BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

17,655 khz on 13 meter band every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between
8:00PM to 8:30PM (2:00 to 2:30 Ethiopian time).
The program will focus on the current Ethiopian situation and uses to
mobilize people for the struggle for change in Ethiopia, according to the
movement.
Ginbot 7 Radio will start broadcasting in Amharic, but there is a plan to
add other major Ethiopian languages soon.
The broadcasting will have a signal strength of 500 KW and beamed to
Ethiopia and its neighbours and will also be available on its web site
for the Diaspora listeners.
(Alan Pennington-UK, dxld Sept 12)
Heard what was almost certainly Ginbot 7 Radio on 17655 (via site??) today
Tues Sep 16 at 1700-1729 UT in Amharic with quite weak signal and moderate
fading here in UK. Other frequency mentioned, 21555, not propagating
though. I had tried for this on Saturday, but nothing at all heard here
then.
Abrupt sign-on at 1700 or maybe just after (wasn't there at 1659). Mostly
talk by man in Amharic. Then man with echoey (political?) rhetoric over
song prior to close at 1729.
Does this propagate to Ethiopia on these high frequencies at this time?
Their website www.ginbot7.org includes recordings of previous broadcasts.
Links to these includes "tdp" so is this a TDP brokered broadcast? (e.g.
)
(Alan Pennington-UK, dxld Sept 16)
SINGAPORE A big parcel from Radio Singapore International with letter
about their closing down on the 1st of August 2008 with lots of souvenirs;
stickers, mouse-pads, fridge-magnets and finally 8 QSL cards for RSI on
6080 and 6150! Terry NIELSEN of Oxford in Canterbury had tried to get an
answer from RSI for 3 years without any luck, but they have certainly
compensated for their tardiness!
(Sept NZ DX Times, direct and via dxld)
SOLOMON ISLS 5019.9 SIBC, Honiara improved audio, 1010 to 1020 UT, OM
and YL with Havana notched, 12 Sept.
(Bob Wilkner-FL-USA, NASWA yg via dxld)
5019.86 SIBC at 1327-1350 UT on Sept 12, poor reception, CW/Morse Code
QRM, slightly above threshold level, with BBC relay in English, two men in
conversation, 1329 UT BBC theme music, clear BBC ID, news headlines.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Sept 13)
SOUTH AFRICA 3255 BBC via Meyerton relay, 1850-1905, 07 Sep, WS in
English to Africa, sports, news at at 1900; 55343.
3320 SAUK/ R. Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 2113-2139, 04 Sep, Afrikaans,
talks about the Ramadan (!), annoncements; 55343.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)
SPAIN 1107.1 RNE- R. 5 TD, 5 txs listed on 1107, 2158-2206, 06 Sep,
Castilian, jazz, news at 2200; one tx of the listed ones is off channel,
1107.13 to be precise, and they were not fully synchronized either.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)
SWAZILAND 2100 TWR, Mpangela Ranch, at 1846-1901 UT on 07 Sep, English,
preacher; 45343.