BC-DX 841 04 Jan 2008 Private Verwendung der Meldun

technical colleagues as it involves 11655. But if you study our technical
schedule you'll see that Madagascar already has 3 x 250 kW and 1 x 50 kW
transmitters on the air at 1700-1800 UT. Two carry Dutch to Africa, one
carries IBB programming (Studio 7) and the 50 kW transmitter is carrying
Voice of the People.
So I don't understand why Glenn says there is a "one-hour gap".
I can't identify the language (if Mike Barraclough says it's Amharic,
that's good enough for me). The station name sounds like voice of ????na
and has an email address of voiceof???na at ???.com, according to the
announcement. Investigations continue.
[later:] Could it be FEBA Radio in Tigrinya via Kigali?
1700-1730 smtwtfs SOMALI 11655 25 KIG
1730-1757 smtwtfs TIGRINYA 11655 25 KIG
(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW, via dxld Nov 28)
I guess that's it; strange the FEBA usage of 11655 does not appear on any
of the online schedules. Both transmissions are ex-11785 as still in EiBi.
As for "one-hour gap" I was merely referring to an open hour on 11655
between two MDC transmissions, not the complete transmitter usage.
(gh, dxld Nov 28)
Re 11655, 1700-1800 UT. Listen to the recording, of 5 min 3 seconds
condensed ! That 11655 kHz entry on FEBA's schedule seems relatively new?
In early VTC/exMerlin schedule of Oct 26 the FEBA sce at 1700-1800 UT in
Somali and Tigrinya was scheduled on 11785 kHz via Kigali relay in Rwanda.
In A-08 season was on 9865 kHz Kigali too.
Maybe the irregular service of Voice of Indonesia on odd 11784.86v and
weekend services of WHRI on co-channel 11785 forced VTC/FEBA to leave for
11655 kHz channel now ?
With separate mail I send you a recording summary of 5 minutes of Fri Nov
28th program. Kigali tx on air 16.59:13 to 17.57:10 UT. Signal in southern
Germany about S=9+15 dB, weakened a little bit from 1750 UT onwards.
Signal strength compared to remaining few stations on 25 mb in this time
slot: VoRUS Fr Yerevan 11510 S=6, Zanzibar Tanzania 11735 S=9+20 dB, RVP
Madagascar 11610 S=7, DWL Kigali RRW in German same strength S=9+15dB.
Strange program mixture put on air, I guess the fault via the VTC control
room at London and ISDN or satellite feed today Nov 28th.
No program feed, just carrier 16.59:13 to 17.01:06 UT, when short single
second connection to some music file. At 17.02:11 to 17.03:00 UT Far
Eastern Korean language program started, female voice. At 17.03:00 to
17.03.44 UT stop in transmission, just carrier only.
At 17.03:44 male voice in Korean too, telephone call-in interview by male,
connect which lasted til 17.08:10 UT. Afterwards only carrier again til
17.08:32 UT, when Korean male phone interview connect was heard once
again.
Korean program lasted til 17.09:30 UT !
FEBA program 9 1/2 minutes too late !
Seemingly FEBA's Somali? language program started at 17.09:35 UT by female
announcer. During program Kenya and Ibrahim mentioned often, many times.