ALASKA/KOREA Rep. of The annual NASB/DRM two-day meeting was held in May
at the Holiday Inn, Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by World Christian
Broadcasting and Radio Station WWCR.
Tom King, President of Kintronics Labs of Bristol, Tennessee, gave the
final lecture of the morning. Kintronics builds antennas, including the
corner reflector for WRMI in Miami, Florida. They have also provided a
3-tower antenna for KICY, Nome, Alaska for programmes directed to Eastern
Siberia, and a 250 kW 6 tower array, directed in three patterns to North
Korea, China and Japan, on 1566 kHz on the island of Cheju off the
southern coast of South Korea for FEBC.
(NASB newsletter, Dec 2009)
ANGOLA 4949.75 RNA Canal "A", Mulenvos, 2216-2242, 29 Jan'10,
Portuguese, sports news, Angolan pops; 44322, but weakish audio, sporadic
CW QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
ASCENSION ISL/USA Frequency changes of Deutsche Welle effective from
Feb 1:
0300-0400 NF 9485 ASC 250 kW 085 deg to CeAf in Swahili, ex9565
1000-1100 9865 HRI 250 kW 152 deg to SoAm in German, canceleed
2200-2400 15640 HRI 250 kW 152 deg to SoAm in German, canceleed
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 1)
ASCENSION ISL/AUSTRIA/CANADA/CYPRUS/PORTUGAL/RWANDA/SINGAPORE/
SOUTH AFRICA/TAIWAN/UAE/U.K.
Winter B-09 Schedule of VT Communications Relays. Part 1 of 3:
Radio Japan NHK World
0000-0020 5920 SKN 300 kW 140 deg to WeEu English
0200-0300 11860 SNG 250 kW 340 deg to SEAs Japanese
0500-0530 5975 RMP 500 kW 140 deg to WeEu English
0800-1000 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Japanese
0945-1030 9640 SNG 250 kW 140 deg to SEAs Indonesian
1030-1100 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Burmese
1130-1200 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Thai
1230-1330 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Vietnamese/Chinese
1400-1430 11780 RMP 500 kW 062 deg to EaEu English
1500-1700 12045 SNG 250 kW 315 deg to WeAs Japanese
1700-1900 9575 DHA 250 kW 285 deg to NoAf Japanese
2200-2300 7225 DHA 250 kW 285 deg to NoAf Japanese
Radio Prague from Feb.1
0000-0027 7420 ASC 250 kW 245 deg to SoAm Spanish
1730-1757 7285 SIN 250 kW 040 deg to WeEu German
Gospel for Asia
0000-0130 6140 DHA 250 kW 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1600-1615 9820 DHA 250 kW 100 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1615-1630 9820 DHA 250 kW 070 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Sun-Wed
1615-1630 9820 DHA 250 kW 120 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Thu-Sat
2330-2400 6160 DHA 250 kW 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
Voice of Vietnam
0100-0125 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm English
0130-0225 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
0230-0255 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm English
0300-0325 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm Spanish
0330-0355 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm English
0400-0425 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm Spanish
0430-0525 6175 SAC 250 kW 240 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
1800-1825 5955 MOS 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu English
1830-1925 5955 MOS 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu Vietnamese
1930-1955 5955 MOS 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu French
2000-2025 5970 WOF 300 kW 075 deg to EaEu Russian
2030-2125 3985 SKN 250 kW 121 deg to WeEu German
2130-2125 7370 WOF 300 kW 105 deg to SEEu Vietnamese
Adventist World Radio
0100-0200 15445 TAI 100 kW 250 deg to SEAs Vietnamese Sat
Sudan Radio Service
0400-0500 7280 DHA 250 kW 245 deg to EaAf Arabic
0500-0600 13720 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Arabic/English
1500-1530 17745 SIN 250 kw 114 deg to EaAf English
1530-1700 17745 SIN 250 kw 114 deg to EaAf Arabic
1700-1730 9840 DHA 300 kW 240 deg to EaAf Dinka Mon
1700-1730 9840 DHA 300 kW 240 deg to EaAf Zande Tue
1700-1730 9840 DHA 300 kW 240 deg to EaAf Muro Wed
1700-1730 9840 DHA 300 kW 240 deg to EaAf Bari Thu
1700-1730 9840 DHA 300 kW 240 deg to EaAf Shiluk Fri
1700-1730 9840 DHA 300 kW 240 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat/Sun
1730-1800 9840 DHA 300 kW 240 deg to EaAf English
BBC Darfur Salaam:
0500-0530 9440 DHA 250 kW 255 deg to Sudan Arabic
0500-0530 11865 CYP 250 kW 187 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 9760 CYP 250 kW 185 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 11895 CYP 250 kW 185 deg to Sudan Arabic
Radio Okapi
0400-0500 11690 MEY 250 kW 340 deg to Congo French/Lingala
1600-1700 9635 MEY 250 kW 340 deg to Congo French/Lingala
BBC/DW:
0600-0800 3995 SKN 100 kW 120 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1000-1500 9545 WOF 100 kW 114 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1500-1700 5790 WOF 100 kW 172 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1600-2000 3995 SKN 100 kW 120 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
Voice of Croatia
0700-1100 15360 SNG 100 kW 135 deg to AUS Croatian+English news
KBS World Radio
0700-0800 6045 SKN 300 kW 110 deg to WeEu Korean
1100-1130 9760 WOF 100 kW 105 deg to WeEu English Sat DRM
1800-1900 7235 RMP 500 kW 062 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-2000 5935 RMP 500 kW 168 deg to NoAf Arabic
2000-2100 3955 SKN 250 kW 106 deg to WeEu German
2100-2200 3955 SKN 250 kW 175 deg to WeEu French
2200-2230 3955 SKN 250 kW 106 deg to WeEu English
Cotton Tree News
0730-0800 11875 RMP 250 kW 189 deg to CeAf English/Local
IRIN Radio (Integrated Regional Information Network)
0830-0930 17680 DHA 250 kW 225 deg to EaAf Somali
Eternal Good News
1130-1145 15525 DHA 250 kW 100 deg to SoAs English Fri
Trans World Radio Africa
1300-1315 13765 KIG 250 kW 030 deg to EaAf Afar Fri-Sun
1730-1800 9745 DHA 250 kW 230 deg to EaAf Oromo Fri
1800-1815 5965 DHA 250 kW 225 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Wed
1800-1815 5965 DHA 250 kW 225 deg to EaAf Amharic Thu/Fri
1800-1830 5965 DHA 250 kW 225 deg to EaAf Tigre Sat
1800-1830 5965 DHA 250 kW 225 deg to EaAf Kunama Sun
1815-1845 5965 DHA 250 kW 225 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1830-1845 5965 DHA 250 kW 225 deg to EaAf Amharic Sun
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 1)
AUSTRALIA Strong windstorms at HCJB's broadcast site in Kununurra, WA
last weekend damaged two of our antennas and put the East Asia broadcasts
off the air. Until the antenna is repaired, programs for China and Japan
will not be broadcast. At this stage, repairs could take about three
weeks.
Check this place for updates regarding restoration of East Asia
broadcasts.
<http://www.hcjb.org.au/> (hcjb-AUS, Feb 1)
2310 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, 2032-2040, 01 Feb'10, English, ABC news;
25332; // 2325 & 2485 barely audible.
6020 R. Australia, Shepp. VIC, 1032-f/out 1130, 31 Jan'10, Pidgin to PNG,
news, music & songs, English at 1100, newscast, match report; 35333.
12080 R. Australia, Brandon QL (10 kW), 1035-1059, 31 Jan'10, Pidgin to
PNG, news; switch to DRM mode at 1059; // 6020, 9710; 34432.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
Nach dem Sendeende aus Juelich hat CVC International nun auch den
Sendebetrieb seiner Kurzwellenstation auf der Cox-Halbinsel zum 31. Jan.
2010 auslaufen lassen. Wie englischen und chinesischen Mitteilungen zu
entnehmen war, nutzt CVC das Ende des Vertrages in Darwin fuer den
vollstaendigen Uebergang ins Internet und wird keine zusaetzliche
Sendezeit am bisherigen zweiten Asienstandort in Usbekistan mieten.
Vielmehr verspricht man auf den Internetsites ein runderneuertes Programm
mit viel mehr Interaktivitaet. Die indonesische Internetpraesenz wurde vom
Netz genommen; allerdings wird auch hier auf der CVC.TV Homepage eine neue
Homepage in Aussicht gestellt.
Andrew Flynn, Director of International Broadcasting, bei Christian
Vision, scheut sich nicht vor klaren Worten: "Wenn man die Veraenderungen
der Mediennutzung und schwierige finanzielle Umstaende zusammenbringen
muss, muss man pruefen, wo das Geld, das man hat, am sinnvollsten
ausgegeben wird. Das Ziel von Christian Vision ist es, Menschen mit Jesus
Christus bekannt zu machen und dadurch zur Erneuerung ihres Lebens
beizutragen. Weil wird die Botschaft fuer wichtiger halten als das Medium,
koennen wir uns eben nicht ueber eines definieren. Von unserem
Selbstverstaendnis her koennen wir eben nicht so etwas sagen 'Wir sind ein
Kurzwellensender'."
In seiner Mail an den US-amerikanischen Kurzwellenexperten Glenn Hauser
beschreibt Andrew Flynn am 26. Januar 2010 die aktuelle
Uebergangssituation so: "Niemand kann heute genau wissen, wie sich
Demographie, Medienzugang und -nutzung, Gewohnheiten und Moden im
einzelnen entwickeln. Hoerfunk ist immer noch ein Teil unseres
Medienmixes, besonders dort wo man noch keinen Zugang zu den Neuen Medien
hat, und Radiosendungen haben auch ihre speziellen Staerken.
Was wir aber wissen, ist, das es eine Milliarde Menschen haben, fuer die
Radio keine Bedeutung mehr hat. Das koennen wir nicht ignorieren, wenn wir
die Moeglichkeiten haben, ihnen nachzugehen."
Die Programme von Christian Vision wurden urspruenglich nicht nur aus
Australien ausgestrahlt, sondern dort auch zusammengestellt. Spaeter
mietete man fuer die Sendungen in Hindi und Englisch auch Sendezeit in
Usbekistan und baute Studiokapazitaeten in Singapur, Bandung und Bangalore
auf. Bei einer "nur Internet Strategie" ist abzuwarten, ob die CVC-
Programme auch die Grosse Chinesische Firewall unbehindert passieren
koennen. Auf der anderen Seite stellt auch die chinesische Gemeinschaft
ausserhalb der Volksrepublik eine grosse Zielgruppe dar.
(ntt Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Feb 1)
AUSTRIA 585 / 1476 Hallo liebe Funkfreunde, gestern habe ich im
Radioforum eine sehr bedauerliche Nachricht gefunden die ich hiermit an
Euch weiterleite.
Am Senderstandort Wien werden der 265 m Mast und der 120 m Mast gesprengt
- anscheinend moechte man die Resaurationskosten fuer die Mastabspannungen
in Hoehe von 1 Million - nicht mehr - investieren.
Somit faellt wieder ein historisches Technikmonument weil man die
veraltete MW-Sendetechnik anscheinend nicht mehr braucht.
Damit ist m.E. das Ende fuer diesen Standort endgueltig besiegelt -
urspruenglich war nur geplant den 265 m Masten zu faellen.
Bleibt zu hoffen, dass in DL dies nicht so schnell passiert - aber nachdem
der Hessische Rundfunk auch schon auf MW qrt gemacht hat, kuendigen sich
die naechsten Sprengungen schon an.
Im untenstehenden Link sind weitere Details zu finden siehe auch die
weiteren Links:
<http://www.radiomuseum.org/forum/sendemastsprengung_mw_sender_wien.html>
Eine sehr gute Dokumentation der Sendeanlage ist dort zu lesen:
<http://www.qth.at/adl325/bisamberg-ed02.pdf>
(Juergen, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 24)
Hoechstes Bauwerk Bisamberg-Sendemast wird gesprengt. Dadurch wird der
Donauturm mit seinen 252 Metern zum hoechsten Bauwerk Oesterreichs
Die Tage von Oesterreichs hoechstem Bauwerk sind gezaehlt: Der 265 Meter
hohe Nordmast des Senders Bisamberg an der Grenze von Niederoesterreich
und Wien wird Ende Februar gesprengt. Zugleich faellt dann auch sein
kleineres, nur 120 Meter hohes Pendant. Damit rueckt der Donauturm mit
seinen 252 Metern auf Platz 1 der Hoehenrangliste nach. Der Grund fuer die
Sprengung seien die hohen Instandhaltungskosten.
Wie der "Kurier" berichtet, haette allein die Erneuerung der
Stahlseilsicherung eine Million Euro gekostet. So werden vier Sprengungen
im Februar den 80 Tonnen schweren Mast in drei Teile zerlegen und seiner
Karriere als hoechstem Bauwerk ein Ende setzen. Sein kleiner "Bruder" soll
im Ganzen fallen.
1933 errichtet.
Der eigentliche Mittelwellensender Bisamberg ist bereits seit 1995 nicht
mehr in Betrieb. Der Kern der Anlage wurde 1933 errichtet, allerdings 1945
von den abziehenden SS-Truppen zerstoert. In ihrer heutigen Form entstand
die Sendeanlage 1959 mit vier Sendern zu je 120 kW. Waehrend sich die
beiden gigantischen Masten auf Wiener Stadtgebiet befinden, liegt der
ueberwiegende Teil des Sendegebaeudes im niederoesterreichischen
Langenzersdorf.
Auch wenn die beiden Stahlfachwerkriesen fallen werden, bleibt der
Senderaum aus den 1950er Jahren der Nachwelt erhalten und wird der
Oeffentlichkeit zugaenglich gemacht. Was mit dem 25 Hektar grossen Areal
im Besitz der Stadt Wien und des ORF geschieht, ist noch offen. (A_P_A)
<http://derstandard.at/1263705784770/Hoechstes-Bauwerk-Bisamberg-
Sendemast-wird-gesprengt>
(via Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Jan 23)
BOLIVIA 4409.7 R. Eco, Reyes, 0108-0120, 02 Feb'10, Castilian,
ephemerides, songs; 35332.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
BRAZIL Radio Senado 5990 kHz sent me a QSL card written in Porguguese
for my reception report in Porguguese with 1 IRC after five months, by
Ms. Marcela Maceda Diniz, reporter and presenter. She also wrote me a
kind letter in Japanese. "senado" means "senate", this is the senate
operated station to inform the activities of the Brazilian senate.
Address: Senado Federal Praca dos Tres Poderes
Anexo II - Bloco B - Terreo
Brasilia/DF - Cep: 70165-900
Brazil
E-mail: <radio @ senado.gov.br> or <ondascurtas @ senado.gov.br>
Telephone: +55 61 0800 612211 FAX: +55 61 3311 4239
URL: <http://www.senado.gov.br/radio>
The QSL card and some photographs of the sation is shown in my home page
<http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/BCLSWL/QSL1002.html>
(Takahito Akabayashi, Tokyo-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31)
4754.9 R. Imaculada Conceicao, Cpo Grande MS, 2306-2318, 01 Feb'10, rlgs.
songs, talks; 25321.
4805 R. Difa do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 2259-2315, 01 Feb'10, light songs,
full ID prior to "A Voz do Brasil" relay at 2300.
4825 R. Educadora, Braganca PA, 2311-2321, 01 Feb'10, Braz. sonvgs,
ballads; 34332.
4845.2 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus AM, 2314-..., 01 Feb'10, A Voz
do Brasil relay; 32441, QRM de MTN 4845.
4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 1040-f/out 1115, 01 Feb'10, news, talks;
25331.
4885 ditto, 2028-2051, 01 Feb'10, news magazine '"Ultima Edicao", advs.;
35333, but improving fast.
4915 R. Difa, Macapa AP, 2256-2313, 01 Feb'10, infos & local news,
Carnaval songs; a bit overmodulated; 44433, CODAR QRM.
5045 R. Cultura do Para, Belem PA, 2322-2331, 01 Feb'10, Carnaval songs
and Castilian speaking LAm rhythms & songs; 45433.
5940 R. Voz Missionaria, Camboriu SC, 2233-..., 01 Feb'10, shouting
preacher; 22441, QRM de VoRUS in Portuguese; // 9665.1, 11749.9 kHz.
5940 ditto, 2327-..., same day, annoucements for Missionarios da Ultima
Hora, talks; 45433.
5970 R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2324-2337, 01 Feb'10, chatter on
rather silly subjects; 45433.
5990 R. Senado, Parque do Rodeador DF, 1043-f/out 1120, 01 Feb'10, talks
on the H1N1 virus, music, chatter, infos; 35343.
6080 R. Novas de Paz, Cutiriba PR, 2330-2349, 01 Feb'10, songs in rlgs.
propag. prgr, phone-nr announcement for prgr "Na Madrugada com Deus";
34432.
9505 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2201-2222, 01 Feb'10, f/ball news, with
interviews & debate; 35423.
9550 R. Boa Vontade, Pto Alegre RS, 2210-2227, 01 Feb'10, magazine prgr
"Panorama Nacional"; 34422, adj. QRM. See 11895.04.
9565.1 SRDA, Curitiba PR, 1903-1919, 30 Jan'10, preacher before a live
audience; 33441, QRM de IRN.
9565.17 ditto, 2216-2229, 01 Feb'10, propag. for "missionario David
Miranda" and his IPDA; 34422, // 9589.09.
9584.09 R. Globo, Sao Paulo SP, 2219-2228, 01 Feb'10, IPDA propag.,
songs; 35433, plenty of distortion, poor copy; // 9565.17.
9630 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2226-2244, 01 Feb'10, prgr "Com a Mae
Aparecida" incl. its "one & only" "Campanha dos Devotos", list of
affiliated stns relaying this prgr, songs; 45433, lowish modulation & some
distortion, not the usual good audio; // 5035 barely heard, 6135, 11855.
9645.3 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2234-2245, 01 Feb'10, sports prgr
"Desporto em Debate"; // 11925.2; 33422, adj. QRM.
9665.1 R. Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 2230-2239, 01 Feb'10, shouting
preacher of R.Voz Missionaria; 35422; // 5940 under QRM de VoRUS, 11749.9
vy. gd.
11724.94 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 1343-1357, 02 Feb'10, preacher,
rlgs. songs; 23431, QRM de UNID in Mandarin.
11735 R. Transmundial, Sta Ma RS, 1351-1414, 01 Feb, sonbs, rlgs. propag.
prgr at 02PM; 45444.
11749.9 R. Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 1858-1929, 01 Feb'10, rlgs.
propag., songs, music dedications; a bit overmodulated; 35433, QRM at
1930.
11780 R. Nacional da Amazonia, Parque do Rodeador DF, 1350-1409, 02
Feb'10, phone-ins, music; 25433 and deteriorating.
11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 1350-1359, 01 Feb'10, talks about
f/ball; 34433, QRM de TUR at 1400.
11815 ditto, 2142-2213, 01 Feb'10, A Voz do Brasil, music prgr after 10PM;
45444;
11855 R. Aparecida, 2143-2207, 01 Feb'10, A Voz do Brasil until 2200,
then rlgs. propag. prgr "Com a Mae Aparecida" at 2202, songs; 34433.
11895.04 R. Boa Vontade, 2147-2200, 01 Feb'10, "A Voz do Brasil"; //
9550; 25422. It was blocked by KSDA in Mandarin via GUM. If only the Braz.
stn could put a bit stronger signal, then GUM would be underneath it.
11915 R. Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2224-2239, 29 Jan'10, f/ball news,
interviews; 35433.
11915 ditto, 2149-2214, 01 Feb'10, reports on Carnaval parades
preparations, "Correspondente Ipiranga" (news magazine) at 10PM; 35433.
11925.2 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 1355-1405, 01 Feb'10, sports news;
24432, stronger adj. QRM at 02PM.
11925.2 ditto, 2154-2215, 01 Feb'10, talks about f/ball, ID+fqs
announcement at 2200 followed by some infos prior to "Desporto em Debate";
// 9645.3; 35433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
BULGARIA Just quickly ...
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQARq16N_U0&feature=related>
3 videos from Youtube Username: LZ2RBB
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Jan 31) - I guess the Plovdiv site ?
BURKINA FASO 5030 R. Burkina, Ougadougou, has been reported a few days
ago. No trace of them between Fri 29 Jan & Mon 01 Feb'10.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
CHAD 6165 R. Nationale Tachedienne, Gredia, has been reported a few
days ago. No trace of them between Fri 29 Jan & Tues 02 Feb'10.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
CHINA 4980 Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, 1739-1757, 01 Feb'10, Uighur, local
songs; 35433.
5240 Xizang PBS, Lhasa, occupied TIBET, 1528-1547, 30 Jan'10, English,
talks, music, infos on Tibet; 25331; // 4920, 6130, 7385 kHz.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
15335 usual 500 kW superpower beast of CRI Russian service via Kashi-
Kashgar site at 0800-1000 UT, but noted on very broadband signal these
days, showed up 15323 to 15347 kHz today Feb 4.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 4)
CUBA 9600 RHC Spanish equal to R Medi-MRC 9575 kHz signal at 1130 UT.
S=9+10dB. "Esta es Radio Habana Cuba".
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
CZECH REP. Frequency change of Radio Prague from Feb 1
1130-1230 NF 9880 LIT 100 kW 356 deg to NWEu in English/Czech, ex11640
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 1)
ETHIOPIA 7165 R. Ethiopia-Ext. Sce., Geja Jawe, 1340-1612, 02 Feb'10,
Vernacular, talks, ..., pops, tx off 1558-1559, continuation of same
musical piece, IS, English 1600, prgr announcements, news on ETH; 15342.
At first, I did think it might be Eritrea instead, but after the tx went
off and came back again, the same music was being played, and after that
the IS for the prgr in English.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
GERMANY/USA Re: Greenville and Erching sites.
I hear from a confidential source that the Greenville transmitting station
of VOA will be closing on September 30, 2010. What this will mean for the
broadcasts it still transmits, Radio Marti, VOA English, Special English,
recently expanded Creole, Hausa, Portuguese, Spanish, RNW relay is as yet
unknown.
[later] I don't know for sure, but I was about to add that it is probably
somewhere in the next FY budget just coming out, or caused be it.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 1)
Kim Elliott has followed up on this, partially quoting us:
BBG budget plan includes closure of Greenville transmitting station, last
IBB shortwave facility in the US.
<http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=8252>
Kai Ludwig in dxldyg suggests that Greenville may not really close until
the end of October, A-10 season, rather than end of Sept, FY 2010.
Media Network also follows up on this:
<http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/more-on-the-ibbs-plans-for-fiscal-year-
2011>
Wolfgang Bueschel, dxldyg, says the Erching, Germany IBB site refers to
the former longwave 173 kHz facility. [see below]
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 2)
I wonder if this has anything to do with the proposed budget. Perhaps
there just aren't enough funds to keep Greenville alive ... after all
these years!
(Steven Wiseblood-USA, dxld Feb 1)
Bombshell - VOA Greenville closing in 8 months. Thanks to
<kimandrewelliott.com> we have a link to:
Broadcasting Board of Governors FY 2011 Budget Request
<http://www.bbg.gov/reports/documents/BBGFY2011CONGBudgetSubmission-
ForInternetPost.pdf>
We have found pertinent excerpts from the 119 page document concerning
Greenville, EMPHASIS ADDED WITH CAPS; et al.:
PROGRAM CHANGES:
The BBG proposes the following reductions in the support area: reduction
of contracting costs by 4 percent throughout the Agency through
efficiencies; sale of a former transmitting site in Erching, Germany
[which one is that by a name we recognize?].
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 2)
Re: dxld 10-01, Jan 6, 2010. - Extraordinary Hauser...
You mention 'Munich Ismaning BR museum'.
Any idea what happened to VOA Erching 1000 kW transmitter?
It was a Continental (2 x 500 kW), same MF type was in Poro etc.
I was a USIA/IBS monitor during years 1960-1964 under IBS/EF (Frequency
chief) George Jacobs and I have available Helsinki monitoring post logs
1957-1964. 173 also was jammed.
I live in Heinola in hospital. I write histories for the Finnish
Radiohistorical Society journal.
My best regards
Vaeinoe K. Lehtoranta, Finland
(Jan 2010)
Re: [castle manor] Erching Germany facility
sale of a former transmitting site in Erching, Germany
[which one is that by a name we recognize?];
The former 173 kHz 1734 mb, VOA/RIAS facilitie Munich Erching - belonged
to the US Munich consulate - has been scrapped in around 1990-1991.
Erected in cold war era around 1952 to 1953.
In service from Sept? 1953 til Febr 1, 1964.
In use at selected times from 25 January 1954 to 31 January 1964 on 173
kHz. VOA also off from 1 Feb 1964.
Resumed in August 1969. VoA Russian in test. From Sept 3rd, 1969 regular
1600-2000 English, 2000-2200 Russian, [comment: to USSR occupation army in
GDR and CSSR after Czech occupation, wb]. Ceased service end? of 1973
again.
On 22.11.1975 entry again on ITU Geneve new longwave plan (in effect from
Nov 1987) on 209/207 kHz channel - under GER but on request of USA-Munich
general consulate!, 0400-1800 hrs UT nondir 500 kW, 27.4 dB max. ERP
amplification gain.
The VOA transmitter at Erching became available to the DLF Deutschlandfunk
program on 1 March 1979. It started operations on 209 kHz using 500 kW on
4 July 1979. On 1 February 1988 the frequency was changed to 207 kHz.
It was the same 1000 kW Continental TX gear like in Poro PHL, Bangkok-THA
and Naha Okinawa JPN. Antenna with 26 dB ERP gain, from 1979 til 1989
leased to German public broadcaster DLF Deutschlandfunk on 209 / 207 kHz
longwave daylight service, til 1800 hrs local time only, due of co-channel
Kiev Ukraine transmission.
Special main power of 60 Hertz needed by a generator, later connected link
to German main power net via transformer converter.
D IBB LW VOA Munich Erching 173 kHz tx hall location
48 17 56.95 N 11 42 59.21 E
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>
<http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=48.29915277777779~11.7164472222222&lvl=1
6&sty=h&where1=48%2C2991527777778%2011%2C7164472222222>
D IBB LW VOA Munich Erching 173 kHz mast location, 256 meters height
48 18 10.99 N 11 43 13.25 E
<http://www.lostplaces.de/langwellensender-erching.html>
<http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Erching>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erching_transmitter>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Germany>
<http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=46943>
<http://www.tutorgig.com/ed/Erching_transmitter>
<http://www.weblexikon.de/Erching.html>
Hello all,
Here's a collection of all notes I have gathered over the past few years
concerning the VOA txer at Erching. It would be interesting to have the
final story after the last transmission period. The costs of operating
this monster and its twins in Poro and Naha must have been astronomical.
The Poro unit (and also Bangkok 1575 kHz) was replaced by a modern Harris
DX-1000 in 1996, after 43 years of operation.
(73s /Olle Alm-SWE)
173 kHz RIAS via Muenchen-Erching (VOA). In use at selected times from 25
January 1954 to 31 January 1964 on 173 kHz. VOA also off from 1 Feb 1964.
209-207 kHz
The [former movable 14 truck WWII Reichspost tx] Martha transmitter at
Mainflingen near Frankfurt/Main was used on this frequency from 23
November 1978 using 20 kW.
The VOA transmitter at Munich Erching became available on 1 March 1979.
Started operations on 209 kHz using 500 kW on 4 July 1979. On 1 February
1988 the frequency was changed to 207 kHz.
[Regensburg Deggendorf - Aholming: Two 250 kW transmitters (Telefunken
S4008) started operations using 500 / 250 kW on 1 February 1989. The
antenna system has two 265m masts at a mutual distance of 483m. The power
is fed at 203m height. Days only one mast is used to provide a
nondirectional pattern. G.C: 12E56/48N43.
VOA LW Erching 173 kHz. - Resumed in August 1969.
Ab August 1969 wieder mit VoA Russisch in Test-Betrieb. Danach ab 3.9.1969
wieder regulaer, 1600-2000 En, 2000-2200 Russisch, [comment: fuer
Besatzungsarmee in DDR und CSSR bestimmt, wb]
Schlossgut Erching 173 kHz 1734 m, errichtet 1952-1953, lief von [Sept?]
1953 bis 1 Feb 1964.
Funkschau in 1969: "Auch Moskau 500 kW benutzt 173 mit 500 kW. Beide
Traeger differieren um 4 Hertz, so dass zusaetzlich eine unangenehme
Schwebung auftritt".
Im WRTH 1974 nicht mehr enthalten, deshalb im Laufe 1973 Betrieb wieder
eingestellt.
Am 22.11.1975 wurde im Genfer Wellenplan Erching fuer 209 kHz eingetragen
- auf GER mit Betreiben der USA-FCC und auf deren Forderung!, 0400-1800
nondir 500 kW, 27.4 dB max. Verstaerkung/Abstrahlung.
Max. Abstrahlung 1800-0400 hrs 27.0 dB, ausser Sektoren mit Einzug 115-160
Grad Caltanisetta-Italien 21.0 dB, 160-230 Grad Marokko 20 dB, 72-88 Grad
Kiev-UKR 4 dB - Kiev durfte mit 500 kW und der 257 m hohen Antenne -
gleiches Model wie in Mongolei 4x, Tashkent, Blagovechtchensk,
Skovorodino, rundstrahlen ohne Einschraenkungen, deshalb die geringe
Unterdrueckung durch Erching mit 4 dB.
Stillgelegt auf 173 kHz seit 1973 bis Juni 1979, aber immer in
Betriebsbereitschaft, und sofort an die Amerikaner zurueckfallend. D.h.
nur Wachpersonal, aber regelmaessig von amerik. Techniker aus Ismaning
[MW 1196 kHz unit] getestet.
Rent aggreement: Ab Juni 1979 fuer 7 Jahre von den Amis an die Bundespost
/ DLF ueberlassend - in Betrieb, nur Tagbetrieb 0500-1900 hrs MEZ.
(wb df5sx)
ntt-aktuell Juli 2007 (2. Ausgabe)
<www.lostplaces.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=41509>
Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, 90461 Nuernberg, Germany
<Hansjoerg.Biener @ asamnet.de>
Deutschland: Das fuer die US-amerikanischen Auslandsdienste zustaendige
International Broadcasting Bureau schliesst noch in diesem Sommer die
Niederlassung in Ismaning bei Muenchen. Dies wurde am 2. Juli den
Mitarbeitenden bekanntgegeben.
Ismaning war einer der aeltesten Relaisstandorte fuer US-amerikanische
Auslandssendungen. Die Voice of America sendete von hier seit Dezember
1946.
Die Kurzwellensender stammten noch aus Reichspostzeiten (4x75 kW) und
waren westlich vom Bach auf der Seite des BR und AFN. Ab 1949 wurde die
Antennenanlage auch oestlich vom Bach auf der Seite des
Mittelwellensenders erweitert. Die Mittel- und Kurzwellen in Ismaning
firmierten unter Munich-A/B. dazu kam die 6 km nordwestlich gelegene
Langwelle Erching 173 kHz als VoA Munich-C.
Nach dem terrestrischen Sendeende war Ismaning noch an der Steuerung und
Kontrolle des weltweiten Sendernetzes beteiligt. In den letzten Jahren
haben Mitarbeiter ausser ihren Wartungsaufgaben auch den Abbau
europaeischer Sendeanlagen und den Wiederaufbau von Sendern an anderen
Standorten bewaeltigt. Die Kurzwellensendungen aus Lampertheim und Biblis
bei Frankfurt sollen jedoch weitergefuehrt werden.
(Kim Andrew Elliott 2.7., Kai Ludwig 3.7., Wolfgang Bueschel 3.7.2007)
<http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:NohQo3fD3IgJ:www.northernstar.no/afr
s.htm+maps+Erching+sender+radio&cd=4&hl=de&ct=clnk&gl=de>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_
the_world>
AFN Munich 548 / 1106 kHz
<http://maps.google.de/?ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=48.244811,11.746048&spn=0.0032
15,0.006877>
VOA Munich Ismaning
<http://members.aon.at/wabweb/frames/ismanf.htm>
<http://members.aon.at/wabweb/frames/ismaningf.htm>
History of 2001y.
IBB Biblis and Lampertheim belong to US consulate Frankfurt/Main.
Longwave sender Munich Erching [castle manor] on 173 kHz 1734 mb near
Hallberg-Moos village, and broadcasting house of RFE/RL Munich - English
Garden - , - did belong to General Consulate Munich Germany.
Holzkirchen and Ismaning, as well as former Receiving station (Rhombics)
for overseas reception monitoring at Ueberacker, 18 km west of Munich near
Maisach/Sulzemoos village.
Managed the facilities Funkhaus Englischer Garten, MW&SW transmissions in
Munich Ismaning tx site since 1945, also at Erching since 1952, and also
during erection phase in 1952 on LW 173 and MW Ismaning 1197 kHz in 1949,
as well as RFE/RL site Holzkirchen on MW 719/720 kHz also.
The engineering staff at Ismaning and Lampertheim also worked worldwide at
IBB facilities Holzkirchen, Kuwait, Cyprus, but also in central Asia like
in UZB, TJK etc., as well as on satellite and FM IBB relay gear, in Africa
and in NE/ME on the erection phase of the MW facilities in Djibouti,
Kuwait, UAE etc.
vom 7.7.2001 c.f. BC-DX Top News # 527.
Sightseeing tour at BR Bayerischer Rundfunk installations, and IBB/VoA/RFE
tx site and radio museum BR Munich Ismaning.
Ex Reichspost site of Nazi era and US occupation time after WW II, tx
house of ex-AFN Munich 1106 kHz and Radio Munich til 1949. Old Reichspost
/ VoA / Radio Munich / Bayerischer Rundfunk installations/museum.
Slavia/Tesla Prague tx of 1943, used for VoA also on 3980 kHz in 75 mb,
and Collins program and feeder txs towards VoA relay sites Tangiers,
Thessaloniki and Rhodes Isl. are shown.
Open Door Day on Saturday July 7th, 2001, 0600-1500 UTC.
picture.jpg Name
cr10 IBB satellite link feeder circuits.
cr1 IBB/VoA/RFE MW 1197 antenna circuit.
cr12 IBB/VoA/RFE site.
cr13 IBB/VoA/RFE Thomcast tx MW 1197 of 1995 (ex RCA 2x150 kW).
cr14 IBB/VoA/RFE MW 1997 final stage.
cr15 BR Museum: Old VoA 35/75/100 kW SW antenna switch.
cr16 BR Museum: Old Reichspost Slavia/Tesla [Marconi licence] Prague SW
tx, used with 50 to 75 kW depending of mb, mostly on rhombics and log-
periodics.
cr17 BR Museum: IBB/VoA/RFE MW RCA? MW 1196, or R Munich/AFN 1106?
cr18 BR Museum: IBB/VoA/RFE feeder plan of about 1950-1978 era, mostly
rhombics, log-per, also MW feed to AFN Munich 1106 masts, VoA 1196 masts.
cr19 ?RCA final MW amplifier tubes.
cr3 IBB/VoA/RFE MW 1197 antenna four mast installation, tx housing.
cr30 MW feeder cable.
cr31 BR Museum, old VoA/BR Collins/Slavia/Tesla/Telefunken installations.
cr32 BR Museum, old VoA/BR Collins/Slavia/Tesla/Telefunken installations.
cr33 BR Museum, old VoA/BR Collins/Slavia/Tesla/Telefunken installations.
cr34 BR Museum, old Reichspost VoA Slavia/Tesla installations.
cr35 BR Museum, old AFN Munich MW 1106 Collins installations.
cr37 BR Museum, old Reichspost Slavia/Tesla installations of 1941-1943.
cr38 BR Museum, old Reichspost Slavia/Tesla installations of 1941-1943.
cr4 IBB satellite link control unit.
cr40 BR Museum, old Reichspost Slavia/Tesla installations of 1941-1943.
cr44 Antenna alignement switch.
cr5 IBB/VoA/RFE MW 1197 antenna, four mast installation.
cr55 BR Museum, frequency operational plan, of 1958?, for SW antennas like
Rhombics, Log-Period., SW feeders towards VoA relay sites in Monrovia,
Tangiers, Thessaloniki and Rhodes Isl.
cr6 IBB/VoA/RFE MW 1197 antenna, four mast installation.
In foreground 19 satellite dish antennas, up to 13 meters in diameter, to
serve repeaters, relays and control links to FM, MW, cable networks in
EUR, AF, NE, ME, AS up to Tinian Isl in the Marianas.
cr7 One of the IBB satellite dishes.
cr8 IBB digital control and feeder installations.
cr9 IBB digital control and feeder installations.
Die viermastige Mittelwellenantenne wurde vor fuenf Jahren [1996]
ueberholt, reicht aber im Prinzip bis in die Nachkriegszeit zurueck, als
man 1949 einen 150-kW-Mittelwellensender fuer 1196 kHz in Betrieb nahm.
Aufgrund des Balkankonflikts haben Radio Free Europe und die Voice of
America ihre Sendungen fuer den Balkan stark ausgeweitet, so dass die
Mittelwelle Ismaning derzeit rund um die Uhr laeuft. Aufgrund der
bekannten Probleme am alten RFE-Standort Holzkirchen, wo ein Umbau der
Antennenanlage am Widerstand der Bevoelkerung scheitert, sind viele
RFE-Sendestunden jetzt beim alter VoA-Standort. Die Zusammenlegung der
Sendertechnik aller US-amerikanischen Auslandsdienste in eine Organisation
ermoeglicht hier die noetige Flexibilitaet.
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, July 2001)
Re: Greenville sitee.
I wouldn't call it a bombshell. It's a logical development. The total
airtime for all international broadcasters has decreased significantly
over the past few years, and there are now more opportunities to place
broadcasts on a facility closer to the target area. The BBG plan
specifically refers to closer cooperation with other international
broadcasters. The advantages of doing this are that lower power is often
sufficient (e.g. 250 kW or even 100 kW instead of 500 kW) and the signal
can be a single hop from the target so fading is less of a problem. Our
services to Asia provide better signals via transmitters in the region
than was possible direct from the Netherlands.
It makes sense to have a smaller number of transmitting stations that are
full occupied (or nearly so) instead of scattering transmissions across a
larger number of facilities that are only operating at half capacity.
There are a lot of fixed costs associated with transmitting stations, so
the more productive they can be, the better. At our Madagascar relay
station, for example, we have about ten clients who collectively use about
two thirds of the total transmitter hours. That includes IBB. Without
those other broadcasters, it would be extremely hard to justify the cost
of running the facility.
(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Feb 2)
Would the government consider selling the VOA Greenville facility to some
private party? My guess would be the price tag would be enormous since it
is such a large facility. I have visited and toured the VOA Greenville
facilities when I lived in North Carolina back in 1990, and back then (in
"better" days) the facilities were huge.
(hdtv, dxld Feb 2)
GIBRALTAR 1458 R. Gibraltar, Wellington Front, 1325-1357, 02 Feb'10,
Castilian, songs, advertisements; 35444.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
GUINEA 7125 R. Guinee, Sonfonya, 1124-1530, 01 Feb'10, Vernacular,
local songs, ..., French, newscast at 1400, Afr. pops; 35433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
HAITI Nach der Voice of America reagierten auch der BBC World Service
und Radio France Internationale mit Sondersendungen auf die Situation in
Haiti. Mit Aerger war dabei zu bemerken, dass die Ankuendigungs- und PR-
Maschinerie im Inland auf Hochtouren lief, waehrend die Sendeplaene nicht
schnellst- und breitestmoeglich kommuniziert wurden. Offensichtlich ist
aber auch, dass die Kurzwelle nicht mehr die erste Option ist.
Nach einer Marktanalyse, die der fuer die strategische Leitung der US-
Auslandsdienste zustaendige Broadcasting Board of Governors im Juni 2009
auf Haiti durchfuehren liess, nutzt weniger als 1 Prozent der Bevoelkerung
die Kurzwelle und nur 8 Prozent die Mittelwelle. Tatsaechlich ist es wohl
so, dass nur 1 Prozent der Radiogeraete ueberhaupt noch die Kurzwelle
empfangen koennen, aber 63 Prozent die Mittelwelle und 96 Prozent UKW. Zu
diesen kommen dann noch die UKW-Funktionen vieler Mobiltelephone. Wo aber
die Empfaengerseite nicht mehr ueber die Kurzwelle verfuegt, macht
Kurzwelle auch keinen Sinn mehr als Medium in Krisen.
Vor dem Erdbeben gab es in der Hauptstadt rund 50 Stationen. Nur Signal FM
90.5 konnte beim Erdbeben weitersenden, Caraibes FM und der lokale UKW-
Sender von Radio France Internationale konnten sofort nach dem Erdbeben
wieder senden. CaraibesFM und SignalFM waren auch die beiden einzigen
Sender aus Port-au-Prince, die in den naechsten Tagen auch im Internet zu
hoeren waren.
Mit Hilfe auslaendischer Techniker waren eine Woche spaeter 20 Stationen
wieder auf Sendung, darunter Vision 2000, Radio Lumiere, Radio Solidarite,
Melodie FM, Radio One und Radio Boukman (aus Cite-Soleil im groessten Slum
der Hauptstadt). Die World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters hat
Nachbarschaftssender in aller Welt aufgerufen, Spendenaktionen fuer Haiti
zu organisieren und eventuell auch Ausruestung fuer die mindestens zwoelf
zerstoerten Nachbarschaftssender in der Erdbebenregion zu spenden. Die
UN-Station, Radio Minustah, sendete wieder ab dem 18. Januar 2010.
Einigermassen schnell kamen zahlreiche Stationen wieder online.
Ab dem 16. Januar 2010 war auch ein Senderflugzeug des US-amerikanischen
193rd Special Operations Wing ueber Haiti unterwegs, das nun nachmittags
ein fuenfstuendiges Programm auf UKW 92,4 und 104,1 MHz und Mittelwelle
1030 kHz ausstrahlte. Damit war die Gesamtsendezeit des kreolischen VoA-
Dienstes nun auf 10,5 Stunden werktags bzw. 9,5 Stunden am Wochenende
angewachsen. Begleitet wird der Einsatz des Flugzeugs mit der Verteilung
von 50.000 solarbetriebenen Radioempfaengern. Mit Aerger notiert der
US-amerikanische Medienexperte Glenn Hauser die Tatsache, dass die
Sendeplaene weder auf den allgemeinen noch auf den kreolischen
Internetseiten der Voice of America aktualisiert wurden. Tatsaechlich sei
der Sendereinsatz wechselhaft.
Der Medienexperte Jonathan Marks aergert sich, wie diese Initiative am
24. Januar 2010 auf BBC Radio 4 dargestellt wurde. Nach diesem Beitrag
"wuerde man schwoeren, sie waeren die einzigen, die sich auf diesem Gebiet
engagieren". Marks konstatiert eine mangelnde Koordinierung der
Aktivitaeten und bemerkt: "Diese Inseln der Hilfe und die PR-Maschinerien,
die sie begleiten, sind fuerchterlich." [Jonathan Marks on Jan 24th, 2010
at 13:45 im Blog von Radio Netherland:
Just heard a piece on BBC Radio 4, World at One, done by one of the
organisers of BBC Connexions in Miami. Listening to it, you'd swear they
were the only ones active in their field. I'm sure they are providing a
great service, but if only more of the NGOs and broadcasters coordinated
their activities. These islands of help - and the publicity machines that
go with them - are awful.]
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, Keith Perron-TWN, dxld, Kai Ludwig RBB-Medienmagazin
25.1.2010,
ntt Dr. Hansjoerg Biener Feb 1)
INDIA Am 3. Dezember 2009 hat All India Radio bei einem Konsortium von
BECIL (Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd) und Thomson zwei
1000-kW-Mittelwellensender zur schluesselfertigen Uebergabe bestellt.
Beide Sender der S7HP-Serie koennen sowohl in DRM als auch herkoemmlichem
analogen Modus senden. Die Megawattanlagen ersetzen entsprechende
Kapazitaeten in Chinsurah (594 / 1134 kHz) und Rajkot (1071 kHz). Die
Anlage in Rajkot, 450 km nordwestlich von Mumbai, wurde 1970 in Betrieb
genommen und solllte auch Westpakistan versorgen. Die Megawattwelle ist
seit 2004 ausser Betrieb. Die seit 1969 aus Chinsurah, 35 km noerdlich von
Kolkata, sendende Anlage war auch fuer Ostpakistan bzw. Bangla Desh
bestimmt. Seit 2005 wird der 1000-kW-Sender mit halber Leistung betrieben.
(Alokesh Gupta-IND 30.1.2010, ntt Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Feb 1)
IND Rajkot Paddhari 1071 kHz 1000 kW
22 30 01.31 N 70 31 12.03 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=22+30+01.31+N+
+70+31+12.03+E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.808164,57.084961&ie=UTF8&ll
=22.500364,70.520008&spn=0.014928,0.027874&t=h&z=16>
IND Calcutta Magra MW 594 & 1134 kHz 1000 kW 2-mast and 4-mast array
23 01 31.08 N 88 21 21.85 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=23+01+31.08+N+
+88+21+21.85+E&sll=22.500425,70.520639&sspn=0.014928,0.027874&ie=UTF8&ll=2
3.0253,88.356069&spn=0.007435,0.013937&t=h&z=17>
All India Radio confirms order for two Megawatt DRM MW transmitters.
India's national broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) has placed an order for
the supply of two 1000 kilowatt DRM capable medium wave transmitters.
These will replace old analogue transmitters of same capacity at Chinsurah
(West Bengal) and Rajkot (Gujrat), with state-of-the-art solid state
transmitters.
The new Megawatt transmitters can be operated in analogue, in simulcast or
in DRM mode with automatic change-over between these three operational
modes. The transmitters shall provide coverage to very large areas in the
Indian sub-continent as well to the West, North, East and Southeast Asia.
This significant purchase was revealed at the recently concluded Broadcast
Engineering Society (BES) India's conference in New Delhi, attended by
exhibitors and participants from all over the world. The need for cheaper
digital radio sets and content innovation was highlighted by speakers
during the event.
All India Radio has already chosen DRM as the technology for converting
its vast analogue network to digital. This is part of its digital radio
switchover strategy where more than 40 transmitters are to be made DRM
capable in the near future. AIR is already broadcasting in DRM from one of
its high-power shortwave transmitter located at Khampur near Delhi that
covers an area of approximately 800 kilometre radius.
The DRM Consortium is delighted with this development which underlines the
commitment made by India to new technology in general and the DRM standard
in particular.
(DRM Consortium Press Release; via Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXindia Feb 3)
828 Last year I visited the SW & MW transmitters of AIR Panaji. Then I
was told that they were changing their Vividh Bharati 20 kW transmitter on
1539 kHz to 828 kHz due to co channel interference from Voice of America.
In November 2009 I heard them on the new 828 kHz and reported to them.
Recently I got an email reply from the Station Engineer that they were on
low power at that time and that now they are on full power. They are
interested in reception reports of this transmitter.
Reception Reports may be sent to
Mr.V.N.Page, Station Engineer, AIR Panaji at the email id
<panaji.spt @ air.org.in>
By the way it is heard only very faintly at my location and there is co
channel interference from Radio Pakistan. Incidently the SW transmissions
from AIR Panaji are not fully operational now.
(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Feb 3)
5010 AIR, Thiruvananthapuram, 1725-1741*, 01 Feb'10, Vernacular, Indian
tunes, ID at 1730 followed by news in English and then in Vernacular;
54433, QRM de MDG.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
INDONESIA 3325 RRI, Palangkaraya, 2242-2255, 01 Feb'10, Indonesian,
talks, interviews, chorus; 25321.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
IRAN 13810.00 IRIB Kamalabad in Albanian logged at 0630-0728 UT with
strong S=9+30dB signal in southern Germany. But also transmission of two
accompanied spurious signals synchronously observed some 69 kHz away both
sides, on 13736-13744 and 13876-13883 kHz.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 5)
ISRAEL/EGYPT[?] 9450.00 Ein unidentifiziertes Programm mit arabischer
Musik gehoert zwischen 1015 und jetzt 1035 UT, Feb 4. Nur ein S=6 Signal.
Stark gestoert durch ein Dittering UTE RTTY Signal mit zwei peaks auf
9447.91 kHz. Letzteres aber nicht im Zusammenhang mit dem Grund der
Aussendung auf 9450 kHz zu sehen.
Auf 9450 treibt sich vormittags oft der israelische M_ossa_d mit
Fuenfergruppen-Verlesung herum, und die arabische Musik mit aegyptischen
Einschlag der Nasserzeit in den Sechzigern ist praktisch die Overtuere
dazu. Diese Frequenz 9450 wurde schon oft auf der ENIGMA ng berichtet.
(wb, A-DX Feb 4)
Schoenes Video dazu (M_OSSA_D) unter
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd7dCsNCAWQ>
JAPAN 3925 R. Nikkei, Nagara, 2232-2247, 30 Jan'10, Japanese, talks,
songs; // 9595; 15331.
9595 ditto, 22450-..., 30 Jan'10, cf. // 3925; 15321.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
KOREA D.P.R. 3220 KCBS (pres), Hamhung, 2250-..., 30 Jan'10, talks,
exhalted songs, no identification of language due to signal quality, but
surely NoKorea 15331.
3250 Voice of Korea, 2243-..., 30 Jan'10, Japanese to Japan, talks, songs;
35332; // 7580 vy. poor.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
KOREA REP. of [Clandestine] 3912 Voice of the People, Goyang, KOR,
2246-2255, 01 Feb'10, Korean to KRE, talks; jammed; // 6518 same quality,
6600 better; 33432.
6600 Voice of the People, Goyang, KOR, 2248-2258, 01 Feb'10, cf. // 3912;
jammed; 33432.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. Another GE image update.
PANORAMIO - Distant View of the Seoul
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/27917576>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/27917576.jpg>
But that's not MW TXer site - Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do province
SBS / HLSQ Ilsan, Goyang 792 kHz 50 kW
37 38 20.29 N 126 48 06.26 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=37+38+20.29+N+
+126+48+06.26+E&sll=37.591655,126.864452&sspn=0.102424,0.222988&ie=UTF8&t=
h&z=17>
is rather the clandestine site of Korean "Voice of the People" Goyang-si
3912, 6518 and 6600 kHz
6 kilometers southeastwards close to Daedeok-dong Hangjusansung at approx.
37 35 43.53 N 126 50 42.72 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=37+35+43.53+N+
+126+50+42.72+E&sll=37.63895,126.799618&sspn=0.006397,0.018024&g=37+38+20.
29+N++126+48+06.26+E&ie=UTF8&ll=37.595158,126.844706&spn=0.003201,0.006968
&t=h&z=18>
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Jan 18)
KUWAIT/GERMANY/GREECE Rotatable antenna at IBB Kuwait MW and SW site.
Many thanks Stephan, download worked fast due of 5890 Kbit/s transmission.
Most questions solved now, when watched to the Johnson Imagineering video
from IBB Kuwait Transmitting Station.
At IBB Kuwait site the erection phase #2 is in progress:
1 - erection of MW station for Radio Farda Kuwait relay 1386 kHz service,
remove of ex 600 kW Harris MW sender unit from Kavalla Greece to
Kuwait site and to erect newly 3-mast antenna in north-easterly
corner of the area too. close to 29 31 17.36 N 47 41 24.74 E
2 - both two 250 kW Continental SW units removed from former
IBB RFE/RL Holzkirchen Germany site switched on at Kuwait recently.
Via the antenna matrix at Kuwait site 4 x 250 TX via maximal
12 antenna positions [connected to fixed 70 degrees curtain arrays
and via the new rotatable Thomson antenna soon], watch Johnson
Imagineering video at 2.35 minuts duration, "Monitor and Control"
image precise.
3 - matches in connection to item #2, the very new Thomson AHR 2/2
antenna, rotatable at around 360degrees and soon in full
broadcasting service of more 10 IBB scheduled transmissions.
That's not a pure ALLISS antenna type. There are new fixed
RIGID dipol elements in use, but the accompanied transmitter
is not placed on the shaft mast, like at other Thomson made
installations at Issoudun France, Nauen Germany, Montsinery
French Guiana, and Qiqihar Heilongjiang in China [of April 2003],
but signal is fed by more than 1 kilometerlong feeder line
from TX house, like in Sines Portugal and Abuja Nigeria
implemented.
Similar "Thomson RIGID dipole antenna" erected worldwide,
like at Sines Portugal, RTL Luxembourg Junglinster, Radio
Pakistan Karachi Landhi, Abuja Nigeria and Turkey revolving
at Emirler and Cakirlar sites.
According to the Video and fixed points like TX house, nearby
Communications-Tower and the satellite antennas, also the view
to the highway road, the main power masts and the 1593 kHz MW
twin mast array in the northwestern corner of the area, the
new rotatable Thomson AHR 2/2 antenna should be narrowed to
the location at 29 31 22.22 N 47 40 19.60 E
see accompanied Google Earth screenshot image.
Feeder line to the Thomson antenna is more than 1 kilometers
in length.
See type table on page 4 of the PDF pamphlet of Thomson AHR 2/2 antenna in
<www.grassvalley.com/assets/media/2072/TRB-RDAnt-R1.0.pdf>
4 different antenna types, like single, two, or 4 vertical dipol rows, als
well as up to four horizontal dipol layouts seen, also with different gain
levels.
PDF pamphlet:
"The newly developed Rigid Dipole Technology combines design principles as
implemented in rotatable shortwave antennas with the advantages of curtain
antennas."
<http://www.grassvalley.com/products/transmission>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/products/shortwave_antenna_systems>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/products/hp_rca_rotatable_antennas>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/products/rigid_dipole_antennas>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/assets/media/2099/TRB-SWAnt-R1.0.pdf>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/apps/doc_show?set=radio_transmission&c=sw%20an
tennas|Shortwave%20Antenna%20Systems&super=transmission&skin=gvcms#datashe
ets>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/apps/doc_show?&set=radio_transmission&c=sw%20f
amily|SW%20Family%20Short-Wave%20Radio%20Transmitters&super=transmission>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/docs/DataSheets/tbm/DRM-TSW_2100D_V4.pdf>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/docs/DataSheets/transmission/tsw_2300d/tsw_230
0d_3.1.pdf>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/docs/DataSheets/tbm/radio_transmission/TRB-
SWAnt-R1.0.pdf>
<http://www.grassvalley.com/docs/DataSheets/transmission/tsw_2500d/tsw_250
0d_v3.1.pdf>
History of former Holzkirchen dismantelling:
IBB Holzkirchen Germany site stopped service on Dec 31, 2003, and was
dismantelled by IBB engineers in January to August 2004. Word is that the
station grounds has been be sold for 7 million Euro to the municipality of
Valley the Oberlaindern settlement (situated about 3 km east of
Holzkirchen). The federal govt of Germany payed the expenses of 600,000
Euro for the demolition of the station. All txion equipment has been
dismantled by the end of June 2004; two of the four SW txs moved to the
Tinang Philippines site, remaining two to IBB Kuwait shortwave site.
Dec 25, 2003.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews / SW TXsite Feb 1)
Fortunately, someone saved the video from YouTube, before it was deleted,
and here it is now in attachment on DXLD YG with this post.
Just right click on file and "Save As ...".
It's a WMV file, 4 minute long, 4.2 MB large.
YG allows only maximum 5 MB per attachment.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/attachments/folder/890114758/item/list
>
(via DrAgan, Feb 2)
In 2006 only Radio Kuwait in Kabd site had three Thomson rotatable
shortwave antennas erected at
1 ALLISS type
29 09 10.39 N 47 45 42.60 E
and
2 two types like at Sines Portugal, RTL Luxembourg Junglinster
Radio Pakistan Karachi soon, and Turkey revolving at Emirler and
Cakirlar.
29 08 11.77 N 47 45 37.93 E
and
29 08 33.03 N 47 45 15.00 E
<www.grassvalley.com/assets/media/2072/TRB-RDAnt-R1.0.pdf>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews / SW TXsite Feb 2)
MADAGASCAR 7105.000 Radio Madagascar, 1430 UT, good with local music,
// 6135 kHz audible under co-channel.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Jan 24)
5010 R. Madagasikara, Ambohidrano, 1725-1752, 01 Feb'10, Malagasy, local
songs, French ID, talks, interviews; 54433, QRM de IND until 1741.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
MADAGASCAR [to SUDAN] 13800 on Feb 2 at 1535 UT in Arabic, but also a
tone test producing SAH. Source of latter unknown, but the former per Aoki
is R. Dabanga, 250 kW, 330 degrees via Madagascar at 1530-1627 UT.
Apparently it now has an interference problem; possibly Bulgaria or Iran
which may be using the channel at other times.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 2)
MALAYSIA Die Kurzwellenplanungskonferenz fuer die Sommersaison findet
Anfang Febr. 2010 in Kuala Lumpur stattfinden. Ein Veranstaltungsort fuer
die Konferenz zur Wintersaison im Aug. 2010 ist noch nicht bekannt. Wie
HFCC Chairman Oldrich Cip bemerkte, besteht trotz verringerter Sendeplaene
und neuer Verbreitungswege wie dem Internet immer noch erheblicher
Planungsbedarf, da die Rundfunkbaender immer noch sehr voll sind. So waren
sich die HFCC-Mitglieder auch einig, Frequenzplaene von Nicht-Mitgliedern
weiterhin nicht (offiziell) zu beruecksichtigen, da man keine
Trittbrettfahrerei will.
(Jeff White NASB Newsletter Sept. 2009 direct and dxld)
ABU - 2 February 2010.
ABU shortwave broadcasters meeting in Kuala Lumpur today renewed their
support for the creation of a monitoring network to assess the reach and
quality of their broadcasts.
The backing came at a meeting of the Steering Committee of the ABU
Shortwave Coordination Group, ABU-HFC.
Over the past few years the committee has been looking into the
development of a monitoring unit. Audio monitoring within the ABU-HFC
would be a bilateral process, with the ABU providing its support at no
extra cost.
Participants in the Kuala Lumpur meeting said the proposed network for ABU
members could be extended to other shortwave broadcasters if required.
Among other issues discussed were ways to achieve an increase in the
audience for shortwave radio. Members noted that other, modern delivery
media were overtaking shortwave with new, high quality programming.
Participants said there was a need to concentrate not only on technical
issues but also on good quality content. The committee also agreed to
provide training content on new techniques used in coordination as well as
on updated software tools on the ABU's online Media Learning Centre.
<http://www.abu.org.my/abu/index.cfm/elementid/58602/Shortwave-
broadcasters-back-monitoring-network>
(via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK Feb 3)
15295 RTM Kuala Lumpur Kajang, only poor though S=6 in Europe. HQ prayer
noted on "Voice of Islam" program in English at 0800-1000 UT, Febr 4.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 4)
MALI 7285v R. Mali, Kati, missing on at least Sun 31 Jan, Mon 01 Feb &
Tues 02 Feb'10.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
MARIANA ISL/PALAU/TAIWAN Current sked:
Furusato no Kaze in Japanese
1333-1357 9775 via TWN (ex 9950)
1430-1500 9950 via PLW (ex 9880 via Darwin)
1600-1630 9780 via TWN
Ilbone Baram (Nippon no Kaze) in Korean
1300-1330 9655 via TWN
1500-1530 9975 via PLW (ex 9690 via Darwin)
1530-1600 9965 via PLW
de Hiroshi
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN NDXC, dxld Feb 2)
17820 former CVC Darwin in Indonesian outlet, seemingly now carried via
Tashkent-UZB site at reduced 0700-1000 UT segment.
0930 UT on Febr 4. Noted S=9+10dB signal here in Germany. Scheduled
formerly 0400-1000 UT via Darwin site. But terrible feedline in use, not
very stable, many many breaks in between. Undoubtedly a pure bad Internet
phone line quality. Program content was dull for a religious programmer,
pop singer music program only. Also noted CVC Tashkent outlet in Hindi on
13630 kHz, suffers by only S=6 signal in Europe, scheduled 0400-1100 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 4)
Angel 4 Monitoring on Feb. 1 at 2200 (Jan 31) to 1630 UT.
2200-2400 12040 R. Australia, English
0000-0030 15225 R. Australia, Indonesian // 15335, 15415
0030-0100 off the air
0100-0130 15655 R. Australia, Burmese
0130-0300 off the air
0300-0400 Shepherd's Chapel <http://www.shepherdschapel.com/>
0400-0430 15780 R. Australia, Indonesian // 11550, 15415
0430-0500 off the air
0500-0530 15590 R. Australia, Indonesian // 11745, 15415
0530-0700 off the air
0700-1000 15725 CVC Melbourne, Indonesian <<<<<< not RA
1000-1300 off the air
1300-1430 9890 R. Australia, Chinese // 9475, 11660, 11760
1430-1500 9950 JCIC Japanese "Furusato no Kaze" (ex 9880 via Darwin)
1500-1530 9975 JCIC Korean "Ilbone Baram" (ex 9690 via Darwin)
1530-1600 9965 JCIC Korean "Ilbone Baram"
1600-1630 9965 R. Australia, Chinese
1630-2200 off the air
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN NDXC, dxld Feb 4)
MOLDOVA Radio PMR (PRIDNESTROVIA) heard today in French at 1943 UT
followed by german one minute later on 6240 kHz (and probably English at
1915 UT?). New transmission to Europe ?
(Jean-Michel Aubier-F, dxld Feb 3)
Gestern brachte man das gerne gehoerte analytische Informationsprogramm:
Englisch 1800-1815 UT
Franzoesisch 1815-1830 UT
Deutsch 1830-1845 UT
Englisch 1845-1900 UT
Franzoesich 1900-1915 UT
Deutsch 1915-1930 UT
Franzoesisch 1930-1945 UT
Deutsch 1945-2000 UT
(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX Feb 3)
MONGOLIA 4895.000 HS-2, 1028 UT, thanks Petersen tip, noted with local
music. Sounded like an automated format no announcements and several
seconds dead air between songs. Stronger than // 7260 kHz.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Jan 24)
NEW ZEALAND 6170 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, 1530-1551, 01 Feb'10, English,
tlaks; 33432, adj. QRM.
9765 ditto, 1032-1058*, 30 Jan'10, English, songs, announcements; 45433.
15720 ditto, 2238-2346, 31 Jan'10, English, talks on wine, news bulletin
at 2300, prgr announcements, weather,..., talks in progress at 2345 when
already vy.weak; 15432, yet readable.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
NIGERIA 6089.8 R. Nigeria, Kaduna, 1117-1132, 02 Feb'10, Vernacular,
talks; 23431, adj. DRM QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
PAKISTAN Some changes of Radio Pakistan effective from Feb 1:
Bangla, retimed
0900-1000 9375vISL 100 kW 118 deg & 11570 ISL 100 kW 118 deg,new
1200-1245 7475 ISL 100 kW 118 deg & 9345vISL 100 kW 118 deg,delete
Hindi, retimed
1045-1145 9375vISL 100 kW 147 deg & 11570 ISL 100 kW 147 deg,new
1030-1130 7475 ISL 100 kW 147 deg & 9345vISL 100 kW 147 deg,delete
Gujrati, additional txion
1145-1215 9375vISL 100 kW 147 deg & 11570 ISL 100 kW 147 deg
Pashto, retimed
1345-1445 4835 ISL 100 kW 270 deg & 6235vISL 100 kW 270 deg,new
1300-1400 4835 ISL 100 kW 270 deg & 6235vISL 100 kW 270 deg,delete
Dari, retimed
1445-1545 4835 ISL 100 kW 270 deg & 6235vISL 100 kW 270 deg,new
1430-1530 4835 ISL 100 kW 270 deg & 6235vISL 100 kW 270 deg,delete
Nepali, new language service
1000-1030 9375vISL 100 kW 118 deg & 11570 ISL 100 kW 118 deg
Sinhala, new language service
1230-1300 11525 ISL 100 kW 147 deg & 15630vISL 100 kW 147 deg
Tamil, new language service
1300-1330 11525 ISL 100 kW 147 deg & 15630vISL 100 kW 147 deg
v=vary freq. xxxxx.4 kHz
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 1)
PBC's South Asian Broadcast Services.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nawabzada Malik Ammad Khan
inaugurated PBC's South Asian Broadcast Services under which programmes in
three more languages: Nepali, Sinhala and Tamil had been launched.
Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation is already broadcasting programmes in
seven languages including Bangla, Hindi, Chinese, Gujarati, Pashto, Dari
and Farsi. Induction of three more services would make the number of
foreign services to ten.
More at:
<http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95440
&Itemid=2>
(Alokesh Gupta-IND VU3BSE, dxld Feb 1)
Pakistan B-09 sched Febr 1st.
Below I have typed the full SW schedule as far as I know it - highlighted.
Yes - it's usual for there to be lot's of alternatives registered, but
never used. As we know, this can lead to confusion and unwanted QRM. (NG)
Dear Noel, a lot of summer alternatives shown up, 73 wolfy
The Frequency manager of Radio Pakistan informs me that they will once
again broadcast in Nepali, Sinhala and Tamil from February 1st. The
existing schedule between 0900 and 1330 UT via API-3 & 4 will be replaced
with:
0900-1000 Bangla 9375 11570 (alt.15630)
1000-1030 Nepali 9375 11570 new
1045-1145 Hindi 9375 11570
1145-1215 Gujrati 9375 11570 (alt.15630)
At 1230-1300 UT Sinhali and 1300-1330 Tamil 11525 and 15630 kHz.
PAKISTAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION
Frequency Management, 303 Peshawar Road, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
HF BROADCAST SCHEDULE B-09
[irritating, a lot of summer alternatives shown up, wb]
Effective From 25th October, 2009 to 27th March, 2010
Target Area
Language Frequ Transmission
kHz Hours (UTC)
Far East
Chinese 1200-1300 on API-5 9390 API-6 11510
9390 1200-1300
9585 1200-1300
11510 1200-1300
12005 1200-1300
South East Asia
Urdu 0045-0215 on API-5 15490 API-6 11580
11580 0045-0215
15105 0045-0215
15480 0045-0215
15490 0045-0215
17895 0045-0215
Bangla-1 0115-0200 on API-3 9350 API-4 7470
7470 0115-0200
9350 0115-0200
Bangla-2 retimed 0900-1000 on API-3 9375 API-4 11570
7475 1200-1245
9800 1200-1245 (x9345)
To Kashmir
0445-0530 Balti and 0530-0630 Sheena on API-4 7470
South Asia
Hindi-1 0215-0300 on API-3 9350 API-4 7470
7470 0215-0300
9350 0215-0300
Hindi-2 retimed 1045-1145 on API-3 9375 API-4 11570
7475 1030-1130 ? retimed, see above ?
9795 1030-1130 (x9345)
Gujrati 0400-0430 API-3 9350 API-4 7470
additional 1145-1215 API-3 9375 API-4 11570
7470 0400-0430
9350 0400-0430
add new - Nepali 1000-1030 API-3 9375 API-4 11570
Sinhali 1230-1300 and Tamil 1300-1330 API-4? 11525 and API-3? 15630
Iran, Gulf & Middle East
Irani 1700-1800 on API-3 6280 API-4 7485
5095 1700-1800
5860 1700-1800
6280 1700-1800
7485 1700-1800
9345 1700-1800
11595 1700-1800
Urdu 0500-0700 on API-5 15100 API-6 17835
11570 0500-0700
15105 0500-0700
15625 0500-0700
17835 0500-0700
21460 0500-0700
17835 at 0615 UT on Feb 2nd, S=9+10dB, PAK female singer, // 15100 kHz
S=7.(wb)
Urdu 1330-1530 on API-5 11565 API-6 7510
7510 1330-1530
9385 1330-1530
11565 1330-1530
15065 1330-1530
15105 1330-1530
English news 1600-1610 on API-5 11565 API-6 7535
15105 1600-1615
11895 1600-1615
11565 1600-1615
9385 1600-1615
7510 1600-1615
East / South EaAfrica English news 1600-1610 API-3 15100
English 15725 1600-1615
West Europe
Urdu 0830-1100/English news 1100-1104 on API-5 15100 API-6 17700
15100 0800-1104
17700 0800-1104 new (alt. 17835, 21465)
Urdu 1700-1900 on API-5 9340 API-6 7535
7535 1700-1900
9340 1700-1900
9390 1700-1900
11570 1700-1900
15105 1700-1900
Afghanistan & CIS
Pushto
API-4 4835 1345-1445
API-3 6235 1345-1445
Dari
API-4 4835 1445-1545
API-3 6235 1445-1545
PST Pakistan Standard Time
PST Upto 31-10-2009 UTC + 6 Hrs
PST From 01-11-2009 UTC + 5 Hrs
(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews; updated by wb on Feb 1,
by NG on Feb 3 again)
Terrible audio quality of Radio Pakistan's Urdu service noted once again
at 0635 UT Feb 5th. // 15100 kHz rather poor today due of low propagation
on Feb 5th. But suffered by adjacent QRM of IBB Iranawila 17840 in
Persian. Why not move from 17835 to 17700 kHz also?
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 5)
PERU 4746.9 R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2308-2319, 01 Feb'10, Castilian,
Indian songs, prgr "Hacia el Futuro, Quechua talks; 45333.
4789.9 R. Vision, Chiclayo, 2257-2309, 30 Jan'10, Castilian, end of IPDA
propag. prgr, ID, Indian songs; 34332, CODAR QRM.
4955 R. Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2316-2328, 01 Feb'10, Quechua, talks on
Defensa Civil, Castilian talks too; 45433.
5120.6 R. Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba, 2320-2333, 01 Feb'10,
Castilian, announcements, infos on municipal services, TCs; 34332, uty.
QRM.
9720 R. Vitoria, Lima, 2211-2234, 30 Jan'10, Castilian, pathetic preacher
praising their Church; 34422, QRM de DW in BI via RRW.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
POLAND Polskie Radio Warsaw news. DX Programm Polish Radio.
Hallo Wolfgang, neulich beim Polnischen Rundfunk in Englisch gehoert:
Polish Radio has compiled the "Multimedia" programme and the "In touch"
programme to common "Multitouch". This is then a programme of DX News and
listeners letters. It was heard on the place of the former Multimedia on
Wednesday starting at 1830 UTC.
(Erich Bergmann-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31)
PORTUGAL QSL - Radio Sim 594 kHz bestaetigte meinen Empfangsbericht in
14 Tagen mit einer det. QSL-Karte. Ich hatte einen IRC fuers RP beigelegt.
Adresse: Rua Ivens 14, 1249-108 Lisboa, Portugal. v/s ist der Marketing
Director (der Name laesst sich nicht entziffern).
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Jan 31)
RUSSIA From 1 Jan in broadcasting "Voice of Russia" in Russian at MW and
SW dramatic reduction [reduced 114 transmission hours in total, wb.].
Russian service
in the direction of Central Asia
NOV1026 kHz in periods 1400-1700 and 2000-0000
IRK5995 kHz in time 1500-1800
SAM7225 kHz 419124-23980 [?? - sic Samara 1600-2100 and 0000-0400]
KHA/SAM7295 kHz 1200-1600
ARM7305 kHz 0300-0400 and
MSK12070 kHz 0300-0700
in the direction of Central Asia and Middle East
NVS7270 kHz in time 2000-2200
towards Asia
K/A6005 kHz in time 1300-1500
in the direction of Middle East
MSK5985 kHz in time 1800-1900
in the direction of Central and South America
MSK7260kHz in time 0000-0400
in the direction of Europe
MSK7290 kHz in periods 1800-1900 and 2000-2100
in the direction of Ukraine and Moldova
GRI1548 kHz in time 1300-1600;
SAM5940 kHz 1200-1500
in Europe and the Baltics
KLG1215 kHz in time 1100-1400;
StP1494 kHz 2000-2200; completely eliminated broadcasting on a frequency
612 kHz from Vilnius-LTU 0600-1600 UT,
and completely removed broadcasting on a frequency of 1170 kHz from
Mogilev-BLR 0800-1600 and 1800-2000 UT. Broadcasting at 1170 kHz from
Amavir Krasnodar is saved, [0400-0600 1500-2300 UT, wb.].
In the calendar of international Russian radio removed the following
frequencies:
towards the Middle East
MSK5985 kHz in time 1700-1800
in the direction of the Middle East and Caucasus
SAM7225 kHz in time 0000-0400
in the direction of Europe and the Baltic States
KLG1215 kHz in time of 0900-1100
in the direction of Belarus also fully removed from Mogilev-BLR at 1170
kHz 0100-0500
in the direction of Ukraine and Moldova SAM5940 kHz in time 1700-1800; and
completely removed broadcast at 621 kHz from Grigoriopol Maiac Dniesteria
0500-2300.
From 18 January some frequencies which international Russian radio, Voice
of Russia ordered Russian service, namely:
1500-1700 MSK6140 kHz in the direction of the Caucasus and the Middle East
1600-2000 StP1494 kHz towards Europe and the Baltic States
1300-1800 and 1900-2200 KLG1143 kHz towards the Baltic States and Belarus
2300-0400 ERV-Armenia 7430 kHz towards Central America
0500-1000 on medium wave in Germany Braunschweig 630, Oranienburg 693 and
Dresden Wilsdruff 1431 kHz (instead of broadcasts in English).
(Technical service GTRK "Voice of Russia", "DX club",
via MIDXB # 669, 26 Jan, ed Vadim Alexeev-RUS, via RUSdx)
891 An oscillating carrier has been interfering with the Dutch station
for a long time. The culprit appears to be Petrozavodsk, but the audio is
usually too distorted for positive identification. The hours are 0300-2200
UT.
(Olle Alm-SWE, ARC MV-Eko Feb 1)
Petrozavodsk Pedaselga 61 32 57.28 N 34 42 22.66 E
<http://maps.yandex.ru/?ll=34.706296%2C61.549244&spn=0.008956%2C0.003163&l
=sat>
Correction of WYFR Family Radio via TRW = TV Radio Waves:
1400-1500 9440 ARM 200 kW 147 deg to SoAs in Assamese, not Pashto.
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 1)
I have been monitoring Armavir Krasnodar 9440 kHz at 1400-1500 UT as in my
logs and dxlds. It's YFR, initially in English, then switched to another
language. A difference of opinion whether it is Assamese[see above on DXM,
wb.] or Pashto, see dxld 10-04.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Jan 31)
SAUDI ARABIA 15435 Patrolling 15 MHz band around 1500 UT Feb 2, I was
braced for another blast of buzz from Riyadh 15435 kHz transmitter, but it
never happened! At 1506 UT I checked 15435 kHz itself and there was BSKSA,
but it's been fixed, (or transmitter substituted), no buzz at all, and
occupying normal bandwidth not exceeding 10 kHz!!! But not totally healthy
as it does have a lite whine on it.
Apparently BSKSA finally got an earful at HFCC Kuala Lumpur, or somehow,
that they had a slight problem for the past year. By 1548 UT recheck,
15435 kHz was weakening with flutter, now in Arabic talk rather than
Qu'ran recitation, still stronger than // 15225 kHz. Let us hope the buzz
be gone forever, but it's too early to count on that.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 2)
17730.00 even ! No BUZZ this morning on this usual odd 17729.65v channel
of BSKSA Riyadh 1st program transmission, today at 0630 UT S=8-9,
scheduled 0600-0900 UT. // 17740.00. Many ID's by charming lady announcer.
Also Holy Quran program noted at fair level on 15380.00 and 17895.00 kHz
at same time.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 5)
SERBIA 1503 Radio 202 - the power is now 10 kW, ex1 kW. Reception
reports are welcomed. 24 hrs. Best time to listen is from 1800 UTC because
Radio Zavidovici, Bosnia is on the air on the same frequency from 0700 to
1800 UTC. The announcement for "202" in Serbian is: "Radio Dvestadva"
(202). Reports can be sent to my e-mail address:
<mimis @ cuckovic.org> or to <milan.misic @ rts.rs>
(Svetomir Cuckovic-SRB via Bengt Ericson-SWE, ARC MV-Eko Feb 1)
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=44.840469&lon=20.473078&z=19.2&r=0&src=msl
>
SLOVAK REP 15670 [to SUDAN] Miraya FM relay via IRRS via Rimavska
Sobota-SVK is back on 19mb, without notice, a new frequency, 15670 kHz,
Feb 2 at 1508 UT when I wondered what's this? English and Arabic dialect
mixed together, axualities and voice-overs. Reminded me of Libya 17725 kHz
but not // . Nor // SRS via Portugal 17745 kHz. At 1510 UT headlines
alternating with stingers, "end of news, [www. but lost to fade], FM news,
101 Mira FM" (that's the way it's pronounced, almost dropping the -ya, so
I must stop saying Miraya).
Somewhat rough modulation, probably a feed input problem rather than a
transmission problem. This broadcast at 1500-1800 UT had been on 9825 kHz
so far in B-09, where we could not hear it, so welcome back! Furthermore,
IRRS found a clear frequency this time instead of resuming 15650 kHz where
it collided for months with Greece despite our advice. Ironically, Greece
was missing from 15650 kHz at the moment, but was back at 1528 UT check.
At 1553 UT, 15670 kHz still audible but weaker, and again mixing English
with Arabic.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 2)
SLOVENIA 918 This transmitter is constantly off frequency by 30 Hz to
the higher side.
(Olle Alm-SWE, ARC MV-Eko Feb 1)
SVN Domzale 918 kHz 600 kW
46 07 31.92 N 14 35 12.78 E
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=46.126462&lon=14.586868&z=17.9&r=0&src=msl
>
SOLOMON ISLANDS (?) 5019.95 SIBC (presumed, but then what else?),
Honiara, 1936-1955, 30 Jan'10, talks (unable to identified the language,
but propably English or Pidgin); 15331.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
SOUTH AFRICA 4880 SW R. Africa, Meyerton, AFS, 1744-1755, 01 Feb'10,
English, inter- views; 35433, QRM de nrs. stn.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
3230 Family R, Meyerton, 1913-1925, 30 Jan'10, English to Southern
Africa, rlgs. propag. prgr Open Forum, phone-ins; 35433.
3320 SAUK / R.Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 1856-1920, 01 Feb'10, Afrikaans,
songs, talks; 34433, adj. uty. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
SRI LANKA After a break of about 17 years, the Union of Asian DXers has
risen like a phoenix from the ashes. The UADX has published its first
Newsletter since July 1993 as a PDF file on the DXAsia website, edited
now, as then, by my good friend Victor Goonetilleke in Sri Lanka. Familiar
UADX names such as Gerhard Werdin, Sarath Amukotuwa & Sarath Weerakoon
will also be helping Victor, who says that the first edition of the
E-Newsletter is meant as an introduction and sample. The next edition is
scheduled before the end of February. I hope SWLs and DXers amongst our
readership will support this venture.
Victor has also written an article about Eclipse Monitoring on 15 January
2010. A UADX blog will also be starting soon. Thanks to Alok das Gupta and
his son Abhishek for technical help in getting this material online.
<http://wwww.dxasia.info>
(via Andy Sennitt-HOL, hcdx Feb 1)
SURINAME 4990 R. Apintie (pres), Paramaribo, 2342-..., 31 Jan'10,
talks; 23441, adj. QRM de B 4985.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
4990.00 R Apintie, Paramaribo, 0436-0540, Jan 24 and 25, Dutch (pres)
talk, soft pop vocals with promo ann with several mentions of R Apintie in
English. ID at 0500, English ann, poor to fair.
(Rich D'Angelo-USA), deep fades, 15111.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, and reported also deep underneath by
Roland Schulze-D, dswci DXW Feb 4)
SWAZILAND 3200.000 TWR Manzini, English, 1947 UT, noted in passing,
with male preacher talking about "the Creation(ist) Movement." Very good.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Jan 22)
TAJIKISTAN 4765.058 TR-1, 2015 UT, presumed with local music, into talk
by language man at 2018 UT. Very good.
4975.000 Voice of Russia, English, 1940 UT, very good, despite slight
transmitter hum, and het on high side from Uganda. Peaking at about
S9+40dB.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Jan 22)
TURKEY TRT Emirler 500 kW sender festival.
15350 often known as the most bad transmitter at Emirler, produced some
sideband spurs today Febr 4th at 0700 to 1400 UT.
Covered more space on the 19mb segment. Spurious signals on 15332 to 15368
kHz range, as well as two sidebands at 15284 - 15292 and 15407 - 15416
kHz.
Much better and cleaner signals from TRT Emirler side on 11795, and 13690
kHz, as well as Cakirlar site on 11955 and 15480 kHz, at very same time.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 4)
UK/CROATIA/GERMANY Tnx to a tip from Dragan Lekic-SRB, Voice of Croatia
heard testing new 7385 kHz via Woofferton UK, Feb 2 at 0309 UT, YL with
weather report in English, then something about recipes. This was // only
a slight echo behind usual 7375 kHz, which is Wertachtal 100 kW at 300
degrees plus Nauen 100 kW at 325 degrees. But stronger signal from the
Germans.
Evidently VTC, or whatever it is called this week, is making a bid to take
business away from DTK, or whatever it is called this week. Dragan says
this test on 7385 kHz is for four nights only, UT Feb 2-5 at 0300-0500 UT.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 2)
UK 1197 One of the Absolute Radio transmitters has been several Hz off
frequency for quite some time, causing a bad flutter on the channel.
(Olle Alm-SWE, ARC MV-Eko Feb 1)
UK - Skelton YouTube Video - Great Viewing!
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Yu8DDBq3ws> Good historical info too.
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Feb 3)
USA FY 2011 Budget Request for the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
The President's budget request for Fiscal Year 2011, sent to the Congress
today, includes $768.8 million for the Broadcasting Board of Governors
(BBG), an increase of 1.5 percent from the FY 2010 funding level. The
request reflects the continued critical role of BBG broadcasts in support
of U.S. foreign policy goals.
The FY 2011 budget supports key new initiatives:
- Upgrading the BBG's global satellite distribution capacity,
infrastructure, and network control center;
- Expanding FM, digital, and new media opportunities:
- Improving digital workflows and expanding distribution to mobile
devices;
- Adding 24/7 FM transmitters in Afghanistan to carry
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) and Voice of America (VOA)
Pashto and Dari programming;
- Creating Radio Free Asia (RFA) video programming in Burmese,Tibetan,
Mandarin, and Vietnamese;
- Diversifying distribution of VOA content in Africa.
- Addressing critical personnel and capital needs in RFE/RL bureaus.
The proposed budget also continues funding for ongoing programming to
critical audiences, including: 24-hour streams for VOA Persian News
Network television and RFE/RL Radio Farda to Iran; Alhurra, including Al
Youm, the daily three-hour Alhurra Television program broadcast live from
the Middle East; Radio Sawa to the Middle East; Afia Darfur to Sudan and
Eastern Chad; VOA and RFE/RL Pashto programming to the
Afghanistan/Pakistan border region; RFE/RL and VOA Dari and Pashto
programming to Afghanistan; VOA Urdu radio and television broadcasts to
Pakistan; VOA Somali to Somalia; a 10-hour coordinated RFA and VOA stream
to North Korea; and a 30-minute, five-day-a-week VOA Spanish television
program for Venezuela.
The FY 2011 budget request balances competing policy priorities with
available budget resources. The request proposes to reduce contracting
costs and other Agency support expenses through efficiencies. The request
also includes several program adjustments, including the closure of
selected language services and programs, operational efficiencies in
broadcast services, and realignment of transmission networks.
The Broadcasting Board of Governors looks forward to working with the
Congress toward enactment of the proposed funding levels and program
proposals. Further detail on the requested BBG budget is available at
<http://www.bbg.gov/reports/budget.html>
The Broadcasting Board of Governors is an independent federal agency,
supervising all U.S. government-supported, civilian international
broadcasting, whose mission is to promote freedom and democracy and to
enhance understanding through multimedia communication of accurate,
objective, and balanced news, information, and other programming about
America and the world to audiences overseas. BBG broadcasts reach an
audience of 171 million in 100 countries. BBG broadcasting organizations
include the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle
East Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa), Radio Free Asia,
and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (Radio and TV Marti).
(dxld Feb 2) see also LW Erching item under GERMANY.
VOA had two locations in Pitt County.
The location referred to as VOA Site C, located in western Pitt County off
N.C. 43 North, was acquired by East Carolina University in 1998, according
to university records.
Budget cuts quiet Voice of America. The federal government wants to close
the Voice of America transmission site located in Pitt County. President
Obama's Fiscal Year 2011 budget for the Broadcasting Board of Governors
recommends funding increases to update satellite and other broadcasting
technology. But the improvements come at the loss of the Pitt County Voice
of America site and reductions in engineering staffing.
More at:
<http://www.reflector.com/news/budget-cuts-quiet-voice-america-22341>
(The Daily Reflector, Feb 3, Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld Feb 3)
USA [non] B-09 RFA Daily Broadcast Frequencies. All times in UTC.
Burmese (4 hours daily)
0030-0130 12115IRA, 13710TIN, 15700TIN
1230-1330 7595TIN, 11795TIN, 12105IRA
1330-1400 7595TIN, 11795IRA, 12105IRA
1400-1430 11795KWT, 13855IRA
1630-1730 7570TIN
Cantonese (2 hours daily)
1400-1500 5810TIN, 7280TIN
2200-2300 9570TIN, 11740SAI, 11775TIN
Khmer (2 hours daily)
1230-1330 13725IRA, 15160TIN
2230-2330 9355IRA, 11850TIN
Korean (5 hours daily)
1500-1700 1350 , 5860TIN, 7210IRK, 9385SAI
1700-1900 1350 , 5860TIN, 9385IRA
2100-2200 1350 , 7460 , 9385TIN, 12075TIN
Lao (2 hours daily)
0000-0100 11830IRA, 15535TIN
1100-1130 9355IRA, 15120IRA
1130-1200 9355IRA, 15120SAI
Mandarin (12 hours daily)
0300-0600 11980IRK, 13710TIN, 15150TIN, 15665TIN,
17615TIN, 17880SAI, 21540TIN
0600-0700 11980IRK, 13710TIN, 15150TIN, 15665TIN,
17615TIN, 17880SAI
1500-1600 5810TIN, 7445TIN, 9440TIN, 9905PAL, 11945TIN, 13725TIN
1600-1700 5810TIN, 7415TIN, 7445TIN, 9455SAI, 9905PAL, 11945TIN,
13725TIN
1700-1800 5810TIN, 7415TIN, 7445TIN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9905PAL,
11945TIN, 13670TIN
1800-1900 5810TIN, 7385TWN, 7415TIN, 7445TIN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI,
9905TIN, 11790SAI, 11945TIN, 13670TIN
1900-2000 1098TWN, 5810TIN, 5990TIN, 6095TIN, 7385TWN, 9355SAI,
9455SAI, 9875PAL, 9905TIN, 11790SAI, 11945TIN
2000-2100 1098TWN, 5810TIN, 5990TIN, 6095TIN, 7355TWN, 7495TIN,
9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9875PAL, 11900SAI, 11945TIN
2100-2200 1098TWN, 5810TIN, 6095TIN, 7355TWN, 7495TIN, 9355SAI,
9455SAI, 9875PAL, 11945TIN, 13745TIN
2300-0000 7540 , 11775TIN, 11975TIN, 15265SAI, 15430TIN, 15550TIN
Tibetan (10 hours daily)
0100-0300 7470KWT, 9670WER, 11695UAE, 15220TIN, 17730
0600-0700 17515 , 17715KWT, 21500TIN, 21695UAE
1000-1100 9690LTU, 15140LAM, 17750KWT
1100-1200 7470 , 11540 , 11590KWT, 15375UAE
1200-1400 7470 , 11540 , 11590KWT, 13625TIN, 15375UAE
1500-1530 7530 , 9410BIB, 11500KWT, 15145UAE
1530-1600 7470KWT, 7530 , 11500KWT, 15145UAE
2200-2300 5820TIN, 7470TIN, 9835LAM
2300-0000 6010UAE, 7470 , 7550KWT, 9875LTU
Uyghur (2 hours daily)
0100-0200 7480 , 9480LTU, 9645UAE, 9690UAE, 13605TIN
1600-1700 7470IRA, 7510 , 11720SAI, 11730UAE
Vietnamese (2 hours daily)
1400-1500 5855TIN, 7515TIN, 9990SAI, 11605TWN, 12130IRA
13865IRA, 15195TIN
1400-1430 1503TWN
2300-2330 1359TWN
2330-2400 1359TWN, 5855IRA, 11605TWN, 11965TIN, 15135SAI
0000-0030 5855IRA, 11605TWN, 11965TIN, 15135SAI
(Radio Free Asia website, via Gordon Brown-UK, NWDXC Feb 5)
The annual NASB/DRM two-day meeting was held in May at the Holiday Inn,
Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by World Christian Broadcasting and Radio
Station WWCR.
I spoke to Larry Vehorn, engineer for WHRI Cypress Creek, South Carolina,
and he confirms that WHRA in Greenbush, Maine has signed off the air for
good. All equipment has been dismantled. Former frequencies for WHRA have
been reasigned for WHRI usage. NASB member LeSea Broadcasting continues
to operate shortwave stations WHRI in South Carolina and T8WH in Palau
(South Pacific).
(Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager, Monitoring Times; NASB newsletter, Dec
2009)
3185 WWRB, Manchester TN, 0925-f/out 1045, 31 Jan'10, English, rlgs.
propag.; 35332; not // to 3215.
3215 ditto, 0927-f/out 1015, 31 Jan'10, English, rlgs. propag.; 35332; not
// to 3185.
7811usb AFN, Saddlebunch Keys FL, 2251-2309, 01 Feb, NPR news with feature
All Things Considered, newscast; 35433.
12133.5usb ditto, 1548-1612, 02 Feb'10, discussion on travels, talks on
vertigo; 25433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
KJES is back! Not reported for almost two months, but on 11715, Feb 2 at
1449 UT I am hearing some off-key singing, a dead giveaway, 1450 UT into
OM intoning verses, undermodulated and mixing badly with at least two
other stations, i.e. R. Liberty in Uzbek via Lampertheim, and ChiCom
jamming, probably CNR1 (tho Aoki does not show it as jammed, we know they
jam other Uzbek services).
This mess quit at 1459 UT, but now there is an open carrier as Vatican is
about to start relaying RVA Philippines in Tagalog/English back to the
jobless Catholic Filipino Gastarbeiter stuck in the UAE et al. Can't make
much out of KJES while this is on, but at 1518 UT I think I can detect
KJES still under there.
Finally at 1559 UT frequency is clear for KJES, monotone OM preacher in
English with robokidsinging off-key in background. 1559.5, kid ID in
English with usual "please let me know if you can hear me" but not "and
get me out of here!", 1600 UT into Spanish as scheduled. Still very
undermodulated and must strain to copy. Now there is increased ACI from
music on 11720 kHz which is RFA in Uighur via Saipan plus ChiCom jamming;
also squeezed on lower side by weaker N Korea. Since KJES had been making
a lo het with co-channel stations, I determine it is slightly off-
frequency to the low side, but probably not as low as 11714.90 kHz.
Now we need to check its other scheduled transmissions to see if they are
back too: 1900-2100 on 15385 kHz, 0200-0330 on 7555 kHz. For starters:
yes, 15385 kHz with kidchoir at 1905 UT on Feb 2, doing its best against
Greenville 15390 kHz Lavwadlamerik.
All three KJES frequencies supposedly rotate the LP antenna to different
azimuths at top of each hour, tho I did not notice any difference at 1500
and 1600 UT. Long ago, I believe they had problems with it being stuck in
one direxion. Even when active, their broadcasts were sporadic, and some
listings show KJES as M-F only.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 2)
Re 4775 ... have no idea how long WWCR had been on 4775 kHz tonight, as I
was not monitoring between 02 and 06 UT. However, a dxld monitor in South
Carolina also caught 4775 kHz at 0600 UT with Alex Jones, instead of on
5070 kHz. And Noble West in TN noticed 5070 kHz was off already at 0430
UT.
I heard 4775 kHz on air today (Feb 4) at 0745 UT with a good signal -
nothing on 5070 kHz. What is the difference between these two frequencies
- does the lower end one propagate better than the high end one? At 0750
UT there was only a unmodulated carrier on 3215 kHz at good strength.
Brother Stair was in full flow via 3185 kHz at 0750 UT - another good
signal - but only a carrier yesterday. Maybe he had fallen asleep at the
mike? I assume he has to sleep some time!
(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Feb 4)
WWCR on 4775 kHz. Clearing it can receive it from +0900 UT in Japan.
However, QRM of AIR Imphal India from 1030 UT yesterday Feb 3.
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN NDXC, dxld Feb 4)
5070 antenna is of ITU #902 type, like
900-908 type - rhombic horizontals
#902 RH 155/68/40
maybe 5070 kHz range suffers more by UTE services worldwide, or the
horizontal rhombic matches better gain on lower 60 mb edge?
ITU explanation of 902 antenna type
2.8 Type 8: Rhombic antennas
Designation: RH l//h, where:
l : length of one side of the rhombus (m).
: one half of the interior obtuse angle of rhombus.
h : height of rhombus above ground (m).
FIG 7 Horizontal rhombic antenna.
The rhombic antenna has been extensively used for HF communications. It
continues to be used for fixed-services point-to-point links. It has also
been used for HF broadcasting but is no longer recommended for this
purpose. The antenna consists of four straight wires of the same length l
arranged in the form of a rhombus.
A typical rhombic antenna design would use side lengths of several
wavelengths and be at a height of between 0.5-1.0 l at the middle of the
operating frequency range.
The rhombic antenna differs from the array of dipoles since it belongs to
the travelling-wave antenna category, i.e. the currents in the conductors
of the antenna are substantially travelling waves originated from the
feeding point and propagating through the wires towards the terminating
resistance.
A considerable amount of power may be lost in the terminating resistance
and represents the price that has to be paid for some desirable features
such as simplicity of construction, relatively wide bandwidth of operation
and high directivity gain.
(ITU explanation; wb dxld Feb 4)
VATICAN STATE 4004.253 Vatican Radio, 1959 UT, noted in passing with
intervial signal, into talk by a man. Fair.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Jan 22)
Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place.
Another GE image update.
Vatican Radio, Santa Maria di Galeria, 2.7 x 1.8 kilometers wide area.
service entry access
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.037688,12.322336&
panoid=_u1_SZiPig7teR_Y0xTczw&cbp=11,333.48,,0,5&ll=42.037692,12.322326&sp
n=0.010741,0.055404&z=15>
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.037634,12.322749&
panoid=yFiFTTXpOKdWShUp4DW-fw&cbp=11,32.19,,0,-
14.52&ll=42.037628,12.322755&spn=0.010741,0.055404&z=15>
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.037471,12.323993&
panoid=t1_7vXtyWNNiw7mCQbysOA&cbp=12,41.45,,0,-
17.5&ll=42.037437,12.324214&spn=0.010741,0.055404&z=15>
revolving AEG Telefunken antenna of 1972y?
42 02 17.98 N 12 19 32.99 E
Radio Vaticana - Antenna Rotante Vecchia (500 kW) in Santa Maria di
Galeria
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/25927750>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/25927750.jpg>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/24266349>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/24266349.jpg>
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.037257,12.325039&
panoid=_8ov8KYl7oRgzZzG7Gdr0Q&cbp=12,25.6,,1,-
11.68&ll=42.037301,12.32485&spn=0.001492,0.003463&z=19>
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.037002,12.326057&
panoid=kYestL9rg9NUqpbj6mQnkQ&cbp=12,357.78,,1,-
11.75&ll=42.037048,12.325877&spn=0.001492,0.003463&z=19>
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.036753,12.327779&
panoid=5tqTcgcz2ASCCmGs-_veRA&cbp=12,324.3,,1,-
13.42&ll=42.036716,12.327661&spn=0.001492,0.003463&z=19>
Refugees jump accross the wall, - is an exteritorial Vatican State nation
!
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.037166,12.329094&
panoid=cZ0K4tkF-vVq8qkhPVw4Cw&cbp=12,308.85,,1,-
4.35&ll=42.037112,12.328921&spn=0.001492,0.003463&z=19>
VAT RV revolving log-periodic antenna
42 02 35.84 N 12 19 41.63 E
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.037225,12.329283&
panoid=9st31lcSxe4CNzLw15XGqg&cbp=12,359.47,,2,-
1.96&ll=42.037172,12.329112&spn=0.001484,0.003463&z=19>
in background right side,
another VAT RV revolving antenna AEG Telefunken.
Construzione della Grande Antenna Rotante (1987) - Radio Vaticana -
Transmettitori in Santa Maria di Galeria (sulla Braccianese)
42 03 08.29 N 12 19 53.11 E
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/24066434>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/24066434.jpg>
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=42.063194,12.347805&sspn=0.001442,0.003463&ie=UTF8&ll=42.060286,1
2.324429&spn=0.023737,0.055404&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.060036,12.324248&panoi
d=ay73H-fuTgOVsNNuih69Tg&cbp=12,148.57,,2,-0.89>
VAT RV 1611 kHz 2 MW masts
42 02 28.70 N 12 20 12.02 E
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=21.144291,-
86.859562&sspn=0.009326,0.013797&ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=42.037049,12.331633&
panoid=OuofYqLcgSHOVvwn4pOExg&cbp=12,42.63,,2,-
4.86&ll=42.036965,12.331791&spn=0.001484,0.003463&z=19>
and behind on same image, left the revolving, right side the 4 mast
directional MW 1530 masts.
<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42+02+39+12+1
9+22&sll=42.063194,12.347805&sspn=0.001442,0.003463&ie=UTF8&ll=42.055666,1
2.322412&spn=0.023739,0.055404&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.055235,12.322376&panoi
d=szIzal78gHksJRpH7NpJeQ&cbp=12,117.55,,2,-4.39>
VAT 1530 kHz 4 masts directional antenna
Radio Vaticana - Una delle 4 Torri dell'Antenna Onde Medie Direttiva in
Santa Maria di Galeria
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/24266380>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/24266380.jpg>
and view from northern side towards the 29 curtains
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9+22&sll=42.063194,12.347805&sspn=0.001442,0.003463&ie=UTF8&ll=42.050249,1
2.321424&spn=0.023741,0.055404&z=15&layer=c&cbll=42.050026,12.321152&panoi
d=kZxMi00fwKaG44jmWVa_RA&cbp=12,114.71,,0,5>
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god finger at [antenna of 1931y ?]
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access road
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main power access, and very long stone wall
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(wb, SW TXsite Jan 24)
ZAMBIA 4965 CVC, Lusaka, 1742-1758, 01 Feb'10, English, light songs;
44433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
ZIMBABWE 4828 Voice of Zinbabwe, Guinea-fowl, 1745-1756, 01 Feb'10,
English, Mugabe's polit. propag.; 35433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 3)
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The annual NASB/DRM two-day meeting was held in May at the Holiday Inn,
Nashville, Tennessee, hosted by World Christian Broadcasting and Radio
Station WWCR.
Increasing the Reach of Shortwave Broadcast Systems
Small-footprint Antenna System with Unlimited Flexibility
from Thomson Radio Broadcast
Shortwave broadcast systems can reach millions of people anywhere, anytime
from a single transmission site. The possibilities are theoretically
unlimited. On the other hand, shortwave infrastructure is a notorious
power consumer and stations require a lot of land to accommodate adequate
antenna systems. Thomson's newest rotatable curtain antenna helps
broadcasters with limited space and budget to make important power savings
while increasing considerably their coverage flexibility. The Thomson HP-
RCA 2/2 (High Performance Rotatable Curtain Antenna) is a highly
interesting alternative system solution for broadband fixed curtain
antenna configurations.
HP-RCA 2/2 services similar coverage areas as the classical LPD (Log
Periodic Dipole Antenna) with up to 45% higher efficiency of the radiated
power into a defined target area. Additional comparative figures of merit
include
In addition, the HP-RCA 2/2 has a better overall efficiency, requires less
land, is easier to maintain and affords better reliability with regard to
storms and electrostatic effects. The footprint of this powerful and
highly flexible system is surprisingly small. With dimensions
of 51m x 51m, the foundation surface needs less than 12m x 12m.
The covered area has a radius of approximately 50m.
With an overall weight of 80t, the antenna has a maximum survival wind
speed of 240 km and a maximum operational wind speed of 120 km. It takes
less than 3 minutes for a 180ø rotation. Based on a rigid array and a
tubular shaft, the HP-RCA 2/2 is a back-to-back arrangement of a low band
and a high band curtain antenna equipped with a reflector screen. The
2/2 configuration gives a good radiation pattern performance with
moderate structural effort.
Whereas the classical HR 2/2 curtain antenna solution is based on a fix
structure with phasing system limited to less than 20ø azimuthal slewing
with considerable sidelobes, the new rotatable structure with a central
shaft has 360ø azimuthal performance radiation patterns without sidelobes.
(NASB newsletter, Dec 2009)
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DX and SW meetings list 2010.
Hello, here follows a tentative list about DX and SW meetings to be held
this year. Updates and amendments are very welcome. best 73
Risto Vahakainu
Finnish DX Association
Shortwave Radio Meetings - 2010
Date: February 27 (1430-1700 BST)
Location: Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London
Street, Reading RG1 4PS, England
Organization: Reading International Radio Group
Expected Attendance: 20
More info: <www.bdxc.org.uk>
Note: these Reading DX meetings are held with 1-2 months interval.
Next ones: 10 April, 5 June, 24 July
Dates: March 5-6
Location: Kulpsville, PA, USA
Organzation: Winter SWL Fest
Expected Attendance: 200
More Info: <www.swlfest.com>
Dates: May
Location: Ontario, Canada
Oganisation: National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters
More Info: <www.shortwave.org> (pages under construction)
Dates: May 14-16
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Organization: Dayton Hamvention
Expected Attendance: 20,000
More Info: <www.hamvention.org>
Dates: June 4-6
Location: Vejers Beach, Jutland, Denmark
Description: The annual general meeting of DSWCI and listening camp
Organization: Danish Short Wave Club International
Expected Attendance: 30
More Info: <www.dswci.org>
Dates: June/July
Location: Sweden
Description: The annual DX-Parliament of Swedish DXers
Organization: Swedish DX Federation
Expected Attendance: 30
More Info: <www.sdxf.org>
Dates: June 25-27
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Description: Ham Radio, biggest annual hamfest in Europe
Expected Attendance: 19.500
Dates: July
Location: Mexico
Description: The Annual Mexican DX Meeting
Expected Attendance: 50
More Info:
Dates: August 6-8
Location: Haapavesi, Central Finland
Description: The Annual Summer Meeting
Organization: The Finnish DX Association
Expected Attendance: 70
More Info: <www.sdxl.org>
Dates: August 21-23
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Organization: Tokyo Ham Fair
Expected Attendance: 30000
Dates: September 3-8
Location: Berlin, Germany
Name: IFA Internationale Funkausstellung
Description: Consumer Electronics Fair - Including Radios
Dates: September 10-14
Location: Amsterdam, Holland
Name: IBC Expo,
Description: Media trade show
Dates: September 30-October 3
Location: Ankara, Turkey
Description: European DX Conference
Organization: European DX Council / Voice of Turkey
Expected Attendance: 50
More Info: <www.edxc.org>
(hcdx Feb 3)
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