BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

ETHIOPIA 6030 R Oromiya, Adama, Oromiya, *1550-1705, Oct 7 and 8, Oromo
talk, Horn of Africa music, 34443 QRM Voice of China in Chinese, from
*1700 also QRM from BBC, A'Seela, Oman, in Arabic.
8000.01 Ethiopian jammer relaying HS programme, 1700-1703*, Oct 2,
jingle, Amharic news (tent), 34333.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Oct 15)
FRANCE/TAIWAN 3965 RTI in English to the British Isls. 1800-1900 UT at
main azimuth 345 degrees. Results in deep fading signal here at my
location, approx. 70 degrees from Issoudun tx site. Here only S=7 signal,
not 9+ power like German at 2100 UT, and Spanish at 2000 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 18)
Winter B-08 schedule of Radio Taiwan International via TDF
0200-0258 9800 GUF 500 kW / 195 deg to SoAM Spanish
1400-1458 15430 ISS 500 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1600-1658 9785 ISS 500 kW / 085 deg to SoAS English, 11995 from March 1
1700-1758 6120 ISS 500 kW / 055 deg to EaEU Russian, 9840 from March 1
1700-1758 11850 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg to SoAF English, 15690 from March 1
1800-1858 3965 ISS 250 kW / 345 deg to WeEU English
1900-1958 9365 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to NoAF French, 11875 from March 1
2000-2058 3965 ISS 500 kW / 215 deg to SoEU Spanish
2100-2158 3965 ISS 250 kW / 050 deg to WeEU German
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 21)
GABON 15475 Africa Numero Un at 1818 UT, French pop music and male DJ.
(Harold Sellers-Ont-CAN, DXplorer Oct 21)
GERMANY 11780 AWR via Wertachtal. Full data (w/site) Child with radio
earpiece QSL card for a postal report to Indianapolis Address. Both
reports in 5/6 months, after posting a e-mail inquiry. v/s: Dr. Adrian P.
Peterson, N9GWY, DX Editor.
9430 AWR via Nauen. Full data (w/site) Two Oriental Girls and Radio Dials
QSL Card. This for Postal report to Indianapolis. Also rec'ed Pocket
Calendar and Letter Opener. Special Thanks to Dr. Adrian Peterson for the
extra effort on his part for these verification replies. v/s: Dr. Adrian
P. Peterson, N9GWY, DX Editor.
(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Oct 19)
GERMANY/U.K. New European DRM Service will launch in early 2009.
Early 2009 is the target for a new joint radio service that will serve
European audiences via DRM shortwave. It was announced in September by the
BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle; the English-language service will
target Western and Central Europe, with content including global news and
current affairs, analysis, documentaries and cultural programs.
In the announcement, Mike Cronk of the BBC World Service called this an
important time for DRM and "a huge opportunity" for broadcasters in Europe
to look at the potential for new services. "Two of the most important
players in international broadcasting are reaffirming their faith in the
DRM standard."
Digital Radio Mondiale is a digital broadcasting system for bands below 30
MHz (long-, medium- and shortwave). Ruxandra Obreja is chair of the DRM
Consortium and the controller for business development at the BBC World
Service; she stated in the announcement: "Deutsche Welle and the BBC see
DRM as the winning solution for the digitization of the AM bands on a
global scale and they believe that this new stream for Europe will give a
welcome boost to international digital radio." She continued: "Listeners
in Western and Central Europe can now buy one of the growing selection of
DRM-capable receivers and hear in excellent quality top-class programs