BC-DX TopNews WWDXC #945 BC-DX 945

RUSSIA 11655 Man hat beim deutschen Dienst von R Moskau realisiert,
dass fuer die sehr traditionelle 1100 MEZ/MESZ Aussendung die MW Sendungen
nicht auslangen. Und die DRM Sendungen werden nur von ganz wenigen
Hobbyisten gehoert.
Jetzt gibt es wieder eine AM Sendung um 0900-1000 UT auf 11655. Kommt hier
mit S=9+40dB herein.
Another SW change ... is that VoR German can be heard from
0900-1000 on 11655. [in past decade mostly from Moscow 15455 kHz]
(Sergei Sosedkin)
Yes, powerful S=9+40dB signal noted today at 0910 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2)
RUSSIA/UKRAINE [tentat] 7440 Voice of Russia New Frequency for North
America. Good morning, noted Voice of Russia on 7440 kHz in "our deep
night" this June 1st/2nd, most uncomfortable monitoring time here in
southwestern Germany.
2348-2350 UT, TX was already on air for opening check, when logged at 2348
UT, much fluttery signal of S=9+15dB.
Next check at 2352-2357 UT, TX was OFF air. TX came on air after all at
23.57:20 UT. 23.59:00 UT start of Kremlin chimes interval signal.
June 2nd at 0000 UT ID "This is Moscow, you are tuned to the World Service
of Voice of Russia". Female newsreader, Israel's air strike against Gaza
strip in Palestine, 19 peoples killed on Israel marine action on
international water. 600 human rights activists brought food and good aid
to Palestins at Gaza in Palestine. But were forced by Israeli marins on
international water area... etc.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2)
I just found out that VoR is back on Sosnovy transmitter starting from
June 1! Acc. to DXing.ru, it's in Russian 1300-1500 and 1700-1900 UT on
1170 for "Europe and Belarus." Another SW change (in addition to VoR
English using 7440 0000-0200 for its NA coverage) is that VoR German can
be heard from 0900-1000 on 11655 kHz.
VoR used to run an AM/MW relay in Vilnius for its Russian service. But
that was stopped a few months ago due to financial difficulties. More
notably, an AM relay in Belarus was also discontinued. (Many DX
publications still list Belarusian tx on 1170 as being used by VoR).
Albania is indeed a "very" old Soviet friend as the Soviet-Albanian
relations were severed during Khruschev. The Russian service of R. Tirana
was jammed heavily through most of its existence. The relations between
two countries are rather cold to these days.
(Sergei DX, dxld June 2)
7440 VOR has a surprise new frequency for English to North America at 00-
02: 7440, first noted by Harry Brooks in England on UT June 1. So I was
standing by for it before 0000 UT June 2: carrier on between 2357 and
2358; open carrier until 2359 VOR IS, 0000 opening WS of VOR, no
frequencies ever announced, of course; 7440 is only a fair signal, little
better than 9890 which is still on, but 7440 has no ACI unlike 9890 from
the Cuban/American radio war on 9885. 9735 also came on at 0000 in VOR
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