BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

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.
(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
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