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Call to the worldwide community of DXers to help ! 

You all will have seen the pictures on your TV of the TSUNAMI-desaster 

which has hit the countries around the Bay of Bengal and the scale of 

devastation truly beyond anyone's comprehension. While international help 

is beginning to pour in into these countries, and bank accounts for 

donations have been established in many countries, I feel that we as a 

truly "international" community could also do our own bit to help. 

In Sri Lanka, one of the worst hit countries, Victor Goonetilleke, an 

internationally renowned DXer and Radio ham, 4S7VK, who is also the 

president of the Sri Lanka amateur radio society, has been busy with his 

friends to support the govt to establish communication lines to many of the 

outlying communities hit by the desaster. While they are doing what they 

can, they lack funds for everything, from equipment, materials to petrol 

for transporting staff and equipment across the country. 

I myself have spent two and a half years in Sri Lanka as a telecoms 

consultant and know how difficult logistics can be already under normal 

conditions let alone now in this situation. I also have known Victor for 

the last twenty-six years and I know that he is a truly trustworthy person 

who will make it his personal responsibility that not one single cent or 

penny will be spent for anything else than aid. Whatever is not used by the 

radio amateur society for their activities, will be spend to buy food, 

clothing or medicine. In addition, whatever funds will be made available by

anyone of us will be fully accounted for and at the end of the effort every 

contributor will be informed where the money went to. 

I myself have already pledged Victor 500 US-$ because of the emotional ties 

I still have with this country and since I cannot go down there myself and 

help. But any amount from any of you will be most welcome. I have 

volunteered to collect the money here in Germany and send it in bulk to 

Victor in Colombo, so if you are willing to help I would appreciate a short 

e-mail to me at 

 

and I will let you know the bank account details. 

Gerhard Werdin, dswci #1206, Dec 29. 

(via Wolfgang B schel, dswci #1331) SEE ALSO UNDER SRI LANKA. 

A-DX.com supports Gerhard Werdin's (he is known for his activities for Sri 

Lanka's Union of Asian DX-ers) campaign for Victor Goonetilleke and his 

Amateur-Radio helpers in Sri Lanka: 

In Sri Lanka, one of the worst hit countries, Victor Goonetilleke, an 

internationally renowned DXer and Radio ham, 4S7VK, who is also the 

president of the Sri Lanka amateur radio society, has been busy with his 

friends to support the govt to establish communication lines to many of the 

outlying communities hit by the desaster. While they are doing what they 

can, they lack funds for everything, from equipment, materials to petrol 

for transporting staff and equipment across the country. 

Read more to find out how to help: 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX NL Dec 31, via dxld) 

Aufruf zur Hilfe an die Gemeinschaft der DXer weltweit ! 

Ihr werdet alle die Bilder im Fernsehen der Flutkatastrophe in Suedasien 

und das Ausmass der Zerstoerung, das alles Vorstellbare uebersteigt, 

gesehen haben. Waehrend internationale Hilfe fuer diese Laender anlaeuft 

und Spendenkonten in vielen Laendern eingerichtet worden sind, finde ich, 

dass wir als eine wirklich internationale Gemeinschaft unseren Beitrag 

leisten sollten und koennen. 

Auf Sri Lanka, einem der am staerksten betroffenen Laender, ist Victor 

Goonetilleke, ein international bekannter und angesehener DXer und 

Funkamateur, 4S7VK, welcher auch der Praesident der Sri Lanka Amateurfunk 

Society ist, dabei, mit seinen Freunden die Regierung mit der Errichtung 

von Kommunikationsverbindungen zu entlegenen Distrikten zu unterstuetzen. 

Waehrend sie ihr Bestes tun, fehlt es doch an finanziellen Mitteln fuer 

alles, von Ausruestung ueber Material bis hin zu Benzin, um Personen und 

Material durchs Land zu transportieren. 

Ich selbst habe zweieinhalb Jahre auf Sri Lanka als Telekom-Berater 

verbracht und weiss, wie schwierig die Logistik bereits unter normalen 

Umstaenden sein kann, umso mehr in dieser Situation. Ich kenne Victor seit 

26 Jahren und ich kann versichern, dass er absolut vertrauenswuerdig und 

integer ist und dass er es zu seiner persoenlichen Angelegenheit machen 

wird, dass jeder einzelne Cent fuer nichts anderes als Hilfsleistungen 

verwendet wird. Was auch immer nicht von der Amateurfunk Society direkt 

benoetigt wird, wird fuer direkte Hilfe in Form von Lebensmitteln, Kleidung 

und Medikamenten verwendet werden. Ausserdem wird die Verwendung aller 

Gelder, die von uns aufgebracht werden, komplett am Ende nachgewiesen und 

jeder einzelne Spender wird ueber den Verbleib des Geldes informiert 

werden.

Ich selbst habe Victor bereits 500 US-$ zugesagt, weil ich mich dem Land 

und seinen Menschen noch immer verbunden fuehle und ich nicht selbst 

dorthin reisen kann, um selbst zu helfen. Aber jeder Betrag von jedem von 

Euch ist herzlich willkommen. 

Ich biete mich hiermit an, die Spenden hier in Deutschland zu sammeln und 

anschliessend nach Sri Lanka zu transferieren. Wenn Ihr helfen wollt, 

schickt mir bitte eine kurze mail an 

 

und ich werde Euch umgehend meine Bankdaten fuer die Spende zukommen 

lassen. 

Gerhard Werdin (Dec 29) 

ALBANIA CRI presented their friends in Albania with a little gift for the 

new year and moved away from 7120 for the period 2200-2400 (Spanish), new 

frequency 7250 [via Urumchi-CHN, wb.]. Now R Tirana is well heard on 7120 

at 2230-2300 in English. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, BC-DX Jan 4) 

CRI English freqs from Albania update: 0500-0600 now on 7220 17505, 0600- 

0700 now on 11750 17505. (Sergey Kolesov-RUS, WDXC Jan 1) 

Radio Tirana to NoAmerica in Albanian 6115 at 0000-0130 UT received here 

with a 432 SIO but new CRI relay on 6020 at 0000-0200 UT is not being 

heard. (Eric Walton-CAN, WDXC) 

Could be they are using a different antenna beam. (Mike Barraclough-UK, 

WDXC) 

CRI Cerrik 6020 and 9570 kHz still as strong as before, just checked, wb. 

Jan 5th. 

ALGERIA [CLAND from ALG to WeSahara] 7460 Radio Nacional de la RASD 

Reactivated! 

RASD: Noted SW \\ has returned. MW 1550 kHz \\ 7460 with Spanish songs at 

2335 UT on 25/12/04. (Steve Whitt-UK, MWC via DXLD) 

7460 -- at 2005 UT in Arabic with many mentions of the WeSahara, then nx 

read by man. Got a phone call and had to retune at 2110, still there with 

woman in Arabic. Fair signal, clear channel, but never caught an ID. (Hans 

Johnson-USA, Cumbre Dec 29) 

7460 RASD We Sahara now regularly back, at least since Dec 25th, 35333, 

drums with local song, good audio quality today. Fair signal at 0715 UT. 

But suffers co-channel QRM by RFA Korean Ulan Bataar + jamming at 2100-2300 

UT. (wb, BC-DX Jan 3-4) 

ARMENIA R Armenia now heard daily incl. Sunday in German 1905-1925 on 

4810 and 9965 (x9960), though announced erroneously as: Mon-Sat 1805 on 

4860 and 9960, and Sunday 1805-1825 on 4810 and 15270. (Friedrich Buettner- 

D, dswci DXW Dec 26) 

AUSTRIA/U.K. [to U.K.& WeEUR / NoAM too] Tuned into 7110 at 2135 UT on 

Friday 31 Dec, 2004, expecting to hear Wales Radio International. A very 

strong signal was coming in, a mxal program with discussion in German 

between mxal items. Off abruptly at 2200 UT without any ID. Since Wales 

Radio International is transmitted from Moosbrunn-AUT at this time (acc to 

a schedule I have), I presume that I was hearing an Austrian domestic 

program. Perhaps a Wales program was not available. (Bernie O'Shea-Ont-CAN, 

dxld Dec 31) 

6005 0300 0330 ......s MNO Rampisham 500 300 English NoAM HR 4/4/0.5 

17625 1130 1200 ......s MNO Rampisham 500 62 English OC HR 4/4/0.5

7110 2130 2200 .....f. MNO Moosbrunn 100 300 English WeEUR. 

Radio Wales International. Our programme, Celtic Notes is bc once a week at 

the following times and wavelengths on SW. 

CELTIC NOTES IS A weekly half-hour programme that is broadcast on the 

Internet and SW to 

EUR - Moosbrunn-AUT tx - Fris: Summer 2030, Winter 2130 UT 

NoAM - Rampisham tx - Sats: Summer 0200, Winter 0300 

AUS/AS - Rampisham tx - Sats: Summer 1230, Winter 1130 

Celtic Notes is also broadcast weekly on the internet at: 

 

This is the only programme we broadcast on SW. It is also uploaded in MP3 

each week to our web site 

where you will also find archiv radio programmes in real audio. There are 

also links to other web sites that will give information about Wales. 

Jenny O'Brien 

Wales Radio International 

Pros Kairon 

Crymych 

Pembrokeshire 

SA41 3QE 

Wales UK 

( via Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX, Dec 17, 2000 ! ) 

Radio Austria International has a four min English broadcast at 0709 on 

6155. 

(Susan Evans-UK, WDXC) 

ROI have been heard since December 22nd on 5755 around 1830 tune in in\\to 

5945 and 6155, variable reception with deep fading. Is this a harmonic? 

(Edwin Southwell-UK, WDXC) 

No a harmonic is on an exact multiple of the fundamental frequency, this 

will probably be a mixing product of the two freqs or just a spurious 

radiation. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC Jan 1) 

BELARUS Radio Belarus Ext. Sce eff from January 1: 

2000-2300 on additional 7440 MNS 150 kW / 270 deg \\ 7105 and 7340. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Jan 4) 

BENIN RDF Benin, 5025, at 2135-2200 on Dec 27. Started monitoring this 

freq at 2026 with threshold signal, improves to fair signal and copy by 

2135 with OM announcer in French, some echo-style annts and a talk or callin 

program. Long "PARAKOU" barked by announcer at 2158 UT. R. Rebelde 

either sign-on or fade in around 2201 (I think I heard the IS but did not 

check to match against intervalsignals.com), Benin stays underneath 

Rebelde for quite a while past 2200. \\ 7210 is a different Benin channel I 

believe, but this freq covered by Ham QRM. (Jeff Heller-IL-USA, dxld Jan 1) 

5025 Rdif Nationale Parakou on Jan 2 at 2035 UT. English nx but heavily 

QRMed by jammer, whoever that was for. Faint signals of other station on 

the frequency. Very short mx between nx items. At 2039 ID as 'National 

Service of Radio Benin'. Continued in English, but jammer-QRM very heavy. 

Nothing much else on the bands exc 4500/4910 and also (Tanzania) 5050.1 

kHz. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 2)

R Parakou 5025 0500-2000 (0500-0600 Su-Th, 0845-1200 Fr-Sa, 1400-1600 

Tu/Fr-Sa). (wb.) 

BOSNIA [SCG - SERBIA&MONTENEGRO] 

B-04 for Int.Radio of Serbia & Montenegro via BEO[Bijeljina Bosnia] 250 kW 

1330-1358 Mon-Fri 11835#100 deg English to AUS >>>>> unregistered freq 

1400-1458 Mon-Fri 7200 310 deg Serbian to WeEu >>>>> relay HS-1 Beograde 

1400-1528 Sat/Sun 7200 310 deg Serbian to WeEu >>>>> relay HS-1 Beograde 

1500-1528 Mon-Fri 11835&100 deg Serbian to AUS >>>>> unregistered freq 

1530-1558 Daily 11800 130 deg Arabic to ME 

1600-1628 Daily 6100 040 deg Russian to RUS 

1630-1643 Daily 6100 non-dir Hungarian to Eu 

1645-1658 Daily 6100 130 deg Greek to SoEaEu 

1700-1728 Daily 6100^310 deg French to WeEu 

1730-1758 Daily 6100^310 deg German to WeEu 

1800-1813 Daily 6100^180 deg Albanian to SoEaEu 

1815-1828 Daily 6100^130 deg Bulgarian to SoEaEu 

1830-1858 Daily 6100^310 deg Italian to WeEu 

1900-1928 Daily 6100^040 deg Russian to RUS 

1930-1958 Daily 6100^310 deg English to WeEu 

2000-2028 Daily 7200*250 deg Spanish to SoEu >>>>> but registered 7220 

2030-2058 Sun-Fri 6100^310 deg Serbian to WeEu 

2030-2128 Sat 6100^310 deg Serbian to WeEu 

2100-2128 Sun-Fri 6100 310 deg German to WeEu 

2130-2158 Daily 6100 310 deg French to WeEu 

2200-2228 Daily 6100 310 deg Englidh to WeEu 

2330-2358 Daily 9580!055 deg Chinese to SoEaAs 

0000-0028 Daily 9680 265 deg Spanish to SoAmWe 

0030-0058 Mon-Sat 7115 310 deg Serbian to NoAmEa 

0030-0128 Sun 7115 310 deg Serbian to NoAmEa 

0100-0128 Mon-Sat 7115 310 deg English to NoAmEa 

0130-0158 Daily 7115 310 deg Serbian to NoAmEa 

0200-0228 Daily 7130 325 deg English to NoAmWe 

# totally blocked by BBC in Bengali 

& totally blocked by VOA in English 

^ totally blocked by CRI in English + VOIROI Albanian 1830-1927 & 2030-2127 

* totally blocked by Radio Bulgaria in Bulgarian 

! totally blocked by BBC in Chinese. 

All txions are irreg. on air!!! 


BULGARIA New schedule for Voice Africa in English via SOF 100 kW / 215 

deg 

1600-1800 NF 13820*(55555), ex 11560, re-ex 15650 >>>>> additional txion 

1800-2000 NF 11560 (55555), ex 15650, re-ex 9680 to avoid VOA in Persian 

*co-ch Pan American Broadcasting in English 1600-1630 Sun only! 


Frequency change to Christian Voice sce to Nigeria: The signal on 15650 was 

not propagating very well and it has been changed to 1600-1800 on 13820, 

1800-2000 on 11560. 

(CVI, Jan 3, dxld) Presumably via Kostinbrod Bulgaria as before, gh. 

BULGARIA/ITALY Dear colleagues, The following is IRRS-Shortwave planned 

schedule for the period A-05 (March 27, 2005 until Oct. 10, 2005). 

Please notice that our association will not participate to the HFCC 

coordination meetings. If you need assistance in coordination with the 

frequencies listed below, please contact me directly at the numbers or 

email below. 

IRRS-Shortwave (Milan, Italy): 

5775 kHz 1900-2030 UTC Mon-Thu,Sat 20 kW - target (1)

5775 kHz 1900-2200 UTC Fri & Sun 100 kW - target (1) 

13840 kHz 0700-1200 UTC Sat & Sun 20 kW - target (1) 

15665 kHz 1100-1200 UTC Fri 100 kW - target (2) 

(1) Europe, N. Africa & Middle East 

(ITU zones: 18-19, 27-30, 37-39) 

(2) East Africa (ITU zones: 27-30, 36-39, 45) 

IRRS-Shortwave is owned and operated by NEXUS International Broadcasting 

Association (NEXUS-IBA). Please check program schedules at 

 

All programs are also available 24/24 via our streaming sces at: 

and: 

With best regards from Milano, 

Alfredo E. Cotroneo, CEO, NEXUS-Int'l Broadcasting Association 

P.O.Box 11028, 20110, Milano, Italy email: 

(via Swopan Chakroborty-IND, dxld) 

IRRS A-05 freq selection. 

Why not cooperate with HFCC?? It might get out where your relay transmitter 

site is? 

(gh, DXLD Jan 1) 

RBU organization is doing the job for legal IRRS relay in Bulgaria via 

Kostinbrod-Sofia site. (wb, BC-DX Jan 3) 

BURKINA FASO 5030, Radiodiff Television de Burkina, Dec 29, tune in 1853 

when fairly good signal with what appeared to be 'Western Union' adv in 

local lang's prgr. On the hour gave time as '19 heurs' into French 'le 

rapport du soir' presented by Jean Batiste Bateaux. Same good signal during 

evening with French radioplay and lots of mx incl local rap. Final annt 

2358 with ID as 'Radiodiffusion Television de Burkina' and said would come 

back 'tomorrow' at 0530 UT. Off 0001 after instrumental tune. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Dec 29) 

5030, Rdif. National du Burkina, Ouagadougou, at 1734-1900 UT on Dec 24. 

Vernacular programme, French talk about Christmas, nx from Burkina. 35433. 

(Mendez and Scholz-D; dswci DXW) 

Also heard 0615-0645, Dec 25, French annmt, Afropop, ID: "RTB", 45344. On 

Dec 26 at 0640: 35333. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Dec 26) 

5030, Radio Television du Burkina at 2350 UT on Dec 31 with afropops, then 

tribal rhythms then a man with New Year's greetings in French at 0000 UT 

like "Bonne annee a Radio-Television du Burkina", then afropops and more 

greetings - still on a 0053 UT recheck with afropops and more greetings 

(Mark Coady-ON-CAN, dxld Jan 1) 

7230, Rdif. National du Burkina, Ouagadougou, at 0802 on Dec 26. French 

annmt, Xmas song, seemed usual religious segment, clear freq but fading 

out, 25332. 

(Martien Groot-HOL, dswci DXW Dec 26) 

CANADA 6160 at 1648-, CKZU on Jan 2. CBC Vancouver's SW relay must have 

a tx fault. Distorted audio (I thought originally it might have been a 

North Korean!). Still decipherable, but this is the first time I've heard a 

distortion on a CBC tx. Hope this doesn't cause any major headaches for 

them. (Walt Salmaniw-Vic-BC-CAN, DXplorer Jan 2) 

CHINA Some freqs changes for China Radio International: 

0800-0857 Chinese on 17650# ex in French 

1300-1357 Bengali NF 9490, ex 9610

1400-1457 Tamil NF 9490, ex 11685 

1930-1957 Romanian NF 7200* ex 7110 

2200-2257 Portuguese NF 7245, additional 

# co-ch R.Japan NHK in Japanese. * co-ch R.Bulgaria in Bulgarian. 


9770 RCI via Kashi/Kashgar Transmitter. Full Data Special Maple Leaf 

Mailbag QSL in 17 days. 

7405, 9425 & 9435 CRI. Received three QSL cards without the specific tx 

sites (which I reported as Kashi/Kashgar) Have sent back my cards for the 

clarification. Will see what transpires. (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, Cumbre 

Dec 31) 

6045, People's Broadcasting Station, Nei Menggu, (pres), 1040-1051 UT. 

Noted a man and woman in Chinese comments. I orignally tuned this in and 

found it to be off freq slightly (6044.88), but by the hour, the signal had 

been adjusted to 6045 exactly. I guess the tech at PBS was having a bad day 

with his tuning? Signal was threshold in Clewiston, FL. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx Dec 29) 

COLOMBIA 6010t, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Bogota at 2351 - Jan 03 0001 UT. 

Tentative; very weak and noisy signal with man in Spanish with what sounded 

like religious talk (way too poor to really understand though) followed by 

a very beautifool llanera tune, then an ID with mention of "...onda 

corta..." followed by a different sounding folkloric song, then 

incomprehensible talk. Knowing that llanera mx wich is a folkloric kind of 

mx with lots oh harp, is made only in Venezuela and eastern Colombia, I can 

rule out Radio Parinacota (wich I heard once during a mini-DXpedition to 

×le-Bizard with only talk content) and Emisora Ciudad de Montevideo. 

(Bogdan Chiochiu-QC-CAN, hcdx Jan 2) 

CONGO 7205 RTNC Lubumbashi (tent) Thanks ODXA tip. Very tentative, but 

heard at 1937 with talk in French. Poor signal with some ARO interference. 

Never got any better so I gave up at 1955 UT. Just need a better day. (Hans 

Johnson-USA, Cumbre Dec 29) 

CONGO Rep. of 5985 Radio Congo P/D cd and letter in 28 days for m/s. 

V/S: Expediteur: Mr. Felix LOSSOMBO, B.P. 2912, Brazzaville, CONGO. 

(Ross Comeau-MA-USA, ibid. DX Dec 29) 

RTV Congolaise (pres), 5985 kHz at 2202-2248 on Dec 25. Tune in to OM talk 

with poor signal and copy, later an OM studio announcer with fast drumming 

and Afro pop style mx, frequent talk over mx by announcer. Presumed B/c no 

clear ID. 

RTV Congolaise, 5985 kHz at 0422-0455 on Dec 26. Caught a good ID as "Congo 

Brazzaville" this time at tune-in, then OM talk in French. Highlife type 

mx, good signal and copy, but possible carrier modulation from WFYR 

underneath. Obliterated at 0455 by WFYR IS. '04 WRTH [and '05] shows signon 

at 0430 but noted at 0422 UT. 

(Jeff Heller-IL-USA, dxld Jan 1) 

Scheduled 0430-2300 UT, (En 1835-1845 Fr-Sa, 1900-1915 Su-We, 1930-1945 

Th). 

CUBA 6060, R Reloj, via Bauta, at 0840-0850 fade out on Dec 27. Spanish 

speaking station with time ann every min. Signal was weak. ID sounded like 

" Radio Reloj" but time ann was for 04 hours which would not tally with old 

Radio Reloj, Costa Rica which is UTC-6hrs. Will listen in tomorrow morning 

for further identification. 

(Patrick Cody, visiting Canary Islands; Dec 26)

No, it is a relay of R Reloj on Cuba which has been noted on this freq from 

R Habana Cuba signs off at 0500* using same tx. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci 

DXW Ed) 

[R Reloj often heard also irreg. on 9550 at 0700-0730var UT, wb.] 

CZECH REP The following question came from a listener, Mr D.R. Ansell 

from Sussex, England: 

"I read in a radio magazine that you may be going to use long wave. Is this 

true?" I passed that question on to the director of Radio Prague, Miroslav 

Krupicka. 

"It is an idea. It is not reality at this moment but we are considering 

going on LW in English and German. It's a LW that is used by a domestic 

channel of Czech Radio, Czech Radio 1 - Radiozurnal, which broadcasts on 

the FM network and on LW. We are in talks with this station to give us a 

certain space on long wave in order for us to be heard beyond the border of 

the Czech Rep in, say, Germany, Austria and Poland because long wave 

travels further than medium wave, for instance, or FM, so we would be heard 

in Central and Eastern Europe on long wave quite well. 

Of course, this is an addition to SW broadcasting. We are always on SW, we 

will stay on SW, but in addition we are looking for tools in order to be 

heard both in the Czech Rep and in Central Europe. In the Czech Rep we are 

currently on FM in Prague in English, this is a sce for tourists, people 

visiting the Czech Rep, businessmen and so on. It's quite appreciated by 

the audience from what I have heard. And to expand on long wave would be 

quite nice, so we are working on it, but it is not yet reality." 

You spoke about Central Europe but Mr Ansell is from England - would he be 

able to listen to us on LW in England? 

"Well, if the weather conditions and the sun spot cycle are ideal I would 

say probably yes, at certain times of the day, at certain times of the 

year. But as a rule, I would say no, because as I have just mentioned, it 

would be well received in the neighbouring countries, such as Poland, 

Germany, and so on, but it does not travel that far. In ideal conditions 

possibly, but not usually." 

(Dec 12th R Prague Mailbox via Nick Sharpe, Jan WDXC Contact via dxld) 

The Czech longwave freq is 270 which can be received with fair strength 

here evenings though local electrical noise can be a problem. (Mike 

Barraclough-UK, WDXC-UK ibid.) 

DRM Propagation is different today. I don't know if there is a 

technical/propagational explanation for it, but it is one of those days 

when signals appear to "splash" and "splatter" more than usual. Pori 9560, 

for instance. And DRM on 5990 was about 30kHz wide HF, and from 5965 

upwards there was no break in DRM between 5975 and 5990. Hash from 7265 was 

audible as low as 7210 and up past 7300 - I measured S9 on 7275/7285. This 

phenomena has been noticed many times and I don't think is in any way 

connected with the broadcasters themselves. [same hit me, when local area 

is snow covered all my rxs note QRM of nearby TV tower - 1200 meters away, 

especially around 9580 to 9600 kHz, wb.] 

There was a loud digital signal on about 9677 - 78 at 0830 UT which was 

QRMing RL 9680 and BRZ 9675. And this also was sending out hash either 

side. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Dec 28) 

EGYPT In an interview with the media ppl. the Media Minister announced 

that he took the decision of minimizing the langs of the overseas sections 

of Radio Cairo to 11 langs only. out of 35 langs. !!!

He said he took that decision after checking reports from foreign affairs 

Dept. and security council and the media offices world wide bearing in mind 

that these cuts won't affect the International targets of Egypt and that 

decision will be active next week !!! 

And that decision was taken to to safe money, but to improve the quality of 

the rest of the programs !? 

(source Algamhoriya Nx paper 30/Dec/2004) 

9990.09 Radio Cairo, Arab mx, TS, Albanian ID ("Ju flet Cairo") , into px. 

Jan 02 55544. 

(Guenter Lorenz, currently near La Spezia, NoItaly hcdx Jan 3) 

The first semi Government station on the FM band "Nile FM " launched its 

website last week with a promise to have a 

live web cam covering of the programs of the station. Nile FM is the first 

24hrs/7d English pop and rock radio station covering Cairo. also the twin 

station of Nile FM, Nogum FM "stars FM" which is 24/7 Arabic mx station 

started using the RDS- Radio data System - to be the first Egyptian station 

using this facility. (Tarek Zeidan Cairo-EGY SU1TZ, BC-DX Jan 1) 

ERITREA 7099.98 at 1740 V o Broad Masses of Eritrea, traditional 

mx/songs, Jan 02 SINPO 25433. (Guenter Lorenz, currently near La Spezia, 

NoItaly hcdx Jan 3) 

ETHIOPIA 5500, Voice of Tigray Revolution, at *0356-0434 fade Dec 27th, 

IS followed by echo affect ID by a man and Horn of Africa mx. A woman gave 

opening annts in Tigrinya and then the news. Program mainly of talks with 

short mxal segments. Fair with \\6350 poor to fair. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, 

DXplorer Jan 2) 

FRANCE [tentat; to C.A.F.] 9590 African - Radio Centrafrique, Bangui. 

9590 Radiodiffusion Central Afrique TDF daily at 1700-2300 UTC from 

Issoudun (500 kW) - since 26 Nov according to the HFCC. (Vlad Titarev-UKR, 

BC-DX Dec 27) 

Following the recent appearance of Radio Centrafrique, Bangui, on 9590 kHz 

between 1700-2300 UT, reportedly via a tx at Issoudun in France, there is a 

story originating from PANA on the French-language website of CentrAfrique 

Presse, dated 12 Oct 2004, in which it says a meeting of the Intergovtal 

Agency of French-Speaking Countries (AIF) was held in Paris in Oct 2004 to 

discuss a plan of rescue for Radio Bangui. It mentions the need to expand 

broadcasting hours and the raising funds for a new tx. 

In the latter case, if funds could not be raised for a new tx (F.CFA 100 

million, about 150.000 EUROs) then the possibility of renting airtime via 

Africa No 1, Moyabi, is mentioned. Presumably the new relay is a result of 

this AIF meeting, ahead of the elections in the Central African Republic on 

13 Febr 2005 (but relayed via TDF Issoudun rather than Moyabi?) 

 

(Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC-UK Dec 31) 

Bonjour, Je confirme l'emission de Radio Centrafrique depuis la France! En 

ce moment, en Centrafrique (RCA) il y a un processus democratique et des 

elections, ainsi que le proces de l'ancien President Patasse. Radio 

Centrafrique, n'a plus d'emetteurs sauf la FM, a Bangui. Dans les 

campagnes, les habitants ecoutent Radio Ndeke Luka sur les ondes courtes le 

soir. Radio Ndeke Luka c'est la voix de l'opposition, afin que le 

Gouvernement puisse se faire entendre aussi dans les campagnes, il y a donc 

le relais sur ondes courtes (9590 kHz) depuis la France. En effet, la

France est l'amie du Gouvernement de la Centrafrique. Il y a beaucoup 

interets francais en RCA... 

(Christian Ghibaudo, Nice-F, playdx yg via dxld Dec 27) 

RFI heard with sign-on/opening annts and IS on 9590 from about 1659 at good 

strength. After a period of silence what appeared to be nx in French was 

heard but with continual 'drop outs' of the audio feed. During the times 

audio was broadcast I did not hear any ID. This continued past 1730 so 

reception of the txion is much the same as reported by Hans Johnson. At 

this same time, Africa #1 from Gabon was also giving a good signal on 9580 

but with low audio and \\ 15475. (Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Dec 29) 

Place holder entry: 

9590 1700-2300 37E,38W,46E,52 ISS 500kW 156deg 261104-270305 Francais F NEW 

TDF 

9590 Radio Centrafrique (pres) Thanks Slaen tip. Been messing with this for 

a few days but have yet to hear an ID. Today 1955 with talk in French, went 

right through the top of the hour. Bad modulation, best in LSB, fair 

signal. Tuned in yesterday at 2000 (I think, could have been 2100) and they 

were having a feed problem. Part of the time it sounded like news, maybe 

from Radio France, I heard their nx theme mx, and part of the time it was 

local mx. Kept cutting between the two with periods of dead air as well. I 

guess this is x5034. (Hans Johnson-USA, Cumbre Dec 28-29) 

The Issoudun relay [9590] is quite irregular. Audio from Bangui is terrible 

and unstable. Sometimes RFI instead or just carrier, or signing off earlier 

than 2300 UT. 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, dxld Jan 2) 

Following the recent appearance of Radio Centrafrique, Bangui, on 9590 kHz 

between 1700-2300 UT, reportedly via a tx at Issoudun in France, there is a 

story originating from PANA on the French-language website of CentrAfrique 

Presse, dated 12 Oct 2004, in which it says a meeting of the Intergovtal 

Agency of French-Speaking Countries (AIF) was held in Paris in Oct 2004 to 

discuss a plan of rescue for Radio Bangui. It mentions the need to expand 

broadcasting hours and the raising funds for a new tx. In the latter case, 

if funds could not be raised for a new tx (F.CFA 100 million, about 150.000 

EUROs) then the possibility of renting airtime via Africa No 1, Moyabi, is 

mentioned. 

Presumably the new relay is a result of this AIF meeting, ahead of the 

elections in the Central African Republic on 13 Feb 2005 (but relayed via 

TDF Issoudun rather than Moyabi?). 

Nein Henri, das ist hoechstwahrscheinlich einer der 16 x 500 kW Sender in 

Issoudun in Frankreich, der genutzt wird. Also nix neuer Sender, sondern 

nur neues Programm via Frankreich. 

Nur das Audiosignal ist bescheiden wie original in Bangui CAF, mit 

Unterbrechungen, wie Du schreibst. 

Von Frankreich suedwaerts gerichtet auf 156 Grad, hast Du den besten 

Empfang bestimmt in Sizilien, Tunesien, Marokko und Kanaren. (wb, BC-DX Dec 

29) 

GABON English at 0700-0800 UT has been monitored here on 15605 via 

Moyabi. 


Noted also on 11725 250kW 307 deg. 11725 RFI Gabon, 0700-0800 UT, weak 

signal for WeAF target, in English ! 24322. (wb, BC-DX Jan 4) 

GEORGIA 4540 R Georgia at 1618 UT in Russian lang, talks by YL, sporadic 

mx. S9. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Dec 29) 

GERMANY IBC Tamil Sce in Tamil to SoAs via DTK T-systems eff Dec.30: 

0000-0100 on 6055 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg, ex 7450 via NVS 100 kW / 180 deg. 


11875 RCI via Wertachtal. Full Data Special Maple Leaf Mailbag Program QSL 

in 17 days. 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, Cumbre Dec 31) 

Ismaning 6085 is still on, as you probably already noted. An anonymous 

poster claims that the AM sce will continue until late March, afterwards 

the tx will be converted for DRM operation starting in early April he says, 

also talking about an aux tx as possible fill in (would be the old 10 kW 

unit). Cf. 

 

Hard to say whether this posting is trustworth, and if so, whether it is 

more than just wishful thinking of the engineers. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, BC-DX Jan 1) 

Berlin-Britz 990 is at present off due to an antenna fault: A guy of the 

main MW mast broke in the wee hours of Dec 23. Press release from this day: 

 

Herein they promised that the mast will be repaired the same day, but 

apparently this was in fact only safeguarding work while the mast is still 

not usable. Under these circumstances it appears to be plausible that they 

indeed fired up the 100 kW Nautel on 855 again, as I suspect it being the 

case. Otherwise this freq was for some time run in AM with only 25 kW 

anymore, using the same TRAM 25 unit than for DRM. Probably it would be too 

much trouble to connect a 990 tx to the remaining mast (the Nautel is a 

semiconductor tx, such rigs are not frequency-agile). (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld 

Dec 28) 

Berlin-Britz 990 is still off. I have an impression that 855 is stronger 

than previously and has again the typical audio with completely suppressed 

bass range, so probably this is again the "old" Nautel tx. No idea what's 

going on there, especially since it is hard to imagine that they would 

abandon 990 but keep 855 with the co-channel Romanian megawatter. (Kai 

Ludwig-D, A-DX Dec 27)

Berlin-Britz 990 is at present off due to an antenna fault: A guy of the 

main mediumwave mast broke in the wee hours of Dec 23. Press release from 

this day: 

 

Herein they promised that the mast will be repaired the same day, but 

apparently this was in fact only safeguarding work while the mast is still 

not usable. 

Under these circumstances it appears to be plausible that they indeed fired 

up the 100 kW Nautel on 855 again, as I suspect it being the case. 

Otherwhise this freq was for some time run in AM with only 25 kW anymore, 

using the same TRAM 25 unit than for DRM. Probably it would be too much 

trouble to connect a 990 tx to the remaining mast (the Nautel is a 

semiconductor tx, such rigs are not frequency-agile). 

(Kai Ludwig-D, BC-DX Dec 28) 

The BBC World Service's Europe Today is on 972 Mon-Fri at 1700-1730 UT on 

972 via Norddeutscher Rundfunk Hamburg, easily heard in the UK. (Susan 

Evans-UK, WDXC Jan 1) 

First successful SW broadcast transmission from Zeesen Germany to USA 80 

years ago, on Jan 31, 1925. DLR Berlin LW177, 6005 kHz, at 0350 / 1045 hrs 

UT; DLF LW153 & 207 kHz, 6190, 0805 UT: 

Das Deutschlandradio erinnert am 31. Januar 2005 in seinen beiden 

Programmen an die erste erfolgreiche Rundfunkuebertragung ueber Kurzwelle 

aus den USA nach Deutschland vor 80 Jahren. 0350 / 1045 Uhr UT im 

Kalenderblatt beim DeutschlandRadio Berlin, um 0805 UT beim Deutschlandfunk 

Cologne. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Dec 30) 

Peter Lenffer schrieb: 3sat sendet auf Teletextseite 716 AM-News/FM-News 

aus. Vielleicht war dies hier nicht bekannt. (ibid.) 

Ich kannte es jedenfalls noch nicht. Wer jetzt zu faul ist, zum Fernseher 

zu gehen: Die entsprechende Teletext-Seite findet sich auch im Internet 

unter 

 

(Christian Zietz, A-DX Jan 1) 

GUINEA 7125 RTG Conakry, 25322, French annmt, guitar and flute local mx. 

(wb, BC-DX Jan 4) 

INDIA All India Radio via Delhi domestic sce feeds heard on Dec 30 via 

15260 and 15185 at weak to fair strength with extensive nx in English from 

0830 [following on from local lang(s)] until at least 0900. Most of the nx 

concerned the Tsunami damage on the Indian east coast and in the Andaman & 

Nicobar Isl. as well as other 'official' statements. (Noel R. Green-UK, BC- 

DX Dec 29) 

4910 AIR (Jaipur) on Dec 30 at 1600 UT with adverts for bungalows in India 

in English (if they're too close to sea, probably not a good idea to 

advertise right now). Since about 1400 UT almost all listed tropical 

Indians came through here though not ID'd, many in mix with the usual 

Chinese stations on many of same freqs. Even Chi on 3280 was readable here 

at this bad DX site. (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Dec 30) 

AIR triggers exodus from Nicobar - Sheela Bhatt in Car Nicobar | December 

30, 2004 05:18 IST. A live phone-in programme on All India Radio has 

created havoc with the relief operations on the devastated island of 

Nicobar. 

The island is a reserved tribal area where non-tribals, except govt 

servants, are not allowed to settle down without permission.

Foreigners are strictly forbidden. More than 10 foreign correspondents have 

been refused permission to cover the devastation on the island. 

"Most of the people whom we evacuated were flying for the first time in 

their lives," said an IAF official adding, "When things cool down, these 

tribal will not have the money to return to their villages in Nicobar. The 

ship fare alone will cost them over Rs 500." The calamity continues. 

See (Cumbre Dec 30) 

The city of Chennai and its suburbs experienced mild but widespread tremors 

around 0645 hours this morning (= 0115 UTC, Ed), giving a rude shock to its 

residents. Most residents were asleep when the mild earthquake, which 

lasted for two to five seconds, literally shook them awake. In some places, 

people ran out on to the streets while reports from other parts of the city 

and suburbs said residents sought shelter in various places. 

More on 

(via Gupta-IND in DX-India, excerpt Dec 26) 

I am looking for reception of my SW txs located at Super Power Transmitting 

station, All India Radio, Bangalore, India. I am attaching program schedule 

of my station for details. Please listen to them and provide me with 

feedback report. All reception reports will be duly acknoweladged and it 

will be forwarded to All India Radio's spectrum Manager for issue of QSL 

card. Your reception report may contain the freq and sce monitored, program 

details, time, date, type of receiver, antenna type, SINPO details etc. 

Expecting the reports. Wish you, your family and friends happy and 

prosperous new year 2004. 

R.Narasimha Swamy-IND 

Yours faithfully, R.Narasimha Swamy, Superintending Engineer, 

AIR, Super Power Transmitters, Yelahanka New Town, 

BANGALORE, 560064, India. (hcdx Dec 31) 

INDONESIA 7289.9 RRI Nabire (pres) on Dec 25 at 0805-0820, 23432-13431 

INSn, Talk(Jakarat nx realy?). ID? at 0808 as "... Republik INS (..) 

Nabire". 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Dec 25) 

INTERNATIONAL WATERS On Dec 28, I received a QSL letter from Coalition 

Maritime Forces Radio Radio One: 

"Please accept this letter as verification of your reception of our 

broadcast (QSL). Thank you for listening to Coalition Maritime Forces 

Radio-Radio One and taking the time to write. Coalition Maritime Forces 

Radio-Radio One is a 24 hour a day, SW broadcast that provide news, mx and 

information in six langs to the maritime community throughout the Middle 

East. This broadcast is provided as a sce to fellow mariners who otherwise 

may not hear this type of programming. Your technical feedback will be of 

value as we improve our sce to regional mariners. I appreciate you 

contacting us and wish you continued good luck as a SW hobbyist." 

This letter was signed by J.J. McGovern, Commander US Navy, Deputy 

assistant, Chief of Staff for Operations/Plans, US Naval Forces Central 

Command and US FIFTH Fleet. Nice QSL!, I am happy with it! 

(Max van Arnhem-HOL, dswci DXW Dec 29) BAHRAIN harbour location? wb. 

IRAN Dear World Wide DX Club, 

I am writing to you from the English Radio of Islamic Republic of Iran's 

Broadcasting. We would be very pleased to introduce our radio to the 

listeners. We can send beutiful QSL cards for those who will send us

eception reports. I attach a copy of the Broadcasting schedule for you. We 

would be very pleased to have your idea. 

Best Regards, IRIB English Service 

M.B. Khoshnevisan 

IRIB ENGLISH SERVICE BROADCASTING SCHEDULE (B-2004) 

TIME (UTC) FREQUENCIES TARGET AREAS (m) (kHz) 

0130-0230 (Voice of Justice) 

31mb 9580 North America 

49mb 6120 North America 

1030-1130 19mb 15480 Indian Sub Continent 

19mb 15460 Indian Subcontinent 

MW702 Republic of Azerbaijan 765 Pakistan 

1530-1630 31mb 9610 Indian Subcontinent 

31mb 9940 Indian Subcontinent 

1930-2030 49mb 6110 Europe 

41mb 7320 Europe 

25mb 11695 South and East of Africa 

31mb 9855 South and East of Africa 

1130-1230 (Voice of Justice) 

Receivable only via internet and Hotbird satellite 

2130-2230 Receivable only via Internet and Hotbird satellite 

0030-0130 Receivable only via Internet and Hotbird satellite 

Mail your correspondence to 

IRIB English Service, P.O.Box 19395-6767, Tehran, I.R of Iran. 

E-mail URL: 

 

(RIB to WWDXC, Jan 1) 

IRAN/IRAQ [Kurdistan] Having some time left over the next few days 

decided to do a band scan, and did as follows: band scan 3850-4600 kHz 

between 1455-1530 then 1540-1615 same range (I know some can have been 

missed, but don't think so) to find out what to tune to. What I found was a 

great number of jammers in the first search and almost none in the second 

indicating that there might be stations we do not know much of. My friend 

Pankov, is it as impossible there as here? 

First round 1455-1530: 

3856 kHz 1455 enormeaous jammer, no stn noted underneath 

3865 kHz 1455 same 

3871 kHz 1457 revolutionary songs under heavy jammer ) 

3912 kHz 1448 Korea (I believe) 

3930 kHz 1450 sounded the Korean, but I had a very strong Italian amateur 

on top 

3966 kHz 1451 enormeaous jammer 

3970.2 kHz 1453 V.O.Iranian Kurdistan, heavily jammed. Farsi YL, ID at 1503 

4023.9 kHz Kurdish YM abt Kurdestan, dare now say which station, cf. below 

4161.9 kHz 1507 nothing listed here to my knowledge at this time - 

either V.O.Independence (not reported recently) or V.O.Conservative 

Party. Nothing 1605. 

4230 kHz 1512 very heavily jammed - nothing noticed underneath 


4267 kHz 1514 bubble jammer heavy, no px underneath? 



4367 kHz 1517 very heavily jammed - but with YL talking underneath 

4375 kHz 1518 seemingly the 4367 station and its jammer moved at the same 

time to here


second round 1540-1615: 


3860 kHz 1545 very heavily jammed by other type of jammer (bubble) - 

nothing noticed underneath 

4023.8 kHz YL talking, seemingly not jammed 

4230 kHz very heavily jammed - nothing noticed underneath 

4255 kHz very heavily jammed - nothing noticed underneath 


Another explanation might be that they have a surplus of jammers somewhere? 

hi. But seemingly almost all shut down around same time, i.e. ard 1530. 

Only had time to search this little part of the bands. (Finn Krone-DEN, BC- 

DX Dec 30) 

3880v 4380v V.O.Communist Party of Iran with usual intro procedure of IS 

and IDs until prgr began at 1630 with 'the Internationale'. ID as 'In 

seday-e Hezb-e Komunist-e Iran'. Fair. Moved around a bit (4375-4380, 3870- 

3881). 

3930 V.O.Komala (pres, but many mentions of Komala) under heavy jamming 

1710. Agn 1740 when in Farsi. Gone at recheck 1850. 

4027.0 UNID 1635-1657 in Arabic, many songs and missed closing ID at sign 

off 1657, only heard the closing mx. I thought that was it but then I 

passed the freq again 1720 and there was clear Arabic programming and at 

1800 caught ID for V.O.the People of Kurdistan. Now, is this one or two 

different programmes? (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Dec 29) 

3930.1 expect R Voice of Komala Dec 31 0420 in Farsi but exactly missed ID 

before sign off mx 0430. Jammed heavily. 

3985.3 UNID in Kurdish, heavily jammed 0400-0425 tune out, in Kurdish. 

Reverted frequently, but no chance to ID because of jamming. 

4860 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan Dec 31 0415, still active 0432 but gone at 

recheck 0503, so believe s/off is 0500. 

4025 Voice of the People of Kurdistan Dec 31 0423 Arabic, ID exactly at 

tune in. 

4160 Jammer and very faint male talk Dec 31 0503. Expect Voice of the 

Conservative Party of Iran. 

4280 UNID with musiuc under very heavy jamming, This is new to me. Jamming 

heavy, and still active at 0615. 

4375 Voice of the Communist Party of Iran is listed here Dec 31 0435 very 

heavily jammed. Both stn and jamming gone at recheck 0505. 

Absolutely nothing on other freq's between 3800-4810 kHz neither stations 

nor other jammers, so it seems that the clands are not that active in the 

morning or have turned to other freq ranges. (all Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Dec 

31) 

Cland 3880 V of Communist Party Iran at 1645 UT. OM with talks in Persian. 

Signal S9+10. Found also on 4375 with S9, 6420 with S7. At 1648 all signals 

were jammed or stopped transmitting. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Dec 29) 

Cland 4860 'dengi Kurdistan Iran' at 0408 UT. Clear in this freq with ID 

and S5, 34343 political talks. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Dec 30)

Right now, Jan 3rd at 1530 UT I am listening to the new station on 6310.2 

kHz. Programming is nonstop played mx, seemingly Kurdish or Turkish. No ID 

heard. Strength is rather good from time to time. So - who can ID this one? 

(Bjoern Fransson-SWE, DX-ing, ibid.) 

Fair signal here in south Italy, Kurdish (?) mx in clear channel on 6310.2 

kHz. Radio Malaisi is off for the first evening after some days. 

(Roberto Scaglione , ibid. Jan 3) 

6310.19 at 1705 UT, rechecked at 1728, had disappeared when re-checked at 

1759. Unid clandestine, tent. Kurdish, playing trad. mx and melancholic 

songs, Jan 02 SINPO 35544, later only 25433. (Guenter Lorenz-D, currently 

near La Spezia, NoItaly hcdx Jan 3) 

ITALY 11800 RAI Roma Prato Smeraldo, 1030-1130 UT, Dec 29th. 

Around 1030-1130 UT two separate Italian lang programs noted on 11800 kHz 

all together. One carried word discussion narrative program and another 

with Italian canzones. 

Separation to SSB/USB/LSB brings no solution. (wb, BC-DX Dec 29) 

I have no idea, 11800 kHz 0630-1300 it's a mix relay of Radio 1 and Radio 2 

for our military forces in Bosnia and it's a regularly sce. RAI doesn't 

broadcast in other lang at that hour, only 1000-1100 on 11920 kHz but from 

SNG, therefore no freq error. Do they was two broadcast or only audio 

mixing? (Roberto Scaglione-I, bclnews Dec 29) 

Just audio mixing, the ISDN feederline error occured, due of Technician 

keyboard slip on the control in Rome? (wolfgang, Stuttgart/Estutgardo 

Germania. BC-DX Dec 29) 

Probably they opened Radio 1 and Radio 2 audio in the same time... hi. 

(Roberto, bclnews.it Dec 30) 

Re: Casini a RAI International Ciao Roberto, hai perfettamente ragione, per 

farvi un idea del futuro della onde corte in RAI ti segnalo questo link: 

 

dove viene offerto in "vendita" il terreno di Prato Smeraldo :-( 

Saluti, (Andrea Borgnino-I, bclnews.it via dxld) 

RAI SW Site and other land is for sale. (gh, dxld Jan 3) 

[or they move 90 kilometers to northwestern MW site location? (wb.) ] 

JAPAN [and non]. R. JPN disappointed again, in its NY special; Dec 31 at 

1405 on 11705 via Canada, excited Japanese talk and songs in apparently 

live NYE songfest show including "Sukiyaki" at 1441, but at 1450 into talk 

from studio, presumably news. At 1500, local midnight, NO timesignal, NO 

gongs or drums, just an anthem-like pop song starting with a solo and 

building, based on some familiar classical mx, which I have not been able 

to place so far, and resuming the songfest which continued past 1600. 

Meanwhile I checked the direct freqs to North America on 31mb. Before 1500, 

nothing on 9505 or 9535 as the txs were apparently in use elsewhere for the 

special. At 1512 recheck, 9535 was on but not \\ ; instead as if in 

deliberate contrast to the festivities on 11705, a very subdued show in 

Japanese, with soft talk, long pauses and birds chirping quietly. And so it 

went for the rest of that hour (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Dec 31) 

Inquire for Special NHK Year End Hitparade Time and Relay site list, of 

Dec 31, 2004, in .PDF format available again?

Hello, Special NHK Year End Hitparade Time and Relay site list, of Dec 31, 

2004, in PDF format available again? 73 wolfgang, Stuttgart, Germany (Dec 

23) 

Dear Mr. Wolfgang Bueschel, We are pleased to tell you date & timetable and 

frequency for the subject program as follows. 

You can see that at PDF as below, too, but the Japanese version is only 

available. 

 

The 55th Red and White Year-End song competition festival 

Target Area Bc UTC kHz 

Asian Continent 1030-1445 9750 

Southeast Asia 1030-1445 11815 

Southwest Asia 1500-1700 12045 

1700-1800 11865 

1800-1930 9675 

East Europe 1500-1800 9750 

1800-1930 9625 

West Europe 1500-1700 9850 

1700-1800 6175 

1900-1930 7195 

MEast&NoAF 1500-2000 11830 

Ce Africa 1500-1700 21630 

1700-1930 11825 

So Africa 1500-1930 15355 

North America 1300-1730 11705 

Hawaii 1500-1930 9835 

Central America 1300-1730 17875 

South America Ea1030-1445 17565 

South America We1500-1930 9835 

Oceania/Pacific 1500-1930 7140 

NHK World Radio Japan 

Inquire for Special NHK Year End Hitparade Time and Relay site 

list, of Dec 31, 2004, in .PDF format available again? 

As every year - 55th year end hitparade of NHK Radio Japan. 

The following schedule for the 55th "Year End Hitparade", which has LIVE 

broadcast in Japanese on 31 Dec 2004 from 1030-1545 UT, and repeats via 

many Merlin brokered relay stations later that day, see according to the 

schedule BELOW. 

Southeast Asia 1030-1445 11815 Yamata Asian Continent 1030-1445 9750 

Yamata 

Broadcast time shifts to a recording at 1500-2000 UT to the following 

targets: 

Southwest Asia 1500-1700 12045 Yamata 

1700-1800 11865 Yamata 

1800-1930 9675 Yamata 

East Europe 1500-1800 9750 Rampisham-UK 62 degr 

1800-1930 9625 Woofferton-UK 75 degr 

West Europe 1500-1700 9850 Skelton-UK 150 degr 

1500-1800 6175 Skelton-UK 150 degr 

1900-1930 7195 Skelton-UK 150 degr

MEast and NoAF 1500-2000 11830 Ekala-CLN 

CeAfrica 1500-1700 21630 Ascension 

1700-1930 11825 Ascension 

SoAfrica 1500-1930 15355 Montsinery-GUF 

North America 1300-1730 11705 Sackville-CAN 

Hawaii 1500-1930 9835 Yamata 

Central America 1300-1730 17875 Sackville-CAN 

South America Ea 1030-1445 17565 ?Rampisham-G 

South America We 1500-1930 9835 Montsinery-GUF 

Oceania/Pacific 1500-1930 7140 Yamata 

(NHK Radio Japan website in Japanese; 

thanks to Kunitoshi Hishikawa-JPN; 

estimated tx locations contributed by wb BC-DX Dec 28, 2004) 

NHK Year End Hitparade special. On Dec 31 only, 1030-2000 UT. At 1030 UT 

onwards: All direct 31 mb outlets suffered by poor propagation this[!] 

year, weak 9750YAM S=2, as well as RA Shepparton 9580 and 9590 kHz. (wb) 

Conditions were really awful this New Years Day. There have been many solar 

flares in the past 48 hours with R3 blackouts. The K Index was up to 3. I 

checked out the 48 meter Europirate band at about 0630, but there was 

nothing on. I don't feel so bad now since I can't go out on micro- 

DXpeditions. It looks like propagation is going to be pretty bad for the 

next week and a half. (Dave Valko-USA, Cumbre Jan 1) 

From 1100 UT NHK 17565 kHz noted very strong here, either usual Ekala-CLN 

relay of English news, or NY special tx location Rampisham-UK 500 kW ? to 

SoAM, scheduled 1030-1445 UT. Later heard same channel continuing hitparade 

program VERY STRONG. 

11865 YAM was not heard in CeEUR, but co-channel REE CTR instead. 

From 1300 UT 9750YAM was hardly readable, but great signal on 17565 kHz, 

which was probably from Rampisham 500 kW powerhouse, at same time program 

via like Sackville's 11705 and 17875 kHz. 

At 1500 UT 21630ASC didn't propagate into EUR. 

Signal delay: RMP-UK 0.25 second behind Ekala-CLN, latter in \\ to YAM. SKN 

0.33 second behind RMP. SKN 0.5 sec behind Ekala-CLN. GUF 15355, S=2 as 

usual in EUR, 0.5 second behind 12045YAM. 

From 1500-1600 UT Sackville-CAN, both 11705 and 17875 noted carrying a 

different program compared to all other remaining freqs, seemingly a repeat 

of recorded 2 hrs ahead program. 

1700 UT: 11825ASC and 11830CLN totally disturbed by DRM 11830 kHz signal of 

Sines-POR 1600-1759 UT. 

9835YAM and 7140YAM to Hawaii and SoAM not heard here. 

btw. YE program: this year I liked the lyric and romantic songs much more 

compared to previous years 'crying' lady singers.

NHK via European powerhouse locations 9750 Rampisham-UK, 6175 and 9850 both 

Skelton-UK, all SINPO 55555, lyric pop singer at 1540 UT. \\ 12045YAM 44334 

and 11830Ekala-CLN 34333, also via Montsinery-GUF 15355 with Sinpo 22222. 

From 1700 UT 11865YAM great signal into Europe, and from 1800 on 9675YAM 

too. Nothing heard from the Ascension relay 11825 kHz. 

From 1800 UT on 9625SKN, from 1900 UT on 7195SKN, all with 55555 too. (wb, 

BC-DX Dec 31) 

KOREA D.P.R. 6100.26, at 1641-, KCBS on Jan 2. I was wondering who was 

causing such a loud het above 6100 kHz. It's KCBS from Pyongyang with 

Korean female vocal with orchestral support. Not the usual strident 

revolutionary mx I'm used to hearing. No other \\ heard at this late hour. 

(Walt Salmaniw-Vic-BC-CAN, DXplorer Jan 2) 

11545.09 at 1612 UT. Voice of Korea, KRE, English OM nx (mentioning 

Pyongyang, the leader ...). USB QRM by number station. Jan 02, 34433. 


6400 Pyongyang Pangsong at 1750 UT with songs. At 1800 ID "Pyongyang 

Pangsong" by YL and s/off. Quite strong signal on S8, 34333. 

6285 VOK at 1450 UT with Russian progr and ID, frqs S9, 34443. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Jan 2) 

KRE VoKOR odd freqs at 0750 UT: 15246.34, 13760.10, 9345.16, 9975.09 kHz. 


KOREA Rep. of VoK is back near to 15245 today [and yesterday too]. I 

make it a few hertz up in frequency, and very strong and relatively steady 

today. 


LUXEMBOURG Olle's fears re. 1440 were just true, they are going to test 

DRM 0000-0350 from today: 

1440 DRM: More dust to come. From the 1st of Jan onwards, also DRM during 

daytime. Furthermore it seems that the tests are a fiasco until now. Nobody 

is able to get stable reception without a lot of dropouts. (Guido 

Schotmans-BEL, MWC via dxld Dec 29) 

This morning (Wed) I heard strong DRM on 1440 at 0200 UT. Luxembourg also 

seemed to be using the new TRAM tx for the German programme later in the 

morning. 

Hello all, Friday morning 1440 switched momentarily from DRM to AM at 0357. 

Thursday morning they switched momentarily from AM with constant carrier 

level to AM with audio amplitude controlled carrier level at 0600 (i.e. 

when they changed from paid religion to their own German programming). They 

must have millions of EUROs burning in their pockets just waiting to be 

wasted! (Olle Alm-SWE, BC-DX Dec 31) 

DRM-Tests auf 1440 kHz Hallo, RTL sendet ab heute regelmaessige DRM-Tests 

auf 1440 kHz zwischen 0000 und 0350 UTC. (Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Dec 27) 

From 1 Jan 2005, the Marnach tx on 1440 kHz will be operated in DRM mode at 

the following times: Mon-Sat 0000-0400 (Sun 0430-) with 120 kW at 320 degr, 

daily 0800-1700 with 240 kW at 45 degr. 

Die Infrastruktur in Marnach ist noch nicht komplett, d.h. Antennen- und 

Senderumschaltungen muessen noch per Hand vorgenommen werden. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Dec 31)

No DRM heard on LUX 1440 kHz Monday or Tuesday early morning. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, BC-DX Dec 28) 

Friday morning 1440 switched momentarily from DRM to AM at 0357 UT. 

Thursday morning they switched momentarily from AM with constant carrier 

level to AM with audio amplitude controlled carrier level at 0600 (i.e. 

when they changed from paid religion to their own German programming). 

I understand that they run the religion with 1200 kW, so apparently the 

DCC/DAM originates from the new 600 kW TRAM while constant carrier txions 

are still run with the old 2 x S4006. 

Sorry, I forgot to mention that always the German-language RTL Radio is 

carried when 1440 runs DRM. Reportedly one of the Junglinster SW channels 

now also carries RTL Radio (German) 24/7, no longer a mixture of varied 

programming as it used to be the case. 

They must have millions of EUROs burning in their pockets just waiting to 

be wasted! 

Including the cash from the missionaries and the Chinese ... (Kai Ludwig- 

D, BC-DX Jan 1) 

MALAYSIA RTM on 6175 has been heard well most mornings for the past week 

or so, including this morning (12/28), from at least 1200-1700. 

(Chuck Albertson-WA-USA, BC-DX Dec 29) 

MALDIVES Minivan Radio on 11810 at 1600-1700 is jammed by the National 

Security Service in Male with a pulsing tone, as if someone is keying a tx 

on Morse code with a hand key. Jamming is quite strong in Male but not 

outside the main island. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN, ARDXC Nx) 

UADX - Sarath Weerakoon 4S5SL. 

Hello, one of the founders of UADX - Union of Asian DXers in Sri Lanka in 

1971 - Mr. Sarath Weerakoon Call 4S5SL, survived the disaster in South 

Asia. I had a phone call with him at Male, Maledives this night. 

Together with Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK, both native from Colombo Ceylon, 

he reported in the Seventies often direct via Airmail on their UADX 

bulletin, to FinTuning, to WWDXC DX Magazine Bad Homburg Germany, to DSWCI 

SWN, via Arne Skoog's SCDX and also via phone line report to RNW MN about 

the radio scene in South Asia and Pacific. 

During the disaster Sarath stayed on his workshop place on the first floor 

of HongKong-Shanghai-China bank building at Male, Maledives. Also his wife 

and the childrens survived there. His private home located on a hill top 

near colonial Mount Lavinia hotel beach in south of Colombo Sri Lanka is 

save. 

His holiday bungalow, located about 120 kms south near Bentota/Beruwela 

beach resort, on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka is totally destroyed. 

Anker Petersen, Erich Bergmann, and other DXers visited this place on their 

trips to South Asia in past years. 

thanks, regards Wolfgang df5sx, (Dec 29) 

Just had another email from DXer Sarath Weerakoon in the Maldives. He and 

his family are safe in Male. His home in Colombo is unaffected as well. 

Sarath hosted Peter Bunn & Peter McMillian several years ago in Colombo. He 

is now the Manager of Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank in the Maldives. (Dave 

Onley-AUS, ARDXC via dxld Dec 30)

MALI 4782.9, R TV du Mali at *0555-0610 on Dec 25. Opening of txion, 

ID:"Radiod. TV du Mali, Bamako". French annmt, schedule. 34333. (Mendez-DOM 

and Petersen-DEN) 

On Dec 26 at 0625-0635 it was back on 4786.9, Afropop \\ 5995 kHz. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Dec 26) 

ORTM, 4786.89, at 2310-2400* on Dec 23, French talk, pops/ballads. 2359 

sign-off with NA. Still off-frequency. Weak; poor to weak on \\ 5995. 4835 

not heard. About 7 hours later at 0705 Dec 24, heard on 4782.89 and 5995. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Jan 1) 

Radio Mali tx moving slowly upwards in the 60mb, now on 4788; \\ 5995, but 

this one has been very weak here, even when conditions are good. (Thorsten 

Hallmann-D, dxld Jan 2) 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3905 R. New Ireland 1213-1302*. Light pop mx with 

occasional island flavor. Short annts by woman in English between 

selections. Longer annt at 1300 followed by PNG national anthem. Fair to 

poor signal with sporadic ARO interference. SINPO 22332. First log of this 

station in a year or so. 

(Jim Evans-TN-USA, Cumbre Dec 29) 

PHILIPPINES Changing from 1143 to 1170 kHz from tomorrow. 

(VOA on air annmt; hcdx Dec 31) 

VoA is leaving its old freq 1143 kHz from the Philippines. New freq will be 

from January 1: 1170 kHz. Still the Philippines? 1143 kHz is sometimes 

coming with good signal in Finland. (Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Dec 31) 

South Korea has a 500 kW foreign sce tx on 1170. It's powerful enough to 

sometimes overpower American co-channel stations at Grayland. I would think 

the two stations would interfere with one another in parts of JPN and China 

(they're about 2400 km apart). Both stations air Chinese programs 1300-1400 

UT, which makes this change all the more interesting. (Bruce Portzer, mwdx 

Jan 1) 

Tony Magon wrote: 

This tx puts in a gigantic signal into HongKong and Southern China. 

(Tony Magon VK2IC) 

Bernd Trutenau wrote: 

As indicated in an earlier message, the 1000 kW IBB relay tx at Poro Point 

changes today from 1143 to 1170 kHz. The schedule remains the same (all 

VOA): 1100-1200 Mandarin, 1200-1230 English; *1230-1300 break*; 1300-1500 

Cantonese, 1500-1600 Vietnamese, 1600-1700 (MF) English. The beam is at 332 

degrees. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Jan 1) 

POLAND Below follows a list of all AM community radio stations that are 

currently in the planning stage or already in operation: *) in sce **) due 

to start soon. 

All stations have about 2h of own programming per day, at other times they 

relay the nearest Polskie Radio regional sce. The stations are not part of 

Polskie Radio, however. 

531 0.1 Wlodawa Twoje R. Wlodawa 531 Wodzislaw Twoje R. Wodzislaw 

963 Wlozczowa Twoje R. Wloszczowa 963 Slubice Twoje R. Slubice 

963 0.1 Lipsko Twoje R. Lipsko* 963 Lubaczow Twoje R. Lubaczow 

963 0.1 Radomsko Twoje R. Radomsko 963 0.1 Kluczbork Twoje R. 

Kluczbork 

1062 1 Pulawy Twoje R. Pulawy* 1062 0.1 Cmolas Twoje R. Cmolas* 

1395 1 Radzyn Podl. Twoje R. 6 Plus** 1485 0.1 Bilgoraj Twoje R. Bilgoraj 

1485 1 Bielsko Biala Twoje R. Bielsko Biala

1485 Gorlice Twoje R. Gorlice 1584 Krotoszyn Twoje R. Krotoszyn 

1584 0.1 Ustka Twoje R. Ustka 1584 Busko Twoje R. Busko 

1584 Jaslo Twoje R. Jaslo 1584 Ozorkow Twoje R. Ozorkow 

1584 0.1 Boleslawiec Twoje R. Boleslawiec 

1602 0.1 Ilza Twoje R. Ilza* 1602 Cieszyn Twoje R. Cieszyn 

It is expected that many of the projected stations will need a considerable 

amount of time before going on the air. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Dec 31) 

ROMANIA The US funded religious network "Radio Micul Samaritean" ("Little 

Samaritan") is expanding its tx network on MW (in addition to FM and 

satellite). So far, the station is broadcasting on 1485 (Medias) and 1584 

(Bistrita, Sighetu M. and Suceava). All MW txs have a power of 1 kW. A map 

of the tx network (incl. planned stn's, as reported on this mailing list in 

September) can be found at 

 

There is an error on the map though and in the accompanying list: Bistrita 

is operating on 1584, not "1603". Accoding to (unconfirmed) online sources, 

Radio Micul Samaritean is also relayed by Radio CNM in Arad on 1602 from 

0800-1800. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Dec 30) Also on 

 

The official schedule of Radio Sighet's own broadcasts on 1404 kHz (tx Vadu 

Izei, south of Sighetu Marmatiei) is 0430-0600 (exc. Sun) & 1600-1730 

(daily) UT. 

As so often is the case: the official schedule is different from the real 

operational one: the local slot is actually between 1500-1600 (or there has 

been a very recent change) . (Mauno Ritola-FIN, BC-DX Jan 3) 

RUSSIA Voice of Russia / Russian International Radio in Russian: 

0000-0200 on additional 6045 (55555) \\ 1170, 7125. 


FEBA B'04 changes with eff 24 Dec 2004 

1530-1600 smtwtfs PASHTO, 1600-1630 DARI, 1630-1645 HAZARAGI 7395 41 ARM 

(x7330) 

1645-1700 smtwtfs UZBEK 7395 41 ARM (x7330). (Alokesh Gupta-IND, BC-DX 

Dec 24) 

6075 Kamchatskoe R. on Dec 23 at 0710-0725, 34433 Russian, 0710 UT with IS. 

ID. Talk. local program. Infomation from Kenji Takasaki via Yokohama DX 

BBS. 


Conforming with the agreement signed in 2003 between Lithuanian and Russian 

authorities, the txion time of the Bolshakovo tx (Kaliningrad oblast) was 

reduced from 8h to 4h/d on 1 January. The new operational time (with Voice 

of Russia relays), valid throughout 2005, is 1600-1900 UT (one hour earlier 

during summer months due to DST). On 1 Jan 2006, the time will be reduced 

to 2hrs/daily; this schedule will be valid until 1 Nov 2007 when this tx is 

required to close down. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Jan 2) 

[to ERI & ETH] Changes on the TDP schedule website 

 

Raadiyoo Sagalee Oromiyaa is no longer listed. After a break of several 

months, Dejen Radio resumed its txions, it is again listed Sat 1700-1800 in 

Tigrinya, now on 7590 (Krasnodar 100 kW). (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, Cumbre Dec 

29)

[The] medium wave broadcast of the Voice of Russia has been partially 

jammed by a local station in Kiev since the first half of December, a 

source in the Voice of Russia told ITAR-TASS on Tuesday [28 Dec]. 

The source said that the jamming signal was not authorized by the 

International Electric Communication Union [presumably the International 

Telecommunication Union] or the international plan of medium and long wave 

broadcasts. 

The Voice of Russia has been broadcasting live programmes to the CIS and 

Baltic countries for 15 hours a day since spring 2004. It is using 999 kHz 

freq in broadcasts to Kiev via a Grigoriopol tx with the capacity of 1000 

kW. 

(ITAR-TASS via BBCM, Dec 28) 

Propagation of several regional stations is now occuring most days. 

Listening in the time span between 0700 and 0900 has produced signals from 

Arkhangelsk 6160, which seems to be the only station currently audible on 

this frequency. Arman [Magadan] on 7320, but this one has not been audible 

every day for some reason. Monchegorsk [Murmansk] on 5930 is audible when 

co-channel Radio Prague goes off air around 0757* and Yakutsk is audible on 

7200. However, this one is suffering a tx fault and emitting a strange 

warbling noise with their audio. 

Yakutsk is also using 7345 and 7140, but both freqs suffer co-channel 

interference from CNR-1 via listed Beijing on 7345 [after Radio Prague 

leaves the air around 0827*] and from Voice of Korea [Pyongyang] on 

variable 7140. According to information from Olle Alm in Sweden, Yakutsk 

and Perm are using 6150 where a tentative logging of "something" in Russian 

has been heard. But this freq is usually occupied by Dr.Gene Scott via 

Costa Rica. 

Arman 7320 only broadcasts programmes from R Rossii, but the others carry 

regional programmes. Monchegorsk 5930 has been heard with a regional 

programme around 0810. Arkhangelsk is known to have regional programmes but 

only Rossii has been heard so far. If the band stays open beyond 0900 then 

"Respublika Sakha" regional programmes in Russian and Yakut can be heard 

via 7200 from around 0910. (Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Dec 26) 

CIS. Voice of Russia. 

Relay via LW & MW txs. 

31/10/2004 - 26/03/2005 

kHz / kW / Transmitter / ITU / UTC 

234 / 500 / Gavar / ARM / 1000-1400, 2000-2300 

585 / 1200 / Belororsk / RUS / 1100-1500 

603 / 5 / Berlin-Zehlendorf / D / 0000-2300 

603 / 200 / Hainan Prov. / CHN / 1200-1300 

612 / 20/40 / Moscow (Kurkino) / RUS / 1600-1700, 2000-2300 

612 / 100 / Vilnius / LTU / 0800-1600 

612 / ? / ? / ? / 0300-0400, 1800-2000 

630 / 500 / Komsomolsk-na-Amure / RUS / 1200-1400 

648 / 1000 / Razdolnoe / RUS / 1000-1100, 1200-1300 

648 / 1000 / Orzu / TJK / 0200-0400, 1300-2000 

720 / 1000 / Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk / RUS / 1200-1400 

801 / 1200 / Atamanovka / RUS / 1300-1500 

801 / 1000 / Orzu / TJK / 0300-0500, 0900-1000, 1200-1830 

936 / 1000 / Lvov / UKR / 0200-0400, 0900-2100 

972 / 500 / Nikolaev / UKR / 0900-2000 

972 / 1000 / Orzu / TJK / 0200-0400, 1200-1900 

999 / 500 / Griroriopol / MDA / 2100-2400, 1300-1600, 1700-1800 

1026 / 250 / Oyash / RUS / 0000-0300, 1700-2000

1080 / 1000 / Angarsk / RUS / 1300-1500 

1089 / 1200 / Tbilisskaya / RUS / 0300-0400, 0500-0700, 1600-2300 

1143 / 150 / Bolshakovo / RUS / 1300-2200 

1143 / 150 / Yangiyul / TJK / 1300-1500, 1900-2300 

1170 / 1200 / Tbilisskaya / RUS / 2200-2300, 0400-0600, 1500-1900 

1170 / 800 / Sosnovy / BLR / 0000-0500, 0700-1000, 1100-1600, 1800-2000 

1215 / 1200 / Bolshakovo / RUS / 1000-1100, 1600-2400 

1251 / 600 / Razdolnoe / RUS / 0800-1000, 1100-1500 

1251 / 100 / Yangiyul / TJK / 1400-1900 

1269 / 300 / Yunnan Prov. / CHN / 1300-1400, 1700-1800 

1314 / 1000 / Gavar / ARM / 0300-0400, 1600-2300 

1323 / 150/800 / Wachenbrunn / D / 0600-2300 

1323 / 100 / Jilin Prov. / CHN / 1400-1500 

1386 / 1200 / Bolshakovo / RUS / 1000-2000 

1431 / 500 / Nikolaev / UKR / 1300-2000 

1467 / 500 / Grigoriopol / MDA / 1800-2100 

1494 / 600 / Krashy Bor / RUS / 1600-2000 

1503 / 7 / Dushanbe / TJK / 0200-0400, 1300-2000 

1548 / 1000 / Grigoriopol / MDA / 2100-2230, 0400-0900, 1300-1800 

(Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya oblast; RUS-Dx Jan 2) 

SINGAPORE BBC in Uzbek on additional freq: 

1600-1700 Mon-Fri & 1600-1630# Sat/Sun on 9740 via SNG \\ 7325*, 7435, 

9635. 

* co-ch Chinese Music Jammer + CRI Turkish via CER + RFI Arabic via ISS 

# 1630-1700 Sat/Sun in Russian 


SOMALIA R Shabele 6960.1 likely the one with animated political speech at 

1621-1721 on Nov 27th with good strength. A weaker Somali sounding station, 

presumably Radio Galkayo, was heard on 6980 at the same time. (Craig 

Seager-AUS, ARDXCNx) 

SOUTH AFRICA 9660 TWR via Meyerton. At *1658-1712* on Dec 31. Religious 

broadcast in Jiba/Arabic. Off with Engl ID for Trans World Radio. 

9620 TWR via Meyerton. At *1750-1805 on Dec 31. Opening I.S. with EG I.D.'s 

Into Religious broadcast in the French Language. QRM from 9625 NHK/Radio 

JPN Hit Parade for New Year's Special via Woofferton Transmitter. (Edward 

Kusalik-Alb-CAN, Cumbre Dec 31) 

SRI LANKA TSANUMI -- Of the SW tx sites here, DW's Trincomalee is on 

the east coast and likely to have been hit by the tsunami; is anyone 

hearing normal DW relays as scheduled here? Fortunately, Colombo is on the 

west side. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Dec 26) 

Victor's house is about 10 kms in-land from Mt. Lavinia beach, south of 

Colombo capital. Visited him in 1974. 

All scheduled DW TRI txions heard loud and clear in 1800-2100 UT frame, 

like 9715, 11695, 11890, and 12025. 

Main power gain from self-sufficient two ship DIESEL engine generators. 

(wb, BC-DX Dec 27) 

01548 0000-0100 ENGLISH 400 035 SAS 

01548 1400-1429 GERMAN 400 035 SAS 

01548 1430-1515 URDU 400 035 SAS 

01548 1515-1600 HINDI 400 035 SAS 

01548 1600-1700 ENGLISH 400 035 SAS 

01548 1700-1800 GERMAN 400 035 SAS 

06030 0000-0059 ENGLISH 250 015 SAS 

6070(x7250) 2300-0000 ENGLISH 250 075 SEAS

06170 1600-1659 ENGLISH 250 015 SAS 

06180 2200-2259 ENGLISH 250 060 FE 

07225 1430-1515 URDU 250 345 SAS 

07225 1515-1600 HINDI 250 345 SAS 

07225 1600-1659 ENGLISH 125 345 SAS 

09560 2300-2350 CHINESE 250 045 CHN 

09585 1515-1559 HINDI 250 015 SAS 

09610 2200-2250 INDONESIAN 250 105 SEAS 

09615 0100-0200 BENGALI 250 015 SAS 

09655 1200-1250 INDONESIAN 250 120 SEAS 

09655 1400-1600 GERMAN 250 005 SAS 

09655 1600-1758 GERMAN 250 005 SAS 

09715 1700-1800 RUSSIAN 250 345 CIS 

09715 1800-1900 RUSSIAN 250 345 CIS 

09715 1900-1959 RUSSIAN 250 345 CIS 

09815 2300-0000 ENGLISH 250 105 SEAS 

11695 1700-1730 URDU 250 335 ME 

11695 1730-1930 PERSIAN 250 335 ME 

11890 2000-2130 ARABIC 250 300 ME 

12025 2000-2059 ENGLISH 250 240 C/SAF 

13780 2100-2200 ENGLISH 250 270 WAF 

15145 1030-1055 CHINESE 250 005 FE 

15275 1800-1955 GERMAN 250 255 AF 

15330 1300-1350 CHINESE 250 015 CHN 

15335 0200-0300 RUSSIAN 250 345 ZAS 

15335 0300-0359 RUSSIAN 250 345 ZAS 

15410 2000-2100 ENGLISH 250 285 C/SAF 

15490 1300-1350 CHINESE 250 045 CHN 

15595 0100-0200 RUSSIAN 250 025 CIS 

17820 1030-1055 CHINESE 250 045 CHN 

17820 1200-1250 INDONESIAN 250 105 SEAS 

17845 1000-1200 GERMAN 250 060 FE 

17845 1200-1355 GERMAN 250 060 FE 

21560 1400-1430 ARABIC 250 300 ME 

21560 1430-1500 ARABIC 250 300 ME 

21640 0600-0800 GERMAN 250 120 SEAS/OC 

21640 0800-1000 GERMAN 250 120 SEAS/OC 

21675 0600-0700 ENGLISH 090 300 SEUR/ME DRM 




Deutsche Welle Relay Station At Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Unharmed 

Dear Kim, 

Thank you for your e-mail and your sympathy for our workers in Trincomalee. 

We were of course concerned when the nx about the floodings broke. But we 

received an e-mail from our workers saying that none of those who remained 

on Sri Lanka during the holidays were harmed. The relay station itself was 

not damaged since it is not located near the coast. Yet, we still can not 

rule out the possibility that some of the local people from Trincomalee 

working for DW may be injured or affected otherwise by the catastrophe. We 

are utterly shocked by the impact of the Tsunamis. Our thoughts are with 

those who have lost their loved ones, their families and homes in 

Trincomalee. 

With kind regards, Michael Krumbein, Deutsche Welle, Kommunikation 

 

(Kim Andrew Elliott-USA via Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK Dec 28) 

Concerning the Tsunami disaster in South & South East Asia area, up to now 

there isn't any special request from dwtas on monitoring Trincomalee txr

and according to my receiver icf-sw7600gr their German & Indonesian service 

on some freqs was normal. 

best dx (S. Ashar, bdn c3/3 depok 16434 Indonesia. hcdx Dec 31) 

6170, at 1650-, Deutsche Welle on Jan 2nd. Thought I'd do a check of their 

Trincomalee site, and sure enough I'm hearing them at s6 to s7 strength in 

English, with a song 'One night stand'. Also \\ to equally strong 7225 

(also Sri Lanka), and 11695 (poor level, direct from Wertachtal at 500 kW). 

The two SL txs are slightly out of sync. My understanding is that this is 

to avoid over taxing the power supply to the station. 6170 is beamed 

directly my way. Both txs cut suddenly at about 2 mins to the hour, leaving 

Radio Tunis audible with Arabic mx on 7225. (Walt Salmaniw-Vic-BC-CAN, 


On Dec 26 the worst Earthquake on Earth in 40 years happened underwater 

Southwest of Aceh Province, Sumatra. Enormous seismic Sea waves (in 

Japanese called Tsunami) hit the coasts in most countries around the Indian 

Ocean, causing devastating damages and more than 160.000 people at the 

beaches killed or disappeared into the Sea. This natural catastrophe came 

without warning and all media covered this tragic event. On Sri Lanka 

alone, more than 30000 people are reported dead. 

Our [DSWCI] member, Victor Goonetilleke, living 10 km inland south of 

Colombo wrote on Dec 27: " All of us are OK here. Trying hard to organize 

some emergency communications (Victor is also a very active radio amateur! 

Ed) and also doing some food distributions and things like that. Since the 

affected areas are so widespread things are very hard. Everyone within 1000 

metres or so of the coast have been badly affected right along the coast 

from North to South on the eastern side of the island. 

In some areas as far in as 2-3 kms. On the Western side not so bad, about 

100 metres from the coast, as the quake was on the Eastern side of the 

island and the tidal waves came from the East/ S. East. You would have seen 

the vast destruction. Frightening.. Regards , Victor". 

He further reported in DXplorer on Dec 27 via Wolf Harranth and Christoph 

Ratzer: "Some heart breaking stories are emerging. Just got back after a 

hectic day. We are sending a radio amateur team to the worst affected area 

to link on HF and try VHF through one of our functioning repeaters. And a 

co-ordinating centre will be set up tomorrow at "Temple Trees" at the Prime 

Minister's official residence in Colombo. We have some more volunteers who 

would go, but we have a shortage of portable equipment, transport, etc., to 

the affected areas, etc. 

I hope our efforts tomorrow to link Hambantota which is in the deep South 

are successful as it has been cut off since the first waves hit. Thank you 

all for writing - excuse this common note as I am exhausted after a very 

heavy day. Regards, Victor" 

(Victor A. Goonetilleke. 4S7VK, Piliandala, Sri Lanka Dec 29) 

We are happy that at least you and your family are safe, Victor, and that 

you are doing such a great effort in the rescue work! We do our best to 

assist through humanitarian aid via the relief agencies. Before the 

catastrophe, on Dec 20 Victor furthermore sent the DSWCI a long list of 

loggings which is published in Miscellaneous. 

(dswci DXW, Anker Petersen-DEN, Nov 29) 

Dear Group, One of our members, Victor Goonetilleke, is from Sri Lanka. I 

just heard that one in twenty are homeless in Sri Lanka. 

Let us send our thoughts and prayers to Victor as well as all those 

affected by the tsunamis.

Christine Reintjes Martin-ibid. 

From Victor 

Thank you very much for your concern and sympathy. Excuse this general note 

because with so much to do I will take long to get back to you, so treat 

this as a temporary message/reply. It makes you comforted to hear from 

people saying they are releaved we are safe. 

The situation is terrible. I feel more than 50,000 may have perished. I am 

a Radio Amateur/Ham, the President of the National Organization of Radio 

Hams. We set up emmergency communications via HF and VHF with 2 teams going 

into very bad desaster areas and gave the Sri Lanka's Prime Minister's 

Office communications with the coordinating Govt Officer, which had NO 

communication until we went in to establish HF links.. Our control centre 

was inside the Prime Minister's Official house in his operational room. 

Will show how they valued our sces. 

The moment we got a message there was a team to handle the request for 

Medicine, Doctors and so many things. We will continue until such time as 

the PM needs our help. After that we will try humanitarian help, like 

tracing missing people in hospitals and setting up communication centres in 

disaster areas where there is no land lines working and mobile towers, 

repeaters are down. 

Even Satellite phone failed and only HF link was possible. Our batteries 

were running out and no generators to charge, no electricty, lights etc. in 

those regions where Telephone exchnges, powerlines and everything for 

communications was down. Even sateiilte phone let down. No way to charge 

batteries was another problem. Just plain uncomplicated Short Wave saved 

lives. 

Ham Radio played an important part and will continue to do so. Pray for the 

People of South and S.East Asia. Thanks again. Victor 

Victor A. Goonetilleke. 4S7VK, Piliyandala, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 

(wb, dxld Dec 29) 

Let t me give some idea of what we are doing! 

As President of the Amateur Radio Society in Sri Lanka it was wonderful 

even at a tragic time to tell you that the RSSL was able to link up South 

of Sri Lanka with the Prime Minister who comes from the South and that is 

where his people are. So we went in and established this HF link with the 

town of Hambantota. Our Amateur friends 4S7KE (Secretary RSSL), 4S7 AK 

(Treasurer RSSL) and DZ went in a 4 wheel drive approaching the costal town 

of Hambantota from the interior as the main road along the cost was badly 

battered and full of debris and was impassable. So when all the cellular 

and all other means failed HF Radio stood bold and proud. It is so simple 

tec nically and although we didnt even have a TS 50 or such a small mobile 

HF set, we took an Icom IC7400 the best radio we have and two 12v batteries 

and dipoles some food and water and filled the rest of the vehicle with 

food for the displaced. I stood by in Colombo at the PM's along with 4S7VJ, 

4S7KG, 4S7AB and 4S5BA to run the link in and coordinate. We also had two 

hams on a moble going along the coast of the South to asses and record 

damage. 

I wish I could scream aloud and tell people in some high places that when 

all else is dead HF is alive. What do you do when your power goes out, 

telephones go dead and you can't even charge your batteries of your GTS or 

Mobile Phone? We had our Morse key handy if we had to operate with just 1 

or 2 watts but the batteries held. 

Well the Police Radio connected their links 12 or more hours later, but the 

hams were there before anyone else. Most of the district is so badly

attered it will take some time to restore utilities. We operated for 48 

hours from the Prime Ministers disaster room and moved out and we are in 

fax contact now relaying traffic. We also have 4S7SW Sarath operating from 

another Southern Town "Matara" and two other stations 4S7WI, 4S6NM and 

others relaying and helping in the disaster traffic passing info to the 

coordinating centre. We have 3 stations out there and we are trying to 

connect lost people, pass info on displaced camps and people and the 

movement of food and essentials. We are trying to expand our coverage but 

our resourses are limited. Many other hams like 4S7DA, 7WN, 7EA 7CF, 7MM, 

and some more on HF and others on VHF are helping in the traffic. 

Our roll has to change as the situation changes with Govt links comming 

into operations, yet civilian communication lines and most damaged telecoms 

will take a long time.. I am here at my desk with my land phone and mobile, 

a VHF radio and HF radio constantly tuned to our disaster communications 

freqs trying to coordinate as best as I can. The Sri Lankan hams are 

playing part under difficult conditions and will continue to do so. 

P.S. The DW TRinco was unaffected and is in full operatioon as it is 3 

miles inland and the Tidal waves didn't reach that far. However some local 

staff who live closer to the sea have been affected. The station was off 

the air for a few hours. 

Victor A. Goonetilleke 4S7VK "Shangri-la", 298 Madapatha Road, Kolamunne, 

Piliyandala. Sri Lanka. (BC-DX Jan 1) 

SWAZILAND 9499.97 at 1840 UT. TWR Swaziland, English preaching. Jan 02, 

35544. 


SWEDEN Hrd coming on 11560 at 1129 Dec 29, very weak, but built up 

quickly and was fairly good (but fluttery) by 1157 when they went into 

IS/ID sequence until closing at 1159. They switched to 11550, IS/IDs there 

at 1159 and opened at 1200, pretty decent and improving. All Swedish, 

ments. of Thailand. 

Extra broadcasts to catastrophe areas 1130-1200 11560 kHz, 1200-1600 11550 

kHz 'until further notice'. This change will affect previous broadcasts to 

e.g. East Asia and North America (from Radio Sweden website Dec 28, 2004) 


7420 at 1733-, Radio Sweden on Jan 2. Weekly 15 min program in Kurdish can 

be heard at a good level from Hoerby at 350 kW, with a beam almost 180 

degrees from my QTH. This I expect to be only audible for the next few 

weeks, before the days get too long for propagation to be possible. (Walt 

Salmaniw-Vic-BC-CAN, DXplorer Jan 2) 

TAIWAN 7185 at 1713-, Music jammer on Jan 2. RFA must be on this freq now 

with the Chinese mx jammer only slightly stronger than the presumed Chinese 

speaker underneath. Strong signal. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Jan 2) 

Against CBS Taipeh Taiwan, not RFA. (wb.) 

Sound of Hope schedule is 2200-2300 on 9635, 2300-0000 on 7310 and 1600- 

1700 on 11765. 

(Eric Zhou-CHN, dxld) 

WRTH says 11765 is via Taiwan. Station address is 2520 Wyandotte Street, 

Suite A, Mountain View, California 94043, USA. (Mike Barraclough-UK WDXC 


TANZANIA R Tanzania Zanzibar heard on 6015 kHz, Nov 20th signing on at 

0257 UT, IS, Nat Anthem, 5 pips at 0300, opening annmt and Quûran. Swahili

talk until 0310 tune out, very good signal but splatter from 6010. (John 

Wilkins-CO-USA, Cumbre) 

UNID 6015: heard several days at 1600+, variety of mx with few short annts, 

time pips at 1600 UT, into mx, followed by very short nx bulletin, unable 

to understand anything because of not very good audio. Not Iran. Any ideas? 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, dxld Jan 2) 

Zanzibar? (in the past at 1500-2100 UT on former v11734). 6015 is heavily 

disturbed here in Europe by the Korean fighters (North to South and vv 

jamming). (wb) 

TURKMENISTAN 

4930 kHz 2125 (05/12) Turkmenskoe Radio. In Turkmen. 35433. 

5015 kHz 2130 (05/12) Turkmenskoe Radio. In Turkmen. 45433. 

(Andrey Seregin, Ryazan-RUS / "PLANET DX" #4; RUS-Dx Jan 2) 

UKRAINE [The] medium wave broadcast of the Voice of Russia has been 

partially jammed by a local station in Kiev since the first half of 

December, a source in the Voice of Russia told ITAR-TASS on Tuesday [28 

Dec]. 

The source said that the jamming signal was not authorized by the 

International Electric Communication Union [presumably the International 

Telecommunication Union] or the international plan of medium and long wave 

broadcasts. 

The Voice of Russia has been broadcasting live programmes to the CIS and 

Baltic countries for 15 hrs a day since spring 2004. It is using 999 kHz 

freq in broadcasts to Kiev via a Grigoriopol tx with the capacity of 1000 

kW. (ITAR-TASS via BBCM Dec 29) 

Russian radio officials have accused Ukraine of deliberately blocking their 

radio broadcasts, Interfax nx agency reported Wednesday. 

Top executives of the Voice of Russia Radio have said they are not 

satisfied with the reasons they have been given for the blocking of their 

broadcasts during the Ukrainian presidential election campaign and they are 

determined to get to the bottom of it, Interfax said. 

"The leadership of the Russian State Radio Company Voice of Russia is not 

satisfied with the explanations given by the Ukrainian Radio and Television 

Broadcasting Concern about the instances of interference in the reception 

of its broadcasts in Kiev and is sending a corresponding complaint to it," 

the Voice of Russia said in a statement. 

A spokesman for the Russian Chief Radio Frequency Center said in the 

statement there was "documented evidence of the unauthorized artificial 

interference in the working freq of the Voice of Russia during the election 

campaign in Ukraine." 

 

(U P I, dxld, Dec 30) 

The Ukrainian concern for radio broadcasting, radio communication and TV 

broadcasting has denied the statements by the Voice of Russia radio station 

alleging partial jamming of its broadcasts in Ukraine. The concern has not 

received complaints on this from the Voice of Russia, an assistant to the 

concern's president, Serhiy Makohon, told Interfax-Ukraine. (Interfax- 

Ukraine nx agency, via BBCM via dxld Dec 28) 

UNID 4910, Dec 29, tune in 1908 fairly good at times but in local lang 

and I did not get any hint of whom. Anybody? Once or twice mixed with 

French 'Mesdames et messieurs'. Will have to work on this as had gone when

I had time to recheck hours later. Think they must have signed off ard 

2200? Mauritania was right on freq 4845. 


UNID station very faint at 1410 UT on 4765 kHz, I have nothing listed here. 

What could it be? (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Dec 30) 

UNID 9511.31 Whistle tone every day, UNID stn, noted at 0730 UT again. SoAM 

stn? 


U.A.E. Freq change for UAE Radio Dubai in Arabic only: 

0600-1500 NF 12005*, ex 21605, no English px 1030-1050 and 1330-1350: 

* co-ch VOR in English 0700-0900 


USA Freq change for WYFR Family Radio in English effective from Dec.19: 

2005-2200 NF 5810 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu, x5820 


7505 KTBN (pres) pop songs 1500 OM welcome to ... radio, mentions of J 

Christ etc. 

S1, 12431. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Dec 29) 

Frequency change for WYFR As of 19 December, 2004: 

Delete 5820 kHz 2000-2300 UT 44 degrees Zones 27,28 

Add 5810 kHz 2000-2300 UT 44 degrees Zones 27,28 

(WYFR Dec 24 via DXLD) 

No improvement for World Music Radio 5815 (gh, Dec 27) 

Freqs changes for VOA in Ukrainian: 

1615-1630 & 1645-1700 NF 9665, ex 5970 to avoid CRI German \\ 7190, 9735 

Freq change for Radio Liberty in Belorussian: 

1600-1800 NF 11925, ex 15460 \\ 612, 9865 

Freqs changes for Radio Farda in Persian: 

1700-1800 NF 7520, ex 11705 \\ 1170, 1593, 7580, 11845 

1800-1900 NF 11530, ex 11705 \\ 1170, 1593, 7580, 11845 


Radio Free Asia QSLs. Yesterday I received an email from Mr. A J Janitschek 

of Radio Free Asia, and he told me the following: 

"We will start releasing a new QSL card, commemorating 2005 as the Year of 

the Rooster, with all reception reports for January 1 and later. This will 

be the fourth QSL card and will likely be in use for at least two months. 

We also look to release a few special QSLs in 2005. If you know of clubs 

interested in receiving nx about our QSLs, pls have them contact me via 

email." 

Could you, please, contact Mr. Janitschek using his e-mail address: 

Thank you, and with best wishes for a prosperous new year, I remain, 

Sincerely yours, (Guenter Jacob-D, WWDXC Dec 31) 

New Contacts for Adventist World Radio QSL Cards 

Adventist World Radio has revised its procedure for issuing QSL cards, 

moving from one central contact address in England to several regional 

addresses. Effective immediately, the new contacts are as follows:

Listeners in the Asia/Pacific region: 

AWR Asia/Pacific 

798 Thomson Road 

Singapore 298186 

Republic of SNG 

Listeners in the Europe region: 

AWR Europe 

Whitegates, St. Mark's Road 

Binfield, Berkshire, RG42 4AT 

England 

Listeners in the Africa region: 

AWR Africa 

P.O. Box 2522 

Cramerview, 2060 

Johannesburg, South Africa 

Listeners in North/Central/South America: 

Dr. Adrian Peterson 

903 Tanninger Drive 

Indianapolis, IN 46239 

USA 

Wavescan Program on Hiatus 

"Wavescan," the program produced by Adventist World Radio for SW radio 

hobbyists, will be on temporary hiatus from January until late March, 2005. 

The program is moving from its home in England to AWR's Asia/Pacific 

region, where the new team is gearing up for full production. The new Asian 

version of "Wavescan" is scheduled to begin airing during the spring txion 

period. Further details of the program's format and content will be 

available at that time. Until then, other AWR programming will be heard at 

the respective times. (AWR press release via Adrian Peterson-IN-USA, Dec 

29) 

VATICAN CITY DRM 1611 kHz. 

Hello there... Although I can not resolve it, I would say from the sound 

being transmitted on 1611kHz at the moment (a slightly raspy white noise 

txion at around 1600 UT on 29/12/2004) that DRM is being tested on this 

channel. 

Anyone any idea who it is? Vatican Radio? (Andrew Tett Shoreham-by-Sea-UK, 

Dec 29) 

[Moderator: Yes Vatican Radio - they have DRM on 1611 kHz at 1300-1630 and 

2100-2200 supposedly with 25 kw but often seems stronger. Dave Kenny-UK, 

BR-DXC-UK] 

According to their latest schedule, 1611 kHz DRM relays One-O-Five Live 

(the Rome local sce of Vatican Radio) daily at 0715-1630 and 2200-0530 UT. 

(Stefano Valianti-I, BrDXC-UK, Dec 30) 

VIETNAM Ha Noi: Radio Voice of Vietnam (VOV) will start broadcasting 

programmes in the Cham lang as from 1 Jan 2005. The Cham-lang programmes 

will be broadcast daily at four times, each 30 mins long - at 6.30 a.m., 

10.30 a.m., 14.30 p.m., and 20 hrs [UT +7]. They can be heard at 873 and 

747 kHz freqs. Cham minority people live mainly in central Binh Thuan, Ninh 

Thuan, and Tay Ninh provinces; and southern An Giang and Dong Nai 

provinces; and Ho Chi Minh City. Together with the Cham-language programme, 

Radio Voice of Vietnam 4 stn [minorities network] provides nine ethnic 

language programmes. 

(VNA nx agency via BBCM Dec 27, via dxld)

YEMEN Republic of Yemen Radio, 9779.65 kHz at 1831-1900 on Dec 26 tune-in 

to English news, ID. 1835 US pop mx. 1840 program about local agriculture. 

1850 more US pop mx. 1856 news. 1858 closing annmts. Weak-fair but with 

somewhat muffled audio. 


ZAMBIA [tentat] 4500 kHz. Possibly Zambian ZBC2 4500, checked on 30 and 

31. On 30th on 0400 with nx in English. Quite good for Xinjiang S55-6 

24223. Again till 2200 wuth talks in English. S5 over S3 noise floor. On 

Dec 31 on 1934 UT with commentaries talks abt Zambia, Botswana, Zambian 

Association, Kampala. Heard a short ID "... - two syllabic - Broadcasting 

Corporation". News by YL at 2000 UT. Signal S7 over S3 noise floor. I can 

suppose Zambia but not \\ 4910. 6165 QRMEd Jan 1st at 1735 UT mixed with 

Xinjiang PBS. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, hcdx Jan 1-2) 

Yes, nice ID. What do you suppose they are doing on 4500?? Radio 2 Zambia 

ID TS etc and into nx at 0400 ... S9 plus itty ... (Tony (VE3NO), DXplorer 


They just made an annt at 0341 but could not decipher an ID. Did hear the 

male announcer mention the first of January. Then into another song. Does 

sound African to me, too. Signal goes from S8+ to S9+5db. (John Sgrulletta, 


Thanks to a tip on DXplorer, following up on a report by Zacharias Liangas, 

Zambia's Radio Two was heard on new 4500 kHz from 0335 UTC tune-in on 2nd 

Jan. Nx in English at 0400 UT. Very good reception. (Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC- 

UK Jan 2) 

4500, Radio 2, 0350-0445 fade out Jan 2, many English lyric pop vocals 

including Bee Gees and Whitney Houston. TC at 0355 by male announcer and 

2+1 time pips at 0400 followed by ID and news. Poor to fair with signal 

strength rapidly decreasing after 0430. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Jan 2) 

4910, Zambia National Broadcasting Company, 2149-0135+ Dec 31, highlife mx 

with a man and woman hosting New Year's program with telephone calls form 

listeners in local langs. Many mentions of Zambia and ID at 2328 before a 

phone call. Apparently running 24 hours for occasion. Poor to fair. (Rich 

D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Jan 2) 

Heard here in the clear on 4500 kHz, Jan 2nd at 1800 UT after Xinjiang PBS 

signed off with nx in English, strong signal but modulation was rather 

muddy. 


Krieg im Aether. 

Widerstand und Spionage im Zweiten Weltkrieg. 

Hrsg. v. Hans Schafranek u. Johannes Tuchel. 2004. 

376 Seiten 26,90 Euro in AUT/ Picus Verlag. 

Kurztext: 

Spionage und Gegenspionage im Zweiten Weltkrieg gehoeren zu den 

schillerndsten Aspekten des Widerstands. Aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven 

widmen sich die im vorliegenden Band versammelten Beitraege den 

kontroversiellen Fragen zu diesem Umfeld. So thematisieren und 

problematisieren sie die Zusammenarbeit von Widerstandsgruppen mit den 

Allierten und geben dabei Einblick in geheimdienstliche Operationen, wie 

sie in Funkspielen und deren Unterwanderung durch Nazideutschland 

vorherrschten. 

Volkswagen, Volksempfaenger, Volksgemeinschaft

Koenig Wolfgang, 2004 

310 Seiten (davon mehr als 100 Seiten ueber "Goebbels Schnauze" und 

Rundfunk im Dritten Reich mit einigen s/w Abbildungen/ dazu kommen noch 

einige Seiten ueber Fernsehen) AUT 37, 10 Euro 

Klappentext: u.a. Volkswagen, Volksempfaenger, Volkskuehlschrank- das 

ehrenvolle Epitheton "Volks-" wurde im Nationalsozialismus nur 

ausgewaehlten Produkten zuteil. Sie sollten den technischen Fortschritt im 

NS-Staat dokumentieren und dienten damit zugleich Propagandazwecken. (Paul 

Gager-AUT, A-DX Dec 28) 

vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL in RNMN NL Jul 26) 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Oct 29) 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, BC-DX Jan 9) 

(Bob Padula-Vic-AUS, edxp Jan 6) 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 6) 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, Cumbre, Nov 15) 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC UK, Oct 29) 

(Dave Kernick-UK, BrDXC-UK, Feb 25) 

(Dave Valko-USA, Cumbre Nov 10) 

(Dmitry Mezin-RUS, DXsignal Nov 7) 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, A-DX Nov 11) 

(Enzio Gehrig-SPA, A-DX Nov 11) 

(Erik Koeie-DEN, DR Radio Nov 11) 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, DXLD Sep 8) 

(Hans Johnson-USA, Cumbre DX Feb 26) 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Mar 12) 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Feb 25) 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Nov 6) 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, Cumbre Nov 29) 

(Jose Jacob-IND, VU2JOS, DXindia Feb 28) 


(Karel Honzik-CZE, BC-DX Jan 11) 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Oct 31) 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium July 15) 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Feb 13) 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BC-DX Apr 5) 

(via Mike Terry-UK, BDXC-UK via DXLD Nov 4) 

(Mikhaylov-Russia, open_dx, DXsignal Nov 9) 

(Nobuo Takeno-JPN, Cumbre Jan 10) 


(Olle Alm-SWE, BC-DX Nov 24) 


(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Feb 2/4) 

(RNW MN NL Media Network, Nov 10) 

(Roland Schulze-Mangaldan-PHL, BC-DX Mar 13) 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Feb 25) 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, BC-DX Dec 11) 

({c} RNWMN NL June 24) 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, Cumbre Feb 24) 

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, BC-DX July 25) 

(Toshimichi Ohtake-JPN, JSWC Jan 8)

BC-DX 698 12 Jan 2005 

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ALGERIA [CLAND from ALG to WeSahara] 7460 Radio Nacional de la RASD 

Reactivated! 

[We SAHARA - non]. After a fairly lengthy absence they seem to be back: 

7460, Radio Nacional de la RASD via Algeria tentatively Jan 2 at 2108 with 

a series of talk by a woman with brief Arabic mx between items broken by 

Arabic songs at 2110, 2116, 2125, then brief chanting by a male at 2132 

then a man with talk in Arabic from 2133 - became too noisy to listen after 

2137. Noted also Jan 3 from 2133 with Arabic mx. 

(Mark Coady-CAN, OADX Jan 4) 

7460 - Also heard mornings around 0700-0800 UT, but not on air today Jan 

11, wb. 

7460 RASD We Sahara now regularly back, at least since Dec 25th, 35333, 

drums with local song, good audio quality today. Fair signal at 0715 UT. 

But suffers co-channel QRM by RFA Korean Ulan Bataar + jamming at 2100-2300 

UT. (wb, BC-DX Jan 4) 

7460 RASD 2050 talks by OM in Ar, traditional song with stringed 

instrument. Low signal New tune in 2120 with Arabic songs 2140 OM with ID 

'saab sahrawi' then with possibly political talks. Nice signal . New tune 

in 0750 /9.1 with talks by YL and S5 34433. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Jan 9)

Polisario Front's 7460 (ann'ed as ~70{?} kHz at the beginning of the 

Spanish prgr now at 2300) obs'ed back on the air on 26 Dec 1926-..., 

Arabic, talks & local tunes; \\ 1550 vy. good; 55444. At least at the 

places I DX from, their MW outlet is more reliable than the SW one, but 

this is clearly & mainly due to the short distance between the Tindouf 

(ALG) area and my country. My obs. since that date reveal 7460 is being 

irregular while \\ 1550 is on every day; on 10 Dec for instance, I obs'ed 

them being active on 1550 only (s/off 0800), ditto late afternoon. (Carlos 

Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 10) 

Confirmed transmitting equipment installed for Nation radio of the RASD is 

co-sited with the studio in the refugee camp at Rabouni (near Tindouf- 

WeALG): 50 kW Harris US MW tx unit, and a 20 kW RIZ SW tx [similar microcontrolled 

unit erected at SWR Muehlacker Germany site in 1997, but 6030 

kHz unit now dismantelled since Oct 15, 2004, wb.] 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU in BrDXC Jan "Communication" magazine) 

ANDAMAN ISLS. 4760 AIR Port Blair. Full data letter signed by V.S. 

Venkateswarlu, Station Engineer, for 2002 reception after 2 postal and 2 

email followups. Email of 12/13/04 to specifying 

correspondence for Mr. K. S. Venkateswarlu was answered via email on 12/14 

stating that he was verifying the report and would respond regarding its 

accuracy. Letter was dated 12/17 and mailed 12/20. Letter also contained 

information about the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and a request for 

recordings to accompany future reports. Although the station can be heard 

here marginally a few times a year, this was the only reception worthy of a 

report. Country verified number 199. (Jim Evans-TN-USA, Cumbre Jan 10) 

ANGOLA 7244.55 RN Angola at 2158 UT. YL tx in Portuguese, ID as "Radio 

Nacional", nice afro mx SINPO 24433. 

(Guenter Lorenz-D, currently near La Spezia, Italy, hcdx Jan 9) 

ARMENIA Monitored on Mon Dec 6th: 

0230-0300 9965 MW 1395, but 4810 not on air. 

0300-0315 4810 9965 MW 1395, nx in Armenian. 

0315-0345 MW 1395 4810 in Armenian. 

0315-0330 9965 another progr in Armenian. 

0330-0345 9965 in Spanish with ID "Radio Publica de Armenia" and given 

summertime annmts: like 0230-0245 on 9960[!]. 

0345-0400 4810 9965 MW 1395 in Armenian. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, BC-DX Dec 6) 

AUSTRALIA ROBERT CHESTER PASSING. We have just received nx that Robert 

Chester in Adelaide has passed away. In reality, politics aside, (please no 

comments), the chap was a foundation member of the ARDXC, and Robert would 

have been in his late 50's and leaves behind his family and grandchildren. 

Robert, I can say was a devoted family man, family first we often had phone 

calls in 2001/2 and he talked about his family a lot. Robert was a medium 

wave buff and for many years devoted time to the medium wave section. 

(John Wright-AUS, ARDXC via Michael Bethge WWDXC Jan 4) 

AUSTRIA 7110 WALES [non]. Wales Radio International I checked again this 

Friday, Jan 7, at 2130 UT on 7110 and again, as last week, heard [ORF] 

German. Heard mention Oesterreich. Transmission actually began a min or so 

before 2130 and off at 2200 UT. Checked the \\ freq of 3955 from Skelton 

and there it was, a weak signal in English. By the end of txion the signal 

was much stronger with clear ID and e-mail addresses given. Nothing heard 

on scheduled 6005 at 0300 Saturday the 8th. Has the freq changed? 

(Bernie O'Shea, Ottawa, Ontario, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

One should ask Mr. Geoff Spells 

via 

6005 0300 0330 ......s MNO Rampisham 500 300 English NoAM HR 4/4/0.5 

17625 1130 1200 ......s MNO Rampisham 500 62 English OC HR 4/4/0.5 

7110 2130 2200 .....f. MNO Moosbrunn 100 300 English WeEUR. 

(wb) 

AZERBAIJAN Unid on 1295 kHz from around 1400 UT. Can anyone advise who 

the station is on 1295 kHz causing a 1 kHz het from around 1400 UT in the 

Scandanavian area. I am hearing this station on the DX Tuners receiver in 

Southern Sweden. 

(Tony Magon VK2IC, Sydney-AUS, mwdx Jan 11) 

Yes, AZE (at 1508-1543 UT on 1295.03 kHz in Azer). Seemingly not \\ to any 

other (613.32, 801, 1476), Vlad. (Vladimir G. Titarev-UKR, mwdx Jan 12) 

Most likely Pirsaat, Azerbaijan which is known to be off-channel since some 

time. At this time they are listed with the prgr "Gueney Azaerbaycan" for 

Azeri listeners in Northern Iran. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Jan 11) 

BRAZIL 4915 kHz R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 29 Dec 0010-0020, wx 

forecast, press review, ID+fqs, advs, sl. "CBN Anhangueera - A radio que 

toca noticia!"; 54433. 

4915 kHz R. Difa, Macapa AP, 29 Dec 0014-0024, songs; 43442, QRM de R.CBN, 

Brazil. 

9504.9 kHz R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 30 Dec 2338-..., rlgs prgr; 24422, adj 

QRM only. 

9530 kHz R. Nova Visao, Sta Ma RS, 30 Dec 2340-..., rlgs prgr; 23432, adj 

QRM de REE 9535. 

9565 kHz R. Tupi, Curitiba PR, 30 Dec 2347-..., live rlgs prgr; 25432. 

9630 kHz R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 30 Dec 2333-2342, feature & interviews 

on welfare for the ederly; 44433. 

9645 kHz R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 30 Dec 2335-2347, prgr "Sexta-feira 

(=Friday) Bandeirantes"; 35433. Also obs'ed on 07 Jan 0905-f/out ca. 1005, 

magazine prgr consisting of news, talks, infos, TCs & even advts. 

9665 kHz R. Marumby, Florianopolis SC, chats on religion; 23432, adj QRM 

only. 

9675 kHz R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 30 Dec 2336-2346, songs; 

45433. 

11765 kHz R. Tupi, Curitiba PR, 30 Dec 2301-2311, preaching; 25432. 

11785 kHz R. Guaiba, Pto Alegre RS, 30 Dec 2305-2320, advs, infos, px 

"Plantel Desportivo"; 34433, adj QRM de B itself (R.Nac. da Amazonia 11780, 

\\ 6185). 

11855 kHz R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 30 Dec 2309-2322, rpts on rlgs 

events; 25432. 

11925 kHz R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 30 Dec 2314-2332, traffic infos, 

tks on f/ball clubs, interviews; 25432. (all Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX 


CHAD 6165 Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne Jan 5 bad modulation but 

very strong signal ar 0440 in French with local songs. ID as written. (Finn 

Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 5) 

CHINA/TAIWAN 50-Year War of Words.

Tactics shift and ideology has softened, but China and Taiwan still aim 

radio propaganda at each other 24 hours a day. By Mark Magnier, Times Staff 

Writer 

The radio show called "Special Communications" was an unlikely hit, given 

that it consisted of announcers reading strings of numbers for 15 mins. 

Taiwan used the mind-numbing program in the 1980s to send coded messages to 

its spies in mainland China. But like many Taiwanese propaganda broadcasts, 

it could also be picked up locally. To the surprise of many at the govt-run 

Radio Taiwan International, the show soon developed a cult following among 

Taiwanese. 

An interesting piece on the LA Times Web site on the Great 

Cross-Straits Radio Struggle: 

 

I can recall hearing the Fujian Front Station (now Voice of the Strait) 

broadcasts during the Cultural Revolution, and the announcers *were* really 

over the top in their delivery. 

(Chuck Albertson-WA-USA, BC-DX Jan 5) 

11840 Cungguo Zeshen - at 1240 UT man & woman talking in Mandarin about 

various nx in some China counties (in Chinese they call: 'cungguo nungzhen 

pao tao'). SINPO 54444. 

(Lim Kwet Hian-INS, Cumbre Jan 8) 

6185 China Huayi BC (v/s Qiao Xiaoli. Feng Jing Xin Cun 3-4-304, 

Chanshu,Jiangsu 215500, P.R.C. (Jerry Berg in BrDXC Jan "Communication" 

magazine) 

9705 Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, heard on 29 Dec at 1110-1124 UT with Kyrgyz 

prgr, folk tunes & songs, annmts; 25342. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 

10) 

CLANDESTINE 5102 V.O.Jammu Kashmir Freedom on Dec 31 at *1259-1310 UT, 

44433 Kashmiri, 1259 UT sign on with opening mx. ID. Koran. Talk. 

5500 V.O.Peace & Democracy Eritrea on Dec 30 at *1415-1431, 25332 Tigrigna, 

1415 UT sign on with IS and ID. 1417 UT opening announce. Talka dn local 

mx. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Jan 7) 

Clandestine to ERI 15650 Voice of Delina at *1500-1509 UT. Local pop mx 

with ID and freq schedule in local lang given above it, many mentions of 

Delina. Then man in echo chamber alternating with more local pops. Good on 

clear channel. Not heard at 1550 re-check. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BC-DX Jan 8th) 

1600-1800 En x15650 Christian Voice via Kostinbrod-BUL? TX site UNKNOWN. 

Africa target. 

New schedule for Voice Africa in English via SOF 100 kW / 215deg 

1600-1800 NF 13820*(55555), ex 11560, re-ex 15650 >> additional txion 

1800-2000 NF 11560 (55555), ex 15650, re-ex 9680 to avoid VOA in Persian. 

*co-ch Pan American Broadcasting in English 1600-1630 Sun only! 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via BC-DX Jan 4)

Frequency change to Christian Voice sce to Nigeria: The signal on 15650 was 

not propagating very well and it has been changed to 1600-1800 on 13820, 

1800-2000 on 11560. 

(CVI, Jan 3, dxld) Presumably via Kostinbrod Bulgaria as before, gh. 

COLOMBIA 6010.1 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, audible on 29 Dec at 

2344-2357 UT, Spanish prgr, preaching; 44444. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX 


CONGO-Brazzaville 5985 R Congo heard on 6 Jan at 1913-1942 UT airing some 

discussion in French followed by African songs; 53432, adjt QRM spoiling a 

strg. signal. 


CUBA Noted surprisingly fair-to-good signal of Radio Habana Cuba this 

local morning: 

6000, Radio Havana Cuba, 0526-0541, in English. SINPO 34343 at first, but 

decreased to 24322 by the end of listening slot. Music, followed by nx and 

sports comment. Positive IDs at the end of the nx and right after that. 

Never heard the station in 49 mb before. There were some notes of it in my 

previous years' logbooks, but mainly on 11875 kHz. (Dmitry Mezin-RUS, 

Cumbre Jan 7) 

DRM DRM In very simple terms, can some tell me, in a couple of 

sentences, why we are getting this DRM racket on MW? Is there a DRM radio 

which translates the racket into very high quality audio with zero 

distortion, zero fading at up to 750 miles and a high fidelity surround 

sound which is far superior to FM stereo? If it doesn't meet these 

standards why the racket on MW? Puzzled, 

(Barry Davies-UK, MWC via dxld) 

Money. The radio manufacturers want to sell new equipment. And as the old 

radios are good enough and the market is saturated, they are coming with 

something new around the corner. And with the buzzword "digital" in it, it 

has to be good. It's that simple. Some radio stations seem to think that 

DRM will boost up their listening figures; Deutsche Welle, Radio Nederland 

and Luxy are the main players in that game. 

Commercial radios aren't available yet, expected to come on the market next 

autumn (for a few years now they say it'll be next autumn...) Sound quality 

is better than conventional AM, but not as good as FM. I find it fatiguing 

to listen to for a longer time. In my opinion a lot of drop-outs make it 

unpleasant to listen to. If you own a AR7030 you can listen to DRM txions 

via the PC. You need a free software named DREAM (although I think, from a 

Dxer's point of view DRM is more of a nightmare than a dream). Available 

here: 

 

Install the software, connect the line-out of the AR7030 to the soundcard 

of the PC. Tune the AR7030 6 kHz above the operating frequency, i.e. 

1446.00 kHz. Set it to CW, PBS -4.2, BFO 0.0 and use the 9.5 kHz filter. 

The resulting noise can be decoded by the DREAM-software. Start the 

software, go to "Evaluation dialog" and click the checkbox at "Flip Input 

Spectrum". A few seconds later you can listen to the decoded DRM-signal. 

(Martin Elbe-D, MWC Dec 29 via dxld) 

I've got a feeling that the Chinese have the key to DRM becoming a success 

- or the opposite. If DRM is introduced on the huge Chinese domestic market 

in a large scale, DRM might have a good chance of becoming a world wide 

standard - available very cheaply on portable radios and car radios. 

There's no chance that DW and RN will play an important role in this issue. 

With due respect to DW and RN. Besides, Martin - money is of course the

main issue which the world is focusing on currently. But honestly it is 

very hard to see the world of radio below 30 MHz survive in the future 

unless it becomes digital. Everything else is abandoning old analogue 

technology!?! 

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, ibid. Jan 1) 

If there aren't cheap radios DRM will never be a success. But even if cheap 

receivers are available I wouldn't take it for granted, that DRM will 

become a success in the industrialized world. 

So what? I couldn't care less. For the next decades I'm sure we would find 

enough interesting DX-targets. And I don't think, that because it's going 

"digital" now there will be a comeback of MW and SW. But the stations hope 

so. We'll see in a few years, who was right and who was wrong. But from a 

Dxer's point of view it's a bloody pain in the arse. That's what we can say 

already now. 73 (Martin Elbe-D, ibid.) 

Come on, chaps, let's not start the old debate again!!! DRM will be the 

standard, whether you like it or not. And who said it should be far 

superior to FM? And why on earth do you want zero fading at 750 miles? MW 

is meant for local and regional coverage. It was never meant to cover 750 

miles. Don't forget that radio is meant for listeners, not for DXers. As a 

DXer you don't mind if there is a lot of noise on the band, then why bother 

for DRM noise? But a listener will not accept ANY noise and on the MW band 

DRM is THE solution. Nowadays nobody listens to MW anymore. If all stations 

shut down for lack of an audience then you, the hard-core DXers, won't be 

any better off either. I, for one, very much look forward to DRM. It's a 

matter of life and death for the MW/LW bands. 

(Remy Friess-F, ibid.) 

I fully concur with Remy's opinion. If everyone is being very honest, one 

will have to admit that the number of listeners to LW or MW is negligible 

as compared to FM. I regularly wonder why so many stations keep the txs on 

and why so many are keen to get on (see new French stations, the Dutch 

licences, etc.). Here in Flanders, the 1188 kHz in Kuurne (airing VRT Radio 

2 with 5 kW) literally has NO listeners whatsoever but the VRT keeps the 

channel occupied because otherwise commercial stations may appeal the govt 

for using the allocated frequency. Anyway, depending on the country you 

live in, one or a few DRM txs on MW are sufficient to cover the whole 

country. Compare that to the many FM txs you need to do the same. This may 

be a nuisance to DXers who look for analogue signals, but DXers will have 

to do what they have always done: adapt. 73 - (Herman Boel, 

ibid.) 

Many thanks for this simple answer. Unless the DRM sets are cheaper than 

what's on offer now, I guess it will go the same way as AM stereo in the 

states and AM radio in Canada. The big risk would be for the stations to 

give away the receivers "SKY TV" style. I must admit I might be tempted if 

they were free. The great thing about your answer, Martin, is the word 

"money" and I can't see a lot of it in digital AM radio. I certainly 

wouldn't invest for a quick return. Suits me if they fill their boots with 

it in China; just stick with analogue below 2 MHz West of GMT is my only 

wish. 73's (Barry Davies, UK, ibid.) 

My one wish for 2005 is that DRM txions would move to a dedicated area of 

the SW spectrum; at the moment they cause dreadful interference to 

broadcasters on adjacent freqs. This is something commented on by many 

correspondents to logbook and at our meetings in Reading (Edwin Southwell- 

UK, Jan World DX Club Contact via DXLD) 

EGYPT The Media Minister announced, that he took the decision of 

minimizing the langs of the overseas sections of Radio Cairo to 11 langs 

only, out of 35 langs.

But decision didn't come into effect yet (Jan 8-9), most of the R Cairo 

transmissions could be monitored yesterday. 

15 and 11 MHz outlets towards Africa couldn't be traced here in EUR at 

1830-2230 UT time slot, due of bad propagation. 

EGYPTIAN RADIO &TV UNION (ERTU). 

BROADCAST ENGINEERING PROGRAM SCHEDULE (B-04) 

UTC kHz mb PROGRAM TARGET AREA 

0030-0430 7115 41 ARABIC EaNoAMERICA 

0045-0200 7260 41 SPANISH NoAMERICA 

0045-0200 11755 25 SPANISH CeAMERICA 

0045-0200 9415 31 SPANISH SoAMERICA 

Abis site 9415 signal is three quarters second behind 

Abu Zaabal site 7260 & 11715 kHz. # 

0200-0330 7260 41 ENGLISH NoAMERICA 

1100-0300 12050 25 GENERAL PROGRAM NoAMERICA & EUR 

0700-1100 15115 19 GENERAL PROGRAM WeAFRICA 

1015-1215 17775 16 ARABIC M.EAST & AFG 

1115-1215 15710 19 THAI SoEaASIA 

1215-1330 17670 16 ENGLISH SoASIA 

1215-1315 15710 19 MALAY SoEaASIA 

1230-1530 15490 19 PERSIAN TADZHIKSTAN 

1320-1450 15710 19 INDONESIAN SoEaASIA 

1330-1430 17670 16 BENGALI SoASIA 

1300-1600 15365 19 ARABIC WeAFRICA 

1400-1530 11655 25 AZERI AZERBAIJAN 

Abis odd 11655.58 

QRM het of co-ch 11655, VoRUS Armavir in Dari. # 

1500-1600 13660 22 HINDI SoASIA 

1430-1600 15670 19 PASHTO AFGHANISTAN 

1530-1630 9480 31 UZBEKI UZBEKISTAN 

1530-1630 15155 19 AFAR Ea&CeAFRICA 

Abis odd 15154.91 # 

1530-1730 17810 16 SWAHILI Ce&EaAFRICA 

1600-1800 13660 22 URDU SoASIA 

1600-1645 15620 19 ZULU Ce&SoAFRICA 

1600-1800 6230 49 TURKISH TURKEY 

Abis odd 6230.60 # 

1600-1800 9990 31 ALBANIAN ALBANIA 

Abis odd 9990.10 # 

1630-1730 15155 19 SOMALI Ea&CeAFRICA 

Abis odd 15154.94 # 

1630-1830 9855 31 ENGLISH Ce&SoAFRICA 

1645-1730 15620 19 SHONA Ce&SoAFRICA 

1730-1815 15620 19 INDEBELE Ce&SoAFRICA 

1730-1900 15155 19 AMHARIC Ea&CeAFRICA 

Abis odd 15154.96 # 

1800-1900 7120 41 RUSSIAN WeRUSSIA 

1800-1900 9988 31 ITALIAN EUROPE 

Abis odd 9988.10 # 

1800-2100 9760 31 HAUSA WeAFRICA 

Abis odd 9759.96 # 

1830-1915 9855 31 LINGALA Ce&SoAFRICA

1830-1930 15375 19 WOLOF WeAFRICA 

1900-2000 9990 31 GERMAN EUROPE 

Abis odd 9990.10 # 

1900-0030 11665 25 VOICE OF THE ARABSCe&EaAFRICA 

1915-2030 15425 19 FULANI WeAFRICA 

1930-2030 15375 19 BAMBARA WeAFRICA 

2000-2200 7270 41 ARABIC AUSTRALIA 

2000-2115 9990 31 FRENCH EUROPE 

Abis odd 9990.10 # 

2030-2200 15375 19 ENGLISH WeAFRICA 

2030-2230 15335 19 FRENCH WeAFRICA 

2100-2200 9760 31 YORUBA WeAFRICA 

Abis odd 9759.96 # 

2115-2245 9990 31 ENGLISH EUROPE 

Abis odd 9990.10 # 

2215-2330 11790 25 PORTUGUESE SoAMERICA 

2300-0030 7115 41 ENGLISH EaNoAMERICA 

2330-0045 9735 31 ARABIC SoAMERICA 

2330-0045 11755 25 ARABIC SoAMERICA 

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, BC-DX Dec 4, 2004. 

# all comments by wb, Jan 8-9, 2005) 

6230.59 Radio Cairo at 1719 UT very badly modulated (distorted), typical 

mx/singing, 1726 ID in Turkish as "Burase Kahira Radioso". (Scheduled 1600- 

1800 UT) SINPO 44542. 


4935 kHz at 2315 UT Radio Cairo, NatAnthem, En nx headlines, nx, audio 

later mixing with some Arabic singing. No idea of the maths behind this 

because I do not know the nominal frequency. SINPO 23432. (Guenter Lorenz- 

D, currently near La Spezia-I, Jan 5) 

This was reported and discussed in DXLD some weeks ago: 

12050 (Arabic) minus 7115 (English) = 4935 kHz. (Glenn Hauser-USA, 

harmonics Jan 6) 

ERITREA 7100 R Asmara 1 1645 in Tigre (language acc to schedule) 

7180 R Asmara 2 1645 in Afar (language again acc to schedule; all I can say 

with certainty is that they were not in parallel). 

(Alexander Koutamanis-HOL, Cumbre Jan 5) 

ETHIOPIA 5500 and 6350 VoTigray Revolution in Tigrinya (once again 

according to schedule), lots of lively mx, both freqs quite good despite 

heavy utility interference just below 6350. 

6940 R Fana 1640 Amharic, 6210 covered by Irish pirate Laser Hot Hits7165 

and 9560 R Ethiopia 1635 English, both freqs reasonably good. 


FINLAND On 11 Jan at 1415 noted a weak station on 5045 with music. I 

already had hopes for RRI Yogyakarta reactivation but then the station 

faded up a bit and I realised the song was in Finnish. Checking weak YLE on 

6120, yes - in parallel. Some calculating and I checked also 7195, \\ 

program. This was a tx-site mixing product 7195-6120=1075, 6120-1075=5045. 

These are rather common around 6 MHz when YLE has two txs on at the same 

time in the 49 mb. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Jan 11) 

FRANCE With the new year, some nx about MW stations in France:

In PARIS. From Jan 25th, two new stations will be on the air. The 

frequency: 1080 kHz. Daytime 0600-1900 UT programme of RADIO DE LA MER 

 

Nightly 1900-0600 UT programme of PARIS LIVE RADIO (PLR) in English 

 

These two stations will be available 24 hours on Internet and satellite. 

In STRASBOURG. Since January 3rd, RMCInfo is on the air on 1584 kHz; tx is 

[more] powerful than the Metz's one, may be 5 kW. 

[1584 makes it to Stuttgart-GER during daytime, dominitaing this channel, 

wb.] 

In PARIS. Ciel AM on 981 kHz, is no longer on the air, their web site is 

also closed. 

In MONACO. RMCInfo is again on the air (Mon-Thurs) on 702 kHz from 1300- 

1500 UT. (Christian Ghibaudo-F, dxld Jan 6) 

1350 Mittelwelle. 

"..letzte Nacht, zwischen 0130 und 0200 UTC, dudelte bei mir auf 1350 

kHz..." (ibid.) 

Das war nicht Aegypten, das war Radio Orient ueber einen MW-Sender in 

Nizza. (Martin Elbe-D, A-DX Jan 9) 

Nix Nizza town. Der 'vor WW II' Standort Nizza Cape Antibes wurde vor circa 

2 Jahren aufgegeben. 

Jetzt wird vom RMC/TWR Fontbonne Location in den Bergen 2km noerdlich Monte 

Carlo gesendet. Hier in Sueddeutschland kommt 1350 kHz vom gleichen 

Standort (? 50/100 kW Ersatzsender xSuperloustic? auf der RMC/TWR Station) 

fast so stark wie 1557 kHz herein, vor allem in den Daemmerungszeiten z.B. 

bis 0830 UT und ab 1400 UT. RMC Anlagen gehoeren jetzt vollst„ndig der TDF. 

(73 wb, BC-DX Jan 9) 

Liste des frequences en France 

Lieu Frequence Zone desservie 

Paris 94.3 FM Ile-de-France 

Lyon 106.7 FM Region lyonnaise 

Bordeaux 106.4 FM Region bordelaise 

Annemasse 92.7 FM Haute-Savoie, Lausanne, Pays de Gex, Geneve 

Nice 1350 AM Alpes Maritimes

PID Audio : 297 

Hallo Wolfgang, dann hat aber R. Orient eine alte Webseite. Dort ist noch 

Nice fuer 1350 angegeben. (Rudolf Krumm-D) 

Nein Rudolf, Nizza Antibes wurde aufgegeben, wegen Elektro Smog an einem 

Bergruecken (lt. Generalkarte) in einer Wohngegend waren die 300-600 

Kilowatt dort nicht mehr tolerabel das Grundstueck wohl immobilien-maessig 

vermarktet wird. Errichtet in der Hitlerzeit, auch fuer einen 

grossdeutschen Auslands-Sender vom besetzten Frankreich aus in Richtung 

NordAfrika genutzt, der Vorlaeufer von R Monte Carlo nach MRC, ALG, TUN, 

Rommel-Libyien, EGY. Praktisch der Vorlaeufer von RMI Nador-MRC 171/9575 

und RMC Zypern 1233. 

Da gab es mal einen Bericht in ARTE TV vor einigen Jahren, da hatte auch 

die Deutsche Bank und weitere Bankhaeuser in Zuerich zwischen 1940 und 1944 

die finanziellen Finger drin, wie das gesammte Monte Carlo wirtschaftliche 

Gebilde/Casino etc. zur Nazi-Besetzung. Der eigentliche RMC Standort in den 

Bergen bei Fontbonne hatte zwar die typische Mussolini-Faschisten 

Architektur, kam aber durch das Kriegsende zu spaet in Vollendung, und 

wurde erst ab 1947 schrittweise errichtet. Spaeter [1951? Weggang von 

Tanger] kam dann dort TWR MC dazu, das langlebige Quadergebaeude ist auf 

der typischen TWR QSL vor 30 Jahren abgedruckt. 

Vor circa 2 Jahren hat TDF - die Telecom von Frankreich - den Anteil von 

RMC Monte Carlo bezueglich der MW und TWR-KW Anlage in Fontbonne- 

Frankreich, gerade 2-3 km noerdlich ausserhalb der Monaco Grenze gekauft, 

bzw. mehrheitlich managt sie die Anlage. 

Dieser Standort heisst jetzt also Nice, wie auf der Webseite vermerkt. 

Muehlacker wird ja auch oft als Stuttgart verkauft. Nice nimmt man deshalb 

weiter als Location, weil die Frequenz 1350 fuer Frankreich (nicht Monaco) 

bei der ITU koordiniert ist. Jetzt wird wohl eine ehemaliger [Tages- 

]Ersatzsender von 702 oder 1467 kHz auf 1350 kHz genutzt. Und Nice 1557 kHz 

kommt jetzt auch von [nahe Monte Carlo] Fontbonne. 

Man muesste mal 

 

fragen, bezueglich der Senderleistung, der blickt es. Aber mein 

Franzoesisch ist nicht existent. 10 kW fuer 1350 kHz wie in WRTH vermerkt, 

ist a bisserl' wenig. 

PS. Die Standort Diskussion MC Fontbonne taucht jedes Jahr neu auf, wie das 

Monster von Loch Ness. (wb, BC-DX Jan 9) 

GABON 11725 RFI Gabon, 0700-0800 UT, weak signal for WeAF target, in 

English ! 24322. 


GERMANY LF: DI2AG on 440 kHz. 

Dear All, 

meanwhile I got reports from RA, EA, LA, G, ON, F, DL - up to 1650 

kilometers. Why not try to cross the pond? This night I will increase the 

power from 0.5W ERP to 2 watt ERP. So I ask the friends in Canada and USA 

for observing 440.044 kHz in QRSS10. 

Information will be 

1. Start-ID in regular CW DI2AG JN59NO 2W QRSS10 

2. QRSS10 DI2AG 

3. No stop-ID, little pause, again start. 

Beginning at 2200 UTC, end at 0500 UT on Jan 10th or equipment goes on 

strike.

So I hope for mailbox-overflow tomorrow morning due to all reports ;-) 

73 Walter DJ2LF. 

(Walter Staubach-D DJ2LF via Tom, A-DX Jan 10) 

6015 Bible Voice via T-systems txs in Germany, broadcasting in UNIDentified 

lang only on Thurs 1915-1930 UT. There are different schedules of BVBN 

progrs to EaEUR publicized. 

Here are the monitored sces: 

1915-1930 Mo We Fri in Ru. Tu French translated from En. Th - presumed 

Romish-[Gipsy]. 

Sa+Su 1900-1930 En, 1930-2000 Ru. Su 2000-2030 En. 

9460 Tu 1640 En. Fr 1720 En. 1735 En. 1750 Ru. 1805 Hebrew. 1825-1830 not 

checked. 1830-1900(also Sa 1830-1900) in UNID lang. Both UNID segments are 

instead of En blocks in early A-04 season. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, BC-DX Dec 10- 

20) 

9820, 1732-, Voice of Oromo Liberation on Jan 9th. One of the stronger 

signals this morning at S6, via Juelich, beamed to the Horn of Africa, so 

I'm getting the backside of the signal. Must have caught some of the 

opening, since I heard a frequency, and 'Oromo' mentioned. (Walt Salmaniw- 

BC-CAN, DXplorer Jan 9) 

Ich habe mir gerade dieses hier angesehen: 

 

Bisher war ich der Meinung, man wolle Norddeutschland auf 261 kHz 

begluecken, jetzt soll es wohl 531 kHz aus Burg werden. Und so wie es 

aussieht, sollen die Sender Wuerzburg 1386 und Stuttgart 738 kHz, die fuer 

Megaradio aufgeschaltet wurden, wiederbelebt werden. Frankfurt 1080 und 

irgendwas um Muenchen rum auf 1026 ist auch fuer die fernere Zukunft 

geplant. Am meisten hat mich aber ueberrascht, dass es angeblich auch 

Sender in Oesterreich geben wird: 585 und 1475 (sic!) sind als geplant 

eingezeichnet. Und laut Planungen soll die MW analog ausgestrahlt werden. 

Hmm, sehr merkwuerdige Planungen. 

(Martin Elbe-D, A-DX Jan 6) 

"Bisher war ich der Meinung, man wolle Norddeutschland auf 261 kHz 

begluecken," 

Truck Radio hat fuer die 261 kHz ja keine Lizenz. Damals kam ja Europe 1 

zum Zug, die auf 261 kHz "Europa 1" gleich in DRM abstrahlen wollen. 

"jetzt soll es wohl 531 kHz aus Burg werden. Und so wie es aussieht, sollen 

die Sender Wuerzburg 1386 und Stuttgart [Hirschlanden] 738 kHz, die fuer 

Megaradio aufgeschaltet wurden, wiederbelebt werden. Frankfurt 1080 und 

irgendwas um Muenchen rum auf 1026 ist auch fuer die fernere Zukunft 

geplant." 

Gabs nicht mal Dornbirn 1026 und Linz 1026? Koennte eine der beiden sein 

(eher Dornbirn). 

"Am meisten hat mich aber ueberrascht, dass es angeblich auch Sender in 

Oesterreich geben wird: 585 und 1475 (sic!) sind als geplant eingezeichnet. 

Und laut Planungen soll die MW analog ausgestrahlt werden. Hmm, sehr 

merkwuerdige Planungen." 

Gut, die 585 kHz wurde dem ORF ja entzogen, evtl. wird die ja wirklich bald 

mal durch die RTR ausgeschrieben. (Andreas Wohlhaupter, A-DX Jan 6)

Ach ja, Truckradio und seine Planungen. Man weiss schon gar nicht mehr, die 

wievielte Version das jetzt ist. Die 261 hat mit Truckradio nichts zu tun, 

die wurde seinerzeit an Europe 1 vergeben. Die wollen da ein aehnliches 

Format ausstrahlen. 

Mich wundert nur, dass sie die alten Megaradio-Funzeln in Nuernberg und 

Regensburg nicht eingezeichnet haben. Und den weissen Fleck in Sachsen 

koennte man prima mit der 1431 in Wilsdruff schliessen. Und fuer Schleswig- 

Holstein haetten wir da noch die 612 kHz im Angebot. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Jan 6) 

GUATEMALA 4052.5 R. Verdad, Chiquimula, logged on 28 Dec at 2336-2346 

UT, Spanish prgr, hymns; 34332. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 10) 

GUINEA 7125 GUI RTG Conakry, 25322, French annmt, guitar and flute local 

mx. 


7125 RTVG at 2301-2320 UT. Man says slowly "La Radiodiffusion Television 

Guineene, voici..?..", then into chat with YL, whose name seemed to be 

Marie Pol; tuned out at 2320 UT. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Jan 4) 

7125 R Conakry obs'ed on 30 Dec at 2350-... UT, French prgr, afr light 

songs, mx dedications; 54433, adjt QRM only. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX 


INDIA AIR Delhi 15260 is almost a regular now around 0730/0830 UT, but 

never very strong. But the other outlet is more difficult to hear on 15185 

and usually weak. It's very easy to recognise them as the audio has the 

same 'noise' that can be heard via their external sces - it seems to peak 

up when the announcer stops speaking. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Jan 5) 

4760 on Jan 4 - at 1546 UT, AIR; EE ID by YL, then interview by YL on Govt 

effort, doctor, medical center, Port Blair, missing people, Andaman (on 

Tsunami disaster), ID by OM on 1600 UT - SIO 322 noise & fading. (S.Ashar, 

Depok-INS, hcdx Jan 8) 

4999 AIR Itanager on Jan 5 around 1200 with fair signal in Hindi. May be 

moved from 4990 kHz as usually.The next day on Jan 6, appeared on 4990 kHz 

as usually. 

4971 AIR Shillong on Jan 5 around 1230 with fair in English. On Jan 

4,appeared just on 4970 kHz. (Masahiro Umemura-Toyama-JPN JH9RUI, BC-DX Jan 

9) 

INDONESIA [and non] Many staff of radio stations in Aceh, journalistic 

colleagues of the Radio Netherlands INSn department, people with whom Radio 

Netherlands had regular contact, are missing. Some stations in Aceh with 

which Radio Netherlands had worked for many years have been totally 

destroyed. 

Radio Netherlands is starting an action program to set up a number of 

emergency radio stations, which will in due course be built up into 

permanent stations. One of the stations that was destroyed is Radio Nikoya 

FM in Banda Aceh, that used to broadcast nx in INSn from Radio Netherlands 

on a daily basis. 

The Head of the INSn department of Radio Netherlands, Indra Titus, said "We 

want to help to get the radio stations back on the air, because radio is a 

very important means of communication in the stricken areas. As help is 

beginning to flow, communications must be restored to help the search for 

family members and make information accessible. Even under normal

circumstances, radio in INS is a vital means of communication that people 

cannot be without." 

The INSn txions of Radio Netherlands will pay attention to the fundraising 

by the Dutch domestic broadcasters on Thursday 6 January. Also, Radio 

Netherlands will appeal to its 6000 partner stations around the world to 

collect money and equipment. 

(RNW MN NL via dxld Jan 4) 

RNW to set up radio stations in Aceh. RNW is starting a programme to set up 

a number of emergency radio stations in Banda Aceh, capital of INS's 

Tsunami-hit Aceh province. 

The station will appeal to its 6,000 partner stations around the world to 

collect money and equipment for the programme. RNW MN reported that the 

emergency radio stations will in due course be built up into permanent 

stations. 

One of the stations that was destroyed by the tsunami on 26 Dec is Radio 

Nikoya FM, that used to broadcast nx in INSn from Radio Netherlands on a 

daily basis. 

The head of the INSn department of RNW, Indra Titus, said: "We want to help 

to get the radio stations back on the air, because radio is a very 

important means of communication in the stricken areas. 

"As help is beginning to flow, communications must be restored to help the 

search for family members and make information accessible. Even under 

normal circumstances, radio in INS is a vital means of communication that 

people cannot be without." 

(ABU Weekly Nx via GRDXC; RNW via BrDXC-UK; also via Alokesh Gupta-IND; Jan 

6) 

34 staff of TVRI and RRI-Indonesia missing. INS's public broadcasters, 

Televisi Republik INS and Radio Republik INS, say 34 members of their staff 

are missing in Aceh province, devastated by the tsunami on 26 December. 

A senior official of RRI said 24 staff were missing, while TVRI reported 10 

staff missing and feared dead. Aceh province was the area worst hit in 

Asia's Tsunami disaster, with more than 90,000 people killed. 

About 100 TVRI families lost their homes or were badly affected, and both 

TVRI and RRI reported severe damage to txs and other equipment. About 2,000 

people who lost their homes have taken refuge in a park in the TVRI complex 

in the provincial capital, Banda Aceh, where TVRI staff are helping care 

for them. 

Meanwhile, India's public broadcaster, Doordarshan, has reported no 

casualties among its staff but severe damage to several TV txs on Car 

Nicobar, the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal. 

Twelve of the 15 villages on the island were reported to have been 

flattened. 

(ABU Weekly Nx via GRDXC; RNW via BrDXC-UK; also via Alokesh Gupta-IND; Jan 

4) 

3961.11 RRI Palu (pres) at 1428-1438 UT. Mellow Indo vocal mx; ancmts in 

soft voice unreadable. Fair/poor with Ham QRM. This has been drifting 

slowly upwards over the past three years. A check of the logbook shows them 

on 3959.87 in May '02; in April '03 on 3960.32; in Feb '04 on 3960.89 kHz.

4749.97 RRI Makassar (pres) at 1338-1404 UT. Soft vocal mx; man chatting 

with woman, possibly an interview; another song at 1356 was followed by 

more chat, with no ToH break at 1400. Fair signal. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, 

DXplorer Jan 4/5) 

4605, RRI Serui, tent, at 1015-1101 UT. Noted a Christian Church sce with 

Man Preaching in Language(?) and congregation singing Christian Hymns. The 

religious program continued the entire hour. I was reluctant to report this 

in the event that I was copying a harmonic or spur. Anyway, the signal was 

poor here in Clewiston and by the hour nothing but the carrier was audible. 

3976, RRI Pontianak, at 1032-1040 UT. Steady Indo pop mx during period. At 

1040, a man comments in INSn. This followed immediately by Qu'ran program. 

Signal was fair here in Clewiston-FL. (Chuck Bolland-USA, hcdx Jan 8) 

3325 on Jan 4 - at 1250, RRI Palangkaraya; INSn pop songs, ID by OM on 1300 

- SIO 444. 

3960 on Jan 4 - at 1312, RRI Palu; Jakarta bc relay reports from var 

provinces, ID by OM on 1327 also 1330 after radiogram - SIO 322 noise & 

fading. 

3975 on Jan 4 - at 1331, RRI Pontianak; vernacular (talk on daily life by 

ladies), time gong on 1402 then ID by OM then local nx - SIO 422 noise & 

fading. 

4750 on Jan 4 - at 1538, Prog 1 RRI Makassar; INSn songs, ID by om on 1545 

- SIO 422 noise & fading. (all S.Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx Jan 8) 

3325 RRI Palangkaraya On Dec 31 at 1050-1105 UT: 33333-32332 INSn, Music. 

1100 IS. ID. Local news. 

3344.82 RRI Ternate On Jan 2 at 1444-1459* UT, 35433-34433 INSn, Music. ID 

at 1457. Love Ambon. 1459 closing announce. 

3961 RRI Palu(pres) On Jan 4 at 1034-1045 and 1100-1104 UT. 23432-24232 

INSn, Music and talk. ID? at 1100 as "Radio Republik INS ....". 

3976 RRI Pontianak On Dec 31 at 1105-1121 UT. 44433 INSn, Music. ID at 1109 

and 1111 UT. 

4605 RRI Serui On Dec 31 at 1122-1134 UT. 34232 INSn, Talk. ID at 1129. IS. 

1130 Local news. 

7289.9 RRI Nabire On Dec 30 at 0748-0833 UT. 24332-33333 INSn, Music. 0700 

Jakarta nx realy. ID at 0700 and 0715. ID as "Radio Republik INS Nabire". 

(all Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Jan 7) 

15150 RRI 1125 old INSn pop songs on Chinese service. Close program 1130 

with gamelan tunes and start of Japanese program with sudden audio cut. S4 

34323 with Degen 1103, 6 m wire and ATU. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Jan 

9) 

IRAN/IRAQ [Kurdistan] Clandestine VoIranian Kurdistan was heard at very 

early hour/time 1350 UT on both 3970 (jammed) and 4860 (not jammed). At 

0344 UT 3970 & 4860 kHz also on Dec 6th. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, BC-DX Dec 19) 

Bubble jamming observed regularly 1600-2000 UT on 1557 kHz (?Iran, China). 


Clandestine 4024 Voice of the People of Kurdistan on Jan 9 at 1920 UT. 

Arabic about Kurdistan, seemed to be list of polit. goal sentences with

'Kurdistani' at end of each item which continued to past 1935 UT. Drifted a 

bit up and down. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 9) 

Cland 6335 V of Kurdistan heard talks in Kurdish. Also on 1410 UT Jan 4 

with Kurdish / Turkish songs. Possibly the Kurdish clandestine on 6340 

shifted ot this freq but there is strong QRM from 6333 kHz, a FDM station, 

signal S=3-5 22332. Once again on 5th at 1510 UT with prog in Arabic. Many 

mentions on Kurdistan. ID by YL at 1515 UT as Huna Idaatu Sawt Kurdistan. 

Arab song follows. Also on Jan 7 UT at 1705 UT with S=5 32332 and songs. 

Cland stn 6411.22 kHz. R Komala at 1505 UT talks by OM in Pushtu. ID by YL 

at 1506 UT. OM with talks abt Ramadan Koran. DSB with reduced carrier, S7 

43343. QRM by jammer s/off 1530 UT? (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Jan 5) 

At 1618 UTC on 1169 kHz, O=2-3, IRIB UNID-Standort, produziert heftiges 

Interferenzpfeifen auf 1170 kHz, damit will man wahrscheinlich Radio Farda 

via UAE stoeren. Der Standort des TX koennte eventuell Bushehr sein, denn 

auf dessen QRG 1503 kHz ist nichts aus dem Iran zu hoeren. 

Gestern abend (4.1., 2352 UTC), 1169 und 1503 kHz \\ hoerbar, mit tx in 

Persian. Bushehr ist einigermassen "amtlich" fuer 1503 kHz, bei 1169 gibt 

es wohl keine zuverlaessigen Angaben. (QTH: naehe La Spezia, Italien, Icom 

R75, Grahn-Loop) 

Ich habe uebrigens einen Artikel im Netz gefunden, nicht ganz neu, aber 

darin wird u.a. erwaehnt, dass Iran bei den Sendeanlagen (auch im Megawatt- 

Bereich) Selbstversorger ist. 

 

(Guenter Lorenz-D, A-DX Jan 5) 

6120, at 0218- UT, Voice of Justice on Jan 8th, ID heard at 0218 UT in 

English with western accented male announcer. Only at fair level. Checked 

for their parallel of 9580 kHz, only to hear a very distorted very strong 

signal ... CRI in Mandarin via Cuba. Distorted sufficiently to only be able 

to identify language and not much else. Seems to be a common problem in 

Cuba these days. I initially thought I was simply swamping my Timewave 

599zx digital audio processor, but no, it was working fine. Sign-off annts 

with times and freqs from 0226 UT. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Jan 9) 

ITALY Please someone help me, were is now the Balkan block Mon-Sat 1500- 

1600 UT in Turk, Greek, Bulg? (Rumen Pankov-BUL, BC-DX Dec 10-26) 

Transmission schedule B-04 of RAI International. 

BULGARO 1540-1600 11985 

GRECO 1520-1540 11985 

TURCO 1500-1520 11985 

(Andrea Borgnino via Roberto Scaglione BCLNEWS.IT, via dxld Oct 2) 

25 mb RAI Rome in Italian was heard on 11800 kHz today at 1200 UT, ID was 

"RAI programmo uno". [0630-1300 UT at 52 degr to ITA-UN troops in Bosnia- 

Kosovo]. 

(Ilea Klepko-UKR, mwdx Jan 10) 

15665 Radio for Peace via IRRS, c/o Radio Kappa Centrale,Via della Beverara 

125M, I-40131 Bologna, Italy. (Jerry Berg in BrDXC Jan "Communication" 

magazine) 

KOREA D.P.R. Unter 

ist ein am 05.01.2005 aktualisierter Sendeplan der Stimme Koreas mit Stand 

vom 01.01.2005 ver”ffentlicht. Hier fehlen nun die blichen 

Arabischsendungen um 1500 und 1900 UTC. Diese sollen durch 

Englischsendungen ersetzt worden sein. Gleichzeitig erfolgte angeblich der

Tausch der Europasendungen in Spanisch (bisher 1800 UTC) und Englisch 

(bisher 1900 UTC), so daá diese nun 1800 UTC in Englisch und 1900 UTC in 

Spanisch kommen sollen. Bei den gegenw„rtig sehr schlechten 

Empfangsbedingungen kann ich selber gar nichts aus Pyongyang zu diesen 

Zeiten empfangen. Kann jemand die Žnderungen best„tigen/dementieren? 

(Arnulf Piontek-D, BC-DX Jan 10) 

KRE Voice of Korea, odd freqs at 0750 UT: 

15246.34, 13760.10, 9345.16, 9975.09 kHz. (wb, BC-DX Jan 4) 

2850.04 KCBS at 1415-1426 UT. Korean vocal mx \\ 3959.75 kHz; both freqs 

fair and deteriorating. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Jan 5) 

At 2100 UT on 3320 kHz IS of "VoKorea", ID in Korean, NatAnth, progr in 

Korean. On 2850 kHz at same time another progr in Korean. On 3250 progr in 

Jpn. PBS progr beginning open procedure on 3320 is same as of VoKOR. (Rumen 

Pankov-BUL, BC-DX Dec 18) 

B-04 Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, eff. as from Jan 1st, 2005 

0000 Chinese 13650 15100 SoEaAS 4405 

0000 Korean (PBS) 7140 9345 9730 NoEaCHN 3560 

0000 Spanish 11735 13760 15180 CeAM 

0100 English 7140 9345 9730 NoEaCHN 3560 

0100 English 11735 13760 15180 CeAM 

0100 French 13650 15100 SoEaAS 4405 

0200 Chinese 7140 9345 9730 NoEaCHN 3560 

0200 English 13650 15100 SoEaAS 4405 

0200 Spanish 11735 13760 15180 CeAM 



0300 French 11735 13760 15180 CeAM 

0700 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 

0700 Korean (PBS) 7140 9345 NoEaCHN 4405 

0700 Russian 9975 11735 FE 3560 

0700 Russian 13760 15245 Eu 

0800 Chinese 7140 9345 NoEaCHN 4405 

0800 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 

0800 Russian 9975 11735 FE 3560 

0800 Russian 13760 15245 Eu 

0900 Japanese 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 JPN 

0900 Korean (KCBS) 7140 9345 NoEaCHN 4405 

0900 Korean (PBS) 9975 11735 FE 3560 

0900 Korean (PBS) 13760 15245 Eu 

1000 English 9335 9850 CeAM 

1000 English 6185 6285 SoEaAS 3560 

1000 Japanese 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 JPN 


1100 Chinese 7140 9345 CHN 4405 

1100 French 9335 9850 CeAM 

1100 French 6185 6285 SoEaAS 3560 

1100 Japanese 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 JPN 

1200 Japanese 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 JPN 

1200 Korean (KCBS) 9335 9850 CeAM 

1200 Korean (KCBS) 6185 6285 SoEaAS 3560 


1300 Chinese 6185 9850 SoEaAS 3560 

1300 English 7570 12015 WEu 4405 

1300 English 9335 11710 NoAM 

1300 Korean (PBS) 6285 9325 Eu 

1400 French 7570 12015 WEu 4405

1400 French 9335 11710 NoAM 


1400 Russian 6285 9325 Eu 

1500 English 9990 11545 ME, NAf 3560 

(xArabic 9975 11535 ME, NAf 3560) 


1500 English 9335 11710 NoAM 

1500 Russian 6285 9325 Eu 

1600 German 6285 9325 Eu 

1600 English 9990 11545 (x9975 11535) ME, NAf 3560 

1600 French 7570 12015 WEu 4405 

1600 French 9335 11710 NoAM 

1700 Korean (KCBS) 7570 12015 WEu 4405 

1700 Korean (KCBS) 9335 11710 NoAM 

1700 Russian 6285 9325 Eu 

1700 Spanish 9990 11545 (x9975 11535) ME, NAf 3560 

1800 German 6285 9325 Eu 

1800 French 7100 11910 (x11710) SAf 

1800 French 9975 11535 ME, NAf 3560 

1800 English (xSpanish) 7570 12015 WEu 4405 

1900 English 7100 11910 SAf 

(x1900 Arabic 7100 11710 SAf) 

1900 English (xArabic) 9975 11535 ME, NAf 3560 

1900 Spanish (xEnglish) 7570 12015 WEu 4405 

1900 German 6285 9325 Eu 


2000 Korean (KCBS) 7100 11910 (x11710) SAf 

2000 Korean (KCBS) 6285 9325 Eu 

2000 Korean (KCBS) 9975 11535 ME, NAf 3560 

2100 Chinese 7180 9345 NoEaCHN 3560 

2100 Chinese 9975 11535 CHN 


2100 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 


2200 Chinese 9975 11535 CHN 

2200 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 

2200 Spanish 7570 12015 WEu 4405 

2300 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 

2300 Korean (KCBS) 7180 9345 NoEaCHN 3560 


2300 Korean (KCBS) 9975 11535 CHN 

80 program sections to various targets. 

Target Voice of Korea B-04 schedule, Pyongyang. 

CeAM CeAmerica CHN China 

Eu Europe FE Far East 

JPN Japan ME Middle East 

NAf NoAfrica NoAM NoAmerica 

NoEaCHN NorthEast China SAf SoAfrica 

SAm SoAmerica SoEaAS SouthEast Asia 

WEu Western Europe 

(thanks to Nagoya DXC-JPN; Arnulf Piontek-D; wb, BC-DX Dec 10) 

MADAGASCAR Mr. Eiki Satomi, an IT industrialist as well as radio amateur 

(exJH8JWF), living in Sapporo, visited Radio Nederland Madagascar Relay 

Station in November 2004. 

He carried out the report and photographs "Visiting Radio Nederland 

Madagascar Relay Station" in English and Japanese in my "MONTHLY SHORTWAVE" 

homepage.

Have a look at 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, BC-DX Jan 8) 

Some notes about RNW's Talata Volonondry site as featured at 

 

The txs rated as 350 kW would be the Philips 8FZ521. As far as I know are 

Bonaire and Yavne (Israel) the only other sites where this model can be 

found. Frankly, I'am shocked about the portrayed tx being run with open PA 

stage cabinet. Have these Philips rigs no door contacts? 

The "new 250 kW tx in construction in red case" appears to be a Brown 

Boveri SK55. These txs are no longer manufactured, so the question is, 

where they obtained this rig? The Sottens tx looked exactly like this ... 

Also interesting to note the mixing consoles on the control desk. Actual 

audio sources are hardly visible, only three Optimod's (certainly 9105A). 

(via Kai Ludwig-D, BC-DX Jan 10) 

Some great photos! Here is the English text (gh, dxld) 

Mr. Eiki Satomi, an IT industrialist (president of MediaMagic Co.) as well 

as an radio amateur (ex JH8JWF) in Sapporo, stayed in Madagascar on 

November 20-26, 2004, to present amateur radio equipment to Madagascar 

Radio Relay League. During the stay he visited Radio Nederland Madagascar 

Relay Station, guided by the relay station staff, Solofo and Eddy, who have 

been employed for more than 20 years, and also radio amateur operators 

5R8ET and 5R8FT. The station is located at the hill, 30 mins car ride from 

Antananarivo, the capital city. 

They showed him 3 x 350 kW txs and new 250 kW tx which is now in 

construction. They said 130m new antenna will also be constructed along 

with the new tx. The used tx tubes, which are still very expensive, are 

sent to the US manufacturer, recycled, and reused. This time, the special 

permission to photograph the 350 kW transmitting tube in operation was 

given! When the operation begins, warning siren is blown to promote to get 

away from the high power or high electric field areas. Finally he received 

the special QSL card of the station to commemorate the visit. This is 

Satomi's 3rd visit to Madagascar. He has made DXpeditions to Madagascar 

with the call sign of 5R8DF since 1992 when the amateur radio was banned in 

Madagascar. 

Note: One month after he left, south-eastern coast of Madagascar was 

attacked by 2m high tsunami (Indian Ocean Tsunami on Dec 26). About 150 

houses were swept away, and 1200 people were reported to be rendered 

homeless. 

(Takahito Akabayashi's website as above via DXLD) 

MALAYSIA 9750, VoMalaysia, Kajang, at 1155-1215 UT. Before the hour, 

noted a man in Bahasa INSn type comments. On the hour a woman takes the 

mike with comments and mx. Signal was good. This is a daily program. The \\ 

freq on 6175 was nil heard here in Clewiston, Florida. (Chuck Bolland-FL- 

USA, Cumbre Jan 6) 

7130 on Jan 4 - at 0344 UT, RTM Sarawak; Malay song, ID & freq at 0348 UT 

by YL, counseling talk, nx ("Berita Semasa") by OM on 0400 UT - SIO 322 

noise & fading. 

7270 on Jan 4 - at 0415 UT, RTM Sarawak; Malay nx in brief by OM, songs, 

phone talk - SIO 333 noise. 

7295 on Jan 4 - at 0422 UT, VO Malaysia; En mx by req - SIO 322 noise & 

fading.

(all S.Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx Jan 8) 

MALI R. Mali's 7285v & 11960 kHz outlets are still the single ones active 

0800-1800, whereas 4785v & 5995 are active 1800-s/off; 4835 night / 9635 

day, surely used by the same tx are the ones that always provided stronger 

audio. I wish their carrier on 41 m had stronger audio as it would at least 

enable following their prgrs until, say, almost 1100, since 11960 is 

typically vy. bad here on SW Eur. 

On 7 Dec, QRG readings were 7285.82 (a tiny less in the morning) & 4783.82 

kHz at 2125; there was a carrier on 4834.66 kHz, but no audio noticed, or 

then level was so low that noise prevented one to actually perceive it, and 

roughly after 2130, a het. with AUS 4835 (poor, with some uty. QRM) was 

audible. 31 mb & 4835 still today, Mon. 10 Dec.). 


MAURITANIA 7245 R.Mauritanie, Nouakchott, on 5 Jan at 1255-1530 UT. 

Arabic, talks, tunes, French 1400 with newscast, later in Vernaculars, 

songs, ID 1500, talks; 55433; QRM de AUS poorly noticeable 1430 onwards, 

then CRI in Russian s/in prior to 1500, but Nouakchott's signal not much 

damaged after all that. On top of all that, some weak DRM QRM is audible 

co-ch too prior to 1400. It would be good if Mali's 41 mb outlet (and their 

4785v one) had the sort of modulation MTN has these days, which is 

particularly strong on their clear (in this part of the world, that is) ch. 

of 4845 kHz. 


MEXICO Radio Insurgente. Mexico's Zapatistas have been broadcasting 

their popular radio show for the past 21 years; now, a new website is 

allowing them to archive the history they're recording. 

 

(RNW MN NL, Andy Sennitt-HOL, via dxld Jan 10) 

The next HFCC meeting will be in Mexico City, Feb 7-11; RIZ, the Croatian 

tx company, plans to demonstrate DRM on the 26 MHz band, transmitted either 

from the R. Educacion studio or tx site with about 1 kW. Possibly will also 

test DRM on XEEP's MW freq 1060, in which case the AM tx would be briefly 

turned off on Feb 9, the day of the DRM symposium, or on the X-band, in 

which case it could last as much as the five days of the conference. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA, dxld Jan 8) 

MONGOLIA 12085 VoMongolia, Khonkhor, noted on 6 Jan at 0913-1014 UT, 

when it was already pretty bad as a consequence of gradually increasing 

flutter; Mongolian progr till 0930, Chinese 0930, English 1000; 34433, adjt 

QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 10) 

Noted Japanese 0830-0900 daily here in Germany. (wb) 

MW Last afternoon there was a stormy day in Cherkassy Region. It was good 

for MW propagation. 

RFI program in French was pleasant with strong SINPO 55555 on 1476{?} at 

1255 UT. Deutschland Radio {freq?} was heard with songs in German and 

English strongly. The signal was clear nevertheless the sun was shining 

brightly. It was also heard on 774 kHz. RTV Podmoskovye was heard on 846 

kHz very good. They transmitted a fairytale in Russian. 

The Voice of Russia was heard on 936 with hints from R. Gold (it's the 

first time I hear this Latvian station) on 945. Mayak (Russia) I had a 

success to hear on several frequences (198 with hints from telephone, 549, 

810 kHz - with hints from R. Skopje in the morning and R. Romania Actualita 

in evening. R. Bulgaria in Serbian was heard with SINPO 33433 on 1224 at 

1300.

{1224 also fetched by the car radio scanner at 1400 UT here in southern 

Germany, wb.] 

(Ilea Klepko-UKR, mwdx Jan 10) 

MYANMAR [BURMA] Burma's state-controlled media are yet to report any 

casualty figures from the earthquake of 26 Dec, but have taken the unusual 

step of reporting the incident (two days later) and of inviting foreign 

journalists to an official nx conference for the first time in 15 years 

according to journalist Ludu U Sein Win. The journalist, quoted by the 

Democratic Voice of Burma on 31 Dec, said such developments must be 

welcomed. 

The same article reported from the Kawthaung region in the south. (...) 

A Marine Administration Department [MAD] official from Akyab port told DVB 

[Democratic Voice of Burma] about 50 to 60 fishermen might have been 

missing since each of the five fishing boats carried more than 10 

fishermen. 

(...) 

Here is a report on the latest situation at Kawthaung in southern Burma. 

According to Rangoon-based relief organizations, three bridges collapsed in 

Kawthaung region with 27 people killed, 267 households destroyed and 1,750 

people homeless. (...) 

[DVB correspondent] They know that they would get assistance if they give 

the correct news. Why do you think the govt is acting like this by giving 

short nx reports only? 

[Ludu U Sein Win] Well, it has been a riddle for me for the past 16 years. 

I could not understand why. If the govt gives correct nx about natural 

disasters like floods and fire, I am sure many will be willing to help. I 

could not understand why they would not want to report such news. [passage 

omitted on premonition and bad omen] 

[DVB correspondent] In brief, do you think we need to educate the govtcontrolled 

media and private media about the earthquake like other nations? 

[Ludu U Sein Win] Of course, we need information and education in the 

media. Since the private media could not engage in information and 

education they have zoomed in on entertainment. As for the govtcontrolled 

media, they are mostly involved in propaganda. 

See full report on dxld 5-002, Jan 2nd. 

(Democratic Voice of Burma clandestine radio station, 31 Dec; via BBCM via 

dxld) 

PAKISTAN 5025 R Pakistan (Quetta??) on Jan 4. Was expecting Benin so big 

surprise to hear 'This is Radio Pakistan' at 2036 UT, after short news. Is 

this ex 5027 or completely different? Noel? (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 5) 

Re Finn's logging of Radio Pakistan on 5025 at 2036 - I don't know what 

that txion is. Quetta always seems to operate on 5027, and should close 

down at 1805. 

The only SW sce listed on air at 2036 is their Islamabad Programme for the 

Gulf & Iran via Rewat at 260 degrs (API-2 100 kW) and this should be using 

7570 at 1800 or 1815-0045 UT. But I have not been able to hear it, and the 

freq has co-ch QRM from IBB, and now Pyongyang. I wonder if they have 

shifted down to 5025 instead ? 


R Pakistan/AKR 100 kW tx has been on split 4790.8 for some days now. Same 

tx is used as a clandestine Voice of Jammu Kashmir Freedom 1300?-1430 and 

seems to be on 5102.8 kHz. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Jan 11)

PHILIPPINES What I think was FEBC PHL was heard this morning on 9645 

around 1145 UT until sudden off, after playing part of their IS, at c1158 

when VOA UDO started. The lang sounded something like Vietnamese, but maybe 

a local dialect. I'm not sure that the WRTH sched is up to date, and I 

cannot find their complete current schedule on the Internet. Has anyone 

else seen it - or can tell me where to look for it ? When I hear a 

religious station in an unusual lang I look first for this station! 


Sorry, no FEBC frequency table B-04 has seen in dx-press. (wb) 

ROMANIA It seems the reform in home sces in Romania goes on. On LW and MW 

already are progrs of "Radio Romania Actualitati", "Antena Satelor" 

(village antena translation), and various local/regional programs. 

"Radio Romania Cultural" is on FM only; except Sun's Church progr 0800-1000 

UT on FM 89.5, \\ MW 531 630[eastern tx Voinesti Prahova, not co-channel 

Ortisoara - German Orzidorf approx. 25 kms north of Timisoara/Temeswar] and 

maby more freqs. 558 kHz formerly with "Radio Oltenia Craiova" program, now 

is very strong here with RRActualitati. [?one of the new US-made/aid Harris 

txs?, wb.] 


RUSSIA [KALININGRAD] Just IDed that unID from 1629 kHz I have heard a 

lot in recent months. Usually weak, but regularly there around the 1600 / 

1700 time frame. Thought it sounded eastern, but found a \\ SW 7300. It 

seems to be VoRussia in German, sounding like Radio Moscow type mic. How do 

they do that, I wonder?? Is this a real outlet or something of a mixing 

product at the tx site? Bang on 1629.0, as best as I can measure anyway. 

Messing around with freqs for VOR in the 2005 WRTH, brings up no mixing 

products on 1629. Heard on 2 separate rxs and separate aerials. There is a 

2nd option. Maybe some kind of a relay from somewhere else, authorised / 

unauthorised. 

(Ken Baird-UK, MWC via dxld Jan 2) 

(2 x 1386) minus (1 x 1143) = 1629 kHz. 

3rd order intermodulation at the tx. If you listen to 1629 carefully you 

should hear two different streams of audio - modulation from each of 1386 

and 1143 kHz. 

(Steve Whitt-UK, MWC via dxld Jan 4) 

7th Russian DX Contest will take place from 18 to 28 Feb 2005. Similarly to 

the last years' one, it is divided into three parts. In Part 1 and Part 2 

you have to receive radio stations from Russia, former USSR states, and 

various world regions. Only licensed broadcasting stations are valid - no 

utilities, no hams, no pirates. Frequency range is from 150 to 30 000 kHz. 

Each station must be logged for at least 15 mins. The longer is distance 

between your location and the tx, the more points it brings you. Your 

contest log must contain the following data for each logged station: date, 

time (UTC), frequency, SINPO and some definitive program details. 

Part 3 is a quiz of 20 questions. 

You can find complete rules on the Web at 

 

Contest manager this year is Ildus Ibatullin; many of you know him as a QSL 

manager of GTRK "Tatarstan". Your questions are welcome to 

Printed version of contest rules can be requested at: 

Russian DX Contest, c/o Ildus Ibatullin, P.O.Box 134, Kazan, 420136, 

Russia.

The Contest is open for everyone, regardless of either nationality or 

knowledge of Russian lang. 

If somebody wishes to donate some prizes for the contest, please contact me 

and Ildus at This message can be freely 

distributed in any DX media. 

(Dmitry Mezin, Kazan-RUS; BC-DX Jan 5) 

At 0255 UT pips on LW 171 kHz, pop mx of Mayak progr. At 0300 NatAnthem, ID 

in Ru, and translation in En: "Radiostation Chechenia Free, from 6 to 24 

hrs (0300-2100 UT) comes on MW 594 and LW 171 kHz". 

At 0250 UT on LW 252 and MW 567 R Rossii, same from 0300 UT on 567, SW 5925 

and 6150[!] kHz. Latter is new freq, but NOT announced. 


6150 is obviously the Perm tx, which has been there for more than a year 

now. 


Radio Rossii heard on 6150 throughout the daytime - obviously via Perm. 

This city is not far from me. But I never heard Perm regional sce (a.k.a. 

Radiokompaniya T Sem') on SW. 

(Dmitry Mezin, Kazan-RUS, BC-DX Jan 9) 

Propagation of several regional stations is now occuring most days. 

Listening in the time span between 0700 and 0900 has produced signals from 

Arkhangelsk 6160, which seems to be the only station currently audible on 

this frequency. Arman [Magadan] on 7320, but this one has not been audible 

every day for some reason. Monchegorsk [Murmansk] on 5930 is audible when 

co-channel Radio Prague goes off air around 0757* and Yakutsk is audible on 

7200. However, this one is suffering a tx fault and emitting a strange 

warbling noise with their audio. 

Yakutsk is also using 7345 and 7140, but both freqs suffer co-channel 

interference from CNR-1 via listed Beijing on 7345 [after Radio Prague 

leaves the air around 0827*] and from Voice of Korea [Pyongyang] on 

variable 7140. According to information from Olle Alm in Sweden, Yakutsk 

and Perm are using 6150 where a tentative logging of "something" in Russian 

has been heard. But this freq is usually occupied by Dr.Gene Scott via 

Costa Rica. (Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Dec 26) 

Radio Rossii heard on 6150 throughout the daytime - obviously via Perm. 

This city is not far from me. But I never heard Perm regional sce (a.k.a. 

Radiokompaniya T Sem') in SW. 

(Dmitry Mezin Kazan-RUS, via BC-DX Jan 9) 

Clandestine to ERITREA 7590 Dejen Radio presumed the one here 1710-1720 UT 

with local mx and man in local lang, weak to fair on clear channel. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BC-DX Jan 8th) Via Samara-RUS. 

SINGAPORE 7170 on Jan 4 - at 0401 UT, Mediacorp Radio SNG; Tamil nx by 

YL, ID by OM on 0405 - SIO 422 noise. 

7235 on Jan 4 - at 0406 UT, Mediacorp Radio SNG; Malay (Warna program) 

songs, ads - SIO 533 fading. 

6000 on Jan 4 - at 0315 UT, Mediacorp Radio SNG; mx & talk in Chinese - SIO 

222 noise & fading.

6150 on Jan 4 - at 0338 UT, Mediacorp Radio SNG; (News Radio 938 program) 

En nx by YL, sports Liverpool vs Norwich City, Rafael Benitez, Sepp Blatter 

- SIO 322 noise. 

(all S.Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx Jan 8) 

SOUTH AFRICA 3320 kHz at 1930 UT noted live soccer reportage in Afrikaans 

(?R Sondergrense). On 3230 slow speech in English. On 3345 mxal progr. Also 

symphony classic mx on 3390 kHz underneath RTTY UTE at same time. (Rumen 

Pankov-BUL, BC-DX Dec 18) 

15205, ZS6SRL, South African Radio League card for World Amateur Radio Day 

prgm (via SENTECH) in 1998, a 2nd QSL rcvd out of the blue after 75-1/2 

months; the first was rcvd in 2001 after 32 months and several follow-ups; 

but why rush things? V/S Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV. 

Also info ltr with current sked for "Amateur Radio Mirror Intl" prgm: 

Sundays 0800-0855 on 9750 & 17700 (but handwritten note on card says 

21560), repeated Monday at 1900-1955 on 3215; card says also on 7082 & 

14280 and 2 mb repeaters arnd So.Africa. QSL address given as: P.O. Box 

90438, Garsfontein 0042, So. Africa, E-mail 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Jan 9) 

SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE in B-04 

0800-0900* 9750 100 Southern Africa English 

0800-0900* 17700 250 East/Central Africa English 

1900-2000** 3215 100 Southern Africa English. * Sunday ** Monday 

SRI LANKA Dear Victor, Just a few words on the first day of the New Year 

to tell you that we are thinking of you when we are told about the terrible 

and incredible disaster that has hit Sri Lanka as well as other countries 

in SE Asia. We do hope that you are well and not directly hurt or affected 

by the disaster. It has been difficult for us to give other support to the 

friendly Sri Lanka than a contribution to the Red Cross. We enjoyed our 

trip to Sri Lanka, it is now more than 30 years ago, very much and we hope 

that Sri Lanka has not been destroyed for ever and that you will be able to 

recover. I listened today to Sri Lanka on 15748 kHz but I could not hear 

anything about the disaster. But the pictures on the TV are terrible. By 

the way it was a pleasure to meet you in Kulpsville in 2003. (Bengt 

Dalhammar-SWE, via SW Bulletin Jan 9) 

SUDAN 7200 R Omdurman 1620 Arabic, excellent signal in the 1600-1830 

window between broadcasts from Bulgaria, Serbia & Montenegro and JPN / 

Russia. 


[Sudan or nearby] 4750 at 0300 UT, slow pop songs, at 0315 UT ID "This is 

Radio Peace on 4750 kHz in the 60 mb", fade-out at 0340 UT. Also heard at 

0235 UT. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, BC-DX Dec 6-7) 

TAIWAN/RUSSIA CLANDESTINE (to China). "KVTO," Sound of Hope B043, 1600- 

1700 on 11765 (Taipei, 100 kW), 2200-2300 on 9635 (Taipei, 100 kW), and 

2300-2400 on 7310 (Irkutsk-?). (Zhou-China, DXLD via CRW) 

Full details see WRTH 2005, pg. 572. The Sound of Hope Radio network is a 

US-based nx network for chinese listeners around the world, rebroadcast by 

local stations in many countries (like USA, Australia, Sweden). (Bernd 

Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Jan 10) 

15260 Hmong Lao Radio, via Taiwan. ON Dec 31 at *0100-0108 UT, 44444 Lao, 

0100 UT sign on with flute's IS. Opening announce. Talk. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Jan 7)

15260 Hmong Lao Radio via Taiwan. Jan 5th at 0100(S/on)-0130 UT. SINPO 

35333. Started with folk mx and ID in Hmong and En. Talk program, but 

sometimes folk mx were heard. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Jan 7) 

TANZANIA 5050.1 R Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam Jan 9 1812-1902 range with 

Swahili nx 1812. Again 1858 long block of commercials, ID as written 1900 

peeps and ID into Swahili nx. (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 9) 

UGANDA 4976 R Uganda (pres, didn't bother to wait) Jan 4 ard 2030 with 

their lovely songs. Also on Jan 5 at 0430 UT. (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 5) 

UNID Unidentified 6310 wav=Radio Roj? Hallo, As far as I can catch this 

lang, which sounds to me Kazakh; I can understand something as Aja 

(tajik=inja?), Radio Roj dengi ... besh kilohertz (... 5 kHz) 

Yesterday 4. Jan, I have heard for more than 2 hrs starting from 1350 UT 

fade in (S0 and below) the station playing for at least 15+ with clearly 

Turkish / Kurdish songs instead of the region which is different. As for 

example at 1420 UT there was a Turkish replica of a Greek song, then a 

Kurdish song on 'Irani'. At 1445 UT I found a short but different ID of 

'Radio Roj' by the same speakers followed by clearly Turkish songs and once 

again short annt (80 secs) by YL with more Turkish/Kurdish songs to follow. 

I think that after 1530 or 1600 UT the songs were more eastern. 

My question comes now: if this Radio Roj has a relationship with Roj TV, a 

Kurdish satellite TV program that transmits via Hotbird. I am to upload a 

file on my web site with the ID from the 1445 soon. For the moment there is 

a server error. 


I would think the ID sounds like "Azad Radyo Roja" / "Radyo Roj". The 

letter "j" is pronounced "zh" in Kurdish. "Roj" means "Sun" in northern 

Kurdish (Kurmanji) and is an important word for the Kurdish identity, the 

sun is a central motive in the Kurdish national flag. There are a number of 

Kurdish massmedia outlets named this way, like for example Roj TV in 

Denmark (which is the former Mezopotamian Radio & TV which a.o. leased 

airtime via TDP some years ago): - the Belgian company 

Roj NV which produces the radio station Denge Mezopotamya, or the German- 

Kurdish Internet provider "Roj online". 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Jan 5) 

Re unID 6310.2 On 3 Jan at 1358 UT there was a brief annt with male and 

female voices alternating. I don't know the lang, but the beginning sounded 

to my ears like "Asad Radio Rusha", then female "dengi hi...". Male 

repeating "Radio Rusha". There was also words "kurt" and "kilohertz". 

Apparently they gave txion time and frequency. 

The format of the program seems similar to that of Hit Shortwave from 

Kyrgyzstan months ago. The beginning of the annt may of course be something 

like "Dear radio listeners" etc., and not referring to the station name. I 

heard this station also on 4 Jan at around 0600 UT on 6310.2 with weak 

signal. The mentioned annt is available as (non-HiFi) .wav file at 

 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Jan 4) 

I had some Kurdish speaking persons to listen to my recording of the 6310.2 

unid station. As expected, the recording was not very clear to their 

"normal" ears. Bernd Trutenau was right in assuming that the station name 

is ROJ (meaning sun). What I've got together from the e-mails from these 

Kurdish persons is: 

- station name "Radio Roj"

- lang is Kurdish, they use the dialect spoken in northern Kurdistan and 

Turkey. 

- they announce they're broadcasting on 6310 kHz for the Middle-East. 

We still need info, which organization is behind this station. It might be 

announced in the recording, and I'm still waiting for more feedback. If you 

know a Kurdish person willing to listen to the annt, it's available as a 

WAVE file at 

 

Many thanks to Bernd Trutenau and Mauno Ritola for their help. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, Cumbre Jan 6) 

R Malaisi today is heard on 6310 with hot pop songs (dance songs). Tuned in 

1700 UT with S10, 44444 little overmodulated quite bassy, but clear audio 

ID at 1730 UT 'This is R Malaisi' and again at 1745 and at 1800-1810 UT. 

Short power gaps on 1811 UT and bigger gap on 1830 UT with posible power 

change mixing up with kurdo-kazakh Radio Roj / Rozha. Poor to fair on C300 

and DE1102 outdoors R75 with 2x16 m dipole. 


cland??? 6310 Radio Roj/Rusha. At 1841 UT Jan 5 with talks by OM in 

seemingly Azeri / Kurdish. Signal is strong S9 34433. Signed off 1900. On 

Jan 7 at 1700+ UT man with continuous talks. New tune in 1720 UT with songs 

and 1726 a Kurdish ballad. S9 max 34443 capable to be listened with Kchibo 

C300. At 1751 UT again with talks by OM. So it seems station commenced 

normal programming. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, BC-DX Jan 6) 

9511.31 Whistle tone every day, UNID stn, noted at 0730 UT again. (wb, BC- 

DX Jan 4) 

Unid 11776.2 kHz, at 1745-, unidentified Jan 9 World University Network 

from Anguilla is heard on 11775 kHz, along with a weaker station cochannel, 

but there's also someone causing a relatively loud het on about 1.2 kHz 

higher. Any ideas? SLBC off frequency?. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, hcdx Jan 9) 

At 1715 UT today Jan 11, both on even channel: SLBC Ekala-CLN 1615-1900 and 

VoA Portug. Sao Tome 1700-1800. Ekala never heard on odd freq, they use 

very accurate stabilicized either .500 or 1000 Hertz spacing channels. But 

there is also a jammer from Cuba against R Marti 0000-0700 UT, so seemingly 

stayed on 24 hrs operation on odd channel. Brazilia 11780 wandered down? 

(wb) 

UNID 5025 Heavily jammed channel Jan 9 with 2 stations only traced 

underneath 1810. Still heavy jammer 1935, but so strong that no trave of 

stations underneath. Same at 2210. 


U.K. 

Media release, December 28, 2004. London. The BBC Tamil Service, which has 

its primary target audiences in these two regions, will broadcast special 

15-minute dawn txions from Monday, Dec 27th, to Saturday , January 1 to 

provide additional information on the breaking news. 

The special dawn program can be heard between 

0030 and 0045 UT on SW 49mb 6040 kHz and 25 mb 12045 kHz. 

The programme can also be heard live on its website 

For more information contact: T.Manivannan, Head of Tamil Service, BBC 

World Service.

Bush House, Strand , P.O.Box 76, London WC2B 4PH, U.K. 

Phone: +44 20 7 5570377. Fax: +44 20 7 4970297 

email: (DXindia, Jan 5) 

e-Mail from Alan Day, see on 

homepage 

Europa Radio International has acquired a refurbished 5 kW AM tx which is 

to be installed at a redundant tx site in the former Soviet Union. The tx 

will be shipped next month and, once conversion work to double its output 

power and remedial work to the antenna system have taken place, our aim is 

to have it on-air by mid to late Summer 2005. 

Whilst the tx is owned by us it will be operated and maintained by local 

engineers. Air-time will also be available for hire. 

In the interim Europa Radio International will continue to use the txion 

facilities in Latvia and shortly, a second tx in the United States. (Rudolf 

Sonntag-D, A-DX Jan 8) 

USA WMLK, is scheduled on new 9265, 0500-1000 and 1800-2300 UTC from 

Sunday to Friday, to Europe and ME with old 50 kW unit. They still haven't 

got the old 250 kW SW tx on the air. (Christer Brunstroem-SWE, Christian DX 

Report, HCJB DXPL Jan 1, dxld) 

9310 kHz WBCQ at 1800 UT with ID trailer "R WBCQ TV dot com,... R Bible " 

and religious talks. Nx on 1836 Maximum S=5 33232, LSB plus carrier. QRN 

from Dreambox sat receiver. 


VIETNAM 4739.9 kHz R.TV.Son La on Dec 29 at *1152-1204 UT, 34333 

Vietnamese and Vernacular, 1152 UT sign on with IS. Opening mx. ID. Talk. 


YEMEN 9779.62 Radio Yemen at 1710 UT. Arabic tx, tel. report, slightly 

distorted mod, but SINPO 45444. 


ZAMBIA 4500 ZNBC I spoke with their Director of Engineering this morning. 

He says that they have just rehabilitated one of their two 100 kW txs and 

are testing it. Hence, the strong signals that we have been receiving. 

(Hans Johnson-USA, Cumbre Jan 5) 

Zambia generally signs on at 0300 with their famous fish eagle IS being 

heard for quite some time prior to that. WRTH lists them as *0245, but I 

always thought it was just IS till 0300. Guess we'll know in a few hours, 

don't forget to 4910, also Zambia, and the Radio Peace outlet via Sudan on 

4750 at this same time. (Hans Johnson-USA, Cumbre Jan 6) 

6165, ZNBC, Radio 2, Lusaka, at *0250-0305 UT on Jan 08, back on this 

nominal freq from 4500 with strong and stable signal. Clear Fish Eagle cry 

under R Netherlands, Bonaire in Spanish (Dutch from 0300), 0250 orchestral 

National Anthem, 0252 Ann in heavily accented English, 0254 hymn followed a 

programme of Afropop. 43443. On 4500 was only heard Xinjiang PBS in 

Mongolian around 0300 UT. 

4910, ZNBC, Radio 1, Lusaka, at *0242-0305 on Jan 08, very strong and clear 

signal with Fish Eagle cry until 0252, then National Hymn by Choir and 

Vernacular programme, 45444. Different opening from 6165 and different 

programme. (Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Jan 8) 

3306 ZNBC Lusaka (R2) on Jan 9 back here (ex the short visit on 4500) from 

tune in first time ard 1930 in local lang. Lovely songs during evening 

until close. Did never become good enough for ID, but definately Zambian NA 

2201-2205 close, same time as as 4910.

4910 ZNBC Lusaka (R1) on Jan 9 at 1805 UT. English news. Heard on and off 

until close with short version 1 min) of chorus NA-2205. Weak/fair. 

4965 Christian Voice on Jan 9 at 1810 UT with En prgr 'Countdown Magazine' 

with songs by e.g. the Newsboys and Liberty Disco. Fair. (all Finn Krone- 

DEN, BC-DX Jan 9) 

ZIMBABWE 3306.00 Radio Zimbabwe at 2242 UT. African pop mx / songs, OM 

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ALGERIA [CLAND from ALG to WeSahara] 7460 Radio Nacional de la RASD. 

R Nac de la RASD Off again? Untraced in our local afternoons, had been 

good. 

(Hans Johnson-FL-USA, Cmbre Jan 11-12) 

AOE*) Still more obs. in the past weekend: Polisario Front's 7460 outlet 

does seem to be silent again after a very short reactive period; \\ 1550 

always on. 7460 noted on today, at least for the evening bcast. 

*) ITU reference (cf. WRTH 2005)? It's interesting & also odd to see "W. 

Sahara" appearing in the Morocco entry though referring to Algeria. 


7460 SADR started coming in around 1700 UT. (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 18) 

A las 2300-2321 por los 7460 kHz, R. Nacional Saharauy [sic] con SINPO 

24322, se identifica La voz del pueblo Saharaui. Luego segui escunchandola 

desde las 2327 a 2335 UT. (Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, Noticias DX via dxld Jan 

18) 

AOE - Polisario's 7460 kHz became regular again, but 1550 kHz still 

provides the best overall reception even if some het. w/ the UK 1548 kHz is 

noted ... and easily avoided too, be it via the notch filter, PBT or simply 

by using the K9AY antenna. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 20)

ANGOLA 4950 RNA Canal "A", Mulenvos, noted on 14 Jan at 2344-... with mx 

& phone-in prgr "Noite Gira" (don't try to translate that litterally); 

55433 mainly thanks to the 80 m mini-Beverage towards that region (see 

Zambia). (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 17) 

AUSTRALIA 2310 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, noted on 15 Jan as early as 1735 

UT, putting talks, presumably the half hr ABC newscast; 25331. 

Unfortunately, I couldn't stay by the rx to observe the stn progressing 

through the rest of the afternoon until, say, 1900. 

2485 VL8K, Katherine NT, noted on 15 Jan at 1943-2006 UT with talks; 24342; 

\\ 2310 & 2325 extremely poor. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 17) 

BOLIVIA 4684.6 R. Paititi, Guayaramerin, noted on 15 Jan at 2314-2328 

talks in Spanish & playing Indian rhythms & folk songs; 23341. 

4716.7 R. Yura, Yura, audible on 15 Jan at 2320-2334 UT, prgr in Quechua, 

talks, Indian songs; 35332. 

4902.4 R. San Miguel, Riberalta, observed on 15 Jan at 2347-2355 UT, mssgs 

in Spanish; 34333. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 17) 

BRAZIL 11735 R.Trans Mundial, at 0957-1012 on Jan 11, Portuguese, Talks 

over mx, "Trans Mundial" ID and drums at 1000, up-tempo mxal selections, OM 

announcer w/ "Bom Dias Brasil!" and IDs. Fair/good. (Scott Barbour-NH-USA, 

hcdx Jan 17) 

6185 R. Nacional de Amazonia now here, ex6190 kHz. \\ 11780 at 0940 UT, 

6185 under R. Educacion. (Hans Johnson-FL-USA, Cumbre Jan 16) 

3254.9 R. Educadora 6 de Agosto, Xapuri AC, on 14 Jan at 2302-2319, talks, 

prayer followed by sermon; 34332, uty. QRM. 

3325 R. Mundial, Sao Paulo SP, on 14 Jan at 2317-2324, rlgs prgr; 24331. 

4754.5 R. Educacao Rural, Cp§ Grande MS, on 15 Jan at 2335-2346, talks, 

folk songs w/ typical Portuguese roots, unreadable stn sl., fq ann.; 25332. 

4805 R. Difusa do Amazonas, Manaus AM, on 14 Jan at 2351-0006, talk on 

f/ball; 33432. 

4865 R.Verdes Florestas, Cruzeiro do Sul AC, on 15 Jan at 2345-0008 UT, 

rosary, many mssgs from listeners; 44443, QRM de B itself. 

4915 R.CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 16 Jan 0007-0021, nx in prgr "Noite 

Total"; 53443, QRM de B. 

5015 UNID 16 Jan 0014-..., prayer; 54433. (all 7 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, 

BC-DX Jan 17) 

CAMBODIA Checked 11938ñ at 1230 UT several times. There is a good signal 

around this frequency, but it is not Cambodia; did not hear it at all on 

this trip. Also never got a good read on Bhutan 6035 at 1500 UT. 

(David Norcross, Hong Kong, 100SW and 7600G via dxld Jan 20) 

CHINA 6190, Xinjiang PBS, on 5 Jan at 1228-1231 UT and later, in 

Mongolian. Fair to good reception, SINPO 43433, with slight background QRM 

from Radio JPN Korean Sce (its ID begins with "Yoginun..."). Announcements 

and mx, Web site ....cn.com mentioned (But why? It has to be ... com.cn) 

IS and ID at 1230, sounded like "Sinyandin ardyn radio ..."

By the way, Radio JPN has a Russian broadcast at 1330 on this frequency. 

But it is beamed to Siberia/FE and I cannot hear it. Now, at 1338, there is 

a weak station under Xinjiang, but lang doesn't sound like Russian. Maybe 

it is Deutschlandfunk, Germany - too weak to positively identify. (Dmitry 

Mezin-RUS, DXsignal Jan 12) 

By the way, China occupies adjacent 6195 at the same time with Nei-Menngu 

BS, Inner Mongolia. Lately uses to be heard with a weak signal and dirty 

carrier. 

(open_dx - Igor Ashikhmin-RUS, DXsignal Jan 12) 

CHINESE NEW YEAR 17th Constitution Day in the Philippines 

17th Liberation Day in Poland 

22nd Independence Day in Ukraine 

22nd Chinese New Year - 4703 

22nd Tet - Vietnamese and many Asian Nations 

23rd Chinese New Year - 2nd Day in Hong Kong 

23rd Chinese New Year - 3rd Day in Hong Kong 

26th National Republic Holiday in India 

26th National Holiday in Australia 

30th Kings Birthday in Jordan 

31st Independence Day in Nauru 

... Give a listening to the countries above and let us know what you heard 

on their special days!!! Send them a Reception Report!!! Good Listening and 

DX! (BrDXC-UK Jan 15) 

CME Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) January 15 / 19 / 21: 

At least two fully Earth directed CMEs were launched during the day. The 

first one was associated with a long duration M8 event in region 10720 

after 06h UTC. This was a fast and large CME and is likely to impact Earth 

during the latter half of January 16 and cause major to very severe 

geomagnetic storming. The second significant CME was launched during the 

the X2 long duration event in region 10720 late in the day. Again this was 

a large and fast CME and will likely reach Earth on January 17 and extend 

the disturbance already in progress. 

(by Alvestad, via Olle Alm-SWE, Jan 17) 

The extremely fast halo CME observed after the X3.8 event on January 17 

reached Earth near 0600 UT on January 18, a transit time of approximately 

21 hours. ACE IMF total field measurements recorded a sudden increase at 

05:33 UT and by 06:20 UT the IMF reached its strongest negative 

(southwards) point. 

With the proton storm gradually subsiding, "normality" was restored to 

solar wind observations late on January 18. At this time both SOHO and ACE 

recorded wind speed near 1000 km/sec, very impressive considering that the 

CME had arrived many hours before. 

Comment added at 07:04 UTC on January 20: Region 10720 has just produced a 

giant X7.1 proton flare. A very strong proton storm has already started at 

Earth, this is likely to seriously degrade radio communications over the 

next days, particularly for polar and near polar signal paths. Further 

updates will be posted later on ... 

This could become the largest proton storm during this solar cycle. The 

above 100 MeV proton flux is already past the 400 pfu mark. 

This latest X-class flare, the THIRD LARGEST of this solar cycle (Cycle 

23), was incredible. 

(Jan Alvestad (author Solar Terrestrial Activity Report - 

Jan 19, also via Olle Alm)

This note from Alvestad will explain why the bands produce more noise than 

stations. Region 10720 is the giant sunspot that has produced CMEs earlier 

in the week. 


Strange happenings with the CMEs and stuff: Jan 17 at 1515, conditions were 

disturbed in a strange way: RCI on 17820 was booming in, but CRI via Cuba 

17730 was quite weak. Jan 18 at 1550, BBC-Antigua vanished in an apparent 

SID, and RCI 13655 had also dropped out. A few mins later as I was tuning 

around the bands, RCI and most other North American signals on 11 MHz and 

higher had recovered, but 15190 was barely detectable. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Jan 17) 

Severe storm levels. Early in the forecast period, minor to severe storming 

is expected as effects from the 17 January CME are due to arrive. Coronal 

hole high speed wind streams are expected to produce unsettled to active 

with occasional minor storm periods on 29-31 January and 07-08 February. ( 

) 

CME - coronal mass ejection. See 

 

of Space Environment Center. We are still under a strong proton storm with 

a polar cap 

absorption event. (thanks Klaus Spielvogel) 

Strong CME - coronal mass ejection - arrived already, solar wind speed 

readings was predicted over 900 km/s. 

When switched on the rx around 0830 UT, nothing - not even a whisper - 

heard on 7 and 21 MHz. 

Heard til 0950 UT, and on about 0930 UT TWR-ERF 7160 S=2, 21705UAE S=1-2 

noted like a lighthouse or skyscraper over THRESHOLD. 

On other hand only a HANDFUL - very few stations appeared - on the various 

bands. 

From 0830 UT 

6 MHz - best 5885 CVA S=4, 5955HOL S=1, 6005DLR S=1-2, 6025HNG S=2, 

6075DW S=1, 6085BR nil, 6155ORF S=1-2, 6190DLF S=1, 

and 6230TWR-ERF S=2 at 0930-0945 UT. 

7 MHz nil 

9 MHz - 9355TIN-IBB S=1, 9375GRC S=3, 9545DW S=0-1, best 9710LTU S=3, 

9815POR S=1, and surprisingly 9885NZ Rangitaiki S=1-2. 

At 1030 UT the one and only station on the band 

VoRUS Kaliningrad 9720 S=3. 

11 MHz - all S=0-1 11650KFBS Ru, 11665 CBS TWN and Xian-CHN jammer?, 

11875POR, 11915SAM Ru, 11965UDO IBB Ch, 12130KTWR Ch, 

and stronger 11755FIN S=3, 11895TRT Macedonian S=3. 

At 1030 UT 11875POR S=4 at best. 

13 MHz - all S=1-2 13620KWT DRM, 13650TIN Ch, 13680KAV Farda?, 13720REE, 

13760IRN. 

15 MHz - S=1-2, 15200KTWR, 15210KunmingCHN En, 15350TRT - best, 

15395UAE, 15440SIN DRM DW, 15630GRC, 15780RUS DRM. 

At 1030 also 15100PAK S=2, 15160HNG S=2, 15240MRC? AR, 

15675 RUI Kharkov Ukrainian, and at best 15540RUS German.

17 MHz - 17490CHN S=3, 17535ISR S=3, 17595UDO IBB AFG, 17650CHN S=3, 

17720JPN, 17785ARS Fr, 17805ARS Ar, 17875IND Aligarh Ins. 

But around 1030 UT noted also addit 17585UAE NHK En, 17615ARS Ar, 

17700SIN DW DRM, 17835PAK, 17895IND Aligarh En. 

21 MHz - nil. 

At 1040 UT 21495 ARS Ins, 21670ARS Ins, 21820GAB NHK appeared. 

S=1-2 only. 

Surprisingly the DRM powerhouses came through. 

Estimated recovery time is Jan 19th, 1121 UTC. (wb, BC-DX Jan 19) 

Possibly because of the reported vy. strong coronal mass ejection, 

propagation has been tricky on certain bands; at 1204 UT on 20 Jan, only 

the following 41 & 49 m stns were audible: 

5955 RNW in Dutch via HOL, 35433 

6075 DW in German via D, 25332 

7175 UNID (R.Tirana?) in Alb (t), 15331 

[DW Wertachtal 500 kW powerhouse at 120 deg, Albanian] 

7200 R. Bulgaria, 14341 

7455 TWR in Ch via GUM, 25342 

... that's a "big" list! 

R.NZi 15530, usually putting a splendid signal, was only fair. 


CUBA [to VENEZUELA] As expected from last week's news, "Alo, 

Presidente" is indeed back on the Cuban relay. Checked around 1515 UT 

Sunday Jan 16, and found it on only three freqs after tuning thru all the 

bands from 6 to 21 MHz (not that RHC would ever use 7 or 21): 11875, 13750 

and poor on 17750, as Pres. Chavez was in a lengthy monolog. The show 

presumably runs from around 1400 to around 1830 UT as before. 


The latest RHC trouble report: Jan 18 at 1450, 9550 audio was breaking up, 

stopping and starting and skipping, while \\ 11760, 11800 and 12000 were 

OK. Maybe 9550 gets a different STL feed. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Jan 

18) 

DRM DRM present in Dallas TX. DRM symposium held in Dallas in November. 

Senger said in addition to the new, non-auto receivers coming to the market 

at the end of this year, the DRM consortium predicts about 1 million radios 

with the ability to decode DRM signals will be used by the end of 2006 and 

4 million by year-end 2008. 

According to Senger, the consortium expects txion hours to grow from the 

current 350 hours a day to 700 hours per day in 2006, and 1,600 hours per 

day in 2008. Senger also said that when a station upgrades to DRM txion, it 

pays off the upgrade costs in a decade thanks to electricity savings. 

Migration path 

As for the proposal to extend DRM to higher freq bands, Chairman Peter 

Senger told some 90 attendees, he said thought it unlikely that the FM band 

used in Western Europe (87.5-108.0 MHz) would be used for DRM in the 

foreseeable future, but believed that bands that have fallen into disuse, 

such as 66-74 MHz in Eastern Europe, might well be used. 

Closing the meeting, Senger urged the Americas to consider adopting the 

non-proprietary DRM international standard for digital radio. "There is no 

question mark," he said, "we are here and you can use our open standard."

(via Bill Hale, NRC-AM via dxld Jan 18) 

ECUADOR 3279.5 LV del Napo, Tena, noted again on 14 Jan at 2307-2316 UT, 

Spanish, local pops, TCs, greetings to the audience; 34332. (Carlos 


EGYPT OK re Cairo. We still seem to be waiting for a definitive schedule 

of what will, or won't, be broadcast. This station has suffered badly for 

some time due to poor quality txions, and this must have meant that a lot 

of potential listeners just gave up trying to hear them. And it's only 

during the last couple of seasons (or so) that they varied their freqs from 

ones they had used for ages. (Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Jan 10) 

R. Cairo spotting checking them yesterday to see if the lang cuts have 

taken place. Still noted in Portuguese at 2215 on 11790 so I guess that 

wasn't one of the ones cut or the cuts haven't taken effect. Also noted 

English (2300 on 7115) and Arabic (0030 on 7115) to North America. (Hans 

Johnson-FL-USA, Cumbre Jan 11-12) 

R. Cairo still heard in presumed Zulu at 1616 UT on 15620 with their nx 

theme mx. Absolutely horrible modulation. Presumed Afar at 15155 at 1620 UT 

was not much better. Sure doesn't seem like any cuts have occurred yet. 

(Hans Johnson-USA, Cumbre Jan 16) 

ETHIOPIA 6350 Voice of the Tigray Revolution at 0440-0500. Talk by woman 

in (per schedule) Tigrinya. Occasional bridges of Horn of Africa 

instrumental mx. Gone at 0500. Weak with utility interference on low side. 

SINPO 22332. Parallel 5500 noted, but with extremely poor signal, at or 

below the noise most of the time. 

(Jim Evans-TN-USA, Cumbre Jan 17) 

On 7110 kHz Ethiopia with international nx 1703 and getting stronger. Radio 

Fana 6940/6210 1650 and later, but 6210 kHz was disturbed by a euro-piratelike 

UNID on the same channel. Euro pirate supposedly went at 1730 because 

at 1732 6210 kHz Fana could be heard fairly well \\ 6940 kHz without 

disturbance. V.O.Tigray Revolution 1715-1730 range was strong on 5500 \\ 

less audible 6350 (UTE) but 6350 later strong as well on LSB only. 


Even Jan 18 at 1715 \\ 9704.1 kHz, normally a lot more squeezed than 

yesterday and today. 9704.1 kHz in the clear. Also 7100 Eritrea, though 

more usual. Also other stns from the area strong, but nothing heard here in 

the 6960-7050 kHz range. 


EQUAT GUINEA 15190 kHz. Thanks to a tip from Jari Savolinen on hcdx, I 

have just tuned in to 15190 kHz and heard Radio Africa Number 2 from 

Equatorial Guinea with an excellent signal. Heard from tune in at 1655 UTC 

with full ID at 1700 giving their address as: 

Radio Africa Number 2, 20410 Town Centre Lane 200, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA 

email 

This station which carries US evangelical programming brokered by Pan 

American Broadcasting, has been off the air for years. In March 2003 it was 

reported that two new 50 kW SW txs were to be installed in Equatorial 

Guinea by Chinese technicians. Radio Bata has been heard recently (albeit 

intermittently) back on 5005 kHz, so perhaps the second tx has been 

installed on 15190 kHz? (Dave Kenny-UK BDXC-UK, Jan 18) 

Equatorial Guinea - what is assumed to be this station is audible at fair 

strength 1515 UT on 15190.00 kHz with English Gospel programmes. There is a

much weaker co-ch station which I guess will be BBC ATG refered to by 

Glenn. (Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Jan 20) 

FRANCE Patrick Robic schrieb: France Bleue La City Radio 864 kHz um 0855 

UTC in Franzoesisch mit vielen ID, Nx, Wx und Popmx. SINPO: 24332. 

Gibt's von denen eine e-mail adresse ? 

Das ist France Bleue Paris - La Cite Radio. Der Sender macht 200 kW und ist 

abends nahezu ueberall in Mitteleuropa gut zu empfangen. Uebrigens der 

leistungsstaerkste AM-stereo-Sender der Welt. Naehere Infos zu dem Sender 

und insbesondere AM-stereo auch auf meiner Website. Info und Kontakt siehe 

 

(Daniel Moeller-D, A-DX Jan 13) 

Das englischsprachige Paris Live Radio soll am 25. Januar 2005 zusammen mit 

Radio de la Mer Sendungen auf der Mittelwelle 1080 

kHz aufnehmen. Dies sieht ein Vertrag mit dem Frequenzinhaber Radio de la 

Mer vor. PLR begann im Mai 2004 im Internet und richtet sich an die gut 

400.000 Englisch-kundigen Einwohner des Grossraums Paris und die Millionen 

Touristen. Bisher hat man nach eigenen Angaben gut 30.000 Hoerer und 

Hoererinnen taeglich, den Durchbruch auch bei der Werbewirtschaft erwartet 

man allerdings von Mittelwellen- und UKW-Sendungen. Der Vertrag sieht vor, 

dass das 24-Stunden-Programm abends und nachts 1900-0600 Uhr UTC auf die 

Mittelwelle kommt. 

(RNW MN NL, 4.1.2005) 

GERMANY I just saw a report from Gerhard Roleder about the new 1323 kHz 

tx at Wachenbrunn. Contrary to an earlier publication he describes the rig 

as TRAM 1000S, consisting of two 500 kW blocks, and gives this current 

schedule: 

0545-1600 1000 kW / 310 degr, 1600-1900 1000 kW / 220 degr, 1900-2245 150 

kW / 220 degr (during DST all UT times one hour earlier). (Kai Ludwig-D, 


See FUNKAMATEUR 12-2004, page 1228/1229, "Neuer Mittelwellensender in 

Wachenbrunn". (wb) 

Today the 738 kHz tx at Stuttgart-Hirschlanden has been tested between 0900 

and 1230 with the AFN feed carried from this site on 1143. Audio/processing 

adjustments were observed. 

suggests that this freq 

will be soon put on air for Truckradio. 

Truckradio plans to use also Burg 531 (silent since 1998, disregarding low 

power DRM tests done in the meantime), Frankfurt 1080 (coordinated but 

never put in use, possible tx site unclear, most likely candidate appears 

to be Weisskirchen) and Wuerzburg 1386. They also intend to put txs on air 

in Austria. Cf. 

where 531 is shown way 

too much to the east of course, and just disregard the mention on "1475" in 

Austria. [the Truck radio tx map shows also Innsbruck-AUT circle on 1026 

kHz, wb.] 

Here is a nice overall view of the Burg site: 

http://people.freenet.de/senderfotosbb/radio/burgmw01.jpg 

To the left the 324 metres tall mast of the dismantled ARRT antenna (ex 783 

kHz), now carrying the double cone longwave antenna for 139 and 261 kHz. To 

the right the 210 metres tall mediumwave masts; one of them had been 

modified for the old Tesla longwave tx after the collapse of the original 

LW mast. The six white towers carry the vertical incidence antenna for 1575

kHz, used for the 250 kW operations of the past and again for the 500 kW 

nighttime sce of Megaradio, putting an enormous signal within a radius of 

about 200 km from Burg for nighttime sce of the GDR (this antenna is not 

designed to serve targets further away, GDR radio used 1575 for RBI against 

regarding advise by the postal office). (Kai Ludwig-D, BC-DX Jan 18) 

738 Ich bin noch in der Firma, habe aber gerade im Radioforum 

gelesen, dass 

heute Tests auf 738 kHz (Hirschlanden) gefahren wurden mit AFN-Programm und 

vermutlich Optimod. 

Dort soll wohl bald Truck Radio aufgeschaltet werden. Siehe 

 

(Bernhard Weiskopf-D, BC-DX Jan 18) 

Schedule of German Telekom transmitting station Juelich 

B04 period (31/10/2004 - 27/03/2005). V.B04akt_11a 19 Jan 2005 

frq startstop ciraf azi day from to loc pow bc 

remarks 

5945 0030-0045 41 85 1 020105 270305 JUL 100 PAB 

6015 1630-1645 29,30 60 4 020205 270305 JUL 100 PAB 

13820 1400-1430 39,40 100 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 PAB 

13820 1430-1445 39,40,41 90 1 020105 270305 JUL 100 PAB 



13820 1530-1545 39,40 100 1 020105 270305 JUL 100 PAB 



5955 2330-0030 41,49 70 1234567 261104 270305 JUL 100 DVB 

6120 2100-2200 37NW 230 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 CBS 

9495 1900-1930 39,40 105 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 RMI 

9495 1900-1959 39,40 120 16 241204 311204 WER 125 RMI * 

9495 1900-1959 39,40 120 1 010105 270305 WER 125 RMI * 

11810 1600-1700 41 105 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 RMI 

6045 0958-1100 27,28 ND 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 EVR 

6045 1000-1100 27,28 ND 7 311004 290105 JUL 100 HLR 

5925 1400-1515 27,28 ND 1 051204 270305 JUL 100 RTR 

6015 1200-1215 27,28 ND 1 020105 270305 WER 250 MWA 

13820 1630-1700 39,40 105 7 010105 270305 WER 250 FVM 

6055 0000-0100 41 100 1234567 301204 270305 JUL 100 WRN 

6015 1000-1059 27,28 115 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 CHW 

9890 1900-1935 28,29 75 7 311004 270305 WER 125 

CHWevery2[odd]weeks 

9890 1935-1959 28,29 70 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 

CHWevery2[odd]weeks 

7220 1800-1830 37,46 200 3 311004 270305 JUL 100 CHW-2 

7220 1800-1830 47,52N,48E 155 5 251104 270305 JUL 100 CHW-2 

6015 1630-1700 28,29 70 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 BCA 

6015 1130-1159 27,28 ND 17 311004 270305 WER 125 EMG 

11840 1200-1204 19-26 20 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 EMG

11840 1204-1230 19-26 20 7 311004 270305 NAU 250 EMG 

9815 1600-1630 29,30 60 7 311004 270305 WER 250 EMG 

6015 1200-1215 27,28 ND 1 020105 270305 WER 250 MWA 

3955 1559-1659 27W,28 ND 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 HCJ 

17870 1500-1530 48 145 23456 311004 270305 JUL 100 AWH 

11840 1830-1859 52,53 160 5 311004 270305 JUL 100 RRP 

9820 1700-1759 39S,48 140 1346 311004 270305 JUL 100 SBO 

[DTK entries, - vailed services towards Horn of Africa region, wb.] 

9820 1630-1659 39S,48 140 36 311004 270305 JUL 100 DTK 


7220 1830-1930 47,48 140 14 311004 270305 JUL 100 DTK 


12015 1500-1559 47,48 130 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 DTK 

7340 2000-2100 37,38 175 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 IBR 

9660 1730-1759 39S,47E,48 130 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 IBR 

9610 1900-2015 46NE,SE,NW 190 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 IBR 

9520 1730-1845 47,48,52 145 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 IBR 

9495 1600-1629 37,38 175 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 UNL 

7145 0100-0129 41 85 1 311004 220105 JUL 100 UNL * 

7145 0100-0129 41 85 1 230105 270305 JUL 100 UNL * 

6045 1200-1259 27,28 ND 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 UNL 

6045 1230-1259 27,28 ND 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 UNL 

11840 1800-1829 46,47,48 160 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 UNL 

7105 1901-1930 39,40 115 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 UNL 

6110 1300-1559 27,28 ND 1234567 091204 270305 WER 500 TOM 

6110 1101-1159 27,28W ND 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 TOM2nd 

Sunday/month only 

13810 1400-1559 28,29,39,40 115 1234567 041104 270305 JUL 100 TOM 

5905 2201-2259 6-10 295 1234567 140105 270305 JUL 100 TOM * 

5960 2201-2259 6-10 295 1234567 140105 270305 JUL 100 TOM * 


9470 2201-2259 6-10 305 1234567 140105 190105 JUL 100 TOM * 









5900 0101-0159 6-10 305 1234567 210105 270305 JUL 100 TOM * 






9435 0101-0159 39,40 110 1234567 210105 270305 JUL 100 TOM * 

9485 0101-0159 40,42 80 1234567 210105 270305 JUL 100 TOM * 

9785 0101-0159 41 90 1234567 210105 270305 JUL 100 TOM * 

17580 0557-0813 47,48,52,53 160 23456 311004 270305 JUL 100 RTB 

17580 0557-1100 47,48,52,53 160 17 311004 270305 JUL 100 RTB 

21565 1057-1231 47,48,52,53 160 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 RTB 

17570 1527-1903 47,48,52,53 160 23456 311004 270305 JUL 100 RTB 

17570 1557-1806 47,48,52,53 160 17 311004 270305 JUL 100 RTB

5945 0730-0945 27,28N 290 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 BVB 

5945 0800-0915 27,28N 290 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 BVB 

5945 0800-0930 27,28N 290 6 070105 270305 JUL 100 BVB 

6015 1915-1930 28,29 60 23456 311004 270305 JUL 100 BVB 



9470 1900-2015 39,40 125 16 311004 270305 NAU 250 BVB 

9470 1900-2000 39,40 125 7 311004 270305 NAU 250 BVB 

9470 1830-1900 39,40 125 3 010205 270305 NAU 125 BVB * 



7260 1915-2015 47,48 210 6 261104 280105 WER 125 BVB * 

7260 1930-2000 47,48 210 7 261104 270305 WER 125 BVB 

13810 1630-1730 38S,39S,47,48130 123567 121204 270305 JUL 100 BVB 

13810 1630-1759 38S,39S,47,48130 4 311004 270305 JUL 100 BVB 

9730 1800-1859 39,40 110 17 051105 270305 JUL 100 BVB 





7210 1800-1859 39,40 105 17 311004 270305 JUL 100 BVB 



9460 1640-1859 39,40 115 3 051105 310105 JUL 100 BVB * 

9460 1640-1830 39,40 115 3 010205 270305 JUL 100 BVB * 




12005 1500-1600 40,41 90 37 311004 270305 JUL 100 BVB 

12005 1530-1600 40,41 90 12456 311004 270305 JUL 100 BVB 

11645 1700-1715 39,40 120 13467 060105 270305 WER 250 BVB 

11645 1700-1730 39,40 120 25 060105 270305 WER 250 BVB 

13590 1330-1430 41NE 75 1234567 311004 270305 WER 250 GFA 

13650 1430-1530 41,43,49 75 1234567 311004 270305 WER 250 GFA 

9460 1530-1630 40,41 90 1234567 131204 270305 WER 250 GFA 

9495 0030-0130 40,41 90 1234567 311004 180105 WER 250 GFA * 

9495 0030-0130 40,41 90 1234567 190105 270305 WER 500 GFA * 

9765 2330-0030 41,43,49 75 1234567 311004 270305 WER 250 GFA 

13720 1700-1800 37,38 175 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 YFR-1 

9605 1800-1900 39N,40W 115 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 YFR-2 

9605 2000-2100 39,40 115 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 YFR-1 

11750 2000-2100 37,38,46,47 190 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 YFR-2 

3955 1800-1900 27,28 ND 1234567 061204 270305 JUL 100 YFR 

7285 2300-0400 36 230 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 HRT 

7285 0000-0400 17 300 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 HRT 

7285 0200-0455 17 315 1234567 131204 270305 WER 250 HRT 

7285 0455-0600 17 320 1234567 131204 270305 NAU 250 HRT 

9470 0500-0800 55,59,60 230 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 HRT 

13820 0600-1000 58,59,60 270 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 HRT 

FMO's ([own] Frequency Managing Organizations) 

6140 0600-1000 27,28 175 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 DWL 

6140 1000-1300 27,28 120 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 40 DWL DRM 

6140 1300-1600 27,28 175 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 DWL 

6140 1600-1900 27,28 ND 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 40 DWL DRM 

5965 0557-0756 27,28,37-39 130 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 DWL 

VRT2 

5965 0757-0826 27,28 ND 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 VRT-2

5910 1827-1956 27,28,37-39 130 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 VRT-2 

5985 1857-2056 27,28 ND 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 VRT-1 

6015 1200-1459 27W,28S,36 ND 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 TDP 

6015 1500-1559 27W,28S,36 ND 7 311004 270305 JUL 40 TDP DRM 

5945 0600-0700 28E 110 1234567 271104 270305 JUL 100 AWR 

11730 1000-1100 28W 145 1 311004 270305 JUL 100 AWR 

9800 1900-1959 37,38W 200 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 AWR 

9695 2000-2030 37,38W 200 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 AWR 

6130 0627-0645 28,29 100 23456 311004 270305 JUL 100 TWR 

7210 0927-0945 28 100 34567 311004 270305 JUL 100 TWR 

6105 0927-0945 28 105 34567 311004 270305 JUL 100 TWR 

7225 1127-1200 28,29 105 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 TWR 

6130 1127-1200 28,29 100 7 311004 270305 JUL 100 TWR 

5995 0200-0400 39,40 100 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 VOR 



5965 2000-2200 39,40 105 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 VOR 



12110 1645-1700 40 100 5 200105 200105 JUL 100 IBB * 

12110 1700-1759 40 100 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 IBB 


9485 1900-2000 39N 100 1234567 311004 270305 JUL 100 IBB 


9670 0100-0300 42,43 75 1234567 311004 270305 WER 250 IBB 

* changes 

+ active on demand 

# momentary not active 

AWH Allerweltshaus Koeln e.V. 

AWR Adventist World Radio 

BVB Bible Voice Broadcasting 

BCA Bible Christian Association 

CBS Radio Taiwan international 

CHW Christliche Wissenschaft 

DTK Deutsche Telekom 

DVB Democratic Voice of Burma 

DWL Deutsche Welle 

EMG Evangelische Missions Gemeinden in Deutschland 

EVR Evangeliums Radio Hamburg 

FVM Freie Volksmission Krefeld 

GFA Gospel For Asia 

HCJ Voice of the Andes 

HLR Hamburger Lokal Radio 

HRT Hrvratska Radio Televizija 

IBB International Broadcast Bureau 

IBR IBRA Radio Sweden 

MWA Missionswerk Arche 

PAB Pan Am Broadcasting 

RMI Radio Miami International 

RNW Radio Netherlands World Service 

RRP Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie 

RTB Radio Television Belge de la communaute Francaise 

RTR Radio Traumland (Belgien) 

SBO Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo 

TDP Transmitter Documentation Project 

TOM The Overcomer Broadcast 

TWR Trans World Radio

UNL Universelles Leben 

VOR Voice of Russia 

VRT Vlaamse Radio en Televisie (ex RVI) 

WRN World Radio Network 

YFR WYFR Family Radio 

Ralf Weyl 

T-Systems 

Regional MediaBroadcast Cologne 

MediaBroadcast 

Address: Merscher Hoehe, 52428 Juelich, Germany. 

E-Mail: 

Internet: 

(DTK T-systems, via WWDXC Mike Bethge-D, Jan 19, 2005) 

990 Vermutlich infolge von Witterungseinfluessen ist am 22. Dez 2004 eine 

seitliche Abspannung (Pardune) des 160 Meter hohen Mittelwellen-Sendemastes 

in Britz gerissen. Da die Stabilitaet des Sendemastes nicht voll 

gewaehrleistet war, wurden in Zusammenarbeit mit Polizei und Feuerwehr die 

notwendigen Massnahmen zur Sicherung eingeleitet. Der Sendemast wurde vor 

etwa einem Jahr komplett saniert. 

Eine Gefaehrdung der Oeffentlichkeit sowie der Beschaeftigten auf dem 

Gelaende des Senders Britz besteht nicht. 

Die Verbreitung des Programms von DeutschlandRadio Berlin auf der 

Mittelwellen-Frequenz 990 kHz ist bis zur Behebung des Schadens deshalb zur 

Zeit nicht moeglich. (DeutschlandRadio Pressemitteilung 23.12.2004 

) 

(ntt, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, BC-DX Jan 15) 

Auf der Homepage von 

Truckradio, das seit dem 6. Dez 2004 auf den Mittelwellen Juelich 702 kHz 

und Nordkirchen 855 kHz sendet, werden mit Planungsstand Ende Dezember 2004 

weitere Standorte fuer einen Sendebeginn 2005 ausgewiesen: 531 kHz (Burg?) 

fuer Nordostdeutschland, 1080 kHz (Weisskirchen?) fuer Hessen, 1386 kHz 

(Wuerzburg) fuer Franken sowie 585, 1026 und 1475 kHz fuer Oesterreich. Man 

koennte auch an weitere zum Beispiel von Megaradio frueher benutzte 

Frequenzen denken, ob schon der bisher ausgewiesene Plan realisiert wird, 

bleibt abzuwarten. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt via BC-DX Jan 15) 

Berlin Britz 990 kHz Antennenschaden Abspannseil. Nach telefonischer 

Auskunft der TegTP vom 19.01.05 ist der Grund der Abschaltung der Berliner 

Mittelwelle 990 kHz (Berlin-Britz, DeutschlandRadio) ein Schaden am 

Abspannseil des Kreuzdipols (Bild siehe fading.de). Eigentlich sollte der 

Sender schon wieder in der Luft sein, aber man fand ein weiteres marodes 

Seil, das ebenfalls repariert werden muss. Mit der Wiederaufnahme des 

Sendebetriebes koenne aber schon wieder diese Woche gerechnet werden. 

Untenstehend eine Auflistung weiterer Stationen, die waehrend der 

Abschaltung u.U. besser reinkommen koennten. 

weitere Stationen auf 990 kHz: 

ALB Radio Kukes, Kukes 16 0400-1100 Mondays 20E23 42N09 

CYP Radio Sawa, Cape Greco 600 24h in Arabic; aimed at Egypt and Levant 

countries (140 degr) 

E SER Radio Bilbao, Monte Archando (Bilbao) 10 1805-1900 local programme; 

other local programmes (Mo-Fr): 2157-2200, 2255-2300 and 0030-0031

E SER Radio Cadiz, Cadiz 5 1805-1900 local programme; other local 

programmes (Mo-Fr): 2157-2200, 2255-2300 and 0030-0031 06W17 36N31 

ETH Radio Ethiopia External Service, Addis Ababa 1 

G BBC Radio 5 Live, Tywyn 1 04W06 52N35 

G BBC Radio Devon, Exeter 1 0500-???? local programmes, ????-0500 BBC Radio 

5; during weekends local programmes start at 0700 03W31 50N41 

G BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal, Aberdeen 1 px in Gaelic; also relay of BBC Radio 

Scotland and BBC World Service 

G Classic Gold Digital WABC, Sedgley (Wolverhampton) 0.090 24h good times, 

great oldies 02W08 52N32 

G Magic AM, Crimpsall (Doncaster) 0.250 24h easy favourites, soft adult 

contemporary, local nx & information 

IRN IRIB 1, Shiraz 400 also relay of VOIRI 15E48 40N38 

NIG Lagos State Broadcasting Corporation, Ikeja 10 0430-0005 in English and 

Yoruba 

NIG Bauchi Radio Corporation, Bauchi 50 0430-0005 in English and Yoruba 

RUS Radio Slavyanka, Povarovo 15 Mo-Fr 1200-1400 37E38 55N45 

SCG Radio Pozarevac, Pozarevac 1 21E11 44N37 

TZA Radio Tanzania, Songea 100 0500-2400 general sce, 1300-1600 regional 

sce; all in Swahili. 

(Daniel Moeller-D, A-DX Jan 19) 

Das Deutschlandradio erinnert am 31. Januar 2005 in seinen beiden 

Programmen an die erste erfolgreiche Rundfunkuebertragung ueber Kurzwelle 

aus den USA nach Deutschland vor 80 Jahren. 0450 / 1145 Uhr MEZ [0350 & 

1045 UT] im Kalenderblatt beim DeutschlandRadio Berlin, um 0905 Uhr LT MEZ 

(0805 UT) beim Deutschlandfunk. Wer das Kalenderblatt verpasst, kann es 

nachtraeglich bei herunterladen. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt via BC-DX Jan 15) 

Entgegen der Angabe der Sendertabelle der DReaM-Software ist der Sender 

Zehlendorf bei Oranienburg (693 kHz, Stimme Russlands) mit 80 kW und nicht 

mit 60 kW in der Luft. Das ergab meine Anfrage bei der oertlichen 

Aussenstelle der RegTP. Fuer AM seien 400 kW vorgesehen und technisch 

moeglich. 

Der DRM-Testbetrieb in Simulcast (DRM und AM) startete am 01.01.05 und ist 

bis 31.12.05 genehmigt. (Daniel Moeller-D, A-DX Jan 19) 

904 DFS. 

Auf der von Wolf Harranth gestalteten Seite , auf der in Zukunft Webcast- 

Ausgaben von Intermedia zu h”ren sein werden, gibt es eine sehr 

interessante schriftliche Abhandlung ber die Clandestine-Station 

"Deutscher Freiheitssender", die vom Territorium der DDR aus f r Mitglieder 

und Sympathisanten der Kommunistischen Partei Deutschlands bzw. deren 

Nachfolger gesendet hat. Frequenz war die Mittelwelle 904 kHz. Ich habe den 

Sender als Schulkind ab und zu mal geh”rt. (Dietrich Hommel-D, A-DX Jan 20) 

Formerly on air in 1956-1971y DFS/DSR 904/935 kHz Sender Burg bei 

Magdeburg, 250 kW. (wb)

GUATEMALA 4052.4 R. Verdad, Chiquimula, heard again on 14 Jan at 2326- 

2336 UT, presum. in Spanish, airing some rlgs songs; 34332, sporadic USB 

traffic. 


GUYANA 3291.12 GBC at 0900 to 0935 UT, Hotel California "You can check 

out but you can never leave" 13 January, inspirational message by om 0958 

time pips at 1000 UT. 

(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, Cumbre Jan 15) 

Nothing heard when checking 3291 at 1035, one can usually hear them at this 

time. 

Floods force Guyana's national radio station to abandon studios Guyana 

yesterday declared its flood-hit capital Georgetown and surrounding areas 

disaster zones after the heaviest rains in more than a century. National 

Communications Network (NCN) Radio was forced to abandon Broadcasting House 

on High Street, Georgetown and use its outside broadcast unit in the 

compound of its sister tv station. 

Staff said electrical fittings in the studio are under water and 

precautionary measures were taken to evacuate the building. The flood 

waters also forced 98.1 Hot FM and the VoGuyana to stop broadcasting. 

However, NCN television was on the air all day updating viewers on the 

flooding. 

(Guyana Chronicle via Media Network; via Cumbre Jan 20) 

INDIA From mid Dec 2004, I was in the Andamans and returned only 

yesterday to Hyderabad. Although I went there for logistic support for the 

VU4 Dxpedition conducted by our National Institute of Amateur Radio, I 

ended up by providing emergency communications for those affected by the 

earth quake and tsunami. I could not get in touch via email from there as 

it was not easily available. 

All our 6 members who were in the capital Port Blair escaped unhurt. Soon 

after the casastrophe, I had the opportunity to operate Ham Radio from Port 

Blair and a couple of days later from Rama Krishna Pur and Hut Bay in 

Little Andamans Island which were badly affected. I was mainly clearing 

health and welfare messages as there were no telephones. We used generators 

and batteries which were charged by solar power. 

Several days before the earth quake / tsunami we had given a lecture and 

demo of Ham Radio for the officals of All India Radio and Doordarshan. 

AIR Port Blair suspended most of it programs and were giving live phone in 

programs where listeners could send messages to their relatives / friends. 

This was broadcast on MW, SW and on the newly installed 10 kw FM tx on 

100.9 MHZ. 

Some photes of my vist to AIR Port Blair etc.can be seen at 

 

The AIR web site also gives lot of info in the following site: 

 

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, DXindia Jan 13) 

[to PAK] 6100 R. Sedaye Kashmir via Delhi at *1428-1500+ UT. Tone to 1430 

UT, then opening anmt by YL "...Yeh Radio Sedaye Kashmir," first time I've 

caught an ID from this station; sub-cont mx followed after a few more 

opening remarks; alternating mx and chat in presumed Urdu continued, with 

the signal getting weaker throughout, until it became unreadable around

1500 UT. Good signal at tune-in, best ever perhaps, on LSB to avoid the 

usual Korean on 6100.3 kHz. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, Cumbre Jan 16) 

AIR Panaji is looking for reports on their of 2 x 250 kw SW txs used by 

External Services. Mr.S.Jayaraman is the new Suptdg. Engineer there now. He 

was the Station Engineer of 6 x 500 kW SW transmitters of Bangalore till 

recently. 

The address for reports is: 

Mr S.Jayaraman, Superintending Engineer, High Power Transmitter, All India 

Radio, 

P.O. Goa University Goa 403 206, India. Email: 

Their schedule is: 

7115 1615-1730 Persian, 1730-1830 Malayalam(W.Asia) 

7250 0130-0230 Nepali (Nepal) 

9705 2245-0045 English (E SE Asia) 

9810 0130-0230 Nepali (Nepal) 

9820 1300-1500 Sinhala (Sri Lanka), 1530-1545 HS 

11740 2300-2400 Hindi, 0000-0045 Tamil(SE Asia), 

0045-0115 Sinhala, (Sri Lanka), 1530-1545 English 

11715 2045-2230 English (Australia/ NZ) 

11775 1215-1330 Tibetan (Tibet), 1330-1430 Nepali 

11840 0315-0415 Hindi (West Asia) 

12025 1615-1730 Hindi, 1730-1830 Malayalam (W.Asia ) 

15235 1115-1200 Thai (SE Asia) 

17810 1115-1215 Tamil, 1215-1245 Telegu (SE Asia). (Jose Jacob VU2JOS, 

DXindia Jan 16) 

INDONESIA 9524.95 VOINS, on Jan 15 at 0944-1005 UT, Indo, nx, pop mx, email 

address given: talking about the tsunami. Very 

good reception. Believe this has been off the air since about Nov. (Ron 

Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Jan 15) 

3325 RRI Palangkaraya on Jan 9 at 1058-1106 UT. 32332 INSn, ID at 1059 UT. 

Talk. 

3961.06 RRI Palu on Jan 5 at 1139-1201. 24332-34332 INSn, Music. ID at 1157 

as "Inilah Radio Republik INS Palu". 

4605 RRI Serui on Jan 5 at 1128-1139. 24332 INSn, 1128 with IS. 1129 ID. 

Locan news. 

4790 RRI Fak Fak on Jan 6 at 1106-1122. 34333 INSn, Music and talk. ID at 

1118. 

7289.9 RRI Nabire on Jan 3 at 0744-0821. 24322-33332 INSn, Music. 0800 

Jakarta nx realy. ID at 0818. ID as "Radio Republik INS Nabire". 

7289.9 RRI Nabire on Jan 8 at 0656-0940. 24332-44433 INSn, 0700 Jakarta nx 

realy. ID at 0717. Music. 0805 ID. Koran. 0805 ID as "Inilah Radio Republik 

INS Nabire". 


4604.95 RRI Serui (pres) at 1346-1411 UT. En vocal, Engelbert Humperdinck, 

I think; then M ancr with phone chats; another song followed at 1400 UT 

with no ToH break. Good signal, almost as good as Makassar. 

4749.98 RRI Makassar at 1439-1503 UT. Vocal mx, then two M ancrs chatting, 

with a mention of Makassar; a selection of En Soul mx at 1446 was followed 

by more chat; a final short number led to SCI at 1459:30, followed by Jak 

berita at 1500. VG signal and still good at the late hour of 1500. (John 

Wilkins-CO-USA, Cumbre Jan 14)

4605, RRI Serui at 1220 to 1230 UT om with nx [?], \\ 4750 RRI Makassar, \\ 

4790 RRI Fak Fak and \\ 4925 RRI Jambi. At 1230 UT, 4790 and 4925 broke 

away for own programs. Jan 12. 

3325 RRI Palangkaraya at 1125 to 1140 UT with yl in lang followed by mx, 

strong \\ 4925 RRI Jambi. (Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, Cumbre Jan 15) 

4789.98, INDONESIA-PAPUA, RRI Fak Fak, 1111-1130, Jan.14, Indo, Announcer 

with talks b/w ballads. Weak/poor, unusable by 1130. 

4925 RRI Jambi, 1113-1137, Jan.15, Indo, Ko'ran like chanting, YL announcer 

at 1130 with (p) ID and brief mx followed by news. Poor/fair. Also noted on 

Jan.11, 1157-1217 with distinct IS at 1200, nx and field rpts, \\ 3976- 

Kalimantan. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Jan 17) 

9524.88 Voice of INS, Cimanggis, Jawa; at 1310-1400* UT on 16 Jan, very 

good with Indo M&W between Indo pop vocals, "Radio Republik INS" ID 1357 by 

same W over mx bed, then orchestral song (anthem?) to 1400 and plug pulled. 

11785 and 15150 channels untraced. 

(Terry L. Krueger-FL-USA, dxld Jan 16) 

IRAN 6120, Voice of Justice Tehran, Jan 11 at 0214-0230 UT, moderate but 

steady signal strength. Frequency was mentioned and this is the first time 

heard here but's probably a common catch. Mentioned were what's wrong with 

American foreign policy and a BBC scandal. (Scott Plantier-MA-USA, Cumbre 


IRAQ CLANDESTINE 3930 Radio Voice of Komala on Jan 18 sign on procedure 

till 1700 UT when repeated Kurdish IDs as 'Era dengi Komala', strong until 

came the jammer at 1701 and partly spoiled reception. (Finn Krone-DEN, BC- 

DX Jan 18) 

ITALY (Sicily) RAI Radio 1 sendet weiter auf der MW Palermo 1116 kHz. 

Regionalprogramme werden montags bis samstags 1830- 1835 UT ausgestrahlt. 

(N. Marabello 9.1.2005 in emwg-e-Group) 

KOREA D.P.R. 6249.25 Pyongyang BCS, at 0920-0933 UT, Korean, Ballads w/ 

announcer at 0927. Dead air until anthem-like mx resumes at 0931. 

Poor/weak. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Jan 17) 

Voice of Korea on Jan 12: 

1500-1555 on 9990.0 and 11545.2 in ARABIC, not English. 

(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, BC-DX Jan 12) 

B-04 Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, eff. as from Jan 1st, 2005 


0000 Korean (PBS) 7140 9345 9730 NoEaCHN 3560 

0000 Spanish 11735 13760 15180 CeAM 


0100 English 11735 13760 15180 CeAM 

0100 French 13650 15100 SoEaAS 4405 

0200 Chinese 7140 9345 9730 NoEaCHN 3560 

0200 English 13650 15100 SoEaAS 4405 

0200 Spanish 11735 13760 15180 CeAM 



0300 French 11735 13760 15180 CeAM 

0700 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 


0700 Russian 9975 11735 FE 3560

0700 Russian 13760 15245 Eu 

0800 Chinese 7140# 9345 NoEaCHN 4405 

# 9345.37 

0800 Japanese 621 3250 7580# 9650# JPN 

0800 Russian 9975 11735 FE 3560 

# 9975.03 11734.93 

0800 Russian 13760 15245 Eu 

# 13760.18 15244.80 

0900 Japanese 621 3250 6070 7580# 9650# JPN 

0900 Korean (KCBS) 7140# 9345 NoEaCHN 4405 

# 9345.04 

0900 Korean (PBS) 9975 11735 FE 3560 

0900 Korean (PBS) 13760 15245 Eu 

1000 English 9335 9850 CeAM 

# 9335.22 9850.03 

1000 English 6185 6285 SoEaAS 3560 

# 6285.10 

1000 Japanese 621 3250 6070 7580# 9650# JPN 

1000 Korean (PBS) 7140# 9345 NoEaCHN 4405 

# 9345.26/ 9345.03 

1100 Chinese 7140 9345 CHN 4405 

1100 French 9335 9850 CeAM 

1100 French 6185 6285 SoEaAS 3560 

1100 Japanese 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 JPN 

1200 Japanese 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 JPN 

1200 Korean (KCBS) 9335 9850 CeAM 



1300 Chinese 6185 9850 SoEaAS 3560 

# 9850.04 


# 7570.05 

1300 English 9335 11710 NoAM 

# 9335.07 

1300 Korean (PBS) 6285 9325 Eu 

# 9325.10 

1400 French 7570# 12015 WEu 4405 


1400 French 9335 11710 NoAM 

# 9335.20 / 9334.90 

1400 Korean (KCBS) 6185# 9850# SoEaAS 3560 

1400 Russian 6285# 9325# Eu 

1500 Arabic 9990 11545 (x9975 x11535) ME, NAf 3560 

# 9990.04/.10 11545.20 


# 7570.03 12015.06 

1500 English 9335 11710 NoAM 

# 9334.93 

1500 Russian 6285# 9325# Eu 

# 9325.10 

1600 German 6285# 9325# Eu 

1600 English 9990# 11545 (x9975 x11535) ME, NAf 3560 



# 7570.10 12015.06 

1600 French 9335 11710 NoAM 

# 9334.80 

1700 Korean (KCBS) 7570 12015# WEu 4405 

# 7570.10 

1700 Korean (KCBS) 9335 11710 NoAM 


1700 Russian 6285# 9325 Eu

# 9325.17 

1700 Arabic 9990# 11545 ME, NAf 3560 

# 11545.09 

(xSpanish x9975 x11535) 

1800 German 6285# 9325 Eu 

# 9325.04 

1800 French 7100# 11910 (x11710) SAf 


1800 French 9975 11535 ME, NAf 3560 

# 9975.03 11535.09 

1800 English (xSpanish) 7570 12015# WEu 4405 

# 7570.04 

1900 English 7100# 11910# SAf 

(x1900 Arabic x7100 x11710 SAf) 

1900 English (xArabic) 9975 11535 ME, NAf 3560 

# 9975.04 11535.12 

1900 Spanish (xEnglish) 7570 12015# WEu 4405 


1900 German 6285# 9325 Eu 

# 9325.04 

2000 French 7570 12015# WEu 4405 

# 7570.06 

2000 Korean (KCBS) 7100# 11910 (x11710) SAf 

2000 Korean (KCBS) 6285# 9325 Eu 

# 9325.04 

2000 Korean (KCBS) 9975 11535 ME, NAf 3560 

# 9975.03 11534.95 


2100 Chinese 9975 11535 CHN 


2100 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 


2200 Chinese 9975 11535 CHN 

2200 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 

2200 Spanish 7570 12015 WEu 4405 

2300 Japanese 621 3250 7580 9650 JPN 

2300 Korean (KCBS) 7180 9345 NoEaCHN 3560 


2300 Korean (KCBS) 9975 11535 CHN 

80 program sections to various targets. 

Target Voice of Korea B-04 schedule, Pyongyang. 

CeAM CeAmerica CHN China 

Eu Europe FE Far East 

JPN Japan ME Middle East 

NAf NoAfrica NoAM NoAmerica 

NoEaCHN NorthEast China SAf SoAfrica 

SAm SoAmerica SoEaAS SouthEast Asia 

WEu Western Europe 

# checked ODD frequencies on Jan 12/13 by wb. 

(thanks to Ivo Ivanov-BUL, Nagoya DXC-JPN; 

Arnulf Piontek-D; wb, BC-DX Jan 13/14) 

KUWAIT 11835, VOA, sharp looking, f/d "IBB-Kuwait Transmitting Station" 

verification letter in 32 days for 1 IRC and a f/up report direct to 

Kuwait. Original report to VOA-U.S offices still unanswered. V/S, George 

Miller, Supervisor. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, dxld Jan 11)

Interesting! What is the direct postal address of the IBB Kuwait 

Transmitting station? (Reijo Alapiha-FIN, hcdx) 

There are two addresses listed. Return address on envelope: Broadcasting 

Board of Governors, Kuwait Transmitting Station, P.O.B. 77, 13001 Safat, 

Kuwait. The address on the verification letter is: Kuwait Transmitting 

Station, c/o American Embassy-Bayan, P.O.B. 77, Safat, 13001 Kuwait. This 

is the address I used and was first posted by Koichi Saito, JSWC DX Guide, 

Japan. I should have posted this info with my original QSL log. Hope this 

helps. (Scott Barbour-NH-USA, dxld Jan 11) 

LAOS Lao National Radio, 7145 kHz in English at 1/7, 1/15, 1/16 at 1330 

UT. Details for 1/15: 1130 sudden fanfare and announcer "LAH-oh, megahertz, 

kilohertz". 1145 \\ to 6130, not sure how long. Strong QRM on 7150 at 1325, 

tuned down to 7144 for better signal. 1330 definite English YL ID. This was 

a Saturday evening; no nx heard (same on 1/16 Sunday). Feature on travel in 

the country and "stone jars" located at some village. This program had 

excerpts from the song "Mandy" for mx bridges (!). 

1342 local mx. After 1346 tuned up to avoid QRM de 7140. 1356 YL "And that 

is our program for today". ID included country name of "Lao Democratic 

Peoples Republic". Got enough for a report and QSL request, (if they 

respond). Carrier off at 1358. On 1/7 (a Friday) heard nx by YL at 1350. 

Good signal each evening. 

6130 heard regularly with very good signal. Never did hear "Flamethrower 

Radio" 4660ñ Xam (Sam) Nua. (David Norcross, Hong Kong, 100SW and 7600G, 

100SW and 7600G via dxld Jan 20) 

LATVIA KREBS TV in Riga, the exclusive license owner for SW txions from 

Latvia, is expanding its relay sces on 9290. At the demand of customers, 

KREBS TV will offer also smaller power rates of 1, 5 and 10 kW from the 

Ulbroka site in addition to 100 kW as hitherto, starting this summer. Also 

DRM tests are planned on 9290 for the summer. 9290 is available 24/7 for 

lease through KREBS TV. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, Cumbre Jan 18) 

LITHUANIA Zur Zeit ist auf der Webseite von Radio Vilnius 

die englische Sendung vom 13. Januar 2005 abrufbar, in der es um die 

Ereignisse vom 13.1.1991 geht, als sowjetische Truppen die Gebaeude des 

litauischen Radios und Fernsehens besetzten. Es gab damals 14 Tote und 

Tausende Verletzte. Zu dieser Zeit war kurzfristig auch eine Clandestine- 

Station unter dem Namen "Radio Kaunas" taetig, als Stimme des Widerstandes 

gegen die sowjetische Besetzung. (Dietrich Hommel-D, A-DX Jan 14) 

Radio Vilnius Lithuania 13th Januar 1991, memory on the sudden attack of 

the Soviet special forces to Vilnius TV Tower. 

30 mins recording from 

 

Start at www.lrt.lt 

Click to "English" 

English start page, URL address is 

 

Click ABOUT 

"Radio Vilnius English" column on right side with audio archive of past 

weeks. 

Click to broadcast of 13 Januar (under 01.13)

and file needs some 3-4 mins to start audio play on Win Mediaplayer.... 

[despite DSL is used at this end, wb] 

Funeral wreath: LRT mini Sausio 13-aja 

 

Thanks to Bernd Trutenau for help. (wb, BC-DX Jan 17) 

LUXEMBOURG 1440 has a regular silent period at 0003-0030 UT (slightly 

ariable). This period is used for tests as necessary and is otherwise 

ilent, at least for the time being. The big racket starts about 0030 UT. 


MALI R. Mali's 31 mb & 4835 outlets still off as per latest observations. 

Jan 17. 

R. Mali's 7285v and 11960 outlets are still the single ones active 0800- 

1800, whereas 4785v and 5995 are active 1800-s/off; 4835 night / 9635 day, 

surely used by the same tx are the ones that always provided stronger 

audio. I wish their carrier on 41 m had stronger audio as it would at least 

enable following their programmes until, say, almost 1100, since 11960 is 

typically very bad here on SW Europe. On Dec 07, freq readings were 7285.82 

and 4783.82 at 2125; there was a carrier on 4834.66, but no audio noticed, 

or then level was so low that noise prevented one to actually perceive it, 

and roughly after 2130, a heterodyne with Australia 4835 was audible. 31 m 

and 4835 still off today, Sun Jan 09 (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 9/17) 

RTM Bamako moves around, Jan 17 ard 2055 noted on 4786.9 \\ 5995 kHz. No 

sign of 4835 kHz. (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 17) 

MLI 9635 & 4835 still missing... (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX Jan 20) 

MEXICO Mexico's Zapatistas have been broadcasting their popular radio 

show for the past 21 years; now, a new website is allowing them to archive 

the history they're recording. 

It's dark - the kind of profound darkness that a lack of electricity 

ensures in a mountainous jungle region. 

A dull pulse carries through the night of the southeastern Mexican state of 

Chiapas like an old woman's heartbeat. It's 4 a.m., and one can hear what 

has been a regular soundtrack at this hour for hundreds of years: a steady 

pounding as creased and callused brown hands massage dough for the day's 

tortillas. And for the past year, Chiapas has greeted 4 a.m. with another 

soundtrack. 

Fade in crackle, which quickly disappears, replaced by a clear and youthful 

female voice: "Muy Buenos Dias."/"A very good morning." The voice is that 

of an insurgent fighter with the Ejercito Zapatista de Liberacion Nacional 

(EZLN), perhaps one of the world's quietest and most powerful rebel armies. 

The world knows them as the Zapatistas. "Estas escuchando Radio Insurgente, 

la voz de los sin voz."/"You are listening to Radio Insurgente, the Voice 

of the Voiceless." 

The voice is being relayed to nearby Zapatista autonomous communities from 

a makeshift and very clandestine radio studio. The Zapatistas have built 

egg carton-lined studios, erected txs and trained themselves to operate a 

radio station. Hundreds of years of media voicelessness ended in August 

2003 with daily, 16-hour broadcasts. "...voz oficial del Ejercito Zapatista 

de Liberacion Nacional."/ "... official voice of the Zapatista National 

Liberation Army." 

She is the official voice of the EZLN on the Zapatista radio network. The 

intimacy and immediacy of this uncensored mass communication is something 

that the indigenous rebel army has never before had. "Son las cuatro de la

madrugada."/"It's four in the morning." Zapatista time. Daybreak. Fade in 

Zapatista national anthem. . . [more] 

 

(via Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Jan 11) 

4810 XERTA R. Transcontinental de America ("t", but too obvious not to be 

it!), Cd. de Mexico, noted on 14 Jan at 2348-..., Spanish, talks; 23431, 

uty. QRM making reception of MEX via LSB only. 

6185 R. Educacion, Cd. de Mexico, observed on 12 Jan at 0850-f/out 1040 Ut, 

Spanish prgr, NoAM. oldies, ID+TC, Mex. ballads; 43432, QRM de B. (Carlos 


MONACO Monaco 3AC. On 17 Jan at 1430 noted coastal station Monaco Radio 

3AC on 8728U with canned IDs in French, English and Russian promoting 

their maritime fax, e-mail etc services, playing an interval signal 

between the announcements. Most interesting about the interval signal was 

that it is an orchestral version of that tune used by Trans World Radio in 

their own interval signal. 


3AC - the one and only radio station from Monte Carlo soil, except small FM 

station. 

All other RMC, TWR, and Radio France Info/R Orient programmes originate 

from FRANCE soil, 

i.e. Fontbonne Mt.Agel G.C. 07E25-43N46 or 

Col de la Madonne G.C. 07E25-43N47 

Other 3AC channels 

4363 3AC4 

6504 3AC6 

8423.5 3AC28 

8728 3AC8 

8743 3AC9 

8806 

8807.5 Digital Pactor-2 

13146 3AC12 

13152 3AC12 

16822 3AC47 

17260 3AC16 

17323 

22729 

22768 

(all acc KLINGENFUSS Shortwave Guide CD list) 

3AD1 

Formerly in early seventieth also RMC NE / TWR relays to Capo Greco-CYP on 

5775 12296 13795 19850 kHz, but most likely from Fontbonne Mt. Agel-FRANCE 

site. 


MONGOLIA Correccion: La direccion e-mail de The Voice of Mongolia no es 

[sic], como puse por error en mi anterior mail "QSL's". La 

correcta es: 

Voice of Mongolia e-mail address is (Manuel Mendez-ESP, 


4830 Mongoliin R., Altai, noted on 15 Jan at 2338-2346 UT, Mongolian, songs 

& orchestras; 35332; \\ 4895 only slightly better. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, 

BC-DX Jan 17)

MOROCCO 1637.9 RTM, Rabat, noted again with its harmonic of 818.95 (nom. 

819 of course), on 15 Jan at 2016-..., Arabic prgr, news; 35332 or 

completely nulled via a diff. antenna, thus allowing Dutch pir. stn 

(R.Derby) on 1638 kHz to boom in at 45343! 


I suggested to DW that they ask the VOA to move up 5 kHz to 9700 kHz in the 

period 0700-0900 UTC and they actually have! Since January 18th, 2005, VOA 

has changed the frequency. 

The VOA appeared on 9695 kHz[Briech Tangiers-MRC 250 kW 172 deg, wb.] a 

month or so with an English txion that appears to be for Africa and it 

caused sideband "splash" to DW Antigua on 9690 kHz. Good to have DW in the 

clear again! 

(Barry Hartley-NZ, BC-DX Jan 20) 

NEW ZEALAND 17675 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, a too long absence on this channel 

on acount of propagation, noted on 14 Jan at 2341-..., English, inteview; 

25422, i.e. slightly strgr via an elevated K9AY than via a 300 m SoAm 

Beverage which would add some adj QRM de CHL 17680 kHz. (Carlos Goncalves- 

POR, BC-DX Jan 17) 

OMAN QSL BBC Oman. 

BBC Oman address: Resident Engineer, VT Merlin Communications & Partners 

LLC, BBC Relay Station, P.O.Box 40, Al Ashkarah PC 422, Oman. 

e-mail: 

The letter also indicates this one: 

VT Group, P.O.Box 2788, CPO Seeb PC 111, Oman 

These are the addresses that worked for the replies. I had done a lot of 

research to find the address via Google. Merlin in London had refused to 

give it to me. 

An e-mail report to the A'Seela Relay of the BBC in Oman resulted in a kind 

e-mail reply from Resident Engineer Dave Battey with two photograhps as an 

attachment and 10 days later in a full data snail mail reply. 

Nice surprise anyway. (Hans-Dieter Buschau-D, hcdx Jan 20) 

Yes, received that yesterday, too. Really nice to have this one verified 

finally. 

(Martin Elbe-D, hcdx Jan 20) 

Former address in 2000: 

BBC Oman QSL letter. Addr: BBC Oman; B.E.R.S.; P.O.Box 6898; 112 Ruwi; 

Masirah Island; Oman. V/s QSL-letter is[was] David Plater (A45XJ/G4MZY), 

D. Plater via Email: 

PAKISTAN 4955.0 R Pakistan, Islamabad, at *0055-0110 UT on Jan 3, Haya 

Allal Falah programme in Urdu, Call to Prayer (and fighting with Peru), 

talk, hymn about Allal, 23222. Signed on later than scheduled *0045 UT. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Jan 12) 

PNG 4890 NBC, Port Moresby, noted once more, like on 15 Jan at 2040-2057 

UT, prgr in Pidgin, rlgs singing obs'ed till almost vanishing into noise as 

signal was vy. good but gradually deteriorating; 45444, no sign of any \\ 

90 m band outlet. 


4960, Catholic Radio New Guinea (CRN), at 1200-1235 UT. Noted comments by 

both a man and woman in between singing. On the halfhour there seemed to be 

a break when possibly nx or long comments presented. Signal was always

threshold, but seemed to improve slightly at 1222 UT. Signal was very 

difficult to hear, here in Clewiston-FL. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, Cumbre Jan 20) 

PHILIPPINES What I think was FEBC PHL was heard this morning on 9645 

around 1145 UT until sudden off, after playing part of their IS, at c1158 

when VOA UDO started. The lang sounded something like Vietnamese, but maybe 

a local dialect. I'm not sure that the WRTH sched is up to date, and I 

cannot find their complete current schedule on the Internet. Has anyone 

else seen it - or can tell me where to look for it ? When I hear a 

religious station in an unusual lang I look first for this station! 


Sorry, no FEBC freq table B-04 has seen in dx-press. (wb) 

FEB International does publish a pdf-schedule at 

You can also look for certain sces by using a database. 

Unfortunately, it seems that not all entries are checked against the real 

use. Long standing experience as editor of Medien aktuell: Kirche im 

Rundfunk has shown that time and again there are double entries for 

different langs using the same time and frequency. So I have become very 

reluctant in forwarding any freq information regarding a FEB station. (Dr. 

Hansjoerg Biener-D, BC-DX Jan 14) 

9435 FEBC Radio, Manila, at 2225 UT onward, on Jan 15, booming in via 

long-path propagation with IS and annts by man, followed by programming in 

INSn (language per 2005 WRTH). Surprised to run across this one at this 

hour. 34433. 

(Bill Matthews-OH-USA, DXplorer Jan 15) 

PLC AFTER the tsunami hit Sri Lanka on 26 December, Victor Goonetilleke, 

head of the island's amateur radio society, delivered a short-wave radio 

set and two 12-volt car batteries to the prime minister's emergency 

headquarters in Colombo. At the same time, three of his friends drove 

through the devastation to Hambantota, on the hard-hit south-east coast, 

where they set up another battery-powered short-wave radio. For two days, 

while the military struggled to restore electricity supplies and phone 

lines, the prime minister was able to use the short-wave link to talk to 

staff on the ground. 

Short-wave signals from Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands and mainland India 

also helped to spread nx of the disaster around the world. The same 

happened after the 9/11 attacks and last year's hurricanes in the 

Caribbean. When phones and mains electricity are down, making the internet 

unusable, short-wave radio enthusiasts are able to maintain emergency 

communications. 

But not, perhaps, for much longer. Plans to deliver broadband internet 

signals to homes and businesses down mains electricity cables, rather than 

telephone lines, could cause interference that will drown out the faint 

signals from distant short-wave txs. 

Power companies in the US and Europe are pressing ahead with the 

technology, with the aim of setting up in competition to existing phonebased 

sces. The downside is that the packets of internet data pulsing down 

unshielded mains cables makes the cables behave like aerials that send 

short-wave interference beaming out over a wide area. 

See more 

 

(Ken Kopp, KK HF, dxld Jan 13)

PORTUGAL 9815/9805/9820. 9815 RDP spurious signals. RDP Lisbon alongside 

two spurious peaks on 9805.00 and 9825.00. Noted today on three independent 

rxs around 0830-0900 UT slot. Registered 0600-1300 UT, 100 kW 52 degrees. 


Re the spurious via RDP - unfortunately, this one does cause problems now 

and again, and I have heard their signal where it should not be on several 

occasions. We seem to experience this type of interference more often that 

is desired, I think. 


RUSSIA Aenderung DRM-Sendeplan der DW. 

Ab 12.01.2005 wird die Abendsendung der DW aus Taldom nicht mehr auf der 

(zeitweise gestoerten) 5860 kHz ausgestrahlt, sondern von 1900-2000 UTC auf 

5810 kHz und von 2010-2300 UTC auf 5830 kHz. 

Die Sendeplaene wurden bereits geaendert, DReaM-User sollten ein Update 

machen. 

(Klaus Schneider, WWDXC BC-DX Jan 12) 

DW DRM txions via Taldom Moscow-RUS relay update: 

From Jan 12, 2005, (x5860): 1900-2000 UT 5810, 2010-2300 UT 5830 kHz. 

...657, 24 Dec, 0450, Radio Rossii, weak. Does it come from Grozny??? 

(Dmitry Mezin, Kazan-RUS Jan 12) 

The 657 tx in Chechnya should be active with Radio Rossii & R. Chechnya 

Svobodnaya, it used to be (and probably still is) a 100 kW mobile tx 

located at the Alpatovo railway station (near the border to Stavropolskiy 

kray), cf. WRTH. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXsignal Jan 12) 

The name of station that uses 1107 kHz in Samara is Radio Rodnoye. 

Currently it has broadcasts in the following langs: Russian, Tatar, 

Chuvash, Mordvinian, Ukrainian, Belarussian, Polish, German and Hebrew. 

(open_dx - Victor Rutkovsky-RUS, info taken from 

(DXsignal Jan 12) 

SOLOMON ISLS This is part of a larger story in The New Zealand Herald 

about the loss of the Intelsat IS-104 satellite. 

The BBC World Service relay in Auckland has been using an ISDN feed from 

Sydney until today when Radio New Zealand loaned them equipment to use the 

Australian Optus satellite. 

 

Solomon Islands. 

International calls were restored by noon yesterday but the Solomons are 

still without national telephone, fax and email sces. 

Solomons Telekom operates national phone circuits from a ground station in 

Honiara via the Intelsat Pacific Ocean Satellite. The population of 400,000 

is spread over seven main islands but is centred mainly in the capital, 

Honiara. 

The loss of the satellite sce has created a problem for the Solomons 

Islands Broadcasting Corporation, which cannot receive its radio programme 

feed from the BBC in London. Senior technical officer Andrew Lano said from 

Honiara that the feed would not be restored for at least a week.

"It's a big problem for us. We all depend on telephones to call to our 

islands and at the moment we cannot communicate with provincial centres. 

"We are relying on high-frequency radio and we are lucky to have some 

provincial email stations that operate so we can transmit email to highfrequency 

radio. 

"It's one email station per province but that's still keeping some of us in 

touch." 

The corporation is relying on SW broadcasts from New Zealand and from Radio 

Australia. 

More at: 

 

 

(via Barry Hartley-NZL, BC-DX Jan 19) 

How the communication cuts hit countries throughout the Pacific 

SIBC Cook Islands 

In the Cooks, people could only telephone others on their own island. Some 

television satellite links were disrupted. Phone sces were restored in 

Rarotonga after about 24 hours, but internet sces were still down last 

night. 

At Cafe Tupuna on Aitutaki, a spokesman said businesses could not use 

Eftpos. "The planes kept flying but Cook Island Nx said all the Air New 

Zealand systems went down so they had to do everything manually. 

"Otherwise, there were not really any major problems, just that we were cut 

off from the outside world for a couple of days. But then, we're cut off 

from the outside world even in the normal run of things." 

Tourism businesses coped by returning to more traditional methods of 

communication. Cameron Robertson, a Scotsman who owns Castaway Beach Villas 

in Rarotonga, said they were booking by facsimile rather than on-line. He 

said the internet was still down last night, and phones were down for 24 

hours. 

"It was a bit restrictive because we were totally cut off so there was no 

means of communication at all here. 

"It kind of alarms you about what could happen. 

"I'm keen on soccer, coming from Scotland and with time spent in Liverpool, 

and I couldn't get any soccer results from the internet. Fortunately the 

weather has compensated - we've had weeks of sunny 35-degree days, unlike 

in New Zealand." 

The Samoas. 

American Samoa began to experience problems at noon on Friday. Last night, 

80 per cent of the telecoms network was still not functioning. Most phone 

calls and electronic data coming out of American Samoa goes to the United 

States mainland. 

The American Samoa Telecommunications Authority said links with two 

mainland telco companies, MCI and Sprint, had been restored but others, 

including HawaiTel in Hawaii, had only been partly recovered. An authority 

spokesman said links with New Zealand and Australia remained down. He said 

data for transactions with ANZ Bank in New Zealand was being rerouted using 

telecom carriers in other countries. 

A public holiday yesterday had given American Samoa "a little breathing 

room" but problems were expected when people returned to work today.

Systems in Samoa were reported to have been restored during the weekend, 

but calls to the Prime Minister's Department, the Samoa Broadcasting 

Corporation studios and the New Zealand High Commission in Apia would not 

go through last night. 

An operator at New Zealand's international directory sce said some calls to 

Samoa were getting through but many were not making it. 

Solomon Islands. 

International calls were restored by noon yesterday but the Solomons are 

still without national telephone, fax and email sces. Solomons Telekom 

operates national phone circuits from a ground station in Honiara via the 

Intelsat Pacific Ocean Satellite. 

The population of 400,000 is spread over seven main islands but is centred 

mainly in the capital, Honiara. The loss of the satellite sce has created a 

problem for the Solomons Islands Broadcasting Corporation, which cannot 

receive its radio programme feed from the BBC in London. 

Senior technical officer Andrew Lano said from Honiara that the feed would 

not be restored for at least a week. "It's a big problem for us. We all 

depend on telephones to call to our islands and at the moment we cannot 

communicate with provincial centres. 

"We are relying on high-frequency radio and we are lucky to have some 

provincial email stations that operate so we can transmit email to highfrequency 

radio. 

"It's one email station per province but that's still keeping some of us in 

touch." 

The corporation is relying on SW broadcasts from New Zealand and from Radio 

Australia. 

(New Zealand Herald via Cumbre Jan 19) 

SOUTH AFRICA Voice of Biafra International (VOBI) A SHORTWAVE Radio 

Broadcast Service transmitting on 7380 kHz (on 41 mb) at 2100-2200 hours UT 

equivalent to 1000-1100 pm Biafraland time every Saturday; and every 

Wednesday (starting Wednesday 10 2004 [sic]). A project of Biafra 

Foundation, and Biafra Actualization Forum [hotlinks] 

(from via dxld Jan 15) [via 

Meyerton-AFS] 

3320 R. Sondergrense at 0327-0355 UT. Couple of ads at 0327, then M 

chatting in Afrikaans for a few mins; short orchestral pieces followed, 

including one by Mozart and another entitled "Concert if F Major for 

Trumpet". Excellent signal. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, Cumbre Jan 16) 

SRI LANKA Report from Victor Goonetilleke Let me give some idea of what 

we are doing! As President of the Amateur Radio Society in Sri Lanka (RSSL) 

it was wonderful even at a tragic time to tell you that the RSSL was able 

to link up South of Sri Lanka with the Prime Minister (PM) who comes from 

the South and that is where his people are. So we went in and established 

this HF link with the town of Hambantota. 

Our Amateur friends 4S7KE (Secretary RSSL), 4S7 AK (Treasurer RSSL) and 4S7 

DZ went in a 4 wheel drive approaching the costal town of Hambantota from 

the interior as the main road along the coast was badly battered and full 

of debris and was impassable. So when all the cellular and all other means 

failed, HF Radio stood bold and proud. It is so simple technically and 

although we did not even have a TS 50 or such a small mobile HF set, we 

took an Icom IC7400 the best radio we have and two 12v batteries and

dipoles, some food and water and filled the rest of the vehicle with food 

for the displaced. I stood by in Colombo at the PM's along with 4S7VJ, 4S7 

KG and 4S7 AB and 4S5 BA to run the link in and coordinate. We also had two 

HAMs on a mobile going along the coast of the South to asses and record 

damage.. 

I wish I could scream aloud and tell people in some high places that when 

all else is dead, HF is alive. What do you do when your power goes out, 

telephones go dead and you can't even charge your batteries of your GTS or 

Mobile Phone? We had our Morse key handy if we had to operate with just 1 

or 2 watts but the batteries held.. 

Well the Police Radio connected their links 12 or more hours later but the 

HAMs were there before anyone else. Most of the district is so badly 

battered it will take some time to restore utilities. We operated for 48 

hours from the Prime Ministers disaster room and moved out and we are in 

fax contact now relaying traffic. We also have 4S7 SW Sarath operating from 

another Southern Town "Matara" and two other stations 4S7 WI, 4S6 NM and 

others relaying and helping in the disaster traffic passing info to the 

coordinating centre. We have 3 stations out there and we are trying to 

connect lost people, pass info on displaced camps and people and the 

movement of food and essentials. We are trying to expand our coverage but 

our resources are limited. Many other HAMs like 4S7DA, 7WN, 7EA 7CF, 7MM, 

and some more on HF and others on VHF are helping in the traffic. 

Our roll has to change as the situation changes with Govt links coming into 

operations, yet civilian communication lines and most damaged telecoms will 

take a long time.. I am here at my desk with my land phone and mobile, a 

VHF radio and HF radio constantly tuned to our disaster communications 

freqs trying to coordinate as best as I can. The Sri Lankan HAMs are 

playing part under difficult conditions and will continue to do so. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK Jan 01 in Dxplorer) 

Currently, all Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) txions via its 6 

nationwide channels as well as regional channels are operating as usual as 

none of its transmitting facilities or other installations were affected by 

the Tsunami. However, Sri Lanka urgently requires: 

1. Frequency band of the radio receivers: 87.5 to 108 MHz VHF/FM 

2. Quantity of receivers required: 10,000 (this is an approximate estimate 

made on the basis that there are over 700 refugee camps) Contact person: 

(Ms) M.S. Rajapakse, Secretary to the Ministry, Ministry of Social Welfare, 

177, Nawala Road, Colombo 05 Sri Lanka. (via dswci DXW ibid. ) 

SUDAN 15528 Radio Sudan at 1504-1532 UT on 11 Jan, listened to broadcast 

of the comprehensive peace accord ending Africa's longest war dating from 

August 1955 and speeches by various figureheads. Thanks to Ken Cantrell for 

the accurate freq as I'm tuning with a '74 RadioShack DX-160 analog 

receiver and 90' combined longwire/feed. Mentioned were future programs at 

11.175 at 8-9PM Sudan time. They are UTC +3 hrs. Signal was weak with much 

QRM but decent copy was made here in eastern NoAmerica, Massachusetts. 

(Scott Plantier-MA-USA, Cumbre Jan 14) 

HORN OF AFRICA was quite good Jan 17 with Omdurman, Sudan fairly strong on 

7200 kHz in Arabic 1717-1735+ and many mentions of Omdurman. Better than 

most days. 


TAIWAN RTI to close Korean sce. According to Mr. Sapun Pak of Korean 

Shortwave Club, Korean staff of Radio Taiwan International was noticed the 

sudden closure of Korean sce on January 13. RTI will cease 3 foreign langs 

sces including Korean, and 2 Chinese dialects sces on January 31.

Mr.Pak and RTI Korean staff are seeking support from Japanese and other RTI 

listeners to continue the Korean sce. One method is to write a message on 

guestbook of RTI HP 

Korean sce of RTI was started on August 15, 1961, once stopped from 1994, 

restarted on March 1, 1999. The Korean staff says QSL cards and souvenirs 

which have not been mailed yet will continue to be mailed even after the 

closure. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, BC-DX Jan 15) 

According to Asia broadcasting Institute, Radio Taiwan International will 

close Korean, Arabic, Burmese sces on January 31. One possible reason is to 

raise the funds for their domestic foreign lang sces. (Takahito Akabayashi- 

JPN, BC-DX Jan 16) 

TUNISIA 963 kHz, 1900-2000 R Tunisia in Spanish. ID "Radio tunez canal 

internacional en programa espanol". SINPO 13322. Music program and news. 

(Noticias DX - Jose Miguel Romero-E, RUSsigna Jan 15) 

UKRAINE Kyiv 873 to be reactivated. In December 2004, Radio NART won a 

public tender for the 50 kW tx in Kyiv on 873. Radio NART is an independent 

radio network with headquarters in Kyiv that is available on FM in many 

towns throughout Ukraine and an affiliate of RFE/RL. The tx on 873 was 

leased for relays of RFE/RL and VOA until 1998. (Info: Svit Radio website) 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Jan 16) 

U.A.E. Another new frequency??? - is Dubai on 15385. It was on air again 

today at 0730 \\ 15395. It still appears to be at 1450 but under a co-ch in 

Chinese. Four senders are on air if so - 15395 15385 13675 & 12005. (Noel 

R. Green-UK, BC-DX Jan 18) 

[puzzles me, Al Dhabbaya 15385 also registered 1130-1500 for Sudan R. Sce, 

AWR Uighur and Chinese Mandarin, wb.] 

U.K. There is a document "Radio - preparing for the future" out for 

consultation on the Ofcom website 

Go to current consultations to download it, and they are proposing an 

expansion of DAB as well as advertising some new AM licences for commercial 

and community radio, subject to the BBC agreeing to vacate some freqs. 

Long term they see some possible use of DRM on the AM band as a complement 

to DAB. DAB/DRM chipsets have been developed so one receiver could be used 

for both modes of digital reception. (Mike Barraclough-UK, MWC Jan 9) 

George Campbell - RIP 

Speaking out, By Paul Donovan, The Sunday Times, January 16, 2005 

 

On the day the waves rose up in the Indian Ocean, there appeared the first 

of only two obituaries on a modest man from the Highlands who had deep 

knowledge of the langs spoken by those swept away - Thai, Sinhala, INSn and 

English. His name was George Campbell, and he could apparently speak and 

write in 44 langs. Once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as "the 

world's greatest linguist", he worked for the BBC World Service for 40 

years, retiring as head of the Romanian section. 

Campbell, who was 92 when he died, appears never to have been written about 

in his lifetime, and the World Service has not even mentioned his passing 

in its own output. Yet his gifts were extraordinary. When he was a child, a 

dog attacked him, leaving him with a stammer. His teachers thought he was 

slow and sat him at the back of the class. There, from books he found at 

Inverness fish market, he taught himself the basics of Spanish, Portuguese

and Danish, as well as the French and German on the syllabus. His natural 

bent became his life's work. In retirement, for fun, he taught himself 

Basque. 

Some may dismiss that as arcane and obsessive, the product of a vanished 

era of the gifted amateur. Does English not now dominate the globe? Has it 

not marginalised foreign tongues? Campbell lived long enough to see that 

such arguments were misplaced. "Other languages are actually growing in 

importance," argues Chris Westcott, director of BBC Monitoring, which (with 

some help from the Americans) listens to the world's nx agencies and radio 

and television output in 100 langs, including highly sensitive ones such as 

Korean and Uighur, which is spoken by a Muslim minority in western China. 

"This is because the web has given a global footprint to langs once 

confined to a relatively small area." The World Service itself broadcasts 

in 43 langs (including English, though not Korean or Uighur). What is less 

well known is that each of them can be listened to on, and has a section 

of, the BBC World Service website - an array of strange scripts and fonts. 

Politics, as well as the web, gives buoyancy to langs. The war of words 

rarely calls a ceasefire. For all international broadcasters, of which the 

BBC is only one, Arabic has become vastly more important as a result of 

9/11 and the Iraq war. (It was the first of the BBC's foreign-language 

sces, launched in 1938 at the behest of the Foreign Office to counter 

Mussolini's Arabic broadcasts denouncing "British imperialism".) The breakup 

of both the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia has led to the emergence of new 

republics with a renewed nationalistic impulse, expressed in langs such as 

Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Macedonian. 

So, even if there are no George Campbells any more, what he stood for - a 

respect for langs - is still of vital importance in the radio world. "I 

don't think we have anyone here at Caversham who can speak 44 langs, but 

quite a few have mastered six or seven," says Westcott. "Being barely 

literate in one, I'm rather in awe of them. I think sometimes we're in 

danger of under- estimating the linguistic abilities of the British." 

(via Mike Terry-UK, dxld Jan 16) 

USA Der US-amerikanische Prediger R. G. Stair, der eine religioese 

Kommune von vielleicht 100 Personen leitet, sendet in den USA rund um die 

Uhr auf dem Kurzwellensender WWCR-4 Nashville und stundenweise auf anderen 

US-amerikanischen Kurzwellensendern. Ab 4. August 1997 nutzte Stair die 

Station Juelich zur Abrundung der Versorgung Nordamerikas. Als im Fruehjahr 

1998 die Satellitenverbindung stand, wurde die Sendezeit aus Juelich 

erheblich ausgebaut, doch wechselt der Sendeumfang nach Finanzlage. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D ntt via BC-DX Jan 15) 

UZBEKISTAN 13765 Voice Int'l relay, at 1300-1315 on Jan 11, Hindi, OM 

over instrumental mx, Hindi ballads. Fair. (Scott Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Jan 

17) 

VIETNAM VoVTN HS major survey of VOV HS freqs 1/15 & 1/16. 

0919: 5975 Hanoi clear, 9530 Xuan Mai China QRM, 7210 Da Lai clear 

(lags the other two freqs by a fraction of a second) 

0930: 6020 Da Lai no \\ (never heard a \\ for this on any day or time) 

0930: 9875 Me Tri, 5925 Xuan Mai. These are \\ while 9835 is on. 

0945: Did not hear 5597 nor 6724 Lao Cai for sign on, also not heard at 

1000. 

1000: 9875 Me Tri sign off. 

1000: 5975, 9530, 7210 as 0919 above. 6020 no \\ , 5925 no \\ .

1100: 5925 Xuan Mai hrd at this time \\ 5975, 7210 (lag), 9530 (under 

China). 6372 not heard at this time. 

1300: 5035 Xuan Mai - Hmong very weak. 

1314: 6165 Xuan Mai - Hmong 

1315: 6020 Da Lai audible after Vatican [via RVA Philippines] signoff. 

1325: 5597 Lao Cai short fade-in 

1335: 4740 Son La 

1353: 4740 Son La, 5597 Lao Cai under QRM. 1400 signoff for both. 

1520: 5975, 9530, 7210 (lag). 5925 not \\ . All off at 1600 UT. 

(David Norcross, Hong Kong, 100SW and 7600G via dxld Jan 20) 

ZAMBIA 4965 Christian Voice, Lusaka, booming in on 15 Jan at 1947-2015 UT 

as if it were some local stn; chats in English, pops; 54444, adj uty. QRM 

only, and still strong later in the evening. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, BC-DX 


CONTESTS 

7th Russian DX Contest will take place from 18 to 28 Feb 2005. 

Similarly to the last years' one, it is divided into three parts. In Part 1 

and Part 2 you have to receive radio stations from Russia, former USSR 

states, and various world regions. Only licensed broadcasting stations are 

valid - no utilities, no hams, no pirates. Frequency range is from 150 to 

30 000 kHz. Each station must be logged for at least 15 mins. The longer is 

distance between your location and the tx, the more points it brings you. 

Your contest log must contain the following data for each logged station: 

date, time (UTC), frequency, SINPO and some definitive program details. 

Part 3 is a quiz of 20 questions. 

You can find complete rules on the Web at http://dxsignal.info/indexen.htm. 

Contest manager this year is Ildus Ibatullin; many of you know him as a QSL 

manager of GTRK "Tatarstan". Your questions are welcome to 

dxc2005@dxsignal.info. Printed version of contest rules can be requested 

at: 

Russian DX Contest, c/o Ildus Ibatullin, P.O.Box 134, Kazan, 420136, Russia 

(add 1 IRC or 1 US$). 

The Contest is open for everyone, regardless of either nationality or 

knowledge of Russian lang. 

If somebody wishes to donate some prizes for the contest, please contact 

Ildus at 

 

This message can be freely distributed in any DX media. (Ildus Ibatullin, 

Kazan, Russia) 

Official contest page has been created on Signal site: 

 

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ALASKA Construction of the new tower and antenna for station KNLS began 

today, Jan 17th. Kevin Chambers had a crew ready to begin assembling the 

365 feet tall antenna in Anchor Point. Once the tower is finished, the 

curtain antenna that would cover 3 acres if laid down on the ground will be 

assembled. The weather seems to be cooperating. Kevin said, "There is steel 

everywhere". 

We are still looking at turning on the new antenna March 28, 2005. 

 


ALBANIA 6020 China Radio International via Cerrick verified for a third 

time with a full data including site China's Endangered Rare Animals 

("Clouded Leopard") card in 35 days. The English Service sent another 

handwritten note requesting further reception reports for the broadcasts on 

6020 from 0000-0200 UTC from Albania. Also, a CRI colorful laminated 

pennant and two paper cuttings were received. Can't wait to see what 

arrives next week! (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Jan 23) See 300 kW 

details under CHINA below. 

AUSTRALIA Broadband over powerline (BPL) technology is being tested in 

Australia and a Federal Govt website 

has been set up to provide information about it. Power companies are 

interested in the technology and are considering using it to provide 

broadband data access to consumers as well as to manage the electrical 

supply network, Australian Communications Authority (ACA) said. 

ACA's website now houses an information portal giving background 

information about the new technology and details of interim trials. Acting 

chairman Bob Horton said ACA had developed regulatory guidelines for 

testing BPL technology. "The ACA had also started a comprehensive 

examination of the communications regulatory issues associated with BPL for 

delivery of telecommunications sces using electrical power wiring and is 

consulting with interested stakeholders," Dr Horton said. A discussion 

paper would be released in early April calling for public comment. 

 

(AAP via Sydney Morning Herald via Barry Hartley-NZ, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 21) 

BELARUS 5970 Radio Belarus on Jan 25 at 0220 UT about arts exibition, 

in English. Gave sch 0229 as 1900-2200 on 1170 7105 7280 kHz and 0100-0300 

on 5970 7010 kHz in Bielorussian Russian German and English with English 

Mon Tue Thu Fri 2130-2200 and Sun 2300-2330 repeated Mon Tue Wed Fri Sat 

0400-0430 and Sun 0430-0500 (doesn't match completely). Then why was I 

listening to English at 0220? Bad modulation. And on which freqs are they 

at 2300-2330 and 0400-0500? Not very logical. Gave address as Chirvonaya 

Street No 4, Minsk 220807, Rep of Bielorussia. (Finn Krone-DEN, BC-DX Jan 

24) 

And web: Found the station's web site. It is: 

(Bill Matthews-USA, DXplorer Jan 25) 

Click to 'Eng' in left most upper corner. Or try (wb) 

BOTSWANA 4930 VoA Botswana on tropical band? 

Probably VOA will add a tropical band freq from Botswana site, eff. Febr 

1st on 4930 kHz \\ MW. 

Proposed schedule at 0300-0630 VOA Englisch, 1600-1700 VOA Englisch, 1700- 

1800 VOA "Studio 7", 1800-2200 VOA Englisch. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 29) 

State radio finally receives broadcast licence! 

It took almost forty years for Radio Botswana (state-owned RB) to obtain a 

licence to broadcast in line with proper procedures. The Botswana 

Telecommunication Authority (BTA) rectified this regulatory vacuum on 21 

Dec 2004, via the intermediary of the National Broadcasting Board (NBB, the 

regulatory body). 

Prior to this only three operators held a licence: the privately-owned 

commercial radio stations Yarona FM and Gabz FM, and the private television 

channel, the Gaborone Broadcasting Corporation. The BTA intends to licence 

Botswana Television (state-owned BTV), possibly as early as 2005. The 

broadcasting act of 1998 recognizes three different categories of 

broadcasters: 

public sce broadcasters, commercial and community broadcasters. 

The broadcast licence that was granted to Radio Botswana carries with it 

rights but also responsibilities, starting with a broadcasting sces fee of 

100,000 pula, or 11 million CFA francs - an amount which the RB considers 

too high. The state radio will now be monitored by the regulatory body, on 

the same basis as any other radio station that holds a licence. 

The BTA is also hoping to licences a certain number of community radio 

stations following the launch of a public call for tenders. Several

criteria will be taken into consideration including the existence of 

popular demand, the availability of local content, the viability of the 

project and a readiness to comply with the laws. 

 

(via Panos West Africa AfricaMediaNews, 10.1.2005; 

via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 22) 

BRAZIL Radio Nacional da Amazonia sent me a complete QSL card in 

Portuguese using my enclosed PFC after 135 days for my reception report in 

Portuguese. The freq is marked exactly as 6190 kHz, what I really received. 

The QSL signer is Mr. Tais Ladeira de Medeiros. 

He also sent me an incomplete QSL letter (rather a letter of gratitude) in 

October, marking the freq as 6180 kHz. His title in the gratitude letter 

was "Gerente Radio Nacional da Amzonia" (Manager of Radio Nacional da 

Amazonia), and in QSL card "Chefe da Divisao de Ondas Curtas Radio Bras" 

(Chief of Radio Bras Shortwave Division). He may be in the 2 positions at 

the same time. 

The QSL card is shown in my homepage 

 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 21) 

11805.14 R Globo, Jan 7, 1005, ID and 'Panorama Esportiva'. O=3-4 

11829.95 R Anhanguera, Jan 7, 1955, Portuguese talk. O=3-4 

17814.81 R Cultura, Jan 7, 1945, Brazilian mx, ID. O=1-2. 

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, touring in SoWePOR, dswci DXW NL) 

4924.9, R. Educacao Rural, Tefe, f/d paper QSL and "White Uakari Monkey" 

postcd in 6 wks for CD and $2. v/s Thomas Schwamborn. e-mail; Hand-written addr on back of envelope is: C.P. 21, 69470-000 

Tefe, AM, Brazil. (Dave Valko-USA, Cumbre Jan 22) 

9505, Radio Record, Sao Paulo, 0934, comentario por locutor, mxa brasilena. 

Senal muy debil. 14222. 

9515, Radio Novas de Paz, Curitiba, 0931, comentario religioso, locutor, 

senal debil. 24222. 

9615, Radio Cultura, Sao Paulo, 0930, Musica brasilena y comentarios. 

23222. 

9645, Radio Bandeirantes, 0926, Noticias de Brasil. En paralelo con 11925. 

23222. 

9630, Radio Aparecida, 0928, programa religioso "Camino de vida". Id. 

"Radio Aparecida, programa de evangelizacion". 34333. 

9665, Radio Marumbuy, Florianopolis, 0929, Locutor, noticias, el tiempo, 

Id. "Noticias do Brasil e do mundo en Radio Murumbuy". 24222. 

9675, Radio Cancao Nova, 0924, Comentario religioso, locutor, 45444. 

11735, Radio Transmundial, 0917, Musica, Id. "Esta e a Transmundial". 

45444. 

11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, 0915, locutor, noticias de Brasil, 

noticia de Porto Alegre, temperaturas en las ciudades de Brasil. 34333. 

11785, Radio Guaiba, Porto Alegre, 0912, comentarios por locutor, 24222.

11805, Radio Globo, 0908, locutor, comentarios, "sete horas e oito 

minutos". 23222. 

11815, Radio Brasil Central, 0903, locutor, noticias, Id. " Sete horas e 

sete minutos, Radio Brasil Central, o mundo na sua casa". 45444. 

11925, Radio Bandeirantes, 0904, locutor y locutora, noticias de Sao Paulo 

y Rio de Janeiro. 22222. 

17815, Radio Cultura,0905, Sao Paulo, comentarios y mxa. En paralelo con 

9615. 24322. (all Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx Jan 26) 

BULGARIA Only one txion for Voice Africa in English to WeAf/NIG from 

Jan.7 

1600-1800 on 13820 SOF 100 kW / 215 deg. Also registered for A-05!!! 

1800-2000 on 11560 SOF 100 kW / 215 deg >>>>> CANCELLED 


5775 Santec's English program entry. Thanks to Kai Ludwig, see: 

 

5775 English, Programm from Oakland CA. 

Address given as 

IRRS brokered, only Fridays from Sofia Kostinbrod Bulgaria. 

2100 UTC to Europe + Overseas, for example Oceania ! 

SW 5775 kHz. 

ps. now at 2208 UT still nice classical piano mx played. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX 


La emisora religiosa Radio Santec "La Onda Cosmica", transmite en espanol 

de Lunes a Viernes de 0150 a 0200 UTC, via las facilidades de La Voz de 

Rusia, en los 5945, 6195, 7180, 7330, 7390 y 7570 kHz. 

QTH: Radio Santec, MarienstraBe 1, D-97070 Wurzburg, Alemania. 

E-mail: Web: 

(Marcelo A. Cornachioni-ARG, ConDig Jan 24) 

CAMBODIA Checked 11938ñ at 1230 UT several times. 

Uwe Volk touring SoEaAS at present doesn't trace anything from Phnom Penh 

on that channel. So CBG 11940 has been gone forever? 

(Uwe Volk-D at present in Hua Hin and Pattaya-THA, Jan 24) 

CANADA The NASB Board of Directors voted in January to extend the weekly 

"Voice of the NASB" half-hour radio programs in DRM which are broadcast 

each Saturday at 1700 UTC on 11900 kHz to NoAmerica. 

Each week the program features excerpts from NASB member and associate 

member stations' programming. Recently, the series has focused mostly on DX 

programs, in an effort to encourage the more technically-minded SW 

listeners to try tuning in the txions in DRM mode. 

The Voice of the NASB is broadcast via the txs of Radio Canada 

International in Sackville, New Brunswick. The Board extended NASB's 

contract with RCI until the end of the B04 broadcast season at the end of 

March. (Jeff White-FL-USA in NASB January 2005 NL) 

CHAD 6165 Rdf TV Tchadienne at 0517 UT in French. Excellent signal. 

Clear. Positive ID at 0519 UT. "Radiodiffusion Television Tchadienne, 

N'Djamena". \\ 4904 not heard. 

(Liz Cameron-MI-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 22) 

CHILE [CHINA via CHILE relay] 17625, Radio Internacional de China, 1305, 

desde Calera de Tango, 15 kilometros al sur poniente de Santiago, estacion

epetidora de la voz Cristiana, CRI en ingles con espectacular senal, todos 

los dias. 1200-1258 Mandarin y 1300-1358 en Ingles, aca en Santiago SINPO: 

55555. 

(Hector Frias-CHL, radioescutas via dxld Jan 25) 

CHINA 6020 China Radio Int'l; at 0016-0030+ on 21 Jan; "News & Reports 

on CRI" including feature on new flights between PRC & Taiwan. "Life in 

China" at 0030. SIO=4+43+ Awfully good sig, but '05 Passport sez from 

China. (Harold Frodge-MI-USA, Cumbre Jan 22) 

[sic, non] but ALBANIA Europe relay instead, powerful 300 kW. 

CRI Cerrik-A site, regularly from November 28th, 2004: 

0000-0157 English 6020 9570 [ciraf 8,9] NoAM 

0200-0357 Chinese 6020 9570 [ciraf 8,9] NoAM 

6020 0000-0400 7-10 CER 300kW 305deg ALB CRI RTC 

9570 0000-0400 7-10 CER 300kW 305deg ALB CRI RTC. (73 wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 

22) 

Did you see the locations of Chinese monitoring stations: 

"CRIRP detected wide-range suspension of short-wave radio signals in its 

observation stations in Beijing, Guangzhou, Hainan, Lanzhou and Urumqi 

until after 0900 UT Thursday." 

(wb) 

Solar storm interrupts China's short-wave radio txion 

21 January 2005. 

See more under 

(via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC Jan 21) 

Beijing 7255 in Russian and Mongolian has been missing for some time. Used 

to be very strong here. Maybe some of the vintage txs are being replaced by 

modern units. Very few listings for 120 kW from Beijing or Xi'an remain in 

HFCC. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 23) 

CRI via QIQ 500 kW / 304 deg to WeEu/RUS: 1900-2057 on 6100* in Russian, ex 

in En. 

*co-ch International Radio of Serbia and Montenegro Russian/English/Serbian 

Freqs changes for CRI in Spanish (two differents px 2300-2357!!!): 

2200-2357 NF 7250 URU 500 kW / 308 deg to SoEu, ex7120 \\ 9640,7210,6020 

2300-0057 NF 9800 KAS 500 kW / 269 deg to SoAm, ex11650 \\ 7245,7160,6175 


CUBA Some of the new 100 kW Chinese-made txs are operating in English on 

6060, 9550 and 11760 kHz. Others are in Spanish. Our facilities in Bauta, 

15 miles west of Habana, are being revamped. 6060 is using an antenna that 

was severely damaged by hurricane Charley on 13th of August. Engineering 

crew had to put up two new towers, in order to rebuild the antenna. But now 

that will be changed to a curtain array with a lot more gain in a few 

months. Charley went exactly thru the station; fortunately, the buildings 

were very strong and reinforced. 6000 kHz now added to the 0500-0700 

[English] broadcast to NoAmerica. (Arnie Coro-CUB CO2KK, RHC DXers 

Unlimited Jan 22, notes by gh for dxld) 

CZECH REP Czech Radio has decided to organize a unique reconstruction of 

the battle for the station against the Nazis in 1945. This event will be as 

a part of 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War celebrations. 

The re-enactment will last around 40 mins and will be included as part of 

the authentic moments from the battles for Czech Radio during the period

from 5th to 8th May 1945. The re-enactment of the war will be organized 

around the real places of Vinohradska and Balbinova Streets in the centre 

of Prague and the event will involve: 

- More than 60 performers 

- Historical cars and camions 

- Historical trams 

- Historical half-track armoured car 

- Historical track/caterpillar fighter of Hetzer tanks. 

- Other historical arms, technology and props. 

This event will take place on 7th May 2005 at 1500 hrs local time (13 UT) 

in front of the Czech Radio building on Vinohradska Street. No doubt the 

English sce of Radio Prague will cover the event as well. More information 

can be found (in Czech!) on the thematic website 

covering the 60th Anniversary of the 

end of the Second World War. 

(Jonathan Marks-HOL, RNW MN NL via dxld) 

DJIBOUTI The authorities in Djibouti have decided to expel several French 

cooperation workers, and the local Radio France Internationale (RFI) tx has 

been cut off, the Foreign Ministry and France's public broadcaster said on 

Saturday [22 Jan]. 

The moves come at a time of tension between the two countries resulting 

from a decision by the French judiciary to call for the head of the 

Djiboutian secret sces to be questioned in connection with the killing of a 

French judge [Bernard Borrel] in 1995. "The Djiboutian authorities have 

decided to expel six French technical assistants," the Foreign Ministry 

deputy spokeswoman, Cecile Pozzo di Borgo, told AFP. 

RFI told AFP on Saturday that its "transmitter in Djibouti has been cut off 

since Friday 14 January after a programme was broadcast about the Borrel 

affair". On 10 January, the Versailles appeal court ordered that the head 

of the Djiboutian secret sces, Hassan Said, should be questioned about the 

possible bribing of witnesses in the case of the death of Borrel in 1995. 

Ali Iftin, a former Djiboutian officer who is now living in Brussels, has 

said that Hassan forced him to lie during the investigation into the death 

of judge Borrel. 

(AFP nx agency, 22 Jan via BBCM via DXLD) 

I have been listening for reactivated 4780, but nothing heard yet. I 

remember hearing it fairly well in Nairobi before it disappeared more than 

10 years ago. I can hear Djibouti on 1539, but not on 1116 which (like 

4780) was supposed to have been built by IBB as part of the deal to 

establish the 1431 Radio Sawa station. 

(Chris Greenway-KEN, dxld Jan 28) 

EQUAT GUINEA Equatorial Guinea is a small, former Spanish colony in 

Central Africa of 28,000 square kms (Two third the size of Denmark). Most 

of this area is on the continent between Cameroon and Gabon, but the 

capital Malabo is located on the biggest of its five islands in the Gulf of 

Guinea, Bioko. The country gained independence in 1968, but under the 

corrupt President since 1979, retired Brigadier General Teodoro Obiang 

Nguema Mbasogo, democracy has not at all been introduced! 

Two third of the population have been killed or fled the country and just 

about half a million is left out of which less than 1000 are Europeans. 

This population speak Fang, Bibi and Ibo, but the official langs are 

Spanish and French. Some speak Pidgin English. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW NL Jan 26)

In March 2003 it was reported that two new 50 kW SW txs were to be 

installed in Equatorial Guinea by Chinese technicians. R Bata has been 

heard recently (albeit intermittently) back on 5005, so perhaps the second 

tx has been installed on 15190 ? 

(Jerry Berg-USA, Dave Kenny-UK and Savolainen-FIN in DXplorer, Jan 19) 

I've been listening to Radio Africa Number 2 on 15190 over the past week. 

Transmissions are erratic. In the morning I have heard it as early as 0615 

(though nothing there today) and again in the afternoon from as early at 

1430. But they are having problems. Yesterday they were there with good 

signals at 1430 with a taped programme from the US Salvation Army that was 

obviously meant to have been aired over the Christmas season, interrupted 

by a local ID "You are listening to Radio Africa Number 2". Then the 

programme was cut, reappearing after a while with the tape having been 

rewound by a few minutes. The signal strength varied wildly (too abruptly 

for usual SW fading) so I assumed it to be caused by power variations at 

the transmitter. After a series of tx cuts, it eventually disappared 

altogether. Still testing, or major problems with their power supply?? 


15190 R Africa No. 2, Malabo, at 1430-1600 on Jan 20, U.S. English 

religious programmes of talks, prayers and hymns. Reactivated after being 

off the air since Sep 2000 according to Domestic Broadcasting Survey 

monitoring . 34333 QRM from weak co-channel UNID. 

On Jan 21 the station first signed on at *1445 UT with ID: "You are 

listening to Radio Africa Number Two". A.P.O. Box 588 in Mozambique and the 

e-mail address were mentioned by a woman and repeated 

by a man. After some African mx, religious talking began at 1455 and heard 

with 35333. It was not broadcasting 0620-1440 that day. (Anker Petersen- 

DEN, DXplorer Jan 21) 

15190 / 7190. 

On 19 Jan at 1615 noted a station with US religious program on 15190. The 

signal was ok, but audio at times sounded like a faulty CD player. Improved 

later and the ID was "Radio Africa number 2". So Equatorial Guinea 

activated here - long time, no hear. 


Re Jari's message (and others) ... what I assume to be Equat Guinea 15190 

is heard on air already at 1515 UT with English religious programming. 

There is a unid. co-channel much weaker which probably is BBC via ATG. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, Cumbre Jan 20) 

Checked today and nothing there at 1950 so must be switching down pretty 

early. Anyone hearing them on 7190 after 2000 UT? (Hans Johnson-USA, Cumbre 


I can 'see' a signal on 7189,95 kHz on Spectrum Lab at 1900. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, Cumbre Jan 21) 

7190 - Played a little with pass band tuning in lsb/cw mode reception ... 

nothing couldbe traced from Equat Guinea. Despite Kashgar CRI English 7190 

co-channel is poor today, on equal level I noted only the usual powerhouse 

RTT Sfax outlet in Ar to NoWeAF \\ 7225 kHz, registered 1700-2400 UT. (wb, 

wwdxc BC-DX Jan 21) 

On 23 Jan at 1645 UT a weakish (poor conditions) Spanish speaking station 

on 5005 kHz. Mostly telephone comments/reports and some African mx. Last 

couple of mins lot of talk about radio and Malabo. Carrier went off at 1703 

UT. Can't be anything else than Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, 

hopefully soon starting afternoon / evening txions on this frequency. (Jari 

Savolainen-FIN, Cumbre Jan 23)

Signal S9 in Thessaloniki , Heard on 1645 with talks abut Mexico, Cuba 

continental Party and reports. At 1702 UT with mention of Malabo and sign 

off. Lowly modulated 34232. Strong local QRN. Tried to change my antennas 

at 1658 UT and just herard the end of programming. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, 


ERITREA 7100 V of Broad Masses hrd 1/24 from 1459 tune in to 1555 tune 

out. Moderate to severe QRM from 7105 co-ch until 1530 then only from what 

sounds like ARRL CW practice net on 7100 (on every day w/ 5 wpm continuous 

xmsn). Signal was fairly constant S3 until starting to fade after 1545. 

Horn mx 1459 fol by man ann and more Horn mx to 1500 then man ann to 1507. 

An A Capella group w/ ethnic mx 1524-28, man ann 1530-35, more Horn mx to 

1542 then at 1543.5 to 1542 a man talking w/ ocnl woman annmt. Ended w/ 

more Horn mx to 1555 tune out. This is a tough one on West Coast w/ BBC and 

RTI QRM from 7105. 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Jan 24) 

ETHIOPIA 9561 on 23/1 at 1630 UT. R Ethiopia 333 id you're tune to the 

external sce of Radio Ethiopia, local time info 0730pm, nx by yl, requested 

songs. 

(Tony Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx Jan 27) 

FINLAND Excerpt from website (after tip 

by Roy Sandgren on the SWEDX mailing list; the website includes also 

various photos of the m/v St.Paul): 

Radio 756 AM & SONNET RADIO Aland, Scandinavia 

The MV St.Paul will be the home of Radio 756. Currently moored up in the 

fishing harbour in Korvic, Mariehamn, Aland. The St.Paul will be going 

through a refit from next spring. It's planned to have two studios and a 

UHF link to the main Studio and Transmitter site 8 km away. Radio 756 plan 

to use the 10 kW license on 756 kHz and SW freqs for Pan-European coverage. 

LATEST NEWS: Due to the recent discrepancies with the 603 kHz License with 

Pirate Radio 603 & Radio Scandinavia, all radio license applications have 

been frozen until May 2005. This has delayed our application for 756KHz. 

For more information email: 

Note-BT 1: 756 kHz is licensed for Mariehamn, Finland (Aland Islands) with 

10kW in the Geneva Frequency Plan 1975. 

Note-BT 2: Sonnet Radio Europe was a Cyprus-based operation with UK 

background which in autumn 2003 was announced to start on SW, but did not 

make it to the air. The website of the production company. 

RTIDigital with information about this project is no 

longer active. The project involved a.o. Mike West who joined the team of 

Pirate Radio 603 in Finland in autumn 2004. (Bernd Trutenau via MWDX Dec 

23, 2004) 

FRANCE 702 Monaco. RMCInfo is again on the air (Monday-Thursday) on 702 

kHz from 1400-1600 hours local. 

981 Paris. Ciel AM on 981 kHz, is no longer on the air, their web site is 

also closed. 

1080 Paris. From January 25th, two new stations will be on the air in 

Paris. 

Daytime (0700-2000 hours local [0600-1900 UT]) programme of Radio de la Mer 

www. radiodelamer.com

Nightly (2000-0700 hours local [1900-0600 UT]) programme of Paris Live 

Radio (PLR) in English 

These two stations will be available 24 hours on Internet and satellite. 

1584 Strasbourg. Since January 3rd, RMCInfo is on the air on 1584 kHz; the 

tx is [more] powerful than the Metz's one, maybe 5 kW. 

(Christian Ghibaudo-F, dxld Jan 6; and others via ARC MVeko Jan 17) 

Strassbourg 1584 ahead on dial in Stuttgart Germany during daytime. (wb) 

FRANCE/LIBYA Some observation in 1600-1800 UT block. 

1600-1630 Central Nx Bulletin by "Radio [not Voice!] Jamahiriya Great" 

reported on 675 711 1251 1449 15220 17840 kHz. 

1630 on 675 1449 progr "Istiklal Sudan" (pres), test tones on 711 1251 

15220 17840; (more exactly whizz tone). 

1645 (Fris & Sats 1655) 15220 17840 close down. 

1648 (Fris & Sats 1655) whizz sound on 711 1251 15220 15615 15660 kHz. 

15220 seems likely direct from Libya. 

1655 on 1251. On Sats usually carrying a speech of Pres. Muammar Ghaddafi. 

1700-1715 "Radio Jamahiriya Great" prayer progr, 711 1251 11860 15220 15615 

15660 kHz. 

1715-1800 Opens "Voice of Africa" progr, bells, pips, ID like "Saout 

Afrikiy min jamahiriya" on 711 1251 11860 only. 

1715-1730 "Radio Jamahiriya Great" on 675 1449 kHz. 

At 1825 "Voice of Africa" progr already on 711 1251 9485 11715 11860 15615 

kHz. At same time "Radio Jamahiriya Great" on 675 972 1125 1449 kHz. 

Signals between 1000-1600 UT were too weak. But on SWs are two different 

programs, not only "Voice of Africa". For example at 1405 UT noted three 

different programs on 675, 1251/1449, and 21675 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, 


Winter B-04 schedule for LJB Voice of Africa: 

1000-1100 21695 

1100-1230 17695, 21485, 21675, 21695 

1230-1400 21675, 21695 

1400-1500 21675 

1600-1700 15220, 17840 

1700-1800 11860, 15220, 15615, 15660 

1800-1900 9485, 11635, 11715, 11860 

1900-2030 11635, 11715 

2030-2130 11635 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Oct/Nov) 

Good reception here in BUL for Radio Centreafrique in French: 

1700-2257 on 9590 ISS 500 kW / 156 deg,1900-2000 blocked by VOA in Turkish 


FRANCE/VATICAN STATE Vatican Radio Central European programmes now 

relayed by both MonteCarlo freqs 702 and 1467 kHz. 

As interferences on 1467 kHz were growing, the station had decided to try 

702 kHz (beam 65 , power 400 kW) also from Roumoules in Southern France. 

About 702 kHz, listeners report good reception in North-East Italy. Also in 

Rome the signal is good but some QRM comes from Turkey as well as 

interferences are reported in Prague, likely from Radio Regina Kosice, 

Slovakia. Central European programmes open with Hungarian at 1810 UT and

close down with German at 1920-1940. Frequency from Montecarlo 702 and 1467 

kHz, from Rome 1530 kHz. Reports are welcome. Vatican Radio, 00120 Vatican 

City. 

(via PlayDX via BCLNews.it via dxld Jan 28) 

FRENCH GUYANA 15265 R. Franca Internacional. Recebida carta QSL. 385 

dias. 

V/S: Fabrice Esnav - Responsavel pelo Grupo Maintenance. 

QTH: Telediffusion de France S.A - Groupe France Telecom, Delegation. 

Territoriale de Guyane. P.O. Box 7024, 97307 Cayenne Cedex 

Tel: +594 35 0550 - Fax +594 35 0555 (FJS) 

(Francisco Jackson dos Santos, RJ-Brazil, ConDig Jan 24) 

GABON 4777 Radio Gabon, at *0532-0550 on Jan 20, open with a woman 

talking in French, segment of highlife vocals, more talk by the woman 

followed by a man hosting a highlife vocals program. Fair. Again, at *0539- 

0620 on Jan 23, opening late with a woman talking in French followed by 

highlife mx program. ID at top of the hour followed by nx program. Fair but 

beginning to fade out during the news. 

4890, Radio France International, at 0428-0450 on Jan 21, French pop vocal 

followed by a man with ID. A man and woman gave the nx from 0430. Good 

signal. 


15475 Africa #1 at 1659 UT in French. Not usually reported on this freq. 

Poor signal, QRM. (Liz Cameron-MI-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 23) 

GERMANY Radio555 via Nauen site. I heard Radio555 on both 6110 kHz and 

6015 kHz this evening (my time) - 0730-0830 UTC. Are these txions coming 

via Juelich? 

"Dear Wayne, the program were transmitted from Station Nauen. 

Very best, Ralf Weyl, T-systems Juelich." (Wayne Bastow, via ARDXC Jan 6) 

6015 kHz Wer sendet zur Zeit (1315 UTC [Saturday!]) auf 6015 kHz? 

Kennt jemand die Adresse? (Michael Lindner-D, A-DX Jan 29) 

T-systems Juelich an der Hollaend. Grenze. Nur Samtags 1200-1459 UT. 

6015 1200-1459 27W,28S,36 ND 7=samstags 311004 270305 JUL 100 TDP 

siehe 

Maeva FM International 1300-1500 6015 AM .....s. Dutch Europe 

TDPradio 1500-1600 6015 DRM .....s. English Europe 

und auch noch Sonntags ein Haeppchen auf gleicher Frequenz: 

6015 Die Stimme des Trostes vom Schweizer Missionswerk Arche - Ebnat- 

Kappel, erweitert die Sendungen. Ab 02.01.2005 sendet man jeweils Sonntags 

von 1200-1215 UT auf 6015 kHz. Unveraendert bleibt der Sendeplatz am 

Samstag von 0515-0530 UT auf 1440 kHz ueber RTL-Radio. 

(Stimme des Trostes 2004-11 via Andreas I. 16.11.2004; via Dr. Hansjoerg 

Biener-D, ntt Nov 30) 

German queries - I am in the process of finalising Medium Wave Report for 

the February BDXC Communication and have a couple of queries. 

990 kHz - is Berlin Britz site still off the air or is it back on now? (dk) 

Yes, still off the air (Jan 23). They repaired the (first) fastening wire 

on the antenna mast, but discovered another fastening damage then. So need 

few more days til DLR Britz will remain on air again. (wb)

... confirmed by yours truly just yesterday on the spot. 855 almost blew my 

radio into pieces, but nothing on 990. (kl) 

(Berlin) Oranienburg Rehmate Zehlendorf: 

693 kHz - do you know what times this tx is on the air with DRM. Does it 

carry DRM Voice of Russia 24/7. Is it always in simulcast AM+DRM? (dk) 

The last question first: yes, they have got permission on simulcast mode 

test til Dec 31, 2005. 

All observers noted simulcast txions on 693 kHz since Dec 19th 2004, 

despite the 250 kW unit (in AM mode, DRM/Simulcast with 60 kW on air) can 

handle three different modes: AM, DRM, simulcast. (wb) 

so I guess 693 kHz is always in \\ . (dk) 

Yes, it is the very same feed. 

603 schedule, PROGRAMME "SODRUZHESTVO" and "RUSSKOE MEZHDUNARODNOE RADIO": 

603 / 20 / Berlin-Zehlendorf / D / 0000-2300 UT. 

By the way, output on 603 kHz is 20 kW. 5 kW were used from the now defunct 

Uhlenhorst/Mahlsdorf site within Berlin, but from Zehlendorf a bit more 

power is necessary to produce a city-grade signal in Berlin. (kl) 

so 693 kHz is always in \\ . B U T, 693 kHz PC decoder for DRM/simulcast 

needs 11[!!] seconds more time. Once you miss something on 603 / SW 

transmissions, you will 'catch' the item some 11 seconds later on 693 kHz, 

hi ! That's DRM technic, forget the time signal pips 'on the hour' then. 

(wb) 

(dk - Dave Kenny-UK BrDXC, kl - Kai Ludwig-D, wb - wwdxc BC-DX Jan 23) 

Additional txions for Brother Stair via Deutsche Telekom T-Systems 

2200-2300 on 5905 JUL 100 kW / 295 deg to NoAmEa 

2200-2300 on 5960 JUL 100 kW / 295 deg to NoAmEa 


0100-0200 on 5900 JUL 100 kW / 305 deg to NoAmEa 



0100-0200 on 6155 JUL 100 kW / 320 deg to NoAmWe 

0100-0200 on 9435 JUL 100 kW / 110 deg to ME 

0100-0200 on 9485 JUL 100 kW / 080 deg to SoEaAs 


0100-0200 on 9640 JUL 100 kW / 320 deg to NoAmWe 

0100-0200 on 9785 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg to SoAs 


Experimental station 440.044 kHz DI2AG, 500 mW, on weekends sometimes 3 

watt, see picture of the station under: 

 

DI call is reserved for experimental transmissions. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 

24) 

Klaus Schneider says that "most likely" Ismaning 6085 kHz will be converted 

from AM to DRM as of April 1st. Also effective April 1st Zehlendorf 177 

will switch to DRM (I understand from his wording that it will be "pure" 

DRM, i.e. no simulcast mode) and Berlin-Britz 855 always run DRM as well. 

Original posting: 

 

Well, for the time being is 990 still silent and 855 run 24h/7d in AM as a 

substitute, as if there would be a need for it (Deutschlandradio Berlin has

full FM coverage in the area still served by the Berlin-Britz mediumwave 

outlets as they are today). 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 28) 

13820 - THE VOICE 

Hoy sabado 22, desde las 1615 hasta las 1725, cuando ha desaparecido la 

senal por completo, he estado escuchando una emisora que se identificaba 

como THE VOICE. Tengo que reconocer que no he estado muy atento porque han 

dado varias veces su direccion y telefono en Inglaterra, pero no lo he 

grabado, asi como su pagina web, que me da la sensacion que es 

www.voiceafrica.com, aunque esta en construccion. Durante su programa han 

dado lectura a cartas procedentes de Africa y aparte de mxa pop han dicho 

en varias ocasiones que se trataba de una transmision piloto. 

De 1630 a 1700 hubo interferencia de la FVM, que no se muy bien a que 

corresponde., pero se trataba de un programa religioso en ingles. 

¨Sabe alguien algo mas acerca de esta misteriosa emisora, al menos para mi? 

(Ignacio Sotomayor, Segovia-ESP; dxld, Jan 22) 

13820 T-Systems site Wertachtal 250 kW, 105 degr. Sats only / Sabados. 

13820 1630-1700 39,40 105deg 7=Sat 0101-270305 WER 250 FVM

1955 nahm Ewald Frank an den Versammlungen des US-Evangelisten William M. 

Branham (1909-1965) in Karlsruhe teil, die einen bleibenden Eindruck bei 

ihm hinterliessen. 1959 begann er, Branhams Predigten zu uebersetzen. In 

der Selbstdarstellung heisst es ueber William M. Branham: "Wir glauben und 

nehmen dankbar an, dass Gott William Branham als ein auserwaehltes 

Ruestzeug in unserer Zeit wie Paulus damals auf uebernatuerliche Weise 

berufen und fuer die Gesamtgemeinde zum Segen gesetzt hat." Man beansprucht 

die Heilige Schrift als alleinige Quelle, vollkommene Grundlage und einzige 

Richtschnur der Lehre und lehnt die spaetere Lehrbildung der Kirche ab. 

Nicht nur dadurch unterscheidet man sich von fast allen christlichen 

Kirchen, sondern auch durch die markante Lehre vom "Schlangensamen". Die 

Schlange sei urspruenglich ein dem Menschen sehr aehnliches Geschoepf 

gewesen, ein Bindeglied der Evolution zwischen der Tierwelt und dem 

Menschen. Durch die sexuelle Verbindung der Schlange mit Eva sei ein 

Schlangensame von Menschen in die Menschheitsgeschichte gekommen, der nun 

mit den eigentlichen Kindern Adams konkurriere, Gott hoechstens aeusserlich 

dient, im Herzen jedoch boese ist. 

1960 begruendeten Ewald Frank, Leonhard Russ und Paul Schmidt mit 

Hauskreisen die heutige Gemeinde. 1964 wurde die Freie Volksmission Krefeld 

gemeinnuetzig anerkannt. 1974 konnte das eigene Gotteshaus mit 550 

Sitzplaetzen eingeweiht werden. Ende der siebziger Jahre wurde das 

Missions-Zentrum vergroessert. Seit 1992 hat man auch ein eigenes Druck- 

und Verlagshaus. Hier werden Broschueren und Buecher in acht Sprachen 

aufgelegt und weltweit versandt. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 

23) 

Auf der von Wolf Harranth gestalteten Seite .... gibt 

es eine sehr interessante schriftliche Abhandlung ueber die Clandestine- 

Station "Deutscher Freiheitssender". 

 

(Rudolf Heinz-D, A-DX Jan 20) 

oder besser 

und auch 

Registersuche 'Freiheitssender'. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 21) 

Der Sender 904 gehoerte 1956 bis 1960 - neben dem RIAS - zum 

Pflichtprogramm der Musikinteressierten. Zumal in einer Zeit, als beim 

Betriebsfunk im Polytechnischen Kombinat selbst 50% der Musik vom 

Tanzorchester Kurt Henckels - MDR Leipzig im Giftschrank der 

Parteifunktionaere verschwand. Solche Engstirnigkeit findet heute wohl nur 

noch in Pyoengyang statt. Ab 1958 gab es dann auch die Wahl fuer das RTL 

Programm auf 1439 und 6090 kHz. Die dritten Programme kamen erst 10 Jahre 

spaeter auf. (wb) 

GREECE Die griechische Lokalstation ERA Nea Orestiada 1080 kHz 

bestaetigte meinen Empfangsbericht mit der beigelegten PPC, einem teildet. 

Brief und einer Ansichtskarte innerhalb von 14 Tagen. 

QTH: Euripidou 35, 68200 Nea Orestiada. 

e-mail: und 

v/s Socrates Gougoulidis, Director of radio station. 

Hier sind noch einige Infos aus dem Brief:Orestiada ist eine Kleinstadt in 

der Naehe der griechisch-tuerkischen Grenze und wurde 1923 gegruendet. ERA

Nea Orestiada sendet Lokalprogramme von 0800-1400 Ortszeit auf UKW 103,5 

MHz & 101,0 MHz sowie auf der MW 1080 kHz. (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Jan 23) 

GUINEA 1585.9 Guinee at excellent levels all evenings and mornings as 

well. 

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, touring in SoWePOR, dswci DXW NL; Jan 5-9) 

INDONESIA 3325 RRI Palangkaraya 1125 to 1140 UT with yl in lang followed 

by mx, strong \\ 4925 RRI Jambi. (15 Jan.) 

4605 RRI Serui 1220 to 1230 UT om with nx [?], \\ 4750 RRI Makassar, \\ 

4790 RRI Fak Fak and \\ 4925 RRI Jambi. At 1230 UT, 4790 and 4925 broke 

away for own programs. (12 Jan.) 

(Robert Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium Jan 21) 

4870.91 RRI Wamena (pres.), Must be this one back on at 1024 UT. (18 Jan) 

(Dave Valko-USA, Cumbre Jan 22) 

3976.05 RRI Pontianak, at 1114 UT pleasant Pop ballad, 1115 deep-voiced M 

anncr, poss. RRI ID. 1116-1118 tlk segment by dif. M w/ment of INS. Into 

choral mx 1118-1124, then Indo Lagu. Suddenly off in mid-song at 1136:23, 

but back on at 1152 check. Jakarta nx relay at 1200, \\ 3325. Some Ham QRM. 

3325 RRI Palangkaraya, two signals were here; 3325.07 (pres. Bougainville) 

and this on 3325. 3325.07 suddenly went off at 1153:34 leaving Palangkaraya 

in the clear w/pleasant Indo Lagu, SCI at 1158, 1200 M w/TC and RRI nx 

ID/intro, and said warta berita w/actualities. Horrible SSB traffic QRM 

after abt 1210. 

4925, RRI Jambi, As soon as I tuned in at 1226, hrd a canned ID/promo by M 

ending Jakarta nx relay, then usual choral nx theme. 1227 very brief anmnt 

by W, mx filler, then M w/canned ID/promo. 1229 live studio M and (same) W 

anncrs in discussion. Soft Lagu at 1257 check, deadair at 1259, instru. 

percussion 1300, what sounded like more deadair, then extremely weak 

modulated tlk and mx after 1301. Surprised how strong this was at t/in. 

Still there at 1328 check. Seems irregular. (Dave Valko-USA, Cumbre Jan 22) 

558 Radio Suara Juwana, Juwana-Pati, C Java, has not been heard for some 

time and may be inactive or moved to FM. 1116 RRI Pekanbaru is inactive. 

Pekanbaru is still on 927 kHz with a split schedule. 1251 RRI Banda Aceh 

not confirmed after the tsunami 1278v RPD Kabupaten Bogor (Radio Tegar 

Beriman, Cibinong, Bogor) has moved to FM 95.3 MHz and is now inactive on 

MW. The Bogor stations on 873 and 1170 kHz have also been heard recently 

simulcasting on FM at times, so their days on mediumwave could be numbered. 

On a positive note, some new MW stations heard since Nov 2004 are listed 

below. IDs are mostly 'as heard', so their spelling may vary: 720 Radio 

Gracia 720 AM, Jakarta (news/Christian) 783 no ID heard yet, but I'm pretty 

sure it must be new RRI Ende, with local nx reports and 'radiogram' family 

messages for S Flores area, Nusa Tenggara Timur, and also frequent RRI nx 

relays from Jakarta. 

1026 Radio Deva (or Diva), Denpasar area, Bali 1251 RKPD Probolinggo, E 

Java, has been inactive for some time, but the freq has been on again 

intermittently since Sep 2004 with the ID 'Bromo FM' and announcing 88.3 

MHz. (Alan Davis-INS, ARC MVeko Jan 4) 

3960 on 24/1 at 1345 UT. RRI Palu, 422 om marno w/ phone in 

reports/questions/want help on 6.2 earthquake aftermath - panic stricken 

people reminding possible tsunami threat as in aceh - fleeing from houses 

in refuge - black out in some housing area - police & army personnel keep

on guard - commanding post for the right info - 1505 time info 2305 local 

time - 1507 ID. (Tony Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx Jan 27) 

3325 RRI Palangkarya, at 1100-1200 UT INSn comments by a woman and man. At 

1200 UT nx given by a man. Noticed Tsumani mentioned often. Signal was 

poor. 

3266.39 RRI Gorontalo, at 1214-1220 UT Basically just indonesian comments 

by a man and woman. Signal was threshold the period. 

3344.96 RRI Ternate, at 1221-1234 UT Woman with nx and cut aways to others. 

Signal was fair. 

3904.94 RRI Merauke, at 1223-1235 UT, Generally mx here (RAP) and talk by a 

man. Signal was poor. 

Someone once told me that during February to April is when INS is best 

heard here in Florida. (Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx Jan 22) 

IRAQ AM stations (all freqs in kHz) 

594 People's (Al-Nas) Radio - 0400-1500 

603 Republic of Iraq Radio - southern Iraq 

675 Republic of Iraq Radio (parallel with 98.3 MHz) - 0500-1510 

756 Information Radio 

909 Radio Nahrain (IMN), Basra 

999 Radio Bilad (Lands) - 0500-1300 

1030 Al-Salam Radio - 0700-1700 

1035 Al-Salam Radio - 0700-1700 (alternative to 1030 kHz) 

1071 Radio Babil (IMN), Hilla 

1116 Dar al-Salam Radio - 0500-1800 (parallel with 1152 kHz and 91.0 MHz) 

1152 Dar al-Salam Radio - 0500-1800 (parallel with 1116 kHz and 91.0 MHz) 

1179 Voice of Iraq - 0400-1800 

1206 Voice of the People of Kurdistan, in Arabic and Kurdish 

1305 Al-Mustaqbal Radio (parallel with 95.5 MHz) - 0600-1700 

1395 Al-Mustaqbal Radio (frequency in southern Iraq -\\ with 95.5 MHz) 

1593 Radio Free Iraq, in Arabic/VoA in English, Kurdish, Persian 

German foreign ministry funds election radio programme in Iraq 

Since 20 Dec 2004, a German Federal Foreign Office-funded radio programme 

has been broadcast in Iraq to provide information on the elections 

scheduled for 30 Jan 2005. 

The concept for the radio programme was developed by Anja Wollenberg and 

Klaas Glenewinkel and it is being produced with the help of the Friedrich 

Ebert Foundation in Amman. The Federal Foreign Office is providing 150,000 

euro in funding for the project. 

A total of 25 young Iraqi journalists make up the editorial team, producing 

features on the election process at various locations throughout the 

country. They are intended to give Iraqis from different political parties 

and ethnic groups an opportunity to be heard. 

These features are then sent via the internet to Berlin, where a German- 

Iraqi editorial team produces a 30-minute radio programme based on this 

audio material. The finished product is then transmitted to Iraq via 

satellite or the internet, where it is broadcast five days a week on Radio 

Dijla (in Al-Anbar, Diyala, Babil, Wasit, Salah ad-Din and Baghdad 

provinces), Voice of Kurdistan (in Dahuk province) and Karbala FM (in 

Karbala province). The programme is also broadcast via the Hotbird 

satellite and as audio on demand via the internet 

Voice of the People of Kurdistan, operated by the PUK, currently broadcasts 

on 1206 kHz mediumwave and 4025 kHz SW. 

Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, operated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), 

currently broadcasts on SW 6340 kHz and FM 91.4 MHz (Salah al-Din), 91.5 

MHz (Arbil) and 93.3 MHz (Dohuk). 

Radio Azadi, Voice of the Communist Party of Iraqi Kurdistan Voice of the 

Iraqi People, Voice of the Iraqi Communist Party - The station broadcasts 

from northern Iraq, possibly using Kurdish facilities. 

TV - The leading pan-Arab channel was Al-Arabiyah, followed by Al-Jazeera. 

These two shared almost two-thirds of the satellite TV audience in Iraq. 

(excerpt, BBCMonitoring 24 Jan 05 via dxld) 

'Radio Raj' found on 6315.2 kHz here on Jan 26 from 1650 UT. Did not close 

at 1700v as noticed here previously but continued to past 1740 when 

weakened and faded out. Only one annt observed all this time, at 1721-1722 

when male mentioned 'Raj' more time talking over mx which makes proper ID 

difficult. Peaked ard 1700. Other times non-stop songs. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, DXplorer Jan 26) 

Location, target, language has been traced already ? (wb) 

Cland: Radio Roj? on 6315 with Kurdish songs at 1617 UT on Jan 23, S3. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC) 

Yep, I guess they've moved here (ex6310). Noted first on 19 Jan on almost 

even 6315.0, today 26 Jan about 6315.2 kHz. At times they play real "heavy 

rock" tunes (maybe Turkish) and then again to patriotic ballads. (Jari 

Savolainen-FIN, Cumbre Jan 26) 

ISRAEL Freqs changes for Kol Israel: 

1500-1625 Sun-Thu&1500-1600 Fri/Sat Persian NF 7420,NF 15760, ex11605,17535 

1600-1625 Fri Russian, 1600-1625 Sat Ladino NF 7420,NF 15760, ex11605,17535 

1630-1645 Daily Music px, 1645-1655 Daily Spanish, 1700-1725 Daily Yiddish, 

1725-1745 Daily Romanian, 1745-1755 Daily Hungarian NF 15760, ex17535 


TWO KOL ISRAEL FM TRANSMITTERS STOLEN. 

Yediot Ahronot had an article regarding two FM txs which were stolen from 

the Kol Israel tx site in Nebe Samuel, near Jerusalem. One was used for 

Reshet Alef / Moreshet (98.4 MHz 4 kW) and the other was from REQA (101.3 

MHz 1 kW). 

The Hebrew article starts off saying that, "Kol Israel is breaking their 

heads to figure out how, why and particularly how, did they steal two 

gigantic [sic] radio txs?" 

Listeners in the impacted area have been told to listen to the MW (AM) 

freqs. 

The article states that after listeners called in to complain, management 

put up a sign inside the broadcasting office saying, "To our sorrow, the 

txs have been stolen. Please explain this to our listeners." 

Reshet Aleph's homepage (Hebrew), http://aleph.iba.org.il/ also mentions 

the lack of 98.4 ... and explains that it's due to "reasons not dependent 

upon us." 

The Kol Israel REQA (New Immigrant's) network broadcasts in foreign (non- 

Hebrew) langs. This includes the Kol Israel English radio news, which is 

relayed on SW and the Internet.

The article is not on the Internet. It's not even on Yediot's pay website - 

but can be obtained directly from Yediot's offices. I have searched the 

other Israeli newspaper websites and couldn't find anything. (Jan 5; via 

Doni Rosenzweig-ISR, dxld Jan 24) 

ITALY [SICILY] Today at 1045 UT long wave tx from Caltanissetta on LW 

189 kHz went off air forever. 

189 disattivati!!! Durante la mattinata e stato definitivamente disattivato 

l'impianto ad onda lunga di Caltanissetta. non hanno spento domenica sera 

come previsto poiche non era ancora arrivato il materiale. Stamattina e 

arrivata la nuova cabina di sintonia per le onde medie e stanno smontando 

la vecchia per effettuare i lavori di muratura e per trasferire in un 

locale temporaneo l'accordo dei 567 kHz, i 189 kHz sono andati per sempre. 

(Roberto Scaglione-I, dxld Jan 19) 

567 Bologna. Radio 1 + regional from the Bologna/Budrio tx is switching 

from 1116 to 567 kHz. Both freqs are presently on the air in parallel, but 

from next week, according to RayWay, 1116 will be closed down. 

(Stefano Valianti-I via MWC e-mail nx Dec 17, 2004; via ARC MVeko) 

(Main regional programmes for Emilia-Romagna at 0620 UT) 

21520 RAI at 1655 in Italian. Fair but clear. Sunday only. No \\ 's heard. 

(Liz Cameron-MI-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 23) 

RAI Rome Mon-Fris 

1400-1425 17780 21520 

1500-1525 9670 11800 11900 

1500-1525 9670 11800 

On Sundays at 1350-1730v UT, the following freqs may be used for news or 

CALCIO sports broadcasts in Italian: 9670 21520 21550 21710 kHz. 


RAI still with foreign langs?? (Glenn Hauser) 

Due to LOUSY prop condition in last five days, heard tonight usual BIRD 

CHIRPING on all three channels RAI's IS signal before the txion starts. 

2050-2110 11880 15250 Portuguese 

6125 2115-2225 UT to EaEUR 

Yes, heard Italian canzones at 2130-2134, then Italian National Anthem! 

2300-0500 657 900 1332 6060. 

And at 2300 UT SW 6060 kHz joined night progr on 657, 900, and 1332 kHz. 


JORDAN 6105 Radio Jordan. On Jan 18 at 2040-2106 UT. SINPO 33332. 

Arabian songs and telephone interview in Arabic. Time pips for 2100, 

followed by news. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Jan 21) [Tanzania also noted on 6105, wb.] 

KOREA D.P.R. All the countries aspiring after independence should 

counter with high vigilance the US moves to split and disintegrate them 

from within, clearly seeing their reactionary and dangerous nature, warns 

Nodong Sinmun Sunday [23 Jan] in a signed article. 

It goes on: Those countries which are chosen as targets of these schemes of 

the US are, without exception, socialist countries, independent countries 

opposed to imperialism, countries disobedient to it and situated at 

strategic vantages.

What draws attention in its split and disintegration moves is that it is 

intensifying slanderous false propaganda against the political systems, 

policies and leadership of those countries and pressure upon them in an 

effort to discredit their leadership. 

Also noteworthy is it that the US is increasing support to the anti- govt 

forces in relevant countries and building up their strength, thereby 

fostering the fight for power between different political forces and 

creating internal split and political instability in a bid to find pretexts 

for interference in internal affairs and pressure and blackmail. 

The US is seeking to sap the morale of the people, whip up dissatisfaction 

among them and disturb public sentiments in the countries which have become 

the targets of its aggression and interference by distorting their 

realities in order to bring their internal political situation to a 

complicate phase. 

Special mention should be made of the fact that the US is foolishly 

attempting to disintegrate and degenerate the interior of the DPRK 

[Democratic People's Republic of Korea] so as to destroy its single- minded 

unity and realize the "collapse of its system" by increasing the 

broadcasting hour of "Free Asia" towards it and massively infiltrating into 

it portable transistor radios and impure publications and video materials. 

Such stratagem can never work with the DPRK, even though it may go with 

other countries. 

If vigilance is dulled against such US moves, they may bring no less 

serious consequences than open military aggression. 

(KCNA nx agency, 23 Jan via BBCM via dxld) 

LAOS Habe gestern die 7145 gecheckt, relativ duennes Signal gegen 1230 px 

in CBG (vielleicht auch VTN - [VTN rather 1200-1230 wb.] ), 1300 

Franzoesisch mit starkem asiatischem Akzent, 1330 Englisch. Signal wurde im 

Laufe des Abends immer schwaecher, das QRM hielt sich in Grenzen. 

Offensichtlich ist um 1400 Sendeschluss. 

[reg 2330-0030, 0500-0630, 1130-1400 UT, wb.] 

Die Chancen Laos auf 6130 kHz in Europa zu hoeren, sind jetzt wohl auch 

eher gering, denn heute morgen beobachtete ich das s-on erst um ca. 2350 

UT, frueher (oder ganz frueher?) war es gegen 2200 UT. Zu hoeren gab es 

einen laotischen Schlager (Titel frei uebersetzt: "Heimweh nach Luang 

Prabang"), dann eine kurze Ansage, 2359 dann kurzes IS mit Big-Ben 

aehnlichem TS, ID und Nachrichten. 

Neu 1170 VoA Poro PHL habe ich noch nicht gecheckt. 

In den naechsten Tagen gehe ich mal kurz ueber die Grenze nach CBG, melde 

mich dann von Trat aus. (Uwe Volk-THA/CBG, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 27) 

LATVIA 9290 If you are a programme producer and would like to be heard 

all over Europe on short wave with a solid signal look no more. 

1/ Operated by KREBS-TV in Ulbroka Latvia, It is a Good way to be heard. 

2/ The cost is low - 30 English pounds for 1 hour 

3/ The freq is 9290 kHz 

4/ The power is 100 kW 

5/ The tx site-Ulbroka near Riga in Latvia 

6/ Beamed to Europe. 

For more information visit this website 

If you are interested in this relay sce please E-mail - and we will Pass your message on to KREBS-TV in Ulbroka. 

(Tom Taylor-UK, EMR, hcdx Jan 25) 

LITHUANIA Radio Baltic Waves slightly changed the relay of Voice of 

Russia via Vilnius 612 (100 kW); the current programme feed is 0800-1000 UT 

VOR Russkoye Mezhdunarodnoye Radio, 1000-1400 UT VOR Radiokanal 

Sodruzhestvo, 1400-1600 UT VOR Russkoye Mezhdunarodnoye Radio. (Bernd 

Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Jan 25) 

LUXEMBOURG 1440 The new TRAM 2ž300 kW tx was commissioned in Marnach on 

20.12.2004. The tx is DRM capable and is now being used in the DRM mode 

from 0000 to 0400 (Sun 0430) using 120 kW in 320 deg and daily at 0800-1700 

using 240 kW in 45 deg. 

(Klaus Schneider-D and others; via ARC MVeko Jan 17) 

1440 silent period at 0003-0030 UT (slightly ariable). (Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc 


Correction: 

Already the next day I sent another message informing that this silent 

period appeared to be gone. This is unfortunately also true, no more 

silence heard (except for a min or two for switching). The silent period 

had been regular up to that date. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 21) 

MALAYSIA/MEXICO Around 40 freq managers of 18 SW broadcasters have 

converged in Kuala Lumpur since Monday for an Asia-Pacific Broadcasting 

Union (ABU) conference on reducing interference to SW sces. The first two 

days of the 2005 Coordination Conference of the ABU Shortwave Coordination 

Group, ABU-HFC, saw significant success achieved towards this end. The 

conference hopes to address freq channel requirements for more than 6,700 

daily SW broadcasts by using coordination methods and complex software 

tools. 

The recent tsunami calamity has underscored the critical importance of 

shortwave radio in bringing disaster warnings and new of relief efforts to 

the affected population, and the need to keep it free from interference. 

The ABU-HFC Steering Committee also met on Monday and made some crucial 

decisions on the functions of the group. 

(ABU; via RNW MN NL, via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC Jan 27) 

MEXICO - HFCC A05 MEXICO CITY FEB 7-11, 2005. 

Found this detailed introduction via the XEEP website, which could also be 

useful to anyone else contemplating visiting the DF: 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Jan 24) 

HFCC, DRM MEETINGS IN MEXICO CITY, FEBRUARY 7-11, 2005. 

The A05 seasonal meeting of the HFCC (High Frequency Coordinating 

Conference), sponsored by the NASB, the U.S. International Broadcasting 

Bureau and two Mexican SW stations, will take place in Mexico City February 

7-11, 2005 at the Hotel Marquis Reforma. 

Former NASB President Jeff White of WRMI is organizing the event, along 

with a team of others including NASB Board member Dennis Dempsey of EWTN 

and current NASB President Doug Garlinger. All three will be present at the 

conference. 

At publication time, the number of delegates registered was 106. They will 

be coming from SW stations and regulatory authorities from around the world 

from the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. 

There will also be representatives of sponsoring organizations such as SW 

tx, antenna and component manufacturers.

NASB member station KNLS is sponsoring a coffee break, and associate member 

VT Communications is sponsoring an Internet Cafe. Associate member IBB will 

be sponsoring a major conference dinner, and associate members TCI 

Dielectric, Comet North America and Continental Electronics will be 

sponsoring coffee breaks throughout the one-week meeting. Riz Transmitters 

Co. of Croatia will also be sponsoring a major conference dinner. For those 

organizations who would like to sponsor an event at the HFCC Conference, 

there are still some coffee breaks available for $600 each. Contact Jeff 

White for more information at: 

This is the first time the HFCC and its sister organization ASBU (Arab 

States Broadcasting Union) have ever held a meeting in Latin America, and 

it is the first time that U.S. international broadcasting organizations 

(the NASB and the IBB) have sponsored an HFCC-ASBU Conference. It is rather 

fitting, as the first post-World War II effort to coordinate global HF 

broadcast freqs took place in Mexico City in 1948 and 1949. 

This HFCC-ASBU Conference will also be the first time that a DRM (Digital 

Radio Mondiale) Symposium has been held in conjunction with the event. On 

Wednesday, February 9, there will be a one-day DRM Symposium sponsored by 

the DRM Consortium, also at the Hotel Marquis Reforma. DRM is inviting 

Mexican radio stations, networks, producers, regulatory authorities, etc. 

to attend the Symposium and learn about the advantages of DRM for the 

Mexican radio industry. 

In conjunction with this Symposium and the HFCC Conference, Riz 

Transmitters Co. plans to do a live demonstration of DRM reception on 26 

MHz, and another tx company may do a demonstration of DRM on the AM band. 

Special permits are being issued by the Mexican Ministry of Communications 

for these DRM tests, and they are being conducted in cooperation with Radio 

Educacion, one of the conference co-sponsors. 

The DRM broadcasts will air the programming of Radio Educacion, a cultural 

station that is owned by the Mexican Ministry of Public Education and 

broadcasts on both AM and SW (1060 and 6185 kHz). 

See 

(January NASB Newsletter) 

The clandestine "Radio Insurgente" continues claiming regulary Friday 

broadcasts in the 49mb, the audio files (up to 21 January) 2005) are 

archived at: 

 

Programas semanales de Onda Corta Estos programas de Radio Insurgente estan 

dirigidos a la sociedad civil nacional e internacional. Se transmiten 

semanalmente, todos los viernes a las 15:00 horas (hora del centro de 

Mexico GMT-6) en la frecuencia 6.0 MHz en la banda de 49 metros. Cada 

programa tiene una duracion de aproximadamente una hora. Puedes escucharlos 

o bajarlos para su retransmision. Para escucharlos haz clic en Escuchar. 

Para bajarlos haz clic en el boton derecho del raton (con la opcion 

"guardar como"). 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Jan 24) Fris 2100 UT 

MALI ORTM, 4786.89v, at 2345-0002* on Jan 17-18, still off-frequency 

with Afro-pops, French pops and talk. Sign-off with national anthem. Poorfair. 

Barely audible on \\ 5995. Was on 4786.89 until 2359 when they jumped 

up to 4787.89. 


17880 CRI relay at 1628 in Arabic. Fair. (Liz Cameron-MI-USA, wwdxc BC-DX 

Jan 22)

MARIANAS NORTH. Tinian 7235 spurs. 

Today at 1320 UT I noted VOA 7235 in Korean with spurs all over the 41 mb 

at appr 14.8 kHz intervals. Listed as Tinian 250 kW. 500 kW is listed from 

1400 UT. The first tx left already at 1358 UT and the second one was 

switched on at 1359.30. There were no spurs from the 500 kW unit. (Olle 

Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 23) 

7235 1300-1400 44 TIN 250kW 325 -8 226 USA IBB 

7235 1400-1500 44 TIN 500kW 321 8 216 USA IBB 

NEPAL Radio Nepal to improve audibility, studios 17 Jan 2005 Radio Nepal 

and the JPN International Cooperation Agency have signed an agreement to 

carry out a study on the feasibility of expanding and strengthening Radio 

Nepal's short- and medium-wave broadcasts. Under the agreement, both 

parties have also planned to modernise Radio Nepal's existing studios. 

Radio Netherlands Media Network reported that the project will enable 

Nepalese throughout the country to hear Radio Nepal loud and clear. 

(Excerpts from ABU Weekly Nx Digest Week ended Jan 20) 

(ABU via Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 21) 

NETHERLANDS Hello from Hilversum, I've just been with my colleague Laura 

Durnford, preparing an item for next Monday's edition of our weekly science 

magazine the Research File. Some of you will have seen the report in New 

Scientist magazine about Victor Goonetilleke's concerns about the effects 

of Broadband Over Powerline technology on the usefulness of SWs in 

emergencies such as the tsumani disaster. Since Victor is a close friend 

and a long-time contributor to Radio Netherlands, we called him last night 

and had a chat about the issue. That will be one of the items on next 

week's show. Tune in to our broadcast on Monday or listen next week on the 

Internet. There will also be a related Web feature to be published next 

Thursday - details in the next Newsletter. 

 

NEW TSUNAMI HELP PORTAL FOR BROADCASTERS. 

Media Network is assisting Jonathan Marks in an attempt to organise an 

overview of how various organisations around the world have reacted to help 

broadcasters affected by the December 26th Earthquake and Tsunami. We 

believe by sharing this information on a portal, that broadcasters will be 

stimulated to coordinate their efforts. This is primarily a resource for 

broadcasters, but everyone is welcome to read the information. 

 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN NL Jan 20 via dxld) 

NETH ANTILLES/DRM [UNID] 6165 in Sp at 2220 UT on Jan 22 with religious 

mx from 2230-2259 UT when a jingle mentioning "Radio Nacional" and into 

more Sp at 2300 UT. AWR to Cuba via Antigua listed, but for *2300 UT. No 

sign on noted. Also doesn't explain the"Radio Nacional" bit. (Gerry Dexter- 

WI-USA, DXplorer Jan 23) 

RNW shows already start at 2200 UT: 

AWR Bonaire 250 kW 165 2200-2300 8S,11W BON 250kW 320-15degr 411 Sp HOL AWR 

RNW. 

Freq change for DRM txion of RNW in English and Spanish: 

2100-2257 NF 12000 BON 010 kW / 320 deg, ex15530. 


DRM SPECIAL DRM TRANSMISSIONS TO MEXICO 5-20 FEB. 

From Sat 5 February to Sun 20 February 2005, the following DRM 

transmissions will be beamed towards Mexico from our Bonaire relay station 

(290 degrees): 

2200-2300 UT Spanish on 9900 kHz

2300-2400 UT Dutch on 9885 kHz 

The 2200-2300 DRM txion in Spanish on 12000 kHz will be cancelled during 

this period. 

(RNW MN NL Jan 27 via dxld) 

NIGERIA 4770 is active again, heard around 1900 UT Jan 25. 

(Chris Hambly-Vic, dxld Jan 25) FRCN Kaduna, 50 kW (gh) 0430-2300 UT 

4770, R. Nigeria ? / Kaduna DS-2, 50 kW, at 2042 on Jan 25, SIO 232 

vernacular? OM discussion animee. (Michel Lacroix-F, hcdx Jan 25) 

OMAN QSL BBC Oman. 

BBC Oman address: Resident Engineer, VT Merlin Communications & Partners 

LLC, BBC Relay Station, P.O.Box 40, Al Ashkarah PC 422, Oman. e-mail: 

 

The letter also indicates this one: 

VT Group, P.O.Box 2788, C.P.O. Seeb PC 111, Oman. (Hans-Dieter Buschau-D, 


Completo esquema de la estacion relay de la BBC en A'Seela (250 kW), 

vigente desde el 31/10/2004 al 27/03/2005: 

HORA UTC IDIOMA kHz 

0000-0100 Ingles 5970 

0030-0100 Bengali 6065 

0100-0130 Hindi 6065 

0100-0300 Ingles 11955 

0130-0200 Urdu 6065, 11750 

0230-0300 Hindi 11725 

0230-0300 Farsi 11750 

0300-0330 Ruso 9670 

0300-0500 Ingles 15575 

0300-0600 Ingles 15310 

0330-0600 Arabe 15180 

0500-0600 Ingles 11760 

0700-1400 Ingles 11760 

0700-1600 Ingles 17790 

0830-0900 Dari 17870 

0900-0930 Pashto 17870 

0930-1000 Dari 17870 

1000-1030 Pashto 17870 

1030-1100 Dari 17870 

1100-1130 Pashto 17870 

1300-1330 Indonesio 6030 

1400-1445 Hindi 6140, 7205 (Mo-Sa) 

1400-1500 Hindi 6140, 7205 (Sun) 

1445-1500 Ingles 6140, 7205 (Mo-Sa) 

1500-1600 Urdu 6035 

1515-1545 Sinhala 6140 

1545-1615 Tamil 6140 

1600-1630 Uzbeko 9635 (Sa+Su) 

1600-1700 Uzbeko 9635 (Mo-Fr) 

1600-2000 Farsi 6090 

1630-2000 Arabe 6030 

1700-1730 Hindi 7235 

1730-1800 Urdu 7235 

2000-2200 Arabe 6030 

2100-2115 Albanes 7205 (Mo-Fr) 

2200-2300 Ingles 7105 

2200-2330 Mandarin 7150 

2330-2400 Thai 6060

QTH para reportes: BBC Eastern Relay Station (BERS), Senior Transmitter 

Engineer, A'Seela, Sultanato de Oman. (Marcelo A. Cornachioni-ARG, ConDig 


PHILIPPINES 1170 The 1000 kW IBB relay tx at Poro Point changes today 

from 1143 to 1170. The schedule remains the same (all VOA): 1100-1200 

Mandarin, 1200-1230 English; *1230-1300 break*; 1300-1500 Cantonese, 1500- 

1600 Vietnamese, 1600-1700 (MF) English. The beam is at 332 degrees. (Bernd 

Trutenau via MWDX 1.1.2005; ARC MVeko) 

What's about the Vietnam target at 262 degr slew? 

Formerly at 262 degrees towards Vietnam, but seemingly now to be reconstruct 

the 4-mast array, by cutting three meters wire? 

?? 1143.0 1500-1600 VOA VIET PHP 1000 262 degrees SEA. (wb, Jan 22) 

The 1170 operation at Poro, La Union, Philippines protects the in-country 

co-channel station to the south. Both the temporary 1170 kHz antenna 

pattern at the original site (which is a retuned version of one of the 

original 1140 then 1143 kHz patterns) and the antenna patterns at the new 

site have deep minima to the south and southeast, which will make reception 

in Australia and New Zealand difficult. 

(Benj. F. Dawson III, P.E. , Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC, 

and The dTR/H&D Joint Venture, Consulting Engineers, 9500 Greenwood Avenue 

North, Seattle, WA 98103 USA. 

dxld Jan 25) 

What about the Vietnam target at 262 degree slew? New? 1170 MW station will 

be erect on same camp? Formerly at 262 degree towards Vietnam, but 

seemingly now to be re-constructed the 4-mast array, by cutting three 

meters wire? 

1500-1600 VOA VIET PHP 1000 262 degrees SEA. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 22; to 

dxld) 

Glenn, new patterns are optimized for the same actual sce areas as the 

previous ones. 

(Ben Dawson-WA-USA, dxld Jan 28) 

POLAND Some interesting QSLs have arrived lately: Twoje Radio Ilza, new 

Polish station on 1602 kHz. V/s: A. Nowak, e-mail: 

They started regular programming Jan 15th 2005, according to the mail. 

(Bjoern Fransson-SWE, dxld Jan 23) 

QSL Some interesting QSL's have arrived lately: 

Voice of Delina, Eritrean clandestine on 15650 kHz. E-mail, confirming my 

reception report on the initital broadcast on January 1st. QSL from Tesfa 

Delina Foundation, e-mail: V/s: Tes. 

 

Coalition Maritime Forces _ Radio One on 15500 kHz. Letter from v/s: J J 

McGovern, US Naval Forces Central Command and U S Fifth Fleet. 

Radio Que Me, Vietnamese clandestine on 15385 kHz. E-mail from Penelope 

Faulkner, Vice-President of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights & Que Me 

in Paris. 

Truck Radio, new German AM-station with txs in Juelich (702 kHz), 

Nordkirchen (855 kHz) and Stuttgart (738 kHz). I heard them on 855 kHz. 

QSL-card and letter. V/s: Tanja Goepfert. 

Twoje Radio Ilza, new Polish station on 1602 kHz. V/s: A. Nowak,

e-mail: . They started regular programming 

January 15th 2005, according to the mail. 

(Bjoern Fransson-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 23) 

ROMANIA 630 R Timisoara at 1123 UT, German programming with songs and 

short comments in-between. On 1145 with the best signal at time, was the 

song "alles Gute zum Geburtstag" (everything is good in birthday[rather all 

best wishes on your birthday, wb.]) with YL speaker commenting about and a 

phone-in from Magdalena remembering her birthday when soemone has given as 

gift "breille". 

Then another song and YL then said that only 5 mins remain for ending her 

program. New phone in and sinal again lost for the sake of presume Radio 

Tunis which had played all that time Quranic psalms. Signal 32432 and S=1-4 

max. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 23) 

Harris Corporation today announced completion - nearly two years ahead of 

schedule - of the 85m-dollar first phase of a comprehensive programme to 

upgrade and expand the nationwide broadcast infrastructure of S.N. 

Radiocomunicatii SA, Romania's state-owned broadcast organization. 

Modernization of Romania's aging broadcast communications system marks a 

critical step forward for Romania and its population, bringing the country 

up to date with the solid-state analogue technology favoured in Western 

Europe. Harris' end-to-end radio and television solution also provides S.N. 

Radiocomunicatii SA with a clear path to the digital future. 

Phase 1 of the three-phase project, which is providing 100 per cent radio 

coverage throughout Romania, was completed in just 20 months instead of the 

anticipated four-and-one-half years. Harris accelerated the project by 

dedicating the additional engineering and technical resources needed to 

establish nationwide radio coverage before Romania's election in November 

2004. 

Harris supplied 28 low-power (10-kW to 50-kW) mediumwave txs, eight highpower 

(200-kW and 400-kW) mediumwave txs and 106 FM radio txs for local 

coverage as well as longer distances of difficult terrain at sites 

throughout Romania. The range and diversity of txs was essential to ensure 

100 per cent nationwide radio broadcast coverage for Romania's regional 

network and two national networks across urban areas and vast stretches of 

rural communities often divided by the Carpathian mountains. 

The end-to-end txion solution also included antenna systems, microware 

links for resource sharing, engineering, installation, training and 

commissioning sces. In addition, the first of many high- and low-power 

television txs and transposers were installed. The television installations 

begin upgrades to Romania's television txion infrastructure, which will be 

expanded and completed during the remainder of the modernization programme. 

Furthermore, three control and monitoring networks will reduce operational 

costs at each station facility by enabling the remote monitoring of all 

radio and television txion equipment from four regional headquarters. 

Until now, it has been conservatively estimated that the country's aging 

broadcast technology did not reach up to 40 per cent of Romania's 22.3 

million. With the completion of the radio phase of the modernization 

project, the country now enjoys 100 per cent radio coverage at a higher 

fidelity and lower cost. With the inclusion of new RDS capabilities, public 

radio stations can be received and retained on the move throughout the 

country. Romania also has the ability to reach Romanians living in other 

European countries with the use of a Harris longwave AM tx [Brasov Brod 153 

kHz, wb.].

(excerpt; Harris Corpor., Melbourne-FL-USA, via BBCM via dxld Jan 27) 

RUSSIA 11975 Kamchatka Fisherman's Radio (Kamchatka Rybatskaya Radio) 

0000-0100 UT, Sat. night (NA) only, back strongly after being untraced last 

week, typical minor key yet upbeat Russian pop mx plus one U.S. rock song, 

frequent IDs in Russian by female announcer preceded by seagull (?) calls, 

some interviews and phone call-ins. "Do svidania" at 0059, carrier off 

0100. (Stephen George-MA-USA Cumbre Jan 23) 





E-mail: Web: 


Addit freq for Voice of Russia Russian WS via MSK 250 kW / 190 deg: 

1300-1500 on 7360 \\ 5995, 7260, 7365, 9495, 9770, 15460 

Freq change for WYFR in French via ARM 250 kW / 290 deg: 

1900-2000 NF 7520 (55555), ex7240 


SERBIA & MONTENEGRO [SRBIJE I CRNE GORE] Yesterday I received a kind email 

QSL written in English for a 2002 report on 711 kHz from Radio Nis, 

Serbia Montenegro. 

She writes that they had well received my snail mail letter... (which, 

however, remained unanswered). And they were quite pleased about it. 

v/s is Maria Burgic. Address: At present I can't hear 

Nis at all. A Romanian station covers the freq completely when directed my 

antenna toward Eastern Europe. (Hans-Dieter Buschau-D, hcdx Jan 27) 

SOMALIA Radio Shabele, 6960.1 kHz, kommt in den letzten Tagen ziemlich 

regelmaessig gegen 1720 UT mit brauchbarem Signal. Heute mit einem langen 

Beitrag ueber die Wahlen in Palaestina, und endlich hoerte ich auch einmal 

eine ID. (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Jan 9) 

SOUTH AFRICA Clandestine SW R.-Africa 4880 kHz QSL letter (v/s:Keith 

Farquharson), schedule, letter in 136d for English report with 1$. Report 

sent to P.O.Box 243, Borehamwood, Herts, WD6 4WA, United Kingdom. (Kenji 

Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Jan 21) 

Via Sentech Meyerton site, (wb.) 

SPAIN/DRM 1359 from today Jan 26th RNE is using DRM on its MW outlet on 

1359 kHz with 10 kW during daytime at approx. 0700-1700 UT. 

I suppose the opperating time would be that not used by the 600 kw AM tx., 

around 1700 to 07/08 UTC. So, daytime only for now. The 600 kw tx operates 

from sunset to sunrise. Now 24/7 without relay of R3 educational programs. 

Only R1 regular programming. 

(Mauricio Molano-E in an answer to Mauno Ritola-FIN, mwdx Jan 25) 

About this new DRM txion is available on line an English document written 

by Telefunken that have modified the tx for DRM. 

 

(Andrea Russo-I, ibid. via dxld Jan 28)

R Nacional de Espana (RNE) today begins regular digital radio txions on MW, 

with which it becomes a pioneer of the DRM system. RNE explained that from 

now on digital and analogue txions will share the same frequency, "until we 

migrate definitively to digital technology, giving the capacity for a 

greater number of quality programmes on MW, similar to FM, with additional 

multimedia sces and the possibility of automatic tuning." 

Acc to RNE the innovative character of digital technology on MW has made it 

necessary to conduct a series of tests and the putting into operation of an 

experimental DRM system on MW permitting the possibilities of the system to 

be explored. 

The DRM txions are coming from the Arganda transmitting centre, with 10 kW 

power on 1359 kHz. (RNW MN NL Jan 26) 

Segun el diario digital "La Flecha" 

 

manana dia 26 de enero, Radio Nacional de Espana comienza a transmitir 

digitalmente en OM (DRM). 

(Angel Jose Nicolas Esteve, Redactor Seccion OL-OM de EL DIAL, 

Asociacion Espanola de Radioescucha; dxld Jan 25) 

A TELEFUNKEN DRM tx has been installed in Arganda near Madrid, Spain. 

TELEFUNKEN, following various different successful installations in 

Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Great Britain and Czech Rep, also in 

Spain has commissioned a successfully functioning DRM system. 

(...) 

A standard MW tx TRAM 10 with the latest DRM exciter DRM DMOD 2, both from 

TELEFUNKEN, have been installed. The tx and the digital signal processing 

without any additional RF filters or other hardware modification comply 

with the requirements of ETSI ES 201 980 and as well with the ITU 

requirements concerning out-of-band and spurious emissions when operating 

on the antenna, a 200 m high vertical antenna with horizontal omni 

directional characteristic. 

(...) Over a period of four weeks the programme of RNE 1 will be 

transmitted in the DRM format daily from 0700-1500 UT on 1359 kHz. 

After the successful test phase it is assumed, that regular txions in the 

DRM format will start and more transmitters with DRM will be put into 

operation. 

(excerpt, Telefunken press release via Dario Monferini-I, dxld Jan 26) 

Radio Exterior de Espana (REE) has started a daily programme in Russian and 

Spanish directed to the countries of Eastern Europe. At the moment more 

than 150,000 citizens of those countries are working in Spain. REE wants 

offer them information about Spain in their own language, while at the same 

part of the programme is in Spanish with the purpose of helping thousands 

of East European citizens to know and improve their understanding of the 

lang. REE intends as soon as possible to include a Spanish course for 

speakers of Russian within the new programme. The broadcast is on the air 

Mon-Fri at 1700-1730 UT on 15195 kHz. 

Espana en la Europa del Este 

 

(RNW MN NL via dxld Jan 26) 

Says this started Jan 3, (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld) 

SUDAN Radio Peace on 4750 is currently coming through very well here up 

to signoff at around 1745. It is much stronger than when the station began 

regular broadcasts last year. It might be operating at more than 1 kW, or

perhaps I am getting a good signal from the "back" of a dipole transmitting 

aerial. From their site at the Kenya/Sudan border they might be using a 

dipole to beam northwest into Sudan, and I am benefitting from the signal 

coming southeast off the other side of the dipole back into Kenya. 


SWEDEN DRM-Tests von Radio Schweden Erste DRM-Testsendungen aus Hoerby: 

Heute, 28.1.2005, von 1600-1630 UTC auf 5850 kHz. Leistung nur 1.5 kW (Beam 

10 deg, also Richtung Norden). Naechste Woche, von Montag-Freitag, 0800- 

0900 UTC auf 6065 kHz. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Jan 28) 

TAIWAN Radio Taiwan Inter will close the following langs sces from Jan 

31: 

Arabic 1600-1700 on 11890; 1800-1900 on 11890 

Burmese 1130-1230 on 11680; 1500-1600 on 9465 

Korean 0300-0330 on 15465; 1200-1230 on 9415; 1400-1430 on 9415 


A labour dispute has broken out at RTI as some 63 workers have complained 

that they are being laid off at the end of the month without convincing 

reasons. The workers union of RTI claims that they have not been given 

proper notice. However, RTI President Cheryl Lai says there was a mutual 

understanding between management and the employees. She says all 63 

employees agreed to accept 19 months salary as severance pay, which they 

have all received. 

Lai said that the size of the staff was proving to be an administrative and 

financial burden. "With 67 percent of our budget going to wages, we're 

spending too much on employees' salaries," she said. "This has long been a 

problem. We are supposed to spend more on producing better programmes." 

A member of the RTI workers union said that just a few hours before the 

company's end-of-year luncheon on Jan 14, Lai told the staff of the Korean, 

Arabic, Cambodian [sic. RTI itself says Burmese], Mongolian and Tibetan 

lang sections that their programs would be discontinued at the end of the 

month. The union member said that those particular programmes regularly 

receive good feedback letters from listeners and it is therefore absurd to 

cancel the broadcasts. "How could they eliminate Arabic, a lang spoken by 

one fifth of the people in the world?" the union member said. 

(Taiwan Nx Online; via RNW MN NL via dxld Jan 27) 

11795 puzzle. Few days now observed two UNID signals around 11795 kHz. One 

on 11795.00 even, the other on 11795.76 kHz at about 0800-0900 UT. So I 

guess CBS Taipei-TWN is hit by an other jamming station noise from China 

mainland, apart on odd 750-760 Hertz to produce a whistle tone. CBS Taipei 

in Mandarin 100 kW 310 degrees at 0600-1000 UT. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 26 

7129.88, R.T.I., This is indeed the one here off-freq; Hrd w/W in En at 

1257 giving Web site and long sked. Brief deadair, and instru. mx, then 

tone denoting the ToH, fanfare and M w/Ch ID at 1300. Fair. (8 Jan) (Dave 

Valko-USA, Cumbre Jan 22) 

TANZANIA Radio Tanzania on 6105 Radio Tanzania has reactivated a second 

SW tx. Noted today shortly after 1300 GMT on both 5050 and 6105. 

(Chris Greenway-Nairobi-KEN, BrDXC Jan 22) 

Dear Chris, and Zanzibar is off on 11734v, but still on air 6015 kHz ??? 

Did you monitor these outlet. (73 wb) 

Dear Wolfgang,

Zanzibar appears to be silent on SW, despite recent reports of 6015. 

Nothing audible on either 6015 or 11734 over recent days. Regards, (Chris 

Greenway-KEN, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 24) 

After my recent report of Dar es Salaam on 6105, some people asked about 

Zanzibar. In regular checks over the past few days I have heard nothing on 

either 6015 or 11734 and so I believe Zanzibar to be silent on SW at 

present. (Chris Greenway-KEN, dxld Jan 28) 

TUNISIA 963 It is confirmed that there are no more quarter-hours of four 

different langs. The current (corrected) schedule is as follows: 0903-1000 

German, 1303-1400 English, 1403-1500 Italian and 1903-2000 Spanish. 

(Erik Koie-DEN; Roberto Scaglione, Sicily-I, dxld Jan 22) 

B-04 RTT Sfax Tunisia 

7190 0400-0700 37 SFA 500 265 0 146 D TUN RTT ONT 


7225 1600-2400 27,28W SFA 500 340 0 146 D TUN RTT ONT [some spur on 7260 

too, wb.] 

7275 0400-0700 27,28W SFA 500 340 0 146 D TUN RTT ONT 

9720 0200-0500 38,39 SFA 500 100 0 151 D TUN RTT ONT 

9720 1600-2100 38,39 SFA 500 100 0 151 D TUN RTT ONT 

11730 1400-1700 27,28W SFA 500 340 0 146 D TUN RTT ONT 


12005 0200-0500 38,39 SFA 500 100 0 151 D TUN RTT ONT 

12005 1600-2100 38,39 SFA 500 100 0 151 D TUN RTT ONT 



TURKMENISTAN 4930 Turkmen R on 1/24 from 1443 to 1449 until wiped out by 

some type of ute on channel. Vocal/inst Turkmen mx (sounds much like ME mx) 

to 1446 then man ann until QRM took out. Sounded best in LSB even though 

listed as USB w/ reduced power in WRTH. This would have been good enough 

for a recording if not for QRM showing up at the worst time. DXing 60 mb is 

certainly an adventure these days! 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Jan 24) 

UKRAINE 1476 Radio Briz, Sevastopol reactivated and heard all night. Non 

stop Ukrainian (and few Russian) pop tunes at night hours. First ID and 

freq annts heard at 0411 (1476, their old OIRT and old CCIR freq. 

mentioned). Signal strength is the same as years ago, so probably they are 

on with 20 kW as before. 

(Vlad Titarev, Kremenchuk-UKR via mwdx Dec 30, 2004) 

UNIDENTIFIED 7335 Instead of Canadian CHU Ottawa heard an UNID number 

station in Slavic language at 0830 UT, like Czech/Slovak on even 7335.00 

kHz. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 26 

A new entry at the bottom of TDP's list of SW clients at 

is Al-Balagh Radio, but link to its 

website just lands at Register.com 

Nor does Al Balagh appear on the schedule (yet?) at 

 

So, who are they, and where will they broadcasting to, on what schedule? 


U.A.E. UAE Radio Dubai in Arabic via DBA 500 kW / 295 deg to ME: 

0900-1200 NF 15385* ex 15370 \\ 12005, 13675, 15395 

1200-1500 NF 15385# ex 13630 \\ 12005, 13675, 15395 

1500-1600 NF 15385@ ex 13630 \\ 12005, 13675, 15395 

*co-ch 1130-1200 Mon/Tue/Thu R.Mustaqbal in Somali via DHA 250 kW / 225 deg 

plus 1200-1230 Sat only Radio Que Me in Vietnamese via TAC 100 kW / 131 deg

#co-ch 1300-1500 Daily AWR in Chinese via DHA 250 kW / 060 deg 

@co-ch 1500-1600 Daily RFA in Tibetan via DHA 250 kW / 075 deg+REE Spanish 


I've been trying to identify for certain what I am hearing on 15405 at 0730 

UT onwards. It's a weak muddy signal, but the little audio I have heard 

sounds the same as on 15395 UAE. And 15385 - reported by Observer as a new 

frequency - could be a symmetrical spur - ie, +/- 10 kHz from nominal. But 

I have not heard their former 15370 or 13630, but these freqs were never as 

loud as others. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 26) 

I totally agree with your observation, I guess also this is a mixture of 

antenna feed installations on /15385?/15395/15405. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 27) 

6170 RTI Taiwan on TEST via Merlin brokered Al Dhabbaya-UAE site. 

Until Wednesday, Feb 2, the German programme of Radio Taiwan International 

will be carried 1900-2000 on 6170 via Al-Dhabbaya instead of the usual 

Skelton site. A note about this has been put at 

as well. Reminds me on the BBC's 

axed German sce which was also transmit via Cyprus to overcome the skipping 

problems for txions from England to Germany in winter nights. Should be the 

very first time that Al-Dhabbaya carries German-language stuff, by the way. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Jan 28) 

Frequenzbeobachtung bei Radio Taipei International. 

Folgende Mitteilung kam gerade per E-Mail von Radio Taipei International: 

unser Deutschprogramm wird ab sofort bis voraussichtlich Mittwoch, den 2. 

Februar probeweise von 1900 bis 2000 UTC auf der Frequenz 6170 kHz aus 

Dhabayya-UAE ausgestrahlt. Wir sind ueber Empfangsbeobachtungen sehr 

dankbar! 

(Bernhard Walle-D, A-DX Jan 28) 

I do; it's in the UAE. So Dhabbaya has antennas suitable for Europe? I 

thought they were all aimed out toward Asia and Africa (gh, dxld Jan 29) 

Azimuth 324 degr, 4900 kms towards Europe. Dubai registered 325 degr 

transmissions. Al Dhabbaya some 300, 315, and 340/345 degrees. Merlin has 

lack of enough txs and antennas at their disposal at Zyygi-Cyprus site 

during peak hours, distance 2500 kms, 323 degr. 

RTI test suffers by VoRUS Samara English on adjacent 6175 kHz, 200 kW to 

Western Europe. (wb) 

U.K. New time and freq of Internews / Salaam Watandar in Dari/Pashto: 

1300-1430 NF 13650 (55555) RMP 500 kW / 095 deg, ex1330-1500 on 17720. 


Minivan R. 11535 Prepared QSL card, QSL letter (v/s: Monica Michie), 

letter in 21d for English report with 1$. Report sent to Friends of 

Maldives, 64 Milford Street, Salisbury SP1 2BP, United Kingdom. (Kenji 

Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Jan 21) 

11535?? - actually on 11810 daily at 1600-1700 UT via Juelich Germany. 

RMI Jeff White brokered. 

Formerly on 11525 via Sofia Kostinbrod-BUL in Aug/Sep 04. (wb.) 

USA WTJC 9369.82 at 1700+ UT w/nx, mx, preaching. Good signal. Jan 23. 

11714.99 KJES at 1634 UT in Spanish. 2004 PWBR says 1500-1600 UT. Don't 

have a 2005 copy. Poor signal. Jan 22. (Liz Cameron-MI-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 

24)

Re 11714.99 KJES: Spanish is at 1600-1700 Sun-Thur. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX) 

USA(non): Freqs changes for IBB: 

0700-0900 VOA English NF 9700, ex9695 \\ 5995,11655 

1630-1700 VOA Georgian NF 11975, ex11925 \\ 12140,13645 

2000-2100 RL Tatar NF 5860, ex7195 \\ 7295 

2200-2300 RL Russian NF 7595, ex9865 \\ 5955, 6105, 7175, 7220, 9520. 


AFRS is being heard on 7811 at 0030 on Jan 26 with a fairly good signal 

here in Maryland with a Boston Charlotte Basketball game. Freq change? tx 

location? 

(Bill Harms-ML-USA, hcdx Jan 26) 

This web page 

 

says the freq is 7812.5 out of Key West FL-USA. (ibid. hcdx) 

Florida??? 7811 was on the air in Nov 2004. (Roberto Scaglione-I, hcdx Jan 

26) 

UZBEKISTAN 9715, R. Tashkent Int., Pretty nice signal this morning w/IS 

3 times at 1230, W in EG w/R. Tashkent Int. ID and sked (beside 9715, also 

gave 5925 and 6025, but couldn't hear them), mx bridge, and into En nx. 

Crummy University Network on 9724.7 was causing some slop QRM. (Dave Valko- 

USA, Cumbre Jan 22) 

VIETNAM Vietnam to host 2005 ABU General Assembly 20 Jan 2005. 

The venue for the ABU's 2005 General Assembly and annual meetings has been 

changed to Hanoi, Vietnam. ABU Secretary-General, David Astley, made the 

annt today after several months of discussions with Radio the Voice of 

Vietnam (VOV). 

He said that the Secretariat had been advised by Prasar Bharati in November 

that they were unable to host the 2005 General Assembly in India as 

planned. "VOV had previously indicated interest in hosting the General 

Assembly in 2005, so we immediately contacted them to see if they could 

step into the breach, and this week we were delighted to learn that they 

had obtained Govt approval to proceed," Mr Astley said. 

The President of the ABU, Katsuji Ebisawa, said from Tokyo: "I am very 

grateful to our Vietnam members for their generous offer to host the 2005 

General Assembly. We look forward to visiting the wonderful city of Hanoi 

for what I am sure will be a memorable event." 

The General Assembly will be hosted jointly by VOV and Vietnam Television 

(VTV) and the dates of the meetings will be November 21-28, with the 

Administrative Council meeting being held on November 24 and the three-day 

General Assembly opening on Nov 26. 

(Excerpts from ABU Weekly Nx Digest Week ended Jan 20) 

(ABU via Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 21) 

Some interesting QSLs have arrived lately: Radio Que Me, Vietnamese 

clandestine on 15385 kHz. E-mail from Penelope Faulkner, Vice-President of 

the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights & Que Me in Paris. 

 

(Bjoern Fransson-SWE, dxld Jan 23) 

One correction : VOV HS 0930: 9875 Me Tri, 5925 Xuan Mai. These are \\ 

while 9875 (corrected from 9835) is on. (David Norcross-HWA, dxld Jan 23) 

An update file for WRTH 2005 is now available for download at the WRTH web 

site: [14 pages 8.5x11 in size]

The file is pdf document and you will require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader 

5 or above to read it. Please follow the simple instructions on site to 

download. 

This file contains the latest International broadcaster updates, schedule 

changes and new stations. The file is just under 100k so won't take too 

long to download. 

A mirror version of the file will be available at 

[not yet, wb.]Regards, Sean D. Gilbert 

G4UCJ/G4001 

SWLInternational Editor - WRTH (World Radio TV Handbook) 

E-Mail: Fax: +44 [0] 709 2332287 

G4UCJ's Radio Website: 

(Jan 26) 

Wavescan - DX program 

Dear Listener of AWR: Thank you for your inquire regarding to our Wavescan 

- DX program of ours. The program has be produced by the team of English 

Language Service located at the outskirt of London, for quite some time. 

However, AWR decided to stick more strongly to the organizational rule. AWR 

according to the rule should be the broadcaster of the programming 

developed in many languages by the group of studios who produce programs 

titled in most cases as "Voice of Hope" or equivalent in own langs. So the 

result was to close English Language Service and consequently, the 

production of Wavescan has gone with English Language Service. 

However, there are so many DXers within Asia/Pacific Region. AWR 

Asia/Pacific region office made contact with some studios to continue 

Wavescan. I am thankful that several studios agreed to participate in 

producing new "Wavescan". Since there was no time to prepare the change, so 

we decided to put the English programs produced by English Language Service 

(particularly chosen for the rerun by the producer). The program may 

continue until the 2004 October - 2005 March schedule ends. There were time 

sensitive programming in regular weekly cycle, so those had to taken out. 

Wavescan is one of the time sensitive programs. 

So, Wavescan will be cease until the end of March. So, when the new 

schedule should be up, then Wavescan should be back with new format. 

However, there may be a possibility to have special even during the period. 

So please be patient with us and keep listening to AWR. 

Thank you very much! Akinori Kaibe, Region Director AWR Asia/Pacific Region 

798 SNG, SNG 298186 E-mail: 

(via Tony Ashar-INS, hcdx Jan 28) 

Hallo A-DXer(innen), 

Die kleine Hilfsaktion fuer unsere Amateurfunk-Helfer in Sri Lanka ist 

grossartig angelaufen. Die ersten 2.000 Euro hat Gerhard Werdin bereits an 

Victor Goonetilleke, 4S7VK, dem Praesidenten der Sri Lanka Amateurfunk 

Society weitergeleitet. Wir hoffen, nochmals den gleichen Betrag in den 

kommenden Wochen nach Sri Lanka schicken zu koennen. 

Wenn man bedenkt, das die Grundausstattung fuer eine vierkoepfige Familie 

(Matratzen, Leintuecher, Kissen, Gaskocher mit Flasche, Plastikgeschirr, 

ein Satz Alu-Toepfe) 25.000 Rupien (192 Euro) kostet, die Erstausstattung* 

mit Lebensmitteln fuer ein Monat und vier Personen etwa 8000 Rupien (61 

Euro) kostet, dan sieht man das hier mit wenig Geld eine grosse Hilfe 

moeglich ist.

*Diese Erstausstattung umfasst Reis, Dahl (Linsen), Gewuerze, Trockenfisch, 

Knoblauch, Milchpulver fuer Kinder und Wasserflaschen. Mit entsprechendem 

Verhandlungsgeschick koennen bei groesseren Mengen noch guenstigere Preise 

erzielt werden. Ein Euro entspricht etwa 130 Rupien. 

Die Informationen ueber die Hilfsaktion - und auch die gute 

Berichterstattung in der kommenden Ausgabe des Funkamateur und des Radio- 

Kurier (beide Magazine berichten im Editorial!) finden sich weiterhin 

unter: 

Danke fuer Eure Unterstuetzung fuer unsere Hobbyfreunde!! 

73 Christoph, OE2CRM 

 

(A-DX, Jan 20) 




(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 9) 


(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 20) 

















(Karel Honzik-CZE, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 11) 




(Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 5) 





(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 24) 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Jan 25) 



(Roland Schulze-Mangaldan-PHL, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 13) 


(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 11) 



(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, wwdxc BC-DX July 25) 


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AUSTRALIA 9710 An outstanding signal of R Australia SHP noted this 

morning around 0815 UT. Life sports commentary (not Tennis match) was still 

in progress. Registered 100 kW 353 degr at 0800-1100 UT, and \\ 9580 S=5-7, 

15415 S=5, 17750 S=1-2; \\ 9590 was unfortunatelly totally covered by 

powerhouse RVI Brussels Dutch at 0800-0900 9590 via Skelton-UK 250 kW / 

180deg to EURSoWe. 

Even when 9710 co-ch Sitkunai-LTU came on air with carrier in 0845-0859 UT 

slot, I could follow RA's comment very easily. (NZ on 9885 was surprisingly 

poor at S=6 level today). 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 1) 

AUSTRIA Radio Austria International reported by Edwin Southwell last 

month on 5755 is the matching mixing product predicted by WB in a report I 

ran in DXLD of one on 6355, the mix being between 5955 and 6155 with mixing 

products at 5755 and 6355. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld via WDXC Febr Contact Jan 31) 

[WALES non]. I have been monitoring 7110 from 2130 to 2200 UT for the past 

five Fridays, hoping to hear Wales Radio International. They have not been 

on air on that freq although reception on 3955 has been quite good at 

times, especially on 28 Jan. On 31 Dec and 7 Jan there was a relay of an 

Austrian domestic station; on 14 Jan there was a carrier but no audio; on 

21 Jan. there was nothing, not even a carrier and on 28 Jan a very strong 

carrier ( on at 2130 and off at 2200) but still no audio. The broadcast is

listed to come from a Moosbrunn tx in Austria but is anyone there or at WRI 

monitoring the situation? 

(Bernie O'Shea-Ont-CAN dxld Feb 1) see under U.K. also. 

6015 (x7235) AWR German test via Moosbrunn-AUT. 

AWR will use 6015 instead of 7235 for German 1600-1629 via Moosbrunn, for 

the time being until Feb 7th. 6015 will be kept if it proves to be better 

than 7235 which at present suffers from severe skipping problems. 

(Lothar Klepp-D, AWR, A-DX, summary translation by Kai Ludwig for dxld Feb 

4) 

Wegen der unbefriedigenden Ausbreitung unserer deutschen Sendung auf bisher 

7235 kHz testet AWR vorerst fuer fuenf Tage eine alternative Frequenz 6015 

kHz im 49 mb. Sollte sich eine deutlich bessere Ausbreitung praktisch 

bestaetigen, koennten wir auf dieser Frequenz bleiben. 

3.-7. Febr.2005 jeweils 1600 bis 1629 UTC. 

QRG 6015 kHz / 49mb, Station Moosbrunn (Austria). 

(Lothar Klepp-D, STIMME DER HOFFNUNG, Technischer Service, 

Am Elfengrund 66, D-64297 Darmstadt, Germany. 

Internet: Feb 2) 

Ich danke allen herzlich, die unsere Sendungen auf der 6015 empfangen und 

uns ihre Berichte zugeschickt haben. Eure Berichte gingen bruehfrisch zum 

AWR Frequenzmanager, der momentan in der HFCC in Mexiko sitzt. Dort wurde 

nun mit Moosbrunn der sofortige Verbleib auf der 6015 fest gemacht. 

Die neue Frequenz kam eindeutig sehr gut an. Abgesehen von der toten Zone 

in Stationsnaehe um Moosbrunn fast nur SINPO Werte zwischen 4 und 5. 

Damit bleibt AWR auf dieser Frequenz bis zur Zeitumstellung. Fuer den 

Sommer sind wir dann weiterhin im 49 mb, ob auf der 6015 oder in der Naehe, 

kann ich momentan noch nicht sagen. Das wird gerade in Mexiko ausgekocht. 

(Lothar Klepp-D, A-DX Feb 8) 

BELGIUM On this week's Radio World, Frans Vossen mentioned that there 

would only be six more editions of that program. He's been playing some 

vintage clips of exotic radio stations, well worth capturing, via 

 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 8) 

BENIN 5025 Rdif Nationale Parakou Jan 2, 2035 English nx but heavily 

QRMed by jammer, whoever that was for. Faint signals of other station on 

the frequency. Very short mx between nx items. At 2039 ID as 'National 

Service of Radio Benin'. Continued in English, but jammer-QRM very heavy. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Jan) 

Now I can confirm it again, this time Feb 7 from tune-in 1650 when very 

weak in French. R Tashkent had covered the freq a bit earlier with 

enormeous signal but only huge het on the freq 1650 which could be nulled 

out almost completely. 

No ID audible 1700, at 1701 began lovely African songs, still very very 

weak, but suddenly ard 1707 signal improved, still songs, and at 1710 clear 

ID by male '.... en Radio Parakou'. Ard 1720 huge empty carrier, but 

Parakou still noticed underneath. Hopeless when IS of Radio Tashkent came 

on a couple of mins before 1/2 hour, into prgr. So still possible, hi. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 7) 

BOTSWANA On 1 Feb at 1600 VOA Botswana 4930 signing on with En. Rather 

weak signal, mixing with Turkmenistan who had mainly lower side band of AM 

in use, so I could get VOA on upper. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Feb 1)

4930, 1615-1622, VOA on Feb 1 on their new 60mb frequency. Interview with a 

NASA official discussing the upcoming space shuttle flight, and the issues 

with the heat shield tiles and integrity of the insulation on the booster 

fuel tanks; questions from phone callers in Kuwait and elsewhere. VOA ID at 

1630 and into news. Good signal at one hour past local sunrise. A short MP3 

with VOA ID can be heard here: 

 

(Guy Atkins-WA-USA, hcdx Feb 1) 

Heard already at 0400 Z (on Feb 1) very clear signal on 4930 kHz, SIO=443, 

in \\ with Sao Tome 4960 kHz. I was not aware of this new VOA freq starting 

at this date, so I first thought the calibration of my receiver was offset 

(to 4960) - thanks to several Finnish DXers I could write the right QTH on 

my logbook. 

(Matti Ponkamo-FIN, OH1GPU, dxing.info via dxld Feb 2) 

On 1 Feb at 1600 VOA Botswana 4930 signing on with English. Rather weak 

signal, mixing with Turkmenistan who had mainly lower side band of AM in 

use, so I could get VOA on upper [sideband]. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Feb 

2) 

4930 VoA via Moepeng Hill, at *0257-0322 on Feb 1, first day txion on new 

freq with ID and Yankee Doodle until opening of Daybreak Africa program in 

English. Numerous TCs and IDs with features about events in Africa. Fair to 

good signal. 

(Rich D'Angelo/FCDX-PA-USA, DXplorer Feb 3) 

IBB Botswana on new 4930 confirmed for both morning and evening txions 

since 1 Feb. Thanks to Wolfgang Bueschel for this tip. This is an 

additional freq (not a replacement), which I assume is mainly intended for 

Zimbabwe. I think it is no coincidence that Zimbabwe was one of the unfree 

countries singled out by Condoleezza Rice during her Senate confirmation 

hearings. 

Along the same lines, it might be worth watching for an increase in US 

broadcasts to Belarus and Burma, also singled out for Condi's criticism. (I 

recall she also mentioned Cuba and Iran, but there's plenty of broadcasting 

to those two already.) 

BTW, the broadcast to Zimbabwe at 1700-1800 is "Studio 7", not "Radio 7". 

(Chris Greenway-KEN, dxld Feb 5) 

BRAZIL 5045 Radio Guaruja Paulista, at 0129-0148 on Jan 30, program of 

Brazilian pop vocals hosted by a man announcer with Portuguese talks, ID 

and ad string. Fair. 


5045 R Guaruja Paulista (tent) on Feb 7 at 0005 UT, still 0030, with many 

carneval songs, but too weak/disturbed to ID. I haven't heard this before. 

Brazil also on 6035.1, 4985, 4924.9 (2 stations, at least 1 Br, both very 

weak), 4915 (2 Brazilians), 4894.9, 4885 (2 Br's), 4825, 4815, 4805, 4765, 

all quite weak, though. 


3235 Radio Guaruja Paulista, at 2247-2256 on Jan 30, man announcer talking 

in Portuguese followed by a Brazilian pop vocal sung by a woman. Booming 

signal and noted \\5045 which was just fair. 

3375 Radio Educadora de Guajara Mirim, at 0932-0953 on Jan 31, man with 

Portuguese talk hosting program of Brasil pops and a shouted ID and ads at 

0949. Very good signal.

4785 Radio Caiari, at 1045-1052 on Feb 1, man talking in Portuguese with 

shouted ID in passing. Fair signal. (Rich D'Angelo/FCDX-PA-USA, DXplorer 

Feb 3) 

4885 R Clube Para with sports program on 2231 UT. Just that time a sports 

team (Amazone?) made a goal and the speaker was very enthusiastic with it. 

New tune in on 2256 with adverts and ID Clube Para, Onda critical and kHz. 

The first time I heard their ID. S7 33433. 

4805 R Doif Amazonas (pres) 2334 contiunuous talks by OM. Two buzzers at 

both bands smash audio into nothing. 

4825 R Ecuadora Para by chance wirh pop mx. Could suppose the stronger from 

R Cancao Nova but prg is not of \\ 9675. Signal S4 but below marginal audio 

due to USB usage due to QRM fom 4824.5 kHz. 

4985 RB Central with religious talks \\ 11815. Signal levels 

4985 at 34322 S=5 \\ 11815 34233 S=7. 

5045 Guaruja, with songs marginal. 

9645 R Bandeirantes 2329 with talks S2 \\ 11925 better at S=5-7. 

9630 R Aparecida S6 with nx coQRM ?? 31332. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc 


Marcelo Bedene (Curitiba/PR, Brasil/DX Clube do Brasil) phoned today 

morning to Radio Tupi Curitiba (ex-Radio Universo), and obtained follow 

information from a Technical Department colaborator: 

Radio TUPI 

1210 kHz (day 20kW/night 5kW) 6060 (10/10) 9565 (20/20) 11765 (20/20) 

Rua Joao Negrao, 595 - Centro - Curitiba-PR - Brasil - 80.010-200 Fone : 

41-323-1353. Eng. Latuf Aurani (radicado em S. Paulo ). 

(Marcelo Vilela Bedene, Curitiba-PR-Brazil, 

 

via Rudolf Grimm, ConDig Feb 2) 

BULGARIA Christian Voice sce to Nigeria via Sofia Kostinbrod is now at 

1600-1800 on 13820. (Observer, Bulgaria via wb, Nick Sharpe, Feb World DX 

Club Contact) 

The broadcasts are from UK based Christian Vision International who have 

had to put up a statement on their website disassociating themselves from 

the fundamentalist evangelical UK based Christian Voice organisation 

involved in the campaign to prevent the screening of Jerry Springer the 

Opera on BBC tv. 

(Mike Barraclough.-UK, WDXC Contact editor, Feb. World DX Club Contact 

magazine) 

BURKINA FASO 7230 R.Burkina, Ouagadougou, surprised me on 30 Jan for it 

allowed continuous observation at 1113-1610 UT while other not too distant 

Afr stns, viz. Guinea 7125, Benin 7220, Nigeria 7275 (inact. or irreg.), 

Mali 7285 were inaudible, and even the closest one, Mauritania 7245, was 

not good as usual; prgr was in French all the time, discussion on women's 

rights at work, health, pops, music prgr 1200, news 1300, etc.; 35443 at 

best of course. Conditions were deteriorating as from approx. 1500 onwards 

due to increasing adj QRM from other stns. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- 

DX Feb 4) 

CHINA 5060 at 0143- UT, Xinjiang PBS on Jan 29. I was wondering who was 

wedged between the two powerful American stations of 5050 and 5070. It's

Xinjiang, China, and it's sunrise there now. Parallel to stronger 7310 with 

weak talk by a male. Can't make much else out, except that it is in \\ . 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC, Cumbre Jan 30) 

7270 Nei Menggu (pres) on Feb 8 w/ ID clearly to me as 'Zhujiang guangbo 

Nei Menggu renmin diantai' at 1433 UT. But what a mess. Is this listed at 

this time and in Chi? Other Chinese speaker and a station at 1529 UT IDing 

as 'This is All India Radio' into English news. Furthermore huge signal at 

times from the Chinese mx jammer, so is V.O.Tibet also on this frequency? I 

was looking for V.O.China. Music jammer left at 1530, when another station, 

Iran, popped up with Koran reading mixing with AIR-nx and no signals from 

China left. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 8) 

4785 CNR Mongolian 1558 with songs 1600 OM with nx and mx S7 33333 Signal 

off at 1605. Feb 6. (Zacharias Liangas-GRD, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 9) 

CONGO-KINSHASA 4845, R. Tangazeni Kristo: I've been listening out for 

this new stn in the east of the country (see WRTH 2005) but with no joy. 

Two other low-powered stns in the same general area, R. Candip on 5066 and 

R. Kahuzi on 6210, are hrd, so I wonder if 4845 is really active. Has it 

ever been reported as being heard? 

(Chris Greenway-KEN, BrDXC-UK via DXplorer Jan 30) 

CYPRUS [TURKISH sector] QSL reports: Lars Skoglund: I have got a nice 

QSL from: Radio Bayrak International 6150 with 2 letters in Swedish as well 

as in English, info folder and photo. V/S is Bertil Wedin who produces and 

also presents the program "Magazine North". Bertil was also a DXer in 

younger days. Rolf Ahman: Finally a QSL from Radio Bayrak International- 

6150 where v/s Bertil Wedin repied with 2 letters, folder and photo. 

Always nice with a new country. Jan Edh: Radio Bayrak 6150. Letter in 

Swedish and English, postcard, station folder, a millon lira note. V/s. 

Bertil Wedin. New country (no. 218), but not new station! 

(SW Bulletin Feb 6, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for dxld Feb 6) 

DJIBOUTI R. Djibouti: From some sources I got info that RTD's new 50 kW 

SW tx (4780?) might be operational sometime this March. 

(Savolainen-FIN, dxld Jan 30) Xmtr provided by IBB. 

DRM Has anyone been complaining about the QRM from the excessive DRM 

(Digital) txions? They spread over a solid 10 kHz block effectively 

requiring any conventional AM txions to be at least 10 kHz from their 

centre, 15 kHz to be completely clear. With two or three DRM in a band they 

occupy a large block of any band. Time for planning ? 

(Des Walsh, Feb World DX Club Contact via dxld and direct) 

Not much except Ascension-analog 21470 propagating on 13m, Feb 3 at 1415 

bandscan, but did hear some DRM centred at 21650 nothing listed in the bytime 

schedule at 

 

so what was this? 

The DRM schedule by frequency, 

 

has more up-to-date info, mostly what must be special broadcasts for HFCC 

in Mexico City, note the limited dates, including the first DRM tests from 

French Guiana we were promised last November in Dallas, the final entry 

being 21645, apparently already testing before the official start date; 

well, it sounded like it was centred on 21650, but this isn't always easy 

to determine on an analog receiver. 

DRM long hours from GUF on 21645 will surely have a negative impact on BBC- 

Ascension, and Riyadh, both on 21640. I've extracted the new DRM txions 

about to start in Feb. Some of them were going on before but for some

eason have a new start date with the same info; note that some are M-F 

only, 12345: 

9800 2045-2130 7NE,8N Vatican Radio RCI ENGLISH Sackville 45N53 064W19 268 

70 1234567 2005-02-12 2005-03-26 

13670 1800-2045 10 Radio Canada International RCI VARIOUS Sackville 

45N53 064W19 240 70 12345 2005-02-07 2005-02-11 

13690 2045-2130 10 Vatican Radio RCI ENGLISH Sackville 45N53 064W19 

240 70 12345 2005-02-07 2005-02-11 

13690 2130-2200 10 Radio Nederland Wereldomroep RCI ENGLISH Sackville 


13690 2200-2300 10 Radio Canada International RCI ENGLISH Sackville 


13690 2300-2330 10 Deutsche Welle RCI ENGLISH Sackville 45N53 064W19 

240 70 12345 2005-02-07 2005-02-11 

13690 2330-2400 10 Radio Sweden International RCI ENGLISH Sackville 

45N53 064W19 240 70 12345 2005-02-07 2005-02-11 15 

15265 1500-1800 10 Radio Canada International RCI VARIOUS Sackville 


17875 1100-2100 7S,8S Digital Radio Mondial TDF Various Montsinery 

04N54 052W36 168 30 1234567 2005-02-06 2005-02-15 

21645 1300-2100 7S,8S,10,11S,12N Digital Radio Mondial TDF French 

Montsinery 04N54 052W36 295 30 1234567 2005-02-06 2005-02-11 

Neither version yet shows the 1060 and 25620 tests from R. Educacion in 

Mexico DF, previously reported in DXLD! See also MEXICO. 

Also heard DRM around 15375 Feb 4 at 2315, not on any of the schedules. 

What could that be? Santiago maybe with a secret test, as it is scheduled 

there in analog after 0000? 


This demonstrates the problem we have. HFCC has an internal mailing list, 

but DRM information isn't shared with others, even those such as Klaus 

Schneider who compiles the schedule not just for us, but also for the 

official DRM site. Unfortunately, I believe the HFCC data only includes 

info from members of HFCC, and no MW/LW txions. 

We originally attempted to compile a schedule ourselves at Radio 

Netherlands, but my colleague Jan Peter Werkman was frustrated at the noncooeperation 

of some broadcasters in sending their information in a timely 

manner. I fear that this is going to be an ongoing problem even after the 

commercial launch of DRM :-( 

(Andy Sennitt, dxld Feb 4) 

See also under MEXICO (HFCC). 

Special DRM txions from the UK (Rampisham) to Paris are on 5875 kHz 0900- 

1600 UT 5-9 Feb. Antenna HRS 2/2 bearing 140 degrees. The normal 7320 kHz 

txion will be suspended during this period. (via Han, Feb 3, BDXC via DXLD) 

ERITREA/SUDAN Radio Peace: Although 4750 is noticeably stronger (in 

Nairobi) than before, I'd say this was still consistent with a relartively 

low- powered tx (a few kW at most) inside southern Sudan. But I didn't hear

it all in the last two evenings (28 and 29 Jan). So, perhaps something is 

going on after all? 

SAF radio on 6985 (from Eritrea): I can't hear this any more. Reception in 

Nairobi used to be fine. Has anyone else heard it recently? Has it moved 

frequency, or closed as part of plans to transfer the broadcasting base 

from Eritrea into southern Sudan following the north-south Sudan peace deal 

signed earlier this month? 

Voice of Sudan on 8000 (from Eritrea): This is still going as scheduled at 

1530-1600. Fair/good signals here. This is operated by the opposition 

group, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The NDA is based in northern 

Sudan and was not a signatory to the north-south peace deal signed last 

month. So, it would be consistent with the political situation for the 6985 

station to close and the 8000 one to continue. 

(Chris Greenway, Nairobi-KEN, dxld Jan 30) 

7100 at 1607- UT, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea onJan 30. Quite 

decent signals with Horn of Africa mx and male speaker in presumed Tigre. 

Best on USB to avoid slow CW on LSB. Frequency may be a bit unstable. Seems 

to have started just above 7100 and later just a few Hz below. Difficult to 

say with all the hash. 7180 (weaker) does not seem to be in \\ even though 

listed as same station, but in Afar rather than Tigre (or is that 

Tigrinya?). Similar programming style, though. (Walt Salmaniw-BC, Cumbre 


ETHIOPIA BBC Monitoring has found a Radio Fana web site at 

 

The site, which is mostly in English, includes an on-demand audio archive 

of their nx bulletins and some other programmes. Radio Fana (Amharic for 

"torch" or "light") broadcasts around 80 hours of programming a week in 

Amharic, Afan Oromo, Afar and Somali on 1080 kHz MW and 6210 and 6940 kHz 

SW. 

The station began broadcasting on 7th Nov 1994, at which time it was 

operated by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF, 

the ruling coalition). 

According to information supplied by Radio Fana in late 1995, it is no 

longer owned by the EPRDF but is now "an autonomous radio station deriving 

its income from sponsorship by some non-govtal organizations". (BBCM 8 Feb 

via dxld) 

FINLAND Finnish expatriate organisations today pleaded with the Finnish 

Broadcasting Company (YLE) to end its plans to scrap the long and 

mediumwave Radio Finland broadcasts that can be heard abroad. The 

organisations submitted an appeal to Mika Lintilae, the chairman of the YLE 

Administrative Council, composed of MPs. For expatriates, the organisations 

said in a statement, the broadcasts constituted a significant link to 

Finland, both as an information channel and in the emotional sense. More 

than 15,000 Finns living in 25 countries took part in the appeal campaign 

organised by the Finland Society and the Finnish Expatriate Parliament. 

(Source: Virtual Finland; RNW MNNL via dxld Feb 8) 

FRANCE Some nx of MW in France: 1080 Paris: According to a mail from 

Jean-Michel Bross (member of the station), Radio de la Mer on 1080 kHz, 

will start broadcast on Feb 7th at 0600 UT. The station will be on the air, 

daytime. I guess Paris Live Radio, will also start this day [at night]. 

Radio Vaticana use the two Monte Carlo Radiodiffusion's MW outlets in \\ 

with 1530 kHz. Relay of Vatican as follows:

On 702 kHz, 400 kW from Col de la Madone-France [north of Monte Carlo] 

1810-1940 UT. 

On 1467 kHz, 1000 kW from Roumoules-France [120 kms west of Monte Carlo] 

1730-1940 UT. 

(Christian Ghibaudo, Nice-F, dxld Feb 2) 

[VATICAN and non]. I can confirm the 1467 kHz program block of Radio 

Vatican being carried also via Col de la Madonne 702 at present. A 

recording from this evening at 1920: 

 

Here you can hear one after another 702, 1467 and 1530. 702 is too weak for 

reception with local noise present but still the best frequency, Roumoules 

on 1467 is almost obliterated by co-channel Grigoriopol, 1530 is again 

quite weak and disturbed by the co-channel Romanian txs. According an ORF 

report from 2001 

 

1530 kHz is now operated with 150 kW only. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Jan 31) 

GEORGIA/BRAZIL 11805.16 kHz Georgia - 11805.22 Globo Brazil. 

11805.2 R.Globo, Rio de Jan. RJ, on 31 Jan at 1933-1953, news+info feature 

"Globo Cidade", music, TCs, advertisements; 35332. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, 

wwdxc BC-DX Feb 4) 

Am heutigen Morgen war gegen 0805 UTC Georgien auf 11805.16 kHz mit kurzen 

Wortfetzen des deutschen Programmes zu hoeren. Zur gleichen Zeit gab es ein 

schwaches Signal auf 11805.24 kHz, welches in den folgenden Minuten immer 

staerker wurde. Gegen 0820 UTC gab es dort das hoerbare fade-in mit 

eindeutiger Identifizierung um 0830 UTC: Radio Globo. 

Bis zum fade-out um 0835 UTC wanderte Globo nach 11805.22 und spaeter -nur 

noch auf dem Spektrum sichtbar- gegen 11805.20 kHz. 

Das gleiche *Wandern* war schon am 23.01. beobachtet worden. An diesem Tage 

konnte ich Globo jedoch nur nach Hoereindruck vermuten. (Wolf-Dieter 

Behnke-D, A-DX Feb 2) 

4975 R Hara 1822 talks by OM in a Turkish sounding lang ID a 1828 UT. 

Relatively stable signal. On Feb 4. (Zacharias Liangas-GRD, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 

9) 

GERMANY 6045, Radio 555, the special one-time Juelich broadcast on 

January 6th regarding the flood disaster in Southeast Asia, verified and email 

report via e-mail from Walter Brodowsky, Account Manager for Short- 

Wave Broadcast at T-Systems in 12 days. 


13820, Freie Volksmission Krefeld, Saturday 1630-1700 via DTK, Wertachtal 

250 kW 

 

I tuned in late on this one, at 1637 on Feb 5, and was surprised to find 

them with a very strong signal, in English, tho co-channel Marti and the 

jamming were equally strong. All preaching, and fairly easily understood 

notwithstanding the constant QRM. They gave a concluding annt at 1656 UT; 

no ID as such, but they invited listeners to write for info that they have 

in many langs. 

Address given (all English): 

Mission Center, P.O.Box 100707, D-47707 Krefeld, Germany, 

which is the address on the FVK website. This signal must have helped keep 

the jamming in check, because within a min or two after 1657 (presumably

when FVK signed off, tho I could not pinpoint that time exactly), the 

jamming became doubly intense. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Feb 8) 

And I see from an item in RDXP, WE Sep 5, 2004, that a Swedish DXer got a 

reply from that address as well. 

Wendel Craighead, 2110 West 74th Terrace, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208- 

3437, USA. 

Reform Party of Syria/Radio Free Syria. 

In my recent report of e-mails from the Reform Party of Syria, I 

incorrectly referred to their broadcast as Voice of Syria; it should have 

been Radio Free Syria. 

In response to Jerry Berg's question about my receiving a QSL from them 

with the 2 "Fox Nx Buys Al-Jazeera" e-mails: I did not receive a QSL with 

either of these e-mails, but I had already received a very good QSL letter 

from Reform Party of Syria in August for their first broadcast on 20 June 

2004. 

This personal letter, on an RPS letterhead bearing a multi-color logo, 

includes the following information: confirmation [has received the signal], 

freq [13.605 MHz.], site [Julich WeGermany], and target [Middle East and 

specifically Syria]. 

I first sent an e-mail report [so they now have my e-mail address, but some 

of their frequent e-mails are quite interesting] and followed up with a 

letter to: 

Reform Party of Syria, P.O.Box 59730, Potomac, MD 20859, USA. 

(via Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Feb 5) 

DA0RM - HamRadiostation via ex6030 antenna at Muehlacker Germany. 

End of February 2005 some Ham Radio operators can be heard via the SW 

antenna[!] of former SWR Muehlacker Germany SW site 6030 kHz. TX 100 watt. 

Various txion modes in use, see table below. 

Special call sign is 

DA0RM ("DA-zero-RadioMuehlacker") on the occasion of the 75th anniversary 

of this superpower MW and SW location. 

Special QSL card will be available. 

SW antennas used for: 

14 Sep 1947 - 15 Feb 1949 6160 kHz 

16 Feb 1949 - 19 Oct 2004 6030 kHz 

14 Sep 1947 - 27 Mar 1948 800 watt 

28 Mar 1948 - 23 Jun 1952 10 kW 

24 Jun 1952 - 19 Oct 2004 20 kW 

In row of the Allied Military senders in spring 1945, 

Start Point-UK, Luxembourg, and 

Muehlacker lodged AFN American Forces Network Stuttgart 100 kW tx on 

1061/1106 kHz from June 3rd, 1945 til Oct 1962. 

Reichssender Stuttgart Muehlacker on MW 833/574 kHz, 60 / 2x100 kW, 

opened 21 Nov 1930, blown up by German SS troops on April 6, 1945. 

MUEHLACKER (Enzkreis) - Zum Jubilaeum beim Radio-Sender Muehlacker im 

Enzkreis sind seitens mehrerer Funkamateure besondere Aktivitaeten Ende

Februar geplant: Thomas DO3TG und Mathias DJ2HD haben es geschafft, ihre 

Idee umzusetzen und vom Standort des Rundfunksenders in Muehlacker 

Amateurfunkbetrieb zu machen. 

DA0RM ("DA-zero-RadioMuehlacker") ist eine Sonderstation, um an die 

75jaehrige Betriebszeit des Senders an diesem Ort zu erinnern. Natuerlich 

gibt es dafuer eine Sonder-QSL-Karte und evtl einen Sonder-DOK. Diese 

Aktion wird unterstuetzt duch die OVs Muehlacker (P15) und Karlsruhe (A07). 

Es werden auch Mitglieder dieser beiden OV's QRV sein. Fuer dieses Ereignis 

versucht das Team noch einen Sonder DOK zu bekommen. 

Die Rundfunkstation, heute des SWR, ist immer noch aktiv auf Mittelwelle 

und UKW. Der Kurzwellenbetrieb begann 1947 und wurde vor kurzem, nach 57 

Jahren im Oktober 2004 leider eingestellt. Der Sender Muehlacker war in 

frueheren Zeiten eine der groessten Stationen. Nach dem 2. Weltkrieg 

beherbergte der Standort auch den Mittelwellensender des AFN [Stuttgart] 

(American Forces Network, Sender der Amerikanischen Streitkraefte). Durch 

den Rundfunksender wurde Muehlacker weltberuehmt. 

DA0RM wird etwa 1 Woche und so oft wie moeglich, Ende Februar 2005 aktiv 

ein auf allen Amateurfunkbaendern bis 70 cm in verschiedenen Betriebsarten, 

gemaess der unten stehenden Tabelle. Ebenso werden wir auf vielen Repeatern 

in der Umgebung Muehlackers QRV sein. Wir verwenden die Kurzwellenantennen 

der ehemaligen Kurzwellenstation. Als Transceiver dienen Standard-Geraete 

mit 100 Watt Sendeleistung. 

band >>> mode 

80m >>>> SSB 

40m >>>> SSB, PSK31, SSTV 

20m >>>> SSB, PSK31, SSTV 

17m >>>> SSB 

15m >>>> SSB 

12m >>>> SSB 

10m >>>> SSB, FM-Repeater 

2m >>>>> FM-Repeater, SSTV 

70cm >>> FM-Repeater, SSTV planned on 438.625 MHz (all mode RPT) 

Weitere Infos auch auf: 

 

Mathias (DJ2HD) und bei 

Thomas (DO3TG) 

Info: vy 73 Wolfgang DH3WO 

(via DARC German Amateur Radio Club, 

BW-Rundspruch Baden-Wurttemberg Circular Feb 2) 

9820 at 1642- UT, Voice of Ethiopian Medhin (via Juelich) on Jan 30. Very 

unusual mx with a female vocalist. Jazzy, but with a Horn of Africa bent, 

in presumed Amharic. Very good reception this morning. About time that the 

sun cooperates! Program cut at 1659 UT (carrier was briefly off). At 1700 

UT IS and ID for Voice of Oromo Liberation by a male interspersed with very 

nice Horn of Africa mx. (Walt Salmaniw-BC, Cumbre Jan 30) 

Since today or probably already yesterday Berlin-Britz 990 is finally on 

air again. This afternoon 855 is still running \\ in AM with a delay of 

about four seconds, so obviously operated with the DRM modulator. (Kai 

Ludwig-D, dxld Feb 4) 

Noted 990 back ( \\ 855 and 6005) sometime around 0200 this morning, so 

most likely they were on already last evening. Sometime this morning

(Friday) there seemed to be DRM on both 6090 and 6095. Whoever was the 

culprit on 6090, he badly messed up BR 6085. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, dxld Feb 4) 

Checked the Berlin Britz outlets twice today. 990 kHz is totally in sync 

with our local FM DLR relay. 

855 kHz I hear only the powerful 200/400 kW Harris tx near Bucharest, same 

strength like 909, 1152 etc. 

One of the poorest European countries has now a potential of at least 8 

powerful MW powerhouses, thanks to human race friend G.W.Bush 

administration. (see Harris item under Romania). (wb, Feb 8) 

SANTEC - SHOW: 





E-mail: 

Web: 


Re: Santec in Spanisch. Gibt es so auch in Franzoesisch, Italienisch, 

Portugiesisch und Polnisch, siehe 

 

Von Deutsch ganz zu schweigen... 


5775 English, Programm aus Oakland CA 

Hoere ich gerade (nur Freitags) aus Kostinbrod Bulgarien? 

Freitag 2100 UTC nach Europa + Uebersee, z.B. Ozeanien (30 Min.) KW 5775 

kHz und woher kommt die Polnisch Sendung 1584 kHz? (wb, Jan 28) 

Bernd Trutenau: die 1584 gehoeren zu den italienischen Sendungen: 

 

Toscana - Nord Italia OM 1584 kHz 

 

Radio Santec (Vita Universale) ha confermato la trasmissione in lingua 

italiana del 28/08/2002, 2058-2100 UTC, 1323 kHz (via Deutsche Telekom) e 

1584 kHz (via Radio Studio X), in 11 giorni; ha allegato inoltre opuscoli 

di carattere religioso e guida alle trasmissioni. Il rapporto di ricezione 

e stato inviato per posta prioritaria all'indirizzo: RADIO SANTEC, 

Marienstrasse 1, D-97070 Wuerzburg, Germania - Deutschland. 

Die polnische Seite zeigt die richtigen, traditionellen 1143 kHz: 

 

Wer kennt die Adresse der Evangelischen Missionsgesellschaft, die an den 

Wochenenden auf 6015 kHz sendet? (Michael Lindner) 

Evangelische Missions-Gemeinden, Jahnstrasse 9, DE-89182 Bernstadt, 

Germany. 

Tel + 49 [0] 7348-9480-26, Fax -27 

Quelle: (Harald Greiner-D, 

A-DX Feb 1)

(Baden-Wuerttemberg): Am 18. Januar 2005 wurde die Mittelwelle Stuttgart- 

Hirschlanden 738 kHz vormittags fuer eine Testsendung eingesetzt. 

Ausgestrahlt wurde das Programm von AFN, das vom selben Standort auf 1143 

kHz kommt. Die Mittelwelle wird moeglicherweise kuenftig fuer Truckradio 

eingesetzt. (ntt; Kai Ludwig via wwdxc BCDX, Jan 18) 

Evtl. auch nur der normale Wartungs Check der T-systems Techniker. (wb) 

Truckradio plans to use also Burg 531 (silent since 1998, disregarding low 

power DRM tests done in the meantime), Frankfurt 1080 (coordinated but 

never put in use, possible tx site unclear, most likely candidate appears 

to be Weisskirchen) and Wuerzburg 1386. They also intend to put txs on air 

in Austria. 

Cf. where 531 is shown 

way too much to the east of course, and just disregard the mention on 

"1475" in Austria. 

[the Truck radio tx map shows also Innsbruck-AUT circle on 1026 kHz, wb.] 

Vermutlich infolge von Witterungseinfluessen ist am 22. Dez 2004 eine 

seitliche Abspannung des 160 Meter hohen Mittelwellen-Sendemastes in Britz 

gerissen. Da die Stabilitaet des Sendemastes nicht voll gewaehrleistet war, 

wurden in Zusammenarbeit mit Polizei und Feuerwehr die notwendigen 

Massnahmen zur Sicherung eingeleitet. Nach telefonischer Auskunft der TegTP 

vom 19. Januar 2005 fand man ein weiteres Seil, das ebenfalls repariert 

werden musste. Mit der Wiederaufnahme des Sendebetriebes koenne aber schon 

wieder diese Woche gerechnet werden. Der Sendemast wurde vor etwa einem 

Jahr komplett saniert. (D. Moeller 19.1.2005 via Chr. Ratzer A-DX; ntt) 

GREECE This is the Radio Filia (15 kW) Schedule in English that I put 

together from the ones on VOG's web site. Notice that this station carries 

the International Zone foreign lang programs from 1400 to 2000 UT as well 

as the earlier satellite lang connections at 0430 to 0900 on Monday thru 

Friday as well as an abbreviated schedule on the week-end. (John Babbis-MD- 

USA, dxld Feb 4) 

Radio Filia, Athens 3 (ERA-3) B04 Schedule. (Eff from Oct 31, 2004 to March 

30, 2005) 

MON-FRI 665 AM 107 FM 

0000-0430 Connection With Cosmos 

0430-0500 BBC-Bulgarian (Satellite Connection) 

0500-0530 BBC-Turkish (Satellite Connection) 

0530-0600 BBC-Russian (Satellite Connection) 

0600-0630 D/W*German (Satellite Connection) 

0630-0700 BBC*Albanian (Satellite Connection) 

0700-0800 BBC-English (Satellite Connection) 

0800-0900 BBC-Arabic (Satellite Connection) 

0900-1000 Philippino Communities Program (Mon) 

Immigrants* Communities 60* (Tues) 

"As a Fairy Tale?" With Rissos Charalambides (Wed) 

Connection With Cosmos (Thurs) 

Program for the Internat Immigration Organization (Fri) 

1000-1005 Where From and Why. 1005-1100 Information Without 

Discriminations 

1100-1200 Connection With Cosmos. 1200-1300 Something Special 

1300-1400 Journey Taken, Journey Left 

INTERNATIONAL ZONE. 7430 SW 665 AM 107 FM 

1400-2000 Ar, Ge, Ru, Sp, Rom, Tur, S-Cr, Bu, Alb30*, Fr30*, Pol 30*, En 

30*. 

665 AM 107 FM

2000-2400 Connection With Cosmos. 2200-2400 Connection With Studio 3A (Fri) 

SATURDAY 665 AM 107 FM 





0800-0900 Sweet Country of Cyprus (Connection With Studio 3A) 

0900-1000 Bangladesh. 1000-1200 Out of Place. 1200-1400 From Forty Waves 

INTERNATIONAL ZONE. 7430 SW 665 AM 107 FM 

1400-1430 Ar, Ge, Ru, Sp, Rom, Tur, S-Cr, Bu, Alb 30*, Fr 30*. 

1900-1930 Everything Becomes Songs. 1930-2000 Nx in English 30* 

665 AM 107 FM. 2000-2400 Connection With Cosmos 

SUNDAY 665 AM 107 FM 






0900-1000 Program With India-Pakistan Communities 

1000-1100 Doctors of the World-Doctors Without Borders 

1100-1200 Connection With Cosmos, 1200-1300 Albanian Migrants Forum 

1300-1400 Rhythm 

INTERNATIONAL ZONE 7430 SW 665 AM 107 FM 

1400-1900 Ar, Ge, Ru, Sp, Rom, Tur, S-Cr, Bu, Alb30*, Fr30*, 

1900-1930 Everything Becomes Songs. 1930-2000 Nx in English 30* 

665 AM 107 FM 2000-2400 Connection With Cosmos. (John Babbis-MD-USA, dxld 

Feb 3) 

GUIANA FR We have started today DRM txion from French Guyana at around 

1830 UT on 21645 beaming 35 (to France just for fun!) but the normal 

direction is 275 to Mexico city. This test to France was negative as the 21 

MHz band was completly dead at 1930 local time. 

Tomorrow between 1200 and 1600 we will do new txions to 295 but also to 

France mainland on 17875 or 21645 MHz with about 30 kW to a 4/4/1 rotatable 

antenna. 

I am not so sure that it will be good for you in Virginia, better for the 

US west coast when beaming to Mexico but just try it! Thanks again for your 

help during our first tests from France to Dallas in November. 

(Jacques Gruson, F6AJW, TDF, Feb 2, DRM Forums via dxld) 

We are currently transmitting on 21650 kHz (not 21645) at 35 to Europe were 

we are received quite well. We need to move because of a local QRM from 

Saudi Arabia on 21640 in Europe but we will be back on 21645 for A04 HFCC 

demo. 

Portugal is also transmitting to Brazil on 21650 kHz starting at 1700 UT. 

(Jacques Gruson, Feb 3, ibid. dxld Feb 6) 

GUINEA 7125 RTV Guineenne at 2340-0001* UT on Jan 28-29, French talk, 

Afro-pop mx, local folk mx. 2359 UT sign-off with instrumental NA. VG 

signal until 0000 when covered by Russian International Radio sign-on. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Feb 1) 

7125 Radiodiffusion TV Guineenne, at 2053-2122 on Jan 30, nice program of 

highlife vocals hosted by a man with French talk. ID at 2100 followed by

news. Brief mxal segment and vernacular news. After three mins back to 

French talk and mxal programming. Fair. 


ICELAND Rikisutvarpid Reykjavik schedule has not changed since Oct 2003: 

For Europe 

1215-1300 UTC 13865 kHz (125 degr) 

1755-1825 UTC 12115 kHz (125) 

for NoAmerica 

1410-1440 UTC 13865 kHz (251 degr) 

1835-1905 UTC 13865 kHz (251) 

2300-2335 UTC 12115 kHz (251) 

Schedule is shown on this link which 

'Johanna' at Rikisutvarpid sent me within mins! Thank you, Johanna! 


INDIA An article on the recent DXpedition to Andaman Island by National 

Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India is available in pdf format at: 

 

The last photo of the article on page 7 is on the Ham Radio demonstration 

conducted at All India Radio, Port Blair in their conference Hall. 

The 3rd person from the right is Mr.K.S.Venkateswarlu, Station Engineer, 

AIR, Port Blair who is well with dxers worldwide for his prompt repies to 

reception reports. The other members seen are the staff and AIR and 

Doordarshan TV. 

(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Feb 10) 

11585 R Rainbow heard on Jan 26 with Hindi songs on past 1540 UT till abt 

1630 then with rock heavy metal songs and several ID in between as eg on 

1600 and 1630 . ALso heard on next day Jan 27th with possibly fade out or 

signal off at 1430, on Jan 28 up to 1540 when signal again faded out, but 

also available on 1030, and on Jan 29 from as early as 1143 UT. Signal is 

mostly fair to good at S9 to fade out at 1530 44433 Jan 29th. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 31) 

INDONESIA I've just crossed over very distorted signal on 11884.7 M tk 

in an lang which is hard-to-recognise... 1720 UT, ID sounds like "Radio 

Republik INS", into soft pop then. 

\\ checks gave nothing: 

9525 (9524.89) VOI in Spanish fair-to-poor not \\ 11874v. 

11860 (11860.007) RRI in Indo, good, clear audio. Not \\ too. 

What's it on 11874.7 then ?... (Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Feb 8) 

Vlad, 

seemingly the second RRI/VoINS SW station at Bonto Sunggu, Jeneparto, 

Sulawesi. 

Not mentioned in DXpress[Jembatan] since 1999 I guess. 

Scheduled for 9565, 9630, [9680?], 11750, 11885 kHz. 

Dipols towards 85 degrees. 

11885 0900-1300 51 UJU 100 85 5 206 D INS RRI RRI 

Usually RRI/VoINS uses Jakarta Cimanggis site, see below. 


!! H i s t o r y NASWA LN November 1996:

Info on the inauguration of RRI's new txs by David Foster... RRI's nine new 

250 kW txs were officially inaugurated on Sep 14. In a 1-1/2 hour live 

bcast of the opening ceremony near Ujung Pandang, beginning at 0245 UTC on 

RRI Jakarta Programa Nasional, it was anncd that five of the nine txs, all 

believed to be supplied by Marconi, are situated at Bonto Sunggu in 

Kabupaten Gowa, 19 km south of UP. The other four are located at Cimanggis 

(Jakarta). 

A sked was anncd, itemizing eight (not nine) freqs: Bonto Sunggu: 9565 kHz, 

(?)-1400 UTC to Maluku & Irian Jaya; 9630 kHz, 2100-1000 UTC to Sumatra, 

Jawa Barat & Kalimantan, both with Programa Nasional 1; 11750 kHz, 2000- 

2400 UTC to Sumatra, Jawa Barat & Kalimantan; and 11885 kHz, 0500-0900 UTC 

to Maluku & Irian Jaya, both with Programa Nasional 2. Cimanggis: 9680, 

11790 (prob. 11785), 15125 & 15150 kHz, no sked anncd. 

There are four new antenna arrays at Bonto Sunggu, six at Cimanggis. Info 

was also given on costs, the area of the sites, elec. generators, 

modulation systems, and that two channels are available on the Palapa 

satellite for the feed to Banta Sunggu. This project was Marconi's third in 

INS. Information Minister Harmaka opened the facility, and the ceremony was 

also attended by a representative from Marconi UK and the First Secretary 

of the British Embassy. A fourth Marconi project will involve three new 250 

kW FS txs, believed to be located at Cimanggis. 

Notes to the above: 

(1) Programa Nasional 1 and 2 are new references. There has only been one 

Programa Nasional until now, although it was known to split into two 

networks at 0030-0200 and 0830-1000 UTC (not daily). [See October LN-AQ] 

(2) Scheduled times have actually been changeable, although it is 

interesting to note that 9630 kHz was anncd to close at 1000* and has 

actually done so over the past few weeks. 

(3) Perhaps the missing ninth freq represents a standby tx or one still to 

come on-line. 

(4) Possibly Marconi's previous two projects involved the establishment of 

the presently-inactive 250 kW tx site at Padang Cermin near Medan, and the 

current high power FS tx on 9525 kHz. (Foster/OZDX/Jembatan 

DX/BCDX/Bueschel) 

This seems only logical since at least the regional (nusantara) RRI stns 

have had a 2nd prgr for some time already. Concerning the different IS 

method, RRI Programa Nasional uses the Rayuan Pulau Kelapa (Song of the 

Coconut Islands) as an IS just before the nx on the hour. The VO INS uses 

an instr version of RPK at the end of each lang section. RRI PN usually 

plays the NA (Indonesia Raya) at the end of the nx, as does VOI at the end 

of each txmn block. There is also a 'Pancasila' song hrd sometimes 

(Pancasila being the state ideology). There's also a jingle '.. Radio 

Republik INS ..' hrd occasionally. 

(Werdin/OZDX/Jembatan DX/BCDX/Bueschel) (November 1996) 

Thank you, Wolfgang, looks like that. I've lost them around 18z, but 

definitely it was NOT ext sce (VOI). So lang was INSn (I was in doubt 

between B.Indones / B.Malay). 

Audio quality improved towards the end, but very short drops out became 

more frequent (few per min, less then second in lentgh). If reactivated as 

it looks, - not in good shape I must say...

Cimanggis' 11860 looked perfect at the same time. Even 9525 VOI's quality 

was not bad as to my ear. General: while been slightly into GeoMag-storm, 

signals coming here from East appeared more clear/sharp. (Vlad Titarev-UKR, 

DXplorer Feb 8) 

9550 0900-1300 51 UJU 7 0 0 700 311004 270305 D INS RRI 





Wasn't there a report a couple of years ago about someone visiting the 

station and stating that the whole site was buried in the jungle and the 

visitor estimated it the return to air to be very unprobable? But who knows 

... (Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer feb 9) 

9525 VoINS, at 2021-2100* on Feb 7, English/Indo, Audible after co-channel 

TWR,Swaziland 2020* (Sat-Mon) w/ familiar RRI web info annt. Music w/ 

breaks in audio around 2032 followed by whisper quiet talks re "investment 

in INS" then continuous Indo pops/ballads. 

"From Jakarta you are listening to the VOI" IDs at 2031 and 2048 and s/off 

annmts w/ freqs and "Goodbye from VOI in Jakarta". IS at 2100*. Good mx 

audio, poor vox. 


4925 RRI Jambi on Jan 28 at 1120-1205 UT. 35333. Koran reading in INSn. 

Local nx at 1130. Music program followed at 1150. Nx at 1200. ID was heard 

at 1130 UT. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Feb 4) 

4749.96 RRI Makassar, at 1358 UT on 27 January; pop mx thru 1400 TOH; S9 

signal. 

4789.07 RRI Fak Fak, at 1352 on 29 January; S8 pop mx; same strength as 

Port Moresby; Song of Coconut Island at 1353 UT and audio out at 1356:45 

UT. 

(Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Jan 31) 

3325 RRI Palankaraya [Kalimantan], at 1150-1227 on Feb 1, continuous Hindi 

vocals up to Song of the Coconut Islands at 1159 followed by Jakarta news. 

\\ 4605 (Serui) and 4925 (Jambi). Fair. 

3976.1 RRI Pontianak [Kalimantan], at 1052-1125 on Jan 31, Koran chants 

through top of the hour. Man with INSn talks. Periodic checks noted mx 

programming. Poor with intermittent amateur QRM. 

4605 RRI Serui [Irian Jaya], at 1145-1240 on Feb 1, vocals until local ID 

at 1159 followed by Song of the Coconut Islands. RRI ID and Jakarta nx read 

by a man running \\ 3325 (Palankaraya) and 4925 (Jambi). 

4750 RRI Makassar [Sulawesi], at 2145-2206 on Jan 30, mix of Indo pops and 

talk in INS by a woman until Song of the Coconut Islands at 2159 followed 

by generic RRI ID at 2200 and Jakarta news. Poor to fair and improving. 

4790 RRI Fak Fak (presumed) [Irian Jaya], at 2135-2154 fade out on Jan 30, 

talk by two men in INSn then a woman announcer spoke. Brief instrumental mx 

segments (some "island mx") between various talk segments. Poor to fair 

signal with CODAR QRM but fading fast and gone before Song of the Coconut 

Islands at top of the hour.

4925 RRI Jambi [Sumatra], at 1216-1228 on Feb 1, noted with Jakarta nx in 

INS \\ 3325 (Palankaraya) and 4605 (Serui). Poor to fair. (Rich 

D'Angelo/FCDX-PA-USA, DXplorer Feb 3) 

9525 Voice of INS at 2002 UT in English with news. Headlines of nx at 2008. 

Battling it out with someone in French. The only way to hear VoI was to 

point the beam 300 degrees to get maximum signal. A real struggle. Battling 

it out with TWR-Swaziland in French until they signed off at 2020. Now V. 

of INS is alone with "Let's Go INS", a tourist program. (343 / 222 Feb 5). 

(Mickey Delmage-Alb-CAN, hcdx Feb 5) 

Because RRI Korean announcer Lee-Youngju retired from Radio Republik INS, 

RRI in Korean was stopped. Even though Korean lang ID is heard at the 

beginning and ending of broadcasting. The Korean sce is now replaced with 

the mx program which can be received from 1200-1300 UT, on 9525. 

(RRI Korean announcer Lee-Youngju, from Sungchul Cho, SoKorea, dxld Feb 8) 

Acc to Mr. Sungchul Cho, Korea, Korean sce of Radio Republik INS (1200-1300 

9525 kHz) has recently been stopped. Although the Korean lang ID is heard 

at the beginning and end, all the programs are now replaced by mx. The 

reason is that RRI Korean announcer Lee-Yougju retired from RRI and they 

cannot find a successor. 

BTW, Korean web site 

has not been updated since autumn 2003. (Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC- 


IRAQ Checking the Iraqi elections on the Nile Sat today I noticed that 

"Al-Iraqiyah TV (Iraq Media Network)" has started broadcasting on the Nile 

Sat, 7 degrees West on 12.149 GHz Pol. Horizontal S/R 27500 FEC 3/4. 

This is a follow up to my report about the same TV station which started 

broadcasting on the Arab Sat 26 degrees East on 7/1/2004. I said "after the 

American attack on Iraq the management of both Arab Sat and Nile Sat 

announced that they will not let the IMN to broadcast on both satellites 

but sounds like they gave it a second thought ... which means maybe we can 

get that station on the Nile Sat 7 Deg West soon." 

It took them about a year to have it on the Nile Sat. Sounds like the 

management of the Nile Sat finally convinced to have the channel on the 

Nile Sat and the timing is great as well, just around elections time ;) 

(Tarek Zeidan, Cairo-EGY, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 30) 

CLAND 6420.8 R. Komalah (as heard), NE IRQ (?), noted on 28 Jan at 1717- 

1810* UT, Kurdish, talks, IDs, Big Ben-like chimes 1740 & jingle (western 

theme), news, same jingle at s/off; 45433. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- 


Cland 6420.9 'Iran Radio Komala' with progr in Persian at 1710 UT talks 

about Hattami, Romania at 1720 a rock song at 1730 ID at 1733 and program 

in Arabic after 1733. DSB with reduced carrier with sudden upward drifts. 

S5 3 43443 at 1720 but low at 1735 UT. Jan 29. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, 


4860 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan (pres), at 0259-0322 on Jan 31, nice 

Kurdish vocals and talks. Poor with UTE QRM. (Rich D'Angelo/FCDX-PA-USA, 


Kurdistan 11530 Denge Mezopotamia on Feb 8 huge signal 1355-past 1510 with 

phone-in and Kurdish songs. (via Russia)

6335 V.O.Iraqi Kurdistan on Feb 8 at 1425 UT Kurdish songs, better at later 

hours. Weak, but in the clear. 

6426.2 \\ 4380.6 V.O.Iranian Revolution (pres) on Feb 8 at 1425-1450+ \\ 

programming in Kurdish, too early for 3880v channel. 

6311.9 R Roj here the last few days. On Feb 7 at 1605 even with 'Happy 

Birthday to you' song in English .-) Feb 8 faded in on this freq. ard 1405. 

At recheck later slightly moved to 6312 kHz. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX 

Feb 8) 

The Kurdish mx station "Radio Roj" has been on variable 6312 (ex 6315, ex 

6310) since at least 5 Feb. Noted during afternoons around 1400/1500 and 

also mornings around 0530. This station is much weaker than the VoIraqi 

Kurdistan on 6335. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, Cumbre Feb 8) 

Cland 4025 V of People of Kurdistan 1758 ID by OM in AR (shhab Kurdisatan) 

with short nx, tune in on 1840 with Arabic songs. Feb 5. 

Cland 4380.75 unIDed Kurdish 1755 in Kurdish lang with continuous mentions 

on Kurdistan ! Nice signal S9 44334 songs. Feb 5. 

(all Zacharias Liangas-GRD, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 9) 

ITALY Im Elektrosmog-Prozess gegen Radio Vatikan will die Verteidigung 

des Papstsenders auf Freispruch fuer die drei Radio-Direktoren plaedieren. 

Die Argumentation der Anwaelte ist, dass die Abstrahlung 

elektromagnetischer Wellen nicht als "Werfen gefaehrlicher Gegenstaende" 

dargestellt werden koenne, wie das die Anklage tue. 

Zudem habe sich Radio Vatikan stets an die europaeischen Strahlen-Normen 

gehalten und sich seit 2001 auch den sehr viel strengeren italienischen 

Normen unterworfen. Der naechste Gerichtstermin, bei dem die Verteidigung 

zu Wort kommt, ist fuer den 1. Februar 2005 geplant. Als Termin fuer die 

Erwiderungen der Anklage und fuer das Urteil ist der 7. April angesetzt. 

(Radio Vatikan 18.1.2005; Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt) 

JAPAN 3607.5U NHK-Tokyo, ltr and nice card; xmtr site photo, JOAK and 

JOAB calls and MW fqys, three SW fqys (3607, 6175, 9550) and power (900 

watts), on front, full-data on back; also three NHK postcards. Ltr 

(unsigned) apologizes for lateness and bad EG, says SW used to be 

considered b/c, now "for connection" (feeder), so they don't QSL, but "The 

card is sent specially this time" (Yes!). 6 wks. after 1st follow-up, 5 

mos. total. 

Sent CD, SAE and ms with both rpts; SAE was used, returned ms. Address on 

ltr and handwritten on envelope: 

NHK-Tokyo Shobu-kuki Radio Station, 3047-1 Oaza-Sanga Shobu-cho, 

Minamisaitama-gun Saitama, 346-0104 Japan. For rcpn in Hawaii. (Jerry Berg- 

MA-USA, DXplorer Jan 31) 

KENYA Problems with 4915. I noted yesterday that KBC's 4915 tx was 

relaying the Swahili Service, rather than the usual Eastern Service. A 

check on the Eastern Service's studio-to-transmitter link on 89.5 FM found 

that it was a silent carrier. 

This morning 4915 is off the air and 89.5 FM is still a silent carrier. 

In 2001, 4915 was off the air for several weeks as the KBC couldn't pay the 

electricity bill, but this looks like a different problem. (Chris Greenway- 

KEN, BrDXC-UK feb 10)

KOREA Rep. My dear friend Ruben Guillermo Margenet said what Ramiro 

Trost, Spanish Section member of KBS Radio Korea International, told him 

about the new vietnamese sce. The test txions beginning the next February 

14 from 0900-0930 UTC on 9640 kHz. The official inauguration is the next 

March 03. (Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, hcdx Feb 4) 

RKI gets a new name. 

RKI has conducted a survey of all KBS employees in its search for new 

station name following its merger with the overseas sce TV channel KBS 

World last Feb, RKI has announced to rename it to reflect new stature & 

mission. In the survey a majority of those polled favoured "KBS WORLD 

RADIO" among 10 options named. RKI will be moving ahead with re-naming 

process by next week. 

Meanwhile RKI will launch its 11th lang sce in Vietnamese from March 3rd - 

the 79th anniversary of KBS the mother company of RKI. From this day a 30 

mins long Vietnamese lang program will be broadcasted on 9640 kHz at 10 pm 

Vietnamese local time. 

(RKI Worlwide friendship program, Alokesh Gupta-IND, Cumbre Feb 6) 

KUWAIT 9880DRM Radio Kuwait Feb 7 at 1704 Nx in Arabic, mentions of 

Kuwait and ruling sheik; S/N about 15 dB, fine for 11.64 kbps bit rate. 

Audio about 98% present. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Feb 8) 

LITHUANIA 1386 Starting March 1st, Radio Baltic Waves International will 

provide a relay of RFE/RL in Russian for a local audience in Siauliai 

(Northern Lithuania) on 1386 with 3 kW from 0500-1600. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, 

mwdx Feb 9) 

MADAGASCAR Family Radio via Madagascar on Feb 5 in Swahili on 11804.9 

kHz at 1840 UT, off 1854. Fair. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 8) 

MALDIVES On Jan 19, I had a most welcomed phone call from Sri Lankan DXer 

Sarath Weerakoon who for the time being is Head of Operations of the 

Hong Kong Shanghai Bank in Male. He told me that during school holidays in 

December, his wife and children did visit him. On Dec 24 and 25 they went 

snorkling from one of the holiday resorts on one of the many, very flat 

islands in the South of the Maldives, but fortunately they returned on Dec 

25 to the capital Male. The next day many of these islands whose highest 

point above normal sea level is only one meter, were flooded by the 

Tsunami. 

Most of the other coasts along the Indian Ocean like in Sri Lanka are 

higher and the flood came several times and made severe devastations. But 

it was different on the Maldive islands where the big Tsunami wave just 

passed over the islands once and carried people and material away. There 

are some reefs around Male, so only a minor flooding occured there and 

Sarath and his family are safe. But about 100 people are dead or missing on 

the Maldives. Nobody there had imagined that such a catastrophe could 

happen. 

Six years ago Sarath and his wife Niranjalee showed me great hospitality in 

letting me be their guest in their bungalow in Mount Lavinia south of 

Colombo. Sarath furthermore showed me around at various interesting places 

in Colombo, Bentota and Galle on the south coast of Sri Lanka. Fortunately 

their bungalow on a hill is untouched and the school of their children is 

only slightly damaged. 

Sarath Weerakoon also told me that the compound of the Voice of Maldives in 

Male was unhurt. Their extensive network of FM-repeaters covers all the 

inhabited islands. But they have absolutely no plans to return to the use 

of Shortwaves. Sarath sent his best regards to all members of the DSWCI. - 

With the current world media focus on the political situation in the

Maldives, it is interesting to note that President Gayoom a few days ago 

promised more democracy on his archipelago. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW NL Jan 26) 

MALI 4786.92 RTV Mali with hilife mx. Signal S9 but strong QRM from CNR 

Mongol on 4785 so YSB is must. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 2) 

MEXICO 6184.94 at 0505- UT, Radio Educacion on Jan 30. Not a whole lot to 

hear tonight with pretty poor reception conditions. S7 signals with a male 

speaking in Spanish. Not terribly exciting programming. A presumed logging. 

Some traditional Mexican vocals at 05:08. (Walt Salmaniw-BC, Cumbre Jan 30) 

HFCC A-05 meeting in Mexico DF 

The DRM schedule via RN site at 

 

has been updated: "Last modified: 2005.02.05, 09:39" 

Here we excerpt the pertinent entries concerning tests during the HFCC in 

Mexico DF, including the unidentified txions we have already reported. On 

Aventura Diexista, HCJB, at 1445 UT on Feb 5 on 11960, Duglas Weaver 

mentioned that HCJB would be running special tests too, but no further 

info! That turns out to be the identity of the DRM buzz I was already 

hearing on 15375, not Santiago, which however, is also running a DRM test, 

on 21500 like they did for Dallas last November. 

Power and azimuth are missing for both; presumably HCJB's high-gain 

rotatable antenna is no longer usable, at least in the process of being 

dismantled, if not yet completed. Besides the html coding errors, the R. 

Educacion entry for 25620 does not match our previous info, that it would 

be running from 1500 to 2300 UT for several days, not just during the same 

20 mins the MW 1060 test appears one day only. 

And the 21645 DRM test, indeed via French Guiana, is not carrying RFI, but 

instead DW in English! Viz.: 

1300-2300 02/06-02/11 21645 295 Mexico 30 DW English Montsinery 

1300-2400 02/06-02/11 15375 Mexico HCJB Spanish Quito 

1600-1900 02/07-02/11 21500 Mexico Voz Cristiana Spanish Santiago 

1700-1720 02/09 1060 ND Mexico R. Educacion Spanish Mexico 

1700-1720 02/09 25620 ND Mexico R. Educacion Spanish Mexico 

2200-2300 02/05-02/20 9900 290 Mexico 10 RNW Spanish Bonaire 

2300-2400 02/05-02/20 9885 290 Mexico 10 RNW Dutch Bonaire 

The by-frequency DRM schedule at the HFCC site has not yet been updated. 

Then I find a message from Klaus Schneider, compiler of the above schedule. 


French Guiana did some DRM test txions on 21650 kHz to Europe. Tentative 

schedule to Mexico: 

02/06-02/11 on 21645 kHz (295 degr - 30 kW) at 1300-2300 UT. 

The txion on 15375 kHz originated from Quito, Ecuador. 

HCJB schedule to Mexico: 02/06-02/11 on 15375 kHz at 1300-2400 UT. 

Voz Cristiana from Santiago, Chile. 02/07-02/11 on 21500 kHz at 1600-1900 

UT. 

It's impossible to list test txions in the regular DRM schedule. Special 

txions to Mexico will be published on Sunday, 6 Feb., because the schedule 

is also used for the DReaM Software, where the txion days have to be marked 

for remote control of the receivers. That's why limited txions, e.g. to 

Mexico, are always a problem. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, dxld Feb 5)

MOROCCO When John digs out QSL's they are generally 'jim crackers' and 

the latest pair certainly fit the bill. DULY VERIFIED No. 230/2 - 9490 

K/cs, WTAN, Voice of Tangier heard on August 13, 1955 and acknowledged by 

Rev. Ralph Freed. The December edition of CONTACT, pp 22 and 23, spotlights 

the history of Trans World Radio from its origins as the Voice of Tangier, 

2500 Watts (2.5 kW) on 22 February 1954. My QSL for WTAN for a report dated 

13 August 1955 illustrates these early days. 

The freq was 9490 K/cs and my log shows an annt "Just write ... P.O.Box 

219..." at 2130. The other side of the card contains a personal message 

saying they hoped to increase power to 10,ooo Watts (10 kW) by the end of 

1955. I hold a further card for reception on the 3, 4 & 5 February 1956, 

showing power as 10 kW and 2.5 kW. 

The card bears a British 2 1/2d stamp overprinted TANGIER and handcancelled 

"British Post Office 20 SP 55". This was under the "Tangier 

International Zone" arrangements, which ended in 1957. Tangier was at the 

time a separate radio country. 

(John R Megson-UK, Feb World DX Club Contact via Alan Roe, dxld and direct) 

Some of the stations mentioned, including Pan American Radio, are listed in 

the 1960 edition of the WRH, but according to 

 

they were not on the air at the time. 

At one can see a couple 

of old adverts and a few station names. 

Among other Moroccans were Radio Dersa, Tetuan (Spanish Morocco) and the US 

Navy and Air Force stations at Fort Lyautey, Kenitra and Nouasseur, all of 

which were rather commonplace on MW at the end of the 50's. (Henrik 

Klemetz-EQA, dxld hcdx Feb 6) 

Jari Savolainen: 

Hi Bob, Henrik and Bernd. Many thanks for your comments and info. From the 

IBRA history 

I got the impression that they build the new tx site at Pirate Hill, but 

were actually operating under the license of Radio Africa group? 

I guess WTAN/Voice of Tangier had it's own txs. Also Finnish programs were 

aired by some religious stations and at least one Finnish company (Paulig) 

had it's commercial program (maybe only tests) transmitted on sw from 

Tanger. 

I don't know which station they used. WRTH 1960 still lists under Tanger 

the R Africa group, Pan American stations, R Tanger and Voice of Tanger. 

And of course VOA. I guess this was last listing of these private stations. 

I haven't got the 1961 and 1962 books. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, Feb 6) 

Henrik wrote: 

Several stations had facilities of their own. On of the stations that 

closed down on Oct 29 1956 when Tangier lost its international status was 

Pan American Radio. They were on MW, same channel as Hoerby, and SW 7290. 

According to their printed schedules and illustrated pamphlets, they 

regularly received reception report from all over the world to their 

offices at the Pan American Building, 16, Delacroix, in Tangier. They had 

regularly sceduled programs in Spanish, English, French, Italian, Arabic 

and Hindu. I have a QSL from 1955. 

In 1955 some receiver manufacturers, such as the Swedish Philips and Dux 

companies were conducting test txions from Tangier under the auspices of a

company called Intercontinental Radio Company S.A. The idea was to start 

commercial programing from Tangier. Shortwave listening in Sweden was 

seething at the time, with tens of thousands of people regularly tuning in 

to foreign stations while the sole national network, the state owned noncommercial 

Radiotjaenst, was having a break (2 hours in the morning, 2 

hours in the afternoon and also from 2230 to 0600). Finally a few religious 

broadcasters, notably IBRA Radio, started broadcasts from Tangier. 

They were refused the right to operate from Swedish soil. The Swedish govt 

subsequently tried to stop their broadcasts from Tangier by witholding the 

funds Ibra Radio were sending to Tangier to build their premises. It was 

illegal to export this money, about 2M Sw. 

Crowns of the day, the govt said. The banning attempt was thwarted by the 

members of the pentecostal church who started to send small individual 

contributions by mail to Morocco. The Moroccans had to open a special post 

office to take care of all these postal money orders. The activities of 

Ibra Radio, Norea Radio, The Voice of Tangier (WTAN) and the VOA continued 

some time after Tangier lost its international status. 

But in Sweden the Swedish monopoly stayed put. Only in the early 60's, in 

an answer to pirate broadcasters Radio Nord and Radio Syd (also banned), 

Swedish radio listeners could enjou a national mx channel. For political 

reasons, commercial or community radio in Sweden would remain banned for 

many more years. (Henrik Klemetz-EQA, dxld Feb 6) 

Re TANGIER item. 

I've always found it most interesting to read articles about the radio 

scene of international zone of Tangier and those few years under Moroccan 

rule, while those stations still existed. Unfortunately my WRTH collection 

starts only from 1960 and I guess the info in the book is not very 

detailed. 

During the 50's there were many "stations" on sw as well as on mw listed 

under Tangier. But I guess many of the stations were just program time 

buyers from certain tx companies. I just wonder if someone has detailed 

info from the Tangier era, which stations were "real" ones and who were the 

airtime buyers (and of course who owned the txs). 


Some of the stations mentioned, including Pan American Radio, are listed in 

the 1960 edition of the WRH, but according to 

 

they were not on the air at the time. At 

 

one can see a couple of old adverts and a few station names. Among other 

Moroccans were Radio Dersa, Tetuan (Spanish Morocco) and the US Navy and 

Air Force stations at Fort Lyautey, Kenitra and Nouasseur, all of which 

were rather commonplace on MW at the end of the 50's. (Henrik Klemetz-SWE, 

dxld Feb 6) 

Tnx to Wolfgang Bueschel for sending some scans of WRH Tangier pages back 

to 1953y! 

(gh, dxld) 

[TANGIER] Many thanks to Wolfgang Buschel for the 50's WRTH scans. What I 

could figure out from those and other sources, there were these independent 

broadcasters in Tanger in the 50's; 

Radio Africa group 

- Radio Africa Maghreb MW 

- Radio Africa Tanger MW

- Radio Inter-Africa SW (R Eurafrica) 

Pan American Radio MW/SW 

Radio Tanger MW/SW 

Voice of Tanger (WTAN) SW This became later TWR. 

VOA Relay Tanger 

I'm not sure about IRCO (Intercontinental Radio Company SA) but I guess 

this commercial station was using the facilities of one of the above 

mentioned stations. As did other religious and not-so-religious stations, 

such as IBRA, DUX Radio etc. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Feb 8) 

MYANMAR 5770 Defence Forces BC Unit at 1346-1405 on Feb 2. Presumed with 

YL vocal mx, very Burmese-sounding and similar to what is heard on 5985.8 

kHz; YL ancr spoke in lang at 1359-1405 UT; more mx followed but signal was 

deteriorating by now. Fair at best but better than usual. (John Wilkins-CO- 

USA, DXplorer Feb 2) 

NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand International, The Voice of New Zealand, 

Broadcasting to the Pacific Te Reo Irirangi O Aotearoa, O Te Moana-Nui-A- 

Kiwa Nx About RNZI. 

RNZI TRANSMITTER CURRENTLY OFF AIR 10 Feb, 2005 01:09 UTC. The RNZI shortwave 

tx is currently off-air due to a fault at the transmission site. We 

have a technical sce crew there at present and they are endeavouring to fix 

the fault and have us back on-air as soon as possible. The RNZI Internet 

feed is unaffected. 

(Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 10) 

Repair work already done, noted at 1000 UT on-air with usual fluttery 

morning signal on 9885. (wb, Feb 10) 

RNZI was also off air either earlier this week or late last for a short 

time. The station is on air now as I type this at 1615 on 9870. It is a 

fairly good signal here, but with side-splash. The broadcast was in a 

Pacific language and playing typical Pacific Isl mx. And now in the 

distinctive accented English spoken in New Zealand, and announcing local 

time as UTC+13. So it seems that the fault team have already completed the 

repair! 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 10) 

Same problem last weekend, but they were back in the interim. (Glenn 

Hauser-OK-USA, dxld) 

15530 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, obs'ed on 30 Jan at 1143-1259* UT, English, 

feature on Maori culture, news 1200, etc; 45444; QSY to 9870, which has 

been fair. 

15720 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, obs'ed on 28 Jan at 0736-0759* UT, English, 

talks on environment; 45434; QSY to 9885 which has been propagating fairly 

good too. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 4) 

1300-1650 9870 000 deg All Pacific, USA. Daily. 

1651-1750 9870 035 deg NE Pacific, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Isls. Daily. 

1751-1850 11980 035 deg NE Pacific, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Cook Islands 

Daily. 

1851-2050 15265 000 deg All Pacific, also heard in Europe. Daily. 

2051-0359 17675 000 deg All PAC, also heard on USA west coast. Daily. 

0400-0759 15720(x15340) 000 deg All PAC, also heard in EUR, MidWeUSA. 

Daily. 

0800-1059 9885 000 deg All Pacific, also heard mid-west USA. Daily. 

1100-1259 15530 325 deg NW PAC, Bougainville, Timor, AS, EUR. Daily.

(R NZi official schedule, via Barry Hartley-NZ, BC-DX Nov 12, 2004) 

NIGERIA 4770 R Nigeria, at 2225-2300* on Jan 29, mostly a variety of 

pop, hip-hop mx. Some English talk. Sign-off with NA. Weak, poor with 

muffled audio. 

Also on 4769.98, at *0431-0503+ on Jan 29, sign-on with talking drums, 0432 

NA, 0433 English sign-on annts with ID, English religious program with 

religious mx. 0500 local drums, 0501 ID and news. Weak, poor with muffled 

audio. 


PAKISTAN Winter B-04 schedule for Radio Pakistan(updated Jan.29): 

ASSAMI 0045-0115 9340 11565 

URDU 0045-0215 11580* 15485 >> *x17895 for B-03 

BANGLA 0115-0200 9340 11565 

HINDI 0215-0300 9340 11565 

TAMIL 0315-0345 15625 17485* >> *x17495 for B-03 

GUJARATI 0400-0430 9340* 11565* >> *x15485 & 17825 for B-03 

URDU 0500-0700 11570 15100 17835 

URDU+EN nx 0800-1105 15100* 17835 >> *x21465 for B-03 

TAMIL 0945-1015 15625 17495* >> *x17485 for B-03 

SINHALA 1015-1045 15625 17495* >> *x17485 for B-03 

HINDI 1100-1145 9340 11570* >> *x11565 for B-03 

CHINESE 1200-1230 9585* 11570 >> *x15070 for B-03 

BANGLA 1200-1245 11550* 15625 >> *x11565 for B-03 

NEPALI 1245-1315 11550* 15625 >> *x11565 for B-03 

TURKI 1330-1400 4850* 6060* >> *x 5860 & 7570 for B-03 

URDU 1330-1530 9390* 11570 >> *x15065 for B-03 

RUSSIAN 1415-1500 7375 9340* >> *x 9385 for B-03 

PASHTO 1445-1515 4955 >> *x 5865 for B-03 

DARI 1515-1545 4955 5860* >> *x 5865 for B-03 

ENGLISH 1600-1615 9390* 11570 11850 15725 >> *ex9395 for B-03 

TURKISH 1630-1700 9340* 11565* >> *x 7550 & 11540 for B-03 

URDU 1700-1900 7530* 9400* >> *x 9395 & 11570 for B-03 

PERSIAN 1715-1800 5840* 7570* >> *x 5850 & 7550 for B-03 

URDU# 1800-1900 7575* >> *x 6785 for B-03 

ARABIC 1815-1900 7465* 9340* >> *x 6220 & 7550 for B-03 

URDU 1915-0045 7575 

# Islamabad px 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 1) 

B-04 schedule for Radio Pakistan (updated Jan. 29): 

PASHTO 1445-1515 4955 *ex 5865 for B-03 

DARI 1515-1545 4955 5860* *ex 5865 for B-03 

I can't hear 4955 kHz at all; has a replacement fq been found? 


5080 Pakistan ?? - in wrth - at 1647 UT, 222 urdu ? om discussion Feb 05. 

(Michel Lacroix-F, hcdx Feb 5) 

Yes, Michel, heard today on 5080.3 kHz with 'This is Radio Pakistan with 

the news' at 1600. (Finn Krone-DEN, hcdx Feb 5) 

PNG 3260 Radio Madang [New Guinea Territory], at 1135-1200* on Feb 1, 

program of non-descript vocals with a man announcer in Pidgin and English. 

Poor to fair. 

3275 Radio Southern Highlands [Papua Territory], at 1155-1218 on Jan 31, 

island vocals until a country and western tune which was noted \\ to 3355 

Simbu. Instrumental mx followed. Poor. 

3315 Radio Manus [Admiralty Islands], at 1142-1153 on Feb 1, man announcer 

with English talk hosting a program of love songs. Fair.

3325 Radio Bougainville (tentative) [Bougainville Island], at 1200-1201* on 

Feb 1, noted a vocal, probably a National Anthem, under Palankaraya. Very 

poor and essentially buried under the INSn. 

3355 Radio Simbu [New Guinea Territory], at 1200-1205* on Jan 31, country 

and western vocal selection followed by multiple IDs and freq annt at 1202. 

Orchestra national anthem at 1204. Fair. 

3385 Radio East New Britain [New Britain Island], at 1210-1235 on Jan 31, 

mx program hosted by a man announcer with English and Pidgin talks. Fair 

signal but strong UTE made reception poor. 

3905 Radio New Ireland [New Ireland], at 1143-1215 on Jan 31, program of 

island vocals hosted by a man announcer with Pidgin talks. ID and English 

nx at 1200 read by a woman announcer. Fair signal but sporadic amateur 

radio operator QRM and eventually swamped by AROs by 1215. 

4960 Catholic Radio Network (tentative) [Papua Territory], at 1228-1256 on 

Feb 1, tuned in much too late but managed to hear some mx and choir singing 

and snippets of English talk by a woman announcer. Poor and quickly fading 

out. 


POLAND Twoje Radio 6 Plus in Radzyn Podlaski on 1395 seems to have 

started with regular txions, acc. to the nx portal 

 

A UNID Polish station was heard by Patrick Robic in Austria on 1395 kHz on 

1 February at 2305 UTC (via A-DX ML). More info about the station was 

posted here on MWDX on 6 Dec 2004. The station's email address 

is 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Feb 2) 

There has been some confusion about the identification heard via the 

transmitter in Radzyn Podlaski on 1395. For most of the time, this 

transmitter relays Polskie Radio Lublin. PR Radio Lublin uses two standard 

on-air identifications: "Twoje Radio Lublin" and "Twoje Radio L". "Twoje 

Radio" stands for "Your Radio". PR Radio Lublin has used these labels for a 

long time, they are not linked with the operation of the community radio 

station in Radzyn. This can be confirmed by listening to the live 

audiostream of PR Radio Lublin at 

The name of the community radio station in Radzyn on 1395 is "Twoje Radio 6 

Plus". Despite of relaying PR Radio Lublin, this station is not affiliated 

with Polskie Radio, but an independent, local project. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, 

mwdx Feb 10) 

Ja, Twoje Radio ist richtig, naemlich Polskie Radio Lublin (1700-0730?, 

0930-1430 UT) hat auch ID-jingles "Twoje Radio Lublin"! Und die "echte" 

Lokalstation (0730-0930, 1430-1700) heisst Twoje Radio 6 Plus (aus Radzyn 

Podlaski). Ich danke Bernd Trutenau fuer die Information. (Mauno Ritola- 

LTU, A-DX Feb 10) 

Auf der Suche nach Twoje Radio aus Polen bin ich um 0610 UTC auf 1395 kHz 

gelandet. Eine Station mit non-stop Rock und Pop in Englisch und einer 

osteuropaeischen Sprache ist dort zugange, schwaches Signal, S1-2, bis 0640 

UTC keine einzige Ansage. Um 0640 UTC kam dasselbe Lied wie um 0610, das 

riecht ja maechtig nach einer Testschleife. Gibt es sachdienliche Hinweise 

zur Identifizierung des Taeters? 

So, ich habe mir mal die Minidisc angehoert, hatte mitgeschnitten, als ich 

ins Buero musste. Und wie schon vermutet, war es wirklich eine

halbstuendige Schleife mit Musik. Um 0700 UTC war dann wohl Programmbeginn, 

Nachrichten in Polnisch, um 0706 UTC kam dann eine Jingle ID. Es war in der 

Tat "Twoje Radio". 

(Martin Elbe-D, Feb 8) 

UNID Schon am 2.2. war mir die Station aufgefallen, die schwach mit einem 

Hoerspiel um Mitternacht auf 1395 kHz bis zum s/off kurz vor 0100 UTC zu 

hoeren war. 

Heute Nacht (3.2.) war die Station mit staerkerem Signal zu hoeren. Leider 

war keine ID zu hoeren, und ich konnte auch die Sendesprache nicht wirklich 

zuordnen. 

Um 0000 UTC kamen Infos ueber die "Primera Division" und ueber die Deutsche 

Fussball Bundesliga. Bei letzterer wurden ausschliesslich die deutschen 

Staedtenamen benutzt, nur aus Bayern Muenchen wurde Bavaria Muenchen. 

Um 0013 UTC gab's dann klass. Instrumental mx, danach ein Wort program. Um 

0035 UTC kam dann wieder ein Hoerspiel. s/off war um 0058 UTC (ohne 

Schlussansage oder Hymne). 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Feb 3) 

PORTUGAL During an experimental period, the freq 9460 kHz to Europe 

(period 2000-2400 UTC) has been replaced by the freq 9615 kHz. So, let us 

know, if possible, the reception conditions of this frequency, next Friday 

[Feb 4th !] ! 

Thanking you in advance, we remain 

Yours sincerely 

Isabel Saraiva, Intercambio e Contacto / RDP Internacional 

(Rudolf Sonntag-D, A-DX mail list Feb 3) 

I fail to understand what she really means because: 

9460 had been replaced by 11630 kHz Mon-Fri to EUR 1700-2000 (1800-2100 

Sat/Sun) on 18 Nov 2004 and even dropped for the extra txsions 2000-2400 

daily to EUR on 19 Nov 2004 - all acc. to infos. from the RDP, so I cannot 

understand why she says it was "replaced by 9615 for an experimental 

period." At any rate, the date is not even disclosed. 


ROMANIA Die erste Phase der Renovierung des alternden Sendernetzes der 

S.N. Radiocomunicatii S.A. ist weit vor Plan abgeschlossen worden. Dies gab 

die Harris Corporation in einer Pressemitteilung bekannt. Die erste Phase, 

die eine 100-prozentige Flaechendeckung der Rundfunkversorgung 

sicherstellen sollte, dauerte 20 Monate statt der projektierten 54 Monate. 

Nach Angaben der Pressemitteilung erreichte das alte Sendernetz aufgrund 

technischer Probleme kaum noch 40 Prozent der Bevoelkerung. 

In einem 85 Mio. US-Projekt lieferte und installierte Harris 28 

Mittelwellensender zwischen 10 und 50 kW, acht Mittelwellensender zwischen 

200 und 400 kW und 106 UKW-Sender. Durch die Abstellung zusaetzlicher 

Mitarbeiter wollte Harris schliesslich die Wahlen im November 2004 als 

Abschlusstermin erreichen. 

Debra Huttenburg, Generalmanager der Harris Broadcast Communications' Radio 

Broadcast Systems Business Unit, sieht in der gezeigten Leistung eine 

Einladung an andere osteuropaeische Laender, ihre Roehrensender durch 

Harris-Halbleitersender zu ersetzen, die erheblich weniger Betriebskosten 

bei viel hoeherer Verlaesslichkeit sicherstelle. (Harris Pressemitteilung; 

ntt Jan 30) 

RUSSIA [Kaliningrad] In Uebereinstimmung mit dem 2003 getroffenen 

Abkommen zwischen Litauen und Russland wurde die Belegung der Mittelwelle 

Bolshakowo 1386 kHz am 1. Januar 2005 weiter reduziert. Man sendet jetzt

das deutsche Programm der Stimme Russlands 16.00-19.00 Uhr. Vom 1. Jan 2006 

bis 31. Oktober 2007 stehen der Stimme Russlands dann nur noch zwei Stunden 

auf der Frequenz zu. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, ntt 2.1.2005) 

Die Stimme Russlands hat wegen der verminderten Nutzung der Mittelwelle 

1386 kHz jetzt folgenden Abendsendeplan fuer die deutschen Sendungen: 

1600-1700 603 1323, 1215 1386, 6145 7300 kHz 

1700-1800 603 1323, 1215 1386, 6145 7290 7300 kHz 

1800-1900 603 1323, 1215 1386, 6235 7300 kHz 

1900-2000 603 1323, 1215, 6145 7300 kHz. 

I just noted the tx usage for Russkoye Mezhdunarodnoye Radio differing from 

what has been published in advance: 

Until 2400 on 999 (Grigoriopol) and 1215 (Bolshakovo), from 0000 on 1170 

(Sasnovy) and 7125 (again Grigoriopol). 999 had a distinctive delay 

compared with 1215. The modulation of both txs is quite different as well, 

on 999 the bass range is considerably reduced. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 3) 

Ab morgen (1.2.2005) sendet Novosibirsk wieder in DRM von 0700-1000 UTC auf 

17795 kHz. 

Sendeleistung: 20 kW, Beam 290 degr (neu). Sendetage: Dienstag, Donnerstag, 

Samstag, Sonntag. 

E-Mail fuer Logs: (Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Jan 31) 

Belongs that address to Novosibirsk or Moscow txion center ? 

DRM 17795 Novosibirsk. 

I've been hearing this DRM signal some mornings - and it is audible today 

as I write this at 0915. The signal is not very strong, but it is obvious 

DRM. 


[Cland to ERI] 15650, Voice of Delina (via TDP-Samara), at 1501-1516 on 

Feb 5, Tigrigna, s/on with short mx and very clear ID by female, then anmt 

or speech by male, more mx, nx or talk by male, 1510+ rpt or interview. 

25432. (Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, DXplorer Feb 5) 

RWANDA 6055 Rdif Rwandaise on Feb 7. Two French speaking stations fading 

up and down like was it MW, from tune in, still both fairly strong, mixing. 

Fortunately there's a difference in accent between an African and a Chinese 

speaking French, hi. African mentioned Rwanda many times, Chinese gave ID 

as Radio Chine Int at 1845. Though weaker, Rwanda better at 2035-tune out 

2045, alone on the freq. 


SAUDI ARABIA Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - 

BSKSA. 

Discovered addit HQ 9715 at 0600-0855 UT {and rather 03-06 UT too?}. 9675 

stopps at 0855 UT, and no trace today on 11855 from 0900 UT today. 

Conditions appear to be gradually improving, so here is a selection of what 

I've been hearing over the past hours when monitored BSKSA Riyadh, 

especially the 'ODD freq' tx, but latter may change from day to day ! 

In 1800-2300 UT slot, no ODD freq measured. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 3) 

Thanks for this updated Saudi schedule, and also for the confirmation that 

9675 does go off air "around 0900". I have listened for this one many times

after 0900 and could not hear it - and not in the local afternoon period 

when it should/would have propagated if on air. 

Frequency 9715 was "discovered" by a certain dx-er in Blackpool last 

year!!! It used to be blocked some days by WYFR, but the Americans are not 

currently propagating on 9 mHz at 0700 UT. I heard 9715 fairly recently, 

but it doesn't seem to be audible on a daily basis. I would guess that it 

is via one of the 50 kW Jeddah senders - but 9675 is listed via Riyadh, and 

often sounds louder than Jeddah does. The problem I have currently is from 

co-ch Cancao Nova Brazil. [9675 omnid 500 kW] 

Currently - 1130 UT - I cannot hear the buzzy 21495 - has it blown up! But 

21705 is S9+ and INSn on 21670 only peaking S6+. It's not a very good time 

to monitor stations - conditions etc. - so you've done well to hear all of 

this! 


Checked some more BSKSA freqs this morning, Feb 1st. Discovered a 3rd/4th 

freq for HQ program now, acc to HFCC table. 

Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - BSKSA. 

1st Main px 

[registered 0300-0600 9675] 

0600-0855 Arabic 17730.39 17740[both S=9+40dB] 

0855-1155 Arabic 17805.40[S=9] 21705[S=9+60 dB) 

1155-1455 Arabic 21505.42 21640 

1455-1755 Arabic 15315 15435.31 

1755-2300 Arabic 9555 9870 

Holy Koran 

[registered 0300-0600 {9715?} 15170 17895] 

0600-0855 Arabic 9715 15380[S=9+60dB] 17895 

0855-1155 Arabic 11935 17615 21495[terrible BUZZ] 

1155-1255 Arabic 15380 17895 21640 

1255-1355 Arabic 15380 17895 21460[BUZZ] 21640 (four channels !) 

1355-1455 Arabic 17895 21460[BUZZ] 21640 

1455-1555 Arabic 13710 21460[BUZZ] 

1555-1755 Arabic 13710 15205 Both channels very poor from 1700 UT onwards. 

17560[not heard, only carrier traced, too high freq in winter] 

1755-2300 Arabic 11740 11820 11915 

Also various 2nd program fqs heard on 9580[0300-0600, 1700-2200], 

9675[0600-0855], and 11855[0600-1700] noted today. 

Foreign sces noted 9730 1400 Turkm, 11745 1400 Persian, 15345 1200 Urdu, 

17785 0800 Fr, 21600 1400 Fr. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 31 / Febr 01/02/03) 

SOUTH AFRICA 7390 at 0257- UT, Channel Africa on Jan 29. ID's in English 

as 'You are tuned to the English sce of Channel Africa', with their lovely 

IS. S9 signal. Cochannel weakly heard, and apparently VOR in SS, as their 

IS was heard at 0259 UT as well (from Samara). (Walt Salmaniw-BC, Cumbre 


SPAIN Report about Radio Liberty Towers in Playa de Pals Costa Brava 

Catalana. 

Asunto: Medio Ambiente ultima el derribo de las antenas de Radio Liberty El 

Periodico - edicion impresa Catalunya 

There is a nice Photo in the Artivcle: 

Instalaciones de Radio Liberty en la playa de Pals, esta semana. Foto: JOAN 

CASTRO

EL MINISTERIO AFIRMA QUE EL PLAN PARA RETIRAR LAS TORRES DE PALS ESTARµ 

LISTO ESTE MES CRISTINA BUESA, PALS 

El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente asegura que, antes de que acabe enero, 

tendra listo el proyecto de desmantelamiento de las antenas de Radio 

Liberty en la playa de Pals. Y advierte que la operacion debe realizarse 

"lo antes posible" para evitar que la falta de mantenimiento convierta las 

grandes estructuras de hierro en "un peligro". La historica emisora de los 

EEUU, de propaganda capitalista (!!! really !!!), dejo de emitir en mayo 

del 2001 y desde entonces esta pendiente la recuperacion de la zona. El 

dato surge de una respuesta por escrito a una pregunta del grupo 

parlamentario de CiU. 

FUTURO. 

Medio Ambiente tiene competencia sobre los 1.500 metros longitudinales 

ocupados en primera linea de mar, despues de que el gobierno de EEUU 

cediese las instalaciones a RTVE, el ente a Patrimonio del Estado y, al 

estar en la franja maritimo-terrestre, se incorporasen al departamento que 

gestiona Cristina Narbona. 

El Gobierno afirma que es consciente de que el proyecto de restauracion 

ambiental "debe consensuarse" con el Ayuntamiento de Pals (CiU) y la 

Direccio' de Medi Natural de la Generalitat. 

Noticia publicada en la pagina 44 de la edicion de 1/9/2005 de El Periodico 

- edicion impresa. 

Complete page see: 

 

(via Casiano Lopez Arenas, edfm ygroup via Dario Monferini-I, dxld Jan 9) 

SRI LANKA As a response to the financial donation from the DSWCI and the 

devotion of SWN/January to the support from Sri Lankan radioamateurs to the 

humanitarian aid right after the Tsunami catastrophe, Victor Goonetilleke 

sent us this report of Jan 14: 

Thank you for the wonderful support, Anker and I think it is my duty to 

inform you and others who have been supporting us from the first days by 

inquiring from us. I must however tell you Anker and others that we have 

not tried to issue press coverage stories etc, but trying to do whatever we 

can. However, the problem is so huge that it is impossible to match up to 

the need of the hour. 

As I write this our team of 2 Sri Lankan HAMs with 2 British visiting HAMs 

who came with radio equipment for us and 5 boxes of medicine and some toys 

are camping out in the East Coast about 30 kms North of Pothuvi. They left 

this morning at 2.30 AM. We were fitting out a hired vehicle with VHF and 

HF Mobile rigs and antennas. We are in contact with them on 3775 kHz dusk 

to dawn and 7060 on LSB and when conditions get bad on CW (Morse). 

When disaster strikes as mentioned before the things that get affected most 

are the Hi-tech stuff and then raw HF radio survives. My friends are 

running an Icom 706 transceiver with a Mobile antenna. 100 watts, powered 

off the car battery. 

They are taking their generator, water, cooking stuff gas etc including an 

inverter with tube lights. So they are self supporting and can stand the 

rough conditions ... at least that is what we think. I have checked the 

mobile phone, but there is no coverage there. The Amateur Community is 

small, so within our capacity we are doing what we can. In addition to 

going into these areas, we have been helping some NGOs who are coming into 

help, plan with their communications networks. We know the country, the

propagation and the spectrum. As a point of interest one big NGO was 

telling me, they cannot use their HF after 1100 UTC and when they told me 

their freq was 7454.5 wasn't it a wonder when KTWR Guam and RFA are .5 kHz 

up blasting away. So I recommended they get a new freq which I could check 

out for them. 

So Anker, Gerhard and my friends there are a lot of things we can do. We 

are also helping some state agencies to improve their communications, redoing 

their antennas and advising them what freqs to use. The help you are 

giving goes a long way. Thank you for dedicating SWN to us. We have not 

done great things but all of us can have some happy moments in the thought 

that we might have saved some lives and eased even a few nights of pain and 

hunger of those people out there. But sometimes the magnitude of the 

problem overwhelms you and you feel ashamed that you are incapable of doing 

more because what we are doing is just nothing compared to what we must do. 

My friends just told me that they must keep awake, at least one of them, 

because this is jungle area where elephants roam. I think Gerhard knows 

Lahugala Elephant National Park well. Most of the East and SoEast is 

tropical jungle and people, mainly fishermen live along the coast and the 

Tsunami just came for them. 

I must close now. Thankfully today Friday was a holiday and we have a long 

weekend. Sometimes I feel tired. Thanks a lot once again. The kindness you 

show afflicted people should surely give you peace. Yours Victor. 

(Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK, via Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW NL Jan 26) 

Dear Anker, Christoph and Wolfgang, 

I think it's time to take account of our joint initiative to collect money 

to support Victor's and his ham friends' activities for the tsunami victims 

in Sri Lanka. Since there has been only one donor in the last three weeks, 

I feel there will be no more donations. The tsunami is yesterday's nx in 

the papers, and most people have all but forgotten about it. 

Thus: We have had a total of 39 donors, 36 individuals and three clubs 

(DSWCI, a local DARC club and a local Austrian ham club) and the total 

amount collected was Euro 2535,- of which 2000,- already have been 

transferred, the rest will follow tomorrow. At the moment we can't fully 

tell the donors what the money has been used for, but I am sure that Victor 

will send a full report as soon as he finds time to breathe. 

I would appreciate if you would include a short notice in your respective 

publications. 

Thank you very much again for your support and efforts. 

(Gerhard Werdin-D, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 8) 

SUDAN 7200 Sudan Natl. BC Corp., Omdurman, audible on 28 Jan at 1708- 

1826 in Arabic, playing tribal songs, talks, news 1800; 33432, adj QRM, 

then strgr 1800 when BUL s/on on same ch. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- 


SURINAME 4990 Radio Apintie, at 0330-0430 on Jan 25, program of oldies 

mx hosted by a man announcer with English IDs at 0345 ("Radio Apintie ... 

number one ... Radio Apintie...") and 0409 ("Radio Apintie ... your ... 

station..."). Fair. Also, presumed at 0350-0450 on Jan 24 with oldies mx 

and a woman announcer with some Dutch talk. It's nice to hear them again. 


SWAZILAND 3240, Trans World Radio, at 0338-0345* on Jan 28, man with 

religious talk in listed Ndau lang followed by group singing. "Radio Trans 

Mundial" ID followed by choir. Interval signal closed broadcast. Fair.

4775, Trans World Radio, at 0352-0406 on Jan 28, man and woman talking in 

listed Lomwe lang. IS at 0355 with English ID at 0356 UT by a man 

announcer: "This is Trans World Radio, Swaziland." A two min break before 

IS returned followed by another English ID and German program. Fair. (Rich 

D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Jan 30) 

4760, 1609-1615, TWR, Mpangela Ranch Feb 1 Presumed, with male in unid. 

African lang (listed as Tshwa in WRTH). The pace and tone of the talk 

sounded like a sermon; hymn or religious song at 1615. Best on SW antenna 

during near-grayline condition. Fair-good level, and strengthening slowly. 

Slight co-channel interference from presumed AIR Port Blair. (Guy Atkins- 

WA-USA, hcdx Feb 1) 

SWEDEN Radio Sweden DRM-tests on 5835 kHz next[this] week. 

DRM test van radio Sweden Uit een andere mailing list: Next week Feb.7 to 

Feb. 11 tests continue from Hoerby on 5835 kHz directed northwards between 

UT 0800 to 1000. 

(Han, BrDXC-UK Feb 9) 

TAIWAN 15250 Fu Hsing Broadcasting Service, Taipei is now broadcasting 

their "3rd program" in Chinese on SW. The freq is 15250 kHz. 

Acc to research by Shigeyuki Aoki of NDXC, the schedules are 2300-0100, 

0400-0600, 0800-1000, 1300-1500. There is no mention about this SW 

broadcast in their web site but the SW program 

contents are the same as their online "3rd program" broadcast provided in 

the web. The SW broadcast is 1 second ahead of webcast! 

Probably for Chinese mainland, but China does not jam this broadcast. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 6) 

Radio Taiwan International, which formerly was used to broadcast govt 

propaganda aimed at China, is to offer programs in five foreign langs By Ko 

Shu-ling 

Thursday, Feb 10, 2005 

"With the increasing number of international marriages, what we're doing 

now is broadcasting not only to foreigners working or living here but also 

to the future children of Taiwan." 

National radio station Radio Taiwan International (RTI) is poised to enter 

a new era on July 1 when it starts domestic broadcasting in five foreign 

languages to the nation's 500,000 foreign workers and residents. 

Over the course of 77 years, RTI has transformed itself from a govt 

propaganda radio station targeting China and the world, to a public sce 

station serving both local and international communities alike. 

While some might question the popularity of radio stations in a multimedia 

age, Cheryl Lai, president of RTI, seemed upbeat about the future of the 

airwaves industry. 

"There are three English-language newspapers in Taiwan but their target 

audiences are either white-collar office workers or intellectuals," she 

said. "We're more concerned about the blue-collar audiences, especially 

foreign workers and spouses, who have a hard time understanding Mandarin 

and some of them cannot even afford computers or Internet access," she 

said. 

Lai added that foreign-language radio programs also provide foreigners with 

access to instant and immediate information, which can be quite useful, 

especially when natural disasters hit.



to the future children of Taiwan," she said. 

Established in 1928 in Nanking, China, under the name the Central 

Broadcasting System, RTI was relocated to Taiwan after the Nationalist 

Party lost the civil war to the Communists in 1949. 

In January 1998, the station was restructured to become a non-profit 

organization, and its sces were expanded. 

Currently, it has nine branch stations scattered island-wide. Its 

broadcasting area covers central and southern Taiwan, China and the rest of 

the world. 

It broadcasts daily in 18 langs, including Mandarin, Taiwanese, Hakka, 

Cantonese, Tibetan, Mongolian, English, German, French, Russian, Spanish, 

Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, INSn and Burmese. 

From July 1, it will start broadcasting in five foreign langs aimed at 

local audiences nationwide and foreign communities, taking into account the 

increasing number of foreign workers and spouses. The five langs are 

English, Japanese, INSn, Vietnamese and Thai. 

Statistics show that there were about 330,000 foreign spouses and 310,000 

foreign workers in Taiwan as of December last year. Of the foreign 

husbands, Thais are the most numerous, accounting for 34 percent of the 

total, followed by Japanese, at 12 percent, and Americans at 11 percent. 

Vietnamese top the list of foreign brides with nearly 70 percent of the 

total, followed by INSns at 12 percent and Thais at 6 percent. 

Unlike other countries' national radio broadcasters, such as the British 

Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) or Voice of America, which target both 

international and domestic audiences, Taiwan does not have a single 

national public radio station serving both the national audience and the 

international community. 

So far, the only public radio stations targeting local audiences nationwide 

are the National Education Radio, Police Radio System and the Voice of Han 

Broadcasting Network. 

As the govt's airwave restructuring plan is due to be implemented on July 

1, Voice of Han will move to another freq to make room for RTI to broadcast 

12 hours of foreign-language programs. The programs will be also be 

available online. 

Altogether, the channel will offer programs in eight langs. While RTI will 

offer programs in five foreign langs, Voice of Han will offer programs in 

three langs: Mandarin, Taiwanese and Hakka. 

Under the govt's restructuring plan, specialized public radio stations such 

as the Police Radio Station, the National Education Radio and the Voice of 

Han Broadcasting Network will be consolidated into one public broadcasting 

group. 

The group, along with other public radio stations, will operate in 

frequencies between 104.4 and 108. They will provide four different sces 

nationwide, including public sces (transportation, weather, disaster 

relief, etc.), multi-functional sces (Hakka, Aborigines, foreign brides, 

foreign laborers, armed forces and lang programs), and culture and 

education sces. Apart from govt propaganda, RTI's five foreign-language 

programs will be mainly sce-oriented.

A recent survey polling RTI audiences found that foreign listeners most 

desperately want to know what's going on in their home countries. They are 

also eager to know what happens here in Taiwan and what Taiwan's govt and 

Taiwanese people are up to. Making a difference 

Maria Chen, host of RTI's INSn-language program for the past seven years, 

said that she vividly recalled some of her listeners' stories. 

"I remember one of my audience members told me that she was very happy to 

have accidentally tuned into my program and that she had become happier and 

happier after listening to my program," she said. "Listening to the radio 

is one of the few pastimes she can enjoy, she told me, because she is only 

allowed to have one day off per week." 

Chen's audience is mainly made up of homecare workers who take care of the 

elderly and the sick. 

Another of her listeners told her that she was very surprised to find out 

that she could eat at the same table as her employer, because in INS 

domestic maids are not allowed to do so. 

"I'm so glad that my program can make a difference," she said. 

Tao Yun-sheng's audience, meanwhile, is mainly made up of Thai workers, 

most of whom are in the construction business. While Thai workers used to 

have the highest rate of job desertion, Tao said he has come up with an 

innovative idea to help solve the problem. 

"I give away free telephone cards to absconders so they can call in to my 

program and tell me their personal stories," he said. "Now Thai workers 

have the lowest rate of running away from their jobs." 

According to Tao, Thai listeners are most interested in nx about their 

fellow workers and Taiwan. 

Tao also appealed to the govt to erect monuments for Thai workers who have 

lost their lives doing construction work. According to him, over 50 Thai 

workers died during the building of the Northern Second Freeway, 12 during 

the construction of the Taipei-Ilan freeway and two while working on the 

Taipei 101 skyscraper. 

However, not a single monument has ever been erected in memory of their 

sacrifices and contributions. 

 

(via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-Uk Feb 10) See also RTI under UK/UAE, wb. 

TAJIKISTAN 4635 Tajik Radio Jan 30 0159.5 to 0245. Hrd here with armchair 

quality sigs w/ man and woman alternating with what sounded like dramatic 

reading w/ short Tajik stringed instrumental mx between anns 0200.5-0224.5, 

fol by Tajik indigenous mx to 0226, Arabic vocal/inst mx to 0628. 

First time hrd Arabic mx here. Dramatic reading was probably a story of 

some type - Central Asians are great storytellers. At 0230 ID by woman as 

"Inja Dushanbe" after a 1-min pause. There was also a 30-sec pause prior to 

an ID at 0200. SINPO 45544 but P became 3 after 0220 as fading became more 

pronounced. 

As the days have lengthened this station has gradually changed its peak 

from 0130 to 0200 and is in good shape until at least 0245. (Bruce W. 

Churchill-CA-USA, Cumbre Feb 1) 

THAILAND 7285 R Thailand, Udon Thani (US govern. facility), noted on 30 

Jan 1017-... in Thai (t), talks; 35322. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX 

Feb 4)

Formerly to zone 54 Thai Army UN contigent on Timor Isl., so seeminly long 

path propagation via Pac, NoSouthAM, Azores. (wb) 

7285 1000-1100 UDO 250 136 THAI RTG, minus 8 slewed to 128 deg. 

TURKEY [non] Adventist World Radio (AWR) hat mit der Ausstrahlung von 

Sendungen in tuerkischer Sprache begonnen. Die in tuerkisch-franzoesischer 

Zusammenarbeit produzierten Programme sind in Europa ueber den Satelliten 

Hotbird und weltweit im Internet zu hoeren. Laut AWR-Europadirektor Pastor 

Bert Smit, Binfield, Berkshire/Grossbritannien, sollen ab Herbst diesen 

Jahres die Sendungen auch lokalen UKW-Stationen in der Tuerkei zur Nutzung 

angeboten werden. 

Die neue Sendesprache entspricht der juengst wieder verstaerkten AWR-Linie, 

als Radiomission in Gebieten zu wirken, die mit anderen Mitteln nur schwer 

mit dem Evangelium erreicht werden koennen. Trotzdem sollen die Sendungen 

moeglichst von Einheimischen im Zielgebiet erstellt werden, waehrend AWR 

mit technischer und finanzieller Hilfe bei der Errichtung von Studios und 

der Ausstrahlung der Programme beisteht. 

AWR wurde 1971 von der Freikirche der Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten gegruendet 

und sendet zur Zeit woechentlich etwa 1200 Stunden in 62 Sprachen, 

einschliesslich Arabisch, Persian, Kasachisch, Uighurisch und Usbekisch 

fuer islamisch gepraegte Regionen. (APD 26.1.2005; via ntt Jan 30) 

UNIDENTIFIED 5050 UNID Station (Tanzania?), at 0335-0340 on Jan 29, 

noted a male announcer talking but covered at 0337 with "Consider His World 

radio broadcast" program on WWRB which seemed to just pop on (carrier was 

on but no audio until program commenced). I could faintly hear the man 

talking way underneath but nothing usable. 


Auf 1404 kHz hier im Osten Oesterreichs mit O=4 ein Sender mit ungarischem 

Programm (von mir am 10.02. vor und bis nach 0740 UTC gehoert) und der 

Ansage - nur so aehnlich ;-) - "Kolosh Radio". 

Keine Ahnung ob Stationsansage oder eine andere Bedeutung. Es waren aber 

auch Werbeeinschaltungen ("Reklama") zu hoeren. In den mir vorliegenden 

Druckwerken finde ich keine Sendung in Ungarisch zu der Zeit aus Rumaenien. 

Ab 0740 UT kam dann auch F durch. (Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Feb 10) 

U.A.E. UAE Radio Dubai in Arabic via DBA 500 kW noted in 0600-0900 UT 

range today on 

12005(x21605), 13675, 15395, BUT also on two spurious signals on 

symmetrical 15385 and 15405 kHz. Latter is a little bit weaker than 15385. 

Dubai 15395 kHz registered at 0600-2400 UT, 500 kW 322 degr. 

DBA Dubai UAE G.C. 25N14 055E16. (wb wwdxc BC-DX Jan 31) 

R Taiwan Internat 6170 test via Al Dhabbaya suffers by VOR Samara English 

on adjacent 6175 kHz, 200 kW to Western Europe. (Wolfgang Bueschel, BC-DX 

Jan 30 via DXLD) 

"So Dhabbaya has antennas suitable for Europe? I thought they were all 

aimed out toward Asia and Africa. (gh, dxld Jan 29)" 

Glenn, see the azimuth entries in an earlier Voice of UAE schedule of Oct 

1999, like 315 degrs entries towards zones 18, 27, 28. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 

1) 

Azimuth 324 degrees, 4900 km towards Europe. Dubai registered 325 degree 

txions. Al Dhabbaya some 300, 315, and 340/345 degrees. Merlin has lack of

enough txs and antennas at their disposal at Zyygi-Cyprus site during peak 

hours, distance 2500 km, 323 degrees. 

(Wolfgang Bueschel, BC-DX Jan 30 via DXLD) 

Re "So Dhabbaya has antennas suitable for Europe?": 

Yes, of course. Radio Abu Dhabi used to have freqs aiming at Europe and 

North America. 

I just put together in timely order what I have about the current Al- 

Dhabbaya usage at hand, and it turned out that there is already a txion 

from there to Europe: NHK in English 1000-1100 on 17585. Interesting to 

note that NHK uses full 500 kW but all other customers only half power, 

i.e. 250 kW. 

It seems that there are at present no regular SW txions between 1900 and 

2200, and afterwards until 2400 only a single tx is on air. So it is no 

surprise that somebody at VT got the idea to try Al-Dhabbaya for the RTI 

txion. The reports I saw so far were not very promising, but I still have 

to check it out personally... 

6175 0000 0030 smtwtfs MNO 250 85 Hindi S AS 

7105 0030 0100 s.....s MNO 250 85 English S AS 

7105 0030 0100 .mtwtf. MNO 250 75 English S AS 

6145 0000 0130 smtwtfs MNO 250 85 Non-Specific S AS 

7230 0130 0300 smtwtfs NEW 250 45 Persian ME 

5985 0200 0245 smtwtfs FEB 250 70 Sindhi SW AS 

6150 0300 0330 smtwtfs BBC 250 315 Pashto ME 

9550 0300 0330 smtwtfs AWR 250 225 Orominya E AF 

9655 0300 0330 smtwtfs AWR 250 20 Russian C AS 

9760 0300 0330 smtwtfs AWR 250 225 Amharic E AF 

9760 0330 0400 smtwtfs AWR 250 225 Tigrinya E AF 

21780 0400 0430 smtwtfs ABC 250 120 INSn SE AS 

15210 0400 0600 smtwtfs RFI 250 255 French E C AF 

15410 0500-0600 daily DW 250 230 English AF 

6125 0500 0630 .....f. FEB 250 300 Sinhala ME 

9660 0630 0800 .....f. FEB 250 345 Persian ME 

11895 0800-0830 daily DW 250 045 Pashto ME 

17720 0800 1000 smtwtfs NHK 500 285 Japanese ME 

11895 0830-0850 daily DW 250 045 Dari ME 

12035 0930 1030 smtwt.s BBC 250 0 Farsi ME 

12035 0930 1130 .....f. BBC 250 0 Farsi ME 

17585 1000 1100 smtwtfs NHK 500 315 English SE EUR 

17720 1000 1100 smtwtfs NHK 500 285 English ME 

21590 1100 1130 smtwtfs BBC 250 205 Somali E AF 

15135 1200 1230 smtwtfs AWR 250 85 English S AS 

15205 1200 1230 smtwtfs FEB 250 85 Tibetan S AS 

21820 1200-1250 daily DW 250 105 INSn SEAS 

15135 1230 1300 smtwtfs AWR 250 85 Bangla S AS 


15385 1300 1500 smtwtfs AWR 250 60 Mandarin W CHN 

11675 1315 1400 smtwtfs FEB 250 70 Punjabi S AS 

9530 1330 1400 smtwtfs AWR 250 20 Russian C AS 

9530 1400 1500 smtwtfs FEB 250 75 Hindi S AS 


15520 1400 1500 smtwtfs YFR 250 85 Hindi S AS 

15215 1500 1530 smtwtfs AWR 250 75 Punjabi S AS 

15225 1500 1530 smtwtfs AWR 250 75 Nepali S AS 

15520 1500 1700 smtwtfs YFR 250 85 English S AS 

15215 1530 1600 smtwtfs AWR 250 75 Hindi S AS 

15225 1530 1600 smtwtfs AWR 250 75 English S AS 

9565 1600 1630 smtwtfs RFI 250 45 Pashto ME 

9785 1600 1630 smtwtfs MNO 250 85 Non-Specific S AS

17595 1630 1700 smtwtfs AWR 250 225 Somali E AF 

6180 1700 1730 smtwtfs FEB 250 230 Orominya [sic] E AF 


12035 1800 1815 .mtwtf. TWR 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 

12035 1800 1830 s.....s TWR 250 225 Non-Specific E AF 

6015 1800 1900 smtwtfs RFI 250 340 Pashto ME 



(via Kai Ludwig, dxld Jan 30) 

H i s t o r y - B-99 Al Dhabbaya VoUAE Abu Dhabi. 

6180 0200-0400 38NE,39NE,39SW DHA 500 300 311099 260300 UAE EBC 

9605 1300-2200 38NE,39NE,39SW DHA 500 300 311099 260300 UAE EBC 

11710 1800-2200 18,27,28 DHA 500 315 311099 260300 UAE EBC 

11770 0200-0400 44,45 DHA 500 060 311099 260300 UAE EBC 


13755 1600-2000 37N,38NW DHA 500 285 311099 260300 UAE EBC 










RTI Taiwan test via Al Dhabbaya UAE. 6170 1900-2000 UTC. 

Ich vermute mal, dass RTI heute auch wieder ueber Al Dhabbaya UAE testet. 

Jedenfalls heute mit miserablen Signal in Sueddeutschland aufzunehmen. 

Ab 1855 UT startet VoRussia mit seiner Startprozedur via Maiac Grigoriopol 

in Moldova mit 800 Hertz Pips, 5 sec Pause, 5 sec Pip. 

Die Aussendung Aus Maiac mit 500 kW ist zwar nach 180 Grad gerichtet, aber 

da entweicht noch genuegend Energie nordwestlich, so ist eben Physik. 

Die ganze Zeit ist RTI nur zu ahnen, erstmals um 19.01:30 UT ein Fetzen des 

deutschen Programms zu hoeren. So wird das nix. RTI / VT-Merlin ist eher zu 

raten, weiterhin Skelton in Cumbria auf dann 5850 / 5860 kHz zu nutzen, die 

6010 ist ja samstags durch Sri Lanka belegt. 

Am Feb 7th/8th wieder ein gutes Signal von RTI aus Skelton. (wb, wwdxc BC- 

DX Feb 1/8) 

6170 RTI Test via UAE? 

Die Station in Arabisch ist die Stimme Russlands. Um 1859 UTC kommt der 1kHz-Messton 

und dann das Moskauer Pausenzeichen gefolgt von der 

Stationsansage in Arabisch. 

(Joe Leyder-LUX, A-DX Feb 3) 

6170 RTI 1900-2000 UT, tests via UAE beendet? 

Gestern am 3. Febr. kam das RTI Signal "hoechst-wahrscheinlich" wieder aus 

Skelton-England, jedenfalls war die Audio viel weicher, nicht so rauh wie 

aus den 4500 km entfernen UAE. Der Fight mit VoRUS Moldova hielt sich 

gestern in Grenzen, zumindest in Sueddeutschland. 

Der Bericht ueber die japanische Empire Expansion auch Taiwans im vorigen 

Jahrhundert erinnerte mich an die Stimme des legendaeren Friedrich Greil 

(Halberstadt), weiland 65 Jahre ueber R Tokyo/R JPN zu hoeren.

Ein schoener freier Kanal fuer RTI ist 5850 kHz, vorher bis 1900 UT von R 

Schweden belegt, danach ab 2000 UT RCI Montreal via Hoerby Schweden relay. 


U.K. 6005 at 0301- UT, Wales Radio International on Jan 29. What a mess 

on this frequency, as it's dominated by the BBCWS from Ascension, but 

another English station, presumed Wales R Int'l via Rampisham, UK is also 

almost as strong. No winners here. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC, Cumbre Jan 30) 

Family Radio via Rampisham, UK on Feb 5 in Arabic 'Open Forum' programme at 

1900 on 5965 kHz, giving web as - strong. (Finn 

Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 8) 

Andreas Erbe discovered this page with pictures of some of the Brookmans 

Park (near London) txs: 

 

The Talksport installation must have been upgraded since the pictures were 

made, provided that indeed 400 kW are in use now as listed in WRTH 2005. 


Thanks for the fine pictures of the Brookmans Park station. I once caught 

site of it from the outside when speeding down the East Coast main railways 

line towards Kings Cross, but don't recollect seeing such details pictures 

of the inside previously. 

And re "The Talksport installation must have been upgraded since the 

pictures were made, provided that indeed 400 kW are in use now as listed in 

WRTH 2005." 

Time passes so quickly that it is difficult to recall exactly when the BBC 

installed new senders at their main AM transmitting sites, but I think it 

was before such as Talk Sport and Virgin came into being and took over some 

their freqs 1053 1089 1215 & 1458 etc. And mentioning Virgin - they also 

have a tx at Brookmans Park listed as 125 kW on 1215 kHz. 

I have long thought that the powers listed by the commercial stations at 

their high power sites is very suspect, and that they are quoting another 

figure. And this seems to be so, from the details given in the Technical 

Brief at the bottom of the page. I think Talk Sport is quoting PEP [ie, 4 x 

100 = 400 kW] . And that may also apply to the power of 

500 kW quoted for Droitwich. 

How Sunrise arrive at their figure of 125 kW I don't know! Even if using 

directional aerials, this is a very high figure when the freq has to be 

shared with other 1458 txions in the UK. And perhaps the 125 kW quoted by 

Virgin is also not the actual tx power either. The BBC group using 1215 

didn't use such a high power. 

The BBC on the other hand do seem to quote tx power in their listings 

rather than some other figure. At Brookmans Park the London Regional 

station using 908 formerly listed 140 kW - an unusual figure which always 

stuck in my mind. I would guess that the txs shown in the photograph 

replaced that. It was well received up here - except when DDR 904 was on 

air! (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 30) 

Here's the story of the Brookmans Park 140 kW tx: Already before WWII 

building works for a new high powered station had started at Sitkunai, 

north of Kaunas. A 120 kW tx had been ordered from Standard Telephones & 

Cables Ltd. in the UK, but shipment was prevented by the outbreak of WWII. 

This tx was later installed at Brookmans Park for the BBC European sces and

later served as regional key tx for the London region for many years with a 

power of 140 kW. After WWII the building at Sitkunai was used as a school. 

Brookmans Park txs on 1152, 1458 and 1548 are highly directional so that 

they will provide a good signal all over London despite being located some 

distance away (and avoid interfering with co-channel stations). (Olle Alm- 

SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 31) 

U.K./USA Leading The Way QSL INFO update. Attention SWL's, 

Just a quick note to say that LEADING THE WAY has now established a "QSL 

CARD" department, thanks in large part to SWL's like yourselves who have 

helped us along the way. 

Please be advised that RECEPTION REPORTS can now be sent directly to and that they should no longer be sent to me. 

If you could update not only your own files, but also pass this information 

along to the SWL websites and resources that might need to know (or to 

update their files in this regard). 

I appreciate your help, and we here at LEADING THE WAY love to get those 

reception reports. Thanks for sending them. May God bless each of you! 

Adam Wattenbarger Senior Producer for Radio Leading The Way with Dr. 

Michael Youssef 

(DXplorer, Feb 7) 

9800 "Leading the Way", at *1700-1730* on Dec 21, Persian/English, Persian 

talk over mx at t/in, Religous prg. re Book of Nehemiah. OM w/ Engl phrases 

followed by YL w/ Persian translation. Music bridges and YL w/ e-mail 

address' from 1723 UT to s/off. Fair. 

(Scott R. Barbour-NH-USA Cumbre Dec 26) 

[UK to RUS/CIS] 9800 "Leading the Way" program bc via Merlin-Rampisham 

site. Tuned in today Sunday Dec 19th at 1705 UT, heard two men preaching. 

Religious program with alternate sermon in English and Russian translation. 

This lasted on til 1723 UT. Modern Russian religious mx program til 

1729:30, but the carrier remained til 1730 UT. 

No station ID information noted during the broadcast and at the close. 

Strong signal quality, but heavily interferred by adjacent 9795 kHz, CRI 

URU in Russian too !. 

9800 1700-1730 29 RMP 500 62 0 17 USA MNO MER Russian 

9800 1700-1730 40 RMP 500 95 -10 36 USA MNO MER Persian 

9800 Russian Religious Sa/Su. 9800 Persian Religious Tu/Fr only. 

In A-04 summer on 15495 kHz. 

US-based radio ministry, see Click on "About 

Us". 

Leading The Way. Post Office Box 20100. Atlanta, GA 30325, USA. 

From their website: "Though started as a ministry for the Arab world, it 

meanwhile has created a number of sces in other langs as well: 

The international radio ministry was launched in 1996 with a dual- lang, 

English-Arabic program broadcast on two high-powered AM stations in Monte 

Carlo and Cyprus. This program now airs three times each week and is 

designed to help Non-Christians in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe 

understand who Jesus is." (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 19) 

9800 "Leading the Way," Rampisham, on 12 Nov, at 1723-1730* English and an 

Iranian lang; religious talk or En/lang translated, prayer in lang, contact

info in lang from 1727 and an address in Cyprus, 

off at 1730; 55545. 

(Jean Burnell Burnell-NL-CAN, Nov 12) 

Schedule Tue/Fri 9800 kHz 1700-1730 to zone 40 Iran, Afghanistan via RMP 

500 kW slewed to 85deg. (wb, Nov 2004) 

USA 7811 usb, Armed Forces Network, at 0000-0020 on Jan 27, thanks to a 

tip from Anker Petersen caught AFN on new freq with "This is AFN" ID prior 

to AP Network Nx at the top of the hour. Usual short features with USA 

Radio Network Nx at 0015. Fair signal but messy freq with UTE QRM. Re-tuned 

at 0245 and they were carrying Maryland-Duke basketball game and now in the 

clear. Still there at quick check around 1215 but seemed much weaker. 

Presume this Key West down from listed 7812.5 kHz. 


Yesterday, while I was in the areas north of Indianapolis, I took the 

opportunity of making another visit to the SW station WHRI in Noblesville. 

I have often visited this station over the years, and at one stage many 

years ago back in the days of Jeff White with his Radio Earth, the old AWR 

DX program, "Radio Monitors International" was on the air from WHRI. On 

this occasion, I had difficulty in just locating the station due to the 

fact that a new housing estate has been built right up to the property. 

As a result of this visit, I found that the two net-style log-periodic 

antennas have been dismantled and removed. The two 100 kW txs will be 

removed and re-installed, one at WHRA near Bangor in Maine and the other at 

the station in South Carolina. According to the information I was given, 

the callsign of WSHB has been legally changed to WHRI. 

(Adrian M Peterson-USA, via DXplorer Feb 4) 

UZBEKISTAN 9855, Voice International, at 1420 on 30 Jan; S9 Hindi sce via 

Tashkent w/ pop bal-lads. (Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Jan 31) 

VANUATU Radio Vanuatu should be back on SW soon. 

The tsunami disaster has spurred at least one country to put its national 

broadcasting sce in order. In the Pacific state of Vanuatu, only half the 

population can hear the national broadcasting sce, because the SW txs were 

allowed to fall into disrepair some years ago. 

But now, reports The Independent, at the insistence of the country's Prime 

Minister they're frantically working to get 7260 kHz - the daytime freq - 

working again properly. After that, the night time freq of 3945 kHz will 

also be put back on the air as quickly as possible. 

More on this at 

(RNW MN NL, Cumbre Feb 3) 

VENEZUELA 4939.67 R. Amazonas, at *1025-1050+ on Jan 29, sign-on with 

NA, 1028 state anthem, 1031 ID, local romantic ballads. Good. 


ZAMBIA 4910, 1558-1605, ZNBC Radio 1 Feb 1 Best reception so far this 

winter of Zambia on longpath. Nice fish eagle IS at 1558, drums at 1600, 

and announcer with 'ZNBC' and mentions of Zambia in unid. lang. Into a 

tribal chant or similar by male, followed by a choral hymn, and into 

possible nx items 1605. Fair to good signal at tune-in, and still fair at 

1635 recheck 1 hour past local SR and 1/4 hour past Lusaka SS. Best on 

Southwest Beverage. (Guy Atkins-WA-USA, hcdx Feb 1) 

Der diesjaehrige DSWCI DX-Contest "The Grand Tour with Cancer an Capricorn" 

2005 findet vom 25. Maerz 2005 1800 UTC bis zum 10. April 2005 2400 UTC 

statt. 

Der Contest besteht wie immer aus drei Teilen:

1.) Stationen die sich in Laendern zwischen dem Wendekreis des Krebses und 

des Steinbocks befinden. 

2.) DX-Programme. 

3) Quizfragen 

Kontestboegen koennen angefordert werden bei: 

Jaroslav Bohac, Jizerska 2900/11, 40011 Usti n.L., Tschechische Republik 

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ALASKA KNLS Anchor Point hat am 17. Januar 2005 mit den Bauarbeiten fuer 

eine weitere Antenne begonnen. Sie soll dem seit langem geplanten und 

inzwischen gekauften zweiten 100-kW-Kurzwellensender zur Verfuegung stehen. 

Bisher ist das Wetter guenstig gewesen, so dass man auf eine Inbetriebnahme 

zum Sommersendeplan (ab 28. Maerz 2005) hofft. 

( ntt, Jan 25) 

ALGERIA Polisario Front's 1550 outlet is missing for a few days' time 

this week while \\ 7460 kHz is on & regular. The Moroccan jammer is still 

on though as noted on 7th & 8th inst. while DXing on the SW coast site 

while hardly perceived these days when listening from the capital, but the 

signal is vy. weak, probably meaning it's on reduced power; at any rate 

it's certainly not comparable to what it "looked" like in the past. 

Curiously, it's on even when Tindouf 1550 kHz is off (it's off today too as 

I write this). (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 11) 

Speaking of "off", the Polisario's still silent on 1550 kHz. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 15/16/17) 

252 LW, RTA Algers now closes down at 0200*UT all nights and signs on 

again at *0500 UT. In between Radio 1, Ireland is audible even in Malta. 

(Zerafa via Dario Monferini-I, dswci DXW Feb 4)

[IRELAND] 252 LW, RTE Radio 1, Dublin, 0200-0300, Jan 30, is coming very 

well now in the Milano area, because RTA 3, Algeria seems to be off at 

nighttime! 

(Dario Monferini-I, dswci DXW Feb 9) 

AFRICAN 90 m band survey. All obs. dtd 05 Feb 1903-1951 UT: 

kHz country stn, tx site: details; SINPO rating 

3200 SWZ TWR, Mpangela Ranch: English, addr, mx; 45333 

3230 AFS Family R, Meyerton: E, rlgs prgr; 44332, uty. QRM on the upper 

side 

3255 AFS BBC, Meyerton: WS in E to Afr, interview; 55433 

3306 ZWE ZBC, Gweru: Vn, Afr light mx, tks; 54433 

3320 AFS SAUK/R.Sonder Grense, Meyerton: Afrkns, varied mx; 55444 

3345 AFS Ch.Africa, Meyerton: P to Afr, infos+rpts from the UN R., nx, mx; 

54443 

Fair~good conditions, with R.Sonder Grense putting the best signal, which 

is also typical. (all 6 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 11) 

ANTARCTICA 15476 R Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, noted 

on 8 Feb at 1937-2015 UT (but fairly audible beyond), mxal prgr mostly 

consistingof Arg. folk songs; 45433, i.e never heard it so well, and this 

was via an elevated K9AY only. 


ARGENTINA 6215 R.Baluarte, Puerto Iguazu, audible after too long on 5 Feb 

at 2305-2321, Braz. Portuguese, preacher, rlgs songs; 24431. 

15820 LTA, Armed Forces stn, Buenos Aires, audible on 6 Feb at 1930-1957 

UT, tlks, local temperature, nx in brief, songs; 23431. (Carlos Goncalves- 

POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 11) 

6215, R Baluarte. I visited them recently in Puerto Iguazu, Misiones. The 

station is situated a few blocks from the center of the small tourist city. 

It is on 6214.5, all txions are \\ FM Futuro (101.7) at 0900-2400 UT. The 

txion equipment is absolutely handicrafts. Now is on air with only 500 

watts. The antenna is a longwire with 20 m. in direction towards the south 

of Brazil. It is in the rural area. 

During my visit I saw a reception report of DXer Cesar Perez Dioses, 

Chimbote, Peru. You can send reports by ordinary mail to Miss Ana de 

Eidinger or Mr. Hugo Eidinger, Hipolito Yrigoyen esquina Andresito, Puerto 

Iguazu, Provincia de Misiones, Argentina, and to 

(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, dswci DXW Feb 9) 

ARMENIA VoA in Armenian observed on 11895BIB, 4810 (with delay), MW Gavar 

1395 (with delay). 

PRA (Public Radio of Armenia) in Turkish 1600-1630 UT on 4810, 9960!. 

1630-1745 4810, Gavar 1395 - Home service. 1745-1810 PRA in Arabic 4810. 

1810-1815 PRA in Arabic 4810, 9965! 

1815-1845 (Sun -1945) 4810, 9965!, Gavar 1395 Home service. 

1845-1945 Mon-Sat 4810, 9965! PRA in Fr, Ge, En on 4810, 9965! 

1845-1945 Mon-Sat Gavar 1395 Home service, featuring "Radio MIR" in Ru 

1908-1923 UT. 

1945-2100 Home service on 4810, Gavar 1395. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 25) 

AUSTRIA Freq change for AWR in German via Moosbrunn 300 kW / non-dir to 

WEu 

1600-1630 NF 6015 (55555), ex7235. First noted on Feb 3. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 11)

BENIN 5025 ORTB, Parakou, obs'ed on 30 Jan at 1915-1936 UT in French, 

talks on home affairs, mx, nx (tent) 1930; 44343 (adjt QRM) but bad audio 

making readability rather tough. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 4) 

BOTSWANA 4930 (new!) VoA, Moepeng Hill, obs'ed on 1 Feb thanks to the 

BC-DX tip: 1715-... in Vernacular, talks, mx, then English ("Studio 7") 

1730, VoA Nx 1800 when QRM de Turkmenistan started, but VoA's signal 

gradually took over the ch; 35433. 


BRAZIL 4885 R Club do Para, Belem PA, on 30 Jan at 2303-2314 UT, lottery 

results; 34443, co-ch QRM de B itself. 

9675 R Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, on 28 Jan at 0900-1010 UT, 

sermon, ID+fqs+"emissoras coligadas" list, religious prgr, songs; 35443. 

9665 R Nacional do Brasil, Brasilia DF, heard on 31 Jan at 1945- ..., 

Portuguese to Afr+Eur, feature & interview on "carnaval"; 53433, adjt QRM 

only. 

11785 R Guaiba, Porto Alegre RS, on 31 Jan at 1936-1952 UT, talks & advts; 

25331. 

11815 R Brasil Central, Goiania GO, on 28 Jan at 1035-1140 UT (couldn't 

observe the f/out time), talks on health issues, mx, etc.; 24432, adj QRM 

only. 

3255 R.Educadora 6 de Agosto, Xapuri AC, on 8 Feb at 2317-2334, tks, ID+fq, 

mssgs; 44333. 

3325 R Mundial, Sao Paulo SP, on 8 Feb at 2325-2336, tks; 24231, uty. QRM. 

3375.1 R Municipal, Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira AM, noted on 05 Feb at 0036- 

0048, carnaval songs, fqs (\\ 600)+ID, nx 0045; 34342, QRM de B. 

4765 R Emissora Rural, Santarem PA, on 6 Feb at 2339-2350, rlgs prgr; 

33432, QRM de silent carrier. 

4775 R.Congonhas, Congonhas MG, on 6 Feb at 0029-0045, advs, tks on the 

season's them... carnaval, chats, infos; 33442. 

4785 R Caiari, Porto Velho RR, on 6 Feb at 0024-0036, tks, chats, songs; 

43432, QRM de CHN. 

4825 R Educadora, Braganca PA, on 6 Feb at 2333-2346, carnaval songs; 

45322. 

4805 R Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus AM, on 6 Feb at 0017-0029, carnaval 

songs... for a change! 55433 

4815 R Difusora, Londrina PR, on 6 Feb at 0011-0023, ID "R D L", songs, 

advs; 44433. 

4865 R Verdes Florestas, Cruzeiro do Sul AC, on 5 Feb at 2355-0016, 

mssgs+infos, judicial mssgs; 54444. 

4915 R CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, on 5 Feb at 2337-2350, tlks on carnaval 

themes, interviews; 53433, QRM de B. 

4985 R Brasil Central, Goiania GO, on 5 Feb at 2316-2331, mx & interviews 

on carnaval; 55333. 

5035.1 R Aparecida, Aparecida SP, on 8 Feb at 2332-2345, tks on the 

Church's commitment to world peace & solidarity, TC; 54433.

5969.6 R Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, on 5 Feb at 0049-0058, advs, MW+FM 

ch's, carnaval mx; 44433. 

6000 R Guaiba, Porto Alegre RS, on 5 Feb at 0059-0107, advts, news; 33431, 

QRM de SNG & het. w/ UNID carrier on 5999.3 kHz. 

6010.2 R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, on 5 Feb at 2232-2240, tks; 

23441. 

6504.9 R Record, Sao Paulo SP, on 6 Feb at 2224-2236, adv for "caravana a 

Terra Santa", TCs, rlgs prgr; 34432, adj QRM de CUB. 

9530 R Nova Visao, Sta Ma RS, on 6 Feb at 2229-2246, R.Transmundial ID, mx 

prgr'"Musicas que Tocam"; 35433. 

9615 R Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, on 6 Feb at 2218-..., Braz. oldies; 44433, 

QRM de POR (RDPi to Eur w/ an extra txssion). 

9645 R Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, on 6 Feb at 2220-..., tks; 32431, adj 

QRM de CRI in S on 9640. 

11765 R Tupi, Curitiba PR, on 6 Feb at 2233-..., preacher; 25422. 

11925 R Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, on 6 Feb at 2247-2305, tks on traffic 

management, rpts on carnaval parades; 24433, adj QRM de R.Marti 11930 along 

w/ its Cuban jammer. 

(all 27 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 11) 

BULGARIA Radio Bulgaria's weekly DX programme for radio amateurs and 

short-wave fans and DXers, compiled by our DX editor Dimitar Petrov, LZ1AF 

and Rumen Pankov, assistant-editor in charge of broadcast tips is included 

in our one-hour broadcasts. 

The DX programme of Radio Bulgaria English service was aired at the very 

first time on November 17th, 1957, ID as Radio Sofia, Bulgaria. 

Radio Sofia's DX program was created and presented by Dimitar Petrov LZ1AF, 

under the title "Calling DXers and Radio Amateurs". 

Now there are three different versions of that DX program: 

-- "Radio Bulgaria Calling" in English, compiled by Dimitar Petrov and 

Rumen Pankov, features Amateur radio news and BC DX tips. 

-- "DX" "Sendung fuer die Funkfreunde" / "Program for Friends of Radio" in 

German, French and Spanish. 

Compiled by Rumen Pankov and features thematic part plus BC DX tips. 

-- "DX Mix" in Russian and Bulgarian compiled by Ivo Ivanov, features news. 

Starting as follows: 

English Fri 2238 5800 7500 WeEUR 

Sat 00388& 0330 7400 9700 NoAM 

Sun 0738 11600 13600 WeEUR 

1238 11700 15700 WeEUR 

French Tue 2130 5800 7500 WeEUR 

Wed 0230 7400 9700 NoAM 

0715 11600 13600 WeEUR 

1215 11700 15700 WeEUR 

and irregularly, on all transmissions on Sundays. 

German Thur 0620 9500 11500 WeEUR

Sat 2020 5800 7500 WeEUR 

Tue 2050 5800 7500 WeEUR 

Wed 1150 11700 15700 WeEUR 

Spanish Sun 1748 9600 11600 WeEUR 

2218 7400 9400 WeEUR 

Mon 0018 7500 11500 LatAM 

0218 7500 9400 11500 LatAM 

R Bulgaria's "DX MIX" px in Russian and Bulgarian, compiled by Ivo Ivanov: 

Russian Sat 1545 1224 5800 7500 9400 

1715 5800 7500 

1945 5800 7500 

Sun 0045 9400 

0445 1224 5800 7500 

0615 5800 7500 

1145 11600 13600 

Mon 0615 5800 7500 

Wed 1145 11600 13600 

Bulgarian Sun 1545 1224 11700 15700 

2045 7200 7400 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 27) 

BURKINA FASO 7230 R Burkina, Ouagadougou, at 1113-1610 UT on Jan 30, 

surprisingly heard while other not too distant African stations, viz. 

Guinea 7125, Benin 7220, Nigeria 7275 (inactive or irregular), Mali 7285 

were inaudible, and even the closest one, Mauritania 7245, was not good as 

usual; programme was in French all the time, discussion on women's rights 

at work, health, pops, mx programme 1200, nx 1300, etc.; 35443 at best of 

course. Conditions were deteriorating as from approximately 1500 onwards 

due to increasing adjacent QRM from other stations. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, 

dswci DXW Feb 9) 

CANADA 9625 CBC-No Quebec Sce., Sackville NB, noted on 31 Jan at /1200- 

1306 UT, natl. anthem, ID, French, news, Canadian Indian Vernacular prgr, 

nx in Fr. again 1300 UT when QRM=4 de TUR in Turkish started; 35423. If 

Sackville's azimuth for this sce. is 348deg (ITU zones 2~4 & 9N) as listed 

under the HFCC, then SW Eur is at almost 90deg off relative to the stn 

site. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 4) 

CHAD 6165 RD. Natle. Tchadienne, N'Djamena, noted on 5 Feb at 2230-2238 

UT in Vernacular, playing Afr light mx, few tks; 42441, QRM de HRV, which 

is perhaps not such a trouble elsewhere in Eur because many reporters may 

be in the skip zone, which is certainly not our situation here in SW Eur. 


CHINA [and non] 11765 Chinese mx jammer on Feb 16 searching for Sound of 

Hope. Underneath mx jamming I had Chinese talk, but useless. 1610 UT. 


Re: CRI request reception reports on 558 kHz. 

I have no objection to anyone providing reception reports to CRI, but if 

you decide to do so then I ask you to bear the following in mind: First, 

although CRI enjoys the right to hire airtime on a MW tx in London, China 

does not permit the same in reverse. Second, the Chinese authorities 

attempt to prevent their citizens from listening to foreign stations by 

engaging in a massive SW jamming operation. 

The jamming is aimed at various international stations (including the BBC) 

but of course, in the nature of such jamming, also affects many third 

parties, including ourselves as SW hobbyists. With Soviet-era jamming now 

just a memory for older hobbyists, and Saddam's wobble jammers also a thing

of the past, China is now the main guilty party in polluting the SW 

spectrum in such a manner. 

China also engages in Internet "jamming" by blocking access to many web 

sites, including those run by international radio stations. Please find a 

way of registering your feelings about such a situation in any 

correspondence with CRI. You could point out that China's jamming of 

foreign stations undermines the credibility of CRI as a means of 

communicating between nations. 

You could also ask whether CRI would be willing to allow a foreign station 

to broadcast on one of its txs in Beijing, in exchange for the same 

facility it enjoys in London. 

(Chris Greenway, Nairobi-KEN, BrDXC-UK Feb 5) 

Deleted freqs of China Radio International via BEI 150 kW: 

7255 / 312 deg in Russian 1000-1157; 1300-1357; 1500-1557 

7255 / 312 deg in Mongolian 1200-1257; 1400-1457 

9365 / 322 deg in Russian 1700-1957 

9870 / 322 deg in Russian 0000-0057 

9885 / 312 deg in Russian 1600-1757 

Freq change for China Radio International in Spanish to SoAm: 

2300-0057 NF 9445 (55555) via KAS 500 kW / 269 deg, ex 7160 \\ 9800 (55555) 


COLOMBIA 5910.4 LV de tu Conciencia (tent), Lomalinda, observed on 05 

Feb at 0109-..., Spanish, songs, talks; 32441, QRM de UKR in English on 

5910 kHz; \\ 6010.1 under strg. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 

11) 

6139.8 R Lider, Santa Fe de Bogota; at 0857-0920, f/p on Feb 12. Px "éltima 

de Noticias". ID at 0858 "éltima de Noticias ... Radio Lider para la 

estacion de la Cadena Melodia de Colombia." YL pop song to 0901, canned ID 

w/ chime "Desde Bogota, Colombia, transmite Radio Lider en canal 

preferencial HJCU ... AM estereo 730kc. Opera potente emisora de la Cadena 

Melodia de Colombia." Short nx and ranchera mx followed. Het from Uruguay 

stn on 6140.0 kHz. It seems Radio Melodia relayed Radio Lider px. 

(Takeshi Sejimo-JPN, DXplorer Feb 13) 

CONGO (DR) Candip 5066, Kahuzi 6210 and Okapi 9550 all heard. Neither 

Bukavu 6713 nor Lubumbashi 7435 heard. Also, no sign of the new station 

reportedly on 4845 kHz. 

(Chris Greenway, Kenya, BrDXC-UK Feb 16) 

COSTA RICA 9724.8 University Network, Cahuita, logged on 28 Jan at 2303- 

... UT, English, religious propaganda; 33442, QRM de RFE in 

Serbian/Croatian. 


CUBA 6140 R Lidre/Libre-? via R. Rebelde, at 1102-1118 on Feb 12, 

Spanish, Anthem at t/in, chimes followed by ID announcment for "Radio Lidre 

(or Libre-?) and mentions of "Bogota, Colombia". Brief talks by various 

announcers w/musical bits and several more IDs w/ mentions of Colombia. 

Booming signal. (Scott Barbour-NH-USA, Cumbre Feb 13) 

DJIBOUTI No sign yet of reactivated 4780 (but well worth watching as 

reports say that it may be on the air as early as next month). 


ECUADOR 15375DRM HCJB on Feb 7 at 1455 UT, brief audio but mostly 

silent, S/N ratio about 13 dB, not enough to decode 20.96 kbps stereo 

txion, even occasionally losing sync.

15375DRM HCJB Feb 7 at 1956 UT. Simulcast of HCJB's local FM outlet, 

occasional ID with FM frequency, Spanish lang Christian contemporary pop 

mx, ID as HCJB and Voz Andes at 2117 UT, plus phone numbers, fax numbers, 

address, and web site; about 50% audio, S/N about 18 dB, 20.96 kbps bit 

rate, P-Stereo. (Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Feb 8) 

HCJB, the Voice of the Andes, will be conducting some special DRM txions 

between Feb 14th and Feb 25th on the following schedule: 

3220 1000 1300 12-15 QUI 6 0 0 755 Quichua 

6095 1000 1300 12-15 QUI 6 0 0 755 Quichua 

3220 2200 0100 12-15 QUI 6 0 0 755 Quichua 

6095 2200 0100 12-15 QUI 6 0 0 755 Quichua 

The txions will be irregular in nature, not constant throughout the hours 

indicated since we only have one DRM tx. (George McClintock-DF-USA, dxld 

Feb 11) 

EQUAT GUINEA 15190 For the first time here this morning, around 1500- 

1545+ UT Feb 14, BBC Antigua 15190 is getting some co-channel interference 

from an insane screaming American gospel huxter, no doubt R. Africa 2, 

Equatorial Guinea, which reactivated this frequency a few weeks ago and is 

within a very few Hz of BBC. Fortunately, BBC remains on top, but it can be 

an annoying undercurrent to what was formerly a pristine BBC channel, and 

of course the primary one in NoAmerica at this hour. I should think the 

situation would be worse in northeast America, further off the beam of this 

'Mexican' service. Is this so? BBC has actually been on borrowed time, as 

Eq G was on or about this frequency until their transmitter failed a few 

years ago, before BBC took it up. So I wonder if the collision has been 

considered and resolved at the A-05 HFCC in the DF? 


I found English Gospel programmes on air on 15190 today [Feb.15] at 0810 

tune in until apparent off at 0906. The signal was fair strength but 

splashed by RVI via ARM 15195. I think the programme on air was Voice of 

the Lord, and an address in Canada was given. Another programme followed 

from c0831 UT. BBC via ASC arrived on freq c0858 UT at about equal level. I 

did not hear any ID but assume this must have been Radio Africa via 

Equatorial Guinea. 


ERITREA 7100 and 7180 both active. (Chris Greenway, Kenya, BrDXC-UK Feb 

16) 

ETHIOPIA 6350 VoTigre Revol., Mek'ele, noted on 28 Jan at 1712-1736 UT 

in Tigriniya (tent), talks, songs ; 44443. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- 


R Ethiopia domestic sce: 5990, 7110 and 9704 all confirmed active. However, 

7110 and 9704 observed to be irregular at times. This didn't used to be the 

case. Furthermore, the 5990 tx, formerly right on-channel, now varies. It 

is a pity that of the three txs, the one likely to propagate best outside 

the region (9704), has the worst audio, sometimes very poor (low/very low 

modulation and a hum). 

R Ethiopia external sce: 7165 and 9560 confirmed active but with variable 

frequency, as usual. From a country with such a distinctive indigenous mxal 

heritage, it is sad to hear hip-hop being played on this sce. 

Note: Although R Ethiopia's txs can be irregular in operation, they were 

heard (at times) with all five on the air simultaneously. With the stations 

below, this means that Ethiopia still has nine working SW txs - quite 

impressive these days.

Radio Fana: 6210 and 6940 both active and heard well. Catch that beautiful 

interval signal if you can. 

Voice of Tigray Revolution: 5500 and 6350 both active and heard nicely. 


FINLAND/SWEDEN [Aland] "A team of experts on AM antennas are now on 

Aland searching around for a new QTH to the 603 kHz. A mobile low power am 

tx will be in service very soon. Testings only." 

License owner Roy Sundgren, Sweden on Anorak Nation mailing list, 5 Feb. 

(Bernd Trutenau via mwdx 6.2.2005; via ARC MV Eko Feb 14) 

Roy Sandgren, Malmoe, Sweden for R Scandinavia 603, Aaland Isls, Finland. 

756 Aland Islands. Some nx from Aland Islands: 

Radio 756 AM & Sonnet Radio Europe Testing Web Stream 

Currently testing web streams at 

Try our Smokin Jukebox and be the DJ 

 

Radio 756 & Sonnet Radio Europe are bidding for the 10 kW 756 kHz. 

License on the Aland Islands situated between Sweden & Finland. We have 

also made application for a number of Short Wave freqs for international 

coverage. Although our internet tests are only mx based at the moment, we 

will be introducing Live Programming in the very near future. 

Philip de Cadenet 

Transmitters 'R' Us 

 

 

(Philip de Cadenet, hcdx Feb 13) 

Registered website of Dick Christenbrunn, secretary of Finnish-Swedish DX 

Club (FSDXF): 

 

Connection of "Sonnet Radio" with Cyprus item in autumn 2003 ? 

I guess Mike West has some connection in this project. 

Link 

Dick Christenbrunn active on Pirate Radio 603 project too. 

 

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FRANCE Freq change for RFI in Polish via ISS 250 kW / 040 deg: 

1700-1757 NF 5910 (55555), ex6085 kHz. 


1080 According to a mail from Jean-Michel Bross (member of the station), 

Radio de la Mer on 1080 kHz, will start broadcasts on Feb 7th at 0600 UT. 

The station will be on the air daytime. I guess Paris Live Radio, will also 

start this day [at night]. 

(Christian Ghibaudo, Nice-F, 2 Feb 2005 via dxld via ARC MV Eko) 

Radio Vatikan hat ab Ende Januar die Mittelwelle 702 kHz (Col de la Madone 

400 kW, 65 degr) getestet. Grund war die verschlechterte Empfangslage auf 

1530 kHz (inzwischen nur noch 150 kW), aber auch auf der Mittelwelle 

Roumoules 1467 kHz (1 MW, aber Interferenz aus Moldowa), die man seit 2001 

belegt, als die Elektrosmogdebatte auch die Sendeanlagen von Santa Maria di 

Galeria erreichten und die Sendestaerke auf 1530 kHz herabgesetzt werden 

musste. 

Ausgestrahlt wurden 1810-1940 Uhr die mittelosteuropaeischen Programme in 

Ungarisch, Tschechisch, Slowakisch, Polnisch und Deutsch. Die Hoffnung, auf 

702 kHz eine deutliche Empfangsverbesserung fuer die mittelosteuropaeischen 

Programme zu erreichen, stiess allerdings nicht nur auf 

Gleichkanalinterferenz eines tuerkischen Grosssenders. So muessten sich die 

tschechischen oder slowakischen Sendungen gegen den 40-kW-Sender von Radio 

Regina Kosice in der Slowakei durchsetzen. Und mindestens in 

Nordwestdeutschland werden die deutschen Sendungen beeintraechtigt, weil 

auf 702 kHz in Nordrhein-Westfalen und Schleswig-Holstein bereits zwei 

Sender aktiv sind. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Feb 13)

FRENCH GUIANA 21645DRM Deutsche Welle on Feb 7 at 1410 UT. Nx in 

English, report on terrorist attack; special txion via TDF station in 

French Guiana for DRM Symposium in Mexico City, this week only, 

broadcasting with 30 kW; S/N about 18 dB, bit rate 17.46 kbps, audio about 

80% there to 1425, then almost none. 

21645DRM Deutsche Welle [via Montsinery-GUF] on Feb 7 at 1750 Nx in 

English, Newslink program for Asia, talk about Thailand's prime minister; 

audio scratchy, dropping in and out, but about 75% in after 1800 (less so 

before); S/N ratio about 14-15 dB, marginal for 14.56 kbps bit rate, but by 

1820, S/N is up to 20 dB, and audio about 99% present. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Feb 8) 

GERMANY Some DTK T-Systems changes: 

Pan American Broadcasting (PAB): 

1430-1445 13820 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Mon to SoAs English >>> new txion 

1630-1645 6015 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg Wed to EaEu English, not Russian 

Free People's Mission: 

1630-1700 13820 WER 250 kW / 105 deg Sat to ME English >>> new txion 

Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN): 

1915-2015 7260 WER 125 kW / 210 deg Fri to CeAf Arabic >>> cancelled 

Radio Voice of Women / Radyo Seda-ye Zan 

1900-1930 9495 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg Sat to ME Persian >>> cancelled 


11810 Minivan R. via DTK on Feb 7 at 1638-1652 UT, 33433 Vernacular, 1638 

IS. ID at 1643 UT. Talk and mx. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Feb 11) 

LW 177 According to Klaus Schneider, Zehlendorf 177 effective April 1st 

will switch to DRM (I understand from his wording that it will be "pure" 

DRM, i.e. no simulcast mode). 

(Kai Ludwig-D, 28 Jan, via ARC MV Eko) 

What about nearby Europe-1 signal on 183 kHz? DRM signal is about 14 kHz 

wide on the pure kitchen radio set. (wb) 

1188 Reichenbach. If you don't mind to download a 247 KB picture, go to 

 

That's the view from the Reichenbach (Oberlausitz, or actually Schlesien) 

Protestant church towards Goerlitz. You see a Catholic church, once located 

outside Reichenbach. And in the left of the picture you see, well, a 

certain facility... 

This mast replaced some time ago (well before 1990) the original tower, 

portrayed in this picture: 

 

And I mentioned already a while ago this drawing of the old tower: 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, hcdx Feb 7) 

So we have it at least narrowed down to Thursday. On this occasion: 

Deutschlandradio Berlin is to be relaunched and renamed into 

Deutschlandradio Kultur as of March 7. No program information for 

Deutschlandradio Kultur has been published so far, although there are 

indications that the schedule is already firm. I can not help but wonder if 

they hide the new line-up because they fear listeners protests? (Kai 

Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 5)

Here are nice pictures of the equipment used at Nauen: 

 

See the chronicle under Funkstation Nauen. Direct links to the after-WW II 

pages: 

 

 

 

"1960 5 kW" Probably the tx of the famous Nauen time signal (4525 kHz if I 

recall correct). 

"1958 50 kW" The first broadcasting tx, installed at the utility site 

(today's broadcasting site). 

"1964" The still existing rotatable antenna of the broadcasting sub-site 

"Kurzwellenzentrum", established this very year with a 100 kW Funkwerk 

Koepenick tx. 

"1972" 500 kW Brown Boveri tx, installed this year. The text mentions that 

it was first used with two HQ antennas, i.e. for non-directional sces. 

"1978" Soviet 500 kW tx, belonging building and curtain antennas. I think 

the detail visible in one of the "1964" pictures shows clearly that the 

curtains are indeed true Soviet designs. Anyway they were real landmarks 

until they were destroyed in 1999. 

"1997" The current facilities (four ALLISS antenna units with S4105 txs). 


So far my contacts couldn't find out more about the reported reduction in 

SW txions of Deutsche Welle. But now a new rumour from the DRM folks has 

been posted at 

: 

Probably the DRM sce on 3995 will be cancelled. Another source adds that 

this is indeed under consideration, despite this freq again being 

coordinated at the current HFCC conference. Mind you, these folks don't 

care about AM at all, so we can only wonder what is under consideration 

here; the referenced report from Bob Padula had only txions to Asia and 

Australia as topic, but I think this doesn't mean that only these target 

areas will be affected! 

In this thread you will find the tentative A05 DRM schedule for DW. The 200 

kW Taldom on 7390 is a bit suspect to me, could it be that this is supposed 

to be AM instead? Also posted there is a Juelich registration for BCE, i.e. 

a third DRM outlet for RTL besides the two Junglinster txs: 0600-1800 on 

7145. Finally another posting contains a statement that Munich/Ismaning 

6085 will be switched off in mid-March and return in DRM in April. 

Meanwhile Berlin-Britz 855 was observed running DRM again. Probably now 

another tx than during 990's outage is in use again. 

You can hear ten seconds of 990 and then a switch to 855 on last Sundays 

morning at 

 

855 has a delay of about three seconds and noticeably less punchy audio, 

also appearing to be of a narrower bandwith (probably 4.5 kHz on 855 and 6 

kHz on 990, but this is difficult to judge with so much noise). 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 12)

Aus dem DLF Programmheft Nr. 2/2005. Ausstellung: Achtung ! 

Hier Sendestelle Berlin vom 24. 2.- 13. 5. 2005 im Funkhaus des DLF in 

Koeln. 

Koeln ist neben Hamburg und Berlin fuer die Entwicklung von Hoerfunk und FS 

eine der wichtigsten Staedte in Deutschland und daher ein sehr angemessener 

Ort fuer eine derartige Veranstaltung. Eine Ausstellung, die fuer jeden am 

Rundfunk Interessierten unverzichtbar sein sollte und bei der man viel Zeit 

verbringen kann und sollte. Es gibt dort Texte, originales Tonmaterial, das 

ueber CD-Player abgehoert werden kann, diverse Filmausschnitte 

eindrucksvoller Ereignisse der Geschichte sowie technische Geraete und 

andere Exponate des Rundfunks. 

Es beginnt mit den ersten Rundfunkansagen aus Berlin 1923 und schliesst mit 

einem interaktiven Live-Hoerspiel mit Hoererbeteiligung im DeutschlandRadio 

Berlin 2002. Dazwischen gibt es Ausschnitte fuer jeden Geschmack, eine 

Reportage vom FB- Laenderspiel DL-Italien 1930, Ausschnitte aus Goebbels- 

Reden, Reportagen von den Olympischen Spielen in Berlin 1936 und Muenchen 

1972. Thomas Mann appelliert 1945 aus dem Exil an deutsche Hoerer. Sowie 

Tanzmusik von 1937 und das Jugendradio DT64 aus dem Jahre 1989. 

Ein Querschnitt durch die Geraetelandschaft..so darf natuerlich der 

beruehmte "Volksempfaenger" (1933) aus dem Dritten Reich nicht fehlen. Aber 

es gibt auch aeltere Geraete aus der Anfangszeit des Radios zu sehen, wie 

den Detektorempfaenger Tefag. Geraete aus der Nachkriegszeit, auch aus der 

DDR-Produktion, mobile Empfaenger, Autoradios und Radiowecker, 

Weltempfaenger bis zum modernen DAB- Radio - das alles ist in Koeln zu 

sehen. 

Apropos DAB. Mir ist zum ersten mal im Programmheft aufgefallen das eine 

ganze Seite (78) fuer die (moeglichen) DAB-Empfangsmoeglichkeiten in DL 

abgebildet ist. 

(Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX Jan 31) 

"Die Verbreitung der beiden Software-Radios (DRM Software-Radio und Dream) 

wird weltweit im ®hohen vierstelligen Bereich¯ vermutet." 

Das heisst doch im Umkehrschluss, dass die DW ihre Europa-Nachtfrequenz 

3995 kHz fuer weniger als 10.000 potentielle Hoerer komplett auf DRM 

umgestellt hat. 6075 ist oft deutlich schlechter zu empfangen. Na prima. 

Waere es derzeit nicht sinnvoller, die DRM-Sendezeiten derzeit noch zu 

begrenzen und besser zwischen den einzelnen Rundfunkstationen zu 

koordinieren? "Deutsche Welle M" ueber DRM mag ja ganz nett sein, aber 

wenigstens stundenweise analoges Programm fuer einen weitaus groesseren 

potentiellen Hoererkreis hielte ich fuer eine sinnvollere Alternative. 

Wenn sich die Technik durchsetzen sollte und Geraete im Handel erscheinen, 

lassen sich \\ zu den dann noetigen Werbe- und Imagekampagnen der Sender, 

Geraetehersteller und des Handels auch die DRM-Sendezeiten hochfahren. Eher 

macht doch eigentlich keinen Sinn. 

Positiv zu bewerten ist, dass im Rahmen der geplanten DRM-Einfuehrung mehr 

Augenmerk auf die Stoerung des Kurzwellenbereiches durch PLC gerichtet 

wird. Vielleicht verschwindet diese Technik doch noch in der Versenkung. 

(Christof Proft-D, A-DX Feb 12) 

GHANA 4915 at 0600 UT 'It's 6 o'clock - this is Radio Ghana', followed by 

nx in English. Feb 15. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 15) 

GUINEA 7125 R Conakry audible on 09 Feb at 1019-1106 UT, prgr was in 

French, tribal tunes & songs, infos on cultural events & shows; 25443. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 11)

HONDURAS 3249.7 R Luz y Vida, San Luis, audible on 6 Feb at 2324-2343 UT 

in Spanish, with ballads; 44332. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 11) 

ICELAND 9980 USB, AFRTS Grindavik at 0825-1310 UT, still here Jan 29 and 

Feb 02, English ann, ID: "This is NPR - National Public Radio", nx about 

Iraqi elections, also heard at 1620. 25243 heard \\ with strong 7590 kHz 

also from Iceland and very weak on 7811 presumaly from Key West, Florida, 

USA. 

(Anker Petersen and Bjarke Vestesen-DEN dwsci DXW Feb 9) 

INDONESIA 3385, RRI Kupang [Timor] is inactive again! In Sept/Octer 2004 

it was only heard for a few days. 

4869.98, RRI Wamena, at 0940 on Feb 06, heard in the Philippines as well as 

RRI Sorong on 4871. Both stations are sporadically on the air. 

4871, RRI Sorong, at 0945-1035 on Jan 23, Bahasa INS, clear ID's, but was 

reactivated only this day! However, back Feb 06, as mentioned above. Ed. 

Poor modulation and much atmospheric noise. 

(Roland Schulze-PHL, dswci DXW Feb 9; also snail letter Jan 27) 

3325 RRI Palangkaraya on Feb 4 at 1310-1405 44444-43443 INSn, Jakarta nx 

realy. Music. 1359 with IS. ID. Local news. 

4870.98 RRI Sorong on Feb 2 at 1050-1107 34343 INSn, 1059 IS. ID. Local 

news. [also heard by Roland in PHL on Jan 21 at 0930-1035* UT] 

4919.98 RRI Biak on Feb 2 at 0907-0934 24332-34333 INSn, Islamic mx and 

Koran. 0932 Chime. 

4925 RRI Jambi on Feb 4 at 1122-1137 44444 INSn, Koran. 1133 ID. Local 

news. 

7289.9 (RRI Nabire) on Jan 31 at 0748-0751* 25332, Music. 0751 sign off. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Feb 11) 

But Roland Schulze has his doubts on this item. He assumes that RRI Seuri 

(x7173.3) is here regularly, but very seldom reported. 

(Roland Schulze-PHL, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 27) Still a puzzle ? 

4925 RRI Jambi(pres) at 1325-1431 on Feb 11. Exotic Indo vocals with few, 

if any, anmts; M ancr spoke briefly in Bahasa Indo at 1400:30 and then 

programming switched into a local lang, with high-pitched talks and 

indigenous mx; tuned out at 1431, as signal was starting to weaken. (John 

Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Feb 13) 

4604.97 RRI Serui, at 1153-1202 on Feb.12, INSn, Continuos ballads, ID and 

Song of the Coconut Isles at 1200 then right back to mx. Weak but readable. 

Very pleased! Also noted signals on 3905 and 4750 around 1200 but couldn't 

stick with them as I had to leave for work. 

4790 (pres) RRI Makassar, 1128-1153, Feb.12, INSn, Continuous ballads and 

pop mx slipping under increasing "sweeper" QRM. Poor/fair. (Scott Barbour- 

NH-USA, Cumbre Feb 13) 

3976 at 1120-1127, RRI Pontianak Feb 7. Male announcer with poss. talk of 

regional politics, with mentions of INS and Pakistan. Female Indo vocals at 

1127. Excellent signal, but some co-channel ham interference. 

4000.1 at 1125-1135, RRI Kendari Feb 7. Two INSn announcers with talk and 

occasional mentions of Kendari. Good signal. The notch filters on the 

756Pro are the best I've ever encountered, and did a great job on the big 

het that's usually present on this frequency.

4604.95 at 1135-1147, RRI Serui Feb 7. Male announcer with 'RRI Serui' ID 

at tune-in, followed by brief nx items with mentions of INSn cities and 

pauses in-between. Orchestral anthem at 1142, and into C&W style INSn mx 

and vocals. Excellent signal. 

4925 at 1145-1201, RRI Jambi Feb 7. Playing a mix of INSn pops and US mx; 

male announcer with 'RRI Jambi' ID 1159 and into Love Ambon tune briefly, 

then more pop mx at 1200. Good signal. (all Guy Atkins-WA-USA, hcdx Feb 11) 

4925 RRI Jambi at 2209 UT with Bahasa INS News. I haven't been able to log 

this in the European afternoon this season. Feb 14. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc 

BC-DX Feb 15) 

IRAN IRIB Radio Bushehr war heute auf 1305.08 kHz um 1611 UT mit einem 

Lokalpx zu empfangen. Das Programm bestand aus a capella Gesaengen, um 1615 

UTC gab's eine lokale ID "Inja Bushehr, Sedaye Jumuhiriye Islamiya Iran". 


IRAQ Since about Jan 1st "VoStrugglers / Mojahedines in Iran", earlier 

*1600-1700* on 4230...4290 kHz (jumps to avoid Iranian jammers) is no more 

noted here. (Jan 1 - 25) 

3930 & 4610 Radio "Voice of Komala" (ID "In Sedaye Komala") in Persian at 

1831 UT, hymn 1832-1834, only carrier from 1834-1835, and the IS of - I 

think - Azeri Radio Home sce, as on 1476 kHz was in the past, then only a 

single IS and close-down then. S-on at 1657 UT was playing with IS of 

"Nutcracker" suite by Chaikovsky on 3930 and 4610 kHz. 

But "Nutcracker" is used as IS also by "Voice of Communist Party of Iran" 

on 3880, 4380, 6425 at 1627 UT. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 27) 

[KURDISTAN] The only active stations in Iraq broadcasting on SW at present 

are the Kurdish stations which were clandestines during the regime of 

Saddam Hussein. After his massacre on the Kurdish population and 

suppression of the Shiits in Southern Iraq following the Saddam defeat in 

the first Gulf War, the USA, UK and France in 1992 introduced two 

prohibited Flight Zones within Iraqi airspace North of 36 degrees and south 

of 32 degr. This was a success and particularly gave the Kurds a kind of 

autonomy with only little influence from Baghdad. 

Covert SW broadcasts flourished in that region from various tribes and 

political groups. Some argued for full independence from Baghdad, others 

for a united "Kurdistan" including the Kurdish tribes in Northern Iraq, NW 

Iran, NE Syria and a large part of Eastern Turkey. Because of this, some of 

these clandestine stations were - and still are - directed towards these 

other countries who all are strongly against the idea of a united 

"Kurdistan". 

Although their local langs cannot be understood by most DX-ers, it is still 

exciting to listen to their broadcasts also in year 2005! Below are the 

current details on the few domestic SW stations in the Kurdish area of 

Northern Iraq taken from the updated Domestic Broadcasting Survey. All 

stations have been heard in 2005: 

4025, Voice of the People of Kurdistan, Al-Sulaymaniyah, at 0230-0300, 

0500-0600, 1400-1600, 1630-1700, 1900v-2000v. Surani Kurdish, ID: "Aira 

dangi Gelli Kurdistana", 0300v-0500 1700-1900v A, ID: "Huna idha'at sawt 

Sha'b Kurdistan, sawt al-Ittihadi al-Watani al- Kurdistan", 1600-1630 

Turkmen; ID: "Burazy Iraq Tuerkmen Sesi Radiouzel" (i.e. "This is the 

Radiovoice of Turkmen Iraq"). d 4023- 4027; jammed. Produced by the 

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) lead by Jalal Talabani. (Often QRM from 

Europirates on 4025.3)

4160, Voice of Independence at 0300-0330 and 1500-1700 Kurdish, ID: "Era 

dengi Sarbakhoye, izgay Parti Parezgani Kurdistana". Operated by the 

Conservative Party of Kurdistan. d 4158 - 4167; irregular. 

6315, R Roj (= Sun) r at 1400-1900* Kurmanji Kurdish, ID: "Azad Radyo Roj 

(pronounced: Rozh)", d - 6310. New clandestine station. 

6340, Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, Salah al-Din at 0300v-0700v and 1400-1500, 

1700-1800v Kurmanji Kurdish, ID: "Aira dangi Kurdestana Iraqa, dangi 

demokrati Kurdestan"; 1500-1700 A, ID: "Huna Sawt Kurdistan al-Iraq, Sawt 

al-Hizb al-Dimuqrati al-Kurdistani al-Iraq". Produced by the Kurdistan 

Democratic Party (KDP) lead by Mas'ud Barzani; d - 6310 [moved to 6335] 

Besides these "pure domestic" stations, there is a SW station well heard, 

broadcasting towards Iraq probably via Maiac, Moldova: 11530, Voice of 

Mesopotamia, Belgium, at 0500-1700 UT, Kurdish dialects: Kurmanji/ 

Zazaki/Sorani, ID: "Denge Mezopotamya" Backed by "Kurdistan Freedom and 

Democracy Congress" (KADEK, former PKK). Broker TDP. Some days off. 

It is interesting to note that on Feb 2, after the recent Iraqi Election, 

the KDP leader Barzani declared that their end goal is an Independent State 

of Kurdistan! On the other hand, it is expected that the leader of the 

other group, PUK, Jalal Talabani, is going to get one of the leading 

positions in the new Iraqi leadership. It will be interesting to follow 

this political development - also on SW. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Feb 9) 

[KURDISTAN]. CLANDESTINE, 3930.0, R Voice of Komala, at *1700- 1835* on Jan 

29, Ouverture, Kurdish ID: "...dangi Komala", freq annt, webaddress, talk; 

1800 Farsi program began, ID, talks. The jamming was on *1709-1842*. Until 

1709: 34333. Nothing was heard on \\ 4610 that day. 

3970.2, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Al Sulaymaniyah, Northern Iraq, at 

0305-0435 on Feb 8, Call to prayer, 0311 Kurdish ann, ID: "Aira dangi 

Kurdistan Irana" and talk by woman mentioning Iranian Kurdistan and Iraq, 

34444, heard \\ 4860.0 (34333), but 4610 was off the air. No jammers noted 

that early in the morning! At 0405 the Kurdish broadcast had jumped to 

3985.1 (jammed) and heard \\ 4860 still not being jammed. Kurdish ID, talk, 

march and folksong. 0428 began a similar programme in Farsi on both freqs, 

first with ID by woman: " Seda-ye Kordestan-e Iran." 


[KURDISTAN IRAQ] KURDISH RADIO AVAILABLE LIVE ON THE INTERNET. 

BBC Monitoring observes Voice of [Iraqi] Kurdistan radio with a live audio 

stream available from the web site of the Kurdistan Democratic Party at 

in \\ with their SW signal on 6335 kHz. 

However, there seems to be confusion about the formal name of the station: 

The pre-recorded identification annt at the start of txion identify it as 

"Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan" (Aira Dengi Kurdistana Iraqiya), however 

subsequent annts, apparently live, identify it as "Voice of Kurdistan" 

(Aira Dengi Kurdistana). 

Further, the live stream link on the web page is labelled as "Radio 

Kurdistan", whilst on the Windows Media Player the name is given as "KTV 

Radio". The station broadcasts in support of the Kurdistan Democratic Party 

from facilities in northern Iraq on 1116 kHz mediumwave, 91.5 and 93.3 MHz 

FM, and 6335 kHz SW. (BBCM via dxld, Feb 9) 

This morning at 8:00 a.m. (12:00 a.m. EST) Alhurra correspondent Abdul- 

Hussein Khazal, 40, and his 3-year-old son Mohammed were killed outside of 

their home in Basra by an unknown number of gunmen. Abdul-Hussein had been

a correspondent for US-Radio Sawa for nearly two years and joined Alhurra 

in April 2004. 

"We are deeply saddened at the loss of our friend and colleague Abdul- 

Hussein Khazal and his son Mohammed. Abdul-Hussein was a dedicated and 

respected journalist, who was an integral part of the Alhurra and Radio 

Sawa team. He will be truly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his 

family during this difficult time." Mouafac Harb, Executive Vice President 

and Network Nx Director 

( BBG Press Feb 9 via dxld) 

BBCM observed Voice of Iranian Kurdistan on the Hotbird 6 satellite at 13 

degrees East, freq 12597 MHz, vertical polarization, symbol rate 27500, FEC 

3/4, at 1300-1400 gmt on 13 February 2005. The programme was in Kurdish for 

the first 40 mins, identifying as "Aira Dengi Kordestani Irana", then in 

Persian for the remainder of the broadcast, identifying as "Seda-ye 

Kordestan-e Iran". The broadcast is also available in the form of on-demand 

audio files from the station's web site at 

The files are dated in accordance with the Iranian calendar, a conversion 

chart for the Gregorian equivalent can be found on the internet at 

 

The station was also observed with a Persian programme in progress on the 

same day at 1510 gmt on 3960 kHz SW. Reception was poor due to jamming 

interference. 

Voice of Iranian Kurdistan broadcasts in support of the Kurdish Democratic 

Party of Iran, which advocates independence for the Kurdish region of Iran. 

The party has a multilingual web site at 

(BBCM 13 Feb via dxld) 

ISRAEL Winter B-04 schedule of Kol Israel (updated on Jan 29): 

ARABIC 0345-2215 5915 

AMHARIC 1900-1935 9390 11585 11605 

ENGLISH 0430-0445 6280 7545 17600 

1030-1045 15640 17535 

1830-1845 9390 11585 11605 

2000-2025 6280 9390 15615 

FRENCH 0445-0500 6280 7545 

1100-1115 15640 17535 

1800-1815 9390 11585 11605 

2030-2045 6280 7520 9390 

HEBREW 0000-0430 7545 

0500-0555 7545 and deleted 15760 

0600-0755 15760 and deleted 17535 

0800-1030 17535 

0800-1655 15760 deleted 

1115-1455 17535 

1700-0455 9345 deleted 

2100-2215 7520 deleted 

2100-2355 6280 

HUNGARIAN 1745-1755 9390 11605 15760 

1945-1955 9390 11585 11605 

LADINO 1045-1100 15640 17535 

1600-1625 7420 9985 15760 Sat 

MUSIC 1630-1645 11605 15640 15760 

PERSIAN 1500-1625 7420 9985 15760 Sun-Thu 

1500-1600 7420 9985 15760 Fri/Sat 

ROMANIAN 1725-1745 9390 11605 15760 

1845-1900 9390 11585 11605 

RUSSIAN 1600-1625 7420 9985 15760 Fri 

2100-2200 7520 9390 

SPANISH 1645-1655 11605 15640 15760 

1815-1830 9390 11585 11605

2045-2100 6280 7520 9390 

TIGRINA 1935-1945 9390 11585 11605 

YIDDISH 1700-1725 9390 11605 15760 

Shortwave transmission is due to cease on March 31, 2005! 


JORDAN 11810 R Jordan on Feb 16 looking for Minivan. Arabic ID 'Huna 

Amman' and schedule at 1558. Huge signal, considerably weaker at 1600 when 

underneath heard station with ID in English 'This is Radio .....' but not 

possible to hear whether Minivan or not. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 

16) 

KENYA 4915 On 12 Feb (Sat) at 1945 UT there is a station on 4915 in 

Swahili mixing with Ghana. I didn't get the 2000 TOH id, but assume this is 

KBC Kenya now running the Swahili sce and also on during the weekends. 

Maybe Chris can confirm this. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN) 

I'm afraid I returned to the UK on 11 February and so I can't at present 

give any on-the-spot reports from Nairobi. 

I noted that 4915 was on the air, but erratically, on the evening of 10 

February, relaying the Eastern Service. But it was off the air the 

following morning, even though the Eastern Service was still on FM at that 

time. 

My guess is that, earlier, the 4915 tx had been having problems, and that 

the KBC decided that there was no point in producing Eastern Service 

programmes until it was fixed. That would explain why I heard 4915 relaying 

the Swahili Sce on 9 Febr - they'd managed to get the SW tx back on the air 

but the Eastern Service programme makers had been stood down and so another 

sce had to be used as an audio source. 

If you have access to a WorldSpace receiver, the KBC Swahili sce is one of 

the very few unencoded African sources still available on it, and so could 

be used as an aid to what you hear on 4915 (allowing for the fact that the 

WorldSpace signal is delayed by about 6 seconds relative to terrestrial 

txions). Two other aids to IDing the KBC: the distinctive ToH time signal, 

in which the final "pip" is on a higher note (similar to China's time 

signal), and the fact that the main nx bulletins start and end with 

patriotic mx played by a military band. (Chris Greenway-UK, dxld Feb 13) 

4915 is active, albeit irregular (as already reported). Despite these 

problems, the tx appears to be running the full 10 kW, but with rather 

rough audio. At a listening post on the Kenya/Uganda border (much closer to 

Kampala than Nairobi), 4915 kHz was much stronger than either 4976 or 5026. 


KYRGYZSTAN "Radio Ekstol" does not leave in an ether since Jan, 1, 2005, 

it has ceased to exist. The tx on 1476 kHz is rented with the religious 

organization MARAHAFA, that God means "comes". Now through this tx 

Broadcasts only programs TWR with 15 up to 18 utc on Kazakh, Kirghiz, 

Uzbek, Tadjik, Turkmen, Karakalpak, Russian, English langs. The part of 

programs goes in \\ with freqs 864 and 5855 kHz. Everything else time it is 

silent. The increase broadcasting time TWR is possible with the beginning 

of a years (summer) season. 

The address for letters on the program "On Circles the": 

The address for questions and offers under the programs relayed on 1476 kHz 

- Glavpochtamt, Post Box 366, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan. On quality of a 

signal, handicapes etc. - it is possible to send messages to me on the 

address: 

(Vasily Guljaev, Astrakhan-RUS, RUSdx Feb 13)

LEBANON I stumbled over this making me remember 6550/6580 kHz reception 

 

Very often, brand names end up identifying to the product itself. Examples 

of this phenomenon are too many to list, and in Lebanon, the sentence "Put 

the radio on", always means: "Tune up to the Voice of Lebanon". In fact, 

throughout its 27 years of existence, the Voice of Lebanon has always been 

"THE RADIO". Founded in 1975, the Voice of Lebanon was then the first 

commercial radio to ever broadcast in Lebanon. Drawing on its tank of 

highly qualified personnel, it has always given the best in the fields of 

news, political forums, interviews, mx, social issues, sketches, culture, 

games, and even broadcasted theater. 

The Voice of Lebanon currently broadcasts on two FM wave lengths: 93.3, 

93.4 for the Bekaa and 93.6 MHz for southern and northern Lebanon. It also 

owns this site on the web under 

and is being relayed in Canada by the Middle East 

Radio, and in Australia by another radio station also called the Middle 

East Radio. 

In Beirut, the Voice of Lebanon retransmits live, the Arabic nx of Radio 

Canada International "RCI" through a partnership agreement between the two 

stations. Through another agreement, the Voice of Lebanon broadcasts 

programs and mx produced by Radio France International "RFI". 

In Lebanon we say that "Radio Voice of Lebanon broadcasts the event even 

before it happens!" 

Enjoy surfing our site and listening to our Radio. 

Please send us your feedback at the following address: 


LITHUANIA Radio Baltic Waves 

Vilnius, 612 kHz, 100 kW, ND: 

0400-0600 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Belarusian 

0800-1000 Voice of Russia-Russkoye Mezhdunarodnoye Radio, Russian 

1000-1400 Voice of Russia-Sodruzhestvo, Russian 

1400-1600 Voice of Russia-Russkoye Mezhdunarodnoye Radio, Russian 

1600-2200 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Belarusian 

2200-2230 Polish Radio-Radio Polonia, Belarusian 

Radio Baltic Waves International 

Sitkunai, 1386 kHz, 500 kW, ND: 

2002-2100 China Radio International, Czech 

2100-2200 China Radio International, English 

2200-2300 China Radio International, German 

Siauliai, 1386 kHz, 3 kW, ND [From March 1, 2005]: 

0500-1600 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Russian 

Sitkunai, 1557 kHz, 150 kW, ND: 

1800-2000 China Radio International, Russian 

2000-2100 China Radio International, Polish 

2100-2200 China Radio International, Chinese 

(Rimantas Pleikys-LTU, Feb 10 via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 

14) 

MADAGASCAR 3214.99 R Feon'ny Filazantsara on Feb 5 at *1630-1640 UT 

1653-1655* UT, 24332-24432 Maragacy, 1630 sign on with Opening mx. Opening 

announce. Talk. 1655 UT IS and sign off. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium 

Feb 11) 

3288, 5010, 6135, 7105 and 9689 all active, but can be irregular.


MALAWI Nothing at all heard of listed TWR on 4870. 


MALAYSIA Re my unid 5030 on 9 Feb at 1255 UT. Is MLA again active on this 

freq? I'm not sure, but it sounded like their carrier was still on until at 

least 1530 UT. 

(Jari, ibid.) 

Yes, R. Malaysia-Sarawaku on 5030 kHz had reactivated since early Dec. 

2004. Monitoring in Japan, it's carring same px on 7130 kHz in evening 

time. 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, hcdx Feb 11) 

MALI 4782.5 R Mali, Kati, obs'ed on 6 Feb at 2337-... UT, French, tribal 

songs; 55433; 4835 (& 9635) still off. 

7285.3 R Mali, Kati, obs'ed on 6 Feb at 1120-.. UT, Vernacular, tribal 

songs prgr; 15341; \\ 11960 vy. poor. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX 

Feb 11) 

4783.4 R Dif Television du Mali continues to move around every day. On Feb 

15 at 0558 UT noticed in French with said ID. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX 

Feb 15) 

4783, RTV Malienne, Bamako, 0636-0800*, Jan 31 and Feb 06, nice signals, 

Malienne highlife mx program with no ann. Female at 0650 in Vernacular 

followed by indigenous instrumental mx (xylophone or similar and drums) and 

man talking in Vernacular. Female in French at 0653 UT then more highlife 

mx. At 0659.5 indigenous instrumental mx and woman in French followed by 

man in French at 0700 UT. Slightly undermodulated signal but SINPO 35533 

with QSB. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA and Bruce Churchill-CA-USA, dswci DXW Feb 9) 

MEXICO 4810 XERTA-R Transcontinental de Amercia, Cd. de Mexico, noted on 

31 Jan at 0736-f/out 0955 (!) UT, Spanish, religious prgr, announcing phone 

nr, postal & e-mail addrs, playing mx; 53443, adj uty. QRM. Inaudible the 

following day at same time, with the same sort of utility QRM present. This 

is listed as putting just 500 watt - it's hardly believable. (Carlos 

Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 4) 

MOLDOVA/RUSSIA CLAND-Syria 7470/12085 The Arabic Radio on Feb 16 Arabic 

ID after mx at 1602 as '..al idha'at al'-Arabia'. 7 MHz strong, 12 MHz 

barely audible. 


Arab Radio 12085 \\ 7470. 

Anti-Syrian govt programme by the Arab Radio noted 16 UTC on 12085- and 

7470 kHz. Signal on 12085 kHz extremely stong. Transmitter site somewhere 

in Eastern Europe? Passport tells 7470 kHz is coming from Samara. 

More here: 

After the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Harir and people 

putting blame on Syria, Arabic Radio must have listeners both in Syria and 

Lebanon. Not only DXing community. 

Jari Savolainen told 12085 kHz is Grigoriopol, Moldova. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Feb 16) 

VoR 1566 kHz VoRussia kam um 1800 UTC mit s/on und dem Bulgarischen-Px auf 

1566 kHz. Koennte das evtl via MDA kommen ? Auf der gelisteten Frequenz 

1467 kHz ist nur Radio Vatican via F (\\ 1530 khz) zu hoeren. (Patrick 

Robic-AUT, A-DX Feb 12)

Zu 95 % ist das auf 1566 kHz Grigoriopol, ex 1467 kHz. 

Obviously 1467 at Grigoriopol has been replaced by 1566. Enclosed the 

decisive report I can only confirm: 1566 has a strong signal with presumed 

VOR in Bulgarian, and on 1467 Roumoules with Radio Vatican is in the clear 

now (switching antenna patterns between Hungarian and Czech at 1830, by the 

way). (Kai Ludwig-D, A-DX Feb 12) 

On 12 Feb at 1804 UT noted powerhouse VOR in Bulgarian on 1566 instead of 

its normal 1467 Grigoriopol MDA. Continued at 1900 in Greek. A permanent 

move or just Saturday nite fever? (Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Feb 12) 

Yes, heard the Kremlin chimes too, just before 2100 UT, then VoRUS switched 

off. 

Use it or loose it... look to the ME ... IBB 990, 1170, 1431, 1548, 1557, 

1575, 1593. 

What is next? Kaliningrad Bolshakovo may replace losed 1386 by 1503 or 1593 

kHz towards Central Europe, why not? 

In central Europe, at present 846, 1503, and 1566 are more or less 'empty' 

channels these days, (except Albion's low power carpet...). 846 kHz will 

remain from new high power site 90 kms northwest of Rome. (73 wolfgang, Feb 

12) 

MONGOLIA Mongol R 4895 \\ 4830 on Feb 14 at 2155 IS until s/on at 2200. 

Seems to me same as my unids in my bandscan the other day. Pompeous chorus 

at 2200, into male and female with short mx between items. (Finn Krone-DEN, 


MYANMAR I listened to Defence Forces Broadcasting Unit (pres) in Unknown 

lang (Vernac) on 5770 kHz from 1555-1628 UT on January 4. Mainly songs and 

talk. Sign off at 1628 UT. SINPO-35333. (Yasuhiro Shiozaki-JPN, JPNpremium 

Feb 11) 

NEPAL On Feb 1, King Gyanendra removed the Govt of Nepal and pointed out 

a new one which declared the country in State of Emergency. The Maoist 

rebel movement whose goal it is to abolish the monarchy and introduce a 

socialist state, is said to control large parts of the country. The Maoists 

also perform some terrorist attacks in the easternmost provinces of India, 

and this event did cause a diplomatic crisis Nepal vs. India. In Nepal all 

communications, including e-mail, have been cut and privately-owned FM 

radio stations have been ordered to drop their nx bulletins. 

But TV and state-owned radio programmes are unaffected. On SW R Nepal has 

been heard with domestic broadcasts during the past months on 5005 kHz with 

reduced power, but not every day. It was still heard here in Denmark on Feb 

06, but its weak signal did not propagate on other days. (Anker Petersen- 

DEN, dswci DXW Feb 9) 

King of Nepal cracks down, cuts 'net, BBC on FM Obviously, a post like this 

to this mailing list has, as its primary message "There are times when SW 

trumps the internet and local relays of international stations." 

 

Instead of the usual spicy mix of current affairs and politics, the subject 

of Radio Sagarmatha's talk show on Saturday night was as bland as rice. 

In fact, the subject was rice: the differences, as explained by a 

scientist, between golden, wild and other varieties. That was the only 

topic the independent Nepali FM station felt safe to discuss.

"Normally I don't do that kind of program," a 31-year-old journalist at the 

station said, laughing nervously as a soldier listened. When the soldier - 

one of six lounging around the station - moved off, the smile fell away. 

"Our hands are tied," the journalist said. 

Six days ago Nepal's king ended the country's 15-year experiment with 

democracy and took power for himself, imposing a state of emergency and 

suspending a host of civil liberties, including freedom of expression. 

Nepalis have been facing something between fear and a farce since then, 

adjusting to a combination of royal rule and martial law. Those in politics 

and the nx media feel particularly under siege. 

[...] 

All of the community radio stations that sprang up in the 1990's are locked 

up, playing only mx or discussing things like rice. The BBC's popular 

Nepali nx sce has been stopped, and Netra K. C., its reporter in the 

western city of Nepalganj, has been detained, according to human rights 

activists. Newspapers have been reduced to editorializing about safely 

banal subjects, like the weather or clean socks, or resorting to metaphor 

to make their case. 

(via Joel Rubin, Swprograms mailing list via dxld Feb 8) 

One of the first steps taken by the authorities was to ban, for a six-month 

period, any broadcast or publication of opinions opposing "the essentials" 

of the king's proclamation. The ban also applied to any nx or analysis that 

tried to justify the country's Maoist rebellion. In addition, the country's 

40-plus independent FM stations were ordered to limit themselves to 

broadcasting entertainment programmes. Nx would be reported by the govt-run 

radio and TV channels. Agency reports speculated that this could lead to up 

to 1,000 journalists and ancillary staff losing their jobs. 

International broadcasters such as BBC and CNN, and Pakistan TV, were back 

on air after a few days. However, the absence of Indian channels led the 

Indian media to suspect that they were being blocked. 

The Nepalese govt had recently complained about an Indian-based channel 

calling itself Nepal 1-TV. It described the channel as unauthorized and 

operating in violation of the international press code. 

Media restrictions. International telephone lines and internet connections 

were restored after a week, but mobile phone sces may remain cut off for 

some time. The decision to resume some communications was taken by a newly- 

established Subcommittee on State Affairs, whose members include the heads 

of the security forces. 

[...] 

It remains to be seen how Nepal's once outspoken media will respond to the 

new restrictions. When the Kantipur Online nx portal resumed on 8 February, 

it carried a notice saying it was now operating "under strict media 

guidelines". 

(BBCM Feb 10 via dxld) 

NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand International, The Voice of New Zealand. 

The RNZI Transmitter failed at 0405 on Feb 06 and is off air due to a 

technical fault. Technical staff have been called out to attend to the 

problem. We regret the interruption to our short-wave sce. (rnzi.com via 

John Norfolk-USA, dxld Feb 7) 

15265 R NZi, Rangitaiki, surprisingly noted on 6 Feb at 1955-2050*, 45433 

(via my elevated K9AY aerial) while its normal pattern for quite some time, 

too much time in fact, is considerably worse, typically almost inaudible, 

especially at s/on but not that better after switching to 17675 kHz; prgr

in English, with weather, news, sports news, Dateline Pacific, Pacific 

press review in French 2040. 


R NZi. was fantastic this evening on 15165, putting a 55444 (this time 

mainly via my Lisbon elevated K9AY, but also fair~good on the T2FD or the 

inv. V) signal right after having s/on mid speech, no IS after s/off on 

11980 kHz where is gets a fair amount of adj. QRM de VoA starting at 1830. 

Right now it's 2234, and 17675 is at 35433... and the tx went abruptly off 

now at 2235 UT. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 16) 

NIGERIA Freq change for Voice of Nigeria in English: 

1700-2100 NF 15120, ex7255, re-ex 9690. 


OMAN Address for the Al Ashkara site (QSLs received from this address): 

Resident Engineer, VT Merlin Communications & Partners LLC, BBC Relay 

Station, P.O.B. 40, Al Ashkarah PC 422, Oman. 

e-mail: (Hans-Dieter Buschau-D, hcdx Jan 20) 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3205 at 1018-1031, R. West Sepik Feb 7. Two men in 

English with a discussion on PNG economics; many mentions of 'Kina'. Poor 

to fair signal. 

3260 at 1031-1034, R. Madang Feb 7. Male announcer in Pidgin with mentions 

of Madang at 1032 and 1035. Poor signal. 

3275 at 1035-1039, R. Southern Highlands Feb 7. Enjoyable PNG sing-sing mx 

with female chorus and guitars; announcer in Pidgin. Too bad the signal was 

such a low level; tonight is a poor PNG propagation evening. 

3315 at 1041-1048, R. Manus Feb 7. Announcer in Pidgin with US pops tunes; 

seemed to be a mx countdown program. 'R. Manus' ID noted at 1106 recheck. 

Fair. 

3355 at 1057-1101, R. Simbu Feb 7. PNG pop mx 1057; male announcer at 1059 

with annts in Pidgin; 'R. Simbu' ID at 1100 with mentions of 'province'. 

Suddenly off without fanfare at 1101*. Other PNG stations still on, though. 

Poor-fair signal. 

3385 at 1048-, R. East New Britain Feb 7. Male announcer in Pidgin with 

slow, casual talk. Time check in English 'five mins until 9 o'clock' at 

1055; phone number and poss. quick ad for restaurant. Initially a poor-fair 

signal, but a recheck at 1107 revealed a good level with Pidgin lang hymn 

and male chorus. 

3905 at 1105-1111, R. New Ireland Feb 7. Presumed. Male announcer in Pidgin 

with mentions of 'tok tok' and 'come up long hearim...'. Poor level signal, 

with strong co-channel ham QRM from the New England Weather Net. No 

evidence of RRI Merauke on the frequency. 

4960 at 1112-1116, Catholic Radio Network Feb 7. Talk or interview about 

Catholic and family planning issues. First noted at 1035 with Christian 

contemporary mx. Poor-fair level, but seemed to be slowly improving. Also 

heard at 1707 on 2/8 with choir mx; weak signal. (all Guy Atkins-WA-USA, 

hcdx Feb 11)) 

PHILIPPINES Updated B-04 schedule for Radio Veritas Asia: 

Bengali 0100-0125 11790 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

1400-1425 11725 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

Burmese 2330-2355 9805 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1130-1155 15450 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Cantonese 2300-2325 9805 PUG 250 kW / 331 deg 

Filipino 2230-2255 7265 PUG 250 kW / 331 deg

1500-1525 11765 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg Wed/Fri/Sun 

1500-1555 11765 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat 

Hindi 0130-0155 11790 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

1330-1355 11725 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

Hmong 1000-1025 11780 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Indonesian 2300-2325 11820 PUG 250 kW / 222 deg 

2300-2325 9505 PUG 250 kW / 222 deg 

1200-1225 11795 PUG 250 kW / 222 deg 

Kachin 0030-0055 9505 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1230-1255 15225 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Karen 0000-0025 9505 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1200-1225 15225 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Mandarin 2100-2255 6190 PUG 250 kW / 350 deg 

1000-1155 9520 PUG 250 kW / 355 deg 

Russian 0230-0325 17830 PUG 250 kW / 015 deg 

1500-1555 9570 PUG 250 kW / 330 deg 

Sinhala 0000-0025 11820 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1330-1355 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Tamil 0030-0055 15520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1400-1425 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Telugu 0100-0125 15530 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1430-1455 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Urdu 0200-0225 15350 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

1430-1455 11725 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

Vietnamese 2330-2355 9670 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

0130-0225 15530 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1030-1125 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1300-1325 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Zomi-Chin 0230-0255 11895 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 


9581.90 PBS Marulas, Valenzuela, at 0500 UT on Jan 19, Tagalog programme, 

but tx or antenna problems causing horrible splatters up to 9740 kHz! Seems 

to be regular here as before. Is back from 9619.10 kHz. (Roland Schulze- 

PHL, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 27) 

PLC The ARRL Letter, Vol 24, No 06 

Website: on February 11, 2005: 

Local telecommunication authorities in Austria have sent a "first-step" 

legal notice to Linz Strom GmbH (Linz Power), calling on the utility to 

"take necessary technical measures" to operate its "Speed-Web" broadband 

over power line (BPL) system so it doesn't cause interference to other 

telecommunication equipment. Joseph Ibinger, who heads the Upper Austria- 

Salzburg field office for the Federal Ministry for Commerce, Innovation and 

Technology (BMVIT), told Linz Power in late December that interference 

mentioned in complaints is definitely coming from the utility's BPL system. 

From the time the BPL installation was a pilot project, radio amateurs have 

been among the most vocal in expressing their displeasure, blaming BPL for 

causing excessive interference on HF bands throughout the City of Linz. The 

Austrian Amateur Transmitter Federation (Oesterreichischer 

Versuchssenderverband OeVSV), Austria's International Amateur Radio Union 

(IARU) member-society, praised the action, which the utility is very likely 

to appeal. 

"The Austrian Amateur Radio Society applauds this decision of local 

authorities and notes that radio users have repeatedly indicated the 

problem of unwanted radiation from unshielded mains wiring," said OeVSV 

President Michael Zwingl, OE3MZC. "The recent decision will be an example 

for authorities in other European countries facing similar problems in BPL 

trials." 

In October 2003, Linz Power received a similar letter from local 

telecommunications authorities asking the utility to "remove the illegal

interference" on the HF bands generated by the utility's BPL then-pilot 

project. As a result, Zwingl says, the utility took legal action against 

OeVSV. 

Assuming an appeal by Linz Power, the BMVIT must move Ibinger's initial 

response essentially the equivalent of a warning notice or citation up to 

the next level, and it could take up to six months to resolve the matter. 

Zwingl says if the federal authorities affirm the local decision, they 

could prohibit operation of the BPL system. As it now stands, the utility 

was given a month to resolve the interference. 

Zwingl said OeVSV has been unable to obtain a copy of the actual decision 

and was only able to obtain details of the document in January by working 

through a "peoples' lawyer," essentially a legal ombudsman who runs 

interference between the Austrian federal govt and citizens. 

According to legal ombudsman Peter Kostelka's report to Zwingl, the 

telecommunication authorities cited Linz Power's use of unshielded wiring 

to transport data signals, resulting in constant emissions that interfere 

with short wave bands as "an undesirable byproduct" of the system. 

The Linz Power BPL system boasts upward of 4000 "satisfied customers" out 

of the 40,000 in its sce area. It offers its basic sce for ?24 a month; a 

faster version goes for ?42 a month, both less installation charges. Speed- 

Web uses Main.net BPL technology. 

Zwingl said the recent official decree followed "some years of complaints 

and investigations" into the Linz Power BPL project. "We put pressure on 

officials to not just take measurements but also to react by all legal 

means," he said. "It took us some time, but we never agreed with the 

opinion of some authorities who have made a judgment between the importance 

of ham radio and BPL." Zwingl maintains that Austria's telecommunication 

rules conform with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) regulations 

and "protect radio sces and spectrum regardless of subjective importance." 

Linz Power Executive Josef Heizinger reportedly reacted calmly to the field 

office decision. "We are absolutely in the right, legally, and will 

continue the BPL development according to plan," he's quoted in the media. 

In another interview, Heizinger declared that "simultaneous problem-free 

operation of BPL and Amateur Radio equipment is possible," and he blamed a 

small group of dissident radio amateurs for trying to discredit "this 

innovative and economical technology." 

Linz Strom blames the few radio interference problems its system has caused 

on "defective equipment," and says it's resolved those cases promptly. 

OeVSV continues to insist that in its current form BPL also known in 

German-speaking countries as "Internet from the Electrical Outlet" is 

incompatible with HF reception. 

Source: The ARRL Letter Vol. 24, No. 06 February 11, 2005 

http://www.eham.net/articles/10267 

(Feb 12) 

ROMANIA Harris DRM Darstellung in Rumaenien. 

 

Harris Corporation Announces DRM Symposium in Romania to Discuss 

Modernization Programs. 

Two-day Program to Outline the Transition to Digital Radio and Romania's 

New Nationwide Radio and Television Digital-ready Infrastructure.

Feb 10, 2005 _ Harris Corporation today announced the agenda for a two-day 

DRM Symposium March 1-2 at the Marriott Hotel in Bucharest, Romania. The 

event is designed to inform and educate radio broadcasters from Europe, 

North Africa and the Middle East on how they can prepare for a digital 

future with DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) technology, and will focus on 

Romania's countrywide upgrade and expansion of its national broadcast 

infrastructure. Representatives from Harris and S.N. Radiocomunicatii S.A., 

Romania's state-owned broadcast organization, will provide insight into the 

strategies behind the modernization program that is establishing 100 

percent radio and television coverage throughout the country. 

[...] Several presentations on DRM will follow, culminating with a DRM 

demonstration at a nearby 400 kW high-power AM tx site, the Tancabesti 

High-Power Radio station. Once at the site, Harris engineers will install a 

DRM exciter package inside the tx. The DRM exciter package will feature a 

content server for txion of a multiplexed, bandwidth-efficient audio/data 

stream and a modulator to drive the digitally prepared signal to a DRMready 

receiver. Attendees will be able to listen to the results. 

Day two will focus on Romania's overall modernization program and cover all 

aspects from finance to technology and installation. Broadcasters from 

countries still relying on tube txs will learn how Harris' television, 

radio, microwave and networking divisions worked together to provide a 

cost-effective, turnkey system that brought Romania 's antiquated system up 

to date with the solid-state analog technology favored throughout Western 

Europe. Discussions also will point to how Romania is now fully prepared 

for a digital future. Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Israel, Syria, Nigeria, 

Algeria, Turkey, Poland and the Ukraine are among the many countries 

expected to be represented during this conference. [...] 

For additional information and photos, visit 

 

(Harris Corporation press release, Cincinnati, 11 Feb 05) 

HARRIS HIGH-POWER TRANSMITTERS. 

Harris makes the DX series medium wave/long wave txs to powers as high as 2 

MW, and higher would be possible. 

Full disclosure: the dTR/H&D JV, of which my firm is a partner, provided 

antenna design sces to Harris for both their 2 MW installations. All high 

power solid state MW and LW transmitters are combined units, with "power 

blocks" of 100, 200, ~400 kW. Off to beautiful Poro, La Union, Philippines 

on Friday. 

The transmitter there is, of course, a Harris DX-1000. 

(Ben Dawson-WA-USA, Hatfield & Dawson, dxld Feb 15) 

RUSSIA Orenburg. The oldest in city tx DV 270 kHz (" Radio of Russia "), 

Worked 70 years, in October, 2004 were switched - off for ever. And the 

radio tower is demounted in connection with building nearby Territories. 

(Viktor Rutkovskiy, Ekatarinburg / "open_dx", RUSdx Feb 13) 

ST. HELENA Saint FM' on the Internet. It will probably be too late by 

the time you get this, but just got this off Saint Helena nx group... 

In message, John Turner, Bank of St. Helena 

writes 

Saint FM, the island's new radio station, is re-broadcasting a request show 

from Radio Caroline tonight 1800-2100 GMT with requests to and from St 

Helena. 

Radio Caroline is available as internet radio at 

Send requests to the studio (available on their website) between 6 and 9 UT 

tonight or email (or call +290 2660) and Saint FM will 

forward the requests. There is a very good chance that any Saints you know 

will be listening. 

John Turner, Bank of St. Helena. 

 

Post Office Building, Main Street, Jamestown, St. Helena Island. 

Tel: +290 2044. Fax: +290 2196 

(The St Helena Mailing List, via Richard Buckby G3VGW, Feb 12) 

SAUDI ARABIA A big buzz of slightly oscillating pitch is way atop BSKSA 

Holy Qur'an Service on 21460, on Feb 14 at 1510 past 1530 UT. As far as I 

can tell, this is a malfunxioning transmitter, not jamming or some other 

kind of external interference. No such problem on the French service, 

21600. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 14) 

Yes, buzz appeared also on Feb 15 / 16, wb. 

HQS, 21460, still/again with huge buzz over audio making it unlistenable, 

at 1445 and still at 1510 recheck Feb 15. Meanwhile, at the later hour 

21600 in French was doing a voice-over translation from someone speaking 

Arabic, but the Arabic was too loud and it sounded like two stations 

mixing. When will SW stations ever learn not to do this? 


SOMALIA Radio Shabeelle 6960 and Radio Galkacyo 6980 kHz both heard. 


SUDAN Omdurman 7200 and Radio Peace 4750 both active. 4750 noticeably 

stronger than last year. No sign of Radio Peace on 5895 (note: 5895 is 

occupied in the local evening by unlisted - in WRTH and PWBR - Moscow in 

Persian). 

Mediumwave: I was delighted to hear Radio Juba reactivated on its former 

freq of 693, not on new 810 as I was advised last year that it might be on. 

Heard with good signals on 693 in the evening with English mx request 

programme and nx in English at 1800. 

Clandestines: As already reported, 8000 heard, 6985 kHz not heard. 


TAIWAN The radio show called "Special Communications" was an unlikely 

hit, given that it consisted of announcers reading strings of numbers for 

15 mins. 

Taiwan used the mind-numbing program in the 1980s to send coded messages to 

its spies in mainland China. But like many Taiwanese propaganda broadcasts, 

it also could be picked up locally. To the surprise of many at the govt-run 

Radio Taiwan International, the show soon developed a cult following among 

Taiwanese. 

Listeners, particularly former soldiers, started sending fan mail saying 

how much they enjoyed it, how it made them feel like secret agents, and how 

they had deciphered the code. 

"I'd think, how absurd," said Chen Hsiao-Ping, a veteran at the station for 

25 years. "Here I am reading this stuff, and I don't even know what it 

means. How could they possibly understand?" 

The glory days of "Special Communications" may be over, but Chen and her 

colleagues at Radio Taiwan still have plenty of work, as do members of the 

propaganda team at China's Central People's Radio Station, which is busy 

beaming programming the other way. Last year marked the 50th anniversary of 

mainland radio propaganda broadcasts into Taiwan and the 55th for Taiwan in

the opposite direction. Over the decades, the weapons have changed, the 

tactics refined, the ideology softened. Shows on investments, popular 

culture, and tourism have largely edged out biting criticism and political 

dogma. 

But like two old soldiers locked in a wrestling grip, the broadcasts press 

doggedly on, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, outlasting even North and 

South Korea's loudspeaker battle across their tense demilitarized zone. 

"This isn't just a broadcast," said Cheryl Lai, president of Radio Taiwan 

International. "This is war. China sees it as a hot war. We see it as a 

cold war. But it's still a war." 

Chen, the broadcaster, grows animated as she recalls her early days at the 

station. Recruited in 1978 at age 18, she was tested, her family and 

friends screened, and her ideology reviewed for any hint of Communist 

sympathy before she got a job as "professional political warfare agent," as 

presenters were then called. 

For most of the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, propaganda airwaves in both 

directions were filled with hard-core screeds, slogans, and denunciations. 

But around the time Chen joined, the Taiwanese intelligence sce had a new 

psychological weapon against China Theresa Deng, a Taiwanese singer known 

for her gentle love songs. A new program mixed Deng's mx with soft-sell 

messages about the island. The show, which lasted a decade, proved hugely 

successful among mainlanders battered by the tumultuous 1966-76 Cultural 

Revolution. 

A few hundred miles across the Taiwan Strait, the Central People's Radio 

Station in Beijing also was working overtime to score points, shape minds, 

and reach Taiwanese listeners with its worldview. 

For about a decade after the national sce began broadcasting on Aug. 5, 

1954, Taiwanese listeners who tuned in heard Communist Party summaries, 

production statistics, and bitter denunciations of the Taipei govt. 

Broadcasts encouraged Taiwanese to go on strike, rise up against their 

"American toady" govt, and renounce capitalism before a workers' revolution 

swept Taiwan. 

Mainland planners were also careful to include softer programming as well, 

particularly during big holidays such as the midautumn Moon Festival, to 

help temper the martial mx and angry political attacks. 

But any hint of softness vanished with the advent of the Cultural 

Revolution in 1966, as broadcasters became swept up in the social turmoil. 

(Globe Newspaper via Andy Sennitt-HOL; and via Dan Say, dxld) 

Numbers station must refer to "Star Star" or "New Star" on 15388, 9725, 

etc. 

(Glenn hauser-USA, dxld Feb 10) 



to the future children of Taiwan." 

National radio station Radio Taiwan International (RTI) is poised to enter 

a new era on July 1 when it starts domestic broadcasting in five foreign 

langs to the nation's 500,000 foreign workers and residents. 

Over the course of 77 years, RTI has transformed itself from a govt 

propaganda radio station targeting China and the world, to a public sce 

station serving both local and international communities alike.

While some might question the popularity of radio stations in a multimedia 

age, Cheryl Lai, president of RTI, seemed upbeat about the future of the 

airwaves industry. 

"There are three English-language newspapers in Taiwan but their target 

audiences are either white-collar office workers or intellectuals," she 

said. "We're more concerned about the blue-collar audiences, especially 

foreign workers and spouses, who have a hard time understanding Mandarin 

and some of them cannot even afford computers or Internet access," she 

said. 

Lai added that foreign-language radio programs also provide foreigners with 

access to instant and immediate information, which can be quite useful, 

especially when natural disasters hit. 



to the future children of Taiwan," she said. . . [MORE] 

 

(via Mike Terry-UK, dxld Feb 10) 

TANZANIA 5050.1 R Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, noted on 30 Jan at 1909-1924 

UT in Swahili, end of nx bulletin, church mx, talks (sermon?); 35333. 


5050 and 6105 both active (but 6105 only on air at 0645-1315 UT approx, so 

only likely to be heard within the region). 5050 was a little irregular in 

operation. I can't confirm suggestions that 5050 has increased power - 

sounded about right for 10kW, unlikely to be much more. 

Zanzibar: Neither 6015 nor 11734 heard. Not active on SW at present, I 

suspect. 


TURKMENISTAN Acc. to info from Turkmen Radio received by Sergey Kolesov- 

UKR, the transmitter on 1125 kHz with so far unknown location, carrying the 

"Watan" prgr of Turkmen Radio, is situated in Asgabat and has a power of 20 

kW. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Jan 28 via ARC MVeko) 

Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov and Deputy Aide of the U.S. Secretary 

of State Lora Kennedy on Wednesday discussed the resumption of Russianlanguage 

broadcasts of the Mayak radio station in Turkmenistan. The United 

States is greatly concerned with this fact. Lora Kennedy said that the 

talks had dwelt on issues, which are sources of great concern for the 

United States. They include freedom of faith, the development of civic 

society, access to prisoners, the resumption of Mayak's radio broadcasts, 

etc. 

The Mayak radio station, the only Russian-language radio channel in 

Turkmenistan, closed down in July 2004 because of the need to modernize its 

system of radio communications, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry explained at 

that time. Lora Kennedy said that the United States was interested in 

advancing democratic reforms, economic prosperity and security of 

Turkmenistan. (Itar-Tass, via Hiro Oguma-JPN, JPNpremium Feb 11) 

UGANDA 4976 R Uganda, Kampala, obs'ed on 30 Jan at 1933-1946 UT in 

Vernacular, playing African pops, ID, talks; 54444. 

5026 R.Uganda, Kampala, also ob'sed on 30 Jan at 1925-1937 UT with prgr in 

Vernancular, talks; 54343. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 4)

4976, 5026, 7110 and 7195 kHz all active. As has been the case for some 

time, txions can be irregular. I suspect that neither tx has been running 

at the full listed 10kW for several years. The tx on 4976/7195 is 

noticeably weaker than that on 5026/7110 and is poorly modulated. (Chris 

Greenway, Kenya, BrDXC-UK Feb 16) 

UNIDENTIFIED 11884.7 on Feb 16 at 1030-1231 UT. 

MLA: Tentative: VOM Kajang. Could not make anything out of the audio, but 

what else could it be with these s/on and -off times? Strangely enough, 

nothing heard on 15295 kHz. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx Feb 17) 

11884.7 This UNID reported latety by Vlad Titarev in Ukraine: 

Seemingly the second RRI/VoINS SW station at Bonto Sunggu, Jeneparto, Ujung 

Padang, Sulawesi. 

Not mentioned in DXpress[Jembatan] since 1999 I guess. 

Scheduled for 9565, 9630, [9680?], 11750, 11885 kHz. 

Dipols towards 85 degrees. 

11885 0900-1300 51 UJU 100 85 5 206 D INS RRI RRI 


U.A.E. 1575 On 10 Feb at 1520 noted Radio Farda on new 1575 mixing with 

VOA Thailand. Couldn't hear Farda on it's former 1170. According to logs 

from Nilsson and Ritola, Radio Asia moved couple of days ago from 1575 to 

1557. So, 1575 is a new freq from Dhabbiya, UAE? 

1575 R Farda audible also on 1170 \\ 1575. I guess 1575 is the new 800 kW 

tx built by Thales and partners, referred as "Al Dabiyah II". It was 

planned to be completed in the beginning of 2005. The "Al Dabiyah I" was 

the 1170 kHz 800 kW tx. 

Info about these txs was given by Wolfgang Buschel and Bernd Trutenau. 


Just now on Febr 11 at 1515 UT I'm enjoying Radio Farda's superior 

reception on new 1575 kHz. Yesterday there was some QRM by IBB/VOA 

Ayutthaya and Farda noted also on 1170 kHz. BTW, as far I know Ayutthaya is 

the former Capital of Thailand. No contest between Farda and Thailand here 

today. 800 kW would easily explain signal strength S9 +10 dB. 

Also Radio Asia from Ras al Khaimah on new 1557 kHz (ex-1575) coming 

through today Feb 11 at 1525 UT. Fair to poor signal and lots of fading. A 

couple of days ago very strong "bubble" jamming on 1557. Jamming is now 

increasing, so the jammer must be located in the Far East and in certain 

country, China? Are they jamming Kouhu? 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, dxld Feb 9) 

Re 21605: Right, UAE is on 21605 \\ 13675 at that time [1430] and already 

1300 UT and 12005 is empty. Either the replacement is canceled or it is 

only between 0600-0900 (or -1200) UT. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, dxld Feb 12) 

And Feb 12 around 1500 I was getting some UAE-sounding audio on 21605, 

still very weak, but a bit stronger than Saudi on 21600. Strange how the 

relative strength of these two neighboring stations, in more ways than one, 

varies here. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld) 

U.K. 13650, Internews R [to AFG], via Rampisham, *1300-1430*, Jan 29 and 

30, Pashto ID: "Da Salaam Walantaar", nx about Kabul and Pakistan, 1400 

Dari nx and talks, Afghan mx, 55555. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Feb 9) 

Scheduled 0230-0400 7175 Samara-RUS, 1300-1430 13650 RMP. (wb)

15265, R Solh, Kabul, via Rampisham, at *1300-1325 on Feb 02, Dari or 

Pashtu, many IDs, freq ann, 23333. (Bjarke Vestesen-DEN, dswci DXW Feb 9) 

17710, R Solh, Kabul, via Rampisham, at 1200-1300 on Feb 03, with a steady 

signal and a S10 ( but good 44444 ) signal on \\ 15265 kHz. (Zacharias 

Liangas-GRC, dswci DXW Feb 9) 

21620, R Solh, Kabul, via Rampisham, at *0700-1200* on Jan 29 and Feb 03, 

05, 07 and 08, mainly Afghan folksongs and short comments in Dari and 

Pashto, or IDs "Da radio Solh" in between two songs. At 0730 excellent 

signal, 55545, but 0930 signal was only S2 in Greece. But opposite in 

Denmark: 25333 improving to 35434. New schedule 0700-1200, ex0800-1200. 


11760 R. Centrafrique via Issoudun ? (tent). 

In an e-mail to Erich Bergmann in Germany, OM Cristian Mocanu from Romania 

noted R. Centrafrique on 11760 kHz on Febr 9th. 

And asks whether this originate from Issoudun France too, formerly reported 

widely to be on 9590 kHz during winter season. (1700-2300 UT, 500kW, 156 

deg). (wb Feb 13) 

Maybe Radio Ndele Luka between 1830 and 1930 ? Signal was weak yesterday. 

(Jean-Michel Aubier-F, Feb 14) 

Merci, Jean-Michel, that could be true "Radio Ndeke Luka" 11760, formerly 

on 11785. 

Noted very strong Chinese mx jammer on adjacent 11790 today. Against US IBB 

Tinian, so seemingly VT Merlin replaced 11785 by 11760 early in Febr. 11760 

signal (RMP 500 160 or WOF 250 164 degr) skips over my head, only a strong 

buzz could be heard at 1830 UT today. 

11785 Radio Ndeke Luka via Woofferton, *1830-1929* Oct 31, 2004. 

1830-1930 11760 (x11785 x15470) R Ndeke Luka G Woofferton Fr/Sango. (Feb 

11, 2005) 

R. Centrafrique via Issoudun heard again on 9590 around 1700 UT today, loud 

and clear. 

(wb Feb 14) 

Bonjour, Je confirme l'emission de Radio Centrafrique depuis la France! En 

ce moment, en Centrafrique (RCA) il y a un processus democratique et des 

elections, ainsi que le proces de l'ancien President Patasse. Radio 

Centrafrique, n'a plus d'emetteurs sauf la FM, a Bangui. Dans les 

campagnes, les habitants ecoutent Radio Ndeke Luka sur les ondes courtes le 

soir. Radio Ndeke Luka c'est la voix de l'opposition, afin que le 

Gouvernement puisse se faire entendre aussi dans les campagnes, il y a donc 

le relais sur ondes courtes (9590 kHz) depuis la France. En effet, la 

France est l'amie du Gouvernement de la Centrafrique. Il y a beaucoup 

interets francais en RCA... 

(Christian Ghibaudo, Nice-F, playdx yg via dxld Dec 27, 2004) 

USA (Georgia) Die US-amerikanische Radiomission Leading The Way (Post 

Office Box 20100. Atlanta, GA 30325, USA 

hat eine eigene e-Mail-Adresse fuer 

Empfangsberichte eingerichtet: 

(Adam Wattenbarger Senior Producer for Radio Leading The Way 7.2.2005)

Leading the Way wurde von Dr. Michael Amerhom Youssef, einem Amerikaner 

arabischer Herkunft, ins Leben gerufen. Der gebuertige Aegypter liess sich 

nach einem Theologiestudium in Australien und den USA dauerhaft in den USA 

nieder und wurde 1984 auch eingebuergert. 1987 gruendete er die Church of 

The Apostles in Atlanta, wenig spaeter 1988 die Medienarbeit Leading The 

Way. Zunaechst wurde ab 1989 taeglich bei zwei Stationen in Atlanta 

gesendet, doch mittlerweile wird Nordamerika abgedeckt. Ausserdem wird das 

Programm in Uebersee ausgestrahlt. 

Eine internationale Version in Englisch-Arabisch begann 1996 ueber Trans 

World Radio Monte Carlo und Cyprus. Nach eigenen Angaben gibt es auch 

Sprachversionen oder Plaene fuer Versionen in Mandarin, Indonesisch, 

Tuerkisch, Punjabi, Farsi, Russisch, Hindi und Franzoesisch. In der Regel 

kommen die Sendungen in Programmbloecken von Trans World Radio oder FEBI- 

International. 

Besondere Aufmerksamkeit unter DXern haben aber die solitaeren Sendungen in 

Farsi und Russisch aus Rampisham, die seit Maerz 2004 ausgestrahlt werden. 

1700-1730 UT 9800 kHz (Rampisham 500 kW) Di Fr Persisch, Sa So Russisch 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Feb 13) 

WMLK and WXYT. 

3810 WXYT Detroit (1270x3) at 0747 Ut w/very weak signal. This is the first 

time I've heard a harmonic from these folks. WJR was the local culprit for 

awhile, sending out a signal on 1520 kHz. (Liz Cameron-MI-USA, wwdxc BC-DX 

Feb 15) 

9265.04 WMLK barely audible at 1910 Ut. They're never on frequency anymore 

and the s-meter never bends, altho' they were always weak here. 

(Liz Cameron-MI-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 15) 

WRNO plans to start testing a new 100 kW transmitter in the next couple of 

weeks, 15420 daytime, 7355 nighttime; owned by a church. 

(George Thurman-TX-USA, dxld Feb 16) 

VATICAN CITY Buchvorstellung "20 Jahre Abenteuer Radio Vatikan". 

Nein, das ist keines der ueblichen Verdaechtigen. Nicht eines von diesen 

Buechern, die alles Interessante verschweigen und mit Gewalt eine 

geschoente Erfolgsstory vorlegen wollen. Stattdessen zieht hier der Leiter 

der deutschsprachigen Redaktion von Radio Vatikan, P. Eberhard v. Gemmingen 

SJ, eine ehrliche Bilanz. Da ist alles drin: Menschliches, Schlitzohriges, 

Geschichten von Betrug und grossen Momenten, die Muehen des Alltags- und, 

warum es ein Abenteuer ist, bei Radio Vatikan zu arbeiten. Keine verkappte 

Festschrift also, sondern ein ehrliches Buch. 

Gemmingen blickt nicht nur auf die stuermische Entwicklung von Radio 

Vatikan in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten zurueck, sondern erzaehlt vor allem 

von Menschen, denen er in diesen Jahren begegnet ist- darunter auch so 

mancher schraege Vogel. Besonders liebenswert sind einige Beitraege von 

frueheren Mitarbeitern des deutschen Programms, die auf ihre Zeit am Radio 

zurueckschauen. (RV-NL) 

Zu beziehen um 10 Euro beim Chef der "Freunde von Radio Vatikan": 

Alfons Isermann, Langenhorster Str 25b, 42551 Velbert, Deutschland. 

 

(ibid. Jan 31) 

In der Korrespondenzsendung "Sie schreiben- wir antworten" am So, wurde 

erwaehnt das der Sendebetrieb von Radio Vatikan im Jahr bei 20.000.000 Euro 

Kosten verursacht.

Im aktuellem Programmheft ist eine Landkarte der Citta del Vaticano u. a. 

mit dem Sendezentrum "Marconi" und der Direktion von RV abgedruckt. (Paul 

Gager-AUT, A-DX Jan 31) 

Einladung - seltene Gelegenheit 

Der Rhein-Main-Radio-Club besucht am Freitag 25.2.05 Radio Andernach, den 

Betreuungssender der Bundeswehr mit Sendern im Kosova, Bosnien und 

Afghanistan. 

Wir treffen uns am 15.00 Uhr am Eingang 

Zentrum Operative Information, 56727 Mayen, Kuerrenberger Steig 34. 

Wer mitkommen moechte, ist herzlich willkommen, sollte sich aber bitte 

anmelden. 

Harald Gabler, RMRC Vorstand. (A-DX Feb 16) 

ZAMBIA ZNBC 4910, 5915 and 6165 kHz all heard well. 


ZIMBABWE 3306 kHz heard. (Chris Greenway, Kenya, BrDXC-UK Feb 16) 








































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ALGERIA Polisario Front, checked RASD 7460 this morning; and at 1700, 

1930; and 2120 UT on 7460 kHz. 

But signals strength from Tindouf is lousy now. Either tx power of 20 kW is 

something lowered from 20 to let's say 5 kW, or a different in-efficient 

reserve antenna is now in use. Maybe on this winter season they suffer fuel 

consumption problem on the refugee camp? 

At 2120 some RFA program is ahead co-channel. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 19) 

7460 Polisario Front's being silent for quite some days on 1550 kHz; 7460 

is either occasionally silent too as far as their evening b/cast is 

concerned or simply very poor under RFA via MNG. Meanwhile, I found them on 

the short lived outlet of 700 kHz only this evening (Sat, 19 Feb, at 2250 

UT) so maybe they were active here all the time while silent on \\ 1550; 

the signal is considerably worse than on 1550, varying S5~S9+5 dB, plus 

some splash from non immediately adjacent chs. 700 kHz also active on Sun. 

20 Feb as obs'ed at 1928 & rated 44444 at its vy. best; using the elevated 

K9AY, it seems the azimuth is somewhat different from that for the 1550 kHz 

tx. 

As I said when I first reported them using 700 kHz (back in Oct'03 I think) 

and without wishing to speculate now, it wouldn't be too surprising if this 

a completely different RTA site, eastwards of the one for 1550 kHz Obs'ed 

on 21 Feb at 0715 UT (700 kHz rated 25342) and at 0740 when the signal had

already faded; \\ 7460 was strong & good, gone at recheck 0800 but with the 

carrier on for quite some time after that. 

No jamming noted underneath 700 kHz, but it's detectable on 1550 kHz, even 

if the target stn is off. The Spanish freq ann. at 2300+ reads "7470 & 1550 

kHz." 


ARGENTINA 6060 R Nacional on Feb 21 at 2205 UT, football (i.e. REAL 

football, hi) into ID at 2210 as Radio Nacional de Argentina, and cont'd 

football. I don't know why but haven't stumbled into this one for a long 

time. Faint Brazil 6040 kHz, otherwise nothing much interesting around this 

hour. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 21) 

BOSNIA [SERBIA & MONTENEGRO via Bijeljina Bosnia] 

Some changes for International Radio of Serbia & Montenegro: 

1400-1528 Daily 7200 310 deg Serbian WeEu >>> addit 1400-1500 R.Beograd 

1400-1458 Mon-Fri 7200 310 deg Serbian WeEu >>> cancelled 

1400-1528 Sat/Sun 7200 310 deg Serbian WeEu >>> cancelled 

1500-1528 Mon-Fri 11835 100 deg Serbian AUS >>> cancelled 


BRAZIL At 0400-0700 UT noted strong R Brazilia 9665.03 kHz. 


9665 R Nacional do Brasil on Feb 22 at 2002 UT. A variety of songs px 'Onda 

Amazonia'. Fair reception, Radio Marumby (p) underneath, slightly off 

frequency. Sign off 2047. They themselves say 9665 kHz 250 kW 'A Radio 

Nacional do Brasil (RNB) transmite em Ondas Curtas, com uma programacao 

exclusiva para o publico estrangeiro. Nosso objetivo e ajuda-lo a 

compreender a realidade atraves da transmissao de informacao e cultura, 

alem de proporcionar uma integracao entre os povos. A RNB e uma emissora do 

sistema Radiobras.' on 

 


9615 R Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, audible on 22 Feb at 0901-f/out 0925 UT, 

folk songs, few talks; 15431. 

9675 R Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, also audible on 22 Feb at 0905f/out 

1005 UT, rosary, talks (no copy thereon); 15431. (Carlos Goncalves- 

POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 23) 

BULGARIA 11620 Voice of the Iranian Nation. via Bulgaria ?, at 1445-1500* 

UT on Feb 13, Farsi political talks, martial mx at close, ID: "In Seda-ye 

Mellat-e Irana". Bubble jammer. New frequency, ex15660. 32332. (Anker 

Petersen-DNK, CRW Feb 13) 

Freq change for Radio Seda-ye Mellat-e Iran in Persian: 

1430-1500 NF 11620 co-ch AIR in English + Iranian Bubble Jammer, ex15660. 


Christian Vision specials to Nigeria this week, special transmissions Feb 

22-26: 

0500-0600 17670, 9535#, 7245~ 

0600-0700 17670, 15450, 11665~, 9535# 

0700-0800 17670, 15450, 15330~, 9535# 

0800-0900 17670, 15450, 21705~ 

1500-1700 13820, 15330, 17720~ 

1700-1800 13820, 17735~, 9405* 

1800-1900 11550, 17735~, 9405* 

1900-2000 11550, 11830, 9675~, 13770, 9405* 

2000-2100 11550, 13770, 9675~

2100-2200 11550, 13770, 9805 

2200-2300 11550, 13770 

* Feb 22, 23, 24 only 

~ Feb 22, 23, 24, 25 

# Feb 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 

(Christian Vision Feb 22 via dxld) - Probably via Bulgarian site(s), wb. 

Am Mittwoch 23. Febr. von 0520 bis s/off um 0600 UT auf 7245 kHz ein Testpx 

(O=3/4) von "The Voice" mit der Ansage: 

"You're listening to a test program of The Voice, broadcasting from UK." Email 

fuer Empfangsberichte (sofern ich richtig mitgehoert habe): 

 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Feb 23) 

17670 on Feb 23 at -0900 UT. The Voice. IDing as: "You are listening to a 

test txion of the Voice broadcasting from Bulgaria". Very nice to tell the 

tx site, too! E-mail address for reports as 

7245 was heard in Germany between 0500-0600 

announcing to be from the UK with a 'voicethree' address. What's 

'voicetwo'? 


CHILE 11890.00 CVI Santiago male function tx is back on nominal 11890 

kHz, 0400-1100 in Portuguese to Brazil. Today CVI Portuguese was back on 

nominal frequency at the first time since Febr 8th. 0400-1100 UT Port. Went 

off frequency between Febr 8th and 21 to odd 11801 ... 11849 kHz range. 

Coincidence? - sent them an complaining e-mail to the VozChristiana 

headquarter in Florida-US yesterday. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 22) 

v11801 / v11807 / v11825 / v11819 kHz Voz Christiana via Chile 

(SGO=Santiago) Portuguese to Brasil, not a spur, male function way off 

frequency. 

At present (mornings Feb 17th / 18th / 19th) very fine conditions occured 

from southern hemisphere into Europe. On Feb 18th UNID Portuguese lang 

station noted wandering down towards 11800 kHz. 

Thanks to Dirk Nees, Germany, who identified the station as CVI Santiago: 

0610 UT: 11801.84, 0615 UT: 11801.75, 0618 UT: 11801.28 kHz. 

0643 UT: 11800.08, 0720 UT: 11800.08, 0724 UT: 11800.20 kHz. 

0735 UT: 11800.68, 0842 UT: 11802.05, 0850 UT: 11802.10 kHz. 

0900 fade-out. 

On Feb 19 

0845 UT: 11807.07, 0910 UT: 11806.89, 0918 UT: 11806.79 kHz. 

0941 UT: 11806.70, 0945 fade-out. 

Carrier measured at 1009 UT: 11806.36 kHz. 

On Feb 20 

0800 UT: 11825.40, 0840 UT: 11824.76 kHz. 

On Feb 21 

0610 UT: 11819.29, 0645 UT: 11819.34 kHz. 

0705 UT: 11819.38, 0920 UT: 11818.68 kHz. 

0940 UT: 11818.62, 0955 UT: 11818.57 kHz. 

Transmission of the Pinochet treasury from Calera de Tango, 

Santiago de Chile. Registered for CVI: 

11890 0400-1100 12,13,15NW SGO 100kW 60deg Port CHL VOC CVI 

Voz Christiana via Chile (SGO=Santiago) 

Portuguese to Brasil

0400-1100 11890 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg 

1100-2300 17660 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg 

2100-0100 15475 SGO 100 kW / 045 deg 

2300-0400 11745 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg 

Nobody looks at the appearence of CVI outlets in CVI Florida production 

center? 

(wb, Feb 18/19/20/21) 

Maybe you remember I reported this one off freq on Feb 8. It was down on 

about 11849.7 kHz that day, and has obviously moved lower since then. 


Agreed, Wolfie - the Voice via CHL was on a slightly higher freq today - 

11825.4. This tx obviously has a BIG problem, and the strength of signal is 

currently less than it was when operating correctly on 11890. (Noel R. 

Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 20) 

CHINA The website of the "China Radio & TV Corporation for International 

Techno-Economic Cooperation (CRTV)" - 

- 

provides detailed info about many tx projects that were carried out with 

Chinese aid in foreign countries, including in many cases engineering 

photos: 

 

 

More on the corporation: 

China Radio & TV Corporation for International Techno-Economic Cooperation 

(CRTV) is a comprehensive company in the radio and television industry of 

the People's Republic of China. Its main business includes contracting of 

domestic and foreign radio, film & TV engineering and electromechanical 

equipment installations; business and agency of import, export and trade; 

design, consultation and supervision of architecture engineering and 

broadcast, communication & electronic engineering; organizing various 

exhibitions and technical seminars at home and abroad. 

(...) 

Over the past four decades, CRTV has completed nearly a thousand projects 

of radio and television facilities both in and outside China. The company 

has built more than one hundred MW and SW transmitting stations, TV and FM 

transmitting centers, radio and TV centers and satellite communication 

systems for over 50 Asian, African, Latin-American and European countries 

and regions. 

(...) No. 3 Transmitting Center in Cuba. Overall Contract: Renewal of 2 

sets of SW txs of 250[sic 6x100 1x50 kW, wb.] kW, maintenance of the former 

antenna, Equipment supply, installation & adjustment of a new nondirectional 

antenna, 2 sets of satellite receivers, 4.5m satellite 

receiving antenna and etc. Transferred on May 1, 1999. 

(...) 

Note - the website loads very slowly. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Feb 

17) 

Beijing Nx Radio 

14 Jian Guomen wai Avenue 

Chaoyang District 

Beijing, 100022, 

Peoples Republic of China

This is an entirely different address than listed in the 2004 WRTH which 

just uses the standard China National Radio address. 

This is a well-known address of Beijing Peoples Broadcasting Station. 

"Beijing Nx Radio" is the name of the nx channel of Beijing P.B.S., not 

China National Radio. WRTH 2005 lists this precisely on p.161 under "BJ1". 

Jianguomenwai Avenue is a large road (east to west direction) in front of 

Beijing railway station. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, dxld Feb 18) 

CONGO DEM. REP. 5066.5 R Candip on Feb 12 at 1602-1625 UT. 23222-23322 

French, Talk and Local mx, ID at 1623. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Feb 

18) 

CUBA [VEN] 13680 Radio Nacional [de VEN, via Bauta-CUB] on Feb 8 at 

2300 UT. Spanish 444 S-on by an OM and an ID by an OM. YL with comments. 

Then mx. OM with an ID at 2320 UT. (Stewart MacKenzie-USA, JPNpremium Feb 

18) 

Radio Habana, esta realizando emisiones de prueba para Espana y Portugal en 

la frecuencia de 11800 kHz entre las 2000 y 2300 UT. Solicitan reportes de 

los escuchas ibericos. 

11760 12/2. R. Habana Cuba, 2100-2105 UT ingles, ID, presentacion. SINPO 

45444. 

11760 12/2. R. Habana Cuba, 2135-2140 UT, frances, ID, discurso de Fidel 

Castro. SINPO 45433. 

11800 12/2. R. Habana Cuba, 2128-2135 UT, espanol, a las 2155, 

intenso desvanecimiento. SINPO 23322. 

12000 13/2. R. Habana Cuba, 1155-1214 UT, locutora con programa 

especial de San Valentina, mxa. SINPO 33443. 

(Jose Miguel Romero-E, ConDig Feb 19) 

12000, Radio Habana, 1150 UT, programa "mundo 7", programa "Andar La 

Habana" sobre la ciudad de La Habana. 34333. En paralelo con: 

9550 SINPO 22222 11760 SINPO 22222 11800 SINPO 22222 

15230 SINPO 33333 (Manuel Mendez-E, ConDig Feb 13) 

15230 R HABANA CUBA - La Habana - CUB. Recebido QSL, tabela de horario e 

frequeencias, jornal Granma, marcadores de livros, 5 envelopes de 1§ dia de 

circulacao. 37 dias. 

V/S: ? QTH: Apartado 6240 La Habana Cuba 

(Fresnel de Ximenes Coutinho, Brasil, ConDig Feb 13) 

EGYPT Winter B-05 updated schedule of Radio Cairo: 

0700-1100 15115 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg Arabic GS WeAf 

1015-1215 17775 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Arabic ME/AFG 

1100-2300 12050 ABS 500 kW / 315 deg Arabic GS WeEu 

1115-1215 15710 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg Thai SoEaAs 

1215-1315 15710 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg Malay SoEaAs 

1215-1330 17670 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg English SoAs 

1230-1530 15490 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg Farsi TJK 

1300-1600 15365 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Arabic WeAf 

1320-1450 15710 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg INSn SoEaAs 

1330-1430 17670 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Bengali SoAs 

1400-1530 11655 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg Azeri AZE 

1430-1600 15670 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg Pashto AFG 

1500-1600 13660 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Hindi SoAs 

1530-1630 9480 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg Uzbek UZB 

1530-1630 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Afar EaCeAf 

1530-1730 17810 ABZ 100 kW / 170 deg Swahili CeEaAf

1600-1800 13660 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Urdu SoAs 

1600-1645 15620 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg Zulu CeSoAf 

1600-1800 6230 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg Turkish TUR 

1600-1800 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Albanian ALB 

1630-1730 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Somali EaCeAf 

1630-1830 9855 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg English CeSoAf 

1645-1730 15620 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg Shona CeSoAf 

1730-1815 15620 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg Ndebele CeSoAf 

1730-1900 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Amharic EaCeAf 

1800-1900 7120 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg Russian WeRUS 

1800-1900 9988 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Italian WeEu 

1800-2100 9760 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Hausa WeAf 

1830-1915 9855 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg Lingala CeSoAf 

1830-1930 15375 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg Wolof WeAf 

1900-2000 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg German WeEu 

1900-0030 11665 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg V of Arabs CeEaAf 

1915-2030 15425 ABZ 250 kW / 240 deg Fulani WeAf 

1930-2030 15375 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg Bambara WeAf 

2000-2200 7270 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Arabic AUS 

2000-2115 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg French WeEu 

2030-2200 15375 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg English WeAf 

2030-2230 15335 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg French WeAf 

2100-2200 9760 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Yoruba WeAf 

2115-2245 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg English WeEu 

2215-2330 11790 ABZ 500 kW / 241 deg Portuguese SoAm 

2300-0030 7115 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg English NoAmEa 

2300-0300 12050 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Arabic GS NoAm 

2330-0045 9735 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Arabic SoAm 

2330-0045 11755 ABZ 500 kW / 270 deg Arabic SoAm 

0030-0430 7115 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg Arabic NoAmEa 

0045-0200 7260 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg Spanish NoAm 

0045-0200 9415 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Spanish SoAm 

0045-0200 11755 ABZ 500 kW / 270 deg Spanish CeAm 

0200-0330 7260 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg English NoAm 

ABS=Abis; ABZ=Abu Zaabal 


Mail from Tarek SU1TZ Cairo: 

The head of the Egyptian Govt Dr. Ahmed Nazeef decided to change the Media 

Minister Mr. Mamdoh El Beltaagy to be replaced with the Youth Minister Mr. 

Anaas El Feqy last week. 

Hopefully that would mean the new media minister would give it a second 

thought about seizing some of Radio Cairo's overseas section. 

The Ex media minister was heavily critisized by several local nx paper 

today like Akhbar El Youm with some comments about the way he was dealing 

with some media issues. 

(Tarek Zeidan SU1TZ, Cairo-EGY, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 19) 

EQUAT GUINEA 15190.00 Radio Africa from Bata-Ntobo GNE this morning 0600- 

0645 UT at S=3 level. Sermon prayer in English. 

From 0644 UT (RVI) Krasnodar-RUS starts the tone signal opening procedure 

on adjacent 15195 kHz. 

Chinese technicians overhauled two (Chinese Made txs) at Bata-Ntobo GNE 

site, or even built up new ones, see below. Wonder if this broadcast fits 

50 kW of power only. S-off time mornings varies, some days around 0900 UT, 

but rather scheduled 0630-0805/0811 UT. 


Check out the pictures at 

This must be one of the transmitters and a studio / control room of Radio 

Bata. In 1973 they got two 50 kW txs from China, one for their own usage 

and the other one for what is today Pan American Broadcasting. I understand 

from the information found by Olle Alm that the original txs were 

refurbished rather than completely new ones installed. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Feb 22) [but see press release below, wb.] 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA RADIO AFRICA [GNE] (Rlg), Apartado 851, Malabo, 

Equatorial Guinea. 

Pan American Broadcasting, 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200, Cupertino, CA 

95014, USA. 

Email: Web: 

SW: 15190 kHz [BAT] Bata (G.C. 01N48 009E46). 1 x 50 kW (co-sited with 

Radio Bata) 

Schedule January 2005: English 1430-1600v daily SoAF 15190bat 

V: QSL-card. Rpt to US address. 

NOTES: Run by Pan American Broadcasting Inc. (see USA for corporate 

details), retransmits b'casts of religious prgr producers; the schedule 

varies acc. to bookings. Uses 3 different channel names depending on the 

beam and target area: Radio Africa, Radio Africa 2, Radio East Africa. The 

current sce on 15190 is labelled "Radio Africa 2". 

(WRTH Jan 2005 Update) 

15190 Radio East Africa [No. 2]. On Feb 12 at 0804-0811 (S/off) UT. 25432. 

Non stop African pops. Spanish annmt at 0811 UT, but not heard clearly. Feb 

13 at 0640-0805. 34333. Slight QRM from Radio JPN on 15195 kHz. Religious 

programs "Truth for the World", "Our decision" in English. ID was heard at 

0756 UT as "Thank you for listening to Radio East Africa.". 

15190, R. Africa No.2, Feb 14 *0646-0705, 34443, English, Talk, ID and 

address announce at 0656 UT. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Feb 18) 

The Minister of State in charge of Information, Tourism and Culture Agustin 

Nze Nfumu, assisted the Minister Delegate of the Press, Radio and TV, 

Alfonso Nsue Mokuy, last Friday carried out a visit at the broadcasting 

centre for SW and freq modulation, situated at the locality of Ntobo, 7 kms 

away from Bata. 

The Minister of State in charge of Information, Tourism and Culture who was 

received on his arrival by the Members of his Department was subsequently 

taken to the venue of the centre to witness the actual state of modern 

infrastructures recently acquired by the Govt of our country, in the 

framework of modernisation project of broadcasting. During this visit of 

the different sections, Nze Nfumu received sufficient information 

concerning the evolution of works realised by the Govt in collaboration 

with the Chinese Technicians in the field of broadcasting. 

Note should be taken that two new txs of 50 kilovolts[kW?] each, have just 

been installed in this centre, the works were realised by the technicians 

of the two countries, since Nov last year right up to the month of march 

this year. The necessity for the Technicians of Equatorial Guinea to travel 

in Asia and assist in Recycling seminars was one of the central interest at 

the course of the visit. 

The Minister however ended his visit by giving new recommendations to the 

Direction of Radio Bata. 

 

(excerpt, via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 17)

15190, R. Africa: Today (Feb 17) I hrd En relig. prgmng behind strong BBC 

(Antigua listed) at 1600. When the BBC went off at 1700 UT, R. Africa came 

through pretty well, giving their ID and inviting lstrs to contact the 

individual ministries directly, or, for forwarding, via the R. Africa Email 

address of 

or the R. Africa postal address of P.O. Box 2632, [name of town I did not 

get], Lagos State, Nigeria. 

Then they went into what sounded like the "Shield of Faith" program with 

Pastor Mary Armstrong, with s/off in mid-prgm at 1705 with no further anmt. 

I don't recall seeing these contact addresses before; there was no ment. of 

Cupertino. I sent them an E-mail and we'll see what happens. (Jerry Berg- 

MA-USA, DXplorer Feb 17) 

15190 Radio East Africa, 1445 UT programas religiosos con direcciones de 

USA. A las 1500 OM ID: "Radio East Africa, 20410 Town Center Lane, 

Cupertino, California 95014 USA". Interferencia de BBC World Service en 

igual frecuencia. 32322. 

(Manuel Mendez-E, ConDig Feb 13) 

It appears that the different "beams" have different addresses in the 

target area. Cf: 

 

"Radio Africa" Coverage: Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Equatorial 

Guinea, Liberia, - apparently with an address in Nigeria (as above) 

"Radio Africa # 2" 

Coverage: South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Namibia 

- apparently with an address in Mosambique (as reported by Anker on 21 Jan 

below). 

15190.0, R Africa No. 2, Malabo, 1430-1600, Jan 20, U.S. English religious 

programmes of talks, prayers and hymns. Reactivated after being off the air 

since Sep 2000 according to Domestic Broadcasting Survey monitoring. 34333 

QRM from weak co-channel UNID. On Jan 21 the station first signed on at 

*1445 with ID: "You are listening to Radio Africa Number Two". A.P.O.Box 

588 in Mozambique and the e-mail address were 

mentioned by a woman and repeated by a man. After some African mx, 

religious talking began at 1455 and heard with 35333. It was not 

broadcasting 0620-1440 that day. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Feb 21) 

The remaining sce would be. 

"Radio East Africa" Coverage: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, 

Congo, Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea - perhaps with an 

address in Equatorial Guinea (like the old P.O.Box 851 in Malabo)? (Bernd 

Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Feb 18) 

15190 on Feb 18 at 0630 UT, Radio Africa (presumably) with religious 

programming until after 0800 UT. I heard no ID but on the other hand I 

didn't listen all the time. At this time Christ Gospel Broadcast. Variable 

strength but without disturbances. 

(Christer Brunstroem-SWE, SW Bulletin Feb 20, via Thomas Nilsson for dxld) 

GEORGIA 11910, Dusheti, Cartolina QSL in 932 giorni. Inviati due rapporti 

d'ascolto per posta tradizionale all'indirizzo: 

address Kostava Street 68, Tbilisi 380071, Georgia. 

(Luca Botto Fiora-I, bclnews.it via dxld Feb 21) 

Radio Georgia on 11805.00 kHz. It really seems that Radio Georgia, Dusheti 

has been re-activated. Heard English 0730 UTC on 11805 kHz. Very poor

eception with lots of QRM. Audio distorted, hard to copy. (Jouko 

Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Feb 22) 

Radio Georgia never went off. Heard regularly in Germany in past years. But 

the signal level was always very low, mostly under threshold. (wb) 

11805.00 Today noted surprisingly Dusheti e v e n frequ for the first 

time in years [usually 70 ... 140 Hertz above] and well performed audio 

signal. Minimal distorted, but tolerable. Maybe the technicians at Dusheti 

oberhouled the equipment recently. 


GERMANY Christian Vision is beginning a series of tests in DRM to the 

United Kingdom. Having declared its intention to run significant regular 

txions to UK and Europe later in the year, the tests in partnership with 

txion providers in Europe are a prelude to this. With the cooperation of T- 

Systems International, Media&Broadcast in Germany, Christian Vision will be 

using the Juelich site for SW txions in English as follows: 

21st-27th February: 1600-1800 UT on 7200 kHz. Bearing: 285 deg. Power: 40 

kW 

Antenna: log periodic - (equivalent to HR1/2/0/.5) 

7th-14th March: 1500-1700 UT on 7200 kHz. Bearing: 265 deg. Power: 40 

kW 

Antenna: log periodic - (equivalent to HR1/2/0/.5) 

DRM txion parameters will be chosen to deliver the best possible signal to 

UK. As the tests progress, Christian Vision would very much appreciate 

comments and feedback. These can be sent to the Head of Engineering, Andrew 

Flynn, 

(RNW MN NL Feb 18) 

Both via Juelich 100 kW: 

CLAND [to Maldives] 11810 Minivan R on Feb 22 at 1645 UT. Male and female 

talk. Continuous mx at equal level. 1655 En song 'Purple rain' (not Prince) 

1657 YL 'Minivan Radio' into piano class. 1658 YM -1659 off. Strong splash 

LSB from 11805, USB absolutely free of interference! Fair. (Finn Krone-DEN, 


CLAND [to ETH] 9820 V.O.Oromo Liberation on Feb 22 at 1659-1715+ UT. 1659 

IS, 1700 YM ID, talk with many mentions of Oromo. Good reception, free of 

interference, some fading though. Gave SBO-Berlin address at 1711 UT. (Finn 

Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 22) 

Saarlaendischer Rundfunk is to start a new MW program soon. SR director 

Fritz Raff announced on Feb 21 an "information program" with a "mainly 

German-French character". Six times a day French news in cooperation with 

RFI will be broadcast. The program line-up will contain parliament coverage 

and the "Mezzora Italiana" programme for foreign workers as well: 

 

SR's release mentions only a "state-wide mediumwave frequency". Some years 

ago there were reports about 1179 kHz to be used by SR with 20 kW. So it 

remains to be seen whether Deutschlandfunk will leave 1422 (but so far no 

such plans were hinted) or SR will bring up 1179 kHz for the new program. 

The media authority of Niedersachsen put 630 kHz, the former Megaradio 

frequency at Braunschweig/Koenigslutter, on tender. The freq will be 

allocated for two years only: 

 

Gossip has it that Voice of Russia is interested in using this frequency, 

hence the reallocation procedure now.


6085 BR5 DRM tests. 

A posting at the URL below, appearing to originate from a Bayerischer 

Rundfunk engineer, indicates that today between 1300 and 1600 a first DRM 

test of the Ismaning 6085 kHz tx took place. More tests will be done as 

necessary, regular DRM operations are said to start until the end of March: 

 


DRM Testsendungen des BR auf 6085 kHz. Zur Zeit werden auf der 

Kurzwellenfrequenz 6085 kHz des Bayerischen Rundfunks sporadische DRM 

Testsendungen ausgestrahlt. Ende Maerz soll voraussichtlich der 

Regelbetrieb in der neuen digitalen Betriebsart beginnen. 

(Thomas Kamp-D, A-DX Feb 19) 

Am 23.2. ist fuer 08.30 UTC ein kurzer DRM Test auf der 6085 kHz geplant. 

Weitere Tests, voraussichtlich von 05.00-23.00 UTC ab 1. Maerz. Der 

regulaere 24 h Betrieb soll nach neuesten Informationen am 7. Maerz 

aufgenommen werden. (Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Feb 22) 

Bei dem heutigen DRM-Test auf der 6085 gab es Probleme mit dem Modulator, 

auch wurde noch ein Tr„ger ausgestrahlt. Da ist wohl noch einiges zu 

testen. Dies mag auch der Grund sein, warum die endg ltige Umstellung jetzt 

doch erst am 1. April erfolgen soll. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Feb 23) 

Ich war zu faul, den 7030 mit dem PC zu verdrahten, aber Horst hat mal den 

kurzen Test aus Ismaning beobachtet: 

6085 BR M nchen Ismaning DRM Mode. 

Heute von 0835 bis 0905 UT (und nochmal ganz kurz 0915 UT) war die 

Testsendung vom BR zu beobachten. Bis ca. 0850 UT war nur mit dem Schalter 

"Flip in" ein SNR bis 5.0 erreicht werden. Dabei war nur die Zeile: 

"AAC (24kHz)/Mono/German/NPty" zu sehen. 

Ab circa 0850 UT war die Aussendung anscheinend normal kodiert um ein SNR 

bis zu 21 erreicht zu werden. Audio war fast nicht zu hoeren, da hat man 

wohl den falschen Eingang benutzt ;-))). 

RX: DRT1 - Antenne: 8m Langdraht. 

Die haben wohl noch einen bisschen rumgespielt, denn der Empfang in AM war 

eine ganze Zeit ziemlich mager. Auch jetzt ist das Signal manchmal kurz 

weg. Der Peak in der Mitte war kaum groesser als das DRM-Signal. 

Dream Software Version 1.1.6cvs 

Starttime (UTC) 2005-02-23 08:34:40 UT 

Frequency 6085 kHz 

Bitrate 0.00 kbps 

Mode B 

Bandwidth 10 kHz 

MINUTE SNR SYNC AUDIO TYPE 

0000 5 135 0/10 0 

0001 4 129 0/10 0 

0002 4 84 0/10 0 

0003 5 136 0/10 0 

0004 5 134 0/10 0 

0005 4 101 0/10 0 

0006 5 123 0/10 0 

0007 4 109 0/10 0

0008 4 121 0/10 0 

0009 5 131 0/10 0 

0010 4 101 0/10 0 

0011 5 110 0/10 0 

0012 4 126 0/10 0 

0013 4 112 0/10 0 

SNR min: 0.6, max: 5.3 

Starttime (UTC) 2005-02-23 08:50:32 UT 

Frequency 6085 kHz 

MINUTE SNR SYNC AUDIO TYPE 

0000 5 84 0/10 0 

0001 5 87 0/10 0 

0002 4 114 0/10 0 

0003 4 107 0/10 0 

0004 4 130 0/10 0 

0005 4 104 0/10 0 

0006 3 50 0/10 0 

0007 16 108 660/10 0 

0008 17 150 1195/10 0 

0009 7 4 0/00 0 

0010 17 150 1450/10 0 

0011 20 145 1294/10 0 

0012 21 150 1500/10 0 

SNR min: 0.6, max: 22.0 

Weiss jemand ob der BR an Empfangsberichten interessiert ist und an welche 

Email-Adresse die zu schicken sind? 

(Horst Weise-D DL4SBK, DRM-DX Feb 23) 

GREECE Updated B-04 schedule for Voice of Greece (short waves only): 

ERA-5 in Greek Daily, except # Mon-Fri; * Sat/Sun 

0000-0200 5865 AVL 250 kW / 292 deg 1300-1400 9375 KAV 250 kW / 355 deg 

7475 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg 9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg 

9375 KAV 250 kW / 105 deg 9775 DL 250 kW / 075 deg 


12105 KAV 250 kW / 240 deg 15650 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 



9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg 9775 DL 250 kW / 075 deg 

0400-0600 5865 AVL 250 kW / 292 deg 15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg 

7475 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg 1500-1600 7475 KAV 250 kW / 355 deg 


12105 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 15485*DL 250 kW / 075 deg 

15650 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg 



11645 AVL 100 kW / 226 deg 15485 DL 250 kW / 075 deg 

15650 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg 

0700-0900 9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg 2000-2200 7475 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg 

9770#DL 250 kW / 296 deg 9375 KAV 250 kW / 355 deg 


15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg 12105 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 

15650 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 15485 DL 250 kW / 075 deg 

21530 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 17565 GR 250 kW / 164 deg 

0900-1000 9375 KAV 250 kW / 355 deg 2200-2300 7475 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg 

9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg 9375 KAV 250 kW / 105 deg 


15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg 12105 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 

21530 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 2300-2400 5865 AVL 250 kW / 292 deg 

1100-1300 9375 KAV 250 kW / 355 deg 7475 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg 

9775 DL 250 kW / 075 deg 9375 KAV 250 kW / 340 deg 

15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg 9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg

15650 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 12105 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg 

ERA INTERPRAGRAMM RADIO FILIA 

1400-1600 7430 KAV 250 kW / 340 deg Arabic, German, Russian, Spanish 

1600-1800 7430 KAV 250 kW / 340 deg Romanian, Turkish, Serbian, Bulgarian 

1800-2000 7430 KAV 250 kW / 340 deg Albanian, French, Polish, English 

ERA-3 RADIOFONIKOS STATHMOS MAKEDONIAS in Greek 

1100-1600 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg. 1600-2300 7450 AVL 100 kW / 323 deg 

AVL = Avlis 1 x 100 kW; 2 x 250 kW DL = Delano 1 x 250 kW 

GR = Greenville 1 x 250 kW KAV = Kavala 2 x 250 kW 


INDONESIA 4919.98 RRI Biak on Feb 11 at 1028-1040 UT. 24332 INSn, Music, 

ID at 1031. IS, Local news. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Feb 18) 

7289.9 RRI Naribe checked by RS from Dec 2004 to Febr 8th; noted only on a 

single day: Jan 26th 2005, 0815-0915* UT. 

4870.91 Since Jan 29th regularly on air - RRI Sorong, on Feb 7th s-off at 

1115 UT, but mostly s-off before 1200 UT. 

4869.98 RRI Wamena heard only on Feb 6th from 0940 UT onwards, and also 

their morning sce from 2142 UT til fade-out 2200 UT. 

3904.94 RRI Merauke never heard in past month by RS in Mangaldan the 

Philippines. When checked that channel, co-ch R New Ireland PNG could be 

heard instead until 1305* UT daily. (Roland Schulze-PHL, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 8) 

9525, Voice of INS at 1255-1305 on Feb 17. Program of excellent INSn mx. 

1300 ID by man, more mx, and talk by man. Schedule indicates Korean prior 

to 1300, Bahasa after. Very good signal. 44433. (Jim Evans-TN-USA, NASWA 

Feb 20) 

9680 RRI Cimanggis, noted on 22 Feb at 0907-f/out 1020 UT, Bahasa INS 

("t" because if it's VoIndonesia, it can even their foreign sce. in Bahasa 

Malaysia, which is extremely similar to Indones.), talks, tunes; 23421, QRM 

de UNID (surely some rlgs stn) in Braz. Portuguese. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, 


IRAN/IRAQ 6335 V. of Iraqi Kurdistan, at 0415-0435+ UT on Feb 13, 

presumed, with mid-east vocals, talk in unID lang. ME instrumental mx. 

Poor, weak with some RTTY QRM. 


Freq change. Wie IRIB Tehran mitteilt, werden ab dem 23. Februar abends 

fuer die deutschsprachigen Programme die Frequenzen geeandert. 

Es wird dann verwendet: IRIB German 1730-1830 UTC 6215 und 7380 kHz. 

(Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX Feb 21) 

ISRAEL 7545 at 0253- UT, Reshet Bet on Feb 20. Hebrew home sce 

programming with exceptionally strong S9 + 20 programming with a female 

vocalist in English, but sounding very Jewish. Frequent ads and annts, 

including one for 'Your Song', and mentioning Elton John, and Cat Stevens. 

5 + 1 time pips at TOH, and into nx broadcast. Reshet Bet ID at 03:04:45. 

English should be here in another 90 mins. If indeed they leave short wave 

at the end of March, this is a good freq to monitor. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, 


JAPAN 3970 NHK-1 Sapporo at 1354-1410 on Feb 14. M&W in talk with mx 

bridges; pips to 1400, then possible "NHK" ID and into newsy-sounding pgm. 

Best on LSB to avoid the North Korean on 3970.56 kHz. Checked the freq 

several mornings and the stn signs on at 1300, per sked, and is in AM mode.

Have not heard the Nagoya stn on the same freq in a long time. (John 

Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Feb 20) 

JORDAN 11810 at 0500-0610 UT AKA Jordan produced a seldom heard male 

function: like a fast echo, the tx signal peaked for a tenth second, and 

was cut in audio (Arabic), then dropped down to nearly zero signal. In 

background the Peace radio to AFG from Al Dhabbaya-UAE noted so far. 

When checked at 0810 UT again, Jordan Radio powerhouse was heard loud and 

clear in fine audio quality. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 18) 

KOREA D.P.R. 15180.14 at 0134- UT, Voice of Korea on Feb 19. S6 

signal of English program with an historic dramatization, and then into 

more heroic deeds of the Korean people. Signal is relatively clean today. 

Parallels heard: 13760.10 (poor). 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Feb 20) 

KYRGYZSTAN [c.f. BC-DX TopNews #702] Radio Extol does not exist anymore. 

Transmitter on 1467 kHz is now leased by Maranatha religious organization. 

Currently it only transmits TWR broadcasts at 1500-1800; no operation at 

other times. There's a possibility of extending the operation time in 

summer season. Relayed TWR broadcasts go on the air in Kazakh, Kyrgyz, 

Uzbek, Tajik, Turkmen, Karakalpak, Russian and English; they are partially 

\\ to 864 and 5855 kHz. 

Technical reports (signal quality, QRM, etc.) can be sent to my address: 

 

(MIDXB No. 410 - Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan-RUS, RUSdx Feb 17) 

LONGWAVE VARIOUS Look what was audible on 252 kHz at 2150-2210 UT on 15 

Feb: 

Before 2200: 

1. RUS-RRossii-Kazan, fair/good 

2-3. TJK-RTodjikiston-Dushanbe, fair 

2-3. ALG-RTA-Tipaza, fair 

4. IRL-RTE One, poor/fair 

After 2200: 

1-2. ALG-RTA-Tipaza, fair/good 

1-2. IRL-RTE One, fair/good 

Reference data (location/azimuth/distance/power): 

RUS-Kazan: 049 deg, 1280 km, 150 kW 

IRL-SummerHill: 295 deg, 2800 km, 500/100 kW 

ALG-Tipaza: 253 deg, 2850 km, 1500/750 kW 

TJK-Orzu: 101 deg, 3100 km, 150 kW 

(open_dx - Vladimir Titarev, Kremenchuk-UKR, RUSdx Feb 17) 

MALAYSIA Re: 11885 VoMLA Kajang. 

11884.7 on Feb 16 at 1030-1231 UT MLA: Tentative: VOM Kajang. Could not 

make anything out of the audio, but what else could it be with these s/on 

and -off times? Strangely enough, nothing heard on 15295 kHz. (Mauno 

Ritola-FIN, hcdx Feb 16) 

Hi Mauno, 

just checked 11885 kHz this morning around 1030-1100 UT. 

But heard only 'estimated' PBS Xinjiang in Uighur from Urumqui. Lousy 

signal, keep in mind the 50 kW power unit and 230 degr lobe, latter is 

directed towards far western SW-China, AFG, PAK, EaAF, Mocambique, South 

Africa. And at 10.59:58 UT RL Russian from Lampertheim starts ...

11885 PBS Xinjiang 0800-1100 124567 Uighur Urumqui 50 230 CHN 08730E4335 

XJBS 

11885 is covered by RL Russian Lampertheim 1100-1400 UT, so no chance to 

check out that here in Europe. 

But Kajang-MLA could fit, see 11885 VoMLA in Chinese 1030-1230 UT entry on 

WRTH 2004, page 527. 

Unfortunatelly 25 degrs azimuth from K-L is a little bit easterly, lobe to 

EUR would fit around 310 to 320 degr. 

And this Kajang schedule: 

4845 0000 2400 54 KAJ 100 0 0 926 Tamil MLA RTM 

5965 0000 2400 54 KAJ 100 0 0 926 Malay MLA RTM 

6025 0200 1700 54NW KAJ 100 0 0 926 Local MLA RTM 

6100 1300 1530 49 KAJ 100 343 0 805 Thai/Bur MLA RTM 

6175 0300 0830 54 KAJ 100 0 0 926 Eng/Malay MLA RTM 

6175 1000 1400 54 KAJ 100 0 0 926 INS MLA RTM 

6175 1700 1900 54 KAJ 100 0 0 926 Malay MLA RTM 

7295 0000 2400 54NW KAJ 100 0 0 926 English MLA RTM 

9750 0300 0830 54SE KAJ 100 150 0 145 Eng/Malay MLA RTM 

9750 1000 1400 54SE KAJ 100 150 0 145 INS MLA RTM 

9750 1700 1900 54SE KAJ 100 150 0 145 Malay MLA RTM 

9665 0300 1230 55,58-60 KAJ 250 130 0 218 Eng/Chin MLA RTM 

11885 1030 1230 44N,45NW KAJ 100 025 0 218 Chinese MLA RTM 

15295 0300 1230 55,58-60 KAJ 250 133 0 218 Eng/Chin MLA RTM 

15295 1530 1900 39 KAJ 250 295 0 218 Arabic MLA RTM 


Yes, what Vlad heard MAY have been a special broadcast in connection with 

VOM anniversary, see the nx item below. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 18) 

 

Air Raves, By ANTHONY THANASAYAN 

THIS Tuesday is the birthday of a radio broadcast that is very special to 

our nation. The Voice of Malaysia, Radio Television Malaysia's overseas 

radio sce, first went on air 42 years ago on Feb 15, 1963. 

Broadcasting initially in English, Mandarin and INSn, the Voice of MLA 

today can be heard in five additional tongues: Thai, Arabic, Tagalog, 

Myanmar and Bahasa Malaysia. 

The broadcast's main task was, and still is, to present a true and accurate 

picture of MLA to overseas listeners, which includes Malaysians studying 

abroad. 

In April 1995, the broadcast achieved a milestone when it began airing a 

programme called Voice of Islam (Suara Islam) to promote "the universality 

of Islam and its relevance to contemporary issues". This programme, aired 

in both English and Bahasa Malaysia, is aimed at listeners in Sumatra, 

Java, Kalimantan, and Asean regions. The broadcast also reaches out with 

other programmes to Australia, Japan, the Philippines and to countries in 

North Africa and the Middle East. 

Here are some highlights of the anniversary specials on Tuesday 

(frequencies: 6025kHz, 49 metres, 6157, 49m; 9750, 31m & 15295, 

19m):úIndonesian sce (8.45am): A report on the role that MLA played in 

providing assistance for the victims of the Dec 26 tsunami in Aceh.

Voice of Islam (11.30am, Bahasa Malaysia; for Klang Valley listeners, FM 

91.10MHz): DJs Reezleen Roslan and Kamaruddin Mat Zein will take local song 

requests at 03-2282 3567 during the show. 

English sce (3pm): A report on the Voice of Malaysia's history as well as 

an interview with RTM's Deputy Director of Broadcasting, Adilah Sheik Omar. 


MALI 4782.38 ORTM at 2230-0002* on Feb 12-13. French talk, French pops, 

ballads. 0002 abruptly pulled plug mid-sentence. Usually signs off with NA. 

\\ 5995, both weak. Noted the past several days back closer to their 

nominal 4783 freq. Heard at 0622 on 4783.38 [correct, 1 kHz higher]. (Brian 

Alexander-PA-USA, hcdx Feb 18) 

NEW ZEALAND 17675 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, well too on 16 Feb at 2206-2234 UT 

with the rest of the news, sport and the usual Dateline Pacific feature; 

the tx went abruptly off at 2234 UT, then reappeared mins. later again but 

a very brief moment as it went off again, and remained so until at least 

2300+; 35433, so not even adj. QRM de Voz Crista, CHL. 

R. NZi is generally good~vy. good on their other outlets but on 11980 

evenings due to propagation and too strong adjt. QRM; 9870 afternoons here 

in Europe is good until say prior to 1600, and then gets worse after the 

azimuth change from 000 to 035deg at 1650 when adj. QRM becomes too much 

of a nuisance apart from Rangitaiki's signal becoming weaker too. 

11980 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, obs'ed on 18 Feb at 1836-1850* UT, English prgr, 

News Abt NZ, nx in Samoan, addr+fq ann, IS prior to switch to 15265; 54534, 

adjt QRM only. 

15720 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, on 23 Feb at 0740-... (must have s/off at 0759) 

UT, English prgr, interview; 35433, so weaker than usual though still quite 

fair. 


NIGERIA 7255 VoNigeria, Ikorodu, noted today 21 Feb at 0924-0950 UT, 

talks in Vernacular & tribal songs; 25331. Frankly, I don't know whether 

they signed off at 1000 as the already very poor signal faded out 

completely mins. earlier. Their sched. as per they webpage today reads: 

0500-1000 15120 kHz to NAfr & E+W Eur 

7255 kHz to WAfr & N+S Am 

1000-1900 7255 kHz to WAfr & N+S Am 

1900-2300 15120 kHz to NAfr & E+W Eur 

7255 kHz to WAfr & N+S Am, and langs. mentioned. 

15120 kHz VoNigeria, Ikorodu, noted off prior to 1000 on 21 Feb, but active 

with English prgr mins. afterwards; very strong, but not a good audio as 

usual. 


PAKISTAN [UNID] During the last couple of days (since 14 Feb) I've noted 

an unID stn on 4850.4 around 1330 UT. They seem to sign-off at 1400. Weak 

and a bit muddy audio, no idea about the lang. Male talks and at one point 

I thought there was Qur'an chanting. 

[later] 

Heh, didn't sound like 100 kW, more like 10 :-) I should have checked first 

the listings. And the poor audio should have told me something. Rather 

strange they use this frequency, co-channeling AIR. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, 

dxld Feb 16/17) 

Re the unidentified on about 4850 reported by Jari. My guess is that it is 

R Pakistan which is scheduled to use 4850 via Islamabad-Rewat (API-3 100

kW) at exactly the time the unID was heard - 1330-1400 UT. The lang is 

Turki, beaming to AFG at 270 degrees. This same tx is used on 15625 until 

1315 after Bangla & Nepali sces and changes to 9340 for Russian from 1415. 


PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas Asia ceased the broadcasts of Cantonese sce 

from Febr 1, 2005. Here noted Cantonese, was one of the 17 lang broadcast 

from RVA Manila, Philipines. 

(Ashik Eqbal Tokon-BGD, hcdx Feb 21) 

Ex Cantonese 2300-2325 9805kHz PUG 250 kW / 331 deg. 

POLAND Here are some pictures of the Solec Kujawski 225 kHz site, running 

a Thales (or still Thomcast at time of delivery) S7HP tx: 

 

The antenna doesn't appear to be a simple self-radiating mast, also since 

the coverage map indicates a directional pattern. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC- 


963 Heute erhielt ich eine teildetaillierte QSL Karte von Twoje Radio 

Lipsko ueber 963 KHz, mit Touristenwerbung ueber den Schildkroete und 

Dinosaurier Route. 

(Dieter Kraus-D, A-DX Feb 22) 

RUSSIA?/CIS?tentat 9635 Sound of Hope (tent). at 2244 on 1/10 with m/w in 

Chinese (the man repeating the woman's words as if in a lang lesson.) At 

2259 piano under man/woman talking in unison briefly, 6 pips and off at 

2300 UT. 

(Gerry Dexter-WI-USA, DXplorer Jan 10) 

Sound of Hope I have been checking for this one at 1600-1700 on 11765, 

2200-2300 on 9635, and 2300-2400 on 7310. It could be them on 11765; decent 

size carrier came on at 1557 Feb 13 and fast moving Chinese annmts started 

immediately. ID at 1600 which I could not get fully, then into a drama. 

There were 5+1 pips at 1600, seemingly disconnected with the programming, 

and maybe associated with another signal on the frequency. The fire dragon 

began on freq at 1600 as well, but with "SoH" on top. This was a better FE 

signal than I would expect at this hour. CNR-2 ("China Business Radio" ID) 

is on 9635 at *2200, building well in the QRM until 2230 peak. And it might 

be SoH on 7310 at 2300. There, the carrier is on for 10 mins or so before 

2300. The programming starts at 2301, and unfortunately there is much 

adjacent channel QRM that starts at 2300. But the signal is decent most 

days. This all needs more work. (Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Feb 13) 

Sound of Hope's web-site http://www.soundofhope.org no longer is blocked. 

e-mail is shown on web as No mention of 

the SW programs. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, DXplorer Feb 8) 

7310 Sound of Hope (pres). Chinese program heard. I heard them open at 2300 

with a strong carrier but low audio. A couple of mins later accompanied by 

a stronger CNR-1 jammer. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 22) 

RUSSIA 11975 Kamchatka Rybatskaya at 0031-0059* on Feb 20. Russian pop 

vocals with few, if any, annts until 0059, when YL gave ID and brief 

closing anmt. VG signal; 5910 not heard, of course. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, 


VoR new freq. Noted VoRussia in Portuguese, 0000-0100 UTC, on new freq 5900 

kHz. Logged 0036, SINPO 53443 here in Germany, in \\ to 7330. (Eike 

Bierwirth-D, dxld Feb 21) 

List shows this former St.P. 9470 entry in D-04:

now 5900 kHz Port 0000 UT, and Sp 0100-0300 UT, 400 kW 268 deg. (wb) 

Additional freq for DW in Chinese: 

2300-2350 on 5915 IRK 250 kW / 152 deg \\ 5995 DHA, 6225 A-A and 9560 TRM. 

Additional freq for BBC in Bengali via ARM 200 kW / 104 deg to SoAs 

1330-1415 on 11735 (54444) \\ till 1400 7225 NAK and 11835 SNG. 

Freq change for Internews / Salaam Watandar in Dari/Pashto: 

0230-0400 NF 7175 SAM 250 kW / 175 deg,ex 0130-0300 on 7230*DHA 250 kW / 

045 deg 

* to avoid Radio Slovakia International in Slovak/French/Spanish. 

Additional freqs for Voice of Russia: 

5900 MSK 500 kW / 265 deg to SoAm 0000-0100 Portuguese 

0100-0300 Spanish 

7250 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg to NoAm 0200-0300 Russian WS 

9375 DB 100 kW / 140 deg to SoAs 1300-1500 Russian WS,co-ch VOGreece Greek 

1500-1530 Hindi 

1530-1600 carrier only 

1600-1700 Russian WS 


FEBA Radio B-04 - Changes wef 16th Feb 2005 

0100-0130 smtwtfs HINDI 7430 41 NVS (new txn via Novosibirsk Russia) 

0130-0145 smtwtfs MARATHI 7430 41 NVS (new txn via Novosibirsk Russia) 

0115-0130 .....f. URDU 7430 41 NVS (new txn via Novosibirsk Russia) 

0115-0130 ......s PUNJABI 7430 41 NVS (new txn via Novosibirsk Russia) 

1530-1600 smtwtfs PASHTO 7395 41 ARM (ex 7330) 

1600-1630 smtwtfs DARI 7395 41 ARM (ex 7330) 

1630-1645 smtwtfs HAZARAGI 7395 41 ARM (ex 7330) 

1645-1700 smtwtfs UZBEK 7395 41 ARM (ex 7330) 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 22) 

SAUDI ARABIA 21495 BSKSA Riyadh outlet of Holy Quran program at 0900- 

1155 UT carries terrible buzz tone again today on 19th. \\ 11935 and 17615 

kHz. 

Same tx is used regularly for the HQ px on 21460 at 1300-1555 UT, carries a 

buzz tone too. 

BSKSA's 1st progr noted on usual ODD frequ of 17805.42 kHz, registered 

0900-1155 UT. 

(wb, Feb 18/19) 

SOUTH AFRICA Many programmes via Meyerton-AFS site noted today: 

11765 BBCWS En 0300-0700 11875 CHAF En 0500-0600 

15220 CHAF En 0600-0700 15530 RVI Du 0600-0630 

11640 TWR Vc 0600-0635 (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 18) 

SRI LANKA VOA Urdu freq change. Eff 22nd Febr, VOA Urdu sce is using 

11520 kHz x11975 from Sri Lanka relay at 1700-1800 UT - other channels at 

this hour are 7260 and 9785 kHz. (Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXasia Feb 21) 

TAIWAN 15250 on Feb 18 at 1100- UT. Fu Hsing BC, 3rd prgr. Jammed by a 

'siren' sound. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Feb 19) 

TINIAN The VOA tx used on 7235 for Korean at 1300-1400 (listed Tinian 250 

kW) has had a problem with spurious signals, especially on 7205, for some 

days now, though not to the extent noted a few weeks ago. Today there was a 

real mess on 7235 with TWO transmitters carrying the same program in \\

with about three seconds difference. This was first noted at 1340 and 

continued until one tx left at 1358. 

The signal strength was about equal for the two txs all the time, so I 

guess the second tx was the Tinian 500 kW tx listed for the period 1400- 

1500, which was apparently switched on prematurely. To make things even 

worse, there was a bad SAH of about 15 Hz. The culprit here was the 

transmitter that stayed on, measuring about 15 Hz low, and not the one 

causing the spurious emissions. The running of the station is on tender, 

and apparently the BBG badly needs a new operator to take care of things. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, dxld Feb 17) 

UKRAINE WYFR in via SMF[vailed short call of USSR era, = rather Mykolaiv- 

UKR; wb.] 

250 kW / 131 deg to ME eff Feb 15: 1600-1700 UT on 7520 kHz in PERSIAN. 


U.A.E. 1575 kHz: There used to be clandestine stations, transmitted from 

Kuwait in this freq range. Probably for this reason Radio Farda on 1575 got 

associated with Kuwait. However, it appears to be an educated guess that 

this is indeed the new station in Abu Dhabi, cf. 

 

The "Dhabiyya I" project mentioned in this release is the 1170 kHz tx of 

Radio Farda, like the new facility an 800 kW S7HP, installed at the 

existing Al-Dhabbaya station. It is no replacement for the "old" 2 x 1000 

kW tx on 1314 which exclusively carries BBC programming. Interesting to 

note that these new Thales installations are again owned by Emirates Media. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Feb 20) 

U.K./RUSSIA UNIDENTIFIED I seem to hear a fair number of stations that 

don't appear in any of the Databases, PWBR etc. 7175 Unknown, Unknown 

Unknown, 23332, Unknown. Arabic or Turkish sounding mx with an OM announcer 

followed by a YL announcer. HFCC says China Radio International, but I'm 

not so sure. Perhaps Radio Liberty? Not very strong. 0313 UT Feb 17. 

(Phil KO6BB Atchley, Merced-CA-USA, swl at qth.net via dxld Feb 19) 

I would guess Internews' morning sce: 

13650, Internews R [to AFG], via Rampisham, *1300-1430*, Jan 29 and 30, 

Pashto ID: "Da Salaam Walantaar", nx about Kabul and Pakistan, 1400 Dari nx 

and talks, Afghan mx, 55555. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Feb 9, 2005) 

Scheduled 0230-0400 7175 Samara-RUS, 1300-1430 13650 RMP-UK. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX #702 Feb 17, 2005) 

?new freqs, new time slot, Ex: 

17720 1330-1500 smtwtfs NEW Rampisham 500 95 Persian ME 

7230 0130-0300 smtwtfs NEW Dhabbaya 250 45 Persian ME 

New time and freq of Internews / Salaam Watandar in Dari/Pashto: 1300-1430 

NF 13650 (55555) RMP 500 kW / 095 deg, ex 1330-1500 on 17720 kHz. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Jan 25, 

2005) 

Freq change for Radio Ndeke Luka via VT Communications: 

1830-1930 NF 11760 WOF 250 kW / 152 deg in French/Singo, ex11785 kHz. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Feb 22)

UNID 7265 I ask you to solve a PUZZLE. Did you ever hear that UNID 

French lang station on 7265 kHz, Thursdays only at 1900-1930 UT towards 

zones 37, 38 North Africa. 

37 Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia. 

38 Libya, Egypt. 

That's the Moslem Weekend on Thurs night. Short call for the organization 

is WOR, and txion originate from Skelton Cumbria England tx station. 

VT-Merlin list registration in B-04: 

7265 1900-1930 ....t.. MNO Skelton 300 180 French N AF 

Beware of UN Radio outlet at 1830-1845 UT. 

[7265 1830-1845 .mtwtf. UNR Rampisham 500 140 Non-Specific ME] 

7265 Co-channel QRM is by CRI Urumchi in Albanian. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 20) 

I don't know the exact name of this station, but the programme is known as 

"Eglise du Christ", from a Canadian organization. I'll try to listen to it 

in the near future. I Hope I will be able to give you more information. 

Regards 

(Jean-Michel Aubier-F, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 20) 

CLAND (Sudan) 11715 1719 Sudan Radio Service Feb 22 1718 ID, local lang 

(not Arabic). Strong on free channel. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 22) 

Via Woofferton-UK: 

11715 1700-1800 47E WOF 300kW 140deg -20deg Mon-Fri only USA MNO MER 

USA [and non] Some freqs change for Voice of America: 

0030-0100 English Daily on 7130, 9620, 11805, 15205 (ex 2330-2400) 

1100-1300 INSn Daily on 7215, 7255, 9720, 15160 (ex 1130-1230) 

1130-1200 Turkish Mon-Fri NF 15475, ex 15150 \\ 9555, 11870 

1230-1300 Laotian Daily NF 7205, ex 7215 \\ 6030, 11930 

1800-1830 Hausa Sat/Sun on 4940, 9830, 11825, 17785 (ex Sat only) 

2200-0030 INSn Daily on 7130, 9620, 11805, 15205 (ex 2200-2330) 


Dr. Gene Scott dead at 75. 

The female voice on the loop is Mrs. Melissa Scott who is identified on as 

the Administrative Pastor on the video loop broadcasted on the internet and 

audio via SW. According to drgenescott.com, Melissa Scott is his wife. 

Original message I'm hearing that tape loop announcing Scott's death on 

University Network freqs. I'm not sure who the woman is making that annt 

but she vows to keep broadcasting. I really can't see Scott's broadcasting 

empire continue for that much longer. Scott dominated his University 

Network and left no clear successor at his Los Angeles church. The best 

candidate to take over for Scott would be his "disciple", E.C. Fulcher of 

Abingdon, Maryland, who has built his own media network, but I really have 

trouble seeing that happening, too. 

Will the King's Houses and Scott's other supporters keep sending in money 

for whoever will follow Scott? Unlikely, as Scott never really prepared the 

way for anyone to follow him. He was a charismatic radio personality who is 

not easily duplicated, most of all in the minds of his followers. This 

makes for an interesting scenerio of what happens to all that tx time that 

would be freed up if the University Network does fold up. More religious 

broadcasting no doubt, but who would gobble it up? 

Rev. John Cereghin Smyrna DE (various, Feb 22)

UZBEKISTAN Freq change for Radio Que Me in Vietnamese: 

1200-1230 Sat NF 11850 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg, [ex15385]. 


YEMEN Radio Sana'a Yemen sent me after 695 days for a reception report in 

English without return postage a full detail QSL card, plus a full detail 

QSL letter (with beautiful stamps on the envelope). 

Dear Sir, We received your interesting reception report about the standards 

of listening to Sana'a Radio Transmission, We thank you for this useful 

reception report, We hope to continue correspondence from you and we 

appreciate this a good step from you. 

Date 23. 3. 2003. \\ 9780 kHz \\ Time 1802-1822 UTC \\ Program English 

With best Compliments ... Technical Department Director Eng. Altashi Ali 

Ahmed. 

Radio Sana'a, General Program, Technical Dep. 

26 September St., P.O.Box 2371, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen. 

Tel. +967- 1- 282060/61 Fax: +967- 1- 282053. (Paul Gager-AUT, BrDXC-UK 

Feb 16) 







































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AFGHANISTAN Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has been visiting India 

this week, and reports of his visit mention some of the ways in which India 

is helping to upgrade the electronic media in Afghanistan. India completed 

work on a TV satellite uplink in Kabul and downlink in 10 provincial 

capitals of Afghanistan, at a cost of $4.9 million, in October last year. 

Work is also said to be underway for installing a new 100 kW SW tx, and 

setting up a TV studio in Jalalabad, along with txion facilities in 

Nangarhar province. (RNW MN NL, dxld Feb 16) 

ALASKA Adrian Peterson advises that a circular letter from the KNLS head 

office in Franklin, TN states that their new facility near Anchor Point, 

Alaska will go into full sce on March 28. Perhaps the new 100 kW tx and 

antenna for KNLS2 will be hrd with test b/cs prior to the implementation of 

the new txion period at the end of March. 

(Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Feb 25) 

ALBANIA Re: RReport of Rudolf Krumm, Stuttgart Germany to R Tirana. 

Radio Tirana Serbian Program / 5995 kHz / 2115-2130 UTC. 

Our Monitoring Center only today could discover from technicians at Shijak 

transmitting r/station that Serbian program has been transmitting at 2115- 

2130 UTC and not at 2215-2230 UTC as notified from Radio Tirana freq 

management in present B04 Schedule. 

Best regards from a cloudy Tirana, 

Drita Cico, Head of Monitoring Center of Radio Tirana, Sun 27.

Summer A-05 of Radio Tirana: 

Albanian 0630-0758 Daily 1458 7105 

0800-0858 Daily 1395 7105 

1400-1528 Daily 1458 

2030-2158 Daily 6205 

2300-0028 Daily 6115 

English 0145-0158 Tue-Sun 6115 7160 

0230-0258 Tue-Sun 6115 7160 

1845-1858 Mon-Sat 6115 7210 

2130-2158 Mon-Sat 7120 

German 1800-1828 Mon-Sat 6130 

Greek 1545-1558 Mon-Sat 1458 

French 1900-1928 Mon-Sat 6115 

Italian 0430-0458 Mon-Sat 5955 

Serbian 2015-2028 Mon-Sat 1458 6205 

Turkish 1530-1543 Mon-Sat 1458 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Mar 1) 

[ALBANIA/CHINA] Summer A-05 schedule for CRI via Cerrik: 

0000-0157 English 6020 CER 300*kW / 305 deg to NoAmEa 

9570 CER 300*kW / 305 deg to NoAmEa 

0200-0357 Chinese 6020 CER 300*kW / 305 deg to NoAmEa 


0500-0657 Arabic 9590 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to EaAfEa 

11710 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to EaAfEa 

English 9515 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NoAfSo 

11775 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NoAfSo 

0700-0857 Chinese 11785 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuNo 

English 13710 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuNo 

1100-1257 English 13650 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuNo 

1400-1557 French 11920 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to WeAfWe 

13670 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to WeEuWe 

1500-1557 Turkish 7150 CER 150 kW / non-dir to Turkey 

9565 CER 150 kW / non-dir to Turkey 

1600-1757 Arabic 9555 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to EaAfEa 


German 5970 CER 150 kW / 330 deg to WeEuNo 

7155 CER 150 kW / 330 deg to WeEuNo 

1800-1957 French 5970 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuSo 

7175 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuSo 

9635 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to WeAfWe 


2000-2157 Arabic 6185 CER 150 kW / 193 deg to EaAfWe 

7370 CER 150 kW / 193 deg to EaAfWe 



2200-2257 Portuguese 6175 CER 150 kW / 280 deg to SoEuWe 

2200-2357 Spanish 7210 CER 150 kW / 280 deg to SoEuSo 

2300-2357 Spanish 6175 CER 150 kW / 280 deg to SoEuWe 

* 2 x 150 kW in parallel 


Has anybody heard CRI Fllake-ALB 1215 kHz 1234567 0700-0900 UTC ? 

(Olli-Jukka Paloneva-FIN, wwdxc Mar 2) 

Hi all, Radio Tirana seems way off freq - 1.394808 MHz - a good 192 Hz LF. 

Anyone know how long they have been off tune? (Dave G8SZX Towers, March 1, 

MWC via dxld) 

Hi David, it's been off-frequency since at least 1994. All the best (Tim 

Bucknall, ibid.)

1215v kHz CRI Albania relay log. I checked the 1215 kHz channel this 

morning (March 3rd). 

As always Fllake-Albania signal is odd freq of 1214.86 kHz, 500 kW, 335 

degr. This produces a terrible heterodyne tone of just approx. 140 Hertz 

tone against Virgin Radio signal. 

Here in southern Germany 1215 kHz channel is totally covered by VIRGIN AM 

Radio station from United Kingdom for whole 0700-0857 UT winter 

schedule[0600-0757 in summer]. 

Channel is also used by VOA Albanian at 0600-0630 UT. Transmitter off, then 

tx sign-on again around 0640...0643 UT. Midst in the sentence DW-Deutsche 

Welle Germany in Albanian starts at about 0643 UT til 06.59:30 UT. 

Resumen: CRI 1215 kHz relay at this time span can only be heard about ap to 

500 kilometers/300 miles around the tx, look at the map, on an area up to 

Rome, Milano, Sicily Italy, 

all Slovenia, 

Zagreb Croatia, 

Belgrade Yugoslavia, 

Bucharest southern Romania, 

Sofia western Bulgaria, 

Athens Greece area, 

maybe in Tunis, northern Tunisia. 

But NEVER in Hungary, Slovak/Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, 

France, Spain and Portugal neither, due of VIRGIN Radio on very same 

channel. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 3) 

ALGERIA [to WeSAHARA] Re Polisario back on 700: I was wondering about 

1550 the other night when I had huge Kuwait-1548 and almost nothing on 1550 

when I tweaked the phaser to move the cardioid null onto CBE. This kills 

off just about everything else to the west, so Algeria-1550 can often 

dominate. It used to have a big signal, especially at the seashore, 15 

miles from here. Now it's "nada". 700 would be theoretically audible at 

sunset here. (Mark Connelly-MA-USA, WA1ION NRC-AM via dxld Feb 28) 

700/7460 RASD. The late afternoon / evening b/cast runs 1700-000 in Ar, 

exc. Sp 2300-0000; I never bothered to check whether this is M-F only, but 

believe it's Sat+Sun too. The morning b/cast is 0600(?)-0800 [-0900 UT 

Fris] at least M-F but, like I said, possibly on Sats+Suns too. 

Current QRGs are 7460 (ann'ed as 7470, at least in the only lang. I can 

understand, but assume they make the same mistake at the opening of the Ar 

prgr) & 700 kHz. 

1550 is off for some unknown reason, and I seriously doubt the same tx is 

used for 1550 or 700 as I've logged them using all 3 simultaneously (again, 

back in Oct '03). 

700 may be some alternative outlet they activate whenever necessary, be it 

when 1550 is down or for extended coverage ... or yet some other reason. 

Location of the 700 kHz tx is probably elsewhere, viz. some inactive RTA 

site eastwards of Tindouf, and power is almost surely less than on 1550 

which some say is 50 kW, others 100 kW. 

Under good propag. condx & in the normal season for low freqs., I can 

listen to the simultaneous s/on on 1550 & 7460 during the evening whereas 

the 700 kHz signal fades in later, and f/out earlier than 1550 in the 

morning, of course. On 28 Feb, I obs'ed 700 kHz fading in shortly after

1800, and it still was vy. weak prior to 1900; in my Lisboa location, it 

gets more adj. QRM than 1550 did, which is exclusively (and perfectly 

avoidable too) from London's 1548 kHz. 

On Sat. evening, 26 Feb, 700 kHz was obs'ed on the SW coast putting an 

S9+20 dB or more while the \\ 7460 was clean, vy. strong & almost QRM-free, 

adj. or co-channel. 


Re: of the 700 kHz tx is probably elsewhere ... RTA - site eastwards of 

Tindouf ... 

700 kHz BINGO !!! These were always my thoughts, when I read about your 

observation in past autumn: 

I had always a 'investigative' look into WRTH MW listing under Algeria. 

Reggane - the RTA site on 693 kHz, is more easterly location, but is the 

NEAREST RTA infrastructure station next to Tindouf-Rabuni. 

[Petroleum potential of the Reggane Basin, in southwest Algeria. extending 

between the Eglab shield in the south and the Ougarta ranges in the 

north...] 

And for the Algerian technicians it is an easy task to re-tune 7 kHz up the 

693 kHz tx to exact 700 kHz as RASD emergency backup. I guess the Reggane 

area can be targeted by an Algerian LW txion in the meantime. (wb, Feb 28) 

7460 Polisario Front, Rabuni, observed on 28 Feb at 1738-... UT, Arabic, 

local songs; 55444; \\ 700 kHz f/in at abt. 1805. This 41 m outlet gets a 

lot worse later in the evening due to QRM de RFAsia. (Carlos Goncalves- 

POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

Polisario Front's weekly sched. seems to be different on Fri. - I had 

forgot Friday "works" as Sundays for the muslims - and this perhaps why I 

heard s/off today, Fri. 4 Mar, at 0900 instead of 0800. This time, 700 kHz 

(\\ 7460, which remained with the carrier on for a good 20 mins.) was 

observed fading out prior to 0830. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 4) 

ANGOLA 4950 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, observed on 26 Feb at 2358-0011 UT, 

Portuguese, prgr "Informacao Curta", TC, stn phone nr prior to TS, ID and 

newscast "Jornal da Hora"; 55333 and molesting a bit Peru's R.Madre de Dios 

4950.1 kHz despite using another Beverage. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- 

DX Mar 2) 

ANTARCTICA 15476, LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, 1936, 

Canciones argentinas ininterrumpidamente hasta el cierre a las 2100. Varias 

canciones de Atahulapa Yupanqui. En ningun momento se escucho locucion, 

solo canciones. Parece que, ultimamente estan transmitiendo con solo el 

operador de la emisora, sin locutoras. El ano pasado, con el anterior 

equipo, tenian casi siempre locucion, primero 3 y luego 2 locutoras, pero 

este ano, por lo menos las veces que escuche esta emisora, solo ponen mxa 

grabada. Tambien, en el 2004 respondian escrupulosamente al correo 

electronico y en el 2005 parece que no la hacen. SINPO 24322. (Manuel 

Mendez-ESP, hcdx Mar 3) 

ANTIGUA The new A-05 schedule of Deutsche Welle reveals that they will 

abandon the Antigua txs as of March 27 and replace them by Montsinery. In 

detail DW is booked at Montsinery with German 2200-2400 on 15410, 0000-0200 

on 11955, and 0200-0600 on 9735, all former Antigua slots (0000-0200 

instead of 6100 which will go to Sackville instead). 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 5)

What in the world is the story with Antigua? DW has been co-owner of the 

Caribbean Relay Co. there along with BBC from the outset. Will all four(?) 

txs remain in operation, with more BBC or other new clients? Presaging this 

were the DW DRM tests via GUF last month (Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Mar 5) 

ARGENTINA 15344.63 RAE at 2305-2330+ UT on Feb 27, futbol game with 

announce screaming the usual exaggerated g-o-a-l. Fair; \\ 6060 poor with 

co-channel QRM. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Mar 5) 

ARMENIA Now Central News bulletin in Armenian (ex in Azeri) 1600-1630 UT 

reported on 4810, 9960, MWs 864 + 1395 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX 

Feb 21) 

AUSTRALIA 2310 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, coming vy,. strong again on 26 

Feb 2003-at 2024, with songs & jokes, talks, Aus. country mx, phone-ins, 

while simultaneously vy. bad on \\ 2325 & 2485 kHz; 55333, which is rather 

unusual for me. 

2325 VL8T, Tennant Creek NT, noted on same day, i.e. 26/2, when improved 

by 2038-2055, having s/off at 2128; 34242. 

4835 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, audible on 26 Feb after s/off on 120 m, viz. 

at 2143-2206, English, talks; 25332 and deteriorating. 

6020 R. Australia, Shepperton VIC, nicely heard on 26 Feb 1037-1150 in 

Pidgin first, with news, list of FM repeaters in both PNG & elsewhere given 

in English, mx, anns.; English prgr 1100, news; 45444, but vy. strg adj QRM 

1030. 

9710 R. Australia, Shepp., superb on 26 Feb at 1032-1058*, Pidgin, news, 

list of FM repeaters, mx, anns, IS; 45444. 

12080 R. Australia, Brandon 10 kW, not too bad on 26 Feb at 1039-1155, 

Pidgin prgr to PNG (\\ 6020, 9710); 25332. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- 


AUSTRIA QSL Collection neu erreichbar. 

Das oesterreichische Dokumentationsarchiv QSL Collection hat jetzt 

ausschliesslich die Anschrift: Dokumentationsarchiv Funkgeschichte, 

Internationales Kuratorium QSL Collection, ORF/QSL, Argentinierstrasse 30, 

A-1040 Wien. 

Wegen einer Gebuehrenerhoehung von 1200 % hat man kuerzlich das Postfach 2 

in A-1112 Wien gekuendigt. Besonders die Personen, die eine Widmung zu 

Lebzeiten ausgestellt haben, sollten die Angaben aendern. 

Neu sind ausserdem die E-Mail-Adresse , die Telefonnummer 

(+43 15 01 01) 1 60 71 und die Faxnummer (+43 15 01 01) 51 60 71. Im 

Internet finden Sie nun das Standard-Portal unter und den 

Rundfunkbereich unter 

(DARC-Deutschland-Rundspruch, Feb 24) 

BELARUS 5970 R. Belarus, at 0300-0330 on Feb 18 [Fri], English news, ID, 

local pops, fair; \\ 7210 barely audible. I thought English was at 0200. 

Also heard UT Sat Feb 19 with English at 0300-0329, poor on 5970. 

Apparently English is now at 0300 instead of 0200 UT. (Brian Alexander-PA- 

USA, dxld Feb 23) 

But not every day; as you noted last week, on UT Sunday English is at 0330 

(gh, dxld)

A technician from Slonim transmitting center (near Hrodna) told me the 

following: 

"We are only broadcasting on 1008 kHz, power is 50 kW." (I guess txions of 

Kanal Kultura are concerned here - Ed.) You see, this is in full accordance 

with EMWG. 

And below you can find the technical data of Heraniony station, also not 

far from Hrodna: 

Kanal Kultura. Frequency: 1026 kHz. Power: 5 kW. Transmitter: SRV-5. 

Registration: RS-532. State: active. 

In Hrodna itself: 1008 kHz Kanal Kultura 7 kW non-directional, 0500-2200 

daily. 

MW tx in Usacy (in Viciebsk oblast, 1008 kHz, 50 kW) has been dismantled in 

summer 2004. The purpose of such a decision was to provide some spare parts 

for Slonim tx (SRV-50 type). 

BLR SW txs in Hrodna: 

7110 kHz BR-1 5 kW 180 deg 0400-2300 daily. 

6040 kHz BR-1 5 kW 180 deg 0400-2300 daily. 

7265 kHz Kanal Kultura 5 kW non-dir 0500-2200 daily. 

(open_dx - Sergey Alekseychik, Hrodna-BLR, DXsignal Feb 24) 

BELGIUM On Feb 25th Colin Clapson reported that Radio Vlaanderen 

International would continue with English nx broadcasts seven times a day, 

no mention was made of the times or lengths of the broadcasts. (Larry 

Nebron, dxld; WDXC-UK) 

Acc to the French redaction English nx will be transmitted via Astra only. 

(Jean-Michel Aubier-F, ibid., WDXC-UK) 

Dear Flanders Today, It will a very very sad day when RVi shuts downs most 

of its SW sces which I'm still hoping it won't come true. It feels like 

part of my life has been taken away from me personally. 

I want to say to Colin, Els, Deane, Liz, Frans, Mark, Paul and all the 

other great people that made Flanders Today possible that you will be sadly 

missed as family, friends and great broadcasts. You made Flanders Today 

what it is today. The management has truly made the wrong decision and I 

hope they have the heart to admit they are wrong and keep your station on 

the air. 

Best Always to all of you at Flanders Today, Fritz Layer #510 

(Fritz Layer - 2 maart 2005, RVi Guestbook 

via dxld Mar 3) 

BOLIVIA 4409.8 R.Eco, Reyes, audible on 26 Feb at 2340-2350 in Spanish, 

airing songs; 23341. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

BOTSWANA Voice of America added 4930 from Botswana \\ to medium wave. 

Schedule is 0300-0630, 1600-1700 and 1800-2000 VOA English VOA English, 

1700-1800 VOA Studio 7 for Zimbabwe. 4930 is co-channel to Ashqabat, 

Turkmenistan. 

I assume this freq is mainly intended for Zimbabwe. I think it is no 

coincidence that Zimbabwe was one of the unfree countries singled out by 

Condoleeza Rice during her Senate confirmation hearings. Along the same 

lines, it might be worth watching for an increase in US broadcasts to 

Belarus and Burma, also singled out for Condi's criticism. I recall she 

also mentioned Cuba and Iran, but there is plenty of broadcasting to those 

two already. (Chris Greenway-KEN, dxld WDXC-UK Contact Feb 28)

BRAZIL 3400 (new fq?) R Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja SP, on 26 Feb at 2233- 

2314 UT, int'l songs, TCs, sl. "Guaruja Paulista - A Radio da Familia!", 

oldies; 45332; \\ 5045 only (!) audible later, 2300. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, 

wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

Finn maybe your UNID? 

UNID right now I have an UNID on 3400 kHz (ie ard 0330) playing slow songs 

(like relig?) and YL & yM talking a couple of times. But EXTREMELY weak 

here. Can any of you guys check it? Lang could be anything but I had a 

sence that it might be English? 


UNID 4905.1 kHz definetely Brazil, very weak here 0235. Rechecked 0257 but 

had already gone (Jerry, you said 0258! hi). Nothing left on freq after 

that. 


It looks like R. Guaruja Paulista is moving, or has moved, from 

3235 to 3385. Note also the reference to their having tried 3400 recently. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Mar 1) 

R Guaruja Paulista - Nova Frequencia. 

Devido a problemas de interferencia reportados na frequencia de 3235 kHz a 

Anatel homologou oficialmente a nova frequencia de 3385 kHz que devera 

entrar no ar ainda esta semana, sendo a atual desativada. 

Recentemente, foram feitas emissoes experimentais em 3400 kHz para auxiliar 

a solucao do problema, foi por isto que esta frequencia havia sido 

reportada anteriormente. 

Na frequencia antiga na faixa de 90 metros, estava ocorrendo interferencia 

de emissao de utilitarias, que estava afetando a qualidade da recepcao em 

diversas regioes. 

A Radio Guaruja Paulista solicita informes de recepcao da nova frequencia 

de 3385 kHz para analise das condicoes de recepcao e eventuais ajustes. 

V/S: Orivaldo Rampazo QTH: 

Rua Jose Vaz Porto, 175, Santa Rosa, Guaruja, SP, 11431-190, BRASIL 

email: 

(Sarmento F. Campos-BRA, ConDig DXplorer Mar 2; 

) 

3365 R.Cultura, Araraquara SP, 26 Feb at 2230-2243, rlgs prgr, songs, 

phone-call invitation; 34342. 

3400 (new fq?) R. Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja SP, 26 Feb at 2233-2314, int'l 

songs, TCs, sl. "Guaruja Paulista - A Radio da Familia!", oldies; 45332; \\ 

5045 only (!) audible later, 2300. 

4754.4 R. Educacao Rural, Cp§ Grande MS, 26 Feb at 2327-2335, rosary; 

25331. 

4845 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus AM, 26 Feb at 2216-..., advs, 

f/ball match rpt; 42441, QRM de MTN at S9+60 dB. 

4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 24 Feb at 2305-2326, advs, ID+fqs, mx, 

phone-ins; 54343, QRM de B itself. Also obs'ed on 25 Feb 0741-f/out 0835, 

talks; 35342.

11725 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 1056-1125, rlgs pops; 25442, co-ch 

QRM1130. 

11765 R. Tupi, Curitiba PR, 26 Feb at 1054-1115, rlgs prgr; 14441, adj 

QRM; obs'ed extremely faint on 27 Feb 1257. 

11780 R. Nac. da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 26 Feb at 1052-1100, nx prgr 

"Jornal da Amazonia"; 34443, blocked by UNID in Chinese at 1100. 

11805 R. Globo, Rio de Jan RJ, 26 Feb at 1050-1126, rlgs prgr "Momento de 

Fe"; 34443. 

11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 26 Feb at 1047-1106, news, rlgs prgr 

1100; 34443, and audible on 27 Feb 1255 at 24332. 

11830 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 26 Feb at 1045-partly blocked 1100, 

interview; 23331, adj QRM. 

17814.8 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 26 Feb at 2045-..., modern Braz. songs; 

25432. 

(all 12 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

Re. my latest contributions to your bulletin, which I thought was available 

y/day, 3rd March, this is the explanation on R.Guaruja Paulista's 3400 kHz 

outlet. 

3400 kHz is just the temporary 90 mb ch. of R. Guaruja Paulista before 

moving to the re-asigned fq. of 3385; the old fq. of 3235 was troublesome 

due to interference. (Sarmento Campos via Samuel Cassio, both in B, via 

Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 4) 

BRAZIL/MEXICO 6185 XEPPM Radio Educacion, who can put in a beautiful 

signal on 6185 if left alone, was buried by Radio Nacional Amazonia 

February 2nd at 0706 with a sign on annt claiming to be on 11780 and 6180. 

Is RNA in a state of denial or deniability about their blockage of Mexico's 

main SW station from so far away. Presumably their sign on will move an 

hour later with end of Brazilian summer time on February 20th. 

(Glenn Hauser, dxld via WDXC-UK Contact) 

Radio Nacional Amazonia had moved down to former 6180 February 28th, heard 

at good strength 0750 UT with phone in programme of chat and mx. This meant 

Radio Educacion was again in the clear after Vatican went off 0745 UT, also 

good strength with a classical mx programme. (Noel Green-UK, WDXC-UK 

Contact Feb 28) 

Due of newly RFI-TDF DRM transmission on 6175 kHz no chance to hear 

something +/- 20 kHz here in Europe. (wb, Mar 3) 

BURKINA FASO 5030.01 RTV Burkina, at 2300-2400* on Feb 18 French talk, 

ID as "Radiodiffusion Television du Burkina". Local African tribal mx, some 

interesting indigenous mx. Also some Afro-pops. Good, in the clear. Just a 

tad off freq today; usually they are right on 5030.00 kHz. (Brian 

Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Feb 23) 

7230 R. Burkina, Ouagadougou, observed on 24 Feb at 0911-f/out 1106 UT, 

Vernacular, tribal songs, talks; 35443, but rtd. 35343 at 1300 on 27 Feb 

thanks to an obs. on the south. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

CANADA 6070 CFRX (tent), Toronto ON (CFRB relay), 25 Feb 0845-f/out 0945 

(this late time makes me doubt it was this small Canadian stn but phone-ins 

is mostly typical of a local), English, (unreadable) talks, phone-ins; 

14341, adj QRM de DW 6075.

9625 CBC-No.Quebec Sce., Sackville, noted on 27 Feb 1240-1302, English, 

interview & chats, mx, ID "CBC-Radio 1", oldies; 35333, then almost 100% 

blocked by VoTurkey in Turk. 1300. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 

2) 

CHINA 17505 at 265 degr CRI English Kashi at 0500-0700, S=3-4, carries a 

totally different program, compared to Pacific sce on 15350(strong S=9) and 

15465 kHz(less). 


COLOMBIA 6139.8 R. Lider, Sta Fe de Bogota, obs'ed on 26 Feb 2346-... 

in Sp., with light songs, sl. "En su radio, disfrute - Radio Lider!"; 

54444. It seems the reactivated R. Melodia 6140v relays other local stns. 


CROATIA 3402 Harmonic. Auf 3402 kHz ist gelegentlich Hrvatski Radio mit 3 

x 1134 kHz zu empfangen. So auch am MI, 02.03.2005, zwischen 0500 und 0530 

UTC mit O=2 gehoert. 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Mar 2) 

CUBA Radio Havana is transmitting to Spain and Portugal 2000-2300 on 

11800. 

(Jose M. Romero-ESP, Noticias DX via dxld ibid.) 

RHC 0500-0700 UT in En, noted with fair level on 9550 at 0625 UT, nx at 

0630 UT, and also on 6000 + 6060 kHz. But 4th channel couldn't be traced 

today, no signal from Cuba on 9655, 9820, and neither 11760. Latter is 

covered by BBC Oman and NHK Yamata English, a 3rd stn noted underneath very 

weak. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 25) 

12000, Radio Habana Cuba, at 1102 UT, Manolo de la Rosa presenta la revista 

informativa "Despertar con Cuba", entre las 1100 y las 1400. "Hola amigos 

de la onda corta, les habla Manolo de la Rosa". 34333. (Manuel Mendez-ESP, 

hcdx Mar 3) 

Arnie Coro me informa que Radio Habana Cuba sigue trabajando en el montaje 

de las nuevas antenas que forman parte del proyecto de actualizacion 

tecnologica de la emisora, quedando la primera de estas lista en los 

proximos dias y de inmediato se comenzara a probar con una potencia de 100 

kWs en los 6 MHz, en la banda de los 49 metros. Ademas, se esta terminando 

de remodelar el Estudio 4, utilizado para las Radio Revistas, es decir, 

Despertar con Cuba (matutina), Revista Iberoamericana (que sale por las 

tardes y noche para Europa) y la Revista de la Noche que sale para America 

Latina y el Caribe en las noches. 

Por otra parte, me dice que Radio Rebelde ya recibio su nuevo transmisor de 

50 kWs de la misma tecnologia de modulacion de pasos de impulsos PSM (Pulse 

Step Modulation) que usan los de 100 kWs de Radio Habana Cuba. Radio 

Rebelde tenia prestado uno de los de RHC mientras terminaba de montarse el 

de la propia emisora, quienes ya estan en el aire con la antena provisional 

de banda tropical en la frecuencia de los 5025 kHz, y en espera de la nueva 

antena omnidireccional de alto angulo de radiacion. 

(...) Todas estas informaciones de Arnaldo Coro Antich, quien tiene su 

programa llamado DXers Unlimited, el que continua con un alto grado de 

popularidad entre los oyentes de habla inglesa, recibiendo mucha 

correspondencia tanto por correo electronico como por las vias 

tradicionales de tarjetas postales y cartas. 

(Gabriel I. Barrera-ARG, RN Radio-Enlace Feb 25-27 via dxld) 

I found the following Tesla deliveries information on their website (via 

Google). I do not know where in Cuba the two SRV 200 (200 kW) txs are, but

they may either be replacements for the txs listed as 150 kW, which are of 

Tesla origin and went on the air in 1967 (also listed as 150 kW by Tesla), 

or may be other txs not known to have this high power. Tesla is no longer 

manufacturing AM txs above 25 kW. 

Two DCC systems for two SRV 200 tx sets and new 100 W and 5 kW medium-wave 

broadcast txs were sold to Cuba as the country's medium-wave broadcasting 

network underwent an upgrade in 2000. Besides this delivery, a newly 

developed SRV 1D tx was sold and put into operation in Cuba. [also about 

some other countries] 

 

I found the following Tesla deliveries information on their website (via 

Google). I do not know where in Cuba the two SRV 200 (200 kW) txs are, but 

they may either be replacements for the txs listed as 150 kW, which are of 

Tesla origin and went on the air in 1967 (also listed as 150 kW by Tesla), 

or may be other txs not known to have this high power. Tesla is no longer 

manufacturing AM txs above 25 kW. 

Broadcast Transmitters. 

Warranty operation was smooth and successful in the Moroccan Al Mahbes 

broadcasting centre between 2000 and 2001. One of TESLA's turn-key 

projects, the centre was built in 1999. TESLA equipped the site with a 

container-mounted SRV 25 D medium-wave tx set, along with power, airconditioning 

and antenna systems. 

TESLA maintains business contacts with customers in Poland, Syria, Egypt 

and Yemen. 

Two DCC systems for two SRV 200 tx sets and new 100 W and 5 kW medium-wave 

broadcast txs were sold to Cuba as the country 's medium-wave broadcasting 

network underwent an upgrade in 2000y. Besides this delivery, a newly 

developed SRV 1D tx was sold and put into operation in Cuba. 

TESLA's supply and final acceptance of medium-wave antenna systems to the 

Syrian broadcasting centres in Tartous and Homs in 2000 were an overall 

success. 

The company has been developing a digital DRM system, seeking to apply it 

in medium-wave txs. 

 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 28) 

DJIBOUTI I have been listening for reactivated 4780, but nothing heard, 

some reports say it may be on the air this month. I can hear Djibouti on 

1539, but not on 1116 which, like 4780, is supposed to have been built by 

IBB as part of the deal to establish the 1431 Radio Sawa station. (Chris 

Greenway, Nairobi-KEN, ibid.) 

DORALE UPGRADE: The second MW tx (1116 kHz) has been installed and is 

operational at full power; we now have two MW txs operational at the Dorale 

site. Two technicians from Germany have installed most of the Continental 

SW tx. Work on refurbishing the SW antenna will begin on March 3. (IBB 

Engineering Feb 25 via dxld) 

This refers to the RTD facility, 1116 kHz listed as 40 kW in WRTH 2005; and 

SW maybe will be back on 4780. (Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Mar 3) 

DRM DW A-05 DRM-Programme fuer Europa mit Programmanteilen des Deutschen 

und Englischen DW-Programmes sowie des DW-Musikkanals. 

EUROPA DRM-TEST 1800-1000 3995 75 D WERTACHTAL 

EUROPA DRM-TEST 0600-1000 5975 49 D WERTACHTAL

[there is no gap left for AM reception between DW 5967 and LUX 5997 kHz, 

REE 5985 European sce progr at 0600-0800 UT on 'unreadable' channel, wb.] 

EUROPA DRM-TEST 2100-2200 5980 49 POR SINES 

EUROPA DRM-TEST 1000-1300 6140 49 D JUELICH 













(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 5) 

ECUADOR 3280 LV del Napo, Tena, obs'ed in the morning this time, 28 Feb 

at 0745-... UT (gone when rechecked at 0810), tentatively, Spanish prgr, 

playing church mx; 45333. 

4815 R. El Buen Pastor (tent), Saraguro, logged on 26 Feb at 2318-2324, 

preaching in Sp; 33442. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

EGYPT [to IRAN] 11630.16 [x11625, x11660, x15650] R. Seda-ye Mellat-e 

Iran. 

Today noted moved up 5 kHz to 11630 to avoid Iranian jammers on Sat March 

5th. Usual 1430-1500 UT transmission in Persian via Cairo-EGY. Also station 

ID heard twice. Accompanied by Iranian jammers, generator engine type 

jammer on 11630 and 11632.68 kHz, and a lonely 'forgotten' bubble jammer on 

11624.00 kHz. 160 Hertz het accompanied of an UNID station underneath on 

exact 11630.00 kHz, seemingly the Chinese domestic station Lingshi CHN-8 in 

Kazakh language. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 5) 

On Feb 24 at 1430 UT encountered R. Seda-ye Mellat-e Iran (V. of the 

Iranian Nation) on 11625; not sure of ID beyond Sedaye at first, but a 

break at 1441 UT repeated full ID clearly along with freqs and a bit of mx 

before a speech began. This had been on 11620, but clashed with India. 

However, no sign of AIR here, tho there was a bit of intermittent utility 

interference on the low side of 11625 kHz; also fortunate for us, as this 

gets it out from under WYFR 11615 kHz skirts; now on a clear frequency. 

Fair reception, worsening slightly by 1500* kHz. This one supposedly 

covertly via CIA, Egypt. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Feb 24) 

Cland 11625 R Sedaye Melate Iran 1435 talks by OM in Farsi , mentions on 

dollars At 1442 with a song and 1452 mentioning Rafsanjani ID Atr 1359 with 

Freqs S20 43443 QRM ed by bubble jammer. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC- 


ESTONIA Tartu Family Radio announcec the following contact address in 

Russia: P.O.Box 18, Pskov-24, 180024, Russia. (Dmitry Mezin-RUS, DXsignal 

feb 24) 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA R. Africa #2, 15190, at 1605-1658* on Feb 18 [Fri], 

English religious talk, 1634 English religious mx and more talk. Sign-off 

with religious mx. Poor signal mixing with BBC Antigua; at times fading up 

to equal strength with BBC. 


Several reports indicate that sign on and sign off times on both the 

morning and afternoon sces are variable depending on time booked.

(ibid. Mike Barraclough WDXC-UK Feb 28) 

15190 GNE also around 0625 UT in progress. Morning sce lasted till approx. 

0910 UT this morning, last sermon started at about 0903 UT. Noted some 

addresses of CAN, PA-USA and OH-USA given during the broadcast, S=2 signal 

level, but well above threshold. 


15190 GNE noted now every morning from about 0612 UT, S=2-3. (wb, wwdxc BC- 


Nach Jahren konnten ab Januar 2005 wieder religioese Sammelprogrammedes 

Sendezeitmaklers Pan American Broadcasting (20410 Town Centre Lane 200, 

Cupertino, CA 95014, USA, 

) auf 15190 kHz beobachtet werden. Typische 

Programmnamen: "Shield of Faith", "Christ Gospel Broadcast", "Voice of the 

Lord". 

Mittlerweile konnte ein etwas genauerer Sendeplan zusammengestellt werden: 

ca. 06.00-09.00 UT auf 15190 kHz Der Kanal wird ab 0645 Uhr durch den 

Sendestart von RVI auf der Kurzwelle Krasnodar 15195 kHz gestoert, bzw. ab 

0858 Uhr durch BBC Ascension. ca. 1430-1600 15190 kHz Nachmittags stoert 

sich das Programm mit BBC Antigua. Die BBC hat die Frequenz belegt, seit 

Bata ausser Betrieb war. 

1973 haben chinesische Techniker in Ntobo, 7 km von Bata entfernt, eine 

Sendeanlage mit zwei 50 kW Kurzwellensendern Bata (01N48 009E46) errichtet. 

Ein Sender wurde traditionell auf 5050 kHz fuer Radio Bata eingesetzt, 

einer schliesslich ueber Pan American Broadcasting an auslaendische 

Interessenten vermietet. 

Pan American Broadcasting Inc. (Apartado 851, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 

besser 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200, Cupertino, CA 95014, USA, ) ist ein Sendezeitmakler, 

der je nach Kundenlage sendet. 

Die Sendungen aus Aequatorialguinea wurden je nach Zielgebiet bzw. Sendetag 

in ein Radio Africa (fuer Westafrika), Radio Africa 2 (fuer Suedafrika), 

Radio East Africa unterschieden. In den Stationsansagen wurden dabei auch 

je nach Zielgebiet unterschiedene Adressen angegeben. Nach Angaben des 

Domestic Broadcasting Survey ist die Station im September 2000 verstummt. 

Bilder der alten Sendeanlage finden sich wohl bei 

 

In Maerz 2003 gab es Berichte, dass mit chinesischer Entwicklungshilfe zwei 

neue 50-kW-Kurzwellensender in Aequatorialguinea errichtet werden sollten. 

Es ist unklar, ob die chinesischen Techniker die beiden Sender in Bata- 

Ntobo ueberholt oder gaenzlich neue Sender aufgebaut haben. Eine offizioese 

Mitteilung 

spricht von 

"zwei neuen 50 kilovolt-Sendern". 

(J. Savolinen 19.1., N. R. Green 20.1., 15.2., A. Petersen 21.1., 21.2., 

Ch. Greenway 28.1., J. Berg 17.2., B. Trutenau 17., 18.2., I. Nagatani 

18.2., Chr. Brunstroem 20.2., K. Ludwig 22.2.2005 via Glenn Hauser dxld,; 

ntt Feb 26) 

FRANCE Radio Jamahiriya Odma (ID) seems to be Radio Jamahiriya Great (?) 

at 1330 ID in Ar, on 21675 and 21695. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 

13) 

Radio France Int. is now noted on new 9580 kHz (ex 7180 kHz) in \\ with 

17620 kHz from 1400-1500 UTC for South Asia. (Swopan Chakroborty-IND, dxld 

Feb 27)

Interesting - the RFI Website indicates this freq is supposed to replace 

7175 [sic] from 7th March. I wonder if other changes have also taken place 

early, i.e: 

0400-0430 to Africa 13610 ex-11995 

0500-0530 to Africa 15155 ex-13610 

0600-0630 to Africa 21620 ex-15155? (Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Feb 28) 

B04 HFC 07-Oct-2004 TDF, M05 changes of Feb 27th: 

3965 0500 0530 ISS 500 180 311004 270205 Arabic F 

3965 0530 0600 ISS 500 180 311004 270205 French F 

3965 0600 0630 ISS 250 98 311004 270205 Serbian F 

5925 0600 0700 ISS 500 180 311004 270205 French F 


6175 1000 1030 GUF 500 295 311004 270205 Spanish F 


7135 0500 0530 ISS 500 180 270205 270305 Arabic F 

7135 0530 0600 ISS 500 180 270205 270305 French F 


7135 0600 0700 ISS 500 180 270205 270305 French F 



7180 1400 1500 XIA 120 258 311004 270205 English CHN 


7315 0400 0500 ISS 500 095 311004 270205 French F 




7325 1600 1700 ISS 500 190 311004 270205 Arabic F 

9555 0400 0500 ISS 500 135 311004 270205 English/Fr F 

9555 0400 0500 ISS 500 95 270205 270305 French F 


9580 1400 1500 XIA 120 258 270205 270305 English CHN 











9830 1000 1030 GUF 500 295 270205 270305 Spanish F 

11665 1400 1430 ISS 250 55 311004 270205 Russian F 




11725 0700 0800 GAB 250 307 311004 270205 English GAB 


11995 0400 0500 ISS 500 135 270205 270305 English/Fr F 

11995 0500 0600 ISS 500 135 311004 270205 English/Fr F 

11995 1700 1800 ISS 500 215 311004 270205 Portuguese F 

12025 1600 1700 ISS 500 180 270205 270305 Arabic/Fr F 

15155 0500 0600 ISS 500 135 270205 270305 English/Fr F 







15365 1600 1700 ISS 500 162 311004 270205 English F

15520 2100 2130 GUF 250 280 311004 270205 Spanish F 

15530 1700 1800 ISS 500 215 270205 270305 Portuguese F 


15605 0100 0200 PEK 120 253 311004 270205 French CHN 

15605 0700 0800 GAB 250 307 270205 270305 English GAB 

15605 1400 1430 ISS 250 55 270205 270305 Russian F 

15605 1400 1430 ISS 250 65 311004 270205 Russian F 




17710 0100 0200 XIA 120 258 270205 270305 French CHN 


17850 1400 1430 ISS 250 65 270205 270305 Russian F 

17850 1600 1700 ISS 500 162 270205 270305 English F 


21645 2100 2130 GUF 250 280 270205 270305 Spanish F 

(via ADDX Andreas Volk-D, Oct 11, 2004) 

DRM from Issoudun on 6175 was observed this morning until 1100 for the 

first time. There are speculations that these could be already regular 

txions, since planned times for DRM on 6175 were 0700-1100, 1200-1900 and 

2200-0600. Cf. 

 


Yes, we now have another racket to contend with on 49mb. DRM was audible on 

6175 kHz at tune in today at 0800+. The signal was S9+15dB with lots of 

hash each side, and even audible on 6190. I could hear what probably were 

BRZ and/or MEX 6185, but could not copy for certain. And BTW - I was 

listening to 6185 on Thursday morning at 0755 and there were no DRM signals 

on 6175 then, so I assume TDF came on air later. 

The LUX racket on 5990 was appalling today same time, and the hash clearly 

audible 20kHz or more on the HF side - there was no 'gap' between this and 

the DW 5975 DRM so it was difficult to tell which signal was which on the 

LF side. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 4) 

GEORGIA In English at 0730 UT on Febr 13 on 11805 kHz with strange 

modulation, but better 1615-1645 and 1700-1730 on 4540 kHz in Vernaculars. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 14) 

GERMANY 13820 Freie Volksmission Krefeld, Saturday 1630-1700 via Deutsche 

Telekom Wertachtal, 

I tuned in to this one at 1637 UT on Feb 5th and was surprised to find them 

with a very strong signal in English, though co-channel Marti and the 

jamming were equally strong. All preaching and fairly easily understood. At 

1656 UT they invited listeners to write for information to Mission Center, 

P.O.Box 100707, D-47707 Krefeld, Germany. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, NASWA Flashsheet; WDXC Contact) 

9820 V.of Ethiopian Salvation via DTK on Feb 27 at *1600-1607 UT. 25332 

Amharic, 1600 UT sign on with IS and ID, Opening announce, talk. 

11810 Minivan R. via DTK on Feb 27 at 1609-1619 UT. 33333 Vernacular, ID at 

1610 UT, IS, talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Mar 4) 

1179 Bald deutsch-franzoesische Infowelle. 

Im Saarland wird es bald eine neue, wortgepraegte Infowelle geben mit stark 

deutsch-franzoesischem Charakter. Dies erklaerte SR-Intendant Fritz Raff 

auf der letzten Rundfunkratssitzung.

In der Sitzung des Rundfunkrates des Saarlaendischen Rundfunks am 21. 

Februar 2005 kuendigte Intendant Fritz Raff den baldigen Start einer 

wortgepraegten "Info- Welle" mit "vorwiegend deutsch-franzoesischem 

Charakter" auf einer landesweit ausgestrahlten Mittelwellen-Frequenz an. 

Nach Abschluss des Abstimmungsverfahrens sollen auf dieser Welle sechsmal 

am Tag franzoesische Nachrichten in Kooperation mit Radio France 

International, Landtags- und Bundestagssitzungen, die Gastarbeitersendung 

"Mezzora Italiana" usw. zu hoeren sein. 

 

(Bernhard weiskopf-D, A-DX Feb 24) 

Nachfragen. 

In der Pressemitteilung wird keine Frequenz erwaehnt. Da der Saarlaendische 

Rundfunk seine traditionelle Mittelwelle Heusweiler 1422 kHz an den 

Deutschlandfunk abgegeben hat, muesste entweder diese zurueckgeholt oder 

eine neue Mittelwelle eingesetzt werden. Bei der Ankuendigung faellt einmal 

mehr auf, dass es nur die franzoesischen, nicht aber die deutschen RFI- 

Sendungen erwaehnt werden. Wenn man der Infowelle tatsaechlich einen 

deutsch-franzoesischen Akzent geben will, dann sollte sich der 

Saarlaendische Rundfunk diese bereits vorhandenen Programme nicht entgehen 

lassen. 

Es ist mir allerdings auch bei anderen deutschen Wellen schon aufgefallen, 

dass ggfs. die franzoesischen Nachrichten kommen, aber die deutsche 

Abteilung leer ausgeht. Ich frage mich, ob die RFI-Leitung sich die 

deutschsprachigen Hoererpotentiale entgehen lassen will oder ob es da 

vielleicht medienrechtliche Probleme gibt. Nichtsdestotrotz koennte jetzt 

die Zeit sein, beim Saarlaendischen Rundfunk explizit nach den deutschen 

Sendungen von RFI zu fragen. Vielleicht hakt es ja nur daran, dass man von 

deren Existenz in Saarbruecken nichts weiss. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, A-DX 

Feb 25) 

Die Niedersaechsische Landesmedienanstalt (NLM, Seelhorstrasse 18, 30175 

Hannover) hat gemaess õ 3 Abs. 1 i.V.m. Abs. 3 NMedienG die Mittelwelle 

Braunschweig 630 kHz ausgeschrieben. Aufgrund der geplanten Digitalisierung 

der Frequenz wird die Zulassung auf zwei Jahre befristet. Interessenten 

haben jetzt bis zum 7. Maerz 2005 Zeit, ihre Antraege einzureichen. 

(Bekanntmachung der NLM 4.2.2005; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Febr 26) 

ERF/TWR Der Evangeliums-Rundfunk teilt in seinem Programmheft fuer Maerz 

2005 eine Einschraenkung der Mittelwellennutzung mit. Das Programm "durch 

die Bibel", das urspruenglich nur und in juengerer Zeit auch auf der 

Mittelwelle Roumoules 1467 kHz ausgestrahlt wurde, kommt ab 28. Maerz nur 

noch auf der Mittelwelle Mainflingen 1539 kHz bzw. Satellit. Die 

freigemachte Sendezeit auf 1467 kHz geht an TWR-Programme in arabischer 

Sprache. 

Ab 28. Maerz sendet der ERF terrestrisch nach folgendem Schema: 

0300-2200 1539 kHz (Mainflingen-D) 

0345-0415 1467 kHz (Roumoules-F) 

0830-0845 6230 7160 kHz (Fontbonne-F), sonntags bis 0915 Uhr 

1330-1400 6230 7160 kHz (Fontbonne-F), sonntags ab 1300 Uhr 

1930-2000 1467 kHz (Roumoules-F). 

(Marcel Goerke, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Feb 26) 

Der ERF teilt in seinem Programmheft 03/2005 mit, dass die Mittelwelle 1467 

kHz (Monte Carlo) nur noch eingeschraenkt zur Verfuegung steht, da TWR ein 

Programm in arabischer Sprache ausstrahlt. 

Ab 28. Maerz sendet der ERF nach folgendem Schema ueber Monte Carlo: 

0345-0415 UT taeglich, 1930-2000 UT taeglich.

Sonst werden folgende Freunzen genutzt: 

1539kHz 0300-2200 taeglich 

6230kHz und 7160 kHz 0830-0845 MO-SA 

6230kHz und 7160 kHz 0830-0915 SO 

6230kHz und 7160 kHz 1330-1400 MO-SA 

6230kHz und 7160 kHz 1300-1400 SO. (Marcel Goerke-D, MA-DX Mar 3) 

Der Gemeinderat der Stadt Waldenburg (Hohenlohekreis) stimmte in seiner 

Sitzung am 15. Feb 2005 dem Neubau eines 150 m hohen Sendeturms auf dem 

Friedrichsberg zu. Der altersbedingt sanierungsbeduerftige Antennentraeger 

auf dem Wasserturm in Waldenburg soll aus wirtschaftlichen Gruenden durch 

einen Neubau ersetzt werden. Der SWR betreibt seit 1953 eine Sendeanlage in 

Waldenburg fuer Hoerfunk und Fernsehen. Durch die Erneuerung der 

Sendeanlage wird die Versorgung der Bevoelkerung in der Region 

Franken/Hohenlohe mit den Hoerfunk- und Fernsehprogrammen des SWR 

langfristig gesichert. 

Der neue Standort auf dem Friedrichsberg wurde als einzig technisch 

machbarer Standort ausgewaehlt. Zu den standortrelevanten Kriterien zaehlen 

die versorgungstechnische Lage zur Abstrahlung von Rundfunkdiensten, die 

Gelaendehoehe, die horizontalen und vertikalen Abstaende zu bebauten 

Gebieten und naturschutzrechtliche Aspekte. Alle gesetzlich festgelegten 

Grenzwerte werden an dem neuen Standort weit unterschritten. 

Gesundheitliche Gefaehrdungen durch den neuen Sender sind nach dem 

derzeitigen Erkenntnisstand auszuschliessen. Die Vertreter der 

Nachbargemeinden wurden am 14. Februar 2005 ausfuehrlich ueber das Vorhaben 

informiert. Der Baubeginn ist fuer den Herbst 2005 vorgesehen. 

Der Sendeturm soll bis zu Beginn des Jahres 2007 fertig gestellt sein, der 

Aufbau der technischen Anlagen und des Betriebsgebaeudes wird bis ins Jahr 

2008 andauern. Mit der Aufnahme des Sendebetriebs wird der alte Standort in 

Waldenburg voraussichtlich im Jahr 2008 aufgegeben und zurueckgebaut. 

 

Neue Sendeanlage auf dem Friedrichsberg - Waldenburger Gemeinderat stimmt 

dem Neubauvorhaben des SWR zu via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Feb 27) 

... der SR plant, an seinem Standort Heusweiler auf der Frequenz 1179 kHz 

einen MW-Sender mit einer Leistung von 10 kW in Betrieb zu nehmen. Das 

medienrechtliche Verstaendigungsverfahren ist allerdings noch nicht 

abgeschlossen. 

Sendegebiet ist das Saarland, gesendet wird in der Zeit von 0800 bis 1800 

Uhr 

[0600-1600 UT*]. 

Jenseits der saarlaendischen Grenzen wird die Reichweite bei dieser 

geringen Leistung rasch abnehmen; Mannheim liegt auf jeden Fall ausserhalb 

des Versorgungsgebietes. 

Mit freundlichen Gruessen 

Guenter Gehring 

Saarlaendischer Rundfunk 

Fachbereich Rundfunkversorgung 

Postanschrift: Funkhaus Halberg 

D-66100 Saarbruecken 

Telefon: +49 681 602 3505 Telefax: +49 681 602 3506 

mailto: 

(via Bernhard Weiskopf-D, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 27)

* 1179 kHz channel is mostly covered by SR S”lvesborg SWE, Valencia Spain, 

Thessaloniki Greece, and very strong Bacau-Galbeni-ROU transmissions. (wb, 

Mar 1) 

GREECE Dear John, In Avlis is 2 txs 100 kW and 1 x 250 kW where it works 

70 kW. 

(Babis Charalampopoulos, ERA, 27 Feb via John Babbis-MD-USA, dxld Mar 3) 

Glenn: It looks as though I was on the right track! Does this mean that one 

of those 250-kW txs has been reconfigured to operate at a reduced power of 

70 kW? Possibly, the Avlis 3 tx(?) (John Babbis-MD-USA, dxld Mar 3) 

Obviously the curtain antennas at Avlis handle only up to a power of 100 

kW?. After Gloria collapse RFE Portugal donated 3x250 kW to the Greeks. Old 

35 kW units at Thessaloniki ceased sce in Jan 2001, an all relays via Avlis 

and/or Kavalla from A-01 season onwards. wb. 

GREENLAND KNR Tasiilaq presumed the one on 3815 USB March 4th, dead on 

frequency, 2103 heard woman speaking, rang Noel Green and he had the same, 

2113 female singer, 2116 discussion between man and woman. Signal was 

threshold level but steady, just above the noise level, the mx was coming 

over better than the speech, too weak to be positive about the lang. At 

2130 there was a short mxal bridge/interval signal, then presumed nx in 

Greenlandic as listed in WRTH, same interval signal 2142 followed by mx. 

Signal began to fade down but the mxal bridge was heard again at 2200, 

woman with presumed Danish news, mxal bridge at 2210 then another piece of 

mx and left the air without apparent annt at 2215. Occasional short 20 

second bursts of utility interference and presumably the same utility tx 

tuning up from time to time. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, direct Mar 5) 

GUAM A-05 Frequency Schedule for KTWR Trans World Radio - Guam 

(March 27, - October 29, 2005) 

Freq Time UTC Pwr Asm Target Days 

(KHz) Open-Close (kW) (deg) CIRAF(zones) (Mon-Sun) Languages 

7455 1100-1600 100 320 42,43,44 1234567 Mandarin 

9370 1400-1600 100 305 42,43,44 1234567 Mandarin 

9465 1200-1230 100 345 45 12345 Japanese 

9465 1200-1245 100 345 45 67 Japanese 

9585 1300-1330 100 285 49 1234567 Sgaw Karen 

9635 1100-1200 100 285 49 1234567 Vietnamese 

9865 0930-1100 100 315 42,43,44 1234567 Mandarin 

9910 0930-1100 100 320 42,43,44 1234567 Mandarin 

9920 1400-1445 100 278 49 1234567 Vietnamese 

9920 1445-1615 100 345 44,45 1234567 Korean 

9975 1200-1300 100 285 41,49 1234567 Burmese 

9975 1300-1330 100 315 43,44 1234567 Mandarin 

9975 1330-1400 100 315 42-44 1234567 Mandarin 

9975 1400-1500 100 285 43,44 1234567 Cantonese 

11610 2130-2215 100 320 42,43,44 1234567 Mandarin 

11690 2115-2145 100 345 45 12345 Japanese 

11690 2115-2200 100 345 45 67 Japanese 

11695 1300-1330 100 278 49 1234567 Khmer 

11750 1200-1230 100 293 43,44 1234567 Swatow 

11750 1230-1245 100 308 42-44 12345 English 

11750 1245-1300 100 278 49 1234567 Khmer 

11765 2200-2230 100 308 42,43,44 1234567 Mandarin 

11840 0800-0930 100 165 51,55,56,58-60 12345 English 

11840 0815-0930 100 165 51,55,56,58-60 67 English 

12080 1330-1345 100 293 41 12 Muslimi/Bengali 

12080 1330-1345 100 293 41 34567 Boro

12080 1345-1400 100 293 41 1234567 Santhali 

12105 1500-1630 100 278 41,48,49,50 1234567 English 

12130 0900-0930 100 305 42,43,44 1234567 Hakka 



12130 1415-1430 100 285 41 67 Manipuri 


12130 2200-2300 100 285 44 1234567 Cantonese 


15200 0900-0915 100 248 54 12 567 Balinese 

15200 0900-0915 100 248 54 34 Torajanese 

15200 0915-1000 100 248 54 1234567 Madurese 

15200 1000-1030 100 248 54 1234567 Sundanese 

15200 1030-1200 100 248 54 1234567 INSn 

15225 0730-0900 100 278 49,50,54 67 English 

15225 0740-0900 100 278 49,50,54 12345 English 

15275 1100-1200 100 255 49,54 1234567 Javanese 

KTWR Frequency Coordination 

Trans World Radio, P.O.Box 8780, Agat, Guam 96928, USA 

Phone (+671) 828-8637 Fax (+671)828-8636 

e-mail: 

Source : George Ross, KTWR. (Alokesh Gupta-IND, hcdx Mar 4) 

Adventist World Radio to Rededicate a Renovated Station. 

Four years of renovation will be celebrated Febr 26 when Pastor Jan 

Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, visits the 

Adventist World Radio (AWR) studio and broadcasting station in Guam to 

rededicate the renewed facility. 

Millions of radio listeners in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, INS and many other 

countries throughout the Asia/Pacific region are able to hear of God's love 

for the first time through programs that originate in the Guam studio, 

which was first opened in 1987. 

Guam's frequent typhoons, as well as the need to reduce tx maintenance 

problems caused by dust and dirt, led to the renovations. AWR embarked on a 

multi-phase modernization project in 2000 that continued through 2004. This 

project increased the property's value by nearly U.S. $5 million, without 

incurring any debt. Funding for the replacement of existing equipment and 

facilities, as well as future improvements, was arranged from each year's 

operating gifts in anticipation of such a need. 

"To deliver messages of hope to hard-to-reach listeners, we need to provide 

the most reliable broadcast sce possible. In this case, reliability means 

every min that we transmit is precious," says Brook Powers, site manager 

for AWR in Guam. 

Among efforts undertaken by renovators was increasing the reliability of 

broadcast operations. This included everything from installing more 

reliable txs to adding an apartment for an engineer who could respond 

quickly to problems. 

"We now have the ability to keep all four antennas on the air spreading the 

gospel every day," says AWR Guam maintenance director Gordon Garner. "When 

a problem arises with a tx, the programming can be transferred to a 

different tx. This makes it possible to maximize the broadcast time." 

In addition, txs were stabilized on one platform to make maintenance 

easier, and automatic measurements of system data were implemented to 

enable better and faster troubleshooting.

Even ground erosion control was a factor in the project. Gravel and water 

control systems were added to the antenna fields so preventative 

maintenance can occur anytime of the year, even immediately after a 

typhoon, when nearly 20 inches of rain can be dropped within 24 hours. 

Adventist World Radio's mission is to broadcast the Adventist hope in 

Christ to the hardest-to-reach people groups of the world in their own 

langs. AWR has its headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, and maintains a 

Web site, 

With compliments of the Adventist Press Service APD. 

Adventistischer Pressedienst APD - 

Adventist Press Service 

Redaktion - Editorial office 

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Am 26. Feb 2005 wurde die Renovierung der adventistischen Kurzwellenstation 

offiziell abgeschlossen und die Station neu eingeweiht. Prominentester 

Teilnehmer der Feier war Pastor Jan Paulsen, Praesident der Siebten-Tags- 

Adventisten. KSDA Guam war 1987 die erste Kurzwellenstation von Adventist 

World Radio und hat seither religioese Sendungen vor allem fuer China, Ost- 

und Suedostasien, Indien und die Laender des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens 

ausgestrahlt. Waehrend der Standort fuer die Versorgung der grossen nichtchristlichen 

Gebiete hervorragend geeignet ist, liegt Guam andererseits auf 

dem Weg der grossen pazifischen Taifune. 

Im Jahr 2000 wurde eine Generalueberholung der Kurzwellenstation begonnen, 

bei der unter anderem die mittlerweile vier Sender ausgetauscht wurden. 

"Wir wollen eine Botschaft der Hoffnung fuer Menschen ausstrahlen, die wir 

anders gar nicht erreichen koennen. 

Dazu brauchen wir eine verlaessliche Technik", so begruendete 

Stationsmanager Brook Powers noch einmal das Unternehmen. In dem Vier- 

Jahres-Projekt wurden gut 5 Mio. USD in die Station hineingesteckt. Man 

investierte in die Hard- und Software der Station, so dass beispielsweise 

bei eventuellen Stoerungen im Betrieb eines Senders ein anderer Sender die 

Ausstrahlung der Programme mit geringer Verzoegerung uebernehmen kann. Man 

sorgte aber auch fuer eine bessere Drainage, so dass das Regenwasser von 

Taifunen schneller abgeleitet werden kann. (APD 22.2.2005 / Dr. Hansjoerg 

Biener-D, ntt Feb 26) 

HFCC What I think Allen [Graham] was referring to is the next HFCC 

Conference, which is tentatively scheduled for Isfahan, Iran in August. As 

far as I know, there is no DRM symposium scheduled to be held in 

conjunction with that HFCC-ASBU conference there. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA, dxld Mar 3) 

INDONESIA 9524.88 Voice of INS noted at 2002 on 9525 in English on Feb 

5th with nx battling it out with TWR Swaziland in French until they signed 

off at 2020. Then in the clear with tourist programme "Lets Go INS". 

(Mickey Delmage-Alb-CAN, dxld ibid.) 

1600-2100 UT. 

3325 RRI Palangkaraya on Mar 1 at 1353-1403 UT. 34343 INSn, Music, 1359 IS 

and ID, 1400 Local news, 

4925 RRI Jambi on Feb 24 at 1250-1306 UT, 44444-44443 INSn, Arabic mx etc, 

ID at 1302 UT. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Mar 4)

IRAN/IRAQ Mainly songs 1350-1655 UT on 6313. VoIRQi Kurdistan was on 6337 

at same time in that range. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 21) 

CLAND V O Iranian Kurdistan 4860 kHz, very strong with Kurdish ID at 0302 

'Era dengi Kurdestana Irana' after march-song by male chorus. Also strong 

with songs 0240ish, but didn't note them speak so don't know if Kurdish 

then. 


IRIB e-mail address. Hallo zusammen, eine kleine Information fuer 

diejenigen, die es interessiert. Offenbar klappt die normale Adresse 

immer noch nicht. (Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX Mar 1) 

Leider ist die Mail-Box von IRIB noch in Reparatur. Es genuegt, wenn Sie 

Ihre Empfangsberichte jetzt nur noch an die E-Mail Adresse von Herrn 

Achgari senden und nicht mehr an mich. Die Adresse von Herrn Achgari 

koennen Sie immer nutzen, wenn es mal irgendwelche Schwierigkeiten mit IRIB 

gibt: 

Einen guten Abend und einen schoenen Monat Maerz wuenscht aus dem schon 

langsam fruehlingshaft werdenen Teheran, im Auftrag von IRIB, 

(M. Sheikholeslami-IRN , A-DX Feb 28) 

6315 R Roj signed off today on Feb 28 at 1800 UT with hymn S5 32333 best on 

LSB mode. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 28) 

KUWAIT A fourth-SW transmitter to support broadcasts into Afghanistan 

from the Kuwait Broadcasting Station is being installed by Kuwait station 

staff. The transmitter will be installed in the MW bay built under the 

recently completed Expansion Project. The Kuwait station staff has started 

to prepare the bay for the transmitter. IBB/ETT ordered heat exchangers 

identical to those installed on the SW transmitters under the Expansion 

Project; this will reduce the amount of engineering and design required to 

install the fourth transmitter. 

The initial effort on a concept design has started on a tropical band 

antenna at the Kuwait station. The target area is Afghanistan. Funding 

required for this project will come from the residue of the Afghanistan 

appropriation remaining after the completion of the Kuwait Expansion 

Project. (IBB Engineering Feb 25 via dxld) 

KYRGYZSTAN 1467 kHz on 15 Feb at 1600 UT: usual TWR interval signal, 

followed by Russian ID "Transmirovoye Radio". After that ID txion in 

presumed Kyrgyz started. 

(open_dx - Victor Rutkovsky-RUS, DXsignal Feb 24) 

1467 kHz at 1730 UT on Jan 27, TWR broadcast in Kazakh. Changed to English 

at 1745 UT. SIO 232. (RUS-DX Plus No.59 - Magsum Galimov-RUS, DXsignal Feb 

24) 

LESOTHO [Clandestine to Zimbabwe] 1197 SW Radio Africa starts morning 

broadcast tomorrow From tomorrow, the independent radio station 

broadcasting to Zimbabwe, SW Radio Africa, will be broadcasting into 

Zimbabwe on MW 1197 kHz at 0300-0500 UTC. This txion will also be available 

on SW 3230 kHz. The evening txion at 1600-1900 UT on 6145 kHz remains 

unchanged. (Andy Sennitt-HOL to RNW MN Weblog Feb 22) 

Must be the 100 kW tx of Family Radio in Lesotho. Booked via VT I assume? 

(Kai Ludwig-D, DXplorer Feb 24) 

SW Radio Africa, the clandestine for Zimbabwe, recently added a MW txion at 

0300-0500 UT on 1197 kHz \\ 3230. The latter is probably via Meyerton, 

South Africa, as is their evening on 6145, but they aren't saying where

1197 is coming from. It seems likely it is the 100 kW in Lesutu used by 

WYFR in the evening, especially since SWRA admits that it can only reach 

parts of southern Zimbabwe that late in the morning, and since AFAIK, there 

are no MW txs at Meyerton, a SW-only site. And since it would not be costeffective 

to build a new MW station and use it for only two hours a day. 

So could some monitors in southern Africa get a fix on 1197 during those 

two hours? 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, mwdx Mar 3) 

Glenn, I think you are exactly right in your suppositions. 1197 is almost 

certainly the old BBC TX in Lesotho, now used by WYFR (listening to it now 

at 0330 - same characteristics as WYFR in the evening). (John Plimmer-AFS, 

mwdx Mar 4) 

LW Vy. good longwave conditions during at least 26-28 Feb: 

kHz stn, site SINPO Day UTC Rmks 

189 RUV, Gufuskalar, ISL 34343 26 2003 

" " " " 35454 28 2209 

207 DLF, Aholming, D * 26... 

243 DR, Kalundborg, DNK 54353 26 2317 

261 BR, Sofia, BUL 54354 26 2316 

279 Tuerkmen R, Asgabat, TKM 55353 26 2312 A lot worse on \\5015! 

*) RTM Azilal-MRC has been off, thus enabling superb reception of DLF, 

which is "armchair" quality on the south. 

Despite these signals, POL was mediocre on 225 and ditto for D on 177 & 

153, particularly the latter due to ALG QRM. Needless to say all the other 

regulars were & still are performing vy. good as typically usual: ALG 252, 

LUX 234, MCO/F 218, G 198, D 183, MRC 171, F 162 kHz, with RTE in IRL being 

troublesome, all depending on one's aerial so as to avoid ALG 252. 

The former RAI Caltanissetta tx would, I think, have provided very nice 

signals too. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

MALI 11960 R. Mali, Kati, obs'ed on 28 Feb at 1005-1512, Vernacular, 

talks, tribal songs.... French 1300, news, wx, etc; 34433, strgr at times, 

even from adj ch's, and vy. poor by 1500. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- 


MEXICO 6185 R.Educacion, Cd. de Mexico, monitored on 25 Feb at 0845f/out 

0940 UT, Sp. with both class. & contemporary mx themes; 54433, QRM de 

B. 


MOLDOVA A-05 for Radio Dniester Moldavian Republic Pridnestrovye: 

1600-1630 NF 5910 KCH 500 kW / 265 deg, (x5960) for A-04 and B-04 


MONGOLIA 12085 VoMongolia, Khankhor, obs'ed on 24 Feb at 0906-1052 UT 

(vy. poor by 1000, but a lot better when obs'ed this stn on the south, 

audible till later), Mo, C 0930, E 1000, Mo 1030; 55433, but the carrier is 

AC-type noise infested. I wonder if there isn't someone in the stn itself 

who notices it... and cures the problem. 


MYANMAR 5770 Defense Forces B.Unit on Mar 1 at *1330-1338, 32332-34333 

Myanmar, 1330 sign on and announce, IS, Opening annpunce and mx, talk. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Mar 4) 

5770 Defence Forces Broadcasting Unit (pres). On Feb 25 at 1356-1430 UT. 

SINPO34333. Music proram in vernacular. Male talk at 1400. Another talk

program from 1417 UT. ID was not heard clearly. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, 

JPNpremium Mar 4) 

NEW ZEALAND 9870 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, obs'ed on 24 Feb at 1550-1650* UT, 

English, Pacific pops, nwes, wx, mx, talks, IS; 54444, with increasing QRM. 

Obs'ed after the azimuth change: /1651-1750*, IS, English, mx, Pacific reg. 

news, songs, nx in the Cook's Maori dilalect; 44433, adj QRM only. (Carlos 

Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

NIGERIA 7255 VoNigeria, Ikorodu, does s/off at nominal 1000 as observed 

on 27 Feb, when s/off 0958 UT. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

PAKISTAN Home Services from Islamabad (Rewat - 100kW) 

API-2 0045-0215 on 4955 Haya Allal Falah and Urdu nx at 0200 UT. 

0600-1115 on 7395 Rawalpindi & Islamabad progr including English nx at 0800 

and 1100. 

1230-1330 on 4955 Rawalpindi Kashmiri progr. 

1350-1400 on 4955 Regional nx Balti news 

1420-1428 on 4955 Regional nx Sheena news 

1615-1700 on 5840 Islamabad progr. 

API-4 0200-0400 & 1300-1800 on 5080 Current Affairs 

Regional Services 

Quetta - 10 kW 0045-0404 (Fri 0345) & 1200-1805 on 5025. 

0600-1145 (Fri only 0400-0820 & 1000-1145) on 7155 

Peshawar - 10 kW 1100-1400 on 7220 Chitrali Service 

Rewat API-8 - 100 kW 0045-0215 & 1445-1815 on 4790 Pindi-III progr. 

0430-0515 on 6065 Balti sce 

0530-0615 on 6065 Sheena sce 

0900-1215 on 7265 Pindi-III progr. 

Rawalpindi - 10 kW 0230-0425 & 1335-1430 on 4790 Pindi-III progr. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, Jihad DX via DXsignal Feb 24) 

PNG 4890 NBC, Port Moresby, audible on 26 Feb at 1950-2045 UT, Pidgin 

prgr, light mx, hymns (?) 2000, talks; 55333. Nothing \\ heard on 90 mb. 


PERU 4486 R. Frecuencia VH, Celendin, noted on 26 Feb at 2342-2354 UT in 

Spanish, with Indian songs & TCs abruptly thrown into; 45343. 

4746.9 R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, nively audible on 26 Feb at 2329-2344 UT in 

both Sp. & Quechua, with advs, Indian songs, TCs & infos; 55333. 

4950.1 R. Madre de Dios, Pt§ Maldonado, logged on 26 Feb at 2350-..., 

spanish prgr, talks on social affairs & the family; 44333, QRM de AGL + 

uty. stn. 

9720 R. Victoria, Lima, audible on 24 Feb at 2314-2324, Brazilian preacher 

in Sp.; 45444, adj QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

PHILIPPINES 1170 PORO RELOCATION: Facilities Subsystem: At TX Bldg. 

completed installation of air conditioning units and miscellaneous work. 

Continued construction of area lighting, perimeter duct bank, fencing, 

crash gate, etc. Completed constructing the roads in the antenna field 

except for the final gravel top course.

Antenna Sub-system: Ben Dawson and Ron Rackley arrived on Feb. 21 and 

started commissioning the antenna feeder system. Also they have modified 

the RF transformer. All indications are that everything is going well. 

Transmitter Sub-system: Jeff Greggs, Harris commissioning engineer, arrived 

on Monday, Feb. 7. The transmitter power blocks have successfully been 

commissioned into the dummy load at the new frequency (1170). The Harris 

transmitter is now ready to send power through the combiner into the new 

antenna system. 

Project Schedule: We are now ahead of schedule. The projected on-air date 

is 3/14/05, and we'll try to beat this. Current project schedule critical 

milestones are now: 

* Antenna commissioning engineers (Dawson and Rackley) on site 2/21/05 

* All systems in place on 2/25/05. 

* Shut down Continental TX at old site on 3/7/05. 

* On air date for Harris TX at new site is 3/14/05. 

* Completely clear of old site by 3/30/05. 

Removal of PCBs from Old Site: The Contractor will be mobilized to start 

work on March 7. 

Removal of Old Continental Transmitter: The Contractor will be mobilized to 

start work on March 7. (IBB Engineering Feb 25 via dxld) 

Radio Veritas Asia ceased the broadcasts of Cantonese sce from Feb 1, 2005. 

Cantonese was one of the 17 lang broadcast from RVA Manila, Philipines. 

(Ashik Eqbal Tokon, Rajshahi-BGD, Cumbre Feb 24) 

PORTUGAL RDPi-Radio Portugal-alteracao da grelha B04-31 OUT' 2004. 

Attached, please find my own HF-only version of the B04 schedule plus the 

amendments dated Nov'04 & Feb'05, all according to data received from the 

station. 

Melhores / Best 73, Carlos Goncalves 

TRANSMISSAO EM ONDA CURTA RDP Internacional - Radio Portugal. 

Periodo de Inverno 2004 (B04)-Mapa em vigor a partir de 31 OUT 2004. 

Target, with CIRAF zones, UT, kHz, mb, kW, azimuth 

MONDAY-FRIDAY 

EUROPA (Central) **) fora suprimida a 19 Nov 2004 *) Fev 2005 

0600-0855 9755 300 45 deg 

0600-1300 9815 100 52 deg 

0745-0900 11660 250 55 deg 

0900-1055 11875 300 45 deg 

1100-1300 15140 300 45 deg 

1700-2000 11630 x9460 300 45 deg 

2000-2400 #9795 x7310 300 45 deg 

2000-2400 #9615 x9460 100 52 deg 

MEDIO ORIENTE / India 39, 41 

1400-1600 15690 100 81,5 deg 

AFRICA: Sao Tome e Principe, Angola, Mocambique e RSA 48, 52, 53 e 57. 

1100-1300 21830 100 142 deg 

1700-2000 17680 300 144 deg 

2000-2400 #11825 300 144 deg 

EUA / Canada 6, 7 e 8 

1300-1700 #15575 100 294 deg 

1700-1900 #17825 100 294 deg 

1900-2400 #15540 100 294 deg

Venezuela 10, 11 e 12 

1800-2100 #15535 100 261 deg 

2100-2400 #11635 x15460 100 261 deg 

Brasil; Cabo Verde e Guine 12, 13, 14 e 15; 46 

1100-1300 21655 300 226 deg 

1700-2000 21655 100 215 deg 

2000-2400 #15555 100 215 deg 

UT TUESDAY-SATURDAY 


0000-0300 9715 100 294 deg 

0000-0300 9410 100 310 deg 


0000-0300 13700 100 261 deg 

Brasil 12, 13, 14 e 15 

0000-0300 11980 100 215 deg 

0000-0300 13770 300 226 deg 

SATURDAY & SUNDAY 

EUROPA (Central [applies to all times?]) 

0800-1455 11875 300 45 deg 

0800-1455 15575 100 52 deg 

0930-1100 9815 250 55 deg 

1500-1800 11960 300 45 deg 

1500-1755 11635 100 52 deg 

1800-2100 11630 300 x100 52 deg 

suprimida / deleted: 1800-2100 9460 300 45 deg 

2000-2400 #9795 x7310 300 52 deg 

2000-2400 #9615 x9460 100 52 deg 

AFRICA: Sao Tome e Principe, Angola, Mocambique e RSA 48, 52, 53 e 57. 

0800-1655 21830 100 142 deg 

1700-2000 17680 300 144 deg 

2000-2400 #11825 x9670 300 144 deg 


1300-1700 15575 100 294 deg 

1700-1900 17825 100 294 deg 

1900-2100 $15540 100 294 deg 


1300-1800 17745 100 261 deg 

1800-2100 15535 100 261 deg 

2100-2400 #11635 x15460 100 261 deg 

Brasil; Cabo Verde e Guine 12, 13, 14 e 15; 46 

0800-1055 17710 300 226 deg 

1100-2100 21655 300 226 deg 

2000-2400 *15555 100 215 deg 

$ Possibilidade de prolongamento ate as 2400 h 

(may extend until mid night UT) 

# Periodo reservado a transmissoes extraordinarias 

(special or extra b/casts only) 

(1) HORA HUC HORA DE LISBOA may extend until mid night period reserved for 

extra broadcasts 6, 7 57 CIRAF zones (ITU). 

CEOC-Centro Emissor de Onda Curta: Sao Gabriel, Pegoes: 

5 x 100 kW, 2 x 300 kW Pro-Funk GmbH: Sines: 3 x 250 kW 

tel +351-265 89 71 15 

fax +351-265 89 74 31

tel +351-269 87 02 80 

F.Pl. 2nd 300 kW Thales tx delivered this year and to be put into sce. very 

soon; 

3rd 300 kW Thales tx commissioned, possibly in operation by Oct 2005. 

2 new Thales antennae ordered, one of which intended for NoAM coverage; 

NB: contrary to my info. supplied to the WRTH and to what they decided to 

print this year, pse. note that: - the RDP uses 5 x 100 kW txs + 2 x 300 kW 

txs - the RDP does not lease air time from Pro-Funk, i.e. in the sense of 

paying for using this facility; it's in fact entitled to use it up to a 

specified amount of hrs/week stipulated in the agreement between the two 

countries as a compensation for DW being allowed to have its relay stn in 

Portugal, all acc. to an info. both the RDP & Pro-Funk personel supplied to 

me even before the not so distant renewal of the agreement. 

Back in 1981, when I visited the Sines site guided by Pro-Funk German 

engineer Herr Braun, he told me there were plans by the Port. authorities 

to have the stn dismantled and moved to a not too distant site. After more 

than 20 years, it's more than obvious the plans were rulled out. (via 

Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 22) 

ROMANIA At 0907 on MW 1530, song in En and ID "Radio Constantsa". 

"Radio Antena Shatelor" ID at 1617 UT and giving the frequs: 

531 kHz Urzicheni, 603 Herastrau, 630 Voinesti (but my loop antenna gives 

Brasov-Brod location), 1314 Valului Trajan and Timisoara. 

Is seems 567 kHz carrying RRActualitati is already from Voinesti location. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 10-17) 

RUSSIA/CIS [to VIETNAM] 7125, Degar Voice, via Oyash, Russia, *1300- 

1330*, Jan 31, Khmer and other dialects spoken in Vietnam which often was 

mentioned. Strong jammer on it. (Roland Schulze-PHL, dswci DXW Feb 23) 

A-05 for WYFR via CIS txs: 

0900-1100 9450 IRK 250 kW / 110 deg in English 

1100-1200 9450 IRK 250 kW / 110 deg in Korean 

1300-1500 7580 NVS 250 kW / 180 deg in English 

1400-1500 7510 TAC 200 kW / 131 deg in Urdu 

1500-1700 7580 NVS 250 kW / 180 deg in Hindi 

1600-1700 7520 SMF 250 kW / 131 deg in Persian 

1700-1900 9495 TAC 200 kW / 311 deg in Russian 

1900-2000 7370 SAM 250 kW / 284 deg in German 

1900-2000 7440 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg in Spanish 

1900-2000 9490 MSK 250 kW / 240 deg in Italian 

1900-2000 12060 MSK 250 kW / 290 deg in French 

2000-2200 7360 KCH 500 kW / 309 deg in English 


WYFR via Irkutsk, Maiac-Grigoriopol-MDA, Minsk-BLR, Moscow, Mykolaiv-UKR, 

Novosibirsk, Samara, Tashkent-UZB. 

see MNS=Minsk-BLR, SMF= vailed short call sign of USSR era, rather 

Mykolaiv-UKR location now. (wb) 

SAUDI ARABIA For some months now BSKSA Riyadh uses two faulty 500 kW txs. 

One unit is always off freq at about plus 320...400 Hertz. The other unit 

send out a terrible BUZZ audio. 

Today noted the buzz at 

1st px 0600-0855 UT 17740 [another peak at 17739.87] 

HQ px 0900-1155 UT 21495 

\\ 1st px 0600-0900 odd 17730.38

0900-1200 odd 17805.32 21705 

\\ HQ px 0900-1200 11935 17615. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2) 

SOUTH AFRICA UNID 3230 but presume SW Radio Africa at 0315. Previously - 

when signal should be better - covered by amateur. English, also very weak 

S Africa on 3345 ard same time. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 28) 

SRI LANKA 11775 SLBC at 1820 UT OM in Tamil or the like (Sinhala listed 

in WRTH) and a mention on SLBC. Tamil songs follow Good signal till 1830 UT 

when VoA Azeri starts on 11770 kHz with S9+30 db. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, 


SUDAN 7999.35 V.of Sudan on Feb 26 at 1529-1600* UT. 24432-24422 Arabic, 

Opening mx, Opening announce, Talk, ID at 1538 and 1542 UT. 


TAIWAN [Clandestine to CHN] 11765, "Sound of Hope," noted on Feb 20 from 

1645 UT with alt. talk in Mandarin Ch (interference from CHN jammer with 

continuous orch. mx, \\ 9680), tel. call-in at 1649. Noted afterwards with 

pop mx. What was strange was that at 1659 the jammer had 3+1 time notes 

(off by one min.) but the Sound of Hope bc went off at 1700 UT with just 

two time notes before the plug was pulled. The jammer went off at 1701. The 

signal was over the jammer with a nice copy. 

Also noted at 1635 UT on Feb 27 with the Ch version of the Vienna Waltz 

played. The rest of the prgm consisted of choir to trumpet mx with few 

anmts. At 1659 a brief comment by male speaker, with possible ID, then a 

trumpet IS followed by two time notes at 1700 before the plug was pulled. 

The jammer was just audible at best. Signal was best hrd on the loop, with 

a nice S7 signal. Rather a confusing situation, as there is no definite ID 

that I could make out. Needs more work. (Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Feb 

27) 

Fu Hsing Broadcasting Service, Taipei is now broadcasting their "3rd 

program" in Chinese on SW. The freq is 15250. According to research by 

Shigeyuki Aoki of NDXC, the schedules are 2300-0100, 0400-0600, 0800-1000, 

1300-1500 UT. The SW programme contents are the same as their online "3rd 

program" broadcast, probably for Chinese mainland. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 18) 

Heard on 15250 Feb 18th at 1100 UT sign on jammed by a siren sound. CRI 

uses the freq in Chinese 0900-1100 UT and also has the siren jammer! 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx WDXC-UK Contact) 

9745 possibly VOF Han at 1825 totally different voices than CNR people and 

talks New tun on 1845 UT with very light song on Feb 27 and 1333 with 

signal S7 and talks QRM from 9750 BBC Romanian S9+30. (Zacharias Liangas- 

GRC, JPNpremium Feb 27) 

TUNISIA The current (corrected) schedule for foreign languages on 963 kHz 

is as follows: 0903-1000 German, 1303-1400 English, 1403-1500 Italian, 

1903-2000 Spanish. There are no more quarter-hours in four different 

languages. 

(Erik Koie-DEN, Roberto Scaglione-I, dxld Jan 22) 

UKRAINE 5910 at 0447- UT, Radio Ukraine International on Feb 20. Very 

nice S9 signals from Kyiv (actually the 1000 kw at Kopani, near Mykolaiv). 

Earlier in the hour, the signals were just barely audible. I checked 

GeoClock, and sure enough dawn enhancement must be the answer. Music from 

Ukraine was the program. No sign at all of the new Colombian on the high 

side of the freq (although here, it often fades in best later in the 

evening, and after RUI has signed off). (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, Cumbre Feb 

24)

7440 Radio Ukraine International heard very well February 28th at 0040 on 

7440 (x5910) with classical mx, English broadcast at 0100. Very good 

reception with Radio Ukraine International at 0040 with a classical mx 

program. Suspected RUI, but couldn't be sure until the IS at the TOH, and 

into their En broadcast. I had heard about the planned change, but didn't 

think it would happen until later in March. Well they're here now, and it's 

a good choice. No utes, and no Colombia as was the case on 5910. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CA; Cumbre Feb 28) 

U.A.E. 1575 EMI began broadcasting Radio Farda on Feb 10 on a second MW 

frequency [1575] as part of their broadcast network modification plan to 

provide a new Sawa MW service to Saudi Arabia that is scheduled to start 

sometime next month. John Rogers visited the UAE this week to inspect the 

new transmitter installation. 

(IBB Engineering Feb 25 via dxld) 

U.K. BrDXC-UK visit to Rampisham transmitting station, in Dorset. 

Saturday 12th March 2005. This trip is now fully booked, but we hope to 

arrange a second visit in April for those who missed out. Please ring Mike 

Terry on +44 [0] 1202 570979 for details and to book a place on the April 

visit. (BrDXC-UK "Communication" magazine March 2005) 

The BDXC visit to the VT SW transmitting station at Rampisham, Dorset on 

Saturday 12th March was overbooked, so we have now arranged a second trip 

on Saturday 16th April for those who missed out on the first visit. 

There are still a few places left on this second date - if any members are 

interested in joining us on 16th April please contact Mike Terry by email 

as soon as possible - 

I have 6 on the list so far: 

Owing to cancellations there are 2 spaces left - first come first served. 

Please email me 

(Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK Feb 28/Mar 5) 

11760 R Ndeke Luka via Woofferton on Feb 18 at *1831-1845 UT. 35433 French, 

1831 UT ID and freq announce, Afro pops, ID at 1836 UT. 


Radio Ndeke Luke - Hirondelle had a short morning test? in mid February, 

probably test of VT-Communications (better known as former Merlin) via 

Meyerton-AFS? 11690 0530-0600 UT. (wb) 

Hirondelle - Radio Ndeke Luke in B-04, but seems [extended] at 1730-1930 UT 

time span now: 

11760 (x11785) 1830-1930 46E,47W RMP 500 160 G NEW MER or 

11760 (x11785) 1830-1930 46E,47W WOF 250 152 G NEW MER 

The independent Radio Ndeke Luke, run by Hirondelle Foundation 

continues to broadcast. 

The Govt's Green Paper on the future of the BBC is available as a pdf for 

download at 

The section which includes the BBC World Service "Bringing the World to the 

UK and the UK to the World" starts on page 42. The Govt will take into 

account the conclusions of the independent review being conducted by Lord 

Carter of Coles before publishing its White Paper. 

Among the main points: The Green Paper suggests BBC World Service undertake 

a "radical and creative reprioritisation of its vernacular output." which 

is 42 langs. The 8 langs it currently has online websites for Arabic, 

Chinese, Hindi, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Urdu should be 

the starting point for the discussion. In particular it says that the BBC 

World Service's offering of sces in 16 vernacular langs spoken in countries 

which either formed part of the Soviet Union or the Eastern bloc of 

countries formerly under the Soviet Union's domination is beginning to look 

anachronistic. 

The Govt says there is a case for the World Service to develop niche 

foreign lang TV sces, in particular an Arabic lang TV sce to the Middle 

East. However this would have to be done from its existing budget. This 

could be achieved by more efficient use of resources and a reduction in the 

number of vernacular radio sces. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC Mar 3) 

[WALES non] 6005 Wales Radio International, 0300-0329* Feb 26, IDs, local 

music, programs about Wales trade mission, flowers. Gave e-mail address, 

website and Wales UK address. Saturday[in NoAM!, Sun UT] only. Nothing else 

on this frequency and in at fair level BUT sandwiched between Cuba on 6000 

and Sweden via Sackville on 6010. Two powerhouse stations really booming 

in. Poor overall reception with adjacent channel splatter from 6000 & 6010 

kHz. (Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Mar 3) 

[UK and non] Wer den CVI Leuten in Engeland mit Testreports beispringen 

will: 

E-mail address for reports as 

Christian Vision test Feb 22-26. 

Christian Vision / Voice Africa via Bulgaria SOF 100 kW / 215 deg 

0500-0900 17670 

1500-1800 13820 

1800-2300 11550 

According to monitoring Feb 23 and 24: 

1500-1700 13820 SOF (55555) 

1500-1700 15330 UNID no signal in BUL, heard Radio Marti in Spanish. 

1500-1700 17720 ASC (34433) 

1700-1800 9405 JUL (55444) 

1700-1800 13820 SOF (55555) 

1700-1800 17735 ASC (54433) 


1800-1900 11550 SOF (45544) 

1800-1900 17735 ASC (44433) 


1900-2000 9675 U.K (55555) U.K = VT Communications(SKN/RMP/WOF) 

1900-2000 11550 SOF (45544) 

1900-2000 11830 UNID(23342) 

1900-2000 13770 UNID(23332) 

2000-2100 9675 U.K (55555) U.K = VT Communications(SKN/RMP/WOF) 

2000-2100 11550 SOF (45544)

2000-2100 13770 UNID(23332) 

2100-2200 9805 U.K (44544) U.K = VT Communications(SKN/RMP/WOF) 

2100-2200 11550 SOF (45544) 

2100-2200 13770 UNID(23322) 

2200-2300 11550 SOF (45544) 

2200-2300 13770 UNID(23322) 

0500-0600 7245 U.K (55444) U.K = VT Communications(SKN/RMP/WOF) 

0500-0600 9535 UNID(33333) 

0500-0600 17670 SOF (55555) 

0600-0700 9535 UNID(33333) 

0600-0700 11665 UNID(33222) 

0600-0700 15450 UNID no signal in BUL 

0600-0700 17670 SOF (55555) 

0700-0800 9535 SKN Radio Korea Int in Korean, not Voice Africa 



0700-0800 17670 SOF (55555) 


0800-0900 17670 SOF (55555) 

0800-0900 21705 UNID(34433). (Bulgarian Observer, Feb 24) 

Feb 24 on 11830 kHz, at 1944-2000 UT nice signals. At 1951 announced a new 

e-mail id: address announced as: The Voice 

Africa, P.O.B. 1045, ?? 7435, South Africa. Test txns to WeAfrica & 

Nigeria. Requesting for emails with time mentioned on the subject line. 

Also heard on 9675 & 9405 at these times. 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, hcdx Feb 24) 

Die in West Bromwich bei Birmingham beheimatete Radiomission Christian 

Vision testete Ende Februar neue Senderstandorte und Frequenzen fuer ihr 

Afrika-Programm The Voice. 

In das ausgestrahlte Programm wurden kaum merklich verschiedene e-Mail- 

Adressen fuer Empfangsberichte eingeblendet. So wurde fuer den Standort 

Grossbritannien 

verwendet, fuer Bulgarien 

(Christian Vision 22.2., H. Meixner 23.2., M. Ritola 23.2., W. Eibl 

25.2.2005 via Gl. Hauser DXLD, Chr. Ratzer A-DX, wwdxc BC-DX; ntt Feb 26) 

UK/UAE/TAIWAN RTI 6170 kHz ab Freitag wieder ueber Skelton. 

Liebe Hoererinnen und Hoerer von Radio Taiwan International, 

Herzlichen Dank fuer Ihre Beobachtungen und Empfangsberichte ueber die 

probeweise Ausstrahlung unseres Programmes auf der Frequenz 6170 kHz von 

1900-2000 UTC ueber die Relaisstation Al Dhabbaya, Abu Dhabi, Vereinigte 

Arabische Emirate durch VT-Communications (ehemals Merlin Communications) 

ab 26. Januar 2005. 

VT-Communications wird ab Freitag, den 25. Februar 2005, das 

Deutschprogramm von Radio Taiwan International auf der Frequenz 6170 kHz 

von 1900-2000 UTC wieder von der Sendestation Skelton, GB, ausstrahlen 

Mit herzlichen Gruessen aus Taipei 

Ihre RTI-Deutschredaktion Eva Triendl 

 

(via Volker Willschrey-D, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 25) 

USA No sign of WRNO yet, and there website continues to be outdated. Any 

further news? (Glenn Hauser to George Thurman-TX-USA, dxld Mar 2)

I called the WRNO office today, and they said they are waiting for a part 

to come in. (George Thurman-TX-USA) 

Per George Jacobs, their frequency manager, the station has purchased a 50 

kW ELCOR tx from Costa Rica. They are ordering an antenna coupler and he 

estimates they will be on in about two weeks. Their schedule will be that 

as registered by him which for B04 is 7355 2200-0300, 7395 0300-1600, 15420 

1600-2300(sic). The station personnel in Fort Worth were not quite that 

optimistic and figure they will be on after March 15th. Programming will be 

a mixture of news and entertainment. 

WWRB noted on 15190 instead of 12172 on Feb 25th, heard at 1914 UT parallel 

to 9320. I would assume it came on at 1700 in an attempt to follow BBC. 

WWRB now signs on 1700 daytime when on but most weekdays it is not on at 

all. Dave Frantz announced at 1934 they were testing 15190, caution to 

anyone looking for Radio Africa, Equatorial Guinea. 

WINB is now using 9740 (x13570) at 1600-2100 Monday to Friday. They remain 

on 13570 during this time frame Saturday and Sunday. 

(Hans Johnson-USA, Jihad DX, Feb 21 via WDXC-UK Contact) 

9265.05 WMLK, at 1945-2101* on Feb 17 [Thu], back on the air after several 

weeks silence. Tune-in to the usual Elder Jacob O Meyer talking about 

Yahweh teachings. IDs; still announcing "9465" at sign-off. Strong carrier 

but weak modulation. Also heard next day, Feb 18 [Fri], at *1600 sign-on. 

Modulation is always so weak, I don't see how anyone ever hears these guys. 


WHRI-Angel 2 recently made a freq change for listeners in Eastern NoAmerica 

and Europe. From 2200 to 0100 UTC, 7535 has been replaced by 7520 kHz. 

Although no reason was given for the change, the station's former owner, 

The First Church of Christ, Scientist, had to vacate 7535 during our 

mornings due to interference to US Navy operations on 7535 several years 

ago. (Jim Moats-USA, dxld Mar 2) 

By the way, we're doing an experiment this week. All programs that are 

normally on 15725 kHz are being broadcast on 6870. Would appreciate any 

reports or observations. Our tx doesn't really like operating on 15 MHz 

very well, and we may just drop it for the time being. Will make a decision 

after this weekend. (Jeff White-FL-USA, WRMI, dxld Mar 2) 

I.e., 6870 running in daytime; how far will it be audible, usable? 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Mar 3) 

WWCR Specialty Programs As of 01 March 2005 

(via John 

Norfolk-USA, dxld Mar 1) 

From our website at 

Europa Radio International will begin broadcasting from Miami via WRMI on 

Sunday, March 20th on 6870 / 15725 to North America and on 9955 kHz to the 

Caribbean. 

Progress on our own recently acquired tx, as expected, has been slow due to 

transit delays and poor weather conditions however we hope to have some 

good nx by mid-April. More nx to follow later this month. (Alan Day-UK ERI, 


Too bad at least insofar as hearing WRMI up here in the northeast. 6870 put 

in a much more listenable and reliable signal than 7385 ever did.

(John Figliozzi-NY-USA, dxld Mar 3) 

WRMI must evacuate 6870 kHz. 

The FAA in Atlanta complained today about our use of 6870, saying it is a 

24-hour emergency channel for them, and they want us to abandon it 

completely.Of course the FCC had checked the freq out for us and approved 

it. But since it's out of band, utility stations have preference, so we 

have to move. We might be able to go to 6875, but more likely back to 7385 

kHz where we were before. That move will likely take place this week 

sometime. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA, WRMI, dxld Mar 2) 

Checked March 3 at 1358, and 6870 still on and audible with Brother Scare, 

1359 break for ID erroneously claiming to be on 15725, back to B.S. Still 

in at 1420 at 10 over 9 but with fading, not a solid signal but listenable 

on the FRG7 with E-W longwire and local noise producers off. At the moment 

7385 was clear, tho I have not checked it for ages in case the never 

identified noise source which drove WRMI off that freq last year is still 

around. If 7385 is to be run all day, that should get out slightly better 

than the lower frequency. 10 MHz would be much better, but there's too much 

QRM on and around 9955 plus the risk of Cuban jamming even if run in 

English on the NW antenna. 


VATICAN CITY 20 Jahre Abenteuer Radio Vatikan (Hg. Eberhard von Gemmingen 

SJ), Velden am Woerther See, 2005. 

Seit 22 Jahren arbeitet P. Eberhard v. Gemmingen SJ bei Radio Vatikan. Der 

Leiter der deutschsprachigen Redaktion blickt nicht nur auf die Entwicklung 

seiner Redaktion zurueck, sondern erzaehlt vor allem von den Menschen, 

denen er in diesen Jahren begegnet ist. Menschliches, Schlitzohriges, 

Geschichten von Betrug, grossen Begegnungen, die Muehen und Muehlen des 

Alltags bei der Stimme des Papstes. 

Deutlich gemischter als die menschliche Bilanz ist das Urteil ueber die 

mediale Professionalitaet einer vatikanischen Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit, die 

die eigenen Medien weniger einsetzt als sie koennte und zu wenig fragt, was 

die anderen Medien wirklich brauchen. Wer es den anderen ueberlasse, immer 

noch zu komplexe Texte zu kuerzen, duerfe sich ueber die nicht immer 

sachgemaessen Ergebnisse nicht wundern. 

Entgegen dem Titel geht nicht nur um Gemmingens Bilanz. Die Haelfte des 

Buches machen Beitraege von 14 Mitarbeitern des deutschen Programms aus, 

die auf ihre Zeit bei Radio Vatikan zurueckschauen. Leser erhalten in 

diesem Buch einen menschlich-nahen Einblick in den Redaktionsalltag, der 

die 10 Euro fuer etwas ueber 100 Seiten durchaus wert ist. Wie haeufig bei 

Erinnerungsliteratur fehlt allerdings ein Beitrag, der diese Erinnerungen 

etwas nuechterner in die allgemeine Geschichte von Radio Vatikan einordnet. 

Man erfaehrt etwas ueber den Uebergang der Redaktion von Schreibmaschine 

und Schneidetisch zum Computer, aber nichts ueber die Verbreitungswege. 

Aber auch hier hat sich Radio Vatikan weiterentwickelt und zeigt inzwischen 

auch Praesenz ueber Satellit und Dioezesansender. Zu bestellen ist das Buch 

"Eberhard von Gemmingen SJ, 20 Jahre Abenteuer Radio Vatikan" bei Alfons 

Isermann, Langenhorster Str. 25 b, D-42551 Velbert. Die 10 Euro sollen dem 

Brief gleich beigelegt werden. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Feb 26) 

YEMEN 9779.67 Sana'a in Arabic at 0655 UT. S=2. Also ARS 9715{less 

strong} and 9675 on air as usual. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 1) 

Der Rhein-Main-Radio-Club e.V. laedt ein zum 

33. RMRC-DX-Camp

im Naturfreundehaus auf dem Wingertskippel in 63505 Langenselbold bei Hanau 

vom 24.3. bis 27.3.2005. 

(Infos und Bilder auch unter ) 

Anmeldung bitte per Post an die Clubadresse, per eMail an 

oder unter dem RMRC-Clubtelefon 0179 / 4429992. 

Samstag 26.3.2005 bietet der RMRC sein bekanntes kalt-warmes Buffet an, das 

in der Teilnahmegebuehr enthalten ist. 

Waehrend des uebrigen Camps ist jeder fuer seine Verpflegung selbst 

verantwortlich. Kochmoeglichkeiten sind in der gut ausgestatteten Kueche 

vorhanden. 

Der RMRC bietet Anschluss an eine Langdrahtantenne, einen Tropenbanddipol 

fuer das 60- und 90-Meter-Band und an eine EWE-Antenne ueber 

Antennenverteiler an. Es wird pro Antenne ein ca. 10 Meter langes 

Koaxialkabel, z.B. RG-58 oder aequivalent, mit einem BNC-Stecker benoetigt. 

Ohne Kopfhoerer darf nicht gehoert werden. Empfaenger, Zusatzgeraete und 

gute Laune sollten mitgebracht werden und koennen vom RMRC nicht zur 

Verfuegung gestellt werden. 

Die Uebernachtung im Hause erfolgt in Mehrbettzimmern. Kosten: Euro 10,00 

pro Nacht bei Benutzung eigener Bettwaesche. Bettwaesche vom 

Naturfreundehaus Euro 6,00 einmalig. Die Teilnahmegebuehr inklusive 

Endreinigungspauschale, betraegt Euro 15.00 pro Teilnehmer, unabhaengig von 

der Dauer der Teilnahme und wird auch von den Teilnehmern erhoben, die 

nicht im Naturfreundehaus uebernachten. 

Alle anfallenden Kosten werden von OM Harald Gabler, der auch die Leitung 

der Veranstaltung hat, vor Ort in bar erhoben. 

Um allen Teilnehmern einen moeglichst angenehmen Aufenthalt sowie einen 

stoerungsfreien Empfang zu ermoeglichen, darf im Tagungsraum nicht 

uebernachtet werden. 

Jeder Teilnehmer haftet fuer seine Geraete und Gegenstaende sowie fuer 

seine koerperliche Unversehrtheit selbst. Der RMRC lehnt jegliche Haftung 

bei Diebstahl, Beschaedigung von Geraeten oder Gegenstaenden sowie bei 

Personenschaeden generell ab. 

Teilnehmer, die mit der Bahn kommen, koennen vom Bahnhof Langenselbold 

abgeholt werden. Im Naturfreundehaus sind wir unter Telefon: 06184 / 1031 

erreichbar. Bitte sehr lange laeuten lassen, da sich das Telefon im 

Nebengebaeude befindet. Zusaetzlich sind wir unter dem RMRC Clubtelefon 

0179 / 4429992 erreichbar. 

Anmeldung per e-mail oder Clubtel. 0179 4429992 

Harald Gabler, RMRC Vorstand (Feb 27) 











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ALGERIA 7460 Radio Nacional de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica, 

2330-0003, programa en espanol, locutor, noticias sobre el Frente Polisario 

y sobre la politica territorial de Marruecos, otras noticias, intervalo 

mxal entre cada noticia, identificacion: "Esta es la Radio Nacional de la 

Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica", canciones en ingles. A las 0003 

desaparecio la senal. 34333. 

(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx Mar 9) 

The Polisario Front was inaudible today on both 700 & 7460 kHz when checked 

at 0740; they were pretty active y/day's evening though, the 700 kHz being 

the best due to heavy co-ch QRM on 7460. 

The Polisario Front noted today, 11 Mar, at 0735 on 700 kHz with a fair 

signal, no \\ 7460 kHz. Gone or, most probably, f/out at recheck 0810 

(obs'ed s/off around 0900 on Fri, 4 Mar). It's far from being regularly s 

teady on a daily basis. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX March 10-11) 

ANTIGUA Antigua relays being reduced or eliminated, per DW and BBC info, 

moving to other sites, French Guiana, Bonaire, Sackville; seems to be 

consolidation to use two sites at greater capacity than three at lower 

capacity, with rising Diesel costs. 

(WoR by GH, March 10) 

A-05 BBC Antigua registrations. DW Antigua ceased service, c.f. BC-DX #704.

5975 0400-0500 11SW,12 ATG 250 235 0 ....... G BBC MER 

5975 0400-0500 10,11NW,11SE ATG 250 290 -10 ....... G BBC MER 

5975 2100-0400 11,12NE,13NW ATG 250 160 0 ....... G BBC MER 

6110 0000-0130 11SW,12 ATG 250 235 0 34567 G BBC MER 

6110 0000-0130 10,11S,11NW ATG 250 290 -10 34567 G BBC MER 

6110 0300-0400 10,11S,11NW ATG 250 290 -10 34567 G BBC MER 


6195 1000-1400 11,12NE,13NW ATG 250 160 0 ....... G BBC MER 

9670 1100-1130 10,11S,11NW ATG 250 270 0 23456 G BBC MER 

11675 2110-2130 10,11NW,11SE ATG 250 300 0 23456 G BBC MER 


15190 1100-1700 10,11NW,11SE ATG 250 300 0 ....... G BBC MER 

15190 1100-1700 11SW,12 ATG 250 205 0 ....... G BBC MER 

15390 2130-2200 13,15NW ATG 250 160 0 ....... G BBC MER 

15390 2230-2300 13,15NW ATG 250 160 0 ....... G BBC MER 

34567 = Tue-Sat UTC. 23456 = Mon-Fri UTC. 


So what is the root problem at Antigua? Is it being phased out? 

Transmitters conking out? Temporarily down for refurbishing? 

When I visited Antigua many years ago they were certainly run off huge 

Diesel generators. So how is Montsinery powered? I suppose they have a lot 

of spare capacity with Switzerland closed down (Glenn Hauser-USA, ibid. 

dxld Mar 7) 

Re the report from Kai concerning Antigua "The new A05 schedule of Deutsche 

Welle reveals that they will abandon the Antigua txs as of March 27 and 

replace them by Montsinery." 

I read now - via Glenn Hauser - that the BBC is also abandoning this same 

site and moving txions to Montsinery (and maybe to elsewhere in that 

area?). I have not studied how much use is being made of the Montsinery 

site by RFI or other relays, but obviously there is still some capacity 

left. I note (via the TDP) that there are 6 x 500 kW at the site, installed 

in 1984, 1988 and 1994. One of them will, of course, be that used by SRI 

until recently. 

At Antigua there are listed 4 x 250 kW Marconi's dating back to 1975, so 

possibly the age of the equipment is one of the reasons for not continuing 

with it's use. And as reported elsewhere, the costs of replacing it are 

perhaps in excess of what it will cost to hire txs. And also, maybe the 

location (and reliability) of Montsinery is superior to - say - Chile or 

Brasilia for optimum coverage of the more northerly areas of the Caribbean? 

Kai's resume of the new DW Schedule is interesting. There doesn't appear to 

be any severe cutbacks taking place, and probably they can 'afford' to lose 

a freq here or there. The world-wide use of relays should surely ensure 

optimum coverage of where they are trying to reach. Not long ago it seemed 

that DW was going to shut down a lot of sces, but common sense seems to 

have prevailed in the right places! 


BBC/VT schedule. 

Unfortunately it looks as though that VT schedule you circulated yesterday 

in various versions may not be much use after all as it probably does not 

reflect the planned cuts in BBCWS SW output or the expected closure of 

Antigua from 27 March. 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK Mar 12) 

This from the BBC web site: 

From March 27 2005 there will be adjustments to the BBC World Service SW 

provisions to reflect global changes in audiences' use of short wave. The

number of hours broadcast on short wave in English, Arabic, Spanish and 

Portuguese for SoAmerica will be reduced. For any changes to short wave 

listening where you live, as well as detailed schedule and programme 

information see 

 

From March 27 2005 there will be adjustments to the BBC World Service SW 

provisions to reflect global changes in audiences' use of short wave. 

The number of hours broadcast on short wave in English, Arabic, Spanish and 

Portuguese for South America will be reduced. 

For any changes to short wave listening where you live, as well as detailed 

schedule and programme information, please select your region from the 

links below: 

AMERICASCentral America & Caribbean 

South America 

From March 27 2005 there will be adjustments to the BBC World Service short 

wave provisions across South America to reflect global changes in 

audiences' use of short wave. The number of hours broadcast on short wave 

in English and Spanish will be reduced to two blocks at peak times daily, 

in the early morning and evening. The short wave sce to Brazil in 

Portuguese will cease altogether. Also available on partner stations and 

online at the BBC World Service, BBC Mundo and BBC Brasil websites. 

(BBW Website, Mar 13) 

The schedule originate from the VT[!] Frequency Managment as of March 6th ! 

[thanks to Andreas Volk-D ADDX] 

But DW and BBC have been made very short term decisions to cut/withdraw 

ANTIGUA site from daily sce. 

Bei Distanzen von 4800 bis 8000 km bis in die USA wird so manches 

Kuechenradio dann die Signalstaerke von Antigua Aussendungen vermissen 

lassen. Antigua Relay ist eine 50:50 Aktion der BBC und DW. Die Marconi 

Sender sind aus dem Jahr 1975. Jetzt hebt das Raetseln [Kaffeesatzleserei] 

an. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 13) 

ARMENIA R Yerevan's Sunday sce still registered in A-05 schedule in 

Fr/En/Ge, but never heard in past three periods anymore ! 

15270 0700-0830 27,28 ERV 500kW 305deg ARM GFC 

9965 V. of Armenia SS svc. Card/letter/sched in 83 d for letter rpt, 2 

IRC's. Small paper strip in envelope asked to have listeners please send 

IRC's. Signer Armen Amiryan, Director. Ltr and sched indicated frequency 

switch from 9965 to 11640 KHz for Armenian/SS svc 0300-0345. Sched also 

shows various langs on 4810 from 1305 to 1500. This would be a challenge 

for West Coasters. (Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Mar 13) 

ASCENSION ISL. Am 11.02. postete ich hier in der [A-DX] Liste dass ich 

auf 11985 kHz eine nicht eingetragene Sendung von Family Radio in 

Franzoesisch ab 2030 hoerte. 

Dies Programm hat weiterhin Bestand und die Sendung beginnt ein paar 

Sekunden nach dem auf dieser Frequenz die VOA via Sao Tome um 2030 UT 

ebenfalls in Franzoesisch abschaltet. Das Programm von Family Radio dauert 

bis 2130 UTC wann es mit der ueblichen Erkennungsmelodie von WYFR 

abschaltet. 

Leider habe ich diese Sendung noch nirgends vermerkt gefunden, die 

Sendeliste fuer Franzoesisch von der ADDX vermerkt diese nicht und der 

Sendeplan von fuer Franzoesisch ist nicht 

aktualisiert (Oktober 2004).

Die Ergebnisse bei der Google Suche enthalten auch nicht das Gesuchte also 

ist diese Sendung auch nicht in irgend einem Online Bulletin vermerkt 

worden. Es waere interessannt zu wissen ueber welches Relais dieses 

Programm abgestrahlt wird. 

(Erich Bergmann-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 5) 

11985 solved now a puzzle of Erich Bergmann. He heard WYFR in French from 

an UNID location, just after VoA Botswana French to Africa ceases at 2030 

UT. No entry in WYFR website noticed yet. 

See A-05 entry: 

11985 2030-2130 daily YFR Ascension 250kW 27deg French WeAF 

YFR freqs to Africa: 

1197 3230 6020 9845 11750 11805 11985 13720 15115 15195 15520 15565 17690 

21525 21680 kHz. All these YFR entries are brokered by VT(xMerlin). 

Remaining YFR entries: 

3230 1900-2100 smtwtfs YFR Meyerton 100 000 English S AF LP 

3955 0400-0500 smtwtfs YFR Skelton 250 106 German W EUR HR 2/1/0.4 

3955 1700-1800 smtwtfs YFR Skelton 250 106 English W EUR HR 2/1/0.4 

11985 2030-2130 smtwtfs YFR Ascension 250 27 French W AF HR 4/2/0.75 

13700 1700-1800 smtwtfs YFR Rampisham 500 105 Arabic ME HR 4/4/0.5 

13720 1800-1900 smtwtfs YFR Skelton 300 140 Arabic N AF HR 4/4/0.5 S30 

13780 1800-1900 smtwtfs YFR Rampisham 500 105 English ME HR 4/4/0.5 

15165 1900-2000 smtwtfs YFR Rampisham 500 105 Arabic ME HR 4/4/0.5 

15195 2000-2100 smtwtfs YFR Ascension 250 65 English C AF HR 2/2/0.75 

15520 1400-1500 smtwtfs YFR Dhabbaya 250 85 Hindi S AS HR 2/2/0.5 

15520 1500-1700 smtwtfs YFR Dhabbaya 250 85 English S AS HR 2/2/0.5 

21680 1700-1800 smtwtfs YFR Ascension 250 85 English E AF HR 4/4/0.5 


Meyerton outlets ... i.e. clandestine ZWE SW Africa 11845 at 1600-1700 UT 

broadcast to Zimbabwe. Most likely via Ascension Isl. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 

12) 

[see also under U.K., LESOTHO/SOUTH AFRICA ] 

11845, 1600-, SW Radio Africa Mar 13 Powerful S9 + 20 reception with crash 

start with multiple IDs in English with some short/long path echo. All in 

English. With song 'Africaaa, Africaaa', then this is SW Radio Africa, 

Zimbabwe's independent voice. Through the valley religious program after 

announcements. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Mar 13) 

AUSTRIA Die Rundfunksendungen der STIMME DER HOFFNUNG, dem 

deutschsprachigen Programmanbieter von Adventist World Radio (AWR) werden 

ab 27. Maerz 2005 nach folgendem Sommerplan ueber Kurzwelle, UKW, 

Satelliten und auf Abruf im Internet ausgestrahlt: 

Kurzwelle Moosbrunn (Oesterreich) 1500-1530 UT 6130 kHz 

Satelliten: 

ASTRA bei Programm WRN-Deutsch 0330-0400, 1000-1030, 1530-1600 UT. 

Details ASTRA 1B (19Grad Ost) Trsp. 27 analog, hinter "MTV deutsch" 

11,612 GHz horizontal, Tonuntertraeger 7,38 MHz 

EUTELSAT bei Programm WRN-Deutsch 

0330-0400 UT Kennung WRN-D 


1500-1530 UT Kennung AWR 128k 


Details EUTELSAT Hot Bird (13Grad Ost) digital 

12,597 GHz vertikal, SR 27.500, FEC 3/4, DVB Audio

WorldSpace-AfriStar (21Grad Ost) Westbeam, 

1000-1030 UT Kennung WRN 2 

1530-1600 UT Kennung WRN 2 

Fuer das WorldSpace Satellitensystem ist ein spezieller Empfaenger und ab 

15. April 2005 ein kostenpflichtiges Abonnement notwendig. Naehere 

Informationen auf unserer Internetseite oder auf Anfrage. 

Lokaler UKW-Sender (mit WRN Programmuebernahme) 

Berlin (Stadtgebiet) 97,2 MHz 0330-0400 UT 

Internet: - auf Abruf: www.radio.stimme-der-hoffnung.de 

Jederzeit koennen die 30 letzten Tagesthemen abgerufen werden. 

Format: RealPlayer. 

E-Mail: 

oder 

Lothar Klepp, Technischer Service. (AWR German, Mar 8) 

5945 1700-2300 18,27-29,37-39 MOS 100 0 0 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

6130 1500-1530 18,27,28,37,38 MOS 100 320 0 ....... ....D Ger 

AUT AWR AWR 

6155 0400-2215 18,27-29,37-39 MOS 300 0 0 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

7210 2030-2100 27,28NW MOS 100 300 0 Fri only....D 

AUT MNO MER 

Wales International, Fris only 

9715 2100-2130 46 MOS 300 215 0 ....... ....D Eng 

AUT AWR AWR 

9715 2130-2200 46 MOS 300 215 0 ....... ....D Eng 

AUT AWR AWR 

9725 1342-1457 28-30 MOS 100 55 -30 ....... ....D 

RUS/RUW AUT TWR TWR 

9725 1700-1900 27,28W MOS 100 300 0 ....... ....D 

AUT VOV MER 

9770 0400-0430 39,40W MOS 300 120 0 ....... ....D Ara 

AUT AWR AWR 

9770 0430-0500 38E,47NE,48NW MOS 300 145 0 ....... ....D Ara 

AUT AWR AWR 

9820 0100-0145 41N MOS 300 90 0 ....... ....D Hindi 

AUT FEB FEB 

9870 0030-0100 12-16 MOS 300 235-30 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

9870 0100-0130 10-12 MOS 300 275 10 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

9870 0130-0200 4,7-9 MOS 300 295 30 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

9895 0200-0230 40E,41NW MOS 300 90 0 ....... ....D Eng 

AUT AWR AWR 

9895 0230-0300 40E,41NW MOS 300 90 0 ....... ....D Urd 

AUT AWR AWR 

9895 0330-0400 40 MOS 300 100 0 ....... ....D Per 

AUT AWR AWR 

11835 0230-0300 39 MOS 100 115 0 0304-301005 D Arabic 

AUT RCI RCI 

11870 2000-2030 46 MOS 300 215 0 ....... ....D Dyu 

AUT AWR AWR 

11870 2030-2100 46 MOS 300 215 0 ....... ....D Fre 

AUT AWR AWR 

11900 0330-0400 39,40W MOS 100 115 0 ....... ....D Arabic 

AUT RCI RCI

11955 1900-1930 46SE MOS 300 190 0 ....... ....D Hau 

AUT AWR AWR 

11955 1930-2000 46E,47W MOS 300 190 0 ....... ....D Hau 

AUT AWR AWR 

13730 0400-1100 17-19,27-29,36-40 MOS 100 160 0 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

13730 1100-1730 17-19,27-29,36-40 MOS 100 0 0 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

15180 1915-1945 38NE,39,40W MOS 100 115 0 ....... ....D Arabic 

AUT RCI RCI 

15225 1430-1500 48 MOS 300 145 0 ....... ....D Aar 

AUT AWR AWR 

15225 1600-1630 40E,41NW MOS 300 90 0 ....... ....D Urd 

AUT AWR AWR 

15265 1700-1730 39,40W MOS 300 120 0 ....... ....D Ara 

AUT AWR AWR 

15265 1730-1800 38E,47NE,48NW MOS 300 145 0 ....... ....D Ara 

AUT AWR AWR 

15280 1800-1830 47E,48W MOS 300 160 0 Sun/Thur....D Mis 

AUT AWR AWR 

15280 1800-1830 47E,48W MOS 300 160 0 Wed/Fri ....D Mis 

AUT AWR AWR 

15280 1800-1830 47E,48W MOS 300 160 0 Mon ....D Mis 

AUT AWR AWR 

15280 1800-1830 47E,48W MOS 300 160 0 Tue/Sat ....D Mis 

AUT AWR AWR 

15280 1830-1900 38 MOS 300 190 0 ....... ....D Ara 

AUT AWR AWR 

15360 1630-1700 40 MOS 300 100 0 ....... ....D Per 

AUT AWR AWR 

15460 1530-1600 48N,39S MOS 300 140 0 Thur/Fri ...D Afar 

AUT FEB FEB 

17555 0900-1130 39N MOS 100 115 30 ....... ....D 

AUT BBC MER 

17715 1200-1300 40,41,49,50,54,55,58-60MOS 300 90 0 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

17720 1400-1430 40E,41NW MOS 300 90 0 ....... ....D Urd 

AUT AWR AWR 

17870 0500-0600 39,40 MOS 100 115 30 ....... ....D 

AUT ORF ORF 

D=AM N=DRM mode: 

VT-MNO brokered DRM from Moosbrunn to England. N DRM mode !!! 

9705 1500-1700 27 MOS 40 300 N G MNO MER 

9720 0500-0900 27 MOS 40 295 N G MNO MER 

9815 0900-1400 27 MOS 40 295 N G MNO MER. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9) 

BELGIUM [and non] A-05 RVI-VRT schedule, ceased T-systems Julich relays. 

9590 0655-0800 27S,28SW,37N SKN 300 180 0 BEL VRT MER 

9925 0455-0530 47S,48SW,52E,53W MEY 250 355 -12 BEL VRT MER 

9970 0300-2200 27,28,37,38 WAV 250 167 0 BEL VRT VRT 

15160 1255-1600 27S,28SW,37N SKN 250 175 0 Suns only BEL VRT MER 

Int 

15195 1055-1130 27S,28SW,37N RMP 500 168 0 BEL VRT MER 

15325 1755-1900 47E,48W,52,53W,57NW DHA 250 225 -15 BEL VRT MER 

21630 1000-1130 47S,48SW,52E,53W MEY 250 355 -12 BEL VRT MER 

A-05 RVI-RTB, ceased daylight 9970 kHz outlet at Wavre, see VRT above. 

17545 1000-1400 47,48,52,53 JUL 100 160 0 D RTB DTK 

17570 1400-1900 47,48,52,53 JUL 100 160 0 D RTB DTK 

17580 0500-1000 47,48,52,53 JUL 100 160 0 D RTB DTK 

21565 1000-1400 47,48,52,53 JUL 100 160 0 D RTB DTK 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX March 9)

BULGARIA A-05 R Varna weekend special schedule: 

7400 0000-0300 28,29,38,39 VRN 100kW 000 true north of non-dir? UTC Monday 

only! BUL RBU 

7400 2100-2400 28,29,38,39 VRN 100kW 000 true north of non-dir? Sunday 

only! BUL RBU 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX March 9) 

CANADA Radio Canada International has signed a new agreement with Radio 

Nacional Argentina (RNA), Argentina's national public radio broadcaster. 

Under the agreement, RNA will broadcast the weekly Spanish-language program 

La semana canadiense, produced by RCI's Latin-American section. 

RCI already has over 30 partner stations in Argentina, which regularly 

rebroadcast program segments and reports. These are among the nearly 350 

partner stations in 75 countries that air RCI programs for millions of 

listeners. RCI produces programming in English, French, Arabic, Cantonese, 

Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian. It is available 

worldwide via the Internet, analog and digital SW, and satellite. RCI is 

celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. 

 

(Denis Pellerin-CAN, RCI via wwdxc BC-DX Mar 8) 

N = DRM transmission via Sackville-CAN: 

9800 1945-2030 7N,8N SAC 70 268 N English CAN VAT RCI 

9800 2030-2057 4,8,9 SAC 70 268 N Eng CAN RNW RNW 

9800 2100-2200 7N,8N SAC 70 268 N English CAN RCI RCI 

9800 2230-2300 7N,8N SAC 70 268 N English CAN RSW RCI 

11900 1600-1800 8 SAC 70 240 Sat only N Eng CAN TDP TDP 

11900 1800-1830 7N,8N SAC 70 240 Sat only N CAN RCI RCI 


CHINA 4330 at 1507- UT, Xinjiang PBS on Feb 28. Weak nx by OM in presumed 

Kazakh. Parallel to MUCH STRONGER MW channel of 972! Dawn enhancement in 

progress. For those on the coast, it's worth checking the MW bands at 

dawn!. (Walt Salmaniw-CAN, Cumbre Mar 6) 

Single 500 kW unit at QIQ Qiqihar CHN G.C. 47N02 124E03, in A-05 schedule 

(x6100 kHz) 

9525 1900-2100 28,29 QIQ 500kW 314 CHN CRI RTC 

9695 1700-1900 28,29 QIQ 500kW 314 CHN CRI RTC. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9) 

Unidentified 9350 kHz. Hat irgendjemand schon ausfindig machen koennen, 

welche Station zumindest sonntags von 1600-1700 UTC mit gutem Signal auf 

9350 kHz in Chinesisch zu hoeren ist. 

Teilweise scheint das Programm religioesen Charakter zu haben (z.B. Ave 

Maria von Bach/Gounod als Hintergrundmusik), gegen 1630 UTC scheint es aber 

auch einen Werbeblock zu geben. RFA is es nicht, das startet um 1700 UTC 

auf 9355 kHz gleichzeitig mit chinesischem Jammer. (Thomas Drescher-D, 


Da kann ich Dir nicht helfen, von den diversen Tabellen, Listen, Logs ist 

nur ein Jammer in Xian verzeichnet. Dort ist er fuer den Zeitraum 1600-1700 

UT taeglich geparkt, d.h. aufgeheizt, und wechselt dann 1700 UT auf 9355 

kHz. 

Vielleicht ist das ein chines. Inlands-Nationalprogramm als Jammer, die 

spielen alles, Tschaikovski, Wagner, Chopin, Mozart etc. 


in A-05: 9350 1600-1700 42,43 IRA 250kW 25deg -24 CLN IBB, most likely in 

Uighur?

CUBA RHC on 12200 in Spanish, weak mixing product of 11800 and 12000 at 

200-kHz intervals, 1423 UT March 9 with nx summary following Fidel 

fragment. 


A-05 CRI schedule via La Habana site, 250 kW: 

5990 2300-0100 8S,10E,11 HAB 250 000 CUB CRI RTC 

9570 1200-1400 4,8,9 HAB 250 010 CUB CRI RTC 

9580 0100-0300 4,8,9 HAB 250 010 CUB CRI RTC 

9790 0300-0500 6,7 HAB 250 305 CUB CRI RTC 

13650 2300-2400 12,13 HAB 250 135 CUB CRI RTC 

13740 1400-1600 6,7 HAB 250 305 CUB CRI RTC 

15120 0000-0100 12 HAB 250 160 CUB CRI RTC. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9) 

CYPRUS A05 CyBC Nicosia only on weekends Fris-Suns, registered with VT 

Communications Zyggi tx site near Limassol, since decades on these 

channels: 

freq sttim sptim days callsign site pwr brg lang target 

6180 2215 2245 s....fs BBC Cyprus 250 314 Greek SE EUR 




CZECH REP RADIO PRAGUE - SUMMER PERIOD 2005 

Program UTC kHz kW Area 

CZECH 0830-0857 11600 100 S.W. Europe 

15710 100 E.Africa/ Mi. East 

0930-0957 21745 100/100 S. Asia/ W. Africa 

1100-1127 11615 100 N. Europe 

15710 100 S. Asia 

1230-1257 6055 100 C. Europe 

7345 100 W. Europe 

1330-1357 13580 100 N. Europe 

21745 100 E. Africa 

1530-1557 5930 100 W. Europe 

17485 100 E. Africa 

1730-1757 5930 100 E.Europe/Asia/Australia 

17485 100 C. Africa 

1930-1957 5930 100 W. Europe 

11600 100 S.& E. Asia/ Australia 

2100-2127 9800 100 C. Africa 

11600 100 S.W.Europe/ S.America 

2330-2357 7345 100 S. America 

9440 100 N. America 

0130-0157 6200 100 N. America 

7345 100 S. America 

0230-0257 7345 100 N. America 

9870 100 

GERMAN 0630-0657 5930 100 W. Europe 

7345 100 Europe 


9880 100 W. Europe 


7345 100 W. Europe 

1500-1527 5930 100 W. Europe 

1630-1657* 11810 250 W. Europe 

ENGLISH 0700-0727 9880 100 N.W. Europe 

11600 100 

0900-0929 21745 100/100 S. Asia/ W. Africa 

1030-1057 9880 100 N. Europe 

11615 100 N.W. Europe 

1300-1329 13580 100 N. Europe 

21745 100 E. Africa 

1600-1627 5930 100 N.W. Europe

17485 100 E. Africa 

1700-1727 5930 100 N.W. Europe 

17485 100 C. Africa 

2000-2027 5930 100 N.W. Europe 

11600 100 S.& E. Asia/ Australia 

2130-2157 9800 100 C. Africa 

11600 100 N. America 

2230-2257 7345 100 N. America 

9415 100 

0000-0027 7345 100 N. America 

9440 100 

0100-0127 6200 100 N. America 

7345 100 

0300-0327 7345 100 N. America 

9870 100 

0330-0357 9445 100 Mi. East/ S.W. Asia 

11600 100 

SPANISH 0800-0827 11600 100 S.W. Europe 

15710 100 

1400-1427 11625 100 S.W. Europe 

13580 100 

1800-1827 5930 100 S.W. Europe 

13580 100 

1900-1927 5930 100 S.W. Europe 

13580 100 

2030-2057 5930 100 S.W. Europe 

11600 100 S.W. Europe (S.America) 

2300-2327 7345 100 S. America 

9440 100 

0000-0027** 11665 100 S. America 

0030-0057 7345 100 C. America 


0200-0227 6200 100 C. America 


FRENCH 0600-0627 5930 100 W. Europe 

7345 100 S.W. Europe 

0730-0757 9880 100 W. Europe 

11600 100 S.W. Europe 

1630-1657 5930 100 W. Europe 

17485 100 C. Africa 

1830-1857 5930 100 W. Europe 

13580 100 W.Africa/ S.W.Europe 

2200-2227 7345 100 N. America 

9415 100 

RUSSIAN 0400-0427 9445 100 E. Europe 

11600 100 E. Europe / S.W. Asia 

1130-1157 11615 100 E. Europe 


1430-1457 9410 100 E. Europe 


1800-1827*** 7390 250 E. Europe 

Transmitters at Litomysl, 16E10 49N48 

* Relayed via Krasnodar, 39E00 45N02 

** Relayed via Ascension, 14W23 07S54 

*** Relayed via Novosibirsk, 82E58 55N04 

SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS for Europe via Czechlink. 

All programmes listed in the shortwave schedule with the exception of 

English at 0000 UTC. 

Program UTC Satellite 

CZECH Eurobird 1, 28.5 deg. East, Transponder F3 

GERMAN 12.607 GHz, Polarisation: horizontal 

ENGLISH see Symbol rate: 27.5 Msym/s, FEC 3/4

SPANISH shortwave Select CRo6/CRo7 

FRENCH Radio Prague programmes 

RUSSIAN are in the right channel. 

SATELLITE TRANSMISSIONS via World Radio Network 

Program UTC Satellite / Transmitter 

ENGLISH 0900-0930 Eutelsat Hotbird 6, 13 deg. East, 12.597 GHz 

for Transponder 94, Vertical, 27500 Msym/s 

Europe FEC 3/4, DVB MPEG2 

Select Audio Channel WRN English 

ENGLISH 0900-0930 SKY digital EPG channel 872 

for Eurobird 1, 28.5 deg. East, 11.585 GHz 

UK&Ireland Transponder D7S, Horizontal, 27.500 Msym/s 

FEC 2/3, DVB MPEG2 

ENGLISH 0200-0230 Intelsat Americas 5, 97deg. West, 12.177 GHz 

for Transponder 27, Vertical, 23000 Msym/s 

N.America FEC 2/3, DVB MPEG2, Service ID 14 

Select Audio Channel WRN1 English 

LOCAL AM TRANSMISSIONS via World Radio Network 

Program UTC kHz Area 

RUSSIAN 0400-0430 684 St. Petersburg 

For transmission times and details of other Radio Prague programmes on WRN 

see: 

 

LOCAL FM TRANSMISSIONS 

Program UTC Frequency Area 

ENGLISH 1707-1722 92.6 MHz Prague & Centr. Bohemia 

Mon-Thu 

(R Prague via Andreas Volk-D, ADDX Mar 6) 

DENMARK 5815 World Music Radio. 

Kennt jemand Hintergruende bzw. weiss jemand mehr, warum WMR offensichtlich 

am Ende ist? Hier 2 Aussagen von der WMR-Homepage: 

"However as of early January 2005 all txions ended and there are no 

immediate plans to recommence broadcasting." 

"These txions ended January 2005 and the future for WMR is once again 

uncertain." 

World Music Radio plant spaetestens Juni 2003 (in DRM) zurueckzukehren. 

(Martin Elbe-D, A-DX Mar 6) 

Stig Hartvig Nielsen wurde am 1.1.2005 in irgendeiner hohen Manager- 

Funktion bei Danmarks Radio als Radio Direktor verpflichtet. Wenn man die 

Treppe hinauf faellt, dann macht es sich schlecht, als VW Direktor noch 

einige Isetta's im Hinterhof zu schrauben. 

 

 

Ich finde leider keinen englischen Text dazu, Anker Petersen hatte vor 6 

Wochen darueber geschrieben und SHN gratuliert. 

Nielsen ist 46 Jahre alt, bis zur Pensionierung noch einige Jaehrchen hin 

,damit kann der WMR 5815 Sender ja noch einige Jaehrchen geleast werden 

.... 


DRM [see also under Sweden]

DRM-Programme fuer Europa mit Programmanteilen des Deutschen und Englischen 

DW-Programmes sowie des DW-Musikkanals. 









EUROPA DRM-TEST 0700-0900* 7265 41 POR SINES 









*7265 0705-0855 27,28 SIN 90kW 40deg 17=Sat/Sun from April 20 N DIVERSE 

POR DWL 

*7265 0705-0900 27,28 SIN 90kW 40deg 23456=Mo-Fr from April 20 N DIVERSE 

POR DWL 

Then at 1700 UT March 9 I found that the next DXPL for March 12 is already 

audible at the HCJB website. Allen Graham greets SWL Fest and says HCJB is 

testing DRM for them "all weekend long" but no details!! 

Maybe that's what is already running on 15375. I had another look at the 

DRM fora, and NO mention of this or of HCJB's DRM tests on 90 and 49 

meters, which were to take place in February. Have these now concluded, or 

sporadic, or what? 

Why isn't there any publicity for this, especially from HCJB and DRM? The 

DX world would not have known about them were it not for nx from our 

correspondent at the HFCC in the DF. Did anybody ever hear HCJB in DRM on 

3220 or 6095? (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Mar 9) 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA Radio Bata, en 5004.98 kHz, captada el 06/03 a las 

0607 UT, con SINPO 33333. Noticiero e identificacion a las 0628: "Esta es 

Radio Bata (...) nuestra emision comienza a las 5 horas (...)". Primera vez 

en 20 anos como diexista que capto esta estacion. (Adan Gonzalez-VEN, dxld 

Mar 8) 

GEORGIA Radio Hara from Dusheti was heard today March 7 on 4875 kHz with 

very good signal, at peaks even S9 +10dB. The last 15 mins was mainly 

continuous instrumental mx with "Radio Hara" ID at 1828. Cl-down 1830 UT. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, dxld Mar 7) 

11910.00 R Georgia with poor signal of S=1-2, in Englisch an opening 

chimes tones at 0930, program til 0957 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX March 10) 

11805 off on Mar 7-8. 

Ich hatte durch eine grippebedingte Pause am Montag und heut morgen mal die 

Gelegenheit um 0800 auf 11805 nach Georgien zu suchen und habe "clear 

channel" festgestellt. Splatter von R. Jordanien auch etwas von RAI aber 

sonst keine Spur. Vorige Woche hatte ich dasselbe als "automatic DX" mit 

timergesteuerter Aufnahme versucht und konnte sie schlecht und recht 

hoeren. Haben die Verbesserungen am Sender ihr finales Stadium erreicht? 

(Dr. Matthias Zwoch-D, A-DX Mar 8)

Diese Unregelmaessigkeit hat nichts zu sagen. Auch in den vergangenen 

Monaten mit Signalen unter der Grasnarbe waren die Aussendungen ueber das 

Wochenende oft nicht in der Luft. 

(tentat.) Die Sendungen werden wohl ?? einen Tag vorher ?? produziert, 

deshalb ist ueberhaupt die Montagsaussendung fraglich. 

Ich beobachte diese Aussendungen stichprobenhaft fast jeden Tag, und bisher 

ist Radio Georgia immer wieder - wie Nessie - aufgetaucht. 

Du hast recht, gestern und heute waren 11805, und auch 11910 kHz spaeter am 

Vormittag, nicht on-the-air. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 8) 

Georgien 11805.00 kHz 

Heute Mittwoch 9.3. um 0705 UT R Georgien wieder in Russisch gehoert. 

Dazwischen auch mit gregorianischen? Gesang. Ich muss ein sehr breites 

Filter nehmen und den VFO auf 11803 kHz abstimmen, um etwas zu verstehen. 


Heute 9.3. gab es sie um 0800 UT auch wieder in Deutsch. Verstaendlichkeit 

nicht uebel, Modulation rauh. SINPO 34433. QRG exakt 11805, ging am besten 

in LSB + Sync, da RAI im Gegensatz zu R. Jordanien wenig splattert. (Dr. 

Matthias Zwoch-D, A-DX Mar 9) 

GERMANY A-05 Dem Voice of Burma schedule: 

5910 1430-1530 49 A-A 200 132 0 KAZ DVB GFC 

9435 2330-0030 41,49 JUL 100 80 -10 D DVB DTK 

17625 1429-1526 49-51,54 MDC 50 55 -10 MDG DVB RNW 


Wer noch mal NTS Radio Free Russia, Pyrgos und den DSS Burg 935 kHz hoeren 

will, hier eine wirklich empfehlenswerte historische Webseite: 

 

DSS: (see also Sines under 

Portugal) 

Osterloog, Weimar. 

Here is a report with pictures about the Osterloog tx near Norden: 

 

This was a 100 kW mediumwave station, inaugurated in 1939 primarily to 

serve England. In 1945/1946 the tx carried the British Forces Network, then 

untul 1950 and again from 1952 BBC programming. From 1950 the station was 

owned and operated by Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, own NWDR programming was 

carried from 1950 by a 5 kW mediumwave tx and from 1951 on FM, too. Also 

two 20 kW SW txs were installed as first facilities of Deutsche Welle which 

came into existance in 1953. 

In 1962 the SW txions were entirely moved to Juelich, and the BBC relays 

ceased as well. In 1964 also the own mediumwave sce of Norddeutscher 

Rundfunk was transferred to a new tx at Aurich and the station handed over 

to the postal office for future use as Norddeich Radio utility site. 

A website has been dedicated to the Weimar radiohouse, replaced by new 

studios at Erfurt in 2000: 

Again in German only, so here the picture pages of special interest (note: 

color pictures taken in 2002/2003, i.e. after the building had been 

abandoned):

Outside views 

Entrance area, until 

1990 staffed by police officers 

Control room of 

large studio hall 

Large studio hall, 

used for mx productions 

Control room of new 

live studio, built in the eighties into former editing suits 

Announcers booth of 

new live studio and the same room in 1962 as editing suite 

Main control room 

(switchboard) 

Announcers booth 

(old live studio) beneath main control room 

Old studio's control 

room in 2003 and in 1950 

Archive and tape 

samples 

The director's 

office! 

Other picture pages of special interest: 

Weimar-Belvedere 

tx 

Barkas B1000 (GDR 

car) outside broadcasting van, in the blue plaint of all postal office 

vehicles 

Outside broadcasts 

and reporter in action 

Editing 

workstation 

What you need to 

edit tape! 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Feb 27) 

GREENLAND 3815 Kalaalit Nunaata Radioa, Tasiilaq at 2120-2215 UT on Mar 

4, there was a signal rising above the local noise. I could not ID the lang 

for sure, but it did not sound in Danish then - but did after 2200. I hoped 

KNR might carry the DR nx at 2200 but it was not \\ 243, and 1062 was also 

different. The 3815 signal must have been at least 4 S points when at its 

best, and would have been a useful signal but for the local racket. I also 

tried for the Greenland MW station using 650, but there was no propagation. 

I am told by a listener to Beacons that stations in Greenland as well as 

Newfoundland and Nova Scotia - as well as one in Quebec - have been logged 

after around 2130 on freqs between 260 and 400 kHz. So, it could be that 

conditions are "right" for that area currently. (Noel R. Green-UK, dswci 

DXW Mar 9) 

HUNGARY 6025 kHz R Budapest registered both sites, RSO-SVK and JBR-HNG, 

on different times on day: 

6025 0300-0330 29 RSO 150 50 1234567 Russian SVK RBP HNG 

6025 0330-0400 27,28,37 RSO 150 245 1234567 Spanish SVK RBP HNG 

6025 0400-1200 28 JBR 100 0 1 Hungarian HNG RBP HNG 


6025 1200-1300 27,28 RSO 150 290 1 German SVK RBP HNG 



6025 1500-1530 18,27-29 JBR 250 0 1 English HNG RBP HNG 

6025 1530-1600 29 JBR 250 0 1 Russian HNG RBP HNG 

6025 1600-1630 27,28 RSO 150 290 1234567 French SVK RBP HNG 

6025 1630-1700 28 JBR 250 0 1234567 Italian HNG RBP HNG 

6025 1700-1730 29 RSO 150 50 234567 Russian SVK RBP HNG




6025 1900-1930 27,28 JBR 250 288 1234567 English HNG RBP HNG 



6025 2000-2030 27,28 JBR 100 0 1234567 French HNG RBP HNG 

6025 2030-2100 28 JBR 100 0 1234567 Italian HNG RBP HNG 

6025 2100-2130 27,28 RSO 150 290 1234567 English SVK RBP HNG 

6025 2130-2200 27,28,37 RSO 150 245 1234567 Spanish SVK RBP HNG 


All JBR transmissions on non-directional antenna, except En at 1900 UT. 

All RSO transmissions with lowered power from 250 to 150 kW. 


INDONESIA 4790 RRI Fak Fak on Mar 5 hrd earlier than usual from 0951 tune 

in (actually start record time - I heard them from 0945) to 1011.5 when the 

signal suddenly disappeared. Came back at 1021.5 (10 mins to the second) 

for a min then the signal lost again at 1022.5, never to return through the 

end of my recording at 1036 (by which time I was asleep, Hi!). 

At 0945 they had Arabic mx (not unusual for Indos at these early hours) but 

I was having trouble with audio quality due to the usual CODAR QRM. At 0950 

I shifted to USB right on 4790.0 and the audio quality was good at S4 - at 

0951 they were into Indo pop vocals and some easy listening instrumentals 

until disappearing. Woman ann (I) 1003-04 w/ no ID hrd - anmts were easy to 

copy. Since I was asleep at the end of the recording, couldn't tell if they 

ever came back. Hard to tell if they lost carrier or just no modulation 

since I was on USB. SINPO 43444 while they were there. I'll try again 

tonight to see what happens. (Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, Cumbre Mar 5) 

IRAN/IRAQ 6120, 0140-, Voice of Justice Feb 28 About the strongest I've 

heard them in a long while. 'In the name of God' mentioned at 01:38, and ID 

as the Voice of Justice. Parallel 9580 is clearly heard, but under CRI in 

English from Cuba. I suspect the 31 m freq would be stronger if it was on a 

clear frequency. American accented YL and OM are the hosts of this program. 

(Walt Salmaniw-CAN, Cumbre Mar 6) 

Received a request from the Tabriz Monitoring Station for updated info 

about schedules of Farsi broadcasts to Iran. While I seem to recall Iran 

has a monitoring sce along the lines of BBCM to actually keep track of the 

content of broadcasts to Iran, I am hesitant to help them since the info 

could also be used to facilitate jamming. Any comments? 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Mar 8) 

A-05 IRIB Tehran schedule, 75 mb transmissions: 

3945 1430-0430 40E,41W ZAH 500 0 PUSHTU-m-p IRN IRB 

3985 1630-0330 39,40 MAS 500 0 ARABIC IRN IRB 

3985 1700-1800 30,31 KAM 500 0 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

3985 1900-1930 38E,39W AHW 250 0 HEBREW IRN IRB 

3985 1930-2030 28E,29,30 KAM 500 0 RUSSIAN IRN IRB. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX 

Mar 7) 

UNID LOC. Checked 11630 [x11625, x11660, x15650] 

Radio Seda-ye Mellat-e Iran again yesterday Sun 6th. 

TX location still a puzzle, WRN brokered? via Issoudun-France or Israel? 

Very poor signal level here in GER, compared to MDA, BUL, Krasnodar etc. 

S=1-2. both Clandestine Mellat-; but CNR8 Urumchi Kazakh was mostly much 

stronger, rather S=2-3 ahead. Both on even frequency.

Iranian jammer started late around 1432 UT. Another jammer started 14.33:30 

UT on odd 11630.20 kHz. 

Lousy signal of R. Seda-ye Mellat-e Iran. Was so poor, that I couldn't 

determinate the exact s-off time. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 7) 

Checked 11630 [ex-11625, ex-11660, ex-15650] R. Seda-ye Mellat-e Iran again 

yesterday Sun 6th. Transmitter location still a puzzle, WRN brokered? Very 

poor signal level here in Germany, compared to Moldova, Bulgaria, Krasnodar 

etc. S=1-2. Both Clandestine Mellat-; but CNR8 Urumchi Kazakh was mostly 

much stronger, rather S=2-3 ahead. Both on even frequency. 

Iranian jammer started late around 1432 UT. Another jammer started 1433:30 

UT on odd 11630.20 kHz. Lousy signal of R. Seda-ye Mellat-e Iran. Was so 

poor, that I couldn't determine the exact s-off time. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 

9) 

6421.16 Voice of Iranian Revolution at 1640-1800 Ut on Feb 25, Kurdish, 

many annmts, ID, Kurdistani mentioned many times, no jamming. Frequency 

drifted up to 6421.26 at 1755 UT. 34444 (Bjarke Vestesen-DEN, dswci DXW Mar 

9) 

KURDISTAN [non?] 6421.16, on Feb 25 at 1640 UT, Voice of Iranian Revolution 

in Kurdish, Kurdish mx, several IDs, often mentioning Iran, no jamming. 

Drifted a little. Also heard at 1755. 24333. 

(Bjarke Vestesen-DEN, SW Bulletin March 6, via Nilsson via dxld) 

KOREA SOUTH According to Mr. Tohru Yamashita of Asian Broadcasting 

Institute, Radio Korea International has changed the name to "KBS World 

Radio" as from March 3, which is the 32nd anniversary of today's KBS 

(Korean Broadcasting Public Corporation). The new name was selected from 

the 10 candidate names voted by all the KBS employees, finally decided by 

the president of KBS, and announced to the public on February 22. After the 

change, former RKI's site has changed to 

integrated with their international TV broadcasting "KBS WORLD". E-mail 

addresses including "rki" have also changed. 

That of Japanese section was changed to from 

French section to from 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 11) 

LESOTHO/SOUTH AFRICA/ZIMBABWE [Clandestine to Zimbabwe] 

1197 SW Radio Africa. 

SW Radio Africa: Dxld mentioned that Meyerton, South Africa has no MW 

facilities, thanks for this info. Also that John Plimmer (a name I recall 

from the SADX Listeners Club when it existed in the 1990s, of which I was a 

member) has monitored SWR Africa on 1197 from the Western Cape Province in 

South Africa, around 0330 UT and comments on its similarity to the evening 

broadcast of WYFR from Lesotho which are listed as in English from 1600- 

1900 and then 2000-2300 UT. 

John suggests that the tx being used as a relay for SWR Africa is the old 

BBC 100 kW MW one located at Lancers Gap in Lesotho (S 029 19', E 027 33'), 

not far from the capital Maseru, Lesotho and I now agree that this is the 

likely site of the new MW broadcast. 

The SW txions on 3230 at 0300-0500 UT are from Sentech, Meyerton, South 

Africa as that freq is listed as a 100 kW tx used by WYFR Family Radio. 

SW Radio Africa therefore is unable to use the MW freq of 1197 for its 

evening broadcast (1700-1900 UT) as the tx in Lesotho is occupied by WYFR 

at this time and is only free for the early morning txions to Zimbabwe at 

0300-0500 UT.

What is interesting to note is that WYFR freqs are used by both SW and MW; 

is there a connection between this church group and SW Radio Africa; is 

this the 'provider' that SWR Africa commented on in their nx release 

regarding the new MW frequency? 

BTW: Lancers Gap, Lesotho is 1320 km distant, bearing 203 from my home 

location, Harare, Zimbabwe. 

[Later:] Sentech do transmit on MW from Meyerton, South Africa according to 

their website 

657 kHz Radio Pulpit (Commercial) and 576 kHz Metro FM (SABC). All the SW 

and MW freqs aired by Sentech are listed here. Oddly, SW Radio Africa 6145 

kHz, evenings 1700-1900 UT, is not listed anywhere. I am listening to SW 

Radio Africa on 6145, now 1720 UT. 

(David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld March 6) 

It seems as if this station's evening broadcast on 6145 kHz from 1600 UT 

sign on, is being interfered with / possible jamming. Heard for the first 

time this evening Monday 7th March. A harsh co-channel modulated signal on 

6145 can be heard, varying at times; however SWR Africa's signal is the 

stronger and so it merely affects the audio quality of its broadcast. 

With less than 4 weeks to go until Zimbabwe's General Elections on 31 

March, it could be possible that some form of radio intervention to 6145 

could be at play? I will monitor 6145 evenings (1600-1900 UT) and the 

recently introduced early morning one of 3230 kHz (0300-0500 UT) to report 

on any continued deliberate interference. I request that listeners in the 

Southern part of Africa comment on these txions. 

(David Pringle-Wood, Harare-ZWE, dxld Mar 7) 

Registered 

3320 1600 0530 57NW MEY 100kW 290deg Afr AFS SAB SNT 

4880 1600 1900 57N MEY 100kW 5deg USA MNO MER 

6145 1600-1900 57N MEY 100kW 5deg USA MNO MER 


SW Radio Africa on 1197. Glenn, I think you are exactly right in your 

suppositions. 1197 is almost certainly the old BBC tx in Lesotho, now used 

by WYFR (listening to it now at 0330 - same characteristics as WYFR in the 

evening). 

(John Plimmer-AFS, mwdx / dxld Mar 5) 

1197 Lesotho, on Feb 25 at 0327 UT, SW Radio Africa "The Voice of 

Independent Zimbabwe", Comentarios. Transmissor em Lesotho. 

1197, on Feb 28 at 0315-0350 UT, SW Radio Africa, En, comentarios YL e OM. 

Recepcao com fadings longos, Sinal 2 em alguns momentos. 

1197, on March 05 at 0340, SW Radio Africa, mxa tipica, 34433. 

(Samuel Cassio Martins-BRA, actividade DX Mar 5 via dxld) 

The mystery of the location of SW Radio Africa's MW txion site continues. I 

presumed when I first heard SW Radio Africa on 1197 kHz at 0300 UT this 

past week, March 1st that it was a Sentech txion from Meyerton. However you 

mention that Sentech, Meyerton no longer have MW facilities [I was not 

aware they EVER did gh]. 

Lesotho, Family radio, was mentioned as a possible site, but that is 

extremely far South of Zimbabwe's borders. 

Are there any MW facilities in Swaziland that can use this frequency, TWR 

Swaziland, perhaps? I've monitored 1197 this week and it propagates until

0350 UT, so reckon that the tx site is still Meyerton or possibly TWR 

Swaziland? Not convinced on Lesotho as a site just yet. I'm in contact 

through a friend, with the station Director in London, Ms Gerry Jackson but 

it seems even they are not told exactly which facility the new MW txion is 

relayed from, nor do they want to reveal it. 

(David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld Mar 5) 

YFR freqs to Africa: 

1197 3230 6020 9845 11750 11805 11985 13720 15115 15195 15520 15565 17690 

21525 21680 kHz. All these YFR entries are brokered by VT(xMerlin). (wb) 

Seems to be true. Just saw this on their Website: "Our signal is being 

deliberately jammed, so we are going back to 4880 kHz in the 60 mb. Please 

pass it on." 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld March 10) 

Zimbabwe jamming SW Radio Africa. SW Radio Africa 6145 kHz (1600-1900 UT), 

heard this evening Wednesday 9 March on 6145 is again this evening 

experiencing extremely severe co-channel interference. 

I was unsure if it was a tx fault from Sentech, South Africa or deliberate 

interference which has been monitored in various forms since Monday 7 March 

but it appears most likely that it is deliberate and this evening EXTREME. 

Heard from 1600 UT sign on with a 20 kHz blocking signal carrier modulated 

single tone, from 6135 to 6155, centered on 6145. 

Oddly the interference went off at 1630 UT for around 10 mins but came back 

on again with a different modulated tone. 

At 1700 UT the interference is extreme, making reception almost impossible 

for me using a Communications grade receiver (Yaesu FRG 7700M); a basic 

portable radio would not have the selectivity, so SWRA's signal on 6145 

would be rendered totally blocked out. 

I monitor the new SWRA daily broadcast on 3230 mornings (0300-0500 UT) and 

this txion is not interfered with. I presume the same Sentech tx is used 

for both txions, so still concerned that deliberate interference of 6145 

evenings is occurring. We are currently checking with Sentech and SWRA's 

London studio to confirm if it is a tx problem or deliberate interference. 

(David Pringle-Wood, Harare-ZWE, dxld March 9) 

We have revised the plan and the following is currently accurate. The game 

is on. Our broadcasts are being deliberately jammed - which obviously means 

that we're doing a good job! We had Plan B but now we're already on to plan 

C! 

For the full three hours of evening broadcasts (6 - 9 pm ZWE time) [1600- 

1900 UT] we will be on 3230 kHz in the 90 mb. 

For the first hour of evening broadcasts (6 - 7 pm ZWE time) [1600-1700 UT] 

we will also be on 6145 in the 49 mb. 

And for that first hour we will also be on 11845 in the 25 mb. Yes we're 

broadcasting on 3 freqs. [presumably Ascension Isl.] 

Don't forget MW and SW broadcasts in the morning. 5-7 am ZWE time [0300- 

0500 UT] Medium wave on 1197, Shortwave on 3230 in 90 mb, 24 hours a day on 

 

(SWRA via David Pringle-Wood, 2102 UT March 11, dxld) 

LUXEMBOURG/ITU [non] 7145 Long awaited RTL DRM sce to England soon ... 

VT-MNO DRM to England. BCE RTL Luxembourg via T-systems Juelich site,

N = DRM !!! a 'harsh sweety' in A-05 for the Blackpool audience: 

7145 0600-1800 27 JUL 40 290 0 106 N D BCE DTK 

BCE DRM mode txions to U.K. from BCE LUX, Broadcasting Center Europe. 


Just think - Juelich 7145 blocked by noise and hash from 0600-1800 UT. What 

a prospect! It seems that if we don't buy ourselves a DRM capable receiver 

then we won't be able to hear anything else very very soon now! (Noel R. 

Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 11) 

LUX - CRI? 

RTL is trying to get 567, 783 and 1098 kHz coordinated for use with 250 kW 

and 279 kHz with 300 kW. A new Geneva plan supplement has been published 

today. 

(first spotted by Klaus Schneider) 

 

The file is small and loads in a nifty. It contains some frightening 

requests from the megalomaniacs in LUX. SR's request for 1179 is also 

there. 

Moldova on new 1503 is booming in. I guess they are 500 kW nondirectional. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 8) 

The most recent survey of MW/LW stations that have been registered with the 

ITU for further international coordination was posted on the ITU website: 

 

Select "GE75_112". 

Note: any entry with countries shown in column "Coord_B" ("coordination 

required") is still in the coordination process: the final characteristics 

are subject to be changed if required by affected authorities, or a station 

may not be approved. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Mar 8) 

I don't understand the RTL manager request. I never read somewhere about 

these LUX desire. 

279 is reserved for the Isle of Man project, and that GB location is too 

close to LUX. 

Clervaux-LUX site is not far of Marnach site. So seemingly new units are 

planned for DRM projects, and new 4-mast arrays are needed to solve 

screening requirements. 

But 567 is registered for 500 kW powerhouse in IRL, and latter signal 

covers BE-NE-LUX well and even heard here in Stuttgart daily. 

783 kHz was used formerly by ex-GDR 1000 kW powerhouse then. And I'm not 

aware how much of power is now registered with ITU Geneve by now all-German 

authority for future use. Self-mutilation by Sachsen state authorities 

after re-unfication of Germany. 

1098 kHz Slovakia has now a very poor signal in Western Germany, so this 

occupancy by 250 kW LUX superpower would fit in SUI, F, GER, BeNeLux. 

I don't know about the Ludwigshafen entry on 1314 kHz yet, seems a low 

power DRM project, like DRM SWR Kaiserslautern. At least in winter and at 

night in summer, Norway is still a powerhouse even here in southern GER.

And another DRM Kaiserslautern outlet on 1557 kHz ? But France 1557 kHz is 

much powerful and ahead of any 5 kW signal in western Germany. (wb, wwdxc 

BC-DX Mar 9) 

A wild, very wild speculation regarding the LUX requests [to ITU Geneve, 

wb.] is that they could be intended for CRI. (Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 

10) 

CRI seems to have been making enquiries about using ALB MW senders to reach 

northern Europe, and has probably realised that this is not possible. Of 

course, there is 1395 kHz when TWR is not using it, but I don't know what 

other station(s) intend to use this freq eventually. 

But if they are interested in using txs from LUX then maybe it will mean 

additional MW txs are needed. And CRI have stated their intention to go the 

way of DRM, so ...? We will see! There may yet be too many objections from 

others already using 567, 783 & 1098. And BTW - does 1593 still "belong" to 

Germany? It amazes me that no other station has attempted to use it in 

western Europe. And of course there is also 1566 - a Swiss frequency? These 

might be better than the one's LUX wants. 

I've been very interested in the correspondence concerning the new LUX 

registrations - Olle's description (megalomaniacs) sounds the correct one 

for the people at RTL.! As we are well aware, there is a difference between 

AM and DRM, and I suggest that directional characteristics of their 

antennas will not prevent co-ch noise QRM. 

DRM is such an "intense" and continuous noise. Their plans to use 279 and 

567 will surely badly affect the proposed IoM station and RTE. 

I have not seen much reference to how DRM signals can be QRMed by AM 

broadcasts - does the DRM signal need to be at a certain strength above any 

other for it not to be corrupted? The MW band in Europe is gradually 

descending into "chaos" again after several years of reasonable reception. 

There are very few txions receivable at my location which are entirely free 

of QRM. And many others which must be severely disturbed at night except at 

locations relatively close to the tx. 

I'm very surprised that the BBC has not complained about the VoR txion on 

693 - it is often very severe at my location at night. Maybe they are 

hoping that more DAB receivers will be sold! (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX 

Mar 10) 

279 causes headaches or morning sickness? 

Mic and others wrote, about CLT's bid to coordinate 279 for use at 

Junglinster This must come as a huge shock to Paul. It looks like Paul has 

a mega headache now. 

not at all. I have made a few of those coordination request applications 

myself (on behalf of other countries' administrations) - a notable 8 

applications for a country once, and we got ONE which adjacent country the 

UK already used (that was 828). The deal is it must be directional and not 

cause interference in a protected area. For 279 our protected area extends 

halfway across the English channel, and the three master in Luxland cannot 

get better than a -6 dB or so null. However, we were hoping to get that 

coverage with far less than 500 kilowatts, so its a bloody nuisance, but 

this is in fact a very speculative attempt to shoehorn some more outlets 

in.

CLT are rather keen to get several DRM streams up and running as well as 

conventional AM outlets, and may be applying for 8 hoping to get one or two 

successes. Also, there is often a lot of bartering to get freq approvals. 

Trade-offs, etc. 

I said the CL:T plan was to beam SW, which it isn't, as that could bring 

objections from Tunisia, who are 'protected' on this frequency, even though 

they dont use it (and have no plans to). In fact they would like to beam 

east into Germany which is a huge market for them. 

This might take years to coordinate, a 75 is simply a request to discuss 

it, prossibly in case we don't make it on the air. Mind you - one of those 

who hides behgnd a non de plume on here suggest we are a dead duck. Its him 

who is quackers, believe me, and i have the pictures to prove it. 

However, I'm touched that there is such concern about the fate of the IOM 

279 project. Let me assure you it is VERY MUCH alive and we hope to be on 

the air this summer. Nx to be released as soon as necessary, we just dont 

want to dilute the impact at launch. (Anybody wanna help get the station 

ready instead of debating potential problems?? Email me off list) 

Relax folks. You're seeing ghosts, Ok after something dies, but NOT before 

its born! Ive got no headache, just morning sickness! 

(Paul Rusling-GB, Anorak Nation Mar 9) 

RTL Group was born of the merger between CLT-UFA and Pearson TV in April 

2000. CLT-UFA itself was created when the TV and radio group owned by 

Bertelsmann AG and the German newspaper group WAZ merged with the Belgian- 

Canadian Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL). 

In July 2001, Bertelsmann became majority shareholder of RTL Group 

following a stock swap with GBL in which GBL changed its 30 percent stake 

in RTL Group against a 25 percent stake in Bertelsmann AG. 

In December 2001, Bertelsmann entered into an agreement with Pearson plc to 

acquire its 22 percent stake in RTL Group. Bertelsmann's interest in RTL 

Group is now 90.4 percent. The remaining 9.6 percent of RTL Group are 

publicly traded on the Brussels and Luxembourg stock exchanges. 

 

see also 

KL: Clervaux-LUX site is not far of Marnach site. It is understood that 

these applications in fact refer to this very site, just using another 

name. (KL) 

WB: No thats' wrong. 

567 LUX ADD HJ CLERVAUX 005E58 50N02 0 9 250 29.0 B 3 IRL 

567 LUX ADD HN CLERVAUX 005E58 50N02 0 9 250 29.0 B 3 D; IRL 

screened towards Muehlacker 576, 245 km, 120-130 degrees. 

and SUI 558 at 145 degr. 

783 LUX ADD HJ CLERVAUX 005E58 50N02 0 9 250 29.0 B 3 

783 LUX ADD HN CLERVAUX 005E58 50N02 0 9 250 29.0 B 3 E; POR 

screened towards Bonn 774, 125 km, 50-60 degrees. 

Leipzig 783, 460 km, 68 degr. 

1098 LUX ADD HJ CLERVAUX 005E58 50N02 0 9 250 29.0 B 3 G 

1098 LUX ADD HN CLERVAUX 005E58 50N02 0 9 250 29.0 B 3 E; G 

screened towards Bratislava-SVK 1098, 830 km, 119 degrees.

Marnach installation location at G.C. 06E04 50N02. 

So the new antenna masts are to be planned more westerly accross the border 

on the adjacent next village of Clervaux, coordinate locator difference 

says 4 miles / 7 kilometers: 

azimuth 270.02.18degr 7.165 km 4.45 miles 

783 kHz was used formerly by ex-GDR 1000 kW powerhouse then. And I'm not 

aware how much of power is now registered with ITU Geneve by now all-German 

authority for future use. 

KL: Probably 100 kW. At least MDR and Deutsche Telekom were required to do 

some coordination procedures for the Burg ./. Wiederau site swap a decade 

ago. 

Anyway it is remarkable, to say the least, that acc. the ITU file only 

Spain and Portugal have to take part in the coordination procedure. I guess 

MDR engineering will not be amused... (Kai Ludwig-D and Wolfgang Bueschel- 

D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9) 

NG: BTW - does 1593 still "belong" to Germany? It amazes me that no other 

station has attempted to use it in western Europe. And of course there is 

also 1566 - a Swiss frequency? These might be better than the one's LUX 

wants. 

WB: I think so, once 800 kW had been registered at ITU. But German 

authorities are SPLIT UP in 16 different local state departement, not very 

effective in international tx power struggle. 

KL: Well, freq planning is actually in the responsibility of 

Regulierungsbehoerde fuer Telekommunikation und Post (RegTP), a federal 

agency. RegTP approves txions from the technical point of view. 

After the clearance of the freqs by RegTP it lies in the responsibility of 

the individual states to allocate them to broadcasters (to be complete, 

public broadcasters may claim freqs under certain conditions). 

1593 kHz now more or less belongs to Bavaria. Of course Bavaria may return 

it to Nordrhein-Westfalen. Actually this is an internal matter of Germany, 

since it is still possible to claim the Geneve schedule registration. 

WB: VoA Ismaning ceases. I heard rumours that Ismaning will cease 1197 kHz 

site coming season ... so, RTL may use 1197 kHz channel then? 

KL: Oooops... Actually they now use it more or less as a replacement for 

Marcali 1188. So the Balkans are no longer a relevant target area for BBG 

as well? 

WB: Instead of former political dictatorship on MW in 1948-1990 era, we 

see now rise a commercial dictatorship on the freq coordination horizont 

... 

KL: Very true. And CRI fits in here as well. They still have a background 

of political dictatorship, but without their economical power they wouldn't 

be able to grab 1386 kHz, to literally buy Radio Tirana and to lease 

airtime from RTL. 

WB: Once again my suggestion of yesterday: I would suggest RTL radio to 

use either 846, 1035, 1080, 1197, 1260[1251 HOL], 1359, 1503, 1566, 1593 

kHz instead. 

(wb, KL-Kai Ludwig-D, and Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9 / 12)

And re 1593 - yes, the 800 kW WDR sender near the Dutch border at 

Langenberg - and which used to formerly occupy 1586 - was an excellent 

night time signal here, although suffered at times from multi-fading 

characteristics. It carried many favourite mx programmes that were often 

listened to. (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 11) 

RTL schlaegt jetzt voll zu. Folgende Neukoordinierungen sind bei der ITU 

eingetragen: 

279 kHz Junglinster Lux 300 kW 

567 kHz Clervaux Lux 250 kW 



Neu in Deutschland: 

1179 kHz Saarbruecken 10 kW 

1314 kHz Ludwigshafen 5 kW 

1557 kHz Kaiserslautern 5 kW 

Die 1179 fuer das neue SR info. Und auch der SWR versucht wohl ein DRM-Netz 

zu knuepfen. (Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Mar 8) 

Clervaux Marnach. Beide Ortschaften liegen nur 3 km voneinander entfernt. 

Aber 250 kW fuer DRM? Ist das nicht viel zu viel? Eigentlich soll DRM ja 

u.a. zu Stromeinsparungen fuehren, oder? (Joe Leider-LUX, A-DX Mar 8) 

Danke fuer den Link. In dem Dokument steht eine Frist fuer Kommentare. Sind 

wohl also (noch) Wuensche. Gruss Rick(A-DX) 

Es steht aber ADD davor und nicht PLN. Eines muss man RTL lassen, egal wie 

man zu der Sache steht. Die tun was sie sagen. 

Das alles sind keine Ueberraschungen, sondern war angekuendigt. Als man 

neue Sender bestellt hat, habe ich mich noch gefragt, wo die denn senden 

sollen. Jetzt wissen wir es. Und die werden das durchziehen, ob mit oder 

ohne Kommentar. 

Natuerlich kann man heute nicht mehr von "Koordinierungen" reden. Es gibt 

ja noch mehr solcher Beispiele. 

Megaradio Wuerzburg 1386 oder auch Truckradio 855. 

Die 1179 kHz soll uebrigens nur eine Tagesfrequenz sein, kommt sich mit 

Schweden dann wohl nicht ins Gehege. 

Die RLP-Frequenzen sollen wohl eine LPR-Sache werden, haben also mit dem 

SWR nichts zu tun. 

1314 ist natuerlich Schwachsinn. Koennte gut sein, dass wir in naechster 

Zeit noch mehr "Koordinierungen" sehen werden. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Mar 8) 

Kommentar von Martin Elbe zur Mail von Klaus Schneider: 

279 kHz Junglinster Lux 300 kW 

...womit der Privatsender von der Insel Man damit gestorben sein duerfte... 


...die Iren werden sich fuer das Rauschen bedanken... 

[und die Rentner im Suedwesten, die nebenan Muehlacker 576 kHz hoeren 

{wollen} wb.] 


... dann kann der MDR bald abschalten ...

Neu in Deutschland: 

1179 kHz Saarbruecken 10 kW 

1314 kHz Ludwigshafen 5 kW 

Die beiden Sender duerften kaum weiter als 20 km zu hoeren sein bei 

Dunkelheit. Norwegen und Schweden werden die gnadenlos plaetten... 

Ja, bescheuerte Idee. 

Sind das jetzt Wuensche der Betreiber oder abgeschlossene 

Koordinierungen gewesen ? 

Eigentlich koennen das nur Wuensche sein. Jedem Land sind nach seiner 

Groesse Lang- und Mittelwellenfrequenzen zugeordnet, ich glaube kaum, dass 

das kleine Luxemburg zwei leistungsstarke Lang- und vier leistungsstarke 

Mittelwellenfrequenzen fuer sich beanspruchen kann. 

Da die ITU aber nichts machen kann, wenn sich ein Land nicht an die ihm 

zugewiesenen Frequenzen haelt, ist es schon denkbar, dass RTL sich mit 

Brachialgewalt breitmacht. Dann von "Koordinierung" zu reden, ist 

allerdings Chuzpe. 

Lass sie doch ihr Geld verbrennen! Schade ist es natuerlich um die 

zugemuellten Frequenzen. 

(diverse, und Martin Elbe-D A-DX Mar 8) 

MOLDOVA A-05 Moldova registrations, 5910 instead of 5960 kHz: 

5910 1600-1630 28,29 KCH 500kW 265deg MDA MOL GFC [En, Fr, Ge sces to 

Europe] 

7470 1500-1530 39 KCH 300 150 MDA MOL GFC 

[??? in Persian?, or to Iraq occupancy troops? wb.] 

A-05 remaining services via Maiac Grigoriopol-MDA, some vailed brokered by 

VT-Merlin. 

5950 1700-2100 28S,38 KCH 500 180 MDA VOR GFC 

7180 0000-0500 27N KCH 500 310 MDA VOR GFC 

7350 2000-2200 27,28 KCH 300 310 MDA VOR GFC 

7360 2000-2200 28 KCH 500 309 MDA YFR GFC 

7460 0230-0315 39-41 KCH 500 116 MDA MNO GFC 

7480 1800-1845 40 KCH 500 116 MDA MNO GFC 

9665 0000-0500 8,9,11,27 KCH 500 295 MDA VOR GFC 

11530 0400-0800 39 KCH 300 116 Kur MDA MEZ TDP 

11530 0400-1600 39,40 KCH 500 115 MDA TDP GFC 



13800 1630-1715 39,40 KCH 500 116 MDA MNO GFC. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX 

Mar 9) 

1467 / 1503 / 1566 [formerly also on 621] 

CRI via Moldova now one hour later? Registered 1430-1627 Russian 

1467(Grigoriopol Moldova) heard at Stuttgart Germany one hour later at 

1530-1730 UT [March 9th]. 

WRTH 2005 had a mistake on VoRussia 1800 Bulg / 1800 Greek entries. 

WRTH Update-2 did correct the Greek outlet: 

Greek Days Area kHz 

1900-2000 daily Eu 1431smf, 1467gri, [should be 1503gri in future? wb.] 

5920klg, 6000sam, 

7355sam, 9830msk

From 1800 UT VoRUS Bulgarian {testing?} Grigoriopol Moldova on 1503 kHz 

again, powerful signal, undisturbed in Germany. Thanks Poland left that 

channel some 4 years ago for ever? Stettin Stargard Poland 1503 kHz entry 

is still registered on ITU list? 

Stettin Stargard POL 1503 kHz is not deleted on ITU Geneva MW list yet.1467 

kHz once was registered for Kiev Ukraine 300 kW, not for Maiac MDA. Another 

possible Maiac channels is 621 kHz. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX March 10) [Bulg/Greek heard recently also on 1566 kHz 

test, wb.] 

On 6 Mar at 1800 noted Voice of Russia in Bulgarian on 1503 kHz. Some time 

ago they were on 1566. The listed freq is 1467. I presume this is hte 

Maiac, MDA tx looking for a nice, clear frequency. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, 

hcdx Mar 7) 

MONTSINERY A-05 DW Montsinery relay transmissions: 

9735 0200-0600 2,6-8,10N,11NW GUF 500kW 310deg GERMAN F DWL DWL 

11955 0000-0200 2,6-8,10N GUF 500 330 GERMAN F DWL DWL 

15410 2200-2400 2-4,7-9,11N GUF 500 330 GERMAN F DWL DWL 


NEPAL Ein seltener Gast in Mitteleuropa: Radio Nepal ist mit sehr 

schwachen Signal und Floetenmusik auf 5005.35 kHz zu hoeren, 0015 UT. 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT, A-DX Mar 6) 

NEW ZEALAND New Zealand changes to Standard Time 

At 0300 NZDT On Sunday 20 March 2005 New Zealand changes to standard time 

[UTC +12hrs]. RNZI programmes will remain on UTC at the same time, however 

programmes relayed off domestic sces will begin one hour later. [RNZI 

Website]. 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 12) 

POLAND WORLD'S TALLEST RADIO/TV TOWER. 

The Warsaw radio mast was the tallest structure ever built. However it only 

existed from 1974 to 1991. Designed by Jan Polak, it was 646.38 meters 

(2,120 feet) tall and weighed 420 tons. Construction was finished on May 

18, 1973 and broadcasts were officially launched on July 30, 1974. The mast 

was located in Konstantynow, Poland at 19 48'23" Eastern longitude and at 

52 22'14" Northern largitude, and was used by Warsaw Radio-Television 

(Centrum Radiowo-Telewizyjne) for long wave radio broadcast on the freq 227 

and later 225 kHz. 

The mast was insulated against ground for a voltage of 120 kV and stood 

therefore on a 2 metre high insulator. It served as an aerial of half 

wavelength for the used freq 225 kHz. The signals from its 2 megawatt txs 

could be received across all of Europe, North Africa and even in North 

America. 

The Warsaw radio mast was a frame steelwork construction of steel tube. It 

had a cross section in form of a triangle. All three sides of this triangle 

had a length of 4.8 metres. The diameter of the steel tubes forming the 

edges of the construction had a diameter of 24.5 centimetres, the thickness 

of the walls of these tubes varied depending from the height between 8 and 

34 milimetres. The mast construction consisted of 86 elements. Each element 

had a length of 7.5 metres. 

The mast was guyed in 5 levels with guys of 50 milimetres diameter, which 

were divided into multiple sections by special insulators. The weight of 

guys and insulators used for anchoring the mast was 80 tons. For better 

access to the flight safety lamps and other components of the mast, there 

was an elevator installed in the interior of the mast. The elevator had a

maximum speed of 0.35m/s and required 30 mins for a trip from the bottom to 

the top of the construction. 

On August 8, 1991, the mast collapsed during renovation work. Three people 

were killed and 12 injured when it fell. In 1995 the Polish govt proposed 

rebuilding the tower, but this was successfully opposed by local residents. 

After the collapse of the radio mast at Konstantynow, the Polish 

broadcasting company used the old tx of Raszyn with its 335 metre high mast 

near Warszawa, which is used since 1978 during daytime for the txion of a 

second programme of the Polish broadcasting sce in the longwave range on 

the freq 198 kHz, for txions on 225 kHz at nighttime with a power of 500 

Kilowatt. During daytime the tx on 225 kHz was inactive, because the 

facility was not able to work on 198 kHz and 225 kHz at the same time. 

Because rebuilding the mast at Konstantynow was not possible after protests 

of local residents, a new tx site had to be searched for the new Polish 

longwave txion facility. This was found in form of an old military area 

near Solec Kujawski. On this site a new longwave tx facility with a tx of 

1000 Kilowatt HF- power for the freq 225 kHz was built from 1998 to 1999, 

the Longwave-transmitter Solec Kujawski. The new tx uses as aerial two 

grounded masts 330 metres apart from each other with heights of 330 and 289 

metres and went in sce on September 4th, 1999. 

With its collapse, the KVLY-TV mast outside of Fargo, North Dakota, USA, 

became again the world's tallest structure, standing at 628.8 meters (2,063 

feet) tall. 

 

(via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK Mar 7) 

Re: "After the collapse of the radio mast at Konstantynow, the Polish 

broadcasting company used the old tx of Raszyn with its 335 metre high mast 

near Warszawa, which is used since 1978 during daytime for the txion of a 

second programme of the Polish broadcasting sce in the longwave range on 

the freq 198 kHz, for txions on 225 kHz at nighttime with a power of 500 

Kilowatt. During daytime the tx on 225 kHz was inactive, because the 

facility was not able to work on 198 kHz and 225 kHz at the same time." 

In fact Raszyn operated during these years always on 225 kHz, consequently 

leaving 198 kHz off and silent. Here in Germany some people were surprised 

about Polish Radio appearing on 198 kHz when the Solec Kujawski tx became 

operational. In so many years of silence this second Polish longwave outlet 

got simply forgotten here. 

Two more pictures of the collapsed Konstantynow/Gabin mast: 

 

 

All the best, (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Mar 9) 

PORTUGAL Terrible DRM signal of DW DRM Sines on 11830 kHz, covering 18 

kHz wide 11822 ... 11839 kHz range on Sun 6th, 1600-1757 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC- 

DX Mar 9 

RDPi Radio Portugal. Satellite fed delay from Lisbon to Sines site (9815, 

11660 kHz). 

According to info from Ms. Teresa Beatriz Abreu, RDPi Chief Engineer, the 

main tx site is referred to as Pegues. The txs at Sines are fed by way of 

satellite, which explains a delay of 2.5 seconds on their audio. 

Per my own measurements, the delay is more than 2.5 secs., perhaps in the 

order of 4.

Wrote Ms. Abreu in an email a couple of weeks ago: "Quanto ao atraso do 

sinal em 11660 kHz, deve-se ao facto de ele ser efectuado a partir da 

estagco emissora da Pro-Funk, em Sines (cerca de 150 Km ao sul de Lisboa), 

que recebe o sinal produzido nos nossos estzdios de Lisboa, atravis do 

satilite. 

Quanto 's restantes transmissues elas sco efectuadas a partir da nossa 

estagco emissora de Pegues, sendo am o sinal recebido por feixe hertziano. 

Deste modo, a transmissco em 11 660 kHz i afectada pelo atraso no 

transporte do sinal via satilite, o qual rondara os 2,5s." 

This was in answer to an enquiry about the delay I noted on 11660 compared 

to 9755 and 9915, which carry the same programming in the morning at 0800. 

(Henrik Klemetz-SWE, dxld and direct Mar 5) 

I don't have the exact figure handy, but I think a single satellite-hop to 

geostationary orbit and back causes a delay of about 300 ms, i.e. 3/10 of 

one second, right Wolfie? So a delay of 2.5 seconds would mean 8 hops or 

so, and 4 seconds, 13 hops! Surely something else is involved here, such as 

digital delays somewhere in the circuit, or a deliberate delay at the tx 

site in order to even out power consumption when more than one freq is 

carrying the same program. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Mar 5) 

Perhaps Wolfgang could try the three freqs already tomorrow morning to 

gauge the delay. 9815 is considerably weaker here than the two others. 

(Henrik Klemetz-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 5) 

Re: Portugal. 

The Pro-funk GmbH, or "Radio Trans Europa, Lda", as it was then called, had 

a receiving stn (which I visited in the late 80's) in Santana, near 

Sesimbra. This facility was handed over to the Portugese authorities which 

in turn dismantled the site and donated the equipment or part thereof to 

one or more of the former Portugues African colonies. The rx site was also 

used to receive the SSB signals from Germany as well as taped prgrs from 

the Lisboa office and then relay those via microwave to Sines. 

The HF site of RDP is at Sao Gabriel, near Pegoes. There is indeed some 

delay in the signals. The delay is even bigger on the (automated) MW sites 

for local / reg. coverage, which receive the signal from satellite too. 

And yes, the Sines site does receive the RDP signal from satellite, so if 

you receive the same prgr on MW, RDPi on HF and Pro-Funk on HF too, they do 

differ, all being "later" as compared to VHF-FM. 


I never checked the Pegues outlets against DW Sines site (delay) yet. 

Latter they use a different freq on weekdays / Sat-Sun. 

Mo-Fr 0745-0900 11660 250 55 deg [11850 kHz in A-05] 

Sat/Sun 0930-1100 9815 250 55 deg [11995 kHz in A-05] 

There is a log-periodic antenna in use, which result in a small lobe 

towards Central Europe. 

But I guess there is a satellite fed from RDP Lisbon bc house to Bonn- 

CologneGER main control room, and send then again from Bonn-Cologne to 

Sines site via the three different lang channel bundle. 

[when Sines started in 1968-1970, a special DW receiving station had been 

erected midst between Lisbon and Sines on the coast at Sesimbra. TX site 

was fed by a microwave link via the Atlantic bay between Sesimbra and Sines 

site.]

Juelich-Germany site fed DW Kigali and Sines installations by direct SW 

feeder broadcasts these days, and some mx request and letterbox programs 

were produced in advance on tape at DW Cologne bc house to be send via 

airmail. 

Similar has been done for VoA sces between Greenville and Tatsfield- 

UK/Munich-GER, or between RCI Ottawa and Tatsfield to serve RCI Daventry 

relay. 

Otherwise maybe all txs at Sines are prepared now for new DRM mode txions, 

that's a combined AM/DRM/Simulcast control PC software procedure, for 

modulation the tx. 

That digitalizing PC procedure takes about 4 seconds - on even super fast 

PC systems -, on our DLF Deutschlandfunk mediumwave feed, for example on 

756 kHz co-channel via Braunschweig and/or Ravensburg sites. So you will 

never hear an exact Time Signal pips txion 'on the hour' anymore. (wb, 


Log Sunday March 6th: 9815 kHz RDP txion via Sines has a markable delay of 

3.8 to 4 seconds against all Pegoes outlets on 11875, 15575, and 17710. But 

21830 couldn't be traced so far today. 

Mo-Fr 0745-0900 11660 250 55 deg 

Sat/Sun 0930-1100 9815 250 55 deg 


Today March 9th, DW told in an mail reply of DW Customer Service dept. by 

Mrs. Dorothea Bender, that time delay at Sines site occurs due of new 

digital tx usage. (wb) 

Lieber Herr Bueschel, 

vielen Dank fuer Ihre e-mail vom 7.3.2005. Wie Sie schon vermuteten, liegt 

die Ursache fuer die Zeitverzoegerung im Einsatz des digitalen Senders. 

Mit freundlichen Gruessen, DEUTSCHE WELLE, Kundenservice, Dorothea Bender 

(Mar 9) 

I wanted to make another observation today, and used 15690 kHz to the 

ME+India: it's synchronized with RDP-1 on VHF, but MW is still nearly 4" 

behind, this applying not just to the nearest MW outlet on 666 kHz but also 

to others. 

I was able to check the RDP during their 21 min long nx bulletin this 

morning at 0800, and the signal delay between the RDPi via Sao Gabriel 

(9815) and via Sines (11660) was 4 or nearly 4 seconds. The same time delay 

was also recorded between the RDP-1 via the nearest MW stn & the RDP-1 via 

the "Lisbon tx" is the VHF-FM one (95.7 MHz). Lisbon tx housed, like 

others, in the Navy radio stn at the Monsanto hill in the capital. It comes 

to mind, however, that I'd already noticed shorter delays, possibly 

depending on how the signal is handled, this applying to both the signal 

from Sines as well as the MW one. 

Now that the delay mystery is solved, I will ry to monitor some prgr being 

b/cast simultaneously by the RDPi on HF, the RDP 1 on MF and on VHF 

(typically the RDP 1 or "Antena 1" nx on the h, and record the delays as I 

think the one noticed on HF is slightly bigger than that on MF as compared 

to the same prgr heard on FM. 

One other note re the two new Thales 300 kW units: I believe the final 

total of units available won't be 4 x 300 kW + 5 x 100 kW since maybe one 

or two of the old 100 kW will simply be removed, even if they're kept 

working normally these days. Future will tell.

The "Lisbon tx" I referred this morning is the VHF-FM one (95.7 MHz). Sorry 

for failing to mention this detail. 

I wanted to make another observation today, and used 15690 kHz to the 

ME+India: it's synchronized with RDP-1 on VHF, but MW is still nearly 4" 

behind, this applying not just to the nearest MW outlet on 666 kHz but also 

to others. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld Mar 9-10) 

Still re. the delays, I checked this again last evening (Thurs, 10 Mar) 

when the RDPi was relaying some int'l football match during another extra 

bcast (which ended even before than 2300) and the MW outlets were again 4" 

behind the FM txs & the RDPi on SW. This morning, I noticed the same thing, 

but... RDP Madeira 531 kHz was on par with RDPi and 95.7 MHz while other 

(mainland) MW outlets were abt. 4" behind. 

A contact within the Pro-Funk stn in Sines said to me y/day that the RDPi 

signal is simply picked up by the digital sat. rx and "thrown" into the tx, 

no other "treatment" is carried out, so he says the delay must have 

something to do with the coding / decoding process which may not be 

coinciding 100%, hence the delay, so no Pro-Funk equipment or signal 

treatment is causing that. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX March 10) 

DW Polish 1200-1230 (at present 1300-1330 via Wertachtal on 7130 and 9735) 

will be removed from SW and stay on satellite only. However, the evening 

programme 1630-1659 will still be carried by a Sines tx, again on the usual 

summer freq 15595. Actually DW announced already in last year that Polish 

is to be taken off SW entirely. 


15595 1630-1659 28N SIN 250kW 50deg POLISH POR DWL1 

DW DRM-Programme fuer Europa mit Programmanteilen des Deutschen und 

Englischen DW-Programmes sowie des DW-Musikkanals. 


EUROPA DRM-TEST 0700-0900* 7265 41 POR SINES 







*7265 0705-0855 27,28 SIN 90kW 40deg 17=Sat/Sun from Apr 20 N DIVERSE POR 

DWL 

*7265 0705-0900 27,28 SIN 90kW 40deg 23456=Mo-Fr from Apr 20 N DIVERSE POR 

DWL 

At http://www.filatelia.fi/dx/ by G. Kock, Finland Plenty of pictures and 

audios: 

"My DX'ing A HISTORICAL ARCHIVE When I was active as a short wave and 

medium wave-AM listener (DXing) from 1963 to 1972 I took during trips 

PHOTOS that now may be of some interest to other DX listeners. I have 

therefore decided to scan and share some of them, on the net, with those 

who may like to watch them. " 

(Horacio A. Nigro Montevideo Uruguay Mar 8, 


This page was originally published in December 2003. 

G. Kock, Finland 

 

 

 

 

Sines transmitting site (south western coast of Portugal): aerial masts and 

buildings at a distance; one of the aerials; tx hall; a tx. This then 

modern and powerful SW site was at that time used by the Deutsche Welle as 

a relay station. (G. Kock-FIN, Sept-Oct 1970) 

All pictures are black and white, which actually is fortunate, because the 

colour prints of those days would not have preserved their colours well. 

Due to modest photographic equipment, lack of skill and small size prints 

the quality of these old photos is indeed unpretentious, but this DX page 

has no profound purpose. 

SOUTHERN SPAIN & PORTUGAL, Sept.-Oct. 1970 

During two weeks I and six of my DX friends toured the south western part 

of the Iberian peninsula and northern Morocco in two cars. Gibraltar had to 

be entered by air via Tangier. Most of the time was spent visiting radio 

stations, in the below order. 

(March 8) 

RUSSIA B-04 TWR EKATERINBURG relay has been replaced by Armavir in A-05. 

(wb, Mar 11) 

TRANS WORLD RADIO - EUROPE. TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE SUMMER A-05 

27 MAR 2005 - 29 OCT 2005. Updated: 11 March 2005 

TRANS WORLD RADIO - ARMAVIR, RUSSIA 

TIME/UTC | DAYS | LANG | MB | FREQ |PWR |AZI |ZONES| 

1445-1500 | 7 | Polish | 31 | 9735 | 100 | 263 | 28 | 

1500-1530 | 1234567 | Polish | 31 | 9735 | 100 | 263 | 28 | 

1530-1600 | 1234567 | Hungarian| 31 | 9735 | 100 | 263 | 28 | 

1600-1615 | 12 45 | Czech | 41 | 7290 | 100 | 263 | 28 | 

1600-1615 | 12 45 | Czech | 31 | 9735 | 100 | 263 | 28 | 

1600-1630 | 6 | Rumanian | 41 | 7290 | 100 | 263 | 28 | 

1600-1630 | 6 | Rumanian | 31 | 9735 | 100 | 263 | 28 | 

Day 1 = Mon .. 7 = Sun. (Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld Mar 11) 

Another new site for DW will be Chita-Atamanovka in Siberia: 

English 2300-2400 on 15135. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 5) 

15135 2300-2400 43,44,49,50,54 TCH 500kW 194deg RUS DWL GFC 


SAIPAN 12120 Exotic SE Asian female (?) solo vocal mx, good steady 

signal with no flutter, unlike European and ME signals at this moment, 

caused me to stop on 12120 at 1425 UT March 9; unfortunately it was exactly 

co-channel to RTTY, holding its own at first but faded down at 1429 for 

closing annt and off leaving the channel to RTTY (and just in time for me 

to tune over to 15190 for Charlie Gillett). Subsequent research in EiBi 

says this was KFBS which has a half-hour in Hmong on Wednesdays; Vietnamese 

or Koho other days of the week. She must have been singing about Jesus, but 

I couldn't tell that. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Mar 10)

SOUTH AFRICA 6100 I see also a CRI txion at 1500-1900 UT scheduled for 

Meyerton-AFS. But CRI means China Radio International or a different 

broadcaster? 

A-05 entry: 

6100 1500-1900 57N MEY 100kW 5deg 803 daily 2703-301005 G CRI MER 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 12) [see also under U.K., LESOTHO/SOUTH AFRICA ] 

SWEDEN/CANADA/MADAGASCAR 5875 DRM We will turn the LP antenna towards 

Germany to do a short test on 5875 kHz between 1830-1858 UTC with our 

mighty 1000 Watts. This will only be done at this occasion. 

There is an intermission of other broadcasts on this channel at that time. 

It will be interesting to see how that will work. 

(Hakan-SWE Teracom?, Mar 13) 

A05 schedule for Radio Canada relay via Hoerby-SWE: 

5840 0330-0400 28S,38-40,48 HB 350 135 S RCI TER 

5840 1600-1630 19,20,28E,29,30,39,40 HB 500 85 15 Russian S RCI TER 

5850 2100-2300 28,38-40,47N,48 HB 350 235 15 S RCI TER 

9390 2200-2300 27,28,36-38,46,47,52 HB 350 220 30 S RCI TER 

9390 2200-2300 37,46 HB 350 220 30 French S RCI RCI 

A05 Radio Sweden to PAC AUS NZL via RNW Madagascar: 

7420 2100-2130 51-60 MDC 250 125 0 ENG S RSW TER 

7420 2130-2200 51-60 MDC 250 125 0 ENG S RSW TER 

A05 Radio Sweden to NE ME SoAS SoEaAS via RNW Madagascar: 

9435 0100-0130 29-31,39-42,49 MDC 250 50 15 SWEDISH S RSW TER 

9435 0130-0200 29-31,39-42,49 MDC 250 50 15 ENGLISH S RSW TER 


TAIWAN Fu Hsing Broadcasting Station (15250 kHz) sent me a QSL card in 

Chinese and English after 31 days for my report in Chinese. The 

verification signer was Mr. Xieyi Zhao, Station Manager. Memory card box, 

paper knife, and key holder were also enclosed as souvenirs. According to 

him, SW bc on 15250 kHz has been continued from August 23, 1993 with 10 kW 

of power for the purpose of communication between Taiwan and Chinese 

mainland. The station welcomes reception report in English or in Chinese, 

no reply postage is required. 

The address: Lane 280, Sec.5, Chungshan North Road, Taipei 111, Taiwan. 

URL E-mail: 

BTW "Fu Hsing" means "rehabilitation" or "reconstruction" in Chinese. 


In A-05 Deutsche Welle Indonesian service via Taiwan relay site: 

11965 2200-2250 49,54 TAI 250kW 225deg INDONESIAN CHN DWL 


Radio Taiwan International. 

RTI sendet im Sommerhalbjahr 2005 vom 28.3. bis 30.10.2005 das 

Deutschprogramm auf folgenden Frequenzen: 

1800-1900 UTC: TWN 9565 kHz oder 9955 kHz (wird noch bekanntgegeben) 

1900-2000 UTC: UK 6185 kHz 

2100-2200 UTC: YFR 18930 kHz [!!! seldom used mb via Okeechobee-FL-USA] 

0600-0700 UTC: YFR 7520 kHz

Bitte beachten Sie auch unsere geaenderten E-Mail-Adressen (und URL) < @ 

rti.org.tw> , also statt nun 

Die E-Mail-Adresse der Deutschredaktion ist nun: 

(via Volker Willschrey-D, Mar 9) 

6185 1900-2000 27SE,28W SKN 250kW 105deg USA MNO MER. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 

9) 

TURKEY TRT Ankara, A-05 schedule 

Sprache Frequenz TRANSMISSION Sender kW Mode 

(kHz) Zeit (UTC) 

EUROPA 

Albanisch 11875 1130-1230 CAK 250 DSB 

Bosnisch 5980 1800-1900 CAK 500 DSB 

Bulgarisch 7210 1330-1430 EMR 250 DSB 

Kroatisch 11865 1600-1630 EMR 250 DSB 

Englisch 6140 0300-0400 EMR 500 DSB 



Englisch (**) 9830 2200-2300 EMR 500 DSB 

Englisch (##) 7300 2200-2300 EMR 500 DSB 

Franzoesisch 11850 1930-2030 EMR 500 DSB 

Deutsch 13760 1130-1230 EMR 500 DSB 

Deutsch 13640 1730-1830 EMR 500 DSB 

Griechisch 9840 1030-1130 EMR 500 DSB 

Griechisch 7180 1430-1530 EMR 500 DSB 

Ungarisch 13770 0930-1030 EMR 500 DSB 

Mazedonisch 11690 0800-0900 EMR 250 DSB 

Rumaenisch 9560 0930-1030 CAK 250 DSB 

Serbisch 11860 1330-1400 EMR 250 DSB 

Spanisch 13720 1630-1700 EMR 500 DSB 

Tuerkisch 9460 1600-2100 CAK 500 DSB 



NORD 

AMERIKA Englisch 6140 0300-0400 EMR 500 DSB 

Englisch (**) 9830 2200-2300 EMR 500 DSB 

Englisch (##) 7300 2200-2300 EMR 500 DSB 


AUSTRALIEN Englisch 15535 1230-1330 EMR 500 DSB 


Tuerkisch 17605 0900-1200 EMR 500 DSB 

Tuerkisch 13655 1200-1600 EMR 500 DSB 


Arabisch 11690 0900-1100 EMR 500 DSB 

ASIEN Arabisch 15520 0900-1100 EMR 500 DSB 

Arabisch 11735 1400-1600 CAK 500 DSB 

Aserbaidsch. 11730 0700-0830 CAK 250 DSB 

Aserbaidsch. 15140 0700-0830 EMR 500 DSB 

Aserbaidsch. 9645 1400-1500 EMR 500 DSB 

Chinesisch 17715 1100-1200 EMR 500 DSB 




Georgisch 9760 0700-0800 EMR 500 DSB 

Griechisch 7295 1030-1130 CAK 250 DSB 

Kasachisch 11860 1500-1600 EMR 500 DSB 

Kirgisisch 9575 1600-1700 CAK 500 DSB 

Persisch 11795 0830-0930 CAK 500 DSB 

Persisch 15220 0830-0930 EMR 500 DSB 

Persisch 11940 1230-1400 CAK 500 DSB 

Russisch 13720 1300-1400 EMR 500 DSB

Russisch 9675 1700-1800 EMR 500 DSB 

Tatarisch 9855 1500-1600 EMR 500 DSB 




Tuerkisch 17605 0900-1200 EMR 500 DSB 




Turkmenisch 11905 1530-1630 EMR 500 DSB 

Urdu 13710 1200-1300 EMR 500 DSB 

Usbekisch 7175 0100-0200 EMR 500 DSB 

Usbekisch 6115 1700-1800 CAK 500 DSB 

AFRIKA Arabisch 11690 0900-1100 EMR 500 DSB 

Arabisch 17790 1400-1600 EMR 500 DSB 

Arabisch 11735 1400-1600 CAK 500 DSB 


Franzoesisch 9535 1930-2030 CAK 500 DSB 


Tuerkisch(*) 17705 1000-1500 EMR 500 DSB 



(*) nur Freitags - only Fridays. 

(**) 9830 kHz til Sept 3rd, 2005. 

(##) 7300 kHz from Sept 4th, 2005. (March 10, 2005) 

UGANDA In its latest newsletter, High Adventure Canada announced shortterm 

plans for a SW station in Uganda. The station is to be developed in 

co-operation with Dunamis FM Kampala, which already holds a licence for 

short wave. According to High Adventure, at the National Religious 

Broadcasters Convention in Anaheim a deal was struck with the HCJB 

engineering plant for the speedy delivery of a low power short wave unit. 

The station is hoped to be on the air by summer 2005. 

It remains to be seen, whether this schedule can be met. High Adventure has 

a pentecostal tradition of "proclaiming victory" long before it happens. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9) 

Sudan Radio Service (Nairobi studios, VT Merlin txs) is announcing the 

following schedule for the post-27 March period (in their case, post-28 

March as they only transmit Monday-Friday): 

0300-0500 on 11665. 0500-0600 on 15325. 1500-1800 on 17660 

(Chris Greenway-KEN, dxld Mar 9) 

11665 0300-0500 37 RMP 500 125 20 Mon-Fri USA MNO MER 

15325 0500-0600 47E WOF 300 126 12 Mon-Fri USA MNO MER 

17660 1500-1900 47E WOF 300 140 0 Mon-Fri USA MNO MER 


UKRAINE 7440, 0136-, Radio Ukraine International Feb 28 RUI in English to 

North America. A wise change of freqs from 5910. Strong signal, totally in 

the clear...rare on 5910 with the ever present ute or the Colombian causing 

QRM. The higher freq seems to propagate better to WCNA than anything on the 

49m band did. 

(Walt Salmaniw-CAN, Cumbre Mar 6) 

UNIDENTIFIED 15375, someone is running DRM here, before and after 1400 UT 

March 9; in the past both Voz Cristiana, Chile and HCJB have DRMed this 

frequency, but nothing current in either version of the DRM online 

schedules!

Nor any posts about 15375 on the DRM fora in the past month since HCJB was 

testing to Mexico. Still going after 1500 but now with Analog Russian on 

15370, no doubt ruining any DRM reception just as DRM ruins the Russian. 


UNID digital signals. 

Digital txionsn on BC band. No idea from which country that unwanted 

digital powerful signal originate, midst on bc band like on 9701-9702 und 

11717-11719.5 kHz, wide 3.5 kHz each at around 0920 and 0940 UT. 

Dit selection more clear in the lsb mode / Sync reception mode. 


U.K./SOUTH AFRICA EGLISE DU CHRIST (Rlg). 2500-2510, rue Charland, 

Montreal (Quebec) H1Z 1C5, Canada. Tel +1 514 3876163. Fax +1 514 3871153. 

7265 kHz B04 Schedule March 2005 French Days Area kHz. 1900-1930 Thurs only 

to CeAf 7265 Woofferton. (WRTH 2005 Update-2, Mar 9) 

In A-05: 11950 1800-1830 Thurs only MNO Skelton 300kW 180deg French NoAF 

9875 DRM, Radio Taiwan International (RTI). Schedule update. English 1600- 

1700 Fris only EUR 9875rmp+. 

NOTES: The RTI prgr's in Arabic, Burmese, Korean, Mongolian and Tibetan 

were discontinued on 31 Jan 2005. Key: +) DRM. (WRTH 2005 Update-2, Mar 9) 

?? on 9770 in A-05: 

9770 1300-1330 Fris only RFI[RFI brokered?] Rampisham 500kW 95deg En 

WeEUR 

Wrong DRM power entry, should be 35 kW ! 

9770 1300-1330 Fris only RFI Rampisham 500 95 English WeEUR 

9770 1300-1330 Sat only RNZ Rampisham 500 95 English WeEUR 

9770 1330-1400 Sat only ABC Rampisham 500 95 English WeEUR 

9770 1330-1400 Fris only KBS Rampisham 500 95 English WeEUR 

9770 1500-1600 Fris only NHK Rampisham 500 95 English WeEUR 


A-05 VT-Merlin DRM transmission: 

7320 1000-1500 28 RMP 35 105 0 N G BBC MER 

9565 1200-1400 27S,28W RMP 35 95 0 N G MNO MER Int 

9760 1000-1100 27SE,28W RMP 35 110 15 Mon only N G CVO MER Int 

9770 1400-1700 27SE,28W RMP 35 95 0 Fri/Sat N G DRM MER Int 

9770 1400-1700 27SE,28W RMP 35 95 0 Sun-Thur N G DRM MER 

9800 2300-2400 4,7E,8N SAC 70 268 0 N G BBC MER 

11955 0300-0400 6,7,8N SAC 70 285 0 N G BBC MER 

15215 1800-1900 29 RMP 35 61 14 N G BBC MER 


QSL-Karte. Leading the Way with Dr. Michael Youssef schickte mit nach 6 

Tagen auf einen E-Mail Bericht eine volldet. QSL-Karte mit Senderstandort 

Merlin UK. 

Adresse: Leading the Way with Dr. Michael Youssef, P.O.Box 20100, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30325, U.S.A. Internet Adresse 

(Dieter Kraus-D, A-DX Mar 12) 

A-05 from March 28: 

15495 1700-1730 29 RMP 500 61 14 Sat/Sun 17 D USA MNO MER Russian 

15495 1700-1730 40 RMP 500 95 0 1234567 D USA MNO MER Persian 

Daily Persian seems wrong, should be Tue/Fri again ? 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9)

From their website: "Though started as a ministry for the Arab world, it 

meanwhile has created a number of sces in other langs as well: 

The international radio ministry was launched in 1996 with a dual- lang, 

English-Arabic program broadcast on two high-powered AM stations in Monte 

Carlo and Cyprus. This program now airs three times each week and is 

designed to help Non-Christians in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe 

understand who Jesus is." (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 19, 2004) 

Also Hirondelle[Organization, brokered by MNO-VT] French again, now 

extended at 0400-0600 on 11690, from either UAE or Meyerton[see below, 

seems MEY] ? Others say R Okapi to Congo. No chance to hear anything in 

Germany in past days. 11690 heard already testing in week February 15th 

also. (wb) 

Night sce still at extended 1730-1930 UT on 11760 in B-04: 

11760 1830-1930 46E,47W WOF 250 152 12 618 D G NEW MER 

Found 15470 in A-05: 

15470 1830-1930 46E,47W WOF 250 152 12 618 G NEW MER 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9/12) 

11690. 

I agree too, guys. Even at 0540 UTC, the signal is still much stronger here 

than a 10 kW African ought to be. Walt, I see that Bernd Trutenau replied 

to your logging and says that a reliable source places this tx at Meyerton, 

South Africa. 

(Guy Atkins-WA-USA, hcdx Mar 12-13) 

11690 at 0419- UT, Radio Okapi on Mar 13. Musical 'Okapi' by YL at exactly 

04:19:30 UT. S9 to S9 + 10 signal. I'm really having trouble believing this 

is only 10 kW[sic 250 kW?]. Another ID at 04:21:45. 'Okapi', not 'Radio 

Okapi'. In vernacular as I listen. Mentions of 'democrasiya', 'Congo'. Best 

by far of the last few days I've listened. Are we sure this isn't from a 

100+kw transmitter? ?Kigali, ?Meyerton, ?Madagascar. 

'Okapi' again at 04:26:15. Full ID as Radio Okapi at 04:30 UT, and 

mentioned Hirondelle as well. Signal continues to improve. Marvellous 

signal at 0440 UT in French. Another full excellent ID in French at 0455 

UT. Further IDs just after the TOH, and continued in French programming 

about 'elections libre'. Totally about the need for free elections in The 

Democratic Republic of Congo. Discussion between Robert and Walter. 


Today Sun Mar 13 elections held also in CAF. (wb) 

11690 It's Radio Okapi, heard with a good signal on 11690 kHz with 

interviews, listeners questions about elections, mx. 

Their website indicates: 

"Depuis le 1er mars 2005, Radio Okapi diffuse un nouveau programme de deux 

heures en ondes courtes sur l'ensemble du territoire congolais. La 

reception se fait sur 11690 kHz. 

De 5h a 7h, a l'ouest du Congo et donc de 6h a 8h, a l'est du pays, nous 

proposons un condense du programme diffuse la veille sur les frequences FM 

et compose des journaux et chroniques en langues nationales, mais aussi des 

emissions phares de notre radio : Dialogue Entre Congolais et Okapi Action. 

Une large part est faite aux programmes d'education civique et au suivi du 

processus electoral ainsi qu'aux emissions d'information pratique, sante 

developpement, droits.." So, its' from 0400 to 0600 UTC. 

(Jean-Marie Aubier-F, dxld Mar 13)

USA Here's some nx from our website at 

which may be of interest. 

Europa Radio International will begin broadcasting from Miami via WRMI on 

March 20th on 7385/15725 to North America and on 9955 kHz to the Caribbean. 

Progress on our own recently acquired tx, as expected, has been slow due to 

transit delays and poor weather conditions however we hope to have some 

good nx by mid-April. 

More nx to follow later this month. (Alan Day, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 5) 

Jeff White tells me that WEWN has been ordered off 5825, much as WRMI was 

ordered off 6870, and WHRI off 7535. It looks like the USG is finally 

"cleaning up" OOB usage by broadcasters. So I have been checking the posted 

schedule. 

5825 is still there for now, but the schedule has been modified: now if you 

hear it on both 5825 and 5810 between 0000 and 0500 it's not a spur! But 

look out, 5840 and 5795!! Other mixing products possible when on two nearby 

freqs: 7280 and 7715 at 0500-0800; 15645 and 15795 at 1700-2000 and 2200- 

2300. First column is EST, even tho WEWN is in the CST zone! 

Schedule on via gh, dxld March 8) 

Please note that WRMI has moved freq to 7385kHz. 

Europa Radio International Moves to Miami 

Europa Radio International is to begin broadcasting via the facilities of 

WRMI in Miami on: Sunday, March 20th on 7385 kHz to North America between 

1900 and 2100 UTC and on Wednesday 23rd March on 9955 kHz between 1100-1300 

UTC to the Caribbean. 

(wwdxc BC-DX March 10) 

URUGUAY The country will return to UTC-3 on next March 27. Now DST with 

UTC-2. 

6140 R Montecarlo/Oriental. The xter again silent after last reported 

activity with bike competition. It is expected to reactivate under same 

characteristics on next "Semana de Turismo" ("Tourism Week" ) (also named 

"Semana Santa" -"Holy Week"-, or "Semana Criolla" -"Creole Week"-) from 

March 20 to March 27. (Horacio A. Nigro-URG, DXplorer Mar 6) 

VATICAN CITY [non, rather foreign relays] A-05 season relays of Vatican 

Radio 

6020 1225-1315 42-44 PUG 250 355 ............. D Ch PHL VAT 

VAT 

6205 1310-1400 49,54 TCH 500 194 040905 301005 D RUS VAT 

GFC 

6210 1225-1300 31,32 NVS 100 78 ............. D RUS VAT 

GFC 

7300 2145-2245 44 IRK 250 152 010505 030905 D RUS VAT 

GFC 

9800 1945-2030 7N,8N SAC 70 268 .........DRM! N English CAN VAT 

RCI 

11830 2157-2245 43,44 KHB 100 218 040905 301005 D RUS VAT 

GFC 

11830 2157-2245 43,44 KHB 100 218 270305 300405 D RUS VAT 

GFC 

12055 1300-1400 43,44,49,54 TCH 500 195 ............. D RUS VAT 

GFC 

12065 1430-1600 41 TAC 100 130 ............. D UZB VAT 

GFC 

17590 0200-0330 41 NVS 250 180 ............. D RUS VAT 

GFC 

6020 = RVA Manila relay. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9)

From: "International Editor - WRTH" 

An update file for WRTH 2005 is now available for download at the WRTH web 

site, 

The file is pdf document and you will require the free adobe acrobat reader 

5 or above to read it. Please follow the simple instructions on site to 

download. 

This file contains the latest International broadcaster updates, schedule 

changes and new stations for the winter (B04) season. The file is just over 

100k so won't take too long to download. New/changed entries are marked in 

RED so they are easy to identify. 

Regards, Sean D. Gilbert G4UCJ / G4001SWL 

International Editor - WRTH (World Radio TV Handbook) 

E-Mail: 

Fax: +44 [0] 709 2332287 


WRTH - THE Directory of Global Broadcasting 

WRTH2005 is now available - 688 pages (80 in full colour) visit 

to order yours direct. (Mar 6) 

Hallo Liste, anbei einige Infos zum 10. internationalen RKI-Hoerertreffen 

in Mainz: 

10. Treffen der Hoerer von KBS World Radio - Radio Korea International - am 

Samstag, den 28. Mai 2005 beim Deutsch - Koreanischen Freundeskreis in 

Mainz 

Der Deutsch-Koreanische Freundeskreis Mainz laedt alle KBS World Radio 

Hoerer und Koreafreunde in seine Raeume in der Mainzer Reduite auch in 

diesem Jahr recht herzlich ein. Das Jahr 2005 steht ganz im Zeichen der 

Feier des 10. Treffens und es ist erfreulich, dass gerade im Koreajahr 2005 

der Mainzer Freundeskreis bereits auf eine lange Reihe von sehr 

erfolgreichen Veranstaltungen dieser Art zurueck blicken kann. 

Den ganzen Tag ueber wird ab 11 Uhr im Vereinsheim in der Reduite wieder 

ein vielfaeltiges und sehr kurzweiliges Programm geboten werden: der Bogen 

reicht von interessanten Bildvortraegen, Praesentationen und Infomaterial 

aus Korea, einer Trommel-Perkussion aus dem Land der Morgenstille bis hin 

zu einer Praesentation von Hanbok, der traditionellen Tracht der Koreaner, 

und wird begleitet von den kulinarischen Genuessen des Landes. Dem Hobby 

Rundfunkfernempfang wird natuerlich ebenso Raum gegeben: so ist u.a. neben 

der Vorstellung von Empfangsmoeglichkeiten weltweit sendender 

Radiostationen und der Demonstration der neuen digitalen Kurzwelle diesmal 

geplant, eine direkte Live Fernfunkverbindung zwischen Mainz und Seoul 

aufzubauen! 

Hierzu begruesst der Freundeskreis in seinen Raeumen Funkamateure aus 

Mainz, die eine komplette Sende- und Empfangsstation aufbauen werden. 

KBS World Radio wird natuerlich auch diesmal wieder mit Interviews die 

Atmosphaere einfangen und am Abend ueber sein Programm von der 

Veranstaltung berichten. 

Wer auch am Sonntag noch die Funkerfreunde Mainz im "Holzturm" besuchen 

moechte bzw. am Freitag frueher anreist, der hat Moeglichkeit, sehr 

preiswert im unmittelbar zur Reduite gelegenen DLRG-Fortbildungszentrum zu 

uebernachten.

Die Teilnahme am Hoerertreffen ist kostenlos. Eine fruehzeitige Anmeldung 

ist jedoch wegen der Planung erbeten. 

Bitte kontaktieren Sie hierzu den Vereinsvorsitzenden des Deutsch- 

Koreanischen Freundeskreises Mainz e.V., Herrn Michael Tassler: 

Tel.: 06131 385379 Email: 

Aktuelle Informationen zum 10. Hoerer- und Koreafreundetreffen sind auch 

auf der Korea-Internetseite des Vereinsmitglieds Thomas Schneider aus 

Freiburg zu erhalten: 

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ALGERIA 700 Polisario Front (Algerian (RTA) site?) putting splendid 

signals when monitored evenings 11+12 Mar at on the SW coast; typically 

better than 7460 due to the usual QRM de RFAsia 7460, but even the latter 

outlet provides slightly better reception on the south. By the way, 1550 

Tindouf (I wish this could be ascertained once & for all) is still off. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- DX Mar 17) 

ARGENTINIA RAE R. Nacional on 15345.16 at 2310-2320+ on March 6, futbol 

game with usual exuberant announcer. Radio Nacional ID, ad jingles. Fair. 

\\ 6059.96 poor with co-channel QRM and adjacent channel splatter. (Brian 

Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Mar 11) 

AUSTRALIA Some Darwin registrations in A-05, ABC: 

9625 1400 1600 49S,54 DRW 250 290 English AUS ABC CVI 

9785 2130 2330 54 DRW 250 290 Indonesian AUS ABC CVI 

and CVI - Christian Vision 

13685 1000 1400 43,44,50 DRW 250 340 English AUS VIL CVI 

13770 0900 1400 43,44,50 DRW 250 340 Chinese AUS VIL CVI 

15205 1400 1800 43,44,50 DRW 250 340 English AUS VIL CVI 

17775 0130 0200 49,50,54 DRW 250 317 English AUS VIL CVI 

17820 0400 1000 54 DRW 250 290 Indonesian AUS VIL CVI 

17830 0700 1000 43,44,50 DRW 250 340 Chinese AUS VIL CVI 

and HCA Kununurra WA AUS G.C. 15S48 128E41

11750 0700-1000 51,55,56,59,60,62KNX 50 120 ENGLISH AUS HCA 

15390 1430-1600 40,41,49,54 KNX 100 307 ENGLISH AUS HCA 

15405 1300-1430 44,49,50,54 KNX 100 340 010605 010905 VARIOUS AUS HCA 



15425 1000-1300 41E,49,54 KNX 100 307 VARIOUS AUS HCA 

15525 2230-0100 44,50,54 KNX 100 340 VARIOUS AUS HCA 

15560 0100-0230 40,41,49,54 KNX 100 307 ENGLISH AUS HCA 

15560 0230-0300 40,41,49,54 KNX 100 307 1 ENGLISH AUS HCA 

15560 0230-0300 40,41,49,54 KNX 100 307 234567 URDU AUS HCA 

(March 9) 

AUSTRIA Vienna exhibition: "off limits" Radiosender Blue Danube Network, 

BDN, WOFA in 1945-1955. 

Noch bis zum 3. Juni in der Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothek (Rathaus, 

Stiege 4, 1. Stock) Mo-Do 0900-1800 MEZ / Fr 0900-1600 MEZ zu sehen. 

"off limits" - Amerikanische Soldaten in Wien 1945-1955. Eine Ausstellung 

im Wiener Rathaus beleuchtet das Leben der amerikanischen Besatzer nach dem 

zweiten Weltkrieg in Wien. Eintritt frei. Fotos, Plakate, Zeitungen und 

Radioaufnahmen zeigen den Alltag der Soldaten. Anhand von rund 300 

Exponaten werden Streifzuege durch kulturelle Szenen eines "amerikanischen" 

Wien unternommen: zum Tuxedo Club, zum Army Red Cross Club, zum Radiosender 

Blue Danube Network. 

"Amerika ruft Oesterreich" - Printmedien 1945-1955 heisst eine Teil- 

Ausstellung in der Hauptbuecherei der St. Buechereien am Guertel, 1070 

Wien. (18.02. - 30.04.2005) Fuehrungen auf Anfrage: 

Information 

Was ist so zu hoeren und zu sehen: 

Die Beschallung des Ausstellungsraumes uebernehmen Sendungen vom Blue 

Danube Network. An diversen Staenden laden Kopfhoerer zum Hoeren ein. 

Plakate: u.a. Sendergruppe Rot-Weiss-Rot Wien, Salzburg, Linz 755 kcs / 

397.4mb kuendigt die Eroeffnung von zwei neuen Sendereihen an. 

Programmblaetter of the Blue Danube Network. 

Funk u. Film Programmbeilage vom 13. - 19. Okt. 1946 u. a. mit 

Programmvorschau von: 

Wien I 506.8mb, Wien II 228.6mb 

Rot-Weiss-Rot 410mb 231.8mb 236.8mb 

Alpenland 338.6mb 233.4mb 

West 578mb 

Budapest 549mb 

WOFA Wien 281mb 

Britischer Militaersender Wien 249mb 

Nachrichten aus aller Welt: 

Amerika 1796mLW [VoA Munich Erching 1734 mb?, wb.] KW, UdSSR 48, 42, 40 mb, 

Frankreich 463mb KW, England LW 1796mb KW Schulfunkprogramm. 

Programmblatt: 

German Instruction over Blue Danube Network. 

The following stations in Austria will broadcast the programm Vienna WOFA 

1068kc/s 281mb, Salzburg KZCA 1104kc/s 271.7mb, Linz KOFA 629kc/s 465.9mb. 

Short Waves 7.22 megacycles / 40.5 meters. 

Briefe: U.S. Forces in Austria B. D. N. APO777 US Army 1948 Christmas Unit. 

Auch eine RAVAG Honorar Note ist vom 11. 11. 1950. Schilling achtzig/50 ist 

zu sehen.

Aus dem Info Blatt zur Ausstellung: 

Blue Danube Network BDN das war die Radiostation der amerikanischen 

Streitkraefte, nach dem 2. Weltkrieg in Oesterreich. Urspruenglich nur fuer 

die Truppenbetreuung bestimmt, war das Programm dieser Sendergruppe aber 

auch bald bei der Bevoelkerung und hier speziell bei den juengeren Hoerern, 

sehr beliebt. 

Die Sendestationen waren: Wien, Salzburg und Linz. In Wien war das 

Hauptquartier. Es gab aber auch Relaisstationen in St. Johann, Saalbach, 

Zell am See, und Tulln. Der Sendebetrieb begann im Juni 1945 und endete, 

durch den Staatsvertrag bedingt, im Oktober 1955. Die nachfolgenden 

Tontraeger sollen uns an einen Kultsender der damaligen Zeit erinnern. 

WOFA Armed Forces Radio Service: The Dick Haymes Show, Spieldauer 47 

Minuten. BDN Cool Corner (Vol.1 u.2). Diese Doppel CD mit insgesamt 96Min. 

Spieldauer vermittelt BDN Originalsound. Vol. 3 u. 4 mit insgesamt 159Min 

Spieldauer. Blue Danube Network Radio Show in Swingtime 61Minuten. 

Ing. Ernest Cech hat mit seinem selbst gebautem Tonband viele Sendungen des 

BDN und RWR aufgenommen. Es ist ihm zu verdanken, dass diese Sendungen der 

Nachwelt erhalten blieben. Mehr Infos: 

Walter Orosz, 1220 Vienna, Austria; Email: 

The History of BDN - AFN - Armed Forces Radio Stations (1943). 

Sender in Oesterreich (1945-55). 

(Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX Mar 20) 

AZERBAIJAN I hear programs in presumed Azerbaijani on 1531 kHz in the 

evenings (but not regularly), when IBB relays are off. The latter relays go 

on the air at 0400-0500, 1600-1700, 1800-1900 and 1900-2000 UTC. These 

programs are not \\ to 801 kHz and other known AZE freqs. A lot of national 

mx and songs is broadcast. 

(MIDXB No.412 - Vasily Gulyaev-RUS, DXsignal Mar 11) 

WRTH 2005 (page 103) shows "Azad Azerbaycan Radiosu" on this freq at 

certain times. The bc company behind this stn also runs the FM station "FM 

106" in Baku. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXsignal Mar 19) 

BELARUS Latest EMWG says that Heraniony and Slonim stations are off - 

indeed, I sent this info to Herman Boel last year. They were not able to 

pay electricity bills at those times. At present both stations have been 

revived: see the data below. 

SRV-50 Usacy dismantled SRV-50 Slonim active 

SRV-5 Heraniony active SRV-7 Hrodna active 

(open_dx - Sergey Alekseychik, Hrodna-BLR, DXsignal Mar 11) 

BELGIUM RADIO WORLD - Sunday 20 March 2005 

 

And now it's time for the combined last editions of B1043 and Radio World. 

It goes without saying that it's not without emotion that I embark on this 

part of the programme. After so many years, we've come to the end of 

answering your letters and reception reports, and reporting on SW and dx 

news. 

First of all, the entire Flanders Today team would like to thank you for 

your loyalty, your friendship and the many encouraging letters you've been 

sending us over the years. Also, and in particular, those of you who have 

expressed sadness at the nx of our disappearance and supported us until the 

very end. To no avail, as it happens, but still, your backing was much 

appreciated.

Last weekend I had the opportunity to meet some of our listeners at the SWL 

Winterfest in Kulpsville, Pa. To one of them, Chris Campell of Columbus, 

Ohio, I should say that we are doing our best to find a CD by "Spencer the 

Rover". Hang on Chris, we don't have any in stock, but we're looking. 

Before arriving at Kulpsville, I had the great pleasure of meeting our 

listener Saul Broudy in Philadelphia. Saul is a singer-songwriter and he 

was playing with his friends at the Philadelphia Flower Show. 

At the SWL Winterfest in Kulpsville I was lucky to meet with some of the 

great names in SW: Kim Elliott of the Voice of America, Ian McFarland of 

Radio Canada International and Bob Zanotti of Radio Swiss International. Of 

these three, only Kim Elliott is still active, the others have retired, or 

were forced out when their service was scrapped. Seen in that perspective, 

we here at RVi survived for quite a long time. 

Ian McFarland once was one of the best known voices of Radio Canada 

International: 

SOUND Ian McFarland 

(listen to the programme via audio link on this page) 

 

Ian McFarland, formerly with Radio Canada International. Swiss Radio 

International has closed down its SW sce and is now part of the website 

"Swissinfo". This is a bit like what is going to happen to us: starting in 

April, the Flanders Today team will be providing a comprehensive internet 

nx sce with lots of information about Flanders and Belgium. You will be 

able to access the sce by going on line to flandersnews.be The sce will 

also be available via our existing website rvi.be 

After the disappearance of Flanders Today at the end of March several times 

a day an English nx bulletin will be available on RVi. Back to Bob Zanotti. 

He's certainly one of the most staunch defenders of SW. Older listeners 

will remember his as one of the two Bobs: Bob Thomas and Bob Zanotti. 

For him the nx that we were going to close down didn't come as a surprise: 

SOUND Bob Zanotti 

Also in Kulpsville was Kim Elliott of the Voice of America. He pointed out 

the irony that RVi was closing down at the time there was new hope for 

international broadcasting in the shape of DRM, digital radio mondiale. 

SOUND Kim Elliott 

Kim Elliott of the Voice of America. 

And now, here's Christopher Lewis and his last European DX Report for Radio 

World: 

SOUND: Christopher Lewis. 

And that's it for this week. Thank you for listening, not only today, but 

all the times you have joined us for Flanders Today. Special thanks from me 

to all friends of Radio World. The last edition of Flanders Today will be 

broadcast on Saturday 26 March, that's with Paul Rans, and the very last 

song Paul will be playing in Music from Flanders is one of his own, and he 

will sing it himself. It's appropriately entitled: Ick seg adieu, I say 

adieu. 

The very last broadcast of that Saturday programme is on Sunday at 0500 UTC 

from Bonaire.

Bye for now, and once again: thanks a lot! 

FRANS VOSSEN (RVI via John Norfolk-USA, dxld Mar 20) 

Von der RVI-Homepage: 

Flanderninfo.be loest Hier ist Bruessel ab. 

Am 26. Maerz verabschiedet sich "Hier ist Bruessel", das deutsche 

Hoerfunkmagazin bei RVi, dem Inforadio aus Flandern, endgueltig von seinen 

Hoerern. 

Die VRT, die oeffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunkanstalt des belgischen 

Bundeslandes Flandern stellt dann alle Fremdsprachensendungen ihres 

Auslandshoerfunkprogramms ein. 

An ihre Stelle wird ab dem 29. Maerz das Online-Angebot 

ins Netz gestellt. Hier werden in deutscher Sprache 

alle aktuellen Informationen ueber Flandern und Belgien angeboten. Die 

Redaktion konzentriert sich auf die Nachrichtenlage im Lande, sorgt aber 

auch fuer zusaetzliche Hintergrundinfos und Magazinbeitraege. 

Das Angebot wird taeglich, auch am Wochenende von morgens bis abends 

aktualisiert. Audio ist nicht mehr vorgesehen. 

Vergleichbare Online-Angebote wird es in Englisch und 

Franzoesisch geben. Interessenten finden dieses 

Nachrichtenangebot auch weiterhin auf unserer bisherigen Internetseite 

rvi.be. 

Bei RVi wird es weiterhin sehr kurze englische Nachrichtenbloecke um 06.56 

Uhr, 10.56 Uhr, 17.56 Uhr und 21.56 Uhr geben, die ueber die 

Mittelwellenfrequenz 1512 kHz, ueber Satellit und Internet im Rahmen eines 

ansonsten einsprachig niederlaendischen Programms zu hoeren sein werden. 

(via Rudolf Sonntag-D, A-DX Mar 20) 

Trotz zahlreichen Protestbriefen wird RVI wohl bald nur noch eine Richtig 

Vielseitige Internetpraesenz sein. Wer nochmal etwas ueber die Geschichte 

erfahren moechte: 

 

(Douglas Kaehler-D, A-DX Mar 14) 

BRAZIL 3400 R. Guaruja Paulista used this fq only for a brief period 

before moving to its new fq of 3385; I was unable to track them on the old 

one (3235), 3385 or 3400... but then conditions were bad and too much uty. 

QRM around 3385. 

4775 R. Congonhas, Congonhas MG, on Mar 12 at 2206-2221, folk songs, advts; 

35322. 

4815 R. Difa, Londrina PA, on Mar 12 at 2154-2209, songs; 34322, adj. uty. 

QRM. 

4825 R. Educadora, Braganca PA, on Mar 12 at 2012(!)-..., talks, pops; 

24321, adj. QRM de CHN 4820. 

4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, on Mar 12 at 2006(!)-..., fqs, talks, TC, 

advts; 25321, so probably f/in almost half an hour before the time I 

spotted them. 

4985 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, on Mar 12 at 2233-2250, interview; 

45333, but usually a lot better.

6150 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, on Mar 12 at 2334-..., f/ball match rpt; 

32441, QRM de CHN. 

6185 R. Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, still here or then back from 

6180, as obs'ed on Mar 12 at 2337-..., songs; 54423; \\ 11780 at 45423. 

9504.9 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, on Mar 12 at 2010-..., f/ball match rpt, 

TCs, advts; 44433 - surely a lot better than later observations, usually 

under moderate~strg. QRM. 

9615 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, on Mar 12 at 2014-..., Braz. ballads; 44433, 

blocked by RCI in A at 2015. 

9645 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, on Mar 12 at 2019-..., f/ball match 

rpt; 43433, co-ch QRM de CRI. 

9675 R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, on Mar 12 at 2007-..., rlgs 

prgr; 54444, but w/ dist.modulation/audio. Also on Mar 13 at 1049-f/out ca. 

1130, talks, folk songs; 15331. (all 12 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC- 


BULGARIA 9605 Voice Africa via Plovdiv [? likely Sofia Kostinbrod 100 

kW]. Full data Green card with "QSL," logo with site as Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 

also sent a thank you letter. Reply in 14 days. Rpt. to U.K. West Bromwich 

address. v/s: Sandra Joynes, Administrator. 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Mar 12) 

Now on 13820 kHz 1600-1800 UT 46SE SOF 100kW 215deg 

See also IRRS 15725 under Italy. 

BURKINA FASO 7230 R. Burkina, Ouagadougou, monitored (on the SW coast) on 

Mar 12 at 1320-1458, French prgr, news, etc., Vernacular too, talks, folk 

songs, nx again 1500; 25443, but worse after 1500 due to QSB & other stns 

disturbing reception. 


CANADA 17875 Radio Japan's 55th Anniversary Special BCB via Sackville. 

Full data Card with schedule/calendar/rpt forms for a Tape report, in 45 

days v/s A.Ishimo. 


CLANDESTINE 5102 V.O.Jammu Kashmir Freedom on Mar 9 at *1259-1303 UT, 

44433, Kashmiri, 1259 UT sign on with opening mx, ID, Koran, Talk. 


11630.2 V of Iranian Nation on Mar 14 at *1430-1442 UT, 24432-24332 

Persian, 1430 sign on with opening mx, ID and opening announce, Talk. 


COLOMBIA 6010.18 La Voz de Tu Conciencia on Mar 11 at 0745-0832 UT, En- 

Sp religious prgm, preacher in En says a few sentences, followed by Sp 

translation, non-stop, except at 0805 UT Sp ID, fair-good with light 

QRN/QRM. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Mar 11) 

5910.03 at 0408- UT, Merfil Estereo/Voz de tu Conciencia on Mar 14. Seems 

they've dropped closer to nominal 5910 with stong S9+ signals with late 

night Spanish balads. One brief annt just after TOH, but nothing more. 

Canned ID at 0509 UT for a FM channel. Multiple annts followed including 

some with children. Public sce I think. Nothing noted mentioning SW. (Walt 

Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Mar 19) 

CUBA 9600 R Rebelde, at 1133 on Mar 4, programme "Haciendo Radio" on 

this frequency. "Son las 7 de la manana con 36 minutos, buenos dias, desde

las 5 de la manana en Radio Rebelde, hacemos mejor la radio". Cuban and 

international nx and comments. 34333. 

(Manuel Mendez-ESP, dswci DXW Mar 9) 

9610 R.Rebelde, Bauta, observed on Mar 13 at 1053-1250, folk songs, prgr 

announcements, mx; 25432, vy. poor by 1235. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc 


15230 at 1456- UT, China Radio International Mar 19 Interesting mix of 

stations with both easily heard with CRI in English via Sackville over 

cochannel Havana in Spanish. CRI ID'd with web address, and then left the 

air at 1459. So did Cuba. Dead air at 1500 UT. 


Previous report about RNV via Cuba being cut back to Sundays only, except 

at 2300 UT on 13680 kHz, was, as I suspected, incorrect. Tuesday March 15 

after 2000, RNV was heard as usual on 13680 and 9550 in synch, tho 

inaudible on the other two freqs perhaps due to high local computer noise 

level. As has been the case for months, the 1900 broadcast on 13740 is 

still MIA. 


DIGITAL DAB Digital radio......the truth? 

Journalists Fall for DAB-Industry Spin. 

It has been widely reported in both the print media and on BBC radio that 

sales of DAB radios outsold those of analogue radios for the first time in 

January. Unfortunately for the DAB industry, this is totally incorrect. To 

quote Ofcom's "radio review": 

"If we compare these percentages to the current market for all radios 

where, on average, around 10 million units are sold per year (equivalent to 

44% of all households acquiring a new radio each year)." 

Yet the DRDB's own predictions show that about 1 million DAB radios were 

sold last year, and about the same number are predicted to be sold in 2005. 

That makes the ratio of analogue radios sold to DAB radios sold to be 10 to 

1. So, to say that more DAB radios were sold than analogue radios is 

either: 

a lie a monumental blip simply journalists mis-reporting reality. 

I would suggest that the latter is the most likely, because the same thing 

has happened for the last 2 years after Christmas where Dixons have claimed 

that sales of DAB radios were higher than for analogue radios, but when you 

actually read the details they admit that it is the value of sales of DAB 

portable radios that is higher than the value of sales of analogue radios. 

And when you look at it in this way then it is hardly surprising that the 

value of sales of DAB radios are higher, because analogue portable radios 

can be bought for about œ5-œ10 and upwards, whereas DAB portable radios 

sell for between œ45 and œ200. 

Given that approximately 90% of sales of portable radios historically occur 

in the run-up to Christmas, then this is just another example of the DAB 

industry trying to get a few free column inches at a time when sales of 

radios are extremely flat. 

No doubt we will see identical stories this time next year.... 

A concerning issue over the quality of the information we get via the DRDB 

(Digital Radio Development Bureau, whose sole task is to promote DAB in the 

UK, and who are responsible for the Digital Radio Now website) is that it 

is partly funded by BBC licence-fee payers' money, and its Vice- Chairman 

is Jenny Abramsky. So, given that previous DRDB DAB adverts have told us

that "analogue radio is B.A.D", and that DAB provides "superb digital 

quality sound" (a blatant lie) then, effectively, the BBC are sponsoring 

lying to the general public, which I do not consider to be a particularly 

great use of licence-fee money. Then again, if you read some of the BBC's 

own Digital Radio website then they're not shy of propagating lies directly 

... (via BrDXC-UK, March 2) 

The World DAB Forum may not admit it, but Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) 

is in something of a crisis at the moment. 

In the past few months we've had the Media Council for Berlin and 

Brandenburg in Germany saying they want to replace DAB with something 

better, Finland's public broadcaster YLE has dropped its DAB sces because 

the commercial broadcasters aren't interested, DAB has been a flop in 

Canada, and it's not exactly flourishing in many other places. 

But in the United Kingdom DAB is now firmly established and expanding, 

despite having lower than average audio quality. So what's going on? 

Full story at 

 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Mar 10) 

When traced Georgia 11805.00 in English around 0730 UT today, came across 

same digital signal on 9703.5 kHz at 0740 UT, at best in lsb rx mode. About 

3.5 kHz wide. Similar signal on 4802.20 til 4807.20 kHz, but n o t on 

sub-harmonic 4851 kHz. 

I traced a digital tone website, acc to German NL, see link: 

 

(wb Mar 17) 

Not DRM, I assume (gh) 

Glenn - you are correct in your assumption. These txions do not sound the 

same as known DRM signals. They are not as wide in bandwidth and do not 

cause the same 'hash' characteristics as do strong DRM signals. A similar 

sounding txion to that heard by Wolfgang was heard on about 11864-11866 on 

March 17th at 0740 UT - this was before TWR via ALB appeared on 11865 kHz. 

On March 15th fast sounding 'dits' were noted on 9590 at good strength, 

also around 0740 and before BEL via SKN came up, while on about 9847.5 

there was another txion which I can only describe as an on/off pulsing 

noise. Whatever these txions are, they don't appear to operate to a regular 

schedule or on the same freqs each time. (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 

18) 

DJIBOUTI Mentioning 1431 R Sawa from Djibouti...I noticed yesterday a het 

on the same freq. which is causing some problems ... same with R. Farda on 

1170 kHz (a het from Iran on 1169 causing a lot of problems for both Radio 

Moscow in Arabic and Radio Farda in late nights). (Tarek Zeidan-EGY, wwdxc 


Checking Djibouti on 4780 kHz around 1800 UT I could hear Horn of Africa mx 

followed by a guy giving a speech starting in the Islamic way "Besm Allah 

Alrahmaan Alraheem ... alsalam alykom" then he kept on shouting YA 

ALLAH..." some sort of a prayer we -Muslims- call it Du'aa. 

It's 1820 UT and he's still preaching with mxal breaks in between, lang 

spoken is either Afar or Somali -- not Arabic! 

The same strange UTE noted by Wolfie in Southern Germany is causing a 

severe QRM to the station even here in Cairo but still I'll keep monitoring 

to try and get an ID.

Using Drake R8B with 12.5 long wire, SYNC + LSB to get over the UTE. 

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 20) 

Unid 4780 - schnell mal reinhoeren. Habe gerade (1736 UTC) ein Signal mit 

O=2-3 auf 4780, noch nie vorher gehoert und nichts passendes gelistet. Dem 

Musikstil nach entweder Ostafrika oder Vorder-/Suedasien, jetzt sprache 

aber unidentifizierbar. 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX Mar 18) 

I have been listening for reactivated 4780, but nothing heard yet. I 

remember hearing it fairly well in Nairobi before it disappeared more than 

10 years ago. I can hear Djibouti on 1539, but not on 1116 which (like 

4780) was supposed to have been built by IBB as part of the deal to 

establish the 1431 Radio Sawa station. (Chris Greenway-KEN, dxld Jan 28) 

R. Djibouti: From some sources I got info that RTD's new 50 kW SW tx 

(4780?) might be operational sometime this March. 

(Savolainen-FIN, dxld Jan 30) Xmtr provided by IBB. 

Danke Thorsten, ja, das muesste RTD Djibouti sein. 

Die Amis hatten sich ja als Gegenleistung fuer die Errichtung der grossen 

Propagandastation fuer Sudan und ETH/ERI auf der MW 1431 kHz 600 kW 

verpflichtet, einen lokalen MW [1539?], sowie den TB Sender 4780 kHz mit 50 

kW wieder zu errichten, bzw. die vorhandene Tropenbandantenne wieder 

herzurichten. Statt zuerst Mai 2004 wurde letztens der Maerz 2005 als 

Inbetriebnahme-Termin angekuendigt. 

Ich kaempfe seit einer Stunde mit dem stoerenden UTE Signal nahe 4780. Beim 

Kenwood und Sony sind trotz SYNC Betrieb keine hoerenswerte Signale zu 

entlocken, ausser Erkennung der arabischen Sprache von RTD. Beim 7030 kann 

ich wenigstens mit SYNC der lowerband Flanke und Pass Band Shift ein 

angenehmeres Signal an den Kopfhoerer bringen. Mal sehen, ob der UTE Sender 

kontinuierlich diese Aussendungen fortsetzt, oder ob genuegend Pausen fuer 

einen Djibouti Empfang bleiben. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX March 18) 

4780 Thanks to a tip of Thorsten Hallmann in Austrian nx group A- DX of 

1736 UT, RTD Djibouti is back on 4780 kHz TB tonight. Scheduled 0300-2000 

[Fris- 2200 only, acc to WRTH 2005, but RTD left the air at 2000 UT today - 

even now we have Friday tonight ! ] 

Signal is m u c h disturbed in southern Germany by an UNKNOWN UTE signal 

nearby [Italian FAX meteo stn on lowerband] , so no reliable MP3 recording 

could be made yet. Monitored around 1800-2000 UT. 

Bad reception released on both, Kenwood and Sony rxs, even in SYNC mode. 

AOR 7030 set used in SYNC lowerband flank mode at around 4779.6 kHz and set 

Pass Band Shift to plus 2.1 kHz, in order to listen in an agreeable sound. 

50 kW tropical band tx and a MW tx on 1116 kHz is a gift of US propaganda 

organization BBG-IBB to Djibouti in return: 

"was supposed to have been built by IBB as part of the deal to establish 

the 1431 Radio Sawa station [US 600 kW super power propaganda station to 

SDN, ETH, ERI, audience wb.]" - see Chris Greenway's mail below. 

Existing tropical band antenna has been refurbished already. Envisaged 

final opening date was May 2004, but postphoned to March 2005 lately. (wb, 


Picked up what I presume to be Djibouti, though I didn't catch a definite 

ID. Was audible all evening on 4780 kHz, signing off after the national

anthem at 2002 UTC. Mostly mx that I would place in the Horn of Africa. The 

lang sounded like Somali. Calls to prayer and occasional greetings were 

however in Arabic. 

(Mika Maekelaeinen-FIN, DXplorer Mar 18) 

4780, spectacular signal since *0300 Mar 19, several clear "R. Djibouti" 

IDs, still going strong at 0342. If I had guessed I would say much more 

than 50 kW. Tnx Mika & Wolfie. 

Djibouti 4780 kHz. Yes, my log shows 4780 as well, Oct 1973. 


But Jerry it was much nicer when it was 4 kW on 4780 kHz back in the 70's 

... Nice, however, to allow others to hear a very nice DX country... (Dan 

Henderson, DXplorer Mar 19) 

My QSL from Jan 1976 shows 4780 khz. Nice to have them back on the air! I 

remember when it was a tough Dx catch at 4 kW. (Larry Yamron-USA, DXplorer 

Mar 19) 

I have 4780 kHz in 1975 on my antiquated index card system and still listed 

as Afars & Issas. The 1975 WRTH shows 4780 as well. 

(John Sgrulletta-USA, DXplorer Mar 19) 

... but I think they were only 1 kw earlier. The logging I remember would 

be at dawn some time in 1960 or 1961 when I thought I was listening to a 

wandering Noumea on a *very* strange morning indeed. The big tx from 

northern Egypt on 818 was strangely weak and little 2 kw Aswan or Assuan on 

1178 was S9 ... and then there was the ID from 1 kw Djibouti; 1538 KHz, 

pounding in solid for an hour or more. I never heard them again, nor did I 

ever hear of them being logged again ... 

I was at our listening site on Lloyd Clayden's farm 25 miles North of 

Auckland New Zealand attached to some very long bits of wire indeed ... 

(Tony VE3NO ComputerViz, NYAA StarFest On-Line, DXplorer Mar 19) 

Wie nicht anders zu erwarten, hat man heute Nacht in Amerika spektakulaere 

Signale von Radio Djibouti ab 0300 UT aufgenommen, bis 0415 UT, nach dem 

Sonnenaufgang am Horn von Afrika. 

Website 

Des facilites techniques de diffusion totalement renovees : Un reseau 

d'emetteurs en modulation de frequences sur tout le territoire national 

(Djibouti, Arta, Ali-Sabieh, Balanbale, Dikhil et sur le mont Day). 

Deux emetteurs ondes moyennes de 50 KW (en cours d'installation). 

Un emetteur ondes courtes de 100 KW (en cours d'installation). 

Sendeschluss gestern abend um 2002 UT mit der Nationalhymne von Djibouti. 

(wb, Mar 19) 

HF 100 kW was planned by Djibouti national Telecom in 1999 ? Acc to the 

mccpt.dj website. 

But BBG-IBB planned 2 x 40 kW MW and 1 x 50 kW HF in 2002y paper. 

(wb, Mar 19) 

 

Notice Date 6/24/2002 

Response Due 8/15/2002 

Archive Date 11/30/2002 

Description

The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has an anticipated requirement 

for a Contractor to supply two (2) 40 kW medium wave (MW) amplitude 

modulated and one (1) 50 kW high freq (HF) txs including facility 

renovations at the Dorale Transmitting Station that is owned and operated 

by Radio-Television de Djibouti in the Republic of Djibouti, East Africa. 

The station is not owned or controlled by the BBG or by the US Govt. 

Please note that only limited information on existing conditions is 

available. Interested offerors are advised that this anticipated 

requirement shall include the fabrication, supply and installation of two 

40 kW medium wave (MW) amplitude modulated txs (1170 kHz and 1539 kHz) and 

one 50 kW high freq (HF) tx; integration of the new txs with the existing 

single tower MW antenna and HF log periodic antenna; and, the removal and 

disposal of existing txs and obsolete building equipment. This requirement 

shall also include a complete facilities renovation with new waterproof 

roofing, replacement of electrical and water supply systems, refurbishment 

of generators, painting, and replacement of plumbing fixtures, doors and 

air conditioning equipment. 

The Dorale station is located on the coast about 10 km west of Djibouti 

City. It is expected that potential bidders will be required to visit the 

station before submitting a proposal. An offeror will need demonstrated 

experience in successful supply and installation MW and HF txs systems 

including work in remote locations with difficult logistics and extreme 

weather conditions. 

(via wb, Mar 19) 

Dorale UPGRADE: The second MW tx (1116 kHz) has been installed and is 

operational at full power; we now have two MW txs operational at the Dorale 

site. Two technicians from Germany have installed most of the Continental 

SW tx. Work on refurbishing the SW antenna will begin on March 3. (IBB 

Engineering Feb 25 via dxld via ARC MV-Eko Mar 14) 

This refers to the RTD facility, 1116 kHz listed as 40 kW in WRTH 2005. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld) 

Coordination requested for 50 kW on 1116 at 43E05 11N35 using a 100 m mast. 

(ITU GE75/112) (Olle Alm, ARC Information Desk 14 March) 

ECUADOR 17640 HCJB via Pifo. Full data Special Japanese Service 40th 

anniversary card, HCJB choir and orchestra. on front with message on the 

back of the QSL. Also schedule/calendar, in 2 months time v/s: Curt Cole 

and Kazuo Ozaki. 


EGYPT Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi appointed Inas Jawhar as 

chief of the Egyptian Radio on Wednesday [16 March]. Jawhar succeeds Umar 

Battisha, who completes his term of duty on Thursday. (MENA nx agency, 

Cairo-EGY, via BBCM via dxld Mar 16) 

ERITREA 7100 VOBM at *0326-0341 UT on Mar 15, Tigrina / Vernacular, 

IS/ID loop in various langs. OM w/ "Dimsti Hafsa" and mentions of "kHz" and 

"mHz" at 0330, followed by talks b/w various Horn of Africa mxal bits. 

Fair. (Scott Barbour-NH-USA, Cumbre Mar 17) 

ETHIOPIA R. Fana on 6209.92 at *0257-0315+ UT on March 6, IS, 0300 UT 

opening annts in vernacular with ID; 0308 UT local horn of Africa mx. 

Irregular; \\ 6940, both freqs poor in noise. (Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld 

Mar 11) 

5500 at 1456- UT, Voice of Peace/Voice of Democratic Eritrea on Mar 18. A 

pleasant surprise. Weak but in the clear with horn of Africa mx. Not sure 

if it's atmospherics, or some noise on frequency. Remove that, and

eception would be pleasant. Something indecipherable at 14:59:30 by YL, 

then a male. Too weak to be make anything out though. 


9704 R. Ethiopia at 0305-0321 on Mar 15, Amharic. Nice Horn of Africa mx 

w/ brief talk b/w selections. Nx at 0310 w/ field rpt, interview w/ 

mentions of Rwanda and Congo. Weak but clear, better than \\ 7110. (Scott 

Barbour-NH-USA, Cumbre Mar 17) 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA I listened to Radio East Africa in English programme on 

15190 kHz from 0627-0743 UT on Feb 26. Mainly religious talk and songs. I 

confirmed ID at 0641 and 0642 UT as "Radio East Africa". 22332. QRM: Radio 

JPN on 15195 kHz. 

(Yasuhiro Shiozaki-JPN, JPNpremium Mar 12) 

Heute kam von The Salvation Army, der Heilsarmee, ein QSL-Brief fuer ihr 

Programm "Wonderful Words of Life" ueber Radio Africa 2, Bata, Equatorial- 

Guinea, zwar keine Daten, aber ich meine "... We recently received your 

reception report and we are happy to verify that have heard out 15-minute 

weekly program on Radio Africa 2, Equatorial Guinea, Bata." kann ich mal 

ausnahmsweise als QSL werten. Neues Rundfunkland ;-) 

Was mich sehr gefreut hat, dass sie urspruenglich mir in einer Email 

schrieben: 

We note your reception report and a request for QSL verification. We are 

unable to provide a QSL but we will send you the standard letter we send to 

an individual when he/she submits a reception report and request a QSL 

verification. 

dieser "standard letter" aber nun doch eine QSL ist. Scheinbar denken die, 

was keine QSL-Karte ist keine QSL ;-) 

Ich weiss zwar um die Diskusion "Wert von QSLs von Programm-Machern" aber 

solange vom Betreiber selbst, die Pan American Broadcasting Comp. noch 

keine Antwort da ist, besser als nix.... 

Gut gut, ich weiss, wir koennen das auch extremer sehen: und einfach mal 

anfangen RRs an McDonalds, fuer ihren Werbespot via Radio FFN zu 

schicken...hi "Ist das dann etwa auch eine QSL?" ;-))) 

RR ging per an Email an 

Adresse: The Salvation Army, Radio Ministries, 1424 NE Expressway, Atlanta 

GA 30329-2088, USA. v/s: Major Pauline Elder, Audience Correspondent, Radio 

Ministries 

Falls jemand das Programm selbst mal hoeren und QSLed will, hier der 

beigelegte Plan: neben viel UKW, MW auch auf KW: 

via HCJB - Tues 9745, 11840, 21455 kHz um 0345 UTC (fuer E'NA) 

via HCJB - Tues 9780 kHz um 0815 UTC (fuer Europa) 

via HCJB - Tues 11890 kHz um 2115 UTC (fuer Europa) 

via HCJB - Tues 11755, 21455 kHz um "0845 and 10" (fuer S'Pacific) 

via Radio Africa 1 (Bata) - Sat 7190 kHz at 2000 UTC 

via Radio Africa 2 (Bata) - Tues 15190 kHz at 0730 UTC 

via New Zealand Radio Reading Service (Levin) - Sun 3935 kHz "7:00 PM" 

(Ortszeit?) 

via WSZO (Majuro, Marshall Is) - Sun 4940 kHz 1330 UTC 

via KTWR (TWR Guam, Asan) - Sat 15105 kHz 1615 UTC (fuer S'Asia) 

(Tom Roesner-D DL8AAM, A-DX Mar 12) 

FRANCE 1593 kHz coordination requested for Saint Goueno at 2W33 48N18 

using 50/5 kW.

(ITU GE75/112) 

GERMANY 177drm I noted Kai's report about 177 and took a listen around 

0930 today and found them off air - still off at 0945 UT. It makes me 

wonder how many listeners they have to their LW channel! There is always a 

"fuss" from listeners if the BBC makes any threat to change what they are 

doing on 198 kHz, so there must still be an audience for the frequency. 

And, of course, it provides the best ever coverage - and reception - of 

cricket 'test matches' in the summer months! 

And re the DRM txion which Wolfy listed for 7145 in A-05. I've been 

listening to several UK ham stations operating on or around that freq - all 

reporting good results. They are in for a 'shock' when the DRM appears! Not 

to mention the hash 20 kHz either side! Several other European countries 

can now use the 7100-7200 part of the band for ham broadcasting, but I 

don't think Germany has allowed its use yet - has it Wolfy? 


Hopefully will be allowed fro German hams in 2006y. wb. 

As expected Niedersaechsische Landesmedienanstalt on March 17 allocated 

Braunschweig-Koenigslutter 630 kHz to Voice of Russia, for the time being 

only for two years since they would like to see the frequency used for 

digital txions in future. 

 

One could wonder why VOR is interested in this outlet: The antenna pattern 

of Wachenbrunn 1323 kHz used in the evening covers mainly southwestern 

Germany, Zehlendorf covers not much more than the area around Berlin, and 

Bolshakovo 1215 kHz is able to serve only eastern Germany due to the cochannel 

UK network. So this can be seen as a consequence of the 1386 kHz 

matter. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 21) 

Die hier schon mal geaeusserte Vermutung war richtig. Die 630 kHz in 

Koenigslutter geht an die Stimme Russlands. 

 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Mar 21) 

DLR - Das Sonntagsraetsel, eine der traditionsreichsten Sendungen im 

Programm von DeutschlandRadio Berlin, feiert am 7. Maerz 2005 sein 40jaehriges 

Jubilaeum. 

Das beim Publikum ausserordentlich beliebte Quiz wurde 1965 von Hans 

Rosenthal im RIAS aus der Taufe gehoben und nach der Gruendung des 

nationalen Hoerfunks im Programm von DeutschlandRadio Berlin fortgesetzt. 

Intendant Ernst Elitz gratuliert mit den Worten: "Raetselsendungen sind 

heute in Mode. Das Sonntagsraetsel war seiner Zeit voraus, es war 

Trendsetter. Der Mensch ist beim Raetseln nicht gern alleine: Zu Hause 

raten alle mit. Das Sonntagsraetsel ist seit 40 Jahren eine ganz moderne 

Familiensendung." 

Auf rund 2000 Ausgaben bringt es die beliebte Ratesendung, die seit 1987 

von Christian Bienert moderiert wird. Anfaenglich war sie nur fuer kurze 

Zeit vorgesehen, um anhand der Antwortbriefe die Anzahl der RIAS-Hoerer in 

der DDR festzustellen. Obwohl die Stasi zahlreiche Schreiben abfing, war 

die Resonanz gross: Tausende schickten ihre Loesungsworte an eine der RIAS- 

Deckadressen - "Michaela Wegner, Berlin". Das Raetsel avancierte zu einer 

festen Groesse im Programm des RIAS und spaeter im DeutschlandRadio Berlin. 

Seine - immer noch zunehmende - Beliebtheit dokumentierten bis zu 2000 

Zuschriften woechentlich aus allen Teilen Deutschlands. In der Sendung gilt 

es, ein Loesungswort herauszufinden, das sich aus den Antworten auf

Musikfragen ergibt. Den musikalischen Bogen spannt Christian Bienert bei 

der Auswahl der zu erratenden Stuecke weit: vom Evergreen, Chanson und 

Volkslied ueber Arien und Operetten zu Dixieland-Jazz und Popsongs. 

Das Raetselsendung laeuft sonntags von 1005-1035 MEZ bei DeutschlandRadio 

Berlin. 

(DLR - DeutschlandRadio Berlin via K.-M. Gierich, via Dr.H-J Biener, ntt 

March 4) 

GREENLAND 3815usb Last night, March 15 at 2129-2214*, KNR Tasiilaq (200 

watts) also came through to my location in Denmark on 3815 (USB only). The 

KNR nx jingle was heard clearly at 2130, 2143, 2200 and 2213. This jingle 

can also be heard on R Denmark longwawe 243 kHz and on FM Mondays-Fridays 

at 1755 when DR P1 starts the five mins nx in Danish from KNR in Nuuk. 

The programme heard was very weak - SINPO 25222 - and with poor modulation, 

so I was not able to identify the langs. However, there was nx at 2130-2143 

in supposed Greenlandic and 2200-2213 in supposed Danish. In between some 

pop songs. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Mar 16) 

GUAM A-05 AWR KSDA Agat Guam 

5990 2000 2100 44NE,45NW 330 Daily Kor SDA 


7180 1300 1330 45 315 Daily Jpn SDA 

9385 1700 1730 38E,39 300 Daily Tgl SDA 

9385 1730 1800 38E,39 300 Daily Eng SDA 

9590 1430 1500 49NW 285 Daily Mis SDA 

9600 1500 1530 41S 270 Daily Tam SDA 

9600 1530 1600 41S 270 Daily Mal SDA 


9695 1400 1500 43S,44S 300 Daily Chi SDA 


9725 1400 1430 49NW 285 Daily Bur SDA 

11560 1700 1730 38E,39 300 Daily Hin SDA 

11560 1730 1800 38E,39 300 Daily Tam SDA 

11640 1500 1530 41S 285 Daily Tel SDA 

11640 1530 1600 41S 285 Daily Kan SDA 

11640 1600 1630 41S 285 Daily Eng SDA 

11680 1600 1630 41 285 Daily Eng SDA 

11750 2100 2200 43N,44N 315 Daily Chi SDA 

11770 1100 1200 32S,33S,43N,44N 330 Daily Chi SDA 

11780 1030 1100 43,44 315 Daily Mon SDA 

11850 2100 2130 45 315 Daily Jpn SDA 

11850 2200 2230 54 255 Daily Ind SDA 

11850 2230 2300 54 255 Daily Eng SDA 

11870 1500 1530 41NW 300 Daily Pan SDA 

11870 1530 1600 41 285 Daily Hin SDA 

11885 1330 1400 49E 270 Daily Khm SDA 

11885 1430 1500 49NW 285 Daily Kar SDA 

11895 1500 1530 41NE 285 Daily Mis SDA 

11895 1530 1600 41 285 Daily Mar SDA 


11930 1000 1030 50 270 Daily Eng SDA 

11930 1030 1100 50 270 Daily Tgl SDA 


11975 1600 1630 41N 300 Daily Urd SDA 

11975 1630 1700 41N 300 Daily Eng SDA 

11980 1300 1330 45 345 Daily Jpn SDA 

11980 1330 1400 45 345 Daily Eng SDA 

11980 2100 2130 45 345 Daily Jpn SDA 

12015 1600 1630 41E 285 Daily Ori SDA 


12045 1400 1430 41S 270 Daily Sin SDA

12105 1100 1500 43N,44N 315 Daily Chi SDA 





15275 1300 1330 41NE 285 Daily Ben SDA 

15275 1330 1400 41NE 285 .23.567 Eng SDA 

15275 1330 1400 41NE 285 1..4... Asm SDA 

15320 2200 2230 54 255 Daily Ind SDA 

15320 2230 2300 54 255 Daily Eng SDA 

15320 2300 2400 49E 270 Daily Vie SDA 


15435 1100 1130 54 255 Daily Ind SDA 

15435 1130 1200 49 270 Daily Tha SDA 

15510 0000 0030 49NW 285 Daily Bur SDA 

15510 0030 0100 49NW 285 Daily Kar SDA 





(March 9) 

GUINEA 1385.9 R. Rurale, Labe, heard on 11 on Mar at 2323-2331* (abrupt 

s/off), Vernacular, talks acompanied with tune on string & drum; 45444. 


7125 R. Conakry (that's how they're identifying the stn for quite some 

time, which reminds me they'd also used such an ID in the 60's and 70's 

when pouring terrorist propaganda into the Portuguese Guinea just like 

other stns, e.g. Accra's VoFree Africa) obs'ed on Mar 13 at 1059-1415, 

Vernacular, songs, mx, talks, etc.; 35444, but deteriorating due to QSB and 

QRM, both co-ch & adjacent. 


HUNGARY Magyar Koeztarsasag MKR GOES NATIONWIDE IN HUNGARY APRIL 1ST. 

Magyar Katolikus Radio, the new Catholic station launched by the Hungarian 

Bishops Conference last spring, goes nationwide on April 1st by turning on 

two new txs. For the past year, the station has been operation from a 

single tx in Szolnok on 1340 AM. 

On April lst, it will be joined by a tx in Lakihegy on 810 AM, which will 

cover the middle part of Hungary, and Lakihegy on 1340 AM, in the western 

part of Hungary. According to Mr. Ferenc Zlinszky, the deputy editor at the 

FM network in northern Hungary, MKR, which is a separate institution from 

Magyar Katolikus Radio on AM radio, "Until now, only one of the three 

planned txs has been operating: the one in Szolnok, in the eastern half of 

the country, 1340 AM. 

So, the "country-wide" broadcasting will become a reality on the first of 

April." Further, Mr. Zlinszky reports that, in regard to the Szolnok tx, 

"this one will be replaced with a new equipment, too." 

Database Magyar Katolikus Radio Rt. H-1062 Budapest, Delibab u. 15-17. 

Hungary Director: Judit Juhasz Postal address: H-1385 Budapest, P.O. Box 

879, Hungary 

Telephone: +36 1 255 3366 Fax: +36 1 255 3399 

Web: E-mail: 

(Mike Dorner's CATHOLIC RADIO UPDATE #325 March 21) 

(via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 21) 

Summer A-05 schedule fo Radio Budapest (# via Rimavska Sobota): 

English to Eu 1500-1528 Sun 6025 9655* >>* ex 9715 for A-04

1900-1928 Daily 3975 6025 

2100-2128 Daily 6025# 

English to SoAf 2100-2128 Daily 9525* >>* ex 11830 for A-04 

English to NoAm 0100-0128 Daily 9590 

0230-0258 Daily 9795* >>* ex 9790 for A-04 

German to Eu 1200-1258 Sun 6025# 7220 

1400-1458 Sun 6025# 7160 

1700-1758 Sun 3975 6025# 

1730-1758 Mon-Sat 3975 6025# 

1930-1958 Mon-Sat 3975 6025# 

French to Eu 1600-1628 Daily 6025# 9685* >>* ex 3975 fro A-04 

2000-2028 Daily 3975* 6025 >>* ex 9585 for A-04 

Hungarian to Eu 0400-1058 Sun 6025 (relay Kossuth R) 

0400-1558 Mon-Sat 6025 (relay Kossuth R) 

1100-1158 Sun 6025 

1300-1358 Sun 6025 

1800-1858 Daily 3975 6025 

2200-2258 Daily 6025 

Hungarian to NoAm 0000-0058 Daily 9770* >>* ex 9800 for A-04 

0130-0228 Daily 9820* >>* ex 9570 for A-04 

2000-2058 Daily 11695* >>* ex 15185 for A-04 

Hungarian to SoAm 2200-2258 Daily 9850 12030* >>* ex 11990 for A-04 

2300-2358 Sun 9850 12030* >>* ex 11990 for A-04 

Hungarian to AUS 1100-1158 Daily 21590* >>* ex 21560 for A-04 

1800-1858 Daily 11990 

Hungarian to SoAf 1700-1758 Daily 15335 

Italian to Eu 1630-1658 Daily 3975* 6025 >>* ex 9525 for A-04 

2030-2058 Daily 3975 6025 

Russian to Eu 0300-0328 Daily 3975 6025# 

1530-1558 Sun 6025 9690* >>* ex 9740 for A-04 

1700-1728 Mon-Sat 6025# 9855* >>* ex 9650 for A-04 

1930-1958 Sun 3975 6025# 

Spanish to Eu 0330-0358 Daily 3975 6025# 

2130-2158 Daily 6025# 7250* >>* ex 11890 for A-04 


INDONESIA 9680 VoIndonesia, Cimanggis, noted on Mar 13 at 1042-1120 UT, 

English, infos. on the country; prgr in Bahasa INS followed 1100 UT; 35433. 


9525 Voice of INS on 12 Mar at 1312 UT in INSn. SIO 333. Not on 15150 kHz 

as some months before. (Alexey Kulinchenko-RUS, DXsignal Mar 19) 

4790 RRI Fak Fak at 0945-1022* on Mar 5, heard earlier than usual to 

1011.5 when the signal suddenly disappeared. Came back at 1021.5 (10 mins 

to the second) for a min then the signal lost again at 1022.5. At 0945 they 

had Arabic mx (not unusual for INSns at these early hours) but I was having 

trouble with audio quality due to the usual CODAR QRM. 

At 0950 I shifted to USB right on 4790.0 and the audio quality was good at 

S4 - at 0951 they were into INSn pop vocals and some easy listening 

instrumentals until disappearing. Woman announcer 1003-04 with no ID heard 

- annt were easy to copy. Hard to tell if they lost carrier or just no 

modulation since I was on USB. 43444 while they were there. 

(Bruce Churchill-CA-USA, Dxplorer Mar 9) 

4870.97 RRI Sorong on Mar 13 at 1023-1118* UT, in Bahasa INS, religious 

program, clearly ending with "Amen," hymns, lots of talking, love songs in 

English, off in mid-song, fair-poor (Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Mar 14) 

3266.4 Radio Republik INS, Gorontalo(?), on Mar 11 at 1352-1355(S/off) UT. 

SIO242. INSn pop song was heard, but signed off at 1355 without any annt. 

Not heard since then. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium on Mar 18)

3266.42 RRI-Gorontalo on Mar 4 at 1201-1219, 34433 INSn, Jakarta nx realy. 

3959.98 RRI-(Palu) on Mar 3 at 1200-1214, 34333-33332 INSn, Talk. 

4605 RRI-Serui on Mar 11 at 1125-1135, 45433-44433 INSn, ID at 1129, IS and 

ID, Local news. 

4790 RRI-Fak Fak on Mar 11 at 1029-1039, 44444 INSn, Music, ID at 1029. 

4870.95 RRI-Sorong on Mar 13 at 1050-1111, 44444 INSn, Music, 1100 IS, 

Local news. 

4919.98 RRI-Biak on Mar 13 at 1029-1042, 32432 INSn, IS, 1030 ID, Local 

news. 

4925 RRI-Jambi on Mar 13 at 1124-1135, 44444-43443 INSn, Koran, ID at 1126, 

1129 ID and IS, Local news. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Mar 18) 

IRAN/IRAQ Clandestine 3970 VO People of Kurdistan at 0307-0320 UT, 

Kurdish, Call to Prayer at t/in, YL w/ fanfare at 0310, alternating talks 

b/w OM and YL. Poor/fair. \\ 4860. (Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Mar 14) 

UNIDENTIFIED Checking the MW band before going to work, around 0430 UT, I 

noticed a severe BJ [bubble jamming] on 1116. I checked the MW section in 

EMWG and WRTH, but nothing fishy there?? Any ideas what this BJ is all 

about?? 

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY, dxld Mar 10) 

As recently reported, Djibouti's 1116 recently refurbished, but unlikely 

involved. 

(dxld Mar 10) 

BBC Monitoring observes Voice of [Iraqi] Kurdistan radio with a live audio 

stream available from the web site of the Kurdistan Democratic Party at 

in \\ with their SW signal on 6335 kHz. 

However, there seems to be confusion about the formal name of the station: 

The pre-recorded identification annt at the start of txion identify it as 

"Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan" (Aira Dengi Kurdistana Iraqiya), however 

subsequent annts, apparently live, identify it as "Voice of Kurdistan" 

(Aira Dengi Kurdistana). 

Further, the live stream link on the web page is labelled as "Radio 

Kurdistan", whilst on the Windows Media Player the name is given as "KTV 

Radio". The station broadcasts in support of the Kurdistan Democratic Party 

from facilities in northern Iraq on 1116 kHz mediumwave, 91.5 and 93.3 MHz 

FM, and 6335 kHz SW. (BBCM via dxld, Feb 9) 

ISRAEL Kol Israel web site. - New freqs from April 1st: 

0330-0345 11605 (May to August), 7545 (April, September, October), 9345, 

17600. 0930-0945 15640, 17535 1730-1745 9345, 15640 1900-1925 11605, 15615, 

15640 kHz. 

(Jean-Michel Aubier-F, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 19) 

ITALY A-05 RAI Rome late changes 

9555 1605 1625 29 ROM 100 52 Daily Russian I RAI 

9570 1400 1500 28E ROM 100 52 Daily various I RAI 

9605 1245 1630 18S,27,28NW ROM 100 330 Sun Italian I RAI 

9615 2000 2020 29 ROM 100 50 Daily Russian I RAI 

9675 1630 1700 37 ROM 100 235 Daily French I RAI 

9675 1700 1800 37,38 ROM 100 235 Daily Italian I RAI 


11720 1500 1525 28S,37 ROM 100 235 Daily Italian I RAI 


11805 2000 2020 29 ROM 100 50 Daily Russian I RAI 


11875 2025 2045 39 ROM 100 120 Daily English I RAI 

11875 2050 2110 48,53 ROM 100 140 Daily Portuguese I RAI

11890 1700 1800 37 ROM 100 235 Daily Italian I RAI 

11915 1245 1630 38,39 ROM 100 130 Sun Italian I RAI 

11915 1330 1355 38N,39N ROM 100 130 Daily Arabic I RAI 

11915 1500 1525 38,39 ROM 100 130 Daily Italian I RAI 

11915 1630 1655 38,39 ROM 100 120 Daily Arabic I RAI 

15380 1830 1905 4,9 ROM 100 310 Daily Italian I RAI 

21515 1245 1630 12-15 ROM 100 240 Sun Italian I RAI 

(March 9) 

15725 Ask IRRS. They claim to be transmitting from their site in Italy with 

up to 100 kW, but most have disputed this. The guess is Romania, as I 

recall. For whatever reason IRRS is tight lipped about tx location. Don't 

know why or what they have to hide. They're basically a tx broker for the 

"little guy". 

(Walt Salmaniw-CAN, DXplorer Mar 20) 

Last year around this time I was in Romania. I believe it is not IRRS who 

have to hide something, but rather the operator of the tx. (Harald Kuhl-D, 

DXplorer Mar 20) 

Two photos of the site can be found here (brokerage for European Gospel 

Radio): 

European Gospel Radio is the IRRS brand for religious retransmissions 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Mar 20) 

This year I guess the IRRS guys use another [?Sofia Kostinbrod?] tx site 

instead, in a vailed manner, in order to protect the management before BUL 

Telcom privatisation will legalize this [deal] practice. (wb) 

JAMMING Jammer article. 

I found the following article posted on the amateur radio packet network by 

G0FTD which I thought might be of interest. 

The article is interesting as I can remember all those jammers swooped as 

soon as Western broadcasts started up! 73, Richard G3VGW (Richard Buckby- 

UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 16) 

It was written by I. Hallas, try 

or 

 

This article has been around for some time now. (Olle Alm-SWE, Mar 18) 

I have seen this before, it's on the Estonian Museum of Occupation site at 

with also 

photos and diagrams. (Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 18) 

JAPAN 3607.5 NHK1 Tokyo-Shobu at 1243-1301* UT on Mar 14. Several En 

croon tunes 1243-1255 UT, all sounding like Bing Crosby to me w/only one 

brief anmt by M ancr; 1255-59 M talking, nx maybe?; 1300 M&W ancrs with 

closing anmts and off at 1301. Better-than-usual signal; 3373.5 (not \\) 

was also VG this morning. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Mar 16) 

3925 at 1429- UT, Radio Nikkei on Mar 19. Very strong reception with usual 

light Japanese banter, quiz show with ditzy females (so typical of JJ 

programming!). Off suddenly in mid-sentence at 1430 UT. I didn't hear any 

kind of sign off ID. 


3373.5U, NHK Osaka at 0931-1017 UT on Mar 19, En lang. lessons, first prgm 

repeated words and short sentences, 2d prgm read short story, then a Q&A

session, poor-fair. A quick check at 1020 found 3607.5U \\ 6005(AM), both 

good. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Mar 20) 

3607.5, NHK1 Tokyo-Shobu at 1243-1301* UT on Mar 14, several En croon tunes 

1243-1255 UT, all sounding like Bing Crosby to me with only one brief anmt 

by male ancr; 1255-1259, man talking, nx maybe? At 1300 M&W ancrs with 

closing anmts and off at 1301. Better-than-usual signal; 3373.5 (not \\) 

was also VG this morning. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Mar 20) 

KOREA D.P.R. 35.205v Korea DPR VO Korea. Out of the noise at 0200z with 

Interval signal, and at a poor level but there! No sign of it shortly 

after. H3 3 x 11735 

37.380.2v Korea DPR VO Korea H4 4 x 9345. my first log of this, in this out 

of the way, part of the band. My best hunting grounds are usually around 

30Mhz and 35Mhz. 

Heard at 0235z at thresh-hold with typical Qsb. Couldn't tell the lang, but 

had it on the R75 and R7000. Checked for H2 18.690 no audio heard and H3 

28.035 no audio heard. It was drifting as I was listening to it. (David 

Vitek-AUS, harmonics Mar 14) 

Just when I said 30 and 35 MHz were dead they have jumped back to life. 

Here's what I heard today: 35205v, V. of Korea. Out of the noise at 0200z 

with interval signal, and at a poor level but there! No sign of it shortly 

after. H3 3 x 11735. 37380.2v, V. of Korea H4 4 x 9345. my first log of 

this, in this out of the way, part of the band. My best hunting grounds are 

usually around 30 and 35 MHz. Heard at 0235z at thresh-hold with typical 

QSB. Couldn't tell the lang, but had it on the R75 and R7000. Checked for 

H2 18690 no audio heard and H3 28035 no audio heard. It was drifting as I 

was listening to it. (David Vitek-AUS, harmonics Mar 15) 

KUWAIT 11730 VOA/IBB Kuwait, Prepared Full data QSL letter with "IBB 

Kuwait Transmitting Station" at top of the letter. Reply in 40 days. 

Station address: Kuwait transmitting Station, c/o American Embassy-Bayan, 

P.O.Box 77, Safat, 13001 Kuwait. V/S George O. Miller, Transmitter Plant 

Supervisor. (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Mar 12) 

KYRGYZSTAN During the A05 season, Maranatha project (TWR via MW tx in KGZ 

on 1467 kHz) will be on the air daily at 1400-1700 UT. The following langs 

will be used: Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Karakalpak, Turkmen, Tajik, English, 

Russian. 

The schedule of Russian broadcasts follows below: daily 1415-1445 and 1545- 

1615; Su 1400-1415 and 1530-1545 UT. (MIDXB No.414 - Vasily Gulyaev-RUS, 

DXsignal Mar 19) 

4010 kHz at 0050 UT on Feb 27, Radio Bishkek in Kyrgyz. I can suppose that 

was a religious program (Islamic, or?.. - Ed.). 35433. 

(open_dx - Sergey Alekseychik-BLR, DXsignal Mar 19) 

LIBYA [rather France !] 15220 Voice of Africa. No data Green 

QSL/Reception report letter with a Archeological Sightseeing Brochure, in a 

larger envelope, which featured a a set of four Libyan Stamps (block) It 

seems now, I would have to re-log another broadcast, then this report back 

with the details filled, and I suppose they would reply with a QSL card? Oh 

well. reply in 2 months. (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Mar 12) 

LUXEMBOURG [non] 7145, Long awaited RTL DRM sce to England soon VT-MNO 

DRM to England. BCE RTL Luxembourg via T-systems Juelich site, N DRM 7145 

0600-1800 27 JUL 40 290 0 106 N D BCE DTKBCE DRM mode txions to UK from BCE 

LUX, Broadcasting Center Europe. (wb, wwdxc BC- DX Mar 9 via DXLD)

The UK is one of the several European countries that has granted it's hams 

preliminary / shared access to the 7100-7200 freq range, and I hear regular 

use of it being made by them. To operate a powerful DRM signal in midst of 

it will effectively destroy their access to a large part of this range at a 

time when it will be most useful to them. A spare freq in the 7300-7600 

range instead should be easy to locate. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Mar 18) 

[but 7100-7200 kHz HAM band is on secondary basis in Europe ! wb.] 

The following requirements are up for coordination: 

279 Junglinster 006E19 49N40 300 kW directional centered on 50 degr 

567 Clervaux 005E58 50N02 250 kW directional centered on 310 degr 

783 Clervaux 005E58 50N02 250 kW directional centered on 230 degr 

1098 Clervaux 005E58 50N02 250 kW directional centered on 300 degr (ITU 

GE75/112) 

An educated guess is that these freqs will be used for DRM txions if 

accepted. Another possible user would be China Radio International, but 

they are currently planning for three new 500 kW MW txs at the Fllake site 

in Albania, apparently to replace the existing units at the site. The 

suggested beam for 567 is strange, as there would be severe mutual 

interference with the existing Irish station. Possibly Chinese technicians 

were doing field work during the period when Tullamore was off the air for 

refurbishment. Clervaux is located close to Marnach, the site of the 1440 

tx. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, via ARC MV-Eko Mar 14) 

MALI A-05 CRI Bamako-MLI registrations: 

7170 0830-0900 46 BKO 100 0 MLI CRI RTC 

7170 2300-2400 46 BKO 100 0 MLI CRI RTC 

11640 1730-1830 46 BKO 100 85 MLI CRI RTC 

11640 1830-1930 47E,48NW BKO 100 85 MLI CRI RTC 

11640 1930-2000 52S,53W BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

11640 2000-2130 48,53 BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

11975 2130-2230 37 BKO 100 20 MLI CRI RTC 

11975 2230-2400 37,38W BKO 100 20 MLI CRI RTC 

13630 1930-2000 52,53 BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

13630 2000-2130 48,53 BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

13630 2130-2230 46,47,52 BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

13670 1730-1830 46 BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

13685 1300-1400 46 BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

13685 1400-1600 48,53 BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

13685 1830-1930 37,38 BKO 100 20 MLI CRI RTC 

15125 1600-1700 47E,48NW BKO 100 85 MLI CRI RTC 

15125 1700-1730 48SW,53NW BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

15505 2230-2300 46-48 BKO 100 85 MLI CRI RTC 

17630 1400-1600 47,48 BKO 100 85 MLI CRI RTC 

17880 1300-1400 46,47,52 BKO 100 111 MLI CRI RTC 

17880 1600-1700 37,38 BKO 100 20 MLI CRI RTC 

(March 9) 

MEXICO 6010 R. Mil, Cd. de Mexico, obs'ed on 07 on Mar at 0825-f/out 

0925, Spanish, advts, songs, annmts & infos; 34332. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, 


MOLDOVA 1503 Maiac. VOR heard here ex 1467 on March 7, 8. Sign off at 

2100 UT. In mid February this tx was testing on 1566 kHz for a few days. 

1503 must be a problem for the Moldovan txs on 1494 kHz. 

1503 kHz has been operating daily since then from 1800-2100 UT. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, via ARC MV-Eko Mar 14)

Stimme Russlands auf 1510 kHz. Wir empfangen hier beim DX-Camp in 

Langenselbold die Stimme Russlands auf der nicht im Raster liegenden 

Mittelwellenfrequenz 1510 kHz. Auf LSB kann man das Signal recht gut von 

Vlaanderen auf 1512 kHz trennen. Derzeit laeuft eine Sendung in russischer 

Sprache. 

Wer hat diese Station, die nirgends gelistet ist, schon empfangen? Wer 

kennt den Standort und weitere Einzelheiten? (Markus Weidner-D, A-DX Mar 

21) 

1510 kHz - Das ist eindeutig Grigoriopol Maiac Moldova. Z.Zt Bulgarisch, 

1/3tel Sekunde nach der KW Samara-RUS 6000 kHz. Ab 1900 Uhr Griechisch, ab 

2000-2100 UT Bulgarisch. 

Seit Wochen wird fuer GRI schon auf 1566 und 1503 kHz getestet, um der 

Stoersituation auf 1467 mit Frankreich zu entgehen. Ellenbogen ausfahren, 

wie die Amis mit ihren diversen MW Propagandasender Okkupationen auf 

Mittelwelle rund um Nahost und Mittelost. 

Heute ist offensichtlich der Steuersender von 1503 auf 1510 kHz 

'weggelaufen'. 

(wb, Mar 21) 

MONGOLIA 4830 Mongoliin R, Altai, noted on Mar 12 at 2216-2226 in 

Mongolian, talks, orchestral arrangements; 35322; \\ 4895 Murun at 45332. 


MYANMAR 5985.85 R. Myanmar on Mar 3 at 1508-1525 UT, into English, talk 

about development, marching band mx, ID, news, poor/QRM from 5985 kHz. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Mar 8) 

NETHERLANDS A-05 RNW "Tour de France" bycicle special live transmission: 

13700 1159-1459 28S FLE 500 123 0207-250705 Dutch HOL RNW 

13700 1159-1459 27S,37N FLE 500 191 0207-250705 Dutch HOL RNW 

(March 9) 

The A05 schedule for RNW's Dutch sce has been posted at 

 

This page reveals that RNW will use Orfordness (what else?) 1296 kHz, at 

0500-0600. 

Amongst the SW outlets 1600-1700 on 15335 to Central Europe looks 

especially interesting. Some of 6015, 6035, 9610 and 9695 should be relays 

via non-RNW sites as well. 


15335, thats an all-cross-African channel from MDC, but also into EUR. 

18S,27,28,29W,37E,38,39,47,48 MDC 250kW 335deg 

Some of 6015 - FLE-HOL, 6035 KLG-RUS 2000-2200 UT, 9610 JUL-D 0700-0800 

northwards; and 9695 2x500 kW FLE-HOL, in two directions. (wb, Mar 17) 

When reading about the problem that RNW had in replacing 1512 (their use of 

1179 will surely be much too late in the evening for most UK listeners, ie 

2300UT) I had considered that 1296 via Orfordness might be available to 

them, but the problem with it is that it beams away from the UK ! I'm not 

sure if they would be allowed to use an omnidirectional antenna on that 

freq due to their sharing with XL at Birmingham. And that station would 

surely give lots of co-ch QRM within parts of the UK. So it is now a freq 

mainly for the Euro continent. The use of 1179 by RNW for English will 

surely be much too late in the evening for most UK listeners, ie 2300UT. I

wonder if RTE would rent them either 567 or 252 ??!! (Noel R. Green-UK, 


NETH ANTILLES A-05 NHK Radio Japan via Bonaire relay site. 

Differs on UT March 28th, but 2=means Monday 29th? 

11935 0100-0300 14,15,16 BON 250 170 ....... 290305-301005 Various HOL NHK 

11935 0200-0300 14,15,16 BON 250 170 .2..... 280305-280305 Various HOL NHK 

(March 9) 

NEW ZEALAND 15265 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, observed on 16 on Mar at /1851- 

2050* UT, IS, mx, nx in Vernacular, world news, Morning Rpt.; 45544... so I 

thought the signal wouldn't be that bad on 17675, but it seems the good, 

old "Saint Ionospherus" played a trick and only a poor & interferred (CHL 

17680 + jammed R. Marti 17670) signal was to be noticed at 2058 (it usually 

improves later on). At any rate, 11980 had been vy. poor today at 1800- 

1850*. 

R.NZi schedule 27 Mar-01 May as per 

kHz UTC Target Azimuth 

11820 0459-0705 Pac, Eur, midwest USA 0deg 

9885 0706-1059 Pac, midwest USA 0deg 

9885 1100-1259 NW Pac, PNG, TMP, As 325deg 

6095 1300-1650 Pac 0deg 

6095 1651-1851 Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Cook Is. 35deg 

9845 1851-1950 Pac, Eur 0deg 

11725 1951-2050 Pac 0deg 

15720 2051-0458 Pac 0deg 

Curiously, even the current sched. doesn't say "audible in Europe" on the 

fqs where the stn actually puts a good signal, viz. 9885, 15530, well, at 

least over here in POR. As to the 27/3-01/5 sched., 6095 is a dramatic 

change, meaning they won't be heard at all here 1259-1851; the rest remains 

to be seen yet due mainly to QRM. 

R. NZi joins R. Australia Sun-Fri for the "Breakfast" prgr: 

To Ce+SoPac on 15515, 13630, 12080, 11660 & 11650 kHz 

To WPac on 11650 & 9660 kHz 

R.NZi's "Dateline Pacific" prgr available in Eur on Sat 1400 on 9770 kHz 

DRM via VT Merlin. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 17) 

A-05 Tentatively DRM test schedule of R NZi: 

7145 0700-1315 51,56,64S,65S RAN 100 325 0105-301005 N ENG NZL RNZ 

Test 

7145 0700-1315 61S,62,63W RAN 100 35 0105-301005 N ENG NZL RNZ 

Test 

7145 1300-1900 61S,62,63W RAN 100 35 0105-301005 N Eng NZL RNZ 

Test 

7145 1300-1900 51,56,64S,65S RAN 100 325 0105-301005 N Eng NZL RNZ 

Test 


Test 


Test 


Test 


Test 

11675 1945-2100 51,56,64S,65S RAN 100 325 0105-301005 N ENG NZL RNZ 

Test 

11675 1945-2100 61S,62,63W RAN 100 35 0105-301005 N ENG NZL RNZ 

Test

13730 2045-0500 51,55E,56,64S,65S RAN 100 325 0105-301005 N ENG NZL RNZ 

Test 

13730 2045-0500 61S,62,63W RAN 100 35 0105-301005 N ENG NZL RNZ 

Test 

(Mar 9) 

PNG The fellow who sits right beside me at work here in Syracuse, Steve 

Henry, was a missionary in PNG and helped to start up Wantok Radio Light on 

FM. Due to health problems, had had to return stateside before the SW plans 

got going. I hope to get an interview with the folks in PNG and will send 

it over to S&S once it's done. (Rich McVicar-USA, DXplorer Mar 14) 

I recently asked Joe Emert for another update on the planned Wantok Radio 

Light project (7120 kHz) in Papua New Guinea; they are evidently behind 

schedule as many new radio station operations are. The target date is now 

in the period from late May to early June (prior target was early March). 

Mr. Emert shared the following excerpt from the calendar of an HCJB 

engineer who is overseeing the installation: 

"May 5-28 Shortwave team from Elkhart is here to install and commission the 

Shortwave. 

May 29-June 10 I travel to Rabaul, Lae, Goroka, and Lalibu to install the 

first remote FM txs. This schedule is predicated on the understanding that 

two of these sites have multiplexers and we won't need to install antennas. 

Jun 11 Celebration of the commencement of SW and the first FM stations. 

This will be held in the highlands. More details are pending but I wanted 

you to know so you can mark your calendars that this is the plan at this 

time." (Guy Atkins-WA-USA, hcdx Mar 14) 

PHILIPPINES 1170 Regular VOA operation from the new Poro site on 1170 

kHz commenced Wednesday evening, March 15. The old antenna was dismantled 

March 16. The old site had the last operating CEMCO (Continental 

Electronics Manufacturing Co.) 105B one megawatt tx, originally delivered 

in 1954, and it was back in sce during the move of the Harris DX-1000 to 

the new site, a 50 year lifetime for the 105B. 

(Aaron Zawitsky, dxld Mar 17) 

PORTUGAL Pro-funk GmbH in Sines uses 3 x Thomcast SK53 C3-3P5 250 kW txs 

capable of 500 kW PEP and an average 100 kW in DRM mode; they can also send 

at constant carrier DSB as well as SSB, and power is is normally just 1/3 

during modulation pauses by the use of dynamic carrier control. At least 3 

rotatable curtain arrays are used. Rumors say maybe 2 more units are 

planned, one being for MW. 

Acc. to what I recall from my 1981 visit and what my photos show, the tx 

hall can hardly accomodate more than 4-5 txs without enlarging the 

building. I sincerely hope that won't materialize, chiefly the MW 

operation. Besides, the only MW stns that can operate in POR are the 

existing ones, other applicants being systematically refused, all acc. to 

the country's regulations for b/casting. However, if by any chance DW's 

able to get a MW fq here, I suspect it may well be one possible quiet ch 

towards 1600 kHz... 

The use of the Sines site by the RDP. One may wonder why on earth the RDP 

uses this since some of its txs are actually off when Sines relays R. 

Portugal. A normal situation elsewhere would mean not enough txs were used 

at a given time. The case here is, as I've explained in a recent rpt., that 

the DW stn must put at the RDP's disposal a given amount of h/week as a 

form of compensation, as it appears no other compensation exists in the 

agreement. Pro-Funk pays, nevertheless, a license to the radio authority, 

just like any other domestic operator does. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc 

BC-DX Mar 17)

RDP audio delays: A possible source used by their mediumwave txs and the 

Sines station would be the DVB bouquet on Eutelsat Hotbird, 10.723 GHz, 

with RDP Internacional and RDP Antena 1. This bouquet is uplinked by 

British Telecom's Madley Teleport facility in the UK. That's probably 

enough to say freehand that a 4 second delay is no real surprise. 

Re "the RDPi signal is simply picked up by the digital satellite receiver 

and "thrown" into the tx, no other "treatment" is carried out": To be 

complete, other treatment than the usual audio processing (Optimod 9105A or 

perhaps something else, current Optimod 9200 or another company's product). 

But this causes no delay of several seconds of course, just small fractions 

of a second. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Mar 13) 

Here is a picture of the Sines tx used for their DRM operations: 

 

And a close-up of the DRM modulator: 

 


ROMANIA 855 Tancabesti. This tx seems to have been replaced by a new 

400 kW Harris unit, meaning a considerable power decrease. The signal is 

much weaker now than it used to be. The freq is several Hz high, creating a 

disturbing sub-audible heterodyne with Germany and Spain. 

(Olle Alm, Kai Ludwig, power according to a Harris press release; via ARC 

MV-Eko Mar 14) 

RUSSIA [to AFG] 7175, Internews R, Kabul, via Samara at *0230-0240 UT on 

Mar 4, Pashto shouting ID "Salaam Watandar", news, 32332. Heavy splashes 

from Voice of Russia in English on 7180 kHz. It has obviously replaced the 

broadcast from Dhabbaya-UAE on 7230 kHz at *0130-0300* UT. On Mar 07 at 

0135 R Slovakia International was covering that frequency. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dwsci DXW Mar 9) 

3955 at 1409- UT on Mar 13, Voice of Russia, Lists Korean, which sounds 

about right, 100 kW from Vladivostok, at fair level, and sure enough their 

IS was heard at 1410. Mostly talk by OM. I would have guessed a North 

Korean from the tone of his voice! 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, dxld Mar 14) 

3955 1000-1300 44,45,54 VLD 100 210 RUS VOR GFC 

3955 1400-1500 44,45 VLD 100 210 RUS VOR GFC 

No 75 mb registered in summer HFCC A-05 table anymore. (wb) 

6150 at 0125 on Feb 27, Radio Rossii. A bit of QRM by an unknown English 

broadcast initially, but it faded out very soon. 34443. Studio in 

St.Petersburg, talk about agriculture. Phone calls; phone number 325 61 77 

mentioned. At 0200 \\ signal appeared on 5925 kHz (44444). I know that the 

latter tx is located in Taldom, near Moscow - but where did 6150 kHz come 

from? 

(open_dx - Sergey Alekseychik-BLR, DXsignal Mar 19) 

I'd suggest Perm, that is not far from me. WRTH says 6150 kHz is only used 

by Perm in summer - but obviously this is not correct, as I hear Radio 

Rossii on 6150 kHz in the daytime. - Ed. 

IAK Iakutsk RUS 62N01 129E48 6150 2000-1600 23 IAK 50kW 330deg RRS 

(open_dx - Alexander Yegorov-UKR, DXsignal Mar 19) 

[SOMALIA non] A new target station was added to the TDP online schedule: 

 

Radio Horyaal 1730-1800 12140 AM mtwt.ss Somali Africa.

The website quotes a different frequency, 12130: 

(...) Somaliland, Somaliya , Jabuuti, Etopia, Uganda, Tansaniya Eleteriya, 

iyo gabi ahaanba Geeska Afrika sidoo kale Sudan iyo wadamadda Khaliijka iyo 

Sacuudi Arabia. Laga bilaabo 21 March 2005, 

(...) Saacadda Somaliland markay tahay 8:30 ilaa 9:00 habeenimo.Waxana laga 

dhegaysan karaa mawjadda SW ka ee 12130 kHz. (...) 

 


Most likely Armavir or Samara-RUS: 250kW at 188 degr. (wb) 

11975 at 2358- UT, Kamchatska Rybatskaya (fisherman's program) on Mar 19. 

OC from tune in at 2350 UT. I finally remembered to check on this 

fisherman's program from Kamchatka. No IS. Instead at 00:00:05 began with 

some drums and into ID for Kamchatka Rybatskaya. Then into a modern Russian 

female vocal and into nx at 0004 UT. Excellent S9+20db. Especially pleasant 

to listen on the R390A with SE3. 5-5-5 all the way. Nx is local, not 

network Radio Rossii, or Mayak. 

UTC Sundays only. Rather interesting program, including a psychological 

segment at 0026 UT about the problems between men and women at sea, and if 

I caught the drift, the effects on children. Nice ID at 0030 UT, and into 

another modern Russian popular song...just the type I would picture an 

average Russian listening to at a picnic by the seashore. Mostly mx during 

the second half, with a jingle 'Muzyka' between each selection. Even a 

single American soul piece towards the end of the show. One more Russian 

song, until 00:59:30. Then a bit of a fanfare, and off without any annt. OC 

cut at 01:00:45 UT. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Mar 20) 

ST. HELENA It beguiled Charles Darwin and bedevilled Napoleon, who spent 

his last years in lonely exile on its remote, rocky shores. Now the 

fortunes of the tiny sub-tropical island of St Helena, a speck in the South 

Atlantic some 2,000 km west of Africa, are to be transformed by a new govt 

funded multi-million pound airport. . . 

 

(The Guardian via Dan Say, dxld Mar 16) 

SAUDI ARABIA 21495 BKSA still carries strong buzzing audio. Heard at 1020 

UT. Other freqs with clear audio /12.5.5. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC- 


SINGAPORE A-05 RSI Kranji registrations: 

6000 2300-1600 54NW KRA 250 320 Chinese SNG MCR MCT 

6080 1100-1400 49W,54 KRA 250 0 English SNG RSI MCT 

6120 0900-1400 49W,54 KRA 250 0 Malay/Indo SNG RSI MCT 

6150 2300-1600 54NW KRA 250 320 English SNG MCR MCT 

6185 1100-1400 49W,54 KRA 250 0 Chinese SNG RSI MCT 

7150 2300-1600 54NW KRA 250 320 SNG MCR MCT 

7170 2300-1600 54NW KRA 100 320 Tamil SNG MCR MCT 

7235 2300-1600 54NW KRA 250 320 Malay/Indo SNG MCR MCT 

9625 0900-1400 49W,54 KRA 250 0 SNG RSI MCT 

(March 9) 

Freq change for BBC in Nepali via SNG 100 kW / 270 deg: 

1545-1615 NF 9810, ex9680 \\ 6140, 7205. 


SOLOMON ISLS 5019.91 at 1503- UT, SIBS on Mar 18. Been a while since I've 

heard much audio from these folks. English nx from the BBCWS (ID for the 

world sce at 15:06:15 UT). Poor to fair. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer 

Mar 19)

5019.94, SIBC (pres) on Mar 20 at 1420-1455 UT, BBC prgm "Talking Point," 

with Bridget Kendall, about Ireland, the IRA and Sinn Fein, fairpoor/starting 

to fade out. 

(Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Mar 20) 

SOUTH AFRICA 11690 Ce matin, j'ai ecoute Radio Okapi avec un tres bon 

signal, emission interessante. Entre 0400 et 0500 UTC sur 11690 kHz. J'ai 

envoye un E-mail, peut etre une QSL bientot ? 

Radio Okapi Fondation Hirondelle 

3, Rue Traversiere, CH 1018-Lausanne (Switzerland) 

Tel +41 21 647 28 05 Fax +41 21 647 44 69 

 

(Christian Ghibaudo-F, via Dario Monferini-I, playdx Mar 15) 

Infos gibt es auf der Internetseite von oder 

in englischer und deutscher Sprache. Der Hauptsitz von 

der Organisation Hirondelle ist in Lausanne in der Schweiz. 

(Marcus Keulertz-ESP, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 14) 

11690 Hirondelle. Bei der freq 11690 kHz handelt es sich um einen 

Radiosender aus dem Kongo. Die Station ist in Kinshasa beheimatet. Ich 

konnte ihn in Madrid, Spanien am fruehen Morgen gegen 0500 UT loggen. Das 

Signal war sehr schwach und kaum zu hoeren, das einzige was ich entziffern 

konnte war die Stationsansage in franzoesisch. Die Station nennt sich Radio 

Okapi. (Marcus Keulertz-ESP, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 14) 

11690 Ja die Station nennt ihr Programm R Okapi in franzoesischer Sprache, 

wird von der Hirondelle Organization in der Schweiz und angemietet ueber VT 

Communications - ex Merlin / ex BBC Sender Anlagen gebrokert. Morgens wird 

ein 250 kW Sender in Meyerton Suedafrika von der dortigen Sentech-AFS 

genutzt, von 0400-0600 UT. 

Ein Schwesterprogramm Radio Ndeke Luke von Hirondelle ausgesandt nach der 

CAF Zentralafrikan. Republik, dort fanden gestern Parlaments-Wahlen statt , 

laeuft abends 1730-1930 UT auf 11760 ueber einen 250 kW Sender in 

Woofferton England. 


SUDAN 4750 R. Peace at 0333-0347 UT on Mar 8, Vernacular/English, Native 

mx and talks. Full En ID at 0342 UT. Talks over choral mx followed by 

instrumental version of "O'Come all ye faithful" Fair/good. (Scott R 

Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Mar 14) 

SWEDEN/CANADA RCI via Sweden relay. The Europeans among us get a new 

half-hour MW txion 2230-2300 on 1179 kHz from Solvesborg, Sweden. 

(Richard Cuff-PA- USA, swprograms via dxld Mar 19) 

SWITZERLAND As several of us know who were in attendance recently at the 

Fest in Kulpsville, PA, one of the novel presentations was an interesting 

discussion of the last days of SRI and RCI by Bob Zanotti and Ian 

McFarland. Several of us took the opportunity to sample some tuning oil 

with Zanotti during the Fest. I have known Bob for a long time, and he once 

gave me an interesting guided tour of the SRI studios in Bern, prior to the 

time when the xmtrs were all shut down. Bob had recorded a feature program 

for the last broadcast from the Schwarzenberg xmtr. While I was there in 

Bern, Bob pulled that story up on his computer, and I heard it once again. 

The last time that I heard it was live on 9580 if I recall. 

While Bob and I were gulping down the tuning oil in Kulpsville, he informed 

me that he is still doing freelance feature radio reporting on Switzerland, 

in the same style that he used to use on SRI with the Two Bobs. No SWBC 

station is currently carrying Bob's features. But, he does post them up on 

a web site, where you can download the stories as .mpg files. He is anxious

to spread the word that this web site exists. I told him that I would do 

so, and this DXplorer posting is just one means that I am using to spread 

the word for Bob. 

The URL of Bob's "Switzerland in Sound" web site is: 

 

(George Zeller-OH-USA, DXplorer Mar 20) 

SWISSINFO - follower of Swiss Radio International on Internet will only 

remain on English language website. Eight language sections will be ceased 

totally: German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, 

and Chinese. 

Swissinfo, die Nachfolgeorganisation von SRI im Internet wird eingestellt. 

Acht von neun Sprachen sind betroffen. Nur Englisch soll bleiben. 

["Das redaktionelle Angebot existiert in Sprachen Deutsch, Franz”sisch, 

Italienisch, Englisch, Spanisch, Portugiesisch, Arabisch, Japanisch und 

Chinesisch."] 

Die Mitarbeiter werden morgen Dienstag(!) informiert. Damit verlieren die 

meisten Personen ihre Stelle. Ein genaues Datum steht allerdings noch nicht 

fest. 

 

Damit gehoert das Kapitel SRI zu 100% der Vergangenheit an. 

(Sandro Blatter-SUI, A-DX Mar 21) 

TAIWAN Chinese anti-communist clandestine, "Sound of Hope International" 

(Xiwang Zhi Sheng Guiji Guanpodientai), based in US, has recently been 

mentioning to their SW broadcast (2200-2300 9635, 2300-2400 7310, 1600-1700 

11765) in Chinese page of their web site 

 

The main programs are news, and continual "9 commentaries on Chinese 

Communist Party" in Chinese. 

Reception reports on SW broadcast are welcome, and verified by QSL card. 

Send reports to: 

The daily SW programs are also heard via on-demand internet broadcast. 


15250 Fu Hsing: FE signals on the high fqys were very good this morning, 

so I decided to camp on 15250 and check it out from a little before 1300. 

There was a Chinese lang. stn there which closed at 1300 UT, just as VOA in 

Korean started up. There were four pips at 1300, I'm not sure from whom. 

The VOA stayed on until 1358, when it went off abruptly, leaving the fqy 

clear. A half-minute later a carrier came on, better than the signal level 

of VOA up to that point, and at 1400 that turned out to be VOA Korean 

again. Toward 1500 I could hear the CH siren jamming on 15250, but it was 

way in the background. VOA went off at 1458, leaving just the siren. 

Something came on 15250 at 1500, but it was much too weak to do anything 

with. That's the 15250 situation here on ECNA. No Fu Hsing at these times. 


15250 Fu Hsing Broadcasting Station at 1429-1458* on March 13, initially 

only the carrier was noted by 1410, and by 1425 there was enough audio to 

manage some details. Noted with tel. interview conversations in standard 

CH, after 1430 interspersed with short clips of orchestral mx, 1445 a 

commentary interview with a Chinese delegate, managed to catch that it was 

a talk about trade relations with the US-Taiwan. Actually, at one point it 

was a three-way conversation with two on the telephone and the female host.

By 1451 the signal was well over a full S7 level. At 1455, male speaker 

with what sounded like control and schedules given (actually heard the 

English words), then the start of a nx bulletin just prior to sign- off. 

Cut in mid-sentence at 1458 with no ID. 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, Dxplorer Mar 17) 

TAJIKISTAN 4635 (pres) R. Dushanbe at 2309-2340 on Mar 15, Tajik, 

Continuous talks w/ 2 OM b/w occasional mx bridges and YL (briefly) at 

2327. No discernible ID noted. Poor/fair, but better than prior monitoring. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, Cumbre Mar 17) 

THAILAND 6765USB Bangkok Meteological Radio on March 3 at 1227-1305 UT, 

32332. Weather information in Thai and English. Parallel with this freq is 

8743 kHz, but this freq was weak. (Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium Mar 

12) 

TURKMENISTAN 5015 Turkmen R. at 2359-0037 UT on Mar 12, Turkmen. S/on in 

progress at t/in w/ OM followed by national anthem. Talk over wind- 

instruments at 0003 UT. YL at 0007 until 0017 when joined by OM b/w breif 

mxal bits (strings and drums). Orchestra-like mx and ballads between talks 

at 0022 thru t/out. Weak but clear for the most part. Best listening in 

LSB. Very pleased! (Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Mar 14) 

5015 Turkmen R. at 2342-0005 UT on Mar 15, Turkmen, Continuous mx w/ 

announcer b/w selections,"echo" FX talks over mx from 2354-2359 UT. Pip at 

0000 followed by NA, (tent) "Watan Radioyaylymy" at 0004 and talk over wind 

instruments. Poor but readable under static. Apparently this signs on 

earlier than 0000, as listed in WRTH and PPWBR, which I assumed in my Mar. 

12 log when I tuned in during the NA at 0000. Does Turkmenistan observe DST 

this time of year or is this just a schedule change? 


UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION 11625 [now 11630. ex15660] Voice of the Iranian 

Nation, at 1435-1459* on Feb 26, talks in Persian, mentions of dollars. A 

song and mention of Rafsanjani, ID, freqency annmt, 43443 QRMed by bubble 

jammer. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, dwsci DXW Mar 9) 

UAE 1314 BBC via Dhabbaya scheduled 24 hrs. Beams used are 46 and 316 

degrees. 

(VT-Comm via Andreas Volk-D, ADDX Mar) 

1557 kHz Radio Asia from Ras al Khaimah moved to this freq when Radio Farda 

took to the air on 1575. (various reports) 

1575 kHz Al Dhabiya 400 kW at 54E15 24N11, moderately directional to the 

north. 

(ITU GE75/112) 

[Acc to Thales information, "Al Dabiyah II" was planned to be completed in 

the beginning of 2005. "Al Dabiyah I" is the 1170 kHz 800 kW tx.] 

EMI began broadcasting Radio Farda on Febr 10 on a second MW freq [1575] as 

part of their broadcast network modification plan to provide a new Sawa MW 

sce to Saudi Arabia that is scheduled to start sometime next month. (IBB 

Engineering Feb 25 via dxld) 

U.K. FEBA QSL's. Dear Mr Biener, 

Thank you for responding to my recent letter. We are very happy to keep you 

in touch (...) 

You also commented that we are more reluctant to communicate to DX 

listeners. The change in Feba's approach only relates to reception reports 

from radio enthusiasts and it was rather forced on us by circumstances. The 

change from broadcasting via Seychelles to using other sce providers

happened quite quickly and involved a lot of planning and preparation in a 

short time. 

Programmes are now broadcast via sce providers, with programmes being 

combined into blocks of an hour or more before being sent to the sce 

provider. The blocks are often compiled by producers overseas and usually 

include several programmes, sometimes of more than one lang. It is 

therefore now much more difficult to identify and confirm individual 

programmes than it was when most were broadcasts via the Seychelles 

station. To check details of individual programmes would take up a lot of 

staff time which we feel can be better used elsewhere. Wie realise this is 

a big disappointment for DX-ers like you and I am sorry about this. 

We are of course very happy to continue sending literature and programme 

schedule information as before. Thank you for publicising Febas broadcasts 

to your members. 

Yours sincerely 

Angela Brooke 

Supporter Relations 

FEBA 

Ivy Arch Rd, Worthing, West Sussex, England BN14 813X 

Telephone: (+44) 01903 237281 Fax: (+44) 01903 205294 

E-mail: Website: 

(FEBA via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 14) 

The Director General of the BBC used a 13-minute video message to tell 

staff yesterday that they faced redundancy as 1,730 jobs were axed in the 

first round of cost cutting. 

Staff were informed that one in two jobs in the department would go, with 

980 made redundant. A further 750 were to be transferred to firms outside 

the corporation. A second wave of job cuts is to be announced later this 

month. 

The total number of job losses is expected eventually to exceed 5,000. 

In the 13-minute video broadcast to all departments, Mr Thompson said: "We 

need to make the BBC a simpler, more agile operation, ready to take the 

creative lead in a very different, very challenging digital future." 

Full article: 

 

(Fiona Govan 11 March; via BrDXC-UK Mar 11) 

1296drm kHz The planned DRM schedule for the summer period is 1600-1915 and 

2115-2400 UT. AM broadcasting is planned for 1930-2100 UT. (VT-Comm via 

Andreas Volk-D, ADDX Mar) 

BBCWS London. Heard an annt just before 1200 UTC 18 March indicating that 

SW txions to Europe would be reduced to blocks in the morning and evening. 

Mind you, they are not much more than that now. Reference was given to 

alternative ways of listening, including the Hotbird Satellite, cable and 

FM in some areas etc, however no mention of MW, currently 24/7 on 648 kHz. 

I guess time alone will tell whether there are any cuts in that sce. After 

all, you can't increase a sce which is already 24/7. 

As to the comments about programming, this is about the time when the April 

edition of On Air magazine, including the Braille edition, would have 

appeared in previous years. 

(Paul David-UK, mwdx Mar 19)

Why is BBC World Service reducing its short wave provision? 

John Figliozzi wrote: I'm sure the rather smug management at Bush House 

will chuckle at all this and shrug it off. But I wouldn't be surprised if, 

while the BBC is dithering and dicing up audiences, CRI begins to eat the 

BBC's lunch in North America. Call it "Old Europe Makes Way for New Asia". 

While the BBC steadily abandons and discards the public sce broadcasting 

principles it historically created, perfected and nurtured, CRI seems to 

more and more be embracing those very principles. (John Figliozzi-USA, dxld 

Mar 20) 

Which public sce broadcasting principles is CRI embracing??? 

It is the propaganda arm of the Chinese Communist Party. The Party 

restricts its citizens access to foreign media by jamming and blocking 

internet sites. CRI journalists are restricted in what they are able to 

report. 

Demonstrations against the party elite, in particular corruption by local 

officials, are becoming more widespread. The State Constitution allows 

people to be arrested for vaguely worded actions against the state and 

denies them a fair trial. It routinely uses torture. Check the Amnesty 

International or Human Rights Watch sites for many examples. There will 

doubtless be many more that are unreported. You will not hear about this on 

CRI. It does not serve the public, it serves the Party. 

The BBC on the other hand will report on criticism of UK govt policies and 

UK breaches of human rights, for example in the treatment of prisioners in 

Iraq. 

As to the Rumsfeldesque "Old Europe makes way for New Asia" comparison well 

I prefer to live in an Old European culture which respects human rights and 

to have a domestic and international public sce broadcaster which is 

independent of any govt party line. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld Mar 20) 

I'm sorry the BBC is apparently ignoring the poorer listeners, many in 

Africa, India and the third world where as I've said many ordinary people 

have not the financial or technical means to access space or cyberspace and 

no local FM station could or would broadcast BBC World Service. I say 

again, many of these folks do not simply erect expensive aerial systems for 

their Kenwoods, Trios, Lowes or Sonys but struggle to pay for the 1.5 volt 

batteries for their simple cheap radio sets. 

Who asks these listeners' opinions and compiles the figures that the 

executives base their observations of reductions of short-wave listening 

on; Who collates the results to obtain these decisions and why? If normal 

radio sces are withdrawn from these listeners, will they not feel the 

'rich' western world is again suiting itself, and be minded to isolationism 

and conflict. 

Radio brings knowledge, if done properly, and international understanding 

and whatever one thinks of the BBC it shows independence of political bias 

and a far better attitude to it's overseas listeners - on air - than other 

large broadcasters, pity those who decide on its method of decimation seem 

to live on planet 'yuppie'. 

(Rog Parsons-UK, BrDXC-UK Mar 20) 

9850 via UK/Skelton, 9750 via UK/Rampisham. Radio Japan's 55th Anniversary 

Special BCB via Sackville. Full data Card with schedule/calendar/rpt forms

for a Tape report, in 45 days v/s A. Ishimo. (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, 

DXplorer Mar 12) 

9800 Leading the Way with Dr. Michael Youssef schickte mit nach 6 Tagen 

auf einen E-Mail Bericht eine volldet. QSL-Karte mit Senderstandort Merlin 

UK. Adresse Leading the Way with Dr. Michael Youssef, P.O.Box 20100, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30325, U.S.A. Internet Adresse 

(Dieter Kraus-D, A-DX Mar 12) 

In A-05 on 15495 kHz Sat/Sun Russian, Tue/Fri Persian, (wb). 

Freq change for HCJB in Russian via RMP 500 kW / 061 deg: 

1700-1730 NF 9740 (55555), ex 11760 


11760 R Ndeke Luka [Hirondelle] on Mar 12 at 1825-1845 UT, 35433-34433 

French, Afro pops, ID at 1830 and 1833, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, 


13650 Internews R. on Mar 5 at 1300-1307 UT, 35333 Dari?, ID at 1300, 1301 

IS and ID, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Mar 18) 

U.K./ASCENSION ISL./SOUTH AFRICA [to ZWE] SW Radio Africa. 

SW Radio Africa, Fri 11-Mar. We are still being deliberately jammed - which 

obviously means that we're doing a good job! Please bear with us while we 

try to overcome this problem. We're now on Plan B. 

For the full three hours of evening broadcasts we will be on 3230 kHz in 

the 75 mb. 

For the first hour of evening broadcasts we will also be on 6145 kHz in the 

49 mb. 

Don't forget the short-wave and medium-wave broadcasts between 5 am and 7 

am Zimbabwe time each the morning. These are the freqs to try: 

Medium wave: 1197 kHz [Lesotho] Shortwave: 3230 kHz in the 75 mb 

[Meyerton-AFS] 

And 24 hours a day on 

 

(via BrDXC-UK, Mar 11) 

SW Radio Africa, clandestine, on 3230 at 0315-0345+ UT on March 6, local 

African mx, English talk but difficult to understand due to high noise 

level. 0328 UT caught ID when giving website as swradioafrica.com Poor in 

noise and slight co-channel QRM from numbers station on high side. (Brian 

Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Mar 11) 

Recheck (12 Mar) at 1850 shows SW R Africa on 3230 with weakish signal. 

Can't tell if there was any jamming, had enough local noise. SW Radio 

Africa program ended around 1900 and after some dead air Family Radio 

started their program. Relay via Meyerton. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Mar 13) 

Monitored in Harare-ZWE, SW Radio Africa on 6145 was again jammed 

progressively from 1600-1700 UT. The alternative freq of 3230 was in the 

clear until 1710 UT when it was severely jammed until close 1900 UT. The 

very new freq of 11845 (Ascension or still Meyerton?) was heard in the 

clear from 1600 to 1700 UT, then station off.

Glenn, it appears most likely now that deliberate localised jamming of SWRA 

within the vicinity of Harare the capital is occurring. Unlikely to be ZBC 

Gweru, as these txs cannot switch freqs as easily as the jamming signal 

does. Also can mention that the signal strength here in Harare is so 

extreme it must be a localised jammer. My guess is that's a medium power 

localised jammer within the area of Harare but we are monitoring these 

freqs from in and around Zimbabwe to check up on this. 

(David Pringle-Wood, Harare-ZWE, dxld Mar 13) 

11845, SW Radio Africa, Mar 13, 1621 pop song in English, into talk about 

Zimbabwe elections being held March 31st and religious leaders comments 

about Zimbabwe, 1634 end of Richard Offray's (sp?) program, says to tune in 

again at "5 mins past 6 on Sunday evening or at half past 5 on Sunday 

morning," very good reception, no jamming. 


11845, 1600-, SW Radio Africa Mar 13. Powerful S9+20dB reception with crash 

start with multiple IDs in English with some short/long path echo. All in 

English. With song 'Africaaa, Africaaa', then "this is SW Radio Africa, 

Zimbabwe's independent voice." Through the valley religious program after 

annmts. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, dxld Mar 14) 

I just noticed that the banner on their Web site says 3220 kHz, but the 

text lower down the page twice says 3230 kHz. Which one is currently being 

used? 

(Andy Sennitt, Netherlands, March 14, dxldyg via DXLD) 

They certainly had been logged until now on 3230. Maybe deliberately vague 

disinformation, subject to variation to avoid jamming, or sloppy, as they 

were also saying this was the 75 mb for quite a while (gh, DXLD) 

Checked 14 Mar at 1830 UT. SW R Africa seems still to be on 3230. Only 

threshold signal here due to local noise. Checking against their website 

audio stream, it sounds like 3230 is some 15-20 seconds ahead of web audio 

(Jari Savolainen, Finland, dxldyg via DXLD) 

Registered: 

4880 1600 1900 57N MEY 100kW 5deg USA MNO MER 

6145 1600-1900 57N MEY 100kW 5deg USA MNO MER 

(Wolfgang Bueschel, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9 via DXLD) 

SW Radio Africa, 11845, received an e-mail, "to say thank you very much for 

your reception report," from Gerry Jackson, Station Manager indicating their technicians would send me a formal 

confirmation. Notes that she is: "Very pleased to hear that we're available 

in California. It's our poor Zimbabwean listeners who are having a terrible 

time hearing us - and we're moving freqs constantly to try to overcome the 

jamming." In less than 2 days, for an e-mailed report. 


They've added the missing freq for 1700-1900 UT. From website: 

We had Plan B but now we're already on to plan D! We are trying something 

new. We will be on a different freq for each of the three hours this 

evening. We know this is complicated, please bear with us. This jamming is 

a serious problem. 

11845 kHz at 1600-1700 UTC. (unchanged) 

11705 kHz at 1700-1800 UTC. 

11995 kHz at 1800-1900 UTC. 

We're broadcasting on 3 freqs. If you can pass this on to family and 

friends back home, that would be great.

Don't forget medium wave and SW broadcasts in the morning. 5 - 7 am Zim 

time MW on 1197 kHz, Morning SW on 3230 in the 90 mb. 

(via Andy Sennitt-UK, dxld Mar 15) 

Checking 15 Mar.: 11845 at 1623 decent signal 11705 at 1723 mostly covered 

by Radio Farda, some fade-ups of R SW Africa audible. Noted about 1000 Hz 

interfering signal. 11995 switched from 11705 at 1800, Good signal but the 

1000 Hz signal appeared also here shortly. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Mar 

15) 

Like Jari, I also heard SW Radio Africa last night (15 March) for the 1800- 

1900 period on 11995. The signal was good, but as Jari says, there was a 1 

kHz tone on the channel. (It was NOT a 1 kHz het.) 

The SW Radio Africa audio was cut at exactly 30 seconds before 1900, a 

longstanding BBC procedure that these days is a "giveaway" that the tx or 

the feed is in the hands of VT Merlin. 

Ref. the possible Chinese and/or Iranian connections. One shouldn't assume 

that the jamming would have to sound like existing Chinese or Iranian 

jamming. These countries might just have supplied the txs, leaving the 

Zimbabweans to decide what audio to put on them. 

A year or so ago there was a lot of publicity in the Zimbabwean press about 

Iranian support for the ZBC. An Iranian delegation visited Zimbabwe and met 

Zimbabwean ministers and senior officials. The word "jamming" did cross my 

mind even then. 

(Chris Greenway-UK, dxld Mar 16) 

SW Radio Africa, they were on 11845 today (Mar 16), poor signal to 1700, 

then switched to 11705 where they were a little better at first, still 

choppy and fadey, improving more circa 1750 when it became pretty decent. 

They gave the new 11845-11705-11995 fqy rundown at 1709, and again at 1740. 

It was mostly mx and call-ins. They gave fqy changeover anmt at 1759, then 

RFI took over 11705 and SWRA moved to 11995 where they were about the same 

as 11705, choppy, but in the clear and easily hrd with "Countdown to 

Elections." They are still there as I send this arnd 1810. (Jerry Berg-MA- 

USA, DXplorer Mar 16) 

Like Jari, I also heard SW Radio Africa last night (15 March) for the 1800- 

1900 period on 11995. 

The signal was good, but as Jari says, there was a 1 kHz tone on the 

channel. (It was NOT a 1 kHz het.) 

The SW Radio Africa audio was cut at exactly 30 seconds before 1900, a 

longstanding BBC procedure that these days is a "giveaway" that the tx or 

the feed is in the hands of VT Merlin. 

SW Radio Africa is being effectively jammed on the following freqs and 

times: 

3230 0300-0500 UT 

3230 1600-1900 UT 

6145 1600-1900 UT 

11845 1600-1700 UT, jamming heard from 1630. 

This is not localised jamming, but is a pair of high powered jamming txs 

located, very likely at ZBC Gweru facilities in Zimbabwe. I have been 

actively monitoring these and other new test freqs provided to SWRA by 

Sentech et al. 1197 MW 0300-0500 UT heard well in Zimbabwe, no jamming 

signal present. 

(David Pringle-Wood, Harare-ZWE, dxld March 15)

Observations made on 16 March confirm the presence of deliberate jamming on 

all three broadcasts made by SW Radio Africa. The 1600 UT cast on 11845 kHz 

was accompanied by a continuous 1 kHz tone whilst the 1700 and 1800 casts, 

on 11705 and 11995 kHz respectively, were targeted by a rotary-type jammer. 

The interfering signals were present only for the period of the SW Radio 

Africa programming. (BBCM via dxld Mar 16) 

I got this rotary cycling tone jammer as from 1 March on SWRA freqs that 

evening. It has been used on most of the SWRA freqs but seems to be now not 

used by them in favour of the 1 kHz tone one. The cycling jammer is a lowly 

modulated undertoned one which cycles with another freq high to low pitch 

in exactly 60 seconds. Just like a fire work rocket going off. But it now 

appear that this jammer has left the air in favour of the 1 kHz toned one. 

This jammer is on 3230 & 6145 (1600-1900 UT) and 3230 (0300-0500 UT) (David 

Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld Mar 17) 

They did originate 11845 from ASC till March 14, then switched to 

Rampisham-UK from March 15 on 11845, 11705, and 11995. We here in Europe 

hear always a thiny whistle sound co-channel - as jammer, but not really 

jamming signal like against R Liberty era etc. - in the background. (wb, 

dxld March 17) 

I listened to SW Radio Africa again last night (19 March) at 1800-1900 UT 

on 11995 kHz. The jamming signal was a 200 Hz rough tone. I would imagine 

that in Harare the SW Radio Africa signals on 11 MHz might well get through 

the jamming as the skip distance for the jamming is not right. This was 

always the strategy of RFE/RL: use as high a freq as possible to maximize 

the skip distance (hence using tx sites in Spain and Portugal to hit the 

USSR). The Soviets couldn't use sky wave jammers in the European part of 

Russia as the jamming signals at such high freqs would just skip right over 

the target, so they were forced to invest in a complicated and costly 

network of local ground-wave jammers. 

The Zimbabwean govt won't be able to afford to do that. So, SW Radio 

Africa, pick your freqs as high as you can! The fact that I could hear the 

jammer here in the UK means that the path is open and so people in Zimbabwe 

will be able to hear Rampisham (or whatever you are using in the UK). 

More grease to your elbow (as they say in Ghana). (Chris Greenway-UK, dxld 

Mar 20) 

Acc to the website of SW Radio Africa, the independent station broadcasting 

to Zimbabwe which is currently being jammed, an additional 90 mb freq of 

3300 kHz will be used intermittently over the weekend between 1600 and 1900 

UTC. The station now gives its schedule as follows: 

In the 90 mb: Intermittent* 3230 kHz, 

Intermittent* over weekend 3300 kHz. 

In the 60 mb: Intermittent* 4880 kHz 

In the 49 mb: 1600-1900 UT 6145 kHz 

In the 25 mb: 1600-1700 UT 11845 kHz 

1700-1800 UT 11705 kHz 

1800-1900 UT 11995 kHz. 

(dxld via Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX Mar 20) 

HARARE 'JAMMING RADIO BROADCAST FROM LONDON' - by Jonathan 

Katzenellenbogen, International Affairs Editor 

"The station manager of an independent London-based radio station which 

broadcast to Zimbabwe, SW Radio Africa, says the Harare govt is 

deliberately jamming its signal.

While the Zimbabwean govt denies the charge, listeners have confirmed that 

Harare has been jamming the station's short-wave broadcasts since Monday 

last week. To jam a radio broadcast a stronger signal is used to flood the 

freq which the station uses. 

The attempt to restrict outside broadcasts dedicated to Zimbabwean issues 

comes with only three weeks to go before the elections and the main 

opposition party being all but ignored on the official broadcaster. 

SW Radio Africa does not reveal the source of its funding, which it says 

comes largely from nongovtal organisations. But a report in the state- 

owned Sunday Mail says the station is 'heavily sponsored by ex-Rhodesians 

to illegally transmit pro-opposition and imperialist propaganda to 

Zimbabwe'. 

There is widespread speculation that the Zimbabwe govt may have been 

provided with the resources to jam the broadcasts by either Iran or China, 

two countries with which Harare has increasingly close ties. Iran's 

President Mohammad Khatami visited Zimbabwe earlier this year, and the two 

countries have cooperation agreements in a number of areas, including 

telecommunications. A team of Iranians was reportedly advising the govt on 

broadcasting." 

(Johannesburg's "Business Times" via Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Mar 15) 

My first reaction was that very often the behaviour of short waves is 

interpreted by some listeners as "jamming", or that the local interference 

from some inferior appliances usually from Far East with which Africa is 

flooded is seen as jamming. I have come across this many times before. 

Having said that, I checked the SW Radio Africa's freqs tonight, and 

regrettably there is no doubt that the broadcasts are being jammed. The 

11845 kHz signal is the weakest here and it was not jammed at first but the 

jammer came on around 1630 and wiped out the signal almost completely. 

The jammer on 6145 kHz was irritating but the signal was still quite 

useable. 3230 kHz is extremely strong here and the jammer was hardly 

noticeable, but definitely there. The jamming on 11845 and 6145 stopped 

about 1 min after sign-off at 1700, but continued on 3230 which broadcasts 

until 1900. The jammer does not sound like anything Iran and China are 

using but rather a buzzing / drilling type of electrical noise. Something a 

DXer is very allergic to! (Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Mar 15) 

On 14 March the Zimbabwean newspaper The Daily Nx reported: "Sources in 

Zimbabwe have confirmed that the govt has installed jamming equipment at 

Thornhill air base to interfere with radio signals. The equipment, which 

was imported from China, has however failed to jam signals from the Voice 

of America txs situated in neighbouring Botswana, where the popular Studio 

Seven signal is beamed to Zimbabwe." (BBCM via dxld Mar 16) 

The Daily Nx of Harare claims the jammers are installed at Thornhill 

Airbase. Maybe David can tell us how far that is away from Harare. That 

report says the jammers are from China, but South Africa's Business Day 

suggests they may have been installed by the Iranians. Perhaps one of you 

jamming experts can tell from the sound of the jammers which is more 

likely. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld March 16) 

Info about Gweru-Thornhill Air Base can be found at 

 

Click "Order of Battle" 73, (Jari Savolainen, ibid.) 

ZIMBABWE. MUGABE JAMS THE AIRWAVES. Basildon Peta, March 14 2005 at 09:47AM

President Robert Mugabe's govt has succeeded in using imported Chinese 

equipment to jam radio broadcasts into Zimbabwe by the country's sole 

independent radio station operating from London. 

This article was originally published on page 2 of The Mercury on March 14. 

(via Artie Bigley, DXLD) 

Zimbabwe Private Radio 'JAMMED' 

 

Parliamentary elections are due to take place on 31 March SW Radio Africa, 

a private radio station broadcasting to Zimbabwe, said its broadcasts from 

the UK were being jammed by the govt. Listeners in Zimbabwe have not been 

able to receive the station for a week, station founder Gerry Jackson said. 

SW Radio Africa started up in London in 2002, to avoid President Robert 

Mugabe's media crackdown (via Artie Bigley, dxld) 

CHINESE INVOLVEMENT IN JAMMING OUR SIGNAL? 

Although they won't admit it, govt is deliberately jamming our Short Wave 

signal into Zimbabwe. For over a week now listeners have complained of a 

loud sound drowning out daily broadcasts. Technical feedback says the 

jammer has a low undertone modulated signal, then another one that cycles 

exactly every 60 seconds from a high to a low pitched screeching tone. It 

sounds like a firework rocket going off. 

We have been broadcasting on multiple freqs to try to overcome this and 

have found two freqs are being jammed at the same time. It would now appear 

that govt has paid for the construction of two SW txs. You need a tx for 

each freq you want to block. In a Sunday Mail opinion piece the govt denied 

jamming our signal and instead of reinforcing their denial, labelled us a 

station sponsored by ex-Rhodesians, illegally transmitting pro-opposition 

and imperialist propaganda. Facts on the ground confirm that we are indeed 

being jammed. Newsreel spoke to listeners in different parts of the country 

and here is the evidence. 

Baba Chaminuka in Mutare explained to Newsreel how difficult it has been to 

receive our signal ever since Monday last week. He says its hard to hear a 

broadcast for more than 30 mins without interference. A Zimbabwean 

journalist for the Independent newspaper group, Basildon Peta, who is also 

a regular listener, says the Chinese have been working closely with govt to 

block our signal. 

The media clampdown covers more than just our broadcasts. 

The MDC has complained ZBC deliberately gave the wrong time slot for the 

presentation of their manifesto and made sure the television signal was not 

clear in most parts of Gweru and Mutare. There was also no signal in 

Bulawayo altogether during the manifesto presentation. According to 

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings spokesperson, Jeniffer Tanyanyiwa, the loss 

of signal was the responsibility of Transmedia Corporation, a govt owned 

entity. She denied that ZBC had anything to do with the problem. 

Soon after the MDC manifesto presentation on radio, Zanu PF propaganda 

songs were played. The ZBC tried to justify their actions by saying the MDC 

programmes were shorter than the time allocated to them and so filler mx 

had to be added at the end. 

(SWRA website March 14 via dxld) 

USA 9370 24 hrs 50 kW 40 Grad Grace Baptist Church, Newport-NC-USA, 34N47 

07W653 

FCC: 9370 0000-2400 WTJC 50kW 40Grad Zones 4,9 daily.

9370 0000-2400 4,9 TJC 50 40 0 902antenna USA TJC FCC 73 wb 

9370 Zwischen 0300 und 0430 UTC war auf 9370 eine Station mit eindeutig 

religioesem Touch in US E mit S=5 bis 6 dB knapp ueber dem Rauschpegel zu 

vernehmen. Tend. WYTC (oder haben die schon wieder einen neuen Namen ...? 

[WTJC?] ) (Walter Eibl-D, A-DX March 15) 

11715 at 1525- UT, KJES on Mar 19. No ID, but sounds very much like them 

with a female vocal singing a religious piece very slowly, in English. 

Channel seems to be jammed also (or is there some digital hash?). Mostly 

good. Only[?] Monday to Friday at this time, but KJES can be pretty 

variable. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Mar 19) 

Transformation Media International, a limited partnership based in Albany, 

Oregon, has applied to the FCC for a construction permit for a SW station 

near Lebanon, Oregon. The application calls for installation of four 50-kW 

P.E.P. reduced carrier upper sideband txs, three rhombic antennas directed 

toward northeast Asia, the Caribbean, and Central and northern South 

America; and a log periodic antenna beamed to central and eastern Canada. 

Acc to the application, Transformation Media "intends to offer a variety of 

programming suited to the local target, foreign population. Such things as 

news, religious teaching, educational, comedy, and mx will be included in 

the program format." Programs are planned in English, Spanish, French, 

Russian, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin. 

Michelle Brosnan, operations manager of the station, attended the recent 

HFCC-ASBU Conference in Mexico City in order to learn more about 

international broadcasting and in particular SW freq planning. (NASB March 

Newsletter via wwdxc Mar 19) 

Some freqs changes for Radio Liberty: 

1600-1700 Azeri NF 9850, ex 9605 

1800-1900 CeAslangs NF 6220, ex 9840 

1400-1500 Kazakh NF 15235, ex 17695 

0100-0300 Kyrghyz on 7450, 9785, 11975 >>>> new morning txion 

1300-1330 Kyrghyz NF 7595, ex 9315 

1400-1430 Kyrghyz NF 7595, ex 9315 

0200-0400 Turkmen NF 9735, ex 9770 


Some freqs changes for Voice of America: 

0000-0300 Mandarin ADD 17645 

0700-0900 Mandarin ADD 9845, 11665, 15375 

0900-1100 Mandarin ADD 9855, 11665, 11825 

1100-1200 Mandarin ADD 11665 

1200-1400 Mandarin ADD 6040, 11995 

1400-1500 Mandarin ADD 6040, 9890 

2200-2300 Mandarin ADD 9545, 9755, 9875 

1900-2000 Kurdish NF 9690, ex 7195 


UZBEKISTAN 7160 at 0200- UT, Radio Tashkent on Feb 28. Strong reception 

(comparitively) at about S7 with IS and into Pashto sce. Greyline all the 

way with my sunset, and their sunrise. Get it while it lasts! Believe it or 

not, I can hear the parallels under BBCWS on 5975 and 6165 under Bonaire! 

Amazing!. 

(Walt Salmaniw-CAN, Cumbre Mar 6) in A-05 7190 and 9715 kHz, wb. 

VIETNAM [and non] A-05 VoVTN Hanoi registrations: 

5925 2200 1700 49 CK2 50 320 VTN VOV VOV 

5975 2200 1700 49 HAN 50 176 VTN VOV VOV 

6020 2200 1700 49 DAL 20 320 VTN VOV VOV 

6165 1130 1330 49 CK2 50 176 VTN VOV VOV

6165 2200 2300 49 CK2 50 176 VTN VOV VOV 

6175 0100 0430 6,10N SAC 250 212 G VOV MER 

6175 0430 0500 2,6 SAC 250 268 G VOV MER 

6175 0500 0530 2,6 SAC 250 253 G VOV MER 

7210 2200 1700 49 DAL 20 320 VTN VOV VOV 

7220 1100 1330 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 27 VTN VOV VOV 

7220 2200 2230 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 27 VTN VOV VOV 

7280 1600 2130 27,28 VNI 100 310 VTN VOV VOV 

7285 1030 1600 49 MET 50 216 VTN VOV VOV 

7285 2200 0100 49 MET 50 216 VTN VOV VOV 

9530 2200 1700 49 CK2 50 176 VTN VOV VOV 

9550 1100 1330 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 27 VTN VOV VOV 

9550 1500 1700 46,47 VNI 100 290 VTN VOV VOV 

9550 2030 2200 46,47 VNI 100 290 VTN VOV VOV 

9550 2200 2230 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 27 VTN VOV VOV 

9725 1700 1900 27,28W MOS 100 300 AUT VOV MER 

9725 1900 2030 28S SKN 300 140 G VOV MER 

9730 1600 2130 27,28 VNI 100 320 VTN VOV VOV 

9840 1100 1230 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 57 VTN VOV VOV 

9840 1230 1330 49,51,54 VNI 100 177 VTN VOV VOV 

9840 1330 1430 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 57 VTN VOV VOV 

9840 1430 1600 49,51,54 VNI 100 177 VTN VOV VOV 

9840 2130 2230 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 57 VTN VOV VOV 

9840 2230 2400 49,51,54 VNI 100 177 VTN VOV VOV 

9875 2200 1700 49 MET 50 176 VTN VOV VOV 

12020 1100 1230 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 57 VTN VOV VOV 

12020 1230 1330 49,51,54 VNI 100 177 VTN VOV VOV 

12020 1330 1430 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 57 VTN VOV VOV 

12020 1430 1600 49,51,54 VNI 100 177 VTN VOV VOV 

12020 2130 2230 33,34,43,44 VNI 100 57 VTN VOV VOV 

12020 2230 2400 49,51,54 VNI 100 177 VTN VOV VOV 

13860 1500 1700 46,47 VNI 100 290 VTN VOV VOV 

13860 2030 2200 46,47 VNI 100 290 VTN VOV VOV 

(March 9) 

Hoerersuche Radio Kairo: Dieter Huebner - Altdorf bei Nuernberg. 

Ich schrieb hier schon von meiner momentanen Taetigkeit, 

Empfangsmitschnitte aus den siebziger Jahren auf CD zu brennen. Dabei bin 

auf einen Mitschnitt von R. Kairo aus dem Jahre 1973 gestossen. Es werden 

zwei Hoerer von Radio Kairo gegruesst. (Namen mit > Vorsicht, da nicht 100% 

verstanden) 

(...) 

Aus Altdorf bei Nuernberg Herr Dieter Huebner. Vielleicht in der Liste 

zugegen? 

Die Franken koennen bestimmt Auskunft ueber den Verbleib von Dieter Huebner 

aus Altdorf geben. Ich habe ihn bei der AGDX Versammlung noch mal im Jahr 

1977 getroffen. 

Dieter hat VIELEN in der DDR und dem Ostblock in den 60zigern und 70zigern 

im Hobby geholfen, auch als Zwischenmailbox, um Post der Radiostationen 

unverfaenglich als Privatpost in die groesste Dae-Dae-Rae weiter zu senden. 

Obwohl er mit seiner Familie nicht auf 'finanziellen' Rosen gebettet war. 

Und wenn mich mein Gedaechtnis nicht sehr taeuscht, war er auch ein Objekt 

der Stasi-Beobachtung. 

Er war ein guter, unermuedlicher Geist im positiven Sinn. 

(73 wb) 

Dieter Huebner starb am 23. Maerz 1997. Ein ausfuehrlicher Nachruf und eine 

Vorstellung all seiner Aktivitaeten zum Wohle der Hobbyfreunde hinter dem 

Eisernen Vorhang stand im Kurier 22/1997. 

Wir haben den Bericht (134 kByte) als PDF-Datei mal ins Web gestellt:

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AFGHANISTAN DW-Radio via two new powerful FM txs in Kabul area, erected 

on mountain in 2000 meters ASL. Carries Dari, Pashto, German, English, 

Persian, and Urdu sections. 

DW im Grossraum Kabul jetzt via UKW. Ab sofort sind die Programme von DW- 

Radio in den Landessprachen Dari und Paschtu sowie in Deutsch Englisch 

Farsi und Urdu im Grossraum Kabul auch via UKW zu empfangen. Zwei 

leistungstarke Sender auf dem knapp 2000m hohen Berg Asmai in der 

afghanischen Hauptstadt wurden am 21. 3. 2005 in Betrieb genommen. Die 

Programme des deutschen Auslandsrundfunks sind damit in einem 

Einzugsbereich von 30 Kilometern von rund drei Millionen Hoerern in bester 

technischer Qualitaet zu hoeren. 

Auch Radio and Television Afghanistan (RTA) strahlt sein Programm eber 

einen der neuen Sender aus.Die Grundlage des Projekts bildet ein Ende 2004 

abgeschlossener Vertrag zwischen der Deutschen Welle und RTA. Planung und 

Ausfuehrung der Sendeanlage erfolgten in Zusammenarbeit mit afghanischen 

Behoerden, der deutschen Botschaft in Kabul und der Gesellschaft fuer 

technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ). Das Auswaertige Amt in Berlin stellte die 

erforderlichen Mittel bereit. 

Die Deutsche Welle ist seit ueber 30 Jahren in Afghanistan praesent und 

geniesst dort hohes Renommee. Neben den Programmen von DW-RADIO und dem 

Internet-Angebot DW-WORLD.DE verbreitet der deutsche Auslandsrundfunk seit

August 2002 auch ein taegliches Programmfenster von DW-TV mit Nachrichten 

und Dokumentationen in Dari und Paschtu. 

(Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX Mar 24) 

ALBANIA Summer A-05 schedule for CRI via Cerrik: 

5960 2000-2200 27N En CER 150 310 146 ALB CRI RTC 

5970 1600-1800 28NW Ge CER 150 330 146 ALB CRI RTC 

5970 1800-2000 27SE Fr CER 150 310 146 ALB CRI RTC 

6020 0000-0200 7-10 En CER 300 305 217 ALB CRI RTC 

6020 0200-0400 7-10 Ch CER 300 305 217 ALB CRI RTC 

6175 2200-2300 37NW Por CER 150 280 206 ALB CRI RTC 

6175 2300-2400 37NW Sp CER 150 280 206 ALB CRI RTC 

6185 2000-2200 38W Ar CER 150 193 206 ALB CRI RTC 

7150 1500-1600 39NW Turk CER 150 0 925 ALB CRI RTC 

7155 1600-1800 28NW Ge CER 150 330 146 ALB CRI RTC 

7175 1800-2000 27SE Fr CER 150 310 146 ALB CRI RTC 

7210 2200-2400 37N Sp CER 150 280 206 ALB CRI RTC 




9515 0500-0700 37S,37NE Ar CER 150 240 206 ALB CRI RTC 

9555 1600-1800 38E Ar CER 150 140 206 ALB CRI RTC 

9565 1500-1600 39NW Turk CER 150 0 925 ALB CRI RTC 

9570 0000-0200 7-10 En CER 300 305 217 ALB CRI RTC 

9570 0200-0400 7-10 Ch CER 300 305 217 ALB CRI RTC 

9590 0500-0700 38E Ar CER 150 140 206 ALB CRI RTC 

9635 1800-2000 46W Fr CER 150 240 206 ALB CRI RTC 


11710 0500-0600 38E Ar CER 150 140 206 ALB CRI RTC 

11710 0600-0700 38E En? CER 150 140 206 ALB CRI RTC 

11725 1600-1800 37S,37NE Ar CER 150 240 206 ALB CRI RTC 

11775 0500-0700 37S,37NE Ar CER 150 240 206 ALB CRI RTC 

11785 0700-0900 27 Ch CER 150 310 146 ALB CRI RTC 





(HFCC March 9) 

0000-0157 English 6020 CER 300*kW / 305 deg to NoAmEa 


0200-0357 Chinese 6020 CER 300*kW / 305 deg to NoAmEa 


0500-0657 Arabic 9590 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to EaAfEa 

11710 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to EaAfEa 

English? 9515 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to NoAfSo 


0700-0857 Chinese 11785 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuNo 


1100-1257 English 13650 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuNo 

1400-1557 French 11920 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to WeAfWe 

13670 CER 150 kW / 240 deg to WeEuWe 

1500-1557 Turkish 7150 CER 150 kW / non-dir to Turkey 

9565 CER 150 kW / non-dir to Turkey 

1600-1757 Arabic 9555 CER 150 kW / 140 deg to EaAfEa 


German 5970 CER 150 kW / 330 deg to WeEuNo 


1800-1957 French 5970 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuSo 

7175 CER 150 kW / 310 deg to WeEuSo 



2000-2157 Arabic 6185 CER 150 kW / 193 deg to EaAfWe 

7370 CER 150 kW / 193 deg to EaAfWe



2200-2257 Portuguese 6175 CER 150 kW / 280 deg to SoEuWe 

2200-2357 Spanish 7210 CER 150 kW / 280 deg to SoEuSo 

2300-2357 Spanish 6175 CER 150 kW / 280 deg to SoEuWe 

* 2 x 150 kW in parallel 

(BUL Observer, March 1) 

Summer A-05 schedule for CRI via Fllake-ALB, 500 kW: 

English Europe 0600-0800 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 Ant F-03 ND 

Albanian Albania 1500-1600 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 Ant F-03 ND 

Esperanto Europe 1600-1700 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 Ant F-03 ND 

Bulgarian Europe 1600-1700 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 Ant F-05 ND 

Romanian Europe 1700-1800 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 Ant F-03 ND 

Italian Europe 1700-1800 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 Ant F-05 ND 

Hungarian Europe 1901-1959 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 Ant F-05 ND 

Polish Europe 2030-2129 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 Ant F-04 004deg 

Serbian Europe 2101-2201 UTC 1215 kHz Tx.1 Ant F-03 ND 

Czech Europe 2130-2230 UTC 1458 kHz Tx.2 Ant F-04 338deg 

[notice Czech at 338deg to WeCeEUR, wb.] 

Albania - two Question marks ?? 

Did you check the R Tirana Schedule of French segment already ? I was away 

unfortunately. There are two question marks on Tirana's French and Italian 

sce program at 1901 UT. 

(wb, Mar 29) 

Hello Wolfgang, 

As you probably heard, Tirana was on 9520 kHz in Italian and on 7240 in 

French today!! 

(Regards, Jean-Michel Aubier-F, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 31) 

ALBANIA Radio Tirana, III-rd Channel Broadcasting Propgramm 

in Albanian Language, during the Summer Season A-05 

(27 March 2005 - 29 Oct 2005) 

----------------------------------------------------------- 

Language|Destinat.|UTC/Days |Tx#/Pwr-kW |Frq-KHz|Ant /Beam| 

----------------------------------------------------------- 

| | |Shijak2/100| 7105 |S-01 OND | 

Albanian| |0630-0800|-----------|-------|---------| 

| | daily |Fllaka2/500| 1458 |F-04 338ø| 

Radio | |---------|-----------|-------|---------| 

Tirana | |0801-0900|Shijak2/100| 7105 |S-01 OND | 

per | | daily |Fllaka2/500| 1395 |F-01 33ø| 

Bashk- | Europe |---------|-----------|-------|---------| 

atdhe- | |1430-1530|Fllaka2/500| 1458 |F-05 OND | 

taret! | | daily | | | | 

| |---------|-----------|-------|---------| 

| |2030-2200|Shijak2/100| 6205 |S-01 OND | 

| | daily | | | | 

|---------|---------|-----------|-------|---------| 

| North |2300-0030|Shijak2/100| 6115 |S-08 300ø| 

|America | daily | | | | 

----------------------------------------------------------- 

Radio Tirana, III-rd Channel Broadcasting Propgramm 

in Foreign Languages, during the Summer Season A-05 

(27 March 2005 - 29 Oct 2005) 

----------------------------------------------------------- 

Language|Destinat.|UTC/Days |Tx#/Pwr-kW |Frq-kHz|Ant /Beam| 

-----------------------------------------------------------

| |1845-1900|Shijak2/100| 6115 |S-08 300ø| 

English:| | MTWTFS |-----------|-------|---------| 

| | 234567 |Shijak1/100| 7210 |S-10 310ø| 

This is | England |---------|-----------|-------|---------| 

Radio | |2130-2200|Shijak1/100| 7120 |S-10 310ø| 

Tirana! | | MTWTFS | | | | 

| | 234567 | | | | 

|---------|---------|-----------|-------|---------| 

| |0145-0200|Shijak2/100| 6115 |S-08 300ø| 

| | S.TWTFS |-----------|-------|---------| 

| | 1.34567 |Shijak1/100| 7160 |S-10 310ø| 

| U.S.A. |---------|-----------|-------|---------| 

| |0230-0300|Shijak2/100| 6115 |S-08 300ø| 

| | S.TWTFS |-----------|-------|---------| 

| | 1.34567 |Shijak1/100| 7160 |S-10 310ø| 

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French: | |1901-1930|Shijak1/100| 9520 |S-15 300ø| 

Ici | France | MTWTFS | | | | 

Tirana! | | 234567 | | | | 

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Greek: | |1545-1600|Fllaka2/500| 1458 |F-05 OND | 

Sas milun | Greece| MTWTFS | | | | 

ta Tirana!| | 234567 | | | | 

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German: | |1801-1829|Fllaka2/500| 1458 |F-04 338ø| 

Hier ist| Germany | MTWTFS |-----------|-------|---------| 

R.Tirana| | 234567 |Shijak2/100| 6130 |S-11 350ø| 

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Italian:| |1901-1930|Shijak2/100| 7240 |S-01 OND | 

Parla | Italy | MTWTFS | | | | 

Tirana! | | 234567 | | | | 

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Serbian:| |2015-2030|Fllaka2/500| 1458 |F-04 004 | 

Govori |Ex-Yugo- | MTWTFS |-----------|-------|---------| 

Tirana! | slavia | 234567 |Shijak2/100| 6205 |S-01 OND | 

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Turkish:| |1530-1545|Fllaka2/500| 1458 |F-05 OND | 

Burasi | Turkey | MTWTFS | | | | 

Tiran | | 234567 | | | | 

Radyosu!| | | | | | 

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Note: S = Sunday = 1, M = Monday = 2, Wednesday = 4 , ... , 

S = Saturday = 7. 

ALBANIA/GERMANY Deutsche Welle MW relay Fllake 500 kW 

kHz UTC tx# kW ant# Azimuth 

1215 0543-0600 28SE FLL#1 500 F-03 nondir ALBANIAN 

1458 2000-2015 28S FLL#2 500 F-04 004 degr SERBIAN 

ALBANIA/USA VoA Fllake Durres relay 

kHz UTC tx# ant# Azimuth 

1215 0500-0530 VOA ALBA DUR#1 F-03 non-dir 

1395 0430-0500 VOA CROA DUR#2 F-02 338deg 

1458 0530-0600 VOA SERB DUR#2 F-02 338deg 

1458 1830-1900 VOA ALBA DUR#2 F-04 030 deg 

ALBANIA/USA TRANS WORLD RADIO - FLLAKE-ALB tx#1 

TIME/UTC DAYS LANGUAGE FREQ PWR AZI ZONES 

1807-1810 1234567 TRW ID 1395 500 330 28 

1810-1840 12345.. SRC/SER 1395 500 330 28 

1810-1840 .....67 SRC/BOS 1395 500 330 28 

1840-1915 1234567 HNG 1395 500 330 28 

1915-1930 ....5.. ARB 1395 500 330 28 

1915-1930 ...4... Kurdish 1395 500 330 28 (Sorani)

1915-1930 ..3.... PER 1395 500 330 28 

1915-1930 1...... POL 1395 500 330 28 

1915-1930 ......7 RUS 1395 500 330 28 

1915-1930 .....6. SRC/CRO 1395 500 330 28 

1915.1930 .2..... TRK 1395 500 330 28 

1930.1945 1234567 SRC/CRO 1395 500 330 28 

1945.2015 .....67 SRC/BOS 1395 500 330 28 

1945.2015 12345.. SRC/CRO 1395 500 330 28 

2015-2030 1234567 SVK 1395 500 330 28 

2030-2100 1234567 CZE 1395 500 330 28 

Day 1 = Mon .. 7 = Sun 

TRANS WORLD RADIO - Shijak-ALB 

kHz TIME/UTC zones tx# kW Azi Slw Ant # DAYS LANGUAGE 

6235 0515-0530 28 SHI2 100 350 0 141 S-11 1234567 POL 

6235 0530-0545 28,29 SHI2 100 350 0 141 S-11 .23456. SVK Mon-Fri 

7355 1445-1530 28 SHI1 100 350 0 141 S-11 1234567 POL 

Mon-Sat 1500-1530, Sun 1445-1530. 

7380 0515-0530 28 SHI1 100 350 0 141 S-16 1234567 POL 

9945 1533-1603 29S,39N SHI2 100 100 0 216 S-13 .23456. ARM Mon-Fri 

9960 1625-1755 30S,40 SHI2 100 90 10 216 S-14 1234567 PER/QSQ 

Persian daily 1625-1740, Qashqai Sun 1740-1755. 

9960 1810-1840 40 SHI1 100 90 10 216 S-14 1234567 PER 

11615 1342-1457 28-30 SHI2 100 33 0 146 S-03 1234567 RUS/BLR 

RUS Mon 1342-1357, 1427-1457, Tue-Fri 1342-1457, Sat/Sun 1342-1427 

BLR Mon 1357-1427. 

11865 0645-0820 27 SHI1 100 310 0 146 S-15 1234567 ENG 

Mo-Fr 0700-0820, Sat 0715-0750, Sun 0645-0820. 

12075 1625-1755 30S,40 SHI1 100 90 10 216 S-14 1234567 PER/QSQ 

Persian daily 1625-1740, Qashqai Sun 1740-1755. 

12080 1533-1603 29S,39N SHI1 100 90 10 216 S-14 .23456. ARM Mon-Fri 

(via Drita Cico-ALB, wwdxc BC-DX March 10) 

Summer A-05 schedule for ALR/TWR via Shijak: 

5955 0430-0500 28 SHI 100 0 0 925 .234567 ITALIAN ALB ALR ? 

But ALR: 7240 kHz at 1901-1930 UT instead. 

6115 0145-0200 8 SHI 100 300 0 216 .234567 ENGLISH ALB ALR 


6115 1845-1900 27 SHI 100 300 0 216 123456. ENGLISH ALB ALR 

6115 1900-1930 27 SHI 100 300 0 216 123456. FRENCH ALB ALR ? 

But ALR: 9520 kHz instead. 

6115 2300-0030 8 SHI 100 300 0 216 ALBANIAN ALB ALR 

6130 1800-1830 28 SHI 100 350 0 141 123456. GERMAN ALB ALR 

6205 2015-2030 28 SHI 100 0 0 925 123456. SER/CRO ALB ALR 

6205 2030-2200 28 SHI 100 0 0 925 ALBANIAN ALB ALR 

6235 0515-0530 28 SHI 100 350 0 141 POL ALB TWR 

6235 0530-0545 28,29 SHI 100 350 0 141 .23456. SVK ALB TWR 

7105 0630-0900 28 SHI 100 0 0 925 ....... ALBANIAN ALB ALR 





[7240 1900-1930 28 SHI 100 0 0 925 .234567 ITALIAN ALB ALR] ? 

[7350 1600-1630 28 SHI 100 33 0 146 .23.567 CZE/ROM ALB TWR 

7350 deleted, now registered via Armavir-RUS.] 

7355 1445-1530 28 SHI 100 350 0 141 POL ALB TWR 

7380 0515-0530 28 SHI 100 350 0 141 POL ALB TWR 

9520 1900-1930 27 SHI 100 300 0 216 123456. FRENCH ALB ALR 

Yes, 9520 confirmed by Jean-Michel Aubier-F on March 30. 

9945 1533-1603 29S,39N SHI 100 100 0 216 Mon-Fri?ARM ALB TWR 

9960 1625-1755 30S,40 SHI 100 90 10 216 PER/QSQ ALB TWR 

9960 1810-1840 40 SHI 100 90 10 216 PER ALB TWR 

11615 1342-1457 28-30 SHI 100 33 0 146 RUS/BLR ALB TWR 

11865 0645-0820 27 SHI 100 310 0 146 ENG ALB TWR

12075 1625-1755 30S,40 SHI 100 90 10 216 PER/QSQ ALB TWR 

12080 1533-1603 29S,39N SHI 100 90 10 216 ARM ALB TWR 

(HFCC March 9) Day 1 = Sun .. 7 = Sat 

[history] Mrs Drita Cico, head of the Albanian Monitoring Center, has 

sent the following list of txs: 

Location kHz Origin year kW Antenna Remarks 

Shijak 1089 CHN 1961 150 ND 

Kashar 1359 RUS 1952 50 ND Ceased bcing 15.06.2000 

(now stand-by for 1089) 

Shkoder 693 CHN 1983 50 ND 

1323 CHN 1980 15 ND 

Kukes 648 CHN 1980 50 ND 

990 CHN 1970 16 ND 

Korce 1260 CHN 1982 50 ND 

621 CHN 1980 25 ND 

Gjirokaster 909 CHN 1982 50 ND 

1305 CHN 1970 15 ND 

Sarande 864 CHN 1980 30 ND Ceased bcing 15.05.2000. 

Fllake 1215 CHN 1966 500 Directional 33, 315 & 330 degrs 

Fllake 1395 CHN 1968 500 Directional 4,30,33,315,330,338 degrs 

Fllake 1458 CHN 1968 500 ND 

(Bengt Ericson-SWE, via Arctic R Club MV-Eko via Olle Alm-SWE, Jul 10, 2000 

! ) 

ANTIGUA Researching the background to the situation with the Antigua 

relay station, I just came across this nx item, which I had not previously 

seen, in the 22 February of the Antigua Sun: 

 

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will be ceasing its short wave 

txion, relayed from Antigua, at the end of March. This operation was 

started by the BBC World Service since the early 1970's. 

A release from the company gives the reason as a decline in short wave 

listeners around the world. 

"All international broadcasters are therefore reducing short wave txions 

and moving their resources to delivery methods now preferred by audiences 

such as FM, satellite and online. 

The release noted that "the BBC itself has lost over a third of its short 

wave audiences over the last decade and the trend is accelerating. 

Therefore, BBC World Service is ceasing short wave txions from Antigua at 

the end of March. BBC World Service will continue its FM txions on the 

island however. 

"As a public sce broadcaster, the BBC World Service is unable to exploit 

the site's potential commercially. Therefore, the Caribbean Relay Company, 

who manages the txion site on behalf of its shareholders BBC World Service 

and Deutsche Welle, is exploring options to offer the site to a commercial 

operator in an effort to retain and increase the business to Antigua. A new 

general manager David Bones arrived on the island yesterday. 

(via Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Mar 29) 

ARMENIA/ALBANIA TWR Persian at 1810-1840 UT, some time delay noted: 9960 

Shijak-ALB is on third second AHEAD of 5855 Yerevan outlet. (wb, Mar 29) 

AUSTRIA ORF A05 English schedule now available at 

(Harry Brooks, dxld Mar 

26)Oesterreich 1 Times from March 2005 to October 2005 

EUROPE - Short Wave

0400-2208 6155 0400-1730 13730 1730-2208 5945 

WORLDWIDE - Short Wave 

Middle East 0500-0600 17870 America East 0130-0200 9870 

America West 1500-1600 13775 America Central 0100-0130 9870 

South America 0030-0100 9870 Asia & Australia 1200-1300 17715 

Report from Austria a 15 min nx and current affairs programme on the air 

Monday to Friday, keeps you up to date on what's happening in Austria with 

nx bulletins as well as interviews and features from the world of domestic 

and international politics, business, culture and sports. (OE1 website, via 

Daniel Sampson, dxld Mar 26) 

BELARUS The local station at Brest using 6010 would seem to be putting 

out a second harmonic on 12020. The signal was heard again today (March 22) 

broadcasting 'reklama' (commercials) shortly before 0800 and then with an 

ID for Belarus Radio on the hour. The signal on 12020 was peaking to fair 

strength (with intermittent DRM splatter from an unknown txion using 12025 

on/off) while the fundamental 6010 was peaking fair to good. And even the 

LW 279 was also just audible. All were in parallel. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc bC-DX Mar 22) 

Belarus station Brest on 12020 kHz, fundamental 6010 kHz SW. Noted on March 

21 and 22, in U.K., as well as in Germany. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 21) 

CHILE 11654.88v unid. Paying LA pops at 0500 UTC fair signal in UKR, at 

08z just b.a. slightly off chan, it resembles somehow Voz Chrstiana. 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Mar 28) 

Christian Vision schedule effective from 27 March 2005 

Latin America 

Spanish 

1300-2200 9635 SoAmerica 2200-1200 6070 SoAmerica 

0100-0800 11655 NoSoAmerica, CeAmerica & Caribbean 



0100-0400 15585 Mexico 

Portuguese 

0400-1200 6110 Brazil 1200-2400 15475 Brazil 

0000-0400 11745 Brazil (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 28) 

CHINA 6937 What has happened to Yunnan PBS Minority Language Service on 

6937 kHz ? (Not heard). 

(Juergen Lohuis-D on trip in CBG and THA in Mar 05/ Mar 28, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 

20) 

13740 very strong CNR1 txion, seemingly via Kashi or Urumchi site. Not 

clear whether this is an 'own requirement' bc, or even a jammer against - 

co-channel - VOA Udorn in Mandarin at same time towards northern China. \\ 

15390, 17550, 17580. 

Same CHN mainland jamming noted on VoA Mandarin 15160 and 17855 at same 

time. 

TERRIBLE signal mix on 17650 kHz at 0800-0900 UT, fight between NHK ASC 

signal and usual powerful 500 kW CNR1 from Kashi site. (wb, Mar 30) 

CONGO DEM. REP. [KINSHASA] 6209.7 R.Kahuzi noted with poor signal on 25 

March from 1545 tune-in to 1604* UT. The programme was mainly vernacular 

talks, with a couple of Afro songs. Local instrumental mx just before signoff. 

This one does not make it to Johannesburg very often. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Mar 30)

DJIBOUTI 4780 Is Djibouti silent today. It's 1715 UT here and still can't 

get anything though there's a TX on, - no audio -, or is my cold giving me 

hard times not hearing it tonight? 

I'm trying to get any Arabic out of that station like nx or anything. After 

all it's considered as an Arabic country, but all I could hear is 

Afar/Somali not Arabic! 

(Tarek Zeidan SU1TZ Cairo-EGY, wwdxc BC-DX March 23) 

ECUADOR/GERMANY 9765, AGDX (via HCJB), special Dec 25 prorgram honoring 

20 yrs. of editing by Ulrich Schnelle; nice looking card with stylized 

globe, AGDX name and address, member clubs, on front, full-data on back, 

V/S Ulrich Schnelle; also sent sticker and personal ltr. In 3 months for CD 

rpt to AGDX HQ. 


In A05: AGDX program on last Sat of the month, 9780 at 0500-0530, and 6015 

(Juelich-D relay) at 1730-1800 UT. (wb) 

GEORGIA 11805 Georgian Radio from Dusheti heard still on their UTC 

schedule, like 0700 Ru, 0730 En, and Ge at 0800-0827 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX 

March 30) 

The country Georgia did move to DST (UTC +4hrs), but as in previous years, 

the txions of Radio Georgia remain at the same UTC times winter and summer. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Mar 30) 

11910, R. Georgia, Dusheti, QSL-card in 932 days; sent two rpts by postal 

mail to: Kostava Street 68, Tbilisi 380071. Georgia. (Fiora-Italy, JPN 

Premium) 

GERMANY [CLANDESTINE Uganda]) I received this e-mail from 

Radio Rhino International - Africa 

Dear Finn Krone, 

Thanks for your inquiry mail. I am sorry to inform you that due to 

accumolated unpaid bills, RRIA temporarily suspended its transmissions 

until April 4th 2005. We regret any inconviniences caused to you and all 

our listeners. 

Greetings from Cologne - Germany, 

Godfrey Ayoo, ELUM-ANIAP. Director - RRIA 

Chairman: VOICE OF THE VOICELESS INTERNATIONAL - Uganda e.V. 

C/o Allerweltshaus, Koernerstr. 77-79, D-50823 Cologne - Germany 

Tel: +49 221 3561754 Fax: +49 221 3561755 Mob: +49 162 8854486 

 

URL: 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 22) 

In B-04: 

17870 1500-1530 UT zone 48 100kW 145deg Mon-Fri 311004 270305 JUL AWH 

1197 IBB Munich mediumwave closing, March 27th, 2005, after nearly 55 years 

in service. 

Probably this nx doesn't widely circulate outside Germany yet VoA Ismaning 

1197 kHz will no longer be used in the A05 season and after 56 years sign 

off for good on Saturday. The equipment will be dismantled and moved to 

elsewhere, just like the Holzkirchen tx today in use at Kuwait, by chance 

again on 1593 kHz. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Mar 25)

Kim Andrew Elliott writes: "You might be able to hear some international 

broadcasting history this weekend. The IBB Munich mediumwave relay (1197 

kHz) will close. The transition time to A05 is 0800 UTC on the 27th, so I 

think the last txion will be VOA Croatian at 0530-0600. RFE South Slavic 

will have no mediumwave after Sunday, depending on SW and FM 

rebroadcasters." 

VOA Bosnian 1600-1615 UTC 1197. 2230-2300 UTC 792 1197 

VOA Croatian 0530-0600 UTC 756 1197 1395 7165 9635 9655 

1930-2000 UTC 1197 6050 7105 7270 

RFE South Slavic on 1197 kHz: 0000-0100, 0330-0430, 1700-1800, 2300-2400 

UT. 

Very last schedule of IBB Ismaning MW 1197 kHz: 

1197 0000-0100 RFE RL-8 SC MUN 115deg 

1197 0330-0430 RFE RL-5 SC MUN 115 

1197 0530-0600 VOA E CROA MUN 115 

1197 1600-1615 VOA E BOSN MUN non-dir Mon-Fri 

1197 1700-1800 RFE RL-8 SC MUN 115 

1197 1930-2000 VOA G CROA MUN 115 

1197 2230-2300 VOA E BOSN MUN 115 Mon-Fri 

1197 2300-2400 RFE RL-8 SC MUN 115 

Andy Sennitt adds: I must admit to feeling some sadness at the end of an 

era. I still remember tuning into this freq (or, rather, 1196 kHz as it was 

then) on the day when President Kennedy was assassinated, listening to 

VOA's live coverage of the dramatic events. That was long before satellite 

TV, and 24 hour nx channels such as CNN. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, BrDXC-UK Mar 25) 

Like Andy I also remember tuning in to either this freq or AFN's just after 

07.00 pm on the evening Kennedy was shot, I will never forget that evening 

- 

(Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK Mar 25) 

It was on 31 March 1964 when I discovered the existence of VOA Munich on 

1196 kHz or, as it was often called, 251 metres. At the age of 11 I was 

finally allowed to play about with a big electric radio after dark, to see 

what I could find and, despite interference from a television set in a room 

directly below me, I was able to hear clearly VOA identifying itself as 

being from Munich. At that age I obviously thought Munich was in America 

and that the signals were coming directly across the Atlantic. 

However, I was soon to realise that Munich was in fact in Germany, and that 

the signals were actually coming via short-wave from the States and being 

picked up in Munich. I often wondered why it was that some programmes 

sounded much clearer than others. This was of course because those 

programmes, such as those presented by Willis Conover, were pre-recorded 

with the tapes being sent over to Munich and played from there. 

In the 60s and early 70s too it was occasionally possible to hear the 

Rhodes tx in England, 1259 kHz as it then was, though that chance is long 

gone with the proliferation of txs on that freq in the UK and Europe. 

The Munich tx has had to face competition over the last few years from 

numerous Virgin txs on the same frequency, although the signal from Munich 

has sometimes made it quite clearly across to NW London. 

(Paul David, Wembley Park-UK, dxld Mar 25)

And here's a translation of a note from the Swedish Radio programme 

magazine for the week 11 to 17 September 1949: 

Voice of America gets a new European tx. 

The txions of the Voice of America have been strengthened with a powerful 

150 kW mediumwave tx in Munich. The new station is audible throughout 

Europe. Its power and sce range will be increased by means of special 

antennas and other technical features. The txions of the station will cover 

12.5 hours during the part of the day when most people are listening and 

the programmes will be broadcast in Russian, Romanian, Spanish, English and 

Italian. The station is transmitting on 251 meters and is rebroadcasting 

the Voice of America daily from 1630 to 0140. Six hours have been assigned 

to a rather short Russian programme that will be repeated several times in 

an attempt at penetrating the Russian jamming. (251 m 1195 kHz, times are 

CET -oa) 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 28) 

1196/1197 kHz have had tremendous signals in soAUT, HNG, weROU, YUG, and 

Italy up to Bari and Naples end in the south [1300 kms away] - in past 

decades, and also last June2004 when on holiday there. 

In Stuttgart area Munich signals were always poor, only 170 kms away - and 

lower mountain barriers in between. Due of 'change over' from Ismaning 

ground wave to sky wave, there is some 'put out' of signals. Therefore I 

asked people in the local Munich area to help with recording of the last 

five minutes of VoA program. (wb, Mar 29) 

CLAND (Maldives) Minivan Radio web shows new freq effective from Sunday 

27th March: 

12015 kHz [JUL 100kW 105degr, via DTK T-systems Juelich Germany] 

Local Time: 09:00PM to 10:00PM (i.e. 1600-1700 UTC, FK) 

Mail to: 15, Fowler's Road, Salisbury, SP1 2QP, England. 

Email: Phone: +44 1722332874 Sms: +44 

7981148479.(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 28) 

The authorities in Niedersachsen, Germany, have licensed the 200 kW 

mediumwave tx at Cremlingen, near Braunschweig, on 630 kHz to the Voice of 

Russia. The freq was previously used by the commercial station Megaradio 

that closed down in 2003. The licence period is just two years, as 

Niedersachsen then wants to use the freq for DRM txions. 

According to the website of the Niedersaechsischen Landesmedienanstalt 

(NLM), which licensed the station, Voice of Russia programmes in German, 

Russian and English will be carried on 630 kHz. (via mediamagazine.nl; RNW 

MN NL, mwdx Mar 23) 

756drm Koenigslutter auf 756 kHz testet mal wieder in DRM (08:55 UT). 

Angeblich wird in Stereo mit 17.4 kbps gesendet. Audio klingt aber nicht 

danach, eher so, als wuerde SBR fehlen. Vermutlich wurde der zweite TRAM 

installiert. (Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Mar 24) 

Offenbar geht es beim Sender drunter und drueber. Mit DReaM v1.2 dekodiert, 

las ich um 1057 UT im Display (screenshot vorhanden): 

BR 6085 KHz (???). Ab 1100 UT ist der Sender Koeniglutter abgeschaltet, 

Rumaenien ist gut hoerbar! (Uwe Volk-D, A-DX Mar 24) 

Ja, das Label ist lustig: "BR Ismaningen KW 6085 kHz - DRM Sendung des 

Bayrischen Rundfunks" Im Moment ist wohl Mittagspause, im Hintergrund hoert 

man Ravensburg in AM. Von Rumaenien hoere ich hier nix. (Klaus Schneider-D, 

A-DX Mar 24) 

DRM auf 6085 kHz.

Als Info zu Ihren schoenen Senderseiten folgendes: Der BR Ismaning wird 

voraussichtlich am 2. Mai 2005 seinen Sendebetrieb auf DRM umstellen. Grund 

fuer die Verzoegerung ist ein weiterer Umbau am Sender 

(Traegerunterdrueckung). 

Manfred Schmitz - BR-Neue Technologien. 

(Dr Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 30) 

GRECCE Avlis still registered both power limits, 100/250 kW, but we 

discussed last autumn, that Athens Avlis uses only 3 x 100 kW of power. And 

Collins 35 kWs are still registered for Thessaloniki site ! 4 years after 

dismantling action. 


It would be very interesting to know if Avlis is using one of the 250 kW 

senders that were "donated" to them by the IBB. As I think Wolfy suggested, 

it may have to be run at less power, if so, due to inadequate antennas at 

that site. It's difficult to tell when listening to VoGRC whether one of 

the freqs is stronger than it used to be. All seem to go off air on Tuesday 

mornings - except the listed KAV outlets - so I assume that is due to the 

usual "wash & brush-up day" at Avlis. (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 

23) 

GREENLAND The relays of Greenlandic Radio (KNR) on 3815 USB are a sce 

provided by Ammassalik Radio (OZL), the costal maritime station of the 

Greenlandic PTT in Tasiilaq. 3815 is not a KNR tx; KNR is renting air time 

(2:30hrs/day) on the facilities of Amassalik Radio to broadcast nx in 

Greenlandic and Danish for the fishery fleet. Acc. to the station, the 

times of the broadcasts will shift to 1400-1515 and 2000-2115 from 27 March 

when Greenland starts observing DST. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Mar 23) 

HAWAII [to VIETNAM ] 9930, after several months of absence, the 

California-based "Radio Free Vietnam" (not to be confused with the TDPbrokered 

"Radio Free Vietnam" with contact address in New Orleans) appears 

to be back on Angel 3 of World Harvest R (KWHR, Hawaii). Listed Tue/Thu 

1600-1700 UT. 


HUNGARY Summer A-05 for IBB via JBR 250 kW: 

0200-0300 on 9520 / 065 deg Radio Liberty in Russian 

0300-0400 on 9815 / 055 deg Radio Liberty in Russian 

0400-0500 on 7175 / 055 deg Radio Liberty in Russian 

1600-1700 on 11885 / 075 deg Radio Liberty in Uzbek 


R Budapest German 1730-1800 UT, noted little echo between HNG and SVK 

outlets. HNG tx on 3975 is a sixt second behind SVK 6025 kHz txion. (wb, 

Mar 29) 

INDONESIA 4870.97, RRI Sorong, 1023-1118*, Mar 13, Bahasa INS religious 

program, clearly ending with "Amen," hymns, a lot of talking, love songs in 

English, off in mid-song, fair-poor. 

RRI Sorong (pres), 4870.98 on Mar 25 at 1115-1124* UT, pop Indo. mx and 

songs, off in mid-song. Fair. (Ron Howard, dswci DXW Mar 23) 

3976.05 RRI-Pontianak on Mar 15 at 1255-1304 UT. 44444 INSn, ID at 1258, 

Talk. 

4789.98 RRI-Fak Fak on Mar 15 at 1024-1032 UT. 44444 INSn, ID at 1025, 

Music. 


3976 RRI Pontianak 3/25 at 1300 with armchair SINPO 55555 quality. The YL 

ann had such a soft voice it was harder to understand her words than it

should have been. Percussion inst IS and woman ann 1300-01.5 fol by another 

percussion inst and station ID "Radio Republik INS Pontianak" at 1301.5. 

Woman w/ INSn nx 1301.5 to 1305.5 fol by what sounded like Christian hymn 

by choir to 1306.5. At 1310 more percussion insts, man ann w/ echo and 

mentions of Pontianak fol by more percussion insts to 1311. Than into what 

sounded like a drama pgm with man, sound effects, inst mx. This is easily 

the best Indo on either 90, 80 or 60 mb. 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA, DXplorer Mar 27) 

v7234.6 RRI Palu, fade-in approx. 0730 UT, til v0800 UT s-off. ID's. Strong 

splatter of Kranji-SNG 7235 kHz. 

v7289.93 RRI Nabire, noted on March 16th at fade-in var0730 UT, til v0823* 

UT. Only heard when conditions improve. BI popular music. 0800-0817 UT RRI 

Jakarta relay. Bagumi Negri at 0818 UT. Both stations very weak. (Roland 

Schulze Mangaldan-PHL, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 26) 

They are BOOMING in here right now. 9524.7, Voice of INS Jakarta in English 

March 25 at 2005 UT tune in with News. At 2010 there was Press Review from 

the Sydney Morning Herald. At 2014 UT at tourism promo followed by the 

Voice of INS e-mail and web addresses. At 2019 UT the program Focus this 

Week. Huge signal. 

(Mickey Delmage-Alb-CAN, dxld Mar 25) 

IRAN/IRAQ 3930.0, R Voice of Komala, *0326-0335, Mar 17, opening with 

ouverture to an Opera (which one ?), ID by woman and man in Kurdish:" Eira 

dengi Komala, Eira dengi Komala, dengi azadi e socializmu", talk, 35343 

until jamming started 0331, then 32342, heard \\ 4610.0 35343, but when 

jammed: 32342. It should be noted that the Iranian jammer was testing for a 

few seconds at 0325, but switched off during the opening procedure! Maybe 

the operators enjoy the nice ouverture ? 

3970.0, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, *0250-0310, Mar 17, opened with ten 

mins of chanting and martial songs, 0300 ID in Kurdish: "Aira dangi 

Kurdistan Irana", martial song and another ID by man, fanfare, ann by 

woman, fanfare and ID again, Call to Prayer, 35343 until 0252 when jamming 

started, then 31341, heard \\ 4860 which was not jammed (!): 35444. 

6315.3, R Roj, 0500-0515, Mar 19, Kurmanji Kurdish ann and two clear ID's, 

sounding like: "Aidee Radio Rozh", 0502 non stop Kurdish songs. Heard best 

in LSB due to CWQRM, 23332, but fading out quickly 0515. Heard again 0455- 

0615, Mar 20, with much later fade out! Mostly non-stop Kurdish songs. The 

fade out pattern was very similar to that of the Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, 

Salah al-Din, Northern Iraq which was heard at the same time. Together with 

direction finding that indicates that the same tx location may be used. 

6425.5, Voice of the Communist Party of Iran, 1645-1700, Mar 12, Farsi talk 

by woman about Iranian Kurdistan, 1653 ID: "In seda-ye ... Irana", song, 

33433 heard \\ 3875.2 (22332) and 4370.0 (22332) - all being jammed from 

Iran. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Mar 23) 

4610 V.of Komala on Mar 17 at 1657-1704 UT. 33432 Kurdish, Opening mx and 

ID, Opening announce, Talk. 

6421.16 V.O.Communist Paty of Iran (pres) on Mar 21 at *1626-1645 UT. 

35232-35333 Persian, 1626 sign on with IS, ID by man, Opening mx and 

aannounce, Talk, ID as "In Seda-ye Hezb-e Kominist-e Iran". 


3970.85 V. of Iranian Kurdistan, 0325 tune-in to 0340 fade-out, Kurdish 

talks and anmts, a song and some orchestral mx, fair on 26 March. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Mar 30)

4860 VO People of Kurdistan, at 0202-0218 UT on Mar 29, Kurdish-?, Anthem 

at t/in, YL b/w fanfare. Call to prayer at 0206 followed by YL, brief mx 

then alternating talks by OM and YL. Poor/fair-a regular catch here the 

past few months. Surprised to log it this early. DXLD sez Iran observes DST 

earlier than others. 


JORDAN 11960 Jordan R morning Arabic schedule 0500-0715 UT, but 

broadcast til 0813 UT sign-off. Latter bc at 350 degrees is much, much 

stronger here in Europe, than back lobe on 11810 kHz at 94 degr txion. (wb, 

Mar 30) 

KOREA D.P.R. I'm just back from a three weeks holiday trip to Thailand 

and Cambodia. 

In South Eastern Thailand I heard the following stations: 

18855 (3x6285) 1005 UTC 21.03.05 Voice of Korea, E Nx 

18930 (3x6310 or 2 x9465) 1007 21.03.05 tent. Voice of Korea 

19200 (3x6400) 1010 UTC 21.03.05 Voice of Korea, Korean 

19300 (2x9650) 0902 UTC 13.03.05 Voice of Korea, Japanese(?) 

19950 (2x9975) 0815 UTC 13.03.05 Voice of Korea, very weak 


20) 

KUWAIT Summer A-05 for IBB via KWT 250 kW / 070 deg: 

0230-0330 on 12140 15615 RFA Pashto 1430-1500 on 12140 15090 VOA Pashto 

0330-0430 on 15615 17670 RFA Dari 1500-1530 on 12140 15090 VOA Dari 

0430-0530 on 15615 17670 RFA Pashto 1530-1630 on 12140 15090 VOA Pashto 

0530-0630 on 15615 17670 RFA Dari 1630-1730 on 12140 15090 VOA Dari 

0630-0730 on 15615 RFA Pashto 1730-1800 on 12140 15090 VOA Pashto 

0730-0830 on 15615 RFA Dari 1800-1830 on 12140 15090 VOA Dari 

0830-0930 on 15615 RFA Pashto 1830-1930 on 12140 VOA Pashto 

0930-1030 on 15090 RFA Dari 1930-2030 on 12140 VOA Dari 

1030-1130 on 15090 RFA Pashto 2030-2230 on 12140 VOA English 

1130-1230 on 15090 RFA Dari 2230-0030 on 12140 VOA English 

1230-1330 on 15090 17600 RFA Pashto 0030-0130 on 12140 VOA Pashto 

1330-1430 on 15090 17600 RFA Dari 0130-0230 on 12140 VOA Dari 

RFA=Radio Free Afghanistan VOA=Voice of America 


LAOS 6130 Vientiane and 4649 Sam Neua were heard every day. 


20) 

LUXEMBOURG RTL. Zum lesen: 

 

(Horst Weise-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 27)Da hat aber der gute Schreiber in 

Infosat einige Eier gelegt, RTL will auf 567 und 1098 kHz, nicht auf 576 

und 1089 usw. senden. Damit sind auch die 1089 Ausfuehrungen falsch. 

Ansonsten wird auch nichts ueber die kuenftigen Programme/Einmieter 

ausgesagt ...(73 wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 30) 

MOLDOVA Since end of October 2004 CRI Ru is 1530-1730 UTC on 1467 

Now: 1800 and 2000 Bul, 1900 Gr on 1503. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 22) [!! given times before DST !!] 

VoRUS Greek 1900 UT, and Bulgarian 2000-2100 UT ex1467 kHz via Grigoriopol 

Moldova has been noted testing on 1503 kHz lately. But YESTERDAY March 21, 

control unit of the GRI MW tx moved up to odd spacing 

1510.00 kHz !!!

Hetting the registered Belgian station on 1512 kHz havily here in Western 

Europe. 


MYANMAR 5040 was heard daily. 5770 was also heard several times but 

signal strength is very poor compared to 6570 kHz some years ago. I think 

tx power is only 1 kW on 5770. 


20) 

NETHERLANDS The new Radio Netherlands technical schedule is effective 

from 27 March. Here you can find out tx sites, power and beams of all our 

broadcasts, including relays of other stations. 

 

(via gh, dxld Mar 26) 

NETH ANTILLES Thanks to Leo van der Woude, and Andy Sennitt, just in from 

RN is the A-05 txion schedule, final version, including Bonaire relays of 

Deutsche Welle, on familiar freqs, but now from a new site: 

2200-2358 15410 ENAm 350 degr 

0000-0158 11955 ENAm 350 

0200-0400 9735 CNAm 320 

0400-0458 9735 WNAm 290 

0500-0600 9735 CNAm 320 

And the only BBC WS relay is: 1200-1300 15190 SAm 170degr. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld March 23) 

NEW ZEALAND RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL in A-05 

1300-1850 6095 000deg All Pacific 

1851-1950 9845 035deg NE Pacific, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands 

1951-2050 11725 000deg All Pacific [til 2150 UT from May 1st] 

2051-0458 15720 000deg All Pacific [starts 2151 UT from May 1st] 

0459-0705 11820 000deg All Pacific, also heard on the USA west coast 

0706-1059 9885 000deg All Pacific, also heard mid-west USA 

1059-1259 9885 325deg NW Pacific, Bougainville, Timor, Asia, Europe. 

(R NZi March 25) 

OMAN 11750 BBC/VT Communications via A'seela Relay. Full data 

verification letter (with my reception details posted). In 40 days, after 

posting a follow-up to my November 2002 reception report. Address used was 

VT Merlin Communications, BBC Relay Station, POB 40 Al Ashkarah, PC 442 

Sultanate of Oman. 


PHILIPPINES 1143 / 1170 A couple photos of the now decommissioned VoA 

Poro tx: 

(Ydun Ritz-DEN, via dxld Mar 26) 

1170 endless test loop programm with ID and music in between, heard by 

Roland on March 15th, 0020-0124* UT, S=9+10dB and deep fadings [screened to 

the South], modulation of the old Continental was much stronger. 

(Roland Schulze Mangaldan-PHL, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 26) 

POLAND RADIO POLONIA, Broadcasting Schedule, 27 MAR TO 30 OCT 2005 

ENGLISH 

1200-1259 11850 9525 1700-1759 5965 7285 

POLISH 

1030-1059 7285 5965 1530-1630 6035 2100-2200 6050 7265

GERMAN 

1130-1159 9525 5965 1530-1555 7270 1930-1955 6110 7240 

ESPERANTO 1500-1525 7270 7285 1800-1825 7285 

RUSSIAN 

1100-1125 6180 7285 1300-1329 7275 6035 1430-1455 7180 

1800-1829 6095 1900-1955 6050 7185 

BELARUSSIAN 1330-1430 7180 6035 1630-1659 6050 

UKRAINIAN 1430-1459 6000 1830-1859 7210 6095 

Home Page 

Internet Audio 

(Jacek Szymik-POL, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 28) 

PORTUGAL Here's the A-05 schedule of R.Portugal (RDPi): 

# indicates special b/casts, which only take place on certain occasions, 

usually for relaying major f/ball matches. 

Tx sites: 

RDP - CEOC-Centro Emissor de Onda Curta, Sao Gabriel, Pegoes: 5 x 100 kW, 2 

x 300 kW 

% Pro-Funk, Sines: 3 x 250 kW 

EUR, Mo-Fri 

0500-0700 7240 300 45deg 0700-0755 9815 300 45deg 0500-0755 9840 

100 52deg 

0645-0800 11850%250 55deg 0800-1200 12020 300 45deg 1600-1900 13770 

100 52deg 

1600-1900 11905 300 45deg 1900-2300# 9820 300 45deg 1900-2300#13820 

100 52deg 

EUR, Sat+Sun 

0700-1355 12020 300 45deg 0700-1345 13640 100 52deg 0830-1000 

11955%250 55deg 

1400-1800 15555 100 52deg 1800-2000 11700 100 52deg 1400-2000 13770 

300 45deg 

1900-2300#13720 100 52deg 1900-2300# 9820 300 45deg 

ME+India, Mo-Fri only 1300-1500 15770 100 81.5deg 

Africa, Mo-Fri 

1000-1200 21830 100 142deg 1600-1900 17680 300 144deg 1900-2300# 11945 

300 144deg 

Africa, Sat+Sun 

0700-1000 15160 100 144deg 1000-1700 21830 100 144deg 1700-2000 17680 

300 144deg 

1900-2300#11945 300 144deg 

NoAM, Mo-Fri 

1200-2300#15560 100 294deg 2300-0200 9715 100 294deg 2300-0200 11630 

100 310deg 

NoAM, Sat+Sun 1200-2000 15560 100 294deg 2000-2300#15560 

100 294deg 

NW SoAM, Mon-Fri 1700-2300#15555 100 261deg 2300-0200 13700 

100 261deg 

Sat+Sun 1200-2000 17615 100 261deg 1900-2300#15555 

100 261deg 

SoAM + WeAF, Mo-Fri

1000-1200 15575 100 226deg 1600-1900 21655 100 226deg 1600-2000# 21655 

100 226deg 

2000-2300#15295 100 226deg 

Sat+Sun 

0700-1000 12000 300 226deg 1000-2000 21655 300 226deg 2000-2300#15295 

100 226deg 

EaSoAM, Mo-Fri 2300-0200 13660 100 215deg 2300-0200 15295 

300 226deg 


RUSSIA VoRussia's program schedule and all times and freqs for English 

sce now fully updated for A05 at 

(Harry Brooks, dxld Mar 25) 

'Voice of Russia' ... This is renewed and corrected A-05 version of March 

22. 

[Marked #, by wb.] 

RADIO "THE VOICE OF RUSSIA" - RUSSIAN LANGUAGE BROADCASTING 

(FREQUENCIES FROM MARCH 27th, 2005, Times UTC) 

RUSSIAN WORLD SERVICE 

To EUROPE 

0100-0200 603 936 0200-0300 936 

1200-1300 936 972 999 1431 1548 1300-1400 9480 (with DRM /Digital/) 

1700-1800 603 693 9480**# 11630*# 2000-2100 999 1215 

1900-2000 1215 5950 7420**# 9480**# 11630*# 11745*# 

To MOSCOW Region 1900-2000 612 

To NEAR and MILLDLE EAST 

0100-0200 648 972 1314 1503 5945 1200-1300 1143 1300-1400 15540 

1500-1600 1251 1314 5945 11635 12055 15440*# 

1700-1800 13850 15540 1900-2000 5950 12055 

2000-2100 12055*# 7425**# 5950# 

To AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC 1200-1400 11670 

To NoAMERICA 0100-0200 5900**# 9860 

0100-0300 5900**# 9725 9880*# 15425 15455 

To LATIN AMERICA 

0100-0300 5900*# 6180**# 7260**# 12070*# 

0200-0300 5900*# 6180**# 7260**# 7330 12070*# 

To AFRICA 0200-0300 7330 1300-1400 1700-1800 15540 

To CeASIA 1200-1300 1143 9920# 1300-1400 1251 17645# 

2000-2100 648 972 1503 

To SOUTH-EAST ASIA 1200-1400 7390 11670 1300-1400 17645 

To ASIA 

1200-1300 1143 9480 9745 9920 11670 1300-1400 1251 9480 9745 11670 

1500-1600 1251 5945 12055 

To CAUCASIAN Region 

0100-0200 1314 1500-1600 1314 1900-2100 7425**# 12055*# 

To UKRAINE and MOLDAVIA 

0100-0300 936 1200-1300 936 972 999 1431 1548 

1900-2000 7420**# 11745*# 2000-2100 999

To BALTIC COUNTRIES 

1700-1800 9480**# 11630*# 1900-2000 9480**# 11630*# 

Notes *) till September 3rd. **) since September 4th 2005 

"SODRUZHESTVO" ("COMMONWELTH") 

For UKRAINE and MOLDAVIA 

0200-0300 0800-0900 1000-1500 1170 0800-1200 1300-1500 936 972 

1300-1500 999 1548 1300-1600 1431 1300-1900 7370 

1500-1700 936 

For BYELORUSSIA 0200-0300 0800-0900 1000-1500 1170 1400-1900 9820 

For CENTRAL Asia 

0200-0300 648 972 0200-0300 1200-1900 1503 1200-1500 9875 

1300-1400 1143 1300-1500 9920 1400-1800 9800 

1515-1700 9865 1600-1800 972 1600-1900 1026 

1700-1900 648 

For CAUCASIAN Region 

0200-0300 0400-0600 1500-1600 2100-2200 1089 1400-1700 11830 

1600-1900 234 1700-1900 12055 2100-2200 1314 

For BALTIC Countries 

0200-0300 800-900 1000-1500 1170 1300-1900 7370 1400-1900 9820 

1800-1900 1494 

For EUROPE 

0200-0300 0800-0900 1000-1500 1170 1300-1500 1548 1800-1900 1494 

2100-2200 603 693 1323* *) Exc Wed and Thur 

For MOSCOW Region 2100-2200 612 

"RUSSIAN INTERNATIONAL RADIO" - ("RUSSKOYE MEZHDUNARODNOYE RADIO") 

For EUROPE 

0300-0400 0600-0800 2300-0200 1170 0400-0800 1548 0900-1000 1215 

1200-1500 1900-2100 603 693 1200-1500 2000-2100 1323 

1500-1700 1494 2100-2300 999 1215 

2300-0500 7125 

For NORTH and CENTRAL America 2300-0500 7125 

For MIDDLE East 

0300-0500 2100-2200 1170 1000-1100 864 1000-1200 1323 

1100-1200 1400-1730 801 1400-1500 15430 1400-1700 13850 

1600-2000 1089 1700-1800 9835 1900-2100 1314 5985 9825 

2000-2100 7260 

For UKRAINE and MOLDAVIA 

0600-0800 2300-0400 1170 0400-0800 1548 1500-1900 972 

1700-2000 936 2100-2300 999 

For BYELORUSSIA 

0600-0800 2300-0400 1170 1200-1700 1800-2100 1143 

For CENTRAL Asia 

0200-0400 0800-0900 1100-1200 ? 1400-1730 801 

1000-1200 1323 11750 1600-1800 5925 1800-1900 1323 

1800-2200 1143 2300-0200 1026

For CAUCASIAN Region 

0300-0500 2100-2200 1170 0300-0400 1089 1000-1100 864 

1400-1700 13855 1900-2100 1314 

For BALTIC Countries 

0300-0400 0600-0800 2300-0200 1170 1200-1700 ? 1800-2100 1143 

1500-1700 1494 (Pavel Mikhaylov-RUS, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 22) 

RUSSIA [to SOMALIA] Now 12130 at 1730 UT. 

The new R Horyaal, brokered by TDP, was not yet on the air on March 20, but 

strongly heard Tuesday March 22, 1740-1757* on 12140 in Somali. Report from 

a local event with brass band, mentioned in English: "Radio Free, Radio 

Free", 1743 studio announcer mentioned Radio Horyaal twice, phone-in 

interview and a Horn of Africa song. 1748-1759 within these two mins R 

Horyall was mentioned four times and Somaliland six times!! 

1750 UT another telephone interview about Somalia and 1756 phone-in of a 

man talking about Somaliland. At 1757 suddenly just an open carrier, but at 

1800 the Voice of Russia used the same tx (by error) for the start of the 

Polish broadcast with ID: "Mowi Moskwa" heard \\ 7215. However the 12140 tx 

was switched off at 1801! 44554 with slight splashes from 12130 where AWR, 

Meyerton was broadcasting talks in Masai (45544). 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Mar 22) 

Registration entry for the Polish sce operation in B-04 shows Samara-RUS 

site: 

7215 1800-2000 27,28,36,37 SAM 240 285 311004 270305 RUS VOR GFC. 

VoRUS in B04 used Polish sce via Kaliningrad 1143 and Samara SW 7215 kHz 

only !!! 

(wb) 

Radio Horyaal, the recently started new target station for Somalia has its 

own website: 

The station's email address is given as 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Mar 23) 

Radio Horyaal heard on 12140 kHz, March 22nd, tones already at 1720 tune 

in. It opened at 1730 with a tune familiar to UK Channel 4 viewers, it is 

used on the quiz Countdown as background whilst two constestants try to get 

as many words as possible from a selection of letters. Details of schedule 

and website followed, short Qu'ran chant and then talks in presumed Somali 

and mx. Ended 1758 UT without apparent annt. Voice of Russia came on at 

1800, I did not notice a tx break. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 22) Via Samara-RUS 188 degr 

service. 

[Clandestine to SOM]. 12130 March 27th... managed to tune it to a signal at 

1733 with Quran recitations (short) then some talks, in what sounded like 

East African (Arabic??) Then went into a long speech commentary by a male 

announcer, which was occasionally interspersed with mxal selections (but 

where much low-keyed in audio). 

At 1743 another announcer came on with some comments, but no ID that I 

could hear. Back to the Speech Broadcast, with mx at 1752 which did sound 

like Horn of Africa. Noted to 1755 with station announcer to 1757 with a 

short choral anthem of some sort. Then a Up-beat Musical Melody was played 

(sort of a Hit parade Tune) to 1800 hrs. then went off the air, with the 

carrier pulled 30 seconds later. Signal was poor to just marginal, with a 

UTE Traffic from 12132 causing some problems. Any one can confirm just who 

this could be..I'm leaning towards the Clandestine Radio Horyaal ... but 

any ideas? 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Mar 27)

12130, R Horyaal, definitely them here now, ex12140. A bit delayed s/on at 

1732 UT on 27 March. Excellent signal here, obviously Johannesburg is "in 

the line of fire". 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Mar 30) 

Samara 240 kW at 188 degrees booms into South Africa, (wb.) 

Ed Kusalik's Radio Horyaal entry in DXPL fits exactly with what I heard Mar 

28 on 12130 kHz, no longer vacated by AWR. At 1730 abruptly on in midst of 

station annt: P.O.Box 51045, S borough, Ontario (M1M.O22 or similarly 

phonetically close). Also a dot.com e-mail address, impossible to hear, 

although their web-site states (Finn 

Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 28) 

Scarborough M1M ?O? Ontario address. Suburb of Toronto Ontario Canada, zip 

code similar M1M ?P?... (wb.) 

SOUTH AFRICA [to CONGO-KINSHASA] 11690, R. Okapi (via Meyerton). 

Strong carrier came on at 0245 UT on Mar 19, prgmng started at 0300 UT with 

Horn of Africa mx, ID in what appeared to be Somali ("Halkani . . . R. 

Djibouti"), several ments. of "Somali," into prayers. ID for R. Djibouti 

0310, talk, many ments. of Islam. HoA mx from 0320, nx 0331, into mx again 

0338. Brief anmt by man at 0400, "Salaam Aleikem" by woman 0401. Signal 

started deteriorating noticeably after 0345, but was still easily audible 

at 0405 tune-out. Some rumbling behind the signal, which increased as 

signal weakened. Audio very good, but I did notice some very slight 

overmodulation at times. 


SW Radio Africa continues to be jammed, although during the 0400-0500 

transmission, the jammer is barely audible here on 3230 and not at all on 

1197 (Lesotho tx). On 25 March between 1600-1700, the programme was 

actually on 3300 and the jammer was going crazy on 3230. I often wondered, 

even when still listening to RFE/RL and others from behind the Iron 

Curtain, whether the jammers are always operated by total morons or whether 

some kind souls let the signals go through on purpose every now and then. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Mar 30) see also under U.K. 

6100 has been used for CRI Beijing relay from Meyerton for the past 2 

months or so, although I have not seen it reported anywhere yet, in fact 

CRI themselves seem to be totally confused about this broadcast. The 

schedule is 1500-1800 English and 1800-1900 Chinese. 

Excellent signal here, of course. 7205 is a new freq for southern Africa of 

Amateur Radio Mirror Int., replacing 9750 for the Sunday 0800-0900 

broadcast. 17700 for the rest of Africa remains unchanged, and so does the 

Monday repeat 1900-2000 on 3215. 

9555 is used for Christian Voice/Your Voice 0515-1545 via 

Meyerton. Started on 27 March 2005. Strange to compete for the listeners 

with Christian Voice with a completely different programming from Zambia on 

9865 0700-1700 also putting out a very good signal here. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Mar 30) 

SWITZERLAND Tuesday 22 March 2005 swissinfo: The Swiss Broadcasting 

Corporation (SBC) says it will axe up to 80 jobs and eight lang sces at 

swissinfo, leaving only a reduced English department. The corporation's 

board said on Tuesday that it was acting in response to the govt's decision 

to end funding for swissinfo. 

 

(via BrDXC-UK, Mar 22) 

Armin Walpin (left) and Jean-Bernard Muench explain their plans (swissinfo)

The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) says it will axe up to 80 jobs and 

eight lang sces at swissinfo, leaving only a reduced English department. 

The corporation's board said on Tuesday that it was acting in response to 

the govt's decision to end funding for swissinfo. The cuts should result in 

annual savings of SFr16 million ($13.6 million) a year. 

The Council of the Swiss Abroad - the organisation representing the 

interests of more than 600,000 Swiss living abroad - condemned the move, 

which comes one year after a previous round of restructuring. 

swissinfo's 120 employees were informed about the decision at a meeting 

with SBC President Jean-Bernard Muench, SBC Director General Armin Walpen 

and swissinfo Director Beat Witschi in Bern on Tuesday. 

The restructuring is expected to result in between 70 and 80 job losses. 

Most of the remaining posts will consist of IT and web development staff. 

The employees' union, SSM, said it would fight the plans, which are 

expected to be implemented by the end of 2006 at the latest. 

The Bern-based nx and information platform was launched in 1999 as the 

internet arm of Swiss Radio International. It is available in nine langs: 

English, German, French, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and 

Japanese. 

Reduced sce. 

The English sce is the only one to be retained, although it will be reduced 

in size. The SBC's president and director were not able to say when the 

other lang sces would be cut. 

Internet sces in the national langs - German, French and Italian - will 

continue to be produced by SBC's regional units. 

The SBC said it would try to reassign as many staff as possible to other 

parts of its operations, and that workers facing redundancy would be 

offered a "good social plan". swissinfo/Swiss Radio International cut 26 

jobs last year after losing its govt subsidy. On October 30 radio 

broadcasts were ended, allowing swissinfo to concentrate exclusively on 

internet journalism. 

The Council of the Swiss Abroad said it was "unacceptable" to dismantle 

swissinfo before a planned new radio and television law had come into 

force. It said swissinfo must be guaranteed sufficient resources to secure 

its future. 

The SSM said that if the plans were implemented it would mean the end of 

Swiss Radio International and its successor, swissinfo. Although the SBC 

and parliament recognised the value of swissinfo as the "voice of 

Switzerland abroad", nobody wanted to pay for this public sce, the union 

said. 

Swiss Radio International was founded in 1934, and broadcast round the 

world on SW - and later also satellite - for 70 years. 

Virtually identical story at: 

 

(via Artie Bigley, dxld Mar 22) 

TDP FREQUENCY SCHEDULE A05 

STATION TIME(UTC) FREQUENCY(kHz) AM/DRM DAYS(mtwtfss) LANGUAGE 

TARGET AREA 

Denge Mezopotamya 0400-1600 11530 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East

Voice of Liberty - ERI 0600-0700 15675 AM ..w...s Tigrigna Africa 

Maeva 6015 1100-1300 6015 AM .....s. Dutch Europe 

Que Huong Radio 1200-1300 15680 AM mtwtfs. Vietnamese Asia 

Radio Free Vietnam 1230-1300 9930 AM mtwtf.. Vietnamese Asia 

Maeva 6015 1300-1400 6015 DRM .....s. Dutch Europe 

TDPradio 1400-1600 6015 DRM .....s. English Europe 

Voice of Delina 1500-1600 15660 AM .....s. Tigrigna Africa 

TDPradio 1600-1800 11900 DRM .....s. English America 

Radio VoOromo Liberation 1700-1730 12120 AM m..t... Oromo Africa 

Dejen Radio 1700-1800 12120 AM .....s. Tigrigna Africa 

Radio Horyaal 1730-1800 12130 AM mtwt.ss Somali Africa 

(TDP website via Eric Zhou-CHN, dxld Mar 27) 

THAILAND R Thailand heard on 13.03.05 at 1035 UTC on 6070 and 7115 kHz. 

On 7115 with distorted modulation. On 21.03.05 at 1205 UTC I heard R. 

Thailand World Service in BahasaM on 6070 and 7115 kHz (both freq. came in 

strong and with good modulation). 


20) 

17685 R Free AFG Udorn-THA very strong at 0700-0900 (x17595). Also Udorn 

strong on 21750 VoA Mandarin at 0800 UT. Latter lang also strong via 

21540PHL, PHL never heard here in 21 MHz band so strong. (wb, Mar 30) 

UNID/FRANCE? [to IRAN] 11630.00 [x11625, x11660, x15650] R. Seda-ye 

Mellat-e Iran [probably via Issoudun, France] n o t observed today Sunday 

March 27 at 1430 UT. New time or new freq in A-05 season ? I guess heard R 

Cairo Azeri and CNR1/CNR8 Kazakh co-channel instead. 

Today Mar 28th noted that Clandestine stn in Persian lang again, but at 

1330-13.59:50 UT instead. Underneath CNR8 program in Chinese til 1400 UT 

was in progress, CNR8 from 1400 UT in Kazakh. 

Two accompanied Iranian jammer noted so far, a Bubble type one on 11629.00 

kHz even, and a rather oscillating tone on 11630.28 kHz from 13.29:40 UT, 

latter which left at 14.00:27 UT. (73 wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 27/28) 

Beware of CNR8 service, which closes at 1600 UT? 

The text gave the name as "Radio Seda-ye Mellat-e Iran" (Voice of the 

Iranian Nation Radio) but their mail-header and their E-mail gave it as: 

Name Radio Melate Email (crw) 

U.K. From their website "In the 19 mb 

from Easter Sunday, 1600-1800 UTC 15145 kHz SW." (Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer 

Mar 24) 

The jammers seem to have found the new 15145 (1600-1800 UT) as I heard the 

characteristic rough tone for at least part of that period yesterday (29 

March). I couldn't confirm SW Radio Africa on 11770 kHz at 1800-1900 UT. 

On the question of tx location for these (Ascension or a UK site), the fact 

that they moved higher in freq for the A05 period suggests a UK site, as 

the Ascension-Zimbabwe path is all in the southern hemisphere, and 

therefore would be more likely to require a lower freq between March and 

October. 

The onset of winter conditions in Zimbabwe should work against the jammers 

as 11 and 15 MHz will become even less suitable for the very short hops 

that the jammers need. 

(Chris Greenway-UK, dxld Mar 30) 

[ASC has no much spare txs left over at their disposal ... (wb.]

For an obituary of Oliver Whitley, one of the pioneers of the BBC 

Monitoring Service who later went on to very senior positions elsewhere in 

the BBC, go to: 

 

(Chris Greenway-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 27) 

CLAND (Sudan) as of March 28, SRS - Sudan Radio Service - will be heard on 

2 freqs in the morning and 1 in the evening, i.e. 11665 kHz 0300-0500[tone 

37 RMP 500kW 125deg], 15325 kHz 0500-0600[WOF 300 126], and 17660 kHz 

1500-1800 [-1900 WOF 300 140] (so yes, John Wilkens, you hrd the new A-05 

schedule ann'd) 

(SRS web via Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 28) 

WYFR German sce at 1700-1800 UT via 3955 Skelton-UK, and direct 17750 

Okeechobee carried totally different[!] programs, not even a time delay. 

(wb, Mar 29) 

Fault program feed KBSWR & RTI on 6185 via Skelton, 1900-2000 UT, \\ 6145 

kHz. 

Feeder Problem am ersten Tag bei der Anlieferung des RTI Signals nach 

Skelton Cumbria in GB. 

6185 kHz - ich wartete um 1900 UT auf das deutsche Programm von RTI aus 

Taiwan, stattdessen startete spaet um 19.05:10 UT das Signal von KBSRW aus 

Seoul in Franzoesisch, das zur gleichen Zeit 1900-2000 UT auf 6145 kHz auch 

aus Skelton uebertragen wird. 

Solcherart Kanalprobleme sind in den ersten Tagen einer neuen Sendeperiode 

oft zu beobachten, auch bei den US Propagandastationen der IBB. Also erst 

mal abwarten, bis man voreilige Schluesse zieht. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 27) 

USA WWCR Transmitter Schedules. Summer (A-05) Final Schedule 

 

Transmitter #1 - 100 kW 

FREQ TIME (UTC) DATES 

9985 0900-1000 03 Apr 05-31 May 05 




9985 0900-1000 01 Jun 05-31 Aug 05 




9985 0900-1000 01 Sep 05-29 Oct 05 










5935 0100-1200 01 Sep 05-29 Oct 05





























Last revision 21 March 2005, F.W. Robbert Broadcasting, 

(via John Norfolk-USA, dxld Mar 28) 

RFA currently bcs from 1100-0700; there are no txions between 0700 and 

1100. Daily programming incl Mandarin for 12 hrs, Cantonese for two hrs, 

Uyghur for two hrs, and Tibetan for eight hrs. 

RFA schedule in A-05, valid from March 28, til October 30th, 2005. 

M05=March/April. J05= May til Sept 4th. S05=from Sept 5th/26th, 2005. 

RFA uses IBB txs in IRA/I=Iranawila Sri Lanka, 

SAI/S=Saipan, TIN/T=Tinian NoMariana Isls. 

And relays in HBN/P=KHBN Palau Isl, IRK=Irkutsk-RUS, TWN/N=Taiwan, 

UAE=Al Dhabayya-UAE, VLD/V=Vladivostok-RUS, and WER=Wertachtal Germany. 

Addit tx sites have been researched but deleted from this list upon 

request of RFA to suppress this info, to avoid pressure from China upon 

the host countries. Are we to assume that China has no way to find out 

this sensitive info except through DX publications? [gh] 

RFA A-05 

0000-0100 LAO 12015I 13830 15545T 

0030-0130 BURMESE 11540-M05/S05 13680T 13820I 17525-J05 17835S 

0100-0200 UYGHUR 9350 11520 11895UAE 11945UAE 

17640T 17695T 

0100-0300 TIBETAN 9365 11695UAE 11975WER 15225T 15695 17730 

0300-0600 MANDARIN 13670T 13760T 15130T 15685T 

17495 17525 17615S 17880S 21690T

0600-0700 MANDARIN 13670T 13760T 15165T 15685T 

17495 17525 17615S 17880S 

0600-0700 TIBETAN 17485 17510 17720 21500T 21690UAE 

break 

1100-1200 LAO 9355S 9545T 15560I [?15635] 

1100-1400 TIBETAN 7470 11590 13625T 13830-M05/S05 

15510UAE 15695-J05 17855S-(from 1200) 

1230-1330 CAMBODIAN 13645T 15525I 15670 

1230-1330 BURMESE 9455I 11540-M05/S05 

11765T 13745T 15680-J05 

1400-1500 CANTONESE 9780T 11715S 13790T 

1400-1500 VIETNAMESE 7380T 9455S 9635T [?11520] 11535-M05/S05 

11605N 11680I 13775P 13685I 15705-J05 

1500-1600 TIBETAN 7470 11510 11705T 11795UAE 13825 

1500-1600 MANDARIN 7540-M05/S05 9455T 9905P 11765T 12025S 

13675T 13725T 15495T 15680-J05 

1500-1700 KOREAN 7210IRK 9385S 13625T 

1600-1700 UYGHUR 7465 9350I 9370 9555UAE 11750I 

11780T 

1600-1700 MANDARIN 7540-M05/S05 9455S 9905P 11795T 12025S 


1700-1800 MANDARIN 7280T 7540-M05/S05 9355S 9455S 9525T 9540T 

9905P 11795T 13625T 13715T 15680-J05 

1800-1900 MANDARIN 7280T 7530-M05/S05 7540-M05/S05 9355S 9455S 

9540T 9865T 11520-J05 11700T 


1900-2000 MANDARIN 7260T 7530-M05/S05 7540-M05/S05 9355S 

9455S 9760T 9865T [?9905P] 11520-J05 11700T 


2000-2100 MANDARIN 7260T 7530-M05/S05 7540-M05/S05 9355S 

9455S 9850T 9905P 11520-J05 11740T 


2100-2200 MANDARIN 7105T 7540-M05/S05 9850T 9910P 9920N 


2100-2300 KOREAN 7460 9385S 9770T 12075T 

2200-2300 CANTONESE 9355S 9955P 11785T 13675T 

2230-2330 CAMBODIAN 9490I 9930P 13735T 

2300-2359 MANDARIN 7540-M05/S05 9910P 11760T 13670T 13775S 


2300-2359 TIBETAN 7470 7550-M05/S05 9365-J05 9395-M05/S05 

9805UAE 9875T 15695-J05 

2330-0029 VIETNAMESE 9975-M05/S05 11540-J05 [?11560] 11580 

11605N 11670T 12110I 13735S 15535V 15560P 

(various sources, wwdxc BC-DX March 25th) 

UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent International, 49 Khorezm Street, 700047 

Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Tel: (998-71) 133 92 21 Fax: (998-71) 133 60 68 

E-mail: URL: 

Language Time /UTC/ Frequencies 

English 0100-0130 9715 7190 1200-1230 17775 15295 7285 

1330-1400 17775 15295 7285 2030-2100 11905 9545 5025 

2130-2200 11905 9545 5025 

German 1935-2030 11905 5025 

Urdu 1230-1300 and 1400-1430 17775 15295 7285 

Hindi 1300-1330 and 1430-1500 17775 15285 7295 

Persian Farsi 1630-1700 and 1830-1900 9715 7285 6190 

Uzbek 0230-0330 9715 7190 1550-1630 9715 7285 6190 1730-1830 9715 

7285 6190 

Arabic 1700-1730 and 1900-1930 9715 7285 6190 

Turkish 0600-0630 15200 1700-1730 9610

Dari 0130-0200 9715 7190 1520-1550 9715 7285 6190 

Pushto 0200-0230 9715 7190 

Chinese 1330-1400 1430-1500 5060 

Uighur 1400-1430 5060. (Swopan Chakroborty-IND wwdxc Mar 26) 

VIETNAM I'm just back from a three weeks holiday trip to Thailand and 

Cambodia. In South Eastern Thailand I heard the following stations: 19060 

(2x9530) 0852 UTC 13.03.05 Voice of Vietnam VOV-1 Xuan Mai, Vietnamese On 

7210 kHz VOV-1 was very strong with spurs on 7195 and 7225. 

6020 kHz was heard also in Khmer and with hilltribe mx. (20.03.05) 5035 kHz 

not heard. I could not get any of the Vietnamese local (hilltribe) stations 

on short wave like Lao Cai or Son La. 


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ALASKA Recent two tx schedule for KNLS. I am hearing their signal via 

11870 opening at 0800 in English - this txion was heard via 11765 in B04. 

But I cannot hear anything currently on 11765 at 0800. So, either the 

second tx is not yet on air or it is not propagating to the NW of England. 

Their signal on 11870 varies from weak to fair, and is characterised by 

rapid fading, similar to that of Radio New Zealand. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 1) 

Reflects TWO txs in use, and note additional English broadcasts!! But no 

longer at 1300. Ah, that's the trick. On the KNLS English website itself 

they STILL have not updated the schedule since last fall. But on the 

Chinese site there is a link to a different schedule presented partly in 

English, which is current (or rather anticipated - is #2 really on the air 

now?), so I will bookmark this: 

 


Radio Station KNLS Broadcast Schedule 

Transmitter: Anchor Point, Alaska, USA (100 kW, 151W44 59N45) 

March 27, 2005 to October, 2005 

(UTC) (kHz.) 

TIME FREQUENCY LANGUAGE 

0800 11765 Mandarin 0800 11870 English +++++

0900 11765 Mandarin 0900 11870 Russian 

1000 9795 English +++++ 1000 11765 Mandarin 


1200 9615 English +++++ 1200 9780 English +++++ 

1300 9615 Mandarin 1300 9795 Mandarin 

1400 9615 Mandarin 1400 9795 English +++++ 



1700 7355 Russian 1700 9615 Mandarin 

(via KNLS Chinese website via Eric Zhou-CHN, dxld Mar 29) 

ALBANIA Here are some early observations on the reception of Radio Tirana 

in the new season. Reception conditions have been quite variable, so some 

observations may not be fully representative. Also please note that the 

freq offset of about 9 Hz is still there and causes a fluttery signal when 

there is another station on the same frequency. 

1845-1900 English. 7210 kHz: Good signal strength, but background 

interference from an unidentified station, which closes at 1900. Because of 

the interference the reception quality was only moderate (3 on a scale from 

0 to five). 

6115 kHz: Rather weak signal, strong interference from co-channel Belarus 

and noise from the sides. The reception on this freq is not usable at my 

location. 

2130-2200 English 7120 kHz: CRI is back here with a super strong signal and 

a programme in Hungarian. I can only hear traces of Radio Tirana in the 

background. 

1901-1930 French 9520 kHz: As last year there is moderate to strong cochannel 

interference from Radio Liberty at my location. Wednesday evening 

this was the "only" interference, but Thursday evening I also had very much 

noise from CRI on 9515. 

1801-1829 German 6130 kHz: Good or very good signal strength but strong cochannel 

interference from equally strong RAI (Italy). Not listenable. Try 

moving to 5875 kHz, and you will have excellent reception! 

1901-1930 Italian 7240 kHz: Moderate signal. Background interference and 

noise from 7235 kHz. Not listenable. 

2015-2030 Serbian 6205 kHz: Rather good signal and no particular 

interference. 

2030-2200 Albanian 6205 kHz: Rather good signal, no particular 

interference. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, via R Tirana Apr 1) 

CRI ueber Albanien auf 1457.65 kHz. CRI ist zur Zeit (1758 UTC) mit dem 

italienischen Programm auf der krummen Frequenz 1457.65 kHz zu empfangen. 

Weichen die dort oft von der QRG ab oder ist das heute die Ausnahme ? (Rick 

ibid. A-DX , Mar 31) 

Meist sind es nur 200 Hertz Abweichung auf 1215, 1395, oder 1458 kHz. Aber 

die Chinesen werden kuenftig nach den 8x (6x CRI, 2x ALR) neuen 

Kurzwellensendern auch die drei 500 kW Schaetzchen aus dem Jahr 1967 

erneuern. Davon sind nur noch zwei auf Sendung, der dritte ist als 

Ersatzteiltraeger im Einsatz. 

Fllake 1215 CHN 1966 500 Directional 33, 315 & 330 degrs 

Fllake 1395 CHN 1968 500 Directional 4,30,33,315,330,338 degrs 

Fllake 1458 CHN 1968 500 ND, plus directional same as 1395 kHz. 

(73 wb, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 1)

ANTIGUA A nx item Caribbean Relay station in Antigua, operated by the BBC 

and Deutsche Welle is now permanently off the air. Confirmed, March 31 

during the BBC's English lang Caribbean morning sce on 15190 kHz. Nothing 

heard here on that frequency, so my guess is that this one was not reallocated 

to another relay site like Sackville in Canada, or Kouru [sic] in 

French Guiana. Possible reason for mothballing the two [sic; I thought it 

was four gh] 250 kiloWatt txs and antennas. Again not confirmed, may be 

just another cost cutting measure, in favor of more TV satellite time by 

both stations. 

(Arnie Coro-CUB CO2KK, RHC DXers Unlimited Apr 2 via ODXA via dxld) 

ARMENIA Public Radio of Armenia noted on new 9775 \\ to 4810 April 5th 

with External Service in presumed Armenian 1715-1745, French 1745-1805, 

German 1805-1825 and English 1825-1845. 11640 was also announced but not 

heard. Strong on 9775, fair on 4810. 


ASCENSION ISLS. Summer A-05 for WYFR via VT Communications: 

1700-1800 on 21680 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAf in English 

2000-2100 on 15195 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf in English 

2030-2130 on 11985 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg to WeAf in French 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Apr 1) 

AUSTRALIA A05 schedule Radio Australia A-05 ver1.1 eff 0000 UT Sunday 27 

March 2005. All English unless otherwise stated UTC - kHz - azimuth degrees 

* Mo-Fr only, Sa&Su English. In = INSn, M = Mandarin Chinese 

Shepparton 

A 100kW 

2130-1100 15415 329 [apparently means English except:] 

2130-2330 In, 0000-0030 In, 0400-0430 In, 0500-0530 In, 0800-0830 In*, 

0900-0930 In* 

1100-1900 9475 329 1300-1430 M [means English except 13-1430?] 

1900-2100 9500 329 

B 100kW 

2330-0900 17750 329 

0900-1300 11880 329 

1300-1700 11660 329 1300-1430 M [means English except 13-1430?] 

1700-2100 11880 050 

2100-2330 11695 329 2130-2330 In [means English except 2130-2330?] 

C 100kW 

2300-0200 17795 050 

0200-0700 15515 070 

0700-0900 13630 050 

0900-1400 6020 030 0900-1100 Tok Pisin [means English except 09-11?] 

1400-1800 5995 030 

1800-2100 7240 030 2000-2100 Tok Pisin* [means English except 20-21?] 

2100-2300 15515 030 

D 100kW 

0000-0200 17715 070 

0200-0500 21725 355 

0500-0800 15160 065 

0800-1400 9580 070 

1400-1700 7240 050 

1700-2000 9580 070 

2000-2200 11660 070 

2200-2400 21740 070 

E 100kW 

2300-0800 13630 353

0800-1100 9710 353 0900-1100 Tok Pisin [ditto] 

1100-1400 9560 353 

1400-1800 6080 334 

1800-2100 6080 005 2000-2100 Tok Pisin* [ditto] 

2100-2300 13630 065 

F 100kW 

0000-0800 15240 030 

0800-1600 9590 030 

1600-2000 9710 030 

2000-2200 11650 030 

2200-2400 15230 030 

Brandon 

G 10kW 

2100-0800 9660 010 2200-2300 BBC 

0800-1400 5995 010 0900-1100 Tok Pisin [ditto] 

J 10kW 

2000-1200 12080 080 2200-2300 BBC, 0900-1100 Tok Pisin [ditto] 

Darwin (VIL) 

0000-0130 17775 

1400-1600 9625 

2200-2400 13620 

Taiwan 

0500-0530 11745 In 

0800-0830 11550 In 

0800-1130 15240 

2200-2330 15240 (Re-arranged from RA excel worksheet) 

Further Relays according to VT A05 schedule: 

6120 0000 0030 smtwtfs ABC SNG 250 140 INSn SE AS 

9720 2300 2330 smtwtfs ABC SNG 100 13 Khmer SE AS 

9770 1330 1400 ......s ABC RMP 500 95 En W EUR [DRM] 

11550 0900 0930 smtwtfs ABC TAI 250 205 INSn SE AS 

11550 2130 2330 smtwtfs ABC TAI 250 205 INSn SE AS 

11920 0500 0530 smtwtfs ABC SNG 250 13 Khmer SE AS 

11920 0530 0600 smtwtfs ABC SNG 250 13 Vietn SE AS 

12010 1300 1430 smtwtfs ABC SNG 100 13 MandChCHN 

15110 2330 2400 smtwtfs ABC TAI 250 225 Vietn SE AS 

21780 0400 0430 smtwtfs ABC UAE 250 120 INSn SE AS 

(as of bclnews.it website) 

(via Eike Bierwirth-D, dxld Apr 6) 

RA schedule for Shepparton and Brandon in attached xls. Also our relays 

from VT Merlin. The Merlin relays are 500kW from UAE, 250 kW from Taiwan 

and 100/250 kW from Kranji. 

The schedule for RA relays from the former RA station at Cox Peninsula, 

Darwin, now owned by Christian Voice, is here: (the Cox transmissions 

are all 250 kW senders & the aerials are HRS4/4/0.5 curtain arrays) 

English: 

9625kHz, 1400-1600 UTC; 290deg 

13620kHz, 2200-2400 UTC; 317deg 

17775kHz, 0000-0130 UTC; 317deg 

Indonesian: 

17855kHz, 0000-0030 UTC; 290deg 

17855kHz, 0400-0430 UTC; 290deg 

17855kHz, 0500-0530 UTC; 290deg 

9785kHz, 2130-2330 UTC; 290deg

Vietnamese: 

17855kHz, 0530-0600 UTC; 317deg 

11820kHz, 2330-2400 UTC; 317deg 

(ADDX Andreas Volk-D, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 25) 

2310 0830-2130 55,58,59 ALI 50 0 0 ABC BFM 

2325 0830-2130 55,58,59 TEN 50 0 0 ABC BFM 

2485 0830-2130 55,58,59 KTH 50 0 0 ABC BFM 

4835 2130-0830 55,58,59 ALI 50 0 0 ABC BFM 

4910 2130-0830 55,58,59 TEN 50 0 0 ABC BFM 

5025 2130-0830 55,58,59 KTH 50 0 0 ABC BFM 

5995 0800-1400 51,56,61,64,65 BRN 10 10 0 ABC BFM 

5995 1400-1800 2,6,7,51,55,56,61,SHP 100 30 0 ABC BFM 

6020 0900-1100 51,55,56,64,65 SHP 100 30 0 ABC BFM 


6035 1100-1300 45,51,54E,55,56,64SHP 100 5 13 ABC BFM 

6080 1400-1800 44,45,50,51,54E,55SHP 100 334 -13 ABC BFM 

6080 1800-2100 45,50,51,54E,56W,6SHP 100 5 13 ABC BFM 

6120 0000-0030 54 SNG 250 140 -12 ABC MER 

7220 1600-2130 2-4,6-10,56,60-63,SHP 100 70 0 ABC BFM 

7240 1400-1700 2,6-8,56,60-63,76,SHP 100 50 -20 ABC BFM 


7240 2000-2100 51,55,56,61,64,65 SHP 100 30 0 ABC BFM 


7260 1600-1900 2,6,51,55,56,61,64SHP 100 30 0 ABC BFM 

9475 1100-1900 27,28,43,44,50,51,SHP 100 329 -13 ABC BFM 

9500 1900-2130 27,28,43,44,50,51,SHP 100 329 -13 ABC BFM 

9560 1100-1400 45,51,54E,55,56,64SHP 100 5 13 ABC BFM 

9580 0800-1400 2-4,6-10,56,60-63 SHP 100 70 0 ABC BFM 

9580 1700-2000 2-4,6-10,56,60-63 SHP 100 70 0 ABC BFM 

9590 0800-1600 2,6-8,51,55,56,60-SHP 100 30 0 ABC BFM 

9630 2130-2330 54 DRW 250 290 -13 Ins ABC CVI 




9660 2200-2300 51,56,61,64,65 BRN 10 10 0 BBCWSABC BFM 


9710 0800-1100 45,51,54E,55,56W,6SHP 100 353 0 ABC BFM 


9720 2300-2330 49SE SNG 100 13 -12 ABC MER 

9805 1400-1600 49S,54 DRW 250 290 -13 En ABC CVI 

11550 0900-0930 54 TAI 250 205 0 ABC MER 

11550 2130-2330 54 TAI 250 205 0 ABC MER 


11660 1300-1700 27,28,44,49-51,54,SHP 100 329 -13 ABC BFM 

11660 2000-2200 6-8,10,56,60-63,76SHP 100 70 0 ABC BFM 

11695 2130-2400 50,51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 ABC BFM 

11820 2330-2400 49E DRW 250 316 13 VietnABC CVI 

11880 0600-0800 45,51,54E,55,64 SHP 100 355 13 ABC BFM 

11880 0900-1300 44,49-51,54,55,58NSHP 100 329 -13 ABC BFM 

11880 1700-2130 6,56,60-63,65 SHP 100 50 0 ABC BFM 

11880 2130-2300 51,55,56,61,64,65 SHP 100 30 -20 ABC BFM 

11920 0500-0600 49E SNG 250 13 -12 ABC MER 

12010 1300-1430 43E,44 SNG 100 13 -12 ABC MER 

12080 0000-1200 51,56,60-62 BRN 10 80 0 ABC BFM 


12080 2200-2300 51,56,60-62 BRN 10 80 0 BBCWSABC BFM 


13605 0600-0700 45,50,51,54W,55,56SHP 100 353 0 ABC BFM 

13620 2200-2400 49,50,54 DRW 250 317 -23 En ABC CVI 


13630 2100-2300 51,56,61,64,65 SHP 100 65 0 ABC BFM 

13630 2300-0800 45,51,54E,55,64 SHP 100 353 0 ABC BFM

15110 2330-2400 49E TAI 250 225 0 ABC MER 

15160 0500-0800 6-8,10,11,56,60-63SHP 100 65 0 ABC BFM 

15230 2200-2400 51,55,56,61,64,65,SHP 100 30 0 ABC BFM 

15240 0000-0800 51,55,56,61,64,65 SHP 100 30 0 ABC BFM 



15415 2130-2400 51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 ABC BFM 

15515 0200-0700 2,6-8,61-63 SHP 100 70 20 ABC BFM 

15515 0700-0900 6-8,10,61-63,77 SHP 100 70 20 ABC BFM 



17715 2100-0200 6-8,10,56,60-63,76SHP 100 70 0 ABC BFM 

17750 0000-0900 44,49-51,54,55,58NSHP 100 329 -13 ABC BFM 


17775 0000-0130 49,50,54 DRW 250 317 -23 En ABC CVI 

17795 2300-0200 6-8,10,51E,56,61-6SHP 100 50 0 ABC BFM 



17855 0500-0530 54 DRW 250 290 -13 Ins ABC CVI 

17855 0530-0600 49E DRW 250 317 -23 VietnABC CVI 

21725 0000-0300 45,50,51,54W,55,56SHP 100 355 13 ABC BFM 

21725 0300-0600 43-45,49-51,54,55,SHP 100 329 -13 ABC BFM 

21740 2100-2400 6-8,10,11,56,60-63SHP 100 70 0 ABC BFM 

21780 0400-0430 54 DHA 250 120 -12 ABC MER 

(acc RA.XLS Excel file of March 24, via ADDX Andreas Volk-D) 

AUSTRIA Summer A-05 for Wales Radio International via VT Communications: 

2030-2100 Fri on 7210 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu in English 


BELARUS Radio Belarus heard this evening in English at 1930-2000 UTC on 

1170, 7105 and 7280 kHz. As usual station annts gave the times as two hours 

ahead of UTC and the web site is also a real muddle with what appears to be 

the winter time grid, although with the correct A05 freqs. 

The full English schedule may now be something like this: 

1930-2000 Mon.Tue.Thurs.Fri on 1170, 7105, 7280 kHz 

2100-2130 Sundays on 1170, 7105, 7280 kHz 

0100-0130 Mon.Tue.Wed.Fri.Sat on 5970, 7210 kHz 

0130-0200 Sundays on 5970, 7210 kHz 

Can anyone confirm the freqs for the 0100/0130 txions (or is it 0200/0230 

?) 

(Dave Kenny-GB, BrDXC-UK Apr 4) 

BELGIUM RVI Closure. Neu auf "Kurzwelle historisch" u.a. ein kurzer 

dreisprachiger Zusammenschnitt der letzten Sendeminuten von Radio 

Vlaanderen Internationaal. 

Kurzwelle historisch: 

(Manfred Hueppelshaeuser-D, A-DX Apr 3) 

BOTSWANA 4930 VOA, partial-data verie on IBB letterhead and VOA guide in 

24 days direct from Selebi-Phwike, Botswana, for 1 IRC and the same rpt as 

sent to HQ. V/S Thomas R. Powell, Transmitting Plant Supervisor. HQ QSL 

also rcvd. 

(Barbour-NH-USA, DXplorer Apr 3) 

BULGARIA [to IRAN] Summer A-05 for Seda-ye Iran / Voice of Iran in 

Farsi: 

1530-1730 on 11575 SOF 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs/ME. 

[to NIG] From March 27 Voice Africa in En to WeAF and Nigeria:

1600-1800 on 13820 SOF 100 kW / 215 deg >> cancelled. 


CUBA/CHINA CRI relay via Cuba at 1400-1600 UT finally switched to A-05 

scheduled freq 13740, on March 30, ex-17730. Same lousy muffled modulation 

with whistles. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Apr 1) 

This Sunday I was tuned to 11875 at 1400 waiting for the start of Alo, 

Presidente via Cuba. The show actually opened with the *Cuban* national 

anthem, followed by freq annt of this plus 11670, 13680, 13750 and 17750, 

then into RHC-produced program "Mundo Siete", a week-in-review. So I 

checked the other freqs. Nothing on any of them, not yet, except 13750 

which was actually \\ other RHC programming on 9550, 11760, 11800, 12000 

etc. If anything was on 17750 it was blocked by WYFR. 

At 1418, 11875 which had been very strong, was suffering from co-channel, 

seemingly in INSn, altho the censored and incomplete version of HFCC A-05 

shows RVA Philippines in Bengali during this semihour. Another recheck at 

1515: Pres. Hugo Chavez Frias, who considers himself a Catholic/Christian, 

was now on, pontificating about, what else, the late PJP2 with an emphasis 

on his social programs. 

By now, some of the other freqs had come up: 11670, poor with weak cochannel; 

13750 now with this show but much weaker than 11875; nothing on 

13680; and 17750 was actually equal to or above WYFR in English at peaks 

with a subaudible het of about 5 Hz. This collision with WYFR on 17750 has 

gone on for years. Even tho they are unwilling to participate in HFCC, 

can't the dentroCubans see that it would be in their own self-interest, and 

their clients', if nothing else, to take note of WYFR's schedule, and avoid 

those freqs at all costs? (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Apr 3) 

24 hours after I heard the spy-numbers txion on 13680 kHz, on April 6 

around 2030 UT, a quick check found it was back to RN Venezuela relay. 


CYPRUS Please note since Monday 28th March 2005 the Cyprus station Cyprus 

Zygi on 1323 kHz has been off the air from 0200-0400 UTC. 

This is rare as normally the station is off later in summer during the 

hours 0600-1000 UTC. 

I will keep you informed. 

No annoucement made on the freq if there is anything wrong. Normally there 

is a notice to say if the station is off for servicing. Tonight I am off 

duty. The BBC is my companion as I work through the night in my job. 

(Costa Constantinides, Limassol-CYP, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 1) 

Der BBC World Service hat im Sommer 2005 folgende Mittelwellensendungen aus 

Zypern: 

0300-0400 639 (500 kW, 180 degr) Englisch, :30 Arabisch 

0000-2400 720 (500 kW, 110 degr) Arabisch 

0000-2400 1323 (200 kW, 150 degr) Englisch 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Apr 1) 

ETHIOPIA 6940 Radio Fana. On Mar 26 at 1448-1508 UT. 24332. Male talk in 

vernacular and folk songs. ID was heard at 1459. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, 

JPNpremium Apr 1) 

I received a QSL letter from Fre Tesfamichael, Director of the Voice of the 

Revolution of Tigray in 73 days for my English reception report with US $1. 

According to the letter, they broadcast Mon-Fri at 0400-0500 UT, 0930-1030, 

1500-1900. Sat & Sun 0400-0900, 1100-1630 on 5500 & 7515 kHz with 10 kW.

I heard the station on 5500 kHz at 1455 UT January 20. I was surprised that 

new freq 7515 kHz is listed in the letter. But, it's not sure they really 

use 7515 instead of 6350 kHz. Not heard on both freqs last night. (Iwao 

Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 7/8) 

FAROE ISLANDS 531 Faroes MW tx off air? This report in the current Radio 

Magazine presumably refers to the MW tx on 531 kHz: "It is thought that it 

could take as long as six months before the AM tx on Akraberg will be back 

in working condition. A key part of the transmitting equipment has broken 

down and currently no replacement part is available in the Faroes. Faroese 

Telecom, which is responsible for the maintenance of the tx, claims that it 

has requested funding for the replacement part in the past two years which 

has been denied by the Ministry of Trade and Industry who own the tx. The 

ministry claims that Faroese Telecom has had the money to have purchased if 

five times since 2000". (Radio Magazine 30th March-5th April via Dave 

Kenny, BrDXC-UK Apr 6) 

Utvarp Foroya on 

 

shows this comment in English: 

"The Parliament to decide who is responsible for the Medium Wave 

Transmitter of the Faroese Radio.The Parliamentary Committee should become 

involved in the matter on the medium wave tx of the Faroese Radio, says 

Torbjorn Jacobsen, MP. He has sent the Parliamentary Committee a letter in 

which he advises the committee to decide who is responsible for the fact 

that the medium wave tx is not being used. 

Torbjorn Jacobsen points out that one of the main purposes of the tx, when 

it was bought, was that those at sea should be able to listen to the 

Faroese Radio. Recent annts that the tx will remain turned off at least for 

another month have left Torbjorn Jacobsen very discontent with the 

situation. Torbjorn Jacobsen says that when it seems to be so difficult to 

determine whether it is the Ministry of Trade and Industry or if it is the 

Faroese Telecom that is responsible for the tx then the correct thing would 

be for the Parliamentary Committe to get involved in the matter. 

Now that the medium wave tx is out of sce the main nx programs of the 

Faroese Radio will be broadcast on the Torshavn Radio. The programs at 

12:20 and 18:30 will be heard at 1758 kilohertz, which is channel 2 of the 

Torshavn Radio on medium wave. With this system it will be possible for 

most ships to hear the nx programs using a normal radio." 

So now's the chance to hear broadcasts and get a verification from a second 

'MW' tx in the Faroes. March 22. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 7) 

In regard to the failure of the Akraberg tx on 531 in mid-March there have 

been circulating some press items from the last weeks in the DX press that 

are no longer valid. The MW tx was put back on the air on 22 March. At 

first it was expected that it might take between 3 and 6 months to bring 

the MW tx back into sce, but then a new tube was bought in France and 

arrived in Torshavn on 20 March. The tube was placed at the MW tx by Foroya 

Tele staff (Foroya Tele is the operator of this tx) and the tx resumed its 

regular sce. (Info from Utvarp Foroya website in Faroese). 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Apr 9) 

GERMANY 6045 Stoer-Sender MV Baltic Radio-Nx. Der Stoer-Sender wird zu 

MV Baltic Radio und sendet aus Deutschland am 03. April 2005 um 1200 UT im 

49m-Europa-Band auf 6045.

Der Standort des Senders ist Juelich und die Sendeleistung betraegt 100.000 

Watt. Mehr in unserem Programm am 03. April 2005. 

The Stoer-Sender turns into MV Baltic Radio and broadcasts from Germany on 

6045 kHz short wave in the 49 mb. 

The first txion from Germany will be on April 3th, at 1200 UTC. 

More information in our txion on April, 3th. Stoer-Sender MV Baltic Radio- 

Nx. 

(ibid. A-DX Apr 2) 

6045, Stoer-Sender a/k/a "MV Baltic Radio" (via DTK-Juelich), 100 kW. MV 

"Mecklenburg Vorpommern" state on the Baltic Sea coast in Germany. First 

txion was on Apr 3 at 1200, will be on air every first Sunday at 1200-1300. 

URL or EG 

Next txion on May 1st at 1200-1300 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 3) 

I was looking at the HRT sched via JUL after something about their English 

programmes appeared in DXLD, and I see that 9925 is via 230deg at 2200- 

0300, via 300deg at 2300-0300 and via 325deg at 0100-0500. Are these txions 

via THREE senders - anyone know? It's a system used by the BBC for many 

years, but not many other broadcasters - I'm trying hard to think of just 

one other - don't seem to use it. (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 4) 

Bonn, March 2005, from Waldemar Kraemer 

Dear friends of Deutsche Welle, 

This year, the summer txion period starts on March 27th and ends on October 

29th. As always, you will find enclosed herewith the entire circular as 

well as the list of times and freqs for your specific target area. 

At present, SW listeners all around the world are experiencing increased 

interference on the propagation paths, sometimes even leading to a total 

breakdown of all SW connections. We are, however, sure that we have left 

rock bottom and that the propagation conditions will continue to improve. 

Some important changes, which we would like to tell you about: On 

January1st, the Technical Advisory Service left the Transmission department 

and became part of the Customer Service within Deutsche Welle's Strategy 

and Marketing department. However, caring for and cooperation with our 

technical monitors and answering all technical questions listeners and 

viewers have are still among our main activities, so there will be no 

charge with regard to our contact with you. 

For me personally, there will be a somewhat drastic change: After more than 

35 years with Deutsch Welle, I'll be going into retirement in May of this 

year and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all very, very 

much for the excellent cooperation and assistance during all those years. 

Mr. Werner Neven will be my sucessor. 

(direct via WWDXC, and Paul Gager-AUT, Apr 2) 

1196/1197 kHz VoA Munich Ismaning closure [c.f. BC-DX #707]. 

Die Voice of America war 1949 mit einem 150 kW-Sender in Betrieb gegangen, 

der 16.30-01.40 Uhr Ortszeit taeglich auf 1196 kHz in Englisch, 

Italienisch, Rumaenisch, Russisch (6 Stunden) und Spanisch sendete. Damit 

sind nun insgesamt 55 Jahre Mittelwellensendungen US-amerikanischer 

Auslandsdienste aus Ismaning zu Ende. Die Anlage duerfte, wie schon die in 

Holzkirchen, zur Nutzung an einem anderen Standort abgebaut werden. 

Die Voice of America nutzt noch Mittelwellenzeit in Rumaenien und 

Griechenland, um das ehemalige Jugoslawien zu erreichen.

(Andy Sennitt 25.3., Kai Ludwig 25.3., Olle Alm 28.3.2005 

via Glenn Hauser dxld, ntt Apr 1) 

On April 6 Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt allocated the currently silent 

mediumwave outlets at Burg to new potential users: 531 to Truckradio and 

1575 to Oldiestar, cf. 

 

Truckradio shows 531 in a presentation of their future plannings already 

for a while, cf. 

 

Oldiestar is a station launched just a few weeks ago by the company also 

running Kaufradio, probably known from the 1485 DRM tests at Berlin. At 

present Oldiestar uses FM 104.9 from Zehlendorf, primarily with the goal to 

reach at least the northern Berlin. Website of this station, so far 

containing just contact details and live streams: 

Some people are talking about a possible output of 100 kW on 531. If so the 

original power level had been coordination-wise kept when moving this freq 

from Wiederau to Burg, and so probably the 1000 kW authorization for 783 in 

theory still exists as well. However, I don't know if the statements about 

100 kW on 531 are correct. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX April 7) 

Die Versammlung der Niedersaechsischen Landesmedienanstalt lizenzierte in 

ihrer Sitzung am 17.3.2005 die Stimme Russlands zur Verbreitung ueber die 

Mittelwelle Braunschweig 630 kHz. Die Lizenz wurde fuer eine analoge 

Nutzung fuer die Dauer von zwei Jahren erteilt, danach soll die Frequenz 

digitalisiert werden. Das Programm des staatlichen russischen 

Auslandsrundfunks wird abwechselnd in deutscher, englischer und russischer 

Sprache gesendet. 

 

via Gerd Klawitter-D, ntt 21.3.2005) 

DRM - Heute [Apr 6] soll zwischen 1015 und 1115 UTC auf 6085 kHz wieder ein 

DRM-Test des BR stattfinden, wieder mit einem Traeger. Der Traeger kann 

erst nach umfangreichen Umbauarbeiten eliminiert werden, das wird bis Ende 

Mai dauern. Empfangsberichte sind willkommen. Diese koennen an 

geschickt werden. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Apr 6) 

GREECE [and non] I know for the time 0000-0400, Kavala they no have 

antennas for west, so I test something all, in the time 1100-1200 if is you 

up listen the freq 15650. The freq 17705 I think to goes better in the next 

month, is difficult to change it in the middle of season. 

(Babis Charalabopoulos-GRC, ERA, Apr 7, via John Babbis-MD, dxld) 

Babis: Received your item about Kavala not having antennas to the west. I 

was under the impression that the azimuth of 355 degrees was being used for 

America even though it was beamed in the direction of Alaska. The freq of 

9375 from Kavala at 240 degrees is heard in this area sometimes from 0000 

to 0200 UT, so it could be useful to listeners in Florida and the southern 

USA. I will listen at 1100-1200 tomorrow morning when you are testing 15650 

and include it in my report (is this Avlis 3?). At 2030 Delano on 17705 is 

very strong with a little noise (John Babbis, Silver Spring MD, April 7, to 

Babis Charalabopoulos, ERT, cc to DXLD) 

240 degr main lobe is rather towards Rio de Janeiro-B and Buenos Aires-ARG, 

than Florida ! 355 degr direction to Iceland, Greenland, Alaska, but 

Washington direction would be narrowed to approx. 305 degrees.

As I pointed out in B-04 season already, there is lack of a 310 degr 

antenna at IBB Kavalla site, strangly ERA German section is put out at 1330 

UT on 208 degr antenna at zones 37,38,46-48,52,53, like towards 

37 Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia 38 Libya, Egypt 

46 W.Africa 47 Central Africa 

48 Ea Africa 52 Gabon, Congo, Zaire, Angola 

53 Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi,Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malagasy. 

(wb) 

INDIA The new A-2005 Home and External Services schedules of All India 

Radio is now available in their offical site 

 

(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Apr 1) 

INDONESIA 4605 RRI-Serui on Mar 25 at 1125-1134, 45333. INSn, 1129 IS, ID 

at 1130, Local news. 

4870.96 RRI-Sorong on Mar 25 at 1056-1109, 45444. INSn, 1100 IS, ID, Local 

news. 

4870.95 RRI-Sorong on Mar 27 at 1043-1105, 45444. INSn, Talk and mx, 1059 

IS, ID at 1001, Local news. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 1) 

3578.74, presumed RSPK Ngada, at 1254-1314 on Mar 31, man chatting in 

Bahasa INS; no ToH break; started fading after 1300 UT. Don't always get 

audio on this one. 

(Bob Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Apr 3) 

IRAN/IRAQ IRIB Tehran's German sce. Wir bitten um Entschuldigung, dass 

wir die neuen Frequenzen nicht rechtzeitig bekanntgeben konnten. Auf dem 

Weg von der technischen Abteilung in die Redaktion ist die Information 

falschgelaufen. 

Und hier nun die neuen Frequenzen: 

Morgenprogramm von 0730 bis 0830 UT auf den Frequenzen 15085 und 15430 kHz 

im 19mb. 

Abendprogramm von 1730 bis 1830 UT auf den Frequenzen 11855 kHz im 25mb und 

15085 kHz im 19mb. mhg Deutsche Redaktion von IRIB 

(via Volker Willschrey-D, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 5) 

ITALY/GERMANY/AUSTRIA/POL/LUX/CZE/YUG 

[HISTORIC WW II Media of THIRD REICH in 1943y] 

SOUTHERN EUROPEAN REPORT with Stefano Valianti-Italy. 

Some 62 years ago ... that is Italian Radio in April 1943. 

Still a little more than three months before the fall of Il Duce Benito 

Mussolini as head of the Italian Govt, and two years before Italy is 

completely liberated from Nazi-Fascism by American and Commonwealth troops. 

Radio in April 1943 is that of a country at war. There were many txions of 

"news to the homeland" and "news from the homeland". The former was 

broadcast on "all existing medium waves" and consisted of reports from 

soldiers still fighting or hospitalised in occupied territories. The latter 

(news from Italy) was broadcast on short waves and targeted to the police 

forces in Italian African territories [now Libya and Somalialand, wb.] 

(daily at 1850-1905 on 25.40 and 19.61 metres), to Italian civilians in 

Italian East Africa at 1905-2000 on the same wavelengths. 

Four broadcasts were aimed at maritime workers in East Asia (daily 1525- 

1530 on 15.31 and 19.38 metres), Middle East (daily 1555-1600 on 25.40 and 

19.38), South America (daily at 0250-0255 on 30.74, 29.04 and 19.61) and - 

most surprising of all - Ireland (on 19.61 metres, the first day of each

month at 1245-1250: with five mins monthly, this must be the tiniest 

international sce ever broadcast). 

Also the home sces were those of a country at war. There were two 

programmes, "A" and "B", but for many hours a day they were simulcasting. 

Programme "A" was on 1140[Trieste], 1059[Bari], 814[Milan], 713[Rome] and 

527[? Ljubljana/Krajn now SVN] kHz, though from 2030 1140 was used for 

external sces. 

"B" was on 1357[Genua, Milan, Torino], 1303[Bologna, Naples?], 

1222[Venice], 610[Florence] and 536[Sardegna, Bolzano] kHz, with 1357 also 

used for external sces. 

The Radiocorriere magazine of 1943 also had a column with "Radio programmes 

of Allied Nations" (there was just one: Germany). I must say that Nazi 

German programmes were not as much political and military as one might 

expect: there were many concerts, Strauss mx, nx and sports. By the way, 

while Italian stations closed down at 2330, German programmes continued 

well into the night. And this is the complete list of freqs: 

Alps 886[Graz Dobl] Hamburg 904[Moorfleet] 

Berlin 841[Tegel] Boehmen 1113[Prague II 60 kW] 

Bremen 758[Norden Osterloog] Breslau 950 

Danube 922 [Brno Dobrochov/Dobrochau] 

Koeln/Cologne 658[Langenberg] Koenigsberg 1031[Heilsberg] 

Munich 740[Ismaning] Stuttgart 574[Muehlacker] 

all 100 kW, plus 

Deutschlandsender 191 kHz longwave, 150 kW[Herzberg] 

Leipzig 785, 120[Wiederau] Vienna 592, 120[Bisamberg] 

Vistula (Poland) 224 longwave, 120 Brno Protectorate 1158, 32kW 

Prague Protectorate 638 kHz, 120 kW. 

And every evening there was a light and dance mx programme at 2015-2200 

relayed by the stations of Alps and Vistula plus Belgrade on [686 kHz] 

437.3 metres and Luxembourg on longwave [232 kHz] 1293 metres. I presume 

this is the programme where the famous Lili Marlene song was first 

broadcast. 

(The Radiocorriere magazine of 1943; via Stefano Valianti-I, in BrDXC-UK 

"Communication magazine" Apr 2005) 

Dear Stefano, 

thank you, another exciting story just read in latest COMMUNICATION, of 

Radiocorriere magazine tables. 

I'll send you the article back, updated by yours truly in some details. 

Most interesting the like vailed/hidden LYRIC tx names of 'Alps' and 

'Danube-Donau' these days. 

Sender Danube "Donau" 922 kHz 325.4 meter band. And Sender Alps, see 

websites: 

 

 

 

 

Also an interesting report on American MW senders in occupied Austria in 

1951-1959,

Linz Kronstorf and Vienna Wilhelminenberg, both 120 kW ! 

"(...) In August 1950 started to erect a 3-Mast-array (1 x 274 m, 2 x 137 

m). And txs from USA, (Sender of Westinghouse company)... 120 kW (...)" 

In 1952-1959 yours truly used a small one-band rx driven with ferrite 

coils, heard in ex-GDR these days as a schoolboy, and I heard easily AFN 

872, Linz 890, Milan 899 and Laibach 917 kHz nearby. 

Danube "Donau" 922 kHz 325.4 meter band. 

And also even WRTH 2004 shows still Brno Dobrochov location under Czech 

Republic: 

954 200 kW; 1233 20 kW, but sure new Czech made TESLA sender in use, not 

the old German made LORENZ units of 1941y ! (wb, Apr 7) 

Sender "Donau" 922 kHz 325.4 meter band. 

Weiss ein Mitleser welcher Sender sich im Grossdeutschen Rundfunk auf 922 

kHz 325.4 m unter "Danube" - Donau nannte, war das der nachmalige ORF Linz 

Kronstorf - dann 890 kHz - Standort, oder ein Zweitsender in Wien 

Bisamberg? 

Linz scheint aber auch auf 1267 kHz 236.8 m auf. 

Frequenz-Tabellen aus 1947-1949 zeigen dagegen die CSR Sender Brno 100 kW 

und Komarov 20 kW auf der Frequenz 922 kHz. (wb, Apr 6) 

1938 wird fuer QRG 325.4 Bruenn mit 32kW gelistet. Das wuerde passen. 

"338,6 fuer Linz und Graz mit je 15 kW. 1938 kein anderer Sender in Europa 

auf 325.4 mb mit mehr als 7 kW berichtet. Quelle: Der grosse Brockhaus 

1938. (Josef Haas-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 6) 

Danke Josef Haas-AUT, der Sender Bruenn wird passen. Wobei aber Bruenn 120 

km von der Donau entfernt liegt, sind schon sehr seltsame Gedankengaenge 

bei der Namensvergabe 'Donau'. 

Paul Gager-AUT schickte mir noch folgende Adressen, sehr informative Seiten 

und Fotos, Zeichnungen etc. 

 

 

 

Dort habe ich zum ersten Mal ueberhaupt auch Hinweise auf den 

[amerikanischen] Linz Kronstorf Sender gefunden, der war erst eine Rot- 

Weiss-Rot Errichtung der Amis, zusammen mit dem anderen Ami Sender Wien- 

Wilhelminenberg, von 1951 bis 1959.Zitat "Im August 1950 war Baubeginn fuer 

eine 3-Mast-Anlage (1 x 274 m, 2 x 137 m). Waehrend die gesammte 

Sendetechnik aus den USA kam (Sender von Westinghouse)... 120 kW ... " 

Mit einer spektakulaeren MW Antennenkombination bis 274 m Hoehe. Jetzt 

weiss ich auch, warum die 890 kHz ein so starkes Signal in der suedlichen 

DDR erzeugte, so circa 1952-1959. Mit dem Piccolo konnte ich den Ferritkern 

schoen zwischen AFN 872, Linz 890, und Laibach 917 kHz hinziehen. 

(wb, Apr 6) 

Der Rundfunkatlas von 1936 verzeichnet auf 922 kHz den Sender Brno. Dieser 

wurde aber nach dem Wellenplan von 1940, umgesetzt ab 09. Juni 1940, auf 

1006 khz betrieben. Im Jahr 1939 wurden Linz und Graz jeweils auf 886 khz 

gelistet. Dieses wechselten dann auf 1276 (Linz) und 925 (Graz) ebenfalls 

auf 925 sendete ab 1940 Klagenfurt (ex 1294). 

Fuer 1946 ist Dobl fuer die Sendergruppe Alpenland auf 886 gelistet und 

1953 taucht fuer Blue Danbe Network Saalfelden auf 890 khz auf. Die anderen 

Mittelwellenangaben z.B. Moorfleet 904 khz und Belgrad 686 khz entsprechen 

aber den Angaben von 1939, also vor dem Wechsel im Juni 1940. Also muesste

in diesem Fall wenn man das bei den anderen Angaben auch zu Grunde legt mit 

Donau der Sender Brno gemeint sein. 

(Thomas Schweder-D, A-DX Apr 6) 

Linz-Kronstorf wurde 1929 von der RAVAG als Nebensender Linz errichtet, von 

dort kam das "Eigenprogramm Linz". Rot-Weiss-Rot hatte Sender in Wien 

(nicht nur Wilhelminenberg), Salzburg und Linz. (Wolf Harranth-AUT, A-DX 

Apr 7) 

Ich habe etwas gesucht: Willi A. Boelcke, die Macht des Radios (finde ich 

ein geniales Buch zum Auslandsrundfunk in der Zeit WK II), schreibt zur 

Sit. in Boehmen / Maehren, page 177: 

Der Sendergruppe Boehmen und Maehren nicht eingegliedert waren zwei weitere 

aus tschechischem Gebiet stationierte Grosssender, deutsche Auslandssender, 

unmittelbar den Berliner Lenkungsorganen unterstellt. 

1941 wurde der 100 kW-Mittelwellensender Dobrochau als "Deutscher 

Europasender Donau" in Betrieb genommen."Radio Donau" bestritt (teilweise 

in Verbindung mit dem 100 kW Europasender "Alpen" in Graz-Dobl) das 

deutsche Programm fuer Suedosteuropa. 

Und noch weiter gesucht: ich habe ein Heft Schweizer Radio Zeitung von Jan. 

1941, ganz spannend, gleich nebeneinander die Programme der Schweiz, aus 

Deutschland, England, Osteuropa, etc. 

Und im Wellenplan findet sich unter 922 kc 325.4mb Bruenn (Brno) Boehmisch 

Maehren 32 kW also war offenbar zumindest im Januar der 100 kW-Sender noch 

nicht in Betrieb. 

(Martin Boesch-SUI, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 7) 

Alps 886 kHz [Graz Dobl] nach dem Krieg Teil der "Sendergruppe Alpenland" 

war. 

Diese Adresse liefert auch viel Wissenswertes (nicht nur ueber Blue Danube 

Network): 

>http://www.amospress.at/Z/bdn/BDN2/BDN.HTM> 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 8) 

JAPAN Radio Japan "NHK World" in A-05 season 

To SoEaAS 

Burmese 1030-1100 11740SNG 1230-1300 9695 

2320-2340 13650 

Chinese 0630-0700 17860 1200-1230 11740SNG 

2240-2300 13650 2340-0000 13630 17810 

English 0100-0200 17810 11860SNG 

0500-0600 17810 0600-0700 11740SNG 

1000-1200 9695 1400-1600 7200 

0000-0015 13650 17810 

Indonesian 0930-1000 9695 1130-1200 & 1230-1300 13660 

2300-2320 17810 2340-0000 13650 

Japanese 0200-0300 11860SNG 0200-0500 17810 

0700-0900 17860 0700-1000 11740SNG 

0900-1600 11815 1600-1900 7200 

2000-0000 13680 2000-2200 11665 

Malay 1200-1230 9695 13660 1300-1330 9695 

2240-2300 17810 

Thai 1130-1200 11740SNG 1330-1400 7200 

2300-2320 13650 

Vietnamese 1100-1130 13660 1230-1300 11740SNG 

2320-2340 17810 

To Asian Continent 

Chinese 0400-0430 & 0500-0530 17845 

1200-1230, 1300-1330 6190 1430-1500 6190

2230-2250 9560 

English 0100-0200 17845 0500-0700 15195 

1000-1200 11730 1500-1600 6190 

Japanese 0200-0300 17845 0200-0500 & 0700-0800 15195 

0800-1700 9750 1600-1900 6035 

2000-0000 11910 2000-2100 6165 

2100-2200 9560 

Korean 0430-0500 & 0530-0600 17845 1115-1145 6090 

1230-1300 & 1400-1430 6190 

2210-2230 9560 

Russian 0330-0400 17845 1330-1400 6190 

To FE Russia 

English 0600-0700 11715 11760 

Japanese 0700-0800 6145 6165 

Russian 0530-0600 11715 11760 

0800-0830 6145 6165 1900-1920 5955 

To SoWeAS 

Bengali 0630-0700 15590 11890SRI 1230-1300 11890SRI 

English 0100-0200 15325 1400-1600 11730 

Hindi 0700-0730 15590 11890SRI 1300-1330 11890SRI 

Japanese 0200-0500 15325 0800-1000 15590 

1500-1700 12045SNG 1700-1800 11865SNG 

deleted 0300-0400 UT 

Urdu 0730-0800 15590 11890SRI 1330-1400 11890SRI 

To Oceania 

English 0100-0200 17685 0300-0400 21610 

0500-0700 & 1000-1100 21755 1400-1500 11840SRI 

2100-2200 6035SNG 

Japanese 0300-0500 17685 

0700-1000 21755 11920SNG 1700-1900 7140 

1900-2100 6035SNG 2200-2300 11770SRI 

To NoAM 

English 0000-0100 6145CAN 0100-0200 17825 

0500-0600 6110CAN(West) 0600-0700 13630 

1000-1200 6120CAN(East) 1500-1600 9505 

1700-1800 9535 2100-2200 17825 

Japanese 0200-0500 5960CAN(Ea) 0300-0500 17875 

0800-1000 9540 1300-1500 11705CAN(Ea) 

1500-1700 9535 2200-2300 17825 

To Hawaii 

English 0600-0700 17870 2100-2200 21670 

Japanese 0700-0800 17870 0800-1000 9825 

1700-1900 9835 

To CeAM 

English 0100-0200 17825 0600-0700 13630 

1500-1600 9505 1700-1800 9535 


1500-1700 9535 

2200-2300 11895GUF 17825 

Spanish 0500-0530 11895GUF 1000-1030 9540 

To SoAM 

English 0100-0200 11935BON 

Japanese 0200-0300 11935BON 0300-0400 9660GUF 

0800-1000 9825 9530GUF 1700-1800 21600GUF 

1700-1900 9835 2200-2300 15220ASC 

2300-2400 17605BON 

Portug 0230-0300 9660GUF 1030-1100 9530GUF(East)

Spanish 0400-0430 9660GUF 

1000-1030 9710 9530GUF(East) 

To Europe 

English 0500-0600 5975UKr 0500-0700 7230UKw 

1000-1100 17585UAE 

1700-1800 11970 

2100-2200 6055UKs 6180UKs 

French 0630-0700 11970GAB 1800-1820 11970 

German 0600-0630 11970GAB 

1100-1130 9660UKs 11710UKs 

Italian 0530-0545 11970GAB 1030-1045 21820GAB 

Japanese 0800-1000 11710UKs 1700-1800 9750UKr 

1700-1900 6175UKs 2000-2100 11970 

2200-2300 6115UKs 

Russian 0430-0500 11970GAB 1130-1200 11710UKs 

1840-1900 11970 

Spanish 0500-0530 11970GAB 1820-1840 11970 

Swedish 0545-0600 11970GAB 1045-1100 21820GAB 

To ME & NoAF 

Arabic 0400-0430 17780SRI 0700-0730 15220ASC 

English 0100-0200 5960UKr 17560 1000-1100 17720UAE 

French 0500-0530 17820SRI 1630-1650 11785 

Japanese 0300-0500 17560 0800-1000 17720UAE 

1700-1900 13740UAE 2200-2300 9650UAE 

Persian 0230-0300 17780SRI 0830-0900 17675SRI 

To Africa 

Arabic 0400-0430 17780SRI 0700-0730 15220ASC 

English 1700-1800 15355GAB(South) 

2100-2200 11855ASC(Central) 

French 1230-1300 15400ASC(West) 17870ASC(Central) 

1800-1820 9685 11785 

Japanese 0800-1000 17650ASC(West) 

1500-1700 21630ASC(Central) 

1800-1900 15355GAB(South) 

Swahili 0330-0400 6135ASC(Central) 

1300-1330 17870ASC(Central) 

Changes against A-04 season: 

To SoWeAS Japanese deleted 0300-0400 UT [x11890SRI]. 

To SoAM English 0100-0200 11935BON 

Japanese 0200-0300 11935BON 

Portug 0230-0300 9660GUF 1030-1100 9530GUF(East) 

Spanish 1000-1030 9710 9530GUF(East) 

To Europe 

English 1000-1100 17585UAE 

Japanese 2000-2100 11970 

To ME & NoAF 

English 0100-0200 5960UKr 17560 

Japanese 1700-1900 13740UAE 

Persian 0230-0300 17780SRI 

... and VT / HFCC schedule shows additional Arabic to NE&ME zones 38-40 at 

1200-1215 UT on 17560 kHz via Rampisham-UK. 

Relays: 

ASC = Ascension 250 kW BON = BonaireATN 250kW CAN = Sackville 250 kW 

GAB = Gabon 500 kW GUF = Fr.Guiana 300 kW SNG = Singapore 100/250 kW 

SRI = Sri Lanka 300 kW UAE = Al Dhabbaya 500 kW

UK = United Kingdom, RMP 500 kW, SKN 250/300 kW, WOF 250/300 kW 

Remaining direct via Yamata-JPN. 

Please be advised that the schedule is subject to change. 

Radio Japan (NHK A-05 booklet, Apr 8) 

From April, Radio JPN plans to introduce a monthly "DX" program, known as 

"DX Corner", within its English "Hello from Tokyo" feature, produced by the 

Japanese SW Club, on the first Saturday, and repeated on the following 

Sunday and Monday. 

The first program is planned for Apr 2, 3, and 4, covering the Winter SWL 

Fest which was held recently in Kulpsville, USA. Correct reception reports 

for the "DX Corner" segment will be acknowledged with the JSWC QSL, if sent 

directly to JSWC, PO Box 29, Sendai Central, 989-8691, Japan. Return 

postage of 1 IRC or US$1 is requested. 

Reports will be acknowleded by Radio JPN with its own QSL card. 

The May program will be later, on May 14. 

Details of actual freqs for each target area are available at 

 

JSWC and NHK are anxious for feedback on this new program initiative! 

I heard the new DX-Program- Segment today (2. April) in Austria 1740-1750 

UTC on 11970 kHz in SIO444. 1750-1800 UT was the mailbag program. (Paul 

Gager-AUT) 

(as to JSWC, via Walter Eibl-D, Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX Apr 1/3) 

English "Hello from Tokyo" - Monday after first Saturday, but May edition 

scheduled for May 16. (John Norfolk-USA, dxld Apr 4) 

"Hello from Tokyo" is broadcast as follows during the A05 period: 

Sa 0510-0600 6110 5975 7230 15195 17810 21755. 

Sa 1010-1100 6120 9695 11730 17585 17720 21755. 

Sa 1710-1800 9535 11970 15355. 

Su 0010-0100 6145. 

Su 0310-0400 21610. 

Su 1110-1200 6120 9695 11730. 

Su 1510-1600 6190 7200 9505 11730. 

Mo 0110-0200 5960 11860 11935 15345 17560 17810 17825 17845. 

(NHK R Japan via Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Apr 9) 

8466.5 at 1555- UT, Kyodo Nx Agency on Apr 2. For something totally 

different, try FAX. I'm watching as a Jpn newspaper is being faxed. 

Perfectly readable if I could read the script! There, there was a header, 

with 'Kyodo Nx Sports'. My Fax list has a freq listed as 8467.5 with F3C at 

10 kW, 60/576 RPM/IOC. Just another fun part of the hobby! Sorry that it's 

a little off topic as far as SWBC is concerned. Parallel is 12744.5. I use 

USB, with about 600 Hz offset from the 'mark' at 2000 Hz. MixW is the 

program. Very easy to use. The latter freq is listed a kHz higher, with 15 

kW. Equally strong. 17069.6 is weakly readable. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-USA, 

Cumbre Apr 3) 

JORDAN 12110hx Came across of Arabic nx of Jordan Radio at 0600 UT on 

Fri Apr 8th. This a mixture signal of 11810/11960 kHz, latter closes 

usually around 0813 UT [though registered 0500-0715 UT], AKA 500kW 350degr 

towards Western Europe.

But NOT heard on symmetrical 11660 kHz, 150 kHz away. NOT KWT hx 2x6055 

kHz. 

(73 wb, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 8) 

KAZAKHSTAN [Clandest to Burma] Democratic Voice of Burma noticed on 5910 

Apr 7 1455-1520 with shift from Burmese to minority lang 1516, quite 

noticable with YL ann new px and freq's into flute then YL and short piano. 

Male cont'd. Weak to fair with \\ 17624.9[RNW MDG site] very weak (Finn 

Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 7) 

Back lobe of Almaty relay bc: 5910 1430-1530 zone49 A-A 200kW 132deg KAZ 

DVB 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 7) 

KUWAIT Ueber die Adresse IBB Kuwait Transmitting Station c/o American 

Embassy, Bayan P.O.Box 77, Safat 13001, Kuwait erhielt ich einen schoenen 

bunten QSL-Brief ueber eine Sendung der VOA ueber 11760 KHz, die Laufzeit 

war circa 129 Tage. Unterzeichner George Miller TX Plant Supervisor. 

(Dieter Kraus-D, A-DX Apr 7) 

LAOS 7145 Lao National Radio. Mar 30 at 1240-1300 UT. 25332. Almost male 

talk in Khmer. French program followed at 1300. ID was heard at 1300. 

Thanks for Kageyama's tip on his website. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium 

Apr 1) 

LATVIA RTI - Radio Tatras International will be 

relayed via the Ulbroka tx on 9290 on Sat 9 April from 1730-2300 and on 

Sunday 10 April from 1800-2300 UTC. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, BrDXC-UK Apr 7) 

LUXEMBOURG Bertelsmann / RTL etc. 

(Mar 27) 

RTL - Siehe dazu folgendes Forum: 

(Mar 31) 

Da hat aber der gute Schreiber in Infosat einige Eier gelegt, RTL will auf 

567 und 1098 kHz, nicht auf 576 und 1089 usw. senden. Damit sind auch die 

1089 Ausfuehrungen falsch. Ansonsten wird auch nichts ueber die kuenftigen 

Programme / Einmieter ausgesagt. 

(wb, Mar 27) 

Ein Hinweis von Juergen DL1SAX und Horst Weise DL4SBK betreffs kuerzliche 

RTL Meldungen ueber geplante neue Sender in LUX, Digitalisierung durch die 

Bertelsmann Firma, und fehlender deutschland- und frankreich-weiter RTL 

Radiosender, siehe den unten stehenden Hinweis auf das wmv Video. 

Die 96 MByte sollte man sich aber nur in DSL herunterladen und zu Gemuete 

fuehren, das flutscht gut. Dauer des Videos: 8 Min 30sec. 

Mit Modemanschluss kommt da keine Freude auf ... (wb, Apr 4) 

DRM-Infos Ein interessanter Tipp von Juergen DL1SAX. (73 Horst DL4SBK) 

Ich habe eben imRadioforum bei Myphorum.de einen sehr interessanten 

Werbevideo (im Windows wmf-Format mit 1500 kbit/sec) der RTL-Gruppe zum 

Thema DRM entdeckt. 

Hier wird die strategische Aufstellung der RTL-Gruppe zum Thema 

Rundfunkversorgung in Europa und DL erlaeurtert mit sehr interessanten 

Bildern der Sendeanlage in Junglinster (KW & LW). 

Achtung 91.5 MByte am besten zuerst Abspeichern, - dann Ansehen. 

 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 3)

MOLDOVA [to IRAN] New station in Farsi from March 28-Seda-ye Jambushi 

Iran e Farda 

1600-1645 on 7490 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs/ME 


New clandestine for Iran, 1600-1645 UT via Moldova on 7490, 500 kW, 116 

degrees, Sedaye Jambushi Iran e-Farda, not to be confused with our R. 

Farda; Seda-ye Iran, via Sofia, 11575 100 kW 90 degrees at 1530-1730 UT. 

(BUL Observer, WoR, Apr 8) 

New Iranian cland? or did I miss it? 

CLANDESTINE (Iran) UNID 7490 on Apr 8 (Fri) 1630 I tuned in to a station 

ongoing programme which mentioned a lot of US newspapers in Farsi (USA 

Journal, Washington Times, Washington Post, etc) into 1631 mentioning 

'Melatt-e Iran', so first thought this was just a new frequency, even more 

so when once again I heard 'Seday-e Melatt-e Iran'. Song, then another ID, 

this time 'In seday-e (Domete??) Irana Khargar, seday-e Melatt-e Iran, 

seday-e (longer sentence)'. Once again same ID before sign off at -1645* 

Fair. New workers' station, it seems? No address or other clue, perhaps at 

sign-on? Anything in HCCF? Now, who knows Persian? (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc 

BC-DX Apr 8) 

FEB = FEBA Radio, ask the FEBA UK Headquarter frequency management ! 

7490 1600-1645 39,40 KCH 500 116 MDA FEB GFC 

7490 1700-2100 27S,28,37N KHR 100 290 UKR RUI RRT 

(wb) 

CLANDESTINE (Iran) Seda-ye Jambushi Iran e Farda (via Moldova 500 kW) very 

strong Apr 9 from sign-on 1600-1645 UT sign-off. 

Gave web-address as and e-mail as 

 

Run by the Iran of Tomorrow Movement, 17328 Ventura Blvd. #209, Encino, CA 

91316, USA. 

Certainly seems like a clandestine kind of operation. E.g. says 

'Volunteers: Iran of Tomorrow Movement is looking for volunteers dedicated 

to the cause of Democracy in Iran. If you are in full agreement with IOTM's 

Mission, Vision and Plan, Please fill out the form below and fax it to 818- 

474-7229. We will get back to you as soon as possible. bla bla - into 

"Cells (Hasteh): NOTE: DO NOT SEND US ANY PRIVATE INFORMATION SUCH AS YOUR 

REAL NAME, PHONE NUMBER, ETC. 

To register a 1-5 person cell, please send the following information to 

" 

You can choose between English French and German. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 8) 

More here: 

 

Iran of Tomorrow Movement Inc. (IOTM) is a Not-For-Profit 501c(4) 

organization. 

Board of Trustees: 

Dr. Taghi Alereza Chairman of the Board, Mr. Kiumars Zarrabi Treasurer and 

Member of the Board, Dr. Ramin Etebar Secretary and Member of the Board. 

Executive Officers 

Dr. Iman Foroutan Executive Director

Advisors Dr. Massood Mashouf, Ms. Eshrat Salimi, Mr. Ali G. 

(Setade Mobarezane Dakhele Keshvar) 

(via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Apr 9) 

MOROCCO I'm receiving the VOA's African sce via Breich, Morocco, on 

15410.53 kHz with a sports program, "The Sunny Side of Sports", which just 

ended at 1830, and into "The World of Music" with Rita Rochelle. Odd to 

hear VOA so badly off frequency. 

(Ralph Brandi-NY-USA, DXplorer Apr 8) 

MOZAMBIQUE (probably) 7135 R. Terra Verde, a SW relay of an FM stn in 

Maputo said to have strong links with Renamo (previously a terrorist 

movement, now the official opposition party, who used to run A Voz da 

Africa Livre many years ago). Noted from 1100 tune-in to almost 1800, but 

gone at 1900 re-check. In vernacs., but mainly in PT with PT nx at 1300 and 

1700. Probably a test xmsn, they ment. being hrd in almost all Mozambican 

provinces and in Zambia and Zimbabwe. No contact details have been offered. 

A very good signal here, but I doubt that this is a Meyerton relay the fqy 

moved up 0.08 kHz in a couple of hours, and this would be quite 

uncharacteristic of Sentech. Noted again yesterday and today but I did not 

have a chance to check the s/on and s/off times yet. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Apr 3) 

NEPAL Crown Prince inaugurates Radio Nepal 55th anni function. His Royal 

Highness Crown Prince Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev inaugurated the 55th 

anniversary function of Radio Nepal at the Radio Nepal premises here today. 

Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Himani Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah was also 

present on the occasion. 

Upon arrival at the Radio Nepal premises, Their Royal Highnesses the Crown 

Prince and the Crown Princess were accorded a warm welcome by Minister for 

Information and Communications Tanka Dhakal, Secretary Lokman Singh Karki, 

Executive Director of Radio Nepal Tapanath Shukla and high ranking 

officials of Radio Nepal. 

At the programme, HRH the Crown Prince gave away letters of appreciation to 

various personalities making distinguished contribution to the development 

of Radio Nepal, including Janakabi Kesari Dharma Raj Thapa, theatre 

director Hari Prasad Rimal, first woman mxian Koili Devi Mathema, former 

director general Prachanda Man Singh Pradhan, former deputy executive 

director Mahesh Prasad Adhikari and programme presenter Laxmi Bhusal. 

More: 

 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 3) 

NEW ZEALAND Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) Demonstrations in the Medium 

Frequency band. 

Radio New Zealand (RNZ), in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Broadcasting 

Union (ABU), Thales Multi Media and THL Australia, will hold a three day 

Symposium on the use of the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) system in the 

medium freq band. The symposium will take place from April 27-29 at RNZ 

House in Wellington, New Zealand. 

The Symposium programme will present an overview of the DRM system with 

special emphasis on full digital and simulcast modes which are possible 

within the region three band plan - i.e. - 18 kHz of spectrum allocation as 

compared to the 9 kHz available in region one (Europe). 

To demonstrate the system Thales are to upgrade a 50 kW tx on a freq of 657 

kHz operating into a 220 metre mast. Three hours of demonstration are 

planned for each of the Symposium days.

Day one, April 27 is planned as a non-technical system overview and 

demonstration, and as such, is suitable for managers and administrators. 

Day two, April 28 is designed for the more technically minded and will 

feature a more in depth overview and demonstration. 

Day 3, April 29 features a bus trip to demonstrate the capabilities of 

analogue versus digital modulation with decreasing signal strength. 

Further information on the Symposium can be obtained from Radio New 

Zealand's Transmission Consultant Dave Henderson - 

Phone +64 4 474 1750. 

Radio New Zealand wishes to also thank Rhema Broadcasting Group, Telecom 

New Zealand, Radio Deutsche Welle, the BBC and the DRM Consortium for their 

assistance in facilitating the Symposium. 

(Mark Nicholls-NZL, Chief Editor, NZ DX Times, NZ Radio DX League, 

via wwdxc, hcdx, dxld Apr 5) 

PAKISTAN Here's the A-05 PBC internal schedule as received by post today. 

Note the unusul freq 6780. 

I can confirm that the External Service chart - and a pamphlet - show 

offset freqs 7374 (via API-1) 9324 (via API-2) and 17484(via API-1). All 

are Rewat (Islamabad) 100 kW. None are propagating to me, so I cannot 

confirm the exact freqs. But as is known, their 100kW txs do deviate at 

times. And incidentally, the Gujrati sce at 0400-0430 using 11565 and 9340 

is now sending via 147deg to South Asia and not to East Africa as 

previously, and so the remaining sce to East Africa is now the Nx & 

Commentary at 1600-1615 via 15725 and 11850 both 233deg. (Noel R. Green-UK, 

dxld Apr 1) 

PBC Internal Shortwave Services, via Islamabad (Rewat) API-2 100 kW 

6075 0045-0200 Haya Allal Falah 0200-0215 Urdu News 

7395 0600-0604 7395 Urdu News, 0604-0700 Rawalpindi Pgm, 0700-0703 Urdu 

News, 

0703-0707 Punjabi news, 0707-0800 Rawalpindi Pgm, 0800-0810 English 

news, 

0810-0900 Rawalpindi Pgm, 0900-0903 Islamabad Pgm, 0903-0907 Pushto 

news, 

0907-1000 Islamabad Pgm, 1000-1005 Urdu news, 1005-1100 Islamabad Pgm, 

1100-1104 English news, 1104-1115 Islamabad Pgm. 

6780 1230-1330 Kashmiri Pgm, 1350-1400 Balti News, 1420-1428 Sheena News. 

6060 1615-1700 Islamabad Pgm (Aaina). 

via Islamabad (Rewat) API-4 100 kW 

5080 0200-0400 and 1300-1800 Current Affairs. 

via Islamabad (Rewat) API-8 100 kW 

4790 0045-0215 and 1445-1815 Pindi III Pgm. 

6065 0430-0515 Balti Service. 0530-0615 Sheena Service. 

7265 0900-1215 Pindi III Pgm. 

via Quetta 10 kW 

5025 0045-0404[Fri.0345] and 1200-1805. 

7155 0600-1145 [Fri.0400-0820 and 1000-1145]. 

7220 via Peshawar 10 kW 1100-1400 Chitrali sce 

4790 via Rawalpindi 10 kW 0230-0425 and 1335-1430 Pindi III Pgm. 


PALAU [tentat. wb.] Unidentified Religious Station on 9985 kHz.

Last week some Chinese listeners reported that there appeared a very 

mysterious religious station in Mandarin on 9985 kHz, 31 meter band. (Eric 

Zhou-CHN, hcdx Mar 29) 

I also followed this station in March 31, 2005 from 1257 and some christian 

religious songs. I knew most all of them but forgot the title of the songs 

(one of them was 'how great Thou are'). No comments and no ID mentioned and 

disappeared at 1350. Their sinpo : 34343 in my place. (Lim Kwet Hian-INS, 

hcdx Apr 4) 

KHBN ?? 

9905 1500-1800 43,44 HBN 80 318 USA IBB IBB 

9905 1900-2100 43,44 HBN 80 318 USA IBB IBB 

9910 2100-2200 43,44 HBN 80 318 USA IBB IBB 

9910 2300-2400 43,44 HBN 80 318 USA IBB IBB 

9930 2230-2330 49 HBN 50 270 USA IBB IBB 

9955 0800-1600 41-49 HBN 100 280 USA HBN FCC 

9955 2200-2300 43,44 HBN 80 318 USA IBB IBB 

9955 2200-2400 41-49 HBN 100 280 USA HBN FCC 

9965 0600-1700 43-44 HBN 100 318 USA HBN FCC 

9965 2200-2400 43-44 HBN 100 318 USA HBN FCC 

9985 0700-1600 44-45 HBN 100 345 USA HBN FCC

see: "Apartado 1011, 1001 Lisboa Codex" doesn't functioning Postbox anymore 

??? 

Or doesn't work the Portuguese postal sce at this moment ? and sent the 

mail back to original sender ? (wb) 

It seems the "apartado" or "caixa postal" (p.o.box) is no longer used, so 

no wonder the mail was returned. Still, I find it strange, as ann'ing a 

p.o.box is easier than mentioning a street name (avenue, actually)! On the 

other hand, since the prgrs are in Port., it's really no problem reading a 

str. name, etc. Their current addr. is the same as that of the RTP because 

they merged into RTP-R. e TV de Portugal... and that avenue is quite near 

my street too! 

Contactos: Morada: 

Av. Marechal Gomes da Costa, no. 37, 1849-030 Lisboa, Portugal. 

Telef: 00 351 213 820 000 Fax: 00 351 213 820 165 

E-mail: Geral 

Abraco de Domingo 

Clube da Amizade 

ALVARO MOITA DE DEUS 

ANA SOARES FERREIRA 

ARTUR JOSE 

AUSENDA MARIA 

CARLOS REBELO 

CHRISTIANE HAUPT 

ELISA SANTA PORTUGAL 

HENRIQUETA LEITAO 

ISABEL FLORA 

ISABEL FRAZAO 

ISABEL SARAIVA 

JAIME MARQUES DE ALMEIDA 

JOAQUIM PANTALEAO 

LUISA NOGUEIRA 

LUIS SARMENTO 

MARIO MARQUES 

MENDES CALLAIS 

PIEDADE ALVES 

RUY CASTELAR 

SALOME ANDRADE 

VITOR MARQUES 

(via Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 4) 

ROMANIA Radio Micul Samaritean 1584 kHz bestaetigte meinen 

Empfangsbericht ueber das LSM-Hauptquartier in den USA innerhalb von 66 

Tagen mit PPC, Brief und viel Informationsmaterial, sowohl in gedruckter 

Form als auch auf CD. 

QTH: P.O.Box 969, Hickory, NC 28603, USA. v/s Florin Pindic Blaj. 

Laut dem beigelegten Material sendet die Station auf 1485 kHz aus Bacau und 

Medias, auf 1584 kHz aus Sighet und Suceava, und auf 1602 kHz aus Bistrita 

und Arad (bei letzterem wird es sich wohl um ein Relay via Radio CNM 

handeln). Zusaetzlich wird noch auf 9 UKW-Frequenzen in Rumaenien und 13 

UKW-Frequenzen in Moldowa gesendet. 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Apr 7) 

RUSSIA [to AFG] Summer A-05 for Internews / Salaam Watandar via VT 

Communications 

0230-0400 on 15240 SAM 250 kW / 140 deg to WeAs in Dari/Pashto. 


[Clandestine to SOM]. 12130, R. Horyaal, at 1730 on Mar 28, abruptly on in 

midst of stn anmt: P.O.Box 51045, S borough, Ontario (M1M.O22 or similarly 

phonetically close). Also a dot.com E-mail address, impossible to hear, 

although their website

states 

Language supposedly is Somali, with HoA mx hrd. Many easily identifiable 

IDs. Close noted at 1800. Good at first, although some atmosph. noise, 

deteriorated towards close. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, DXplorer Apr 3) 

*1731-1800* Apr 2: Noted a very strong carrier at 1725 with 800 hertz tones 

(marker for a Russian xmtr). Dead air till 1731, s/on in mid-sentance with 

opening talks and upbeat mx played in the background. Short Koran verse at 

1732, nx in what sounded like Amharic, refs. to Somalia. At 1744 what 

sounded like a live speech event, with male ancr giving a microphone b/c 

(you could hear the microphone being handled), many voices in the 

background, shouting, yelling. At 1756. ". . . 

R. . Horyaal . . . Horyaal . . ."(yelled by the crowd), 1758 short HoA mx, 

few comments, then back to live or taped event. At 1759, short mx 

selection, but again cut in sentence, off with carrier off few secs. later. 

I noted no address or contact information during this b/c. Initially, the 

audio was a bit muffled, but midway through the copy was near perfect, with 

a nice S7-8 signal. 

Checking their web site my attention was cut by 

the key word, "Halgan." There was a R. Halgan, an anti-Somlian clandestine 

with xmtrs in Ethiopia, on the air mid-80s (1987 when I hrd them). 

According to what was written on their QSL, it was the Voice of the 

Somalian Opposition "SSDF" and "SNM," establishing Somalia as a democratic 

state. The card was signed by a A. Rashid A'sed, and the contact office at 

that time was a P.O.Box 1686 in Addis Abba, Ethiopia. Wondering if this 

organization developed into this movement now. (Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, 

DXplorer Apr 3) 

see also 12145 under U.K./RUSSIA. 

[Clandest to Somalia] R Horyaal well heard 12130 kHz with sign on 1730 (re 

earlier today contribution) just after hearing V O Oromo Liberation closing 

1730 on 12120 with even better signal. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 7) 

12120 is via Armavir-RUS, but maybe 12130 via Samara-RUS site instead ? 

(wb) 

The world's most powerful tx ever built, according to Radio Voice of 

Russia, with a power of probably 5000 kilowatts will no longer be sced and 

maintained after May 1st this year. 

Its supposed location is near the town of Samara but for sure it is 

underground below a four meter thick plate of reinforced concrete. It 

served communications with Stalin. 

(R Bulgaria DXpx, DX Editor: Dimiter Petrov-BUL, LZ1AF, Broadcast tips: 

Rumen Pankov-BUL, via John Norfolk, dxld Apr 9) 

SAO TOME VOA Sao Tome: Here are 73 pictures of the IBB-VOA facilities at 

Sao Tome 

 

(Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Apr 3) 

SAUDI ARABIA 11820 Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 

at 2151-2300* UT on Mar 27, Holy Qu'ran Program with a mix of Arabic talks 

about the Qu'ran and Qu'ran recitations until sudden off without a formal 

closedown. Good signal but \\ 11915 was poor. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, 


SCG [xYUG] The A05 freq schedule of the International Radio of Serbia 

and Montenegro, former Radio Yugoslavia, has been posted on its official 

homepage:

(Eric Zhou-CHN, dxld Apr 7) 

SOUTH AFRICA New txion for Voice International in En from March 27: 

0515-1545 on 9555 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf 

Summer A-05 for WYFR via VT Communications: 

1900-2100 on 3230 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAF in English 

Summer A-05 for Radio Okapi via VT Communications: 

0400-0600 on 11690 MEY 500 kW / 342 deg to Congo in French/Lingala 


SUDAN 5895 Radio Peace. 

Thanks to Christer Brunstrom's tip I monitored 5895 on 4 Apr. 

At 1530 there was a strong open carrier little bit offset. That seems to be 

some ute station, as it once had brief morse traffic. Just prior 1700 

another, weaker carrier appeared and there was a male announcer. Then there 

was religious program in English, mainly by female voice, male voice only 

gave some titles of the program. 

The ute carrier was annoying and I couldn't get any positive ID. At 1717 UT 

I left the freq for a while and when rechecking around 1728, the station 

was gone. The ute carrier was alone on 5895. This might be Radio Peace from 

Sudan, time fits with Christer's information. Needs more monitoring. (Jari 

Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Apr 4) 

I found something about Radio Peace (Sudan) upgrades. 

tells they'll have rhombic antenna 

 

says there will be a 5 kW tx. 

Maybe these upgrades have already been done or are underway. Just wonder if 

they talk about the New Site location or about the planned Nuba area 

location. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, Cumbre Apr 5) 

Well, I can now confirm that the station on 5895 is Radio Peace. On 6 Apr 

at 1655 the freq was clear without the ute. Couple of mins later rather 

strong carrier appeared and then there was that usual canned id "Thank you 

for listening to Radio Peace". Into English religious program and at 1715 

into local lang program. Sign-off around 1723. It seems the signal is 

undermodulated and so it is rather difficult to hear them clearly. 

On 5 Apr I was a bit late in monitoring, but noted them at 1717 with local 

lang and sign-off was also then around 1723. 

Hopefully we'll soon get info which tx site is in use on 5895. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Apr 7) 

SWAZILAND The A05 SW/MW schedule for TWR Manzini can now be downloaded 

from 

 

It is valid, however, only until 2 July, 2005. (Eike Bierwirth-D, dxld Apr 

7) 

SWEDEN [and non]. We have to renegotiate our contract with Teracom, who 

own the txs we use in Sweden, in the next few months; we have the option of 

going elsewhere such as to VT Merlin for SW txion. I have not been heard on 

the air for six months since I've been presiding over transition to a new 

website. 

(George Wood, Radio Sweden, on VOA Talk to America Apr 1, notes by gh for 

dxld)

[non] IBRA Radio's A05 freq schedule is now available on its official 

website. It is a PDF version: 

 

(Eric Zhou-CHN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 7) 

TAIWAN QSL card from Fu Hsing Broadcasting Co., Taiwan (15250 kHz) is now 

shown in my home page 

 

with some explanation in Japanese. (Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX 

Apr 4) 

TURKEY VOT got a new director some weeks ago, Miss Ingan Asena, [sp?], 

formerly chief of German section. She has been to EDXC conferences, is very 

fond of international radio, hopes to develop contacts with DXers around 

world. English at 0300 on 6140 7270 to NAm, also good here. 

(Luigi Cobisi, Italy, European Perspective, HCJB DXPL Apr 2, notes by gh 

for dxld) 

Ufuk Gecim ist seit dem 8. Maerz Redaktionschefin - German Service. Engin 

ist zur Leiterin der Fremdspachenabteilung ernannt worden. Sie hat Rafet 

Esit abgeloest. Rafet Bey ist der Vize-Direktor des Auslandsdienstes und 

Osman Dilekci Direktor des Auslandsdienstes. (via Benno DG1EA, wwdxc BC-DX 

Apr 5) 

Neue Chefin der Auslandsdienste ist ENGIN ASENA, vorher Leiterin der 

deutschen Redaktion. Engin ist Tuerkin. Neue Leiterin der deutschen 

Redaktion ist nun UFUK GECIM. 

Ich bin seit dem 8. Maerz Redaktionschefin. Engin ist zur Leiterin der 

Fremdspachenabteilung ernannt worden. Sie hat Rafet Esit abgeloest. 

Rafet Bey ist der Vize-Direktor des Auslandsdienstes und Osman Dilekci 

Direktor des Auslandsdienstes. (Ufuk Gecim-TUR TRT, via Benno Klink-D 

DG1EA, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 5) 

Ja, die Engin Asena ist jetzt Leiterin der Fremdsprachenabteilungen und die 

Dr. Ufuk Gecim ist neue Leiterin der deutschen Abteilung. 

(Joe Leyder-LUX, A-DX Apr 5) 

TURKMENISTAN World Service of Radio Tajikistan heard in English at 1652 

UT on April 5th on 7245 kHz, fair strength but adjacent channel 

interference. End of nx bulletin, local song, identification at 1659 UT and 

continued in Arabic. 


U.A.E. [to SoEAS] Summer A-05 for Gospel for Asia via VT Communications: 

0000-0130 on 6145 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoEaAs in SoEaAs langs 





[to SoAS] Summer B-04 for Bible Voice Broadcasting Network via VT 

Communications: 

0015-0030 Daily on 9605 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in Hindi 

0030-0045 Sat on 9605 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs in Tamil 

0030-0045 Sun/Mon on 7210 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs in Bengali 

0030-0100 Daily on 6010 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in English 

[to SoAS] Summer A-05 for WYFR via VT Communications: 

1400-1500 on 15520 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in Hindi 

1500-1700 on 15520 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in English 

[to CAF] Summer A-05 for Radio Ndeke Luka via VT Communications:

1730-1930 on 11760 DHA 250 kW / 245 deg to CeAf in French/Singo 

[to EaAF] Summer A-05 for Radio Mustaqbal via VT Communications: 

0630-0700 Mon/Tue/Thu on 15530 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in Somali 

1130-1200 Mon/Tue/Thu on 15530 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in Somali 

[to EaAF] Summer A-05 for UNMEE via VT Communications: 

0900-1000 Sun on 15135 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in 

English/Tigrina/Amharic 

1030-1130 Tue on 15135 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in 

English/Tigrina/Amharic 


U.K./RUSSIA [Clandest to ZWE] SW Radio Africa Current sked from 

(converted to UTC): 

1600-1800 on 15145-RMP, 1600-1900 on 12145-RUS, 1800-1900 on 11770-RMP, 

1600-1900 on 3300. (Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Mar 31) 

[to ZWE] SW Radio Africa, heard in Harare 31 March on 12145 (1600-1900 UT) 

without any jamming. This is a new freq and propagates very well into 

Southern Africa. 

15145 (1600-1800 UT) & 11770 (1700-1900 UT) heard with jamming & 3300 

(1600-1900 UT) severely jammed. 

SW Radio Africa, heard in Harare on 1 April on 12145 (1600-1900 UT) with 

jamming. This freq is now being jammed. 15145 (1600-1800 UT) was heard in 

the clear, no jamming. 

11770 (1800-1900 UT) heard with jamming & 3300 (1600-1900 UT) severely 

jammed. 

(David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld Apr 2) 

15145 at 1606-, SW Radio Africa on Apr 2. Good to Very Good reception with 

sign on at 1600 with the usual 'Aaafricaa...' sign-on with mentions of 

freqs. They asked the listeners to 'get those thumbs handy. You'll find us 

in the 25 meter band'. Parallel 12145 was only a little less powerful, but 

perfectly readable. On recheck at 16:20, loud squeel on LSB side, from 

12143.5, so use USB, and faded way down. Don't know if this is deliberate, 

or a ute. Then into election results. Mentioned interesting\\to Ukraine's 

recent elections at 16:17 with the call for thousands to rally and protest 

the fraudulent results. '50 won't work ... thousands are needed'. (Walt 

Salmaniw-BC-USA, Cumbre Apr 3) 

WALES [non]. No sign of WRI this Friday/Saturday? Altho we just published 

the WRI schedule as coordinated for A-05, it seems there will be no need 

for it: from 

 

where there are mp3 files of the final and several previous broadcasts: 

This is the last edition of the present series of Celtic Notes. We are 

going off-air on March 28 for a period of several months and hope to return 

in the Autumn. Short wave txions end at the end of March but during April 

the WRN English satellite sce will transmit some repeat programmes chosen 

specially from our archives. Thank you all for letting us into your homes. 

We do appreciate your loyalty, letters and interest. Thank you very much 

for listening in so many different parts of the world. We shall miss 

sharing our wonderful country with you all..... (Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Apr 

1) 

Wales Radio International, producer of Celtic Notes, has deleted all SW 

sces as from March 28. These were broadcast each week to Australasia,

NoAmerica and Europe using facilities provided by VT-Merlin at Skelton and 

Rampisham in the UK. 

It hopes to resume its SW and satellite sces some months from now, in the 

northern autumn period, 

The station has thanked its many loyal listeners around the world for their 

interest and correspondence and expresses sadness at the termination of the 

broadcasts. 

Until the end of April, WRI will provide repeats of selected programming 

over the World Radio Network satellite sce. 

After that, WRI will only offer Celtic Notes in MP3 streaming audio format 

via its Internet site, at (ibid. Apr 1) 

U.K. [to ZWE] From March 27 SW Radio Africa in English to Zimbabwe: 

1600-1800 NF 15145 RMP 500 kW / 168 deg, ex 11845 16-17 and 11705 17-18 

1800-1900 NF 11770 RMP 500 kW / 168 deg, ex 11995 

[to AFG] Summer A-05 for Radio Solh/Radio Peace via VT Communications: 

1200-1800 on 17700 RMP 500 kW / 085 deg to WeAs in Dari/Pashto 

[to AFG] Summer A-05 for Internews / Salaam Watandar via VT Communications 


[to CAF] Summer A-05 for Radio Ndeke Luka via VT Communications: 

1830-1930 on 15470 WOF 300 kW / 152 deg to CeAf in French/Singo 

[to SDN] Summer A-05 for Sudan Radio Service via VT Communications: 

0300-0500 Mon-Fri on 11665 RMP 500 kW / 125 deg to EaAf English/Arabic/Vary 

0500-0600 Mon-Fri on 15325 WOF 300 kW / 126 deg to EaAf English/Arabic/Vary 

1500-1800 Mon-Fri on 17660 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg to EaAf English/Arabic/Vary 

Summer A-05 for HCJB via VT Communications: 

1600-1630 on 11760 RMP 500 kW / 061 deg to RUS in Russian 

2100-2230 on 12025 SKN 250 kW / 165 deg to NoAf in Arabic 

Summer A-05 for WYFR via VT Communications: 

0400-0500 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu in German 

1700-1800 on 13700 RMP 500 kW / 105 deg to ME in Arabic 

1800-1900 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu in English 

1800-1900 on 13720 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg to ME in Arabic 

1800-1900 on 13780 RMP 500 kW / 105 deg to ME in English 


Summer A-05 for Leading The Way via VT Communications: 

1700-1730 Tue/Fri on 15495 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg to WeAs in Persian 

1700-1730 Sat/Sun on 15495 RMP 500 kW / 061 deg to RUS in Russian 

[to NoAF] Summer A-05 for Eglise du Christ via VT Communications: 

1800-1830 Thu on 11950 WOF 300 kW / 180 deg to NoAf in French 

Summer A-05 for Wales Radio International via VT Communications: 

2030-2100 Fri on 5875 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to WeEu in English 

0200-0230 Sat on 9795 RMP 500 kW / 300 deg to NoAm in English 

1230-1300 Sat on 17745 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to AUS in English 


15500, Internews R, Kabul, via Rampisham, *1300-1325, Apr 05, Pashto ID's: 

"Da Salaam Watandara Radyo-dah", nx and interviews about Afghanistan, Kabul 

and Taleban, short mxal interludes, 35434. New freq ex 13650 ex 17720 ex 

15195 ex 17700! They will probably change to Dari at 1345.

Scheduled by HFCC for A05 by USA via VT Merlin Communications Ltd. on 15500 

daily at *1300-1430* broadcasting from Rampisham, UK with 500 kW on 95 

degrees towards CIRAF Zone 40 (Iran and Afghanistan). So this is not the 

Coalition Forces/Information Radio although they used this freq last 

summer. (Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Apr 5) 

USA RFA schedule in A-05, valid from March 28, til October 30th, 2005. 

M05=March/April. J05= May til Sept 4th. S05=from Sept 5th/26th, 2005. 

RFA A-05 late Update [c.f. BC-DX topnews #707] : 

1230-1330 BURMESE 9455I 11540-M05/S05 12030T 13795T 15680-J05 

(wwdxc BC-DX March 25th) 

An excerpt from an excellent and informative article titled "Pitch 

Imperfect" in Foreign Affairs quarterly by former VOA Director Sanford 

Unger (also earlier, of NPR's All Things Considered) on the increasingly 

dire status of the VOA. 

(John Figliozzi, Halfmoon-NY-USA, dxld Apr 1) 

"The Voice of America the United States' best tool of public diplomacy is 

being subjected to systematic cutbacks, even as the country's international 

image is suffering. Washington must reverse the trend or face even greater 

hostility abroad...." 

"...Unfortunately, the VOA is unlikely to get much support from anyone else 

in Washington. For all the admiration it enjoys overseas, the network has 

virtually no constituency inside the United States. The prohibition on its 

broadcasting at home has guaranteed that few, if any, members of Congress 

have ever heard a VOA program (even though they are now available at 

). 

Most are unaware that VOA headquarters, complete with giant rooftop 

satellite dishes, sit a few blocks away from the principal office building 

of the House of Representatives. Votes on appropriations for the network 

are rarely noticed, let alone tracked, and they never affect a member of 

Congress' prospects for reelection. A few influential members of both 

houses have, in fact, made a particular effort to cut funding for the VOA, 

which they insist is an expensive relic of the Cold War. 

"Oblivious to irony, some prefer to bolster Radio Liberty (RL), Radio Free 

Europe (RFE), and Radio Free Asia (RFA), stations created to report 

domestic nx in countries where, because of communism, no independent 

national broadcasters could. The distinction between these networks and the 

VOA may seem subtle to the casual observer, but it is real: 

whereas the VOA was intended as an international nx source, RL and RFE were 

established by the CIA during the Cold War to counter communist propaganda 

in the Soviet Union and its satellite states, respectively, and RFA, the 

brainchild of Senator Joseph Biden (D-Del.), was launched in 1996 to do the 

same in Asia. (None of these networks receives funding from the 

intelligence budget today, and none is officially part of the U.S. govt, 

allowing them greater flexibility than the VOA has in hiring and firing 

staff.) 

Capitol Hill has even greater affection for the anti-Fidel Castro stations 

Radio MartÞ and TV MartÞ, even though Radio MartÞ is believed to have fewer 

listeners in Cuba than the Spanish sce of the VOA and TV MartÞ has almost 

no audience, except at the American Interests Section in Havana and on a 

few Latin American cable channels. The Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which 

coordinates programming for the two stations, is the rare recipient of "noyear 

money," federal funds it can hold over indefinitely, and it usually 

gets more such funding than it can spend.

(The Bush administration's budget for fiscal year 2006 includes a request 

for $10 million to acquire and operate an airborne tx that could supposedly 

evade Cuban jamming of TV MartÞ's signal.) 

"Some might argue that as a govt-funded network, the VOA should be expected 

always to portray U.S. policies as righteous and successful; they might 

even claim that, in the right hands, such propaganda could help defuse 

anti-Americanism abroad. But experience demonstrates that the VOA is most 

appreciated and effective when it functions as a model U.S.-style nx 

organization that presents a balanced view of domestic and international 

events, setting an example for how independent journalism can strengthen 

democracy. 

After all, these are the values that the network's charter sought to 

enshrine, and they are no less important today than before. Many still 

believe that the VOA delivered its finest performances in the midst of 

severe crises such as the Watergate scandal and the impeachment proceedings 

against President Bill Clinton, when it gave full and balanced accounts of 

the news. 

"The network still has a critical role to play in introducing American 

values to the rest of the world. It is no coincidence that in recent years 

some of the VOA's largest audiences have been in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, 

Nigeria, and Tanzania countries where the local media simply cannot be 

trusted to offer an accurate representation of what is happening 

domestically or around the world. It also is telling that, like the Soviets 

a few decades ago, the govts of Iran and North Korea now spend considerable 

effort trying to jam VOA broadcasts. Ironically, by taking English off some 

of the clearest SW freqs, the BBG has rendered a certain amount of jamming 

unnecessary. 

"Some members of Congress have suggested that the VOA's job might best be 

left to the free market and cable sces such as Fox and CNN, which have 

extensive networks of correspondents. But it is impossible to imagine these 

commercial operations mounting the effort and shouldering the expense 

necessary to provide, for both the radio and the Internet, in-depth 

international nx in Burmese, Hausa, Macedonian, Swahili, or others of the 

44 langs in which the VOA currently broadcasts. 

With an annual budget of approximately $150 million, almost 100 million 

listeners worldwide every week, and increasing penetration in difficult 

regions thanks to both fm signals and SW freqs, the VOA is still an 

astonishing bargain for the U.S. taxpayer. When the U.S. govt hopes to open 

up channels of information in countries facing political or social crises, 

such as INS or Zimbabwe, it first turns to the VOA to add broadcast hours. 

If those programs succeed in breaking through domestic barriers to the free 

flow of information, it is because they carry the VOA label and greater 

credibility than political speeches or flat declarations of U.S. policy..." 

(former VOA Director Sanford Unger in Foreign Affairs; dxld Apr 1) 

Okeechobee RTI relay at 0200-0600 UT: 9680 0145-0800 2 YFR 100 315 USA YFR 

FCC 

Radio Taiwan International. A05 Schedule. 

March 27, 2005 - October 30, 2005 All times UTC 

Mandarin 

0100-0200 daily SAm 15215, 17845 WYFR 100 0400-0500 daily wNAm 5950, 9680 

WYFR 100 

0500-0600 daily CAm 9505 WYFR 100 2200-2400 daily wNAm 15440 WYFR 

100 

2200-2400 daily eNAm 5950 WYFR 100

Hokkien Days Area kHz Site kW 

0000-0100 daily wNAm 15440 WYFR 100 2100-2200 daily eNAm 13695 WYFR 

100 

Cantonese Days Area kHz Site kW 

0100-0200 daily wNAm 15440 WYFR 100 0100-0200 daily eNAm 5950 WYFR 

100 

0500-0600 daily wNAm 5950 WYFR 100 0500-0600 daily cNAm 9680 WYFR 

100 

2200-2300 daily Eu 11565 WYFR 100 

Hakka Days Area kHz Site kW 

0000-0100 daily eNAm 5950 WYFR 100 0200-0300 daily wNAm 15440 WYFR 

100 

English Days Area kHz Site kW 

0200-0300 daily cNAm 9680 WYFR 100 0200-0300 daily eNAm 5950 WYFR 

100 

0300-0400 daily SAm 15215 WYFR 100 0300-0400 daily wNAm 5950 WYFR 

100 

0700-0800 daily wNAm 5950 WYFR 100 2200-2300 daily Eu 15600 WYFR 

100 

French Days Area kHz Site kW 

0700-0800 daily Eu 7520 WYFR 100 2000-2100 daily Eu 18930 WYFR 

100 

2000-2100 daily eNAm 13695 WYFR 100 

Spanish Days Area kHz Site kW 

0200-0300 daily SAm 15215, 17845 WYFR 100 0400-0500 daily cNAm 11740 WYFR 

100 

0600-0700 daily wNAm 5950 WYFR 100 2300-2400 daily SAm 15130, 

17805 WYFR 100 

German Days Area kHz Site kW 0600-0700 daily Eu 7520 WYFR 

100 

(RTI Taiwan, via wwdxc BC-DX March 17) 

VANUATU 7260.16 at 0901- UT, Radio Vanuatu on Mar 22. S7 to S9 signals, 

but with lots of static crashes. Summer must be close at hand! In English 

('You are listening to....'), but then switched into French at 09:02. Very 

clean French, so I'm wondering whether this in fact is a RFI relay (ie 

doesn't sound local). In general, French isn't heard all that often on 

Radio Vanuatu (Bislama is by far the most common, then English, and finally 

French). 

Take away the static, and reception would be quite nice. Nothing heard on 

75 meters. Radio Vanuatu ID in English at 09:16, so cut away from what I'm 

assuming was RFI programming, and into local islands mx. As I continue to 

monitor, reception is improving with less static. Radio Vanuatu (VanuaTU) 

ID at 09:20. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-USA, Cumbre Apr 3) 

VATICAN CITY 7335 at 0420- UT, Vatican Radio on Apr 3. Strong reception 

in an unknown lang until 0419, then just as the IS was starting, they cut, 

and changed bearing and/or tx, since at 0420 the resultant IS and ID was 

much weaker. I still can't tell for sure the lang. Bells ringing, 

presumably announcing the death of Pope John Paul II. Using LSB to avoid 

CHU, plus notch helps. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-USA, Cumbre Apr 3) 

0230-0520 UT Ru, Ukr, Bel, Lith, Latv, Roman, Bulg, S-Cr. 

The file has been renamed since and is now 

Perhaps we should also add explicit credits to Christoph Ratzer and mention 

the index page for a lot of other recordings he posted on his website: 

 

Re: the folks at Radio Vatican and what they are doing: The editors of the 

German sce did and do a really good job. On Friday and Saturday they kept 

posting the latest nx on their website through the whole night. The 

broadcasts were apparently live, judging from some goofs, and the official 

annts were interpreted in ad-lib studio talks. Since a picture is worth 

thousand words: by the editor to the left in the foreground at 

 

Not bad. Here is an interview with Pater Eberhard von Gemmingen, the head 

of Radio Vatican's German sce: 

 

This was done live on Saturday at about 1615 UT, when fortunately the Pope 

was still alive. (May sound cynical, but only to those who were never 

involved in broadcasting work.) (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld April 5) 

ZIMBABWE 6044.98 ZBC Seit 2142 UTC ZBC gehoert mit mx px. 

SINPO 3 2-3 3 4 2-3. Seit 2200 UT sind keine Stoerungen mehr vom 

Nachbarkanal. Dafuer jetzt Int. CHN (R. Nei Menggu) schwach auf der 

gleichen QRG. SINPO ZWE nun 34333. 

2205 UT Engl. ID: Radio Zimbabwe + qrg Angaben, 2208 UT mx px. Lt. WRTH 

soll ZBC hier nur bis 1700 UT senden. [Wegen den Wahlen verlaengerte 

Sendezeit, wb.] 

(Wolf-Dieter Behnke-D, A-DX Apr 1) 

6045, presumed Radio Two, at 2200 on Mar 27+ with long vocal hymn or anthem 

on the hour every day, then drums, highlife songs, and talk in vernac. or 

heavily-accented English. On Mar 29 at 2226 UT, man read list of numbers 

containing the word "thousand." Weak, fady, hard to read. (Bob Hill-MA-USA, 


Hobbykontakt 

10. Treffen der Hoerer von KBS World Radio - Radio Korea International - 

am Samstag, den 28. Mai 2005 beim Deutsch - Koreanischen Freundeskreis in 

Mainz. 

Der Deutsch-Koreanische Freundeskreis Mainz laedt alle KBS World 

RadioHoerer und Koreafreunde in seine Raeume in der Mainzer Reduite auch in 

diesem Jahr recht herzlich ein. Das Jahr 2005 steht ganz im Zeichen der 

Feier des 10. Treffens und es ist erfreulich, dass gerade im Koreajahr 2005 

der Mainzer Freundeskreis bereits auf eine lange Reihe von sehr 

erfolgreichen Veranstaltungen dieser Art zurueck blicken kann. 

Den ganzen Tag ueber wird ab 11 Uhr im Vereinsheim ein vielfaeltiges 

Programm geboten: der Bogen reicht von Bildvortraegen, Praesentationen und 

Infomaterial aus Korea, einer Trommel-Perkussion aus dem Land der 

Morgenstille bis hin zu einer Praesentation von Hanbok, der traditionellen 

Tracht der Koreaner, und wird begleitet von den kulinarischen Genuessen des 

Landes. Dem Hobby Rundfunkfernempfang wird ebenso Raum gegeben: so soll 

neben der Vorstellung von Empfangsmoeglichkeiten weltweit sendender 

Radiostationen und der Demonstration der digitalen Kurzwelle eine Live 

Fernfunkverbindung zwischen Mainz und Seoul aufgebaut werden. Hierzu 

begruesst der Freundeskreis in seinen Raeumen Funkamateure aus Mainz, die 

eine komplette Sende- und Empfangsstation aufbauen. 

KBS World Radio wird natuerlich auch diesmal wieder mit Interviews die 

Atmosphaere einfangen und am Abend ueber sein Programm von der 

Veranstaltung berichten. Wer auch am Sonntag noch die Funkerfreunde Mainz

im "Holzturm" besuchen moechte bzw. am Freitag frueher anreist, der hat 

Moeglichkeit, sehr preiswert im unmittelbar zur Reduite gelegenen DLRG- 

Fortbildungszentrum zu uebernachten. 

Die Teilnahme am Hoerertreffen ist kostenlos. Eine fruehzeitige Anmeldung 

ist jedoch wegen der Planung erbeten. Bitte kontaktieren Sie hierzu den 

Vereinsvorsitzenden des Deutsch-Koreanischen Freundeskreises Mainz e.V., 

Herrn Michael Tassler: Tel.: +49 [0] 6131 385379 Email: 

Aktuelle Informationen zum 10. Hoerer- und Koreafreundetreffen sind auch 

auf der Korea-Internetseite des Vereinsmitglieds Thomas Schneider aus 

Freiburg zu erhalten: 

 

(Willi Stengel 6.3.2005 via Christoph Ratzer A-DX, ntt) 

Hallo A-DXer(innen), 

Meine beliebten Seiten mit dem monatlichen wwh Rueckblick vor 30 Jahren 

finden nun endlich ihre Fortsetzung: 

 

Die Beschreibung der Hefte etwas knapper, der Seitenumfang der gescannten 

Heft-PDFs dafuer teilweise erheblich erweitert. 

Ausgabe 1 1975, Rundfunk in Portugal, VLF Konverter, Rundfunkversorgung auf 

Lang- und Mittelwelle, CEEFAX, weltschau. Funkprognose, Logs; 

Ausgabe 2 1975, Radio Free Europe, Teherans Weg zur Rundfunk-Grossmacht, 

Empfaenger RCA AR88D, wwh macht mehr aus deinem AR88D, wwh utility, 

weltschau, 8 Seiten Logs! 

Ausgabe 3 1975, Rundfunk in Lateinamerika, Galei Zahal, Israel, Wie bekomme 

ich QSL-Karten, Weltschau, Klubangebote; 

Ausgabe 4 1975, Rundfunkempfang aus Indonesien, 5 Seiten, Aetherpiraten, 

Martens Mittelwellen-Rahmenantenne, Cubical Quad, weltschau, QSL-umschau, 

Logs; 

Viel Spass mit den alten 1975er Ausgaben unserer AGDX-Fachzeitschrift 

weltweit hoeren! 

73 Christoph (Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX Apr 4) 

HISTORY - comment: Wo sind die Personen Christian Leuner, Willi Bernok, 

Gerhard B tow und viele andere, usw. alle verblieben? Ueber private Mail 

freut sich wb. 














(Erik Koeie-DEN, DR Radio Nov 11)










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ARMENIA Summer A-05 Public Radio of Armenia / Voice of Armenia to WeEu 

1500-1530 Armenian NF 11930 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex11640 for A-04 

1715-1745 Armenian NF 9775 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex 9965 for A-04 

1745-1805 French NF 9775 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex 9965 for A-04 

1805-1825 German NF 9775 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex 9965 for A-04 

1825-1845 English NF 9775 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex 9965 for A-04 


4810 0200-0330 UT Home sce Arm, 0330-0400 PRA in Pe. 

9965 0200-0230 PRA in Arm, 0230-0245 PRA in Sp, 0245-0330 home sce in Arm. 

4810 1745-1845 in Fr, Ge, En, but did'nt announce the parallel frequ. 

864 kHz only. 1550-1610 UT. First time noted on March 13 at 1650 UT with ID 

and IS of TWR, now on DST at 1550 UT. Program in like Georgian lang [TWR 

leaflet shows various 'North Caucasian' langs, wb.]. 

Both 864 and 5855. Complex schedule, 1610-1625 in En. 1625-1655 

Turkm/Kazakh, 1640-1710 Ru(Mo-Fr), 1655-1710 Uzbek, 1710-1740 Tajik(Suns). 

1350 TWR heard at 1930 UT in wintertime with Bible reading in En and 

translated in Turkish (March 13). Schedule in summer: 

1830-1900 Turk, 1900-2000 Hebrew, 1900-1930 Ru(Fri only), 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 12)

864 Usual TWR Armenian at 0300-0330 UT. (wb) 

AUSTRALIA Re Radio OZ and HFCC: Dunno about RA - usually their schedule 

is available from other sources, but many of the Asian broadcasters in 

particular have their schedule information excluded from the HFCC public 

list. I have long held the view that some of the "secrecy" or simply poor 

communication surrounding freq and tx site information generally is a 

contributory factor towards international broadcasting on SW slowly 

disappearing up its own fundament. 

Maybe they only regard the public version of the HFCC list as a document 

frequented by crusty old hobbyists and not the type of people they are 

trying to target. If the site data is deemed to be somehow sensitive, I'm 

sure that anyone that has enough interest in finding this stuff out can do 

so in other ways. And we do. 

(Craig Seager-AUS, ARDXC via dxld Apr 14) 

Yes, HCA KNX 11750 has been doing very well the last few days on 11750 from 

0700 UT, and Wolfy's long path suggestions are very interesting. My 

impression is that the MUF's and LUF's around 0700 are lower than they were 

this time last year - which is probably to be expected. But observations 

are complicated currently by the prevailing conditions. Maybe when these 

improve to whatever is now "normal" then the MUF/LUF range will be 

different to what it seems. 


AUSTRIA On tuning over 49mb around 0630 today [April 13] I noticed that 

6155 was empty - should be ORF Austria there. A check on \\ 13730 revealed 

no signal either. It is now after 0900UT and still nothing is heard - and 

Moosbrunn should be rebroadcasting BBC Arabic on 17555 at 0900-1130, but I 

can't hear that either. 

Can anyone across the pond check if the ORF Sackville relay at 1500-1600 on 

13775 comes up? I'll try it from here, but it's not completely reliable. 

This morning [April 13] I noted that 6155 was empty at tune in 0630. A 

check on 13730 did not reveal anything either, although this one has not 

been a very strong signal here lately in our mornings - 160 degrees. It is 

now 0900 UTC and there is still nothing audible on either of the two 

channels. I am tuned now to 17555 where Moosbrunn should have a relay of 

the BBC in Arabic, but all is quiet there too. So ... what has happened??? 


ORF Moosbrunn totally off this morning. Yes Noel, when checked ORF on 6155 

around 0600 UT, they were on air with usual newscast, 

BUT a little bit later around 0625 UT, I missed both 6155 and 13730 too. 

Also BBC Arabic relay on 17555 kHz is empty now [0900-1130 UT]. 

Nothing heard on DRM registered 9720, not either, scheduled 0500-0900 UT. 

(73 wb [09.50 UT]) 

(later) I listened to ORF TV yesterday night, there wasn't any strike annt 

at Vienna bc center. 

I guess they have a extended MAINTENANCE day at Moosbrunn today, on the 

curtain arrays or either antenna matrix or tx hall overthere. 

In case of the predicted DRM mode tests on 

9720 5-9, 9815 9-14, and 9705 15-17 UT 

with 40 kW only, such tx modulator modification wouldn't harm the whole bc 

station.

(73 wolfy Apr 13) 

Hello Wolfgang, Thanks for the mails re ORF. Yes, it looks like they had a 

"BIG" problem to maintain today at Moosbrunn and had to switch everything 

off while they carried out the work. 

I heard 13730 & 6155 at 1345 on air and found Asian on 17720 (AWR Urdu?) 

and Russian on 9725 (TWR?). However, on checking the TWR schedule I see 

that Russian should be using 9495 according to that list, but I don't hear 

anything on that frequency, so I guess that 9725 is a late replacement? 

(73s from Noel; Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 13) 

[later] Wednesday is sports day here, and I was away on the heart sports 

group in the afternoon. My son checked the 6155 kHz channel and discovered 

OR1 program back at 1308 UT, so Moosbrunn was silent from about 0620 til 

1308 UT. 

Now at 1700 UT Moosbrunn is back on usual schedule, ROI-OR1 6155 and 

13730[latter changes to 5945 at 1730?], VoVTN 9725, and AWR Arabic on 

15265. (73 wolfy Apr 13) 

ORF DRM Umbau? 

Harald Suess from Austria phoned the technical dept. on Moosbrunn Austria 

station, and told me at 1349 UT today: 

ORF/ROI- Moosbrunn sollte seit ca 1025 MESZ heute wieder funktionieren. Es 

war eine Antennenreparatur notwendig, die ca 2 Tage lang andauerte. Dadurch 

war die 6155 und 13730 in dieser Zeit nicht on air. Die anderen Frequenzen 

waren davon nicht betroffen und sind normal laut Px-Schema gefahren worden. 

Info kam telefonisch von Technik/Moosbrunn. vy 73, Harald 

(Harald Suess-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX April 14) 

ORF Moosbrunn txions had a break due of extended antenna repairing work at 

the station on 

April 13, approx. 0600 - 1330, and 

April 14, approx. 0600 - 0825 UT. 

Missed ORF 6155 and 13730 outlets, as well as BBC Arabic 17555 relay at 

0900-1130 UT, and ORF EaAS&PAC sce 17715 at 1200-1300 UT too. 

Reason had nothing to do with a 'possible' DRM Modulator change to prepare 

100 kW tx as the 40 kW DRM unit for MNO txions later this season on: 

9705 1500-1700 27 MOS 40 300 G MNO MER 

9720 0500-0900 27 MOS 40 295 G MNO MER 

9815 0900-1400 27 MOS 40 295 G MNO MER (wb wwdxc BC-DX April 19) 

I have noted - that ORF is again off air today, and including the BBC 

Arabic relay via 17555. The station must have come back on air Wednesday 

around 1300UT - I was listening around 1215, and Wolfy's son noted it on 

air at 1308 UT. So that would be approximately 0850 until 1500 hours in 

Austria which seems to suggest a daytime maintenance shift which only 

affects their own sce and one external relay. And it must be something that 

needs everything to be closed down. I hope the Austrians A-DX will let us 

know what it is. 


BELARUS Summer A-05 for External sce of Radio Belarus: 

0100-0300 5970 MNS 250 kW / 250 deg 1900-2200 7105 MNS 250 kW / 250 deg 

6170 MNS 150 kW / 245 deg 7280 MNS 100 kW / 270 deg

7210 MNS 100 kW / 270 deg 7290 MNS 150 kW / 245 deg 


BURKINA FASO RTV Burkina, 5030.04, *0529-0615+ April 8, sign-on with 

instrumental tune and into Afro-pops and indigenous mx. 0600 French talk. 

Fair to good level but mixing with Gene Scott programming [TIRWR Costa 

Rica]. Both in at equal level, but BF stronger than DGS at times. (Brian 

Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Apr 14) 

COSTA RICA REE via CRI 5965 came up well in Spanish a day or so ago. It 

appears to carry the same programme as broadcast via their European sce on 

12035, but slightly delayed. However, their programme guide suggests that 

it should be doing something else between 0600 and 0700 at least. (Noel R. 

Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 14) 

CUBA [non] Tried monitoring the opening of RNV via Cuba on 13680, April 

8. No spy-numbers this day either; around 1957 tune-in, there was already 

mx of some sort, but that was cut off around 1959 for the RNV IS to start 

at 2000. Introduced a "programa mixto" and usual Apartado 3979, 10-10 

Caracas address (from which P-mail bounces), but no txion schedule. 


YES, we tested 11760 kHz with one of the new antennas at the Bauta site, 

and it seems to be working very well indeed. Now the tower crews are giving 

the finishing touches of the first of the new antennas, an omnidirectional 

9 to 12 MHz quadrant, that so far has shown excellent characteristics 

during the tests. 

Be on the lookout for our upcoming antenna tests, between 15 and 20 hours 

UT, and remember that reports of our test broadcasts on 11760, 11800, 

12000, 9550, 9505, 6000, 6060, 6140, and 6180 kHz will be most appreciated 

and a special QSL card will be sent to those reporting the tests. 

(Radio Habana Cuba Dxers Unlimited weekend edition for 9-10 April 2005 By 

Arnie Coro radio amateur CO2KK, via ODXA via DXLD) 

CYPRUS The BBC relay station on 1323 kHz this MW BBC station is still 

off the air as from 26th February[?March, wb.] 2005 from 2300 till 0200 UTC 

then comes back in English without any annoucement of a break in txion. 

(Costa Constantinides-CYP, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 12) 

I just received the new schedule from the BBC and it says 0200-2300 for 

this freq starting 27th March, so your observation is acc. to the schedule. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 13) 

GEORGIA 9495 "APSUA Radio" (Abkhaz Radio) in Abkhazian & Russian noted at 

0330-0450 UT [extended bc time?] on Apr 1st. 

Also noted on Sat Apr 2 at 0710 UT in Abkhazian & Russian. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 12) 

GERMANY Kindly request for reception report of the program The Overcomer 

Ministry on SW. Dear All, we kindly would like to ask for reception reports 

of the program The Overcomer Ministry on: 

6110 kHz, 1359 to 1659 UTC, target area Europe, and 

13810 kHz, 1400 to 1559 UTC, target area Near East, Middle East, South 

Europe 

Any reception report would be highly appreciated and we will forward it to 

the Ministry immediately. (Ralf Weyl-D, DTK T-systems Juelich, via wwdxc 

BC-DX April 14)

15275 R. Multi-Kulti via DW-Nauen at 1028-1100* on Apr 10, "Romanes"-??, DW 

IS at t/in, drums/"grunts" and "Romanes" at 1030 w/ full "Radio Multi- 

Kutli-Berlin" ID w/ mention of Deutsche Welle. Nx items re Kofi Annan, 

Kosovo and Serbia b/w pop mx selections. Drums and ID again at s/off. Good. 

\\ 17765. Listed for Sundays only. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Apr 15) 

17870, R Rhino International - Africa (RRIA), via Juelich. I received this 

e-mail: 

Dear Finn Krone, 

Thanks for your inquiry mail. I am sorry to inform you that due to 

accumulated unpaid bills, RRIA temporarily suspended its txions until April 

4th. 2005. We regret any inconviniences caused to you and all our 

listeners. Greetings from Cologne - Germany, Godfrey Ayoo, ELUM-ANIAP, 

Director - RRIA. 

Chairman: VOICE OF THE VOICELESS INTERNATIONAL - , Uganda eV, c/o 

Allerweltshaus, Koernerstr. 77-79, 50823 Koeln - Germany. E-mail: 

(via Finn Krone-DEN, dswci DXW Apr 6) 

A note on the website of R Rhino International , said 

on Apr 04: "With effects from April 7th. RRIA resumes its txion and 

broadcasts. However, to avoid similar disruption as experienced twice 

already, your donation is highly appreciated as we enter the third phase 

for the total liberation of Uganda." On another page which was updated on 

Mar 24, 2005, is mentioned their latest schedule: Mo-Fr 1500-1530 on 17870. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Apr 6) 

Rhino back on air. Good clear reception of Rhino on 17870 kHz here at 1520 

tune-in - man with political rhetoric about Uganda in English plus 'phone & 

fax nos and website mentioned: www.radiorhino.org . Plus some African 

songs. SIO 344. Covered by, but still audible under, carrier at 1527 when 

Rhino closing, but drowned by much stronger VOA sign-on at 1529 in 

Georgian. (Alan Pennington-UK, dxld Apr 14) 

MW 1539 ERF/TWR Mainflingen. Baustelle ruht bis September. 

Steilstrahlantenne laesst auf sich warten. 

In 70 Einzelteilen wurden jetzt die Gittermasten fuer die Sendefunkanlage 

Mainflingen angeliefert. Die zwischen sechs und acht Meter langen Elemente 

bleiben bis September am kuenftigen Standort eingelagert. Daraus entstehen 

spaeter fuenf etwa 80 Meter hohe Masten fuer den so genannten Kreuzdipol, 

der seine Leistung im Winkel von etwa 45 Grad zum Horizont an die 

Ionosphaere abstrahlt. Von dort werden die Radiowellen reflektiert und sind 

an der Erdoberflaeche zu empfangen. Der Sendebetrieb wird dann von 

Frankfurt aus ueberwacht. Mit dieser Installation sollen nach Aussagen der 

Experten die unerwuenschten Nebenwirkungen der Vergangenheit angehoeren. 

Seit Jahren klagen Buerger in Zellhausen und Umgebung ueber die Stoerung 

von Fahrzeugelektronik oder Haushaltsgeraeten, aus denen das Programm des 

Evangeliums-Rundfunks dudelt. 

"Diese besondere Antennentechnologie gibt mehr als 70 Prozent der 

eingespeisten Sendeleistung gebuendelt nach oben ab und verhindert so den 

unerwuenschten Detektoreffekt in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft der Anlage", 

erlaeutert Projektleiter Henning Pook die Neuerung. "Deshalb sprechen wir 

von einer Steilstrahlantenne." Den Kostenaufwand fuer diese Anlage 

beziffert der Fachmann auf etwa zwei Millionen Euro. Seit Jahren klagen 

Buerger in Zellhausen und Umgebung ueber die Stoerung von 

Fahrzeugelektronik oder Haushaltsgeraeten, aus denen das Programm des 

Evangeliums-Rundfunks dudelt. Mit dieser Installation sollen die 

unerwuenschten Nebenwirkungen der Vergangenheit angehoeren.

Die zwischen sechs und acht Meter langen Elemente bleiben allerdings bis 

September am kuenftigen Standort eingelagert. Der Standort liegt in einem 

Landschaftsschutz- und Flora-Fauna-Habitat-Gebiet. Bau- und Rodungsarbeiten 

sind dort nur im Zeitraum von Anfang September bis Mitte Maerz zugelassen. 

Zwar sind die Fundamente fuer dieSendemasten trotz der lange anhaltenden 

Frostperiode soweit fertiggestellt, doch die Montage kann auf Grund dieser 

Verzoegerung erst in etwa sechs Monaten beginnen. 

"Wir rechnen mit einer Montagezeit von etwa vier Wochen", sagt Willi 

Trella, Referent fuer Hoch- und Tiefbau bei der Firma T-Systems. 

(Offenbach-Post 14. April 2005 via Lothar Ruehl ERF/TWR, via Dr. Hansjoerg 

Biener; ntt Apr 15) 

Kommentar: Diese Meldung wird die Anlieger aufatmen lassen und aergerlich 

machen. Unwillkuerlich muss man sich fragen, wie man bei T-Systems eine 

solche Zeitplanung machen kann bzw. ob man dort fuer Zeitverzoegerungen 

Vertragsstrafen vorgesehen hat. Zwei Monate eher und die Anwohner haetten 

ein halbes Jahr frueher Ruhe, und der Evangeliums-Rundfunk, der ja weder 

mit der Empfangslage noch mit der Stimmung vor Ort zufrieden sein konnte, 

haette auch seinen Frieden gehabt. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 14) 

Was soll diese buerokratische Verzoegerung? 

Das Senderhaus [ehemal. DLF Bunker aus 1964] steht doch nur 150 Meter von 

der Autobahn mit seinen Geraeuschen und Abgasen, was soll da der 

Naturschutz??? Und die Flugzeuge nach Rhein-Main donnern doch auch im 30 

Sekunden Rhythmus darueber hinweg. 

Die Molch-Kolonien zur Verhinderung von Verkehrsbauten lassen gr essen. 

Vollkommen ueberzogene buerokratisch-gesetzliche Standards mal wieder in 

Deutschland/EU?, auch der Haupstadt Flughafen Schoenefeld wird erst 2020 

fertig, wenn ueberhaupt. Heute gab es wieder gerichtliche Klagen dagegen, 

seit 1990 nach der Wende soll Schoenefeld ausgebaut werden. 30 Jahre 

Verzoegerung, dann Prost Mahlzeit. 

Btw. die jetzige Einzel-Mastantenne fuer den 1539 kHz Sender hat schon 

hinter Heidelberg kein Signal mehr gezeigt, hier in Stuttgart kommt fast 

nichts mehr an, die ist eine wirkliche Katastrophe. Da begruesse ich fuer 

mich die Massnahme mit der Steilstrahlantenne. Die am oberen Bandende 

liegenden Langenberg 1593, Sarnen-SUI 1566, Burg 1575, und VoRUS- 

Wachenbrunn 1323 kHz haben hier in Stuttgart immer die besseren Signale 

geliefert. 


Die Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt hat am 6. April 2005 zwei Spartenprogramme 

genehmigt, die kuenftig Burger Mittelwellen belegen werden: 

- Auf der Mittelwelle 531 kHz wendet sich der Veranstalter Radio Starlet 

mit dem Programm Truckradio an Berufskraftfahrer. Der Veranstalter hat die 

Frequenz schon laenger auf seiner Homepage angekuendigt. Geruechteweise ist 

fuer 531 kHz von 100 kW die Rede. 

- Das Programm Oldiestar Radio von der Digital Radio Berlin Betriebs GmbH 

ist kuenftig auf Mittelwelle 1575 kHz empfangbar. Oldiestar sendet bereits 

auf der UKW-Frequenz Zehlendorf 104,9 MHz fuer den Norden Berlins. Die 

Internetpraesenz bei ist erst im Aufbau, ermoeglicht 

aber bereits Internetradio. 

Wie der Direktor der MSA, Christian Schurig, im Anschluss an die Sitzung 

mitteilte, werden mit dieser Lizenzentscheidung die Mittelwellenfrequenzen 

in Sachsen-Anhalt zu neuem, digitalen Leben erweckt. Nachdem mit der DAB- 

Technologie digitales Radio die bisherigen UKW-Frequenzen abloest, gibt es 

eine vergleichbare Technologie auch fuer den Bereich Lang-, Mittel- und

Kurzwelle, die weltweit vor der Einfuehrung steht. Beide zugelassenen 

Programmveranstalter sehen allein in der Digitalisierung des Radios die 

Moeglichkeit, auch Zukunftssicherheit in diesem klassischen Massenmedium 

herzustellen. 

Die beiden Mittelwellenfrequenzen 531 und 1575 kHz am Standort Burg bei 

Magdeburg decken aufgrund ihrer Leistung mindestens den gesamten Bereich 

Sachsen-Anhalts ab. 

Apr 7. 

(via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Apr 15) 

GUAM AWR Wavescan? 

Gibt es eigentlich schon Informationen wann Wavescan das Dx-Programm von 

AWR wieder ausgestrahlt wird? Man wollte doch ab Anfang April mit dem nun 

in Asien produzierten Programm wieder on air sein. 73 Christoph (Christoph 

Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX Apr 9) 

Das ist das Einzige, was ich zu diesem Thema in den vergangenen Wochen 

gehoert habe. (wb) 

AWR Wavescan was supposed to resume on March 27, produced in 

Singapore and presumably transmitted only from Guam, but there is 

still nothing about that on website 

 

What was undeniably AWR's most popular program has obviously become a low 

priority, even expendable? despite its considerably increased off - topic 

rambling about religion especially in its last few months before hiatused 

at yearend (Glenn Hauser, OK, dxld) 

I had a message from Adrian a week or two ago, and it sounded like things 

were still a bit up in the air, so I would not be surprised at a delay. 

Whenever it resumes, I imagine we'll carry it, as long as Adrian is still 

involved in it. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA WRMI, dxld March 26) 

[AWR Adrian Peterson-USA, wb.] 

INDONESIA VoINS inserted an ID in English with website info, sometime 

around the middle of the mostly-music 1300 INSn broadcast on 9525, but I 

did not note the exact time, April 12; next day listened from 1320 to 1340 

but did not hear it again. Next2 day April 14, caught the English annmt at 

1319, giving for access to transcript of news, 

then into trance-inducing mx, and at 1330 Qur'an, followed by sermon past 

1345; it was after all Thursday evening. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA dxld Apr 13) 

IRAN/IRAQ 3970.85, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan at 0325-0340 fade-out, 

Kurdish talks and ann, a song and some orchestral mx, fair on 26 March. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, dswci DXW Apr 6) 

Iranian jammer noted at 1500-1600 UT on 4270 kHz, but nothing could be 

observed underneath. 

At 1415 UT in range 3800-4860 kHz only VoIranian Kurdistan was 3970 kHz, 

plus jammer. 

At 1310-1355cl-d UT native ME mx noted on 6335 kHz, but very weak signal. 

At 1426 UT on 3880, 4380, and 6425 kHz Iranian jammers and symphonic mx 

program underneath. 

At 1600-1730 VoKomala on 3940 (not 3930) and 4610. 1400-1755 4025, Voice of 

the People of Iraqi Kurdistan. Their leader J. Talabani is now a President 

of Iraq!

At 1616 UT on 4160 kHz, at 1630 UT Arabic, poor signal. 

(All April 2nd.) 

Voice of the Communist Party of Iran cl-down at 1757 UT on 3880, 4360, and 

6425 kHz, Apr 7th. 

At 0200 UT on 3970 and 4860 kHz Hymn of Kurdistan observed. Apr 1. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 14) 

IRELAND 252 RTE testing out Orban Optimod 9200 on 252 kHz Long Wave. RTE 

are testing a new Optimod 9200 with version 3 software on 252 Long Wave 

over the next days/weeks and are looking for reception reports which can be 

sent via (Digital Spy). 

4 March 2005 RTE are currently using 300 kW daytime 100 kW nightime on LW 

252 kHz, they've just added a new Optimod audio processor, so the audio is 

now much louder which should help with DX' ing the station outside Europe. 

It sounds much better and should greatly improve reception of RTE Radio 1 

in the UK (Paul Strickland, Longwave Message Board) 

From: 

Digital Audio Processor for AM 

OPTIMOD-AM 9200 combines the stability and programmability of digital with 

the well-known benefits of the OPTIMOD sound. With OPTIMOD, nx has more 

crisp presence, sports has more natural ambience, and mx jumps out with 

more bass punch and high-end sparkle. A single less-more control lets you 

adjust processing without complex tweaking of parameters, and the 9200 can 

automatically switch your presets in sync with dayparts or special events. 

(via BrDXC NL, Apr 9) 

I have just been listening to one of my favourite Sunday morning programmes 

of Irish mx and song via RTE on air Sundays at 0705-0755 UT and via 252LW. 

The quality of the audio was exceptionally good and clear and superior to 

that heard via 567MW, which always sounds "muffled" to my ears - even after 

the recent overhaul. Another commendable point is that the audio is not 

splashing unduly onto adjacent freqs as it once did in the days of Atlantic 

252. I assume that some other type of audio processing was in use which 

caused that to occur. 

Reception of Kalundborg 243 kHz and whatever appeared on 261 was completely 

spoiled - but not now. However, I note that power has been reduced to 

'only' 300 kW and this allows the Algerian signal to appear below that of 

RTE at times, even at my location in daytime, so it may be more of a 

problem further east and south of me. 


Ab dem 15. April 2005 verschluesselt der Satellitenbetreiber Worldspace die 

Ausstrahlung des Satellitenstroms von World Radio Network. Waehrend etwa 

Radio HCJB Quito auf Sonderkonditionen hinwies, die World Radio Network 

fuer das Abonnement ausgehandelt habe, zeigte sich der irische 

oeffentliche-rechtliche Rundfunk "very upset". Radio Telefis Eireann hatte 

zum 31. Dezember 2003 seine weltweiten Kurzwellensendungen zugunsten von 

Satellitensendungen eingestellt. 

Auf der Homepage entschuldigte man sich bei den Hoerern und Hoererinnen 

fuer die Umstaende, die ausserhalb der Kontrolle des Senders laegen. Man 

werde aber seine Optionen pruefen, um auch weiterhin kostenfrei gehoert zu 

werden. Auch andere Auslandsdienste wie Radio Netherlands sind von dem 

Politikwechsel von Worldspace, das ohnehin ein proprietaeres Empfangssystem

einsetzt betroffen und bitten um Rueckmeldungen von Hoerern, die bisher 

ueber Worldspace versorgt werden. 

Insgesamt kann das bedeuten, das World Radio Network den Satellitenstrom 

bei Worldspace aufgeben muss. Ausser World Radio Network (Asiastar, 

Afristar) sind kuenftig folgende Programme verschluesselt: CNN 

International (Asiastar, Afristar), NPR Worldwide (USA) (Asiastar), zwei 

BBC-Kanaele (Asiastar), Radio France Internationale (Asiastar) und Radio 

Shuva (Afristar). (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Apr 15) 

JORDAN 12110mix Came across of Arabic nx of Jordan Radio at 0600 UT on 

Fri Apr 8th. This a mixture signal of 11810/11960 kHz, latter closes 

usually around 0813 UT [though registered 0500-0715 UT], AKA 500kW 350degr 

towards Western Europe. But NOT heard on symmetrical 11660 kHz, 150 kHz 

away. NOT KWT hx 2x6055 kHz. 


KOREA/CHINA KBS/CRI clash on 15210 kHz. 

Could be that IBB and/or ITU are "pintados en la pared", which equals to 

saying that they are useless, but how about this one: CRI and KBS fighting 

it out until 1100 when both leave the air, CRI in English and KBS in 

Spanish. 

Someone having the current ITU plan could perhaps tell us where CRI is 

beaming their txion? As for KBS I would think they are beaming towards 

Europe. The freq where these two giants clash is 15210 kHz (Henrik Klemetz, 

Sweden, April 9, dxldyg via DXLD) 

HFCC A-05 just: 15210 0900-1100 55,59,60 KUN 500 135 CHN CRI 

RTC which means to eastern Australia and NZ. 

But 

shows 15210 as direct from Korea to Europe 

(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

That's not new event, same QRM clash happened in last A-04 season already 

... and in A-01, A-02, A-03 toooooo. 

Main back lobe of 135 plus 180 degrees 315 deg would fit right into Sweden! 

ITU, HFCC, and "fq managment software" tolerate such outlets to ANTIPODES 

targets. 

As always explained, some 1100 lines are cout out on public version from 

the main FCC file. 

15210 0700-1100 30SE,31S,32S,33SW,42N,43N KIM 250kw 305deg 


The public version of the HFCC schedule is not complete. As it says on the 

website, "Data of BFM and ABU-HFC have been removed on their request." KBS 

is an ABU member, so I guess it would not list KBS txs in Korea :-( 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Apr 9) 

KYRGYZSTAN The very mountaneous and very poor Republic in Central Asia is 

surrounded by China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. 70% of the 

nearly 200.000 square kilometres territory is covered by glaciers and 

perpetual snow. Half of the five million inhabitants are Kyrgyz and speak 

that lang which is related to Turkish. About one million speak Russian and 

650,000 Uzbek. Most are muslims. Until two weeks ago Askar Akajev has been 

its only President since the Independence from the Soviet Union in October 

1991. During the first years he initiated political reforms and tried to 

introduce democracy, but from 1996 he arrogated more and more power to 

himself. After the peaceful revolution on Mar 24, he has now resigned from 

his exile in Russia.

4010, Kyrgyz R 1, Bishkek, 1610, Mar 24, special report in Russian and 

Kyrgyz about the situation in the country on the day where demonstrators 

forced President Akajev to flee the country. (Ritola in Dxplorer, Mar 24) 

4795, Kyrgyz R 1, Bishkek, 1800-1835, Mar 26, operatic folksongs, ann in 

Kyrgyz, 23232, heard \\ 4010 (22222). 

Heard again and much better on Mar 27 at 0055 on 4010 (45344) and 4795 

(33332). 


6030, R Extol, via Bishkek, *1550-1800*, Mar 24. It is a new religious 

station (/project?) broadcasting in Dari, Tajik and Farsi. (Mauno Ritola- 

FIN in Dxplorer, Mar 24) 

LAOS 7145 Lao National Radio. Apr 5 at 1350-1406(S/off). SINPO33332. Male 

talk in English. ID was heard at 1400, followed by National Anthem. English 

news was heard from 1402 and signed off at 1406. Extended broadcast ? (Iwao 

Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 15) 

LATVIA As reported, there has so far not appeared a tx on 1350 kHz with a 

24/7 relay of Radio Tatras International (RTI), contrary to info given on 

the Web and in the anoraknation forum (pointing at a 50kW tx in Kuldiga). 

Sources in Latvia suggest that such a regular relay would not be likely at 

this point, taking into account license matters and technical 

circumstances. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Apr 13) 

MADAGASCAR [Cland to Sudan] 15320 Radio Nile, at *0427-0457* on Apr 16, 

drums/percussion instruments into Sudanese Arabic, then English, ID "This 

is Radio Nile broadcasting on 15320 kHz 19 mb and 12060 kHz in the 25 mb 

shortwave band. Radio Nile brings you news and current affairs and programs 

on peace, education, devopment... Tune in every Sat Sun and Mon and Tue at 

7 hours AM. Radio Nile coming shortwave (at tune)", then prgr in Sudanese 

Arabic. Slightly weaker than // 12060, but both strong. Included local nice 

songs at armchair level. Percussion/string instruments at close. 


12060 0427-0457 47E,48,52E,53 MDC 250 325 

15320 0427-0457 47E,48,52E,53 MDC 250 335 

Sat-Tue only. 

R. Nile, 15320 via Madagascarat 0429-0457* on April 10, tune-in to English 

nx about medical care in Sudan. Afro pops, program about economic 

development in Sudan, some vernacular talk. Surprisingly good signal; 

weaker on \\ 12060. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Apr 14) 

MOLDOVA Radio Dniester Moldavian Republic Pridnestrovye in Ge/Fr/En: 

1600-1642 on 5960* KCH 500 kW / 265 deg, not on registered 5910 

* strong co-ch TRT/Voice of Turkey in Turkish 


OMAN QSL address of January 2005: 

Resident Engineer/General Manager 

VT Merlin Communications & Partners LLC 

BBC Relay Station, P.O.Box 40, Al Ashkarah, PC 422, OMAN 

(letter delivery address) 

another letter head address: 

VT Group. P.O.Box 2788, CPO Seeb, PC 111, OMAN. (Hans-Dieter Buschau-D, A- 

DX Apr 13)

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan has changed freq at 1700-1900 [World Service to 

West Europe] from 9390 to 9365. This is to avoid IBB [RL Uzbek] on 9390 at 

1700-1800 and Radio Sweden at 1800-1815, as well as splash from IBB VoA in 

Turkish on 9385 at 1800-1900. Both IBB's are registered as Sri Lanka with 

the HFCC. Another one to add to Glenn's growing list of collisions! 

9385 1800-1900 VoA IRA 310deg 

9390 1700-1800 RFE IRA 356deg 


PARAGUAY 9737.8 R.Nacional at 0943-1008 UT on Apr 12, Spanish, 2 OM w/ 

banter b/w mxal selections thru 1000. Jingle ID followed by full "canned" 

ID at 1006. Fair/Good. 


PHILIPPINES Die neue IBB-Anlage fuer die Mittelwelle 1170 kHz wurde am 

15. Maerz 2005 in Betrieb genommen, hat aber wegen Ueberschlaegen bisher 

maximal 900 statt 1000 kW erreicht. Der Abbau der alten Antennenanlage 

begann am 16. Maerz. Die alte Anlage hatte den letzten, noch 

betriebsfaehigen CEMCO (Continental Electronics Manufacturing Co.) 105B- 

Megawatt-Sender. Der Sender wurde 1954 ausgeliefert und war noch einmal im 

Betrieb, als der Harris DX-1000 zur neuen Anlage umzog. Damit war der 105B 

fuenfzig Jahre im Betrieb. (Aaron Zawitsky 17.3., 7.4.2005 via Gl. Hauser 

dxld, ntt Apr 15) 

PORTUGAL Rather odd but not unprecedented to hear a station on two 

adjacent freqs, causing a het with itself: RDPI, at 2140 April 8 with 

sports talk and play involving a silly ball, on 15555 which was slightly 

stronger and less distorted than 15550, still after 2200. Trouble is, A-05 

schedule shows 15555 to Venezuela and 15560, not 15550, to North America, 

for "special broadcasts". (Glenn Hauser-OK, dxld Apr 8) 

RUSSIA 12065 Bible Voice BC via Khabarovsk at 1233-1245* on Apr 13, 

Mandarin (listed)/English, OM and YL w/ alternating talks, YL w/ web info 

ending in "..asia.com". Musical bridge and YL w/ BVB ID and UK address. 

Poor/fair at best. 


[ETHIOPIA non] Two new target radio programs (with political background) 

appeared in the online schedule of TDP brokered txions 

 

Tensae Ethiopia Voice of Unity 1500-1600 15660 AM ......s Amharic Africa 

SAM 250 199deg 

Radio Voice of ENUF 1700-1800 12120 AM ....f.s Amharic Africa 

ARM 250 188deg 

The website for the latter is given as 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Apr 16) 

Summer A-05 for Radio Rossii in Russian: 

0100-0600 9480 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu 



Summer A-05 for Voice of Russia in Russian WS: 

0100-0200 603 648 936 972 1314 1503 5900 9725 9860 9880 12070 15425 15455 

0200-0300 936 5900 7330 9725 9880 12070 15425 15455 

1200-1300 936 972 999 1143 1431 1548 7390 9480 9745 9920 11670 

1300-1400 1251 9480^ 9480 11670 15540 17645 

1500-1600 1251 1314 5945 11635 12055 15440 

1700-1800 603 693 11630 13855 15540 

1900-2000 612 1215 5950 11630 11745 12055

2000-2100 648 972 999 1215 1503 5950 12055 

^DRM broadcast 

Summer A-05 for TWR Europe via ARM 2x100 kW / 284 deg to CeEu: 

1445-1530 Polish Sun; 1500-1530 Polish Mon-Sat; 1530-1600 Hung. Daily; 

1600-1615 Czech Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri and 1600-1630 Romanian Sat 9735 

1600-1615 Czech Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri and 1600-1630 Romanian Sat 7290 

Summer A-05 for Voice of Delina in Amharic: 

1500-1600 Sat NF 15660 SAM 250 kW / 199 deg to EaAf, ex15650 for B-04 

Summer A-05 for Radio Huryaal in Somali: 

1730-1800 Sat-Thu 12130 SAM 250 kW 188 deg to EaAf, ex12140 for B-04 

Summer A-05 for Tatarstan Wave: 

0400-0500 15140 SAM 250 kW / 060 deg to FE 

0600-0700 9690 SAM 250 kW / 060 deg to CeAs 

0800-0900 11925 SAM 100 kW / 310 deg to WeEu 


Radio Stn Tikhiy Okean: Will return to the air soon. The respective 

agreement has been signed by Vladivostok admin. head Vladimir Nikolayev and 

Gen Mgr of "Vladivostok" TV/radio company, Valeriy Bakshin. Operation sked 

will be published later. This from 

 

via Ashikhmin-Russia, open_dx in Signal. Tnx as well to Ron Howard for his 

English translation of this at 

 

Note the ment. of the SW tests. (Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Apr 10) 

SLOVAKIA The 100th release of "Radio World" - the DX Programme of Radio 

Slovakia International was aired on April 3 2005 (Radio Bulgaria DX 

Programme April 8 via John Norfolk, dxldyg). Anyone know about this 

program? I've never heard of it. 

(John Norfolk-USA, via dxld Apr 14) 

It's a Russian DX-program titled "Mir radio/radiomir" (The Word of 

Radio/Radio World), hosted by Tina Krasnopol'skaya from DW's technical 

dept. In the past Tina was producing a similar program for RSI German. I'm 

not sure if it's still on, though. The Russian edition can be heard every 

Sunday during last 10 mins. 

(Sergei Sosedkin-IL-USA, ibid.) 

SOUTH AFRICA 11690 on April 9 at 0516-0536 UT. R. OKAPI - Meyerton, FF- 

Vernacular, debate on John Paul II. Very good. (Luca Bitto Fiora-I, 


11690 Radio Okapi via Meyerton on Apr 9 at 0540-0600(S/off). SINPO34333. 

Discussion in French. Station jingle at 0558 UT. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, 


Thanks for the coverage of SWRA on WOR # 1270 heard here on WRN Afristar 

0800 this morning. However the times for the freqs you list are in 

Zimbabwean local time, not UT. The correct times in UT for the freqs and 

sites are as follows: 

1600-1800 UT: 15145, Rampisham-UK 

1800-1900 UT: 11770, Rampisham-UK

1600-1900 UT: 12145, Armavir-RUS 

1600-1900 UT: 3300, Meyerton-AFS 

0300-0500 UT: 1197 MW, Lesotho 

Oddly, 3230 0300-0500 UT is still on air and isn't jammed. It is not listed 

by SWRA & the station director told me last week that it was due to end on 

Monday 4? 3300 & 12145 are jammed 1600-1900 here in Zimbabwe; 15145 & 11770 

are in the clear. 1197 MW is in the clear. (David Pringle-Wood, Harare-ZWE, 

dxld April 9) 

SW Radio Africa back on 4880 kHz. A new freq for SWRA: 4880, 1600-1900 UT. 

Just to keep you updated on SWRA, they have been heard on 4880, 1600-1900 

yesterday 12 April and again this evening 13 April. This is their original 

A-05 Winter freq from Meyerton, Sentech, South Africa. 

Heard in the clear without any jamming but as the station hasn't fully 

updated their website as yet, the jammers are still on 3300, which is 

severely jammed (no comment!) 

12145, 1600-1900 from Armavir-RUS is jammed severely as heard from 

Zimbabwe. 

15145, 1600-1800 from UK, Ramphisham is in the clear. 

11770, 1800-1900 from UK, Ramphisham is in the clear. 

It's a heavy struggle that SWRA has had over these past weeks but as the 

station is still making plans to beat the jammers, and it is working out so 

far, they are still being heard well here in Zimbabwe. Please note Zimbabwe 

time is UT +2hrs. 

SW Radio Africa : The govt is still jamming our SW broadcasts. To get 

around this we are broadcasting on more than one frequency. For the full 3 

hours of our broadcast (6 to 9 pm Zimbabwe time) we are on 12145 kHz in the 

25m band. We are also broadcasting on 15145 kHz in the 19 metre band from 6 

to 8 pm, on 11770 in the 25 metre band from 8 to 9 pm, and on 4880 in the 

60 metre band for the full three hours. In the mornings you will also find 

us on Medium wave from 5 to 7 am on 1197 kHz. Outside the broadcast area, 

listen over the internet at 

(David Pringle-Wood, Harare-ZWE, dxld Apr 14) 

SOUTH AFRICA 6100 has been used for CRI relay from Meyerton for the past 

2 months or so, although I have not seen it reported anywhere yet, in fact 

CRI themselves seem to be totally confused about this broadcast. The 

schedule is 1500-1800 English and 1800-1900 Chinese. Excellent signal here, 

of course. (Vashek Korinek-AFS, dswci DXW Mar 27) 

In the HFCC A05 schedule, CRI is listed to broadcast daily at *1500-1900* 

to southern Africa via Meyerton (100 kW). (ap) 

9555 is used for Christian Voice/Your Voice at 0515-1545 UT 

via Meyerton. Started on Mar 27. Strange to compete for the listeners with 

Christian Voice with a completely different programming from Zambia on 9865 

0700-1700 also putting out a very good signal here. (Vashek Korinek-AFS, 

dswci DXW Apr 6) 

SOUTH AFRICA [Clandestine to ZWE] 7120, Radio VOP, via Madagascar at 

1703-1730 UT on Apr 14, weak on squeezed frequency. English polit. talk, 

many IDs, mostly "Radio VOP" but also "You are tuned to Radio Voice of the 

People." 

Gave address as Radio VOP, P.O.Box 5750, Harare, Zimbabwe. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 15)

SYRIA Radio Damascus, Syria on April 12th 1805-1905 in German heard on 

9330 and 12085 and announced 13605 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 

15) [?13610 instead?, wb.] 

Was heard on Wednesday in Turkish at 1605 on 9330 and Russian follows. The 

complete sched is not yet know - it does go off air for part of the 

evening. 


TAIWAN 15250, Fu Hsing B/Cing Co., see QSL at 

 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 10) 

15250 Fu Hsing Broadcasting Station, Taipei. Nice full data Crocus Flower 

QSL Card with accompany information letter in English and Chinese. This for 

my report of March the 13th. The only error is that for the Date and Time 

they have listed 94.03.13 for both... somewhat of error for the year? 

Sent in a large brown envelope with this address: Fu Hsing Broadcasting 

Station, 5, Lane 280, Section 5, Chungshan North Road, Taipei 111, Republic 

of China (Taiwan) 

E-mail: web site: 

Reply in 27 days. v/s nil QSL card and letter. 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Apr 14) 

UKRAINE Summer A-05 for Radio Ukraine International in Ukrainian: 

0000-0500 7485 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS 

0500-0800 9945 KHR 100 kW / 277 deg to WeEu 

0800-1300 15675 KHR 100 kW / 277 deg to WeEu 

1300-1700 7530 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS 



2300-0400 7440 SMF 500 kW / 314 deg to NoAmEa 

English 0000-0100 7440 German 1700-1800 7490 

0300-0400 7440 2000-2100 7490 

1100-1200 15675 2300-2400 7420 

2100-2200 7420 Ukrainian - all other times and freqs 


U.K. Bushlog BBC Bush House photo archive A fascinating collection of 

bits and pieces (articles from London Calling and newspapers) compiled by 

former staff members. As an active listener at the time, it really is a 

"where are they now?" blog. 

 

(posted by Jonathan Marks Apr 10, Critical Distance BV blog via DXLD) 

BBC World Service and BBC Monitoring Sunday, April 10, 2005 

There is a fascinating collection of assorted BBC World Service publicity 

material and personal photographs and documents from c1950-2000 at 

 

I found this article about BBC Monitoring: From "Voice for the World" 

booklet, published by BBC World Service, 1988. 

(via hcdx Apr 10) 

[unid location] 7205 monitored only from 2226-2230 Apr 9 - 444 - OM you're 

listening to test txion VT Merlin Communications, a leading provider for 

international broadcasting sces, please visit - also 

heard at 0011 UT on Apr 10 w/ much noise and weaker signal.

(Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx Apr 11) 

USA WWRB on 3185 kHz at 0417 UT April 13 with gospel huxter. 


KIMF R.I.P. Per George Jacobs, they have turned in their construction 

permit so they will not be building a SW station here anytime soon. This 

was a station that had been slated for construction in the western state of 

New Mexico. [Pinon] 

WRNO Also per George Jacobs, they are still waiting on their antenna tuner. 

He also stated - He says that the FCC has granted them temporary operating 

authorization through April 15th, so he anticipates that they will be on by 

then. He also stated that this is a new 50 kW tx they have installed 

WRMI 7385 heard throughout the day here. I'm only about 80 miles west of 

them as the crow flies. Good signal, Christian Media Network programming. 

Ex 15725. 

(Hans Johnson-FL, Mar 7, Jihad-DX via dswci DXW) 

VoA in Creole from April 10th til 29th Oct: 

11890 1130-1200 GA 205deg Mon-Fri 

11925 1130-1200 GA 164 Mon-Fri 

15360 1130-1200 GA 164 Mon-Fri 

15390 1630-1700 GB 146 

17565 1630-1700 GA 164 

21555 1630-1700 DL 100 

11895 2100-2130 GB 183 

13725 2100-2130 GB 168 

21555 2100-2130 DL 100 

(Apr 14) 

UZBEKISTAN Summer A-05 Voice of Tibet via TAC 100 kW / 131 deg: 

1100-1148 17522.0 or 17525.0 or 17528.0 

1212-1300 17522.0 or 17525.0 or 17528.0 

1301-1349 17522.0 or 17525.0 or 17528.0 

1430-1518 17522.0 or 17525.0 or 17528.0 


VIETNAM 4739.85 Son La Br. Station (pres) at 1355-1401* on Mar 26, 

distinctive chanting (Buddhist?). Language sounded right for Vietnam. Weak. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dswci DXW Apr 6) 

DSWCI Domestic Broadcasting Survey No. 7 

It is nearing completion and should be published around May 1. It will 

probably contain 48 A-4 pages as usual, but be completely updated. It is 

distributed primarily by E-mail, with unchanged prices: 

DKK 40.00 / EUR 5.00/ USD 7.00/ GBP 4.00/ 6 IRC. 

The printed edition will be DKK 75.00 / EUR 10.00 / USD 15.00 / GBP 6.00 / 

SEK 100.00. Cash preferred, no checks. 

Orders to: DSWCI, c/o Bent Nielsen, Egekrogen 14, DK-3500 Vaerloese, 

Denmark. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Apr 10) 

DRAKE R8B GONE. 

I just checked AES, Grove, and Universal. Gone. Drake's site no longer has 

Shortwave under the Products Section. The end of an era and I am sad to see 

it. I could never afford the R8B, but it is still my dream radio. So sad to

see it gone and no new SW with the Drake name (Michael C. McCarty-USA 

WDX8IAH K8WTR, Apr 7 dxld) 

I have been comparing the SPR4 with my R8. Both are very close on 

sensitivity, at least in the AM mode. The noise floor of the SPR4 is lower 

than the R8 I think. It is quieter. I am very impressed with this receiver. 

It is in excellent shape. Anything in the AM mode of groundwave on MW that 

I can hear on the R8, I can hear on the SPR4. I think the audio amp in the 

R8 is stronger though. But the SPR4 is one quiet receiver. Even the 

electric fence noise does not get into the SPR4 as much as it does on the 

R8. However, I did find a noise blanker for the SPR4 I am ordering. Now to 

get the SSB filter and the AGC mods. It will be a good backup for the R8. 

I DO like Drake gear. It is a shame they are getting out of the 

communications receiver business, per my e mail from Bill Frost there at 

Drake. This is sad. But they will continue to repair the R8, R8A, R8B, SW1, 

SW2, and SW8 receivers for sometime to come. 

(Patrick Martin-OR-USA, hcdx Apr 7) 

WRN und WorldSpace. 

Wolfgang Bueschel wrote: Was machen eigentlich die User hierzulande, welche 

vor 6 Jahren sich die WorldSpace RX zugelegt haben, gibt es ueberhaupt noch 

freie afrikanische Musikkanaele, oder muss jetzt fuer alles geloehnt 

werden? 

Ich mache mir da keine Illusionen, ab Freitag wird der Sanyo schweigen. Ein 

letzter Scan wird mir dann ca. 40 mal das Wort "Coded" bringen. (Lothar 

Klepp-D, A-DX Apr 13) 

Ich habe gerade noch neun hoerbare Sender gefunden. Nur, die interessieren 

mich wenig, da habe ich keine Lust die zu listen. 

Die Empfaenger kann man ja z.B. nach Indien verkaufen. Nach WorldSpace 

Prognosen sollen dort genuegend honorige Zuhoerer warten, die neben den 

regelmaessigen Abogebuehren auch sicher noch Restwert der Hardware und 

Shippingkosten aufbringen wollten. So koennte man das herauslesen. 

Da zahle ich lieber brav meinen GEZ-Radioanteil, der dem WS-Abo gegenueber 

wirklich klein ist, und habe mehr als genug hoerenswertes im Radio. 

WS rechnet sich hierzulande ueberhaupt nicht, war halt reine 

Entdeckerfreude, fuer die wir Geld fuers Geraet hingelegt haben. 

(Lothar Klepp-D, A-DX Apr 14) 

Die Afrikaner, zuletzt Senegal und Kenia, waren bereits vor zwei Wochen 

weg. 

"WS rechnet sich hierzulande ueberhaupt nicht, war halt reine 

Entdeckerfreude, fuer die wir Geld fuers Geraet hingelegt haben." 

Auf diese Art und Weise sind wohl saemtliche Geraete der urspruenglichen 4 

Hersteller (Hitachi, JVC, Sanyo und Panasonic) unter das Volk gebracht 

worden. Diese Hersteller haben sich wohl nicht umsonst von WS 

zurueckgezogen. 

(Christof Proft-D, A-DX Apr 15) 






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AFGHANISTAN Taleban to relaunch broadcasting... Check out this link BBC 

News: 

 

(Thomas Roth DL1CQ, Kathmandu-NPL, hcdx Apr 19) 

A later report from the Afghan Islamic Press nx agency via BBC Monitoring 

quotes Hakimi as saying "The Taleban own three radio stations. One is now 

reopened and the others will start functioning soon." He said the radio 

could be heard at FM 100.8 and 100.9 and also at AM and SW waves." (Andy 

Sennitt-HOL, dxldyg via WoR dxld Apr 20) 

ANDORRA Radio Andorra Internet website. 

 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Apr 23) 

ARMENIA New emissions on short wave from this country: 

Public Radio of Armenia was heard from 1500-1530 hours on 11930 kHz. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, R. Bulgaria DX program Apr 22 via John Norfolk, dxld) 

Language? (gh) 

500 kW Powerhouse log in Stuttgart: 

11930 1505 23 Apr ARM VoARM Gavar in Armenian, Orthodox chimes 44555 WB 

Summer A-05 for Public Radio of Armenia / Voice of Armenia to WeEUR

1500-1530 Armenian NF 11930 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex11640 for A-04 

1715-1745 Armenian NF 9775 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex 9965 for A-04 

1745-1805 French NF 9775 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex 9965 for A-04 

1805-1825 German NF 9775 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex 9965 for A-04 

1825-1845 English NF 9775 ERV 500 kW / 305 deg, ex 9965 for A-04 


AUSTRIA 9720 kHz DRM, Virgin Radio via Moosbrunn Austria, VT-Merlin 

brokered. 

9720/9815 Klaus Schneider from GER notes Virgin Radio in DRM mode via 

Moosbrunn Austria at present, the very first day. 40 kW towards England. 

Now at 0919 UT on 9815 kHz. VT-MNO_Merlin brokered. 73 wolfgang, Apr 21 

9720 0500-0900 27 MOS 40 295 G MNO MER 

9815 0900-1400 27 MOS 40 295 G MNO MER 

9705 1500-1700 27 MOS 40 300 G MNO MER (wb wwdxc BC-DX April 19) 

Ab heute erste DRM-Tests aus Moosbrunn. Hallo, ab heute ist mit ersten DRM- 

Tests aus Moosbrunn zu rechnen. Zum Einsatz kommen die Frequenzen 9705, 

9720 und 9815 kHz. Beam 300degr (to England). Nachtrag: Jetzt sehr stark 

auf 9720 kHz: Virgin Radio. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Apr 21) 

Enclosed a message with details for upcoming DRM tests from Moosbrunn 

between May 2 and June 26. 6155 will be run in DRM instead of AM in the 

1700-2100 period; otherwise there will be txions on 31 metres with 

programming of Christian Vision and various stations from the UK. I still 

have not seen anything about the background of the 31 metres tests so far, 

but probably VT is the driving force behind them. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Apr 

22) 

DRM via Moosbrunn 

Hallo Freunde! Nachfolgendes mail vom Leiter des KW-Sendezentrums Moosbrunn 

erhielt ich auf meine Anfrage nach details. Hiermit zur Info: 

vy 73, Harald (Suess), ADXB-OE 

Sg. Herr Suess, Donnerstag, dem 21. 4. fanden Tests fuer die DRM Sendungen 

via Moosbrunn von 2. 5. bis 26. 6. 2005 statt. 

On Thurs Apr 21 carried out tests to prepare regular DRM broadcasts via 

Moosbrunn on May 2nd to June 26th, 2005. 

Frequency: 9720 kHz 0700-0900 UTC (Virgin Radio) 

9815 kHz 0900-1100 UTC (Asian Sound) 

Regular test broadcasts in May and June 

9720 kHz 0500-0900 Virgin Radio 9815 kHz 0900-1100 Asian Sound 

9815 kHz 1100-1300 Classic Gold 9815 kHz 1300-1400 Premier Radio 

9705 kHz 1500-1600 Christian Vision 6155 kHz 1700-2100 OE1 INTERNATIONAL 

probably with 50 kW DRM. 

MfG Ing. Ernst Spitzbart, Leiter Kurzwellen-Sendezentrum, Head of Short 

Wave Radio Station. (Harald Suess-AUT A-DX, via wwdxc BC-DX April 21) 

DRM 6085. And thanks for the - er - good news, Kai, concerning 6085. If 

there is any station we want to log on either 6080 or 6090 then I guess 

that we must soon do so or forget it. And more "good" nx came from Wolfy 

concerning Austria's DRM txions - and aimed at the UK AGAIN! Why us? There 

are no DRM receivers in the shops that I know of so all of this DRM racket 

is mostly "pollution", or for those listeners that have rigged up some sort 

of receiving system. And what do the programmes consist of - "adult

contemporary mx"???? I haven't heard either 9720 or 9815 on air this 

morning. 


VIRGIN RADIO TESTS SHORTWAVE DIGITAL SYSTEM. 

National mx broadcaster Virgin Radio has appeared on SW for Europe using 

the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) system. The txions are beamed towards the 

UK and brokered by txion operator VT Merlin. They emanate from a facility 

in Moosbrunn, Austria. Three freqs are scheduled: 9720 kHz at 0500-0900, 

9815 kHz at 0900-1400 and 9705 kHz at 1500-1700. 

Virgin has traditionally embraced a wide range of leading-edge distribution 

solutions to reach its listeners. In addition to conventional national AM 

and FM broadcasts in London, the station can be heard over DAB, live on the 

internet, some podcasts, via satellite (including the WorldSpace 

subscription radio sce), cable and as a 3G stream to mobile phones, and 

now, DRM. (BBC M, via dxld Apr 22) 

Summer A-05 for AWR via ORF Moosbrunn center: 

0200-0230 9895 MOS 300 kW / 090 deg Daily to SoAs in English 

0230-0300 9895 MOS 300 kW / 090 deg Daily to SoAs in Urdu 

0330-0400 9895 MOS 300 kW / 100 deg Daily to WeAs in Persian 

0400-0430 9770 MOS 300 kW / 120 deg Daily to ME in Arabic 

0430-0500 9770 MOS 300 kW / 145 deg Daily to NoAf in Arabic 


1430-1500 15225 MOS 300 kW / 145 deg Daily to EaAf in Afar 

1500-1530 6130 MOS 100 kW / 320 deg Daily to WeEu in German 


1630-1700 15360 MOS 300 kW / 100 deg Daily to WeAs in Persian 

1700-1730 15265 MOS 300 kW / 120 deg Daily to ME in Arabic 

1730-1800 15265 MOS 300 kW / 145 deg Daily to NoAf in Arabic 

1800-1830 15280 MOS 300 kW / 160 deg Mon to CeAf in Bari 

1800-1830 15280 MOS 300 kW / 160 deg Tue/Sat to CeAf in Juba Arabic 

1800-1830 15280 MOS 300 kW / 160 deg Wed/Fri to CeAf in Col English 

1800-1830 15280 MOS 300 kW / 160 deg Thu/Sun to CeAf in Moru 

1830-1900 15280 MOS 300 kW / 190 deg Daily to EaAf in Arabic 

1900-1930 11955 MOS 300 kW / 190 deg Daily to WeAf in Hausa 

1930-2000 11955 MOS 300 kW / 190 deg Daily to WeAf in Igbo 

2000-2030 11870 MOS 300 kW / 215 deg Daily to WeAf in Dyila 

2030-2100 11870 MOS 300 kW / 215 deg Daily to WeAf in French 

2100-2200 9715 MOS 300 kW / 215 deg Daily to WeAf in English 


BELARUS R. Belarus, 5970, *0200-0230 UT Sat April 16, sign-on with IS and 

multi-lingual ID sequence, into English programming with sked announced. 

0202 English news; local ballads. Poor with a lot of splatter. Weaker on \\ 

7210. [but not daily] 

Also UT Sun April 17, 5970, *0230-0300, sign-on with IS and multi-lingual 

ID sequence, into English programming with sked announced, followed by 

English news. Fair; \\ 7210 weak. English at 0230 only on UT Sunday. (Brian 

Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Apr 23) 

BULGARIA/FRANCE [to IRAN] 11575 Radio Sedaye Iran, from BULGARIA? to 

IRAN, 11575, KRSI following up on the Observer report, this is KRSI (Sedeye 

Iran) reactivated. Looks like they wanted SW after all, they had reported 

before that they had dropped SW in favor of the Internet. 

April 7, 1528 with singing chorus. 1530 formal sign on with ID by man and 

mentioning their website, their Hotbird feed, and what I think was their SW 

freq as there was a mention of "kilohertz." Then talk by the same man which 

continued till I tuned out at 1545. Fair to fairly good signal in Europe. 

No jamming, wonder if the Iranians don't know they are back yet? This one

was always jammed before. There was another station underneath them, quite 

weak, not sure who this was. 

Voice of the Iranian Nation (c.2004) from BULGARIA? FRANCE? to IRAN, 11630, 

Sedaye Melate Iran Not sure where this is from I have seen claims for both 

sites. Searching around and found it here at 1333, real pile up. Chinese on 

the channel, bubble jammer, and these guys with mx. 1336 talk by woman who 

gave ID as above in Farsi. Poor/Fair signal with the various signals on 

this channel all fading in and out. Right into another song until 1341 when 

there was another ID by the same woman. A few words by a man and then into 

another song. They have tried a number of freqs in this range, I wonder how 

long they will stay here, they were up on 19 mb last summer season. (heard 

via DX Tuner Europe). 

(Hans Johnson-FL-USA, Jihad-DX, via CRW via dxld Apr 21) 

11575 Voice of Iran via Sofia, Bulgaria (pres) on Apr 22, from 1650 tunein 

with phone-in program in Persian until heard going off at 1730. 

Seemingly, did not give an ID during that time. I looked at their web-site 

but that just added to the 

confusion saying, quote "We have two different Frequency: 16 Meter 

Frequency 17510 KHz" (16m and 17510 kHz 2 different Frequency? hi - or did 

they forget 11575 kHz or is this just OLD news?). Strong. 


Formerly in past five years or so, on 17510 via Issoudun-France site. (wb) 

Summer A-05 for Seda-ye Iran / Voice of Iran in Persian: 

1530-1730 on 11575 SOF 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs/ME 

Ich habe mir gerade (1530-1550 UT) mal die persische Geheimstation(?) auf 

11575 kHz angehoert [wollen!]. Den Bulgaren gelingt wegen Stoerungen der 

ISDN(?) Zufuehrung ueberhaupt keine Programmaussendung. Das laengste Stueck 

Programm waehrte 2 Minuten, sonst nur bruchstueckhafte 5-Sekunden Audio mit 

ueber-Sprazeln von einem Nebenkanal. 

So wird das Nichts mit dem Geldverdienen ueber die Kostinbrod Anlagen. 

Aehnliche Versuche mit Christian Programmen fuer West Afrika scheiterten 

auch vor kurzem. 

(73 wb Apr 23) 

CLANDESTINE 4375.93 V.O. Communist Party of Iran Apr 14 1627-1636 34443- 

32442 Farsi, IS and ID repeat, 1630 ID, Opening mx, Talk. 

5910 Democratic V.of Burma Apr 14 *1429-1442 43443 Myanmar, 1429 sign on 

with opening mx, ID at 1430, Opening announce, Talk. 

6421.16V V.O.Communist Party of Iran Apr 10 1627-1638 24432-23432 Farsi, IS 

and ID, Opening mx, Talk, \\6421.16kHz->6426.1kHz. 

7480 R.Payame-e Doost Apr 01 *1800-1810 35333 Farsi, 1800 sign on with 

opening mx, ID and opening announce, Talk. 

7490 Seda-ye Jambushi Iran e Farda Apr 08 *1600-1610 35433 Farsi, 1600 sign 

on with opening mx, ID, Talk. 

7999.35 V.of Sudan Apr 14 *1529-1537 24432 Arabic, 1529 sign on with IS, 

Opening announce and mx, Talk. 

11530 V.of Mesopotamia Apr 10 1358-1403 33433 Kurdish, ID at 1359, Talk. 

11575 V.of Iran Apr 10 1530-1535 25332 Farsi, Opening mx, ID and opening 

announce, Talk. 

12140 R.Ashna Apr 10 1510-1523 45444 Dari, Talk, ID at 1514 etc.

12140 R.Ashna Apr 14 1443-1454 45444 Pushto, Talk, ID at 1444 etc. 

15530 al-Mustaqbal Apr 05 *0630-0643 45433 Somali, 0630 sign on with 

opening mx, ID, Theme mx, Talk. 

15680 Que Huong R. Apr 16 *1200-1207 35333 Vietnamese, 1200 sign on with 

mx, Opening announce, Talk. 

17700 R.Solh Apr 10 1312-1334 35433-35422 Dari and Pashto, Afrganistan mx, 

ID at 1331. 

17700 R.Solh Apr 14 1334-1344 34333 Dari and Pashto, Afganistan mx, ID at 

1341. 

(all Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 22) 

CUBA RHC: "We are planning now a special anniversary QSL card to be sent 

to listeners picking up DXers Unlimited's prgms and rptng them during the 

period between April 15 and May 15. On May Day, the first day of May, we 

will be celebrating Radio Havana Cuba's 44th anniversary something very 

dear to me, as I was among the small group of radio enthusiasts that helped 

to put this stn on the air 44 years ago! 

(Arnie Coro, CO2KK, RHC DXers Unlimited, Apr 19, ODXA-CAN via dxld Apr 24) 

Radio Habana Cuba - Horarios, Bandas y Frequencias. 

Zonas Geograficas Frecuencias Horarios 

Spanish - Transmisiones en Espanol 

En la Manana 

Caracas 11705 kHz 11-15 UTC 

Nueva York 11760 kHz 11-15 UTC 

Norte, Centro y Sudamerica 6000 kHz 11-15 UTC 

Caribe 9550 kHz 11-15 UTC 

Buenos Aires 15230 kHz 12000 kHz 11-15 UTC 

En la Tarde 

Roma 15120 kHz 21-23 UTC 

America del Sur 15230 kHz 21-23 UTC 


En la Noche 

Caracas 9600 kHz 00-05 UTC 

New York 11760 kHz 00-05 UTC 

America Central 9505 kHz 00-05 UTC 

Mexico 5965 kHz 00-05 UTC 

Buenos Aires 15230 kHz 00-05 UTC 

Chicago 9820 kHz 00-01 UTC 

Washington 6000 kHz 00-01 UTC 

Caribe 9550 kHz 02-05 UTC 

Chile 11875 kHz 9655 kHz 03-05 UTC 

MESA REDONDA INFORMATIVA (lunes a viernes, Mo-Fr) 

Washington 6000 kHz 23-01 UTC 

New York 11875 kHz 23-01 UTC 

ALà PRESIDENTE (Programa dominical del Presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chavez 

Frias) 

Caracas 11705 kHz 14 UTC 

Centro America 13680 kHz 14 UTC 

Antillas 11670 kHz 14 UTC 

USA 13750 kHz 14 UTC 

Chile 11875 kHz 14 UTC 

Rio de Janeiro 17750 kHz 14 UTC

English - Transmisiones en Ingles 

New York 11760 kHz 2030-2130UTC 

Antillas 9505 kHz 2030-2130UTC 

Chicago 9820 kHz 01-05 UTC 

Washington 6000 kHz 01-05 UTC 

Caribe 9550 kHz 05-07 UTC 

Pacifico 9820 kHz 05-07 UTC 

Caribe 9550 kHz 9655 kHz 2300-0002UTC 

French - Transmisiones en Frances 



Caribe 9505 kHz 22-2230 UTC 9550 kHz 00-0100 UTC 

9550 kHz 0130-02 UTC 

Portuguese - Transmisiones en Portugues 

Europa 15120 kHz 20-2030 UTC 

Brasil 17705 kHz 22-2230 UTC 

17705 kHz 23-2330 UTC 

15230 kHz 23-24 UTC 

Guarano to PRG - Transmisiones en Guarani 

Sudamerica 17705 kHz 2230-23 UTC 17705 kHz 2330-24 UTC 

Quecha - Transmisiones en Quechua 

Sudamerica 17705 kHz 00-0030 UTC 

Creole - Transmisiones en Creole 

Caribe 9505 kHz 2130-22 UTC 

Antillas 9505 kHz 2230-23 UTC 


Esperanto (Suns only) - Transmisiones en Esperanto (Solo los domingos) 

Pacifico 9820 kHz 07-0730 UTC 



America 9600 kHz 9505 kHz 2330-24 UTC 

(Saludos cordiales, les remito plan de frecuencias de R Habana Cuba, 

remitido por el departamento tecnico. via Jose Miguel Romero-CTR?, dxld Apr 

23) 

RHC on 6140 \\ 5965, 9550, 9600, 11760, 11875 at 0300 clashing with 

Colombia [q.v.], Turkey [q.v.]. Is 6140 a legit freq or some kind of spur? 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Apr 23) 

Since Arnie has mentioned 6140, would be legit, tho perhaps used for 

testing new antenna, and not on sked (gh, dxld Apr 23) 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 15190 R. Africa at 1500-2158* on April 15, English 

religious programming. 1536 "Word of Life" (which I have also heard on IRRS 

Italy); 1655 R. Africa ID and Cupertino CA address. 1656 "Crying Out" 

program. Sign-off with ID and Cupertino address. Fair-good and in the 

clear. (Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Apr 23) 

ERITREA 7100 V.O. the Broad Masses of Eritrea. on Apr 16 at 1559-1635. 

SINPO24332. Female talk in vernacular, then ID at 1600 as "... Asmara ... 

radio ... Eritorea ..." Nx followed. Music program from 1608. (Iwao 

Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Apr 22) 

Text of report by Eritrean opposition web site Nharnet on 19 April: 

We would like to inform our listeners that Voice of Democratic Alliance [of 

the recently-formed opposition coalition Eritrean Democratic Alliance] will

from next Thursday, 21 April 2005, begin broadcasting to Africa, Asia and 

Europe in the 25, 31 and 41 mb or 18000 [sic maybe 11800?] kHz, 9560 kHz 

and 7165 kHz; and to the Horn of Africa and Middle East in the 303 and 989 

mb middle wave. 

[NOTE: 7165 and 9560 are regular freqs of R. Ethiopia's external sce gh] 

{Radio VoEthiopia used that channel 11800.3 kHz at 1058-1800 UT a decade 

ago, now replaced by 7165 kHz. wb.} 

We would also like to inform our listeners that while the broadcasting from 

Thursday, 21 April, to Saturday, 23 April 2005, will carry introductory 

programmes, the radio will start broadcasting its regular programmes on 

Sunday, 24 April 2005. Broadcasting hours are as follows: 

Mondays: 1500-1530 UT in Arabic; from 1530-1600 UT in Kunama. 

Tuesdays: Tigrinya / Afar. 

Wednesdays: Arabic / Kunama. 

Thursdays: Tigrinya / Afar. 

Fridays: Arabic / Kunama. 

Saturdays: Tigrinya / Afar. 

Sundays: Arabic / Tigrinya. 

[Issued by] The office of Information. Eritrean Democratic Alliance. 

(Nharnet web site in Tigrinya 19 Apr via BBCM via dxld Apr 24) 

ETHIOPIA 5500 V.of Tigray Revolution on Apr 14 at *1454-1505. 35333 

Tigrigna, 1454 sign on with IS, ID at 1459, Opening mx, Talk. (Kouji 

Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 22) 

6940 Radio Fana on Apr 16 at 1515-1540 UT. SINPO35433. Music program in 

vernacular. ID at 1516, then talk by a man and a woman. Also heard on 6210 

kHz with SINPO 25332. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Apr 22) 

FINLAND It seems as Pirate Radio 603 AM (or whatever it calls itself now) 

is testing again from Aland, Finland. 

Heard this morning (April 16th.). On before 0600 UT and onwards with 

typical mx ("everything" from punk to blues). No annts, not a spoken word. 

Music ended and silent at 0705 UT with only carrier left. 

Best regards, Jan Edh, Hudiksvall, Sweden. DX-ing in Fredriksfors, where 

former teammember of the station, Ronny Forslund, was the one who "found" 

it. (hcdx Apr 17) 

GERMANY (to Ethiopia) 15670 V.O.Oromo Liberation, via T-systems 

Juelich, on 1705-1725 UT on Apr 22, Oromo talk, songs at 1713 UT. Strong 

with no interference. 


Summer A-05 for AWR via DTK T-systems: 

0500-0600 5965 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Daily to EaEu in Bulgarian 

0900-1000 11775 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Sun to SoEu in Italian 

1900-1930 15245 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Daily to NoAf in Arabic 

1930-2000 15245 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Mon/Wed to NoAf in Dial Arabic 

1930-2000 15245 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Thu/Sun to NoAf in Kabyle 

1930-2000 15245 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Tue/Fri/Sat to NoAf in Tachelhit 

2000-2030 15245 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Daily to NoAf in French 


6085 Bayerischer Rundfunk now confirms in his teletext sce that 6085 kHz 

will be operated in DRM as of May 2nd: 

The teletext page mentions that the airtime will remain 0400-2205 (0500- 

2305 in winter). I bet they will keep their bad habit to just remove the 

audio in order to not relay MDR Info on SW, but leave the tx on air. Just 

in future with the blaring DRM noise instead of a silent carrier. (Kai 

Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 20) 

Now Bayerischer Rundfunk mentions the power to be used for DRM operation on 

6085 as a mere 10 kW, cf. 

 

They say this will be done with the existing tx. Seems to me that using a 

500 kW tube tx to generate 10 kW of HF doesn't promise a high efficiency. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 23) 

6085 - I guess to compete with nearby powerhouses DW 6075 and LUX 6095 kHz, 

BR Munich Ismaning will use 40-50 kW of power finally. (wb) 

Memories on AFN in Germany. 

14.Mai, 1805 MESZ. DLR-Kultur Programmhinweis, Erinnerungen an den AFN in 

Deutschland. 

"Heisse Music - Kalter Krieg". Erinnerungen an den AFN in Deutschland. 

¯Ami Go Home - ausser AFN! 

AFN ist bis heute der Sender, der den im Ausland stationierten GIs den 

¯link with home®ermoeglicht. Doch von Beginn der alliierten Besatzung an 

haben die Deutschen als ¯shadow audience®zugehoert. Nach der Nazizeit 

begeisterte beim AFN einfach alles: der Jazz, die lockere Moderation und 

das ¯American English®Der AFN ist heute fuer das deutsche ¯Schattenpublikum 

Deutschlandradio Kultur 

14. Mai - 1805 MESZ (1605 UT). 

Feature. Ursendung 54'30. (Apr 22) 

GREECE The week-end English features are heard here in Copenhagen on 

Saturday at 1400-1500 UT on 15630 and 15650 kHz + possibly 11605 kHz and on 

Sunday at 0905-1000 UT on 9420, 15630, 15650 and possibly 21530 kHz. Their 

live audio stream can be found at 

 

(Erik Koie-DEN OZ3YI, dxld Apr 21) 

"THE VOICE OF GREECE" The first state radio of Greece the "ATHENS RADIO" 

was inaugurated in spring 1938 with a 15 kW tx at Liosia suburb and studios 

of the Zappeion Mansion. The first attempt for establishing a short wave 

radio station took place immediately after the Greek-Italian war broke out 

in October 1940. Athens Radio programmes were transmitted from a small tx 

in the centre of Athens to the front and the Balkans. 

A special Short Wave programme was created after the German-Italian 

occupation in 1947: txions began from a 7.5 kw tx to Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey, 

the Balkans the Soviet Union, while four txions were made to Greek 

navigators. The daily nx bulletins were broadcast in 12 foreign langs, 

(ARABIC, GERMAN, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, RUMANIAN, TURKISH, SERBO-CROATIAN, 

BULGARIAN, ALBANIAN, FRENCH, POLISH, ENGLISH) and once a week in Arabic. A 

mx programme was also broadcast. 

The short wave txion centre was established in 1972 with two 110 kW txs and 

in Avlis - 37 kilometres north east of Athens - with transmitting antennas 

directed to the five continents. After the collapse of the military junta

in 1975, the Short Wave programme was named "THE VOICE OF GREECE" and came 

under the then Radio Nx Management. 

Almost 15 years later, with the institutionalization and implementation of 

the Unified ERT body, it became autonomous and was named "The Fifth 

Programme - THE VOICE OF GREECE", coming under the ERA General Management 

(VOG website via John Babbis, dxld Apr 17) 

I found this on VOG's Web Site: 

TV [sic] SHOWS: It's All Greek To Me Description of program: 

A mx program with Greek songs but comments in the English lang for third 

generation Greeks who do not know the Greek lang as well as for foreign 

nationals who love Greek mx. The program, presented by George Fratzeskakis 

reporter has completed its 5th year. As the term reporter has a broad 

meaning on the radio, instead of doing boring nx commentaries, which nobody 

listens to (unfortunately television has won in this sector), Fratzeskakis 

plays the mx he likes. He selects pop and rock mx from the last 4 decades 

with intervals for comments on the artists' life and carrier. Lately after 

many requests by listeners he has included artistry and popular mx in the 

program. 

The program was named "It's all Greek to me" after a chat he had with an 

American friend who now lives permanently in Greece. Before moving to 

Greece, Peter had never listened to Greek mx except for Zorba maybe. Greek 

mx was all Greek to him, meaning he knew nothing about it. Now he is a 

regular listener of the Sunday noon [0900 UT] program and he even makes 

comments. 

The program is transmitted every Sunday on the freqs of 9375 and 15630 to 

Europe, on 9420 and 15630 to the Atlantic Ocean and on 15650 to Australia, 

Japan, Middle East, the Indian Ocean and Taskend. The program is also 

transmitted on medium waves on the freqs of 792 and 1269 and the Internet. 

(via John Babbis-MD-USA, dxld) 

I just finished working up the VOG Program Schedule in English. Here it is; 

a few of their items stayed in Greek evidently because the translator 

didn't have a clue as to what it translated to in English. I took a stab at 

it; hope that I'm at least in the balo- game ballpark. 

Greece, which was a sending country of migrants in the 60's, through its 

successful European course, transformed itself into a receiving country of 

workers from every corner of the planet. The changes in Greece's cultural 

and social map, that took place in just a short period of time, comprised a 

challenge for us all. State radio thus decided to respond to these 

challenges and provocations decisively and creatively. Just two years ago, 

an idea was born by the General Director of State radio at the time, 

Giannis Tzannetakos, having as a framework the foreign lang department of 

ERA-5, a pilot program in 12 langs aimed at reaching out to foreign workers 

in Greece. This successful project's continuation is the program we are 

inaugurating today, "FILIA" on 665 AM and 107 FM. 

It's aim is to firstly allow migrants from 121 countries to maintain ties 

with their countries of origin and to be informed daily in their own langs, 

thus creating a communication bridge and embracing each and every migrant 

and refugee living and working in Greece. "FILIA" will also serve as means 

of eliminating prejudices and xenophobic tendencies that often lead to 

racist phenomenons [sic!], as in many European countries. The goal of the 

new state radio station is to contribute to the establishment of a mutual 

feeling of acceptance and solidarity between locals and migrants, through 

nx broadcasts and of course mx, adding just another stone to the structure 

called FILIA of the people. During these times of globalization, lang for 

our people is the basic element of existence, the beauty of individuality. 

Our radio may not be able to drastically influence the conditions or rather

the complex issues created by the migrant phenomenon. It can, however, 

positively contribute in cultivating an environment where racism and 

xenophobia cannot thrive. 

"FILIA" therefore, will speak in 12 langs, Arabic, Russian, Rumanian, 

Turkish, Serbo-Croation, Bulgarian, Albanian, German, Spanish, French, 

Polish, and English, firstly, with nx from the countries of origin and not 

translations of the Greek nx bulletins and reports and write-ups from the 

source of the headlines. In addition, there will be analysis and 

commentaries with the objective views of Greek State Radio. We would also 

like to emphasize our significant agreement of collaboration with the BBC 

World Service and our cooperation with volunteer non-govtal organizations 

such as "The Doctors Without Borders" and the "Doctors of the World" as 

well as with the migrant communities such as the Albanian Migrant Forum. 

The nx and information bulletins in 12 langs will soon be included on ERT's 

web site in view of the Olympic games in 2004. 

(ibid.? - via John Babbis-MD-USA, dxld) 

ICELAND 7590, American Forces Network, Keflavik, Iceland, *2000-2050+, 

Apr 17, out of the blue 'You are listening to the American Forces Network' 

into YL about home safety. Became strong. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 

18) 

AFRTS 7590usb kommt zur Zeit mit praechtigem Signal hier in Sueddeutschland 

herein. Gelistet ist Island 30 kW in Richtung mittl. Atlantik / Azoren in 

190 Grad. 


INDONESIA 15150 at 0800-1400 and 1600-2100 UT (x9525) from Apr 21. 

I continue to enjoy the final hour of VOI's broadcast on 9525, which comes 

in very well here, tho not intended for NoAM, until 1400* April 19, a nice 

variety of INSn mx and talk, and on this day the English ID and contact 

info appeared at 1316. Still, it's a great pity their daily English hour is 

not broadcast during such an hour when we could easily hear it. (Glenn 

Hauser-OK-USA, WoR dxld Apr 20) 

VOINS: Instead of English at 0800 UT, try new 15150v which re-appeared for 

summer, reported on last Sunday to replace former - winter - freq of 9525 

kHz. (wb) 

I continue to enjoy the final hour of VOI's broadcast on 9525, which comes 

in very well here, tho not intended for NAm, until 1400* April 19, a nice 

variety of INSn mx and talk, and on this day the English ID and contact 

info appeared at 1316. Still, it's a great pity their daily English hour is 

not broadcast during such an hour when we could easily hear it. (Glenn 

Hauser-OK-USA, WoR Apr 21) 

(later) 

Yes Glenn, VoINS now narrowed more 130 Hertz towards 15149.97 kHz, heard 

French at 1950 UT today. Surprisingly strong today; signal strength will 

last between equinox in March and September in 19 mb. 

Scheduled 15150 0800-1400 UT - 0800-0900 VoINS En noted here in EUR with 

equal signal, hit by VoIRIB Arabic on co-channel. 1600 Ar, 1700 Sp, 1800 

Ge, 1900 Fr, 2000-2100 English. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 21) 

15150 RRI or VoINS with Hawaiian songs at 1145 UT on April 22. QRMed by 

VoIRI for a short favor only 3 mins and possibly with Japanese progr. Again 

on April 23 co-QRMEd with VoIRI 43333. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX 

Apr 23) 

Stimme Indonesiens auf 15150 kHz hier in Noerten-Hardenberg mit O=3-4 sehr 

gut zu hoeren. Derzeit Nachrichten aud Deutsch. Hierzu noch eine Frage:

Sind derzeit einfach nur so gute Bedingungen oder ist die Stimme 

Indonesiens im Fruehjahr bzw. Sommer grundsaetzlich besser zu empfangen als 

im Winter? Da war sie auf dieser Frequenz bei mir immer nur unter starken 

Stoerungen etc. zu erahnen. (Felix Lechte-D, A-DX Apr 21) 

Genau so ist es. Bis Ende Sept. duerfte diese Empfangsqualitaet anhalten. 

Die Sommerfrequenz ist 15150 (letztes Jahr 15149.86, jetzt heute 15149.97 

kHz) laeuft am besten in der Zeit zwischen Tag- und Nachtgleiche ab Mitte 

Maerz bis Ende September. 

Im Winter wird dann 9525 kHz eingesetzt, diese Frequenz war hier auch zu 

hoeren, aber stark gestoert durch Gleichkanalsender TWR Swaziland und 

chinesische Sender. 

Das Signal legt 11500 km zurueck, in 318 Grad aus Indonesien. Der Pfad 

fuehrt ueber Calcutta, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, noerdl. Kaukasus, Ukraine, 

Polen. 


IRAN/IRAQ The Parliament and the new leadership of Iraq finally has been 

settled. For DX-ers, it is interesting to note the background of the new 

President and the new Prime Minister. Mr Jalal Talabani, a Kurdish lawyer, 

was elected by the Parliament as President of Iraq on Apr 06. Since 1975 he 

has been the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) with 

Headquarter's in the North Eastern city of Sulaymaniyah from where the 

Voice of the People of Kurdistan has been broadcasting since 1988. Nowadays 

it is heard on 4025 kHz and is regarded as a domestic broadcasting station 

in that region of Iraq. PUK wants continued autonomy of Iraqi Kurdistan, 

but not independence for the time being. In contrary to this, the rival 

Kurdish party in North Western Iraq is the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) 

which fights for immediate independence from Baghdad. At present their 

station - the Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan - can be heard on 6335 kHz. 

Mr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari, an Arab doctor and Chairman of the Shiitic Party 

Hezb al-Dawa al-Islamiya, was appointed Prime Minister on Apr 07. In 1980 

he had to leave Iraq because Saddam Hussein crushed the leaders of that 

Party. He first stayed in Iran, and during 1989-2003 in London from where 

he was active in the opposition against Saddam Hussein. 

"His" clandestine radio station probably was the Voice of the Islamic 

Revolution in Iraq, with programmes produced by the Shii Supreme Council 

for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) at 27a Old Gloucester Street in 

London WC1N, and broadcast from SW transmitters of the VOIRI in Iran. These 

broadcasts ceased with the fall of Saddam Hussein in April 2003. 


ISRAEL/USA cland 11605 "Jadi demokratiya farda arab', YL with talks in 

Farsi mentions of Arabs, internet, Kurdistan, Arab TV. QRM by jammer 43443. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 23) 

??? time? No registration for FARDA. But RFA in Vietnamese at 1400-1500 via 

Taiwan. 

But KOL entry: 11605 1400-1530 zone40 ISR 250kW 27deg PERS ISR KOL (wb, 

Apr 23) 

Radio Farda [IBB RFE/RL derivation] in Persian in A-05 season: 

1170 0000-2400 DHB non-dir 1575 0000-2400 DHB non-dir 

9615 0030-0200 KAV 100 9805 0030-0400 MOR 75 

9865 0030-0600 MOR 75 9775 0200-0400 KAV 95 

15185 0400-0600 KAV 100 9510 0400-0830 KAV 92 

15290 0400-1030 KAV 95 17845 0600-0730 KAV 100 

17845 0730-0830 MOR 75 15690 0830-1400 IRA 315 

17755 0830-1400 KAV 100 15375 1030-1200 KAV 95 

15375 1200-1400 KAV 95 9435 1400-1500 KAV 88

17750 1400-1600 WOF 105 13870 1400-1700 IRA 315 

15170 1500-1700 KAV 95 17670 1600-1700 WOF 105 

7580 1700-1800 IRA 315 7105 1700-1900 KAV 105 

9760 1700-1900 LAM 108 7580 1800-1900 IRA 324 

7365 1900-2000 DB 264 9540 1900-2000 KAV 95 

5860 1900-2100 DB 264 9505 1900-2130 KAV 92 

7190 2000-2130 UDO 300 9960 2000-2130 IRA 318 (HFCC registration) 

ITALY Today (April 22) I note that RAI is using 6195 - heard at tune in 

0706 after the BBC had gone off air. I assume it's still them as I type 

c0915, but now weak in noise at my location. On 9670 (where they should be) 

tone "tests" are taking place, and some nice "tunes" are played 

occasionally. But, I don't understand the logic of shifting the broadcast 

down to 6195 and conducting tests on 9670! 


New 6195 - RAI still on air at 1030 UT; 9670 is off. I guess, because of 

poor propagation they changed to 49 mb to reach their Italian army troops 

in ex-YUG. 0630-1300 UT. Due of 52 degr azimuth, not strong here in 

SoGermany. Scheduled 0630-1300 UT. (wb, Apr 22) 

OK re RAI 6195. RAI 6195 was on air before 0700 again - nothing on 9670 

today - so the move could be a permanent one. The BBC sched which came via 

you says that 6195 is active via RMP til 0700, but the HFCC says active til 

0600. I can't remember which is correct, but if it is 0700 then QRM will 

occur. The RAI txions was via 11800 in B-04 and dropped to 9670 from A-05, 

so have they altered their target area? If 6195 is weak at you then it will 

not be serving very much of Northern or Eastern Europe. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, Apr 23) BBC RMP/SKN leaves 6195 at 0600 UT. 

KOREA D.P.R. Folgende Informationen erhielt ich letztes Jahr im Juli von 

Arnulf Piontek, der auch immer gut ueber die aktuellen Frequenzen aus Nord- 

Korea informiert ist. Hier nochmals seine Infos: 

Guten Tag in die Runde! Laut "Pyongyang Times"aus Nordkorea vom 12. Juni 

d.J. hat Nordkorea nun seine eigene Homepage unter 

 

Die englischsprachige Version laeuft unter 

 

Auf der Homepage wird auch vermeldet, dass das staatliche Fernsehen KOREAN 

CENTRAL TV ab 01. Dezember 2004 online zu empfangen sein wird. Naehere 

Informationen liegen leider noch nicht vor. Leider gibt es KEINE Infos zu 

den Rundfunksendungen fuer's In- und Ausland. 

Bereits jetzt kann man ueber die japanische Seite 

 

nordkoreanische Fernsehnachrichten und einige Filme und Serien anschauen 

(teilweise mit japanischen Untertiteln). Interessante Site aus dem "Hermit 

Kingdom"! 

Viel Spass beim Stoebern wuenscht Euch Arnulf 

(via Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX, Apr 17) 

Liebe Rundler! 

Leider komme ich erst jetzt dazu, die Anfrage zur STIMME KOREAS zu 

bearbeiten. Seit letztem Jahr im Juli hat sich bzgl. einer E-Postanschrift 

der STIMME KOREAS nichts geaendert; ES GIBT KEINE! Es bleibt also 

tatsaechlich nur der gute alte Brief. Da ich oft schreibe, kann ich sagen, 

dass alle Briefe - auch mit Beilagen - auch ankommen (und Antworten auch 

zurueck).

Meine Hinweise auf nordkoreanisches Fernsehen haben sich dahingehend 

geaendert, dass auf der Seite "Naenara" 

 

der Hinweis auf Fernsehsendungen seit Mitte Dezember 2004 geloescht wurde. 

Anscheinend hat man wohl die Satellitenuebertragungskosten und Datenmengen 

unterschaetzt, denn der Server steht ja in der Hauptstadt des 

bevoelkerungsreichsten Landes Mitteleuropas. Dafuer gibt's jetzt ueber die 

Seite auch viel offizielle Infos zu Nordkorea in Deutsch (!), leider aber 

nicht ueber Rundfunk oder Fernsehen, obwohl ich die STIMME KOREAS mehrfach 

darum gebeten hatte. 

Ueber 

 

kann man aber weiterhin die Fernsehnachrichten Nordkoreas herunterladen 

oder online anschauen. Z.Zt. sind die Sendungen vom 17. und 18. April 

abrufbar. Das ist sehr interessant! 

Beste '73 fuer 2005 + allzeit gut DX wuenscht in die Runde 

(Arnulf Piontek-D, A-DX Apr 19) 

MADAGASCAR [Cland to Sudan] 15320 / 12060, Radio Nile/IRIN at *0427- 

0457* on Apr 25, YL in Sudanese Arabic, then English station annts: "This 

is Radio Nile broadcasting on 15320 kHz 19 meters and 12060 kHz on the 25 

meter SW band. Radio Nile brings you ..." and schedule. At 0500 

percussion/string instruments into 0500 "Hello and welcome to this program 

from IRIN radio. IRIN, the humanitarian news service of the United 

Nations." (Integrated Regional Information Network (UN-IRIN)). 

0500 UT Program about maternaty and early baby sces in Southern Sudan for 

local women. "In this program, we talk to the women who make the maternaty 

work." Women talking in local lang plus translation into English. Longish 

beautiful song ended the IRIN Radio programme, into male talking in English 

(now considerably worse technical quality and hard to understand) about 

"Quality of life in rural Sudan", with features devided by HoA songs. Then 

local lang (Sudanese Arabic?), again lovely songs. Percussion / string 

instruments at close. 


12060 0427-0457 47E,48,52E,53 MDC 250 325 

15320 0427-0457 47E,48,52E,53 MDC 250 335 

Sat-Tue only. 

MOLDOVA 1413 On 24 Apr at 1800 noted Voice of Russia in Greek on MW 1413 

kHz. Parallel was 1431 Mykolaiv-UKR. Strong signal on 1413, so I guess it 

was via Maiac, MDA now testing this channel. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Apr 24) 

Previously VoRUS tested 1503 and 1566 kHz already, in order to avoid 

interference to (registered) co-channel 1467 kHz from France. (wb) 

7490, Seda-ye Jambushi Iran e Farda Open carrier popped on at 1557 on April 

13. One tone at 1600, a short delay and then the same tone again. Program 

then started with chorus sung and ID by man. Then talk by man at 1601 with 

a low growl in the background. Retuned at 1617, same sort of talk was still 

going. No sign of any jamming. 

(Hans Johnson-FL-USA, Jihad-DX, via CRW via dxld Apr 21) 

see also under Bulgaria/France. 

NETHERLANDS/U.K. On Thursday 5 May, which is the 60th anniversary of 

liberation at the end of World War II, the Dutch sce of Radio Netherlands 

will be recreating the historic broadcast of Radio Oranje that announced 

the end of German occupation. The programme will be broadcast at 1415 UTC 

on SW in Europe, and worldwide via satellite and Internet.

Radio Oranje was set up in London shortly after the German occupation of 

the Netherlands, and broadcast daily until shortly after liberation. The 

broadcasts were designed as a counter to the censored Dutch press, and to 

give Dutch people hope. 

On 5 May 1945 at 8.15 pm Dutch time, Radio Oranje broadcast a special 30minute 

freedom programme which included an address by Prime Minister 

Gerbrandy. The audio of 19 mins of this historic broadcast remain in the 

archive. The other 11 mins have been lost. But Peter Veenendaal, head of 

the Dutch sce of Radio Netherlands, explains that "since we have the full 

transcripts of all the Radio Oranje broadcasts we're in a position to make 

an accurate reconstruction of the original txion. Sixty years of freedom 

seemed an appropriate occasion to do that." 

The nx summary will be read in the style that was normal in 1945. Breaks in 

mxal fragments will be replaced by original recordings from that time. 

The famous poem De Achttien Dooden [The Eighteen Dead] that was read by a 

Radio Oranje announcer in the original txion, will be played from a later 

recording made in 1946. By using specialised production techniques, the 

substitute pieces are seamlessly mixed with the original material. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MNNL Apr 22, via BrDXC-UK) 

NETH ANTILLES Summer A-05 for AWR via Bonaire: 

2200-2400 6165 BON 150 kW / 320 deg Daily to CeAm in Spanish. 


NEW ZEALAND RNZ and ABU to study DRM implementation strategies: 

Radio New Zealand (RNZ) - together with the ABU, Thales Corp and THL- 

Australia - has launched a project to investigate the appropriate Digital 

Radio Modiale (DRM) implementation strategies for radio broadcasters in the 

region. The technical investigation, which started early this week in 

Wellington, is being carried out on digital radio txions in the medium wave 

band using the DRM digital system. 

An analogue medium wave radio tx of RNZ has been converted for digital 

txions in this project. This is to facilitate investigations on simulcast 

txion of analogue and digital radio programmes. 

A Digital Radio Symposium and Demonstration has also been organised as part 

of the project. Around 70 experts from the radio industry in the region 

will meet from 27-29 April to provide technical information on digital 

radio and the conversion of txs to digital mode. The symposium also aims to 

provide an opportunity for the participants to carry out measurements of 

various technical parameters. It will culminate with a field measurement 

trip on 29 April. 

(ABU Website, via Azizul Alam Al-Amin-BGD, hcdx Apr 20) 

PARAGUAY 9736.95 R Nac.del Paraguay on Apr 09 at 0756-0814 UT. 34433 

Spanish, Paraguay mx and talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 22) 

R. Nacional on 9736.94 at 0215-0330+ on April 15, local Spanish ballads, 

annts, ID. Fair level but overall poor due to a lot of adjacent channel 

splatter. Next night, April 16 at 0045 on 9736.90 with sports coverage and 

usual excited play-by-play announcer. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Apr 23) Heard lately in our mornings on 

9736.96 kHz, wb. 

PHILIPPINES 9619, PBS: Bob Padula had asked me if I could determine if 

the PBC SWe outlet on 9619 (alt. 9580) was still operating. This stn 

transmits from Marulas Valenzuela (near Manila) some 600 km. NW of my 

location in northern Cebu and has an output power of only 250 watts. First 

let me confirm the stn is operational on 9619. I cannot confirm operating 

hours, but must assume it is from 2200 to 1000 as indicated in PWBR 2005.

At my location the stn is normally blocked by a 150 kw. CNR signal from the 

Beijing xmtr site during the entire 12 hour b/c period of the Philippine 

stn. However, on Weds the CH stn is off the air from 0600 to 0900. On Wed, 

Apr 13, I was able to receive the low power PBS stn on 9619 with a 

relatively good signal at 0610, 0715, 0800 and 0830, SIO generally arnd 

434. Relays prgms in Tagalog and "Taglish" from various Philippine AM and 

FM stns. Over the next few days I will check further and see if I can pick 

the PBS signal up over the CNR stn on 9620. (T. C. Patterson-PHL, edxp via 


POLONIA star of Polish Radio! 23.04.2005 

Today, Polish Radio is highlighting its external sces in all domestic 

programs. The presentation of RADIO POLONIA comes in the anniversary series 

titled "The Power of Radio" to mark 80 years of public broadcasting in 

Poland. Radio Polonia director Michal Maliszewski enumerated with 

considerable pride the 7 lang sections transmitting in Polish, English, 

German, Russian, Esperanto, Ukrainian and Belarusian and operating on a 

global scale through the SW spectrum, via satellite and in the Internet. 

Thanks to these various broadcasting options supplemented by the latest in 

digital technology, Radio Polonia can be monitored in such distant regions 

as the U.S. and Canada or the Republic of South Africa as evidenced by the 

abundance of regular and e-mail correspondence from its listeners, as well 

as phone calls. Director Maliszewski declared the station intends to 

further expand its offer by next year when Radio Polonia will be 

celebrating 70 years of its activity! 

 

(hcdx Apr 23) 

RECEPTION PATH [various] I noticed today (April 18) that there were 

some very strong signals coming out of the Caribbean area in particular 

around 0630/0700. I could even hear WUN via AIA on 6090 at S=9 +10dB and 

copy it despite the buzz from 6095. And \\ signals from Costa Rica were 

also good on 9725 7375 6150 and even 5030. This latter one had a co-ch 

which I would guess to be Burkina. I couldn't hear Lomalinda on 5910 

though, and there was much too much (splatter) from the Dutch on 6015 to 

hear CLM on 6010. But Brazil came in fine on 9675 at 0700 - the only one I 

could hear, though. And my former unid. - now identified as REE from Costa 

Rica - on 5965 was tipping the S meter over 9 at 0635 and definitely \\ 

12035. However, our Catholic friends on 5960 were not detectable in Dutch 

splatter x 5955. 

And surprise - surprise, FE / Pacific stations began to appear on 25 & 31m 

such as 

11800 CNR via BEI - 180deg 

11750 KNX - 120deg 

11840 KTWR - 165deg 

11905 CNR-6 via BEI 170deg \\ less strong 15880 

11920 NHK-SNG - 140deg 

9500 CNR via SZG - 165deg 

Signals varied, but were generally around S7 - 11905 & 9500 slightly less. 

I checked KFBS 11580 which goes via 294deg, but this was only just audible. 

And similarly FEBC 9430 via 345deg was weak. 

So, the route taken by the above could well be the one suggested by Wolfy 

in an earlier mail [long path via soPAC, EQA, VEN, ATN, Azores into Europe, 

wb.]. 

It seems unlikely that 'back of the aerial' short path signals could 

propagate currently in full daylight on 11 & 9 MHz. I could also hear KNLS

11870, but quite weak, which I see goes via 270deg - maybe that one did 

come off the back of the aerial? Considering the point we've reached in the 

current cycle I think it will be interesting to see what does appear this 

summer in the 0600-0900 UT time range. 

I mentioned to Wolfy a signal audible on 11910 on Saturday at 0708 and 

which dropped off air at 0722. The lang sounded Iranian, but could also 

have been Dari. It was on air again today at 0720 tune in and there 

appeared to be two txions - one sounded Russian or similar. The other lang 

I could not copy. One of the langs went off before the half hour when I 

heard the IRIB chimes and a Persian type lang. The anthem was not played 

and so they were not starting txion - more likely continuing txion. The 

signal was gradually fading down and becoming difficult to hear. IRIB via 

KAM is registerd in the HFCC until 0630 (Dari) and their lang schedule 

shows that. But nothing else. This may be one of their well known "phantom" 

txions - or have they actually added something to their schedule? (Noel R. 

Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 18) 

Today, CNR-8 was audible via 15415 15390 (very weak) and 12055 (just 

detectable) as well as XJBS 11885 and 13670 (at 0630+). VoRUS K/A 17635 was 

around S5+ and a carrier was detectable on 21790 - but no audio. And PAK 

15100 & 17835 were both heard before 0700. I could trace RA 17750 - below 

S1 - and \\ 13630 which was on top of TAC around S5. So I think the MUF was 

a little higher today. 


RUSSIA 12070-fence VoRUS in French to WeEUR and - mostly - North Africa 

at 1600-1800 UT produces a like 'garden fence' signal in 11983 to 12190 kHz 

range, noted at 1600-1700 UT on 11983, 12002, 12021, 12040, 12058, 12077, 

12094, 12115, 12135, 12153, 12172, and 12191 kHz. 

Centered freq is via Sherpukhov tx on 12070 kHz. Noted in Germany on 

various rxs. VoRUS \\ freqs 9745 11510 12000 12020 12040 kHz. (wb, April 

17) 

Dear Wolfgang, thank you for the information, this freq of 12070 kHz isn't 

our frequency, but we have forwarded your information to our heads to check 

another SW txs in Moscow region. 

Best regards, Andrey Shaydurov, Taldom tx site, Moscow region, Russia. 


15660, Tensae Ethiopia Voice of Unity, via Samara, fine reception when I 

tuned in on Bernd's tip Apr 17 just before close 1600.* 'Tansae' and 

'Demokrasi' mentioned, as well as 'meter band' etc. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc 

BC-DX Apr 18) 

Clandest to Ethiopia, 12120 R. Voice of ENUF (sked Fri & Sun 1700-1800 via 

Armavir), on Fri Apr 22, tx opened with test tones at *1657-1658 UT, and 

then an open carrier was heard with QSA5 1700-1800*, but no audio! Were the 

producers sleeping? 

But on Sun Apr 24 at *1700-1758*, the stn was hrd after some test tones, 

beginning with two mins. of reading numbers in English: "171 171 171 000 

171 171 171 000 171 171 171 000 171 171 171 171 171 171 171 000 171 171 171 

000 171 171 171 000 171 171 171 000" with an Ethiopian song weak in the 

background. At 1702-1758 UT followed some talks in Amharic with a few 

ments. of Ethiopia and frequently with a flute in the background. SINPO 

45444. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Apr 25) 

Primorskiy kray. Vlado\ivostok. Radiostation "Tikhiy Okean". 17 April, 2005 

at 1935 UT on MW 810 kHz + FM. (Roman Nazarov, Primorskiy kray / "open_dx") 

19 April, 2005 at 0820 UT on 12065 kHz, SINPO 35343.

(Fedor Brazhnikov, Irkutsk-RUS / "open_dx", RUSdx Apr 23) 

15660, Tensae-Ethiopia Voice of Unity, via Samara at *1458-1600* on Apr 24, 

repeated tones until 1500 when instrumental HoA theme tune and male giving 

ID in Amharic "Ye Tensa'e .. Radio Tayano" (could be Kayano or other, 

phonetic) repeated twice with theme tune in between. 1601 UT "Tensa'e 

Cristian meter band ... kilohertz ..." HoA instrumental into 1503 YM. Words 

recognized were programacion "cultural ..demokratik ... liberta". If he 

gave address, it was well hidden. Theme tune into male talking, mentioning 

"demokratik" at times. 1512 mentioned clearly Radio Tayanoo (Kayanoo) into 

HoA song and again talk about democracy. Same pattern throughout with 

occasional IDs. Close 1600 same tune. Fair on clear channel. 

On you can read that "Tensae-Ethiopia 

Voice of Unity Radio will broadcast to listeners in Ethiopia, and the 

Middle East at 19 Meter Band on 15660 kHz (12:00- 1:00 Ethiopian time) 

starting April 17, 2005. This radio is run by concerned Ethiopians for fair 

and democratic election. The broadcast is to run for 1 hour on Sundays. It 

has no affiliation with any political party." 

12120 Voice of ENUF, via Tbilisskaya, Russia at 1709-1759* on Apr 24, 

tuned in too late (and too bad!!) to final words of English speech. Short 

flute mx (sole flute between items during the rest of the programme). 1710 

annmt "Ye Washington D.C.naa ..." (wish I know Amharic). Talk-flute-talkflute. 

1722 YM 'Ye ystokiyaa demokrasi ..'. Same pattern program, with 

Ethiopia mentioned a few times, until 1758 UT flute and YM '.. ye Ethiopia 

... SW ... megahertz ... radio program ...' in midst of Amharic final 

annmt. Off without mx. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 24) 

SOUTH AFRICA 9555 Christian Voice via Meyerton. Recently, I read some 

reports mentioning that program on 9555 was different from Zambia. On Apr 

16, Christian Voice was heard at 1442 UT on 9555 with SINPO 24332, then I 

tried to compare with the program on 15205 kHz from Darwin, Australia. I 

found that the signal on 9555 kHz was 1 second later than Darwin's signal, 

but both programs were in parallel. They carried mx program "Planet 30" 

produced by The Voice (CVC International). (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, 

Apr 22) 

Summer A-05 for AWR via Sentech Meyerton site: 

1700-1730 9595 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg Daily to CeEaAf in Swahili 

1730-1800 9595 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg Daily to CeEaAf in Massai 

1800-1830 3215 MEY 100 kW / 275 deg Daily to SoAfNo in English 

1800-1830 3345 MEY 100 kW / non-dir Daily to SoAfWe in English 

1800-1900 9590 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg Daily to SoAfNo in English 

2000-2030 6100 MEY 500 kW / 350 deg Daily to CeEaAf in French 

2000-2030 9820 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg Daily to NoCeAf in French 

2000-2030 7175 MEY 250 kW / 352 deg Daily to CeEaAf in English 

2030-2100 7175 MEY 250 kW / 352 deg Daily to CeEaAf in English 

2030-2100 6100 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg Daily to NoAfSo in Youruba 


SWEDEN [and non] We have to renegotiate our contract with Teracom, who 

own the txs we use in Sweden, in the next few months; we have the option of 

going elsewhere such as to VT Merlin for SW transmission. I have not been 

heard on the air for six months since I've been presiding over transition 

to a new website. 

(George Wood, Radio Sweden, on VOA Talk to America Apr 1, notes by GH dxld) 

DRM-Sendung von Radio Schweden auf neuer QRG. 

Radio Schweden sendet sein Deutsches Programm von 1730-1800 UTC testweise 

in DRM auf 5870 kHz. Ab heute ist die Sendung auf 7430 kHz zu hoeren. Damit 

duerfte sich der Bereich der groessten Feldstaerke mehr Richtung 

Sueddeutschland verschieben. Empfangsberichte willkommen. Der Sender in 

Hoerby ist auch als "Mighty 1000" bekannt, weil er nur mit 1 kW sendet. Das

hat bislang fuer einen stoerungsfreien Empfang in der Mitte Deutschlands 

voellig ausgereicht. (Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Apr 20) 

SYRIA The overseas broadcasts of Radio Damascus are now carried out on 

the new freq of 9330 kHz instead of 13610 kHz. After 1805 hours the program 

is emitted on 12085 kHz as well. The announced QSL address is: Radio 

Damascus, P.O.Box 4702, Damascus, Syria. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, R. Bulgaria DX program Apr 22 via John Norfolk, dxld) 

When listening tonight, April 21, I made these observations: The German 

program at 1805 UT announced 9330, 12085 and 13610 kHz, but was only heard 

on the two first ones + digitally on the Hotbird satellite. The English 

program at 2005 UT only announced 13610 kHz, but was heard on 9330 and 

12085 kHz + Hotbird digital (in - by the way - very good quality). (Erik 

Koie-DEN OZ3YI, dxld Apr 23) 

TAIWAN Im Programm von Radio Taiwan International wurde folgende 

Frequenzaenderung angekuendigt: Ab 1. Mai 2005 sendet RTI das 

deutschsprachige Programm von 1800-1900 UT auf 9955 kHz (ex9565). (Juergen 

Lohuis-D, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 17) 

250 kW from southern Taiwan. (Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX Apr 23) 

15250 Fu Hsing Broadcasting Station, Taipei at 0400-0416 on Apr 07, Taiwan 

pops mx and talk program. ID: "Fu Hsing Guan po dien tai" 2 times (0400). 

Fair reception. (Ishii). Nice full data Crocus Flower QSL Card with 

accompany information letter in English and Chinese. This for my report of 

Mar 13. The only error is that for the Date and Time they have listed 

94.03.13 for both... somewhat of error for the year? 

Sent in a large brown envelope with this address: Fu Hsing Broadcasting 

Station, 5, Lane 280, Section 5, Chungshan North Road, Taipei 111, Republic 

of China (Taiwan) 

E-mail: 

web site: Reply in 27 days. v/s nil. 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, Dxplorer, Apr 13) 

Year 94 is the 94th year according to the calendar of the Republic of 

China, hence not an error, just a different calendar being used. 

(Richard Lam-SNG, via Kusalik in Dxplorer Apr 20) 

11765 Sound of Hope (via Taiwan), at 1557-1613 UT on Mar 25, talk, theme 

mx at 1600 UT, ID twice, "Xiwang Zhi Sheng Guiji Guan po dien tai." 

Relatively poor rcpn, but far better than before. (Ishii-JPN, dswci DXW) 

SW sked is 0600-0700 on 9635, 0700-0800 & 2100-2200 on 7310, and 0000-0100 

on 11765. 

URL Story at 

 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN NL via dxld) 

Presumably Hangzhou time; subtract 8 hrs. for UTC. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA) 

U.A.E. Summer A-05 for AWR via Al-Dhabbaya: 

0300-0330 11710 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg Daily to EaAf in Orominya 

0300-0330 11975 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg Daily to EaAf in Amharic 

0330-0400 11975 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg Daily to EaAf in Tigrinya 

0300-0330 15205 DHA 250 kW / 020 deg Daily to CeAs in Russian 

1200-1230 15135 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg Daily to SoAs in English 

1230-1300 15135 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg Daily to SoAs in Bengali 

1300-1330 15320 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg Mon-Fri to WeCHN in Chinese 

1300-1330 15320 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg Sat/Sun to WeCHN in Uighur 

1330-1500 15320 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg Daily to WeCHN in Chinese 

1330-1400 17740 DHA 250 kW / 020 deg Daily to CeAs in Russian 

1500-1530 15225 DHA 250 kW / 075 deg Daily to SoAs in Nepali

1530-1600 15225 DHA 250 kW / 075 deg Daily to SoAs in English 

1500-1530 15265 DHA 250 kW / 075 deg Daily to SoAs in Punjabi 

1530-1600 15265 DHA 250 kW / 075 deg Daily to SoAs in Hindi 

1630-1700 15460 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg Daily to EaAf in Somali 

1730-1800 15520 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg Daily to EaAf in Arabic 


U.K. TRACKING THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER. 

Next Saturday BBC Radio 4 is broadcasting a programme about SW Number 

stations. Details according to the BBC website are: 

Tracking the Lincolnshire Poacher Sat 23 Apr, 0930-1000 UT (Duration 30 

mins). 

A wild journey to the outer limits of radio cryptography and espionage as 

Simon Fanshawe enters the clandestine world of SW Number stations. Are they 

the mad aural daubings of pirate DJs, an extraordinary and elaborate hoax 

or are they, as many believe, coded messages broadcast by intelligence sces 

and govts to their agents in the field? 

Simon Mason says on the UKRadio.com forum: "I was interviewed for the show 

by Simon Fanshawe (sitting in photo): 

 

(RNW MN NL via dxld Apr 19) 

I expect this programme will be available on Listen Again at 

 

(Mike Terry, dxld) 

M5 Cyprus in 11540-11560 kHz range folk song LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER duddle. 

(wb) 

I've just listened to the Numbers broadcast via R4 - fascinating. I don't 

think we have learned much more about them that we alredy knew, though. 


The Story of Bletchley Park by Hugh Davies 

06.00 for 06.30pm on Wednesday 27th April 2005 

The Telford Lecture Theatre, BAE SYSTEMS Advanced Technology Centre, Great 

Baddow, Chelmsford. CM2 8HN. 

Hugh Davies describes himself as guide, lecturer and researcher into the 

human aspects of WW2 codebreaking. The Story of Bletchley Park is an 

account of the German cipher machines and the British machines that helped 

crack their output, including the world's first computer, Colossus. How we 

beat the system more than broke the machines! 

For information about all IEE Essex events please contact:- 

Chairman. Professor L. W. Barclay, OBE,BSc, FREng, CEng, FIEE. 

12 St. Stephen's Road, Cold Norton, 

Chelmsford, Essex. CM3 6JE. 

01621 828576. 

e-mail: 

Hon. Secretary. Mr. M. Gibson, CEng MIEE 

11 Sidmouth Road, 

Chelmsford, Essex. CM1 6LR. 

(H) 01245 357620 

e-mail:

SPECIAL NEEDS: If you have special needs and wish to attend this lecture, 

please contact the Hon Secretary (above) well in advance to discuss the 

arrangements. ALL WELCOME 

(Trevor AKA, SWM_ readers; via BrDXC-UK Apr 21) 

THE 'SECRET' MASTS OF CRIGGION. 20TH CENTURY You are in: Shropshire > 

History > 20th Century. The 'secret' masts of Criggion [VLF] 

For 60 years the radio masts at Criggion were a part of the scenery of the 

Shropshire in Wales border until their demolition in 2003. We look into the 

role of this station, which played an essential part of Britain's 

communications in World War Two... 

 

(via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, dxld Apr 23) 

USA Reply from AWR Asia Pacific after my query of start of dx programme 

Wavescan. Regards, Swopan Chakroborty, Kolklata, India 

On 4/20/05, Aspac-DX wrote: 

We hope to start as soon as we find the right person to be in charge of 

this program. Doing our best to have DX but hope you can enjoy our regular 

programs, too. 

Thank you for your understanding and support to AWR. 

(via Swopan Chakroborty-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 21) 

?? They had three months to find someone (actually a few more since the 

decision was apparently made to stop it from London and Indianapolis). They 

couldn't do better than retain Adrian Peterson in charge of Wavescan, 

assuming he wants to keep writing most of it; no reply from him to my 

inquiry at Marchend. He would hardly have to move to SNG to do it. Better 

yet, they should have had a successor lined up before suspending it. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Apr 23) 

15310 kHz. USA/THA 

Seit einigen Tagen verfolge ich, wie einander ab 12.00 UTC die BBC (THA?) 

und WHR (Maine) auf gleicher Frequenz um die Vorherrschaft rittern :-) WHR 

ex 15285(?) 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Apr 20) 

15310 kHz BBC/WHRA. Nein nicht der Suedamerikasender 15285 hat gewechselt, 

welcher noch gueltig ist, siehe unten! 

Das ist WHRA, Sender #5, der afrikanische Zweig, 1200-1500 UT, und 60 Grad 

sind etwa Iberien und Nordafrika. Da liegen wir hier nur in einer 

Nebenkeule des Signals. 

Dazu die BBC aus Thailand in 290 Grad, also wird das irgendwo in Nahost, 

Nordafrika heftiges QRM erzeugen. Ob der Indian Subkontinent gestoert wird, 

bezweifele ich bei 11 Zeitzonen Distanz. (wb) 

WHRA - Angel 5 

UTC Eastern Frequency 

0100-0500 9PM-1AM 5.850 MHz 0500-0700 1AM-3AM 7.490 MHz 

1200-1500 8AM-11AM 15.310 MHz 1500-1900 11AM-3PM 17.640 MHz 

1900-2100 3PM-5PM 15.665 MHz 2100-2300 5PM-7PM 11.765 MHz 

2300-0100 7PM-9PM 7.520 MHz 

Nochmals: zone 41 Pakistan, India, Bangladesh 

15310 1200-1500 27-29 HRA 250 60 USA HRA FCC 

15310 0600-1800 41 NAK 250 290 G BBC MER (Apr 21)

Hearing some OTH radar on WHRI 15310 from 1400-1500. Now this freq is 

totally in the 19 mtr band so there should be no military operations there. 

Besides I would think WHRI's AM signal would interfere with their display's 

results (Lou Johnson KF4EON, dxld) 

Lou, What does this OTH radar sound like, and does it spread beyond 15310? 

Heard on more than one date? (Glenn to Lou via dxld) 

It sounds a lot faster than the Russian OTH radar of the Eighties. A very 

rapid popping sound, with three groups of pulses. Usually the first and 

third group is weaker than the middle. I've heard it over WBCQ 7415 also. I 

usually hear it late at night 0400 till 1400 or 1500 in the morning. You'll 

know it when you hear it! 

(Lou Johnson, ibid., dxld Apr 21) 

VIETNAM 7280 kHz at 2040 UT. Voice of Vietnam poor in English with 

comment on Asian news on March 3rd. 

9875 kHz at 0846 UT. VOV Hanoi. Poor / fair in Vietnamese. MA/FA, 

children's songs, ethnic mx, talk, "Vietnam" ref. at 0849 UT, March 31. 

(Kelvin Brayshaw Levin-NZL, NZL DX Times Apr 22) 

7280 kHz at 1610 UT. Voice of Vietnam with news in En on March 31. Ident at 

1611 UT. Noisy with QRM. // 9730 clearer. (Cliff Couch, Paraparaumu-NZL, 

NZL DX Times Apr 22) 

The brand new Domestic Broadcasting Survey 7 

from the Danish Shortwave Club International is now available. 

More details at 

Best 73, Anker Petersen-DEN (dswci Apr 21) 

The 2005 Domestic Broadcasting Survey is out 44 pages of indispensable SW 

reference material divided into four parts: 

I Tropical Bands Survey 

II Domestic Stations in the International Bands 

III Clandestine List 

IV List of Stations Deleted from the DBS since 2001. 

The Clandestine List is itself divided into four parts: official stations 

in autonomous regions; opposition groups in exile and other NGOs leasing 

airtime from international broadcasters; clandestine programs from official 

broadcasters; and covert broadcasts by opposition groups. 

All compiled by DXplorer Anker Peterson for the DSWCI, and up-to-the min 

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ALASKA I have kept trying to monitor KNLS. April 26, 9615 was audible 

with mx until 1359* for a beam change, but tuned in too late to confirm 

lang; back on at *1400 with repeated IS, ID in Chinese, but no legal ID in 

English heard. Only fair. The 2- tx schedule version shows KNLS also on 

9795 at 1400, in English, but on that freq I heard something in Vietnamese, 

which according to EiBi would be RFI via Japan. That and KNLS would seem to 

me mutually exclusive. Then on April 17 I was monitoring 9615 at *1200 and 

tho reception quickly deteriorated from poor to very poor, I'm pretty sure 

the hour was in Chinese, not English, following the IS. 


KNLS Website has now been updated to show new schedule effective from 1 May 

reflecting use of the second tx (frequencies the same as previously posted 

from the KNLS Chinese website - except for one freq at 1300 in Mandarin) 

 

KNLS Broadcast Schedule Starting May 1, 2005 

0800-0900 11765 25 Mandarin 0800-0900 11870 25 English 

0900-1000 11765 25 Mandarin 0900-1000 11870 25 Russian 

1000-1100 9795 31 English 1000-1100 11765 25 Mandarin 


1200-1300 9615 31 English 1200-1300 9780 31 English 

1300-1400 9615 31 Mandarin 1300-1400 9780 31 Mandarin 

1400-1500 9615 31 Mandarin 1400-1500 9795 31 English



1700-1800 7355 41 Russian 1700-1800 9615 31 Mandarin 

(Alan Roe-UK, dxld April 27) 

KNLS DOUBLES BROADCAST HOURS ON MAY 1ST By Dick Brackett 

May 1, 2005 marks the first txion of KNLS from the new, secondtower in 

Anchor Point, Alaska. This doubles the number of dailybroadcasts from 10 to 

20 hours. 

And this, illustrated at the WCBC site: 

(via dxld Apr 27) 

AUSTRALIA Engineers begin installing new DRM compatible SW txs at Radio 

Australia's Brandon, Queensland site next week. 

(David Ricquish, Radio Heritage Foundation, 

hcdx Apr 30) 

BAHREIN Wie bei dxing.info gemeldet sendet Coalition Maritime Forces 

Radio One auf der neuen Frequenz 9133 kHz USB. Ich konnte die Station heute 

um 1722 UTC mit arabischer Mx und Frequenzansagen empfangen. Der Empfang 

ist deutlich besser als auf der alten Frequenz 15500 kHz. (Patrick Robic- 

AUT, A-DX Apr 29) 

9133 - Coalition Maritime Forces radio on new SW frequency BBC Monitoring 

has observed Coalition Maritime Forces Radio One on the new shortwave freq 

of 9133 kHz (upper sideband mode) at 1110 on 1 May 2005, following a tip 

from Swedish radio hobbyist Jan Edh on Glenn Hauser's "DX Listening Digest" 

web site. 

Programming consisted of Afghan and Arabic mx interspersed with appeals for 

information about terrorist activities, in Arabic, Dari, English, Pashto 

and Urdu. After one such appeal relating to Iraqi oil terminals, there was 

the following annt in English: "Thank you for listening to Coalition 

Maritime Forces Radio One. We broadcast ... [words indistinct] terrorist 

mariners around the world. Call in to CMF Radio One any time on 6125 

kiloHertz SW [shortwave], 9133 kiloHertz SW, or 15500 kiloHertz SW." The 

announcement continued with contact details, which were as given on the 

associated "Rewards for Justice" web site at 

 

Although not heard on this occasion, the radio is also believed to 

broadcast in Hindi and Persian, and sometimes identifies as "Information 

Radio". 

CMF Radio One is operated by the US Navy Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) 

headquartered in Bahrain, with the purpose of encouraging listeners to 

report terrorist activity. It has been on the air since April 2004, using 

low-powered SW txs installed on ships operating in the Persian Gulf. 

According to a statement on the MARLO web site, their mission is to 

facilitate the exchange of information between the United States Navy and 

the commercial shipping community in the US Central Command's area of 

responsibility. MARLO operates as a conduit for information focused on 

safety of shipping and is committed to assisting the commercial shipping 

community. The web site is at 

 

(BBC M via RNW MN NL 1 May, via BrDXC-UK) 

CIS A-05 for WYFR via CIS txs: 

New additional 1000-1100 7380 K/A 250 kW / 178 deg in Japanese. 

0900-1100 9450 IRK 250 kW / 110 deg in English

1100-1200 9450 IRK 250 kW / 110 deg in Korean 

1300-1500 7580 NVS 250 kW / 180 deg in English 

1400-1500 7510 TAC 200 kW / 131 deg in Urdu 

1500-1700 7580 NVS 250 kW / 180 deg in Hindi 

1600-1700 7520 SMF 250 kW / 131 deg in Persian 

1700-1900 9495 TAC 200 kW / 311 deg in Russian 

1900-2000 7370 SAM 250 kW / 284 deg in German 

1900-2000 7440 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg in Spanish 

1900-2000 9490 MSK 250 kW / 240 deg in Italian 

1900-2000 12060 MSK 250 kW / 290 deg in French 

2000-2200 7360 KCH 500 kW / 309 deg in English 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Mar 1 / Apr 

4) 

EGYPT [and non] I was in Cairo last week where I was delighted to meet 

local DXer and regular DXLD contributor Tarek Zeidan. With Tarek in place 

there I hardly need to provide any DX nx from the country, though I can 

note the following: 

The 2005 WRTH confirmed its reputation as the best edition of recent times. 

As far as I could tell, it has a high degree of accuracy for Egypt. I could 

hear all nine of ERTU's FM freqs listed for Cairo, along with a number of 

other freqs listed as being from ERTU relays in Alexandria, Ismailia and 

Mahalla. Also present were Nile FM in English (not Nile 1 FM as in WRTH) 

and its sister Arabic mx channel, Nugoom FM (spelling as at 

http://www.nilefmonline.com - which also offers streaming audio of Nile 

FM). A VHF lift was in place for part of the time I was there, and various 

Israeli and Greek Cypriot stations were heard on FM. 

On MF, the only addition I noted to the WRTH was an unidentified strong 

station, definitely local, playing continuous mx, late afternoons and 

evenings only, on 936 kHz. 

It was interesting to note that, of the four powerful mediumwave stations 

in Cyprus, the BBC Arabic Service on 639 and Radio Sawa on 990 were audible 

during the daytime on a portable set in noisy and crowded central Cairo, 

but Radio Monte Carlo on 1233 and BBC WS English on 1323 were not. They did 

become audible during the day when I took the radio up to the top of the 

187-metre Cairo Tower, which also offered an excellent view of the ERTU's 

HQ, the distinctive so-called "Arab Television Building" (though it also 

houses radio studios). 

(Chris (now back in the UK) Greenway, in Cairo-EGY, dxld April 26) 

ETHIOPIA 9560.1 Voice of Democratic Alliance?, via R Ethiopia at 1456- 

1505 UT on Apr 26, Arabic song to 1459 then pause and at 1600 drum-like 

start and YM in Arabic but not possible to ID. Went to 11800 which was 

occupied by strong (Asian lang) speaker, so went back to 9560.1, but still 

no good luck there with heavy splash sandwiched as it was between 9555 / 

9565 kHz. 7165.1 had a very weak carrier. Had to leave at 1520, and when I 

came back 1555, 7165.1 a bit better, but none good enough to establish 

whether in \\. 18000 completely empty, as expected. This is going to be a 

difficult one to ID. 


5500 V.of Tigray Revolution on Apr 26 at *1454-1504 UT. 35333 Tigre, 1454 

sign on with IS, 1459 ID, Opening mx and announce, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto- 

JPN, JPNpremium Apr 26) 

EUROPE [FRANCE/GERMANY] Radio France Internationale (RFI) - which 

broadcasts to French speakers abroad - and German radio Deutsche Welle are 

to join forces to broadcast programmes to the Arab world and to the 

countries of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States, which took over 

from the former USSR), a joint statement said on Tuesday [26 April].

The two radio stations have been co-operating since January 2003 to produce 

European programmes and assess potential FM freqs to be operated jointly, 

in the Balkans in particular. 

RFI will help develop Deutsche Welle's programmes in Arabic. Through its 

Arab-language subsidiary RMC-Moyen-Orient [RMC-Middle East] (RMC- MO), RFI 

is able to broadcast to the Middle East on medium wave freqs and in FM (ten 

radio relays). Both stations are studying the terms under which some of 

Deutsche Welle's programmes will be broadcast in Arabic on the audiochannels 

of RMC-MO, thereby gaining greater exposure. 

Deutsche Welle and RFI plan to operate jointly short-wave and medium wave 

freqs in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and in the CIS in order to allow RFI to 

broadcast - alongside Deutsche Welle programmes in Russian and German - its 

own programme in Russian and French. 

Through these symmetrical operations, the statement said, "the two radio 

stations will be taking a first step towards creating what could become an 

international European radio station, capable of broadcasting the opinion 

of European society throughout the world". 

(AFP nx agency, via BBCM via dxld Apr 26) 

FRANCE 6175 DRM Today I noted loud DRM on 6175 at 0648 - RFI? - and 

blocking reception of VOA 6180. There was another on 9720 at 0710 - ORF? - 

and another at low level on 7210 same time. And on about 9677 (USB only?) 

there was another type of digital racket. They are swarming around like 

angry bees !!! 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX May 3) 

GEORGIA BBCM has observed Republic of Abkhazia Radio operating on 

9534.75 kHz SW, in \\ with its long-used freq of 9494.75 kHz. This was 

heard on both freqs from 0158 UT on 29 April 2005, opening with orchestral 

mx followed by an interval signal and identification annt. 

The station has been on the air since 1992, broadcasting from Sukhumi, 

capital of Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia where a separatist 

movement has fought for independence since the breakup of the Soviet Union. 

Using txs on MW 1350 kHz and SW it broadcasts programmes in Abkhaz, 

Georgian and Russian, and when not carrying its own programmes relays Radio 

Russia or public radios from the neighbouring Russian North Caucasus 

region. (BBC M, via dxld Apr 29) 

GERMANY [Clandestine to Gambia] Gambia Democracy Project tests on April 

27-29 via DTK T-Systems: 

2000-2015 Wed-Fri on 9430 JUL 100 kW / 210 deg to WeAf in Wolof and English 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX May 3) 

9430, Save the Gambia Democracy Project, test xmsns planned for Apr 27-29, 

2000-2015, interviews, no stn IDs. For more info, see article by Nick Grace 

in CRW 180 Extra (below). 

STGDP URL is There is not much there. Most of 

the info is at 

 

There is this address for donations: STGDP, P.O.Box 48321, Doraville, GA 

30362, U.S.A. 

E-mail address is 

I see that Bible Voice via DTK-Julich & Nauen uses 9430 at various times 

before 2000 on some days, so maybe this is via DTK. (Jerry Berg-USA, 

DXplorer Apr 26)

9430, "GAMBIA", "Gambia Democratic Project", *2000-2015* at Apr 27, 

English, Test txion crash-start at 2000 with interview in progress b/w 2 OM 

re formation, mission of the "Gambian Democratic Project" and hopes for the 

Gambian 2006 election. Caliope like mx over interview at 2014, then mx only 

until 2015*. No ID given. Fair, best listening in USB. Thanks Nick Grace- 

CRW for the tip. Any ideas on tx site? 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, DXplorer Apr 27) 

Target: Gambia By Nick Grace April 26, 2005 

The Gambia joins the growing list of tyrannies targeted by opposition radio 

broadcasts this week with the launch of a weekly fifteen-minute nx program 

produced by Web savvy exiles in the United States. 

The program, which had not been named at press time, is the latest effort 

coordinated by Save the Gambia Democracy Project (STGDP) to promote press 

freedoms, democratic liberties, respect for human rights, the rule of law 

and good governance inside the West African nation. 

Test broadcasts, Clandestine Radio Watch (CRW) has learned, will be 

conducted on April 27, 28 and 29 between 2000 and 2015 GMT on 9430 kHz. The 

test broadcasts will contain excerpts of interviews in the Wollof, English 

and local langs for the purpose of testing reception inside Gambia and will 

not contain a station identification. Formal broadcasts will begin soon 

thereafter from an undisclosed tx location. 

STGDP is a relatively new movement that was formed on the Gambian 

Independence Day, February 18, in 2004 after months of intense online 

chatter among exiles throughout North America. It was formally launched on 

the campus of Morehouse College in Atlanta - Martin Luther King, Jr.'s alma 

mater, an irony not lost on its members. 

The group has sought to make a direct impact on the country's political 

scene and successfully brought the fragmented opposition together under the 

National Alliance for Democracy and Development (NADD). Its efforts, 

including the new radio program, are meant to send a signal to the regime 

of former Sergeant Yahya Jemmah that the upcoming elections in October 2006 

will be no cakewalk. 

Since taking power in 1994, Jemmah's consolidation of power has proceeded 

against the winds of democratic change sweeping across the world - and 

inside Gambia. Attempts to pass severe restrictions on the press in 2002 

led to mass outrage and, ultimately, a repeal of the legislation. More 

recent attempts to muzzle the press, however, have been more successful and 

even deadly. What began with arson attacks, intimidation and threats 

finally culminated in the murder of Deyda Hydara, editor and co-owner of a 

private weekly and stringer for Agence-France-Presse and Reporters San 

Frontieres. 

The U.S. State Department considers such developments as "shortcomings," 

however, and in 2002 "determined a democratically elected govt had assumed 

office" in Banjul and lifted sanctions, according to its 2005 human rights 

report. While engagement is touted as official policy, none of the U.S.funded 

NGOs run democratization projects or maintain a presence in Gambia. 

The Gambian diaspora finds itself going alone. 

The radio program, sources within STGDP tell CRW, is a grassroots effort 

dependent upon the generosity of its supporters and should be considered a 

wake-up call to those in the regime that whether through print, radio or 

the Internet the pulse of freedom cannot be silenced. 

"We are going to be a force to open the people's eyes," STGDP Spokeswoman 

Sigga Jagne told CRW. "We are not bound by the same sanctions our domestic

journalists face. Through our programs we will send a message of hope to 

our people inside the Gambia that those of us outside do care and are 

willing to do what it takes to bring change." 

Save the Gambian Democracy Project can be reached through its Web site at 

 

(via DXplorer Apr 26) 

We kindly request for reception reports of the new freqs for The Overcomer 

Ministry txions on SW. 

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Commencing from Wednesday, 27th April 2005 The 

Overcomer Ministry will use a new schedule to broadcast for Europe and ME. 

Please see the following data containing the new schedule: 

1400-1559 UTC, 13810 kHz towards SEEUR and ME 

1459-1559 UTC, 6110 kHz towards WEUR 1559-1759 UTC, 5980 kHz towards 

WEUR 

1559-1759 UTC, 9845 kHz towards EUR, EEUR, NEUR, , SEUR, Russia 

Based on this new schedule, we kindly request for reception reports of the 

new freqs for The Overcomer Ministry txions on SW. 

Your future reception reports also would be highly appreciated. Please feel 

free to send them to us and we will forward them to our Customers, too. 

Yours sincerely, Walter Brodowsky, Account Manager for short-wave broadcast 

My mail-address and phone contacts did change. Walter Brodowsky 

email 

Internet: (via Michael Bethge-D, wwdxc BC-DX 

Apr 26) 

15670, Radio Xoriyo, Voice of the Ogadeni People, via Juelich-Germany at 

*1631-1645+ on Apr 26 (Tue), Somali talk, many mentions of Ogaden (the 

station focuses on the Ogaden region of eastern Ethiopia). Web-site 

says, and I quote: "Radio Xoriyo waxaad ka 

dhegaysan kartaa Mawjadda 19 MB ee dhererkeedu yahay 15670 KHZ, Maalmaha 

Talaadada iyo Jimcaha 7:30PM waqtiga Afrikada Bari" (dated Apr 26), hi. 

Weak, clear channel. and 

15670, V.O.Oromo Liberation (Tue) at 1703-1710+ on Apr 26, Oromo nx 

(Ogaden, Iraq, America, etc), HoA song 1709, male agn about Oromo. (Finn 

Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 26) 

'Conflict radio' almost have created their own SW 'band' with these heard 

between 1730-1800 Apr 30: 12120 Dejen 12130 Horyaal 12140 Ashna 12145 SW 

Radio Africa ( \\ weak 11770 at 1802) - and no other stations heard in 

between!! 

12130, R Horyaal, via Samara (to Somalia), *1730-1800*, Apr 30, 1725 strong 

carrier, test-tones, into 1730 intial HoA tune, YL men'd Radio Horyaal .. 

kilohertz, 1731 short Quran readings, 1732 YL/YM several IDs. Choir at 

sign-off 1800* Has been heard quite regularly these last days. Dejen on 

12120 was heard a bit weaker -1800* close with insatrumental tune (after 

phone-in prgr). 


Via Deutsche Welle the following sites where verified with Full data QSL 

Cards, with schedules, for French, German and English Broadcasts. Reply in 

26 days. 

a) 15410 via Bonaire, Neth. Antilles. 'Schwerin Castle' card 

b) 11690 via Sackville, Canada. 'Berlin' card.

c) 11840,21840 via Kigali, Rwanda. 'Berlin / Gates' & '1953-2000 DW 

Ann.'card 

d) 9890,11865,17715 via Sines, Portugal 'Curtain/Tower of DW' & 'Sines 

Transmitter' 

& 'Special Kiev BCB' card 

e) 21820 via Wertachtal, Germany "DTK-Telekom Studio' card. 

f) 15135 via Tchita, Russia 'Stuttgart' card. 

v/s: Horst Scholz, Transmission Management. (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, 


935 DSS Burg - GDR HISTORY. 

Ralf Goette rief mich gerade an und sagte mir, dass er seine lange geplante 

Sendung zum Thema "Deutscher Soldatensender" fertiggestellt haette. 

Ausstrahlung ist am Sonntag, 22. Mai 2005 in der Zeit von 10.00 bis 11.00 

Uhr MESZ auf Radio Okerwelle, das ist eine nichtkommerzielle Lokalstation, 

die im Bereich Braunschweig, Wolfenbuettel, Wolfsburg auf 104,6 MHz zu 

hoeren ist. Ausserdem gibt es einen Internetstream unter 

der aber von der Kapazitaet ziemlich schwachbruestig ist, fruehes 

Erscheinen sichert also die besten Plaetze. 

Hier in dieser Gegend kam der Soldatensender mit einem Mordssignal herein 

und war zu meiner (lang zurueckliegenden) Jugendzeit ein voller Erfolg. 

Praktisch jeder Jugendliche hier hoerte den Soldatensender, um dem damals 

unertraeglichen NDR zu entgehen. 

(Martin Elbe-D, A-DX May 1) 

GREECE Freq change for Voice of America in English to ME: 

0900-1200 NF 9520 KAV 250 kW / 105 deg, ex 9705 

\\ 15205 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg and 17745 IRA 250 kW / 299 deg 


INDONESIA 4605 RRI Seui at 1040-1045 UT. mx similar, but not \\ to 4750 

Makassar. (Bob Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium Apr 24) 

4870.96 RRI-Sorong Apr 21 at 1053-1103 34443-33443 INSn, 1059 IS, ID at 

1000, Local news. 

4919.98 RRI-Biak on Apr 21 at 1025-1032 24332-23332 INSn, Music, 1029 IS, 

Local nx. 

4919.98 RRI-Biak on Apr 26 at 1027-1034 32332 INSn, 1029 IS, ID at 1030, 

Local news. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 21-26) 

Voice of INS 9525 kHz is thundering in here at 1850 UT in German. Should 

hold up for English hour at 2000 UTC. 

(Mick Delmage-Alb-CAN, hcdx Apr 30) 

15150 RRI or VoINS with Hawaiian songs at 1145 UT. QRMed by VoIRI for a 

short favor only three mins and possibly with Japanese progr. Again on 

April 23, co-QRMEd with VoIRI 43333. S10. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, 


For the first time ever, VOI Jakarta uses both frequencies 9525 a n d 

15150 kHz as summer freqs since April 21. Never happened before. 

VOI outlets noted so far in past days: 

1600-2100 9525 and 15150 kHz. German 1800-1900, English 2000-2100 UT, 

0800-1400 15150 kHz to NE Asia. English at 0800-0900 UT. 

And also RRI Jakarta 0000-1600 11860 (fade-in in EUR around 1330 UT til 

1600 UT). All according to schedule in WRTH 2005. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 2) 

ISRAEL Updated summer A-05 schedule for Kol Israel: 

ARABIC 0245-2115 5915

AMHARIC 1800-1835 9345 11590# 15640 

ENGLISH 0330-0345 9345 11605 17600 

0930-0945 15640 

1730-1745 9345 11590# 15640 

1900-1925 11590 15615 15640 

FARSI 1400-1525 9985 11605 17535* Sun-Thu 

1400-1500 9985 11605 17535*Fri/Sat 

FRENCH 0345-0400 9345 11605 

1000-1015 15640 

1700-1715 9345 11590# 15640 

1930-1945 9345 11590# 15640 

HEBREW 0400-0455 9345 

0500-1355 17535 

2000-2055 11585 15640 

2100-2255 11585 

2300-0330 9345 

HUNGARIAN 1645-1700 9345 11590# 15640 

1845-1855 9345 11590# 15640 

LADINO 0945-1000 15640 

1500-1525 11605 15640 17535* Sat 

MUGRABIAN 1015-1030 15640 

MUSIC 1530-1545 11590# 15640 17535* 

ROMANIAN 1625-1645 9345 11590# 15640 

1745-1800 9345 11590# 15640 

RUSSIAN 1500-1525 11605 15640 17535* Fri 

2000-2100 9345 

SPANISH 1545-1555 11590# 15640 17535* 

1715-1730 9345 11590# 15640 

1945-2000 9345 11590# 15640 

TIGRINA 1835-1845 9345 11590# 15640 

YIDDISH 1600-1625 9345 11590# 15640 

# ex 11605 * ex 15760 


ITALY Today (April 22) I note that RAI is using 6195 - heard at tune in 

0706 after the BBC had gone off air. I assume it's still them as I type 

c0915, but now weak in noise at my location. On 9670 (where they should be) 

tone "tests" are taking place, and some nice "tunes" are played 

occasionally. But, I don't understand the logic of shifting the broadcast 

down to 6195 and conducting tests on 9670! 


New 6195 - RAI still on air at 1030 UT; 9670 is off. I guess, because of 

poor propagation they changed to 49 mb to reach their Italian army troops 

in ex-YUG. 0630-1300 UT. Due of 52 degrees azimuth, not strong here in 

SoGermany. Scheduled 0630-1300 UT. 

(wb, Apr 22) 

OK re RAI 6195. RAI 6195 was on air before 0700 again - nothing on 9670 

today - so the move could be a permanent one. The BBC sched which came via 

you says that 6195 is active via RMP til 0700, but the HFCC says active til 

0600. I can't remember which is correct, but if it is 0700 then QRM will 

occur. The RAI txions were via 11800 in B-04 and dropped to 9670 from A-05, 

so have they altered their target area? If 6195 is weak at you then it will 

not be serving very much of Northern or Eastern Europe. 


BBC RMP/SKN leaves 6195 kHz channel at 0600 UT (wb) 

ITALY/SWITZERLAND/MOLDOVA On 1566 kHz it has been heard in Milano a very 

strong open carrier from 2345 UTC the 26 April, still on at 0645 UTC on 27 

April and still on at 1145 UTC on same day.

No ideas who is testing a so powerfull TX, but the signal is S=9 +40 db, 

strong as the one of RAI 1 on 900 kHz ... so I guess is coming from RAI ... 

may be starting soon the DRM tests annonced in March but never started ... 

1566 kHz some years ago used to be from Switzerland. Anyone with more info 

? (Dario Monferini-I) 

Ciao ! Stanotte ho notato una fortissima portante su 1566 kHz attorno alle 

ore 2355 UTC, la portante era non modulata e con segnale 9+40db ... 

stamattina alle 0645 UTC ho ricontrollato e la portante era sempre li ... 

con lo stesso segnale....paragonabile a quello di RAI 1 sui 900 kHz ... ho 

ricontrollato alle 1145 UTC ed era sempre presente ... 

A qualcuno risulta che la RAI ha intenzione di fare prove di DRM su 1566 

kHz (canale lasciato libero anni fa dalla Svizzera ????) 

(Dario Monferini-I, via mwdx Apr 27) 

Still registered at ITU Geneve under Switzerland, 500 kW. Also VoRussia 

Maiac-Moldova (Pridnestr.) tested 1566 channel towards southern Balcan 

recently (instead of 1467 kHz). 

(wb) 

KOREA D.P.R. New Summer schedule Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, P.R. of 

Korea, from Tuesday May 3rd, 2005. 

Neuer Sommersendeplan der Stimme Koreas, Pyongyang, Nordkorea. Die STIMME 

KOREAS aus PYONGYANG, NORDKOREA, wird den neuen Sommersendeplan ab 

Dienstag, den 03. Mai 2005 einfuehren. Nachfolgend das Wichtigste fuer 

Europa vorab. Den kompletten Sendeplan werde ich bald als Word-Anhang 

verschicken, wenn alle Details bekannt sind. 

Ich bitte um weite Verbreitung, bitte unter Angabe der Quelle! Gruss in die 

Runde von OM Arnulf Piontek (via A-DX May 2) Berlin - Germany 

UTC Frequenz (kHz) Target 

German 

1600 9325 12015 West-Europa 1800 9325 12015 West-Europa 

1900 9325 12015 West-Europa 

English 



French 


2000 13760 15245 West-Europa 

Spanish 


(Arnulf Piontek-D, via A-DX May 2) 

KUWAIT/CHINA The project to install a fourth IBB SW tx here is 

proceeding. It will be one of the deactivated units moved from Biblis, 

Germany. It is hoped to refurbish an existing IBB antenna for tropical band 

use to Afghanistan; if not, present appropriations would not cover the 

$800,000 cost for a new one. 

(Aaron Zawitzky, dxld Apr 27) 

Biblis-Germany? - I guess rather Continental 250 kW SW unit originate 

from former IBB Holzkirchen Germany site. Another [rather unpopular] Thales 

250 kW unit has been seen as spare unit at Lampertheim amongst the 

Continental beast farm last year ... (wb)

17780 And yesterday I "found" a CNR txion around 0630 on 17780 which I 

hadn't noted before, and gradually another station in the background 

manifested itself, and I could hear the mx usually played by RFA before 

sign off at 0700. And this was \\ 17720 which became clearly - although 

weakly - audible when KAS went off around 0657 UT. 

Today, 17780 is definitely IDed as the RFA Tibetan sce and in \\ with 

17510. Both signals were at times "beating" the jammer, and at good 

strength. 17720 was heard - just about - thro CRI and a little better when 

they went off. I could not be 100% certain that 17495 was on air due to 

splatter from CRI on 17490 and 17505 same time. But there was positively NO 

SIGNAL on 17485, and I would guess that 17780 may replace it. I used to 

hear it reasonably well. I could not get any audio out of either 21500 or 

21690 but I could detect that something was operating there. 


New 17685 0630-1030 RFAFG via RFE/RL Kuwait relay, 250 kW at 70deg in 

Dari/Pashto. 

RFA Tibetan also 250 kW and 70 degrees on 7550 2300-2400, 9365 0100-0300, 

11540 1500-1600, 11590 1200-1400, 17780 0600-0700, 17855 1100-1200. (April 

4) 

LUXEMBOURG Die Lutherische Stunde verlaesst RTL, zum zweiten und wohl 

letzten Mal. Im Programmheft fuer April-Mai 2005 wurde es noch als 

Moeglichkeit angesprochen. Mittlerweile hat die Leitung der Radiomission 

den Vertrag tatsaechlich gekuendigt. Bei der Lutherischen Stunde geht man 

davon aus, das die letzte Sendung spaetestens Anfang Juni ausgestrahlt 

wird. 

Kuenftig wird die Lutherische Stunde terrestrich nur noch ueber die Stimme 

Russlands auf Mittel- und Kurzwelle. Als Gruende gelten sowohl die 

Spendenlage als auch die Empfangslage. Urspruenglich als Ableger der USamerikanischen 

Lutheran Hour bei Radio Luxemburg begonnen, werden die 

Sendungen heute von einem freien Medienmissionswerk unter programmlicher 

Aufsicht der Selbstaendigen Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche getragen. 

Seit 1962 werden die Sendungen in Deutschland produziert, seit einigen 

Jahren muessen sie auch ohne Unterstuetzung der US-amerikanischen Lutheran 

Hour finanziert werden. Mit einer Luecke zwischen 1993 und 1995 war Radio 

Luxemburg immer die Hauptwelle der Lutherischen Stunde gewesen. 

Mittlerweile duerfte sie aber in einem Umfeld zwischen digitaler 

Testsendung und China Radio International wohl kein Massenpublikum mehr 

erreichen. 

Dagegen bietet die Stimme Russlands mit den Mittelwellen in Niedersachsen 

(630 kHz), Berlin-Brandenburg (603 kHz) und Thueringen (1323 kHz) abgesehen 

von den europaweiten Mittel- und Kurzwellen noch Frequenzen, die man auch 

fuer Leute bewerben kann, die sich mit Rundfunkfernempfang nicht so 

auskennen. Die Sendezeit bei Radio Moskau wird seit 1992 gekauft. 

Trotzdem muss im Programmheft ausdruecklich darauf hingewiesen werden, dass 

die Sendungen "natuerlich auf Deutsch" sind. Ausser terrestrisch ist die 

Lutherische Stunde ueber Radio Neue Hoffnung auf dem Satelliten Astra und 

im Internet bei www.lutherischestunde.de zu hoeren. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener- 

D, ntt Apr 28) 

MOLDOVA (PRIDNESTROVYE) Radio Pridnestrovya propagated with a good 

quality 7 Apr at 1600 on 549 kHz. There only was slight QRM by Mayak, 

Russia. I've noted a couple of interesting moments: 

1) Radio Pridnestrovya settled on even nominal freq 549 kHz - 

previously it used to be offset by several dozens Hz. 

2) Ukrainian and Moldavian nx blocks have been exchanged:

1600-1615 Russian, 1615-1622 Moldavian, 1622-1630 Ukrainian. 

(open_dx - Alexander Yegorov-UKR, DXsignal May 2) see under 1566 Italy 

too. 

NEW ZEALAND I have now received some more information about the RNZI 

maintenance outage a few days ago. The following was received from RNZI: 

Quote - The tx was taken off for urgent maintenance Friday which took much 

longer than expected. We try to arrange maintenance to happen between 2230- 

0500 UTC but in this case sce was not restored until 0745. I am told we can 

expect more "Maintenance" as construction work at Rangitaiki accelerates to 

accommodate the second tx. 

As I was not in the office there was no one to alert the web site that we 

were off air. - Unquote 

More details about their planned 2nd Transmitter / DRM etc. can be found at 

 

Regards Mark Nicholls, Editor, New Zealand DX Times 

New Zealand Radio DX League (hcdx Apr 30) 

OMAN QSL: BBC Relay at A'Seela reply to a RR on 11760, 250 kW via: 

Resident Engineer, VT Merlin Communication, Partners LLC, BBC Relay 

Station, P.O.Box 40, Al Ashkarah 422, Sultanate of Oman - v/s Afrah Al 

Orimi, who verified with a full detailed letter. 

(Torre Ekblom-FIN, dxld Apr 26) 

PAKISTAN Summer A-05 for Radio Pakikstan: 

ARABIC 1815-1900 ME 9340 11550 

ASSAMI 0045-0115 SoAs 9340 11565 

BANGLA 0115-0200 SoAs 9340 11565 

1200-1245 SoAs 15625 17495 

CHINESE 1200-1230 FE 11570 15070 

DARI 1515-1545 CIS 5860 7375 

ENGLISH 1600-1615 ME 11570 15100 

EaAf 11850 15725 

GUJARATI 0400-0430 Af 9340 11565 

FARSI 1715-1800 ME 9325 11550 

HINDI 0215-0300 SoAs 9340 11565 

1100-1145 SoAs 9340 11565 

NEPALI 1245-1315 SoAs 15625 17485 

PASHTO 1500-1545 CIS 6060 

RUSSIAN 1415-1500 CIS 9340 11585 

SINHALA 1015-1045 SoAs 15625 17495 

TAMIL 0315-0345 SoAs 11565 15625 

0945-1015 SoAs 15625 17495 

TURKI 1330-1400 CIS 5860 6060 

TURKISH 1630-1700 ME 11565 15725 

URDU 0045-0215 SoAs 11580 15485 

0500-0700 ME 11570 15100 17835 

0800-1105 Eu 15100 17835 

1330-1530 ME 11570 15100 

1700-1900 Eu 9365* 11570 >>* from June 15100 

1800-1900 ME 9325 Islamabad px 

1915-0045 ME 7570 


The PAK sched in Observer is not completely correct. The service in 

Gujarati is no longer for Africa but now for SoAsia. And Turkish at 1630 UT 

should be using 11550 (x11565), while Irani and Urdu at 1715-1900 should be 

using 9320 (x9324) kHz. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX May 3)

PHILIPPINES Re the new 1170 facility at Poro: besides the arcing problem 

which prevents it from operating at quite a full megawatt, there is a 

serious commercial power problem, during air-conditioning season. In the 

evenings, voltage drops by up to 11 percent, which forces the tx to operate 

at reduced power. 

(Aaron Zawitzky, dxld Apr 27) 

Tolerance for power under US domestic rules is +5%, -10%, so 950 kW is 

essentially full power operation, down only 0.22 dB). (25/4-2005) 

(mediumwave.info via dxld) 

ROMANIA Summer A-05 schedule of Radio Romania Inter.(*via Saftitza 50 

kW): 

ARABIC 0730-0756 9770 11875 11980 15340 

1500-1556 9595 11745 11970 15240 

AROMANIAN 1600-1626 7135* 

1800-1826 7235* 

2000-2026 6175* 

CHINESE 0500-0526 15445 17740 

1400-1426 15225 17810 

ENGLISH 0100-0156 6040 9690 11820 15430 

0400-0456 9780 11820 15140 17860 

0630-0656 9655 11830 

1300-1356 11830 15105 

1800-1856 9635 11830 

2130-2156 7165 9535 9645 11940 

2300-2356 6140 7265 9645 11940 

FRENCH 0200-0256 6135 9715 

0600-0626 7220 9655 

1100-1156 11830 15250 15380 17740 

1700-1756 9535 11765 

2100-2126 7255 9585 

GERMAN 0700-0726 7225 9790 

1200-1256 9515 11775 

1900-1956 7165 9590 

ITALIAN 1630-1656 7135* 

1830-1856 7130* 

2030-2056 6045* 

ROMANAIN 0800-0856 Sun 11970 15270 15370 17805 

0900-0956 Sun 15430 15450 17770 17860 

1000-1056 Sun 11830 15250 15380 17740 

1200-1256 9750 11920 

1400-1456 9760 11965 

1600-1656 9690 11960 

1700-1756 9765 11865 

1800-1856 9625 11765 

2000-2056 9515 11925 

RUSSIAN 0530-0556 7285 9555 

1430-1456 9690 11955 

1600-1656 7120 9680 

SERBIAN 1530-1556 7135* 

1730-1756 7240* 

1930-1956 6110*

SPANISH 0000-0056 9760 11935 11970 15140 

0300-0356 9700 9775 11725 11970 

2000-2056 11940 15465 

2200-2256 11940 15255 

UKRAINIAN 1500-1526 7210* 

1700-1726 7240* 

1900-1926 7175* 


Comment: * ROU "Saftitza", with 50 kW ... 

Saftica is the oldest Romanian sw tx site, where late "Radio Espana 

Independente" program, the mouthpiece of former Spanish Communist Party was 

relayed as CLANDESTINE stn in 40ties and 50ties. (wb) 

SOUTH AFRICA 11690 Radio Okapi ( via Meyerton) Full data Foundation 

Hirondelle QSL Card in 24 days, direct from Switzerland, in 24 days v/s: 

illegible. 

SENTECH via Meyerton. The following where verified with two full data 

Verification Letters, with specific Transmitter /Power/ coordinate 

Information, along with a schedule. Reply in 24 days. 

a) 7120 BBC 250 kW's Brown Boverie Transmitter 

b) 11690 Radio Okapi 500 kW's Telefunken Transmitter 

c) 9660 TWR 500 kW's Telefunken Transmitter 

d) 12125 FEBA Radio 250 kW's Brown Boverie Transmitter, v/s Kathy Otto. 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Apr 30) 

TURKS & CAICOS ISLS. The IBB MW project here on 1570 kHz is awaiting 

British govt approval on acquiring the land, following agreement between 

the land owners and the local govt. Broadcast Electronics will be supplying 

the tx. (Aaron Zawitzky, dxld Apr 27) 

U.A.E. SITE REPORT New High Power Sound from the Persian Gulf. The Desert 

goes high-tech with powerful new MW Station. 

[MW means 1170 and 1575 kHz units, I guess. -wb] 

Emirates Media Inc. (EMI), the foremost nx and information media 

organisation in the United Arab Emirates, awarded Thales and its local 

partner Bin Jabr TRS Est in June 2004 a contract for the supply of an 

additional new medium wave radio broadcasting center in Abu Dhabi. 

The multi-million dollar turnkey broadcasting solution for the Dabiyah II 

station included the supply of an 800 kW MW tx type S7HP, a two-tower 

directional antenna system, auxiliary equipment and new transmitter 

building, access and sce roads, generator building, mains supply, fresh 

water supply, etc. 

The contract award for the new station followed the successful completion 

of the Dabiyah I turnkey project in June 2003, where Thales and Bin Jabr, 

working hand in hand together with the EMI client team, handed over all 

equipment in recordbreaking time. 

Nothing is impossible 

According contract, the partners had only 8 months to complete the new 

turnkey station and put all equipment on air. Based on the outstanding 

teamwork during the execution of the Dabiyah I station, where the team 

handed over all systems in less than six months following date of order, 

Thales and its local partners were confident that they could meet this new 

challenging deadline. 

Challenges met by the Teams

Due to the fact that the station is located in the desert, the antenna and 

building foundations must be built on piles. Whereas the average depth of 

the subsoil in that area is around 10 m, the teams working at Dabiyah II 

encountered subsoils as deep as 18 m. Piling became a major issue. 

The close proximity to the high power short wave broadcasting center only 

one kilometer away was an additional challenge to the local team. To avoid 

mutual interference, Thales had to place the new MW antenna system in a 

suitable distance to the existing short wave antennas. This called for the 

construction of an additional 1.8 km access road. 

The new two-tower lambda/2 directional medium wave antenna system at 

Dabiyah II is the third Thales high power MW antenna in Abu Dhabi. 

Partnership built up over Years 

Beginning in 1984 with the first high power medium wave station at Dabiyah, 

Thales has been supplying Abu Dhabi with state-of-the-art short wave and 

medium wave radio broadcasting solutions. 

Dabiyah I and II are each equipped with an 800 kW S7HP tx, the Thales 

solution for high-power medium wave broadcasting. The S7HP family has 

proven its outstanding digital AM capability most recently in field trials 

in Macedonia end of 2004 (see THALES Radio News, Winter 2005 Issue). 

In the meantime, Abu Dhabi is broadcasting a total of 3600 kW of medium 

wave power and 4 x 500 kW short wave power using Thales radio broadcasting 

systems. 

 

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(SPRING 2005 - Published by Thales Broadcast & Multimedia - Issue 19 

via OCR via wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 2) 

U.K. 15500, Internews/Salaam Watandar via Rampisham, UK at 1330-1431* UT 

on Apr 26, with time pips at 1430 into ID: "Salaam Watandara, Salaam 

Watandara, da Salaam Watandara Radyo-dah. Inja radio-ye Salaam Watandara 

..." OM and YL alternating, and off. Fair. 


15495 UN Radio via Skelton/Merlin Communications. Usual Full data UN Radio 

Card with specific Transmitter information, in 9 months, 5 months after 

sending follow-up Postal Report. (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Apr 30) 

USA Summer A-05 for DX-ing With Cumbre: 

Fri 2100-2130 11765 HRA 250 kW / 090 deg Angel 5

Sat 0330-0400 17510 WHR 100 kW / 300 deg Angel 3 

0500-0530 7315 HRI 250 kW / 152 deg Angel 1 

7465 HRI 250 kW / 042 deg Angel 2 

0700-0730 9510 WHR 100 kW / 225 deg Angel 4 

0730-0800 7315 HRI 250 kW / 152 deg Angel 1 





Sun 0500-0530 9510 WHR 100 kW / 225 deg Angel 4 




Mon 0230-0300 5850 HRA 250 kW / 060 deg Angel 5 



Summer A-05 for World Harvest Radio: 

WHRI Angel 1 0000-0300 9515 Tue-Sat 

0000-0500 7315 Sun/Mon 0300-0500 5835 Tue-Sat 0500-0900 7315 

0900-1200 9495 1200-1400 15285 Mon-Fri 

1200-1400 11785 Sat/Sun 1400-2400 15285 

WHRI Angel 2 

0000-0300 7490 0300-0800 7465 0800-1200 7520 

1200-1500 9840 1500-1700 12020 1700-2200 15785 

2200-2400 9495 Mon-Sat (ex 15120) 2200-2400 9840 Sun 

KWHR Angel 3 

0100-0600 17510 0600-0900 13700 0900-1100 9930 

1100-1800 11555 

KWHR Angel 4 0500-1000 9510 

WHRA Angel 5 

0100-0500 5850 0500-0700 7490 1200-1500 15310 

1500-1900 17640 1900-2100 15665 2100-2300 11765 

2300-0100 7520 


VIETNAM 7280 at 2040 UT Voice of Vietnam poor in English with comment on 

Asian nx March 3. 

9875 at 0846 VOV Hanoi. Poor/ fair in Vietnamese. MA/FA, children's songs, 

ethnic mx, talk, "Vietnam" ref. 0849 March 31. (Kelvin Brayshaw Levin-NZL, 

NZL DX Times Apr 22) 

7280 at 1610 UT. Voice of Vietnam with nx in En March 31. Ident 1611. Noisy 

with QRM. \\ 9730 clearer. (Cliff Couch, Paraparaumu-NZL, NZL DX Times Apr 

22) 

4739.8 R.TV.Son La on Apr 21 at 1148-1205 UT. 45433-44333 Vietnamese, IS, 

Opening mx, ID and opening announce, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium 

Apr 21) 

YEMEN 9779.7 Republic of Yemen Radio at 0345-0405 UT on Apr 30, Arabic 

inciting songs, YL and man talk about Yemen 0405, mx. Splash from Radio 

Farda (via Kavalla-GRC) until 0400 UT when Farda left the air. (Finn Krone- 

DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 31) 

JAMMING This is more jamming information posted on the packet network by 

G0FTD - I am sure you have seen it already, but I thought it was 

interesting! 

73, Richard G3VGW

Rimantas Pleikys 

RADIO JAMMING IN THE SOVIET UNION, POLAND AND OTHER EAST EUROPEAN 

COUNTRIES. 

A specially emitted radio interference is classified into radio 

communication jamming and radio broadcasting jamming. The first occasions 

of jamming of military radio telegraph were recorded back in the beginning 

of the 20th century. Germany and Russia were the first to engage in jamming 

back then. The jamming signal most frequently consisted of co-channel 

characters. 

It was until the early thirties, when the first cases of jamming of radio 

broadcasting were recorded. In the late 20's Berlin started to jam the 

programmes of Radio Komintern. In 1931 the USSR jammed the Romanian radio, 

in 1934 Austria jammed the German radio. The Lithuanian lang broadcasts of 

the Vatican radio were jammed by the USSR in 1940. 

Massive jamming of foreign radio broadcasts was initiated by the USSR in 

February of 1948. It was targeted at VOA and BBC Russian lang broadcasts. 

Eventually jamming developed into a true monster, the greatest jamming 

network in the world. The Soviet jamming network was administrated by the 

2nd department of the all-union ministry of communications, headed by 

Natalia Krestyaninova for more than 25 years. 

The Soviet Union and its East European allies used six types of the jamming 

audio signals: 

1. To block out the "most anti-Soviet" stations, a wide spectrum 

electronically generated noise signal was used. RFE/RL, Voice of Israel, 

and Radio Tirana would experience this type of jamming. 

2. On August 3, 1964, one more source of interference was invented - Radio 

Mayak programme, transmitted in FM mode and heard distorted on domestic 

receivers - to jam some "grey propaganda" stations such as VOA, BBC, 

Deutsche Welle, and R. Beijing. 

3. In 1976, Soviets started to use the speech resembling signal. Its 

advantage was that it conformed to the timbre of the human voice. This 

jamming sound, which used to be played back from open reel tapes, was 

composed of two voices of male and female Russian announcers. 

4. A unique case was the Polish sce of RFE/RL: from 1971 until 1980 only 

light instrumental mx was employed to jam it, both in clear AM and 

distorted FM modes. 

5. East Germany aired its domestic radio programmes via medium wave txs 

tuned in to several hundred Hertz outside of the RIAS freqs. 

6. Czechoslovakia used the swinging carrier, also known as wobbler, AM txs 

to jam RFE/RL. 

The report of the RFE Engineering Department (dated January 29, 1982) calls 

for at least 4 txs per jammed programme for each beam necessary. 250 kW and 

500 kW txs have been proposed to replace the old 100 kW units in the RFE 

and RL relay stations. 

In Israel, there was an attempt to build a high-power radio station (16 x 

500 kW) for txion of the VOA, RFE and RL programmes to the Soviet Union. 

This effort was halted due to the local protests. 

In Portugal, six 500 kW txs were installed. Fourteen of the 16 RFE/RL's 

lang sces were jammed, and twelve of the 21 langs of VOA. Deutsche Welle 

(DW) was jammed in five of its 11 East European and USSR langs. BBC was

jammed in two of its 12 Eastern langs. The effectiveness of jamming ranged 

from minor annoyance to total blockage. 

W. Edwards, "Long wave duel": "The trading pawn in the hands of the U. S. 

had been the megawatt long wave tx located in Munich. The record shows that 

when the Soviets stopped jamming the VOA Russian programmes in June of 

1963, the VOA megawatt tx in Munich shut down very soon thereafter. In 

August 1968, when the Soviets resumed jamming of the VOA. [...] the 

megawatt in Munich returned to the air. 

Again, in September of 1973 Soviet jamming against the VOA stopped and a 

month later the megawatt tx on 173 kHz went off the air. This off again-on 

again relation was rooted in the 1948 European Broadcasting Conference at 

Copenhagen where medium wave and long wave freqs were assigned to the 

participating countries within Europe. 

Under the plan, 173 kHz was assigned to the USSR. [...] The presence of the 

VOA megawatt tx in Munich appearing on the same freq caused an acerbic 

reaction - the Soviets took the position that their 500 kW signal on 173 

kHz from Moscow was being jammed". 

Jamming in the USSR: The local jamming txs ranged in power from 1 to 20 kW 

with 10 to 20 units per station. The typical antennas were multi-wire broad 

band dipoles, suspended vertically or at 45 degrees angle. 

The effective range of ground wave jamming usually was about 30 km. In 

1986, the local jamming stations were located in 81 big city of the Soviet 

Union. Dwarf jammers were numbered with "60" and "600" series ("Object Nr. 

600", etc.), while giants were assigned "800" series. 

Some of the broadcasters liked to be deceptive: Radio Beijing used to 

change its freqs slightly during the broadcast (frequency agility method), 

leaving the hoarse choir of Soviet jammers aside. There were several 

occasions recorded when R. Beijing played its Russian programmes backwards, 

and these particular freqs were not jammed. Moscow monitors would tape 

programmes, play them backwards to make transcripts, and submit the scripts 

to the KGB and Communist party bosses. 

The jamming monitoring sites ("Control and Correction Posts") used to be 

installed several kilometres away from the transmitting facilities. 

The operators - mostly women - scanned the HF broadcasting bands. It was 

their decision to start jamming, depending on the actual audibility of the 

target station. Monitors issued orders by a dedicated phone line to the tx 

personnel to tune a particular tx to a particular frequency. All freqs, 

times, station names, programme langs and audibility evaluations were 

entered in logbooks. 

The txs sometimes were switched on remotely from the receiving site. 

Vytautas Liatukas, a supervisor of Kaunas city jammer in Lithuania, 

complained in a company paper back in 1975 about their station "being in 

continuous shortage of filaments for radio tubes, tx measuring devices, 

cabling, as well as about the poor condition of the roof of the building 

and antennas." Some txs were said to be in operation for as much as 20 

years with no major overhaul. 

According to an old Soviet standard, masts of the jammers were painted in 

yellow and black until 1975, to prevent enemy aircraft from identifying 

them in the natural background. From about 1975 onward, all the radio and 

TV towers, including jammers, were painted in white and red. They have been 

illuminated at night with red non-blinking lights.

Every jammer used the same identification code, or call sign, for all its 

txs, made up of two letters. The call letters of the jammer were 

transmitted twice per min for identification of each station. 

Jonas Cepas, a veteran of the State Radio Frequency Service of Lithuania, 

gave the following exclusive account: "We witnessed many problems affecting 

TV and radio broadcasting caused by the short-wave txs used to jam foreign 

radio stations. Various combinations of the signals interfered with 

television and radio programmes broadcast on long, medium, and short waves, 

with radio communication and other radio electronic equipment. 

The signals emitted by powerful txs made their way even to the electric 

circuits of tape recorders and record players. Being aware of the many 

heavy-duty txs operating near their residential areas, people were worried 

about health hazards related to effect of the electromagnetic field. 

Measurement data proved that the worries were substantiated". 

Thirteen long distance jamming radio centres with over 100 high power (50- 

500 kW) short wave txs were used for blocking out large territories by 

transmitting interference into specific region. 

The operational distances of such sky wave jammers were 500-3,000 km. The 

vertical curtain array and rhombic antennas were used for long range 

jamming. Additionally, the USSR jammed from its territory the Polish, 

Czech, Slovak and Bulgarian lang programmes of RFE/RL, VOA, BBC and DW. 

Several secret cross-border jamming agreements were signed between Moscow, 

Prague, Sofia and East Berlin. Romania and Hungary participated in the 

cross-border jamming network until 1963-64. 

There were 10 to 12 sky wave jamming centres in East Europe with over 90 

txs. 

Those who used to span the dial could often find "holes" in the jamming 

wall. Twilight immunity was one of several technical methods used for many 

years by the Western broadcasters to reduce jamming. 

The twilight immunity makes use of broadcasting to the target area on 

certain freq on which the sky wave jammer, placed a few thousand kilometres 

to the East, cannot be effective for a given area because of its lower 

maximum usable freq at that time. 

Roar of jammers smothered RFE/RL, VOA, BBC, DW, Voice of Israel, R. 

Beijing, R. Tirana, R. Korea and R. Free Russia. Before 1963, broadcasts 

from Vatican, Rome, Belgrade and Paris were jammed as well. Several times, 

when the political climate became warmer, the USSR would stop jamming govt 

stations from London, Washington and Cologne: 

* Six months in 1956, between Khrushchev's visit to Britain and the 

Hungarian crisis. 

*In September of 1959, during Khrushchev's visit to the U. S. 

*In early 1960 until the "U2" incident 

*June 19, 1963 - August, 1968 (Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia) 

*September, 1973 - August 20, 1980 (Martial law declared in Poland) 

For over 30 years Washington and Moscow held an ongoing debate about radio 

jamming and I list below a comparison of their main arguments: 

U.S.: "The participating States make it their aim to facilitate the free 

and wider dissemination of information of all kinds" (Helsinki Agreement, 

1975); "Any freq assignment shall have the right to international

protection from harmful interference." (Article 9, ITU Geneva Regulation); 

"Everyone has the right to seek, receive, and impart information through 

any media and regardless of frontiers" (Article 19, Universal Declaration 

of Human Rights); "All stations whatever their purpose must be established 

and operated in such a manner as not to result in harmful interference to 

radio sces or communications of other members" (Article 28, Montreaux 

convention). 

USSR: "The sovereignty of the USSR in the field of radio broadcasting 

secures for the USSR the possibility and rights to sever a radio aggression 

directed against her in ether." (International Legal Regulation of Radio 

Communication and Broadcasting, S. Krylov, 1950); 

"The participating States will respect each other's sovereign equality and 

individuality as well as the rights inherent in and encompassed by its 

sovereignty... they will respect each other's right to define and conduct 

as it wishes its relations with other States in accordance with 

international law..." (Helsinki Agreement, 1975). 

Officially the Soviets failed to mention the fact that they jammed foreign 

radio stations for a long time. Later they admitted it and declared they 

had rights to "defend the national sovereignty of countries in the fields 

of information and culture". The United Nations adopted a resolution in 

1972 that declared jamming to be a violation of human rights. 

At several summits - e.g. Reykjavik, 1986 - the Soviets proposed to cease 

jamming of VOA (not RFE/RL) in exchange of the rights to acquire or to rent 

AM and FM txs in or near the U.S. 

On the evening of November 29, 1988 the Soviet Union ceased to jam all 

foreign radio stations. The jamming session that lasted for 40 years was 

over. In December of 1988, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria stopped the jamming 

of RFE/RL's broadcasts. In the end of 1988, not less than 1600 txs were 

switched off in about 120 jamming radio centres of the USSR, Czechoslovakia 

and Bulgaria. 

When the Soviet Union collapsed, some jammers were converted into 

broadcasting stations or were put in month balls; others were dismantled. 

One such low power jammer, installed shortly after the W.W.II in the Jewish 

cemetery of the Lithuanian Baltic seaport Klaipeda, was also dismantled, 

and the chapel was returned to believers. In another city the closed jammer 

building was converted into a cafe. Some former Soviet jammers were 

modified into a commercial radio stations, as Radio 7 in Moscow. 

Jamming in Poland. RFE/RL archive document dated August 17, 1956: "During 

the period of unrest [...] it has been decided to end the jamming of 

Western broadcasts in Poland"; "newspapers reported the local jamming 

station is being dismantled." The date acknowledged by the Polish govt is 

November 24, 1956. After a short period of confusion, jammers in 

Czechoslovakia and Russia carried on against the RFE Polish broadcasts. 

However, the cessation of local jamming within Poland itself greatly 

increased the intelligibility and reliability of reception of RFE 

programs". 

Stanley Leinwoll, a former RFE/RL manager, wrote in his article "Jamming - 

Past, Present, and Future" 

("World Radio-TV Handbook", 1980): 

"Coincident with a series of riots in the city of Poznan [...] jamming of 

RFE Polish lang programs was ended. The official date was November 24, 

1956. There had been mounting outcries from the press about the jamming of 

foreign broadcasts, and it has been reported that at the onset of the 

Poznan rioting the local jamming station was destroyed".

Ralph Walter, Perry Esten, "Jamming against RFE programmes" 

(July 6, 1965): 

"In the summer of 1964 the USSR switched to a new type of jamming against 

RFE Polish programs. Instead of noise modulation formerly used, the new 

interference consisted of very distorted programme material from the 

"Mayak" program, which is a 24-hour sce from Moscow for listeners in the 

USSR and abroad. It is believed that this new type jamming was adopted to 

minimize complaints from the free world about jamming operations". 

David Walcutt, a retired RFE/RL engineer, wrote to me in 1997: "I have a 

lot of material on jamming. These are files that were moved to Washington 

after the Munich office of RFE/RL closed. But when the Engineering 

Department closed, I rescued these materials from the trash because of 

their historic nature. It is certain that Polish jammers were located in 

Russia. There are triangulation studies which prove it". 

Triangulation data was collected by Deutsche Bundespost and ITU. 

RFE/RL archive document dated July 14, 1971: "From 11 to 27 of December, 

1970, RFE Polish channels were jammed by mx programs without annts, whereby 

Poland used several of its short-wave channels. 

This was caused by the unrest in Gdansk and other Polish cities. On 18 

March 1971 jamming activity was resumed. After two days modulation became 

distorted. Added was an increased jamming activity from the USSR: partly 

Mayak jamming (distorted) and partly pop mx (distorted). 

RFE/RL archive document dated January 27, 1982: "Soon after the 

commencement of martial law in Poland, heavy jamming from txs l ocated 

inside the Soviet Union was affecting all of our [RFE] Polish freqs. At the 

same time we noticed a dramatic decrease in jamming on the Czechoslovakian 

sce. This indicates that the jamming txs covering our Czechoslovakian 

programs were shifted to cover Poland". 

Research of the Institute for Telecommunications Services: "In many 

instances, a specific marker could be associated with a particular 

broadcast lang. For example, the jammer with the marker "1G", located near 

Leningrad, primarily jammed Polish lang broadcasts. 

An interesting feature of most of the Polish lang jammers was that they 

were not located within the borders of Poland. For example, jammers that 

were associated with Polish lang broadcasts were found in Leningrad ("1G"), 

Tashkent ("4F"), and Kiev ("1D")". 

Jamming in Czechoslovakia. "RFE/RL Research": "Before the invasion of 

Czechoslovakia this lang sce was jammed by stations both inside and outside 

the country. The latter are in the USSR. On May 8, 1968 Czechoslovakia had 

stopped all jamming except for some txions of RFE. Immediately after the 

[Soviet] invasion and for several days thereafter there seemed to be some 

confusion among the jamming networks and some of the lower freqs we used 

for Czechoslovak were free of jamming. 

What jamming there was on the higher freqs then seemed to be by jammers in 

the USSR, and for a while the medium and lower short-wave freqs were quite 

clear of jamming. This situation changed about the beginning of September 

1968 when [...] the former jammers located in Czechoslovakia made a slow 

comeback: the old call sign "Z3" was first heard again on 25 November, 1968 

and "G7" reappeared on 7 January 1969. A new stronger jammer started on 

[medium wave] 719 kc on 25 March 1969. In summary, all Czechoslovak freqs 

are now heavily jammed from the USSR and Hungary, and from within 

Czechoslovakia.

Jamming against the RFE Czechoslovak sce has varied over the years, but can 

in general be characterised as heavy noise jamming". There were 18 local 

town jammers in Czechoslovakia. Three sky wave jamming radio stations 

transmitted interference to the USSR and Bulgaria. 

Jamming in Bulgaria: In 1951-1988 there was a network of local jamming 

stations, covering all the major cities, as well as several sky wave 

jamming radio centres, beamed at the USSR, Poland and Czechoslovakia. 

Jamming in Hungary: The local and sky wave radio jamming centres were 

active between 1951 and 1964. By the end of February 1964, no incoming 

cross-border jamming was heard, except one low-power station in the 

Ukraine. 

RFE research document "A history of jamming", dated 17 October 1965: "The 

classic jamming pattern still found in the case of RFE Czech/Slovak and 

Bulgarian Services (and used against all RFE langs prior to November 1956) 

is that of extensive coverage of a country with low - or medium - intensity 

interference from long-range jammers located in the Soviet Union or in 

other satellites, plus reinforcement in highly populated areas by large 

numbers of local jammers. Generally a number of txs at different locations 

are active against each freq to be jammed. Operations are co-ordinated by a 

central authority which includes a monitoring facility for identifying 

jamming targets and probably for assessing effectiveness." 

In the early seventies USIA announced its plan to use communications 

satellites to start television broadcasting directly into the USSR and 

Eastern Europe. According to Viktor Sheimov, a KGB communications expert 

who fled to the West, the Central Committee of the Communist Party 

instructed the Institute of Space Research to design a satellite television 

jamming system. 

The scientists had concluded that jamming of satellite television with 

existing surface jammers would probably be ineffective due to the narrow 

beam receiving antennas. 

On 27 March 1990 at 1:30 a.m. local time the American TV Marti started 

broadcasting into Cuba from the U.S. air balloon Fat Albert (part of the 

U.S. border surveillance system) floating over Cudjoe Key, South of 

Florida. Cubans had installed many small jamming txs beforehand that 

effectively "erased" the first TV Marti programs. 

However, the jamming was inadequate in the country side. To extend the 

jamming range, Castro's engineers and pilots equipped several Russian made 

Mi-17 helicopters with jamming equipment. The Cubans got so exited that 

they even started jamming Radio Marti's sces from VOA txs in Greenville, 

NC, and Bethany, OH. 

Radio Marti previous to this had not been jammed by Cubans for 5 years. 

It has been recently reported in 1997 that "Med TV, the world's only 

Kurdish lang satellite TV, suffered deliberate technical interference on 

1st July, the launch date for its new test txion on Eutelsat" (Med TV/World 

Media, BBC). Before this there was a Turkish protest aimed at Syria over 

Med TV's terrestrial relays. According to World Media, the jamming was not 

an accident because "it completely swamped Med TV with a noisy dark screen 

and silenced the TV sound." 

The management of Eutelsat began to investigate this affair but technically 

it is very difficult to determine the jammer's location. 

Med TV director Hikmet Tabak's view is that the Turkish Govt has "both the 

political motive and the financial and technical capacity" to jam the

Kurdish television station. BBC monitoring specialists confirm the 

existence of intentional jamming. 

Med TV's representatives assert that interference in Turkey is carried out 

from the Sinop uplink station "by means of military equipment". It is 

difficult to counter this type of jamming because the satellite's 

transponder automatically relays the jamming signal sent to it. 

In the fall of 1997 Anatoly Batiushkin, one of the former managers of the 

Soviet jamming system, gave this answer to my inquiry: "All employees who 

have had at one time a direct relationship with (jamming) work are now 

retired pensioners, and my efforts to ask them to review your book 

(Jamming) were not successful. All jamming sites have been either converted 

to other purposes or have had their equipment written off. All related 

legal, technical and operational documentation no longer exists." 

By the end of 2003, the most active jamming countries are China, Cuba, Iran 

and Vietnam. The jamming emissions were also traced in North Korea, South 

Korea, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Mianmar. Besides, Cuba and Iran are 

involved in satellite television jamming. (Rimantas Pleikys-LTU, via Ham 

packed radio, Richard Buckby-G G3VGW, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 27) 

Einladung zum 14.05.2005 

25 Jahre SWLCS-Ortsring - Kurzwellenhoererklub Murgtal 

24. Ueberregionales DX-Treffen des Ottenauer Kurzwellenhoererklubs Murgtal 

- Ortsring des SWLCS 

Am Samstag, dem 14. Mai 2005 findet ab 13.00 MESZ im Gewoelbekeller des 

alten Schlosses in Baden-Baden das 

vierundzwanzigste - u e b e r r e g i o n a l e D X - T r e f f e n 

fuer Kurzwellenhoerer und DXer im Raum Murgtal, Karlsruhe, Bretten und 

Offenburg statt. Ich wuerde mich sehr freuen, wenn Ihr in diesem Jahr an 

unserem Treffen teilnehmen koenntet. 

Auf dem Programm des Treffens steht ein Rueckblick auf die hobby-bezogenen 

Ereignisse in den letzten 12 Monaten in dieser Region, eine kleine Tombola 

sowie das bekannte Stationsquiz. Da der Ortsring im Jahr 2005 sein 

25jaehriges Jubilaeum begeht, ist es uns eine besondere Freude, in diesem 

Jahr Chiu Bihui von Radio Taiwan International sowie Tina Krasnopolskaja 

und Werner Neven von der Deutschen Welle begruessen zu koennen. 

Der Tagungsort ist am besten ueber die Autobahnausfahrt Baden-Baden zu 

erreichen. Von dort ueber die Bundesstrasse 500 in Richtung Innenstadt, 

dort Richtung Gaggenau und Ebersteinburg. Vor dem Auftauchen des Tunnels 

nach links abbiegen und der Beschilderung "Altes Schloss" folgen. 

Von Ottenau aus ist das Alte Schloss am besten ueber Selbach, Wolfsschlucht 

und Ebersteinburg zu erreichen. In Ebersteinburg vor dem Gasthaus "Falk zur 

Krone" nach links in die Hilsbrunnenstrasse einbiegen und der Beschilderung 

"Altes Schloss" folgen. 

Noch ein Hinweis, es findet am Vormittag des 14. Mai 2005 wieder ein Funk 

und Hobbyflohmarkt in Sandweier bei Baden-Baden statt. 

Bitte nicht mit dem Flohmarkt in Baden-Baden, Lichtentaler Allee 

verwechseln. 

Mit freundlichen Gruessen und besten Wuenschen 

Bernd Seiser, Hauptstrasse 205-207, D-76571 Ottenau (Apr 28) 












































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Notice: 

!!! I'll be a w a y on anual Whitsun holiday in EA6 area !!! 

!!! from May 14th to May 29th, 2005. !!! 

!!! Next BC-DX WWDXC TopNews will appear around June 1st, 2005.!!! (wb) 

ALASKA Dear KNLS, I am well aware that KNLS is not supposed to be heard 

back in the lower 48, but nevertheless, many of us would enjoy listening to 

your station if we could get decent reception by chance. 

I was hoping that with your two-transmitter schedule, new times and freqs 

we might have better luck. Unfortunately, there is a big problem with the 

1400 UT broadcast on 9795, which is surely just as big in the intended 

Asian target area. 

Radio France International, via JPN was already in Vietnamese at that hour 

on 9795 and still is. All we can hear is a mixture of the two, with RFI 

usually somewhat stronger, making both unlistenable here. 

I am scratching my head wondering why you chose this frequency, since RFI's 

usage of it is coordinated in the HFCC A-05. In any event, one of you needs 

to change as soon as possible. Please advise me of any decision on this 

matter.

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, May 5 to KNLS, via dxld) 

Nice to hear from you. I understand you message and appreciate you taking 

the time to write. We are using 9795 at 1400 because we were authorized its 

use by the FCC who does attend the HFCC meetings and it seems that Radio 

France folks must have not looked at the collision schedule very well or 

this problem did not appear as a collision as it should have. I will look 

into the matter. I have just informed my Manila monitor of the possible 

problem. I will know very soon. We are working to add a staff member that 

can become our freq coordinator as a full time position. We realize the 

importance of that work. Thanks again for the input and your friendship 

with us! 

(Kevin Chambers, AK, KNLS to gh, via dxld May 5) 

ASCENSION ISL Freq change for Radio Netherlands in Spanish from May 1: 

0000-0157 NF 5995 ASC 250 kW / 245 deg,co-ch RL Kyrghyz,ex 

11900\\9895,15315 


AUSTRIA Da das Falkencamp Doebriach (Camp Doebriach) dieses Jahr aufgrund 

von notwendigen Renovierungs- und Sanierungsarbeiten geschlossen bleiben 

muss, mussten wir uns kurzfristig um ein Ersatzquartier fuer das DX-Camp 

umsehen. 

Das DX-Camp Doebriach findet also heuer am Attersee in Oberoesterreich 

statt, und zwar im Europacamp in Weissenbach. Naehere Infos findet Ihr auf 

 

Aufgrund einer Grossveranstaltung im Europacamp musste der Termin verkuerzt 

werden, das DX-Camp findet also statt 

vom 1. bis 15. August 2005!!! 

Das Europacamp ist recht gut eingerichtet, wir bekommen drei Mahlzeiten 

taeglich, und als Shack dient uns ein Seminarraum in der campeigenen 

Jugendherberge. Es gibt einen Badestrand, und wer kein Camping mag findet 

einige Pensionen und Privatzimmer in unmittelbarer Naehe. 

Das Salzkammergut bietet darueber hinaus eine Menge an 

Freizeitmoeglichkeiten, wie zum Beispiel die Salzbergwerke von Bad Ischl 

und Hallstatt, die Stadt Hallstatt, St. Wolfgang am Wolfgangsee mit der 

dampfbetriebenen Zahnradbahn auf den Schafberg, die Rieseneishoehle und die 

Mammuthoehle im Dachsteinmassiv, die Koppenbruellerhoehle in Obertraun, und 

natuerlich jede Menge Bade-, Sport- und Wander(DX!)moeglichkeiten im 

Hoellengebirge! 

(Franz Ladner-AUT, A-DX May 6) 

Der kurze Nachruf passt vielleicht eher zu den aktuellen 

geschichtstraechtigen Tagen, aber indirekt hat Pierre Seguy auch fuer unser 

Hobby viel getan. 

Pierre Seguy gestorben. 

Pierre Seguy wurde als Otto Steinschneider am 5. November 1921 als Sohn 

einer vermoegenden Wiener Familie geboren. 1938 musste seine Familie beim 

Einmarsch deutscher Truppen in Oesterreich fluechten. Ueber die 

Tschechoslowakei und Ungarn ging die Flucht nach Frankreich. Dort schloss 

er sich der franzoesischen Widerstandsbewegung an und nahm den "nom de 

guerre" Pierre Seguy an. Wie viele andere behielt er diesen Namen spaeter 

auch im zivilen Leben. 

Mit Kriegsende 1945 kam er mit den franzoesischen Truppen als Chefredakteur 

nach Oesterreich. Er baute die damalige Sendergruppe West (heute Studios 

Dornbirn und Innsbruck des ORF) auf. 

[...]

Zu einer Dokumentation seiner Erlebnisse in der Sendereihe "Oesterreich II" 

des ORF kam es allerdings nicht. Waehrend Seguy als "alter Profi" die 

entsprechenden Aufnahmen vor dem Dornbirner Rathaus (in dem sich damals die 

Radiostudios befanden) machen wollte, bestand der ORF auf einem von Seguy 

abgelehnten sogenannten "Lehnstuhlinterview". 

Im Jahre 1947 wurde er von der franzoesischen Armee nach Saarbruecken 

versetzt, wo er den Sender Saarbruecken(heute Saarlaendischer Rundfunk) 

aufbaute. 

Von 1947 bis in die 90er-Jahre brachte er seine "Philatelistischen 

Neuigkeiten" in weit ueber 2200 Sendungen unter das Volk. Allgemein bekannt 

wurde er aber als "Monsieur Chanson", der allen Saarlaendern (und ueber die 

Mittelwelle auch vielen Menschen in ganz Deutschland und Europa- auch mir 

z.B.) nach dem Krieg das franzoesische Chanson kompetent und charmant 

naeher gebracht hat. 

[...] 

Im Jahre 2002 ernannte ihn die Universitaet Innsbruck zu ihrem 

Ehrenbuerger: 

Er hatte seine einzigartige Sammlung franzoesischer Chanson- Platten mit 

ueber 40.000 Titeln, Sendetexten, Abhandlungen und Veroeffentlichungen dem 

Archiv fuer Textmusikforschung der Universitaet Innsbruck gestiftet, die 

dadurch zur Besitzerin der groessten Sammlung franzoesischsprachiger 

Chansons in Europa geworden ist. 

In den letzten Jahren war er an den Rollstuhl gefesselt und litt unter 

fortschreitender Altersdemenz. Pierre Seguy verstarb am 20. Dez. 2004 in 

einem Pflegeheim. 

(Aus post.at via Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX May 6) 

BELARUS 4832 Guten Morgen, heute frueh um ca 0330 UT gehoert: 4832 kHz 

vermutl. belarussische Miltaerstation mit Uebernahme einer kommerziellen 

Radiostation. Modulation leider etwas verzerrt (ca. 10% Klirr), um 0415 ID 

"Radiostaniza Nasha Radia" o.ae. Belarus erwaehnt. 

Die Sendungen laufen immer noch, sind hier in Baden-Wuerttemberg aber nur 

noch schwach zu hoeren. Um 0400 UT kamen sie noch mit SINFO 55444. Die 

Modulation ist DSB, also ohne Traeger! 

Um 0406 kurze Unterbrechung der Uebernahme und Sprechfunkdurchsage. Dabei 

war ein (Rest-) Traeger auf 4832 kHz zu erkennen. 

Im letzten Jahr hoerte ich auf dieser Frequenz schon ein paar mal kurzere 

Sendungen, meist aber abends. (Juergen Martens-D, A-DX May 6) 

CHILE Freq change for CVC Voz Christiana in Spanish to NoSoAm from May 9: 

0800-1200 NF 5960 SGO 100 kW / non-dir, ex5995 


CHINA China Radio International changes: 

0500-0657 9590 in Arabic, ex in English 

0500-0657 11710 in English, ex in Arabic 

0900-1057 17670 in Chinese, ex in English 

1400-1557 15220 in Chinese, ex in English 

1930-1957 Romanian NF 7200, x7110 


CLANDESTINE 7120 May 7 1737-1741 Clandestina: R Voice of the People 

(Radio Vop). Vernacular, Mx local, locutor con comentarios. SINPO 33232. 

7380 May 7 2138-2146 Clandestina: Voice of Biafra. Ingles, locutor y 

locutora, comentarios. SINPO 34422.

11770 May 7 1831-1845 Clandestina: SW Radio Africa. Ingles,locutora con 

entrevista a invitado,jamming de fondo aparece y desaparece, Mx pop, SINPO 

44544. 

12130 May 7 1730-1736 Clandestina: R.Horyaal. Emision en somali, canto de 

inicio del programa, locutor y locutora,comentarios.SINPO 44232. 

12145 May 7 1741-1751 Clandestina: SW R.Africa. Emision en ingles y 

vernacular, locutora entrevistando, finalizan entrevista con seg. Mx 

sintonia, comentarios, locutor con entrevista. SINPO 44333. 

15660 May 7 1502-1512 Clandestina: Voce of Delina. Emision en tigrina, Mx 

sintonia, locutora,comentarios con mxa de fondo y efecto de eco, Mx 

afropop, SINPO 45333. 

15690 May 7 1513-1530 Clandestina: Voice of Democratic de Eritrea. Emision 

en tigrina, locutor con comentarios politicos sobre la Democracia, Mx pop 

local, referencias a Sudan. SINPO 45444. 

15690 May 7 1530-1540 Clandestina: Voice of Democratic de Eritrea. Emision 

en Arabe, sintonia,locutor,comentarios,seg. Mx. SINPO 44343. 

11530 May 8 0702-0729 Clandestina: Dengue Mesopotamia. Kurdish, locutor con 

comentarios, seg. MX, rezo del coran,locutora y seg. Mx clasica. SINPO 

43322. 

11575 May 7 1542-1547 Clandestina: R. Voz de Iran. Emision en Perisan, 

locutor, comentarios por invitado.SINPO 34322. (all Jose Miguel Romero- 

Spain, hcdx May 9) 

COSTA RICA [CeAM] Our German member Dirk Nehring just returned from a 

three weeks holiday stay in Costa Rica and north parts of Panama. Once 

again he had his SONY ICF 7600 SW with him and did some DXing also. Dirk 

mainly monitored the SW situation in the Central American countries except 

Mexico and found this: Active SW-stations are existing in Guatemala, 

Honduras and Costa Rica. But El Salvador, Nicaragua, Belize and Panama do 

not have any stations on SW as you certainly will know. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN dswci DXW May 4) 

ECUADOR Freqs changes for HCJB in Spanish form May 9: 

2100-2300 NF 12000 QUI 100 kW / 150 deg to SoAm, x11710 

2300-0100 NF 11720 QUI 100 kW / 330 deg to NoAm, x11710 


12000/11720 (ex11710) HCJB updates their frequ schedule, leaves RAE 

Argentina on 11710 in the clear. 

Gracias a la amabilidad del encargado de frecuencias de HCJB, Doug Weber, 

tengo el gusto de informarles que a partir de manana lunes 9 de mayo, la 

RAE se contara nuevamente con una frecuencia 11710+ libre de interferencia 

pifena. Las emisiones argentinas deben alcanzarles con claridad. Despues de 

una busqueda para otras frecuencias, y una semana de propaganda radial para 

que todos sus oyentes se enteren del cambio, La Voz de los Andes utilizara 

en vez de 11710: 

2100-2300 TU 12000 para Sudamerica 

2300-0100 TU 11720 para Norte- y Sudamerica 

Lastima que el otro choque se prolonga aun, es decir Voz Crista en 15475 

entre 16 y 21 TU, a pesar de Gabon y Antartida. Nos esforzamos para 

promover otra resolucion amena. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld May 9)

FINLAND Re: Scandinavian Weekend Radio May 6-7 

Re: Scandinavian Weekend Radio May 6-7. 0600-1100 UTC: 11690 kHz 

(Alpo Heinonen, dxing.info via dxld) 

Remember that these txs are very low power, about 100 watts, I think. Some 

Europeans manage to hear them, but they are quite a catch in North America, 

depending on which channels are really clear and favorable propagation. 


Reminds me always of a private pirate action ... 73 wolfgang 

Hi Glenn, Hi Jari, Hi Dario, 

maybe their licence rules in Finland could be enlighted by Finish 

dxing.info ??? 

Such similar low power operation otherwise seen in Italy, like Sunday-only 

R Europe ssb 7307 kHz txions under un-transparended Italian law. 73 

wolfgang 

Re: Scandinavian Weekend Radio May 6-7 

Do you think they are really not properly licensed in Finland?? 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld May 6) 

SWR is fully licenced by Finnish authorities. The txs must pass the very 

strict tests of the telcom office etc. So, they are not playing with some 

unclear telcom law possibilities :-) Nowadays it seems it is not too 

difficult to get a licence here in Finland for a low-power hobby-based sw 

or mw station. The yearly ham-fest usually has it's own mw-station (Radio 

Hami) for a long weekend, once or twice a year. 73, Jari 

SWR has been audible [May 7] here on 11690 from tune in around 0630 and is 

still audible at 0955 and reaching the dizzy heights of S6+ on my meter at 

times. It's the best I've ever received it. The low power being used may be 

why the signal behaves differently to higher powered broadcasters in that 

there are occasional deep fades followed by a build in signal strength 

again. Frequency 6170 is not propagating and, anyway, was blocked by a DRM 

racket on 6175 at 0630. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld May 7) 

Reception seems to have improved a bit and SWR have been audible on 11690 

kHz here for the past half hour or so mixing with an unID station (possibly 

Turkey). 

(Dave Kenny-UK, 1010 UT May 7, BrDXC-UK) 

GEORGIA 9494.75 on May 4 at 1354- UT: R Respubliki Abkhasii. Nothing on 

the reported \\ freq 9534.75. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx May 4) 

4540 The Georgian TV Radio Corporation. After 15 weeks I received a QSL 

card from English Service of Radio Georgia. The card shows an antenna on a 

hill. The other side was a QSL text with all details. However, this text 

was pasted upon the old QSL text of TV- Radio-Tbilisi, USSR! (Max Van 

Arnhem-HOL, dswci DXW May 3) 

GERMANY 6085, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich[Ismaning] (100 kW) at 0810- 

1000 UT on Apr 25, German stock exchange report, traffic reports about 

"Staus und stockender Verkehr", weather, news, ID: "B Fuenf, Aktuell - das 

Informationsradio des Bayerischer Rundfunk", heard well with SINPO 45444. 

This became my last analogue logging of this nice station, because on May 

02 it changed to DRM- modulation using a mere 10 kW, according to their 

website: 

When checking on May 02 at 1755-1900 UT I just heard "white noise" with S=9 

+27dB on 6085 and weaker "white noise" on 6080, 6090, 6095, 6100 and 6105 

due to the DRM broadcasts from Bayerischer Rundfunk and R Luxembourg! By 

this change, these stations lost another listener, because I do not intend 

to invest a fortune extra to hear their DRM broadcasts! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer May 3) 

Listen to the very last 40 seconds recording of BR 6085 in AM mode: 

 

click under EUROPA, 6085 Bayerischer Rundfunk, Ismaning, letzte Sendeminute 

in AM Modulation, 1. Mai 2005, 2159 UTC auf 6085 kHz. mp3 Audiodatei, 424 

kB 

 

6085 DRM has not been particularly strong here during the day. 6080 remains 

listenable, while 6090 is lost to the combined slop from both sides. I also 

have a strong carrier on 6085. It has been there all day, apparently with 

no audio, and varies the same way as the digital racket when I shift 

between the antennas. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX May 4) 

I noted that BR 6085 had gone digital when I tuned across their freq this 

morning. I do recall tuning there on May 1st when it was still in Audible 

Mode so exactly when the change took place I'm not sure. The buzz is not as 

intense as that emanating from LUX on 6095 - I would call it "soft DRM". 

But 6080 and 6090 are now completely lost for AM listening. I was 

interested to read that they would be operating their 500 kW tx at only 10 

kW in DRM. I once, by mistake, tried to use one of my portable receivers on 

6vDC instead of 9 but it didn't 'like' it. Hopefully, txs don't work in the 

same way! 

And when I tuned lower down the 49mb I was surprised to find that 5975 as 

also in Audible Mode before 0700. It dropped off air shortly after 0700, 

then resumed carrier before switching to Dreadful Racket Mode soon after. 

It was an unusual experience to be able to tune to adjacent 5965 and 5970 

without too much disturbance! DW 5975 was, incidentally, \\ to 6075. 

And Dreadful Racket Mode was on air via 9720 again before 0700 this 

morning, plus lots of hash each side of the frequency. I assume this is via 

Moosbrunn. A similar racket was operating on 6175 and more or less 

obliterating VOA 6180. 


Yes, when I listen to 6085 again, there could be a carrier on the 

frequency. Maybe this is why the DRM racket sounds less noisy than it's 

neighbour on 6090? Could the cause be due to a high power sender running at 

relatively low power and so inducing other chacateristics? 

It seems that the RFI racket on 6175 kHz is now a daily event. It has been 

operating only occasionally but now I hear it every day. (Noel R. Green-UK, 

wwdxc BC-DX May 5) 

Freqs changes for Deutsche Welle: 

0300-0400 Swahili NF 9495 NAU 500 kW / 170 deg, x9535 to avoid REE Spanish 

1300-1350 Chinese NF 15425 SNG 100 kW / 013 deg, x15445 

New schedule of Brother Stair in English via DTK T-Systems from May 4 

1100-1200 6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir 2nd Sun to WeEu 

1500-1600 6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Daily to WeEu >>>>> x1400-1600

1500-1600 13810 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Daily to ME >>>>> x1400-1600 

1600-1800 9845 WER 500 kW / non-dir Daily to WeEu >>>>> addit txion 

2000-2100 9430 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Daily to SoAf >>>>> addit txion 

0000-0300 9430 JUL 100 kW / 305 deg Daily to NoAm >>>>> addit txion 

New schedule for Maeva 6015 via DTK T-Systems: 

1100-1200 6015 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu Music AM, x1100-1300 

1200-1400 6015 JUL 040 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu DRM mode, x1300-1400 

Pan American Broadcasting (PAB) via DTK T-Systems from May 9: 

1430-1445 15650 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Mon to SoAs in Bengali, cancelled 

New txion for BVBN via DTK T-Systems from May 2: 

1600-1630 13800 WER 500 kW / 090 deg Mon-Fri to SoAs in Hindi 


A broadcast not included the WRTH A05 schedules is by the Free People's 

Mission (Freie Volksmission Krefeld) via Wertachtal. It has been heard in 

English to Middle East at 1630-1700 on 11865 kHz. Acc. to the latest T- 

Systems schedule a broadcast (probably in German) to Europe at 1100-1130 on 

5945 kHz was added last week. Both are on Saturdays only. The mission has a 

web page at 

 

e-mail 

and mailing address: P.O.Box 10 0707, D-47707 Krefeld, Germany. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx May 11) 

Very first Radio Free Europe transmission on July 4, 1950. 

Paul Gager schrieb: 

"Historisches Kalenderblatt der Wiener Zeitung. 

Die erste Sendung von "Radio Freies Europa" (RFE) fuer die Laender hinter 

dem "Eisernen Vorhang" geht ueber den Aether. (Leider ohne 

Sendestandortangabe)." 

Die erste Sendung duerfte am 4. Juli 1950 via Lampertheim abgestrahlt 

worden sein. 

Vgl. 

Diese Terminangabe auch in Gijs Hinnen "Von Marcony bis Satellit". 

(Klaus Kullbach-D, A-DX May 1) 

Cland 9430 [via DTK Juelich] Save Gambia at 1956 UT, a signal with harsh 

audio . Crash opening with talks in French then in local lang , with 

references to Gambia Senegal . S=10 44444 sometimes with short audio gaps. 

Also Apr 29th at 2012 UT talks in a local lang with several words in 

English as leader, national alliance democratic development. At 2013 UT YL 

starting with bonjour but immediately stopped, 35 secs after with highlife 

mx having several audio gaps and at 201530 UT audio gone leaving just 

background buzzer. A strong background noise in the audio channel. April 

28+29. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, hcdx May 5) 

Save the Gambia Development Project launches weekly broadcasts. 

Following a series of successful test txions at the end of April, "Voices 

from the Diaspora," an opposition radio sce to Gambia from the Save the 

Gambia Development Project, will begin a weekly half-hour programme on 

Saturday, 4 June 2005 at 2000-2030 UTC on 9405 kHz from a 100 kW 

transmitter in Juelich, Germany. 

(RNW MN NL, via BrDXC-UK, May 12)

KOENIGS WUSTERHAUSEN MUSEUM IN DANGER. 

The radio museum at the former Koenigs Wusterhausen station may have to 

close, since Deutsche Telekom wants to terminate the lease of tx building 

1, where the museum has his seat, effective July 31. It is said that they 

want have the station grounds commercialized by a real estate company. The 

Koenigs Wusterhausen town plans to impose a preservation order on the whole 

station now. Deutsche Telekom already started to tear down an "antenna 

building" (not further specified, so could be more than just some doghouse) 

until the preservation authority prohibited this work. 

Report of "Die Welt" newspaper from today: 

 

Website of Koenigs Wusterhausen radio museum (with limited English): 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld May 6) 

Wiege des Rundfunks ohne Museum? 

Telekom laesst Mietvertrag auslaufen und das Funkerberg-Gelaende in Koenigs 

Wusterhausen vermarkten 

von Gudrun Mallwitz 

Potsdam - Die Koenigs Wusterhausener sind stolz auf ihren beruehmten 

Funkerberg. Vor 85 Jahren hatte dort die Geburtsstunde des oeffentlichen 

Rundfunks in Deutschland geschlagen. Das erste Live-Konzert, das im Radio 

ausgestrahlt wurde, war 1920 von Koenigs Wusterhausen aus zu hoeren. Und 

nun droht ausgerechnet im Jubilaeumsjahr den von einem Verein betriebenen 

Sende- und Funktechnikmuseum das Aus: 

Die Deutsche Telekom als Grundstuecksbesitzerin hat den langjaehrigen 

Mietvertrag zum 31. Juli nicht mehr verlaengert. Die Begruendung: Das 

Museum trage sich nicht. Und: Die Telekom zahle ohnehin pro Jahr bereits 

mehrere Millionen Euro in die Stiftung Post und Telekommunikation ein. 

Statt weiter den Verein zu beherbergen, der bislang keine richtige Miete, 

sondern nur einen Anteil an den Betriebskosten zahlte, hat das Unternehmen 

nun andere Plaene mit dem Areal. Angeblich will es das Gelaende ueber eine 

Immobiliengesellschaft vermarkten lassen. 

Eine im Mai 2003 gegruendete Stiftung sucht nun zusammen mit Buergermeister 

Stefan Ludwig (PDS) fieberhaft nach Wegen, wie das Museum an diesem 

Standort erhalten bleiben kann. Kreistags-, Landtags- und 

Bundestagsabgeordnete sollen das Anliegen der Koenigs Wusterhausener 

unterstuetzen. 

Die Stadt strebt zudem an, das gesamte geschichtstraechtigen Gelaende unter 

Denkmalschutz zu stellen und damit den Abriss von Anlagen zu verhindern. 

Denn der Schock war ziemlich gross, als damit begonnen wurde, Anbauten an 

den Sendehaeusern abzureissen. Die Telekom rechtfertigte die Arbeiten 

damit, dass das Antennenhaus nicht Teil des Denkmals sei. Die Untere 

Denkmalbehoerde sah dies anders - und ordnete einen Baustopp an. Sie 

stuetzt sich dabei auf ein Gutachten zur Unterschutzstellung, in dem auch 

die Nebenanlagen aufgefuehrt seien. 

Jetzt hat sich das Brandenburgische Landesamt fuer Denkmalpflege in den 

Streit um die kuenftige Gestaltung des Funkerbergs eingeschaltet. Wie aus 

einem dieser Zeitung vorliegenden Schreiben hervorgeht, will 

Landeskonservator Detlef Karg zwischen Telekom, Foerderverein und Landkreis 

Dahme-Spreewald vermitteln. 

Wolf-Dieter Saeuberlich, stellvertretender Vorstand des Vereins, hofft 

immer noch auf ein Einsehen der Telekom: "Wir koennen mit unseren Exponaten 

doch unmoeglich umziehen. Damit waere das Museum zerstoert."

Mehr als 5000 Besucher zaehlte die Ausstellung des Sendermuseums im vorigen 

Jahr, welche die komplette Geschichte des Rundfunks zeigt. Allein 25 

Quadratmeter gross praesentiert sich ein Modell des Funkerbergs. 

Zu sehen ist zum Beispiel ein 1000-PS-Dieselmotor der Firma Deutz aus dem 

Jahr 1937, der einst als Notstromaggregat diente. Im ehemaligen Sendersaal 

lernt der Besucher den Weg von der Militaerfunkstation zur Hauptfunkstelle 

der Deutschen Reichspost kennen. 

(Artikel erschienen am Fr, 6. Mai 2005 ¸ WELT.de 2005) 

Radio-Wiege kippt 

Der Vertrag fuer das Funkmuseum laeuft aus und wird nicht verlaengert 

KOENIGS WUSTERHAUSEN Die Zukunft des Sende- und Funktechnikmuseums am 

Funkerberg in Koenigs Wusterhausen ist mehr als ungewiss. Der Mietvertrag 

der Telekom-Gesellschaft Sireo mit dem Foerderverein laeuft Ende Juli aus 

und wird auch nicht mehr verlaengert. 

Als Grund nennt Telekom-Sprecher Hans Ehnert in Bonn die mangelnde 

Wirtschaftlichkeit. "Wir muessen abwaegen, was wir uns leisten koennen und 

was nicht", sagt er auf MAZ-Anfrage. Jaehrlich zahle die Telekom bereits 

sieben Millionen Euro in eine Stiftung Post und Telekommunikation ein, die 

sich fuer verschiedene Museen und Erhaltenswertes einsetze. 

Ehnert: "Wir legen grossen Wert auf Tradition. Aber wir sind eben auch ein 

wirtschaftliches Unternehmen." Das Telekom-Gelaende auf dem Funkerberg 

werde gegenwaertig fuer eine moegliche Vermarktung vorbereitet. Bei den 

Gespraechen in Koenigs Wusterhausen sei es zu keiner Einigung gekommen. 

Ehnert: "Alle Seiten betonten nur, wie wichtig und wertvoll das Museum doch 

ist. Doch wenn es um die Finanzierung ging, guckten alle weg oder zur 

Telekom hin. So geht es leider auch nicht." 

Fuer den Foerderverein des Museums kam das Aus voellig ueberraschend. 

Vorsitzender Rainer Suckow: "Wir sind geschockt." Damit habe man nicht 

gerechnet. "Wir wussten zwar, dass der Fuenfjahres-Vertrag auslaeuft", sagt 

er, "aber sechs Monate vorher sollte laut Vertrag ueber eine Verlaengerung 

gesprochen werden. Und nun kam am Dienstag einfach ein Fax mit der 

Nachricht, dass es eine Verlaengerung nicht geben wird." Dabei habe man 

bisher, so Suckow, ein gutes Verhaeltnis zur Telekom gehabt. 

Der Foerderverein zahlte bisher lediglich als Miete einen Anteil an den 

Betriebskosten. Der Verein ist 1993 aktiv geworden. 1996 gab es die erste 

Ausstellung im Museum. Das Zugpferd ist ein 60 Jahre alter 1000-PS-Diesel- 

Motor, der regelmaessig in Betrieb gesetzt wurde. Ein Umzug in andere 

Raeume sei fuer den Verein keine Alternative, betont Suckow. "Der Reiz des 

Museums war doch die Tatsache, dass hier tatsaechlich die Wiege des 

Rundfunks in Deutschland ist. Hier im Sendehaus 1 hat alles angefangen." 

(Maerkische Allgemeine - Zeitung, May 7) 

Funkstille auf dem Funkerberg 

Katrin Bischoff 

KOENIGS WUSTERHAUSEN. Ein Fax brachte die schlechte Nachricht nach Koenigs 

Wusterhausen (Dahme-Spreewald). Rainer Suckow, dem Vorsitzenden des 

Foerdervereins "Sender Koenigs Wusterhausen", wurde in dem Schreiben 

mitgeteilt, dass die Telekom den Mietvertrag mit dem Foerderverein nicht 

verlaengern werde. Aus wirtschaftlichen Gruenden. "Es hat mich eiskalt 

erwischt", sagte Suckow. Damit steht das Sende- und Funktechnikmuseum am 

Funkerberg in Koenigs Wusterhausen vor dem Aus. Der Mietvertrag laeuft am 

31. Juli 2005 aus. Vom Funkerberg wurde 1920 erstmals ein Live-Konzert im 

Radio - ein Weihnachtskonzert der Reichspost - ausgestrahlt. Seitdem gilt 

der Ort als "Wiege des Rundfunks in Deutschland".

Auftrag zur Vermarktung 

"Wir koennen uns nicht mehr alles leisten", sagte Telekom-Sprecher Hans 

Ehnert am Mittwoch. Das Museum auf dem Funkerberg trage sich nicht. "Bei 

unseren Gespraechen haben alle Beteiligten stets erlaeutert, wie wichtig 

dieses Museum in Koenigs Wusterhausen ist. Aber als es um die Kosten ging, 

da blieb alles wieder an der Telekom haengen", sagte Ehnert. Das 

Unternehmen sei schon an der Geschichte interessiert. Es unterstuetze 

schliesslich eine Stiftung Post und Telekommunikation. "In diese Stiftung 

zahlt die Telekom jaehrlich sieben Millionen Euro ein", sagte der 

Unternehmenssprecher. "Damit werden Museen in Berlin oder Frankfurt am Main 

unterstuetzt. Mehr geht wirklich nicht." Ehnert sagte, die Telekom habe 

Sireo den Auftrag zur Vermarktung des Funkerberg-Gelaendes erteilt. Sireo 

gehoert zur Immobiliengesellschaft der Deutschen Telekom und soll laut 

Unternehmenssprecher nicht betriebsnotwendige Gebaeude veraeussern. 

Mehr als 5000 Besucher sahen im vorigen Jahr die Ausstellung auf dem 

Funkerberg. "Das Besondere ist, dass wir ein Sendermuseum sind", sagt 

Foerdervereinschef Suckow. Zudem habe im Sendehaus 1 wirklich alles 

angefangen, was mit Rundfunk in Deutschland zu tun habe. Gezeigt werde die 

komplette Geschichte des Rundfunks. Alte Sender beispielsweise aus den 

30er-Jahren seien fuer Technikfreaks ebenso ein Anziehungspunkt wie der 

1000-PS-Dieselmotor aus dem Jahr 1937, der frueher als Notstromaggregat 

diente. Nur selten wird der Motor noch angeworfen. Er ist mit seinen acht 

Zylindern der einzige noch funktionsfaehige Dieselmotor dieser Groesse in 

Deutschland. 

Suckow glaubt, dass die Ausstellung auf dem geschichtstraechtigen 

Funkerberg nur durch das Engagement der Stadt zu retten ist. Fuer den 

heutigen Donnerstag hat er um einen Termin bei Koenigs Wusterhausens 

Buergermeister Stefan Ludwig (PDS) gebeten. Wie das Stadtoberhaupt am 

Mittwoch der Berliner Zeitung sagte, bemuehe sich eine im Mai 2003 

gegruendete Stiftung auch mit Hilfe der Stadt, Objekte der Telekom auf dem 

Funkerberg zu erwerben. "Das sollte so schnell wie moeglich ueber die 

Buehne gehen", sagte Ludwig. Damit habe man den Funkerberg fuer die 

Oeffentlichkeit zugaenglich machen wollen. 

Brief an Telekom-Vorstand 

Doch es fehle noch Geld und man habe auch keinerlei Kontakt mit der Telekom 

bekommen koennen. "Es herrscht voellige Funkstille", sagte der 

Buergermeister. Wenn in absehbarer Zeit nichts geschehe, wolle er sich 

schriftlich an den Telekom-Vorstand wenden. Er faende es schade, wenn die 

Ausstellung von diesem historischen Standort weichen muesste, sagte Ludwig. 

(Berliner Zeitung, April 21, 2005) 

INDONESIA Prompted by wb, checked for VOI May 3 at 1850, and on 9525, 

contrary to what one would expect here, good signal in French with Indo mx; 

in fact, apart from WWCR 9975, some other US signals, TIRWR 9725 and a 

couple Firedrakes, it was the best signal on 31m. 1900 promptly into 

German. But when I rechecked at 2000, nothing audible on 9525, faded out by 

then? 

Nor anything on 15150v, and after 2000 anyway VOI would have a tough time 

getting past WYFR 15155 in Spanish. So what is the azimuth, anyway, of this 

9525 txion presumably for Europe? Such info censored out of HFCC A-05 but 

NDXC A-05 says 315 degrees from Cimanggis at 1600-2100, whilst at 0800-1400 

it's 30 degrees, more favorable for NAm. 

At 18 the mid-latitude K-index was 3; higher freqs were depressed. I'm 

afraid this only reinforces my contention that VOI could and should have a 

reliable and well-heard English to NAm sce if only they would put it on 

9525 in our mornings. Today there was an open carrier still on 9525 at 

1430, nominally closed at 1400* UT. 


15150 RRI [rather VoINS] at 1930 in English[rather 2000-2100 UT] with 

signal S5 24222 on quite noisy floor Apr 26. 15150 also on May 4th with 

dangdut songs (kopi dangdut,bang toyib) at 1342Z . At 1400 UT heard talks 

in Malay about on 1520 nearly nothing heard though ripples found on AM 

mode. Fair to extreme QRM from VoIRI Iran. 

Again 11860 at 1318 (4 May) with nx program fro RRI Jakarta then with 

stocks and money with mentions of several cities. Wipeout by VoTurkey on 

1330-1400 UT and medium QRM from BBC a/o Arab station on QRG, several days. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, hcdx May 5) 

4604.96 RRI Serui at 1200-1245 on May 3. Vocal mx; ID at 1203 as "Radio 

Rebublik INS Serui...," then joined Jak program in progress; returned to 

local programming at 1218 with older C&W vocals with no anmts until about 

1245. Good signal. 

4749.98 RRI Makassar noted May 1-3 around 1200-1300 either off the air or 

extremely weak. They are usually the strongest Tropical Band Indo here. 

Possibly a very weak carrier on 4749.98 but hard to tell with weak stations 

on 4750/4750.1 adding to the mix. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer May 5) 

IRAN/IRAQ Freqs changes for VOIROI in Italian: 

1930-1957 NF 7320 and NF 9610, x7295 and x9615. 


4850 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan at +0151-0203+ on Apr 7. Kurdish songs 

non-stop warming up to the sign-on hymn at 0200 and usual Kurdish ID "Aira 

dengi Kurdestana Irana". Very weak at first, but picked up a bit up to the 

hour. This is ex 4860 kHz and one hour earlier than the *0250 reg in DBS. 

In fact a very quick ID also at 0158 UT. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX May 7) 

ITALY Italian dx program in mp3 available on radiomagazine.net. 

On you can listen a DX program in Italian lang on 

MP3 files. Before, we produce this program for AWR Europe, until December 

2002. Now we are in completly autonomy. Before from 1981 we have produce DX 

program for Radio Portugal, Radio Nederland, and for 

Deutschlandfunk/Deutsche Welle and we publish the monthly bulletin "Italian 

DX News" for more years. (Dario Villani-I, hcdx May 6) 

Freqs changes for RAI International from April 22: 

0625-1300 Italian NF 6195, x9670 

1330-1355 Arabic NF 11795, x11900 \\ 9670 11915 

1700-1800 Italian NF 5985, x11890 \\ 7175 9675 11970 15320 15385 


Radio Mi Amigo in English via IRRS from April 23: 

0700-1400 Sat 15725, x0800-1500 same to avoid RL in Uzbek 1400-1500 

Radio for Peace in English/Arabic/Spanish via IRRS from April 30: 

0600-0700 Sat 15725, x1100-1200 Fri 15665. 


JAPAN Dear Radio friends, Thank you for your reception report. 

We have just printed a new QSL card which is coming to you now. This is 

based on our member Mr. Kim's painting. This year is the year of Rooster in 

the Zodiac signs. It is believed to display any sign of the Rooster this 

year, it will bring more happiness in your house. 

Mr. Kim said he had spent a year to come up to this design. In coincident 

with year 2005 or simply 05, he put 5 eggs, 5 petals, 5 cockscombs (one

including JSWC 2005 mark) and 5 feathers. Five often relates to chances in 

Japanese word, so he said all best wishes for the year was imbedded in this 

picture. 

So this is the Happiness bringing QSL to you. 

We have 3 kinds of QSL now available. 50th anniversary card printed in 2002 

5th anniversary card printed in 1957 and this new card, all in color. You 

can request whatever you like for the report tuned to any of JSWC 

participated programs, such es Hello from Tokyo, DX Partyline and Wavescan 

(silent for the moment). 

We are looking forward to hearing from you again/ We will issue a 

verification card for correct reception reports.(Please enclose either 1 

IRC or one dollar US bill.) 

Toshi Ohtake. International Coordination JPN Short Wave Club 

P.O.Box 29. Sendai Central 980 - 8691, Japan. 

From the 5th anniversary qsl card: 

Dear DX-friend, Thank you very much for your report. This is to verify that 

you heard one of the J. S. W. C. Special Programmes of the following 

stations. 

1) Radio Republik INS, Djakarta, INS. 

Dec. 16, 1956: 1145-1158; 1515-1528 on 4910/9710kc. 1945-1958 on 

9865/11795. 

2) IBRA Radio(Schweden), transmitted over R. Africa-Tanger. 

Dec. 18, 1956 1845-1900; Jan. 8, 1957 1000-1915 on 8550/11511. 

3) Radio Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan 

Jan. 5, 1957: 1935-1959 on 7010/9740. 

4) Radio Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden 

Jan. 7, 1957 1215-1230, 1445-1500, 1830-1845, 2015-2030; 

Jan. 8, 1957 0130-0145, 0515- 0530 on 6095/9620/11705. 

5) Radio Roma, Rome, Italy 

Jan. 10, 1957: 1019-1036 on 11880/15120/15325/17770/17800. 

6) Radio Australia Melbourne Australia 

Jan. 12, 1957: 2200-2215; Jan. 13, 1957 1115- 1130 on 17790. 

7) Radio Canada Montreal Canada 

Jan. 13, 1957 0915-0945 on 9630/11720. 

8) Deutsche Welle (Voice of Germany) Cologne Germany 

Jan. 14, 1957 0740- 0800, 1510- 1530, 1840-1900, 2240-2300; 

Jan. 15, 1957 0210- 0230; on 5980/9640/11795/15275. 

Japanese Short Wave Club. Box 29, Sendai, Japan. (via Paul Gager-AUT, 

BrDXC-UK May 5) 

KOREA D.P.R. Following the A05 Summer schedule of the VOICE OF KOREA from 

Pyongyang, DPR Korea (North Korea) eff 0700 UT, May 3, 2005. There may 

still be some minor changes to the Korean, Japanese and Chinese schedule as 

I wasn't able to verify all announced freqs as yet. However, the bulk of 

the information is correct and I will amend it as necessary once I have 

verified the txions in question. Please find attached in Word-format the 

schedules with and without "beam" information. I hope for a wide publicity 

by stating the source as follows:

Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany, 

0000 Chinese 13650 15100 SEAs 0000 Korean (PBS) 7140 9345 9730 

NECHN 

0000 Spanish 11735 13760 15180 CAm 0100 English 7140 9345 9730 NEAs 

0100 English 11735 13760 15180 CAm 0100 French 13650 15100 SEAs 

0200 Chinese 7140 9345 9730 NECHN 0200 English 13650 15100 SEAs 

0200 Spanish 11735 13760 15180 CAm 0300 Chinese 13650 15100 SEAs 

0300 English 7140 9345 9730 NEAs 0300 French 11735 13760 15180 CAm 

0700 Japanese 621 3250 9650 11865 J 0700 Korean (PBS) 7140 9345 NECHN 

0700 Russian 9975 11735 FE 0700 Russian 13760 15245 Eu 

0800 Chinese 7140 9345 NECHN 0800 Japanese 621 3250 9650 11865 

J 

0800 Russian 9975 11735 FE 0800 Russian 13760 15245 Eu 

0900 Japanese 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 J 0900 Korean (KCBS) 7140 9345 NECHN 

0900 Korean (PBS) 9975 11735 FE 0900 Korean (PBS) 13760 15245 Eu 

1000 English 11710 15180 CAm 1000 English 11735 13650 SEAs 

1000 Japanese 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 J 1000 Korean (PBS) 7140 9345 NECHN 

1100 Chinese 7140 9345 CHN 1100 French 11710 15180 CAm 

1100 French 11735 13650 SEAs 1100 Japanese 621 3250 6070 9650 

11865 J 

1200 Japanese 621 3250 6070 9650 11865 J 1200 Korean (KCBS) 11710 15180 CAm 

1200 Korean (KCBS) 11735 13650 SEAs 1200 Korean (PBS) 7140 9345 NECHN 

1300 Chinese 11735 13650 SEAs 1300 English 13760 15245 WEu 

1300 English 9335 11710 NAm 1300 Korean (PBS) 9325 12015 Eu 

1400 French 13760 15245 WEu 1400 French 9335 11710 NAm 

1400 Korean (KCBS) 11735 13650 SEAs 1400 Russian 9325 12015 Eu 

1500 Arabic 9990 11545 ME, NAf 1500 English 13760 15245 WEu 

1500 English 9335 11710 NAm 1500 Russian 9325 12015 Eu 

1600 German 9325 12015 WEu 1600 English 9990 11545 ME, NAf 

1600 French 13760 15245 WEu 1600 French 9335 11710 NAm 

1700 Arabic 9990 11545 ME, NAf 1700 Korean (KCBS) 13760 15245 WEu 

1700 Korean (KCBS) 9335 11710 NAm 1700 Russian 9325 12015 Eu 

1800 German 9325 12015 WEu 1800 English 13760 15245 WEu 

1800 French 7100 11910 SAf 1800 French 9975 11535 ME, NAf 

1900 German 9325 12015 WEu 1900 English 9975 11535 ME, NAf 

1900 English 7100 11910 SAf 1900 Spanish 13760 15245 WEu 

2000 French 13760 15245 WEu 2000 Korean (KCBS) 9975 11535 ME, 

NAf 

2000 Korean (KCBS) 7100 11910 SAf 2000 Korean (KCBS) 9325 12015 WEu 

2100 Chinese 7180 9345 NECHN 2100 Chinese 9975 11535 CHN 

2100 English 13760 15245 WEu 2100 Japanese 621 3250 9650 11865 

J 

2200 Chinese 7140 9345 NECHN 2200 Chinese 9975 11535 CHN 

2200 Spanish 13760 15245 WEu 2200 Japanese 621 3250 9650 11865 

J 

2300 Japanese 621 3250 9650 11865 J 2300 Korean (KCBS) 7140 9345 NECHN 

2300 Korean (KCBS) 13760 15245 WEu 2300 Korean (KCBS) 9975 11535 CHN 

Target Areas of the Voice of Korea, Pyongyang, 

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) 

CAm Central America CHN China Eu Europe 

FE Far East J Japan ME Middle East 

NAF North Africa NAm North America NEAs Northeast Asia 

NECHN Northeast China Saf South Africa SAm South America 

SEAs South-East Asia (Arnulf Piontek-D, via wwdxc BC-DX May 4) 

Here's another version of VOK A-05 schedule, showing azimuths, data not 

usually available, reworked here by gh to fit DXLD. Note that the out-ofband 

'feeder' channels such as 3560, 4405 are not included; are they still 

actually in use? More below on the azimuths. 

00 Chinese 13650 238 15100 238 SEAs

00 Korean (PBS) 7140 ND 9345 ND 9730 ND NECHN 

00 Spanish 11735 28 13760 28 15180 28 CAm 

01 English 7140 ND 9345 ND 9730 ND NEAs 

01 English 11735 28 13760 28 15180 28 CAm 

01 French 13650 238 15100 238 SEAs 

02 Chinese 7140 ND 9345 ND 9730 ND NECHN 

02 English 13650 238 15100 238 SEAs 

02 Spanish 11735 28 13760 28 15180 28 CAm 

03 Chinese 13650 238 15100 238 SEAs 

03 English 7140 ND 9345 ND 9730 ND NEAs 

03 French 11735 28 13760 28 15180 28 CAm 

[Kim Jung-Il's siesta time] 

07 Japanese 621 ND 3250 ND 9650 109 11865 109 J 

07 Korean (PBS) 7140 ND 9345 ND NECHN 

07 Russian 9975 28 11735 28 FE 

07 Russian 13760 325 15245 235 Eu 

08 Chinese 7140 ND 9345 ND NECHN 


08 Russian 9975 28 11735 28 FE 

08 Russian 13760 325 15245 325 Eu 

09 Japanese 621 ND 3250 ND 6070 109 9650 109 11865 109 J 

09 Korean (KCBS) 7140 ND 9345 ND NECHN 

09 Korean (PBS) 9975 28 11735 28 FE 

09 Korean (PBS) 13760 325 15245 325 Eu 

10 English 11710 28 15180 28 CAm 

10 English 11735 238 13650 238 SEAs 



11 Chinese 7140 ND 9345 ND CHN 

11 French 11710 28 15180 28 CAm 

11 French 11735 238 13650 238 SEAs 



12 Korean (KCBS) 11710 28 15180 28 CAm 

12 Korean (KCBS) 11735 238 13650 238 SEAs 


13 Chinese 11735 238 13650 238 SEAs 

13 English 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 

13 English 9335 28 11710 28 NAm 

13 Korean (PBS) 9325 325 12015 325 Eu 

14 French 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 

14 French 9335 28 11710 28 NAm 

14 Korean (KCBS) 11735 238 13650 238 SEAs 

14 Russian 9325 325 12015 325 Eu 

15 Arabic 9990 296 11545 296 ME, NAf 

15 English 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 

15 English 9335 28 11710 28 NAm 

15 Russian 9325 325 12015 325 Eu 

16 German 9325 325 12015 325 WEu 

16 English 9990 296 11545 296 ME, NAf

16 French 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 

16 French 9335 28 11710 28 NAm 

17 Arabic 9990 296 11545 296 ME, NAf 

17 Korean (KCBS) 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 

17 Korean (KCBS) 9335 28 11710 28 NAm 

17 Russian 9325 325 12015 325 Eu 

18 German 9325 325 12015 325 WEu 

18 English 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 

18 French 7100 271 11910 271 SAf 

18 French 9975 296 11535 296 ME, NAf 

19 German 9325 325 12015 325 WEu 

19 English 9975 296 11535 296 ME, NAf 

19 English 7100 271 11910 271 SAf 

19 Spanish 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 

20 French 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 

20 Korean (KCBS) 9975 296 11535 296 ME, NAf 

20 Korean (KCBS) 7100 271 11910 271 SAf 



21 Chinese 9975 271 11535 271 CHN 

21 English 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 



22 Chinese 9975 271 11535 271 CHN 

22 Spanish 13760 325 15245 325 WEu 



23 Korean (KCBS) 7180 ND 9345 ND NECHN 


23 Korean (KCBS) 9975 271 11535 271 CHN 

(Arnulf Piontek-D, wwdxc BC-DX May 4) 

Besides ND there are only six azimuths involved; Great Circles checked on 

my NGS globe with geometer. Note that the 'CAm' beam misses CAm; however by 

that distance it will be very spread out (and weak); and any slews are not 

indicated. For a long time, P'yongyang did not admit to broadcasting to NAm 

per se, but that 28 degree beam slices right thru the middle of the 

continent. Perhaps something similar is set up for the DPRK's nuclear 

missiles. 

028 for FE, N & CAm [Magadan-ANWR-Brandon-St Louis-Habana-Bogota] 

109 for Japan 

238 for SE Asia 

271 for China, S Africa 

296 for ME/N Africa 

325 for Europe [Chita-Berezovo-Tallinn-Hamburg-Paris-Lisboa-Praia- 

Recife-Rio de Janeiro] (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld) 

Checked the 28 degrees azimuth via Ham Radio software DX Atlas too: 

28 degr signal path via Chabarovsk, Magadan, Tchuktchen Sea, Alaska, Fort 

Franklin, Saskatchewan, Minnesota, Alabama, La Habana (12300 kms), Colombia 

(14000 kms), Bolivia (17000 kms), and kissing the Atlantic near Montevideo 

around 19600 kms away. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 6)

Voice of Korea shifted to summer schedule on May 2 and disappeared sce to 

Western Europe 1300-1750, 1800-2350 earlier on 4405, 7570, 12015. Now on 

9325 and 12015 kHz sce is to east and central Europe 1300-1350, 1400-2050 

(ex6285, 9325) feat. German at 16, at 18, at 19, Russian at 14, at 15, at 

17 and Korean. The schedule given at 1955 on 11535 kHz for English lang 

broadcasts to So.Ea.Asia, MEast, No.and So. Africa, So.and Ce.America was 

the same as in previous months. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX May 2) 

Voice of Korea heard on new 15245 at 1845 on May 5th in English with start 

of Listeners Mailbox programme; this programme lasted for 4 mins and the 

presenter read out two letters praising their broadcasts. Poor to fair on 

clear channel. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX May 5) 

15245 is totally covered by AWR Juelich at 1900-2030 UT. From 2031 a thiny 

signal from Pyongyang just above threshold. 15 MHz at 0400 Local time in 

KRE is too high, should move to an 11 MHz in 1800-2400 UT slot instead. 

Parallel 13760 has a fair signal at same time. 

The Korean bcs on 9325, 9975, 11535, and 12015 are loud and roaring into 

EUR. Only the African outlets 7100 and 11910 are poor here EUR. (wb, wwdxc 

BC-DX May 5) 

Checked all channels in past days. I can state, that the station has 

OVERCOME now the serious main power problem, usually happens during Korean 

winter season. Voltage drops down then, which forces the txs to operate at 

slight odd freqs on reduced power. Power tolerance of the Swiss made Brown 

Boverie Cie rxs seem very wide. 

All VoKOR txions are now on even x.00 frequency, much improved against main 

power suffer in winter season. 

Newly selected VoKOR freqs - mostly in-band freqs - suffer much by cochannel 

QRM here in central Europe: 

15245 French 1600, by DW Bosnian from Sines-POR, 250 kW powerhouse. 

13760 French 1600, by CRI Kashi English, 500 kW powerhouse. 

12015 German 1600, by RMI / DTK Juelich, "Radio Minivan" to Maldives. [Jeff 

White - R Miami Internat. brokered]. 

9990 English 1600, by R Cairo Abis-EGY, in Albanian, latter produces 100 

Hertz off buzz tone on 9990.10 kHz. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 6) 

While tuning 31mb yesterday afternoon I came across Firedrake (the crash & 

bang band) on 9335 at 1735 UT. I couldn't hear any other station underneath 

and wonder if the jammer had been wrongly tuned. Or, is this another new 

IBB channel? I can't find a user at that time. 

[9335 see VoKOR schedule above, its Korean sce on air from Pyongyang. But 

why China Mainland should jam the neighbours. I guess the jamming tx is on 

a parking position outside the 31 mb for further use from 1800 UT, wb.] 

Propagation this morning is slightly better, and the lady from Hawaii was 

heard telling us the time at the tone on 15000 around 0635 with a signal up 

to S5. But an hour later, the signal had dropped and wasn't moving the 

meter at all. And VoR via K/A put in an appearance via 17635 after 0700 and 

the signal improved, peaking to 5+ at times. But I could not detect 

anything at all on 21790. And maybe another freq worth checking to 

determine propagation is 11387 - heard with Sydney Volmet at 0800 at weak 

to fair strength. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX May 4)

KUWAIT Installation of the fourth IBB SW tx here continues, to be used on 

tropical band for Afghanistan; expected on the air by August 2005. (Aaron 

Zawitzky, dxld May 10) 

LAOS 7145 R Nationale Lao, Vientiane at 1240-1300 on Mar 30, Khmer talk 

and folk songs, ID in French at 1259 followed by talk (news?) in French, 

SIO 232. Apr 05 at 1350-1406*, English talk until 1400, then ID and 

National Anthem, English nx 1402 and 1406*, SIO 332. Extended broadcast? 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JSWC via dswci DXW May 4) 

MOLDOVA (PRIDNESTROVYA) Radio DMR monitored on new 5910 May 2nd 1600- 

1620 in English. (Edwin Southwell-UK, World DX Club May 4) 

Heard on 5910 May 5th opening at 1600 with ID in English followed by nx 

about celebration of VE Day, fair on clear channel. (Mike Barraclough-UK, 


1413 on May 9 at 1600- UT. MDA: China Radio International via Grigoriopol, 

Transdniestria. This relayed programme has also moved here from 1467 kHz. 

Thanks to the tip in VoR's "Klub DX". (Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx May 10) 

MONACO 8728 Bei Radio Monte Carlo hat es heute Morgen einen Schaltfehler 

gegeben. Sie betreiben unter dem Rufzeichen 3AC auch die Kuestenfunkstation 

Monaco Radio. Statt des Seewetterberichts fuer das Mittelmeer um 7.15 UTC 

in SSB auf 8728 kHz strahlten sie eine Sendung von Trans World Radio in 

Englisch aus, parallel zu 9870 kHz. Was der Seemann wohl denkt, wenn er 

statt des Seewetterberichts nur noch etwas ueber die Prophezeiungen aus dem 

Buch Salomo hoert? Anruf den Klabautermanns? (Klaus Spielvogel-D, A-DX May 

11) 

Klasse Du QSL Glueckspilz. Koenntest ja mal nach einer richtigen Monte 

Carlo QSL anfragen, denn der 8728 Beam steht unten am Hafen auf 

monegassischem Staatsgebiet. 

Die MW und KW Anlagen liegen ja leider 1 km noerdlich der Grenze auf 

franzoes. Gebiet. 

8728 hoert man in Italien und Spanien mit dem nassen Finger tagtaeglich. 

(wb) 

[MONACO non] Never and nowhere has a radio station brought as many 

different programmes as the 702 kHz tx of Radio Monte Carlo at Col de la 

Madone in Southern France (the Latvian tx on 9290 kHz SW comes a good 

second, but that's of course a different story and they are bringing us 

some of the best sounds in radio today). 

In August 2000, a chronology of the 702 tx usage until April of that year 

was published in S.E.R. after five years, and five more broadcasters, I've 

updated it. Surely, the story's not over. 

The 702 story. 

November 1973 - The Italian sce of RMC is the first to be heard over the 

new powerful (300 kW as per the WRTH) tx at Col de la Madone. RMC Italie 

stays on 702 until June 1993, daily schedule 0600/1900. 

April 1988 - Radio Evangile heard in French at 2100/2145. 

June 1993 - Riviera Radio, which already broadcasts in English from Monte 

Carlo on 106.3 and 106.5, takes over 702 and announces it can now be heard 

in "Northern Italy, Northern Africa, Sardinia and Corsica with 40 kW" (a 

few days later, power was more correctly stated as 400 kW). With many nx 

programmes taken from the BBC World Service and friendly DJ programmes, 

this was the only English-speaking station audible in its coverage area

over MW. During the first days of Riviera broadcasts, messages were aired 

inviting RMC Italian listeners to retune to FM. But Ids were also heard in 

Italian such as "Riviera Radio-La radio internazionale della Costa 

Azzurra". This only lasted until April 1994, when Riviera switched back to 

FM only and the French LW sce began to be heard over 702. 

April 1996 - Deutsche Welle relays French, German and Arabic txions to 

Western Mediterranean. 

January 1997 - RMC French again on 702 in \\ with LW. 

12/2/1997 - RMC Italian again here - but only today! - announcing "500 

freqs all over Italy and also on AM 702 with 1200 kW". At 2030, Radio 105 

took over for live play-by-play soccer report from Wembley Stadium. 

April 1997 - Radio Open 97 in English/French/Italian, full power plus FM 

103.3 for tennis championship reports, nx and mx from the 19th to the 27th. 

ID is not "RMC" but "Montecarlo Radiodiffusion". 

1999 - During 1999 Radio Notre Dame broadcasts over 702 with a power well 

under 50 kW. 

September 1999 - Adventist World Radio heard in French and Arabic. 

April 2000 - In order to ensure audibility of its Notturno Italiano after 

the temporary close-down of its Rome 846 kHz tx, Italy's RAI hires 702 for 

high-power relay of the programme. 

May 2000 - As officially announced on the air at local midnight, Notturno 

Italiano is now on the air from "Milano 900 kHz, Napoli 657 kHz, Montecarlo 

702 kHz, Roma 846 kHz, Roma onde corte 6060 kHz". 

August 2000 - Deutsche Welle in German heard on 702 in \\ with 3995 and 

other SW, at 2100 UT with news, sports, weather and Funkjournal. On the 

17th at 2200, due to 846 going again off the air, Notturno Italiano heard 

again here. 

September 2000 - From the 18th, 702 relays RAI Radio 2 0400/2200 

(Notturno is on 657/846/900/6060). 

March 2004 - RAI Radio 2 relay comes to an end. 

June 2004 - The 702 freq relays LW 216 (RMC-Info) at 1159/1400 UT. 

October 2004 - The Overcomer Ministry heard here evenings for a series of 

tests. 

January 2005 - Radio Vaticana takes over the freq for Central European sce 

in\\with already used 1467. In German at 1920. 

March 2005 - Radio Vaticana reverts to 1467 only, but the Overcomer 

Ministry returns. 

(Stefano Valianti-I, Southern European Report, May BrDXC-UK Communication 

magazine) 

NETHERLANDS/ALBANIA Two Dutch mediumwave freqs that were licenced almost 

two years ago have been on the air with test txions in the past 24 hours. 

Radio Waddenzee/Radio Seagull have started testing on 1602 kHz from their 

new transmitter site at Finkum in North Friesland. The tests are still on 

very low power, but reception has been reported in the east of the 

Netherlands. 

Regular txions with the full licensed power of 1 kW are expected by 1 July 

2005 at the latest.

Meanwhile, there have also been tests yesterday evening from the tx at 

Trintelhaven on 1395 kHz which is due to start regular broadcasts tomorrow. 

This freq will carry programming in English from Big L - Radio London. The 

power is believed to be around 20 kW. (RNW MN NL, via BrDXC-UK May 13) 

No chance to hear the Dutch mx station here in soGermany except on deep 

night hours, I guess. 

1395 kHz is occupied by 500 kW powerhouse from Fllake Albania, for some 

decades since 1966. The Chinese technicians overhauled the ALB equipment 

last year [remaining 2x500kW units], and new 3 x 500 kW units from China 

are envisaged for 2006y? 

Mediumwave 1458, 1395, and 1215 kHz channels respectively. (wb) 

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Do you hear splatter +/-110 kHz from 9735 kHz? 

Strong splatter from DW program relayed via RN Bonaire on 9735 now heard 5 

days consecutively. I hear it at and around 9845 and 9625, i.e., +/-110 

kHz. Pretty sure it's not caused by receivers (DX-394) because: 

a) Cannot imagine what mechanism would cause symmetrical intermod product 

like this; 

b) Splatter is attenuated proportional to signal by inserting the 20 dB pad 

so does not behave as an overload would; 

c) Splatter is unintelligible, has no carrier and does not appear to have 

spectral distribution conforming to a sideband so does not look like an 

internal intermod product or leakage through IF filters; 

d) I don't observe this problem with other strong stations in the same 

band. 

To be sure, I need confirmation that someone else hears it. The txion 

schedule is 0200-0600 UT to North America and you probably need to receive 

9735 at needle pinning signal strength to hear the splatter. It helps to 

have two radios, one tuned to either splatter frequency, the other to 9735 

so you can hear the synchronisation between the splatter and the program. 

DXing tx faults - now there's a new wrinkle to SWL! 

(Tom Holden, VE3EMO, Toronto, May 6, ODXA via DXLD) 

Not new I do it all the time, tho I would rather not (Glenn Hauser) 

Sure!! Radio Netherlands Bonaire site has one of the old txs acting up for 

the past several days!!! Today I heard a similar problem on another band, 

and the signal was coming from the same source, so it is evident that they 

have a severe tx problem. Maybe someone can get in touch with the Radio 

Nederland engineering department and help them by alerting about the 

problem, as they may be losing very expensive tx components because of that 

problem. Anyone that has worked with high power short wave txs knows that 

when this kind of problem begins, if it is not dealt with immediately, it 

may result in extensive damages, including losing very expensive power 

output vacuum tubes!!! Hope that the message gets trough to the Netherlands 

or Bonaire ASAP !!! 73 and DX (Arnie Coro, Cuba, ibid.) 

Thanks, Arnie. I had posted this previously on rec.radio.shortwave but the 

only respondent who actually listened was in California and did not hear 

the splatter. When we determined that he was only getting S9+10dB, I 

surmised that the splatter signal was below other noise or interference. So 

I thought I would post where some fellow SWL's within a few hundred miles 

of my QTH might tune in as they would have propagation conditions similar 

to mine. I have sent messages to DW's general mailbox and to an engineer in 

RNW with whom I have had dialog about DRM from Bonaire. But I am wondering 

what the specs are for off freq suppression for high power txs. Suppose 1

megaWatt radiated power. 50 dB suppression at +/-110 kHz sounds like a 

pretty good number. But that's still 10 watts. So they must have to be a 

lot better than that. Do you know? 73, (Tom VE3MEO, ibid.) 

Dear amigos: Specifications for the so called "non essential radiation" 

from txs have changed over the years. ITU has provided a guide to the 

levels that have been considered adequate: -60 dB ?? over full carrier 

output (and "forget" the gain of the antenna system); -50 dB?? Anyway, what 

is happening at the Bonaire Radio Netherlands relay site is obviously 

putting out a level of RF much higher than what's normally accepted, 

especially if you consider that the "splatter" is not a harmonic frequency. 

I remember years ago, with our old SNIEG Soviet built txs that we had a big 

problem with the 9505 kHz frequency's third harmonic, 28515 kHz to the 

great anger of radio amateurs, including myself. All attempts to take the 

level of that third harmonic to a level that it won't be heard when the 10 

meters amateur band was open during the peak years of the solar peak proved 

to be a failure, until yours truly applied a radical modification to the 

SNIEG. The problem was also complicated by the use of a phased array of two 

dipoles that offered a very nice and low standing wave ratio to the 28515 

kHz frequency!!! 

So called "squegging" or also excessive "splatter" is a totally different 

problem, and may be related to a condition at the grid of the final 

amplifier stage, that produces a susceptance equal to ZERO at freqs that 

are not the one you are amplifying with the Class C stage and zero 

susceptance equals to the condition for oscillation at a certain frequency, 

so the output stage vacuum tube may be amplifying the "wanted" carrier freq 

and at the same time it may be behaving as an oscillator at another freq or 

freqs. That dual condition may be produced only during modulation peaks, or 

when the antenna impedance changes due to an arc over, etc., etc. 

So, it's quite a headache for the tx engineer, who may find a vacuum bypass 

capacitor with the glass cracked, so it does not work anymore as a bypass 

capacitor at all!!! Just to give you an idea of how difficult to deal with 

these type of problems are just moving the grounding point of a bypass 

capacitor a few centimeters may turn an otherwise stable output stage into 

a giant class C oscillator at any frequency!!! That's why it is so 

difficult to design, build and assemble at its final destination site a 

high power short wave tx that will work flawlessly from 5.9 to 22 or 26 

megaHertz as required for international broadcasting!!! 

73 and DX (Arnie Coro, CO2KK, Host of DXers Unlimited, ibid., via dxld) 

Please be assured that the staff at Bonaire have been advised of the 

problem. 

73, (Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld May 6) 

PAKISTAN Some freqs changes for Radio Pakistan: 

1630-1700 Turkish NF 11550, x11565 \\ 15725v 

1715-1800 Persian NF 9320v x9325 \\ 11550 

1800-1900 Urdu NF 9320v x9325 Islamabad px 


ROMANIA Radio Romania Bucuresti (acc to ID) reported 1100-1200 German, 

1200-1300 Hungarian, 1300-1400 Radio Antena Shatelor on 603 MW (Herastrau 

site) only. On 1458 MW, s/on at 0425 UT a test broadcast with prgr R.A. 

Shatelor with stronger signal than R.R.Actualitati (Constanca site) also on 

1458 kHz. Seems it is a new tx for R.A.Shatelor, which at 0430 UTC was well 

heard on 531, 603, 630, 1314, 1458 MWs. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX May 2) 

"Saftitza:" Some b/cs of RRI are now transmitted from a site designated as 

"Saftitza" with 50 kW.

All other svcs are presumably from the long-established sites of Tiganesti 

and Galbeni. The "Saftitza" svcs are listed as: 1500-1530 on 7210 in 

Ukrainian, 1530-1600 on 7135 in Serbian, 1600-1630 on 7135 in Aromanian 

(Roumanian dialect), 1630-1700 on 7135 in Italian, 1700-1730 on 7240 in 

Ukrainian, 1730-1800 on 7240 in Serbian, 1800-1830 on 7235 in Aromanian, 

1830-1900 on 7130 in Serbian, 1900-1930 on 7175 in Ukrainian, 1930-2000 on 

6110 in Serbian, 2000-2030 on 6175 in Aromanian, and 2030-2100 on 6045 in 

Italian. 

(Radio Bulgaria Monitoring rpts, Apr 29, WBM, DXplorer May 8) 

There are some misunderstandings in this item. "Saftica" (spelled this way 

in Romanian and pronounced "Saftika", not "Saftitza" like it would be in 

Slavic langs) is the old part of the twin-site Tiganesti-Saftica near 

Bucharest. Tx details and coordinates of the sites, see 

In the HFCC file, txions from Saftica are 

included as "TIG" (Tiganesti) since this is a unified site. Saftica is the 

only Romanian site with 50 kW txs and these txions with 50 kW have been 

from Saftica since decades (labelled as "TIG" in the HFCC records from the 

start). 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, Dxplorer May 9) 

RUSSIA 12065 Rst. Tikhiny Okean on Apr 29 at *0835-0900* UT. 45444 

Russian, at 0835 UT sign on with ID as "Govorit Vladivostok" by man, IS, ID 

as "V efire radiostantsiya Tikhniy Okean" Opening announce, Nx and talk and 

Russian pops mx. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium May 6) 

Scripts for Voz de Rusia "Frecuencia RM" DX programs are here; sometimes 

including some SW DX news: 

 

(via Dino Bloisse, condiglist via dxld May 6) 

Voice of Russia. Russian World Service. [??? other lang sections too ! ] 

Relay via SW txs of Russia. 27/03/2005 - 29/10/2005 

Moscow 

7300 2300-0200 500 7330 2300-0300 500 

7380 1800-2100 250 9480DRM 1300-1700 035 

9795 (7380) 1500-1700 250 9890 1600-2000 250 

9920 1200-1500 250 11610 1600-1900 250 

11639 (9480) 1700-2100 250 11635 1500-1600 250 

11840 (12060) 1530-1800 250 11985 1400-1800 500 

12000 (12070) 1600-2000 250 12030 1500-2000 500 

12040 (9810) 1500-2000 250 12070 (7260) 0100-0300 500 

12070 (7310) 1600-2100 250 13855 1400-1800 250 

15465 (12040) 1700-2000 250 15540 1300-1800 250 

15605 1200-1500 500 15780 DRM 0600-1200 035 

17645 1200-1500 500 

Sankt-Petersburg 

5900 (6180) 0100-0300 500 7310 (7320) 1800-2000 400 

7400 1700-1900 400 12005 1500-1600 400 

12035 1400-1700 400 12055 (7425)1700-2100 200 

12060 (9470) 1500-1900 200 12065 (7130) 1700-1800 400 

12065 (7130) 1830-1900 400 15440 (7130) 1500-1600 400 

(12065) 1600-1900 400 

Kaliningrad 

7300 1530-1900 160 7330 0900-1000 160 

7330 1500-1900 160 11830 1400-1700 160 

Samara 

9470 (6000) 1800-2130 200 9480 (9820) 1700-1900 200

9820 (7440) 1400-1900 250 9835 (5935) 1400-1700 200 

9865 1500-1700 250 9875 1200-1500 250 

11980 (11630) 1700-1800 250 12010 (7390) 2300-0200 500 

12010 1500-1900 250 12015 (7230) 1800-1900 200 

12055 1500-1700 250 15125 (9490) 1600-1700 200 

15290 (12000) 1500-1800 200 15405 1500-1600 200 

15510 1200-1500 250 

Krasnodar 

7305 1400-1900 100 7325 1400-1700 100 

9725 0100-0300 500 9830 0000-0200 500 

9880 (5900) 0100-0500 500 11675 (7390) 1700-1800 250 

12015 1200-1400 250 12075 1500-1600 500 

15455 0900-1000 250 15455 (11980) 1500-1900 250 

15455 (7330) 1900-2100 250 17570 1200-1500 500 

Ekaterinburg 

7370 1300-1900 200 11745 (7420) 1745-2000 200 

13740 1500-1530 200 15350 (5940) 1600-1900 200 

Novosibirsk 

5925 1600-1800 500 6070 1500-1700 100 

9640 1200-1400 200 11750 1000-1200 500 

13590 1200-1400 200 15550 1200-1300 100 

Irkutsk 

5905 1200-1400 100 7355 1000-1400 100 

9405 1600-1800 250 9800 1400-1800 100 

11670 1200-1400 500 21790 0500-0900 250 

Chita 

9745 1200-1900 500 12055 1200-1300 500 

12055 (6205) 1400-1500 500 

Vladivostok 

5900 1400-1500 200 5940 1000-1300 100 

5955 1200-1300 200 7315 1000-1100 200 

7315 1200-1400 250 7390 1100-1500 500 

17660 0100-0500 500 

Khabarovsk 

7300 1000-1400 100 12000 (9470) 1000-1300 100 

Komsomolsk-na-Amure 

9480 1200-1400 250 9765 1000-1100 250 

15455 0100-0500 250 15545 0100-0400 250 

17635 0500-0900 250 

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 

15425 0100-0300 250 15595 0100-0500 200 

(...) Since from 04/09/2005 

(Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya oblast, RUDdx) 

Voice of Russia. Russian World Service. 

Relay via SW txs abroad Russia. 27/03/2005 - 29/10/2005 

Armenia / Gavar 

7250 0100-0200 500 11510 1600-1900 500 

Moldova / Griroriopol 

5950 1800-2000 500 7125 2300-0500 500 

9665 (7180) 0000-0500 500

Tajikistan / Orzu 

9360 1400-1900 200 9945 0100-0200 500 

11500 1200-1500 500 11510 2300-0200 500 

17495 0700-0900 500 

Tajikistan / Yangel-Yul 

4965 1200-1400 100 4965 1500-1600 100 

4975 1200-1400 100 4975 1500-1600 100 

11640 1600-1700 100 11755 1300-1530 100 

China / Xian 9660 1500-1600 100 

Vatican City State / S.Maria di Galeria 

9450 2100-2130 250 9860 0100-0400 250 

Germany / Juelich 

5945 0100-0300 100 5985 1900-2100 100 

6145 2200-2300 100 7260 2000-2100 100 

9825 1900-2100 100 15430 1400-1500 100 

(...) S-05 season, from 04/09/2005. 

(Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya oblast, RUSdx May 6) 

Beware, only a few of these freqs carry the Russian sce. This list probably 

reflects VOR's whole SW output, at least I note at a glance that all freqs 

for German and some standards for English are included. Note also that 

sites reflect the actual tx usage, not necessarily conforming to the HFCC 

registrations (which still include fake sites from the old days for 

whatever reason). (Kai Ludwig-D, May 7) 

SOMALIA [non] Radio Horyaal address. There have been some uncertainties 

in regard to the zipcode in the announced contact address for Radio Horyaal 

in Canada; a Canada Post zipcode search reveals these figures: P.O.Box 

51045, Scarborough, Ontario M1L 4T2. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer May 5) 

SPAIN Spanish commercial network COPE starts DRM tests. 

The Spanish commercial radio network COPE commenced tests of DRM on 

mediumwave on 1 May, following the example of public broadcaster RNE which 

began testing DRM in January. The current tests, being made in 

collaboration with the telecommunications company Axion and the University 

of Vigo, are to verify the viability of the simultaneous analogue and 

digital txions on the same frequency. The Spanish Ministry of Industry is 

providing some of the funding. The tests are being carried out on 1269 kHz 

via the tx in Zamora. [Source: La Rioja] (RNW MN NL, via BrDXC-UK, May 12) 

TAIWAN Freqs changes for Radio Taiwan International from May 1: 

1800-1900 German NF 9955, x9565 

1900-2000 Chinese NF 9955, x9565 

2000-2100 French NF 9955, x9635 


TAJIKISTAN Installation of IBB MW tx at Orzu is taking longer than 

expected due to such problems as a leaky roof, lack of needed tools and 

equipment, and lack of motivation by the local installation crew. (Aaron 

Zawitzky, dxld May 10) 

TUNISIA I heard 7275 and 7190 on air today at 0500 UT but they had gone 

by 0600. Now I'm hearing 17735 & 15450 at 1100 UT, so it seems that 

transmissions may have moved one hour earlier - due summertime? The next to 

try is for when 17 & 15 go off and 12005 9720 and 7225 come on air. (Noel 

R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX May 12) 

U.K. BBC Serbian canceled on SW from May 1st, 2005 !!!

I have one disgusting nx for WWDXC Top Nx Team. BBC Serbian from May 1st, 

2005 no longer on short waves! 

All freqs were canceled. BBC Serbian can now be heard only on local 

affiliates, satellites and via the internet. 

Schedule until April 30th, 2005: 

0400-0415 UTC 6130 7210 9780 0445-0500 UTC 7185 9610 11795 

1030-1045 UTC 11680 13685 15325 1600-1630 UTC 5875 9780 11675 

(Dragan Lekic-SCG, wwdxc BC-DX May 4) 

[Clandest to Sudan] 17660[via Woofferton-UK] Sudan Radio Service *1500-1525 

May 4. Guitar theme, s/on in En with sked, address, FAX, etc., then into 

typical Sudan-related nx items. Good signal. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer 

May 5) 

U.K./RUSSIA/SOUTH AFRICA SW R Africa heard today under lousy condition, 

SINPO 22222 to 32222, here in Stuttgart Germany: 

12145 May 12 1608 UT [1600-1900] RUS SWR R Africa Krasnodar. Many feeder 

breaks between London VT Bush house bc center and foreground Caucasus 

satellite feed. Lovely African songs by female singer. 

15145 May 12 1615 UT [1600-1800] G SWR R Africa Woofferton. English 

schedule, freqs and mbands given in a badly arrangend manner. 

11770 May 12 1900 UT [1800-1900] AFS SWR R Africa Meyerton. En, ID, African 

mx. 

12145 is from Armavir/Krasnodar, and audio is nearly 1.8 to 2 seconds 

behind UK tx on 15145. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 12) 

USA/CZECH REP. [non] Freqs changes for RFE/RL: 

0000-0100 Kazakh NF 9815, x9660 

0300-0400 Kazakh NF 11990, x11725 

1100-1300 Russian NF 11705, x11660 

1400-1500 Russian NF 15195, x15205 

1400-1600 Kyrghyz NF 12115, x11780 

1500-1600 Kazakh NF 9815, x9680 

1500-1600 Russian NF 15130, x15205 

1500-1600 Tatar NF 15415, x15130 

1600-1700 Serbian NF 6055, x7115 

1600-1700 Serbian NF 9840, x9680 

1700-1800 CeAs langs*NF 12045, x11815 

1800-1900 Serbian NF 15320, x15120 

*Avari 1700-1720; Chechen 1720-1740; Cherkassi 1740-1800 


CONTINENTAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION IS BACK! 

Dear friends, I am happy to inform you that as of March 14, we officially 

got our old name Continental Electronics Corporation back. As most of you 

recall, Continental was part of IDT which was owned by Veritas Capital till 

Nov. 2003. At that time a merger acquisition took place between IDT and DRS 

and we became part of DRS. 

Veritas Capital, our old owner, always liked our potential and the business 

we are in. They acquired us back on March 13 and immediately told us that 

we can go back to our original name, Continental Electronics Corporation. 

We are very excited about going back to our old owners. We know them well, 

and they know us even better. They understand our business very well, and 

are keen on having us grow in the broadcast market. So, it is business as 

usual for us with less paperwork and fewer corporate meetings. 

Regards, (Adil Mina, Vice president, Business Development, Continental 

Electronics Corporation, April NASB Newsletter via WWDXC and dxld also)

DRM The FCC recently amended its rules to officially permit DRM 

broadcasting on SW in the United States with a minimum power level of 10 

kilowatts. At the USA DRM Meeting in Washington, we want to get sincere 

indications of interest from stations in the USA with appropriate equipment 

who would like to begin DRM txions, and to "match them up" with 

manufacturers who may be able to provide DRM equipment and technical 

expertise for long-term tests. There are at least five DRM tx sites in the 

Americas now, but none yet in the United States. Hopefully this will change 

during 2005 as a result of our efforts. 

(April NASB Newsletter via WWDX and dxld also) 

Hmmm, those would be: 

Sackville-CAN, Bonaire-ATN, Montsinery-GUF, Pifo-EQA, Calera de Tango-CHL. 

(gh, dxld; May 12) 

UZBEKISTAN Radio Que Me in Vietnamese now air: 

1200-1230 Sat 15385 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg 


VIETNAM 4739.8 R.TV.Son La on Apr 29 at 1158-1205 UT. 34333 Vietnamese, 

Opening mx, ID, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium May 6) 

ZIMBABWE [non] SW Radio Africa again has made some changes (cf 3365 and 

4825 kHz) and writes: "Listeners are asked to track us at different places 

on the dial 1800-2100 Zimbabwe Time. In the 19 mb: 15145 kHz. In the 25 

metre band: 12145 & 11770 kHz. In the 60 metre band: 4825 & 4880 kHz. In 

the 90 mb: 3300 & 3365 kHz." 


[see also under UK/RUSSIA/SOUTH AFRICA] 15145 Woofferton-UK 1600-1800 UT, 

12145 Krasnodar-RUS 1600-1900 UT, 11770 Meyerton-AFS 1800-1900 UT. wb] 

The Summer 2005 (A05) edition of Broadcasts in English 

is now available from the British DX Club. 

It was compiled by Dave Kenny and includes details of all currently known 

international broadcasts in English on SW and mediumwave for the A05 

schedule period. The 32-page booklet is in time order throughout and covers 

all target areas. Transmitter sites are given where known. It also includes 

a comprehensive guide to DX and Media Programmes; schedules for Digital 

Radio Mondiale (DRM) txions and World Radio Network in English to Europe. 

Copies are available at the following prices (postage included): 

United Kingdom - 2 pounds sterling Overseas - 6 International Reply 

Coupons; 

5 Euros or 5 US Dollars 

Sterling payments by cheque/postal order to "British DX Club" Dollar or 

Euro payments in cash. 

We can now accept payment via Paypal - please email for details. 

 

All orders/enquiries to: 

British DX Club, 126 Bargery Road, Catford, London SE6 2LR, UK 

Or visit the BDXC-UK web site at 

(May 3) 

SONY ICF2010/2001D CD ARCHIVE

This year is the 21st Anniversary of Sony creating the amazing 

ICF2010/2001D radio which I suspect is owned and used by many readers of 

DXLD. 

I have been a keen user of this radio and some years back I published two 

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from..." 

Over the 21 years that the 2001D/2010 has been around, a huge amount of 

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When I wrote "Get the Best from your Sony ICF2010/2001D" I collected lots 

of stuff. And over the years I've accumulated more material. 

Recently I archived my own files onto CD as a personal archive and I 

realised that I had material that was no longer available in print and 

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Over the years people have asked me if my two booklets were available 

electronically, but the answer at the time was always "no". Now however I 

included them on this archive CD. 

It then dawned on me that maybe other people would be interested in such a 

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5) Miscellaneous Photo Gallery; including photos of different versions from 

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7) Repair 

Repair tips 

Parts; sources and spec sheets 

Repairers 

8) Reviews 

Solo; 

Comparative; 

International (non-English) 

9) Service Manuals 

2 different Editions including high resolution colour images 

of circuit boards and circuitry 

10) More Sony Stuff (Including User Guide) 

11) Bibliography 

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registered post. Non-cash payments such as cheques, Postal Orders or 

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(Steve Whitt, General Editor Medium Wave News, dxld May 6) 

[the very BEST receiver EVER built for DXing on travel tours, used three 

ICF 2001/2010 sets on all continents in past since 1984. wb ] 

NEW HISTORY MATERIAL at 

Under "SW History on the Net," some new links. Under STATIONS 

(1) The Unofficial Guide to the BBC 

 

This Canadian site is the product of a college thesis about the BBC. While 

it is principally a guide for people who might not know anything about the 

BBC, it contains much valuable information on interesting topics, including 

the history of the BBC. Look in particular under "History" and "World 

Service." 

(2) BBC Woofferton 

 

Starting in 1943, and for much of its early life, the BBC Woofferton SW 

site was operated by the BBC but carried exclusively VOA programming. Here 

are some notes about the station written by Richard Buckby, who worked 

there starting in 1963, along with some historical photos. (Be sure to 

click on the "more photos" link at the bottom of the page.) 

(3) Station Recordings 

These aren't real old, and they are rather brief, but it is fun to click 

around this site and hear recordings of many interesting SW and medium wave 

stations of the 1960s and 1970s, including a good variety of latin American 

stations. There are some QSLs here too. And under VERIFICATIONS Vintage 

Reception Reports 

At this site is some interesting (if brief) history of the Finnish SW 

broadcasting site at Lahti, Finland which was in use in the 1930s and 

1940s. More interesting, perhaps, are copies of two reception reports 

received by the station in 1939, one (from Japan) being almost unbelievable 

in its detail, the other (from New Jersey) being just the opposite. (via 

Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer May 7) 

OBITUARY Auf der Seite 

habe ich vier Listen mit inzwischen verstorbenen Hobby-Freunden ins Netz 

gestellt, sie sind willkuerlich geordnet und mit einigen spaerlichen

Angaben versehen. Die Seite soll als Erinnerungspunkt an diese Freunde 

dienen. Ich habe vorab einige DXer gefragt und sie waren mit meinem 

Vorhaben einverstanden. 

Es sind auch schon mindestens zwei A-DX Leser mit in der Liste der 

Verstorbenen. Anlass der Liste war fuer mich vor kurzem leider der Tod 

eines weiteren mir selbst bekannten Hobbyfreundes aus Schweden. 

Alles weitere (eine kleine Bitte) auf der Seite selbst. 

(Martin Schoech aus Eisenach, A-DX May 3) 

WRTH is pleased to announce that a pdf file containing the summer 2005 

schedules from nearly 250 International, Foreign Service, Clandestine and 

Target broadcasters is now available for download from our website at 

 

The file contains 94 pages of schedules and freq listings in the same 

format as WRTH and is just over 330k in size. You will need Adobe Acrobat 5 

or later to open the file (a link to the Adobe website is provided on our 

site). 

Updates to this file will be posted on our website during the course of the 

Summer broadcasting season. We hope you find this file useful, both on it's 

own and as a companion to the printed WRTH. 

Regards, Sean D. Gilbert G4UCJ/G4001SWL 

International Editor - WRTH (World Radio TV Handbook) 

E-Mail: Fax: +44 (0) 709 2332287 

WRTH Web site: 


WRTH - THE Directory of Global Broadcasting 

WRTH2005 is now available - 688 pages (80 in full colour) visit 

to order yours. (hcdx May 6) 



























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AFGHANISTAN Deutsche Welle: Now on FM radio in the greater Kabul area. 

RTA also makes use of new powerful txs in Afghanistan Deutsche Welle is 

expanding the quality of its presence in Afghanistan: DW-RADIO's sces can 

now be received on FM in the national langs of Dari and Pashto in addition 

to Farsi, Urdu, English and German in the greater Kabul area. 

Two powerful txs have been put into operation on almost 2,000 meter high 

Mount Asmai in the Afghan capital city on the basis of a cooperation 

agreement concluded between Deutsche Welle and Radio Television Afghanistan 

(RTA) in late 2004. RTA is broadcasting its sce from one of the two new 

transmitters as well. 

In close cooperation with Afghan authorities, the German embassy in Kabul 

and the German Society for Technical Cooperation (Gesellschaft fuer 

technische Zusammenarbeit: GTZ) and with funding from the German Foreign 

Office in Berlin, Germany's international broadcaster was able to plan and 

implement the txs very rapidly. 

"Dialogue with the Islamic world is a serious concern for us and our 

partnership with RTA is a major contribution," stressed DW Director- 

General, Erik Bettermann. 

DW-RADIO programmes can now be heard by about three million listeners 

around the clock in a catchment area of roughly 30 kilometres around Kabul 

on the FM freq 90.5 MHz.

RTA broadcasts its programming on FM freq 91.5 MHz. Deutsche Welle has been 

a familiar presence in Afghanistan for more than 30 years. In addition to 

DW-RADIO (which also continues to be broadcast on shortwave) and the 

internet sce DW-WORLD.DE, Germany's international television sce, DW-TV, 

can be watched as well: a regional window distributed via satellite offers 

daily nx and documentaries in the regional langs Dari and Pashto. 

 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld May 29) 

ALASKA New updated schedule for KNLS effective from May 1: 

11870 0800-0900 in English; 0900-1000 in Russian; 

11765 0800-1100 in Chinese; 

9795 1000-1100 in English; 1400-1500 in English; 1500-1700 in Russian; 

9780 1200-1300 in English; 1300-1400 in Chinese; 

9655 1100-1200 in Russian; 

9615 1100-1200 in Chinese; 1200-1300 in English; 1300-1800 in Chinese; 

7355 1700-1800 in Russian; 


ALBANIA/MOLDOVA 1215[Fllake-ALB] / 1413[Grigoriopol/Maiac-MDA] with CRI: 

at 1430 UT with Russian program and Chinese lang lessons at 1615 UT, and S2 

24442. 1215 kHz with prg in Romanian S3-5 max, 34443. (Zacharias Liangas- 

GRC, wwdxc BC-DX May 22) 

ALGERIA 7460 RASD Tindouf noted here at 2140 and at 0600 UT, but signal 

strength much less compared to past years signals. No signal on reported 

700 kHz. 

A carrier whistle observed around 2145 UT and at 0620 UT on 1545.8 May 

17th, and 1545.2 kHz at May 18-19. (wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 

17-19) 

7466 kHz, 23 May 2255 UT, LV de la Rep. Arabe Saharaui en espanol. 

Comentarios sobre el 20 de Mayo. 32332 ¨nueva frecuencia? (Jose Bueno-ESP, 

Noticias DX via dxld May 24) 

700 kHz observed on 26 May, and the signal was realy fair y/day; no trace 

of the Spanish prgr, usually aired 2300-2400. Also monitored today so as to 

see whether they still s/off later on Fri. mornings, and they do indeed - 

closed at 0900. The too adjacent WRHI (as IDed) 7465 causes severe QRM 

until 0800. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 27) 

Polisario Front's changed 7460 to 7466 kHz both evenings & mornings surely 

to avoid adjacent QRM. Their evening schedule still reads 1700-2400 in 

Arabic, except Castilian 2300-2400, as monitored yesterday, 24 May, and the 

morning sched. is 0600 (?) - 0800 in Arabic. The QRM situation does improve 

after some time, but is terrible at the time they sign-on 1800, lasting for 

quite some time; unfortunately, the morning panorama is not bright either, 

with an adjacent signal gradually fading out as Polisario's program reaches 

its end at 0800, like on 25 May, observed 0732-0802* with talks, mx and 

finally annts preceding the national anthem; rated 54433 but improved to 

55444 at sign-off. Meanwhile, their \\ 700 kHz is alive and well, while 

still no trace of former 1566 whatsoever, and remains a good alternative to 

their HF outlet; at least here in Portugal, the sole evening QRM source 

over 700 kHz emanating from Monaco 702 kHz. 

Given the most recently fq. change (7460 to 7466), I obs'ed the Polisario 

Front y/day, 25/5, at the time they usually start the Castilian prgr, i.e. 

2300, but they just kept airing in Arabic, which, after all, is not that 

unusual to happen either; all I had wanted to listen to at the start of the 

Castilian prgr was the usual fq. annt and see whether they are still 

mistakenly announcing 1550 (not 1566 as I incorrectly referred to the other

day, so my apologies) and 7470. By the way, 7466 was actually fair~good 

y/day, 25, but 700 kHz seemed weaker than usual and with longer, deep 

fades, even if getting alomost none adj. QRM this time. I still believe 700 

kHz does not emanate from the same site using 1550 kHz - which is thought 

to be Tindouf, Algeria -, but some RTA site a little bit eastwards; this is 

what my directional Ewe and K9AY "tell" me, but I may be completely wrong. 

Re 7466: I'm listening to it as I write, and they are luckily without QRM: 

QSA peaking S9+25dB, some QSB, almost no QRN. QRM will occur again later 

and in force. The \\ 700 kHz should be fading in much later, though some 

(little) time before sunset here. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld May 25 / wwdxc BC-DX May 26) 

AUSTRIA 6155-DRM, Oesterreich Eins, Moosbrunn, 1400-1700, May 17, 

cultural programme in the Austrian dialect of German, opera, conversation 

about Breakfast, songs from France and Cape Verde, 55555. However, at 1930- 

2100 same evening, ORF had changed the well received analogue broadcast to 

a new test of DRM heard with QSA 5 (S 9 + 30 dB!) and totally covering 

6150-6160 kHz with "White noise" ! From 2100 analogue broadcast again. 

Another "spoiler" to DX-ing has shown up in Europe! 

At the recent Conference of the European DX Council in Prague, the Chairman 

of the High Frequency Co-ordinating Committee (HFCC), Mr Oldrich Cip, told 

us that the HFCC fully supports the wishes of many SW listeners that the 

DRM broadcasts should be allocated certain freq bands, but this is opposed 

by some big broadcasters who insist on continuing their use of certain 

traditional freqs which are wellknown to their listeners! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW May 18) 

Re 6155 DRM: 

should I lament too about the disturbance situation on the bc bands during 

my stay in Spain on May 14-28. Here are few observations: 

5990 / 6095 / 6155 and their upper and lower adjacent channels are totally 

useless for AM reception, on one hop approx. 1200 kms away from origine tx. 

Especially the various outlets of IRSM Belgrade on 6100 kHz via tx in 

Bijeljina-Bosnia suffer much of the Junglinster drm mode 'jamming'. 

(wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 14-28) 

Updated schedule for DRM txions via Moosbrunn: 

0500-0900 Daily 9720 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu Virgin Radio 

0900-1100 Daily NF 11815 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu Asian Sound, x9815 

1100-1300 Daily NF 11815 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu Classic Gold, x9815 

1300-1400 Daily NF 11815 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu Premier Radio, x9815 

1600-1700 Sunday 9705 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu CVC Christian Vision 

1700-2100 Daily 6155 MOS 050 kW / non-dir to WeEu ORF 1 International 

Wales Radio International cancelled all txions via VT Communications: 

2030-2100 Fri on 7210 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu in English 


BAHREIN [or non] 0600 UT Coalition Maritime Forces Radio One auf 9133 USB 

mit div. engl. Popmusik und auch oriental. Klaengen, O=1..3 in den Spitzen. 

Ist zu dieser Station Sendestandort, Sendeplan, Leistung und Anschrift 

bekannt? 

(Thomas Lindenthal-D, A-DX May 14) 

Als Anschriften stuenden zur Auswahl: 

e-mail: oder 

snail mail: PSC 451 Box 330, FPO AE 09834-2800, USA 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX May 14)

BELARUS 4982 feeder at 1502 UT, with nx prg in RR USB plus compresses 

carrier S2 max 24342. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX May 22) 

Below is the current domestic operational schedule of Belarussian Radio. 

0300-2200 on the following freqs: 

279, 6080, 6115 kHz - from Minsk (500, 150, and 75 kW resp.) 

1278 kHz - from Brest (10 kW) 

6010 and 6070 kHz - also from Brest (5 kW) 

6040, 7110, and 7145 kHz - from Hrodna (5 kW) 

6190 and 7235 kHz - from Mahileu (5 kW) 

0400-0600, 0900-1000, 1500-1700 on 1170 kHz (Minsk, 800 kW) 

0400-0600 on 11735 kHz 

0900-1000 on 11960 kHz 

1500-1700 on 7105 kHz, all from Minsk (250 kW) 

Kanal Kultura uses a number of networked txs on 1026, 1108, 1125 and 1197 

kHz; broadcast time is 0400-2200. This program also goes on the air on 7265 

kHz SW via 5 kW tx in Hrodna. 

(VoRussia, Club DX No. 738 - Alexander Mazgo, Viciebsk, Belarus; DXsignal 

May 26) 

BELGIUM 9970 0930 17 May BEL RTBF Wavre, French, powerhouse signal all 

day long, 55555 WBM. (wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 14-28) 

Bruessel, der 20. Mai 2005 

Liebe Freunde von Hier ist Bruessel, 

Ende Maerz ging eine wunderschoene Zeit zu Ende. Nach fast 19. Jahren wurde 

am 26. Maerz 2005 zum letzten Mal unsere Sendung "Hier ist Bruessel", das 

deutsche Magazin von Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal, ausgestrahlt. Damit 

war eine Radio-Epoche vorbei. 

Die VRT, die oeffentlich-rechtliche Rundfunkanstalt des belgischen 

Bundeslandes Flandern, hat aber beschlossen, auch in Zukunft in deutscher 

Sprache ein Informationsangebot zu garantieren. Deshalb wurde im Rahmen der 

Online-Redaktion unseres Hauses eine deutsche Abteilung ins Leben gerufen. 

Fuer uns "Hier ist Bruessel"-Redakteure, aber auch fuer unsere 

franzoesischen und englischen Kollegen von "Ici Bruxelles" und "Flanders 

Today" war dies eine neue und sehr grosse Herausforderung. In den 

vergangenen Wochen ist es uns aber gelungen, die Arbeit mit dem neuen 

Medium Internet in den Griff zu bekommen. 

Wer jetzt in deutscher Sprache taeglich _ auch am Wochenende _ 

aktualisierte Informationen aus und ueber Flandern oder Belgien sucht, der 

findet diese Online sehr schnell auf unserer attraktiven Interseite 

 

flanderninfo.be veroeffentlicht stuendlich nicht nur die neuesten 

Nachrichten und Hintergrundberichte aus unserem Land, hier wird auch 

ausfuehrlich ueber Kultur, Sport oder Land und Leute berichtet. 

Alle Freunde Flanderns und Belgiens, Neugierige und Touristen aus aller 

Welt, aber auch in unserem Land lebende Auslaender koennen sich bei 

flanderninfo.be schnell und praezise informieren. Uns wuerde es ganz 

besonders freuen, wenn auch Sie unsere ehemaligen Hoerer, den Weg zu 

unserer Internetseite finden wuerden. Schreiben Sie uns doch bitte, wie 

ihre ersten Eindruecke waren. 

Klaus Haas, flanderninfo.be, VRT, Kamer 4S44, 

B-1043 Bruessel, Belgien. visit our site: 

(VRT via Thomas Kubaczewski-D, wwdxc BC-DX May 25)

BENIN 5025 1930 23 May BEN R Parakou Fr, weak, UZB underneath 22222 WBM 


BURKINA FASO 5030 at 1929 UT 22 May BFA RBurkina Ougadoudu, French, 

rhythmic BFA songs GREAT 34443 WBM. (wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain 

May 14-28) 

CHINA 4800 2000 22 May CHN CNR Gejiu Mandarin, CHN flute mx 44334 

WBM 


11885 CNR-8 at 1500 UT, ID in Uighur "merks herlk radio Stanks". 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX May 22) 

CLANDESTINE New Zarqawi Audio to Air on Clandestine Radio. 

By Nick Grace, Washington, May 20, 2005 

Global Crisis Watch Middle East correspondent Marwan Soliman reports 

exclusively in a special edition of the program that a new audio tape of 

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi will air this weekend on a clandestine radio station. 

Zarqawi audio and other messages from al Qaeda have traditionally been 

released to Arab nx outlets like al Jazeera and on Web sites and Internet 

message boards tied to al Qaeda. This is the first time since Operation 

Enduring Freedom that a communique will be proliferated through a 

clandestine broadcast. 

The special Global Crisis Watch program will be posted online on 

ClandestineRadio.com on Saturday. Monday's regular edition will carry 

analysis on the station and its significance. 

The current edition of Global Crisis Watch, Clandestine Radio Watch's 

sister podcast, can be accessed at: 

 

Developing... (CRW, May 20) 

CUBA/CANADA [VENEZUELA non] Checking again for the 13680 collision, May 

27 at 2309 yes, CRI English via Sackville, way atop RNV via Cuba, the 

latter with Wagner, ID as Radio Nacional de Venezuela Antena Internacional. 

Does Chavez have Wagnerian fantasies? We know what other leader loved 

Wagner, don't we? The commies vs. commies saga continues, and may well last 

to the end of A-05. Guess I'll keep checking once a month or so. 

Fidelogorrhaea on 17740, apparently a new RHC frequency, not in EiBi, at 

2317 May 27, at the moment railing about Miami Mafia and Hermanos al 

Rescate, \\ 15230, 6060, 6060 and others in between. Nothing on 17705, 

where RHC Portuguese is supposed to be. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld May 29) 

CYPRUS Von einem Zypernaufenthalt kann ich berichten, dass Bayrak 

International dort auf UKW und tatsaechlich sehr schwach auf 6150 kHz zu 

hoeren ist. Deutsche Sendungen kamen stets von 0500-0600 UTC mit 

verschiedenen Inhalten wie einfachen Musiktitelansagen bis hin zu 

Kochrezepten und handfester Propaganda gegen den griechischen Teil Zyperns. 

Nachmittags wurde nochmal ein kurzer Russischblock gegen 1510 UTC 

ausgestrahlt. Im Anschluss kam von 1515-1520 UTC ein kurzes deutsches 

Nachrichtenmagazin ebenfalls mit deftiger Propaganda gegen die griech. 

Zyprioten. Danach verabschiedete man sich bis "morgen frueh". 

Warum der KW Sender selbst in Nikosia so schwach hereinkam, ist mir 

raetselhaft. Nur fetzenhaft kam mit O=1..2 das Programm durch. 

(Thomas Lindenthal-D, A-DX May 14)

CZECH REP Tschechien erlaubt Amateurfunk von 7,1 bis 7,2 MHz. 

Tschechien hat am 1. Mai den Bereich 7,1 bis 7,2 MHz fuer Amateurfunk auf 

sekundaerer Basis freigegeben. Die Ausgangsleistung ist auf 250 W PEP 

beschraenkt. 

Gleichzeitig hat man eine Einsteigergenehmigung mit OK9-Praefix und 

dreistelligem Suffix eingefuehrt. Damit ist Funkbetrieb auf 160 m, 80 m, 15 

m und 10 m sowie oberhalb von 2 m mit maximal 10 W erlaubt. Quelle: ARRL- 

Letter Nr. 19 

(DARC D-Rundspruch May 26) 

ECUADOR To avoid interference with Radio Habana Cuba, HCJB is moving its 

local morning Spanish release 1100-1500 from 11760 to 11690, as from 

Monday, May 23. On the same date, RHC will move from 12000 to a new freq 

because of QRM to HCJB 12005 in English. (Allen Graham, HCJB DX Partyline 

Mar 21, notes by gh for dxld May 26) 

EQUAT GUINEA 5005 1925 22 May GNE R GNE Bata Vernac, native songs 34533 

WBM 


ERITREA 7100 VoBME Asmara with Horn of AF songs. 33333 at 1600 UT. 


ETHIOPIA 9704.22 R Ethiopia 1654 UT, with traditional songs at 1659 UT 

ID as "yetup kane du ...;" followed by gongs and nx 44434. 


BBC Monitoring observed a programme produced by an Eritrean opposition 

movement on two SW freqs used by the external sce of Radio Ethiopia, at 

1501-1600 UT on 25 May 2005. 

At 1501 UT on 7165.1 and 9560.3 kHz, following on immediately from a Radio 

Ethiopia external sce broadcast in Arabic, there was an identification annt 

in Arabic as "Voice of the Democratic Alliance" [Sawt al-Tahalufa al- 

Dimuqrati], followed at 1530 UT by a programme in the Kunama lang. Radio 

Ethiopia's external sce resumed at 1600 UT with a broadcast in English. 

The Voice of the Democratic Alliance programme is believed to have been on 

the air since 21 April 2005, in accordance with the following schedule: 

Sunday 1500-1530 UT in Arabic, 1530-1600 UT in Tigrinya 

Monday 1500-1530 UT in Arabic, 1530-1600 UT in Kunama 

Tuesday 1500-1530 UT in Tigrinya, 1530-1600 UT in Afar 

Wednesday 1500-1530 UT in Arabic, 1530-1600 UT in Kunama 

Thursday 1500-1530 UT in Tigrinya, 1530-1600 UT in Afar 

Friday 1500-1530 UT in Arabic, 1530-1600 UT in Kunama 

Saturday 1500-1530 UT in Tigrinya, 1530-1600 UT in Afar 

Voice of the Democratic Alliance is produced by the Eritrean Democratic 

Alliance coalition, an umbrella grouping of 16 opposition parties. The 

organization has a multilingual website at 

 

Radio Ethiopia is that country's state broadcaster, and has a website at 

 

(BBC M 25 May, via dxld) 

7165.1, V. of Democratic Alliance (?) via R. Ethiopia (?), Gedja, logged on 

08 May at 1752-1809 UT, Vernacular, ID 1759 UT, talks; gone at recheck 1836 

UT; 43432, adjacent QRM only. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld May 16) 

FRANCE Issoudun DRM - Re "It seems that the RFI racket on 6175 kHz is now 

a daily event."

RFI in DRM via ISS 030 kW: 

0500-0558 on 6175 / 050 deg in French to WeEu 

0600-0658 on 6175 / 050 deg in German to WeEu 

0700-0758 on 6175 / 180 deg in French to NoAf 

0800-0858 on 6175 / 330 deg in French to WeEu 

1000-1028 on 6175 / 050 deg in French to WeEu 

1030-1058 on 6175 / 050 deg in German to WeEu 

1600-1658 on 6175 / 050 deg in German to WeEu 

2230-2258 on 6175 / 225 deg in French to NoAf 

2300-2328 on 6175 / 225 deg in Spanish to NoAf 


See the message 04-05-2005 06:06 PM at 

 

A later posting mentions that soon 3965 will be used as well. 

It seems that in the German DX scene a serious dispute about DRM has been 

triggered by a proposal to urge the DRM consortium to put "their" signals 

only into certain parts of the spectrum and not everywhere in the 

broadcasting bands, ruining one AM signal after another. Those who are in 

favour of this proposal argue that this situation meanwhile starts to drive 

the remaining SW audience away with no prospect of gaining new listeners in 

future. It had been also pointed out as a major problem of SW broadcasting 

that a considerable amount of the programming on SW is either irrelevant or 

even to be flatly considered as trash. 


GEORGIA I am not hear anything out of Georgia on 11805 at 0700 - and have 

not done so for at least two weeks. I haven't heard their txions in mid 

morning either, although propagation has been quite poor. 4540 is loo low 

for any propagation, so I wonder if their equipment has failed completely 

or they just decided to switch it off? 


You don't list any reception of GEO 11805 kHz, but I did hear it back on 

air again while you were away. I haven't tried any other service except the 

one starting at 0700. 


9494.7v Abkhaz State Radio Soxum noted in Russian, comment., romantic 

songs of the 70- and 80ties. 22222, at 1400-1630 UT (latter signoff 

time??). 

v9494.8 on May 18, 1400-1630. Co-channel Radio Cairo in Turkish at 1530- 

1630 UT. 


GERMANY 5975 R Taiwan Internat in Sp, via Juelich site at 2030-2100 UT, 

55555 powerhouse signal. Year of the rabbit. 


VB6015 is a new programme in Dutch transmitted via Juelich 6015 (100 kW) on 

Sundays 0900-1100 UT, starting 29 May. It is produced by Flaams Belang, a 

nationalist political party in Belgium. Website with contact info: 

 

The txions are brokered by TDP and are exclusively in DRM. [Thanks to tip 

on A-DX mailing list]. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer May 27)

[to SOMALIA]. New Clandestine Program Tests to Somaliland. A new 

clandestine broadcast, Clandestine Radio Watch (CRW) has learned, will test 

to Somaliland on Friday, May 27, 2005. The test will air on 15650 kHz 

between 1730 and 1800 UT. The program will begin regular txions on June 1 

and will follow the following schedule: 1730-1800 Sat-Thu 15650 kHz. 

Further details, including the name and sponsorship of the program cannot 

be confirmed at press time. Developing (Nick Grace-USA, CRW May 26 direct 

and via dxld) 

Went and checked the TDP site 

and don't see anything about a new txion there YET; however the 15650 freq 

would seem like it's a possibility there via a Russian tx site. 

At any rate, I'll be listening prior to 1730 to see if the telltale Russian 

test tones show up on 15650. (Steve Lare-MI-USA, dxld May 27) 

Presumably this one. Carrier on just before 1730 May 27, HoA intro mx, anmt 

by gal, AR-style singing by man, then talk by woman, man, interview. Signal 

fadey, not very strong, not enough to ID. 

(Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer May 27) 

NEW Somali, cland being heard on 15650 at 1740. Lots of AA songs. Signal 

reception is good. Transmission site not likely in Africa, DW Rwanda nor 

Madagacar RN, nor an eastern Russia relay. Possible Central Europe site for 

this txion?. 

(David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld May 27) 

No test tone procedure noted here, more the SUDDENLY crash start of DTK 

Juelich site happened. 

Very weak signal here in the dead zone of SoGermany, 360 km south of 

Juelich tx site. Couldn't even start the mp3 recording properly ... (wb, 

May 27) 

Yes! 9+60 here in south Italy, tipical DTK modulation and signal. Abrupt 

s/off now, at 1757. (Roberto Scaglione 

from Sicilia, May 27) 

Was about S7 by 1758 w/Arabic talk by OM. Pulled plug in mid-sentence at 

1759. 

(Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer May 27) 

Re 15650 - I tuned the freq early (around 1725) to check for any tones but 

there was no signal until c1729 when a carrier appeared at fair strength. 

Music began on the half hour and then an annt by a woman followed by a 

Koran recitation. However, I could copy very little of it due to a very 

strong signal coming from Libya via ISS on 15660 (30dB over 9 at times) and 

this one was splattering onto 15650. Maybe of interest was that Libya had 

Voice of Africa nx in English at 1730 followed by French at 1737. 


New Somali cland today 1730. When I tuned in at 1731 with Qur'an (isn't 

there enough of that on SW already?!), 15650 was surprisingly good here, so 

I doubt Russian site, more likely UK or Germany. At 1739 recheck was in 

presumed Somali talk, better signal but deep fades; if I understood the 

lang it would have been quite readable. 1744 some yelling for a few mins; 

1752 HoA mx, some more talk which was cut off abruptly at 1759* Someone 

should clue in these new(?) SW clients that they WILL be cut off if they 

haven't wrapped up after 29:00 mins. Nothing resembling an ID at the end or 

any other time, tho I could well have missed one in Somali. Was not as 

strong as Israel on 15640, which had English at 1730; I stayed with 15650 

tho WWCR's Ken Berryhill was E-skipping in during that half hour too on 

15825, much more entertaining, I expect. 


Save the Gambia Development Project - Voices from the Diaspora: 

2000-2030 9405 JUL 100 kW / 210 deg Sat to WeAF in Wolof/En from June 4. 


More on the NPR vs VOA in Berlin situation, from a NYT article under USA: 

 

(...) Besides his role at the corporation, Mr. Tomlinson heads the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors, which supervises most United States govt 

broadcasts overseas, including those of the Voice of America. He has 

continued the policy of his predecessors on that board of blocking NPR from 

putting its programs on a Berlin station that the German govt gave to the 

United States in the early 1990's after reunification. NPR, which has a 

significant presence overseas, has long sought to enter Berlin, the largest 

radio market in Western Europe. 

Mr. Tomlinson has instead favored programming offered by a European 

business executive that includes newscasts produced by the Voice of 

America, which is restricted by law [nonsens, VoA English has been 

transmitted 54 years from Munich Bavaria Germany 1196/1197 kHz mediumwave 

site in 1951-2005y, wb.] from broadcasting in English in most European 

countries. German regulators are considering the two options. 

In a 2003 letter to Senator Richard G. Lugar, Republican of Indiana and 

chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Mr. Tomlinson suggested that 

it would further the national interest to use the station to broadcast 

programs by Voice of America rather than NPR. 

Some NPR officials suggest that Mr. Tomlinson has a conflict of interest as 

the head of both the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Corporation 

for Public Broadcasting (...). (via Mike Cooper, dxld May 18) 

Der SWR hat den bisher auf 711 kHz betriebenen Sender Heidelberg-Dossenheim 

inzwischen vollstaendig abgebaut. Dies ergab ein Besuch vor Ort. Nicht nur 

die Antenne wurde entfernt, auch deren Fundament, das Abstimmhaus und die 

Zaeune um den Antennenfuss und das gesamte Antennengelaende. Das Haus, in 

dem der Sender stand, sieht verlassen aus. Eine Haelfte war frueher 

bewohnt. Bei AFN Heidelberg 1143 kHz, gegenueber auf der anderen 

Neckarseite, sieht alles unveraendert aus. (Bernhard Weiskopf-D, ntt 

10.5.2005) 

Overnight operation of Rohrdorf 666 kHz will cease as of June 1st. The 

exact s/on and s/off times are not determined yet. 

Freiburg 828 kHz and Baden-Baden 1485 kHz are already on air only Mon-Fri 

0300-2100 and Sat/Sun 0500-2100 (one hour later in winter of course) 

anymore. 

Cf. 


GHANA v4915.1 1910 22 GHA GBC Accra Hausa Vern, emotional speech 

33333 WBM 


GREECE Two pirates observed in 2100-2200 UT range: 

1629.5 kHz S=2-3 mentioned Larissa twice; and 

1619.2 kHz S=2-3 too around 2120 UT. (wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain 

May 17)

3250.0, May 14, at 2300 UT. Alfa AM - a Greek pirate station - on second 

harmonic from 1625 (a little bit stronger than 3250). Greek folklore mx. 

ID. 

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, SW Bulletin May 15, translated by editor Thomas 

Nilsson for dxld) 

Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting 

Board of Governors MONTHLY REPORT OF ACTIVITIES audits, inspections, 

testimony, and special activities August 2004 Office of International 

Broadcasting. 

Inspection of the International Broadcasting Bureau's Transmitting Station 

in Greece (IBO-I-04-05). 

The International Broadcasting Bureau's (IBB) Greece Transmitting Station, 

with sites in Kavala and Rhodes, is well managed. With a transmitter 

availability rate of 99.92 percent in December 2003, it is meeting its 

mission to provide SW and mediumwave broadcasts to primary target areas in 

Europe, Russia, Africa, the Caucasus, Central and South Asia, and Tibet. It 

transmits over 237 hours a day in 33 languages for Radio Free Asia, Radio 

Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of America, Middle East Radio Network, and 

the Greek govt's Elliniki Radiofonia Tileorasi. 

The station faces an impending crisis in its workforce. Of the 92 Foreign 

Service nationals (FSN) at the two sites as of January 2004, over half were 

at least 50 years old; many key managerial personnel are scheduled to 

retire in the next few years. The station needs to train new people, but 

IBB announced a hiring freeze through FY 2004. The Office of Inspector 

General recommended that IBB continue to support the station with 

innovative ways to address its need for human resources. After the OIG site 

visit, IBB reported that it would consider using a buildings-and-grounds 

maintenance contract to hire "fill-in" employees for critical positions 

affected by the IBB worldwide FSN hiring freeze. 

The transmitting station property is leased from the Greek govt. Over the 

years, local citizens have populated one area of the Kavala leased land 

with various beach structures and a church. An American supervisor 

estimated that the encroached area is about 11 percent of the total, with 

an apportioned lease cost of populated one area of the Kavala leased land 

with various beach structures and a church. 

An American supervisor estimated that the encroached area is about 11 

percent of the total, with an apportioned lease cost of over $46,000 

annually. IBB is concerned about the safety of the area and possible 

liability issues. OIG recommended that IBB modify its land lease agreement 

with the Greek govt, returning the encroached area to the govt and seeking 

a guarantee from the govt to maintain the integrity of the remaining 

portion of the lease. IBB said that it would address this issue in 2007, 

when the lease came up for renewal, but OIG believes that some interim 

action is necessary. 

The station manager identified improvements needed in the station's 

information technology infrastructure. The station is now about 80 percent 

finished with planned upgrades. The station's computer management 

specialist learns new technology on the job, with assistance from the 

station manager. After the OIG inspection, he attended a week-long 

specialized training class. OIG agreed with the high priority of providing 

appropriate training to the computer management specialist. (from 

 

via John Babbis-MD-USA, dxld May 20)

GUATEMALA 4799.79, R. Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastian, 0200-0232*, May 08 

and 11, Spanish, LA-music, IDs and annts, Indian vernacular talk, 0230 

marimba, 33333 in Florida, 24232 in Denmark. 

(Bjarke Vestesen-FL-USA, and Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW May 18) 

HUNGARY The 302-m-high mast of the 2000 kW Solt tx on 540 kHz is being 

painted; this work will last some weeks. During the work, the tx is 

switched off and two other txs take over the txions on 540: Marcali 500 kW 

and Lakihegy 150 kW. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx May 25) 

INDIA 7115 AIR Goa in Persian, powerhouse signal 55555 at 1615 UT. All 

GRC, TUR, IRN, PAK, INS and IND stations are heard very loud here across 

the Medit Sea on their back lobe too. 

17510 1040 17 May IND AIR Delhi, En, PAC sce, 55555powerhouse WBM 

(wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 17) 

INDONESIA RRI Jakarta is heard reasonably well on 15150 but I haven't 

been able to hear their 9525 outlet positively due QRM. (Noel R. Green-UK, 


1600-1630 UT I noted VoINS on both, 15150 even[or mayby 15149.99], and odd 

9524.89 kHz. Tehran's Arabic sce Sirjan left at 1630 UT 15150 for 9935 kHz, 

so INS is now in the clear. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 14) 

3325 RRI-Palangkaraya May 08 1415-1425 43443 INSn, Local news, ID at 1418. 

3344.81 RRI-Ternate May 08 1425-1440 1454-1458* 45433-45443 INSn, Telephontalk-back 

and mx,, ID at 1436 and 1456, Cloosing announce, Love ambon, 1458 

sign off. 

3976 RRI-Pontianak May 08 1355-1405 44444 INSn, 1359 IS, ID at 1300, Local 

news. 

4604.98 RRI-Serui May 08 1240-1303 44444 INSn, Talk and mx, 

4925 RRI-Jambi May 08 1405-1415 44343 INSn, Music and talk, ID at 1407. 

(all Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium May 13) 

3345 RRI Ternate on May 18 at 1020-1105 UT. 33232 Talk, music and nx in 

INSn.ID at 1101 as 'Radio Republik Indonesia, Ternate' talked by man. 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium May 19) 

4869.98 RRI Wamena, 1215-1315, May 01, 04 and 05. It is on the air some 

evenings (local time), but it is not regular! Bahasa INS ID: "Programa Satu 

Radio Republik INS Wamena." Phone-in program with popular and international 

mx, weak signals, but good audio! 

15150 Voice of INS, *0800, May 04 and 05, English \\ 9525. However 11785 

was announced, but not heard. (Roland Schulze-PHL, dswci DXW May 18) 

15150 kHz VoIndonesia, Cimanggis, squezzed between AIR 15155 & VoA 15145, 

observed on 26 May 1841-2100*, with German (news 1850), English ann. for 

French prgr 1900, English 2000; announced fqs are 9525, 11785 & 15150, but 

the last one is the sole audible outlet; 42441, adjt. QRM, but 35433 at 

s/off 2100. I wonder how the German speaking audience can cope with the 

sort of accent the VoINS speakers, and I'd say the French lang. prgr 

follows suit too. Strangely (or perhaps not), best reception during the 

heavy adjacent QRM was via my elevated K9AY. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc 

BC-DX May 27) 

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta, May 20 

The same soft but firm voice opens each Japanese Service broadcast at state 

radio station RRI with the words, "Kocira wa INS no ko desu (This is the 

Voice of INS)". The sce has been broadcast around the world every Monday 

and Friday at 6:30 p.m. for much of the last three decades. 

The voice belongs to 75-year-old Machiko Katagiri, the Japanese-born 

broadcaster who has hosted the sce since September 1977. 

The Japanese Service is one of nine foreign lang sces that make up RRI's 

Overseas Service, also called the Voice of INS. The other foreign lang sces 

are English, Spanish, German, French, Korean, Malay, Thai, Mandarin and 

Arabic. 

Katagiri broadcasts not only the news, but introduces listeners to 

Indonesian mx and lang as well. Among the Japanese Service's various 

programs, Katagiri said the 20-minute Hito to Krasi (People and Life), 

which looks at daily life in INS, was the most popular. 

"Japanese listeners are interested in the lives of INSns, especially 

ordinary people. Their stories touch the hearts of listeners because they 

tend to communicate the magnificent life principles held by poor INSns," 

she said, adding that she was also responsible for the reporting and 

scriptwriting for the show. Katagiri is married to an INSn and has taken 

INSn citizenship. She believes the sce helps counter some of the bias of 

foreign nx reporting on INS that reaches most Japanese around the world. 

"We want to tell the INSn side of stories. We want to explain the cultural 

and historical backgrounds of a nx story," she said. The coordinator of the 

program, Haruyo Tadera, whose INSn name is Hariyati Prabowo, said the 

Japanese Service set itself apart from the other foreign lang sces. 

"The other foreign sces do not do the same thing as us; they do not do 

field reporting," said the 62-year-old. 

However, the future of the Japanese Service is in doubt because of the 

difficulty in finding replacements for Katagiri and Hariyati. "It is very 

difficult to find a Japanese native speaker to replace me because RRI only 

offers a small honorarium," Katagiri said. 

Hariyati said the monthly operational budget for the sce was Rp 500,000 

(US$45), which was not enough to attract Japanese native speakers to host 

the program. 

Katagiri has suggested that when she and Hariyati decide to retire, they be 

replaced by the INSn staff who have helped shape the service rather than by 

native speakers. 

"This program has successfully attracted thousands of Japanese listeners 

around the globe .... When it first went on the air, we received thousands 

of letters every month. Since the Internet era began in the 1990s, the 

number of listeners has fallen to only a few dozen. But it is still the 

most popular program compared to other foreign lang sces broadcast by RRI," 

she said. 

(via Kim Elliott, Sheldon Harvey; dxld May 25) 

IRAN/IRAQ 3980.4, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Al-Sulaymaniyah, 0245-0255, 

May 08, Kurdish talk by man about Iranian Kurdistan, short musical 

interlude, woman talking, 35333 weak jammer was on 3970; heard \\ 4870.1 

(jump from 4860) which was jammed (32332). 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW May 18) 

4850, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, 0151-0203, May 07, Kurdish songs non-stop 

warming up to the sign-on hymn at 0200 and usual Kurdish ID "Aira dengi

Kurdestana Irana". Very weak at first, but picked up a bit up to the hour. 

This is ex 4860 and one hour earlier than the *0250 reg in DBS. In fact a 

very quick ID also at 0158 UT. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, dswci DXW May 18) 

3985 1905 22 May IRN IRIB Ahwaz Hebrew, nx 44444 WBM. 


V. of Justice, 9495.51, on May 7 at 0147-0230* UT, tune-in to English nx 

programs, IDs. 0225 sign-off annts with sked, address and lite instrumental 

mx. Slightly off-frequency as was \\ 11875.01 kHz, both very good and in 

the clear, with one- or two-second time delay between freqs. Cuba not on 

11875 tonight. Next night, May 8, Iran back on 9495.0 and Cuba back on 

11875 completely dominating the freq with no sign of Iran on 11875. 

[9495 is Kamalabad site, 11875 is Sirjan - gh, dxld] 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld May 14) 

ITALY 6195, RAI, Prato Smeraldo, *0625-1140, May 09 and 17, new relay of 

HS programs in Italian maybe for the Italian troops in the Balkans, 

reports, ads, 1000 ID: "Qui RAI International", ex 9670, 45444. (Anker 

Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW May 18) 

There are no programs for Italian troops in the Balkans or anywhere. (Luigi 

Cobisi) 

[Nobody mentioned this statement about an Italian AFN/AFRTS sce !, wb., 

its a RAI Home Service relay for an UNKNOWN audience in former YUG. 

But AP and YT made this suggestion according of the HFCC entry: 

ROME 100kW 52degr toward former YUG and Balkan area, not non-dir. 

Not for Pizza bakers in Belgrade, Budapest and Bucharest, and not for 

Italian fishery fleet in the Eastern Mediterranean either, I guess. 

Noel reported that 6195 sce back on 9670 yesterday, but maybe an operator 

fault occured? 

73 wb. May 29] 

On 6195 RAI International only relays HS (mainly Radio 1) and at 1000 UT 

its programme is "Giornale dall'Italia" and others. Here in Florence I am 

not able to listen to 6195 but I can count with my satellite receiver and 

could check the web page of RAI International 

 

By the way in the Balkans (city of Pec, Bosnia) Italian Army has 

established a multilingual station (operating on FM 96.9 and 93.5) since 

1999. Programs are locally made in langs of different international troops 

operating in the area as well as in local langs. It is not like AFN 

broadcasting only for the troops, but a part of the peace-enforcing 

mission, therefore open to local people. You can find information on the 

Italian army website at: 

 

Unfortunately it is only in Italian but interesting anyway. The first time 

Italian army experimented operating a FM station was during a mission in 

Somalia back in 1993 (Radio Ibis). Radio West is widely known in Italy and 

last year it was made even a film (with the same title "Radio West"). 

(Luigi Cobisi-I, dswci DXW May 18) 

JAPAN Media Release from NHK. 

Radio Japan's Special 70th Anniversary DX Program Commemorating Radio 

Japan's 70th anniversary on June 1, the June's first weekend show of Radio 

Japan's "Hello from Tokyo" will dedicate its entire program to DX items.

On June 4/5/6, the following personnel will be on the show: 

- Ms. Yukiko Tsuji, member of JSWC, JPN Short Wave Club. 

(Familiar voice of JSWC DX programs) 

- Mr. Anker Petersen, Chairman of Danish Short Wave Club International, 

Denmark 

- Mr. G. Victor A. Goonetilleke, President of the Radio Society of Sri 

Lanka 

- Mr. Bob Padula, Administrator, EDXP, Electronic DX Press Monitoring 

Assoc., Australia. 

- Mr. Richard D'Angelo, Executive Director, NASWA, North American Short 

Wave Assoc., USA 

All will talk about their radio lives and memories of Radio JPN with 

Jonathan Sherr and Ms. Hisako Tomisawa 

"Hello from Tokyo's" regular host and hostess joined by Toshi Ohtake of 

JSWC. 

Time and freqs for "Hello for Tokyo", all UTC: 

Sat, Jun 4, 0510-0600 

5975(RMP) Eu/Af 7230(WOF) Eu/Af 6110(SAC) Am 17810(YAM) As 

15195(YAM) As 21755(YAM) As 

Sat, Jun 4, 1010-1100 

17585(DHA) Eu 17720(DHA) Eu 9695(YAM) SEA 11730(YAM) As 

21755(YAM) Oc 6120(SAC) Am 

Sat, Jun 4, 1710-1800 

11970(YAM) Eu 15355(GAB) Af 9535(YAM) Am 

Sun, Jun 5, 0010-0100 6145(SAC) Am 

Sun, Jun 5, 0310-0400 21610(YAM) Oc 

Sun, Jun 5, 1110-1200 9695(YAM)SEA 11730(YAM) As 6120(SAC) Am 

Sun, Jun 5, 1510-1600 

6190(YAM) As 7200(YAM) SEA 11730(YAM) SWAs 9505(YAM) Am 

Mon, Jun 6, 0110-0200 

5960(RMP) ME/NAf 17560(YAM) ME/NAf 17810(YAM) SEA 11860(SNG) SEA 

17845(YAM) As 15325(YAM) SWAs 11935(BON) Am 

SAC Sackville, Canada; BON Bonaire, Neth Antilles; SNG Kranji, SNG; 

RMP Rampisham UK; GAB Moyabi, Gabon; WOF Wofferton, UK; DHA Dhabbaya, UAE; 

YAM Yamata, Japan. 

SEND YOUR REPORTS TO 

1. RADIO JAPAN, NHK TOKYO 150-8001 JAPAN (No IRC) 

2. JSWC, P.O.Box 29, Sendai Central 980-8691, Japan. 

(With 1 IRC) - you may request any one of the following JSWC QSLs: 

5th Anniversary card (printed in 1957), 50th anniversary card (2002), or 

2005 Rooster card. 

3. EDXP-AUSTRALIA

EDXP-Australia will issue its special "Radio EDXP" QSLs for the segment of 

Mr. Bob Padula's appearance during the show. 

Postal mailed reports will be acknowledged with full data colored cards 

showing Australian scenes and wildlife, and should be sent to: 

Radio EDXP, 404 Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert, Victoria 3127, Australia. 

Return postage is necessary, Australia: $1.50 in Australian stamps, 

Elsewhere: 1 IRC or US$1. 

E-mailed reports will be acknowledged with full-data, full-color E-QSLs,and 

return postage is not required. I hope you enjoy this unique DX program and 

send your reception reports. 

(Toshimichi Ohtake, International Coordinator, JSWC; May 26; 

Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer May 29) 

KOREA D.P.R. 12015 R Pyongyang under Arabic prg station at 1645 UT. 

[rather RMI-Minivan to Maldives 16-17 UT]. 9325 is 34423 with S10 max. 


KUWAIT Addit txions of IBB via KWT 250 kW / 070 deg (xERV and UDO) 

0100-0300 9365 RFA# Tibetan 1100-1200 17855 RFA# Tibetan (x11590) 

0600-0700 17780 RFA# Tibetan 1200-1300 11590 RFA# Tibetan 

0630-0730 17685 RFA* Pashto 1300-1400 11590 RFA# Tibetan 

0730-0830 17685 RFA* Dari 1400-1500 11975 VOA Tibetan 

0830-0930 17685 RFA* Pashto 1500-1600 11540 RFA# Tibetan 

0930-1030 17685 RFA* Dari 2300-2400 7550 RFA# Tibetan (x9365) 

RFA#=Radio Free Asia; RFA*=Radio Free Afghanistan; VOA=Voice of America 


LATVIA 9290 The Australian Radio DX club inc. (Reg A0011728G), will be 

broadcasting a special fortieth anniversary txion relay via Latvia 9290 

kHz, 18th June, 2005. 1000 UTC. 

The club was founded on the 19th June, 2005. 

For 1 hour duration, for Europe and the USA. 

Future broadcasts via other sites are planned. 

Special QSL anniversary cards are available for correct reception reports 

sent by mail only. No email reports. Requirements, are fifteen mins of 

programme details. 

Reports to ARDXC, C/- John Wright, 29 Milford Rd, Peakhurst NSW 2210, 

Australia. 

2 IRCs or 2 USD are needed for a reply. Details of the ARDXC and its 

flagship bulletin the Australian DX Nx will also be forwarded. 

Thankyou, John Wright Secretary. (ARDXC via wwdxc BC-DX May 29) 

LEBANON Catholic radio station Sawt Al-Mahaba. 

Bei einem Bombenanschlag am Eingang des alten Basars von Jounieh sind am 

Spaetabend des 6. Mai 2005 zwei Menschen getoetet und zahlreiche weitere 

verletzt worden. Durch die Explosion sind mehrere Geschaefte, eine Kirche 

und das Studio des katholischen Radiosenders Sawt Al-Mahaba beschaedigt 

worden. Der pro-syrische libanesische Praesident Emile Lahoud erklaerte, 

der Anschlag sei ein "verzweifelter Versuch, Schrecken und Instabilitaet im 

Libanon zu saeen". Dieser Versuch sei jedoch zum Scheitern verurteilt. Seit 

der Ermordung des libanesischen Ex-Ministerpraesidenten Rafik Hariri Mitte 

Februar 2005 wurden damit bislang fuenf Anschlaege in christlichen 

Wohngegenden in Beirut und Umgebung veruebt. Jounieh ist eine ueberwiegend

christlichen Stadt 20 Kilometer noerdlich der libanesischen Hauptstadt 

Beirut. 

Die libanesische Opposition hatte Syrien fuer das Attentat auf Al-Hariri 

verantwortlich gemacht. Syrien hatte den Vorwurf zurueckgewiesen, zog aber 

unter internationalen Druck seine Truppen aus dem Nachbarland zurueck. Ende 

April hatten die letzten syrischen Soldaten das Land verlassen und die 29 

Jahre andauernde Praesenz Syriens als Ordnungsmacht im Libanon beendet. In 

der Naehe des jetzigen Bombenanschlags befindet sich auch das Hauptquartier 

der Anhaenger des syrienkritischen Oppositionspolitikers Michel Aoun (70), 

der am Folgetag nach 15-jaehrigem Exil in Frankreich in den Libanon 

zurueckkehren wollte. 

Aoun war 1984 mit 49 Jahren der juengste Oberkommandierende der 

libanesischen Streitkraefte geworden. 1988 wurde er zum Uebergangs- 

Ministerpraesidenten ernannt. Er fuehrte einen "Befreiungskrieg gegen 

Syrien", wurde aber 1990 von den Syrern aus dem Amt gejagt und floh in die 

franzoesische Botschaft. Ende August 1991 brachten ihn franzoesische 

Geheimagenten nach Paris in ein 14 Jahre waehrendes Exil. 

Einen Zusammenhang mit der Rueckkehr des Christengenerals sieht 

maronitische Bischof von Byblos, Bechera Rai, jedoch nicht. "Ich denke, 

dass es ein direkter und gezielter Anschlag war. Der Sender hatte sich mit 

den Familien der Haeftlinge in Damaskus solidarisiert. Die Angehoerigen 

haben im Programm die Grausamkeit in den syrischen Gefaengnissen angeklagt 

und berichtet, was sie gesehen haben. Ich denke, dass die, die so 

beschuldigt wurden, und ihre Verbuendeten in Syrien oder im Libanon dieses 

Attentat organisiert haben, um den Sender zu zerstoeren, diese Stimme der 

Liebe aber auch der Wahrheit und der Menschlichkeit. 

Das Volk steht ganz auf der Seite des Senders. Jetzt ist er zerstoert, aber 

das Team sendet weiter. Sie haben alle Geraete ins Freie getragen und 

senden vom Hauptplatz der Stadt. Ich habe den Praesidenten und den 

Premierminister aufgefordert, den Wiederaufbau zu veranlassen. Wenn sie es 

nicht tun, gibt es viele Privatpersonen, die dazu bereit sind. Die 

Libanesen sind das gewohnt. Was heute zerstoert wird, baut man morgen 

wieder auf." 

(Radio Vatikan - 9.5.2005; ntt May 13) 

Die Sawt Al-Mahaba (Rue Fouad Chehab, B.P. 850 Jounieh Liban, tel +961(09) 

918090 - (09) 914901) begann Pfingsten 1984 mit ihren Sendungen. Traeger 

war seither die Congregation des Missionnaires Libanais Maronites unter 

Aufsicht der katholischen Bischofskonferenz. An Weihnachten 1992 begann man 

mit Sendungen rund um die Uhr. Seit dem 1. Mai 1996 werden die arabischen, 

franzoesischen und englischen Sendungen von Radio Vatikan ins eigene 

Programm uebernommen. 

Umgekehrt war die Radiostimme der Liebe im Mai 1997 ein wichtiger 

Medienpartner bei dem Besuch Papst Johannes Paul II. im Libanon. Seit dem 

1. Mai 1997 ergaenzen morgens 30 Minuten Uebernahme aus dem Libanon das 

arabische Eigenprogramm von Radio Vatikan. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt May 13) 

MADAGASCAR World Christian Broadcasting has begun a new project to build 

a broadcasting facility on the island of Madagascar. This new radio station 

will increase the potential audience from three to five billion people, to 

over two-thirds of the planet who will be able to listen to Christian 

broadcast signal. 

The second SW tx and antenna in Anchor Point, Alaska of the Short Wave 

Station KNLS, owned and operated by World Christian Broadcasting doubled 

the daily txion time from 10 to a total of 20 hours.

The broadcasts in 4 langs of Mandarin, Chinese, Russian and English are 

made possible by churches, individual Christians, foundations and 

businesses using the facilities of Station KNLS, and the new structure is 

the result of "Double the Dream" - a successful fund-raising campaign. 

Andy Baker, Vice-President, directing the campaign said, "The success of 

the 'Double the Dream Campaign' is the result of the efforts of a dedicated 

staff of workers and a whole host of generous contributors." 

"Without them, we would have had only a faint hope of success, but thanks 

to God, we have realised our dream. Now, we can broadcast a full ten hours 

to the Chinese, without interruptions, a full six hours in Russian and four 

in English. That's twice what we have been doing since 1983!" Baker added. 

President of World Christian Broadcasting, Charles Caudill explained about 

the hard work of staff in Anchor Point, "They had to work in some of the 

worst weather conditions you can imagine. The toughness and perseverance of 

Kevin Chambers, Dave Dvorak and Charlie Perry is an outstanding example of 

dedication and purpose. We are very grateful to them." 

In a response, the President of Madagascar, Marc Ravalomanana, offered 

enough land for the World Christian Broadcasting company to build a stateof-the-art, 

digital broadcasting facility, capable to reach all of Africa, 

Australia, Europe, the entire Middle East, European Russia, several 

Scandinavian countries and South-western China. 

Arabic programming will be added to the three langs used now. 

World Christian Broadcasting, a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to 

help make it possible to teach God's Word each day to people who are 

otherwise beyond missionary outreach, says that the land is secure and 

ground preparation has started. World Christian Broadcasting will now fully 

focus on building the facilities there. 

After completing the first preparations, digging the wells, stringing the 

power lines and installing the security fences, the combined stations will 

constitute one of the largest and most powerful digital broadcasters in the 

world. 

 

(Janet Dean via Mike Terry BrDXC; dxld May 25) 

MALAYSIA has shifted to 15294.35. with Malay rock songs . Low modulation 

S9, 32432. 


MALI [tent.] 7284.4v RTM Bamako is silent on 9635 and 11960 kHz at 

daytime this year - at least when I checked these channels - see Carlos' 

item below too. Heard an UNID carrier and some Sahel type mx at 1620 UT, 

het by R Tashkent co-ch even 7285. 21221. 

v4782.4 1950 23 May MLI RTM Bamako Vernac songs 21221 WBM 


11960 R. Mali, Kati, observed on 15 May at 1207-... UT, Vernacular 

program, talks; 34432, adjacent QRM only. Best received via a K9AY loop. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, May 18) 

MAURITANIA 4845 1945 23 May MRT R Mauritania Ar/Fr, endless sermon 

34433 WBM 

(wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 14-28)

MOLDOVA (PRIDNESTROVYA) 5910 R DMR Maiac noted in English, Mons at 1615 

UT, "RUS-GEO message", 35333. (wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 17) 

Freq change for China Radio International in Russian: 

1430-1630 NF 1413 kHz via Miac/Grigoriopol, ex 1467 kHz. 


CRI informs its listeners in Moldova, Ukraine and Southern Russia that 

starting from 9 May, Russian Service relay via Moldova at 1430-1630 will go 

on the air on 1413 kHz, replacing the former 1467 kHz. (VoRussia, Club DX 

No. 737; DXsignal May 26) 

see also under Albania, wb. 

Freq change for Voice of Russia in Bulgarian / Greek / Bulgarian: 

1700-2000 NF 1413 via Miac/Grigoriopol, ex 1503/1510/1566/1467 kHz. 


NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand Chief Executive, Peter Cavanagh, has 

announced changes to National Radio programming and on air presentation to 

be implemented later this year. 

Press Release: Radio New Zealand Limited 

 

NATIONAL RADIO KEEPS THE BIRDS 

 

(via Kim Elliott, dxld May 25) 

NORWAY The Norwegian operator Norkring is carrying out DRM mode field 

strength tests this week for the LW tx at Ingoy on 153 kHz. 

The tx is switched to DRM at the following times: 

Mon 23 - Thu 26 May from 0805-0900, 0905-1000, 1205-1300, 1405-1500, 1810- 

1850; 

Fri 27 May from 0805-0900, 0905-1000, 1205-1300, 1405-1500. 

[Info: ] (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, mwdx May 25) 

PAKISTAN 9340.4 R PAK Islamabad in Russ. at 1415-1445 UT, faulty tx, 

signs on and off, audio breaks, but much better on 11585 kHz, 34322. 

15625 1030 18 May PAK R PAK Islamabad, Sinhala, native songs, 44444 WBM 


PNG 3290 R. Central, Boroko at 1100-1201* on May 02. This tx is active 

again. Last time I heard it was in Dec 2003! Relay of NBC Port Moresby on 

4890, 1120 own regional programme in Vernaculars. Closing annmt in English: 

"National Radio Kundu Service . . . Radio Central in Papua New Guinea. We 

will be back tomorrow morning. . . Good Night, God bless." 

Then Vernacular and at exactly 1200 one bell sound and a short piece of 

instrumental National Anthem. On May 05, 1000-1201*, they carried their own 

program in Vernaculars. Weak signal with fading at times and static noise. 

(Roland Schulze-PHL, dswci DXW May 18) 

3385 Radio East New Britain, Rabaul. On May 6 at 1247-1320(s/off) UT. SINPO 

35333. Muic program with popular songs presented by a female announcer in 

English. S/off at 1320 without closing annmt. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, May 6) 

4890 NBC Port Moresby May 18 0945-1015 44444. News and talk in English. 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium May 18)

Wantok Radio 7120. The Papua New Guinea Christian Broadcasting Network 

(PNGCBN) Wantok Radio Light heard lovely and strong in Sydney tonight at 

0900 UT, 7120 kHz. EZL religious mx in English and Creole [Pidgin]. MA with 

prepackaged religious program and many IDs. See 

 

(Jem VK2JEM Cullen-AUS, ARDXC May 25, via dxld) 

Wantok Radio Light's power is 1 kW into a NVIS antenna that is "supposed" 

to restrain most of the energy for local coverage, and reduce the skywave 

propagation. I have a PDF signal coverage map that was sent to me by the 

engineer at Wantok Radio, and it shows the signal dropping to "< 20 dBu" 

just past the Solomon Islands. 

I'm surprised you are hearing the station at S5-S8, as I'm not that much 

further away from the tx than you are, and I've been hearing signal barely 

above threshold with my Beverage antenna aimed right at Port Moresby (265 

degrees). Perhaps sea gain (the coastal effect) does have an effect on the 

higher bands. 

(Guy Atkins-WA-USA, hcdx May 26) 

7120 Wantok R. Light 5/27 coming through very nicely now at 0758 tune in 

with a very pleasant mx program w/ periodic woman ann EE - brief ID hrd at 

0825.5. One song I recognized was "He Leadeth Me". 

Into recorded "Back to the Bible" program w/ man at 0830 - 0853. This was 

fol by woman ann EE and more praise songs at 0853.5. Clear ID and prog 

anmts by man EE at 0901 and into "Focus on the Family" feature at 0902. 

Latter included an excerpt from a Martin Luther King speech/sermon at 0905. 

S3 lvl from tune in to past 0945 and still going - very surprising after 2 

nights of recording from 0900-1000 and 0830-1000 on 5/24 and 5/26 

respectively with barely audible signals. In fact, 5/26 was basically 

unusable while 5/24 was just good enough to construct a "bare bones" log. 

The trick here on W. Coast seems to be listening earlier than typical PNG 

peak times. SINPO 34433, better than a typical log of CRN in Vanimo. 

Wellbrook loop was pointed right at PNG. (Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, 

DXplorer May 27) 

Just back from the Dayton HamVention and one of the first messages I saw 

when I re-enabled my email subscriptions were the messages from Guy and 

Walt on this new PNG target. Thought I would prop up the eyelids and stay 

up rather than set the alarm and get up. Had the sound card program 

Spectran running and the radio set to 7121 and looking for a trace of 

carrier as I waited for them to fade in - wasn't sure of when they actually 

turned up the SW tx every night. Saw a faint trace of a carrier there 

around 0600 or so but very weak. 

Band very quiet with the antenna pointed west, no static crashes this 

evening. Quite a shock when they turned up the SW at 0728 as they were a 

true S9 plus a bit. That's on a ICOM 756PROIII - no preamp engaged so S9 is 

close to the traditional 50 uv level. No need to hunker down over the 

headphones on this one. The arrival angle must have favored the horizontal 

polarized beams - the 4-30 log and the 3 el 40m yagi are both fairly high 

(120 feet). The K9AY and the beverages didn't perform very well on this 

particular path. 

Listened from 0728 to a bit past 0900, treated to lots of ids, some in 

Pidgin, some with freq 7120 mentioned. Some of the local ads for program 

sponsors helped to give it that local sound. The signal wasn't getting any 

better - when I shut things down around 0900 it was down to an S7 and 

hearing a few static crashes. But still a healthy signal and well above the 

almost nil background noise. I am in a rural setting here - the only noise 

issue being power line at times but it was very quiet this morning. I'm 

about 1000 km inland so no hope of any sea gain up here.

(Don Moman-AUS VE6JY, hcdx May 26) 

Quite loud here on the North Coast, but a lot of Summer type static. I am 

using the R8/EWE combo. Peaks at S5-S8. Anyone know the power? Sounds at 

least 10 kW. 

(Patrick Martin-OR-USA, ibid.) Supposedly 1 kW. 

Wantok Radio 7120 This morning, in Victoria, BC, I again set the 7030+ 

timer on for 0830 to 1030, with the Recall- Pro. Nothing at all at 0830, 

but within a few mins started hearing audio. Peak again on the west coast 

is between 0855 and 0920. No time pips or IS at the TOH, but I thought I 

might have heard "Wantok Radio" at 1002 or so. Programming is very similar 

to Christian Voice or HCJB Australia, with lots of chatter and contemporary 

Christian mx. Not in any way like local PNG stations with their Pidgin 

English and local music. Strength was better than the previous night, and 

just about at threshold. I think the lang was English, but can't be 100% 

certain. I'm going to continue "taping" this period of time and expect to 

have more readable audio at some point in the near future. The signal faded 

out completely by 1000, but I could hear some weak audio again by 1020. I'd 

love to hear an audio clip from someone closer at 0900 to compare to my 

clips. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, dxld 25 May) 

7120, 0825-1030, Wantok Radio Light, Port Moresby, May 25. First noted 

fading up above the noise prior to 0830, with contemporary Christian music 

alternating with talks or devotionals. The signal was still extremely low 

until past 0930, when it strengthened enough to make out an ID by a male 

announcer exactly at 0959:38: 'This is Wantok Radio Light, broadcasting to 

Papua New Guinea on... meterband(?)...'. It took a number of replays of my 

recording to be certain of the ID, but it is definitely there. At 1000 I 

heard introductory mx and mention of 'Welcome to Focus on the Family... 

with author and... Dr. James Dobson' at the start of this popular Christian 

program. It also fits the broadcast schedule at 

which shows Focus on the Family at 7-7:30 pm 

local Port Moresby time. Very pleased with this definite log of this new 

PNG outlet! I also received an e-mail from Dave Olson, engineer at the 

station, who said that the 'Bird of Paradise' call I heard at 1101 on 5/23 

is actually a warbling siren at the beginning of their Monday evening 

program 'Community Policing'. 

(Guy Atkins-WA-USA, dxld May 25) 

PNG Wantok Radio Update - QSL Policy. 

Advice from Wantok Radio Light, the Christian religious broadcaster based 

in Port Moresby, which put on line its new 1 kW HF tx on May 23, on 7120, 

is that it's being heard rather well right across the primary service area. 

Due to propagation peculiarities, night-time reception near the transmitter 

site in the Port Moresby capital district is poor. 

The station is also being heard with strong signals across eastern and 

southern Australia during darkness hours, but less reliably over in the 

West. Reception is noted here in Melbourne from around 0730 until 2200. 

Reception has also been observed during the evening in Japan, and across 

the Pacific into the West Coast of North America. The NAm reception has 

been observed from around 0730 until about 1200. 

There has not yet been any authenticated reception in Europe, the Middle 

East, Africa, South America, New Zealand, or Eastern NAm. 

The official launch ceremony is planned for June 11 at Kaupena, a village 

some 400 km northwest of Port Moresby, in the Southern Highlands, near the 

towns of Mendi and Mt. Hagen, and in proximity to the border with the 

Western Highlands.

At present, the station is running 24-hrs, daily, simulcasting its FM 

network. It's hoped that by September a studio will be configred to allow 

split programming for some parts of the day. That will make it possible to 

program the HF sce with Pidgin or Motu, or perhaps even another lang. 

The vertical incifence antenna configuration is directional, with the main 

lobes extending south-east and north-west from Port Moresby. Secondary 

lobes extend north-east and south-west. That design is to allow optimum 

coverage out into the Gazelle Peninsula, the Solomon Islands, and northerly 

into the north coast. 

A freq change is proposed, and I am working closely as the professional 

level with the Chief Engineer to determine suitable channels. The freq 

variation is to move away from Amateur Radio activity in Region Three 

(Asia-Pacific), and in particular from Australian AROs. The spectrum 7100- 

7300 is used on a shared basis by the HFBC sce and amateur radio sce in 

this Region. 

The new channel is to be established in the range 7300-7500, which will 

accomodate minimal antenna retuning. The tx itself is capable of operation 

in the range 6000-7500 with minimal retuning. 

The station is having QSL cards printed, and reports may be sent to: 

Wantok Radio Light. Attn: Chief Engineer. PO Box 1273. Port Moresby, NCD 

Papua New Guinea (May 28) 

PHILIPPINES Freqs changes for Radio Veritas Asia eff from May 22: 

Sinhala 1330-1357 NF 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg, ex 9565 

Tamil 1400-1427 NF 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg, ex 9565 

Telugu 1430-1457 NF 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg, ex 9565 

Russian 1500-1557 NF 9685 PUG 250 kW / 330 deg, ex 9570 

Tagalog 1500-1527 NF 11765 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg, ex 9695 >> Wed/Fri/Sun 

Tagalog 1500-1557 NF 11765 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg, ex 9695 >> Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat 


Freq change for Radio Veritas Asia in Urdu: 

0100-0127 NF 15350 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg, ex 15300 


PORTUGAL As of today, 16 May, the RDPi-R. Portugal will be making the 

following amendment to its A-05 schedule: 

To Europe, Mon-Fri 1600-1900, 45deg 300 kW 11905 kHz replaced by 15555 kHz 

which is a QRG also used for another broadcast to Eur (Sat+Sun only) and to 

Venezuela (extra broadcasts Mon-Fri & Sat+Sun). 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, May 18) 

PROPAGATION MoegelDellinger blackout effect: 1100-1200 UTC the following 

number of radiostations were heard: 

49 m.b. zero 

41 m.b. zero 

31 m.b. Polonia 9525, DW 9770, (DW?) in Albanian 9840 - only three stations 

noted in Sofia Bulgaria. [rather TRT Emirler in Greek on 9840] 

25 m.b. 9 stations 

22 m.b. 6 stations 

In range 5800-13800 kHz si0555 was only for DW on 13780. May 6. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX May 14) 

ROMANIA New programme "Radio Romania Bucuresti" on 603 kHz (site 

Herastrau) only 1100-1200 UT Mon-Fri in German, May 1-10. (Rumen Pankov- 

BUL, wwdxc BC-DX May 14)

RUSSIA Additional txion for Voice of Liberty Eritrea in Tigrigna/Arabic 

0600-0700 Fri(+Wed/Sun) 15675 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf 

New schedule for Tensae Ethiopian Voice of Unity in Amharic: 

1500-1600 Sun-Fri (ex Sun only) 15660 SAM 250 kW / 199 deg to EaAf 


Foreign relay via short wave txs of Russia. 27/03/2005 - 29/10/2005 

Moscow 

7175 2200-2300 250 CRI 7225 1930-2000 200 CRI 

7390 DRM 1900-2300 Sun-Fri 035 DWL 7390 DRM 2000-2200 Sun 035 TDP 

7440 1900-2000 250 YFR 9490 1900-2000 250 YFR 

12035 (7200) 1830-1930 200 CRI 12090 1600-1700 250 BBC 

13685 0600-0700 250 VRT 13685 1700-1800 250 VRT 


12065 (7130) 1600-1700 400 CRI 12065 (7130) 1800-1830 400 CRI 

Samara 

7320 2030-2130 250 CRI 7370 1900-2000 250 YFR 

9475 1600-1645 250 TWR 9825 (5935) 1800-1900 250 IBR 

12130 2130-2200 Sat-Thu250 RHR 15240 0230-0400 250 INR 

15530 0400-0530 250 FEB 15660 1500-1600 Sat 250 VOD 

Krasnodar 

7290 1600-1630 Sat 100 TWR 7375 1730-1930 200 DWL 

7395 1530-1700 100 FEB 7590 2000-2100 Sun 100 TDP 

9735 1445-1630 100 TWR 9850 1530-1645 100 FEB 

11810 1630-1700 250 RPR 12060 1900-2000 250 YFR 

12120 1700-1730 Mon, Thu250 VOL 12120 1700-1800 Sat 250 DER 

13575 1330-1430 250 DWL 15525 0800-0830 250 DWL 

15460 0500-0545 250 BVB 15675 0600-0700 Wed, Sun250 LBT 

Novosibirsk 

6210 1230-1300 100 VAT 7390 1800-1830 200 RPR 

7580 1300-1700 250 YFR 9445 1300-1545 200 TWR 

9500 1400-1515 250 FEB 11990 1300-1500 200 VOA 

12035 0200-0245 250 FEB 12075 1200-1300 500 RFI 

15580 0015-0145 250 TWR 17590 0200-0330 250 VAT 

Irkutsk 

7150 2200-2300 250 VOA 7210 1500-1700 250 RFA 

7300* 2200-2245 250 VAT 7320 1400-1615 250 FEB 

9395 1230-1500 250 TWR 9450 0900-1200 250 YFR 

9685 2300-2350 250 DWL 9900 1000-1400 250 DWL 

12025 0939-1030 500 RFI 12025 1100-1300 500 RFI 

13710 1000-1100 250 RNW 17710 0230-0300 250 BBC 

* From 01/05/2005 to 03/09/2005 Alternative 9485 kHz 

Chita 

7350* 1300-1330 Tue, Thu, Sat 250 DEG 7485 1530-1600 Mon-Fri 250 TWR 

12055 (6205) 1315-1400 500 VAT 15135 2300-2400 500 DWL 

* Alternative 7250 and 7420 kHz 

Vladivostok 

7205 1230-1300 250 IBR 7330* 1100-1530 500 BBC 

7370 1030-1055 250 DWL 11895 0000-0100 200 DWL 

12005 2200-2300 500 RFI 12045 2200-2300 250 RFI 

15515 2300-2350 250 DWL 15535 2330-0030 250 RFA 

15595 2300-2400 250 RFI * Alternative 7550 and 7570 kHz 

Khabarovsk 

11830* 2200-2245 100 VAT 12065 1130-1250 100 BVB

13695 1300-1400 100 RNW 13820 1000-1100 100 RNW 

* From 27/03/2005 to 30/04/2005 and 04/09/2005 to 29/10/2005 


5890 1230-1315 Sun 250 BVB 7380 1000-1100 250 YFR 


7400 1300-1400 250 RNW 7430 1000-1400 250 DWL 

9450 1200-1300 200 IBR 12065 1000-1100 250 RNW 

15140 0000-0100 250 DWL 15470 2030-2100 250 VOA 

(....) From 04/09/2005 (Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya oblast) 

CIS Foreign relay via short wave txs of the countries of CIS. 

27/03/2005 - 29/10/2005 


5855 1610-1740 100 TWR 5855 1810-1840 100 TWR 

7365 0030-0130 100 FEB 7550 2300-2400 500 RFA 

9365 0100-0300 500 RFA 11510 1500-1600 500 RFA 

11590 1100-1400 500 RFA 11975 1400-1500 100 VOA 

17485 0600-0700 500 RFA 

Moldova / Grigoriopol 

7360 2000-2200 500 TFR 7460 0230-0315 500 RPD 

7470 1500-1530 500 ARA 7480 1800-1845 500 RPD 

7490 1600-1645 500 FEB 11530 0400-1600 500 MEZ 

13800 1630-1715 500 RIN 

Kazakhstan / Almaty (Nikolaevka) 

5910 1430-1530 200 DVB 7115 2200-2300 500 DWL 

9355 1530-1600 Tue, Fri 200 VOO 11560 2330-0030 500 RFA 

11965 2330-0045 200 TWR 15350 0015-0115 200 TWR 

15670 1230-1330 200 RFA 17845 1000-1400 500 DWL 

Tajikistan / Yangi-Yul 

4760 0100-0200 100 RFE 4995 1400-1500 100 RFE 

5860 1400-1600 100 RFE 7295 0200-0300 100 RFE 


5860 1900-2100 100 RFE 7365 1900-2000 200 RFE 

7465 1600-1700 200 FRA 7530 1800-2100 500 RFA 

7540 2300-2400 500 RFA 7540 1500-2200 500 RFA 

9350 0100-0200 200 RFA 9370 1600-1700 200 RFA 

9395 2300-2400 200 RFA 11520 0100-0200 200 RFA 

11535 1400-1500 200 RFA 11540 (9975) 2330-0030 200 RFA 

11540 0030-0130 200 RFA 11540 123001330 200 RFA 

13825 1500-1600 200 RFA 13830 1100-1400 200 RFA 

15695 0100-0300 200 RFA 17495 0300-0700 500 RFA 

17510 0600-0700 200 RFA 17525 0300-0700 500 RFA 

Ukraine / Nikolaev 7520 1600-1700 250 YFR 

Uzbekistan / Tashkent 

7355 0100-0300 100 VIL 7375 0030-0100 100 FEB 

7430 1500-1545 200 BBC 7485 1330-1530 100 BVB 

7510 1400-1500 200 YFR 9345 1400-1600 100 RNW 

9495 1700-1900 200 YFR 9855 1400-1700 100 VIL 

9865 1330-1445 200 BBC 12005 1230-1315 100 FEB 

12065 1300-1400 100 RNW 12065 1430-1600 100 VAT 

12070 0100-0400 100 VIL 13630 0400-1100 100 VIL 

13745 0100-0130 200 BBC 13765 1100-1400 100 VIL 

16mb* 1100-1148 100 VOT 16mb* 1212-1300 100 VOT 

16mb* 1302-1350 100 VOT 16mb* 1430-1518 100 VOT 

16mb* 1520-1608 100 VOT * Various freqs in the specified range

(...) From 04/09/2005 

ARA - Arabic Radio BBC - British Broadcasting Corp. 

BVB - Bible Voice Broadcasting Network CRI - China Radio Int. 

DEG - Degar Voice DER - Dejen Radio 

DVB - Democratic Voice of Burma DWL - Deutsche Welle 

FEB - FEBA Radio IBR - IBRA Radio 

INR - Internews Radio / Salaam Watandar 

LBT - Voice of Liberty MEZ - Voice of Mesopotamia 

RFA - Radio Free Asia RFE - Radio Free Europe/Radio 

Liberty 

RFI - Radio France Internationale RHR - Radio Horyaal 

RIN - R. Anternacional RNW - Radio Nederland Wereldompoep 

RPD - Radio Payam-e Doost RPR - Radio Prague 

TDP - TDP Radio TWR - Trans World Radio 

VAT - Radio Vaticana VIL - Voice Int. 

VKK - Voice of Khmer Krom VOA - Voice of America 

VOD - Voice of Delina VOL - Voice Voice of Oromo 

Liberation 

VOO -Voice of Orthodoxy VOT - Voice of Tibet 

VRT - Radio Vlaanderen Int. YFR - WYFR Family Radio 

(Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya oblast; RUSdx May 14) 

On 8 May 2005 BBC Monitoring observed Kabardino-Balkar Radio on 7325 kHz SW 

at 1730-1800, broadcasting its Kabardian-language external sce to the 

Middle East. The programme is aired only on Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, 

on this freq and 1089 kHz MW, from txs near Krasnodar. Winter timings are 

one hour later according to UTC, and for the past few winters the SW freq 

has switched to 6005 kHz. Kabardino-Balkaria is a constituent republic of 

the Russian Federation, situated in the North Caucasus region in the south 

of the country. (BBC M 8 May 2005 via dxld) 

BBC Monitoring observed Radio Station Pacific Ocean on 12065 kHz SW at 

0835-0900 gmt on 9 May 2005. The programme is also broadcast on Primorye 

Radio (also known as "Radio 810") on 810 kHz mediumwave, which is streamed 

online from the web site of GTRK Primorye at 

Radio Station Pacific Ocean (Radiostantsiya Tikhy Okean) is a Russian- lang 

programme aimed at fishermen and other seafarers in the Pacific, produced 

by GTRK Primorye, the Vladivostok-based state broadcaster for Primorye Kray 

(Maritime Territory). It was first aired on 13 April 1963, broadcasting on 

mediumwave and several powerful SW txs. The SW txion was dropped in 2002 

however, returning on 17 April 2005. 

(BBC M 9 May 2005, via dxld) 

For your information. This just in: VOR, eff 25 May 2005, 0100-0500 UT, 

Drop 17660 (Vladivostok), Add 15555 kHz ([site] not listed) 

(George J. Poppin-CA-USA, dxld May 26) 

12065 R. Tikhiy Okean, May 22 through 26, *0835-0900*, Russian 

programming, many IDs for 'Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean,' seems to be mostly 

nx items and usually plays some nice Russian mx and folk songs. Fair-good. 

The sign-on annt is not the nice one they used in tests last Oct, that had 

Morse Code (CW), sound of seagulls and ships bell. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld May 26) 

Voice of Russia in English WS: 

1600-1700 on unregistered 11640, co-ch AWR in English till 1630. 

Summer schedule for Kamchatka Rybatskaya in Russian: 

2300-2400 Sat on 5910 P.K 100 kW / 250 deg and 11980 P.K 100 kW / 060 deg. 

New station via RUS tx - Tensae Ethiopian Voice of Unity: 

1500-1600 Sun on 15660 SAM 250 kW / 199 deg to EaAf in Amharic.

New station via RUS tx - Voice of Ethiopian National United Front: 

1700-1800 Fri/Sun on 12120 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf in Amharic. 

Additional txion for WYFR via RUS tx: 

1000-1100 on 7380 K/A 250 kW / 178 deg in Japanese. 


RUSSIA and others. Find below locations of txs relaying various foreign 

sces from Moscow (i.e. Voice of Russia, Sodruzhestvo Channel and RIR): 

- 234, 864, 1314 - Yerevan, Armenia 

- 603 - Berlin, Germany 

- 612 - Moscow, Russia 

- 648, 801, 1251, 1503 - Dushanbe, Tajikistan 

- 693 - Oranienburg, Germany 

- 936 - Lviv, Ukraine 

- 972 - Mykolayiv, Ukraine / Dushanbe, Tajikistan 

- 999, 1548 - Chisinau, Moldova 

- 1026 - Novosibirsk, Russia 

- 1089 - Krasnodar, Russia 

- 1143 - Sovetsk (nr Kaliningrad), Russia / Dushanbe, Tajikistan 

- 1170 - Krasnodar, Russia / Mahileu, Belarus 

- 1215 - Sovetsk (nr Kaliningrad) 

- 1323 - Wachenbrunn, Germany / Dushanbe, Tajikistan 

- 1431 - Mykolayiv, Ukraine 

- 1494 - St.Petersburg, Russia. 

(Club DX No. 738 - Vadim Alekseyev-RUS; DXsignal May 26) 

RUSSIA [to Somalia] 12130 after a long time 

again works. But R Horyaal audio still found solely on 

 


SAUDI ARABIA 15380 / 21495 Buzzy ARS faulty tx noted at 0600-0900 UT on 

15380 kHz. And later that day (May 17th and 19th) on 21495 UT at 0900-1200 

UT. 

(wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 17) 

SINGAPORE 6150 SNG FM 93.8 MHz relay on SW in English. 33333 at 1500- 

1600 UT. 

12045 1540 18 May SNG NHK R JPN Kranji, Jpn, 1500-1700 54444 WBM 


7235 is now in clear co-ch QRM at 1500 UT and then: songs and adverts at 

1518 UT, 34443 on LSB due too strong QRM from DRM 7240. (Zacharias Liangas- 

GRC, wwdxc BC-DX May 22) 

SUDAN 5895 R. Peace, Nuba Mountains, 0317-0322* UT on May 13, Arabic 

talk to 0322 carrier off on clear frequency. It was missing on May 14, no 

ID but cannot be anything else, fair. (Martien Groot-HOL, dswci DXW May 18) 

Reported at 0230-0400, 1600-1745 UT. 

SWEDEN Right now and the following three weeks ahead, Teracom Sweden 

tests DRM txion on 5910 kHz, between 0800 and 1200 UT. Reception reports 

are welcome to 

 

They are coming in well here in middle of Sweden right now with a SNR: 17- 

21 dB signal on my Digital world traveller receiver and a 5m wire antenna! 

(Bernt-Ivan Holmberg-SWE, hcdx May 24)

SWITZERLAND The popularity of the original Two Bobs recording for 

Switzerland in Sound has proved so popular, that Bob Thomann and I have 

just recorded a second, one-hour installment, in which we discuss some of 

the classic technical issues in SW including propagation, antennas, 

receivers, and reducing man-made and natural interference. You are the 

first to be informed of this news, and that we expect this new material to 

be available on the website from Wed, May 25th. It will remain available 

for an indefinite period. I appreciate the publicity you have given SIS in 

the past, and ask you for your help in spreading this latest news. 

Robert "Bob" Zanotti, founder and editor, Switzerland in Sound, "radio on 

demand" 

Switzerland in Sound, 3507 Biglen, Switzerland. (Bob Zanotti-SUI, dxld May 

21) 

SYRIA R. Damascus, 9330, *2005-2210* May 7, English sign-on with sked, 

nx programs, local mx. Very weak, barely audible under a strong WBCQ, which 

is in reduced carrier LSB. Much better on \\ 12085. 9330 not a good freq 

for Syria. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld May 14) 

Monitored schedule of Radio Damascus(time vary): 

1000-1300 Arabic 12085, ex 13610 for A-04 

1600-1700 Turkish 9330, ex 13610 for A-04 

1700-1800 Russian 9330, ex 13610 for A-04 

1805-1905 German 9330, ex 13610 for A-04 \\ 12085 

1905-2005 French 9330, ex 13610 for A-04 \\ 12085 

2005-2105 English 9330, ex 13610 for A-04 \\ 12085 

2110-2210 English 9330, ex 13610 for A-04 \\ 12085 

2215-2315 Arabic 9330, ex 13610 for A-04 \\ 12085 

2320-0030 Spanish 9330, ex 13610 for A-04 \\ 12085 


TAIWAN Radio Taiwan International see also under Germany. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 10) 

11940, TWBM-Trans World B/Cing Ministry, religious stn in Mandarin, 1300- 

1400 every day since April, prgm named "Youth Left No Regret" (in Mandarin 

"Qingchun Bu Liubai") during that hour. Calls itself "Trans World," which 

makes us think of TWR; KTWR via Guam uses a Mandarin ID as "Huanqiu Guangbo 

Diantai." New stn's Mandarin ID is "Huanqiu Guangbo" which is equal to 

"Trans World B/Cing." Now there is no proof that the two have direct 

relations. TWBM appears to have HQ in California and an office in 

Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and buys SW xmtng time from CBS. Its sked: 11940, 1300- 

1400, Mandarin, Taipei (via CBS facilities), 100 kw. See 

 

(Eric Zhou-CHN, DXing.info; DXplorer May 15) 

11940 - A religious radio station broadcasting in Mandarin called "TWBM - 

Trans World Broadcasting Ministry" has occupied this freq between 1300 and 

1400 every day since April. The station broadcasts a program named "Youth 

Left No Regret" (in Mandarin the program's name is "Qingchun Bu Liubai") 

during that hour. 

It is interesting that the new station on SW also calls itself "Trans World 

Broadcasting", which makes us think of the famous TWR - Trans World Radio. 

As we know, KTWR via Guam i.e. KTWR uses a Mandarin radio ID "Huanqiu 

Guangbo Diantai". 

The new station's Mandarin ID is "Huanqiu Guangbo" which is equal to "Trans 

World Broadcasting". Now there is no proof that the two "Trans World 

Broadcastings" have direct relations. TWBM appears to have an HQ in 

California, USA and an office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

TWBM buys SW transmitting time from CBS and its schedule is: TWBM, 11940, 

1300-1400, Mandarin, Taipei (via CBS facilities), 100 kW. 

See (Eric Zhou-CHN, via dxing.info, via dswci DXW May 

18) 

11939.97 May 26 1301-1359 CHN (non): Trans World Broadcasting Ministry via 

Taipei. Thanks to Eric Zhou tip. Some QRM from Voice of Turkey. Announced 

web page (instead of the correct .com), which led to a more 

secular page than expected. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx May 27) 

TOGO 5047 1935 23 May TGO R Togo French, talks 23222 WBM 


TUNISIA All RTT Sfax SW Arabic bcs now one hour earlier, than in WRTH 

Spring PDF update. Please inform Mauno in FIN. Except the changes: 1300- 

1600 UT 11950, 1600-2300 7190, 1300-1500 11730 UT. 

963 kHz mediumwave - All entries in WRTH Updater are correct, except 

foreign lang sections start with a xx.00-xx.03 newscast in French, followed 

by short mx song, and foreign langs start at abour xx.06-xx.59 hrs. Ge at 

0806, En 1206, It 1306, Sp 1806, French 0400-2358 UT. (wb-m, touring 

Baleares Isls, Spain May 17-19) 

All txions of RTTunisia in Arabic moved one hour earlier as follows 

1100-1500 (ex 1200-1600) 17735 SFA 500 kW / 100 deg to EaAf 


0100-0400 (ex 0200-0500) 12005 SFA 500 kW / 100 deg to EaAf 

1500-2000 (ex 1600-2100) 12005 SFA 500 kW / 100 deg to EaAf 

1300-1600 (ex 1400-1700) 11950 SFA 500 kW / 265 deg to NoAf 

1300-1500 (ex 1400-1600) 11730 SFA 500 kW / 340 deg to WeEu 

0100-0400 (ex 0200-0500) 9720 SFA 500 kW / 100 deg to EaAf 







TURKEY 243 longwave. An UNID continues interval signal noted in 1645-1700 

UT range. Gong, harp, piano tones IS over and over again, S=2, into Turkish 

annmt at 1700 UT. Seemingly TRT Erzurum site. (wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, 

Spain May 17/19) 

UGANDA 4976 1920 22 May UGA R Uganda Swahili, Church sermon 33333 WBM 


UNID 9605 heavy faulty tx splatter, I guess from Asia, occured on May 17- 

18, in 9597-9624 kHz range, at 1600-1800 UT. (wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, 

Spain May 17-18) 

4915 1940 23 May KEN ? KBC Nairobi ? tentat, Vernac, Biafra ment. 22222 

WBM 

4930 1932 22 May TKM ? Turkmen R Asgabat ? (tentat) songs 22332 

WBM 

4930 Namibia ??, at 2000 UT in English. 


U.A.E. New txion via VT Communications - Eternal Good News: 

1130-1145 Fri 15525 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs in English. 

New txions for TWR Africa via VT Communications: 

1300-1315 Fri/Sat 13745 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to WeAf in Arabic.

New schedule for Radio Ndeke Luka via VT Communications: 

1830-1930 11760 DHA 250 kW / 245 deg to CeAf in French/Singo, x1730-1930. 


U.K. RAMPISHAM REVISITED 

Mark Savage reports on BDXC's second visit to SW (shortwave) in the SW 

(south west). 

Fair weather, a welcome lack of April showers and a light breeze were the 

pleasant accompaniment for the second and final (for now) BDXC trip to the 

famous Rampisham tx in the heart of Thomas Hardy's Wessex on April 16th. 

Among those visiting on this occasion were David Shore, Mark Savage, David 

Duckworth, Paul Walton, Henry Brice, David Ansell and Bob Marchant. 

Following on from Alan Pennington's very informative report on the first 

trip last month, a couple of interesting facts about the site's huge power 

requirements came out of this visit. Currently, Rampisham is fed by two 21 

kilovolt supplies from different parts of the local electricity 

distribution network, enabling the easy tripping in of an alternative feed 

should one supply be lost for any reason. 

Although as Alan mentioned last month, it's a surprise such an important 

facility has no back up generators at present, its height would make it an 

excellent location for a windfarm. Indeed, it could even produce enough 

electricity to sell back to the national grid perhaps. Admittedly not to 

everyone's aesthetic taste, it could be argued that a huge field of thirty 

metal towers is already an eyesore, so a few revolving white windmills 

would hardly be noticeable. This might be one way of safeguarding the 

site's future in these uncertain times for HF txion. 

Our guide on this occasion was Graham Crooks, a Senior Transmission 

Engineer at Rampisham who trained under the old BBC regime so has a wealth 

of experience of txion technology old and new. Before the welcome cuppa 

ended the afternoon, our tour took us again to the office and a DRM 

demonstration, this time using an 11 megs freq I believe. The sound 

quality, even at a low sampling rate around 20 kbps and through a tiny 

desktop speaker, impressed even the DRM doubters immensely! 

With so much RF and EHT mains circulating through this fortress of txion, 

Graham is a man with a very responsible job. A potentially dangerous 

occupation in times past, safety is now paramount at txs, so we had few 

concerns during our fascinating three hour look behind the scenes of one of 

Britain's key SW facilities. Having said that, it's normally only at an 

airport security check you get asked if you have any metal parts in your 

body before being allowed entry! 

Rampisham, as well as being set in one of the most beautiful parts of 

Britain, is a fine historical reminder of years of sterling sce to free 

speech in times of tension. Thanks again go to Mike Terry for arranging 

these rare opportunities to go "on air" side, and to all at VT Merlin 

Communications for making our visits so worthwhile. 

(May BrDXC-UK "Communication" magazine) 

Both via Woofferton-UK: 

15145 SW R.Africa May 04 *1600-1621 35333 English, 1600 sign on, SJ at 

1600, African pops mx, ID at 1607, Talk. 

15145 SW R.Africa May 09 *1559-1610 35333 English, 1559 sign on with Music, 

SJ at 1600, ID at 1601, Song. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium May 13) 

17700 R.Solh May 04 1328-1343 25432 Dari and Pushto, Ahganistan mx, ID at 

1339.

17700 R.Solh May 09 1302-1312 34433 Dari and Pushto, Afganistan mx, ID at 

1305. 


U.K./DIVERSE Freqs changes for FEBA Radio: 

1400-1415 Daily in English; 1415-1500 Sun-Tue/Thu/Fri in Urdu; 

1415-1515 Wed/Sat in Urdu; 1500-1515 Tue in Punjabi; 

1500-1515 Sun/Mon/Thu/Fri in Balti NF 9500 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg, x9495 

1630-1700 Daily in Amharic NF 9865 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg, x9885 

1700-1800 Daily in Somali/Tigrina NF 9865 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg, x9885 


Additional txion for BBC in Burmese: 0930-1000 Sun 9760, 12045, 15545 

Additional txion for BBC in Nepali: 0100-0115 Daily 9800 and 12035 

New time and freqs for BBC in Kazakh: 

1300-1330 Mon-Fri 15430 and 17695, x1200-1230 Mon-Fri 15535 and 17660. 

New schedule for BBC in Ukrainian: 

0400-0500 Mon-Fri 9560, 9895, 11770 

1400-1430 Sat/Sun 9585, 11935, 13645 >> ex Daily 

1600-1700 Sat/Sun 9535, 11740, 13670 >> ex Daily 

1900-2000 Mon-Fri 9605, 11985, 13745 >> new txion 

New station via VT Communications - Salama Radio International: 

1930-2030 Wed/Sun 11885 WOF 300 kW / 180 deg to Nigeria in Hausa/English 

New schedule for Radio Ndeke Luka via VT Communications: 

1830-1930 15470 WOF 300 kW / 152 deg to CeAf in French/Singo, cancelled. 

Wales Radio International cancelled all txions via VT Communications: 

2030-2100 Fri 5875 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to WeEu in English 

0200-0230 Sat 9795 RMP 500 kW / 300 deg to NoAm in English 

1230-1300 Sat 17745 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to AUS in English 


USA 15785 1900 22 May USA WHRI Cypress Creek, En, Catholic priest, 42442 

WBM. 

Terrible frequ selection of private broadcaster registration on US-FCC, due 

of heavy QRM against military station Galei Zahal ISR in 1700-2000 UT span. 


At the height of the Second World War, on Feb. 24, 1942, a new radio 

station went on the air in New York City. Using txs borrowed from the BBC, 

the station began its first broadcast in German, saying: "Here speaks a 

voice from America. . . 

 

(Palm Beach Post, Sat, 21 May via Sheldon Harvey, dxld May 25) 

USA/DIVERSE Updated schedule for VOA's "Border Crossings" in English Mon- 

Fri: 

1500-1600 7125 UDO 250 kW / 284 deg to As/Pac 

9580 IRA 250 kW / 356 deg to As/Pac >> addit freq 

9825 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg to Eu/ME 

9850 SAO 100 kW / 138 deg to WeCeAf 

13690 IRA 250 kW / 049 deg to As/Pac >> addit freq 

15105 UDO 250 kW / 272 deg to As/Pac >> addit freq 

15195 BIB 100 kW / 085 deg to Eu/ME 

15445 LAM 100 kW / 077 deg to Eu/ME 

15580 BOT 100 kW / 350 deg to CeSoAf 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX May 18)

Freq change for Voice of America in Bangla: 

1600-1700 NF 7430 and 11835, ex 7280 and 11965 


VATICAN STATE Vatican Radio Electromagnetic Smog Within Limits. 

 

Yesterday afternoon a joint communique was released from the bilateral 

commission between the Holy See and Italy studying the question of the 

quantity of electromagnetic smog allegedly emitted by Vatican Radio at its 

transmitting station outside of Rome at Santa Maria di Galeria. The 

commission had met on May 16 to seek a solution linked to the problems of 

the intensity of these emissions. 

The communique stated that "the commission examined the results of the 

measuring done in recent months by Italian experts of the National Agency 

for the Protection of the Environment, by the regional agency for Lazio and 

by the Ministry of Communications, and ascertained that, in all sites 

observed, the levels of emission were maintained in conformity with the 

quality control objectives indicated by the DPCM (Decree of the Presidency 

of the Council of Ministers) of July 8, 2003, and thus the continuation of 

commitments reciprocally assumed with the Accord of June 8, 2001." 

The monitoring of emissions will continue and new tests will be done in 

September and October. As to a definitive solution to the problem of the 

intensity of electromagnetic waves produced at the Santa Maria 

installation, the commission noted with pleasure the work underway to adapt 

or convert several of the radio's medium and short wave transmitters to 

terrestrial digital technology which, once finished, would allow Vatican 

Radio to broadcast its programs with a lower emission power and with a 

better broadcast quality. (via Artie Bigley, dxld May 19) 

Italien und Heiliger Stuhl einmuetig ueber RV-Emissionen. Radio Vatikan 

haelt sich in der Strahlenbelastung an die italienischen Normen. Das hat 

heute die gemischte Staat-Kirche-Kommission festgestellt. Der Papstsender 

sei regelmaessig beobachtet worden. Er respektiere wie vereinbart den 

Schutz der Bevoelkerung. Der Staat nimmt mit Befriedigung zur Kenntnis, 

dass Radio Vatikan am Uebergang zu Digitalausstrahlung arbeite. Die 

gemischte Kommission vereinbarte bei ihrer Sitzung am 16 Mai, im Herbst 

weitere Messungen der Strahlenbelastung durchzufuehren. Die Vatikanische 

Delegation wurde von Untersekretaer der Aussenabteilung, Pietro Parolin 

geleitet. 

(rv, Vatican Radio NL, May 18; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt) 

Zwei Leiter von Radio Vatikan sind am 9. Mai 2005 wegen angeblich 

gesundheits gefaehrdender Sendeanlagen in Santa Maria di Galeria verurteilt 

worden. Die Anlage im Norden Roms habe jahrelang ueber dem Grenzwert 

liegende Strahlenmengen an die Umwelt abgegeben. Wegen Umweltverschmutzung 

sind daher der Aufsichtsratsvorsitzende, Kardinal Roberto Tucci, und 

Generaldirektor P. Pasquale Borgomeo zu zehn Tagen Haft auf Bewaehrung 

verurteilt worden. Ausserdem muss Radio Vatikan die Prozesskosten - etwa 

25.000 Euro - tragen sowie Entschaedigung an die betroffene Bevoelkerung 

zahlen. 

Da beide nicht vorbestraft sind, werden sie die Strafe nicht absitzen 

muessen. Die Klaeger reagierten empoert auf das Strafmass. Italiens 

Umweltminister Altero Matteoli aeusserte sich dagegen zufrieden, "dass der 

Fall zu einem Ende gekommen ist". 

( 9. Mai 2005 

via Karl Michael Gierich-D, ntt May 13)

Der Prozess, der im Dezember 2001 gestartet wurde, wird in weitere Runden 

gehen. Zwar ist das Strafmass symbolisch, doch das Urteil ist ein 

Praezedenzfall. Erstmals wurden leitende Mitglieder einer vatikanischen 

Einrichtung verurteilt. Pater Federico Lombardi, der Programmdirektor von 

Radio Vatikan, erklaerte dazu: "Wie wir schon seit vielen Jahren immer 

wieder erklaert haben, hat sich Radio Vatikan immer an die bestehenden 

Vereinbarungen mit dem Staat Italien gehalten und hat auch die 

internationalen Abmachungen respektiert, die Elektrosmog betreffen - das 

alles schon, bevor es einen italienischen Grenzwert ueberhaupt gab. 

Seit 2001 halten wir uns, einem Vertrag mit Italien entsprechend, an den 

neuen Grenzwert, wie alle Messungen ergeben. Da dieser Grenzwert ziemlich 

restriktiv ist, gibt es fuer die Bevoelkerung keinen Grund zu Beunruhigung. 

Wir vertrauen darauf, dass die italienische Justiz schliesslich doch noch 

erkennen wird, dass wir uns korrekt verhalten haben. Damit wird sie die 

Wolken verscheuchen, die ihren guten Ruf jetzt schon zu lange verduestern 

und die in der Bevoelkerung zu ungerechtfertigten Aengsten gefuehrt haben." 

(Radio Vatikan, 10. Mai 2005; ntt May 13) 

Wie Pater von Gemmingen, der Leiter des deutschen Programms kommentierte: 

vor 4-5 Jahrzehnten war RV dort draussen mit seinen sendern fuer sich 

allein. Spaeter hat sich dort in der Naehe von S.Maria de Galaria ein 

Wohnungsbau entwickelt. Das kennt man von deutschen Fluglaermgegnern, die 

auch erst billig in die Naehe der Einflugschneise bauen, und dann den Staat 

auf Laermminderung und Schutzmassnahmen verklagen. 

Bei der unberechenbaren ital. Justiz in den hoeheren Instanzen sind noch 

weitere Ueberraschungen zu erwarten. Vor zwei Jahren wurden die Statistiken 

von Leukaemiefaellen rund um den Sender schon widerlegt. 

Wie sieht es eigentlich in Holzkirchen aus? Koennen die kranken Anwohner 

jetzt wieder ruhig schlafen? 

In Ismaning gibt es an die 8 Reihenhaeuser der Techniker mit ihren 

Familienmitgliedern direkt unter dem MW Sender 801 kHz, und das seit dem 

Jahr 1931. (wb, May 14) 

A recent issue of Amateur Radio Newsline featured a report stating that 

"ham radio may be disappearing from the Vatican" as HV1CN, HV5PUL and HV3SJ 

are "all inactive"; as for the station located at the North American 

College, rumours were that "it was going to be dismantled because there 

were problems". 

A few days ago, in a joint press release Luciano Blasi, I0JBL and Francesco 

Valsecchi, IK0FVC (chief operator at HV4NAC and HV0A) stated that it "is 

true that some stations have been closed due either of restructurings or 

OM's SK"; however "since 1992, we manage and maintain the station installed 

in the Pontifical North American College (HV4NAC and HV0A), continuously on 

the air, logging at least 70.000 QSOs, all bands, all mode". The latest 

operations from HV0A took place in April to celebrate the election of pope 

Benedictus XVI. QSL via IK0FVC 

(425 DX Nx via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via dxld May 21) 

VIETNAM R Dien Bien has received on new freq of 6442v kHz. This station 

s/on around 1200 UT and news? at 1230. Recorded audio sample was: 

 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, JPNpremium, May 28) 

ZAMBIA 4910 1935 22 May ZMB ZNBC Lusaka Vernac, comment 33333 WBM 

(wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 14-28)

ZIMBABWE I have been reading media reports that SW Radio Africa is going 

to shut down if pledges by donors are not honoured. 

This honestly cannot be allowed to happen. The fact that Robert Mugabe's 

regime invested over œ30 million in two Chinese built txs at Thornhill 

Airbase to block their broadcasts into Zimbabwe speaks volumes about their 

effectiveness. It is testimony to how threatened they felt over the 

station's uncensored, free-flowing broadcasts. 

(...) 

This is what makes SW Radio Africa clearly effective. Their Shortwave 

transmissions are reaching people in the rural areas and really fostering a 

change of allegiance in the mentality of the rural people. Mugabe always 

does his home work, and reports were filtering in that the station founded 

in September 2001 has in the past four years been steadily penetrating the 

rural areas while simultaneously updating the urban dwellers on daily 

breaking news. If as is being predicted, the station is closed down, what 

hope does Zimbabwe have? 

(...) 

With two jamming devices installed by Mugabe, SW Radio Africa has to 

broadcast on at least three or more freqs to reach Zimbabweans. This, 

broadcasting fundis will tell you is a very costly exercise requiring close 

to hundreds of thousands of pounds. Although I understand they can still 

broadcast on Medium Wave which is not currently being jammed, I am assuming 

their money has already been exhausted by the multiple freq broadcasts 

courtesy of the Chinese intervention. 

See: 

Bhebhe is in the Media Studies Department at the John Moore University in 

Liverpool. 

TO LISTEN TO SW RADIO AFRICA: 

(Rita Bhebhe-UK, via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK May 27) 

REPORT FROM THE EDXC CONFERENCE 2005 [illustrated] 

Please read my report with photos on direct link: 

 

DSWCI 50th ANNIVERSARY AGM, May 4-7, 2006 

The DSWCI reaches 50. In 2006 we can celebrate the 50 years Jubilee of our 

Club. At the Annual General Meeting in 2004, it was decided to have this 

celebration in connection with our Annual General Meeting. Later on it has 

been decided by our Board that this will be held during four days on the 

4th to 7th of May 2006 at the beach resort of Vejers near the westernmost 

point of Denmark. 

We have reserved the Scout camp Vardeborg which offers many, but primitive 

accomodation facilities. But it also offers excellent noise- free DXconditions 

with nearly no limits for drawing antennas in the sand dunes 

along the North Sea. A limited number of better accomodation is available 

at the two small hotels in that village. Furthermore there is a nearby 

camping site and possibilities of renting bungalows. 

We are right now preparing a large programme of activities which include: 

* A DX-Camp at Vardeborg from Thursday afternoon throughout till Sunday 

morning. 

* A cultural tour on the Friday to the town of Varde including an Danish 

painting exhibition.

* Various historical exhibitions and publications about the DSWCI are 

planned. 

* The Annual General Meeting Saturday morning. 

* Some of the founders and old-timers will be invited. 

* Various DX-related lectures Saturday afternoon 

* Special DX-broadcasts. 

* A Jubilee Dinner Saturday evening. 

More details, including participation fee, later on. 

Also non-member DX-ers and broadcasters are welcome. 

Please make your own reservations of accommodation at: 

 

 

 

 

See you there ! Best 73, The DSWCI Board 

(Anker Petersen-DEN via Dario Monferini-I, dxld May 20) 










































(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, wwdxc BC-DX July 25)


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ARMENIA 1377 Acc. to Voice of Russia (VOR) information distributed in 

VOR's "Klub DX" programme, the VOR's Russian service "Sodruzhestvo" is 

carried for listeners in the Caucasus region 1600-1900 via a 600 kW 

transmitter in Armenia on 1377 kHz since the middle of May. This would be 

from the high power site in Gavar. The frequency 1377 was formerly used for 

Armenian Radio by a 25 kW transmitter in Sisian. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx June 3) 

AUSTRALIA 4835 kHz VL8A, Alice Springs NT, noted quite late on 13 May, 

viz. 2231-2236, English, talks (news?); 35321 but mixed with a kind of tone 

signal like the one R.Australia used to inject immediately prior to its IS. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 16) 

AUSTRIA 11815d Three logs of DRM txions from Moosbrunn, Austria, by 

three local/regional domestic UK broadcasters. I assume that they see DRM 

as a possible route to reach audiences they aren't reaching with their 

local analog and DAB txions. I suspect that this kind of one hop semi-local 

broadcasting may in fact be where DRM can succeed (unlike worldwide 

international broadcasts, where I believe its chances of success are far 

less likely). There's also some effort to make the 26 MHz band a de facto 

local ground wave broadcast band for DRM, according to a presentation at 

the US DRM consortium meeting in Washington a few weeks ago. It'll be 

interesting to see if that catches on. 

0900-1100 Daily NF 11815 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu Asian Sound, x9815



11815D Asian Sound 5/28 0905 ID in English, Indian dance mx, time check for 

10 after 10, "Thanks for joining us on the Asian Sound Network", local 

freqs given for Manchester, DAB, no mention of DRM; , then repeating the 

same information in Urdu, seemingly aimed at Pakistani community; web site 

www.asiansoundradio.co.uk, taking calls in a few mins at phone number 0161 

288 2000 to sell items over radio station, more mx, swap shop phone calls 

with listeners, canned ID by American voice "Asian Sound Radio, the best in 

Asian mx, time after time", greeting to phone callers is "Asalaam alaikum". 

Overmodulated audio during actualities (DJ needs to turn down the mic 

volume); very few dropouts, 17.54 kbps, some of the best reception I've had 

from a European DRM station, tag lines include "This is Asian Sound 

broadcasting on DRM across the UK" and "Asian Sound Radio - No1 Asian Radio 

Station in the North West". 

11815D Classic Gold 5/28 1208 oldies pop mx, Van Morrison "Brown Eyed 

Girl", "Love Train"; unlistenable, only about 20% audio, constantly 

breaking up, S/N ratio about 10 dB; much worse than same freq and site only 

3 hours earlier; much better to listen online at 

 

11815D Premier 5/28 1301 ID plate coming through, S/N ratio 6-8 dB, but 

very little audio. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer May 29) 

BELGIUM [non]. GERMANY. Belgian Radio Maeva suspends SW broadcasts. 

The Belgian commercial station Radio Maeva has decided to suspend its 

Saturday SW broadcasts on 6015 kHz following the annt that the right-wing 

political party Vlaams Belang was beginning its own DRM service on Sundays 

using the same frequency. However, according to reports today's broadcast 

by Vlaams Belang, scheduled at 0900-1100 UTC, did not take place. 

According to Eric Hofmann of Maeva, writing in his Weblog, Maeva had 

reached a personal agreement with Jurgen Verstrepen, presenter of the 

programme "ZwartofWit" (Black or White) to use the freq as long as Maeva 

was not using it, but that he would move to another freq when Maeva started 

broadcasting daily. But Maeva was not aware that the programme was to be 

broadcast under the auspices of Vlaams Belang. 

Maeva says it does not want to be associated with Vlaams Belang, and is 

therefore suspending its own programmes on 6015 kHz. Next Thursday, there 

is a Maeva board meeting, and until then no further nx is to be expected. 

Hofmann says Maeva will return to SW very soon. Time, freq and partners are 

under consideration. When the station returns, details will be published on 

the website. 

Hoffman says he believes it's a waste of time asking the Germans to 

prohibit the broadcasts of Vlaams Belang, as they will simply switch to a 

transmitter in another country. In any case, he says, Vlaams Belang is not 

doing anything illegal, simply broadcasting political material that many 

people find distasteful. 

29 May 2005 

(RNW MN NL, via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer May 30) 

Vlaams Belang was due to broadcast the programme Black or White for 2 hours 

Sundays via Rampisham in DRM Mode early June. The original plan was to 

broadcast via Julich on 6015 but this was cancelled. Radio Maeva had said 

that they would suspend their broadcast if Vlaams Belang used the 

frequency. Programme host Jurgen Versterpen denied the programme is a 

propaganda outlet for the extreme right and said that an advance copy of 

the programme has been sent to the txion provider in the UK. (RNW MN NL)

Vlaams Belang is Flanders largest political party. It is right wing and 

supports Flanders secession from Belgium. In November the Belgian Supreme 

Court upheld a decision deeming Vlaams Block racist opening its members up 

to prosecution. It was formally disbanded and reorganised as Vlaams Belang. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC 'Contact' June edition) 

That's the 6015 flap, to come from Rampisham starting Sunday June 5. (gh, 

dxld) 

BOLIVIA 4796.5 R.Mallku, Uyuni, logged on 27 May at 2246-2253 UT, 

Vernacular, messages (tent), reports; 24331. 

(Carlos Goncalves, SW coast, Portugal, wwdxc BC-DX May 30) 

BRAZIL 3365.1 R Cultura, Araraquara SP, logged on 13 May 2151-2157, 

f/ball news, advts, TCs, songs; 23441, uty. QRM. 

3375 R Educadora, Guajara Mirim RO, 13 May 2153-2200*, religious prgr, 

ID+fqs (\\ 1260 kHz) prior to s/off; 55433 but with noisy audio. 

4754.1 R Educacao Rural, Cpo Grande MS, 14 May 2121-2132, infos & talks; 

24331. 

4765 R Emissora Rural, Santaram PA, 13 May 2313-2324, talks, folk songs; 

55444 but noisy audio. 

4815 R Difa, Londrina PR, 13 May 2232-2246, Voz do Brasil, part 2 (Jornal 

do Senado); 55433. 

4825 R Educadora, Braganca PA, 13 May 2317-2329, nx & infos, annts, prgr 

anns. for Saturday, e.g. prgr "Tribuna Livre"; 54444. 

4865 R Verdes Florestas (tent), Cruzo do Sul AC, 14 May 2118-2156, 

religious prgr; 35332 at best, deteriorating and with increasing QRM de 

BOL, dominant by 2150. 

4885 R Club do Para, Belem PA, 13 May 2216-..., Voz do Brasil, end of part 

1; 55433. 

4945 Emissora Rural (tent), Petrolina PE, 13 May 2211-2221, Voz do Brasil, 

part 1; 54433. 

5045 R Guaruja Paulista via R Presidente Prudente, SP, 14 May 2123-2147, 

advertisements, feature "Tempo Moderno"; 45332. 

5969.7 R Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 14 May 2236-..., f/ball match rpt.; 

23441, adjc QRM. 

6010.2 R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 14 May 2230-2245, f/ball match 

rpt; 53442, adjc QRM only. 

6040 R Club Parananese, Curitiba PR, 14 May 2226-2239, f/ball match rpt.; 

54433. 

6080 R Novas de Paz (tent), Curitiba PR, 14 May 2223-2234, preacher; 

43442, adjc QRM and BOL 6080 kHz. 

6150 R Record, Sao Paulo SP, 14 May, f/ball match report, 2nd half, advts; 

43442 co-ch (SNG?) and adjc QRM. 

6160 R RGS (t), Pto Alegre RS, 14 May 2214-2219, religious prgr; 33431. 

9504.9 R Record, Sao Paulo SP, 14 may 2138-2149, f/ball match rpt., advts; 

54444 which is an unsual rating for quite some time.

9530 R Nova Visao, Sta Ma RS, 14 May 2140-2152, religious songs; 54444, 

adjc QRM only. 

9615 R Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 2144-2157, Braz. ballads, with a few 

denoting some Braz. Indian influence in the tunes; 54443, adjc QRM only. 

9630 R Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 14 May 2150-2158, songs in prgr "Som 

Sertanejo", promo for "Club dos Socios da Radio Aparecida"; 55444. 

9645 R Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 14 May 2152-..., f/ball match report; 

42441, adjc QRM only. 

11735 R Nova Visao, Sta Ma RS, 15 May 1003-..., talks; 15431 and the only 

B stn I could observe on 25 m at this time. 

17814.9 R Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 14 May 1422-..., talks, Braz. rhythms; 

15432, strangely best with the K9AY loop. 

(all 23 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 16) 

3235 R Guaruja Paulista, Marilia SP, on 28 May at 2138-2148, advts, songs; 

23342; \\ 5045 via R Presidente Prudente, rtd. 45332. 

4975 R Mundial, Osasco SP, 28 May 2219-2235, advs, mx, prgr "Caminho das 

Flores"; 45333 

4985 R Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 28 may 2218-2229, religious prgr; 

55333. 

5955 R Gazeta Universtaria, Sao Paulo SP, relaying R Cancao Nova, 28 May 

2233-2251, songs, IDs of various kinds; 45433. 

11780 R Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 28 May 1005-f/out 1125, news, 

talks; 34422. 

11815 R Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 27 May 2133-2151, IDs, prgr annts 

(e.g. "Show de Bola" on Sat.), TCs, f/ball news; 34433, adjct. QRM de ARS 

11820. 

11829.9 R CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, on 27 May at 2139-... UT, 

interviews on home politics; 24432, QRM de VoNIG (tent) in Vn. Also on 28 

May 1007-f/out 1055, news; 24432. 

11925 R Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 28 May 1009-1057 (when blocked by 

carrier), newscast, talks; 23431. 

(all 8 de Carlos Goncalves, SW coast, Portugal wwdxc BC-DX May 30) 

BULGARIA 11575 on Jun 1 at 1535-1556 UT to Iran: R.V.o.Iran. Clandestina 

(via Sofia, Bulgaria), farsi, locutor con comentarios, fuerte ruido de 

fondo, mala modulacisn en AM, SINPO 44333. (Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, hcdx 

Jun 2) 

BURKINA FASO 7230 R Burkina, Ouagadougou, logged on 14 May 0919-1421, 

French, mx, talks, etc; 25332. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 16) 

CHINA 3900 Hulun Buir PBS, Hailar, what sounded like a U.S. or U.K. pop 

mx concert 1219-1226 May 21, then into more traditional prgmng with various 

M&W ancrs in CH to 1259 when an ARO tuning up on fqy took out signal for 

about 3 min. After this, sigs disappeared into mud. The pop mx concert 

caught my attention, as this is somewhat unusual for PBS stns. SINPO 35533 

with fade to S2 after 1245. (Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer May 29) 

COLOMBIA Following Bjoern Malm's tip yesterday, I looked for FARC Voz de 

la Resistencia Friday May 27 around 2300 on 6120, 6000 and 5880 kHz. This

is still long before sunset and lots of summer QRN here, no strong signals 

in yet on 49mb, even from NAm sites. Nothing audible on 6120 or 5880. 

On 6000 RHC was audible with Fidel, \\ 11760 but audio between them 

separated by milliseconds of reverb. LA clands appearing on 6000 certainly 

seem suspicious, in this case, as with Radio Insurgente, but there has 

never been any confirmation that Habana is actually involved in either. If 

I were picking a freq for my own station, however, it would not be 6000 as 

long as Habana is on it! But I must admit that there was a subaudible het 

on 6000 and traces of some other audio under RHC, I have no idea what. 

Seems unlikely a jungle tx would have that kind of accuracy. 


6035 LV del Guaviare, San Jose del Guaviare, logged on 27 May at 2238-2249 

UT, Spanish, folk songs, talks, advts (with echo); 23341. 


CUBA 5025 R Rebelde, Bauta, observed on 10 May at 0738-f/out 0810, 

phone-ins prgr "A Esta Hora", mx, chats; 45433. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, 


We wanted English from Habana in the mornings; we got it! Unfortunately 

it's not innocuous cultural or mxal programming, but a running and rather 

halting, rough, translation by a woman of a nonFidel live speech in Spanish 

about Posada Carriles and the long dirty history of US terrorism against 

Cuba (as if there is no blood on Fidel's hands) first noted in progress at 

1341 UT June 2, in Spanish on 11760 and 11800, but in English on 9550, 

12000 and 13680! 

At 1355 announcers broke in, to explain it is coverage of an International 

Conference Against Terror, etc., taking place in Habana, and some historian 

had been speaking, but didn't catch his name. Exciting stuff. Later after 

1400 a woman was speaking, apparently in original English. Still going past 

1500 UT. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld June 2) 

DJIBOUTI Radio Djibouti 4780 kHz bestaetigte meinen Empfangsbericht 

innerhalb von 62 Tagen mit einem det. Brief und Aufkleber. 

QTH: Rue St. Laurent du Var, B.P. 97, Djibouti. 

E-mail Web: 

Folgender Sendeplan wird fuer die Chaine Internationale auf 1539 kHz und 

4780 kHz (jeweils 50 kW) angegeben: unter der Woche 0300-2000 UTC bzw. 

Freitag & Feiertag 0500-2000 UTC. 

Nx in Somali gibt's um 0330 / 1200 / 1700 UTC, Nx in Afar um 0430 / 1000 / 

1830 UTC und Nx in Arabisch um 0600 / 1400 UTC (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX May 

30) 

DRM DRM RFI 6175 kHz. Thank you for your reports; specially the very 

first one from Greece. Today May 19 we have started transmitting RFI in DRM 

on 6175 kHz using different langs and azimuths according to the following 

time schedule: 

- 0500 to 0700 UTC: French + German 50 degr (Germany), 

- 0700 to 0800 UTC: French 180 degr (South of France, East of Spain, West 

of Italy, North Africa...), 

- 0800 to 0900 UTC: French 330 degr (UK), 

- 1000 to 1100 UTC: French + German 50 degr (Germany), 

- 1600 to 1700 UTC: German 50 degr (Germany), 

- 2230 to 2330 UTC: French + Spanish 225 degr (Spain, Portugal, Canary 

islands?).

The new antenna in use is a 2/2/0.4 (rotatable Alliss antenna), the tx 

power is about 30 kW. All reports will be appreciated, specially in new 

target zones and comparisons with the previous ND coverage in Germany. 

Regards. 

(Jacques Gruson-F, drmrx.org May 15) 

Sorry for my lack of activity but thanks all for keeping sending reports 

and special thanks to Daniel for his comments in French!. I was last friday 

May 13 in our DRM trannsmitting site located in la Madone near Nice (MCR 

S7HP THALES tx with about 70 kW RMS in DRM) which is currently transmitting 

RFI in DRM between 0600 and 1600 UTC and after that I was in Cannes Film 

Festival with no Internet facilities so I am now just discovering your 

messages. 

I see that conditions were not too good today except the 1600 to 1700 UTC 

time slot which is nearly always pretty good in Germany. 

0500 to 0900 UTC is not easy at the beginning of the time slot, 1000 to 

1100 UTC is usually better. Starting from Thursday May 18 (I hope...), we 

will transmit with a 2/2 Alliss rotatable antenna and different langs so 

please watch your S-Meters and SNR indicators.!!! Best regards. 

(Jacques F6AJW, drmrx.org May 16) 

"- les ondes courtes, a partir d'Issoudun, sur un emetteur de grande 

puissance (500 kW) couvrant l'Afrique et l'Europe de l'Est. [WTFK???]" 

(dxld) 

At present all on 6175, see 

 

This discussion also reveals that they use one of the old "Centre E" txs 

for their DRM, not the new units from the nineties. Apparently a first 

attempt to run DRM with one of them failed for whatever reason. (Kai 

Ludwig-D, dxld May 31) 

It is now well known in engineering circles that DRM technology is 

incapable of supporting long-haul, multi-hop txion. Unlike AM technology, 

digitally modulated signals behave quite differently to AM. We have all 

discovered this to our chagrin when faced with mobile phone connection 

drop-outs in fringe areas, and disappointing drop-out results with digital 

TV. 

I note that some SWLs are trying to maintain the use of terminology used 

for ancient technology, such as "carrier," when referring to DRM txion this 

is totally wrong, as there is no such thing as a "carrier" for a DRM sce. A 

DRM HF txion typically occupies a "block" of spectrum space, 20 kHz wide, 

at the -60dB point. This spectrum bandwidth blows out to 60 kHz at the - 

70dB point. This complies with internationally agreed technical standards 

for the development and implementation of HF DRM, which takes into account 

the inclusion of suitable "spectrum masks" in the tx designs. Listeners 

using AM receivers located within a few hundred km of a DRM tx site soon 

realize that this spectrum spread kills off any chance of reception of 

conventional AM sces on freqs up to 30 kHz from the nominal "centre" freq 

of the DRM txion. 

Even though here in Melbourne we are 30,000 km (shortpath) from Eurpeanbased 

DRM txs, these sces are creating extensive "stay well away" areas 

within the standard HFBC bands, as the radiated energy is very high. This 

is now seriously limiting effective implementation of seasonal txion plans 

for national and international txions from broadcasters in Region 3 (Asia- 

Pacific), as normal planning processes for freq separation (AM) are 

becoming unworkable by the wide spectrum usage of the DRM sces.

(Padula-OZ, EDXP; DXplorer May 29) 

This is interesting, because I was basically ripped a new one for 

suggesting exactly this at the US DRM meeting in Washington a few weeks 

ago. Someone forgot to tell the transmitter manufacturers, and I know at 

least one engineer who would disagree vehemently. It was kind of a "who are 

you going to believe, me, or your lying ears?" situation. 

I would be interested in seeing any citations in engineering publications 

or mailing lists that state this. (Ralph Brandi-USA, DXplorer May 30) 

DRM ¨Howcum the very name Digital Radio Mondiale is pseudo- or semi-French, 

but yet in the French lang, the term for "digital" is "numerique"? (gh, 

dxld) 

The name was chosen as a working title because it is half French and half 

English, and was acceptable to all the founder members of the organisation. 

Remember, DRM was founded by a group of engineers, not linguists :-) (Andy 

Sennitt-HOL, dxld May 31) 

Put DRM into Google and most links are for Digital Rights Management. I 

have also seen several articles in the mainstream press using DRM as an 

abbreviation for Digital Rights Management. (Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld May 

31) 

Absolutely right, and you may recall that I have made this very point in 

one of my articles. Our DG Jan Hoek is vice-chairman of DRM, and every 

chance I get I tell him they have to come up with a name and marketing 

strategy that will not confuse the consumer. As far as I'm concerned, DRM 

was an OK title for an industry working group, but will not work as a 

brand. And there's also a threat of legal action from Microsoft. Mind you, 

the term "World Band Radio" is a registered trademark of Sony 

Corporation... 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld May 31) 

ECUADOR Freq change for HCJB in Spanish to SoAm eff from May 23: 

1100-1500 NF 11690 QUI 100 kW / 150 deg, ex 11760 kHz. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 3) 

HCJB had another freq collision to resolve, 11760 with Habana, so HCJB 

moved to 11690 at 1100-1500; but this collides with Jordan's only freq in 

English, tho it lasts until 1630 [and not on air daily per Noel Green]; 

Habana supposed to move off 12000 to clear 12005 for HCJB in mornings, but 

has not done so. How well is R. Jordan heard now before and after 1500 UT? 

(WoR by Glenn Hauser-USA, May 31) 

ERITREA 7999.35 V.of Sudan on May 21 at *1529-1540, 25432-35432 Arabic, 

1529 sign on with IS, ID at 1530 UT, Opening mx, Talk. 

7999.35 V.of Sudan on May 27 at *1527-1540, 25442 Arabic, 1527 sign on with 

IS, ID, Opening mx, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium June 3) 

ETHIOPIA 7165.1 VoDemocratic Alliance (?) via R Ethiopia (?), Gedja, 

logged on 8 May at 1752-1809 UT, Vernacular, ID 1759, talks; gone at 

recheck 1836; 43432, adjct QRM only. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 

16) 

9560.5 Voice of Democratic Allience via Radio Ethiopia, on May 29 at 1500- 

1530. SINPO 33332. Arabic program of Radio Ethiopia till 1500, then ID in 

Arabic with mx as "...Tahalufa al-Demuqrati." Mainly male talk. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium June 3) 

FALKLAND ISLS Under "Articles, Research, etc.," "Recordings," from my 

own collection, some memories of the 1982 Falklands war in which 736

Argentines and 255 British were killed and over 2,000 wounded. While the 

British were on their way to the scene, they created Radio Atlantico del 

Sur, transmitted via Ascension on 9710 kHz. The Argentines had "Liberty" 

(or "Argentine Annie" as she was called) on 17740. 

Both stations could be heard easily in the United States, and QSLs were 

forthcoming from both. After the war, the Falkland Islands Broadcasting 

Station returned to the air on or near 3958 kHz., where it had been heard 

fairly regularly before the conflict. This recording was made on March 23, 

1983, circa 1000 UTC (listen for the IDs at :11 and 1:35). 

For several years, the British Forces Broadcasting Service used 3958 kHz. 

on a time-shared basis before going all FM, and reports sent to BFBS in 

London and in the Falklands brought friendly replies from both in 1987. 

NEW HISTORY MATERIAL AT 

(Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer May 29) 

FRANCE/MONACO 702 Overcomer Ministry relay. 

MW 702: Overcomer Ministry goes QRT - Fundraising per Ausschaltknopf. 

Summary: R.G. Stair cancelled the txions via Col de la Madonne 702 again as 

of today. Said that they can revive if enough donators will be found. 

Mentioned that he needs 50,000 USD to continue on 702. (Herman Boel-BEL, 

emwg via bclnews.it via dxld June 2) 

Liebe MW-Freunde, nach Ansage des Moderators "Brother Stair" (er bezeichnet 

sich selbst als "Gottes Prophet der letzten Tage") lief gestern vorlaeufig 

zum letzten Mal das abendliche Programm von "Overcomer Ministry" auf 702 

kHz (engl.). Es wurde jedoch in Aussicht gestellt, die Programmaussendungen 

abends auf dieser Frequenz (via Monte Carlo [France La Madone] tx, 200 kW) 

fuer Europa wieder aufzunehmen, sollten sich genuegend Interessenten - und 

Spender - finden. Dabei wurde eine Bedarfssumme von 50.000 US-Dollar 

genannt. Eine fuer Europa ungewoehnliche Methode, dieses - in freundlichen 

Worten gesagt - Fundraising per Ausschaltknopf. (Thomas "Tom" Kamp, DF5JL, 

A-DX June 1) 

GERMANY 11775 May 29 0900-0927 Germany: AWR Europe, Juelich. During this 

time slot I heard Studio DX #100, the only DX program in Italian, main 

points: audio clip of old txion of Studio Dx; new freqs of SW Africa; info 

about celebration of 70th of NHK Radio Japan. Another ID at 0928 SINPO 

44544 MP3 archive of Studio Dx program 2003-2005 at 

(Nino Marabello-I, hcdx May 30) 

15650 JUL - New clandestine tested for Somaliland Friday May 27 at 1730- 

1800 UT on 15650 kHz, to be regular from June 1, Sat-Thu, but name and 

sponsorship not known; test heard well here, probably UK or German site 

[but not heard on June 2 by several monitors trying]. (WoR by Glenn Hauser- 

USA, May 31) 

15670 That's a bucket of four different [or sister organization] stations 

in Amharic, Somali, Oromo, Arabic, Tigrinya, registered via DTK T-systems 

Juelich since March 27 in A05: 

100 kW 130 deg between 1600 and 1800 UT on different days and broadcasting 

times. Like "VoEth Medhin", "R Huriyo", "VoDemETH", "VoOromo Liberation". 

(73 wb, dxld June 2) 

Deleted txions of Brother Stair in English via DTK T-Systems: 

0000-0300 on 9430 JUL 100 kW / 305 deg to NoAm 

0800-0900 on 13810 JUL 100 kW / 250 deg to AUS/NZ 

2000-2100 on 9430 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg to SoAf

Radio Horyaal in Somali via DTK T-Systems from June 4: 

1730-1800 Sat-Thu on 15650 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg to EaAf \\ 12130 via SAM. 


Re NY Times, dxld 5-082 May 18: Of course the description "the Voice of 

America, which is restricted by law from broadcasting in English in most 

European countries" is sheer nonsense, and indeed we should emphasize this, 

because VOA is in fact restricted by BBG's own policy. I understand that 

since last year Europe is officially no target area for VOA's English 

programming anymore. Hence they took it off 1197 as of April 2004, leading 

to the total closure of this outlet only one year later. 

Also concerning 87.9 at Berlin in particular I am not aware of any legal 

restrictions that would have VOA prevented from applying for this freq 

without a cooperation with a German company. 

Nevertheless they choose to do so, and with not much fortune, since their 

first partner failed. This was a program called Charlie 87.9, run by 

Hundert,6, one of the first commercial stations in Berlin. Charlie 87.9 had 

been discontinued, and VOA had to search for another partner, Dornier 

Medien and their Star FM project. 

And "German regulators are considering the two options" simply means that 

both VOA and NPR will file competing applications to Medienanstalt Berlin- 

Brandenburg, who will have to choose one, probably indeed NPR. (Kai Ludwig- 

D, dxld May 31) 

Just found a bunch of pictures from the Rohrdorf/ Bodenseesender station: 

 

No captions there, so I can only guess, referring to the last two numbers 

on the thumbnails: 22...26 should be the SW txs, probably the frontmost one 

being the 50 kW from Radio Bremen. 31...37 tx and audio control (note RTW 

peak meters in 32 and EMT limiter/compressors in 37). 38 appears to be an 

older mediumwave tx, usually described as own construction by SWF, but the 

housing reminds me on the plate-modulated txs Telefunken made in the 

seventies? 39 (and detail in 41) must be the current 666 kHz tx (Telefunken 

PDM, so should be an S4003). The following pictures apparently portray the 

power supply (tube rectifiers???). On the last row apparently antenna 

switches (remember their day/night pattern switch). (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld May 

21) 

Hier ein Bericht der Besichtigung von Rohrdorf vom Sept 2000: 

pict 1 - main entry of the installation. 

pict 2 - Old Rhode&Schwarz vertical antenna for DX pattern on other 

continents. 

Die alte Rhode&Schwarz Reusen-Vertikal-Kaefigantenne wird nur 1-2 mal im 

Jahr benutzt, wenn an der Quadrantantenne Arbeiten notwendig sind. Sie 

strahlt zu flach ab, erreicht das europ. Zielgebiet nicht, sondern andere 

Kontinente etc. 

pict 3 - SW dipol antenna. 

Kurzwelle 7265 kHz mit Dipol-Quadrantantenne [ein um 90 Grad gewinkelter 

Ganzwellen-Dipol] "von der Stange", gleicher Typ wie 49 mb in Wertachtal 

gleichen Typs, nur etwas verkuerzte Schenkel von 25 auf 21 m, damit die 

Antenne bei Lambda/Halbe auf 41 mb matcht. 

Die Quadrant hat eine "leichte" Vorzugsrichtung 1.2 dB [fast 

vernachlaessigbar, wb] in Richtung Barcelona, Spanien, Portugal / spanische

Ostkueste, d.h. genau die Mitte zwischen den 90 Grad Schenkeln We/NoWe und 

So/SoWe, in dieser Richtung. Sie versorgt die ehem. DDR und auch die europ. 

Feriengebiete, zumindestens tagsueber. 

pict 4-6 - 0800-1759 hrs Ortszeit mit 240 m hohen Rundstrahlantenne. 

1800-0759 mit Zweimastanlage 137 m hoch [ohne Rundstrahl, ohne raeumlich 

abgesetzten 4. ReserveMast, auch 137 m hoch], zum Einzug in Richtung 

Litauen und Syrien. Das Diagramm sieht eine Verwirrungslinie Plauen-Berlin- 

Rostock vor, oestlich davon praktisch fast Ausloeschung und von Litauen 

abgedeckt. In der Lausitz nach Polen hinein ist Ebbe ... dafuer stark bis 

Esbjerg-Daenemark westlich ueber Nordsee, ueber Mittelengland bis Nord- 

Portugal und rueber bis Rom - SuedTirol und Muenchen-Plauen zurueck, dies 

ist das naechtliche Versorgungsgebiet mit 350 kW. 

pict 7-9 - Der Schiffsdiesel im Keller mit 12 Zylindern leistet 1.2 MVA, 

wird jede Woche eine Stunde probe-gelaufen. 

pict 15-16 - 137 m hohe Reserveantenne, abgesetzt ausserhalb des Zauns, 

fuer Wartungsarbeiten an den anderen Antennen im Einsatz. Rechts, 

metallverkleidetes Schiffsdieselhaus. 

pict 18-20 - 7265 kHz - Der alte Siemens-Zagreb Sender aus 1972, frueher A 

/ und B Sender mit je 10 kW, circa 7 Meter lang enthaelt nur noch den 10 kW 

B-Sender Teil, als Reservesender. Der A-Sender von 10 kW wurde als 

Ersatzteiltraeger fuer den B-Teil zerlegt, und abgebaut. 

pict 21-22 - Der neue Wiener Siemenssender (ehemals Radio Bremen/SFB aus 

1984 ist nur noch 2 m lang, 2,20 hoch, 60 cm tief.) und wurde im Dez. 1997 

aufgestellt. 

Er hat intern 2x10 kW Einheiten, ueber Drucktasten sind einzeln 10 oder 

zusammen 20 kW Leistung - auch PDModulation - abrufbar. 

Frueher gab es eine eigene Leitung der Programmzufuehrung, als noch das 

Urlauberradio lief. Jetzt wird die Kurzwelle nur noch ueber Ballempfang von 

UKW Sender auf den Bergen: Hornisgrinde 1100 m im Nordschwarzwald, und 

Feldberg 1400 m im Suedschwarzwald gespeist. 

pict 26 - Kontrollpult zur šberwachung aller MW, KW, UKW, TV, Fuell-, 

Sender zwischen Karlsruhe-Baden-Baden und dem Bodensee und Allg„u-Gruenten 

f r den SWR, und verschiedene hospitierende private UKW sowie Telekom-Tsystems 

Stationen. 

Uebrigens leiden alle Richtfunkstrecken der Telekom aus Arbeitsmangel. Gott 

und die Welt ueberlegt nicht lange, und telefoniert sogar zuhause ueber die 

Mobilfunkstrecken. Wegen dem Handy gibt es auch keine Grenzwellen oder 80 

mb Notfunk mehr, von den Innenministerien ... alle Sender eingestampft. 

DAB (220 MHz ehem. Kanal 12) hat man am Bodensee nicht, nur an der Autobahn 

Ulm-Stuttgart-Karlsruhe, sowie im Raum Freiburg im Rheintal, also nicht auf 

den Hoehen des Schwarzwalds. 

pict 27 / 33-47 - MW 666 operation desk. 

Last Sat I visited SWR Rohrdorf 666 kHz site, max. tx power of this site in 

PDM - pulse continuation modulation - is 150 kW now, but the needle did 

twist always between 90 and 120 kW of power on the SWR wave ratio meter. 

(wb) 

Die Mittelwelle laeuft z.Zt. mit 150 statt moeglicher 300 kW, d.h. in PDM - 

Pulsdauermodulation [Energiekosten sparen aufgrund der Modulation] konnten 

die Messmittel beobachtet werden, immer so 90-120 KW, nur ganz wenige 

Spitzen bis 150 kW Power zu sehen ! Die Senderoehre laeuft durchschnittlich 

50.000 Betriebsstunden [oder bis zu 6 Jahre], kostet 80.000 DM, und wird im

Werk in Frankreich wieder aufgearbeitet. Die besten Roehren sind diejenigen 

von Thomcast aus Frankreich. 

Es wird fast ausschliesslich der "neuere" 300 kW Sender genutzt. Die beiden 

300 kW Sender laufen im passiven Parallelbetrieb, d.h. auch die aeltere 

Anlage aus 1965 ist immer Destilierwasser-vorgeheizt, und kann innhalb 25 

Sekunden hochgefahren werden. 

Der alte Telefunken Sender war zur Besichtigung in 1999-2001 noch nicht rot 

gestrichen ! 

pict 28/32 - ? Audio feeder Zufuehrung und Kontrollempfaenger; Optimod ? 

pict 29-30 / 50-53 - MW 666 TX / Antenna switch [pict 50-53, rechts 

Durchfuehrung zu den verschiedenen - 2 Sender, Antennenschaltungen: Rund-, 

2-MastRicht- und Ersatzantenne] desk display A/B. 

Lastverteiler und Antennenabstimmung im Keller. Die Umschaltungszeit von 

Tag auf Nachtantennen [Umschaltung laeuft voll-hydraulisch an den 

Abstimmmitteln im Keller ab] im Computer-LOG Schreibung betraegt 3 

Sekunden. Die N1/N2 Antennen (Nacht) sind vor-abgestimmt. 

Im feuchten Wiesenboden sind 75 km Kupferband ausgelegt, d.h. eine Flaeche 

von 22 ha mit jeweils 120 Kupferbaendern (20 x 0.5 mm2) von je 120 m Laenge 

strahlenfoermig im Boden ausgelegt. 

pict 48 - SWR Suedwest Karte fuer die Technikerstandorte oder 

ServiceStuetzpunkte zur Wartung der diversen Sender und 

Fuellsenderstandorte. 

pict 49 - SWF/SWR Senderoehrenausstellung der vergangenen 40 Jahre. 

(comments by wb, Sept 2000 / May 30 2005) 

-- HISTORY -- 

7265 666 SWR Bodenseesender Rohrdorf - Report of sightseeing tour in August 

1998. 

About the powerful "Bodenseesender" installations of Suedwestfunk (from Aug 

30 merged to SWR - Suedwestrundfunk) at Rohrdorf near Messkirch, in 

southern Germany, near the Swiss and Austrian border. 

In Oct 1964, the stn started with a SWF selfmade single 150 kW MW tx on 665 

kHz. This site replaced four txs of SWF synchronized network in southern 

Baden Wurttemberg at Bad Duerrheim, Ravensburg, Reutlingen and Sigmaringen. 

Both sites, Bad Duerrheim and Ravensburg were handed over to the then 

Deutsche Bundespost [now Deutsche Telekom] for carrying the Deutschlandfunk 

(DLF). Bad Duerrheim was in use until 1978, while Ravensburg is still 

operational on 756 (synchronized with Braunschweig Koenigslutter). 

The "selfmade" tx of 1964 was replaced by an industrial model of Telefunken 

with a power of 300 kW in 1967, but the old tx was in duty as passive 

reserve unit till March 1989. Rohrdorf main power connection can be cut 

off, to be autonomous from the main circuit using Diesel generator of 1.2 

MVA power. 

In 1964 the MW installation started using a four mast array of 137 ms 

height each. Relative radiating screened towards co-users on 665 kHz 

Damascus-Syria 110 degr, Lissabon-Portugal 240 degr, Eidar-Iceland 332 

degr, Sitkunai-Lithuania 050 degr. Distances between the masts were 225 

metres in east-west direction, and 338 ms in south-north direction. The 

four mast array was in use til 31 Dec 1982. 

The current MW installation at Rohrdorf consists of two separate 300 kW 

Telefunken puls-duration modulated txs (one as passive reserve back-up), a 

240 metres tall non-directional mast and a directional array of two 137 

metres tall masts. Rohrdorf carrys the SWF 1 progr on 666, during daytime

with 220 kW nondir operation, about 200 kms around the tx tstn, at night 

with 350 kW directional pattern (screening towards Vilnius Lithuania 043- 

052 degr, and Trikala Greece 120-140 degr). The switch needs only 3.5 

seconds and occurs just before 8 AM and 18 PM local time (0657 and 1657 UTC 

respectively, during DST one hour earlier). 

SW operations from Rohrdorf: In 1964, the 1.5 kW SW tx from Bad Duerrheim 

was removed to Rohrdorf. SW sce started on Dec 17, 1964. In 1972 the SW tx 

unit was replaced by a 20 kW PDM [pulse duration mode] unit [2x10 kW 

connected by a \\ switch bridge], delivered from Siemens Vienna [but Made 

by RIZ - Radio Industry Zagreb, in then YUG, similar SW units were erected 

in Deanovec-Croatia-HRV, AFG, AGL, BEN, BTN, BOT, BFA, ZAI, ETH, IRN, IRQ, 

LBR, LUX [15350?], MOZ, NGR, SDN, TZA, TGO, acc to Ludo Maes' list] for 

it's SW sce, which was until now extensively modified by the SWF staff. 

Comment: " . the tx is very 'obstinate' to handle the measurements .". 

In Oct 1997, SWF taked away SW tx from the closed Radio Bremen site Horn- 

Lehe. The tx was built up by Siemens Vienna Austria on 1984. After thorough 

overhauling work, this unit is operational on 7265 with indeed 20 [not 50] 

kW since Christmas 1997. No alignment documentation and measurement 

diagrams were available so far from former owner R Bremen technical dept, 

all referring technicians are retired now. So the SWF Rohrdorf keen staff, 

together with Siemens Vienna technicians, started an action to 

redesign/redevelop the tx documentation before the unit came on air again, 

now at Rohrdorf. 

Tx unit performance together with the new quadrant corner reflector 

communications antenna [full wave dipols of horizontal configuration, bend 

at 90 degr] is much better than the former Rhode & Schwarz broad band 

vertical cage antenna, which was in use from 1964-1984, is still to be seen 

as an industrial museum exhibit on the access road. Acquisition and 

transportation cost will pay for itself within two years, as the new tx has 

a lower energy consumption. A single 10 kW unit of the old Siemens twins 

txs functions now as back-up unit. 

Main target audience of SWF's SW sce are holidaymakers on the Mediterranean 

region and the Iberian peninsula and coastal areas. In some seasons even a 

special "SWF-3-Urlaubsradio" SW version of the SWF 3 progr was produced, 

but ceased later due of financial reason. Since 1996 SWF Rohrdorf 7265 

suffers by co-channel Belaruskaje R 2nd progr from Hrodna, mainly in 

Eastern EUR and the European part of RUS, mostly during daylight hours. 

At SWF Rohrdorf 13 staff members [3 engineers and 10 technicians] serving 

the powerful SW & MW Rohrdorf facilities itself, as well as operation and 

supervising transaction, sce and repairing on surrounded unmanned FM and TV 

txion facilities between Raichberg in the North, Villingen & Witthoh in the 

West, and Waldburg & Gruenten mountain 1800 ms ASL [SWF only] in the East. 

On the Raichberg and Witthoh facilities also Deutsche Telekom FM txs for 

DLF and private commercial stns are erected, but the sce and operation 

action is handled by SWF staff also. The radio sce area is 8800 square kms 

wide. The Rohrdorf tx stn is located at 09E07 48N01, on 630 ms ASL [about 

sea level]. 

Just as a reminder: From August 30, Suedwestfunk will merge with 

Sueddeutscher Rundfunk to the new Suedwestrundfunk. So if you need a QSL 

from Suedwestfunk -SWF- 7265, or Sueddeutscher Rundfunk Muehlacker 6030, 

you should try it soon. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D via AGDX "weltweit hoeren" magazine, 

and wb on BC-DX TopNews # 379 of Aug 1998) 

SWR - [Suedwestfunk] SW tx Rohrdorf on 7265 ... Seems the tx is not 

properly tuned, as I have it on 7264.95. (last dswci DXW #128, Mark 

Veldhuis, Aug 1998)

Acc to the technical personell: On the sightseeing tour to the stn, I asked 

them about the freq drift of the tx, and the guy told me, that measurements 

taken only twice a year on SW! Acc their licence norm, -- they may leave 

the centre freq of 7265 by maximal 500 Hertz on both sides each. (wb, Aug 

19, 1998) 

[moved away down to minus 450 Hertz and up to plus 70 Hertz, wb] 

MV Baltic Radio ist am 5. Juni 2005, [1200 UT] 1400 Uhr MESZ im 49m - 

Europa- Band, 6045 kHz auf Sendung. 

6045 MV Baltic Radio on air again, 05th June 2005 at 1200 UT in the 49m 

European- SW band 

In unserer Sendung am 5. Juni stellen wir den in England geborenen Saenger 

Eric Clapton vor, der waehrend seiner rund 45jaehrigen Musikerlaufbahn 

unter anderem mit den Yardbirds, Cream und Blind Faith beruehmt wurde. 

Waehrend seiner anschliessenden Solokarriere nahm er einige Dutzend Platten 

auf. Der heute 60-Jaehrige gilt als der beste weisse Bluesinterpret. 

Nach 30 Jahren ist der zum Islam uebergetretene Saenger Cat Stevens 

erstmals wieder in Deutschland aufgetreten. Bei einem Benefizkonzert in 

Neuss praesentierte Stevens neben neuen Kompositionen auch bekannte Hits 

wie "Peace Train" und "Where do the children play". Zusammen mit Sir Paul 

McCartney spielte er den Beatles-Klassiker "Let it be". 

R&R Medienservice, Roland Rohde, Seestrasse 17, D-19089 Goehren, Germany. 

eMail: URL 

(via Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX June 3) 

Deutschland (Bayern): Beim naechsten Treffen des Kurzwellenring-Sued im 

Rundfunkmuseum Fuerth findet am 30. Juni 2005, 19.00 Uhr MESZ, wird ein 

Vortrag ueber "DRM, Status und Entwicklung" von Mitarbeitern des Fraunhofer 

Instituts fuer integrierte Schaltkreise (IIS) statt. Mittlerweile ist im 

obersten Stockwerk des Rundfunkmuseums eine Kurzwellenecke mit zwei 

Transceivern und sechs Kurzwellenempfaengern eingerichtet. Damit koennen 

sechs Leute gleichzeitig an den Tischen/Geraeten arbeiten. Es fehlt nur 

noch eine angepasste Antenne zum Senden. (F.R. Stoehr 12.5.2005, ntt May 

31) 

GUINEA 7125 R Conakry, logged on 10 May at 0742-f/out 0825 UT, French, 

Afr songs, ID "R Guinee"; 35443. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 16) 

GUINEA (?) BENIN (?) 700.4 R.Guinee (tent), site?, audible on 27 May at 

1936-2000 UT when blocked by MCO 702 kHz, French, talks, nx 1945 (the WRTH 

does list nx at this time), 35343 until 2000 UT. 

The Polisario Front 700 kHz was silent all Fri evening (and s/on much later 

on Sat, but propagation or some other reason didn't allow me to try again 

this African stn), thence the chance of picking up this other African stn, 

which may not even be from Guinea: when they started the news, the speaker 

referred to the "Guinean Foreign Minister" several times, instead of saying 

the "Foreign Minister", which can mean it's some other country (?) - and 

Parakou, Benin, did use 702 kHz - but I was unable to check Conakry's 7125 

due to extremely heavy adjacent QRM. So, any guesses? 


HAWAII [VIETNAM non] 11555 R Free Vietnam now on 11555. Acc. to the TDP 

online schedule, the TDP brokered "Radio Free Vietnam" transmissions (Mon- 

Fri 1230-1300) have moved to 11555 (via KWHR Hawaii, 100 kW). (Bernd 

Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer May 30) 

11555 ... and WHR website and ILG shows WHR Vietnamese 11555 since Apr 3.

Sun-Thu 1130-1200 UT [Sat-Sun En instead]. Fri-Sat 1330-1400 UT[Mandarin 

Sun-Thu]. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 30) 

...indeed (though not yet shown in the TDP online schedule), confirmed by 

IBB RMS recordings which present Mandarin at 1230-1300 on 11555. 


Freq change for Radio Free Vietnam in Vietnamese: 

1230-1300 Mon-Fri NF 11555 WHR 100 kW / 285 deg, ex 9930 

UNIDentified station in Chinese heard in Bulgaria: 

1400-1500 on 11555 not via WHR 100 kW / 285 deg 


... and World Harvest Radio schedule shows that also time should have 

changed: now 1130-1200 UT. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer May 30) 

See 

for the (presumably) most recent schedule on 11555 kHz. 

For the 1330-1400 block it shows the religious prgr "Heavenly Life" in 

Mandarin Mon-Fri and a new Vietnamese prgr called "Hoa-Mai Radio" on 

Sat/Sun; the 1130-1200 block shows "Radio Free Vietnam" Mon-Fri, and an 

English prgr on Sat/Sun. 

Hoa-Mai Radio is a new target broadcast for Vietnam with political 

background, website: 


The target prgr "Radio Hoa-Mai" (Sat/Sun 1330-1400 via KHWR on 11555) is 

hosted by Nguyen Cong Bang of the Hoa-Mai Club, the Club's website is 

. Email address for the host: 

Postal address: P.O. Box 4175, Garden Grove, CA 92842-4175, USA. 

Quote from the website: "Hoa-Mai Club is a dedicated selective group of 

Vietnamese compatriots and friends from around the world, who have joined 

together for a commitment of promoting the process of democratization and 

development of Vietnam." The radio prgr's website is 

and 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer June 1) 

Self-Introduction: Radio Hoa-Mai. 

We are a Vietnamese lang radio station based in California, USA. We have 

two programs serving the people in Vietnam and Overseas Vietnamese 

Communities as well. The Web Air program serves as Internet Radio. The 

Shortwave serves short wave programs into Vietnam. Both programs are aimed 

to help promoting democracy and developments in Vietnam. 

Name: RADIO HOA-MAI URL: Email: 

Contact: Miss Ngoc-Anh Trinh 

Thank you very much. Sincerely, NgocAnh Trinh Program Director. 

(Radio Hoa-Mai May 31, 2005 for CRW / CRW Watch 183 June 1) 

Info about Radio Hoa-Mai. Radio Hoa-Mai is based in Southern California, 

aimed to help promoting the process of democratization and developments in 

Vietnam. 

It currently has two Vietnamese lang programs. Web Air (Internet) 2 Hr " 3 

Hr each 

Time: Each Saturday (California Time) Since: February 12, 2005

Shortwave (Vietnam) 11555 kHz. 25mb. [KHRI Hawaii] 

Time: 30Ton Saturday 1330 UTC (8:30 pm Vietnam time) 

Time: 30Ton Sunday 1330 UTC (8:30 pm Vietnam time) 

Archives Since: May 01, 2005 

Name: RADIO HOA-MAI. Name in Vietnamese: Dai Phat Thanh Hoa-Mai 

Main URL: (Vietnamese), (English). 

Contact: Miss Ngoc-Anh Trinh 

We would appreciate if you could list our station name on your web site. 

If you need more information about our campaign policy or activities please 

visit our English lang site at or contact our Supervisor, 

Mr. Nguyen CongBang, at He would be glad to provide you 

more detailed info. By the way please note that we are looking for radio 

broadcasting company which provides MW (AM Channels) freqs into Vietnam. If 

you know any please forward us some info. 

Again thank you for your kind concern and support! 

Sincerely, Trinh Ngoc-Anh 

(via Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer June 1) 

11555 Falun Dafa Radio via KWHR. on May 28 at 1400-1410. SINPO 43433-42432. 

Started with Chinese mx and ID as "Falun Dafa ...tientai.", but covered by 

another Chinese station. Male talk followed. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium 

June 3) 

INDONESIA 9680 VoIndonesia, Cimanggis, noted again on 14 May at 0927-... 

UT, Bahasa INS (or Bahasa Malaysia?), talks & mx during the usual phone-in 

prgr at this hour; 35433 but almost vanished about an h later. (Carlos 

Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 16) 

Very strong reception of the Voice of INS English broadcast this afternoon 

(2000 UT May 29) on 9525 kHz with just a trace of TWR Swaziland underneath. 

\\ 15149.8+ kHz is there, not very strong and suffers from adjacent-channel 

interference 15155 kHz. 

[WYFR] (Mick Delmage-AB-CAN, dxld May 30) 

3345 RRI Ternate. S/on with bell tones, mx, then call to prayer at 2000, 

15/5. Strong signal (Allen-C). .. 1300 nx from Jakarta, RRI ID. Good 8/5 

(Takeno) 

4000.22 RRI Kendari. 1114 local nx followed by mx and local ID. Heavy QRM 

from Nei Menggu. 17/5 (Takeno) 

4604.96 RRI Serui. 1313 Jakarta nx relay. Strong 2/5 (Takeno). .. 14/5 Had 

a TC at 1150 then mentioned Serui. Had local celebrations, sounded like a 

mixture of II and Vernacular. Fair level. (Wright-C). 

4790 RRI Fak Fak. Strong signal with Indo talk about their president, 

followed by a song at 1051, 19/5 (Allen). .. 1121 Indo. mx, talks, clear ID 

17/5 (Takeno) 

4869.94 RRI Wamena. 1030 Indo. pops, 1059 IS of electrical chime followed 

by ID as Radio Republik INS Wamena. Good. Heard only this day. 5/5 (Takeno) 

4870.92 RRI Sorong. 1043 rock mx 1100 IS and ID as Radio Republik INS 

Sorong. Vy Strong 19/5 (Takeno) 

4920 RRI Biak. Indo songs at weak level, 1002 to 1020, with no annts. Heard 

on 14/5 (Allen-C). .. 1025 Indo mx and talk, 1029 IS followed by ID, local 

nx. Good 4/5 (Takeno)

4925 RRI Jambi. Strong reception of Indo talk at 1008, then into a song at 

1012, 14/5 (Allen-C). .. 1113 Jakarta nx relay \\ 4604.96 kHz Serui, good 

2/5 (Takeno). 

.. II TC then ID at 1000. FM outlet was also mentioned. Then into mx px. 

Poor level. May 14. (Wright-C). 

(Nobuo Takeno-JPN; John Wright-NSW-AUS; Dennis Allen-NSW-AUS; ARDXC AUSDXN 

June; May 30) 

4604.98 RRI-Serui on May 21 1126-1148 45433 INSn, 1127 IS, ID at 1128, 

Local news. 

4789.98 RRI-Fak Fak on May 15 1032-1042 35333 INSn, Music, ID at 1033. 

4870.94 RRI-Sorong on May 28 1055-1105 44343 INSn, 1059 IS, ID at 1100, 

Local news. 

4870.95 RRI-Sorong on May 16 1055-1105 45444 INSn, 1059 IS, ID at 1100, 

Local news. 

4919.98 RRI-Biak on May 16 1025-1035 35232 INSn, 1029 IS, ID at 1030, Local 

news. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium June 3) 

IRAN/IRAQ 4375.94 V.O.Communist Party of Iran on May 21 at *1626-1636 

33343-32342 Farsi, 1626 sign on with IS and ID, 1630 ID and opening mx, 

Talk. 

4375.95 V.O.Communist Party of Iran on May 27 at *1627-1636 34343-35343 

Farsi, 1627 sign on with IS, ID, 1630 ID and Opening mx, Talk, No jamming. 

4610 V.of Komala on May 27 at *1556-1610 35433-33333 Kurdish, 1556 sign on 

with IS, ID, 1600 Opening announce and opening mx, Talk. 

7490 V.O.Iran of Tomorrow Movement on May 12 at *1600-1605 35332 Farsi, 

1600 sign on with opening mx, ID, Talk, (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium 

June 3) 

ISRAEL/USA Galei Zahal, Israeli Defence Forces on 15785 has severe cochannel 

from WHRI South Carolina, 1700-2000, poor freq choice by [US]FCC. 

(WoR by Glenn Hauser-USA, May 31) 

ITALY 6195 RAI Rome, Prato Smeraldo, [x9670], Italian 0630-1300 UT. 

The daytime RAI service was back to 6195 this Sunday morning from 9670 on 

Saturday. Perhaps the station engineer had mislaid his schedule yesterday? 

I don't know if the RAI domestic services on MW are audible in daytime in 

the Balkans but, if not, perhaps SW is used to provide a daytime service of 

news etc. which may be broadcast locally by the FM station listed below? 

That's only a guess! 


The RAI domestic services on MW are normally not audible in daytime in the 

Balkans. As far as I know RAI is broadcasting to individual listeners, 

soldiers as well as local people in the Balkans where the Italian language 

is very popular. 

The SW is not used to provide any feeding to the military operated FM 

station, Radio West in Pec, Kosovo. Satellite coverage is there widely 

used. 

(Luigi Cobisi-I, wwdxc BC-DX May 30) 

JAPAN Radio Japan's Special 70th Anniversary DX Program Commemorating 

Radio

Japan's 70th anniversary on June 1. [c.f. bc-dx #713] 

As noted by Anker, I have also had the pleasure of being interviewed by 

Radio JPN for their special programme. It was an honour and a very nice 

experience. However, due to the fact that most of the questions were 

different from those on the "expect" list, I turned into a blabbering idiot 

at times. For what it is worth, the interview will be on one week later 

than the others, i.e. on June 11/12/13 on Hello From Tokyo programme. 70 

years is a good going, and from my own experience over the last 35 years I 

can say that Radio Japan's programmes have always been of a consistently 

high quality. And of course the station has always been friendly to DXers. 

This is not so common nowadays when the accountants call the shots, and 

saving money on one PR clerk and a few cards and postage (probably 

representing less than 0,001% of the budget) becomes a matter of paramount 

importance. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer May 31) 

KAZAKHSTAN 15385 R.Que Me on May 14[? Fris only?] at *1200-1210 UT, 35433 

Vietnamese, 1200 sign on with opening mx, opening announce, Talk. 


KOSOVO [SCG] (UNMIK) [Territory under UN administration]. 

Rafet Jashari, who heads Kosova's postal sce, told reporters in Prishtina 

on 31 May that the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the UN's civilian 

administration in Kosova (UNMIK) have approved a new system of 118 postal 

code numbers for the province, RFE/RL's South Slavic and Albanian Languages 

Service reported. The system is distinct from that of Serbia and Montenegro 

and is registered with the UPU as "Kosovo (UNMIK)." Mail can now be sent 

directly to Kosova from abroad instead of indirectly through Albania or 

Switzerland. Kosova also has its own postage stamps denominated in euros, 

as well as automobile license plates distinct from those of Serbia and 

Montenegro. The elected authorities in Prishtina also want Kosova to have 

its own international telephone dial code and SWIFT code for money 

transfers. Elsewhere, Randjel Nojkic, who is a Kosovar Serb politician and 

postal official, told the private Beta nx agency that the Serbian enclaves 

in the province will continue to use the old Serbian postal codes, Reuters 

reported. Nebojsa Covic, who is Belgrade's point man for southern Serbia 

and Kosova, has argued that assigning Kosova its own license plates and 

postal codes is tantamount to treating it internationally as "a completely 

separate entity" from Serbia. 

(RFE/RL Newsline, June 1) 

Additional info: details of the new codes are due to appear on the website 

of the PTT Authority in Kosovo, a first abstract can be found at 

 

The article indicates the code "10000" for Prishtina. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx June 2) 

LAOS 4649 Sam Neua (or Xam Nua), decent S2 signal from my "fire and 

forget" Total Recorder 1200-1230 May 16 (I was sleeping at the time :-). 

M&W ancrs alt. 1200-1230 with some actualities by M&W hrd 1213-1218. Clear 

channel with only moderate noise level. Since I had to pretune, not sure if 

I was on exact fqy. SINPO 25443. 

(Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer May 29) 

LIBERIA 4760 ELWA, Monrovia, putting a spectacular signal on 13 May at 

2233-... UT, playing hymns; gone at 2300 UT; 55444, which is unusual 

despite the distance. 


MADAGASCAR Freq change for WYFR in Swahili to CeSoAf from May 20: 

1800-1857 NF 7245 MDC 050 kW / 295 deg, ex 11920 MDC 050 kW / 320 deg


Freqs changes for Radio Netherlands: 

1200-1257 NF 15640 MDC 250 kW / 085 deg to SoEaAs in Indonesian, ex 15645 


MALI 11960 R Mali, Kati, observed on 15 May at 1207-... UT, Vernacular 

prgr, talks; 34432, adjct QRM only. Best received via a K9AY loop. 


MOLDOVA 13800 R International on May 22 at *1630-1640, 35433 Farsi, 1630 

sign on with opening mx, ID, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium June 3) 

MONGOLIA 4830 Mongoliin R, Altai, logged on 14 May at 2114-2125 UT 

(supposed to s/on 2200), Mongolian, talks; 35332; the usually paralled 4895 

kHz outelt was silent. 


12085 V of Mongolia, Khonkhor, logged on 28 May at 0951-1045 UT, Chinese, 

folks songs, IS 1000, English, schedule, news, Mongolian traditional tunes, 

IS, Mongolian 1030; 45433, but QRM de Syria (lowish audio/modulation) in 

Arabic prior to 1100 UT. 


MYANMAR [non] Democratic Voice of Burma radio adds new frequency. 

As the Democratic Voice of Burma [DVB] is planning to produce weekend TV 

programmes as well, DVB is adding a new radio frequency to its evening 

programme for better clarity and reception. The additional radio freq for 

the evening broadcast is SW 19 mb at 15480 kHz and will begin txion from 

Saturday, 28 May. 

DVB has already test broadcasted from this new metre band for a while and 

discovered that the reception is much better than the existing freqs. 

That is why DVB will be regularly broadcasting its evening programme from 

19 metre band at 15480 kHz from 28 May onwards. DVB would also like to urge 

its patrons to listen to the programme from this new frequency. 

In addition, DVB will continue to broadcast its evening programmes 

unchanged from the usual freqs at SW 16 and 49 mbs. (Dem Voice of Burma 27 

May, via BBC M) 

[The txion time is 1430-1530 UTC] 

(via RNW MN NL via Alokesh Gupta-IND, May 29) 

NETHERLANDS/MDG Freqs changes for Radio Netherlands: 

0200-0257 NF 9890 FLE 500 kW / 275 deg to CeAm in Spanish, ex 6165 

1200-1257 NF 15640 MDC 250 kW / 085 deg to SoEaAs in Indonesian, ex 15645 

2100-2157 NF 9480 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to WeEu in Dutch in DRM, ex 12015 


NIGERIA 7255 VoNigeria, Ikorodu, logged on 14 May at 0921-1000* UT, 

Vernancular, talks, tribal tunes & songs, annts; 35342. (Carlos Goncalves- 

POR, wwdxc BC-DX May 16) 

OMAN 11955 BBC Relay Station, Aseela, verified direct from the site with 

a full-data form ltr incl. a brief summary of my prgm details; in 51 days, 

V/S Afrah Al Orimi, noting the xmtr is 250 kw using the following antenna: 

HRS2/3/.5, Bearing 63. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer May 29) 

OHR Russian OH-Radar, system "ABM-2" chirping pulses 50 kHz spread, noted 

on 14190 at 0620 and 0800; 14340 at 0650; 14350 kHz 0850, 0930, and 1130 

UT; last month.

British Army Cyprus OHR, chirping 15/50 Hz system, on 10115 at 0530; 14000 

at 1330; 18075 at 1200; 18100 at 1610; 18105 at 0650 spreading 18095-18150 

kHz; 18160 at 1320 UT 50 Hz; 21000 at 0520 25 Hz; 21065 at 1500; 

21115/21120 at 1030 pulses up to 21145; 21270/21290/21300/21395/21400, and 

28080 at 1300. 

(Ham Radio Bandwatch, May 9) 

PAKISTAN 15100 R Pakistan, Islamabad. Variable level signal, generally 

fair amid strong atmospherics. Speakers in Urdu then vocalist suffering 

from poor audio. Service listed for Europe. At 1035 UT May 22. (Charles 

Jones-NSW-AUS, ARDXC AUSDXN June; May 30) 

5080 R.Pakistan, Islamabad. At 1309 UT nx in local lang. Radio Pakistan 

annmt. at 1310 UT. Good signal May 22. (Nobuo Takeno-JPN, ARDXC AUSDXN 

June; May 30) 

PARAGUAY 9736.9 RNP, Asuncion, logged on 14 May at 2159-2209 UT, 

Spanish, f/ball match report, advts, interviews; 53443 but no QRM after 

2200 UT. 


9736.89 R Nacional del Paraguay, Asuncion. At 0859 UT Nice Alpa mx; 0900, 

clear ID. Vy strong (Nobuo Takeno-JPN, ARDXC AUSDXN June; May 30) 

Sp ballads, and ID as Radio Nacional. Fair but squashed between channels as 

usual. At 0835 UT on May 14. (John Wright-NSW-AUS, ARDXC AUSDXN June; May 

30) 

9736.92 Radio Nacional del Paraguay, at 1043-1100 UT noted a program of mx 

and Spanish comments from a man. At 1052 a second man joins with a possible 

political message and starts with an ID as, "Buenas Dias, Radio Nacional 

del Paraguay ...". 

And regular program returns at 1055 with mx. Signal this morning was good. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx June 2) 

PORTUGAL As of today, 16 May, the RDPi-R Portugal will be making the 

following amendment to its A-05 schedule: To Europe, Mon-Fri 1600-1900, 

45deg 300 kW 11905 kHz replaced by 15555 which is a QRG also used for 

another b/cast to Eur (Sat+Sun only) and to Venezuela (extra bcasts Mo-Fri 

& Sat+Sun). 


On 27/5, the RDP e-mailed me the following changes on its A-05 schedule 

effective on 3rd May and 28th May: 

3rd May an AHR4/4/1.0 curtain array beamed 300deg to NoAmerica entered in 

sce. but one beam remained unchanged, viz. for the b/cast Mo-Fri 2300-0200 

11630 kHz 100 kW remains at 310deg; this new Thales antenna replaces the 

old log-periodics, which seemed to have been the preferred type for decades 

at RDP's CEOC-Centro Emissor de Onda Curta, formerly named CEU-Centro 

Emissor Ultramarino, i.e. when the stn was called EN-Emissora Nacional de 

Radiodifusao. 

Whether this makes reception better in the target area remains to be seen 

since the this & other sces. are via old 100 kW units whose power isn't 

always the nominal. 

28th May b/casts to Eur Sats+Suns only, 11700 kHz 1800-2000 dropped but use 

of 15555 kHz 100 kW 52deg extended from 1400-1800 to 1400-2000 UT. 


Freq change for RDP Int / Radio Portugal in Portuguese Mon-Fri:

1600-1900 NF 15555 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg to WeEu, ex 11905 kHz. 


RUSSIA/U.K. 12145 SW Radio Africa, via Tbilisskaya, Russia, 1630-1750, 

May 31, in what obviously was their last SW broadcast as they announced 

several times: "This is the last Shortwave broadcast from SW Radio Africa." 

They would continue on 1197 MW and the internet. They also said at 1728: 

"We wish our listeners to stay strong, in whatever prison they are in right 

now!". Mostly News reel in mixed English, Shona and Ndebele, and often in 

the latter two native languages with many English words included. Slight 

jamming at times from jamming stations purchased from China. Some audio 

fall outs throughout the broadcast. 44434 heard // 15145 [Woofferton-UK 300 

kW, wb.] : 33222. It seems to me that President Robert Mugabe has won this 

air battle! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer May 31) 

12120 R.V.of ENUF on May 21 at *1700-1711 45444-35433 Amharic, 1700 sign on 

with IS, ID, Talk, Mistake transmit, TDP-Schedules Dejen R. at Sat only, 

R.V.O.ENUF at Fri and Sun only. 

12120 R.V.of ENUF on May 22 at *1700-1710 45444-45433 Amharic, 1700 sign on 

with IS, ID, Talk, Fri and Sun only. 

12120 Dejen R. on May 28 at *1700-1710 45444-35443 Tigrigna, 1700 sign on 

and opening announce, ID, Talk, ID at 1710, Sat only. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, 

JPNpremium June 3) 

7350 Degar Voice via Chita, Russia, on May 28 at 1300 (s/on)-1330 (s/off). 

SINPO 44433. Started with mx and ID in Vietnamese local language. Male talk 

and songs. 


15660 V.of Delina on May 14 at *1500-1510 UT, 35333 Tigrigna, 1500 sign on 

with opening mx, Opening announce and ID, Eritrean pops music, \\ Sat only. 


15660 Voice of Delina via Samara, Russia, on May 28 at 1500 (S/on)-1530 UT. 

SINPO 25332. Started with ID "... Delina ... kHz ... radio ..." Talk in 

Tigrinya(?) and interview. 


15660 V of Delina on May 28 *1500-1510 UT. 45433-44433 Tigrigna, 1500 sign 

on and opening announce, ID, Eritrean pops mx and talk, \\ Sat only. 

15660 Tensae Ethiopian V. of Unity (pres) on May 22 at 1518-1600* UT. 

34433-34333 Amharic, Talk and mx, Etiopian pops mx, Sun-Fri only. 


Addit freq for Deutsche Wele in Chinese: 

1300-1350 on 5945 K/A 250 kW / 213 deg \\ 15355 TRM, 15425 SNG, 17660 TRM 

Freq change for Voice of Russia effective from May 20 and May 25: 

0100-0500 English WS NF 15555 VLD 500 kW / 050 deg to NoAmEa, ex17660 

1300-1400 Russian WS NF 9355 K/A 250 kW / 180 deg to SoEaAs, ex 9480 

1500-1600 Russian WS NF 6070 NVS 100 kW / 180 deg to CeSoAs, ex 5945 

1700-1800 Russian WS on 15125 SAM 250 kW / 240 deg to CeWeEu, addit.freq 

WYFR in new lang - Pashto or Dari to WeAs from May 15: 

1400-1500 NF 11510 ARM 300 kW / 110 deg 


SERBIA & MONTENEGRO A-05 schedule of International Radio of Serbia & 

Montenegro 

1300-1428 Daily 7200 BEO 250 kW / non-dir Serbian to EaEu (relay HS-1)

1430-1458 Daily 11800 BEO 250 kW / 130 deg Arabic to ME 

1500-1528 Daily 11870 BEO 250 kW / 040 deg Russian to RUS 

1530-1543 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / non-dir Hungarian to CeEu 

1545-1558 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / 130 deg Greek to SoEaEu 

1600-1628 Daily 9620 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg French to WeEu 

1630-1658 Daily 9620 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg German to WeEu 

1700-1713 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / 180 deg Albanian to SoEaEu 

1715-1728 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / 130 deg Bulgarian to SoEaEu 

1730-1758 Daily 9620 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Italian to WeEu 


1830-1858 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg English to WeEu 

1900-1928 Daily 7200 BEO 250 kW / 250 deg Spanish to SoEu 

1930-1958 Sun-Fri 6100 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Serbian to WeEu 

1930-2028 Sat 6100 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Serbian to WeEu 

2000-2028 Sun-Fri 6100 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg German to WeEu 

2030-2058 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg French to WeEu 

2100-2128 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Englidh to WeEu 

2130-2158 Sun-Fri 7230 BEO 250 kW / 100 deg Serbian to AUS 

2130-2228 Sat 7230 BEO 250 kW / 100 deg Serbian to AUS 

2200-2228 Sun-Fri 7230 BEO 250 kW / 100 deg English to AUS 

2230-2258 Daily 9580 BEO 250 kW / 055 deg Chinese to SoEaAs 

2300-2328 Daily 9680 BEO 250 kW / 265 deg Spanish to SoAmWe 

2330-2358 Mon-Sat 9580 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Serbian to NoAmEa 

2330-0028 Sun 9580 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Serbian to NoAmEa 

0000-0028 Mon-Sat 9580 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg English to NoAmEa 

0030-0058 Daily 9580 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Serbian to NoAmEa(relay HS- 

1) 

0430-0458 Daily 9580 BEO 250 kW / 325 deg English to NoAmWe 


SINGAPORE 9795 at 1112 UT, RN via Kranji. Fair with man and woman talking 

in Indonesian with feature program, remote phone calls and EE segments 

translated into Indonesian. Noted RN theme music between segments. 

(Rich D'Angelo-USA, NZLDXT March 19) 

SOUTH AFRICA Freq change for South African Radio League in En from May 29 

0800-0900 Sun NF 17565 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg, ex17810 kHz. 


SPAIN Radio Nacional de Espana have decided to invite HFCC/ASBU members 

to Valencia, Spain for the B05 HFCC/ASBU shortwave co-ordination 

conference. The meeting will be held from 22 to 26 August 2005 in the 

Science Museum of Valencia. The delegates will be accommodated in Hotel NH 

Las Artes. (HFCC May 24) 

SWAZILAND Freq change for TWR Africa in Swahili: 

0300-0345 NF 6110 MAN 100 kW / 005 deg, ex 6040 kHz. 


SYRIA R. Damascus, 9330, 2145-2210* May 22. Tune-in to English programing 

with local ME mx. Poor to fair level with slight QRM from a strong WBCQ in 

reduced carrier LSB also on 9330. Weaker on \\ 12085 kHz. (Brian Alexander, 

Mechanicsburg PA, dxld May 28) 

TAIWAN 11940 TWBM - Trans World Broadcasting Ministry (tent.), May 28 at 

1329-1400* UT, CH prgm'ing, religious songs in CH, several mentions of 

"Taiwan, China," sign-off annmt at 1350 UT, at 1353 into instrumental mx 

till sign-off. Poor-fair, best in LSB to get away from the splatter from 

11945. 

Web-site: 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer May 29)

TAJIKISTAN 15680 Que Huong R. on May 20 at 1234-1258* UT. 35333-35433 

Vietnamese, Talk, 1258 Closing announce and ID. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, 

JPNpremium June 3) 

THAILAND Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of State and the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors MONTHLY REPORT OF ACTIVITIES audits, 

inspections, testimony, and special activities August 2004 Office of 

International Broadcasting 

Inspection of Broadcasting Board of Governors' Operations in Thailand (IBO- 

I-04-06). 

There are four major entities of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

in Thailand: the Thailand Transmitting Station, the Regional Office of 

Marketing and Program Placement, the Voice of America (VOA), and Radio Free 

Asia (RFA). OIG found that they do not formally coordinate, nor do they 

believe there is a need for such coordination. 

The Thailand Transmitting Station is clearly the largest establishment, has 

the most extensively trained and experienced staff, and is the best managed 

of the four major BBG entities in Thailand. 

The initial agreements for the Thailand Transmitting Station, which date 

back to 1965, involved the broadcasting of VOA programming. Since RFA began 

broadcasting from points outside of Thailand in September 1996, the Royal 

Thai govt has shown no interest in amending these agreements to include 

broadcasting of RFA programming, although Embassy Bangkok has pursued the 

matter occasionally with senior members of the Thai govt. 

Although there have been a series of bilateral agreements relating to the 

Thailand Transmitting Station over the years and subsequent amendments, OIG 

could find no evidence that Embassy Bangkok ever formally received 

permission from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by way of an exchange 

of diplomatic notes or other amendment, allowing the U.S. govt to broadcast 

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) programs from the Udorn tx plant. 

Those broadcasts, nevertheless, began in 1995 and continue with the 

inclusion of Radio Farda programs. 

OIG found that the VOA Bangkok Nx Bureau and the International Broadcasting 

Bureau (IBB) Asia Regional Office of Marketing and Program Placement both 

need to improve their management controls regarding their separation of 

duties, and VOA also needs to improve its documentation. IBB Washington 

also has a role to play in ensuring a positive internal control 

environment. IBB is working to address these issues. (from 

 

via John Babbis-MD-USA, dxld May 20) 

UK/RUSSIA 15500 on Jun 1 at 1300-1316 UT to AFG: Salaam Watandar. 

Clandestina (via Rampisham-UK 500 kW), Afgano, sintonia, ID por locutor y 

locutora, horarios y frecuencias, Nx, titulares con Mx. SINPO 55444. (Jose 

Miguel Romero-ESP, hcdx Jun 2) 

[also 0230-0330 15240 via Samara-RUS] 

17660 on Jun 1 at 1602-1627 UT to Sudan: Sudan Radio Service. Clandestina 

(via Woofferton-UK 250/300 kW), Arabic, locutor, locutora, ID, presentacisn 

con segmento Mx, sintonia con cuqa de la emisora, comentarios con 

referencias a Arabma y Sudan, declaraciones traducidas por locutora, Nx, 

SINPO 55444. 

(Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, hcdx Jun 2) 

Salama Radio International, for Nigeria, reactivated, Wed & Sun 1930-2030 

on 11885 kHz, Woofferton, 180 degrees, 300 kW, Hausa and English, 

unconfirmed yet. 

(WoR by Glenn Hauser-USA, May 31)

VATICAN STATE Gerade eingetroffen ist nachstehender Brief aus dem 

Vatikan. Vielleicht fuer einige von Interesse, was die selber ueber die 

Kritik an der Sendeanlage denken. Und ueber Empfangsberichte. Ich schickte 

nur einen nach der Papstwahl und erhielt Benedict als Motiv. 73 de Joachim 

RADIO VATICANA - 00 120 CITTA DEL VATICANO 

Tel 0039 06 69 88 41 01 Fax 0039 06 69 88 38 44 

e-Mail 

Liebe Freunde, die uns Reception-reports geschickt haben, Sie haben uns in 

den letzten Wochen und Monaten durch Ihre Receptionreports derart erfreut, 

dass wir Ihnen ausdruecklich danken moechten. 

Sie tun dem Radio einen riesigen Dienst. Die technische Leitung auf unserem 

Sendegelaende sagt der deutschsprachigen Redaktion immer wieder: "Ihr seid 

die besten. Die Receptionreports helfen uns sehr." 

Dies moechte ich Ihnen weitergeben und mich bei Ihnen im Namen unserer 

Techniker herzlich bedanken. Ihre Berichte landen also nicht im Papierkorb, 

sondern in der Datenbank von Santa Maria di Galeria. Die Technik muss ja 

wissen, von welcher Qualitaet der Kurzwellenempfang weltweit ist. Freilich 

sind Sie, die Kurzwellenhoerer, eine besonderer Typ von Mensch. Die meisten 

Leute wissen ja noch nicht mal, was Mittelwelle ist, geschweige denn 

Kurzwelle! Ich gratuliere Ihnen, dass sie zum edlen Club der Radiofreunde 

gehoeren. 

Zum Stichwort"Santa Maria di Galeria": 

Unsere Chefs sind felsenfest davon ueberzeugt, dass sich nie und nimmer ein 

Zusammenhang zwischen den Radiostrahlen und den Faellen von Leukaemie 

beweisen laesst. Hinter den Vorwuerfen steht unseres Erachtens eine 

politische Kampagne: 

Bauloewen wollen die 440 Hektar haben, auf denen das Sendegelaende Santa 

Maria di Galeria steht. Sie wollen den Sender vertreiben und schueren 

deshalb die Aengste der Menschen. Zu bedenken ist ferner, dass viele der 

Wohnsiedlungen dort ohne Baugenehmigung entstanden sind, und zwar als es 

schon laengst die besagten Strahlen gab. Niemand hat sich darum gekuemmert. 

Man haette ja bereits damals darauf hinweisen koennen: Bitte hier nicht 

bauen. Der Sender stand ja laengst - und zwar in Abmachung zwischen Vatikan 

und dem Staat Italien. Aber mit Emotionen kann man Leute gewinnen. Und das 

geschieht derzeit. 

Ich danke Ihnen fuer Ihr besonderes Interesse am Sender. 

Im Namen der technischen Direktion, aber auch der deutschsprachigen 

Redaktion gruesst Sie ganz herzlich (Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX June 2) 

ZAMBIA 4910 ZNBC, Lusaka, observed on 14 May at 2211-2122 UT, 

Vernancular prgr, phone-ins, mx; 55444 and again a very good audio. 


ZIMBABWE/UK 15145 SWRA, May 28 at 1628-1703 UT, ID "SW Radio Africa, 

Zimbabwe Independent Voice, still hanging in here," into "Weekend Nx 

Roundup," with Richard Allfrey and another announcer, lively phone 

interview with reporter in London (Violet Gonda) with Home Affairs Minister 

Kembo Mohadi in Zimbabwe. Mohadi saying people should not complain about 

conditions in Zimbabwe to them in London but should complain to local 

journalists but Ms. Gonda came back with the fact they cannot broadcast in 

Zimbabwe. Interesting and heated exchange. Fair-good, with no jamming. I 

see on their web site that the International Press Institute has awarded 

its 2005 Free Media Pioneer Award to SW Radio Africa. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, 

DXplorer May 29)

Sadly Tuesday 31st May will be our last broadcast on SW. Due to the jamming 

we have to broadcast on multiple freqs and this hugely increases our costs. 

We also no longer have the financial support as before. 

As from 1st June we will be on MW in the early morning and the internet 

only - but our entire future remains very shakey. MW is only received over 

about half of Zimbabwe but we think our main audience will now be the 2m 

plus Zim exiles in South Africa, where our signal is clearly received. 

Tomorrow will be a sad day for us all. Keep well Gerry Jackson, Station 

Manager. 

(via Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer May 30) 

Actually, I hear that SWRA got a last-minute reprieve, staying on SW for 

one hour at 1700-1800 on 15145. Check it out Wednesday. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld June 1) 

15145 Faulty program feed on very last SW transmission day. Only EMPTY 

carrier appeared around 1659 UT, and lasted til 1704 UT. At 1704:42 UT well 

known VT-Merlin endless pause music filler mx started, endless guitar/cello 

mx file. Over and over again. Now from about 1711 heard lovely rhythmic 

African music, and a feature on a African Zimbabwen lawyer. 

Try it at 1700-1800 UT on powerful Woofferton-UK signal, undoubtedly 300 kW 

powerhouse ! 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 1) [also noted on June 2nd, wb.] 

EUROPEAN MEDIUMWAVE GUIDE updated 

Hi all, I finally managed to update the EMWG. It had been a while. I am now 

also busy preparing the PDF edition for a new release (during July). 

It seems changes on MW are fewer than before and things have quieted down. 

Not that they have disappeared, of course, but I had expected to find 

myself with much more changes to be found over the past weeks. 

Another weird thing is that I could not find any nx item on a new Italian 

station that contacted me directly and is broadcasting on 1503 kHz. 

I am also thrilled to see that this mailing list now counts no less than 

442 subscribers. Thanks to you all for showing your interest in the EMWG. 

I will of course send you all a mail when the new PDF edition has been 

published. In the meantime, don't hesitate to send me your corrections, 

additions, info on favourite shows, etc. Cheers, (Herman Boel-BEL, emwg via 

bclnews.it via dxld June 2) 

Transmitter stability and reliability 

Hi! 

I don't know if this is really the best forum to ask this, but it is a 

topic that's been bouncing around in my mind for some months now, and I 

know that people reading this have knowledge of the subject. Feel free to 

forward this on to other fora that might be more appropriate. 

Why are major international broadcasters having such difficulty simply 

keeping their transmissions up and running and consistently on the air 

without interruptions or even simply being missing during scheduled 

broadcast times? And, especially, why do the domestic US broadcasters, 

including those operating on a shoestring like WBCQ, appear to be doing a 

better job at this than Merlin/VT, RCI, and even RN's Bonaire relay site 

(an organization I'd always thought of as being superior to just about any 

other SWBC)?

Over the past months we've heard audio dropouts from BBC SW transmissions, 

BBC relays just dropping the signal in the midst of programs and never 

coming back on-air, RCI being missing from a scheduled Sackville 

transmission, missing RN signals during the US morning relay, etc. And 

these are just things that *I* have personally encountered, which is a very 

limited subset of all the many transmitter hours when these services are on 

the air, and also I'm only referring to English-language transmissions that 

I deliberately tuned in, which ignores the thousands of hours of non- 

English programming out there. If I have run into so many problems, surely 

there are huge numbers of other instances that other people have 

encountered. 

Yet I can hardly remember when I couldn't hear a scheduled WWCR or WBCQ 

program, if propagation allowed reception here, due to the transmitter 

being off-air, or dropping out in the midst of a program. There are a lot 

of other domestic US SWBCs that seem to be always there (many of them TOO- 

MUCH there if you'd rather hear something else they're covering up! :-), 

aside from the well-known scheduled-but-never-on or traditionallyunhearable 

"phantom" broadcasters. 

How can one explain this in the light of the multi-million-$ budgets of the 

transmission arms of the major SWBCs vs. the "wing-and-a-prayer" operations 

of a WBCQ or the frugal budget of WWCR's operations side? 

One thing that MIGHT explain some of it is that the government- operated or 

quasi-governmental-corporations-run operations are staffed by unionized or 

civil-service personnel who have protected jobs and really don't give a 

hoot if things work or not. How likely is this? Allan Weiner and his merry 

band of piratical scroungers and jury-riggers do it more for love and pride 

instead of for money, so they devote more effort and sweat into keeping 

antique equipment operating than do the staff at XYZ International with the 

latest multi-megabuck SW transmitters? Just the nature of private 

enterprise at WWCR vs. the work-to-rule government employees at wherever? 

Or am I wrong? What is your experience with listening to SW? Who is more 

reliably on the air with a consistently-listenable signal? Anybody a 

shining example of best performance? And the reverse; who's the worst? (I'm 

beginning to class the BBC in that latter category, which is a sad comedown 

after all its decades of stellar performance.) 

(73, Will Martin, dxld June 2) 

CATHOLIC RADIO UPDATE #335 FINAL ISSUE 

Commentary FAREWELL. 

This is the last issue of Catholic Radio Update. Last July 26, I wrote that 

I was shortly to end this newsletter, which is now in its sixth year. I 

said that I had additional responsibilities and neither had nor wanted to 

devote the many evening hours and most weekend hours to researching and 

writing the newsletter. 

Immediately, I was contacted by Dr. Owen Phelps, director of communications 

for the Diocese of Rockford, a reader, who asked me to continue for a short 

period so that he could locate someone else who would want to take up the 

newsletter or start a new one. I agreed. Ten months have gone by, and 

despite Dr. Phelps' efforts, no one has expressed serious interest. I am 

not surprised. 

At his request, I have repeatedly postponed terminating the newsletter so 

that he could continue his efforts, which are still underway. But the fact 

of the matter is, if no one has stepped forward in the last year, it is 

unlikely that anyone will. I am not surprised that no one wants to do a 

newsletter for Catholic radio. There is not much interest on the part of 

Catholic stations, which by and large, U.S. and foreign, are

individualistic and parochial. Few are those who sent in nx or answered my 

e-mails. 

But this is not the time to go over this well worn trail again. This 

newsletter has survived in a period that saw many, the majority really, of 

secular radio websites close. It has outlasted many radio websites. Perhaps 

at this last hour someone will step forward. Perhaps. 

I have corresponded with some interesting people during this time, and I 

value the acquaintances I made. I shall miss corresponding with them. 

In particular, I want to thank Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, a Lutheran pastor, 

scholar, and writer and publisher of the German Christian newsletter 

Medien-Aktuell, who alone of all readers has sent me information 

tirelessly. He did not have to do so, since he does the same as I do, 

except that it is an ecumenically oriented publication. 

Week after week Catholic Radio Update has included at least one item that 

he has sent me; most of this issue comes from him. There were many other 

items that I could not use because they are copyrighted. Thank you, Dr. 

Biener, and continued success. God bless you. 

Farewell. - Michael Dorner, editor (via dxld May 30) 

Very best wishes to you, Mike, on your "retirement" and my admiration for 

your dedication to what was apparently a thankless task (at least from 

those in Catholic media who should have been most thankful). 



































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ALGERIA 7466 Polisario Front (Rabuni site?), observed on 03 Jun 0928 

(typical s/off time on Fri was 0900, as monitored on previous Fri 27 May), 

in Arabic, 35433; the rest had to be an unattended, recorded monitoring, 

which ran till approx. 1010 when they s/off almost abruptly w/o the usual 

n.anthem. Details: at ñ1045~1050 UT, "R.for Peace" ID in Ital, Eng, Sp & 

Ar, announcing this bcast is on Fri. 0700-1100 Algerian/Italian local 

Winter time via HotBird sat. 11199.66 MHz, Y Vertical polariz, to Eur+NAfr 

& to WeSahara via local tx (presumably VHF-FM only c/o the so-called RASD). 

At approx. 1004 UT, more annmts in Arabic, then a 1'12" silence followed by 

some talks and an abrupt closure. The carrier with some noise remained on 

for some 4 mins. During the very brief prgr in Sp from R.fP, they announced 

it's a project for help & solidarity aimed at WeSahara people also 

sponsored by the Emilia Romagna region in Bologna, Italy. E-mail addr. 

or possibly 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 3) 

ARMENIA Voice of Russia "Sodruzhestvo" progr in Russian on 1377 kHz 600 

kW: 

1600-1900 UT. ("Club DX" # 740, VOR; via RUSdx June 5) 

1377: According to Voice of Russia (VOR) information distributed in VOR's 

"Klub DX" programme, the VOR's Russian sce "Sodruzhestvo" is carried for 

listeners in the Caucasus region 1600-1900 via a 600 kW tx in Armenia on 

1377 kHz since the middle of May. This would be from the high power site in

Gavar. The freq 1377 was formerly used for Armenian Radio by a 25 kW tx in 

Sisian. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx June 3) 

AUSTRALIA Summer A-05 for CVC International via DRW=Darwin: 

Chinese to China 

2200-0100 on 15165 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg 

0700-1000 on 17830 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg >>>>> ex 0700-0900 for A-04 

1000-1400 on 13775 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg >>>>> ex 0900-1400 on 13770 

1400-1800 on 13695 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg >>>>> ex 1400-1800 on 13660 

English to China 


1400-1800 on 15205 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg >>>>> additional txion 

English to Indonesia and South East Asia 

0600-0900 on 15335 DRW 250 kW / 303 deg >>>>> additional txion 

0900-1100 on 11955 DRW 250 kW / 316 deg 

1100-1800 on 13635 DRW 250 kW / 303 deg 

1800-2100 on 6115 DRW 250 kW / 303 deg 

Indonesian to Indonesia 


1000-1300 on 15365 DRW 250 kW / 290 deg 

1300-1700 on 7180 DRW 250 kW / 290 deg 

2300-0200 on 15250 DRW 250 kW / 290 deg 


AUSTRIA [c.f. bc-dx TopNews #714 under Austria] 

VT Communications (VTC), part of VT Group plc is providing a ground- 

breaking AM broadcast pilot sce using the Digital Radio MondialeTM (DRMTM) 

system. Several UK commercial broadcasters are participating, including 

Virgin Radio, Asian Sound Radio, Classic Gold Digital, Premier Christian 

Radio and CVC. 

The commercial trial, which runs for two months, is the first of its kind 

targeting the UK. It allows commercial broadcasters to assess the benefits 

of the exciting new digital AM technology, including real time text and 

data based information sces, in addition to demonstrating the superb 

quality of reception that is now available on the AM bands. 

The programming is being broadcast from txion facilities in Western Europe 

reaching the whole of the UK as well as Northwest Continental Europe, 

demonstrating the exceptional coverage offered by the AM (SW, MW and LW) 

DRM technology platform which enables broadcasters to reach mass audiences 

cost effectively from one single transmitter. 

VT Communications owns and operates three DRM capable txs in the UK. 

Following successful sce trials in 2004, these transmitters already carry 

programming for several international broadcasters into Europe. 

VT Communications will be demonstrating these UK trials at the Digital 

Radio Show in London from 1-2 June 2005, providing conference delegates 

with the opportunity to listen to the broadcasts and expose them to the 

future of AM digital radio. DRM Chairman and Chief Operating Officer at 

Deutsche Welle, Peter Senger will address the conference in a session 

titled "An overview of global DRM implementations", at 1030 a.m. [BST] on 1 

June. 

Bryan Coombes, general manager for broadcast at VT Communications 

commented: "VT Communications is delighted at being able to offer our 

customers the opportunity to evaluate the benefits of DRM technology on 

their home territory. This really is an exciting taste of the future of 

radio, today."

Virgin Radio's development director Jason Bryant said: "Virgin Radio is 

committed to making its programme sces available on a wide variety of 

platforms. We believe that DRM is an exciting, and potentially wide appeal 

new platform and have been impressed with the technology on this trial." 

John Baish, managing director at Classic Gold Digital commented: "We're all 

excited by the opportunities that DRM will create, and this trial has given 

us a lot of encouragement about the potential of the platform. This is a 

groundbreaking initiative, and VT Communications have worked with great 

professionalism on the trial." 

DRM Pilot Transmission Schedule 

Broadcaster Times [UT +1] Day 

Virgin Radio 06:00-10:00 BST 7 days a week 

Asian Sound Radio 10:00-12:00 BST 7 days a week 

Classic Gold Digital 12:00-14:00 BST 7 days a week 

Premier Radio 14:00-15:00 BST 7 days a week 

CVC 17:00-18:00 BST Sunday 

(VT Communications press release. 31 May, via BBCM via dxld) 

0500-0900 Daily 9720 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu Virgin Radio 

0900-1100 Daily NF 11815 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu Asian Sound, x9815 



1600-1700 Sunday 9705 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu CVC Christian Vision 

1700-2100 Daily 6155 MOS 050 kW / non-dir to WeEu ORF 1 International 


BRAZIL 4865 Radio Alvorada, Londrina, at 0320-0405 on May 30, man 

announcer with long religious talk in Portuguese. At 0330 brief 

instrumental mx segment followed by another man and a woman talking. ID at 

0400 and more religious talk. Poor to fair. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer June 5) 

CHILE Summer A-05 for Voz Christiana via SGO=Santiago: 

Portuguese to Mexico and Central America 

0000-0400 on 11745 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg >>>>> ex 2300-0800 for A-04 


1200-2400 on 15475 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg >>>>> ex 1100-2300 on 21500 

Spanish to Central America 

0100-0400 on 15585 SGO 100 kW / 340 deg 

Spanish to Northern South America 

0100-0800 on 11655 SGO 100 kW / non-dir >>>>> ex 0000-0800 on 15375 

0800-1200 on 5960 SGO 100 kW / non-dir >>>>> ex 5995 till May 8 

1200-0100 on 17680 SGO 100 kW / non-dir >>>>> ex 1100-2400 

Spanish to Southern South America 




CHINA Xinjiang PBS switched to the usual summer schedule around 15 May, 

but in general reception has been poor due to the persistent solar 

disturbances. (Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX June 5) 

The most interesting reception this morning was from what must have been 

XZDT Lhasa on 11950. I first noted it around 0640 and by 0700 the signal 

had come up to S6 on peaks and then slowly began to fade out by 0730. What 

could possibly have caused the signal to peak at 0700? The lang was Chinese 

and the programme was woman talk and Chinese pop mx til 0700. I heard a 

Chinese type TS slightly after the hour of 5 low pips but missed the last

high pip. I think there was an ID but it was spoiled audibly by TRT-TUR 

splatter from 11955. I checked if it was \\ 17605 but it wasn't. 

TWR via ALB was not on air today so I could check for 11860 and there was 

'something' there but impossible to tell what. This is via 085deg via LHA I 

note, so that would explain a weak signal. 11950 is via 290deg. 9 mHz 

channels were checked - 9490 blocked by Sweden and I think it was Africa #1 

on 9580 in a lot of splash. 

Strangely? - or maybe not - XJBS 11885 was showing just traces of signal - 

nothing on 11770 - and PAK 11565 did not appear. And the Kashi 11 mHz 

channel(s) were not very good either. 

Perhaps it is worth another check tomorrow - it all depends upon how much 

splatter the TUR splash machine on 11955 manages to put out though. The 

lady from Honolulu was back on 15000 and a nice signal was heard around 

0710 with no trace of the man from Boulder - and nothing on 10000. 13700 

had a S5+ signal from Lingshi with something very tentatively co-ch. This 

seems a very poor choice of freq for KWHR. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX June 8) 

CUBA Once again this morning, Fri June 3, RHC has special morning English 

broadcasts, live coverage in translation by YL of the International Meeting 

Against Terrorism, For Truth & Justice, as identified at 1350 UT. Tuned in 

at 1330 on 9550, 12000 and 13680 in English when someone from Paraguay was 

speaking. The English channels allowed the original Spanish to cut on and 

off abruptly during English pauses, very annoying; otherwise the Spanish 

track was inaudible, rather than barely audible as it had been the day 

before. 

I meant to mention yesterday that of the usual Spanish frequencies, 15230 

was inaudible but it was on today, tho weaker than the others, presumably 

aimed at SAm. Spanish also on 11760, 11800, 6000 (barely audible by 1354 

check), and 11875, which I had not noted on Thursday, but the latter was 

gone when rechecked at 1420. Fidel is presiding over this event, which 

guarantees it full coverage on RHC, and VP Rangel of Venezuela is also 

there. At 1420, audio on 13680 was almost gone, another bad patch cord, I 

guess, but OK on 9550, as the mother of a Disappeared from Argentina 

finished speaking. It appears that just about every unfortunate event in 

Latin America over the past 50 years can be classified as terrorism now, 

with the CIA and USA somehow behind them. 

[later] 

I couldn't keep listening but made sporadic checks when possible, sometimes 

on the car radio, which suffers from insensitivity and local FM image 

overload on some freqs. At 1619, there was mx on the Spanish freqs, and 

could not hear any of the English freqs. At 1649, Spanish on 11760, English 

on 9550, and too much noise on 12 and 13 MHz. 1830 recheck, 9550 still with 

English. Live events at the meeting were apparently in recess much of this 

time, accounting for mx breaks, and discussion from the studio, interviews 

from the floor with Ed Newman. 

At 1840 all three English freqs reconfirmed, and at 1842, 11760 paused for 

an ID in Spanish mentioning the same set of freqs as earlier in the 

morning, and all confirmed except for 6000, and yes, 11875 was back on. At 

1930, English still going from the studio with mx breaks, discussing 

Operation Condor, which Fidel thinks is still in operation thruout Latin 

America. The conference started Thursday, but I'm not sure whether it lasts 

two or three days. 

Will RHC blow away its scheduled lang programming this afternoon or reserve 

a few txs for that, and Venezuela relay which is supposed to be on 3 or 4 

freqs including 13680 at 2000? We should read all about it and listen to 

webcast at yeah, sure, down as frequently the case.


Freq change for Radio Havana Cuba in English: 

2300-0200 NF 12000, x9655 to avoid VOIROI/IRIB in Spanish \\ 9550 


CZECH REP Freqs changes for RFE/RL: 1500-1600 Russian NF 9520, ex 

9725 

1500-1700 Belorussian NF 9725, ex 9565 1600-1700 Russian NF 9565, 

ex 9725 


DRM Interesting interview on the new DRM module launched at the London 

Digital Radio Show 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC 

June 3) 

DRM group meeting report A comprehensive report on the May 5th meeting is 

at 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld June 4) 

New Module heralded as DRM breakthrough - RadioScape's new RS500 module. A 

new module for mulitstandard, digital radio receivers promises to bring DRM 

reception within easy reach for price-conscious consumers. 

"This is the breakthrough DRM has been waiting for" says Peter Senger, 

Deutshe Welle's technical director and chair of the DRM Consortium. 

He was referring to the new RS500 module manufactured by the UK-based 

company RadioScape, which can receive DRM as well as DAB, FM with RDS, LW, 

MW, and SW. The company says receivers based on this module could have end 

user prices below $250 dollars, almost a quarter of the current market 

price. 

Peter Senger (right) and Andrew Moloney, marketing manager at RadioScape 

were guests on Deutsche Welle radio's Update Europe on Friday 3rd June. 

Update Europe, a three hour music-and-chat lunchtime programme was launched 

on November 1st 2004 for a pan-European audience and was specially 

conceived for the new DRM digital shortwave technology. 

Click below to hear Update Europe's Marianne Yahilevich talking Peter 

Senger and Andrew Moloney. (DW June 3) 

A lot of interesting items on DRM, like 

- DRM Demo at Winter SWL Fest 2005 at Kulpsville, 

- 26 MHz DRM Tests in Croatia, 

comments like 

"On the other hand, Graham Mytton of VT Merlin Communications voiced the 

opinion that we will have to continue with analog SW broadcasting for a 

long time to come." 

can be read on 

DX Listening Digest 5-092, June 4, 2005 by Glenn Hauser, see 

 

or from next week onwards. 

(wb, June 4) 

INTERVIEW ON NEW DRM MODULE 

Interesting interview on the new DRM module launched at the London Digital 

Radio Show

(Mike Barraclough, dxld June 6) 

There's another report on the site I had not seen 

 

I would hope the receivers are using a DAB/DRM as I am not convinced there 

is enough distinctive programme content yet on DRM for consumers in France, 

Germany and the Benelux to pay an extra premium for a digital receiver. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, swprograms via dxld June 6) 

HARMAN/BECKER Automotive Systems Joins DRM 

 

(via Siriol Evans, DRM Press Office, dxld June 6) 

Becker company from Karlsruhe-Germany, - now belonging to Harman-USA - has 

been built the best car radios worldwide in past two decades, like "Becker 

Mexico" sets on Porsche and Daimler-Benz cars, including SW band range. 

(wb, June 6) 

DJIBOUTI 4780 Radiodiffusion TV Djibouti, at *0257-0316 on Jun 1, open 

carrier followed by instrumental mx opening at 0259. Man announcer with ID 

and sign on annts at 0300 followed by recitations. Fair. (Rich D'Angelo-PA- 

USA, DXplorer June 5) 

4780 Radiodiffusion Television de Djibouti, at 1700-1845 UT on June 3, 

Vernacular. Lots of songs with local instruments, news by a man from 1701 

and 1831 which began with the same theme music. Signal was strong and 

stable, but seemed to be overmodulated. 

(M. Kusumoto-JPN, hcdx June 6) 

ERITREA I listened to Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea (pres) in 

Vernacular? on 7100 kHz from 1624-1704 UT on May 18. Mainly talk and folk 

mx. SINPO 32332. QRM: Unknown station on 7110 kHz and 7105 kHz. (Yasuhiro 

Shiozaki-JPN, JPNpremium June 9) 

7105 Belarus R.?, 7110 CNR and R.Ethiopia?, wb. 

ETHIOPIA [to ERI] 9560.82, R. Ethiopia on Jun 01 at 1450-1500* UT, 33433 

Arabic, Ethiopian pops, ID at 1459 UT. 9560.82, V. of Democratic Alliance 

via R. Ethiopia on Jun 01 at *1500-1535 UT, 33443 Arabic and Kunama, 1500 

IS, ID, Talk and Ethiopian pops mx. 


5500 V.o.Peace & Democracy Eritrea on Jun 02 at *1414-1425 UT, 34232-33232 

Tigrigna, 1414 UT sign on with IS, ID, opening mx another announce, talk 

and local mx. 


EQUATORIAL GUINEA 15190 Ledbetter Bible Answer Program via Radio Africa 

"kind of" verified in 6 days with a no data almost helpful statement: "This 

is Spencer Ledbetter from the Ledbetter Bible Answer Program that is 

broadcasting in Equatorial Guinea. I appreciate your report. I'm not 

familiar with a QSL verification but if you tell me what it is, I will seek 

to comply. Thanks for listening! God Bless you and your family! If I can 

help you in any way, let me know!" 

I wrote back to "let him know" so we shall see if anything positive 

develops. I'm optimistic although historical experience with many 

individual religious broadcasters (program providers) hasn't been good 

overall. 

I sent my report for the Ledbetter Bible Answer Program via Radio Africa to 

two separate e-mail addresses. One was direct to the ministry at

The other was to the station at The reply came 

direct from Spencer Ledbetter but I am not certain which e-mail address got 

the message to him. However, the reply came from Spencer's direct e-mail 

address which is 

In today's mail I received a postal reply direct from Radio Africa for a 

report to the (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer 

June 5) 

I listened to Radio Nacional de Guniea Ecuatorial-Bata in Vernacular? and 

Spanish on 5005 kHz from 2034-2105 UT on April 15. Talk, folk mx, Afropops, 

etc. News in Spanish by man from 2101 UT. Frequently ID as 'Radio 

Nacional'. SINPO 34333-34332. QRM:CW on co-channel. Poor audio from 2103. 

(Yasuhiro Shiozaki-JPN, JPNpremium June 9) 

FRANCE/ASCENSION General conditions are again quite poor, particularly on 

the highest bands. On Sunday, ARS 9675 was peaking to S6 around 0645 but 

there was no trace of it today - only Cancao Nova which was not heard on 

Sunday! RHC was fair to good strength on 6000 6060 9550 and fair on 11760 

but with dit QRM and splatter from 11755. CVC via Darwin in INSn was 

audible around 0630 on 17820 but hardly moving the S meter. There were no 

signals out of SHP anywhere. I note that RFI is using 15160 in English at 

0600-0630 UT \\ ASC 11665 kHz. (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX June 6) 

I just receive an email from RFI with an internet link for there European 

schedule with all MW/SW/FM and satellite. On FM you will find all European 

relays. 

 

(Vincent Lecleir-F, MWC June 9) 

GEORGIA Re BC-DX #713: Today 1600-1630 Radio Georgia in Azeri on 4540 and 

Radio Hara in Abkhazian/Georgian at 1700-1730 UT on 4875 were heard here, 

June 6. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX June 7) 

At approx. 1400 UT 9494.94v Abkhaz State Radio Soxum noted in Russian 

again, fade in time, thiny S=1-2. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 7) 

GERMANY After 1st June I have noted Rohrdorf 666 still AN on two 

occasions, so they may have had second thoughts of cutting down. (Olle Alm- 

SWE, wwdxc BC-DX June 5) 

Yes, obviously they have changed their minds at short notice, on May 20. 

They removed the regarding note from the 

 

page. No idea why they hesitated from doing it now, since the plan to 

switch off most mediumwave txs overnight is around already for some time 

there and has been already implemented on 828 and 1485. (Kai Ludwig-D, 

wwdxc BC-DX June 5) 

630 kHz - The authorities in Niedersachsen, Germany, have licensed the 200 

kW mediumwave tx at Cremlingen, near Braunschweig, on 630 kHz. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, ARC-Eko April 25 / June 4) 

Actually 100 kW day, 16 kW night. The 200 kW power level applies to 756 kHz 

from the same site. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 5) 

Below follows current schedule of Voice of Russia via Braunschweig 

transmitter in Germany - 630 kHz, 100 kW. 

0400-0900 Voice of Russia in English 

0900-1200 Voice of Russia in German 

1200-1500 Russian International Radio in Russian

1500-1600 Voice of Russia in German (special broadcast for Berlin area) 


1700-1800 Voice of Russia, World Service in Russian 


1900-2100 Russian International Radio in Russian 

2100-2200 Voice of Russia, Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo in Russian. 

(open_dx - Pavel Mikhaylov, Moscow-RUS - info from Voice of Russia 

Technical Management; DXsignal June 7) 

Freq change for Minivan Radio in Dhivehi via DTK T-Systems: 

1600-1700 NF 11800 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg to SoAs, ex 12015 to avoid VOKorea 

Additional changes for Brother Stair (TOM) via DTK T-Systems: 

1400-1600 on 6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir to Eu, ex 1500-1600 

1500-1600 on 13810 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME, cancelled 

Additional txions for TWR Europe via DTK T-Systems from May 30: 

1810-1840 Mon-Sat on 5910 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg to EaEu in Serbian 

1810-1840 Sunday on 5910 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg to EaEu in Slovene 

Freq change for VOA in Ukrainian via BIB 100 kW / 088 deg: 

2000-2030 Mon-Fri and 2000-2015 Sat/Sun NF 7230, ex 6010 \\ 9715 and 11840 


wdr-teletext #454: 

Einen Leckerbissen fuer Radiofans bietet die neue Ausgabe der 

"Nordwestdeutschen Hefte zur Rundfunkgeschichte". Unter dem Titel "Vom NWDR 

zum WDR" vereint sie Interviews mit fuenf prominenten Radio- und TV-Machern 

der ersten Stunde. Claus-Hinrich Casdorff, Chris Howland, Heinz Werner 

Huebner, Hilde Stallmach-Schwarzkopf und Dieter Thoma geben - teils 

anekdotisch heiter - einen Einblick in ihre Arbeit der Pionierzeit. 

Die "Nordwestdeutschen Hefte" sind unter der Homepage 

per Download zugaenglich. (Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX June 

5) 

GREECE Freq change for VOA in Kurdish via KAV 250 kW / 108 deg: 

0400-0500 NF 9730, ex 9705 \\ 7115 and 11980 


HAWAII 11555 Radio Hoa Mai via KWHR. On June 4 at 1328-1358 UT. SINPO 

44444. Started with bells ringing at 1328 UT, then ID in Vietnamese by a 

woman. Mainly talk by a man and a woman. ID for KWHR at 1358 UT, followed 

by Falun Dafa Radio program in Chinese at 1400. But strong signal from 

China covered. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, June 9) 

11555 R. Free Vietnam via KWHR on Jun 02 at *1229-1258* UT[Mon-Fri wb.]. 

45444 Vietnamese, 1229 UT with opening mx, Opening announce, talk. 

11555 R. Moa Mai via KWHR on Jun 04 at *1328-1335 UT[Sat-Sun wb.]. 44444 

Vietnamese, 1328 sign on with Gong's IS, Opening announce and opening mx. 

Talk. 


HUNGARY 810 and 1341 kHz Magyar Katolikus Radio, the new Catholic station 

launched by the Hungarian Bishops Conference last spring, goes nationwide 

on April 1st by turning on two new transmitters. For the past year, the 

station has been operation from a single tx in Szolnok on 1341 AM. 

On April lst, it will be joined by a tx in Lakihegy on 810 AM, which will 

cover the middle part of Hungary, and Lakihegy on 1341 AM, in the western 

part of Hungary. According to Mr. Ferenc Zlinszky, the deputy editor at the

FM network in northern Hungary, MKR, which is a separate institution from 

Magyar Katolikus Radio on AM radio, "Until now, only one of the three 

planned txs has been operating: 

the one in Szolnok, in the eastern half of the country, 1341 AM. So, the 

"country-wide" broadcasting will become a reality on the first of April." 

Further, Mr. Zlinszky reports that, in regard to the Szolnok tx, "this one 

will be replaced with a new equipment, too." 

There is a bad echo on 1341 now (Olle Alm-Swe) 

(Catholic Radio Update # 325 March 20; via Olle Alm-SWE, ARC-Eko April 25 / 

June 4) 

Second 1341 site is Siofok near the eastern tip of the Balaton lake. Now I 

note no echo on 1341 anymore, but some distortion and especially on speech 

the hollow sound typical for skywave reception of SFN networks, as it can 

be heard on the UK synchro freqs. Meanwhile they also added a compressor 

(Optimod or a competitor's product), so they are now considerably louder 

than when they started back in last year. Makes quite a difference 

especially because they play many classical mx with faint parts. 

Here are nice aerial views of the Lakihegy station south of Budapest 

(original Blaw Knox antenna?), the Solt 2000 kW plant (540 kHz) and some 

other sites: 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 5) 

810 will never work properly during twin-light and nighttime even around 

Budapest Lakihegy location, due of co-channel 1200 kW powerhouse in 

Macedonia, which covers whole Balkan region and even central Europe area up 

to 1500 kms around. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 5) 

Re. Lakihegy 810: I understand this to be an additional outlet for 

Budapest, providing a strong signal to overcome the local noise within the 

big town. Congestion between the Siofok and Szolnok signals on 1341 could 

be especially worse in the Budapest area as well. 

If you don't know the output of the new outlets yet: 

Lakihegy is 12.3 kW, Siofok 150 kW, cf. 

 


1341/810 A bright sunny day Friday, temperature around +30 C with wind 

from east, so we started visiting Hungarian Catholic Radio: 

E-mail: 

Address: , Delibab Utca 15-17, H-1062 Budapest, Hungary. We had a fixed 

meeting with Chief Engineer Gabor Frischmann. He attended us very friendly 

giving us little parer info and mini poster with studio photos. Not yet 

printed stickers. Their studios are quite new, just one year and before the 

building has been a children baby private school. The station operates on 

MW and is well heard in south - central Europe, on 1341 kHz, but there are 

interferences on 1341 kHz from BBC Northern Ireland TX. The other channel 

is for local area in Budapest on 810 kHz former utilized by Radio Juventus 

Budapest (now only on FM), but unfortunately the MEGAWATT TX from Skopje is 

even doing heterodine at daytime, so not a good choose. 

The station is stricktly in contact with Vatican Radio and they relay the 

Hungarian sce. The equipment is all computerized and processed from the 

satellite and connection to the Cable FM system in many towns of Hungary. 

Mr. Gabor Frischmann is very much interested to get reception reports which 

are carefully controlled and verified by letter, and don't forget to add an 

International Reply Coupon.

You may contact him at: 

(Dario Monferini, visiting Hungary, Playdx via dxld June 7) 

INDONESIA 4870.92 RRI Sorong at 1050-1150* UT on Jun 2. Vocal selections 

to 1101, then seemed like an IS consisting of a few bars of mx on local 

instruments, followed by "Radio Republik INS Sorong" ID; YL with news 

followed to 1118, then more mx; shut down about 1150 per rechecks. Fair 

signal. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 3) 

4870.90 RRI Sorong, at 0957-1020 UT. On the hour noted a man in nx 

(Indonesian Lang) until 1002 when mx presented. This format continued (mx & 

tx) during remaining period. Signal was at fair level. (Chuck Bolland-FL- 

USA, hcdx June 5) 

3345 RRI Ternate on June 5 at 1310-1400 UT, 33333. Talk and music in INSn. 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium June 9) 

4604.98 RRI Serui on Jun 02 at 1125-1137 UT, 45343 INSn, 1129 IS, ID at 

1130, Local news. 

4870.95 RRI Sorong on Jun 02 at 1052-1103 UT, 44343 INSn, 1100 IS, ID at 

1101. Local news. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium June 9) 

4789.97 RRI Fak-Fak at 1148-1210 on Jun 5. Nice INSn lagu-lagu; M ancr 

spoke at 1158 UT, then SCI at 1159; Jak relay commenced at 1200 with usual 

WIB time check, followed by news. Excellent signal; still good at 1230 recheck 

with mx. 

4890.92 RRI Sorong at 1053-1200+ on Jun 5. Very fine signal this morning, 

noted several times in passing with vocal mx, Male ancr. (John Wilkins-CO- 

USA, DXplorer June 5) 

IRAQ Regularly already VO Iraqi Kurdistan close down at 1455 UT on 6337 

kHz, May 23-June 5. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX June 7) 

ITALY 6195 RAI im 49 Meter Band. Christoph Ratzer schrieb: 

Wie in BC-DX 714 diese Woche gemeldet ist RAI auch heute auf 6195 kHz 

anstatt auf 9670 zu hoeren, derzeit (1030 UT) wird ein Musikprogramm mit 

vielen italienischen Titeln gespielt. Signalstaerke in Salzburg S=9 +40dB. 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX June 4) 

Hier in Noerten-Hardenberg eher schwaches und verrauschtes Signal. Hab erst 

gedacht es w„r ein Pirat. ;-) (Felix Lechte-D, A-DX June 5) 

6195 Hier in Stuttgart sind es nur 780 km aus Rom und die Nebenkeule ergibt 

noch ein deftiges Signal. Bis Noerten sind es halt 500 km mehr. Die Vorzugs 

Senderichtung ist 52 Grad und geht in Richtung Sarajevo, Belgrad, Kiev, 

Charkov hinaus. 

(wb, A-DX June 5) 

JAPAN [and non] The special DX-programme from R JPN was heard here in 

Denmark at armchair level today at 0510-0600 and 1010-1100 UT. Thanks a lot 

to all participants! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer June 4) 

Dear Anker, 

Your information on NHK Radio JPN DX px item came 15 hours too late. 

Unfortunatelly I missed all these European relay txions and also Victor's 

interview. 

Last chance for European audience will be the ME txion on Monday morning at 

'unpleasant' time of 0110 UT via Rampisham 5960 kHz. 

Monday 0110-0200 5960(UK)/17560 kHz

17810/11860(SNG)/17845/15325kHz 

17825/11935(BON)kHz 

Hopeless in Europe: 

Sunday 0010-0100 6145 kHz(Canada) 

0310-0400 21610kHz 

1110-1200 9695/11730kHz 6120 kHz(Canada) 

1510-1600 6190/7200/11730kHz 9505 kHz 

5960UK Yes, heard a fair - but flutter fading - signal from Rampisham here 

in Germany, too close to the tx site at night propagation time slot. (wb, 


Commemorating Radio Japan's 70th anniversary on June 1, the June's first 

weekend show of Radio Japan's "Hello from Tokyo" dedicated its entire 

program to DX items. 

On June 4/5/6, the following personnel was be on the show: 

Ms. Yukiko Tsuji, member of JSWC, JPN Short Wave Club. (Familiar voice of 

JSWC DX programs). 

Mr. Anker Petersen, Chairman of Danish Short Wave Club International, 

Denmark. 

Mr. G. Victor A. Goonetilleke, President of the Radio Society of Sri Lanka. 

Mr. Bob Padula, Administrator, EDXP, Electronic DX Press Monitoring Assoc., 

Australia. 

Mr. Richard D'Angelo, Executive Director, NASWA, North American Short Wave 

Assoc. USA. 

All talked about their radio lives and memories of Radio JPN with Jonathan 

Sherr and Ms. Hisako Tomisawa, "Hello from Tokyo's" regular host and 

hostess joined by Toshi Ohtake of JSWC. 

At 0510-0600 on 4 June, 15195 kHz provided the best reception, SINPO 35333, 

although it is not directed to my area. Very weak signals on 17810 and 

21755 kHz. No signal at all on 5975 kHz via UK. Weak signal, worse than 

15195 kHz, on 7230 kHz via UK. 

I also listened at 1010-1100 UTC. 17720 and 17585 kHz were the best, with 

SINPO 43443 and 35433 respectively. 17720 kHz was subject to QRM from 10 

kHz below, where super-powerful signal of YLE Radio Finland was heard. 

21755 kHz came very, very weak (1 1); 11730 kHz came with SINPO 25222. 

But the best reception was noted at 1710-1800 UTC on 11970 kHz! SINPO was 

45444. 

(Dmitry Mezin, Kazan-RUS, DXsignal June 7) 

MADAGASCAR Heute morgen habe ich auf 15320 kHz ein Englisch sprachiges 

Programm gehoert. Auch beim Programmende wurde keine ID genannt. Auf einer 

veralteten 'Voiceofhope.net' Internetseite und im Passport habe ich 

gelesen, dass es sich um Voice of Hope aus MDG handeln koennte. Weiss 

jemand genaueres? (weitere Sendezeiten? 

Adresse?) 

Gehoert: 0440-0457 UTC (Programmende). 

Sprache: Englisch mit afrikanischem Slang. SINPO: 54444 

Es wurden auch noch Yahoo E-Mail Adressen genannt. Leider hat mein Mini- 

Disc Recorder aber versagt. Danke fuer die Info. 

(Sandro Blatter-SUI, A-DX June 5) 

Das ist Radio Nile, wie sich die VoHope mittlerweile nennt. Habe ich 

letzten Montag von 0427-0457 UT auf 15320 kHz in abwechselnd En und Vn 

gehoert.

Als Adresse habe ich nach langem Suchen gefunden: 

P.O.Box 19318, NL-3501 DH Utrecht oder 

P.O.Box 33829, Kampala, UGANDA (aeltere QSL-Meldungen in QIP). 

Uebrigens kommt gleich nach Sendeschluss von Radio Nile nebenan auf 15325 

kHz ab 0500 UTC mit dem Sudan Radio Service ein weiteres Programm fuer den 

Sudan. 

(Rudolf Sonntag-D, A-DX June 5) 

15325 Sudan Radio Service, latter at 0500-0600 UT (excl. Fri/Sat) 

Woofferton-UK 300 kW 126 Grad in Ar/En, wb. 

Radio Nile gibt es seit Herbst 2002 / Saison B03: 

R Nile in En/Sudanesisch 0430-0500 UT nur samstags bis dienstags. 

15320 250 kW 335 Grad. 12060 250 kW 325 Grad 

12060 0427-0457 47E,48,52E,53 MDC 250kW 325deg 

15320 0427-0457 47E,48,52E,53 MDC 250 335 

Radio Nile fuer den Sudan 

Radio Voice of Hope hat sich in Radio Nile umbenannt. Die humanitaere 

Station sendet weiterhin samstags bis dienstags 0430-0500 Uhr ueber die 

Anlagen von Radio Nederland Wereldomroep auf Madagaskar auf 12060 und 15320 

kHz (250 kW, 325/335 degr) fuer den Suedsudan. 

Die "Stimme der Hoffnung fuer die, die im Suedsudan keine Stimme haben", 

wurde von der christlichen Programmgesellschaft NCRV als Teil ihrer Feiern 

zum 75-jaehrigen Bestehen initiiert und wird von ihr und mehreren 

religioesen und humanitaeren Organisationen finanziert. Nach positiven 

Empfangsergebnissen fuer Testsendungen am 24. Dezember 1999 und 1. Januar 

2000 begann man mit den Vorbereitungen fuer regelmaessige Sendungen. Am 4. 

November 2000 wurde dann ein samstaegliches Programm in Englisch und Sudan- 

Arabisch fuer den Sueden des Sudan aufgenommen, spaeter auf vier 

Halbstundensendungen woechentlich ausgedehnt. 

Die meisten Programmteile werden in einem Studio der katholischen Kirche in 

Kampala aufgenommen und dann an Radio Nederland geschickt. Ein Aufsichtsrat 

von elf Personen plant und ueberwacht die Sendungen. Fuenf Mitglieder 

kommen vom New Sudan Council of Churches, je zwei von Frauenorganisationen 

und auslaendischen Hilfsorganisationen, eines vertritt Jugendliche, eines 

die Journalisten. 

Seit 20 Jahren tobt im Sudan ein Krieg, der oft als Krieg zwischen dem 

arabischen Norden und afrikanischen Sueden, zwischen muslimischem 

Fundamentalismus und anderen Religionen verstanden wird. Allerdings ist die 

Front im Sueden keineswegs einheitlich, denn verschiedene Kriegsherren 

bekaempfen sich auch gegenseitig bzw. kooperieren nach Bedarf mit der 

Regierung. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Medien Aktuell, Kirche im Rundfunk) 

[Cland to Sudan] 15320 Radio Nile, at *0427-0457* on Apr 16, drums / 

percussion instruments into Sudanese Arabic, then English, ID "This is 

Radio Nile broadcasting on 15320 kHz 19 mb and 12060 kHz in the 25 mb 

shortwave band. Radio Nile brings you nx and current affairs and programs 

on peace, education, devopment... Tune in every Sat Sun and Mon and Tue at 

7 hours AM. Radio Nile coming SW (at tune)", then prgr in Sudanese Arabic. 

Slightly weaker than \\ 12060, but both strong. Included local nice songs 

at armchair level. Percussion/string instruments at close. 


15320 / 12060, Radio Nile/IRIN at *0427- 0457* on Apr 25, YL in Sudanese 

Arabic, then English station annts: "This is Radio Nile broadcasting on 

15320 kHz 19 meters and 12060 kHz on the 25 meter SW band. Radio Nile

ings you ..." and schedule. At 0500 percussion/string instruments into 

0500 "Hello and welcome to this program from IRIN radio. IRIN, the 

humanitarian nx sce of the United Nations." (Integrated Regional 

Information Network (UN-IRIN)). 

0500 UT Program about maternaty and early baby sces in Southern Sudan for 

local women. "In this program, we talk to the women who make the maternaty 

work." Women talking in local lang plus translation into English. Longish 

beautiful song ended the IRIN Radio programme, into male talking in English 

(now considerably worse technical quality and hard to understand) about 

"Quality of life in rural Sudan", with features devided by HoA songs. Then 

local lang (Sudanese Arabic?), again lovely songs. Percussion / string 

instruments at close. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 25) 

MOLDOVA [to IRN] 7490 V. of Iran of Tomorrow Movement, on Jun 01 at 

*1600-1605 UT, 35333 Persian, 1600 sign-on with opening mx, ID, talk. 


MYANMAR 5985.9 Radio Myanmar on June 2 at 1330-1435 UT. SINPO 33333. 

Talk in Burmese by a man and a woman. Music program with Burmese songs from 

1345. ID at 1429 UT, English program followed, but the reception condition 

got worse. 


15480 Democratic Voice of Burma [-non]. On June 4 at 1428-1435 UT. SINPO 

25332. Started with folk song at 1428 UT and ID in Burmese was heard at 

1430 UT. Male talk after short mx break. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, 

June 9) 

NETHERLANDS Dutch mediumwave freqs activated with low power. Ruud Poeze, 

who holds the licences for a number of mediumwave freqs in the Netherlands, 

has started activating them with low power txs carrying test tones. This is 

intended to demonstrate to the Radiocommunications Agency that the freqs 

are 'in use'. So far, 15 watt txs with inverted L antennas have been 

activated on 1584 kHz (Utrecht) and 1557 kHz (Amsterdam). The Amsterdam tx 

started operating on Saturday, 26.3, with a 1000 Hz test tone. Here in 

Naarden, about 25 km away, the signal is barely audible. 

(Andy via MWC e-mail sce March 28; ARC MV-Eko via Olle Alm-SWE, June 4) 

[HOL and non] 

RNW was heard after 0700 on it's new 9610 via JUL (aiming at Olle) today // 

5955, but NOT // Bonaire 9625. (Olle Alm-SWE and Noel R. Green-UK, June 4) 

That's a special service for Dutch holidaymakers in North Eastern Europe on 

their Caravaning touring busses, like every year til Sept 1st: 

9610 0659-0757 18 to NoEaEUR JUL 100kW 50deg 0106-010905 Dutch 

and FLE 6015 kHz is cut by an hour closing at 0556 UT instead. 

Another JUL registration entry at 10 degr (20 minus 10) 

11655 0559-0700 18 JUL 100 20 -10 0106-010905 Dut 

Also additional sce via Kaliningrad 

6035 1959-2057 18,27,28W KLG 160 245 0106-010905 

6035 1959-2200 27,28W,37N KLG 160 245 0106-010905 Dut RUS RNW RNW 

and addit FLE 

9695 1959-2057 36,37 FLE 500 205 0106-010905 Dut 

9695 1959-2057 28S,38,39 FLE 500 127 0106-010905 Dut 

9895 0659-1657 27S,37N FLE 500 191 0106-010905 Dut 

and complex 11935 schedule also:

11935 0500-0556 28S FLE 500 123 0106-010905 Dut 

11935 0559-0757 27S,28S,37N FLE 500 191 234567 0106-010905 Dut 

11935 0559-0758 27S,28S,37N FLE 500 191 1-Sun 0106-010905 Dut 

11935 0659-0757 27S,28S,37N FLE 500 191 2703-010605 Dut 

11935 0659-0758 27S,28S,37N FLE 500 191 0109-301005 Dut 

11935 0759-0900 28S FLE 500 123 23456 0107-010905 Dut 

11935 0759-0900 27S,37N FLE 500 191 23456 0106-010905 Dut 

12015 1959-2057 28S FLE 4 0 123 0106-010905 DRM Dut 



and bycicle tour de FRANCE live coverage: 



(wb, June 5) 

DRM txions by Radio Netherlands from the Nozema Services txion site on 

Flevoland have increased this season by almost seven hours per day. At 

present, DRM txions in Dutch total 6 hours 45 mins daily, and English three 

and a half hours daily. In the summer of 2004 these were respectively one 

hour and two and a half hours. 

Radio Netherlands Director-General and DRM Vice-President Jan Hoek says 

"Radio Netherlands has been involved as a founder member and participant 

from the design phase up to the current phase." DRM offers an enormous 

improvement with respect to the analogue sound quality, and approaches FM 

quality. That is a major advantage for our listeners. Moreover, DRM 

technology brings with it lower distribution costs for our organisation. 

DRM therefore gives a new pulse gives to the freqs under 30 MHz. Rob 

Timmermans, General Director Nozema Services: "Nozema Services work 

continuously using the newest technology, to offer our customers the best 

possible sce. Digital radio on the basis of DRM is a beautiful example of 

that. With DRM we combine the advantages (digitally) of better sound with 

the large reach of our mediumwave and SW txs. Also with DRM, fading of the 

signals becomes a thing of the past. 

From the Flevoland tx site, Radio Canada International, Vatican Radio and 

Radio Sweden also transmit in DRM. These broadcasts are received in central 

Europe, including the south of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and 

Slovenia. 

The first DRM consumer receivers are expected on the market in the autumn. 

Further information on DRM appears on 

(RNW MN NL June 7) 

NEW ZEALAND The following has been passed to me by Adrian Sainsbury, RNZI 

who is looking for new RNZI monitors as mentioned below. Please contact 

Adrian at the RNZI email or postal address listed below (Mark Nicholls, 

Editor, New Zealand DX Times, New Zealand Radio DX League 

) 

RNZI is looking for DX listeners in any of the Pacific Islands right out to 

the Pacific rim to monitor and report on RNZI txions. We are especially 

interested in finding enthusiasts who will assist us with reporting on the 

new digital technology [DRM] txions beginning later this year. In exchange 

for this sce a DRM receiver will be supplied at no cost. 

For further information please contact: 

Adrian Sainsbury, Technical Manager, P.O.Box 123, Radio New Zealand 

International, WELLINGTON 

e-mail:

(via Nicholls, Editor, New Zealand DX Times, New Zealand Radio DX League 

June 7) 

PAKISTAN Pakistan has come up on 15100 at 1700-1900 since June 1 

(replacing 9365 kHz) and is doing well here with slight splash from BBC SKN 

15105 and via ASC at 1800. Can anyone give me a report of what it's like 

further east? 


I checked some PAK freqs quickly today June 7th. 

11585/11586 Crazy frequency selection of only 1 kHz separation. Heard 

Russian at 1415 UT on exact 11586.00 kHz, both PAK and AIR [latter cochannel 

11585.00] were on same poor signal level S=2, and I could follow 

easily Russian sce progr when used the upper flank. Nothing noted on \\ 

9325 kHz. 

Arabic sce was much stronger then, at 1815 UT, 9340.44 kHz and 11550.03 kHz 

S=2-3. 

Urdu program was not bad (except audio quality) on both 11570 and 15100 at 

1820 UT, S=4-5. 

I couldn't copy any of the new 9320 kHz signals, Iran program, or the 

Islamabad special program later 1700-1900 UT. KRE 9325 signal was alone and 

the only one in this band region. 

7570 kHz not strongs as in past autumn/winter, only S=2 at 1930 UT. Whistle 

tone on the lower flank makes listening not pleasant. So used to tune VFO 

to approx. 7572 kHz instead. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 7) 

I checked the PAK freqs again today. At 1700 UT Urdu service started with 

54444 on 15100, and on 11570 SINPO 44444. 

Persian 11550.38 kHz noted with carrier already at 1710 UT, and R PAK 

started IS, ID in Persian from 1714 UT. No signal, no carrier, on around 

9320 kHz in whole time segment periode til 1800 UT. 

Arabic noted 1815-1820 UT today on 11550.03 22222, 9340.47 22222. 

Nothing heard on 9320 kHz from Islambad special ... 

7570 couldn't be traced today til 1956 UT, not even a carrier whistle 

observed. On upper flank disturbed by fast-CW digital on 7571.75 kHz. (wb, 

June 8) 

Freq change for Radio Pakistan in Urdu from June 1: 

1700-1900 NF 15100, ex 9365 \\ 11570 


PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3364.98 R. Milne Bay (pres) at 1149-1220+ on Jun 5. 

Vocal mx and M ancr reading listeners' letters and greetings. Soul and 

reggae numbers before 1200, and "island" mx after 1200 or so; ad for a 

sporting goods store at 1217, followed by a "Karai Nat'l Radio ID" and more 

mx. Good signal and was \\ to 4890, which was in very well. 

7120 Wantok Radio Light at 1222-1248 on Jun 5. Mainly mx, with M and W 

ancrs speaking after every song or two. Didn't tune in early enough to get 

the suberb reception noted by others, but signal was still fair here well 

after local sunrise, as was 4960. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 5)

7120 Wantok Radio on June 5 at 1238-1255 UT. Managed to hear this station 

coming as early as 1118 with religious broadcaster blasting away with 

signal that was hitting a solid s5 to s6 at times. 

Re-tuned at 1238 and heard this with such clear readability as 'you're 

listening to Christian Voice Broadcasting, the Light, broadcasting from 

studios in Papua New Guinea. The announcer continued with talking about the 

inauguration of this new sce for Papua New Guinea, and mentioned to send 

you messages for posting on 'Messengers on Today' program. 

Afterwards she continued to mention on the number of messages sent in 

congratulating on this new broadcasting sce, and to write for Christian 

Information, gave the web site to check out further information. 

Afterwards, several hymn selections followed, with additional annts given 

at 1254 about a family event being planned for 7 o'clock. Afterwards the 

signal gradually deteriorated with the noise level up. Reception was best 

heard on the amplified loop. 

By far, this morning was the best copy on this station's programming. 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer June 5) 

Another milestone will be scored in the PNG media sector when the PNG Bible 

Church launches its Wantok Light Radio station on Short Wave on Saturday. 

The radio station has already been broadcasting on the FM band in Port 

Moresby for the last year or so. 

The SW txion will be launched at Kaupena mission station in Southern 

Highlands province - the "birth place" of this church in PNG, set up by 

American missionaries about 40 years ago. 

The SW launch now takes the Port Moresby-based radio station to the rest of 

the country and overseas. 

Its pre-launch txion on SW in the last few days has been received loud and 

clear around the country, judging from those of us listening from Madang. 

Over two years ago, no one thought a community-funded radio station would 

be launched on the Short Wave. 

This approach to radio broadcasting, popularly called "community 

broadcasting" where the community backs a station was until then an alien 

concept. Community radio broadcasting is popular in many parts of the 

world. 

Several groups, particularly churches, have to date set up radio stations 

through this concept. 

Broadly, community radio stations are owned, funded and managed by members 

of a community. 

People in the concerned community raise funds for the upkeep of a radio 

station. They may use limited advertising in their broadcasts, often as 

"sponsors" for a very short time as specified under their license. 

A community broadcast station are set up to serve groups of people deemed 

as not being served by the mainstream broadcasting stations or media. 

They serve a niche in a community and often have agendas to pursue and 

promote. They are subjective and uphold the values of the sponsoring group 

and the community they seek to serve.

Universally, community broadcast stations are non-profit entities 

established to serve a community interests where the mainstream media 

overlooks or cannot reach. 

They are often stations with limited broadcast capacity but this varies 

from country to country. They can be stations with limited broadcast hours 

to 24-hour outfits. 

Community radio stations are independent from the govt. The community 

financing is perhaps one of its main attributes that distinguishes itself 

from the other radio broadcast sectors. 

Though they are predominantly self-funding, in some cases in the world, 

programming is funded through govt grants and also some of the stations 

that are starting up get start-up funds from their govts. 

This funding option can be looked at in this country since those in govt 

and elsewhere in society recognise the superiority of radio over other 

forms of media in PNG. 

There can be trade-off arrangement for this where govt messages can be 

broadcast in exchange for the start-up funds. 

Imagine in this country so rich in culture and lang, where each community 

would set up its own community radio station on common grounds such as a 

lang community radio station would act as a catalyst for improvement in 

lifestyles of people and maintenance of lang, traditional songs and 

folklore on the airwaves. The community radio station would act as a living 

archive of a community. 

This would be in a situation where a well-meaning govt went out of its way 

to support their establishment along common terms such as lang. 

With govt support, community radio stations could be the answer too much of 

the information dissemination and communication needs of the govt, churches 

and other interested groups. 

 

(via Mike Terry-UK, dxld June 8) 

PHILIPPINES 1170 - Regular VOA operation from the new Poro site on 1170 

kHz commenced Wednesday evening, March 15. The old antenna was dismantled 

March 16. The old site had the last operating CEMCO (Continental 

Electronics Manufacturing Co.) 105B one megawatt tx, originally delivered 

in 1954, and it was back in sce during the move of the Harris DX-1000 to 

the new site, a 50 year lifetime for the 105B. 

(Aaron Zawitsky, dxld Mar 17; ARC MV-Eko via Olle Alm-SWE, June 4) 

PORTUGAL Radio Clube Portugues replaces Radio Nacional on MW. After 29 

years Radio Clube Portugues is back on MW, on the same freqs that it used 

back then: 1035 kHz (Porto Alto, near Lisbon) and 783 kHz (Canidelo, close 

to Oporto). The oddly called Radio Nacional, which could be heard on these 

freqs up until now, is now extinct. 

(Fernando de Sousa Ribeiro-POR, hcdx Apr 24; ARC MV-Eko via Olle Alm-SWE, 

June 4) 

RUSSIA There was not a DX Club prgr on VORussia WS in Russian on June 5th 

at 1340 UT and at 2040 UT as for decades. Please help to find that 

programme schedule. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX June 7) 

See Club DX entries in full schedule on 

[xx.40] VoRUS Russian World Service:

Wed 1240 UT Europe 936, 972, 999, 1431, 1548. NE/ME 1143. AUS/NZL/PAC 

11670. 

CeAS 1143, 9920. SoEaAS 7390, 11670. Asia 1143, 9480, 9745, 

9920, 11670. 

UKR/Moldova 936, 972, 999, 1431, 1548 kHz. 

Wed 1540 UT NE/ME 1251, 1314, 5945, 11635, 12055, 15440[*J05 - til Sept 

3rd] kHz, 

Asia 1251, 5945, 12055. Caucasus 1314 kHz. 

?Sun 1540 UT? NE/ME 1251, 1314, 5945, 11635, 12055, 15440[*J05 - til Sept 

3rd] kHz, 

Asia 1251, 5945, 12055. Caucasus 1314 kHz. 

{Vadim Alekseev, Moscow-RUS; via Dmitry Mezin-RUS, June 8} 

Sun 2040 UT Europe 999, 1215 . NE/ME 12055*J05, 7425**[S05 - from Sept 4th] 

5950. CeAS 648, 972, 1503. Caucasus 7425**S05, 12055*J05. 

UKR/Moldova 999 kHz. 

Mon 0140 UT Europe 603, 936. NE/ME 648, 972, 1314, 1503, 5945. 

EaNoAM 5900**S05, 9860. WeNoAM 9725, 9880*S05, 15425, 15455. 

LatinAM 5900*J05, 6180**S05, 7260**S05, 7330, 12070*J05. 

Caucasus 1314. UKR/Moldova 936. 

(wb, acc VoRUS website, June 7) 

Since June 5th, the "Voice of Russia" "CLUB DX" program in Russian language 

is on the air at 1640 UTC (was 1340 UTC) on Sundays. Other transmission 

times must not be changed. 

(Pavel Mikhaylov-RUS, Club DX June 7) [Pavel refers to winter time, I 

guess, wb.] 

12120 Dejen R. in Tigre??? 

In the same manner as last week, broadcast on 12120 kHz lasts beyond 1800 

UT today. I cannot decide whether it is still Dejen R. which is scheduled 

at 1700-1800 Sats in Tigrigna. Announcer repeats the word "Tigrai" too 

often... 

A week ago, similar broadcast ended at 1900 UT. 

(Dmitry Mezin-RUS, hcdx June 4) 

They identified clearly as Dejen Radio at 1859 UT. Comparing to the ID's on 

their web site I'd say that this ID was in Tigrinya, but they also list 

Amharic programmes on 

 

I wonder if Ludo Maes is on this list, he should know the actual schedule. 

Nothing mentioned yet about possible regular extension on 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx June 4) 

In A04 !! season scheduled: 

Voice Of Ethiopian Salvation (Medhin) A04. 

ID: Yih Ye Ethiopia Medhin Dimts New. 

1830-1930 12120 RUS Samara Am (TDP). 

12120 1830-1930 38,39,47,48 SAM 250 190 1234567 2803-311004 RUS TDP GFC 

12120 1830-1930 48 SAM 250 188 1...... 2803-311004 AMH RUS TDP TDP 

and Dejen Radio on same 12120 channel at 1700-1800 UT then. 

(wb, June 4) 

I listened to Family Radio (WYFR)in Japanese on 7380 kHz from 1000 (s-on) 

UT to 1059(s-off) on April 18. Religious talk. SIO 544. QRM: Voice of Korea 

(North Korea) on co-channel. (Yasuhiro Shiozaki-JPN, JPNpremium June 9) 

Family R via Komsomolsk-Amur-RUS relay, 250 kW, 178 deg. wb.

Starting from 2 June, Dagestanskoye Radio (Makhachkala, Dagestan) increased 

duration of local lang broadcasts. Principal langs are on the air 50 

minutes a day, while broadcasts in minor langs last 25 mins. Current 

schedule follows below (time converted to UTC by your editor; must be 1 

hour later in winter season - Ed.) 

621 kHz Avar 0210-0300. Kumyk 0310-0400 (...language indistinct...) 0610- 

0635. 

Kumyk 0635-0700 (maybe this one is Kalmyk??? - Ed.). Russian 0900-0910 and 

1410-1500. 

Nogay 0910-0935. Chechen 0935-1000. Lak 1210-1300. 

Radio Rossii is on the air in other times. 

918 kHz Lezgin 0210-0300. Dargin 0410-0500. Agul 0610-0635. Tat 0635-0700. 

Russian 0810-0830. Azerbaijani 0830-0900. Tabasaran 1010-1100. 

Radio Mayak is on the air in other times. 

(open_dx - Victor Rutkovsky, Yekaterinburg-RUS, info written down according 

to station annmt; DXsignal June 9) 

SOUTH AFRICA This morning around 0615 UT I could hear the BBC via MEY on 

11765 and also via 11940 - I think. Both were in English but not carrying 

the same programme. I have heard an ID on 11765 but have never heard one on 

11940 yet. The signal struggles to be audible until 0700 on 11940 so I 

guess that I should perhaps try earlier at 0600! Another MEY signal was 

fair strength via 11640 - TWR in African English today. 


Heard with poor signals DX prgr R. Mirror on both 3215 \\ 7082 USB at 1900 

UT on May 23. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX June 7) 

Summer A-05 for CVC International via MEY=Meyerton: 

English to Central and South Africa 

0530-1600 on 9555 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg >>>>> additional txion 


SWEDEN I just got the message that there will be a new station 

broadcasting from Sweden this weekend. 

FISKEBODA RADIO will transmit on 1602 kHz Friday (10) and Saturday (11) 

night from about 1900-0000 UTC and with 500 watt. 

Fiskeboda Radio is an "event station" during the Swedish DX Parliament 

(Norrkoepings Distanslyssnare, NDL arranging) and taking place in 

Fiskeboda (at the lake Hjaelmaren, between Norrkoeping and Oerebro) and 

with some 30 DX-ers from Sweden and Finland participating. 

Reception reports can be sent to 

Fiskeboda Radio 

c/o Claes Olsson 

Trestegsgatan 113 

603 63 Norrkoeping, Sweden 

Don't forget to include postage if you want a QSL. Questions, regards and 

emailreports can be sent by email to 

 

The mails will be observed during the txions. 

Best regards 

Jan Edh, Hudiksvall, Sweden, DX-ing in Fredriksfors. 

(via hcdx June 10)

TAJIKISTAN [972 kHz Orzu replacement? wb.] The Broadcasting Board of 

Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB), Office of Contracts 

(M/CON) is conducting a market survey to determine the existence of sources 

who can fabricate, deliver, erect, install and commission for operation, a 

THREE (3) TOWER MEDIUMWAVE (MW) HIGH POWER TRANSMITTING DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA 

on a site near Orzu, Tajikistan. 

Based on the findings of this market survey, BBG/IBB may have a future 

requirement, subject to availability of funding, for a contractor to 

provide all sces and materials required to fabricate, deliver, install and 

commission for operation of a 3-tower MW high power transmitting 

directional antenna near Orzu, Tajikistan within 180 calendar days after 

receipt of written Notice to Proceed. 

This high power MW antenna will operate at a minimum of 800 kilowatts of 

carrier power, amplitude modulated at approximately one megahertz operating 

frequency. Each of the three (3) towers will be approximately 90 meters in 

height. 

(FedBizOpps Daily June 5 via Aaron Zawitzky, dxld June 6) 

Re: 972 kHz? 

Did I read recently about a IBB/BBG transmitting station which was already 

under construction in one of the CeAsian " -stan" countries, but on which 

building work was being delayed due to the workers not turning up 

regularly? I assume that the new transmitting station will replace the one 

that now operates from DB ? 


Yes, I saw the original FBO annmt last week, and also came to the 

conclusion that it is intended for 972 ("one megahertz"). (Olle Alm-SWE, 


15680 Que Huong R. On Jun 02 at *1200-1214 UT, 45444 Vietnamese, 1200 sign 

on with Opening mx, Opening announce. Talk. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium June 9) via Orzu-TJK, wb. 

TUNISIA 7190 I notice that Tunis has extended txions on 7190 to after 

0700 - this morning it cut off at 0708 UT in mid-programme. This signal is 

not very strong here and of course there is DW Balkans co-ch til 0700. 

Surely these two must interfere with each other? I haven't noticed any \\ 

TUN freqs, and 7275 still goes off at 0600. Another good Arabic signal was 

on 9675 via ARS-2 and \\ 11855 was peaking to S5 but seems to suffer from 

low audio levels. The loud ARS buzz on 21460 kHz has turned into a proper 

broadcasting station once again, but the 21 mHz band is not producing too 

many signals currently. 


To NoWestAfrica: 7190 0400-0700 37 Sfax 500kW 265deg 

UKRAINE Radio Ukraine International announced that they would be using 

new 7490 (x7420) from June 3rd for the 2100-2200 English broadcast to 

Europe. 

(Edwin Southwell-UK, WDXC June 3) 

I checked their website and 7490 is used 2100-2400 from Kharkiv to Western 

Europe, English 2100, Ukrainian 2200, German 2300. (Mike Barraclough-UK, 

WDXC June 3) 

Freq change for Radio Ukraine International to WeEu: 

2100-2200 English, 2200-2300 Ukrainian, 2300-2400 German NF 7490, ex 7420 


U.A.E. 13745 New txions for TWR Africa via VT Communications was 

reported: 1300-1315 in Arabic Fri/Sat on 13745 kHz via Dhabayya. I checked 

13745 on Saturday June 4, Arabic talk started at 1300. Condition was SINPO 

25332. I'm not sure if ID was given at the beginning, because I don't know 

Arabic. When closing at 1314 UT, IS of FEBA was heard. I guess this is FEBA 

Radio, not TWR. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, dxld June 6) 

Re BC-DX #713: Latest schedule of Eternal Good Nx Int. Bc. in En: Via Tsystems 

Juelich-D: Fri 0745-0800 on 5945 to WEu, repeated Sat 1800 on 11965 

to Iran, Sun 1530 on 13590 to MEast and via DHA Fri 1130 on 15525 to SAsia. 

Address: EGN, P.O.Box 5333, Edmond, OK 73083, USA. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, 


U.K. A big surprise was that at 1730-1800* tonight (June 4) I heard SW 

Radio Africa [SW Radio Africa 15145 kHz should be European powerhouse of 

Woofferton-UK 300 kW. wb.] on 15145 kHz and also at armchair level with 

S=9+10dB and no jamming (SINPO 44544), but some QRM from 15150. 

It was earlier announced to close all SW broadcasts on May 31, but at the 

end of today's broadcast was said: "Although we have stopped SW broadcasts, 

we continue on this frequency during the first week of June at 7 to 8 PM 

Zimbabwe time, besides 1197 kHz MW and the Internet." Is this new tactics 

on cheating the Zimbabwean jammers ? 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer June 4) 

Actually, I hear that SWRA got a last-minute reprieve, staying on SW for 

one hour at 1700-1800 on 15145. Check it out Wednesday. (Glenn Hauser-OK- 

USA, dxld May 31) 

Try it at 1700-1800 UT on powerful Woofferton-UK signal, undoubtedly 300 kW 

powerhouse! Also noted on June 2nd. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 1) 

15145, 1700-1800 SW Radio Africa has been heard in Zimbabwe without 

jamming, from UK facilities. The station reports on air that it will only 

be active for one week in June. Other freqs of SW Radio Africa are inactive 

4880, 12145, 11770 and so too are the local jammers. The local Chinese 

jammers seemed to have given up. Andy Sennitt published a decent article in 

support of SWRA. 

(later) 15145 SW Radio Africa 1700-1800, in the clear! 

(David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld June 3/4) 

SW Radio Africa 15145 kHz should be European powerhouse of Woofferton-UK 

300 kW. Heard June 3/4/5/6. (wb, June 4) 

SW Radio Africa, 15145, 1700-1800 heard in Zimbabwe, from UK facilities. 

This freq is locally jammed, but not too severe. Programming to be only 

until 8 June, as reported on air. (David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld June 6) 

Radio 4 Tracking The Lincolnshire Poacher. If you missed this Radio 4 

programme on numbers stations it is now available for download at 

 

Lots of other material and audio of numbers stations on Simons site. 


11885 New station via VT Communications - Salama Radio International: 

1930-2030 Wed/Sun on 11885 WOF-Woofferton-UK 300 kW / 180 deg to Nigeria in 

Hausa/English. (Observer, Bulgaria, May 27)

This is a reactivation; remember it from a few years ago. (gh, dxld June 5) 

11885 Check for Salama Sunday 1930 UT. Noted here Sunday 5th at 1929:30 UT 

started with low audio level. See MP3 attachment. Only local Nigerian mx, 

no political comment so far. 

BUT, at 1936:45 UT suddenly a local BUZZ signal started, and lasted still 

at 1957 UT further check, before I left the house. 

This BUZZ heard on all three rxs, even on the opposite room of the house, 

so I guess this was an unknown digital UTE txion or somethings else like an 

inhouse PLC freq of nearby local house network in our suburb. I'll check 

this again on coming days. 

(wb, June 5) 

Hi, same BUZZ signal appeared today again. Covered the whole 4 MHz to 24 

MHz portion of the SW spectrum, like a garden fence - every 30 kHz each 6 

kHz wide signal, disturbed like 11855, exact 11885, 11915, 11945 ... etc. 

So I guess somebody here in Stuttgart suburb installed the most modern PLC 

local network via main power line inside the house. 

(wb, June 6/7) 

Salama Radio: Could only check briefly at 1944 UT Sun June 5; fair-poor 

signal on 11885, hilife mx, then YL in presumed English, so guess this is 

it. There was a clicking sound. 


Re Buzz: Interesting as not noted here or if it was on it was such a low 

level I did not notice it, was listening through speakers of radio not 

headphones so if it was low level here I might have just put it down to 

local noise. Of course I was listening in lsb. Will be interesting to see 

if this happens on Wednesday. 


Reactivated Salama Radio International noted weak here June 5th signing on 

with mx and identification in Hausa 1930 on 11885 followed by more mx, to 

past 1940 UT, then more talk in Hausa, best on lower sideband. 

Their former website, linked on the TDP 

website is inactive. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, June 5) 

Presumed Salama Radio International heard here at 1930 s/on. Started off 

with what seemed to be some interesting flute mx. Not much of a signal here 

this afternoon though that may be due to band condition and beam heading. 

Also have some nifty thunderstorms in the area putting a bit of a crimp in 

the action . 

(Steve Lare-MI-USA, ibid.) 

Salama Radio International heard here again today June 8 at 1930 sign-on on 

11885, though even weaker than my last encounter. (Steve Lare-MI-USA, dxld 

June 8) 

11885 stronger here compared than last Sunday txion, my location is too 

close to UK site. Local PLC like garden fence every 30 kHz still disturbing 

that signal. (wb, June 8) 

Salama R was broadcast via Juelich until May 2003. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dxwci DXW June 1) 

[HISTORY] New religious broadcaster to West Africa. 

On 6 July 2001 Salama Radio started bcing to W Africa. Fr, En, Ar, Hausa, 

and Fulfulde are announced as the first langs to come on the air with other 

langs understood by at least ten million people to follow. Dr Jacob 

Abdalla, Pres of Harvestime Ministries, suggests that "Salama Radio has a

potential audience of about 300 million in sub-saharan Africa, and there is 

a tremendous opportunity here for Christian ministries and organisations to 

reach these people with the message of hope and salvation in various ways 

including Bible teaching, radio drama, gospel mx, and educational progrs." 

According to the web site "original materials will be secured from local 

producers, ministries, churches, non-govtal organisations, and 

international organisations, thereby giving the station both a local and 

international perspective. Salama Radio will bring Christian Nx from around 

the world to and from the region as well as bc vibrant and good mix of 

gospel programs from Bible based ministries. Salama Radio will allow 

Christian commercials while maintaining the central point of 

evangelisation." With regard to the last sentence it is surprising that in 

March 2001, Margaret Perera accepted to serve as Salama Radio's first 

International Director on a voluntary basis. 

Currently, the stn is heard 1900-2000 UT on Woofferton 15475 kHz [!!2001 

year!!]. Ultimately, it wants to be on the air round the clock using the 

txion facilities of Merlin Communications. "Salama Radio will generate the 

desire to listen and Merlin will make it heard using its state of the art 

txion facilities in strategic locations around the world." 

Dr. Jacob Abdalla - President, Harvestime Ministries; Ian Howden- Simpson - 

National Director, Harvestime Ministries; Margaret Perera - International 

Director, Salama Radio. The Studio, PO Box 126, Chessington, Surrey KT9 

2WJ, United Kingdom. 

Tel/Fax: +44 [0] 208 395 7425 E-mail: 

URL: 

A google search did not reveal any additional information on Dr. Jacob 

Abdalla, but judging from the lang of the website 

his ministry is charismatic or pentecostal. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 13 2001!!) 

Salama Radio ist ein christlich-religioeses Programm von Harvestime 

Ministries. Hierzu aus dem QSL-Brief von 2001: "Our programmes will be 

mainly Christian, with about 30 % of programmes dedicated to moral issues 

and African folk songs." 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX June 6) 

USA IBB Update Dan Ferguson presented the annual update from the U.S. 

International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). He noted that since last year's 

NASB meeting, John Wood and Dell Carson have retired from the IBB. Both of 

them had been regular attendees of this meeting. In addition, Don Messer 

and himself will also be retiring within the next few months. But there 

were still several IBB representatives present at the meeting, and they 

each presented themselves briefly. 

"In general," Dan said, "shortwave is trending down at the IBB." He cited 

reductions and retargeting of English lang broadcasting. "We have very 

little SW to Eastern Europe, and none to Western Europe." Transmissions to 

Asia on SW are up, with the exception of English. The IBB has recently put 

three SW txs at its relay site in Kuwait, using four antennas all beamed to 

Asia. 

Adil Mina asked if the IBB has decided to shut down its relay in Kavala, 

Greece a move which he said "would be very unwise." Dan Ferguson said that 

a number of rumors about that have been heard, but there has been no 

decision to close Kavala at this time. 

Walter Borys of IBB Engineering Operations mentioned that he travels 

frequently to a lot of IBB relay stations. He said "The staff is aging at

many of these stations, and young people are not interested in HF. Our 

personnel are managing FM and medium wave installations now. The business 

is clearly changing. There is less emphasis on SW. It's just a reality." 

However, Dan Ferguson said not to count SW out yet. "It could come back 

again," he said, "just as it has come back before." 

(May NASB Newsletter, direct and via dxld June 

Comment: On various sightseeing tours an talks to the IBB Munich 

Ismaning/and former Holzkirchen staff in past years, they are working hard 

in this field of AM/FM installation in CIS, ME/NE /whole Africa. Also I 

guess many of them were involved in MW [Thomcast] installations at Djibouti 

and Kuwait, as well as SW at Kavala and Kuwait sites. (wb, June 7) 

UZBEKISTAN 5810 Do you know what "CFC organization at 1530-1600 UT on 

5810 kHz via Tashkent-UZB" mean. Maybe you can check this 5810 channel this 

week. (wb, June 4) 

Yes, I checked last night. But no signal was detected on 5810 kHz. One 

possiblity is the station does not transmit daily. "CFC" seems to mean 

"Combined Federal Campaign" supported by U.S.govt (Office of Personal 

Management). But there are many CFC organizations everywhere in the U.S.! 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX June 5) 

CFC?? any relations to? [wb.]: But CVC is the new name for international 

broadcaster Christian Vision. More information can be found at 

 

(RNW; wb June 5) 

Summer A-05 for CVC International via TAC=Tashkent: 

English to India 

0100-0300 on 7355 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg 

0300-0600 on 13685 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg >>>>> additional txion 

Hindi to India 

0100-0400 on 12070 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg >>>>> ex 11850 for A-04 

0400-1100 on 13630 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 

1100-1400 on 13765 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 

1400-1700 on 9855 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 


VIETNAM 6442, Dien Bien B.S. (ex-Lai Chau), ex-6379v, operates 1200-1400 

UT, but rather unstable. (Kenji Takasaki-JPN, dcdx June 5) 

ZAMBIA Summer A-05 for Christian Voice via LUS=Lusaka: 

English to South and Central Africa 

0600-1600 on 9865 LUS 100 kW / non-dir >>>>> ex 0500-1600 for A-04 

1600-0600 on 4965 LUS 100 kW / non-dir >>>>> ex 1600-0500 for A-04 


Re: Transmitter stability and reliability. 

See DX Listening Digest 5-091 and 5-092, June 4, 2005 by Glenn Hauser, see 

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or from next week onwards. 

First of all, because most tx operations and other distribution (satellite, 

e.g.) methods have been separated from the program suppliers, the left hand 

no longer knows what the right hand is doing. At one time, for example, the 

BBC owned all of its transmission tools. Today it is all contracted out, in 

some cases to private concerns and in others to newly formed public

corporations held at arms length (DW, e.g.). If the program times don't 

match the tight windows used by the txion people, there could be (and often 

is) a clipped program. 

Secondly, in almost all cases now these operations (program distribution 

and txion) are computerized with no warm body minding the store. In the 

BBC's case, it has so many different program streams that they've all but 

given up monitoring them. But they all actually rely on their listeners to 

provide notice that something has gone awry. And they are by no means 

apologetic about it. Annoying, to say the least. And it should be 

considered unprofessional. But when one is running things on a shoestring 

relative to what these budgets once were and when one must stretch that 

limited budget to cover multiple delivery platforms, that is bound to 

happen. 

In the case of the U.S. "mom and pop" operations you mention, these are 

usually very personally operated stations. They don't have the resources 

for automated operations that the big guys have. So, they do it the old 

fashioned way with an engineer minding the store. Hence, when something 

goes wrong, someone knows about it right away and is on hand to make 

repairs. My take, FWIW 

(John Figliozzi, ibid.; via dxld June 4) 

Re Will's comments about RN: 

Budget cuts, Will. We have been forced to automate procedures that were 

previously manually performed. For example, the late night English to 

Europe via Sweden on mediumwave uses totally automated playout, satellite 

feed, downlinking and rebroadcast. There are several stages where a 

technical problem or human error setting the computer can cause the wrong 

programme or no programme to be aired. 

In addition, many of the tx sites are nearing the end of their useful life, 

and budget cuts plus uncertainty about how quickly DRM will become a 

significant distribution medium means that people are keeping txs on the 

air that would otherwise have been replaced, and MTBF (mean time between 

failures) is decreasing. 

The small US broadcasters have far simpler technical operating procedures, 

no feeds to relay stations, and no need for a complicated switching matrix. 

The one in our Network Operations Centre has, I believe, in the region of 

1000 entries in the database. A single error in any one of those entries 

can screw up an entire txion. 

Yes, it's unsatisfactory, but we have to work with very limited resources. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, Radio Netherlands [expressing my personal views], June 

3, 

ibid.; via dxld June 4) 















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ALASKA May 1, 2005 marks the first txion of KNLS from the new, second 

tower in Anchor Point, Alaska. This doubles the number of daily broadcasts 

from 10 to 20 hours. Anyone who has ever bought their child a toy for 

Christmas, then read the dreaded words on the box, 'Some Assembly 

Required,' might have just a glimpse of what has happened in Anchor Point, 

Alaska. 

Kevin Chambers, Dave Dvorak and Charlie Perry received a giant Erector Set, 

from which they constructed a 360 foot tower, to hold a 300 foot by 300 

foot antenna and they must do it in the snow in the middle of winter on a 

time table! 

The reason they had to do it in the wintertime is because that is the only 

time the ground is solid enough to drive heavy equipment on it. Any other 

time, the trucks become mired in the soggy ground. So, they donned the 

warmest clothing they had, put on the heaviest gloves they could wear and 

still feel the tools and parts, and stuck out over the snow and frozen 

earth to build a radio tower. 

By the time you read this, they will be finished with the project. They 

started construction in 2003. The tower is complete and the antenna has 

been strung between the new tower and one of the existing poles. This 

arrangement was a part of the original planning for the radio station when 

it was first started. In the future, a third antenna and tx can be added.

The various parts and equipment, including untold thousands of nuts, bolts 

and washers, were delivered by two (Photo of truck) huge trucks in about 

two dozen large boxes. After careful inventory and comparison with the work 

order, the 45 tons of hardware were laid out and arranged for easy access. 

The tower itself is put up in 20 foot sections, 19 in all, which are 

hoisted into place, bolted together and secured by guy wires. The 56 

concrete earth anchors for the guy wires were driven 30 feet into the 

ground during the winter of 2003, when the ground was soft enough to dig 

into. When you live and work in Alaska, you have to think of these things 

well in advance. Every step is planned according to the weather. One missed 

deadline, and you wait till next year! 

Once the tower itself was completed, the screen antenna, consisting of 4 

tons of wire, was assembled on the ground, one piece at a time, and hoisted 

to the next level. A very effective system of cables and pulleys makes it 

possible for human effort to raise the antenna, which will be held up by 

42,000 pounds of concrete counter weights. 

As of May 1st, KNLS is on the air with two antennas each for ten hours a 

day for a total of twenty hours of broadcast time in three langs. One 

system will be used exclusively for the Chinese lang, and the other will 

broadcast both Russian and English programs. 

[KNLS DOUBLES BROADCAST HOURS ON MAY 1ST By Dick Brackett] 

(WCBC via Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld/ARDXC June 15) 

ALBANIA Today in the afternoon, I was asked by our Tech. Dir Arben 

Mehilli to prepare for 'yesterday' the preliminary B05ALR Schedule. 

Attached please find my B05ALR Schedule. Could you please have a look on it 

and suggest also any other freq to USA: instead of 7160 kHz English Program 

and, another one instead of 7270 kHz Albanian Program? 

Are these two freqs allocated for other sces in USA? In fact, Radio Tirana 

has been using them for many years. Please, send me ASAP your kind remarks 

and good suggestions. 

Best regards from a sunny lovely Tirana, 

Drita Cico, ARTV-Head of Monitoring Center, RADIO TIRANA. (wwdxc BC-DX June 

14) 

Pre B05ALR 

Hello Mrs. Drita, 

Re your proposed schedule for B05 and the questions you ask. According to 

the Amateur Radio Operating Manual which I possess the freq range 7000 - 

7300 kHz is allocated exclusively to Amateur operations within Region 2. 

And Region 2 comprises of Greenland, the Caribbean and the whole of the 

American (north, central and south) continents. A footnote says that 

"...the use of the band 7100 - 7300 in Region 2 by the amateur sce shall 

not impose constraints on the broadcasting sce intended for use within 

Region 1 and Region 3..." 

So, in short, the rest of the world (except Region 2) may use 7105 - 7300 

kHz to broadcast to any of the countries within Regions 1 & 3 but should 

NOT utilise this freq range to broadcast to Region 2. And therefore Albania 

should not use 7160 and 7270 to broadcast to North America. 

In addition - although I don't have all of the details to hand - certain 

countries outside of Region 2 have now allocated the freq range 7100 - 7200 

kHz to Amateur use but on a secondary and shared basis with broadcast 

stations. The UK and Norway are two such countries. At a later date, this 

freq range will be handed over exclusively to Amateurs.

And so at 0000-0130, 0245-0300 & 0330-0400 UTC 7270 & 7160 should be 

replaced with a freq of 7305 or above. I don't have any information re 

usage of freqs in the 7305 to 7600 kHz range in B05 but I suggest that you 

take a look at what was registered there in B04 and you will find that the 

range was a very busy one. You will need to avoid the various IBB/BBG abd 

American private broadcasters which are using various freqs within this 

range, and also other broadcasters from outside of the Americas beaming in. 

At a first glance I would suggest that freqs 7450 or 7455 kHz might be a 

useful choice for the three Tirana broadcasts. 

I hope this information is of interest and use. 


Radio Tirana Frequenzwahl. Dietrich Hommel schrieb: "..die Frequenzwahl 

fuer die deutschen Programme von Radio Tirana fuer die Sommerperiode ist 

sehr ungluecklich. Der Empfang auf 6130 kHz ist nicht nur durch starkes QRM 

kaum moeglich, sondern auch die Signalstaerke ist sehr schwach, was mich 

nicht wundert. Eine QRG im 31-Meterband waere fuer den Sommer doch viel 

optimaler gewesen."... 

Oder halten inzwischen die Chinesen ihre Hand auf die Frequenzzuteilung 

fuer Radio Tirana, so dass fuer Albanien nur die QRGs uebrigbleiben, mit 

denen die Chinesen nichts anfangen koennen." (Dietrich Hommel-D, A-DX June 

11) 

Die vorstehende Aussage trifft 100%ig n i c h t zu. Das koennen alle 

Mitleser in A-DX bestaetigen, die regelmaessig die Mails von Mrs. Drita 

Cico vom Monitoring bei Radio Tirana erhalten. 

ALR und CRT arbeiten voellig unabhaengig bei der Selektion von 

Kurzwellenfrequenzen. Dxer in Westeuropa haben RT erst auf eine 

Stoersituation mit CRI Peking auf 7120 hinweisen muessen und um Abstellung 

durch Gespraeche zwischen Tirana und Peking gebeten. Es waere natuerlich 

ein Leichtes fuer RT, sich bei der HFCC Konferenz durch die chinesischen 

Ingenieurinnen vertreten und Eintraege ausarbeiten zu lassen. 

Ehrenkaesigkeit verhindert das? 

Der TWR Frequenz-Anteil von Shijak Relaisaussendungen wird sowieso durch 

Bernhard Schraut vom TWR Frequenzbuero in Wien vorgenommen. 

Wobei CRT-CRI - "mit dicken Hosen laesst sich gut stinken" - mit vier 

Ingenieur-Innen[Vierer-Bande] bei den HFCC Frequenzmeetings in K-L oder 

Mexico City aufkreuzen kann. 

Dagegen der Technische Direktor von RT aufgrund der Frequenztabellen des 

Vorjahres die Anmeldung 'seiner' Frequenzen freihaendig vor der Saison 

durchfuehren muss, weil das immer noch bitterarme Land sich keine Reise zur 

einwoechigen Konferenz leisten kann. Notwendiges Ausweichen von 

Gleichkanalstoerungen muessen dann kurz vor dem Saisonstart in Tirana 

korrigiert werden. 

DREJTORI I PERGJITHSHEM I RTSH, Mr. Artur ZHEJI 

Der gleiche technische Sender#2 [u.Antenne#11] in Shijak und die Frequenz 

kommt morgens fuer TWR auf 6235 um 0515-0545 recht gut herein. 

Heute Abend war - jedenfalls hier in Stuttgart - nicht ein Kurzwellen 

'Staeubchen' von RT aufzunehmen: 

nicht auf 6130 Deutsch, die Frequenz war von 1800-1804 UT vollkommen leer, 

kein Traeger und kein Signal selbst bis zum Start des Gleichkanal 

Restsignals aus Rom in Richtung 52 Grad in Ungarisch und Serbisch.

Auch nicht auf 7210 fuer Englisch, oder 7240 in Italienisch. Auf letzterer 

kommt jetzt sehr schoen Shepparton herein, 1800-2100 UT, auf USB schalten, 

wegen RCI 7235! 


Dietrich Hommel schrieb: "Sind die Sendeanlagen in Albanien eigentlich 

jetzt Eigentum der VR China oder sind die Chinesen nur Mieter?" 

Aus den bisher vorliegenden Informationen laesst sich das bei der Kurzwelle 

Cerrik nicht genau konstatieren. jedenfalls laeuft der Vertrag zwischen 

Albanien und China 10 Jahre. 

Laut Cico jedenfalls sind dauernd 4 Chinesen-Chef/u. Techniker in 

Tirana(Botschaft) und Cerrik immer vor Ort. 

Die 6[sechs] Kurzwellensender und die Antennen in Cerrik-ALB wurden 

jedenfalls von China modernisiert, sowie auch die 2 x 100 kW KW-Sender fuer 

Radio Tirana in Shijak-ALB. Eine aehnliche Zusammenarbeit/Vertrag besteht 

jedenfalls im CRI Relais Bamako-Mali. In Cuba wurden auch chines. Sender 

und Antennen installiert, dort hat aber die kuban. Telecom die Hand drauf. 

Sechs x 150 kW, Zusammenschaltung auf 300 kW bei einigen Antennen moeglich, 

z.B. die 6, 7 und 9 MHz Antennen Richtung USA, die waehrend des 

Vietnamkrieges z.B. durch R Peking/R Tirana auf 7120 oder 9500 kHz zu 

hoeren waren, in damals 1970-1975. 

Bei den Antennen dort in Shijak bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob diese auch auf 

Vordermann gebracht wurden, das scheinen alte Gurken zu sein, jedenfalls 

nur bei den TWR Programmen sind starke Signale zu hoeren. Den Unterschied 

zwischen RT und TWR Aussendungsqualitaet laesst sich mir nicht erklaeren, 

manchmal denke ich RT sendet nur mit 20 kW statt 100 kW. 

Fuer die Modernisierung der Mittelwelle Fllake 500 kW (2 Einheiten [plus 1x 

Reserve] fuer 1215, 1395, und 1458 kHz) wurden vor kurzem aehnliche 

Gespraeche gefuehrt. 

Die Ausfuehrung durch die Chinesen wird noch dieses Jahr beginnen? 

Schlechte Karten fuer hollaend. Musikstationen auf 1395 zu bestimmten 

Tageszeiten ... (wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 11) 

ALGERIA [to WeSahara] 7466 Polisario Front, Rabuni, in the clear (rated 

35443) right after 0800 for their extended Friday morning prgr 0800-0900 

after which the Friday's R.4Peace feature in both Castilian & Arabic until 

s/off 1000. No other fqs exc. that via Hotbird sat. was mentioned. I'll try 

to observe 7466 mornings on the SW coast to see whether the USA stn on 7465 

is not so "heavy" on Rabuni. 


700 kHz Polisario Front (site?) resumed its 2300-2400 prgrs in Castilian, 

as obs'ed on 10 Jun at 2347-... UT; 35443; \\ 7466. On 11 Jun, the carrier 

ran empty ñ2135-2155 while \\ 7466 had a carrier w/o any audio (only the 

typical noise or noise-like "signal" was to be heard) from s/on until 

s/off. Y/day, 12 Jun, they again b/cast the 2300-2400 Castilian prgr. 

On Friday (10 Jun) morning, the Radio for Peace feature was aired again 

after the 0800-0900 extra hr of normal prgr in Arabic Fridays. 


I felt curious on whether the Polisario Front's (*) freq annmt. in the 

lang. I can understand - which is by no means Arabic but Castilian - is 

still sticking to the usual "recipe"... and they do actually, for they keep 

announcing 1550 & 7470 kHz. As we know, neither is used, albeit 7470 now

ecame "closer" to 7466 (ex-7460). Also, it's certainly not everyday that 

the usual fq. ann. at the start of the (Castilian) prgr is aired, and - on 

the other hand - I would really like to know which fqs are ann'ed in 

Arabic. Does anybody know some reliable addr. (postal or e-mail) for them? 

(* some reports &/or bulletins seem to be fond of mentioning "R. RASD" 

[=Castilian, Radio de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica], but is 

there a country such as this?... To my knowledge, this is for the time 

being simply a territory with some special status recognised by the UN 

(+other details envolving Morocco, etc.). Please do correct me, if I'm 

wrong or oudated about it all, but don't think I'm too far from the truth. 

This explains why I stick to what's still behind these activities, 

b/casting or otherwise, i.e. "Polisario Front", instead of mentioning R. 

RASD.) 


AUSTRALIA OH-Radar. Very interesting. Well, the OH-Radar which was picked 

up in Hong Kong is from Australia. It is a new radar system called "JORN" 

(for "Jindalee Operational Radar Network"). 

DK2OM has analyzed it with his WAVECOM equipment. You can see the files in 

the attachment that he has produced with the signal you have sent to me. 

"The radar is identic with the .wav- file I've got recently from Australia. 

The pale spacing is 20 Hz, the structures of the signal are the same. 

Pse look under There you will find the same radar." 

The OH-radar from Cyprus is different, and it always uses the MUFfrequencies. 

It uses 28, 21, or 18 MHz, we have never heard it on 40 

metres. 

What should you do? Pse write a letter to WIA, the Australian ham club to 

inform them. Maybe they could contact the people (or at least the 

administration being the culprit). Maybe they could give you some advise 

how to react and where to send complaints... 

And: The VR2-people also should complain with their Hongkong-authorities. 

However Hongkong is Chinese territory. And now the fact becomes 

political... 

Just hit "JORN" and "RADAR" in yahoo, and you will find all kind of 

information in the net. For you pleasure I have added one file found there. 

(Ham Radio Bandwatch, May 23) 

5050, ARDS: I had an interesting conversation with Dale Cheesson in 

Nhulunbuy about the ARDS, Aboriginal Resource Development Svc. He stated 

that on May 26 the SW facility at Humpty Doo was returned to b/cing 24 hrs. 

a day on 5050. They had to effect repairs to the antenna system. The main 

problem was a faulty balun causing mismatching of the old DCA AM20 xmtr. It 

is now back and running at 400 watts with a clean signal. Dale went on to 

say that the ARDS had put considerable work into gaining 4 NAS licences (Xband 

stns) which have never been commissioned. They are now not likely to 

proceed with these as the ABA has given them the go ahead to use fqys "in 

band" at higher power. The Darwin Facility at Parap (co-sited with the ABC) 

is currently running on 1530 kHz with 400 watts, but they hope to be 

granted an increase in two mos. to 2 kw. 

The Nhulunbuy facility on 1530 kHz is running at 400 watts. Dale indicated 

that due to considerable amount of Bauxite in the ground around the "top 

end" of the territory, poor ground wave signals are obtained due to its 

insulation properties. Darwin is in an iron stone area, however, and the 

Darwin facility uses a new earth mat installed by the ABC. The ground wave

of the Darwin facility travels further than the Nhulunbuy facility. Both 

use quarter wave top-loaded sticks. 

Further plans are Nhulunbuy is to move to 1503 kHz shortly, 1476 kHz is to 

be used instead of 1566 kHz at Elcho Island and 1593 kHz is to be used at 

Ramingining, both with 1 kw. The ARDS also uses channel 28 of the Optus 

"Aurora" platform which has an Australia-wide foot print. No smart card is 

required to receive this svc. 

Ten low power FM narrowcast svcs are also located in their b/c area which 

are fed off the Optus C1 satellite. Dale Cheesson said that he verifies 

rcpn rpts with a detailed ltr and that their website would be updated to 

show that the 5050 kHz svc was back on. 

Map of broadcast area. 

"Aurora" platform info. 

(Chris Martin-OZ, ARDXC; via DXplorer June 12) 

4835 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, audible on 11 Jun at 2146-2210 UT (when 

already vy. poor), english, phone-ins, songs, talks; 45232; noted on 12 Jun 

at 2208 UT getting some het. de UNID carrier 4834.66 kHz. 


BELARUS QSL BELARUS. R. Grodno, 7110, full data card, personal letter, 

postcard in 10 weeks. V/s Sergey Alekseychik. Sergey is a DXer who provides 

the QSL sce for R. Grodno, his e-mail: . WYFR relay, 7350, 

full data card, schedule, religious literature, stickers in 43 days. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 11) 

BELGIUM [non] Vlaams Belang SW broadcast launches from "Eastern Europe" 

The right-wing Flemish political party Vlaams Belang today launched its 

controversial weekly SW programme ZwartofWit with Juergen Verstrepen, but 

in analogue and not digital mode. 

Attempts to broadcast in DRM mode via Juelich, Germany and then Rampisham 

in the UK failed when the txion providers decided they did not want to 

broadcast the programme. 

The broadcast launched today at 1100-1300 UTC on 13680 kHz from a location 

in "Eastern Europe" with a power of 250 kW. On its website, Vlaams Belang 

comments on the irony of a Belgian political programme being forced to find 

a txion site in the former Soviet Union. Today's programme was partly a 

compilation of items from the first two editions, which were only available 

via Internet. 

[Thanks to Kai Ludwig for background research]. 

(RNW MN NL weblog via BrDXC-UK, June 13) 

Here is the reason why also no TDP Radio transmission could be observed 

last Saturday on 6015: It had been moved to 3955. 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 11) 1400-1600 UT 

Plan C finally brought Vlaams Belang on air 

 

They are indeed right now, after 0920, on 13680 AM with a rather poor 

signal. So they say from a 250 kW tx at an undisclosed location in Europe, 

and further on they say how ironic it would be that they had to go to 

Eastern Europe. This description leads to RTRS (Russia), Pridnestrovskiy 

Radiotsentr or perhaps also RRT (Ukraine) as possible txion providers.

However, I would expect a noticeably better signal from a 250 kW in these 

countries. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 12) 

Het programma ZwartofWit van volksvertegenwoordiger Juergen Verstrepen 

(Vlaams Belang) start nu zondag met uitzendingen voor heel Europa via de 

traditionele korte golf (SW/KG). De uitzending zal op zondagmiddag van 11 

tot 13 uur Vlaamse tijd te ontvangen zijn via de frequentie 13680 kHz. De 

analoge kortegolfuitzendingen gebeuren met een 250 kW zware zender vanuit 

een niet nader bepaalde locatie in Europa. (het zesvoudige vermogen van de 

geplande digitale uitzendingen) 

ZwartofWit zal met een gewone wereldradio te ontvangen zijn in de Benelux, 

Frankrijk, Duitsland, Groot-Brittannie, Italie, Spanje, de Scandinavische 

en vroegere Oostblok landen. 

Via deze analoge frequentie zal ZwartofWit een groot luisterpubliek 

bereiken in combinatie met de digitale MP3 internetarchivering en 

podcasting van de uitzending op buitenlandse servers. De goedkoopste 

wereldontvangers zijn in Vlaanderen verkrijgbaar in bijna elke elektrozaak 

en kosten zelfs minder dan 50 euro. 

Vlamingen die in het buitenland verblijven tijdens de vakantie kunnen dus 

nu ook luisteren naar het programma van de vrije meningsuiting via een 

goedkope wereldontvanger. ZwartofWit zal tijdens de zomermaanden meer 

aandacht besteden aan "Nieuws uit Vlaanderen". 

Het is bijzonder cynisch dat een politiek getint radioprogramma voor 

Vlaanderen nu haar heil moet zoeken in een ex-communistische regio. Voor de 

val van het communisme in Europa richtte het Westen meerdere radiozenders 

op Rusland en het Oostblok om daar de vrije meningsuiting te laten horen. 

ZwartofWit doet nu het omgekeerde. 

Voor de digitale uitzendingen (DRM) wacht Juergen Verstrepen nog steeds op 

de goedkeuring van de bevoegde radio-instanties in Duitsland en Groot- 

Brittannie. De piste Duitsland wordt moeilijker met de dag. Door de 

negatieve stemmingmakerij van Groen heeft zelfs het Duitse ministerie van 

buitenlandse zaken zich gemoeid met het project. De verspreiding van 

digitale kortegolfontvangers is op dit ogenblik nog verwaarloosbaar in 

tegenstelling tot de analoge radiotoestellen die wereldwijd verspreid zijn. 

In de eerste Europese etheruitzending van het programma praat Juergen 

Verstrepen met Jean Marie Dedecker, Derk Jan Eppink, Hugo Coveliers en 

Filip Dewinter. 

Dedecker verklaart o.a. dat hij niet gaat opkomen bij de 

gemeenteraadsverkiezingen in 2006, het Denemarken model zijn streven is en 

dat hij tevreden is dat de stemmenkampioen van de SP.a (Steve Stevaert) 

niet meer meedoet aan de verkiezingen. 

Klik hier en lees meer (via Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 14) 

[RUSSIA] Test txion for Zwart of Wit / Black or White in Dutch via Russia: 

0900-1100 Sun June 12 on 13680 ARM 250 kW / 284 deg to WeEu in AM 

0900-1100 Sun June 12 on 6015 RMP 035 kW / 085 deg to WeEu in DRM no 

signal 

[3955, see above] (BUL Observer, June 14) 

BOLIVIA The following active SW stations have been heard by DX-ers 

worldwide during the past 12 months. Frequencies marked x) have been heard 

in May and/or June 2005: 

Altiplano area: 

3310 R Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi x) 

3390 R Em. Camargo, Camargo x) 

4410 R Eco, Reyes, Beni x)

4498 R Estambul, Guayaramerin x) 

4650 R Santa Ana, Santa Ana del Yacuma x) 

4685 R Paititi, Guayaramerin x) 

4717 R Yura, Yura x) 

4762 R Guanay, Guanay x) 

4763 R Chicha, Tocla 

4782 R Tanaca, Tumupasa 

4788 R Em. Ballivian, San Borja 

4796 R Mallku, Uyuni x) 

4845 R Municipal, La Paz 

4875 R La Cruz del Sur, La Paz 

4900v R San Miguel, Riberalta x) 

5927 R Difusora Mineria, Oruro x) 

5945 R Virgen de Remedios, Tupiza 

5953 R Pio XII, Siglo XX x) 

5965 R Nacional de Huanuni, Huanini 

6025 R Illimani, La Paz x) 

6038 R Difusora Tropico, Trinidad x) 

6080 R San Gabriel, La Paz x) 

6106 R Panamericana, La Paz x) 

6155 R Fides, La Paz x) 

6585 R Nueva Esperanza, El Alto 

9625 R Fides, La Paz 

Amazonas area: 

4600 Perla del Acre, Cobija x) 

Santa Cruz area: 

4865 R Centenario, Santa Cruz de la Sierra x) 

6054v R Juan XXIII, San Ignacio de Velasco 

6135 R Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra x) 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW June 15) 

BULGARIA Voice Africa via Plovdiv, 9680, full data card and personal 

letter in 9 weeks via the West Bromwich, UK address. V/s Sandra Joynes. 


CHILE 15485 Edson Bruno just announced on Altas Ondas, the weekly 

Portuguese DX program of Voz Crista, that from June 20 they will be moving 

slightly, from 15475 to 15485 at 1200-2400 UT, after having received no 

response from LRA-36 and Africa No. One. Thus ends almost three months of 

collision which could have been resolved in one week if not headed off in 

the first place by more astute freq management. 


CONGO, DEM.REP. R. Kahuzi, 6210, partial data e-mail verie for a snail 

mail in 2 weeks. V/s Barbara Smith, Home Office Secretary (in Toccoa, 

Georgia, USA). QTH: . My report has obviously caused some 

excitement at the station, including on-air greetings, e-mails from 2 other 

people associated with the station etc. This station cannot be receiving 

many reports! 2 weeks later I received a beautiful QSL card, from the US 

address. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Jun 12) 

CUBA R. Habana Cuba had special coverage of terrorism conference June 2- 

4, with three freqs in English mornings and afternoons, 9550, 12000, 13680 

plus several more in Spanish. (Glenn Hauser-USA WoR June 10) 

DRM Texas Instruments Incorporated und RadioScape wollen ab Herbst ein 

Radio produzieren, das sowohl analoge als auch digitale Rundfunksendungen 

vom UKW- bis Mittelwellenbereich empfangen kann. Dies gaben die 

Elektronikhersteller auf der Digital Radio Show bekannt, die am 1. und 2. 

Juni 2005 in London stattfand.

Texas Instruments liefert die Chips und RadioScape die Software. Insgesamt 

soll der Preis des RadioScape RS500 unter USD 250 fallen, was die 

bisherigen Geraete fuer den Endverbraucher deutlich unterbietet. 

Insbesondere RTL wartet auf die Markteinfuehrung DRM-tauglicher Empfaenger. 

Thomas Rabe: "Wir arbeiten eng mit TI und RadioScape zusammen, um noch in 

diesem Jahr eine erfolgreiche Markteinfuehrung von DRM/DAB-tauglichen 

Radiogeraeten fuer den Massenmarkt zu erreichen." 

Die RTL-Gruppe hat nicht nur ihre Kurzwellenanlagen fuer DRM-Sendungen 

wiederbelebt, sondern auch weitere Mittel- und Langwellen fuer verschiedene 

Radiomaerkte beantragt. 

(Radio Netherlands Media Network 1.6.2005) 

DRM in Asia-Pacific. 

Digital Radio Mondiale [DRM] broadcasting in the Asia-Pacific region is 

taking off down a different track than in Europe. One of the reasons is the 

use of point-to-point txion for rebroadcast rather than direct to 

consumers. 

In the latest radio heritage documentary now on-line [www.rnzi.com], David 

Ricquish follows up on the recent DRM Symposium held in New Zealand with an 

overview of where and how digital radio is expected to develop around the 

Pacific in the near future. 

Simulcasting, new sces from Australia and New Zealand, point-to-point, 

replacement for MW, potential power savings, emergence of longwave as a 

possible home for DRM in the region, and the critical importance of China 

are amongst the issues covered. 

The documentary includes live recordings made during the recent DRM test 

txions in New Zealand and technical comments from Andy Giefer of Germany's 

Deutsche Welle. 

Produced by the Radio Heritage Foundation [www.radioheritage.net] in 

association with Radio New Zealand International, the doco is available online 

until Monday June 20. 

The script and a separate article on the April 2005 DRM Symposium will 

appear at shortly. 

Warm regards 

David Ricquish, Radio Heritage Foundation, 

(hcdx June 15; David Ricquish, Radio Heritage Foundation; JPNpremium June 

17) 

GERMANY Test txions of new station Radio Solmal in Somali via DTK T- 

Systems: 

1400-1430 Fri June 10 on 17550 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg to EaAf 


Test txions of Radio Horyaal in Somali via DTK T-Systems: 

1730-1800 Fri May 27 on 15650 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to EaAf 


Radio Horyaal in Somali from June 15 on air: 

1730-1800 Sat-Thu on 11925 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to EaAf 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 14 

correction) 

Freie Volksmission Krefeld via DTK, 13820, partial data personal letter, 

religious literature in 8 weeks. V/s Peter Vitsek (Technical Department). 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Jun 12)

11775 on Jun 12 at 0900-0927 UT. AWR Europe /RVS, Juelich. During this time 

slot I heard Studio DX #102, the only DX program in Italian, main points: 

ARI Bologna contest, FM DX from Italy, NHK World Radio Quiz of 70th 

anniversary, audio clip Maeva FM and Radio America Paraguay; Another ID in 

italian at 0927 UTC moderate QRM on same freq of UNID station. SINPO 42322. 

(Nino Marabello-I, hcdx June 14) 

Vom 2. Juni bis 28. August 2005 zeigt das Rundfunkmuseum Fuerth 

(Kurgartenstr. 37, 90762 Fuerth, ) die 

Sonderausstellung "Freddy Quinn und die wilden 50er in Fuerth. Das 

Rundfunkmuseum ist taeglich ausser montags 12.00-17.00 Uhr geoeffnet, an 

Wochenenden bereits ab 10.00 Uhr. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt June 15) 

Beim Treffen des Kurzwellenring-Sued im Rundfunkmuseum Fuerth 

(Kurgartenstr. 37, 90762 Fuerth, www.rundfunkmuseum.fuerth.de) findet am 

30. Juni 2005, 19.00 Uhr MESZ, ein Vortrag ueber "DRM, Status und 

Entwicklung" statt. Thomas Bauernschmitt hat die Projektleitung des DRM 

Campus Radio bit eXpress (Fraunhofer IIS Erlangen / FAU Erlangen- 

Nuernberg), das sowohl ein technischer Betriebsversuch als auch ein 

Ausbildungsradio fuer die Studenten der Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg 

ist. 

Mittlerweile ist im obersten Stockwerk des Rundfunkmuseums eine 

Kurzwellenecke mit zwei Transceivern und sechs Kurzwellenempfaengern 

eingerichtet. Damit koennen sechs Leute gleichzeitig an den 

Tischen/Geraeten arbeiten. Es fehlt nur noch eine angepasste Antenne zum 

Senden. (F.R. Stoehr 12.5.2005, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt June 15) 

GUATEMALA R. Cultural, Guatemala, occasionally tests SW still, such as 

June 2 at 1050 on 5954.967, heard by Bjoern Malm, Ecuador. (Glenn Hauser- 

USA WoR June 10) 

HAWAII [Cland to Vietnam] 11555, R. Hoa-Mai (via KWHR), at *1328-1359* 

on Jun 12, bells followed by a woman with ID and soft instr. mx, more talk 

incl. postal and website addresses. Prgm of VT talks by M&W with brief 

instr. segments. Fair but fading by 1352 UT. (Rich D'Angelo-PA, DXplorer 

June 12) 

11555 KWHR moved the TDP brokered txions of "Radio Free Vietnam" on 11555 

again back to 1230-1300 (Mon-Fri) [1330-1400 Sat/Sun], as originally 

scheduled by TDP. For a couple of weeks, KWHR aired these txions one hour 

earlier. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer June 13) 

ICELAND 7590-usb kHz AFN, Grindavik, noted on 10 Jun at 1404-1512 UT, 

talks but no copy thereon; 15241, and rtd. 25342 on 11 Jun 0945. I just 

wanted to see how their 41 m band signal "looked like" at that critical hr. 

\\ 9980-usb was about the same, but with slightly less noise. (Carlos 

Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 13) 

[to main target CeAtlantic & Azores, ed.] 

INDONESIA 11860 RRI 1306 with talks by OM in INSn followed by IS and nx 

prg . S8 at 1305 33232. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX June 13) 

3945, at 1127-1130, RRI Ternate on Jun 12. Soft INSn pop mx to male 

announcer with ID at 1130. Only a fair signal, with modest modulation. 

Heard somewhat better on June 11. 

4790, 1320-1333, RRI Fak Fak on Jun 11. Strong signal of lagu romantik mx; 

female announcer at 1330 with mentions of Fak Fak. Presumed. 

(Guy Atkins-WA-USA, DXplorer June 13)

4790, RRI Fak Fak at 1025-1035 UT. Noted pop mx at tune in until 1031 when 

a woman talks with a man briefly. This followed by a recorded promo by a 

man. At 1033 back to pop mx. The signal is booming in with armchair 

listening while the sun peeks over the eastern horizon here in South 

Florida. 

4870.97 RRI Sorong at 1036-1045 UT. At tune in, noted a man and woman in nx 

comments. At 1037 UT, possible ID by the woman. The comments by both 

continue while the signal remains at a good level thru out. (Chuck Bolland- 

FL-USA, hcdx June 13) 

IRAQ/IRAN Another political event of interest to DX-ers happened in 

Arbil, Northern Iraq, on Sunday, June 12, where Massoud Barzani, son of the 

father of the Kurdish nationalism, Mullah Mustafa al-Barzani, and chairman 

of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) was formally appointed as 

"President of Iraqi Kurdistan" at a ceremony in the Kurdish Parliament. 

This autonomous area consists of the Iraqi Provinces of Sulaimaniyah, Arbil 

and Dohuk. The other big Party is the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) 

with Headquarter's in Sulaimaniyah in the East and lead by Jalal Talibani 

until he was elected President of Iraq in April. 

KDP and PUK did fight a war against each other a few years ago and it took 

them four months of negotiations to agree on the appointment of Massoud 

Barzani as their common President in Kurdistan. Until recently KDP has been 

broadcasting on 6335 and PUK on 4025 kHz, but they are difficult to hear in 

Europe now due to the few hours of darkness here at summer solstice. 


JAPAN Radio Japan's DX topics. 

Hello radio friends, Radio Japan's Hello from Tokyo program will air the 

following personalities in its Phone out show. 

June 18/19/20 Ian McFarland, former RCI SWL Digest. 

June 25/26/27 Kazuo Ozaki, HCJB's Japanese program. 

In its regular DX program on July 2/3/4 I will talk on Radio Japan's old 

QSL's found in CPRV collection at Library of American Broadcasting, 

University of Maryland and QSL Collection at ORF, Radio Austria 


Hope you listen to these programs. (Toshi Ohtake-JPN JSWC; via DXplorer 

June 17 

LAOS Lao National Radio Houa Phan has changed its freq from 4649 kHz to 

new 4677.9 kHz. This station is on the air from 0957 to 1230 UT and relays 

nx from Vientiane at 1200 UT. 

Recorded audio sample was: 

> no signal 


LIBERIA Radio Veritas, Liberia 5470 noted back here from tune in 2150 

June 14th following tip from Luca Botto Fiora, DXLD. Still on 2245 with 

programme of soul mx, religious commentary, closedown annts saying that 

they had started the second part of their daily broadcasts at 4.45 that 

afternoon, identification mentioning 97.8 FM and 5470 in the 60 metre

and,Lords Prayer and off 2300. Fair on peaks channel clear apart from 

occasional bursts of utility buzzing just below frequency. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK June 15) 

MALI 5995 R. Mali, Kati, observed on 11 Jun at 2124-... UT. Vernacular, 

talks, local tunes; 54433, adjct. DRM QRM, weakish audio (just like on 

11960 - so probably meaning the same tx is used); \\ 4782.4 kHz. (Carlos 

Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 13) 

MOLDOVA WYFR relay, 7350, full data card, religious literature, calendars 

in 31 weeks. (Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Jun 12) 

NETHERLANDS Schedule A05 of Radio Netherlands valid 27 March - 30 Oct 


Schedule includes relay transmissions of other broadcast stations. 

Postal address: Radio Netherlands, P.O. Box 222, 1200 JG 

Hilversum, The Netherlands. Fax +31 35 6724239 

UTC Site kHz Beam kW Service Target 

0000-0100 Bonaire 9845 350 250 English N America e 

0000-0100 Bonaire 9745 290 250 China R Int Mexico 

0000-0158 Bonaire 11955 350 250 D. Welle N America e 

0000-0200 Bonaire 15315 170 50 Spanish S America s 

0000-0200 Ascension 5995 245 250 Spanish S America s 

0000-0200 Flevo 9895 260 500 Spanish S America n 

0100-0200 Bonaire 9845 320 250 English N America c 

0100-0300 Bonaire 11935 170 250 NHK Japan S America 

0100-0200 Madagascar 9435 50 250 R Sweden S Asia 

0100-0200 Flevo 9890 275 500 Spanish C America

1000-1100 Petro. Kamchatski 12065 244 250 English Far East 

1000-1100 Khabarovsk 13820 218 100 English E Asia 

1100-1130 Bonaire 6165 320 250 Spanish Car/Florida 

1100-1200 Bonaire 11675 350 250 English N America e 

1100-1300 Madagascar 17585 85 250 Indonesian Indonesia 

1100-1200 Madagascar 21480 85 250 Indonesian Indonesia 

1100-1200 Singapore 9795 140 100 Indonesian Indonesia 

1200-1300 Bonaire 15190 170 250 BBC S America 

1200-1300 Flevo DRM 7240 123 40 English C Europe 

1200-1300 Bonaire 9890 350 250 Dutch N America e 

1200-1300 Madagascar 15640(x15645) 85 250 Indonesian Indonesia

PNG Report and Pictures of Wantok Radio Light Inaugural Broadcast. This 

morning I received the inaugural broadcast report from Joe Emert of Life 

Radio Ministries, with some photos of Wantok Radio Light's "big day" on the 

11th. I've posted it at: 

 

(MS Word file, approx. 355 kB) 

11,000-12,000 people attended this event; no wonder it sounded like quite a 

crowd out there while Walt and I were sitting with headphones on, 

eavesdropping on this live broadcast. (Guy Atkins-WA-USA, hcdx June 13) 

PHILIPPINES Summer A-05 updated schedule for Radio Veritas Asia: 

Bengali 0030-0057 11770 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

1400-1427 11875 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

Burmese 2330-2357 9805 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1130-1157 15450 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Filipino 2300-2327 7180 PUG 250 kW / 331 deg 

1500-1527 11765 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg x9695 Wed/Fri/Sun 

1500-1557 11765 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg x9695 Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat 

Hindi 0030-0057 11790 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

1330-1357 11875 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

Hmong 1000-1027 11780 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Indonesian 2300-2327 11820 PUG 250 kW / 222 deg 

2300-2327 9505 PUG 250 kW / 222 deg 

1200-1227 11795 PUG 250 kW / 222 deg 

Kachin 2330-2357 9625 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1230-1257 15225 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Karen 0000-0027 11795 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1200-1230 15225 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Mandarin 2100-2257 6110 PUG 250 kW / 350 deg 

1000-1157 9720 PUG 250 kW / 355 deg 

Russian 0130-0227 17830 PUG 250 kW / 015 deg 

1500-1557 9685 PUG 250 kW / 330 deg x9570 

Sinhala 0000-0027 11820 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1330-1357 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg x9565 

Tamil 0030-0057 15520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1400-1427 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg x9565 

Telugu 0100-0127 15530 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1430-1457 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg x9565 

Urdu 0100-0127 15350 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg x15300 

1430-1457 11875 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg 

Vietnamese 2330-2357 9670 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

0130-0227 15530 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1030-1127 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

1300-1327 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 

Zomi-Chin 0200-0227 11895 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg 


PORTUGAL Freq change for RDP International Radio Portugal in Portuguese to 

WeEu 

1800-2000 Sat/Sun NF 15555 LIS 100 kW / 052 deg x11700 to avoid RFA in 

Chinese 


RUSSIA 6225 DW Chinese service frequency change. I've just received an 

email from Andrea Schulz of Deutsche Welle's technical advisory department 

and she informs me that starting from 20 June, 1300-1350 UT, 5945 kHz will 

be replaced by 6225 kHz. 

5945 kHz has been suffering sereve heterodyne from Chinese National Radio. 

(Yin Cheung "Yogesh" Mar, dxld June 17) [Komsomolsk-Amur relay, 250 kW 

213deg]

TWR via Ekaterinburg, 6245, full data card, schedule in 24 weeks. V/s Beth 

Chick. 

TWR-India via Chita, 7560, full data personal letter, schedule in 12 weeks. 

QTH: TWR-India, L-15 Green Park, New Delhi 110016, India. 

Vatican R. via Khabarovsk, 9600, full data card and schedule in 6 weeks. 

WYFR via Armavir, 7250, full data card, religious literature, schedules in 

8 weeks. 


Freq change for Voice of Russia in Urdu: 

1200-1300 NF 15405 MSK 500 kW 135 deg x15605 \\ 11510 DB,15550 NVS,17570 

ARM 

Dejen Radio in Tigrina noted on June 11: 

1700-1900 Sat on 12120 ARM 250 kW 188 deg, ex 1700-1800 Sat on same freq 

Test txion for Zwart of Wit / Black or White via Russia: 

0900-1100 Sun June 12 on 13680 ARM 250 kW 284 deg to WeEu in AM 

0900-1100 Sun June 12 on 6015 RMP 035 kW 085 deg to WeEu in DRM >> no 

signal 


Radio Horyaal in Somali from June 15 on air: 

1730-1800 Sat-Thu on 11925 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to EaAf 

1730-1800 Sat-Thu on 12130 SAM 250 kW / 173 deg to EaAf 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 14 

correction) 

7320 FEBA Radio via Irkutsk. June 10 at 1400-1410 UT. SINPO 34333. S/on 

with IS, followed by religious talk in Malayalam and song. (Iwao Nagatani- 

JPN, JPNpremium June 17) 

SINGAPORE 7235 Warna at 1420 UT clear in the freq Nice old ballads on 

1427 S5-7. Strong QRM from DRM station on 7240 (12.6.5) ON 13.6 on 13xx 

times covered by VOA Korean. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX June 13) 

SOLOMON ISLS 5019.9 at 0750-0802 UT, SIBC on Jun 11. Bored-sounding 

announcer calling a soccer match between the Solomons Islands and Kenya, 

alternating between Pidgin and English. Caliope-like tune at 0801 UT, and 

ID by woman, and into nx in English. Very good to excellent signal. (Guy 

Atkins-WA-USA, DXplorer June 13) 

SPAIN Radio Nacional de Espana hat die naechste 

Kurzwellenplanungskonferenz der HFCC/ASBU nach Valencia eingeladen. Vom 22. 

bis 26 August 2005 sollen im Museum der Wissenschaft die Wintersendeplaene 

abgeglichen werden. (HFCC 24.5.2005) 

SRI LANKA SLBC AAS in English gone 15748, 10.6 1400, Sri Lanka 

Broadcasting Corporation with the All Asia Service in English. According to 

frequent anntms, the evening sce in English (1225-1535 UT) will be 

terminated on June 11. This is sad nx indeed as the All Asia Service in 

English is a long time favourite of mine. O 3. (Christer Brunstroem-SWE, 

SWW Bulletin June 12 via dxld) 

Re this report - on seeing the message at 1515 on the 12th I have checked 

both 15748 and 9770 and cannot hear a signal on either frequency. This is 

indeed very sad nx as The Commercial Service of Radio Ceylon - later to 

become the SLBC All Asia Service - was one of the first stations I heard on 

SW over 50 years ago. (Noel R. Green-UK, dxld June 12)

SWITZERLAND 531 musigwaelle. Das WRTH verzeichnet Sendeschluss 2307 UT 

(2207 im Sommer), ich konnte aber in letzte Woche im Autoradio schon um 

circa 2120 bis 2140 UT keine Schweizer Mittelwelle mehr hoeren. Schaltet 

man schon um 2107 UT ab? 


Die schalten seit Monaten schon um 2107 Uhr bzw. im Winter um 2207 Uhr UT 

ab. Nach den Nachrichten gibts einen Hinweis, nachher noch ein paar Takte 

Musik und schwups ist der Sender fort. Nichts von ausblenden sondern 

Schaltuhr. 

(Sandro Blatter-SUI, A-DX June 17) 

TAIWAN 15250, Fu Hsing B/Cing Stn, Chinese at 0422-0507 on May 6, mainly 

talk and songs, ID 0500 and 0505 by woman. SIO 353-343. QRM from unknown 

stn on 15245 from 0501. 

(Shiozaki-JPN, JPN Premium June 12) 

Updated schedule for Hmong Lao Radio in Laotian: 

0100-0200 Wed/Fri on 15260 TAI 100 kW 250 deg SoEaAs 

1200-1300 Saturday NF 11785 HRI 100 kW 173 deg NoCeAm, x1300-1400 on 15105 

1300-1400 Sunday NF 11785 HRI 100 kW 173 deg NoCeAm, x1400-1500 on 15105 


TBS Tropical Band Survey. 

Stations on the tropical bands which have closed down in 2003-2004, 

including Clandestines. 

kHz kW Station Country Last log 

2624 - Frontline Soldiers R, Channel 1 North Korea MAY04 

3205 1 R Riberao Preto, Riberao Preto, SP Brazil JAN04 

3230 - R Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja, SP Brazil OCT04 

3230,4 1 El Sol de los Andes, Juliaca, Puno Peru MAR04 

3231,2 10 RRI Bukittinggi, SW INS SEP03 

3245 10 R Gulf, Kerama Papua New Guinea JAN04 

3245,1 1 R Clube, Varginha,Minas Gerais Brazil APR04 

3326 50 R Nigeria, Lagos Nigeria MAR04 

3360,2 1 La Voz de Nahuala, Nahuala, Solola Guatemala AUG03 

3375 5 R Dourados, Dourados, Mato Grosso d. Sul Brazil AUG03 

3380 1 Centro Radiofonico de Imbabura, Ibarra Ecuador JAN04 

3900 - VoIraqi People,VoIraqi Communist Party Clandestine AUG03 

3992 - Minsk utility station (USB) Belarus FEB04 

3995 - Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet China OCT03 

4050 100 Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan SEP03 

4162 - Voice of Democracy, Northern Iraq Clandestine SEP04 

4235 - Voice of Kurdistan Toilers, No. Iraq Clandestine MAR04 

4250 - Voice of Strugglers of Iranian Kurdistan Clandestine NOV04 

4319 - AFRTS, Diego Garcia Diego Garcia JAN04 

4650 - Voice of Mojahed, Baqubah, Iraq Clandestine JAN04 

4722,8 - R Uncia, Uncia, Potosi Bolivia MAR04 

4750 - R San Francisco Solano, Sondor, Piura Peru MAR04 

4765 100 R Congo, Brazzaville Congo Rep. SEP03 

4773,8 5 R Centinela del Sur, Loja, Loja Ecuador FEB04 

4790 100 AIR Delhi via Chennai India FEB04 

4800 100 LNBS, Lancers Gap Lesotho JAN04 

4820 50 R Botswana, Sebele Botswana SEP03 

4828 100 ZBC, Gweru Zimbabwe MAR04 

4845 3 R K'ekchi', Fray Bartolome de las Casas Guatemala NOV03 

4845 100 RTM Kuala Lumpur, Kajang MLA DEC03 

4850 50 R Khekh Tangar (Blue Sky), Ulan Bataar Mongolia DEC03 

4865 12 Mongolian National R, Dalanzadgad Mongolia AUG04 

4870 10 SLBC, Ekala Sri Lanka MAR04 

4876 - Tbilisskaya, Krasnodarskiy Kray Russia SEP03 

4895 5 R IPB-AM, Campo Grande, MS Brazil MAY04

4900 - R Comunidade das Gerais, Norte de MG Brazil MAR04 

4902 10 SLBC, Ekala Sri Lanka SEP04 

4904,8 0,7 R La Oroya, La Oroya, Junin Peru SEP03 

4930,6 1 R Costena Ebenezer, San Pedro Sula Honduras AUG03 

4933 - R Familiar Cristiana, Vereda La Puerta Colombia APR04 

4940 50 China Huayi Broadcasting Corp., Chengdu China JAN04 

4940 10 SLBC, Ekala Sri Lanka JUL04 

4940 - Krasnaya Rechka, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan JAN04 

4960 1 R Global Internacional/R Cima,S. Domingo Dominican Republic JUL04 

4965 1 R San Miguel, Cusco, Cusco Peru JAN04 

5009,8 1 HIMI, R Cristal Internacional/R Pueblo Dominican Republic AUG04 

5019,7 1 Ecos del Atrato, Quibdo,Cocho Colombia FEB04 

5020 10 SLBC, Ekala Sri Lanka SEP04 

5035 100 R Liberty via Yangiyul Tajikistan FEB04 

5035 15 Dai Tieng Noi Vietnam, Xuan Mai, Hanoi Vietnam JUL04 

5046,8 100 Rdif. Togolaise, Togblekope, Lome Togo MAR04 

5050 100 R Pakistan, Islamabad, Haya Allal Falah Pakistan NOV03 

5054,6 5 TIFC R Faro del Caribe, San Isidro, Herida Costa Rica JUN04 

5055,2 0,15 R Onda Imperial, Cusco, Cusco Peru SEP03 

5115,8 0,5 R Naylamb, Lambayeque Peru FEB04 

5350 - Voice of Mojahed, Baqubah, Iraq Clandestine JAN04 

5459 - R Panorama, Recobamba, Celendin Peru SEP03 

5500 - R San Miguel, San Miguel, Cajamarca Peru AUG03 

5770 1 R Miskut, Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua APR04 

5775,3 - R La Voz de San Juan, Lonya Grande, AM Peru JUN04 

My forecast is now that within the next five years domestic stations on the 

tropical bands are going to disappear in several more countries in Africa, 

Central and South East Asia, Central America, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana 

and Suriname. Worldwide the last station may disappear around year 2017. 


TUNISIA New updated schedule for RTTunisia in Arabic eff from June 1 

0300-0430v 12005 SFA 500 kW 100 deg to EaAf 

0300-0430v 9720 SFA 500 kW 100 deg to EaAf 

0300-0530v 7275 SFA 500 kW 340 deg to WeEu 

0500-0700v 7190 SFA 500 kW 265 deg to NoAf 

1500-1900 12005 SFA 500 kW 100 deg to EaAf 

1500-1900 9720 SFA 500 kW 100 deg to EaAf 

1600-1900 7225 SFA 500 kW 340 deg to WeEu 

1800-2200 7190 SFA 500 kW 265 deg to NoAf 

DELETED FREQUENCIES: 

0100-0300 9720, 12005 

0300-0500 7190 

0530-0600 7275 

1100-1300 15450, 17735 

1300-1500 11730, 11950, 15450, 17735 

1500-1600 7225, 11950 

1600-1800 7190 

1900-2000 7225, 9720, 12005 

2000-2200 7225 


U.A.E. Abu Dhabi DW relay, 21820, full data card, personal letter, 

sticker in seven weeks. V/s Mrs. Adelheid Lucas, Technical Advisory 

Service. 


U.K. 60 kHz The MSF standard-frequency and time signal 

 

is one of the most widely used sources of time in the UK. It is transmitted 

on behalf of the National Physical Laboratory

y BT plc from its Rugby Radio Station on a freq of 

60 kHz. The current contract to broadcast the signal finishes at the end of 

March 2007, and recently the Department of Trade and Industry has 

commissioned studies to consider the longer-term future of the signal. As a 

result of this work, DTI has given the go-ahead for NPL to procure the MSF 

broadcast for a further 10 years. 

It is anticipated that there will be no interruption to the MSF sce, 

whatever the outcome of the contract negotiations. It is possible that MSF 

operation will need to be transferred to another site within the UK, but if 

that proves to be the case, a key aim will be to ensure that the reception 

of the signal is the same or better than it is at present over the whole of 

the UK. (RSGB) 

(I have a wrist watch and numerous radio clocks, also some that work off 

the German station (œ2.99 from Lidl a few months ago). They are all 

reliable and of course extremely accurate - Mike) (Mike Barraclough-UK, 

BrDXC-UK June 10) 

11885 Salama R.Int. via Wofferton on Jun 08 at *1930-1950 UT, 25332-25331, 

1930 UT sign on with IS, Talk and african pops mx etc. 


15495 on Jun 8 at 1732 UT. UN Radio via Skelton site - English; UN nx & 

reports, ID, 

1745 YL Arabic Service 44433. (Tony Ashar-Depok-INS, 

hcdx June 13) 

17660 on Jun 8 at 1643 UT. Sudan Radio Service via Woofferton site - vernac 

song, chorus ID several times, talk & mx 44333. (Tony Ashar-Depok-INS, hcdx 

June 13) 

17700 on Jun 8 at 1352 UT. R Solh via Rampisham site - ID & freqs by OM & 

YL, vernac song & nx 44433. (Tony Ashar-Depok-INS, hcdx June 13) 

[UNIDENTIFIED] 12005 on June 8 at 0615 UT, VT Merlin Communications with 

test txion until 0630 UT. Announcing web site: 

 

The question is what will come at this time in the future. 

(Christer Brunstroem-SWE, SW Bulletin June 12, translated by editor 

Th.Nilsson for dxld) 

[U.K./CYPRUS] Time and freqs changes for morning txion of BBC in Albanian: 

0400-0600 NF 9770 CYP, NF 11845 RMP, ex 0530-0600 on 7285 CYP,9885 

CYP,11845 RMP 


11885 [to NIG] A radio station called Radio Salama International was heard 

by BBC M on 11885 kHz SW from 1930-2030 on the 8 June. The station signed 

on at 1930 with West African-style mx, followed by an annmt. Programming 

consisted of various types of mx with short commentaries. Speech in English 

and Hausa was heard and a religious-style talk was noted around 2015. The 

station signed off at 2029, announcing the following: 

Addr: P.O.Box 6316, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Phone 080 370 32530 

The station also announced that it would be on the air on the same freq on 

Sundays and Wednesdays in the future. BBC M heard a station in 2001 on SW 

also called Salama Radio. That station had carried Pentecostal Christian

programing and content hostile to the Nigerian govt. (BBCM 8 Jun, via dxld 

June 11) 

Droitwich R4 LW off air. Just noticed @ 1435 that the BBC R4 Droitwich LW 

tx on 198 kHz is off the air. 

There's a very weak R4 signal audible in the background, presumably from 

Westerglen. Anyone know if this is routine maintenance, or a fault? 

Further on this, BBC teletext (p.698) confirms that Droitwich R4 (198 kHz) 

and R5 Live (693 kHz) is on reduced power / liable to interruption today, 

Sunday. 

It also says "until 16 June" on one page and "until 31 July" on another 

page, so I presume maintenance work of some sort is in progress - its 

ambiguously worded and unclear if reduced power or interruptions are likely 

at any time until these dates - or just on Sundays. (Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC- 

UK June 12) 

Tuning in at midday on Sunday for "I'm Sorry..." I heard R4 announcing that 

they wouldn't be having the usual LW/FM split at that time for the Shipping 

Forecast as the Droitwich tx was off the air for "serious maintenance" 

(though they could still have chosen to air the forecast via the Scottish 

txs). They said they hoped to be back in time for the usual forecast just 

before 6 pm, though I didn't check if they managed that. They were 

certainly back by mid- evening. 

I assume they'd normally want to do most routine planned maintenance on a 

weekday, but probably wanted to avoid today (Monday) as R4LW is scheduled 

for cricket coverage. It seems as if it was something they felt they 

couldn't delay doing. 

(Chris Greenway-UK, BRDXC-UK June 13) 

The BBC's Albanian Service is launching a new morning nx and current 

affairs programme from Wednesday 8 June. 

From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Central European Time [0500 to 0700 gmt], Monday to 

Friday, BBC Sot (BBC Today) sets the day's agenda with global, regional and 

local coverage for listeners in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and Greece. 

Every 15 mins, BBC Sot will keep the listeners updated with nx from the 

region and around the world. 

Live links with the BBC studios in Tirana, Pristina and Skopje will provide 

the BBC Albanian audiences with first-hand information about regional 

developments. Along with regular business, sports and cultural slots, BBC 

Sot's audience will hear the programme's Big Interview with key 

personalities. 

Issues of the day will be discussed in studio debates which will engage the 

listeners via SMS messages, phone and email. 

Head of the BBC Albanian sce, Julia Goga-Cooke, said: "We are thrilled to 

launch BBC Sot, which is the morning radio for Albanian speakers across 

Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. 

"With the BBC's journalistic talent and its unparalleled network of 

correspondents covering the world, BBC Sot ensures our audiences are fully 

informed and engaged with the nx agenda at the start of their day." 

BBC Sot can be heard on the BBC 24-hour stations 103.9 FM in Tirana, 

Albania and on 98.6 FM in Prishtina, Kosovo.

Listeners can hear an audio [archive] of the programme and read special 

features online at bbcalbanian.com. 

BBC Sot can also be heard on the BBC's partner stations [All FM freqs are 

in MHz]: 

Albania: Radio Kukesi 100.4 FM; Radio Shkodra 92 FM; Radio Korca 15 AM [as 

published]; Radio Gjirokaster 102.5 FM; Radio Rash 97.0 FM; Radio Ime 105.4 

FM; Radio TV Vale e Kalter-Vlore; Radio Saranda 100 FM; Radio Star 105.5 

FM; Radio Fier 107.2 FM; and Televizion Adriatik-Durres. 

Kosovo: Radio 21 100.2 FM,102.8 FM and 103.9 FM; Radio Mitrovica 99.9 FM; 

Radio Top Iliria 90.8 FM; Radio Tema 94.9 FM; Radio Drenica 107.6 FM; and 

Radio Theranda 105.2 FM. 

Macedonia: Macedonian State radio 94.7 FM and 98.3 FM; Radio Uskana 103 FM; 

Radio Rinia 106.3 FM; Radio Tetova 97, 93.5 FM; Radio Bleta 101.4 FM; and 

Televizioni Festa e Kumanoves. 

Serbia: Radio Spektri Bujanovc 101 FM. 

Notes to Editors: BBC Albanian was re-launched in 1993 and is rebroadcast 

by more than 40 radio and TV stations in Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia and 

Greece. The main weekday nx and current programmes are Bota at 11 (The 

World At 11); Bota mbasdite (The World in the Afternoon) at 3.15 p.m. 

Central European Time [1315 gmt]; and Bota ne mbremje (The World in the 

Evening) at 7 p.m. [1700 gmt]. The regional debate programme Forum and 

youth and mx programme Ritem e Pop are aired on Sundays. 

The online site provides a wide range of information, 

including international nx and current affairs, world economy, science, 

technology, arts, entertainment, chat forums and learning English. (BBC WS, 

via BrDXC June7) 

The txion is also being heard on SW via 11840 and 9770. 

And a txion in what sounded like Albanian was on air at tune in 0545 today 

(Saturday June 11) until 0700 and included a lang lesson around 0630. 


USA Former director of VOA Sanford Ungar and present director David 

Jackson accuse each other over charges that Jackson is trying to manage VOA 

nx to favor the Bush administration; BBG Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson backs 

Jackson; hearings on Tomlinson and VOA journalists' petition called for; 

see June 6 edition of 

and recent issues of dxld such as 5-094. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA WoR June 10) 

The VoA will resume its radio broadcasts to the Central Asian nation of 

Uzbekistan on June 12. VOA had ceased broadcasting on radio to Uzbekistan 

last year in response to research that showed Uzbeks watch television in 

significant numbers. VOA has been broadcasting television programming to 

Uzbekistan since December 2003. 

"Because of the recent events in Uzbekistan and the Uzbek govt's tightening 

of controls on foreign television broadcasts, we have decided to resume our 

radio broadcasts," said VOA Director David Jackson. "The Uzbek people 

deserve to have access to uncensored nx and information about what's 

happening in their own country, their region, and the world. In addition, 

our Uzbek lang web site will continue to be updated with the latest nx and 

information."

VOA's Uzbek-language radio broadcasts will consist of a daily (seven days a 

week), 30-minute program, airing from 15:00-15:30 UTC (20:00 -20:30 local 

time) on the following SW freqs: 

SW Frequencies 1500-1530 UTC: 

11515 IRA (26.05 meters), 11780 UDO (25.47 meters), 15390 KAV (19.49 

meters) 

VOA hopes to offer the new Uzbek-language radio broadcasts on medium wave 

and FM in the future. 

VOA's coverage will focus on the nx of the world, of Uzbekistan and Central 

Asia, and information about U.S. policy and opinion. The coverage will also 

include U.S. and world press reviews on Uzbekistan, as well as interviews 

with regional and international experts on Uzbekistan and the region. 

The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia 

international broadcasting sce funded by the U.S. govt through the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of 

news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an 

estimated worldwide audience of more than 100 million people. Programs are 

produced in 44 langs, including English. 

For more information, call the Office of Public Affairs at (202) 401-7000, 

or E-Mail 

 

(BrDXC-UK June 11) 

Voice of America in Uzbek again on short waves from Sunday June 12: 

1500-1530 on 11515 IRA, 11780 UDO, 15390 KAV 


Updated schedule for Hmong Lao Radio in Laotian: 

0100-0200 Wed/Fri on 15260 TAI 100 kW 250 deg SoEaAs 

1200-1300 Saturday NF 11785 HRI 100 kW 173 deg NoCeAm, x1300-1400 on 15105 

1300-1400 Sunday NF 11785 HRI 100 kW 173 deg NoCeAm, x1400-1500 on 15105 


Hour Of The Time Radio Broadcast via WBCQ, 7415, full data QSL sheet in 4 

weeks. V/s John Doyel Shamley (General Manager). QTH: P.O.Box 940, Eagar, 

Arizona 85925, U.S.A. 


UZBEKISTAN 5810? Unfortunately, Mr. Nagatani and Mr. Hashimoto said 

nothing heard on 5810 kHz at 1530-1600 UT. But they (and I) will continue 

check it. If something heard, we notice to you. 

'CFC Organization' is mean this? 

(Gaku Iwata-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX June 13) 

VANUATU 3944.9v on 0715-0740 UT, R. Vanuatu on Jun 11. Noted this rising 

up from the noise prior to 0700, and down 0.1 kHz from nominal, just like 

Vanuatu on 7259.9v earlier in the evening before it shut down suddenly. 

Mentions of 'Tok Tok' at 0715 as well as Port Vila at 0731. Poor to fair 

signal, but improving past 0740. Noted again at 0814, drifted down to 

3944.85. 'Radio Vanuatu' ID at 0815. 

(Guy Atkins-WA-USA, DXplorer June 13) 

7259.685 at 0621- UT, Radio Vanuatu on Jun 11. Sunset in Port Vila, with a 

decent signal (at least the mx) but with lots of summer static crashes. 

Modern western mx. Chatting with Guy Atkins across the table, when it just

vanished at 0625. Very weak het only. I assumed it was some local noise, 

but I don't think so, as 7120 PNG is coming in with audio. Still nothing at 

0642, but fair audio on 3944.86 with identical format, so I'm assuming this 

is the same tx. Listened to 0658 with mentions of Vanuatu. Port Vila 

mentioned at 0706. I checked again at 0800. Rapid drums up to the TOH, then 

islands type mx. No IS or ID on the hour. 'People of Vanuatu' heard at 


Transmitter appears to be drifting somewhat. 'Vanuatu govt' at 0807. 

Frequency is 3944.86 at 0810. Radio Vanuatu ID at 0811:55. Rapid drums, and 

?conch shell, and another Radio Vanuatu ID at 0815, and into mx, and 

presumed ad. All at good signal strength but weak modulation. (Walt 

Salmaniw-WA, dxld June 16) 

VATICAN STATE Mit dem Datum "18. Mai 2005 - 85. Geburtstag Johannes Paul 

II." verschickte Pater Eberhard von Gemmingen, der Leiter der 

deutschsprachigen Redaktion folgenden Brief an Kurzwellenfreunde, die in 

juengerer Zeit Empfangsberichte eingesandt hatten: 

RADIO VATICANA - 00 120 CITTA DEL VATICANO 

Tel 0039 06 69 88 41 01 Fax 0039 06 69 88 38 44 

e-Mail 

Liebe Freunde, die uns Reception-reports geschickt haben, Sie haben uns in 

den letzten Wochen und Monaten durch Ihre Receptionreports derart erfreut, 

dass wir Ihnen ausdruecklich danken moechten. Sie tun dem Radio einen 

riesigen Dienst. Die technische Leitung auf unserem Sendegelaende sagt der 

deutschsprachigen Redaktion immer wieder: "Ihr seid die besten. Die 

Receptionreports helfen uns sehr." 

Dies moechte ich Ihnen weitergeben und mich bei Ihnen im Namen unserer 

Techniker herzlich bedanken. Ihre Berichte landen also nicht im Papierkorb, 

sondern in der Datenbank von Santa Maria di Galeria. 

Die Technik muss ja wissen, von welcher Qualitaet der Kurzwellenempfang 

weltweit ist. Freilich sind Sie, die Kurzwellenhoerer, eine besonderer Typ 

von Mensch. Die meisten Leute wissen ja noch nicht mal, was Mittelwelle 

ist, geschweige denn Kurzwelle! Ich gratuliere Ihnen, dass sie zum edlen 

Club der Radiofreunde gehoeren. 

Zum Stichwort "Santa Maria di Galeria": Unsere Chefs sind felsenfest davon 

ueberzeugt, dass sich nie und nimmer ein Zusammenhang zwischen den 

Radiostrahlen und den Faellen von Leukaemie beweisen laesst. Hinter den 

Vorwuerfen steht unseres Erachtens eine politische Kampagne: 

Bauloewen wollen die 440 Hektar haben, auf denen das Sendegelaende Santa 

Maria di Galeria steht. Sie wollen den Sender vertreiben und schueren 

deshalb die Aengste der Menschen. Zu bedenken ist ferner, dass viele der 

Wohnsiedlungen dort ohne Baugenehmigung entstanden sind, und zwar als es 

schon laengst die besagten Strahlen gab. Niemand hat sich darum gekuemmert. 

Man haette ja bereits damals darauf hinweisen koennen: 

Bitte hier nicht bauen. Der Sender stand ja laengst - und zwar in Abmachung 

zwischen Vatikan und dem Staat Italien. Aber mit Emotionen kann man Leute 

gewinnen. Und das geschieht derzeit. Ich danke Ihnen fuer Ihr besonderes 

Interesse am Sender. 

Im Namen der technischen Direktion, aber auch der deutschsprachigen 

Redaktion gruesst Sie ganz herzlich. Ihr Pater Eberhard von Gemmingen." 

Am 18. Mai 2005 hatte eine vatikanisch-italienische Kommission noch einmal 

betont, dass alle Ausstrahlungen aus Santa Maria di Galeria die 

italienischen Grenzwerte unterschreiten. Weitere Messungen sollen im 

September und Oktober 2005 stattfinden.

(via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt June 15) 















































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e-mail 

AFRICA African QSL's. 

Ed was the first to E mail regarding the reports that I took with me to 

Africa. Saving time I have E mailed you all. If the report was sent to me, 

your report would have been delivered to the station. Allow me to explain, 

it was not possible for me to back track to countries I had already been 

to. That said any reports I had with me were delivered the following way: a 

Somali Canadian guy I know went from Galkayo to Kampala via Nairobi to 

visit his sister. He took those reports with him and had them hand 

delivered (Kenya and Uganda) the others were posted from Kampala (Tanzania, 

Burundi, Rwanda) to said station. Also, a U.N security officer I spent time 

with in Garad, Somalia also took reports with him to Kanshasa, his home 

base and delievered them (Dem. Rep. Congo) and promised to mail the others 

(West Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe). 

I entered Africa via Niamey, then Djibouti City, to Galkayo. I took three 

reports to La Voix Du Sahel. I only had a 1 day lay-over in Niger and did 

not have time to wait for replies. The guard at the gate assured me he 

would give the reports to Chief Engineer. I gave him $20 US and promised 

him another $20 if QSLs were received. 

I know I had hoped to visit more stations/countries, however that did not 

happen. I have QSLs from Radio U.N.A.M.S.I.L for those that sent reports. I 

stayed a few doors down from the stations offices, the Mammy Yoko Hotel, 

these from my first visit. West Africa is a real mess, I had many problems 

with getting around. The uprisings in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Liberia,

Eq. Guinea, etc... have the whole region on it's lid, a unbeleivable mess 

... everyone in those countries was having the same hassles as me, even the 

U.N guys I came across. 

Most foreigners were staying very close to their compounds. Some far wose, 

staff with MSF (Drs. Without Borders) had members killed, this started a 

mass pull out of many NGO groups in the region, a BBC staff was shot and 

killed her first day in Mogadishu, a female journalist, it is a sad mess... 

I had promised to do my best in getting QSLs, I could not have imagined 

Africa had become such a up-rooted mess! I was still in Galkayo when my 

friend, Said returned from Kampala he assured me that the reports I had 

sent with him were hand delievered and/or mailed from Kampala. He had a 

postal mail receipt for the reports he mailed, so i paid him from the cooperation 

fund you guys contributed to, I think he spent $20 or $25 US. 

The U.N guy I will never hear from, the U.N practices a very strict 

security plan, only first names were used, no E Mail addresses were 

exchanged. Not even photos of them at the Tsunami effort from Garad 

Somalia. Dispite helping them find Garad and the Tsunami hit coast, they 

were not allowed to give any info that might reveal their identity. 

I am sure he would eventually get those reports delivered. I did not keep a 

list of who sent what reports, so can you please let me know if you have 

received any QSL's/replies. Things do move slow in Africa at best so lets 

give the reports some time before giving up or trying again. I think there 

was $70-$90 US in the co-operation fund, so there is still a few bucks 

remaining. We can deal with that at some point! 

At the moment my situation is very hectic, I just moved into a country 

house, working part time, trying to get a shack and antennas 

together...most important, unpacked from Africa. So once the dust settles 

over these QSL's, we can see what is still no QSLed and go from there. 

Again, no promises, I met many people in Africa and perhaps they can be 

called on the deliever reports of follow up on those delievered. 

I recall reports from Radio Congo-Brazzaville and Radio Mauritania, just 

saying, I received QSLs from these stations in 2004 for reports mailed from 

Canada. As far as DX stations go, one never knows if or when a QSL will 

show up. 

I just have to tell you guys this, I know they effort that goes into a 

"DXers" report verses the lack of effort into the others reports. During my 

short voluteer repairman position at Radio Galkayo, I had access to the 

file cabinets at the station. I have to tell you there is some real slop 

being sent as reception reports, absolute trash, nothing in these reports 

to spark any interest in replying. That said keep writting those good 

reports and eventually who knows. 

Dispite my falling out with the management at Radio Galkayo it is possible 

that I can help with getting reports from Radio Galkayo verified. Their 

organisation is not solely governed, their are several people in their 

volunteer staff that are not afraid to speak-up and of course gladly QSL 

reports for me. The other 2 Somali SW stations can also be QSLed, 

Mogadiishu being the tough one. This due to the civil unrest in Juba Land, 

Mogadishu 

The first thing is to hear one of the Somali stations, somewhere in the 

mess I have the skeds, roughly 8 AM-10 PM their local time. They may or may 

not take a break during the hours of restand pray, 12 PM-4 PM. Once the 

bugs were worked out at Radio Galkayo, the coverage was better, the Acting 

Director changed the save the tx sked to 8 AM to 10 PM. When I left Somalia 

mid April, Radio Galkayo SW was off, FM still on. Radio Mogadishu and Radio 

Hargesia were both still on SW daily. Radio in Somalia, man what a mess!!!

Okay guys let me know if anything has shown up in the mail box. Remember, 

Somalia has no in/out going mail sce. In time we can give these African 

station some more work, at the moment I am burning the candle from both 

ends. 

Before I go, before I left, there was talk between DXers of a remote 

variable termination resistance box. Has anything come of this? Now that I 

have some room I can put up some half decent antennas. 73. 

(Joe Talbot VA6JWT, CAN, wwdxc BC-DX June 24) 

ALASKA 9555/9795 Your Chinese freq at 1400 UT today June 22, 9615, was 

stronger than usual, so I checked 9795 for English but all I heard was 

Vietnamese from France via Japan. Maybe your signal was underneath, but I 

could not detect it. Nothing on your posted schedules yet, but I am 

wondering if you have actually made a freq change to resolve this 

collision? 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, to Kevin Chambers, KNLS, via dxld June 22) 

Yes, we have moved at 1400 UT to 9555 kHz. We hope this change will work! 

(Kevin Chambers, KNLS, dxld June 22) 

ALBANIA Dear Mrs.Cico, I found this email address in the World DX Club 

magazine "Contact", in a letter from Sue Hickey, your Canadian listener, so 

thought I should try it. I'm not sure whether you were getting my emails to 

the address given in the WRTH, which may be out-of-date. 

I am pleased to tell you that I have enjoyed some excellent reception of 

your English "Second Edition" to the UK at 2130 UTC during this last week. 

For some time there had been heavy interference from a Chinese station on 

7120 kHz.at that time, but there was no sign of that on the past few 

evenings. I don't Know whether they have left the freq or it's due to short 

wave conditions. Still enjoying Radio Tirana, having been a listener since 

"Communist" days. Albania is now changing much for the better. Best wishes 

to you and all at Radio Tirana. 

Yours, Ian Wadman, (from R Tirana, June 20) 

Dear Mr Wadman, 

Thank you for your good nx on 7120 kHz. 

I always forward reception reports also to the Chinese colleagues, and 

sometimeS to their Embassy in Tirana, e.g. like for the case of their 

interference on 7120 kHz. The Chinese never reply via email! Did they move 

from 7120 kHz? 

This email is aslo sent to our closest listeners in Europe and earlier to 

the BBC Monitoring to receive any possible confirmation from them. 

Thanks again and all the best from a sunny hot Tirana, 

Mrs. Drita Cico, ARTV-Head of Monitoring Center, RADIO TIRANA. (June 20) 

ALGERIA Of the 3 RTA outlets on LF, viz. Bechar 153 kHz 2x1000 kW - 

Ouargla 198 kHz 2x1000 kW - Tipaza 252 kHz 2x750 kW, only RTA-1 Tipaza puts 

a strong signal, day & night. Signal levels simply cannot compare: 

Tipaza being like a local station, particularly if received in the south 

(to a point that even the K9AY is unable to "separate" it from RTE 252 at 

times), 

Bechar 153 is really bad here, not that bad in the south, and

Ouargla 198 is particularly poor (DX like!) here underneath the BBC R4, 

which dominates the channel in the south too, meaning only a directional 

antenna can receive RTA 198. 

So my question is: does anyone know the actual powers used at both Bechar & 

Ouargla? I don't think that, even if being used with directional antennae, 

their signals would be so bad (by the way, the audio is also on the weak 

side...). 


Tipaza put the Czech made TESLA 2xtxs right on the [rock cliff ?] beach 

shore at the Mediterranean Sea. That's propagation wise a strategic 

location [like IBB Rhodes or Capo Greco-Cyprus]. And puts a very strong 

signal into Central Europe too, even at winter daytime. 

Reception in Spain and Mallorca: 252 Tipaza is a powerhouse operation, but 

for instance 171 Nador Morocco was rather poor due of the straight 

eastwards directional antenna array to TUN, LBY and EGY. 

Re: Bechar & Ouargla. 

Look at the Algerian/Moroccan map: 

Both sides are oasis kind, in a much dry desert area, and Quargla is 

situated 700 kilometers south of Medit coast line, towards Portugal even 

900 kms via desert and ATLAS mountains area. 

Bechar location distance towards Tangiers and Gibraltar is also about 600 

kilometers, and locate behind the Moroccon mountains. 

And both are screened towards co-channel Europeans. I guess there are two 

units on each side, but only one unit on air at a time. 

(wb, June 23) 

Thanks for the tx details, Wolfgang. I knew the location of both Bechar 153 

& Ouargla 198 that was something I wanted to spot on the map when they were 

activated, but even under adverse conditions (desert terrain, etc.) those 

power signals should perform better towards my area, but then if you say 

they're beamed towards the north (which doesn't make full sense) no wonder 

reception is weaker than I'd expect and than what I experienced in the 

past. 

Neighbouring RTM Azilal 207 kHz is not much farther than Bechar and booms 

in like a local station even here in the capital, and I recall having heard 

it on the previous channel (+BBC 200 kHz for instance) some 250 km SEast of 

Luanda, Angola, back in the early to mid 70's: no, no special receiver, 

just a full coverage valve set and a random wire. RTA Tipaza 252 carries 

French too, so the location and possible beam to the north is no surprise 

given the big community in France, but I was aware of the details of the tx 

QTH. 

Really strong here all the time by the way is Medi 1 Nador 171, of course, 

and I'm convinced they're not omnidirectional. I forgot to say that if 

using the 270deg unterminated Beverage on the SW coast, then Ouargla 198 

kHz is much stronger and somewhat similar to co-channel BBC R4 Droitwich. 

Again, in the past though, i.e. when those RTA stations started operation, 

their signals were easier to receive, particularly that of Bechar 153 which 

began spoiling reception of others on 153, e.g. Romania - once a regular. 

Do you remember Sud Radio in Andorra? Well, their mighty signal was close 

enough and beamed towards France for it carried French programming only: 

reception here was always bad for such a power. By contrast, weaker R. 

Andorra always put a tremendous signal. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 24)

ANTARCTICA 15475.96 LRA36, at 1920 UT Jun 24, extended talk at tune-in, 

succession of pop ballads starting at 1922 UT, slow fades to inaudibility 

and back to S3 peak around 1930 UT. YL announcer had mushy audio that was 

never understandable. Gone under noise by 1940 UT. (Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, 

DXplorer June 24) 

See also 15475/15485 under Chile. wb. 

AUSTRALIA OHR - The QRM on 80 and 40 mbs which many suspect as 

originating from SWHFR trials in the Torres Strait are now suspected of 

being heard in Hong Kong and Japan. 

On 40, a beam heading of 230 or so from JA3 (high 3-el rotary). It is 

either straight south or straight north of 9M6. Apparently on 80, this 

thing looks to be from northern VK4. 

Another unconfirmed report plonks the interference smack on 8867, the 

international air route freq for the SP6 routes. 

With more on the QRM, Glenn Dunstan WIA Director VK4DU. 

"40 and 80m wideband QRM continues. The wideband interference signals 

reported last week on the national nx continue to plague our 40 and 80 m 

bands. There has been some speculation that these signals could be coming 

from a Surface Wave HF Radar surveillance system recently installed in 

Torres Strait. However, the Defence Department has advised that Surface 

Wave Radars do not transmit on the 40 and 80m amateur bands. We have 

received a number of Intruder watch reports on this interference, including 

a couple of sound bites of the signals. I have collated these reports and 

forwarded them on to the ACA for investigation." 

The WIA Intruder watch sce needs your reports - please email reports to 

(WIA Nx June 26 via John Norfolk, dxld) 

AUSTRALIA INTROS NEW OVER THE HORIZON RADAR SYSTEM. 

Has a new state-of-the-art over-the-horizon radar in Australia's Torres 

Strait become the source of interference to that nation's Amateur Radio 

operations? Bruce Tennant, K6PZW reports: 

At least one ham down under is asking just that question after the 

Australian Govt launches a trial of the new early warning system that meant 

to boost that nations protection of its northern borders from drug runners, 

disease, illegal immigration and unlicensed fishing. 

But some believe that the new radar could already be the source of 

objectionable interference to ham radio operations. In fact, Dale McCarthy, 

VK4DMC in North of Queensland State asks if the radar trial could be the 

source of the pulse type signals that we are hearing on 40 and 80 meters. 

And the answer is that nobody knows. At least not yet. 

The Wireless Institute of Australia describes the installation as 

consisting of two sites. A 440 meter long receiver array is located on 

Dauan Island, in the northern Torres Strait. The tx is on an uninhabited 

island, to the north of Badu Island, in the middle of Torres Strait. Actual 

transmit power is not discussed but the WIA quotes a govt release that says 

the new radar system can detect surface vessels and low-flying aircraft 

beyond the visible horizon. As such, it has the potential to deliver 24hour 

wide-area coastal surveillance of aircraft, ships and boats travelling 

in the Torres Strait. It also has the potential to provide early storm 

warnings and to protect offshore oil and gas installations, if further 

developed and deployed. 

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Bruce Tennant, K6PZW, reporting.

Meantime, if you hear any interference on the high freq bands that might be 

attributed to this radar system, please notify the Amateur Radio Intruder 

Watch Coordinator for the country that you live in. Be certain to include 

any directional bearings of the you may have along with the UTC time and 

date you heard it. You must make reports using UTC since that is the only 

world-wide time standard for investigators to refer to as they proceed. 

(WIA Nx via Amateur Radio Newsline_ Report 1454, June 24, via John Norfolk, 

dxld) 

See also OHR under UNIDENTIFIED, wb. 

Updated A'05 schedule for HCJB Australia 

English lang schedule effective from June 5 - August 27, 2005 is: 

0700-1000 11750 - South Pacific 

1000-1130 15425 - South East Asia 

1130-1300 15425 - East Asia (Mon-Fri 1130-1230 is in Mandarin) 

1300-1400 15405 - East Asia (Mon-Fri 1300-1400 is in Mandarin) 

2230-0100 15525 - East Asia (Mon-Fri 2230-0000 is in Mandarin) 

0100-0230 15560 - South Asia (Mon-Sat 0100-0130 is in Hindi) 

Foll txns are suspended from 5th June till 27th August'05 

1300-1430 15405 1430-1600 15390 

Schedule for HCJB DX Partyline 

0730-0800 11750 Sat 1100-1130 15425 Sat 1300-1330 15405 Sat 1500-1530 

15390 Sat CXLD 

Reports to 

For mailed reports, please post to 

The Voice of the Great Southland, 

GPO Box 691, Melbourne 3001, Australia. 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX June 30) 

AUSTRIA But - Praise the Lord and Hallelujah! Moosbrunn DRM was off 9720 

this morning. Have their "tests" finished? Now, we can get back to 

listening to some religion! WYFR 9715 fairly good peaking to S6 in English 

at 0700, R.Victoria-PRU also peaking to S6 same time on about 9719.95 in 

what sounded Portuguese. The preacher was shouting a lot which made it 

difficult to fully understand the lang - someone should tell him he need'nt 

shout any longer as the DRM has gone off ! And WUN via CTR on about 9724.9 

was peaking over S9. I'm out of touch with who the speakers are on WUN 

since the demise of Bro.Scott. These three were impossible when the 9720 

racket was on air. 

YEM on about 9779.5 (I assume) was playing some nice Arabic mx before 0700 

and continued after the hour with what sounded news, but the signal was 

quite low by then. I tuned c9704 hoping that ETH might be there - there was 

'something' but much too weak to even guess what. ARS-2 on 9675 was fair 

with no trace of BRZ today - in fact, I could not trace any BRZ stations 

anywhere on any band. But CHL 6110 as well as PRU c9720 & CTR c9725 were 

audible. I assume that the more easterly location of BRZ is the reason for 

this. I couldn't hear BBC ASC on 9610 at 0600 (French) today either, but 

7105 was doing nicely. Botswana 9885 12080 and 13645 were all at usable 

levels, and I could hear VOA via IRA 13710 \\ 9885 French at weak strength 

today. 

After so long in not being able to hear BBC via MEY on 11940 it is now 

becoming almost a regular. It is never as strong as MEY 11765 though due, 

maybe, to different aerials/beams. Some days I find that these two 

frequencies are \\ but on others they are not - like today. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX June 23-27)

Indeed they were scheduled until June 26 only. And not only these VTbrokered 

txions to the UK have ceased but also 6155 reverted to AM all the 

time. At least it is AM right now at 1900, carrying OE1 \\ 5945 of course. 


BOLIVIA 4498.1, R. Estambul, has replied [E-mail] to Swedish DXer Gert 

Nilsson. Further info at 

 

(Klemetz-SWE, DXplorer June 19) 

Radio Santa Cruz (Catholic Station 6135kHz) verified my reception report in 

Spanish with Prepared Form QSL card and letter (giving detailed information 

about Santa Cruz) in Spanish after 37 days. Station car sticker was also 

enclosed. QSL signer was Ma.Yolanda Marco Escobar, Secretaria de Direccion. 

Address: Radio Santa Cruz, Emisora del Instituto Radiofonico Fe y Alegria, 

Casilla 672, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. 

Telephone: +591 3 3531817 Fax: +591 3 3532257 E-mail: 

Frequencies: AM CP32 6135 kHz 10 kW CP30 970 kHz 10 kW 0900-0100 Stereo92 

92.1MHz. (Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX June 22) 

BRAZIL Brazil on 9665, R. BRAS that is, I must say I haven't observed it 

for some time, until y/day 25 at 1907, and they were just doing it 

extremely bad: 22431, adjacent QRM. Later at 2328 UT, 11780 was at 35422 

while barely audible on \\ 6185. One mustn't forget their home beam on 6185 

& 11725 is to the NW, i.e. to Amazonia, so it's ceNAm that gets the 

strongest signal, not here. As to the int'l sce. 9665, they ann. coverage 

to Europe too, but am almost sure the main beam is to AGL - MOZ, so 

reception in CPV, GNB & POR must be tougher. I suspect the power is less 

than the listed 250 kW. 


4815 Radio Difusora Londorina sent me a "thanks" letter in Portuguese for 

my reception report with $1.00 in Portuguese, after 15 days. Letter signer 

was Oscar Simoes da Costa, Gerente Administativo. 

Mailing address: Caixa Postal 216, Londrina, PR 86000-0000, Brazil. 

Telephone +55 43 3322 1105 FAX: +55 43 3324 7369 

E-mail: URL: 

 

Frequencies: 0900-0300 690 kHz, 4815 kHz. 

I sent to Caixa Postal 1870, in a letter indicated 216, and in web page 916 

all these may be correct! Their postal address: 

Rua Sergipe, 843 -Sala 05, Londorina, PR 86010-360, Brazil. 


4765 R. Emissora Rural, Santarem PA, 18 Jun at 2213-2221, advts, f/ball 

match rpt; 34332, QRM de silent carrier. 

4815 R. Difa Londrina PR, 18 Jun at 2215-2226, advertisemtns, IDs, phoneins; 

34332. 

4825 R. Educadora, Braganca PA, 18 Jun at 2217-2229, songs, natl. nx 

bulletin, ID "R. Educadora AM"; het. with PRU 4824.4 (audio not perceived 

yet though); 44333. 

4845.2 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus AM, 19 Jun at 2214-2226, f/ball 

match rpt; 45333; co-ch Mauritania off and only active on 783 where rated 

54444.

4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 18 Jun at 2230-2239, f/ball match rpt, ID 

"R. Club", advts; 54333. 

4915 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 18 Jun at 2309-2318, f/ball match rpt, 

TCs; 53342, co-ch QRM de B+GHA. 

4924.9 R. Educacao Rural (tent), Tefe AM, 19 Jun at 2248-2256, f/ball match 

rpt; 34331. 

4985 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 18 Jun at 2312-2321, f/ball match rpt; 

55344. 

5045 R. Guaruja Paulista via R. Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo, 17 Jun at 

2240-2251, talks on f/ball and no Voz do Brasil relay though heard on 

numerous other stns at that hr; 25231. 

6185 R. Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 19 Jun at 2239-..., ballads; 

44432, adjc. QRM only. Almost hard to believe this uses 250 kW when other 

much smaller local stns usually put better signals. 

9504.8 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2138-2201, advts, pops, sl. "R. Record - o 

novo som do Brasil!", f/ball news, Voz do Brasil 2200; 35443. 

9515 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 17 Jun at 2140-2158, religious prgr, 

songs, Voz do Brasil 2200; 34433, adjc. QRM only. 

9630 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 17 Jun at 2144-2244, truck drivers prgr 

"Pe na Estrada", Voz do Brasil 2200; 35433. 

9725 R. Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 17 Jun at 2150-2157, advts, songs; 

33452, QRM de CRI in Arabic till 200, then CTR 9724.9 spoiling reception, 

but it's usually CTR that is interfered upon by B. 

(all 14 de Goncalves; Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 17-21) 

BULGARIA [to Iran] Deleted txion for Voice of Iran in Persian eff from 

June 13: 

1530-1730 on 11575 SOF-BUL 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs/ME. 


BURKINA FASO 7230 R. Burkina, Ouagadougou, audible on 18 Jun at 1341- 

1424, french, religious item, weather rpt 1350, advts, Vernancular 1400, 

local pops; 35443. 


CHILE 15485 Voz Cristiana at 1900 UT on June 22. Portugues, ya en su 

nueva frecuencia, con senal fuerte y sin interferencia, "Noticias da hora, 

estan sintonizando Voz Crista". 44444. 

Entre las 20 y las 21 horas, he intentado escuchar LRA 36 Radio Nacional 

Arcangel San Gabriel, en 15476 kHz. El canal esta ahora practicamente libre 

de interferencias, pero la senal de LRA 36 no llegaba por aqui. 

Recordar que, segun mail de la emisora recibido en dias pasados, estan 

transmitiendo con un transmisor de emergencia, con menos potencia, por 

tener el transmisor habitual averiado. (Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx June 23) 

So now update - as of June 22 [wb.] : 

Summer A-05 for Voz Christiana via SGO=Santiago: 

Portuguese to Brazil 

0000-0400 11745 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg >>> ex 2300-0800 for A-04 


1200-2400 new 15485 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg >>> ex 1100-2300 on 21500 

Spanish to Central America

0100-0400 15585 SGO 100 kW / 340 deg 


0100-0800 11655 SGO 100 kW / non-dir >>> ex 0000-0800 on 15375 

0800-1200 5960 SGO 100 kW / non-dir >>> ex 5995 till May 8 

1200-0100 17680 SGO 100 kW / non-dir >>> ex 1100-2400 





Freq change for Voz Christiana in Portuguese to CeAm from June 20: 

1200-2400 NF 15485# SGO 100 kW / 060 deg, ex 15475* 

# strong co-ch BBC WS in English till 1700 

* to avoid VOA in Georgian 1530-1600, 

Radio Africa#1 in French 1600-1900, 

Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel in Spanish 1800-2100 on 15476v 


CHINA I also noted CNR's on 11610 and 11915 plus CNR-8 on 11630 at fair 

strength. Lhasa was traced on 11950 but not as strong as previously, as 

well as Urumqi 11885. At 0635 I was very surprised to find NHK via CLN 

equal strength with REE Madrid on 11890 in Bengali. BBC via MEY was again 

audible on 11940 but the TWR signal via MEY on 11640 was quite poor. VOA 

via BOT was S9+ on 13645 and the signal now being heard via 12080 is much 

better than previously logged for some reason, while 9885 (in French) was 

S6 at 0620. The ASC signals on 9610 and 11665 are noticeably less strong 

currently than they were this same time last year - 7105 is still good 

though. I think that I erroneously reported that 7160 was via ASC - it was 

last summer but I see has been shifted to SKN this year. 

There was one unid. station - on 11910 peaking to about S5 around 0615 

until sudden off at 0627. The lang sounded something like Farsi but could 

have been another from around that area. 


[TIBET] RADIO LHASA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TIBET. 

Times of Tibet: The Myth of China's Modernization of Tibet and the Tibetan 

Language, Part Two. Includes interesting section on radio broadcasting. 

 

(via Andy Sennitt, dxld June 23) Entire article fascinating. 

Tho some of the Firedrake jammers may have been switched to one of CNR's 

domestic sces, I am still hearing Firedrake, e.g. June 29 at 1259 on 15795, 

but gone by 1330, no doubt vs inaudible All India Radio in Mandarin, 

scheduled 1145-1315 is AIR really a threat to the CCP? And at 1410 on 

11805, no doubt vs inaudible VOA in Mandarian via Marianas, both per EiBi 

A05. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Jun 27) 

Not really new. AIR Delhi outlets in Mandarin, Tibetan and Nepali are 

subject of CHN authority jamming, at least in last half decade. Started 

some years ago, when Firedrake and CNR relay programm content jamming 

appeared on SW bands !! 

(wb, June 30) 

CLANDESTINES 11800 Minivan R at 1620 UT with a semi-hindi song. Hone ins, 

ID Minivan with possible numbers and freqs at 1632 then with talks 42442. 


12060 R Nile 0448 \\ 15320 with song, talks in En with mention of Kampala 

Sudan and students Song follows. 12060 fair 15320 poor. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX June 19)

15670 ?? 0655 with a horn of Africa song, carrier and audio instabilities. 

Off at 0700 UT. 


17700 Solh 1230 OM with continuous talks, mention of a tel number. At 1240 

UT song, usual ID at 1242 with "Solh radio, khz etc 34433. 


COLOMBIA 5910 (pres) Marfil Estereo, at 1001-1026 on June 20, Spanish, 

Format fits previous logs of Marfil Estereo w/ campo mx, crowing roosters 

and animated OM over mx w/ several mentions of "Colombia" and many trilled 

R's. Slipping under static by t/out. Not \\ 6010-LV de tu Conciencia. 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx June 21) 

CUBA [VENEZUELA] Made a periodic check of Radio Nacional de Venezuela, 

Antena Internacional's announced schedule in Spanish, never acknowledging 

that all this is relayed via Cuba, June 17 at 2000 on 13680: it's the same 

one they have always announced, and only partly meshes with reality. The 

1900 broadcast on 13740 to San Francisco is still missing, as I checked 

that a few mins earlier. 

At 2000, \\ and synchronized on 13680 to Chicago and 9550 to Caribe, but 

nothing audible on 15230 to Buenos Aires, and 17705 to Rio de Janeiro 

blocked as always by Delano (tho these two could actually be on and 

inaudible here); the rest unchecked lately: 2100 on 11875 to Santiago; 

2300-2400 on 9820 & 13680 to Chicago, 11760 to N&C&SAm. 

I continue to wonder if there is a brand-new show every day, since there is 

never any current nx or date references! On this occasion, they went right 

into a mailbag to start, first from Rolando Ariel Pepe something in 

Argentina, whose e-mail address is 

and then from Vicente Hernandez in Mexico, 

which sounded like 

Perhaps I should ask them how long ago they wrote 

in. 


Time for Alo Presidente, relayed from VEN, Sun June 26; at 1403 I tuned in 

to 11875 during the freq announcement which concluded with 11670 and 13680. 

It was certainly on 13680 too, but on 11670 one heard Bible readings in 

Spanish, not likely from either Marxist state. This of course is WYFR, 

which NDXC has on 11670 at 1400-1545, but in English; EiBi shows this 

correctly in Spanish. Why does Cuba Sur have so much trouble avoiding the 

frequencies of SW stations in neighboring Cuba Norte? 

Maybe Cuba caught on to this one, and brings 11670 up later, but not by 

1430 recheck. No \\ found elsewhere on 9, 11, 13, 15 or 17 MHz. At 1404, 

since the txion from Caracas was not ready to begin, Habana provided its 

own week in review show, Mundo Siete. BTW, 11875 had some co-channel QRM, 

which per NDXC could be Taiwan in INSn or Veritas in Bengali, a collision 

right there that may have been resolved by now, as the former was 

previously confirmed. 


CZECH REP and USA Some notes on Radio Farda, as gathered by Joerg Wagner 

last week when visiting RFE/RL at Prague: Radio Farda is produced by some 

35 staff members. 8 hours of programming originate from VOA, the remaining 

16 hours from RFE/RL. 

The editor-in-chief of Radio Farda was available for an interview under 

pseudonym only. He says that they recently had to abandon a mediumwave freq 

(no doubt referring to Kuwait 1593 kHz) because Iranian jamming rendered it

completely useless. Mentions tx sites as "Kuwait and, if I recall correct, 

Abu Dhabi", so probably considers SW as not that important. 

Says that Radio Farda is unlike VOA no official mouthpiece of the US govt, 

hence they broadcast no official statements, make their own decisions what 

they broadcast and what not, for example what 30 seconds piece from a two 

hours speech they select. Radio Farda isn't obliged to explain anybody the 

viewpoints of the US govt. Of course they do that, but they also do reflect 

the viewpoints of the Iranian govt. "We don't have a political agenda." 

Audience research in Iran shows a marked share of 13...15 percent for Radio 

Farda. 

The security measures at RFE/RL are really tight and alarming for visitors. 

No photography of staff and no photography of equipment, namely the 

satellite dishes (although at least the biggest one, presumably an uplink, 

is visible from outside, too). 

The continuity process of Radio Farda appears to be quite complex. Nx 

originate from Prague, but the mx came out of a feed from Washington (or 

rather Springfield now). Apparently they don't pot up a fader for this 

feed, so it seems that the other way round RFE/RL sends a feed to 

Washington/Springfield. Technical-whise the Radio Farda signal is of a 

quite poor quality, with lots of hiss and wild audio level fluctuations on 

dry talk. 

Here is an example: 

 

Other related notes: What's the third satellite platform to be used for 

broadcasts into the Iran, announced by BBG on June 17? I saw no report 

about such txions so far. And what about this "Ahwaziya" program? Could 

this be the "Iranian Media Alliance" that appeared on Telstar 12 a few days 

ago? 


ECUADOR 3279.5 LV del Napo, Tena, heard on 20 Jun at 0545-..., 

Castilian, religious songs; 45444. At the same time, REE in Castilian 3350 

via CTR & WWCR 3210 in the USA were both putting fair~good, QRM free 

signals. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 20) 

EGYPT Updated summer A-05 schedule of Radio Cairo: 

0700-1100 15115 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg Arabic GS WeAf 

1015-1215 17775 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Arabic ME/AFG 

1115-1215 15810 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg Thai SoEaAs 

1200-2400 12050 ABS 500 kW / 315 deg Arabic GS WeEu 

1215-1315 15810 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg Malay SoEaAs 

1215-1330 17835 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg English SoAs 

1230-1530 15490 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg Farsi TJK 

1300-1600 15365 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Arabic WeAf 

1320-1450 15810 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg INSn SoEaAs 

1330-1430 17835 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Bengali SoAs 

1400-1530 11655 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg Azeri AZE 

1430-1600 15670 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg Pashto AFG 

1500-1600 13665 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Hindi SoAs 

1530-1630 9495 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg Uzbek UZB 

1530-1630 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Afar EaCeAf 

1530-1730 17810 ABZ 100 kW / 170 deg Swahili CeEaAf 

1600-1800 13665 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Urdu SoAs 

1600-1645 15620 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg Zulu CeSoAf 

1600-1800 6230 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg Turkish TUR 

1600-1800 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Albanian ALB 

1630-1730 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Somali EaCeAf 

1630-1830 11880 ABS 150 kW / 180 deg English CeSoAf 

1645-1730 15620 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg Shona CeSoAf

1730-1815 15620 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg Ndebele CeSoAf 

1730-1900 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Amharic EaCeAf 

1800-1900 7120 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg Russian WeRUS 

1800-1900 9988 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Italian WeEu 

1800-2100 11830 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Hausa WeAf 

1830-1915 11880 ABS 150 kW / 180 deg Lingala CeSoAf 

1830-1930 15375 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg Wolof WeAf 

1900-2000 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg German WeEu 

1900-0030 11665 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg VOA* Arabic CeEaAf 

1915-2030 15425 ABZ 250 kW / 240 deg Fulani WeAf 

1930-2030 15375 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg Bambara WeAf 

2000-2200 7210 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Arabic AUS 

2000-2115 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg French WeEu 

2030-2200 15375 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg English WeAf 

2030-2230 15335 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg French WeAf 

2100-2200 11830 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Yoruba WeAf 

2115-2245 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg English WeEu 

2215-2330 11790 ABZ 500 kW / 241 deg Portuguese SoAm 

2300-0030 11885 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg English NoAmEa 

2330-0045 9735 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Arabic SoAm 

2330-0045 11755 ABZ 500 kW / 270 deg Arabic SoAm 

0000-0400 12050 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Arabic GS NoAm 

0030-0430 11885 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg Arabic NoAmEa 

0045-0200 7260 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg Spanish NoAm 

0045-0200 9415 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Spanish SoAm 

0045-0200 11755 ABZ 500 kW / 270 deg Spanish CeAm 

0200-0330 7260 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg English NoAm 

*VOA=Voice of Arabs 

ABS=Abis ABZ=Abu Zaabal 


EQUAT GUINEA 15190 Radio Africa, Malabo-Bioko Island, full data card 

showing tx and man with red shirt Standing in front of it with full data on 

back. Schedules for the various religious programs carried and a letter 

from Pan American World Broadcasting in 3 weeks from: 2021 The Alameda, 

Suite 240, San Jose, CA 95126-1145, U.S.A. 

(Chris Lobdell-MA-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

5005 at 2237-2301* UT on June 19, Vernacular / Spanish, Continuos talks / 

singing by OM in lang over native mx. Occasionaly another OM would briefly 

speak then a chorus of OM would sing. Different OM in Spanish at 2255 with 

full "Radio Nacional-Bata" ID annt and talks. Tone/chime at 2257, final ID 

then NA until 2301* UT. Fair and improving. Very Nice! (Scott R Barbour-NH- 

USA, hcdx June 21) 

ETHIOPIA 7100 Ethiopia at 1700 UT with something sounded as ID and man 

giving freqs and mb with instrumental tune before and after ID. Fair signal 

but undermodulated. 


9704.2 R. Ethiopia, Gedja (I was trying NIGER on 9705...), audible on 20 

Jun at 1017-1051 UT (couldn't observe its f/out time), few talks in 

Vernacular, local songs, nx in English 1030 (i.e. as listed in various 

sources); 25443, gone at recheck at 1115. This is the 3rd time I receive 

ETH in the morning, viz.: 09 Jul'04 & 26 Aug'04 at 0930 UT which doesn't 

seem to be that common. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 20) 

9704.2 R. Ethiopia, Gedja Jewe nicely audible again today, 23 June 1015- 

1100* in Vernacular till 1029, then annts and IS before start of their 30min. 

English prgr of nx and mx, mainly western, 1030-1100, after which the 

stn does s/off: at 1030, they announce the 31, 41 & 49 m bands + 594, 684, 

828, 855, 873 & 972 kHz, then at the end the addr. is given and the stn 

announces the 07PM local or 1500 UT b/cast on 31 & 41 m + 989 kHz, i.e

still no fqcy. details on the metre bands; the tx goes off right after the 

natl. anthem is aired. 

Rated 45433 (peaking S9+20 dB on occasions) today but with some het. being 

detected (and easily erased too) say a quarter of an hr prior to 1100 UT - 

possibly caused by the listed Xinjiang PBS in Urumqi, CHN, for Kyrgyz, but 

this time I could not extend the observation so as to try to properly ID 

this one. In all, reception here in Lisboa via a 20 m T2FD aerial was 

really better than during same period last Sunday at the almost noise-free 

SW coast site... I really must build a T2FD there too! 


GERMANY [and non] The following full data QSL cards where rec'ed for the 

following freqs and tx sites: 

17845 via Alma Ata, Kazakhstan 

15355 / 17660 via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 

15425 via Kranji, Republic of Korea !!!!!!! 

9900 via Irkutsk, Asiatic RSFSR 

9545 via Nauen, Germany 

7430 via Petropovlovsk, Asiatic RSFSR 

Reply in 14 days. v/s Horst Scholz, Transmission Management & B. Klaumann. 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer June 19) 

Yes, that's correct; when I sent in my report I listed the site as SNG, but 

the card came back with Kranji, Korea listed for the 1300 broadcast. What 

was strange, the card was Signed by B. Kalumann, not Horst Scholz. All the 

rest except for this one. Another was the card I reported for 15410 as 

Montsinery; it came back as the site as Bonaire. 

So unless DW's doesn't know their sites (which I highly doubt it), there is 

some miscommunication somewhere along the line. This also brings back an 

episode when I tried to get a correct site some years ago, and since then 

I've had difficulty getting reports verified from there for some of their 

tx sites (Saudi Arabia was the station). For now I will accept the site 

that is listed on the card. 

(Edward Kusalik-AB-CAN, dxld June 21) 

Some DTK T-Systems changes: 

Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries (TOM): 

1400-1600 on 6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg Daily to WeEu English, ex non-dir 


0700-0845 on 5945 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg Sun to WeEu English, ex 0630-0845 

Radio Solmal tests on June 17: 

1430-1500 on 17550 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Fri to EaAf Somali 

1600-1630 on 17550 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Fri to EaAf Somali 


No txions for Radio Horyaal in Somali via DTK T-Systems: 

1730-1800 Sat-Thu 11925 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to EaAf 

Strong signal on \\ 12130 SAM 250 kW / 173 deg to EaAf 

JUL=Juelich, SAM=Samara 


6085 No carrier anymore on DRM channel. 

Ismaning 6085 was switched off today at 1400 UT for extensive work. An 

engineer of Bayerischer Rundfunk says that the signal will return in the 

evening and presumably cause some surprise: 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 21)

This evening the DRM on 6085 has been very much stronger than before, now 

well in level with the noisebag on 6095. It's a continuous noise mat from 

6100 to 6080 kHz. 

[later] 

BR 6085 continues to be very loud now, well in level with the rattlesnake 

on 6095. The transmission time seems to be 0356 to 2205 UT. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX June 26 / 28) 

And re 6085 - I missed the close down of that one. The whole block of freqs 

from 6070 - 6105 is now more or less useless for listening - except to DW 

6075 of course! BR 6085 sounds very different to 6095, and is as Olle 

described, like a carrier on top of the DRM signal which means that it is 

quieter. I wonder if the quality or range of the signal is being diminished 

by obtaing "DRM cheaply"! 


5945 via Russia - DW Chinese sce freq change. I think Andrea Schulz is new 

in the technical Advisory,because Waldemar Kraemer has left Deutsche Welle. 

(Peter Kruse, ibid.) 

I've just received an email from Andrea Schulz of Deutsche Welle's 

technical advisory department and she informs me that starting from 20 

June, 1300-1350 UT, 5945 kHz will be replaced by 6225 kHz. 

5945 has been suffering sereve heterodyne from Chinese National Radio. 

(Yin Cheung "Yogesh" Mar-AUS, dxld June 18) 

New chief is Mr. Werner Neven. Mrs. Andrea Schulz is working at English 

monitoring dept already in past years. 

6225 Komsomolsk-Amur Russia relay, 250 kW 213deg 73 wb 

Bonn, March 2005, from Waldemar Kraemer 

Dear friends of Deutsche Welle, This year, the summer txion period starts 

on March 27th and ends on October 29th. As always, you will find enclosed 

herewith the entire circular as well as the list of times and freqs for 

your specific target area. 

At present, SW listeners all around the world are experiencing increased 

interference on the propagation paths, sometimes even leading to a total 

breakdown of all SW connections. We are, however, sure that we have left 

rock bottom and that the propagation conditions will continue to improve. 

Some important changes, which we would like to tell you about: On 

January1st, the Technical Advisory Service left the Transmission department 

and became part of the Customer Service within Deutsche Welle's Strategy 

and Marketing department. However, caring for and cooperation with our 

technical monitors and answering all technical questions listeners and 

viewers have are still among our main activities, so there will be no 

charge with regard to our contact with you. 

For me personally, there will be a somewhat drastic change: After more than 

35 years with Deutsch Welle, I'll be going into retirement in May of this 

year and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all very, very 

much for the excellent cooperation and assistance during all those years. 

Mr. Werner Neven will be my sucessor. 

(direct via WWDXC, and Paul Gager-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 2, 2005)

GERMANY and LUXEMBOURG Today BCE and T-Systems begun to test a 

synchronized operation of Junglinster and Juelich on 5990. Details see at 

 

A quick check shortly after 1700 UT showed a very loud DRM signal on this 

frequency. 


HAWAII 11555 Radio Hoa-Mai via KWHR on June 18 at *1329-1357* UT. 

Similar programming that is being heard, with I.S. of Bells tolling, signon 

in VT with ID for 'radioa Hoa- Mai..' , followed with program in VT, 

with short mxal breaks. Noted with sign-off annts at 1355 and gave the web 

site information (2x) off with Bells tolling. 


HUNGARY 1341 Magyar Katolikus radio with organic mx at 1914. ID at 1931. 

Little bassy audio 43443. Also at 2102 UT, June 18 with signal 44444. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX June 17-18) 

INDONESIA 3578.76 RSPK Ngada? at 1148-1202 on 6/16. Presumed the one with 

vocal mx just above threshold level; faded down a bit by 1200 UT with no 

hope of an ID. Wonder if I'll ever ID this? (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer 

June 18) 

11860 RRI at 1220 UT with nx, talk followed by 1230 with pop songs, 1300 

IS then nx, 1316 with English pop songs, 1330 QRM ed by VoTurkey in Russian 

34433. 


However, I was up slightly earlier than usual today and I was amazed to 

hear the station which Olle reported a few days ago on 11860 putting in a 

S5+ clear signal from around 0550 past 0630. "Warta Berita" was announced 

at 0600 and a clear Radio Republik INS ID. As previously reported, I have 

heard "something" on this freq previously but not at this strength. The 

signal had gone down some by 0630 and later splash from TWR via ALB blocked 

the frequency. But there was a signal still present around 0900 but not 

good enough to copy clearly then. Later, my friend and I heard it fading 

back in on the R75 around 1300. 


15150/9525 Stimme Indonesiens. Ich versuche seit mehreren Tagen die Stimme 

Indonesiens um 1800 mit ihrem dt. Programm auf 15150kHz zu empfangen. 

Allerdings war immer entweder Rauschen oder nur der Traeger (?) zu hoeren. 

Hat jemand die gleichen/aehnliche Beobachtungen gemacht und/oder hat eine 

Erklaerung dafuer? 

(Felix Lechte-D, A-DX June 29) 

Gestern [June 29] abend war INS auf 15150 kHz nicht zugange. Noch im Maerz 

bis Ende Mai wurden beide Freq, 9525 und 15150 benutzt. Gestern war 9525 

kHz von 1830-2100 durch den starken Sender von China International besetzt 

(500 kW in Russisch), man muesste heute mal 1600-1830 UT hinein hoeren, ob 

dort VoINS Jakarta sendet. (wb, June 30) 

ISRAEL Kol Israel SW will continue past June. Kol Israel SW will 

continue past June. They gave us one more extension to the SW broadcast, 

The normal schedule is operated. 

For any info freqs program or interferences 

please contact me 

Thanks and best regards 

Moshe Oren 

Moshe Oren-BEZEQ

Engineering & planning Division Radio &Tv broadcasting 

Tel :+97236264562 Fax:+97236264559 Mobile: +972507632574 

(KOL ISR, via wwdxc BC-DX June 28) 

KYRGYZSTAN Anyone heard Kyrgyz Radio on 4795 kHz lately? I got one 

strange lang in my earphones on sunday, June 19th at about 1730 UTC 

(SIO=101 to 112). Propable s-off at 1800, since could not hear anymore. 

Kinda asian type mx, and lang - could pick no ID though - lots of UTE-QRM 

on LSB side. I wonder if anyone has heard Bishkek this summer (spring), so 

I can mark this "UNID" as "propably Kirgiziya" in my logs. Many AIR 

stations and e.g. Ashad Kashmir that (Finnish) evening well audible on 60 

metres, too. 

(Matti Ponkamo-FIN, hcdx June 21) 

I recall I logged Bishkek sometime in March and April (from my home in 

Kathmandu, am in Germany right now), both on 4795 and \\ 4010 with both 

English and Ukrainian programs. The Biskek 4795 kHz often has QRM from 4790 

kHz, R. Pakistan with their "Hamara Kashmir" program and 4800 kHz, AIR 

Hyderabad... 

(Thomas Roth-NPL/D, hcdx June 21) 

LAOS 4677.9, LNR-Houa Phan, now here ex-4649, on the air 0957-1230 UT and 

relays nx from Vientiane at 1200 UT, then \\ with 6130. 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, hcdx June 19) 

LATVIA/AUSTRALIA 9290 ARDXC. 

Meine Meinung zur Ausstrahlung von Samstag, dem 18.Juni: 

Die Sendung war so schlecht nicht gemacht. Ich nenne sie schlicht und 

geradlinig. 

Selbstdarstellung (ohne Abwertung!), die der Vereinsfeier eben in dieser 

Form Ausdruck verlieh und u.a. uns Europaer - gegen Sendezeitbezahlung 

nehme ich an - daran teilhaben liess. 

Nicht selbstverstaendlich. 

Geschichte des Klubs in Umrissen. 

Empfaenger- und allgemeine Situation ueber die Jahrzehnte. 

Australische Pop-Musik, zeitlich den Textbeitraegen angepasst. 

Oftmals Nennung der Kontaktadresse. 

Gute Verstaendlichkeit der Sprecherin. 

Da hoerte ich schon wesentlich 'Amateurhafteres' (ohne Abwertung!), oder 

wenn ich an die Sondersendung kuerzlich von R.Japan denke, ueber Strecken 

hinweg Uninteressanteres. 

Ich finde es positiv, dass ein 40 Jahre lang bestehender Verein noch so 

praesent ist ;-) So die meinige Meinung dazu. 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX June 20) 

LATVIA/ITALY [non] Radio Six International in English via Ulbroka and 

Milano: 

0600-0700 Sat June 18 on 9290 ULB 100 kW / 250 deg to WeEu \\ 

0600-0700 Sat June 18 on 15725 MIL 020 kW / non-dir to WeEu with 17 sec. 

delay 


LIBERIA R Veritas, Monrovia, Liberia QSL. According to Mr. Rennie, the 

station manager, Radio Veritas, Monrovia starts its morning broadcast on 

6090 at 0600 UTC. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX June 21) 

But 6080 to 6100 band is covered by DRM signals. wb.

5470 Radio Veritas, at 2259-2303* on Jun 23, soft instrumental mx. At 2300 

a man announcer came on with English ID and sign off annts followed by The 

Lord's Prayer: "You are listening to Radio Veritas . Monrovia, Liberia. If 

you enjoyed listening to this station, please write to P.O.Box 3569, 

Monrovia, Liberia. Well listeners. we come to the end of today's txion . 

education. here is The Lord's Prayer. Our Father, who art in heaven." Poor 

to fair at peaks with deep fades. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Jun 26) 

5470 Radio Veritas (pres), Campo Grande, MS at 2250 UTC, June 15. Tuned 

into some type of interview then heard the name Father Johnson name (maybe 

the show's host) that ended by saying "Please have a wonderful day from the 

nation's capital- Monrovia". Some mx and pulled plug in mid-sentence at 

2300 UTC. Could not pick out Veritas ID so presumed. 

(John Sgrulletta-NY-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

5469.96 R. Veritas, pretty decent from 2225 Jun 18, circa 2230 mentioned 

"Saturday Night Dance Party," also 5470 kHz. "in the 60 meter band." Signal 

seemed to decline a bit, and the audio level was quite low from 2256 when 

there was a prayer, 2300 quick mx bridge and closing anmt, with a reading 

of the Lord's Prayer, then invitation to lstnrs to return for their morning 

b/c (no s/on time hrd) on 6090 kHz. (On Jun 17 in the A-DX list, Christoph 

Ratzer also rpts hearing ref. to 6090 as the morning fqy.) Then some 

extremely low-audio vocal mx. Prgmg seemed to stop at 2305, carrier off a 

few mins. later. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

From tune-in 2150 Jun 14 following Luca Botto Fiora/DXLD tip, still on at 

2245 with soul mx, religious cmtry, closedown anmts saying that they had 

started the second part of their daily b/cs at 4:45 that afternoon, ID 

ment. 97.8 FM and 5470 in the 60 mb, Lord's Prayer and off at 2300. Fair on 

peaks, channel clear apart from occasional bursts of ute buzzing just below 

fqy. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC-UK June 20) 

Via DX-Tuner, 2022 tune-in, very weak signal, ute on top occasionally, 2100 

VOA nx, local ID by YL followed. Signal improved after 2030, mx 2045-2100, 

"for our listeners who enjoy our prgm let us know . . ." 2205 tuned in 

again, signal very poor, improved at 2215. Deep fades noted. And 2300-2309 

Jun 17 with poor signal until it came suddenly up out of the mud with "on 

behalf of the management of . . . Liberia," then back into the mud. 

(Bob Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

Just received this QSL via e-mail from Radio Veritas, Monrovia (5470) for 

my June 14 report: 

"Yes, Jari, We do confirm that the station you heard was indeed Radio 

Veritas, from Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. This station is owned and 

operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Monrovia. Thanks a million for the 

reception report. The tx power is 10 kwatt but at present we are only 

powering 6 kwatt. Do look forward to more of such reports on the morning 

freq of 6090 kHz. 

Very truly yours, Ledgerhood Rennie, Station Manager" 

Their e-mail address is: 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld June 20) 

MADAGASCAR/ZIMBABWE [+non] The Harare-based Radio Voice of the People - 

which is transmitted on SW for listeners in Zimbabwe via the Radio 

Netherlands Relay Station in Madagascar - now has its own website: 

 

The website is hosted in Zimbabwe. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer June 30) 1700-1757 UT on 7120 kHz, wb.

MALAYSIA 6024.92 RTM (tent.), on June 17 at 1323-1348, telephone call-in 

segments, with pop songs between segments, in Asian lang (not Chinese), 

poor-fair/QRN. Noise level too high for any ID but fairly certain it's 

them. Seems they have fixed-up the old tx, as I believe this was the last 

freq I heard them on, well over a year ago. In the past this was reported 

as a relay of their domestic FM networks, with indigenous langs. June 19, 

1256-1403 UT, noted with fairly strong open carrier but no audio, so 

suspect they are still working on their tx. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer June 20) 

9750 VOM at 1031-1045 on June 21, Malay, OM and YL w/ presumed news; 

mentions of Malaysia, America and Iraq. Poor/fair w/ 9755-WYFR splatter. 


MALI 7286.4 (usually lower than 7285) R. Mali, Kati, audible on 18 Jun at 

1404-..., talks; 15341 and a very weak audio; \\ 11960 with which I could 

compared and confirm the stn. 

11960 R. Mali, Kati, 18 Jun at 1406 UT, Vernacular + French, f/ball match 

rpt Mali vs. Zambia; 45443, but weak audio; \\ 7286.4 kHz. 


MAURITANIA 7245 R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, logged on 18 Jun at 1352-1415 

UT, Arabic, tunes, ID, call to prayer 1355, French 1400 for newscast; 

35443. 


MEXICO 4810 XERTA, R. Transcontinental de America, Cd. de Mexico 

("Mejico" in standard Castilian), obs'ed on 20 Jun at 0547-..., Castilian, 

songs, few talks; 33443, adjc. uty. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX 

June 20) 

MOLDOVA/RUSSIA Deleted txion for Seda-ye Jambushi Iran e Farda in Persian 

from June 13: 

1600-1645 on 7490 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs/ME. 


With WEWN gone from 11530, I am still not hearing V. of Mesopotamia, e.g. 

at 1328 check June 26, tho there may have been traces of a carrier. Nor 

should I really expect to at the summer solstice, while in the winter the 

signal from Moldova can be very good here if unimpeded. Can someone further 

east confirm whether VOM is still going? 


Mesopotamia 11530 is still on air and was mixing with WYFR this morning 

quite badly. I have yet to hear the "loud buzz" he complains about on BUL 

15700 - or any other frequency. There's a dreadful racket at the low end of 

the 13 MHz band as I type at 1045 UT. I assume it comes from the DRM signal 

on 13620 - KWT ? 


VOM 11530 is still active and heard around 0600-0700 UT when co-channel 

equal level with WYFR in English (this \\ 11580). I note the following HFCC 

registrations... 

[all 7 days, for entire A05 dates] 

11530 0345-0900 37,46 YFR 100 87 USA YFR FCC 

11530 0400-1600 39,40 KCH 500 115 MDA TDP GFC 




I'm not certain which of the registrations currently applies to the VOM but 

there's only 1 degree of azimuth between them anyway. Maybe VOM and WYFR

are co-existing in their respective sce areas, but they certainly are not 

here. It should be relatively easy for WYFR to find a better and clearer 

channel than 11530, maybe in the 12100-12160 part of the spectrum. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc June 26) 

Interesting to note the duplicated HFCC registration by both GFC and TDP 

and especially the power level of 300 kW put into the file for certain 

hours by the latter, probably reflecting the real operational practices. 

Did you already note the frequent mentions of 250 kW for Tbilisskaya? I 

assume they are in a similar manner run with one half of a 1000 kW. 

Speaking about Tbilisskaya: On Sunday Zwart of Wit (i.e. Vlaams Belang) was 

indeed on 15660, preceeded by 1050 Hz tones, so there should be no doubt 

about Tbilisskaya indeed being the origin of these txions. (Kai Ludwig-D, 


Yes, the registrations for VOM 11530 were interesting enough to copy and 

paste I thought. It's most interesting that 'clients' can specify what they 

wish to spend and that the provider can adjust the transmitted power 

accordingly. I also tried 15660 for Vlaams Belang - but was too late to 

hear the opening tones. The signal was only fairly good here and I didn't 

think that the audio was very clear. Whether that was due to the provider 

or the programme maker I don't know but some Russian relays do appear to 

lack audio quality at times. For instance, DW relays are usually easy to 

distinguish from the direct source. 


Despite I've to read a lot of back-log files carefully in coming days, I 

guess there have been put two indenpendent registrations entries into the 

HFCC A-05 file, one of the GFC-follower of Anatoly Titov-xUSSR man, the 

other by TDP-Ludo Maes organization, that makes the difference for the very 

same program. Similar happened often by GFC and MNO entries on RUS-CIS 

sites for the very same frequency/time services, also power and bearing 

parameter registered for very same service often differ slightly. (wb, June 

29) 

MONACO [non, rather France] Monte Carlo Radiodiffusion is testing DRM 

from their Fontbonne site on 6150, as if there would be no reason to care 

about some AM station on 6155. First reported at drmrx.org from June 14 

with a screenshot documenting the label "R M C", a text message "TEST DRM 

DEPUIS LE CENTRE EMETTEUR MCR DE FONTBONNE" and an audio bitrate of a mere 

12 kbps. Next report (with lament about interference from 6155) from June 

20. No further follow-ups on this matter seen so far. 


NG: You reported that Monte Carlo Radiodiffusion is testing DRM from their 

Fontbonne site on 6150. That's very interesting and perhaps this was the 

unmodulated carrier that I heard there a couple of weeks ago. 

KL: Yes, that's well possible. Here is a screenshot from DRM decoding 

software, if this link works: 

 

NG: I haven't heard DRM yet but will keep trying at various times. 

KL: Seems to be quite random tests so far ... 

NG: Kai mentions interference to 6155 - doesn't ORF broadcast DRM on that 

freq at certain times of the day? 

KL: Yes, in the evening, when 5945 (in AM) is on air.

NG: As far as I am aware, 1593 via KWT only has Persian at 1600-1900, and 

this is VOA and not Farda. At other times it is in Arabic, English and 

Kurdish. 

KL: That's absolutely true. 

(Noel R. Green-UK and Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 23-24) 

MYANMAR Three freqs are used for local evening sce of Democratic Voice of 

Burma. June 18, Sign-on with Burmese song at 1429 UT. ID was heard at 1430, 

followed by male talk and interview. Reception conditions: 15480 SINPO 

25332, 17625 35433, 5910 43433. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, dxld June 19) 

Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) can be reached by email via this 

address: 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Jun 27) 

NEW ZEALAND This is a pretty interesting program, and will be on line 

only until June 20. Go to and click on 

"More Audio." Then select one of the June 6 "Mailbox" links. (DXplorer June 

17) 

DRM in Asia-Pacific: new RNZI documentary. 

DRM in Asia-Pacific. Digital Radio Mondiale [DRM] broadcasting in the Asia- 

Pacific region is taking off down a different track than in Europe. One of 

the reasons is the use of point-to-point txion for rebroadcast rather than 

direct to consumers. 

In the latest radio heritage documentary now on-line David 

Ricquish follows up on the recent DRM Symposium held in New Zealand with an 

overview of where and how digital radio is expected to develop around the 

Pacific in the near future. 

Simulcasting, new sces from Australia and New Zealand, point-to-point, 

replacement for MW, potential power savings, emergence of longwave as a 

possible home for DRM in the region, and the critical importance of China 

are amongst the issues covered. 

The documentary includes live recordings made during the recent DRM test 

txions in New Zealand and technical comments from Andy Giefer of Germany's 


Produced by the Radio Heritage Foundation in 

association with Radio New Zealand International, the doco is available online 

until Monday June 20. 

The script and a separate article on the April 2005 DRM Symposium will 

appear at www.radioheritage.net shortly. 

Warm regards 

David Ricquish 

Radio Heritage Foundation 

(via DXplorer June 17) 

[really fine RNZi MailBox program these days, heard loud and clear when did 

a download to my file directory, wb.] 

9885 RNZI at 1105-1120 UT on June 21, English, Nx re South Pacific and 

Oceania w/ nepotism in Am. Samoa police force; Solomon Islands whaling; 

"Open Skies Agreement" air links to isolated Pacific islands; financial aid 

to Nauru. Fair, best listening in USB. 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx June 21)

Ralda Cushen R.I.P. 

Newsgroup members will be sorry to learn that Ralda died last Thursday 

evening. The Funeral is scheduled for Monday morning at 10.30am in 

Invercargill. Ralda, widow of the late Arthur Cushen, made a significant 

behind-the-scenes contribution to our hobby, through her support of Arthur 

- blind for most of his adult life. 

Most of you will be aware of Arthur's place in the history of of DX 

listening hobby, as a founding member of the NZ Radio DX League, longtime 

reporter to listener programmes on Radio NZ Internat and its predecessors, 

and Radio Netherland's DX Jukebox (later to become Media Network). 

I last visited Ralda in mid-April - since leaving the famous 212 Earn 

Street address some years ago, she has been living in her own sunny unit in 

a retirement village in Invercargill. Because her life had so focused on 

supporting Arthur and his radio work until his death in 1997, Ralda had few 

other interests and I dont think she ever fully adjusted to widowhood. One 

of the most pleasing things I have done was presenting Ralda with a special 

award on behalf of the NZ Radio DX League, I think in the early 90s. The 

plaque acknowledged her own unique contribution to the DX hobby over more 

than 45 years. At this stage we have no details regarding where messages of 

condolence can be sent, but I am expecting further details from Dawn 

Beckingsale who was ATC's last secretary. Once more information comes to 

hand I will pass it on. 

(Bryan Clark, Vice President - NZ Radio DX League, June 26, ripple via 

dxld) 

Ralda Cushen R.I.P. 

I have just learned that Ralda Cushen, widow of the late Arthur Cushen MBE 

of New Zealand, passed away on June 24th. Following Arthur's death in 1997, 

whilst still working for the World Radio TV Handbook, I wrote: 

"I had the great privilege of meeting Arthur and Ralda when they came to 

Europe for the EDXC Conference in Stockholm. They were delightful company, 

and great ambassadors for New Zealand...Arthur himself would have wanted 

much of the credit for his achievements to go to his devoted wife Ralda, 

and we are thinking of her at this difficult time." 

I am thinking now of Ralda's family, and how much they will miss her. I 

hope they will take some comfort from knowing that their loss is shared by 

people around the world whom they've never met. R.I.P. 

Memories of Radio Listening Over 60 Years by Arthur Cushen 

 

(Andy Senniit-HOL, RNW Media Network, June 27) 

NIGERIA 7275 FRCN, Abuja at 0547 on Jun 13, EG ref. to "National 

Service," local notices, fading out on clear fqy. Should not co-channel 

Tunis have been here as well? SINPO 23332. 

(Martien van Groot-HOL, dswci DXW June 19) 

7275 It's definitely Nigeria here at 0555. I checked it at 0555 Jun 20, 

Afr. mx, En talk by man, not very strong, but definite ments. of R. Nigeria 

at 0555 and 0600. My memory is that the Abuja site was on the air very 

briefly when it came into sce some years ago, but soon went off and has 

stayed off, or has been on for brief, intermittent periods. Anyone have any 

other info on this? 

(Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer June 20) 

7275 R. Nigeria, Abuja, noted on 20 Jun at 1021-f/ out ca. 1145, 

Vernacular, talks, tribal songs & tunes; 25332, but then audible later 1430 

when rated 15331. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 20)

Monitored 7275 for 2-1/2 hours with the following observations: 7275 came 

on at 0258* with opening mx, ID, then nice AR vocals from 0302-0350 w/YL 

ancr briefly after each song. Excellent signal and was \\ to 12005 (good) 

and 9720 (covered by CH-speaking stn). The latter two freqs went off about 

0405*; 7275 continued until 0528* with assorted mx, talks, and nx. 7190 

came on at *0458 in \\ with 7275. Started noticing a co-channel stn on 7275 

after 0500, way under RTVT. During the next 28 mins, RTVT's signal 

diminished, and by 0528 closedown was even in strength with the unID, which 

I presume was Nigeria, fair strength here and seemed to be in accented En. 

Tape ran out at 0535. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 20) 

I tried 7275 again on Tuesday, June 21. There was something behind Tunis 

prior to their s/off at 0528, but it was barely perceptible. When Tunis 

went off at 0528, Nigeria was then audible, with the RN announcer giving a 

tantalizing mention of "meter band SW" right as Tunis went off. Reception 

was poor, in QRN. They played "Every Time You Go Away," then went into what 

seemed to be a long religious talk at 0530, maybe called "Living By God" 

per a later anmt (not sure). 

"Best" rcpn was at 0542, when there was an ad with many numbers and many 

ments. of Abuja. Then TC, light female vocal, more ads or promos from 0547, 

incl. seemingly a promo for a prgm called "Echoes of Our ." They played 

"When A Man Loves A Woman" at 0550, more ads, TCs (UTC+1), R. Nigeria ID 

0559, drum IS to TC and nx at 0600, when I tuned out. I will send an audio 

clip of the 0542 anmt to Herk. It contains many ments. of Abuja. 

I checked through past WRTHs and PWBRs. WRTH has listed Abuja on 7275 since 

2003, before that Kaduna was shown on the fqy. PWBR showed Kaduna on 7275 

through 2000, nothing from Nigeria on the fqy thereafter. WRTH gives ID 

text as "The Capital Radio, the Voice of Unity." I didn't hear that, but at 

2:00 on the audio clip there is an ID as "This is the Voice of Nigeria, 

Abuja." (Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer June 21) 

Abuja used to only use 7275 to carry the national network nx bulletins at 

0600, 1500 and 1800 UT. Maybe it is used at other times now. I wonder what 

its txion spans are. I've never seen any logs of the station in the evening 

period when it should propagate into Europe, so perhaps its only used in 

the morning/daytime. 

73s Dave (ibid.) 

PNG 7120 (pres) Wantok Radio Light at 0951-1005 on June 18. Once again 

logged with choral-like mx and YL b/w selections. Lenghty talks from 1000- 

1005 then back to mx. Poor but better than previous monitoring. Vox audio 

still to weak to positively ID. 


7120, Wantok Radio Light, 0520-1325 Jun 11, weak het first hrd arnd 0520, 

and strengthening into threshold audio before 0600, over two hours before 

Port Moresby SS. A steady rise in signal strength throughout the 0600 hour 

was noted, with good, listenable levels by 0630, with special inaugural b/c 

of Wantok Radio Light in progress. Many ments. of "Wantok Radio" by M&W 

ancrs with refs. to the dedication of the stn and so on. This was clearly 

an outdoor event and b/c, with a "you are there" feeling, complete with 

echoes, microphone feedback squeals, crowds cheering, etc. Christian 

contemp. praise and worship mx in between ancr comments, phone interviews, 

and messages by pastors and Christian leaders, and songs by local bands 

(Voice in the Wind; P.T.U.I.F. Band; and Higher Vision). Hrd frequent 

comments like "Papua New Guinea is praising today," "Are you rejoicing, 

Papua New Guinea?" and ments. of thanksgiving for the new stn.

By 0715 the signal was positively loud! An exclamation of "Good evening, 

Kaupena!" was hrd at 0744, at the beginning of a listener's message and 

excited testimony (Kaupena is the xmtr location). At 0902 recheck I caught 

a quick ID in Pidgin rather than EG: "You hearim Wantok Radio Light." This 

new PNG stn was even coming in at a fair level on the whip antenna of my 

Degen DE1103, pretty impressive for 1 kw on an NVIS antenna from over 6700 

miles away. At 1325 recheck, still in with a fair-good signal of contemp. 

Christian mx. (Guy Atkins, Graylands-WA-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

0634 Jun 11, oficial opening ceremonies, ments. of PNG and Wantok Radio 

Light, seemingly live relay of an outdoor event. Superb signal at 0701 

retune, every bit as strong as Don Moman's fabulous recording from last 

week. Armchair copy, like Port Moresby's 4890 so often. I rechecked at 

0825, easily S9+10 to 20, with tnx to various individuals, so I'm wondering 

whether the opening ceremonies are coming to a close. 

(Walt Salmaniw, Graylands-WA-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

1159-1230+ Jun 19, good signal this morning, but problems, as usual, 

understanding the soft-voiced ancrs; mx to 1203 when man says "You have 

been listening to . . ," then YL spoke briefly, then man again with an ID; 

mx followed past 1230, with occasional annmts. Still there at 1300, 

although much weaker. 

(Bob Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

9675, NBC/Radio National, 1115-1122 Jun 12, I almost didn't check this fqy, 

as 0700 is typical s/off for 9675. However, after finding 4890 quiet, I 

noted 9675 with a good signal (far better in LSB) with the "Around the 

Provinces" prgm, \\3290-R. Central. M&W rptrs with nx items from various 

PNG locations. 

(Guy Atkins, Graylands-WA-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

1119 Jun 12, a very unusual PNG morning with very few stns on the air, and 

the few that weren't on the air yesterday morning are audible today. 4890 

was uncharacteristically not on the air. Tnx to Guy Atkins who pointed out 

that they stayed on their day fqy of 9675. Stong signal except for really 

bad adjacent splatter from 9680 (Taiwan and the CH mx jammer). No problem 

on LSB, though. Contd. with a nx prgm. Rather tinny audio, though, compared 

to the full rich modulation on 4890. End of the prgm at 1125 with a "good 

night." Open carrier for almost 30 secs. before going into western modern 

pops. 


PERU 4746.8 R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, heard on 18 Jun at 2338-2349, 

Vernacular (tent), talks, Indian songs, talks in Castilian; 24321. 

5939.3 R. Melodia, Arequipa, audible on 18 Jun at 2342-2352, Castilian, 

religious prgr; het with UNID; 34432. 

6193.5 R. Cusco, Cusco (wasn't it written "Cuzco"? It doesn't sound exactly 

the same in Castilian), logged on 19 Jun at 2232-2244, Indian songs, no 

lang. or ID heard, but then what else? 25331. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 18-20) 

QSL NEW HISTORY MATERIAL AT 

Under "CPRV," "The CPRV QSL Gallery," some SW oldies from Africa: ZNB, 

Mafeking, Bechuanaland (now Botswana), 1955 (Kary); two from Radio Biafra, 

sent from the Ivory Coast in 1969 and 1970 (Sizer); Radio Clube Mindelo, 

Cape Verde Is., 1973 (Sizer); Radio Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 1955 (Kary); 

Kenya Broadcasting Corp., Kenya (Niblack); Radio Maroc, Rabat, Morocco 

(Kary); Radio Tetuan, Spanish Morocco, 1953 (Kary); ZQP, Northern Rhodesia 

Broadcasting Station, Lusaka (now Zambia), 1948 (Kary); Radio Belgisch 

Congo, Leopoldville, Belgian Congo (later Zaire, now Democratic Republic of 

the Congo) (Hankins); and South African Air Force Station ZRB, Pretoria,

South Africa, 1948 (Kary). These are from the collections of Paul Kary, Art 

Hankins, Al Niblack, and Al Sizer. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

RUSSIA 9555 Russkoye Mezhdunarodnoye Radio ( Russia Int'l Radio) /RGPK 

. Nice full data 'St. Peter and Paul Cathedral' QSL Card with accompany 

letter in Russian. Also sent a schedule for the RR BCB's. Reply in 18 

months for a Postal rpt, with F/up sent one year after. Seems they 

apparently are clearing up a back log of old reports. It's nice to see 

something coming out of Russia these days, not like the old days! 


COMMENTS: After nearly three weeks of rain, flooding is still rampart. 

Today, Calgary ( residences along the river and down stream) is being 

threaten by flooding from the North Saskatchewan and Bow River. Many 

families have flooded basements,( up to ceiling depth's) back-up sewers in 

High River, Sunrie, Okotoks, to name a few. A local CBC (CBC 1010 Calgary) 

Radio and TV Filming Crew just managed to escape their Hotel Room in 

Okotoks, when two feet of water, came rushing into their rooms, Friday 

night. Fortunately for us, no other damage from the rain BUT we loss our 

local Grocery Store, Coaldale Food Market. The roof collapsed after a Heavy 

Rain fall on Friday ( 2") . Shoppers and Store staff where able to escape, 

with no one being injured. The store is a complete right off. 

(Edward Kusalik-CAN, DXplorer June 19) 

Freq change for Deutsche Welle in Chinese from June 20: 

1300-1350 NF 6225 K/A 250 kW / 173 deg, x5945 \\ 15355 TRM, 15425 SNG, 

17660 TRM 


Deutsche Welle plans test txions on June 27 and 28, 0800-1000, in German, 

to Asia-Pacific, from Komsomolsk-Amur, using 15175. (DW, June 22) 

I listened to the Deutsche Welle tests to Oceania and Asia. The first day 

(Monday) was totally hopeless, barely audible for the first hour and then 

nothing. The second day (Tuesday) was better around SINPO 4532-33 at 0800 

UTC but is was only about 35332-3 at 0945. However it did not provide 

comfortable listening for a long period. 

Freq change for Zwart of Wit / Black or White in Dutch: 

0900-1100 Sun June 19 NF 15660 ARM 250 kW / 284 deg to WeEu, ex 13680. 

[Vlaams Belang SW broadcast, wb.] 


Freq change for Voice of Russia in Arabic: 

1500-1600 NF 7325 ARM 100 kW / 290 deg, ex 15405 MSK 500 kW / 135 deg 


9690 Tatarstan Radio at 0625 UT with songs. YL with short ID' bukit... 

Tatarstan Radio', followed by talks over 'atmospheric' mx background signal 

34434. Tune in 0645 with 45444. Also 11925 on 0825 with opera program and 

ID Tatarstan. Talks followed by classical mx/operas. Language seems similar 

to Kazakh. 


Taldom tx is a large broadcasting facility for SW and LW near Taldom, 

Russia. Its longwave tx working on 261 kHz is with a power of 2500 Kilowatt 

world's most powerful broadcasting station and receivable in whole Europe 

at nighttimes (if Russian authorities did not forget to pay the electricity 

bill).

There are two aerial systems for longwave at Taldom. One consists of 

mutiple guyed masts with a height of 257 metres, the other consists of at 

least 4 guyed masts with a height of 275 metres arranged in a circle and a 

mast in the centre of the circle. 

Further informations of Taldom tx are on 

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Very curious is, that the masts of one antenna system are - as can be seen 

on - connected at two 

levels by each other. What might be the purpose of this? At Alexanderson 

antennas connection wires are only spun between the tops of the masts! Or 

do these ropes have no electrical functions? 

(Harald, LWCA; via BrDXC-UK June 30) 

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO 9580 R. S&M at *0429-0459* on June 16. Piano IS; 

s/on by YL announcing freqs of 6100, 7230, and 9580, but only the last one 

heard here; nx and assorted commentaries followed, with closedown and IS at 

0459 UT. Good signal but hard to understand the soft-voiced YL. (John 

Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 18) 

SLOVAKIA Summer A-05 schedule of Radio Slovakia International: 

ENGLISH 0100-0127 5930 9440 

0700-0727 9440 15460 

1630-1657 5920 7345 

1830-1857 5920 6055 

GERMAN 0800-0827 6055 7345 

1330-1357 6055 7345 

1600-1627 5920 7345 

1800-1827 5920 6055 

FRENCH 0200-0227 5930 9440 

1700-1727 5920 7345 

1930-1957 5920 6055 

RUSSIAN 1300-1327 9440 11990 

1500-1527 9535 11715 

1730-1757 5920 9485 

SLOVAK 0130-0157 5930 9440 

0730-0757 9440 15460 

1530-1557 5920 7345 

1900-1927 5920 6055 

SPANISH 0230-0257 9440 11990 

1430-1457 9440 11600 

2000-2027 6055 11650 

RSO=Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia 150 kW for all freqs 


SOMALIA 6960 abt 2000 UT. Not sure if it is Shabelle but a marginal to 

very poor signal has been found with talks and instrumental play at till 

2000 UT. Mossad covered the signal at 2000 UT. 


SOUTH AFRICA 3231 R Sonder Grenze at 1914, OM with possibly nx in NL or 

Africaans, 33333 Music at 1936 and poor signal.

3345 Channel Africa at 1916 UT, talks in Port, ID ' u fon Africa por 

Africa.. Canal Africa '. Also IS-ID at 1934 UT, 34232. On Sunday 1937Z with 

Latin songs 34222. 


SRI LANKA 15748 SLBC ALL ASIA ENGLISH. Yes, confirm evening txion is off 

but morning 0025-0430 UT still on 6005, 9770, 15748, maybe for a few more 

months. The Indian langs continue as before, but then for how long. It is 

like hearing that an old friend has passed away. 

(Victor Gonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer June 19) 

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp SLBC cancelled English txion from June 13 

1230-1535 15748 EKA 035 kW / 350 deg to SoAs 


SUDAN 4750 R. Peace: I got a mail QSL from Peter Stover of Edmedia with 

some more info about R. Peace in southern Sudan. He tells me that both 4750 

and 5895 are in daily use, but with different prgms and patterns. 4750 is 1 

kw for the southern parts of Sudan in six langs. (EG and five Sudanese 

langs.). 5895 is 5 kw for central and northern Sudan and in two langs. (EG 

and AR). "The stations are domestic. The signals throughout the rest of the 

world would be weak if existing at all except for the 'right' conditions," 

says Pete Stover. (Edh-SWE, hcdx June 19) 

SURINAME 4990 R. Apintie, Paramaribo, heard on 18 Jun at 2340-..., talks 

in Dutch (only presmed due to rec. conditions); 25331. 


SWEDEN Swedish VLF tx on the air July 2-3 (Jun 27, 2005) The SAQ 

Alexanderson alternator tx operating on 17.2 kHz from Sweden will be on the 

air Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3. The July 2 txion at 1230 UTC will 

mark the inauguration of a new visitor's center at the Grimeton site, and 

July 3 is "Alexanderson Day," when the station will be open to the general 

public (between 10 AM and 4 PM local time). Transmissions on July 3 will 

take place at 0815, 0915, 1215 and 1315 UTC. 

In addition, Amateur Radio station SK6SAQ will operate a special event from 

the site. Approximate freqs are 14.035 MHz CW and 3.755 and 14.215 MHz SSB. 

RSGB. 

Web page 

is in Swedish but for an English menu click the Union Jack. 

(ARRL main page via John Norfolk-USA, dxld June 27) 

SWITZERLAND QSL MW address: 

SRG SSR idee suisse, Media Services, Distribution, 

Mr. Andreas Bertschinger, Helpdesk 

Fernsehstrasse 1-4, CH-8052 Zuerich, Switzerland 

Phone: +41 (0) 848 88 44 22 

Fax: +41 1 305 68 02 

mailto: 

URL: 

Die ganz korrekte Adresse fuer RR's von MW und FM von Radio DRS ist: 

MSC Distribution 

Leutschenbachstrasse 95 

CH-8050 Zuerich 

Die Antwort kommt innert Tagen. 

Die obigen Adressen liegen nur ein paar Meter auseinander. 

Im uebrigen noch der Hinweis auf: 

 

(Sandro Blatter-SUI, A-DX June 23)

SYRIA 12085 Radio Damascus, at 2349-0028 on Jun 21, appeared to be 

Spanish program with a woman talking and Arabic vocals but after midnight 

definite Arabic programming with a man talking. Fair signal strength but 

very low voice modulation. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Jun 26) 

TAIWAN Southeast Asian freq temporarily suspended. 

RTI's broadcasts to Southeast Asia from 1400 to 1500 UTC on 15265 kHz have 

been temporarily suspended due to a tx malfunction caused by the recent 

flooding in Southern Taiwan. We apologize for the inconvenience. 

(Via RTI web site; Swopan Chakroborty-IND, dxld June 18) 

[to VIETNAM] Acc. to informed sources, the US-based Little Saigon Radio is 

currently testing via txs in Taiwan on 11540 at 1130-1200 and 7380 at 1500- 

1530. Little Saigon Radio is produced by Little Saigon Broadcasting Inc. 

and is available 24h via local AM stations in the USA and via Webcasting. 

More info about the station on their website: 

 

The SW txions are also mentioned in this article in Vietnamese: 

 


Trans World Broadcasting Ministry (Huanchiu Kwanpo) sent me a Prepared Form 

QSL card in Chinese after 30 days for my reception report in Chinese to 

their Taiwan Office on their SW broadcast (11940 kHz). QSL signer was 

Naishang Kuo, chief manager. Also a letter by Daosheng Yao, recording 

engineer, was enclosed. Mr. Yao said their broadcast is intended to Chinese 

mainland and he was astonished to receive reception report from Japan. 

Their mailing address in Taiwan is: #467-1, 7FL Chih Sien 1st Road, 

Kaohsiung, 800 Taiwan, R.O.C. 

Telephone: +886 7 235 9223; FAX: +886 7 235 9220 

URL: E-mail: 

Their schedule: "David" program for Chinese mainland 1300-1400 over CBS- 

Taipei 11940 kHz 100 kW; "Angel" program for Taiwan inland 1610-1700 over 

CBS-Kaohsiung 864 kHz 10 kW. 


TAJIKISTAN 972 It appears that the new IBB MW tx on 972 at Orzu will be 

on the air by July 6, as power tests are about to begin, and Thales says 

everything is done except for the dummy load. The new MW antenna will come 

later, as discussion of plans for that are still underway. (Aaron Zawitzky- 

USA, dxld June 19) 

IBB is contracting with a Tajik firm to install a new SW antenna at the 

Orzu site. 

(Aaron Zawitzky-USA, dxld June 27) 

That's MW 972 kHz, but HFCC does not yet list Orzu as a SW site; none but 

Dushanbe in that country. (gh, dxld) 

UNIDENTIFIED The military has stepped up its use of OTH radar on 15310 

kHz (WHRA) between 1200 and 1500. Is another invasion imminent? Strange how 

they don't like broadcasters on their freqs but have no problem getting on 

broadcasters' freqs. 

(Lou Johnson-USA KF4EON, dxld June 25) 

I have never noticed this, tho as I tune across it, never pausing for long, 

WHRA 15310 usually has a pretty strong signal. Do you hear this only on 

15310? How do you know it is OTH radar? What military? Invasion of what? I

checked June 26 at 1314 when a WHRA ID intervened between two preachers, 

and no QRM heard to 15310 kHz. 


Glenn, I really enjoy listening to the Power Hour for those three hours on 

15310. I probably don't get as strong a signal as you do since I am (in 

Atlanta) off the side of their main lobe (toward mid America). I get an S5 

to S6 on them. You can hear it periodically thru-out the whole broadcast. I 

live in a pretty quiet area so I know it's nothing local. You'll hear three 

beeps and then three groups of pulse trains. This goes on and on. You might 

try monitoring that frequency after 1500 when WHRA closes since the OTH 

radar seems to continue past that time. I live 300 miles from the East 

coast so I get good signals from across the Atlantic. It definitely sounds 

like military OTH radar (Lou Johnson, ibid.) 

Actually, FCC A-05 shows this as beamed 60 degrees with 250 kW. None of the 

WHRA broadcasts are nominally beamed back to NoAM, but off-the-back would 

be 240 degrees, close to hereward. FCC listings show azimuths from WHRA of 

only: 45, 60, 75, 90. 


See also OHR under AUSTRALIA, wb. 

U.A.E. 11665 The only nx from here is what I believe is Radio Solh on 

new 11665 (x11810). I hear it mixing with RFI via ASC at 0600-0700 UT and 

then in the clear. However, I was up very early today - 0400UTC ! - and 

tried 11665 then. There was an UNID station using 11665 playing African mx, 

so probably 

11665 0300-0500 37 RMP 500 125 20 216 23456 USA MNO MER 

That's listed for Sudan Radio Service which seems about right. But there 

was no trace of Solh. I heard Arabic on 11810 which I assume was JOR. 


R Solh, x11810 0200-1200 UT 250 kW 45 deg Dari sce. (wb.) 

UK & IRELAND MW & LW Transmitters - new CD. 

Over the years information about LW & MW txs operating in the UK & Ireland 

has been fragmented, incomplete or out of date. 

More recently the Internet has augmented the printed medium but still it is 

exceedingly difficult to get all information in one place. 

In an attempt to improve matters I have spent several weeks collecting, 

collating and checking data about radio txs operating on Long and Medium 

Wave freqs; in essence every tx in the UK and Ireland operating below 1700 

kHz. 

I imagine that I won't be the only person interested in having as much 

information as possible all together in one place, so I will happily copy 

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The CD contains the following: 

1. A full listing of over 500 txs and who is using them, along with data 

about them such as power, location (both National Grid Reference and 

latitude and longitude) and, where known, date activated. A description of 

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includes all currently active stations and some recently decommissioned. 

You will find broadcasters, navigation beacons, time standards, maritime 

and military transmitters listed. You will also find some unusual freq 

allocations; do you know who uses 87kHz, 457kHz, 846kHz or 1641kHz? 

2. A collection of BBC local radio coverage maps.

3. A similar collection of maps for non-BBC stations. 

4. A large collection of detailed photographs of 200+ tx sites and the 

antennae in use. 

5. A collection of high quality scans of QSL cards from 100+ of the 

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6. Directional antennae radiation patterns. 

7. Features: Extra features include a historical perpective of MW frequency 

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In addition it includes direct linking to the Internet which will take you 

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If you have any further questions please don't hesitate to ask.. 

73s Steve Witt, (mwdx newsgroup June 30) 

USA WWRB was actually active on 15250, Friday June 17 at 1929 with 

readings from Psalms (not Alex. Scourby), and still past 2000 when I did 

not hear anything resembling a legal ID. Also active on 11920, but not \\ 

and no ID there either, as well as 9320 with Overcomer, but not Bro. Scare 

at the moment. 


Freq change for WEWN in Spanish to CeAm: 

1100-2200 NF 11645 EWN 500 kW / 220 deg, ex 11530 to avoid Denge 

Mezopotamya. 


RFA schedule in A-05, valid from March 28, til October 30th, 2005. 

RFA uses IBB txs in IRA/I=Iranawila Sri Lanka, new KWT/K=Kuwait, 


And relays in HBN/P=KHBN Palau Isl, IRK=Irkutsk-RUS, TWN/N=Taiwan, 

UAE=Al Dhabayya-UAE, VLD/V=Vladivostok-RUS, 

and WER=Wertachtal Germany. 

Addit tx sites have been researched but deleted from this list upon request 

of RFA to suppress this info, to avoid pressure from China upon the host 

countries. Are we to assume that China has no way to find out this 

sensitive info except through DX publications? [gh] 

Some new IBB Kuwait entries added. 

All registered J-05 [high summer season] frequencies have been deleted. 

*=new/addit/updated 

RFA A-05 

0000-0100 LAO 12015I 13830 15545T 

0030-0130 BURMESE 11540 13680T 13820I 17835S 

0100-0200 UYGHUR 9350 11520 11895UAE 11945UAE 

17640T 17695T 

0100-0300 TIBETAN *9365K 11695UAE 11975WER 15225T 15695 17730U 

0300-0600 MANDARIN 13670T 13760T 15130T 15685T 

17495 17525 17615S 17880S 21690T 

0600-0700 MANDARIN 13670T 13760T 15165T 15685T 

17495 17525 17615S 17880S 

0600-0700 TIBETAN 17510 17720U *17780K 21500T 21690UAE 

break 

1100-1200 LAO 9355S 9545T 15560I 

1100-1200 TIBETAN 7470U 13625T 13830 15510UAE *17855K 

1200-1400 TIBETAN 7470U *11590K 13625T 13830 

15510UAE 17855S 

1230-1330 CAMBODIAN 13645T 15525I 15670 

1230-1330 BURMESE 9455I 11540 12030T *13675T *13745T 

1400-1500 CANTONESE 9780T 11715S *11850T[*x13790] 

1400-1500 VIETNAMESE 7380U 9455S 9635T 11535 

11605N 11680I 13685I 13775P 

1500-1600 TIBETAN 7470U *11540K 11705T 11795UAE 13825 

1500-1600 MANDARIN 7540 9455T 9905P 11765T 12025S 

13675T 13725T 15495T 

1500-1700 KOREAN 7210IRK 9385S 13625T 

1600-1700 UYGHUR 7465 9350I 9370 9555UAE 11750I 

11780T 

1600-1700 MANDARIN 7540 9455S 9905P 11795T 12025S 

13675T 13715T 15530T 

1700-1800 MANDARIN 7280T 7540 9355S 9455S 9540T *9670T 

9905P 11795T 13625T 13715T 

1800-1900 MANDARIN 7280T 7530 7540 9355S 9455S 9540T 

9865T 11700T 13625T 15510T 

1900-2000 MANDARIN 7260T 7530 7540 9355S 9455S 9760T 

9865T 9905P 11700T 11785T 13625T 15510T 

2000-2100 MANDARIN 7260T 7530 7540 9355S 9455S 9850T 

9905P *11700T 11740T 11785T 13625T 

2100-2200 MANDARIN 7105T 7540 9850T 9910P 9920N 

11740T 11935T 13625T 

2100-2300 KOREAN 7460U 9385S 9770T 12075T 


2230-2330 CAMBODIAN 9490I 9930P 13735T 

2300-2359 MANDARIN 7540 9910P 11760T 13670T 13775S

15430T 15585T 

2300-2359 TIBETAN 7470U *7550K 9395 9805UAE 9875T 

2330-0029 VIETNAMESE 9975 11580U 11605N 11670T 12110I 

13735S 15535V 15560P 

(various sources, wwdxc BC-DX June 27) 

Many thanks for the latest RFA update - Wolfie. I think I notice one or two 

new freqs and will make a more thorough check when I print it. The jamming 

of the 0600-0700 Tibetan sce seems very patchy. Perhaps due to propagation? 

Some mornings I can hear Tibetan quite well on 17780 and 17510, and even 

the two 21 Mhz outlets were faintly audible a couple of mornings ago. I get 

the impression that the intensity of jamming is not as bad as it is on the 

Mandarin sce same time. (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX June 23) 

UZBEKISTAN 5810 The station you questioned might be "Radio Partow", an 

Iranian clandestine station, tested at the beginning of April for a short 

period on 5810 kHz at 1530-1600 UT over Tashkent-UZB. 

"Partow" means "light" in Persian. Radio Partow's website 

provides internet on-demand broadcast, but it seems 

they no longer transmit on SW.I noticed that the name of their audio files 

includes "CFC" such as "0402satCFC.wma" "0403sunCFC.wma". So the word "CFC" 

has some relation to this station. 


Radio Partow wird in Schweden produziert und von nicht-kommerziellen 

Lokalstationen ausgestrahlt. Auch der Server steht in Schweden: 

radiopartow.com 

domain: radiopartow.com 

status: lock 

owner: Mostafa Assadpoor 

organization: Mostafa Assadpoor 

email: hostmaster @ radiopartow.com 

address: Stintavagen 1 

city: SKOGAS 

state: 

postal-code: 14230 

country: SE 

phone: +46 

fax: +46 

admin-c: admin @ fsdata.se#0 

tech-c: admin @ fsdata.se#0 

billing-c: financial @ nordreg.se#0 

nserver: dns1.se 

nserver: dns2.se 

created: 2004-09-27 13:57:16 UTC 

modified: 2004-09-27 13:57:16 UTC 

expires: 2006-09-27 09:57:15 UTC 

source: joker.com live whois sce 

query-time: 0.079827 

db-updated: 2005-06-23 03:51:21 (wb, June 24) 

Besides the three SW freqs for the revived Uzbek service of VOA, at 1500- 

1530 UT, 801 kHz is also on the schedule at 

 

That would be the megawatt from Tajikistan. 


801 kHz 1500-1530 VoA Uzbek Duschanbe, from June 16th. 

648 1800-1900 VOA Persian 230deg 1000 kW 

801 1500-1530 VOA Uzbek non-dir 1000 

972 0000-0200 VOA Urdu non-dir 500

972 1400-2400 VOA Urdu non-dir 500 

1143 1300-1400 RFE Uzbek non-dir 150 

4760 0100-0200 RFE Tajik 045 

4995 1400-1500 RFE Kazakh 045 

5860 1400-1600 RFE Kyrgyz 045 

5860 1900-2100 FRD Persian 264 

7295 0200-0300 RFE Turkmen 270 

7365 1900-2000 FRD Persian 264 

VANUATU 3944.9v R. Vanuatu, 0715-0740 Jun 11, noted this rising up from 

the noise prior to 0700, and down 0.1 kHz from nominal, just like Vanuatu 

on 7259.9v earlier in the evening before it shut down suddenly. Ments. of 

"Tok Tok" at 0715 as well as Port Vila at 0731. Poor-fair signal, but 

improving past 0740. Noted again at 0814, drifted down to 3944.85, "R. 

Vanuatu" ID at 0815. (Guy Atkins, Graylands-WA-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

3945 (pres) 0854-0908 Jun 13, vernac., ancr with continuous talks in lang. 

with the only break being a short wind instrumental bit at 0902, then right 

back to talk. Very weak/poor under mild static. (Scott Barbour-NH-USA, 

DXplorer June 19) 

7259.685, R. Vanuatu, 0621 Jun 11, SS in Port Villa, with a decent signal 

(at least the mx) but lots of summer static crashes. Modern western mx. 

Chatting with Guy Atkins across the table, when it just vanished at 0625. 

Very weak het only. I assumed it was some local noise, but I don't think 

so, as 7120 PNG was coming in with audio. Still nothing at 0642, but fair 

audio on 3944.86 with identical format, so I'm assuming this is the same 

xmtr. Listened to 0658 with ments. of Vanuatu. Port Villa ment. 0706. 

I checked again at 0800, rapid drums up to the ToH, then island-type mx. No 

IS or ID on the hour. "People of Vanuatu" hrd at 0805. Xmtr appears to be 

drifting somewhat. "Vanuatu govt" at 0807. Fqy is 3944.86 at 0810. R. 

Vanuatu ID at 0812, rapid drums, and conch shell-? and another ID at 0815, 

and into mx, presumed ad. All at good signal strength but weak modulation. 


ZIMBABWE [non] SW RADIO AFRICA SAVED FROM CLOSURE 

By Staff Reporter 25 June 2005 

SW Radio Africa, which has been teetering on the brink of collapse, is now 

safe, it was confirmed on Friday. "SW Radio Africa is very pleased to 

announce that we have been saved from closure," the station's manager Gerry 

Jackson said in a brief statement. "We will therefore be able to continue 

broadcasting on Medium Wave 1197 kHz from 5 to 7 am every morning [0300- 

0500 UT]. This signal is clearly heard throughout South Africa and over 

most of Zimbabwe. We regret that due to the relentless jamming of our 

Shortwave signal by the govt we are unable to provide this sce at the 

moment." 

Jackson did not say where the money had come from, but indications were 

that the station was now safe for another year. The award winning radio 

station needs close to œ100,000 every month to remain in operation, 

according to insiders. 

 

(via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK June 26) 

BBC Monitoring observed SW Radio Africa on SW 15145 kHz at 1700-1759 on 25 

June 2005. Reception was initially poor due to interference from Voice of 

INS on the adjacent channel of 15150 kHz, then deteriorated still further 

when apparent jamming commenced at 1703 UT. (BBCM via dxld June 27) 

Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) is a digital broadcasting system that, 

unlike IBOC/HD, is "open" and non-proprietary. It's being touted as 

the future of AM, FM, and even SW broadcasting -regardless of

whether consumers want it or not (shades of the EU Constitution!). 

Regardless, tests of the DRM system continue: 

 

More: 

DRM PRESSES ON 

 

(Harry Helms, June 22 via dxld) 














































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ALASKA Freq change for KNLS New Life Station in English: 

1400-1500 NF 9555, ex 9795 to avoid RFI Vietnamese via YAM 300 kW / 325 

deg. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX July 5) 

ALBANIA Pre-Web page of Radio Tirana. 

The Albanian RTV Technical Director Arben Mehilli gave me a good nx today 

in the afternoon that the ARTV Web page will be active as it is configured 

at available in Internet from about a week ago. 

Your comments and kind suggestions on this pre-Radio Tirana Web page would 

be highly appreciated from us. 

Thank you and best regards from a sunny hot Tirana, 

Drita Cico 

ARTV-Head of Monitoring Center 

RADIO TIRANA. (via wwdxc BC-DX June 30) 

Your txion in English at 2130 on 7120 is currently inaudible here as the 

freq is used by CRI Hungarian at the same time. The CRI transmitter puts 

in an enormous signal even at my location in the far north of Europe. 

Before 2128 the freq is empty... 

(Olle Alm-SWE, R Tirana RTV Monitoring / wwdxc BC-DX July 5)

Radio Tirana English on 7120 kHz at 2130 UT is now covered almost 100% by 

CRI in Hungarian. It seems that there is a communication problem between 

Tirana and Beijing. It could also be another case of the HFCC logic that 

since the txions are targeting different zones they cannot be interfering 

with each other... The CRI txion on 7120 has the same distorted audio as 

the following CNR8 txion, but the transmitters are different as there is 

an overlap. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX July 4) 

7120 Radio Tirana English broadcasts. 

Dear Mrs.Cico, I found this email address in the World DX Club magazine 

"Contact", in a letter from Sue Hickey, your Canadian listener, so thought 

I should try it. I'm not sure whether you were getting my emails to the 

address given in the WRTH, which may be out-of-date. I am pleased to tell 

you that I have enjoyed some excellent reception of your English "Second 

Edition" to the UK at 2130 UT during this last week. 

For some time there had been heavy interference from a Chinese station on 

7120 kHz at that time, but there was no sign of that on the past few 

evenings. I don't Know whether they have left the frequency or it's due to 

short wave conditions. Still enjoying Radio Tirana, having been a listener 

since "Communist" days. Albania is now changing much for the better. Best 

wishes to you and all at Radio Tirana. 

(Ian Wadman-UK, Tirana RTV Monitoring / wwdxc BC-DX June 19) 

Re 7120 Radio Tirana English broadcasts. 

Dear Mrs. Cico, Thank you for your reply to my recent email about 

receptiion on 7120 kHz. Unfortunately, I am now having to tell you that 

the improvement didn't last. The following week, the Chinese station 

seemed to return, and almost buried our Radio Tirana just as before! Maybe 

they were only having a tx problem or something. If we can't get them to 

move, is a change of frequency possible? 

(Ian Wadman-UK, Tirana RTV Monitoring / wwdxc BC-DX July 4) 

Radio Tirana English broadcasts. 

Dear Mr Wadman, Thank you for your nx on 7120 kHz. 

I always forward reception reports also to the Chinese colleagues, and 

sometimes to their Embassy in Tirana, e.g. like for the case of their 

interference on 7120 kHz. The Chinese never reply via email! Did they move 

from 7120 kHz? 

This email is also sent to our closest listeners in Europe and earlier to 

the BBC Monitoring to receive any possible confirmation from them. 

(Drita Cico, ARTV-Head of Monitoring Center, RADIO TIRANA June 20 !! ) 

ALGERIA 153 RTA, Bechar, on 03 Jul at 1345-... UT; 55454, vy. good 

condx this day as their signal is usually worse. 198 kHz RTA, Ouargla, 

3 Jul 1341-...; 25342, at best and via the K9AY so as avoid BBC R4. 

Also, I noticed both with a +/- 2" delay relative to 549 kHz, surely due 

to satellite feeds. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 5) 

ASCENSION ISL 12195 Just had a phone call from Chris Hambly in 

Victoria, Australia, about a test message from VT/Merlin on 12095 kHz, at 

2023 UT July 5. And I heard it over his phone. BBC WS via Ascension is 

supposed to be on at this time, so what gives? 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 5) 

AUSTRALIA 17820 RCV at 0916 UT, in INSn with talks and song 'time after 

time' more talk and song at 0926 UT, then terming the word 'hold' or 

'cold'. Poor signal on June 18, 20, at 0551 UT (the new time sched) with 

songs and 14532. Signal is better if no external antenna is used !

Also 15335 NF for RCV English is very poor at 0615 UT. Heard self ads at 

0650 (cvc.tv) momentarily at 0700 UT signal goes good, with a pop song, 

but lowers afterwards. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX June 18-20) 

15425 HCJB at 1053-1104 UT on June 21, English, Usual religous fare and 

Bible teachings. TC and "VOGS-HCJB, Australia" ID at 1100 UT. Good signal! 


Freq change for HCJB Australia in English from July 10: 

0100-0230 NF 15405 KNX 100 kW / 307 deg to SoAs, x0100-0300 on 15560. 


2310 kHz at 1030-1045 sports, // 2485 kHz, but 2325 kHz covered by ute, 

noise taken out by audio filter, but not a notch filter. 


5050 ARDS: I had an interesting conversation with Dale Cheesson in 

Nhulunbuy about the ARDS, Aboriginal Resource Development Service. He 

stated that on May 26 the SW facility at Humpty Doo was returned to 

broadcing 24 hours a day on 5050. They had to effect repairs to the 

antenna system. The main problem was a faulty balun causing mismatching of 

the old DCA AM20 tx. It is now back and running at 400 watts with a clean 

signal. Dale went on to say that the ARDS had put considerable work into 

gaining 4 NAS licences (X-band stations) which have never been 

commissioned. They are now not likely to proceed with these as the ABA has 

given them the go ahead to use freqs "in band" at higher power. 

The Darwin Facility at Parap (co-sited with the ABC) is currently running 

on 1530 MW with 400 watts, but they hope to be granted an increase in two 

months to 2 kW. The Nhulunbuy facility on 1530 is running at 400 watts. 

Dale indicated that due to considerable amount of Bauxite in the ground 

around the "top end" of the territory, poor ground wave signals are 

obtained due to its insulation properties. Darwin is in an iron stone 

area, however, and the Darwin facility uses a new earth mat installed by 

the ABC. The ground wave of the Darwin facility travels further than the 

Nhulunbuy facility. Both use quarter wave top-loaded sticks. 

Further plans are Nhulunbuy is to move to 1503 MW shortly, 1476 MW is to 

be used instead of 1566 MW at Elcho Island and 1593 MW is to be used at 

Ramingining, both with 1 kw. The ARDS also uses channel 28 of the Optus 

"Aurora" platform which has an Australia-wide foot print. No smart card is 

required to receive this sce. Ten low power FM narrowcast sces are also 

located in their broadcast area which are fed off the Optus C1 satellite. 

Dale Cheesson said that he verifies reception reports with a detailed 

letter and that their website would be updated to show that the 5050 sce 

was back on. 

Map of broadcast area. 

"Aurora" platform info. 

(Martin, ARDXC June 29) 

Mystery QRM Signals in Australia. In Australia two very strong pulse 

signals are appearing on HF amateur bands and the hunt is on to determine 

the source of these intruders. A radar like pulse which peaks at 10dB over 

signal strength 9, and reported to be up 100 kHz wide is being heard 

regularly 7020-7080 kHz in the mornings local time and 3590-3800 kHz in 

the evenings. Reports from Australia and New Zealand point to it being 

north-west of Australia. 

Japanese and US amateurs during contacts with Australia also say they can 

detect the signal but at a lower strength. 

It's an unwelcome reminder of the havoc caused by the over-the- horizon

adar dubbed the Russian woodpecker that fired up in 1976 and lasted a 

decade. Hopefully this latest pulse signal is not another OTHR. 

A repetitive cyclic sounding pulse signal is also being experienced in 

Australia on most amateur HF bands and often simultaneously on more than 

one band. 

An inquiry by the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) has received 

assurances that neither the Jundalee (JORN) over-the-horizon Defence radar 

in central Australia or a new SECAR system in the Torres Strait north of 

Queensland are to blame.The Surface wave Extended Coastal Area Radar 

(SECAR) has begun trials. It will enhance the monitoring ability for 

Defence and Customs to detect illegalfishing and immigration. It could 

also be developed to provide early storm warnings. 

With JORN and SECAR being given alibis, the WIA's Intruder Watch 

is now seeking reports from radio amateurs on the 

harmful interference. In particular it needs directional information and 

reported incidents of these intruders disrupting radio contacts and 

causing harmful interference. The WIA will then take the matter up with 

the Australian communications authorities for investigation. 

Thailand: During the past few days Radio Thailand has been received in 

Sofia with a very strong signal in English from 19 to 20 hours on 7155 

kHz. The QSL address is: Radio Thailand World Service, Bangkok, Thailand. 

DX programme 

 

DX Editor: Dimiter Petrov, LZ1AF. Broadcast tips: Rumen Pankov-BUL. 

(via John Norfolk, dxld July 1) 

AUSTRIA Ham-Radio 2005. 

Und Ernst Vranka erwaehnte bei seinen Ausfuehrungen das die kommende Woche 

BBC Radio Scotland wohl via Moosbrunn in DRM zu hoeren sei, fuer die die 

das hoeren koennen. 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT, A-DX June 26) 

BOLIVIA 4865 R. Centenario, Sta Cruz de la Sierra, logged on 18 Jun at 

2228-2244, Castilian, sermon-like talk; 34342, QRM de B. 

4900.4 R. San Miguel, Riberalta, heard on 18 Jun at 2317-2329, Castilian, 

songs, ID, nx 2330; 35342. 

6105.5 R. Panamericana, La Paz, audible on 18 Jun at 2332-2344, Castilian, 

religious prgr, mx; 34432. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 18) 

6134.8 Radio Santa Cruz at 0035-0102* UT on Jun 30, man with Spanish talk 

and ID ("Radio Santa Cruz, la primeria.") followed by two vocals elections 

then an ad string including one for a "banco" and various local telephone 

numbers. At 0050 UT another man gave echo effect ID and sign off annts 

followed by a cute vocal with flutes about Santa Cruz. Fair signal with 

slight QRM from Aparecida. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer July 3) 

BOTSWANA IBB Botswana sent me a "thanks letter" named "BOTSWANA VOA 

RECEPTION IN YOUR AREA" for my reception report with US$1 on their new 

4930 kHz txion after 105 days via surface mail. 2005 VOA calender and VOA 

Program Guide(for Dec 04- Apr 05) were enclosed. 

Letter signer was Thomas R.Powell, Transmitter Plant Supervisor. Address: 

rivate Bag 0038, Selibe-Phikwe, Botswana 

E-mail: Telehone: +267 261 0932. 

FAX: +267 261 0185. 

(Takahito Aklabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX July 1)

BRAZIL 9665 R. BRAS that is, I must say I haven't observed it for some 

time, until yesterday 25 June at 1907 UT, and they were just doing it 

extremely bad: 22431, adjacent QRM. Later at 2328 UT, 11780 was at 35422 

while barely audible on // 6185. One mustn't forget their home beam on 

6185 & 11725 is to the NoWe, i.e. to Amazonia, so it's Central NAm that 

gets the strongest signal, not here. As to the int'l sce 9665, they 

announce coverage to Europe too, but am almost sure the main beam is to 

AGL - MOZ, so reception in CPV, GNB & POR must be tougher. I suspect the 

power is less than the listed 250 kW. 

(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal, wwdxc BC-DX June 27) 

Yes dear Carlos - right, we talked about that matter yesterday, Roland 

Schulze confirmed a - still - powerful signal from RadioBras even on 6185 

kHz, heard across the Pacific [via NoWeBrazil and the equator] on his post 

in the Philippines. 

(wb, July 2) 

Another unusual finding at a critical hr was R. Nacional da Amazonia: 

11780 kHz on 30 Jun at 1245-... UT. Talks, but no copy; 15341. It's not 

common at all, but recall other Braz. 25 mb stns being logged on the SW 

coast at around that time, only the time of the year was different. 


Radio Bandeirantes heard around 0300 July 1st as never before with 

tremendous signal, rivaling with that more powerful of Radio Nacional do 

Amazonia. It gave me the impression they were running a brand new txr. 

Heavy splatter from Teheran on 11920 but well blocked with the sync 

detector of the 7600GR. But Teheran also use 11925 from 0300 UT, so they 

were clashing until I turned off around 0415 UT. 

Now, that powerful signal from Bandeirantes was because of the semifinal 

game for Copa Libertadores between Atletico Panaraense and Chivas de 

Guadalajara? Sometimes stations come louder and clear when there are 

special events. (Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld July 1) 

4785 Radio Caiari, Porto Velho, Rondonia. 6 weeks after receiving the 

Maroti QSL from this station, they have now sent their own QSL Card. 

Identical to the text from the Maroti and Plum cards, this card has the 

Brazilian flag as George puts on the top right of his. Rather than a map 

on the left, they have a Radio Caiari logo. No further request or postage 

was sent to solicit this second QSL. Also enclosed 2-page station 

info/history. V/S Alisangela Lima, Gerente Operacional- same as first QSL. 

(John Sgrulletta-NY-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

4785, R. Caiari, Porto Velho, QSL-card and two-page ltr after more than 

four yrs. 

(Kurt Norlin-SWE, SWB via dxld June 19) 

Ltr and card, V/S Alisangela Lima, nice answer after almost 5 yrs. 

Informed a month ago via, among others, DXLD that they worked on preparing 

QSL-cards and that they should issue QSLs for their present stock of rcpn 

rpts. Obviously the had saved up and now was the time. The QSL station of 

the year, without doubt! (Edh-Sweden, SWB via DXLD) 

6 wks. after receiving the Maroti QSL from this stn, they have now sent 

their own QSL-card. Identical to the text from the Maroti and Plum cards, 

this card has the Brazilian flag as George puts on the top right of his. 

Rather than a map on the left, they have a R. Caiari logo. No further 

request or postage was sent to solicit this second QSL. Also enclosed two- 

page stn info/history. V/S Alisangela Lima, Gerente Operacional, same as 

first QSL. (Sgrulletta-NY-USA, DXplorer June 19) 

11780 R. Nacional at 2225-2237 on June 19, Portuguese, PT versions of "No

Woman, No Cry" and "I Never Promised you a Rose Garden". Full, canned ID 

annt at 2235 with mention of Radio Bras then back to mx. Good. // 6185- 

fair. (Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx June 19) 

4785 Radio Caiari, Porto Velho verified in a mere 3,396 days from 

original report in February 1996 with a full data card and a two page 

Portuguese information sheet about the station from v/s Alisangela Lima, 

Gerente Operacional. Someone must have been cleaning out the dead letter 

file. I had previously logged and verified them in a nine-day period back 

in 2003. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer July 3) 

6134.9 Radio Aparecida at 0102-0137 UT on Jun 30, in the clear after 

Santa Cruz signed off with Portuguese religious talks, prayers and 

children repeating (KJES-like!) hosted by a man announcer. ID at 0130 

followed by some music. Poor but in the clear. 

6150 Radio Record at 0235-0258 UT on July 1, two fast talking male 

announcers with coverage in Portuguese of futebol match. Numerous jingles, 

quick ads and a lot of excitement. In the clear with fair signal until Dr. 

Gene Scott cranked up at 0254 UT. Futebol coverage noted underneath Costa 

Rican transmitter. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer July 3) 

BULGARIA/IRAN [non] 11620 Voice of the Iranian Nation, via Bulgaria, 

at *1429-1435 UT on Mon Jun 27, back on its winter freq from 11630 to 

avoid QRM from Xinjiang PBS broadcasting in Uighur. Opened with 

instrumental mx and women's choir and 1430 ID in Persian: "Radio Seda-ye 

Mellat-e Irana", 25333. But then it was totally covered on 11620 by AIR, 

Delhi, broadcasting its Letterbox in English and promising QSL's. 

(Anker Peterson-DEN, dswci DXW June 29) 

CHILE/UK Re: 15485 Voz Christiana-CHL, BBC SKN 0700-1700 UT 300kW 

180deg. 

15485 Voz Crista (*), Santiago, on 03 Jul at 1431-..., Port. to B, 

listeners' mail; 44544, co-ch QRM de BBC UK. Sry, I forgot to written down 

the antenna I used - the 300 m SoAm Beverage perhaps - but do recall both 

stns were audible via another aerial, possibly the 25 m sloper, even if 

the BBC kept getting QRM de CHL (I sometimes write down the type of 

antenna for a particular log when it's the sort of antenna one wouldn't 

expect to use at all for that QRG... like the elevated K9AY here ofting 

being my best tool for Mali 9635v!). 

It's simply not the kind of stns that interest me the least, but 

remembered this mail of yours and wanted to try it at a critical hour, so 

there you have. Now, whether the same goes for the reception over here in 

the capital I still don't know as I keep forgetting to try. That did 

surprise me as I would expect to hear the BBC ONLY and, well, possibly 

Santiago far on the background at best. 

*) approx. pron. Vohsh Krishta (nasaled vowel); Glenn, "crista" is fem. of 

"cristao" (christian), but "crista" also exists as a word... only the 

meaning is completely diff.; among other things, it can mean 'crest', e.g. 

"a crista do monte" the crest of the hill. 


CHINA [TIBET] RADIO LHASA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TIBET. 

Times of Tibet: The Myth of China's Modernization of Tibet and the Tibetan 

Language, Part Two. Includes interesting section on radio broadcasting. 

 

(via Andy Sennitt, dxld June 27) 

Entire article fascinating, but viz.: 

Tibetans initially called the radio tx "washangding", from the Chinese

"wuxiandian", since it was General Huang Mu-sung's condolence mission of 

1934, which appears to have brought the first wireless tx to Tibet. When 

the General returned to China, he left the radio set in the charge of a 

certain Mr. Tsang. As the Tibetans had no other form of wireless txion 

(and the Tibetan telegraph line did not extend to Chamdo), Tsang became a 

rather important figure. When the British mission under Basil Gould came 

in 1936 with more up-to-date radio equipment, Tsang was naturally upset as 

his monopoly had ended. He asked the Kashag to confiscate the British 

radio tx, but the Kashag replied that if they did that they would, in all 

fairness, have to take his set as well. According to Chapman, "The 

Chinaman burst into tears." 

It appears that since the Gould mission in 1936 there had been some 

considerations of setting up radio communications to enable the Tibetan 

govt to establish speedy communication with outlying officials. Matters 

came to a head in 1942 when it was realized that Chinese troops from 

Sining had penetrated into Tibet almost as far as Nagchukha without Lhasa 

receiving any nx of their movements. That same year when President 

Roosevelt's envoys Captain Illya Tolstoy and Brooke Dolan visited Lhasa, 

the Kashag discussed with them its desire to establish wireless 

communications throughout Tibet, starting with radio txs in Chamdo, 

Gartok, Nagchuka, Tsona and Rima. Subsequently the Tibetan govt received 

three txs and five receivers as a gift from the American govt. The British 

sold two training sets and battery chargers the same year to Tibet. 

Training of Tibetan operators was first undertaken in Lhasa. The program 

was later enlarged and improved after the employment of radio operator 

Reginald Fox and RAF radio instructor Robert Ford as full- fledged Tibetan 

govt officials. They trained a number of young Tibetans and Bhutia (ethnic 

Tibetan) boys from Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Sikkim, to serve as radio 

operators in Lhasa, as well as with the Tibetan army in Kham. 

In 1948, Radio Lhasa started the first of its daily broadcasts to the 

outside world. At five p.m., the station would go on air. The nx was read 

in Tibetan, and then in English by Reginald Fox or by Kyibuk, one of the 

surviving Rugby students and an official at the Tibetan Foreign Bureau. 

Finally the nx was read in Chinese by Phuntsok Tashi Takla, the Dalai 

Lama's brother-in-law. Official annts were also read over the radio, as 

this one prepared by Aufschnaiter: 

We have the honour to announce that Radio Lhasa will broadcast an 

announcement of the enthronement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the ruler 

of Tibet, together with a proclamation of the Tibetan govt to the Tibetan 

people and the world, on Friday 17 November 1950, at 5.45 p.m. Indian 

Standard Time. 

Since the mid -thirties, it appears that a number of households in Lhasa, 

Shigatse and Gyangtse had short wave radio receivers, the uncluttered 

Tibetan atmosphere allowing for clear reception not only of Radio Lhasa 

but Peking, Delhi and elsewhere. Some individuals (George Tsarong, 

according to Ford) even built their own receivers. Somewhere along the way 

the now standard term for radio, lung-trin (air-communication) seems to 

have become generally accepted. There are claims and counterclaims among 

certain Tibetans as to the origins of the term, but nothing definite can 

be established. The term appears in the 1952 Textbook of Colloquial 

Tibetan by Roerich and Lhalungpa. From the mid fifties when the Tibetan 

resistance and the CIA began to drop parachute missions and teams into 

Tibet with radio equipment, the term lok-trin seems to have been used for 

radio txion, with the term tar-trin also being used as practically all 

messages were coded and keyed. Later the Tibetans used high-speed burst 

txions, which were initially hand-keyed on magnetic tape. 

The first public address system and loud-speaker (gyang-drak) was 

introduced to Tibet by the 1936 British mission, and appears to have been 

used largely for entertainment. At garden parties at the Dekyilinga, old

Tsarong "cracked jokes" over the microphone, as his son George reports. 

With full Chinese control over the country after 1959, the PA system 

became a dismally ubiquitous part of Tibetan life, with loud-speakers on 

the street corner of nearly every city, town and village in Tibet. 

Tibetans were woken up every morning to the blaring of "The East is Red", 

and for the rest of the day were subjected to interminable propaganda, 

much as the people of North Korea are now. 

(via Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN via dxld June 27) 

Many thanks for interesting article about radio in Tibet. Since I was a 

schoolboy (a long time ago!) I have been fascinated by that country. My 

interest was sparked when I first read a book entitled 'Captured in Tibet' 

by Robert Ford, who is mentioned in the message you sent. 

He had the amateur radio licence AC4RF and Fox I think was AC4YN. (This 

was before the AC prefix somehow got transferred to the USA!) 

In his book, Robert describes how he went to live in Chamdo in eastern 

Tibet providing radio communications for the local governor back to the 

govt in Lhasa. He also relayed the broadcasts of Radio Lhasa. He starts 

the book by quoting a broadcast he heard from Radio Peking - ' The tasks 

for the Chinese People's Liberation Army for 1950 are to liberate Taiwan, 

Hainan and Tibet' Thus he knew that they were coming to get him. After 

occupying Hainan island, the CPLA turned their attention to 'liberating' 

Tibet and eventually crossed the border. The local governor and his 

entourage fled to the West and Robert went with them, but the CPLA 

captured them. 

Robert was taken to Chungking in China and was accused of being an 

American spy, the evidence being that he was using American radio 

equipment. In vain he pointed out that the CPLA also used American radios! 

You can imagine that when he had operated on the amateur bands from 

Chamdo, he was in great demand, AC4 being a rare country and also located 

in the sort-after Zone 23. Thus he had a large collection of QSL cards. 

These were also used as evidence against him, as his interrogators could 

not grasp the idea of amateur radio. 

He spent several years in prison being 're-educated' before eventually 

being handed over to the British in Hong Kong. 

Robert came from Burton on Trent near here and after his release he came 

and gave us a talk at the Derby radio club. 

I am sure his book is long out of print, but if you can track a copy down 

it is worth the effort. 

Thanks for reviving some memories! 

73, Richard Buckby G3VGW (wwdxc BC-DX July 4) 

Freqs changes for China Radio International: 

2030-2057 Hungarian NF 7110, x9490 // 9585 

2030-2057 Polish NF 9490, x7110 // 6145, 7150 


CNR8 seems to have made some changes in its Beijing tx usage. Korean at 

2100 UT is now heard on 6020 kHz with loud and distorted modulation. No 

second freq traced so far. Mongolian from 2200 is heard on 6020 and also 

on 7120 with the same kind of poor audio, obviously from the same site. 

Both freqs have firedrake jammer music before programme start. Mongolian 

noted again from 0300 to 0400 on 9610 and 11815 with the same poor 

modulation. Later in the morning and at various times during the day and 

evening, from 0500 to 1600 according to a split schedule, CNR8 via Beijing 

is on 15415 with no parallell freq from Beijing traced so far but with the 

usual soft and clean audio.

Traditionally this sce has always been carried by two parallell Beijing 

txs. It seems that the old Beijing site previously used for these txions 

is on its way out and that a different, more distant site is being used in 

the morning as a replacement. CNR2 on 17625, also from the old Beijing 

site, has been off for some time. CNR1 has moved from 15300 to 12045. 

Radio Tirana English on 7120 at 2130 is now covered almost 100% by CRI in 

Hungarian. It seems that there is a communication problem between Tirana 

and Beijing. It could also be another case of the HFCC logic that since 

the txions are targeting different zones they cannot be interfering with 

each other... The CRI txion on 7120 has the same distorted audio as the 

following CNR8 txion, but the transmitters are different as there is an 

overlap. 

[later] 

I have to add that the missing parallell freq to 15415 was meant to be the 

other tx at the same location. The parallels from other sites (Lingshi) 

are there as usual. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX July 4) 

CLANDESTINES 15500 Salaam Watandar 1330 with Afghan songs, a report on 

1336 UT mentioning 'kawula' (slave in Arabic?). Another man IDing salaam 

watandar then a song with more talks then and then children's [gram bahar 

Afgan and Hindi(c) song followed. 


15480 DVB 143x OM with pres IDing in bamar then with news(?) with mention 

of democratic party and Kofi Annan 44444. 


8000 V of Sudan 1535 OM talks in Arabic possibly a public address. Tune in 

1544 with horn of Africa song ID at 1553 as Idaatu sawt audan and possibly 

off at 1600 3x4443 [both radios overloaded at this freq ]. 


15660 Demtsi delina? 1525 with continuous mentions of Arabic names 

possibly a memorium listing each name ended with tehamusten, and a flute 

background mx passing 1530 cintinuing the list to abt 1600. At 1600 a new 

program heard in Arabic sounded as "Rainbow Demokratiya" with speech at 

1613 UT. Signal is 45534. 


Also 15660 V Delina or Tensae V of Unity 1502 UT, man in Amharic mention 

of Uganda Yahoo Human Rights numbers and internet address. At 1510 with mx 

interval and something as Radio Tahano, 1523 UT song. 44444. (Zacharias 

Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX June 19) 

COLOMBIA Marfil Estereo 5909.96, at 0220-0300+ on June 25, Spanish 

pops/ballads, campo mx. Spanish annmts, IDs. Good; best in ECSS-LSB due to 

RTTY QRM on high side. 

(Brian Alexander-PA, dxld July 1) 

CUBA New freq for RHC: 13660, June 29 at 1335, in Spanish plugging Mesa 

Redonda later in the day which would be on 11875 and 6000. This is 

uncomfortably close to RCI on 13655 but fortunately here on this occasion, 

RCI had the upper hand, and could be heard without ACI. Has RHC finally 

moved here from 12000? No, that and all the other usual // were confirmed: 

15230, 11875, 11800, 11760, 9550, and 6000 kHz. 

If RHC wants a 13 MHz freq in the mornings now, they should go back to 

clear 13680, which was used for the three-day terrorism conference 

coverage in English, early June. Frequency annts at 1359 did not include 

13660, but did mention 6185, where I have not heard it. If the engineers 

keep using 13660, they may never find out about it at the studio. 13660

has been in use previously, but during the afternoons, which is no doubt 

why they brought it up now. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld June 30) 

CZECH REP Summer A-05 schedule of Radio Prague: 

CZECH 0130-0157 6200 7345 

0230-0257 7345 9870 

0830-0857 11600 15710 

0930-0957 21745 

1100-1127 11615 15710 

1230-1257 6055 7345 

1330-1357 13580 21745 

1530-1557 5930 17485 

1730-1757 5930 17485 

1930-1957 5930 11600 

2100-2127 9800 11600 

2330-2357 7345 9440 

ENGLISH 0000-0027 7345 9440 

0100-0127 6200 7345 

0300-0327 7345 9870 

0330-0357 9445 11600 

0700-0727 9880 11600 

0900-0927 21745 

1030-1057 9880 11615 

1300-1327 13580 21745 

1600-1627 5930 17485 

1700-1727 5930 17485 

2000-2027 5930 11600 

2230-2257 7345 9415 

GERMAN 0630-0657 5930 7345 

1000-1027 6055 9880 

1200-1227 6055 7345 

1500-1527 5930 

1630-1657 11825 ARM, ex 11810 to avoid CRI in Arabic 

FRENCH 0600-0627 5930 7345 

0730-0757 9880 11600 

1630-1657 5930 17485 

1830-1857 5930 13580 

2200-2227 7345 9415 

RUSSIAN 0400-0427 9445 11600 

1130-1157 11615 15710 

1430-1457 9415 13580 

1800-1827 7390 NVS 

SPANISH 0000-0027 11665 ASC 

0030-0057 7345 9440 

0200-0227 6200 7345 

0800-0827 11600 15255 

1400-1427 11625 13580 

1800-1827 5930 13580 

1900-1927 5930 13580 

2030-2057 5930 11600 

2300-2327 7345 9440 

ARM=Armavir Krasnodar-RUS 250 kW 

ASC=Ascension Island 250 kW 

NVS=Novosibirsk, Russia 250 kW 

LIT=Litomysl, Czech Rep. 100 kW for all other freqs 


DENMARK/USA Air Force One heading for Denmark.

Dear friends, 

President George Bush has decided to honour Denmark for its good support 

by stopping over here before the G-8 meeting in Scotland tomorrow. When 

Air Force One arrives around 1930 UT, he and his family will stay 

overnight at the Royal Summer Palace at Fredensborg. 

Tomorrow there will be a meeting at the residence of the Danish Prime 

Minister, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and after a lunch hosted by the Queen 

Margrethe II at Fredensborg, President Bush will continue his flight 

towards Edinborough with departure around 1130 UTC. 

At 1626 UT I heard on the North Atlantic air traffic control channel 13291 

kHz USB that Air Force One was ordered to change to 8864 kHz USB. There it 

did report its planned positions and times on its way towards Copenhagen, 

Denmark. You may be able to hear further reports on this channel today and 

tomorrow., and on its way back towards the U.S.A. after the Summit. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer July 5) 

DRM [...] Oldrich Cip was former Frequency Manager and is now Chairman 

of the High Frequency Coordinating Committee. The HFCC fully supports the 

views of listeners that DRM broadcasts should be allocated separate 

frequency bands, but this is opposed by the broadcasters who want to 

transmit on frequencies used for analogue transmissions, which are known 

to their listeners. As well as interference from this source they were 

concerned about the transmission of Internet broadband over powerlines 

(BPL), which is increasing, with Radio Prague no longer heard on shortwave 

in New York. 

(George Brown-UK, BrDXC-UK 'Communication' magazine July 2005) 

The editorial of this month's Radio-Kurier club magazine of ADDX and AGDX 

[von Harald Kuhl] covers the reluctance to keep DRM transmissions out of 

AM bands (quite an issue on 49 metres here in Central Europe): 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld July 2) 

Deutliche Kritik an der Frequenzplanung der digitalen Kurzwellensendungen 

uebt Harald Kuhl im Juli-Heft der Zeitschrift "Radio-Kurier - weltweit 

hoeren": "AM-Radiohoerer werfen den im DRM-Konsortium organisierten 

Radiostationen Ruecksichtslosigkeit vor, wenn sie ihre digitalen Sender 

auf Frequenzen mitten in dicht belegten AM-Bereichen betreiben und 

taeglich stundenlang quasi unter Ausschluss der Oeffentlichkeit senden." 

Hintergrund der Aeusserung ist die Tatsache, dass Digitalsender auch die 

benachbarten Frequenzen stoeren, bisher aber kaum DRM-taugliche Empfaenger 

auf dem Markt sind. Kuhl erneuert die seit Jahren erhobene Forderung der 

Hoererverbaende nach einer deutlichen Trennung der Frequenzbelegungen fuer 

digitalen und bisherigen Kurzwellenfunk. "So waere an den Raendern der 

heute von AM-Sendern genutzten Kurzwellenbaenderausreichend Platz fuer die 

Handvoll DRM-Sender, die jetzt mittem 49-Meterband fuer Hoererproteste 

sorgen." Andernfalls wuerden wohl auch die letzten Kurzwellenfreunde das 

Kurzwellehoeren aufgeben. 

(Radio-Kurier - weltweit hoeren via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt July 2) 

Das Erlanger DRM Campus Radio bit eXpress wird nach den Semesterferien im 

Herbst seinen Internetauftritt neugestalten und das Programm akustisch neu 

akzentuieren. Das gab Projektleiter Thomas Bauernschmitt bei einem Vortrag 

im Rundfunkmuseum Fuerth bekannt. 

Das Programm, das sowohl ein technischer Betriebsversuch als auch ein 

Ausbildungsradio fuer die Studenten der Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg 

ist, wird rund um die Uhr auf 15896 kHz (100 W) und im Internet 

www.bitexpress.de ausgestrahlt. Seit einiger Zeit hat man den Rundstrahler 

durch eine log-periodische Antenne mit Abstrahlrichtung Norden ersetzt. 

Dadurch deckt man Erlangen, kaum noch aber zum Beispiel Nuernberg ab.

Empfangsberichte von DRM-DXerrn kommen nun auch eher aus Nordeuropa als 

aus anderen Regionen. Nachdem man bislang Empfangsberichte mit einem T- 

Shirt und einem Festfrequenzempfaenger fuer den Empfang von biteXpress 

beantwortete, will man eine QSL-Karte in Angriff nehmen. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt July 2) 

Apparently a new TRAM tx for 549 became operational at Nordkirchen, 

replacing the original S4002. This morning DRM mode tests from this new tx 

were reported while Thurnau continued in AM of course. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 5) 

Erster DRM Test auf 549 kHz. In Nordkirchen hat T-Systems in den letzten 

Tagen den neuen DRM-Sender fuer den DLF installiert. Seit 0624 UT laufen 

erste Tests. Sehr starkes Signal 30 km suedlich Kassel. 

Text message: Telefunken SenderSysteme AG Berlin - DRM Competence 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX July 5) 

Heute bin ich zufaellig auf DRM-Testsendungen des DLF-Senders Nordkirchen 

auf 549 kHz gestossen. Gehoert um 1500 UT danach gegen 1610 war der Sender 

abgeschaltet, gegen 1615 wieder DRM-Betrieb, nach 1700 AM-Betrieb. 

Gestoert waren waehrend der DRM-Tests auch 540, 531, 558 und 567 kHz. Ich 

meine sogar, dass bei HR Info auf 594 kHz sogar ein DRM-Rauschen im 

Hintergrund zu hoeren war. 

(Juergen Lohuis-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 5) 

DJIBOUTI 4780 RT Djibouti, at *0300-0325+ on June 26, sign-on with 

local instrumental mx. 0301 vernacular talk, 0302 Kor'an, 0308 vernacular 

talk, 0321 Horn of Africa mx. P-F with some ute QRM. 


ECUADOR 3297.6 La Voz del Napo, Radio Maria, at 0440-0500 on July 1, 

locutor y locutora, espanol, comentarios religiosos y canciones. 23222. 

(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 1) 

EGYPT Indonesian's Foreign Minister Hasan Wirayudha has succeeded in 

preventing the scheduled closure of the INSn lang Egyptian radio station 

by the Egyptian govt, which has been broadcasting from Cairo to the whole 

of the INSn archipelago region for the past 52 years. 

"The Ministry of Information (Egyptian) is to review their policy which 

was to immediately close Radio Cairo INSn Section (RCSI)," said an 

official from the Egyptian Ministry of Information, Radio and Television 

broadcast section, when contacted by Antara in Cairo on Wednesday [29 

June] 

According to the Egyptian Ministry of Information official, who did not 

want to be named, the review of the scheduled closure of RCSI was the 

result of discussions between the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abu-al- 

Ghayt and the INSn foreign minister. 

Previously, Foreign Minister Wirayudha had explained to the press that 

RCSI still had a great role in strengthening bilateral relations between 

INS and Egypt. 

During the bilateral meeting in Cairo on Sunday (26 June), Foreign 

Ministers Wirayudha and Abu-al-Ghayt touched on plans for the closure of 

RCSI. 

"The Egyptian foreign minister said that RCSI was scheduled to be closed 

due to inefficiency. However, I said that the people of INS still needed 

RCSI, because the presence of RCSI itself was one of the ways of 

strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries," said Foreign 

Minister Wirayudha. [...]

The Egyptian radio INSn lang broadcast lasts for one and a half hours 

every day and can be picked up throughout INS from 2020-2150 local time on 

the 19 metre waveband and 15710 [sic see below, wb.] kHz frequency. 

The main programmes broadcast by RCSI consist of 35 per cent religious 

issues, 15 per cent political news, 15 per cent international issues and 

various other topics, such as culture and tourism. [passage omitted 

Source: Antara nx agency, Jakarta, in INSn, 29 Jun 05 

(via BBCM via DXLD) x15810 via Abis 250 kW 106deg 1320-1350 UT. 

Radio Cairo INSn sce 1320-1450 heard June 1st on 15890. My last log was 

27th April on 15810, though announced as 15715 as listed in WRTH, but 

heard January/February on 15710! 

(Tony Ashar-INS, WDXC Contact magazine July, via Mike Barraclough-UK, July 

4) 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 5005 Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, 2102, 30- 

06, Noticias de Guinea Ecuatorial "Una vez mas con las noticias en Radio 

Bata y Radio Malabo", locutor. 34333. En cambio por las mananas esta fuera 

de aire, por lo menos ultimamente. Antes abria a las 0600 pero lleva 

cierto tiempo sin escucharse. 


5005 Radio Nacional, Bata, at 2256-2258* on Jun 28, tuned in during the 

long orchestra National Anthem. Poor to fair. 


ERITREA Voice of Broad Messes of Eritrea(VOBME) sent me a QSL card, 

letter, and view card after 25 days for my reception report with US$1. 

Verification signer was Berhane Gerezgiher, Technical Director. 

1st channel 945 7100kHz Tigrina Tigre Kunama Hidarib Nara 73 hours/week 

2nd channel 837 7175kHz Arabic Afar Bilen Saho Amharic Oromo 72 hours/week 

Address: Ministry of Information, Radio Department, Radio Engineering 

Division, P.O.Box 242, Asmara, Eritrea 

URL: (E-mail can be sent from this web site) 

Telephone: +291 1 120478 +291 1 201820. Fax : +291 1 126747 

(Takahito Aklabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX July 1) 

ETHIOPIA 9560.42 V. of Democratic Alliance via R. Ethiopia on Jun 27 at 

*1500-1508 32442-33443 Tigrigna, 1500 IS, ID, Talk. 

9704.2 R.Ethiopia on Jun 19 at 1921-1928 35333 Amharic, Local mx etc, 

// 5990 kHz. 


9704.2 Radio Ethiopia, on June 25 at 1935-2000 (S/off). SINPO 34333. Music 

program with Ethiopian popular songs. News in brief in Amharic at 1956 and 

ID at 1958 as "Yeh Ethiopia Radio..." S/off after National Anthem. // 7110 

(SINPO 35433), 5990 kHz was inaudible. 


7110 Radio Ethiopia, at 0324-0346 on Jun 29, woman talking in Amharic 

followed by Horn of Africa vocals at 0327. A man gave ID and nx at 0330 

UT. End of nx at 0338 followed by HoA mx segment and another man with 

talk. Fair with // 9704.2 also fair. 


GABON 4890 Radio France International via Moyabi, at 0400-0417 UT on

Jun 23, two men and a woman with the nx in French. ID at 0410 UT after the 

nx followed by instrumental mx segment. A series of annts, ID and more 

talking followed. Fair. 


GEORGIA [ABKHAZIA] Local "Apsua Radio" from Sukhum was received in 

Sofia from 4 to 5 hours with a program in Abkhazian and Russian on 9495 

kHz and the new freq of 9535 kHz. From 0503 hours the station relays 

"Radio of Russia" on 9495 kHz. 

(Rumen Pankov, R. Bulgaria DX program July 1 via John Norfolk, dxld) 

Has it been established that 9535 is not perhaps a spurious radiation? The 

"new" freq seems exactly 40 kHz above the old one, as mentioned in the 

initial report by BBC M 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld July 2): 

BBC Monitoring has observed Republic of Abkhazia Radio operating on 

9534.75 kHz SW, in // with its long-used freq of 9494.75 kHz. This was 

heard on both freqs from 0158 UT on 29 April 2005, opening with orchestral 

mx followed by an interval signal and ID annmt. 

(BBC M 29 Apr 2005 via dxld) 

GERMANY 1107 Starting June 6th AFN Kaiserslautern begins long-needed 

repairs to their AM radio tx tower. The estimated time for the shutdown is 

four weeks. During that time, Power Network listeners can tune to AM 873, 

the Power Network feed from AFN Hessen. Kaiserslautern's FM radio station, 

Z100.2, will still be on the air so listeners can get critical local 

information as well as hourly news. AFN Kaiserslautern Station Commander, 

MSgt Dan Robinson, says the repairs to the AM tower are critical. 

"These are structural repairs so the tower can remain standing. Workers 

will be taking care of corrosion and other problems that could eventually 

bring the tower down if we don't take care of it now." In addition to 

tuning in AM 873, Power Network listeners who have a AFN satellite 

receiver can still hear the same programming they're used to by turning to 

the Channel Guide (Channel 7) on their receiver. 

 

(via Mike Terry-UK, mwdx June 18) 

DW Summer Schedule 2005 - 27.03.05 - 29.10.05 

Below you will find a list of frequencies beamed to your area. 

Your reception reports on these transmissions would be highly appreciated. 

New Zealand CIRAF: 60 

German 

0600-0800 UTC 9545 kHz Germany 9735 kHz Germany 

13780 kHz Germany 

0800-1000 UTC 9545 kHz Germany 13780 kHz Germany 

15175 kHz Komsomolsk-Amur 17715 kHz Trincomalee 

ends 0959 UTC 

1000-1200 UTC 7430 kHz Petropavlovsk 9900 kHz Irkutsk 

17635 kHz Trincomalee 17845 kHz Alma Ata 

1200-1400 UTC 7430 kHz Petropavlovsk 9900 kHz Irkutsk 

17635 kHz Trincomalee 17820 kHz Germany 

ends 1355 UTC 17845 kHz Alma Ata 

2200-0000 UTC 15410 kHz Bonaire 

0000-0200 UTC 11955 kHz Bonaire 

0200-0600 UTC 9735 kHz Bonaire

English 

0000-0100 UTC 9825 kHz Germany. 

2200-2300 UTC 7115 kHz Alma Ata 9720 kHz Germany. 

2300-0000 UTC 5955 kHz Trincomalee 9890 kHz Kigali 

ends 2359 UTC ends 2359 UTC 

15135 kHz Chita 

Germany = Transmitter station 

Deutsche Welle Tel +49.228.429-3208 

Transmission Management Fax +49.228.429-3220 

53110 Bonn, Germany. (DW, via wwdxc BC-DX June 30) 

11800 Minivan R. via DTK Jun 15 *1600-1608 33333-32332 Vernacular, 1600 

IS, ID, Talk. 

15565 V.of Path of Ethiopian Unity via DTK Jun 19 *1830-1840 35433 

Amharic, 1830 sign on with IS, ID, Talk. 

15670 R.Freedom via DTK Jun 21 *1630-1659* 35443-35433 Somali, 1630 sign 

on with opening mx, ID, Opening announce,Koran, Talk and mx. 

15670 V.of Oromo Liberation via DTK Jun 21 *1700-1710 35433 Oromo, 1700 

sign on with opening mx, ID, Opening announce, Talk and mx. 

15670 V.of Ethiopian Salvation via DTK Jun 26 *1600-1610 33433-35433 

Amharic, 1600 sign on with IS and ID, Opening mx and opening announce, 

Talk. 

17870 R. Rhino Int.Africa via DTK Jun 21 1501-1512 35322-35333 English, ID 

at 1501 etc, News. 


[Eritrea non] Voice of Delina verified my reception report with US$1 by a 

Prepared Form QSL card in English after 12 days. Signed as "Tesfa", which 

may mean "Tesfaldet A. Meharenna". 

Address: Tesfa Delina Foundation, 17326 Edwards Rd A-230, Cerritos, CA 

90703, U.S.A. 

Schedule: Sat 1500-1600 UT 15660 kHz Tigrina 

URL: (in Amharic) 

In the URL other clandestine stations Voice of Democratic Eritrea, Voice 

of Liberty, Voice of Eritrean People, which may be under the same control, 

are also listed. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX July 3) 

666 SWR Bodenseesender Rohrdorf off at nighttime at 2100-0400 UT. 

SWR Bodenseesender 666 wird ab heute [July 4] nach dem Sendeschluss von 

Cont.Ra um 23h MESZ abgeschaltet. (Peter Beck-D, A-DX July 4) 

Peter Beck reports that from tonight Rohrdorf 666 will be switched off 

between 2100 and 0400 UT. I can confirm that this time they indeed 

enforced this silence period; 666 is empty now, away from some weak signal 

I don't bother to identify by getting outside with the radio. At 

only 576 and 1017 are mentioned for 

overnight sce now, but 711 is still on as well. Recently SWR cont.ra 

developed a habit to hardly mention 711 in promos etc. anymore, provoking 

speculations that the two remaining transmitters on this freq (Heilbronn 

and Ulm) could be shut down sooner or later as well. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 5)

And re Rohrdorf 666 kHz. I am way out of touch with night-time German 

radio broadcasting these days. It used to be one of the ways to listen to 

some music when working a night shift and I knew exactly where to tune and 

what I would hear. I have never understood what the "fascination" is these 

days with 24/12 radio. As far as I'm aware, every British terrestrial 

radio and TV tx operates 24/12. 

Maybe it is part of their license agreement - I don't know - or maybe it's 

just as easy to leave a machine operating as it is to switch it off. The 

amount of electricity being consumed and carbon going into the air to 

produce it must be enormous. Even where duplication of frequencies is 

involved all remain on air. The number of people listening to 666 must be 

low enough to "coax" them to tune FM (or whatever) instead? 

The still used 711 channel reminds me of the BBC R4 local MW txs which 

still continue but are never - ever - mentioned on air. Only once did I 

hear them being discussed - and this was during a cricket commentary when 

some listeners were complaining that they "didn't have LW" on their radio. 

The comment was interesting if very ill informed until finally the 

technical people joined in with a list of them and their correct freqs. 

Now 198 LW commentary is also carried via DAB, satellite, Freeview and the 

Internet and MW is once again forgotten. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX July 5) 

DLF Donebach 153 kHz is again on maintenance. DLF announces that it will 

be switched off every day until Friday between 0700 and 1600 UT. Some 

reports indicate that they take it off already before 0700 in the morning. 

In earlier years backup txs at Mainflingen and during the nineties even at 

Koenigs Wusterhausen were thrown in during such maintenance periods, but 

apparently the old longwave rigs at Mainflingen are no longer operational. 

It should be noted that still 153 kHz channel is the most reliable source 

for DLF in various regions away from the mediumwave transmitters and with 

only spotty FM coverage by a rig-rag of low power txs. Unfortunately the 

modulation on 153 kHz sounds quite muffled, apparently due to an 

insufficient bandwith of the antenna. Converting 153 to DRM could become a 

real challenge. 

A reporter claims that Freiburg-Lehen 828 kHz (scheduled to go off 

overnight already for some time) stayed on air last night. However, 

perhaps he just confused it with co-channel NDR Hemmingen. Anyway I heard 

only Hemmingen when checking 828 last night. 


153 nix DRM - immer noch AM. Die Langwelle DLF Donebach ist heute Di. 5. 

Juli seit 0600 UT mal wieder ausser Betrieb. Im Juli fuehrt die Telekom in 

Donebach meist Wartungsarbeiten durch, werktags Mo-Sa - 2 Wochen lang. 

Circa 0600 - 1500/1700 UT - open-end. Ich muss mal Hr. Wohlfahrt anrufen, 

ob das nur eine ein-Tages.Veranstaltung ist. 

Siehe auch erste DRM Tests von 549 DLF Nordkirchen unter DRM. (wb, July 5) 

Laut deren eigener [DLF] Ansage von dieser Woche Montag bis Freitag von 

08.10 bis circa 18 Uhr MESZ Abschaltung wegen dringender Wartungsarbeiten. 

(Joachim Thiel-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 5) 

Re: DRM 6085. 

Der Umbau des KW-Senders des BR ist jetzt abgeschlossen. Es wird nun in 

reinem DRM gesendet, der Traeger ist weg. Die DRM-Sendeleistung betraegt 

50 kW. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX June 24) 

OK Olle re 6085 Munich Ismaning - yes, the noise has increased and I can

no longer seperate 6085 from 6095. There is a continuous roar from just 

above the sidebands of 6075 through to around 6105. That's 5 - maybe 6 - 

channels totally blocked. 


Ismaning 6085 kHz. 

On July 1 Munich Ismaning 6085 reverted to the previous DRM-on-carrier 

signal. BR's Manfred Schmitz said yesterday that this situation will 

continue for some time because the modifications on the tx were not 

finnished yet, 

cf. 

In late June 6085 reportedly was on air with 50 kW. Previously a level of 

10 kW was given, but I understand that it referred to the DRM part only, 

disregarding the auxiliary carrier which appears to come close to the 

100 kW of the AM days. 

For Glenn: 6095 of course is Junglinster-LUX, meanwhile as well-known as 

6090 in AM once was here in Central and Western Europe. 


The database of satellite images at has been 

extended from the USA to other parts of the world. Here is an example, 

showing the Berlin-Britz station but also revealing that these images are 

apparently distorted: 

 

In the upper left corner of the station are the five masts of the cross 

dipole, a vertical incidence antenna, said to be the only mediumwave 

antenna with circular polarization at least in Europe. Transmissions 

through this antenna were banned in the mid-nineties, and a few months ago 

it had been finally dismantled. 

Near the right edge of the station grounds is the 6005 kHz HQ antenna. The 

6190 kHz folded dipole is situated close to the tx building and hardly (or 

not at all) visible in this satellite image. About two years ago this 

antenna was also subject of a fieldstrength debate which would have led to 

a closure of the 6190 outlet, but Deutschlandradio was able to finally 

solve this matter. 

By the way, a few months ago they started to use dynamic compression on 

990 and 6005 kHz. Until then these freqs had no special audio processing 

as long as I can remember. 


6045 MV Baltic Radio. 1st Sun only 1200-1300 UT. 

6045 Antenna test MV Baltic Radio Below a just posted message re the MV 

Baltic Radio txion at 1200 UT on 6045 kHz, saying that a different antenna 

will be used today. I understand that "Reusenantenne" means a VM. 

Presumably their previous Juelich transmissions went out through a HQ 

instead. 


MV Baltic Radio sendet heute [July 3] um 1400 Uhr CET auf 6045 kHz ueber 

DTK T-systems Juelich. 

Wir nutzen heute eine andere Antenne (Reusenantenne). Bitte teilt uns mit 

wie der Empfang war. (Roland Rohde / MV Baltic Radio, A-DX July 3) 

Nun, man kann schwerlich vom heutigen Empfang auf minus4 Wochen schliessen 

! 

Aber ich meine, hier in Stuttgart Suedwestdeutschland, ist der Empfang auf 

6045 HEUTE eher angerauschelt, verglichen mit dem Signal Anfang Mai oder

Juni. 

Immer verglichen mit den heutigen Empfaengen auf 6190, 6005 (Britz), und 

Ungarn 6025 kHz zur selben Zeit. 

ORF 6155 und RNW 5955 lasse ich mal aussen vor. 

Am Sony 2010/2001 Teleskop: 

6045 oft sehr tiefes Fading, Null bis 6 LED anzeigend - hoch und runter-, 

gerauschelt. 

Immer verglichen mit den heutigen Empfaengen auf 

6190 DLF Berlin Britz, 8 LEDS scheinend, 

6005 DLR Berlin Britz, 8-10 LED's scheinend 

6025 R Budapest, 10 LED's scheinend, 

alle kontinuierliche stabile Signale und kein Fading. 

ORF 6155 und RNW 5955 natuerlich powerhouse 10 LED's leuchtend. 

Besser waere es, in Juelich zur xx.50 Minute die Antenne zu wechseln, dann 

haette man einen direkten Vergleich. 

(wb, July 3) 

Vielen Dank fuer Deine E-mail und den Empfangsbeobachtungen. Die 

verwendete Antenne hat einen relativ hohen Gewinn aber eine starke 

Richtwirkung. So wie es aussieht war das Signal in der Mitte Deutschlands 

sehr stark aber im Norden und im Sueden eher duenn. Der Grossteil der 

Sendeenergie geht auf 60 Grad raus. 

Hier im Schweriner Raum war die Sendung fast in Ortssender-Qualitaet zu 

empfangen. Mal sehen was noch so fuer Berichte reinkommen. 

Nochmals vielen Dank es war eine grosse Hilfe. 

Viele Gruesse aus dem Norden. 

Roland/ MV Baltic Radio. mailto: 

(Roland Rohde-D, A-DX July 3) 

Bei Dauerhoeren von SWR Cont.Ra faellt auf, dass in Stationsansagen die 

Mittelwelle 711 kHz nicht genannt wird. So wird kollektiv auf die 

Grosssender 567, 666 und 1017 kHz und die Mittelwelle Freiburg 828 kHz 

hingewiesen (z. B. 6.25, 16.59 MESZ), gelegentlich auch einzeln auf die 

grossen Mittelwellen fuer Baden-Wuerttemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz. 

Dagegen konnte kein Hinweis auf die beiden verbliebenen Standorte Ulm und 

Heilbronn gehgoert werden. Das koennte zu Spekulationen Anlass geben, dass 

auch diese beiden Anlagen nicht mehr allzulange auf Sendung sind. Bei Bad 

Mergentheim und Heidelberg erfolgte ein kompletter Rueckbau der 

abgeschalteten Sendeanlagen. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 20) 

Bei Dauerhoeren von SWR Cont.Ra faellt auf, dass in Stationsansagen die 

Gleichwelle 711 kHz nicht genannt wird. So wird kollektiv auf die 

Grosssender 567, 666 und 1017 kHz und die Mittelwelle Freiburg 828 kHz 

hingewiesen (z. B. 6.25, 16.59 MESZ), gelegentlich auch einzeln auf die 

grossen Mittelwellen fuer Baden-Wuerttemberg und Rheinland-Pfalz. Da bei 

den Gleichwellenstandorten Bad Mergentheim und Heidelberg ein kompletter 

Rueckbau erfolgte, gab das Anlass zur Nachfrage ueber die Zukunft der 

Standorte Ulm und Heilbronn gehoert werden. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 20) 

Manfred Bornschein (SWR-cont.ra / Zentrale Information) antwortete so: 

"Wir haben drei grosse MW-Frequenzen mit grossen Reichweiten, den 

Rheinsender Mainz Wolfsheim 1017 kHz, Muehlacker 576 kHz und den 

Bodenseesender 666 kHz. mit diesen drei Frequenzen koennen Sie cont.ra von 

Zuerich bis Duesseldorf empfangen. Alle anderen Frequenzen sind lokale 

Frequenzen: die 711 in Ulm und Heilbronn, die 1485 in Baden-Baden und die

828 in Freiburg. Das sind wichtige Frequenzen fuer diese Staedte, aber wir 

propagieren sie nicht im Gesamtprogramm. (Manfred Bornschein 29.6.2005) 


(Kurgartenstr. 37, 90762 Fuerth, 

die Sonderausstellung 

"Freddy Quinn und die wilden 50er in Fuerth". 

Das Rundfunkmuseum ist taeglich ausser montags 1200-1700 Uhr geoeffnet, an 

Wochenenden bereits ab 1000 Uhr. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt July 2) 

Radio ueber DVB-T startet in Berlin: TechniSat mit 12 eigenen 

Radiokanaelen dabei! 

Wenn puenktlich zur Internationalen Funkausstellung (IFA) 2005 in Berlin, 

Berlin als erste DVB-T Region Deutschlands Radiokanaele ueber DVB-T 

ausstrahlt, wird Deutschlands Marktfuehrer fuer Digitalreceiver, 

TechniSat, mit gleich 12 eigenen Sendern am Start sein. Die Programme 

werden ueber die Berliner Sendetuerme Alexanderplatz und Schaeferberg 

abgestrahlt und in ganz Berlin in digitaler Qualitaet ueber das neue 

digitale Antennenfernsehsystem, DVB-T, zu empfangen sein. 

Moeglich macht dieses, in Deutschland erstmals durchgefuehrte Testprojekt, 

das zunaechst etwa fuer ein Jahr laufen wird, die Medienanstalt der 

Laender Berlin und Brandenburg (MABB), die seit Jahren als 

fortschrittlichste Medienanstalt Deutschlands gilt. Die MABB war es auch, 

die vor knapp zwei Jahren den Startschuss fuer die ersten digital ueber 

Antenne ausgestrahlten TV-Programme gab. TechniSat wird zum DVB-T 

Radiostart in Berlin mit den Sendern Euroklassik 1, Radio Viola, WILANTIS 

- Das Wissensradio, Star*Sat Hit-Express, Star*Sat Country, Star*Sat Gold, 

Star*Sat EASYTI, Star*Sat Melodie, Kinderradio 1-RadiJoJo! und RADIOROPA 

Berlin auf Sendung gehen. 

Diese Hoerfunkkanaele sind aus dem bereits seit Anfang des Jahres digital 

ueber Satellit ASTRA 19.2degr Ost sendenden Pay-Radio Paket "TechniSat- 

Radio Bouquet" bekannt. In Berlin werden diese Programme, anders als ueber 

Satellit, unverschluesselt zu geniessen sein. Hinzu kommen die bisher 

exklusiv fuer DVB-T in Berlin geplanten TechniSat Sender Star*Sat Klassik 

und Jazztime. Wie hoch die Gesamtzahl der in Berlin ueber DVB-T 

verbreiteten Radiosender zum Start am 02. September 2005 tatsaechlich sein 

wird, steht noch nicht fest. 

Neben den 12 TechniSat Sendern werden es aber wahrscheinlich noch ein 

Dutzend weitere sein. Damit koennen sich Berliner Buerger ab September 

ueber fast 30 Hoerfunkkanaele in digitaler Qualitaet ueber Antenne freuen. 

Weitere Informationen zu TechniSat im Internet abrufbar unter: 

 

(Quelle: INFOSAT.lu; via Douglas Kaehler-D, A-DX July 5) 

DR50BUND QRV 

50 years German Army BUNDESWEHR. 

Deutsche Bundeswehr mit Sonderstation DR50BUND QRV. 

Funkamateure koennen seit dem 9. Juni auf allen Baendern die Sonderstation 

DR50BUND der Deutschen Bundeswehr arbeiten. Die QSL gibt es 

ausschliesslich als Bestaetigung eingegangener Karten ueber Buero oder via 

Volker Schnitzius, DL1WH, direkt. 

Der Betrieb mit dem Sonder-DOK ist eine der Aktionen, mit denen die 

Deutsche Bundeswehr ihr 50. Jubilaeum feiert. Noch bis zum 12. November 

vergibt die aelteste Amateurfunkgruppe der Bundeswehr von Daun in der 

Eifel aus DR50BUND, danach wechseln bis zum 31. Mai 2006 die Standorte. 

DR50BUND ist die erste Station in DL mit dem neuen DR-Rufzeichenblock.

(DARC Rundspruch, 17. Juni) 

Truckradio (Juelich 702, Nordkirchen 855) recently added txions via the 

ORF bouqet on Astra 1H (12.663 GHz h). In a regarding press release, 

issued yesterday, they also promise that Burg 531 and Stuttgart 738 will 

be put on air until autumn of this year. 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 25) 

Nach einer aktuellen Pressemeldung erweitert TruckRadio sein bisheriges 

Sendegebiet und nimmt zum 1. Juli den Regelbetrieb fuer die Verbreitung 

seines Programms ueber ASTRA digital 19,2 degr Ost auf. Darueber hinaus 

startet TruckRadio mit Sendestudio in Fuerth/Bayern ab sofort sein live 

moderiertes Nachtprogramm 'TruckNight' zwischen 21 Uhr und 3 Uhr. 

In dieser Zeit begleitet die Moderatorin Susanne Hofmann-Fraser als 

"NightAngel" die Fahrer durch den naechtlichen Fernverkehr mit Hits aus 

Modern Country, Classic- und Southern Rock, Rock-Balladen sowie Nx aus der 

Trucker-Welt. 

Auch werden weitere Frequenzen genannt, die bis Herbst 2005 in Betrieb 

genommen werden sollen: 

Baden-Wuerttemberg: Stuttgart Mittelwelle, 738 kHz 

Baden-Wuerttemberg: Stuttgart / Karlsruhe / Mannheim / Ulm / Freiburg 

DAB, L-Band 

Bayern (ab Juli 2005): Nuernberg / Fuerth / Erlangen DAB, 

L-Band Kabelnetz (Mittelfranken) 

Saarland: Saarbruecken DAB, L-Band 

Sachsen-Anhalt: Burg Mittelwelle, 531 kHz. 

(Thomas Kamp-D, A-DX June 24) 

Wer sich fuer den AFN interessiert, kann unter 

 

einen Bericht in mp3 in Deutsch herunterladen. 

(Horst K. Schmidt-D, A-DX June 29) 

Kein DLF auf 1422. 

Ich habe heute morgen um 03.00 UTC kein Signal vom DLF auf der 1422 khz 

empfangen es war nur das Programm aus Rumaenien zu hoeren Weiss einer 

wieso es keine Ausstrahlung gibt? Ich hoffe nicht ,das auch hier auf DRM 

umgeruestet wird. 

(Dieter Knust-D, A-DX July 1) 

Vor einem halben Jahr wurden fuer alle Mittelwellen des DLF/DLR neue 

moderne Sender, u.a. auch in 600 kW Groesse angekuendigt, sofern sie noch 

nicht umgestellt sind, wie in Koenigslutter oder Ravensburg. Als 

Privatfirma draengt die Telecom T-systems zu viel schnelleren 

Erneuerungszyklen. Der Vertrag DLF-DLR und T-systems wurde vor zwei-drei? 

Jahren verlaengert, sagte uns Ing. Wohlfarth in Donebach bei der 

Besichtigung. 

Diese koennen alle gaengigen Modulationsarten, natuerlich auch DRM mit 

programmtechnischen 4 Sekunden Verzoegerung. In England hub vor kurzem 

darob eine Diskussion an, ob es noch Sinn gibt ein Zeitzeichen bei der BBC 

auszustrahlen, wenn die Ankunft beim Hoerer sowieso einige Sekunden 

spaeter passiert (und man hat ja heute sowieso private Uhren auf die 60 

oder 77.5 kHz Timestationen abgestimmt). (wb, July 1) 

Re: Kein DLF Signal auf 1422. 

Heusweiler ist allerdings keine Sendeanlage von T-Systems, sondern des 

Saarlaendischen Rundfunks. Siehe auch die Fotos mit den Schildern (im 

aktuellen Corporate Design des SR, das sind also keine Relikte aus Zeiten

der Europawelle) auf 

 

Und hier wird Heusweiler als generell stoeranfaellig beschrieben: 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, A-DX July 1) 

Re: Kein DLF auf 1422 

...nun ist aber 1422 ein Sender des Saarlaendischen Rundfunks. 

(Peter Beck-D, A-DX July 1) 

Ja Peter, das ist/war schon bekannt. Und der SR ist so arm, dass das gute 

teure Stueck bestimmt auf ewig beim DLF bleibt. 

Die Leistungsangabe einer 600 kW Anlage bei der Ankuendigung 

Senderanschaffung/-austausch passt eigentlich nur auf Heusweiler. Dann 

wird halt das 600 kW Stueck beim SR als Eigentum der T-systems aufgebaut 

... mit Geldern vom DLF, warum nicht? 

Auf dem Raichberg steht ja auch alles durcheinander oder wird von vielen 

genutzt, SWR, und dazu Telekomiker, Private als Untermieter, im 

Stuetzpunkt Wolfsheim ebenso auch fuer Hunsrueck und Westerwald. 

(wb, July 1) 

Wir waren dort in Heusweiler im letzten Jahr auf dem Weg nach Merchweiler 

SWLCS. Sender dort waren immer von franzoesischer Machart, also Thomcast. 

Und einmal in 1974 wurden die 'alten' 400 kW Schaetzchen fuer TWR Puttalam 

in Sri Lanka spendiert und neue 2x600 kW fuer Heusweiler angeschafft. Der 

Puttalam Sender lebt noch. 

Ob seitdem in Heusweiler zwischen 1974 und 2005 erneuert wurde ?? Oder die 

eine Unit taugt als Ersatzteiltraeger fuer die andere, das ist ja gaengige 

Praxis. 

...und da faellt mir ein: die Ruskis und Amis Besatzer sind ja jetzt weg, 

? was passiert eigentlich mit der Deutschland zugeordneten Frequenz 1593 

kHz [xLangenberg x Holzkirchen], da koennte der DLF doch schoen mit 

senden, z. B. aus Ismaning mit den angepassten 1197 kHz Masten? 

(wb, July 1) 

Die SWLCS.COM ist zur zeit immer noch offline ! 

Bitte dann weiterhin auf ausweichen. 

Dort auch viele INFOS UeBER DAS SWLCS-DX-CAMP 2005 in Merchweiler, 

sowie NEU nun auch die SWLCS-INTERN (PDF) in FARBE ! :-) 

(Paul Reinersch-D, A-DX Jun 27) 

GUATEMALA Radio Coatan (call TGCT 4780 kHz) verified my reception report 

in Spanish with US$1 by Prepared Form QSL card and copied handwritten 

letter in Spanish after 37 days. Verification signer was Diego Sebastian 

Miguel, lucutor(announcer). 

According to the letter; They celebrated 11 years of educational txion 

this year. They are using 48m high antenna. There are 3 announcers in the 

station. 

Address: San Sebastian Coatan 13025, Huehuetenango, Guatemala Central 

America. 

Telephone: +52 11502 7758 3491. - +52 11502 7758 5494 

Frequencies: 4780 kHz FM 92.5MHz Languages: Spanish, Chuj de Coatan. 

(Takahito Aklabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX July 1)

4052.5 Radio Verdad at 0430-0510 on July 1, locutor y locutora, 

comentarios y canciones religiosas, identificacion: "Radio Verdad, 

Chiquimula, Guatemala". A las 0500 programa en ingles. 24322. 

4780 R. Cultural Coatan, handwritten ltr, V/S Diego Sebastian Miguel; in 

35 days for US$1. Address: R. Coatan, TGCT, San Sebastian Coatan 13025, 

Huehuetenango, Guatemala; tel. (011 502) 77583491, 77585494. 


GUINEA 7125, Radio Guinea, Conakry. Esta emisora, que se escuchaba muy 

bien por aqui en horas del amanecer con programas en frances y vernaculo, 

parece que esta fuera del aire ultimamente. Imposible sintonizarla entre 

las 0540 y las 0710 UT. 


HONDURAS 3340, La Voz de Misiones Internacional at 0430-0501 on July 1, 

comentarios y mxa. Senal muy debil. A las 0502 desaparecio la senal. 

14321. 


INDIA AIR txion, train sces hit. 

Train sces and txion from All India Radio station were disrupted by 

widespread power cuts in the metropolis today following a technical fault 

at a sub-station of West Bengal State Electricity Board. 

Train sces on all electrified sections remained suspended between 8.18 am 

to 9.20 am because power supplies from five grids of WBSEB to Eastern 

Railway's Sealdah Division failed, railway sources said. 

Large areas, including the posh satellite township of Salt Lake, went 

without power when the 400-kv sub-station of the WBSEB at Jeerat, near 

Barasat in North 24 Parganas district tripped, an SEB spokesman said. As a 

precautionary measure, five units of Bandel thermal power station were 

shut down, he said. 

AIR txion had stopped at 8.16 am and resumed more than an hour later at 

9.28 am, official sources said. 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXindia June 30) 

Deutsch, Japanisch, Koreanisch und Spanisch gehoeren zu einem Denkmodell 

bei der Restrukturierung des indischen Auslandsdienstes. Dies berichtet 

Nivedita Mookerji im Financial Express unter Berufung auf eine interne 

Praesentation. Der Auslandsdienst befindet sich in einer permanenten 

Finanzkrise und hat Probleme bei der Rekrutierung geeigneter 

Muttersprachler. All India Radio will die Regierung fuer eine direkte 

Finanzierung des Auslandsdienstes in die Pflicht nehmen, muss dazu aber 

auch ein plausibles Modell fuer die Zukunft entwickeln. All India Radio 

sendet derzeit in zahlreichen indischen Hauptsprachen und 16 nicht- 

indischen Sprachen. Die echten Fremdsprachen richten sich im wesentlichen 

an Laender der Region. 

Da Kritiker des Auslandsdienstes bei einigen Sprachdiensten zu wenig 

Resonanz ausmachen, stellt sich die Frage nach deren Existenzberechtigung. 

Andererseits sieht man in Sprachen wie Deutsch oder Japanisch die Chance, 

weitere Grossmaechte auf Weltbuehne anzusprechen und Indien als kommende 

Weltmacht ins Gespraech zu bringen. "Authentische Stimme eines 

unabhaengigen, saekularen, modernen und aufstrebenden Indien" zu sein, sei 

ja seit Jawaharlal Nehru die eigentliche Verpflichtung des 

Auslandsdienstes. 

(External broadcast: How should the world see us? 

14.6.2005; 

via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt July 2) 

INDONESIA Voice of INS was coming strong yesterday [July 1] on 15136

(mistuned 15150 I guess). Brought a lot of troubles to 1700-1800 UT 15135 

RFE/RL Ukrainian (mostly by strong H+). 

VOI IDs etc in German min(s) before 1700 ToH. 44544 (LSB to avoid AIR 

Russian on 15140 kHz). At 2000 UT English with 25322 rating. Their 9525 as 

always regularly weak here at the same hours. 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer July 2) On July 3: 15149.95 kHz, wb. 

15150 VOI, at 1945 UT on 2 July. Decent copy of French sce with local 

pops and commentary. S5 signal ruined by slop from WYFR on 15155. 

(Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer July 4) 

4869.97, RRI Wamena, Presumed, at 0920-0935 UT. Noted a woman in comments 

in between mxal selections. Signal was very weak and difficult to hear. 

This presumably Wamena since Sorong is usually on 4871 kHz and a lot 

stronger when heard. 


3956.55 RRI Palu (pres) Jun 26 1058-1104 22322 INSn, 1059 Chime's IS?, 

Talk. 

3976.07 RRI Pontianak Jun 26 1420-1427 44444 INSn, Talk, ID at 1421. 

4919.98 RRI Biak Jun 26 1029-1038 35333 INSn, 

1029 IS, Local news. 

7289.9 RRI Nabire (pres) Jun 25 0755-0820* 25431-25432 INSn, 0759 RPK, 

0800 UT Jakarta nx realy, Music, 0820 sign off. 


9552.5 RRI Makassar. June 25 at 0755-0801 (s-off). SINPO 24332. INSn 

popular song. ID at 0800. S/off after chorus. 


15150 , La Voz de INS, at 1703-1740 UT on June 30, programa en espanol, 

locutor, comentarios y mxa de INS, identifcacion: "Amados oyentes, 

transmite La Voz de INS desde Yakarta, INS". A las 1730 Identificacion en 

ingles "Radio Republic INS" y sigue programa en espanol. Tambien en 9525 

con peor senal (22222). 33333. Estas emisores en espanol de la RRI son muy 

irregulares, ya que a veces pasa largo tiempo sin que se escuchen, 

vuelven, desaparecen otra vez. (Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 1) 

4790 RRI Fak Fak, at 0915-0930 Noted the Quran being presented until 

about 0917 when a woman and man talk briefly. This followed with Islamic 

type mx for rest of the period. Signal was good. 

4870.89, RRI Sorong, 0919-0943 Here too noted Quran being presented until 

0920 when mx presented. At 0930 nx presented. By 0943 when a man is 

talking in INSn, the signal is booming in here in Clewiston. 

4604.95, RRI Serui, 0922-0930 Noted a mixture of mx and INSn comments from 

a man. Signal remained at a fair level during the period. 

4845.21, RRI Ambon, 0930-0941 Everyone wants to use this freq, but it 

seems to me that Ambon was here first. Anyway, noted a man in INSn 

comments when the audio was readable. Overall with all the QRM, this was 

poor. 

9680, RRI Jakarta, 0935-0945 Noted a man and woman in comments during the 

period. This signal was good while//programming was heard on 11860 KHz 

with a weak signal. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx June 24)

IRAN Summer A-05 schedule for Voice of Islamic Reublic of Iran 

(VOIROI/IRIB) 

ALBANIAN 0630-0727 13810 15235 

1830-1927 9545 9570 

2030-2127 9535 11775 

ARABIC 0230-0527 9935 13790 13800 

0330-0427 9610 11875 "Voice of Islamic Palestinian 

Revolution" 

0530-1427 13790 13800 15150 

1430-1627 15150 

1630-1927 9935 

1930-2027 9935 "Voice of Islamic Palestinian Revolution" 

2030-0227 9935 

ARMENIAN 0300-0327 12025 

0930-0957 9695 15260 

1630-1727 7230 9780 

AZERI 0330-0527 13710 

1430-1657 6200 

BENGALI 0030-0127 9855 9890 

0830-0927 11705 

1430-1527 9810 9940 12090 

BOSNIAN 0530-0627 15235 15340 

1730-1827 7295 9860 

2130-2227 9810 11875 

CHINESE 1200-1257 15160 15190 17535 17545 

2330-0027 11785 11975 13715 

DARI 0300-0627 11910 13740 

0830-1427 9930 13720 

1430-1457 9930 

ENGLISH 0130-0227 9495 11875 "Voice of Justice" 

1030-1127 15600 17660 

1530-1627 9635 11650 

1930-2027 7205 9800 9925 11860 

GERMAN 0730-0827 15085 15430 

1730-1827 11855 15085 

FRENCH 0630-0727 15430 17590 

1830-1927 9905 13755 15085 

HAUSA 0600-0657 17810 17870 

1830-1927 11860 11930 

HEBREW 0430-0457 9610 11875 

1900-1927 3985 5970 

HINDI 0230-0257 15165 17635 

1430-1527 11695 13805 

ITALIAN 0630-0727 15085 17560 

1930-1957 7320 9610 

JAPANESE 1300-1327 15555 17810 

2100-2127 11990 12010 

KAZAKH 0130-0227 11785 11935 

1300-1357 11665 13615 

KURDISH 0330-0427 7255 11920 Sorrani dialect 

1330-1427 5990 Sorrani dialect 

1430-1627 5990 Kirmanji dialect 

MALAY 1230-1327 15200 17555 

2230-2327 7310 9820 

PASHTO 0230-0327 7130 9605 

0730-0827 11990 13770 

1230-1327 6175 9790 11730 

1430-1527 7270 

1630-1727 6000 7195 

RUSSIAN 0300-0327 9650 11925 

0500-0527 11870 15215 17595 17655 

1430-1527 7165 9580 9900 

1700-1757 3985 7175 

1800-1857 6205 7235

1930-2027 3985 7175 

SPANISH 0030-0227 9655 9905 

0230-0327 9905 

0530-0627 15530 17785 

2030-2127 7300 9650 

SWAHILI 0330-0427 15265 15340 

0830-0927 15240 17660 

1730-1827 7165 9655 

TAJIK 0100-0227 6185 7285 

1600-1727 5945 5955 

TURKISH 0430-0557 13640 15260 

1600-1727 7165 9870 

URDU 0130-0227 7205 9480 9845 

1330-1427 6175 9665 11695 

1530-1727 7270 

1730-1757 7220 9530 

UZBEK 0230-0257 9740 11945 

1500-1557 5945 5955 


11860 IRIB Tehran at 2010-2022 on July 3, killer, near local level signal 

with En man (US accent) hosting "Listener's Special" mailbag program. 

Rather funny, actually, as the announcer took cracks at some of the 

letters. Best was one from China, which he read verbatim. The writer said 

that he hoped his English was good, and the announcer basically said, 

'well, not really dude.' 

Announced IRIB, P.O.Box 19395, 6767, English Service and local phone 

216.2895. Off by 2025 UT recheck. 

(Terry L.Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer July 4) 

IRAN/IRAQ VOICE OF THE MOJAHEDIN OBSERVED ON MEDIUMWAVE. 

BBC Monitoring observed radio Voice of the Mojahedin on MW 720 kHz at 1200 

UT on 25 June. The previously-observed // 90.1 MHz freq could not be 

confirmed on this occasion as it is now blocked in Baghdad by a new local 

FM station, Today Radio. The sce is no longer observed on the Hot Bird 

satellite at 13 degrees east, and their website and accompanying audio 

stream at no longer exists. 

Voice of the Mojahedin uses Iranian facilities to broadcast in Arabic to 

Iraq. The station's programming suggests it is affiliated with the Tehran- 

based Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, which has an 

Arabic/English website at (BBC M 25 Jun via dxld) 

WRTH 2005 shows Iran has two powerful txs on 720: 750 kW at Mahidasht, and 

400 kW at Tayebad, one of which is closer to Baghdad than the other. 

(gh, dxld June 25) 

Voice of the Mojahedin not only uses high-power IRIB txs, it also appears 

to be a program produced in the studios of IRIB. The now defunct website 

was hosted on an IRIB server, so was the audio 

streaming, and on the Hotbird satellite the radiochannel was part of the 

IRIB package. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld June 29) 

IRELAND 252 RTE, Clarkestown, on 03 Jul at 1335-1429 UT; 44433 via the 

K9AY to avoid S9+40 dB strong Tipaza, ALG. It's indeed tougher to 

"separate" RTE from RTA on the SW coast than over here in the capital via 

an elevated K9AY. // _ 


Dear RTE Listener, As you know our sce from WRN via the Worldspace 

satellite has become subscription. RTE is not responsible for the 

subsription, it is a Worldspace policy change.

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE ARE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE SOME 

LICENCES FOR OUR REGULAR LISTENERS (ESPECIALLY THOSE IN AFRICA TO WHOM WE 

SUPPLIED RECEIVERS) TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UNSCRAMBLING CODE. 

TO COMPLETE THIS OPERATION YOU MUST GIVE US DETAILS OF: 

1. YOUR NAME 

2. THE RECEIVER IDENT (A LONG NUMBER WRITTEN ON THE BACK OR IN THE BATTERY 

COMPARTMENT) 

3. CONTACT DETAILS, AND YOUR PREFERRED METHOD OF CONTACT PLEASE. 

PLEASE CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, THIS OFFER IS TIME LIMITED AND MAY 

FINISH ON 20TH JULY 2005. 

Email: (RTE website, dxld June 30) 

FURTHER RTE CUTBACKS TO EMIGRANTS. 

RTE's lack of interest and care of Irish emigrants in the UK and Northern 

Europe has reached new heights. Following their withdrawal from SW, the 

two hour reduction in broadcasts to North America via WRN and the reduced 

availability in Africa and Asia as a result of Worldspace's introduction 

of subscription charges, RTE has decided to withdraw their very popular 

live sports programmes on Saturday and Sunday afternoons on Tullamore 567 

medium wave and Clarkestown 252 Long Wave. 

In future the sports programmes will be broadcast on FM only which only 

reach parts of Wales, Cornwall and even Northern Ireland. Many thousands 

of Irish emigrants listened to these live programmes to keep in touch with 

Gaelic football, hurling, League of Ireland soccer, rugby etc but now have 

to content themselves instead with repeat programmes of the previous week. 

Why not put the repeats on FM, Sport on medium and long waves or 

reintroduce the Athlone medium wave tx on 612 for repeats? 

If anyone wants to register their protests with these changes please 

e-mail 

Perhaps when you are at it register your request for RTE to reintroduce 

SW broadcasts. At least the Irish Minister for Foerign Affairs has come 

out in protest at these latest changes, pity he was so quite for the 

withdrawal from SW! 

(Paul Guckian, Co Clare, Ireland, dxld June 28) 

ISRAEL [to LBN] Two items on the radio station "Radio Mashreq" 

targeting Lebanon from Israel. 

Item I - Internet presence (2005) 

Radio Mashreq has its own website: The station 

can be reached by email via . 

Item II - Background info (2004) 

SECRET ISRAELI RADIO TRANSMITTING STATION BROADCASTS TO LEBANON 

The Islam Online website gave details of a secret Israeli radio 

transmitting station which broadcasts in the Arab lang and is aimed at the 

Lebanese people. 

The paper noted that the station started to broadcast in the summer 2002 

and its txion station is in the Metula area, close to the mutual boarder. 

The paper added that the radio broadcasts on the AM-756 wavelength and its 

purpose is to encourage popular opposition of the Syrian occupation and of 

the continued stationing of Syrian army troops in Lebanon. The station 

also operates an Internet site called The paper also 

added that the station is operated by the Israeli secret sce just as the 

other Arab lang stations.

[Date: Sunday, November 10, 2004 11:54:00 EST] 

(via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld June 30) 

ITALY [+non] "Radio For Peace" is commonly misunderstood and misquoted 

in the DX press as "clandestine station for Western Sahara". In fact, 

their programs for listeners in the Western Sahara are only a small part 

of the production. 

This is how Radio For Peace presents itself on 

 

12 October 1992: The Birth of Radio K Centrale 

1 March 2005: The Birth of RadioForPeace 

Why RadioForPeace? 

Radio For Peace is a no profit association for social promotion that is 

based in Bologna (Italy). It collects the inheritance of the FM station 

Radio K Centrale, created in 1992, always trying to combine the 

alternative world and the sintax of desire that it expresses: we have 

always refused to consider ourselves as a megaphone, but rather as a free 

navigating aggregation on air and on line. 

Today we are ready to a challenge that could conjugate the cultural 

belongings to the international scenes, more and more connected and 

interdependent. 

We strongly believe that we can have peace in the Mediterranean and in the 

Middle East only if we work to make the worlds communicating and if we 

fight against the clash of civilizations and who is supporting it. 

For this reason, we are currently working on a project, that is called 

Radio K Sat, that with its satellite radio station ð operating in the 

Europen and in the Mediterranean areas - and its live broadcasting on the 

web, wants to express the opportunity to carry elaborated content in any 

single part of the world to a global audience. We want to introduce those 

cultures that operate for self knowledge, peace and collaboration, and 

against every logic of war and aggression. 

unquote 

Radio For Peace is available 24h via the Hotbird satellite and webcasting; 

programs produced for listeners in the Western Sahara have been 

transmitted by NEXUS-IBA in the past, and via the Algeria-based Radio 

Nacional de la R.A.S.D. 


KAZAKHSTAN 9355 La Voix de L'Orthodoxie via Almaty. On June 28 at 

1530(S/on)-1600(S/off). SINPO 45444. Started with bells ringing and ID as 

"Govorit Gols Pravoslaviya.". Preach by a man and woman followed. 


KOREA D.P.R. 15180 VOK, at 0140 UT on 3 July. English sce featuring 

patriotic commentary. S9 signal but noisy band. 


KUWAIT As far as I am aware, 1593 via KWT only has Persian at 1600-1900, 

and this is VOA and not Farda. At other times it is in Arabic, English and 

Kurdish. (Noel Green-UK) 

IBB Kuwait 1593 kHz 150 kW 350 degr. (xHolzkirchen Germany Continental 

unit). 

0000-0100 VOA En, 0100-0600 RFE Arabic IRQ special. 

1300-1400 VOA Kurdish, 1400-1600 RFE Arabic IRQ special.

1600-1900 VOA Persian, 1900-2000 VOA Kurdish, 

2000-2200 RFE Arabic IRQ special, 2200-2300 VOA En. 

2300-2330 VOA En, 2330-2400 VOA En. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 25) 

MALTA VOICE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN - 

AN APPRECIATION by Luigi Cobisi, Italradio, Firenze, Italy. 

Thanks to the article by Victor Galea (May 09), the Voice of the 

Mediterranean (VoM) was correctly shown as a real "alternative approach to 

broadcasting Malta worldwide". 

As the secretary general of the Italradio Committee (a non-profit group 

promoting international broadcasting in Italian), I know that the VoM 

received mountains of letters daily and e-mails from all over the world 

asking for all sorts of information about Malta. It was, therefore, a 

great pity that the station closed down on December 31, 2003, after having 

been awarded the Italradio Prize only a few weeks earlier. Italradio does 

hope Malta might reconsider the opportunity of having SW programmes in 

different langs. We had already protested with the Maltese authorities in 

2003 but no decision was taken by the authorities. 

During our visit to Malta in October 2003, we had contributed towards the 

organisation of a meeting with broadcasters and listeners from seven 

European countries and the US about multilingualism in international 

radio. Everyone was delighted with the effort Malta was making in keeping 

in touch with the world and promoting the island through short-wave 

broadcasting. 

With the help of the European DX Council - an association of short wave 

listeners' clubs - we consigned to the VoM a collection of radio 

publications from different countries which were intended to integrate the 

VoM library and its records' archive, many of them dating back to the 

times of the British Forces Broadcasting Services. Has the closing down of 

the station led to the loss of that precious material? 

Let me finally extend wishes and appreciation for the work VoM staff were 

able to achieve during the 15 years of the station's history. 

(Luigi Cobisi-I, dswci SWN June 1) 

MEXICO/CLANDESTINE 6000, x5800. R Insurgente:"A communique dated 19 June 

2005 from the Mexican-based Clandestine Revolutionary Indigenous Committee 

General Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, states that 

the organisation has declared a General Red Alert. Now, and for an 

indefinite time period, members of the Good Govt Juntas and the autonomous 

authorities will be carrying out their work in a clandestine and nomadic 

manner. All broadcasts by R Insurgente, "The Voice of Those Without 

Voice," on FM and on SW have been suspended for an indefinite period of 

time." See also 

 

(RNW MN, via dswci DXW, June 29) 

4810 Radio Transcontinental de America - XERTA, at 0209-0240 on Jul 2, 

program of Latin vocals with canned ID at 0215 and full canned ID and 

frequency annt by a man at 0229. Pop mx vocals from 0230. Fair but noisy 

conditions. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer July 3) 

6010 Radio Mil at 0605-0650 on July 1, canciones espanolas y 

latinoamericanas, locutor presentando las canciones "seguimos con todos 

ustedes, queridos amigos". Ligera interferencia de Deutschlandradio Kultur 

en 6005. La Voz de tu Conciencia parece estar en estos momentos fuera del 

aire, lo mismo que Marfil Estereo en 5910. 


6044.95 R. Universidad at 1300-1339 on July 1. Bit of mx, then M and W

ancrs in Sp; heard "Mexico" and "Universidad" among other words; then YL 

spoke from 1303-1330 UT, with an occasional sentence from M ancr; 

classical mx followed after 1330 UT. Not very strong but partly readable. 

Same format next day (2 July) at same time; not heard on Sunday 3 July. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 3) 

MOLDOVA/IRAN Radio Sedaye Iran (KRSI) verified my reception report with 

US$1 by a QSL letter after 16 days. Signed but the signature was 

illegible. 

Address: 9744 Wilshire Blvd. Ste.207, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, U.S.A. 

Schedule: 1530-1730 UT 11575 kHz (Moldova) 

URL: 

Telephone: +1 (310) 888-2818 FAX: +1 (310) 859-8444 


MYANMAR [non] Democratic Voice of Burma on June 23, 9435 kHz[via 

Juelich-Germany, wb.], SINPO 44333, presumed Burmese, 2345 - . Interview 

of a male by female, alternating sections by man and same woman, Several 

sections of readers over mx (all covers of Western songs) several longer 

talks by the same man and woman. ID sequence at 0004 UT. Off at 0029 UT. 

(Mark Taylor-WI-USA, dxld June 25) 

NEW ZEALAND [c.f. bc-dx #717] Ralda Cushen R.I.P. Re the late Ralda 

Cushen: I promised an address for messages of condolence for Ralda. Sorry 

for the delay. 

It is: Gloria Wilson, 3/16 Clyde Street, Winton. New Zealand. 

(Bryan Clark-NZ, greylinedx via dxld July 4) 

NIGERIA Zur Zeit ist Radio Abuja aus Nigeria auf 7275 kHz mit einem 

Programm in Englisch zu empfangen. Mir gelang der Empfang mit recht 

brauchbarem Signal heute morgen (2.7.) zwischen dem s/off von RTT Tunis um 

0528 UTC und dem s/on der DW-DRM Sendungen auf 7265 kHz um 0559 UTC. 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX July 2) 

OMAN 15375 R. Sultanate of Oman on Jun 26 at *1359-1410 35433 Arabic, 

1359 sign on with Arabic mx, 1400 IS, ID, News. 


PAKISTAN 15485 R. Pakistan (pres), at 0145 UT on 3 July. Urdu 

commentary followed by Koranic-style chanting at S5 level. 


PNG 4960, CRN, 0840 Jun 11, S7-9 with church svc in progress with a 

beautiful choir. Not at all sounding like anything indigenous, though. 

Lot's of static noise. And at 1402, even a couple of hours after SR, still 

going strong with late night instr. mx. Still an S5-7. 


0904-0906 Jun 11, noted in passing with Catholic prgmng in EG, "Hail Mary 

full of grace," etc. at tune-in. Much poorer signal than Wantok, fair at 

best. However, at 1340 I happened upon CRN again, with a good signal of 

PNG choral mx. At 1347, the female ancr congratulated Wantok Radio Light 

on their inaugural b/c and official first day on the air. On Jun 12, CRN 

was hrd with a poor signal of contemp. Christian mx and female vocals at 

1115. (Guy Atkins, Grayland-WA-USA, DXplorer) 

3315 Radio Manus chorale mx, good signal. 

3325 Radio Bougainville/Radio North Solomons yl announcer between up beat 

island mx. 

3365 Radio Milne Bay at 1040 to 1055 UT, mx good signal.

3385 Radio East New Britain sports programme // with 2310 ABC at 1030-1035 

UT, strongest signal at 1030-1100 UT along with 3315 kHz. 


Radio East New Britain, 0945-0950 Noted a series of ADs with some in 

English. After the ads, noted a woman in live Pidgin comments. Signal was 

fair. 

Radio Manus, 0955-1005 Noted a man in comments and news. Signal was poor 

so could catch which lang he was using. [3315?, wb.] 


PARAGUAY 9736.98 R. Nac. del Paraguay on Jun 20 at 0801-0821 UT. 35333 

Spanish, Paraguay mx, ID at 0810. 

9736.98 R. Nac. del Paraguay on Jun 27 at 0804-0820, 35433 Spanish, 

Paraguay mx, ID at 0808 and 0817. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium June 

26) 

9736.88 R. Nacional del Paraguay, at 0000-0030+ on June 26, Spanish talk, 

0004 & 0006 IDs; Spanish ballads. F-G, best on ECSS-USB. 


PERU 5544.6 Radio San Andres responded to a postal report that included 

a prepared card and US$1.00 return portage with a freq only e-mail Word 

five page letter attachment reply, including photographs, in 134 days from 

Leoncio Samane Meza 

 

My verie signer is 48 years old, married with three children (Percy, 

Wilson and Juan). He indicates the station is transmitting on 5540 kHz and 

the station is the property of the Municipality of San Andres. His 

profession is an electromechanical engineer but has always had a liking 

for radio. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Jun 26) 

POLAND 7042 Heute kam, nach ca. 10 Monaten, schon fast vergessen, eine 

QSL-Karte von Radio "Blyskawica", dem Reenactment (re-transmission) 

Clandestine Sender, QRV am 8.8. 2004 anlaesslich "60 Jahre Warschauer 

Aufstand". Die hatten seinerzeit historische Originalsendungen des Senders 

der Aufstaendischen auf 7042 kHz in AM, mit Sondergenehmigung im 

Amateurfunkband ausgestrahlt (mit historischem Equipment). 

v/s Wieslaw Paszta, SQ5ABG, Brazvliiska 13A/24, 03-949 Warszawa, Poland. 

(Thomas Rosner-D DL8AAM, A-DX July 5) 

LW 225. On this page about the crashed 647 metres mast at Konstantynow 

(built by ABB Mannheim it seems, by the way) now three pictures of the 

site after the mast collapse have been added: 

 


The latest photos of the fallen mast at Konstantynow show well that it 

could never be re-erected! It certainly must have been quite a sight to 

see it 'descending'. I am intrigued at the largest of the two photos of 

the mast when upright - on the right of the page. The top section appears 

to have many "somethings" attached to it. Is this an optical illusion or 

what could they be if not? Was it to, in some way, cause the mast to 

radiate directionally - or maybe radiate better in one direction than 

another? 


RUSSIA 15660, "VB 15660 Zwart of Wit," at 0900 UT on Jun 26, preceded by 

typical Tbilisskaya tones. By the way, recently I saw frequently 250 kW. 

ment. as power level for Tbilisskaya xmsns. Hard to believe that all these

outlets should be run with the single 250 kW. rig there, so I assume that 

these may be also the big 1000 kW's, or rather half of them (as far as I 

know they are in fact 2 x 500 kW, tho these twins are possibly not really 

independent xmtrs), running on reduced power as is probably not uncommon 

at Grigoriopol as well. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 27) 

6240 Special Radio, 1800-1900 UTC, Thursdays only. 

Special Radio is an international corporate Internet project of mxians and 

contemporary art activists. Special Radio was organized on December 1, 

2001 by a group of Russian independent mx publishers' representatives. 

Special Radio is a unique project in the sphere of Internet radio: radio 

broadcast time is more than 30.000 hours. Freedom of mx choice offered by 

Special Radio to its audience can't be compared with any other radio 

station. No FM radio station can offer such variety of mx material. 

Radio mx content is formatted to different channels (buttons) and consists 

of stream broadcast of 32 audio and 5 video channels. Besides 2 channels 

content which can be presented on FM stations, there are 13 channels which 

have no analogs and are really impossible on FM radio stations. 

Special Radio is the only radio which works with Russian and foreign 

mxians regardless of their career success in other mass media. Special 

Radio program is composed by mxians who offer their tracks for rotation. 

Special Radio is the largest center of mx of different styles in Russia. 

Besides Internet, Special Radio programs are relayed in 7 European 

countries, 10 Asian countries, Brazil, the USA and Canada. Special Radio 

daily audience is more than million people. Every day 10,000 people visit 

the site. 

including English version 

First txion was on June 30. The signal was very strong here in St. 

Petersburg (SIO-555/554) - but no any information about the tx location 

yet (maybe via Krasnodar or Ekaterinburg). 

(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, hcdx July 1) 

Similar quarterly broadcasts of Radio Gardarika some 18 months ago: 

HISTORY !!!!!!!!!!! 

RUSSIA Radio Studio (also refered to as "Radio Gardarika") in St. 

Petersburg will be on the air with its quarterly broadcasts from 24-31 

December 2003 at 1900-2200 on 6245 kHz (St. Petersburg, 200 kW). For the 

1st quarter in 2004, similar broadcasts are expected for March. 

(Alexey Osipov-RUS in "open_dx", via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Dec 9, 

2003) 

Radio Gardarika, 6245, 2150-2200 UT. Radio Gardarika, St. Petersburg, mxa 

e ID in russo e inglese, fine trasmissioni alle 2200, segnale ottimo. 

(Francesco Cecconi-I, Play DX via DXLD) 

Now on air for one week (gh) 

Radio Studio Gardarika, from St. Petersburg, heard Dec. 25 at 2200 on 

6245, 200 kW, with good reception; heard annts in Russian and English over 

smooth jazz mx; English anns. gave email address and fax numbers along 

with ID and frequency. Hopefully there's a chance for reception in the 

Pacific area in the coming days until the tests end on Dec. 31, since RSG 

is on the air each day at 1900. 

(Joe Hanlon-NY-USA, edxp Dec 26, 2003) 

S=3 thiny modulation here in Stuttgart, heard here too on few nights. But 

nearby 6235 kHz VoRUS St.P. 1800-2200 UT was much, much stronger, and had 

more efficient audio. 

(wb, Dec 26, 2003)

Don't forget that Radio Gardarika will have its latest SW txion in 2003 

this night at 1900-2200 UTC on 6245 kHz. St.Petersburg-Popovka, 200 kW, 

268 degrees for North-West Europe. 

(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, DXplorer Jan 2, 2004) 

RUSSIA/ETHIOPIA The target radio program "Tensae Europa - Voice of 

Unity" (transmitted via a TDP-leased tx in Russia on 15660) has now its 

own website: The site gives contact phone/fax 

numbers in both the USA and Germany, as well as two email addresses: 

("Europe"), 

("USA"). Also audio files of the broadcasts are 

available. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer July 1) 

RUSSIA/ERITREA [to ERITREA]. The US-based target radio program for 

Eritrea "Voice of Liberty" (transmitted via a TDP-leased tx in Russia on 

15675) has been accommodated on the website of the Eritrean Democratic 

Party which produces this program: 

 

The station's email address is given as The 

website includes an audio archive of "Voice of Liberty" broadcasts. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld July 5) 

SAUDI ARABIA 11855 while looking for Xinjiang PBS I found an Arabs on 

this freq with ID at 0700 UT and immediate nx signal started poor, 

gradually going to good 

[de 1103 + 3m ]. 


11820 BSKSA Riyadh, at 2254-2259* on Jun 21, Holy Quran program, man with 

Arabic talk, ID at sign off. Good reception and // 11915 (also good) and 

11740 (buried). 


SOLOMON ISLS 5019.9, SIBC at 1055-1106 on June 23. I got a break when 

Cuba went off the air for a few mins this morning and had nice splatter- 

free reception. Signal strength was good but with rapid fading. Heard a 

couple of light pop songs, then nx at the top of the hour read by female. 

Top story was concern over the Solomon Island vote change at the whaling 

commission meeting in South Korea. Cuba back on at 1106 UT. 

(David Hodgson-TN-USA, dxld June 23) 

SOUTH AFRICA Freq change of TWR AFrica via MEY 500 kW / 335 deg from 

July 1 

1830-1900 Hausa and 1900-1915 Kanuri NF 9685, x9695 to avoid CRI in 

English. 


SWAZILAND 9500 Trans World Radio-Africa. June 23 at 1800-1829. SINPO 

33332-34333. "Living way of Africa" in English. ID at 1829. 


SWEDEN Following up my previous observation that during the English 

broadcast at 1330, R. Sweden on 15240 via Canada was 18 seconds ahead of 

R. Sweden direct on 15735, the following few days reception was so poor on 

15735 that I could not compare them. I barely managed to June 27 at 1350, 

as 15735 occasionally faded up enough to be intelligible. Since I could be 

sure of hearing 15240 continuously and clearly, just in case, I first 

noted a marker bit of audio on 15735, listened for two mins to 15240 and 

never heard it repeated. 

But at 1353 UT I was able to track a marker about 30 seconds later on

15735 than on 15240. So Sackville relay is still running ahead of Sweden 

direct, by a greater delay this time. The variation is probably caused by 

two different recordings being started at slightly different times 

independently, even tho it's the same programming, rather than a direct 

relay by one of the other or who knows what variations may be involved in 

digital feeds. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld June 27) 

Heute June 30th bei Radio Schweden: 

 

"Museum am Sendemast 

Der erste telegrafische Sendemast Schwedens und dazu 126 Jahre 

dokumentierte Industriegeschichte werden ein Museum. Nach der Aufnahme ins 

Weltkulturerbe der Unesco im vergangenen Jahr schlaegt das Museum um den 

Radiosender Grimeton am Wochenende seine Pforten auf. - Wibke Kristin 

Dose" 

1630-1800 Mo-Sa MW 1179 

1730-1800 Mo-Sa KW 6065 

1830-2000 Mo-Sa KW 6065 + MW 1179 + SAT 

1830-1930 Sonntags KW 6065 + MW 1179. (Olaf Haenssler-D, A-DX June 30) 

TAIWAN 11940 June 25 at 1355-1400* UT Religious song, melodic mx and 

s/off. TRT closes down at 1355 UT and the channel comes free. May be Trans 

World Broadcasting Ministry from Taiwan? Poor/Fair 25522. 

(Luca Botto Fiora-I, dxld June 25) 

TWBroadc. Mandarin via Bau Jong TWN at 1300-1400 UT listed, 100kW 335 

degr. (wb, July 2) 

Prepared Form QSL card of Trans World Broadcasting Ministry, which I 

received is shown in my HP 

 

along with the enclosed view card of famous Arishan Logging Railroad. 

This station seems to have nothing to do with Trans World Radio, but have 

some relation with Christian Vision, because there is a link to Christian 

Vision in their URL 

 

Full schedule is as follows: 

1300-1400 11940 kHz (100 kW) over CBS-Taipei. 

1600-1700 864 kHz (10 kW) over CBS-Kaoshiung. 

2100-2200 97.8 MHz over Tong Lin Broadcasting Station. 

2200-2300 981 kHz (1 kW) over Feng Min Broadcasting Station Kaoshiung. 


TAIWAN/VIETNAM 11540 Test broadcasts from Little Saigon Radio, which 

Bernd Trutenau reported were being transmitted from Taiwan, have been 

noted here on 11840 [typo - rather 11540] from 1138-1150 UT on 22 June. At 

1138 UT, Viet mx was being played; 1145 brief annt in Vietnamese referring 

to Little Saigon Radio, then mx resumed. At 1149, Radio Little Saigon 

[sic] was clearly mentioned. SIO at tune in 333, improved rapidly to 444 

before noise reduced to 433 late in the period. 

(T. C. Patterson, Cebu City-PHL, HCJB DX PL July 2, notes by gh for dxld) 

The typo was 11840. They tested on 7380 and 11540; 7380 was later replaced 

by 15110. See audio clips on the IBB RMS website: 

 

(click on the Asia-map and then do a sound query for "LSR"). 


TAJIKISTAN IBB is contracting with a Tajik firm to install a new SW 

antenna at the Orzu site (Aaron Zawitzky, dxld)

That's MW 972 kHz, but HFCC does not yet list Orzu as a SW site; none but 

Dushanbe in that country (gh, dxld) 

The Orzu SW site exists since 1971. See WRTH2005, pg. 551 and 

 

[more] 

Orzu is a Soviet-era high-power combined MW/SW site, since Tajikistan's 

independence owned by Teleradiokom, the Tajik state tx operator. 

IBB is leasing SW & MW facilities at this site since the early 1990s; 

another major customer is Voice of Russia. The new 800 kW Thales MW tx on 

972 (BBG's Radio Aap ki Dunyaa) replaces a Soviet-made unit that is 

currently run with 500 kW on this frequency. The BBG/IBB investments in 

Orzu appear to be of a similar kind as earlier e.g. in Cyprus (MW tx for 

Radio Sawa on the Monte Carlo Radiodiffusion site Cape Greco) or United 

Arab Emirates (MW txs for Radio Farda on the Emirates Media site 

Dhabbaya). In the HFCC schedule, Orzu SW transmisions traditionally appear 

under the "DB" label, just as txions from the Dushanbe site in Yangiyul. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld June 28) 

Re: Orzu site and BBG. Your observation about BBG investing in someone 

else's facilities at Orzu applies to the 972 kHz project as well. This is 

a well-established Orzu outlet, in the past using 1000 kW like 648 and 801 

kHz. It is a bit difficult to figure how many MW/LW txs exist at Orzu, but 

it seems they have at least two if not three megawatt units, plus several 

lower powered txs. The high power mediumwave transmitters were already 

used by the BBC and Deutsche Welle, as far as I recall. 

I assume BBG made some contract with Teleradiokom, the Tajik transmitter 

operator, which goes beyond just leasing airtime. 


The United States Broadcasting Board of Governors and International 

Broadcasting Bureau may have a future requirement for operating a three 

tower high power directional transmitting antenna on a site near Orzu, 

Tajikistan. The antenna will operate at a minimum of 800 kilowatts of 

transmitting power and each of the three towers will be approximately 

90 metres in height. 

(FedBizzOpps Daily June 5th via Aaron Zawitzky, dxld 

via WDXC Contact magazine July, via Mike Barraclough-UK, July 4) 

Additional freq for Voice of Russia WS in English from June 3: 

1600-1700 on 12115 DB 100 kW / 140 deg SoEaAs // 6070, 9405, 11640, 12055, 

15540 kHz. 


THAILAND 15150 VOA via Udon Thani, at 0135 UT on 3 July. Mandarin sce 

better than and on top of Beijing Opera jammer. 


UGANDA [non] Quote from Radio Rhino International Africa website 

dated 30 June 2005: 

"Dear listeners, beginning the first of July until further notice, Radio 

Rhino International Africa will only broadcast every Wednesday and Friday 

of the week, at the usual txion time. Our freq remains 17.870 Short Wave. 

Much as we are committed to continue broadcasting dailly [sic], but due to 

financial constraints, we are unable to." 

(via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer June 30) 

4976 Radio Uganda, at 0337-0410 on Jun 29, program of vocals hosted by a 

man announcer. ID at 0400 UT followed by news. Poor.


UKRAINE Dario Monferini over Dxprogram Radio Ukraine International 

Hello, Dario! Interview will be on air over Radio Ukraine International on 

Sat/Sun (from June 25 plus ~3 Sat/Sun onward) at 2118 on 7490 kHz; 0018 & 

0318 on 7440, 1118 on 15675. I wish you good listening. Reception reports 

are welcomed to my email and will be verified with QSLcard. 

(Alexander Yegorov-UKR, wwdxc BC-DX June 24) 

UNID/INDONESIA? 2959.90t. a bit of audio at 1035-1100 UT. 

3578.76t Ngada?, 1030-1040 UT just a carrier but hope for a good opening. 


UNID/ NZ? 3935 kHz at 1050-1105 UT, some audio on the hour. 


U.K. 11885 Salama at 1951 UT. Talks between 2 people in ?? lang , 

mentions of Africa. At 2000 wih song and ID 'salama radio' tel numbers and 

address given 6316 Nigeria 3703253 salama @ .... com followed by religious 

type program as Pale fo Jericho etc. 


VT Group BBC World Service txion contract to continue. 

VT Group, through its VT Communications subsidiary, has reached agreement 

to continue distributing and transmitting BBC World Service radio 

programming for a further five years. This is valued at approximately #150 

million. The initial contract was originally let to Merlin Communications 

upon privatisation in 1997. VT Group acquired Merlin in 2001, creating the 

VT Communications Division. 

BBC World Service radio programmes are transmitted through 10 txion sites 

in the UK and throughout the world, which are operated and maintained by 

VT Communications. The sce is transmitted in 43 langs to around 150 

million weekly listeners throughout the world with the English and Arabic 

sces broadcast 24 hours a day. 

VT Group Chief Executive Paul Lester commented: "The continuance of the 

contract will underpin our communications business for several years to 

come and reflects the high standards of sce provided since privatisation. 

In addition, we are excited to be supporting the World Service as it faces 

a period of unprecedented technological change, through its increasing 

move into the digital era." 

Nigel Chapman, Director at BBC World Service, said: "Our relationship has 

continued to develop very positively since the acquisition of Merlin by 

VT. We face an exciting but challenging future and we are delighted to be 

working with VT Communications as our partner." (Media Network weblog) 

[Moderator: The press release doesn't make it clear, but while VT 

Communications owns and operates the UK SW sites, the overseas sites such 

as Cyprus, Thailand, Ascension etc are still owned by the BBC or UK govt 

and only operated by VT under contract. dk] 

(BrDXC-UK, hcdx June 28) 

VT Communications was unwilling to carry the radio show Zwart of Wit 

/VB6015. The decision was based on the unease that we feel following the 

numerous links that have been made with an extreme political group in 

Belgium. It is essential that we keep to the moral high ground with all of 

our txions and we cannot therefore afford to take the risk of being 

associated with any such group, irrespective of whether the broadcast 

content appears to be acceptable. 

(Nick Gilboy, VT Communications Broadcast Sales Manager in 

WDXC Contact magazine July, via Mike Barraclough-UK, July 4)

USA [non] RFE/RL announced that it will close its Serbian sce, as well 

as Albanian txions for Kosovo, as from 1 July. 


11930 Radio Marti; ID at 2000+ on July 3, still promoting "WPIK, 

Summerland Key, 102 punto 5 MegaHertz." So, the FM relay continues. Listed 

at 50 kW. If not for the local 102.5, I'd have a shot at it, as 102.1 (Key 

Largo) sporadically makes it, and (before the Sarasota station occupied 

the channel), 107.9 relay of the Miami Spanish station also occasionally 

made it. 

(Terry L.Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer July 4) 

USA/PAKISTAN [and non]. July 1 at 1420, WEWN had not built up to bone- 

crushing strength on 11645, and I counted a SAH of about 165/minute or 

2.75 Hz. Per HFCC that would be ERA Kavalla, 250 kW, 355 degrees in Greek 

no it wouldn't; the actual VOG A-05 schedule does not show them on 11645 

at that hour, so another wooden HFCC listing. Then what could it be? 

Strangely enough, the latest ITU Monitoring file shows they heard nothing 

at all on 11645. Altho exhaustive, it's obviously hit-and-miss. 


The only station I know of on 11645 is Radio Pakistan. This was the 

message I received: 

"Frequencies 11585 & 11550 kHz for Russian and Irani programmes have been 

replaced since June 13th with 11645 and 7310 kHz respectively." 

Russian therefore is broadcast at 1415-1445 on new 11645 via API-1 313 deg 

[x11585v where it was co-ch with AIR] // API-3 9340 313deg. Both 100 kW. 

Are you REALLY picking up something from that one at 1420 UT! If so, from 

which direction? I have yet to hear a positive signal from WEWN on this 

frequency at this time! 

The Irani broadcast is at 1715-1800 UT now via API-3 7310 100 kW 260deg 

[x11550] // API-2 9320 same bearing. All I hear on 7310 is a buzzy rumble 

and voice in the background which might be from XJBS Urumqi co-ch. 

Unfortunately, there are several[rather a lot, wb.] 'wooden' ERA 

registrations. This is one of them: 

11645 1300-1530 18,27,28SE KAV 250 355 

And they were oft repeated via the IBB/BBG freq schedule when we used to 

be privileged to see that. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld July 4) 

UZBEKISTAN 17525 Voice of Tibet via Tashkent. June 28 at 1212 (S/on)- 

1234. SINPO 35333. Started with song and ID was heard at 1215 as "... 

Voice of Tibet...". Talk by a man and song followed. 17525 kHz June 29, 

S/on with song at 1100, but covered by Chinese mx station at 1102 UT. 


VANUATU NEW ZEALAND GIVES VANUATU MONEY FOR RADIO TRANSMITTERS. 

New Zealand has provided 61,000 US dollars for Vanuatu public radio to buy 

two new txs. The txs are to improve reception for the Vanuatu Broadcasting 

and Television Corporation's radio sces in the capital of Vila and on 

Santo. The New Zealand high commissioner, Paul Willis, says it is of great 

importance for any island nation like Vanuatu, spread over thousands of 

kilometres, that there is a reliable and affordable radio sce. He says an 

effective medium wave radio sce is an essential part of a functioning 

democracy. 

(RNZi 24 Jun, via BBCM via dxld) 

VATICAN STATE Former Dir. of Vatican Radio - German language section - 

Jesuit padre Heinrich Segur R.I.P.

Jesuitenpater Heinrich Segur, langjaehriger Leiter der deutschsprachigen 

Abteilung von Radio Vatikan, ist am 29. Juni im Alter von 77 Jahren in 

Wien gestorben. Von 1974 bis 1983 war der Oesterreicher als Leiter der 

deutschsprachigen Redaktion von Radio Vatikan taetig. 

Heinrich Segur wurde am 12. Mai 1929 in Wien als Spross einer alten 

Adelsfamilie geboren. Er maturierte 1949 in Amstetten und begann ein 

Theologie- und Philosophiestudium in Innsbruck. 1951 trat er in den 

Jesuitenorden ein und wurde 1960 von Bischof Paulus Rusch zum Priester 

geweiht. Nach seiner Rueckkehr nach Wien war Segur Praefekt im Kollegium 

Kalksburg, danach von 1966 bis 1969 Spiritual im Priesterseminar Wien, 

danach in Brixen. 

Von 1974 bis 1983 arbeitete Segur bei "Radio Vatikan", wo er als Leiter 

der deutschsprachigen Redaktion Vorgaenger von P. Eberhard von Gemmingen 

war. Segur ist auch Autor mehrerer Buecher zu spirituellen Themen, 

darunter "Der Glaubensweg Abrahams: Lebenshilfe aus der Bibel" oder "Die 

Messfeier. Aus der Bibel erklaert". 

Der oesterreichische Jesuiten-Provinzial P. Severin Leitner wuerdigte 

seinen Ordensbruder als einen Mann, "der sich auf vielen Gebieten grosse 

Verdienste erworben hat: als Priester, als Medienfachmann und als 

persoenlicher Berater und Begleiter vieler Menschen". 

(Radio Vatikan 30.6.2005; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt July 2) 

YEMEN 9779.5 Yemen Radio, at *0258-0335 on July 1, an announcer with ID 

and opening annts in Arabic. At 0300 there was a brief mx bridge followed 

by the same man with news. Two vocal selections from 0305 followed by a 

drama program at 0315. Fair. 


ZIMBABWE/UK The Station Manager of SW Radio Africa, Gerry Jackson, has 

sent out a press release stating that the station has been saved from 

closure. SW Radio Africa will therefore be able to continue broadcasting 

on mediumwave 1197 kHz from 0300 to 0500 UT every morning. This signal is 

clearly heard throughout SoAfrica and over most of Zimbabwe. Programming 

can also be accessed worldwide, 24 hours a day, at 

where the broadcasts are streamed live and 

also archived. 

Gerry Jackson adds that regrettably, due to the relentless jamming of the 

SW signal by the Zimbabwe govt, the station is unable to provide a SW sce 

at the moment. 

SW Radio Africa is also experimenting with Podcasting. To hear the station 

this way, download ipodder, open the application and in the box 'Add feed 

manually' paste this address: 

 

Andy Sennitt comments: This is welcome news, and very much needed as we 

see on our TV screens pictures of the desperate plight of many people in 

Zimbabwe. We wish our colleagues at SW Radio Africa lots of success in 

their continued struggle to tell the world the truth about what is 

happening there. (RNW Media Network blog June 24) 

?? No SW? It was just heard yesterday by Steve Lare. At 1700-1800 on 

15145. Let's check again today to see if she is still not being completely 

candid, for the best of reasons. (gh, dxld June 25) 

[Woofferton-UK site, wb. ] 

SW Radio Africa soldiers on, on 15145 kHz at 1700 UT today with their 

standard s/on routine. Signal just slightly better than yesterday. At 1702 

UT a buzzing noise came up on the frequency, not sure if intentional

jamming or not. The noise does not seem to be local to my location, making 

a real mess of any reception. 24 June 2005. Not sure who is trying to fool 

who? (Steve Lare-MI-USA, dxld June 25) 

SW Radio Africa is still on 15145, 1700-1800. Severe jamming from within 

Zimbabwe. 

(David Pringle-Wood, Harare, Zimbabwe, dxld June 24) 

PIZZA. 

Great Circle Maps. Found this really nice great-circle mapping program. It 

is a free program and allows a polar or rectangular projection and centers 

the map on your location. Other features include a calculation of distance 

from your location to the target and a display of the terminator. The 

author has several free programs on his website. Download it here 

 

(Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer June 20) 

Updated Africa on Shortwave surveys, compiled by Tony Rogers of the 

British DX Club, are now available on the BDXC-UK web site. Tony has 

updated both surveys as of July 2005. 

As usual there are two versions available: 

1) Country order - this comprehensive list covers all known domestic and 

external short wave broadcasts from Africa as well as selected 

opposition/target broadcasts aimed at African countries. 

2) Frequency order - this lists domestic stations in sub-Saharan Africa as 

well as most opposition/target broadcasts aimed at Africa. It also 

includes international broadcasts relayed from txs in Africa on the 

Tropical bands. 

These documents can be downloaded in pdf format from the Articles index on 

the BDXC-UK web site at: 

(BrDXC-UK, July 5) 

Results of 17th INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST 

"The Grand Tour With Cancer and Capricorn 2005" 

Participant Part 1 Part 2 Quiz (%) Total 

1. Ouma Samuel, Uganda 2 414,39 590.91 75 3 230.70 

2. Roberto Pavanello, Italy 2 214.39 676,92 100 3 180.44 

3. Anker Petersen, Denmark 2 014.39 690.91 65 2 881.14 

4. Rolands Straumalis, Latvia 1 881.06 690.91 75 2 764.87 

5. Robert Foerster, Germany 1 888.21 657.57 85 2 762.17 

6. Roy F. Merrall, United Kingdom 1 936.61 584.60 70 2 697.69 

7. Patrick Robic, Austria 1 714.39 674.24 85 2 591.66 

8. Christoph Ratzer, Austria 1 327.95 500.00 90 1 992.47 

9. Soehartono Ashar, INS 1 200.17 600.00 85 1 953.18 

10. Hans Verner Lollike, Denmark 1 054.27 667.83 80 1 859.87 

11. Frank Schuettig, INS 1 255.66 300.00 95 1 703.45 

12. Dmitry Mezin, Russia 1 083.50 490.91 80 1 700.36 

13. Claudio D. Perdomo, Argentina 869.27 667.83 90 1 675.44 

14. Vladimir Rozhkov, Russia 1 067.67 490.91 60 1 652.09 

15. Luis Jimenez Pina, Cuba 1 020.15 400.00 32 1 465.59 

16. Simon Guettier, United Kingdom 1 304.87 690.91 75 1 340.31 

17. Helmut Lesser, Germany 326.91 700.00 28 1 055.66 

18. Frank Kuenzel, Germany 299.29 690.91 38 1 027,83 

19. Arnold Heiles, Luxembourg 473.03 500.00 50 1 021.68 

20. Claes Olsson, Sweden 939.45 0 75 1 009.91 

21. Sergey M. Kolesov, Ukraine 207.77 490.91 75 751.08 

22. Herbert Reiff, Germany 477.91 100.00 30 595.25 

23. Wayne C. Patterson, USA 465.47 100.00 20 576.78 

24. Jerry Canaday, USA 355.73 100.00 20 464.84

25. Franz Latsch, Austria 141.10 190.91 35 343.63 

26. Juergen Biesinger, Germany 47.62 0 8 48.00 

Three additional prizes regardless to scoring: 

Luis Jimenez Pina, Cuba. Claes Olsson, Sweden. Herbert Reiff, Germany. 

(Bohac; dswci DXW June 29) 

Buchtipp: 

Hermann Stuempert: Ist das Radio noch zu retten ? 

ISBN 3-937151-30-3, 196 Seiten, 19,90 EUR uni-edition 

(Habe dies als Anzeige gelesen) 

Ausstellung: "Hoeren mit Roehren, Radios von gestern" 

bis zum 21. August im Stadtmuseum Bergkamen, Jahnstr. 31, Bergkamen- 

Oberaden (nordoestl. von Dortmund). 

Geoeffnet Di, Mi, Do 10-12 und 14-17 Uhr, Fr, Sa 14-17 Uhr, So 11-18 Uhr, 

Eintritt frei. 

(Juergen Lohuis-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 5) 



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ALBANIA/CHINA The Albanian RTV Technical Director Arben Mehilli gave me 

a good nx today in the afternoon that the ARTV Web page will be active as 

it is configured at 

available in Internet from about a week ago. Your comments and kind 

suggestions on this pre-Radio Tirana Web page would be highly appreciated 

from us. 

Thank you and best regards from a sunny hot Tirana, 

Drita Cico, TV-Head of Monitoring Center, RADIO TIRANA. (direct July 6) 

[later] 

As you know, I always forward all reception reports to Radio Tirana 

Management, TWR, CRI and You/WWDX Club. 

In the end of June, I discussed with our Technical Director Mr Arben 

Mehilli and Radio Tirana External Service Director Mr Astrit Ibro on SWL 

reports with complains and remarks on A05ALR. 

Again discussed on your yesterday reception with Tech. Dir., who gave me 

the permission to propose according to reception reports the necessary 

Radio Tirana freq corrections, which he will order to be executed - he 

said. 

(Drita Cico, TV-Head of Monitoring Center, RADIO TIRANA, July 8) 

Re: Radio Tirana-ALB. Interference on 7120 at 2130 UT.

Hello Drita, 

I had the opportunity to try 7120 last evening - July 5th - around 2145UT. 

I can confirm Olle's findings. China Radio International is a very strong 

signal at my location in North-West England on this frequency and Radio 

Tirana is unusable. 

There are other freqs available in the 7 MHz band at 2130-2200 which seem 

sufficiently clear, and either Shijak or Urumqi should move to one of 

them. 

I note these A-05 HFCC registrations: 

7120 2130-2200 28NE URU 500 308 0 216 CHN CRI RTC 

7120 2130-2200 27 SHI 100 300 0 216 123456 ALB ALR ALR 

Unfortunately, SW signals are not as selective in their target areas. What 

is audible in Ciraf Zone 28NE will also be audible in Ciraf Zone 27. In 

other words, it is an impratical sharing of a frequency. 


Dear Drita, 

Your txion in English at 2130 UT on 7120 kHz is currently inaudible here 

as the freq is used by CRI Hungarian at the same time. The CRI transmitter 

puts in an enormous signal even at my location in the far north of Europe. 

Before 2128 UT, the freq is empty ... (Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX July 4) 

Checked 7120 kHz today and have to say that this is the worst clash I 

witnessed in a long time. Two powerhouse signals of about equal strength 

but 10.8 Hz apart (both carriers were already on at 2127 UT tune-in), so 

the resulting mess got also further disfigured by a terrible, fast SAH. 

HFCC says the Chinese tx is Urumqui, and it indeed has to be a high power 

rig in western China to produce such a strong signal. A recording of this 

disaster: 

 


Frequency check for A05ALR: English & German 

Dear BBC Mon, DW, ... & Radio Tirana Listeners, 

According to the planned Radio Tirana A05 frequency changes for English 

and German programs, please kindly send us reception reports made from 

Monday to Saturday: 

* for English Program 2130-2200 UTC Ciraf 27 100 kW Freq: 

6225, 6230, 6235, 7110 kHz. 

* for German Program 1801-1830 UTC Ciraf 28 100 kW Freq: 

6115, 7105, 7110, 7115, 7135, 7140 kHz. 

Please, let us know which one of the above or other frequencies results 

the best to use during A05ALR. Your cooperation would be very useful and 

much appreciated! Looking forward to hear from you ASAP. 


...for English Program 2130-2200 UTC Ciraf 27 100 kW Freq: 

6225, 6230, 6235, 7110 kHz. 

Dear Mrs. Drita Cico, 

I checked the wanted freqs at 2100-2200 UT, see above - twice times. 

Receiver location is in south-west Germany, just midst on the propagation 

path from Shijak towards United Kingdom. 

6225 is not bad, but suffers slighly on upper side by Utility sce which

covers 6227-6232 kHz. 

6230 is useless, see UTE previous line. 

6235 is useless, see UTE previous line before. 

6240 would bes a much, much better choice, no QRM. 

7110 Powerhouse CRI leaves at 2100 UT. But small thiny co-channel signal 

of Belarus Home sce still stays here. And also slight sideband QRM of 

Belarus External sce on 7105 kHz occurs. 7115 seems free so far. 

Resumen: 7110 kHz would work at least on fair level, depending of Belarus 

signal propagation and how strong Shijak 100 kW signal reaches U.K. 

target. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX July 10) 

Dear Wolfy, Very many thanks indeed, for your nice observations, also 

forwarded to Radio Tirana Management. 

What about freq observations: 

* for German Program 1801-1830 UTC Ciraf 28 100 kW 

Freq: 6115, 7105, 7110, 7115, 7135, 7140 kHz ? 

Are you satisfied in your location with 6130 kHz? 


ALGERIA 7466 Re: "BrDXC-UK Africa on Shortwave survey" publication: I 

do notice that under Algeria it states that there is "no current SW 

broadcasting from Algeria". However if one looks under the entry for 

Western Sahara one will find that that broadcast [7466] originates from 

Tindouf, Algeria. (Steve Lare-MI-USA, dxld July 7) 

Thanks to Steve for spotting this anomaly, we have now uploaded a revised 

version which includes the Polisario station under both Algeria and 

Western Sahara, as well a couple of other updates. See the Africa by 

Country list on the Articles index at 

 

(Dave Kenny-UK, British DX Club, dxld July 7) 

I know BC-DX #718 already has my 05 Jul report on this I have recently 

brought to discussion so to speak RTA's 198 kHz Ouargla & 153 kHz Bechar, 

and tried both on the [Portugal] SW coast during the day on 03 Jul at 1341 

UT when airing the normal Arabic program, with phone-ins, modern Arabic 

songs, few talks: 153 kHz Bechar, closer to Portugal, rated at 55454 

mainly via the back of the 250 m Central America unterminated Beverage. 

198 kHz Ouargla, away to the east, into the desert, rated at 25342 via a 

K9AY loop to avoid co-channel BBC R4 Droitwich which does dominate the 

frequency. I compared those two signals against RTA 549 kHz, and found a 

ñ 2" delay on Bechar & Ouargla which almost denotes a satellite feed. 


ARMENIA At 1600-1700 UT VOR in Ru "KS" prgr, 1700 UT Break, 1725-1825 

TWR in Caucasian, Persian, Kurdish on 1377 MW, maybe replacing 234 and 

1314 kHz. From 1810 UT in Kurdish was // MW 864 kHz (July 2). MW 1350 and 

864 kHz schedule remains unchanged. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX July 10) 

AUSTRALIA 2310 VL8A Alice Springs, Jul 3 12:55 - Very good reception 

with usual ABC programming,//to slightly weaker 2325 VL8T Tennant Creek, 

and 2485 VL8K Katherine (the latter with a ute cochannel spoiling the 

frequency). 

(Walt Salmaniw-CAN, dx-ped Queen Charlotte Isl BC-CAN, DXplorer July 5) 

BAHRAIN 9745 on Jul 7 at 2230- UT: Radio Bahrain. Heard daily with non- 

stop Arab mx. AM/U. Equally strong with co-channel Vo Han / Kuanghua and 

HCJB. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx July 7)

BRAZIL 17815 R Cultura, Sao Paulo; at 0138-0205 on 7 July, clear and 

very good w/ xlnt traditional jazz instrumentals, PT M 0147, back to jazz. 

At 0200:30, M back-intro'ed the last track, then "Radio Cultura... AM... 

FM... ondas curtas ..." (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer July 7) 

Radio Nacional do Brasil 9665 in HFCC list.I wanted to check actual 

azimuths used by Brazil's natl. b/caster on 9665, and all I could find 

under version 01, sub-version 00, applies to the B relay for China RI, not 

a single entry on R. Nacional do Brasil itself: 

9665 0100-0200 zones 14/16 215deg 

ditto 0300-0400 zones 10 to 12 314deg 

Truly enlightening ... Does anyone know the actual beams for B 9665 to 

Afr+Eur?On no mention of R. Senado (now defunct?) 

whatsoever. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 6) 

Also listed 

6170 0730-0400 250 kW 344deg 6185 0730-0400 250 kW 344deg 

9665 0500-0800 250 kW 314deg 9665 1800-2200 250 kW 314deg 

11780 0000-2400 250 kW 312deg 

and taken from Radio Nacional Z-98 schedule [HISTORY!] 

kHz kW deg 

0115-0215 PORTUGUESE Am 11780 250 312 

0415-0515 PORTUGUESE Am 11765 250 314 

0700-0800 PORTUGUESE Af 9745 250 089 

1000-1120 SPANISH Am 9745 250 220 

1200-1320 ENGLISH Am 15445 250 326 

1330-1450 SPANISH Am 15445 250 326 

1630-1750 PORTUGUESE EuME 15265 250 040 

1800-1920 ENGLISH EuME 15265 250 040 

1800-1920 PORTUGUESE Af 17750 250 089 

1920-0000 Sun only PORTUGUESE Af 17750 250 089 

1930-2050 GERMAN EuME 15265 250 040 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX July 11) 

CHILE Re: 15485 Voz Christiana Santiago-CHL / BBC Skelton-UK 0700-1700 

UT 300kW 180 deg. 

15485 Voz Crista, Santiago, on 3 Jul at 1431-... UT, Portuguese to 

Brasil, listeners' mail; 44544, co-channel QRM de BBC UK. Sorry, I forgot 

to write down the antenna I used - the 300 m SoAm Beverage perhaps - but 

do recall both stations were audible via another aerial, possibly the 25 m 

sloper, even if the BBC kept getting QRM de CHL (I sometimes write down 

the type of antenna for a particular log when it's the sort of antenna one 

wouldn't expect to use at all for that QRG, like the elevated K9AY here 

often being my best tool for Mali 9635v!). So reception of Chile is 

possible in Europe after lunch time despite all odds. 


CHINA And re Olle's observations re changes at one of the the RTC 

stations in BEI. I did try to tune to CNR-6 (Taiwan Service 2nd) which 

should be using 9170 at 2055+ but did not hear any signal last night 

(05/07). This morning (06/07) I tried to hear 15880 which should be on air 

0355-1100 UT but could not trace any signal. And there was some form of 

digital signal on 11905 so no signal from BEI could be heard if operating. 

As commented to Olle, the two txs used for this sce are registed as BEI 50 

kW and via 170 deg so may be at the same site as the "missing" CNR-8 

txions. 

Of course, I cannot rule out propagation (or lack of it) being responsible 

for no signals, but 15880 and 11905 have not been noted recently. I think 

I listened at the wrong time for 6020 and 7120 last night - I didn't hear

them anyway - but was able to note the serious CRI QRM to Tirana on 7120. 

The two txions cannot possibly co-exist on 7120 [c.f. under Albania]. 


Re CHINA, dxld 5-110: THALES MAKES JAMMING TRANSMITTERS. 

May I remind readers that Thompson-CSF (now Thales) has offered a 10 kW / 

5 kW tactical SW jamming system since the late 1980s. 

It would be nice if someone could dig up an old Thompson brochure to prove 

my point as I have seen the brochure myself in the past. 

Thales has the right to sell as many jamming systems it wants because it 

is a European multinational, not subject to any US sanction. China may 

become a centre of production for the ALLISS txion system in future, 

perhaps lowering the production cost by 25% (non-transmitter cost). 

The ALLISS txion system was designed to combat jamming [from the former 

USSR], but the ALLISS design is implicitly designed for jamming when one 

replaces the default 500 kW tx with 3 x 100 kW txs and a triplexer. This 

design change may mean having to decouple any horizontal phasing equipment 

that may be supplied with the ALLISS antenna system. 

(Michael Hackett, dxld July 7) see also under IRAQ... 

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba finally got some power back, July 9 at 2143 UT, 

with open carriers found on 11875, 11760 and 9550 kHz; at 2202 joined 

programming in progress, a round-table discussion of the hurricane damage. 

But a few mins later a SW fadeout diminished the signals, great timing. 

Earlier, during the single hour R. Marti is on 13m, there was pulse 

jamming clearly audible at 2108 UT, at the rate of about 4 per second, 

mixing with Delano 21500 kHz, where there is usually no jamming to be 

heard. Conditions must have been up for Cuba and down for California. 

[later] 

Radio Rebelde, 11655 kHz, Sunday July 10 until 1302* UT concluding nice 

"Musica de su Vida" program, love songs, which I think they said started 

at 6 am; off without any ID but good signal till then. Cannot find a 

program schedule at the Rebelde website 

 

link to "Programacion" just leads back to the index page. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 9/10/11) 

FRANCE/LIBYA Voice of Africa test txions observed. A bilingual test 

txion from Libyan radio Voice of Africa was observed from 1200-1400 on 

21675 and 21695 kHz SW by BBC Monitoring on 4 July. Reception was fair to 

good. 

The first hour was in Swahili and included a nx bulletin at 1230-1235. 

This was followed at 1300-1400 with a programme in English, identifying as 

"Voice of Africa from the Great Jamahiriyah", and announcing that this was 

an experimental txion for east Africa on 21695, and for central, northern 

and southern Africa on 21675. There was a nx bulletin at 1330-1340 UT. 

Voice of Africa was further observed broadcasting in Arabic 1700-1900 on 

the freq of 11615 kHz. A txion on 15660 tentatively identified as Fulani 

was noted from tune-in at 1743 until 1800 UT. 

According to a statement on the broadcaster's website the station launched 

experimental txions in two African langs on 1 July 2005, on the occasion 

of the fifth African Union Summit being held in the Libyan coastal town of 

Sirte. 

Voice of Africa is the external sce of state broadcaster Libyan Jamahiriya 

Broadcasting Corporation, which has an Arabic/English/French website at

(BBCM via RNW MNW July 4) 

1 hour broadcast in English at 1300-1400 UT, feat. Nx in English at 1330 

UT, on 21675 and 21695 kHz. 1800-2000 UT on 15205 test tone. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX July 1-10) 

GEORGIA Yesterday morning I tried to check Georgian Radio on 11805 kHz, 

which was in progress in English at 0737-0740 UT. S=3 Gregorian religious 

song singer, stable low modulation, stronger carrier. I could understand 

all programm and mx content of the txion. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX July 6) 

GERMANY Peter Beck reports that from tonight Rohrdorf 666 kHz will be 

switched off between 2100 and 0400 UT. I can confirm that this time they 

indeed enforced this silence period; 666 is empty now, away from some weak 

signal I don't bother to identify by getting outside with the radio. At 

only 576 and 1017 are mentioned for 

overnight sce now, but 711 is still on as well. 

Recently SWR cont.ra developed a habit to hardly mention 711 in promos 

etc. anymore, provoking speculations that the two remaining txs on this 

freq (Heilbronn and Ulm) could be shut down sooner or later as well. 


A small amendment re. Rohrdorf 666: The silence periods of this tx are the 

same than introduced for 828 and 1485 a while ago, i.e. Mon-Fri 2100-0300 

(winter 2200-0400), Sat+Sun 2100-0500 (winter 2200-0600). This means that 

for the first daily txion hour still MDR Info will be carried, since SWR 

cont.ra relays MDR Info Mon-Fri 2100-0400, Sat+Sun 2100-0556 (also here in 

winter one UT hour later of course). 

Noel asked about FM: SWR cont.ra is not on FM, with the small exception of 

a 300 watts tx on the roof of the SWR broadcasting house at Stuttgart 

(91.5 MHz). Actually SWR was not supposed to produce this sixth program at 

all, but they rolled it out by declaring it to be a DAB project while 

putting it on mediumwave (plus satellite for home listening) for a real 

world audience. So if a listener in southern Baden-Wuerttemberg now wants 

to listen to the overnight relay of MDR Info and has poor reception on 576 

and 1017: Bad luck. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 10) 

African Languages. I checked IBRA radio website in Sweden (they're Swedish 

Pentecoastal Missionaries) and they confirm TAMAJEQ as the lang used from 

2030 to 2045 UT on 9675 kHz. (see their PDf schedule file). 

Contrary to ILG which gives WOLLOF for 2000-2015 on Friday, the pdf file 

indicates ZARMA which is a different NILO-SAHARAN lang. 

FULFULDE / FULANI TWR Swaziland 1830z 9510 kHz 

FULFULDE / FULANI IBRA 1900z 9675 kHz played "hindi" song in the middle, 

otherwise typical African percussions and "salaam Aleikum" 

TIGRE VOA 1630z 11705 kHz 

TIGRE KOL ISRAEL 1835 11590 kHz / 9345 kHz . 15640 kHz best on 25mb. 

KANURI TWR Swaziland 1900 9685 kHz ends 1915 

LINGALA TWR Swaziland 1905 9525 kHz heavy Russian QRM ; id at 1904 before 

start 

YORUBA TWR Swaziland 1900 9510 kHz checked/gone at 1932 best in LSB 

DYULA / JULA , AWR 2000 11870 kHz gives PO Box in Abidjan, Ivory Coast

DYULA / JULA , IBRA 1945 9675 kHz 

MALINKE / MANDINGUE , IBRA 1930 9675 kHz 

WOLOF IBRA 2000 9675 kHz 

Remarks All IBRA 9675 kHz best received in SSB due QRM 

IBRA was active from 2030-2045 UT (end of general txion) in what should've 

been TAMAJEQ but I'm puzzled as the lang sounded quite different from a 

Berber idiom 'rather like the preceding langs of the NIGER-CONGO branch 

(Schedule change ??) 

(Patrice- near Paris-F, hcdx July 8) [DTK Juelich 100kW 190deg, wb.] 

HUNGARY 21590 Radio Budapest on June 30 at 1131-1145 UT. SINPO 35333. 

Interview in Hungarian. Station ID was heard at 1142 UT. 


INDONESIA VoINS on v15136.13 kHz again, scheduled 1600-2100 UT. 

Today July 8th VoINS Jakarta Cimanggis uses again - randomly - this tx 

which is mis-tuned of approx. 14 kHz down (Cimangis has 7x British Marconi 

beasts of the 90ties at their disposal, acc TDP list, made in Britain in 

1992/1995): 

QRG odd v15136.13 kHz (registered on 15150), also // nearly 9525[9524.9..] 

kHz German heard well between 1800 and 1828 UT, latter when CRI Beijing 

starts Russian sce with 500 kW powerhouse. First reported by Vlad Titarev 

in UKR on July 1st. Monitored on July 3: 15149.95 kHz. 


VOI was coming strong yesterday [July 1] on 15136 (mistuned 15150 I 

guess). Brought a lot of troubles to 1700-1800 UT 15135 RFE/RL Ukrainian 

(mostly by strong H+). 

VOI IDs etc in German min(s) before 1700 ToH. 44544 (LSB to avoid AIR 

Russian on 15140 kHz). At 2000 UT English with 25322 rating. Their 9525 as 

always regularly weak here at the same hours. 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer July 2) 

Greeting from Toyama-JPN. We just have a rainy season, heavy rainy every 

day. DX tips as follows, attached file is recorded around 2030 UT on 

15136.13 kHz. 

15136.13 VOINS at 2030 UT on 8 July. English sce with pops and commentary. 

Good signal. At 0825 UT on 9 July also on 15136.13 kHz with English sce. 

Both are // 9524.9 kHz. 

(Masahiro Umemura-JPN JH9RUI, wwdxc BC-DX July 9) 

15135.15 (on July 9) VoINS at 1927 UT with ballad/rock songs by OM. 

Station clip "English to know more" showing station's email and web 

address but the program was in French thanks to Wolfie for this log and 

Vlad Titarev. But today July 10th at 1733 UT station is heard again on 

15150 at 1733 with semi 'melayu-deli' songs and other oldies S9 max ID at 

1748 UT in Spanish. German progr at 1800 UT, S8 max 43433 some QRM from 

15155 kHz. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX July 10) 

As you probably noticed, VoINS is back on 15150 kHz this Sunday. Heard on 

15136 yesterday Sat 9th. (Jean-Michel Aubier-F, wwdxc BC-DX July 10) 

2959.96 RPDT Manggarai, Ruteng, Flores, Timor, Jul 3 12:55 - Fair to good 

reception of this reliable Indo with INSn talk. Always very impressive for 

300w listed. 3325.02 RRI Palangkaraya, Borneo, Jul 3 13:10 - Presumed

logging with INSn talk. Fair to good reception. 

3345 RRI Ternate, Moluccas, Jul 3 13:11 - Good reception with Indonesian 

talk by a YL. There was orchestral mx and then a choral anthem (sure 

sounded like a NA), at 13:15 but then the YL came back on and continued on 

with the usual INSn muffly audio. 

(Salmaniw, Tow Hill, Queen Charlotte Isl, BC) 

3976.05 RRI Pontianak, Borneo, Jul 3 13:24 - Very good reception with EZL 

INSn mx. OM announcer accepted a call, mentioning 'program', and 'bye'. 

Then several 'hello', but with no answer. Pontianak mentioned at 13:31:20. 

4789.98 Radio Fak-Fak, West Papua, Jul 3 13:40 - Very good reception with 

a speech being carried with clapping with excellent audio, then back to 

the studio with the usual muffly audio. Then low modulation talk by OM 

with piano background. Spoiled by CODAR. 

(all Walt Salmaniw-CAN, dx-ped Queen Charlotte Isl BC-CAN, DXplorer 

July 5) 

IRAN/IRAQ [KURDISTAN] V. of Iranian Kurdistan heard 1600-1727 UT in 

Kurdish and Persian in the ranges 3930-3975 and 4850-4875 kHz, jumping to 

avoid Iranian jammers. 

V. of Kurdistan, Iraq, 91.50, 1011 June 11 ID in Kurdish, SIO 555. V. of 

Kurdistan, Iraq, 91.60, 1000 June 11 nx in Kurdish, SIO 353, both FM by 

sporadic E with Chinese Nakiwa receiver. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, 22 May, DX News, BrDXC-UK Communication magazine) 

Balad Relay Station. 

On the matter of the Balad relay station (Iraq): I am seeking US public 

opinion (and military opinion) on behalf of a non-profit religious 

broadcasting client that may seek to lease time 

from the Balad Relay Station in future. The client's main concern is HOW 

the Balad Relay Station should be reactivated. 

If Balad is reactivated, views are sought as to what management 

arrangement is worth lobbying the White House and Congress for: 

* Balad should be managed on behalf of the Iraq govt 

* Acquired outright by BBG (bbg.gov as O&O) 

* Jointly managed (BBG & VT Merlin as joint O&O) 

* How much money should be spent to reactivate Balad? 

Amounts up to 30 Mill USD must be considered. 

This decision is in the hands of the US administration in Iraq, and the 

Iraq govt in formation. Contact me with your opinion or information at: 

(delete the X) 

Subject: Balad Relay Station 

Factoid: The Balad Relay Station is extremely visible from "Camp 

Anaconda", as seen in the PBS Frontline documentary "Private Warriors". 

 

Balad Relay Station's Capabilities 16 x 500 kW SW txs, mid 1980s 

manufacture. 

These can be refurbished cheaply, at less than 2,500,000 CHF 

1 x HR 4/4/1 Rotatable Curtin Array (Telefunken? ABB?) 

The curtain array is in perfect working order according to rumor. Unknown 

number of HRS Curtain Arrays, perhaps 20%+ capable of targeting Iran.

All Balad blueprints and diagrams are held by Thales in Switzerland, and 

due to Swiss corporate secrecy laws and are unobtainable by me at this 

time. If I had these blueprints I would be able to proceed with further 

analysis for my client. 

As Iraq is not fully formed as an independent state, these blueprints need 

to be made public so as to be in line with international law with respect 

to the oversight of public property of defeated powers (as established 

after WWII). 

Balad What is broken: 

Primary Switch Matrix (ready for complete redesign to target Iran with 

Triplexing). 

Commentary & ideas to email me about too With Balad fully re-activated, it 

would be possible for RFE-RL / VOA / Radio Farda / BBC Persian / RFI 

Persian / etc ... to broadcast to Iran with local MW fieldstrength on up 

to 16 [SW] freqs at a time. 

Balad has the equivalent to the txion capabilities of Gloria, Portugal > 

Former USSR. Iran may be oil rich, but it is not ready to jam 16 x 500 kW 

SW txs aimed at it! 

Religious broadcasters should be allotted time on Balad, so as to keep any 

"Radio War" between the US and Iran from heating up into a true war. 

Iraq's regional SW broadcasting needs can be fully met by Abu Greheb Relay 

Station, in the Iraq national capital region. 

(Michael Hackett, dxld July 8) 

According to TDP, the 16 x 500 kW site 

called "Balad" above is Salah el Din; the other SW sites are: 

Abu Ghraib [note spelling here too where have I heard that name before?] 6 

x 250 kW; Babel 4 x 500 kW; Salman Pack [sic] with 4 x 100, 18 x 50, 8 x 

10 and 1 x 16 kW. 

Altho TDP does not give an "out" of sce date, not a single one of these 

SWBC txs Iraq once had is on the air, and indeed, there has been little if 

any SWBC from Iraq (other than Kurdish clandestines, now not so 

clandestine), since the first Gulf War. I seem to recall that a good many 

of them were destroyed or damaged at that time. 

Altho his name is not in the above or website, this is the guy who has 

previously come up with fanciful proposals in the past involving RCI and 

RNZI, Michael Hackett, who also offers his sces as a consultant at 

but his name is nowhere on that either, and 

I am not sure "Michael Hackett" is his real name; I only got it from his 

From field. His resume includes consultations for hypothetical SW stations 

in the Queen Charlotte Islands, Esquimault, and Swift Current, Canada; and 

Falkland Islands. 

The website has nothing to do with CBC! Currently it 

promotes something called Power Broadcasting, begging for donations to set 

up a 500 kW religious SW station in Lae, PNG, on 15260 to reach the 

billions of souls to be saved in China, India, and the rest of Asia (as if 

there were not plenty of those already). And as if this were the solution 

to preventing terrorism. 

Just as wacky is the idea of broadcasting Christian religious programs 

from Iraq in order to lessen tensions in the Middle East! I would be very 

wary of making any donation (amounts suggested depending on your income) 

without investigating this organization fully. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 8)

JAPAN 6055 JOZ2 and 9595 JOZ3, // at 0930 UT with what sounded like a 

radio soap opera. 9595 SINPO 21432; needed to use USB due to severe co- 

channel interference from 9590 and the ICF-2010 sync lock's seemingly 

constant use of "lower" rather than "upper". 6055 much noisier though. 

Also ... the Voice of Korea once again on 11710 at 1000 UT, this time 

strong but very fadey with long, dull nx on the 14th anniversary of the 

"demise" of the "Great Leader" Kim Jong Il. (ibid. hcdx July 8) 

KOREA D.P.R. 3249.55 Pyongyang Broadcasting Station, Jul 3 at 13:05 - 

Strident Korean OM and YL. Good reception, and // to much stronger 3320.17 

and 6250.06 (which was also very strong except for a cochannel 

intermittent buzzing utility). 


MONACO/FRANCE [non] In May this year, the chronology of the 702 kHz/428 

metres tx usage was published in S.E.R. 

I've thought that also the story of the other glorious MW wavelength of 

Radio Monte Carlo, 205 metres, might be of interest to some of us. So I've 

unearthed my dusty logbooks - however, while the 702 story published in 

May was complete, since I logged the first txion in November 1973, the 

1467 story may be in need of your contributions, especially between 1948 

and 1966! 

THE 1466/1467 STORY. 1948 - According to some sources, the 1466 MW tx of 

RMC comes to the air on July 3rd with 120 kW. 

Early '60s - My first memories are not recorded in any of my logbooks (by 

the way, my first entry is for Radio Nordsee International on the 29th of 

June, 1970). But they are quite vivid: at the seaside in Tuscany, in the 

early '60s, where every boys and girls had their "trannies" tuned to 205 

metres, where a lively programme in French had much more pop mx in a 

single day than could be heard on RAI during a whole week! Radio Monte 

Carlo was then "la radio du soleil" and "le juke-box d'Europe". 

1966 - While the French sce gradually moves to the new long wave 

transmitter on 218 kHz, in order to improve reception throughout almost 

all of France, on March 6th the Italian-French txion starts on 1466 at 

1400-1600 local, with bilingual annts every three records (one Italian, 

one French, one British/American) and announcements in French inviting 

French listeners to retune to "1400 metres ondes longues". 

Great days when a very popular programme could be shifted to a lower 

frequency! The official name of the programme was "La trasmissione italo- 

francese di Noel Coutisson", who was the director of the programme. While 

usually listening to this programme on short waves (6035 and 7135 kHz), in 

Autumn/Winter it was exciting for me to listen to the 1466 signal coming 

into life, sometimes as early as 1500 local, but surely in time for a 

fabulous programme in French at 1700 which was called "Pop varietes" (and 

I still seem to hear that jingle again, "Pop varietes sur Radio Monte 

Carlo"!). 

1970 - Rock mx beamed to the U.K. past midnight from Radio Geronimo (until 

October). 

December 2nd, 1970 - First day of broadcasting for MCI - Monte Carlo 

International - with Tommy Vance and Dave Cash, and later also Kenny 

Everett. Scheduled daily at midnight till 3 o'clock local. 

November 1973 - The new 701 kHz tx comes to the air with the Italian sce, 

but 1466 remains in parallel. 

February 1974 - Trans World Radio on the air on 1466 after closedown of

Italian programme at 2000. 

December 1979 - 1466 now relays LW French sce from s/on at 0656 until 2000 

local. 

July 1980 - TW Radio in English with the Radio Bible Class until midnight 

followed by Arabic. 

October 1982 - 1467 relays long waves until 1945, followed by special 

programme "Dialogue" beamed to Africa and Middle East, and by Radio 

Evangile at 2000/2030. 

May 1983 - RMC Mediterranee appears on 1467 as an opt-out, Mondays to 

Fridays at 1330/1600, with talk and pop/rock mx. IDs also as "RMC 205 

metres" and "RMC ondes moyennes". Special programmes from the Cannes Film 

Festival are broadcast. RMC Mediterranee continues till the summer of 

1986, then 1467 returns to all-day relay of the main LW programme, except 

for Trans World Radio after 2000. 

October 1986 - At 0630/0700, Radio Evangile, followed by this 

announcement: "Radio Monte Carlo ondes moyennes vous propose maintenant 

son programme ondes longues". 

January 1988 - TWR broadcasts Radio Bible Class followed by "Rendez vous" 

in English at midnight. Excellent reception with new 1000 kW transmitter. 

February 1988 - Reception check in the morning shows full power with Radio 

Evangile until 0700, then reduced power with relay of LW (note that the LW 

tx switched from 218 to 216 kHz as late as March 23rd). 

July 1989 - Arabic Service on 205 metres until 1930, followed by TWR. 

January 1992 - Daytime txions revert to French in//with 216. 

September 1999 - Relay of LW sce ends as usual at 1930 with invitation to 

retune to 216 "grandes ondes", and religious programme in French follows. 

September 2001 - In order to improve audibility of the Central European 

Service, while forced to reduce power on 1530 kHz from Santa Maria Galeria 

for "electrosmog" reasons, Radio Vaticana hires the Monte Carlo tx from 

1630 to 1840 gmt for Slovene, Croat, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish and 

German sces. 

January 2003 - Juvenile station Superloustic heard all day on 1467, but 

soon moves to 675 from Marseille and 999 from Paris. 

March 15th, 2004 - First day of broadcasts for MC One, very good here in 

Bologna at 0630 signing on, but slightly fading away past 0700. Quite 

mysterious station to me, but with nice easy rock mx. Only lasts for a 

couple of months on MW, but continues in Monaco with 0,5 kW on 98.2 FM 

according to WRTH. 

Nov. 1st, 2004 - Italian heard again on 205 metres when Trans World Radio 

resumes Italian broadcast at 2045/2115 Mondays to Fridays. 

(Stefano Valianti-I, Southern European Report, July BrDXC-UK 

"Communication" magazine) 

MONGOLIA VoMongolia e-mail id. You can try for a VO Mongolia QSL card if 

you have any current / old loggings. This email id is active & responce is 

very fast. OM/YL Densmaa is VOM mail editor. 

 

(Swopan Charoborty-IND, wwdxc BC-DX July 8) 

NEW ZEALAND 3935.07 ZLXA, Jul 3 at 1250 - Much better heard here, than

in recent years in Grayland or Victoria. Good reception with relay of 

National Radio discussing American involvement in Iraq. 


NUMBER STATION When fiddled a little bit on the VFO I came across an 

UNID Russian lang number station on exact freq of 11830.00 kHz. At 0742 to 

0745 UT noted an endless loop of some Russian number calling procedure, 

like header count figures: 

"tchinch, tchetiree, pjat ..." over an over again. 

Clandestine message started then at 0745 UT, lasted til 07.47:30 UT. TX 

signing off at 07.48:30 UT. No IF image reception at my location, 

monitored the number station on three different rxs. 

Some international broadcaster use this 11830 channel regularly on other 

time of the day. Like Galbeni/Tiganesti-ROU, but also Kaliningrad/Samara- 

RUS. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX July 6) 

As far as I recall is it not uncommon for Russian numbers stations to work 

also within the broadcasting bands. Another specialty of them are live 

announcers, as opposed to "CynthIA", the canned young English lady, the 

canned old German lady etc. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 8) 

OMAN Oman heard on 15140 kHz at 1430 UT, English DJ with Western pop mx, 

chimes at 1500, "This is Radio Sultanate.." then the English feed cut and 

into Arabic. Good strength but low modulation when in English, seems 

better now Arabic is on. (Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX July 7) 

If it stays on air it might be worth tuning 15140 at 1400 to see what lang 

is broadcast. It used to carry English for one hour but if I recall 

correctly English was dropped before the tx went off. 


Oman back in English on 15140 kHz at 1400-1500 UT. 15140 Jul 8 1400- OMA: 

R Sultanate of Oman, Thumrait. Per Noel Green tip, the other Omani SW tx 

noted back on the air and in English at this time. Reading dedications and 

playing Sade's "Smooth Operator" after the news. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer July 8) 

[Nothing heard on both Seeb 15375 and Thumrait 15140 around 1300-1430 UT. 

Maybe 15140 starts later. wb, July 11.] 

The tx listed at Thumrait is heard back on air today via 17630 kHz. A good 

signal was logged around 0630 UT // Seeb 13640 kHz but the THU tx audio 

still has a background rumble. If it stays on air it might be worth tuning 

15140 kHz at 1400 UT to see what lang is broadcast. It used to carry 

English for one hour but if I recall correctly English was dropped before 

the tx went off. (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX July 9) 

Radio Oman English on 15140 kHz. Oman heard opening in English on 15140 

kHz today at 1400 UTC - excellent reception. Identified as "Radio 

Sultanate of Oman". This txion is scheduled daily from 1400-1500 UTC but 

had been off the air for several months. 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK July 10) 

PNG 3235 Radio West New Britain, Jul 3 13:00 - S7 signal with EZL C&W 

mx. No ID at the TOH. Female DJ at 13:02 was answering a listener's call: 

'Hello?, hello?, hello?' I couldn't make the caller out at all. 

3365 Radio Milne Bay, Alotau, Jul 3 13:19 - Presumed logging with Afro- 

American vocals at fair to good level. 


PARAGUAY I listened to Radio Nacional del Paraguay in Spanish on 9736.5

kHz from 0806 to 0838 UT on June 17, 2005. Mainly songs. ID at 0810, 0831 

and 0835 UT. SINPO 35332, 33332, 35333. QRM: Utility station? on same 

frequency. (Yasuhiro Shiozaki-JPN, JPNpremium July 7) 

POLAND On this page about the crashed 647 metres mast at Konstantynow 

(built by ABB Mannheim it seems, by the way) now three pictures of the 

site after the mast collapse have been added: 

 


RUSSIA 12120 Radio Voice of Oromo Liberation Front (Radio Sagalee Qabso 

Bilisuma Oromiya) via RUS um 1700 UTC in Oromo mit ID, Berichten und 

Ansage einer ADR in Ontario, Kanada. s/off 1731 UTC. 24322. ). 


[Samara 250kW 188 deg, wb.] 

6240 Spezialnoye Radio (RUS) um 1800 UTC in Ru mit ID und russ. Rockmx. 

43433 (Utility-QRM). (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX July 7) 

Spezialnoye Radio (Special Radio) sendet donnerstags von 1800-1900 UT auf 

6240 kHz via Samara fuer die Ukraine und Belarus. Mein E-mail RR wurde 

innerhalb von 4 Tagen mit halbdet. e-mail beantwortet. Die Station hat 

keine eigenen QSL-Karten, freut sich aber ueber Zuschriften. 

v/s ist Maria Anikeeva, the press attache-PR manager und ist zu erreichen 

unter 

 

Address: Office 417, Efremova st. 10, Moscow 113092, Russia. 


[ERITREA non] The txions of the "Voice of Delina" prgr (via a TDP-leased 

tx in Russia) were moved to a new time slot and frequency, and are now 

aired Sundays 1800-1900 UT on 12130 kHz. 


A little lower, I found around 0630+ that VoR via IRK was audible on 21790 

peaking S4+ and usable - K/A 17635 was not as strong and suffering splash 

QRM. And I was surprised to find that NHK via YAM was also audible on 

21755 in English // 7230. This was less strong than IRK and only partly 

usable. BBC via NAK 21660 was audible but weak. There was CHN echo jamming 

audible on 21690 and later observed on 21540 too. And I note that the DRM 

via TRM is still on air via 21675. I wonder if that signal could be copied 

in Europe? Aussie channels 15515 15415 & 15160 (after RFI off at 0630) 

were audible - no trace of 15240 in splash - as well as 17750 and 13630, 

but none were really good enough to listen to comfortably. 

Lower still, WUN 9725 was a very good signal - it sounded like the late 

lamented Bro.Scott in full voice - and the preacher via Victora on 9720 

was also good and seemed to be shouting less. Maybe he has discovered that 

the DRM has gone off? (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX July 6) 

Did not remember the Spetsialnoye Radio txions today until 1810 UT, but 

then tuned into 6240 kHz and found it in progress with Russian rock mx. 

Concluded already at 1855 UT, saying that "our program with current mx 

from Russia is over", invited listeners to tune in again (some words not 

copied) "at 22 hours Moscow Time", contact details, three times interval 

signal and over (carrier stayed on for at least some mins). Professional 

production and excellent modulation, signal not very strong with lots of 

fading. I assume that European Russia is the actual target of these 

txions, otherwise the freq selection (49 metres) would make no sense. 

No real clue on site, except for Bolshakovo being very unlikely. Recording 

of the closing annt (again with lots of local noise, sorry):

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld July 8) 1800-1900 UTC, Thursdays only, gh. 

Voice of Russia via Petropavlovsk-RUS on 15595 at 0330 UT English 444, on 

June 25, YL with the Mailbag program. OM with nx items at 0331 UT. Brief 

mx interlude then Winds of Fire about the fate of Maria and Napolean as 

told by a YL ancr. Noted classical mx vocals at 0340 UT. ID by YL at 0358 

and IS at 0359 UT. This Is Moscow ID by an OM at 0400 UT. // 9880 [333] 

via Armavir, 15545 [333] via Armanir, and 9860 [333] via Vatican State. 

(Stewart H. MacKenzie-USA, JPNpremium July 7) 

RUSSIA [non] July 6-7 observations by Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS. 

QTH: near St.Petersburg, Russia. RX: communication receiver. 

ANT: three aerial systems directed to the Middle East, Africa and Latin 

America. 

2310 1923- AUS ABC Northern Territory, Alice Springs, July 6, English, 

OM/YL talks, // 2325 with weak signal, also on 2485 at 1944 (poor). 

2460.03 0102- B Radio Alvorada, Rio Blanco (tentative), July 7, 

Portuguese, OM annts, mx (poor, best in AM SYNC/LSB). 

2738 1848- BLR Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly with Russian 

and western pop mx // 2829 (both - good). 

3235.05 0110- B Radio Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja, July 7, Portuguese, OM/YL 

dialogues (poor). 

3254.88 2246- B Radio Educadora 6 de Agosto, Xapuri, July 6, Portuguese, 

OM/YL talks (poor). 

3309.98 0001-, 0113- BOL Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, July 7, Quechoa, 

OM/YL talks, mxal pauses (fair-good, best in AM SYNC/USB). 

3336.52 0115- PRU Radio Ondas del Huallaga, Huanuco (tent), July 7, 

Spanish, OM/YL talks (poor). 

3279.52 2357- EQA La Voz del Napo, Tena, Spanish, OM talk (poor). 

4409.77 0008-0016, 0159- BOL Radio Eco, Reyes, July 7, Spanish, OM talks, 

quitar mx - QRM from SSB stations (poor-fair). 

4485.94 0019- PRU Radio Frequencia, Celendin (tent), July 7, Spanish, OM 

talk - QRM from RTTY (weak). 

4498.11 0022- UNID Latin American from PRU or BOL, July 7, Spanish, OM 

talks, song (weak). 

4540 1523-1630* GEO Radio Georgia, July 6, Armenian-like program till 

1541, then open carrier till 1600 and then in Azeri-like - strong, but 

very distorted signal, also strong 2nd harmonic on 9080 (poor). 

4716.75 0025- BOL Raio Yura, Yura, July 7, Spanish, OM talk, song - QRM 

from SSB stations (fair). 

4774.96 0122- PRU Radio Tarma, Tarma, July 7, Spanish, OM announcements 

with mentions of Tarma, song (fair). 

4780 1608-1615, 1649-, 1700- and later DJI Radio Djibouti, July 6, mostly 

in UNID NEAfrican lang(s), ID at 1700 as "Radiodiffusion televisiones 

jumhuriyati de Djibouti" - the strongest African station on 60 m.b. this 

evening (fair-good-very good). 

4795 1535- KGZ Kyrgyz Radio, Jule 6, Kyrgyz mx, // 4009.98 (poor).

4796.41 0029-0033* BOL Radio Mallku, Uyuni, July 7, Spanish, OM talk with 

mention of Santa Cruz and Potosi, 0030 time annt, ID including "...de 4795 

kcs banda tropical de 60 metros" (fair-good). 

4826.47 0124- PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, July 7, Spanish, OM talk (good). 

4845.2 2306- B Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus, July 6, Portuguese 

OM talks with often menionts of Amazonia - also UNID Latin American was on 

the background, B? BOL? (fair). 

4855 1331-1400* BLR Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly with 

Russian and western pop mx // 4982 and 5134 (good). 

4855.74 0042- PRU Radio La Hora, Cusco, July 7, Spanish, OM talk, ID as 

"Radio La Hora transmitiendo el Cuzco". 

4900.87 2312- and later BOL Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, July 6, Spanish, 

OM talks (poor-fair). 

4914.96 1725-1736 KEN KBC Nairobi, July 6, African mx (fair). 

4919.98 0130- EQA Radio Quito, July 7, Spanish, OM sports reporting with 

mentions of Quito (fair). 

4949.98 0047- PRU Radio Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado, July 7, Spanish, 

OM talk (fair). 

4955 0049- PRU Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, July 7, Spanish, OM talk 

(fair-good). 

4982 0835-0845 BLR Radiostantsiya Stolitsa, July 6, SSB, mostly with 

Russian and western pop mx and nx at the beginning of each hour // 5134 

(till 1800 on both freqs), not // BR1 6010, 6040, 6070, 6080, 6115, 6190, 

7110, 7145, 11960 (0900-) and BR2 7265 (good). 

4985 2155- B Radio Barsil Central, Goiania, July 6, Portuguese, OM talks, 

2159 full annt including freqs and powers in kW (fair). 

4989.98 2318-, 0051- SUR Radio Apinte, Paramaribo (tentative), July 6, OM 

talk in UNID lang, western pop mx (poor). 

5025 0053- CUB Radio Rebelde, July 7, Spanish, OM dialogues - one more 

Latin American station was deeply on the background (fair-good). 

5985 1830- COG Radio Congo, July 6, French, OM annts, afropop mx (fair- 

good). 

5990 1702- ETH Radio Ethipoia, Gedja, July 6, UNID NEAfrican language, OM 

nx // 7110 and 9704.18 (fair). 

5939.32 2344- PRU Radio Melodia, Arequipa, July 6, Spanish, OM/YL talks 

(poor-fair). 

6020.29 2339- PRU Radio Victoria, Lima, July 6, Spanish, OM talk with 

often mention of Alleluia, // 9719.94 (both - fair). 

6035 2334- CLM La Voz de Guaviare, San Jose de Guaviare, July 6, Spanish, 

OM talk, ID, song (fair). 

6040 2148- B Radio Cluebe Paranense, Curitiba, July 6, Portuguese, OM talk 

- QRM from BLR (poor). 

6045 1852-1900 ZMB ZBC Gweru, July 6, Vernacular, OM talk, also at 2102-

2106 with YL nx (poor, fair at 2102). 

6055 2046-2100* RRW Radio Rwanda, July 6, Vernacular, YL talks, african mx 

(good). 

6110.76 1402- AZE Radio Baku, July 6, Azeri, YL nx - QRM from CRI, there 

was no any AZE signal on this freq at 1600-1800 later that evening and at 

0215-0300 on July 7 (poor). 

6150.05 1621-1648 CYP Radio Bayrak, July 6, pop songs, 1630-1647 news in 

English (YL), then orchestral mx (poor-fair, best in AM SYNC/LSB to avoid 

AUT on 6155). 

6160 0152-0202 CAN CKZN St.Johns, July 7, English, reading of memoirs, 

0200 CBC nx (fair-good). 

6193.43 0146- PRU Radio Cusco, Cusco, July 7, Spanish, OM ID, song (poor- 

fair). 

6209.94 1715- ETH Radio Fana, July 6, UNID NEAfrican language, YL talk, ID 

as "Radio Fana" // 6940 (both - good). 

6350 1718- ETH Voice of the Tigray Revolution, July 6, Tigrinya talks, QRM 

from RTTY on 6348/6352 // 5500 (fair-good, 5500 very good ). 

6520.32 2325-2331, 0135- PRU Radio Paucartambo, July 6-7, Spanish, OM 

talks, peruvian mx (poor-fair). 

6536.37 0138- PRU Radio Huancabamba, July 7, Spanish, YL song (poor-fair). 

6877.97 0143- UNID Latin American (tentative), July 7, Latin American-like 

mx (weak). 

7125 1704-1709 GUI Radio Conacry, July 6, Vernacular, OM local singing and 

OM talk (poor). 

7216.78 0242-0309 AGL Radio Nacional de Angola (tentative), Mulenvos, July 

7, mostly with OM talks in Vernacular - QRM from Radio Liberty on 7220 

(poor, best in AM SYNC/LSB). 

7299.77 1452-1458 CLN SLBC Ekala, July 6, Hindi YL annts, Indian songs, // 

11905 with excellent signal (fair). 

7590 1138-, 1318- ISL AFRTS Keflavik, July 6, USB, mostly with English 

OM/YL talks on various items, // 9980 (fair). 

9169.76v 1347-, 1430-, 1550-, etc. UNID from the M.East or Caucasus 

region, July 6, open carrier only, poor modulation - GEO? AZE? (strong). 

9495.45 1236-1258* GEO Abkhazian Radio, July 6, Russian local program 

called "Chernaya akula" (=Black shark), YL talks and songs, a lot of 

advertising annts - but at 1225 the tx was on 9494.75, also at 1402 with 

Abkhazian nx on 9494.75 (modulation problems) and on July 7 at 0236 with 

Abkhazian songs (fair). 

9504.81 2135-2145 B Radio Record, Sao Paulo, July 6, Portuguese, OM talks 

with often mentions of Sao Paulo (fair). 

9560.52 1259-1311 ETH Radio Ethiopia, Gedja, July 6, chimes, Afar news - 

weak QRM from Radio Australia (fair-good). 

9610 1008-1014, 1023-, 1053-, 1554- COG Radio Congo, July 6, mostly in 

Vernacular with strong French accent, local mx and singing (poor-fair).

9624.98 *1056-1106 CAN CBC Montreal, July 6, national anthem, French ID as 

"Ici Radio Canada North Quebeck", frequency/address anouncements, address, 

nx (fair-good). 

9704.18 0846-0852 ETH Radio Ethiopia, Gedja, July 6, mostly in UNID 

NEAfrican lang(s), (fair-good till CRI start at 1030). 

9724.92 0820-0830 CTR WUN Cahuita, July 6, English, OM live sermon (very 

good/good till ~ 0900/0930). 

9745 0238-, 0314- BHR Radio Bahrain, July 7, mostly with Arabic singing - 

QRM from HCJB (fair-poor). 

9865 1016-1020 ZMB Christian Voice, July 6, English OM religious talk 

(poor). 

9980 1043-, 1138-, 1315- ISL AFRTS Keflavik, July 6, USB, mostly with 

English OM/YL talks on various items including the IOC meeting in 

Singapore, // 7590 (good-excellent). 

12133.5 0912-, 1115- USA AFRTS Key West, July 6, USB, mostly with English 

OM talks on various items, UTE QRM (RTTY) (poor, but good at 0217 on July 

7). 

13750.12 1932- CTR WUN Cahuita, July 6, English, OM live sermon (poor- 

fair). 

13905.11 *1359- TJK Tajik Radio, July 6, mostly Tajik OM talks - 4635x3 

(poor). 

(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, DXplorer July 7) 

SATELLITE Al Islah Radio returns on the Hot Bird Satellite!! 

Checking the hot bird Satellite today 13.0 Deg East today I noticed that 

al Voice of reform ( sout al Islah ) the anti Saudi regime station is back 

on the Hot bird satellite after it was suspended from transmitting on that 

satellite , sout al Islah represent the Movement for Islamic Reform in 

Arabia (MIRA), a London-based Islamic opposition group headed by Dr. Saad 

al-Faqih. 

the freq is 1178h GHz. Polarization : Horizontal 

S/R : 27500. FEC : 3/4. channel ID is Debate TV !!? 

you may check 

In the meantime the same station started transmitting on the satellite 

Atlantic Bird 2 at 8.0 Deg. West on Frequency: 11579 GHz 

Polarization: Vertical. S/R : 3100. FEC : 1/2 

same channel ID Debate TV you may check 

(Tarek Zeidan SU1TZ, Cairo-EGY, wwdxc BC-DX July 8) 

SINGAPORE BBC World Service continues txion in SNG. 

Singapore's MediaCorp Technologies and the British Broadcasting 

Corporation (BBC) have renewed their partnership for the txion of BBC 

World Service 88.9FM in SNG. 

Under the agreement, MediaCorp Technologies will continue to provide 

technical sces to the BBC indefinitely. 

The BBC World Service 88.9FM has been transmitting in SNG since 1976 and 

it reaches an audience of 300,000 people every week. 

For the last 10 years, MediaCorp Technologies has been the company 

responsible for the txion of the BBC World Service in SNG. It receives the 

BBC programme 'live' from London via satellite and transmits the FM radio 

waves to SNG instantaneously.

BBC Chairman, Michael Grade, said: "This association with SNG has 

flourished over 30 years. This is the first place that we switched to FM. 

There's a kind of deep-rooted sense of history about our association and 

we're delighted to be renewing this contract to carry on broadcasting the 

world sce." (ABU Website, July 6) 

(Azizul Alam Al-Amin-BGD, hcdx July 7) 

The BBC has renewed its txion agreement with the SNG- based MediaCorp 

Technologies. The contract signed on Tuesday, 5 July in SNG will see the 

BBC World Service remain on SNG's airwaves indefinitely. 

The BBC World Service 88.9 FM has been transmitting in SNG since 1976 and 

it reaches an audience of 300,000 people every week. For the last 10 

years, MediaCorp Technologies has been the company responsible for the 

txion of the BBC World Service in SNG. 

This facility receives the BBC programmes live from London via satellite 

and simultaneously relays it on FM to all parts of Singapore. With the 

agreement, MediaCorp Technologies will continue to provide technical sces 

to the BBC indefinitely. 

Michael Grade, BBC Chairman attending the signing ceremony in Singapore, 

said: "BBC World Service has a long association with Singapore, spanning 

more than 30 years. I am delighted that, by renewing this contract today, 

this deep-rooted association will continue long into the future." 

Ernest Wong, Group CEO of MediaCorp, said: "We are delighted that the 

chairman of the BBC, Mr Michael Grade, himself is here to witness the 

signing, and it attests to the quality of the technical txion that we are 

providing from our MediaCorp Technologies. We hope to do more 

collaboration with the BBC." 

Pictures from the signing ceremony are available on request. Ends For more 

information contact: 

Lala Najafova, International Publicist, BBC World Service 

+44 (0) 207557 2944; 

(BBCWS Press via dxld July 7) [not to mention Kranji SW site, gh.] 

[Moderator: The press release doesn't make it clear, but while VT 

Communications owns and operates the UK SW sites, the overseas sites such 

as Cyprus, Thailand, Ascension etc are still owned by the BBC or UK govt 

and only operated by VT under contract. Dave Kenny-UK] 

(BrDXC-UK, July 7) 

TAIWAN 11940 Trans World Broadcasting Ministries (TWN) um 1355 UT in 

Chinese mit Adr, mx und s/off um 1400 UTC. SINPO: 23332. 


TANZANIA [Zanzibar] Zanzibar surprising (ex-11734v). 

Long-standing problem of Voice of Tanzania from Zanzibar always standing 

off-channel (11734v) is seemingly over now. 

Today I was extremely astonished to find them on 11735.00 kHz started 

after 1630 UT. All titles are as usually in Swahili. I had to caught ID 

because till the last moment I was thinking about something like IRIB in 

Swahili or anything else. 

I guess this July 11 is quite certainly HISTORIC date in African DX scene. 

[later] 

For me 6015 is permanently closed (except early morning grey-line condx): 

in the evenings there is always KRE's jN (noise jammer) very strong (as 

'dx').

Yes, I also had first thought about Chinese techicians when finally IDed 

Zanzibar 11735.0 kHz. From another side: for many DXers this dx 

possibility will be lost due to co-channels easy blocking of TZA signal. 


Hi Vlad, some German guys heard an UNID greyline station on 6015 kHz on 

early evening in past days. I believe the Chinese technician has done a 

EXCELLENT job on 6015/11735 TZA site. 

Close-down at 21.01:15 UT with National Anthem? (wb, wwdxc BC-DX July 11) 

Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar on 11735 kHz. Heard here in Birmingham from 

around 1745 UT tune-in, 11 July 2005. Nx in English at 1800-1808 (didn't 

quite catch an ID in English), otherwise in presumed Swahili (ID's as 

"Sauti ya Tanzania, Zanzibar"), including news at 1900 and 2000. Nice 

selection of mx too. Still good at 2015 UT ... presume will sign-off at 

2100 UT? (Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC-UK July 11) 

THAILAND/TAIWAN [to VTN] 7380, Little Saigon Radio via Taiwan [15110 

via TWN, but 7380 kHz via Nakhorn Sawan Thailand, wb.]. On July 3 at 

*1500-1530* UT. SINPO 44444. Started with Vietnamese song and ID as "Dai 

la Little Saigon Radio ... California...". Program consisted of interview 

with short mx breaks. Audio was sometimes interrupted. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium July 8) 

[1130-1200 UT on 11540-TWN] 

U.K. [non] Re: 12095 VT endless guitar mx file, not BBC program. 

Apparently not the only test. The following in reply to Mike Terry in 

hcdx: 

Hi Mike, Just a note of observation. This morning 0700-0800 (05-July-05) I 

was listening to a VT-MERLIN test tx on 9525. It was a continuous "loop" 

type annt "You are listening to a test tx by VT-Merlin Communications, a 

media provider of international broadcast sces ... etc.". 

In an effort to establish tx site, power, beam heading I phoned Merlin, 

only to be told that this information is confidential we cannot give it 

out, that was after first denying the existence of the broadcast & 

implying it didn't come from them..!. Can anyone through some light on 

this for me?. 73...Brian Mulleady - GM0KWL. 

(Steve Lare Holland-MI-USA n8kdv, dxld / hcdx July 6 

Just had a phone call from Chris Hambly in Victoria, Australia, about a 

test message from VT/Merlin on 12095, at 2023 UT July 5. And I heard it 

over his phone. BBC WS via Ascension is supposed to be on at this time, so 

what gives? (GH, WoR dxld July 6) 

17660 on July 7 at 1654-1717 UT. 34333 Arabic px: translation of male 

speech mentioning "Thank you for everything, etc.", mx, females talk 

mentioning London, Kenya, Nairobi, Sudan, Mustaqbal, Arbaa then vernacular 

choir and mx, talk again mentioning Salasa, Arbaa, Britania, Sudan ended 

on 1711 UT with "syukron" and followed by several station id, info on 

website, address in Kenya and USA - 1717 UT male voice: "Na Sudan Radio 

Service". 

(Tony Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx July 8) [Woofferton-UK, 250 kW 140deg] 

[to NIGERIA] 11885 United Kingdom. Salama Radio International has 

resumed broadcasts on SW. It can be heard every Wednesday and Sunday from 

1930-2025 hours on 11885 kHz via a transmitted located in the UK. The 

programme is in English with short fragments in French, Arabic, Hausa and 

other langs. This is a religious Christian station and its address is: 

Salama Radio, The Studio, P.O.Box 126, Chessington, Surrey KT9 2WJ, United 

Kingdom. 

(Rumen Pankov, R. Bulgaria DX program July 8 via John Norfolk, dxld)


1930-2030 Wed/Sun on 11885 WOF-Woofferton-UK 300 kW / 180 deg to Nigeria 

in Hausa/English. (Observer, Bulgaria, May 27) 

USA WOR on WBCQ at 23 on 17495 kHz. The 17495 broadcast of WOR on WBCQ 

is now at 2300 UT Wednesdays, one hour after the 7415 broadcast. 17495 

seems to be LSB now instead of USB. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 7) 

WWCR to Sesqui Capacity. US FCC application will be on file next week. It 

shows two 100 kW xmtrs and two antennas. 

(George McClintock, CE & GM, WWCR, dxld July 7) 

WWCR to Sesqui Capacity. 

John Figliozzi wrote: So is this good nx or bad news? In other words, does 

WWCR plan more of the same on these senders? 

(John Figliozzi-USA, dxld July 7) 

I'd be surprised if not. However, certain overseas broadcasters 

desperately in need of a North American relay, would be well advised to 

contract for the necessary airtime now. Such as All India Radio, Radio 

Pakistan, R. Tashkent, V. of INS, R. Cairo, R. Romania International, 

Radiodifusion Argentina al Exterior trouble is, the PTB probably don't 

know they need WWCR, and would not even consider such a drastic step 

without a lot of persuasion. 

I'm sure WWCR would be glad to do business with them, as it has in the 

past with e.g. RTE. I just picked a few obvious prospects, countries which 

do maintain an external SW sce in English, but difficult to hear in North 

America. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 8) 

ZIMBABWE [non] As mentioned, SW Radio Africa left SW 15145 yesterday 

evening 8th July. No station sign on this evening 9th July at 1700; at 

1701 the usual jamming started on what is now an empty freq. 

(David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld July 9) 



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ANTARCTIC 15476 kHz, LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, 

according to a short e-mail received from its announcers (Claudia, Andrea 

& Mabi) they broadcast -as usual- from Mondays to Fridays, 1800-2100 UTC, 

with a power of 2 kW, and with a rombic antenna, with Spanish programmes, 

with English & other langs ID's. Its e-mail: 

(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, wwdxc BC-DX July 13) 

ARMENIA Very strange progr on new 1377 kHz MW at 1645-1655 UT man read 

rlg text in En and lady repeats as of Rosary of Vatican Radio. At 1655 UT 

ID "Radio Kanal Sadruzhestva" in Russian and close down at 1701 UTC. 


From last WRTH Update, July 13: 

1377 kHz - TWR Europe via Gavar-ARM [and non] 

Armenian 0300-0330 daily ME 864 (was 0400-0430) 

Chechen 1725-1740 ......s Eu 1377 (new) 

Dargwa 1725-1740 ...t... Eu 1377 (new) 

English 1745-1800 daily CAs 1467 

Persian 1740-1810 daily ME 1377 (new) 

Hebrew 1900-2000 mtwt.ss ME 1350 (was 1900-1930) 

Kazakh 1500-1515 daily CAs 1467. 1615-1630 ..w..s. CAs 1467 

Kumyk 1725-1740 ....f.. Eu 1377 (new) 

(Sorani) Kurdish 1810-1825 daily ME 1377 (new) 

Kyrgyz 1545-1600 daily CAs 1467. 1615-1630 .t..f.. CAs 1467

1730-1745 .twtfs.CAs 1467 

Lak 1725-1740 ..w.... Eu 1377 (new) 

Lezgi 1725-1740 .t..... Eu 1377 (new) 

Russian 1515-1545 daily CAs 1467. 1615-1630 ......s CAs 1467 

1630-1700 .....ssCAs 1467 

Serbian 1810-1840 mtwtfs. Eu 5910jul (added) 

Slovenian 1810-1840 ......s Eu 5910jul (added) 

Tatar 1725-1740 .....s. Eu 1377 (new) 

Uyghur 1630-1700 mtwtf..CAs 1467 

Uzbek 1600-1615 daily CAs 1467. 1615-1630 m..t... CAs 1467 

1700-1730 daily CAs 1467 

Tabasaran 1725-1740 m...... Eu 1377 (new) 

Tajik 1730-1745 m.....sCAs 1467 (WRTH, July 13) 

ASCENSION ISL [to LIBERIA] 

Schedule of Star Radio Liberia in English via VT Communications: 

0700-0900 9525 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg, 

very poor reception in BUL SINPO 23322 

2100-2200 11965 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg, 

very good reception in BUL SINPO 45554 

Tentative schedule for B-05: 

0700-0900 9525 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg 

2100-2200 11995 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg 


On Tuesday 12th July, STAR radio Liberia begins short wave broadcasts over 

Liberia & the Sub region, which are aimed to reach the entire population 

of Liberia and the neighboring countries. The short wave will initially be 

for three hours, daily, with morning broadcasts at 0700-0900 UT (on 9525 

kHz) and evening broadcasts at 2100-2200 UT (on 11965 kHz). 

STAR radio was reopened on 25th May 2005 after having been forcibly closed 

down by the then President Charles Taylor in March 2000. It currently 

broadcasts for 17 hours a day bringing News, Current Affairs and a variety 

of Feature programs to the people of Monrovia and its environs. STAR radio 

is a Liberian not for profit organization, operated in partnership with 

the Hirondelle Foundation _ Media for Peace & Human Dignity, Switzerland. 

"From now on people in distant parts of Liberia and elsewhere in the 

region, until now deprived of accurate and credible information, will be 

able to hear about the latest political sporting and other socio- economic 

and cultural developments. They will also be able to send messages and 

greet each other over the airwaves" said Robin White, the Hirondelle 

Foundation's Project Director in Monrovia. 

Liberia has come out of 15 years years of civil war. STAR radio will be a 

major player in helping with the peace process and reconstruction of the 

country. FH/DC, 12.07.2005 

For contacts at STAR radio in Monrovia, Liberia Mr. James Morlu, STAR 

radio Station Manager, 

+2316.518.572 e-mail 

For contacts at the Hirondelle Foundation in Lausanne, Switzerland Mr. 

Darcy Christen, +4121.647.28.05. e-mail 

Web site: and 

(via Bill Westenhaver, RCI, dxld July 12) 

[Ascension Isl relay, wb.] 

Star Radio on 11965 kHz. Abrupt start at 2100 UT on 12 July, with women 

singing what sounded like "Star radio with the weather", then an ID and 

into nx in English. Excellent reception. 

(Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC-UK July 14)

I checked 11965 yesterday (July 13) and noted carrier come on at 2059. At 

2100 brief African vocal and man talking ("This is ?"), more African mx 

briefly, then a woman in seeming En with occasional brief segments of 

African vocals to 2129 UT when off suddenly. Star Radio is scheduled to 

2100. Reception poor at first but improved considerably, though I must 

admit I wasn't working at all to try and copy any of the content. 

(Gerry Dexter-WI-USA, DXplorer July 14) 

9525, Star Radio, July 15, at 0707-0808 UT, En & vernacular, almost the 

same log as Jerry noted on July 14. Tuned in to a poor signal but within 

10-15 mins a dramatic improvement, with the same prgm ("You are listening 

to 'Liberia Today,' a full hour of the very latest news, views, comments 

and analysis about Liberia and the rest of our international village," 

which consisted on a wide range of topics covered by reporters 

interviewing different people, sports nx, 5 min segment of nx in 

vernacular, ToH ID: "This is Star Radio transmitting from Monrovia, 

Liberia," into "We now bring you 'People Talk.' 'People Talk' brings .. 

the opportunity to express their views on issues affecting their lives." I 

also noted one interview in what sounded like Liberian English (Liberian 

Pidgin English). (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer July 15) 

11965 at 2100-2200 UTC on 16 July, Star Radio via Ascension. S-on at 2100 

with "This is Star Radio broadcasting to you from Monrovia, Liberia." Nx 

by YL who was hard to understand, then a program on elections which was 

fairly clear. Signal was fair. Off in mid sentence at 2200 UT. 

(John M. Fisher-MA-USA, DXplorer July 16) 

Hrd on 11965 kHz at *2100 on Jul 12, ID, En nx, ID again 2105 UT, more nx, 

ID 2110 ("This is Star Radio, Liberia, we b/c on FM and SW"), mx bridge, 

conversation, some in EG, mostly vernac., mx bridge to ID at 2127 UT, then 

more talk until off abruptly at 2029+. Mediocre signal here, fadey with 

much background noise, couldn't understand most of the EG segments. Maybe 

it will be better on another day. 

[later] 9525, Star Radio at *0700 on Jul 13, opening with group singing a 

Star Radio jingle, then ID by man in En; but a poor signal, not as "good" 

as 11965, and basically useless. 

[later] 9525 I rechecked it again on Jun 14 and found them weak and 

completely useless at *0700 UT. However, at 0715 re-check the signal was 

circa S9 and completely readable! The prgm was "Liberia Today," featuring 

interviews and field rpts on local topics, mostly in En but with 

occasional segments in what was called "Liberian English." There was 

sports nx at 0750, then Liberian En to an 0800 ID. This was followed by 

"People Talk," which was a discussion about "complaining." 

An ID at 0820 ("You have been listening to 'People Talk' on Star Radio 

transmitting from Monrovia. We now bring to you 'Messages.' You are 

listening to Star Radio broadcasting on the SW"), followed by the 

"Messages" prgm where people sent greetings to those whom they had not 

seen in a long time. Signal level declined and background noise increased 

considerably after 0830, and during that period the signal suffered noise 

from some local source as well; so it was poor overall from 0830 to 0900* 

UT. 

[later] 9525, Star Radio: E-mail reply in two days from 

starradio_liberia @ yahoo.com for E-mail rcpn rpt and audio clip: "Dear 

Jerry. We acknowledge with thanks the reception report on Star Radio SW 

txion. We hope this communication will remain open. We will inform you 

about any development in future. Best regards. James K. Morlu, Station 

Manager." (Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer July 12/13/14/16) 

11965 Star Radio Liberia with nx. About 2106 UT with ref to Sri Lanka,

Ghana then ID. IN program Spotlight at 2110 UT interviewed with Seco Dudu 

till 2130 UT. Sudden sign off. Signal 45344 about S10 -15 being at S30 at 

1920 UT on July 14. 

Thessaloniki Greece Notice: Their web site 

has an P.O.Box address but links are 

disabled. On July 15 with S30 55434 at 2130 UT with medical information 

abt Childs and pneumonia. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX July 15) 

Also checking 11965 on rx #2, at 2054 UT found a weak carrier slightly off 

frequency, says the BFO. At 2100 with BFO off, I heard the same het once 

Star Radio came on for its first evening broadcast. This was only - 

marginally better than Zanzibar, but sounded like woman in English. A bit 

of yelling at 2110 UT and a man talking ... Wonder what the het is from, 

if not something local. 


The morning txion from Star Radio confirmed here from tune-in at 0850 on 

9525 kHz with talks in vernaculars and English, several mentions of "Star 

Radio Monrovia Liberia" around 0855 UT then into vernaculars. Went off 

just before 0900. Very weak signal here on a clear channel. Presume this 

is a relay via VT Merlin, but from which tx site? 


On 12 July at 2100 UT Star Radio, Monrovia, Liberia (via unknown relay) on 

11965 was audible here with decent signal but the propagation condition 

was not good at all. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx July 13) 

On July 10th at 2100 UTC I heard a test txion coming from MERLIN 

COMMUNICATIONS, on 11965 kHz. Only male announcing the test txion from MC, 

gave web page to know more about that: 

Music instrumental after and before the male 

speaking. 

(Cesar Perez Dioses, PRU, hcdx July 13) 

I had marginally better reception today in the Columbus, Ohio, area of the 

station on 11965. 

*2059:50 - West-African vocal mx, followed by apparent (but uncopyable) ID 

by a woman in English at top of hour. Then apparent nx in English, rough 

copy through the noise. Mentions of "congress" and "presidential" and 

several references to Liberia. 

2106 - "You are listening to a bulletin... [of news?] ... From Star 

Radio...." by the same woman. Then more of the same talks that sounded 

like nx and commentary. 

2110 - Now a different woman with a possible ID and mention of Liberia; 

more of the same vocal mx as at intro; into talks and occasional laughter 

by two men. Copy more difficult now, and was either heavily accented or 

not in English. 2126 - Brief talk by the first woman in English (maybe 

another ID, but couldn't copy), and into non-English talks by two 

different men. 2129:30 - Suddenly nothing but silent carrier. I finally 

gave up at 2143 UT, with no further audio. 

I also heard a het underneath, but it was minor compared to the noise 

level. 

(Larry Cunningham-OH-USA, ibid. July 12) 

Radio Star Liberia, 11965, opened at 2100 sharp, no interval signal, and 

ended exactly 60 minutes later. That's giving us a clear idea of the time 

they hired from Ascension.

Transmission began with the nx by woman, followed by some notes of sports 

by male voice. Some other program came next buy I wasn't paying much 

attention while I was preparing a cold tea after my "ceviche" made with 

pieces of swordfish meat in lemon juice plus onion, pimentos and cylantro. 

How do you call this in English? 

After a short mxal break and mentions by woman, a similar program as the 

one I heard yesterday about scientific topics. This time about moskitos 

and "falaria", well at least that's the word I heard instead of malaria. 

But this was interrupted briefly and came some rules about rights and 

punishments if you break the laws. 2155 a short bulletin wiht nx in French 

abruptly cut two mins before TOH. 

Some distance T-storms make reception hard at 2100, but the signal 

improved after 2130. It's nice to have an African station back on the 25 

mb. for this time slot since Coite d'Ivoire left in the 70s, I think they 

were on 11920. (Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld July 19) 

Star Radio heard this morning [13/07] with sudden opening at 0700 on 9525. 

Signal strength only about 6 on the meter. The txion was already in 

progress but I caught a "Star Radio" ID and the programme title was 

"Liberia Today", and in English - of course! 

As reported elsewhere, VT Merlin were heard with a mx/announcement 'loop' 

test on 9525 on 06/07 around 0745, so probably in preparation for this 

txion. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX July 13 

[via Ascension Isl relay site, wb.] 

AUSTRALIA HCJB-AUS Kununurra, introduced a revised schedule on Jul 10. 

The morning sces in English and Hindi to SoAS from 0100-0230 UT are now on 

15405 kHz - this replaces 15560 kHz. 

The evening sces to AS from 1300-1430 UT on 15405 kHz, and 1430-1600 on 

15390 kHz have been suspended until Aug 28. This deletion is due to 

unfavourable propagation on 15 MHz into WAs during night-time hours - the 

Kununurra facility can only operate on 11 or 15 MHz using existing antenna 

confugurations. The 11 MHz antenna has its primary radiation pattern into 

Eastern Australia and the Pacific. (Subir Basu-IND, DXindia July 15) 

AUSTRIA Da das Falkencamp Doebriach dieses Jahr aufgrund von 

Renovierungs- und Sanierungsarbeiten geschlossen bleiben muss, findet das 

DX-Camp Doebriach vom 1. bis 15. August 2005 am Attersee in 

Oberoesterreich statt, und zwar im Europacamp in Weissenbach. 

Naehere Infos auf 

Das Europacamp ist recht gut eingerichtet, wir bekommen drei Mahlzeiten 

taeglich, und als Empfaengerraum dient ein Seminarraum in der campeigenen 

Jugendherberge. Es gibt einen Badestrand, und wer kein Camping mag, findet 

einige Pensionen und Privatzimmer in unmittelbarer Naehe. Das 

Salzkammergut bietet eine Menge weiterer Freizeitmoeglichkeiten, wie zum 

Beispiel die Salzbergwerke von Bad Ischl und Hallstatt, die Stadt 

Hallstatt, St. Wolfgang am Wolfgangsee mit der dampfbetriebenen 

Zahnradbahn auf den Schafberg, die Rieseneishoehle und die Mammuthoehle im 

Dachsteinmassiv, die Koppenbruellerhoehle in Obertraun, und jede Menge 

Bade-, Sport- und Wandermoeglichkeiten im Hoellengebirge! 

(Franz Ladner-AUT, May 6) 

Medicur-Beteiligung an ORF-Techniktochter fix. 

Nachdem am Montag, 11. Juli 2005, die Geschaeftsfuehrung des ORF vom 

Stiftungsrat ermaechtigt wurde, mit der Medicur Holding GmbH Verhandlungen 

ueber einen Verkauf von Anteilen an der ORS (Oesterreichischen 

Rundfunksender GmbH & Co KG) aufzunehmen, wurde diese nun bereits

abgeschlossen. ORF-Generaldirektorin Dr. Monika Lindner und die Medicur- 

Geschaeftsfuehrer Erwin Hameseder und Dr. Ferdinand Maier unterzeichneten 

am Donnerstag, dem 14. Juli 2005, im ORF-Zentrum Wien einen Vertrag ueber 

die Beteiligung der Medicur an der ORF-Techniktochter. 

Die Medicur-Gruppe, in der die Medienbeteiligung den Raiffeisen-Gruppe 

(Raiffeisen-Holding Niederoesterreich-Wien, RZB und Uniqa) gebuendelt 

sind, erwirbt damit 40 Prozent an der ORS. Allerdings bedarf diese 

Beteiligung noch der Zustimmung der Kartellbehoerden. Ueber die Hoehe des 

Kaufpreises wurde Stillschweigen vereinbart. 

Ausserdem legt der ORF heute (15. Juli) ein Angebot fuer 75,1 Prozent der 

Anteile des ungarischen Sendetechnikunternehmens Antenna Hungaria. Ziel 

des Einstiegs des ORF waere es, durch das Zusammenfuehren der Antenna 

Hungaria und der ORS eine Schluesselfunktion in der mitteleuropaeischen 

Sendertechnik zu erlangen und die Entwicklung des Marktes aktiv 

mitzugestalten. 

 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX July 15) 

BELARUS Domestic Service BR-1 

0300-2200 6080 kHz (150 kW) 6115 kHz ( 75 kW) 

0400-0600 11735 kHz (250 kW) 

0900-1000 11960 kHz (250 kW) 

1500-1700 1900-2200 7105 kHz (250 kW) 

Kanal Kultura 0300-2100 1125 kHz (150 kW). 

(Sergey Alekseychik, Grodno-BLR, RUSdx July 17) 

BENIN A new Trans World Radio site for a MW tx is under way in Benin 

backed by the President of that country. If work can [be] completed by the 

target date of November, 2005, the station will serve Algeria, Burkina 

Faso, parts of Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius [sic], Mali, Niger, Togo, and 

Benin in local langs and the expensive SW broadcasts to W Africa from S 

Africa can be scaled down. 

(Christopher J. Williams, July World DX Club Contact, 2005) 

! HISTORY ! 1566 Additional information received from TWR about the new 

relay station which is going to be constructed near Parakou during 2005: 

the tx will be operating on 1566 kHz with 100 kW. Cf. 

for other details about this project. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx dxld Nov 25, 2004 ! ) 

BRAZIL [c.f. BC-DX TopNews #719] As far as I recall was the 

disappearance of Radiobras foreign sce blamed on a reason that was 

"technical" in the common way to use this term loosely. Acc. reports of 

the times the regarding unit of Radiobras had been dissolved, leaving 

nobody responsible to produce these programmes anymore, and so the 15265 

show was over. 

The 250 kW txs should alongside the 9665 txions of RNB also still carry 

Radio Nacional da Amazonia and Radio Senado: 

< 

http://www.senado.gov.br/radio/ondasCurtas4.asp> 


This is the only data in about RNB: 

"9665 kHz 250 kW Radio Nacional do Brasil b/casts to a foreign audience 

exclusively on SW, our aim being help you understanding facts through 

information and culture as well as favouring peoples' integration. RNB is 

a Radiobras station. 

A small history of RNB RNB emerged in 1958, two years before the 

inauguration of Brasil's new capital city, Brasilia. It was founded by the

govt as a mere means of communication to the workers building the new 

city. The first bcasts originated in a small "camp town" called Nucleo 

Bandeirante, where the workers dwelled until readiness of the residencial 

buildings. 

The first bcast took place on 31st May, 1958, and txion times were from 

5AM to midnight. Most of the programming was used for public sce, and many 

used the station to send family messages living elsewhere in the country. 

The success was so huge that the Brazilian postal sce tried to limit the 

number of messages sent over the air. 

In June, 1972, RNB started experimental bcasts in English to Europe as an 

attempt to determine the viability of an international sce. In September, 

that sce took the air with one hour duration programmes in English, 

Castilian, German and Portuguese. The b/casts survived until the 1990s, 

when they came to a halt due to technicalities. 

The return of RNB bcasts occured on 1st August, 2003, shortly before 

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's African tour. As a starting goal, it 

began airing a 2 hour daily programme especially aimed at the Portuguese 

speaking countries with emphasis on those of Africa. Future plans regard 

programmes especially beamed to Latin America and other continents. " 

Addrs. mentioned after the article: 

Radiobras - Radio Nacional do Brasil Caixa Postal [P.O.Box] 08840 Brasilia 

DF, CEP [stands for "codigo de enderecamento postal"] 70912-970, Brazil 

or 

I believe many among us would very much to know just what sort of 

"technicalities" made R. Bras stop the b/casts. Even using the [BRA] 

Brasilia HF site for CRI, which means a revenue, there are still a few 

(total of 5) 250 kW txs that possibly remain idle... or am I wrong? 


CANADA Radio station CKMX in Calgary has flipped formats and is now 

known as "Classic Country, AM 1060." According to a nx item by one of my 

colleagues, the station's full lineup will be announced within a week or 

two. Until everything settles down, the station is playing non-stop mx, 

without announcers or commercial interruption. (If I'm not mistaken, this 

station has a SW relay on 6030 kHz. I can't tell if it is operation, 

though.) (Ricky Leong-CAN, dxld July 18) 

6030, CFVP (relay of CKMX), after readings Ricky's item (see above), 

thought I would try them on a clear Monday opening. July 18, 0441-0503, 

noted weak signal but in the clear. Indeed they have changed their format 

to all C&W songs. Several IDs: "A life time of county mx, all in one 

place, AM 1060" and "All time county favorites, Classic County AM 1060." 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld July 18) 

CLANDESTINE 4375.71 V.O.Communist Party of Iran on Jul 08 at 1627-1637 

UT 25342-22341 Persian, IS and ID repeat, ID at 1630, 1630 Opening mx, 

Opening announce, Talk. 

5102 V.O.Jammu Kashmir Freedom on Jul 09 at *1300-1307 UT 42442 Kashmiri, 

1300 sign on with mx, ID, Koran, Talk, 

7480 R.Payam-e Doost on Jul 02 at *1800-1810 UT 34443 Farsi, 1800 sign on 

with opening mx, ID, Talk, 

9935 V.of Palestine on Jul 09 at *1930-1940 UT 35443 Arabic, ID at 1930, 

Song, Opening announce, Talk, 

11530 V.of Mesopotamia on Jul 07 at 1428-1437 UT 35433 Kurdish, Talk, ID

at 1429. 

15660 Tensae Ethiopian V.O.Unity on Jul 08 at *1500-1512 UT 35443 Amharic, 

1500 sign on with opening mx, ID, Talk. 

(all Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium On July 15) 

CHILE Freq change for China Radio International in Portuguese: 

2100-2157 NF 11690* SGO 100 kW / 045 deg, x11720 to avoid VOA in French. 

*co-ch KTWR in Japanese from 2115. For B-05 tentative freq is 11960 kHz. 


CHINA 4905 Xizang PBS, Lhasa. July 9 at 1625-1700. SINPO 44444. Chinese 

song till 1630, then ID in Chinese and English. Holy Tibet program 

followed. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, July 15) 

CROATIA 6045 Croatian Radio intends to use 6045 to NoAM in B-05 season. 

0200-0600 UT, to zones 2-4,6,7,10 via Juelich 100kW 325deg HRT DTK. 

(July 18) 

DJIBOUTI 4780 Radio Djibouti. On July 10 at 1943-2003(S/off) UT. SINPO 

34333. Music program with local popular songs. Koran recitation at 1958, 

followed by closing annmt. S/off after National Anthem. 


ECUADOR HCJB DRM. Could be that 15370-15380 really is a PTP sce, from 

Pifo-EQA to Elkhart-USA for the benefit of HCJB engineers fiddling with 

DRM in Indiana. In that case it should be in a fixed band. Heard again as 

late as 1350 UT July 19. 


FRANCE/LIBYA On July 16 1100 UT only 21695 in use - test tone, 1230 UT 

in Swahili on 21675, 21695; and also 1300 UT in English. 

1400 UT s/off till 1555 UT carrier on 15615. 

1600 UT 15660, 17615 in French till 1700 UT in Vernacular etc. 

On July 17 at 1300 UT on 21675 // 21685 // 15300 RFI in French. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX July 16-17) 

GERMANY Updated summer A-05 for DTK T-Systems. Part 1 - daily txions: 

IBC Tamil Sce: 

0000-0100 7315 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Tamil 

Athmee Yatra He/Gospel For Asia (GFA): 

0030-0130 9495 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoEaAs South East Asian langs 




Radio Free Asia (RFA): 

0100-0300 11975 WER 500 kW / 075 deg to SoEaAs Tibetan 

Voice of Russia (VOR): 

0100-0300 5945 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to ME Russian "Russ.Inter.Radio" 

1400-1500 15430 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME Russian "Commonwealth" 




2200-2300 6145 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to ME Arabic 

Hrvatska Radio/Voice of Croatia:

0100-0500 9925 JUL 100 kW / 325 deg to NoAmWe Croatian/English/Spanish 

0400-0700 9470 JUL 100 kW / 230 deg to NZ Croatian/English/Spanish 

0600-1000 13820 JUL 100 kW / 270 deg to AUS Croatian/English/Spanish 

2200-0300 9925 JUL 100 kW / 230 deg to SoAm Croatian/English/Spanish 

2300-0300 9925 JUL 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAmEa Croatian/English/Spanish 

Radio Netherland Wereldomroep: 

0600-0700 11655 JUL 100 kW / 020 deg to NoEu Dutch till September 1 

0700-0800 9610 JUL 100 kW / 050 deg to EaEu Dutch till September 1 

Deutsche Welle (DW): 

0600-1000 6140 JUL 100 kW / 175 deg to Eu English 

1000-1200 6140 JUL 040 kW / 175 deg to Eu English DRM 

1200-1300 6140 JUL 040 kW / 175 deg to Eu German DRM 


1600-1800 6140 JUL 040 kW / 175 deg to Eu English DRM 


BCE Radio Luxembourg: 

0600-1800 7145 JUL 040 kW / 290 deg to Eu German DRM from August 1 


1100-1200 6110*JUL 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu English 

1400-1600 6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English 

1600-1800 9845 WER 500 kW / non-dir to WeEu English 

*2nd Sun only 

Radio Liberty: 

1500-1700 9725 JUL 100 kW / 050 deg to EaEu Belorussian 

HCJB (The Voice of Andes): 

1700-1800 6015 JUL 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu German 

WYFR (Family Radio): 


1700-1800 11785 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME Turkish 

1700-1800 13720 JUL 100 kW / 175 deg to NoAf Arabic 

2000-2100 9605 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME Arabic 

2000-2100 13590 JUL 100 kW / 190 deg to WeAf French 

IBRA Radio: 

1730-1800 15450 WER 125 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Somali 

1730-1830 9485 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Swahili 

1830-1845 9485 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg to EaAf English 

1900-2045 9675 JUL 100 kW / 190 deg to WeAf Hausa 


CBS Radio Taiwan International (RTI): 

2000-2100 5975 JUL 100 kW / 230 deg to SoEu Spanish 

Democratic Voice of Burma (DVOB): 

2330-0030 9435 JUL 100 kW / 080 deg to SoEaAs Burmese 

Minivan (Independent) Radio: 

1600-1700 11800 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Dhivehi 


11800NF R Minivan at 1637 UT with old songm at 1639 a title Haru 

Arenotabl, with OM talking in Dhivehi about United republic and defense 

ministry, then fast talks by OM signal S30 54544. 



(Kurgartenstr. 37, 90762 Fuerth, ) die

Sonderausstellung "Freddy Quinn und die wilden 50er in Fuerth". Das 

Rundfunkmuseum ist taeglich ausser montags 1200-1700 Uhr MEZ/MESZ 

geoeffnet, an Wochenenden bereits ab 1000 Uhr. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt July 15) 

6085 DRM. Der Umbau des Senders Ismaning 6085 kHz ist weitgehend 

abgeschlossen. Bayern 5 kommt hier kuenftig in reinem DRM, ohne Traeger. 

Die DRM-Sendeleistung betraegt 50 kW. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX June 24) 

Kurzwellenhoerer beklagen eine Beintraechtigung des Bereichs von 6075 bis 

6105 kHz, da neben dem BR 6085 kHz auch RTL 6095 kHz in DRM sendet, das 

von bisherigen Radiogeraeten nicht verarbeitet werden kann. (N. R. Green 

June 29) 

GUATEMALA 4780 Radio Cultural Coatan, at 0216-0258* on Jul 16, program 

of Latin mx hosted by a man with Spanish talk between selections. Another 

man with canned ID and sign off annts at 0257 UT. Poor with intermittent 

RTTY and numbers QRM and eventually a heterodyne from Djibouti. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX July 16) 

GUINEA 7125 RADIO TELEVISION GUINEENNE BACK ON SHORTWAVE. 

In early June, a thunderbolt damaged the txs of Radio Television Guineenne 

(RTG) installed in Sonfonia, on the outskirts of the capital Conakry. This 

prevented the station from broadcasting on SW. The govt appealed to 

"friendly countries" for assistance, and after one month China responded 

by handing over a spare part which meant that SW txions could resume on 7 

July. The SW txions are necessary to reach the rural parts of Guinea as 

well as neighbouring countries. But RTG technicians say a renovation of 

the transmitting centre at Sonfonia is necessary to ensure reliable 

peformance in the future. (Source: Boubah.com) 

(RNW MN NL, BrDXC-UK July 14) 

INDIA The website DXAsia reports that All India Radio is going to vacate 

the 90 mb altogether in favour of 60 mb for domestic SW sces. This means 

Shimla on 3223 kHz, Bhopal on 3315 kHz, Delhi on 3365 kHz and Gangtok on 

3390 kHz will soon move onto the 60 mb. It is expected that there will be 

some adjustments on the present 60 mb usage by All India Radio. 

(RNW MN NL via dxld July 15) 

AIR is going to vacate 90 mb altogether in favour of 60 mb for Doestic SW 

sces. This means Shimla on 3223 kHz, Bhopal on 3315 kHz, Delhi on 3365 kHz 

and Gangtok on 3390 kHz will soon move onto 60 mb. It is expected that 

there will be some adjustments on the present 60 mb usage by All India 

Radio. 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX July 18) 

4925 RRI Jambi at 2240 UT with pop songs, beat is best heard but talks not 

clearly. Better signal at 2300 UT with nx and S8 32322. 


INDONESIA 4869.96 RRI Wamena on Jul 07 at 1118-1145 44333 INSn, Music, 

ID at 1141. 

4870.95 RRI Sorong on Jul 07 at 1106-1118* 44343 INSn, Local news, ID at 

1116, 1118 sign off. 

4919.98 RRI Biak on Jul 07 at 1026-1035 35333 INSn, 1031 IS, Local news. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 15) 

Indonesia cuts broadcasts to save energy. INS has ordered television and 

radio broadcasters to sign off for four hours every night as part of a 

govt effort to save energy, according to an official document released on 

Tuesday.

Communication and Information Minister Sofyan Jalil, in a decree obtained 

by AFP, stipulates that television and radio stations should not broadcast 

between 1:00 am and 5:00 am. The decree cited "the rising price of world 

oil that could lead to a national energy crisis" and called for "a 

national energy-saving movement by all components of the society." 

The shut-down is effective immediately for a period of six months but will 

allow broadcasters to start programmes at 3:00 am during the Muslim 

fasting month of Ramadan, when the faithful are required to fast from dawn 

till dusk. A ministry official said the order was issued after a 

presidential decree on energy saving at state institutions. INS has been 

wracked by fuel shortages, forcing some public transport operators to halt 

sces. Several regions have experienced power cuts with consumption 

surpassing generating capacities. 

 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld July 12) 

VoINS 1600-2100 UT, not heard on 15 MHz today, v15136 and v15149 are empty 

channels in 1800-1822 UT time slot. Heard only fair signal level on // 

freq of 9524.89 kHz today. 

(wb, July 12) 

IRELAND Listeners to RTE Radio 1 will once again be able to hear our 

weekend sports coverage on both the FM and Longwave 252 freqs. 

The popular sce had recently been withdrawn for a short period to 

accommodate other programming, but RTE Radio have decided to restore the 

coverage to both freqs after receiving feedback from listeners. 

The sce returns this Saturday, July 16, and will give Irish sports fans 

abroad the opportunity to keep up with all the latest action every 

Saturday and Sunday. 

Listeners can continue to enjoy the Second Helpings arts and features 

programming exclusively on the MW frequency. 

 

(Mike Terry in BrDXC-UK July 15) 

ISRAEL 15785 Galei Zahal on Jul 08 at 1454-1505 35333 Hebrew, Music and 

News,, ID at 1454 and 1458, SJ at 1458 and 1504. 


JAPAN Introduction of JPN Short Wave Club (JSWC). 

Japan Short Wave Club, or JSWC was founded in 1952 in a city called 

Sendai, 350 km north of Tokyo, by teenage boys, - actually a couple of 

students studying at Tohoku University. 

The purpose of this club was to organize Japanese SW listeners and publish 

monthly bulletin to exchange DX information and promote friendship among 

SW listeners and between broadcasters and listeners. 

A. Regular club activities. 

Our regular club activities are as follows: 1. Publication of "SW-DX 

Guide". As a major club activity, we are publishing monthly bulletin 

called "SW-DX Guide" plus electronic nx version to members. Average page 

of printed version is 30 pages composed of nx by frequency, nx by country, 

QSL collection, listening related stories, propagation prediction, meeting 

news, etc. 

2. Selling DX-related publications. We sell DX-related publications such 

as "World Radio TV Handbook", "Passport to World Band Radio", issued 

annually abroad.

Sometimes we also sell other materials written by our club members and 

published by ourselves. (Most of them are written in Japanese.) 

3. Holding DX-related meeting. We occasionally hold meeting in some 

outdoor site to receive DX stations, and also irregularly hold other 

meetings to exchange DX-related information and promote friendship among 

club members. And we take part in the annual amateur radio exhibition 

called "Ham Fair" held in August every year to publicize the hobby of SW 

listening. 

4. Offering up-to-date information and free e-mail bulletin. We offer 

latest information concerning special broadcast, freq changes, test txion, 

and so on to the club members by means of e-mail or fax. Free e-mail 

bulletin will be sent on request to non-members and clubs. Please send 

your request to 

If you are interested in our club activities, please contact the following 

address for further information on membership fee, request for sample copy 

of "SW-DX Guide", and so on. 

Mailing address of JSWC headquarters: 

JPN Short Wave Club, P.O.Box 29, Sendai Central 980-8691, JAPAN 

E-mail: 

B. DX programs from overseas broadcasters 

Japan Short Wave Club has begun broadcasts to offer DX-related information 

from overseas broadcasters as follows: 

1. Adventist World Radio - "Wavescan" A several mins' segment is allocated 

to our club during the first Sunday edition of the DX program of AWR 

"Wavescan". (Temporary off the air until further notice.) For detailed 

broadcast schedule, visit the AWR website: 

2. HCJB World Radio - "DX Partyline" And also a several mins are given to 

us during the fourth Saturday edition of the DX program of HCJB World 

Radio "DX Partyline." The broadcast schedule is as follows: 

To India: Saturday 1300 UTC on 15405 kHz (From Kununurra, Australia) 

[latest news: The evening sces to AS from 1300-1430 on 15405, and 1430- 

1600 on 15390 kHz have been suspended until Aug 28, 2005. wb.] 

To South Pacific: Saturday 0730 UTC on 11750 kHz (From Kununurra, 

Australia) 

To South Pacific: Saturday 1100 UTC on 15425 kHz (From Kununurra, 

Australia) 

To North America: Saturday 1230 UTC on 12005, 21455(USB) kHz (From Quito, 

Ecuador). 

3. Radio JPN - "Hello from Tokyo". Our DX information will be broadcast 

with 8 min slot of "Hello from Tokyo" - first weekend. Please check the 

time and freqs of this program at 

 

When you listen to them, please send your reception reports to the above 

address of our club's headquarters in Sendai. We will issue a verification 

card for correct receptionreports. (Please enclose either 1 IRC or one 

dollar US bill.) 

Finally, please take note that the broadcast schedule is tentative one and 

is subject to change without notice. So I hope you will keep listening to

these two DX programs as often as possible. 

Thank you very much for your kind attention. JSWC / June, 2005. 

"JAPAN." 6110, NHK (via Sackville), very nice "JSWC 2005 Year of the 

Rooster" card received for "Hello From Tokyo" 70th anniversary prgm; full- 

data format on back (but time not filled in); also sent JSWC info sheet. 

In 6 wks. for postal rpt and one IRC to JSWC's Toshi Ohtake. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer July 16) 

[same QSL on arrived here in Germany on July 15, refers to NHK R Japan 

English via Rampisham-UK relay 500 kW 115 deg, wb.]) 

JORDAN Radio Jordan, Amman - Corrected schedule 

Arabic Days Area kHz 

0200-0500 daily NAm,Eu 15435aka* 0300-0715 daily ME,As 11810aka* 

0500-0715 daily Eu 11960aka* 1030-1200 daily ME,As 11810aka* 

1030-1200 daily Eu,NAf 15290aka* 1500-2200 daily ME,SEA 6105aka* 

1730-2000 daily Eu 9830aka* 1900-2100 daily SAm 15435aka* 

Arabic (Armed forces) Days Area kHz 

1200-1500 daily ME,As 11810aka* 

English Days Area kHz 

1300-1630 daily NAm,Eu 11690aka* 

* Sign on/off times vary. (From last WRTH Update, July 13) 

KYRGYZ REP 4010 Kyrgyz Radio at 2302 UT with National Anthem, followed 

by news in Kyrgyz by YL. Signal 44332 (under modulated). 


LAOS "Lao National Radio Houa Phan. Monitoring in JPN on 15th June, Lao 

National Radio Houa Phan has changed its freq from 4649 to new 4677.9 kHz. 

This station is on the air from 0957 to 1230 and relays nx from Vientiane 

at 1200, then Parallel with 6130. 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, hcdx June 16) 

LATVIA 945 A relay of Radio Tatras International 

on 1350 from Kuldiga with 50 kW started today on 20 

July. The relay is provided by the Riga-based company Krebs TV. Krebs TV 

also runs Radio Nord in Riga on 945 kHz, and was issued a rebroadcasting 

license for 1350 kHz by the Latvian Broadcasting Regulatory Authority in 

early July. The tx in Kuldiga is leased from LVRTC, the Latvian state tx 

operator. The antenna facilities at the Kuldiga site were damaged in a 

winter storm in late 2004, and have now been repaired. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx July 20) 

LIBERIA Radio Veritas on 5469.95 kHz on July 16 at 2223-2302 UT sign- 

off. Good signal level but difficult to understand announcer. Surprisingly 

clean signal with only moderate static and a little CW interference just 

before the hour. Male announcer with "Saturday Night Party" show with much 

hi-life, hip hop, and constant talk by announcer. Mentions of Liberia and 

"coming to you from Monrovia, and "Radio Veritas" ID at 2255, followed by 

religious talk including a recitation of The Lord's Prayer. Sign-off at 

2302 UT with open carrier. (Ross Comeau-MA-USA, DXplorer July 16) 

5470 Veritas[?] found a AM signal of S=8, but very under modulated and 

unsure if this carrier comes from Veritas. 


MALI 17630 China Radio International via Bamako-MLI on July 9 at 1440- 

1455 UT. SINPO 24332. Interview in English. ID at 1455 UT. 


NEPAL QSL: RADIO NEPAL, Full detail QSL CARD received on July 11th,

2005. Showing "Annapurna Ranges, Pokhara". 

Report sent on August 16, 2002. Frequency: 5005 at 1030 UT. V/S R. S. 

Karki. It was a nice surprise to receive this long awaited QSL card. I 

really gave up with this rare station. 

(Cesar Perez Dioses-PRU, dxld July 19) 

NIGERIA 7275 Radio Nigeria - Abuja, at 0528-0604 on Jul 17, pop mx 

selection followed by a man with a long talk. At 0545 UT returned to a pop 

mx program hosted by a man announcer. Several nice IDs at 0559 and again 

at 0600 UT with 3 plus 1 time pips. The nx at 0600 UT. Poor to fair but 

voice modulation was muddy. 


[Same heard here in EUR, weak S=2 signal. Slight QRM of adjacent channel 

7280 RFI French via ISS 500 kW to NoAF, wb.] 

NETHERLANDS Die Niederlande sollen einen Spartensender fuer Kommentare 

zum Fussball bekommen. Dies war am 2. Juli 2005 in der Wirtschaftszeitung 

Het Financieele Dagblad zu lesen. Koos Appelboom, der auch schon fuer das 

Wall Street Journal und die Financial Times gearbeitet hat, wolle die 

derzeit nicht genutzte Mittelwelle 1332 kHz nutzen. Aktuell wird an einem 

Studio in Lelystad gebaut, der Sender soll in Dronten stehen. 

Radio Voetbal soll am 1. August oder 1. September 2005 in Betrieb gehen. 

Jeder Interessent soll fuer 25 Euro 15 Minuten Redezeit kaufen koennen, um 

seine Meinung zum Fussball kund zu tun. Zur Sicherheit werden alle 

Aeusserungen in eine Zeitschleife gegeben und von Mitarbeitern der Station 

beobachtet. Appelboom gibt an, bereits auf grosses Interesse bei den Klubs 

und eventuellen Werbekunden gestossen zu sein. Er sucht allerdings noch 

Investoren, die dann mittelfristig die Station ganz uebernehmen werden. 

(RNW MN NL July 4) 

OMAN 15375 R.Sultanate of Oman on Jul 08 at *1359-1413 34433-35443 

Arabic, 1359 sign on with arabic mx, 1400 Gong's IS, ID, Talk. 


PALAU 15725 on July 3 at 0958 UT OM ID-ing "Gospel Radio" then today's 

topic "Regeneration and Renewal" - 1056 UT Yl mentioning "tomorrow we will 

broadcast another message", OM mentioning "message April Chow", address: 

CPO PO Box 6804 Hong Kong - 1058 UT off. 

15725 on July 4 at 1011 UT OM w/ sermon suffering and misunderstanding - 

1056 UT mx then YL mentioning "make perfect for suffering" and OM ID-ing 

"T8BZ", address C.P.O. P.O.Box 6804 Hong 

Kong - at 1058 UT off but carrier still on upto 1100 UT. 

(Tony Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx July 15) 

PNG [and non] SPOTLIGHT ON A FREQUENCY: 7120 kHz. This month we take a 

look at 7120 kHz in the 41 mb, which has just recently become host to a 

new radio station in Papua New Guinea, Wantok Radio Light. 

Here is a list of stations known to be using this freq throughout the day 

for the A-05 season: 

Time UTC Station name, Location, country Power Language, target area 

24 hours Wantok R Light, Port Moresby, PNG 1 kW English - domestic 

0200-0300 CNR-8, Beijing, China 50 kW Korean - domestic 

0300-0400 BBC WS, Meyerton, S Africa 500 kW English - West Africa 

0400-0500 BBC WS, Meyerton, S Africa 250 kW English - West Africa 

0420-0600 All India R, Jaipur, India 50 kW Indian langs - dom sce (Su) 

0630-0930 All India R, Jaipur, India 50 kW Indian langs - dom sce (Su)

0700-0930 All India R, Jaipur, India 50 kW Indian langs - dom sce (Mo-Sa) 

1000-1100 CNR-8, Beijing, China 50 kW Korean - domestic sce 

1030-1120 All India R, Jaipur, India 50 kW Indian langs - dom sce (Su) 

1400-1500 CNR-8, Beijing, China 50 kW Kyrgyz - domestic sce 

1500-1600 CNR-8, Beijing, China 50 kW Uighur - domestic sce 

1600-1700 CNR-8, Beijing, China 50 kW Mongolian - domestic 

1600-1700 R Romania Int, Tiganesti 250 kW Russian - to Russia 

1700-1800 R V of People, Madagascar 50 kW English - to Zimbabwe 

1800-1900 R Cairo, Abis, Egypt 250 kW Russian - to Russia 

1900-2100 R Netherlands, Madagascar 250 kW English - C&S Africa 

2000-2100 China R Int, Jinhua, China 500 kW Mandarin - to Europe 

2100-2200 R Netherlands, Madagascar 250 kW Dutch - to C Africa 

2130-2200 China R Int, Urumqi, China 500 kW Hungarian - to C Europe 

2130-2200 R Tirana, Shijak, Albania 100 kW English - to W Europe (Mo-Sa) 

2300-0100 RFE/RL, Biblis, Germany 100 kW Russian - to Russia 

So what chances of being able to hear Wantok Radio Light here in the UK? 

As Dave Kenny-UK points out, there is not really a suitable propagation 

path in the morning at this time of year; in theory it should propagate 

late afternoons, but the band is likely to be cluttered then. Our best 

chance for hearing the station might be early morning in the new 

year/early spring. 

(compiled by Tony Rogers, July BrDXC-UK "Communication" July 7) 

3385 Radio East New Britian, at 1040-1110 UT. Noted both a man and woman 

in Arabic comments along with intermediate mx. On the hour (1100), program 

switch to Pigdin with typical PNG mx and phone calls. Signal was good. The 

period 1040-1100 UT surprised me in the when using the Arabic lang. Signal 

was good even with the noise. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx July 16) 

PARAGUAY 9736.9 Radio Nacional del Paraguay, at 0145-0211 on Jul 15, 

Latin vocal by a man followed by a man announcer with Spanish talk and 

several IDs. Brief mx segment followed by another man talking about 

Paraguay. Fair. 


PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas Asia freq change. Due to co-channel 

interference Radio Veritas Asia eff 17th July is using 11730 kHz (ex11770) 

at 0030-0057 UTC in Bengali to South Asia. 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX July 18) 

RUSSIA 12130 Voice of Delina via Samara. On July 10 at 1800(S/on)-1825 

UT. SINPO 33332. Started with mx and ID as "... Delina ... California ..." 

Interview in Tigrinya followed. Thanks for Hashimoto's information about 

this new schedule. 

15660kHz Tensae Ethiopia Vioce of Unity via Samara. On July 9 at 

1500(S/on)-1525 UT. SINPO 35333. Started with song and ID as "Ye Tensae 

... Radio ..." followed by male talk in Amharic. Seems they started 

Saturday broadcast. 

(both Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, On July 15) 

Strong signal here in BUL for new mx station Special Radio in Russian 

1800-1900 Thu on 6240 (55555) tent. via Sankt Peterburg. 


Afghanistan & Radio Moscow. Hi, Some time in the 1980s, one of the Radio 

Moscow English Service Newsreaders referred to the Soviet troops in 

Afghanistan as invaders.

Does anyone recall who the newsreader was and what he said? 

I'm writing an essay for my Sociology class on propaganda at Uni and would 

like to include this in it but I need a reference. 

Many thanks Paul ibid. (hcdx July 14) 

It was Vladimir Danchev, in 1983. He was quite young (23 or so I believe) 

and his father was a Party official. He had become very disillusioned with 

life in the Soviet Union, and one night he spontaneously decided to change 

some of the words in the script, e.g. intervention became aggression. 

Amazingly, nobody at Radio Moscow seemed to notice, or turned a deaf ear 

to it. So he did it again on his next shift, and his next ... 

Monitors at BBC Monitoring in Caversham could hardly believe their ears, 

but initially decided not to draw attention to it, as they knew the 

consequences for the guy concerned would be serious. But after five days 

of such behaviour, they decided that this was a huge story that they had 

to report. 

The young man was sent for "re-education", and it was implied by the 

Soviet authorities that he was suffering a breakdown and needed 

psychtiatric help. I suspect the fact that his father was a Party official 

may have helped him to avoid the worst treatment handed out to such 

people. The immediate consequence for Radio Moscow was that live 

newsreading stopped, and all bulletins had to be recorded in advance and 

passed for txion by someone senior. Danchev subsequently returned to work 

at Radio Moscow, but not as an announcer! 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, hcdx July 15) 

SAUDI ARABIA At 1310 UT on 21680 kHz mixed sounds of two different 

programmes in Arabic: on 21460 // 21600 // 21560; 2nd on 21505 // 21640. 


SERBIA and MONTENEGRO 1400-1430 UT on 7200 - mx with 2 mins nx in En, 

Fr, Ge, Sp, It. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX July 14) 

SLOVAK REP According to a TASR (Slovak press agency) report of 12 July 

2005, Radio Slovakia International leaves SWs on 31 July 2005. The station 

will continue with international broadcasting via internet and satelite 

only. No details on volume of these broadcasts have been published yet. 84 

employees of Slovak Radio will be discharged. The reason is a worsening 

financial situation of Slovak Radio. The director general of Slovak Radio 

Jaroslav Reznik blames the govt for the bad financial situation of the 

station. So let us wait if the missing money will be found or not before 

the end of July. Nothing is definitive yet. 

Radio Slovakia International was established soon after the split of 

Czechoslovakia at the beginning of 1993, and now broadcasts in English, 

French, German, Spanish, Russian and Slovak. 

Karel Honzik editor-in-chief, Radio Revue Czechoslovak DX Club. 

(CSDXC, July 13) 

Slovak Radio (SRo) will lay off 84 employees and will end foreign lang 

broadcasting on SW by the end of July. The SRo management wants to cut 

costs and make up for revenue shortfalls in this way. The number of the 

public broadcaster's employees will go down to an all-time low of 825. The 

SRo management has also halted all investment projects. 

The SRo's SW foreign lang broadcasting will be replaced by broadcasting 

through the Internet. "Since we estimate this year's revenue shortfall 

from subscribers' fees at 400m korunas [Slovak crowns] and from the state 

budget at 130m korunas, these measures have become unavoidable," said SRo 

Director-General Jaroslav Reznik.

The radio wants to save some 130m korunas by the end of the year in this 

way, of which more than 16m korunas will be savings in wage costs, after 

the deduction of severance pay. "The loss of 150m korunas that we posted 

in the first six months of this year therefore should not markedly 

increase," Reznik said. 

(Slovak newspaper Sme, via RNW MN NL, quoting BBC M, July 12) 

SOMALIA Re a Galkayo station being closed: According to WRTH 2005 there 

are two radio stations in Galkayo: R Galkayo on 6980 (not 6890) and 79.5 

MHZ FM, and R Daljir on 90.9/103.9 MHz FM. The former is known to support 

the present President, so I wonder, if it is the latter station that has 

been closed down? 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW July 13) 

SOUTH AFRICA TWR Africa 

Amharic 1800-1815 daily EAf 11810dha (x12035) 

1815-1845 .....ss EAf 11810dha (x12035) 

Arabic 1300-1315 ....fs. WAf 13745dha (new prgr.) 

Hausa 1830-1900 daily WAf 9685mey (x9695) 

Kanuri 1900-1915 daily WAf 9685mey (x9695) 

Swahili 0300-0345 daily EAf 6110man (x6040) 

(From last WRTH Update, July 13) 

SRI LANKA 15747.78 (tent) SLBC at 0124-0144 UT on July 15, English, OM 

poking thru the static with pop ballads and talks between selections. 

Heard TC's, mentions of "Colombo, Sri Lanka" and tentative frequency/ID 

annts. Unsure of the exact freq as I tuned up to avoid some sort of noise 

blob. (Scott R. Barbour-NH-USA, dxld July 16) 

SID [Moegel Dellinger special effect] Propagation was very "strange" 

indeed this morning around 0630+UT. Many of the regular signals were not 

audible at all - or were only faint. And even they gradually became 

fainter or non-existent. RNZI 11820 was just about audible but there was a 

BIG signal on 11815 from RL-LAM for a while. I didn't try 9885. 

I tuned across 11760 - as I usually do - and heard English at 0625 which I 

thought was maybe R. Habana Cuba - or was it the BBC via OMA? No, it was 

neither of these - it was NHK via YAM (330 degr) in English to FE Russia 

!!! The // 11715 via 35deg was possibly the one at threshold level same 

time. The dits via Moscow(?) on 11760LSB were fading in and out at weak 

level, but BBC and RHC did not appear - and NHK went before 0700. 

A short time later there wasn't much to listen to at all! I assume this 

was due to the reported disturbances on the sun. If it was a SID (sudden 

ionospheric disturbance) it can be very interesting indeed to observe the 

recovery afterwards and how each band re-opens. 

And re Maria 26000 - as I understand it, this is a test intended for 

ground wave coverage to the local area. Similar to CB radio on 27 MHz, or 

even those U.S.A. ground to air FM communications which use the 25 MHZ 

band, and that are normally audible only within local areas. But, as we 

know only too well, radio waves are unpredictable things and don't always 

"cease" where intended. 


SUDAN Freq change for Radio Omdurman in Arabic: 1500-1900 NF 9505* ALF 

100 kW / 090 deg to EaAf, x7200 * from 1900 co-ch Radio Farda in Persian. 


9505 Omdurman at 1707 UT, with adverts. ID 1708 "Huna Omdurman huna roboo 

Sudan" then with folklore songs, S9+10 at last. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX July 15)

4750 Radio Peace verified an e-mail follow up report with a brief e-mail 

reply in 4 days from Peter Stover 

"Sorry for the long delay in responding. Please 

accept this Email as confirmation of your report. You might also want to 

try to during the same hours to Radio Peace on 5895 kHz as well. This 

facility is operating in English and Arabic for the Nuba and northern 

Sudan." (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX July 14) 

TAIWAN 7380 Little Saigon R. via Taiwan[?]on Jul 07 at 1502-1513 UT, 

45444 Vietnamese, Opening mx and URL announce, Talk. 


[rather originate from Nakhon Pathom-THA site, wb.] 

9745 V of Han 2105 progr consisting of songs and talks mainly by YL 

Signal DS8 33422 (try dto look at Bahrain). 


TANZANIA [Zanzibar] Voice of Tanzania via Zanzibar on 11735 kHz. Heard 

here in Birmingham from around 1745 UT tune-in, 11 July 2005. Nx in 

English at 1800-1808 (didn't quite catch an ID in English), otherwise in 

presumed Swahili (ID's as "Sauti ya Tanzania, Zanzibar"), including nx at 

1900 and 2000. Nice selection of mx too. Still good at 2015 UT ... presume 

will sign-off at 2100 UT? (Tony Rogers, UK, BrDXC-UK July 11) 

Picked up my email at 2055 and following a tip off from Tony Rogers on the 

BDXC-UK list quickly logged Radio Tanzania, Zanzibar on 11735, on channel 

not 11734.1 as previously, lady in Swahili, anthem and off 2100, fair on 

clear channel. 

Tony had them from 1745, English nx 1800-1808, Swahili nx 1900 and 2000 

and nice selection of mx. (Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld July 11) 

Thanks to the tip from Tony yesterday, Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar heard 

today with good reception on from tune-in at 1655 UTC on 11735.0 kHz. 

Drumbeats at 1659 UT then relay of nx in Swahili from Radio Tanzania, Dar- 

es-Salaam. Very good modulation - it sounds like a new tx to me. 


Maybe I'm stating the obvious, but have we considered that this may be a 

relay from somewhere else? Tanzania was never on any other freq but just 

below 11735. This is how I always ID'd the tx. With it being exactly back 

on 11735.00 suggests to me a different tx, and with more and more 

broadcasters relying on relays from fewer and fewer organizations, the 

thought has crossed my mind. Any other comments? 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-USA, dxld July 11) 

Turned off my noise-producers and fired up 11735.0 kHz at 2052 UT July 12 

very weak signal there, no doubt Zanzibar, with oud(?) mx, and from 2056 

talk mixing with mx, off at 2100 UT. Increasing T-storm static as storms 

approach from north did not help at all. 


As reported elsewhere in past days, Zanzibar program on 11735 is well 

heard here tonight, seemingly a new Chinese made tx of the 100 kW class is 

in use. Similar ones erected at Shijak-Albania, Kashi-CHN and at La 

Habana-CUB site in last year. 

Modulation is excellent, so the feederline also refurbished seemingly. 

(wb, July 12) 

11735 R Tanzania at 1951 UT on July 13 with a program in Port, with 

religious type songs. 

On July 14 at 1730 UT I heard talks in African lang (Swahili?) with

possibly sport program. At 181O UT with ID 'News from Spice FM thank you' 

(thanks to other reports) Arabic type lang then and mx followed by a 

report consisting by a speech and at 1830 UT with Islamic program. At 1853 

OM spoke "idaatu mekete kuran'(Arabic) in a local lang, S10 44444 using 

phasing unit. At 1656 UT July 15 man with Islamic talks and a possible 

comparison between Islam and Christianity, and continuous references to 

Islam; Allah again signal ID at 1700 UT as R Tanzania Darussalam, S9 

43443. 


11735 (tentative but almost certain) RTZ at 2025 UT tune on July 17. Very 

weak with vocal groups with a slight Arabic feel, deep-voiced anncr. The 

level improved slowly. Talking at 2058 UT and gone at 2100 UT. 

(Gerry Dexter-WI-USA, DXplorer July 18) 

Btw, they start abruptly (right into program feed) at 1624-1625 UT after 

few mins of open carrier warming-up, that's observation of recent couple 

of days. 


Voice of Tanzania - Zanzibar and China Radio International have agreed to 

strengthen relations and open up four new areas of cooperation. The 

decision was reached during talks in Beijing, China between the Chinese 

deputy information minister, Zhang Fan [phonetic] and the state minister 

in the Office of the Chief Minister, Hon Ali Juma Shamhuna. 

The new areas of cooperation agreed to by the two sides are for Voice of 

Tanzania - Zanzibar to allocate two hours of airtime to China Radio 

International to air its programmes through 5 FM [as heard]. 

The China Radio International broadcasts will be aired in Swahili for an 

hour as well as in English for one hour. 

The two sides have also agreed to renew the arrangement for Voice of 

Tanzania - Zanzibar to send its broadcasters to China to present on the 

Swahili Service of China Radio. 

The agreement will also include training workers, journalists, presenters 

and technicians to improve their skills. 

(Voice of Tanzania - Zanzibar, in Swahili July 18 via BBCM via dxld) 

You'd think they would have mentioned the new tx on 11735 as part of this, 

if in fact Chinese aid was involved (gh, DXLD) 

Nach s/off der VoA auf 11740 ist Zanzibar hier derzeit in 

Ortssenderqualitaet zu empfangen. Da kommt richtig Nostalgie auf! Das 

haben die Techniker rechtzeitig zum Makwa Kogwa-Fest hingekriegt, da wird 

Ali Bakari seine Freude haben! 

Ob wohl noch ein paar von Guido Schotman's QSL-Karten uebriggeblieben 

sind? Jetzt waere die Gelegenheit, das herauszufinden. Khalid Hassan hat 

nach meinem Besuch 1999 eine ganze Masse QSL's verschickt. Hier nochmal 

die Anschrift fuer diejenigen, die damals keine Bestaetigung erhielten: 

Khalid Hassan Rajab, Head of Shortwave Radio Transmitter, Voice of 

Tanzania Zanzibar, P.O.Box 1178, Zanzibar, Tanzania 

Bitte ans Rueckporto denken! (Enzio Gehrig-ESP, A-DX July 12) 

UAE Freq change for TWR Africa in Amharic: 1800-1845 NF 11810 DHA 250 kW 

/ 225 deg to EaAf, x12035 to avoid CRI in Arabic 

VT Communications cancelled txion of Radio Ndeke Luka in French/Singo 

1830-1930 on 11760 DHA 250 kW / 245 deg to CeAf. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX July 15)

UK 17660 Sudan Radio Service via Woofferton-UK site on July 7 at 1459- 

1520 UT. SINPO 25332. Started with mx and ID in English. Nx from 1504. 

Native song at 1513 UT, followed by male talk. 


U.S.A. WBCQ Schedule Update - July 16, 2005. My apologies for not 

keeping the schedule up to date. This is a big update; if you see anything 

I might have missed please let me know via wbcq at zappahead dot net. 

Schedule updates as follows: 

- Herald of Truth gone from Monday 0415 on 7415. 

- World of Radio now 0415 Monday on 7415. 

- World of Radio moves from 2200 Wednesday on 17495 to 2300. 

- EVM Jewish Radio Network gone from Thursday 0100-0400 on 5105. 

This was apparently a one-shot broadcast in June. 

- EVM Jewish Radio Network adds Thursday 2200 on 7415, 

replacing a repeat of Allan Weiner Worldwide. 

- Squad 51 gone from 5105 Saturday at 0300. 

- The RMF Show gone from 9330 Sunday at 0330. 

- Good Friends Radio Network replaces Word of the Cross Sunday at 2200 on 

9330. 

- Good Friends Radio Network replaces Financial Survival 2100 Mo-Fr at 

2100 on 17495. 

- Good Friends Radio Network adds 2200 Mo-Fr on 17495. 

- Good Friends Radio Network replaces Christian Sabbath Bible Study Fri 

2200 on 9330. 

- Good Friends Radio Network replaces Christian Sabbath Bible Study Sat 

2100 on 9330. 

- Good Friends Radio Network adds Saturday at 2200 on 17495. 

The following broadcasts originate live from the M/S Katie in Boston, 

relayed by WBCQ, until the end of the summer: 

- Good Friends Radio Network Mo-Fr 1800 on 7415 

- Good Friends Radio Network Tu-Sa 0200 on 5105 

- Good Friends Radio Network Sa-Su 1600-2000 on 9330 

It is not uncommon for 5105 and 7415 to run past their scheduled closing 

times with unannounced programing originating from the studio in 

Monticello or from the M/S Katie in Boston. 

Radio Six International will be leaving 5105 at the end of July, 2005. 

The Overcomer Ministry will be leaving 17495 at the end of July 2005. 

(Larry Will, WBCQ Annotated Program Guide, 

via dxld July 16) 

KTBN missing again July 18: nothing on 7505 at 1350 check, nor on 15590 

later in the day. 7505 still missing 24 hours later. It supposedly 

operates 24 hours and is always on one freq or the other. O, how I miss 

it. O, I can get the same thing on channel 14 with the added benefit of 

moving pictures in color to glory in Mrs. Crouch's marvelously high hair 

and professionally painted face! 


VATICAN STATE Vatican Radio was the first sound heard at 1300 UT on 9645 

kHz in range 5700-9645 kHz during the geomagnetic storm due to the 

activity of sunspot No. 10786. No other radio station was propagating till 

1410 UT when fades in Budapest on 6025 kHz. 


YEMEN 9779.55 Yemen R. on Jul 08 at 1603-1627 34333 Arabic, Nx and 

talk, Theme song at 1622 and 1626 UT.


ZAMBIA 4910 ZNBC at *0249-0336 on Jul 14, familiar fish eagle IS 

followed by choral National Anthem, opening ID and annts and talk in local 

langs and mx. Apparently back here after reported move to 5915 kHz earlier 

in the week. Poor to fair. 


ZIMBABWE 6612hx Radio Zimbabwe kann z. Zt. (2212 UT) auf der 

Harmonischen von 3306, auf 6612 kHz gehoert werden. Angesagt wurden 

etliche UKW Frequenzen sowie jeweils eine Frequenz im 49mb und 90 mb. 

(Uwe Volk-D, A-DX July 20) 

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0700-0900 9525 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg, very poor reception in BUL SINPO 

23322 

2100-2200 11965 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg, very good reception in BUL SINPO 

45554 


9525 Star Radio at 0719 UT on July 23 with nx reports, heard ID Star Radio 

Liberia, interview with OM S7, 34323 even with local QRN from power lines. 

At 0700 UT with S=4 344[2-3]3. On July 24 with S9 and 44334 with 

international news (Qaeda, Guinea, Ghana), ID and prg 'we could have 

voice'. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX July 23/24) 

9525 Star Radio at 0755-0821 UT on Jul 22, man with Sports Nx in English 

followed by a woman with the same but in a local lang. ID at 0800 UT "This 

is Star Radio broadcasting from Monrovia, Liberia." Next program was 

called People Talk featuring a man announcer talking to two men about 

conflicts in southern district (things appear just fine now). Fair to good 

signal with moderate fading. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer July 24) 

11965 Star Radio on July 17, at *2100-2200* UT. Sign-on with children's 

vocals, with clear ID by Female Speaker in En as 'This is Star Radio 

Broadcasting from Monrovia Liberia on FM and short wave' Followed with

Newscast readied ny male announcer. Commentary on Religious and Cultural 

events in Africa at 2111. Repeat of major nx events at 2115. Repeated ID's 

throughout the broadcast where noted. 

2125 UT Commentary on Africans and Religion with telephone call-ins, 

hosted by the Lutheran Church of Nigeria and the University of Nigeria 

Guest Speakers. 2143 Program feature called 'Farm Forum' , with focus on 

Chicken Disease's and Cabbage Farming. Noted to sign-off in mid 

programming. Excellent signal noted at this time period and frequency. 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer July 24) 

BOLIVIA 4845.19 Radio Municipal at 0918 to 1030 UT, march mx from 0920 

to 0930 UT with break in txion at 0930 UT, "seis en las la manana banda de 

60 metros", series of phone numbers given for number in Santa Cruz. yl and 

om taking turn at the microphone. 

(Bob Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 26) 

BOSNIA [SERBIA and MONTENEGRO progr]. 1400-1430 UT on 7200 kHz - mx 

with 2 mins news in English, Fr, Ge, Sp, It. 


I guess that is a domestic sce relay; don't find it in WRTH 2005, but 

Beograd used to be on 7200 long ago. (gh, dxld July 23) 

This is SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO [non], via the Bijeljina tx site in Bosnia 

and Herzegovina. As it was pointed out on various occasions over the past 

years (like in DXLD 4-163, October 24, 2004): all SW txs in Serbia were 

destroyed in the last Balkan war in May 1999 and were not rebuilt. There 

was no urgent need, since Int't Radio of Serbia and Montenegro owns the 

Bijeljina site which is just 80km away from Belgrade (WRTH map: pg. 75), 

though on the other side of the border. Quite many DX sources and 

reference lists still seem to be unaware of this situation which exists 

since 6 years meanwhile. 


The 1300-1430 txion of Radio Beograd programming on 7200 kHz is actually 

shown in the current RSCG schedule: 

 

WRTH includes it as well, just giving as freq 11835 instead which was 

probably indeed used in winter. To recap the story: 7200 used to originate 

from Stubline near Belgrade, co-located with the 2000 kW monster for 684 

if I recall correctly, and carried Radio Beograde ( // 684) around the 

clock. In the Kosovo war the 684 and 7200 txs were deliberately (i.e. no 

"collateral damage") destroyed, and later the then Radio Yugoslavia 

started to carry Radio Beograd for this 90 minutes period prior to its own 

first program of the day (Arabic), on the old 7200 freq but now via the 

Bijeljina facilities of course. 


INTERNATIONAL RADIO OF SERBIA & MONTENEGRO (Gov) 

6100, 7200, 7230, 9580, 9620, 9680, 11800, 11870 kHz. 

Summer Schedule 2005 

Albanian 1700-1715 daily Eu 6100bij 

Arabic 1430-1500 daily ME 11800bij 

Bulgarian 1715-1730 daily Eu 6100bij 

Chinese 2230-2300 daily EAs 9580bij 

English 0000-0030 mtwtfs. NAm,Eu 9580bij 

0430-0500 daily NAm,Eu 9580bij 1830-1900 daily Eu 6100bij 

2100-2130 daily Eu 6100bij 2200-2230 mtwtf.s Pac 7230bij

French 

1600-1630 daily Eu 9620bij 2030-2100 daily Eu 6100bij 

German 

1630-1700 daily Eu 9620bij 2000-2030 mtwtf.s Eu 6100bij 

Greek 1545-1600 daily Eu 6100bij 

Hungarian 1530-1545 daily Eu 6100bij 

Italian 1730-1800 daily Eu 9620bij 

Russian 

1500-1530 daily Eu 11870bij 1800-1830 daily Eu 6100bij 

Serbian 0030-0100 daily NAm,Eu 9580bij 

1930-2000 mtwtf.s Eu 6100bij 1930-2030 .....s. Eu 6100bij 

2130-2200 mtwtf.s Pac 7230bij 2130-2230 .....s. Pac 7230bij 

2330-0030 ......s Eu,NAm 9580bij 2330-2400 mtwtfs. Eu,NAm 9580bij 

Serbian (Home Sce) 1300-1430 daily Eu 7200bij 

Spanish 

1900-1930 daily Eu 7200bij 2300-2330 daily SAm 9680bij 

(WRTH Update, May 6, 2005) 

[ ! HISTORY ! ] SERBIA / BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA 7200 The station formerly 

known as Radio Yugoslavia still or again relays RTS Beograd 1 (actual on- 

air ID "Radio Beograd") on 7200, heard today around 1345. These relays 

were introduced years ago as kind of a substitute for the destroyed 

Stubline tx; apparently they just fired up their single operational tx at 

Bijeljina on 7200 (the former Stubline frequency) during the afternoon 

period without R Yugoslavia programming and potted up Beograd 1 in their 

live studio. Later these relays disappeared from the published schedules, 

but really from the air, too? At least now they obviously do it again. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Sept 17, 2004 !! ) 

There were four 500 kW senders operating at this site - according to the 

TDP (BBC SK55C3 of 1986) - and I seem to remember that two were removed to 

Belgrade-Stubline, but were destroyed by bombing. What happened to the 

third one - has it been used for spares? I think it's location is in one 

of the Serbian enclave parts of BIH so maybe they operate it on behalf of 

Serbia/Montenegro - or is it now the property of BIH? Power supplies and 

audio link must make it expensive to operate? 

The problem that Belgrad now has is that 7200 was vacated for so long that 

other stations now utilise it - especially BUL, which seems only to be 

able to use freqs ending in '00' for their external sces. Stubline had 

been using this freq for a very long time and it's up to them whether they 

can negotiate it's use once again. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 25, 2004 !! ) 

The tx site in Bijeljina (in Bosnia-Herzegovina) is property of Int'l 

Radio of Serbia & Montenegro (not leased), so there is no need to invest 

into a new site in Serbia & Montenegro. The HFCC list traditionally shows 

"BEO" (Beograd) for all Bijeljina registrations, in fact the distance 

between both cities is just 80 km (though located in two different 

countries now). The registered 250 kW is half power of the 500 kW BBC txs 

in Bijeljina. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Sep 23, 2004 !! ) 

7200, Radio Beograd 1st domestic program relay via - undoubtedly - 

Bijeljina-BIH checked today. Scheduled Serbian 1300-1430 UT, but carrier 

open only on air from about 1256 till 1306 UT. S=9+60 dB powerhouse some 

1100 km away here in Central Europe. Program txion started midst on 

sentence at 1306:18, heard till 1428:35 UT sign off.

1300-1330 Nx and phone in interviews on Miloshevich tribunal at Den Haag- 

HOL, ethnic Kosovo conflict, and present Iraq clashes. 

1330-1400 All sports news, tennis, football, basketball, and a lot of mx. 

1400-1430 Music program, fine selection of nostalgic British pop mx of 

1966-1978 era. (wb, Sep 22, 2004 !! ) 

A photo of the curtains at what is called KTCB kratkotalasni emisioni 

radio difuzni centar Bijeljina: 

The antenna farm is described there as 

consisting of 40 curtains (slewable 4/4/1 and 4/4/.5, non-slewable 2/3/.5 

and 2/1/.25) as well as 3 HQ's. 

A map with the station entered: 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 24, 2004 !! ) 

Kratkotalasni emisioni centar, Radio Jugoslavija (Bjeljina). Radio 

Jugoslavija poseduje kratkotalasni emisioni radio difuzni centar (KTCB) 

pored Bijeljine. 

Telekomunikacioni sistem u KTCB se sastoji od: 

- cetiri [4 x ] 500 kW radiodifuzna kratkotalasna predajnika 

- antenski podsistem od 40 usmerenih KT difuznih antena (tipa HRS 4/4/1, 

4/4/5, HR 2/3/.5, 2/1/.25) i 3 neusmerene antene (tipa HQ 1/.4,28 stubova 

visine do 100 m, 31 fiderskog voda 300 oma, antenskih i "slewing" 

prekidac, antenske matrice, 50/300 oma, koaksijalne matrice 50 oma, 

ve_tacke antene 50 oma i sl. 

Osnovna tehnolo_ka oprema je isporucena od firme "BBC" Manhajm. 

(website via Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 24, 2004 !! ) 

Today Radio Beograd on 7200 started with abrupt audio cut-in at 1300. No 

preceding IS and no smooth fade in either, so this is apparently not run 

through the Radio Yugoslavia continuation [meaning, master control, 

feedline] (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 24, 2004 !! ) 

7200, R. Beograd, Serbian 2004-09-24, 1300-1433 UT herewith attached a 

recording of 2.34 min of R Beograd domestic relay on SW 7200 kHz via tx 

Bijeljina in Bosnia. Transmitter signed on at 1257:45 UT, program relay 

started exact at 1300 UT, but ended at 1432:50 UT!! 

Some "laisser faire" habit at the Beograd supervisor room, some discussion 

between the locutora and supervisor at the end of Serbian txion. 

7200 switched off at 1433:10 today. Arabic started then late at about 

1433:30 UT on 11800 kHz. Yesterday the Serbian program started late at 

1306 UT instead. 

(wb, Sept 24, 2004 !!) 

Re "apparently not run through the Radio Yugoslavia master control room": 

Not exactly. I used BBC terminology, obviously not a really good idea 

since it appears that the American terms are much closer to the German 

ones. 

The Radio Beograd 1 txions some years ago were framed with the Radio 

Yugoslavia IS and the feed thoughtfully faded up and down. This was a 

clear sign for this relay being fed through a Radio Yugoslavia studio. On 

the contrary, this time the audio is simply switched on and off, so

certainly passes no studio at Radio Srbija i Crna Gora. The audio could 

still be fed through their master control and further on to the microwave 

link, although the odd on and off times could also indicate a simple off- 

air pickup (Ballempfang) at Bijeljina. 

And re. the RTS website offering audio streaming: "Is this new?" Probably. 

WRTH doesn't mention this website at all, but when 7200 drew my attention 

at RTS again a few days ago I felt that there must be something and indeed 

found a well maintained presence, complete with the streams. By the way, I 

am sceptical about the "national" coverage of the mediumwave freqs since 

they obviously still use the same, lower powered txs as immediately after 

the Kosovo war. Namely 684 is only a far cry from the old days when it was 

a massive 2000 kW. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 27, 2004 !! ; excerpt) 

BBC M observed the main domestic radio sce of Radio-Television Serbia 

(RTS), R Belgrade 1st Programme, being relayed on 7200 kHz SW at 1300-1428 

UT on 26 Sept, 2004. Programming was in // with their satellite signal on 

the Hotbird satellite at 13 degrs East (12188 MHz, vertical polarization, 

symbol rate 27500, FEC 3/4) and the live audio stream accessible from 

their web site at 

The SW tx on 7200 kHz is situated at RTS facilities in Bijeljina, in north 

eastern Bosnia-Hercegovina. Serbia-Montenegro no longer has any SW txs 

within its own borders, since the RTS facilities at Stubline were 

destroyed by NATO air strikes in 1999. 

(David Kernick-UK, BBC M, dxld Sep 26, 2004 !! ) 

"The SW tx on 7200 kHz is situated at RTS facilities in Bijeljina" 

Really RTS? I understand that Radio Srbija i Crna Gora is a completely 

different body, not a subsidiary of RTS. At least they are housed in 

another promise at Belgrade. And re. "programming was in parallel with 

their satellite signal on the Hotbird satellite at 13 degrees East" 

perhaps also in synch? Looks like an afternoon visit of a certain 

neighbour is due... (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 29, 2004 !! ) 

Re: "The SW tx on 7200 kHz is situated at RTS facilities in Bijeljina" 

Really RTS? I understand that Radio Srbija i Crna Gora is a completely 

different body, not a subsidiary of RTS. At least they are housed in 

another promise at Belgrade. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Oct 1, 2004 !! ) 

I guess Kai refers to "INTERNATIONAL Radio of Serbia & Montenegro" 

(Medunarodni Radio Srbije i Crna Gore), and he is very correct: RTS and 

International Radio of Serbia & Montenegro are different institutions. 

They have been separate all the time since 1978, as the website 

explains: 

RADIO YUGOSLAVIA was established by a resolution of the Federative 

People's Republic of Yugoslavia, and was working in that status until 

January 1954, when Radio Belgrade took over the broadcasting of the 

program for foreign listeners, again. A Decree on the establishment of the 

informative working organization of RADIO YUGOSLAVIA was rendered on 

January 26, 1977, and the radio started broadcasting on February 2, 1978, 

as a separate institution. 

As mentioned before, the tx site in Bijeljina was built and owned by Radio 

Yugoslavia (now Int'l Radio of Serbia & Montenegro), not Radio Belgrade 

(now part of RTS). As for the studios of both broadcasters, RTS has 

studios spread over different locations, including Hilendarska 2 where 

also Int'l Radio of Serbia & Montenegro is located. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Sept 30, 2004 !! ) 

BRAZIL[?] 4753.41 Radio Educacao Rural, Campo Grande, on Jul 22 at 0427

UT - This is my guess for my unid. of last night, and still here today. I 

listened for a while, and it appears to be in Portuguese, hence my guess. 

Any verification from out there?. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BCexped-CAN, hcdx July 23) 

CANADA 6030 06.31 Canada CFVP, Calgary with ID as the "Country morning 

show"-, weak and faded within ten minutes DN. 

(David Norrie-NZL, hcdx July 18) time ? 

CHINA After completion of external 100/150 kW tx sites at Fllake-ALB and 

La Habana-CUB, erecting some single txs at Shijak-ALB, Bamako-MLI, 

Zanzibar-TZA, Bata in Equat Guinea in past year, the Chinese Telecom RTC 

authority also refurbished some older and erected some new powerful 

shortwave tx sites at Urumchi and Kashgar in Tibet. 

CTR owns now the following powerful domestic TX sites of 500-600 kW power 

range at: 

Beijing, Jinhua, Kashgar, Kunming, Nanning, Shijiazhuang, Urumchi, and 

Xian. 

But instead DRM experimental sites Dongfang [150 kW] and Qiqihar [CRI 

Russian 500 kW in A-05] missed on B-05 planning table. 

Planned Tentatively B05 Schedule of CRI via [new? or refurbished?] 500 kW 

site at Nanning towards SoEAsia and Indonesia: 

kW deg 

7160 1200-1400 49S,49NE,54W 500 200 7330 2300-2400 54N 500 200 

9590 1400-1500 49SE 500 200 9765 0000-0200 49SE 500 200 

9765 2300-2400 49SE 500 200 9810 1300-1730 50W 150 155 

9810 2000-2300 50W 150 155 11680 1200-1300 49SE 500 200 

11720 1300-1500 49SE 500 200 11990 0000-0200 49SE 500 200 

13590 0500-0600 49SE 500 200 13595 1200-1400 49SE 500 200 

13600 1100-1200 49SE 500 200 13610 2300-1300 50W 150 155 

13660 0930-1030 54N 500 200 15140 0500-0600 49SE 500 200 

15160 1030-1200 49SE 500 200 17680 0930-1130 54N 500 200 

Planned Tentatively B05 Schedule of CRI via new 500 kW site near Beijing 

towards extreme FE, JPN, KOR, PHL, SoEaAsia, SoAS, former USSR, Europe, 

EaAF and NoAF. 

Formerly 50, 100, 150, and 300 kW of power: 

deg 

5910 1500-1600 49,54W 193 5910 2000-2100 27-29,37 322 

5910 2200-2400 37NW 322 5915 2100-2200 37NW 322 

5915 2200-0100 44NE,45N 095 5955 1100-1500 44NE,45N 095 

5965 1500-1600 33SE,34 055 5980 1500-1600 45N 095 

5985 1000-1100 31,32 322 5985 1600-1800 48SW,53NW 257 

5985 1900-2100 37NW 257 

5995 1600-1700 27-31,37,38NE,46E 318 

6010 1800-1900 27-31,37,38NE,46E 318 6020 1000-1100 32S,33SW 318 

6020 2000-2200 37NW 318 6060 1100-1200 50 165 

6060 1300-1400 50 165 6090 1900-2000 37NW 322 

6100 1200-1300 33SE,34 055 6100 1300-1400 32S,33SW 318 

6100 2300-0100 13 318 6125 1800-1900 28NW 322 

6135 1900-2000 27-31,37,38NE,46E 318 6165 1700-1800 40 288 

6180 1500-1600 29-32 322 7115 2200-2300 45N 095 

7135 1000-1100 31,32 322 

7140 1600-1700 27-31,37,38NE,46E 318 

7150 1800-1900 28SW 318 7160 1900-2000 28SE 318 

7170 2000-2100 28N 318 

7170 2100-2200 27-31,37,38NE,46E 318 

7180 1400-1500 49,54W 193 7190 0900-1500 45N 095 

7215 1900-2000 39N 288 7225 1800-1900 39N 288 

7245 1500-1600 27-31,37,38NE,46E 318 7245 1700-1800 27,28 322

7245 2000-2100 37-40 288 7255 1430-1530 50 165 

7275 1600-1800 39NW 257 7285 1300-1400 32S,33SW 318 

7295 1800-1900 40 288 7325 1400-1600 49,54 193 

7325 2000-2200 53,57 257 7350 1600-1700 27-29,37 322 

7360 1600-1700 49E 193 9410 1300-1400 49,54W 193 

9415 2300-2400 49E 193 9440 1200-1400 49 215 

9450 1000-1200 55,59,60 142 9450 1200-1400 55,59,60 142 

9460 0300-0500 44NE,45N 095 9460 2200-0200 50 165 

9550 1100-1600 49E 193 9645 1100-1300 49,54W 215 

9655 1400-1500 49,54W 215 9695 2300-2400 45N 095 

9730 1200-1400 49,54 193 9870 1200-1300 49,54W 193 

11620 1000-1200 55,59,60 142 11640 0700-0900 45N 095 

11650 0000-0200 49,54W 215 11695 0200-0300 13 322 

11770 0000-0100 49E 193 11780 0000-0100 45N 095 

11875 0000-0100 32S,33SW 318 11945 2300-2400 49,54W 193 

13580 0000-0200 49,54W 215 13590 1000-1200 49,54 193 

13850 0900-1100 49,54W 193 13850 1100-1200 49,54W 193 

15120 0300-0700 31,32 322 15160 0100-0500 45N 095 

15170 0500-0700 45N 095 15350 0200-0300 41S 257 

17485 0300-0400 29S,30S,31S,32S 288 17495 0000-0100 49,54W 193 

17495 0100-0300 49,54W 193 17515 0400-0600 49E 193 

17540 0300-0400 41 257 17695 0600-0800 49,54 193 

17710 0400-0800 49,54W 193 

17855 0400-0600 29S,30S,31S 288 

Planned Tentatively B05 Schedule of CRI via [new? or refurbished?] 500 kW 

site at Xian towards JPN, KOR, PHL, SoEaAsia, SoAS, Europe, former USSR & 

MNG, ME, NE, CeAF, EaAF, NoAF, even SoAM westerly path. 

Formerly 100, 120, 150, and 200 kW of power: 

deg 

5955 1000-1100 44,45N 073 5955 1500-1600 44,45N 073 

5965 1100-1500 44NE,45NW 073 5985 2100-2200 28S 306 

5985 2200-2300 45N 073 6010 1600-1700 49E 190 

6020 1800-1900 28SE 306 6025 1500-1600 29S,30S 292 

6040 1400-1500 54 190 

6040 2000-2100 29S,30S,37-40,46,47 292 

6070 1600-1900 29S,30S 292 6080 1100-1200 32S,33SW 354 

6100 1700-1800 27-31,37-39,46 306 6110 1900-2000 29S,30S 292 

6145 1900-2000 28E 306 6150 1700-1800 27,28 317 

6185 2300-2400 32S,33SW 354 7105 2200-2300 13,14 306 

7110 2000-2100 28S 317 7120 2000-2100 28SE 306 

7120 2100-2200 28N 306 7130 1300-1500 45N 073 

7130 1900-2000 28SE 306 7130 2000-2100 28S 306 

7150 1200-1300 45N 073 7150 1900-2000 28NW 317 

7160 1600-1700 48SW,53NW 252 7160 2000-2100 28SE 317 

7160 2200-2300 37NW 306 7170 1100-1200 32S,33SW 354 

7180 1300-1400 29S,30S 292 7180 1500-1600 40 292 

7190 1500-1600 45N 073 7190 1800-1900 39N 292 

7190 2200-2400 44NE,45NW 073 7200 1100-1200 45N 073 

7205 1430-1530 49 200 7205 1600-1700 38,39N,46 306 

7205 2000-2200 52,53,57 252 7215 1000-1100 19-23,32 354 

7215 1200-1300 29S,30S 292 7215 1300-1400 54N 190 

7220 1700-1800 48SW,53NW 252 7220 2300-2400 49E 190 

7255 1000-1100 32S,33SW 354 7255 1900-2000 27-29,37,38317 

7265 1700-1800 39N 292 7265 1800-1900 28SE 306 

7285 1800-1900 27-29,37,38 317 7305 1900-2100 52S,53W 252 

7325 1600-1700 39N 292 7325 2100-2200 28S 317 

7325 2300-2400 32S,33SW 354 7330 1400-1500 29S,30S 292 

7335 1600-1700 28E 306 7335 1700-1800 28N 317 

7345 1900-2000 39N 292 7360 1500-1600 49E 190 

9410 1200-1300 49,54W 200 9410 1400-1600 49,54W 200 

9415 0000-0100 44NE,45NW 073 9415 0800-1000 44,45N 073 

9435 2300-2400 45N 073 9440 0900-1100 45N 073

9470 0000-0100 32S,33SW 354 9685 1300-1500 49E 190 

9730 2330-0030 41SE 252 

9765 1300-1500 29S,30S,37-40,46,47 292 

9770 1600-1800 52,53,57 252 9785 1130-1430 49 200 

9870 1300-1400 49,54W 200 11640 0100-0200 49,54W 200 

11640 1200-1300 54N 190 

11690 1200-1300 29S,30S,37-40,46,47 292 

11740 0100-0200 29S,30S 292 11790 2300-0100 49 190 

11845 0000-0100 49,54W 200 11885 0000-0100 49,54W 200 

11885 0100-0200 49,54W 200 11980 1200-1400 49E 190 

11990 1100-1200 49E 190 12070 1100-1200 50 145 

13590 0300-0500 44NE,45NW 073 13600 0100-0200 29S,30S 292 

13610 0700-0900 45N 073 13620 0300-0700 32N,33W 354 

13645 0500-0800 49,54 190 13655 0000-0700 45N 073 

13680 0000-0100 49E 190 13720 1000-1200 49,54W 200 

15170 0100-0300 49,54 190 15340 0900-1100 49,54 190 

15435 0200-0300 40 292 15435 0300-0400 29S,30S 292 

17505 0400-0500 49,54W 200 

17560 0800-1000 29S,30S,37-40,46,47 292 

17640 0200-0300 29S,30S 292 17640 0400-0500 29S,30S 292 

17680 0400-0600 29S,30S,37-40,46,47 292 17710 0300-0400 29,30,31S 306 

17740 0400-0600 49E 190 17740 0600-0800 49,54 190 

CUBA 13680 Radio Nacional de Venezuela [via La Habana, CUBA], 2000- 

2020 UT, 19 de Julio, Musica de sintonia, Identificacion: Radio Nacional 

de Venezuela, Antena Internacional". Comentario sobre la Isla Margarita. 

"Pensamiento del Libertador Simon Bolivar". 

Anuncian las siguientes frecuencias y horarios UT: 

13740 kHz 1900-2000 UT zona de San Francisco 

9550 kHz 2000-2100 UT zona del Caribe 

13680 kHz 2000-2100 UT zona de Chicago 

15230 kHz 2000-2100 UT zona de Buenos Aires 

17705 kHz 2000-2100 UT zona de Rio de Janeiro 

11875 kHz 2100-2200 UT zona de Santiago de Chile 



11760 kHz 2300-0000 UT zona de Norte, Centro y Sudamerica. 

(Manuel Mendez-ESP, dxld July 22) 

5025 Radio Rebelde, on Jul 22 at 0435 UT - Rebelde is back with a much 

stronger signal than last night, but still suffering from slop, from a 

very messy tx on 5030.07 kHz (University Network-CTR with Dr. Gene Scott 

rambling from beyond the grave!). 


CYPRUS Ich hatte auf einen Empfangsbericht an FEBA-Radio in die 

Zentralanschrift in UK einen Brief erhalten, dass sie keine QSL- 

ausstellen. Damit hatte ich mich NICHT abgefunden und rueckgefragt, woran 

es denn liegt. 

Darauf hin bekam ich nachfolgenden von mir frei uebersetzten Brief. Soll 

als Info dienen, und gleichzeitig die Frage, ob es doch jemanden gibt, der 

aktuell (2005) dennoch eine QSL von dort erhalten hatte oder aehnliche 

Erfahrung machte. Meine Sendung kam vermutlich von Ascension Island ueber 

eine MERLIN-Sendestation. 

(ibid. A-DX July 24) 

Die Zentrale im UK bestaetigt meines Wissens nach schon lange nicht mehr. 

Probiers uebers Zypern-Buero: P.O.Box 57000, Limassol, CYP. Dort lagern 

wohl die alten Seychellen-QSLs. Im vergangenen Jahr erhielt so eine von 

dort, ergaenzt um den Sendestandort, die Zypern-Adresse und dem Hinweis, 

dass die aufgedruckte SEY-Adresse nicht mehr gueltig ist.


DRM B05 DRM schedule. 

Thanks my RNW colleague Jan-Peter Werkman for noting that the planned B05 

DRM schedule of the HFCC members is now online at 

 

Interesting registrations for 'Sofia' at 1900-0600 on 5790, 0900-1900 on 

11515, 1400-1900 on 11565, 0600-1900 on 13850, 15740 at 0700-1700 and 

17540 at 1000-1400 'for new organisation'. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld July 26) 

Planned Tentatively B05 Schedule DRM Transmissions Generated at: 26-Jul- 

2005 05:12:52 pm 

Frequency Start Stop CIRAF - click here to see map Broadcaster FMO 

Language Transmitter Latitude Longitude Beam Power (kW) Days of operation 

(Sun=1) From date To date Notes 

3965 0600-1800 27 DRM TDF Various ISS 0 1 



3995 0400-0600 18,19,27,28 DW DWL DIVERSE WER ND 200 





5790 1900-0600 18-40 For new organization NEW ENGL SOF 0 100 

5810 1400-1800 27,28,37 Voice of Russia GFC MSK 260 200 

5810 1900-2000 27,28 DW GFC MSK 260 200 

5830 2000-2300 27,28 DW GFC MSK 260 200 

5975 0600-1500 28,39N Deutsche Telekom DTK JUL 110 40 


5990 0000-2400 27,28 BroadcCenter EuropeS.A. BCE Fr JUN ND 50 

6010 0000-0100 4,7E,8N BBC WS MER SAC 268 70 

6010 0400-0500 4,7E,8N BBC WS MER SAC 268 70 

6015 0700-1000 27 TDP Radio TDP Dut RMP 85 35 7 

6015 0700-1000 27 TDP Radio TDP Dut WER 315 60 7 


6015 1000-1400 27 TDP Radio TDP Dut JUL ND 40 7 


6015 1400-1700 27 TDP Radio TDP Dut WER 315 60 7 

6040 1600-1800 28N BBC WS MER RMP 80 35 

6055 0500-0900 39,40 Min of Inform KWT MOI ARABIC KABD 0 500 

6055 0600-0800 28N BBC WS MER RMP 80 35 

6085 0000-2400 28 ARD DWL GERMAN ISM (BR) 0 10 for info 

6095 0000-2400 27,28 BroadcCenter EuropeS.A. BCE Ge JUN ND 50 

6095 1245-1800 51,56,64S,65S RNZi RNZ ENG RAN 325 100 

6095 1245-1800 61S,62,63W RNZi RNZ Eng RAN 35 100 

6130 0515-0629 18,19,27,28NW DW DWL DIVERSE SIN 35 90 

6130 1400-1559 27,28 DW DWL DIVERSE WER ND 200 

6140 1000-1300 27,28 DW DWL DIVERSE JUL 120 40 

6140 1600-1900 27,28 DW DWL DIVERSE JUL ND 40 

6175 0700-1100 27 DRM TDF Various ISS ND 35 




7145 0600-1800 27 BroadcCenter EuropeS.A. DTK JUL 290 40 

7240 0700-0757 27S,37N RNW Dut FLE 230 40 

7240 0759-0959 27S,28S,37N RNW Dut FLE 191 40 

7240 0959-1159 18,27,28 RNW Eng FLE 123 40 

7240 1159-1257 18,27,28 RNW Dut FLE 123 40 

7240 1257-1329 18,27,28 R SWE Int RNW Ger FLE 123 40 

7240 1329-1400 18,27,28 R SWE Int RNW Eng FLE 123 40

7240 1400-1430 18,27,28 RCI RNW Eng FLE 123 40 

7240 1430-1459 18,27,28 RNW Eng FLE 123 40 

7240 1459-1515 18,27,28 Vatican Radio RNW Eng FLE 123 40 

7240 1515-1657 18,27,28 RNW Dut FLE 123 40 


7295 1900-2000 29 BBC WS MER RMP 62 35 

7320 0800-1600 28,29S,38E,39 BBC WS MER RMP 80 35 

9605 2300-2400 43,44,45 BBC WS MER NAK 40 35 


9685 1800-1855 27,28 DW DWL DIVERSE SIN 40 90 

9760 1600-1700 48 Christian Voice MER MOS 110 50 1 Int 


9765 0745-1100 61S,62,63W RNZi RNZ Eng RAN 325 100 

9800 2045-2130 7NE,8N Vatican Radio RCI ENGLISH SAC 268 70 

9800 2130-2200 4,8,9 RNW Eng SAC 268 70 

9800 2200-2300 7NE,8N RCI RCI ENGLISH SAC 268 70 

9800 2300-2330 4,7,8 DW DWL ENGLISH SAC 268 90 

9800 2330-2400 7NE,8N R SWE Int RCI ENGLISH SAC 268 70 

9875 0500-0900 27,28NW VT-MNO MER MOS 295 50 

9875 1400-1700 27S,28W VT-MNO MER RMP 95 35 

9875 1400-1500 27S,28W VT-MNO MER RMP 95 35 1 

9875 1400-1430 28W RNZi MER RMP 95 35 7 

9875 1400-1430 28W RFI MER RMP 95 35 6 

9875 1430-1500 27SE,28W KBS MER RMP 95 35 6 Int 

9875 1430-1500 27SE,28W ABC-Radio Australia MER RMP 95 35 7 

9875 1500-1600 27SE,28W VT-MNO MER RMP 95 35 6 

9875 1600-1700 28W Nippon Hoso Kyokai MER RMP 95 35 6 

9880 1315-1730 38 Min of Inform KWT MOI ARABIC KABD 282 500 

9985 1200-1300 20,21 ANTI, Milano NEW ENGL SOF 306 100 12 TEST 


11565 1400-1900 39,40 For new organization NEW SOF 100 100 


11610 1745-1900 61S,62,63W RNZi RNZ ENG RAN 35 100 

11675 2200-0200 6,7,10 Min of Inform KWT MOI ARABIC KABD 350 500 

11815 0900-1400 27,28NW VT-MNO MER MOS 295 50 

11900 1600-1800 8 TDP Radio TDP Eng SAC 240 70 7 

11900 1600-1800 8 TDP Radio RCI Music SAC 240 70 7 






13620 0930-1300 6-8,27,28 Min of Inform KWT MOI ARABIC KABD 310 500 










15740 0700-1700 18-40 For new organization NEW SOF 0 100 

15790 0600-1700 37E,38 DRM TDF Various ISS 145 50 

17540 1000-1400 37,38,46,47,52 For new organiz.NEW ENGL SOF 215 100 

17700 0900-1057 27,28 DW DWL DIVERSE SIN 40 90 

17710 1100-1155 27,28 DW DWL DIVERSE SIN 40 90 DRM-v 

17795 0700-1000 27-29 Voice of Russia GFC NVS 305 100 



17875 1100-2100 7S,8S DRM TDF Various GUF 168 30 

21550 0800-1200 47,48,52,57 For new organization NEW SOF 180 100 

21645 1300-2100 7S,8S,10,11S,12N DRM TDF French GUF 295 30 

21675 0800-1000 28,38-40 DW DWL ENGLISH TRM (Perkara) 300 90

25795 0000-2400 27 BroadcCenter EuropeS.A. BCE JUN ND 1 LOCAL 

(condensed by wb., July 26, 2005) 

Strange 25795 Luxembourg entry, local 'Letzeburgisch' language relay? 

(wb.) 

ECUADOR 3279.58 La Voz del Napo, on Jul 23 at 0534 UT - Rosary 

programming in Spanish, and then into modern Spanish vocals. I'm listening 

as I was typing last night's loggings. Good reception except for 

atmospheric noise ... the bain of summer listening!. 


EQUAT GUINEA Schedule from R. Africa, Equatorial Guinea, shows 7190 kHz 

now in use evenings, 1700-2300 UT or so; and no longer heard on 15190 kHz, 

which is only from 0700 UT weekdays, 0600-1630 UT on weekends, but neither 

of these reported lately. 

(WoR by Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, July 19) 

FRANCE 7320 Voice of Africa (Tripoli) at 2209-2228 UT on Jul 19, man 

announcer speaking in Arabic. Segment of instrumental mx at 2215 UT 

followed by three time pips and English ID. A man announcer with nx in 

English followed by another man with nx in French. Fair. 


Planned Tentatively LBJ via ISS-TDF schedule in B-05. 

7320 1900-0400 37,38W,46N ISS 500 185 Ar LBJ TDF 

9485 1800-1900 37W,46 ISS 500 204 Ar LBJ TDF 

9590 1700-1900 37,38W,46N ISS 500 185 Ar LBJ TDF 

11635 1800-2130 37E,38W,47,52,53E ISS 500 153 Ar LBJ TDF 

11715 1800-2030 38E,47E,48,53 ISS 500 140 Ar LBJ TDF 

11860 1700-1800 37W,46 ISS 500 204 Ar LBJ TDF 

11860 1800-1900 37,46 ISS 500 185 Ar LBJ TDF 

15220 1600-1700 37W,46 ISS 500 204 Ar LBJ TDF 


15615 1700-1800 37,46 ISS 500 185 Ar LBJ TDF 


17695 1100-1230 37W,46 ISS 500 204 Ar LBJ TDF 

17840 1600-1700 37,46 ISS 500 185 Ar LBJ TDF 


21485 1100-1230 37,46 ISS 500 185 Ar LBJ TDF 



GERMANY Updated summer A-05 for DTK T-Systems. 

Part 2 - non-daily txions: 

Adventist World Radio (AWR): 

0500-0600 5965 JUL 100kW 115deg Daily EaEu Bulgarian 

0900-1000 11775 JUL 100kW 145deg Sun SoEu Italian 

1900-1930 15245 JUL 100kW 200deg Daily NoAf Arabic 

1930-2000 15245 JUL 100kW 200deg Mon/Wed NoAf Arabic 

1930-2000 15245 JUL 100kW 200deg Thu/Sun NoAf Kabyle 

1930-2000 15245 JUL 100kW 200deg Tue/Fri/Sat NoAf Tachelhit 

2000-2030 15245 JUL 100kW 200deg Daily NoAf French 

RTBF: 

0500-0715 17580 JUL 100kW 160deg Mon-Fri Af French 

0500-1000 17580 JUL 100kW 160deg Sat/Sun Af French 

1000-1130 17545 JUL 100kW 160deg Daily Af French 

1500-1805 17570 JUL 100kW 160deg Mon-Fri Af French 

1500-1705 17570 JUL 100kW 160deg Sat/Sun Af French 

Trans World Radio (TWR): 

0530-0545 7210 JUL 100kW 100deg Mon-Fri CeEu Slovak

0830-0845 6105 JUL 105kW 105deg Tue-Sat CeEu Hungarian 

0830-0845 7210 JUL 100kW 100deg Tue-Sat CeEu Hungarian 

1030-1100 7225 JUL 100kW 105deg Sat CeEu Slovak 

1030-1100 9490 JUL 100kW 100deg Sat CeEu Slovak 

1810-1840 5910*JUL 100kW 130deg Mon-Sat EaEu Serbian 

1810-1840 5910*JUL 100kW 130deg Sun EaEu Slovene 

* till July 31, 2005 

Hamburger Local Radio: 

0900-1000 6045 JUL 100kW non-dir Sat CeEu German 

Evangeliumsradio Hamburg: 

0900-1000 6045 JUL 100kW non-dir Sun CeEu German 

Christian Science Monitor: 

0900-1000 6055 JUL 100kW 115deg Sun CeEu German 

1700-1730 13750 WER 125kW 210deg Tue NoWeAf French 

1700-1730 13750 JUL 100kW 160deg Thu CeEaAf French 

1800-1900 9655 JUL 100kW 085deg Sat EaEu Russian 

Evangelische Missions Gemeiden: 

1030-1100 6055 WER 125kW non-dir Sat/Sun CeEu German 

1100-1130 11840 NAU 250kW 020deg Sat FE Russian 

1500-1530 11610 WER 250kW 060deg Sat EaEu Russian 

Missionswerke Arche 

1100-1115 5945 WER 250kW non-dir Sun CeEu German 

Free People's Mission Krefeld Inc: 

1100-1130 5945 WER 500kW non-dir Sat WeEu German 

1630-1700 11865 WER 250kW 105deg Sat ME English 

Universal Life (UNL): 

1130-1200 6055 JUL 100kW non-dir Sat WeEu German 

1100-1200 6055 JUL 100kW non-dir Sun WeEu German 

0100-0130 9485 JUL 100kW 090deg Sun SoAs English 

1600-1630 15640 JUL 100kW 175deg Sun NoAf French 

1800-1830 15675 JUL 100kW 160deg Sun EaAf English 

1900-1930 13820 JUL 100kW 115deg Sun ME English 

Mecklenburg Verpommern Baltic Radio: 

1200-1300 6015 JUL 100kW 060deg Sun* WeEu German 

* 1st Sunday only 

Radio Traumland: 

1300-1415 5925 JUL 100kW non-dir Sun WeEu German 

Radio Solmal or Radio Soomal: 

1330-1400 17550 JUL 100kW 130deg Fri EaAf Somali from July 22 

TDP Radio: 

1400-1600 3955 JUL 040kW non-dir Sat WeEu Dance Mx DRM 

Radio Rhino International Africa from July 1: 

1500-1530 17870 JUL 100kW 145deg Wed/Fri EaAf English (xMon-Fri) 

Voice of Democratic Eritrea: 

1500-1530 15690 JUL 100kW 130deg Sat EaAf Tigrina 

1530-1600 15690 JUL 100kW 130deg Sat EaAf Arabic 

1700-1730 15670 JUL 100kW 130deg Thu EaAf Tigrina 

1730-1800 15670 JUL 100kW 130deg Thu EaAf Arabic 

Bible Christian Association/BCA/: 

1530-1600 6015 JUL 100kW 070deg Sun SoEaEu Polish


1530-1545 11610 JUL 100kW 060deg Wed EaEu English 



1400-1430 15650 JUL 100kW 100deg Sat ME Persian 

1430-1600 15650 JUL 100kW 100deg Sat ME English 


Voice of Ethiopian Salvation: 

1600-1700 15670 JUL 100kW 130deg Sun EaAf Amharic 

Radio Huriyo: 

1630-1700 15670 JUL 100kW 130deg Tue/Fri EaAf Somali 

Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo): 

1700-1800 15670 JUL 100kW 130deg Tue/Wed/Fri/Sun to EaAf Oromo 

Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie: 

1830-1900 15675 JUL 100kW 160deg Thu Af French 

Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity: 

1830-1930 15565 JUL 100kW 130deg Wed/Sun EaAf Amharic 


2000-2030 9405 JUL 100kW 210deg Sat WeAf Wolof/English 

Radio Cimarona: 

2200-2300 9480 JUL 100kW 220deg Sun/Mon SoAm Spanish 


0715-0800 5945 JUL 100kW 290deg Fri WeEu English 

0800-0815 5945 JUL 100kW 290deg Fri WeEu Urdu 

0815-0830 5945 JUL 100kW 290deg Fri WeEu Punjabi 

0700-0815 5945 JUL 100kW 290deg Sat WeEu English 

0700-0845 5945 JUL 100kW 290deg Sun WeEu English 

1800-1830 9435 JUL 100kW 210deg Sun SoEu Spanish 

1815-1830 6015 JUL 100kW 060deg Mon-Fri EaEu Russian 

1800-1830 6015 JUL 100kW 060deg Sat EaEu English 

1830-1900 6015 JUL 100kW 060deg Sat EaEu Russian 

1800-1830 6015 JUL 100kW 060deg Sun EaEu English 

1830-1900 6015 JUL 100kW 060deg Sun EaEu Russian 

1900-1930 6015 JUL 100kW 060deg Sun EaEu English 

1900-1930 9430 JUL 100kW 170deg Sat CeAf English 

1930-2000 9430 JUL 100kW 170deg Sun CeAf English 

1930-2000 9430 JUL 100kW 200deg Sat WeAf English 

1630-1700 13810 JUL 100kW 130deg Mon/Tue/Fri EaAf Amharic 

1700-1730 13810 JUL 100kW 130deg Mon/Tue/Fri EaAf Tigrina 

1630-1800 13810 JUL 100kW 130deg Wed EaAf Amharic 

1630-1730 13810 JUL 100kW 130deg Thu/Sat/Sun EaAf Amharic 

1615-1730 9430 JUL 100kW 115deg Mon/Wed/Fri ME Arabic 

1700-1730 9430 JUL 100kW 115deg Tue/Thu ME Arabic 

1700-1800 9430 JUL 100kW 115deg Sat/Sun ME English 

1730-1800 9430 NAU 250kW 125deg Tue ME Hebrew 

1815-1900 9430 NAU 250kW 125deg Fri ME Arabic 

1800-1900 9430 NAU 250kW 125deg Sat ME English 

1800-1915 9430 NAU 250kW 125deg Sun ME Arabic 

1800-1830 11965 JUL 100kW 100deg Fri ME Persian 


1815-1845 11965 JUL 100kW 100deg Sat ME Persian 

1845-1900 11965 JUL 100kW 100deg Sat ME Dari 

1800-1900 11965 JUL 100kW 100deg Sun ME Persian

1540-1615 13590 JUL 100kW 115deg Mon-Fri ME English 

1630-1700 13590 JUL 100kW 115deg Tue ME English 

1700-1715 13590 JUL 100kW 115deg Tue ME Russian 

1615-1630 13590 JUL 100kW 115deg Tue/Thu ME Hebrew 

1700-1800 13590 JUL 100kW 115deg Wed/Fri ME English 

1630-1645 13590 JUL 100kW 115deg Thu ME English 



1630-1715 13600 WER 250kW 120deg Tue/Wed ME Arabic 

1630-1730 13600 WER 250kW 120deg Mon/Thu/Fri ME Arabic 

0845-1015 17565 WER 125kW 135deg Fri ME Arabic 

1500-1600 17510 JUL 100kW 090deg Tue SoAs Urdu 

1500-1600 17510 JUL 100kW 090deg Sat SoAs English 

1530-1600 17510 JUL 100kW 090deg Mon/Wed/Thu SoAs English 

1530-1600 17510 JUL 100kW 090deg Fri SoAs Punjabi 

1530-1600 17510 JUL 100kW 090deg Sun SoAs Hindi 

1600-1630 13800 WER 250kW 090deg Mon-Fri SoEaAs Hindi till July 15 

1530-1600 13800 WER 250kW 090deg Mon-Fri SoEaAs Hindi from July 18 


The following full data Prepared QSL's received from DTK-Telekom-Juelich, 

signed and stamped. 7220 Le Heraut de la Chritian Sience. 9480 Radio 

Cimarrona. 15565 Ethiopians for Democracy and Peace. 

Rely in 5 months, after sending follow-up inquiry. V/s reported that my 

reports where forwarded to the respected stations for further 

verification, but yet to date nothing yet. v/s: Ralf Welf [Weyl] 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer July 24) 

SWLCS MERCHWEILER DX CAMP. 

As you have probably already figured are the pictures from this year 

posted at 

In recent years editors of Radio Slovakia International used to be there, 

but this year their business trip to Merchweiler has been cancelled. This 

made them think, well, we run out of money, so let's hope for better days. 

Just a few days later they had to learn how grim the situation really is. 

So this year only representatives of two stations were present: The Berlin 

correspondent of China Radio International 

 

and the head of Radio Taiwan International's German sce 

 

This constellation see also both ladies posing at 

 

is also a main topic of the newspaper report shown on this page (below the 

thumbnails). 

Another well-known German DX Camp is organized by the EAWRC club: 

 

Or perhaps I should write "was", since it looks like EAWRC will fold up by 

the end of this year. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld July 23) 

And I was surprised by the several Asian radio stations that visit, 

including both "Chinas". Is there a transcript of remarks online? We can 

run it through for a quick translation (Daniel 

Say who sat at lunch in Stuttgart in April listening to CRI on a cheap 

portable while skimming FAZ, SZ, Ludwigsberger Nachrichten u.s.w., dxld) 

No surprise, the both Chinas have been there also last time (in 2003). The

persons of CRI and RTI spoke with each other and posed (?) for pictures 

with other representatives and the mayor of the village. 'We make things 

possible that politicians can't make possible.' Is there a transcript of 

remarks online? No. And I do not think this was planned. 

But in 2003 at least CRI reported about the meeting in its German sce, 

also had an article on its web site. Contact their German sce and ask 

them. Also Radio Slovakia was invited (regular visitor at the camp in the 

last years), but Sofia was not allowed to come this year (funds) I prefer 

the SZ, FAZ is too conservative for me. SZ also has more 'culture' (FAZ 

has more 'stock market'). 

Yours (Martin Schoech - PF 101145 - 99801 Eisenach - Deutschland, ibid. 

July 24) 

Der Foerderverein des Sender- und Funktechnikmuseums auf dem Funkerberg in 

Koenigs Wusterhausen (Dahme-Spreewald) soll das Museum bis zum 3. August 

raeumen. Das teilte Vereinsanwalt Pfannenschwarz am Mittwoch mit. Es gibt 

Streit um die Hoehe der Miete. Der Funkerberg gilt als Wiege des deutschen 

Rundfunks. 

("rbb txt" via Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX July 20) 

GREENLAND I heard the UNID AFRTS outlet on new 9980USB today at 1230- 

1500 UT with " AFN Sports" by Ken Allen, business news. 1300 ID: "You are 

listening to AFN" and news. Strong signal: 35444 heard // weaker Grindavik 

7590 (25233). Heard again same day on recheck 1730-1815 with same signal 

strength, but a more noisy modulation: 35443. Former Grindavik on 13855USB 

was unheard during each period, so 9980 may be a replacement! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer July 25) 

GUATEMALA May I inform you that our SW tx [4052.5v] collapsed last 

Friday night (July 15, 2005), after a bad thunder storm. Today I changed 

conduction cables, but I was not able to finish the task due to another 

bad storm, and we were left without electricity after a very dangerous 

accident, when our antenna contacted a 35,000 volts wire, and it was held 

by the hands of one of our workers, but, Praise God, he got no harm at 

all. It was a miracle. We had not realized that the electrical company had 

just installed that new line, right in our antenna's path. I will now 

require them to insulate it to avoid more danger. I am planning to finish 

installing the new antenna tomorrow morning and, then, I will repair the 

tx, which has one power transistor burned out. I hope to return on the air 

tomorrow afternoon, God willing. About an hour ago, electrical fluid was 

restored. Thank you for your prayers. Yours in Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

(Dr. Edgar Amilcar Madrid, Director and Manager, R. Verdad, via Jihad-DX 

via bclnews.it July 21 via dxld) 

HAWAII [Clandestine to VIETNAM] 11555 I received a QSL card from Radio 

Hoa-Mai via KWHR on 11555 kHz. The full-data [except site] black-and-white 

card shows a map of Vietnam and a lotus and mentions their "efforts to the 

cause of restoring democracy and human-rights in Vietnam." The card was 

received 2 weeks after sending a report to 

Miss Ngoc-Anh Trinh at P.O.Box 4175, Garden Grove, CA 92824. 

Miss Ngoc-Anh signed the card. This was for a logging in Bao Loc, Vietnam, 

which is 188 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh/Saigon. 

(Wendel Craighead-KS-USA, Jul 12 for CRW) 

11550 Radio Hoa-Mai (via WHRI) full data .pdf document file verification 

in 24 hrs, after sending a follow-up inquiry for my June 25th report to 

these address's: 

 

Also sent two Postal type QSL folders (for sending a written report to 

their US address) Response from Trinh Ngoe Anh at this e-mail address 

Reply in 22 days total. (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer July 24) 

11555, Radio Hoa-Mai verified with a full data Map/Logo card in 30 days 

from v/s Trinh Ngoc Anh who previously replied via e-mail. 


HONDURAS Reactivated HRVC, La Voz Evangelica, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 

heard in Denmark 0220-0330 UT, July 24 on 4819.1 kHz with religious talks 

by a man in Spanish, hymns, 0306 UT clear ID by a woman, 25232. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, hcdx July 24) 

3340 HRMI, on Jul 22 at 0421 UT - Presumed logging with impassioned 

preaching, but too weak to be sure whether it was in English or Spanish. 

The tropical bands tonight are much weaker compared to last night. SF 73, 

A index 24, and K (at 03) 3. Minor GM storms measuring G1 (I think). 

Nothing expected for the next 24 hours according to WWV. 


4819.1, La Voz Evangelica (HRVC), 0354-0412 Jul 23 and 0300-0335 Jul 24, 

thanks to Jim Ronda tip noted with man preaching in Spanish with organ mx 

in the background. Next night caught nice ID and freq annt between mxal 

selections. Good signal. 


4819v LV Evangelica HRVC fair-good at 0225-0328 UT with a wide variety of 

rel. and gospel mx; SP ID at 0249 UT; station info at 0259 UT; ID 0312 UT; 

two IDs with call letters at 0321 & 0328; still good at 0355 recheck. 

(James Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer July 22) 

4819.1 HRVC, La Voz Evangelica, Tegucigalpa at 1030 to 1130 UT; phone in 

program "cual es su nombre" repeated with each phone in, few rooster 

sounds played to give local color?; "Buenas Dias La Voz Evangelica ...", 

"Buenas Dias Orlando..." followed by religious message and prayer for this 

person. "Phone in" program for 45 mins on 22 July. At 1215 UT on 23 July 

with Happy Birthday version in which "Happy Birthday" was in English but 

the rest in Spanish. (Bob Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 26) 

HUNGARY/SWITZERLAND SWISSCOM holds 75%+ share on Antenna Hungaria now. 

Wins against Austrian ORF/'ORS' and Australian 'Macquarie'. 

Swisscom kauft ungarisches Sendernetz. 

Beim Bieterverfahren um das ungarische Sendernetz geht der ORF leer aus: 

Die im ersten Schritt der Privatisierung abgegebenen 75 Prozent plus eine 

Aktie an der Antenna Hungaria gehen an den Hoechstbieter Swisscom. 

Mitbewerber von Swisscom waren in der letzten Runde die ORF-Sendertochter 

ORS sowie der australische Finanzriese Macquarie, die ORS landete 

letztlich auf dem zweiten Bieter-Rang. 

46.76 Milliarden Forint (190 Millionen Euro) sind dem Schweizer Telekom- 

Konzern die ungarischen Sendemasten wert, die ORS bot laut ungarischen 

Medienberichten umgerechnet rund 170 Millionen Euro. "Ein hoeherer Preis 

waere aus unserer Sicht nicht vertretbar gewesen", kommentierte ORF- 

Finanzchef Alexander Wrabetz den Ausgang des Bieterverfahrens. Nach wie 

vor habe man weitere Sendernetze im mittel- und osteuropaeischen Raum im 

Auge und habe nun in Ungarn "international aufgezeigt". 

 

(via Gerhard Meixner-AUT, A-DX July 21) 

ICELAND 9980 10 kW. Wuerde mich ueber eine email-Adresse von AFN via 

Keflavik sehr freuen. (Joe Leyder-LUX, A-DX July 25) 

 

ergibt z.B. unter Island:

AFRTS, 13855U, n/d verie e-mail w/ site (Grindavik) in 1 day for an e-mail 

report to 

V/S, Patricia Huizinga, OIC. Also received 

a friendly e-mail from the Keflavik Navy Chaplan, Bruce Pierce, who also 

operates a ham station there. 

(via Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX July 25) 

INDONESIA 4925 RRI Jambi at 1159-1205 UT on July 21. Presumed with SCI, 

then Jakarta relay. Fair at best, // to 4789.97 which was good. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 22) 

9524.90 VOINS on July 18, checked intermittently between 0852-1001. 

English till 0900, then INSn programming, good after Star Radio signed off 

at 0900. Noted // to 9680.0 the whole time, also with a strong signal. 

Checked July 19 & 20, about the same time period and did not heard 9680, 

only 9524.90 kHz, so maybe just a one-time thing. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld July 21) 

V. of INS on several dates off freq around 15136 kHz instead of 15150 kHz, 

English at 2000 UT and other langs earlier [1600-2100 UT]. Measured once 

on 15136.35 kHz at 1601 UT in Arabic. Govt ordered stations to go off the 

air 1-5 am local to save energy, 1800-2200 UT, but does this affect 

external sce too? 15 MHz then not heard, but still 9524.89 [and still 

wasting kW with open carrier 1400-1600 UT as heard July 20]. 


3325 RRI Palangkaraya, on Jul 22 at 1402 UT - Good modulation and 

relatively slow speech in Bahasa INS with many mentions of Palangkaraya, 

so likely a local program. Not // to 3345 Ternate. 

3344.96 RRI Ternate, on Jul 22 at 1340 UT - Parallel to 3325 kHz 

Palangkaraya with a sports play by play. Lots of mentions of Bali, 

Pontianak, Kalimantan, and Gorantalo. Great reception on both. 

4604.95 RRI Serui, on Jul 23 at 1429 UT - Beautiful reception with 

Indonesian EZL mx. Male DJ answering phone-in calls, with 'hello'. Still 

strong at 1438. 

4925 RRI Jambi, on Jul 23 at 1413 UT - Good reception with very pleasant 

Indonesian mx. Well after my local sunrise, but still going strong. 

(all Walt Salmaniw-BCexped-CAN, hcdx July 23) 

4869.97 RRI Wamena 1030 to 1045 UT mx with OM voice over, good signal. 

4871.13 RRI Sorong long talk by om 1020 to 1048 UT. 

(Bob Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 26) 

ITALY On 24 July at 2129 UTC, on the RadioRama mailing list (the e-mail 

list of the Associazione Italiana Radioascolto), the Italian DXer Angelo 

Pacorig (from Palmanova, near Udine) reported a new MW private station 

from Verona, in northern Italy: 

Radio Verona, on 1584 kHz. His original report is attached below. 

Subject: RADIO VERONA 

Ascoltato: STAZIONE - RADIO VERONA - Mx italiana + ID "RADIO VERONA" 

ripetuto ogni 15 / 20 minuti 

DATA - 24 / 7 / 2005 

ORE - 21:29':24" UTC 

FREQUENZA - 1584 KHZ 

SEGNALI - 44333 

After his annmt I checked the freq and heard the station with no-stop mx 

and IDs as "Radio Verona" on 24 July, at 2200 UTC; signal was weak and

interfered by co-channel Radio Studio X, but it could be easily 

identified. Radio Verona is also a weak but readable daytimer here. I'm 

listening from Forli, 150 km south of Verona and 150 km east of Studio X 

location. 

The station has the web site 

with streaming live audio available. Address is: 

Radio Verona, piazza Cittadella 26, 37122 Verona (VR), Italy. 

tel (+39) 045 8000896 fax (+39) 045 8000481 

Full credit must be given to Angelo Pacorig on RadioRama mailing list as 

the first reporter of this station. 

(Angelo Pacorig-I in RadioRama ML, via Fabrizio Magrone-I, mwdx July 24) 

LATVIA R Tatras International noted on 1350 via Latvia July 20th at 1655 

UT and onwards. Pushing through my local noise on that channel. At 1800 UT 

announced also 1350 kHz mediumwave. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld July 20) 

A relay of Radio Tatras International on 1350 kHz from 

Kuldiga with 50 kW started today on 20 July. The relay is provided by the 

Riga-based company Krebs TV. Krebs TV also runs Radio Nord in Riga on 945 

kHz, and was issued a rebroadcasting license for 1350 kHz by the Latvian 

Broadcasting Regulatory Authority in early July. The transmitter in 

Kuldiga is leased from LVRTC, the Latvian state transmitter operator. The 

antenna facilities at the Kuldiga site were damaged in a winter storm in 

January 2005, and have now been repaired. 


There's a way to QSL R Tatras International 1350 kHz via the tx operator 

KREBS TV in Latvia. Just received a kind full-data verification by e-mail. 

Same company also operates Radio Nord on 945 kHz and they said printed 

QSL-cards for R Nord are now ready and will be sent out soon. RTI cards 

will be printed later. If you need the e-mail address for reports of 1350 

kHz Kuldiga tx, please contact me. 

My e-mail is: 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx July 23) 

Tune in to medium wave 1350 kHz every night to Radio Tatras International 

24/7 with a output power of 50 kW. (Tom Taylor-UK, hcdx July 24) 

Right now somebody transmits on 1350 kHz oldies and jazz/swing songs back 

to back. No spoken word whatsoever noted within 20 mins. Above Radio 

Orient here, but signal not particularly strong. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, RNW MN NL via dxld July 21) 

Radio Tatras International due to launch mediumwave today According to 

Eric Chilvers of commercial broadcaster Radio Tatras International, 

mediumwave txions from Latvia on 1350 kHz are due to commence this evening 

at 1800 UTC. Test txions are on the air during the day. Location and power 

of the tx have not been disclosed. 

 

Erkenntnisse dazu? Irgendjemand sendet gerade Oldies und Jazz-/Swingtitel 

einen nach dem anderen, ohne jegliche Ansagen (oder Jingles o.dgl.) 

dazwischen. Mutet eher wie ein Sendertest als ein regulaeres Programm an. 


Zur Zeit laeuft Radio Tatras International ueber den inzwischen 

aktivierten 50 kW-Sender in Kuldiga mit Mordssignal. Seit etwa 2030 UTC 

mit SINPO 54554, aber viele Senderausfaelle, in denen das "Habibi, 

Habiibiii"-Gesinge von Radio Orient dominiert.

Merkwuerdiges Programm, non-stop-Pop mit Jingle-IDs, Rap und sehr viel 

deutsche Popmusik, z.B. von Annette Louisan. Eine englische Station, die 

ihr slowakisches UKW-Programm ueber einen lettischen MW-Sender ausstrahlt 

und viel deutsche Popmusik bringt. 

(Martin Elbe-D, A-DX July 23) 

LITHUANIA The relay of RFE/RL in Russian from Siauliai (Bubiai site) on 

1386 kHz has been ended a couple of weeks ago. 

Radio 390 on 1386 Steve Groome on spotted 

this; I checked the online test programmes and when I listened they were a 

tape of US station WLNG. 1386 would be the Lithuanian tx. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld July 21) 

Radio 390 Unit 118 Fifth/Allende Avenue Harlow 

Essex CM20 2AG 

Radio 390 Is Back After 40 Years, We Are Online, And On Test! (1386 kHz 

500 kW Watch This Space). Our mission at Radio 390 is to offer 

entertainment and information to you the listener, and offer a background 

online radio sce. 

Whether you're at home or at the office, it's mx that's designed to be 

unobtrusive and a pleasant companion to other activities. What your hear 

on Radio 390 is described as Adult Pop Standards (APS) with light, easy, 

beautiful ... relaxing mx. 

Enjoy instrumentals and vocal mx from yesterday and today! We invite you 

to relax as we blend the mx to create an enjoyable, long time spent 

listening experience, for this was the mx when you were young and your 

eyes were full of sparkle and your head was full of dreams. 

When people held each other and danced cheek to cheek. It was a world more 

gallant, more romantic, and certainly more predictable than the one we 

live in today. Our mx at Radio 390 format is a dazzling Kaleidoscope 

faceted with the inspirations of great performers and truly great 

songwriters. Our programes will be starting in August 2005. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld July 21) 

Doubts over claims of new station planned on 1386 kHz. 

Bernd Trutenau in Lithuania, who works professionally in the 

telecommunications industry, writes on the mailing list of the Medium Wave 

Circle: 

In regard to the freq 1386, the anoraknation forum 

is currently discussing a 

statement about an allegedly planned relay of "Radio 390" on 1386 with 500 

kW from August made on the website , pointing at 

the (500 kW) tx in Sitkunai, Lithuania. Radio Baltic Waves International 

is the sole silence owner for this tx on 1386, and the company denies that 

it has been contacted about such a relay. 

A relay via the Bolshakovo tx on 1386 kHz in the Kaliningrad area appears 

unlikely, since it is authorized to operate only between 1500-1900 UT and 

is carrying Voice of Russia at this time. The scheduled power of this tx 

is 1200 kW. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx July 20) 

Anyone notice the foundation date for this Radio390 as given on the 

website. Is there a clue there perhaps. Located on Red Sands Tower off 

Whitstable in the Thames Estuary. Radio 390 opened September 25th, 1965. 

Closed down on July 28th, 1967. 40 years on Radio 390 opened April 1st 


(Paul Francis, RNW MN NL July 21 via dxld)

MEXICO 6044.95 R. Universidad (pres) at 1308-1320 UT on July 22. 

Marginal reception with usual classical mx, YL ancr. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, 

DXplorer July 22) 

NETHERLANDS Take over NOZEMA (NL). 

The NOZEMA (Nederlandse OmroepZender Maatschappij) in the Netherlands is 

facing a take over (buy) by KPN. On this moment the take over is studied 

by the dutch governement. Other companies complained that they were set 

aside and had no chance of a bid on this interesting marketparty. 

NOZEMA holds all (public) txs (and sites) for TV and radio-broadcasts in 

the Netherlands and the company that will own NOZEMA has a monopoly on the 

dutch (public) txmarket. KPN is a dutch telecomprovider which on his turn 

already is partly involved in NOZEMA as owner as is the governement. 

KPN is already monopolist in digital terrastrial TV broadcast in the 

Netherlands. Will keep you informed. 

Greetings, (Gerard A. Koopal-HOL?, wwdxc BC-DX July 26) 

NETH ANTILLES Planned Tentatively schedule in B-05. DW German to NoAM: 

5905 1000-1200 11,12N BON 250kW 000deg 

6100 0200-0359 3,4,6-9,11N BON 250kW 305deg 

9545 0000-0200 4,7,8,11N BON 250kW 350deg 

12035 1200-1400 7E,8 BON 250kW 350deg 

15445 1400-1600 6,7W,10 BON 250kW 320deg 

9490 1130-1145 10-13,14N,55,56,59,60 BON 100kW 230deg SWE P4 RSW TER 

9490 1130-1200 10-13,14N,55,56,59,60 BON 100kW 230deg SWE P4 RSW TER 

9745 0000-0100 10,11W BON 250kW 290deg CRI-CHN 

11935 0100-0300 14,15,16 BON 250kW 170deg Var NHK-JPN 

17605 2300-2400 14,15,16 BON 250kW 170deg Jap NHK-JPN 

15190 1200-1300 12,13W,14N BON 250kW 170deg BBC MER 

OMAN 13575 [rather 15375? wb.] R. Sultanate of Oman July 13 at 1439-1452 

UT. 35433 Arabic, Talk and koran, ID at 1445 UT. 


Seeb 15375 kHz in Arabic at 1400-1600 UT span, only poor thiny signal here 

in EUR S=1-2, and powerful sideband splash by RL Tajik on 15370 kHz from 

MRC and PHL. Not on air today July 26th on 15140 kHz via Seeb. 


PNG 3235 Radio West New Britain, on Jul 23 at 1328 UT - Good to very 

good reception with greetings reading long lists of names. No other 

regional stations were on at this time. 4890 on with excellent reception, 

and CRN 4960 only poorly herd, and 7120 Wantok Radio light, also poor. 

Interesting that at 1400, there was a time check for 0400 (I think), then 

dear air, and a major drop in signal level to fair only. Did they change 

tx or antenna at that time? I've never noticed this drop before. 

4960 Catholic Radio Network, on Jul 23 at 1402 UT - Reception now fair to 

good, compared to a half hour ago. 

3235 Radio West New Britain, on Jul 22 at 1329 UT - S6 to S7 signal, with 

the usual very enjoyable PNG programming, with a real local flavour. 

Announcements at 1338 UT. Off sometime by the TOH. 

(all Walt Salmaniw-BCexped-CAN, hcdx July 23) 

3385 Radio East New Britain at 1000 to 1100 UT "stay tuned for more 

exciting sce of the ....". (Bob Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 26)

RUSSIA/MOLDOVA New day, time and freq for Voice of Delina in Tigrina: 

1800-1900 Sun on 12130 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAF, x1500-1600 Sat on 

15660 

Tent. freqs for B-05: 

1800-1900 Sun on 7590 or 7560 or 7530 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAF. 


Arabic Radio in Arabic left SW: 

0330-0400 on 7510 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to ME 

1500-1600 on 7470 KCH 300 kW / 150 deg to ME 

1500-1600 on 12085 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to ME 


RWANDA Planned schedule in B-05, DW Serbian to Europe via Kigali: 

11905 2100-2115 UT zone 28S KIG 250kW 345deg 

and Russian to RUS/CIS: 

17700 0500-0627 19,29 KIG 250kW 000deg 

SLOVAK REP R. Slovakia International to close external SW sce by July 

31, due to funding problems, laying off 21 employees, 84 in the entire 

organization; still on internet, but who will be left to produce programs? 

Campaigns by listeners and staff to save it: see 

English page. 


SAVED Radio Slovakia International has published the following report on 

its website: 

Last week, the public broadcaster announced its intention to close down 

its SW foreign lang sce and to downsize the staff of the radio station by 

84 people. The management decided to take this radical step to cut costs. 

By this step it intended to compensate revenue shortfalls in concession 

payments and payments from the state budget. Due to the restrictive 

measures taken by general director of Slovak Radio Jaroslav Reznik, the 

Radio Council, a radio supervisory body, was summoned for a special 

meeting on Tuesday. Its members appointed by Parliament have agreed to 

bind the director to continue the SW broadcasting of Radio Slovakia 


Shortwave broadcasting will not be stopped, Jaroslav Reznik confirmed for 

Radio Slovakia International. Nevertheless, he added he could not say for 

how long this status will be possible. According to him, it is now up to 

the state authorities to express clearly whether they are interested in a 

foreign broadcast sce. 

The supervisory body of Slovak radio agrees with the General Director in 

the point that the foreign sce should be financed from the state budget 

not from the concession fees. That is why the financial sources should be 

provided by the govt. Nevertheless, neither the Culture Ministry nor the 

Foreign Ministries seem to be interested in allocating sufficient means 

from their budgets. The European standard is to support a foreign radio 

broadcast from the budget of the Foreign Ministry. 

The law dealing with Slovak radio states that finance should be provided 

from the state budget for foreign sce broadcasting. However the current 

Culture Minister questions this part of the law. 

Due to an allegedly unclear interpretation of lines defining financing 

foreign broadcasting, Culture Minister Frantisek Toth has initiated a 

legal analysis of the respective lines. The position of state authorities 

leaves the financing foreign broadcast on the reserves of the Slovak 

radio. Zuzana Mistrikova, the head of the media section at the Culture 

Ministry.

The Slovak Republic represented by the govt thinks it is something that 

the Slovak Republic needs to have and to have it in high quality and then 

to decide how it will be financed and if it will be financed directly from 

the state budget or if the system of financing of Slovak Radio will be so 

well managed that it will be able to finance broadcasting like this. 

Despite the fact that the foreign broadcast on short waves will not stop, 

there will be restrictive measures taken in Slovak Radio. According to the 

Radio Council, these cannot be affecting the production and broadcasting 

of the program. The supervisory body consists of members appointed by the 

parliament. The head of the council Michal Dzurjanin concluded that now 

they have to wait for Parliament and the Govt to solve the current deficit 

of over EUR 8 million for the Radio. (RNW MN NL July 20 via dxld) 

Same if not verbatim: 

(via Artie Bigley, dxld July 21) 

SOLOMON ISLS 5019.89 SIBC, Honiara, on Jul 21 at 1003 UT - Pidgin news, 

with mentions of Honiara, Prime minister, national parliament. ID for 

SIBC, Honiara at 1007:30 UT. Voice of Salvation also mentioned at 1013 UT. 

Always a real pleasure to listen to them! 


SOUTH AFRICA [to CONGO DR, non] 11690/11890. Radio Okapi has started an 

evening sce in French. A Japanese DXer received a schedule from Sentech in 

which Sentech had two txions for Hirondelle Foundation at 0400-0600 on 

11690 and 1600-1700 UT on 11890. I know 11690 kHz is used for Radio Okapi. 

So, I tried to identify the station at 1600 UT on 11890 kHz last night and 

it turned out that the station was Radio Okapi. Strong carrier was 

observed at 1559 and at 1600 UT, S/on with African mx with chorus as 

"Okapi, Okapi". ID in French and talk by a man followed. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, dxld July 23) 

Noted here on 11890 July 23rd from 1625 UT tune in, weak to fair on clear 

channel, best on LSB, mainly talk, quite a few identifications heard 

between 1630 and 1635 UT. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK July 23) 

SUDAN After many years, R. Omdurman, Sudan, reactivates 9505, x7200 at 

1500-1900+ UT, then colliding with Farda [co-channel 1900-2130 via 

Kavalla-GRC, wb.]; beamed due east but heard well in Greece at 1708 UT, 

[by Zacharias Liangas]. 


Vor ein paar Tagen wurde in der Liste Sudan auf 9505 gemeldet. Dort ist ab 

spaetnachmittags ein Signal mit schwacher Modulation zu hoeren, zur Zeit 

etwas besser und in Arabisch. Ab 1900 soll aber Radio Farda dort senden. 

Ebenfalls zu hoeren und hier vor ein paar Tagen gemeldet: R. Zimbabwe auf 

6612.2 kHz. Harmonische von 3306 kHz. David Pringle-Wood aus Harare 

meldete in DXLD ein schwaches Signal 24h auf 3306 und ein viel staerkeres 

auf 6612 kHz. Falls die Station wieder auf 6045 zurueckkehren sollte, 

koennte man ja auch mal die 12090 kHz probieren... 

Beide stark heute abend: Zanzibar auf 11735 und Dar-es-Salaam auf 5050. 

Gestern abend hatte ich ganz schwach nach 2100 ein Signal auf 7270 kHz, 

vermutlich franzoesich. EiBi listet dort nix, ausser Gabon... 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX July 23) 

SWEDEN 17.2 kHz QSL. Heute kam die QSL fuer den Empfang von SAQ auf 

17.2 kHz am 03-July-2005. Sie haben wieder eine schoene Karte aufgelegt. 

In vornehmer Schwarz-Weiss-Fotografie sieht man in der Mitte Herrn

Alexanderson und darum gruppiert 4 Fotos mit der koenigliche Limousine, 

den Antennen, dem Maschinensaal und dem Alternator. Das ist noch Technik 

zum Anfassen! (Dr. Matthias Zwoch-D, A-DX July 22) 

TANZANIA [Zanzibar and non] 6015 / 11735 Voice of Tanzania via 

Zanzibar on 11735 kHz. But what was the station today in presumed Swahili 

between 1455-1550 UT fighting with co-channel Vo Turkey in Arabic? Non- 

stop political speech. A broadcast from the Libyan conference. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer July 19) 

11735 Zanzibar btw, they start abruptly (right into program feed) at 1624- 

1625 UT after few mins of open carrier warming-up that's observation of 

recent couple of days. 

[later] It looks like that: Zanzibar is coming on the air much earlier 

than I thought somewhere between 1400-1500 UT ? NB at 1400 UTaudible were 

TUR & KRE only. 

Today definitely TZA is co-channeling TUR in Arab after 1500 UTC Both with 

Arab mx, then TZA into HQ with short annt in Swahili before that. Now YL 

reads nx in Swahili (1530+), into Afro beat 1835+ UT. 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer July 19/20) 

Recent monitoring of 11735 kHz at 1300-1600 UT shows the following: 

(21 July, 1250-1530+ UT, 11735 kHz) 

11734.907 Unid -1354* (barely audible, KRE-QRM) 

11735.004,4 TZA *1500-1600+ (HQ at 1526-1530) 

11735.021 TUR *1354-1556* 

11735.031v KRE *1255-1450* VOK/Chinese, ... 

Question: 11734.9 who it could be ?... 


[Zanzibar on 11735 kHz discovered by Vlad Titarev-UKR on July 11 !] 

6015 / 11735 BBC M observed Voice of Tanzania Zanzibar opening the day's 

programming with their tuning signal (xylophone mx), a choral song, sign- 

on annmt in Swahili and the Islamic call to prayer at 0258 UT on 26 July, 

on 6015 kHz SW. The station was also observed on 11735 kHz SW on 24 July, 

carrying nx in Swahili at 1700-1710 UT and nx in English at 1800-1810 UT. 

Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar, the state-owned broadcaster for the island, 

also broadcasts on 585 kHz MW but has been inactive on SW in recent 

months. The current edition of the World Radio TV Handbook gives the 

schedule as 0300-0600 and 0900-2100 UT daily. 

The Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar is a former British protectorate which 

gained independence in 1963, the following year forming a political union 

with the then Tanganyika to become a semi-autonomous region within the 

newly-constituted United Republic of Tanzania. (BBC M 26 Jul via dxld) 

I went looking for Radio Tanzania Zanzibar's English nx at 1800 on 11735 

and at first thought they had dropped in freq to 11734.9 or so but was 

surprised to hear the presumed Brazilian R. Nova Visao there very weak in 

Portuguese. No trace of Zanzibar here. 

(Steve Lare-MI-USA, dxld July 26) 

Yes, 11735 OFF air tonight July 26. (wb) 

UNIDENTIFIED DRM 9915, what sounded like DRM noise, 1315 July 21, not 

very strong and an analog 9920 FE lang hymn was still audible. Nothing in 

the three different online DRM schedules, and nothing on this freq (or 

9910, 9920) in the DRM fora. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 21)

Gibt es Erkenntnisse ueber diese DRM Station? Ist doch eine VT Merlin / 

BBC Frequenz? Auch die Russen gehen gerne - sehr loeblich ! - an die 

Baender-Raender. (wb.) 

Vielleicht sollte sich Glenn Hauser mal einen DRM-faehigen Empfaenger 

zulegen, damit man weiss, ob es sich ueberhaupt um ein DRM-Signal handelt. 

"Sounded like" ist ein bisschen wenig. 

Ueber diese Frequenz gibt es keine Erkenntnisse. Das gilt auch fuer die 

15375 kHz, die immer wieder auftaucht, aber hier in Europa nicht zu 

empfangen ist. Er beschwert sich staendig, dass die QRG nicht im Sendeplan 

steht, aber es gibt darueber keine Infos. 

Moeglicherweise handelt es sich um Tests von HCJB, aber ohne genaue 

Angaben ist eine Listung wenig sinnvoll, zumal wenn es sich um 

unregelmaessige Tests handelt. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX July 24) 

Summary of this response: GH should better obtain a DRM receiver to make 

sure that it is a DRM signal at all. Nothing is known about this 

frequency. The same applies to 15375. He keeps lamenting about this 

frequency missing in the schedule, but no informations are available. 

Probably these are HCJB tests, but without further details it makes no 

sense to list them, especially if these are irregular tests only. 

(via Kai Ludwig-D, dxld) 

Why in the world would it make no sense to list them? Surely every DRM 

transmission should be of interest, especially to those with DRM receiving 

capability and at this early(?) stage of development. If one cared to, one 

could inquire of HCJB and BBC/Merlin about this, tho the latter would 

probably deny it at first, or claim it is confidential. 

I previously heard from HCJB that they were carrying out unscheduled tests 

on 15375. I don't have to do DRM myself, just like there are many analog 

stations I cannot pick up adequately; the DX community has been made aware 

of these DRM freqs, and it's up to others to follow up if anyone else 

cares, which Klaus evidently does not. As I pointed out before, it seems 

the DRM-equipped are mostly NOT DXers, and do not care to, or do not know 

how to go looking for new signals. Fortunately, there are a few 

exceptions, capturing those flea-powered European DRM tests. 


U.A.E. Radio Mustaqbal via VT Communications left SW: 

0630-0700 Mon/Tue/Thu on 15530 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAF in Somali 

1130-1200 Mon/Tue/Thu on 15530 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAF in Somali 


U.K. SW Radio Africa in English left SW from July 9: 

1700-1800 15145 WOF 250 kW / 140 deg to Zimbabwe. 


U.S.A. World of Radio on WBCQ changes: Wed at 2200 on 7415 kHz, but now 

17495 kHz is at 2300 UT; and sometimes additional Tue 2330 on 7415 as 

filler. 

WWCR airing Sat at 1030 UT on 5070 kHz cancelled, still at 4 other times. 

WWCR has applied for two more 100 kW txs and antennas, so once on the air, 

capacity increased by 50%. Additional business to justify expansion. 

Overseas broadcasters hard to hear in NoAmerica should contract for 

airtime, such as, India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, INS, Egypt, Romania, 

Argentina 

KTBN Salt Lake missing a lot lately, a couple days at a time, then back,

7505 kHz night, 15590 kHz day. 

WRNO New Orleans on-air goal pushed back once again until September. 

WWRB 6890 kHz accompanied by spurs on 6855 and 6925 kHz. 


Following is the Tentative 30 Oct 2005 to 26 March 2006 

High Frequency Schedule for Family Stations, Inc., 

WYFR. B-05 / B05 [including RTI relays; and BBC?] 

Freq (kHz) Time (UTC) Az(Degrees) Zone(s) Power 

5745 0500-1000 181 11 50 5810 0500-0800 44 27,39 100 

5810 0800-1200 160 14 100 5810 2000-2300 44 27,28 100 

5950 0300-1200 285 10 100 5950 2100-0300 355 4,5,9 100 

5985 0445-0700 315 2 100 5985 2000-0445 181 11 50 

6065 0100-0445 355 4,5,9 100 6085 2245-0100 355 4,5,9 100 

6085 0945-2000 181 11 100 6105 0800-1100 142 15 100 

6855 0300-0900 355 4,5,9 100 6855 0900-1300 355 4,5,9 100 

6855 1945-2245 44 28 100 6890 0900-1300 355 4,5,9 100 

7355 0300-0745 44 27,28 100 7355 1045-1345 315 2 100 

7455 0700-1100 315 2 100 7520 0100-0400 142 13 100 

7520 0400-0800 44 27,28 100 7570 0045-0400 160 15 100 

9355 0400-0800 44 27,28 100 9355 1845-2300 44 27,28 100 

9495 0500-1000 222 11 100 9505 0000-0445 315 2 100 

9525 0100-0400 285 10 50 9555 0800-1400 160 16 100 

9575 0900-1200 160 15 100 9605 0800-1100 142 13 100 

9605 1100-1245 222 12 100 9680 0145-0800 315 2 100 

9680 0800-1100 140 13 100 9690 2145-0045 142 13 100 

9705 1100-1245 285 10 50 9715 2345-0100 285 10 50 

9715 0400-1100 285 10 50 9755 0900-1145 285 10 100 

9930 0445-0900 87 46 100 9985 0100-0500 151 15 100 

9985 0500-0900 87 37,46 100 

11530 0500-0800 44 27,28 100 11530 1200-1400 160 13 100 

11565 1345-1700 315 2 100 11565 2000-2145 44 27,28 100 

11580 0400-0900 87 47,52,57 100 11665 1945-2300 44 27,28 100 

11720 2245-0145 142 13 100 11725 1100-1600 222 11 100 

11740 2145-2345 315 2 100 11740 0145-0500 222 11 100 

11740 0800-1600 151 15 100 11825 0045-0300 160 14 100 

11830 1100-1300 140 13 100 11830 1300-1700 315 2 100 

11855 1300-1700 355 4,5,9 100 11855 2000-0500 222 11 100 

11885 2300-0145 140 13 100 11970 1145-1345 285 10 100 

13615 1200-1600 160 15 100 13695 1300-1945 355 4,5,9 100 

15115 1700-2100 87 46 100 15130 1245-2345 285 10 50 

15170 2245-0045 160 15 100 15210 1400-1600 160 14 100 

15215 2300-0400 160 16 100 15355 1245-1400 222 12 100 

15355 1400-1600 142 13 100 15400 2300-0100 151 15 100 

15440 1945-2100 355 4,5,9 100 15440 2145-0300 285 10 100 

15565 1800-1945 44 27,28 100 15565 2100-2245 87 37,46 100 

15665 1600-1700 44 27,28 100 

17510 1400-1600 160 13 100 17510 1700-2145 285 10 100 

17535 1700-2200 315 2 100 17575 1700-2245 140 13 100 

17690 1600-1945 87 37,46 100 17760 1345-1700 285 10 100 

17760 1700-2000 44 27,28 100 17845 2300-0045 160 14 100 

18930 1600-1845 44 27,28 100 18980 1600-1945 44 27,28 100

21455 1600-2000 44 28 100 21525 1945-2245 87 47,52,57 100 

21745 1600-1745 44 28,29 100 (via Evelyn Marcy, WYFR, dxld July 20) 

YEMEN [tent] Strange early fade-in of (possibly) YEMEN on 6135 kHz was 

noted yesterday around 1330 UT. Non-stop Arab mx. There was no way to // 

check. 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer July 21 ) 

ZIMBABWE Unidentified African on 6612 kHz - today 20 July Jim Solatie 

(Finland) phoned me and told he heard last night around 0100 UT an African 

station on 6612. Program was vernaculars with one timecheck in English 

giving UTC+2. This might be Zimbabwe harmonic (or badly mistuned tx) from 

3306. I've been hearing them on 6612 all evening but no definite station 

ID heard. Mentions of Zimbabwe heard couple of times. I can hear only a 

weak carrier on 3306 that could be anything. I'm writing this around 2000 

UT. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld July 21) 

6612 - Heard 0450-0520, Afr. mx, 0456 clear mention of Zimbabwe, ToH "7 

o'clock," drums, followed by woman announcer for 5 mins in African lang, 

then man for 5 mins in Afr lang, more Afr. mx, poor with some local noise. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer July 21) 

Quito 20/7 2005 * Late Wednesday evening edition: * Recording of unID 

6612.010 kHz - Zimbabwe?? (harmonic 2 x 3306??) All evening with OM talk 

and mx. Very weak signal. 0302 UT national anthem(?) followed by drums so 

I thought it was close down but the mx program went on with better signal 

strength after 0300. French? Is there a "Zimbabwe" at "1:03"?? Logged as 

unID by Finnish DXer and also audible in U.S.A. I checked the freq after 

reading a mail from the Finnish DXer Jari Savolainen Comments, photos and 

recordings at: 

(Bjoern Malm-SWE, dxld July 21) 

Hi there from Zimbabwe, I monitored 6612 this morning 21 July at 0530 and 

report that it is Radio Zimbabwe from a tx site in Gweru in Central 

Zimbabwe. Checked the local Harare FM programming of Radio Zimbabwe to 

confirm this. Programming in local vernaculars, Shona and Ndebele langs, 

no English programming. Not a harmonic of 3306 as this freq is currently 

not in use by this station. 

[8 mins later:] Hi once again, Went back and checked 3306 at 0545 UT: 

there is a very weak signal of Radio Zimbabwe on this freq so indeed what 

we are hearing on 6612 is a harmonic of this freq but the harmonic is far 

stronger than the intended txion. 


As 6612 is 2 x 3306 I believe the tx is mistuned and pushing most of the 

power out on 6612 kHz. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld July 21) 

Checked again this evening 21 July at 1630, Radio Zimbabwe on 6612, a 

harmonic of 3306, in vernacular can be heard here in Zimbabwe with a fair 

signal. Also to mention that 3306 seems be have been reactivated on a 24 

hour basis as the FM network also runs 24 hour programming. It is a bit of 

poor engineering (and power wastage no less) to have 3306 on air during 

the day in Zimbabwe as this freq does not propagate locally in daylight. 

DXers in Europe can check 6612 from around 1700 until around 0400 UT to 

monitor this strong harmonic freq of Radio Zimbabwe, broadcast from State 

facilities in Gweru in the centre of Zimbabwe. The orginal 3306 kHz is 

broadcasting with perhaps 200 kW so the harmonic may even be the same 

level. 

Hi Jari, Yes, you are correct about the mistuning of Radio Zimbabwe on 

3306 which is heard on 6612 kHz, Confirmation yes, DXers, but don't even

try to get a reply from the Zimbabwean govt. 

[later] Thanks for your continued editoring. SW Radio Africa ended on SW 

July 8th, 15145 kHz. 1700-1800 UT. R. Zimbabwe airs on 3306 with harmonics 

6612 kHz, 24hrs / 7 days. No gas/fuel in Zimbabwe. 



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ALBANIA Freq change for Radio Tirana in French Mon-Sat: 

1900-1927 NF 9520 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg, ex 6115 to avoid Radio Minsk HS 


Additional B-05 CRI services planned tentatively via Cerrik site, to 

Europe, and Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Arabian 

Peninsula. Compared B-04 and B-05 tables. 

7130 0900-1000 28E CER 150 0 ALB CRI RTC 

[0 seems 000 degrees, not non-dir] 

7130 1100-1200 28SE CER 150 0 ALB CRI RTC 

7130 1200-1300 28S CER 150 0 ALB CRI RTC 




ALGERIA [to WeSAHARA] 7460 Polsario Front, Rabuni, back ex-7466, as 

observed on 25 July, Arabic prgr, folk songs; 54444, co-ch QRM de RFAsia 

in Korean (via MNG, I suppose); // 700 kHz only. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 22-26) 

"1550" kHz (Tindouf, ALG?) and 7470" kHz (Rabuni site) are the wrong fqs. 

(stubbornly) being announced at the beginning of the 2300-2400 prgr in

Castilian... again, it remains to be ascertained whether the Arabic 

section also announces the same mistaken fqs. The actual ones are 700 kHz 

and 7460 (back from a short-lived move to 7466 kHz) (rtd. 55444 [S9+35dB 

and almost no QRN, so powerhouse-like] as I write this, 1830 UT). On 

occasions, a silent carrier on 1550.2 kHz is detected evenings: Polisario 

Front testing? It wouldn't surprise at all as they used to drift around 

1550 kHz. 


During my holiday stay at Mallorca Isl. observed a whistle carrier near 

1546 kHz daily, measured by Sony SYNC function right 'click into place 

raster': 

"A carrier whistle observed around 2145 UT and at 0620 UT on 1545.8 May 

17th, and 1545.2 kHz at May 18-19. 

(wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 17-19 !! ) " 

ANGOLA[?] I'm receiving a very week signal around 0400 on 7217 but 

doesn't seem to be Portuguese. (Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld July 29) 

ARGENTINA 6060 R.Nacional, Gen.Pacheco, audible on 22 July 0943-f/out 

1025 (!), Spanish, weather forecast, TCs, parliament rpts.; 25432. 

6214.1 R.Baluarte, Ptdeg Iguazu, noted on 23 July 2116-2202, Spanish, 

religious text, prgr annts, FM fq. 101.7 MHz, mx; 34432 but muffled-like 

audio. 

(both Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 22-26) 

ASCENSION ISLS 11965 Star Radio at *2100-2116 UT on July 30, sudden 

opening with man announcer giving ID and program preview. A woman with the 

nx in English followed. During the nx nice ID "You are listing to a 

bulletin of nx from Star Radio from Monrovia, Liberia." From 2110 UT a 

discussion program about labor law practices. Fair signal. 

(Rich D'Angelo-USA, DXplorer July 31) 

BAHRAIN CMF Radio One 9133 kHz bestaetigte mit einem undet. Brief in 87 

Tagen. Den Bericht schickte ich an die Adresse: 

MARLO, PSC451, Box 330, FPO AE 09834-2800, USA. 

Die Antwort kam von Department of the Navy, COMUSNAVCENT, Operations N3, 

FPO AE 09501-6008, USA. v/s war K.Auten, Captain US Navy-US. Naval Forces 

Central Command-Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations/Plans U.S. FIFTH 

Fleet. 


BELGIUM Irene Janetzky, die erste Stimme des deutschsprachigen 

Belgischen Rundfunks, ist im Alter von 91 Jahren in Bruessel gestorben. 

Dies meldet Radio Netherlands Media Network am 22. Juli 2005. 

Wenige Monate nach dem Ende des zweiten Weltkriegs las sie am 1. Oktober 

1945 die ersten deutschsprachigen Nachrichten im belgischen Rundfunk. 

Sendungen in Deutsch lagen damals "nicht nahe", so dass Irene Janetzky 

viel Ueberzeugungsarbeit bei Premierminister Achille Van Acker leisten 

musste. Erst in den siebziger Jahren wurde die Rundfunkversorgung der 

deutschsprachigen Minderheit Belgiens ausgebaut. 

(RNW MN NL 22.7.2005; Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Aug 1) 

BOLIVIA PFC with the 

explanation in Japanese. 

I found their wen page at but now in 

construction. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX July 29)

3310 R. Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, noted on 22 July at 2231-2242, Quechua, 

talks, Indian songs; 42341, QRM de UKR uty. stn with some (presumably 

coastal) wx rpt. 

4716.7 R. Yura, Yura, obs'ed on 25 July at 2215-2223, Quechua prgr, 

talks, Indian songs & tumes; 25332. 

4901.1 R. San Miguel, Riberalta, logged on 24 July at 2239-2251, Spanish 

prgr, talks, Indian songs; 24331 but usually better. 

5952.4 R. Pio XII, Siglo XX, noted on 19 July at 2217-2230, Spanish and 

Quechua prgr, news, prgr "Manos al Obra"; 44433, adjc. QRM and audio 

breakdowns. 


BOTSWANA Freq change for Voice of America in English to Ce&SoAf: 

1500-1600 NF 17715 BOT 100 kW / 350 deg, ex 13795 IRA 250 kW / 275 deg 


BRAZIL 3235 R. Guaruja Paulista, Marilia SP, 20 July 2219-2236, advts, 

annts, mx; 25231; 5045 not //; inaudible on 3385 due to QRM, but believe 

it's not parallel, as per 24 July obs. below. 

3365.1 R. Cultura, Araraquara SP, 24 July 2136-2145, f/ball news, advts, 

TCs, match results of the day; 25241. 

3385 R. Guaruja Paulista, Marilia SP, 24 July 2146-2156, f/ball match 

rpt; 32341; 3235 airing a different prgr. (music). 

4753.4 R. Educacao Rural, Campo Grande MS, 25 July 2225-2234, A Voz do 

Brasil natl. nx prgr, part 2; 25332. 

4765 R. Emissora Rural, Santarem PA, 24 July 2235-2248, f/ball match 

rpt., comments; 34332. 

4775 R. Congonhas, Congonhas MG, 20 July 2105-2114, rosary; 35332. 

4815 R. Difusora, Londrina PR, 20 July 2107-2119, preaching; 35332. 

4825 R. Educadora, Braganca PA, 20 July 2111-2128, light songs, IDs; 

45332; noted on 22 July 2250 rtd. 54433. 

4845.2 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus AM, 22 July 2235-2244, A Voz do 

Brasil natl. nx prgr; 24331, uty. QRM. 

4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 20 July 2120-2129, f/ball news; 45343. 

4915 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 20 July 2129-2139, end of prgr "Show 

de Espectaculo", rlgs. prgr "Momentos do Tabernaculo da Fe"; 54343, QRM de 

GHA (@ 54333 via the CeAfr Bev.) 

4924.9 R. Educacao Rural, Tefe AM, 24 July 2244-2256, f/ball news, 

interviews; 34332. 

4985 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 20 July 2133-2147, advts, ann. for 

f/ball prgr "Show de Bola"; 55344; // 11815 rtd. 44444. 

5035 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 20 July 2140-2149, truckdrivers' prgr 

"Pe na Estrada"; 35332, weakish audio; // 9630 rtd. 54444 & 6134.9 rtd. 

54433. 

5955 R. Gazeta, Sao Paulo SP, 19 July 2215-2229, A Vdo; 34342, adjc. QRM 

de BOL 5952.44.

5990 R. Senado, Brasilia DF, 19 July 2151-2222, rpt. on a senate 

discussion, TCs, A Voz do Brasil 2200; 53442, co-ch QRM de DRM sign. it's 

been almost ages since I last managed to get this stn. 

6010.2 R. Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 20 July 2155-2208, news, ID, 

TC, A VdoB 2200; 33442, het. with UNID (CLM?) on 6010 kHz. 

6040 R. Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 20 July 2149-2202, advs., traffic 

info, ID, prayer and A VdoB 2200; 34432. Logged on 1370 22 July at 2118 

when ann'ed their webpage 

6160 R. Voa Vontade, Ptdeg Alegre RS, 19 July 2210-..., A VdoB; 23421, 

adjc. QRM de HRV 6165 + CHN 6155 (weaker). 

6134.9 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 20 July 2147-2203, advs., prgr "Pe na 

Estrada", A VdoB natl. nx 2200; 54433. 

6185 R. Nac. da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 19 July 2201-2221, A VdoB; 53442, 

vy. strg. splatter de ChinaRI 6175 in Portuguese. 

9504.8 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 26 July 0946-f/out 1115, talks on city 

life and its problems, mainly re. unsafety; 15431; also 21 July 2112- 

2143, f/ball prgr "Bate Bola", advs; 53443, QRM de R.Farda till 2130, then 

55444. 

9515 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 21 July 2114-2130, advts, folk songs 

in religious prgr; 44433, adjc. QRM de UNID 9520 in Russian. 

9530 R. Nova Visao, St¦ M¦ RS, 21 July 2117-2129, end of nx bulletin, 

religious prgr 2121; 33442, adjc. QRM de DW 9535 + UNID 9524, then clear 

after 2130 when rtd. 35443. 

9615 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 21 July 2124-2141, contemporary Braz. 

artists; 44443, adjc. QRM de DW 9620 in Arabic; also logged on 1200 on 22 

July 2141 rtd. 33432. 

9630 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 23 July 0945-f/out 1230 (!), songs, 

newscast, talks, sermon after 1200; 15432. 

9645 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 21 July 2131-2144, advs., ID+fqs, 

infos, chats; 43442, co-ch QRM de UNID + strong splatter de ChinaRI 9640 

in Spanish. 

9664.9 R. Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 21 July 2203-2218, A Voz do Brasil, 

part 1; 33442, strg. splatter de R.Cancao Nova 9675! 

9665 R. Nac. do Brasil, Brasilia DF, 22 July 2032-2055*, prgr to Africa, 

Braz. songs; 55444, but bad audio. 

9675 R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 26 July 0920- f/out 1409 

(!!!), rosary, feature on the late pope, fqs+list of the affiliated stns; 

25443. 

9725 R. Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 21 July 2136-2149, f/ball prgr 

"Show de Bola"; 44443. (see 6040) 

11725 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 23 July 0937-1230 (!!!), advs. for 

religious items, songs, etc.; 25443; later blocked by UNID in Russian, so 

couldn't observe their fade out time. 

11765 R. Tupi, Curitiba PR, 23 July 0934-1325 (!!!), preacher; 25432. 

11780 R. Nac. da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 20 July 1419-1540, talks, annts,

songs; 24431, co-ch & adjc. QRM; rated 25432 on 23 July at 1335 (!). 

11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 23 July 0940-f/out 1345 (!!!), 

songs, stn. sl. "BC - A Voz do Interior", TCs, etc.; 23442. 

11830 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 21 July 2141-2155, news, prgr 

annts, TCs, all in "Jornal da CBN-2¦ [segunda] edicao"; 54444, co-ch QRM 

de UNID. 

11925 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 21 July 2143-2156, f/ball prgr "Bate 

Bola"; 34433, adjc. QRM only. 

(all 37 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 22-26) 

[see this typical 200 Hertz offset, wb.] 4845.2 Radio Cultura Ondas 

Tropicais at 0140-0158* UT on July 31, program of love songs and ballads 

hosted by a man with Portuguese talks. ID and sign off annts at 0153 UT 

followed by choral National Anthem. Poor to fair. 


BULGARIA Radio Varna special on Suns 2200-2400 / Mons 0000-0400 UT 

tentatively in B-05 season on 

7600 2200-0400 27,28 VRN 100 0 RBU BUL Radio VARNA 

(in B-04: 9500 Mons 0000-0400 UT 27,28 VRN 100 0 RBU BUL) 

BURKINA FASO 7230 R.Burkina, Ouagadougou, audible on 20 July at 1414- 

1540, French, ann. for some children prgr called "Didi Radio", then 

feature "Antenne Directe", Vernacular prgr later on; 35443. 


CHAD 6165 RD.Natl. Tchadienne, N'Djamena, audible on 20 July 1616-1809, 

Vernacular, talks; 33432, improving QSA despite QRM de HRV. 


CHINA Yunnan Broadcasting Station 6035 kHz at 1000-1103 UT in 

Vietnamese: frequent mention of Vietnam; also Vietnamese traditional and 

pop mx. 

Voice of Pujiang 3280 very poor, and // 4950 almost completely covered by 

a tone, at 1156-1236 UT: on suddenly at 1156 with slow instrumental; 1200 

Chinese bamboo marimba/xylophone; ".po tiantai." id by woman; almost 

entirely talk by men and woman. 

Voice of Kuanghua 9745 fair at 0655-0733 UT in Mandarin: 0655 id by a 

woman; vocal [woman] and instrumental Republic of China anthem, the same 

as used by Radio Taiwan Int'l., San Min Chul [The Rights of the People]; 

talking and pop mx; several ids ".po tiantai. Kuanghua." 

Guangxi Foreign Broadcasting Station 9820 excellent at 1400-1436 UT: 1400 

a man gave id in Mandarin ".po tiantai."; then a woman gave Vietnamese id, 

"Day la dai.", and the rest was in Vietnamese with many mentions of 

Vietnam; 1416 brief bit of Hoedown from Rodeo by Aaron Copeland. 

(Wendel Craighead, Bao Loc, Lam Dong-VTN, DXplorer July 29) 

11980, China Radio International via Kunming, at 2348-0004 UT on July 30, 

long English talks until woman announcer with ID: "English Service of 

China Radio International." Program closing annts, mailing address, etc. 

with some soft instrumental mx until program in Chinese opened. Poor 

signal with deep fades. (Rich D'Angelo-USA, DXplorer July 31) 

CLANDESTINE 4375.91 V.O.Communist Party of Iran on July 25 at *1626- 

1634 UT, 32432-31431 Persian, at 1626 UT sign-on with IS, at 1630 UT ID 

and opening mx, talk. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 26)

CLANDESTINE [and others; VIETNAM non] Loggings from Bao Loc, Lam Dong, 

Vietnam. 

[Great report by Wendel Craighead from VTN post, wb.] 

I recently returned from several weeks in Bao Loc, Vietnam. Bao Loc is in 

the mountains of Lam Dong Province and is 188 km northeast of Ho Chi 

Minh/Saigon or 112 km southwest of Dalat. 

I used the Yacht Boy 400 with a 15 ft. wire strung across my hotel room. 

It was a real pleasure to DX where the bands, even the tropical bands, 

were almost completely quiet. That was very different from the situation 

at my home location. Even though Bao Loc is a large city, there was very 

little noise, man-made or atmospheric, and on many days tropical band 

stations could be heard throughout much of the day. 

I checked recently-reported freqs for Vietnamese regionals but heard 

nothing. On all my previous trips I heard a few of these and discovered 

they were usually on the air only for short periods of time. 

Many of the stations I really wanted to hear were covered by Chinese 

stations. Bhutan on 6035 kHz for example. My primary interest in DXing is 

clandestine broadcasters, so I concentrated on those, as well as some 

Asian and Pacific stations which are difficult or impossible to hear at my 

home in the center of North America. I am reporting a number of my 

loggings, with varying amounts of detail, and will report a few more in a 

day or two. Although some of the loggings are a bit old now, I hope they 

might still be of interest to some. 

Clandestine: Voice of Jammu Kashmir Freedom 5102 kHz at 1336-1429« poor on 

19 June; mostly talk with some Indian-sounding mx; 1429« off suddenly. 

Radio Sedayee Kashmir 6100 kHz at 1430-1530 good on 19 June and other 

days: 1430 a woman said ".Radio Seday."; Indian pop mx; talking with many 

mentions of Pakistan; 1530 off suddenly. 

Chan Troi Moi/New Horizon 1503 at 1329-1430 via Taiwan good in Vietnamese 

on 29 May and other days. Programming very similar to its SW broadcasts of 

2002 and 2003, even to the frequent use of Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 

and Beethoven's Symphony #5; opened and closed with "Day la dai.Chan Troi 

Moi. Vietnam." and instrumental anthem [but not Call to the Citizens which 

most clandestine-type broadcasters to Vietnam seem to use] at opening; 

mostly short talks with Vietnam mentioned many times in each segment and 

Chan Troi Moi mentioned several times; 1430 5 short tones followed by a 

longer tone on a higher pitch. I hope I can get a QSL for this MW logging. 

I have veries from a few hundred clandestine broadcasters, but I think 

only 2 of them are for medium wave: Radio Americas on 1165 and Radio Cuba 

Libre via WWL, New Orleans, on 870. 

Que Huong Radio 15680 at 1200-1258 via Vladivostok good in Vietnamese on 

10 June: 1200 chorus and band anthem Call to the Citizens; id by a man 

"Day la dai.Vietnam."; mostly talking; 1209 Call to the Citizens again; 

1255 different anthem by choir & band. 

Degar Voice 7350 kHz good at 1304-1329« UT via Chita in presumed Klei 

Degar: 1304 a man was speaking, mentioning Degar [several times]; Hanoi; 

etc. 1320 the man said, ".Degar Voice."; then unaccompanied Degar singing 

by a man; 1329« tone, then silence [18 June]. In my reception report to 

Kok Ksor, President of the Montagnard Foundation, I told about one of my 

Vietnamese friends taking me to the home of his friends for dinner with 7 

Montagnard farmers and their families. I also mentioned that a Vietnamese 

friend gave me another Degar back basket which is similar to the one on 

the Degar Voice letterhead and the third one in my collection. I hope 

these personal notes help in getting a QSL.

Democratic Voice of Burma 5910 fair at 1429-1530 UT via Almaty: opened 

with DVB instrumental theme mx and closed with vocal and band anthem at 

1529«. 17625 good via Talata at 1429-1527«. 

Voice of Tibet 17520 via Tashkent on 2 June at 1430 UT in Tibetan until 

1440« when it moved up to 17525 and switching to Mandarin at 1503: 

excellent on both freqs and, surprisingly, no sign of jamming on this day 

so I don't know why they changed freqs; 1518 silence. 17525 via Dushanbe 

1301 in Tibetan until 1334, then Mandarin; 1349 tx off after Mandarin id. 

Good signal but moderate Chinese traditional instrumental mx jam most 

days. 

Radio Mustaqbal 15530 at 0630-0659« UT via Dhabbaya, UAE, fair in Somali 

on several days: Horn of Africa vocal and instrumental mx; talking with 

occasional very brief mxal glissandos up and down; 0656« a man said, 

".EDC.USAID." 0657« silence. 

Voice of Liberty - Eritrea 15675 at 0600-0700 via Samara fair signal but 

splatter from China way up on 15685 kHz on 1 June: 0600 on with 

instrumental anthem; talking by a man and Horn of Africa vocal (man) and 

instrumentals; presumed Tigrigna until 0630, then Arabic; 0700 tx off. 


[second part, later] 

Hmong Lao Radio 15260 at 0103 to 0158« UTexcellent in Hmong via Taiwan: 

0101« tx came on with an excerpt from Vivaldi's Four Seasons [probably not 

part of Hmong Lao program] 0103 brief Montagnard instrumental mx and a man 

announced freqs; some Asian vocal and instrumental mx but mostly talking 

with many mentions of Lao, and also America, Vietnam, Hanoi, Kampuchea, 

etc.; 0158« tx went off. 

Radio Voice of Iran 11575 at 1530 to 1639 UT fair in Persian and presumed 

via Sofia: 1330 UT a man spoke briefly, then a slow anthem by a band; 

mostly talking with occasional "Inja saydee . . . Radyo ..." and 

mentioning: Iranya; etc.; 1602 a man spoke with callers on the phone. 

Radio Nationale Lao 6130 kHz good at 1038-1143 UT on June 12: mix of Lao 

traditional and pop mx and men and women speaking in Lao, mentioning Lao 

many times. 7145 fair signal at 1323 to 1400« on June 12 and other days, 

but almost totally squeezed out by same VOA Special English program on 

7140 and 7150: 1323 a man was speaking in French; 1331 A woman said, "... 

Our English lang broadcast from 5:30 ... 7145 kHz. ... 97.5 MHz on FM."; 

nx in English by a man; a woman interviewed a man about Kenya; 1400« tx 

went off. 

Germany, IBC-Tamil 7315 kHz via Juelich good at 0000-0032 UT: mostly talk 

with occasional mentions of IBC and IBC Tamil. 

Myanmar, Defence Forces Broadcasting Unit 5770 kHz at 1330-1400 UT fair on 

June 17 and 20 and other days in presumed Bamar: 1330 UT on suddenly with 

Asian instrumental mx; mostly Asian mx. 

Myanmar, Myanmar Radio 9731 kHz good at 0530 UT to very poor by 0700 on 

June 20: 0530 Bamar talk, with occasional mention of Myanmar, and pop mx; 

0544 chorus and band anthem; kids singing; vocal and instrumental Never On 

Sunday; 0700 a woman announced freqs and said, "... our txion ... the nx 

read by ... first the headlines ..." and read international news, then 

Myanmar nx which mostly concerned the opening of a new primary school; 

0705« the woman said, "This nx comes to you from Myanmar Radio ..." and 

spoke about U.S. astronauts, UN Environmental Agency; etc.; 0709 the woman 

gave the main points again; 0709« vocal and instrumental mx 0729« Myanmar 

instrumental theme mx; 0730« tx went off. 5986 strong but almost covered 

by BBC on 5990 at 1426-1600 UT on 15 June: 1426 Asian mx and Bamar annmts; 

1430« 3 different versions of Singin' In the Rain and other mx, including

luegrass, with annts by a woman; 1559 band anthem, 1600 UT silence. 

Korea, DPR: Pyongyang Broadcasting Station 6400 kHz fair at 1412-1517 UT 

on June 16 and other days in Korean: mostly chorus and orchestra mx, also 

anthems or martial mx; 1500 UT three short tones followed by a longer tone 

on a higher pitch. 

Palau: T8BZ 15725 kHz excellent at 0856-1010 UT on June 15 and other days: 

0856 UT a man sang We Got To All Get Together In Jesus' Name [same song 

every day]; 0858 a woman said, "Day la dai ..." and continued in 

Vietnamese with occasional hymns [this woman has a very distinctive and 

unusual voice]; 0958 a man said, "Welcome to Gospel Radio, 15725 kHz. 

Gospel Radio is dedicated to proclaiming The Word to all nations."; 

Christian program in English followed. 

Indonesia: RRI Jambi 4925 kHz good at 1332 to 1432 UT on June 9 and other 

days: mostly INSn pop mx with occasional talking and mentions of INS; 

Radio Republik INS ids at 1359 UT and other times. 

Taiwan?: Sound of Hope Radio International 7310 UT fair to strong in 

Mandarin at 1300 UT on June 11 and several other days but even when strong 

it was unreadable due to a CNR jam in the same lang, sometimes with an 

echo suggesting 2 different tx sites: 1300 man and woman spoke; then 

instrumental mx. Occasionally heard under the jammer. 

Taiwan: Truth for the World 7220 kHz fair in Mandarin at 1400 UT on June 

11 and several other days, but QRM from VOA on 7215 kHz made it mostly 

unreadable. 1400 came on with a man speaking and this continued until 1429 

when he always gave what sounded like an address, "... R.A.C.E.I.A ... 

Post ... O.N.K. ... Taiwan ..."; 1430 UT silence. Program was the same 

every day, just the man talking and giving an address at 1429. 

Although the May WRTH Update lists this as a clandestine, Truth for the 

World's website calls it a mission work and gives addresses of the 2 

churches [in Mexico, Missouri, and Duluth, Georgia, USA]. Of course 

churches have been known to produce clandestine-type programs: the anti- 

Guatemalan-govt La Voz Popular in the 80s and 90s and more recently the 

anti-Vietnamese-govt Chan Troi Moi/New Horizon which I heard in Vietnam on 

MW. 

Taiwan: Trans World Broadcasting Ministry on 11940 kHz fair in Mandarin at 

1300 UT: 5 short tones plus one tone on a higher pitch; slow ballad-like 

Christian vocals and men and women spoke; 1356 a man mentioned Trans World 

several times; 1357« English hymn "... of the Lord."; 1400 tx off. 

Radio Free Asia: I checked all the freqs for all Radio Free Asia 

broadcasts to Southeast Asia, checking some of the broadcasts on several 

days, and reception was usually good to excellent on most freqs. My 

location was of course right in the Vietnam target area and was only about 

50 miles from Kampuchea, 200 miles from Laos, and 500 miles from the 

nearest point of Myanmar. Reception of broadcasts in Korean was also good 

on most freqs. 

But it was a totally different story with broadcasts to China. My longest 

good logging was about 30 seconds, just long enough for the RFA theme mx 

and English ID. Then the jammer came on. And in many cases the jammer was 

there long before the RFA programs began. Now almost all jamming consists 

of China National Radio broadcasts. In a few instances I heard the Chinese 

traditional instrumental mx which was previously used to jam RFA. And in a 

few cases both CNR and the mx jammer were in use on the same frequency. 

Sometimes CNR was heard with an echo over RFA, as well as other 

broadcasters, apparently the result of broadcasting the same program from 

two widely separated tx sites. If I understood Mandarin I probably could

have separated RFA from CNR. The broadcasts in Tibetan and Uyghur were a 

little easier to follow since those langs sound very different from the 

Mandarin of CNR. 

I heard jamming not just against RFA but also covering just about every 

Chinese and Tibetan-language sce I checked: Voice of China, Voice of 

Tibet, Sound of Hope, VOA, BBC via SNG, Deutsche Welle, etc. 

To summarize my listening experience in Vietnam, there was both good nx 

and bad news. The good news: the bands are full of stations [more than I 

can ever hear at my home in Kansas, in spite of my more modest receiver 

and antenna in Vietnam]. The bad news: many of these stations are in 

China. But then, since China has half the world's population, maybe it's 

entitled to half the world's SW txs! 


COLOMBIA 5910 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, audible on 20 July at 

2206-2221 UT, Spanish, advts, songs, TCs and infos; 34432. 

6010.1 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, 24 July at 0850-f/out 0940 UT, 

Spanish, NAm song, preaching; 14442, het. with UNID (MEX?). 

6035 LV del Guaviare, San Jose del Guaviare, noted on 20 July at 2212- - 

2228, Spanish, songs; 24331. 

(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 22-26) 

CUBA 5025 R.Rebelde, Bauta, obs'ed on 24 July at 0845-f/out 0935, 

songs, TCs; 15421. 


CRI tentatively planned in B-05 season via La Habana-CUB relay: 

13740 1400-1600 6,7SW HAB 100kW 305deg CUB CRI RTC. 

All entries decreased from 250 to 100 kW, compared to B-04/A-05 

registrations. So seemingly 250 kW units will work with 100 kW only due of 

main power deficiency. 

In B-04 ex17730 1400-1600 6,7 HAB 250kW 305deg CUB CRI RTC. 

DJIBOUTI Djibouty after 0300 on 4870 kHz is presenting the best signal 

on 60 mb at this time. With programs in Arabic and Horn of Africa mx. 

Remarkable the fact that this signal seems to be coming directly from 

Eastern Africa, and no Western African stations are heard as in the past 

around here. (Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld July 29) 

EQUAT GUINEA 5005 RNGE, Bata, obs'ed on 20 July 1816-1829, nx in 

Vernacular; 45343. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX July 22-26) 

GAMBIA 648 GRTS, Bonto, noted again on 20 July at 2243-... UT, English, 

home news, rpts on f/ball matches; 34343, QRM de E+G. 


GEORGIA At 0200 UT s/on on 1350 kHz MW of Apsua Radio and carriers on 

9495 and 9535 kHz, both rumbling and both switched on at 0230 UT // 1350 

kHz in Abkhazian. 


GERMANY Corrections and changes for A-05 of DTK T-Systems: 

Radio Nuateri or Muateri (not Radio Solmal or Soomal) from July 22: 

1330-1400 on 17550 July 100 kW / 130 deg Fri to EaAf in Somali 

Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) from July 18: 

1530-1600 NF 13840 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Mon-Fri to SoEaAs in Hindi, 

x13800.

Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries (TOM) from July 22: 

1800-2200 on 13810 July 100 kW / 120 deg Daily to ME in English, addit 

txion. 


Radio Waaberi is a new target radio program aimed at listeners in Somalia 

(in particular, Somaliland), produced by the California-based Waberi 

Broadcasting Services. It is aired Fri 1330-1400 via Julich on 17550 kHz. 

Website: 

e-mail: 

Quote from the website: "Waaberi Broadcasting Services (Radio Waaberi) was 

incorporated on April 18, 2005 in the State of California and is currently 

seeking 501 (C) (3) Tax exemption code from the Internal Revenue Service. 

Waaberi Broadcasting Services is nonprofit, nongovtal international 

communication sce broadcasting from overseas in Somali via SW to East 

Africa and the Middle East and of course via the internet to the worldwide 

diaspora." 

NB. This program was earlier reported in the DX press as "Radio 

Solmal/Soomal" and "Radio Nuateri/Muateri". 


Yes, if you have printed the WRTH A05 update, please correct the 

preliminary entry on page 5 mentioning R Soomaal to Waaberi and time 1600- 

1630 to 1330-1400 UT. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, dxld July 29) 

GUINEA 7125 R. Guinee (a.k.a. R.Conakry), Conakry, observed on 20 July 

at 1412- 1545 UT, Vernacular, Cuban-like Afr songs & pops; 35443. 


[7125 I guess, wb.] RTG is putting Conakry back in the scene after some 

weeks missed, as always with good signals but not before 2200 UT, 

enhancing towards 2300 when Russia Int. drawn it. We'll have to wait till 

Winter when Russia changes its opening one our later. 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld July 29) 

HONDURAS 4820 HRVC, La Voz Evangelica, Tegucigalpa has been 

reactivated. They re-started their broadcasts on SW on Jul 22 at 2200. I 

failed to measure the exact frequency... It seems they are on 4820. 

I spoke with one of their engineers who told me that they are currently 

using on 2 kW as they are still doing some adjustments, and using a V-type 

antenna. They plan on increasing to 5 kW shortly, and they are already 

working on a new H-type antenna with more gain which should improve the 

efficiency of the tx, thus the range. Their schedule will be daily 2100- 

1600 UTC. Programs are 99% in Spanish but there will be a program in 

English on Sundays at 10 PM (UTC Mondays at 0400). They might increase 

their English schedule, but that depends on the response from the 

audience, and still, English programs would be aired at night only. 

I heard it here at 0210 already on Jul 23 (Friday night here in Honduras) 

with very strong signal, no interference and virtually no fading. The 

audio was also excellent. Truly outstanding reception. 

They use many canned ID's "HRVC, Cadena Radial" and some long ID's 

mentioning the regional stations on mediumwave, for example La Ceiba on 

810, Choluteca on 1140, Tegucigalpa on 1370, San Pedro Sula on 1310, etc. 

They had promised to respond to all reports from abroad and send out 

calendars, pens, key chains, etc. So another one on the tropical bands! 

(Escoto, via dswci DXW Jul 25)

4819.14, HRVC, La Voz Evangelica, Tegucigalpa, 0450-1215, Jul 22 and 23, 

religious programming in Spanish, preaching, songs, both religious and 

ballads, many IDs. Varied from poor at tune-in (heavy static) to good 

after 0550. They are still there at 1000 (now weak). URL is 

, but most of it is under construction. It's nice 

to see one of the old regulars back. 

(Berg, D'Angelo, Malm, Howard and Wilkner; via dswci DXW Jul 25) 

Also heard 0220-0610, Jul 24 and 25, religious talks, clear IDs by man and 

woman: "La Voz Evangelica de Honduras, la radio del evangelista". "Nuestra 

mision es evangelizar nuestro pais", Christian popmusic, 24333. (Mendez, 

Petersen and Vestesen). Recordings at: 

(Malm via dxld, dswci DXW Jul 25) 

5010, HRMI, R Misiones Internacionales as reported in DXW no.276 was not 

heard on this frequency, but on 3340! 

(Aguilar Bustamante via Mendez, dswci DXW Jul 25) 

ICELAND 7590 AFN, Grindavik, tried on 26 July at 1357-1409 UT when rtd. 

15341; talks, ann. for "Good Recipes for Good Health", ID, nx 1400. // 

9980 rtd. 25433. 


9980 10 kW. Wuerde mich ueber eine email-Adresse von AFN via Keflavik 

sehr freuen. 

(Joe Leyder-LUX, A-DX July 25) 

ergibt z.B. unter Island: 

AFRTS, 13855U, n/d verie e-mail w/ site (Grindavik) in 1 day for an e-mail 

report to 

V/S, Patricia Huizinga, OIC. Also received 

a friendly e-mail from the Keflavik Navy Chaplan, Bruce Pierce, who also 

operates a ham station there. 

(via Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX July 25) 

ICELAND [not GREENLAND !! ] Sorry mixed up this Iceland item of 2004. 

(wb) 

I heard the UNID AFRTS outlet on new 9980USB today at 1230-1500 UT with " 

AFN Sports" by Ken Allen, business news. 1300 ID: "You are listening to 

AFN" and news. Strong signal: 35444 heard // weaker Grindavik 7590 

(25233). Heard again same day on recheck 1730-1815 with same signal 

strength, but a more noisy modulation: 35443. Former Grindavik on 13855USB 

was unheard during each period, so 9980 may be a replacement! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer July 25, 2004 !! ) 

INDONESIA 9680 RRI, Cimanggis, observed on 22 July at 0830-f/out 1120 

UT, INSn, phone-ins, talks, mx; 35433; co-ch with UNID by 1100 UT. 


[co-ch CBS Taipei-TWN and CHN jammer, wb.]. 

3945 RRI Denpasar, Bali heard at 1129 UT July 26 with INSn pop song and 

gamelan Bali then Hindu relig px by YL about Women in Hindu, 1200 ID then 

nx from Jakarta up to 1218 "Padamu Negeri" chorus. (On calling the station 

at +62 361 223087 one of staff at studio confirm on repair at their 

transmitter site at Latu - about 16 km from Denpasar - 1 or 2 weeks ago). 

1300 OM talk about the next local election then mx by request via phone. 

1308 tune out then check on 1357 not heard anymore. 

(Tony Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx July 30) 

IRAN/IRAQ [KURDISTAN non] Some Kurdish websites in support of the 

former PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) - now "Kurdistan Freedom and

Democracy Congress" (KADEK) - include a link to the audio streaming of 

"Radyo Roj" (Radio Roj), which has been observed irregulary and drifting 

around 6310-6315 kHz since the beginning of 2005 (nominally on 6310 kHz 

acc. to the station's initial annt). Example: 

(note - the streaming requires, and 

asks for, an installation of the "Flatcast" player). Radio Roj is 

described as a 24hrs Kurdish online mx station. The server for the audio 

streaming is located in Switzerland. 


ITALY 1116 QSL-Karte - RAI Sizilien. Nachdem meine frueheren Versuche 

eine QSL-Karte von RAI Sizilien fuer ein Lokalprogramm zu bekommen nichts 

gefruchtet haben, ist der letzte Versuch nun gelungen. 

Frequenz: 1116 khz. 

Sender: Palermo - Monte Pellegrino (det. aufgefuehrt auf der Karte) 

Laufzeit: 52 Tage. Uebliche RAI Way Karte. Adresse: Viale Strasburgo 19, 

90146 Palermo. (Die bisher im EMWG aufgefuehrte 

Adresse Via Cerda ist falsch, sollte aber nun korrigiert sein.) 

Empfangsort: Sardinien. 

Interessanterweise habe ich von Sardinien und Sizilien die 

Mittagslokalsendung (Dauer 20 Minuten) beim ersten Versuch bestaetigt 

bekommen. Vorher war die Ausbeute mager; besser gesagt null. Dies 

allerdings fuer die Fruehsendung, die ja nur knapp 10 Minuten dauert. 

Vielleicht beharren sie ja auf eine Mindesthoerzeit von 15 Minuten ... 

(Sandro Blatter-SUI, A-DX July 30) 

KOREA D.P.R. of Change of Satellite Frequency from August 3, 2005: 

Hello! According to annmts made in the programmes of the Voice of Korea, 

Pyongyang, DPR Korea (North Korea), the satellite freq for the 

transmissions of the KOREAN CENTRAL TV STATION (KCTV) and VOICE OF KOREA 

will be changed effective August 3, 2005 from: 

old: 3424.5 MHz 

to 

new: 3674.6 MHz 

Unfortunately, no further information is given as to whether the satellite 

used will be changed etc. The relays were started on April 11, 2003 via 

THAICOM 3 at 78.5 degrE. You may find the current data valid until Aug. 3 

on 

 

I would appreciate a wide publicity of this information by stating me as 

the source. 

Best '73, (OM Arnulf Piontek-D, wwdxc BC-DX July 30) 

KUWAIT [History 60 mb.] Could any of you recall WHICH freq was used by 

R.Kuwait on occasional basis (maybe one season or so) in the 60mb. It was 

10-15 years ago. And the same question about UAE ... 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, wwdxc BC-DX July 29) 

Hi Vlad, acc to WRTH in the past 

KUWAIT appeared in 

1958 5000 kHz 1 kW daily 1600-1930, Fris 0500-0700 UT. 

1959-1960 4967 kHz 5 kW. 

1960 new 10 kW SW tx introduced. 

1962 new 50 kW SW tx introduced. 

4967 kHz 10/50 kW entry til 1971. Latter disappeared in WRTH 1972. 

VoUAE Abu Dhabi: 4905 kHz appeared in WRTH 1987 (wb, July 29)

Tnx, Wolfie. I remember that 'ancient' 4967 but what I mean something 

sporadic in early 90s (or late 80s). I looked through all WRTHs - no such 

data, but it may be (appearances were very SHORT term, maybe less than one 

SEASON) 

Okay. I've found answer about UAE in my .... QSL-boxes: 

16-Feb-1986 at 1606 UTC they QSLed my report on 4905 kHz 

I feel KWT appeared few years later (4990 ?... can't recall and can't find 

any reference yet). (Vlad Titarev-UKR, wwdxc BC-DX July 30) 

LAOS 6130 R. Nationale Lao, Vientiane. On July 24 at 1143-1200 UT. 

SINPO 34333. Female talk in Lao and local songs. Bells rang seven times at 

1159 UT, then ID as "Thini sathani ... sat Lao...". News followed. 


MALI 4782.5 R. Mali, Kati, on 25 July at 2230-...UT, French, ID+IS 2230 

after airing prgr in Vernacular, nx magazine; 53433; // 5995 kHz only, 

rtd. 53443, QRM de DRM signal. 

11960 R. Mali, Kati, on 20 July at 1422-1610 UT, Vernacular, talks 

(seemingly messages), African pops; 34443, adjct QRM only. 


MAURITANIA is missed from 4845 after providing us with the best arriving 

at sunset our local time, before 0000 UTC. I guess a Brazilian in that 

frecuency, barely audible, is what's left in the background. What could be 

that one. 


MONGOLIA 4895 Mongoliin R, Murun, audible on 20 July at 2121-2132 UT, 

few talks, orchestral mx, talks (news?) 2130 UT); 45332. 


NEPAL 5005.32 R Nepal, Khumaltar on Jul 24 at 2340 UT. Native mx with 

flutes and vocals. Male announcer at 2344 UT, but undermodulated so too 

little audio to make out anything. Weak but in the clear, except for some 

occasional CW QRM. Fading out. 

(Mark Veldhuis, dswci DXW Jul 25) 

Going strong despite a very bad splatter from AIR 5010 which is a real 

menace. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-SLK, dswci DXW Jul 25) 

NETH ANTILLES [BONAIRE] 11935, JPN Shortwave Club verified the special 

70th anniversary of Radio Japan's "Hello from Tokyo" program that was in 

35 days from v/s Toshi Ohtake who thanked me for participating in the 

program. 


NEW ZEALAND 11725 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, monitored on 22 July at 2035- 

2057* UT, prgr Sports Story, IS prior to fq. shift to 15720; 33442, adjc. 

QRM. 


15720 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, on 19 July at 2114-... UT, mx, home newscast, 

feature Passport; 35434, best via an on the ground K9AY with 2x25 m per 

loop. 


NIGER La Voix du Sahel on July 28 at 0400 UT with good signal on 9704 

kHz. Lots of interesting vernacular songs, especially one played with

organ, but no way to understand anything from the announcers. Must be 

Swahili, not French. 


NIGERIA 7275 R. Nigeria, Abuja, logged on 22 July 0941-1346 UT, 

Vernacular, tribal songs, talks, etc.; 25432, then rtd. 15331 at 1345 UT. 


Nigera was heard in English, after a long time, last Saturday around 1300 

UT on 15120 kHz with a real poor signal. They haven't fixed that muffled 

audio in their pre-recorded programs yet. 7255 is their only regular but 

poor signal with arabic before sign-off at 2300 UT. 


PAKISTAN Nx in En at 1600-1614 UT reported on 4790, 11570, 15100, 15725 

kHz, not on announced 11850 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX July 30) 

PERU 6020 R. Victoria, Lima, audible on 22 July at 0832-0900 UT (when 

blocked by R. Australia), Portuguese, preacher; 25432; // 9720 kHz 

observed at 0833- -f/out 0910 UT, rtd. 34443. 

6520.3 R. Paucartambo, Paucartambo, logged on 23 July at 2234-2246 UT, 

Spanish+Quechua, Indian songs, annts; 34332. 


PHILIPPINES Freq change for Radio Veritas Asia in Bengali: 

0030-0057 NF 11730, ex 11770 to avoid CNR-1 in Chinese. 


PORTUGAL Updated summer A-05 schedule of RDP Internacional Radio 

Portugal: 

MONDAY TO FRIDAY 

to Europe 

0500-0655 7240 300 kW / 045 deg 0500-0755 9840 100 kW / 052 deg 

0645-0800 11850 250 kW / 055 deg 0700-0755 9815 300 kW / 045 deg 

0800-1200 12020 300 kW / 045 deg 1600-1900 15555 300 kW / 045 deg, 

x11905 

1600-1900 13770 100 kW / 052 deg 1900-2300# 9820 300 kW / 045 deg 

1900-2300#13820 100 kW / 052 deg 

to Middle East and India 1300-1500 15770 100 kW / 082 deg 

to Africa 

1000-1200 21830 100 kW / 144 deg 1600-1900 17680 300 kW / 144 deg 

1900-2300#11945 300 kW / 144 deg 

to North America 

1200-2300#15560 100 kW / 294 deg 2300-0200 9715 100 kW / 294 deg 

2300-0200 11630 100 kW / 310 deg 

to South America North West 

1700-2300#15555 100 kW / 261 deg 2300-0200 13700 100 kW / 261 deg 

to South America East 

2300-0200 13660 100 kW / 215 deg 2300-0200 15295 300 kW / 226 deg 

to South America and West Africa 

1000-1200 15575 100 kW / 226 deg 1600-1900 21655 100 kW / 226 deg 

1600-2000#21655 100 kW / 226 deg 2000-2300#15295 100 kW / 226 deg 

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 

to Europe 

0700-1355 12020 300 kW / 045 deg 0700-1355 13640 100 kW / 052 deg

0830-1000 11995 250 kW / 055 deg 1400-1755 15555 100 kW / 052 deg 

1400-2000 13770 300 kW / 045 deg 1800-2000 15555 100 kW / 052 deg, 

x11700 

1900-2300# 9820 300 kW / 045 deg 1900-2300#13720 100 kW / 052 deg 

to Africa 

0700-0955 15160 100 kW / 144 deg 1000-1655 21830 100 kW / 144 deg 

1700-2000 17680 300 kW / 144 deg 1900-2300#11945 300 kW / 144 deg 

to North America 

1200-2000 15560 100 kW / 294 deg 2000-2300#15560 100 kW / 294 deg 

to South America North West 

1200-2000 17615 100 kW / 261 deg 1900-2300#15555 100 kW / 261 deg 

to South America and West Africa 

0700-0955 12000 300 kW / 226 deg 1000-2000 21655 300 kW / 226 deg 

2000-2300#15295 100 kW / 226 deg 

# for specials txions only 


For some odd, yet interesting, reasons, it seems both the RDPi and its 

antipode stn R NZi have their schedules repeated. 

Let me now correct a few details on R. Portugal's (=RDPi) A05: 

Mon-Fri 

Eur 13770 kHz is 1600-1900 300 kW 45deg 

15555 kHz (x11905) is 1600-1900 100 kW 52deg 

(this amendment is dtd. 16 May) 

NAm 1200-2300* 15560 kHz 100 kW 300deg, not 294deg 

2300-0200 9715 100 300deg, not 294deg 

(this took effect on 03 May) 

Sat+Sun 

Eur 1400-2000 (ex-1400-1800) 15555 kHz 100 52deg 

(because 1800-2000 11700 kHz 100 kW 52deg was deleted on 28 May) 

NAm 1200-2000 17615 kHz 100 kW is 300deg, not 294deg 

2000-2300* 15560 kHz 100 kW is 300deg, not 294deg 

*) used for extra or special txssions only - which are NOT necessarily 

filled with relays of major (typically) football match relays (parallel to 

RDP Antena 1) only: they may apply to other events, even political, e.g. 

elections, religious (...), e.g. rpts. on Fatima celebrations. 

Those amendments for Europe were partly (or entirely!) due to the removal 

of another old 100 kW tx, which leads to a present total of just 4x100 kW 

txs + 2 Thales 300 kW txs. The 3rd & 4th Thales 300 kW txs were delivered 

months ago, and by this time at least one is already operational or 

finishing tests, so the situation by Oct'05 will hopefully be 1x300 kW AEG 

txs, 3x300 kW Thales txs and possibly still 4x100 kW old units. 

The 300deg azimuth to NoAm is via their new curtain array (the other is 

still via an old rhombic antenna): AHR 4/4/1.0 300deg is the curtain data 

supplied by the RDPi freq manager. 


I did not add any notes re. the data you'd like to see publicised simply 

because (see my data on p. 323 & 324 of the WRTH 2005, for instance) RDP 

Africa is a sce. merely available via: 

a) VHF-FM 101.5 MHz for the greater Lisbon area

) Satellite * 

c) VHF-FM relays in Guine*, Cabo Verde, Sao Tome e Principe, and 

Mocambique (for the time being at least - and, apparently, strangely too! 

- no similar relays in Angola). 

d) internet at 

(this automatically switches to where one must choose between 

radio & tv) 

*) there are a few changes for the WRTH 2006. 

See 

 

and you'll find all details on fqs, exc. ERP for the VHF-FM txs. See 

 

and you'll get a glance of what their purpose is. 

So in practical terms, any prgr from any Portuguese speaking country in 

Africa (Angola included) may be listened to simultaneously in Lisbon and 

locally in the 4 other countries via the local relays (the cheapest 

method), via satellite or even via the internet. This prgr has nothing to 

do with the normal RDPi b/casts, which are carried via HF, satellite and 

webradio. For certain prgrs, mainly newscasts, RDP Africa relays RDP 

Antena 1 (=RDP 1). 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld July 28) 

RUSSIA Bible Voice Broadcasting Japanese sce has changed its frequency 

and sked as: (Su) 1130-1145 5910 kHz. 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, JPNpremium, July 26) 

[Vladivostok 250kW 230deg, tentatively on 5955 in B-05 season, wb.] 

[to VIETNAM non] Degar Voice replied my S-mail reception report (sent to 

P.O.Box 17114, Spartanburg, SC 29031, U.S.A.) by E-mail in English after 

45 days. E-mail was received from and the sender was 

Kok Ksor. He says the broadcast is for the Montagnard people in the 

central highlands in Vietnam, who are persecuted by Vietnamese govt. Their 

URL is 

 

(Takahaito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX July 29) 

In B-04: 7125 Degar Voice, via Oyash, Russia; 

In A-05: 7350 Degar Voice, via Chita, Russia, 250kW 194deg. 

Most current schedule (1300-1330 UT via Chita): Tue 7250, Thu 7420, Sat 

7350 kHz. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, wwdxc BC-DX July 29) 

SAUDI ARABIA Summer A-05 schedule of B S K S A : 

1st Main px in Arabic 

0600-0855 on 9675 17730 17740 0900-1155 on 9675 17805 21705 

1200-1455 on 9675 21505 21640 1700-1755 on 15315 15435 

1800-2255 on 9555 9870 

Voice of Islam in Arabic 1500-1655 on 15315 15435 

Holy Qu'ran in Arabic 

0300-0555 on 9715 15170 17895 0600-0755 on 9715 15380 17895 

0800-0855 on 9715 15380 0900-1155 on 11935 17615 21495 

1200-1255 on 15380 17895 21600 1300-1355 on 15380 17895 21460 21600 

1400-1455 on 17895 21460 1500-1555 on 13710 21460 

1600-1755 on 13710 15205 17560 1800-2255 on 11740 11820 11915

2nd px in Arabic 

0300-0555 on 9580 0600-1655 on 11855 1700-2155 on 9580 

External Services 

0400-0455 on 17760 in Somali 0400-0555 on 15275 in Turkish 

0500-0555 on 17760 in Swahili 0800-0955 on 17785 in French 

1000-1155 on 21670 in INSn 1200-1355 on 15345 in Urdu 

1400-1555 on 21600 in French 1400-1555 on 11745 in Persian 

1400-1555 on 9730 in Turkmen 1600-1655 on 9525 in Pashto 

1600-1655 on 15345 in Bengali 1700-1755 on 17775 in Bambara 


New positions of the spurs in 13 m.b.: 

from 1410 UT prgr in Ar on 21460 kHz, another in Ar on 21505, 21460 and 

21775 On 21600 kHz in French and mixing products were on 21560 and 21680 

with both prgrs of 21640 and 21600. 

The formula seems to be 21680 - 21640, 21640 - 21600, 21600 - 21560 = 40 

kHz difference. 

The signal on 21775 kHz is maybe spur: 21640 - 21505, 21775 - 21640 

= 135 kHz. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 1) 

SOUTH AFRICA [to CONGO-KINSHASA] 11690 Radio Okapi via Sentech, on 

July 25 at 0548-0600* UT, in French, several songs in English ("Waiting 

for Love" and "Stop the Train I'm Leaving"), several IDs for "Radio 

Okapi," calypso type mx, strong signal. Have checked July 26 and 27 at 

0400 UT, their scheduled sign-on time, but have not been able to heard 

anything, but by 0530 UT they have a decent signal. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer July 28) 

11890 R. Okapi via Meyerton. On July 22 at 1600 (S/on)-1620 UT. SINPO 

34333. Nx sce in French. S/on with African mx and chorus"Okapi, Okapi", 

follwed by male talk with correspondent reports. 


SRI LANKA More honours to RSSL and Victor Goonetilleke. 

At the invitation of the Japanese radio club, Victor is going to Tokyo and 

Osaka on August 19-25, together with the RSSL Vice President and Secretary 

to be honoured for their humanitarian work as radioamateurs during the 

Tsunami catastrophe in December 2004. 

Furthermore, at the opening of a German-Dutch Radio Amateur Meeting in the 

castle in the German town Bad Bentheim on August 26, the major, Mr Guenter 

Alsmeier, is going to award Victor Goonetilleke as President of the RSSL 

with the "Golden Antenna 2005" for its important part in Emergency Amateur 

Radio after the Tsunami. 

Our sincere congratulations ! (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW July 28) 

TAJIKISTAN The U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) intends to 

negotiate a non-competitive contract with Continental Electronics 

Corporation (Continental), 4212 S. Buckner Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75227 for 

the fabrication and shipping of a 500 kW SW broadcast tx (Model 420C) and 

ancillary equipment for installation at the Tajikistan Govt's AOOT 

Teleradiocom SW facility in Yangiul [sic], Tajikistan. Continental shall 

also provide site support for installation and commissioning of the tx, as 

well as on-site training. 

In addition, the BBG intends to negotiate a non-competitive contract with 

TCI, a Dielectric Company, 47300 Kato Road, Fremont, CA 94538 for an 

Antenna System at the same location in Yangiul, Tajikistan. The statutory 

authority permitting other than full and open competition that is 

applicable to these procurements is 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(4), FAR 6.302-4 

International Agreement. By the terms of an International agreement

etween the BBG and the Tajikistan Govt (via AOOT Teleradiocom) to improve 

the signal quality of BBG broadcast txions, the BBG will acquire tx 

equipment manufactured by Continental Electronics and antenna equipment 

manufactured by TCI. 

AOOT Teleradiocom conducted independent market research of manufacturers 

in the high power SW market. As a result of their market research, 

Teleradiocom selected Continental Electronic (transmitter) and TCI 

(antenna) as their supplier for the broadcast system. Delivery: FOB 

Destination. Period of Performance: 18 to 24 months after contract award. 

This Public Notice of the BBG's intent to non-competitively contract with 

Continental Electronics Corporation and TCI, a Dielectric Company is not a 

RFP, IFB, or RFQ (Fedbizopps July 29 via Ben Dawson-USA, via dxld July 31) 

TANZANIA [Zanzibar and non] 6015 / 11735 

Radio Tanzania in Swahili (incl. English nx 1800-1810 UT) again on SW: 

1500-2100 on 11735.0* (not on traditional 11734.0) 

*co-ch VOTurkey in Arabic till 1555 and UN-Radio in French 1700-1715 

Mon-Fri. 


[Rather "Voice of Tanzania Zanzibar", thanks advice by Dave Kenny-UK, wb.] 

5050.1 R. Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, audible on 19 July 1858-1921 UT, prgr 

in Swahili, talks, TS, ID, more talks (news?); 35342, deteriorating. 

11735 Voice of Tanzania Zanzibar, Dole, observed on 19 July at 1814-1920 

UT, Swahili, talks; 54444, adjct QRM only. Also on 20 July at 1426-1616 

(!) UT, talks, Afr. pops; 44443 and improving despite adjacent QRM. All 

this thanks to the CeAfr Beverage. 


5050.1 R. Tanzania, Dar es Salaam. July 22 at 2040-2100(S/off) UT. SINPO 

24332. Music program with local pops. Preligious talk(?) in Swahili at 

2054 UT. Closing annmt at 2058 UT, followed by National Anthem. 


11735 V of Tanzania Zanzibar on July 17 at 1755-1806 UT, 34333-33333 

Swahili, talk, ID at 1759 and 1800 UT, 1759 Drums(IS?), 1800 News. 


11735, Radio[Voice of] Tanzania Zanzibar, at 2037-2100 UT on July 30, 

program of local vocals hosted by a woman announcer with Swahili talks 

between selections. Closing ID and annts at 2059 UT by the woman announcer 

followed by orchestra national anthem. Fair signal. 


Zanzibar 11735? 

Is Zanzibar 11735 still off? Altho propagation is not very good today, 

please check between 1600 and 2100 when it should be in the clear. 

(Glenn Hauser, dxld July 29) 

Glenn, Its back on today - good signal here at 1559 UTC with ID "sauti ya 

tanzania zanzibar" and into nx in Swahili. (Dave Kenny-UK, dxld July 29) 

On past days and yesterday was off air. BUT Zanzibar heard today again 

before 1500 and 1557 UT on equal level with co-channel TRT Ankara in 

Arabic. 

Now at 1608 UT easily in the clear, typical Swahili lang program and 

African drum mx. 

On July 28th the co-channel Brazilian station Radio Transmundial progr 

heard instead. (wb, July 29)

UGANDA 4976 R. Uganda, Kampala, noted on 20 July at 1812-1826 UT, 

Vernancular prgr, presumably with newscast; 35343. 


UNIDENTIFIED UNID 1376.002. 

Does anyone else in Europe have a carrier on this fq? 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, mwoffsets July 28) 

My rx/pc were tuned to 1377 last night, but I can't see any trace on 

1376.002 or near it, in my QTH. 

The lowest were: 1376.8 UKR Mykolayiv spur (there are 6! +- 25, 100, 200 

Hz), +-100 are strongest among those (*0345-1600* TX 'ON' time, 0400-1600 

Prog 'ON') 1376.914 IRN

 

 

Aug 2005) 

U.A.E. Ending the // txion of BBG's Radio Farda at the Dhabbaya site on 

both 1170 and 1575 kHz in the last couple of months, the 800 kW tx on 1170 

kHz has been switched to Radio Sawa. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx July 27) 

11665 on July 23 at 0556 UT. Indian songs and annts OM/YL. 0600-0700 UT 

QRM RFI. At 0602 UT it started by mistake the chinese mx jammer but it 

suddendly disappeared. RAINBOW FM reactivated? Fair/Good (DE1103). 

(Lucca Botto-I, hcdx July 29) 

Re the "Indian Songs" station heard on 11665 kHz - this is actually Radio 

Solh to Afghanistan via a tx in the UAE. Check page 4 of the latest WRTH 

Summer update and you'll find that it replaces former 11810 at 0500-0900 

UT. 

It's been heard on this new freq for about two months, but usually not 

very strongly at my location. RFI is via ASC and in English for the first 

half hour. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, hcdx July 30) 

U.S.A. Some changes to the WHR times of DXING WITH CUMBRE: The Saturday 

0730 airing on both WHRI transmitters, the Saturday 0900 and Sunday 0500 

airings on KWHR and the Friday 2100 airing on WHRA are no longer listed. 

As for RADIO WEATHER, some changes there as well. Here's an edited version 

of the alleged current schedule of both programs: 

UT time / UT! date (sort of) / Program / Freq kHz / WHR Angel #... 

0230 Monday Dxing with Cumbre 5850 5 

0300 Monday Radio Weather 7465 2 

0330 Monday Dxing with Cumbre 7315 1 



0230 Saturday Dxing with Cumbre 5850 5 


0500 Saturday Dxing with Cumbre 7315 1 

0500 Saturday Dxing with Cumbre 7465 2 


0930 Saturday Radio Weather 9510 4 






0030 Sunday Radio Weather 7315 1 

0500 Sunday Dxing with Cumbre 9510 4 

0500 Sunday Radio Weather 17510 3 




1500 Sunday Dxing with Cumbre 11555 3 


2000 Sunday Radio Weather 15285 1


2230 Sunday Radio Weather 11765 5 (John Norfolk-USA, dxld July 30) 

VANUATU Vanuatu is putting in a good signal here in the morning and 

early evening local time on 7260 kHz, but the modulation is very variable 

and usually low. It is no better when they change to 3945 kHz around 0800 

UT, good signal but low modulation! 

I am enjoying the ICOM R-75 receiver, it takes a bit of getting used to 

after the Yaesu FRG-7! (Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX July 29) 

Vanuatu gets two new MW and DRM capable txs. The New Zealand Govt has 

given funds for two new MW txs, one for Vila area, the other for Santo 

area, and both will be installed by September 2005. Each will be DRM 

capable. 

In handing over funding, the NZ High Commissioner [Ambassador] said that 

FM and TV might be 'nice to have', but mediumwave 'is an essential part of 

a functioning democracy'. 

MW broadcasts in many parts of the Pacific are in danger of shut down from 

high power costs [usually diesel generators], lack of technical expertise, 

weather damage and old equipment. 

Currently, Radio Cook Islands 630, SBC Samoa 540 and SIBC Honiara 1035 are 

all running at half or reduced power because of power costs, Nauru 1323 is 

off air, KJAL American Samoa 580 is on reduced power after a cyclone, WVUV 

American Samoa 648 has been operating only at very low power awaiting an 

FCC freq and tower change and part of Papua New Guinea's MW network is 

being rebuilt with Japanese aid. 

The comments from the New Zealand govt reflect a real concern that 

neighbor island broadcasters are under severe pressure to survive. 

Both RNZI and Radio Australia now provide much of the technical and 

training expertise needed to keep stations on air as far away as the 

Marshall Islands and as close as Tonga and Niue. This 'aid' is expected to 

expand in the future. 

The model emerging is for island stations to get help buying new DRM 

capable MW txs so they can relay RNZI DRM [from later this year] and RA 

DRM [2006] broadcasts to local repeater FM stations whilst providing a 

stable MW signal for continued reception on analog radio sets. 

Recommended reading: 'Digital Radio Broadcasting' and 'Radio Happy Isles' 

from the Top 40 Radio Book List now available at The Radio Heritage Store 

(c) at 

Warm regards 

David Ricquish, Radio Heritage Foundation, 

(hcdx July 31) 

VATICAN STATE "Sehr geehrte, liebe Damen und Herren, die uns Reception- 

reports schicken! Die fleissigen Leute, die uns immer wieder Reception- 

reports schicken verdienen ein Lob und einen Dank, der soll mit diesem 

Brief kommen soll. Diese technischen Empfangsberichte interessieren vor 

allem unsere riesige Sendeanlage in Santa Maria di Galeria. Die dortige 

Direktion bewundert immer wieder das Interesse und den Eifer der 

deutschsprachigen Hoererinnen und Hoerer. Neulich waren die Mitglieder der 

deutschsprachigen Redaktion gemeinsam draussen vor der Stadt auf der 

Sendeanlage. Viele von ihnen waren noch nie dort. Vor allem die Neulinge 

haben voller Bewunderung die Antennenanlagen vor allem die Drehantennen - 

bestaunt.

Es ist ein wundervolles Gelaende, eingezaeunt von einer, hohen und 

geradezu schoenen Steinmauer. Es koennte mal jemand ausrechnen, wie lang 

die Mauer sein muss, wenn man 440 Hektar einzaeunt. Kein Wunder also, dass 

Bauloewen Radio Vatikan von dort vertreiben wollen und den Vorwurf 

erfinden, der Sender verursache Leukaemie. Was machen die anderen Sender? 

Das wollen wir hier nicht eroertern. 

Wenn Sie die Sendeanlagen einmal kennen lernen wollen, schreiben Sie Herrn 

Isermann (Langenhorsterstr. 25b, 42551 Velbert). Er ueberlegt, ob er noch 

einmal eine Romfahrt der Radio-Vatikan-Hoerer vorbereiten soll. Wir 

gruessen ganz herzlich alle, die mit uns durch ihre Receptionreports 

geistig verbunden sind. 

Danke und viele Gruesse aus Rom, P. Eberhard von Gemmingen SJ, Juli 2005." 

(via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Aug 1) 

VENEZUELA 4939.6 R. Amazonas, Ptdeg Ayacucho, audible on 22 July at 

2233-2246 UT, advts, annmts, mx; 25321... I miss those strong Venez. 

signals. 


VIETNAM [see also great report from VTN under CLANDESTINE... above, wb.] 

DRM trial kicks off in Vietnam: 

The first trial of DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) over medium freq (MF) in 

Vietnam kicked off yesterday in Dong Hoi, the capital city of Quang Binh 

province. 

Organized and hosted by VOV-Vietnam with the ABU's assistance, the trial 

featured a workshop on the first day where new digital radio technology 

was presented to technical experts from VOV and the Ministry of Science 

and Technology, as well as govt advisors responsible for the country's 

digital broadcast development plan. 

In opening the workshop, VOV's Director-General Vu Van Hien outlined the 

radio broadcaster's commitment to staying abreast of developments in 

technology in radio broadcasting. 

He added that VOV would use DRM to build on its successes in providing a 

wide range of radio programmes to not only the people of Vietnam but to 

the rest of the world through SW txions. 

Mr Hien expressed his gratitude for the support received from the DRM 

consortium and organizations that have actively worked with VOV in 

bringing the trial to reality. 

The workshop's tutorial presentations were made by VOV's senior staff and 

experts from the Harris Corporation and VT Communications who are in Dong 

Hoi to assist VOV with the trial. 

The trial will continue with a field strength measuring campaign to assess 

the digital radio performance throughout the Dong Hoi MF sce area, and to 

better understand the differences in quality of the DRM signal in the 

station's distant coverage areas. 

(ABU Website, July 29, via Azizul Alam Al-Amin-BGD, hcdx) 

ZAMBIA 6165 Radio Zambia, at *0235-0259 UT July 27, thanks to Ron 

Howard tip noted with open carrier prior to famous Fish Eagle IS from 0240 

UT // 4910 kHz. Opening choral singing slightly ahead of 4910. ID and 

opening annts at 0252 UT. Man with brief talk followed by singing. 

Generally poor but in the clear until Radio Netherlands opened at 0259 UT 

burying Zambia. (Rich D'Angelo-USA, DXplorer July 31) 

International Radio Exhibition Berlin: big meeting of SW listeners.

On Saturday, September 3rd 2005, there will be the traditional big SW 

listener meeting at the "International Radio Exhibition" in Berlin. It 

will begin at 1500 UTC in the "Borussian House of Agriculture", 

Flatowallee 23, in Berlin-Charlottenburg (near the S-trainport station 

"Olympiastadion"). 

Mr. Wolfram Hess, a popular German SW hobbyist, also a former moderator of 

a SW magazine in the former radio station "RIAS Berlin", will present his 

opening reference, where he will tell us much about new developments on 

the SW hobby. Between 1630 and 1730 UTC many people can tell us something 

about the different aspects of SW listening (also for example utility 

stations). 

For further information, please ask Thomas Kubaczewski in Berlin 

- he already makes the SW meetings at the Berlin Radio 

Exhibitions for many years. 

Please forward this info also to other SW lists or forums, so that we'll 

really have an international great SW listener meeting. 

Most likely we'll see us in Berlin. (Jochen Kopf, BrDXC-UK July 29) 



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ALASKA World Christian Broadcasting, charter member of NASB and owner 

and operator of KNLS, Anchor Point, Alaska, has announced expansion of 

their KNLS facility. They are also announcing the beginning of 

construction of a broadcast center on the island of Madagascar. Charles 

Caudill, President, stated that their expansion is an indication of the 

company's confidence in the future of SW and that they are looking forward 

to DRM usage worldwide. 

KNLS has been on the air since July 1983. Situated on a 70-acre property 

located just south of the small town of Anchor Point and some 120 air 

miles southwest of Anchorage on the Kenai Peninsula, they began 

broadcasting daily in the Russian, Mandarin Chinese and English langs. 

Since 1983 they have been using a 100 kW Harris tx and a TCI 611 antenna. 

On May 1, 2005 they doubled the broadcast day by adding a 100 kW 

Continental 418F tx and another TCI 611 antenna. Director of Engineering, 

Kevin Chambers, reports the new facility is working well. 

During November 2004 World Christian Broadcasting obtained 85 acres of 

land on the island nation of Madagascar. Initial plans were to begin an 

Arabic lang sce to add to the present programming in English, Russian and 

Chinese from Alaska. But, after propagation studies showed that excellent 

signals could be put into Western Europe, southern and western China, 

India, INS, South America and of course, Africa, it was decided to expand 

the original plan.

Construction will begin this October under the supervision of Chambers. 

The facility will be comprised of three 100 kW txs, feeding into four 

antennas; two 9-17 MHz 4/4/1, one 7-15 MHz 4/4/1 and one Log Periodic 

antenna. The three curtain dipole antennas will be aimed to reach the 

areas of the world mentioned above. The Log Periodic antenna will be used 

to broadcast directly to the people of Madagascar. In fact, World 

Christian Broadcasting has agreed for the govt of Madagascar to use that 

antenna to broadcast to the Malagasy people. 

At a projected cost of $7,000,000, construction is expected to be 

completed early in 2008. 

World Christian Broadcasting Operation Center and Studios are located in 

Franklin, Tennessee. Using a magazine format of programming content, they 

present a variety of programs including: good mx; programs on science, 

health, technology; life in America; family life; lang tutorials and more. 

The Bible messages vary in length from one to five mins. They are brief 

and simple, with the focus on reaching out to unbelievers. 

(August NASB Newsletter; direct, and via dxld July 31) 

ALBANIA Dear Mrs. Drita, 

as promised recently, I checked signals of Radio Tirana's German sce 

yesterday Aug 2nd and tonight Aug 3rd. Location of the receiving post is 

Stuttgart Southern Germany. 

1458 kHz MW Fllake overal rating SINPO 54444, suffering a little sideband 

splash of Vatican Radio from 1467 kHz upper channel. 

6130 kHz SW Shijak signal SINPO 54444 at 1758 to 1804 UT, then 1805-1826 

UT 41331 only, depending of QRM interference by RAI Rome co-channel 

signal. 

17.58 UT TX on. 17.59 - 18.00:58 UT interval signal of Radio Tirana. 

18.01 UT Identification: "Hier ist Radio Tirana", schedule announced 

Monday-Saturday 18.00-18.30 UT, freqs 1458 and 6130 kHz. 

18.05 UT RAI Rome bird chirping interval signal started on 6130 kHz, heavy 

rapid fading signal of mixed Tirana and Rome signals together, on very 

same channel. 

RAI Rome started Czech lang sce at 18.10 UT, followed by Slovak lang sce 

from 18.25 UT onwards. 

18.15 UT Albanian song, "Der Sturm durch die Heimat". 

18.23 UT farewell annt by female announcer. 

18.24:20 UT Radio Tirana's interval signal again. 

18.25:57 UT Fllake 1458 kHz tx off air. 

Comment: 6130 kHz freq selection: 

Radio Tirana should move the Shijak freq 5 kHz down to 6125 kHz to avoid 

RAI Rome signal co-channel at 18.00-18.25 UT. At least allow this for the 

new A-06 season from March 2006 next year. The only - more or less - 

interference free channels at this time segment are 5870, 6125, and 6240 

kHz, well advised from German monitoring post. 

Other Radio Tirana sces observed on Aug 2nd and 3rd: 

18.45 UT English 6115 kHz SINPO 32222 suffered by co-channel Radio 

Belarus. My advice: move to either 5895, 6110, 6125, or 6240(best) kHz 

channel.

7210 kHz SINPO 32222 suffered by co-channel Polish Radio Warsaw. My 

advice: move to either 7165, 7205(best), 7390, 7420, or 7425 kHz channel. 

19.00 - 19.25 UT Italian lang. Nx around 19.15-19.20 UT. 7240 kHz SINPO 

43443, slight QRM by RCI Montreal in French lang on 7235 kHz. 

19.00 - 19.25 UT French lang. Albanian folks songs around 18.14 to 18.22 

UT. 9520 kHz SINPO 32333, slight interference by CRI Beijing external sces 

on both flanks, i.e. 9515 kHz in Czech, and 9525 kHz in Russian lang. 

7240 kHz at 19.00 UT was the best channel on all Radio Tirana's external 

sces on past two days. Very fine audio from the broadcasting house studio. 

(wb, Aug 3) 

ALGERIA [to WeSAHARA] 7460 Polisario Front, Tindouf Rabuni. 

RN de la Republica Arabe Saharaui Democratica again on 7460 (x7466) kHz. 

0600-0800 in Arabic 

1700-2300 in Arabic, co-ch RFA in Korean 2100-2300. 

2300-2400 in Spanish. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Aug 8) 

ANGOLA 7216.8 at 0242-0309 UT, Radio Nacional de Angola (tentative) 

heard July 7th, mostly with talks in Vernacular, interference from Radio 

Liberty on 7220, poor, best in AM Sync LSB. 

(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, hcdx July 7) 



0700-0900 9525 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg, 

very poor reception in BUL SINPO 23322 

2100-2200 11965 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg, 

very good reception in BUL SINPO 45554 

Tentative schedule for B-05: 

0700-0900 9525 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg 

2100-2200 11995 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg 


According to Chinese DXer, Mr. Shifeng Zhang, E-mail addresses of Star 

Radio are as follows: 

Liberia direct replier Mr. James Morlu. 

Hirondelle. replier Mr. Viem Pham. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 9) 

BAHRAIN 9745 R Bahrain - daily monitoring of this channel via DX Tuner 

Sweden from July 15 has turned up no sign of R Bahrain in the 2200-2300 UT 

time interval, the time it was heard on July 14 and prior, usually in 

between Voice of Han fade out and HCJB Quechua sce fade in. In this 

interval the pgming was non-stop Arabic mx which is quite distinguishable 

from Han or HCJB pgming. When hrd on July 11th and 14th the signal quality 

was not at the nominal 60 kW level. 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA, DXplorer Aug 3) 

CMF Radio One 9133 kHz. 

Heute ist auch bei mir die Bestaetigung in Form eine allgemeines Briefes 

ohne Details von Coalition Maritime Forces Radio One angekommen. Laufzeit 

79 Tage. Der Absender war die gleiche wie Patric Robic in seiner Mail vom 

Donnerstag geschrieben hat: 

Department of the Navy, COMUSNAVCENT, Operations N3, FPO AE 09501-6008, 

USA. v/s K.Auten, Captain US Navy-US. Naval Forces Central Command-Deputy 

Chief of Staff for Operations/Plans U.S. FIFTH Fleet. 

Ich hatte den Bericht an die folgende Adresse geschickt, RR to:

CMF Radio One, NSA-Marlo, P.O.Box 116, Manama, Bahrain. 

Zur Zeit ist auf 9133 leider nichts zu hoeren. 

(Dieter Knust-D, A-DX Aug 2) 

BENIN [tent.] Nachdem gestern auf 5025 kHz Australien gut zu hoeren 

war, folgt heute anscheinend Afrika auf 5025 kHz. Genauer auf 5025.95 

hoere ich seit 2110 UT eine Sendung in Lokalsprache, die Musik wuerde ich 

Afrika zuordnen, noch war kein Hinweis auf den Standort zu hoeren, ORTB 

Parakou waere mein Tipp, die waren allerdings nach den vielen Infos die 

ich im Web gefunden habe, bis jetzt immer genau auf 5025. 

Aber wir werden ja noch draufkommen... Thorsten? 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX Aug 8) 

(Zumindest war ?Benin? auf 5025 nahe x.00 gehoert, vor 8 Wochen auf 

Mallorca, nicht von Tashkent-UZB zu separieren, etwas Schwebungen zwar zu 

verzeichnen, aber eine co-channel Station von gleicher Staerke ist mit dem 

eher bescheidenen Sony-SYNC nicht sauber zu messen. 73 wolfgang) 

CANADA 6160 CKZN at 0215-0228 UT on August 2, English, Relay of CBC 

Radio 1 prg. "Northern Lights" with classical mx featuring the Oboe. YL 

b/w selections and full ID at 0227. Fair/good. 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Aug 7) 

CHILE 15485 at 2143 UT, CHL Voz Cristiana, P, U-Musik, mv, Slogans, ID 

35433 (evtl. neue QRG, frueher d.h. letzten Monat noch auf 15575 kHz 

geloggt). 

(Willi Stengel-D, A-DX Aug 3) 

Voz Cristiana Santiago wechselte am 22. Juni um 10 kHz hoeher, um RN San 

Gabriel in der Antarktis nicht mehr zu stoeren. Dies nach mehrmonatigen 

Bemuehungen von Glenn Hauser. 

Der CVI Frequenzmanager in Florida gab sich ahnungslos, und wusste gar 

nicht, wer auf den Frequenzen zugange ist/war ... - wer soll dann noch 

jahrzehntelange Frequenznutzer vor den boesen Onkels schuetzen? ... 

(wb, Aug 3) 

CHINA 4000 Nei Menggu PBS at 1159-1205 UT on Aug 9. Good with pips, ID 

and talks in CH by man and woman. Best on LSB to avoid Kendari on 4000.23 

kHz. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Aug 10) 

COSTA RICA [TIFC] 5054.59 on Aug. 7 at 0312 UT, audio very weak, unable 

to tell anything about it, but something there. Rechecked 0716, still too 

weak to make out. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 7) 

5054.6v: I heard the station this morning without ID but it is 100% Faro 

del Caribe. 

(Bjoern Malm-EQA, dxld Aug 7) 

5054.6V Faro del Caribe?? 

Today 4th August, I received UNID stn on 5054.6V kHz around 1000-1200 UT. 

With a misfortune, receiving state was not so good because of some QRM and 

very slight modulation. So I was able to check some Spanish words only. 

Is it Faro del Caribe? Aren't someone known? 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, hcdx Aug 5) 5 kW station ! (wb.) 

Bjoern Malm in Ecuador confirmed it and I come here to reconfirm it: It is 

TIFC, Faro del Caribe (Caribbean Lighthouse, as I heard an announcer call 

it many years ago) the Costa Rican Oldest Evangelical Station what many 

colleagues have been hearing or reporting on 5055v.

I phoned them and talked to txion engineer Salvador Lopez who told me, 

they have been testing since last week after a long time off the air. The 

occasion to log it seems good for everyone out there as he told me Faro is 

running all around the clock these days. But once testings are over the 

schedule will be 0000 to 0400 and 1000 to 1600 UT. 

They used to come out on the 31 mb [9645v] in the past but no plans for 

this in the near future. 

TIFC was founded in the late 1930s when San Francisco de Dos Rios, where 

studios are located, were the huge coffee plantations of Southern San 

Jose. As happened the world over, they have to move their AM txs out from 

what after 65 years has become one the most populated outskirts of 

Tiquicia's capital city, to their current transmitter field in Santo 

Domingo de Heredia. 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld Aug 8) 

FRANCE Media Network adds: Acc to the RFI website, the additional 

[French lang to WeAF] freqs were actually introduced on 5 August, and are 

as follows: 

0600-0700 UTC on 13695 kHz 

0900-1100 UTC on 15315 kHz 

1500-1600 UTC on 15605 kHz 

1900-2100 UTC on 11615 kHz 

2100-2200 UTC on 9485 kHz. (RNW MN NL Aug 9 via dxld) 

GERMANY DW World DX Meeting. If like me, you usually miss DW's 

underpublicized English DX program, because it is only monthly on the last 

Sunday, is a sub-program, and of course not broadcast to North America on 

SW, note that you can retrieve it for perhaps a week following by going to 

audio on demand page 

 

and clicking on Mailbag and then skipping to 42 mins into the file for ten 

mins of the "World DX Meeting"; at least that is the case currently with 

#182. The Mailbag is tagged as 02.08 but announced in the opening as the 

final week in July. Wolfram was doing the carefully scripted show himself, 

whilst Uwe was on holiday. Still talking about ham radio in the tsunami 

catastrophe; degraded signal on DW's 6140 freq due to a coronal hole. 

Concluded with some DX nx from our contributor in Bangladesh, "M.D." 

actually Md. For Mohammed, I think, Azizul Alam Al-Amin, about RVA in 

Urdu, BBC Burmese & Nepali, which is not of too much use if you speak 

English rather than Urdu, Burmese or Nepali. BTW "76" means 'the Lord 

bless you", among his characteristic numerical goodbyes. Says the show is 

on all Sunday English broadcasts of DW, with the final airing each month 

on UT Monday after 0800, so this time that was actually in August. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 2) [DX editor is Wolfram Hess DL1RXA] 

6190 Deutschlandfunk [Berlin Britz 17 kW, wb], at 0153-0211 UT on Aug 

2nd, German, Very nice mix of classical mx, YL between selections. ID at 

0200 then nx until mx resumed at 0205. Fair. 

(Scott R. Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Aug 7) 

RTL starts DRM test txions to the UK on 7145 kHz Radio Television 

Luxembourg (RTL) has started test DRM txions towards the UK on 7145 kHz. 

The txions will continue through 31 August, 2005, from 1000 UT to 1600 UT 

and will be broadcast from the Juelich txion site. Reception reports are 

welcome at 

(DRM Software Forum via RNW MN NL, BrDXC-UK Aug 4)

Westdeutscher Rundfunk will produce a special program for the Catholic 

event World Youth Day at Cologne from August 15 to August 21. This WDR 5- 

Weltjugendtagsradio is to be carried not only on a special FM freq at 

Cologne (87.6) but also on mediumwave 720 and 774 kHz. Between 2100 and 

0400 Funkhaus Europa will be relayed. See 

 

where they also mention that WDR 5-Weltjugendtagsradio will originate 

"from the latest, fully automated digital studio" of Westdeutscher 

Rundfunk, as if this would matter at all and as if automation would be a 

positive term for a radio station. 

Recently the new govt of Nordrhein-Westfalen made attempts to get the FM 

freqs of BFBS, namely the high power outlets Langenberg 96.5 and Bielefeld 

103.0. These freqs could be used to establish a second program of Radio 

NRW, the de-facto state-wide commercial station in Nordrhein-Westfalen. 

The intended deal was to offer BFBS slots on DAB instead, arguing that the 

FM allocations would be "absolutely worthless in just five years". Of 

course the new Duesseldorf govt did not explain why they are so keen on 

soon "absolutely worthless" freqs. Anyway, these attempts failed entirely. 

BFBS was not even willing to discuss the matter at all; press reports 

quote an assistant of the BFBS Germany program director at Herford with 

the statement "we're not closing". (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 3) 

RTL starts DRM test txions to the UK on 7145 kHz. 

Surely no one can dispute this is 'Ham' country, or do large broadcasting 

companies ignore such conventions, whilst from experience Amateurs work is 

mainly up to 7140 on 40 metres the usual DRM buzz is, if it covers the 

range as RTL expects, going to mess things up with SSB, even at 'low 

power' somewhat. Hasn't the time come for Broadcast authorities - if they 

take DRM at all seriously - to at least restrict testing to a certain 

band. That way, at least until DRM is proved practical (including 

availability of receivers as low priced as present AM radios) - and its 

nowhere near that stage if it ever will be - AM, SSB other modes and DRM 

can live side by side, as AM, FM and DAB do without conflict. 

(Rog Parsons-UK, BrDXC-UK Aug 3) 

I am not sure what you mean by "Ham country" or that amateurs work is 

mainly up to 7140? 

The allocated amateur radio band in Region 2 (the Americas) is 7000-7300. 

In the other regions it is 7000-7100. However as ARRLweb reports: 

Effective January 2005, WRC-03 allocated the band 7100-7200 kHz to the 

Amateur Service in Regions 1 and 3 on a co-primary basis with 

broadcasting. After March 29, 2009, 7100-7200 kHz will be allocated to the 

Amateur Service on an exclusive basis throughout the world, except in some 

Region 1 and Region 3 countries. 

"As such, Amateur Service use of this 100 kilohertz will be on a de facto 

secondary basis in Regions 1 and 3 until the broadcasting sce vacates the 

band 7100-7200 kHz at the conclusion of Schedule B in 2009," the FCC 

noted. "This means that amateur stations in Regions 1 and 3 will shortly 

be permitted to transmit in the band 7100-7200 kHz, if they can find a 

freq that is not being used by an international broadcast station." 

There is a move by the radio amateurs to get a worldwide allocation of 

7000-7300 but there are doubts whether this will be achieved, see 

 

Not all administrations have amended the licence conditions to allow

amateur radio operation on 7100-7200, the UK was one of the first. But 

international radio stations have a perfect right to use 7100-7200. If you 

check the HFCC listings you will see that in most cases if a DRM test is 

on say 5995 there are no AM other txions to the region it is beaming to on 

5990, 5995 or 6000, if there are that administration should put in a 

complaint. 

It certainly would be better public relations if RTL DRM could find a freq 

outside of the 7100-7200 range as radio amateurs are likely to be early 

adopters of the technology though it must be said if you tune 7100-7200 

between 1000 to 1600 it is fairly empty. 

It would also be better if DRM tests could take place in sub sections of 

the broadcast bands. The problem with that is that it would take 

international agreement, not all international broadcasters are thinking 

of DRM and they would not wish to move from their traditional freqs where 

they have been for years and where they are known to be by their 

listeners. (Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK Aug 4) 



0630-0815 5945 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg Sat to WeEu English, ex 0700-0815 

0630-0830 5945 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg Sun to WeEu English, ex 0700-0845 

1800-1830 11965 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Wed to ME Persian, addit. from Aug.3 

1800-1830 11965 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Thu to ME Persian, addit. from Aug.4 

Hamburger Local Radio: 

0900-1000 6045 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sat to CeEu German, deleted from Aug.6 

BCE Radio Luxembourg (August 1-31): 

1000-1600 7145 JUL 040 kW / 290 deg Daily to Eu German DRM, ex0600-1800 


1400-1600 6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg Daily to Eu English, deleted from 

Aug 1 


1400-1430 15650 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sat to ME Persian, deleted from Aug.6 

1430-1500 15650 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sat to ME English, x1430-1600 

1600-1630 13820 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sat to ME English, addit. from Aug.6 




0845-1015 NF 17595 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Fri to ME in Arabic, x17565 kHz. 

Pan American Broadcasting (PAB) from Aug.6: 

1600-1630 on 13820 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sat to ME in Persian, ex in 

English. 


DTK Frequ schedule. 

Lieber Herr Brodowsky, lieber Herr Weyl, 

seit ca. dem 3. August ist RDP-Radio Portugal auf 13590 kHz zwischen 1600 

und 1855 UT und der Empfang des BVB ist fast unmoeglich - beobachtet vom 

3. bis zum 5. August. 

Vielen Dank fuer den T-Systems Freq Plan! 



1540-1615 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Mon-Fri to ME English 

1630-1700 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Tue to ME English 

1700-1715 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Tue to ME Russian 

1615-1630 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Tue/Thu to ME Hebrew

1700-1800 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Wed/Fri to ME English 

1630-1645 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Thu to ME English 

1545-1830 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Sat to ME English 

1545-1800 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Sun to ME English 

RDP Lisbon registered 13770 kHz once, but now on 13590 kHz instead, 

seemingly to avoid co-channel AIR Bangalore powerhouse: 

Mon-Fri 1600-1900 13770 100 kW / 052 deg 

Sat/Sun 1400-2000 13770 300 kW / 045 deg (wb) 

On the occasion of the RC World Youth Convention, the regional public 

broadcaster WDR Cologne will broadcast a special "Weltjugendtags-Radio". 

The programme will be heard from 15 August 0700 UT until 21 August 1800 UT 

on the following freqs: locally Cologne FM 87,6 MHz, all over Northrhine- 

Westphalia with an additional coverage of neighbouring states and 

countries on the mediumwave freqs Langenberg 720 kHz and Bonn 774 kHz. The 

special programme is carried 0700-2100 UT while the rest is a relay from 

WDR 5 and WDR Funkhaus Europa. 

International QSL-hunters might appreciate the fact, that the special 

programme will include sce different langs, including English at the half 

hour (:30). 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 4) 

The radio museum at Koenigs Wusterhausen was open to the public for the 

last time so far on Sunday, when the lease of the building expired. They 

were supposed to hand over the building today (Aug 3). It remains to be 

seen what will happen now. Word on Sunday was that the former Koepenick 

693 kHz tx 

 

could be soon transferred to elsewhere. The Deutz diesel 

 

is subject of a preservation order and to remain where it is. It is to 

expect that the last remaining mast at Koenigs Wusterhausen 

 

will be demolished next year, since its continued preservation would cost 

250,000 Euro then. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 3) 

DARC Deutschland-Rundspruch 30/2005. 

Museum in Koenigs Wusterhausen bis auf Weiteres geschlossen - Das Sender- 

und Funktechnikmuseum Koenigs Wusterhausen bleibt ab 8. August bis auf 

Weiteres geschlossen. Alle Bemuehungen, mit der Eigentuemerin, der Firma 

Telekom, Gespraeche ueber eine weitere Nutzung zu fuehren, hatten keinen 

Erfolg. Der Foerderverein "Sender Koenigs Wusterhausen" e.V. versucht auch 

weiterhin, die dauerhafte Schliessung der einmaligen, historischen 

Kulturstaette auf dem Funkerberg in Koenigs Wusterhausen zu verhindern. 

Mehr unter (DARC Rundspruch, Aug 3) 

Wie die lokale Tagespresse berichtet, bleibt ab heute, Montag den 

08.08.2005, das "Sender- und Funktechnikmuseum Koenigs Wusterhausen" bis 

auf Weiteres geschlossen. Alle Bemuehungen, mit der Eigentuemerin Telekom 

Gespraeche ueber eine weitere Nutzung zu fuehren, hatten keinen Erfolg. 

Der Foerderverein "Sender Koenigs Wusterhausen" e.V. versucht auch 

weiterhin, die dauerhafte Schliessung der einmaligen, historischen 

Kulturstaette auf dem Funkerberg in Koenigs Wusterhausen zu verhindern. In 

dem Zusammenhang sei erwaehnt, dass auch die "Stiftung Funkerberg" wohl 

pleite ist. 

Dem geplante Lokalsender "Radio Koenigs-Wusterhausen", an dem die Stiftung 

massgeblich beteiligt ist, ging kurz vor dem offiziellen Sendestart das 

Geld aus. Nun werden die Frequenzen wohl neu ausgeschrieben. 

Infos zum Funkerberg www.funkerberg.de

Infos zu Radio Koenigs-Wusterhausen: 

(Daniel Moeller-D DL3RTL, A-DX Aug 8) 

GUINEA 7125 RTV Guineenne noted on July 29, 30 and 31 at excellent 

lvls, peaking at S4+ around 0700 UT. On July 30 tuned from 0628 UT w/ 

gradually improving signal. Sigs began to fade around 0730 UT on all three 

days. Vy interesting Guinean vocal/inst mx selections and anncrs in FF and 

Vernaculars. Other than occasional mentions of Guinea, no real ID's hrd. 

On 8/1, the signal was virtually non-existent at 0605 UT tune. 


HAWAII 11555 R. Free Vietnam via KWHR at 1249-1258 UT on Aug 2. Presumed 

with YL talk in VT; then a few bars of a song sung to the tune of Cher's 

"Bang Bang"; closing comments, then KWHR ID at 1258 UT. Good signal. 


HFCC B05 HFCC VALENCIA conference, August 22-26, 2005. 

Glenn: I know you had a short item about the upcoming HFCC Conference on 

your issue DXLD 5-093, but there is more detail here: 

(John Babbis-USA, dxld Aug 8) 

INDONESIA 4604.96 RRI Serui at 1225-1302 UT on Aug 3. Indo and "island" 

mx, some of it reminiscent of what Radio Tahiti used to play. No annmts 

until 1258 UT when a M ancr spoke, including possible ID; SCI at 1259 UT 

was followed by Jak pgm at 1300 UT. Good signal but beginning to lose 

steam. 


3950.3v unID RRI at 1208-1235+ on Aug 9. RRI outlet here // 3976.06 kHz et 

al. Drifting up and down between approx. 3950.1 and 3950.7 kHz. Also 

presumed same stn next morning (Aug 10) w/weak signal at 1315 on 3947 kHz 

still drifting. Palu wandering? 


3325 RRI Palangkaraya on Jul 27 at 1511-1521* UT. 44333-44444 INSn, 

Jakarta nx relay, ID at 1519 UT, Love Ambon and closing announce, 1521 UT 

sign off. 

4604.97 RRI Serui on Jul 27 at 1255-1305 UT. 44343 INSn, talk, ID at 1259 

UT. 1300 UT Jakarta nx realy. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 5) 

9680.0, RRI (P), on Aug 6 at 1007-1035 UT, two young men with program of 

pop Indo songs, many mentions of Jakarta, fair-good. 9524.9 kHz still 

silent. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Aug 7) via PAC path in darkness. wb. 

The past few days I have found VOI missing from 9525, both before 1400 

when there used to be INSn fairly well heard here, and afterwards with the 

useless and wasteful open carrier. August 2 I did not tune in before 1400, 

but then could not find any carrier on 9525. So I checked the other freqs: 

11785 too battered by QRM to tell; but 15150 had a carrier, no modulation 

audible at 1414, but with BFO on, it seemed a smidgen on the low side, and 

slightly unstable, wavering pitch. At 1441 recheck there was a het of some 

200 Hz, indicating VOI was now clashing with some other weak signal 

actually on 15150.0 such as Iran, scheduled there per HFCC at 0530-1630 

UT. Then at 1606 recheck I still heard the het, but now bits of Arabic, 

which could be VOI as scheduled. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 2) 

KENYA During my annual exercise to update the WRTH entry for Kenya (to 

assist Mauno Ritola, who does such a good job on the African entries) I 

confirmed that KBC has dropped its morning (0300-0700 UT) transmission on 

4915 kHz (the only SW freq still active from Kenya) and is now on air on

that channel only at 0900-1900 (Monday-Friday only). Total output on 4915 

is unchanged at 10 hours a day, but this dropping of the morning period 

significantly cuts the opportunity for it to be heard in Europe. 

(Chris Greenway-UK, BrDXC-UK Aug 6) 

LATVIA The Latvian relay facilities on SW and MW that are provided by 

KREBS TV (9290, 1350, and Radio Nord on 945) are enjoying great popularity 

among smaller and larger program producers. When renting airtime on these 

facilities, some of these producers sometimes claim that the facilities 

are "theirs". However, there is only one license owner for these txions: 

KREBS TV. All others are clients of KREBS TV, with no exception. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Aug 2) 

MADAGASCAR [to SUDAN] 12060, on Aug 6 at 0430 UT: They [R. Nile] had 

just begun their txion, but what I'm hearing is Arabic (?) on 12060 kHz, 

not English, as Liz Cameron reported from Aug 2. Besides there is this 

waterfall jamming on that frequency. SINPO 32232, good signal after all, 

considering it is Madagascar. 


MALAYSIA 5964.92 RTVM at 1224-1240 on Aug 4. Song by Chicago, then a few 

Indian-flavored pop songs; M ancr spoke briefy in BM at 1234. Fair signal. 


MAURITANIA 4845 R Mauritania uses to be audible now at 1900 UTC on 

4845, as it was here two days ago, but today after the military coup 

d'etat in that country, the freq is silent. Maybe the Off-period in July 

has some relation to this ??. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Aug 2) 

Now at 1940 UT Koran recitation audible. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Aug 3) 

Checking 3 Aug at 1955 Mauritania on 4845 with continuous Quran-like 

chanting, passing TOH 2000 without interruption. Around 2007 Arabic ID and 

talks about democracy in Mauritania. 

Around 2012 back to chanting and after a moment talks about democracy in 

local lang. 

I understand the coup was on 3 Aug but the station appeared on 4845 a few 

days ago after (some weeks?) of silence. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Aug 3) 

Yes, it came on at 1930 UT and was heard till past 2030 with SINPO 45444. 

At 2007a talk in Arabic which often mentioned a Mohammed. At 2014 UT annt 

in a local African lang followed by a talk in French about "demokratie", 

2027 UT muslim chanting. 


4845 on Aug 3rd, at 2115 UT, just as usual ("kor'an singing") and QSA 4. 

Did not care about the coup d'etat which was said to be in progress. 

(Jan Edh-SWE, SW Bulletin Aug 7, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for 

dxld) 

MEXICO 6044.93 R. Universidad at 1256-1307 UT on Aug 4. Semi-classical 

mx with a flute solo; ads or anmts from 1258-1301 UT, with possibly an ID 

couched in there somewhere; a piano concerto followed. Signal was almost 

fair today but still tough copy. 


NETHERLANDS Take over NOZEMA: 

Dear OM, Follow up on the take over of NOZEMA (Netherlands) 

The court of justice in The Hague ruled that the proposed take over by KPN

is "off the air". The govt was planning to sell NOZEMA to KPN but was 

taken to court by other parties. 

BROADCAST Partners (Radio 538, BNR, Radio Noordzee) convinced the judges 

that they had no fair chance to make a bid. 

In the meantime the NMA ( the dutch trade/competition authority) gave a 

negative advise on the matter of a take over by KPN. 

A new public auction is now proposed. KPN is among the interested parties. 

Greetings, Gerard A. Koopal LL.M 

ALJURE _ Legal 

The Netherlands (via wwdxc BC-DX Aug 2) 

POLAND QSL Twoje Radio 6 Plus Radzyn Podlaski 1395 kHz bestaetigte 

innerhalb von 171 Tagen mit einem det. Brief. 

QTH: ul. Jana Pawla II 2, 21-300 Radzyn Podlaski, Polen. 

e-mail: 

Laut dem Brief sendet man Lokalprogramme seit 1. Juni 2005 von 8-9 Uhr und 

von 1700-1900 Uhr LT. Fuer die Sendungen im Februar (waren wohl 

Testsendungen, wenn sich beim Sendestart kein Druckfeher eingeschlichen 

hat) erhielt die Station Empfangsberichte aus FNL, AUT, I, HOL. 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Aug 4) 

RUSSIA 13855 Voice of RUSSIA spurious signals. 

Russian sce to NE/ME produces two accompanied spurious signals 38.88 kHz 

away each on 

13816.12 and 13893.88 kHz. Moscow site 250 kW 190 deg. 

Date August 2, 2005 Time 1400-1800 UT 

Heard on three rx like Kenwood-1000, AOR 7030, SONY ICF2010. (wb, Aug 2) 

Hello dear Wolfgang, 

thanks for your monitoring of the Voice of Russia txions. The signals you 

have mentioned are from another tx site near Moscow, their txs are also 

used for Voice of Russia SW broadcasting. They will be acquainted with 

your information. 

Best regards, (Radiocentre-3 Moscow-RUS, Aug 2) 

9996 RWM, at 0417 on July 24, another offshoot to regular SW DXing. Noted 

an unmodulated signal on 9996 kHz, so I offset to 9996.2 to hear 

in LSB (or use CW) . Double pips from the 9th to the 14th second, data 

transfer started at 0420 until 0424:55, and then again from 0425:00 to 

0429:55. A steady carrier tone from 0430 until 0437:55, and then "RWM" 

repeated over and over again in Morse from 0438 until 0440, then back into 

regular unmodulated time pips. CW mode works well to listen to them. 

Excellent level. Xmtr is, I think, in Moscow. I wonder how to demodulate 

the data stream; didn't sound like any mode I've hrd before. Any ideas? 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer July 31) 

This may give an idea of the txion modes: 

 

m s m s 

00:00 - 07:55 MON signals (no modulation) 

08:00 - 09:00 tx is signed off 

09:00 - 10:00 station's identefication is sent by Morse Code 

10:00 - 19:55 A1X signals and identefication of DUT1+dUT1 

20:00 - 29:55 DXXXW signals 

30:00 - 37:55 N0N signals (no modulation) 

38:00 - 39:00 tx is signed off

39:00 - 40:00 station's identefication is sent by Morse Code 

40:00 - 49:55 A1X signals and identefication of DUT1+dUT1 

50:00 - 59:55 DXXXW signals 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Aug 1) 

Tensae Ethiopia Voice of Unity in Amharic now on air: 

1500-1600 Daily (ex Sun-Fri) on 15660 SAM 250 kW / 199 deg to EaAF. 


SAUDI ARABIA [and non] August 2 at 1610 UT, 15205 noted with two signals 

at about equal level, Holy Qur'an by a tenor (surely not a soprano), and 

uncertain lang, confirmed to be VOA when a brief English ID was inserted 

at 1629 UT. This is when VOA is scheduled to switch from Oromo to Tigre, 

via Morocco, 250 kW, 108 degrees, per HFCC and the other is Riyadh, 500 

kW, 320 degrees. If the collision is so bad over here, what can it be like 

in Africa and Europe? 

FWIW, 15205 kHz is a traditional VOA freq going back sesquidecades, now 

also used by DW later in the UT day. If we're such great friends with 

royal Sa'udi Arabia, why can't we get our SW freqs cooerdinated with them? 


Summer A-05 schedule of B S K S A: 

1st Main px in Arabic 

0600-0855 on 9675 17730 17740 

0900-1155 on 9675 17805 21705 

1200-1455 on 9675 21505 21640 

Since reading this new sched I have been trying to clarify the listing of 

9675. This freq was without doubt carrying the 2nd Programme and heard in 

// with v11855. However, due to adverse propagation, I am having 

difficulty hearing either freq regularly of clearly, and the Brazilian 

station is causing problems on 9675. 

But today Aug 5th I could hear three distinct versions of the Koran - one 

on 17730 // 17740 (the Main Arabic pgm), another on 15380 // 17895 The 

Holy Qu'ran (9715 has WYFR) and a third on 9675 (11855 was inaudible). 

This suggests to me that 9675 is still carrying the 2nd Pgm as previously. 

And 9675 was known to go off air c0900 and despite many attempts, has 

never been heard after that time. 

Can anyone closer to the target area clarify this? 

(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Aug 5) 

Re your inquiry concerning 9675 kHz , I gott tell you that even here in my 

QTH - Cairo, Egypt - it's not audiable at all. 

Furthermore the reception of the 2nd program is always very weak around 

here . pecially around that time: 2nd px in Arabic 0600-1655 on 11855 kHz. 

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY, dxld Aug 7) 

Hello Tarek, Thanks for your message re ARS 9675. 

This one is registered with the HFCC as 

9675 0300-0900 and 0900-1600 39S RIY 500 0 

and I think the 0 (zero) means omnidirectional which might be why it isn't 

audible in Cairo. But, it was audible here today [Aug 7] at much better 

strength although still with co-channel from Brazil at 0643 UT. It was 

definitely not carrying the Main Programme as heard on 17730 & 17740, nor 

the Qur'an Programme on 15380. So I still think it broadcasts the 2nd 

Programme as previously. 

The other 2nd Programme outlet on 11855 - registered

11855 0600-1700 38E,39,48NW JED 50 0 

was not audible for any comparison. The last time I heard it, modulation 

level was low and freq was slightly on the low side of nominal. 


SOLOMON ISLS SIBC at 5019.88 on Aug 4. Honiara presumed with a BBC 

program on sports technology; report on a high-energy juice product. Fair 

signal. 


SOUTH AFRICA [to CONGO-KINSHASA] 11690/11890 Radio Okapi via Sentech. 

Heard weak to fair here on 11890 kHz from 1625 UT tune in July 23rd, clear 

channel but best in LSB. Mainly talk, identification as Radio Okapi by 

woman 1630 and quite a few identifications heard between 1630 and 1635 UT. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC Contact Aug) 

New evening txion for Radio Okapi in French: 

morning 0400-0600 11690 MEY 500 kW / 342 deg. For B-05 on 11670 

evening 1600-1700 11890 MEY 250 kW / 330 deg. For B-05 on 11890 


SRI LANKA Have anybody noticed this: Sri Lanka BC has moved to 15747 kHz 

for his English sce from 0030 to 0430 UT ( // 9770) since last Aug. 1st. 

They have a nice selection of oldies, mainly from the 50s, wich I enjoyed 

around 0100 Aug. 2nd with good signal till fading near 0400. The opening 

on 9770 lasts till 0300 UT. Let's hope they don't cut this one as it 

happened with their evening schedule. It's my feeling that there's no 

other SW station playing such nostalgia at present. Or am I missing 

something? 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, / Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 3) 

I think it has always been on 15747 (15748?) at 0030 UT, but may not 

propagate as well as it did in our mornings. Certainly not to here, but 

you have a much lower-latitude path. 


SUDAN 7200 Watching this frequency, I was pleased to note Khartoum at an 

excellent level from about 0330 past 0400 with news, a bit of mx mixed in, 

numerous mentions of Sudan. This was the night that nx of SPLM leader and 

VP Garang's death in a helicopter crash in Uganda, and you could hear 

clear mentions of this in the program. Has anyone had any success 

whatsoever in obtaining actual paper verifications from Khartoum recently? 

(Dan Robinson, DXplorer Aug 3) 

Heard also in Buenos Aires on 7200 kHz, from 2105+ with arabic programmes 

and Nubian mx on the past July 31, 2005. 

(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, DXplorer Aug 3) 

4750 Radio Peace. Received a p/d e-mail QSL from Peter Stover in about 6 

hours for my follow-up e-mail report to him. This was for my reception of 

Radio Peace in March, 2004. In his e-mail (copied below) Pete requested 

that DXers no longer send him e-mail audio attachments as it consumes too 

much hard drive space. He also clarified which organizations were 

supporting Radio Peace. (George Maroti-NY-USA, DXplorer Aug 5) 

Thanks for the information. Please consider your monitoring report 

verified. 

One thing you can do to help us is to report that we are not looking for 

audio MP3 files to verify reception reports. We are keeping records of the 

emails that we receive from the DX community, but we don't want and won't

keep those that send MP3s because of the disk space this consumes. As in 

the "old days" we will trust the DXer's word and their written report to 

verify reception of RP. 

As for the station, there has been misinformation reported about those 

involved in RP. The lead organizations are: non-profit Educational Media 

Corporation (EMC, that's ours) and Persecution Project Foundation. 

Also, involved in various operational and programming aspects are: 

WODRANS, a Southern Sudan NGO headed by Rebecca Garang; ACROSS, a 

Christian program producer located in the region; MERF, Middle East Radio 

Fellowship based in Kenya; and African Leadership, based in Kenya. It has 

been falsely reported that BFO (Blessings for Obedience) is/was involved 

in RP. This is totally inaccurate. We don't know BFO. You would have to 

ask them concerning any involvement in Sudan. 

You are correct, RP on 4750 and now also operating on 5895 daily is 

broadcasting at low power as domestic SW facilities. 4750 is 1kw focused 

on Southern Sudan. 5895 is 2.5kw focused on Nuba and the North. 

I hope this helps. 

All the best! 

Peter Stover, EMC. (via DXplorer Aug 5) 

SYRIA Aug 6 they are heard back on 9330 kHz (x13610) in // with 12085 

kHz in the UT evening. (Erik Koie-DEN, dxld Aug 6) 

TAIWAN 7380 Little Saigon Radio, via Taiwan, on July 27 at *1500-1511 

UT. 45444-45433 Vietnamese, 1500 UT sign on with opening mx, ID, talk. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 5) 

TANZANIA [Zanzibar and non] 6015 / 11735 "Voice of Tanzania Zanzibar". 

R Tanzania Zanzibar hrd at threshold level from 1500 UT on Aug 1st - 

compared pgming w/ DX Tuner Sydney to verify that's what I was hearing. 

Not good enough for logging, but the channel was clear. For West Coasters, 

this may start popping in as the days shorten and sunrise gets later. 

Between now and the next HFCC change would be the best bet. 


UKRAINE Photos from Dario Monferini's recent visit to UKR-HNG, starting 

with Dario himself, then Alexander Yegorov of RUI, DXer Vlad Titarev among 

others: 

 

(73, Vlad Titarev-UKR, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 2) 

U.K. No txion on Aug.7/8 of Internews/Salaam Watandar via VT 

Communications. 

1300-1430 on 15500 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg to WeAs in Dari/Pashto. Cancelled 

or NF? 


BBC Monitoring, the global listening sce used by the govt in its fight 

against terrorism, is axing at least 50 jobs. About 10% of the unit's 500 

posts will be cut after a Cabinet Office review of its funding. The cuts 

will fall in the unit's headquarters in Caversham, near Reading, and 

across its six international bureaus. 

The BBC will first look for voluntary redundancies but then move on to 

compulsory cuts to meet a deadline of April 2007. 

The move comes after a new funding deal was agreed between its 

stakeholders, the BBC, the Foreign Office, the Ministry of Defence and the 

Cabinet Office. The review, led by Sir Quentin Thomas - formerly head of 

broadcasting at the Home Office - means the unit will now receive

approximately £1.8m a year on top of the £22.1m it already receives. 

It is understood the job cuts are part of efficiency savings to secure the 

increased funding, which has been loaded on to the first few years of the 

deal. The unit will get £24.6m per year in financial years 2006-07 and 

2007-08, falling to £23.4m between then and 2011. 

In a statement, the corporation said it welcomed the new deal, understood 

to have come about after the Foreign Office decided to scale back its 

funding, but said it meant facing "tough choices". 

"The BBC is pleased that Sir Quentin Thomas' review has unequivocally 

established the value of BBC Monitoring's products and sces to its 

stakeholders and partner and has identified ways in which that value can 

be maximised. 

"Tight public sector funding is a fact of life for all public sector 

organisations. In order to serve our customers better and efficiently 

using new technology, we will face tough choices. We will be talking to 

staff and unions about the implications for these changes. We will aim to 

deal with these issues with sensitivity while giving staff our full 

support." 

BBC Monitoring scrutinises 3,000 sources, ranging from official 

mouthpieces to rebel radio stations, and is often an important source for 

analysts. 

Set up on the eve of the second world war to help Britain track foreign 

propaganda, BBC Monitoring has been a mine of information during 

subsequent upheavals, including the cold war, the collapse of communism 

and more recent crises in the Middle East and the Balkans. 

It also played an important role in helping observers to keep track of 

developments during the disintegration of the Soviet Union. 

(The Guardian, via Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK Aug 2) 

Also on website 

 

BBC Monitoring staff are due to hear today the results of a Cabinet Office 

review of its funding One of the govt's means of monitoring terrorists may 

face cutbacks today. BBC Monitoring listens to nx and information from 

media around the globe, translating it into English and supplying it to 

the British govt as well as to the BBC. 

It also passes on the information to other govts and media organisations 

around the world. However, BBC Monitoring staff are due to hear today the 

results of a Cabinet Office review of its funding. 

Insiders say staff at the department's main office, in Reading, and its 

overseas units are bracing themselves for the possibility of substantial 

job cuts. 

They are calling for any compulsory redundancies not to come into force 

until at least July 2006. The cutbacks are not related to the plan by the 

director general, Mark Thompson, to axe 4,000 jobs across the BBC. 

BBC Monitoring is separate from the licence-fee funded part of the 

corporation. The bulk of its money comes from the Foreign Office, the 

Ministry of Defence and the Cabinet Office. 

BBC Monitoring scrutinises 3,000 sources ranging from official mouthpieces 

to rebel radio stations. It is an important source for Middle East 

analysts. Set up on the eve of the second world war to help Britain to

track foreign propaganda, BBC Monitoring has been a mine of information 

during subsequent upheavals, including the cold war, the collapse of 

communism and more recent crises in the Middle East and the Balkans. 

It also played an important role in helping observers to keep track of 

developments during the disintegration of the Soviet Union. 

It employs around 1,000 staff, including freelances, and has six bureaux 

abroad. The director of BBC Monitoring, Chris Westcott, said he could not 

comment on the details of the review until he had unveiled it to staff. 

(The Guardian via Dan Say, dxld Aug 1) 

Staff at BBC Monitoring have been told that there will be at least 50, and 

possibly as many as 80, job losses by spring 2007. This is despite the 

outcome of the govt's spending review, announced today, that will see 

funding over the five years from 2006 to 2011 increase by an average of 

£1.8m annually from its current level of £22.1m. BBC Monitoring's 

Director, Chris Wescott, told staff he intends to push ahead with cost 

reductions and efficiency savings. It's not yet clear whether the job cuts 

will affect the 150 staff based overseas. 

A spokesman for BBC Monitoring said "The BBC welcomes the outcome of the 

recent Cabinet Office led review with its endorsement of the role and 

value of BBC Monitoring as a national and international resource of 

information on the media. The stability afforded by the review outcome 

will enable BBC Monitoring to focus on meeting the challenges of operating 

in a rapidly evolving global media environment." 

Separate funding arrangements for BBC Monitoring - from the Foreign 

Office, Cabinet Office, Ministry of Defence and the BBC itself - will be 

replaced by a single 'ring-fenced' fund agreed in advance by all the 

stakeholders. The Cabinet Office will replace the Foreign Office as the 

principal stakeholder. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN NL Aug 1) 

U.S.A. An unexpected airing of Glenn Hauser's World of Radio progr was 

on WBCQ at 2330 UT Thursday July 28 replacing "Uncle Ed's Musical 

Memories". Unknown if that program has been dropped or not unfortunately, 

that's one of the ones I recommended as worthwhile listening on domestic 

SWBCs. UT Saturday 0100 UT July 30th on WBCQ 5105 kHz not the listed 

repeat of Allan Weiner WorldWide but instead Good Friends Radio. That's in 

line with what Allan said last week about GFR taking over 5105 ever 

Yevening. 

WBCQ's "Tom and Darryl" show on 7415 at 0400 UT Sundays has been wasting 

airtime and tx power by broadcasting very old repeat programs. At least 

they DO announce at the start that they will be a repeat, but the 7/31 one 

was from Aug '03. The person introducing this repeat DID say that there 

would be new programs coming up shortly; I believe he said that the hosts 

were coming back from travelling somewhere. Also, for what it's worth, 

this past weekend's DXing with Cumbre was a repeat of the previous week's 

#461. I *DID* hear a new Radio Weather, tho! (A rare event! :-) 

This one was on at 2330 UT Saturday July 30 on 9495 kHz and begins with a 

reference to "electromagnetic pulse" as a discussion topic. However, 

that's really sort of false advertising, since that topic is NOT addressed 

until the very end of the program, when Hembree states that this 

particular topic will be stretched over a series of four Radio Weather 

programs. Since new RWs come out so sporadically, I have no idea if this 

means that he really is planning on a new program coming out each week or 

not. That new RW was repeated 0030 UT Sunday 7/31/05 on 7315 kHz. Another 

topic included in this new RW was the BBC Charter. 

Note that the RW that was aired on WWCR at 0300 UT 7/31/05 was an old

epeat, not this new one. By the way, that 9495 kHz airing is NOT listed 

on the schedule in the messages I'm replying to, but it was on this past 

weekend. Is that schedule supposed to be as of 1 August or what? 

(Will Martin-MO-USA, dxld Aug 1) 

AFRTS. Am DO, 04.08., um 0430 UT war das Programm von AFRTS auf vier 

Frequenzen - 7590 (hier mit guten O=3), 9980, 12133.5 und 5446.5 kHz - zu 

hoeren. 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Aug 4) 

Updated A-05 schedule for Radio Free Asia as August 1: 

0000-0100 LAO 12015 13830 15545 

0030-0130 BURMESE 11540 13680 13820 17835 

0100-0200 UYGHUR 9350 11520 11895 11945 17640 21470 

0100-0300 TIBETAN 9365 11695 11975 15225 15695 17730 

0300-0600 MANDARIN 13670 13760 15130 15685 17495 17525 17615 17880 21690 

0600-0700 MANDARIN 13670 13760 15165 15685 17495 17525 17615 17880 

0600-0700 TIBETAN 17780 17510 17720 21500 21690 

1100-1200 LAO 9355 9545 15560 

1100-1200 TIBETAN 7470 13625 13830 15510 17855 

1200-1400 TIBETAN 7470 11590 13625 13830 15510 17855 

1230-1330 BURMESE 9455 11540 12030 13675 

1230-1330 KHMER 13645 15525 15670 

1400-1500 CANTONESE 9355 9780 11715 11850 

1400-1500 VIETNAMESE 7380 9455 9635 11510 11535 11605 11680 13685 13775 

1500-1700 KOREAN 7210 9385 13625 

1500-1600 MANDARIN 7540 9455 9905 11765 12025 13675 13725 15495 

1500-1600 TIBETAN 7470 11540 11705 11795 13825 

1600-1700 MANDARIN 7540 9455 9905 11795 12025 13675 13715 15530 

1600-1700 UYGHUR 7465 9350 9370 9555 11750 11780 

1700-1800 MANDARIN 7280 7540 9355 9455 9540 9670 9905 11795 13625 13715 

1800-1900 MANDARIN 7280 7530 7540 9355 9455 9540 9865 11700 13625 15510 

1900-2000 MANDARIN 7260 7530 7540 9355 9455 9760 9865 9905 11700 11785 

13625 15510 

2000-2100 MANDARIN 7260 7530 7540 9355 9455 9850 9905 11700 11740 11785 

13625 

2100-2200 MANDARIN 7105 7540 9850 9910 9920 11740 11935 13625 

2100-2300 KOREAN 7460 9385 9770 12075 

2200-2300 CANTONESE 9355 9955 11785 13675 

2230-2330 KHMER 9490 9930 13735 

2300-2400 MANDARIN 7540 9910 11760 13670 13755 15430 15585 

2300-2400 TIBETAN 7470 7550 9395 9805 9875 15695 

2330-0030 VIETNAMESE 11540 11560 11580 11605 11670 12110 13735 15535 15560 


Updated summer schedule of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

ARABIC# 0100-0600 1593 

1400-1600 1593 

2000-2200 1593 

ARMENIAN 1400-1500 9790 

AVARI 0400-0420 9855 11780 15460 

1700-1720 11705 12045 15255 

AZERI 0300-0400 9855 

1500-1600 15160 

1800-1900 11865 

BELORUSSIAN 0300-0500 612 6170 9635 

1500-1700 612 9725 15215 

1700-1900 612 7195 15480 

1900-2100 612 7115 9750

CHECHEN 0420-0440 9855 11780 15460 

1720-1740 11705 12045 15255 

CHERKASSI 0440-0500 9855 11780 15460 

1740-1800 11705 12045 15255 

DARI& 0330-0430 1296 15615 17670 19010 

0530-0630 1296 15615 17670 19010 

0730-0830 1296 15615 17685 19010 

0930-1030 1296 15090 17685 19010 

1130-1230 1296 15090 17685 19010 

1330-1430 1296 15090 17600 

GEORGIAN 0500-0600 9855 

1400-1500 15255 

FARSI* 0030-0200 1170 1575 9615 9805 9865 

0200-0400 1170 1575 9775 9805 9865 

0400-0600 1170 1575 9510 9865 15185 15290 

0600-0830 1170 1575 9510 15290 17845 

0830-1030 1170 1575 15290 15690 17755 

1030-1400 1170 1575 15375 15690 17755 

1400-1500 1170 1575 9435 13870 17750 

1500-1600 1170 1575 13870 15170 17750 

1600-1700 1170 1575 13870 15170 17670 

1700-1900 1170 1575 7105 7580 9760 

1900-2000 1170 1575 5860 7365 9505 9540 

2000-2100 1170 1575 5860 7190 9505 9960 

2100-2130 1170 1575 7190 9505 9960 

2130-0030 1170 1575 

KAZAKH 0000-0100 5945 7295 9815 

0200-0300 7260 9680 15205 

0300-0400 9615 11990 15215 

1200-1300 11515 15215 17890 

1400-1500 4995 15355 15455 

1500-1600 7170 9815 15255 

KYRGHYZ 0000-0200 5995 9670 12005 

1200-1230 11930 15120 17615 

1300-1330 11930 15120 17615 

1400-1600 5860 12115 15530 

PASHTO& 0230-0330 1296 12140 15615 19010 

0430-0530 1296 15615 17670 19010 

0630-0730 1296 15615 17685 19010 

0830-0930 1296 15615 17685 19010 

1030-1130 1296 15090 17685 19010 

1230-1330 1296 15090 17600 19010 

ROMANIAN 1500-1530 11905 15380 

1800-1900 9585 11815 Mon-Fri 

RUSSIAN 0000-0100 7120 7175 7220 9520 

0200-0300 7155 7175 7220 9520 

0300-0400 6105 7155 7175 7220 

0400-0500 6105 7175 7220 9520 9760 

0500-0600 9520 9635 9760 11815 17730 

0600-0700 9520 9635 11815 15130 17730 

0700-0800 9635 11815 11855 15130 17730 

0800-0900 11855 15280 17730 17810 

0900-1000 11860 15280 17730 17810 

1000-1100 15130 17730 17810 21530 

1100-1200 11705 13745 15130 17730 21530

1200-1300 11705 13745 15130 15205 17730 

1400-1500 11725 11895 13755 15130 15195 

1500-1600 9520 11725 11895 13755 15130 

1600-1700 7220 9520 9565 11725 15130 

1900-2000 6105 7220 9520 9690 

2000-2200 5955 7220 9520 

2200-2300 5985 7220 9520 9590 

2300-2400 5985 7120 7220 9520 

TAJIK 0100-0200 4760 9695 9760 

0200-0300 9695 9760 15525 

0300-0400 9760 11655 15525 

1400-1500 15370 15725 17670 

1500-1600 9790 11975 15370 

1600-1700 7190 9790 15370 

TATAR-BASHKIR 0300-0400 9815 11820 

0500-0600 11990 12015 

1500-1600 11990 15415 

1900-2000 9650 11925 

TURKMEN 0200-0300 864 7295 9555 15290 

0300-0400 7295 9555 15290 

1400-1530 13815 15120 15145 

1530-1600 864 13815 15120 15145 

1600-1700 11895 13815 15120 

1700-1800 9595 11895 15120 

UKRAINIAN 0300-0400 6065 7265 9710 Mon-Sat 

0500-0600 7220 7265 11780 Mon-Fri 

1600-1700 6185 11805 17815 Mon-Fri 

1700-1800 11805 12035 15135 

1800-1900 7125 11805 11875 

UZBEK 0100-0200 864 

0200-0400 12015 12110 15145 

1300-1400 1143 

1600-1700 9595 11885 11980 

1700-1800 9390 9805 11980 

# Radio Free Iraq 

& Radio Free Afghanistan 

* Radio Farda 

Cancelled txions from July 1: ALBANIAN 1900-1930 9705 9840 15140 

SERBOCROATIAN 0730-0800 9555 11795 15260 

1300-1330 9555 11795 15255 

1600-1700 6055 9840 11925 

1730-1800 6130 9895 15325 

1800-1900 9505 11715 15320 

2000-2100 5970 7165 11935 

2200-2400 6130 9635 11730 


UZBEKISTAN Freqs changes for Voice of Tibet in Tibetan and Chinese: 

1100-1148 NF 17563 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg, ex 17522/17525/17528 

1212-1300 NF 17563 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg, ex 17522/17525/17528 

1302-1350 NF 17563 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg, ex 17522/17525/17528 

1430-1518 NF 17563 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg, ex 17522/17525/17528 


DXers meeting at IFA - International Berlin Radio and TV Exhibition. 

Anlaesslich der IFA in Berlin, findet am Sonnabend, dem 03.09.2005, ein 

Hoerertreffen im Preussischen Landwirtshaus, Flatowallee 23, gegenueber S-

Bahnhof Olympiastadion, ab 17.00 Uhr Ortszeit statt. 

On Saturday Sept 3rd, 2005, at Preussisches Landwirtshaus, location: 

Flatowallee 23, opposite Subway-station Olympiastadion [Olympic stadium], 

at 1700 hrs CEST-local time [1500 UT]. 

(Thomas Kubaczewski-D, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 5) 

Fotos vom SWLCS DX-Camp 2005 in Merchweiler. 

Von Volker Willschrey bekam ich eben eine Mail mit den Links zu Fotos vom 

diesjaehrigen SWLCS-DX-Camp in Merchweiler. 

Radio Taiwan International: 

Unter Rubrik "Aktuelles" 

Radio China International: 


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[We]AFRICA 17555 Democracy Radio Begins Test Transmission. 

The Analyst (Monrovia) NEWS, August 18, 2005 

A new international radio station to promote and defend the ideals of 

democracy and open society in and among West African countries has begun a 

week test txion on 17555 kHz on the SW. 

The West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) based in Dakar, Senegal, will 

broadcast distinctive programs on transparency and accountability in govt, 

regional economic integration as well as social and culture development. 

According to a release from the WADR Country Office in Monrovia, the 

station will also disseminate information on the causes of conflicts and 

make programs that will give voice to those at the grass root level. 

The radio will at the same time work in partnership with a network of 

local stations to promote dialogue using traditional radio technologies 

and modern electronic media such as digital satellite radio. 

In Liberia, ten local stations will be either relaying or re-broadcasting 

WADR nx and feature programs. 

Though the WADR will be broadcasting throughout West Africa, its initial 

focus is the Mano River Basin, and has set up Country Offices in Liberia, 

Sierra Leone and Guinean.

The test txion which begins today will continue daily from 08:00 AM - 

09:00 AM for one week. 

 

(via Mauno Ritola-FIN, Cumbre Aug 18) 

AUSTRALIA R Christian voice on 13635 kHz in English at 1252 UT with song 

hits Great mx. Good company and message of hope Song, remember me by YL 

34433 about morality and fishees. July 31 ON 2.8.5 with 44434 // 13685 

24432 15365 prg in INSn, with talks and rock songs, ads at 1016 ID cvc.tv. 

Fair signal with some splatter for VoTurkey 33433 7180 Indon prg on 1540 

with pop songs, adverts, warga ID cvc.com 34433. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 12) 

2310 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, logged on 03 Aug at 1955-2015, English, 

songs, talks; 25231. 

2485 VL8K, Katherine NT, also on 03 Aug at 1921-1936, English, same menu 

as on // 2310; 25231. 

4835 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, logged on 06 Aug at 2222-2236, English, nx 

magazine prgr Nx all Over (I think I got the name correctly), TCs; 35332. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 18) 

BELGIUM Am 29. und 30. Oktober 2005 treffen sich in Bruessel die 

Produzenten, Freunde und Geschaeftspartner der deutschsprachigen 

Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Internetportale, Radio- und Fernsehprogramme aus 

allen Erdteilen. Ausserhalb des deutschen Sprachraums werden derzeit ueber 

3000 deutschsprachige Medien fuer Auslandsdeutsche, Auslandsoesterreicher, 

Auslandsschweizer, Touristen, Geschaeftsreisende und Sprachschueler 

produziert. Die deutschsprachigen Auslandsmedien gelten mit einer 

taeglichen Reichweite von ueber 3 Mio. Menschen weltweit als die 

bedeutendsten Kulturbotschafter und Aussenhandelsfoerderer Deutschlands, 

Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Weitere Informationen zum Medientreffen in 

Bruessel findet man unter 

(Dorothee Lange 

via ntt, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Aug 12) 

BHUTAN Schedule A05 of Bhutan Broadcasting Service - BBS: 

BGN END LANGUAGE FREQ DAYS 

0100 0300 Dzongkha 6035 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 

0300 0400 Sharchhop 6035 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 

0400 0500 Nepali 6035 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 

0500 0600 English 6035 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 

0600 0800 Dzongkha 6035 Su Sa 

0800 0900 English 6035 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 

0900 1000 Nepali 6035 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 

1000 1100 Sharchhop 6035 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 

1100 1300 Dzongkha 6035 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 

(DXAsia Website via JKB, March 2005; WWDXC DXM Aug) 

BOLIVIA 5952.5 R.Pio XII, Siglo XX, audible on 09 Aug at 2215-2229 UT, 

Quechua, talks; 44333. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 18) 

BRAZIL 4765 R.Emissora Rural, Santarem PA, 02 Aug at 2120-2133 UT, 

Brazilian songs; 45332. 

4805 R.Difa do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 06 Aug at 2211-2224 UT, talks; 25331. 

4815 R.Difa, Londrina PR, 06 Aug at 2217-2227 UT, preacher & songs to 

match the menu; 24331. 

4825 R.Educadora, Braganca PA, 02 Aug at 2115-2124 UT, talks; 44331, 

adjc. QRM de CHN 4820. Rated 35332 on 07 Aug at 2210.

4865 UNID (3 stns using the ch.), 08 Aug at 2218-2226, A Voz do Brasil; 

24432, uty. QRM. Then R.Alvorada (tent) ID+list of affiliated stns heard 

at 2304. 

4876.3 R.Difa, Boa vista RR, 07 Aug at 2200-2214, advts, ID+fqs, infos on 

f/ball matches during some match report; 24331, adjc. uty. QRM. 

4885 R.Club do Para, Belem PA, 02 Aug at 2123-2136, interviews on f/ball; 

45332. 

4985 R.Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 08 Aug at 2222-2242, A Voz do Brasil; 

45434. 

5015 R.Pioneira, Teresina PI, 07 Aug at 2217-2229, folk songs; 44432, QRM 

de TKM. 

5045 R.Guaruja Paulista, Sao Paulo SP (no more "via R.Presidente 

Prudente" on this fq. because acc. to their webpage, they bought the 

outlet), 09 Aug at 2224-2232, senate discussion & reports; 25332; // 

5940.3 at 34342. 

5940.3 R.Guaruja Paulista SP, 09 Aug at 2221-2235, relay of senate 

discussion, reports; 34342. 

5990 R.Senado, Brasilia DF, audible on 15 Aug at 2155-2209, news, then A 

Voz do Brasil 2200; 32441, adjc. QRM de DRM sig. 5985. 

6010.1 R.Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 11 Aug at 2206-2216, A Voz do 

Brasil part 1; 23441, QRM de CLM 6010.1 kHz. 

6040 R.Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 06 Aug at 2137-2150, results & 

reports on f/ball matches; 44433, adjc. QRM. Also noted on // 1430 on 09 

Aug at 2125-2139 at 33342 & 14 Aug at 2202-2217 at 54443! 

6134.9 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 06 Aug at 2131-2149, advts for truck 

parts & mx in prgr "Pe na Estrada"; 44433, adjc. QRM only. 

6150 R.Record, Sao Paulo SP, 06 Aug at 2125-2138, f/ball match rpt Sao 

Caetano vs. Corithians, comments; 32441, adjc QRM de CRI 6145 & AUT 6155. 

6185 R.Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 15 Aug at 2204-2214, A Voz do 

Brasil prgr; 43432, adjc. QRM de CHN 6175 (!) + D 6190. 

9504.8 R.Record, Sao Paulo SP, 02 Aug at 2139-2149, sports prgr; 34443. 

9515 R.Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 02 Aug at 2143-2151, religious prgr, 

songs; 34443. 

9564.6 R.Tupi, Curitiba PR, 11 Aug at 2106-2116, religious prgr from 

Igreja Pentecostal "Deus e Amor", also in Spanish; 23442, QRM de R.Marti + 

Cuban J. 

9615 R.Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 13 Aug at 2148-2211, Braz. songs, talks, 

prgr announcements; 34433, adjc. QRM. 

9630 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 09 Aug at 1235-..., talks (seemingly 

news); 15331. 

9630 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 11 Aug at 2101-2115, RCR news, TC, 

rosary; 34443, splatter de CRI 9640 in Spanish. 

9664.9 R.Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 02 Aug at 2134-2150, religious prgr, 

messages, songs; 33432, strong splatter de B 9675!

9664.9 R.Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 03 Aug at 0836-f/out 0925, talks in 

religious prgr; splatter de B 9675. 

9675 R.Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 13 Aug at 2155-2223, 

advertisements, ID+60 m fq, edition no. 162 of DX prgr "Alem Fronteiras" 

at 2200; 45444, distorted modulation spreading to the adjacent ch's. 

9725 R.Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 10 Aug at 2205-2214, A Voz do Brasil 

part 1; 23441, adjc. QRM. Also heard on 1430 on 09 Aug at 2125-2139 when 

rtd. 33342 and 14 Aug at 2202-2217 rtd. 54443 (// 6040 at just 25332 that 

day). 

11830 R.CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 09 Aug at 1017-..., newscast; 14441, 

but still perceived at 1235! 

(all 28 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 18) 

BURKINA FASO 7230 R.Burkina, Ouagadougou, monitored on 06 Aug at 1409- 

1536, Vernancular, Afr. pops, talks, French prgr later on; 25432. 


COLOMBIA 5910 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, logged on 11 Aug at 2218- 

2229, Spanish, songs, prgr "servicio social"; 35333; 6010.1 not parallel. 

6010.1 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, heard on 03 Aug at 0849-f/out 0945 

UT, Sanish, preaching, addr. for "(...) de Paz"; 24442, het. with stn on 

6010, presumably MEX. 

6010.1 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, this time heard in the evening, 11 

Aug at 2214-2224 UT, Spanish, songs, e-mail addr. & ID; 23442, QRM de B 

6010.2 kHz; 5910 not parallel. 

6035 LV del Guaviare, San Jose del Guaviare, obs'ed on 15 Aug at 2146- 

2156 UT, Spanish, talks, interviews; 23441, adjc. QRM. 


Marfil Stereo 5910 kHz. Nachdem man eine qsl schon per email versprochen 

hatte, kam gestern wirklich eine super tolle f/d qsl Karte, Sticker und 

einem Kurzbrief hier an. Laufzeit 8 Monate. v/s Editor DX Rafael Rodriguez 

R. Adresse: RTE/Organizacion Colombia Para Cristo, Calle 44 No. 13-67, 

Bogota D.C., Colombia. 

(Andre Bollin, A-DX Aug 14) 

Die QSL von Marfil Estereo, 5910 kHz ist nun auch bei mir aufgeschlagen. 

Die Laufzeit: 6 Monate + 2 Tage. Der rpt wurde per e-Mail gesendet. 

Wirklich gut aufgemachte Karte, ganz wie in alten Zeiten und man kann 

hinten unterstreichen, ob sie fuer La Voz de tu Concienca oder fuer Marfil 

Estereo sein soll. Vielleicht, solange Karten und Spesen und Lust beim 

Editor DX Rafael Rodriguez R. da sind, gibt es fuer die Stimme der 

Inkontinenz (M.E.) auch noch solch schoene Karten. 

(Dr. Matthias Zwoch-D, A-DX Aug 15) 

COSTA RICA 5054.59 TIFC, R Faro del Caribe, San Isidro, Herida 

[Heredia?], heard at 0158-0215 UT on Aug 09, religious mx, but faint and 

noisy signal, 24121. Also heard in Australia, Japan, Ecuador and Peru at 

1000-1200 UT. It had been off the air since July 2004 due to tx problems. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Aug 10) 

5054.6 Radio Faro del Caribe (Tentative), on Aug 13 at 1113-1131 UT, 

religious singing in SP, long talk (sermon?), no ID. Was weak, but the 

best signal so far. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Aug 14)

5054.6, TIFC, SP religious prgmng and light mx hrd at 0800-0930 UT on Aug 

13, very strong signal, extremely low audio although a tiny bit "better" 

this day (and Aug 14) than most. The prgmng is // their internet audio for 

1080 MW at (The internet audio is a few 

secs. behind the on-air audio.) 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Aug 14) 

CUBA 5025 R. Rebelde, Bauta, audible on 06 Aug at 0830-f/out 0925, 

Spanish, songs, talks, phone-ins, mx, IDs; 25432. 


Shortwave radio broadcasts to Venezuela and Central America were 

interrupted for two days this week when someone stole aluminum insulators 

from txion towers. 

A source at the towers, located in San Felipe, south of Havana, said the 

thief slipped through state security and obviously stole the insulators to 

sell them for the aluminum content. 

The towers also carry a signal which interrupts reception of the U.S. 

govt's Radio Marti and TV Marti signals from Florida. 

"The interruption occurred on Monday and Tuesday," said the source. 

 

Havana, Cuba, August 12, Richard Rosello 

(Mike Terry-UK via dxld, Aug 16) 

DRM DRM I wish you would stop referring to the "Media Network DRM sched" 

implying that it is something produced by Media Network. It isn't. As it 

says at the top of the page, it is compiled and permanently updated by 

Klaus Schneider, Germany C 2005. 

That means Klaus holds the copyright for the information, not Media 

Network, and since he has been doing this for several years already I 

believe he should be credited for his efforts. The copyright Radio 

Nederland Wereldomroep notice that appears at the bottom is something that 

appears on every page of our site and is put there by the Content 

Managagement System when the page is published, so I cannot remove it. But 

when referring to this page please credit Klaus Schneider. Thanks. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL to Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 12) 

DRM - IFA Berlin exhibition. 

Die LW 177 aus Oranienburg wird Ende August wieder in den DRM-Betrieb 

gehen, aber das war vor zwei Jahren auch schon so. Ob es sich diesmal um 

eine dauerhafte Umstellung handelt, scheint immer noch offen. Hoffentlich 

verzichtet man auf den unsinnigen Simulcast-Betrieb. Die DRM-faehigen 

Mittelwellen 549 und 756 kHz werden wohl erst 2006 umgestellt werden, 

jedenfalls gibt es bis dato keine Infos ueber einen moeglichen Testbetrieb 

waehrend der IFA. Die 855 soll angeblich jetzt dauerhaft in DRM senden. 

Auf der Kurzwelle gibt es seit einigen Tagen eine neue Frequenz der DW, 

die nicht im Sendeplan auftaucht: 0400-0600 UTC auf 9690 kHz aus Taldom, 

was aber wohl nichts mit der IFA zu tu hat. Ab 1. September soll 

Wertachtal vormittags zusaetzlich die 5900 kHz belegen. 

RFI hat seine DRM-Sendungen auf 6175 kHz Anfang August gestoppt, weil der 

Sender fuer zusaetzliche Sendezeiten fuer Westafrika gebraucht wurde. Zur 

IFA soll aber wieder in DRM gesendet werden, wahrscheinlich auf 41 mb, 

weil die 6175 tagsueber Probleme hat, ueberhaupt bis Berlin zu kommen. 

(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Aug 18) 

New Scientist magazine turns its attention this week to Digital Radio 

Mondiale and what the technology might mean for global AM band listeners.

"In early June, electronics giant Texas Instruments unveiled the future of 

radio: a tiny receiver that took several years and millions of dollars to 

develop," the U.K. magazine notes. 

"Using the latest coding and compression tricks, DRM will squeeze high- 

quality stereo sound into the narrow AM bands and send these signals over 

greater distances and with less interference than ever before. The 

technology promises to breathe new life into ailing AM stations the world 

over. Convert a medium-wave tx to DRM, for instance, and a station that 

once struggled to reach 10,000 listeners could embrace a hundred times as 

many." 

The article discusses the potential use of DRM to deliver data and 

multimedia information, including software upgrades to appliances. It 

notes the benefits of AM's long-distance coverage, the lower power needs 

of the txs and DRM's position as "the only digital system that can be used 

on any AM freq anywhere in the world. ... Twenty broadcasters have begun 

DRM test txions including BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle and Radio 

Luxembourg." 

One international broadcaster calls DRM the "essential cornerstone" to a 

new radio revival. Others are quoted saying it could be an important way 

to reach inaccessible regions or those recovering from natural disasters. 

It notes that Red Cross has joined the DRM Consortium. 

The new TI receiver module, it states, should help bring receiver prices 

down. 

The article appears in New Scientist magazine, and an abridged version is 

at 

Do not adjust your radio 13 August 2005 Barry Fox Magazine issue 2512. 

Surely that's not the crystal clear sound of digital radio in the old AM 

bands? You'd better believe it. 

IN EARLY June, electronics giant Texas Instruments unveiled the future of 

radio: a tiny receiver that took several years and millions of dollars to 

develop. Eagerly awaited by broadcasters and manufacturers alike, it isn't 

designed to pick up radio broadcasts from satellites or the internet. 

Instead the new chip will tune in to the old-fashioned AM bands - the 

short, medium and long-wave signals pioneered by Guglielmo Marconi more 

than a century ago. 

At first glance this would seem as likely as Boeing resurrecting the 

biplane. Audiences have been turning their backs on AM for decades. Medium 

and long-wave broadcasts sound rotten and are easily swamped by 

interference. And although short-wave broadcasts can reach around the 

world, if you're on the move you must constantly re-tune your receiver if 

you want anything more than white noise. 

Meanwhile FM radio has spread almost everywhere, and the internet can give 

you perfect ... 

The complete article is 2518 words long. 

To continue reading this article, subscribe to New Scientist. Get 4 issues 

of New Scientist magazine and instant access to all online content for 

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(Radio World NewsBytes, Aug 11) 

Radioscape to showcase DRM/DAB radio receivers at IFA 2005 

Still can't see the mass market for these looking at the list of stations 

carried and putting the word "affordable" in the context of the price of

FM receivers which most people in Europe are listening to. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, Aug 11) 

RADIOSCAPE TO SHOWCASE DRM/DAB RADIO RECEIVERS AT IFA 2005. 

World's first affordable, integrated, multi-standard, digital radio 

receivers. 

RadioScape, the world leader in Software Defined Digital Radio solutions, 

will be showcasing multi-standard digital radios based on its recently 

launched RadioScape RS500T module at IFA 2005 in Berlin, Germany (2-7 Sept 

2005). RadioScape has worked with several leading manufacturers who will 

be launching their digital radios at the show that will be able to receive 

DRMT (Digital Radio MondialeT) as well as DAB (Digital Audio Broadcast), 

FM with RDS, LW, MW and SW. 

DRM will be featured at two IFA locations this year, where the new DRM/DAB 

radios will be on display. The DRM receivers booth in Hall 5.2, which is 

organized by RTL Group, Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands, BBC, 

Deutschlandradio, Voice of Russia, Truckradio, DRF, Radio de la Mer and 

Littoral AM, where participants will be discussing their plans for DRM 

sces across Europe, and the DRM Consortium booth in Hall 5.3 (TWF), which 

focuses on DRM products and technology. 

"IFA is one of the most important consumer electronics events and is the 

perfect showcase for the first, consumer-priced DRM/DAB radios," said Dave 

Hawkins, VP of RadioScape's Receivers Business. "This will really help DRM 

take off with the general public. Our unique software architecture has 

enabled us to create cost-effective, multi-standard, multi-application 

modules by using software stacks running on a powerful Texas Instruments 

DSP engine. DRM is a complex technology, but our expertise in developing 

with many other radio standards has enabled us to create and verify a 

complete, multi-standard radio solution in record time. 

DRM broadcasters have been waiting for the launch of consumer-priced 

receivers and, through our close cooperation with a number of leading 

radio manufacturers and broadcasters, we will enable this to happen right 

on schedule for the run up to the 2005 Christmas market. DRM will be the 

hot technology at IFA this year with many broadcasters and manufacturers 

making DRM annts. As a result, 2006 will be the year that DRM becomes 

mainstream." 

The RadioScape RS500 module. 

The RS500 supports capabilities such as the highly popular Pause, Rewind 

and Record to MMC card features as well as the ability to display and use 

Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) data. Modules are sampling now to select 

customers and will be generally available after IFA. RadioScape forecasts 

that multi-standard, multi-band receivers based on the RS500 could have 

end user prices below $250 almost a quarter the price of existing DRM 

receivers in the market. 

About DRM DRM is the world's only, non-proprietary global standard for the 

digitizing of short-wave, medium-wave and long-wave broadcasting. 

Additionally, the DRM consortium recently voted to begin the process of 

extending the DRM system into the broadcasting bands up to 120 MHz. Able 

to cover great distances and provide near "FM quality" audio using lower 

txion powers and compatible channel allocations, DRM is currently being 

adopted in markets worldwide to provide new and higher quality broadcasts 

for local, national and international audiences. Over 20 Broadcasters are 

already broadcasting using DRM across the globe and include the BBC (World 

Service), Deutsche Welle, RTL Group, Radio Netherlands, and TDF. 

More information can be found at 

About RadioScape. RadioScape© Ltd. is the world's only developer of end-

to-end digital audio broadcasting solutions giving RadioScape unmatched 

systems knowledge and enabling it to ensure that customers receive the 

highest levels of quality, robustness and reception at all stages. 

Its Digital Radio broadcast suite is used extensively throughout the world 

including the largest DAB installation to date the UK's commercial DAB 

network. 

Its innovative Software Defined Digital RadioT approach has made it a 

leader in DAB and DMB technology with its DAB receiver modules being 

extensively used by many of the world's leading consumer electronics 

manufacturers. The company has announced that it is working on DRM 

capability that will result in true, multi-standard, digital radio 

receivers. 

Founded in 1996, RadioScape's investors include Atlas Venture, Royal Bank 

Ventures, Scottish Equity Partners, JAFCO, Texas Instruments, Yasuda 

Enterprise Development, iGlobe Partners, Psion and NTL. RadioScape is 

headquartered in London, England with offices in SNG and Hong Kong. For 

more information, please visit 

RadioScape is a registered trademark of RadioScape Limited. All other 

trademarks are acknowledged. 

For an image of the RadioScape modules, please go to 

 

For more information, please contact: Caroline Skipworth RadioScape Ltd 

tel +44 20 7317 1996. Nigel Robson Vortex PR +44 1481 233080 

(via Robin Emery, DAB Yahoo group; via Mike Barraclough-UK, Aug 11) 

EQUATORIAL GUINEA 5005 RNGE, Bata, logged on 02 Aug at 2130-..., 

Spanish, political talk praising the head of state...; 55333. 


ETHIOPIA (pres) 9560.10 Voice of the Democratic Alliance (Presumed) 

via Radio Ethiopia. Noted something here on the 14th, from 1520 to 1542 

UT. Initially heard very distinctive Horn of Africa mx, then male speaker 

with a Political Commentary in Arabic. At 1526 UT mention something about 

the 'Broadcasting Alliance' in English. This was followed with more Horn 

of Africa Instrumental Music with singers. This was followed at 1528 with 

another speaker but in a different Language ( not Arabic) with mention 

something about a BBC Report. Brief HofA mx, then into a nx commentary by 

the same speaker at 1530 with clear mentions of Washington, Ethiopia, 

Eritrea. 

Bit's of Instrumental mx was played during this commentary. Art 1535 

mentioned something about the recent death of the VP of Ethiopia, with 

interview clip. By 1542 UT pretty much the signal was lost in the noise 

floor. Even no ID was heard I suspect it's this station with the 

programming and the nature of the mx played... Any confirmation of this? 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Aug 14) 

7110 R.Ethiopia, Gedja Jewe, audible on 14 Aug at 1500-1521, Vernacular, 

chimes, news, talks; 14442; // 9704.2 kHz. 

9704.2 R.Ethiopia, Gedja Jewe, logged on 06 Aug at 1532-..., Vernacular, 

local songs; 25433. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 18) 

7110, on Aug 17 at 0435. Radio Ethiopia. SINPO 24332. Good opening tonight 

in the lower bands. Very few distant T-storms. // 9704 poor. Lots of 

interesting HofA mx. 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld Aug 17)

GABON 15355 Radio EDXP Special Broadcast via NHK 70th Anniversary via 

Moyabi. Full data "Laughing Kookaburra' QSL Card. Reply in 28 days. v/s 

Bob Padula. 

(Edward Kusalik-CAN, DXplorer Aug 12) 

GAMBIA 648 GRTS, Bonto, noted on 09 Aug at 2209-2217, English, nx 

bulletin; 53442, co-ch QRM de G. 


GEORGIA After 1 week absence "Apsua Radio" observed 0446 (Aug 9) and 

1100 (Aug 9) on 9495 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 9) 

[ABKHAZIA] 9495 Absua Radio at 1355 UT, with song 'you can leave our head 

on' adn another song ID at 1400 UT with Absua Radio ... FM" on 1404 UT 

with festial song. Good signal 44434. NO // found on the 9500+. 


GERMANY 17550 Radio Waaberi via Juelich, Germany. On Aug 5 at 

1330(S/on)- 1400(S/off) UT. SINPO 25332. S/on with annmt in English as 

"This is Radio Miami International, the following program is in Somali." 

Folk mx and talk in Somali followed. Interview from 1336. ID in Smali was 

heard at 1336 as "... Radio Waaberi ..." I received an e-mail from for my e-mail report in one day. They said "Yes, you are 

right and thank you for the report Radio Waaberi management". 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 12) 

Radio Waaberi (Fri at 1330-1400 UT on 17550 kHz in Somali) sent me an E- 

mail "thanks" letter from Mr. Ali Gulaid, president for my reception 

report to 

only after 2.5 hours. 


Waaberi Broadcasting Services, via Juelich 100 kW 130 deg towards Somalia. 

6045 R Mecklenburg Vorpommern Baltic R, Schwerin, via Juelich, at 1210- 

1259* UT, on Sun Aug 07, German/English annmts, IDs, website: 

pop> songs, local nx from the Baltic area, 

also ID in French and Polish, mentioned reception reports received, e.g. 

from our British member Keith Phillimore. It was on 6045 and not 6015. 

45555. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Aug 10) 

15670 Voice of Ethiopian Salvation via DTK Juelich Aug 14 at 1646-1659* 

UT. Noted with H.of A. mx, then a clear mention for 'Democratica Ethiopian 

Medhin' then a 'radio politico' hosted by a male speaker in presumed 

Amharic. 1656 gave some information about their station, then H.of A. mx 

followed. Noted to 1659 sign-off, after which at *1700 Voice of Democratic 

Eritrea signed 0n with H.of A. opening I.S. then into broadcast. 


New 738 Truck Radio Stuttgart Hirschlanden. 

738 went on air with Truckradio (// Juelich 702 and Nordkirchen 855 kHz) 

this morning. This is the tx used until 2003 by Megaradio, diplexed into 

the same antenna as AFN's 1143 (operated by T-Systems, not by AFN itself). 

With a mere 5 kW it is of course only a faint whisper underneath Barcelona 

here. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Aug 15) 

Bis 1930 UT war Hirschlanden 738 knall-bumm allein auf der Flur. Seitdem 

heftiges Fading und Barcelona staerker und staerker werdend, und 

spanisches Programm schwach darunter wahrnehmbar. 

Dies alles in Degerloch, 17 km Luftline zum Telekom Standort. 

Auf 405 und 1881 kHz keine Mischprodukte zu hoeren.

Was ist denn ein uebliches Versorgungsgebiet eines 5 kW Senders? 

(73 wb, Aug 15) 

Truck Radio auf 738 kHz sendet via Hirschlanden mit 5 kW. Ausser im 

Grossraum Stuttgart wird sich daher des Nachts nichts an der ueblichen 

Empfangbarkeit von Barcelona aendern. Das war schon so, als Mega Radio auf 

dieser QRG sendete. Hier in Frankfurt kommt Truck Radio tagsueber sogar 

schlechter an, als seinerzeit die Jugendwelle. 

(Heinz Schulz-D, A-DX Aug 15) 

In Salzburg spielt Truck-Radio auf 738 kHz gerade Vollgas um mit der 

Zielgruppe zu sprechen, sogar ueber Woodstock wurde aus dem Blickwinkel 

des Verkehsstaus berichtet, das hat was. 

Gestern konnte ich noch nichts auf dieser Frequenz hoeren, da ich bei der 

Gestaltung des kommenden Radio-Kurier - weltweit hoeren Titelbildes ueber 

Truck Radio gleich zur Tat schreiten wollte ... 

Und besser als Megaradio ist das Programm allemal. 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT, OE2CRM, A-DX Aug 15) 

Auch hier in Eningen bei Reutlingen, 41 km SW vom Sender Hirschlanden, 

kommt Truck Radio knall-bumm (ueber S=9) herein. AFN vom gleichen Standort 

kommt auf 1143 kHz ca. 10 dB schwaecher und mit mehr lokalken Stoerungen 

herein. Abends duerfte wieder eine leichte Schwebung (ca. 1Hz) zu RNE 

Barcelona auftreten, wie in alten Mega-Radio-Zeiten. 

CR: Und besser als Megaradio ist das Programm allemal. 

Ist auch meine, wohl altersbedingte, Meinung :-) Auf jeden Fall eine 

programmliche Bereicherung der inzwischen sehr wortlastig gewordenen 

Mittelwelle. 

WB: Was ist denn ein uebliches Versorgungsgebiet eines 5 kW Senders? 

Schaetze mal fuer diese Frequenz tagsueber so um die 50 km. Nachts 

theoretisch viiiiel mehr, wegen RNE aber deutlich weniger. 

(Juergen Martens-D, A-DX Aug 16) 

Hier in Aachen ist noch immer der Sender Barcelona von RNE 1 gut zu 

empfangen; Truck Radio stoert hier kaum, mehr schon 4 kW starke Sender aus 

Paris. Wie Truck sich anhoert, erlebe ich hier fast in Sichtweite der 

Senders in Juelich, auch wenn sie behaupten aus dem Koelner Raum zu 

senden. Heute nacht herrschen allerdings schlechte Empfansgbedingunen in 

Empfangsrichtung sued-suewest fuer die Mittelwelle; mal hoeren, wie es 

sich die kommenden Naechte verhalten wird. 

(Klaus Spielvogel-D, A-DX Aug 16) 

Unter dem Motto "Selbst wenn Sie nicht dabei sein koennen, Sie verpassen 

nichts" startete heute Morgen punkt 6 das Weltjugendtags-Radio von WDR 5. 

Gesendet wird taeglich live von 0600 bis 2300 Uhr (bis zum 21. August) auf 

den beiden WDR-Mittelwellenfrequenzen 720 und 774 kHz, in Koeln auf UKW 

87,6 MHz, im Digitalradio DAB und als Live-Stream im Internet. Das 

Programm beinhaltet drei Mal taeglich ein Weltjugendtags-Magazin mit 

Informationen, Kommentaren und Analysen zum Geschehen sowie einen 

umfassenden Serviceteil: Reporter sammeln in den Leitstellen von Polizei, 

Feuerwehr und Verkehrsbetrieben wichtige Meldungen und praesentieren sie 

zweisprachig (deutsch und englisch). 

Gesendet wird auf der 87,6 FM vom "Koeln-Turm" mit 300 Watt horizontal (PI 

D391). Normalerweise ist dieser Sender fuer das WDR-Jugendprogramm 1Live 

vorgesehen - Bereich Koeln-Innenstadt. 

(Tom DF5JL, Thomas Kamp-D, A-DX Aug 15)

Hat jemand eine Idee, wie man vom WDR eine QSL bekommt ? Auf meine RRs hat 

der WDR seit Jahren nicht geantwortet, kennt jemand etwa eine Email-Ads 

"des zustaendigen" Mitarbeiters. Hat das WJT radio eine eigene Email-Ads ? 

(Tom, A-DX Aug 15) 

Wende Dich wegen einer Empfangsbestaetigung bitte an: 

Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Abt. Programmverbreitung AH 1350, 50600 Koeln. 

(Thomas Kamp-D DF5JL, A-DX Aug 16) 

Aus Anlass des katholischen Weltjugendtags strahlt der WDR vom 15. bis 21. 

August 2005 das "WDR 5 Weltjugendtags-Radio" aus. Das Sonderprogramm wird 

von den Mitarbeitenden des ARD-Pools betreut, die ohnehin an die 

verschiedenen ARD-Sender berichten wuerden, und begleitet die Ereignisse 

zwischen 0900 und 2300 Uhr Ortszeit. Nachts kommt das Programm vom WDR 

Funkhaus Europa, morgens 0600-0900 Uhr wird das Morgenecho von WDR 5 

ausgestrahlt. 

Das Programm soll nicht nur die Veranstaltungen Aussenstehenden 

zugaenglich machen, sondern auch fuer Durchsagen und Informationen an die 

Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen dienen. Als fester Sendeplatz fuer 

Mitteilungen in Deutsch ist die volle Stunde, fuer Englisch die halbe 

angekuendigt. Ausserdem sollen Durchsagen in Franzoesisch, Spanisch, 

Italienisch, Daenisch, Finnisch, Niederlaendisch und Polnisch erfolgen. Zu 

den angekuendigten Live-Uebertragungen gehoeren unter anderem die 

Eroeffnungs- und Schlussgottesdienste, sowie die Programmpunkte des 

Besuchs von Papst Benedikt XVI. Ausgestrahlt wird das Sonderprogramm lokal 

auf der UKW-Frequenz Koeln 87,6 MHz und ueberregional auf den Mittelwellen 

Langenberg 720 kHz und Bonn 774 kHz. 

(via ntt, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Aug 12) 

Die Deutsche Welle ist der internationale Medienpartner des 20. 

katholischen Weltjugendtags. Vom 16. bis 21. August 2005 werden rund eine 

Million Besucher aus ueber 120 Laendern in Koeln erwartet. Als offizieller 

Medienpartner bietet die Deutsche Welle schon im Vorfeld ein umfangreiches 

Informationspaket unter . Nutzer weltweit finden hier 

Hintergrundinformationen in den sieben Schwerpunktsprachen Arabisch, 

Chinesisch, Deutsch, Englisch, Russisch, Portugiesisch und Spanisch sowie 

23 weiteren Sprachen. 

Die offizielle Homepage des Weltjugentags verlinkt in 

allen dort verfuegbaren Sprachen auf Angebote bei DW-WORLD.DE - etwa auf 

die Rubrik "Deutschland entdecken" und die interaktive Deutschland-Karte. 

In Sondersendungen auf Deutsch, Englisch und Spanisch wird DW-TV vom 

weltgroessten katholischen Jugendtreffen berichten. So wird das deutsche 

Auslandsfernsehen unter anderem Bilder vom Papst-Besuch auf dem Marienfeld 

ueber sein weltweites Satellitennetz ausstrahlen. 

Die Abschlussmesse werden DW-TV und DW-RADIO live uebertragen. Die 

Reporter melden sich vom "Global-Village" in Bonn, beobachten die 

Ereignisse am Rande und widmen sich ausfuehrlich dem Rahmenprogramm. So 

wird beispielsweise die Arabische Redaktion von DW-RADIO bei der 

Veranstaltung "Lebanese meets Latinoamericans" in Bonn dabei sein, und die 

Asien-Programme berichten ueber das "Asian Youth Gathering". 

(Pressemitteilung 183/05 der Deutschen Welle 26. Juli 2005; 


Deutschland (Nordrhein-Westfalen): Aus der Radiowerkstatt des Katholischen 

Bildungswerkes im Domforum sendet vom 8. bis zum 21. August "101,7 - Das 

Weltjugendtagsradio" fuer das Stadtgebiet Koeln. Ausfuehrlich berichtet 

das Veranstaltungsradio schon in der Vorwoche ueber die Vorbereitungen und 

die Veranstaltungen in den deutschen Dioezesen, wo die internationalen 

Teilnehmer des Weltjugendtages dann bereits zu Gast sind. 

Ab dem 15. August uebertraegt das "Weltjugendtagsradio" alle grossen

Feiern, so den Eroeffnungsgottesdienst mit Kardinal Meisner und den 

Schlussgottesdienst mit Papst Benedikt XVI., aber auch andere liturgische 

Angebote. In den Informationsmagazinen und Unterhaltungsprogrammen sollen 

besonders Weltjugendtags-Teilnehmer selber zu Wort kommen. Die Redaktion 

des Veranstaltungsradio kooperiert mit katholischen Sendern wie dem 

domradio und Radio Vatikan; andere Sender in Oesterreich und Italien 

uebernehmen Teile des Programms, so die Sendung "Kompakt" um 6.30 Uhr bzw. 

23.30 Uhr, in der die Highlights des Tages noch einmal zusammengefasst 

werden und auf die kommenden Programmhoehepunkte des Weltjugendtages 

hingewiesen wird. 

Kontakt: "101,7 - Das Weltjugendtagsradio", Radiowerkstatt im Katholischen 

Bildungswerk Koeln, Rainer Tueschenboenner, Domkloster 3, 50667 Koeln, 

Tel. 0221 / 92 58 47-57, Fax -51, 

e-mail 

(via Lothar Ruehl; via ntt, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Aug 12) 

GHANA 4915 GBC, Accra, noted on 15 Aug at 2214-2224, Vernancular, talks 

(seemingly children); 54433, QRM de B. 


GUATEMALA R Verdad, 4052.5 kHz mid July received e-mail from Dr. Madrid 

that lightning damaged tx putting it out of use, and it was no longer to 

be heard. He spent a lot of time repairing it, and returned to air July 26 

with just 250 watts. Station is financed by local listeners and a local 

church; took him 16 years to get together funds to purchase tx. Heard in 

most worldparts, excellent QSLer, but be sure to enclose return postage. 

Financial support welcomed. Also prays for license to broadcast locally on 

FM. 

(Christer Brunstroem-SWE, Christian DX Report, HCJB DX PL Aug 6, notes by 

gh for dxld) 

GUINEA 7125 R.Conakry, logged on 15 Aug at 2225-..., French, news; 

44433. R.Rurale, Labe, 1385.9 also nicely heard evenings, e.g. 12 Aug at 

2129-2150 (off shortly before 2200) at 55444. 


1385.91 GUI R Rurale Vn, YL, afro-mx 33333 2110 17/8. 

(Christoph Mayer-D, A-DX Aug 18) 

As never before on 7125 from RDT Guineenne, Conakry. On Aug 10th at 2251 

UT: Guantanamera played by some latin american flavored (?) orchestra, 

wich give us a clear idea why this style is known as "afro-cuban", this mx 

is rooted in Africa and no matter the lang, you can find it from Gabon to 

Guinea and beyond, as I have heard them playing salsa, merengue or cha cha 

cha as well. 

Suddenly, as expected, Russia International Radio signed-on for its 2300 

to 0500 txion, and the Conakry dream was over. Were not for fading the RDT 

Guineenne signal was beautiful, no T-storms disturbing. Plainly is the 

best African arrival we can get in Tiquicia at this time, rivaling only 

with Africa #1 on 17630 during the 1200 to 1600 UT slot. SINPO 45533. 


INDIA All India Radio, Bangalore is conducting test txions to North 

India as follows with AIR FM Gold programs: 

9425 kHz (500 kW) : 0130-1230 UTC approx. (not continous). 

Reception Reports are appreciated and may be sent to: 

The exact sked of test broadcasts on 9425 

kHz from AIR Bangalore is 0130-0530 & 0830-1230 UTC. This is in // to 9470 

kHz via AIR Aligarh. 

(Jose Jacob-IND, VU2JOS, DXindia Aug 17)

KASHMIR [non non]. Listening to 1284, the mention of Radio Kashmir 

reminded me of my visit to the station in 1989. I was in Srinagar for a 

month and frequently walked by the Radio Kashmir building. One day I 

decided to be bold and request a tour PLUS a meeting with the station 

director. I stopped at the front entrance and explained to the guard that 

I would like to meet and interview the director. After a few mins, he came 

back and asked if I had business card. I did not, but I produced my 

amateur radio license. He took that inside, apparently it was good enough 

since he escorted me to the director's office who was sitting behind the 

desk holding my license. 

We chatted about the station and such things as QSL procedures at the 

station. I was also bold enough to ask a few questions about the political 

situation in the region. He gave me a lecture about how the local people 

accepted Indian rule despite my mentioning that most locals I had met 

favored either Independence, or affiliation with Pakistan (the next day 

small riots broke out, the start of major unrest that would impact the 

country for the next decade). 

I took notes and also tape recorded the interview. One of these days I 

will have to dig out the boxes from my basement and see if I can find the 

information. I had intentions of writing an article for a shortwave 

magazine but, if my memory is correct, I never got around to it - mostly 

due to the fact that I did not get back to the USA until a year later. I 

took photographs of the station too, no easy task since there were signs 

in front of the building stating that photography was prohibited. I stood 

in the street pretending to be carefully composing pictures of the ornate 

gardens nearby and covertly took a few snaps of the station! 

(Andy O'Brien-NY-USA, dxld Aug 16) 

INDONESIA 3950.3v, unid. RRI, 1208-1235+ Aug 9, RRI outlet here // 

3976.06 et al. Drifting up and down between approx. 3950.1 and 3950.7. 

Also presumed same stn next morning (Aug 10) with weak signal at 1315 UT 

on 3947 kHz still drifting. Palu wandering? 


The station mentioned in John Wilkins' report is indeed RRI Palu. I've 

been hearing it varying around 3949-3950 kHz over the past week. Their 

rarely reported daytime freqs of 1035 and 7234v kHz were also heard when I 

visited Balikpapan in East Kalimantan last weekend. 

(Alan Davies-INS, dxld Aug 13) 

IRAN/IRAQ CLANDESTINES 6310v, R Roj. Some Kurdish websites in support 

of the former PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) - now "Kurdistan Freedom and 

Democracy Congress" (KADEK) - include a link to the audio streaming of 

"Radyo Roj" (R Roj), which has been observed irregulary and drifting 

around 6310-6315 kHz since the beginning of 2005 (nominally on 6310 acc. 

to the station's initial ann). 

Example: 

(note - the streaming requires, and asks for, an installation of the 

"Flatcast" player). R Roj is described as a 24h Kurdish online mx station. 

The server for the audio streaming is located in Switzerland. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, Dxplorer July 31) 

Cland: Voice of Revolution in Kurdish s/on 1424 on 6425, 4375, 3875 with 

IS from Shecherazada by Rimsky-Korsakoff, close down at 1547 UTC. 


JAPAN JSWC at Tokyo HAM Fair Month of August is our annual HAM Fair. 

This is organized by JARL, or JPN Amateur Radio League and will be held on 

August 20 and 21 at Tokyo Big Sight, or Tokyo International Exhibition 

Center, where 30 thousand people are expected to visit during the two-day

weekend. 

The purpose of the Fair is to promote the enjoyment of Ham, or amateur 

radio operation, but we, JSWC, also prepare to set up a special booth to 

impress the general public with the enjoyment and importance of 

international broadcasting, and to give technical advice on short wave 

listening. This year we are having Mr. David Baden of Radio Free Asia who 

is going to speak about RFA activities. We are also told that Mr. Victor 

Goonetilleke of Sri Lanka is invited by JARL to speak on their club's 

Tsunami Relief activities. 

Other visitors from broadcasting houses are Voice of Vietnam Tokyo Bureau 

and AWR Japan. JSWC booth number is C-091, so please drop in if any of you 

are happened to be in Tokyo this time. 

(Toshi Ohtake-JPN, dswci DXW Aug 10) 

KIRIBATI This week I received a verification by email from T3K1 Radio 

Kiribati, Tarawa, confirming my reception on 846 kHz in arctic Norway last 

October. See for details about our KONG DXpeditions. 

The station was heard in Kongsfjord also in October 2003, and these are so 

far the only mediumwave loggings in Europe of this station. 

(Arnstein Bue-NOR, hcdx Aug 13) 

KOREA D.P.R. 3959.74 KCBS Kanggye at 1144-1154 UT Aug 12. Korean choral 

mx // 2850.02 kHz, both freqs fair. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Aug 14) 

KYRGYZSTAN The Kyrgyz govt decided to move the standard time in the 

country to UTC +6hrs. This corresponds to the current local time during 

the summer months; there will be no shift back one hour in autumn. 

Formerly, Kyrgyzstan was in the UTC +5hrs zone, with DST shift to UTC 

+6hrs during the summer. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Aug 17) 

LATVIA From 

Radio73 goes On Air! On 14th of August at 1700 UTC Radio73 will have it's 

first 1 hour txion on 9290 kHz via the tx of Krebs-TV in Latvia. 

There will be plenty of Music in the programme and I tell You a bit about 

making Your own radio programme on short wave. Farther there is a 

competition about the farthest listener. 

All reception reports with 1$ for the return postage will be answered with 

a QSL-Card from Radio73. 

So please tune your radio on 14th of August at 1700 UTC to 9290 kHz. 

To get a QSL-Card from Radio73 please send Your reception report to: 

Matthias Krause Dorfstr. 36 25474 Boeningstedt Germany e-mail: 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, DXplorer Aug 13) 

MADAGASCAR 12060 // 15320 Radio Nile/IRIN on Aug 15 at *0427-0457* UT. 

Noted with sudden sign-on with mxal selection, into EG annts with ID, 

followed with African News. Sudanese Music at 0433, followed with a 

Culture program interspersed with mx. This followed with a program in 

Sudanese Arabic, followed with a Program called 'Education Today' at 0445 

UT in En. More Music followed to 0452 with female speaker gave contact 

information a phone number, and a web site but said it so fast it was 

difficult to copy. Off at 0457 Both 12060 and 15320 kHz where clearly 

heard but 15320 managed to edge out 12060 kHz after 0450 UT. 


MALAYSIA 6024.88 RM/Voice of Islam, on Aug 10 & 11 at 1332-1407 UT, 

assume in Malay, pop songs and phone-in program, 1359 UT Middle Eastern

type mx, ToH two time clicks, ID "Radio Suara Islam" (Voice of Islam), 

"Salam Alaikum," several freq's given, several mentions of "FM," singing 

jingle for "Suara Islam," fair-poor. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Aug 12) 

MALI 4782.5 R. Mali, Kati, 15 Aug at 2217-... UT, Vernacular, folk 

tunes; 54433, adjc. uty. QRM; // 5995 khz at 54444 with adjc. QRM de DRM 

sig. on 5985 (also affecting B's R.Senado). 

7286.3 R. Mali, Kati, audible on 05 Aug at 1417-1510, Vernacular, talks; 

25442. 


MAURITANIA 4845 R Mauritania, Nouakchott, heard with late sign on at 

*1930-2030 UT on Aug 03, some hours after the coup d'etat, when the 

Presidential Guard took over the Radio and TV station, the airport and the 

palace of President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya while he was flying back 

from the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. Qur'an recitations. 

At 2007 UT a talk in Arabic which often mentioned a Mohamed. By the way, 

the name of the Commander of the Presidential Guard is colonel Mohamed 

Ould Abdel-Aziz! At 2014 annt in a local African lang followed by a talk 

in French about "demokratie", 2027 UT Muslim chanting. 45444. 


7245 R.Mauritanie, Nouakchott, observed on 02 Aug at 1401-1638 UT, 

French, news, etc., prayer at 1525; 34332, adjc. QRM de DRM sig. 7240. 

While that, also active on 4845 evenings (typically putting S9+40 dB) plus 

on 783 noted on 09 Aug at 2207-2219 at 54444. 


MEXICO 6185 R.Educacion, Cd. de Mexico, audible on on 06 Aug at 0835- 

f/out 0935, Spanish, Chines mx followed by Spanish ballads; 25432. 


MONACO/FRANCE Enclosed an item from the NTT newsletter of Dr Hansjoerg 

Biener. Ghist: At present it is subject of an internal discussion at 

Evangeliums-Rundfunk to abandon the MCR mediumwave and SW txs (i.e. 

Roumoules and Fontbonne). They say that a hour of airtime on the Roumoules 

tx costs five times more than at Mainflingen and hope, that the current 

reconstruction of the Mainflingen facility will provide satisfactory 

coverage, enabling them to do without the expensice MCR tx. No explicit 

mention of SW by the quoted ERF official here, but it seems to me that the 

SW txions would be cancelled together with 1467 kHz. Note that the only 

remaining Fontbonne txion beside ERF German is English in the morning on 

9870 kHz. I can hardly imagine that TWR as customer and/or MCR as operator 

will bother to keep the site for such a minor usage. 

Die traditionelle Mittel- und Kurzwelle wird beim Evangeliums-Rundfunk 

immer mehr von Satellit und Kabel abgeloest. Dies geht aus Zahlen einer 

Hoererumfrage hervor, die der Evangeliums-Rundfunk in seinem Programmheft 

August veroeffentlicht hat: "Unsere neuste Hoererumfrage ergibnt, dass 

tatsaechlich ca. 45 % unserer Hoerer ERF Sendungen ueber Satellit 

empfangen, ca. 30 % ueber Mittelwelle Mainflingen und Monte Carlo, 15 % 

ueber Kurzwelle und ungefaehrt 19 % ueber Kabel (Mehrfachnennungen waren 

moeglich." Hartmut Diehl, Direktor Technik und Marketing und Mitglied der 

Missionsleitung, berichtet in dem zitierten Beitrag von internen 

Diskussionen ueber die Abschaltung der Mittel- und Kurzwelle Monte Carlo. 

"Eine Stunde ueber den MW-Sender in Monte Carlo kostet den ERF den 

fuenffachen Preis einer Stunde ueber die Sendeanlage in Mainflingen." 

Sobald die Erneuerung der Anlage in Mainflingen akzeptable Ergebnisse 

zeitigt, "hoffen wir, die MW-Ausstrahlungen ueber den teuren Sender in 

Monte Carlo einstellen zu koennen." Erstmals werden mit diesen Bemerkungen

die Freunde des ERF auf den Abschied von der seit 1961 eingesetzten TWR- 

Station in Monte Carlo vorbereitet. 

(Zitate aus Antenne Aug. 2005, S. 9 via ntt, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Aug 

12) 

NIGERIA 7275 R.Nigeria, Abuja, noted on 09 Aug at 1240-..., 

Vernancular, few talks, music; 15331. 


OMAN 15375 Oman in Arabic at 1415 UT with talks by YL, quranic verses 

1420 a song then ID, 33433 splash by RFE Tajik. nothing on 15140 kHz. July 

31. 


PAKISTAN [KASHMIR non] Radio Azad Kashmir (probably) on 6780 kHz at 

1350 UT with Urdu-like lang with words such as Azad Kashmir, Pakistan 

Jammu & Kashmir. At 1400 changes to Radio Pakistan on the same freq in 

Urdu. 

(Manikant Lodaya-IND vu2jro, Aug 16, WOR1284, dxld) 

see also under India, Kashmir... 

Frequency 6780 is being used by Radio Pakistan via Islamabad API-2 100 kW 

via a Quadrant antenna as follows [according to schedule] 

1215-1330 Kashmiri Service Pindi-I 

1350-1400 Balti News 

1420-1428 Sheena News 

No programme is listed between 1400 and 1420 UTC but maybe the frequency 

continues with a relay of one of the domestic Urdu sces? 


PARAGUAY 9736.9v R. Nac. del Paraguay, on Aug 14 at 0010-0033 & 0327- 

0431 UT, SP ballads, phone-in segments, many IDs, fair-good. 


9736.9 RNP, Asuncion, audible on 06 Aug at 0845-f/out 0905 UT, Spanish, 

songs; 15341. 


PERU 3375.1 R.San Antonio, Padua de Callalli, observed on 12 Aug at 

2245-..., Spanish (tent), talks, Indian songs & mx; 22341, dreadful uty. 

QRM, and best received via an on the ground K9AY loop. 

6520.3 R.Paucartambo, Paucartambo, audible on 04 Aug at 0057-0114, 

Quechua, talks, songs, TCs in Spanish; 45333. 

6536 R.Difusora Huancabamba, Huancabamba, logged on 04 Aug at 0105-0115, 

Spanish, talks; 25331. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 18) 

4886.6 R. Virgen del Carmen (pres), on Aug 13 at 1136-1151 UT, non-stop 

religious sce & singing, fair-poor. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Aug 14) 

RUSSIA Voice of Russia via Vladivostok on 7390 at 1459 UT. English 444, 

Aug 3, YL with an ID and IS at 1459 UT. Off the air at 1500 UT. 

(Stewart MacKenzie-USA, JPNpremium Aug 12) 

12065 R. Pacific Ocean, on Aug 14 at *0835-0900* UT, chimes IS, ID, usual 

Russian prgm'ing, some nice Russian songs, sign-off annt, followed by an 

En song (Elvis, with "A Thing Called Love") till off in mid-song, good. 


I wonder if the Russian tx you logged on 13855 with spurs is the same one 

that is used during the day on 13665. That also has spurs. Or maybe there

is a fault at the station that produces spurs when operating on 13 MHz. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 16) 

12130 Voice of Delina via Armavir. Aug 14 at 1832 to 1859* UT. Noted at 

tune-in with HoA mx, then into length commentary with some En phrases such 

as 'no Guarantees ... Peace, ... our kind' in the Trigrinya Language. 1852 

caught a nice Id as 'dmsi Delina ... democratica-al Eritrea' followed with 

a nice selection of Instrumental / Horn / flute HoA music by a local 

group. 1858 Female speaker with closing comments and gave the California 

Address for the Tesfa Delina Foundation, then sign-off. Signal was quick 

good but some interference from the swisher on 12120 kHz. 


Complete results of the 7th Russian DX Contest can be found at: 

 

This year we had 27 participants from eight countries (Russia, Ukraine, 

Austria, Belarus, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, and USA). Top three are 

listed below: 

1. Rolands Strautmalis, Latvia 

2. Magsum Galimov, Russia 

3. Alexander Sidorov, Ukraine. 

Thanks to all participants, as well as to all persons and organizations 

that provided prizes for the Contest! (Dmitry Mezin-RUS, hcdx Aug 13) 

DW Bonn DRM program via Moscow Taldom 0400-0600 UT 9690 kHz. 

Auf der Kurzwelle gibt es seit einigen Tagen eine neue Frequenz der DW, 

die nicht im Sendeplan auftaucht: 0400-0600 UTC auf 9690 kHz aus Taldom, 

was aber wohl nichts mit der IFA zu tun hat. 


Nach Angaben des Kommentators von RIA Novosti, Vasily Kononenko, sind die 

Hoererzahlen fuer Auslandssender drastisch zurueckgegangen. Eine Umfrage 

im Juni habe ergeben, dass Radio Liberty in Moskau mit 1,2 Prozent auf 

Platz 28 der Publikumsgunst lag, BBC Russisch auf Platz 33 (0,5 %) und 

Voice of America auf Platz 36 (0,4%). Als naheliegendste Gruende nannte 

Kononenko die groessere lokale Konkurrenz seit dem Fall des Sowjetregimes 

und die Verwendung von Mittelwelle statt UKW. "Aber es gibt auch andere 

Gruende. Russland kaempft seinen eigenen Krieg gegen den Terror. Das 

Publikum reagiert negativ auf die westliche Wortwahl, wenn etwa 

Terroristen, die Kinder in Beslan als Geiseln nehmen, als Rebellen 

bezeichnet werden. Wenn die westlichen Sender aber nicht mehr als 

Nachrichtenquelle ernst genommen werden, ist der Zusammenbruch der 

Hoererzahlen unvermeidlich." 

(RIA Novosti via RNW MN NL 10.8.2005; 


SAINT HELENA Gary sits on 1548, hoping to hear St.Helena for the first 

time in many a year. Soon he does get some audio from them and listens to 

adverts for a competition they are running. We last heard this old 

favourite in the 80s. Throughout the DXpedition we were also trying for 

Ascension on 1602 but that freq is quite messy with lots of burbling but 

nothing definite. Eventually I get an ID from R. Vitoria in Spain, but at 

no point did we even get a whiff of Ascension. 

(Vince Stevens-AFS, Seefontein 2 DX-pedition, dxing.info via dxld Aug 14) 

Another highlight for me was the reception of St.Helena on 1548 kHz - To 

the best of my knowledge, the 100 watt station was last received by yours 

truly and a few SA DXers, including Vince & John, during the excellent 

reception conditions of the middle/late 80's. The local annts brought back 

some great DX memories! Thanks to the directional beverage, the low power 

signal managed to appear with, and over Capitol Gold (UK), both on top of

a subdued local 10 kW Radio Islam which normally dominates on this 

frequency. Viz.: 

1548 kHz, at 2015 on July 26, Radio St. Helena Jamestown in English with 

station ID by male announcer followed by pop mx. Also heard at 2144 hours 

with local annts by female presenter including: "... The radio quiz on 

Radio St. Helena continues this week and the winner will receive ten 

pounds ..." Also heard on July 28th at 0000 hours with BBC nx relay, poor 

with occasional fair peaks sharing with Capitol Gold, London - only slight 

intermittent QRM from Radio Islam at this time. 

(Vince Stevens-AFS, Seefontein 2 DX-pedition, dxing.info via dxld Aug 14) 

SAUDI ARABIA Second prgr in Ar: 0300-0855 9675 and 0856-1655 11855 (but 

no heard 9580); 

Call of Islam (not "Voice of Islam") 1500-1700 15315, 15435. 

Three (maybe more) central bulletins of nx of BSKSA in Ar observed1130- 

1145 11935, 17615, 17805, 21495, 21705 1400-1408 17895, 21460, 21505, 

21640 1800-1815 9555, 9870, 11740, 11820, 11915. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 6-11) 

Propagation has been awful on many mornings but I noticed an improvement 

today. There was a nice signal coming from Saudi on 9675 which is 100% // 

with 11855 kHz - this was also audible but with low modulation at 0630 UT. 

So Rumen Pankov has got it wrong somehow. And today I could also hear the 

ARS Koran programme on 9715 - weak but // 15380 kHz. 


15380 BSKSA, Riyadh, at 1200-1330 on Aug 02, joint program by the 

General Service and Holy Qur'an with live txion from the simple funeral 

sce in a mosque in Riyadh of King Fahd, heard // 17895, 21505, 21600 and 

21640. Qur'an recitations, report from the arrival of Muslim dignities, 

ID, special call to prayer for the late King, 1245 interviews and report 

while the body was carried to the public al-Od cemetery and buried, 1303 

ID and a prayer for the new King Abdullah ben Abdel Aziz. 44444. 


SOUTH AFRICA [CLANDESTINE] 7380 Voice of Biafra International via 

Sentech, South Africa. On Aug 6 at 2103(S/on)-2115 UT. SINPO 35333. 

Carrier continued till 2103, then s/on with chorus sounded like hymn till 

2105, then ID in English as "You are listening to the Voice of Biafra 

International broadcast, coming to you from Washington DC, transmitting on 

7380 kHz freq equivalent to 41 mb." Prayer followed. ID again at 2109 UT, 

then talk by a man. 


11690 BBCWS via JORDAN? 

What is the world is going on with R. Jordan on 11690? Sat Aug 13 at 1515 

I hear play-by-play sports in British English, sounds just like the BBC! 

It IS the BBC WS // 12095 and synchronized, unlike 9740. 

I was in a hurry to get this posted so others could check it out. Then I 

looked up 11690 in HFCC A-05 and found: 

11690 1500 1700 48SW,52NE,53NW MEY 500 5 2703-301005 G BBC MER 

So BBC is on the books via South Africa during this bihour but how come we 

have only been hearing Jordan previously? Was this BBC txion just 

activated? And is Jordan off the air or just not propagating, as 

conditions are below normal. 

11690 MEY - former 9750 kHz entries in HFCC A05 in March 2005: 

11690 1500-1530 smtwtfs BBC Meyerton 500 005 English E AF HR 4/3/0.5 

11690 1530-1615 smtwtfs BBC Meyerton 500 005 Swahili E AF HR 4/3/0.5

11690 1615-1630 smtwt.. BBC Meyerton 500 005 Swahili E AF HR 4/3/0.5 

11690 1615-1700 .....fs BBC Meyerton 500 005 English E AF HR 4/3/0.5 

11690 1630-1700 smtwt.. BBC Meyerton 500 005 Krwanda/Krundi E AF HR 

4/3/0.5 

... and instead on MEY 21490 kHz in B-05 season. (wb, dxld Aug 13) 

So maybe BBCWS just replaced 9750 with 11690. Jordan is in for a bad time, 

this added to RTTY and HCJB QRM earlier. If BBC English is only for half 

an hour at 1500, that must be frustrating for the sports addicts on 

Saturdays. A prime example of how different propagation can be some 2 

megameters away, a few mins later: 


Radio Jordan, 11690, tune up to avoid RTTY at 1528 UT Aug 13 with English 

pop tunes from the like of Elton John, Shania Twain etc. IDs like "Hits 

from the past and present, 96.3 FM" and "Radio Jordan 96.3 FM". Two time 

pips to 1600 Newscast. The main points were repeated at 1607 followed by 

contact addresses and e-mails. Local Jordanian weather at 1608 then back 

to 96.3 FM at 1609 after time check. (Mick Delmage-Alb-CAN, dxld Aug 13) 

SPAIN/CANARY ISLS 15110 (Noblejas). REE special program from Canary Isls 

Mon-Fri 1510 UT 21700 17850 17760 15585 15385 11815, and 9765 kHz. 

1510 UTC Sat 17660 15385 kHz. 2105 UTC Mon-Fri 17850 15110 11815 11625 

9765, and 7275 kHz. 2205 UTC Sat 17850 15110 11815 9765, and 7275 kHz. 

Radio Exterior de Espana, Espanoles en la Mar, Apartado 1233, 38080 Santa 

Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, Espana. 

Radio Exterior de Espana. Recibida carta desde las Islas Canarias 

conteniendo carta QSL con datos completos, firmada por v/s Mary Cortes, 

productora del programa "Espanoles en la Mar", asi como pegatinas 

"stickers" y carta de agradecimiento, pidiendo disculpas por la tardanza 

en responder, en la que dice que por estar enferma durante tres meses, el 

programa "Espanoles en la Mar"estuvo fuera del aire durante ese tiempo, 

pero que ya esta de nuevo en antena, asi como que tiene la correspondencia 

atrasada.Termina diciendo que espera que siga enviando informes y 

colabarondo con el programa. Tardaron en contestar 75 dias y la carta se 

envio a: 

El programa "Espanoles en la Mar", que se produce en las Islas Canarias, y 

que tiene una duracion de 50 minutos, es transmitido por Radio Exterior de 

Espana en los siguientes horarios y frecuencias: 

1510 UTC de Lunes a Viernes por 21700, 17850, 17760, 15585, 15385, 11815 y 

9765 kHz. 

1510 UTC Sabados por 17660 y 15385 kHz. 2105 UTC de Lunes a Viernes por 

17850, 15110, 11815, 11625, 9765 y 7275 kHz. 2205 UTC Sabados por 17850, 

15110, 11815, 9765 y 7275 kHz. 

(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx Aug 13) 

SUDAN 9505 Radio Omdurman. On Aug 6 at 1655-1705 UT. SINPO 44433. 

Telephone interview in Arabic. Sudanese mx at 1656 UT, ID was given at 

1701 as "...Omdurman, Idha'at gumhuriya as Sudan.", followed by news. 

Audio was interrupted at 1703 UT. 


7200 SNBC, Omdurman, at *0302-0430 UT on Aug 01 and 04, phone-in program 

in Arabic with light instrumental mx and frequent mentions of Sudan, 0400 

ID and news, 45444. From *0430 covered by R Bulgaria. Nothing was heard on 

9505 kHz. It was also heard on 7200 kHz at 2105 UT on Jul 31 with Arabic 

programs and Nubian mx. 

(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, and Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Aug 10)

SYRIA/USA There have been reports that the old contact address for Radio 

Free Syria, the Reform Party of Syria's address in Potomac, MD (USA) is no 

longer valid. The party's website, 

gives this new address for their headquarters: 

Suite 400. 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20004, USA. 


TAIWAN 11940 Trans World Broadcasting Ministry via Taipei. Full data 

QSL Cards, one in English and the other in Chinese, with my own Prepared 

Cards, signed and stamped. Also Listed the Transmitter site with power 

(Taipei - 100 kW's) Also sent a accompanying letter apologizing for the 

poor English, with station History and Information. This for a Postal 

report to this address: 

Trans World Broadcasting Ministry, 467 Chih Sien 1st Rd. 7/F, Kaohsiung 

800, Taiwan, Republic of China. Reply in 62 days. 

v/s: Dau-Sheng Chu. 

(Edward Kusalik-CAN, DXplorer Aug 12) 

TANZANIA [Zanzibar and non] 6015 / 11735 "Voice of Tanzania Zanzibar". 

Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar 11735 at tune in 1700 Aug 14 with nx in lang(?) 

[Swahili reported] with many mentions of Dar es Salaam. Probably nx 

datelines. At 1715 definite ID for Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam. 

Listening to 1800 when they went into English nx after time pips. ID as 

Radio Spice-FM. The nx featured items from Zanzibar, followed by African 

nx and then World news. The main headlines were repeated at 1809 and they 

returned to lang at 1810. Tremendous signal, 454. HUGE signal this morning 

and continues past 1820 UT. (Mick Delmage-Alb-CAN, dxld Aug 14) 

11735 R.Tanzania-Zanzibar, Dole, logged on 09 Aug at 1545-1611, Swahili, 

oriental songs, ID, newscast; 34443, adjc. QRM. 

5050.1 R.Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, audible on 03 Aug at 1825-1855, 

Swahili, talks, mx, african tunes; 45433. 


5050.09 R Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam, at 2044-2100* on Jul 31, Swahili, pop- 

music, nx headlines, ID, Dar-es-Salaam mentioned several times. 33232. 

(Bjarke Vestesen-DEN, dswci DXW Aug 10) 

TURKEY At 0700 the TRT Ankara IS was heard on 9675 and it started on the 

hour in a unid. lang which I believe was their Georgian sce, normally on 

listed 9760. There was no txion audible on that freq so someone forgot to 

adjust the tx!!! 

[9760 Emirler, 500 kW 72deg Georgian. 9675 is used for Russian sce 1700- 

1755 on 9675, wb.] 

Also on 9675 I could hear a ditter using USB but the dit tones were 

different to the one loudly audible on 11760LSB. And when I checked for 

9704 I found more UTE activity on about 9706 - difficult to tell the exact 

frequency. This one had a digital signal on USB and RTTY on the LSB! I 

wonder why these txions are in the bc band? 


UGANDA 4976 R.Uganda, Kampala, noted on 15 Aug at 2212-2223, 

Vernancular, African songs; 45433, but noisy audio and distorted 

modulation. 


UNID Can anybody hear ANYthing on 9170.010 kHz? Unid faded in 1730, 

still ON at 1850z (at N-floor level) Theoretical chances have beeb 

increased since CNR6 closed (-1800*). But seems they're just chances not 

more ;) I think it's very likely an harmonic from MW (east Asia?). 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Aug 17)

Nothing heard here Aug 18 at 1801 UT, after CNR (S=4-5 fair signal) 

closed, wb. 

UNID 1550.2 (as I previously reported too) Silent carrier noted again 

on 09 Aug at 2149-...; 33442, adjc. QRM & Brazilian stn audible 

underneath. Some DF with my Beverages and on the ground K9AY indicate it's 

probably coming from the SoWest, but it still remains to be ascertained 

whether it's W.Sahara, which, by the way, continues active on 700 & 7460 

- and if it really is the Polisario, then the level of this signal is well 

below the one they had on 1550.0 kHz. 


U.K. SRS on 17660 kHz adds an extra hour. Sudan Radio Service (studios 

in Nairobi - transmitted via VT) has added an extra hour to its evening 

txion, following the death of Sudanese Vice-President John Garang. The 

station is now on the air at 1400-1800 (formerly 1500-1800) UT on 17660 

kHz (Monday-Friday only). This schedule extension is for the period 9 

August to 9 September. 

The morning txion continues at 0300-0500 on 11665 kHz and 0500-0600 on 

15325 kHz (again, Monday-Friday only). (Chris Greenway-UK, dxld Aug 10) 

17660 WOF 250 kW 140 deg, 11665 RMP 500 125, 15325 WOF 300 126. 

Cland 15550[sic 15500] Salan Watandar (pres) talks by OM and YL 1324 abt 

Pakistan, Kabul mentions of BAsjhkir, technicians. Khabar Boshet then a 

program mof mixed talks and hindic type songs. July 31. 


RMP 500kW 95deg Persian/Dari 

U.S.A. /HAWAII Updated summer schedule of DX-ing With Cumbre as July 

29: 

Fri 2105 11765 HRA 250 kW / 090 deg Angel 5, cancelled 

Sat 0230 5850 HRA 250 kW / 060 deg Angel 5, additional 

0330 17510 WHR 100 kW / 300 deg Angel 3 

0500 7315 HRI 250 kW / 152 deg Angel 1 


0700 9510 WHR 100 kW / 225 deg Angel 4, cancelled 

0730 7315 HRI 250 kW / 152 deg Angel 1, cancelled 

7465 HRI 250 kW / 042 deg Angel 2, cancelled 

0900 9510 WHR 100 kW / 225 deg Angel 4, cancelled 

1230 11785 HRI 250 kW / 315 deg Angel 1, cancelled 

1930 15285 HRI 250 kW / 173 deg Angel 1 

Sun 0500 9510 WHR 100 kW / 225 deg Angel 4 

1500 11555 WHR 100 kW / 285 deg Angel 3 



Mon 0230 5850 HRA 250 kW / 060 deg Angel 5 



Updated summer A-05 schedule for Voice of America: 

AFAN/OROMO 1600-1630 11705 11790 15205 Mon-Fri 

ALBANIAN 0500-0530 1215 11805 11825 13615 

1600-1630 9575 13740 17725 

1830-1900 1458 9840 15145 

AMHARIC 1800-1830 11895 13670 13835 Mon-Fri 

1800-1900 11895 13670 13835 Sat/Sun

ARABIC# 0400-0800 990 1260 1548 

0800-1500 990 1548 

1500-1600 990 1260 1548 

1600-0400 990 1260 1431 1548 

AZERI 1730-1800 9740 11670 15245 

BANGLA 0130-0200 11735 15165 17780 

1600-1700 1575 7430 9740 11835 

BOSNIAN 2130-2200 792 Mon-Fri 

BURMESE 1130-1200 1575 9720 11850 15225 

1430-1500 1575 5955 7155 9720 

2330-2400 6185 9505 11840 15220 

CANTONESE 1300-1500 1170 7115 9355 11865 

CHINESE 0000-0100 7190 9545 11830 11925 15150 15385 17765 

0100-0200 9545 11830 11925 15150 15385 17765 

0200-0300 9545 11830 11925 15385 17765 

0700-0900 12010 13610 13720 13740 15160 15250 17855 21540 

21705 

0900-1000 11825 11895 12010 13610 13720 13740 15160 15250 

15665 17855 

1000-1100 9575 11825 11895 12010 13610 13740 15160 15230 

15250 15665 17855 

1100-1200 1170 6110 9575 11785 11825 11965 11990 12040 

15250 

1200-1230 6110 9845 11785 11825 11965 11990 12040 15250 

1230-1300 6110 9845 11785 11805 11825 11965 12040 15250 

1300-1330 6110 9845 11785 11805 11965 11990 12040 

1330-1400 6110 9845 11785 11805 11825 11965 11990 12040 

1400-1500 6110 9770 9845 11805 11965 11990 12040 

2200-2300 7150 7190 7200 9510 9545 11925 13775 

CREOLE 1130-1200 11890 11925 15360 Mon-Fri 

1630-1700 15390 17565 21555 

2100-2130 11895 13725 21555 

CROATIAN 0430-0500 756 792 1458 5965 11855 

1830-1900 7175 15170 

DARI& 0130-0230 972 1296 11995 12140 

1500-1530 972 1296 12140 15090 

1630-1730 972 1296 12140 15090 

1800-1830 972 1296 12140 15090 

1930-2030 972 1296 12140 

ENGLISH 0000-0030 1575 1593 7215 12140 15185 15290 17820 

0030-0100 1575 1593 7215 9780 11760 15185 15290 17740 

17820 

0100-0130 7115 9885 11705 11725 

0130-0200 7115 7405 9775 9885 11705 11725 13740 Mon-Fri 

0130-0200 7115 9885 11705 11725 Sat/Sun 

0200-0300 7115 9885 11705 11725 Mon-Fri 

0300-0330 909 1530 4930 6080 7290 7340 9885 12080 

17895 

0330-0400 909 1530 4930 6080 7290 9885 12080 17895 

0400-0430 909 1530 4930 4960 6080 7290 9575 9885 

11835 12080 17895 

0430-0500 909 4930 4960 6080 7290 9575 11835 12080 

17895 

0500-0600 909 4930 6080 6180 7290 12080 13645

0600-0700 909 1530 6080 6180 7290 12080 13645 

0700-0900 6080 7290 13645 

0900-1100 9520 15205 17745 

1100-1130 9520 15205 17745 Mon-Fri 

1100-1130 1575 9520 15205 17745 Sat/Sun 

1130-1200 9520 15205 17745 

1200-1230 1170 6160 9645 9760 15240 

1230-1300 6160 9645 9760 15240 

1300-1400 9645 9760 

1400-1500 6160 7125 9760 15265 

1500-1530 6160 7125 9580 9590 9760 9825 9845 9850 

12040 

13690 15195 15445 15550 15580 17715 Mon-Fri 

1500-1530 1575 6160 7125 9580 9590 9760 9825 9845 

9850 

12040 13690 15195 15445 15550 15580 17715 Sat/Sun 

1530-1600 1575 6160 9590 7125 9760 9825 9845 9850 

12040 

15195 15445 15550 15580 17715 

1600-1700 909 1170 1530 4930 6160 7125 9700 9760 

9825 

9850 12080 13600 15195 15410 15445 15580 17895 

1700-1740 1170 1575 6160 7125 9345 9850 15410 15580 

Mon-Fri 

1700-1740 6160 7125 9345 9850 15410 15580 Sat/Sun 

1740-1800 909 1170 1575 4930 6160 7125 9345 9850 

11975 15410 15580 17895 Mon-Fri 

1740-1800 909 4930 6160 7125 9345 9850 11975 15410 

15580 17895 Sat/Sun 

1800-1900 909 4930 9850 11975 15410 15580 17895 

1900-2000 909 4930 4940 6040 9670 9850 11975 13635 

13670 15410 15445 15580 17895 

2000-2030 909 1530 4930 4940 6040 9670 9850 11975 

13635 13670 15410 15445 

2030-2100 909 1530 4930 6040 9670 9850 11975 12140 

13635 13670 15410 15445 Mon-Fri 

2030-2100 909 1530 4930 4940 9850 11975 12140 13670 

15410 15445 Sat/Sun 

2100-2200 909 1530 4930 11975 12140 13670 15410 15445 

2200-2230 1593 7215 12140 15185 15290 15305 17740 17820 

2230-2300 1575 1593 7215 9570 12140 13755 15145 15185 

15290 15305 17740 17820 Fri/Sat 

2230-2300 1593 7215 9570 12140 13755 15145 15185 15290 

15305 17740 17820 Sun-Thu 

2300-2330 1593 1575 7215 7260 12140 13725 15185 15290 

15305 17740 17820 Fri/Sat 

2300-2330 1593 7215 7260 12140 13725 15185 15290 15305 

17740 17820 Sun-Thu 

2330-2400 1593 1575 7215 12140 15185 15290 15305 17740 

17820 Fri/Sat 

2330-2400 7215 12140 15185 15290 15305 17740 17820 Sun-Thu 

FRENCH 0530-0600 1530 4960 6035 6095 9885 13710 Mon-Fri 

0600-0630 4960 6035 6095 9885 13710 Mon-Fri 

1830-2000 1530 9815 9830 12080 15730 17785 

2000-2030 9815 9830 11720 12080 15730 

2030-2100 9815 9830 11720 12080 15730 Sat/Sun 

2100-2130 9815 9830 11720 12035 12080 Mon-Fri 

GEORGIAN 1530-1600 11805 15475 17870 

HAUSA 0500-0530 1530 4960 6035 6095 9885 

1500-1530 9710 11990 13745 

1800-1830 1530 4940 9565 11955 17785 Sat/Sun

2030-2100 4940 9815 9830 11720 12080 15730 Mon-Fri 

HINDI 0030-0100 7430 9560 11820 

1600-1700 7260 9315 12155 

INDONESIAN 0000-0030 9535 11805 15145 15205 

1100-1130 9700 9890 12010 

1130-1230 7260 9700 9890 12010 

1230-1300 9700 9890 12010 

1400-1500 13620 15105 15490 Thu-Sat 

2200-2330 7225 9535 9620 11805 15205 

2330-2400 7225 9535 11805 15205 

KHMER 1330-1430 1575 5955 7155 9680 

2200-2230 1575 6060 7130 7260 13725 

KINYARWANDA 0330-0430 6095 7340 13725 

1600-1630 11705 11790 15205 Sat 

KOREAN 1300-1400 648 7215 7235 11740 

1400-1500 7215 7235 11740 

2000-2030 6060 7125 9510 

2030-2100 6060 7125 9510 15470 

KURDISH 0400-0500 7115 9730 11980 

1300-1400 1593 9695 9825 15245 

1600-1700 15470 15545 17745 

1800-1900 9625 11905 15545 

1900-2000 1593 

LAOTIAN 1230-1300 1575 6030 7225 9545 11930 

NDEBELE 1720-1740 909 4930 11975 17895 

PASHTO& 0030-0130 972 1296 11995 12140 

1430-1500 972 1296 12140 15090 

1530-1630 972 1296 12140 15090 

1730-1800 972 1296 12140 15090 

1830-1930 972 1296 12140 

PERSIAN 0200-0300 9840 11660 17855 

1600-1700 6040 9670 11760 

1700-1800 1593 6040 9680 11740 

1800-1900 648 1593 6040 9680 11740 

PORTUGUESE 0430-0500 1530 6095 7340 9885 13725 

1700-1730 1530 9565 12080 17785 

1730-1800 1530 9565 9815 12080 15730 17785 

1800-1830 1530 9565 9815 12080 15730 17785 Mon-Fri 

RUSSIAN 1300-1400 11725 15130 15205 15215 17720 17730 

1700-1800 6105 7220 9520 9615 11935 15370 

1800-1900 6105 7220 9520 9615 11885 11935 

SERBIAN 0530-0600 1458 11805 11825 13615 

1930-2000 792 9705 11910 15280 

2100-2130 756 7210 11885 11910 Mon-Fri 

SHONA 1700-1720 909 4930 11975 17895 

SPANISH 0100-0200 9560 9735 9885 11815 13760 

1100-1130 9535 11925 13790 

1130-1200 9535 13790 

1200-1230 7370 11890 13770 15360

SWAHILI 1630-1700 9815 13670 15730 

1700-1730 9815 13670 15730 Mon-Fri 

TIBETAN 0000-0100 7200 7255 11690 11875 

0400-0600 15265 15490 17665 17770 

1400-1500 6030 11705 11975 15680 

TIGRINA 1630-1700 11705 11790 15205 Mon-Fri 

TURKISH 0330-0400 792 7205 9510 11780 Mon-Fri 

1030-1100 11735 13795 17670 Mon-Fri 

1800-1900 792 9385 11925 15235 

UKRAINIAN 0400-0430 7265 9680 12015 Mon-Fri 

2000-2015 7230 9715 11840 Sat/Sun 

2000-2030 7230 9715 11840 Mon-Fri 

URDU* 0100-0200 972 7155 9835 11805 

1400-1500 972 9510 11790 15170 15345 

1500-1700 972 

1700-1800 972 9315 11905 12155 

1800-0100 972 

UZBEK 1500-1530 801 11515 11780 15390 

VIETNAMESE 1300-1330 1575 5955 9505 9720 

1500-1600 1170 5955 6120 7195 9780 

2230-2330 6060 7130 7260 13725 

# Radio Sawa 

& Radio Ashna 

* Radio Aap Ki Dunyaa 


WRMI is still carrying WRN during certain hours; on Wed Aug 17 at 1409 UT 

a weak signal on 7385 was talking about Israel, but in a reasonable tone 

of voice you don't get from gospel huxters, especially Brother Scare. 

Signal actually improved at 1420 recheck when talking about Cologne what 

else but DW, even after moving to the suburb of Bonn. I hope the city 

fathers in Koeln realize how DW put that city on the world map. At 1440 UT 

recheck it was R. Sweden, both in accordance with the WRN North America 

schedule. As of Aug 17, the new WRMI program schedule still has not been 

posted at 


Dear Allen and Glenn: As you know, our new programming to Cuba that began 

this week is causing us to reduce the number of hours we broadcast to 

North America substantially. On weekends, we are going to be transmitting 

to Cuba/Latin America from 5-9 am, 12 noon-4 pm and 6 pm-12 midnight 

Eastern Time on 9955 kHz. So for afternoons and evenings, that only leaves 

us a two-hour window from 4-6 pm ET to North America on 7385 kHz. 

Therefore, we will move the DX programs up to that time block as of this 

coming Saturday the 20th. Specifically: 

2100 UT Sat World of Radio 7385 kHz. 2130 UT Sat DX Party Line 7385 kHz. 

I am also hoping to get both programs on Sunday mornings somewhere around 

1400 UT on the same freq to North America. It may not happen this weekend, 

but hopefully by the next. We are also now airing Glenn's Spanish DX 

program Mundo Radial Sundays at 2345 UT on 9955 kHz to Latin America, and 

I am hoping a half-hour space will open up so we can get the DXPL on the 

Latin American beam as well. 

I am sorry about these sudden changes, but as you know we have needed a

financial shot in the arm, which this new Cuban programming is giving us, 

and that will enable us to do a lot more things in the long run, such as 

get the second tx on air. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA, WRMI, dxld Aug 17) 

UZBEKISTAN R Tashkent Intl - 5060 kHz. (x5025?) 

Radio Tashkent International now using 5060 khz (ex 5025 kHz) for their 

half hourly English broadcasts at 2030 and 2130 UTC. Also announced // 

9715 and 11905 in their sign-on annt - neither audible here. Very strong 

signal yesterday (15 Aug) and today - probably the strongest on 60 metres 

here. 

Feature yesterday evening on the "Uzbekistan-Switzerland Friendship 

Society". According to their announcer yesterday, Radio Tashkent has 120 

such "Friendship clubs". Met up with Chris Greenway in the "Prince of 

Wales" this evening, who by strange coincidence had also tuned into 

exactly the same broadcast from Tashkent yesterday evening. On the basis 

of this, maybe we could form a Radio Tashkent - Caversham Friendship 

Society? 

(Alan Pennington-UK, BDXC-UK Aug 16) 

5060 (x5025). Das muesste somit auch fuer die Deutsch-Stunde 1935 bis 2027 

UTC gelten? 

Dann waere die Uganda Frequenz zur weiteren Beobachtung frei... 

Tashkent: // 11905, aber im Sommer nicht auf der (dritten) Winterfrequenz 

9545. 

73 wb, Aug 16 

YEMEN 6135 R Sanaa, Yemen, at 0420 on Aug 07, Arabic annmt, 23332, 

fading out, in the clear until co-channel BBC Meyerton appeared 0425, 

exactly on same frequency, // 9779.48 kHz. 

(Martien van Groot-HOL, dswci DXW Aug 10) 

(pres) 6135 at 1434 UT with imam praying signal 24332 on Aug 7th at 1435 

UT with Arab songs and 14432. Aug 1&7 using De1102. 


ZAMBIA 4965 Christian Voice, Lusaka, logged on 08 Aug at 2221-2232, 

English, preaching prgr; 25332, so worse than typical. 


ZIMBABWE 6600 ZBC, Gweru, at 0402 on Aug 02, Vernacular nx after usual 

drums on hour, also noted here at 1906 on same day, in clear after 

presumed co-channel Voice of the People sign-off; still on this new freq 

Aug 03, 04 (morning only), back on 6612 Aug 04 (evening), 05, 06, then 

again on 6600 Aug 07 at 0400, so does this imply that there is also a 

nominal on 3300?, poor. (Martien Groot-HOL, dswci DXW Aug 10) 

Heard on 6612 at 0155-0315, Aug 09, Vernacular annt with Afropop, 25232. 


6612 R. Zimbabwe (pres), on Aug 14 at 0435-0502 UT, woman talking in Afr. 

lang. over background Afr. mx, played one Afr. pop song in EG ("We Love 

You"), ToH drums, fair-poor, heard no ID. Especially good night for 

Africa. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Aug 14) 

Radio Zimbabwe, 3306 & on harmonic 6612 at 0530, heard here in Zimbabwe, 

12 Aug. 

The harmonic 6612, as I mentioned earlier is as strong as the original 

3306 frequency. Checked reported 6600 and 3300 for any signal but nothing 

heard at this time but will check again evenings.

Radio Zimbabwe's SW tx on 90m is located in central Zimbabwe at 

Guineafowl, Gweru; has been known in the past to air on 3306 or 3300 so it 

seems a tx tuning error is the factor here that somedays the harmonic airs 

on 6612 and others on 6600. 

Voice of the People to Zimbabwe from RN Madagascar, which airs daily on 

7120, 1700-1800 is the only freq and time monitored for this station. It 

is not currently being affected by any Radio Zimbabwe interference nor any 

jamming by the facilities which previously jammed SW Radio Africa off the 

air. (David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld Aug 12) 

URGENT As of 1700, Sat 13 Aug, V. of the People, 7120 [via Madagascar] is 

jammed by Zimbabwean facilities. The same Chinese retro jammer in use, 

severe. Confirmed jamming by another local monitor. 

(David Pringle-Wood, Harare-ZWE, dxld Aug 13) 

DXers meeting at IFA - International Berlin Radio and TV Exhibition. 

Anlaesslich der IFA in Berlin, findet am Sonnabend, dem 03.09.2005, ein 

Hoerertreffen im Preussischen Landwirtshaus, Flatowallee 23, gegenueber 

S-Bahnhof Olympiastadion, ab 17.00 Uhr Ortszeit statt. 

On Saturday Sept 3rd, 2005, at Preussisches Landwirtshaus, location: 

Flatowallee 23, opposite Subway-station Olympiastadion [Olympic stadium], 

at 1700 hrs CEST-local time [1500 UT]. 

(Thomas Kubaczewski-D, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 5) 

DNAT - 37. Deutsch-Niederlaendische-Amateurfunker-Tage. 

Mr. Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK of Sri Lanka is invited by DARC to speak on 

their club's Tsunami Relief activities and will get the award "Golden 

Antenna 2005" for RSSL Ham Radio Assoc. on August 25th. 

Die 37. Deutsch-Niederlaendischen-Amateurfunker-Tage sind vom 25. bis 28. 

August in Bad Bentheim. Neben zahlreichen Treffen gibt es zwei 

Fachvortraege in den Raeumen der oertlichen Realschule, auf deren Gelaende 

sich auch der Flohmarkt befindet. Am Samstag um 13 Uhr [MESZ-CEST] 

referiert Bernd Mischlewski, DF2ZC, ueber EME-Verbindungen mit dem 

Programm WSJT. Anschliessend berichtet ab 14 Uhr [MESZ-CEST] Peter Zenker, 

DL2FI, ueber den 4-Band-Transceiver Blue-Cool-Radio der DL-QRP-AG. 

Weitere Informationen bekommen Sie auf der Webseite oder in 

der CQ DL 7/05 auf Seite 499 bzw. bei Siegfried Prill, DC9XU, per Telefon 

(0 59 23) 40 10 oder E-Mail 

DX, Media, Letterbox Program List A-05, Version 7 updated 

see under WWDX Club Germany website 

 

click 

"List of SWL/Media Programmes in English and German" for the A05 period 

(27/03/2005 - 30/10/2005) in PDF format (Adobe Reader), 

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ALGERIA 7460. Based on a request from Wolfy...here's the translation of 

the Audi file of RASD West Saharan Radio recorded by Carlos Goncalves in 

Lisbon Portugal. 

The file starts with the National Anthem of the Sahrawy Rep. (52") 

followed by an ID of the station "Idhaat aljamhureya alarabya alsahraweya 

aldemokratia" in our central studios, the best thing to start our evening 

transmission with is the recitation of Holy Quran and some of the book of 

Allah by the chanter Abd Alrahman Alsoudees hope Allah would make us 

benefited by it. (1'18) then a Quran recitation starts. 

all the best my friend. 

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 22) 

ARGENTINA 6214.1 Radio Baluarte (ARG) um 2248 UT mit Predigt in 

Portug., ab 2300 UTC ID und Px in Spansich. 24322. 


ARMENIA 1377 on 18 Aug, at 1655-1700 UT , heard Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo 

on 1377 kHz. Tx signed off at 1700 UT. Fair reception. 

(open_dx - Andrey Burlaka, Simferopol-UKR, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

Heard it on 1377 kHz this week, too - but at a bit later time. Nx and 

program "Sevodnya v mire" (The World Today) were on the air at 1700-1715 

UT. I didn't hear an ID, because didn't listen continuously, but moved

through the dial. Signal disappeared at 1715, and after five mins of 

silence TWR interval signal showed up. Vasily Guliayev reported in open_dx 

that TWR programs are here at 1725-1825. 

Transmitter is located in Armenia - and obviously there is no strict 

schedule of Sodruzhestvo relay. 

(open_dx - Dmitry Mezin-RUS, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

1377 - Voice of Russia, Sodruzhestvo channel, in Russian 1377 kHz (600 

kW): 1600-1900 ("Club DX" # 740, VOR 30.5.2005) "RUS-DX" # 143 - A 1377 

1800- Trans World Radio via Gavar, Armenia? In Persian. So the Sodruzhesto 

relay was just a test for this? 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, ARC MvEko July 11) 

AUSTRALIA 13685 CVC (former Voice International), on 16 Aug at 1131 UT, 

in English. Recharge show: easy chat and mx requests. SINPO 44444. 

Parallel 13635 kHz came weaker, 34433. 

(Dmitry Mezin-RUS, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

New History Material at 

Under "Articles, Research, etc.," "Recordings": Every SWL who was 

listening from the late 1940s to 1980 remembers the Radio Australia 

mailbag program, which was hosted by Keith Glover for 25 of those years. 

Here is a recording of the last mailbag show, aired on December 28, 1980. 

It's hard to believe that that date was itself 25 years ago. 

(Jerry Berg-NY-USA, DXplorer Aug 21) 

AUSTRIA CVC (Christian Voice) did from Aug 12 to Aug 17 additional DRM 

tests not only via Moosbrunn (1100-1300 on 11815) but also from Juelich 

(1000-1300 on 6065), both towards the UK. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 19) 

BELGIUM The people who live in the vicinity of the VRT tx masts along 

the Drijpikkelstraat in Wolvertem are disgusted by the uncertainty. For 

years they have had to put up with all kinds of electrical equipment 

acting up in the strangest ways and now they have begun to wonder about 

the health risks. Now that the VRT have applied for an environmental 

licence for the next twenty years the neighbours are angrily demanding 

clarity once and for all. "We want a public meeting about the contents of 

the licence and the health risks". 

The VRT uses the tx masts for the broadcasts of Radio 1 and Radio 

Vlaanderen International on Medium Wave. They have been along the 

Drijpikkelstraat for thirty years. 

(Media Magazine, The Netherlands. Translated from the BrDXC Bulletin, 

via Chris Stacey, BDXC-UK, via Sept MW Nx via dxld Aug 23) 

On three nights during August VRT kept 927 kHz on air all night 

broadcasting Radio 1. This was to provide coverage whilst FM txs in Egem 

were off air for maintenance. 

(Herman Boel-BEL, Sept Medium Wave Nx via dxld Aug 23) 

BENIN In early 2004, Trans World Radio obtained a license to broadcast 

on medium wave from Benin. The protestant radio ministry hopes to be on 

the air with a 100 kW transmitter in November 2005. Now, TWR and HCJB 

World Radio, another international Christian broadcaster, plan to expand 

the scale of the station to short wave. This would finally to fill the gap 

left by the destruction of missionary radio station ELWA Monrovia during 

Liberia's civil war. More information can be found at: 

 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 19) 

CANADA? VT Merlin test txion 5/24/05; 6040 kHz; SINPO 44343; 0207-

0223+UT. 

Unknown tx site. Loop of mx with annt "You are listening to a test txion 

by VT Merlin communications, a leading provider of international broadcast 

sces. If you would like to find out more about us, please visit www. 

vtplc. com /Merlin" 

Coming less well than 5975 kHz. BBC (44444) from Montsinery. 

(Mark Taylor, dxld Aug 24) 

Most likely the usual loop annmt of Merlin operating room in London; on- 

air switch-over at Sackville-CAN, 250 kW unit leaves 9790 at 0200 UT, for 

6040 kHz which is scheduled to start at 0300 UT. 

9790 0100-0200 6, 7 SAC 250 277 CAN CRI RTC 

6040 0300-0330 7E,8 SAC 250 240 CAN RCI RCI 

all other 250 kW units remain more or less on their freqs at this time 

span, like 5960, 6010, 6100, 9560, 9755, 11990. (wb., Aug 24) 

CHINA 6937 Yunnan PBS (pres) on Aug 13 at 1637-1653* UT. 34443 Chinese, 

Chinese talk, 1653 UT sign off. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 19) 

CUBA The website of Radiocuba, the national tx network operator (which 

a.o. provides the SW facilities for Radio Habana) now contains contact 

info for the enterprise's three international transmitting centers in 

Bauta, Bejucal and Quivican: 

 


DRM IFA Berlin exhibition fair on Sept 2nd to 7th, 2005. 

see also website in English: 

 

DRM mode txion series on longwave 177 kHz via Oranienburg tx site on the 

occasion of IFA - Berlin International Consumer Electronics trade fair - 

will start in end of August again, like two years ago. [Most likely DLR 

Berlin program. wb.] 

Exact DRM mode time schedule is not known yet. Hopefully will carry pure 

DRM txion mode during this event season, not 'silly' [absurde/nonsense, 

wb] Simulcast mode as two years ago. 

DLF mediumwaves 549 and 756 kHz are capable of DRM mode also, but no 

decision made about test series during IFA fair and seemingly will carry 

that mode not before 2006 year. 

MW Berlin Britz 855 kHz carries DRM mode continously now. 


An important addition on the 855 sentence: Klaus wrote "angeblich" 

allegedly, i.e. it is no reliable information he quoted. 

This is important because 855 is still shown for various special 

programmes, together with 177. For 177 two upcoming silence periods are 

announced: On Aug. 22 0930-1800, on Aug. 23 0930-1900 (starting at 0930 

obviously out of consideration for the sea weather forecast at 0905) "to 

ensure the DRM txions", so it is to expect that DRM tests, tones etc. will 

be carried during these periods. See

And in case you are interested in satellite radio as well: All but a few 

ARD radio programs were to be launched on Astra 1H, 12.266 GHz h, on the 

occassion of the IFA fair. They have just been fired up, some three hours 

ago ... 


855 in AM. I checked Berlin-Britz 855 tonight for the scheduled Sabine 

Christiansen (TV sound) programme after 1945: It was a bit difficult with 

co-channel Romania, but I think there was indeed the same audio than on 

longwave 177 kHz. So it appears to be rash to say that 855 is DRM-only by 

now. 


Die Langwelle 177 kHz sendet im Moment in DRM. Die Audioqualitaet ist 

(noch) ziemlich mies, das Spektrum zeigt nur 6 kHz. Trotz hoher 

Signalstaerke (Naehe Kassel) mit S 9 + 20 dB nur schlechtes SNR (14-15 

dB). Grund ist der zu geringe Abstand zu Felsberg auf 183 kHz. 


The DRM txions on 6175 have been suspended to free the tx for the 

additional RFI freqs to West Africa. TDF will bring up DRM from Issoudun 

during IFA again, but this time on 41 metres because 6175 hardly makes it 

to Berlin during daytime. (Comment: Just this morning others report DRM 

from Issoudun on 7135 and 7310.) 


DRM 6175 kHz, 0500-0100 30 kW, except 1400-1600 & 1700-2000 UT, except 

1100-1200 500kW 270 deg, 2000-2200 500kW 180deg, both when in AM mode. 

DRM target: 0500-0700 50deg Fr/Ge, 0700-0800 180deg Fr, 0800-0900 330deg 

Fr, 0900-1000 non-dir various, 1000-1100 50deg Fr/Ge, 1200-1400 non-dir 

various, 1600-1700 50deg Ge, 1700-1800 180deg Fr, 2200-2230 non-dir 

various, 2230-2330 225deg Sp, 2330-0100 non-dir various. (wb, Aug 19) 

Additional DRM txions during IFA: From Sines 1100-1600 on 13810 and 1600- 

1700 on 13590, from Wertachtal 1400-1600 on 7190. The otherwhise ND txions 

from Wertachtal will be directional towards Berlin instead. Another 

recently added DRM frequency, presumably not connected with IFA: 0400-0600 

on 9690 from Taldom. 


During IFA Berlin fair on Sept 2nd to 7th, 2005, additional DRM txion 

freqs by DW Bonn on schedule: 

7190 kHz 1200-1359 UTC (Wertachtal-D, 15deg) 

13590 kHz 1400-1459 UTC (Sines-POR, 40deg) 

13810 kHz 0900-1359 UTC (Sines-POR, 40deg) 

Regular Wertachtal DRM freqs to EUR are beamed on 15degrees beams towards 

Berlin area, instead of usual non-dir antenna usage. 


Kvitsoy-NOR will have DRM txions of BBC Worldservice in B05: 0700-1600 on 

9470, 1600-1900 on 7465. (Comment: Probably these are so far only 

tentative HFCC registrations.) 


Kvitsoy planned DRM winter freq schedule: 

7465 kHz 1600-1900 UTC, 190deg, 50 kW. 

9470 kHz 0700-1600 UTC, 190deg, 50 kW. 

Program BBC World Service. (Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX Aug 19) 

ERITREA [CLANDESTINE] 7999.33 V.of Sudan on Aug 13 at *1530-1601* UT

35443-35343 Arabic, 1530 sign on with IS, ID, Opening mx, Talk, ID at 1532 

and 1550, Music, 1601 sign off. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 19) 

Inspired by a logging of Japanese DX-er Kouji Hashimoto (dxld) also I was 

able to hear the Voice of Sudan on 7999.34 kHz closing down at 1600 UTC. 

I've heard this genuine clandestine station, not a target broadcast a 

couple of times before. 

Nice reception with signal level S6-7. Where is the tx located, maybe in 

Eritrea? That was just a wild guess or memory. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Aug 20) 

Yes originate from Unknown site in Eritrea, 5 kW, wb. 

ETHIOPIA 9560.3 V.O.Democratic Alliance via R Ethiopia on Aug 13 at 

*1500-1512 UT 32432 Arabic, 1500 IS, ID, Talk. 

9704.2 R Ethiopia on Aug 17 at *1459-1510 UT 33443 Amharic, 1459 sign on 

with IS, ID, Three gong's, News. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 19) 

GERMANY [to Gambia]. 9405 Aug 13 at *2000-2030* UT. Voices from the 

Diaspora - Juelich (Germany), Vernacular, OM mentions of Gambia and 

America. QRM BBC 9410 kHz. PBT R7 USB. Fair/Good. 

(Luca Fiora-I, hcdx Aug 19) 

[to Maldives] 13855, Minivan Radio via DTK Juelich verified with a full 

data "Miami Bayside Market Place" card from v/s Jeff White at WRMI the 

program broker in 348 days. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Aug 21) 

6005, Deutschland Radio, at 2359-0022 UT on Aug 17, man in German with 

annmt and ID followed by three short and one long time pip at top of the 

hour and news. English rock/pop mx program at 0005 UT hosted by a woman 

announcer. Poor to fair. 


6190, Deutschlandfunk, at 0024-0106 UT on Aug 18, classical piano mx 

followed by brief annt in German by a woman announcer in German at 0027 

UT. More classical mx up to 0059 ID and annts by the woman followed by 

three short and one long time pip and news. Poor to fair. 


Radio DW (Voice Of Germany) Bonn needs monitors in these countries: 

1 - Iran 2 - Yemen 3 - Libya 

4 - Saudia Arabia 5 - Syria 6 - Afghanistan 

7 - Oman 8 - UAE 9 - Iraq 

10 - Egypt 11 - Bahrain 12 - Qatar 

13 - Kuwait 14 - Bhutan 15 - Thailand 

16 - Vietnam 17 - Laos 18 - Combodia 

19 - Myanmar 20 - Mongolia 

Interested listeners and dxers these countries may contact with full bio- 

data (Name, Nationality, Postal & e-mail address are the essential parts 

of required information.) on these e-mail addresses. 

 

Abid Hussain Sajid - DW (Voice Of Germany) Official Monitor in Pakistan. 

 

(PAK DXers, Aug 21) 

"Mr. Wolfram Hess, a popular German SW hobbyist, also a former moderator 

of a SW magazine in the former radio station "RIAS Berlin" 

[or was it RBI? gh]":

Well, both, but not at the same time of course. Wolfram Hess had a DX show 

on RBI's English sce [GDR era til Oct 1990]. After the closure of RBI he 

launched a German-language DX show on mediumwave txs of the remaining 

domestic sce of what was previously GDR radio. This show was called DX- 

Aktuell, and it managed to survive three drastic changes. 

First time: The shut-down of the entire mediumwave network of Radio 

Aktuell (the former Radio DDR 1) in spring 1991. DX-Aktuell continued on 

longwave 177, otherwise used by Deutschlandsender (DS) Kultur. 

Second time: The final wind-up of GDR radio (now called "Funkhaus Berlin") 

by the end of 1991. DS Kultur station continued on a preliminary status, 

kept 177 (the longwave tx was actually supposed to either go dark or to be 

used by Deutschlandfunk) and also the DX-Aktuell show. 

Third time: DS Kultur and RIAS Berlin merged to Deutschlandradio Berlin as 

of 1994. DX-Aktuell continued however, only until September 1994 when 

Deutschlandradio Berlin finally cancelled the show, together with various 

other former DS Kultur and RIAS programs. 

The 177 tx provides only poor coverage in parts of Germany. So Wolfram 

Hess tried to get DX-Aktuell on RIAS as well. They agreed to air a DX show 

on 855 and 6005, but not to relay the original DS Kultur program. So 

instead a separate show called DX-Report was produced for RIAS. 

Pictures: 

In the lower half of the page are some shots from a DX-Aktuell production 

session at Deutschlandradio Berlin, in the former RIAS 2 on-air studio, in 

1994. At the bottom of the page a picture of the separate RIAS DX show in 

1992. 

Audio: 

The opening of the DX-Aktuell show on December 31 1993, the last day of DS 

Kultur. Don't be surprised about the audio quality: 177 was also used for 

data txions by the GDR shipping company. The AM of the program audio 

interfered with the phase modulation of the data (the ancient tx was 

unable to separate them sufficiently, so would today not be DRM-capable as 

well ...), and this problem was solved by putting a 200 Hz highpass filter 

into the audio chain, effectively ruining any mx reproduction of course. 


Since Friday around 1200 the vast majority of the public radio stations in 

Germany is on air via Astra 1H, 12.266 GHz H details see 

using an unusually high bitrate of 

320 kbps for stereo programs, also in regard of a possible use of these 

signals as STL and for other professional purposes. This sce will be 

officially launched on August 29, until then these txions are considered 

as tests. 

Zehlendorf 177 will be switched off on Sep 22 at 0930-1800 UT and on Sep 

23 at 0930-1900 UT "to ensure the DRM txions", so DRM tests (plus open 

carrier / test tones) can be expected during these times. Reportedly 177 

and Berlin-Britz 855 will be used for DRM presentations during the IFA. It 

remains to be seen what will happen with these freqs afterwards, since 

they are still provided for special broadcasts (the upcoming tx work 

apparently starts not earlier than 0930 out of consideration for sea 

weather forecasts at 0905), cf. 

 


HAWAII 11555 R. Free Vietnam via KWHR on Aug 12 at *1230-1242 UT 45444

Vietnamese, 1230 sign on with opening mx, ID, Theme song, Talk. 

11555 R.Hoa-Mai via KWHR on Aug 13 at *1328-1358* UT. 35333-45444 

Vietnamese, 1328 sign on with IS, Opening announce, Opening mx, Talk, ID 

at 1355, 1357 IS, 1358 sign off. 


INDIA All India Radio 60 mb usage. As reported earlier, AIR is going to 

drop all 90mb freqs with 60mb. This will be effective at the start of B05 

schedule. 

The proposed channels are: 

Bhopal 4870 kHz replacing 3315 kHz. 

Shimla 4980 kHz replacing 3223 kHz. 

Gangtok 4810 kHz replacing 3390 kHz. 

Delhi 5020 kHz replacing 3365 kHz (not yet finalised). 

 

(Alokesh-IND, DXindia Aug 19) 

Besides, we have started test txion on 9425 (Bangalore ) & 9470 kHz 

(Aligarh) from 0130-0530 & 0830-1230 UTC to analyse their reach across the 

country. Though we have requested several AIR stations to monitor these 

freqs. We shall be happy to receive your valuable reports. In addition, 

you may also spread our request for monitoring to your colleagues across 

the country. 

With best regards, 

Yours Sincerely, (Sunil Bhatia) Dy.Director (Engg.) 

Spectrum Management & Synergy Division. Directorate General : All India 

Radio 

# 207, Akashvani Bhawan, New Delhi-01. Website: 

Email: 

(via Mukesh Kumar-IND, DXindia Aug 20) 

INDONESIA 4871.05 (pres) Sorong, at 1007-1019 UT on Aug 20. Whisper 

quiet vocal ballads under static. Poor w/ het (Wamena?) just below 4871 

kHz. 


15149.8 at 1355 UTC I heard Radio Republik INS on 15149.8 kHz broadcasting 

in Bahasa INS, scheduled 1300-1400 UT with very strong co-channel QRM by 

IRIB Tehran in Arabic scheduled 0530-1630 UT. Normally the best RRI freq 

here is 11860 kHz, but not heard this afternoon. 


9525 VOINS at 2036-2100* UT on Aug 15, Vernacular, OM and YL w/ banter, 

mx bits. ID at 2055 UT over mx then open carrier until R.Budapest IS at 

2100. Where'd the English sce go? Fair/poor. 


KAZAKHSTAN I just noted the sign on of the Democratic Voice of Burma on 

15480 kHz at 1430 UTC. Reception is fair to good. What's the QTH, Julich? 


This was an additional freq a few months ago, site unknown, but apparently 

not Madagascar which is on 17625. I went again to 

and 

searched for 15480 but got no results, further confirming my previous 

contention that they do not even bother to put their SW schedule anywhere 

on their website. 

Then I went to 

6103614c> 

for the "latest schedule matrix" but it does not even list DVB at this 

time, just a semi-broadcast at 0000-0030 on 5955, and in any event does 

not show any tx sites whatsoever for any of the stations which are listed! 

That however led to CRW's page about DVB, old reports, and in turn to 

their own official schedule page 

- but it's dated 30 March 2004 and 

of course does not show 15480. The incompetence of this organization, 

unable or unwilling to display its own schedule of two hours on three 

freqs accurately, is incredible. 

EiBi A-05 does have the 1430 broadcast on 15480, but no info on tx site. 

However, NDXC, just updated Aug 19, has the answer: 

15480 DEM.VOICE OF BURMA 1430-1530 Burmese Tashkent 200 125 UZB 6909E4113 

DVB May 28- 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld) 

I just noted the sign on of the Democratic Voice of Burma on 15480 kHz at 

1430 UTC. Reception is fair to good. What's the QTH, Julich? 


Almaty-KAZ 200 kW 132 deg 

LAOS 4677.60 Xam Nua now on this freq Aug 22 w/ what sounded like sign- 

on mx 1200-00.5, alternating man and woman announcers w/ actualities the 

first 10 min or so, then just alternating ancrs. Brief inst mx hrd at 

1224.5. Carrier off at 1230:55 after short closing anmt by woman at 

1230.5. SINPO 25332. 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Aug 23) 

MADAGASCAR 3214.99 R Feon'ny Filazantsara on Aug 17 at 1640-1656* UT 

24242 Malagasy. Talk and chorus mx, 1655 closing mx, 1656 IS, 1656 sign 

off. 


MONGOLIA 10 Aug at 2306 noted a nx bulletin in Russian from Ulaanbaatar 

on 4895 kHz. I didn't check 4830 kHz, but these two freqs are always in 

parallel. At the end of the nx (2308) postal address was announced: 

Russian editorial desk, P.O.Box 365, Central Post Office, Ulaanbaatar, 

Mongolia. 

It looks like this nx is rather irregular - there was nothing in Russian 

the next day at 2300 UT. 

(open_dx - Vladimir Kovalenko, Tomsk-RUS, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

4895 Murun-MNG, carrier comes on at around 2040 UT, but modulation depth 

is terrible at the official sign-on at 2100 UT. 

(Bob Padula-AUS, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

NEPAL Radio Nepal will extend its txion time to 18 hours a day starting 

21 August. Transmissions will run continuously from 11:15 p.m. to 5:15 

p.m. daily. [gmt, 0500-2300 local time] {a strange way to express it, so 

UT is 2315-1715 gh} 

The additional hours will include nx bulletins and a variety of lively, 

entertaining, informative and educative programmes especially aimed at 

young listeners. 

The txion hours were extended to compete with the commercial FM stations, 

which were recently given the green light by the Nepali Supreme Court to 

continue broadcasting nx bulletins despite govt attempts to ban them from 

carrying news.

The executive director of Radio Nepal, Tapa Nath Shukla, said he believed 

Radio Nepal would emerge as a popular radio station among the youths after 

the additional txion sce. 

Currently, informational and educational programmes constitute 42 per cent 

of Radio Nepal's total programming while entertainment, including 

commercials, make up the remaining 58 per cent. 

(Asia-Pacific Broadc. Union website, K-L-MLA via BBCM via dxld Aug 22) 

NETHERLANDS NOZEMA Take over follow up. 

As expected, the dutch authorities decided this week to issue a (new) 

controlled auction to sell NOZEMA. 

Controlled means that there are several bids on which (preselected) 

competitors are offered the chance to make an offer. 

The one with the best conditions and offer will finally take over NOZEMA. 

Will keep you informed. 

New on the dutch MW scene is talk station "Voetbalradio"(dutch for 

soccerradio). Located in Lelystad (Flevoland, the Netherlands) they intend 

to broadcast talkshows solely on Soccer. New is that everybody is offered 

to buy airtime to give his (or her) own expression on soccer-items. Not 

clear is what the exact prices are. 

As far as i understand it, they intend to broadcast these expressions with 

a delay in order to be able to correct indecent or inproper lang. 

The owner stated this week in a dutch newspaper that interest of sponsors 

for the new radiostation is overwhelming. 

Since this new station is only 20 km. away from my hometown, I will try to 

visit them or at least give them a phonecall in the nearby future to find 

out more. 

Gerard A. Koopal. ALJURE - Legal. The Netherlands. 

(via WWDXC, BC-DX Aug 21) 

NEW ZEALAND 3935 Radio Reading Service 1130-1147 UT, "Gunsmoke" radio 

programme from the 1950's Matt, Kitty, Chester and Doc Never will hear 

3935 kHz from South Eastern Florida - have tried for years. 

"/You going to let him walkaway like that Matt/?" Long Musical interlude 

.... forgot how long these mxal interludes lasted in the radio days of 

"Gunsmoke". 

Last I recall hearing this was NBC 610 *WCKR*, Miami before they went back 

to their old call letters from the 1930's ? 

"/How is he Doc/" "/I don't think he is going to die/". "/Next week a 

gambler gets cured of ... the ... hard way./" 15 mins long Gunsmoke 

episode. 1155 Federal Trade Commission promotion, the into Minnesota 

Vikings spot for the National Weather Service. 1200" This is the radio 

reading sce broadcasting on ... 3935. Contact us by email ..." 

(Wilkner-DXtuner Australia, DXplorer Aug 19) 

Adrian Sainsbury informed that there will be a new freq from RNZI English 

from Sept 4. 9520 will replace 9885 from 1100 to 1300. This change is to 

improve reception in Papua New Guinea and INS area. 

(T. R. Rajeesh-IND VU3PIK, WDXC via Mike Barraclough-UK, Aug 22) 

RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL - FREQUENCY SCHEDULE A-05 

Schedule: Eff 4 SEPT - 30 OCT 2005

UTC Time kHz Primary Target 

1300-1650 6095 All Pacific 

1651-1750 6095 NE Pacific, Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands 

1751-1850 9630 NE Pacific, Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands 

1851-2050 11725 All Pacific 

2051-0459 15720 All Pacific, also heard West Coast Canada & USA 

0500-0705 11820 All Pacific, also heard Europe, and mid-west USA 

0706-1059 9885 All Pacific, also heard mid-west USA 

1100-1259 9520 NW Pacific, Bougainville, PNG, Timor, Asia. 

RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL 

TE REO IRIRANGI O AOTEAROA, O TE MOANA-NUI-A-KIWA 

P.O.Box 123, Wellington, New Zealand 

Phone: +(64 4) 4741 437 Facsimile +(64 4) 4741 433 

E-mail address: 

Web Address: 

(RNZi, Aug 18) 

Hi Adrian, Note your plan to move to 9520 Sept 4. No doubt you checked 

this out and found it clear; however, I would like to point out that V. of 

INS was active on 9525 until a few weeks ago during this time period, and 

as erratic as they are, might come back at any time, causing you problems. 

Or perhaps you had some assurance that they will not? 

(Glenn Hauser-USA to Adian Sainsbury-NZL, RNZi, via dxld Aug 24) 

Hello Glen[n], Thank you for your comments on 9520. 9885 has adjacent 

splash affecting listeners in PNG which is why we are changing frequency. 

We have been recording 9520 at the Darwin RMS for only the past three 

weeks and it has been clear throughout. Your warning is appreciated and we 

will keep a close watch on that frequency. 

(Adrian Sainsbury-NZL, Technical Manager, RNZi, dxld Aug 24) 

NIGERIA 7275 R. Nigeria, Abuji, on Aug 19, open carrier started at 0425 

UT, at 0431 Afr mx (flutes & drums) and singing, into what seemed to be 

EG, clear mention of Nigeria, 0434-0440 UTreciting from the Koran. 

Surprised at the decent signal under Tunisia. 

Checked again on Aug 20, Nigeria could not be heard. 


7275 monitored this channel for Abuja from 0435 to 0630 UT on Aug 22 w/ 

fol results: RTV Tunisienne dominated from 0435 until it apparently signed 

off at 0530 at which time Abuja began to fade in around 0535-0540 w/ 

Vernacular pgming to 0446.5. Hvy adj ch QRM until 0600 when channel became 

clear, but w/ lots of noise. Many pgm anmts by woman w/ inst mx mixed in 

until 0601.5 UT. 

By 0600 Abuja had a very nice signal with a clear ID by woman at 0601.5 as 

"This is the National Service of Radio Nigeria" followed by drums IS, time 

pips at 0602 then annmt "The time is 7 O'Clock". Then into R. Nigeria 

network nx program w/actualities, etc. w/ man ann in EE. Station appears 

to have what sounds like periodic govt and other commercials, e.g. Nigeria 

Export Commission. ID of "Radio Nigeria, the Network for the Millenium" 

hrd often during nx pgm. This is the national network program ID. SINPO 

45344 w/ easily readible programming after 0600. Before 0600 Interference 

was I-3 at best. 


OMAN 15375 R. Sultanate of Oman on Aug 17 at 1359-1415 UT 35333 Arabic, 

1400 IS, ID at 1401, Nx and arabic mx. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium 

Aug 19) 

PAKISTAN Radio Azad Kashmir (probably) on 6780 at 1350 UT with Urdu-like

lang with words such as Azad Kashmir, Pakistan Jammu & Kashmir. At 1400 

changes to Radio Pakistan on the same freq in Urdu. 

(Manikant Lodaya-IND vu2jro, dxld Aug 16) 

Frequency 6780 is being used by Radio Pakistan via Islamabad API-2 100 kW 

via a Quadrant antenna as follows [according to schedule] 

1215-1330 Kashmiri Service Pindi-I 

1350-1400 Balti News 

1420-1428 Sheena News 

No programme is listed between 1400 and 1420 but maybe the freq continues 

with a relay of one of the domestic Urdu sces? 


PALAU Acc to the E-mail from Ben Chan of High Adventure Ministries - 

Palau, T8BZ is still in the management of High Adventure Ministries. 

"Gospel Radio" is only the new name of the station. Reception Reports 

should not be sent to CPO P.O.Box 6804, Hong Kong but to their original 

address High Adventure Ministries, P.O.Box 66, Koror PW 96940, Republic of 

Palau. 


PNG / SOLOMON ISLS [Bougainville] 

Hello Walter and Group: 

Walter, you are my old and dear friend. After seeing first hand THE TRUTH 

behind one of Sam Voron's "radio projects", Radio Galkayo, perhaps we are 

better off without them and the world a little more stable. Let the TRUTH 

be known! 

(Joe Talbot-CAN VA6JWT, 6O0JT [6 Oscar Zero JT] hcdx Aug 16) 

Radio Free Bougainville RIP. 

I don't know whether anyone reported this or not, but I noticed the 

following obituary in the July 31st Victoria Times-Colonist: 

"Francis Ona. Bougainville separatist proclaimed himself king"... 

It's too long to quote here, but I found another site with a link: 

 

We should remember this is the fellow who was behind Radio Free 

Bougainville ... from whom I received a QSL (actually it was from Sam 

Voron) ten or more years ago now. I still recall the story they told, of a 

coconut oil powered generator and an output of 40 watts on 3850. Those 

were the days! (Walt Salmaniw-CAN, hcdx Aug 16) 

3235 0910 PNG, R West New Britain fair in Tok Pisin with comment on local 

news. 

3260 0915 PNG, R Madang poor in Tok Pisin with comment. 

3275 0915 PNG, R Southern Highlands poor in Tok Pisin with talk. 

3290 0915 PNG, R Central fair in Tok Pisin with mx prgm. 

3305 0920 PNG, R Western fair in English with comment on local politics, 

better USB. 

4890 0845 PNG, Port Moresby good with C&W songs in English. 

7120 0840 PNG, Wantok Light Radio good in English with "Back to the 

Bible", then into Tok Pisin, TOH Bible reading, 0902 ID then 

advert in English. (all Ken Baird-NZL, JPNpremium Aug 15) 

PORTUGAL RDPi - R. Portugal A05 dated 19 August

effective as of today, Aug 19th. Programs in Portuguese only. *) periods 

reserved for extra broadcasts, typically used for relaying RDP-1 with 

major football matches. 

Powers used at RDP HF site Sao Gabriel (near Pegoes) as of 19 Aug 2005: 

4 x Continental 100 kW, 1 x Brown Boveri 100 kW, 1 x AEG 300 kW, 

3 x Thales 300 kW. 

The 250 kW tx facility is via Pro-Funk GmbH, Sines: 

3 x 250 kW (1 is reserve) 

EUROPE, zones 18, 27, 28 & 29 

M-F kHz kW degrees 

0500-0700 7240 300 45 

0700-0755 9815 300 45 

0500-0755 9840 100 52 

0645-0800 11850 250 55 

0800-1200 12020 300 45 

1600-1900 13590 300 45 

1600-1900 15555 100 52 

1900-2300* 9820 300 45 

1900-2300*13720 100 52 

Sat/Sun 

0700-1355 12020 300 45 

0830-1000 11995 250 55 

1400-2000 15555 100 52 

1400-2000 13590 300 45 

1900-2300*13720 100 52 

1900-2300* 9820 300 45 

Middle East + India, zones 39 & 41 

M-F only 

1300-1500 15770 100 81.5 

Africa: STP-AGL-MOZ-AFS, zones 48, 52, 53 & 57 

M-F 

1000-1200 21830 100 142 

1600-1900 17680 300 144 

1900-2300*11945 300 144 

Sat / Sun 

0700-1000 15160 100 144 

1000-1700 21830 100 144 

1700-2000 17680 300 144 

1900-2300*11945 300 144 

N. America, zones 6, 7 & 8 

M-F 

1200-2300*15560 300 300 

2300-0200 9715 300 300 

2300-0200 11630 100 310 

Sat / Sun 

1200-2000 15560 300 300 

2000-2300*15560 300 300 

Venezuela, zones 10, 11 & 12 

M-F 

1700-2300*15555 100 261 

2300-0200 13700 100 261 

Sat / Sun 

1200-2000 17615 100 261

1900-2300*15555 100 261 

Brazil (zones 12, 13, 14 & 15) & Cape Verde + Guinea-Bissau (zone 46) 

M-F 

1000-1200 15575 300 226 

1600-1900 21655 300 226 

1900-2000*21655 300 226 

2000-2300*15295 300 226 

Sat / Sun 

0700-1000 12000 300 226 

1000-2000 21655 300 226 

2000-2300*15295 300 226 

Brazil only, zones 12, 13, 14 & 15 

M-F 

2300-0200 13660 100 215 

2300-0200 15295 300 226 

I expect to be able to receive the definite B05 schedule soon. The one 

registered with HFC doesn't entirely coincide with that issued on 30 June 

2005 by the former "Grupo Redes de Emissores", now renamed "Direccao de 

Engenharia e Tecnologias, Gabinete de Tecnologias de Transmissao e 

Difusao"... oof, how's that for a "short" label? 


ROMANIA 23 July 

531 1839 ROU Radio Antena Satelor. Romanian folk // 603, 630, 1314 kHz. 

33333. 

24 July, morning 

1314 0254 ROU Radio Oltenia Craiova. IS, ID + freq listing; Ro 32442 

1530 0300 ROU Radio Constanta. OM ID, ann, freqs, Romanian song; Ro 43543 

1584 0214 ROU Radio Micul Samaritean. Prayer by a child; Ro 22422. Faded 

out very soon. 

24 July, evening 

630 1500 ROU Radio Timisoara. YL ID + info, UKR melody; Ukr 25352 


909 0945 ROU Radio Cluj. OM ID, YL info; Ukr 35353 

1053 0954 ROU Radio Iasi. OM's talk, English song, YL ID; Ro 35353 

1323 0259 ROU Radio Targu Mures. OM ID + freqs + ann, YL news; Ro 44444. 


1404 0426 ROU Radio Sighet. Jingle, OM info (incl. freq), exchange rates, 

Romanian song; Ro 44444. 

26 July, evening 

1602 2300 ROU Radio CNM. OM ID "Ascultati Radio CNM", Romanian Christian 

mx; Ro 22432. 

(Alexander Mak, Lutsk-UKR, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

RUSSIA [Clandestine Eritrean] 12130, Voice of Delina via Armavir. On 

Aug. 14, at 1832 to 1859* UT. Noted at tune-in with HoA mx, then into 

lengthy commentary with some English phrases such as 'no guarantees ... 

peace, our kind' in the Tigrinya Language. 1852 caught a nice ID as 'dmsi 

Delina ... democratica-al Eritrea' followed with a nice selection of 

instrumental/horn/flute HoA mx by a local group. 1858 female speaker with 

closing comments and gave the California address for the Tesfa Delina 

Foundation, then sign-off. Signal was quite good but some interference 

from the swisher on 12120 kHz. 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, dxld Aug 18)

729, no signal of Narodnoye Radio from Samara at 0535 UT on 14 Aug. Not 

heard in the following days either - neither in the morning, nor in the 

afternoon. (Station used to operate at 0300-1500 UT in this summer 

season). There were reports in Russian DX media, stating that 729 kHz has 

been allocated for Defence Ministry radio station. 

It looks like Mayak txs in Sovetskiy (900 kHz) and Cheboksary (531 kHz) 

operate on the air at 0200-1100 UT, i.e. only nine hours per day. 


RFI relay via Vladivostok, 12075 kHz, friendly personal letter, a field 

strength contour map for South Africa from their Vladivostok transmitter 

at the time of my reception, and a post card in 9 weeks - via JSC 

"Radioagency-M" (see WRTH page 541), although the report was sent to 

Russian TV & Radio Broadcasting Network, the txs operator. V/s A. 

Batyushkin (General Director). 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Aug 22) 

RWANDA Enhanced 16m propagation now? 

Surprised to hear presumed DW in Arabic on 17820 at 1820 UT, S4-S6 on my 

Satellit 800. A few mins later I heard what sounded like a different 

Arabic broadcast, even stronger, on 17860. Checked PTWB '05 but nothing 

really matched. 

I certainly haven't heard anything that exotic there this summer. In fact, 

I've been lucky to get RNW on 17735 clearly. What's up? Blaine 

(Blaine Waterman-CA-USA, dxld Aug 21) 

DW to IRAN 

Persian 1730-1930 7375 RUS KRASNODAR 

13800 D WERTACHTAL 

1800-1930 17820 RRW KIGALI 250 kW 030 deg 

NEAR EAST/NoAFRICA 

ARABIC 1800-2000 11690 D WERTACHTAL 

13790 POR SINES 

17860 RRW KIGALI 250 kW 310 deg 

Both scheduled since March 27. 

Kigali Rwanda path towards CA is about 310 to 330 deg via Ireland, 

southern tip of Greenland, 14.500 kms distance. (73 wb, Aug 22) 

SAUDI ARABIA 927 talks in Arabic at 1930 UT on 13 Aug, QRM by Iran, 

33222. WRTH suggests a 20 kW tx of BSKSA 2nd program in Aflaj. It was this 

station, indeed - // channel was found on 783 kHz (but be careful: besides 

Saudi Arabia, Syria is also heard on the latter freq). There's no mention 

of this Saudi tx in the latest EMWG. 


SOLOMON ISLANDS 5019v (tent) SIBC at 1008-1100 UT on Aug 15, 

Vernacular/English, YL w/ nx and soundbites; numerous ment. of Solomon 

Islands. Ad/PSA at 1023 in En "..for more info call us at..". Ballad then 

OM at 1032 in En, "Welcome to the b/c today.." and devotional sounding 

prg. Brief YL at 1045 then ballads until YL again at 1100. Fair at t/in, 

fading under increasing Rebelde-5025 slop by ToH which also made finding 

the exact frq. difficult. First log here in quite some time. Power 

increase or good propogation? 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Aug 21) see also under PNG-Bougainville. 

SOUTH AFRICA 3230 Family Radio via Meyerton. Aug 13 at 2015-2025 UT. 

SINPO 25432. Religious talk by a man. ID at 2020. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Aug 19) 

9555 Aug 7th at *0515-0530 UT. CVC Int. - Meyerton (South Africa), EE,

talk OM/YL, religious mx. QRM R. Habana Cuba 9550 kHz (SYNCH S500 9555.9). 

0527 UT s/on R. Romania Int. 9555 kHz. Fair/Poor. 

(Luca Fiora-I, JPNpremium, Aug 19) 

11890 R Okapi via Meyrton on Aug 17 at *1600-1616 UT. 45433-45444 French, 

1600 sign on with IS and SJ, Talk. 


SRI LANKA SLBC Colombo Ekala is lately noted on 7312.5 instead of 7300 

at around 00030-0400 & 0800-1530 UTC in Indian langs. 11905 is in 

parallel. 

(Jose Jacob-IND, DXindia Aug 19) 

SUDAN 9505 R Omdurman on Aug 17 at 1540-1557 UT. 1617-1629 43443 Arabic, 

Music and talk and koran, ID at 1544 and 1617. 


SYRIA [non] What's the URL? I see that 

links to 

but that page cannot be found. 

It's the sponsor of 'R. Free Syria". Is that distinct from V. of Free 

Syria, which RMI had on 9495 via Germany last year, not mentioned by CRW? 

(gh, dxld Aug 24) 

As so often, Google provides the instant answer: 

and 


The blog is all in English. The latter refers to Radio Free Syria, not V. 

of Free Syria. 

(gh, dxld Aug 24) 

"Voice of Free Syria" and "Radio Free Syria" are two names for the same 

station (program). In English releases, the program was/is promoted as 

"Radio Free Syria", while the on-air ID in Arabic was "Voice of Free 

Syria" (Sawt Syria al-Hurra). 

Websites: (English), 

(Arabic, contains audio files of previous 

txions with the VO Free Syria ID). (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Aug 24) 

TAJIKISTAN 972 On 17 Aug at 1804-1807 UT, Radio Aap Ki Dunyaa SINPO: 

35553. YL read the news. Song started at 1805 UT. 

(open_dx - Ivan Zelenyi, Nizhnevartovsk-RUS, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

TANZANIA 11735 V. of Tanzania-Zanzibar on Aug 13 at 1557-1605 UT. 43443 

Swahili, Arabic mx, ID at 1559, 1559 Drum's IS, 1600 News. 


THAILAND 7380 Little Saigon Radio via THA um 1515 UTC in Vietnamesisch 

mit lokaler Mx, ID und Bericht. s/off 1530 UTC. SINPO 22332. 


[TAIWAN?] 7380 Little Saigon R. via Taiwan on Aug 17 at 1520-1530* UT 

45444 Vietnamese, Talk, ID at 1527, 1530 IS, 1530 UT sign off. 


UGANDA [pres] 4976, Radio Uganda, at 0310-0316 UT on Aug 18, noted in 

passing with a man speaking in unidentified local lang but impossible to 

make out. Nice signal but weak modulation. (Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer 

Aug 21) 

UKRAINE There are no regional Crimean inserts on Simferopol MW tx (648

kHz) at present. 

(open_dx - Andrey Burlaka, Simferopol-UKR, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

1377 regional channel from Mykolayiv is active. I usually hear it with a 

weak signal during the day. Estimated power is 5...7.5 kW. Station is on 

the air at approximately 0400-1600 (or even until 1700) UT. 

(open_dx - Vladimir Titarev, Kremenchuk-UKR, RUS-DX Signal, Aug 21) 

U.K. Eglise du Christ relay, 11950 kHz, friendly e-mail for an airmail 

report, plus attachments with schedule, signal coverage map etc., in 22 

days, verie signer: 

Jean Grenier, QTH: C.P. 2026 - Jonquiere - QC - G7X 1P8 - Canada. 

E-mail: 


11950 WOF 300kW 180 deg Wed 1800-1830 UT in French. wb. 

Leading The Way relay, 9800 kHz, full-data card in 6 months, signed "LTW 

Team". 


B-04: 9800 RMP 500kW 62/95 deg Tue/Fri/Sat/Sun 1700-1730 UT in Pe/Ru. 

In A-05 on 15495 kHz. wb. 

On 19 Aug at 0800 WADR, West Africa Democracy Radio (via unknown site) 

heard with rather good signal on 17555. 

Gave contact info as: 

tel 221 869 1569 fax 221 864 7090 e-mail 

mail P.O.Box 16650, Dakar Fann, Senegal. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Aug 19) 

via Rampisham, UK. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Aug 19) 

17555 kHz West Africa Democracy Radio Testsendung via ? um 0759 UTC mit 

s/on und Info ueber die Station in Englisch. Angesagte 

Kontaktmoeglichkeiten: 

Telefon: Senegal 2218691569, e-mail: Postanschrift: WADR, 

P.O.Box 16650, Dakar, Fann, Senegal. SINPO zu Beginn 24432. Signal wurde 

aber immer schwaecher. Ab 0815 UTC kaum noch zu hoeren. 


 

The Analyst (Monrovia) NEWS August 18, 2005. 

A new international radio station to promote and defend the ideals of 

democracy and open society in and among West African countries has begun a 

week test txion on 17555 kHz on the SW. 

The West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) based in Dakar, Senegal, will 

broadcast distinctive programs on transparency and accountability in govt, 

regional economic integration as well as social and culture development. 

According to a release from the WADR Country Office in Monrovia, the 

station will also disseminate information on the causes of conflicts and 

make programs that will give voice to those at the grass root level. 

The radio will at the same time work in partnership with a network of 

local stations to promote dialogue using traditional radio technologies 

and modern electronic media such as digital satellite radio. 

In Liberia, ten local stations will be either relaying or rebroadcasting 

WADR nx and feature programs.

Though the WADR will be broadcasting throughout West Africa, its initial 

focus is the Mano River Basin, and has set up Country Offices in Liberia, 

Sierra Leone and Guinea. 

The test txion which begins today will continue daily from 8:00 AM- 9:00 

AM for one week. 

(via Mauno Ritola, Finland, Aug 18, dxldyg via DXLD) 

Presumably UT, and via T-Systems or Merlin somewhere (gh) 

Ulis, Who funds this 'democratic' station? (Andy O'Brien, ibid.) 

West African Democracy Radio (WADR) began a week of test txions today at 

0800-0900 UT on 17555 kHz. The West Africa Democracy Project, born out of 

numerous consultations with civil society and media groups in the region, 

is based in Dakar, Senegal and has been created to enable citizens to 

share information and participate in the production of programmes. The 

project is supported by the Open Society Initiative for West Africa 

(OSIWA). 

According to the OSIWA website, WADR will act as an independent 

broadcaster, whose mission is to create and support the development of 

independent and diverse media, promote popular participation, facilitate 

regional integration, economic development and human security, provide 

improved access to information, and provide a major source of educational 

materials on health, agriculture, technology, non-violence, gender 

equality and peace building. 

WADR's production strategy involves collaborative teams of journalists and 

producers who will manage programme production and deliver country- 

specific programmes to their audiences. Programming will extensively use 

langs that are generally understood by the majority of the populations in 

all three countries, and will include nx coverage, public debate forum 

programs, summaries of media coverage as well as addressing regional 

problems such as the reuniting of families displaced by conflict, human 

rights and development. (RNW MN NL Aug 18) 


heard with rather good signal on 17555. Gave contact info as: tel 221 869 

1569 fax 221 864 7090 

e-mail mail P.O.Box 16650, Dakar Fann, Senegal. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Aug 19) 

Test txions from new Democracy Radio 17555 heard from 0848 tune in here, 

weak to fair with some fading on clear channel, programming was in French. 

(Mike Barraclough, UK, worlddxclub via DXLD) 


heard with rather good signal on 17555. (Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Aug 19) 

West Africa Democracy Radio on 17555. "West Africa Democracy Radio - WADR" 

heard today (Saturday 20 August) with a good signal on 17555 from tune-in 

at 0845. 

Continuous annts about the station in English and French. Mentions of 

Senegal, Liberia, Sierra Leone. Scheduled 0800-0900 on this freq from an 

unknown site. 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK Aug 20) 

Re: 17555. Via Rampisham-UK 500 kW acc Bernd Trutenau in dxld. 


17555, West Africa Democracy R, via ?, *0800-0857*, Aug 21, test programme 

in English and from 0830 similar programme in French. IDs 0800: "

Good morning and welcome to the test txion from the West Africa Democracy 

Radio broadcasting from Dakar, Senegal." 0830: "West Africa Democracy 

Radio, La Radio pour la dialogue - WADR! Bonjour." Reception reports 

requested by phone to 221(Senegal) 869 15 (69?), or fax to 221 864 7090, 

or e-mail to or ordinary mail to West Africa Democracy 

Radio, P. O. Box 16650, Dakar-Fann, Senegal. The station promotes 

Democracy and good Governance in West African countries.In the near future 

the tests will be followed by four hours of broadcasts daily with two 

hours in English and two in French. A senior technician explained that 

besides SW, the future broadcasts will also be sent via digital satellite 

covering all Africa and parts of Western Europe and the Middle East, 

supplemented with local FM retransmissions. A website will make listening 

to the programmes on demand possible. A close dialogue with listeners in 

the villages is encouraged via exchange of tapes. Statements from 

journalists in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Senegal and Guinea. 

The tx carrier signed off at 0859. SINPO in Denmark varied from 23433 to 

45544. During occasional fades, I heard some splashes from CNR 1 on 17550 

and unidentified, pulsing noise of moderate strength which covers the 

whole 16 mb. The tests are expected to end this coming Wednesday. 


Hello, tried to record a digital file of 17555 RMP WADR, West Africa 

Democracy Radio towards WeAfrica at 0800-0900 UT today. But signal is 

very, very poor and thiny. I could only recognize an English annmt. 

My angle from UK is just 95deg off Rampisham. Direction angle from RMP to 

WeAfrica is about 170 to 190 deg. So, I would suggest dear Carlos to try 

record that station in Portugal instead, the angle towards Lisbon is about 

195 deg from Rampisham. And 1st hop will spread out some signal towards 

your Portugal area most days. 

(wb, Aug 21) 

WADR's test txion was audible here today with SINFO 35443 from *0800 to 

0830 tune-out. Gave contact details as: 

telephone +221 869 1569, fax +221 864 7090 (not sure of the last digit), 

e-mail , postal address P.O. Box 16650, Dakar, Senegal. 

Any idea which tx is being used? (Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Aug 21) 

I got the following nice e-mail QSL from West Africa Democracy Radio 

(WADR) tonight. They had attached two articles, containing info about the 

project and the programmes: 

My name is Abdou LO. I am the Bilingual (French-English) Researcher of 

WADR and occasionaly producer and journaliste. We would like to thank you 

for your interest in WADR and your so complete Reception Report. It is so 

professional. I have shown it to everybody here. Well, as you may guess 

WADR's tx is located in UK. 

For your magazine, please find here some documents attached. I will send 

you as soon as possible our txion schedule and all the informations you 

may need. Best regards, Abdou > 

PS : Please keep in touch. My WADR e-mail adress should be available by 

tomorrow. 

(Bjoern Fransson-SWE, hcdx Aug 22) 

UZBEKISTAN 11905 1935-2227 UT, the night frequency from Tashkent 

towards western world couldn't be heard in previous weeks. Only single 

outlet on air of 5025 kHz for German 1935-2027 UT, then change to 5060 kHz 

for English sces at 2030 and 2130 UT. 

(wb, Aug 25)

VIETNAM 4739.8 R.TV.Son La at Aug 13 on 1300-1317 UT 35333 Vietnamese, 

1300 Theme mx, ID at 1300, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 19) 

ZAMBIA 4910 Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation, at 0302-0334 UT 

on Aug 18, tribal vocals hosted by a woman announcer in English and other 

langs with mentions of Zambia. At 0316 UT two fast talking man in a local 

lang spoke before returning to tribal vocals program. Two men and a woman 

spoke from 0326 UT with laughter and early morning chatter. Fair to good. 


The current confirmed/monitored schedule is: 

Radio 1 - 4910 kHz *0245-0515* and *1555-2205*, 5915 kHz *0515-1555*. 

Radio 2 - 6165 kHz *0245-2205*. 

Christian Voice: The current/monitored schedule is: 4965 kHz *1600-0605* 

and 9865 kHz *0605-1600*, i.e. the 0400-0700 txion on 6065 kHz has been 

dropped. 


ZIMBABWE Currently on 3306 kHz at *1630-0530v* and on 6045 kHz *0530v- 

1630* UT. "R Zimbabwe" is relayed 24 hours a day as far as I can tell. The 

signal strength has definitely come down lately, obviously some tx 

problem. The widely reported harmonic on 6612 kHz can be explained by its 

signal sometimes being stronger than the fundamental frequency, but in the 

past few days the 6612 kHz has been barely audible here. 


Chinese equipment employed to jam the Short Wave txions of SW Radio Africa 

is now being used to jam, Voice of the People. VOP which broadcasts via 

Radio Netherlands carries various programs on Zimbabwe produced by 

journalists based in the country. It would seem that soon after SWRA 

stopped broadcasting on SW, the jamming equipment became idle and govt 

decided to find a use for the expensive devices. 

Broadcast experts suspect the jamming started on the 14th of August and 

the stations programs from 7 to 8pm Zimbabwean time are being wiped out. 

Monitors of the jamming said sometimes parts of the broadcasts were 

audible, but generally it was a wipe out. The Executive Director of the 

Station, John Masuku, confirmed receiving reports of the jamming but said 

they were still conducting further monitoring sessions to be absolutely 

sure they are being jammed. Govt has never admitted to jamming SWRA 

broadcasts and will, no doubt, deny any jamming of VOP. 

 

(SW Radio Africa Zimbabwe news, Aug 18) 

 

Reacting to the recently-begun jamming of Sound of Hope Radio Network, 

like Radio Free Asia and Voice of America before it, RSF has condemned 

China's latest advance in the construction of a "Great Wall of the 

airwaves." 

"Beijing is stepping up its control of both the airwaves and the 

Internet," the organisation said. "Chinese radio listeners and Internet 

users only have a right to nx and information controlled by the govt." 

Based in San Francisco, Sound of Hope broadcasts four hours a day of nx 

and cultural programmes to China from txs outside the country. Significant 

jamming has been noted in many Chinese cities including Dalian, Fuzhou and 

Xinjiang since June. At the behest of the National Security Bureau, Public 

Security Bureau and General Military Intelligence Sector II, its 

programmes are being drowned out by mx or by the broadcasts of China's 

Central Radio Station. At best, listeners can catch the odd phrase. At

worst, Sound of Hope can no longer be heard at all. 

Similar jamming was reported last October by the Voice of Tibet (based in 

Norway), the BBC World Service, Voice of America and Radio Free Asia. 

Thanks to txs, antennae and other equipment supplied by the French company 

Thales, the govt has been able to improve its jamming capabilities and can 

now effectively block short-wave broadcasts by foreign radio stations 

based in Europe and Central Asia. 

(RSF/IFEX via Jean-Michel Aubier-F, dxld Aug 18) 

ETON E1 rx. 

Nils Schiffauer ueber den Eton E1. Ein Link sagt mehr als tausend Worte: 

 

(Michael Geisel-D, A-DX Aug 21) 

Wie wahr, die Worte von Nils laesst man sich auf der Zunge zergehen ... 

Seine Schreibe tut auch nach 30 Jahren Journalismus gut. (wb, Aug 21) 

"... das mit der Aufloesung des EAWRC Contest stimmt nach meinen 

Informationen so nicht." 

(Friedhelm Wittlieb-D, A-DX Aug 22) 

Doch Friedhelm. Nachzulesen in der Ausgabe 338 des EAWRC Bulletin, das vor 

mir liegt un nun soeben eingescannt ist: 

Liebe Clubfreunde des EAWRC! 

Mancher Insider mag es wohl schon laenger geahnt oder befuerchtet haben: 

es bleibt uns nach laengeren internen Aussprachen nichts anderes uebrig, 

als den EAWRC zum Jahresende aufzuloesen ! 

Fazit ist, dass nach fast 29 Jahren Taetigkeit fuer den EAWRC wir, Adolf 

Schwegeler und Hardy Borger, nicht mehr den erforderlichen Zeitaufwand 

aufbringen koennen, den EAWRC in gewohnter VVeise weiterzufuehren. 

Die Gruende fuer diese Entscheidung sind vielfaeltig. Primaer liegt es bei 

Hardy Borger an einer beruflichen Neuorientierung zusaetzlich zur Lehre an 

der Universitaet Tuebingen, bei Adolf Schwegeler ebenso an beruflichen 

Gruenden, v.a. aber auch an einem gesundheitlich angekratzten Zustand mit 

dem aerztlichen Rat "kuerzerzu treten". 

Natuerlich besteht als Alternative zur Clubaufloesung die Moeglichkeit, 

dass sich der eine oder andere Enthusiast oder auch mehrere Hobbyfreunde 

entschliessen, den Club weiter zu fuehren. In diesem Fall stehen wir in 

der ersten Zeit gerne beratend zur Seite, falls dies gewuenscht wird, denn 

Druck, Versand und Finanzen haben so ihre Tuecken. Eine Funktion jeglicher 

Art koennen wir aber nicht mehr uebernehmen. 

Seit Jahren waren wir darauf bedacht, dass moeglichst viele Hobbyfreunde 

ihren Clubbeitrag zum 1. Januar eines Jahres entrichten. Wenige OM haben 

bereits ueber den 1. Januar 2006 hinaus Beitraege entrichtet. Diese werden 

von uns selbstverstaendlich erstattet. 

Das Bulletin wird noch bis einschliesslich Dezember 2005 in gewohnter 

Weise erstellt und zugestellt, so dass die Finanzen zum Jahresende 

ausgeglichen sein werden. 

Wir bedauern diese Entscheidung sehr, denn der EAWRC war ein Teil unseres 

Lebens. 

Herzliche Gruesse Hardy (via Christoph Ratzer-AUT, A-DX Aug 22) 


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ARMENIA Armenian Radio home service was reported on Sunday 21st from 

0405-0500 UT on 4810 kHz with talk and mx in Russian lang. 

(Gancho Lulchev-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 26) 

Reported here Mon-Sat 0430-0500 UT "Informatsionno analitichna programa 

"Armenia" in Russian but on Sun begins earlier. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 1) 

ASCENSION ISLS Star Radio Liberia 11965 kHz QSL card, letter in 18d for 

English report. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 26) 

Heute kam nach 24 Tagen Laufzeit eine QSL-Karte & Brief von Star Radio 

Liberia (11965 kHz) via Fondation Hirondelle - zuverlaessig wie immer. 

Falls jemand an der Direktanschrift von Star Radio interessiert ist: 

Old CID Road, Mamba Point, Monrovia, Liberia. 

Email: 

(Juergen Waga-D, A-DX Aug 25) 

AUSTRALIA ADJUST YOUR CLOCKS! IT'S ATOMIC TIME. 

 

Here's more on the Australian switch to UTC from GMT. 

(Stephen Cauchi, Science Reporter, Aug 27, via Bill Westenhaver-CAN, dxld) 

HCJB AUSTRALIA A-05 revised schedule, w-effect 28th Aug till 30 Oct 2005

0000-0030 UTC: 15525 EaAS English 

0030-0045 UTC: 15405 So&SoEaAS Nepali 

0045-0100 UTC: 15405 So&SoEaAS - Chattisgarhi(Sun),Bangla (Mon-Sat) 

0100-0115 UTC: 15405 So&SoEaAS English (Sun), Chattisgarhi (Mon,Sat), 

Bhojpuri (Tues), Tamil (Wed), Marwari (Thurs), Marathi (Fri) 

0115-0130 UTC: 15405 So&SoEaAS Hindi 

0130-0200 UTC: 15405 So&SoEaAS English 

0200-0230 UTC: 15405 So&SoEaAS English (Sun), Urdu (Mon-Sat) 

0700-0900 UTC: 11750 South Pacific English 

1000-1030 UTC: 15425 EaAS Cantonese 

1030-1130 UTC: 15425 EaAS English 

1130-1200 UTC: 15425 So&SoEaAS English 

1200-1230 UTC: 15425 So&SoEaAS INSn 

1230-1245 UTC: 15425 So&SoEaAS Nepali 

1245-1300 UTC: 15425 So&SoEaAS Hindi (Sun), Bangla (Mon Sat) 

1300-1315 UTC: 15405 South Asia Chattisgarhi (Sat-Mon), 

Bhojpuri(Tue),Tamil (Wed), Marwari (Thur), Matathi (Fri) 

1315-1330 UTC: 15405 South Asia Hindi 

1330-1400 UTC: 15405 South Asia English (Sun), Urdu (Mon -Sat) 

1400-1430 UTC: 15405 South Asia English 

1430-1530 UTC: 15390 South Asia English 

2230-2300 UTC: 15525 EaAS English (Sun), Mandarin (Mon - Sat) 

2300-0000 UTC: 15525 EaAS Mandarin 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, hcdx Aug 29) 

5025 kHz. 

Gestern abend waren die Australier wieder auf allen 3 Frequenzen im 60 mb 

zum s/on um 2130 UTC in brauchbarer Qualitaet zu empfangen. Merkwuerdig 

war allerdings, als ich um 2143 UTC auf die 5025 kHz schaltete, dort ein 

anderes Programm lief als auf den anderen beiden QRGs. Noch merkwuerdiger 

war dann um 2150 UTC eine Ansage durch YL "This is Radio Wollongong". Das 

liegt ja nun doch in einer ganz anderen Ecke von Australien. 


Ich habe auch die vergangenen Tage beobachtet, dass auf 5025 kHz nach den 

Nachrichten um 2130 UTC ein sich von 4835 kHz unterscheidendes Programm 

laeuft. Auf 4835 kHz lief ein Kommentar, auf 5025 kHz eine Country Music- 

Sendung, dabei wurde auch Katherine mehrmals erwaehnt. Was hat es mit 

"Wollongong" auf sich. 

Gestern abend bei mir uebrigens auf 4835 kHz O=3, auf 5025 ebenso, 

teilweise sogar klarer als 4835 kHz. (Rudi Loderbauer-D, A-DX Aug 26) 

AUSTRIA CVC (Christian Vision) has announced special DRM txions 

directed towards Berlin for the IFA between 2nd and 7th Sept. The 

broadcasts will be at 1000-1300 UTC on 6065 kHz, DRM power 50 kW, from 

Moosbrunn (Austria) using an 11.8dB log-periodic antenna at 335 degrees. 

The programme content will be live, with English mx and chat, originating 

in the CVC broadcast centre in Queensland, Australia. For these days the 

regular 1000-1100 txion to the UK on 11815 kHz will be suspended. 

(Andrew Flynn, Christian Vision in DRM Software Radio Forum Wed. Aug 31, 

via Roberto Scaglione-I, BCLNEWS.IT) 

see also DRM under Austria, Ecuador, France, Netherlands, Norway and U.K. 

BENIN Die protestantische Radiomission Trans World Radio will bis 

November 2005 einen 100-kW-Mittelwellensender in Benin in Betrieb nehmen. 

Nun soll das bisher auf 1,5 Mio. USD veranschlagte Projekt erweitert 

werden. In Kooperation mit HCJB World Radio will man auch auf Kurzwelle 

senden und bereitet einen entsprechenden Antrag bei den Behoerden vor. Auf 

diese Weise soll endgueltig die Luecke geschlossen werden, die die 

Zerstoerung von Radio ELWA Monrovia im liberianischen Buergerkrieg 

hinterlassen hat. Mehr Informationen ueber das laufende 

Mittelwellenprojekt finden sich bei

(Dr. Hj. Biener-D, ntt Sep 1) 

BOSNIA [SERBIA & MONTENEGRO] An incomplete scheduled covering 1745- 

2200 UT only for "R. Yugoslavia", but dated effective 1 Aug shows Arabic 

at a new time: 

1745-1800, ARABIC 1, zones 27,28 EUR, 6100kHz 49.18mb, 250kW, B06 - ND. 

(Jose Elias Diaz Gomez-VEN, dxld Aug 26) 

The original A-05 had Arabic only at 1430-1500 UT on 11800 kHz for ME and 

Italian at 1730-1800 UT (always only one lang at a time), so has that been 

truncated to 1730-1745 UT only? (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 26) 

That would be "SERBIA & MONTENEGRO [non]" acc. to the DXLD labelling 

system ... via Bijeljina [tx site BIJ Bijeljina G.C.44N42 019E10 in], 

Bosnia & Herzegovina. 


New schedule cutting, supposedly due of another power budget limitation in 

Belgrad/Bijeljina?? 

Nothing heard on European sce 7200, 11800, 11870, 6100, 9620 kHz at 1300- 

1615 UT on Sept 1st. When looked-in around on 6100 kHz at 1747 UT, heard 

Arabic progr still in progress. Followed by Russian and English still on 

6100; also Spanish on 7200 kHz then at 1900 UT. And the 6100 kHz 1930-2100 

UT block also like official schedule on air today. (wb, Sep 1) 

A-05 schedule of International Radio of Serbia & Montenegro, 

acc to monitoring on September 1st: 

New 1745-1758 Daily6100 BEO 250 kW 130?deg Arabic ME? 

1800-1828 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW 040 deg Russian RUS 

1830-1858 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW 310 deg English WeEu 

1900-1928 Daily 7200 BEO 250 kW 250 deg Spanish SoEu 

1930-1958 Sun-Fri 6100 BEO 250 kW 310 deg Serbian WeEu 

1930-2028 Sat 6100 BEO 250 kW 310 deg Serbian WeEu 

2000-2028 Sun-Fri 6100 BEO 250 kW 310 deg German WeEu 

2030-2058 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW 310 deg French WeEu 

(R BUL Observer, June 3) 

But not observed on this part: 

1300-1428 Daily 7200 BEO 250 kW non-dir Serbian EaEu(relay HS-1) 

1430-1458 Daily 11800 BEO 250 kW 130 deg Arabic ME 

1500-1528 Daily 11870 BEO 250 kW 040 deg Russian RUS 

1530-1543 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW non-dir Hungarian CeEu 

1545-1558 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW 130 deg Greek SoEaEu 

1600-1628 Daily 9620 BEO 250 kW 310 deg French WeEu 

1630-1658 Daily 9620 BEO 250 kW 310 deg German WeEu 

1700-1713 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW 180 deg Albanian SoEaEu 

1715-1728 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW 130 deg Bulgarian SoEaEu 

1730-1758 Daily 9620 BEO 250 kW 310 deg Italian WeEu 

2100-2128 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW 310 deg English WeEu 

2130-2158 Sun-Fri 7230 BEO 250 kW 100 deg Serbian AUS 

2130-2228 Sat 7230 BEO 250 kW 100 deg Serbian AUS 

2200-2228 Sun-Fri 7230 BEO 250 kW 100 deg English AUS 

2230-2258 Daily 9580 BEO 250 kW 055 deg Chinese SoEaAs 

2300-2328 Daily 9680 BEO 250 kW 265 deg Spanish SoAmWe 

2330-2358 Mon-Sat 9580 BEO 250 kW 310 deg Serbian NoAmEa 

2330-0028 Sun 9580 BEO 250 kW 310 deg Serbian NoAmEa 

0000-0028 Mon-Sat 9580 BEO 250 kW 310 deg English NoAmEa 

0030-0058 Daily 9580 BEO 250 kW 310 deg Serbian NoAmEa(relay HS-1) 

0430-0458 Daily 9580 BEO 250 kW 325 deg English NoAmWe

(wb, Sept 1) 

BOTSWANA 4930, VOA Studio 7 (via Moepang Hill), full-data personal ltr 

along with VOA calendar and prgm magazine from Thomas R. Powell, 

Transmitter Plant Supervisor, for a rpt to Botswana. The ltr was dated and 

envelope postmarked one month after I sent my rpt, but it did not arrive 

until three mos. later. Although it carried many very nice Botswana 

stamps, I suspect it did not come via air. 

(Wendel Craighead-KS-USA, DXplorer Aug 29) 

Re VOA-BOTSWANA Can anybody suggest me the valid email address for Voice 

of America Botswana relay? 

Here is an address that worked for me on August 28: 

 

A few days ago I received a verification letter, along with several 

enclosures, from Thomas R. Powell, Transmitter Plant Supervisor, for 

reception of Voice of America Studio 7. The letterhead included this e- 

mail address, which might have been obsolete since the letter was dated 

and postmarked one month after I mailed my report and then took three more 

months to arrive. Despite the many nice Botswana stamps on the large 

envelope it obviously did not come via air. But yesterday I sent an e-mail 

to Mr. Powell thanking him for the verification, and so far my e-mail has 

not bounced. 

(Wendel Craighead-KA-USA, Signal Sept 1 via dxld) 

And I feel that tpowell @ bot.ibb.gov may be valid, too - my recent 

message did not bounce either. (Dmitry Mezin, Kazan-RUS, ibid.) 

BULGARIA 7400 R.Varna on Aug 21 at 2102-2136 UT. 35232-35333 Bulgarian, 

News and mx, ID at 2131 UT. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 26) 

In B-05 on 7600 kHz, only Sun2200 - Mon0400 UT, 100 kW non-dir to zones 27 

& 28. (wb) 

The one-day-a-week, summers-only sce from Radio Varna in Bulgaria is on on 

7400 kHz, nicely listenable here in New Jersey. They have their own 

transmitter rather than just being relayed over the txs of the 

international sce. Got an ID from them during the nx @ 0100. I think I 

last heard this 25 years ago as "Radio Holidays". 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA DXplorer Aug 29) 

I am sorry to correct this a little bit: this is not their own tx. 

Like all SW tx's in the country, it belongs to the national tx 

operator "Bulgarian Telecommunications Company" (BTC), and just like 

Radio Bulgaria is renting air time on the BTC SW tx's in Sofia and 

Plovdiv, Radio Varna is renting air time on the BTC SW tx in Varna. 

Radio Varna is a regional station under the roof of the the 

public-service Bulgarian National Radio. 


Thanks, Bernd. I'm not well versed in the corporate structure of the 

Bulgarian broadcasting industry, so perhaps wasn't as clear as I should 

have been. When I said it was "their own" tx, I was just trying to 

highlight that it was distinct from the txs used by Radio Bulgaria and a 

different site, one that's not on the air very often. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Aug 29) 

CANADA [tentat] VT Merlin test txion Aug 26; 6040 kHz; SINPO 34344; 

0200-0230 UT. Loop of mx and annt which ended mid annmt at 0230 UT. 

Same pattern as the DRM - like signal last night and the analog test the 

night before.

(Mark Taylor-WI-USA, dxld Aug 26) 

Came across an interesting one on 9790 at 0023 UT Sat 8-2. Endless loop 

annt, with background mx. "You are listening to a test transmission by V-T 

Merlin communications, a leading provider of international broadcast sces. 

If you would like to find out more about us, please visit www-dot-vtplc- 

dot-com-forward slash-merlin." On the page, under "latest news," it says 

"BBC World Service txion contract to continue. VT Group, through its VT 

Communications subsidiary, has reached agreement to continue distributing 

and transmitting BBC world sce radio programming for a further five years 

to 2012..." The contract was signed two months ago, but this is the first 

signal I've heard. solid 5-9, until carrier dropped in the middle of the 

loop annt at exactly 0030. 

(Jim Wishner-MN-USA, dxld Aug 26) 

Merlin feed switch over on-air at Sackville-CAN ? 

9790 0100-0200UT to zones 6,7 SAC 250kW 277deg CAN CRI RTC 


CHILE 5960 Voz Cristiana on Aug 18 at 0950-1005 UT. 34333. Male talk in 

Spanish and song. ID was heard at 0958 UT, followed by talk by a man and a 

woman. 


CHINA/FRANCE Re. Frequency change for China Radio International in 

Bulgarian: 2030-2057 NF 9720 KAS 500 kW / 308 deg, x6145 ISS 500 kW / 098 

deg // 7160. 

(Observer-BUL, dxld Aug 26) 

Actually the Issoudun txion still exists, just confirmed until 2057 UT 

cut-off with extremely strong signal and programming (not // 9720 kHz) in 

a Slavic lang I unfortunately can not further specify. The audio was no 

longer of the telephone quality that used to be typical for the CRI relays 

via European SW sites. 


Gannan People's Broadcasting Station Aug 17 at 2005-2220-0100, 0950-1400 

UT Tibetan/Chinese 5970 3990 [including:] (2300, 1300 relay CNR8) 

Nei Menggu PBS - Chinese Service 

9520 0120-0900 6045 2150-0115, 0905-1605 


7105 0120-0900 4000 2150-0115, 0905-1605 

Mongolian Service 



7270 0045-0830 4525 2150-0040, 0835-1605 

(Nagoya Dxers Circle via Sept ADXN via dxld + direct Aug 29) 

COSTA RICA 5054.6 Faro del Caribe on Aug 24 at 0853-0910 UT, M & W 

talking in Spanish, ID, ToH mx program. Finally the audio has increased to 

a decent level. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 29) 

CUBA Checking for "Alo Presidente" this Sunday Aug 28: at 1404 on 11875, 

freq listing but did not catch them all. One definitely mentioned was 

17750, where I could hear nothing but a very strong WYFR. Then confirmed 

// on 11670, also with WYFR but somewhat atop it; and very good on 13750, 

much better than 13680. Meanwhile normal RHC programming continued on 

9550, 11760, 11800, 12000, 15230 kHz. 

However, the Alo freqs were actually as usual also programmed by RHC at

the outset, going into the weekly nx review Mundo Siete at 1407. When I 

rechecked at 1505, 17750 actually had enough signal from Cuba to cause a 

SAH to WYFR, but nothing more. 13750 had vanished, but 11875 and 11670 

were still on; however, at 1509 they were giving the RHC e-mail address, 

not RNV. I guess Hugo was late or MIA as often happens. 


CZECH REP Ich habe die Sendung von Radio Prag gesucht, die ich auf der 

Hinfahrt im Becker Monza gehoert habe. Hier sind die Manuskripte mit der 

Moeglichkeit, sich die Sendung noch einmal anzuhoeren.Vorzueglicher 

Service von Radio Prag! 

Im Teil kam das Pausenzeichen und die ID vom Sender Melnik vor. 

 

 

 

 

(Uwe Volk-D, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 29) Vorzuegliche Arbeit ! wb. 

See also of 1938-1945 era in CZE: 

Boehmen 1113 kHz [Prague II 60 kW] 

Danube 922 kHz [Brno Dobrochov/Dobrochau] 

Brno Protectorate 1158 kHz, 32 kW 

Prague Protectorate 638 kHz, 120 kW. 

Sender Danube "Donau" 922 kHz 325.4 meter band. 

And Sender Alps, see websites: 

 

 

 

 

ECUADOR 15375d Then I go to the DRM Forums and do a new search on 

15375, finally uncovering a recent post that someone else has noticed DRM 

there as I have been reporting for weeks and weeks. 

The Holy Qur'an Station, analog 15380, was again suffering from severe 

QRDRM centred on 15375, August 26 at 1250, and presumably from the 

Qhristian Qrusaders in Quito. I suspect there is more unacknowledged DRM 

activity than usual this week for the benefit of the HFCC meeting in 

Valencia, now about over. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 26) 

Weak DRM signal on 15375 kHz - Hi all, at 1400 UT a very weak DRM signal 

on 15375 kHz, max. 6 dB. Maybe a test txion from HCJB in Ecuador? Due to a 

strong AM station on 15370 kHz no label and no audio. Anyone who can 

verify this observation? 

Equipment: Winradio WR- G303I, magnetic longwire balun (12,5 m), DX-10 

active antenna. 

 

(Klaus -, Bad Wildungen, Germany, DRM Software Radio Forums July 29 via 

dxld) 

Greetings Klaus, I just returned from vacations and read your note. I 

cannot confirm your reception of HCJB on that date, but I will say that it 

is possible it was us. Although we do not have regular transmissions on 

DRM at the moment, we do run our tx up from time to time to make sure that 

it is still operational. I would be a bit surprised if you received us in 

Europe though. Our tx is only 4 kW of DRM power, so it is not very 

powerful. I will be sure to let the forum know when we do start regular 

txions in DRM though. Take care, 

(Doug Weber-EQA HCJB HC7AW, Aug 16, ibid.) 

Doesn't HCJB keep a log of its own txions? (gh, dxld Aug 26)


ERITREA [Clandestine] 7999. 33 V. of Sudan on Aug 19 at *1528-1540 UT. 

25442 Arabic, 1528 UT sign on with IS, opening announce, opening mx, ID at 

1532 UT as "Idha'at Sawt Sudan. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 26) 

FRANCE/MONACO 7135d From Sept 2nd to 7th, 2005. Special broadcasts to 

Berlin (for IFA fair show), from Radio France on short wave in DRM. It 

will be a relay of the mxal programme F.I.P. The freq will be 7135 kHz, 

day time. 

One hour per day (from 0900 to 1000 UT) also on 7135 kHz, "Canal DRM 

France" will be on the air; it's a cocktail of programmes from the 

following stations: RTL, Europe 1, la Radio de la Mer, Superloustic, R. 

Orient, TeleramaRadio, R. Nouveaux talents, Beur FM, Littoral AM). 

(Christian Ghibaudo, Nice-F, dxld Aug 29) 

Again DRM tests from Fontbonne, this time on 7160 instead of previously 

used 6150. 

7160 is an old standard for the Evangeliums-Rundfunk transmissions via 

Fontbonne. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 1) 

7160 [north of Monte Carlo]. Yes, noted DRM noise today Sep 1st, but was 

gone when connected AOR 7030 to DRM decoding program on PC. (wb) 


R. France Int schedule has been updated for Sept 4. 

0400-0430 9805 x7315 via Gabon; 0500-0530 11995 x9825 via Gabon and 13680 

x15160 direct; 1400-1500 7180 x9580 via China. 

(RFI website via Jean-Michel Aubier-F, dxld Sep 1) 

RFI changes, as of Sept 4th: 

3965 0400 0500 37,38W,46N ISS 500 180 French F RFI TDF 

3965 2100 2200 18S,28,29 ISS 250 60 Polish F RFI TDF 

5920 2000 2100 28S,29S ISS 250 85 Romanian F RFI TDF 

6045 0500 0530 28S,29S ISS 250 98 Serbian F RFI TDF 

6120 1400 1500 44S,49,50,54 YAM 300 235 Vietnamese J RFI TDF 

6175 1900 2000 28S,29S ISS 250 98 Serbian F RFI TDF 

7135 0600 0700 37,38W,46N ISS 500 180 French F RFI TDF 

7175 1200 1300 33S,43E,44 YAM 300 290 Mandarin J RFI TDF 

7180 1400 1500 41 XIA 150 255 English CHN RFI TDF 

9655 0930 1030 33S,43E,44 YAM 300 290 Mandarin J RFI TDF 

9790 0600 0700 37E,38W,47N ISS 500 155 French F RFI TDF 

9790 0600 0700 37W,46W ISS 500 204 French F RFI TDF 

9790 1900 2000 37E,38W,47N ISS 500 155 French F RFI TDF 

9790 1900 2000 37W,46W ISS 500 204 French F RFI TDF 

9805 0400 0430 48S,52E,53,57E GAB 250 127 English GAB RFI TDF 

11615 1900 2000 37,46 ISS 500 185 French F RFI TDF 

11700 0600 0700 37,46 ISS 500 185 French F RFI TDF 

11995 0500 0530 48S,52E,53,57E GAB 250 127 English GAB RFI TDF 

13680 0500 0600 38E,47E,48,53,68 ISS 500 135 English/Fr F RFI TDF 

21645 1130 1200 7S,8S,10E,11,12N ISS 500 270 French F RFI TDF 

GEORGIA/RUSSIA 0700-0809 close down of "Apsua Radio" (Abkhaz Radio) 

feat. Children songs in Vernacular, nx in Russian from 0800 UT, said next 

nx will be at 1500 hrs local time or 1100 UT. All heard on both 9495 and 

9535 (here rumbling with KBSW from Skelton till 0759), BUT!!! close down 

on 9535 kHz was at 08h09m10s and on 9495 kHz 10 sec later, so 9495 and 

9535 are coming from different txs!!! and 9535 is not a spur. 


[ABKHAZIA] Heard Radio Rossii on 25 Aug at 1650-1700 UTC on 1350 kHz with

O=4. But at 1700 UT a broadcast in unknown language started. Where did the 

signal come from? 

(open_dx - Andrey Burlaka, Simferopol-UKR, dxld) 

My version: Apsua Radio (=R. Abkhazii), Sokhum, in Abkhazian. Frequency is 

usually shifted 30 ... 40 Hz up from the nominal. // SW 9494.8v. Operation 

time is rather erratic. You may try to listen between 0330-1730 (but a 

couple of years ago MW tx worked on distinct schedule, i.e. was on the air 

at *0200-2000*) UT. 

(open_dx - Vladimir Titarev-UKR) 

See an extract from EMWG below: 

R Respubliki Abkhazii/Radio Rossii, Sukhumi 50 kW 0200-(Tu-Sa), 0400- 

(Su/Mo); programmes in Abkhaz: 0200-0230(Tu-Sa), 0400-0500 (daily) and 

Russian; Radio Rossii: 0230-0400(Tu-Sa), 1600-; SW parallel: 9495v kHz 

(not always in parallel!); Same hour in Summer! 

(open_dx - Vasily Gulyaev-RUS) 

You might want to listen to the following audio clip of the station: 

 

(open_dx - Victor Rutkovsky-RUS) 

Now, after listening to the clip, I'm sure that I really caught the 

Abkhazian tx. 

(open_dx - Andrey Burlaka, Simferopol-UKR, all DXsignal Sept 1 

via Michael Bethge, WWDXC / dxld) 

GERMANY 9405 on Aug 13 at *2000-2030* UT. Voices from the Diaspora - 

Germany. Vernacular, OM mentions of Gambia and America. QRM BBC 9410 kHz. 

PBT R7 USB. Fair/Good. 

(Luca Botto Fiora-I, JPNpremium Aug 26) 

9405 2000-2030UT zone 46[to WeAF] JUL 100kW 210deg 7=Sat only 0406- 

301005 RMI 

11800 Minivan R. via DTK on Aug 19 at *1600-1610 UT. 33443-44443 

Vernacular, 1600 UT sign on with IS, ID, Opening announce, Talk. 


11800 1600 1700UT zone 41[to PAK/IND/BGD] 100kW 100deg daily 0506-301005 

RMI 

17870 R. Rhino Int. Africa via DTK on Aug 19 at 1503-1513 UT. 25421-35422 

English, theme mx at 1503 UT, talk. 


17870 1500-1530UT to zones 47,48[Ce&EaAF] 100kW 145deg 46=Wed/Fri 0107- 

301005 AWH 

AWH = Allerweltshaus Cologne e.V. 

15670 Voice of Ethiopian Medhin via DTK Juelich, Germany. Aug. 21 at 1600- 

1636 UT. 24332. S/on with flute mx and ID in Amharic. Mainly talk by a 

man. 


15670 1600-1659UT to zones 39S,48[ARS,EaAF] 100kW 130deg 1=Sun only EUV 

The new August edition of World DX Meeting from DW English section is 

available ondemand this week, 42 mins into the Mailbag file for Aug 30th. 

This was mostly an extension of the mailbag, but concluded with a brief 

clip of Alice's Restaurant via Latvia. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 30)

New DTK (T-systems) Juelich Germany operational file, sorted by freq and 

by bc organization/station. A-05 V.16 of Aug 17th, 2005. Via WWDXC 

Germany. 

Schedule of German Telekom transmitting station Juelich 

A05 period (27/03/2005 - 30/10/2005) 

frq startstop ciraf zone azi day from to loc pow broad 

3955 1400 1559 27W,28S,36 ND 7 040605 301005 JUL 40 TDP 

3955 1700 1800 27,28 ND 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 YFR 

5910 1807 1840 27,28 130 1234567 300505 310705 JUL 100 TWR 

5925 1300 1415 27,28 ND 1 070805 301005 JUL 100 RTR 

5945 0100 0300 39,40 100 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 VOR 

5945 0630 0815 27,28N 290 7 060805 301005 JUL 100 BVB 


5945 0700 0815 27,28N 290 7 270305 050805 JUL 100 BVB 

5945 0700 0845 27,28N 290 1 190605 050805 JUL 100 BVB 


5945 1100 1115 27,28 ND 1 270305 301005 WER 250 MWA 

5945 1100 1129 27,28 ND 7 070505 301005 WER 500 FVM 

5965 0500 0600 28E 115 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 AWR 

5975 1000 1600 28,39N 110 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 40 DRM 

5975 2000 2100 37NW 230 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 CBS 


6015 1530 1600 28,29 70 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 BCA 

6015 1600 1700 27,28 ND 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 40 DRM 

6015 1700 1800 27W,28 ND 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 HCJ 

6015 1800 1900 28,29 60 7 270305 301005 JUL 100 BVB 



6045 0858 1000 27,28 ND 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 EVR 

6045 1200 1300 27,28 60 1 030705 311005 JUL 100 MVB 

6055 0900 0959 27,28 115 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 CHW 

6055 1030 1059 27,28 ND 17 270305 301005 WER 125 EMG 

6055 1100 1159 27,28 ND 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 UNL 

6055 1130 1159 27,28 ND 7 270305 301005 JUL 100 UNL 

6065 0100 1300 27 295 2346 120805 170805 JUL 40 DRM 

6105 0827 0845 28 105 34567 270305 301005 JUL 100 TWR 

6110 1100 1159 27,28W ND 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 TOM 

6140 0600 0959 27,28 175 1234567 010705 301005 JUL 100 DWL 





7145 1000 1559 27 290 1234567 010805 301005 JUL 40 BCE 

7210 0527 0545 28,29 100 23456 270305 301005 JUL 100 TWR 

7210 0827 0845 28 100 34567 270305 301005 JUL 100 TWR 

7225 1027 1100 28,29 105 7 270305 301005 JUL 100 TWR 


7315 0000 0059 41 90 1234567 130405 301005 WER 250 WRN 

9405 2000 2030 46 210 7 040605 301005 JUL 100 RMI 




9430 1730 1800 39,40 125 3 270305 301005 NAU 125 BVB 

9430 1800 1900 39,40 125 7 270305 301005 NAU 250 BVB 

9430 1800 1915 39,40 125 1 150505 301005 NAU 250 BVB 

9430 1815 1900 39,40 125 6 150505 301005 NAU 250 BVB 



9430 1930 2000 46 200 7 270305 301005 JUL 100 BVB 


9435 2330 0030 41,49 80 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 DVB

9470 0400 0700 55,59,60 230 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 HRT 

9485 0100 0129 41 90 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 UNL 

9485 1730 1845 47,48,52 145 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 IBR 

9490 1027 1100 28,29 100 7 270305 301005 JUL 100 TWR 

9495 0030 0130 40,41 90 1234567 270305 301005 WER 250 GFA 

9560 2330 0030 41,43,49 75 1234567 270305 301005 WER 250 GFA 

9605 2000 2100 39,40 115S 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 YFR 

9610 0659 0757 28E,29 50 1234567 010605 310805 JUL 100 RNW 

9655 1800 1859 28,29 85 7 270305 301005 JUL 100 CHW 

9675 1900 2045 46NE,SE,NW 190 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 IBR 

9725 1500 1659 29 50 1234567 220505 301005 JUL 100 IBB 

9740 0030 0045 41 90 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 PAB 


9840 2000 2100 37,38 175 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 IBR 

9845 1559 1759 27,28W ND 1234567 270405 301005 WER 500 TOM 

9925 0100 0500 2-10 325 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 HRT 


9925 2300 0300 6-10 300 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 HRT 

11610 1500 1530 29,30 60 7 270305 301005 WER 250 EMG 

11610 1530 1545 29,30 60 4 270305 301005 JUL 100 PAB 

11655 0559 0657 18,27,28 20 1234567 010605 310805 JUL 100 RNW 1 

11775 0900 1000 28W 145 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 AWR 

11785 1700 1800 39N,40W 115 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 YFR 

11800 1600 1700 41 100 1234567 050605 301005 JUL 100 RMI 

11840 1100 1130 19-26 20 7 270305 301005 NAU 250 EMG 

11865 1630 1700 39,40 105 7 270305 301005 WER 250 FVM 




11975 0100 0300 42S,43W 75 1234567 270305 301005 WER 250 IBB 







13590 2000 2100 37,38,46,47 190 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 YFR 

13600 1330 1430 41NE 75 1234567 270305 301005 WER 250 GFA 

13600 1630 1715 39,40 120 34 200505 301005 WER 250 BVB 

13600 1630 1715 39,40 120 7 200805 200805 WER 250 BVB 

13600 1630 1730 39,40 120 256 200505 301005 WER 250 BVB 

13645 1430 1530 41,43,49 75 1234567 270305 301005 WER 250 GFA 

13720 1700 1800 37,38 175 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 YFR 

13750 1530 1630 40,41 90 1234567 270305 301005 WER 250 GFA 

13750 1700 1730 37,46 210 3 030505 301005 WER 125 CHW-2 

13750 1700 1730 47,52N,48E 160 5 270305 301005 JUL 100 CHW-2 

13810 1630 1730 38S;39S;47,4 130 2356 090705 301005 JUL 100 BVB 

13810 1630 1759 38S;39S;47,4 130 147 090705 301005 JUL 100 BVB 

13810 1800 1959 38E,39 120 1234567 220705 301005 JUL 100 TOM 




13820 1900 1929 39,40 115 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 UNL 

13840 1530 1600 41 90 23456 180705 301005 WER 250 BVB 



15245 1900 2030 37,38W 200 1234567 270305 301005 JUL 100 AWR 


15450 1730 1759 39S,47E,48 135 1234567 270305 301005 WER 125 IBR 

15565 1830 1930 39S,48 130 14 270305 301005 JUL 100 EFD 

15640 1600 1629 37,38 175 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 UNL 

15650 1430 1445 39,40 100 7 140505 301005 JUL 100 PAB 

15650 1430 1445 41 90 1 030505 301005 JUL 100 PAB 

15650 1445 1500 39,40 100 7 270305 301005 JUL 100 PAB



15670 1600 1659 39S,48 130 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 ZUV 

15670 1630 1659 39S,48 130 36 270305 301005 JUL 100 RHU 

15670 1700 1759 39S,48 130 1346 240605 301005 JUL 100 SBO 

15670 1700 1759 39S,48 130 5 300605 301005 JUL 100 ELF 

15675 1800 1829 46,47,48 160 1 270305 301005 JUL 100 UNL 

15675 1830 1859 52,53 160 5 270305 301005 JUL 100 RRP 

15690 1500 1559 39S,48 130 7 270305 301005 JUL 100 ELF 2 



17545 0957 1116 47,48,52,53 160 1234567 110705 280805 JUL 100 RTB 

17550 1330 1400 47,48 130 6 220705 301005 JUL 100 RMI 





17595 0845 1015 38,39 135 6 270305 301005 WER 125 BVB 

17870 1500 1530 47,48 145 46 010705 301005 JUL 100 AWH 

* changes 

+ active on demand 

# momentary not active 

AWH Allerweltshaus K"ln e.V. 

AWR Adventist World Radio 

BVB Bible Voice Broadcasting 

BCA Bible Christian Association 

BCE Broadcasting Center Europe S.A. 

CBS Radio Taiwan International 

CHW Christliche Wissenschaft 

DTK Deutsche Telekom 

DVB Democratic Voice of Burma 

DWL Deutsche Welle 

EMG Evangelische Missions Gemeinden in Deutschland 

EVR Evangeliums Radio Hamburg 

FVM Freie Volksmission Krefeld 

GFA Gospel For Asia 

HCJ Voice of the Andes 

HLR Hamburger Lokal Radio 

HRT Hrvratska Radio Televizija 

IBB International Broadcast Bureau 

IBR IBRA Radio Sweden 

MWA Missionswerk Arche 

MVB Mecklenburg- Vorpommern Baltic Radio 

PAB Pan Am Broadcasting 

RMI Radio Miami International 

RNW Radio Netherlands World Service 

RRP Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie 

RTB Radio Television Belge de la communaute Francaise 

RTR Radio Traumland (Belgien) 

SBO Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo 

TDP Transmitter Documentation Project 

TOM The Overcomer Broadcast 

TWR Trans World Radio 

UNL Universelles Leben 

VOR Voice of Russia 

WRN World Radio Network 

YFR WYFR Family Radio 

Walter Brodowsky 

Internet 

T-Systems International GmbH 

Media&Broadcast, Regional Media&Broadcast Koeln

Kurzwellen-Rundfunksendestelle Juelich 

If you would like to visit our Internet page with regard to shortwave 

business please use the following link-address: 

 

(via Michael Bethge-D, WWDXC via wb WWDXC BC-DX Aug 17 / 31) 

Nach einer Meldung vom Fruehjahr sollten im September in Mainflingen mit 

Bauarbeiten zur Verbesserung der Raumwelle der Mittelwelle 1539 kHz 

begonnen werden. Der Standort liegt in einem Landschaftsschutz- und Flora- 

Fauna-Habitat-Gebiet. Bau- und Rodungsarbeiten sind dort nur im Zeitraum 

von Anfang September bis Mitte Maerz zugelassen. "Wir rechnen mit einer 

Montagezeit von etwa vier Wochen", sagt Willi Trella, Referent fuer Hoch- 

und Tiefbau bei der Firma T-Systems. 

(Offenbach-Post 14. April 2005 via Lothar Ruehl, von Dr. Hansjoerg Biener 

gekuerzt; ntt Sep 1) 

Das Material fuer den Steilstrahler ist bereits seit dem Fruehjahr auf dem 

Gelaende. Beim ERF hofft man auf eine deutliche Verbesserung der 

Empfangsergebnisse, nachdem sie bisher gemessen an der hohen Sendeleistung 

von 700 kW eher enttaeuschend blieben. Auseinandersetzungen um den 

Fortbestand des Mittelwellensenders in Mainflingen hatten eine 

Modernisierung der Anlagen ueber Jahre verzoegert. Der ERF sendet 05.00- 

24.00 Uhr auf 1539 kHz und zusaetzlich fuer die europaweite 

Flaechendeckung 05.45-06.15 und 21.30-22.00 Uhr Ortszeit auf der 

franzoesischen Mittelwelle Roumoules 1467 kHz. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Sep 1) 

GREECE On Aug 22 Radio "Filia" 1700 Alb, 1730 French, 1800 Polish, 1830- 

1900 En was on 7475 and not on 12105 kHz. 


INDIA All India Radio 60 mb usage. As reported earlier, AIR is going to 

drop all 90mb freqs with 60mb. This will be effective at the start of B05 

schedule. 

The proposed channels are : 

Bhopal 4870 kHz replacing 3315 kHz 

Shimla 4980 kHz replacing 3223 kHz 

Gangtok 4810 kHz replacing 3390 kHz 

Delhi 5020 kHz replacing 3365 kHz (not yet finalised) 

Source: (Gupta-IND, JPNpremium Aug 26) 

INDONESIA 3952.2v presumed RRI-Palu at 1235-1307 UT on Aug 28, non- 

descript mx, few, if any, anmts. Not very strong; varied up to 3952.5 kHz. 

Presume this is RRI-Palu still drifting around. 


4604.95 RRI Serui on Aug 19 at 1225-1235 UT. 45444 INSn, Jakarta nx realy 

and talk, ID at 1232 UT. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 26) 

4870.87, RRI Sorong, at 0936-0945 UT. Noted a period of Islamic mx with 

INSn comments from a woman between tunes. At 0940 woman presents a news. 

Signal was fair during period. 

4604.90 RRI Serui, at 0953-1000 UT. Initially noted mx. At 1002 men 

interrupts the mx with INSn comments. Signal was poor and details 

difficult to ascertain. 

4789.91, RRI Fak Fak, at 1005-1010 UT Noted mx at tune in. At 1006 UT man 

commences Quran prayer period. Signal was poor and noise was constant. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx Aug 28)

IRAN/IRAQ First time since April back on 4160 kHz heard with close down 

at 1632 UT with ID in Arabic "Huna ... Kurdistan", presumed Radio Voice of 

Independence (Aug 20). 


JAPAN HISTORY OF RADIO JAPAN (NHK). 

NHK began radio broadcasting on June 1, 1935 to the east coast of North 

America and Hawaii using a 20 kW SW tx. Then the call sign was 'Radio 

Tokyo' which used to broadcast daily one hour of Japanese and English 

programs which consisted of mx and various performance shows. During the 

Second World War Radio Tokyo increased the lang broadcasts to twenty-four 

and new 30 kW txs were put into sce. The one hour English sce was 

increased to five broadcast hours per day. Japanese and American English 

program hosts were introduced after the Second World War. Radio Tokyo 

changed its call sign to Radio Japan. 

During 1959 the international broadcasts were increased to six hours and 

repeated ten times a day. Regional lang broadcasts were introduced in 

various langs including Korean, Swedish, Russian, Chinese etc. Also 3 x 

100 kW, 2 x 50 kW and 2 x 20 kW SW txs were commissioned into sce. 

During the 1960's huge economic growth took place in Japan. Coal replaced 

oil and the economy flourished. In 1964, 28 countries and 24 organisations 

from Asia formed the Asian Broadcasting Union (ABU) at Tokyo. An essay 

contest was conducted by Radio JPN during this occasion and five winners 

were invited to visit Japan. 1964 also saw the Tokyo Olympics being held 

in Japan. During the 1970 World Expo, in which 77 countries participated, 

was held in JPN and 100 hours of program relay went on air from Radio 

Japan. 

In 1984 the txion facilities of Radio JPN expanded. During the period of 

the Cold War Olympics were held at Moscow in 1980 and at Los +ngeles in 

1984. Radio JPN covered both Olympics extensively. NHK World relayed its 

programmes for the first time from Moyabi (Gabon). During 1988 the Yamata 

Transmitting Station was inaugurated with 4 x 300 kW, 4 x 100 kW txs and 

17 directional antennae, The introduction of new transmitting station and 

relay sces brought letters and reception reports from listeners in all 

corners of the world. Radio Japan/NHK received 60,000 letters from 160 

countries around the globe. 1990's also saw the fall of the Iron Curtain 

and the end of the Cold War. New programming and change of program aspects 

also took place at NHK. 

Now NHK broadcasts to the world through SW, satellite and internet. Radio 

JPN relays its programs from nine relay stations in the U.K., Ascension 

Islands, Gabon, UAE, SNG, Canada, French Guyana and Netherlands Antilles. 

The new multimedia platform helps listeners to listen to programs from the 

archives, if they miss the SW sce. During its 70th anniversary Radio JPN 

is looking to the broadcast years to come. 

Compiled by T. R. Rajeesh VU3PIK with excerpts from 

70th Anniversary Hello from Tokyo Show in January 2005. 

(Report from India, Sept World DX Club Contact magazine via dxld) 

KOREA D.P.R. 6071.6 VoK at 1211-1222+ UT on Aug 23. Man speaking in 

Japanese; choral mx at 1219 UT. Fair signal. 


KUWAIT 15090 R. Ashna on Aug 20 at *1430-1443 UT 45444 Pushto, ID at 

1430 UT, news, // 12140 (45444). 


15615 Dari/Pashto 0230-0530 KWT 250kW 70deg 

17670 Dari/Pashto 0430-0630 KWT 250kW 70deg 

15615 Dari/Pashto 0730-0930 KWT 250kW 70deg




LAOS 4677.60 Xam Nua, now on this fqy, what sounded like s/on mx at 

1200 UT on Aug 22, alt. M&W with actualities the first 10 min. or so, then 

just alt. ancrs. Brief instr. mx hrd at 1224+ UT. Carrier off at 1231 UT 

after short closing anmt by woman. SINPO 25332. 


LIBERIA 5470 R. Veritas at 2200 UT on Aug 20, signal already pretty 

decent with EG nxcast by man, then into their usual Saturday Nite Dance 

Party until 2302* UT after the Lord's Prayer ID and sked. ELWA on 4760 was 

there, but the "swisher" QRM was too irritating to bother with. 

(Chris Lobdell-MA-USA, DXplorer Aug 28) 

MALAYSIA 6024.88 RTVM Kajang on 1303-1340+ at Aug 22. Phone chats, pop 

mx selections, M ancr in lang ("Orang Asli" listed); Good signal. 


NETHERLANDS In connection with the IFA in Berlin, Radio Netherlands will 

have a few extra DRM txions on the air from 2 to 7 Sept: 

Juelich: Daily: 3965 kHz 1600-1700 UTC and 1900-2100 UTC, Omni-antenna. 

(Thanks to Jacques Gruson [TDF France, 3965 1800-2400 UT] for using their 

HFCC co-ordinated frequency) 

Rampisham 5-7 September only: 

9770 kHz 1300-1500 UTC Daily: 7240 kHz 0830-1300 UTC and 1500-1600 UTC 62 

degrees; 2/4/0.5 antenna. 

Flevo on 7240 kHz will be switched off between 0800-1300 UTC and 1500- 

1600 UTC. Programmes will be a mixture of Radio Netherlands Dutch and 

English programmes. On weekdays between 1000-1100 UTC we'll try two audio 

sces on one channel. 

(RNW MN NL via dxld Aug 30) 


NIGERIA 7275 R. Nigeria, monitored this channel for Abuja from 0435 to 

0630 UT on Aug 22. RTV Tunisienne dominated from 0435 until it apparently 

signed off at 0530, at which time Abuja began to fade in arnd 0535-0540 

with vernac. prgmng to 0446. Hvy adjacent channel QRM until 0600 when 

channel became clear, but lots of noise. Many prgm anmts by woman with 

instr. mx mixed in until 0601+. By 0600 Abuja had a very nice signal, with 

a clear ID by woman at 0601+, "This is the Natl Svc of R. Nigeria" 

followed by drums IS, time pips at 0602, then "The time is 7 o'Clock." 

Into R. Nigeria network nx prgm with actualities, etc. by man annmt in En. 

Stn appears to have what sounds like periodic govt and other commercials, 

e.g. Nigeria Export Commission. ID of "R. Nigeria, the Network for the 

Millenium" hrd often during nx prgm. This is the natl network prgm ID. 

SINPO 45344 with easily readable prgmng after 0600. Before 0600, 

interference was I-3 at best. 


NORWAY According to a newspaper article in "Stavanger Aftenblad" Aug. 

29th, the SW station at Kvitsoy, Norway should resume broadcasting, in 

DRM. 

For a test-period of nine months, DRM signals from the BBC will target 

Central-Europe from Norkring Kvitsoy. No information given on dates or 

freqs. 

Ordinary SW-transmissions from the txs at Kvitsoy and Sveio, ended on Dec.

31st 2003, when Radio Norway and Radio Denmark closed down. 

More information (in Norwegian) at: 

 

 

(Svein Olav Pedersen-NOR, hcdx Aug 31) 


Telenor-owned Norkring has entered into an agreement with the BBC World 

Service for digital broadcasting over SW, DRM [Digital Radio Mondial]. As 

part of the agreement, the BBC will be among the first in the world to 

broadcast over DRM. 

From Norkring's transmitting station at Kvitsoy, signals will be broadcast 

to Central Europe. This new agreement with the BBC is an important step in 

the digitalisation of SW, which actually has the capacity to achieve 

global reach. The agreement involves broadcast of the radio channel BBC 

World Service "English for Europe" for an initial period of 18 months. The 

BBC is also using UK-based transmitters owned and operated by VT 

Communications (VTC) to provide a multi-frequency network aimed at Benelux 

and neighbouring countries. "For us this as an exciting partnership with 

one of the world's leading broadcasters. The BBC is a driving force within 

DRM, and contributes to set the standard for the future role of SW," said 

sales and marketing director at Norkring, Per Maltun. 

The first major test will be the launch of receivers for DRM at the 

world's largest exhibition for consumer electronics, the IFA in Berlin 2-7 

September 2005. [Passage omitted] 

About Norkring. 

Norkring is Norway's largest distributor of broadcast programmes. The 

company owns and operates most large tx stations for terrestrial 

broadcasting in Norway. Norkring has a nationwide infrastructure that 

consists of 6,500 transmitting units, installed at 47 main stations and 

2,700 smaller stations. Norkring is wholly owned by Telenor, and is part 

of the Business Segment Telenor Broadcast. For more information, please 

contact: Director of Information at Telenor Broadcast, Ingrid Schiefloe: 

Tel: +47 951 56 977 

(Norkring press release, 31 Aug via BBCM via dxld) 

OMAN 15140 R. Sultanate of Oman, at *1400-1500 on Aug 20; 1400 English 

news; IDs, pop mx, techno-pop dance mx; 1500 into Arabic. Weak but in the 

clear; improved to fair level by 1445 UT. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Aug 28) 

I presume this is a relay of the domestic English lang network (throughout 

Oman on FM, cf. WRTH page 303) and not a program produced for listeners 

abroad. Same pattern like in the English SW txions from some other Arabic 

countries, like Jordan. 


Yes, indeed it is a relay of Oman's "Radio 2" which also can be heard on 

the digital Hotbird satellite. You can also hear their English FM program 

via their web site: 

 

You might compare it with 15140 kHz at 1400 UT. 

(Erik Koie, Copenhagen-DEN, dxld Aug 29) 

R. Sultanate of Oman on 15140, it's heard in JPN just now, with very weak 

signal. 

(Hiroshi Tokusa-JPN, ibid.) 

15140, 1400- UT, Radio Sultanate of Oman, Aug 28. Fair reception at sign- 

on with a time check of 6:00 PM and ID as Radio Sultanate of Oman. Signal

dramatically improved to at least an S7 with very nice western EZL mx when 

I tuned away at 1425 UT. Glad to see them back! A nice opportunity to try 

my various receivers. I preferred the audio in the following order: Ten 

Tec 340, Collins HF-2050, Icom 756 Pro2, AOR 7030+, and finally my 'lowly' 

JRC 535D! 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, dxld Aug 28) 

PNG 3235 Radio West New Britain. On Aug 18 at 1326-1403(S/off) UT. 

34333. Music program with pops. Talk sounded like weather forecast in 

Pidgin at 1357 UT. ID at 1359 UT, as "Karai National ... Radio West, Maus 

bilong tavur ... Kimbe ... 900 kHz medium wave and tropical band 3235 

kHz..." followed by National Anthem, and S/off at 1403 UT. 


7120 Wantok Radio Light at 1324-1405+ UT on Aug 23. Good signal, in the 

"best ever" category, with usual religious songs, M and W ancrs, short 

features, and occasional ID's with phone numbers. Still readable past 1400 

UT, an hour past local sunrise. 


PHILIPPINES Radio Veritas Asia has three 250 kW txs in Palauig, 

Zambales. The first two namely, TX-l and TX-II were built in 1986. The 

third one, known as TX-III, also known as Pulse Step Modulator (PSM), was 

built in 1992. 

The tx serves the purpose of providing coverage of large areas, in some 

cases thousands of kilometers away, with evangelization and human 

developmental programs produced in the studios. This is made possible due 

to the physical propagation of the electromagnetic waves. 

To cope up with the fast changing technology and to enhance a better txion 

system to the target areas, the Technical Department of RVA pushed for the 

modification of the two old txs. The modification process entailed the 

replacement of the existing modulators to a Pulse Step Modulator Thales 

Stage Modulator-6 (TSM-6). 

The project for each tx was divided into three phases - the dismantling, 

the installation and the commissioning. 

Headed by a German installation engineer, the technical team from the 

Palauig Transmitter Site worked on the modification process. The 

installation phase of the first tx was concluded on January 14, 2005. On 

February 1, 2005, the final step, which is commissioning, was completed. 

The first broadcast using the newly modified tx commenced the following 

day, February 2. 2005. 

Meanwhile, the dismantling of Transmitter II started on February 4, 2005 

and the installation of the new modulator immediately followed. It took 

less than two weeks to finish the whole process and by February 21, 

Transmitter II was ready for commissioning. After the complete 

modification of the second tx, the regular broadcast txion using the three 

txs resumed as operations were interrupted to give way for the 

modifications. 

A significant result of the modification of the two txs is the reduction 

of the number of power tubes being used in txion. Furthermore, the 

improvement of the efficiency to about 97% of tx use has been attained. 

In the tx site, the personnel are not only inspired with the result of a 

job well done, more importantly, they feel challenged because of the 

opportunity of exploring the possibilities of developing an equipment and 

bringing it to a state of the art status. While nobody can predict the 

future trends in international broadcasting, the significance of the 

modifications of RVA's txs will be felt for many years.

Article by Reizal Eaia, taken from RVA Uplink, March 2005. 

(T. R. Rajeesh, Report from India, Sept WDXC Club Contact magazine Aug 25) 

RUSSIA This evening (*Friday* August 19th) at 1840-1900 UT on 6240 kHz I 

noted Special Radio. Was no more on Thursday or they have extended the 

schedule at other days? 

(Luca Botto Fiora-I, JPNpremium Aug 26) 

9865 R. Kanal Sodruzhestvo via V.O.Russia on Aug 19 at *1500-1520 UT. 

43443 Russian. News, ID at 1500 and 1505 UT, QRM of Christian Voice on 

c/c. 


VOR Moscow nx - From Sept 4 the following earlier announced VOR freqs for 

Europe will not be used: 

Romanian 1600-1700 9490Serb-Cr 1530-1700 12000Bulgarian 1700-1800 

12000English 1700-1800 (Sat-Sun), 1800-1900 9820Norwegian, Swedish, 

Finnish 1700-1800 (Mon-Fri) 9820. 

All of these freqs are from Samara.Vadim Alexeew, VOR Russian WS DX- 

programme editor. (Aug 31) 

RUSSIA/ETHIOPIA Yes, it was the station's website, but the correct 

spelling is a domain with the spelling "tinsae" 

does/did not exist. More on this matter: 

 

The program itself via TDP air time booking (1500-1600 UT on 15660 kHz) 

was still on the air as of yesterday. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Aug 30) 

Samara-RUS 250kW 188deg 

RUSSIA/GERMANY 15430 Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo (via Juelich, Germany), on 

15 Aug at 1444 UT, rather strong (43443) and making interference to the 

Russian sce of DW on 15425 kHz. 

(RUS DXsignal Dmitry Mezin, Kazan-RUS Aug 28) 

But the handbook "Broadcasting in Russian" lists Russian International 

Radio on this frequency. And, if I remember correctly, I heard RIR a while 

ago myself on 15430 kHz. Of course, I realize that it's hard to 

distinguish these two stations - broadcasting style is similar, though 

there is more mx on RIR. 

(RUS DXsignal Alexander Yegorov, Kyiv-UKR Aug 28) 

No RIR but Sodruzhestvo during my subsequent checks. Parallel freqs: 11830 

kHz with fair signal, and fair-poor 7370, 9800, 9920 kHz. Best audio is on 

15430 kHz, but DW from 15425 kHz causes considerable splash. Not the best 

freq coordination. 

(Dmitry Mezin-RUS, RUS DXsignal Aug 28) 

SAUDI ARABIA Exact schedule was lost in Internet but once again: 

Second Prgr of BSKSA was reported here in July-August as: 

0300-0900 on 9675; 0600-1700 on 11855 both reported and 9580 (not heard ) 

0300-0600 and 1700-2200. 

The News of Main prgrs are on the air also via Holy Quran prgr freqs at: 

0400; 0600; 0800; 1130; 1400; 1800 and maybe more. 

The mixed freqs and spurs are currently 21560, 21640 and 21775 (sometimes 

21440), reported in Sofia and Plovdiv on different receivers. 


SOUTH AFRICA 17565 Amateur R. Mirror Int. On Aug 21 at *0757-0809 UT. 

35332-35333 English, 0757 sign on with Guitar's IS and ID, 0800 Opening

announce, News. 


SRI LANKA Victor Goonetilleke, 4S7VK, mit Goldener Antenne der Stadt Bad 

Bentheim ausgezeichnet. 

Die Goldene Antenne der Stadt Bad Bentheim erhielt in diesem Jahr der 

Praesident der Radio Society of Sri Lanka (RSSL), Victor Goonetilleke, 

4S7VK. Stellvertretend fuer seinen Club, hat man OM Goonetilleke waehrend 

eines Festaktes der 37. Deutsch-Niederlaendischen Amateurfunkertage (DNAT) 

fuer die organisatorische und humane Hilfeleistung bei der Tsunami - 

Katastrophe ausgezeichnet. 

Im Dezember 2004 waren Funkamateure in Indien, Sri Lanka, Indonesien, 

Thailand und MLA ununterbrochen im Einsatz, um die Nachrichtenverbindungen 

nach der verheerenden Flutwelle aufrecht zu erhalten. 

Zu den DNAT konnten die Veranstalter dieses Jahr 3500 Besucher begruessen. 

(DARC DL Rundspruch, Aug 31) 

SUDAN 9505 R. Omdurman on Aug 19 at *1459-1505 UT. 33443 Arabic, 1459 

sign on with mx, ID at 1500, News. 


THAILAND [Site Unknown] 

9510 R. Aap Ki Dunyaa via VOA on Aug 19 at *1400-1452 UT, 44444 Urdu, 1359 

UT sign on with VOA's ID and IS, 1400 UT opening mx, ID, News, ID at 1400 

UT as "Redyo Aap Ki Dunyaa". (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Aug 26) 

A-05 9510 1400-1500 Udorn Thani THA 250 kW 300 deg, B-05 via Kavalla GRC. 

U.K. 17700 R. Solh via Rampisham on Aug 20 at 1338-1354 UT. 34332 Pushto 

and Dari, Afganistan mx, ID at 1349. 


17555 West Africa Democratic Radio via DTK Juelich. On Aug 19 at 0831- 

0858* UT. 24422-35422 English, talk and African local mx, ID at 0844 and 

0854 and 0858 UT. 

On Aug 20 at 0759(S/on)-0858(S/off) UT. 25332. S/on with mx and ID. Talk 

in English with African songs. Talk in French from 0842 UT. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Aug 26) 

Not included in latest DTK schedule of Aug 17th, ?txion via ASC, UK or 

UAE? wb. 

["SENEGAL."] 17555 West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR): Test xmsn was 

audible here Aug 21 with SINFO 35443 from *0800 to 0830 tune-out. Gave 

contact details as: 

tel. +221 869 1569, FAX +221 864 7090 (not sure of the last digit) 

e-mail postal address P.O.Box 16650, Dakar, Senegal. 

Any idea which xmtr is being used? (Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Aug 29) 

Rampisham-UK. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Aug 29) 

Xmsns ended Aug 22. Might start b/cing in September. 

(WADR via Savolainen-FIN, hcdx) 

11950, Eglise du Christ relay, friendly e-mail for an airmail rpt, plus 

attachments with sked, signal coverage map, etc.; in 22 days, V/S Jean 

Grenier. 

QTH: C.P. 2026, Jonquiere, QC G7X 1P8, Canada, 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Aug 29)

11950 1800-1830 on Thurs only MNO Skelton 300kW 180 deg French NoAF HR 

2/2/0.3 

In B-05 7265 1900-1930 to zone 37 WOF 300kW 180deg USA MNO MER. 

On Thursdays only, thanks to Patrick-Robic-AUT. 

Orfordness-UK 1296 kHz is reported to run in DRM mode only as of tomorrow, 

cf. 

So far 1296 carried BBC WS in AM 1830-2000 UT. Today at 1955 UT, when 

checking for what could be the very last mins in AM, the tx already run 

DRM instead. 


I am pleased to announce that on the 30th of August, we commenced a DRM 

"Phase 1" sce to Europe for the BBC World Service. This service is timed 

to co-incide with the official launch of consumer DRM receivers at the 

world's largest exhibition for consumer electronics, the IFA in Berlin 

from the 2nd to the 7th of September. 

The sce comprises of 12 hours per day from Rampisham on Shortwave, 

targeting Germany and 16 hours per day on Medium Wave from Orfordness, (to 

be extended to 18 hours per day from the beginning of the winter 

schedule), targeting Benelux during daylight hours and Western Europe 

during hours of darkness. 

The BBC have also separately hired 12 hours per day from Norkring's site 

at Kvitsoy, Norway to provide an extended coverage area including France, 

and to some extent, create a multi freq network. 

While this sce is very much a precursor to the fully managed DRM service 

to Europe, which is under continuing discussion with the BBC, it 

nevertheless marks a significant milestone in the development of DRM as it 

evolves from a test and develop phase into a "real" sce targeted at the 

radio listening public. 

(John Emmerson, VT Communications, via Mike Barraclough-UK, WWDXC BC-DX 

Sep 2) 

BBC World Service today launched a digital radio sce in English to the 

Benelux countries and neighbouring parts of France and Germany. A 

mediumwave frequency, 1296 kHz, provides the core sce 18 hours a day, 

supplemented by digital txions on SW. Transmission providers for the new 

sce are Telenor in Norway, and VTC in the UK, who operate and manage both 

the BBC's analogue and digital networks internationally. 

BBC World Service regards DRM as a major opportunity, as John Sykes, BBC 

Project Director, Digital Radio, explains: "Digital Radio is about 

increased listener choice, and a revolution in the way we use radios. No 

more fiddling around with freq dials and wavebands: you select your 

station by name, and the radio will find the best freq automatically. 

We're also planning to introduce an electronic programme guide, which will 

allow listeners who are using radios with a record function to effectively 

create their own schedule.We'll be working closely with the radio industry 

to foster and encourage innovative products which our listeners will find 

easy to use." 

(RNW Media Network, Sep 1) 


AWR Europe has a new address: Adventist World Radio - Europe Region 

Director: 

Bert Smit. 1 Millbank Court, Millbank Way Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1RP, 

United Kingdom 

Tel: 44-1344-401-401 Fax: 44-1344-401-419 E-mail: 

Staff at Europe's Adventist World Radio (AWR), the international radio sce

for the Seventh-day Adventist church, moved into the newly-purchased 

office building in Bracknell, England. Previous office space, located 

adjacent to Newbold College, has been sold. The facility offers more space 

for staff and AWR's global distribution system, which is managed in 

England, and room for future growth, according to AWR officials. AWR has 

three other regional offices around the world: in Africa, the Americas and 

Asia/Pacific. They assist in the development of new studios and langs and 

coordinate radio broadcasts to each region. Worldwide, AWR airs 1,200 

hours of programming each week, in 55 langs. 

Editor: Shelley Nolan Freesland/AWR/APD. Bracknell, England, 

10.08.2005/APD 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D - wwdxc BC-DX Aug 30) 

VATICAN CITY Has Vatican started tests/broadcasts of DRM on 1530 kHz? 

last night at 2220 UT I heard a massive DRM style signal completely 

swamping 1530 kHz. On re-checking at 2235 it had gone and UK local 

stations were dominant though mixing with others. Nothing I could see on 

or 

 

(Steve Whitt-UK, MWC via dxld Aug 28) 


VIETNAM VOV's external sce (a.k.a. Overseas Service Channel VOV-6) is 

now streaming live on an embedded WM player which launches auto at 

 

It was in English when I brought it up at 1805 UT on Sept 1; page also has 

links to lang/SW freq schedules, mx. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sep 1) 

ZIMBABWE/MADAGASCAR ZBC: Currently on 3306 kHz at *1630-0530v* UT and on 

6045 kHz at *0530v-1630* UT. "R.Zimbabwe" is relayed 24 hrs. a day as far 

as I can tell. The signal strength has definitely come down lately, 

obviously some xmtr problem. The widely rptd harmonic on 6612 can be 

explained by its signal sometimes being stronger than the fundamental fqy, 

but in the past few days 6612 kHz has been barely audible here. 


R. Zimbabwe's SW xmtr on 90 mb. is located in central Zimbabwe at 

Guineafowl, Gweru; has been known in the past to air on 3306 or 3300 kHz, 

so it seems a xmtr tuning error is the factor here that somedays the 

harmonic airs on 6612 and others on 6600 kHz. 

(Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld Aug 29) 

6612.0 R. Zimbabwe, on Aug 29 at 0422-0500 UT, programming in African 

lang, man announcer with nice prgm of Afr. highlife mx (Afr. pop, Calypso 

steel drums, etc), many local time checks in EG (UTC + 2 hrs: such as "16 

mins till 7 o'clock"), singing jingle for "Radio Zimbabwe," did not hear 

any spoken ID for R. Zimbabwe, just the jingle, ToH drums and tentatively 

seemed to go off the air but am not positive. Fair signal and certainly 

the best I have heard them. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Aug 30) 

China's jamming efforts don't stop at the country's borders, and it also 

assists other regimes with which it has friendly relations to suppress 

broadcasts they don't like. Media Network has reported on the problems 

encountered by SW Radio Africa, which has had to stop using SW to 

broadcast to Zimbabwe because of govt jamming using equipment supplied by 

the Chinese. We have subsequently learned that there's clear evidence that 

members of Zimbabwe's intelligence sces and military were sent to China to 

train in the use of the jamming equipment that was provided. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN NL Aug 30) 

As of 1700 13th August, Voice of the People, 7120 kHz via Madagascar is 

being jammed by Zimbabwean facilities. The same Chinese retro jammer is in

use and jamming is severe. 

Severe jamming of Voice of the People 17th August on 7120 kHz at 1745 UT. 

Someone out here doesn't like them that much. 7120 in the clear for most 

programming, the jammer just idling away which can heard on frequency. At 

1745 UT, all plugs put in by the jammers, a total 80 kHz wipeout of the 

freq band in use, very, very severe. What is of note is that this jammer 

can block a wide range of freqs within a centred one, i.e. 7120, therefore 

causing extremely difficult reception for modest radios. Also the jammer 

has the ability to control power level to the tx so enabling both to be 

able to monitor and then block a certain frequency. The jamming of VOP, to 

Zimbabwe 7120, 1700-1800 UT is for real and not kind to listen to. 

(David Pringle-Wood, Harare-ZWE, dxld Aug 30) 

Current ZBC schedule is 1630-0530 on 3306, 0530-1630 on 6045 kHz. 

(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer Sep 1) 

DRM Blitzumfrage ADDX. 

Mir ist gerade aufgefallen das die ADDX wohl heute ein Formular zur 

unkomplizierten Teilnahme an der DRM-Umfrage online gestellt hat. 

Zu finden unter: 

 

oder einfach ueber addx.de den Link benutzen. 

Die Umfrage ist uebrigens nicht nur fuer ADDX Mitglieder, es gibt einen 

eigenen Punkt "ADDX-Mitglied ja-nein" somit freut es mich das alle 

Hobbyfreunde in den naechsten Tagen daran teilnehmen koennen. 

Nuetzt die Gelegenheit und schreibt eure Meinung zu DRM - positiv und/ 

oder negativ, einfacher gehts nicht! 

(73 Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, Aug 29) 

DRM Press Conference at IFA, Sept. 4 

Industry Briefing at IBC, Sept.10 

Berlin and Amsterdam - The world's first, affordable DRMTM -capable 

consumer radios will arrive at Europe's media exhibitions IFA and IBC in 

September, as major commercial and public broadcasters simultaneously 

announce new and extended DRM broadcasts. DRM is the world's only non- 

proprietary, universally standardized, digital on-air system for short- 

wave, medium-wave/AM and long-wave. 

Texas Instruments and RadioScape will unveil several manufacturers' multi- 

standard consumer receivers with DRM (Digital Radio MondialeT), DAB 

(Digital Audio Broadcast), FM - RDS, LW, MW and SW capabilities based on 

TI's DRM350 multi-standard digital radio baseband. Also, Coding 

Technologies, AFG Engineering GmbH and Himalaya (Power) Electronics will 

present a DRM-capable radio based on Analog Devices' Blackfin©. 

RTL Group will discuss its DRM strategy and will broadcast live RTL 

programs in German, French and English. Deutsche Welle will reveal its 

upcoming DRM expansion, and will broadcast live from IFA along with RFI. 

BBC World Service launches its DRM Europe sce to the Benelux countries, 

and neighboring France and Germany. Radio Netherlands will add special 

broadcasts to its existing DRM line-up during IFA and IBC. 

DeutschlandRadio, Voice of Russia, TruckRadio, TDPradio, and CVC will send 

DRM broadcasts. TDF and French broadcasters RFI, Radio France, RTL, Europe 

1, Radio de la Mer, Superloustic, Radio Orient, Radio Telerama, Radio 

Nouveaux Talents, Beur FM and Littoral AM join together for a special DRM 

txion. T-Systems will broadcast RADIO1 during IFA.

DRM will showcase the consumer radios and outline broadcasters' plans at 

two events: 

September 4, Berlin: 

DRM Press Conference at IFA consumer electronics show, featuring DRM 

Chairman/Deutsche Welle COO Peter Senger, RTL Group, BBC World Service, 

RadioScape, Texas Instruments, and World DAB Forum President Annika 

Nyberg. 11:30 -12:30, in Hall 5.3 (TWF Stage). 

September 10, Amsterdam: 

DRM Industry Briefing at IBC, featuring DRM Vice Chairman/Radio 

Netherlands Director General Jan Hoek, Peter Senger, WRN, and 

manufacturers.10:30-11:30, at the DRM Stand (8.490). 

Recently, UK commercial broadcasters Virgin Classic Rock, Classic Gold 

Digital, Asian Sound Radio, Premier Christian Radio and CVC conducted a MW 

DRM pilot scheme in the UK, provided by VT Communications. DRM programs 

from Radio Sweden, TDF Radio, Radio Vatican, Radio New Zealand 

International, Radio Australia, Radio Taiwan International, TalkSPORT, 

Radio Kuwait, Radio Korea International, BYU Radio, SWR Das Ding, 

biteXpress, B2-B5akt and Campus Radio are also available in Europe. 

An open standard, DRM has received the endorsement of the European 

Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), the International 

Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the International Electrotechnical 

Committee (IEC). 

While DRM currently covers the broadcasting bands below 30 MHz, the DRM 

consortium voted in March 2005 to begin the process of extending the 

system to the broadcasting bands up to 120 MHz. This will enhance the 

range of non-proprietary, digital radio solutions offered worldwide by the 

DRM Consortium and the World DAB Forum, which work together on projects of 

mutual interest. The design, development and testing phases of DRM's 

extension are expected to be completed by 2007-2009. 

DRM at IFA 

At IFA, September 2-7, DRM will be featured at various locations. The DRM 

Consortium Booth (Hall 5.3 -TWF, Stand 05) will display DRM products from 

Atmel GmbH, Coding Technologies GmbH, Fraunhofer IIS, RadioScape, Robert 

Bosch GmbH, TELEFUNKEN SenderSysteme Berlin AG, Texas Instruments and 

others to be announced at IFA. The DRM Receivers Booth (Hall 5.2, Stand 

102), organized by RTL Group, Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands, BBC, 

DeutschlandRadio, Voice of Russia, TruckRadio, DRF, Radio de la Mer and 

Littoral AM, will showcase consumer products and broadcasters' plans. 

Several DRM members will also highlight their DRM plans at their own IFA 

booths. 

Following the DRM press conference at IFA on September 4, Peter Senger and 

various DRM members will participate in a DRM Symposium, "Talk In TWF," in 

the same location, Hall 5.3, TWF Stage, 13:00-16:15. Participants include 

BBC World Service, Fraunhofer IIS, Robert Bosch GmbH, TELEFUNKEN 

SenderSysteme Berlin AG, Texas Instruments and T- Systems. 

DRM at IBC 

At IBC, September 9-12, DRM-capable equipment and live DRM broadcasts will 

be showcased at the DRM Stand in the Radio Hall (8.490). Equipment from 

BBC, DIGIDIA, Coding Technologies GmbH, Nero AG, RadioScape, Texas 

Instruments, Sat-Service Schneider, STARWAVES GmbH, and others to be 

announced, will be on display. 

DRM-capable products and live DRM broadcasts will also be available at the 

stands of DIGIDIA, Harris Corporation-Broadcast Communications Division, 

Nautel Ltd., RadioScape, RIZ Transmitters Co., TELEFUNKEN SenderSysteme 

Berlin AG and Thales Broadcast & Multimedia.

About DRM 

The DRM Consortium, founded in 1998, includes broadcasters, broadcasting 

associations, network operators, manufacturers, NGOs and others. DRM 

Consortium membership is at a record high of 93 members from 30 nations. 

With DRM, broadcasters can integrate data and text with audio, giving 

consumers new features such as up-to-the-minute nx scrolls and traffic 

data. DRM broadcasts are now available in Europe, North America, and North 

Africa. Testing is underway in Latin America and Asia. DRM is online at 

(DRM Consortium Web site), as well as 

(German), (DRM France), 

(Russian) and 

 

(U.S.A. DRM Group). 

DRM Members 

Commercial Radio Australia (Australia); TDP, TDP Radio (Belgium); Nautel 

Ltd., Radio Canada International/CBC (Canada); Academy of Broadcasting 

Science of China, Communications University of China (China); RIZ 

Transmitters (Croatia); HFCC (Czech Republic); ESPOL, HCJB World Radio 

(Ecuador); Digita Oy, Kymenlaakso Polytechnik (Finland); CCETT, DIGIDIA, 

DRF Committee, Radio France, Radio France Internationale, TDF, Thales 

Broadcast & Multimedia (France); ADDX, APR, Atmel Germany GmbH, Coding 

Technologies GmbH, Deutsche Welle, DeutschlandRadio, DLM, Sender Europa 1, 

Fraunhofer IIS, Georg-Simon- Ohm - University of Applied Sciences 

Nuremberg, Harman/Becker Automotive Systems GmbH, IRT, Medienanstalt 

Sachsen-Anhalt/Digitaler Rundfunk Sachsen-Anhalt, Micronas GmbH, Nero AG, 

Robert Bosch GmbH, Sony International Europe, SWR Suedwestrundfunk, 

TELEFUNKEN SenderSysteme Berlin AG, T-Systems International GmbH, 

University of Applied Sciences - FH Merseburg, University of Hannover, 

University of Ulm, VPRT (Germany); Antenna Hungaria, National 

Communications Authority Hungary (Hungary); Basamad College, Tehran 

(Iran); Hitachi Kokusai Electric Ltd., NEC Corporation, NHK (Japan); 

Samsung Electronics (Korea); Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting (Libya); 

Broadcasting Centre Europe, RTL Group (Luxembourg); Asia Pacific 

Broadcasting Union (Malaysia); Agentschap Telecom, Nozema, Radio 

Netherlands, Technical University Delft (Netherlands); Radio New Zealand 

International (New Zealand); Voice of Nigeria (Nigeria); Telenor/Norkring 

(Norway); Radiodifusao Portuguesa (Portugal); RTRN/Voice of Russia 

(Russia); Govt of Catalonia, Cadena SER - Sociedad Espanola de 

Radiodifusion, Universidad del Pais Vasco, (Spain); SR International/Radio 

Sweden (Sweden); EBU, International Committee of the Red Cross, ITU 

(Switzerland); Arab States Broadcasting Union (Tunisia); BBC, Christian 

Vision, Digital One Ltd., Imagination Technologies Ltd., QinetiQ, 

RadioScape Ltd., VT Communications, WRN (U.K.); Broadcast Electronics, 

Inc., Dolby Laboratories Incorporated, Dolby Laboratories Licensing 

Corporation, Continental Electronics Corporation, Harris Corporation, 

Broadcast Communications Division, IBB/VOA, Kintronic Laboratories, Inc., 

National Association of Short-wave Broadcasters, Sangean America, Inc., 

TCI International, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated; Via Licensing 

Corporation (U.S.A.); and Vatican Radio (Vatican City). 

(Siriol Evans, Director, Press & Communications, DRM, 

 

(via dxld Aug 25) 

177 Deutschlandradio now officially announced that 177 and 855 kHz will 

switch to DRM on Monday [Aug 29]: 

 

Apparently the special programmes will be kept on 177 also after the 

conversion and otherwhise go out on 990 kHz, judging from a note for Oct 3 

on the otherwhise not yet 

updated page and an

explicit mention of the sea weather forecasts. (Perhaps 177 will switch 

back to AM for these programmes, but I would not expect this.) 


Information from 

 

not further researched so far: 

Zehlendorf 177 kHz will be *permanently* switched to DRM mode on Aug 29 

around 0800 UT. Berlin-Britz 855 kHz will be used for a DRM sce of 

Deutschlandfunk (instead of Deutschlandradio Berlin). 990 kHz will be kept 

in AM mode and in future carry the special programmes (ex-177/855; 

comment: but of course will not be an adequate substitute for the sea 

weather forecasts). 

Since yesterday a DRM signal with RBB Radio Eins programming on 1485 kHz 

is reported. It so happened that I was in Berlin today and did some 

bandscanning, so I noted this signal as well, of course without any 

possibility to find out about the content. At the Wuhlheide forrest I 

nulled the signal at an East/West direction. This would point at RBB's 

Stallupoener Allee mediumwave station. 

Actually I was in Berlin for an auction of the equipment of the "old" 

Radio Hundert,6. The former Hundert,6 studios have been entirely 

dismantled, the current program from another location is produced on 

behalf of the bankrupt Hundert,6 Medien GmbH. This to keep following up on 

this story, in case it is of interest for you. By the way, in the end I 

did not attend the auction, since I felt I could not bear it. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX / dxld Aug 26) 

Today at 07:57:05 the Zehlendorf tx on 177 switched to DRM and did not 

revert to AM for the sea weather forecast at 0905, still carried on this 

frequency. Here is a recording of the very last min in AM (caution: do not 

turn up the volume too much towards the end, it gets quite loud): 

 

Felsberg on 183 now gets almost entirely drowned out, and it is much more 

difficult to still pick Bolshakovo on 171 out of the DRM slope. I wonder 

if Zehlendorf will still be a problem in the primary target area of 171 

(Belarus, Baltics), perhaps even on the other side in French? 

Here is the start of the mentioned sea weather programme yesterday, still 

in audible mode: 

 

Note the very slow delivery to allow listeners to take notes and the 

extremely emphasized (already ridiculous for a casual listener) Oooooooost 

which donates East (Ost). These sea weather forecasts go out on 177 plus 

audible 1269, 6005 and 6190 in summer at 0440, 0905, 1905 and 2305, in 

winter at 0540, 1005 and 0005, cf. 

 

And now I see at 

 

this comment: "Authorites should think about putting these two stations 

back into the normal 9 kHz scheme." 

Well, authorities were in fact thinking about putting these two stations 

back into the normal 9 kHz scheme ten years ago. Back then I was frankly 

told "we will stay on 177 as long as we receive no letter with a seal". 

This was when the Dutch authorities were in favour of the Delta 171 

project and considering to insist on Zehlendorf moving out of 177 and back

to 180, which would of course have Felsberg required to move to 180 as 

well. (Actual idea behind this comment is using 189 kHz for either tx. 

There is certainly no need to discuss this further here.) (Kai Ludwig-D, 

wwdxc BC-DX Aug 29) 

Aus der Zeitschrift "Deutschlandradio", Editorial, Heft September 2005: 

Ob auf UKW, Mittel-, Lang- und Kurzwelle, ob im Kabel, ueber Digitalradio 

und per Satellit oder auch im Internet - der nationale Hoerfunk nutzt alle 

technischen Moeglichkeiten, um seine beiden Programme bundesweit 

auszustrahlen. Denn nur so laesst sich der gesetzliche Auftrag erfuellen, 

Deutschlandfunk und Deutschlandradio Kultur flaechendeckend zu verbreiten. 

Auf der Internationalen Funkausstellung in Berlin Anfang September wird 

eine weitere Moeglichkeit demonstriert und auch dauerhaft eingefuehrt: die 

digitalisierte Mittel- und Langwelle naemlich, die es ermoeglicht, die 

traditionellen Hoerfunkwellen praktisch ungestoert und fast in UKW- 

Qualitaet zu empfangen. DRM (Digital Radio Mondial) heisst das Zauberwort, 

das kuenftig eine grossflaechige Rundfunkversorgung vor allem in der 

Dritten Welt sicherstellen soll, fuer eine absehbare Zukunft aber auch dem 

Mangel an UKW-Frequenzen hierzulande abhelfen koennte. Erste 

Empfangsgeraete mit dem DRM-Chip sollen entsprechend auf der IFA zu 

bestaunen sein - und auch schnell und kostenguenstig in grosser Stueckzahl 

zur Verfuegung stehen. 

Der Deutschlandfunk nutzt die neue Technik zunaechst auf der Mittelwelle 

855 kHz und strahlt auch darueber seine Sonderprogramme aus; 

Deutschlandradio Kultur startet zunaechst, einschliesslich 

Seewetterbericht, auf der Langwelle 177 kHz. Bei entsprechender Resonanz 

auf DRM sollen weitere Sender umgestellt werden. 

Und noch eine Neuerung gibt es auf der IFA: Deutschlandfunk und 

Deutschlandradio Kultur stellen erstmals einen elektronischen 

Programmfuehrer (EPG) fuer den Hoerfunk vor, der ueber Digitalradio 

ausgestrahlt und ueber entsprechende DAB-Geraete bzw. den PC sichtbar 

gemacht werden kann. Ein Grund mehr also, den nationalen Hoerfunk an 

seinem Stand auf der IFA in Halle 2.2 zu besuchen und sich ueber die neuen 

Techniken informieren zu lassen. 

Dietmar Boettcher, Leiter Presse- und Oeffentlichkeitsarbeit. 

(via Bernhard Weiskopf-D, A-DX Aug 26) 

Deutschlandfunk im digitalen DRM-Modus. 

Ab dem 1. September strahlt der 500-kW-Langwellensender Oranienburg bei 

Berlin auf 177 kHz das Programm Deutschlandradio Kultur im Standard 

Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) aus. Gleichzeitig stellt man die Sendungen 

des Berliner 855-kHz-Mittelwellensenders ebenfalls auf DRM um. Der Empfang 

gelingt beispielsweise in Verbindung mit einer Soundkarte, der Dream- 

Software unter und einem Empfaenger mit 12- 

kHz-ZF-Ausgang. (DARC DL Rundspruch, Aug 31) 

Anfang September findet in Berlin die Internationale Funkausstellung 

statt. Sie gilt wie die IBC 2005 in Amsterdam als vorletzte Moeglichkeit, 

Digital Radio Mondiale zum Durchbruch zu verhelfen. Zwar gibt es schon 

zahlreiche DRM-Sendungen, aber kaum erschwingliche Empfaenger. Einige 

Firmen haben nun die Praesentation von Radioempfaengern angekuendigt. 

Sollte die Markteinfuehrung nicht gelingen, duerfte DRM, das wegen seiner 

ueberlegenen Klangqualitaet ein Hoffnungstraeger fuer die traditionelle 

Lang-, Mittel- und Kurzwelle ist, mangels Hoererschaft scheitern. 

Aus Anlass der Funkausstellung strahlen verschiedene Programmanbieter 

spezielle DRM-Sendungen aus, so RTL, Deutsche Welle, RFI Paris, BBC World 

Service. TDF und die franzoesischen Stationen RFI, Radio France, RTL, 

Europe 1, Radio de la Mer, Superloustic, Radio Orient, Radio Telerama,

Radio Nouveaux Talents, Beur FM und Littoral AM verbuenden sich fuer DRM. 

Viele dieser Stationen haben Senderechte auf Mittelwelle erworben und 

setzen auf DRM, das die Mittelwelle gegenueber UKW konkurrenzfaehig machen 

wuerde. 





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ALBANIA 6235 TWR-Europe, P.O.Box 141, A-1235 Vienna, Austria, QSL card 

full data with a beautiful view for a Albania tx location site reception 

report. V/S: Beth Chick. Delay: 8 months 

The station sent me the broadcast schedule (A-05) too. 

(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 3) 

ANGOLA 4950 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, vy. poorly on 30 Aug at 2110-2132, 

Portuguese, mx, mainly Afr., talks; 35231. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 9) 

ARGENTINA 6214.2 R.Baluarte, Puerto Iguazu, noted on 25 Aug at 2332- 

2344, Spanish, religious prgr, phone-ins; 34342. 

11710 RAE, General Pacheco, audible on 24 Aug at 2204-2210, Spanish, 

newscast; 32441, QRM de CHN (tent). 


ASCENSION ISLS [LIBERIA] 11965 Star Radio. Full data Star Radio QSL 

Card, with accompanying Information Letter. This in response to a F/up Rpt 

to Hirondelle Foundation, after no response to their e-mail address. Reply 

in 14 days, for postal report. v/s Darcy Christen. 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Sep 4) 

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia broadcast from 1400-1600 UT on 9625 kHz every 

day.

(Gancho Lulchev, Plovdiv-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sept 2) 

Well heard in EUR on every day. wb. 

9625 R Australia (surely beamed to Asia), on 8 Sep at 1430-... UT, 

English, tennis reports, interviews, annts; 43443 (best via LSB), adj. QRM 

de YLE, Finland, 9630 kHz in Swedish. I've visited the ABC webpage 

which indicates the prgr should be sport, 

// to 9475 (getting adj. DRM QRM) & 11660 (both not audible). I'd say 

9625 is via Darwin NT, not directly from Shepparton VIC - or am I wrong? 

It's been some time since I last visited their page... and it seems it 

became even worse for those wanting to see a full, detailed schedule. Who 

doesn't miss miss the layout of the now old RA aerogrammes with the 

cangaroo image holding a microphone and where every detail was actually 

there! 

The CBC-Northern Quebec Sce. via Sackville 9625 kHz is, however, audible 

at times right after s/on and until it's blocked by some other stn (the 

TRT used to be case). My latest recorded log on them during day time was 

on 27 Feb'05 at 1240-1320 UT; 35333. 


4910 VL8T, Tennant Creek NT, audible on 22 Aug at 2139-2204, English, end 

of newscast, mx, talks & interview; 34332, QRM de ZMB; // 4835 poor - 

fair. 

5025 VL8K, Katherine NT, noted on 22 Aug at 2155-2214, English, talks, 

mx, surely TEABBA prgr as not // to 4835 or 4910; 24321, QRM de uty. stn 

+CUB (tent); rated 34432 on 25 Aug at 2145. 

6020 R Australia, Shepparton VIC, noted on 30 Aug at 0916-f/out 1005, 

Pidgin to PNG, talks & interviews, mx, TS for newscast 0930; 25432; // 

9710. 


BAHRAIN Coalition Maritime Radio One was heard today September 7 1610- 

1635 UTC on 9133 kHz USB. Reception varied a lot, being good to poor. 

Station played mx from the Middle East. From where does this txion 

originate? From a ship in Bahrain waters? 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Sep 7) 

BELGIUM/RUSSIA The programme is produced by Jurgen Verstrepen of Vlaams 

Belang, his weblog is 

 

and includes an email address is one of his blogs 

 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 3) 

[Vlaams Belang SW broadcast, wb.] 

Freq change for Zwart of Wit / Black or White in Dutch: 

0900-1100 Sun June 19 NF 15660 ARM 250 kW / 284 deg to WeEu, ex 13680. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 21, 


Speaking about Tbilisskaya: On Sunday Zwart of Wit (i.e. Vlaams Belang) 

was indeed on 15660 kHz, preceeded by 1050 Hz tones, so there should be no 

doubt about Tbilisskaya indeed being the origin of these txions. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 23, 2005) 

BOLIVIA 4845.36 Radio Municipal, Canavari, at 1017-1020 UT on August 

30, Spanish/Aymara, local advs., ann. & ID as: "....a la audiencia de

Radio Municipal", messagges: "atencion, atencion Junta Vecinal.....", 

34433. 

5967.82 Radio Nacional de Huanuni, Huanuni, at 1025-1032 UT on August 30, 

Spanish, Ann-, TC & ID as: "buenos dias, las 6 de la manana con 27 minutos 

... a traves del amanecer de Radio Nacional ... saludos para los 

companeros trabajadores, las amas de casa ... siguen en sintonia con Radio 

Nacional de Huanuni ...", different songs, 34433. 


Thank you very much Hans Johnson and Glenn Hauser for information and 

feedback regarding my unID "Catolica Mundial" on 5745.75 kHz. I do not 

know if it's Bolivia or not - I have just a "feeling" that it is not. I 

did not listen this morning, I was very occupied with my unID Bolivian on 

1590.43 kHz but after months of listening I now have the ID and will 

present the station later today or tomorrow on my web ID-site. 

(Bjorn Malm-EQA, hcdx Sep 3) 

? 5745 R Virgen de Remedios, Tupiza-BOL ? 

4796.4 R.Mallku, Uyuni, noted on 25 Aug at 2217-2229, Spanish, talks, 

TCs, Indian songs; 24342. 

6105.5 R.Panamericana, La Paz, audible on 25 Aug at 2232-2245, Spanish, 

f/ball match rpt., comments; 43432, adjc QRM. 

6134.8 R.Santa Cruz, St¦ Cruz de la Sierra, obs'ed on 26 Aug at 0941- 

f/out 0955, Spanish, talks, mx; 15441. 


6155.1 R.Fides (tent), La Paz, noted on 25 Aug at 2230-..., Spanish (t), 

talks; 13441, adjc QRM + CHN 6155. 


R. Tacana on 4781.34 kHz, was heard here in Sweden last night with weak 

but clear signal, and a lots of IDs. I also had an Andean station on 

1610.34 kHz, Peru? 

(Bernt-Ivan Holmberg-SWE, hcdx Sept 10) 

BRAZIL 6160 Radio Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, at 

1005+ UT on August 30, Portuguese, ann. web page: 

 

Complete ID at 1005 UT: "... 49 metros Radio Boa Vontade ... Porto Alegre, 

Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, una emissora da rede Boa Vontade". 

Greetings: "saludos para as amigos das Pampas da segunda a sexta 

feiras...". Ann. three QRG's: 6160 kHz, 9550 kHz and 11795 kHz (not 

listened in 31 & 25 meters at this hour), 34443. 


9675 R Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, on 3 Sep at 0950-f/out 1045 

UT, religious prgr, songs to match; 24442, terrible splash de F (RFI in 

French) on 9970 kHz. RFI tx malfunction ! - 

9695.1 R Rio Mar, Manaus AM, on 3 Sep at 0955-f/out 1015 UT, talks 

(seemingly nx at 1000); 14441, splash de RFI in French 9970 kHz. RFI tx 

malfunction ! 

the same phenomenon was observed above 10 MHz, but a uty. stn almost 

drowned RFI's splash. (...) 11915.1 kHz R Gaucha, Porto Alegre RS, on 24 

Aug at 2145-2200 UT, advts, 

nx bulletin "Correspondente Ipiranta", A Voz do Brasil 2200; 34443. 

it should read "IPIRANGA" - sorry !!!

Ipiranga: local river in Brazil, and know for historical reasons when a 

Portuguese monarch, who refused to return to Portugal after the troubles 

of the Napoleonic invasions, proclaimed the independence of Brazil. In 

both B & POR, that day became known as "O Grito do Ipiranga." 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sept 5) 

3235 R. Guaruja Paulista, Marilia SP, 25 Aug at 2202-2223, advts, prgr 

anns., songs; 24443; 3385 & 5045 airing different prgR. 

3365 R. Cultura, Araraquara SP, 25 Aug at 2154-2211, prize results, 

comments & interviews on f/ball, A Voz do Brasil 2200; 35443. 

3375 UNID, 25 Aug at 2155-2209, talks and then A Voz do Brasil 2200; 

33442, QRM de SSB tx. 

3385 R. Guaruja Paulista, Sao Paulo SP, 25 Aug at 2156-2214, talks about 

f/bal, mx, prgr "O Radar Desportivo"; 33442; // 5045 but not 3235 kHz. 

4775 R. Congonhas, Congonhas MG, 25 Aug at 2214-2228, Voz do Brasil end 

of part 1; 25332. 

48845 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 25 Aug at 2113-2129, talks on f/ball, 

interviews; 44444, splatter de uty. stn. 

4915 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 25 Aug at 2118-2134, talks, IDs, 

songs; 43442. 

4945 Emissora Rural (tent), Petrolina PE, 25 Aug at 2121-2133, religious 

prgr, rosary (noted daily at around this time) 2135, then seemingly no A 

Voz do Brasil 2200; 33442, QRM de B itself. 

4965 R. Alvorada, Paritins AM, 25 Aug at 2132-2145, talks; 23431, QRM de 

ZMB + uty. stn. 

5035 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 25 Aug at 2140-2157, usual prgr at this 

time "Pe na Estrada", with advts & songs; 44433, and better than // 9630! 

5969.8 R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 27 Aug at 2246-2254, talks; 23441, 

QRM de carrier + adjc. chs.. 

6010.2 R. Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 26 Aug at 0925-f/out 0947, 

(unreadable) talks; 15441. 

6020 R. Gaucha, Porto Alegre RS, 29 Aug at 2134-2144, talks about f/ball 

& interviews; 13341, adj & co-ch QRM. 

6080 R. Novas de Paz + CBN Anhangueera 25 Aug at 2239-..., both airing A 

Voz do Brasil, with one of the pair denoting some feed delay; 34443. 

6160 R. Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre RS, 25 Aug at 2223-2237, A Voz do 

Brasil; 33442, adjc. QRM only. 

6185 R. Nac. da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 26 Aug at 0946-f/out 1010, 

(unreadable) talks; 14431... but rated 53443 on 25 Aug at 2227. 

9505.8 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2 Sep 0950-f/out 1020, talks; 13441, 

het. with a UNID on 9505. 

9675 R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 3 Sep 0950-f/out 1045, 

religious prgr, songs to match; 24442, terrible splash de F (RFI in 

French) on 9970 kHz. 

9695.1 R. Rio Mar, Manaus AM, 3 Sep 0955-f/out 1015, talks (seemingly nx 

at 1000); 14441, splash de RFI in French 9970 kHz.

11725 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 24 Aug at 2040-2100*, religious prgr, 

songs; 34443, adjc QRM. 

11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 24 Aug at 2114-2200, nx & sport, 

advts, TCs, A Voz do Brasil 2200; 45444. 

11829.9 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 24 Aug at 2134-2200, newscast 

"Jornal da CBN - 2¦ edicao", advts, sl. "CBN-Anhangueera, a radio que toca 

noticia", A Voz do Brasil 2200; 44443, QRM de stn in Arabic. Also on 04 

SEP 1714-..., f/ball match report; 15431. 

11915.1 R. Gaucha, Porto Alegre RS, 24 Aug at 2145-2200, advts, nx 

bulletin "Correspondente Ipiranta", A Voz do Brasil 2200; 34443. 

11925 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 29 Aug at 2117-2136, news, traffic 

infos, weather & advts all in nx magazine "Servico Bandeirantes"; 34433, 

QRM de CHN. 

17814.9 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 4 Sep 1450-..., songs; 13441, 

detectable het., extremely faint sig., adjc. QRM only. 

(all 25 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 9) 

CHAD 6165 R. Natle. Tchadienne, N'Djamena, audible on 25 Aug at 1634- 

... UT, vernancular, talks; 33441, strg. QRM de HRV. 


CHINA [?] 5049.92, at 1409- UT, ?Guangxi FBS, Nanning on Sep 5. This is 

a tentative logging. There is a station heard, not in Chinese, and not the 

AIR station. Possible Vietnamese, which is listed on at this time. I'm 

reporting this just to alert listeners that there is a station off- 

frequency, and it's not ARDS, so beware! Fair reception. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Sept 5) 

6115 VoStraint (tent), Fuzhou, heard on 26 Aug at 0938-f/out 1015 UT, 

Chinese, talks 24432. 


CHINESE MUSIC JAMMER logged strongly abt 1625-1650 Sep 6 on 7130 (?jamming 

who?), 9680, 11750, 11765 kHz (on 11750 two very vague Asians talking 

under that signal). Also on exactly 17560 - no signal whatsoever of 

V.O.Tibet on or near this freq audible. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, DXplorer Sep 8) 

Hi Finn, once again welcome back with new antennas on air. 

7130 is used by CBS Taipei Kouhu in Mandarin, and covered by CHN mainland 

at same with Chinese opera jamming, 1400-1800. 

Same on 9680 against CBS Taipei HuWei, 1100-1800. 

11750 against US-RFA Uighur from Iranawila Ceylon. 

Against 17560, nominal Vo Tibet via Taskent, but really +/- 3 apart on 

17517, 17522/3, 17528, 17562, 17568 kHz. (wb, Sep 8) 

DX-ing in Heilongjiang 50 years ago. 

Our Russian member Valentin Kolchanov has sent us a long and exclusive 

article for the 50th Anniversary of the DSWCI next year. 50 years ago, 

Valentin lived as a teenager in Harbin in the Heilongjiang Province in 

North East China with his Russian parents. In 1965 they moved back to 

Russia. Here is the first part of it. The full article will be published 

later on in SWN. (Anker Petersen-DEN) 

Let me inform you that the Heilongjiang PBS was the first radio station

that I heard on my own radio set. It was 50 years ago in Harbin, China 

when my father (or better, Santa Claus) gave me at the Christmas Party on 

January 7, 1955 (25th of December by Julian Calendar) an interesting gift: 

a small box with 4 terminals and a pair of headphones. Thus I got my own 

Chinese made crystal radio set with a Galena detector. (Before that, I 

used to listen my father's Latvian made 5 tubes' "Riga T-755" radio set 

when he was absent). 

It could catch only one local station _ the Heilongjiang PBS on around 

1000 kHz (WRTH gives 972 kHz). Since that time I have been listening to 

the station every day. The other more weak station _ Harbin PBS on around 

600 kHz (WRTH gives 621 kHz) couldn't be heard due to bad selectivity of 

radio: the coil was connected directly to antenna terminal. 

But I always wanted to listen to DX stations. And one day when 

Heilongjiang station had signed off, I was able to catch the Qiqihar PBS 

situated 260 km from Harbin. It was my first DX catch and I was happy! I 

was only able to listen to it once again, because local stations in China 

usually signed off simultaneously around 1130 Local time and resumed 

trans-missions in the evening at 1600-1700 Local time. 

(Kolchanov-RUS, dswci DXW Aug 14) 

COLOMBIA 6139.78 Radio Lider, on Sept 2 at 0550-0613 & 0742-0830 UT. 

Noted again after an absence of some months, program of Spanish ballads 

with IDs between just about every song, fair-good. Not back on a regular 

basis, as I have not heard them again. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Sep 4) 

6035 LV del Guaviare, San Jose del Guaviare, noted on 26 Aug at 0948- 

f/out 1005, Spanish, songs, TCs; 25432. 


DJIBOUTI 4780 RD.TV de Djibouti, Doraleh, obs'ed on 04 SEP 1724-1732, 

Vernancular, local songs, talks; 34443. 


DRM DIGITAL RADIO MONDIAL - Updated schedule of DRM txions as Sep 9 

(shortwave only): 

3955 JUL 040 kW / non-dir to WeEu 1400-1600 TDP Radio Music Sat 

3995 WER 200 kW / non-dir to WeEu 1600-1000 DW German 

5875 RMP 035 kW / 080 deg to WeEu 1800-1900 BBC WS English 

5875 RMP 035 kW / 080 deg to WeEu 0700-0830-1900 BBC WS English 

5955 FLE 040 kW / non-dir to WeEu 1700-1800 Radio Sweden English/German 

5980 SIN 090 kW / 040 deg to WeEu 2100-2200 DW English 

5990 JUN 050 kW / non-dir to WeEu 0000-2400 BCE/RTL French 

6085 ISM 050 kW / non-dir to WeEu 0400-2200 BRF German 

6095 JUN 050 kW / non-dir to WeEu 0000-2400 BCE/RTL German 

6130 WER 200 kW / non-dir to WeEu 0600-1000 DW German/English (x5975) 

6140 JUL 040 kW / 120 deg to WeEu 1000-1300 DW English/German 

6140 JUL 040 kW / 120 deg to WeEu 1600-1900 DW English/German 

6180 WER 200 kW / non-dir to WeEu 1400-1600 DW German/English 

7145 JUL 040 kW / 290 deg to WeEu 1000-1800 BCE/RTL English 

7160 test;test; test;test to WeEu 0900-1600 RMC French 

7175 WER 200 kW / 040 deg to WeEu 1600-1700 DW English 

7240 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to WeEu 0800-0900 RNW Dutch 

7240 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to WeEu 0900-1100 RNW English 

7240 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to WeEu 1100-1300 RNW Dutch/English 

7240 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to WeEu 1300-1330 RCI English 

7240 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to WeEu 1330-1400 RNW English 

7240 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to WeEu 1400-1415 Vatican Radio German 


7265 WER 200 kW / non-dir to WeEu 0600-1200 DW German/English 

7265 SIN 090 kW / 040 deg to WeEu 0700-0900 DW English/German

7265 WER 200 kW / 040 deg to WeEu 1700-1800 DW German 

7320 RMP 035 kW / 105 deg to WeEu 0830-1800 BBC WS English 


7465 KVI 050 kW / 190 deg to CeEu 1600-1930 BBC WS English 

7515 MSK 040 kW / 260 deg to WeEu 1900-2100 DW German/English 

9470 KVI 050 kW / 190 deg to CeEu 0700-1600 BBC WS English 

9480 MSK 035 kW / 240 deg to WeEu 1300-1500 VOR WS Russian/English 

9480 MSK 035 kW / 240 deg to WeEu 1500-1700 VOR German/French 

9565 RMP 035 kW / 095 deg to WeEu 1400-1500 BYU Radio English Sun 

9655 WER 200 kW / 300 deg to WeEu 1200-1400 DW German/English 

9690 MSK 040 kW / 260 deg to WeEu 0400-0600 DW German/English 

9720 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu 0800-0900 Talksport English 

9770 RMP 035 kW / 095 deg to WeEu 1400-1430 RFI English Fri 

9770 RMP 035 kW / 095 deg to WeEu 1400-1430 RNZI English Sat 

9770 RMP 035 kW / 095 deg to WeEu 1400-1500 BYU Radio English Wed 

9770 RMP 035 kW / 095 deg to WeEu 1430-1500 KBS World English Fri 

9770 RMP 035 kW / 095 deg to WeEu 1430-1500 Radio Australia English Sat 

9770 RMP 035 kW / 095 deg to WeEu 1500-1600 RTI English Fri 

9770 RMP 035 kW / 095 deg to WeEu 1600-1700 NHK World English Fri 

9800 SAC 070 kW / 268 deg to NoAm 1945-2030 Vatican Radio English 

9800 SAC 070 kW / 268 deg to NoAm 2030-2100 RNW English 

9800 SAC 070 kW / 268 deg to NoAm 2100-2200 RCI English 

9800 SAC 070 kW / 268 deg to NoAm 2200-2230 DW English 

9800 SAC 070 kW / 268 deg to NoAm 2230-2300 Radio Sweden English 

9800 SAC 070 kW / 268 deg to NoAm 2300-2400 BBC WS English 

9880 KBD 120 kW / 282 deg to NoAf 1315-1730 Radio Kuwait Arabic 

11675 KBD 120 kW / 350 deg to NoAm 2200-0200 Radio Kuwait Arabic 

11815 MOS 050 kW / 295 deg to WeEu 1000-1100 CVC English (1000-1300 till 

Sep 13) 

11900 SAC 070 kW / 240 deg to NoAm 1600-1800 TDP Radio Music Sat 

11900 SAC 070 kW / 240 deg to NoAm 1800-1830 NASB English Sat 

[not on service now, wb.] 

11900 NASB hasn't been running the DRM programs from Sackville for months 

now. We've talked about possibly resuming the programs in the future, but 

perhaps from another site. Nothing definite yet. (Jeff White-FL-USA, NASB, 

dxld Sept 9) 

11955 SAC 070 kW / 268 deg to NoAm 0300-0400 BBC WS English 

13620 KBD 120 kW / 310 deg to WeEu 0915-1300 Radio Kuwait Arabic 

13790 SIN 090 kW / 040 deg to WeEu 1500-1800 DW German/English 

15215 RMP 035 kW / 062 deg to EaEu 1800-1900 BBC Russian 


15435 SIN 090 kW / 050 deg to SoEu 1800-2000 DW German/English 


15545 SIN 090 kW / 040 deg to WeEu 0900-1200 DW English/German 

15780 MSK 035 kW / 240 deg to WeEu 0600-0900 VOR WS English 

15780 MSK 035 kW / 240 deg to WeEu 0900-1200 VOR German 

21675 TRM 090 kW / 300 deg to NeME 0700-1000 DW English 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 9) 

DRM. Kvitsoy-NOR has started with BBC World Service DRM txions on 7465, 

running as late as 2200, reports on this thread, note interference 

problems from Western Sahara on 7460 kHz. 

 


In answer to Glenn's question "So why doesn't he go on and give the 

schedule??" the freqs can be found in the current DRM schedule, ie: 

0700-1600 on 9470 kHz 1600-1900 on 7465 kHz. 

The beam for both txions is 190 degrees, and the DRM power is 50 kW. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Sep 3)

Huge signal. The strongest DRM station in southern Germany. wb. 

DRM Radios and sces publicly launched at IFA. 

DRM Members Texas Instruments and RadioScape introduced three multi- 

standard, tabletop consumer radios with DRM, DAB (Digital Audio 

Broadcast), FM - RDS, LW, MW and SW capabilities, which use RadioScape's 

RS500 module and TI's DRM350 multi-standard digital radio baseband. The 

Roberts receiver has Pause Plus (for digital pause and rewind), built-in 

stereo speakers, and runs on batteries or mains electricity. The Morphy 

Richards receiver has mmc or sd card storage, and is capable of record or 

playback. And Sangean's radio features MP3, plus mmc or sd card storage. 

DRM Member Coding Technologies, in cooperation with AFG Engineering GmbH 

and Himalaya (Power) Electronics, demonstrated a DRM-capable radio based 

on Analog Devices' Blackfin©. Additionally, DRM Member Fraunhofer IIS has 

developed a complete DRM processing chain for integration into a DRM- only 

or multi-standard receiver IC, supplemented by Coding Technologies' Audio 

Decoder Library. 

DRM Member Robert Bosch GmbH presented a modified car receiver with DRM 

capabilities. In collaboration with DRM Member RTL Group, Visteon 

Corporation demonstrated its in-vehicle DRM, FM & AM CD Tuner. Panasonic 

showcased an OEM DRM-capable car radio prototype. 

"The arrival of a range of consumer-priced, DRM-capable products at IFA 

marks the European launch of DRM," said DRM Chairman and Deutsche Welle 

COO Peter Senger. "The timing is excellent at the same time that popular 

commercial stations and respected public broadcasters are increasing the 

availability of DRM content, DRM- capable consumer products are heading 

for the shops for Christmas 2005." 

RTL Group announced at IFA that it is broadcasting three DRM sces, in 

German, French and English. Deutsche Welle is broadcasting 90 hours of DRM 

content per day, and will launch a new channel designed for European 

listeners in 2006. (more) 

BBC World Service launched its DRM Europe sce to the Benelux countries, 

and neighboring France and Germany, with 18 hours of DRM content per day, 

delivered from three txs. DeutschlandRadio is broadcasting 24 hours of DRM 

content per day on both medium-wave and long-wave, and has announced that 

all its txs will be DRM-capable by 2006 for German national broadcasts. 

Radio Netherlands, Voice of Russia, TruckRadio, TDPradio, and CVC are 

sending DRM broadcasts. WRN announced plans for a DRM sce to Europe, as 

well as a 26 MHz and medium-wave DRM test project in London. TDF and 

French broadcasters RFI, Radio France, RTL, Europe 1, Radio de la Mer, 

Superloustic, Radio Orient, Radio Telerama, Radio Nouveaux Talents, Beur 

FM and Littoral AM joined together for a special DRM txion at IFA. 

T-Systems broadcast RADIO1 during the show. 

Recently, UK commercial broadcasters Virgin Classic Rock, Classic Gold 

Digital, Asian Sound Radio, Premier Christian Radio and CVC conducted a 

medium-wave DRM pilot scheme in the UK, provided by VT Communications. 

(via Peter Jackson, DRM-L yahoo group; via Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc 

BC-DX Sep 4) 

This morning Sept. 4th, at 0900-1000 UT, on 11815 kHz I noted that the DRM 

txion planned as Virgin Radio from Moosbrunn (Austria) emits a noise 

completely different from the 'well' known wide-hash and the positive fact 

is that - with a Degen DE1103 - the freqs at +-5 kHz were absolutely not 

interferred. (Luca Botto Fiora-I, hcdx Sep 4) 

If they only knew what they were talking about! Sometimes this SW radio 

hobby of ours can be frustrating when "experts" chime in with their

opinions. A case in point was a recent column called "Inside Track" by 

John Dvorak in PC Magazine that talked about Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM). 

According to Mr Dvorak, this is the "latest and greatest digital radio 

technology." In his opinion DRM has already reached critical mass and is 

expanding everywhere but in the US where we have never heard of it. 

Three interesting points, all of which are wrong. To bolster his 

unsubstantiated claims he quotes the propaganda, unchallenged, that 

appears on the DRM website. He claims critical mass, when a commercial 

receiver capable of decoding the signal has not been produced (there are 

expectations that this may happen in Europe in time for Christmas sales). 

Although frequently tested in Europe with mixed results, isolated tests in 

North, South and Central America cannot be called "expanding everywhere." 

DRM has a long way to go but it clearly will not be a worldwide platform. 

Regional or one hop use is possible. 

Finally, he is not aware of the US DRM Group that is looking into the 

issue. However, the use of DRM domestically may require an entire new 

mindset from radio listeners that technology alone may not be able to 

deliver. 

The good nx is, a computer columnist is talking about SW radio with a 

future. The bad nx is, he needs to do more homework on the subject. 

(Richard A. D'Angelo-USA, NASWA Notes, Sept NASWA Journal via dxld Sep 4) 

If anyone told me that to listen to them any more I would need to spend 

250 to 300 Euros to replace a radio I had, that worked perfectly well for 

every other station, I would just not listen to them anymore; does Senger 

intend to switch off the internet streaming as well? He said in January 

that he expects 1 million DRM receivers to be in use by the end of next 

year. People in the industry think radio is more important to the consumer 

than it actually is; in the main, consumers replace radios when they are 

broken. 

Unlike when I was young there are plenty other sources of home 

entertainment, mp3 players, more TV channels, computers, game consoles, 

etc. A lot of radio listening is now done in the car, yet none of the 

three car radios on display seem to have committed to an actual launch 

date for their product. The price point of 250 to 300 Euros is too high 

for mass sales as a new product. He is correct in thinking that if there 

are stations on digital that are not on analogue it serves to drive sales 

but not at that price point for one digital-only station. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld Sep 8) 

DRM radios - IFA fair report 

There's a report from someone who attended the fair here spotted by N. 

Scheer on the drmrx forums: 

 

The model he has got most information and pictures on is the Roberts/ 

Sangean RD2 to be released in the German market for Christmas, 250 to 300 

Euros. 


Totally in German lang. 

Some notes from the DRM press conference today at Berlin: 

In next year Deutsche Welle will start to run the famous 6075 kHz (German 

24/7) outlet in DRM during certain hours in order to guide listeners to 

DRM. "There will be only digital txions in future." 

The 1485 kHz test outlet at Berlin has been switched from RBB Radio Eins 

(used as modulation for mere engineering tests) to Oldiestar as official

test now. This commercial station is understood to start a DRM sce via 

Burg 1575 before yearend. 

A cooperation agreement of DAB with Ibiquity exists but is suspended at 

present. 

One guest asked what he should do with his many SW receivers, can he send 

them in when he can no longer receive DW with them? Yes, for the museum. 

It was told for a laugh that Deutschlandradio received calls from 

listeners asking if the 177 kHz tx suffered a failure, since there is only 

white noise. 

Here are the promised DRM receivers on display: 

 

Note the "DIGITAL radio DR" logo, denoting DRM plus DAB. 

One picture portrays the Radioscape chipset, mounted on a demonstration 

board. Appears to be a bit too big to design radios of the size of an ATS 

909. Unfortunately I forgot to ask about the power consumption. 

I took a closer look at the Roberts RD 20 with the size of a small 

ghettoblaster: The DRM reception behaviour appeared to be more or less 

what is already known from software decoding solutions. For some reason 

the set was not able to decode the local 177 kHz signal. It was promised 

that this set will be available for Christmas and cost 200 ... 250 USD. 

Other notes: The German sce of Deutsche Welle will be thoroughly 

reformatted with the start of B04. There will be no unified program 

anymore but customized versions for the individual target areas (sounds 

familiar...). The current structure with a 4 hours schedule will become a 

thing of the past. 

Not further researched yet: There were hints about German TV to be closed 

down by the end of this year. 

Re.: "693, Sep 2, 2220-, Germany: Voice of Russia via Germany. In Arabic. 

Terrible noise caused by the DRM simulcast; I wonder how this sounds at 

the 'target area'?" 

Just the same, but even more distinctive and disturbing since a local- 

strength AM signal is supposed to be noise-free. Listening from Berlin 

reveals that there is not only the ever-present background hiss but also a 

crackling (at least this was the case a few days ago). 


DREADFUL DRM NOISE 

I apologise if this is posted to the wrong site, but can anyone tell me 

what the dreadful noise is, that appears around 7140 kHz, between 0900- 

1300 UT; in fact, there seem to be three broad spots, approximately 5 khz 

apart, which leads me to wonder if there are three "digital" stations 

there. (John Cleeve-UK, BrDXC-UK Sep 4) 

It's Radio Luxembourg English sce with DRM tests to the UK on 7145 kHz. 

(Mike Barralcough, UK, ibid.) via Juelich GERMANY in this case 

RTL 7145 1000-1559UT zone 27 40kW 290deg daily 0108-301005 JUL BCE LUX 

May I interject a note of criticism of the apparently heralded DRM, based 

on personal observation and also it seems Mr Cleeve's listening. I know 

I'll be filed as an old fashioned reactionary but surely if DRM causes so 

much off channel noise it's a non-starter as if, has been pointed out by 

other members, it in effect uses more band space (its own send freq plus 

at least one corrupted spot) it can hardly, in these days of economical

use of bandwidth, e.g. satellite/terrestrial digital TV as opposed to UHF 

analogue, be argued as feasible as a proper replacement of AM or even FM 

even allowing for the lower powered senders required. Whilst I realise I'm 

in a minority it seems in BDXC I am sincerely of the mind that 'if it 

ain't busted don't replace it with one that is!' 

Surely it would be more logical, given sales levels of 'ordinary' AM and 

FM radios to the general public, to work to improve send quality of AM and 

FM and more sensible freq allocation of low power stations, using perhaps 

segregated parts of the Medium Wave and VHF-FM bands rather than the 'pick 

and mix' so called 'system' used now. 

Part of the reason I see a total mess-up with DRM is obviously stations 

will tell the radio authorities they must keep their pre-DRM channels 

rather than be shepherded to a DRM section of the dial where if they 

interfere with others, they will only mess up other DRM stations. 

However, it does seem a gaggle of members are in the opinion anything new 

is bound to be better. Presumably they still have their RCA Videodisc 

players, Betamax VCRs, Sinclair C5's - all brilliant out of the wind and 

weather but they didn't, by their introduction, make anything redundant. 

No piece of equipment was made functionally obsolete by their invention 

and they didn't prevent development - where as DRM certainly does. 

(Rog Parsons-Uk BrDXC, ibid.) 

In Germany, the public-service broadcasters have brought into sce a 

transponder on Astra 1H for radio sces. The transponder, according to the 

ARD, broadcasts "all" the radio sces of the various member regional 

broadcasters and two programme streams from the international broadcaster 


Interviewed on WDR, Lutz Bruehl, WDR Programme Distribution, said the 

intention was to fulfill the wish of serious radio listeners for an 

improved audio quality by broadcasting at a much higher data rate. Stereo 

sces would be broadcast with a bitrate of 320 kbit/s, a significant 

improvement over both the sces broadcast hitherto on Astra, and over any 

sces currently available on DAB. 

The DVB-S bouquet is assembled and uplinked from WDR Langenberg and will 

include surround-sound broadcasts using Dolby AC3. The footprint of the 

Astra 1H transponder covers most of Western, Central and Northern Europe 

from 19.2E, including much of the British Isles. 

Transponder: 93 

Frequency: 12.266 MHz 

Polarisation: horizontal 

FEC: 3/4 

Symbolrate: 27.500 

Since the audio quality and bit rate on satellite is already relatively 

high (192kBs being farely normal) and the source audio from these stations 

is often no higher in quality I doubt if anyone will notice an 

improvement. However, full marks for attitude! 

(Andrew Tett-D, BrDXC-UK Sep 9) 

DRM Es gibt sie doch ... die neuen DRM-Empfaenger. 

Eben durch einen Hinweis im Forum vom UKW-/TV-Arbeitskreis gefunden: 

 

Besonders ueberzeugt mich der Sangean RD2 mit sagenhaften 6 Stunden 

Betriebszeit aus 6 Mono-Zellen. Technischer Fortschritt in Reinkultur. 

Der guten Ordnung halber der Hinweis, dass diese Geraete definitiv nicht 

als Prototypen, sondern als Vorseriengeraete apostrophiert wurden.

(Michael Geisel-D, A-DX Sept 4) 

 

V o r z u e g l i c h e Analyse und ungeschminkt, grosser Dank an Erik. 

Gleicher Inhalt und Form haette auch dem Jubel-Kurier gut angestanden. 

(wb, Sep 3) 

DJIBOUTI 4780 RTD Djibouti, at *0300-0325+ UT on Aug 27, sign-on with 

local instrumental mx. 0301 vernacular talk, 0302 Kor'an, 0311 vernacular 

talk, 0320 Horn of Africa mx. Good. Appears to be irregular; not heard 

every night. Occasional ute QRM. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Sep 2) 

ECUADOR HCJB Quito ceases German sce direct from Pifo, as of Oct 29th, 


HCJB nicht mehr aus Pifo fuer Europa. 

Heute frueh habe ich bei Radio HCJB in der "Sendung fuer DXer" gehoert, 

dass man im Winter nicht mehr aus Ekuador in Deutsch nach Europa senden 

wird, sondern nur noch ueber T-Systems auf 3955 kHz. Begruendet wurde dass 

u.a. mit den beginnenden Abbauarbeiten in Pifo und den finanziellen 

Konsequenzen. Da sinkt dann auch noch die Entfernung fuer die Kurzwelle. 

Aber im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Sprachen gibt es noch die deutschen 

Sendungen aus dem fernen Quito. (Andreas Nitschke-D, A-DX Sep 10) 

4909.21 Radio Chaskis, Otavalo, very strong signal at 1045 with "flauta 

andina" of most excellent quality, om on the hour, continued mx and then 

fade out 1115, 4 September. Last previous log was 24 August ~ same time, 

same excellent programing. 

(Robert Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium, Sep 9) 

FRANCE/LIBYA Updated A-05 for LJBCorp via TDF's txs according to 

monitoring: 

1100-1200 21695 ISS 500 kW / 140 deg carrier+test tone 1000 Hz 

1200-1300 21695 ISS 500 kW / 140 deg Swahili 

1300-1400 21695 ISS 500 kW / 140 deg English 

1200-1300 21675 ISS 500 kW / 153 deg Swahili 

1300-1400 21675 ISS 500 kW / 153 deg English 

1600-1700 17870*ISS 500 kW / 153 deg French 

1700-1800 17870 ISS 500 kW / 153 deg Hausa >>> new freq, ex 17880 

1600-1700 17695 ISS 500 kW / 185 deg French 

1700-1800 17695 ISS 500 kW / 185 deg Hausa 

1600-1700 15660 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg French 

1700-1800 15660 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg Hausa 

1800-1900 15660 ISS 500 kW / 185 deg carrier+test tone 1000 Hz 

1800-2000 15205 ISS 500 kW / 153 deg carrier+test tone 1000 Hz 

1700-1800 11615 ISS 500 kW / 185 deg Arabic 

1800-1900 11615 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg Arabic+nx in Fr/En 

1900-2100 9590 ISS 500 kW / 185 deg Arabic+nx in En/Fr,co-ch RRI Ge till 

1956 UT. 


2200-0400 7320 ISS 500 kW / 185 deg Arabic+nx in 

French/Hausa/English/Swahili 

DELETED FREQS: 








1900-2030 11715 ISS 500 kW / 140 deg Arabic



GERMANY DTK T-systems Nauen sightseeing Day, Sep 11, 2005. 

Laut einem auf der IFA verteilten Flyer laden DW und T-systems auch in 

diesem Jahr zum Tag des offenen Denkmals zum Besuch der 

Rundfunksendestelle Nauen ein: 

"Besuchen Sie eines der modernsten KW-Sendezentren Europas. 

Sonntag, 11. September 2005 

0800-1400 UT - 10.00 bis 16.00 Uhr MESZ LT, 

Graf-Arco-Str. 154, Nauen" 

Wirklich sehenswert und zu empfehlen, sowohl die imposante Sendeanlage und 

Antennen als auch die historischen Gebaeude! Ich war zu solch einem Tag 

vor einigen Jahren und kann die Veranstaltung nur loben. Am Rande gab es 

auch einige hobbybezogene Staende mit Infomaterial, Empfaengern etc.! 

Also wer es noch nicht gesehen hat und wem es in den Zeitplan passt, 

Hobbyfreunde aus Berlin-Brandenburg, angrenzenden Gebieten und wer sich 

sonst noch auf den Weg machen will - eine Woche nach der IFA ruft Berlin 

(Brandenburg!) schon wieder! 

(Ralf Schneider-D, A-DX Sep 6) 

Nauen sightseeing Open Day Sep 11, 2005. 

sagt u.a.: "1997 wurden 4 neue KW- 

Sender mit jeweils 500 kW in Betrieb genommen. Sender und 

Antenne bilden eine Einheit (Foto eines der vier Senderaeume 

). Die alten KW-Sender aus DDR-Zeit sind noch im Reserve- 

Betrieb. Die alte Dreh-Antenne war weltweit bekannt. Ein Teil 

der alten Antennen-Anlage ist 1999 abgerissen worden." 

Weitere Infos, aber nicht unmittelbar zu Deiner Frage, auch unter: 

 


9405 UNID ¨Voice from the Diaspora? via Julich, Germany, 2000-2030 Ut on 

Sept 3, Vernacular. Announcement by male and long speech or discurse or 

talk until 2025 UTC! Very bad audio or sound. At 2025 UT, beautiful 

vernacular song by female, with xilophone and local instruments (with good 

sound) and abrupt s/off at 2031, SINPO: 34433. 

(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, DXplorer Sep 5) 

This is the clandestine "Save the Gambia Democracy", via Juelich, Germany 

broadcasting to Gambia each Saturday at 2000-2030 UT in English and 

Vernaculars. Heard well here in Denmark. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Sep 5) 

9405 2000-2030 to zone 46 JUL 100kW 210deg Sat 0406-301005 RMI 

Notes from the IFA Berlin [see also under DRM ! ]: 

Report in English with links to pictures of receivers on DRM at IFA Berlin 

exhibition fair: 

 


Peter Senger announced at IFA that next year DW would cease analog txion 

to Europe. He said "We want to force our listeners in Europe to buy DRM 

radios" 

(Aaron Zawitzky, dxld Sep 6) 

The German sce of Deutsche Welle will be thoroughly reformatted with the 

start of B05. There will be no unified program anymore but customized

versions for the individual target areas (sounds familiar...). The current 

structure with a 4 hours schedule will become a thing of the past. 

Not further researched yet: There were hints about German TV to be closed 

down by the end of this year. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 4) 

Da sich noch niemand hier zum DXer-Treffen in "unserem IFA- Stammlokal" in 

der Flatowallee gestern Abend geaeussert hat, wahrscheinlich sind alle 

noch oder wieder auf DRM-RX-Suche gewesen heute ... , moechte ich das 

hiermit tun. 

Es war wirklich sehr schoen dort und ein inspirierender Abend, bekannte 

und bisher unbekannte Gesichter der Szene zu treffen! Zuerst auch mein 

Dank an den Organisator Thomas Kubaczewski, der das wie immer ohne grosses 

Aufsehen und mehr im Hintergrund die Faeden ziehend ermoeglicht hat! 

Klasse, die Moderation in die bewaehrten Haende - quatsch, in den Mund...- 

von OM Wolfram Hess zu legen, ein grossartiger "Schachzug" meiner Meinung 

nach! Nachdem auch ein Teil der Besucher des Korea-Hoerertreffens zu uns 

stiess, waren wir ueber 30 Leute dort, erfreulicherweise alle 

Altersgruppen und DXer-Coleur vertreten, fand ich! 

Es gab zu Beginn einige interessante Beitraege, hervorzuheben aus meiner 

Sicht besonders die lebhafte Schilderung seiner Free-Radio-Erlebnisse von 

OM Leonhardt, die Ausfuehrungen von Wolfram Hess zum Sonnenfleckenzyklus 

und seinen Berechnungen, sowie Manfred Boehm von der DW mit brandaktuellen 

Neuigkeiten zur bevorstehenden Programmstrukturreform - oder sollte man 

besser "Revolution" sagen ...?! 

Auch der Beitrag zu DRM-Empfaengern auf der IFA von dem schon vorher 

"gesichteten Fachhaendler aus Remscheid" (Zitat a-dx) war sehr sachlich 

und vermittelte sicher den meisten Hobbyfreunden zusaetzliche Infos zu dem 

auf der IFA selbst Beobachtetem! 

Kontroverser, zumindest an meinem Tisch, wurde die Meinung von OM Markus 

Weidner diskutiert, das der "Fortschritt", sprich also DRM, sozusagen 

durchgedrueckt werden muss, sonst wird das nichts...! Dazu wurde hier in 

der Liste[A-DX] aber schon genug geschrieben ! 

Ein Aspekt von mir nur noch dazu, der gern verschwiegen wird: DRM muss 

sich auch auseinandersetzen mit Internetradio, besonders in Zeiten 

sinkender Kosten fuer DSL und Flatrates! Und wohl auch auf der mobilen 

Empfangsseite, eigentlich der urspruengliche Vorteil, wird DRM da wohl zu 

spaet kommen!? 

Fuer mich gesprochen am Beispiel RFI: Seit Jahren die einzige Moeglichkeit 

fuer mich Deutsch aus Paris zu hoeren ist das Internet. Nun kommt man 

zurueck auf die Kurzwelle, mit DRM, aber fuer mich sehe ich da keinen 

Vorteil gegenueber Internetradio!? Nicht mal in den zwei Wochen 

Sommerurlaub, dafuer lohnt es nicht einen DRM-RX zu kaufen! Oder werden 

die Internet-Streams auch zurueckgefahren, um DRM zu pushen? 

Glaube ich nicht mal fuer die DW! Aber wir werden sehen...! Jedenfalls war 

es ein spannender Erfahrungsaustausch, DRM bestimmte das Thema nicht 

vorrangig. Auch auf der IFA erscheint es nur am Rande, mehr fuer Insider 

hat man den Eindruck! Es gibt Empfaenger zu sehen, ja, aber ob die 

irgendeinen Markt bzw. das Weihnachtsgeschaeft bestimmen ist sehr 

fraglich. Zum Glueck hatte ich gestern Abend noch nicht die A-DX-mails vom 

gestrigen und heutigen Tage gekannt, da waere auch bei anderen OMs 

bestimmt die Debatte schaerfer verlaufen! 

So bleibt ein sehr netter Abend der Begegnung in Erinnerung! Uebrigens ist 

es natuerlich schwer, mehrere Termine zu vereinbaren, es gibt nun mal nur 

den einen IFA-Samstag, und Samstag ist fuer die meisten Leute der einzig 

moegliche Tag fuer einen Besuch in Berlin!

Die Korea-Freunde haben es aber vorgemacht, gibt es dazu bald einen 

Bericht? 


GUATEMALA 4052.51 Radio Amistad is broadcasting at the present time, 

2345 UT with reduced power. At worthy target for checking antennas and 

radios. 

(Rob Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Sep 7) 

ICELAND 207 RUV, Eidar, noted on 26 Aug at 2217-2238 UT, songs, talks; 

34433, QRM de D only as MRC was off; // 189 rtd. 34453. 

7590 kHz-usb AFN, Grindavik, noted on 26 Aug at 1223-1410 UT, English, 

talks, anns., talks on consummer confidence, then Paul Harvey's Nx & 

Comments feature; 25443. 


INDONESIA The following item copied from V. of INS web site about my 

query of asking for QSL card: 

VOI QSL card I was surprised when noted that you are asking for IRC / 

return stamp for QSL card. I think INSn govt. should spent some money for 

its overseas listeners. Swopan Chakroborty, 

Kolkata 700092 

Dear Mr. Swopan Chakroborty, It seems to us that you are shocked to know 

that if our listeners expect some QSL card, they can give us some IRCs. 

The budget allocated by the govt for our sce is not sufficient. Priority 

is given to the maintenance and survival of the broadcast. Please be 

advised accordingly. Best regards from Jakarta - INS English Desk/Service 

(from 

 

via Swopan Chakroborty-IND, dxld Sep 4) 

3325 RRI Parangkaraya. On Sept 1 at 1301-1330 UT. 34333. Relaying nx in 

INSn from Jakarta. Koran recitation at 1325 UT. Address by a man from 1330 

and it lasted past 1400 UT. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Sep 9) 

4604.96 RRI Serui on Sep 01 at 1154-1205 UT 45444 INSn, Talk and mx, ID at 

1201, 1201 Jakarta nx realy. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Sep 9) 

15149.8 Voice of INS, Cimanggis, noted on 30 Aug at 1345-1400* UT, Bahasa 

INS, mx, talks, addR. , n.anthem; 34543, het. with stn on 15150 kHz. 


IRELAND [non, - UK/ASC/AFS] ALL IRELAND HURLING AND GAELIC [football] 

FINALS. 

RTE are broadcasting the All Ireland Hurling and Football finals on SW but 

to Africa only!! What listeners and supporters in other areas of the world 

are meant to do is unclear or perhaps RTE is not really interested in 

them? (Paul Guckian-IRL, dxld Sep 2) 

RTE is please to announce txion details for txion of the All Ireland 

hurling and football finals to the continent of Africa. In line with our 

continued commitment to those Irish people overseas, particularly in 

geographically or technically isolated areas, RTE will be providing txion 

of both games on the 11th and 25th of Sept [Sundays] from 2 pm until 6 pm 

(Irish time) on the following Shortwave freqs: 

Target Irish Time Transmitter site Frequency

Ea/Ce/SoAfrica 1300-1700 Woofferton 21730 

West Africa ... 1300-1700 Ascension 17680 

East Africa ... 1300-1430 Meyerton 15255 

Central Africa 1430-1700 Ascension 15255 

(via Paul Guckian-IRL, dxld Sep 2) 

Anyone in the Republic of Ireland can now text 'shortwave' to 51101 to 

receive all of the above details by text. 

Source: RTE. (RNW MN NL via BrDXC-UK 8 Sept, Dxplorer) 

JAPAN/GERMANY/FRANCE Victor Goonetilleke 4S7 VK on tour to Japan, 

Germany, and France. 

Report from the annual HAM Fair in Tokyo. On Aug 20 and 21, the JPN 

Amateur Radio League (JARL) organized our annual HAM Fair at Tokyo Big 

Sight which was visited by almost 30 thousand people! The number was two 

thousands more than the last year. The JPN SW Club set up a special booth 

to impress the general public with the enjoyment and importance of 

international broadcasting, and to give technical advices on short wave 

listening. 

This year we had Mr. David Baden of Radio Free Asia who joined us by 

combining his business trip to Asia. He gave us a lecture on RFA's 

Automatic QSL System. He said RFA's future plan included issueing of QSLs 

in a day and setting up of e-mail network to notify listeners such as a 

new QSL card and even one day only special QSL. 

Mr. Victor Goonetilleke of Sri Lanka was invited guest of JARL and joined 

the tape cutting ceremony of the Fair with Mr. Hara, President of JARL. He 

spoke on their club's Tsunami Relief activities in Sri Lanka in December 

2004. He visited our club booth with his wife (an English teacher at 

Japanese Childrens' School in Sri Lanka) and two other members of RSSL - 

Sri Lanka Radio Society. 

We were also visited by staff of Pacific Broadcasting Association 

(transmitted by KTWR, Guam) and AWR JPN office. We enjoyed to talk with 

many old and new friends to share information and renew friendship. 

(Toshimichi Ohtake-JPN JSWC, dswci DXW) 

Golden Antenna 2005 to RSSL association. 

As mentioned in DX-Window, Victor Goonetilleke, right after this HAM Fair 

was invited to receive the "Golden Antenna 2005" Award for the Tsunami 

Relief activities [of RSSL] at the Gernam-Dutch Radio Amateur Meeting in 

Bad Bentheim, Germany on Aug 26. This all went well and Victor also had a 

chance again to meet his close DX-friends in Germany: Gerhard Werdin, 

Wolfgang Bueschel and Uwe Volk at Gerhard's home in Duesseldorf. 

[Victor allso visited the French Ham Radio Association in Paris and 

Southern France Aug 30-Sep 2nd, wb.] 

On Sep 04 Victor wrote us: " Just a quick one to say that I am back at the 

base station here in Piliyandala after a great trip to Japan, from there 

to Dusseldorf, Bad Bentheim, Paris, Lourdes and back home via Gerhard's 

home in Germany. It was great to meet good friends who took great care of 

you and saw to it that nothing went wrong and all ended in a great trip." 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Sep 9) 

KAZAKHSTAN [KAZ to BURMA]. 15478, Democratic Voice of Burma, 1430-1445 

UT, escuchada el 4 Sep en burmese; inician emision con un segmento de mxa 

folklorica, locutora con comentarios, sufre fuerte interferencia de la BBC 

emitiendo en 15485 kHz, 43443. (Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, dxld Sep 6) 

Another case of side tuning to avoid interference and then going by the

eadout instead of the carrier frequency, which can easily be determined 

with the ATS-909 SSB/CW funxion? Or was DVB really varying from 15480? 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sep 6) 

Via Almaty-KAZ 15480.00 200 kW 132deg 1430-1530UT zone 49, x5910. 

Report of Sep 7th, Dem Voice of Burma was n o t varying, at least today. 

Signal only S=2 in Europe, but easily to follow, despite of powerful BBC 

Skelton on upper flank 15485. (wb Sep 7) 

KYRGYSTAN 4010.1 Kyrgyz Radio, on Sept 3 at 1643-1710 UT. 35443. Talk 

in Kyrgyz(?) by a man and a woman with local songs. ID as "Bishkek, Kyrgyz 

... ale mai." with mx at 1659, followed by female talk with classic mx. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Sep 9) 

LATVIA 9290 Radio Tatras In't via Ulbroka. Full data verification 

letter, from KREBS TV, verifying my reception. Reply in 38 days , in 

response to my Postal Rpt, for April.10. v/s Raimonds Kreicbergs (same 

verification as Jerry Berg's on NU S&S Posting). 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Sep 4) 

MADAGASCAR Radio Nederland's INSn sce was heard at 1127 UT on Sept 5th. 

Frequency was odd 21482.1 kHz. 25332. Talk by a man, but suddenly S/off at 

1129 UT. After 2 mins of break, R.Nederland appeared on the right freq 

21480 with strong signal. Anything trouble with its tx ? 


MALAYSIA 6024.88 Voice of Islam program via RTVM, on Aug 30, Sept 1 & 

2, at 1400 UT two time clicks, ID "Radio Suara Islam," young woman & man 

with program of various mx, reciting from the Koran, 1450-1500 UT news, 

often gives "Salaam Alaykum" greeting, several freqs given, including 

"FM," singing jingle for "Suara Islam" and many IDs for Suara Islam. 

Assume in Malay, consistently fair. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Sep 4) 

6024.88 Voice of Islam program via RTVM, on Aug 30, Sept 1 & 2, at 1400 

UT two time clicks, ID "Radio Suara Islam," young woman & man with program 

of various mx, reciting from the Koran, 1450-1500 news. Often gives 

"Salaam Alaykum" greeting, several freqs given, including "FM," singing 

jingle for "Suara Islam" and many IDs for Suara Islam. Assume in Malay, 

consistently fair (Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Sep 4) 

MAURITANIA 4845 R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, on 4 Sep at 1726-... UT, 

Vernacular (not Arabic), talks; 34443. 


MONACO [non, - rather France soil]. Again DRM tests from Fontbonne, this 

time on 7160 instead of previously used 6150, cf. 

 

7160 is an old standard frequency for the TWR/Evangeliums-Rundfunk txions 

via Fontbonne. (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sep 1) 

Now where is Fontbonne?? It is not on the HFCC site list. 

(Glenn to Kai, via dxld) 

This is the old transmitting station above Monte Carlo [therefore, really 

in France], "MC" in HFCC. The description in the first link is of course 

no longer true, since TWR moved most of these programs to other, 

apparently cheaper sites (primarily Albania and Juelich): 

 

 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sep 2)

ITU entry: MC Monte Carlo MCO 43N44 007E26 

MYANMAR 5040.32 R Myanmar, Yangon, 1130 om in indigenous lang, steady 

signal with no fading, yl annoucer at 1139 both alternating till 1150 UT. 

(Rob Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium Sep 9) 

NEW ZEALAND New frequency schedule of Radio New Zealand Internat from 

Sep 4 

0459-0705 11820 / 000 deg to All Pacific, also heard in Europe, 

and mid-west USA 

0706-1059 9885 / 000 deg to All Pacific, also heard Midwest USA 

1100-1305 9520*/ 325 deg to NW Pacific, Bougainville, PNG, Timor, Asia 

1306-1650 6095 / 000 deg to All Pacific 

1651-1750 6095 / 035 deg to NE Pacific, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands 

1751-1850 9630^/ 035 deg to NE Pacific, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands 

1851-2050 11725 / 000 deg to All Pacific 

2051-0458 15720 / 000 deg to All Pacific 

* on same freq VOA in English via KAV 250 kW / 105 deg to ME til 1200 UT. 

^ on same freq BBC in Swahili/Somali via SEY 250 kW / 285 deg to EaAF 


9885 swtiching to 9520 at 1059 UT; all I can hear on the latter fq. is 

some VoA prgr in En, but haven't looked for any data about site (Asian?) 

or schedule. 

15720 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, obs'ed on 23 Aug at 2100-2225 UT, English, 

news, sport. Trade Winds prgr, ID in Spanish only (!), nx about NZ, mx, nx 

again 2200, sport, Dateline Pacific; 35433, weak & fluttery by 2215. 


NIGERIA 6089.9 R. Nigeria, Kaduna, audible on 25 Aug at 2235-2248 UT, 

Vernancular, talks; 54443, adjct QRM de DRM sig. + B on 6090 kHz. 


No chance in Europe due of DRM noise on 6080-6105 kHz range. wb. 

OMAN Radio Sultanate of Oman in Arabic again on SW. Monitored schedule: 

0400-0600 on 9515 SEB 100 kW / 320 deg to ME, co-ch CRI in Arabic 

0500-0557 

0600-1400 on 13640 SEB 100 kW / 320 deg to ME 

2000-2200 on 13640 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu 

2200-2400 on 13640 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu, additional time to WeEu 

1400-1500 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu in English 

1500-1800 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu, co-ch AIR in Russian 

1615-1715 

1800-2000 on 15140 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu, additional time to WeEu 

1400-1800 on 15375 SEB 100 kW / 240 deg to EaAf 

Registered, but not active freqs: 

0200-0400 on 6085 SEB 100 kW / 320 deg to ME 




0200-0400 on 15355 THU 100 kW / 220 deg to SoAf 






PARAGUAY 9737 R. Nac. Asuncion 2141 OM SS w/ID. Lots of talk some MX. 

Somewhat poor, 21111, but audible. My first Paraguay and my first log into 

Hard-core-dx. Hope it is ok? Hi Glenn, it has been a long time. 

(Jerry Ervine-TX-USA, hcdx Sep 8)

PERU 6520.36 Radio Paucartambo, Paucartambo, at 1012+ UT on August 30, 

Spanish/Quechua, greetings and local advs. by male, huaynos, 24432. 


4751.77 Radio Huanta Dos Mil at 1040 UT operating on alternative 

frequency, Musica Latina. (Rob Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium, Aug 31) 

6020.2 R. Victoria, Lima, audible on 26 Aug at 0931-f/out 1025, 

Portuguese, preacher, Spanish at 1000, talks; 13441, QRM de R. Nederlands 

via ATN. 


RUSSIA CLANDESTINE (Eritrean) 12130 Voice of Delina via TDP-Armavia. 

Full data Prepared QSL Cards, signed, for my Postal rpt to their 

California address. Reply in 12 days. Report sent to this address: Tesfa 

Delina Foundation, 17326 Road, A-230 Cerritos, California. 90703 v/s 

illegible. (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Sep 4) 

7300 on Sep 2nd, at *2200-2220 UT. R. VATICANA - Irkutsk-RUS, Chinese, 

meditations OM/YL. QRM REE 7275 kHz!!! From this tx site 'til Sept 3rd. 

Poor/Fair. (Fiora-I, JPNpremium, Sep 9) 

Til Sept 4th: IRK-RUS 250kW 152deg, from Sept 5th: SMG-VAT 500kW 55deg 

to zone 44. 

RWANDA 6055 R. Rwanda, Kigali, noted on 25 Aug at 2051-2100* UT, 

Vernancular, few talks, pops, anns. in several langs. incl. English; 

54433. 


SAINT HELENA Further information from Robert Kipp in Germany regarding 

Radio St. Helena: What do you think of the chances of getting St. Helena 

back on SW? Well, we are trying. There is no TX available at present, but 

I am trying to clarify that point. The old antenna MAY still be there, but 

I need to clarify that also. Then again, it might be better to buy and 

modify a 100 Watt / 200 Watt Ham TX and also a GOOD 1500 Watt linear 

amplifier (modified to TX on 11092.5 kHz). 

The TX / Amp would have to hold up to 4 or more hours of continuous USB 

operation. This equipment would have to work on 240 VAC / 50 Hz mains 

power. If that all came true, then it would be great to have a 3-element 

(not more; the gain is important but not the directivity) (monoband?) beam 

for 11092.5 kHz (perhaps from "Force 10"; St. Helena is subject to some 

severe storms now and then). 

I am NOT sure where the beam could be mounted (crank-up mast needed??) OR 

how far the antenna would be from the TX (would 50 meters of 1/2 inch 

hardline with N-connectors be sufficient)?? I "assume" that Cable & 

Wireless would provide us with power and a place to put all this 

equipment, IFFFF we can get a station together. So, as you can see, 

*everything* is up in the air at present. Hope?? Well, yes, we still have 

some. 

Many thanks for your help. Cheers, Robert Kipp. 

(via Rich D'Angelo-USA, NASWA Flashsheet, dxld Sept 4) 

SOLOMON ISLDS 5019.9 SIBC religious message at 1127 UT, into island mx, 

surprised and pleased by the signal strength 23 August, 0930 om at 

threshold level -1 September, 1010 sports program in progress with poor 

signal 3 Sept. 

(Rob Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium, Sep 9) 

SOUTH AFRICA 11690 R Okapi via Meyerton-AFS. On Sep 1 at 0533-0559* UT. 

33332-33433 French, Talk, SJ at 0554, Music, 0559 sign off.

11890 R Okapi via Meyerton Sep 6 at *1600-1606 25332 French, 1600 sign on 

with SJ, ID at 1600, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Sep 9) 

SPAIN SMP List: REE Prgr "Amigos de la Onda Corta" in Spanish is 

included in all FSces in Ar, Fr, Ge, Ru, En - for example on Aug 11th 

1750-1800 on 9665 in Ge prgr; 1720-1730 on 15325 in Ru prgr etc. 


SRI LANKA 11715 on Sep 7 at 1645- UT. SLBC Ekala. SLBC Ekala in Sinhala 

to Middle East noted here, x11775 kHz. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Sep 7) 

My latest monitoring observation of SLBC, Sri Lanka shows that their Hindi 

and Tamil Services has now been reduced. 

7313 has been replaced by 7275 at 0030-0400 in Hindi, 0800-1230 to Asia in 

Kannada, Telegu, Malayalam & Tamil. The evening Hindi Service to Asia at 

1330-1530 on 7275, 11905 is dropped. Tamil Service has been cut and now 

signs off at 1230 (ex 1330) on the above fqs. The Sinhala sce to Middle 

East is noted on 11715 at around 1530. 

(K.Raja, Chennai & Mr.B.L.Maohar, VU2UR, Bangalore-IND, via J.Jacobs-IND, 

DXindia Sep 10) 

SURINAME 4990 R. Apintie, Paramaribo, vy. poorly audible on 25 Aug at 

2137-..., seemingly in Dutch, songs; 24331. 


SYRIA 9330 Radio Damascus on Sept 1 at 2039-2115 UT. 34333. Music 

program with Arabic songs. National Anthem at 2114 UT, then ID in English 

and news. Audio modulation was poor, but it get better around 2050. 


TAIWAN 15260 Hmong Lao Radio via Taiwan on Sep 07 at *0100-0111 UT. 

4443-44444 Laotian, 0100 sign on with flute's IS, Opening announce, Talk, 

Wed and Fri only. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Sep 9) 

According to Chinese DXer Mr. Shifeng Zhang, Trans World Brodcasting 

Ministries has a Taiwan local web site at 

 

providing information both in traditional (for Tawian and Hong Kong) and 

simplified (for Chinese mainland) Chinese characters. 

They also have local E-mail addresses for Chinese audience 

and 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 3) 

Please take a look at my homepage "Monthly SHORTWAVE" 

 

in which you can find the articles and photographs of Mr. Goonetilleke and 

Mr. David Baden visit to Ham Fair 2005. 

I also attached the photograph of JSWC booth and JSWC members including 

myself. Some members and I are wearing RFA hats on the head ! 


TAJIKISTAN 7245 Radio Tajikistan on Sept 4 at 1640-1700 UT. 34433. Talk 

in Dari till 1644, then IS and ID in English as "This is Dushanbe, the 

capital of Republic of Tajikistan." Nx and mx followed. Arabic program 

from 1700 UT. 


THAILAND 6765USB Bangkok Meteological Radio, on Sep 2 at 1208-1248 UT.

33333 Weather infomation in Thai and English. 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium Sep 9) 

TURKEY Freqs changes for TRT Voice of Turkey to WeEu/NoAm from Sep 4: 

2100-2155 Turkish NF 7300 EMR 500kW 325deg x9460 CAK 500 kW / 313deg 

2200-2255 English NF 7300 EMR 500kW 310deg x9830 EMR 500 kW / 310deg 

2300-0655 Turkish NF 7300 EMR 500kW 325deg x9460 CAK 500 kW / 313deg 


USA Friday: 1605 UT "Talk To America" by Kim Elliot ... This prgr is 

also on the air Mon-Fri from 0905 & 1105 UT on 9520, 15205, 17745 to Eur, 

ME, NoAF -both are repeats from 1600 UT edition. 


WWL relay on SW. New Orleans' WWL currently simulcast on SW. The New 

Orleans station WWL 870 is currently being simulcast on SW by WHRI. The 

tentative schedule, employing Here's what I hope is the correct UTC 

version: 

Monday 0300-0500 on 5835 kHz 

Tuesday-Friday 0500-1100 on 5835 kHz, 1200-1400 on 11785 kHz, 1400-2000 on 

15285 kHz, 2200-2400 on 9840 kHz 

Saturday 0500-1200 on 5835 kHz, 1400-1700 on 15285 kHz, 2300-2400 on 9840 

kHz, 2400-0200 and 0300-0500 on 5835 kHz 

Sunday 0500-1200 on 5835 kHz, 1400-1700 and 1800-2200 on 15285 kHz 

a split feed from a 250 kW tx to two antennas to cover North America, is 

as follows: 

(dxld, WWL website, via RNW MN NL, Sep 5) 

URBONO was really messed up this morning, Sept 7 on 15285 via WHRI after 

1400 UT. 

Revised sked as shown on 

and converted to UTC (CDT+5) by JB (days as shown on website): 

Mon-Fri at 0500-1100 on 5835, 1200-1400 on 11785, 1400-2000 ("interrupted 

10 am-1 pm [1500-1800 UTC] for maintenace, as required") on 15285, and 

2200-2400 on 9840. 

Sat at 0500-1200 on 5835, 1400-1700 on 15285, 2300-2400 on 9840, and 0000- 

0200 & 0300-0500 on 5835. 

Sun at 0500-1200 on 5835, 1400-1700 on 15285, 1800-2100 on 15285, and 

0200-0500 on 5835. 

(Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Sep 7) 

Via WRNMI. World of Radio 

Glenn Hauser 

DX program with nx about developments in radio, especially SW 

broadcasting. Broadcast Schedule: 2100-2130 UTC Saturday on 7385 kHz 

1400-1430 UTC Sunday on 7385 kHz. English. 

DX Party Line. HCJB - The Voice of the Andes DX Partyline 

Casilla 17-17-691 Quito, Ecuador 

 

DXing is the hobby of SW or distance listening, and it is so much fun! How 

exciting it is to "catch" a station from far, far away! Get more out of 

this hobby by listening to the DX Partyline for DX tips, loggings, news, 

special features and more. Your host is Allen Graham. Broadcast Schedule: 

2130-2200 UTC Saturday on 7385 kHz 1330-1400 UTC Sunday on 7385 kHz,

English. 

Mundo Radial, by Glenn Hauser 

 

Esta es una version mensual en espanol del programa para diexistas "World 

of Radio." Horario de transmision: 2345-0000 UTC domingo 9955 kHz. 

Spanish. 

Viva Miami.Radio Miami International Viva Miami Radio Miami International 

175 Fontainebleau Blvd., Suite 1N4 Miami, Florida 33172 USA. 

Tel: +1-305-559-9764 Fax: +1-305-559-8186 

E-mail: 

Information, interviews, mx, DX news, letters from listeners and travel 

features. Program has both English and Spanish editions. Producer: Jeff 

White. Assistant Producer: Thais White. 

Broadcast Schedule: Saturday 2030-2100 UT on 7385 kHz. Sunday 2100-2130 UT 

on 7385 kHz. English/Spanish Regular program schedule is "under 

development." 

(via John Norfolk-USA, dxld Sep 5) 

My trip home from Kulpsville went by way of (or rather, way out of the way 

to) the WOR tx sites, new and old. The first section of tower is now up on 

the first of the three towers at the new site. And of COURSE I have 

pictures, now up at (Thanks to Tom's colleague Kerry 

Richards for a butt-rattling ride to the new site...) 

(Scott Fybush-NY, ibid.) 

Our NEW YORK nx kicks off with a brand-new tower - three of them, in fact! 

The steel is beginning to rise at WOR (710)'s new site in New Jersey's 

Meadowlands. The tower raising will continue through the next couple of 

months, according to CE Kerry Richards, and we promise you'll see lots of 

pictures right here, beginning with this batch from a visit on Sunday: 

[4 pix; see] 

What you're seeing here is the first completely new high-power AM site to 

be built in the New York area in almost 40 years. (WNEW, now WBBR, on 1130 

and WOR's existing plant on 710 both date to the late sixties.) Right now, 

just a couple of segments of one tower are up, but all the pieces for the 

first of three 560-foot towers (made by Indiana's Central Tower) are in 

place at the site just north of WOR's existing plant in Lyndhurst, N.J. 

The tx building's finished, too, and inside it two brand-new Harris 3DX50 

txs, along with a phasor, ATUs and other goodies await installation. 

The site itself sits perhaps half a mile north of the current WOR site, 

which is being taken for the construction of the huge Encap Golf project. 

The new WOR site sits on the edge of what will eventually be the golf 

course, on what will eventually be a major four-lane roadway running 

between Valley Brook Ave. (where the current WOR site is) and the Route 17 

frontage road, just south of Route 3. (It can also be seen clearly from 

the west spur of the New Jersey Turnpike.) 

(Scott Fybush, NE Radio Watch Sept 5 via dxld) 

Where's the new site vs. the old? It's less than a half-mile to the north, 

on reclaimed landfill that will soon be part of a big new development that 

will include a huge golf course. The construction of the golf course is 

what's taking the land where WOR now sits. 

(Scott Fybush, NRC-AM via dxld Sep 6) 

Actually, Scott, that land we are building on is virgin swamp land. Only 

the road into that area, originally built for fire protection, is made of 

trash, which will soon come out (original road is only 1-1/2 lanes at

est). The old site is being reclaimed for the golf course. Our present 

site is where the condos will be. 

(Thomas R. Ray, III, CPBE, KC2NTU, Vice President, Corporate Director of 

Engineering, Buckley Broadcasting/WOR Radio, Chairman, Society of 

Broadcast Engineers, Chapter 15, New York City, ibid. Sep 6) 

UZBEKISTAN [TIBET non] VOICE OF TIBET STARTS TWO NEW SHORT WAVE RADIO 

BROADCASTS FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER - TARGETING TIBETAN EXILE COMMUNITY VOT. 

From 1st September Voice of Tibet starts two new SW radio txions 

broadcasting into India. The 30-minute-long programs contains unbiased nx 

and information in Tibetan lang only. The timings will be 1400-1430, 1530- 

1600 UT. Frequency will be 17550, which is (low) on 16 mb. 

"Since these two broadcasts targets the Tibetan exile community in India 

only, we hope and expect that the Chinese authorities will not attempt to 

interfere on these txions," says Oystein Alme at VOT administrative office 

in Norway. "Our txions into Tibet and China has faced severe jamming 

attempts by Chinese stations for many years now, thus badly affecting the 

availability of VOT's short wave txions also in India. That is why we want 

to provide a separate sce to the exile community in India." 

The Chinese authorities has for many years interfered on all foreign short 

wave broadcasts providing unbiased information into Tibet and China. VOT, 

VOA and RFA Tibetan and Chinese sces are facing the same, along with 

several others. "Control over the media and access to information is 

tighter in China and Tibet than anywhere else in the world, but it will 

mark a new turn if they also start blocking txions aimed at listeners in 

India only," says Oystein Alme. 

"Maybe I am too optimistic, but I can not see China going so far at this 

stage. With the Olympics in Beijing 2008 and their attempts to improve 

their international image, I can hardly see them wanting to further harm 

their international profile. 

"We will follow the txions closely, and hope that many listeners in India 

will tune to 17550 kHz at 7:30 and 9 pm (Indian time) in the evenings. It 

would also be of great interest and importance to us if the listeners 

could write us about the signal in their area. 

We also hope they will write us feedback on the contents and profile of 

the programs. Such feedback can be sent by e-mail to: 

 

VOT's programs are also available in mp3 format on the internet at: 

 

Contact persons: 

Mr. Karma Yeshi, VOT Editor-in-Chief: 

tel: +91 1892 2 26471 / 22384 - mobile: +91 94 1804 3890 

For English lang media also Mr. Oystein Alme, VOT adm. director, can be 

contacted: 

- tel: +47 22111209 - mobile: +47 99378097 

(via Jaisakthivel-IND, dxld Sep 4) 

VENEZUELA [non]/CUBA Eine freudige Ueberraschung: heute erreichten mich 

nach 77 Tagen Laufzeit ein schoenes QSL-Blatt und zwei Sticker von RN 

Venezuela (13680 kHz). Mein Bericht ging direkt nach Venezuela. Die 

heutige Antwort kam von Cesar Mendez M., 705 NW 111 C.T., Ap. No.8, Miami, 

Florida 33172, USA. (Juergen Waga-D, A-DX Sep 7) 

RX340 WORTH MORE THAN TWO NRDs.

Have been adjusting to my new RX340. It certainly is an impressive looking 

set and the performance is also nothing less than outstanding. It's a 

radical departure from my JRC sets (NRD535D and NRD545). I had always 

thought the JRCs were excellent but they do not compare to the Ten-Tec 

receiver. Almost all the stations I heard before are now heard with much 

stronger reception. Tuning through the bands I now note a number of 

stations that in the past never got above the threshold level, but now I 

am able to make out program details. Of course I am still learning the 

ins-and-outs of the various filters but it is basically an easy set to get 

the feel for. True, it is expensive, but after trading in both JRCs to 

Universal Radio, it was not all that bad. The only negative thing I can 

say about the RX340 is that it makes me want to stay up all night, EVERY 

NIGHT, and enjoy the reception, which is just not possible. Maybe when I 

retire, hi. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, Sept NASWA Journal via dxld Sep 4) 

RAMADAN APPROACHING - INTERESTING FOR MIDDLE EAST DX. 

Ramadan - First day: Oct 4 2005; last day: Nov 2 (or maybe Nov 3) 2005 

 

Many stations in the Islamic areas of the world have special schedules 

during Ramadan. Often they operate 24/7 so increasing the chance for DXers 

to hear them. 

(Steve Whitt, MWC via dxld Sep 9) 

Date differs between PHL, EaINS in the East, and MRC in WeAF. 



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AFGHANISTAN As a part of the $550 million reconstruction assistance 

provided by New Delhi to Kabul, India has set up a new earth station at 

the Afghanistan Radio and TV Centre here and provided a free transponder 

on the INSAT-3-A to transmit Kabul TV signals to 10 provincial TV centres 

where Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Ltd. (BECIL) have installed 

downlink facilities. 

The remaining 23 provinces will soon get the facility with the completion 

of the downlink set up as a part of the $550 million reconstruction 

assistance provided by India to Afghanistan. 

"Uplink and downlink facilities executed by India will bring the country 

together like nothing before," said Abdul Rehman Panjshiri, director of 

international relations at the Afghan Radio and TV. 

"The 100-kW short-wave tx with seven antennas being installed by India at 

Yakatoot in Kabul is being completed this month. It will enable Kabul 

Radio programmes to be heard in South East Asia, South Asia, Africa and 

Europe. 

Full report at: 

 

(By Gurinder Randhawa, Kabul-AFG. via Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld Sep 13) 

The Indo-Asian Nx sce quotes Abdul Rehman Panjshiri, director of

international relations at the Afghan Radio and TV, as saying that "The 

100 kW SW tx with seven antennas being installed by India at Yakatoot in 

Kabul is being completed this month. It will enable Kabul Radio programmes 

to be heard in South East Asia, South Asia, Africa and Europe. The people 

in remote areas in Afghanistan who remain cut off during the harsh winter 

months will now be able to follow the happenings in Kabul and other areas 

of the country through the programmes beamed on this SW tx." 

(RN MN NL via dxld Sep 13) 

ALBANIA VOA Croatian heard on 1395 kHz instead, on Sept 3rd. Nominal on 

1458 0430-0500 VOA CROA DUR 500 kW 338deg 


ANGOLA 4950 R Nacional de Angola - Canal "A", Mulenvos, noted with fair 

signal on 17 Sep at 2235-2254 UT, Portuguese, mx prgr "Discolandia"; 

45433. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 19) 

ARGENTINA 6060 R Nacional, B.Aires, 17 Sep at 2118-2128, f/ball infos & 

match report, advertisements for Loto Cinco and Ticket Doctor; 33442, adj. 

QRM; // 15345.1 kHz vy. strong 


15345.08v, R. Nacional, on Sept 10 at 2308-2348 UT, "National Futbo" prgm 

with sports coverage in SP, numerous R. Nacional ID's, adv., fair-good. 

Noted Sept 15 on 15344.56v at 2230 UT. 


ARGENTINA ANTARCTICA 15476 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base 

Antartica Esperanza, at 2020-2035 UT on September 12, Spanish, long talk 

about the 19th century national leader Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. 

Announcement and ID as: "Saludamos a todos los que sintonizan la 

frecuencia de 15476 kHz ... LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, 

desde la Base Esperanza, de la Antartida Argentina". 35443. 


ARMENIA on 4810 kHz s/on at 0150 UT and prgr in Armenian // MW 1395 and 

also from 0200 UT but on 9965 kHz another prgr in Armenian, followed by 

prgr in Spanish at 0230 UT. 0100-0200 on MW 864 kHz ID "Radio Azadi" // 

9760 (Tajik? in schedules is Uzbek); 0200-0300 UT 864 // 9555 in Turkmen; 

0330-0400 UT on 4810 PRA in Persian (Sep 5-7). 


ASCENSION ISL 11965, Star Radio (via Ascension), partial-data (fqy and 

time) card and form ltr in 21 days for 1 IRC to the Swiss office. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, DXplorer Sep 18) 

AUSTRALIA 15390 HCJB Kununurra was heard September 9 at 1510 UT to 

closing time 1530 UT with very nice S9 reception on 15390 kHz. I liked the 

programme "Asia Focus".Their web-site tells, that they broadcast to South 

Asia (Indian subcontinent, INS) with 100 kW of power 1430-1600 UTC, but 

their closure time was 1530 UTC. Web-site of HCJB is never up-to-date. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

Updated schedule for HCJB Australia (by freqs): 

11750 KNX 050 kW / 120 deg to SoPac 

0700-0900 English Daily, strong co-ch TRT/Voice of Turkey in Turkish 

15390 KNX 100 kW / 307 deg to SoAs: 

1430-1530 English Daily, strong co-ch UNID (CNR?) in Chinese from 1500 

15405 KNX 100 kW / 307 deg to SoEaAs: 

0030-0045 Nepali Daily 

0045-0100 Chattisgarhi Sun 

0045-0100 Bangla Mon-Sat

0100-0115 English Sun 

0100-0115 Chattisgarhi Sat/Mon 

0100-0115 Bhojpuri Tue 

0100-0115 Tamil Wed 

0100-0115 Marwari Thu 

0100-0115 Marathi Fri 

0115-0130 Hindi Daily 

0130-0200 English Daily 


0200-0230 Urdu Mon-Sat 

15405 KNX 100 kW / 307 deg to SoAs: 


1300-1315 Chattisgarhi Sat/Mon 

1300-1315 Bhojpuri Tue 

1300-1315 Tamil Wed 

1300-1315 Marwari Thu 

1300-1315 Marathi Fri 

1315-1330 Hindi Daily 


1330-1400 Urdu Mon-Sat 


15425 KNX 100 kW / 340 deg to EaAs: 

1000-1030 Cantonese Daily 


15425*KNX 100 kW / 307 deg to SoEaAs: 


1200-1230 INSn Daily, strong co-ch BBC in French 

1230-1245 Nepali Daily, strong co-ch BBC English by Radio in French 

1245-1300 Hindi Sun 

1245-1300 Bangla Mon-Sat 

15525 KNX 100 kW / 340 deg to EaAs: 


2230-2300 Mandarin Mon-Sat 

2300-2400 Mandarin Daily 


DX Party Line - New schedule: 

Sat 0730-0800 on 11750 to SoPac (ex 0830-0900) 

Sat 1030-1100 on 15425 to EaAs (ex 1200-1230) 

Sat 1430-1500 on 15390 to SoAs (ex 1500-1530) 


HCJB Australia - The Voice of the Great Southland, 15405 kHz at Sept 17, 

2005, 14:00-14:29:40* UTC, nice signal (43333), programme about Christian 

mx bands. Just before c/d freq change annoucement. Returned to 15390 kHz: 

s/on 14:29:55, ID and opening ann. of DX Partyline, 43443 with a het. 

(Eike Bierwirth-D, hcdx Sep 19) 

AZERBAIJAN 549, Azerbaijan Radio, 10 Sep, 0101, SINPO 23432. Start of 

day's broadcasting: anthem, clear ID "Azerbaijan Radiosu ... 

kilohertz ...". 

(Dmitry Mezin-RUS, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

BAHRAIN/IRAN [and non] 9133 kHz (USB), on 3 Sep at 2315 UT, an Arabic- 

speaking station, annts between songs. Where does the signal come from? 

Heard it then 4 Sep in the morning, up to the fade-out at about 0400 UT. 

(open_dx - Alexander Yegorov-UKR, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

That's Bahrain, Coalition Maritime Forces Radio One. (Ed.)

Coalition Maritime Radio One was heard today September 7 at 1610-1635 UTC 

on 9133 kHz USB. Reception varied a lot, being good to poor. Station 

played mx from the Middle East. From where does this txion originate? From 

a ship in Bahrain waters? 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

9135 kHz IRIB um 2107 UTC mit dem arabischsprachigen Programm. Um 2114 UTC 

klare ID "Sawt al jumuhiriya till islamiya fi Iran". s/off 2127 UTC. 

SINPO: 24332. Auf jeden Fall eine merkwuerdige Frequenz. 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Sep 16) 

WB: ?? Gibt es einen Zusammenhang mit dem genauso dubiosen US 

Propagandasender "Coalition Maritime Forces" auf 9133 kHz aus Manama 

Bahrain Hafen ?? 

PR: Vorstellbar waere es. Allerdings hab ich CMF schon laenger nicht mehr 

gehoert, und auch keine Logs gesehen. 

WB: Als Jamming der persischen Sicherheitsdienste wuerde ja der Zugriff 

auf das Arabisch Programm von IRIB Sinn machen, das alles mit mit 2 kHz 

Versatz. Damit sind die Amis im Persischen Golf und Indischen Ozean 

zugedeckt. 

PR: Die Staerke (oder besser gesagt die Schwaeche) des Signals ist ja doch 

eher ungewoehnlich fuer IRIB, daher hatte ich Anfangs auch an irgendeine 

Clandestine-Station gedacht, bis ich die ID hoerte. Ich wollte ja auch 

nach // Freqs suchen, aber offiziell wird zu dieser Zeit nur auf der MW in 

Ar gesendet, und da war leider nix zu hoeren. 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Sep 16) 

9135/9133 should be checked against IRIB's Arabic sce: 

3985 1630-0330 39,40 MAS 500 0 ARABIC IRN IRB 

6025 1630-0330 37-39 MAS 500 255 ARABIC IRN IRB 

7285 1530-0330 38,39,47,48 MAS 500 238 ARABIC IRN IRB 

9935 1630-0530 37,38,39 SIR 500 295 ARABIC IRN IRB 

13790 0230-1430 38,39 KAM 500 178 ARABIC IRN IRB 

13800 0230-1430 38,39 ZAH 500 289 ARABIC IRN IRB 

15125 0330-1630 39 MAS 500 210 ARABIC IRN IRB 

15150 0530-1630 37,38,39 SIR 500 295 ARABIC IRN IRB 

BELARUS During several years already, Radio Hrodna transmits programs in 

Polish. They go out every Monday at 1500-1540 UT. SW freqs are 6040 and 

7110 kHz, 5 kW. 

Reports to Radio Hrodna can still be sent to my attention. You can write 

them in Russian, Belarussian, Polish or English. IRCs are required. 

Postal adr: Ul. Horkaha 85, 230015, Hrodna, Belarus. 

Chief Engineer Alexander Bakursky also accepts reports sent to his e-mail 

(see it at ). 

(open_dx - Sergey Alekseychik, Hrodna-BLR, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

6040.0 // 7110, Belaruskaje R 1, Hrodna, at 1430-1600 on Mon Aug 29, 1430 

sports nx in Belarusian heard // Minsk 6115, 1500-1535 nx and speeches in 

Polish mentioning President Alexander Lukasjenko, not // 6115, 1535-1600 

Belarusian programme of local pop songs // 6115, 45444 (6040) and 44444 

(7110). (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Sep 11) 

7290, Radiostantsiya Belarus, on 3 Sep at 1915-1935 UT, SINPO 44444. Talk 

on anti-Belarus histeriya in Poland. Sked read at 1929 (7290 kHz wasn't 

even mentioned in it). German broadcast started at 1930. Weak signal, deep 

under Voice of Vietnam, on 7280 kHz. 7105 kHz came weak as well, but there 

were no co-channels. (Dmitry Mezin-RUS, Sep 11)

BELGIUM Am 29. und 30. Oktober 2005 treffen sich in Bruessel die 

Produzenten, Freunde und Geschaeftspartner der deutschsprachigen 

Zeitungen, Zeitschriften, Internetportale, Radio- und Fernsehprogramme aus 

allen Erdteilen. Die Zusammenkunft gilt als groesstes internationales 

Treffen deutschsprachiger Medien. Zu den teilnehmenden Medien gehoeren 

unter anderem die Radiosender Radio Vatikan, Radio Prag und Radio Schweden 

Ausserhalb des deutschen Sprachraums werden derzeit ueber 3.000 

deutschsprachige Medien fuer Auslandsdeutsche, Auslandsoesterreicher, 

Auslandsschweizer, Touristen, Geschaeftsreisende und Sprachschueler 

produziert. 

Die deutschsprachigen Auslandsmedien gelten mit einer taeglichen 

Reichweite von ueber 3 Mio. Menschen weltweit als die bedeutendsten 

Kulturbotschafter und Aussenhandelsfoerderer Deutschlands, Oesterreichs 

und der Schweiz. 

Auf dem Programm stehen unter anderem Praesentationen der Medien, eine 

Praktikumsboerse fuer Studenten, die bei deutschsprachigen Auslandsmedien 

Praktika absolvieren moechten, oder Hoerertreffen von Radiosendern und 

Fach-Arbeitskreise fuer Medienmacher.Weitere Informationen zum 

Medientreffen in Bruessel findet man unter 

(Dorothee Lange 

via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Sep 15) 

BOLIVIA 4781.35, R. Tacana, recently hrd as unid. by Malm in Ecuador 

and, last month, by Tore B. Vik in Norway, this is R. Tacana, Tumupasa, 

Bolivia. S/off was 0200+ in one case, 0300+ in the other. Using a 

Sennheiser mb@30 headset I missed out on the ID in the most outrageous way 

when listening to Vik's clip. Now, with another headset, I can little 

problems in copying their s/off anmt: "Desde Tumupasa, provincia de 

Iturralde, en el departamento de La Paz, nace esta senal para unirnos en 

amor y esperanza. R. Tacana transmite en los 4780 MHz, banda de 60 metros 

onda corta." Yes, they said "MHz." The s/off theme, which is very popular 

with several other Bolivian stns, is "Ballade pour Adeline" played by 

Richard Clayderman. I am disposing of the Sennheiser headset now. 

(Klemetz-SWE, DXplorer Sep 11) 

4796.4 R Mallku, Uyuni, noted vy. poor on 17 Sep at 2222-2231, 

Quechua/Spanish, talks; 24321, uty. QRM. 

5952.5 R.Pio XII, Siglo XX, noted on 16 Sep at 2304-2316 UT, Quechua, 

talks (news?), Indian tunes; 44433, adj. QRM. 


4904.96 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, at 0954-0959 UT, September 16, 

Spanish, ID: "...en Radio San Miguel". Local and regional nx programme, 

24432. 

5967.85 Radio Nacional de Huanuni, Huanuni, at 1000-1006 UT, September 16, 

Spanish, andean mx, ID by female: "Nacional de Huanuni...", local advs in 

Spanish by male & female !: "Radiotaxis....", ann. & ID as: "...vamos con 

mas informaciones a traves de Radio Nacional", Nx abt Oruro. 43433. 


BOSNIA [SERBIA & MONTENEGRO] New limited schedule for International 

Radio of Serbia & Montenegro [BEO - Bijeljina Bosnia tx site] : 

1745-1758 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / non-dir Arabic to WeEu 


1830-1858 Daily 6100 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg English to WeEu 

1900-1928 Daily 7200*BEO 250 kW / 250 deg Spanish to SoEu 

1930-1958 Sun-Fri 6100 BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Serbian to WeEu 

1930-2028 Sat 6100#BEO 250 kW / 310 deg Serbian to WeEu 

2000-2028 Sun-Fri 6100#BEO 250 kW / 310 deg German to WeEu

2030-2058 Daily 6100#BEO 250 kW / 310 deg French to WeEu 

*strong co-ch till 1926 CRI in Arabic via MSK 200 kW / 190 deg from Sep 4 

#stromg co-ch from 2000 AWR in French/Hausa via MEY 250 kW / 350 & 328 deg 

CANCELLED Services: 

Albanian/Bulgarian/Greek to Balkans. 

Chinese to East Asia 

HS-1 in Serbian/Hungarian to Europe 

English/Serbian to Australia and North America 

Spanish to South America 


BOTSWANA Thomas Powell, VoA transmitting plant manager in Botswana, 

replied to my emailed reception report. Here is what he writes: 

From: "Thomas Powell" 

Good Morning from Botswana, 

Mr. Mezin, Please let everyone know in your radio community that the e- 

mail address you have for me is correct. Here in Botswana we try very hard 

to answer every reception received at this station. It is very nice for my 

technicians to know that the hard work they are doing is being received 

around th world. Please keep listening in. 

Best Regards from Botswana Tom Powell. 


BRAZIL Their MW stns fading in shortly before 2100, with many ch's to be 

observed, and R.Continental Nova de Paz, Recife PE, 1379.9 kHz being the 

usual strongest stn. 

4815 R.Difusora, Londrina PR, 17 Sep at 2223-2233, talks, songs; 34321, 

uty. QRM. 

4825 R.Educadora, Braganca PA, 17 Sep at 2232-2242, pops; 45332. 

4915 R.difusora, Macapa AP, 18 Sep at 0810-f/out 0840, mx, IDs; 25432. At 

this time, the following were audible on 60 m: this B stn, AUS 4835 & 4910 

(5025 was covered by CUB), CUB 5025 and a pest USA stn using the band 

mainly for religious propaganda. 

5045 R.Guaruja Paulista, Sao Paulo SP, 17 Sep at 2243-..., songs, talks; 

24332, uty. QRM. No chance with their or other stns 90 m ch's this time. 

5969.8 R.Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 16 Sep at 2310-..., interview, 

phone-ins; 33341, heterodyne with some UNID. 

5980.2 R.Guaruja, Florianopolis SC, 16 Sep at 2315-2324, f/ball match 

report; 33442. 

6000 R.Guaiba, Pto Alegre RS, 17 Sep at 2130-2132, f/ball, advts, infos; 

24441, adj. QRM. Clear 2130 after the VoRUS s/off, but RAI blocked the fq 

2132. 

6010.2 R.Inconfidencia, Belor Horizonte MG, 16 Sep at 2319-2329, start of 

match report; 33442, QRM de CLM. 

6020 R.Gaucha, Pt§ Alegre RS, 16 Sep at 2321-2333, talks on f/ball before 

relay of match; 34432, adj. QRM. 

6040 R.Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 17 Sep at 2120-2132, f/ball report, 

comments, results; 33442, QRM de BLR. 

6105.1 R.Cultura Filadelfia (tent), Foz do Iguacu PR, 17 Sep at 2115-2122, 

preaching; 23441, QRM de UNID airing Arab songs. This was not R.Cancao

Nova as I checked against the latter's 9675 outlet. 

6134.8 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 17 Sep at 2110-2120, religious prgr, 

songs, Bible passages, mx prgr "Sertao Sucesso"; 54433, adj. QRM, vy. good 

on // 9630. 

6150 R.Record, Sao Paulo SP, 17 Sep at 2105-2114, f/ball match report 

Corinthians vs. (...) (tent); 32441, adj. QRM. 

9504.8 R.Record, Sao Paulo SP, 16 Sep at 2223-2236, A Voz do Brasil news, 

part 2 at 2225; 44433, adj. QRM. 

9515 R.Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 14 Sep at 2117-2136, songs; 34443, adj. 

QRM only. 

9530 R.Nova Visao, Sta Ma RS, 16 Sep at 2226-2240, A Voz do Brasil with 

judicial nx till 2230 followed by Jornal do Senado at 2231; 44443, adj. 

QRM 

9565 R.Tupi, Curitiba PR, 16 Sep at 2230-2244, A Voz do Brasil with Jornal 

do Senado; 55433. Obs'ed the following morning too >>> 9565 R.Tupi, 

Curitiba PR, 17 Sep at 0845-1000 when blocked by CUB, religious prgr "A 

Voz da Libertacao"; 24443. 

9615 R.Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 16 Sep at 2234-2255, nx magazine "Atencao, 

Brasil!", fqs, prgr annts, e.g. for "Gramofone" and "Programa do 

Estudante"; 55444. Also obs'ed in the morning >>> 9615 R.Cultura, Sao 

Paulo SP, 17 Sep at 0840-f/out 0950, few talks, Braz. songs; 24432. 

9630 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 16 Sep at 2240-2254, A Voz do Brasil with 

nx from the chamber of federal deputies, then feed went dead for abt. 1 

min. which was noted occurring on other stns too; 55444. And also noted in 

the morning >>> 9630 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 17 Sep at 0924-f/out 1055, 

"musica sertaneja", talks; 25433. 

9645 R.Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 16 Sep at 2243-..., talks on football 

(no VdoB); 33432, adj. QRM. 

9675 R.Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 16 Sep at 2245-2200, A Voz do 

brasil with education, economy & agriculture news; 55444. 

9725 R.Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 16 Sep at 2247-2200, A Voz do Brasil; 

44433, QRM de CTR (University Network, Cahuita, rated 54433 via the 

CeAm/Caribb. Beverage). 

11725 R.Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 17 Sep at 2037-2102 (did not s/off at 

2100 this day), religious prgr, songs, continuing after the hour, but I've 

already observed them closing at 2100, so either variable or closes 2100 

on certain days only; 54444, QRM de NZL rtd. 54444 via another aerial 

(s/off 2058). 

(all 26 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 19) 

15325 Radio Gazeta, Sao Paulo, SP, at 1035-1040 UT, September 16, 

Portuguese, ID: "Radio Gazeta!!!...", ann. sports programme. Ann.: "Jornal 

... en primer lugar ..." Nx programme. 24422. 


BULGARIA [?] 648, 10 Sep, 0109 UT, SINPO 22411. Classical piano mx, 

heard rather weak under Iran. At 0113 there were applauses, and after that 

a talk in one of Slavic langs followed. Too weak to identify - I was even 

unable to make any conclusion about the lang. 

I guess that was Bulgaria, 30 kW tx in Plovdiv (listed as carrying Christo 

Botev program and regional broadcasts). Another option might be Radio

Murski Val in Slovenia, but it has less power (10 kW), and larger distance 

from my listening point. 


CANADA/SWEDEN New DRM Tests to Europe. Through the courtesy of Radio 

Canada International, starting Sept. 12th Radio Sweden will be testing in 

DRM from Sackville to Europe in English on 15120 kHz at 1815-1845 UTC. 

The test txions will last for at least 4 days 

More: 

(George Wood-SWE, dxld Sep 11) 

Nothing could be heard on 15120 kHz in DRM mode tonight at Stuttgart 

49North. 1815-1845 UT, via Sackville-CAN. Better signals on 15435 DW Sines 

and 7465 BBCWS Kvitsoe, S/N 17 to 23 dB at same time. 

DREAM software couldn't decode DRM signal from Sackville on subsequent 

days. 

Signal seems suffering here in southern Germany. I fear DRM is a single- 

hop mode happening only. (wb.) 

DRM test at 1815-1845 on 15120 from Sackville: As if there wasn't enough 

noise on the bands already, this DRM signal is really eating up the 

bandwidth. I can't hear anything from 15112.78 to 15124.68 kHz. It's very 

alarming to think that someday just a few of these DRM signals could cover 

the entire band they are on. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, dxld Sep 14) 

Radio Sweden is currently conducting DRM tests from Sackville (Canada) to 

Europe in English on 15120 kHz at 1815-1845 UT. The station says it has 

received reports of good reception from different parts of Germany, and as 

far away as Athens. The tests, which started on Monday, were originally 

planned for four days, but may be extended because propagation conditions 

have worsened temporarily due to the effects of Sunspot 798. 

(RNW MN NL Sept 14) 

CHAD 6165 Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne; N'djamena-Gredia, on 

Sep. 13 at 2017-2025 UT, Very nice signal on top of Croatian Radio. Male 

speaker in French, Afropop. Full ID at 2020 UT. 43444. 

(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, dswci Sep 14) 

6165 Rd. Nationale Tchadienne, N'Djamena, vy. strong despite the usual co- 

ch. QRM de HRV, on 17 Sep at 2051-2109 UT, African songs; 53443, better on 

SSB. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 19) 

CHINA 4460, China National Radio 1, Beijing, 21 Aug, 2029, SINPO 45444. 

Chinese traditional mx. 

4750, Qinhai PBS, Xian, 21 Aug, 2005, in Chinese, SINPO 32432. QRM by 

various utilities. 

4800, China National Radio 1, Geermu, Qinhai, 21 Aug, 2007, in Chinese, 

SINPO 45444. Can anybody help me with the exact location of Geermu - I'm 

not able to find it on the map. 

[GEM Geermu CHN 36N24 094E59] 

4820, Tibet PBS, Lhasa, 21 Aug, 2009, SINPO 45444. Chinese traditional mx. 

(Alexander Beryozkin-RUS, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

Xizang People's Broadcasting Station, Lhasa played beautiful instrumental 

Tibetan mx. Heard from 1710 UTC till the close down at 1730 UTC on 4820 

kHz. Only slight QRM by AIR Kolkata.

Central People's Broadcasting Station, Geermu signed off at 1732 UTC on 

4800. Some QRM by AIR Hyderabad. (Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

(to China/Tibet) Mx jammer Sep 7 at 1200 UT on 17560, again 1358 UT on 

17565 kHz. But Tibetan from V.O.Tibet in the clear with no jamming noticed 

1408-1417+ UT on 17553 kHz, weak at first but became fair. On 17553 kHz 

Sep 8 Tibetan at 1507-1518* UT, again no jamming. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 14) 

7280 VoStraing (tent), Fuzhou, heard on 18 Sep at 0911-f/out 0950, Amoy / 

Hakka (as listed), talks; 25432. 


3280 & 4950, Voice of Pujiang, Shanghai, no-data ltr in 2 mos. for a 

logging from Vietnam. No other enclosures, although the ltr said radio and 

TV skeds were included. 

(Craighead-KS-USA, DXplorer Sep 18) 

(Tibet): Mit dem 1. September 2005 hat die Voice of Tibet, die als Stimme 

der Exilgemeinde fungiert, mit zwei neuen Kurzwellensendungen begonnen. 

Die halbstuendigen Programme werden 1400-1430 und 1530-1600 Uhr auf 17550 

kHz ausgestrahlt. "Da die beiden Sendungen fuer die Tibeter in Indien 

bestimmt sind, hoffen und erwarten wir, das die chinesischen Behoerden 

diese Sendungen nicht stoeren werden" sagt Oystein Alme vom Buero der 

Stimme Tibets in Norwegen. "Unsere Sendungen fuer Tibet und China werden 

seit Jahren massiv von der Regierung gestoert, was die Hoerbarkeit auch in 

Indien beeintraechtigt. Deshalb wollen wir jetzt ein eigenes Programm fuer 

die Exilgemeinde in Indien anbieten." Angesichts der Imagekampagne, die 

mit den Olympischen Spielen 2008 verfolgt werde, werde die Regierung 

hoffentlich nicht so weit gehen und Sendungen, die nicht fuer China, 

sondern fuer Indien bestimmt sind, mit Stoersendungen belegen. 

Ob dies ein frommer Wunsch oder ein gut angelegter Oeffentlichkeitscoup 

ist, muss dahingestellt bleiben. Die chinesische Regierung laesst seit 

langem missliebige Kurzwellensendungen aus dem Ausland stoeren. Betroffen 

sind zum Beispiel die Voice of America und Radio Free Asia in Chinesisch 

und Tibetisch. Da auch Sendungen von All India Radio in Tibetisch mit 

Stoersendungen belegt wurden, hat China in dieser Hinsicht die Beziehungen 

ebenfalls schon belastet. Tibeter mit Zugang zum Internet koennen die 

Programme der VOT auch als mp3-files bei abrufen. 


COLOMBIA 5910 VL de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, heard on 15 Sep at 2231- 

2246, Spanish, songs; 45343; 6010.2 not //. 

6035 VL del Guaviare, San Jose del Guaviare, audible on 15 Sep at 223- 

2242, Spanish, advts, mx, infos; 34342, adj. QRM. 


COSTA RICA University Network Radio in English at 0412 UTC with song of 

Elvis Presley was heard on 5030 kHz // 5755, 5935, 6150 (here the 

strongest signal), 7375 and 9725 kHz. (Sep 5) 


CUBA 5025 R Rebelde, Bauta, observed on 15 Sep at 2121-2236 UT, Spanish, 

mx, TCs, sl. "Rebelde, La Habana - la emisora de la revolucion", IS prior 

to news bulletin 2230 UT; 45343. Nicely heard mornings till around 0900 

UT. 


5055.0, RHC, on Sept 16 at 0219-0336 UT. Not heard on Sept 17, but Sept 18 

on again at 0147-0230 UT. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Sep 18) 

5055 RHC, at 0219-0336 UT on Sep 16, SP prgmng, 0236-0258 UT speech by

Presidente de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela, ments. of the 

economy, terrorism, the American President, Washington, etc., fair-good. 

What are they doing here? A quick check found Rebelde on 5025 with what 

seemed their usual prgmng, not //. Did not check other fqys for //. TIFC 

was not hrd on 5054.6; usually I note TIFC later, about 0800-0900, with a 

good carrier but almost no audio recently. They certainly will not have 

much of a chance if RHC stays here. Not hrd on Sep 17, but Sep 18 on again 

at 0147-0230. 


0017+ Sep 18, Spanish, M&W with nx, IDs, // 6000. Fair with hum. Nice of 

RHC to pick this fqy weeks after Faro del Caribe reactivated it. What 

gives? Tnx Ron Howard tip. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, DXplorer Sep 18) 

"En Contacto" Por RHC Radio Habana Cuba Dedicado a los oyentes de las 

ondas cortas, Diexistas y Radioaficionados con Manolo de la Rosa y Malena 

Negrin, con intervenciones periodicas de Ignacio Canel y Arnaldo Coro. 

*HORARIOS DE TRANSMISION: 

Domingos 1335 por OC (6000, 9550, 11760, 11800, 12000 y 15230 kHz.) 

Lunes [UTC] 0135 por OC (5965, 6060, 6140, 9600, 11760 y 15230 kHz.) 

Tambien por Internet: 

Programa "En Contacto" Radio Habana Cuba Apartado Postal 6240 La Habana, 

Cuba. E-mail: 

(Dino Bloise-FL-USA, dxld Sep 18) 

Tambien debe aparecer en las frecuecias habituales alrededor de las 2150 o 

2155 de los domingos. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sep 18) 

DENMARK Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) has announced that 

it is to reduce its budget by 95 million kroner over the next two years. 

Approx 100 jobs will be cut, mostly through voluntary retirement. However, 

the budget cuts also mean that the nx in English and five other foreign 

langs on radio, Internet, teletext and via telephone will end. The new 

Managing Director of DR, Kenneth Plumber, said at a press conference that 

DR will still spend more on programming next year than this year. The 

financial crisis affecting DR has been caused by the late-running and 

heavily over-budget construction of a new HQ building, due to open next 

year. 

(RN MN NL via Steve Whitt, Sept 9, MWC) 

It was also decided that the LW and MW txs in Kalundborg would be closed 

down - and so DR will stop using 243 and 1062 kHz. 

The final decision on such a closure must however be taken by the Ministry 

of Culture. Currently DR is obliged to use LW and MW. A decision on the 

closure of the txs in Kalundborg will probably take effect as of January 

1st 2007. 

The foreign lang sces (in English, Arabic, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Urdu 

and Turkish) will be terminated by the end of December 2005. 

I was the only board-member to vote against these cuts. Too bad :-( 

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, ibid. dswci DXW Sep 11) 

Danmarks Radio stellt AM-Ausstrahlung ein. 

*Danmarks Radio streicht AM-Sendungen*. Der Rundfunkrat von Danmarks Radio 

hat nach Angaben von dessen Mitglied Stig Hartvig Nielsen beschlossen, auf 

eine weitere Nutzung der Mittel- und Langwellensender in Kalundborg zu 

verzichten. Darueber berichtet das Medienmagazin des Rundfunks Berlin- 

Brandenburg in seiner Online-Ausgabe. Die Stilllegung der Sender, fuer die 

der 31. Dezember 2006 als moeglicher Termin genannt wurde, bedarf 

allerdings noch der Zustimmung des daenischen Kulturministeriums.

Bereits Ende Dezember 2005 eingestellt werden die Nachrichten in Englisch, 

Arabisch, Urdu, Tuerkisch, Somali und Serbokroatisch, die fuer 

fremdsprachige Hoerer in Daenemark bestimmt sind und auf Mittelwelle 1062 

kHz laufen. Diese Entscheidungen fielen im Rahmen von Bemuehungen, in den 

kommenden beiden Jahren 95 Millionen Daenische Kronen einzusparen. Dabei 

sollen 100 Arbeitsplaetze abgebaut werden. Anlass fuer diese 

Sparmassnahmen sind finanzielle Schwierigkeiten, als deren massgebliche 

Ursache der gross angelegte Bau eines neuen Funkhauses gilt. 

Quelle: SatelliFAX vom 14.9.2005. (Marcel Goerke-D, MA-DX / ntt Sep 14) 

DJIBOUTI 4780, RTD, at 0332-0336 on Sep 17, AR, long talk by male in AR 

about Afghanistan, excelent quality rcpn, SINPO 35443. 


ECUADOR HCJB plans a just a few changes for B-05: 9745 in morning to 

Mexico, 1300-1500 will change to 11960; 11720 to Ams in Spanish 2300-0100 

moves to 11700 kHz. 

(Doug Weber, HCJB DX PL Sept 10, notes by Glenn Hauser for dxld Sep 13) 

And DX Parytline will soon be available for podcasting; see 

 

HCJB German sce not only announced that there will be no txion from Pifo 

to Europe (German to the Americas is not affected) in B05 but also this: 

With a recently signed agreement HCJB has to dismantle the Pifo facilities 

within two years. No decision has been made yet if a new station elsewhere 

in Ecuador will be built. In the end this will depend on the financial 

situation of the mission. Also for this reason the txion to Europe has 

been cancelled for B05 in order to save money that otherwhise would have 

been spend on a tx not able to provide a reliable sce. 

Back in May a studio guest of Kim Elliot already explained that earlier 

hopes to continue at Pifo after dismantling the tallest towers have been 

crushed. Now it appears to be questionable if any substantial replacement 

for Pifo will be ever built. 


Radio HCJB Quito stellt am 29. Oktober 2005 die deutsche Morgensendung aus 

Pifo ein. Dies gab Redaktionsleiter Horst Rosiak im DX-Programm am 10. 

September bekannt. Er begruendete diese mit den Kosten und den zu 

erwartenden Empfangsproblemen. Damit verbleibt im Winter nur die 

Abendsendung ueber T-Systems Juelich dann auf 3955 kHz. 

Aktuell sendet Radio HCJB Quito morgens 0500-0600 UT auf 9780 kHz aus Pifo 

und 1700-1800 UT auf 6015 kHz aus Juelich. Da die Sendeanlage in der 

Einflugschneise des neuen Grossflughafens von Quito liegt, hat Radio HCJB 

mit dem Abbau der Sendeanlage begonnen. Es ist jedoch unklar, wo und in 

welchem Umfang ein Ersatzstandort aufgebaut wird. 


EGYPT Die Zukunft des aegyptischen Auslandsdienstes soll nach Angaben 

von Omar Bateesha auch weiterhin gesichert werden. Wie der Chef der Radio 

Division der ERTU in einem Interview mit der Zeitung Egypt Today betonte, 

werde er auch weiterhin fuer den Bestand der Auslandssendungen kaempfen. 

Bei seinem Dienstantritt habe er im Maerz 2001 Plaene vorgefunden, 25 

Fremdsprachen zu streichen und den Auslandsdienst von 71 auf 20 

Programmstunden taeglich zu kuerzen. 

Aber: "Die Programme haben eine wichtige wirtschaftliche und politische 

Rolle. Sie helfen Aegypten. mit Freunden in Kontakt zu kommen und zu 

bleiben. Wir sprechen die ganze Zeit davon, mit anderen zuu 

koimmunizieren, falsche Vorstellungen zu korrigieren, und zugleich sollen

wir die Programme aus Kostengruenden streichen? Das Budget einer einzigen 

Seifenoper im Fernsehen ist groesser als das des ganzen Auslandsdienstes". 

(RNW MN NL 7.9.2005 via Klaus Spielvogel-D, ntt Sep 15) 

ETHIOPIA 9704.2 R Ethiopia, for once very good reception of this one 

Sep 8 1720 with adv-like string (... Telecom Corporation), many telephone 

numbers etc. Still good 1820. Hrd with less quality daily here presently, 

same with other Horn stations V.O.Tigray Rev 5500 // 6350, sometimes Fana 

6210 // 6940 around 1730 UT. 


FRANCE [MONACO non]. Hello, Some tests txions in DRM from Monte Carlo 

Radiodiffusion (MCR) from the Fontbonne site [just north of Monaco]. 

Broadcasts until September 13th, on short wave 6130 kHz at 1000-1530 UT. 

Programme of RMC Info in French (// with 216 kHz LW). 

(Christian Ghibaudo-Nice-F, dxld Sept 11) 

6130drm 1355 UT RMC test from MC 

24 kHz Mono / French News 

Bit rate 18.78 kbps 

SNR jumped zwischen 11 und 16 dB hin und her. 

Einige Aussetzer, das funktioniert auf diese Entfernung Monte Carlo- 

Stuttgart fair bis gut. Dagegen gehen mal wieder LUX6095 und WER6180 gar 

nicht, weil schon Tote Zone. 

(Wolfgang Bueschel-D, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 13) 

GEORGIA The second outlet of "Abkhaz Radio" (Absua Radio) on 9535 kHz 

(probably is 9534.8?) is on the air only mornings, when the program is 

from Sukhum, 0400-0500 and 0700-0810 Mon-Fri. Both [9495/9535] are typical 

ex-Soviet jammers with odd x.8 kHz setting. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 3-7) 

On 9495 kHz, at 0650 UTC prgr in Russian called "75 Years of Radio Sochi" 

(Sep 3). 0400-0500 and after 0700 on 9495 // 9535 kHz Apsua Radio in 

Abkhazian, after 0500 and at 0625 Radio Rassii in Russian but only on 9495 

(Sep 5). At 0930 Nx in Russian from prgr "Mayak" (!) on 12015 (Sep 9). 


An mehreren Vormittagen konnte ich auf 9494.81v einen (mir unbekannten) 

Sender hoeren. Die Frequenz erinnerte mich an vor Jahren aktive Sender aus 

dem Raum Aserbaidshan, Abkhasien oder Georgien (oder die Gegend). 

Das duerften die Abchasen sein.. Glueckwunsch! Die Station sendet immer 

noch mit Regionalprogrammen und (inoffiziellen) Uebernahmen des Programms 

aus Sotschi (Nachbarstadt auf russischer Seite der Grenze). Auch die 

Parallel-MW 1350 kHz wird von OMs auf dem Balkan immer mal wieder gehoert. 

Hier die derzeitige Belegung der 9495: 

0300-0815 GEO R.Rep.Abkhazia AB GEO 


1200-1400 Sa GEO R.Rep.Abkhazia AB GEO 


(Thomas Lindenthal-D / Eike Bierwirth-D, A-DX Sep 14) 

Am Mittwoch Sept 14, ab 1358 UT Pop-mx, dann IS gefolgt von ID?, Ansagen 

und mx. Etwa 1410 UT ... eine Menge klarer IDs. Empfang mit O=3. Kein QRM, 

dafuer QRN und Schwund. 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Sep 15) 

GERMANY Tests txions of CVC International via DTK T-Systems on September 

12-17 

via WER 500 kW / 180 deg to NoCeAf: 

1500-1700 on 17545 (34443)

1700-1900 on 13820 (34443) 

1900-2000 on 9775 (55555) 


(to Somalia). 17550, R. Waaberi, 1330-1400 Fri via Juelich. Contact info: 

Waaberi B/Cing Svcs, R. Waaberi, 5529 Walnut Blossom Dr. #5, San Jose, CA 

95123, USA, 

(Finn Krone-DEN, DXplorer Sep 18) 



1530-1600 13840 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sat to SAs Hindi, addit. from 

Oct.8 

1600-1630 13820 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Thu to ME Persian,addit. from 

Sep.1 

1600-1630 13820 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sat to ME Persian,deleted from 

Sep.3 

2000-2015 9430 WER 250 kW / 180 deg Sun to NAf English,addit. from 

Sep.4 


1400-1600 6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir to WEu English, addit. from Sep.12 

1400-1600 13810 WER 250 kW / 120 deg to ME English, addit. from Sep.14 

1600-1800 9845 WER 250 kW / non-dir to WEu English, xWER 500 kW 

1800-2000 13810 JUL 100 kW / 120 deg to ME English, deleted from Sep.14 


1700-1800 6015 WER 125 kW / non-dir to WEu German, xJUL 100 kW 


It had been reported that Deutsche Welle will abandon the AM sce for 

Europe in next year acc. the DRM press conference in Berlin, but this is 

not a correct quotation. Perhaps the confusion arised because Peter Senger 

made these remarks in German. So here a reproduction of what had been 

actually said, as correct as I can give it: 

"We [Deutsche Welle] are fully comitted to DRM. Already from next year we 

will even our 6075, certainly known to you, run in digital mode and no 

longer analogue at times, provided the radios are on the market for 

reasonable prices, in order to draw our listeners in Europe step-by-step 

to the digital txion." 

[Later: Question from a listener; says he has many conventional SW radio, 

what can he do with them in future, shouldn't DW better keep 6075 and use 

other freqs for DRM?] 

"I did not say that we will switch off 6075 entirely. I said that we will 

select slots outside the peak listening hours and try to start there with 

DRM." 

Summary of Senger's further remarks: We are interested in establishing DRM 

on the market as quickly as possible, because it saves us much money, and 

we can not continue in AM only because some listeners have many 

conventionnal radios. You can donate them to the museum. [People on stage 

and some in the auditorium are amused, others not.] "Sorry, tut mir leid." 

Anyway: This annt already triggered some discussion here in Germany, and I 

received also a comment from somebody outside the SW scene, saying the 

same than some observers from "within": It could also be the case that 

Deutsche Welle is going to shoot itself in the own knee as German saying 

goes, because it is well possible that listeners will simply say "sorry, 

tut mir leid" and get lost as audience. 

I would like to add that the DRM radios shown at IFA are certainly still

too big to be convenient for travellers. And this is the most typical 

scenario where people listen to Deutsche Welle (German program, since the 

discussion focussed on 6075). 

Rumours: On recent discussions in DRM circles it had been argued that the 

future of the Juelich station is uncertain because it has 100 kW txs 

"only" and is not ideal for DRM sces to Central Europe. Still a rumour as 

well, but apparently a substantial one: Voice of Russia prepares to use 

Wilsdruff 1431. Indeed allocation procedures for this freq are on the way, 

and the bid for tender appears to be customized to VoR (information- 

orientated sce, if possible including foreign-language programmes): 

 


549 DLF Thurnau. Vorhin [Sep 19] gab der DLF Senderabschaltung von 549 kHz 

ab heute bis einschliesslich 24. Sep. aus dringenden Wartungsgruenden 

bekannt. Genannt wurde 8 Uhr 10 bis 1930 Uhr [MESZ - CEST] Ortszeit. 

(Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX Sep 19) 

SLM schreibt Mittelwellenfrequenz am Standort Dresden 1431 kHz aus. 

Die saechsische Landesanstalt fuer privaten Rundfunk und Neue Medien (SLM) 

hat in ihrer Sitzung am 12. September eine Mittelwellenfrequenz am 

Standort Dresden 1431 kHz ausgeschrieben. Mit der ausgeschriebenen 

Hoerfunkfrequenz kann am Tage - bis auf wenige Versorgungsluecken im 

Vogtland und Teilen der Lausitz ganz Sachsen versorgt werden. Bei der 

Auswahl aus den Bewerbungen haben jene Antragsteller Vorrang, die einen 

groesseren Beitrag zur Programm- und Meinungsvielfalt im Sendegebiet 

erwarten lassen. Um diese Vielfalt zu foerdern, ist ein 

informationsorientiertes Hoerfunkprogramm, nach Moeglichkeit mit 

fremdsprachigen Programmen oder Programmteilen, vorgesehen. 

Die Ausschreibungen werden im Saechsischen Amtsblatt und auf der SLM- 

Homepage unter veroeffentlicht. (infosat, Sep 14) 

bayerntxt: Das Senderverzeichnis des BR fuer das Jahr 2005/ 2006 kann 

bestellt werden und bietet unter anderem: 

-ausfuehrliche Informationen zum Start des digitalen terrestrischen 

Fernsehens(DVB-T) in Bayern 

-Ueberblick ueber die Verbreitungswege und - techniken von Fernsehen und 

Radio 

-Wissenswertes ueber digitales Fernsehen und Digital Radio, Satelliten - 

und Kabelempfang sowie VPS und Radio Daten System 

-Verbreitungskarten mit Senderstandorten, Radiofrequenzen und Fernseh- 

Kanaelen 

-Servicenummern des BR 

Das Senderverzeichnis erscheint jaehrlich und ist kostenlos erhaeltlich 

bei: 

BR Technische Information 80300 Muenchen. Tel: 01805 / 590219. 

(Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX Sep 16) 

Gibt es auch in Deutschland Hoerer, die DLR Berlin auf 177 kHz bislang 

brauchbar empfangen konnte, und nun in DRM das Signal nicht mehr 

dekodieren koennen, und auch nicht im Einzugsbereich eines UKW-Senders 

wohnen ? (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Sep 11)

Da kann ich wenig zu sagen, denn bei mir steht der DLR UKW Sender 

praktisch vor der Haustuer. Zur Versorgung kannst du hier nachsehen: 

 

Mit ein wenig Antennenaufwand laesst sich natuerlich auch in angeblich 

unversorgten Gebieten noch etwas machen. Allerdings halte ich es 

nachgerade fuer einen Skandal, dass nach der Vereinigung versucht wurde, 

dem DLR Frequenzen vorzuenthalten und sie kommerziellen Sendern zur 

Verfuegung zu stellen. So verlor der DLR in Sachsen seine drei starken FM 

Frequenzen. Als dann neue Frequenzen an den Dudelfunk verteilt waren, 

hatte die Landesmaedchenanstalt ein Einsehen und gab dem Aschenputtel noch 

ein paar Brosamen. In Hamburg ist das DLR im Autoradio nicht sicher zu 

empfangen und nach Sueden ist es hinter der Stadtgrenze ganz schnell 

vorbei. 

Allerdings wehrt sich das DLR gegen solche Praktiken: 

 

Dennoch bleibt, dass ein bundesweites Radioprogramm sich mit Minisendern 

begnuegen muss, waehrend kommerzielle Stationen ihre Sendegebiete doppelt 

und dreifach abdecken koennen sowie teilweise weit ueber das vorgesehene 

Verbreitungsgsgebiet hinaus senden. So hat Radio SAW in Braunschweig 

heftig Werbung gemacht, bis die Konkurrenz darauf hinwies, dass BS nicht 

in Sachsen-Anhalt liegt. Zwar ist dies nicht die feine Art, und mir ist 

das auch egal, es zeigt jedoch, dass hier teilweise mit harten Bandagen um 

die Lizenzen zum Gelddrucken gekaempft wird. 

Ansonsten hast du dir durch das Zitat der Antwort des DLR aber auch selbst 

eine Antwort gegeben. 

"... der unzureichend zur Verfuegung stehenden UKW-Frequenzen noch lang 

nicht ueberall in Deutschland zu empfangen." 

(Joachim Stiller-D, A-DX Sep 10) 

IFA-Nachlese. ... Und dieses Vorgehen erinnert mich ein wenig an das, was 

wir ja aus Oesterreich erfuhren, naemlich, dass 177 aus Oranienburg bzw. 

855 kHz in analoger Zeit empfangbar waren, nun aber - trotz DRM und den 

damit angeblichen Verbesserungen nicht dekodiert werden koennen. 

(Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX Sep 13) 

177 kHz DRM mode, hierzu der Kommentar von Noel aus England: 

I've also been hearing the DRM txions on 177, ... The signal is not strong 

enough to cause harmful interference to adjacent stations at my location 

but there is, of course, only 6 kHz spacing between 171, 177, 183 and 189 

with TUR "sandwiched" in between on the correct channel of 180. The simple 

colution would be to move 177 to 261 and 183 to 180 - but maybe that's 

just wishful thinking! (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 13) 

104.9 OldieStar Radio hat aus Anlass der Internationalen Funkausstellung 

mit Testsendungen im DRM-Modus begonnen. Auf der eingesetzten Mittelwelle 

1485 kHz uebertrug T-Systems zur IFA gelegentlich auch die RBB-Welle Radio 

Eins. Bereits im April 2005 hatte die Medienanstalt Sachsen-Anhalt die 

Mittelwelle Burg 1575 kHz fuer eine digitale Verbreitung von 104.9 

OldieStar Radio vergeben. Wie ein T-Systems Sprecher auf der IFA 

informierte, wird angestrebt, den regulaeren Sendebetrieb in Burg noch in 

diesem Jahr aufzunehmen. Die Oldie-Welle sendet auch ueber die UKW- 

Frequenz 104.9 MHz vom Standort Oranienburg und erreicht von hier aus 

Teile von Berlin und Brandenburg. Zusaetzlich ist 104.9 OldieStar Radio 

seit 29. August 2005 auch via DVB-T Radio in Berlin zu hoeren. 

(Stefan Hagedorn, ntt 6.9.2005) 

GUINEA Thanks to the Solar activity, conditions to Africa have been 

exceptional good. Heard two stations from Guinea August 31: R Rurale, Labe 

on 1385,9 kHz at 2150 UTC and RTG Conakry in SW. Signal was pretty strong,

S8-9. 

RTG Conakry heard 31 Aug on 7125 kHz at 2110-2130 UTC. Signal was pretty 

strong, S8-9. Reception of Conakry was ruined by the sign-on of R Tirana 

2130 UTC on 7120 kHz in English. (Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

7125 R Conakry, on Aug 21 at 0700-0730 UT in French, with a programme 

about new Broadcasting legislation on the country. 24443. 

(Jose Turner, near Porto-POR, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

7125 R.Guine / R.Conakry, Conakry, observed on 18 Sep at 0845-1207 UT when 

extremely poor, French, Fr. lesson, mx, etc.; 25443. R.Rurale 1385.9 kHz 

was also obs'ed these days, i.e. 15-17 Sep, with very clear, strong 

signals. 


GUYANA 3291.12 GBC, at 0900-1030 on Sep 18, YL with nx, talk between 

M&W, very poor audio level. The third attempt to return to SW. 

(Robert Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium, Sep 18) 

HONDURAS 4821 HRVC at 0335-0400, relig progr in En. Address in Chicago 

Illinois, silencew 0400-0402, then progr in SP, ID "La Voz Evangelica". 


3250, R. Luz y Vida, poor at 0319 on Sep 5 with religious drama in EG, EG 

ID at 0320; much improved on Sep 10. (Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer Sep 11) 

3249, excellent level at 0320 on Sep 8. (Dexter-WI, DXplorer Sep 11) 

3340, R. Misiones Intl, good at 0340 on Sep 8 with talk by man, ID by a 

man at 0327, then by a woman. (Dexter-WI, DXplorer Sep 11) 

Poor at 0232 Sep 10 with SP preaching and religious mx; slightly better at 

same time on Sep 11. (Ronda-OK, DXplorer Sep 11) 

ICELAND 7590 USB AFN, Grindavik, on Aug 30 at 0900-0915 UT. SINPO 34333 

and again the same day at 2330-2400 UT close down with an interview with 

an ancient baseball player, beamed to the American soldiers in Mossul. 

44433. 

(Jose Turner, near Porto-POR, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

INDONESIA 9680, KGRE, Kang Guru Radio English, an Australian Aid stn for 

EG learners, using RRI facilities on SW plus 89 odd FM outlets. Heard Sep 

7 and ancd details: 9680, Wed & Sun, 1800 Indo time, 1000 UTC. Prgm is 20 

mins. duration. QRA details in PWBR. (Ron K.-NZ, hcdx Sep 11) 

 

9680 KGRE (Kang Guru Radio English) prgm (via RRI-Jakarta [Cimanggis]), 

at 1000-1020 UT on Sep 18, ancrs Kevin (Dalton) and Rachel (Pearson) 

interview a nurse and chef about their jobs, student who rcvd an 

Australian Development Scholarship talked about studying for the 

diplomatic corps, Australian singing group "The Wiggles" with song about 

food, comments about Aceh by the Australian Ambassador to INS, David 

Ritchie; AusAID helps make this prgm possible, many ments. of the Aug 2005 

KGRE magazine. 

Their website is fairly good, with info about 

some of the RRI stns (click on "radio," at the bottom of the page, click 

on "RRI Station Profiles.") 


9680 RRI, Cimanggis, audible again on 17 Sep at 0932-1050 (unable to 

observe f/out or s/off time), Bahasa INS, songs; 35443. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 19)

IRAN/IRAQ 4410 at 1553 UT, "Eira Dengi Sarbakhoye Kurdistana Iran" 

(presum. Voice of the Independent Iranian Kurdistan) was heard on Sep 3rd. 

But on 4th: some kHz down, *1459-1556* on 4000 kHz, jammed by Iran? 

4160 "Voice of Independence" station in Kurdish and Arabic, herad poor at 

about 1558-1630* UT, Sep 3. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 3-4) 

4410 kHz hymn at 1500 UTC, prayer at 1506 (Sep 3); on Sep 4: * 1500-1556* 

tc in Kurdish and rarely in Persian, ID "Eira Dengi Sarbakhoye Kurdistana 

Iran" (or approx "Here is the Voice of Independent Iranian Kurdistan) 

jammed by Iran. Seems to be a NEW STATION because the other "Voice of 

Independence" was at 1545 UTC on 4160 kHz and there were no //. MW 990 

with home sce at 0130 tc in Persian + jammer were heard on Sep 11. 


V.O.Iranian Revolution was noticed Sep 13 1715 on 3880.4 / 4395.7 / 6391.2 

kHz, at 1719 UT on 3880.4 jumped to 3871.0 others stayed. Again listened 

in 1805 UT to hear them on 3880.6 / 4365.1 kHz. Nothing but jammer on 6 

MHz (on 6420.0). In latest reports I've seen it should not be there at 

this hour? Going strong since 1983. 


ISRAEL Word from Moshe Oren, regarding Kol Israel tests aimed towards 

Asia: 

"For the next 7 days Sept 11 to Sept 17 we will broadcast between 0930- 

1030 UTC at 17600 and the next 7 days, Sept 18 to Sept 24, between 0930- 

1030 UTC at 15760." 

Seemingly, this would be Reshet Hey: English, Ladino, French, Bukharian. 

Currently, the 0330 UTC English broadcast has a tx aimed towards Asia. 

(dxld Sep 11) 

ISR noted today Sept 15 around 0950 UT, though S=1-2 signal level only in 

Europe. Huge sideband splash from BBC Skelton 17610 in Arabic, 15 kHz wide 

each sideband ... 

(wb, Sep 15) 

I confirmed with Moshe Oren that the Kol Israel tests to Asia are an 

attempt to see if reception to Asia is better at 0930 UT, instead of the 

current 0330 UT. He said that if anyone in Asia receives the broadcast, 

they should send him an email to report the reception: 

(Doni Rosenzweig-ISR, dxld Sept 13) 

KAZAKHSTAN Vo.Orthodoxy, 9355 kHz, QSL Card, sked and booklet in 41 

days. (Alexander Beryozkin-RUS, RUSdxsignal Sep 11) 

(to Burma/Myanmar) 15480 Democratic Voice of Burma on Sep 8 at 1455-1515+ 

UT, and again 1525 UT. Strong. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 14) [via Almaty-KAZ] 

KUWAIT/UAE Radio "Sawa" is already on MW 1170 kHz instead of Radio 

"Farda" (now heard only on 1575 kHz and SW). Common nx in Arabic from 

"Sawa" were at 0215 UTC on 990 CYP, 1260 GRC, 1170 UAE, 1548 KWT, 1431 DJI 

- all heard here on Sep 11. 


MW outlets on 1170 and 1575 kHz earlier carried Radio Farda, but heard 

Sept 1-7: 1575 Farda, 1170 Sawa. 

Common news at 1715 UT on all these: 990 CYP, 1260 Rhodes GRC, 1170 UAE, 

1431 DJI, 1548 KWT, but from 1720 UT three different music programs noted: 

990+1260; 1170+1548; 1431 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 3-7)

kHz time progr feeder txloc ant-degr 

990 0000-2400 SAW MRN3 ARAB CYP 134 

1170 0000-2000 FRD FRD PE DHB 000 til July 1st 

1170 0000-2000 SAW MRN4 ARAB DHB 000 from July 9th 

1170 2000-2400 FRD FRD PE DHB 000 til July 30th 

1170 2000-2400 SAW MRN4 ARAB DHB 000 from July 8th 

1260 0000-0800 SAW MRN3 ARAB RHO 134 

1260 0900-1400 ERT ERT VAR RHO 134 

1260 1500-2400 SAW MRN3 ARAB RHO 134 

1431 0000-2400 SAW MRN6 ARAB DJI non-dir 

1548 0000-2400 SAW MRN2 ARAB KWT 323 

1575 0000-2400 FRD FRD PE DHB 000 

1593 0000-0030 VOA A ENGL KWT 350 

1593 0030-0100 VOA C ENGL KWT 350 

1593 0100-0600 RFE RLIQ Arab KWT 350 Iraq special 

1593 1300-1400 VOA H KURD KWT 350 


1593 1600-1900 VOA M1 PERS KWT 350 

1593 1900-2000 VOA H KURD KWT 350 


1593 2200-2300 VOA A ENGL KWT 350 

1593 2300-2330 VOA C ENGL KWT 350 

1593 2330-2400 VOA A ENGL KWT 350 

KYRGYZSTAN 4010 Deutsche Welle in Russian noted at 1600-1630 UT, // 9715 

11915 15425 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 7) 

6030, R Maranatha, Bishkek, at *1505-1506 on Sep 06, late sign on (usually 

*1455) with a song and ID in Persian-like lang. Clear under co-channel 

China. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, dswci DXW Sep 11) 

LAOS QSL Lao National Radio 6130 & 7145 kHz. Partial-data personal 

letter from Inpanh Satchaphansy, Head of External Relations, in seven 

weeks for a logging in Vietnam. 

(Wendel Craighead-KS-USA, DXplorer Sep 15) 

7145 Radio Nationale Lao, Vientiane. Sept 12 at 1339-1404 UT (S/off). 

SINPO 33333. Nx in English, Laotian mx and talk. Talk in Lao by a man & 

woman at 1402 and S/off at 1404 UT. 


LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg DRM spectrum mask out of ITU specification. Some 

discussion of Luxembourg's DRM txion in this month's RadCom (RSGB 

magazine). 

In essence - measurements of the "spectrum mask" of the DRM txion by 

Amateur operators has shown it to be out of ITU specification and this has 

been acknowledged by T-Systems in Germany who operate the tx. T-Systems 

has committed to fix the problem, judging by the various recent on air 

comments by 40M operators T-Systems still has to deliver on their 

commitment. 

(G8JXA, Windsor, drmrx.org forums; via Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX 

Sep 15) 

MADAGASCAR 5010, Radio Nationale Malagasy, at *0257-0311 on Sep 15, 

choral anthem opening followed by a man with ID and opening annts in

Malagasy lang. Segment of group singing before talk by a woman announcer. 

Vocals from 0305 UT. Poor to fair with flutter. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Sep 17) 

5010 Radio Nasionaly Malagasy, Antananarivo, at 0340-0345 on Sept 17, 

Vernacular, talk or commentary by male, 24442. 


MALI China Radio International changes: 

1600-1757 (ex 1600-1727) Swahili on 11600 KAS, 12000 XIA + from 1700 on 

15125 BKO 

1800-1827 (ex 1730-1827) Hausa on 11640 BKO, 13670 BKO 


CRI Bamako 17630 QSL, paper craft, steel bookmark, sticker in 9 

days. (Sergey Kolesov-UKR, RUSdxsignal Sep 10) 

7286.3 R.Mali, Kati, observed on 18 Sep at 0854-1200 UT, Vernacular, 

tribal songs, talks, French, nx magazine for Sunday; 25442, stronger audio 

than in the past, // 11960 only; noted in Vernacular again 1200 when vy. 

poor. 


MEXICO 6185 R Educacion, Cd. de Mexico, observed on 17 Sep at 0835-f/out 

0945 UT, Spanish, brass band mx; 25432. 


4810, Radio Transcontinental de America ? XERTA, 0254-0340 Sep 16, Spanish 

talks by various announcers. Formal ID and freq annt at 0300. More talks, 

some mx and frequent IDs. Fair in LSB but buried in crud in upper. 


4810, XERTA, QSL package rcvd incl. QSL-card, V/S Victor Rosas, ltr from 

el Director de XERTA, Licenciado Ruben Castaneda, also postcards. In 40 

days for US$1 to: XERTA, R. Transcontinental de America, Plaza San Juan 

No. 5, Int. 2, Col. Centro, Mexico, D.F. Stn says they transmit via SW on 

weekends only [this apparently having something to do with not being 

licensed to operate commercially, Jerry Berg-USA]. 

(Mendez-ESP, Conexion Digital DXplorer Sep 18) 

MOLDOVA UNIDs 7480 at *1800-1845* UT quite strong in Persian starting 

and ending programmes with classical mx and YL announcing telephone 

numbers but I could not hear a single sentence that sounded like an ID. 

Should be Payam-e-Doost. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 12, 13) 

1413 Looking for a reference I found only a mention of the CRI relays in 

the afternoon, so it should perhaps be noted that apparently all ex-1467 

txions from Grigoriopol have now settled on 1413 kHz, as noted a few days 

ago with Voice of Russia in Bulgarian 1700-1800 UT. 


NEW ZEALAND 11725 R NZi, Rangitaiki, nicely heard this time, on 17 Sep 

at 2037-2058* UT, English, prgr "Time in Parliament"; 54444, QRM de B. 


9520 RNZi on Sept 15 at 1256-1259:00* UT, weak, says to retune to 6095 

kHz, which I did for *1259:30, fair. On Sept 17 on 15720 at 2100 special 

coverage of the elections, talking to the various candidates. 


NIGERIA 7255 VoNigeria, Ikorodu, noted on 18 Sep at 0857-ca. 1000 UT, 

Vernacular, African mx & songs; 24442, adj. QRM de DRM signal.

7275 R.Nigeria, Abuja, audible on 18 Sep at 0852-f/out 1115 UT, 

Vernacular, talks; 15421. 


NORWAY The Aftenbladet report about the BBC DRM sce via Kvitsoy at 

 

includes a picture. Look behind the elbow of the engineer for a piece of 

equipment they are supposed to never need again: An AM Optimod. Below it 

in the same rack sits also what appears to be a Belar modulation monitor. 

It had been reported that Telenor/Norkring will not use these txs for AM 

txions anymore (remember also the preliminary tests in SSB instead of AM). 

I wonder why? Tired about the customers they got until the end of 2003, 

resulting even in NRK reports about Norkring airing programming from 

terrorist groups? 


OMAN 576, Radio Sultanate Oman, 10 Sep, 0026, in Arabic, SINPO 24322. 

Talk, ID, mx. // 1242 kHz, but weaker and more noisy on the latter. 


[OMAN?] 15140 R.Sultanato de Oman?. At 1416-1512 UT, escuchada el 4 Sep a 

locutora en ingles presentando temas mxales de pop, rock y rap, a las 

15:00 campanadas de reloj, locutora con comentarios y mxa disco, a las 

15:09 se corta emision e interviene locutora en arabe, SINPO 44443. 

(Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, RUSdxsignal Sep 11) 

Radio Sultamate of Oman in Arabic noted: 

0600-0800 on 17630 THU 100 kW / 315 deg to WeEu (registered 0600-1000) 

0800-1400 on 13640*SEB 100 kW / 320 deg to ME (registered 0600-1400) 

* strong co-ch RDP Int/Radio Portugal in Portuguese on Sat/Sun. 


PNG 7120 QSL, Wantok Radio Light, full-data "Grass Hut and Locals 

Holding Portable Radios" card (same as posted on DXplorer Sight & Sound) 

with info ltr, in 3 mos., V/S David Olson, CE, P29CQ/KL7K. Surprising was 

the the date on the ltr, which was four days after I sent a follow-up to 

the stn. If so, a very rapid reply. 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Sep 11) 

PARAGUAY 9736.9 RNP, Asuncion, monitored on 17 Sep at 0930-f/out 1150 

(!) UT, Spanish, local songs, IDs, talks; 33432, adj. QRM de BBC 9740. 


9736.93 R Nac.del Paraguay on Sep 12 at 0759-0817 UT. 45444 Spanish, Talk 

and paraguay mx, ID at 0808 and 0813 UT. 


9736.98v, R. Nacional del Paraguay, at 0842-0916 UT on Sep 17, LA mx, 

0855-0900 UT possibly nx, several IDs, fair-good, in the clear with no QRM 

from 9735. Also 0058 UT on Sep 18 on 9736.7v kHz, good signal but with 

considerable splatter from 9735 kHz. 


PERU 4950 2235-..., R.Madre de Dios, Pto Maldonado, audible on 17 Sep 

at 2235-..., Spanish (tent), talks, mx; 22341, QRM de AGL. 

9720 R.Victoria, Lima, audible on 16 Sep at 0925-... UT, Portuguese, 

preacher; 24432, adj. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 19) 

5019.95 Radio Horizonte at 1006-1032 UT on Sep 12, non-stop OA vocals 

with ID, Spanish talk by a man announcer and ad string at 1021 UT. Another 

ID and a TC at 1024 UT followed by more OA vocals. Fair. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Sep 17)

6520.4 Radio Paucartambo, Paucartambo, at 1010-1014 UT on September 16, 

Quechua, huaynos, local advs by male in quechua: "... Hotel 

Colonial ...", 25442. 

6192.86 Radio Cusco, Cusco, at 1022-1030 UT on Sept 16, Spanish, Very 

nice huaynos selection, ann. by male, 23432. 


PORTUGAL Freq change for RDP R.Portugal in Portuguese to WeEu from Sep 

15: 

1400-2000 Sat/Sun NF 13595 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg, x13590 to avoid BVBN 

1600-1900 Mon-Fri NF 13595 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg, x13590 to avoid BVBN 


In A05-19th August version, the following change took place, presumably as 

from the date when the RDP message was sent to me, i.e. last Friday, Sep 

16: 

13595 kHz replaces 13590 to Europe Mo-Fri 1600-1900, Sats+Suns 1400-2000. 

I'd certainly have liked to see the B05 attached to the RDP info. 


Informamos que a frequencia da nossa transmissao para a Europa das 1600- 

1900 UTC (2nd a 6th feira) e 1400-2000 UTC (sabados e domingos) em 13590 

kHz foi substituida por 13595 kHz. 

Gratos pela sua colaboracao apresentamos os melhores cumprimentos. 

Teresa Beatriz Abreu. Gabinete de Tecnologias de Transmissao e Difusao. 

(RDP Sep 16) 

RUSSIA (to Ethiopia) 12120 V.O.Oromo Liberation on Sep 8 carrier/pips 

at 1656 UT with sign-on 1700 in Oromo. Strong. Another 'old' clandestine 

operation. It was reported 6 June 1988, since on and off from various 

sites. On 15670 kHz Sep 7 at 1715-1721 UT, fair. 


On 31 August, the independent broadcaster "Narodnoye Radio" 

(Web: ) received a license to transmit from St. 

Petersburg on 801 kHz with 500 kW. The tx is leased from Russia's national 

tx operator RTRN, and was earlier rented by the regional state broadcaster 

TRK Peterburg until it was closed down some years ago. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Sep 18) 

It appears that a major studio refitting is under way at Voice of Russia. 

For some time now the microphone audio on the German sce has completely 

changed, and last night I noted a very similar sound on the Russian world 

sce as well. But this is no improvement, since the new set-up sounds dull 

and muffled, compared to the old installations with distinctive room 

ambience (OK, frequently there was a bit too much reverb) and clear, 

present voices. Bring the Oktava's back on!! 


Que Huong Radio, via Vladivostok/RUS, 15680 kHz, Sept 17, 2005, 1200-1230 

UTC, very weak (23322), from 1205 UTC accompanied by a horn-type noise 

(jammer?) I=2, jumped to S=3 at 1215 UTC. Time Signal, mx, talk, reports 

in Vietnamese lang, 1220 UTC Vietnamese song. 


The Voice of Russia has been noted on a non-listed frequency: 6180 kHz, in 

Russian, 0100-0200 UT, 32332 here on Sep 18, in // to 5900 kHz. 


Here are the current details of getting QSLs from Tatarstan Wave. Send

your reports (written in English, German, or Russian) to: 

QSL Manager, c/o Ildus Ibatullin, P.O.Box 134, Kazan 420136, Russia 

The station doesn't have funds for QSLing, therefore please enclose return 

postage: 2 IRCs, or $1, or 1 Euro. Taped reports are accepted, but I'm 

afraid the cassettes are not returned. 

Reports sent during this summer/autumn will be confirmed with special QSL 

cards devoted to the 1000th anniversary of Kazan. There are several card 

designs, so send your reports in a batch if you wish to have various 

cards! 

Broadcast schedule is the following: 

0410-0500 15140 250 kW 60 deg (to the Far East) 

0610-0700 9690 250 kW 60 deg (to Central Asia) 

0810-0900 11925 100 kW 310 deg (to Europe) 

Please keep in mind that broadcasts start at xx10, not at xx00! That's 

because the last broadcast is relayed locally in Kazan and the whole 

Tatarstan in LW/VHF, and it must not overlap the regular Radio Rossii nx 

(not relayed in SW), which take the initial 10 mins of the hour on local 

radio nets. (Ildus Ibatullin-RUS, RUSdxsignal Sep 11) 

6240, Special Radio, Krasnodar, E-QSL in one day for E-rpt sent to 

V/S Maria Anikeeva, Press Attache, PR-manager. 

(Fiora-Italy, BrDXC-UK Sep 11) 

SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA Riyadh observed on 13 mb at 1300-1355 UT: 

On nominal 21505 and 21640 kHz, as well as on spurs 21412 and 21775 kHz. 

Radio Holy Quran on 21560 and 21600. Mixed - of both - program spurs on 

21560 and 21680 kHz. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 7) 

SOUTH AFRICA 17565, Amateur Radio Mirror International, at 4 Sep, on 

0802-0823 UT, in English, SINPO 35322. Nx from the South African Radio 

League, followed by a report about radio amateurs' involvement into USA 

disaster. 


SPAIN On Sep 15, Thu at 1732-1759 UT DX prgr "Amigos de la Onda Corta" 

(acc to ID) in Spanish, 1759-1800 UT short prgr in German, 1800 prgr in 

French all on 9665 kHz. 


SRI LANKA Freq change for SLBC in Sinhala to ME: 

1610-1840 NF 11715*EKA 100 kW / 350 deg, x11775. 

* strong co-ch 1540-1640 Vatican Radio in Armenian/Russian 

For B-05: 1610-2040 on 11715 EKA 100 kW / 350 deg and 11775 EKA 035 kW / 

350 deg. 


Latest changes at SLBC, Sri Lanka. My latest monitoring observation of 

SLBC, Sri Lanka shows that their Hindi and Tamil Services has now been 

reduced. 

7313 has been replaced by 7275 at 0030-0400 in Hindi, 0800-1230 to Asia in 

Kannada, Telegu, Malayalam & Tamil 

The evening Hindi Service to Asia at 1330-1530 on 7275, 11905 is dropped. 

Tamil Service has been cut and now signs off at 1230 (x1330 UT) on the 

above fqs. 

The Sinhala sce to Middle East is noted on 11715 at around 1530. 

(With thanks also to Mr.K.Raja, Chennai & Mr.B.L.Maohar, VU2UR, 

Bangalore).

(Jose Jacob VU2JOS, DXindia Sep 10) 

SLBC reduces external sce schedule. 18 September 2005. SLBC has dropped 

all evening txions to India both in English and Hindi. Hindi 0030-0400 UTC 

is now on 7275 (strong cochannel from AIR Chennai) and 11905 kHz. 2nd 

txion is at 0800-1230 hrs (Tamil is now at 1130-1230 UTC) on 7275 and 

11905 kHz. Transmission closes at 1230 UTC. Also English in the evening is 

completely dropped. 

Radio Tashkent revised schedule 18 September 2005. 

Radio Tashkent has introduced a revised sched : 1200-1500 UTC now uses 

5060, 9715 and the new 11905 kHz (the first half hour is cochanneled by 

SLBC). 

(via DXasia Sep 19) 

As promised, Alok das Gupta has monitore the current SLBC schedule for 

and reports: 

SLBC has dropped all evening txions to India both in English and Hindi. 

Hindi 0030-0400 UTC is now on 7275 (strong cochannel from AIR Chennai) and 

11905 kHz. 2nd txion is at 0800-1230 hrs (Tamil is now at 1130-1230 UTC) 

on 7275 and 11905 kHz. Transmission closes at 1230 UTC. Also English in 

the evening is completely dropped. The Sinhala sce to ME is at 1610-1840 

hrs is now 11715 kHz. 

Revised schedule at 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Sep 18) 

SUDAN 9505, Radio Sudan Republic, on 1 Sept at 1608 UT, in Arabic, SINPO 

34433. Used the hint of Vlad Titarev. Indeed, signal was rather strong and 

readable. Sudan uses 9505 kHz in the afternoon, instead of 7200 kHz. 


9505 Sudan R&TV Corp., Omdurman, noted on 11 Sep at 1746-1807 UT, Arabic, 

talks, ID, jingls, news; 44333, adj. QRM only. 


SWEDEN Mediascan returns, as a blog Hi everyone, Things have been pretty 

quiet on the MediaScan front recently, as my other duties at Radio Sweden 

have prevented me from compiling proper bulletins. What I plan to do now 

is update with media news, primarily about Sweden, on an irregular, but 

more frequent, basis, as a blog. You can find the blog itself at 

 

But the blogs (published through Blogdrive) should also be available as an 

RSS feed: 

 

I wrote a couple of new items yesterday. I probably won't have time today, 

despite a couple of interesting stories. They will probably have to wait a 

day or two. But give it a try, subscribing to the RSS, and let me know 

what you think. 

If you have trouble with RSS, you an always get youself a My Yahoo page at 

Yahoo, and subscribe to MedisScan and other RSS feeds there. Also, don't 

forget that Radio Sweden's Monday to Friday programs are now available as 

a podcast! More details at 

 

Take care, (George Wood, Radio Sweden, dxld Sept 13) 

The famous old Grimeton Radio station near Varberg in Sweden will be 

making additional txions on Sunday 25 September between 0930 and 1230 UT. 

The txions will be on 17.2 kHz VLF. The callsign is SAQ. Grimeton Radio is

one of only a very few surviving pre-electronic tx for trans-Atlantic 

work. It was granted World Heritage status last year. 

The Grimeton radio station in Halland County, Sweden was erected in 1922- 

24 as a link in the worldwide network of broadcast txs. With an aerial 

system of six impressive steel towers and an Alexanderson alternator, the 

tx symbolizes a crucial step in the evolution of modern wireless 

communications and is the only one of its kind still in operation. 

The need for rapid, secure communications between Sweden and the United 

States became increasingly evident in the early Twenties. Transatlantic 

cables had proven to be highly vulnerable, particularly in wartime. So the 

Swedish Parliament appropriated close to 5 million kronor in 1920 for 

construction of a major new radio station. Built by RCA and started up on 

1 December 1924, the tx boasted of the latest technology. King Gustaf V 

officially inaugurated it on 2 July 1925. As one link in an international 

network of similar txs, it played a major role in transatlantic telegraph 

communications. 

Grimeton's pride, and the heart of the tx, is an alternating current 

generator dubbed the Alexanderson alternator. Its inventor was Ernst 

Fredrik Werner Alexanderson (1878-1975), a Swedish-American engineer and 

pioneer in radio and television engineering who obtained more than 300 

patents during his lifetime. The Grimeton tx has the last complete 

Alexanderson alternator still in operation. 

The six 127 meter towers are awesome to behold. Spaced 380 meters apart, 

each tower has a 46 meter cross beam. Eight wires carry antenna current 

between the towers. A vertical antenna wire transmits from each tower. 

Adjacent to the towers are the station's buildings, still well preserved 

more than 80 years after their design by architect Carl kerblad. A little 

nearby village houses the staff. 

The Grimeton tx not only represents a major advance in the evolution of 

modern wireless communications, but is one of western Sweden's biggest 

structures and a unique historic monument. 

For additional information, phone: 

Alexander Association - +046 340 67 42 51. 

County Museum of Halland - +046 340 828 30. 

Varberg Tourist Bureau - +046 340 887 70. 

Administrative Board of Halland County - +046 35 13 20 00. 

Halland County Tourist Bureau - +046 35 10 95 60. 

 

(via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK Sep 16) 

SYRIA at 1730-1800 two different prgrs were heard, both in Russian with 

different songs on MW 783 and 9330 kHz. At 1750 UT on 783 kHz anti-US 

commentary and 2 min later same was aired on 9330 kHz. Home Service in 

Arabic was heard at 1645 on 666 // 747, 918, 936 and 1071 kHz (Sep 10) 


TAJIKISTAN Radio Free Asia via Tajikistan, 11535 kHz, QSL-card in 31 

days after hand-helding the report over to Andrew Janitchek, station's QSL 

manager. 

(Alexander Beryozkin-RUS, RUSdxsignal Sep 11) 

New txions for Voice of Tibet in Tibetan to India: 

1354-1427 and 1527-1600 UT on 17550 DB 100 kW / 131 deg. For B-05 both on 

7465. 


TANZANIA 5050, Radio Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam, on 21 Aug, SINPO 35443.

Western English-worded pop mx. 

(Alexander Beryozkin-RUS, RUSdxsignal Sep 11) Time? 

5050 Radio Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, at 0348-0355 UT on Sept 17, 

Vernacular, report by male. Long talk by female, 24442. 


THAILAND 15105 daily English at 1500-1700 UT [but scheduled to 1600 UT 

only, wb] 

15105 1500-1600 VOA UDO 272deg. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 7) 

UKRAINE VORussia, prgr RKS in Russian at 1545 UT on MW 1377 // 1431, 

7370, 7440 etc were heard (Sep 9) (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 18) 

UNID 729 at 2144-2156 UT on Sep 3rd. Rock songs and tunes in Italian 

language, no ID. 


5905v presumed LA, 2230-2258 UT with nonstop melodic and soft vocals mx in 

SP. Unstable carrier, het at some moments with pitch depending of fq 

offset, at 2258 ID by female where I could only get "... frecuencia 

modulada..." and something that resembled Tupiza for me, but not sure. 

Couldn't record anything since no recorder working at that moment. Then at 

2302 UT followed a rlg pgm in SP when preacher said "Hermanos y hermanas" 

(Brothers and sisters, no "Deus e Amor" crazy style). 

(Horacio Nigro-URG, DXplorer Sep 18) 

Drifting to 5907/08 today, FMing also, there is definitively a Bolivian 

here, with a rlg christian format. Same prgm pattern as yesterday, and 

confirming that to my QTH there is a listening window from 1930 to 2030 

UT, peaking at around 2300 UT, just for the ID by w at this hour. Instr. 

mx, an ad w/ a "bolivianos" hrd, then a canned promo read by same w. ID at 

2258 UT, and mass goes from 2300 to at least 2330 but at this hour the stn 

goes back into the mud. 

QSB is slow with QSA 1/2 to 3/4 (the best sigs occur during less than a 

min) 

Agn ID sounded as Tupiza or similar. 

I checked this out circa 0030 UT and there was definitely something there, 

but not enough to work with. Bears further checks. 

(Jerry Berg-USA and Horacio Nigro-URG, DXplorer Sep 18) 

U.K. 1296 Note that acc. the official annts the DRM sce on 1296 (at 

present 0600-2200 8 AM to midnight CET) will be extended to 18 hours with 

the start of B05. No times were given, but I would consider an earlier 

start as more likely than an extension into the night. This suggests that 

the RNW relays on 1296 (at present 0500-0557 UT) will come to an end. 


MARK HATTAM forwards the following from Steve Whitt of the Medium Wave 

Circle. 

UK & Ireland: MW & LW Transmitters - new CD 

Over the years information about LW & MW txs operating in the UK & Ireland 

has been fragmented, incomplete or out of date. More recently the Internet 

has augmented the printed medium but still it is exceedingly difficult to 

get all information in one place. In an attempt to improve matters I have 

spent several weeks collecting, collating and checking data about radio 

txs operating on Long and Medium Wave freqs; in essence every tx in the UK 

and Ireland operating below 1700 kHz. I imagine that I won't be the only 

person interested in having as much information as possible all together

in one place, so I will happily copy my files onto a CD-ROM for anyone who 

wants one. 

The CD contains the following: 

1. A full listing of over 500 txs and who is using them, along with data 

about them such as power, location (both National Grid Reference and 

latitude and longitude) and, where known, date activated. A description of 

the antenna and its radiation pattern is also included. The listing 

includes all currently active stations and some recently decommissioned. 

You will find broadcasters, navigation beacons, time standards, maritime 

and military txs listed. You will also find some unusual freq allocations; 

do you know who uses 87 kHz, 457 kHz, 846 kHz or 1641 kHz? 

2. A collection of BBC local radio coverage maps. 

3. A similar collection of maps for non-BBC stations. 

4. A large collection of detailed photographs of 200+ tx sites and the 

antennae in use. 

5. A collection of high quality scans of QSL cards from 100+ of the 

stations in the file. 

6. Directional antennae radiation patterns. 

7. Features: Extra features include a historical perpective of MW freq 

assignment & usage in the UK. Additionally a dossier covering quiet radio 

areas in the UK is included with detailed information to help you select a 

listening site with minimum noise or interference. The CD also contains a 

range of useful country maps showing counties, postcode areas and so on. 

In addition it includes direct linking to the Internet which will take you 

to a station's own website and to a detailed on-line mapping sce that will 

show you on an Ordnance Survey map where the tx is physically located. The 

CD is fully interactive and uses links to ensure you can quickly find the 

info you need. The main station listing uses a spreadsheet that you can 

sort and filter data as you wish. 

ORDERING There are two ways of ordering a copy of this CD 

1. By post. Write to me enclosing payment, and your mailing address and I 

will send you the CD by return post. Write to me at: Landsvale, High 

Catton, York YO41 1EH, England. 

Cash payment can be $11US; 10 Euro or 5 Sterling notes well concealed 

inside an ordinary letter envelope. If you don't want the risk of sending 

cash in the post, I recommend registered post. Non-cash payments such as 

cheques, Postal Orders or International Money Orders must be 5.00 

Sterling. 2. Over the Internet. 

You can pay by PayPal by sending payment to: 

 

The PayPal prices are $11.75US; 10.75 Euro or 5.50 Sterling due to the 


Prices include post and packing. All orders will be despatched by post in 

a protective envelope and overseas orders will go airmail. I only use high 


archive. 

(WDXC-UK Contact Sept; Paul Youngs_wdxc, Alan Roe-UK, Mike Barraclough-UK, 

Sep 10) 

Thanks Mike, thanks Alan.

USA The following is the Final 30 October 2005 to 26 March 2006 

High Frequency Schedule for Family Stations, Inc., WYFR. 

kHz Time UTC Az(deg) Zone Power kHz Time UTC Az(deg) Zone Power 

5745 0500-1000 181 11 50 11530 0500-0800 44 27,28 100 

5810 0500-0800 44 27,39 100 11530 1200-1400 160 13 100 

5810 0800-1200 160 14 100 11565 1345-1700 315 2 100 

5810 2000-2300 44 27,28 100 11565 2000-2145 44 27,28 100 

5950 0300-1200 285 10 100 11580 0400-0900 87 47,52,57 100 

5950 2100-0300 355 4,5,9 100 11665 1945-2300 44 27,28 100 

5985 0445-0700 315 2 100 11720 2245-0145 142 13 100 

5985 2000-0445 181 11 50 11725 1100-1600 222 11 100 

6065 0100-0445 355 4,5,9 100 11740 2145-2345 315 2 100 

6085 2245-0100 355 4,5,9 100 11740 0145-0500 222 11 100 

6085 0945-2000 181 11 100 11740 0800-1600 151 15 100 

6105 0800-1100 142 15 100 11825 0045-0300 160 14 100 

11830 1100-1300 140 13 100 

6855 0300-0900 355 4,5,9 100 11830 1300-1700 315 2 100 

6855 0900-1300 355 4,5,9 100 11855 1300-1700 355 4,5,9 100 

6855 1945-2245 44 28 100 11855 2000-0500 222 11 100 

6890 0900-1300 355 4,5,9 100 11885 2300-0145 140 13 100 

11970 1145-1345 285 10 100 

7355 0300-0745 44 27,28 100 

7355 1045-1345 315 2 100 13615 1200-1600 160 15 100 

7455 0700-1100 315 2 100 13695 1300-1945 355 4,5,9 100 

7520 0100-0400 142 13 100 

7520 0400-0800 44 27,28 100 15115 1700-2100 87 46 100 

7570 0045-0400 160 15 100 15130 1245-2345 285 10 50 

15170 2245-0045 160 15 100 

9355 0400-0800 44 27,28 100 15210 1400-1600 160 14 100 

9355 1845-2300 44 27,28 100 15215 2300-0400 160 16 100 

9495 0500-1000 222 11 100 15355 1245-1400 222 12 100 

9505 0000-0445 315 2 100 15355 1400-1600 142 13 100 

9525 0100-0400 285 10 50 15400 2300-0100 151 15 100 

9555 0800-1400 160 16 100 15440 1945-2100 355 4,5,9 100 

9575 0900-1200 160 15 100 15440 2145-0300 285 10 100 

9605 0800-1100 142 13 100 15565 1800-1945 44 27,28 100 

9605 1100-1300 222 12 100 15565 2100-2245 87 37,46 100 

9680 0145-0800 315 2 100 15665 1600-1700 44 27,28 100 

9680 0800-1100 140 13 100 

9690 2145-0045 142 13 100 17510 1400-1600 160 13 100 

9705 1100-1245 285 10 50 17510 1700-2145 285 10 100 

9715 2345-0100 285 10 50 17535 1700-2200 315 2 100 

9715 0400-1100 285 10 50 17575 1700-2245 140 13 100 

9985 0100-0500 151 15 100 17690 1600-1945 87 37,46 100 

9985 0500-0900 87 37,46 100 17760 1345-1700 285 10 100 

17760 1700-2000 44 27,28 100 

17845 2300-0045 160 14 100 

18930 1600-1845 44 27,28 100 

18980 1600-1945 44 27,28 100 

21455 1600-2000 44 28 100 

21525 1945-2245 87 47,52,57 100 

21745 1600-1745 44 28,29 100 

(Evelyn Marcy-FL-USA, WYFR, dxld Sept 13) 

Some VOA changes: 

Afan/Oromo 1730-1800 Mon-Fri 9875 11905 13870, x1600-1630 11705 11790 

15205 Mon-Fri 

Amharic 1800-1900 Daily 9875 11905 13870, x1800-1900 on 11895 13670 

13835 Mon-Fri 

Tigrigna 1900-1930 Mon-Fri 9875 11905 13870, x1630-1700 on 11705 11790 

15205 Mon-Fri 

Kurdish 1800-1900 Daily NF 11530, x11905 // 9625 15545

Turkish 1800-1900 Daily NF 11865, x9385 // 11925 15235 

Urdu(Radio Aap Ki Dunyaa) 1700-1800 Daily NF 9585, x11905 // 9315 12155 


Some RFE/RL changes: 

1800-1900 Azeri on 11865, deleted 

1700-1800 Turkmen NF 9390, ex 9595 

0200-0400 Uzbek NF 15460, additional 

1600-1800 Uzbek NF 9840, additional 

1700-1800 Uzbek NF 9595, ex 9390 


5835, WWL relay, on Sept 16 at 0531-0541 & 0810-0851 UT, still going 

strong with Jeff and Al call-in prgm, wx, nx updates. 


(New Jersey): Nach gut 40 Jahren wird erstmals wieder eine grosse 

Mittelwellenanlage fuer den Raum New York errichtet. Buckley 

Broadcasting/WOR Radio 710 bekommt in Lyndhurst einen Kilometer noerdlich 

der alten Sendeanlage eine neue. Im neuen Sendergebaeude stehen bereits 

zwei nagelneue Harris 3DX50-Sender. Die drei Antennentuerme werden in den 

naechsten Wochen errichtet. Das seit den 60er Jahren belegte alte Gelaende 

wird einer anderen kommerziellen Nutzung zugefuehrt, unter anderem einem 

Golfplatz. 

(Scott Fybush 5.-6.9.2005 via Glenn Hauser dxld) 

URUGUAY 9620.6 SODRE, Montevideo (no ID, but what else?) noted on 16 

Sep at 2238-2249 UT, opera songs; 24442, adj. QRM de CAN 9625 kHz. 


UZBEKISTAN WYFR via Tashkent, 7435 kHz, QSL card, sked, religious 

materials, six monitoring envelopes in 59 days. 

(Alexander Beryozkin-RUS RUSdxsignal Sep 11) 

5060 R Tashkent International on Sep 7 rcd in English at 2040 (2030-2100 

tx) and at 2157 (2130-2200 tx). 5060 kHz ann'd on air, their web-site says 

5025 kHz. 


Freqs changes of R.Tashkent: 

1200-1330 English/Urdu/Hindi NF 11905, x7285 

1330-1500 English/Urdu/Hindi NF 11905, x7285 

1520-1550 Dari NF 11905*, x6190 

1550-1630 Uzbek NF 11905*, x6190 

* co-ch RFE Romanian till 1530 Mon-Fri and VOT in Turkmen 1530-1625. 


VIETNAM Liberation Radio A - eine Darstellung aus nordvietnamesischer 

Perspektive Auf der Homepage der Voice of Vietnam fand sich Ende August 

folgendes Feature ueber Liberation Radio A, das 1962-1975 von Hanoi aus 

den suedvietnamesischen Untergrund unterstuetzte. Nach eigenen Angaben 

standen die Sender von Radio Liberation in Suedvietnam. Westlichen 

Journalisten, die in den Vietcong-Gebieten herumgefuehrt wurden, zeigte 

man auch einige Sender, nur wurden diese von technisch versierten 

Besuchern als unbrauchbar erkannt. 

"Am 1. February 1962 begann Liberation Radio mit seinen Sendungen von 

einer Untergrundbasis in Suedvietnam. Trotz der geringen Reichweite wurden 

die Sendungen umgehend gestoert. Um Hoerern in Sued- und Nordvietnam, aber 

auch im Ausland besseren Empfang zu verschaffen, beschloss die Fuehrung 

der nordvietnamesischen Radio Voice of Vietnam am 30. April 1962 die 

Schaffung einer Relaisstation, die Liberation Radio A genannt wurde. Die 

Station wurde in der 56 Quan Su Strasse im Zentrum Hanois, gleich bei der 

Radio Voice of Vietnam, eingerichtet. Obwohl man nicht direkt an der Front

stand, betrachteten sich die etwa 400 Mitarbeitenden als kaempfende 

Truppe. Unter den Bedingungen des Vietnamkriegs war es nicht einfach, 

aktuelle Sendungen auszustrahlen. 

Aus verschiedenen Gruenden, schlechter Ausruestung, widrigen 

Wetterumstaenden usw., waren die Programme von Liberation Radio B aus 

Suedvietnam nur schwach aufzunehmen und sehr verzerrt. Fuer einen 

urspruenglich fuenf oder sieben-minuetigen Kommentar brauchten die 

Mitarbeitenden in Hanoi zwei bis drei Stunden fuer die Transskription und 

Wiederausstrahlung. Die Fruehjahsoffensive von 1975 brachte eine letzte 

grosse Anstrengung. Die Mitarbeitenden in Hanoi arbeiteten schier rund um 

die Uhr, um die Nachrichten vom Vormarsch zu verbreiten. 

Journalist Vinh Tra von Liberation Radio A beschreibt die Atmosphaere vom 

April 1975 so: 'Jeder arbeitete wie eine Maschine. Wir gaben unser bestes, 

aber wir ermuedeten nicht. Wir waren gluecklich, und wenn ich an diese 

Tage denke, fuellen sich meine Augen mit Traenen. Liberation Radio war ein 

hoechst wirksames ideologisches Werkzeug fuer den suedvietnamesischen 

Untergrund und trug zu ihrem Sieg und der Vereinigung von Nord- und 

Suedvietnam bei. Fuer die mehr als 400 an Liberation Radio A Beteiligten 

haben sich die 13 Jahre in die Erinnerungen eingegraben." 

 

von Dr. Hansjoerg Biener uebersetzt und eingeleitet, ntt Sep 15) 

YEMEN 9779.5, R. Yemen, San'a, at *0257-0324 on Sep 10, opening male 

vocal to 0300 ID and fqy anmt and the nx in AR read by a man ancr. Nx 

ended at 0305 with segment of instr. mx, some talk by a man followed by ME 

vocals. Drama prgm began at 0315. Fair signal. 


When visiting Yemen a few years ago, I learned that although Al Hiswa is 

still the location near Aden of a MW outlet, the SW txs there were bombed 

and destroyed by the North Yemeni Air Force during the War of Unification. 

Since then the Yemeni SW outlets are ONLY at Sana'a. 

(Maarten Van Delft-HOL, dswci DXW Sep 7) 

ZIMBABWE 6612 (really an harmonic of 3306?!) ZNBC, Gweru, noted on 17 

Sep at 2211-2226 UT, Vernacular, african pops, few talks; nothing audible 

on 3306 kHz. 


Solar Eclipse Oct 3rd, in Germany 0745-0935 UT, in WeEUR 0845-1220 UT. 

Quelle: 

(mit Sofi-Vorschauen auf Globusbildern.) 

Am 3. Oktober 2005 findet eine ringfoermige Sonnenfinsternis statt, die in 

ganz Europa partiell, in Spanien auch ringfoermig zu sehen ist. Die 

ringfoermige Phase dauert an der spanischen Mittelmeerkueste 4 Minuten 10 

Sekunden, der Mond deckt dabei 90.39 % der Sonnenscheibe ab. 

Vielleicht wieder interessante MW-Empfaenge waehrend der Durchgangszeit. 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, wwdxc Sep 15) 

Herbert, um wieviel Uhr soll die Sonnenfinsternis denn stattfinden? 

(Klaus Spielvogel-D, A-DX) 

Ich habe das mal kurz mit einem Programm berechnen lassen. 

Sonnenfinsternis am : 03.10. 2005 IN EUROPA SICHTBAR 

Finsternisbeginn: 0845 UTC ausserhalb Europas, 46.4No 24.5We 

Finsternisende: 1220 UTC ausserhalb Europas, 09.8So 76.9Ea 

Art der Finsternis: ringfoermig. (Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX Sep 15)

Herbert, um wieviel Uhr soll die Sonnenfinsternis denn stattfinden? Ich 

vermute am spaeten Vormittag, fruehen Mittag, oder? 

Vielleicht kann man zusammen einmal ausprobieren, wie sich die 

Empfangsverhaeltnisse bei einer derartigen Finsternis veraendern. 

Gute Beschreibung und sonstige Infos unter 

 

"... Ueber dem deutschsprachigen Gebiet beginnt die Sonnenfinsternis am 

Montagmorgen, 3. Oktober 2005, zwischen 09:45 und 10:05 MESZ. Die Sonne 

steht dann schon ueber 20 degr ueber Horizont. Etwa 70 Minuten spaeter hat 

sich der Mond bis auf ueber 70% des Sonnendurchmessers vor die Sonne 

geschoben - die maximale Finsternis ist erreicht. Die genauen Zeiten 

hierfuer sind in oben stehender Karte oder bei CalSKY.com zu finden. In 

Berlin reicht der Mond genau bis zur Mitte der Sonnenscheibe und die 

Bedeckung nimmt gegen Suedwesten zu. Anschliessend zieht sich die 

Mondscheibe wieder zurueck und verlaesst die Sonne zwischen 11:25 und 

11:35 MESZ. 

Die Sonnenfinsternis darf nur unter Verwendung von speziellen 

Sonnenfinsternisbrillen beobachtet werden. Sonnenbrillen, CDs, belichtete 

Filmstreifen lassen die unsichtbaren aber gefaehrlichen IR-Strahlen 

praktisch ungehindert durch. Sie koennen Sonnenfinsternisbrillen ueber uns 

beziehen. Neben diesem Sonnenschutz brauchen Sie fuer die Beobachtung 

keine spezielle Ausruestung." 

Google hilft mit z.B. Eintrag "Sonnenfinsternis Oktober 2005" mit vielen 

Eintraegen weiter. Mal sehen was daraus wird ... 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Sep 15) 

DRM Special Radio entered the DRM Consortium. Starting from October, it 

will go out in SW using DRM mode. 

 

(open_dx - Victor Rutkovsky-RUS, RUSdxsignal Sep 11) 

Power level of DRM txions: On the IFA press conference the speaker of T- 

Systems explained with pride that they are able (and do so at least on 

7265) to provide DRM txions with 200 kW from their Wertachtal site, 

equivalent to 1000 kW AM carrier power. Made me immediately think about 

the old Soviet approach... So where do they save so much money when still 

churning out 200 kW in DRM instead of 500 kW in AM? And Juelich 

demonstrates every day how 100 kW do the job as well when operational 

costs are a real matter. 

The presentations from this press conference are now available as PDF 

documents at 

 

(the set of nine "download" buttons there). 


DRM radio sets should be available by Christmas. 

Radio listeners are soon to be offered a new type of radio which can play 

and record both digital and conventional radio. 

The new generation of such radio sets was demonstrated in Amsterdam at the 

IBC, International Broadcasting Convention, by the Digital Radio Mondiale, 

(DRM), consortium. 

They were first unveiled last week at a Berlin consumer electronics show. 

Peter Senger, DRM chairman and chief of Germany's international radio 

station Deutsche Welle, said that it is the first digital radio which can

eceive the main European radio systems: DAB, DRM, AM, FM/RDS and short 

wave. 

DRM is intended to replace long wave, medium wave and short wave 

broadcasts with a more reliable and higher-quality sce for an audience 

which has largely moved to FM. AM is perceived as low quality because of 

interference and low fidelity. 

The sample radio sets are the product of collaboration between the DRM 

consortium, Texas Instruments and RadioScape. 

What started as discussions between international broadcasters is now 

almost ready for the general public. 

"We have been pregnant for seven years and have now given birth", said 

John Sykes, the BBC World Service's digital radio project director. This 

technology allows better radio, over greater distances, in better quality. 

Anton Hierhager, Texas Instruments. 

Currently, 40 European broadcasters send more than 500 hours of 

programming daily using the system. 

The choice is limited but ever-increasing: Radio Luxembourg has just 

relaunched an English sce using DRM. 

The BBC World Service also started a DRM radio sce for Europe and even 

Deutsche Welle has committed to the phasing-out out of conventional short 

wave in favour of DRM. 

There are opportunities for more stations. World Radio Network, which 

packages radio programmes from abroad is to trial a London-wide DRM sce 

and regional sces for Europe beamed from Bulgaria. 

"London will provide a rigorous test environment," said its managing 

director, Gary Edgerton. "If it works in London it will work anywhere." 

He envisaged specialised niche sces which present AM and FM do not 

provide. International commercial and public sce broadcasters are 

frustrated that they cannot reach many listeners reliably across borders. 

DRM could help them. 

"This technology allows better radio, over greater distances, in better 

quality", said Anton Hierhager, business development manager digital radio 

for Texas Instruments. 

At the same time that popular commercial stations and respected public 

broadcasters are increasing the availability of DRM content. DRM-capable 

radios products are heading for the shops for Christmas 2005, DRM chief 

Peter Senger said. 

The radios will first be made by Morphy Richards, Roberts Radio and 

Sangean. There is no official price tag but it is thought that the early 

models will cost in the region of about 250 euros (œ169). The designs are 

varied and not unlike DAB sets already on sale. 

IBC takes place in Amsterdam from 8 to 13 September. 

 

(12 Sep By Chris McWhinnie and Ian Piper BBC M, in Amsterdam Sep 13) 

Some discussion of Luxembourg's DRM txion in this month's RadCom (RSGB 

magazine). 

In essence - measurements of the "spectrum mask" of the DRM transmission 

by Amateur operators has shown it to be out of ITU specification and this

has been acknowledged by T-Systems in Germany who operate the tx. T- 

Systems has committed to fix the problem, judging by the various recent on 

air comments by 40M operators T-Systems still has to deliver on their 

commitment. 

(G8JXA, Windsor, drmrx.org forums; via Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX 

Sep 15) 

DRM (Sep 17) 

Navy Nx 9725 

Hi . New station om DRM 9725 kHz ModeB / 5 kHz. 

No sound. 

Attachment: 

Sixten SM5DAJ 

Location: Marsta Sweden 

15.9.05, 10:37 am 

Here is 30min. log freq can be 9725 or 9720 kHz 

Signal S9+10db here in my QTH . 

Attachment: 

15.9.05 11.07 am 

The screen shot of the txion says Data Service: MOT Broadcast Web Site, 

Navy News, Bit Rate 6.86 kbps. 

I could hear this myself with a weak signal though it did not spread to 

9720 and 9730 like a normal DRM signal would. 

Where is this coming from and should DRM be being used for data only 

txions on the international SW broadcast bands? 


Whose Navy and from what site? What does MOT mean? (Glenn Hauser) 

Presumably MOT stands for Multimedia Object Transfer Protocol, the 

protocol used in DAB for transferring file oriented data. 

 


It was on 11815 at 1.10 pm (not sure whether times in the drmrx forum are 

UTC??) according to a reporter in Bad Wildungen. 

Just checked here (1308 UTC) and it is a massive signal, not behaving like 

other DRM signals as does not seem to spread lsb but spreads up to 11820 

before dropping off. As I cant decode DRM I can't tell whether it is data 

only. 


Quoting Wolfgang Bueschel_web 

9725 Nothing could be heard here in GER around 12.30 UT, Sept 15th. (wb) 

Ramadan: Am 4./5. Oktober beginnt in diesem Jahr der Ramadan. Im 

islamischen Fastenmonat sind Muslime gehalten, tagsueber zu fasten. Im 

Gegenzug werden die Abendessen zum wichtigen sozialen Ereignis sowohl in 

den Familien als auch bei Einladungen an die Armen. Da sich das soziale 

Leben in den Abend verlagert, verlaengern viele Stationen der islamischen 

Welt ihre Programme in die Nacht oder senden sogar rund um die Uhr. In 

frueheren Jahren bedeutete das fuer europaeische DXer beispielsweise 

Empfangsmoeglichkeiten fuer die jetzt reaktivierte Kurzwelle 4780 kHz von 

RTV Djibouti. 

Der Beginn des Ramadanfest zum Ende des Fastens duerfte auf den 3./4. 

November fallen.


Nach der Sommerpause gehen wieder die (klubsuebergreifenden, klubneutrale) 

Hobbytreffen im Rundfunkmuseum Fuerth weiter, letzter Donnerstag im Monat 

ab 1800 Uhr Lokalzeit [MESZ/CEST]. 

Der kommende Termin: 

Donnerstag, 29. September 2005 

Hierfuer vorgesehen: 

1900 Uhr: ein Vortrag ueber DRM und eine Vorfuehrung des digitalen 

Empfaengers DRT1. 

Insbesonders sind diese Hobbytreffen Gelegenheiten, sich persoenlich mit 

anderen zu treffen und ueber das Hobby auszutauschen. Und in diesem Fall 

sogar in einer sehr angenehmen und historisch traechtigen Umgebung. 

Alle Interessenten sind eingeladen und gerne gesehen! 

Weitere Hinweise: 

(Dr. Anton J. Kuchelmeister-D, A-DX Sep 17) 



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ARGENTINA 6059.95 RAE, on Sep 20 at 1020-1140 UT, 34333, Japanese, 

International program in Japanese , good signal. I wonder it was txion 

error. Now, it is very difficult to receive the Japanese program of RAE on 

11710 kHz, because there is severe QRM of CPBS and Voice of Korea on co- 

frequency. (Hiroshi Tokusa-JPN, dxld Sep 20) 

8098LSB R.La Red on Sep 18 at 0858-0907, 0959-1012 UT. 35443 Spanish, 

Talk and news, ID at 0900 and 0902 UT etc. 


ARMENIA Propagation on MW last week (37) has been very strange due to 

the geomagnetic storm. On 1377 kHz I can under normal conditions hear 

France Info, Lille 300 kW. Sometimes a Chinese station. This week at 1730 

UT the dominating station has been TWR Gavar, Armenia signing on at 1725 

UT. 

1800 UT on 1314 kHz I?ve been hearing BBC Al Dhabbaya, United Arab 

Emirates instead of NRK?s powerhouse. 

On Wednesday 14/9 almost the only station on MW-dial around 1800 UT was 

YLE Pori. MW-band was almost totally silent except some stations from Iran 

and Romania. For some reason during the geomagnetic storms mw-stations 

from Italy, Romania and Iran come with exceptional good reception. 

Selection is very limited indeed. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, RUSDXsignal Sep 24)

ASCENSION ISLS [LIBERIA non] 9525 Star Radio, on Sept 23 at 0826-0900* 

UT, English and vernacular; program "Meet the Candidates," in depth 

interview with a member of the Labor Party, who is a candidate in the 

upcoming October elections; fair-poor. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Sep 24) 

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia's sce to PNG from Shepparton was VERY strong 

in Port Douglas. 21725 kHz in the afternoon and 9710 and 6020 kHz were as 

strong as local AM stations! 

(Barry Hartley-NZL, on tour in NoQueensland-AUS, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 23) 

7875 I've never run across this one before. Do you know who is relaying 

this? 7875 USB, ABC Western Australia, at 1030-1130 on Sept 18, Shortwave 

SSB relay of ABC Western Australia sce. Sports talk, ID "ABC local radio" 

at 1030, more talk on sports, then took callers on topic of computers till 

1100. ID then national and international nx till 1110, then canned promo 

with "We're tuned in on you, ABC Western Australia." Mention of "ABC 

Western Australia" again a min later, then back into national feed. Some 

mx with promo for ABC TV between songs then back into talk format. Strong 

clear signal. 

(David Hodgson-TN-USA, dxld Sep 19) 

Re David Hodgson's log of ABC Western Australia relayed on 7875 kHz. Today 

22 Sep at 1815 UT it is audible here with strong signal. At 1830 a brief 

mention of ABC Perth. Plays oldies like Ray Charles and Fred Astaire. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Sep 22) 

7875 USB Aussie. Coming in with good reception quality. Have listened to 

the station for a few hours now. Programming follows the schedule at 

 

although hosts of the shows don't always match. Identifies as "720 ABC 

Perth and local radio WA". Still no idea of the tx location and purpose. 

(Mika Makelainen-FIN, DXplorer Sep 23) 

Unid still going at 2355 w/ nx bcst by man w/ coverage on Hurricane Rita 

etc. at SINPO 35353 w/ high backgnd noise lvl on USB (via DX Tuner UK). 

Started to fade around 0000 UT. 

This may be an Australian Defence Forces relay as they used to bcst via a 

USB station around 8 MHz several years ago ... if so, would be for 

Australian forces in Asia. 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA DXplorer Sep 24) 

7875.4USB, at 2045 on Sept 22nd, ABC Western Australia with phone in 

programme being heard at fair strength. 

(Nick Sharpe-UK, WDXC Sep 23 via Mike Barraclough) 

ABC Western Australia - audible now on 7875 usb. This station is coming in 

well now at 1610 UT Saturday. I measure the freq as 7875.0 kHz in upper 

sideband. Just identified as "Overnight on WA". 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK Sep 24) 

ABC Western Australia 7876 usb. I tuned into the ABC Western Australia 

relay on 7876 kHz usb last night at 2227 UT. 

Fair strength clear signal at first using just my portable Sony 7600 GR 

with its telescopic aerial. Still audible but weaker and fading out when I 

tuned out around 2305 UT. Programme included ABC Regional Nx at 2230 

("half past Six") promos for "ABC North West - the Best Part of Western 

Australia" and chat on the breakfast show about the upcoming (Australian 

Rules Football) "Grand Final" - Eagles v Swans. Also a promo for "Midsomer 

Murders" on TV! Western Australia was refered to as "WA". Nice to hear 

some local radio on SW! (Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK Sep 24)

7875U ABC Western Australia SSB BCB. Sept. 25. 1356-1445+ Noted with the 

prgm 'Speaking Out' with host Karen Dorante @ tune-in, noted to 1400 then 

relay of the ABC National News. 1409 Sports Report which afterwards 

followed with the Program called 'Sunday Night Talk' with John Clearly. 

Tonight's topic was about Hope, with call-in phone number of 1-300-800- 

2222. One ID was caught at 1420 as 'ABC Western Australia' and other at 

1435 as 'On Sunday Night, right here on ABC Western Australia'. Signal was 

Very Good+ on the loop, at this time period. 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Sep 25) 

Re Australia on 7875 USB - this one was already giving a good signal at my 

location in NW England at tune in 1730 on the 23rd. The programme was 

'Overnight Australia', a phone in show. I didn't hear an ID but there was 

a time check which gave zonal times in Australia and another annt which 

MIGHT have been the beginning of an ID shortly before 1800. But this was 

interrupted by the well known theme mx used to introduced the ABC nx on 

the hour. 

I tried again this morning between 0630 and 0700 for any possible signal 

via the long path but heard nothing. Perhaps not surprising if the tx is 

located in Western Australia UT +8 hrs. 

Max van Arnhem, Holanda reports "WUN president Ary Boender informed me 

that the Australian Navy is 1.5 kHz lower in frequency." 

I also notice that Christmas Island [Australian] - the one near INS - 

rebroadcasts programmes from ABC Perth while the Cocos [Keeling] Islands 

further to the south-west also relays the ABC according to the WRTH. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Sep 25) 

Yes I can hear it also in Italy, this evening, with fair to good signal, 

on 7875 kHz. On the hour at 21 and 22 UT "ABC News". Now at 22.15 UT 

Italian opera: "Libiam nei lieti calici", from La Traviata by Giuseppe 

Verdi. Also yesterday I heard some Italian mx as a song of Mina, great 

Italian singer. Ciao Giampiero 

(Giampiero Bernardini-I, BrDXC-UK Sep 25) 

Seems this tx may be located at Northwest Cape in WA. An Australian 

defence force tx. 

(Tony Magon VK2IC, dxld Sep 25) 

Great information, Tony. I did a Google search for the ADFR and didn't 

come up with anything. Source for your information? Any tx info? My guess 

is 10 to 40 kW, as the reception is very good here on the WCNA. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-USA, dxld Sep 25) 

7875 Exmouth, Western Australia? The txions on 7875U carrying ABC 

programming: The ACMA licence register shows 7875 kHz authorized for the 

Department of Defence, 40 kW, located at Exmouth, North West Cape, Western 

Australia. Callsign is AXAA, and is a "Point to Multipoint" sce, SSB. 

Interestingly, the licence has only just been granted, effective from Sep 

20 2005, and is in effect until Sep 19 2006. 

So, obviously a military operation from ADF, and not "broadcasting" in the 

classical sense ... I don't know what the big deal is with this! The ADF 

can do what it wants, and carry programming from wherever it chooses, and 

this txion is probably some sort of transmitter/propagation test, in 

anticipation of a regular ADF sce to our military people in the Middle 

East/Asia. There is nothing new about this, as previous ADF broadcasts for 

Australian scemen and women were widely heard some years ago, as back-up 

txions for our people serving in the Middle East. 

The signal is easily heard here in Melbourne all day and night, running 24

hrs, carying a mix of ABC programming - Radio Australia, Radio National, 

and ABC Western Australia. 

 

(Bob Padula-AUS via DXplorer Sep 27) 

Exmouth contains also US Air Force and Navy National Defense - Military 

and Overseas Government Installations since 1963, like very low freq fixed 

submarine broadcast system site. 

Learmonth RAAF base. (wb) 

See under Google search: +Exmouth+Australia+Defense 

"Two major communications facilities will close with the introduction of 

the modernised high freq communication system. The Canberra communication 

site, and the High Frequency component situated at Harold E. Holt at 

Exmouth, Western Australia, will be decommissioned commencing in July 

2005."... 

very low freq fixed submarine broadcast system site: 

... "Continental Electronics Corporation, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded 

a $5,626,886 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-incentive- 

fee type contract to provide upgrades, modifications, engineering support, 

on-site technical sces, material procurement and maintenance to extend the 

life of the very low freq fixed submarine broadcast system sites. The 

scope of work includes manufacturing, assembly, integration, installation 

and testing. Work will be performed in Dallas, Texas (50%); Cutler, Maine 

(10%); Arlington, Wash. (10%); Lualualei, Hawaii (10%); Exmouth, Australia 

(10%); and Aguada, Puerto Rico (10%), and is expected to be completed by 

September 1999." 

BAHRAIN - off coast? 6125 USB only, Information R (R Maluumaati) via 

Naval Ships of Coalition Maritime Forces in waters around Saudi Arabia, 

around 0100, Sep 09 and 12, talks in Arabic, Farsi, Dari and Pashto, 

various Middle East mx, Iran was mentioned several times during the Farsi 

programme, 22222. Checked each night, but not audible every night! 

(Bjarke Vestesen-DEN, DXplorer Sep 19) 

6125 USB only, Information R (R Maluumaati) via Naval Ships of Coalition 

Maritime Forces in waters around Saudi Arabia, heard 0100-0159 UT on Sep 

19 with short talks in Arabic, Farsi, Dari and Pashto between various 

Middle East mx. First SINPO 24332, squeezed between Urumqi in Uighur on 

6120 and Lhasa in Tibetan on 6130, but they quickly faded out. Then deep 

fading and varying between 15211 and 23211 with intermittent utility 

conversation in Serbocroatian (?) off frequency. Drowned at *0159 when REE 

Cariari signed on in Spanish with QSA 2. This is an early broadcast on 

this frequency! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Sep 19) 

COALITION MARITIME FORCES 6125 Information R (pres) on Sep 24 at 0230-0315 

UT, every time I listened in only the usual type of ME mx, no talk. Mixing 

with stronger REE. I don't know when it switched to 9133 kHz where I heard 

it 0438 past 0618 UT. Same pattern and no speech noted even on the hour 

0500 UT. Very weak, signal fading in and out. 


COALITION MARITIME 6125 tuned in early today, at 0031, and found fair to 

quite good signal of ME songs and anns this time. Past 0135 UT. 


6125 USB, Radio Maluumaati/Information Radio, Gulf of Oman; at 2352-0200 

UT on Sept. 24-25. Monitoring the channel from 2335+, nothing until 2352, 

when mid-east vocals popped up (not sure it truly appeared at 2352, but 

nothing present prior to that here). From 2352 till 0200, continuous mid- 

eastern flutes/vocals, brief talk occasionally by M, seemingly in

Dari/Pashto (not Arabic or Farsi). One clear "Radyo Mal-U-Ma -" by M at 

0038. Blocked from 0158 by Radio Exterior de Espana carrier (flutes still 

making it through), but lost from 0200 when Spain programming began. 

Signal began dropping down slowly from 0045. Great reception, in the 

clear, absolutely no QRM until 0158, USB mode. This cannot be 250-watts, 

how about 5 kW+! 

 

(Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer Sep 25) 

BELARUS Deutsche Welle wollen die Medienvielfalt in Weissrussland 

foerdern. Das Pikante: Gesendet wird vor allem in der alten 

Besatzersprache Russisch. 

Bislang lautet das Motto im weissrussischen staatlichen Fernsehen und 

Radio: Praesident Alexander Lukaschenko auf allen Kanaelen. Doch damit 

duerfte bald Schluss sein. Letzte Woche kuendigte die Europaeische 

Kommission in Bruessel an, fuer die Produktion unabhaengiger Radio- und 

Fernsehsendungen in russischer und weissrussischer Sprache, die in 

Weissrussland gesendet werden sollen, rund zwei Millionen Euro zur 

Verfuegung zu stellen. Bis zum 11. Oktober koennen sich Sendeanstalten 

fuer das Projekt, das auf zwei Jahre angelegt ist und am 1. Januar 2006 

starten soll, bewerben. 

"Die Menschenrechtssituation in Weissrussland verschlechtert sich immer 

weiter. Wenn das Land seinen Weg zur Demokratie finden soll, brauchen die 

Menschen Zugang zu freien Medien", sagte die Kommissarin fuer EU- 

Aussenbeziehungen Benita Ferrero-Waldner. 

Zwar duerfte niemand die Notwendigkeit eines Gegengewichtes zu den 

staatlich gelenkten Lukaschenko-Propagandasendern bestreiten. Dennoch 

stoesst das Bruesseler Projekt auf Kritik - besonders bei EU- 

Parlamentariern aus den neuen Mitgliedstaaten. Die Kommission riskiere, 

sich zu Russlands Komplizen bei der Russifizierung seiner Nachbarn zu 

machen, sagte Litauens Ex-Staatspraesident Vytautas Landsbergis unter 

Verweis auf die geplanten Beitraege in russischer Sprache. Der Este Toomas 

Hendrik bezeichnete die jeweiligen Landessprachen als ein Hauptwerkzeug 

demokratischer Veraenderungen in Osteuropa: "Natuerlich verstehen alle 

Weissrussen Russisch. Aber koennen Sie sich vorstellen, was das fuer die 

Menschen bedeutet, an die sie sich wenden?" 

Fuer zusaetzliche Veraergerung sorgen die Ausschreibungsregeln Bruessels. 

So muessen Sendeanstalten einen jaehrlichen Mindestumsatz von drei 

Millionen Euro nachweisen, wollen sie den Zuschlag erhalten. Dieses 

schliesse Polen und Litauen von vornherein aus, maulten einige EU- 

Parlamentarier. Bereits im vergangenen Monat hatte ein Medienprojekt fuer 

Weissrussland Staub aufgewirbelt. Dabei geht es um ein fuenfzehnminuetiges 

Programm, das die Deutsche Welle ab dem 1. November an fuenf Tagen in der 

Woche in Lukaschenkos Reich ausstrahlen wird. Gegenstand der 

Berichterstattung sollen vor allem Politik, Wirtschaft und soziale Fragen 

sein. Das Projekt, das zunaechst auf ein Jahr angelegt ist und auf die 

Zuarbeit weissrussischer Korrespondenten setzt, wird von Bruessel mit 

138.000 Euro unterstuetzt. Stein des Anstosses fuer Teile der 

weissrussischen Opposition: Die Deutsche Welle wird in russischer Sprache 

senden. 

Begruendet wird dies unter anderem mit begrenzten finanziellen 

Moeglichkeiten. Zwar ist das Russische, neben dem Weissrussischen, zweite 

Staatssprache und das Hauptverstaendigungsmittel in dem 10-Millionen- 

Einwohner-Staat. Genau diese Dominanz ist aber auch eins der erklaerten 

Ziele der Politik Lukaschenkos. Seit seinem Amtsantritt im Jahre 1994 

versucht der autokratische Staatschef und Sowjetnostalgiker die 

weissrussische Kultur und Sprache, die er selbst nur unzureichend 

beherrscht, mit allen Mitteln zu bekaempfen.

Daher sehen diejenigen Lukaschenko-Kritiker, die seit der Unabhaengigkeit 

des Landes 1991 fuer die Foerderung des zu Sowjetzeiten unterdrueckten 

nationalen Kulturerbes einsetzen, das geplante Deutsche-Welle-Programm als 

Affront. Die weissrussische Gesellschaft sei sehr verletzt angesichts des 

mangelnden Respekts der deutschen Seite, befand Aleh Trusau, Vorsitzender 

der Gesellschaft fuer die weissrussische Sprache. 

Uladzimir Kolas, potenzieller Kandidat der Opposition fuer die 

Praesidentenwahlen 2006, bemueht sich um eine pragmatische Sichtweise. Bis 

2001 war er Direktor eines Gymnasiums in Minsk, in dem ausschliesslich auf 

Weissrussisch unterrichtet wurde. Dann liess Lukaschenko die "Brutstaette 

der Opposition" schliessen. "Wer zahlt, bestellt eben auch die Musik", 

sagt Kolas. Zwar bestuende die Gefahr, dass durch das Programm die Graeben 

in der Gesellschaft vertieft wuerden. Doch sei Sprache nicht alles: 

"Wichtiger sind die Inhalte des Programms und die Professionalitaet der 

Programmmacher." 

(taz 21.9.2005, by Barbara Oertel; via Juergen Lohuis-D) 

BELGIUM Radio Television Belge de la Communaute Francais (RTBF) recently 

contracted Thales for the supply of a fully automatic DRM 100 kW SW tx 

type TSW 2100D. As DRM front-end, RTBF chose the latest generation Thales 

Skywave 2000 DRM Multi-Program Multiplexer CIRRUS (TXW 5125D) and the DRM 

Versatile Modulator / RF Exciter STRATUS (TXW 5126D). The equipment will 

be installed at the existing station at Wavre. 

Beginning March 2006, RTBF intends to sce Southern Europe with the new DRM 

tx. Programs will include regular analog SW as well as DRM tests. 

"We had to buy a new tx to go on with our SW txions, and of course to go 

digital" explains Mr. Fantuzzi, head Manager of the RTBF RF Department. 

"Our existing txs are very old. Some of them have been installed in 1952!" 

Thales was the best technical choice. Their TSW 2100D allows RTBF to start 

very rapidly DRM txions. But we foresee an analog simulcast in the 

beginning, so as not to disappoint our many listeners. Besides, Thales 

will help us to repair some of the curtain antennas on our Wavre txion 

site, which will appreciably improve our coverage", adds Mr. Fantuzzi. 

RTBF had stopped its SW txions in 1990, but it came back on air after a 

few years. "The Belgian French speaking public broadcaster has to be heard 

outside Belgium. We received a lot of congratulations and encouragements 

when we started again", says Mr. Francis Goffin, Head Director of the RTBF 

Radios. "We want to keep contact with all Belgian people who are on 

holidays or live in Southern Europe, but we also broadcast for all French 

speaking people. Many of them write us to tell us, that they like our 

programs. And now we intend to be among the first broadcasters to operate 

in DRM. In a few months, our listeners will be able to listen to RTBF 

International with an FM-like quality!", concludes Mr. Goffin. 

(THALES Radio Nx Autumn 2005, Issue 20. via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 20) 

BOLIVIA 4904.78v Radio San Miguel at 1000 to 1040 UT dominant in the 

morning, om and yl ID's mx 20 Sept. 

(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Sep 25) 

4845.18, R. Norteno, Caranavi: Two days ago I rcvd info from Rogildo F. 

Aragao (Bolivia). He says that "R. Municipal" now has the ID "R. Norteno." 

I have been trying to make a recording of this new name, but the rcpn is 

very poor for the moment. I managed to get an ID one hour ago, low quality 

recording but two clear "R. Norteno" IDs 

 

Thank you very much Rogildo for your info. (Malm-EQA, hcdx Sep 25) 

BRAZIL 5940.2 R. Guaruja Paulista, at 2224 on Sep 21, seeming ad block, 

then lots of frantic yelling as if a sporting event. Very weak and

deteriorating towards 2300; // 5045 was nearly solid. Apparently a move 

from listed 5930 (WRTH) or 5930.4 (PWBR). This one isn't carrying "A Voz 

do Brasil" at 2200-2300 UT as most ZYs are scheduled to do. A stn on 3385 

with the same name, this one located in Sao Paulo, may be the one 

sometimes faintly audible here arnd 2230-2300 UT since Sep 11; it's said 

to carry different prgmng from 5045 kHz. 

(Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Sep 25) 

CANADA [GER/POR non] 6250 Deutsche Welle at 0310-0330+ UT on Sept 10. 

At first I thought I had a Euro-pirate but eventually realized this was DW 

in German. A weak spur from // 6075. Transmitter site? Not heard following 

night. 


6075 is Sines, Portugal and/or Wertachtal, Germany sometimes DW actually 

uses two sites at once. But that would not work out as a mixing product 

with anything else to land on 6250. Instead, you must have had Sackville, 

also with DW in German at this hour on 6100, leapfrogging their Vietnam 

relay on 6175, another 75 kHz to land on 6250 kHz. I think you would have 

found an exact match with the audio on 6100, and probably not on 6075. 

(Glenn Hauser / Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Sep 16) 

A new series of DRM tests from Sackville have commenced and will 

maintained until at least Sep 28. These are carrying Radio Sweden English 

programming, for Europe, on 13650 kHz at 1815-1845 UT. Reception reports 

are invited. The previous tests on 15120 kHz to Europe were satisfactory 

in western Germany, but unsatisfactory elsewhere, with very few reports 

from the UK. See the DRM Software Forum for details: 

 

(RNW MN NL Sep 21) 

9625 CBC-Northern Quebec Sce., Sackville NB, noted on 23 Sep at 1100-1225 

UT, French, anns., news, ID as "R.Canada, Montreal", addr. in English, 

Vernacular/s 1115 UT, then repeat; 34432, adjt. QRM only. 


UNIDENTIFIED. 6175, Cf. dswci DXW no. 280. I really doubt that Namibia has 

been reactivated. During my last few band scans recently, there certainly 

was no Namibia on 6175 kHz. I would also normally hear Voice of Vietnam 

here at that hour [0100-0530 UT via Sackville-CAN], and I am surprised 

that it was not the same in Madagascar. Perhaps some small local 

Madagascar station? But that would be a pure speculation, I really have no 

idea what it was. (Vaclav Korinek-AFS, dswci DXW Sep 6/23) 

CANADA/CYPRUS 6040.00 Radio Monte Carlo. 

I do not remember if it was Saturday or Friday evening but I heard a 

station on 6040 kHz with Arab talk and mx and many "Radio Monte Carlo" 

IDs. Close down around 0320 UT. Super strong signal. What is this?? 

(Bjorn Malm-EQA, hcdx Sep 26) 

On EXCHANGE sce for at least a decade. 

RMC Arabic on 6040kHz via Sackville CAN 250 kW 240 deg 

towards North American audience. 

6040kHz 0300-0330UT zones7E,8 SAC 250kW 240deg CAN RCI (alternative 9755 

kHz). 

Exchange with RCI Montreal via RMC Cyprus mediumwave relay. 

2115-2144 summer, 2215-2244 winter UT, 

RMC 1233kHz MW Cyprus towards Middle East ARABIC. (73 wb) 

CHILE 17625 China R. International relay via Santiago, with theatre nx 

in English at 1350 UT; very good, off at 1400 9/18, using Sony ICF-7600G 

with the Sony AN-LP1 loop antenna, in Mays Landing, NJ.

(Joe Hanlon-NJ-USA, dxld Sep 18) 

CHINA Freq change for China Radio International in French: 

1600-1657 NF 11690#KAS 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu, x17650 

1700-1757 NF 11690*KAS 500 kW / 308 deg to WeEu, x7350 

#co-ch BBC Swahili/Kirundi via MEY 500 kW / 007 deg + R.Jordan En till 

1630 UT. 

*co-ch BBC Hindi/Urdu via NAK 250 kW / 280 deg 


COLOMBIA 6010.1 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, monitored on 21 Sep at 

0750-f/out 0850 UT, Spanish prg with Colombia mx & songs, IDs, Bible 

readings; 55433. 


CUBA Noticed a change in RHC freq annt at 1402 UT on Sept 21 on 11760 

kHz: 11805 was among those listed. Sure enough, on 11805 now instead of 

11800. Maybe someone at RHC noted my previous comment about QRM from the 

Firedrake on 11805. So now instead of being on the side, it's commies vs 

commies on the SAME frequency! But RHC on top here, Firedrake clearly 

underneath. Wonder if 11805 will also apply to other dayparts, such as the 

overlap with Rai on 11800 kHz. 


CUBA Jamming ITSELF? 6000, R Habana Cuba with two different txs - English 

and Spanish on Sep 24 at 0303-0310 (and later) UT, equal quite strong 

levels. 


UNID 5990 with English -0110* when just left air after news, no annmt. 

Strange behavior. (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 25) 

Probably CRI Beijing via La Habana CUB 2300-2357 En, 0000-0057 Sp. 

Late switch to 9580 kHz 250 kW 10 deg, scheduled 0100-0157 UT En, 0200- 

0257 Mandarin. (wb.) 

NUMBERS 3292 Spy numbers /en Espanol/ from Havana, Langley ~ whatever - 

0116 yl. 


DENMARK It was also decided that the LW and MW txs in Kalundborg would 

be closed down - and so DR will stop using 243 and 1062 kHz. 

The final decision on such a closure must, however, be taken by the 

Ministry of Culture. Currently DR is obliged to use LW and MW. A decision 

on the closure of the txs in Kalundborg will probably take effect as of 

January 1st 2007. The foreign lang sces (in English, Arabic, Serbo- 

Croatian, Somali, Urdu and Turkish) will be terminated by the end of 

December 2005. I was the only board-member to vote against these cuts. Too 

bad :-( 

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen via MWC e-mail nx 9.9.2005; ARC MV Eko) 

So, there is a chance to move Europe-1 Saarlouis 183 kHz and DLR 

Oranienburg 177 kHz into raster 180/243 kHz in future? wb. 

ECUADOR HCJB German sce not only announced that there will be no txion 

from Pifo to Europe (German to the Americas is not affected) in B05 but 

also this: With a recently signed agreement HCJB has to dismantle the Pifo 

facilities within two years. No decision has been made yet if a new 

station elsewhere in Ecuador will be built. In the end this will depend on 

the financial situation of the mission. Also for this reason the txion to 

Europe has been cancelled for B05 in order to save money that otherwise 

would have been spent on a tx not able to provide a reliable sce.

Back in May a studio guest of Kim Elliott already explained that earlier 

hopes to continue at Pifo after dismantling the tallest towers have been 

crushed. Now it appears to be questionable if any substantial replacement 

for Pifo will ever be built. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 16) 

EQUAT GUINEA 5005 Radio Nacional, Bata at 2245-2300* UT on Sept. 24. 

Clear and very good w/ highlife vocals, SP M 2256 w/ closing anmts, band 

anthem from 2257, then another anthem from 2258-2300 UT, immediately off. 


ETHIOPIA 7110 Radio Ethiopia. On Sept 17 at 1856-1925 UT. 34433. 

Ethipian popular song. Bells rung three times at 1900 UT, then ID in 

Amharic. Nx followed. Nx report or commentary at 1912 UT. // 9704.2 kHz 

34433. (Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Sep 23) 

GERMANY/USA/SOMALIA Just had a look at WRMI-web and seemingly lately up- 

dated (I hadn't seen much of the info before, anyway); saw this too late 

to try today, sigh: 

CLANDESTINE (to Somalia) Radio Waaberi. 

Waaberi Broadcasting Services, Radio Waaberi, 5529 Walnut Blossom Dr # 5, 

San Jose, CA 95123, U.S.A. 

 

Broadcast Schedule (Somali): 1330-1400 UTC Friday 17550 kHz (via Julich, 

Germany relay station) Program is heard at 1630-1700 local time in 

Somaliland. Said web-site now up-dated and running. 

Waaberi Broadcasting Services is nonprofit, nongovtal international 

communication sce broadcasting from overseas in Somali via SW to East 

Africa and the Middle East and of course via the internet to the worldwide 

diaspora. 

The founder, Mr. Ali Gulaid, has experience in finance, accounting and 

auditing in the govt sector and international financial development 

institutions. Mr. Gulaid has an accounting degree form Marquette 

University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is a certified Public Accountant 

with over 20 years experience in the fields of accounting and auditing. 

Mr. Gulaid is currently a senior financial accountant with a local govtal 

agency in San Jose, California. Prior to that, Mr. Gulaid has held various 

positions namely principal finance officer with the African Development 

Bank and Auditor with Santa Clara County, San Jose, California. 

Waaberi Broadcasting Services (Radio Waaberi) is a nonprofit and non- 

govtal educational organization set up for the following with the ultimate 

goal of empowering the Somali speaking people. 


[to ETH] 15670 V.O.Ethiopian Medhin on Sep 25 (Sun) at +1646-1659* UT, 

horn mx between spoken items during (Oromo) prgr, talk about universities. 

No ID heard at 1653 when longish song was played till off-1659* UT. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 26) via DTK Juelich 100kW 130deg. (wb) 

13820 on Sep 16 at 1829 UT. CVC INT. - Wertachtal Germany, En, pop mx, ids 

OM, nxs YL. QTH announced: Mailbag - P.O.Box 4776 - Ikeja - Lagos State - 

100001, Nigeria. Last test tomorrow 17/9. 

(Luca Botto Fiora-I, JPNpremium Sep 23) 

[GERMANY and non]. It had been reported that Deutsche Welle will abandon 

the AM sce for Europe in next year according the DRM press conference in 

Berlin, but this is not a correct quotation. Perhaps the confusion arose 

because Peter Senger made these remarks in German. So here is a 

reproduction of what had been actually said, as correctly as I can give

it: 

"We [Deutsche Welle] are fully committed to DRM. Already from next year we 

will even our 6075, certainly known to you, run in digital mode and no 

longer analogue at times, provided the radios are on the market for 

reasonable prices, in order to draw our listeners in Europe step-by-step 

to the digital txion." 

[Later: Question from a listener; says he has many conventional SW radios, 

what can he do with them in future, shouldn't DW better keep 6075 and use 

other freqs for DRM?] 

"I did not say that we will switch off 6075 entirely. I said that we will 

select slots outside the peak listening hours and try to start there with 

DRM." 

Summary of Senger's further remarks: We are interested in establishing DRM 

on the market as quickly as possible, because it saves us much money, and 

we cannot continue in AM only because some listeners have many 

conventional radios. You can donate them to the museum. [People on stage 

and some in the auditorium are amused, others not.] "Sorry, tut mir leid." 

Anyway: This annt already triggered some discussion here in Germany, and I 

received also a comment from somebody outside the SW scene, saying the 

same as some observers from "within": 

It could also be the case that Deutsche Welle is going to shoot itself in 

its own knee as German saying goes, because it is well possible that 

listeners will simply say "sorry, tut mir leid" and get lost as audience. 

I would like to add that the DRM radios shown at IFA are certainly still 

too big to be convenient for travelers. And this is the most typical 

scenario where people listen to Deutsche Welle (German program, since the 

discussion focused on 6075). 

Rumours: On recent discussions in DRM circles it had been argued that the 

future of the Juelich station is uncertain because it has 100 kW txs 

"only" and is not ideal for DRM sces to Central Europe. 

Still a rumour as well, but apparently a substantial one: 

Voice of Russia prepares to use Wilsdruff 1431 kHz. Indeed allocation 

procedures for this freq are on the way, and the bid for tender appears to 

be customized to VoR (information-orientated sce, if possible including 

foreign-language programmes): 

 

From 2001 Megaradio used a new 250 kW tx from Wilsdruff on 1431 kHz. This 

tx went silent again when Megaradio shut down in 2003 and is for this 

reason not shown in WRTH 2005. Here is a picture of this rig: 

 

Old 250 kW tx from 1953, shut down in 1993 (after carrying for a year DT64 

as a big last hurrah) but (at least I hope so!) still kept as a witness of 

radio history: 

 

20 kW aux, used on 1431 from 1979 to 1991 and on 1044 since 1993: 

 

(SM 4 Sender Mittelwelle 4 mediumwave tx number 4; SM 4 E Ersatz 

substitute) 

New txs, placed on the antennas (not in the old tx building); 20 kW

Thomcast 1044 (MDR), 250 kW Telefunken 1431 (ex-Megaradio), both diplexed 

into the 153 metres pipe mast (original 1043/1044 main antenna): 

 

More pictures: 

 

And yes, Voice of Russia again uses the 1431 tx at Kopani near 

Nikolayev/Mykolaiv (officially listed as "Simferopol" although the txs are 

not there; this concerns SW as well: SMF is in fact Kopani), as the old 

Radio Moscow foreign sce did until the break-up of the Soviet Union. Made 

me immediately think about herewith VOR interfering with itself However, 

Kopani is not less than 2000 km away, and during the Megaradio episode 

Wilsdruff was easily the dominating station on 1431 here in Germany. So if 

VOR starts a sce via Wilsdruff they will have two entirely independent 

1431's. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 16/17) 

For some time - since early September? - I can hear Voice of Russia in 

English on 630 kHz. It is apparently ex 603 kHz. VoR web site still lists 

603, the same goes for EMWG. 

The signal is very strong, practically on the same level as 693 kHz. It 

seems the power is higher than what is listed for 603 kHz - 5 or 20 kW. 

(Karel Honzik-CZE, mwdx Sep 25) 

Yup, audible here, too. Not very surprising, considering the fact that 

they are running 100 kW and are less than 15 km away as the crow flies. In 

fact it is a reactivation of Schandelah (listed as Braunschweig- 

Koenigslutter in WRTH), formerly using this outlet for Megaradio and I 

have multiple mixing effects all over the mediumwave with DLF 756 kHz 200 

kW from the same site. 

(Martin Elbe-D, mwdx Sep 25) 

c.f. BC-DX #715: 

630 kHz - The authorities in Niedersachsen, Germany, have licensed the 200 

kW mediumwave tx at Cremlingen, near Braunschweig, on 630 kHz. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, ARC-Eko April 25 / June 4) 

Actually 100 kW day, 16 kW night. The 200 kW power level applies to 756 

kHz from the same site. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 5) 

Below follows current schedule of Voice of Russia via Braunschweig 

transmitter in Germany - 630 kHz, 100 kW. 

0400-0900 Voice of Russia in English 





1700-1800 Voice of Russia, World Service in Russian 



2100-2200 Voice of Russia, Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo in Russian. 

(open_dx - Pavel Mikhaylov, Moscow-RUS - info from Voice of Russia 

Technical Management; DXsignal June 7) 

Re. "177 Germany just went fully DRM, which means that there must be a lot 

of DRM radios over there or they wouldn't have made the switch, right?" 

The only available DRM radio is still the power-hungry and deaf Mayah set 

for 800 Euro. 

Actually 177 was already for quite some time a freq with a very small

audience. In fact it was supposed to go dark by the end of 1991, but 

finally the txions continued with only a third of full power (250 instead 

of 750 kW). In 1994 these 250 kW were further reduced to 100 kW, and one 

had to get the impression that the end is near. But a few years later 

Deutschlandradio decided to keep 177 and agreed with Deutsche Telekom to 

again use 500 kW and to install a new tx. 

In eastern Germany, the area well reached by 177, Deutschlandradio Kultur 

has a very good FM coverage, so there is no need for a longwave sce. They 

have only a few FM freqs in other parts of Germany, but in these areas 177 

is only a poor signal and/or buried in the 183 splatter. For these reasons 

hardly any domestic audience for the Zehlendorf longwave tx existed 

anymore. One could imagine that there were still listeners in Poland or at 

sea (there 177 is a good signal as well), but apparently they are subject 

to "sorry, tut mir leid". (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 22) 

DRM und Langwelle 177 kHz. Zu 177 kHz (DLR Berlin): 

Durch die analoge Abschaltung der 177 kHz und nunmehr auschliesslichen 

DRM-Betrieb sind wir hier im Raum Dresden wieder einmal (wie schon zu DDR- 

Zeiten) zum "Tal der Ahnungslosen" geworden, jedenfalls was bestimmte 

Sendungen des DLR Kultur betrifft, die "auschliesslich" ueber MW 990 kHz 

(AM) und LW 177 kHz (DRM) ausgestrahlt werden. 

Beispiele der letzten Tage: "Management Forum" und "Berlin Mitte" am 1.9., 

"Verleihung des Medienpreises der Evangelischen Kirche (Robert- 

Geisendoerfer-Preis)" am 5.9. 990 kHz ist hier tagsueber zu schwach, um 

empfangen werden zu koennen. 

Und zu zukuenftigem Empfang mit "DRM-Taschenradios": Ob sich solche 

Receiver (wenn sie ueberhaupt auf den Markt kommen sollten) ueberhaupt 

durchsetzen werden, ist aus Gruenden des zu erwartenden hohen Bedarfes an 

Batterieleistung, der durch die Decodierung verursacht werden wird, 

fraglich. So wird z.B. die Batterieleistungsdauer meines in Taiwan 

gebautes Taschenradio fuer den Empfang von DAB (Digital Audio 

Broadcasting) nur mit 10 Stunden angegeben, waehrend in meinem alten ICF- 

SW10-Taschenradio von SONY dieselbe Batteriemenge (2 AA-Batterien) etwa 

die 10fache Zeit reicht! 

(Klaus Nindel, Dresden-D, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 22) 

GHANA 4915 Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. ON Sept.16 at 2044-2105 UT. 

35433. Prayer in English. African drums at 2059 UT, followed by news. 


GREECE 15650 I was hearing German with such a funny accent at 1345 UT 

on Sept 23 that I figured it must be Yiddish from Israel but looking it up 

later, that would be the semihour in real German scheduled on V. of Greece 

(while Greek is on 15630); they were talking about INS, and at 1348 

"Nachrichten aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" could that be a relay of 

some other station as ERT is known to do in some of its 

Fremdsprachenaussendungen? Is the term BRD used much any more since there 

is only one Germany? For real Yiddish one must listen to Kol Israel on 

15640 at 1600-1625 UT. 


In Oct 1990 GDR did accede to "Bundesrepublik Deutschland" [founded in 

1949], the official name like "Federal Republic of Germany", wb. 

GUAM I am a licensed ham operator and frequently travel to Guam. I have 

been to KTWR, AWR SW and was curious just where does your station transmit 

from on Guam. Is it on Baragada Hill or some other location, and can I 

view the site. 

(Larry Fields, n6hpx, Sept 13, to AFN, via dxld) 

Larry, we don't have an affiliate there anymore. The base there is served

y Guam Cable. They transmit AFN to our troops there. You can reach them 

at 671-477-8266 or 1885. I think the company may have changed its name to 

Marianas Cable. 

(SFC Gary L. Qualls, Jr., Affiliate Relations NCOIC, AFN Broadcast Center, 

via Fields, ibid.) 

That's kinda of funny as many of my friends and I hear 'em on 13362 kHz 

upper sideband and they come in quite loud into parts of the Pacific. 

(Larry Fields n6hpx/mm, dxld Sep 23 

GUATEMALA 4779.97 R. Cultural Coatan, at 0155-0232* on Sept 10, local 

religious mx, ranchera mx. Spanish annmts. 0158 & 0218 IDs caught. 0231 UT 

sign-off annmts and off. Poor to fair with some RTTY ute QRM. 


GUYANA 3291.12 GBC, at 0900 to 1030 UT young woman with news, Talk 

between om and yl, very poor audio level. The third attempt to return to 

SW. Sep 18. 

3291.11 at 0915-0920 UT. om ID followed by vocal "/You're just too good to 

be true/" Improving signal for this tropical band station - 23 Sept. 

(Robert Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium Sep 18/23) 

3291.1 V.O.Guyana (pres) on Sep 24 seemed BBC prgr (in English) from 0425 

UT but couldn't establish BBC- // - Still at recheck 0450 onwards. Finally 

faded completely out at 0615. REE CTR in Spanish on 3350 // 6125 low level 

but clear 0425 UT. 


Guyana was even better than yesterday on 3291.1 kHz from as early as 0020. 

Very few other LAs audible in tropical bands and that with VERY low 

signals 0020-0130. A few in 49m band had a bit better signal. 


3291.14 Voice of Guyana; at 2306-2335 UT on Sept 24. Perfectly clear and 

alone, low modulation but slowly improving with local sunset. Heavily- 

accented En M, whiney En W, oldie pops. 


HONDURAS 3340 La Voz de Misiones Internacional[es], at 0215-0300* UT on 

Sept 12, Spanish religious talk, and mx, 0259 ID and off. Weak, poor 

signal. 


4819.2 LV Evangelica, Tegucigalpa, logged on 22 Sep at 0735-f/out 0755 

UT, talks in Spanish; 14331. 


INDIA AIR is now accepting on line Reception Reports. For more details 

please visit: 

 

(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, dx_india Sep 23) 

It is now confirmed that the 1000 kW tx operating from Rajkot on 1071 kHz 

for External Services of AIR has closed down in June 2004. It started 

tranmsisions sometime around (August) 1970 and used to beam towards 

Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

They used to issue nice QSL cards. To view the one I got please click: 

 

(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Sep 26) 

AIR Chennai has changed to 7270 (x7275) at 0025-0430 UT due to 

interference from SLBC Sri Lanka which suddenly appeared on 7275 kHz.

However 7270 is also used by BBC at 0100 in Hindi, 0130 Urdu ... and so 

it has also to be sorted out. 

The address of the New Broadcasting House in Delhi is 27, Mahadev Road, 

New Delhi. AIR Imphal is noted sign on now at 0000 (x0030) on 4775 kHz. 

(DXERS GUIDE Edition 08 - info from Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia 

RUSDXsignal Sep 24) 

INDONESIA 3945 on Sep 19 at 1115-1602 UT, RRI Palu i/o RRI Denpasar as 

reported previously. Regional nx, IS, IDs on 1138, 1220, 1253, 1301, 1344, 

1536 and 1559 UT. 

SINPO 24332 up to 1324 UT when signal strolling higher to 3950 kHz. Nx 

relayed f/ Jakarta on 1200-1219 UT followed by "Pelangi Nusantara" px, 

i.e. vern & INSn pop sxs up to 1330 UT. Phone-in mx by req px (tel +62 451 

455442) served listeners as far as Manado, abt 700 north-eastward. 

Mostly INSn sxs played, but Celine Dion's "The Power of Love", Christian 

St Peter's "Willingly", Tom Jones' "Green Green Grass of Home", and Dan 

Hill's "Boulevard" also heard. On closing, OM Bram ment. Tondo as txr site 

and sts address Jl Kartini 39, Palu. 

Sep 20 at 1125-1135 UT 3950 kHz RRI Palu SINPO 33333. YL w/ var local anns 

in Public Service px. 1130 UT TC followed by Hindu Religion px opened w/ 

Balinese typical gamelan which made me came to think of Bali or RRI 

Denpasar on this hour and this day, Tuesday, eight weeks ago. 

(Tony Ashar-INS, hcdx Sep 22) 

4604.96 RRI-Serui Sep 13 1132-1143 45444 INSn, Local news, ID at 1134. 

4789.98 RRI-Fak Fak Sep 13 1154-1203 45444 INSn, Music, ID at 1158, RPK, 

1200 Jakarta nx realy. 

4870.94 RRI-Sorong Sep 17 1101-1114 44444 INSn, Local news, ID at 1105. 


4870.92 RRI Sorong at 1105-1115* UT on Sep 25. Presumed with vocal mx, 

then YL announcer 1107-1112 UT; tuned away for a couple of mins and when I 

returned at 1115 UT, they were gone. Fair signal. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Sep 25) 

RRI Jakarta was heard in North Queensland opening at 2300 UT on 9680 kHz 

at 2300 UT after several mins of their id. signal "Song of the Coconut 

Islands." It suffered splash from NBC Port Moresby on 9675 kHz. 


RRI Overseas Service (as ann'd) 15149.8 kHz strong on Sep 21 at 1706-1729 

UT in Spanish with gamelan mx, later 'El ritmo archipelago'. Had English 

ID in midst of it all at 1713 UT also mentioning 


9680 KGRE via RRI Jakarta on Sept 25 at 1002-1022 UT, Kang Guru jingle; 

opening ID something like: Do you Like English? Yah! Are you studying 

English? Yah! Would you like some help with your English? Yah! Well Kang 

Guru Radio English can help you, from Jakarta every week tune into program 

for FM 92.8, M wave 1332 or S wave 9680, every Sunday and Wednesday at 6 

o'clock in the afternoon; Kevin and Rachel with a different program then 

last week; gives several riddles; interviews a singer/model; address to 

write in for their August 2005 KGRE Magazine (IALF, P.O. Box 3095 Denpasar 

80030, Bali, Indonesia); reception not as good as last week but still 

enjoyable listening. 


One of the nice things about fall is the possibility of (late-) afternoon

eception of Asian stations. China and India have sometimes been audible 

as early as August, but I didn't have any luck this season yet with INS. 

Until today. 

4925, RRI; Jambi, on Sept. 26 at 1549-1555 UT, Male chants. At 1552 UT 

short piece of guitar mx, followed by male speaker in Bahasa INS, who gave 

full local ID at 1553 UT. 24332. (Mark Veldhuis-HOL, dxld Sep 27) 

IRAN/IRAQ Re my last entry CLANDESTINE (to Iran) V.O.Iranian Revolution 

- I mix a bit up these days, hi, should be the other communist operation 

Communist Party on same tx. Just wanted to establish in which range they 

xmit now. Plse correct. Tried 1425 but found Rev (should be) freq 6420 kHz 

covered by heavy jammer. Others not propagating yet at this hour. 


4405 / 4407 VoIndependent Iranian Kurdistan um 1546 UT mit laengerem 

Bericht ueber Afghanistan und ID "Aira dengi Sarbakoye Kurdistana Irana". 

Die Station wechselte staendig zwischen den Frequenzen, obwohl der Jammer 

konstant auf 4407 kHz blieb. SINPO: 34333 auf 4405 kHz und 32332 auf 4407 

kHz. (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Sep 24) 

[to Kurdistan?] 3959.6 think V.O.Iranian Kurdistan here on Sep 27 at 

+0312-0330* UT bubblejammed. No ID possible. Stn left the air 0330, the 

jammer at 0332 UT. The web-site of Radyo Dengi Kurdestani Iran is 

 


[KURDISTAN non]. Voice of Independence of Iranian Kurdistan - NOT: Reports 

of the birth of a new Kurdish clandestine have been greatly exaggerated, I 

believe! 

I've listened to the station on 4400 kHz at 1500-1600 UT (and 0200- 0300 

UT) and hear it identifying as "Aira Dengi KHABATI [not Sarbakhoye] 

Kurdistani Irana", so therefore "Voice of the Struggle [not Independence] 

of Iranian Kurdistan" and not a new station. Given jamming and poor 

reception such a mishearing is understandable; if that doesn't seem so 

listen here, recorded earlier this week: 

 

However, what I believe is a new development is that the station now seems 

to broadcast 50/50 in Farsi as well as in Kurdish. Until recently I've 

only ever heard them in Kurdish with maybe the occasional ID in Farsi, 

which is: "Seda-ye Khabati Kurdistan-e Iran". 

The station appears to have an associated website at 

run by "The Revolutionary Khabat Organization of 

Iranian Kurdistan" according to the heading banner. The English section of 

the website mentions their radio station in passing, but without giving 

the name or any other details apart from the fact that it started 

broadcasting in April 1985. 

Incidentally, I also hear Voice of Independence on 4160 occasionally (or 

elsewhere within the 4158-4163 kHz range) at 0200-0300 UT, but more often 

than not there's no trace, it only seems to come out to play when the 

weather's nice. 

(Dave Kernick-UK, intervalsignals / dxld Sept 23) 

R. Dar as-Salam from Baghdad was heard at 1930 UT on 1115.952 kHz. Signed 

off at 2006 UT. 

(mwoffsets - Mauno Ritola-FIN, RUSDXsignal Sep 24) 

ITALY 845 Two+ month-old discussion of the "electro-smog" case 

involving Rai on 845 kHz: 

%20a%20rai%20way_05_07_05.htm> 

(via Dario Monferini-I, PlayDX via dxld Sep 21) 

A possible merger between Raiway (the RAI txs' managing company) and 

Telespazio (the Italian satellite sce company) is positively commented by 

high ranking official of the Italian state radio-tv and the Ministry of 

Communications. 

Raiway operates RAI over 3,000 terrestrial freqs ranging from FM to TV and 

MW and SW throughout the country and it is a subsidiary company of RAI. 

Telespazio operates in the satellite up and downlink sces since over 30 

years and it is also a state-owned company. Some years ago Raiway was 

separated from RAI and a sell-out of the company to international 

investors also believed as possible. The new merger may instead streghten 

the Italian presence in broadcasting sces. 

(Luigi Cobisi-I, dswci DXW Sep 7) 

JAPAN On September 10, a special report named " Fingers on the dial: 

Radio alive and kicking " was appeared in "The Daily Yomiuri", the English 

version of the Japanese major newspaper "Yomiuri Shinbun". 

In the article, Mr. Atsushi Konno of JPN BCL Federation and I are 

interviewed about why the middle-aged SW listeners are increasing in 

Japan, and why the SW broadcasting is still useful in this internet 

society. 

For the entire article, take a look at 

 


NHK has terminated its domestic SW relays. Acc. to NHK Engineering HQ, it 

was decided in March and they were actually terminated by the end of May. 

NHK had been using the relays for almost 60 yrs., but satellite links and 

quality land lines are more reliable and convenient these days. 

Terminated relays are: Sapporo, 600 watts DSB on 3970, 6005 & 9535; Tokyo, 

900 watts SSB on 3607.5, 6175 & 9550; Nagoya, 300 watts SSB on 3970, 6005 

& 9535; Osaka, 300 watts SSB on 3373.75, 5428 & 9181; and Fukuoka, 300 

watts SSB on 3259, 6130 & 9535 kHz. 

(Toshimichi Ohtake-JPN, president JSWC Sep 25) 

This is indeed sad news. I was beginning to wonder about them, as I have 

not heard even a whisper from Sapporo on 6005, Osaka on 3373.5(U) nor 

Tokyo on 3607.5(U) during random checking during the last few months, 

which is unusual. Sapporo and Tokyo were the most frequently hear when 

they were on and Osaka not as much as the others. My last reception for 

Osaka (JOBB NHK-2 programming) was back on March 19th, with English lang 

lessons from 0931 to 1017 UT. 

They will be missed. Back in the 1970's I first came across Osaka on 

3377.5 kHz, in USB, with 300 watts, and got hooked on these low powered 

relay stations. They were among my favorites. They may be gone, but I will 

always have some good memories of their programming and some nice QSL's. 


KAZAKHSTAN / RUSSIA Freqs changes for TWR India from Sep 25: 

NF 7410 A-A[Almaty] 200 kW / 135 deg to SoAs, x11965: 

2330-2400 Kokborok Sun-Thu 

2345-2400 Kokborok Fri 

0000-0030 Assamese Mon-Sat 

0030-0045 Bengali Mon-Fri 

NF 9445 NVS 250 kW / 180 deg to SoAs, x15580:

0015-0030 Mundari Mon 

0015-0030 Sadri Tue/Wed 

0015-0030 Maghi Thu 

0015-0030 Kurukh Fri/Sat 

0030-0100 Dzonghna Sat 

0030-0130 Hindi Mon-Fri 

0100-0115 Newari Sat 

0115-0130 Hindi Sun 

0115-0145 Hindi Sat 

0130-0145 Tibetan Sun 


KOREA D.P.R. 9345 Voice of Korea at 0345 UT English 333 on Sept 13 YL 

with opera style singing plus choir mx. YL ancr with ID at 0347. More mx 

with an OM ancr. 

(Stewart H. MacKenzie-USA, JPNpremium Sep 23) 

KYRGYZSTAN The Kyrgyz govt decided to move the standard time in the 

country to UT +6h. This corresponds to the current local time during the 

summer months; there will be no shift back one hour in autumn. Formerly, 

Kyrgyzstan was in the UT +5h zone, with DST shift to UT +6h during the 

summer. 

(Bernd Trutenau via MWDX 17.8.2005; ARC MV Eko) 

LAOS 4677.88 Lao National Radio, at 1115 to 1130 UT, fading up with 

some audio, mx 21 Sept. ; 20 Sept. same time similar details. 


LUXEMBOURG/GERMANY Some additional thoughts on Luxembourg 7145 [via 

Juelich]. 

Traditional AM txs either use "plate mod" of the final stage or have a 

linear output stage with "low level" modulation. Personally have always 

thought that plate modulated txs sounded better with less "muddy" audio. 

So what has this to do with ODFM? Luxembourg is running DRM mode B which 

is 205 OFDM carriers. DRM OFDM modulation is "low level" modulation with a 

linear output stage. Any non-linearity in the output stage with show up as 

"hash" and "phantom" carriers outside of the 10KHz channel. Filtering will 

be difficult as need a flat freq response across the 10 kHz channel. 

Other DRM stations have been noted recently in this band including RMC on 

7160 and Radio France on 7135. 

As amateurs are secondary users of this band it is difficult to complain, 

however using the band may discourage the broadcasters adopting this band 

as a "DRM band". 

Personally like Luxembourg and actually listen to them quiet often, good 

to see some decent programming on DRM. 

(G8JXA, Sept 16, SW Magazine via dxld) 

MADAGASCAR/GERMANY x7265 former SWR Rohrdorf Germany unit shipped to 

Madagascar. 

Peter Beck reports that SWR sold the Rohrdorf SW tx to Madagascar. This tx 

was built in 1982 for Radio Bremen (6190), in 1997 taken over by SWR, 

thoroughly refurbished and afterwards used as new main tx for 7265. 

Actually the people from Madagascar were interested in the SW antenna as 

well, but too late: It had been already scrapped by a demolition crew, 

together with two of the four mediumwave masts at Rohrdorf (I assume the 

directional array, so 666 should be always non-directional now). No new 

home has been found for the ex-6030 tx yet, but apparently SWR engineering 

considers this quite new rig as too valuable for the junk yard as well.

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 22) 

Jetzt ist es offiziell, so dass ich es hier erzaehlen darf: Der SWR 

verkauft den 20 kW-Sender, der einst von Rohrdorf aus auf 7265 kHz 

spielte, nach Madagaskar. Der Sender ist Baujahr 1983 und wurde 1997 vom 

damaligen Suedwestfunk von Radio Bremen uebernommen. Jetzt ist er verpackt 

und wird via Hamburg verschifft. 

(Peter Beck-D, A-DX Sep 22) 

x7265 

Das freut mich, sowohl fuer den Kaeufer, als auch fuer die SWR Mannschaft 

in Rohrdorf. Endlich mal eine positive Meldung in der heutigen Wegwerf- 

Gesellschaft. 

Laut den beiden Besichtigungen vor 5 Jahren da-dorten, haben letztere doch 

1997 mit viel Herzblut die Aufgabe uebernommen, die beiden robusten 

Siemens-Wien-OE Einheiten aus Bremen wieder in Rohrdorf aufzubauen und mit 

Hilfe aus Bremen und Wien zu dokumentieren. 

Was geschieht mit der neueren Quadrant-Corner-Reusenantenne aus Rohrdorf? 

Geht die im Beipack auch nach MDG? Bei entsprechender Modifikation ist 

diese doch entweder fuer 41 oder im 49 m Band weiterhin einsetzbar. Im 

WRTH'05 sehe ich MDG als Nutzer im 90 bis 31 mb. 

x6030 

Ich hoffe, dass Du bald auch aehnlich positiv ueber die Vermittlung des 

neueren Computer gesteuerten 20 kW RIZ Senders mit Standort Muehlacker 

berichten kannst. (wb, Sep 22) 

5010 R. Madagasikara, at *0254-0310+ on Sept 11, sign-on with IS, 0257 

choral NA, 0259 opening in Malagasy, religious programming with religious 

choral mx and talk; fair. (Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Sep 16) 

17550 V.of Tibet via Madagascar site on Sep 19 at *1400-1411 UT. 35433 

Tibetian, 1359 c/on, 1359 UT sign on with R. Nederland's IS, freq 

announce, 1400 UT V.O.Tibet sign on with opening mx, 1401 UT Opening 

announce, Talk, No Jamming. 


VoT see also under Uzbekistan, wb. 

MALAYSIA 6024.88 V.of Islam via RTM on Sep 13 at 1400-1410 UT. 33443 

Malay, ID at 1400 UT, talk and koran. 


5964.94 Nasional FM via RTM, on Sept 23 at 1337-1419 UT, in Malay; 

program of SE Asia mx, on-air phone call ("Hello, hello, hello" before 

person answered, caller spelled his name: Wahte); several "Salaam Alaykum" 

greetings; frequent and distinctive IDs (spoken IDs, short singing jingles 

for "Nasional FM" and even a few longer station jingles), 1405-1415 

announcer on the phone with someone talking/reporting about INS. Good 

reception. Believe that Nasional FM was formerly Radio 1/Radio Satu. 


MALI 4782.6 Rdif. TV Malienne, Kati, at 0040-0054* on Sun Sep 11, late 

broadcast with men talking in Vernacular, 0050 French ann and national 

hymn by choir, 25222 heard // 5995: 33332. 


7286.3, Rdif. TV Malienne, Kati, at 0854-1200 UT, Vernacular, tribal 

songs, talks, French, nx magazine for Sunday; 25442, stronger audio than 

in the past, // 11960 only; noted in Vernacular again 1200 UT when very 

poor. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dswci DXW Sep 18)

MEXICO 6184.96 R. Educacion, at 0510-0530+ on Sept 12, local Spanish 

ballads/pops, mariachi mx. Spanish talk. Good; // 1060 weak under KYW 

Philadelphia. 


MOLDOVA 7360 Family Radio via Grigoriopol. Sept.13 at 237-2100. 35333. 

Address annt in English at 2037 UT, followed by Gospel song and talk. 

Interview at 2050 UT. 


[UNID Kurdistan] 13800 Kurdish workers stn? on Sep 26 (Mon) at 1650-1700* 

UT with 1658 something sounding like '... kargaran-e Kargania Sharodje 

Jayami Jodobhe Kargaran-e kargaran Nastashe Kurdestan' very short mx and 

'Kargaran (Ne)starodje Kargan-e Kurdestan' + telephone + very short mx (2- 

3 secs), pip and off. (very phonetic, hi) Have I missed something or is 

this new? In fact I think I heard this before but cannot find notes. Help? 

via Kichinev [Moldova]? (Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 26) 

Hi Finn, usually Internationaaaal station via Grigoriopol-MDA [short call 

of USSR era KCH] in Farsi, maybe they spread out a Kurdish corner on 

Mondays only? 

(73 wb) 

Radio International Farsi 

1630-1700 Daily 13800 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg 

1700-1715 Tue/Thu/Sat 13800 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg 

It is possible to listen to the daily audio files on the Radio 

International website: 

The current file (the text header is auto-dated 27 Sept, but probably it 

is still yesterday's txion) includes the mentioned reference to Kurdistan, 

repeatedly made by the prgr's presenter in connection with a telephone 

interview. After that the presenter gives an ID for "Radio International" 

with the telephone numbers for RA, then the prgr closes. The lang is Farsi 

(Iranian Persian) throughout. 

From a Farsi speaking person I received a translation of the end of 

yesterday's Radio International txion with the Kurdistan item observed by 

Finn and heard in the Monday audio file on the RI website. The item is a 

telephone interview with a worker from the Shohut Sock Company in Iranian 

Kurdistan who is criticizing factory officials for firing half of the 

factory workers. The workers are on strike and struggling. 

It's about the struggle of workers at the Shohut Sock Company in Iranian 

Kurdistan. I quickly listened through the recordings for each day, and I 

can see that typically they have phone-in reports about workers' actions - 

that is what they give the phone numbers for and that is what the 

activities of the Worker-communist Party of Iran is about, i.e. to support 

these workers. 

The Worker-communist Party of Iran (which is producing the Radio 

International prgr's) is supporting worker's actions in Iranian Kurdistan, 

see a.o. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 27) 

MYANMAR 5985.83 R. Myanmar, at 1431-1447 UT on Sep 24, cmtry in En, 

seemed to be about cultural understanding and ments. natl development and 

different nationalities; poor, at times heavy QRM from 5985 kHz; 1440 UT 

ID, "You are listening to Myanmar Radio from Yangon." 


NEW ZEALAND 9520 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, observed on 23 Sep at 1220-1400* 

(listed 1259 in their current schedule) (believe co-ch VoA via GRC closes

at 1200, but I couldn't observe the fq. at this time), English prgr, R. 

Natl. feature with phone-ins; 25432, QRM de CEY (noted the usual SLBC tune 

after start of prgr, but cannot find this fq in DXAsia's webpage) at 

recheck 1330 UT when QSA=3. 

9630 kHz R.NZi, Rangitaiki, audible on 21 Sep at 1840-1850* UT, English, 

nx in sev. Pac. islands Vernaculars, fq annt prior to some mx & IS; 32431, 

QRM de adj. ch's + BBC Africa in English (presum. via SEY). 

9885 kHz R.NZi, Rangitaiki, heard on 23 Sep at 1041-1059* UT, feature 

about NZ postage stamps in "Night at R.NZ", fq. annt and abrupt s/off and 

shift to 9520 (blocked by VoA via GRC); 35433. 


NIGERIA/U.K. 7255 V. of Nigeria, at 0459-0635+ on Sept 10, tune-in to 

NA and 0500 into English sign-on ID annts, freq as "15120". 0501 English 

news, Afro-pops. 0601 drums IS, English news. Fair to good level but some 

programming with the usual mediocre audio. Also 2215-2300* Sept 11, tune- 

in to vernacular talk, African folk mx, sign-off with NA. Poor-fair. 

7275 R. Nigeria at 0600-0620+ on Sept 10, tune-in to English programming 

with 0600 ID, English news. Poor, weak in noisy conditions. VON on 7255 

much stronger. 


Voice of Nigeria, 7255 kHz pounding in at 2105 UT on Sept 24 with nx in 

French. Mentioned only because of the strength and fairly early hour (for 

us). 

(Gerry Dexter-WI-USA, DXplorer Sep 25) 

[non] At 25.09.2005 Wendel Craighead wrote: 

from the somewhat anti-Nigerian-govt Radio Salama to the strongly anti- 

Vietnamese-govt Chan Troi Moi/New Horizon [which I heard on MW while in 

Vietnam] to the strident anti-Guatemalan-govt La Voz Popular in the 80s 

and 90s. 

It appears that also the nature of Salama Radio International was often 

misinterpreted in the DX press. Rather than having anti-Nigerian 

undertones, this is a missionary program for the whole of West Africa 

(originally, the plan was to broadcast in English, French, Arabic, Hausa 

and Fulfulde), and in 2002 the activities were moved from the UK to 

Nigeria where the prgr's of Salama Radio International are broadcast 

locally on FM, acc. to the station. There is a good portrait of the 

station on this German website: 

 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Sep 26) 


WOF-Woofferton-UK in Hausa/English. (Observer, Bulgaria, May 27, 2005) 

Salama Radio Inter in Hausa/English to Nigeria via VT Comm: 

1930-2030 Wed/Sun on 11885 WOF 300 kW / 180 deg, cancelled from Sep.14 


OMAN 15140 R Sultanate of Oman, Thumrait, at *1401-1500 UT on Sep 15, 

s/on a little late with ID in Arabic, nx in English and pop-music. Heard 

for the first time after regular listening in many days. 44444. 

(Bjarke Vestesen-DEN, dswci DXW Sept 23) 

(tent) Radio Sultanate of Oman, 9760 kHz at 0250 UT on Sept 9 with ME mx, 

0259 chimes and man in Ar with what sounded like mentions of Oman, then 

into apparent news. Back to mx at 0313 UT with woman host. Listed here but 

for 0200* WRTH A05 does not show this freq at all. 

(Gerry Dexter-WI-USA, DXplorer Sep 25)

PAKISTAN 5085 - UNID heard 28 Jul at 1713, 29 Jul at 1415, 30 Jul at 

1700. It probably was temporary freq shift of Pakistan (normally on 5080 

kHz). 

5102 - Azad Kashmire. Broadcast starts at 1300 UT. 

(open_dx - Vladimir Kovalenko-RUS, RUSDXsignal Sep 24) 

6060 kHz Radio Pakistan um 1523 UT in Pashtu mit Nachrichten und 

pakistanischer Mx. 

SINPO: 34333. (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Sep 24) 

PAPUA NEW GUINEA I have just spent eight days in Port Douglas, which is 

about an hours drive north of Cairns in North Queensland, Australia. I 

took along my Sony ICF SW 7600G receiver and about 10 metres of wire for 

an antenna. 

I was able to listen to NBC Port Moresby during local daylight at good 

strength on 9675 kHz and 4890 kHz early morning and evening. 

I also checked out "Wantok Radio Light" on 7120 kHz and they were easily 

heard in the local morning and evening, between 2100-2300 and 0900-1100 

UT. They have lots of inspirational mx and talk in English and Tok Pisin 

that I personally found hard to listen to. As an example, PNG has just 

celebrated 30 years of independence and amongst all the Christian 

propaganda I heard was the phrase" "There can be no independence without 

dependence on God". I would have thought that the last thing a country 

like PNG, with all its problems would need, is that sort of trite rubbish! 

I also checked out the local AM medium wave band out of curiosity to see 

what was there. I only heard two stations, the first being Port Moresby on 

585 kHz in // with 4890 kHz. 

The other station was on 810 kHz and I expected it to be NBC Rabaul, a 

station I heard regularly in the late 1960's when I last lived in this 

area. But it was actually Radio Morobe in Lae in Parallel with 3220 kHz 

and 105.1 FM, according to station annts. I couldn't hear the FM freq as 

it is used by ABC Radio National in Cairns. 

I tried for the Catholic station on 4960 kHz but I can't say for sure I 

heard it. At times there was a very weak station playing syrupy sweet 

Christian mx but it was too weak to identify. 


PARAGUAY 9737 R. Nac. del Paraguay on Sep 18 at 0800-0812 UT. 45433- 

45444 Spanish, Paraguay mx, ID at 0804 UT. 


9737 R. Nac. del Paraguay on Sep 20 at 2059-2130 UT. 43333 Talk and mx in 

Spanish. 


9736.93 R. Nac. del Paraguay, on Sept 25 at 2353 UT with super signal. 


PERU 6020.2 R.Victoria, Lima, audible on 20 Sep at 0725-f/out 0830 UT, 

Braz. Portuguese, preacher in prgr from A Voz a Libertacao; 35432. 


Listened a bit this morning with no Peruvians audible (exc 6020.3 R 

Victoria at 0405-0610 UT fade out. On and off with doomday (sounding) 

priests ao.) Colombia (Consiencia on 6010.1 at 0310-0445 UT period, good 

at times. Marfil (pres) ard 0615 UT). 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 24)

5039.25 Radio Libertad, Junin at 1115 to 1128 UT early sign on with yl 

/en Espanol/ ; A regular last season good to see they are still on the 

air. 


R. Reina de la Selva, QSL-card, postcard, ltr, V/S Jose David Reina, 

Gerente General; in 40 days. Address: R. Reina de la Selva, Jr. Ayacucho 

944, Plaza Mayor, Chachapoyas, Amazonas, Peru, 

 

(Rojas Gordillo-PRU, Noticias DX via dxld Sep 25) 

PHILIPPINES 9685 R. Blagovest via R.Veritas Asia Sep 13 1510-1520 44444 

Russian, Talk, ID and address announce at 1511 UT. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, 

JPNpremium Sep 23) 

RUSSIA/KAZAKHSTAN TWR-INDIA A'05 changes wef 25th Sept 2005 

STRT END FREQ LANG DAYS LOC PWR ANT AZI 

0115-0145 9445 VARIOUS 1...... NVS 250 4/4/1 218 180 (x15580) 

0015-0145 9445 VARIOUS ..34567 NVS 250 4/4/1 218 180 (x15580) 

2330-2400 7410 KOKBOROK .23456. A-A 200 4/4/1 218 132 (x11965) 

2345-2400 7410 KOKBOROK ......7 A-A 200 4/4/1 218 132 (x11965) 

0000-0030 7410 ASSAMESE .234567 A-A 200 4/4/1 218 132 (x11965) 

0030-0045 7410 BENGALI .23456. A-A 200 4/4/1 218 132 (x11965) 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, Cumbre Sep 20) 

NVS = Novosibirsk-RUS, A-A = Almaty-KAZ 

[TATARSTAN] 11925 While enjoying a folkmusic programme from the 

Tatarstan Wave the SINPO at 0846 on Sep 12 abruptly fall from a stable 

55555 to 25121 obviously due to a "Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance" (SID). 

Most other stations on SW also weakened or disappeared at the same time. 

SW reception generally has been poor the past two weeks, but nonetheless a 

250 watt Coalition Maritime Forces Radio broadcasting from a ship near 

Bahrain has been audible three times here in Denmark on 6125! 


15140 Tatarstan Wave. On Sept 19 at 0411(IS)-0500(S/off) UT. SINPO 25432. 

ID & ID in Russian at 0411 as "V efire programa na volne Tatarstan." 

Mainly talk by a man. ID was heard at 0430 UT again, followed by talk & 

folk songs. 


[to ETH] 12120 V.O.ENUF (pres) on Sep 25 (Sun) at *1700-1717+ UT right 

into male talk uninterruptedly, no usual flute intro nor IDs observed. No 

mx which is normally played during prgr. Had to leave 1717 UT. 


15660 Tesae Ethiopia R (pres) on Sep 25 (Sun). Strong at first but 

weakened. At tune-in 1518 UT session of 'fore'man yelling excitingly with 

crowd then repeating same. Had to leave the receiver at 1530 UT when same 

was still going on. 


Both via Samara-RUS 250 kW 188deg. (wb) 

Interesting report found on the internet: 

Tensae reported on its website : 

Our web hosting company has received a complaint that has 

false and defamatory statements. In order to continue hosting us, the 

company needs to provide a written response. We have less than 72 hours to 

save or shutdown Tensae website. 

However, as Tensae failed to provide any support for its defamatory

allegations, the web host suspended Tensae.com from its servers. It is now 

weeks since the Ethiopian defamation victims' lawsuit against Tensae was 

announced, and neither Tensae nor its operators have written a single word 

to support or explain their malicious lies against the defamation victims. 

(full Aug 30 story on 

 

So now found as 


Freqs changes for Voice of Russia eff from Sep 4: 

1500-1530 Albanian NF 9470, x15290 

1700-1800 Arabic NF 7130, x12065 

1700-1900 Arabic NF 9470, x 9835 

1830-1900 Arabic NF 7130, x12065 

1900-2000 Bulgarian NF 6000, x 9470 

1000-1300 Chinese NF 9470, x12000 

1400-1900 Commonwealth NF 7440, x 9820 

1700-1900 Commonwealth NF 7425, x12055 

1745-1830 Czech NF 5940, NF 7420, x15350, 11745 

1700-1745 Hungarian NF 5940, NF 7420, x15350, 11745 

0100-0500 English WS NF 7180, x 9665 

0300-0500 English WS NF 5900, x 9880 

1400-1500 English WS NF 6205, x12055 

1500-1600 English WS NF 9810, NF 11980, x15455, 12040 

1800-1900 English WS NF 9480, x11630 + addit. 9820 

2000-2100 English WS NF 7310, NF 7330, x12070, 15455 

1700-1800 English WS NF 7390, NF 9820, x 9480, 11675 Sat/Sun 

1700-1730 Finnish NF 7390, NF 9820, x 9480, 11675 Mon-Fri 

1600-1800 French NF 7310, NF 9810, NF 11980, x12070, 15455, 12040 

1800-2000 French NF 7330, NF 12070, x 7310, 12000 

1500-1700 German NF 7380, x 9795 

1800-1900 German NF 7380, additional 

1800-1900 Greek NF 6000, NF 7230, x 9470, 12015 

1700-1800 Italian NF 12060, x11840 

1730-1800 Norwegian NF 7390, NF 9820, x 9480, 11675 Tue/Thu 

1700-1800 Polish NF 11630, x11980 

2000-2030 Portuguese NF 9480, x11630 

2300-2400 Portuguese NF 7390, x12010 

1600-1700 Romanian NF 5940, x15350 

0100-0300 Russian WS NF 5900, NF 7260, x 9880, 12070 

1500-1600 Russian WS NF 7130, x15440 

1700-1800 Russian WS NF 9480, x11630 

1900-2000 Russian WS NF 7420, NF 9480, x11745, 11630 

1900-2100 Russian WS NF 7425, x12055 

1530-1700 Serbian NF 9470, NF 12060, x15290, 11840 

1830-1900 Slovak NF 5940, NF 7420, x15350, 11745 

0000-0100 Spanish NF 7180, x 9665 

0000-0200 Spanish NF 7390, x12010 

2030-2100 Spanish NF 9480, x11630 

1730-1800 Swedish NF 7390, NF 9820, x 9480, 11675 Mon/Wed/Fri 

Freqs changes for China Radio International via RUS txs from Sep.4: 

1600-1657 Arabic NF 7130 S.P 400 kW / 145 deg, x12065 

1800-1827 Persian NF 7130 S.P 400 kW / 145 deg, x12065 

1830-1927 Arabic NF 7200 MSK 200 kW / 190 deg, x12035 

No txions for Zwart of Wit/Black or White in Dutch on Sep.4/11/18/25 

0900-1100 Sun on 15660 ARM 250 kW / 290 deg to WeEu. Cancelled or NF? 


RWANDA 6055 R Rwanda on Sep 21 at 2040-2059 UT weak but on clear freq 

in local lang (Kinyarwanda) and local pops presented by very lively and 

enthusiastic DJ. Mentions of Rwanda when Radio JPN took over the freq in

English at 2059 UT with stunning signal. 


SINGAPORE Radio SNG International on 6080 kHz was good every day in 

North Queensland on 6080 kHz around 1115 & 1215 UT. They had a series of 

programmes about the fall of SNG to the Japanese in World War II. The // 

freq of Radio SNG is 6150 kHz, could not be heard through the clutter on 

that channel. 


6150 Mediacorp Radio. Sept 16 at 0959-1005. SINPO34433. ID in English. Nx 

headlines and traffic report at 1000. 


6150 Mediacorp Radio, Kranji on Sept 14. "You are listening to the SW 

relay from Mediacorp Radio ... Nx Radio 9-3-8 ". Radio SNG International 

1100-1400 UT, I suppose. Sign off of Mediacorp Radio on 6150 kHz at 1600 

UT. Really nice reception of the SNG?s Chinese sce on 6000 kHz also 

closing down at 1600 UT. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, RUSDXsignal Sep 24) 

SOUTH AFRICA/CONGO D.R. 11690 R. Okapi via South Africa, at 0515-0559* 

French talk, 0555 & 0559 UT "Okapi" jingles, and sign-off; good. 


11690 R Okapi via Meyerton on Sep 18 at 0532-0600* UT. 34433 French, 

Talk, ID at 0536 UT etc, SJ at 0557 and 0559, 0600 sign off. 


[IRELAND non]. 15255 kHz RTE, Ireland via Meyerton-AFS. Sept. 11 at 1329- 

1430 UT. 23332-34333. Signal got stronger around 1400 UT. "Football final" 

in English with nx break at 1401. 21730 and 17680 kHz were not heard. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPN Premium Sep 16) 

RTE (tent) 15255 via Meyerton at 1320 on 9/25. Very poor but seemed to be 

a play-by-play broadcast. 21730 was empty and 17680 in full control of 

Christian Voice. 

(Gerry Dexter-WI-USA, DXplorer Sep 25) 

RTE to relay Irish football final on SW. 

All Ireland Football Final on SW to Africa. Irish public broadcaster RTE 

will broadcast the All Ireland Football Final to Africa via SW on Sunday 

25 Sept as follows: 

Eastern, Central and Southern Africa: 

1300-1700 UTC via Wofferton 21730 kHz 

West Africa: 1300-1700 UTC via Ascension 17680 kHz 

East Africa: 1300-1430 UTC via Meyerton 15255 kHz 

Central Africa: 1430-1700 via Ascension 15255 kHz 

Source: RTE website. (RNW MN NL, via BrDXC-UK Sep 20) 

6160 Channel Africa on Sep 24 at 0334-0355* UT. Nice as always to hear 

them with nx magazine and sports in English. Non-stop mx until 0355 UT 

when it just left the air, no closing annmt. 


SRI LANKA SLBC has cancelled all evening txions to India in English and 

Hindi. Hindi 0030-0400 UT is now on 7275 and 11905, and 0800-1230. Tamil 

is now 1130-1230 on 7275 and 11905. Sinhala to ME has been noted on new 

11715 kHz at 1610-1840 UT (ex 11775). 

(DXAsiaInfo Sep 24) 

SLBC schedule reshuffeled, see also under India, wb. 

SUDAN 9505 R Omdurman on Sep 13 at 1630-1708 UT. 43443-44444 Arabic,

talk and koran and news, ID at 1700 UT. 


SUDAN Implements M2W. 

The state-owned national broadcaster Sudan Radio & TV Corporation (SRTC) 

has contracted Thales for the supply and installation of four latest 

generation 50 kW M2W medium wave txs. One of these txs will be factory 

equipped for automatic DRM operation, using the Thales Skywave 2000 front- 

end DRM Encoder/Modulator ALTO-STRATUS. 

SRTC is expanding and modernizing its network to improve national 

coverage. The new equipment is scheduled to go on air beginning 2006. 


TAIWAN 9795 "Hi dear Takahito, may you can check this: Sat/Sun only. 

UNID to Vietnam at 1500-1600 UT on 9795 via Taiwan tx." 

I tried on Sunday, September 25 at 1500 UT. But no such a txion was 

observed. Observed KLNS in Russian only. 


A new target broadcast for Vietnam reportedly started last weekend via a 

tx in Taiwan on 9795. It is currently scheduled Sat/Sun at 1500-1600. The 

name of the broadcast and the producer has not yet been established. 


TANZANIA 6015, R Tanzania-Zanzibar on Sep 24 at 0315 UT, fair with Dar- 

es-Salaam ID at 0315 UT, then mentions of Zanzibar. Had become weak at 

tune-out 0333 UT. 


UKRAINE Change of frequencies of Radio Ukraine International from Sept 

27: 

UTC Frequency from - to: 

0000-0500 7485 5830 

0500-0800 9945 7420 

0800-1300 15675 9925 

1300-1700 7530 5830 

1700-2400 7490 5830 

2300-0400 7440 5910 

(NRCU Alexander Yegorov-UKR, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 27) 

UNID 9405 Unidentified Arabic program was heard on 9405 kHz at 2004- 

2030(S/off) on Saturday, Sept 17. Maily talk by a man and a woman. Arabic 

song at 2024 UT. Address in Limassol, Cyprus was announced at 2015 & 2027 

UT. Voices from the Diaspora has used this freq on Saturdays, but it was 

not the station. 


UNID 5040 UNID and extremely low, almost certainly Spanish on Sep 24 at 

0420 UT. Hope cond's will hold agn tomorrow for this. Who? 


Voz del Upano-EQA? - see also under Peru. wb. 

UNID 5006.16 at 1035 to 1055 UT. Latin Asian ??? 23 Sept. 


U.A.E. UNID SITE 6010 Bible Voice Broadcasting on Sep 25 at 0049-0059* 

UT had English relig 'Oh God' programme (Bible Study). Closed with 

'Amazing Grace'. Could not find this prgr on the biblevoice.org web-site. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 25)

0030-0100 via Al Dhabbaya-UAE, 250 kW 85 degr towards Indian peninsula. 

(wb) 

Freq change for TWR Africa in Amharic via VT Communications: 

1800-1830 Mon-Fri 

1800-1845 Sat/Sun NF 12035 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg, x11810, re-ex 12035 


U.K. 279 Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read, currently working for the 

commercial station Big L - Radio London, has been named as one of the 

presenters on the new longwave station in the Isle of Man. A report on the 

Isle of Man Today website says that bosses of the station have confirmed 

that Read will be in the lineup along with former Radio Caroline 

presenters and 'at least one Manx Radio personality'. The report quotes 

Isle of Man International Broadcasting Chief Executive Paul Rusling as 

saying there has been a six-month delay to the planned launch date, but 

the station will be on the air in the New Year as the antenna and tx 

suppliers have confirmed both will be ready for txion by January. The on- 

air name of the station, which will broadcast on 279 kHz, remains a 

closely guarded secret, but there are many other details on the station's 

corporate website. 

via MWC e-mail nx 1.9.2005; ARC MV Eko) 

1296 - I am pleased to announce that on the 30th of August, we commenced a 

DRM "Phase 1" sce to Europe for the BBC World Service. 

This sce is timed to co-incide with the official launch of consumer DRM 

receivers[? wb.] at the world's largest exhibition for consumer 

electronics, the IFA in Berlin from the 2nd to the 7th of September. 

The sce comprises of 12 hours per day from Rampisham on Shortwave, 

targeting Germany and 16 hours per day on Medium Wave from Orfordness, (to 

be extended to 18 hours per day from the beginning of the winter 

schedule), targeting Benelux during daylight hours and Western Europe 

during hours of darkness. 

(John Emmerson, VT Communications via Mike Barraclough-UK; ARC MV Eko Sep 

24) 

From A.J. Janitschek of Radio Free Asia ("RFA"): The Technical Operations 

Division has just released of the company?s eighth QSL card. The card is 

scheduled for distribution from Sep 1 to Dec 31, 2005. This QSL Card 

commemorates the ninth anniversary of RFA?s first broadcast which took 

place on Sep 29, 1996; this broadcast was in Mandarin Chinese. Since then 

RFA has grown to 9 Asian langs broadcasting a total of 36 hours of radio 

programming daily; primarily on SW freqs. 

RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at 

(follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX?ers but from its general 

listening audience as well. Reception reports are also accepted by email 

at 

For anyone without Internet access, reception reports should be mailed to: 

Reception Reports, Radio Free Asia, 2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300, 

Washington DC 20036, USA. Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the 

current broadcast schedule and a station sticker. 

(via Rich d'Angelo-USA, DXplorer Sep 25) 

U.K./CYPRUS Freq change for BBC in Azeri: 

1700-1730 NF 11855 SKN 300 kW / 090 deg, x11665 RMP 500 kW / 076 deg 

// 5875 CYP 250 kW / 047 deg and 9570 CYP 250 kW / 057 deg 

Cancelled txion for BBC in Russian in DRM mode: 

1800-1900 on 15215 RMP 035 kW / 061 deg to RUS 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sep 26)

USA 5835 WWL via WHRI on Sep 16 at 0736-0810 UT. 33333 Talk in English. 

ID at 0809 UT as '...WWL, AM', at 0803 UT as 'This is World Harvest 

Radio'. 

cf: 

Today's Top Story (September 05 2005) and Nagoya DXers Circle official 

website (Mr. Kagawa and Mr. Aoki, Thank you). 


7811 USB, AFRTS relay (via US Navy NAR facilities), Saddlebunch Keys; at 

1450-1500 on Sept. 24. "Focus On Racing Radio On Westwood One." Xlnt/local 

level, // local level 5446.5 USB. Still highly amused after all these 

years that everyone who logs these chose to ignorantly list the site as 

"Key West." 


The WRNO SW site in New Orleans came thru Katrina virtually unscathed. The 

tx building and the tx are OK; there was no flooding in the building, and 

no damage to the antenna or coupler, etc. However, a large oak(?) tree 

fell on power lines nearby, and that is the main problem. It may have to 

be removed by an independent contractor. Now the target date for going on 

the air is by the end of October, according to sources at the station. 

(George Thurman-TX-USA, dxld Sept 16) 

Another version: Just wanted to let everyone know that I have found out 

that the tx site for WRNO SHORTWAVE near New Orleans for the most part did 

not suffer any serious damage due to hurricane Katrina. The xmtr building 

had no flooding, and the antenna, and txion line did not suffer any wind 

damage. The only real problem is an Oak tree that has fallen, and has cut 

electrical power to the building. It may be some time before the tree can 

be removed, and the station hopes to get on the air by late October 

(GEORGE THURMAN, Sept 16, rec.radio.shortwave via Dave Zantow, dxld) 

BTW, at times personalities from WRNO 99.5 are heard on URBONO. Just a 

reminder that despite the same call letters, this no longer has any 

relation to the inactive SW station. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sep 16) 

Additional RFE/RL changes: 

0300-0400 Azeri on 9855 cancelled 

0500-0600 Georgian on 9855 cancelled 

1400-1500 Armenian on 9790 cancelled 

1400-1500 Georgian on 15255 cancelled 

1400-1500 Kazakh NF 15255, x15455 // 4995 15355 

1400-1500 Tajik NF 9790, x17670 // 15370 15725 

1500-1600 Azeri on 15160 cancelled 


UZBEKISTAN 17560V[17562/17568] V.of Tibet on Sep 18 at 1212-1231 UT. 

45433-43433 Tibetian, Opening mx, Opening announce, Talk, 1214 UT mx 

jamming on c/c. 


VoT see also under Madagascar, (wb.) 

In 1980 I visited the Uzbek SSR as a member of an American peace 

delegation. The primary purpose of this diversion from our scheduled trip 

to Moscow was to see how happy the Muslims in Uzbekistan were in the 

Soviet system, the point being that the Afghans (then fighting Soviet 

troops) across the border ought to be just as happy (they weren't). During 

our visit we were interviewed by Radio Tashkent about a number of 

international issues, including the boycott of the Olympics by the US. 

After the interview I was given an envelope, which upon opening I was

surprised to find 40 rubles in currency. I asked what it was for and I was 

told that since an interview is an economic transaction it was only fair 

that I got paid! My inclination at the time was to give the money to the 

organization that had sponsored me for the trip, but upon learning that it 

was illegal to transport rubles across the border I think we ended up 

buying drinks for the people at the table next to us in a Tashkent 

restaurant. Was it a bribe? I don't know, but the Armenian group at the 

next table was definitely happier! 

(Jim Renfrew-NY-USA, dxld Sep 21) 

VANUATU This info comes from an engineering source in Vanuatu. Only one 

out of three Radio Vanuatu's SW txs is working at the moment. It was off 

for couple of days since 16 September due to fault in the exciter power 

supply, but should be on the air by now. Transmitter is rated 10 kW but 

runs around 8 kW. 

The schedule is (times UTC) 

3945 1900-2100, 0500-1100 

7260 2100-0500 

The switch-over times from one freq to another are "about" as there is no 

remote control system functioning and station's tech has to go to the tx 

site (10km from the town) and manually change freq and antenna system. 

Audio might be a bit undermodulated due to audiofeed link problems. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Sep 22) 

VIETNAM 4739.75 R.TV.Son La on Sep 13 at 1258-1306 UT. 34433-33433 

Vernacular and Vietnamese, Talk, 1300 Theme mx, ID at 1301 UT. 


WESTERN SAHARA (yes, "AOE" may probably stand for "Africa Occidental 

Espanola", or probably not) 700 kHz Polisario Front (which site, Tindouf 

too, like on inactive 1550 kHz?) noted this morning, on 23 Sep at 0605-... 

UT with talks in Arabic; 14331, co-ch QRM de... LAm stns (!), all this via 

my raised K9AY. Well, I believe I logged R. Cordoba, Cordoba, ARG, on 22 

Sep at 0601-0614 UT, unless it was some other LAm stn, but the accent did 

sound vy. much Argentinian to me. // 7460 kHz with adjacent QRM de USA. 

The evening patter is completely different: after dark, 700 kHz do provide 

a good signal here. 


YEMEN 9779.55 Yemen R. on Sep 13 at 1614-1628 UT. 25322-34332 Arabic, 

talk, 1626 UT theme mx. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Sep 23) 

ZIMBABWE 6612 R. Zimbabwe, on Sept 21 at 0220-0434 UT, wide range of mx 

(highlife, pop western mx, jazz, Afr. choral (almost like religious 

singing), M. announcer in African lang., 0323 clear ID for R. Zimbabwe 

(but this was the only ID I could make out), after 0331 seemed to be phone 

conversations, poor-fair, but the mx was enjoyable. Sept 22, at 0135 

already heard with Afr mx and will probably be better in a few hrs. 


NORDX-2005 will be held between Friday November 18 and Thursday December 

01, 2005. All information, rules and more about the contest could be found 

on the NORDX homepage: All DX-ers in the Nordic countries 

are welcome and there is also an "open class" for participants from the 

rest of the world. 

(Claes Olsson-SWE, dswci DXW Sep 7) 

News from the European DX Council 

On Aug 07 - Sep 09, the Board of Deputies representing eight Full Member 

Clubs of the EDXC had their first internet meeting since the EDXC

Conference in Prague. The decisions taken are as follows: 

a. Mr Harald Gabler is again a member of the Board representing the 60 

members of the club "Rhein Main DX Club" with 10 votes. By this the EDXC 

has nine Full Member Clubs and three Observer Clubs. 

b. EDXC membership is open for Clubs at any time and has been opened for 

individuals since the approval of the new statute (April 09, 2005). 

c. The Interim Secretary General (ISG), Luigi Cobisi, is requested 

officially to ask the clubs to pay their membership fees for 2004-2005 

proposing a deadline for their payment amounting to the sum previously due 

for one year. (This has been done and at least four clubs, incl. DSWCI, 

have already paid their fees.) 

d. Establish in 10 Euros the fee for individual members in 2005 and a 

deadline for its payment inviting individual dxers to join the Council 

through the EDXC Mailing List and the Web Portal ). The 

decision completes the new organization of the Council allowing individual 

DXer to join it. According to Article 6 of the new EDXC Statutes: "Any 

individual DX-er living in Europe shall be entitled to become a Full 

Member of the EDXC, even if he or she is a member of a DX Club or of an 

Umbrella organization of DX clubs which also is a Full Member of the 

EDXC." 

Methods of payment to the ISG: 

-you can pay in cash by sending bank notes of any major European currency 

or US dollars (registered mail); 

-cheques in Euro or IMOs are also possible. Should you however want to use 

them, you must add 10.00 Euro to cover the costs at this end. 

-bank transfer to one of the two bank accounts of the ISG: 

Account No. 165 84 500, Bancoposta Bank, Firenze, Italy. Beneficiary: Mr. 

Luigi Cobisi. 

Account No. 10048337 Sparkasse Freiburg BLZ 680 501 01, Germany. Attn.: 

Mr. Luigi Cobisi. 

In addition a message about the payment is appreciated by the ISG. 

e. To publish immediately after the above mentioned deadlines the new 

members list both on the EDXC Mailing List and the Web Portal. 

f. To establish a further deadline for candidatures for the posts of new 

Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General, as well as new 

Auditors. 

g. Tibor Szilagyi has offered to organize EDXC Conferences in St. 

Petersburg, Russia, on Oct 19-22, 2006 together with local dxers, and in 

Lugano, Switzerland on Nov 01-04, 2007. The Board of Deputies decided to 

ask for other possible Conference bids before Dec 31, 2005. 

(Anker Petersen, representing the DSWCI in the Board of Deputies; 

dswci DXW Sep 22) 

Shortwave Array Antennas. Customized Solutions. 

What makes SW antenna arrays so attractive is the fact that they are 

available in an extraordinary variety of designs. Depending on 

requirements, optimal antenna array solutions can be engineered for a very 

wide range of site specific conditions. 

If a SW antenna array comes into question for your station, the desired 

specific radiation characteristics and beam slewing performances of the

system will depend greatly on such important design parameters as 

number and arrangement of dipoles and 

the layout of the antenna feeding. 

Consequently, an essential question arising in connection with the choice 

of a new antenna system is: 

Which type of dipoles are suitable for a specific antenna array? 

Thales provides two basic solutions to help customers make the right 

decision: 

The use of half-lambda dipoles (the length of one dipole in portions of 

wavelength of the design freq is lambda/2). 

The use of lambda dipoles (the length of one dipole in portions of 

wavelength of the design freq is lambda. 

Defining Dipoles. The ITU defines array antennas as follows: AHR m/n/h 

(Aperiodic Horizontal Reflector), whereby the number of dipoles in each 

horizontal row is m. However, m counts the number of lambda/2 components 

in one row, so one lambda-dipole can be seen to be consisting of two 

lambda/2 elements. 

Another way to look at it is to consider one (center-fed) lambda-dipole as 

two end-fed lambda/2-dipoles. 

Comparing Solutions: lambda/2 Alternative 

Both dipole versions have their advantages. In case maximum freq range and 

a minimum electrical main-beam slewing are requested, the choice should be 

made for the lambda/2-dipole. 

In addition, a lambda/2-dipole can be realized as a so-called folded 

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Thales has excellent results using this version of dipoles in its rigid 

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Using Full Wave Dipoles. In case a highly economic solution is preferred 

and limited slew are required, the lambda-dipole is an appropriate choice. 

The use of full wave dipoles does not necessarily limit the freq range of 

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The antenna's feed system will be simpler as the number of dipole feeding 

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Customer's Choice. A comparison of the slewing capability of an antenna 

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Invitation to the 30 Anniversary of Rhein-Main-Radio-Club, Germany. 

Dear DX friends, 

the Rhein-Main-Radio-Club, Frankfurt - you know from EDXC Conference 2003 

- is celebrating his *30th-Anniversary* at the DX-Camp (26.9.-3.10.2005) 

at Langenselbold (near Hanau) Naturfreundehaus. 

Fr. 30.9. Talk with Wolfram Hess DL1RXA (RIAS und DW) 

Anniversary with welcome with champagne Sa. 1.10., 19.00 CEST, Buffet und 

Tombola with very god prises like DRM-Receiver, Sony SW1, DX-Buecher, 

WRTH, CDs (info: ) 

For this reason Rhein-Main-Radio-Club is publishing a *QSL-card-wall- 

calendar 2006*. 

The calendar will be presented officially at 1.10.05. And it is a 

beautifull and very decorative calendar. You can see it now at att. !!!!! 

Sure this beautiful calendar would be a pleasure for all dx-friend and 

hams. If you will order some of this QSL-card calendars 2006 of the Rhein- 

Main-Radio-Club, Frankfurt, we will send it to you. 

You pay only 14,80 Euro each to our account RMRC-Konto: 

Heinz Schulz / RMRC Konto Nr. 686512 309 - BLZ 250 100 30 

Postbank Hannover SWIFT-/BIC-Code: PBNKDEFF - IBAN: DE89 2501 0030 0686 

5123 09. 

If you want order more please tell us. (then you can get the calendar also 

in Engl.) 

Greetings from Germany 

Harald Gabler, RMRC-Vorstand 

 

Rhein-Main-Radio-Club - P.O.Box 700849 - 60558 Frankfurt, Germany 

(Sep 18) 

Der Rhein-Main-Radio-Club laed einzum 34. DX- Camp des Rhein-Main- 

Radio-Clubs mit 30-jaehrigem Clubjubilaeumim Naturfreundehaus auf dem 

Wingertskippel in 63505 Langenselbold 

vom 26.9.2005 bis 3.10.2005. 

Anmelden per e-Mail oder 

telefonisch: 0177 - 2374326

Fr. 30.9.2005 Vortrag und Gespraech mit Wolfram Hess DL1RXA. 

Am Samstag, dem 1.10.05 Abend ab 19.00 MESZ findet die Feier zum 

30-jaehrigen bestehen des RMRC statt. 

Sekt-Empfang, der Champus fliesst, dazu kleine Werbeschmankerl 

Jubilaeumsparty, Die besten Bilder aus 30 Jahren RMRC, Vorstellung des 

RMRC-QSL-Karten Kalenders 2006, Vorstellung des RMRC-Online-Logbuch. 

Kaltes und warmes Buffet 

Tombola 

1. Preis Digital World Traveller, DRM-USB-Empfaenger incl. Software 

2. Preis Sony Weltempfaenger SW1, der kleine Reiseempfaenger 

3. Preis Designerhandy Nokia 8850 Gold Edition Weitere tolle Preise: 

Solarladegeraet fuer Reiseempfaenger, Nokia Card Phone -Telefon fuer den 

Laptop, interessante Radiobuecher, WRTH 2006, CD's 

(Auch wer leider nicht zum DX-Camp kommen kann, kann an der RMRC- 

Jubilaeums-Tombola teilnehmen, online unter , per Telefon 

0177-2374326 oder per Post an RMRC, Pf. 70 0849, 60558 Frankfurt - 

Lospreis 2 Euro.) 

Waehrend des DX-Camps ist jeder fuer seine Verpflegung selbst 

verantwortlich. Getraenke wie Cola, Fanta, Bier etc. werden vom 

Naturfreundehaus angeboten. Kochmoeglichkeiten sind in der gut 

ausgestatteten Kueche vorhanden. 

Der RMRC bietet Anschluss an eine Langdrahtantenne und einen 

Tropenbanddipol ueber einen Antennenverteiler. Es wird pro Antenne ein ca. 

10 Meter langes Koaxialkabel RG-58 oder aequivalent, mit einem BNC-Stecker 

benoetigt. Einige Kabel sind vorhanden. 

Empfaenger und Zubehoer und ggf. das Material fuer den Aufbau weiterer 

Antennen muessen mitgebracht werden. Es darf nur mit Kopfhoerer gehoert 

werden. 

Uebernachtung im Hause erfolgt in Mehrbettzimmern. Kosten: Euro 10,00 pro 

Nacht bei Benutzung eigener Bettwaesche. Wer keine Bettwaesche mitbringt, 

muss diese vom Naturfreundehaus mieten fuer einmalig 5,00 Euro. 

Uebernachtung im Zelt/Wohnwagen 5,00 Euro pro Uebernachtung. 

Teilnahmegebuehr fuer das Jubilaeums-DX-Camp einmalig 20,00 Euro pro 

Teilnehmer incl. Jubilaeumsparty und Endreinigung. 

Alleinige Teilnahme an der Jubilaeumsparty 15.00 Euro. 

Alle anfallenden Kosten werden von OM Harald Gabler, der auch die Leitung 

der nicht oeffentlichen Veranstaltung hat, vor Ort in bar erhoben. Im 

Tagungsraum darf nicht uebernachtet werden. 

Jeder Teilnehmer haftet fuer seine Geraete und Gegenstaende sowie fuer 

seine koerperliche Unversehrtheit selbst. Der RMRC lehnt jegliche Haftung 

bei Diebstahl, Beschaedigung von Geraeten oder Gegenstaenden sowie bei 

Personenschaeden generell ab. 

Teilnehmer, die mit der Bahn kommen, koennen nach Voranmeldung vom Bahnhof 

Langenselbold abgeholt werden. Im Naturfreundehaus sind wir unter Telefon: 

06184 / 1031 oder dem Clubtelefon 0179 / 4429992 erreichbar. 

Wir freuen uns ueber jeden Teilnehmer. Gute Laune sollte mitgebracht

werden. 

Harald Gabler 

RMRC Vorstand 

(via Markus Weidner-D, A-DX Sep 19) 


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RAMADAN Am 4./5. Oktober beginnt in diesem Jahr der Ramadan. 

Im islamischen Fastenmonat sind Muslime gehalten, tagsueber zu fasten. Im 

Gegenzug werden die Abendessen zum wichtigen sozialen E0reignis sowohl in 

den Familien als auch bei Einladungen an die Armen. Da sich das soziale 

Leben in den Abend verlagert, verlaengern viele Stationen der islamischen 

Welt ihre Programme in die Nacht oder senden sogar rund um die Uhr. In 

frueheren Jahren bedeutete das fuer europaeische DXer beispielsweise 

Empfangsmoeglichkeiten fuer die jetzt reaktivierte Kurzwelle 4780 kHz von 

RTV Djibouti. Der Beginn des Ramadanfest zum Ende des Fastens duerfte auf 

den 3./4. November fallen. 


AUSTRALIA 2310 VL8A-Alice Springs, at 0948-1004 on Sep 26, English, 

Local mx w/ talk over, ABC promos, wx forecast for entire continent. Song 

"Midnite Moon" thru ToH, quick ID at 1003 UT then more mx. Fair using USB. 

// 2325-VL8T poor. 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Sep 27) 

7875U ABC-WA, at 1056-1106 on Sept.26, English, "PM" prg w/ economic nx 

re Aussie land council; hurricane effects on oil industry. Trivia quiz re 

"English Premier League" into ABC Nx at 1100 UT re Aussie Homeland 

Security. Fair/poor. 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Sep 27)

7875 kHz SW 

Dear Mr Sonntag, Thank you for your email. 

The 7875 kHz ABC Radio sce you can hear is not currently being transmitted 

by the ABC. We believe this sce is being transmitted by the Australian 

Military, to troops overseas, although we have been unable to confirm this 

as yet. 

Additionally, as we are not transmitting this sce, we are unaware of how 

long the broadcasts will continue. 

I'm sorry I could not provide you with more details. Thank you for taking 

the time to write to the ABC. 

Yours sincerely, Jo Lindsay. Communications Officer- 

ABC Transmission Public Relations. TTY: 1800 627 854 

Reception Advice Line: 1300 13 9994 (8am-7pm Monday to Friday EST) 

Reception Advice" 

(Rudolf Sonntag-D, A-DX Sep 30) 

There's been no sign of ADFR on 7875.05 USB for a few days now at my local 

dawn (1400 UT). Last week they were very well hrd. Test xmsns only? A 

change in fqys? 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Oct 1) 

So, the sports final test txion on 7875usb towards Australian soldiers 

serving in Asia seems over now. 

Shortwave listeners worldwide heard broadcasts in upper sideband of ABC 

Perth late Sept for 10 days on 7875. It originated from an Australian 

Defence Forces tx in Exmouth, WeAUS. It operates on an irregular basis for 

Australian troops and was active due to the Australian rules football 

grand final. Power was 40 kW. 

But here are the remaining freqs for northern Australia / Dili UTE 

services of various Defense installation in AUS and elsewhere in Asia: 

6685 6709 6727 6730 6760 7735 7875 8977 8974 8989 9023 9025 11143 11187 

11195 11199 11205 11235 11238 11271 13206 13861 15016 15061 15085 18003 

18018 18430 18735 23203 kHz. 

(73 wb Oct 2) 

AZERBAIJAN [Nagorno-Karabakh] VOJustice reported on Sep 24 at 0500 UT 

on 9680 kHz, but no signal was on Sep 23 at 1300 and 1400 UT. 


History - A radio station 'Voice of Justice' broadcasting in Stepanakert 

in the Azerbaijani lang tries to establish a 'trust bridge' between the 

Karabakh conflict parties. 

 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Nov 27, 2004) 

9677v kHz. The station is on the air since August 1997, the "actual" name 

(in Azeri) is "Aedaelaen Saesi Radiosu". (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, ibid. 2004) 

BAHRAIN [non] 9133U CMF R. Information / R. One at 2041 UT on Sept 27, 

finally heard after numerous tries. Barely above the noise with Middle 

Eastern singing; telephone-quality audio. Woman in what sounded like 

Arabic at 2047 UT, then back to mx with wild vocal accompanied by flute, 

ud, etc.; no break across 2100 UT. Unlike 6125U, which is (or at least has 

been whenever I've heard it) carrier plus USB, this one is pure USB with 

no carrier. Slightly stronger on Sept. 29 and 30 but still seems extremely 

low-powered, barely goosing a couple of red lights on my 2010. 

(Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Sep 28)

Information Radio (Radio Maluumaati) via Naval Ships of Coalition Maritime 

Forces in waters around Saudi Arabia. 

I listened to the station on 9133 upper sideband for three hours Sept 

27th, 1830-2130. The entire program was Middle Eastern mx. A woman gave 

occasional annts in Arabic and a man did the same in Farsi. No other langs 

were heard. The woman in Arabic mentioned the station's freqs and gave the 

identification as Coalition Maritime Radio. There was also the usual annt 

of the Rewards for Justice program. Some of the annts were repeated over 

time as there was only about four different ones. 

(Hans Johnson-USA, Cumbre via WDXC Contact Oct) 

Coalition Maritime Radio 9133 upper sideband heard with good strength here 

at 1730 UT, September 29th, Arabic mx and annmts. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC Contact Oct) 

BHUTAN On checking at 0058 UT hear tone modulated opening carrier. 0100 

s.on procedure. So it is very much on SW. Signals fair but by 0130 UT fade 

out here near the equator. Will get stronger as the sun goes down to the 

Southern Hemisphere. Cant hear it around 1200-1400 UT, too much QRM. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK DXplorer Oct 2) 

Yes - the freq should read 6035 kHz for 0100 UT s.on. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Oct 3) 

BRAZIL 6105.12 Radio Cultura Filadelfia on Sep 27 at 2254 UT, OM and YL 

alternating talking, program theme mx, ID "Radio Cultura Filadefia" with 

freqs at 2300, mentions of Foz do Iguacu. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Oct 2) 

3325 R Mundial, Sao Paulo SP, 01 Oct at 2108-2119, (unreadable) talks; 

24241, adj. uty. QRM. 

4885 R Club do Para, Belem PA, 30 Sep at 2202-2215, A Voz do Brasil news; 

45333. 

6040 R Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 01 Oct at 2114-2129, lengthy talks 

on football, interviews; 54443, adjc. QRM; // 1430 rated 33432. 

6060 R Tupi, Curitiba PR, 01 Oct at 2111-2118, talks; 22441, adjc. & co- 

ch QRM. 

6150 R Record, Sao Paulo SP, 01 Oct at 2117-2130, football match reports, 

e.g. Sao Caetano vs. Fortaleza, advts; 44443, adjc. QRM only. 

9630 R Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 02 Oct at 0947-f/out 1205, songs, TCs, 

slogans, e.g. "A radio que acorda o Brasil", religious prgr 1030, prayer 

later on; 24433, adjc. QRM only. 

9675 R Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 01 Oct at 0957-f/out 1210, mx, 

nx bulletin at 1000 (curiously, in // with R Rio Mar 9695 kHz), etc.; 

24433, adjc. QRM. 

9695 R Rio Mar, Manaus AM, 01 Oct at 0958-f/out 1145, IDs, TC, advts, 

fqs, newscast (aired // to R Cancao Nova 9675 !); 24442, adjc. QRM only. 

11735 R Nova Visao, Sta Ma RS, 30 Sep at 1850-1909, R Transmundial 

programming/relay, health prgr at 1900; 43442, QRM de TZA + adjc. chs. 

11785 R Guaiba, Pto Alegre RS, 01 Oct at 2046-2105, f/ball match report 

St¦ Cruz vs. Gremio Portoalagrense, advts; 34443, adjc. QRM. 

11915 R Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 01 Oct at 2050-2102, f/ball match report

St¦ Cruz vs. Gremio (2-0), advts; 34443, adjc. QRM. 

11925.2 R Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 30 Sep at 1847-1900 (when blocked), 

talks on economics; 44443, adjc. QRM. 

17814.9 R Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 02 Oct at 1155-1241, talks (seemingly a 

news-like feature); 14441, adjc. QRM. 

17815 R Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 01 Oct at 1744-1814, Braz. mx; 15341, yet 

improving despite adjc. QRM /1800; Rated 14442 at 2045 on same day, when 

also noted // 9615 at 44444 later at 2245. 

(all 14 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 3) 

BURKINA FASO 7230 R Burkina, Ouagadougou, noted on 29 Sep at 0805- 

f/out 1010, Vernacular, tribal songs; 35443. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 3) 

CANADA 6030 CFVP-presumed, at 0414-0438 On Sep 26, country mx vocals 

hosted by a man with brief English words between songs. Apparent ad string 

at 0420 UT and a PSA. Not able to ID the poor signal with very deep fades 

and disappearing by tune out. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Oct 2) 

6070 CFRX-Toronto relaying CFRB-AM fair-poor with phone-in show; phone 

numbers; ad string; mention of Newstalk 1010 UT, the ID for CFRB. 

(Jim Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer Oct 2) 

CANADA/SWEDEN NO DRM TRANSMISSIONS FROM SACKVILLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 

We have been advised that our DRM txion at 2130-2200 UT on 9800 kHz via 

Sackville in Canada is off the air due to a technical problem. 

The tx needs a spare part from the manufacturer, and this could take up to 

several weeks. This affects all DRM txions from the Sackville site. 

Further information when we have it. 


CHAD 6165 Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne. On Sep 25 at 1940-2003 

UT. 34333, but covered by Radio JPN co-channel at 1955 UT. Nx report in 

French with some interview. ID was heard at 2000 UT, then popular song. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Sep 30) 

CHILE 17680 Voz Cristiana at 2227 UT Spanish 444 on Sept 20. YL and OM 

with ongoing comments plus an ID then into mx. 

(MacKenzie-USA, JPNpremium Sep 30) 

The address given in WRTH for Voz Cristiana is incorrect; it should be 

Castilla 395, Talagante, Region Metropolitana, Chile. 

(Allen Dean-UK, WDXC Contact Oct 1) 

CHINA CNR1 heard at 1957 UT with IS, ID, Marsh on MW 1377 // 4800 kHz, 

Sep 24. 


CIS/USA B-05 for WYFR via CIS's txs: 

1900-2000 on 6205 MSK 250 kW / 240 deg Italian 

2000-2200 on 7360 ARM 250 kW / 290 deg English 

1900-2000 on 7370 SAM 250 kW / 284 deg German 

1700-1900 on 7435 TAC 200 kW / 311 deg Russian 

1900-2000 on 7440 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg Spanish 

1400-1500 on 7475 ARM 300 kW / 110 deg Bengali 

1000-1100 on 7480 K/A 250 kW / 178 deg Japanese 

1400-1500 on 7510 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg Urdu 

1900-2000 on 7520 ARM 250 kW / 290 deg French 

1300-1500 on 7580 SAM 250 kW / 140 deg English

1500-1700 on 7580 SAM 250 kW / 140 deg Hindi 

0900-1100 on 9450 NVS 250 kW / 110 deg English 

1100-1200 on 9450 NVS 250 kW / 110 deg Korean 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Oct 4) 

COLOMBIA 6139.78 Radio Lider, makes another appearance on Sept 28 at 

0821-0907 UT; believe not on since last heard Sept 2; Man announcer with 

program of SP ballads, love songs, etc.; many short IDs; 0827 & 0857 

chimes, full ID and chimes again; ToH mx fanfare, short ID, brief mention 

of a bank; fair-good. 


5910 La Voz de tu Conciencia c/o Russell Stendeal at Apartado Aereo 95300 

in Bogota was returned as undeliverable indicating the postal box is 

closed. 


CONGO REP. 5985 (T)RTV Congolaise, at 2049-2100 on Sept 26, French, OM 

w/ talks over and b/w Hi-life mx, tent.ID at 2055. Fair/poor signal prior 

to being crushed at 2100 UT by 20 kHz wide "hash", presumably DRM? 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, DXplorer Sep 27) 

The 20 kHz wide hash at that hour would be Deutsche Welle in DRM on 5980, 

and Radio Luxembourg in DRM on 5990. So it's only fair to assume that one 

DRM signal wipes out 10 kHz, not 20. :-P 

(Ralph Brandi-USA, DXplorer Sep 28) 

5985 R Congo, Brazzaville, noted on 25 Sep at 1832-1849 UT, French, 

songs, actualities prgr; 53433, adjc. QRM de DRM sig. 5990, which also 

affects MLI on 5995 kHz. 


COSTA RICA 5054.6 Faro del Caribe, at 0051-0115 UT on Sep 28, man with 

long Spanish talk followed by light instrumental mx at 0057 UT, more talk 

and a vocal to 0100 ID. Next program was mainly vocals hosted by a man and 

woman. Poor to fair. 


5054.58 Faro del Caribe, semi-normal audio when hrd Sep 30, a little low 

and sometimes swallowed up by the carrier, but better than usual. Hrd at 

0845 with mostly talk, ID 0859 UT, still there at 1015. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Oct 2) 

CUBA/VENEZUELA RNV not heard for some time, including Sunday Oct 2 

during the 2000 hour, but on Monday Oct 3, there it was, on via Cuba 13680 

// 9550 kHz at 2008 UT and synchronized. Still the same segments, making 

me wonder if a few old CDs are being played over and over, e.g. about 

Chavez to the mx of Wagner; and closing with the thoughts of Simon Bolivar 

to 2056* and still giving the Apartado 3979 address. Nothing audible on 

15230 or 17705/17750. Oct 2 after 2300, CRI via Canada was on 13680, and 

there may have been a trace of this underneath. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Oct 4) 

DENMARK 243 longwave. 

It was also decided that the LW and MW txs in Kalundborg would be closed 

down - and so DR will stop using 243 and 1062 kHz. 

The final decision on such a closure must, however, be taken by the 

Ministry of Culture. Currently DR is obliged to use LW and MW. A decision 

on the closure of the txs in Kalundborg will probably take effect as of 

January 1st 2007. The foreign lang sces (in English, Arabic, Serbo- 

Croatian, Somali, Urdu and Turkish) will be terminated by the end of 

December 2005. I was the only board-member to vote against these cuts. Too 

bad :-(

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, via MWC e-mail nx 9.9.2005; ARC MV Eko) 

So, there is a chance to move Europe-1 Saarlouis 183 kHz and DLR 

Oranienburg 177 kHz into raster 180/243 kHz in future? (wb.) 

Dear Wolfgang 

No, I don't think there's a chance that DR or Denmark would give up 243 

kHz even though txions on 243 kHz are likely to be suspended as of Dec 31, 

2006. Plans are that the txs will be kept in place ready to be taken into 

use should it be necessary in an emergency situation or whenever DRM 

should become relevant. 

I am one of the 10 members of the board of DR and I was the only one to 

vote against the closure of the MW and LW txs in Kalundborg. Following the 

board meeting (where the decision was taken) I suggested replacing the 

LW/MW txions with SW txions of a few newscasts to serve Danes abroad 

(incl. fishermen at sea) but this was (of course) also turned down. 

Please get in touch should you wish any further details about the 

situation here. 

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 30) 

DJIBOUTI 4780 Radio Djibouti on Sep 28 at 0314 UT. Arabic mx, YL 

talking at 0329 UT including ID "Radio Djibouti", theme mx, into nx report 

read by OM, ending at 0340 UT, more mx. 


Block buster signal at 1455 UT on 4780 kHz. Typical fast chanting singing 

with the drum beats. 


EL SALVADOR/USA/GREECE Radio Imperial (pres) making an appearance here 

on 17838.3 kHz this afternoon at 1840 UT. Rapid talks in Spanish by man 

and woman. Signal drifted up to about 17838.4 kHz by 1910 UT. Unfortunatly 

the signal was in one its many long deep fades at ToH. 

(Steve Lare-MI-USA, dxld Sep 29) 

In light of reports of R. Imperial presumably active around 17838-17839 

kHz, one of which said its mx sounded Greek, I checked Sept 30 at 2045 and 

guess what I found? A weak signal on about 17839.1 kHz had Greek mx, and 

it was // 17705 kHz, i.e. ERT via Delano, just as I suggested. Next thing 

to do is tune the same displacement below 17705, about 134 kHz. That would 

be 17705 - 134 = 17571 kHz. There was a weak carrier there too, not 17570! 

Tho too much in the splatter of the OTHER ERT relay via Greenville on 

17565 kHz to // the audio. 

Since 17705 kHz is overwhelmingly strong here, I would hesitate to assume 

such spurs are tx- rather than receiver-produced, but the former certainly 

seems to be the case now, as I could also detect them on another receiver, 

and with maximum attenuation. This is not to say that R. Imperial may not 

also be active sporadically, especially if someone hears a signal 

definitely in Spanish rather than Greek, but beware of 17705 kHz spurs and 

be sure to check that if during the period it is on the air. After 2200 UT 

there would be no such problem. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Oct 1) 

ETHIOPIA 6210 R Fana, Addis Ababa, noted on 25 Sep at 1747-1804 UT, 

Amharic, songs, talks at 1800 UT, pops; 54343, adjc. QRM de 6205 kHz; // 

6940 worse signal. 

9704.2 R Ethiopia, Gedja Jewe, obs'ed during the 3rd Oct at eclipse, 

0941-1015 UT /vy. faint by approx. 1040), Vernacular, talks; 35443. 


GERMANY 11800 Minivan R. via DTK Juelich on Sep 24 at *1600-1619 UT.

43443-44444 Vernacular, 1600 UT sign on with ID as "This is Radio Miami 

International ...", IS, ID as "Me Minivan Radio", Opening announce, Talk. 


9405, Save the Gambia Project (pres) via DTK Juelich, at 2014-2030* UT on 

Oct 1, man talking in English mentioning Gambia numerous times and talking 

about suffering and the future of the people of Gambia. Switch to UNID 

lang at 2022 UT and off suddenly at 2030 UT. Poor to fair. 


Additional DTK T-Systems changes: 

TNT Hit Radio: 

1400-1600 5975 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu Dutch,additional from 

Oct.1 


1530-1545 11610 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg Wed to EaEu English, deleted from 

Oct.5 


1600-1700 9925 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Daily to ME Turkish, addit. from 

Sep.29 

CVC International from Oct.10: 

0500-0600 9815 WER 125 kW / 180 deg to NoAf English 

0600-0900 15235 WER 125 kW / 180 deg to NoAf English 




CVC International, tent. freqs for B-05 








6085DRM [heard DRM mode encoded in New Jersey-USA!] Bayerischer Rundfunk 

BR-B5akt on Sep 27 at 2107 UT S/N ratio hovering around 15 dB, marginal 

for audio but much better than yesterday; about 35-40% of audio getting 

through; ID as "Bay-fuenf" at 2110, weather report at 2114 UT, ID at 2115 

UT "Bayern fuenf, aktuell", into news, discussion of possible Grand 

Coalition between two major parties that both lost the recent election 

(CDU/CSU and SDP), nx item about the EU, football results, weather in 

Bavaria, ID "B5, das Radio fuer die Infogesellschaft" at 2130, into news; 

S/N up to 18-19 dB by 2130 UT, and audio 95+% audible, to the point of 

being listenable, even; nx headlines every fifteen mins; off at 2205 UT. 


[excerpt] Text of interview with Erik Bettermann, Deutsche Welle's 

director-general in the September edition of the Association of 

International Broadcasters monthly publication The Channel titled 

"Dialogue between cultures is key". 

Since Oct 2001, Erik Bettermann has been instrumental in shaping the 

strategy of Germany's international broadcaster Deutsche Welle in his 

capacity as director-general. 

[Q] DW is one of the big names in international broadcasting - in your 

view, what role does international broadcasting have in our century?

[A] There is a role for international broadcasters even in the 21st 

century. International broadcasting isn't just short wave radio anymore. 

The decisive factor is not the delivery platforms, which have changed a 

lot over the past decades, but the journalism. Particularly in the age of 

globalisation, we cannot do without transnational media. 

A country has to have a presence and position itself and its strengths. As 

for the much-invoked dialogue between cultures, we must take it seriously 

as a precondition for a safe, peaceful future. 

[Q] DW is not only a big name but also a huge organisation, employing 

around 1,500 people and operating DW-Radio, DW-TV and the 

multimedia/multilingual web site DW-World.de. You currently broadcast in 

30 langs - how do you decide which langs to broadcast in? 

[A] The most important question is: whom do I want to reach where and why? 

Our statutory mission defines the following target groups: present and 

future opinion leaders and decision makers who are interested in 

differentiated information about Germany and Europe, people living in 

censored media markets or crisis regions, Germans who live permanently or 

temporarily overseas and people all over the world who are learning 

German. 

We try to align our sces and txion routes as precisely as possible to the 

specific interests and needs of the audience. They have to be configured 

to offer viewers, listeners and users distinct added value, with as little 

technical effort as possible and at the optimal broadcasting time. We rely 

both on traditional and on the most modern delivery platforms. Our 

priorities are determined in the so-called "task plan". 

Until 2009, we are focusing chiefly on dialogue with the Islamic world, 

increased regionalisation - for example in Latin America - , strengthening 

of our presence in Asia and promoting European cooperation. In doing so, 

we also ask: can we reach the people there with what we have or do we need 

to launch new programmes? On 1 October 2005, for instance, we are 

launching a specific radio slot for Belarus. 

[Q] Have your lang priorities changed over the last years? 

[A] Rapid technological developments and geopolitical changes constantly 

force us to examine our lang priorities. Reflecting the developments 

within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), we set up a Ukrainian 

Service in the year 2000; since then Ukrainian has also been used on our 

website DW-World.de. 

Another example: following the attacks on September 11, we set up an 

Arabic-language programme slot on DW-TV in the summer of 2002 with the aim 

of intensifying the dialogue with people of the Muslim faith. Along with 

strengthening DW-TV, we considerably extended our radio sce in Arabic - to 

five hours - and set up a separate Arabic-language desk at DW online. 

[Q] In May of this year you signed a new rebroadcasting partner in Iraq, 

Radio Alnas - your second rebroadcaster in that country. Are you targeting 

specifically the Middle East? 

[A] Yes, we give special attention to the Arabic world. After all, it is a 

highly politically sensitive region that is not far from us. Dialogue with 

the Islamic world means not only sces in Arabic, but also in langs such as 

Urdu, Dari, Pashto and INSn. Since late February, Dima Tarhini is the 

first Arabic woman in Europe to anchor the Arabic-language nx for a 

western international broadcaster. 

DW-TV is relevant as an alternative to the govt-controlled media in the 

region and to the Anglo-American channels. We expanded the Arabic sces on

DW-Radio and DW-World.de as well. In the Middle East, we are seeing signs 

of an opening vis-a-vis democratic principles: to permit elections, to 

allow women more rights and to align economic structures to western 

ideals. We should take advantage of this new openness by using our sces to 

help people form their own opinions. 

[Q] How do you measure your success in different markets? 

[A] It's difficult to get reliable figures. We share this problem with all 

international broadcasters. We estimate that Deutsche Welle has a weekly 

reach of more than 90 million listeners and viewers worldwide. For the 

internet, our figures have jumped by 1.000 per cent over the last three 

years - DW is the most efficient international broadcaster on the 

internet. Around 65 million listeners worldwide use DW-Radio as their 

source of information, received via short wave, satellite, rebroadcasting 

and other txion techniques. Our international television sce DW-TV, which 

can be received worldwide via satellite, is watched by a good 28 million 

viewers - primarily in Latin America, in the countries of the EU and in 

the Middle East and northern Africa. 

[Q] You say you are not satisfied with the funding of DW - how is DW 

funded at present? 

[A] Deutsche Welle is largely funded from the federal budget. Our funds 

are allocated to us annually; for the year 2005 DW's operating budget is 

Euro261 million. We have made clear our objectives to the German 

Bundestag: qualified journalistic coverage of vital German interests in 

the world. This of course costs money. We at DW are aware that the public 

coffers are not exactly overflowing. But we need answers to questions such 

as: What is Germany's international image worth to the country? What 

benefits does the govt expect from an efficient, competitive media vehicle 

that carries Germany's economic, academic and cultural image into the 

world? In view of the current federal budget, it is likely that we will 

have to put some projects on ice. 

[Q] DW and RFI are joining forces in the Arab world and CIS, helping each 

other to develop programmes and reach more listeners. How important is co- 

operation with other international broadcasters? 

[A] I think that cooperation with other - especially European - 

international broadcasters is indispensable - and not only because the new 

DW Act demands it. The countries of Europe are moving closer together and 

that cannot pass unnoticed by the national broadcasters. The better we are 

networked, the better we can mutually support one another. Take the 

internet for example: there has been a regular exchange of DW and BBC 

online editors since 2004. Both sides benefit from knowledge sharing and 

even joint internet campaigns have taken place. In radio, we cooperate 

closely with RFI, for example through the joint use of FM freqs in Eastern 

Europe, the CIS regions and Africa. 

[Q] DW is also involved in German TV, the joint German-language programme 

of DW, ARD and ZDF. The channel has been on air for just over three years 

now - how successful has it been? 

[A] German TV now reaches over 20,000 subscribers in North America and 

various regions of Latin America. It has become apparent that we are 

unlikely to achieve the number of subscribers needed to cover the 

operating costs. Therefore, and due to ever-tighter public budgets, we 

want to find a solution that satisfies the current subscribers of German 

TV and does not place an additional burden on the federal budget. Also, we 

wish to maintain the good alliance between the regional broadcasters of 

the ARD, the ZDF and Deutsche Welle. At the same time, the German 

international television sce should be free- to-air. The coming weeks will 

show what future there is for the project "German international television

sce". 

[Q] You are heavily involved in Digital Radio Mondiale - what is your 

prognosis for success or failure? 

[A] The technological development of radio, television and telemedia is 

marked by increasing digitalisation and convergence. I am sure that short 

wave digitalisation will succeed and lead to a short wave renaissance. 

Transnational radio programmes will soon be heard in FM quality in 

countries such as China, India and Uganda, countries where freedom of 

information is not a matter of course. We were among the first to join DRM 

and our radio strategy is consistently aligned to it. 

[Q] How important is it for Germany to have an international broadcasting 

voice of its own? 

[A] Germany's political and economic weight in Europe and the world grew 

with unification. Yet in many places little is known about German society, 

culture and economics or about Germany's important role in the process of 

European unity. If a nation's culture and lang are not accessible, that 

nation is immediately less attractive. It is Deutsche Welle's job to 

spread information from Germany and Europe and to convey Germany's image 

to the world. 

(...) Background on Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle is Germany's 

international broadcaster with DW-TV, DW- Radio and DW-World.de. Publicly 

funded, it is one of the five largest international broadcasting sces in 

the world - more than 1,400 broadcast professionals from over 60 nations 

staff its radio, TV and internet divisions. DW offers nx and cultural 

highlights from all over the world with a European and German perspective. 

DW-Radio broadcasts in German, English and 28 other langs (including 

Amharic, Urdu, Bengali and Ukrainian). 

Reception is direct-to-home via short wave, satellite or cable, or local 

stations operated by rebroadcasting partners. DW-TV broadcasts its 24-hour 

information programme in German and English from studios in Berlin. There 

are also regional programme slots in Arabic, Dari and Pashto. 

 

(The Channel, London, Sep 5 via BBCM via dxld) 

DLF/DLR National Radio Frequency Coordination on FM band. 

Der Hoerfunkrat des Deutschlandradio hat den Intendanten Ernst Elitz 

aufgefordert, auf eine Neuordnung der UKW-Frequenzordnung in Deutschland 

hinzuwirken. Die Verteilung der Uebertragungskapazitaeten, die weitgehend 

in den 50er und 80er Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts zugewiesen wurden, 

sagte der Vorsitzende des Hoerfunkrats Hinrich Enderlein, muesste an die 

aktuelle Bedarfs- und Angebotssituation angepasst werden. Programme der 

Landesrundfunkanstalten und der privaten Anbieter waeren heute zum Teil 

mit Doppel- und Mehrfachversorgungen ausgestattet, waehrend die 

werbefreien Grundversorgungsprogramme des nationalen Hoerfunks fuer 

Information und Kultur - Deutschlandfunk und Deutschlandradio Kultur - in 

vielen Regionen Deutschlands nicht oder nur schlecht zu empfangen waeren. 

Auf der Sitzung des Hoerfunkrats hatte der Intendant des Deutschlandradio, 

Ernst Elitz, vorgetragen, dass die Media-Analyse fuer den Deutschlandfunk 

eine Steigerung von 10 Prozent der taeglichen Hoererschaft ausgewiesen 

habe. Dies sei ein Beweis dafuer, dass es in der deutschen 

Medienlandschaft "grosses Interesse und Bedarf an den werbefreien 

Qualitaetsprogrammen des Deutschlandradio" gebe. Nach regionalspezifischen 

Analysen koennten Deutschlandfunk und Deutschlandradio Kultur, wenn sie 

mit entsprechenden Empfangskapazitaeten ausgestattet waeren wie die Wellen 

der Landesrundfunkanstalten und kommerzieller Anbieter, ihre Hoererzahlen 

nahezu verdoppeln.

Voraussetzung waere eine oekonomisch nachvollziehbare Verteilung der UKW- 

Frequenzen in Deutschland. Der Hoerfunkrat forderte den Intendanten auf, 

mit den Laendern in Gespraeche ueber eine der aktuellen Bedarfslage 

entsprechende Neuverteilung der UKW-Kapazitaeten einzutreten. 

(Pressemitteilung 12.09.2005: Deutschlandradio-Hoerfunkrat fordert 

Neuordnung der Frequenzlandschaft 

 

via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Sep 29) 

New AWR Germany Media Center to be built at Alsbach-Haehnlein near 

Darmstadt. 

Am 25. Okt 2005 findet in Alsbach-Haehnlein bei Darmstadt der erste 

Spatenstich fuer das neue Medienzentrum der Stimme der Hoffnung der 

Siebenten-Tags-Adventisten statt. Die Einweihung ist laut Pastor Matthias 

Mueller, dem Leiter der freikirchlichen Einrichtung, Ende 2006 vorgesehen. 

Im neuen Gebaeude mit modernen Fernseh- und Radiostudios haben 25 

Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter ihre Bueros. 

Ausserdem wird dort der technische Dienst von Adventist World Radio (AWR) 

vertreten sein. Auch die bisherige Adventgemeinde Seeheim-Jugenheim findet 

in Alsbach-Haehnlein neue Raeume. Die Baukosten betragen laut Mueller 

sieben Millionen Euro. 

Deutsche Radioprogramme der 1948 gegruendeten Stimme der Hoffnung sind zur 

Zeit zweieinhalb Stunden taeglich ueber UKW, Kurzwelle und Satellit zu 

hoeren und Fernsehsendungen ueber Hope Channel" an fuenf Stunden pro Woche 

zu sehen. Die Stimme der Hoffnung" besteht aus den Abteilungen Radio, 

Fernsehen, Blindenhoerbuecherei, Internationales Bibelstudien-Institut, 

Internet mit der Bildagentur www.churchphoto.de sowie dem Online-Shop und 

Adventist Media zur Produktion von CDs und DVDs. Pro Jahr werden auf der 

Homepage etwa eine halbe Million Nutzer 

verzeichnet. Die Blindenhoerbuecherei betreut rund 3 400 Sehbehinderte. 

Das Internationale Bibelstudien-Institut bietet neun kostenlose 

Bibelfernkurse an: Pro Jahr werden rund 25 000 Studienbriefe bearbeitet. 

(APD 22.9.2005; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Sep 29) 

GREECE [or non; PIRATES] Greek mx, tc, bizzy audio, strong signal on 

4960 kHz // 1653 kHz mediumwave, another prgr in Greek was heard on 4887 

kHz, both at 2015 UT on Sep 24. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 29) 

GUAM KSDA / AWR in English, instead of Oriya: 

1600-1630 on 12015, co-ch Voice of Korea in German // 11640 and 11680: 


GUINEA 1385.9 Radio Rurale, Labe on Sep 25 at 2214 UT. Decent signal 

with man in African lang (not French). Played lively "hi-life" mx and 

mentioned Labe a few times. Nice ID caught at 2228 UT. 

(Niel Wolfish-CAN?, IRCA via dxld Oct 3) 

GUYANA 3291.2 V of Guyana Sept 27 w/ BBC WS relay from 0545 tune ("The 

World Today" pgm) to 0645 UT. Excellent signal w/ none of the recent 

under-modulation noted (as recently as 9/25). Some static crashes, but 

otherwise almost armchair lvl. Retuned at 0715 to 0815 w/ continuation of 

BBC WS relay until 0806 w/ BBC nx at 0800. At 0806 a 30 second pause was 

fol by a local man ann and a short inst mx interlude and then into Koran 

reading (Arabic chant w/ EE translation) to 0815 tune out. Wish I had 

started my second recording later to catch some of the local pgming and to 

see if sign/off at listed 0900. 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Sep 27) 

3291.28 GBC, at 0128-0147 on Sep 27, English, YL and OM w/ discussion on 

"family structure". Prg. credits, YL thanx guests, "3rd part of discussion

next Monday". Music bridge at 0140 into PSA, ad re home saving plan. Brief 

anncr at 0141 UT into a presumed recording of a live event w/ ancr. 

congratulating winners. Signal crushed by het tone at 0146. Poor/weak w/ 

flux audio. (Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Sep 27) 

3291.3 Voice of Guyana poor at 0235 UT with choral mx and individual 

voices just above QRN level; slow improvement at 0255 to poor plus!; could 

not catch ID at TOH; back to vocal mx. (9/26) 

Much the same on 9/30 in same time period. 


HONDURAS 3340 R. Misiones Int. poor at 0053 UT with choral gospel mx. 


HUNGARY Soeben hat Herr Banky von Radio Budapest uns mitgeteilt, dass 

der Sender in Jaszbereny (100 kW) nicht wie erhofft rechtzeitig fertig 

wurde (Renovierungsarbeiten). Daher werden auch in der naechsten 

Sendeperiode ab 30. Oktober einige Sendungen aus der Slowakei (Rimavka 

Sobota) gefahren werden. (Harald Suess-AUT, A-DX Oct 2) 

Harald Suess reports that according to Radio Budapest, the 100 kW txs at 

Jaszbereny, moved from the Szekesfehervar site after it had been closed a 

year ago, will still not be available yet for the B05 season. Hence Radio 

Budapest will still have some txions from Rimavska Sobota in Slovakia. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 2) 

Budapest B05 file, extracted from Excel sheet by Mr. Banky. Translation of 

the lang sections by yours truly. File sent in via ADDX by Andreas Volk, 

Sept 30. 

On the far most right flank you will see some older data of the last 

decade and some expense calculation data, as well as former langs like 

Ukrainian and Serbian then. 

The remove work of the two 100 kW tx units from Diosd to Jaszbereny site 

has not been finnished yet. So, some of the Radio Budapest txions in B05 

will again handled via Rimavska Sobota site in southern Slovak Republic. 

That's why this excel file is obsolete in total? 

(73 wolfgang Oct 2) 

Well, the txs to be moved were from the Szekesfehervar site between 

Budapest and the Balaton lake. Antenna Hungaria closed this site by the 

end of A04. Back then it had been reported that the Szekesfehervar txs 

will be moved to Jaszbereny and resume operations there for A05, i.e. the 

use of Rimavska Sobota by Radio Budapest was supposed to be a temorary 

matter for B04 only. But instead it continued for A05, and now Mr. Banky 

told Harald Suess that the moved txs will still not be available for B05 

and herewith the txions via Rimavska Sobota continue. 

It is my impression that the right column in question shows some kind of 

spare registrations. Note that they include Ukrainian, Slovak, Romanian 

and Serbian, langs Radio Budapest had to abandon a few years ago due to 

budget constraints. 

Concerning Diosd: They have not used this site in the outskirts of 

Budapest for a couple of years now. Today there is a museum at Diosd, 

located "in the former broadcasting room", cf. 

 

But I think Diosd was still on air after 1995, I think until 1999 or so. 

So I assume that this not refers to the room with the two Brown Boveri SW 

txs. So what's the current status of this (former?) site? 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 2)

History - very last Diosd Hungary schedule, ceased service on Mar 28, 

1999: 

5965 1630-1700 28 DIO 100 120 1234567 251098 280399 Rumanian HNG 

7135 1200-1300 27,28 DIO 100 ND 1...... 251098 280399 Hungarian HNG 

7165 2030-2100 28 DIO 100 ND 1...... 251098 280399 Serbian HNG 

7230 2100-2200 27,28 DIO 100 300 1234567 251098 280399 Hungarian HNG 

7260 0500-0530 28 DIO 100 120 1234567 251098 280399 Rumanian HNG 

9870 0630-0700 28 DIO 100 ND 1234567 251098 280399 Serbian HNG 

25700 1100-1200 55,58,59 DIO 100 090 1234567 251098 280399 Hungarian HNG 

25700 1200-1300 55,58,59 DIO 100 090 1...... 251098 280399 Hungarian HNG 

(HFCC 1999) 

The Hungarian operator Antenna Hungaria (AH) confirmed that also in B05 

some txions of Radio Budapest will be carried by the Rimavska Sobota site 

in Slovakia instead of Jaszbereny in Hungary. AH relocated both the txs 

and antennas from the closed site in Szekesfehervar to Jaszbereny. The txs 

are ready at the new location, but the antenna works still require some 

more time. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Oct 3) 

Most likely usage of Rimavska Sobota-SVK unit in B-05: 

6025 0500-0530 29 RSO 150 50 ....... Russian SVK RBP HNG 

6025 0530-0600 27,28,37 RSO 150 245 ....... Spanish SVK RBP HNG 



6025 1600-1730 27,28 RSO 150 290 ....... French SVK RBP HNG 






6025 2100-2230 27,28 RSO 150 290 ....... English SVK RBP HNG 

6025 2130-2300 27,28,37 RSO 150 245 ....... Spanish SVK RBP HNG 

INDIA Well if you are wondering whether the 90mb. signals are still 

there, well they are on 3223, 3315, 3365 and 3390 kHz. At 1300-1400 area 

today as well Sep 24. So not moved to 60 metres yet. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Sep 24) 

INDONESIA 3325 and 3345 doing well, also heard 3950, 3977, 4925 kHz. 

At 1300-1400 UT on Sep 24. 


3976 RRI Pontianak at 1038-1108 UT on Oct 1, Vernacular. Call to Prayer- 

like chanting at t/in w/ co-channel amatuer traffic. Brief anncr and more 

chants. Announcer at 1044 then Indo pops and ballads thru 1100 UT. 

Announcer at 1107 w/ (P)ID then back to mx. Fair signal. Would have been 

better w/ out QRM tho using USB eliminated it rather well. 

(Scott R. Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Oct 1) 

9680 KGRE via RRI-Jakarta, at 1002-1022 UT on Sep 25, EG, Indo ballad at 

tune-in, KGRE s/on at 1002 UT with man, banter between M&W, too weak to 

detail at this point. Improved a bit to note pop mx at 1007 followed by 

jingle with "Kang Guru Radio English" ID and presumed contact info at 

1010. Talks resume, able to pick out a few phrases. "Thats What Friend Are 

For" at 1020 followed by ment.n of "Australia Aid," prgm hilites for next 

week and "P.O. Box 3095" contact info. RRI Indo. returns at 1022 with YL 

ment. KGRE, into Indo mx. Poor, best using USB. Re rcpn improving during 

B05, PWBR 2005 shows WYFR on this fqy at 0800-1045 UT during the winter 

months. (Scott Barbour-NH-USA, DXplorer Oct 2) 

As I write at 1430 UT RRI Bukkittinggi is coming through fine here on 

3231.9 kHz. Best of the three Indos I can hear on 90m.b. Has this been off

the air for a while? Though I admit that I have been not very active in 

the past 9 months, I did check from time to time and can't remember 

hearing 3231.9 until 1st October. 

By the way RRI Palagkaraya 1435-1500 s.off: is playing a beautiful song 

and I am getting rather emotional and it triggers a stream of 

consciousness for those lovely years in the past. I think the love for LFs 

will never die. 1435 UT another song and the Hawaiian type guitars and YL 

singing. This must be due to Ramadan (Ramazan as in Sri Lanka) extended 

sce because they usually go off at 1400 UT. RRI 3345 also still going on 

tho very weak. Palangkaraya off at 1500 UT. 

RRI Macassar ?? 4750 Terribily distorted signal 1502. A week ago no 

signals noted from the station. Probably an effort for Ramadan?. 

I didn't have the time to do up my 80m and 160m ham band antennas in the 

last 2 years, and they are priorities. Imagine my 20-10 Cushcraft log 

periodic is as good as my 40m and shabby 80m loop on 3 MHz!! 


The INSn govt announced yesterday that Ramadhan would officially begin in 

INS on Wednesday 5 Oct as the moon wasn't observed in the necessary state 

yesterday. 

I'd expect many RRI stations will have extended hours from the early 

morning of 5 October local time, meaning late Tuesday 4 October UTC, to 

continue until the Idul Fitri holiday in early November. 

(Alan Davies-INS, DXplorer Oct 4) 

IRAN/IRAQ Starting Sept 23 the s/on is with 1 hour later as follows: 

"Dengi Kurdestana Iran" at 1427 UT on 3970 kHz; "Dengi Kurdi Iran" at 1526 

UT on 3885, 4380, 6425 kHz; "Dengi Hezbe Komuniste Irana" at 1725 UT on 

above freqs; "Dengi Komala" at 1700 UT on 3930 kHz; "Dengi Sarbakhoye 

Kurd. Iran" at 1557 UT on 4410 kHz. 


IRELAND [non, ASC/AFS] 17680/15255 RTE w/ broadcast of All-Irish 

Football finals via Meyerton and Ascension 9/25. 17680 Ascension hrd from 

1356 via DX Tuner UK w/ S4 sigs in the clear - pre-game ceremonies, 

commentary, coml's etc. At 1427 switched to Meyerton on 15255 (also via DX 

Tuner UK) but only S2 sigs here w/ adj ch QRM. At 1430 the sig on 15255 

markedly improved as the feed switched to Ascension. Then tuned home rig 

to 17680 at 1432 but only Voz Cristiana hrd here - however 15255 on 

Ascension was S3 at 1437 fading to S2 by 1458. Retuned at 1509 to 1520 and 

the signal was holding at S2 w/ co-ch QRM (a VOA xmtr I believe) which 

actually made it easier to copy RTE. 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Sep 27) 

JAPAN 3925 R. Nikkei poor-fair at 0914 UT with JJ talk; vocals with JJ 

ancts between selections by YL ancr; first time here since last May. 


According to one of the major Japanese newspapers "Sankei Shinbun", 

"Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North 

Korea", a civil organization who investigate the information on more than 

a hundred missing Japanese citizens kidnapped by North Korea, is planning 

to start 30 mins a day SW broadcast, consisting of the names of the 

missing persons and the messages from the bereaved families, to North 

Korea in October at the earliest from some foreign tx site. In North Korea 

receivers are generally fixed to the govt frequency, but some people are 

said to alter the receiver to listen to foreign broadcasts such as VOA or 

RFA. 

One report says 70% of refugees from North Korea listened to foreign

oadcasts in the country. In April North Korean govt blamed Radio Free 

Asia for slandering the socialism system and scattering the corrupted way 

of life of capitalism. Also, despite of the control by the govt, many low- 

priced Chinese SW receivers are secretly brought into North Korea. The 

organization says there will be some possibility to bring information by 

SW into the country. (Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 3) 

JORDAN 6105 R. Jordan at 2026 UT, Middle Eastern vocal, ID in Arabic at 

2029 UT and into "My Funny Valentine" (!) as a theme intro to coversation 

or interview. Weak/fair here; fair but very choppy on // 15435 kHz. 


KOREA D.P.R. 6249.8 Pyongyang BCS, at 1040-1101 on Sep 27, Korean, 

Ballads until YL and OM at 1054. Instrumental at 1058, Pips at 1100, OM w/ 

presumed ID and talk. Fair. 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Sep 27) 

DPRK 1800-1900 UT heard on 3560 kHz // 11535 in French and on 4405 // 

13760 in English of Voice of Korea (Sep 24). 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC- DX Sep 29) 

LAOS 7145, Lao National Radio. On Sep 24 at 1335-1402* UT. 33332. 

External sce in English. News, followed by interview from 1340. Nx 

headlines at 1354. National anthem after ID at 1358 UT. Talk in Lao at 

1400 and Sign-off at 1402 UT. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Sep 30) 

4677.88 Lao National Radio, at 1115 to 1130 UT fading up with some audio, 

mx 17 Sept. ; 16 Sept. same time similar details. 

(Rob Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium Sep 30) 

LIBERIA 5470 R. Veritas on Sep 25 at 2059-2142 UT. 35333-25332 English, 

Nx and talk and mx, ID at 2100 and 2131 UT. 


MADAGASCAR 3214.99 R.Feon'ny Filazantsara on Sep 24 at *1630-1640 1650- 

1654 UT. 25342-25442 Malagasy, 1630 UT sign on with opening mx, Opening 

announce,Chorus mx,Talk, 1653 Closing mx, 1654 IS, 1654 sign off. 


7420 Radio Nederland[sic, Radio Sweden program in Sw/En to AS7PAC in 125 

deg!, wb.] via Madagascar. Sep 23 at 2100(S/on)-2115 UT. 35433. Opening mx 

and ID in Swedish, followed by news. 


MALAYSIA Radio 4 (RTM) has been noticeably absent from 7295, for a 

number of days now, during my checking around 1300-1400 UT, when it 

usually is heard here. 


I'll try to check 7295 soon. 

By the way, RTM renamed its networks a few months ago, and Radio 4 is now 

called Traxx FM (yuk!). The other renamed networks on SW are now Nasional 

FM (ex-Radio 1) in Malay on 5965v; Asyik FM (ex-Radio 7) in Malay & Orasng 

Asli langs on 6025; Wai FM in Iban/Bidayuh etc. on Kuching 7270; Sarawak 

FM in Malay on Kuching 5050 & 7130. The Sabah network on 5980v has been 

renamed as Sabah V FM, but I haven't heard the SW freq for some time. 

In SNG, Mediacorp has also rebranded their English network relayed on 6150 

kHz - it's now 938LIVE (ex-NewsRadio 93.8). 

(Alan Davies-INS, DXplorer Sep 30) 

Thank you Alan. This is very helpful and I hope that Traxx FM will return

to the air soon, so I can have a chance to catch this ID. Nasional FM I 

have recently heard with the new ID, but it's always nice to get first 

hand reports such as yours. 


I am not hearing 7295 kHz today 1300-1400+ UT. This was a regular signal. 

Maybe a tx problem. 5965, 6025, 5030 however heard well, on Sept 24. 


7295, the new TraXXfm (formerly Radio 4) (RTM), Oct 2, has been noticeably 

absent over the past week, during my daily checking around 1300-1400, the 

time period when I last heard Radio 4 here, several months ago. Can only 

hear them now via their web site: which does not 

list a SW freq. 

(Ron Monterey-CA-USA, DXplorer Oct 3) 

MALI 4782.5 RTV Malienne, Bamako, at 2057-2100 UT on Sep 24, 

Vernacular, comments by man announcer, Musical Program, 34443. 

(Eramo-I, JPNpremium Sep 30) 

MEXICO 6184.96 Radio Educacion, on Oct 4 at 0342-0540 UT, mx program of 

C & W songs in English, long segment of big band songs, in English, from 

the 1940' s, modern mxal composition (sound bits, sound affects, sound of 

horses running; rather far out and chaotic!) and classical mx; a few 

Spanish IDs (classical guitars before and after); English ID: "This is the 

short wave of Radio Educacion Mexico. Our phone number is 15 00 10 73, and 

the Area Code for Mexico City is 55 and the Country Code is 52. Why don't 

you call us? We would like to record your conversation." Reception was 

good. Enjoyable listening. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Oct 4) 

MOLDOVA 1413 mediumwave. 

Thanks all for taking time to respond. 

From The World's Northernmost DX-er 

Bjarne Mjelde, Berlevag, Arctic Norway 

weblog: 

Hello dear Bjarne, 

I believe that is the Grigoriopol site in Moldova, used for both VoRUS and 

CRI Beijing relay too, at least since start of May 2005. 

Formerly on 1467 kHz, but now freed to let TWR/Vatican Radio co-channel 

from France in the clear. (73 wb df5sx) 

1215[Fllake-ALB] / 1413[Grigoriopol/Maiac-MDA] with CRI: at 1430 UT with 

Russian program and Chinese lang lessons at 1615 UT, and S2 24442. 1215- 

ALB kHz with prg in Romanian S3-5 max, 34443. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX May 22, 2005) 

History - MOLDOVA (PRIDNESTROVYA) 5910 R DMR Maiac noted in English, 

Mons at 1615 UT, "RUS-GEO message", 35333. 

(wb-m, touring Baleares Isls, Spain May 17, 2005) 

History - Freq change for China Radio International in Russian: 

1430-1630 NF 1413 kHz via Maiac/Grigoriopol, ex 1467 kHz. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX May 18, 


History - CRI informs its listeners in Moldova, Ukraine and Southern 

Russia that starting from 9 May, Russian Service relay via Moldova at 

1430-1630 will go on the air on 1413 kHz, replacing the former 1467 kHz. 

(VoRussia, Club DX No. 737; DXsignal May 26, 2005)

History - Freq change for Voice of Russia in Bulgarian / Greek / 

Bulgarian: 

1700-2000 NF 1413 via Maiac/Grigoriopol, ex 1503/1510/1566/1467 kHz. 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX May 

18,2005) 

Andy Sennitt wrote: 

lists: 

MDA - China R Int / Voice of Russia, Grigoriopol (500 kW) - China R: 1530- 

1730 Russian; VO Russia: 1800-1900 Bulgarian, 1900-2000 Greek, 2000-2100 

Bulgarian; antenna beam: 80 degr. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, hcdx Oct 1) sic times? 

MYANMAR Defense Forces Station still going strong at 1330 UT on 5770 kHz 

past 1415 UT. 1630 should be the s.off. Some nice INSn lilting melodies! 

Sept 24. 


5770.06 at 1620 UT Myanmar Defence Forces Radio (tent.) 22332, 

burmesische Versionen von US-Schnulzen, aehh - Evergreens -. 1630 UT 

cl/down. (Uwe Volk-D, A-DX Oct 1) 

NAMIBIA [and non] Aufgrund meines Namibia-Urlaubs diesmal keine Logs, 

sondern ein kleiner Namibia-Bandscan vom Nachmittag und fruehen Abend. 

kHz kW ITU Station px, Bem. 

567 AFS ? E talkradio 

576 50 AFS R Metro, Meyerton E 

594 100 NMB Namibian Broadc. Corporation, Tsumeb E 

621 unid 

648 50 BOT R Botswana, Mopipi // 693 

657 50 AFS R Pulpit, Meyerton rlg 

675 50 MWI Malawi Broadcasting Corp. (tent) 

693 BOT R Botswana, ? // 648 

873 50 BOT R Botswana, Gansti 

891 50 LSO Lesotho Nat. Broadcasting Service 

909 500 BOT VoA Botswana, Selebi Pikwe E 

972 50 BOT R Botswana, Sebele 

1008 50 MOZ Em. Interprov. de Maputo P/Vn 

1071 25 BOT R Botswana, Iwaneng 

1088 AGL R Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos P 

1098 50 AFS Ikwekwezi FM Stereo, Ga-Rankuwa Vn 

1134 AGL ? P 

1197 100 LSO Family R via Lesotho E rlg 

1215 50 BOT R Botswana, Mahalapye 

1260 10 AGL Em. Provincial do Uige P 

1269 AFS Chinese R, Midrand Ch 

1350 50 BOT R Botswana, Tsabong 

1422 AFS R South Africa, Bedfordview E/Griechisch(!) 

1530 STP VoA Sao Tome, Pinheira E 

3200 50 SWZ TWR Swaziland 16-17 P/Vn, 17-2030 E 

3230 100 AFS Family R via Meyerton 19-21 E 

3255 100 AFS BBC WS via Meyerton E 

3320 100 AFS R Sonder Grense, Meyerton Afrikaans 

3345 100 AFS Channel Africa, Meyerton P 

4760 50 SWZ TWR Swaziland Shona/Ndebele 

4780 50 DJI R Djibouti, Djibouti F/Vn 

4845 100 MTN R Mauritania, Nouakchott A/F/Vn 

4910 100 ZMB ZNBC - R Zambia, Lusaka Vn/E 

4930 100 BOT VoA Botswana, Selebi Pikwe 17-18 Studio 7, 18-22 E 

4940 100 STP VoA Sao Tome, Pinheira E 

4950 100 AGL R Nacional de Angola, Luanda P 

4965 100 ZMB Christian Voice, Lusaka E 

5005 50 GNE R Nacional, Bata S/Vn

5985 100 COG R Congo, Brazzaville F/V 

6045 100 ZWE Zimbabwe BC, Harare Vn 

6055 100 RRW R Rwanda, Kigali F/Vn 

6020 50 MDG WYFR via Talata-Volondry E 

6100 100 SWZ TWR Swaziland P 

6165 50 ZMB ZNBC - R Zambia, Lusaka E 

6612 100 ZWE Zimbabwe BC, Harare 2x 3306, Vn 

7170 100 AFS RFI via Meyerton E 

9580 250 GAB Africa No 1, Moyabi F 

11890 100 AFS R Okapi via Meyerton F 

17780 250 AFS Channel Africa, Meyerton Swahili 

(73, Hans-Friedrich Dumrese-D, touring in Namibia, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 1) 

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Those interested in QSLing the AWR broadcast via 

Bonaire, should hurry, because it will not be continued in the winter 

season. This was confirmed by Claudio Dedio of the AWR Frequency 

Management Office. The Spanish broadcast has been on the air since the 

winter season 2003/04: in winter 2300-0100 / in summer 2200-2400 h UTC on 

6165 kHz. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 5) 

NEW ZEALAND RNW MN reports today that Radio New Zealand International 

says that over the coming months there will be additional shut-down 

periods on SW from 1035-1700 NZST (2235-0500 UTC). This will allow work on 

the antenna system and related issues due to the installation of a new tx. 

The Internet live audio stream continues 24 hours a day at; The URL of 

Radio New Zealand International, as given in the item, is 

and not the domestic sce. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL / Mike Terry-UK, dxld Oct 4) 

So for us with broadband there is no problem, I am starting to wonder if 

there is any point using the shortwave option anyway, is the fun is going 

out of dxing stations such as this?! That's a worrying comment from me as 

I have been an avid dxer since 1962!! Time will tell - millions do not 

have access to the internet (yet!). 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 5) 

NORWAY The SW station at Kvitsoy has resumed broadcasting for a test 

period of nine months as part of the BBCWS DRM network. Shortwave txions 

ended on December 31st 2003 when Radio Norway and Radio Denmark closed. 

(Svein Pedersen-NOR, hcdx via WDXC Contact Oct 1) 

Schedule is 0700-1500 on 9470 and 1500-1900 on 7465 per the drm.org 

website but reports on the drmrx.org forums indicate 7465 often runs 

later. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC Contact Oct 1) 

Time changes for BBC WS via KVI 050 kW / 180 deg to CeEu in DRM mode: 

0700-1500 (ex 0700-1600) on 9470* 1500-1900 (ex 1600-1900) on 7465# 

*to avoid Voice of Russia in Albanian/Serbian 1500-1600 


PAKISTAN 5102 Voice of Jammu and Kashmir Freedom. Sept 27 at 1408 UT 

the Voice of Jammu and Kashmir Freedom, anti-Indian govt programming, was 

heard till the close down 1432 UT. Signal strength S5-7, and overall 

reception quite good. Power is 10 kW tells the WRTH. This is the first 

signs of the new Asia season on SW. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Sep 27) 

AZAD KASHMIR RADIO 4790 bad txer, at 1510 UT hum and distortion. It beats 

me why for years this txer should be like this. Surely this is not beyond 

repair?? 

Radio Pakistan En nx at 1300 UT on 5080.2 kHz.


PERU 5039.25 Radio Libertad, Junin noted at 1120 to 1125 UT with signal 

fading. 5040.00t. ECUADOR La Voz del Upano, Macas, seemingly the Latin 

here at 1045 UT on 5040.31 Myanmar R. M. with minorities programme, good 

strength at 1100 UT. 


PORTUGAL 1035 I notice R. Comercial's MW tx at Porto Alto 1035 kHz 100 

kW is putting an unusually good, punching audio for a few months' time, 

and finally decided to get in touch with the right person and learn what 

is going on, including their long halted future plans for MW. This 

individual wasn't available, but his assistant did provide interesting 

info, unlike what happened with their headoffice colleagues here in 

Lisboa. So here it goes. 

The Porto Alto MW site was dismantled (I knew for years that would happen 

in the near future) and a brand new 100 kW (presumably DRM capable) was 

installed in this new site at Belmonte, very near Benavente, approx. 9 km 

NE (in straight line) from the previous site. As far as I can recall what 

I was once told by RARET, the company operating RFE/RL here, their HF 

receiving site was very close to Benavente. Back in 1997 I think, a new 

100 kW tx was indeed planned for Porto Alto + 100 kW for Canidelo and 10 

kW for Faro, in the Algarve province. 

The ID you'll hear via R. Comercial's MW txs is, however, "Radio Club 

Portugues" - not the original, the old RCP, but simply the name applied to 

a mx station that's also carried via the officially called "southern VHF- 

FM network", granted to Radio Regional de Lisboa, S.A. (owned by the same 

group that, among other things, includes R. Comercial and the private 

commercial TV station TVI, keen to broadcast quite a few bad taste TV 

shows by the way). 

I also enquired about the state of their northern MW site of Canidelo (not 

Miramar: sorry, WRTH people and readers) 783 kHz 10 kW things are 

unchanged there. So in sum the station is currently just via Canidelo 783 

kHz 10 kW, place near Miramar, both south of Porto Benavente 1035 kHz 100 

kW, place NE of the capital 

The radio authority ANACOM's webpage is still 

showing the full list of licensed MW channels for R. Comercial as if they 

were all alive. 


ROMANIA 909 Radio Constanca observed at 0515 UT back on MW 909 kHz 

(Sep 25). (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Sep 29) 

RUSSIA 9445 UNID, at 0040-0103 UT on Sep 26, Vernacular, OM w/ lenghty 

talks, "Amen" at 0055 UT. Fanfare/caliope-like mx and YL w/ contact info 

"POB 588.." and what sounded like "Huayani" URL mentioned radiozz.org (at 

least it sounded like "zz"). OM at 0059 thru t/out. PPWBR lists TWR via 

Uzbekistan but I cant find a listing anywhere else for this time. Good 

signal. (Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Sep 27) 

Via Novosibirsk 200 kW in A-05, via Irkutsk-RUS in B-05 season: 

UT lang days loc ant deg kHz kW 

0015-0030 Kurukh 6 7 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0015-0030 Maghai 5 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0015-0030 Mundari 4 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0015-0030 Nepali 1 2 3 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0030-0100 Bhojpuri 2 3 4 5 6 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0030-0100 Dzonkha 7 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0030-0045 Nepali 1 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0045-0100 Newari 1 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250

0100-0145 Nepali 2 3 4 5 6 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0100-0115 Newari 1 7 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0115-0130 Hindi 1 7 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

0130-0145 Nepali 7 IRKUTSK 4/4/0.8 224 9445 250 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND hcdx Mar 17; and eibi, Oct 5) 

Freq & time chnages for FEBA Radio to Iran / Afghanistan / Pakistan: 

NF 7350 MSK 250 kW / 159 deg, ex 9850 as follows: 

1630-1730 (ex 1530-1630) Persian Fri-Wed 

1630-1745 (ex 1530-1645) Persian Thu 

1730-1745 (ex 1630-1645) Turkmen Mon-Wed 

1730-1745 (ex 1630-1645) English Fri 

1730-1745 (ex 1630-1645) Baluchi Sat/Sun 

Tent. freq for B-05 is 7345 kHz. 

B-05 txions in DRM mode via MSK 035 kW / 240 deg: 

0700-1000 Voice of Russia English WS on 12060 

1000-1300 Voice of Russia German on 12060 

1400-1500 Voice of Russia Russian WS on 5810 

1500-1600 Voice of Russia English WS on 5810 

1600-1700 Voice of Russia German on 5810 

1700-1800 Voice of Russia French on 5810 

1900-2300 Deutsche Welle German/English on 5820 

B-05 for Tatarstan Wave: 

0510-0600 on 15105 SAM 150 kW / 065 deg to FE 

0710-0800 on 9860 SAM 250 kW / 060 deg to RUS 

0910-1000 on 11915 SAM 250 kW / 305 deg to WeEu 


x15660 [BELGIUM non] The controversial weekly SW radio programme Zwart 

of Wit (Black or White) produced by Flemish MP Jurgen Verstrepen of the 

right-wing political party Vlaams Belang has been taken off the air by the 

Russian govt. The programme was originally intended to be broadcast in DRM 

mode, but txion providers in Germany and the UK refused to air it after 

being made aware of its political content. Vlaams Belang then started 

renting airtime on an analogue SW tx in Russia. A report in the Gazet van 

Antwerpen, quoted by Verstrepen, mentions the site as Gregoriopol [sic] 

which is actually in the Transdnistria part of Moldova. We believe the 

site to be Krasnodar, and elsewhere on the page Verstrepen himself 

comments that "pressure was great, even on the Black Sea", which fits. 

According to Verstrepen, the Russian authorities began investigating the 

content of his programmes, and even requested an English translation. They 

then ordered the broadcasting of the programme from Russian txs to be 

stopped. Verstrepen says he believes the Russians were acting on 

information from the Belgian govt, as he cannot believe they would 

suddenly launch an investigation on their own initiative. He says he had a 

legally binding contract for the broadcasts via Russia. The programme 

scheduled for 25 Sept was not broadcast, but Verstrepen says he has not so 

far received an official explanation from the Russians. 

Verstrepen says on his website that "the SW tx is temporarily off the air" 

but that the weekly programme will continue via the Internet, MP3, 

podcasting and live streaming. 

Jurgen Verstrepen 


History - 15660, "VB 15660 Zwart of Wit," at 0900 UT on Jun 26, preceded 

by typical Tbilisskaya tones. By the way, recently I saw frequently 250 

kW. ment. as power level for Tbilisskaya xmsns. Hard to believe that all 

these outlets should be run with the single 250 kW. rig there, so I assume 

that these may be also the big 1000 kW's, or rather half of them (as far

as I know they are in fact 2 x 500 kW, tho these twins are possibly not 

really independent xmtrs), running on reduced power as is probably not 

uncommon at Grigoriopol as well. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 27, 2005) 

RWANDA 6055 Rdif. Republique Rwandaise at 2032 UT. Woman in Swahili- 

sounding African lang DJing a mix of soft pop, highlife, calypso, and rap 

songs, all interspersed with lots of greetings ("salaam," apparently a 

borrowing from Arabic) and listener call-ins; many mentions of Rwanda. 

Solid signal till 2059 UT, when buried by s/on of R. JPN UK relay; seemed 

to go off shortly thereafter. Haven't come across this one for quite some 

time and assume it's only irregularly active. 


SAIPAN 15580 KFBS on Sep 25 at 1120-1130 (S/off) UT. 35433. Leading the 

Way in INSn and Eglish till 1126, then annmt of address. S/off after ID in 

English at 1129 UT. 


SINGAPORE The transferring of production of the Wavescan program from 

England to SNG over AWR has been delayed. AWR still plans to relaunch the 

programme with Adrian Peterson providing consultation and some script 

preparation. Recently, the delays caused concern in the DX community that 

this program was quietly terminated. Apparently, that is not the case 

although when we will hear Wavescan again is not certain at this time. 

(September NASWA Journal, via WDXC Contact) 

Acc to (formerly NewsRadio 938) was 

launched on 13 June 2005 "and is SNG's only English nx and talk station". 

Presumably the ID we will hear on 6150 kHz between 2300-1100 and 1400-1600 

UT will now be "938 Live". 

(Tony Rogers-UK, BrDXC-UK Oct 3) 

SOUTH AFRICA 11690 R Okapi via Meyerton on Sep 20 at 0546-0559* UT. 

33433-34433 French, Talk and african pops mx, ID at 0548, SJ at 0559, 0559 

sign off. 

11890 R Okapi on Sep 24 at *1600-1616 UT. 44343 French, 1600 sign on with 

IS and ID and SJ, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Sep 30) 

3345, Channel Africa at 0402-0411 UT on Sep 26, man reading the nx in 

English. ID at 0408 UT followed by a woman with nx feature. Fair. 


SRI LANKA SLBC ALL ASIA having serious trouble. Now only 0025 UT s.on to 

0400 UT and no evening txion. 6005, 9770, 15747 kHz. 


SLBC 11905 HINDI SERVICE Reintroduced after protests by Indians and 

request by Indian High Commissioner!! 1530 UT s.off. 


From DXAsia 30 Sep 2005: Robin Viegas in Bombay reports that SLBC has 

reintroduced the Hindi sce to India in the evenings 1330-1530 UT daily on 

11905 & 7275 kHz. Radio Tashkent is using 11905 kHz at 0000-0400 UT daily 

causing severe co-channel QRM to the SLBC both morning & evening. 

K. Raja in Chennai says that the Tamil Service is now on the air at 1130- 

1330 UT on 7275 and 11905 kHz. (Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Sep 30) 

SUDAN 9505 R Omdurman on Sep 24 at 1657-1709 UT. 43443-44444 Arabic, 

Talk and news, ID at 1700 and 1705 UT. 


SWAZILAND 4775 Trans World Radio, at 0412-0436 UT on Sep 26, man with

long religious talk in German with some choir vocals mixed in. Singing ID 

and change to English preacher talking at 0430 UT. Fair. 


TANZANIA [ZANZIBAR] 11735 Sauti ya Tanzania Zanzibar on Sep 30 at 1801 

UT. Nx in English, car bombs exploding in Baghdad, ID at 1803 "This nx is 

coming to you from Spice FM" (WRTH says 1800 English nx is a relay of 

local station Spice FM, so this fits), report from Uganda, story from 

Tehran, Iranian president warning U.S. and Europeans about Iranian nuclear 

program, Iraqi foreign minister met Saudi official, main headlines again, 

"This is the end of the nx on Spice FM, thank you for listening." Into 

presumed Swahili. Nx in Swahili at 1900 UT, mentions of many of the same 

places, ID at end of nx at 1910 "Sauti ya Tanzania Zanzibar"; first time 

I've ever heard English on this station. 


UKRAINE Both strong RUI signals now from 2300 UT onwards on air. 

5910 kHz a little bit fluttery signal in southern Germany, despite the 

main lobe path is more northerly via Warsaw, Copenhagen, Kvitsoe, Faroer 

Isls. S=9 +10 dB 

RUI Interval signal of 5910 and 5830 not syncronized. Ukrainian program 

started exact at 2300 UT. 

5830 kHz a powerful signal all nighttime, S=9 +50 dB at least. Ukrainian 

2200-2300 UT, but German sce started a min later behind 5910 Ukrainian at 

2301 UT. (wb, Oct 1) 

Summer A-05 for Radio Ukraine International: 

0000-0500 on 5830 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS [Tyumen] 

0500-0800 on 7420 KHR 100 kW / 277 deg to WeEu 

0800-1300 on 9925 KHR 100 kW / 277 deg to WeEu 

1300-1700 on 5830 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS [Tyumen] 


2300-0400 on 5910 SMF 500 kW / 314 deg to NoAmEa 

Both strong RUI signals now from 2300 UT onwards on air. 

5910 kHz a little bit fluttery signal in southern Germany, despite the 

main lobe path is more northerly via Warsaw, Copenhagen, Kvitsoe, Faroer 

Islands, S=9 +10 dB 

RUI Interval signal of 5910 and 5830 not synchronized. Ukrainian program 

started exactly at 2300 UT. 5830 kHz a powerful signal all nighttime, S=9 

+50 dB at least. Ukrainian 2200-2300 UT, but German sce started a min 

later behind 5810 Ukrainian at 2301 UT. 

(wb, dxld Oct 1) 

Actually this txion is for Tyumen region which produces at least about 70% 

of Russian oil and almost 100% of Russian gas. All Tyumen region has about 

10% of Ukrainians. Some northern towns have up to 15-20%. And up to 10% 

Tatars. Until the 60's these territories were almost empty. So in this 

case this is not Stalin but experience, money and labour mobility. 

(Victor Rutkovsky-RUS, dxld Oct 1) 

Okay, okay, dear Victor, you are right and have most likely more details 

on this 'Tyumen' matter on hand. Then let's say Ukrainians moved there 

under Chrustchev's, Breshnev's, or Andropov's USSR dictatorship. 

But many thousands of the Ukrainian and German[200.000? still] nationals 

living in Kazakhstan, stranded there during Stalin's dictatorship between 

1941 and after WW II in 1945. They stand on trial then, charged against 

collaborate with the German occupants during the war. 

Even after the USSR collapse in the nineties, RUI Ukrainian program was

sent to Almaty via SW feeder 10344usb / 6010usb kHz, retransmitted via 

Almaty mediumwave 1197, Kostanay 1440 kHz, and Unknown 1494 kHz, locally. 

(wb) 

U.A.E./IRAN 1573/1575 UNIDENTIFIED. Just read on de BDXC topica list 

here in The Netherlands that there is a very strong "jammer" on around 

1573 kHz. Also a bit "bubble" noise is heard. Is this also heard in the 

UK? I would say direction is S-E, although difficult to be sure about 

this. 

1575 Farsi annts and mx (Radio Farda, UAE?) 

1573 bubble jammer 

1570 UNID noise 

(Max van Arnhem-HOL, Sep 29, MWC via dxld) 

Max, I thought it had appeared in DX loggings but it seems not. I have 

heard for some time now. Not sure when I first noticed it though. It is 

presumably from the Middle East designed to disrupt R. Farda on 1575. It 

is precisely on 1573 kHz though I have not checked with Spectrum Lab 

accuracy. I heard it most nights. 

(Steve Whitt-UK, ibid.) 

USA "My monthly apperance on VOA's Talk to America has officially, 

permanently ended. Thanks to all of you who made the effort to tune in 

every first Friday of the month, and who contributed with your phone calls 

and e-mails. I tried to line up interesting audio and guests to keep you 

coming back every four weeks." 

 

(Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott-USA, via Andy Sennitt, dxld Sep 28) 

Jeff White advises that he has just updated the WRMI program listings for 

October, with the departure of Brother Scare. WRN fills a lot of time 

again: 

Daily 0400-0900 UTC on 7385 kHz 

Monday-Friday 1330-1555 UTC on 7385 kHz 

Monday-Friday 2000-2100 UTC on 7385 kHz 

Saturday 1330-1600 UTC on 7385 kHz 

DX Partyline has also been switched from 1330 to 1430 UT on 7385 kHz 

Sundays; no changes so far in WORLD OF RADIO, but MUNDO RADIAL moves from 

2345 to 1030 UT Sundays on 9955 kHz. 

More WRN via WRMI 7385: Consulting the WRN online schedules, we find these 

stations and programs now happen to be relayed by WRMI 7385 kHz: 

1330 M-Sa RTE Ireland [joined in progress?! Starts at 1300] 

1400 M-F DW, Sat Voices of Our World 

1430 M-Sa R. Sweden 

1500 M-Sa R. Romania International 

1530 M-Sa KBS World Radio 

2000 M-F CRI 

2030 M-F R. Budapest 

0400 D. R. Netherlands 

0500 D. Israel Radio, 0528? Earth & Sky 

0530 M-Sa Channel Africa, Sun Copenhagen Calling 

0600 D. CRI 

0630 D. R. Sweden 

0700 D. R. Australia 

0800 D. V. of Russia 

0830 M-F RCI; Sat UN Radio, 0845 R. Guangdong 

0830 Sun WORLD OF RADIO


EX YUGOSLAVIA/ITALY In mid-September we went on a tour that spent three 

days in Slovenia and ten days in Croatia with side excursions to Triest, 

Italy and Montenegro. Also cut through a corner of Bosnia. As we were 

constantly on the go my DXing was limited plus being in hotel rooms and 

anyone knows the buzzes that occur in most hotels unless there is an 

outside balcony. I used my Sony-100 with a Gerry Thomas designed Q-Stick 

(passive ferrite rod with tuner) which did improve the weak signals but 

also made the noises louder. Daytime DXing varied. In Slovenia the nearby 

918 Ljubljana was very strong, with 1170 Beli-Cris and 1134 Croatia fair. 

And a Slovenian on 549 kHz. Not much else there days as we were in the 

mountains. The best daytime DX was from Dubrovnik in the southwest corner 

of Croatia on the Adriatic. 

There in the middle of the day I found about a dozen Italian stations, 

mostly on the other side of the Adriatic. The loudest was 1449 Squinzano, 

but stations on 693, 1314, 1431 and 1116 were also good. Bari is on 1116. 

But from Dubrovnik the strongest daytime signals were from the Albanians 

on 1089, 1395 and 1458 kHz. 1134 Zadar was good and 774 Hrav was fair. 

Also heard days there were 630 Tunisia, 675 Libya and 1008 Corfu, Greece. 

On the way down the Croatian coast we did a tour of Zadar but I couldn't 

find the towers for 1134 kHz. A local guide told me the main tower was 

atop a mountain just north of the city on the Adriatic but there must be 

more than one tower as they run directional at times and I think, 

southeast to northwest, which would put them on the great circle path to 

North America. Incidentally, this station is off the air from early 

morning to mid-afternoon. The Zagreb area, which we also visited, is 

covered by 1125 Deanavec. 

Nighttime listening is very interesting throughout the area of my trip. 

What you hear best are stations in Romania (several), Bulgaria (several) 

and Albania. Turkey on 702 and 1017 is very good and Egypt on 774, 819, 

864 and 1107 kHz. Several Greek stations come in easily, among them 729, 

999, 1494 and 1512 kHz. Libya is also very loud, especially on 1251 kHz. 

And of course, 1521 Saudi Arabia. Italy is easily heard, especially 900 

Milan, and Vatican on 1530 and 1622 kHz. One of the loudest stations heard 

nightly is 810 Macedonia which is easily identified. Stations in northern 

Europe are not as good except for the Germans while France and Spain are 

fair. 

I just didn't have time to keep a detailed report. I loved Slovenia and 

Croatia and the scenery, the food, the beer and wine, and the people were 

terrific. One final observation: I didn't hear a peep out of 846 Rome so 

they are either off or using low power. (Ben Dangerfield, PA, European 

Trip Report, NRC IDXD via dxld Oct 1) 

846 and 1332 Rome high power channel. 

Present Rome 1107 kHz should be replaced by 846 kHz again, when the new MW 

RAI Rome location at BLERA will be finnished [in 2006?]. 

History - Present Santa Palomba site to be removed some 90 kilometers 

north-west of Rome to Blera, latter location registered according ITU MW 

list already. 

Other publications also show Rome on still 1332 kHz. 

(wb, BC-DX Oct 10, 2004) 

As well-known 846 from Santa Palomba was in the end on air only with a 

fraction of full power. I wonder if in fact no longer the stationary 

installations (reported to be an almost brand-new 1200 kW Thomcast 

transmitter I think) were in use but instead this mobile transmitter? 

 

(Kai Ludwig-D, BC-DX Oct 15, 2004)

Das bekannte englischsprachige Fachbuch 

Passport to World Band Radio 2006 

kann ab sofort bei Amazon vorbestellt werden. Die Ausgabe 2006 soll am 1. 

Dezember erscheinen. Wer dieses Fachbuch fuer nur 20,90 EUR 

versandkostenfrei bestellen moechte und damit zusaetzlich die A-DX Liste 

durch das Amazon Partner-Programm unterstuetzt, kann ab sofort den 

Vorbestell-Link auf 

benutzen. 

Passport to World Band Radio zeichnet sich jedes Jahr durch einen sehr 

umfangreichen Empfaengertestteil, natuerlich die aktuellen Frequenzen auch 

in grafischer Form aufbereitet ("Blue Pages"), eine sehr hilfreiche 

Sammlung und Bewertung von Stationsanschriften und das Antwortverhalten 

der Stationen und jede Menge Hintergrundberichte aus. Im Gegensatz zum 

WRTH ist PWBR mehr ein Lesebuch das auch durch seine Laenderberichte und 

Programmhinweise einen ganz anderen Stil als das WRTH oder 

Sender&Frequenzen hat. Insgesamt fast 600 Seiten die meiner Meinung nach 

die 20,90 EUR wert sind. 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX Oct 1) 

Solar Eclipse Oct 3rd, in Germany 0745-0935 UT, in WeEUR 0845-1220 UT. 

Please check the mediumwave band ! 

 

 

73 wb df5sx 

Mehr Infos z. B. auf: 

 

 

(Michael Oexner-D, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 3) 

Zur Sonnenfinsternis am 3. Oktober: an den Beobachtungen haben sich 4 

Hoerer beteiligt: Herbert Meixner, Wolfgang Bueschel, Andreas Karger und 

Klaus Spielvogel. Beobachtet wurde eine Signalverstaerkung einiger 

Mittelwellensender waehrend der Finsternis ueber eine Stunde, rund 30 

Minuten vor dem Maximum der Finsternis bis rund 30 Minuten nach der 

Finsternis. jeweils betrachtet auf ihren Standort bezogen. 

Die Randbedingungen der Empfangsverhaeltnisse waren gut. Am Tag hat es 

ueber Sueddeutschland geregnet, auch ueber Norditalien und Sued- und 

Suedostfrankreich. Das beguenstigt die Ausbreitung der Mittelwellen auch 

bei Tag. Weiterhin war auf Grund des Erdmagnetfelds eine gute 

Ausbreitungsbedingung fuer Mittelwellenradioverbindungen in Richtung Ost- 

West als auch Nordost-Suedwest vorhergesagt. Allein das erklaert schon die 

Beobachtungen von Andreas Karger (DR Kultur 990, Radio Bremen 936 oder DLF 

Neumuenster ... auf 1268), ebenso der Empfang von Andreas Karger und Klaus 

Spielvogel (diverse Englaender auf 909, 1053, 1215, 1548). Sunrise Radio 

auf 1458 kHz wurde von Klaus Spielvogel in nahezu konstanter Signalstaerke 

empfangen. Lediglich erhob sich zwischendurch das Radiosignal deutlicher 

aus dem Rauschen hervor. 

Herbert Meixner und Klaus Spielvogel beobachteten ein Ansteigen der 

Signalstaerke einiger Sender. Meist lag deren Beobachtungsrichtung 

beziehungsweise Empfangsrichtung ungefaehr senkrecht zur Bahn der 

Sonnenfinsternis. Zum Zeitpunkt des jeweiligen Maximums der Finsternis 

wurde auch das Maximum der Feldstaerke beobachtet. Die Dauer des Steigens 

und Fallens der Signalstaerke betraegt rund eine Stunde. Das stimmt mit 

dem Beobachtungen aus gezielten Radioversuchen des Ruhterford Appelton 

Laboratory ueberein, die waehrend der totalen Sonnenfinsternis 1999 

durchgefuehrt wurden (Ruhterford Appelton Laboratory, Radio Communication 

Research Unit – Projekt 48 – Final report).

Klaus Spielvogel fuehrte am 4. Oktober gegen 9 UTC noch einmal eine 

Beobachtung der Frequenzen vom Vortag durch. Alle seine waehrend der 

Finsternis beobachteten Sender waren unter den gleichen oben beschriebenen 

Wetter- und Erdmagnetfeldbedingungen entweder gerade erahnbar oder nur 

sehr schwach aufzunehmen. 

Eine partielle Sonnenfinsternis mit einem Bedeckungsgrad ab 60% fuehrt 

demnach zu veraenderten Empfangsverhaeltnissen auf der Mittelwelle. 

Gezielte Empfangsversuche zur Beobachtung einer auch partiellen 

Sonnenfinsternis erscheinen sinnvoll. Auch kann eine nur partielle 

Sonnenfinsternis zum Empfang sonst nicht hoerbarer Sender genutzt werden. 

(Klaus Spielvogel-D, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 5) 

Also da war ich heute in Stuttgart am falschen Standort. Es war ueberhaupt 

kein aussergewoehnliches Signal aufzunehmen, kein Vergleich zu den 

aufregenden Beobachtungen von der 11.8.1999 Finsternis hier in Europa. 

Die Breite des abgeschatteten Gebiets war heute laut Internet Karten sehr, 

sehr schmal. Hauptschattenpfad ging ueber Madrid, Valencia, Mallorca 

hinweg. 

Nur drei Spanier waren bis circa 0930 UT zu hoeren: 1224, 1296 Valencia, 

1413 kHz. 

Etwas angehoben fuer einige Minuten im Peak 0900-0920 UT waren Mailand 

899, Italien 1575, Tunis 630, Zagreb 1125. Die Monte Carlo Stationen 1350 

und 1557 wie immer. 

Zwei UNID whistle Traeger zur selben Zeit auf 676 Bengazi-LBY oder SCG?, 

und auf 691.2 kHz R Jamahiriyah-LBY? 

Die einzigen angehobenen Signale auf Kurzwelle: 9703.64 kHz ETH? um 0920- 

0940 UT, und ein zweiter Traeger nahebei von Niger? Nix von Yemen 9780 

aufzunehmen. 

Auch 15400 BBCWS Ascension kam heute etwas staerker herein. 

(73 wb, Oct 3) 

"If you be anywhere in Europe, Africa or parts of western and southern 

Asia on Monday, Oct. 3, you will be treated to a solar eclipse." 

But absolutely no phenomena seen - heard - during this total eclipse[70% 

at my place] today !!! 

Stuttgart Germany was the wrong place to see the ring eclipse, due of dark 

rain fall weather this morning. 

Nothing to compare with the tremendous observations of eclipse on August 

11, 1999 here in Europe. 

Main shadow path via Madrid, Valencia, and Mallorca Baleares Isl. in 

western Mediterranean. 

Only three Spanish stations noted on mediumwave around 0930 UT: 1224 

various, 1296 Valencia, 1413 kHz Mallorca. 

A little bit above threshold during 25 mins in peaktime 0900-0925 UT, 

signals of Milano 899, Italy 1575, Tunis 630, Zagreb 1125. Absolutely no 

signals from the Algerian powerhouses. 

Monte Carlo Fontbonne stations 1350 and 1557 kHz on usual morning signal 

level.

Two UNID whistle carrier on 676 Bengazi-LBY or SCG?, and on 691.2 kHz 

Radio Jamahiriyah-LBY?, noted at same time span. 

The only increased signals on SW: 9703.64 kHz ETH? at around 0920-0950 UT, 

and a second carrier whistle nearby from Niger? Nothing audible from 

Sana'a Yemen 9780. 

Also 15400 BBCWS Ascension Isl was stronger today, despite of easterly 

beam. 

On 1547.36 kHz noted an UNID station, around 0800-0825 UT of course. 

From Boel's MW Guide list - : 

G - BBC Radio Bristol, Mangotsfield (5) - 0600-???? local programmes, 

????-0600 BBC World Service; on Sun local programmes start at 0700 

G - Capital Gold, Saffron Green (97.5) - 24h; great time mx station 

hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s, sport, local & national news 

G - Magic AM, Skew Hill (Sheffield) (0.740) - 24h; easy favourites, soft 

adult contemporary, local nx & information 

G - Magic Liverpool, Bebington (Liverpool) (1) - 24h; a soft mx-led 

station with nx and sport 

G - Forth AM, Colinswell (Edinburgh) (2.2) - 24h; classic hits, adult 

contemporary mx, nx and information, sport 

I - Radio Star, Vicenza (1) 

I - Radio Cuore, ? (?) 

SCG - Radio Podgorica 2, Bar (1) - 24h 

SCG - Radio Stara Pazova, Stara Pazova (1) 

Seemingly one of the UK Stations is on odd channel. Any suggestions? 

(73 wb) 

Zusammenfassung der Empfangsbeobachtung: 

Um die Voraussetzungen fuer den Empfang moeglichst denen bei der Sofi99 

anzugleichen, hoerte ich mit dem selben Apparat wie damals, einem 

Panasonic FR-B60 und der eingebauten Ferritantenne. 

Mein Standort: 15'36 Ost, 48'02 Nord 

Alle Zeiten in MESZ! 

Um kommende Empfangsveraenderungen besser einordnen zu koennen, begann ich 

bereits ab 09.45 das Band abzuhoeren. 

Es waren keine Stationen ausser den starken der angrenzenden Laender CZE, 

SVK und HNG hoerbar. Im Gegensatz zum NRD 535 DG blieb der Ferritstab da 

weitgehend taub. 

Ab etwa 1100 kHz (Der BR auf 801 kHz machte eine Ausaname, war aber bald 

auch wieder weg) machten sich hoehere Feldstaerken ab etwa 10.35 

bemerkbar. 

Ab 10.37 Uhr: RAI Genua(?) auf 1575 kHz - blieb hoerbar bis nach 11.30 

Evangeliumsrundfunk 1539 kHz mit bis S=4 (aber meist mit 

Interferenzpfeifen) - bis etwa 11.30 DLF auf 1422 kHz ebenfalls mit guten 

S=4 aber einigen Tiefen, bis 11.29 Frankreich Nizza(?) auf 1557 kHz blieb 

stabil hoerbar bis etwa 11.26 

Um 10.55 kam auf 1170 kHz R.Koper bis 11.31 1278 kHz Strassburg tauchte 

auf um 11.02 und blieb bis etwa 11.35 Einige Male mit kraeftigem Signal 

vorhanden war Kroatien auf 1125 kHz Ganz stark kam 1323 kHz Wachenbrunn ab 

11.10, etwa 11.30 schwaecher werdend, um dann gemeinsam mit anderer 

Station auf QRG (Rumaenien?) zu verschwinden (ab 11.38) 

Nun auch unter 1000 kHz hoerbar 918 kHz Slowenien nur kurz stark

einfallend rund um 11.26 und 900 kHz RAI-Station von 11.27 bis etwa 11.40 

Rumaenien tauchte ab 11.33 auch noch auf, auf 1593 kHz von bis ca. 11.39, 

1179 kHz bis etwa 11.36 und 1152 kHz nur kurz rund um 11.38 

Und der Vollstaendigkeit halber: Die - oben angefuehrten - starken 

Stationen aus CZE, SVK und HNG waren waehrend des Durchganges auch 

staerker hoerbar. 

Unmittelbar nach 11.38 war's wieder "Normalrauschig" auf der MW ;-) 

Insgesamt das erwartete Ergebnis vom Verlauf der ankommenden Stationen 

her. Keine Stationen von weiter suedlich; die hatte ich erwartet. 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Oct 3) 

Via Mike Terry-UK 

 

The path of annularity averages 118 miles/189 kilometers in width. After 

touching down in the open waters of the north Atlantic roughly a thousand 

miles east of Newfoundland, the path will head in an east-southeast 

direction, making landfall in northwestern Iberia, near to the border 

shared by Portugal and Spain. 

The citizens of Vigo, Spain and Braga, Portugal will be among the first to 

see the ringed Sun, while Porto, Portugal finds itself just outside the 

southern limit of the path. Keep in mind however, that in Portugal, 

maximum eclipse comes at around 9:53 a.m. WEST (Western European Summer 

Time). 

Spain, however, follows CEST (Central European Summer Time), which runs an 

hour later, so clocks there will read 10:53 a.m. 

Vacationers in Madrid on this day, will have the track of the so-called 

"negative shadow" or "anti-umbra" of the Moon passing directly over this 

metropolis of nearly four million resulting in the Sun mimicking a 

spectacular "ring of fire" for 4 mins 11 seconds beginning at 10:56 a.m. > 

CEST. Valencia, also within the track, will be treated to 3 mins 38 

seconds of annularity beginning just after 11:00 a.m. CEST. 

The path then crosses the Mediterranean Sea, passing over Ibiza, the 

southwesternmost of the three Balearic Islands, and then sweeps south and 

east across northern and eastern Africa, affecting parts of Algeria, 

Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The path will 

come to an end over the central Indian Ocean. It is over central Sudan 

that the annular eclipse reaches its maximum: the apparent diameter of the 

Moon's disk appearing just 4.2 percent smaller than that of the Sun. Here, 

the duration of annularity will last 4 mins 31.6 seconds. 

(BrDXC-UK Oct 3) 


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ALBANIA Radio Tirana on SW in B-05: 

FREQ STRT STOP ZONE LOC POWR AZI DAYS LANGUAGE ADM BRC 

5995 2115-2130 28 SHI 100 0 234567 SER/CRO ALB ALR 

6115 0245-0300 8 SHI 100 300 134567 ENGLISH ALB ALR 


6205 2130-2300 28 SHI 100 0 1234567 ALBANIAN ALB ALR 

6215 2001-2030 27 SHI 100 310 234567 FRENCH ALB ALR 


6280 1901-1930 28 SHI 100 350 234567 GERMAN ALB ALR 

7105 0730-1000 28 SHI 100 0 1234567 ALBANIAN ALB ALR 


7240 2001-2030 28 SHI 100 0 234567 ITALIAN ALB ALR 

7455 0000-0130 8 SHI 100 310 1234567 ALBANIAN ALB ALR 




(ALR - RT Oct 10) 

ANGOLA 4950 RN, 0240-0304, Oct.8, Portuguese, Various hilife and pop- 

like mx selections w/ "Nacional" zingers. Pips/ID at 0300 into (pres) nx 

headlines then back to mx. Fair. (Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Oct 8) 

ARGENTINA 6215, R. Baluarte, has been off the air for nearly a week 

now, per daily monitoring. (Nigro-URG, DXplorer Oct 6)

ARMENIA 11590 Radio Free Asia verified with a full data (excluding tx 

site) "18th Winter SWL Festival" card commemorating the "largest gathering 

of listeners to the radio spectrum," the annual Kulpsville festival in 190 

days. 


AUSTRALIA The ABC would like to advice that it is in the process of 

upgrading its Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek SW Local Radio 

sces. this work is being undertaken to provide greater reliability of 

these sces. 

Each sce will be required to be switched off for approximately four to six 

weeks while replacement txs are installed. The Tennant Creek tx will be 

the first to be upgraded and will be turned off on Monday 10 October. 

 

I heard Alice Springs for the first time on 8 Oct. from 1010 UT on 2310 

kHz with a fairly decent signal. 

(ABC website via Dan Srebnick-NJ-USA, dxld Oct 9) 

AUSTRIA AWR STIMME DER HOFFNUNG. Die Rundfunksendungen der STIMME DER 

HOFFNUNG, dem deutschsprachigen Programmanbieter von Adventist World Radio 

(AWR) werden ab 30. Oktober 2005 bis 25. Maerz 2006 nach folgendem 

Winterplan ueber Kurzwelle, Satelliten und auf Abruf im Internet 

ausgestrahlt: 

SW Moosbrunn (Austria): 1600-1630 UT 6015 kHz 49mb 100kW 320deg 

Empfangsberichte ueber den Kurzwellenempfang koennen ueber das Internet 

unter 

oder als Brief bzw. als Fax 

an die STIMME DER HOFFNUNG geschickt werden. 

Satelliten: 

ASTRA 1B (19 degr Ost) analog, hinter "MTV deutsch". 11,612 GHz 

horizontal, Tonuntertraeger 7,38 MHz "WRN-Deutsch". 0430-0500 UT 1100-1130 

UT 1630-1700 UT 

EUTELSAT Hot Bird 6 (13 degr Ost) digital. 12,597 GHz vertikal, SR 27.500, 

FEC 3/4. Kennung "WRN-Deutsch". 0430-0500 UT 1100-1130 UT 1630-1700 UT 

EUTELSAT Hot Bird 6 (13 degr Ost) digital. 12,597 GHz vertikal, SR 27.500, 

FEC 3/4. 1600-1630 UT Kennung "AWR 128k" 

UKW / FM (terrestrisch) Berlin Stadtgebiet 97,2 MHz 1 kW 0430-0500 UT 

INTERNET: 

(Lothar Klepp, Technischer Service, AWR, Oct 6) 

TRANS WORLD RADIO _ EUROPE B-05 30 OCT 2005 _ 25 MAR 2006 

Shortwave 

TWR Monte Carlo, France 

0745-0920 7 ENGLISH 9800 100 324 27 

0800-0920 12345 ENGLISH 9800 100 324 27 

0815-0850 6 ENGLISH 9800 100 324 27 

0930-0945 123456 GERMAN 6230 100 13 28 

0930-0945 123456 GERMAN 7160 100 26 28 

0930-1015 7 GERMAN 6230 100 13 28 

0930-1015 7 GERMAN 7160 100 26 28 

1400-1430 7 GERMAN 6230 100 13 28 

1400-1430 7 GERMAN 7160 100 26 28 

1430-1500 1234567 GERMAN 6230 100 13 28 

1430-1500 1234567 GERMAN 7160 100 26 28

JULICH, GERMANY 

0630-0645 12345 SLOVAK 6130 100 100 28,29 

0930-0945 23456 HUNGARIAN 6105 100 105 28 

0930-0945 23456 HUNGARIAN 7210 100 100 28 

1130-1200 6 SLOVAK 6130 100 100 28,29 

1130-1200 6 SLOVAK 7225 100 105 28,29 

ARMAVIR, RUSSIA 

1545-1600 7 POLISH 6245 100 284 28 

1600-1630 1234567 POLISH 6245 100 284 28 

1630-1700 1234567 HUNGARIAN 6245 100 284 28 

1700-1715 12 45 CZECH 6245 100 284 28 

1700-1730 6 ROMANIAN 6245 100 284 28 

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 

1700-1715 12 45 CZECH 6205 200 222 28 

1700-1730 6 RUMANIAN 6205 200 222 28 

Day 1 = Mon .. 7 = Sun 

SHIJAK, ALBANIA 

0615-0630 1234567 POLISH 6235 100 350 28 

0615-0630 1234567 POLISH 7380 100 350 28 

0630-0645 12345 SLOVAK 7380 100 350 28/29 

0745-0920 7 ENGLISH 11865 100 310 27 

0800-0920 12345 ENGLISH 11865 100 310 27 

0815-0850 6 ENGLISH 11865 100 310 27 

1442-1457 1 RUSSIAN 7325 100 33 28/29/30 

1442-1527 67 RUSSIAN 7325 100 33 28/29/30 

1442-1557 2345 RUSSIAN 7325 100 33 28/29/30 

1457-1527 1 BELORUSS 7325 100 33 28/29/30 

1527-1557 1 RUSSIAN 7325 100 33 28/29/30 

1545-1600 7 POLISH 7355 100 350 28 

1600-1630 1234567 POLISH 7355 100 350 28 

1633-1703 12345 ARMENIAN/EAS 7375 100 100 29S/39N 

1633-1703 12345 ARMENIAN/EAS 9945 100 90 29S/39N 

1725-1840 1234567 FARSI 7355 100 90 30S/40 

1725-1840 1234567 FARSI 9960 100 90 30S/40 

1840-1855 7 QASHQAI 7355 100 90 30S/40 

1840-1855 7 QASHQAI 9960 100 90 30S/40 

1910-1940 1234567 FARSI 7375 100 90 40 

MOOSBRUNN, AUSTRIA 

1442-1457 1 RUSSIAN 9495 100 55 28/29/30 

1442-1527 67 RUSSIAN 9495 100 55 28/29/30 

1442-1557 2345 RUSSIAN 9495 100 55 28/29/30 

1457-1527 1 BELORUSS 9495 100 55 28/29/30 

1527-1557 1 RUSSIAN 9495 100 55 28/29/30 

Day 1 = Mon .. 7 = Sun 

LW & MW (Long Wave & Medium Wave) 

ROUMOULES, RMC_FRANCE 

0328-0358 7 French 216 2000 315 27 

0341-0356 123456 French 216 2000 315 27 

0445-0515 1234567 German 1467 1000 28 

1945-2015 12345 Italian 1467 1000 85 28 

2015-2030 7 Sous 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2015-2030 6 Slovenian 1467 1000 85 37,38 

2015-2030 5 Spanish 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2015-2030 4 Rumanian 1467 1000 85 37,38 

2015-2030 3 Mandarin 1467 1000 325 27,28 

2015-2030 2 Tarifit 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2015-2030 1 Tamazight 1467 1000 241 37,38

2030-2100 1234567 German 1467 1000 28 

2100-2130 123456 Kabyle 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2100-2300 7 Arabic 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2130-2145 2 4 Arabic 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2130-2145 1 3 Moroccan 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2130-2200 5 Moroccan 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2130-2300 6 Arabic 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2145-2200 4 Algerian 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2145-2200 2 Moroccan 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2145-2215 3 Arabic 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2145-2300 1 Arabic 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2200-2215 2 Arabic 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2200-2300 45 Arabic 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2215-2230 23 Moroccan 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2230-2300 23 Arabic 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2300-2315 7 Jordanian 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2300-2315 123456 Moroccan 1467 1000 241 37,38 

2315-2330 6 English 1467 1000 325 27 

2315-2345 7 English 1467 1000 325 27 

FLLAKE, ALBANIA 

1910-1940 123456 Serbian 1395 500 330 28 

1940-2015 1234567 Hungarian 1395 500 330 28 

2015-2030 7 Russian 1395 500 330 28 

2015-2030 6 Croation 1395 500 330 28 

2015-2030 5 Arabic 1395 500 330 28 

2015-2030 4 Kurdish/Sora 1395 500 330 28 

2015-2030 3 Farsi 1395 500 330 28 

2015-2030 2 Turkish 1395 500 330 28 

2015-2030 1 Polish 1395 500 330 28 

2030-2045 1234567 Croatian 1395 500 330 28 

2045-2115 67 Bosnian 1395 500 330 28 

2045-2115 12345 Croatian 1395 500 330 28 

2115-2130 1234567 Slovak 1395 500 330 28 

2130-2200 1234567 Czech 1395 500 330 28 

Day 1 = Mon .. 7 = Sun 

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 

2000-2030 67 Lithuanian 1494 600 258 29NW 

2000-2030 12345 Swedish 1494 600 258 18 

2030-2100 67 Estonian 1494 600 258 29NW 

2030-2100 12345 Norwegian 1494 600 258 18 

CAPE CRECO, CYPRUS 

0255-0300 1234567 Arabic 1233 600 205 38,39,40 



0315-0330 7 Assyrian 1233 600 205 38,39,40 

0315-0330 6 Iraqi 1233 600 205 38,39,40 


2025-2059 34567 Arabic 1233 600 205 38,39,40 

2044-2059 2 Sudanese 1233 600 205 38,39,40 

2044-2059 1 Syrian-Leban 1233 600 205 38,39,40 

2059-2100 1234567 Syrian-Leban 1233 600 205 38,39,40 

2100-2115 2 Jordanian 1233 600 205 38,39,40 

2100-2215 1 34567 Arabic 1233 600 205 38,39,40 


GRIGORIOPOL, MOLDOVA 

1830-1845 67 Ukrainian 999 500 0 29 

1830-1900 12345 Ukrainian 999 500 0 29 

1845-1900 67 Russian 999 500 0 29 

2000-2015 6 Ukrainian 999 500 0 29 

2000-2030 345 Ukrainian 999 500 0 29

2000-2030 12 7 Russian 999 500 0 29 

2015-2030 6 Russian 999 500 0 29 

2030-2100 234567 Russian 999 500 0 29 

2030-2100 1 Belorussian 999 500 0 29 

1800-1830 1234567 Bulgarian 1548 1000 245 28 

1830-1845 1234567 Romani/Balka 1548 1000 245 28 

1845-1915 1234567 Romanian 1548 1000 245 28 

1915-1945 7 Macedonian 1548 1000 245 28 

1915-1945 6 Romanian 1548 1000 245 28 

1915-1945 12345 Romani/Vlax1548 1000 245 28 

1945-2000 1234567 Serbian 1548 1000 245 28 

Day 1 = Mon .. 7 = Sun 

(Updated: 06 Oct 2005 TWR - EUR Vienna Office, Schraut, Oct 10) 

Vailed procedure by TWR officials; though TWR broadcasts via Gavar, 

Armenia deleted on this TWR frequency file. 

5855 1710-1840 30,31 ERV 100 78 ENG/KAZ ARM TWR // 864 kHz MW 

5855 1910-1940 30,31 ERV 100 100 PES ARM TWR 

Also Gavar-ARM 864 and 1350 kHz used in various ME/NE languages on other 

times of the day, see WRTH05 under ARMENIA internat. (wb, Oct 10) 

BAHRAIN 6125USB, CMF Radio 1, 0042-0112, Oct.7, Vernacular / English, 

Arabic mx w/ breaks for annmts in various langs, "Radio Mallumat" noted. 

YL in En at 0109, was able to copy a few phrases, "..please contact..", 

"..mariners around the world" and the freqs 6125, 9133, 15500 kHz and 

Rewards for Justice URL. Still going at t/out. Poor w/ peaks above static. 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Oct 8) 

9745, R. Bahrain, audible on USB at 2355 Sep 29 with AR mx; HCJB was just 

making its closing anmts. Bahrain was weaker but clearly audible, drowned 

out by CRI s/on at 0000 UT. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC Oct 9) 

BENIN 5025 ORTB, R Regionale, Parakou, 1830-2115, Sep 26 and Oct 02, 

French ID's and news, Afropop, 23432. It is better heard after R Tashkent 

moved its English broadcast to 5060. 

(Max van Arnhem and Mendez, dswci DXW Oct 5) 

BHUTAN 6035, BBS, Thimpu, 0230-0300 Ut on Sep 16, OK signal, but audio 

modulation was low! (Sarathi-IND via dxld ibid.) 

On checking at 0058, hear tone modulated opening carrier, 0100 s/on 

procedure. So it is very much on SW. Signals fair, but by 0130 fade-out 

here near the equator. Will get stronger as the sun goes down to the 

Southern Hemisphere. Cannot hear it around 1200-1400, too much QRM. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, dswci DXW Oct 5) 

BRAZIL/DRM Mr Rudolph Grimm (Brazil) sent me some days ago information 

abt DRM reception in North America that showed up at the A-DX-Liste. 

Well, just to let you know that since last year I've been receiveing DRM 

in Sao Bernardo do Campo (S Paulo State, Brazil, GG66RF). I've been able 

to listen to most of the transmitions above 3995KHz here (including 3995). 

I received a QSL card from RTL (6095KHz) station that I listen in an 

almost daily basis after 00:00 UTC (depends on HF propagation of course 

... I'm writing this e-mail listening to RTL 6095KHz, mxal tones 

identification as everyday from 0245 to 0300 UTC). 

I'm organizing a web page on my web site with the DRM 

audio, screen snapshots from decoder, Journaline and Image contents. For 

now, some audio and snapshots at 

I guess the only missing stations above 3995 kHz are the Campus Radio at 

26000 and 26012 kHz and the recent Luxembourg on 25795 kHz. But I received

iteXpress already, DW in several times and freqs, Kuwait, Taldom, TDF 

Radio, RTL, RTL-DRM2, BBC, CBC, VOR, RNW ... 

Missing some odd time schedules too due to working hours / propagation. 

Mostly Taiwan, Japan, etc. 

My conditions are: 

- Receiver: Home made quadrature sampling detector (QSD) + DDS local 

oscilator (simlar to SDR1000 hardware) 

- DrEAm software on a Pentium 2.8 GHz on I/Q mode. 

- Antennas: mag loop from 10 to 30 MHz, inverted L from 1.8 to 7 MHz, 

inverted vee dipole for 7 ... 10 MHz. Regards. 

(Marcus Ramos-Brazil PY3CRX/PY2PLL, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 7) 

R Novas de Paz, Curitiba 9515 kHz Oct 3 2105 UT with many other Brazilian 

stations in the 31 mb. Reception was poor to fair. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Oct 6) 

CHAD 6165 Rdiff.Nat.Tchadienne Oct 01 1925-1945 33333-34333 French, 

Talk and news, 1928 Drum's IS?, ID at 1927 etc. 


CHINA 9570 on 1 Oct at 0333 UT and later, SINPO 35222. It took some time 

to determine what program I heard. Nagoya DX Club's web page suggests CNR- 

2, but the program was different. A man spoke to the audience in a Turkic 

lang, alternating with another man who interpreted this speech in Chinese. 

That was not in // to CNR-2 freqs 15570 and 11915 kHz, audible here at 

these morning hours. CNR-8 has a Mongolian program at this time (language 

doesn't fit), so I had to conclude that my station was Xinjiang PBS. 

Indeed, it was Uighur sce from Urumqi, // to 13670 kHz. Another parallel, 

9560 kHz, was discovered after 0400. 11885 and 7275 kHz, both listed in 

Nagoya sked, were silent. Did Xinjiang replace one of them with 9570 kHz? 

(Dmitry Mezin-RUS, RUSDXsignal Oct 7) 

7230 Xinjiang PBS, Mongolian Service *0000 "5+1" pips, "East Is Red" 

twice on vibraphone, IDs in presumed Mongolian by woman and man, "EIR" 

twice more and into talk; weak and choppy with moderate dual-path echo. 

WRTH, PWBR, and HFCC all list s/on as 2330, but it signed on at 0000 both 

Oct. 5 and 7. (Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Oct 9) 

4905 & 4920, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, surprisingly good at 1100 Oct 7 with talk 

by M&W and background mx, 4905 slightly the better of the two. 


COLOMBIA 6139.81 R.Lider, 1014-1033, Oct 7, Spanish, Rough copy at t/in 

of OM w/ talks and mx. Improved by 1025 w/ full "Desde Bogata, 

Colombia..Radio Lider" ID annmt at 1030 UT. Poor/fair. 


CONGO 5985 Again a night where conds worsened - all bands almost faded 

out here yesterday evening with 49mb almost down from ard 2100 UT. These 

conds also allow strange things to happen like on 5985 kHz where I 

listened to Radio Congo with good signal until 1900 when Russian came on 

the channel with a huge signal so I looked for other stations. But in 

passing 5985 agn 15 mins later I noticed that Brazzaville had taken over 

completely again. 

Jordan 6105 in Arabic stronger than usual and 'survived' the fade out and 

continued strong 1930-2235+ UT. Asia kept coming in on 31mb with rather 

strong VOV 9830 at 2055 UT English into French 2100 and R Thailand Udon 

9680 in Thai -2115* UT. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 8)

COSTA RICA 11815 R. Exterior de Espana via Cariari de Pococi. Oct.1 at 

2158-2210. SINPO24332. Interview in Spanish till 2159, then mx. Nx after 

time pips for 2200 UT. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Oct 7) 

CROATIA Croatian Radio - unknown transmitter on 1143 kHz. Croatian Radio 

- The Voice of Croatia (incl. HR 1) can be heard on a new frequency of 

1143 kHz. The signal is quite strong in my location. 

I can hear all other croatian (HR) MW transmitters but Osijek (= Osiyek) 

594 kHz. Is it because of a strong German transmitter on this frequency or 

because Osijek was retuned to 1143 kHz? Osijek should have only 10 kW on 

594 kHz (see WRTH 2005, p. 506), but the transmitter on 1143 kHz seems to 

be stronger. 

No change mentioned on the HR web no response yet to my e- 

mail sent to their technical department ... 

(Karel Honzik-CZE, mwdx Oct 10) 

The Croatian transmitter network operator OIV confirmed that the 

transmitter in Osijek on 594 (HR Glas Hrvatske) was moved to 1143 kHz. The 

power is 10 kW. OIV is planning to perform DRM tests on 594 towards the 

end of this year. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Oct 10) 

DJIBOUTI 4780, RTD, strong at 2145 Oct 7, animated talk, HoA mx; upbeat 

intro theme to nx at 2201. (Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Oct 9) 

ECUADOR/GERMANY Lieber Volker [Willschrey], 

leider koennen wir doch nur eine Stunde auf 21455 kHz senden, weil WYFR 

auf dieser QRG um 1600 UT auf Sendung geht. Anbei die korrigierte Fassung. 

Herzlichst aus Quito, Horst [Rosiak]. Radio HCJB, Die Stimme der Anden. 

(HCJB German, via Volker Willschrey, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 6) 

Aktueller Auszug aus dem Monatsbrief von Radio HCJB. 

Am 30.10.05 werden die Frequenzen fuer Europa wieder umgestellt. Die 

Morgensendungen von Pifo nach Europa werden fuer die Wintermonate 

eingestellt, weil der Empfang erfahrungsgemaess sehr schlecht ist. 

Die plattdeutschen Sendungen nach Zentral- und Nordamerika werden zeitlich 

um eine Stunde nach hinten verschoben. 

Sie werden um 0300 UT (das ist 21.00 Uhr mittelmexikanische Zeit) auf 9780 

kHz nach den hochdeutschen Sendungen zu hoeren sein. 

Die HCJB-Antennen in Pifo muessen wegen des zukuenftigen Flughafens nun 

doch alle abmontiert werden. Ob und in welchem Umfang sie an anderer 

Stelle wieder aufgebaut werden, ist noch nicht geklaert. Wie es fuer den 

Deutschen Dienst in Quito dann weiter geht, ist ungewiss. 

Sendeplan vom 31.10.2005 bis 25.03.2006 

Deutsch 1530-1600 21455 kHz/USB 10 kW 

1630-1700 3955 kHz 100 kW DTK Juelich Germany 

Mennoniten-Platt 1500-1530 21455 kHz/USB 10 kW 

1600-1630 3955 kHz 100 kW DTK Juelich Germany 

(Radio HCJB, Die Stimme der Anden, Oct 6) 

ETHIOPIA 5500 V.of Tigray revolution Oct 04 *1456-1508 44444-45433 

Tigre, 1456 sign on with IS, ID at 1400, Opening mx, Opening announce, 

Talk. 

9704.2 R.Ethiopia Oct 04 1613-1622 33432 Amharic, Ethiopian pops mx, // 

5990 kHz.


6940 R.Fana, 0324-0332, Oct.7, Vernacular, Horn of Africa mx and talks. 

Mx bit and diff. OM and YL w/ much weaker audio at BoH. No ID noted. Good. 

// 6210-fair. Wanted to listen longer but too darned tired! 


ETHIOPIA [ERITREA Cland] 5500 V.of Peace & Democracy Eritrea Oct 04 

*1416-1451* 35433-45433 Tigrigna, 1416 sign on with IS, ID, Opening mx, 

Opening announce, Local mx and talk, 1451 sign off. 


GABON 4777 Rdiff.TV.Gabonaise (pres) Oct 04 1651-1658* 33332-32332 

French?, African pops mx, 1658 sign off. 


GERMANY [Belgium] Today I checked 5975 for the reported Saturdays-only 

txion of TNT Radio and found it already in progress at 1358 UT tune-in. 

Website of this station is 

 

(to avoid Flash intro), and there the schedule is indeed given as 1000- 

1600. I noted some timechecks, suggesting that this txion is live, i.e. // 

FM. The modulation leaves something to be desired with a quite narrow 

audio bandwith, specifically an almost entirely suppressed bass range. I 

think Juelich otherwhise sounds different, but perhaps this was a 

Wertachtal tx (where I also noted quite a difference between 6075 and 

Croatian until 1415 on 7170 kHz, by the way)? 


DW in B05 season [FM entries deleted on this list, wb.] 

LANGUAGE KHZ STARTEND POW STATION AZI TARGET 

ALBANIAN 810 1200-1230 100 OVCE POLE 0ND EUR 

ALBANIAN 810 1600-1630 100 OVCE POLE 0ND EUR 

ALBANIAN 1215 0645-0700 500 FLLAKA 0ND EUR 

ALBANIAN 6045 0630-0700 125 WERTACHTAL 120 EUR 


ALBANIAN 7195 0630-0700 125 NAUEN 135 EUR 



ALBANIAN 15470 1600-1630 250 SINES 075 EUR 

AMHARIC 11810 1400-1450 250 KIGALI 030 C/EAF 

AMHARIC 15225 1400-1450 250 TRINCOMALE 270 C/EAF 

ARABIC 1350 2100-2200 999 EREVAN 232 ME 

ARABIC 5905 0430-0500 500 WERTACHTAL 210 ME 

ARABIC 6035 0400-0430 250 SINES 095 ME 

ARABIC 6035 0430-0457 250 SINES 095 ME 

ARABIC 6130 2000-2100 500 NAUEN 210 NAF 

ARABIC 6130 2000-2100 500 WERTACHTAL 135 ME 

ARABIC 6130 2100-2200 500 NAUEN 210 NAF 





ARABIC 9495 2000-2100 250 SINES 095 NAF 

ARABIC 9495 2100-2157 250 SINES 095 NAF 

ARABIC 11690 0400-0430 250 KIGALI 030 ME 

ARABIC 11890 2000-2100 250 TRINCOMALE 300 ME 






ARABIC 15205 1800-1900 250 KIGALI 325 ME 

ARABIC 15205 1900-1957 250 KIGALI 325 ME

BENGALI 7285 0100-0200 500 WERTACHTAL 090 SAS 

BENGALI 9615 0100-0200 250 TRINCOMALE 015 SAS 

BOSNIAN 6045 0700-0715 125 WERTACHTAL 120 EUR 



BOSNIAN 7195 0700-0715 125 NAUEN 135 EUR 


BOSNIAN 15470 1700-1715 250 SINES 065 EUR 

BULGARIAN 7195 0600-0630 125 NAUEN 135 EUR 

BULGARIAN 7200 0500-0530 250 SINES 055 EUR 

BULGARIAN 9770 1230-1300 125 WERTACHTAL 120 EUR 

BULGARIAN 11970 1030-1100 125 NAUEN 128 EUR 

CHINESE 5915 2300-2350 500 IRKUTSK 152 CHN 

CHINESE 5995 2300-2350 250 DHABAYYA 065 CHN 

CHINESE 6205 1030-1055 250 KOMSOMOLSK 213 CHN 

CHINESE 6225 1300-1350 200 NOVOSIBIR. 111 CHN 

CHINESE 6225 2300-2350 500 ALMA ATA 094 CHN 

CHINESE 13735 1300-1350 100 KRANJI 013 CHN 

CHINESE 15145 1030-1055 250 TRINCOMALE 005 FE 

CHINESE 15190 1030-1055 100 KRANJI 013 CHN 

CHINESE 15330 1300-1350 250 TRINCOMALE 015 CHN 

CHINESE 15490 1300-1350 250 TRINCOMALE 045 CHN 

CHINESE 17820 1030-1055 250 TRINCOMALE 045 CHN 

CROATIAN 7175 1330-1400 125 WERTACHTAL 120 EUR 



DARI 15145 0830-0900 500 KRASNODAR 110 ME 

DARI 15640 1330-1400 500 WERTACHTAL 090 ME 

DARI 17610 1330-1400 500 WERTACHTAL 090 ME 

DARI 17710 0830-0900 250 TRINCOMALE 335 ME 

ENGLISH 1548 0000-0100 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS 


ENGLISH 5960 2000-2057 250 KIGALI 0ND C/EAF 

ENGLISH 6030 0000-0059 250 TRINCOMALE 015 SAS 

ENGLISH 6070 2300-0000 250 TRINCOMALE 075 SEAS 

ENGLISH 6140 0600-0700 100 JUELICH 175 EUR 








ENGLISH 6180 0400-0457 250 KIGALI 0ND C/EAF 

ENGLISH 6180 2200-2259 250 TRINCOMALE 060 FE 

ENGLISH 6225 2200-2300 500 ALMA ATA 094 FE 

ENGLISH 7225 0600-0700 250 SINES 150 WAF 

ENGLISH 7225 0600-0700 500 WERTACHTAL 210 WAF 


ENGLISH 7285 0500-0600 500 WERTACHTAL 165 C/EAF 

ENGLISH 7290 0000-0100 500 WERTACHTAL 090 SAS 


ENGLISH 9565 0500-0557 250 KIGALI 0ND C/EAF 

ENGLISH 9615 2100-2200 250 TRINCOMALE 270 WAF 

ENGLISH 9660 2000-2057 250 KIGALI 295 AF 

ENGLISH 9675 2000-2100 500 WERTACHTAL 165 C/SAF 

ENGLISH 9710 0400-0459 500 WERTACHTAL 150 AF 

ENGLISH 9815 2300-0000 250 TRINCOMALE 105 SEAS 

ENGLISH 9865 2300-0000 250 KIGALI 085 SEAS 

ENGLISH 11690 2100-2200 250 KIGALI 295 WAF 

ENGLISH 11695 1600-1700 500 WERTACHTAL 090 SAS 


ENGLISH 11865 1900-1957 250 SINES 110 C/EAF 

ENGLISH 12025 1900-2000 500 WERTACHTAL 150 C/EAF

ENGLISH 12025 2000-2100 500 WERTACHTAL 150 C/SAF 

ENGLISH 12035 0500-0600 250 KIGALI 180 C/SAF 

ENGLISH 15410 0500-0600 250 DHABAYYA 230 AF 

ENGLISH 15410 0600-0700 250 KIGALI 295 WAF 

ENGLISH 15410 2000-2100 250 TRINCOMALE 255 C/SAF 

ENGLISH 15445 0400-0500 250 TRINCOMALE 270 C/EAF 

ENGLISH 15470 1900-1957 250 SINES 125 C/EAF 

FRENCH 9670 1700-1757 250 KIGALI ND C/EAF 

FRENCH 9735 1700-1800 500 NAUEN 205 WAF 

FRENCH 9810 1600-1657 250 KIGALI 115 EAF 

FRENCH 12035 1600-1659 250 SINES 105 WAF 

FRENCH 12035 1700-1759 500 WERTACHTAL 195 WAF 

FRENCH 13645 1700-1800 500 WERTACHTAL 165 AF 

FRENCH 15145 1600-1657 250 KIGALI 0ND C/EAF 


FRENCH 15410 1200-1300 250 KIGALI 0ND AF 

FRENCH 15410 1700-1757 250 KIGALI 295 WAF 

FRENCH 15470 1200-1300 250 SINES 105 NAF 



FRENCH 17800 1200-1300 250 KIGALI 295 AF 

FRENCH 21665 1200-1300 500 WERTACHTAL 180 AF 

GERMAN 693 0600-0700 010 MOSKVA 0ND MOSKAU 







GERMAN 1188 0600-0700 010 ST.PETERB. 0ND PETERSBG 







GERMAN 1548 1200-1400 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS 



GERMAN 5895 2200-0000 200 NOVOSIBIR. 111 FE 

GERMAN 5905 1000-1200 250 BONAIRE 0ND CAM 

GERMAN 5910 1000-1200 250 PETROPAVL. 247 FE 

GERMAN 6075 0000-0200 250 SINES 040 EUR 

GERMAN 6075 0000-0200 250 SINES 295 N/CAM 

GERMAN 6075 0000-0200 500 WERTACHTAL 0ND EUR 


GERMAN 6075 0200-0400 500 NAUEN 120 SEUR/ME 











GERMAN 6075 1600-1800 500 WERTACHTAL 135 SEUR/ME 



GERMAN 6075 1800-1959 500 WERTACHTAL 180 NAF 



GERMAN 6075 2000-2155 250 SINES 040 EUR





GERMAN 6100 0200-0400 250 BONAIRE 305 NAM 

GERMAN 6145 0200-0400 500 WERTACHTAL 315 N/CAM 

GERMAN 7150 0400-0600 500 WERTACHTAL 150 AF 



GERMAN 7170 1800-2000 250 KIGALI 210 AF 

GERMAN 7395 2200-0000 500 ALMA ATA 131 SAS/SEAS 

GERMAN 7400 1000-1200 250 IRKUTSK 152 FE 

GERMAN 7430 0000-0200 500 KRASNODAR 110 SAS 

GERMAN 9535 1600-1755 250 KIGALI 180 SAF 

GERMAN 9545 0000-0200 250 BONAIRE 350 N/CAM 

GERMAN 9545 0600-0800 500 NAUEN 230 SWEUR 










GERMAN 9545 2200-0000 500 WERTACHTAL 240 WAF 

GERMAN 9655 0000-0155 250 KIGALI 295 CAM 


GERMAN 9735 0600-0800 500 WERTACHTAL 255 OC 


GERMAN 9875 0200-0355 250 KIGALI 310 WAF/AM 

GERMAN 11510 1000-1200 500 ALMA ATA 121 OC 




GERMAN 11865 2200-2355 250 SINES 230 LA 

GERMAN 11935 2000-2100 250 TRINCOMALE 120 SEAS/OC 

GERMAN 11935 2100-2157 250 KIGALI 115 SEAS/OC 

GERMAN 12035 1200-1400 250 BONAIRE 350 N/CAM 


GERMAN 13780 0400-0600 500 KRASNODAR 188 AF 



GERMAN 13780 0800-1000 500 WERTACHTAL 255 OC 



GERMAN 13780 1400-1559 250 TRINCOMALE 300 SEUR/ME 

GERMAN 13780 1600-1759 250 TRINCOMALE 270 SEUR/ME 


GERMAN 15110 1000-1200 250 TRINCOMALE 120 OC 

GERMAN 15275 1400-1555 250 KIGALI 030 ME/EAF 


GERMAN 15445 1400-1600 250 BONAIRE 320 NAM 


GERMAN 17480 1200-1400 250 SAMARA 140 SAS 

GERMAN 17630 1200-1400 500 NAUEN 080 SAS/SEAS 

GERMAN 17710 0700-0800 500 WERTACHTAL 180 AF 

GERMAN 17710 1200-1357 250 SINES 295 N/CAM 

GERMAN 17770 1000-1157 250 SINES 225 LA 

GERMAN 17770 1000-1200 250 WERTACHTAL 240 LA 

GERMAN 17800 0400-0600 250 TRINCOMALE 240 AF 

GERMAN 21640 0800-1000 250 TRINCOMALE 120 SEAS/OC 

GERMAN 21840 1000-1200 500 NAUEN 085 SEAS/OC 

HAUSA 7240 0630-0700 250 SINES 150 WAF

HAUSA 9430 1800-1900 500 WERTACHTAL 180 WAF 

HAUSA 9565 0630-0700 500 WERTACHTAL 180 WAF 

HAUSA 11615 1800-1857 250 SINES 145 WAF 

HAUSA 12015 1800-1900 250 KIGALI 295 AF 

HAUSA 12025 0630-0700 250 KIGALI 295 WAF 



HAUSA 21665 1300-1350 500 WERTACHTAL 180 AF 

HINDI 1548 1515-1600 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS 



HINDI 13590 1515-1559 500 WERTACHTAL 090 SAS 

INDONESIAN 9610 2200-2250 250 TRINCOMALE 105 SEAS 

INDONESIAN 9655 1200-1250 250 TRINCOMALE 120 SEAS 

INDONESIAN 9720 2200-2250 250 KIGALI 085 SEAS 

INDONESIAN 12035 2200-2250 250 KIGALI 085 SEAS 

INDONESIAN 15250 1200-1250 250 TRINCOMALE 105 SEAS 

INDONESIAN 17820 1200-1250 250 DHABAYYA 105 SEAS 

MACEDONIAN 810 0730-0800 100 OVCE POLE 0ND EUR 

MACEDONIAN 810 1000-1030 100 OVCE POLE 0ND EUR 

MACEDONIAN 7175 1400-1430 125 WERTACHTAL 120 EUR 



PASHTO 15145 0800-0830 500 KRASNODAR 110 ME 

PASHTO 15640 1400-1430 500 WERTACHTAL 090 ME 

PASHTO 17610 1400-1430 500 WERTACHTAL 090 ME 

PASHTO 17710 0800-0830 250 TRINCOMALE 335 ME 

PERSIAN 6225 1730-1930 250 KRASNODAR 128 ME 

PERSIAN 6245 1730-1930 250 NOVOSIBIR. 240 ME 

PERSIAN 7175 1800-1900 500 NAUEN 105 ME 

POLISH 7240 1730-1759 500 SINES 040 EUR 

PORTUGUESE 9545 0500-0545 500 WERTACHTAL 165 AF 

PORTUGUESE 9755 0500-0545 250 KIGALI 180 AF 

ROMANES 11905 1130-1200 500 WERTACHTAL 105 SEUR/ME 

ROMANES 15275 1130-1200 500 WERTACHTAL 105 SEUR/ME 

ROMANIAN 11970 1100-1300 125 NAUEN 128 EUR 

RUSSIAN 693 0300-0400 010 MOSKVA ND MOSKAU 

RUSSIAN 693 0400-0500 010 MOSKVA ND MOSKAU 

RUSSIAN 693 0500-0600 010 MOSKVA ND MOSKAU 








RUSSIAN 999 0600-0630 500 GRIGORIOPO 0ND CIS 



RUSSIAN 1188 0300-0400 010 ST.PETERB. 0ND PETERSBG 

RUSSIAN 1188 0400-0500 010 ST.PETERB. 0ND PETERSBG 

RUSSIAN 1188 0500-0600 010 ST.PETERB. 0ND PETERSBG 








RUSSIAN 5905 0200-0300 500 WERTACHTAL 075 ZAS 

RUSSIAN 5905 0300-0400 500 WERTACHTAL 075 ZAS 

RUSSIAN 5910 0500-0600 500 WERTACHTAL 045 CIS 

RUSSIAN 5910 0600-0630 500 WERTACHTAL 045 CIS 

RUSSIAN 5925 0100-0200 500 WERTACHTAL 060 CIS

RUSSIAN 5945 0400-0500 500 WERTACHTAL 075 CIS 






RUSSIAN 7145 0400-0500 500 WERTACHTAL 075 CIS 






RUSSIAN 7145 2000-2057 250 SINES 045 CIS 

RUSSIAN 7305 0200-0300 500 NAUEN 090 ZAS 

RUSSIAN 7305 0500-0600 500 NAUEN 060 CIS 

RUSSIAN 7305 0600-0630 500 NAUEN 060 CIS 




RUSSIAN 9715 1700-1800 250 TRINCOMALE 345 CIS 




RUSSIAN 15110 0400-0457 250 KIGALI 030 ZAS 

RUSSIAN 15145 0100-0200 250 PETROPAVL. 263 CIS 

RUSSIAN 15335 0100-0200 200 VLADIVOST. 320 CIS 

RUSSIAN 15335 0200-0300 250 TRINCOMALE 345 ZAS 

RUSSIAN 15335 0300-0359 250 TRINCOMALE 345 ZAS 


RUSSIAN 17700 0500-0600 250 KIGALI 360 CIS 

RUSSIAN 17700 0600-0627 250 KIGALI 360 CIS 

SERBIAN 810 1030-1100 100 OVCE POLE 0ND EUR 

SERBIAN 1458 2100-2115 500 FLLAKA 004 EUR 

SERBIAN 6045 0715-0730 125 WERTACHTAL 120 EUR 



SERBIAN 7195 0715-0730 125 NAUEN 135 EUR 

SERBIAN 7245 2100-2115 250 SINES 065 EUR 



SERBIAN 11905 2100-2115 250 KIGALI 345 EUR 

SWAHILI 6180 0300-0400 250 KIGALI 210 AF 

SWAHILI 7150 0300-0359 500 WERTACHTAL 150 AF 

SWAHILI 9565 0300-0400 250 SINES 140 AF 

SWAHILI 9735 1500-1557 250 KIGALI ND AF 

SWAHILI 9875 1000-1050 250 KIGALI 265 AF 

SWAHILI 12025 1500-1557 250 KIGALI 180 AF 

SWAHILI 12045 1000-1050 250 KIGALI ND AF 

SWAHILI 15410 1000-1050 250 KIGALI 180 AF 

SWAHILI 15445 0300-0359 250 TRINCOMALE 255 C/EAF 

SWAHILI 21780 1000-1050 500 WERTACHTAL 165 AF 

SWAHILI 21840 1500-1559 500 WERTACHTAL 165 AF 

TURKISH 9615 0630-0700 500 WERTACHTAL 105 SEUR/ME 

TURKISH 9790 1530-1600 500 NAUEN 125 SEUR/ME 

TURKISH 11905 0630-0700 500 WERTACHTAL 105 SEUR/ME 

TURKISH 11905 1130-1200 500 WERTACHTAL 105 SEUR/ME 

TURKISH 15275 1130-1200 500 WERTACHTAL 105 SEUR/ME 

TURKISH 15470 1530-1600 250 SINES 075 SEUR/ME 

UKRAINIAN 999 0530-0600 500 GRIGORIOPO 0ND CIS 

UKRAINIAN 5945 0530-0600 500 WERTACHTAL 075 EUR 

UKRAINIAN 7200 0530-0559 250 SINES 055 EUR 

URDU 1548 1430-1515 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS 

URDU 7225 1430-1515 250 TRINCOMALE 345 SAS 

URDU 9440 1700-1730 500 WERTACHTAL 090 ME

URDU 11695 1700-1730 250 TRINCOMALE 335 ME 

URDU 13590 1430-1515 500 WERTACHTAL 090 SAS 

(ADDX, via Andreas Volk-D, Oct 7) 

6045 Evangeliums-Radio-Hamburg (EVR) ceases radio programmes for ever. 

Very last txion on Oct 23 at 0858-1000 UT via DTK Juelich, 100 kW non-dir. 

EVR-Presseinfo Einstellung des Sendebetriebes zum 23.10.2005. 

Am 23.10.2005 strahlt Evangeliums-Radio-Hamburg (EVR) seine letzte 

Radiosendung aus. Nach ueber 16 Jahren geht damit eine Aera christlichen 

Rundfunks in Deutschland zu Ende. Insgesamt wurden zwischen 1989 und 2005 

rund 800 Sendungen produziert und ausgestrahlt. In den letzten beiden 

Jahren konzentrierte sich Evangeliums-Radio-Hamburg auf die Auslotung 

neuer Sendemoeglichkeiten ueber das digitale Kurzwellen-Radio (DRM) und 

das Internet. 

Nach einer Testphase entschied sich der EVR-Vorstand in diesem Sommer, die 

Testphase nicht zu verlaengern und sein analoges Kurzwellen-Programm im 

Oktober 2005 einzustellen. Ein so kleiner uneigennuetziger Verein wie 

Evangeliums-Radio-Hamburg werde auf Dauer besonders von den vielen neuen 

technischen Herausforderungen ueberfordert, so eine gemeinsame 

Stellungnahme des EVR-Vorstandes, in der es abschliessend heisst: 

"Wir danken Gott, dass wir in einer Zeit tief greifender 

gesellschaftspolitischer und technischer Veraenderungen die zeitlose 

Botschaft von Jesus Christus ueber das Radio verbreiten konnten. Wir sind 

dankbar, dass durch das Evangeliums-Radio-Hamburg Menschen zum Glauben 

gefuehrt worden sind. Inzwischen sind in Deutschland viele kleine 

christliche Radiostationen entstanden, die die Idee des EVR fortsetzen und 

weiterentwickeln. Damit sehen wir unseren Auftrag als erfuellt." 

(Ntt via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, Oct 10) 

GUINEA 7125 Rdiff.TV.Guineenne Sep 29 0748-0802 25332 French, Talk, ID 

at 0757 and 0759. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Oct 7) 

HONDURAS 4819.1 25/9 05.36 LV EVANGELICA - Tegucigalpa, SS, local mx. 

S5-6. (R7). 

(Luca Botto Fiora-I, JPNpremium Oct 7) 

INDIA According to the info I have the following are the new 60 meter 

fqs of AIR. 

4810 50 kW Bhopal 0025-0215, 1130-1742 (x3315) 

4870 10 kW Gangtok 0100-0400, 1030-1600 (Sun 1630)(x3390) 

4980 50 kW Shimla 0025-0200, 1300-1730 (Sat, Sun 1741) (x3223) 

The Old message from was as follows: 

All India Radio has finalised the move from 3 MHz to 5 MHz eff 30th 

October. Alok Dasgupta via 

(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Oct 7) 

The following are some nx on AIR stations. 

Imphal : Noted signing on at 0030 again on 4775 (ex 0000). 

Several stations were noted with early sign ons due to the Navaratri 

festival season. 

Kolkata : Noted early sign on at 2325 UT (4.55 am) 

Gangtok: 1404 3390 noted already on today when I tuned in around 2345 UT 

(5.15 am) 

The stations in Orissa were also noted already on today when I tuned in 

around 2345 today. Though Jeypore was noted on 1467, the // SW channel was 

not heard on 5040 (maybe in skip). (Jose Jacob-IND, VU2JOS DXindia Oct 10)

INDONESIA 3344.97 RRI-Ternate Oct 01 1217-1227 35343 INSn, Jakarta nx 

realy and mx, ID at 1219, 

4605 RRI-Serui Oct 01 1310-1324 44444 INSn, Jakarta nx realy, ID at 1321, 

4789.98 RRI-Fak Fak Oct 01 1302-1310 44444 INSn, Talk, ID at 1302, 

4919.98 RRI-Biak Sep 30 1027-1032 23332 INSn, Music, 1030 IS, 

4925 RRI-Jambi Oct 01 1250-1302 44444 INSn, Music, ID at 1259, RPK, 1300 

Jakarta nx realy, 

7289.9 RRI-Nabire(P) Oct 01 0756-0802* 25432 INSn, Music, Announce at 0801 

by man, 0802 sign off. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Oct 7) 

My first RRI-stations in tropical bands this season were heard Oct 3 

around 15 UTC. RRI Serui from Papua 4605 kHz closed down with lovely Love 

Ambon 1501 UTC. Also logged 3976 kHz Pontianak, Palangkaraya 3325 kHz and 

Jambi 4925 kHz. 


4605.03 RRI Serui, 1103-1117, Oct.7, Arabic-?, Continuos Ko'ran chanting, 

presumably for Ramadan, w/ brief talk b/w chants. Still going at t/out. 

Poor. 


3325 RRI Palangkaraya 1243-1345+ Oct 7. Vocal mx with occasional anmts; 

SCI at 1259, followed by Jak program; back to local programming at 1329, 

featuring indigenous vocals with no anmts heard. Good signal but fading 

after 1330. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Oct 8) 

3950.7v RRI Palu 1307-1405 Oct 7. Presumed with vocal mx, M ancr speaking 

occasionally in INSn. Went into Koran programming about 1330, and this 

continued past 1400. Fair signal, drifting up to 3951.4 by 1400 UT. 


unID 3231.85 1302-1320 Oct 7. Probably the reactivated RRI Bukittinggi 

with mx noted but couldn't make out any anmts. Weak signal and just a weak 

carrier the next day. 


9524.9 VOI on Oct 7 at 0925-0941 UT, believe this was last heard in early 

Aug.; assume on again for Ramadan but having tx problems (signal cutting 

in and out) and abruptly ended at 0941; ID: "If you wish to know more 

about Radio Republik INS's Overseas Service you may contact us by e-mail 

at To access a transcript of our daily news, please 

visit the web site of Radio Republik INS's Overseas Service at 

" (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Oct 7) 

3947v RRI Palu (pres) 1350-1400+ Oct 8. Noted with Koran recitations; 

varying up and down, as usual. Signal strength seems to be better than in 

previous years - they'd probably be quite "listenable" if they'd fix the 

drifting problem. 


4789.97 RRI Fak-Fak 1320-1359* Oct 8. Ramadan programming; off at 1359 

after usual steel-guitar theme. Good signal. 


IRAN 945 kHz, 1530 UT on 23 Sep, heard the ID "In ja Sanandaj-ast, Seda- 

ye Jomhuri-ye Islami-ye Iran, merkezi Kordestan. Audio clip is at 

(open_dx - Victor Rutkovsky-RUS, RUSDXsignal Oct 7) 

ISRAEL Just a reminder. Israel changes back to Standard Time at 2 AM 

Sunday morning, October 9, local Israel time/date. That is, 2300 UTC on 

Oct 8. 

(Doni Rosenzweig-USA, dxld Oct 5) 

ITALY Stumbled after 1400 UT over a squealing tx on 9570. Did not bother 

to listen further, but HFCC suggests that this was RAI. 


RAI has at least two different txs with this annoying squealing. I noted 

the problem already before the start of A05, and it again proves that 

broadcasters are not listening to their own txions. 

The two txs in Panaji-IND still exhibit the same problem. The CNR-1 tx on 

17605 had the same problem briefly some months ago. One of the CNR-1 type 

jammers has had the problem for a long time. Even two of the Tinian txs 

were noted with a remarkable squealing earlier this year - hopefully 

corrected by now. Since the txs affected are of different models and 

makes, the conclusion must be that the problem is in the audio processor. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 8) 

JAPAN 3925 R. Nikkei, decent at 1025 Oct 7, talk by M&W with musical 

interludes; // 6055 not as good. (Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Oct 9) 

JORDAN 11810 R Jordan Oct 04 1311-1325 43443 Arabic, Talk and arabic mx, 

ID at 1319. 


11690 Radio Jordan, at 1458-1532 on Oct 9, pop mx tune to top of the hour 

with 2 time pips, TC and ID: "Time now is 6 o?clock ? Radio Jordan? the 

news?" At 1504: "With that we end the nx that came to you from Radio 

Jordan, Amman. The time now is 4 mins past the hour." A man gave another 

ID: "Radio Jordan, 96.3 FM." Return to pop mx programming. Good signal. 


LIBERIA 5469.9 30/9 21.20 R. VERITAS LIBERIA - Monrovia, VV, tk OMs. 

S3-5. (R7). 


5470 R.Veritas Oct 01 2125-2135 34333 English, Talk and mx, ID at 2130. 


MALAYSIA 5964.9 Nasional FM via RTM Sep 29 1355-1406 44444 Malay, Music 

and nx and talk, ID at 1400 and 1403. 


Also noted RTM Sarawak (presumed) on 5030 kHz, from 1427-1537 UT on Oct 8, 

with non-stop reciting from the Koran till ToH; woman with possible nx for 

10 mins; into a mx program of local ballads and light pop songs. Same 

reception here as in Victoria, with a strong Beijing on top but Sarawak 

coming through the Chinese talk, but when Beijing played mx, it totally 

covered them. The lang sounded like Malay. Nice to know someone else was 

also listening in. 


5030 kHz at 1437- UT, RTM Sarawak on Oct 8 I'm assuming this is the 

station which is equal in strength to CNR 1 from Beijing with Koran 

recitals non-stop. Often stronger than China, so I can't imagine it being 

anything else. Presumably on at this time during Ramadan. I didn't notice 

them here earlier in the week. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-USA, DXplorer Oct 8)

MOLDOVA CRI Beijing noted Oct 3 at 1530 UT in Russian on 1413 kHz via tx 

in Grigoriopol. Very strong signal here in SW of Finland. 


MYANMAR 5770 Defence Forces Broadcasting Unit, Tauanggyi, Shan State. 

October 5 1420 UTC playing nice Burmese mx with fair reception. 

Unfortunately rapidly fading out. 


5040, Unident, 1102-1116 UT. Noted a man in comments until 1107. Then a 

woman talks for awhile and is joined by others. I can't distinguish the 

language, but it's not Indonesian or Chinese. It could be Burmese, but I 

can't identify Burmese either. The format of the program sounds like the 

format I recall from the Burmese station on 4725 when it was active? At 

1113 a man and woman discuss something. By 1115 it's difficult to hear the 

broadcast enough to tell what's happening. During the best period of 

listening, the signal was at a poor level. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx Oct 10) 

Myanmar is on 5040.4 kHz. At least they were here in July when I was in 

the area. 

I heard Myanmar from tune in around 0900 till s/off at around 1500 or 

1510. On 5040.0 All India Radio were pretty strong and causing some 

interference towards Myanmar prior to close down and - in the clear after 

Myanmar s/off. 

(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, hcdx Oct 10) 

Today, 10 Oct the situation remains the same. 5040.4 Myanmar with the 

educational sounding programs as usual, 5040.0 AIR Jeypore. This during UT 

afternoon. Later during UT evening Croatia mix on this channel. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, hcdx Oct 10) 

OMAN 15140 Radio Sultanate of Oman, at 1432-1503 on Oct 9, woman 

hosting pop mx program with Tony Orlando ("Sweet Gypsy Rose"), Michael 

Jackson, Momas and Papas ("California Dreaming"). Bells at 1500 followed 

by Arabic ID and nx read by a man. Poor to fair with very deep fades. 


PAKISTAN? On past two nights (Oct 5th/6th) appeared two observation logs 

on the Austrian-German newslistgroup A-DX: 

UNIDentified 4790 kHz heard til cl-down at 1927 UT. 

Seemingly via Rawalpindi 10 kW ??? 

0230-0425 and 1335-1430 UT 4790 kHz Pindi III Pgm. 

Do you have more nx on that matter? It's only a late Ramadan txion 

towards subcontinent mountain region? 

73 Wolfy df5sx 

It is prolonged Pindi III prgr, but I don't hear them any more ID as "Azad 

Kashmir Radio Trarkhal he", only Radio Pakistan and in the end exclaiming 

"Azad Kashmir Zindabad" (phonetically), which. acc. to Abid Sajid means 

"Long live free Kashmir" and c/d with song "Azad Kashmir". 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXindia Oct 7) 

Auf 4790 kHz ist nun 2325 UT eine asiatische Station mit Korangesaengen 

hoerbar. Koennte ebenfalls Pakistan sein. 


5080.2 R Pakistan Oct 1 1342-1355 35333 Urdu, Talk, ID at 1352. 

5080.2 R Pakistan Oct 04 1705-1713 34333 Urdu, News, ID at 1705 and 1710.


PAKISTAN/INDIA I have just checked local SW stations in the earthquake 

area of Pakistan and Kashmir, as heard here in Denmark today: 

4790.08, R Pakistan, Islamabad, 1640-1730, Oct 09, emergency reports in 

Urdu after the very strong earthquake yesterday, talk by man and woman, 

1659 ann mentioning Islamabad, 1700 ID: "Yeh Radio Pakistan", nx in Urdu, 

mentioning Pakistan, further ID's at 1710 and 1712 mentioning freq 4790 

with figures in English (!), nx about Kashmir and Pakistan, 1713 songs of 

sorrow, 44444. 

4950, AIR Srinagar, 1650-1715, Oct 09, report in presumed Kashmiri, a man 

was speaking in a loudspeaker to a crowd, long interview and talk, 45434. 

5026.89, R Pakistan, Quetta, 1650-1700, Oct 09, man and woman talking 

about the earthquake // 4790, 22332 fading out. 

5080.3, R Pakistan, Islamabad, 1700-1710, Oct 09, Urdu nx heard // 4790, 

QRM strong utility noise station on 5085, 22222. 


There is no reported damage to any AIR station in the latest eartrhquake 

that hit Kashmir area. (Jose Jacob-IND, VU2JOS DXindia Oct 10) 

PNG 3290, presumed R. Central, here in PNG purgatory I was surprised to 

find what was apparently this one at 0910 Oct 7, a good Pacific morning; 

seemingly EG talk, anmts at 0912, all // 4890. QRMed from Guyana - 

3291.15, tho in the clear by 1030 check when had very exotic, native- 

sounding mx, no longer // 4890. (Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Oct 9) 

PERU 4299.68 unID Peru "Radio ... Internacional" (?) 

New Peruvian station? I listened this evening 2345 to close down 0110 UTC 

to nonstop Peruvian mx of good sound quality just interrupted twice by 

short IDs with low modulated microphone: "Transmite Radio ... 

Internacional(?)". 

Comments, photos and recordings at: 

(Bjorn Malm-EQA, dxld Oct 5) 

RUSSIA 12120 30/9 17.00 VO ENUF - Krasnodar (Russia), Amharic, s/on 

flute, ids YL. S4-5 then decreased. (R7).. 


15675 25/9 06.15 VO LIBERTY - Samara (Russia), Tigrigna, Horn of Africa 

mx, tk YL. S4-5. (DE1103). (Luca Botto Fiora-I, JPNpremium Oct 7) 

7420 Degar Voice via Chita, Russia. Sep 29 at 1300-1330 (S/off). 44444- 

43433. IS of V.O.Russia was heard for a moment at 1259 UT, but suddenly 

became carrier only. Opening mx and ID in Degar was heard at 1300 as "... 

Degar ...dae..." Mainly talk by a man. Jamming QRM from 1303 UT. 


15670 V.of Liberty Oct 02 *0600-0606 32432 Tigrigna, 0600 sign on with 

opening mx, Opening announce, Eritrean pops mx, Talk. 


5920 at 0553- UT, Magadan Radio Sep 28 Local program with ads mentioning 

Kamchatka, in Russian. Fair to good at times, but mostly under cochannel 

WBOH. Weather forecast at 0558. Hearing some negative temperatures all 

ready. Petropavlovsk mentioned, so still a local program. Kamchatka 

mentioned in an at at 0559. 5 + 1 time pips at 0600 UT. TC for Moscow and 

into Radio Rossii program from the sounds of it. Now over WBOH. 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Oct 8)

This is GTRK "Kamchatka" via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 100 kW. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Oct 8) 

The Yekaterinburg tx used by VOR for the Sodruzhestvo program in the 

afternoon on 7370 (// Samara 7440) has a slight background rumble, very 

reminiscent to a now unused Kharkov-Taranovka tx where Olle presumed a 

microphone effect from the water cooling as cause. Sneg-M txs in use at 

Yekaterinburg as well? (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 8) 

I just tuned in to 7370 at 1715 and the noise was quite prominent. This 

"singing" noise seems to be the product of some internal interference 

between certain older 100 kW Sneg txs when they are connected in parallel. 

Also noted, as Kai mentions, from the Taranivka site in the early 90's. 

Further back in time, the problem was very noticeable from one of the 

Tbilisskoye high power txs, which when more details became available 

turned out to consist of four // 100 kW txs. By the way, the "singing" 

Yekaterinburg tx pair for many years used to carry R Rossii on 7220 kHz. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 8) 

SINGAPORE 6080 Radio SNG International, open carrier to mxal opening 

at 1059 followed by a man with ID and opening annts in English at 1100 UT. 

The nx was next ending at 1109 with a woman mentioning "News and views 

from Radio SNG International." Poor. 


SOLOMON ISL. 5019.87 SIBS, better-than-usual signal at 0915 Oct 7, but 

blocked by strong carrier opening on 5019.94 at 0933. Carrier was probably 

Horizonte, but never had any prgmng and SIBS was back on top after 1000, 

still there at 1100. 


SUDAN 9505 R Omdurman Oct 04 1659-1705 33443 Arabic, Nx and koran, ID at 

1700. 


7200 R.Omdurman, 0305-0323, Oct 8, Arabic, Talks and mx at t/in, YL w/ ID 

at 0307 into OM w/ interview. OM and YL w/ alternating talks b/w mxal bits 

from 0316 thru t/out; very similar sounding to what I logged a few months 

ago. Booming signal! 


SWAZILAND 3240 Trans World Radio, at 0310-0336 on Oct 8, lively African 

vocals. Talk by man in Shona taking phone call from listener. Studio talk 

by a man and woman. Series of IDs and closedown annts plus address at 0327 

UT. Multiple IDs with change of langs at 0330 UT. Good signal. 


TAIWAN 15260 Hmong Lao R. via Taiwan Sep 30 *0100-0106 35433-33433 

Laotian, 0100 sign on with IS, Opening announce, Music, Talk. 


Unid TWN 11695 relig progr towards Cambodia/Vietnam noted testing around 

1130-1200 UT. 

(wb, Oct 8) 

7129.88, apparently Family Radio via Taiwan; Asian signal 1000-1100 UT Oct 

7, all talk by a lady, couldn't get lang., fair level. Mx at 1057 incl. 

WYFR signature tune. Contd. in CH-sounding lang. after 1100. 


Voice of Han 9745 kHz. This is a tentative logging. Presumably the Voice 

of Han from Taiwan comes with very strong signal, S9 +10dB around 1200 UT

on 9745 kHz. Logged today Oct 7. 


At 1257 7 Oct I could only hear Voice of Russia via Chita (it might be 

Russian WS, Sodruzhestvo or RIR - no clear ID at 1300) on 9745. Well, then 

some station in Chinese popped out at 1302, but my lang skills, that are 

about zero, didn't permit me to identify it. And I had to leave my 

listening post soon. 

And could it merely be a Chinese jammer over the Voice of Han? 

(Dmitry Mezin-RUS, hcdx Oct 7) 

I've heard this station several times around 1200 UT. It does not sound 

like a jammer. I'm pretty sure it's the Voice of Han. 


9745 kHz - at same time slot 0700-0100 UT one or more Chinese mainland 

jamming stations are co-channel also. 

ILG shows Xian jammer, and VoH Kuan-Yin txion in 300 deg, main lobe 

towards western China Kashgar, UZB, Georgia, Greece, downwards Algeria, 

Morocco, WeSahara into southern Atlantic. 

At present - 1645 UT - I note VoRUS Armavir in French towards Africaco- 

channel. Also two different Chinese lang programmes. A real programme jam. 

(wb, hcdx Oct 7) 

But earlier, around 1100-1200 UT, the mainland China tx is either silent 

or not heard here. Last week I heard a clear "Kuang Hua" ID at 1100 UT, 

the same that is heard on mediumwave 846 kHz. Now at 1800 there was strong 

CNR audible. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx Oct 7) 

UNIDentified - Between 1400 and 1500 UT I noted a quite strong FSK 

signal on 5850 kHz, centered on this freq as far as I can tell. Only 

during daytime, so no problem for Hoerby in the evening? I seem to recall 

that Deutsche Telekom abandoned 5850 years ago due to consistent co- 

channel utility. And in the same period there was an open carrier on 

5752.1 kHz. (Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 8) 

Klingenfuss 2005 shows a lot of Air Force and Meteo stations in the 

5700-5900 kHz range. Between 5830 and 5860 kHz there are a lot of digital 

METEO stations on air, at 

Offenbach, Bremen, Wasserkuppe, Hof, Regensburg, Munich, Konstanz, 

GarmischPartenkirchen, Orleans, Husum, Emden, Bremen, Hannover, Kahler 

Asten Sauerland, Aachen, Wurzburg, Ulm, and Guardia Civil Madrid Spain 

etc. 

5752.5 is registered for MFA (Foreign Affairs) Berne HBD20, and Swiss 

Embassy Paris HBD60. Digital SITOR mode. (wb, Oct 8) 

Last couple of UT evenings I've heard an unid station on 4770 (a bit low 

on the frequency). Audible from around 1600 onwards. Weak signal with 

occasional cut-offs. Audio weak and partly distorted. Can't get the 

language, but overall sounds like Nigeria. They had been silent for some 

time. Trying again? 

On 9 Oct at 1650 on 4777 there was a station with non-stop African hilife 

music. Rather good audio and the signal strength was also ok. 

Unfortunately the transmitter went off suddendly at 1656 and never came 

back. Earlier Gabon used this frequency, are they coming back or is this 

someone else? At the same time Djibouti was on 4780 and above mentioned 

unid on 4770.


U.K. [to SENEGAL] Here's the mail I received from WADR: 

Regular programmes to begin from Monday 10th (2 hours in English and 2 in 

French). 

(Jean-Michel Aubier-F, dxld Oct 5) 

Salut Jean-Michel, Je vous confirme que nous avons repris nos tests de 

txion sur les 17555 kHz de 08H00 a 09H00 UT. 30 mn d'anglais et 30 mn de 

francais. Et a partir de lundi prochain nous allons commencer notre 

programmation reguliere: 07H00-09H00 (anglais) et 09H00-11H00 (francais). 

En vous remerciant pour l'interet que vous nous porter. Abdou. K. LO, 

Bilingual Researcher 

West Africa Democracy Radio. Sacre-Coeur 1, Villa N degr 8408, Dakar, 

SENEGAL 

Cell phones: (00221) 569-77-79 / 559-17-07 

Office phone: (00221) 869-15-69 Fax 864-70-09 

e-mail (pro): 

e-mails (perso): 

This is Abdou LO from West Africa Democracy Radio in Dakar (Senegal). I am 

very happy to inform you that we have started the second phase of our test 

transmission today. Sorry I could not inform in advance. I hope you can 

listen to us tomorrow as we featured some of your letters and emails. 

We will broadcast on 17555 kHz 0800-0900 UT. [via Rampisham-UK, wb.] 

(via Bjoern Fransson-SWE, dxld Oct 7) 

On 6 Oct at 0800 UT real strong and steady signal of WADR test on 17555 

kHz. Read also some letters from DXers. Anker and Dmitri and one guy 

called Bjorn from the island of Gotland :-). 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, ibid. Oct 7) 

And voila, 17555 kHz was heard with half an hour in English from 0800 and 

half an hour in French from 0830 until off at 0900 UTC today (Oct 7)! My 

guess is that it is still via Rampisham and very typical of the sort of 

reception I have from that site in NW England. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Oct 7) 

WADR - 17555 a lot better signal Sep 6 than previous day, but again sloppy 

today Sep 8. Both days noticed with the sign off time 0859* after slogans 

in E/F, addr etc. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 8) 

VT-Schedule (MERLIN) B05. 

Thanks, Alokesh, for this useful resource. Would someone be able to put 

specific station names to these anonymous entries which are listed under 

"MNO" (which presumably still stands for Merlin Network One)? 

(Chris Greenway-UK, dxld Oct 4) 

Similar broadcasts compared to A-05 brokered txions by VT-xMerlin. 

MNO 

6040 0030 0045 smtwtfs Dhabbaya 250 Bengali SE AS Gospel for Asia 

6010 0030 0100 .mtwtf. Dhabbaya 250 English S AS 

6010 0030 0100 s.....s Dhabbaya 250 English S AS Bible Voice Broadc. 

9750 1400 1500 s...... Rampisham 500 English W EUR 

9750 1400 1500 ...w... Rampisham 500 English W EUR 

DRM broadcasts: RNZi 1400, RA 1430. RFI 1400, RKI 1430 UT. 

9750 1500 1600 .....f. Rampisham 500 English W EUR DRM RTI Taipei

3955 1900 2000 smtwtfs Skelton 250 French W EUR WYFR 

7260 1900 1930 ....t.. Woofferton 300 French N AF Eglise du Christ to 

NoAF 

6170 1900 2000 smtwtfs Skelton 250 German W EUR RTI Taipei 

6020 0015 0030 smtwtf. Dhabbaya 250 Hindi S AS 

6020 0015 0030 ......s Dhabbaya 250 Hindi S AS Bible Voice Broadc. 

6145 0000 0130 smtwtfs Dhabbaya 250 Non-Spec S AS Gospel for Asia 

15515 1230 1330 smtwtfs Dhabbaya 250 Non-Spec S AS WYFR 


7105 1600 1630 smtwtfs Dhabbaya 250 Non-Spec S AS Gospel for Asia 


6020 0030 0045 ......s Dhabbaya 250 Telegu S AS Bible Voice Broadc. 

7380 1500 1530 smtwtfs Taipei 100 Vietnamese AS Little Saigon Radio 

(73 wb, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 5) 

Thanks Wolfgang. So, no sign of Radio Solh to Afghanistan?? 

(Currently 17700 kHz at 1200-1800 from Rampisham-UK.) 

(Chris Greenway-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 6) 

.9750 1500-1800 40NE RMP 500 80 -15 206 301005 260306 USA NEW MER 

11665 0500-0900 40,41NW DHA 250 45 0 206 301005 260306 USA NEW MER 

11810 0200-0500 40,41NW DHA 250 45 0 206 301005 260306 USA NEW MER 

11810 0900 1200 40,41NW DHA 250 45 0 206 301005 260306 USA NEW MER 

15265 1200-1500 40NE RMP 500 85 -20 216 301005 260306 USA NEW MER 

Seemingly not VT-MNO brokered, but by RMI Jeff White ? under short call 

USA NEW MER? 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 7) 

Thanks Wolfgang. So output is increasing to 16 hours a day from the 

current six!! Interesting. (Chris Greenway-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 8) 

No Chris, this don't reflect as inevitably the real broadcasting hours in 

B05 winter season, could also be time-partly some 'wooden' registration 

hours for further usage ... 


Pulse Classic Gold, Huddersfield identified at 0358 UT Oct 3 on 1530 kHz. 

What a mess this freq is! One of the interfering stations was Vatican 

Radio. 


VANUATU 3944.78 R Vanuatu Sep 29 0827-0848 34433 Pidgin, Music and 

talk, ID at 0829 UT. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Oct 7) 

ZAMBIA 4965 Christian Voice Oct 04 1623-1640 35322-35333 English, Talk 

and mx, ID at 1636 UT. 


9865 Christian Voice Oct 04 1531-1556* 43433-43443 English, alk and mx, ID 

and freq announce at 1555, 1556 sign off. 


Solar Eclipse Oct 03 at 0911 UT.

While best observed along a somewhat narrow path ranging from the NW 

Atlantic to Southern Somalia, there was still an occasion here in the 

capital, Lisboa, when the sunlight decreased quite a bit and during which 

I had the chance of making a few brief observations, chiefly on MW (The 

2nd time is the fadeout time): 

kHz UT ITU Station, site SINPO 

765 0909-0915 SUI RSR, Sottens 35433 

1368 0857-0910 G Manx R, Douglas, I.of Man 45433 

1377 0901-0925 F R France-France Info, Lille 45443 

1404 0903-0921 F ditto, sev. sites 44443 

1548 0912-0930 G Capital Gold, London 55444 

France Info programme on 1377 even started the 0900 newscast with info on 

the eclipse; on 1404, the same programme was heard, but with some QRM from 

at least one co-channel stations that is also used for local/regional 

programmes. Many stations from Spain also noted with unusually strong 

signals. Seemingly no affect on the LW band. 


E-mail addresses of radiostations. 

You can download the new email-list by H.-F. Dumrese from 

(Scholz-D, dswci DXW Oct 9) 

Pacific Asian MW Log Updated. 

Bruce Portzer's Mediumwave Pacific Asian Log [PAL] has been fully updated 

and is now available to download on-line at 

 

These are the Frequency, Country and combined pdf versions and contain 

major changes to New Zealand, Philippines and several other country lists. 

The latest fully searchable version is also available at 

. Over 4000 mediumwave stations from across Asia 

and the Pacific are included, plus Alaska and Hawaii. The PAL Guide is the 

only current and free list of its kind available on-line. Radio stations, 

listeners and regulatory agencies are invited to check all listings for 

accuracy, and advise me of any changes for the next update in October. The 

Pacific Asia Log is available exclusively at , and 

currently covers mediumwave stations only. Shortwave and FM versions are 

currently in development. (Bruce Portzer-NZL, dswci DXW Oct 9) 



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ALASKA B-05 schedule: USA - KNLS 

0800-0900 9615 English 0800-0900 9655 Mandarin 

0900-1000 9615 Russian 0900-1000 9655 Mandarin 

1000-1100 9615 English 1000-1100 9655 Mandarin 

1100-1200 7355 Mandarin 1100-1200 9655 Russian 

1200-1300 7355 English 1200-1300 9615 English 

1300-1400 7355 Mandarin 1300-1400 9655 Mandarin 

1400-1500 7355 Mandarin 1400-1500 9655 English 




(KNLS website via Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC-UK) 

ALBANIA. VOA on 1395 kHz was received 1395.284 kHz before sign off at 

0500 UT. 

(Dave G8SZX, Leicester, Oct 14, MWC via dxld) 

Online EMWG had it on 1394.82 kHz. (gh, dxld) 

Yes, the 1215/1395/1458 outlets are mostly lower side these days. Albania 

and China signed a contract already to replace these units from 1966-1968 

era by latest technology, incl. DRM mode capability, most likel"y in 2006. 

(wb) 

ALGERIA [WeSahara] No activity on 7460 kHz for some days now (at least 

since the 10th), 700 kHz* off on 11th inst, and - like Ignacio in Spain

eported for DXLD - 1550 kHz reappearing once more since the 11th; noted 

on 12 Oct 1721 at 55444. 

[ *) obs'ed on 10 Oct 0730-f/out 0748, rtd. 25341, 7460 off; obs'ed on 07 

Oct 1755-..., rtd. 34343, // 7460; recently being noted fading in before 

1730 UT] 

Audio on 1550 is somewhat better than on 700, which may mean different txs 

(and possibly even diff. sites too) are used. 

That's good for it clears 700 kHz for TA DX. 


Besides my recent reports on Polisario Front, here's another one: 1550 kHz 

(presumably, Tindouf, so via RTA facility [ALGERIA]) monitored on 14 Oct 

0717-0904*, when airing Arabic program only, with news, mx and annts; 

55444, no other // (700 or 7460v kHz) outlet audible. Both 1550 & 700 kHz 

are particularly strong when observed on the SW coast. As I said quite 

some time ago, possibly when I first found the 700 kHz outlet, I think 

this emanates from a more easterly site. Meanwhile, 7460 was still silent, 

as observed this morning (17th). (Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld Oct 17) 

There is a wide spread misunderstanding that a country's national 

broadcaster also is the operator of the txs in the country. In most 

countries of the world, this is not the case, the operators are separate 

entities, either commercial or state-owned enterprises or ministries. This 

has been so since the birth of radio, but made its way into the DX press 

only in recent years. In case of Algeria, the country's transmitters are 

owned and operated by the Ministry of Post of Telecomunications which 

holds a monopoly in this sector: "Le monopole des telecommunications est 

confie a l'administration des postes et telecommunication. On entend par 

telecommunication, toute txion, emission ou reception de signes, de 

signaux, d'ecrits, d'images, de sons ou de renseignements de toute nature, 

par fil, optique, radioelectricite ou autre systeme electromagnetique 

(art. 1 et 38 du code des postes et telecommunication, ordonnance n degr 

75-89 du 3 Decembre 1975, partie legislative)." 

As a result, technical support for the 

transmissions of Radio Nacional Saharaui is conducted by the Algerian PTT 

ministry (if not provided by the station itself), and has no connection 

with the broadcaster RTA (Radiodiffusion Television Algerienne). 


ARMENIA 9775 Voice of Armenia, on Oct 15 at 1751 - Good reception of 

the French sce of Voice of Armenia. Listed until 1805, and then English 

from 18:25 to 18:45 UT. I'll have to check. IS at 18:24 several times, and 

then into their presumed NA. They also mention 11640 and 4810 kHz, as well 

as satellite freqs. Only a weak het on 11640 kHz. 

11510 Voice of Russia World Service, on Oct 15 at 1807 - English nx with 

a fair amount of tx hum regarding the lost fighter jet in Lithuania. Then 

on to complaining of Swedish indiscretions towards Russia. Not finished 

yet, they go onto complain about Estonia's plan to erect a memorial 

regarding the second world war. Wow, the VOR has to complain about their 

lost neighbours more than anyone I've ever monitored! Transmitter is 

listed as in Yerevan (Gavar), Armenia with 500 kW. 

(Walt Salmaniw-WA-USA, DXplorer Oct 17) 

AUSTRALIA HCJB AUSTRALIA B05 Broadcast Schedule. 30 Oct 2005 - 25 March 


UTC UTC Freq. TX Pwr Ant.Azi Target Days: 

Begin: End: (Khz.) (KW) (Degrees) Region SMTWTFS

English 

0000 0030 15530 100 340 East Asia 1111111 Kununurra 

0100 0115 15405 100 307 South Asia 1...... Kununurra 

0130 0200 15405 100 307 South Asia 1111111 Kununurra 


0700 0900 11750 50 120 South Pacific 1111111 Kununurra 

1030 1130 15400 100 340 SE Asia 1111111 Kununurra 



1400 1500 15390 100 307 South Asia 1111111 Kununurra 

1500 1530 15425 100 307 South Asia 1111111 Kununurra 

2230 2300 15530 100 340 East Asia 1.....1 Kununurra 

Bangla 

0045 0100 15405 100 307 South Asia .111111 Kununurra 


Bhojpuri 



Cantonese 


Chinese (Mandarin) 

2230 2300 15530 100 340 East Asia .11111. Kununurra 

2300 2400 15530 100 340 East Asia 1111111 Kununurra 

Chhattisgarhi 



1300 1315 15405 100 307 South Asia 1.....1 Kununurra 

Gujarati 

0100 0115 15405 100 307 South Asia .1...... Kununurra 

1300 1315 15405 100 307 South Asia .1...... Kununurra 

Hindi 



Indonesian 


Malayalam 

0100 0115 15405 100 307 South Asia .1..... Kununurra 


Marwari 



Marathi 



Nepali 



Tamil 


Urdu



HCJB Australia. G.P.O. Box 691. Melbourne, 3001. Australia. 

Frequency Manager: Dave Yetman. (via WWDXC HQ Oct 13) 

No. Terr. SW Svc: From 

 

"The ABC would like to advice that it is in the process of upgrading its 

Alice Springs, Katherine and Tennant Creek SW Local Radio sces. This work 

is being undertaken to provide greater reliability of these sces. Each sce 

will be required to be switched off for approximately four to six weeks 

while replacement txs are installed. The Tennant Creek tx will be the 

first to be upgraded and will be turned off on Monday 10 October. From 

this date those listeners who usually tune to the Tennant Creek SW sce 

will need to retune to the Alice Springs sce to continue to receive ABC 

Local Radio. Listeners who have problems tuning to the Alice Springs sce 

during the day should attempt to tune to 11880 kHz." 

(Srebnick-NJ-USA, hcdx Oct 14) 

I talked to Nigel Holmes of R. Australia about the Northern Territory SW 

txs. The three old units were too unreliable, so the contractor is paying 

for replacing them with new 100 kW txs, but they will be operated at 50 as 

per regulations. One of them, Tennant Creek, will have DRM capability. 

They are owned by Broadcast Australia. 

(Chris Hambly-Vic-AUS, dxld Oct 19) 

AUSTRIA OE1-International (die Folgeerscheinung von ROI) wird weiterhin 

als RealAudio Live Stream angeboten, sofern ein Eigenprogramm ausgestrahlt 

wird. 

Der nicht dokumentierte Link: 

 


BANGLADESH According to the E-mail from Md. Motiar Rahman, Senior 

Engineer of Bangladesh Betar, they are not using 4880 kHz for their 

domestic sce at present. They will start txion again in March 2006 when 

they will complete the new transmitter. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 19) 

BENIN A French speaking station was heard on 1566 kHz at the DX Camp 

near Prague, the Czech Republic, on 13 Oct 2005 during evening hours (this 

evening only). The station played mostly mx (arabic style) with sporadic 

annts, mentioning also freqs and "Benin". The lang was accented French of 

African type. TWR Benin plans to go on the air on this freq with its new 

tx in Parakou, Benin with 100 kW. Firstly planned for mid 2005, later 

postponed to November 2005. Maybe they are already testing using a 

modulation of a local station? 

(Karel Honzik-CZE, mwdx Oct 18) 

BHUTAN Bhutan is well heard at 0100 hrs on 6035 kHz here in Calcutta. 

Noted English at 0500-0600 & again at 0800-0900 hrs. Now the winter is 

approaching us 0800 hrs txion is now audible. A few years back they were 

b'casting English at 0300 hrs and also at 1000 hrs which was good for 

propagation. Perhaps the present b'cast timings at 0500 and 0800 are for 

the single shift work for the employees - certainly not a convenient 

timings for the listeners. Now 6035 kHz is s/off at 1300 hrs and not 

relaying the TV b'casts after 1300 hrs. 

(Alok Dasgupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 17) 

BOLIVIA 4904.4 R.San Miguel, Riberalta, audible on 14 Oct 2207-2220, 

Spanish, many messages; 44343.

5952.4 R.Pio XII, Siglo XX, audible on 15 Oct 2219-2232, Vernacular, 

Indian songs, talks; 44433, QRM de CBS (Taiwan) via USA relay 5950. 


BRAZIL 4885 R.Club do Para, Belem PA, 15 Oct 2145-2204, talks on 

f/ball, songs, advertisements; 34332, QRM de B stn airing prayers & 

religious songs. 

4915 R.Difusora, Macapa AP, 11 Oct 0740-f/out 0805, few talks, songs; 

25421. 

4924.9 R.Difusora (tent), Taubate SP, 15 Oct 2207-2224, catholic prayers 

followed by mass; 23331, QRM de B + INS. 

5035 R.Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 14 Oct 2144-..., prgr "Pe na Estrada" 

(approx. transl. might be "hitting the road"), songs, advts, which usually 

consist of items for your truck or car, TCs; 34322; // 9630 at 45433. 

5045 R.Guaruja Paulista, Sao Paulo SP, 14 Oct 2147-2156, f/ball prgr; 

25332. 

5969.9 R.Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 15 Oct 2217-2226, talks on f/ball; 

32441, QRM de RAI in Polish 5970. 

9504.9 R.Record, Sao Paulo SP, 16 Oct 1005-f/out 1040, (unreadable) 

talks; 13441, adjc QRM. 

9615 R.Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 15 Oct 2115-2129, mx; 44433, adjc QRM de DW 

in Arabic 9620; // 17815 extremely faint. 

9630 R.Aparecida, Sao Paulo SP, 14 Oct 2142-2158, prgr "Pe na Estrada", 

advertisements, songs; 45433. 

9630 R.Aparecida, Sao Paulo SP, 16 Oct 1015-f/out 1105, sermon, etc.; 

24432, adjc QRM only. 

9645 R.Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 14 Oct 2140-2152, talks on f/ball; 

33442, adjc. QRM de ChinaRI in Spanish 9640. 

9665 R.Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 14 Oct 2136-2149, religious prgr "A Voz 

Missionaria"; 33432, splash de R.Cancao Nova 9675! 

9725 R.Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 14 Oct 2130-2135, talks about RCP; 

32441, QRM de ChinaRI in Arabic. 

9675 R.Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 14 Oct 2132-2150, compusory 

polit. campaign propaganda clip for 23rd inst. elections, then religious 

prgr; 55433. 

9675 R.Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 16 Oct 1017-1230 (!) (f/out 

shortly after), mx, talks; 24432, adjc QRM de INS 9680. 

11785 R.Guaiba, Porto Alegre RS, 15 Oct 1820-1845, talks on Braz. f/ball, 

advts, ann. for prgr "Jornada Desportiva"; 24432, adjc QRM only. 

11925 R.Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 15 Oct 1817-1848, chats, mx, 

advertisemtents, prgr "Jornada Dsportiva Bandeirantes" at 1847; 23432, 

adjc QRM but improving. 

17815 R.Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 15 Oct 2242-2205, Braz. songs; 15431. 

(all 18 Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 17) 

BULGARIA Winter B-05 of RADIO BULGARIA from 30/10/2005 to 26/03/2006:

MW: Petrich (G.C: 23.18E/41.42N): 747 kHz 500 kW / non-dir 

Vidin (G.C: 22.40E/43.49N): 1224 kHz 500 kW / 205 deg 

SW: P=Plovdiv/Padarsko (G.C: 24.42E/42.10N): 2 x 500 kW, 3 x 250 kW 

S=Sofia/Kostinbrod (G.C: 23.13E/42.49N): 2 x 100 kW, 2 x 050 kW 

ALBANIAN / e-mail: 

0630-0700 Mon-Fri Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224 

0700-0800 Sat/Sun Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224 

1200-1230 -daily- Balkans 7200 P250/248 

1700-1730 -daily- Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224 

2000-2100 -daily- Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224, 747 

BULGARIAN / e-mail: 

0100-0200 -daily- North America 7400 P500/295, 9700 P500/306 

0100-0200 -daily- South America 7500 P250/258, 9500 P250/245 

0530-0600 Mon-Fri West Europe 9500 P500/306, 11500 P500/306 

0530-0600 Mon-Fri Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224 

0530-0600 Mon-Fri East Europe 5800 S100/030, 7500 S100/030 

0500-0600 Sat/Sun West Europe 9500 P500/306, 11500 P500/306 

0500-0600 Sat/Sun Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224 

0500-0600 Sat/Sun East Europe 5800 S100/030, 7500 S100/030 


1100-1130 -daily- East Europe 11600 S100/030, 13600 S100/030 

1100-1130 -daily- West Europe 11700 P500/306, 15700 P500/306 

1300-1500 -daily- Balkans 1224 


1600-1700 -daily- Balkans 5900 P250/248, 1224 


1600-1700 -daily- Middle East 9400 P500/126 

1600-1700 -daily- South Africa 17500 P500/185 


1900-2100 -daily- Middle East 7400 P250/140 

1900-2100 -daily- West Europe 9400 P250/306 

ENGLISH / e-mail: 







FRENCH / e-mail: 






GERMAN / e-mail: 





GREEK / e-mail: 






RUSSIAN / e-mail: 

0000-0100 -daily- Central Asia 9400 P250/045

0400-0500 -daily- East Europe 5800 S100/030, 7500 S100/030, 

1224 



1500-1600 -daily- East Europe 5800 S100/030, 7500 S100/030, 

1224 

1500-1600 -daily- Central Asia 9400 P250/045 



SERBIAN / e-mail: 






SPANISH / e-mail: 



0200-0300 -daily- Central America 9400 P250/295 

0700-0730 -daily- South Europe 11600 P250/260, 13600 P250/292 




TURKISH / e-mail: 

0600-0630 -daily- Middle East 6000 P250/115, 7400 P250/140 

1100-1130 -daily- Middle East 6000 P250/115, 7400 P250/140 

1830-1900 -daily- Middle East 7400 P250/140, 1224, 747 

RADIO VARNA on SW with programm "Hello Sea" in Bulgarian: 

2200 Sun-0400 Mon Black Sea 7600 V100/ND 

DX-MIX px in Bulgarian will be on air: 

1445-1500 Sun 1224 11700 15700 

2045-2100 Sun 7400 9400 

DX-MIX px in Russian will be on air: 

1545-1600 Sat 1224 5800 7500 9400 

1715-1730 Sat 5800 7500 

1945-2000 Sat 5800 7500 

0045-0100 Sun 9400 

0445-0500 Sun 1224 5800 7500 

0615-0630 Sun 5800 7500 

1145-1200 Sun 11600 13600 

0615-0630 Mon 5800 7500 

1145-1200 Wed 11600 13600 

ADDR: 4, Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1040 Sofia and P.O.Box 900, 1000 Sofia, 

Bulgaria. 

Tel.:+359 2 933 66 33; fax.:+359 2 865 05 60; Website: 

Programme Director: Angel Nedyalkov e-mail: 

Frequency Manager: Ivo Ivanov e-mail: 


The website about Bulgarian radio and TV 

stations has been considerably expanded. Transmitter site pictures can be 

found on the pages accessible via 

 

So far I found these AM facilities: 

 

Padarsko SW site 20 km outside Plovdiv, built between 1976 and 1979 by the

Soviet GSPI-RTV company. The text mentions also the installation of 10 x 

15 kW txs in 1986?! One rotatable antenna and various 4/8 dipole walls, 

i.e. no curtains but fixed structures. Are they representative for Soviet 

high power designs? 

 

Sofia 261/828/963, exact location of station specified as Vakarel. Three 

masts are apparently grouped as a directional antenna, probably further 

two ones as another directional system. Apparently dating back to the 

thirties is a single Blaw-Knox mast (longwave?). Note also below the 

Vakarel pictures the Bulgarian Intersputnik uplink station, with a typical 

building and the original antenna mounted on its roof. 

 

Pleven 594/1296, exact location of station specified as Grivitsa. The 

antennas (pipe masts and a triangular system) are typical GDR designs, so 

obviously not only a 250 kW tx has been delivered (Pleven-594 is a 

Funkwerk Koepenick tx like the ones used by the GDR stations on 

576/657/693/882/1044/1359/1575); instead it appears that the whole 

Grivitsa station was kind of a turn-key project. And even more intriguing: 

Shortwave curtains! Were these installations reserved for skywave jamming 

into the Soviet Union? 

 

Stara Zagora. I think the ancient Blaw-Knox is in use for 873 and the two 

newer masts are for the 500 kW tx on 1161 (and were built together with 

it; the feeder line design suggests a Soviet installation?) 

 

On the second row of photos a site attributed only to three FM txs, but 

this appears to be the Shumen 828/963 station. And what was the previous 

purpose of the mast on the last row, now home of a low power FM outlet but 

appearing to be a dismantled AM antenna? 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Oct 10) 

BURKINA FASO 5030, Radiodiffussion TV Burkina, at 2338-0001* on Oct 14, 

information program hosted by two men in French with short mxal segments. 

Program close with postal mailing address for Radio Burkina at 2358 UT. 

After that a man announcer gave brief annts with instrumental mx at 

closedown. Fair to good. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 16) 

7230 R.Burkina, Ouagadougou, nicely heard on 15 Oct 0915-1245 (when still 

fairly good), French, debate on politics, etc; 35444. At least at the 

locations I DX at, reception is better, or at least quieter than later - 

e.g. 05 Oct 1611-1627 rtd.43432, adjc QRM -, when other stns cause 

interference. 


CANADA Actually, the first two [Portuguese] broadcasts are on Friday 

only, the other two on both Sat and Sun, at least at the later hours in 

the A-05 schedule. This also means the 2230 UT broadcast in Spanish is M-F 

only. There are a few other non-daily txions in 

 

(Glenn Hauser-CAN, dxld Oct 19) 

I note a difference on the RCI-Excel file: 

2000-2029 SAC 15305 250 163 Brazil PORTUGUESE 3R4 / P4 

SAC 17765 250 163 FRI / VEN: Canada direto 

SAT-SUN / SAM-DIM: Canada direto 


SAC 17765 250 163 FRI / VEN: Canada direto



SAC 17765 250 163 FRI / VEN: Canada direto 


2230-2259 SAC 11990 250 163 Brazil PORTUGUESE 3R5 / P5 

SAC 15305 250 163 FRI / VEN: Canada direto 


All others daily, except local Ukrainian lang section in Kiev-UKR, latter 

1700-1729 UT Sat/Suns only. (wb, Oct 19) 

Radio Canada International. 

B05 Broadcast Schedule for Radio (Medium Wave / Short Wave / FM Band). 

Eff October 30th, 2005 to March 26th, 2006 

UTC FREQ kW AZ TARGETS LANG 

0000-0059 SAC 6100 100 212 North Eastern United States FRENCH 

0000-0159 SAC 9755 250 227 United States / Cuba / Mexico ENGLISH 

0000-0029 SAC 9640 250 212 Mexico/Caribbean/South America SPANISH 

0000-0029 SAC 11990 250 176 Mexico/Caribbean/South America SPANISH 

0000-0029 HBY 5855 350 85 China CHINESE 

0000-0029 KIM 9565 100 225 China CHINESE 


0000-0057 KUN 9880 100 177 South East Asia ENGLISH 

0030-0059 SAC 9640 250 212 Mexico/Caribbean/S.America SPANISH 

0030-0059 SAC 11990 250 176 Mexico/Caribbean/S.America SPANISH 

0030-0059 KIM 9565 100 225 China CHINESE 

0030-0059 KIM 11785 250 290 China CHINESE 

0100-0129 SAC 6100 250 240 Mexico SPANISH 

0300-0329 SAC 6130 250 240 Mexico / Cuba SPANISH 

0300-0329 SAC 9755 250 240 Mexico / Cuba SPANISH 

0330-0359 HBY 5840 350 135 Middle East ARABIC 

0330-0359 WER 6025 250 120 Middle East ARABIC 

0430-0459 HBY 5840 350 135 Middle East ARABIC 

0430-0459 WER 5995 250 120 Middle East ARABIC 

0430-0459 SKN 7265 300 110 Middle East ARABIC 

1200-1359 SAC 6120 250 240 South East USA/Cuba/Haiti FRENCH 

1200-1259 YAM 7105 100 270 Asia / China ENGLISH 

1200-1259 YAM 9665 300 235 Asia / China ENGLISH 



1400-1659 SAC 9515 100 212 Central & Eastern USA/Cuba/Haiti ENGLISH 



1430-1459 YAM 5985 300 290 Asia / China FRENCH 

1430-1459 YAM 9780 300 270 Asia / China FRENCH 

1500-1557 KUN 9635 500 283 India ENGLISH 

1500-1557 URU 11975 500 212 India ENGLISH 

1600-1629 HBY 5840 350 85 Russia RUSSIAN 

1600-1629 SKN 9555 300 70 Russia RUSSIAN 


1700-1959 SAC 17835 250 240 South East USA/Cuba/Haiti FRENCH 

1700-1729 NRCU UR-3 Ukraine UKRAINIAN [Sat-Sun] 

1700-1729 RMP 9555 300 47 Russia RUSSIAN 


1800-1859 KAS 7185 100 239 Sub-Saharan Africa ENGLISH 

1800-1859 KAS 9770 100 239 Sub-Saharan Africa ENGLISH 

1800-1859 WER 11875 250 135 Sub-Saharan Africa ENGLISH 

1800-1859 SAC 17740 250 105 Sub-Saharan Africa ENGLISH 

1800-1859 HBY 5850 350 245 Europe FRENCH 

1800-1859 SAC 13650 250 60 Europe FRENCH

1900-1959 SKN 11845 300 160 Sub-Saharan Africa FRENCH 

1900-1959 SAC 13650 250 105 Sub-Saharan Africa FRENCH 

1900-1959 SAC 17740 250 105 Sub-Saharan Africa FRENCH 

2000-2059 SAC 15180 250 240 South East USA / Cuba / Haiti FRENCH 

2000-2029 SAC 15305 250 163 Brazil PORTUGUESE [Fri/Sat/Sun] 

2000-2029 SAC 17765 250 163 Brazil PORTUGUESE [Fri/Sat/Sun] 

2015-2044 SKN 7240 300 180 Middle East / North Africa ARABIC 

2015-2044 SKN 9710 300 110 Middle East / North Africa ARABIC 

2015-2044 SAC 11865 250 92 Middle East / North Africa ARABIC 

2015-2044 SAC 13650 250 73 Middle East / North Africa ARABIC 

2100-2259 SAC 15180 250 240 South East USA/Cuba/Haiti ENGLISH 

2100-2159 HBY 5850 350 245 Europe ENGLISH 

2100-2159 SAC 9770 250 60 Europe ENGLISH 

2100-2159 SKN 7235 300 180 North Africa FRENCH 

2100-2159 MOS 9805 100 230 North Africa FRENCH 

2100-2159 SAC 11845 250 92 North Africa FRENCH 



2200-2229 KIM 6160 100 305 China CHINESE 


2200-2229 YAM 9730 300 235 China CHINESE 

2200-2229 SAC 11990 250 176 South America ENGLISH 

2200-2229 SAC 15305 250 163 Brazil PORTUGUESE 

2200-2229 SAC 17765 250 163 Brazil PORTUGUESE 

2215-2244 RMC 1233 600 MW Middle East ARABIC 



2230-2259 KIM 6160 100 225 China ENGLISH 

2230-2259 KIM 7195 100 305 China ENGLISH 

2230-2259 YAM 9730 300 235 China ENGLISH 

2230-2259 SOL 1179 300 MW Northern Europe ENGLISH 

2300-2359 SAC 15180 250 227 South East USA / Cuba / Haiti FRENCH 

2300-2329 SAC 11990 250 176 South America SPANISH 


2300-2329 KIM 6160 100 305 China CHINESE 


2300-2329 YAM 12045 300 235 China CHINESE 

2300-2359 SAC 6100 100 212 North Eastern United States ENGLISH 



B05 Broadcast Schedule for Radio (Digital Radio Mondial - DRM) 

1400-1430 FLE 7240 40 123 Central & Eastern Europe ENGLISH 

2200-2300 SAC 9800 70 268 Northeast United States ENGLISH 

Transmitter Sites 

FLE: FLEVO, THE NETHERLANDS MOS: MOSBRUNN, AUSTRIA 

SOL: SOLVESBORG, SWEDEN HBY: HOERBY, SWEDEN 

NRCU: NATIONAL RADIO CO., UKRAINE URU: URUMQUI, CHINA 

KAS: KASHI, CHINA RMP: RAMPISHAM, UNITED KINGDOM 

VOL: VOICE OF LEBANON KIM: KIMJAE, REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

SAC: SACKVILLE, CANADA WER: WERTACHTAL, GERMANY 

KUN: KUNMING, CHINA SKN: SKELTON, UNITED KINGDOM 

YAM: YAMATA, JAPAN 

Issued on September 27th, 2005. This schedule subject to change without 

notice. 

(Bill Westenhaver, RCI) 

pdf version with program details available at: 

 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, via JPNpremium Oct 14) 

6040 R. Monte Carlo (a member of the RFI group), Oct 11, 0302-0320*, in

Arabic with reports from various correspondents, many IDs, gives web site: 

, Islamic mx, good. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Oct 16) 

6160 CKZU Vancouver at 1302-1314+ on Oct 15. CBC News, then detailed 

weather, with temps in Centigrade given at 1313 UT for Vancouver, 

Victoria, Comox, Prince Rupert, Revelstoke, Cranbrook, and several other 

British Columbia burgs. Good signal and have been able the past few days 

to // the signal to CBU on 690 kHz, which comes in well at times here 

around sunrise. 


9625 R.Canada-Nord Quebec, Sackville NB, obs'ed on 08 Oct at /1058-1232 

UT, tone signal, natl. anthem, French ID, English, news, mx, weather, 

interview on cinema, mx from India, nx again; 34443. It seems the CBC- 

No.Quebec Sce. starts with English M-F but it's French on Sat&Sun. 


CHINA Yunnan PBS Chinese sce on 6035 kHz (-1100-1500 s/off) and Minority 

sce on 6937 kHz (1050 s/on - 1500 s/off) seem to begin regularly 

broadcast. 

So Yunnan BS, sced with Chinese and Vietnamese for neighbor, is not 

carried. 

Mr. S.Aoki, NDXC says it is considered to new TX. 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, hcdx Oct 14) 

7385 Holy Tibet, on Oct 15 at 16:35 - It's been a while since I've heard 

this program. There were many parallels. Unfortunately I found the female 

announcer difficult to follow. She was joined later by a male announcer 

who was easier to understand. The program ended at 16:59:45 with a quick 

'And that's the program'. At 17:00 they went back into local programming, 

which sounded Chinese rather than Tibetan to me. 7385 is fair, 4905 is 

good, 4920 is good, 5240 fair, 6110 fair/good, and 6200 good. 


COLOMBIA 6139.8, Radio Lider, 0735-0808 Oct 16, program of romantic 

Latin vocals hosted by a man announcer with Spanish annts, IDs between 

mxal selections. Fair. 


CROATIA Acc. to the teletext of Croatian TV (available via satellite), 

the txion hours of the MW tx's in Croatia with HR Glas Hrvatske are as 

follows: 

Hvar (774) 0500-1730, Buje (783) 0300-2300, Deanovac (1125) 24h, Zadar 

(1134) 1300-0530, Osijek (1143 x594) 24h. Times are UTC during summer. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Oct 11) 

Die Mittelwelle von Osijek (HR Glas Hrvatske) wurde von 594 auf 1143 kHz 

(10 kW) geaendert. Senderbetreiber OIV will gegen Jahresende DRM-Tests auf 

594 kHz durchfuehren. 

(Karel Honzik, Bernd Trutenau 10.10.2005; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt 

Oct 15) 

Nur 010 kW? - damit wird der AFN Stuttgart in 14 km Luftlinie von 

Hirschlanden an meinem Standort heftigst bei Daemmerung und Dunkelheit 

gestoert. Zumindest im erweiterten Stadtgebiet war der AFN bisher 

stoerungsfrei zu hoeren (wb.) 

CUBA RHC on new(?) 15570, Oct 12 at 2001 with national anthem, then 

opening Portuguese to the Mediterranean area (but with a Brazilian 

accent!), giving only freq as "17750", which was occupied as usual by 

WYFR. Then opened program giving current date of 12 Oct. This nonsense 

happens so often at RHC that I hypothesize: the hierarchy at RHC is such

that lowly announcers do not have a need to know the correct freqs, which 

are at the very least confidential, if not top-secret; and even less so 

the even more lowly listeners. Closing Brazilian at 2029 once again 

claiming to be on 17750. 

BTW, suffered throughout from silly ballgame on 15560 Portugal splatter, 

no doubt even worse near its tx site, but perhaps OK elsewhere in Portugal 

tnx to skip zone. At 2030 into Arabic, "Huna Idha'at Havana Kuva" and I 

really need to learn to copy numbers in that lang; 2103 rechecked a bit 

late so missed what freq may have been announced in Spanish as "Revista 

Iberoamericana" was starting. 

Then cut off at 2107 while the show continued on 15230. The engineers just 

turn various freqs on and off when they feel like it with no concern for 

matching the times to programming either. 15570 has been used before by 

RHC or was it Rebelde? 


[CUBA and others] 

BOAT ANCHOR TRANSMITTERS [and non]. 

I'd bet that tx sites in Cuba have been consolidated whenever possible and 

that they have several txs of Tesla vintage (the old Czechkoslovakian 

company) plus some acquired from China years ago plus some fairly new ones 

and that they want to be able to tune to any frequency likely to be used 

at that particular site, and not doing a good job at it. Some of the old 

Tesla rigs probably have arc burns all over the finals to the point that 

the final coils leak water and have to be resoldered and rewelded on a 

daily basis. 

Or other repair parts just aren't available anymore so they have to 

improvise in fabricating replacements. The old American autos that have 

been fixed up and refixed up over and over on the streets of Havana are 

real wonders, but betcha they can't do that with old klunker txs because 

they don't have the shop equipment that they need. Just a stab in the 

dark. 

(WD9INP/4 Charles A & Leonor L Taylor-USA, IRCA via dxld Oct 17) 

All the Czech txs date back to about 1967. In fact, the Tesla folks, 

complete with a "political officer" visited me in about '68 to try to sell 

me some txs. They offered 3 models which had been "extensively proven" in 

Cuba, and they had pictures to show for it. The 30, 60 and 120 were all 

variants on the same basic modules, with different finals and power 

supplies. Most of the big low band Cubans were 120's. However, the one I 

was offered was not water cooled. It was a conventional high level plate 

modulated rig, with everyone's favorite Svetlana tubes in it. They were 

very bulky, and very heavy. 

The sheet metal in the cabinets was thicker than US txs of the time, and 

the internal plates were also steel, which surprised me as I was already 

building my own txs on aluminum frames and panels in '64. I guess they 

wanted them to hold up to an atomic attack. The technology throughout the 

Teslas was very conventional. They could easily be maintained anywhere in 

Latin America with rudimentary tools, an audio generator, a test set, a 

scope and a Simpson 260. I do not know of any freq agile txs in Cuba being 

used on MW. (David Gleason, IRCA via dxld Oct 17) 

David, There you go. Some of the old stuff is utility grade. It sounds 

like the 120 is not the culprit. You'd need a sledge hammer to knock it 

off the air. This newer frequency-agile stuff is also frequently very 

lightly built. More like consumer grade. 

The Brown-Boveri (ABB) txs in use at IBB Delano are good examples. 

Honestly, more like consumer grade equipment scaled up to 250 kW. The GE 

old BT250A txs in use at IBB Greenville are more like utility grade. They

are early 1950s technology. Still in use but showing their age. The ABBs 

will die much sooner. 

(Charles A & Leonor L Taylor-USA, ibid.) 

DJIBOUTI The exact times of beginning and close-down of the broadcasts 

of Radio Djibouti are 0257 and 2002 UT on 4780 kHz. 

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 10) 

4780 Radio Djibouti tunes ins on" 2011,2035,2114 talks in local lang and 

Islam on 2114 Signal 44534 with fast fades. Also heard on 1620z 18.10 with 

distorted audio, talks and trial song ,S7 QRMed by Mossad station on USB. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 19) 

ECUADOR Just noticed that HCJB website now has an extensive photo album, 

including 353 images under Engineering: 

 

Unfortunately there is no slideshow funxion, nor any explicit captioning! 

But some nice aerial shots of Ecuador? 

I was starting to catch up on listening to the last few DXPLs, and the 

gallery is linked from the DXPL page. But the latest edition, Oct 8 still 

not available. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Oct 12) 

HCJB WORLD RADIO B05 Broadcast Schedule. 30 Oct 2005 - 25 March 2006 

UTC UTC Freq. TX Power Ant. Azimuth Target Days: 

Begin: End: (Khz.) (KW) (Degrees) Region SMTWTFS 

COFAN 

1100 1130 6050 50 18/172 S. America 1111111 

ENGLISH 

1100 1330 12005 100 330/124 N/S America 1111111 

1100 1330 21455 1 35/225 Eur./S. Pacific 1111111 

GERMAN (High) 

0300 0330 9780 100 324 Mexico 1111111 

1530 1600 21455 1 35/225 Eur./S. Pacific 1111111 

2300 2400 12040 100 150 S. America 1111111 

GERMAN (Low) 

0230 0300 9780 100 324 Mexico 1111111 

1500 1530 21455 1 35/225 Eur./S. Pacific 1111111 

2230 2300 12040 100 150 S. America 1111111 

HUARANI 


KULINA 

2250 2300 12020 50 100 Brazil 1111111 

PORTUGUESE 

0800 0930 9745 100 100 N. Brazil 1111111 

0800 0930 21455 1 35/225 Eur./S. Pacific 1111111 

1530 1800 15295 100 139 Brazil 1111111 

2300 0230 11920 100 126 Brazil 1111111 

2300 2400 12020 50 100 Brazil 1111111 

2400 0230 12020 100 100 Brazil 1111111 

QUICHUA

0830 1000 6125 100 155 S. America 1111111 

0800 1100 690 50 000/180 Ecuador 1111111 

0830 1200 3220 8 90 (Vert.) S. America 1111111 

0830 1300 6080 8 90 (Vert.) S. America 1111111 

0930 1100 21455 1 35/225 Eur./S. Pacific 1111111 

2100 0300 6080 8 90 (Vert.) S. America 1111111 

2100 2300 9745 100 155 S. America 1111111 

0000 0300 3220 8 90 (Vert.) S. America 1111111 

SPANISH 

0100 0500 9745 100 325 Mexico 1111111 

1100 0500 690 50 000/180 Ecuador 1111111 


1100 1300 11960 100 355 Cuba 1111111 

1100 1500 11690 100 150 S. America 1111111 

1300 1500 11960 100 323 Mexico 1111111 

1330 1500 21455 1 35/225 Eur./S. Pacific 1111111 

1900 0500 6050 50 18/172 Ecuador 1111111 

2000 0500 21455 1 35/225 Eur./S. Pacific 1111111 

2100 2300 12000 100 150 S. America 1111111 

2300 0100 11700 100 157/330 N/S America 1111111 

Note: HCJB's SW broadcast schedule also includes these programs 

transmitted from these locations. 

Schedule via Australia already posted earlier. 

Former Soviet Union Languages 

1700 1730 9805 500 62 Russia & CIS 1111111 U.K 

Southern Uzbek 

1645 1700 1251 100 Central Asia 11...11 

Uzbek 

1645 1700 1251 100 Central Asia ..111.. 

Turkmen 

1700 1715 1251 100 Central Asia 1111111 

Arabic 

2100 2200 12025 250 150 N. Africa 1111111 U.K. 

Low German 

1600 1629 3955 100 Omni Europe 1111111 Germany 

High German 

1630 1659 3955 100 Omni Europe 1111111 Germany 

HCJB World Radio. 17-17-691. Quito, Ecuador South America 

FAX: +593 2 226 4765. Frequency Manager: Allen Graham 

E-Mail: (HCJB via WWDXC HQ Oct 13) 

EQUAT GUINEA 15190[tent] Presumably 1000 or 1100 UT as the target 

countries mentioned are UT +1 and 2. Would those in a position to monitor 

this Wednesday please do so. These are the same choral mx programs as via 

Sackville 9530 on Sat/Sun (gh, dxld) 

Glenn, Local Time in Equatorial Guinea. That would be UTC +01:00 [so 

monitor at 1100 UT]. By the way, we have been broadcasting for the last 

two Saturdays out of the Equatorial Guinea tx. Do you know if there is any 

way I can validate if the broadcast was performed by listener reports that 

you have access to. i.e. from emails, or reports you receive? All the 

Best, (Dean Phillips, ibid.)

Dean, I've put out the call to monitor tomorrow. Perhaps someone will have 

checked previously, but I doubt it. Too bad there was no advance publicity 

in the monitoring community until now. I'll pass on anything of interest. 

What were the exact times and freqs this was supposed to be broadcast on 

Saturdays? (Glenn to Dean, via dxld) 

Glenn, The 1st set of broadcasts in Africa were: Radio Africa West on 

[Fridays] Oct. 7, 2005 and October 14, 2005 at 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Local Time 

or UTC. source 

 

The County targets were different for the 1st two weeks. Mali, Niger, 

Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Cost, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, 

Nigeria, Cameroon, Togo. All the Best, (Dean Phillips, ibid.) 

He still doesn't give the frequency, but I suppose 15190, or their even 

more elusive 7190. Here's one extremely vague hype page about Panamerican 

Broadcasting to Africa: 

(gh, dxld Oct 19) 

ETHIOPIA 9560.15 Radio Ethiopia, on Oct 15 at 1723 - External sce in 

French. Difficult to copy due to tinny audio, and het being off frequency. 

Listed // only heard as off freq het on 7165.03 kHz. The National sce on 

9704.2 is audible at this time as a carrier only 


FINLAND Some additional background on the DAB shutdown in Finland: Since 

1997 only a few hundreds DAB receivers were sold. The now decommissioned 

DAB tx network covered 40 percent of the country. (Source: radionyt.dk via 

Peer-Axel Kroeske) 


FRANCE Am 4. Oktober 2005 gab der Conseil superieur de l'audiovisuel 

(CSA) Paris Live Radio ein dreimonatiges Senderecht auf der Mittelwelle 

963 kHz. Paris Live Radio sendet seit 2003 fuer die Englisch-sprachige 

Bevoelkerung, primaer der Ile de France, ueber Internet, Kabel und DAB. 

Urspruenglich wollte Paris Live Radio nachts als Partner von Radio de la 

Mer auf der Mittelwelle 1080 kHz senden. Auf der Homepage 

wird der terrestrische Sendebeginn von Paris Live Radio 

zwar angekuendigt, aber noch ohne genauen Termin. Die Mittelwelle 963 kHz 

wurde bis 1997 von Radio Sorbonne aus Romainville (8 kW) belegt. 

(Christian Ghibaudo-F, via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt Oct 15) 

GABON Last couple of days I've been monitoring 4777 presumed Gabon. It 

seems the carrier on 4777 starts around 1558 UT. And goes off around 1657. 

Lately it's been rather weak, so no luck with ID. I have also checked it 

against Africa 1 on 15475. 

Program is not in parallel. But funny thing is that when Africa 1 starts 

it's tx on 15475 around 1557 (under VOA) the 4777 carrier arrives within a 

min or two also. And Africa 1 seems to turn off the 15475 tx around 1657 

for a moment (antenna and/or tx change?) and yes - 4777 disappears also 

around that time. 4777 doesn't come back but 15475 reappears around 1700 

with possibly weaker signal. These things are maybe not related, but 

strange anyway. 4777 has been logged also in JPN and Denmark. 


GEORGIA 9534.76 at 0815 UT. Abkhaz R, Sokhumi. Thanks to Rumen Pankov's 

tip. S/on at 0700 UT along with KBS, // 9494.75 kHz which was heard 

earlier. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Oct 14) 

GERMANY TNT Hit Radio via DTK T-Systems from Oct.8: 

1000-1600 5975 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu Dutch+Mx (ex 1400-1600)


I just uploaded a recording of TNT-Radio on 5975. They went into 

commercials at 1559 UT and inmidst them the tx cut off (at the very end of 

the file is the sideband from CRI Cerrik [ALBANIA] on 5970 coming up), so 

this txion was apparently // FM. The typical bass of this techno mx is 

entirely missing while the upper mids are overly shrill. Three seconds 

into the file a sudden drop in audio level occurs where there should be 

actually a loud "boom". This kind of speech-optimized audio processing is 

certainly not suitable for mx. 

 


Winter B-05 for IBB via DTK T-Systems: 

0100-0300 9670 WER 500 kW / 075 deg Radio Free Asia in Tibetan 

1700-1800 12110 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Voice of America in Persian 



1900-2000 9485 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Voice of America in Turkish 


CVC Int. in English via WER 125 kW / 180 deg to NoAf from Oct.10 

(updated): 

0500-0600 NF 9430, ex 9815 

0600-0700 NF 9430, ex 15235 

0700-0900 NF 15640, ex 15235 

1500-1700 NF 15680, ex 17545 

1700-1800 NF 15680, ex 13820 

1800-1900 NF 9765* ex 13820 >>>>*co-ch CRI in Russian 

1900-2100 NF 9765, ex 9775 

CVC Int. in English via WER 125 kW / 180 deg to NoAf from Oct.30 

(updated): 

0500-0700 on 9430 

0700-0900 NF 15640, ex 15200 

1500-1700 NF 15680, ex 15460 

1700-1800 NF 15680, ex 11850 

1800-2000 on 9765 

2000-2100 on 7285 

Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) tests on Oct.10/11/12: 

1700-1800 on 5980 WER 125 kW / 055 deg to RUS Mon-Wed in Arabic 


Gabriele Schnell: "Das Lindenhotel". 

Berichte aus dem Potsdamer Geheimdienstgefaengnis. 

Christoph Links Verlag 2005, 12,90 Euro. 

Darin u. a. ein Bericht ueber Alwin Lache. Dieser hatte als 17 Jahre alter 

junger Mann in Premnitz einen Rock'n Roll-Piratensender betrieben: dafuer 

gab es ein Jahr Knast [bei der DDR Stasi]. (Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX Oct 11) 

Die "Info-Welle" mit "vorwiegend deutsch-franzoesischem Charakter" wird 

noch in diesem Jahr auf der Mittelwelle [Heusweiler] 1179 kHz starten. 

Weitere Informationen werden bei den Pressemitteilungen unter 

zu finden sein. 

(Petra Jochum (SR) via D. Kaehler 7.10.; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt Oct 

15) 

Vom 5. Oktober bis 25. November 2005 wird in den Raeumen der Bayerischen 

Landeszentrale fuer neue Medien (BLM) eine Ausstellung von 

Deutschlandradio zur Radio- und Fernsehgeschichte praesentiert. In der 

Ausstellung werden chronologisch wichtige Stationen der Rundfunkgeschichte 

vorgestellt:

von der ersten Radiosendung 1923 im Vox-Haus am Potsdamer Platz ueber die 

Rundfunkpolitik in der NS-Zeit, die Neustrukturierung der Sender durch die 

Siegermaechte nach dem Krieg bis zum heutigen dualen Rundfunksystem. Eine 

Kombination von historischen Text- und Bilddokumenten sowie O-Toenen 

veranschaulicht die Entwicklungen von Funk und Fernsehen. Jeder 

Zeitabschnitt wird ergaenzt durch historische Geraete, anhand derer die 

technischen Fortschritte vom Roehren- zum Digitalempfaenger greifbar 

werden. 

Die BLM hat die Ausstellung um einige Aspekte erweitert, die die 

Entwicklung des privaten Rundfunks in Bayern dokumentieren. Die 

Ausstellung wurde ermoeglicht durch die Unterstuetzung des Deutschen 

Rundfunkarchivs, des Deutsches Rundfunk-Museums Berlin e.V. sowie des 

Deutschen Technikmuseums Berlin. Realisiert wurde sie in Kooperation mit 

dem Institut fuer Kultur- und Medienmanagement in Berlin. 

"Achtung! Hier Sendestelle Berlin." - Stationen der Rundfunkgeschichte 5. 

Oktober bis 25. November 2005, Mo.-Fr. 1000 - 1700 Uhr, Eintritt frei 

Bayerische Landeszentrale fuer neue Medien (BLM), Heinrich-Luebke-Strasse 

27, 81737 Muenchen (Pressemitteilung der BLM 492005 28.09.2005 via Dr. 

Wolfgang Flieger, Tel. (089) 63 808-313, 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt Oct 15) 

GUATEMALA 4799.8 Radio Buenas Nuevas San Sebastian-GTM, Oct 16 at 1130- 

1210z with good signals. Programming in Spanish. Loudest signal on the 

band this morning ... 1 kW ? NEW ! 

(John Wilke-WI-USA K9RZZ, hcdx Oct 17) 

La Voz de Atitlan In reading about the recent mudslides in the Lake 

Atitlan region, I have been wondering if any of it hit Radio La Voz de 

Atitlan. I found the following article on Google, which briefly recounts 

some of the work done at the station after the disaster, so the station 

survived. 

 

LV de Atitlan is no longer on SW, but was on 2390 kHz for many years. An 

article on the town of Santiago Atitlan and my visit to the station in 

1987 is told in an article of mine at 

 

What is amazing is how much things have changed there. A co-worker visited 

the Lake Atitlan region about a year ago and told me that in Santiago 

Atitlan (which used to be one of the most traditional towns) now about 90% 

of the people wear western style clothing, instead of the traditional 

dress that was the norm less than 20 years ago. And, there is now a 

McDonalds along the lakeshore in Santiago Atitlan - mostly to serve the 

foreign tourists. If you've read my article, you'll understand just how 

much of a change that is. 

Humpty Dumpty was pushed. Radio & Latin American website: 

 

Highly Recommended: and 

(Don Moore, dxld Oct 16) 

That reminds me of my one and only trip to Lake Atitlan in November 1978. 

During the trip to MEX and GTM I used the fine Barlow Wadley loop rx - 

Made in RSA -, and discovered Radio Sandino - Sistema Sandinista de Medios 

de Comunicacion, the official Voice of the FSLN, and that came to the 

attention of the world's DXers at the beginning of 1979 in SCDX bulletin 

#1516 on Jan 23, 1979. Heard R Sandino from Nicaragua/Costa Rican border 

region on 7325 kHz, later also reported on 7449 or 7588 kHz. (wb) 

GUINEA 7125 Radiodiffusion Television Guineenne. On Oct 10 at 0718-0800

UT. 24332. Talk in French by a man until 0727 UT, then guitar mx. ID at 

0731 UT, followed by mx program with local pops. I received an e-mail 

confirmation from Issa CONDE for my e-mail report in French after one day. 

The address is 


1385.9 R.Rurale, Labe, obs'ed on 14 Oct at 1909-1925 UT, Vernacular, 

African songs; 24332, QRM de LTU (I believe it's LTU at this time, not 

Kaliningrad, RUS). 

7125 R Guinee, Conakry, logged on 15 Oct at 1011-1236 UT, French, mx 

prgr, Vernacular later, pops 1230 UT, when still fair; 25332. 


GUYANA 3291.1 GBC, Sparendaam, heard on 14 Oct at 2119-2129, English 

prgr, pops, ID "Voice of Guyana", TC, prgr annts; 34342, adjc uty. QRM 

thence better on USB; curiously, that utility stn was often off at around 

this time when the GBC was silent for months. 


HUNGARY Winter B-05 for IBB via JBR, Hungary: 

0300-0500 9520 JBR 250 kW / 065 deg Radio Liberty in Russian 

1700-1800 7220 JBR 250 kW / 055 deg Radio Liberty in Russian 

1800-1900 7220 JBR 250 kW / 055 deg Voice of America in Russian 


Winter B-05 schedule of R.Budapest (*RSO=Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia) 

English to Eu 1600-1628 Sun 6025 9565 

2000-2028 Daily 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 290 deg 

2200-2228 Daily 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 290 deg 

English to SoAf 2200-2228 Daily 9735 

English to NoAm 0200-0228 Daily 9515 

0330-0358 Daily 9775 

German to Eu 1300-1358 Sun 6025 7215 

1500-1558 Sun 6025 7275 

1800-1858 Sun 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 290 deg 

1830-1858 Mon-Sat 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 290 deg 

2030-2058 Mon-Sat 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 290 deg 

French to Eu 1700-1728 Daily 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 275 deg 

2100-2128 Daily 3975 6025 

Hungarian to Eu 0500-1158 Sun 6025 relay Kossuth Radio 

0500-1658 Mon-Sat 6025 relay Kossuth Radio 

1200-1258 Sun 6025 

1400-1458 Sun 6025 

1900-1958 Daily 3975 6025 

2300-2358 Daily 6025 

Hungarian to NoAm 0100-0158 Daily 9870 

0230-0328 Daily 9855 

2200-2258 Daily 9825 

Hungarian to SoAf 2000-2058 Daily 11785 

Hungarian to SoAm 2300-2358 Daily 12010 9580* >>*RSO 250 kW / 245 deg 

0000-0058 Mon 12010 9580* >>*RSO 250 kW / 245 deg 

Hungarian to AUS 1200-1258 Daily 21590 

1900-1958 Daily 11675* >>*RSO 250 kW / 090 deg 

Italian to Eu 1730-1758 Daily 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 230 deg 

2130-2158 Daily 3975 6025 

Russian to Eu 0400-0428 Daily 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 050 deg 

1630-1658 Sun 3975 6025 

1800-1828 Mon-Sat 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 050 deg 

2030-2058 Sun 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 050 deg 

Spanish to Eu&SoAm 0430-0458 Daily 3975 6025* >>*RSO 150 kW / 245 deg 

2230-2258 Daily 6025 7285* >>*RSO 150 kW / 245 deg 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Oct 11)

R. Budapest, 10000.0 kHz, at *2200-2258* on Sept 29, 30, Oct 1. Punch-up 

error? Spur? Strong, mixing with WWV. Talk in listed Hungarian. Brief mx 

breaks, IS and off. Heard // 9850 and 12030; listed // 6025 not heard. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Oct) 

This could be 3975+6025. But I guess 3975 is not listed at that time Brian 

was listening. By the way, 3975 has a strong harmonic on 7950 kHz. 

(Jari-FIN, dxld Oct 11) 

Die Verlegung der beiden 100 kW-Sender von Szekesfehervar nach Jaszbereny 

ist noch nicht abgeschlossen. Daher wird Radio Budapest auch in der 

naechsten Sendeperiode ab 30. Oktober einige Sendungen vom slowakischen 

Standort Rimavska Sobota ausstrahlen. 

(H. Suess 2.10.2005 via Christoph Ratzer A-DX) 

Von den frueher drei Kurzwellenstandorten verstummte Diosd 1999 und 

Szekesfehervar 2004. Die verlegten Sender sind bereits am neuen Standort, 

doch sind noch Arbeiten auf dem Antennenfeld noetig. 


INDIA 1071 Farewell to Rajkot 1071 kHz 1000 kW tx - It is now confirmed 

that the 1000 kW tx operating from Rajkot on 1071 kHz for External 

Services of AIR has closed down in June 2004. It started txions sometime 

around (August) 1970 and used to beam towards Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, dx_india Oct 10) 

Says AIR secretary Rakesh Panara, "the sce stands discontinued since April 

2004, when the second part of its super-power tx malfunctioned and could 

not be restored despite several attempts by the engineers. The first tx 

had stopped functioning several years ago. Prasar Bharati Corporation has 

requisitioned for a new digital tx for Rajkot, which would cost an 

estimate Rs 42 crore. 

The funds constraint remain a major handicap, especially after it 

initiated austerity measures announced by the Finance Ministry. 

(via Alokesh Gupta-IND, dx_india via ARC MV Eko Oct 10) 

1071 Fuehrungskraefte von All India Radio machen Druck, um die 

Grosssendeanlage von Rajkot wieder auf Sendung zu bringen. Indien hatte 

Ende der 60er / Anfang der 70er Jahre drei Megawatt-Anlagen in Aligarh, 

Nagpur und Rajkot errichtet. Waehrend die ersten beiden Standorte mit 

Digitalsendern erneuert wurden, ist Rajkot Sparmassnahmen des 

Finanzministeriums zum Opfer gefallen und seit April 2004 nicht mehr auf 

Sendung. Nach Angaben von AIR Secretary Rakesh Panara hatte der Sender 

schon mehr als 15 Jahre ueber die erwartete Betriebsdauer gesendet, als 

eine wichtige Senderoehre kaputt ging. Stationsingineur K. A. Raval sieht 

keinerlei Moeglichkeit, den alten Sender wieder betriebsfaehig zu machen. 

Die benoetigte Senderoehre wird von niemandem mehr produziert, und auch um 

das restliche Innenleben des Senders ist es schlecht bestellt. 

Die Prasar Bharati Corporation hatte einen Digitalsender fuer Rajkot auf 

der Liste, doch wuerde der eine Investition von 420 Mio. Rupien bedeuten. 

Nach Angaben von Panara sieht man sowohl im Aussen- als auch im 

Innenministerium Bedarf, den Urdu-Sendungen aus Pakistan eine machtvolle 

Stimme entgegenzusetzen. Immerhin haetten die Mittelwellensendungen des 

Urdu-Auslandsdienstes von All India Radio in der Vergangenheit grosse 

Bedeutung sowohl im Inland als auch im Ausland gehabt. 

Die Grossstation in Rajkot ging im Sommer 1970 auf Sendung und wurde am 8. 

Januar 1971 eingeweiht. Sie wurde primaer fuer Auslandsendungen in 

Baluchi, Sindhi und Urdu eingesetzt, wobei es insbesondere fuer Urdu auch 

eine grosse Hoererschaft in Indien selber gibt. Durch eine endgueltige 

Schliessung der Sendeanlage werden ueberdies auch qualifizierte 

Arbeitsplaetze in der Region verloren gehen.

(Tanvir Siddiqui: AIR woes: Urdu sce still off air 3.10.2005 

 

via A. Gupta-IND in DXindia, von Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt Oct 15 

ergaenzt) 

INDONESIA 4790 RRI-Fak Fak Oct.7 1238-1400(sign off) 43333 Talk and mx 

in INSn.ID at 1359 as 'Radio Republik INS, Fak Fak'. (Kyoshiro Ishizaki- 

JPN, JPNpremium, Oct 14) 

4925 Jambi at 2017 with Islamic tunes Abt S3

2959.97 RPDT Manggarai, on Oct 16 at 1106 UT. Just started my last 

session at Grayland for this visit. Manggarai is present with weak audio 

with talk in Bahasa INS by YL. Fair at best. 

3344.98 RRI Ternate, Oct 16 at 1204 - No sign of Radio Northern. Instead 

good reception from this RRI station with national nx ( // to 3325, but 

with delay). 

3578.74 RSPK Ngada, Bajawa, Oct 16 1255 - Poorly heard, but there at this 

time. I'll listen for the top of the hour for anything discernible. 


4925 RRI, Jambi, audible on 15 Oct 2207-2216, Bahasa INS, news (tent), 

Koranic prayer; 23331, mixed with 2 Brazilian stns. 


IRAN 15600 V.O. Islamic Republic of Iran. Oct.10 at 1105-1127(S/off). 

35433. Talk in English about Islam. ID at 1115, then talk about Islamic 

Revolution. Closing annt at 1123 and ID at 1126 UT. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Oct 14) En to Indian subc. 

IRAQ/IRAN [non?] Cland 4870 ?unIDed at 1627 UT, Kurdish in Farsi at 

1632 covered with jammer. (Oct 18) 

4840 unIDed station on 2118 Arabic program, with interview and mentions of 

Maklumat (Info). Seems stable signal not // 9680 (vacant). 


[also noted by Guido Schotmans-BEL] 

Re unID on 18727, I gave the audio file on DXLD yahoo group a listen and 

the formula of the program (a song followed by a man/woman talking about 

the situation in Iraq) reminded me of the Information Radio. The US psyop 

to Iraq. So today 10/10/2005 I picked up the station around 1655 UT and as 

usual a song by an Egyptian singer, followed by a guy talking about the 

incidents caused by terrorists in Iraq, mentioning "Abu Mos'ab Alzarqawi" 

a lot and giving out phone numbers in Iraq so anybody with information 

about "Abu Mos'ab Alzarqawi" or anyone of his group would call in with 

info. 

Followed by another Arabic song, with no ID, so I kept listening for a 

while, and then around 1825 UT I heard another guy saying "to get more 

info about the situation in Iraq, please stay tuned to our freqs 756 kHz 

and 846 kHz". By checking the MW stations in Iraq I'm positive that 756 is 

Information radio, but it's the first time for me to know that they have 

// of 846 kHz I tried to get an ID but in vain. But I have to say it's 

typically Information Radio style. 

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, wwdxc BC-DX / dxld Oct 11) 

A tx feed? 18727 is in the ITU segment 18168-18780 kHz which is primarily 

assigned for fixed military links (which would include an Information 

Radio feed, being a military operation). 


Just what I was thinking, but from where to where on a rather high freq 

which would skip over the immediate Gulf area? 

(Glenn Hauser, ibid.) 

ISRAEL Freq change for Kol Israel from Oct.9: 

1500-1600 Fri/Sat Persian; 1500-1625 Sun-Thu Persian; 

1600-1625 Fri Russian; 1600-1625 Sat Ladino NF 9985, ex 15640 // 

11605,17535 


KENYA 4915 KBC (tent), Langata, tentatively heard co-ch with GHA (tent)

on 12 Oct 1846-1902 UT, Swahili (tent), African mx, talks; 43432, QRM de 

GHA (with western tunes, no talks); better on LSB. I tried this with other 

antennae on the SW coast at the same time on Sat. 15 Oct, but only GHA was 

(strongly) audible. The KBC was recently reported closing at 1900 UT. 


KOREA D.P.R. 3250.03 Pyongyang Broadcasting Station, on Oct 15 at 15:42 

- Very good reception on several SW freqs (and in // to 657 MW): 3320.21 

(very good), 6250.136 (good if you use LSB to avoid the upper ute). 

6378.776 (good to very good) with a pretty Korean vocal sung by a young 

woman, and not at all strident as is so usually the case. 


Die nordkoreanische Zentrale Rundfunkstation (Korean Central Broadcasting 

Station - KCBS), Pyongyang, feierte juengst den 60. Jahrestag ihres 

Bestehens. Folgende englischsprachige Meldung veroeffentlichte aus diesem 

Anlass die nordkoreanische Nachrichtenagentur KCNA unter 

 

Anniversary of Korean Central Broadcasting Station Marked. 

Pyongyang, October 15 (KCNA) The Korean Central Broadcasting Station 

observed the 60th anniversary of its foundation. It has successfully 

discharged its honorable revolutionary duty of broadcasting the voices of 

the Workers' Party of Korea at home and abroad over the last 60 years 

since it broadcast for the first time the historic speech made by 

President Kim Il Sung on his triumphant return home on Oct. 14, Juche 34 

(1945). 

The workers, technicians and officials of the broadcasting station, 

cherishing the great honor and responsibility of ensuring the ideological 

work of the Party, have laid the firm material and technical foundation of 

broadcasting and normalized broadcasting operation with their good 

management of equipment and techniques, thus making positive contributions 

to stepping up the revolution and construction and enhancing the external 

prestige of the country. 

A meeting took place on Oct. 14. In a congratulatory message to the 

workers, technicians and officials of the Korean Central Broadcasting 

Station the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea highly 

appraised them for ensuring the broadcasting information work of the Party 

in a responsible manner with their intense loyalty and patriotic devotion 

to the Party and the leader. 

The meeting laid stress on the issues of establishing the scientific 

management system of the broadcasting equipment, accelerating 

modernization, effecting a new turn in the broadcasting operation to give 

fuller play to the might of the Juche broadcasting and thus positively 

contribute to making the voices of the Party resound worldwide. 

(via Arnulf Piontek-D, A-DX Oct 18) 

LATVIA 9390 Hallo Freunde, 

nach dem Erfolg unserer dreistuendigen Sondersendung am 2.10.2005 haben 

wir uns entschlossen regelmaessig auf Sendung zu gehen. Wir bekamen viele 

Empfangsberichte, sogar aus Japan. Alle erhalten natuerlich unsere Sonder- 

QSL-Karte "30 Jahre Rhein-Main-Radio-Club". 

Am Samstag 22.10.2005 ist der Rhein-Main-Radio Club wieder ueber Kurzwelle 

[Ulbroka] auf 9290 zu hoeren, und zwar von 1400-1500 UTC. 

Natuerlich kann man die Sendung auch ueber hoeren 

Guten Empfang. (Harald Gabler, RMRC Vorstand, Oct 19) 

MALAYSIA 7295 TraXXfm (Kuala Lumpur), is still not heard during the

1300-1400 UT time period. The XX is for "Xperience the Xcitment." 


7270 (Kuching) Wai FM (RTM), Oct 18 at 1335-1404, woman DJ with prgm of 

pop songs in various langs (En song: "I Live My Life for You"), ToH 

singing station jingle (men with "Wai, Wai, Wai, Wai, Wai Wai Wai" and a 

woman comes in with "FM"), assume the nx. Scheduled langs are 

Iban/Bidayuh/Kayan/Kenyah. Fair. Thanks again to Alan Davies, from 

Indonesia, for the information on the renaming of the Malaysian stations. 


MALEDIVES [non] 13855, Minivan Radio via Julich, Germany after 

verifying my reception report last year forwarded my reception report that 

I sent to them over program placement guru Jeff White at WRMI for 

verification. V/S Jeff White signed and stamped my prepared card (with a 

Radio Miami International stamp!) in 401 days giving me another 

verification of this "station." Short hand written note from Jeff along 

with a nice WRMI bumper sticker and nx about WRMI launching its newly 

designed website in September 2005 completed the package. 


MALI 7284.9 R.Mali, Kati, obs'ed on 15 Oct at 1015-1230 UT (when vy. 

poor), Vernacular, tribal songs, pops; 35443. 

11960 R.Mali, Kati, monitored on 16 Oct at 1332-1440 UT, French, talks on 

home affairs; weackish audio; 43442, adjc QRM only. 


MOLDOVA 5910, Radio DMR, State R of Pridnestrovye, Tiraspol, at *1600- 

1636 UT on Sep 20 and 26, English, French and German programs with chime, 

ID and commentary. They announced "5960 kHz", 45444. 

(Satoshi Wakisaka, in Duesseldorf-GER and Klaus-Dieter Scholz-D, dswci DXW 

Oct 9) 

MYANMAR 5985.8 Radio Myanmar. On Oct 9 at 1510-1605(S/off) UT. 34433. 

Music program with pops till 1515, then ID and nx in English. Music 

program with instrumental mx from 1529 UT. Talk in Burmese from 1603. 

S/off after National Anthem. 


5985.83 R. Myanmar at 1322-1335+ UT on Oct 16. Exotic Burmese vocals; YL 

ancr at 1325 and 1329 UT; instrumental IS at 1329, chimes, then apparent 

ID and nx at 1330 UT by M ancr. Good signal but began deteriorating 

shortly after 1330 UT. 


NEPAL 5005.28 R. Nepal (tent), Khumaltar, tentatively heard on 09 Oct 

on 1710-1715* UT, Asian mx; 13431, QRM de IND 5010 + GNE 5005, both 

causing a het. with NPL, which was gone at 1715 UT. 


NETHERLANDS The Netherlands 1008 In an e-mail verification from Jaap van 

't Riet on Talparadio, he wrote that Radio 10 Gold on 1008 kHz in 

Flevoland, Netherlands will get a new tx at the end of this year. Also 

this new tx can transmit DRM mode. 

(Ge Huijbens-BEL via MWC e-mail nx 12.8.2005; via ARC MV Eko) 

1395 Die Nozema hat am 12. September 2005 die Ausstrahlung von Big L - 

Radio London auf der Mittelwelle Trintelhaven 1395 kHz unterbrochen. 

Senderbetreiber und -nutzer streiten ueber die Bezahlung der Sendekosten. 

Ray Anderson von Big L besteht auf einer Reduzierung der Rechnung, da die 

Station "in vier Monaten nur zwei Wochen mit der vereinbarten 

Sendeleistung" gearbeitet habe.

Anderson drohte mit Alternativen, die er habe. Der Verlust des Kunden wird 

Nozema kaum schrecken, da der Senderbetreiber bisher noch ueberhaupt kein 

Geld von Big L bekommen hat. Ruud Poeze, der sein Senderecht an Big L 

weitgibt, forderte die Streitparteien zur baldigen Einigung auf. 

(Radio Netherlands 13., 15., 23.9., 4.10.2005) 

"The Heart and Soul of Rock n Roll" sendet auch ueber Sky Digital 940 

(Eurobird 1 28.5 degr Ost, 11,390 GHz vertikal, 27500 FEC: 2/3 APID: 2338) 

und Internet braucht aber die Mittelwelle auch, um ein bisschen an das 

Hoergefuehl der fuenfziger, sechziger und siebziger Jahre anzuschliessen. 

Die Musikfarbe wird mit historischen Musikgiganten wie Bill Haley, Buddy 

Holly, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Beatles, Stones, 

Hendrix, Cream bis zu den modernen Klassikern beschrieben. (RNW MN NL 

4.10.2005) 

RTL FM hat im Juni 2003 sein Senderecht zu Unrecht erhalten. Das entschied 

ein Gericht in Rotterdam. Das Senderecht sei fuer eine Station mit 

ueberwiegend niederlaendischer Musik ausgeschrieben worden. Die Station 

hatte tagsueber 0700-1900 Uhr mindestens 30 Prozent Musik in 

niederlaendischer Sprache ausstrahlen sollen. 

Andere Bewerber, die wie 100%NL 70 Prozent Anteil in Niederlaendisch 

versprochen hatten, gingen vor Gericht. Ihrer Argumentation schloss sich 

das Gericht an: Da es sich um eine Sendelizenz mit einem spezifischen 

Programmprofil gehandelt habe, haette sich das Ministerium nicht dem 

hoechsten Gebot den Zuschlag geben muessen, sondern dem Bewerber mit dem 

passendsten Programmprofil. 100%NL, das der finnischen RadioCorp OY 

gehoert, hat nach Ansicht des Gerichts das beste Programmangebot gemacht. 

Direktorin Denny Terpstra geht nun davon aus, das RTL sein Senderecht an 

100%NL verliert. Insgesamt hatten sich vier Bewerber fuer das Senderecht 

interessiert. 

(RNW MN NL 6.10.2005; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Oct 15) 

NIGERIA 7255 VoNigeria, Ikorodu, obs'ed on 15 Oct at 1013-1815 UT (!), 

English, interviews, mx; at a certain time (1230), they linked with Abuja 

studions and the audio suddenly became a disaster; 25332; rated 55444 at 

1800 UT. 

7275 R. Nigeria, Abuja, also obs'ed on 15 Oct at 1013 UT, but signal was 

vy. poor. 


[tent] 4770 Kaduna if activated back on 2110 UT had a signal of ca S8 

with microphonic noise and possibly nx heard at very lo audio level near 

to unintelligible. Same was on Oct 17. 


PAKISTAN [non] Due to the emergency in South Asia, the BBC and Deutsche 

Welle have temporarily extended their sces in Urdu: 

Deutsche Welle has introduced another Urdu txion at 0030-0100 UTC on 1548, 

7130, 9505 and 9825 kHz (instead of the regular English programme). 

The BBC has extended its morning Urdu sce (normally 0130-0200) to 0230 

UTC, but the extra 30 min can be heard on 1413 and 15510 kHz and also one 

FM station in Pakistan. 

(Alok das Gupta-IND, RNWMNNL / DXAsia Oct 11) 

PNG 3219.97 Radio Morobe, Oct 16 1108 - Good reception with English 

modern Christian song (I just pray on my knees...). Some static crashes, 

but otherwise very enjoyable. Pidgin at 11:13 with 'Morobe' heard. Radio 

Morobe FM 105 heard at 11:13. 

3235 Radio West New Britain, Oct 16 1115 - Also good reception of this old

favourite with Sunday night programming. Western Christian vocal. Minor 

static crashes. Pidgin annts at 1118 'regular listeners', etc. 

3245 Radio Gulf, Oct 16 1120 - Radio play about a violin. S5 signal in the 

clear, but with some static crashes. Generally an easy to follow program. 

At 11:22:40 an ad for 'yourstruly.org', the sponsor of this program. Local 

dj at 11:37 was very muffly, although the mx in the background was 

flawless. 

3260 Radio Madang, Oct 16 1126 - Relatively weak compared to the other 

PNGs this morning, and suffering more from the static crashes. Mostly all 

western mx, with rather tinny audio. Fair to good overall. More pleasant 

to listen to in AM than my usual side band, and more intelligible. Time to 

move on!. 

3275 Radio Southern Highlands, Oct 16 1132 - The weakest so far this 

morning, at poor to fair levels only and too weak to make much out this 

morning. 

3305 Radio Western, Oct 16 1143 - Only fair reception this morning. Lots 

of PNGs, but I've heard them in the past at much better levels than this 

morning. 3290, Radio Central noted not on the air this morning. As is so 

often the case, the mx is well modulated and clean, while the announcer 

(at 11:47) seems very anemic. A local lang, not English, nor Pidgin from 

the sound of the lang, though, although I did hear 'number one', 'number 

two', and up to 'number 8' so far. (Walt Salmaniw-WA-USA, DXplorer Oct 17) 

3315 Radio Manus, Oct 16 1151 - Possibly some tx trouble. I did hear a YL 

just as I tuned there, but only hear dead air now. Not confirmed then this 

morning. 

3325 Radio North Solomons, Oct 16 1154 - Strongest by far this morning, 

and well over cochannel RRI Palangkaraya, with easy listening mx. S9 + 10 

at peaks. Oops, the RRI station is in fact the dominant station, with Love 

Ambon at 11:58, but the PNG station is audible underneath. 

3335 Radio East Sepik, Oct 16 1157 - Another strong performer with a nice 

strong signal. I rechecked here a few mins later, and they are clearly 

signing off with the PNG anthem at 12:02, but instead of signing off, the 

National nx in English came on in progress! Strange. 

3365 Milne Bay, Oct 16 1207 - Only weakly heard despite a strong carrier 

(or perhaps an OC from a ute over top?). 3355 Radio Simbu not heard, but 

possibly might have signed off before the TOH. 

3384.99 Radio East New Britain, Oct 16 1209 - Late Saturday night radio 

program at very good levels. Also noted a loud open carrier on 3375, so 

I'm thinking that Radio Western Highlands was on, but signed off at 12:00. 

No sign of Radio Eastern Highlands on 3395. Also nothing on 3905, the freq 

for Radio New Ireland. 


PHILIPPINES Greetings! We would like to invite you to view the Radio 

Veritas Asia - Audience Relations Section website. 

You can download some our forms such as 

Listener's Demographic Profile Sheet, Transmission Schedule, Reception 

Report Log. We have provided a page for our Online Survey. There is also a 

Discussion Board and post any topic you want. 

We aim to know you so we could serve better and provide you highly 

informative programs and up-to-date information about our Language 

Broadcasts and our audience. 

You could also post your reception reports on our Board and we will verify

them as soon as possible. 

Hoping to see you and interact with you. 

Sincerely, Shiela Hermida Audience Relations Section 

 

(via Swopan Chakroborty-IND, hcdx Oct 14) 

15040 Spurious. Heard on October 15 on 15040 at 0834z Spur of 15280 kHz 

RFE-RL via Philippines 250 kW to East Asia, Russian Px, 0800-1000z. 

Heard with RR Ma, best with AM-N filter, checked 240 kHz higher, 15520 and 

nothing heard there, peaked at 0849z with 4 x 4, best heard so far, 

sometimes only a weak Het here, took 8-10 days before I could ID it. 

(David Vitek-AUS, harmonics Oct 18) 

Tinang scheduled 

15160 0700-1100 VOA CHIN PHT 349deg 15280 0800-1000 RFE RUSS PHT 

349deg 

so the fundamental spur difference should be 120 kHz. Check 15400 kHz 

channel also on the upper side, at least between 0800 and 1000 UT. 

Spurious signal should disappear at 1000 UT. 

(wolfy df5sx Oct 18) 

PORTUGAL [special broadcasts] In case you may still receive this before 

2300 UT, maybe you could try the RDPi (to NAm 15560, to Venez 15555, to 

Eur 9820 & 13720) and "see" for yourselves: normally, f/ball, then on the 

9th Oct., the municipal elections and today the Fatima rlgs. celebrations, 

which will continue until tomorry, 13th (they occur on the 13th of May & 

October). 

At one time, an endless list of countries represented by many pilgrims... 

from Gilbraltar and the USA to Vietnam and MLA (*), SNG. 

Some say Portugal is the country of the 3 "f"... football, Fatima and 

fado. 

*) suggestion: 

In Malacca or Macau, for instance, one may see local dance groups 

performing Port. folk dances and songs. 


Champions League live coverage at present 1845-2030 UT. Benfica Lisbon vv 

Spanish team on RDP Lisbon shortwave. 9820 kHz S=9+20 db, 15560! kHz S=9. 

Weak 13595 15555! 17680. Not heard on 21655 kHz to Brazil, due of prop 

skip. (wb, Oct 18) 

RUSSIA On 11th Oct, GTRK-Kamchatka - 5920 kHz relayed local program of 

Palana, Koryak Avt. Obl. from 1910 to 2000 UT. I confirmed only this day, 

so I can not suggest its regularity. Only Tuesday? Recorded audio sample 

is 

 


5920 at 0555- UT. GTRK Kamchatka, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. Regional 

weather report, heavy QRM by WBOH. Thanks to the tip from Walt Salmaniw- 

CAN. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Oct 14, hcdx Aug 15) 

12065 R. Station Pacific Ocean, on Oct 14 at 0853-0900* UT, strong signal, 

Russian programming and mx, clear ID "Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean." 

Recently this has not been well heard at all, so this was a nice change. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Oct 16)

801 On 31 August, the independent broadcaster "Narodnoye Radio" (Web: 

http://www.narodinfo.ru ) received a license to transmit from St. 

Petersburg on 801 kHz with 500 kW. The tx is leased from Russia's national 

tx operator RTRN, and was earlier rented by the regional state broadcaster 

TRK Peterburg until it was closed down some years ago. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, via MWDX 18.9.2005; via ARC MV Eko) 

That would affect Bayer Rundfunk Munich Ismaning 801 kHz co-channel 

coverage in Germany too. (wb) 

7320 Radio Rossii, on Oct 14 at 0410 - Listed as Arman, in the Russian 

Far East in Russian at strong level, // to 5940, also listed as Arman, and 

5920 which is about a second ahead of the other two, and listed as 

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. All strong. 7345 also // weakly, listed as 

Yakutsk. Also 9480 (Moscow) poor. 

5920 GTRK Kamchatka, on Oct 17 at 0522 - I was busy typing my loggings 

for the last 3 nights at Grayland, and while doing so I've monitored 5920. 

Althogh WBOH dominates, the Russian is audible underneath, and mentnions 

Kamchatka repeatedly, so I'm assuming this to be a local program, and not 

a network Radio Rossii feed. 


SOUTH AFRICA SENTECH B05 Schedule effective from Sunday 30 October 2005 

Adventist World Radio 

1700 1800 11915 250 1234567 Kenya/Uganda Swah/Masai 

1800 1830 3215 100 1234567 Namibia English 

1800 1830 3345 100 1234567 Zimbabwe English 

1800 1830 11925 250 1234567 Kenya/Uganda English 

1900 1930 15140 250 1234567 West Africa Fulfulde 

1930 2000 11750 250 1234567 West Africa Hausa 

1930 2000 11885 500 1234567 West Africa Ibo 

2000 2030 9655 250 1234567 Central Africa English 

2000 2030 9805 500 1234567 Central Africa French 

2000 2100 11845 250 1234567 Congo,Gabon French/Yoruba 

BBC 

0300 0330 9610 500 1234567 East Africa Swahili 

0300 0700 11765 250 1234567 West Africa English 


0430 0500 3390 100 1234567 S. Moz Portuguese 

0430 0500 6135 250 1234567 N. Moz Portuguese 

0430 0500 7205 500 1234567 Angola Portuguese 

0530 0600 15400 250 .....67 Central Africa Kirundi 

0700 0730 17695 500 1234567 Central Africa French 

1500 1700 21490 500 1234567 Central Africa Eng/Swahili 

1700 1900 15420 250 1234567 East Africa English 

1730 1745 3390 100 1234567 S. Moz Eng teaching 

1730 1800 7230 500 1234567 East Africa Eng/Swahili 

1730 1745 9620 500 1234567 Angola Eng teaching 

1800 1830 7230 250 1234567 Madagascar French 

2030 2100 3390 100 1234567 S. Moz Portuguese 

2030 2100 6135 250 1234567 N. Moz Portuguese 

2030 2100 7260 500 1234567 Angola Portuguese 

BBC World Service 

0300 0500 3255 100 1234567 South Africa English 

0300 0500 6190 100 1234567 Zimbabwe English 

0500 1700 6190 100 1234567 South Africa English 

0500 1700 11940 100 1234567 Zimbabwe English 

1700 2200 3255 100 1234567 South Africa English 

1700 2200 6190 100 1234567 Zimbabwe English

Channel Africa 

0300 0500 3345 100 1234567 Southern Afr English 



0400 0500 7390 500 1234567 Central Africa French 

0500 0700 7240 100 1234567 Southern Afr English 

0500 0600 11875 500 1234567 West Africa English 


0700 1600 11825 100 1234567 Southern Afr Eng/Loz/Nya 



1600 1700 15285 500 1234567 West Africa French 


1900 2200 3345 100 1234567 Southern Afr Port/English 

China Radio International 

1500 1900 6100 100 1234567 Southern Afr Eng/Chinese 

Christian Voice 

0515 1545 9555 100 1234567 Southern Africa English 

Family Radio 

1900 2100 3230 100 1234567 Southern Afr English 

FEBA Radio 

1500 1545 12125 250 1234567 Sudan Nuer/Dinka 

1545 1600 12125 250 1234567 Moz/Tanzania Makonde 

1600 1700 12125 250 1234567 Ethiopia Amharic 

Hirondelle Foundation 

0400 0600 11690 250 1234567 DR Congo French/Various 

1600 1700 11890 250 1234567 DR Congo French/Various 

Radio France International 

0300 0400 7135 250 1234567 East Africa French 


1100 1200 17850 250 1234567 Central Africa French 



1600 1700 9730 100 1234567 Southern Afr English 



Radio Sonder Grense 

0000 0500 3320 100 1234567 N. Cape Afrikaans 

0500 0700 7185 100 1234567 N. Cape Afrikaans 

0700 1700 9650 100 1234567 N. Cape Afrikaans 

1700 2400 3320 100 1234567 N. Cape Afrikaans 

SA Radio League 

0800 0900 7205 100 ......7 Southern Afr English 

0800 0900 17700 250 ......7 East Africa English 

1900 2000 3215 100 1...... Southern Afr English 

Trans World Radio 

0330 0345 7215 250 123456. Ethiopia Amha/Sidamo 

0330 0357 7215 250 ......7 Ethiopia Oromo 

0600 0645 11640 500 12345.. Nigeria English 

0600 0615 11640 500 .....67 Nigeria English 

1600 1630 9675 250 1234567 Burundi Kirundi 

1625 1655 9660 500 1234567 Somalia Somali 

1645 1800 9930 250 1234567 Ethiopia Amha/Oromo 

1657 1712 9660 500 .23456. S. Sudan Juba

1657 1727 9660 500 1.....7 S. Sudan Juba 

1703 1733 7265 250 1.34.6. Mozambique Sena/Yao 

1703 1748 7265 250 .2..5.7 Mozambique Sena/Yao 

1755 1825 9620 500 1234567 Mali, S.Niger Pulaar/French 

1810 1940 9720 250 1234567 West Africa Various 

1830 1930 9510 500 ..345.. West Africa Fulfulde/Yoruba 

1830 1945 9510 500 12..... West Africa Various 

1830 2000 9510 500 .....6. West Africa Various 

1830 2015 9510 500 ......7 West Africa Various 

1830 1915 9745 500 1234567 Nigeria Hausa/Kanuri 

United Nations Radio 

1700 1715 7170 100 12345.. Madagascar French 

1700 1715 21535 500 12345.. Central Africa French 

1730 1745 7170 100 12345.. Zimbabwe English 

Times are UTC. Day 1 Monday. Updated on 10 October 2005 

(Kathy Otto, Sentech; via WWDXC HQ Oct 13) 

SPAIN RTVE-Generaldirektorin Carmen Cafarell gab am 6. Oktober 2005 die 

Bildung einer Arbeitsgruppe bekannt, die eine "Adecuacion de la estructura 

organizativa central y territorial" vorbereiten soll. Die 

Neustrukturierung der landesweiten und regionalen Rundfunkarbeiten duerfte 

vor allem die Mittelwellensender und die Lokalprogramme treffen. Die 

Szenarios reichen von der Schliessung von Radio 5 - Todo Noticias und 

dessen Regionalstudios bis zu, im besten Fall, regionalen 

Fensterprogrammen tagsueber. Die Entscheidungen stehen unter Zeitdruck, da 

das naechste Budget ab dem 1. Januar 2006 laeuft. 

(M. Molano 7.10.2005 in emwg; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt Oct 15) 

SUDAN 4750 R. Peace, Nuba Mtns., audible on 10 Oct at 1709-1731 UT, 

vernacular (tent), talks, songs; 34241, adjct uty. QRM and deteriorating. 


SWEDEN Radio Schweden International stellt einige fremdsprachige In- und 

Auslandsdienste ein. Fortgesetzt werden die Sendungen in Schwedisch, 

Belarussisch, Deutsch, Englisch und Russisch. Die Inlandsprogramme in den 

Minderheitensprachen Assyrisch, Kurdisch und Romani werden ebenfalls 

weiter auf Mittel- und Kurzwelle auch fuer das Ausland ausgestrahlt. 

Beendet werden im Inlandsfunk Spanisch und Tuerkisch, im Auslandsfunk die 

1998 begonnenen Fremdsprachen Estnisch und Lettisch. Ebenfalls aufgegeben 

wird eine Internetpraesenz in Polnisch. 

Die Mittel sollen in die verbleibenden Einwandererprogramme umgeschichtet 

werden. Programmdirektorin Director Kerstin Brunnberg verwies in einer 

Betriebsversammlung am 26. September darauf, dass Estland und Lettland 

inzwischen EU-Mitglieder seien, ein Beitrag zur Unabhaengigkeit und 

Demokratisierung durch die schwedischen Auslandssendungen also nicht mehr 

so wichtig seien wie in der Sowjetzeit. 

Bei den Inlandssendungen verwies sie darauf, dass die spanischsprachigen 

Einwanderer vor allem 1973 nach dem Militaerputsch in Chile gekommen 

seien, die tuerkischen nach dem Putsch 1980. Man geht davon aus, dass die 

Aenderungen im Inlandsdienst am 16. Januar und im Auslandsdienst 

spaetestens im naechsten Maerz in Kraft treten. Insofern bleibt noch Zeit 

zur politischen Debatte. Dass die kurdischen Sendungen beibehalten werden, 

hat beispielsweise schon Kritik auf sich gezogen. 

(RNW MN NL 27.9., 5.10.2005, Radio Schweden via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt 

Oct 15) 

TAIWAN Winterfrequenzen des RTI- Deutschprogrammes 

(30. 10. 2005- 25. 03. 2006) 

1800-1900 UTC 9955 khz via Tainan Taiwan

1900-2000 UTC 6170 khz via Al-Dhabbaya UAE 

2100-2200 UTC 11665 khz via Okeechobee FL USA 

0600-0700 UTC 5810 khz via Okeechobee FL USA 

(Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX Oct 16) 

TRUTH FOR THE WORLD QSL: For loggings of Truth for the World via Taiwan on 

7220 on 3 different days in Bao Loc, Vietnam, 16 days after sending a 

report to P.O. Box 5048, Duluth, Georgia, 30096-0065, USA. 

I received the following: partial-data letter from John M. Grubb, Mr. 

Grubb's business card in English & Chinese, and, surprisingly, a full-data 

Radio Taiwan International "child & wax apples from Lin-bien" QSL card and 

a small but elaborate multi-colored embroidered cloth Radio Taiwan 

International pennant. I have received QSLs from a number of broadcasters 

for their broadcasts via Taiwan but all have sent their own cards. Truth 

for the World appears to have not only a supply of RTI QSL cards but also 

pennants. 

Is this a Christian or clandestine-type broadcast? WRTH lists it under 

clandestines, but according to the TFTW website and letterhead it is "a 

work of the Duluth Church of Christ" [they point out this is not the large 

denomination by the same name]. The programs gave me no clue as to what 

kind of broadcast it was. The format was identical on all 3 days: a man 

spoke for 29 mins and then gave what was probably an address in Taiwan. I 

feel it probably was religious, although there was no mx. And no jamming 

was heard. 

(W. Craighead-KS-USA, DXplorer Sep 25) 

"Truth for the World" is a strictly missionary station, see 

 

The Chinese sce is only one out of 4 lang sces, the others are English, 

Spanish, INSn. 

Start quote from 

Truth for the World is a mission work of the churches of Christ. It is a 

total approach to world evangelism involving radio and television 

programs, literature and campaign follow-up. 

Truth for the World is under the oversight of the Duluth church of Christ, 

3239 Highway 120, Duluth, Georgia 30096. The work is also supported by 

other churches of Christ throughout the United States, and by individual 

members of the churches of Christ. 

(...) The Chinese sce consists of bible lessons and other religious 

broadcasts, examples can be found in the English menus on the Chinese site 

 

Btw, the Church of Christ in Duluth also has its own, extensive website: 

 

This link may provide an idea of the truely missionary nature of the 

"Truth for the World" broadcasts: 

 


TANZANIA [ZANZIBAR] 11735, Spice FM via Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar, at 

1805-1812 UT on Oct 13, man with nx in English. Headlines repeated at 1808 

UT followed by "and that?s the end of the nx from Spice FM." Return to 

regular programming with a woman announcer began speaking in Arabic. Fair. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 16)

THAILAND 6765USB Bangkok Meteological R. on Oct 7 at 1204-1235 UT 33222 

Weather infomation in Thai and English. 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium, Oct 14) 

TURKMENISTAN 5015 Turkmen Radio at 2018 UT with very dull audio S4-5, 

34431. Seems undermodulated on Oct 18 with S4 too but better audio. 


UNIDentified [USA non] Additional freq for Radio Free Asia in Mandarin 

Chinese: 

1800-2200 on 7355 + Chinese mx jammer. UNID site. 


U.K. [and non] New schedule for BBC in Uzbek: 

1300-1330 Daily, additional txion on the following freqs: 

11795 CYP 250 kW / 077 deg, on same freq for B-05 

13605 CYP 250 kW / 077 deg, on same freq for B-05 

15390 RMP 500 kW / 076 deg, on same freq for B-05 

1600-1630 Daily, ex 1600-1700 Mon-Fri and 1600-1630 Sat/Sun as follows: 

9615 CYP 250 kW / 077 deg, for B-05 on 9615 CYP 250 kW / 077 deg 

11950 SLA 250 kW / 010 deg, for B-05 on 9635 SNG 100 kW / 320 deg 

12090 MSK 250 kW / 117 deg, for B-05 on 7435 MSK 250 kW / 117 deg 

17630 CYP 300 kW / 077 deg, for B-05 on 7325 CYP 300 kW / 077 deg 


Die BBC will 2006 neun neue DAB-Sendeanlagen in England und Wales in 

Betrieb nehmen. Damit koennten weitere 1,2 Mio. Hoerer und Hoererinnen 

BBC-Sendungen digital empfangen. 

(RNW MN NL 12.10.2005; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt Oct 15) 

USA 15385 KJES, on Oct 15 at 1854 UT - Haven't heard this one in a long 

while, and not a lot has changed, although there seems to be a hymn 

quietly being sung in the background, and rather than just children 

reading the Bible, an adult is reading a passage for a number of mins. 

Good reception. Canned ID by child at 18:58 UT in English, and then 

Spanish ID, and then similar Spanish programming. 


Radio Miami International has revamped its internet site 

Some pages concerning WRMI Miami are still "under" construction. It is 

interesting to note that there is an integrated schedule for WRMI which 

includes programmes brokered on other sites. 

WRMI TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE, Eff October 1, 2005 

0000-0400 UTC Tuesday-Saturday on 7385 kHz to North America 

0000-0400 UTC Sunday and Monday on 9955 kHz to North America 

0400-0900 UTC daily on 7385 kHz to North America 

0900-1300 UTC daily on 9955 kHz to the Caribbean and Latin America 

1300-1600 UTC daily on 7385 kHz to the Caribbean 

1330-1400 UTC Friday on 17550 kHz to East Africa 

(via Julich, Germany relay) 

1600-1700 UTC daily on 11800 kHz to South Asia (via Julich, Germany relay) 

1600-2000 UTC daily on 9955 kHz to the Caribbean and Latin America 

2000-2030 UTC Saturday on 9405 kHz to West Africa 

(via Julich, Germany relay) 

2000-2200 UTC daily on 7385 kHz to North America 

2200-0000 UTC Monday-Friday on 7385 kHz to North America 

2200-0000 UTC Saturday and Sunday on 9955 kHz to the Caribbean and Latin 

America 

Technical Information: 

WRMI Transmitter Site: Hialeah, Florida, USA 

Primary Transmitter Power: 50,000 watts

Auxiliary Transmitter Power: 5,000 watts 

Primary Target Areas: North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. 

Antenna Azimuth to North America: 317 degrees (toward Vancouver, BC) 

Antenna Azimuth to Latin America: 160 degrees (toward Barranquilla, 

Colombia) 

Station Licensee: Radio Miami International, Inc. 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 12) 

Radio Miami International (175 Fontainebleau Blvd., Suite 1N4 Miami, 

Florida 33172 USA., Tel: +1-305-559-9764 Fax: +1-305-559-8186, , das auch als Sendezeitmakler auftritt, hat 

seinen Internetauftritt bei vollstaendig ueberarbeitet. Die 

Webseiten zur eigenen Station sind teilweise noch Baustelle. 

Nachdem Brother Stair seine Sendezeit aufgegeben hat werden die 

Sendezeiten 04.00-09.00, Mo-Sa 13.30-16.00 und Mo-Fr 20.00-21.00 Uhr auf 

7385 kHz wieder mit Relais von World Radio Network belegt, das diverse 

Auslandssendungen fuer Nordamerika zusammenfasst. Bei anderen 

Kurzwellenstationen betreute Oppositionssender 13.30-14.00 Uhr 17550 kHz 

(Juelich) fuer Ostafrika: Fr Radio Waaberi fuer Somalia 16.00-17.00 Uhr 

11800 kHz (Juelich) fuer Suedasien: Minivan Radio fuer die Malediven 

20.00-20.30 Uhr 9405 kHz (Juelich) fuer Westafrika: Sa Save the Gambia 

Democracy WRMI Miami sendet aus Hialeah (Florida, USA) mit 50 kW (160 

degr, 317 degr). Ein Reservesender hat 5 kW. 


WBCQ The Planet (274 Britton Road, Monticello, Maine 04743 USA, (207) 538- 

9180, wechselte am 3. Oktober von 5105 nach 5110 kHz, um 

Utility-Interferenz zu entgehen. Man sendet damit auf den Kurzwellen 5110, 

7415, 9330 und 17495 kHz (je 50 kW). Al Weiner, der urspruenglich mit 

einem Seesender bzw. Seesenderprogramm bei WWCR Nashville das Interesse 

der DXer gewann, sendet seit 1998 ueber eine eigene Station, die 

allerdings unter Berufung auf das "First Amendment right to free speech" 

hoechst kontroverse Programme ausstrahlt. 

16.00-04.00 9330, Sa So 20.00-03.00 Uhr 

17.00-23.00 17495, Sa So bis 22.00 Uhr, Mi bis 23.30 Uhr 

18.00-05.00 7415, Sa So ab 20.00 Uhr 

23.00-04.00 5110. 

Uhr Weltzeit (+2=MESZ) Frequenz. (Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, ntt Oct 15) 

URUGUAY 9650 on Oct 16 at 1615 UT. Emisora Ciudad de Montevideo, 

Montevideu, informacoes esportivas diversas: vitoria do Penarol, proximos 

jogos, arbitragens etc. Identificacao: "en 1370 kHz AM e triple w 

emisoraciudaddemontevideo.com.uy para todo el mundo", anuncio comercial da 

Sapataria Matri (?), emissora reativada! Excelente sinal! 

(Celio Romais-B, radioescutas via DXplorer Oct 16) 

Also checked by myself some mins later. Nice modulation, I would say they 

have the best quality of all URG's SW'ers which are not many these days. 

(Horacio Nigro-URG, DXplorer Oct 16) 

UZBERKISTAN VT Communications is testing 7260 kHz from Tashkent with 

World Service nx at 1400-1430 UT for FEBA Radio. The test period is 10th- 

14th Oct. 

(DXAsia via dxld Oct 11) 

VIETNAM In early Oct, DienBien BS QSY from 6442V kHz to 6377V kHz. 


4739.68 Radio Son La, on Oct 16 at 1212 - On nominal 4740, but tuned in at 

4739.68 kHz with a very strong signal with very distinctive vocal mx and 

Vietnamese type dialect. A ute plopped on right on top of them making

listening a little less than perfect, but still powerful. Both Guy Atkins 

(who pointed them out, thanks!) and I heard 'Son La' clearly right after I 

tuned in. They left the air right at 1400 and the sick tx whistles 

disappeared immediately. Very strong. Too bad they were so distorted!. 

9730 Voice of Vietnam, on Oct 15 at 1747 - A confusing picture. 9730 is 

direct from Hanoi with good reception. 9725 is listed via Moosbrunn, 

Austria. The same female announcer is on each, but the programs are 

different. I thought simply a difference in satellite or tape delay, but 

this is not the case. Not sure what the answer is. 


ZIMBABWE [and non]. Voice of the People, VOP, (from MDG to Zimbabwe), 

7120 at 1700-1800 UT daily is still severely jammed from within Zimbabwe. 

Severe jamming of this freq and time. This is one of the same Chinese 

jamming txs sent to Zimbabwe early this year (March) and utilised by the 

State to block SW Radio Africa's txions from abroad. 

Voice of the People (VOP) from Madagascar to Zimbabwe, 7120, 1700-1800 

daily. Yet again severely jammed from within Zimbabwe this evening. 

(David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld Oct 10) 



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AFGHANISTAN [non, UAE/U.K.] B-05 R Solh. I listen to the latter almost 

every morning sometime between 1300 and 1600 for the mx, on 17700 kHz, but 

I am afraid it will QSY for B-05. My psy is being opped and I don't even 

know it. 


11810 0200-0500 40,41NW DHA 250 45 USA NEW MER 

11665 0500-0900 40,41NW DHA 250 45 USA NEW MER 

11810 0900 1200 40,41NW DHA 250 45 USA NEW MER 

15265 1200-1500 40NE RMP 500 85(65) USA NEW MER 

.9875 1500-1800 40NE RMP 500 80(65) USA NEW MER (not 9750). 


ALBANIA. VOA on 1395 kHz was received 1395.284 kHz before sign off 0500 

UT. 

(Dave G8SZX, Leicester, Oct 14, MWC via dxld) 

Online EMWG had it on 1394.82 kHz. (gh, dxld) 

Yes, the 1215/1395/1458 outlets are mostly lower side these days. Albania 

and China signed a contract already to replace these units from 1966-1968 

era by latest technology, incl. DRM mode capability, most likel"y in 2006. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 20)

ALB Fllaka MW off freqs. Checked the MW site Fllaka-ALB on past three 

days: 

1214.92 

1394.82 

and nearly 1458.00, only few Hertz difference to co-channel Sunrise Radio 

London GB. 


Tonight as sometimes earlier they have returned to much nearer the 

nominal: 1457.986 kHz! (Mauno Ritola-FIN, ABDX dxld Oct 20) 

I woke up around 0400 UT today. And subsequently checked the odd sces of 

Abkhazia-Georgia and Albania. Heard ALB surprisingly on upper flank 

1395.20 kHz, 338 deg. 

So tx#2 (1457.99) is on upper side, when re-tuned to VOA Serbian 1395 kHz 

morning sce. 

Today 24th noted Fllaka on 

1395.20 VOA Croatian, 0430-0500 UT, cl-down 05.00:15 UT. 

1214.85 VOA Albanian, 0500-0530 UT. 

1214.85 DW Albanian, 0543-0600 UT. 

1214.85 CRI English, 0600-0800 UT. 

1214.85 RTirana, Alb 0801-0900 UT. 

1457.99 VOA Serbian, 0530-0600 UT. 

1457.99 RTirana, Alb 0630-0800 UT. (wb, Oct 21-24) 

Updated on October 21 B-05 schedule of Radio Tirana: 

Albanian Daily 

0000-0130 6215, 7455*to NoAm >>>>>* additional freq 

0730-0900 1458, 7105 to WeEu 


1500-1630 1458 to Eu 

English Mon-Sat 

1945-2000 7465* 7530 to WeEu >>>>>* ex 6225 

2230-2300 7110 to WeEu 

English Tue-Sun 

0245-0300 6115, 7455 to NoAm 

0330-0400 6115, 7455 to NoAm 

German Mon-Sat 2030-2100 7465*to WeEu >>* ex 1900-1930 on 6280 

1901-1930 1458 500kW 338deg 

Greek Mon-Sat 1645-1700 1458 to Eu 

French Mon-Sat 2000-2030 7465*to WeEu >>>>>* ex 6215 

Italian Mon-Sat 2000-2030 7240 to WeEu 

Serbian Mon-Sat 2115-2130 1458, 5995 to Eu 

Turkish Mon-Sat 1630-1645 1458 to Eu 


RADIO TIRANA, III-rd CHANNEL BROADCASTING PROGRAM 

IN ALBANIAN LANGUAGE during the Winter Season B-05 

(30 October 2005 - 25 March 2006) 

Language Destination UTC/Days Tx/Pwr kW Frq Beam

Albanian Europe 0730-0900 1234567 Shijak 100 7105 OND 

Fllaka 500 1458 338 

0901-1000 1234567 Shijak 100 7105 OND 

Fllaka 500 1395 033 

1500-1630 1234567 Fllaka 500 1458 OND 

2130-2300 1234567 Shijak 100 6205 OND 

North America 0000-0130 1234567 Shijak 100 6215 300 

Shijak 100 7455 310 

English England 1945-2000 234567 Shijak 100 7465 310 

Shijak 100 7530 300 

2230-2300 234567 Shijak 100 7110 310 

U.S.A. 0245-0300 1 34567 Shijak 100 6115 300 

Shijak 100 7455 310 

0330-0400 1 34567 Shijak 100 6115 300 

Shijak 100 7455 310 

French France 2001-2030 234567 Shijak 100 7465 310 

Greek Greece 1645-1700 234567 Fllaka 500 1458 OND 

German Germany 2031-2059 234567 Shijak 100 7465 350 

1901-1929 Fllaka 500 1458 338 

Italian Italy 2001-2030 234567 Shijak 100 7240 OND 

Serbian Ex-Yugoslavia 2115-2130 234567 Shijak 100 5995 OND 

Fllaka 500 1458 004 

Turkish Turkey 1630-1645 234567 Fllaka 500 1458 OND 

Note: Sunday=1, Monday=2, ... Saturday=7. 

Example: German Program / Days: 234567 

RTSH - RADIOTELEVIZIONI SHQIPTAR 

ALBANIAN RADIOTELEVISION GENERAL DIRECTORATE. 

TECHNICAL DIRECTORY. Monitoring Center of RADIO TIRANA. 

"Lek DUKAGJINI" Street. TIRANA - ALBANIA 

(Oct 25) 

ARMENIA 9775, Voice of Armenia, on Oct 15 at 1751 - Good reception of 

the French sce. Listed until 1805 UT, and then English from 1825 to 1845 

UT. I'll have to check. IS at 1824 several times, and then into their 

presumed NA. They also mention 11640 and 4810 kHz, as well as satellite 

freqs. Only a weak het on 11640 kHz. 

(Walt Salmaniw, Grayland WA-USA, dxld Oct 22) 

B05 Gavar Yerevan operational schedule on SW: 

4810 0300 0400 29,39,40 ERV 100 140 ARM GFC 

4810 0430 1945 29,39,40 ERV 100 140 ARM GFC 

4810 2000 2100 29,39,40 ERV 100 140 ARM GFC 

5855 1710 1840 30,31 ERV 100 78 ENG/KAZ TWR TWR 

5855 1910 1940 30,31 ERV 100 100 PES TWR TWR 

5885 0030 0200 41 ERV 100 125 FEB GFC 

7250 0200 0400 7,8,27 ERV 500 305 VOR GFC 

9960 1600 1630 27,28 ERV 500 305 ARM GFC 

9965 0300 0345 12-16 ERV 500 260 ARM GFC 

9965 1815 1945 29 ERV 500 305 ARM GFC 

11510 1700 2000 38,39,47,48,52,53 ERV 500 190 VOR GFC 

(ANR Yerevan Oct 25) 

ASCENSION ISL 9525, Star Radio (Liberia), on Oct 22 at 0706-0740 UT, nx 

bulletin in English, mostly about the elections, series of Star Radio 

reporters interviewing different people. Fair-poor. 


AUSTRALIA Further informations from Andreas Volk re. ABC Northern 

Territory: Additional 11880 from Shepparton runs 2330-0800 UT and is

scheduled until Nov. 18 so far. The new txs are described as RIZ 50 kW. 

This model would match the description: 

 

Of course they would need a customized modification to run the 120 metres 

freqs. Is any "off the shelve" broadcasting tx able to operate in this 

quite unusual range at all? I'am only aware of models with a freq range 

starting at 3.2 MHz (no 500 kW's, they go not below 3.9 MHz I seem to 

recall). 


7875U ABC Perth/Western Australia Service Short WaveRelay. Returned my 

PPC's, signed and stamped, also accompanying letter, simply stating, that 

it was their broadcast. Also noted that they no longer have QSL Cards, and 

to accept this letter as confirmation. Sent 720 ABC DJ Bookmakers and 720 

Sticker. 

Reply in 24 days with report sent to this address: 

ABC Western Australia Service 30 Fielder St. (cnr Royal) East Perth, 

Western Australia GPO Box 9994 Perth, Western Australia, 6848. v/s: Mark 

Yates, A/Resource Manager. 

(Edward KUSAlik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Oct 23) 

No. Territory SW Svc: I talked to Nigel Holmes of RA about the No. 

Territory SW xmtrs. The three old units were too unreliable, so the 

contractor is paying for replacing them with new 100 kw xmtrs, but they 

will be operated at 50 as per regulations. One of them, Tennant Creek, 

will have DRM capability. They are owned by Broadcast Australia. 

(Chris Hambly-OZ, dxld Oct 23) 

BAHRAIN The US Navy Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) in Bahrain, 

responsible for the broadcasts of "Coalition Maritime Radio One", has a 

new website: 

and also a new email address: 

. 

They use a translation of "Information Radio" as ID in local languages 

(Radio Malumat etc), in English they ID as "Coalition Maritime [Forces] 

Radio One", "CMF Radio One" and similar. 


BENIN 5025 ORTB Radio Benin (pres), Parakou, 2112 - 2125, Oct 21, 

French, Comments by man announcer, Parakou mentioned several times, 23332. 

(Nicolas Eramo-ARG, DXplorer Oct 23) 

BHUTAN BBS to expand its SW sces. Contrary to what was reported in the 

various e-groups some time back instead of shutting down their SW sces BBS 

is going to continue and will also expand their SW sces. 

Incidently I visited the AIR high power txs at Khampur at outskirts of 

Delhi alongwith other dxers and the station engineer over there Mr.V.K. 

Baleja informed that he recently came back from a trip to Bhutan after 

doing extensive repairs on the BBS sw txer (50 kW SK45S3). 

Apparently the txer had modulation problem & Mr Baleja was deputed to fix 

the same. 

He showed us the photo's of BBS txer & the repairs carried on over there. 

He also informed that BBS is soon going to install another 100kw sw txer 

with the help of Indian govt. 

After I came back from there checked the BBS website & here's the official

id invitation notice : 

INVITATION FOR BIDS The Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation has 

received a grant from the govt of India for the purchase of a 100KW SW tx 

in Thimphu. 

BBS invites sealed bids from eligible bidders/manufacturers of SW txs for 

the supply, installation, and commissioning of 100KW SW tx for the 

purposes of the project. 

A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by any interested 

eligible bidder upon payment of a non-refundable fee of US $ 500 between 

1st November and 30th November 2005. 

All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of not less than 2% of the 

total bid price and must be delivered in accordance with the instructions 

to bidders on or before 10th January 2006 12.00 noon. 

Interested eligible bidders may obtain further information on the bid form 

and bidding documents at the office of the: 

Managing Director, Bhutan Broadcasting Service, P.O. Box 101, Thimphu, 

Bhutan. 

Tel: +975-2-323580/322770 Fax: +975-2-323073 e-mail: 

For advts on Television and Radio as well as on the Website, contact us at 

telephone number +975-2-328661 or 

+975-2-323071/322866/326862/326863/326864 and ask for extension no. 220 

and / or fax us at +975-2- 323073. Or e-mail us at 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, hcdx Oct 23) 

BRAZIL RNA, 11780, good signal but with some flutter, on Oct 21 at 0015 

with beautifully harmonious male duet; during next dekaminute there was a 

mandatory political annt promoting democratic socialism, leading up to the 

referendum on Oct 23; more mx and live announcer claiming the time "in all 

of Brazil" was 22:something. Well, not exactly Brasil has three time 

zones, or four if you count the UT-2 coastal DST as a separate one. But 

who cares about the remote western regions, even on the Amazonian sce? 


R. Senado, Brasilia, 5990 at 0900-0920+ on Oct 16, Portuguese talk, short 

mx breaks, jingles. 0910 UT IDs. Local ballads. Strong, very good. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Oct 21) 

I've received Radio Nacional da Amazonia on 6180 instead of 6185 kHz, 

around 0900 UT since 19th Oct. // with 11780 kHz. 


Yes, correct, last days I observed the 'change' from 6185 to 6180 kHz. 

6180 is the official freq from Radio Nacional da Amazonia, but last time 

RNA moved their signal (????) to 6185 kHz. It is correct, // 11780 kHz. 

(20 km from the big city of Sao Paulo!) 

(Rudolf Grimm-BRA, 

 

radioescutas yg via dxld) They switch back and forth unpredictably 

(gh, dxld Oct 23) 

BURKINA FASO 5030 Radio Burkina, Ouagadougou, at 2126-2130 UT on Oct 21, 

Vernacular, Call In, Female announcer, Burkina Faso was mentioned, 34443. 

(Nicolas Eramo-ARG, DXplorer Oct 23) 

7230 R. Burkina 0801 First noted Oct. 19 at 0812 with seemingly endless 

disco-type pop vocal; weak/fair in QRN. On Oct. 21, carrier on at 0756 UT, 

cut on in midsentence with man in African-accented French at 0757 for a

few moments, then silence past 0800. Man in French at 0807 recheck. On 

Oct. 23 from 0801, again late with the switchover from 5030; brief annt in 

French, nondescript vocal with accordion. Continued with pop vocals 

interspersed with annts, one of which mentioned "Burkina." Weaker than 

previous days, with audio varying up and down. 

(Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Oct 23) 

CANADA 3355 RCI at *2200-2230* Heard daily since Oct. 19 with Spanish 

program // 11825 and 15455 kHz; weak, but the only signal readable on 

dismal 90 meters except for CHU. This spur most likely represents the 

difference between 11825 kHz and another RCI tx on 15180 kHz, which 

carries French at the same time. (Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Oct 23) 

CHAD 6165 Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchandienne, at 2147-2202 on Oct 22, 

highlife vocals with man announcer with French talks, ID and more mx. Poor 

to fair signal and wiped out by Adventist World Radio via Bonaire opening 

at 2200. Heard faintly in deep background from that point. 


CHINA 5860 presumed Voice of Jinling, at 1133-1200 UT on Oct 22, fading 

up at 1133 UT with western-style vocal/guitar mx, woman with lengthy 

interview of man, more mx. Pips at 1200 UT and ID by woman, but no ment. 

of "Jinling" (sounds more like "Jiangsu zhi sheng . . ."). 

(John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer Oct 23) 

Xinjiang PBS signs in at 0000 UT on Oct 4, with test tones before. Uighur 

sce is heard on 1044/1413; Kazakh sce is on 963/1107/1233 kHz. 

(open_dx - Victor Rutkovsky, Yekaterinburg-RUS, via DXsignal Oct 24) 

1107 on 16 Oct, 1323 two stations: Xinjiang PBS in Kazakh (43443) and 

Radio Afghanistan (22432). Recorded a good ID of Afghan station when re- 

checked at 1330 UT. 

(Dmitry Mezin-RUS and Alexey Kulinchenko-RUS, 

Kazan mini DXpedition Oct 24) 

6060 on 16 Oct at 1245 Chinese station: according to DBS-7, it's The Voice 

of the Golden Bridge (Life, Travel, and City Service). Comes from Chengdu, 

Sichuan province. Strangely misses in the ILGRadio database. SINPO 43443; 

raised to 54433 by 1258 UT, when we tried to note station's ending 

procedure. But, contrary to WRTH/DBS info, broadcast extended beyond 1300 

UT. 



Many of the CPBS/CNR stations had abandoned their numerical identification 

(such as CNR-1 and CNR-2) some years ago and adopted station names that 

are more in line with the character of the station. 

CNR-1 is now known as Voice of China and is heard on FM in all major 

cities across China. It also uses 6030, 7504, 9645, and 9800 kHz SW. 

CNR-2 is now known as China Business Radio and uses 7200, 9064, and 11040 

kHz SW. 

CNR-3 is now Music Radio and is only available on FM 90 MHz in Beijing. 

CNR-4 is now Metro Radio using FM 101.8 MHz in Beijing. 

(Richard Lam-SNG, Jihad DX, via Salmaniw-CAN/Conti-USA/NRC 

via E-DX/dxld Oct 26) 

9820 on 16 Oct at 1013 UT. UNID. Audio was not perfect, so I cannot even 

make any conclusions regarding the lang. Music, annts. Could it be Guangxi 

Foreign BS, China? If so, then the lang should be Vietnamese. As far as I 

know, CNR2 does not appear here before 1100. UT.



Nanning 225 deg 15 kW in Vietnamese. (wb) 

CROATIA Here are some pages about the Deanovec station: 

 

All in Croatian language, but I think it is still possible to make out the 

individual pieces of equipment portrayed on these pages. 


DJIBOUTI 4780 Radio Djibouti, Full data prepared card, station sticker 

and partial data QSL sheet for my reception of them in March, 2005. Ten 

weeks after a taped, follow-up report in French, with $1.00 enclosed for 

return postage. Return address was RTD, BP 97, Djibouti. V/S is illegible, 

but title is Le Chef des Services Technique. E-mail address is 

(George Maroti-NY-USA, DXplorer Oct 25) 

ECUADOR HCJB END OF AN ERA APPROACHING HCJB txs at Pifo from the HCJB 

web site 

[caption] 

The Quito studios and equipment were cast in the 50s; reel-to-reel tape 

decks, et al., but the Pifo site was quite something to behold; the Sterba 

Curtain array, the cubical quad and other antennas and then to literally 

walk into the 500,000 watt tx. The RF and modulator sections were on the 

left of the aisle facing towards the control room, the power supply on the 

right immediately above a large swimming pool. The pool water was heated 

for the Pifo tx staff and family use by circulating it through the tx. 

There were four other smaller txs in the same building, a 100 watter, a 1 

kW, a 50 kW and a 250 kW. 

Switching antennas from one tx to another, or changing directions, was 

literally done by hand-throwing huge knife-type switches in the building 

attic. One needed to be very careful in the attic where OSHA would have 

never ventured. The entrance door foyer to the building has two glass 

cases showing "mistakes" in engineering; melted tubes, melted and charred 

insulators, txion line, those things that happen in a high RF environment. 

(Compiled by Bill Smith (USA), Oct NZ DX Times via dxld) 

ETHIOPIA 5500 V.of Tigray Revolution on Oct 17 at *1455-1505 33333- 

34333 Tigre, 1455 sign on with IS, 1500 ID, Opening mx, Opening announce, 

Talk. 

9560.42 V.of Democratic Alliance on Oct 17 at *1500-1510 33443 Arabic, 

1500 IS, ID, Opening announce, Talk and Ethiopian pops Music. 

9704.2 R.Ethiopia on Oct 12 at *1459-1507 33332 Amharic, 1459 sign on 

with IS, ID, Three gong's, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Oct 17) 

6209.9, Radio Fana, at 0315-0341 on Oct 22, talk by man in Amharic lang 

with nice Horn of Africa vocals at 0320 UT. ID and nx at 0330 UT. Brief mx 

segment before more talks. Poor to fair. 


9704.33 Radio Ethiopia, Gedja, at 0423-0430 on Oct 23, Vernacular, talk 

by male, 33433. I could head the station in // with 7110 khz with SINPO: 

25432 too. 

(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, hcdx Oct 23) 

FRANCE Test txions for Radio Monte Carlo in French in DRM mode: 

0600-1600 on 6165 FON 030 kW / non-dir, strong co-ch Croation Radio HS-1

in AM mode. 


GEORGIA Abkhaz Radio & TV via Soxum SW heard on 9494.76[S=1-2] and 

9534.75[thiny S=1] kHz today, low modulation. I guess morning prop 

condition path from Georgia into Western Europe will be increase in deep 

northern winter coming four months. 

Carrier was still on at 0400 UT, but Chorus opening started around 0415 

UT. Signal increased around 0435 UT. At 0444 UT male Russian announcer 

identified. At 0447 UT more Russian Chorus songs. At 0510 and 0615 UT 

female and male announcers and Russian commentator noted, and much chorus 

performing in between. 

Co-channel 9535 REE Noblejas-E in Spanish til 0500 UT, but Soxum could be 

easily separated using 2.7 kHz Collins filter on lower flank. 9495 is 

totally free channel, adjacent fair signals of Plovdiv-BUL on 9500 in 

German, Hoerby-SWE on 9490 in Swedish. 


GERMANY Aus dem Rundbrief der DW im Oktober 2005 

Liebe Hoererin, lieber Hoerer, 

anliegend erhalten Sie die Uebersicht fuer den Monat November. 

Diesmal in einer etwas umfangreicheren Form, denn wir haben auch den 

Programmtipp beigefuegt, der Erklaerungen zum neuen Programm enthaelt. 

Ausserdem sind auf einer Seite die Frequenzen zusammengefasst. Wir hoffen 

sehr, dass die Neuerungen auch bei Ihnen Anklang finden werden. Ueber eine 

Stellungsnahme wuerden wir uns sehr freuen. 

Bei dieser Gelegenheit moechte ich mich von Ihnen verabschieden. In den 27 

Jahren im Dienst der Deutschen Welle war ich im Deutschen Programm fuer 

die Betreuung unserer Hoererinnen und Hoerer zustaendig und habe fuer 

Sendungen mit Hoerereinbindung gearbeitet, wie z.B. "Stadtbummel", "Unter 

uns gesagt" und auch fuer das "Forum". Im Zuge der Reformen, die ja nicht 

nur das Programm betreffen, habe ich das Vorruhestands- Angebot der DW 

angenommen und werde am 30. November meinen Platz raeumen. 

Die Arbeit mit Ihnen hat mir viel Freude gemacht. Aus vielen zunaechst 

knappen Kontakten haben sich langjaehrige Korrespondenzen entwickelt. 

Einige Hoererinnen und Hoerer konnte ich persoenlich kennen lernen, wenn 

sie als Quizgewinner z.B. oder Besucher im Funkhaus waren. Und natuerlich 

auch, wenn sie mir auf meinen Reisen begegnet sind. 

Ich bedanke mich fuer vieles, was ich durch Sie, liebe Hoererinnen und 

Hoerer, erfahren habe und bitte Sie, sich auch weiterhin mit Ihren 

Wuenschen, Anregungen und Ihrer Kritik an die Deutsche Welle zu wenden. 

Auf Wiedersehen Janine Charles 

(via Paul Gager-AUT, Oct 26) 

HAWAII 10320 USB, AFRTS, Pearl Harbor at 0300 UT on Oct 16, govtal sce 

to military forces, news, comments and sports. Rare reception here in Sao 

Bernardo. 25322. 

(Grimm-BRA, dswci DXW Oct 19) 

INDONESIA 9524.97v, VOI, on Oct 20 at 0841-0903, English programming, 

several IDs for VOI, 0858-0903, "News in Brief," into programming in 

Bahasa Malaysia. Seems as if their tx is working better now and they are 

back on a more routine schedule. Some QRM from Star Radio, till about 0900 

UT. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Oct 23)

3578.75, presumed RSPK Ngada, at 1235-1301 UT on Oct 16, noted talk in 

Indo. by two male ancrs, with ments. of Kalimantan and Jakarta. Brief 

flute or woodwinds mx 1245 UT followed by ment. of INS. Female ancr spoke 

across ToH, but I couldn't catch an ID. Weak signal, and presumed. 

2960, RPDT Manggarai, at 1104-1109 UT on Oct 16, weak but improving signal 

of female ancr with nx items, brief mx 1106 UT, male ancr ment. INS Timor 

and other regions. 

(Guy Atkins-Grayland, WA, DXplorer Oct 23) 

2959.97, at 1106 UT on Oct 16, present with weak audio, talk in Bahasa INS 

by YL. Fair at best. 

(Walt Salmaniw-Grayland, WA, DXplorer Oct 23) 

IRAN B05 VoRIB Tehran operational schedule. 

3945 0130 0230 40E,41N ZAH 500 0 URDU IRN IRB 

3945 0330 0430 39 KAM 500 0 KURDI-SO IRN IRB 

3945 1430 1530 40E,41W ZAH 500 0 PUSHTU-m IRN IRB 

3945 1530 1730 40E,41N ZAH 500 0 URDU-m IRN IRB 

3985 1630 0330 39,40 MAS 500 0 ARABIC IRN IRB 

3985 1700 1800 29-31 KAM 500 0 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

3985 1900 1930 38E,39W AHW 250 0 Hebrew IRN IRB 

3985 1930 2030 28E,29,30 KAM 500 0 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

5905 0030 0130 41NE KAM 500 100 BENGALI IRN IRB 

5935 2230 2330 49,50,54 SIR 500 106 MALAY-p IRN IRB 

5945 1500 1600 30S,31S,40NE KAM 500 58 UZBAKI IRN IRB 

5945 1600 1730 30,31,40,41,42 KAM 500 58 TADJIKI IRN IRB 

5945 2230 2330 49,50,54 SIR 500 106 MALAY IRN IRB 

5955 0100 0230 30,31,40,41,42 SIR 500 43 TADJIKI IRN IRB 

5955 1500 1600 30S,31S,40NE SIR 500 31 UZBAKI IRN IRB 

5955 1600 1730 30,31,40,41,42 SIR 500 43 TADJIKI IRN IRB 

5960 1230 1330 40E,41W SIR 500 68 PUSHTU-p IRN IRB 

5970 1900 1930 38E,39W KAM 500 250 Hebrew IRN IRB 

5990 1330 1630 39 KAM 500 0 KURDI-SH IRN IRB 

6005 1630 1730 40E,41W AHW 250 84 PUSHTU IRN IRB 

6010 0130 0230 40E,41N KAM 500 94 URDU IRN IRB 

6010 1930 2030 27,28 KAM 500 304 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

6015 1630 1730 40E,41W SIR 500 90 PUSHTU IRN IRB 

6015 1900 1930 38E,39W KAM 500 250 Hebrew-p IRN IRB 

6035 1800 1900 29,30 SIR 500 328 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

6040 0230 0300 30S,31S,40NE SIR 500 31 UZBAKI IRN IRB 

6040 0300 0330 30,31 KAM 500 58 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

6065 1630 0530 37-39 SIR 500 295 ARABIC IRN IRB 

6095 0230 0330 40E,41W KAM 500 94 PUSHTU IRN IRB 

6100 1830 1930 28S SIR 500 295 ALBANI IRN IRB 


6120 0130 0230 7-10 KAM 500 333 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

6120 1330 1430 40E,41N SIR 500 90 URDU-p IRN IRB 

6130 1730 1800 41 SIR 500 90 URDU IRN IRB 


6140 1700 1800 29-31 AHW 250 26 RUSSIAN-p IRN IRB 

6145 0330 0430 39 SIR 500 295 KURDI-SO IRN IRB 

6145 2100 2130 45 SIR 500 60 JAPANESE IRN IRB 

6175 0100 0230 30,31,40,41,42 KAM 500 58 TADJIKI IRN IRB 

6175 0230 0300 30S,31S,40NE KAM 500 58 UZBAKI IRN IRB 


6175 1330 1430 40E,41N SIR 500 80 URDU IRN IRB 

6180 1830 1930 27,28 KAM 500 310 FRENCH IRN IRB 

6185 0030 0130 41NE KAM 500 100 BENGALI IRN IRB 

6185 1630 1730 29SE,39NE,40NW SIR 500 320 ARMENIAN IRN IRB 

6190 0130 0230 40E,41N AHW 250 84 URDU IRN IRB 

6200 1430 1700 29S,40NW SIR 500 338 TURKI-AZ IRN IRB 

6200 1630 0330 39,48,53 MAS 500 210 ARABIC IRN IRB 

6215 1730 1830 27,28 SIR 500 320 GERMANY IRN IRB

6215 1930 2000 28S SIR 500 295 ITALY IRN IRB 

7105 0130 0230 30,31 SIR 500 30 KAZAKI-p IRN IRB 

7125 0300 0330 29E,30,31 SIR 500 18 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

7125 1600 1730 29S,39N KAM 500 289 TURKI-ES IRN IRB 

7130 2030 2130 27S,28S,37,38 KAM 500 289 SPANISH IRN IRB 

7130 2330 0030 44 SIR 500 68 CHINA IRN IRB 

7135 0130 0230 30,31 SIR 500 30 KAZAKI IRN IRB 

7165 1430 1530 30,31 KAM 500 58 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

7165 1830 1930 28S KAM 500 298 ALBANI IRN IRB 


7170 1700 1800 29-31 AHW 250 26 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

7185 1730 1830 27,28 KAM 500 310 GERMANY IRN IRB 


7205 1930 2030 28E,29 SIR 500 340 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

7210 0130 0230 40E,41N AHW 250 84 URDU-p IRN IRB 

7210 1700 1800 29-31 AHW 250 26 RUSSIAN-p IRN IRB 

7225 0030 0330 13-16,37,38 KAM 500 259 SPANISH-p IRN IRB 

7225 1730 1800 41 KAM 500 109 URDU IRN IRB 


7235 2130 2230 28S SIR 500 295 BOSSNI IRN IRB 

7250 0330 0430 38E,39W KAM 500 250 VoPalestineIRN IRB 

7250 0430 0500 38E,39W KAM 500 250 Hebrew-p IRN IRB 

7260 1730 1830 28S KAM 500 298 BOSSNI-p IRN IRB 


7275 2230 2330 49,50,54 KAM 500 109 Malay IRN IRB 


7295 1730 1830 28S SIR 500 320 BOSSNI IRN IRB 

7295 1830 1930 28SE SIR 500 295 ALBANI-p IRN IRB 

7295 1930 2000 28S KAM 500 298 ITALY-p IRN IRB 

7305 1430 1530 41NE KAM 500 100 BENGALI IRN IRB 

7305 1800 1900 29,30 KAM 500 335 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 


7320 1930 2030 27,28 SIR 500 313 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

7325 2330 0030 44 SIR 500 75 CHINA IRN IRB 

7330 1530 1630 41,49,50,54 SIR 500 105 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

7335 1830 1930 46,47 KAM 500 255 Hausa IRN IRB 

7340 1930 2000 28S KAM 500 298 ITALY-p IRN IRB 

7350 1930 2030 27,28 SIR 500 313 ENGLISH-p IRN IRB 

7350 2030 2130 27S,28S,37,38 SIR 500 295 SPANISH IRN IRB 

7380 1730 1830 27,28 KAM 500 310 GERMANY-p IRN IRB 

7380 1930 2000 28S KAM 500 298 ITALY IRN IRB 

9505 0330 0430 38E,39W SIR 500 282 VoPalestineIRN IRB 

9510 1200 1300 42-44 KAM 500 64 CHINA-p IRN IRB 

9510 1300 1330 45 KAM 500 60 JAPANESE IRN IRB 

9545 1430 1530 41NE KAM 500 100 BENGALI-p IRN IRB 

9555 0030 0230 11-15 KAM 500 274 SPANISH-p IRN IRB 

9565 1430 1530 39S,40S KAM 500 178 BENGALI IRN IRB 

9565 1830 1930 46,47 KAM 500 259 FRENCH IRN IRB 

9575 1430 1530 29,30 SIR 500 330 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

9595 1730 1830 39S,47,48,52,53KAM 500 210 SAWAHILI IRN IRB 

9635 2330 0030 44 KAM 500 64 CHINA IRN IRB 



9665 0130 0230 7-10 SIR 500 328 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

9680 0030 0230 11-15 KAM 500 274 SPANISH IRN IRB 

9695 0930 1000 29SE,39NE,40NW KAM 500 0 ARMENIAN IRN IRB 

9705 1600 1730 29S,39N KAM 500 298 TURKI-ES-p IRN IRB 

9705 1730 1830 28S KAM 500 298 BOSSNI IRN IRB 

9710 2130 2230 28S KAM 500 298 BOSSNI IRN IRB 

9735 1430 1530 30,31 AHW 250 26 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 


9750 2030 2130 27S,28S,37,38 SIR 500 295 SPANISH-p IRN IRB 

9755 1830 1930 27,28 SIR 500 310 FRENCH IRN IRB 

9775 1830 1930 46,47 SIR 500 268 Hausa IRN IRB

9790 1230 1330 40E,41W SIR 500 90 PUSHTU-p IRN IRB 

9820 0430 0500 38E,39W KAM 500 250 Hebrew IRN IRB 

9820 1300 1330 45 SIR 500 60 JAPANESE-p IRN IRB 

9835 1330 1430 39 KAM 500 178 URDU IRN IRB 

9845 0330 0430 38E,39W SIR 500 282VoPalestine?pIRNIRB 

9855 1930 2030 52,53,57 KAM 500 205 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

9855 2230 2330 49,50,54 KAM 500 109 Malay-p IRN IRB 

9865 0330 0530 29S,40NW SIR 500 338 TURKI-AZ IRN IRB 

9875 0300 0630 30S,31S,40E KAM 100 85 DARI IRN IRB 

9875 1430 1530 41 KAM 500 118 HINDI IRN IRB 

9895 1200 1300 42-44 KAM 500 64 CHINA IRN IRB 

9905 0030 0330 12-16 KAM 500 259 SPANISH IRN IRB 

9925 1930 2030 52,53,57 SIR 500 211 ENGLISH-p IRN IRB 

9930 1430 1530 41NE KAM 500 100 BENGALI IRN IRB 

9935 1630 0530 37-39 SIR 500 295 ARABIC-p IRN IRB 

9940 0830 1500 30S,31S,40E KAM 100 85 DARI IRN IRB 

9940 1530 1630 41,49,50,54 KAM 500 100 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

11640 1430 1530 41 SIR 500 95 HINDI-p IRN IRB 

11670 1200 1300 42-44 KAM 500 65 CHINA IRN IRB 

11695 1930 2030 52,53,57 SIR 500 211 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

11705 0830 0930 39 SIR 500 198 BENGALI IRN IRB 

11730 1430 1530 41NE SIR 500 102 HINDI-p IRN IRB 

11745 1300 1400 30,31 KAM 500 58 KAZAKI IRN IRB 

11750 1730 1830 47,48,52,53 SIR 500 223 SAWAHILI IRN IRB 

11870 1230 1330 40E,41W KAM 500 118 PUSHTU IRN IRB 

11910 0300 0630 30S,31S,40E KAM 100 85 DARI-p IRN IRB 

11925 0430 0500 38E,39W SIR 500 282 Hebrew IRN IRB 

11950 1330 1430 40E,41 KAM 500 118 URDU-p IRN IRB 


12005 1330 1430 40E,41 KAM 500 118 URDU IRN IRB 

12025 0500 0530 28E,29,30 KAM 500 358 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

12090 1430 1530 41NE KAM 500 100 BENGALI-p IRN IRB 

13580 0830 1430 30S,31S,40E AHW 250 84 DARI-p IRN IRB 

13600 1430 1530 41NE SIR 500 102 HINDI-p IRN IRB 


13640 0330 0430 39S,47,48,52,53SIR 500 216 SAWAHILI IRN IRB 

13645 1200 1300 42-44 SIR 500 65 CHINA IRN IRB 

13720 0530 0630 27S,28S,37,38 KAM 500 289 SPANISH IRN IRB 

13720 0830 1430 30S,31S,40E AHW 250 84 DARI IRN IRB 

13725 0230 0300 41 SIR 500 95 HINDI IRN IRB 

13740 0300 0630 30S,31S,40E AHW 250 84 DARI IRN IRB 

13745 1430 1530 41NE SIR 500 102 HINDI IRN IRB 


13790 0230 1430 38,39 KAM 500 178 ARABIC IRN IRB 

13800 0230 1430 38,39 ZAH 500 289 ARABIC IRN IRB 


15085 0730 0830 27,28 KAM 500 310 GERMANY IRN IRB 

15125 0330 1630 39 MAS 500 210 ARABIC IRN IRB 

15150 1200 1300 42-44 SIR 500 76 CHINA IRN IRB 

15165 0230 0300 41 SIR 500 102 HINDI IRN IRB 

15200 1230 1330 49,54 SIR 500 115 Malay IRN IRB 

15235 0530 0630 28S KAM 500 298 BOSSNI IRN IRB 


15240 0830 0930 47,48,52,53 KAM 500 210 SAWAHILI IRN IRB 

15260 0330 0430 39S,47,48,52,53KAM 500 210 SAWAHILI IRN IRB 



15275 1230 1330 49,54 KAM 500 109 Malay IRN IRB 

15320 0530 0630 27S,28S,37,38 SIR 500 300 SPANISH IRN IRB 

15340 0530 0630 28S SIR 500 310 BOSSNI IRN IRB 


15425 0630 0730 27,28,37,38 KAM 500 304 FRENCH IRN IRB 

15440 0730 0830 40E,41W AHW 250 84 PUSHTU IRN IRB 

15460 1030 1130 41 KAM 500 109 ENGLISH IRN IRB

15480 1030 1130 41 KAM 500 100 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

15530 0500 0530 28E,29,30 SIR 500 322 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

15545 0530 1630 37-39 SIR 500 295 ARABIC IRN IRB 

17590 0630 0730 27,28,37,38 SIR 500 285 FRENCH IRN IRB 

17590 0730 0830 27,28 SIR 500 310 GERMANY IRN IRB 

17660 0830 0930 47,48,52,53 KAM 500 210 SAWAHILI IRN IRB 

17680 0500 0530 30-33 SIR 500 40 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

17780 0500 0530 30-33 SIR 500 46 RUSSIAN IRN IRB 

17810 0600 0700 46,47 SIR 500 260 Hausa IRN IRB 

21810 0600 0700 46,47 SIR 500 270 Hausa IRN IRB 

-p = alternate. (IRIB via wwdxc BC-DX Oct 25) 

IRAQ/IRAN Cland 4870 ?unIDed 1627 Kurdish in Farsi at 1632 UT covered 

with jammer. 

(ZL ibid.? Oct 18th) 

This is Voice of Iranian Kurdistan (ex-4860). It has moved and observed on 

various freqs 4865-4885 kHz. It is also audible around variable 3970. Same 

program on both channels but one day I observed the 3970 kHz audio was 

more than a min delayed of the 60mb audio. 


3980.2 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Al-Sulaymaniyah, No. Iraq, at 1630- 

1645 on Oct 17, Kurdish talk, mentioning Iran and Iraq, weak jamming; best 

in USB due to QRM, 33333. Not // to jammed clandestine on 4860! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Oct 19) 

ISRAEL The full Winter 2005-2006 Kol Israel schedule in PDF form s now 

available from a link on: 

Go to the "shortwave" section and then there is a link on the top of the 

page. The direct URL is: 

 

(Doni Rosenzweig-USA, dxld Oct 23) 

ITALY 693 Milano Siziano to begin DRM testing (likely on 693). 

According to the Italian press wire ASCA quoted, in Italian, on 

 

Rai Way will soon begin experimenting with DRM via Milano Siziano. Tests 

will be conducted at nighttime, presumably on the former Radio 2 freq of 

693 kHz. Exact power levels are not mentioned (in the above mentioned nx 

flash the writer says "at low power" adding, however, that will ensure 

"high quality" and Europe wide coverage). Milano 2 wasn't exactly a low 

power plant. 

Nothing new, really, DRM conversion of the ex Radio 2 tx has been planned 

for a long time as per RAI "insider" Andrea Borgnino. According to the 

same source, Rai Way begun installing DRM equipment in Milan at end of 

last year for tests beginning at the beginning of 2005. Apparently these 

were postponed to end of 2005/beginning of 2006. 

(Andrea Lawendel-I, mwdx - BrDXC-UK NL Oct 21) 

UKWTV und fmdxITALY arbeiten mit vereinten Kraeften an der Aktualisierung 

der italienischen FM-Senderliste. 

UKWTV, die Seite von deutschsprachigen Radiobegeisterten, sowie der UKWTV- 

Arbeitskreis, der mit FMLIST eine online-Datenbank aller FM-Sender in 

Europa betreibt, hat eine Vereinbarung mit fmdxITALY, der Liste der 

italienischen FM-Begeisterten, getroffen, um eine einzige Liste der 

italienischen UKW-Sender zu erstellen. In einem ersten Schritt wird die 

deutsche Datenbank mit den von fmdxITALY fuer RDSDX erstellten und top- 

aktuellen Daten synchronisiert, in der Folge wird der Datenbestand dann 

gemeinsam weiter gepflegt.

Die Arbeit wird von Ulrich Onken, Chefredakteur von FMLIST, und von 

Guenter Lorenz, Gruender von FMLIST und treibende Kraft hinter der neuen 

Software, ueberwacht. Die Leitung uebernimmt fuer fmdxITALY Fabrizio 

Carnevalini, der die Laenderredakteure (zur Zeit Luigi Cobisi, Bernd 

Gundel, Roberto Scaglione und Andreas Wohlhaupter) koordiniert. Im 

italienischen Aether sprudelt es auch 30 Jahre nach der Gruendung der 

ersten privaten Radios immer noch: Der Verkauf grosser und bedeutender 

Senderketten hat nicht nur eingefuehrte Programme durcheinandergewuerfelt, 

sondern in wenigen Monaten auch hunderte Frequenzbelegungen veraendert. 

Die neue FMLIST bietet neben der direkten online-Recherche nicht nur die 

Moeglichkeit, jederzeit aktuelle PDF-Dateien zu erzeugen und zu drucken, 

sondern auch eine Datei im RDSDX-Format zu erzeugen. Wir hoffen, dass wir 

mit vereinten Kraeften die Aktualitaet unserer Daten verbessern koennen 

und die aufwaendige Arbeit der Redakteure erleichtern, so dass mehr Zeit 

zum Hoeren und fuer die Recherche bleibt. Wir erwarten aber auch Eure 

aktive Mitarbeit: Jeder kann beitragen, in dem er uns (auf schnelle und 

einfache Art und Weise) direkt Aenderungen und Abweichungen meldet, die er 

beim Hoeren festgestellt hat. Die Meldungen werden von den Redakteuren 

ueberprueft und stehen dann sofort zur Verfuegung. 

 

Der UKWTV-Arbeitskreis wurde 1970 gegruendet, hat zurzeit 130 Mitglieder 

und ist Herausgeber der Zeitschrift "Reflexion". Die Foren und Seiten von 

UKWTV.de werden taeglich ueber 2000 mal besucht. 

fmdxITALY wurde 2003 gestartet, hat 250 Mitglieder aus Italien und dem 

Mittelmeerraum. Es wird als Yahoo-Forum 

 

gefuehrt und verfuegt u.a. ueber 100 detaillierte italienische Bandscans, 

eine Website entsteht gerade unter 

 

RDSDX ist ein Programm, mit dem RDS-Daten am PC angezeigt und verarbeitet 

werden koennen. Das Programm wurde von Arno Vainio aus Finnland 

geschrieben, Herman Vijnants aus Belgien koordiniert die Datensammlung. 

RDSDX verfuegt ueber eine Datensammlung der europaeischen und 

nordamerikanischen FM-Sender und ist - an Stelle von gedruckten Listen - 

ein schnelles und effizientes Werkzeug, um die empfangenen Sender waehrend 

der oft nur kurzen Bandoeffnungen zu identifizieren 

 

(Ulrich Onken-D, Fabrizio Carnevalini-I, Guenter Lorenz-D, Oct 23) 

JAPAN 3373.5, NHK-Osaka: As these low powered relay stns are no longer 

in operation, I wanted to try for one last QSL, so I sent off a report in 

EG, with $1. Was a nice surprise to receive a registered package 

containing a full-data ltr (indicating power as 300 watts and the name of 

the prgms I had hrd, but with incorrect fqy of 828 kHz), brochure "Welcome 

to Osaka B/Cing Station," which is a very impressive complex which opened 

in 2001, and a large booklet ("50 Years of NHK Television"), in 25 days. 

V/S Takashi Otsuka, Associate Director, Planning and General Affairs 

Division. NHK, Osaka Station, 4-1-20 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka 540-8501, 

Japan. 


Radio Japan "NHK World" in B-05 season 

To SoEaAS 

Burmese 1030-1100 11740SNG 1230-1300 9695 

2320-2340 13650 

Chinese 0600-0630 17860 1200-1230 11740SNG 

2240-2300 13650 2340-0000 13630 17810

English 0100-0200 17810 11860SNG 

0500-0600 17810 0600-0700 11740SNG 

1000-1200 9695 1400-1600 7200 

0000-0015 13650 17810 

Indonesian 0930-1000 9695 1130-1200 & 1230-1300 13660 

2300-2320 17810 2340-0000 13650 

Japanese 0200-0300 11860SNG 0200-0500 17810 

0700-0900 17860 0700-1000 11740SNG 

0900-1600 11815 1600-1900 7200 

2000-0000 11665 2000-2200 7225 

Malay 1200-1230 9695 13660 1300-1330 9695 

2240-2300 17810 

Thai 1130-1200 11740SNG 1330-1400 7200 

2300-2320 13650 

Vietnamese 1100-1130 13660 1230-1300 11740SNG 

2320-2340 17810 

To Asian Continent 

Chinese 0400-0430 & 0500-0530 17845 

1200-1230, 1300-1330 6190 1430-1500 6190 

2230-2250 9560 

English 0100-0200 17845 0500-0700 15195 

1000-1200 11730 1500-1600 6190 

Japanese 0200-0300 17845 0200-0500 & 0700-0800 15195 

0800-1700 9750 1600-1900 6035 

2000-0000 11910 2000-2100 6165 

2100-2210 9560 

Korean 0430-0500 & 0530-0600 17845 1115-1145 6090 

1230-1300 6190 1400-1430 6190 

2210-2230 9560 

Russian 0330-0400 17845 1330-1400 6190 

To FE Russia 

English 0600-0700 11715 11760 

Japanese 0700-0800 6145 6165 

Russian 0530-0600 11715 11760 

0800-0830 6145 6165 1900-1920 5955 

To SoWeAS 

Bengali 0630-0700 15590 11890SRI 1230-1300 11890SRI 

English 0100-0200 15325 1400-1600 9875 

Hindi 0700-0730 15590 11890SRI 1300-1330 11890SRI 


0800-1000 15590 1500-1700 12045SNG 

1700-1800 11865SNG 

Urdu 0730-0800 15590 11890SRI 1330-1400 11890SRI 

To Oceania 

English 0100-0200 17685 0300-0400 21610 

0500-0700 & 1000-1100 21755 1400-1500 11840SRI 

2100-2200 6035SNG 


0700-1000 21755 11920SNG 1700-1900 7140 

1900-2100 6035SNG 2200-2300 11770SRI 

To NoAM 

English 0000-0100 6145CAN 0100-0200 17825 

0500-0600 6110CAN(West) 0600-0700 11690 

1000-1200 6120CAN(East) 1500-1600 9505 

1700-1800 9535 2100-2200 17825 

Japanese 0200-0500 5960CAN(East) 0300-0500 17825 

0800-1000 9540 1300-1500 11705CAN(Ea) 

1500-1700 9535 2200-2300 17825

To Hawaii 

English 0600-0700 17870 2100-2200 21670 

Japanese 0700-0800 17870 0800-1000 9825 

1700-1900 9835 

To CeAM 

English 0100-0200 17825 0600-0700 11690 

1500-1600 9505 1700-1800 9535 


1500-1700 9535 

2200-2300 11895GUF 17825 

Spanish 0500-0530 11895GUF 1000-1030 9540 

To SoAM 

English 0100-0200 11935ATN 

Japanese 0200-0300 11935ATN 0300-0400 9660GUF(West) 

0800-1000 9825 9530GUF(Ea) 1700-1800 21600GUF(West) 

1700-1900 9835 2200-2300 15220ASC 

2300-2400 17605ATN 

Portug 0230-0300 9660GUF(East) 1030-1100 9530GUF(East) 

Spanish 0400-0430 9660GUF(West) 

1000-1030 9710 9530GUF(East) 

To Europe 

English 0500-0600 5975UKr 0500-0700 7230UKw 

1000-1100 17585UAE 

1700-1800 11970 

2100-2200 6090UKs 6180UKs 

French 0630-0700 11970GAB 1800-1820 11970 

German 0600-0630 11970GAB 

1100-1130 9660UKs 11710UKs 

Italian 0530-0545 11970GAB 1030-1045 21820GAB 

Japanese 0800-1000 11710UKs 1700-1800 9750UKr 

1700-1900 6175UKs 2000-2100 11970 

2200-2300 6115UKs 

Russian 0430-0500 11970GAB 1130-1200 11710UKs 

1840-1900 11970 

Spanish 0500-0530 11970GAB 1820-1840 11970 

Swedish 0545-0600 11970GAB 1045-1100 21820GAB 

To ME & NoAF 

Arabic 0400-0430 17780SRI 0700-0730 15220ASC(West) 

[delete 1200-1215 17560UKr] 

English 0100-0200 6030UKr 17560 1000-1100 17720UAE 

French 0500-0530 17820SRI 1630-1650 7105 

Japanese 0300-0500 17560 0800-1000 17720UAE 

1700-1900 9575UAE 2200-2300 7115UAE 

Persian 0230-0300 17880SRI 

0830-0900 17675SRI 

To Africa 

Arabic 0400-0430 17780SRI 0700-0730 15220ASC(West) 

English 1700-1800 15355GAB(South) 

2100-2200 11855ASC(Central) 

French 1230-1300 15400ASC(West) 17870ASC(Central) 

1800-1820 9685 11785 

Japanese 0800-1000 17650ASC(West) 

1500-1700 21630ASC(Central) 

1800-1900 15355GAB(South) 

Swahili 0330-0400 6135ASC(Central) 

1300-1330 17870ASC(Central) 

Relays: 

ASC = Ascension 250 kW ATN = Bonaire 250 kW CAN = Sackville 250 kW


SRI = Sri Lanka 300 kW UAE = Al Dhabbaya 500 kW 


remaining via Yamata-JPN, 300 / 100 kW. 


Radio Japan En: 

e-mail (NHK R Japan B-05 booklet, Oct 22) 

KOREA D.P.R. of 11865 at 1201 Voice of Korea, in Japanese, 44343. ID 

(...choson-no...), anthem, annts. 

9345 on 16 Oct at 0839 UT Voice of Korea, in Chinese, 25332. Talks. 

9650 on 16 Oct, 1102 Voice of Korea, in Japanese, 34433. Start of 

broadcast after the anthem. Quite a jolly introductory mx piece was used! 

9975 on 16 Oct, 0839 Voice of Korea, in Korean, 43343. Female talk. 

Considerable splash - not only by RTBF (9970 kHz), but also by a wide-band 

signal of time-and freq station RWM (Moscow, 9996 kHz). 



KYRGYZSTAN 4010 Kyrgyz R, Bishkek, QSL-letter, schedules of 1st and 2nd 

programmes of Kyrgyz Radio, "KTR-Obo" newspaper with programme schedule of 

Kyrgyz TV; in 35 days, V/S J. Muslimova, VP of National TV and 

Broadcasting Corp. of Kyrgyz Republic. 

Tel. 65-80-88, 65-66-89, FAX 65-10-64. 

(Beryozkin via DXSignal, dswci DXW Oct 19) 

6030, R Maranatha (tent), Bishkek, at 1500-1628 on Oct 06, 09, 10 and 11, 

ann in Kyrgyz (tent), local songs and English pop songs, several ID's: 

"Hit Shortwave"! So probably it can transmit programmes from many 

religious organisations and play Afghan pop during intervals. Until 1500* 

the freq is covered by VOA via Udon Thani in Tibetan and from *1628 by BBC 

via Oman in Arabic (scheduled 1630-2000). In between Bishkek is fighting 

with CNR 1 in Chinese plus CWQRM on 6029.58 kHz resulting in a 23433. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN and Mauno Ritola-FIN, dswci DXW Oct 19) 

LAOS 6130, R Nationale Lao, Vientiane (National sce), at 1421-1501 UT on 

Sep 28, Lao popular songs with short ann. An English song with refrain 

"Asia we are one" could also be heard during the program. Very strong 

signal with 55444, // 567 MW the signal was weak, but audible. Reception 

at Siem Reap, Cambodia. 

7145, R Nationale Lao, Vientiane (International sce) at 2330-0005 UT on 

Sep 29/30, opening mx with ID in Vietnamese "Day la dai phat 

thanh......Lao", followed by Vietnamese broadcast mainly consists of talk 

programs. At 0000 UT next Khmer broadcast began with ID "Thini......Lao", 

34333-44444. Reception condition was stable. Reception at Siem Reap, 

Cambodia. 

Nobuya Kato has sent us his report about a Dxpedition to Cambodia three 

weeks ago. He brought two portable radios: SONY ICF-SW1000T and SONY ICF- 

100S with AN-100A, an active indoor antenna (longwire type with 

approximately 2m). 

(Nobuya Kato-JPN, touring Siem Reap Cambodia, dswci DXW Oct 17) 

LIBERIA 5470 R.Veritas on Oct 13 at 2059-2135 25332-35333 English, 2059 

Drums, 2100 News, 2117 African pops mx etc, ID at 2100 etc. 


MADAGASCAR R. Sweden B-05 English via Madagascar relay. 

Asia and the Pacific

0130-0200 11550 ( 50deg) via Madagascar 

2030-2100 7420 (125deg) via Madagascar (to Australia) 

That last one is interesting. Maybe it's not new, but I don't recall Mad 

using such an azimuth before, toward the SE, and skirting the southern 

auroral zone, where Australia would be the only possible target. Will be 

interesting to see how well that works. Did they have to build a new 

antenna? No, it just so happens that 125 degrees is the reverse of an 

existing 305 degree antenna aimed across Africa. 

(via Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Oct 24) 

Not on the RN A-05 txion schedule 

 

so from some other site? Right, Andy? (Glenn Hauser Oct 24) 

2030-2100 7420 (125 degr) via Madagascar (to Australia) 

In their current A05 they use this one at 2130 UT. 

(Erik Koie-DEN, dxld Oct 25) 

R Sweden B-05 program leaflet arrived yesterday Oct 24th. 

Shows Swedish P1 progr via Madagascar 13580 000degr on Mon-Fri 0430-0530 

UT, like 

13580 0430-0530 27,28,29E,38-40,47,48 MDC 250 000 .23456. SWE P1 S RSW 

TER. 

but RNW' workbook schedule of Oct 11 shows 13660 kHz instead, repeat of 

0100 UT broadcast, marked 'TD' . 

Leo van der Woude editor shows RSwe P1 progr at 0430-0500[!] UT 13660 kHz 

instead of 13580[print out in RSwe's leaflet], in RNW's Workbook schedule 

in Excel-format of Oct 11, 2005. 

R Swe also registered: 

9490 0430-0500 27,28,29E,38-40,47,48 HB 500 140 15 .23456. SWE P1 S RSW 

TER 

Also R Sweden see 500 kW entry English at 2030-2100 UT. 

7420 2000-2100 41-45,49-51,54-56,58-60 MDC 250 125 15 SWE S RSW TER 

7420 2030-2100 41-45,49-51,54-56,58-60 MDC 500 125 15 ENG S RSW TER 

11550 0100-0200 39S,40-43,49 MDC 250 50 25 SWE/ENG S RSW TER 

Glenn, yes, this 125 deg +0deg slew had been registered for A-05 in March 

2005 already. 

But for coming B-05 season entry changed to 125 +15deg slew, that means 

140 deg via southern Indian Ocean zone to AUS/NZ/PAC. 

Sydney is in direction of approx. 127 degrees, 10300 km; NZ 145 degrees, 

11700 km. 

(73 wb wwdxc BC-DX Oct 25) 

MALAYSIA 6175, Voice of Islam program via RTVM, Kajang at 1500-1532 on 

Sep 30, broadcast in Bahasa Malaysia. Popular songs often with "Assalaam 

Alaikum" greeting, and short ann with the words "Suara Islam" could be 

confirmed just after each mx ended. Reception at Siem Reap, Cambodia. 


Sarawak Kuching 7270, Wai FM (RTM), 1335-1404 Oct 18, woman DJ with prgm 

of pop songs in various langs. (EG song: "I Live My Life for You"), ToH 

singing stn jingle (men with "Wai, Wai, Wai, Wai, Wai Wai Wai" and a woman 

comes in with "FM"), assume the nx. Scheduled langs. are 

Iban/Bidayuh/Kayan/Kenyah. Fair. Tnx again to Alan Davies, INS, for the 

info on the renaming of the Malaysian stns. And at 1335-1411 UT on Oct 19, 

pop mx with woman DJ, several different distinctive "Wai FM" singing

jingles, ToH five mins. of "Berita Wai FM" (nx), more pop mx, good rcpn. 

On Oct 19 at 1335-1411, pop mx with woman DJ, several different 

distinctive "Wai FM" singing jingles, ToH five mins of "Berita Wai FM" 

(news), more pop mx, good reception. 


MYANMAR 5985, R Myanmar, Yangon at 1556-1600* UT on Sep 28, popular mx 

program followed by closing ann. The txion signed off with the National 

Anthem of Myanmar. 


NETHERLANDS/SWEDEN It looks as though Radio Netherlands may be dropping 

their English broadcast to Europe (currently at 2300-0000 UTC via Sweden 

on 1179 kHz) for the B05 schedule period which starts on Sunday. There is 

no mention of it in the Winter edition of On Target which arrived this 

morning. 

In a footnote to the satellite listing, On Target mentions that "By the 

end of 2005, RNW2 will also be available on the BSkyB platform in the UK". 

So it seems that MW is being replaced by a satellite feed ... 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK Oct 24) 

The B05 SW freq schedule of Radio Netherlands is now online. For our 

listeners in New Zealand, the broadcast time of our English txion has 

changed to 0500-0600 UT, which is 1800-1900 New Zealand summer time, for 

propagation reasons. Also new this season is a two hour txion in Dutch to 

Europe at 2100-2300 UT from Dhabbaya in the UAE. Low sunspot numbers 

require creative solutions! Radio Netherlands winter freq schedule 

 

(via Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN NL via dxld Oct 25) 

B-05 RNW schedule, includes also brokered and exchanged services. 

1=Sun/7=Sat 

5885 1245 1357 44,45,49,50,54 P.K 250 244 0 Dut RUS RNW GFC 

5905 1000 1200 11,12N BON 250 0 0 GERMAN HOL DWL DWL 

5955 0600 0656 18,27,28W MSK 250 260 -10 Dut RUS RNW GFC 

5955 0656 1700 18,27,28W FLE 500 210 0 17 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

5955 0656 1715 18,27,28W FLE 500 210 0 23456 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

5955 1700 1757 27,28,37N,39NW HB 500 190 0 17 Dut S RNW RNW 

5955 1715 1757 27,28,37N,39NW HB 500 190 0 23456 Dut S RNW RNW 

5975 0359 0457 10,11 BON 250 290 0 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

6010 1659 1757 27S,28S,37N FLE 500 191 0 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

6015 0600 0656 18,27,28W KLG 160 245 0 Dut RUS RNW GFC 

6015 0656 0757 27,28,37N,39NW HB 500 190 0 Dut S RNW RNW 

6015 2059 2300 18,27,28 DHA 500 315 0 Dut UAE RNW RNW 

6020 0929 1015 12NE BON 250 110 0 234567 DutHOL RNW RNW 

6020 1659 1757 52S,53S,57 MDC 250 255 0 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

6020 1759 1857 52S,53S,57 MDC 250 255 0 ENG MDG RNW RNW 


6035 0859 1100 27,28 HB 500 190 0 Dut S RNW RNW 

6100 0200 0359 2-4,6-8,11N BON 250 320 -15 GERMAN HOL DWL DWL 

6110 1059 1130 12 BON 250 210 0 Spa HOL RNW RNW 

6110 1200 1230 12 BON 250 210 0 Spa HOL RNW RNW 

6120 2159 2357 51W,54 SNG 250 140 -20 Ind SNG RNW RNW 

6165 0059 0157 3,4,7,8 BON 250 335 0 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

6165 0159 0357 10,11 BON 250 290 0 Spa HOL RNW RNW 

6165 0359 0457 3,4,7,8 BON 250 335 0 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

6165 0459 0557 2,3,6,7,10NW BON 250 320 -15 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

6165 0559 0657 2,3,6,7,10NW BON 250 320 -15 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

6165 1059 1127 8S,11W BON 250 320 -15 Spa HOL RNW RNW 

6165 2259 2357 4,8,9 BON 250 341 6 Dut HOL RNW RNW

6165 2359 0057 4,8,9 BON 250 341 6 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

7105 1659 1757 28S FLE 500 123 0 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

7120 1859 2057 47,48,53,57 MDC 250 270 -10 ENG MDG RNW RNW 

7120 2059 2157 47,52N MDC 250 280 0 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

7125 0559 0757 28S,38,39N FLE 500 123 0 Dut HOL RNW RNW 


7240 0700 0757 27S,37N FLE 40 230 -30 N Dut HOL RNW RNW 

7240 0759 1059 27S,28S,37N FLE 40 191 0 N Dut HOL RNW RNW 

7240 0759 1059 27S,28S,37N FLE 40 191 0 N Dut HOL RNW RNW 

7240 1059 1159 18,27,28 FLE 40 123 0 N Eng HOL RNW RNW 

7240 1159 1257 18,27,28 FLE 40 123 0 N Dut HOL RNW RNW 

7240 1257 1329 18,27,28 FLE 40 123 0 N Ger HOL RSW RNW 

7240 1329 1400 18,27,28 FLE 40 123 0 N Eng HOL RSW RNW 

7240 1400 1430 18,27,28 FLE 40 123 0 N Eng HOL RCI RNW 

7240 1430 1459 18,27,28 FLE 40 123 0 N Eng HOL RNW RNW 

7240 1459 1515 18,27,28 FLE 40 123 0 N Eng HOL VAT RNW 

7240 1515 1657 18,27,28 FLE 40 123 0 N Dut HOL RNW RNW 

7285 2159 2300 51W,54 MDC 250 85 -15 . Ind MDG RNW RNW 

7315 0955 1100 43-45,49,54 P.K 250 244 0 . RUS RNW GFC 

7330 2159 2300 36E,37 FLE 40 191 0 N Dut HOL RNW RNW 

7420 2000 2030 41-45,49-51,54-56,58-60 MDC 250 125 15 SWE S RSW TER 

7420 2030 2100 41-45,49-51,54-56,58-60 MDC 500 125 15 ENG S RSW TER 

9345 1359 1557 41,49,54 TAC 100 131 0 UZB RNW GFC 

9525 2259 2357 11,12,13 SAC 250 189 13 Dut CAN RNW RNW 

9545 0000 0200 3,4,7-9,11N BON 250 350 15 GERMAN HOL DWL DWL 

9590 2159 2357 51W,54 MDC 250 75 0 Ind MDG RNW RNW 

9625 0659 0757 55,59,60 BON 250 230 0 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

9715 1130 1200 10S,11 BON 250 290 0 Spa HOL RNW RNW 

9795 0959 1057 44,45,49E,50 KHB 100 218 0 Dut RUS RNW GFC 

9795 1059 1200 51W,54 SNG 100 140 -20 Ind SNG RNW RNW 

9795 1200 1257 51W,54 SNG 250 140 -20 Ind SNG RNW RNW 

9800 2130 2200 4,8,9 SAC 70 268 0 N Eng CAN RNW RNW 

9890 1159 1257 4,8,9 BON 250 350 15 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

9895 0000 0157 11,12,13 MDC 250 265 -15 Spa MDG RNW RNW 

9895 0159 0357 10,11W MDC 250 280 0 Spa MDG RNW RNW 

9895 0559 0657 60 BON 250 230 0 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

9895 0659 0857 28S FLE 500 127 -30 234567Dut HOL RNW RNW 

9895 0659 0858 28S FLE 500 127 -30 1 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

9895 0759 0857 27S,37N FLE 500 205 0 23456 Dut HOL RNW RNW 


9895 1559 1657 28S FLE 500 127 -30 Dut HOL RNW RNW 


9895 1659 1757 27E,28,48,53N MDC 250 335 15 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

9895 1759 1957 47E,48,52E,53 FLE 500 142 -15 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

9895 1959 2057 46,47W FLE 500 191 0 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

9895 2059 2300 36,37,46N,47,52N MDC 250 305 -15 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

9940 1245 1400 44,50,54 KHB 100 218 0 Dut RUS RNW GFC 

9940 2300 2357 51W,54 MDC 250 85 -15 Ind MDG RNW RNW 

11550 0100 0130 39S,40-43,49 MDC 250 50 25 SWE S RSW TER 

11550 0130 0200 39S,40-43,49 MDC 250 50 25 156ENG S RSW TER 

11655 1559 1657 27E,28,48,53N MDC 250 335 15 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

11655 1659 1757 27S,36,37,48,53N MDC 250 320 0 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

11655 1759 2057 46,47,52N MDC 250 305 -15 ENG MDG RNW RNW 

11705 1657 1755 47E,48,52E,53 MDC 50 265 -15 EngVoP ZWEMDG NEW RNW 

11710 0459 0557 60 BON 250 230 0 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

11900 2359 0157 14,15,16 ASC 250 245 0 Spa G RNW RNW 

11935 0100 0300 14,15,16 BON 250 170 0 Various HOL NHK NHK 

11935 0759 0857 27S,28S,37N FLE 500 191 0 234567Dut HOL RNW RNW 

11935 0759 0858 27S,28S,37N FLE 500 191 0 1 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

12035 1200 1300 7E,8 BON 250 350 0101-260306GERHOL DWL DWL 

12035 1300 1400 7E,8 BON 250 350 0 GERMAN HOL DWL DWL 

12065 0945 1100 44,50,54 IRK 250 152 0 Dut RUS RNW GFC 

12070 1255 1357 41 TAC 100 131 0 UZB RNW GFC 

12080 1359 1557 41,49 MDC 250 50 -25 ENG MDG RNW RNW

13700 0859 1557 28S FLE 500 123 0 17 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

13700 0859 1557 27S,37N FLE 500 191 0 17 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

13700 1559 1657 28S,37,38,46,47,48MDC 250 320 0 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

13840 1600 1657 38E,39,48N MDC 250 0 10 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

15310 2259 2357 14,15,16 BON 250 170 0 Spa HOL RNW RNW 

15315 1859 2057 3,4,7,8 BON 250 320 -15 17 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

15315 2059 2157 12NE,13,15 BON 250 133 23 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

15315 2159 2257 12,13,14,15,16 BON 250 185 15 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

15445 1400 1500 6-8,10 BON 250 320 -15 GERMAN HOL DWL DWL 

15525 1859 2057 4,8,9 BON 250 350 0 17 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

15525 1859 2057 4,8,9 BON 250 350 0 17 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

15565 1159 1257 44,45,49E,50 MDC 250 60 10 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

15595 1359 1557 41,49 MDC 250 50 0 ENG MDG RNW RNW 

15640 1200 1257 51W,54 MDC 250 85 -15 Ind MDG RNW RNW 

17580 1059 1158 51W,54 MDC 250 85 -15 Ind MDG RNW RNW 

17580 1200 1257 51W,54 MDC 250 85 20 Ind MDG RNW RNW 

17580 1259 1357 41,49 MDC 250 45 -20 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

17605 2300 2400 14,15,16 BON 250 170 0 Japanese HOL NHK NHK 

17725 1859 2057 2,3,6,7,10NW SAC 250 285 0 17 Eng CAN RNW RNW 

17810 1859 2057 46,47W BON 250 80 15 Eng HOL RNW RNW 

17810 2059 2157 46,47W BON 250 80 15 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

17815 1259 1357 49,50,51,54 MDC 250 85 -15 Dut MDG RNW RNW 

17895 2059 2157 14,15,16 BON 250 170 15 Dut HOL RNW RNW 

21480 1059 1158 51W,54 MDC 250 85 20 Ind MDG RNW RNW 

NETH ANTILLES Bonaire bandscan from Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles Sept 

2005. Impressive pictures, see URL 

 

This year we took off for Bonaire, and you won't find a more laid-back 

place in the Caribbean. There are none of the crowds of Aruba - and you 

can have that cattle pen of an airport there! There are only 10,000 

residents, beautiful scenery, flora, fauna, and plenty of great 

restaurants. Downtown Kralendijk is small, walkable, and picturesque. And 

the place is completely attitude-free. English is spoken almost 

everywhere, but a few words in Dutch or Papiamentu will win you instant 

friends. 

I expected an RF jungle, but even though we were less than 10 kM from the 

100 kW tx of TWR on 800 kHz, and about 50 or so from the big RNW relay 

station, the only ill effect noticed was some splash plus and minus 20 kHz 

from 800 - to be expected, really. 

RNW and TWR both have offices on the north end of Kralendijk, distinct 

from their tx sites. We gave TWR's a miss, but dropped in on RNW and met 

the very accommodating station manager, Hans. He spoke of continually 

having to justify SW to the Dutch govt, who (predictably) wants to cut SW 

in favor of internet streaming. They have an internal joke that they 

provide an alternative viewpoint to countries with tightly-controlled 

media - like the US! And we told him there was a certain element of truth 

to their joke. He suggests writing to RNW director Jan Hoek at the usual 

PO Box 222 address in Hilversum if you wish RNW to continue on SW. 

Hans is happy to arrange tours of the tx site (we had to decline due to 

time constraints - the beach was calling. However, He called ahead to the 

site to let them know two crazy tourists were going to come up and take 

pictures - "we're off until 3:00, it's safe!"). We were not challenged the 

entire time we were in the shadows of the awesome curtain arrays. 

Pictures of the RNW site, as well as the TWR site, both stations' offices, 

and beer and listening post pictures, are available here: 

 

Stations heard on AM were almost exclusively from the Venezuelan states of 

Falcon, Carabobo, Aragua, Miranda, coastal Anzoategui, and Nueva Esparta,

and the city of Caracas - all via water path. Inland stations were almost 

completely absent. There also seemed to be a direct path to the Dominican 

Republic, whose stations were heard on many freqs where there were no 

Venezuelans audible. 

Equipment used on this trip included a Sony ICF-SW7600GR radio and Kiwa 

pocket loop. 

(Jay Novello-NC-USA, DXplorer Oct 10) 

NEW ZEALAND [and non]. Re comments about RNZI's use of DRM for the 

Pacific. The strategy involves RNZI using a DRM tx to targeted island 

broadcasters, who are supplied with free DRM receivers by RNZI. 

The local broadcaster can then relay the RNZI broadcasts as effective 

stereo FM quality over local FM txs, or as effective studio quality 

broadcasts over local AM and/or SW txs. 

An example is SIBC Solomon Islands, whose new SW tx will be DRM capable. 

This will be used to relay SIBC and RNZI programs to low power FM relay 

txs outside Honiara. 

At the same time, depending on the bit rates used, SIBC can theoretically 

generate revenue by feeding govt voice or teletext type messages to 

outlying govt offices at cheaper rates than the local telephone company. 

It could also, theoretically, carry mx or nx programs from a private FM 

station in Honiara to private FM relay txs co-sited with its own FM 

relays, thus giving distant parts of the country access to a second radio 

sce. And generating revenue. 

The new VBTC [Radio Vila] AM txs gifted by the NZ Govt, are also DRM 

capable. Here again, the option is available for point-to-point use for 

relays via low power FM txs in isolated parts of Vanuatu, and new revenue 

generation. 

The end user [listener] doesn't need a digital radio, just their existing 

battery operated FM or AM radio. 

As explained in our radio heritage documentary on Pacific DRM trends on 

Mailbox earlier this year, this is a different end use for DRM than that 

contemplated in Europe, the Americas, or Australia. 

RNZI, Radio Australia and UCB Pacific have all relied on either SW or 

satellite delivery in the past, but the sudden collapse of sce earlier 

this year when the main Pacific satellite went out of orbit, has been a 

strong reminder of how fragile satellite radio delivery actually can be. 

Add to this the expense of installing satellite dishes on small islands, 

with little or no technical maintenance skills available locally, plus the 

easy destruction of dishes during cyclones, [hurricanes], as well as wet 

and humid conditions for sensitive computerized equipment, and the 

decision to run DRM via SW with analog backup makes engineering and 

economic sense in the Pacific. 

Some islands [New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji] may develop local DRM 

broadcasts, but with British, French and American digital systems all 

potentially clashing [like TV's PAL, NTSC and SECAM already do in the 

region], then using DRM for point-to-point retransmission is a sensible 

early transition into the new technology. 

RNZI will be testing the new DRM tx towards Tonga in November, using 

different bit rates for different program streams and quality levels. This 

will be during the Pacific breakfast program.

UCB Pacific [who had relied on the defunct satellite to deliver their 

Pacific program stream to their Tonga, Solomons, Vanuatu stations] are 

also investigating being able to share the RNZI DRM tx to provide point- 

to-point delivery to their growing number of stations.] 

UCB Pacific are part of the larger Rhema Broadcasting Group [RBG] which 

participated in the April DRM tests in New Zealand via the 657 AM 

Wellington outlet of their Southern Star program stream. 

(David Ricquish, Radio Heritage Foundation 

dxld Oct 23) 

NIGERIA 4770 Kaduna if activated back on 2110 UT had a signal of ca S8 

with microphonic noise and possibly nx heard at very lo audio level near 

to unintelligible. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 15+17) 

PALAU 9905 Radio Free Asia (via KHBN/Palau Island) Full data (minus 

site) 18th Annual SWL Winterfest QSL Card, in response to a e-mail (2nd) 

follow-up. In a e-mail response to my follow-up inquiry about my reception 

report, this reply from AJ Janitschek at RFA: 

One last bit of news; currently we are not confirming any tx sites on our 

QSL cards; even IBB sites. I believe the term, "in the interests of 

Homeland Security" were the exact word used by our Director of Program 

Delivery. 

Thanks again for your note and for your patience. Best wishes from 

Washington DC. 


PARAGUAY 9736.95 R.Nac. del Paraguay on Oct 23 at *0809-0827 UT, 45433 

Spanish, 0809 UT sign on with IS, Opening announce, Paraguay mx. 


PERU [tent] 5949.717 kHz at 0230 UTC: 

I think this is a reactivation of Radio Bethel, Arequipa (Peru), at least 

I myself have not noted the station for some years. Same type of "hard" 

preaching without any IDs - it's very difficult to ID this station. 

Yes, I confirmed R. Bethel 5949.8 kHz on 1st Sep 2005. In Japan, this 

station is hardly not heard recently because of bad condx. I could hrd 

some folklore until 1100 UT then started religious, preaching px with 

opening ann by OM. 


POLAND B05 Radio Polonia, from 30 Oct 2005 

English 

1300-1400 UT 9525 khz Antena W3 / azymut 285deg 

11850 khz Antena S 64/ azymut 310 

1800-1900 UT 7265 khz Antena W 63/ azymut 270 

7220 khz Antena W2 / azymut 285 

Esperanto 

1600-1625 UT 7270 khz Antena W2 / azymut 285 

7285 khz Antena S1 / azymut 347 

1900-1925 UT 7290 khz Antena S42 / azymut 248 

(Paul Gager-AUT, BrDXC-UK Oct 22) 

PORTUGAL RDPi - B05 different format. Hello all! Maybe the format I 

compiled for the WRTH is of some use. 73, Carlos. 

0000-0300 .twtf.. NAm 9715 lis 

0000-0300 .twtf.. NAm 9410 lis

0000-0300 .twtf.. VEN 13700 lis 

0000-0300 .twtf.. B 11980 lis 

0000-0300 .twtf.. B 13770 lis 

0600-0855 mtwtf.. Eur 9755 lis 

0600-1300 mtwtf.. Eur 9815 lis 

0745-0900 mtwtf.. Eur 11660 sin 

0800-1055 .....ss B+WAfr 17710 lis 

0800-1455 .....ss Eur 11875 lis 

0800-1455 .....ss Eur 15575 lis 

0800-1655 .....ss Afr 21830 lis 

0900-1055 mtwtf.. Eur 11875 lis 

0930-1100 .....ss Eur 9815 sin 

1100-1300 mtwtf.. Eur 15140 lis 

1100-1300 mtwtf.. Afr 21830 lis 

1100-1300 mtwtf.. B+WAfr 21655 lis 

1100-2100 .....ss B+WAfr 21655 lis 

1300-1700 mtwtf.. NAm 15575 lis * 

1300-1700 .....ss NAm 15575 lis 

1300-1800 .....ss VEZ 17745 lis 

1400-1600 mtwtf.. IND+ME 15690 lis 

1500-1800 .....ss Eur 11960 lis 

1500-1755 .....ss Eur 11635 lis 

1700-1900 mtwtf.. NAm 17825 lis * 

1700-1900 .....ss NAm 17825 lis 

1700-2000 mtwtf.. Eur 11630 lis 

1700-2000 mtwtf.. Afr 17680 lis 

1700-2000 mtwtf.. B+WAfr 21655 lis 

1700-2100 .....ss Afr 17680 lis 

1800-2100 .....ss Eur 11630 lis 

1800-2100 .....ss Eur 11740 lis 

1800-2100 mtwtf.. VEN 15535 lis * 

1800-2100 .....ss VEZ 15535 lis 

1900-2400 mtwtf.. NAm 15540 lis ** 

1900-2400 .....ss NAm 15540 lis 

2000-2400 daily Eur 9795 lis ** 

2000-2400 daily Eur 9460 lis ** 

2000-2400 daily Afr 11825 lis ** 

2000-2400 mtwt.. B+WAfr 15555 lis ** 

2100-2400 daily VEZ 11635 lis ** 

*) extra or special broadcasts 

**) broadcast may extend until 2400 UT. 

[LIS] Sao Gabriel: 5 x 100, 4 x 300 kW 

Also uses Pro-Funk GmbH, Sines 250 kW [all only in Portuguese] 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR dxld Oct 24) 

RUSSIA VoR Russia Sce. - Winter Sked 

RADIO (THE VOICE OF RUSSIA - RUSSIAN WORLD SERVICE (OVERSEAS BROADCASTING) 

TIME/FREQUENCY SCHEDULE FOR WINTER PERIOD '2005-2006 

(TIMES in UT; [Moscow Winter Time UTC + 3 hrs] 

FREQUENCIES = kHz) 

To EUROPE: 

0200-0300 603, 936 

0300-0400 936 

1300-1400 936, 972, 999, 1431, 1548 

1400-1500 558, 5810 

1700-1800 603, 630, 693, 9480**, 11630* 

1800-1900 603, 630, 693 7390 

2100-2200 1215.

To MOSCOW Region: 

2000-2100 612. 

To NEAR and MILLDLE EAST: 

0200-0300 648, 972, 1503, 5995 

1300-1400 1143 

1400-1500 7315 

1600-1700 1251, 1314, 7305, 7315 

1800-1900 5985 

2000-2100 6170, 7445 

2100-2200 7445. 

To AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC: 

1300-1500 9770. 

To NORTH AMERICA: 

0200-0300 7150, 7240, 7350, 12010, 13665 

0300-0400 7150, 7240, 12010, 13665. 

To LATIN AMERICA: 

0200-0300 6195, 7260 

0300-0400 7260, 7330. 

To CENTRAL ASIA: 

0200-0300 648, 972, 1503 

1300-1400 1143, 15460*, 17570** 

1400-1500 1251, 15460*, 17570** 

1600-1700 1251. 

To SOUTH-EAST ASIA: 

1300-1400 7260, 9495, 9770, 9885, 15460*, 17570** 

1400-1500 6205, 7260 9495, 9770, 9885, 11500, 15460*, 17570** 

1600-1700 9885. 

To ASIA (including FAR EAST): 

1300-1400 1143, 5920, 6145, 9770, 9885, 15460* 

1400-1500 5995, 7220, 7315, 9770, 9885, 11500, 12055, 15460*, 17570** 

1600-1700 1251, 7315, 9885. 

To CAUCASIAN Region: 

2100-2400 7445. 

To UKRAINE and MOLDAVIA: 

0200-0400 936 

1300-1400 936, 972, 999, 1431, 1548. 

To BALTIC COUNTRIES: 

2000-2100 7390. 

NOTES: *) Till March, 4th; **) Since March, 5th. 

Russian World Service, "The Voice of Russia", Moscow-Radio, 115326 Russia. 

VOICE: [+7 095] 950-6868. 

FAX: [+7 095] 950-6116. 

E-MAIL: 

ACTUAL INTOMATION, WEB and REAL AUDIO (on live): 

 

Regards, Pavel Mikhaylov, Moscow-RUS (via wwdxc BC-DX Oct 20) 

Winter B-05 for Voice of Russia WS in Russian: 

0200-0300 on 603 648 936 972 1503 6195 7150 7240 7260 7350 

12010 13665 

0300-0400 on 936 7150 7240 7260 7330 12010 13665 

1300-1400 on 936 972 999 1143 1431 1548 5920 6145 7260 9495

9770 

9885 15460*17570# 

1400-1500 on 558 5810^ 5995 6205 7220 7315 9770 11500 12055 

15460*17570# 

1600-1700 on 603 630 693 1251 1314 7305 7315 9885 9480*11630# 

1800-1900 on 603 630 693 5985 7390 

2000-2100 on 612 6170 7390 7445 

2100-2200 on 1215 7445 

*till March 4 #from March 5 ^DRM txions 

Winter B-05 for Radio Rossii in Russian via MSK 250 kW / 260 deg: 

0200-0500 on 5925 0525-0800 on 12075 0825-1500 on 17600 

1525-1800 on 7310 1825-2200 on 6235 


B-05 - Tatarstan Wave via Samara, Russia: 

0500-0600 15105 SAM 160 kW / 065 deg to FE 

0700-0800 9860 SAM 250 kW / 060 deg to CeAs 

0900-1000 11915 SAM 250 kW / 305 deg to Eu 

(wb wwdxc BC-DX, Oct 24) 

Here are the current details of getting QSLs from Tatarstan Wave. Send 

your reports (written in English, German, or Russian) to: 

QSL Manager, c/o Ildus Ibatullin, P.O.Box 134, Kazan 420136, Russia 

The station doesn't have funds for QSLing, therefore please enclose return 

postage: 2 IRCs, or $1, or 1 Euro. Taped reports are accepted, but I'm 

afraid the cassettes are not returned. 

Reports sent during this summer/autumn will be confirmed with special QSL 

cards devoted to the 1000th anniversary of Kazan. There are several card 

designs, so send your reports in a batch if you wish to have various 

cards! 

Please keep in mind that broadcasts start at xx10, not at xx00! That's 

because the last broadcast is relayed locally in Kazan and the whole 

Tatarstan in LW/VHF, and it must not overlap the regular Radio Rossii nx 

(not relayed in SW), which take the initial 10 mins of the hour on local 

radio nets. 

(Ildus Ibatullin-RUS, RUSdxsignal Sep 11, 2005) 

SEYCHELLES Thanks to Hans-Dieter Buschau for the info on BBC Oman 

address for QSL. On my postcard report to Seychelles Relay Station I 

wrote: Resident Engineer, VT Merlin Communications & Partners LLC, BBC 

Indian Ocean Relay Station, PO Box 448, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles. 40 

days later I got the confirmation letter signed by Albert Quatre, Senior 

Engineer. On the top part a view on the tx site showing "six Marconi 4 

band arrays strung across four towers" and "BBC INDIAN OCEAN RELAY 

STATION" printed by side. Also informed below "The transmitting station 

was opened and operated by the BBC in 1988, in 1997 as part of BBC txion 

privatisation the management of the site was transferred to Merlin 

Communications, a new company formed by ex BBC staff. The company is now 

part of VT Group of UK." 

(Ashar, Depok-INS, hcdx Oct 20) 

SLOVAK REP / HUNGARY B-05 usage of Rimavska Sobota-SVK site by Radio 

Budapest: 

6025 0400-0430 29 RSO 150 050 ...... Rus SVK RBP HNG 

6025 0430-0500 27,28,37 RSO 150 245 ...... Spa SVK RBP HNG 

6025 1700-1730 27,28 RSO 150 275 ...... Fre SVK RBP HNG 

6025 1730-1800 28 RSO 150 230 ...... Ita SVK RBP HNG 

6025 1800-1830 29 RSO 150 050 234567 Rus SVK RBP HNG 

6025 1800-1900 27,28 RSO 150 290 1 Ger SVK RBP HNG

6025 1830-1900 27,28 RSO 150 290 234567 Ger SVK RBP HNG 

6025 2000-2030 27,28 RSO 150 290 ...... Eng SVK RBP HNG 

6025 2030-2100 27,28 RSO 150 290 234567 Ger SVK RBP HNG 

6025 2030-2100 29 RSO 150 050 1 Rus SVK RBP HNG 

6025 2200-2230 27,28 RSO 150 290 ...... Eng SVK RBP HNG 

7285 2230-2300 27,28,37 RSO 150 245 ...... Spa SVK RBP HNG 

9580 0000-0100 13-16 RSO 250 245 2 Hun SVK RBP HNG 

9580 2300-2400 13-16 RSO 250 245 ...... Hun SVK RBP HNG 

11675 1900-2000 55,58,59 RSO 250 090 ...... Hun SVK RBP HNG 

SLOVENIA 594 Habt Ihr vielleicht auch eine Anschrift??? 

Platiseva ul.39, 5282 Cerkno, Slovenia. 

Ist das nicht frueher Radio Cerkno gewesen? Wie mir Miha schon einmal 

mitgeteilt hat bedeutet "Odmev" auf Deutsch "Echo" 

Radio Odmev ist der Stationsname, der Name der Betreibergesellschaft (?) 

lautet Radio Cerkno d.o.o. (Ich hoffe, das ist so richtig, Miha ?) 

Web: 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Oct 25) 

Genauso. Und Cerkno ist eine kleine Stadt in der Mitte des voralpischen 

Gebirges. In der Naehe von Idrija. Der Sender steht auf einem kleinen 

Huegel in Mitte von Cerkno. 

(Miha Rus-SVN, A-DX Oct 26) 

SOUTH AFRICA [non, Cland to Biafra Nigeria] 7380, Voice of Biafra 

International via Meyerton, at 2120-2146 on Oct 22, nice Nigerian vocal 

selection followed by English talks, ID and freq annt and more anti- 

Nigerian govt talk in English. ID and lang change into Igbo with announced 

nx analysis feature. Fair. 


Wed/Sat 7380 2100-2200 to zones 46S,47SW MEY 250kw 328degr, slew minus 

12deg. in A-05 and B-05. 

SRI LANKA SLBC TO MERGE EVENING HINDI AND ENGLISH SERVICES. 

Robin Viegas in Bombay reports that effective Monday Oct 24, 2005, the 

SLBC will be merging their Hindi & English sces in the evenings at 1330- 

1530 UT. Now there will be a Hindi & English announcer and programing will 

be heard on 11905 & 7275 kHz daily. 

(from dxasia.info via Alokesh Gupta-IND, hcdx Oct 21) 

TAIWAN 9745 Voice of Han (via CBS). Full data multicolored Satellite 

Dish / Arm Services card , with accompanying schedule brochure. This in 

response possibly to a follow-up with I sent recently to this address: 

The Voice of Han Broadcasting, B Building 5 F No.3, Sin Yi Road, section 

1, Taipei, Taiwan . R.O.C. Rely time was a total of 16 months, 53 days 

after sending out a follow-up. 


846 Voice of Kuanghua, Kuanyin at 2130-2150 on Oct 06, 2130 Chinese 

talks, 2142 short mx interval, ann, talks, fading out. Interference from a 

station with continuous English songs, probably the pirate R North from 

Ireland, 24432/3. 

(Max van Arnhem-HOL, dswci DXW Oct 17) Reception in Europe ! 

7129.88, Family Radio via Taiwan at 1000-1100 on Oct 07, all talk, could 

not get lang, fair level. Music at 1057 UT incl. WYFR signature tune. 

Continued in Chinese-sounding lang after 1100 UT. 

(Jerry Berg-USA, dswci DXW Oct 17) 

11940, Trans World Broadcasting Ministry, at 1338-1355* on Oct 23, program

of Chinese mx and vocals hosted for a while by a woman with brief Chinese 

talks and then a man with additional Chinese talks. Off with brief annt at 

1354 UT followed by instrumental mx until carrier cut. Fair signal but 

very deep fades. 


1098 on 16 Oct at 1422 UT. CBS1 (presumed), external sce from Taiwan in 

Chinese. Female talk with awful whistle. At 1430 UT, after a song, woman 

announcer said: "zhung yang guan bo ten tai, tai wan zhen min...". 

1557 on 16 Oct, 1351 WYFR (relayed via Taiwan), in slow English, 43443, 

improving. Some Middle-Eastern station (presumed Radio Asia, UAE) spoiled 

the fun. 



TAJIKISTAN 4635 R. Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajik vocal/instr. mx (male 

singer) at 0142-0146 UT on Oct 22, man ancr in vernac. 0146 to past 0150 

with actuality. Started fair, but fading fast after 0145 UT. Now that 

we're in DX season, this one will get better. 

(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Oct 23) 

UKRAINE Radio Ukraine International 

Winter B05 Broadcasting Schedule 

(30 October 2005 - 26 March 2006) 

Time UTC; Frequency; Transmitter Site; Power; Azimuth; Target Area 

0000-0500 5910 Mykolaiv 500kW 314deg Northeastern America 

0100-0600 5830 Kharkiv 100 055 Russia [Tyumen] 

0600-0900 7420 Kharkiv 100 290 Western Europe 

0900-1400 9925 Kharkiv 100 277 WEurope 

1400-1800 5830 Kharkiv 100 055 Russia [Tyumen] 

1800-0100 5840 Kharkiv 100 290 W.Europe 

Transmission schedules in various langs are as follows: 

ENGLISH (one hour long): at 2200 on 5840 kHz, at 0100 & 0400 on 5910 kHz, 

at 1200 on 9925 kHz. 

GERMAN (one hour long): at 1800, 2100 & 0000 on 5840 kHz. 

UKRAINIAN programmes are transmitted on all freqs and at all times except 

for the time reserved for English and German programmes, as shown above. 

Romanian (half an hour long): at 1800, 2030 & 2200 on 657 kHz (via 

Chernivtsi). 

On WEB-site www.nrcu.gov.ua txions in Real Audio format: 

ENGLISH: at 2200, 0100, 0400; 

GERMANY: at 1800, 2100, 0000; 

UKRAINIAN: all other time of the day. 

(Alexander Yegorov, Kyiv, Ukraine, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 24) 

1242 kHz is again active with some testing. 

(open_dx - Andrey Burlaka, Simferopol-UKR, via DXsignal Oct 24 

Most likely it's Dokuchayevsk, near Donetsk. Other UKR plans are: 

- reactivate Taranivka (837 kHz) for Promin. 

- increase power in Mykolayiv (549 kHz) to 500 kW. 

- increase UR3 broadcasting via Chernivtsi to 19 hours per day. 

(open_dx - Alexander Yegorov, Kyiv-UKR, Oct 24) 

Radio Tsentr from Donetsk heard with a quite loud signal on 1242 kHz (ex 

1359). Song requests in Russian until 1500 UT, followed by nx bulletin in 

Ukrainian.

(open_dx - Victor Puzanov-RUS, via DXsignal Oct 24) 

I'm troubled that there continues to be a continuation of Russian spelling 

for the tx sites for Ukrainian radio. Kharkov should be spelled Kharkiv, 

and Nikolayev, Mikolayiv. I checked the NRCU website, and at least the 

Ukrainian site is completely in Ukrainian. I couldn't find any tx sites on 

their English website, though. It's 14 years since independence, and let's 

accept the proper spellings! Remember, Beijing was once Peking and 

Peiping! 

While I "vent", another thing that burns me is the continued use of "CIS" 

in DX circles. This is a totally moribund organization and an attempt by 

Russia to resurrect the USSR. Why bother using the term anymore. These 

countries are all independent and separate DX countries. Using the term 

CIS is confusing and nonsensical in my opinion. Thanks for the bandwidth! 

(Volodya Salmaniw-BC-CAN, hcdx Oct 24) 

I note in the above: Kharkiv and Chernivtsi are spelled right in Ukrainian 

writing style. 

73 wolfgang 

USA WRMI to shut down for Wilma.Here we go again. This time South 

Florida is being threatened by Hurricane Wilma. It is expected to be a 

category two hurricane when it arrives in South Florida. The latest 

reports indicate that conditions are going to deteriorate quickly around 

midnight tonight (Sunday), and will probably remain bad until Monday 

afternoon. Miami is basically going to shut down on Monday, and people are 

advised not to go out after late this evening. 

The winds will certainly be high enough to potentially affect our 

antennas, not to mention the flooding and probable power outages. Because 

of these reasons, and the safety of our tx site operators, we have decided 

to shut down our txions as of midnight tonight (Sunday) until Wilma passes 

through. 

At the moment, we are tentatively planning to resume broadcasts as of 

about 5:00 pm Eastern Time on Monday, assuming there is no damage and that 

we have electricity. However, we could be back on the air earlier or 

later, depending on conditions. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA, WRMI, dxld Oct 23) 

VOA Frequency Engineer Anna L. Case Dies. 

Anna L. Case, 86, a freq engineer with a 50-year career in international 

SW radio communication, died Oct. 16 of complications of leukemia at 

Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington. . . 

 

(via Mike Cooper-USA, dxld Oct 24) 

Here's the George Jacobs page about her, and other staff: 

(via GH, dxld Oct 24) 

WWCR B-05 FINAL TRANSMITTER SCHEDULE. 

This has still not been posted on their website, but WWCR mailed me a 

copy, dated 14 July as notified to the FCC International Branch by George 

McClintock. I reformat it to make it a bit more convenient: 

Tx# kHz UT Nov & March UT Dec-Jan-Feb 

1 9985 10-11 10-11 

15825 11-22 11-21 

7465 22-24 21-23 

3210 00-10 23-10

2 13845 13-01 14-24 [University Network exclusively] 

5935 01-13 00-14 [University Network exclusively] 

3 9985 13-15 13-16 

12160 15-23 16-22 

5070 23-13 22-13 

4 7465 13-15 14-16 

9985 15-19 16-19 

9975 19-22 19-22 

9985 22-24 22-24 

7465 00-02 00-02 

5765 02-13 02-14 

First column dates are actually 30 Oct to 30 Nov & 1 Mar to 1 Apr. 

Since two of the freqs are used by more than one tx, here is a breakdown 

of those: 

7465 13-15 4 14-16 4 

22-24 1 21-23 1 

00-02 4 00-02 4 

9985 10-11 1 10-11 1 

13-15 3 13-16 3 

15-19 4 16-19 4 

22-24 4 22-24 4 

Note that in Dec-Jan-Feb, there will be a one hour break in 7465 at 23, 

which, barring interference from any other stations, should be good for 

Polisario's Spanish hour on 7460. 

Assuming present WORLD OF RADIO and MUNDO RADIAL times continue as 

timeshifted, which has not been reconfirmed, the B-05 schedule will be: 

UT Nov & March UT Dec-Jan-Feb 

WOR Thu 2130 15825 Thu 2130 7465 

MR Fri 2215 7465 Fri 2215 7465 

WOR Sun 0330 5070 Sun 0330 5070 

WOR Sun 0730 3210 Sun 0730 3210 

MR Mon 2215 7465 Mon 2215 7465 

WOR Wed 1030 9985 Wed 1030 9985 


WWDXCtopnews. Bill Lauterbach tells me that he has ceased production of DX 

Radio School in order to devote more time to his studies, and because WWCR 

has not broadcast the latest ones produced. Some reruns may still be 

appearing at the formerly scheduled times: 

Thu 0930 9985, Sun 0330 5070 [and after timeshift:], Sun 2200 7465. 

Please confirm whether or not it still appear. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Oct 25) 

VIETNAM I received FM broadcast of Voice of Vietnam (VOV) at transit 

area of the international airport at Ho Chi Minh City as follows: VOV5 

English program on 105.6 MHz, 1433-1500, Oct 02, non-stop march composed 

by SoUSA as a part of English broadcast. At 1500 ID in Vietnamese "Day la 

Tieng Noi Viet Nam". 55555. VOV was also received on 104.5 MHz at 1506- 

1540. Vietnamese program and ID at 1530 UT "Tieng Noi Viet Nam", 45554. 


I wonder if the new target broadcast on 9795 as in dxld 5-170 and 5-171 

has ever been identified? 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Oct 21)

This test was apparently not successful, poor reception in Vietnam and was 

already cancelled by the second weekend. Another freq tried from Taiwan 

was 11695, which earlier had the VT Merlin test loop. 

(Aaron Zawitzky, dxld Oct 23) 

4739.7 R. TV Son La, at 1211-1224 UT on Oct 16, very unusual "hill 

country" native vocal mx to 1216 ments. of Son La and Vietnam by female 

ancr in VT or lang. Male vocalist at 1220 with similar tonal singing. 

Quite strong signal on NW Beverage, but a slight buzz and distortion from 

the Son La xmtr. 

(Guy Atkins-Grayland, WA-USA, DXplorer Oct 23) 

4739.68, at 1212 UT on Oct 16, on nominal 4740, but tuned in at 4739.68 

with a very strong signal with very distinctive vocal mx and VT-type 

dialect. A ute plopped on right on top of them making listening a little 

less than perfect, but still powerful. Both Guy Atkins (who pointed them 

out, tnx!) and I hrd "Son La" clearly right after I tuned in. They left 

the air right at 1400 UT, and the sick xmtr whistles disappeared 

immediately. Very strong too bad they were so distorted. 

(Walt Salmaniw-Grayland, WA-USA, DXplorer Oct 23) 

News from Klingenfuss Publications 

The new 2006 editions of our publications will soon be available. We have 

hundreds of new utility freqs and Mr. Weber is working with his team on 

the new broadcast database including latest DRM txions. In January 2006 we 

will publish a printed Supplement to the 2005/2006 Guide to Utility Radio 

Stations. It will be attached, free, to all orders for this book received 

after 01 December 2005, so that the Utility Guide continues to be as up- 

to-date as possible. Several hundred new freqs from all over the world 

will be included in the Supplement. See our hotfrequencies webpage for the 

very latest digital data decoder screenshots. 

The updated 2006 utility database will be perfectly integrated into the 

2006 Shortwave Frequency Guide. 

Klingenfuss Publications, Hagenloher Str. 14, D-72070 Tuebingen, Germany 

Phone +49 7071 62830, Fax +49 7071 600849, E-Mail 

Internet 

(Joerg Klingenfuss-D, wwdxc BC-DX, Oct 15) 

INTERNATIONALE MEDIENHILFE 

WELTVERBAND DEUTSCHSPRACHIGER MEDIEN 

Fuer Kurzwellenhoerer: 

Treffen deutschsprachiger Auslandsradioredaktionen. 

Am 29. und 30. Oktober 2005 treffen sich in Bruessel im Rahmen des 

Kongresses 

der deutschsprachigen Auslandsmedien die Redakteure der deutschsprachigen 

Programme von 

- Radio Schweden 

- Radio Vatikan 

- Radio Prag 

- Radio Tirana International 

- Stimme Russlands. 

Engagierte Kurzwellenhoerer sind zu diesem Treffen eingeladen. 

Weitere Infos zum Treffen in Bruessel und ein Anmeldeformular sind hier zu 

finden: 

INTERNATIONALE MEDIENHILFE (IMH)

Weltverband Deutschsprachiger Medien 

Buero Koeln/Bonn 

Telefon: 02242-914490 

 

PROTESTAUFRUF: Die deutschsprachige Redaktion von Radio Georgien konnte 

durch Proteste im letzten Jahr erhalten werden. Aber sie darf seit einigen 

Monaten nicht senden. Protestieren Sie jetzt bei der georgischen Botschaft 

in Berlin dafuer, dass die Redakteure wieder ihrer normalen Arbeit 

nachgehen koennen: 

Botschaft von Georgien 

I.E. Frau Dr. Maja Pandshikidse 

Heinrich-Mann-Strasse 32 

D-13156 Berlin 

Fax: +49 (30) 48 49 07 20 

 

(Oct 26) 


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ALASKA Hier der aktuelle Sendeplan von KNLS Anchor Point. 

Weitere Informationen unter 

Time UT kHz Language 

0800-0900 9615 English 0800-0900 9655 Mandarin 0900-1000 9615 Russian 

0900-1000 9655 Mandarin 1000-1100 9615 English 1000-1100 9655 Mandarin 

1100-1200 7355 Mandarin 1100-1200 9655 Russian 1200-1300 7355 English 

1200-1300 9615 English 1300-1400 7355 Mandarin 1300-1400 9655 Mandarin 

1400-1500 7355 Mandarin 1400-1500 9655 English 1500-1600 7355 Mandarin 

1500-1600 9655 Russian 1600-1700 7355 Mandarin 1600-1700 9655 Russian 


Zur Zeit (0920 UT) ist die Station in Russisch schwach auf der freien 

Frequenz 9615 kHz zu hoeren. 

(Uwe Volk-D, A-DX Nov 2) 

ALGERIA Polisario Front radio from Tindouf Algeria now on air with new 

equipment on exact 1550.00 kHz [formerly on odd freq wandering around 

1547...1551 kHz], starts with Holy Quran prayer at 1700 UT daily, nearby 

Moroccan counter jammer starts at 1658 UT on 1553.3 kHz and fades up to 

1553.7 kHz around 1715 UT. 

73 wb (travelling Andalusia Spain, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 5) 

AUSTRALIA You'll find on the ACMA website a pdf copy of Australian 

Broadcasters By Region And State ACMA 12 October 2005 It covers AM FM and

TV 

 

(John Smith-AUS, ARDXC via dxld / wwdxc Nov 4) 

The schedule being sent out by Nigel Holmes of R. Australia shows 17785 

kHz at 2200-2400 UT, 100 kW from Shepparton to Pacific and North America. 

The schedule on the web site is always wrong! 

(Sean D. Gilbert G4UCJ/G4001SWL International Editor - WRTH, Nov 2, dxld 

Nov 3) 

So here's the REAL Radio Australia B-05 schedule, inconveniently sorted 

by: 

1) tx site, 2) target area, 3) frequency, 4) daily or not, 5) time 

starting with local Australian morning, 6) lang 

Brandon, Qsld; Darwin, NT; Dhabbaya, UAE; Shepparton, Vic.; Kranji, 

Singapore; Taiwan 

UTC lang site kW target days kHz 

2000-2200 English BRN 10 Pac daily 11660 



2200-2300 BBC WS BRN 10 Pac daily 12080 

0800-0900 English BRN 10 PNG daily 5995 



2200-2300 BBC WS BRN 10 PNG daily 9660 


0000-0030 INSn DRW 250 As daily 9630 


0800-0830 INSn DRW 250 As mtwtf 11550 


2200-0000 English DRW 250 As,Eu daily 12010 


1400-1600 English DRW 250 SAs daily 11750 

2330-0000 Vietnamese DRW 250 SEA daily 11820 

0530-0600 Vietnamese DRW 250 SEA daily 17855 

0400-0430 INSn DHA 250 As daily 21780 

1400-1800 English SHP 100 As daily 6080 

1300-1430 Chinese SHP 100 As daily 9475 




2130-2330 INSn SHP 100 As daily 11695 



0430-0500 English SHP 100 As daily 15415 

0530-0800 English SHP 100 As daily 15415 






0500-0530 INSn SHP 100 As daily 15415 





1430-1900 English SHP 100 As,Eu daily 9475 

1900-2130 English SHP 100 As,Eu daily 9500


2100-2130 English SHP 100 As,PNG daily 11695 

1400-1700 English SHP 100 Pac daily 7240 




0800-1400 English SHP 100 Pac,NAm daily 9580 



0500-0800 English SHP 100 Pac,NAm daily 15160 




2100-2300 English SHP 100 Pac,PNG daily 15515 

1800-2000 English SHP 100 PNG daily 6080 

1100-1400 English SHP 100 PNG,As daily 9560 


0700-0900 English SHP 100 PNG,J daily 9710 

0200-0500 English SHP 100 PNG,J daily 21725 

1400-1800 English SHP 100 PNG,Pac daily 5995 

0900-1100 Tok Pisin SHP 100 PNG,Pac daily 5995 



2000-2100 Tok Pisin SHP 100 PNG,Pac mtwtf 6080 









0800-1600 English SHP 100 PNG,Pac,NAm daily 9590 

0000-0030 INSn SNG 250 As daily 6120 

1300-1430 Chinese SNG 100 As daily 12010 

2300-2330 Khmer SNG 100 SEA daily 9730 

0530-0600 Vietnamese SNG 250 SEA daily 15280 

0500-0530 Khmer SNG 250 SEA daily 15445 

0900-0930 INSn TAI 250 As mtwtf 11550 

2130-2330 INSn TAI 250 As daily 11550 

0500-0530 INSn TAI 250 As daily 11745 

0800-1130 English TAI 250 As daily 15240 



2330-0000 Vietnamese TAI 250 SEA daily 15110 

(via Nigel Holmes-AUS, RA, via Sean Gilbert, WRTH, dxld Nov 3) 

BELGIUM [and non] Radio Vlaanderen International schedule is now 

0500-2300 on 1512, 0700-0800 on 13740 St. Petersburg, 0800-0900 on 9790 

via Skelton, 1800-1900 on 6205 via St. Petersburg, 1900-2000 on 6040 via 

Skelton. 

(Sergey Kolesov-UKR, Nov World DX Club Contact via Mike Barraclough, dxld 

and direct) 

6040 1900-2000 27,28,37-39 SKN 250 180 G VRT 

6205 1757-1856 27S,28S S P 400 215 RUS VRT 

9790 0800-0900 27,28,37-39 SKN 250 180 G VRT 

13740 0657-0756 27,28,37 S.P 400 215 RUS VRT (not 13685) 

And RTBF Brussels via Wavre-BEL: 

5940 0600-0800 27,28,37-39 WAV 100 167 BEL VRT (not 5965) 

9970 0600-2300 27,28,37-39 WAV 250 167 BEL VRT

BURKINA FASO/NIGERIA Most exciting African daytimer in 41mb around 

1200-1300 UT on 

7230 R Burkina Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 35553, and 

7255 kHz most likely VoNigeria Ikorodu Nigeria 1-2 555 1-2, on latter We 

African vernac talks and mx. 


5030, Radio Burkina at 0630-0645 UT on Nov 04, Inicio de las 

transmisiones, frances: "Vous etes a l'ecoute du programme de la RTB, la 

presente edition des nouvelles, bonjour". Locutor y locutora, noticias de 

Burkina. 34333. 

(Manuel Mendez-ESP, dxld Nov 4) 

7230 kHz R.Burkina, Ouagadougou, obs'ed on 05 Nov 1508-1529, French, pops; 

45444. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 6) 

CANADA A new round of DRM test transmissions from Sackville, beamed to 

Europe, has begun. The transmissions started yesterday, Sunday November 6, 

and will last for one week, maybe longer. The programme is Radio Sweden in 

English. 

Frequency: 13725 kHz. Time: 1900-1930 UTC. Azimuth: 60deg 

Reception reports are highly appreciated by Radio Sweden. 

(DRM Software Radio Forum, via RNW MNNL, via bdxc Mike Terry, Nov 7) 

DRM to UK: 

13725 1900-2000 27,28 SAC 250kW [usual 60kW, wb] 60deg N CAN RCI (x13700) 

DRM buzz spreading many kHz centred on 9800, at 1600 Nov 3, presumably 

Sackville as is the case later in the afternoon, but it went off shortly. 

Perhaps testing. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Nov 3) 

DRM 9800 to 4,7,8,9 SAC 70kW 268deg 

9530, Voice of Joy (via Sackville), good looking, multi-colored, full-data 

map QSL, V/S Dean Phillips, who preceded the QSL with a tel. call where we 

talked about SW. Also sent brightly-colored map-style sked and info sheet 

(but text truncated). In 2 wks. for CD rpt to Box 610411, Dallas, TX 

75261. 


New RCI schedules / Nouveaux horaires de RCI. 

RCI's new schedules for the B05 broadcast season (30 October 2005 to 26 

March 2006) have been posted on the "Schedules and Frequencies" page of 

our website at the following address: 

 

You will find not only our SW broadcast schedules, but also the schedules 

for our three 24-hour per day satellite channels. These channels can also 

be heard via our website. 

Please note that the schedules are posted in PDF format. If you do not 

have the Adobe Reader software to read PDF files, you may download it free 

of charge by following the link given on the "Schedules and Frequencies" 

page. 

We wish you good listening in the coming season. 

(RCI news via Mike Bethge-D, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 7)

CHAD 6165 kHz RD. Natle. Tchadinenne, N'Djamena, obs'ed on 05 Nov 2254- 

2300*, French, int'l songs, Afr. pops; 53433, QRM de HRV. 


CHINA Hulun Buir People's Broadcasting Station, Inner Mongolia, China 

sent me a prepared form QSL card and letter in Chinese after 36 days for 

my reception report in Chinese with 10 yuan. There was no personal 

signature in the QSL but official imprint of the station. According to the 

letter the station digitalized all the equipment before the tx in 2003, so 

the improved reception will be expected. Their recent schedule; 

Chinese 2130-1440 603 3900 kHz 

Mongolian 2125-1425 954 6080 kHz 

FM (Traffic Literature and Life) 2200-2400 104.6 MHz. 

Address: 11 Shengli Dajie, Hailar, Hulun Buir, Nei Menggu, China 

Telephone: +86 8256100 2065 Fax: +86 8256100 2054 

QSL card, letter, photographs are shown in my homepage 

 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 2) 

CUBA Three RHC freqs stayed on past 0700 Nov 5: 9550, 6060 and 11760 all 

with // program of low-key guitar mx. Did not hear any station / network 

ID so I wonder if this was from R. Musical Nacional; certainly not Reloj 

as sometimes gets relayed. All of these went off without annt, within a 

few seconds of each other around 0730*. 


12000 Radio Habana. 

Hoerte heute um 1130 UTC auf 12000 kHz Radio Habana Kuba in spanischer 

Sprache mit O=3. Handelt es sich hier um eine "fahrplanmaessige" Sendung 

oder um eine Testsendung? Koennte eventuell auch ein Relais in Russland in 

Frage kommen? 

(Michael Lindner-D, A-DX Nov 4) 

Das muessen gestern schon saumaessig gute Winterbedingungen gewesen sein. 

Diese 12000 kHz aus La Habana sind mindestens schon ein Jahr gelistet. 

Aber 1100-1500 UT fuer die SoAM Richtung, 100 kW 156 Grad in Richtung 

Brasilien/Argentinien. Da bleibt in Richtung Greiz-Schleiz-Lobenstein 

nicht mehr viel Antennensignal uebrig. 

(73 wb, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 5) 

CZECH REP [non] We had a report that earlier in Oct, R. Prague had 

started a relay via Sackville at 0330 on 6040 kHz. I did not manage to 

check that on UT Nov 2, but at 0415 I found R. Prague loud & clear on 6100 

kHz. This too is not mentioned on their own website's B-05 schedule at 

 

This was obviously a relay, likely Canada. Each txion is nominally 27 mins 

long, but this kept going at 0427 UT with a recitation of the entire 

English target, time and freq schedule. But the txion cut off at 0429 

before the announcer got to NoAmerica, which was no doubt last on the 

list. It's great to hear R. Prague so clearly, but they really need to get 

their act together so their actual txions match their published schedule 

match their announced schedule. 

(...) DW via Bonaire in German occupies 6100 kHz at 0200-0400. Definitely 

R. Prague again the next night in English UT Nov 3 until 0429* on 6100 

again giving txion schedule, much weaker reception. 


But FCC-private and HFCC lists WHRI 100 kW 290 deg at 0400-0600 instead, 

(wb Nov 8)

Sackville relays may sound like a good idea for North American listeners, 

but they present problems for at least much of the northeastern quadrant 

of the U.S. For example, at this point of the season (and others) in 

upstate NY, I rarely get useable reception of RCI or Radio Sweden in the 

evenings via Sackville. On top of that, Sackville has had and continues to 

have some well documented problems in operations that result in late 

start-ups, drop outs and mis- switches. 

In light of all this, it's somewhat puzzling that Sackville seems to be 

getting more relay business. It really is a mixed result (at best) for 

listeners. 

(John Figliozzi-NY-USA, dxld Nov 3) 

ETHIOPIA [non] CLANDESTINES via GERMANY: 9620, V. of Path of Ethiopian 

Unity via DTK, Oct 30 *1830-1836, 35443- 35433 Amharic, 1830 sign on with 

IS, ID, Opening announce, Talk; Sun and Wed only. 

9820, V. of Ethiopian Salvation via DTK, Oct 30 *1600-1610, 32432- 33433 

Amharic, 1600 sign on with IS, ID and Opening announce, Opening mx, Talk 

and Ethiopian pops mx; Sun only. 

9820, V. of Oromo Liberation via DTK, Oct 30 *1700-1707, 24432 Oromo, 1700 

sign on with opening mx, ID, Opening announce, Talk; Sun and Tue and Wed 

and Fri only. 

9820, R. Freedom via DTK, Nov 01 *1630-1640 23432-34432 Somali, 1630 sign 

on with opening mx, Opening announce, Kor'an, Talk; Tue and Fri only. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 4) 

Other Ethiopian clandestines: 

7560, V. of Delina (pres), Oct 30 1836-1840 35443 Tigrigna, Talk; Sun 

only. 

7590, V. of ENUF, Oct 30 *1700-1710 35333 Amharic, 1700 sign on with IS, 

ID, Opening announce, Talk; Sun and Fri only. 

7590, R. V. of Oromo Liberation Front, Oct 31 *1700-1706, 35333, Oromo, 

1700 sign on with IS, ID, Local mx, Talk; Mon and Thu only. 

12115, Tensae Ethiopian V. of Unity, Oct 30 *1501-1512, 45444, Amharic, 

1501 sign on with opening mx, Opening announce, Talk. 


9704.2 kHz R.Ethiopia, Gedja Jewe, logged on 05 Nov 1857-1925, Vernacular, 

local pops, chimes on the hr, news, talks; 45433, increasing "hum" in 

carrier; // 7110 under severe QRM. 


FALKLAND ISLS [non] No wonder I could not hear Calling the Falklands on 

11680, as in an earlier B-05 BBCWS schedule. The one below under UK shows 

this back on 11720, Tue & Fri 2130-2145 UT. Trouble is, I also checked 

11720 on Tue Nov 1 and did not hear it there either. 


Calling the Falklands is on 11720 according to the BBCWS frequency charts 

at: 

 

Wonder where you got 11680 from ? (Dave Kenny-UK, dxld Nov 4) 

It was in the 'complete' VT Merlin B-05 schedule posted on the group some 

weeks ago. Must check 11720 again Tuesday. (gh, dxld Nov 4) 

If you then select Tuesday or Friday, there's no mention of Calling the 

Falklands in the 24-hour programme schedule, and the only shortwave freqs

listed for the entire day are 12095 and 9825 at 0200-0300 UT. That 

strongly suggests there is no longer any SW outlet for the programme, 

which probably continues on satellite. 

The FIBS schedule at 

indicates that Calling the Falklands is scheduled on Monday and Wednesday 

at 1230 pm local time (1530 UT). Whether this is a direct relay or a 

delayed rebroadcast isn't clear. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Nov 7) 

Monitoring confirmation is still needed. Everybody, especially those in 

Europe, Africa and South America, please check Tuesday at 2130 on 11680, 

11720, and if neither heard, also look around the 25m band for some other 

possible frequency. I think Andy may be putting too much confidence in the 

accuracy of BBC online schedules. 

We also have to pretend we are in Mexico City to come up with SW freqs 

audible in OK. Since this is a 'special' sce it could very well be 

overlooked in the setup for hearing BBCWS regular programming on SW. From 

this far-offbeam vantage point, the 11720 or 11680 signal could still be 

there but it would take a good day, or a better location, to hear it. 


GEORGIA The Georgian govt reverted the decision of spring 2005 to move 

the country to the UTC+3h time zone (including DST UTC+4h). The clocks 

were not switched back one hour on 30 October when Georgia ended DST, and 

the country is now again in the UTC+4h time zone. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU. mwdx Nov 8) 

[Noted Abkhaz Radio & TV via Soxum SW 9494.76 and 9534.75 kHz in Oct, wb.] 

9295 Abkhaz Radio 0548 rock songs 32442 nothing found on 9535 on 0805. 


Is that 9295 kHz OKAY ??? Or you mean 9495 kHz ??? 73 wolfy Nov 7 

GERMANY 5910, TNT Hit Radio via DTK Juelich, at 1500-1540 UT on Nov 05, 

mxa pop, programa "The TNT Parade" y "The TNT Hits 50", canciones 

presentadas por locutor, idioma flamenco (Dutch). Muy buena mxa, 

presentada con mucho dinamismo por los disc-jockeys de la emisora. Senal 

muy fuerte. 45444. 

TNT Hit Radio transmitia antes del dia 5 de Noviembre por los 5975 kHz 

entre las 1000 y las 1600 UTC. Ahora, a partir de este fin de semana, lo 

hace por los 5010[sic, 5910], tambien entre las 1000 y las 1600 UTC. 

Direccion: 

TNT-Radio 

Molenstraat 67 

9900 EEKLO 

BELGICA-BELGIUM 

E-mail: or 

web: 

(via Manuel Mendez-ESP, Nov 5) 

5910 TNT 

Came across this terrible like "psychedelic 'music'" at 1140 UT on Nov 

5th. Heard with 45554 on the Andalusian coast line pool beach in Huelva 

north of Jerez Spain. 

5910 1000-1600 27,28 NonDir 7=Sat 301005-260306 DTK Juelich 100kW TNT 

Similar signal on 5945 kHz around 1207 UT also Nov 5th, "Wahre Gemeinde"

elig program. Sat only. 45554, but via DTK Wertachtal. 

5945 1200-1229 27,28 NonDir 7=Sat 301005-260306 WER 500kW FVM ? Free 

People's Mission Krefeld Inc. ? 

At same time noted thiny DLF Berlin Britz on 6190 kHz with 1-2 555 1-2, 

all 2500 kms south of Germany. 


Updated on Oct.28 B-05 for Brother Stair TOM via DTK T-Systems: 

0800-1000 6045 JUL 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu English 

1100-1200 6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu English (2nd Sun only) 

1900-2100 9845 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg to SoAf English 

1900-2100 9845 WER 500 kW / non-dir to WeEu/ME English 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Nov 1) 

During the last days the new 1179 tx at Heusweiler was again on air until 

required 1700 sign-off, this time with SR Info audio, which is so far a 

DAB channel consisting of not much more than recorded nx from SR3 

Saarlandwelle. It is planned to extend this sce (amongst other things also 

with RFI relays), hence the new mediumwave outlet for a real-world 

audience. Just as a reminder: The big 1422 at Heusweiler, carrying 

Deutschlandfunk for a decade now, is still owned and operated by 

Saarlaendischer Rundfunk. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 6) 

A solution to keep the radio museum and other relics of the past at 

Koenigs Wusterhausen site appears to be possible now: The municipality of 

Koenigs Wusterhausen will purchase the whole station with the exception of 

four facilities still in use by Deutsche Telekom for the symbolic price of 

1 Euro. Earlier Deutsche Telekom applied for 1.5 millions Euros of 

subsidies from the European Union to keep the site, giving an impression 

how expensive the maintenance is. Amongst the mentioned facilities still 

in use by Deutsche Telekom is a cellphone tower where also TSI (T-Systems 

International, the tx operator) runs an FM transmitter on 105.1, after 

years of silence now again active with locally produced Sender KW 

programming, cf. 


6130DRM Deutsche Welle on Nov 3 at 0702 News, Newslink, story about Iran 

replacing half of its ambassadors abroad, terror laws being strengthened 

in U.K. and Australia to the concern of human rights advocates; signal 

spotty, averaging about 13 dB, not quite enough to support the 14 kbps 

rate of this broadcast, but program largely understandable (with many 

dropouts). 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Nov 6) 

Cland.? 9405, Save the Gambia Project via Juelich verified an e-mail 

report with an e-mail reply via T-Systems in 25 days from v/s Walter 

Brodowsky, Account Manager for short-wave broadcast. Walter's e-mail 

states: Thank you very much for your kind reception report which we 

confirm and which is attached to this email. You did listen to a txion of 

Radio Miami International (RMI) which was broadcasted towards Gambia by 

using a 100 kW tx from Short-wave Radio Station Juelich. Your reception 

report is highly appreciated and we forwarded it to our Customer, too. We 

would like to thank you for your efforts in this matter." 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Nov 6) 

GUYANA 3291.16 Voice of Guyana on Oct 31 at 0720 UT. BBC World Service 

news, local ID at 0728 "This is the Voice of Guyana beginning its 

broadcasting day", upcoming programs, into Islamic mx; very clear and 

loud, "This is the Voice of Guyana, it is 3hours 40", into Ramadan 

program, list of times when fast can be broken. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Nov 6)

INDIA The B-2005 schedules of AIR is now available in the offical site 

from today at: 

 

(Jose Jacob-IND, VU2JOS, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 2) 

INDONESIA 3976.06 RRI Pontianak on Nov 5 at 1024 UT, lengthy talk by OM 

in Bahasa INS, many mentions of Pontianak, call to prayer at 1030, mx. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Nov 6) 

9680, RRI Jakarta (Cimanggis), Nov 2 (Wed.) at 0855-1110 UT, woman DJ with 

program of pop INSn songs, ID for "FM Jakarta," 1000 into Ramadan program 

with two men announcers with on-air phone calls, reciting from the Qur'an, 

IDs for R.R.I. Jakarta. At 1059 Taiwan (presumed) signed-on. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Nov 4) 

IRAN/IRAQ Heard on November 4 at 1130 UT the opening of this English 

broadcast from IRIB in Tehran, Iran on 15485 with a very strong signal 

here in Melbourne. It opened with a list of satellites and download 

frequencies and that it could be heard on the website 

 

It wasn't supposed to be on SW at all! The tx went off the air at 1138 

just after a reading from the Koran began. Investigating today I see that 

there are several such broadcasts of "The Voice of Justice" throughout the 

day that are shown on the website as only available via satellite or 

internet. What a pity (regardless of one's views about Iran) when so many 

people could be covered with a single SW tx, that they are expected to sit 

in front of their PC to listen to a radio program. 

(Morrison Hoyle-AUS, dxld Nov 4) 

Correct Time? Frequ? Checked on Nov 8th, still on 15460 and 15480 kHz one 

hr earlier to zone 41 Pakistan, India, Bangladesh. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX) 

S=3 on 15460 1030-1130 41 KAM 500 109 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

S=4-5 on 15480 1030-1130 41 KAM 500 100 ENGLISH IRN IRB 

IRIB schedule in B-05 see BC-DX #733 

Cland' 3970 kHz VoIranian Kurdistan (tent), logged on 06 Nov 1540-..., 

Kurdish (presumed), talks; drifted to 3969.30 kHz; 14331, barely heard 

jammer. 


Hi Carlos, same Clandestine stn heard in nearby Andalusia on Nov 3rd and 

5th around 1530 UT, Persian and Bubble jamming on 3971.1 kHz. 


JAPAN Radio Japan "NHK World" in B-05 season, late correction. 

To SoWeAS Japanese 1700-1800 12045SNG (x11865SNG) 

Relays: 

ASC = Ascension 250 kW ATN = Bonaire 250 kW CAN = Sackville 250 kW 


SRI = Sri Lanka 300 kW UAE = Al Dhabbaya 500 kW 


remaining via Yamata-JPN, 300 / 100 kW. 


Radio Japan Enn: 

e-mail 

(NHK R Japan B-05 booklet, update of Nov 3) 

DAVID CRYSTAL in Israel comments on the Strange Radio Station Goodies 

feature last month:

Around 1967 Radio JPN NHK compensated listeners who reported reception 

with a big gift for each letter. In those days listening to Radio JPN was 

torture. Their signal was strong enough but the interference was awful. 

The reasons were: Radio JPN had no relay stations There were no 

satellites. There was no 13 MHz broadcast band. All the SW bands were much 

more narrow than they are today, There was no High Frequency Co-ordination 

Conference. 

The gifts were big and expensive Japanese crafts. I did not get many 

because listening to Radio JPN was indeed torture. I have only two today. 

I have a big heavy book, New Japan, 1967, with articles on just about 

everything, lots of pictures and colour, and oodles of ads. Published by 

The Mainichi Newspapers, and this book is an annual. Sony has a full page 

ad for the Sony TR-1000 ten transistor four bands portable. I think it 

gave respectable sce. In those days I used a Trio 9R-59. 

I have a small painting, by hand, not a print, of a Japanese subject. I 

have had it framed, and it now hangs prominently in my home. Classy. 

Today listening to JPN is easy but I have trouble getting a reply. 

(David Crystal, Ramat Zvi-ISR, Nov WDXC Contact via dxld and direct) 

Listening to Radio JPN in the UK was also difficult in the 1960s. Another 

reason here was that it was the Cold War so the bands were full of 

multiple freq txions from Radio Moscow, Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty 

and Voice of America with the last three stations being jammed. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld Nov 7) 

KOREA D.P.R. Voice of Korea Pyongyang to change freqs as of Nov 7, 0700 

UT. 

Die Stimme Koreas, P'yongyang, Nordkorea, aendert seine Frequenzen nach 

eigenen Ansagen ab Montag, den - 07.11.2005, 0700 UT. 

Den Sendeplan findet Ihr nachfolgend und als verschiedene Word-Dokumente 

im Anhang. Ich bitte um weitere Verbereitung und Veroeffentlichung mit 

Quellenangabe. 

Sollte es noch die eine oder andere Aenderung geben, so werde ich sie 

nachreichen. 

Vy 73 + gut DX wuenscht 

(OM Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Deutschland, Grundig Satellit 600, 

Teleskopantenne, 

Nov 5) 

0000 Chinesisch 13650 15100 SEAs 

0000 Koreanisch (PBS) 7140 9345 9730 NECHN 

0000 Spanisch 11735 13760 15180 CAm 

0100 Englisch 7140 9345 9730 NEAs 

0100 Englisch 11735 13760 15180 CAm 

0100 Franzoesisch 13650 15100 SEAs 

0200 Chinesisch 7140 9345 9730 NECHN 

0200 Englisch 13650 15100 SEAs 

0200 Spanisch 11735 13760 15180 CAm 


0300 Englisch 7140 9345 9730 NEAs 

0300 Franzoesisch 11735 13760 15180 CAm 

0700 Japanisch 621 3250 7580 9650 J 

0700 Koreanisch (PBS) 7140 9345 NECHN 

0700 Russisch 9975 11735 FE 

0700 Russisch 13760 15245 Eu 

0800 Chinesisch 7140 9345 NECHN 

0800 Japanisch 621 3250 7580 9650 J 

0800 Russisch 9975 11735 FE

0800 Russisch 13760 15245 Eu 

0900 Japanisch 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 J 

0900 Koreanisch (KCBS) 7140 9345 NECHN 

0900 Koreanisch (PBS) 9975 11735 FE 

0900 Koreanisch (PBS) 13760 15245 Eu 

1000 Englisch 6285 9325(x9335) CAm 

1000 Englisch 6185 9850 SEAs 

1000 Japanisch 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 J 


1100 Chinesisch 7140 9345 CHN 

1100 Franzoesisch 6285 9325(x9335) CAm 

1100 Franzoesisch 6185 9850 SEAs 

1100 Japanisch 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 J 

1200 Japanisch 621 3250 6070 7580 9650 J 

1200 Koreanisch (KCBS) 6285 9325(x9335) CAm 

1200 Koreanisch (KCBS) 6185 9850 SEAs 



1300 Englisch 7570 12015 WEu 

1300 Englisch 9335 11710 NAm 

1300 Koreanisch (PBS) 6285 9325 Eu 

1400 Franzoesisch 7570 12015 WEu 

1400 Franzoesisch 9335 11710 NAm 

1400 Koreanisch (KCBS) 6185 9850 SEAs 

1400 Russisch 6285 9325 Eu 

1500 Arabisch 9990 11545 ME, NAf 

1500 Englisch 7570 12015 WEu 

1500 Englisch 9335 11710 NAm 

1500 Russisch 6285 9325 Eu 

1600 Deutsch 6285 9325 WEu 

1600 Englisch 9990 11545 ME, NAf 


1600 Franzoesisch 9335 11710 NAm 

1700 Arabisch 9990 11545 ME, NAf 

1700 Koreanisch (KCBS) 7570 12015 WEu 

1700 Koreanisch (KCBS) 9335 11710 NAm 

1700 Russisch 6285 9325 Eu 

1800 Deutsch 6285 9325 WEu 

1800 Englisch 7570 12015 WEu 

1800 Franzoesisch 7100 11910 SAf 

1800 Franzoesisch 9975 11535 ME, NAf 

1900 Englisch 9975 11535 ME, NAf 

1900 Englisch 7100 11910 SAf 

1900 Deutsch 6285 9325 WEu 

1900 Spanisch 7570 12015 WEu 


2000 Koreanisch (KCBS) 7100 11910 SAf 


2000 Koreanisch (KCBS) 9975 11535 ME, NAf 



2100 Englisch 7570 12015 WEu 

2100 Japanisch 621 3250 7580 9650 J 



2200 Japanisch 621 3250 7580 9650 J 

2200 Spanisch 7570 12015 WEu 

2300 Japanisch 621 3250 7580 9650 J 

2300 Koreanisch (KCBS) 7180 9345 NECHN 


2300 Koreanisch (KCBS) 9975 11535 CHN 

(Arnulf Piontek-D, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 5) 

Following a slight change to my schedule sent on Nov. 7th. The 10, 11, 12

UT broadcasts to Central America have been actually monitored on 9325 kHz 

rather than the previously announced 9335 kHz. So please find the amended 

schedule below and as Word-attachment. I hope for a wide publicity stating 

me as the source and perhaps one or another may write a reception report 

to: 

THE VOICE OF KOREA 

PYONGYANG 

DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA 

(tnx; '73S and good DXing from OM Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, Germany, 

wwdxc BC-DX Nov 7) 

LAOS 6130, Lao National Radio, at 1156-1207 UT on Nov 4, nice local 

instrumental mx until 1159 when a man spoke briefly with presumed ID 

although spoken word much weaker than mx. Clear seven gongs to the top of 

the hour. Musical fanfare followed by a man with the news. Poor. My first 

log of LNR of the new DX season. 


LITHUANIA Just letting you know that from Wednesday 30th November 

Pipeline Radio will commence its weekly quality pop/rock format from 

Lithuania in English to northern Europe. Reasons to switch on your radio 

on winter Wednsday Nights are- Pipeline Radio will broadcast from 2300 hrs 

Central European until 0100 [2200-2400 UT]. 

Pipeline Radio will be available on 1386 AM Wednesday nights and 7/24 on 

the net Pipeline Radio on 1386 will be heard in Sweden, Lithuania, 

Lativia, Finland and Belarus. Pipeline Radio is always avaliable 24/7 

around the world at 

Reception reports welcomed at 

(Steve Cisco, Rus-DX Nov 6 via dxld) 

This will be via the 7 kW tx in Bubiai (NW Lithuania), not via the 500 kW 

tx in Sitkunai which is used for China Radio International relays on 1386 

at other times. However, despite of the small power this tx used to 

propagate rather well in the region during earlier tests. Both relays on 

1386 are provided by Radio Baltic Waves International (RWBI). 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Nov 7) 

MADAGASCAR/NETHERLANDS There is currently a water shortage in 

Madagascar. At the moment, the power supply to the Radio Netherlands relay 

station in peak hours is not reliable. Shortwave coverage is being 

maintained as far as possible by using txs from Flevo when necessary. 

Because the situation varies from day to day we cannot give information in 

advance about which txions are affected. If you normally listen to a 

particular freq from Madagascar, and it fails to appear, please check 

other freqs listed for that txion. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, Radio Netherlands, dxld Nov 2) 

11655 Radio Netherlands: Sometimes it is tough to tell if you have 

Flevoland or Madagascar. At 1900 UT on Nov 5, both were there, the second 

weaker signal on about a 2 second delay, though clearly readable. Program 

was Dutch Horizons. This continued when signal was rechecked several times 

over the 1900-2000 hour. 

(Roger Chambers-NY-USA, dxld Nov 6) 

I figured this would happen when we heard that Flevo would be subbing for 

Madagascar due to water and hence power shortages on the island. You'd 

think the two stations could keep in immediate contact to sort out which 

one would be on the air at which time during this situation! 


Have been noticing frequent short-duration tx dropouts every morning I 

hear RN from Bonaire to NA on 9890 kHz in the 1200 UT hour. Much worse at

the early part of the hour; usually the feature program in the second part 

of the hour is minimally interrupted. 

But the nx and Newsline can be hard to follow as the signal drops away and 

returns after a few-words-gap over and over. Note that this is not the 

audio-only type of dropout we've been hearing on BBC; the carrier itself 

disappears. 

Is this a tx being turned on after a night of downtime for this specific 

broadcast? If so, maybe they need to power it up a bit early even if it 

costs some fuel for the generators, so that it is warmed upwhen the 

broadcast begins? 

The evening broadcasts on 6165 kHz do NOT seem to suffer from this; I'm 

guessing the tx therehas already been running all day long. 

(Will Martin-MO-USA, dxld Nov 1) 

RN's only freq in English to NAm in the evening is missing: zero on 6165 

before and after 0130 UT Nov 3. What's going on at Bonaire?? 

I just looked at 

 

to be sure about the nominal schedule. Yes, 6165 Bonaire is supposed to be 

on to CNAm at 01-02 (as well as ENAm 00-01). And there is no longer any 

second frequency. 

Now there is the notice about the Madagascar water situation at the top. 

At 0215 I checked all three scheduled Bonaire freqs: 6165 was still 

missing tho it is supposed to be RN Spanish; but 6100 with DW in German 

was going strong, and 11935 with NHK in Japanese was audible. Obviously 

relay clients get higher priority than RN's own programs when one tx is 

down. A sad situation. At least for Spanish there is a second frequency, 

9895 scheduled via Madagascar, audible weakly here. But is it really 

Madagascar at the moment? Is Bonaire also serving as backup for 

Madagascar, pulling the 6165 tx somewhere else? 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Nov 4) 

Glenn, this is what I got from RN after 0300 last couple of nights. Caught 

my attention that the Spanish Service on 9895, I read is coming from 

Madagascar but I got the same suspect that was coming from Bonaire with 

such signal. And definitely, it was Spanish what I heard on 6165, 

curiously after no Spanish was available at all after 0300, whereas 

sometimes on 49m, sometimes on 31m during A-05, now we got a 2X1 in 

Castellano for B-05. 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld Nov 4) 

MALI 7284.4 tentat RTM Bamako heard fade in from 1500 UT onwards. POL 

and UZB co-channel QRM. 


MAURITANIA 7245 R.Mauritanie, Nouakchott, obs'ed on 06 Nov 1421-1451, 

French, talks & interview abt. the Koran & politics; 33443, QRM de UNID 

(int'l stn) in Bahasa INS. At about this hr and in this time of the year, 

their typically quiet signal at around (our) lunch time starts to get some 

QRM. 


MOROCCO 1637.9 kHz, RTM Rabat, logged on 06 Nov at 1622-... UT, Arabic, 

football; 15442 on this harmonic of 818.95 kHz. 

(Carlos Gon?alves-POR, mwoffsets Nov 8) 

MYANMAR R Myanmar, Yangon noted today Nov 4 at 1320 UT on 5040.40 kHz

with poor to fair reception. Signal strength S5 and mx was nice local. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, dxld Nov 4) 

NIGERIA Heute erhielt ich nach einer Laufzeit von 127 Tagen einen 

teildetaillierten QSL-Brief von 

Radio Abuja 7275 kHz. QTH: Broadcasting House, P.O.Box 377, Gwagwalada / 

P.M.B.71, Gark1, Abuja, Nigeria. v/s Ben Obeta. 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Nov 8) see also 7255 kHz under Burkina Faso. 

7275, FRCN-Abuja, nice looking date+fqy veri ltr confirming Abuja xmsn and 

giving hrs. as 0430-2130 (not sure if all on the same fqy) in EG and 

Nigerian langs. V/S Ben Obeta for Exec. Director; in 20 wks. for CD rpt 

and $1. Ltr is dated Aug 4 but postmark is illegible, so I can't tell if 

it was really en route for 3 mos. or not. 

Address on ltr: FRCN Abuja National Station, Broadcasting House, 

P.O. Box 377 Gwagwalada/P.M.B. 71, GARK1 ["GARK one"], Abuja, Nigeria. 

tel. 09-8821065 & 8821341, FAX 09-8821040. 


PAPUA NEW GUINEA On October 30th I found a signal on 7120 at 0755 best 

on LSB due to utility interference. I could hear mx and speech could not 

detect the lang, faded by 0805. Radio Wantok is here. 

(Noel Green-UK, WDXC Contact Oct 30) 

Today I have been hearing this station on 7120 kHz at good strength here 

in New Zealand. It would seem to indicate that the station has a new and 

more powerful tx as I have never actually heard it here before, only in 

North Queensland, Australia near to PNG. 

I first heard it around 0930 UTC on 1 November on Tok Pisin and English 

with a panel discussion about how great Radio Light is and it may have 

been to do with the opening of a new tx. I heard it again around 1900 UTC 

playing mx with the annt: "This is Radio Light, the Papua New Guinea 

Christian Network" at 1901. There was a bit of sideband splash from 7125 

kHz. 

I am home on "sick leave" until 21 November, although I feel fine after my 

hip resurfacing operation two Fridays ago. Basically, I'm trying to beat 

the boredom from setting in. I certainly won't be listening to Radio Light 

to help out with that!! 

(Barry Hartley-NZL, dxld Nov 2) 

I am hearing Radio Light in Papua New Guinea on 7120 kHz around 0900 and 

1900 UTC daily at good strength. They obviously have a new higher power 

tx, possibly the 100 kw unit mentioned in the WRTVH as "future plans". 

(Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 7) 

RUSSIA/CIS Updated B-05 for Radio Rossii in Russian via MSK 250 kW / 260 

deg: 

0500-0800 9840 

0820-1300 12075 

1320-1800 7310,co-ch CNR in Chinese + VOIROI/IRIB in Turkish 1600-1727. 

1820-2200 6235,co-ch R.Pakistan in Urdu till 1900 + VOA in En from 2130. 


Additional txions for WYFR Family Radio via CIS txs: 

1400-1500 9310 TAC 100 kW 131 deg SoAs Urdu // 7510 TAC 100 kW 131 deg 

1600-1700 7520 SMF 250 kW / 131 deg to WeAs Persian 

1800-1900 7425 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to ME English 

1900-2000 7425 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to ME Arabic 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Nov 1)

Roman Nazarov (open_dx) reports: 

"Tikhiy Okean" in B05 uses MW 810 and SW 5960 kHz. Nov 10-18 they provide 

TEST on 7330 kHz towards OKHOTSK Sea, and asking for reception reports 

wich could be sent to: 

(for "Tikhiy Okean") 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Nov 5) 

Should that be? 1 hr later now? 

5960 0930-1000 to 34,35 via VLD 250kW at 50deg RUS VOR GFC 

7330 0930-1000 to 34,35 via VLD 250 30 RUS VOR GFC 

(wb, Nov 7) 

5960, Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean (R. Station Pacific Ocean), Nov 8, 

*0935-1000*, indeed they have changed their broadcast time and freq. OC 

noted at 0927 tune-in, usual IS (chimes), Russian prgm'ing consisting 

mostly of W. talking, with constant background mx, a few segments seemed 

to be recorded interviews, several selections of pop Russian songs, many 

IDs for "Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean." Fair, about as good as their former 

frequency of 12065. Nothing heard on 7330. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Nov 8) 

[Irkutsk to KOREA NORTH] 

The "Shiokaze" programme to Japanese abductees in North Korea was observed 

on 5890 kHz with their second day's broadcast at 1530-1600 utc on 31 

October. On 1 November however, a carrier was noted at 1525 tune-in, under 

which a jammer could be faintly heard. At 1530 the programme didn't 

appear, and the carrier went off at 1532 approx - so either it switched 

freq to avoid the jammer, or it wasn't on at all! 

(Dave Kernick-UK, dxld Nov 4) 

On October 30 and 31, the "Shiokaze" broadcast was done 1 hour later at 

1530-1600; on November 1 returned to the normal time 1430-1500 UT. On 

November 1 the station mis-transmitted Radio Australia for the first 10 

mins, then turned to "Shiokaze" broadcast. There has been no jamming for 

these 3 days. A Chinese DXer reported me that the broadcast was also well 

heard in Shanghai. 


Now (1 Nov [means 2 Nov?]) on the air at 1430 UT on 5890 kHz in Japanese; 

mis-transmission on 1 Nov. at 1430 to 1441 UT carrying R. Australia 

English. 

(Nagoya DXers Circle, via WoR, dxld Nov 4) 

Quite a strong signal here in Victoria. Piano mx right at 1530 but then it 

seemed to drop quite a bit. I could then hear some bubble jamming, but 

that seemed to disappear. Same male with a gentle voice and the piano mx 

in the background continues. About an S7 to S9 signal. 

5890, 1515-, Shiokaze program to North Korea, Oct 30. Open carrier first 

noted a few mins after 1500. Right at 1530 started their programming with 

piano mx and then JJ talk by a male with a very gentle voice. This 

continues as I type this at 1545 (along with the piano mx). Fairly 

nondescript programming. I'm sure I heard some bubble jamming immediately 

after they started, but this appeared to last only a short while. 

Initially about a S9 + 10, but has faded to S7 to S9 now. Continued until 

1558:20 and off. Open carrier remains after 1600, but left at 55 sec past 

the TOH. 

Site reported to be from Angarsk, Russia (near Irkutsk). 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Oct 30) 

Registered 5890 on 1430-1500 UT slot. Zones 43-45 via IRK 100kW 125deg. 

(wb)

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO The B05 schedule for International Radio of Serbia & 

Montenegro is now on line, showing much reduced output. There is now only 

one English broadcast listed. 

 

This is the complete schedule: 

1845-1900 Arabic Eu 6100 

1900-1930 Russian Eu 6100 

1930-2000 English Eu 6100 

2000-2030 Spanish Eu 7200 

2030-2100 Serbian Eu 6100 (not Saturday) 

2100-2130 German Eu 6100 (not Saturday) 

2030-2130 Serbian Eu 6100 (Saturday only) 

2130-2200 French Eu 6100 

(via BrDXC-UK, Nov 8) 

These time schedule limitation for International Radio of Serbia & 

Montenegro services last since mid June 2005 at least, (wb) 

SOLOMON ISLS Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation on 9545 kHz. 

SIBC have reactivated 9545 kHz. I am hearing it from around 0900 UT 

causing interference to Deutsche Welle on the same frequency. The txion is 

in // with 5020 kHz, but it is an overmodulated, distorted, virtually 

unintelligible mess! 

(Barry Hartley-NZL, dxld Nov 4) 

I also heard SIBC Honiara on 4 November around 0900-1100 UTC in 9545 kHz 

with a distorted, overmodulated signal in // with 5020 kHz. I haven't 

heard them since in spite of listening every day. Deutsche Welle is very 

dominant on 9545 kHz. By the way, DW have dropped 9735 kHz in German to 

Oceania 0600-0800 UTC. 

(Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 7) 

So, does SIBC have two SW txs? I mean the mentioning of // 9545 // 5020. 

Btw, they are audible (mostly poor signal) with BBC relay during UT 

afternoons on 5020 (a bit low, maybe 5019.9 kHz). 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Nov 4) 

Yes, they have two txs. They only way I could actually identify 9545 kHz 

given its distorted mess was to listen to 5020 kHz and confirm that the 

programme was the same on both freqs. Adrian Sainsbury was in the Solomons 

a few months ago on behalf of RNZI and said then the SIBC was about to 

reactivate 9545 kHz with a new tx, I think he said, but I'll clarify that 

next week when he returns to work. He may also be able to speak to someone 

there about getting the technical problems fixed as well. 

(Barry Hartley-NZL, ibid. and direct) 

SPAIN [and non] Uebrigens sind in Andalusien tagsueber[!] 60 

Mittelwellenstationen (Kanaele) hoerbar, da ist Deutschland heute ein 

Mittelwellen-Entwicklungsland geworden ... 

Here is my short report of LW and MW occupation during dayligt time on the 

Atlantic coast near Huelva/Sevilla province in Andalusia Spain, at 1100- 

1300 UT during last week Oct 28th - Nov 6th, 2005. 

On 567 kHz I heard three station echos of the same program !! 

999 MRC and 1035 POR were silent on Thursday and Saturday check. 

RX Sony ICF 2010, built-in antennas, and some checks of thiny signals I 

used a MARTENS mediumwave frame aerial also. 

LW 

153 RTA Bechar S=1

162 FI Allouis S=6 

171 Medi 1 Nador S=8 

183 Europe 1 Saarlouis S=6 

198 RTA Quargla S=1 

207 RTM Azilal S=3 

[seemingly in the poor 10-20 kW power range now, same poor signal 

noted on Mallorca Isl during May-June 2005] 

216 RMC Roumoules S=6 

234 RTL Junglinster S=6 

252 RTA Tipaza S=10+ 

MW 

531 RNE5 C¢rdoba 

540 RTM Tanger 

549 RTA Hamadouche 

567 RNE5 three echos ! Marbella/Murcia/? only two listed. 

576 RNE5 Barcelona 

585 RNE1 Madrid 

594 Renascenca Muge 

603 RNE5 Sevilla 

612 RTM Sebaa-Aioun 

621 RNE1 Jaen Andalusia 

639 RNE1 Almeria 

648 RNE1 Badajoz 

657 RNE5 Madrid 

666 RDP-A1 Castanheira do Ribatejo, no. of Lisboa 

684 RNE1 Sevilla 

720 RDP-A1 Faro 

729 RNE1 Malaga 

747 RNE5 Cadiz 

774 RNE1 Granada 

792 SER Sevilla 

801 RNE1 Ciudad Real 

810 SER Madrid 

819 RTM Rabat 

837 Cope Sevilla 

855 RNE1 Huelva 

891 Renascenca Vila Moura 

918 Intercontinental Madrid 

927 Renascenca Evora 

945 France Blue Toulouse ! 

954 OCR Madrid 

963 Renascenca Seixal 

972 RNE1 Mellilla (Africa) 

990 SER Cadiz 

[999 RTM Tanger, not on air, silent channel] 

1008 SER Alicante 

1017 RNE5 Granada 

1026 SER Jerez de la Frontera 

[1035 POR Nacional Porto Alto, not on air, silent channel] 

1044 RTM Sebaa-Aioun 

1098 RNE5 Hulva 

1134 COPE Jerez de la Frontera 

1152 RNE5 Malaga 

1215 COPE Cordoba 

1224 COPE Huelva 

1260 SER Algeciras 

1269 COPE Badajoz / Ciudad Real 

1296 COPE Valencia 

1305 RNE5 Ciudad Real 

1341 OCR Almeria / Ciudad Real 

1377 FI Lille ! 

1404 France Bleu Ajaccio

1413 RNE5 Jaen 

1422 RTA Fayet [very strong] 

1458 GBC Wellington Gibraltar 

1485 OCR Antequera [not SER network] 

1494 France Blue Bastia 

1503 RNE5 La Linea 

1539 SER Elx Alicante 

1557 FI Fontbonne(Monaco) 

1575 SER Cordoba 

1584 R Ol, Ceuta (Africa) 

1602 R Vitoria 

Surprisingly winter noon conditions, strong propagation path via salt 

water on Medit Sea from Corse island to Andalusia Spain on 1404 and 1494 

kHz. 


Comments by Carlos: 

RTM is silent on several other outlets at times. 

R.Club Portugu^s 1035 kHz 100 kW (new tx on new site too: Belmonte, near 

Benavente), // Canidelo (near Miramar [RDP 1 720 kHz 10 kW], both so. of 

Porto) 783 kHz 10 kW old tx. 

R.Comercial changed the name of the progr aired via MW, dropping 

"R.Nacional" for good. 

R.Comercial's sister (music-)stn RCP was already being aired via VHF-FM. 

This new RCP has nothing to do, prgr-wise, with the former R dio Club 

Portugu^s, which in the 1936-1939 Sp. civil war aired pro-Falangist 

propaganda supported by the Port. govern. The only thing in common with 

that old stn is the name & logo. 


SUDAN/ERITREA Eastern Radio transmitting to Eritrea on 909 kHz 

mediumwave - According to Sudanese newspaper Al-Watan, a new Eritrean 

opposition station called Eastern Radio has started test transmissions on 

909 kHz MW in October. Eastern Radio is said to be broadcasting at 0400- 

0700 UTC and at 1600-1900 UTC. Officially the station was launched on Eid 

al-Fitr, a three-day festival marking the end of Ramadan in the Islamic 

calendar. 

(via Mike Terry-UK, MWDX via dxld Nov 3) 

More on this station from the Internet: 

 

(not available anymore, but below a Google copy) 

Eritrean radio station covering eastern Sudan to be launched soon. 

The Eastern Radio station has launched its trial broadcasts on MW 330 at 

909 kHz between 7 10 a.m. and 7 10 p.m. 

The Eritrean station aims at establishing principles of justice, 

democracy, peace and disseminating human rights in Eritrea. Official 

programmes will begin broadcasting during Id al-Fitr and will include 

interviews with opposition leaders in addition to society figures and 

those representing social entities. 

Programmes will also concentrate on culture, civilization, arts and 

society. The station, which will broadcast its programmes in Arabic and 

Tigrinya, will cover the whole of Eritrea and some areas of neighbouring 

states including Sudan and Ethiopia. 

Al-Watan, Khartoum, in Arabic 28 Oct, via BBCM. 

(via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Nov 8)

TAIWAN/USA 5745(x5810) RTI Frequenzaenderung. 

Liebe Hoererinnen und Hoerer von Radio Taiwan International, Radio Taiwan 

International sendet sein Deutschprogramm nun von 0600-0700 UT auf der 

Frequenz 5745 kHz (via Family Radio, Okeechobee, USA), nicht wie 

angekuendigt auf der Frequenz 5810 kHz 

Family Radio nahm diese Frequenzaenderung auf Grund einer Benachrichtigung 

der Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ueber Stoerungen anderer 

Frequenzen durch die Ausstrahlung auf der Frequenz 5810 kHz vor. 

Die Winterfrequenzen 2005/2006 des Deutschprogrammes von RTI sind nun: 

1800-1900 UTC: 9955 kHz Tainan, Taiwan 

1900-2000 UTC: 6170 kHz Skelton-UK oder Al-Dhabbaya, UAE 

[registered Skelton-Cumbria 6170 1900-2000 27SE,28W SKN 250kW 105deg, wb.] 

2100-2200 UTC: 11665 kHz YFR Okeechobee, USA 

0600-0700 UTC: 5745 kHz YFR Okeechobee, USA 

Die durch Hurrikan Wilma verursachten Stoerungen bei der Ausstrahlung 

unserer Sendungen von 2100-2200 UT und von 0600-0700 UT sind mittlerweile 

wieder behoben. 

Mit herzlichen Gruessen aus Taipei 

RTI-Deutschredaktion 

URL

RUSSIAN 1400-1455 11980 

1800-1855 6135 

SERBIAN 1430-1455 9510 till Dec.31 

SERBOCROAT 1700-1725 7155 

SPANISH 1730-1755 9780 till Dec.31 

SPANISH 1730-1825 9780 from Jan.01 

TATAR 1600-1655 5980 till Dec.31 

TATAR 1530-1625 6140 from Jan.01 

TURKISH 0500-0755 9460 from Jan.01 

0500-0755 17690 

0500-0955 11925 

0800-1655 11955 

0800-1455 15350 from Jan.01 

0800-1655 15350 till Dec.31 


1000-1255 17720 till Dec.31 

1100-1555 17860 Friday only 

1300-1655 9625 till Dec.31 


1700-2155 5980 till Dec.31 

1700-2255 6120 

1700-2255 9560 till Dec.31 

1800-2255 9840 

2200-0755 7300 till Dec.31 


TURKMEN 1630-1725 5965 

URDU 1300-1355 15225 

UZBEK 0200-0255 7115 till Dec.31 


1800-1855 5955 till Dec.31 


U.K. Sudan Radio Service via Wofferton, UK (per past information). Nov 

2, 11665 kHz, SINPO 34433, 1544-1600 UT. In Arabic. Articles narrated by a 

man, Xylophone mxal bridges along with Afropops to frequent ID's, Nx at 

ToH (incl. EE sound bites), article on coalition govt translated into 

Arabic, more ID's with postal addresses in Kenya and USA, internet ( www. 

Sudan radio .org & srs @bbc .org ), more nx of Africa, Afropop, 

translation (apparently of comments by Desmond Tutu), folk style mx, 

multilingual ID, off 1700 UT. 

(Mark Taylor-WI-USA, dxld Nov 2) 

USA From Oct 30 WYFR Family Radio on NF 7780, ex traditional 7355 as 

follows: 

to Eu/ME via YFR 100 kW / 044 deg 

0300-0400 Russian 

0400-0500 English 

0500-0600 German 

0600-0745 English 

to SoAm via YFR 100 kW / 315 deg 

1100-1200 English 

1200-1345 Spanish 


UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 7190 kHz at 1228 UT Sign off 

(English) - sio: 444 - Right at Tashkent sunset, my sunrise. Very good 

sigs and excellent copy in English. CRI heard under and after 1228z 

Tashkent s/off. 

(John Wilke K9RZZ WI-USA, hcdx Nov 8) 

Radio Tashkent Int B-05 Schedule 

Arabic

1700-1730 5975 5885 

1900-1930 5975 5885 

Chinese 

1330-1400 5040 

1430-1500 5040 

Dari 

0130-0200 7160 7190 

1520-1550 7285 5975 

English 

0100-0130 7160 7190 

1200-1230 5975 7190 

1330-1400 5060 7190 

2030-2100 7185 

2130-2200 7185 

Farsi 

1630-1700 5975 5885 

1830-1900 5975 5885 

German 

1935-2030 5025 

Hindi 

1300-1330 5060 7190 

1430-1500 5060 7190 

Pushto 

0200-0230 7160 7190 

Turkish 

0600-0630 15330 

1700-1730 9540 

Uighur 

1400-1430 5040 

Urdu 

1230-1300 5060 7190 

1400-1430 5060 7190 

Uzbek 

0230-0330 7215 7190 9530 

1550-1630 5975 7190 

1730-1830 5975 5885 

(R.Tashkent Int. website via Alan Roe-UK WDXC-UK Nov 4) 

But registered much more channels, some alternate channels, and for 

sunspot maximum season on end of this decade: 

5025 0230 0330 28,39 TAC 100 316 Uzb UZB 

5025 1550 1630 28,39 TAC 100 316 Uzb UZB 

5025 1730 1830 28,39 TAC 100 302 Uzb UZB 

5025 1935 2100 28 TAC 100 302 Ger UZB 

5025 2130 2200 28 TAC 100 302 Eng UZB 

5040 1330 1500 42,43 TAC 100 156 CHi UZB 

5060 1200 1500 40,41 TAC 100 183 Eng UZB 

5060 1330 1500 42,43 TAC 100 90 Uzb UZB 

5060 2030 2200 28 TAC 100 302 Uzb UZB 

5885 1630 1700 39 TAC 100 56 Per UZB 

5885 1700 1930 38-40 TAC 100 236 Per UZB 

5975 0100 0230 40,41 TAC 100 183 Eng,DoI UZB 

5975 0230 0330 38-40 TAC 100 219 Uzb UZB 

5975 1200 1500 40,41 TAC 100 131 Eng,HiN UZB 

5975 1230 1258 40,41 TAC 100 163 Urd UZB 

5975 1520 1930 38-40 TAC 100 219 DoI,UzB UZB 

6025 1230 1258 40,41 TAC 100 183 Urd UZB 

6025 1300 1500 40,41 TAC 100 131 Eng,HiN UZB 

6025 1520 1630 38-40 TAC 100 183 Uzb,DoI UZB 

6165 0100 0330 38-41 TAC 100 183 Uzb,DoI UZB 

7160 0100 0130 41 TAC 200 131 Eng UZB 

7160 0100 0230 40,41 TAC 100 163 Eng,DoI UZB 

7160 0200 0230 40 TAC 200 131 Rus UZB 

7185 2030 2100 28 TAC 100 302 Eng UZB

7185 2130 2200 28 TAC 100 302 Eng UZB 

7190 0100 0330 38-41 TAC 100 183 Eng UZB 

7190 1200 1330 41 TAC 100 131 UZB 

7190 1230 1500 40,41 TAC 100 183 UZB 

7190 1520 1930 38-40 TAC 100 219 UZB 

7190 1550 1630 40,41 TAC 100 219 UZB 

7215 0130 0200 40 TAC 200 236 Doi UZB 

7215 0230 0330 38-40 TAC 200 236 Uzb UZB 

7285 1520 1930 38-40 TAC 200 236 Doi,UzB UZB 

9530 1550 1630 28,39 TAC 100 274 UZB 

9530 1700 1830 28,39 TAC 100 274 UZB 

9540 0230 0330 28,39 TAC 100 270 Uzb UZB 

9540 1550 1630 28,39 TAC 100 270 Uzb UZB 

9540 1700 1830 28,39 TAC 100 270 Uzb UZB 

9715 1200 1500 40,41 TAC 200 131 Eng UZB 

11905 0100 0330 41 TAC 100 183 Eng,DoI UZB 

11905 1935 2030 28 TAC 200 311 Ger UZB 

11905 2030 2100 28 TAC 200 311 Eng UZB 

11905 2130 2200 28 TAC 200 311 Eng UZB 

15200 0600 0629 39 TAC 100 270 Tur UZB 

15330 0600 0629 39 TAC 100 270 Tur UZB 

DSWCI AGM and 50th year anniversary at Vejers Strand 4-7th May 2006. 

The Board of the Danish Shortwave Club International hereby announces, 

that the annual general meeting, DX-Camp and 50th year anniversary will be 

held at Vejers Strand near the westernmost point in Denmark in the period 

4-7th May 2006. All present and former members of the DSWCI are invited to 

participate. Their spouses are welcome as well. 

Preliminary programme: 

Thursday 4th May 2006: 1400 _ ??? Arrival and setting up of antennas etc. 

Evening meal (on your own), DX-night at Vardeborg Scout Camp. 

Friday 5th May 2006: 1000- 1500 Excursion to Varde where we will see the 

interesting paintings of the Danish painter Otto Frello at Jugendhaus. 

Entrance fee: DKK 25,00. After visiting the exhibition we suggest a lunch 

at a nearby hotel or in nearby town centrum. Lunch on your own account. 

Transportation by own cars or taxi. 1530-1800 Lectures at "Strandhotellet" 

in Vejers. Subjects will be given at a later date. 1900-2300 Jubilee- 

Banquet at "Strandhotellet" incl. lottery etc. 

Price estimated : DKK 225,00 excl.beverages 2300-???? DX-night. 

Saturday 6th May 2006: Morning . At your free disposal. For those who are 

interested , we will take our "usual" walk-around in the surroundings of 

Vejers. Lunch on your own account. 1400-1600 Annual general meeting at 

Vardeborg incl. coffee and pastry 1600-1700 No fixed programme, eventual 

lectures at Vardeborg. Group photo. 1800-2100 Informal Danish buffet at 

Hotel Klithjem. 

Price estimated: DKK 100,00 excl. beverages. 2100-???? DX-night 

Sunday 7th May 2006 : Morning. Time to pack all your gear and leave after 

a hopefully good event. 

- Participation fee Price for participation is DKK 500,00/EUR 70,00 if you 

want to use the facilities of Vardeborg for DX-ing and /or accommodation. 

Payment for meals etc. to be paid in Vejers and NOT together with your 

participation fee, as the prices are not yet fixed . However please note 

that your wish to take part in the meals etc. are binding! 

If you just participate in the AGM it's for free. 

Accomodation Please note that accommodation at Vardeborg is in bunks.

There might be up to 8 people sharing each room, but we will of course try 

to disperse the participants over the rooms available. 

If you prefer to stay in a hotel, summercottage or at one of the 3 

camping-sites in Vejers, please make your own reservations at: 

Hotel Klithjem e-mail: 

Strandhotellet e-mail: 

Summercottages: Die "hyggelige" Daenen e-mail: 

Camping sites: Vejers Strand Camping 

e-mail: 

Vejers Familie Camping 

e-mail: 

Stjernecamping e-mail: 

If you need further information about the accomodation possibilities in 

Vejers and the surroundings, please contact our treasurer. Except for 

hotels, you MUST bring your own sleeping bag or bed clothes, blankets and 

towels. 

Your participation In order to get this event working OK, it is IMPORTANT 

that you fill out the form on the next page and return it to the treasurer 

not later than 1st April 2006. 

Payment of participation-fee must be received by the treasurer or at our 

representatives in Germany or the UK not later than 10th April 2006. 

DSWCI 50 years in 2006 - the DX Club that had global membership 30 years 

before "Globalization" 

DSWCI AGM, DX-Camp and 50th year anniversary 4-7th May 2006 



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AFGHANISTAN [non] The revised schedule of the Radio Solh PsyOps txions: 

0200-1200 on 11675 (Dhabbaya-UAE), 1200-1500 on 15265 (Rampisham-UK), 

1500-1800 on 9875 (Rampisham-UK). 


Thanks for the R Solh sked. I logged correctly at 1530 UT on 9875 kHz. 

They are heavily disturbing NHK English to SW Asia. Do you have their 

email ID or do they verify with QSL cards? 

(Swopan Chakroborty-IND, dxld Nov 11) 

ALBANIA Updated on Oct.21 B-05 schedule of Radio Tirana: 

Albanian Daily 

0000-0130 6215, 7455*to NoAm >>>>>* additional freq 



1500-1630 1458 to Eu 

English Mon-Sat 

1945-2000 7465* 7530 to WeEu >>>>>* ex 6225 

2230-2300 7110 to WeEu 

English Tue-Sun 

0245-0300 6115, 7455 to NoAm 

0330-0400 6115, 7455 to NoAm 

German Mon-Sat 2030-2100 7465*to WeEu >>>>>* ex 1900-1930 on 6280 

Greek Mon-Sat 1645-1700 1458 to Eu

French Mon-Sat 2000-2030 7465*to WeEu >>>>>* ex 6215 

Italian Mon-Sat 2000-2030 7240 to WeEu 

Serbian Mon-Sat 2115-2130 1458, 5995 to Eu 

Turkish Mon-Sat 1630-1645 1458 to Eu 


Radio Tirana reception. 

Dear Drita, I have been listening to your English Second Edition to Europe 

at 2230 UTC (2330 CET) over the past week, and I'm pleased to say 

reception has mostly been good on 7110 kHz. in the 41 mb. Last night I 

noticed another unidentied station in the back-ground, but that hardly 

spoiled your programme. I enjoy your features, such as "Focus on Albania" 

and "Music Across Albania". 

(Ian Wadman-UK, via R Tirana Nov 112) 

ALGERIA [to WeSAHARA] Raul Saavedra in CTR and Miguel Romero in E, the 

Polisario Front dropped 7460 kHz even before (some 2-3 days earlier) 

silencing 700 kHz (my last recorded obs. was on 10 Oct last) again, to 

reactivate 1550 kHz, which is running at its normal schedule, with later 

(1 hr) s/off on Fri. morning. 

Manuel Mendez in E and Wolfgang Bueschel in D now say they've got a new 

tx. I can't notice any difference in their steady, normal, strong, clean 

1550 kHz signal, nor do I notice the Moroccan jammer Wolfgang says he 

logged while touring So.Spain. Interesting to note how reception 

conditions can be so different in a small area. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld Nov 10) 

Das Radioprogramm der Polisario Front konnte ab 11. Oktober wieder auf 

1550 kHz gehoert werden, dafuer aber nicht mehr wie noch im September auf 

der alternativen Mittelwelle 700 kHz und auch nicht auf der Kurzwelle 7460 

kHz. Da die Audioqualitaet auf 1550 kHz besser ist als auf 700 kHz, muss 

man wohl von zwei Sendern und moeglicherweise auch zwei Standorten 

ausgehen. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, 23.9., 13., 17.10.2005) 

Fuer 1550 kHz gilt es unter DXern als ausgemacht, dass diese Mittelwelle 

in der algerischen Oase Tindouf steht. Die algerischen Sender gehoeren dem 

Ministerium fuer Post und Telekommunikation, das das Rundfunkmonopol hat. 

(art. 1 et 38 du code des postes et telecommunication, ordonnance n degr 

75-89 du 3 Decembre 1975, partie legislative). Darum sind die 

Ausstrahlungen des Radio Nacional Saharaui von algerischem Boden als 

direkte Unterstuetzung der Unabhaengigkeitsbewegung durch Algerien zu 

interpretieren. Mit den Sendungen von Radiodiffusion Television Algerienne 

haben die Sendungen nichts zu tun. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU Oct 18, via Glenn Hauser dxld, via ntt Oct 30) 

ANGOLA 4950 RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, heard on 04 Nov 2219-2234, 

Portuguese, songs, mainly African, talks; 35332, but better on 5 Nov at 

approx. the same time. 


ARMENIA V. of Armenia, 9965 at 1925-1944* on Nov 4. English opening 

annts with sked. Still announcing 9775 kHz. At 1926-1933 English news, 

then weather, lite instrumental mx, commentary. 1943 sign-off annmts with 

address and e-mail address. Very good. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Nov 15) 

AUSTRALIA 6020 R. Australia, Sheppperton VIC, heard on 06 Nov at 0955- 

1105 UT, Pidgin to PNG, mx, nx 1030, songs, English at 1100 when already 

very poor; 35433. 


7875 USB, ABC Perth relay. We have received after 23 days a letter from

Kris Bathgate, Manager Technical Services, Western Australia for our 

reception. He confirms that we heard ABC Perth. 

After some investigation he found out that the Australian Defence 

Department seems to rebroadcast the sce on a tx on the North West Cape, 

near Exmouth, in the northern region of Western Australia using a 

combination of ABC Radio Australia and ABC Western Australia programming, 

for staff involved in Arab Gulf Defence Department Operations. 

The tx power is 40 kW. More information about ABC Perth can be found at 

 

(Max Van Arnhem-HOL / Jorgensen, dswci DXW Nov 2) 

RA still on unlisted 17785. I am again hearing RA on 17785 at 2318 UT Nov 

1, despite its absence from the posted schedules. Nothng audible on 21740, 

which I suspect it replaces. This makes the entire schedules suspect, 

whatever dates may supposedly be associated with them, if any. 


So here's the REAL Radio Australia B-05 schedule, inconveniently sorted 

by: 1) tx site, 2) target area, 3) frequency, 4) daily or not, 5) time 

starting with local Australian morning, 6) lang 

Brandon, Qsld; Darwin, NT; Dhabbaya, UAE; Shepparton, Vic.; Kranji, SNG; 

Taiwan 

UTC lang site kW target days kHz 




2200-2300 BBC WS BRN 10 Pac daily 12080 




2200-2300 BBC WS BRN 10 PNG daily 9660 




0800-0830 INSn DRW 250 As mtwtf 11550 




1400-1600 English DRW 250 SAs daily 11750 

2330-0000 Vietnamese DRW 250 SEA daily 11820 

0530-0600 Vietnamese DRW 250 SEA daily 17855 

0400-0430 INSn DHA 250 As daily 21780 









0430-0500 English SHP 100 As daily 15415 

0530-0800 English SHP 100 As daily 15415 





0400-0430 INSn SHP 100 As daily 15415









2100-2130 English SHP 100 As,PNG daily 11695 








0500-0800 English SHP 100 Pac,NAm daily 15160 




2100-2300 English SHP 100 Pac,PNG daily 15515 

1800-2000 English SHP 100 PNG daily 6080 



0700-0900 English SHP 100 PNG,J daily 9710 

0200-0500 English SHP 100 PNG,J daily 21725 














0800-1600 English SHP 100 PNG,Pac,NAm daily 9590 

0000-0030 INSn SNG 250 As daily 6120 

1300-1430 Chinese SNG 100 As daily 12010 

2300-2330 Khmer SNG 100 SEA daily 9730 

0530-0600 Vietnamese SNG 250 SEA daily 15280 

0500-0530 Khmer SNG 250 SEA daily 15445 

0900-0930 INSn TAI 250 As mtwtf 11550 


0500-0530 INSn TAI 250 As daily 11745 




2330-0000 Vietnamese TAI 250 SEA daily 15110 

(via Nigel Holmes-AUS, RA, via Sean Gilbert, WRTH, dxld Nov 3) 

ABC registrations: 

2310 0830 2130 55,58,59 ALI 50 0 0 

2325 0830 2130 55,58,59 TEN 50 0 0 

2485 0830 2130 55,58,59 KTH 50 0 0 

4835 2130 0830 55,58,59 ALI 50 0 0 

4910 2130 0830 55,58,59 TEN 50 0 0 

5025 2130 0830 55,58,59 KTH 50 0 0 

5995 0800 1400 51,56,61,64,65 BRN 10 10 0

5995 1400 1800 2,6,7,51,55,56,61,64,65,76,77SHP 100 30 0 

6020 0900 1100 51,55,56,64,65 SHP 100 30 0 

6020 1100 1400 2,6,7,51,55,56,61,76,77 SHP 100 30 0 

6035 1100 1300 45,51,54E,55,56,64,65 SHP 100 5 13 

6080 1400 1800 44,45,50,51,54E,55,59N,64 SHP 100 334 -13 

6080 1800 2100 45,50,51,54E,56W,64 SHP 100 5 13 

6120 0000 0030 54 SNG 250 140 -20 

7220 1600 2130 2-4,6-10,56,60-63,76,77 SHP 100 70 0 

7240 1400 1700 2,6-8,56,60-63,76,77 SHP 100 50 -20 

7240 1800 2000 2,6,7,51,55,56,61,64,65,76,77SHP 100 30 0 

7240 2000 2100 51,55,56,61,64,65 SHP 100 30 0 

7260 1400 1600 2,6-8,56,60-63,76,77 SHP 100 50 -20 

7260 1600 1900 2,6,51,55,56,61,64,65,76,77 SHP 100 30 0 

9475 1100 1900 27,28,43,44,50,51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

9500 1900 2130 27,28,43,44,50,51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

9560 1100 1400 45,51,54E,55,56,64,65 SHP 100 5 13 

9580 0800 1400 2-4,6-10,56,60-63 SHP 100 70 0 

9580 1700 2000 2-4,6-10,56,60-63 SHP 100 70 0 

9590 0800 1600 2,6-8,51,55,56,60-65 SHP 100 30 0 

9630 0000 0030 54 DRW 250 290 -13 INSn 

9630 2130 2330 54 DRW 250 290 -13 INSn 

9660 0000 0800 51,56,61,64,65 BRN 10 10 0 

9660 2100 2200 51,56,61,64,65 BRN 10 10 0 

9660 2200 2300 51,56,61,64,65 BRN 10 10 0 BBC WS 

9660 2300 2400 51,56,61,64,65 BRN 10 10 0 

9690 2130 2330 54 TAI 250 205 0 

9710 0700 0800 45,51,54E,55,56W,64,65W SHP 100 353 0 

9710 0800 1100 45,51,54E,55,56W,64,65W SHP 100 353 0 

9710 1600 2000 2,6,51,55,56,61,64,65,76,77 SHP 100 30 0 

9730 2300 2330 49SE SNG 100 13 -12 

9750 1430 1500 27SE,28W RMP 35 95 -10 Sat only N=DRM via VT-Merlin 

11550 0900 0930 54 TAI 250 205 0 

11650 2000 2200 2,6,51,55,56,61,64,65,76,77 SHP 100 30 0 

11660 1300 1700 27,28,44,49-51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

11660 2000 2200 6-8,10,56,60-63,76,77 SHP 100 70 0 

11695 2130 2400 50,51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

11750 1400 1600 49S,54 DRW 250 290 -13 English 

11820 2330 2400 49E DRW 250 316 13 Vietnamese 

11880 0600 0800 45,51,54E,55,64 SHP 100 355 13 

11880 0900 1300 44,49-51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

11880 1700 2130 6,56,60-63,65 SHP 100 50 0 

11880 2130 2300 51,55,56,61,64,65 SHP 100 30 -20 

12010 1300 1430 43E,44 SNG 100 13 -12 

12010 2200 2400 49,50,54 DRW 250 317 -23 English 

12080 0000 1200 51,56,60-62 BRN 10 80 0 

12080 2000 2200 51,56,60-62 BRN 10 80 0 

12080 2200 2300 51,56,60-62 BRN 10 80 0 BBC WS 

12080 2300 2400 51,56,60-62 BRN 10 80 0 

13605 0600 0700 45,50,51,54W,55,56,64,65 SHP 100 353 0 

13630 0700 0900 2,6-8,56,60-63,76,77 SHP 100 50 -20 

13630 2100 2300 51,56,61,64,65 SHP 100 65 0 

13630 2300 0800 45,51,54E,55,64 SHP 100 353 0 

13670 2300 0800 45,51,54E,55,64 SHP 100 353 0 

15110 2330 2400 49E TAI 250 225 0 

15160 0500 0800 6-8,10,11,56,60-63 SHP 100 65 0 

15230 2200 2400 51,55,56,61,64,65,76,77 SHP 100 30 0 

15240 0000 0800 51,55,56,61,64,65 SHP 100 30 0 

15360 2200 2400 51,55,56,61,64,65,76,77 SHP 100 30 0 

15415 0000 1100 50,51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

15415 2130 2400 51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

15470 0500 0600 49E SNG 250 13 -12 

15515 0200 0700 2,6-8,61-63 SHP 100 70 20 

15515 0700 0900 6-8,10,61-63,77 SHP 100 70 20 

15515 2100 2300 51,55,56,61,64,65,76,77 SHP 100 30 0

17585 2130 2400 2,6-8,56,60-63,76,77 SHP 100 50 -20 

17715 2100 0200 6-8,10,56,60-63,76,77 SHP 100 70 0 

17750 0000 0900 44,49-51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

17750 2330 2400 50,51,54,55,58N SHP 100 329 -13 

17775 0000 0130 49,50,54 DRW 250 317 -23 English 

17795 2300 0200 6-8,10,51E,56,61-65 SHP 100 50 0 

17855 0400 0430 54 DRW 250 290 -13 INSn 

17855 0500 0530 54 DRW 250 290 -13 INSn 

17855 0530 0600 49E DRW 250 317 -23 Vietnamese 

21725 0000 0300 45,50,51,54W,55,56,64,65 SHP 100 355 13 

21725 0300 0600 43-45,49-51,54,55,64 SHP 100 329 -13 

21740 2100 2400 6-8,10,11,56,60-63 SHP 100 70 0 

21780 0400 0430 54 DHA 250 120 30 

BAHRAIN/INTERNATIONAL WATERS The US Navy Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) 

in Bahrain, responsible for the broadcasts of "Coalition Maritime Radio 

One", has a new website: 

and also a new email address: 

 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, Dxplorer Oct 27) 

BELARUS Radio Station Belarus has a B-05 schedule up at 

 

It gives its schedule as 0200-0400 on 5970 6155 7210 and 2000-2300 on 1170 

7125 7340 7440 kHz. 

English is scheduled 0300-0330 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 

Friday and Saturday, 0330-0400 Sunday, 2030-2100 Monday, Tuesday, 

Thursday, Friday and 2200-2230 Sunday. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld Nov 9) 

1170 / 2340 Yesterday on Nov 10 at 1845 UTC I heard the Voice of Russia 

with ID: "Hovorit Moskva" on 1170 kHz from Sasnovy, Belarus. This tx is 

producing harmonics, also noted on 2340 kHz with almost equal reception 

with 1170 kHz. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Nov 11) 

BELGIUM No sign of RTBF relay of domestic Premiere network noted on 

17570 during 1500-1800 period. Frequency had been reliable until Oct 30, 

is still listed on Web site. 

(Mike Cooper-GA-USA, dxld Nov 8) 

13590 1400 1900 47,48,52,53 JUL 100 160 RTB DTK 

13720 0600 0700 47,48,52,53 JUL 100 160 RTB DTK Tentat 



17580 0600 1000 47,48,52,53 JUL 100 160 RTB DTK 

21565 1000 1400 47,48,52,53 JUL 100 160 RTB DTK 

And RTBF Brussels via Wavre-BEL: 

5940 0600-0800 27,28,37-39 WAV 100 167 BEL VRT (not 5965) 

9970 0600-2300 27,28,37-39 WAV 250 167 BEL VRT 

Latter tx owned by RTB, but served by VRT Flemish section at Wavre. (wb) 

BOLIVIA 3310 R.Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, audible on 04 Nov 2304-2314, 

Quechua, talks; 44332. 

3390.2 R.Emuisoras Camargo (tent), Camargo, audible on 04 Nov 2321-2329, 

Vernacular (tent), talks; 23341. 

4498 R.Estambul (tent), Guayaramerin, logged on 04 Nov 2317-2328, Indian 

songs; 25331.

4716.8 R.Yura, Yura, audible on 05 Nov 2239-2249, Indian songs; 24332. 

4904.96 R.San Miguel (t), Riberalta, logged on 05 Nov 2225-2232, messages 

in Spanish; 32341, QRM de CHN. 

5952.5 R.Pio XII, Siglo XX, obs'ed on 04 Nov 2328-2340, Spanish, talks on 

agriculture policies; 44433, adjc. QRM. 

(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 6) 

5745,30 Radio Virgen de Remedios (pres), Tupiza, Potosi department, 2352- 

0030, November 10, Spanish, catholic programme. religious messagges by 

male. Catholic songs. 

At 0000 UTC, the station connected with EWTN (Radio Catolica 

Mundial/Catholic World Radio) and reproduced a programme with mx and talks 

about the Bible. S/off at 0030 UTC. 34433. Thanks Bjorn Malm-EQA for the 

tip. 

(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 13) 

BOTSWANA 15580, VOA Botswana verified with QSL letter. It gave me some 

information about this tx: 

History 

The station in Botswana began its operation in 1981, with 50 kW tx in 

Selebi-Phikwe that was later handed over to R Botswana. Our station 

presently operates a 500 kW tx which is fixed at 909 kHz AM, and four 100 

kW short wave txs to transmit in English, Amharic, Swahili, Portuguese, 

Hausa, Shona, Ndebele and French. All VOA programs originate from studios 

in Washington D.C., and are delivered to the station for broadcast via 

satellite. 

Facilities 

Our SW site can be identified by six towers from the main road. The 

complex consists of the Admin Office, a Transmitter Building and 

Facilities Offices. Additionally, the station's satellite terminal 

equipment is located here. The medium wave site can be identified by four 

towers from the main road and consists of a Transmitter Plant building and 

Facilities. Both stations are equipped with emergency generators capable 

of maintaining operations incase of commercial power failure. 

Staffing 

The station is managed by two American Foreign Service Officers (Manager - 

Mr. William Martin and Transmitter Plant Supervisor - Mr. Thomas Powell). 

There are currently 25 fulltime local employees, who fall under three 

units: Administration, Transmitter Plant and Facilities. There is also a 

contract staff of approximately 22 employees, who provide daily support of 

gardening, janitorial, chauffeur, and facilities maintenance sce. 

Address: International Broadcasting Bureau, Private Bag 0038, Selebi- 

Phikwe, Botswana. 

E-mail: V/S: Thomas R. Powell. 

(Masato Ishii-JPN, dswci DXW Nov 11) 

BRAZIL 3365 R.Cultura, Araraquara SP, 04 Nov 2310-2316, talks, mx; 

32341, uty. QRM + Italian pir. in QSO. 

4775 R.Congonhas, Congonhas MG, 05 Nov 2113-2118, folk songs & chats; 

25322. 

4815 R.Difusora, Londrina PR, 05 Nov 2204-2213, reports on the American 

states summit meeting in ARG & speech by president Lula da Silva; 23341. 

4825 R.Educadora, Braganca PA, 05 Nov 2207-2219, mx; 35332.

4876.2 R.Difusora, Boa Vista RR, 05 Nov 2217-2229, ballads; 35342. 

4885 R.Club do Para, Belem PA, 05 Nov 2221-2231, comments on f/ball 

matches, interviews; 34343, QRM de B. 

4945 R.Difusora (tent), Pocos de Caldas MG, 05 Nov 2230-2236 (vanished at 

this time, probably tx breakdown), talks on legislation proposals mainly 

re. agriculture; 35332. 

4985 R.Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 05 Nov 2237-..., preacher; 45333. 

5940 R.Guaruja, Sao Paulo SP, 04 Nov 2330-2343, mx, stn sl. "Guaruja - a 

radio da familia!"; 23431. 

5969.9 R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 04 Nov 2226-2236, advts, songs; 

33432, adjc. QRM. 

6134.8 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 05 Nov 2252-2310, songs, IDs, prgr 

annts & rosary schedule; 45433. 

9504.8 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 04 Nov 1915-1926, news, traffic reports; 

24443, adjc. QRM only. 

9615 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, prgr "Gramofone", typicall a feature 

devoted to oldies; 45433. 

9675 R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 05 Nov 1845-1912, songs, 

ID+fqs+list of affil. stns, educational prgr, songs; 23532, adjc. QRM 

only. 

9695 R. Rio Mar, Manaus AM, 06 Nov 1040-f/out 1145, advts, TCs, ID+fqs, 

"gauchada pela Rio Mar", folk songs; 25443. Also noted the previous day, 

05 Nov, 1855-1910 with talks on f/ball & match report Fluminense vs (...); 

45433. 

17814.7 (typically 17814.8 or 9, normally not as low as ~7) R. Cultura, 

Sao Paulo SP, 06 Nov 1418-1430, talks, mx; 14441, adjc. QRM. 

(all 16 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 6) 

BULGARIA 7600 Radio Varna on Nov. 6 at 2159-2220 UT. SINPO 25332. 

Chorus till 2200 UT, then time pips and another chorus. Nx in Bulgarian 

from 2201 UT. ID was heard at 2209 UT, followed by mx program. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPN Premium Nov 9) 

CANADA/CZECH REP Ran across R. Praga in Spanish Oct 30 at 2333 on 9660, 

unscheduled frequency. Too strong to be direct, considering lack of other 

Europeans on band. Most likely new Sackville relay, which in published B- 

05 schedule was supposed to be on 9755. Another foulup at Sackville, or 

deliberate change? 


Starting on the night of 11th-12th October 2005, on a trial basis for the 

winter season, Radio Prague is extending its SW broadcasts in English for 

central and western parts of North America, with a new time and freq 

relayed via Sackville in Canada. Previously Radio Prague's freqs at this 

time were directed to listeners in other parts of the world. We look 

forward to your reception reports, letting us know if the signal is 

reaching you loud and clear. ENGLISH 0330-0357 6040 49 250 Sackville, 

Canada. 

(Station website via Nov Australian DX Nx) 

?? No such txion in the B-05 schedule at 

but I see that it now shows 9660

instead of 9755 at 2330 in Spanish via Sackville, contrary to the 

originally published version, and there may have been further changes. 


We had a report that earlier in Oct, R. Prague had started a relay via 

Sackville at 0330 on 6040 kHz. I did not manage to check that on UT Nov 2, 

but at 0415 I found R. Prague loud & clear on 6100 kHz. This too is not 

mentioned on their own website's B-05 schedule at 

This was obviously a relay, likely 

Canada. Each txion is nominally 27 mins long, but this kept going at 0427 

with a recitation of the entire English target, time and freq schedule. 

But the txion cut off at 0429 before the announcer got to North America, 

which was no doubt last on the list. It's great to hear R. Prague so 

clearly, but they really need to get their act together so their actual 

txions match their published schedule match their announced schedule. 


Glenn, did you see the 6100 WHRI entry in FCC-private and HFCC lists? 

6100 0400-0600 WHRI 100 290 2 

6100 0400-0600 2 HRI 100 290 0 800 1234567 301005 260306 USA HRI FCC 

(wb, dxld Nov 9) 

No, I had not noticed. That is one of several 100 kW WHRI entries, which 

would be an old Indiana tx moved to South Carolina, making three freqs 

possibly in use at one time from there. But unclear whether this tx 

(and/or another like it supposedly moved to WHRA Maine) is actually 

operational. 

Need to check again for an RCI IS/ID immediately before or after the 

Prague 6100 relay, or maybe some clue that it is really WHRI. 

I was monitoring 6100 closely UT Nov 9; at 0358* DW was cut off in mid- 

word by Bonaire. Carrier came on at 0359:30 or so, with RCI IS and ID, 

crossing to opening of R. Prague in English at 0400. So this is Sackville, 

and the WHRI scheduling a red herring, altho an interesting subject in 

itself. 


Then I wrote to Radio Prague about it, asking why it is not on the 

schedule and if they are even aware of it? (gh, dxld Nov 9) 

Dear Glenn, Thanks for the mail. Yes, we are aware of the relay, but it 

was confirmed too late to get into our freq schedule. We are now trying to 

promote it via our website and in our broadcasts. I'm delighted that it 

provides good reception. Yours, David Vaughan 

David Vaughan, Editor-in-Chief Radio Prague, 120 99 Praha 2, Czech 

Republic. 

tel.: +420 22155 2905 fax: +420 22155 2903 

Radio Prague Online: 

Listen on demand in MP3! Radio Prague: broadcasting from the Czech 

Republic in six langs (via dxld Nov 9) 

Dear Mr. Cip, for some time now North American listeners noted some Radio 

Prague SW relays in North America, i.e. 6040 kHz in A-05, and now at 0400 

UT on 6100 kHz in B-05 season. May you can tell me the origin location of 

this (test?) broadcasts via tx settled in North America (USA, CAN, or even 

RNW Bonaire?). kind regards 73 

(Wolfgang Bueschel, df5sx, Stuttgart, Germany, Nov 9, to Oldrich Cip, R. 

Prague) 

Thanks: This is a good question, Mr. Bueschel. Yes, this txion is 

experimental and consequently it is not listed in the B05 schedule. This 

is a relay via the Sackville txion site in Canada and it is targeted to

the Central and Western part of the North American continent. Listeners 

have been asked for reports that are very much appreciated. 73! OC 

(Oldrich Cip-CZE, R. Prague, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 9) 

Radio Prague Internet Team has passed on to me your query: I can confirm 

that 6100 kHz is a new - and experimental - channel for the 0400 UTC 

programme in English. This is a relay sce txion via the Sackville tx site 

in Canada that has been on the air since the start-date of the present B05 

Winter Schedule. 

A directional antenna array is employed covering Central and Western part 

of the North American continent. That is probably why your reception was 

relatively weak on the Eastern seabord. 

Sincerely, 

(Oldrich Cip-CZE, R Prague via dxld Nov 11) 

While I was monitored Prague on new 6100 via Canada, I also found the 0400 

Arabic relay of R. Monte Carlo on a new frequency, 6080 [also via 

Sackville-CAN, wb.], until off abruptly at 0420 Nov 2. 


Radio Monte Carlo-Moyen Orient has to be labelled "France [non]" to be 

correct. RMC-MO is produced in the RFI broadcasting house in Paris since 

it became a 100% daughter of Radio France Internationale in 1996. RMC-MO 

is only a "brand" these days (since it is a wellknown name for the Arabic 

audience), the Monaco days are long gone. 


Is there any nx where Sunday "Voice of Joy" broadcasts via Sackville moved 

in B05? 

Quoting an earlier DXLD: 

Time: 2000 to 2059:00 UT, 4:00-5:00 P.M. Eastern, 3:00-4:00 P.M. Central 

Frequency: 9530 kHz [Sackville] 

Transmitter Power: 100 kW. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Oct 30) 

My impression was that these were special bookings during October only, 

but we should ask them to be sure. (Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Oct 31) 

CHINA 4800 CNR-1, Ge'ermu, logged on 06 Nov 1524-1534, Chinese, songs, 

talks (news) 1530; 24433, QRM de IND. 

4980 Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, heard on 06 Nov 1536-1548, Uighur (as listed), 

talks; 15432. 


The abbreviation name of Hulun Buir Peoples Broadcastin Station is "HNR", 

which may be from the Russian translation "Hulun Buir Narodnii 

Radiostantsia". Hulun Buir region is bordered on the north by Russia. 


Seems the Chinese have come up with yet another jamming technique. October 

18th at 1403 on 7330 I was hearing Chinese talk with multiple quick 

echoes. It was hard to tell, but each word must have echoed three or four 

times. Could be from one tx, or multiple sites, and surely no accident. 

This is to block BBC in Chinese via Vladivostok. Just one more reminder 

that when you hear CRI in English clearly relayed via Albania, Canada, 

Chile, Cuba, French Guiana, Mali, Toronto, Washington DC, or wherever, 

they do not deserve it. 

(Glenn Hauser, dxld in WDXC Contact November) 

CROATIA Das kroatische Fernsehen listet folgende Mittelwellensender fuer 

HR Glas Hrvatske, das um das um fremdsprachige Nachrichten ergaenzte erste

Programm des kroatischen Rundfunks: 

Hvar 774 kHz 07.00-19.30 Uhr Ortszeit 

Buje 783 kHz 05.00-01.00 Uhr Ortszeit 

Deanovac 1125 kHz 24 hrs 

Zadar 1134 kHz 15.00-07.30 Uhr Ortszeit 

Osijek 1143 (ex 594) kHz 24 hrs. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU Oct 11) 

Auf der Frequenz nun wieder belegten Frequenz 1143 kHz war bis 1991 ein 

Grosssender (300 kW) im kroatisch-serbischen Grenzort Tovarnik in Betrieb, 

der jedoch seinerzeit bei Kampfhandlungen schwer beschaedigt und nicht 

wieder aufgebaut wurde. Beobachter aeussern angesichts der von ihnen 

verzeichneten Empfangsstaerken Zweifel an der fuer den Sender Osijek mit 

nur 10 kW angegebenen Sendeleistung. 

Nach diesen offiziellen Angaben ist in Osijek weiter ein zweiter 10 kW 

Sender auf 1557 kHz in Betrieb, der als einziger Mittelwellensender von 

Hrvatska Radio nicht Glas Hrvatske, sondern das Programm von Radio Osijek 

uebertraegt. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, ntt Oct 28) 

CUBA 5025 R. Rebelde, Bauta, logged until late in the morning on 06 Nov 

0952-f/out 1050, Spanish, mx, chats; 15431. 


Heard also in GER around 0600-0700 UT daily. wb. 

5025 Rebelde 2318 UT talks , nx on Cuba , US Argentina , Bush etc S5 

34333. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, JPNpremium Oct 26) 

5025 R. Rebelde on Nov 05 at 1158-1208 UT. 32442-33443 Spanish, Talk, ID 

at 1101 UT. 


5025 En la actualidad Radio Rebelde se encuentra situada en el edificio 

del Instituto Cubano de Radio y Television (ICRT) sito en calle 23 No. 258 

e/ L y M, Vedado. Apartado postal 6277 codigo postal 10600 Habana 6. 

Ciudad de la Habana,Cuba. 

Telefonos. (537) 831 3514 - FAX (537) 33 4270 

La emisora transmite las 24 horas del dia, una programacion esencialmente 

informativa, un elevado porciento de sus transmisiones se dedica a la 

transmision de eventos deportivos nacionales e internacionales en vivo o 

de manera diferida. El resto de la programacion es abierta, y la conforman 

6 radio-revistas en vivo. 

Radio Rebelde tiene una capacidad de potencia instalada de 891 Kilowats, 

con 44 transmisores para una cobertura del 98% de todo el pais. Posee 

ademas en Onda Corta en la banda tropical de 60 metros en los 5025 Mhz y 4 

de FM con 5316 KWs con frecuencias de 96.7 Mhz, 92.1 Mhz, 92.7 Mhz, y 

102.9 Mhz En nuestras instalaciones laboran aproximadamente 274 

trabajadores, que hacen posible sus transmisiones. Contamos con 

corresponsalias en cada una de las provincias del pais incluyendo el 

municipio especial Isla de la Juventud. 

AMPLITUD MODULADA (AM): 670 Y 710 Kc 

ONDA CORTA : Banda 31 m 9 600 Khz 

Banda 49 m 6 140 Khz 

FRECUENCIA MODULADA 97,6 Mhz 

(via Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, hcdx Nov 11) 

Saludos cordiales, completo esquema de horarios y frecuencias

de Radio Habana Cuba para el periodo B-05: 

 

(Jose Miguel Romero-ESP, dxld Nov 10) 

Tried many times, but I never got access to the website, (wb.) 

RADIO HABANA CUBA HORARIOS, BANDAS Y FRECUENCIAS 

Valido octubre 2005 a marzo 2006 

COBERTURA FRECUENCIA KHZ HORARIO UTC 

ESPA¥OL 

Nueva York 12000 11-15 

Norte, Centro, Suramerica 6000 11-15 

Caribe 9550 11-15 

America del Sur 11805 / 15230 11-15 

Caribe 9550 / 11800 21-23 

Buenos Aires 15230 21-23 

Norte, Centro, Suramerica 11760 00-05 

America Central 6140 / 5965 00-05 

Nueva York 9820 / 6000 / 6060 00-01 / 00-05 

[unclear which of the two time spans applies to each of 3 freqs] 

Caribe 9550 02-05 

America del Sur 15230 / 11875 00-05 

MESA REDONDA 

America del Norte 6000 / 11875 23-01 

ALà PRESIDENTE [Sunday only, open-ended, but nominally until 1830?] 

America Central 13680 14 

Caribe 11670 14 

America del Sur 11875 / 17750 14 

America del Norte 13750 14 

INGLES 

Caribe 9550 23-24 / 05-07 

America del Norte 9820 / 6000 / 6060 01-05 / 05-07 

Norte, Centro, Suramerica 11760 05-07 

FRANCES 

Caribe 9550 / 9505 00-01 / 01:30-02 / 22-22:30 

Norte, Centro, Suramerica 11760 20-20:30 / 21:30-22 

PORTUGUES 

America del Sur 17705 / 15230 22-22:30 / [sic:]23-23:30 23-24 

Caribe [sic] 11800 20-20:30 

GUARAN+ 

America del Sur 17705 22:30-23 / 23:30-24 

QUECHUA 

America del Sur 17705 00-00:30 

CREOLE Caribe 9505-9550 21:30-22 / 22:30-23 / 01-01:30 

+RABE Caribe [sic] 11800 20:30-21 

ESPERANTO [Sundays only!] 

America del Norte 6000 0700-0730. 

Norte, Centro, Suramerica 11760 1500-1530 / 1930-2000. 

America Central 6140 2330-2400. 

(RHC website via Sean Gilbert-UK, WRTH, cleaned up by gh for dxld Nov 10) 

Several RHC txs are still down; at 2250 Oct 30 the only one I could find 

was 9550 with a numismatics talk in Spanish; nothing on 11760, 11800 or

12000. After 2300, 9550 into French. Before 2400 there were large carriers 

on 11875 and 11760, which opened on the hour with RHC news, and incredibly 

divergent audio. As with Venezuela relay in the morning, 11875 was 

extremely overmodulated and distorted, while 11760 had good clear audio; 

the two were also slightly out of synch producing a reverb when monitored 

on two receivers. 

Missing the previous morning, RHC txs were back in action Oct 31 at 1420 

with a fragment of Fidel, as always during this semihour, on 9550, 11760, 

11805 and 12000. 

Then Nov 1 at 1442, weak signal from RHC on 11850. This would be a mixing 

product at 45 kHz interval between 11760 and 11805. Anything on 11715 was 

blocked by other signals. 


DRM DRM, Digital Radio Mondiale txions continue to generate interference 

well away from the assigned 10 kiloHertz short wave broadcast channels, 

and this is causing many listener's anger. There is no reason to operate 

DRM broadcasts with such a greater than required bandwidth, and as a 

matter of fact, I think that DRM short wave broadcasts must be assigned a 

number of sub-bands, so that they don't continue to cause such harmful 

interference to stations using the standard AM broadcast double side band 

plus carrier system with five kiloHertz audio bandwidth that uses, when 

properly adjusted, 10 kiloHertz of spectrum space for each station. 

In actual practice, an audio filter with a steep slope above 4.3 kiloHertz 

actually improves the reception of an AM SW broadcast, and using a filter 

with a similar fast slope that will reduce the bass freq response below 

100 Hertz is also a very good idea to put in practice. 

The concept of isolating the DRM stations into sub-bands of the existing 

short wave international broadcast bands, or even assign new bands for 

them to broadcast, is now advancing among several telecommunications 

administrations, and already I am keeping a watchful eye on several DRM 

broadcasts that are on the air on freqs that are far away from the 6 

megaHertz band assignment, as they may be signalling the beginning of a 

trend. 

(Arnie Coro-CUB CO2KK, RHC DXers Unlimited Nov 1 via ODXA via dxld) 

ETHIOPIA 9704.2 on Oct 26 at 0657 UT. R. Ethiopia - Gedja, Amarico, 

telefonata OM, canzone YL. At 0701 UT nxs OM (nominata l'Etiopia alle 

07.03!). Irregolare a quest'ora. S2-3. 

(Botto Fiora-I, JPNpremium Nov 4) 

7110 R. Ethiopia at 0340-0401 UT on Nov 15, Vernacular, Various 

announcers and interview b/w jazz-like mx bits. ID/IS at 0359 then 

presumed news. Fair. Nothing on // 9704v but presumed DRM hash. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Nov 15) 

R. Fana, 6209.92, at *0257-0315+ UT on Nov 4, sign-on with IS, 0259 talk 

in local lang, 0300 Horn of Africa mx. Fair; weaker on // 6940. 

V. of Tigray Revolution, 5500, at *0356-0415+ UT on Nov 4; sign-on with 

flute IS, 0400 vernacular talk. Weak; stronger on // 6350. 


FALKLAND ISLS/U.K. [and non]. A reminder to please check 11680, 11720 

and elsewhere on the 25m band for Calling the Falklands from BBCWS, 

Tuesday at 2130-2145 UT. Thanks, 


BBC Calling the Falklands confirmed tonight at 2130 on 11680 kHz: fair 

reception here, though weak and fluttery. So the BBCWS website is wrong as

it shows this being on 11720. I wonder what other inaccuracies there are 

in the WS freq charts which were all recently updated on the web site. 

(Dave Kenny-UK, dxld Nov 8) 

BBC English to the Falklands on 11680. Heard the Bow Bells IS at 2129 UT 

Tuesday, 8 November using a narrow filter because of splash from BBC WS on 

11675 to Caribbean and Central America. Voice wiped out by 11675 and also 

somewhat from 11690, DW in English to West Africa. Could detect voice 

using USB but very weak. What a poor choice of freq with 11675 booming in. 

Nothing heard on listed 11720. BBC WS also good during this hour on 15400, 

15390 (to 2130), 9410, and 6195. Also 6005 was very weak. 

(Bernie O'Shea-Ont-CAN, dxld Nov 8) 

Glenn, as promised, BBC, the Falklands Islands special is still on 11680 

kHz, at least on Tue Nov 8th at 2130 UT. BBC interval signal at 2129 UT 

into ID by lady and male announcer. Level S=1 just over threshold. 

Condition in 25 mb is lousy tonight; listen to the short MP3 recording, as 

attachment. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 8) 

Well, done, gentlemen; thanks! In case there were no responses I also 

tried, interrupting a shopping trip to try on my home rigs. In the splash 

of 11675, I was only able to detect a carrier on 11680 at 2130, so I 

waited to see when it went off: precisely at 2144:30, just as was always 

the case with Calling the Falklands when I could really hear it, so I 

figured it was still there. 


re BBC 11680 - the path to the Falklands from the UK must be a difficult 

one at 2130. A relay via Meyerton or Ascension would surely work better. 

But, if VT can get the signal past the first reflection point then maybe 

it will work better than I think! 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 10) 

This page (now) also mentions 11680 kHz as frequency, but one has to 

disregard the tx details page linked there: 

 


FRANCE Test txions for Radio Monte Carlo in French in DRM mode: 

0600-1600 on 6165 FON 030 kW / non-dir, strong co-ch Croation Radio HS-1 

in AM mode 


Radio France Internationale (RFI) has created two separate programming 

divisions - an Africa sce division and a world sce division. RFI has also 

created a Europe unit, to "co-ordinate the different ways of reporting 

European news", RFI said. The three new structures will come under RFI's 

nx directorate. 

The Africa sce division will "handle programmes intended for the African 

continent", while the world sce division will "handle programmes intended 

for the rest of the world, including the Paris FM frequency", according to 

RFI. The managing editors of these two sces "will draw up and implement 

the programme strategy suitable to their respective target audiences", the 

broadcaster announced. 

It is unclear what effect this will have on the broadcaster's output at 

present, but reflects the importance of Europe and Africa to the 

broadcaster which is funded both by French TV licence fees and by grant 

from the French govt. 

(Association for International Bc, via BrDXC-UK Nov 14)

As of UT November 14, a fortnight after the start of season B-05, RFI 

English website 

http://www.rfi.fr/fichiers/Langues/rfi_anglais_main.asp 

still shows outdated A-05 freqs along the right margin. Does anyone 

have an accurate, complete and up-to-date RFI B-05 freq schedule yet? 


7180 1400-1500 40S,41,43S XIA 150 255 301005 260206 En CHN 

7315 0400-0430 48S,52E,53,57E GAB 250 127 En GAB 

9555 0400-0500 38,47E,48,52E,53,57E ISS 500 135 301005 260206 En/Fr F 

9580 1400-1500 40S,41,43S XIA 150 255 260206 260306 En CHN 

9730 1600-1700 52,53,57N MEY 100 5 En AFS 

11615 1600-1700 37E,38W,47N ISS 500 145 En F 

11615 1600-1730 28S,38E,39,40 ISS 500 110 En F 

11725 0700-0800 37S,46,47S GAB 250 307 En GAB 

11850 0500-0530 48S,52E,53,57E GAB 250 127 En GAB 

11995 0400-0500 38E,47E,48,53,68 ISS 500 135 260206 260306 En/Fr F 

11995 0500-0600 38,47E,48,52E,53,57E ISS 500 135 301005 260206 En/Fr F 

15155 0500-0600 38,47E,48,52E,53,57E ISS 500 135 260206 260306 En/Fr F 

15155 0600-0630 38,47E,48,52E,53,57E,ISS 500 135 En F 

15160 1600-1700 37S,46,47W,52N MEY 250 328 En AFS 

15365 1600-1700 38W,46E,47,52,57N ISS 500 162 301005 260206 En F 

15605 1600-1730 38E,47E,48,53,68 ISS 500 140 En F 

17515 1400-1500 28S,29S,39,40 ISS 500 100 En F 

17800 0600-0700 38E,47E,48,52E,53,57EISS 500 135 En/Fr F 

17850 1600-1700 38W,46E,47,52,57N ISS 500 162 260206 260306 En F 

21620 1200-1300 38E,47E,48,53,68 ISS 500 130 En/Fr F 

GERMANY 1179 SR Info (Saarlaendischer Rundfunk Infoprogramm) is now 

testing. HM heard the station on the first test day on October 25th. The 

testprogram is a relay of SR3 Saarlandwelle (FM). 

This week they also used SR1 Europawelle Saar as modulation, the program 

that was carried on 1422 kHz until 1994y. 


I just received word that Berlin 567 will be shut down on December 31. 

Error excepted for the moment, but actually the only nx here is this 

deadline. 

Herewith the MW operations from the Stallupoener Allee site are to cease 

after 59 years. The last fittings there consisted of two 5 kW txs from 

1972/1973 (replaced the original rigs from 1946) for 810/1449 and a 100 kW 

PDM tx (Telefunken, so should be an S4002) from 1980 (replaced the old 100 

kW from 1960) for 567. 1449 was the second mediumwave outlet of Sender 

Freies Berlin and shut down in 1994. 810 was the Berlin freq of the BBC 

who abandoned it by the end of 1988, afterwards a relay of Deutschlandfunk 

on this frequency started in spring 1989 and was kept until 

Deutschlandfunk came on FM in Berlin in the early nineties. Last 810 

activity from Stallupoener Allee were DRM demonstrations during the IFA 

2001. And the story of 567: In the early nineties the output was reduced 

from 100 to 50 kW and in a second much more dramatic step to a mere ca. 2 

kW in spring 1997, reportedly first from a 5 kW running at reduced power 

but later from a new tx. The Radio B2 program carried on 567 was 

discontinued in August 1997, since then Radio Multikulti is used as 

modulation on 567. 

I assume it went by widely unnoticed that between Christmas and New Years 

Eve 1996 the Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg program Radio Brandenburg 

was carried for one night on 567 for a very special program. The 50 kW 

still in use then were sufficient to produce a feedback on air from near 

Cottbus. I bet this was the first and last time a telephone on a railway 

signal tower went on air live. It was a really ancient one, with a carbon 

microphone of course, and unfortunately it was gone when I three years ago

visited this signal tower again. That's my personal 567 story ... 


Deutschlandfunk 1269 kHz will be switched off on November 15, 2005, from 

11:30 to 20:00 local time (=10:30-19:00 UTC) for urgent maintenance. 

From 

Abschalthinweis Mittelwellensender Neumuenster 1269 kHz 15.11.05 von 11:30 

Uhr bis 20:00 Uhr 

Ein Hinweis in eigener Sache: Wegen dringender technischer 

Wartungsarbeiten muss der Mittelwellensender Neumuenster 1269 kHz am 

15.11.2005 von 11:30 Uhr bis 20:00 Uhr abgeschaltet werden. 

(Guenter Lorenz-D, mwoffsets Nov 12) 

Interessante Sendung auf Phoenix (Wiederstandssender betrieben und mit dem 

Leben bezahlt) 

Hallo, 

 

hierzu noch ein Link von Spiegel Online: 

 

vy73 (Christof Proft, A-DX Nov 8) 

(...) 

"In einer Wohnung in der Altenburger Lessingstrasse versammeln sich vier 

junge Leute: Joern-Ulrich Broedel, Ulf Uhlig, Joachim Naether und Gerhard 

Schmale. Sie sind 18 Jahre alt, besuchen die 11. Klasse der "Karl-Marx- 

Oberschule" und gehoeren einem oppositionellen Zirkel in ihrer Schule an. 

Fuer diesen Abend planen sie eine wagemutige Aktion - eine illegale 

Radiosendung aus Anlass des 70. Geburtstages von Josef Stalin." (...) 

Folgenden Link habe ich gerade im Netz gefunden: 

 

Ich denke, er ist fuer einige nicht ganz uninteressant.(ibid.)Der 

Schwarzsender war im gesammten MW Band abstimmbar, sendete mit 600 Watt 

auf der Welle Leipzig Wiederau 785 kHz, die damals den Sueden der 

Sowjetzone abdeckte. Die weiteste Empfang wurde aus Markleeberg in 40 km 

Entfernung gemeldet. 

(DK1HL Gerhard Schmale via wb, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 14) 

Deutsche Welle - ungutes Gefuehl ! 

In der letzten Zeit kommt es mir so vor, als ob die DW auf der 

"Hausfrequenz" 6075 kHz irgendwie schlechter zu empfangen ist als sonst. 

Waehrenddessen ist z.B. Radio Schweden mit auslaendischem Programm auf der 

6065 kHz knallbumm zu empfangen, also schliesse ich nicht unbedingt auf 

schlechte Ausbreitungsbedingungen! 

Auch das neue 2-Stunden-Programm macht mir Sorgen! Auch wenn ich mich 

selber halb als Programmhoerer und halb als DX-er bezeichnen wuerde, bin 

ich mit der DW zur Zeit nicht recht zufrieden! 

Kurzfazit: Das Programm ist mit 2 Stunden zu kurz geworden! Ich haette 

gerne wieder das vorige Programmschema zurueck! Das werde ich der DW auch 

schreiben, nur nutzen wird es vielleicht nur was, wenn es hunderte andere 

auch tun wuerden. 

Ich bin ja schon froh, dass die DW ueberhaupt noch analog sendet, sonst 

koennte auch derzeit kaum einer ueber das Programm schreiben ;-) 

(Frank M. Muth-D, A-DX Nov 9)

Nein Frank, es gibt keine Reduktionen technischer Art auf 6075 kHz. 

Das duenne Signal tagsueber [hier in D.] ergibt sich nur aus den 

Winterbedingungen in der Nahzone im November bis Ende Februar. 

WER ist 24 Stunden auf 6075 zugange, plus 2 Std. Nauen, sowie Sines 

Portugal um 1700-0800 UT. 

Checke doch mal an Deinem Standort den Empfang um 0754-0756 und 1659-1701 

UT, beim Ab- oder Aufschalten von Sines. 

6075 0000 0800 18,27,28,37N WER 500 0 301005 260306 GERMAN D DWL 

6075 0200 0400 39,40W NAU 500 120 301005 260306 GERMAN D DWL 

6075 0400 0755 27,28W SIN 250 40 301005 260306 GERMAN POR DWL 

6075 0800 1600 27,28 WER 500 0 301005 260306 GERMAN D DWL 

6075 1600 1800 38,39 WER 500 150 301005 260306 GERMAN D DWL 

6075 1600 1800 18,27,28 WER 500 0 301005 260306 GERMAN D DWL 

6075 1700 2155 28,29 SIN 250 40 301005 260306 GERMAN POR DWL 

6075 1800 2400 18,27,28,37N WER 500 0 301005 260306 GERMAN D DWL 

6075 1800 1959 37E,38W,46E,47W WER 500 180 301005 260306 GERMAN D DWL 

6075 2155 0400 28,29 SIN 250 40 301005 260306 GERMAN POR DWL 

Zum Programm: wir waren letzte Woche in Spanien und ich habe mehrere Male 

im Hotel in die DW hinein gehoert, immer auf 9545 aus Nauen: 

fuer mich ist das DW Programm so duerftig geworden, eher vergleichbar den 

Nx Sendern hier wie SWR ContRa oder hr-Info auf Mittelwelle, Bayern5 [die 

ich alle mag]. Da koennen sie gleich den ARD Haeppchen Pool ansaugen. 

Nur als Auslandssender muss ich dann keine 600 Journalisten mehr haben, 

das duerftige deutsche Programm kommt dann mit

INDIA AIR Leh heard on 4760 September 27th at 1545 UT with English nx in 

// with Port Blair, which was stronger, but with slight difference in 

sound. There were separate programmes after 1545 where Leh was in // with 

Srinagar. 

(Jan Edh-SWE, SW Bulletin via Thomas Nilsson, dxld Nov 9) 

INDONESIA 3325 RRI Palangkaraya at 1349-1410 UT on Nov 11. Sub- 

continental vocals; M ancr at 1359 with ID, followed by 4 reps of local 

IS; another ID at 1400 and time check were followed by local/regional 

berita to 1410 UT tuneout. Good signal. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Nov 12) 

3325 RRI Palangkaraya, Nov 11, 1319-1336, with mx program, reception 

fair. So as Victor Goonetilleke points out, the fire there must not have 

been that bad, as they are back on the air again with a decent signal. 


4790 RRI Fak Fak on Nov. 7 at 1013-1100 UT. 43333 Talk and mx in INSn.ID 

at 1031 as 'programa satu, Radio Republik INS, Fak Fak'. 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 11) 

4925 RRI, Jambi, obs'ed on 06 Nov 1532-1546, Bahasa INS, talks, songs; 

15421. Noted the previous day, 05 Nov, 2227-2233 when rated 24331, QRM de 

B (tent). 


4925 RRI, Jambi, obs'ed on 06 Nov 1532-1546, Bahasa INS, talks, songs; 

15421. Noted the previous day, 05 Nov, 2227-2233 when rated 24331, QRM de 

B (tent). 


9524.98 VOI on Nov 7 at 0859 UT full ID: "This is the Voice of INS in 

Jakarta, for listeners in the Pacific area, Europe, the Middle East, north 

Africa or wherever you are listening. We now have come to the end of our 

English txion. The English program of the V.O.I. can be heard daily on 

9525 kHz, on the 31 mb, 15150 kHz on the 18 mb and 11785 kHz on the 25 

mb." Have not heard them since Nov 7, so they are back to their usual 

erratic schedule. 


9552.56 Radio Republik INS, Makassar. Nov. 6 at 0657-0756 UT. SINPO 

24332. Talk till 0700 UT, then another talk sounded like news. ID was 

heard at 0718 UT, then mx program with INSn popular songs. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 11) 

9680 RRI Jakarta (Cimanggis), on Nov 2 (Wed.) at 0855-1110 UT, woman DJ 

with prgm of pop Indo songs, ID for "FM Jakarta," 1000 into Ramadan prgm 

with two men announcers with on-air phone calls, reciting from the Quran, 

IDs for R.R.I. Jakarta. Was looking for the KGRE (Kang Guru Radio English) 

program but they were not on during this time period. At tune-in noted 

moderate QRM from assume WYFR (in Portuguese?) but RRI steadily got 

stronger and by 1000 WYFR was very faint. At 1059 Taiwan (presumed) 

signed-on. 


9680 KGRE program via RRI Jakarta on Nov 13 at 1006-1021 UT, in English, 

KGRE jingle, ID, freqs. They have returned to their regular, post-Ramadan 

schedule. Fair-poor, mixing with WYFR (in French). Both about the same 

strength. 


IRAN/IRAQ CLANDESTINES. 

Bjarke Vestesen-DEN once more has visited Syria as a Tour Guide. This time 

he brought his AOR AR7030 PLUS receiver which gave excellent results from

a noise-free hotel in the Palmyra desert. However, several customs 

officers at Damascus Airport took a very close look at it, but finally 

accepted it and welcomed Bjarke to Syria! 

(Bjarke Vestesen in Palmyra-SYR, dswci DXW Nov 2) 

3860.5v, UNID, 1710-1722*, Oct 19, Farsi-language, mentioned Kurdistan, 

jammed and suddenly off at 1722. Probably changed freq to avoid jamming as 

the same female announcer was heard at 1725 on 4365.5. 43444. 


Probably the Voice of the Communist Party of Iran (AP.) 

3865, Voice of the Communist Party of Iran, 1715-1753*, Oct 20, Farsi ann, 

IDs as "Radyo Komalah". Jammed. At 1738 freq was changed to 3855.71 kHz to 

avoid jamming, but this lasted for only one min! At 1745 freq was changed 

once again to 3865.84 kHz with nx reports (Washington mentioned several 

times). Jamming began here at 1748 and heard here untill s/off at 1753*. 

42332-44444. 

3895.06, UNID, 1524-1530, Oct 20, Kurdish folk mx, again completely 

covered by Iranian jamming. 31331. 


Probably the Voice of Iranian Revolution. (AP.) 

3968.4v, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, 0410-0429*, Oct 21, Kurdish, clear ID 

at 0413 and 0429. Denmark mentioned. Jammed and best audible in LSB. Not 

// to 4850 which was heard at the same time. Frequency changed at 0429- 

0430 to avoid jamming to 3960, heard here with IDs like "Radyo Kurdistani 

Irani" several times. Also jammed here. 33443-43443. 

3970, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, 0425-0456*, Oct 20, Kurdish or Farsi 

(could not hear the difference clearly), ann, Kurdish mx, jammed but still 

best audible in USB, ID at 0430 and 0455 as "radyo sedaye kurdistani 

Irani". Same programme heard on 4870, but not in // - but mx, announcers 

etc. were the same. 42332. 

4375.76, UNID, 1520-1525, Oct 20, Farsi or Kurdish ann, Quran-prayer, 

almost completely blocked by jamming. 41331. 


Probably the Voice of Iranian Revolution // 3880v. (AP.) 

4395.7, Voice of the Independence of Iranian Kurdistan, 1507-1511*, Oct 

20, Farsi, heavy jammed, suddenly off-air and after some detective work it 

might have changed freq to 4385 for a few mins and then off, 31331. 

4404.15, UNID, 1505-1530, Oct 20, no ann but only nonstop Arabic mx, 

jammed at 1519 and then not audible. Untill then: 34444. 


Probably the Voice of the Independence of Iranian Kurdistan. (AP.) 

4406.2, Voice of the Independence of Iranian Kurdistan, 1525-1544*, Oct 

31, orchestra mx until 1534 when a man gave ID in Kurdish twice: "Eira 

Dengi Sarbakhoye Kurdistana Irana" followed by a martial song by mixed 

choir, 1537 another ID in Kurdish, a fanfare and a long sentence with 

several ID's! 34343 with slight CWQRM. At 1538 another man gave an ID 

possibly in Farsi and jamming immediately started, 32342. At 1540 the 

station was heard on 4404.9 with a song and then disappeared. 

4850, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, 0410-0428*, Oct 21, Kurdish, same 

announcer as on 3968.4, but not in//and seemingly not the same programme. 

Weaker here, but also less jamming. Clear ID at 0427. Frequency changed to

4870 from 0432, also heard at this time with IDs. Jammed. Disappeared 

after checking at 0455 (I was listening on 3960 at this time). 23433- 

22442. 

4870, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, 0450-0459*, Oct 20, same programme as 

heard on 3970, but not in parallel. Jammed - as usual. 33333. 

6335, Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, *1400-1430, Oct 16, s/on with nonstop 

Kurdish mx, ann, ID in Kurdish and Quran-prayer. 34333. 

(all Bjarke Vestesen in Palmyra-SYR, dswci DXW Nov 2) 

3970.3 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Al-Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, at *0247-0310 

on Nov 06, *0244 Carrier s/on, 0247 non-stop Kurdish songs, 0300 Kurdish 

ID: "Aira dangi Kurdistan Irana", 35343, martial song - and jamming began! 

then 33342, recitations from the Qur'an. The // was not heard on 4860v, 

but jamming began on 4861.6 at *0302 and it jumped to 4885.9 at 0318. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Nov 11) 

Also heard at 1540 UT, Nov 06, Kurdish talks; drifted to 3969.30 kHz; 

14331, barely heard jammer. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dswci DXW Nov 11) 

4615.1, R Voice of Komala, *0327-0340, Nov 06, Ouverture followed by six 

(!) ID's in Kurdish: "Eira dengi Komala", talk, 35333 - jammed from *0335, 

then 33333. // 3930 not heard, but open carrier on 3939.56 at *0314-0335 

UT. 


6335.5, Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, Salah al-Din, No. Iraq, at 0340-0401 UT 

on Oct 30 and Nov 06, Kurmanji Kurdish ann, Kurdish songs - always heavily 

disturbed by a digital utility tx on 6335.0 kHz, so audible in USB only, 

21331. 


KOREA D.P.R. 4450 KCBS, Pyongyang, logged on 04 Nov at 2312-... UT, 

Korean, orchestral themes; 34443. 


3320.2 Pyongyang at 1230-1251 UT on Nov 11. M&W chatting to 1241, then 

typical KR choral mx. Fair signal, improving to good, as were // freqs 

6250.1 and 6398.8. 


LAOS 6130, Lao National Radio, at 1200-1227 on Oct. 27, tune-in just as 

familiar gongs were ringing slowly, brief Asian theme or anthem, ID, then 

into man and woman alternating nx with many mentions of Vientiane. Into 

possible commentary 1223-1226 framed by brief mx themes. Fair at peaks but 

another station building underneath. 

(John Herkimer-NY, NASWA Nov 1) 

LATVIA Hallo Radiofreunde, 

am diesem Sonntag das ist der 13.11.2005 um 13:00 Uhr UTC, gibt es die 

naechste Sendung von "Radio73" auf 9290 kHz ueber den Sender von Krebs-TV 

in Ulbroka Lettland. Diesmal gibt es Musik aus Filmen und Fernsehserien, 

einen Beitrag ueber Hoerspiele, eine Geistergeschichte und die Bekanntgabe 

des Gewinners des Wettbewerbes aus der Augustsendung. 

Ich wuerde mich freuen, wenn Ihr mal reinhoert. 

Natuerlich gibt es fuer jeden Empfangsbericht mit ausreichend Rueckporto 

eine QSL-Karte! 

Weitere Infos unter: 

Also dann bis Sonntag! 

Euer Mattias aus Boenningstedt bei Hamburg! (Nov 13) 

LIBERIA [non] Do you have any idea what this tx might be? 

2110-2130 English lang interview (sport) ; 

2130-2133 Nx in French (lots of mentions of Liberia); 

2133-2200 Health programme in English; 

No idents; 11960; SINPO 34333. I can't find it in any lists. 

(Jon Kempster-UK, dxld Nov 10) 

Jonathan, That would be Star Radio, Liberia, via Ascension. They are also 

on 9525 kHz at 0700-0900 UT. Have been operating for a few months now. 


LITHUANIA Just letting you know that from Wednesday 30th Nov Pipeline 

Radio will commence its weekly quality pop/rock format from Lithuania in 

English to northern Europe. Reasons to switch on your radio on winter 

Wednsday Nights are- Pipeline Radio will broadcast from 2300 hrs Central 

European until 0100 [2200-2400 UT]. 

Pipeline Radio will be available on 1386 AM Wednesday nights and 7d/24hrs 

on the net Pipeline Radio on 1386 will be heard in Sweden, Lithuania, 

Lativia, Finland and Belarus. Pipeline Radio is always avaliable 24/7 

around the world at 

Reception reports welcomed at 

(Steve Cisco, Rus-DX Nov 6) 

This will be via the 7 kW tx in Bubiai (NW Lithuania), not via the 500 kW 

tx in Sitkunai which is used for China Radio International relays on 1386 

at other times. Howevber, despite of the small power this tx used to 

propagate rather well in the region during earlier tests. Both relays on 

1386 are provided by Radio Baltic Wavbes International (RWBI). 


1386 This looks like the same tx: 

Pipeline Radio from northern Lithuania. 

Radio Sweden MediaScan reports that Pipeline Radio, a UK net-based station 

 

is about to commence programmes from Bubia in northern Lithuania on 1386 

kHz AM. The station will operate every Wednesday evening from the 30 

November from 2300 UTC after China Radio International close-down. 

 

Radio 390 to return on 1386. 

Paul Francis of Radio 390 posted the following on Anorak Nation November 

13th: 

Hi, Paul Francis here. Just to let you know, we are going on 1386 kHz 

between 10.00pm to 03.00am. Our first fulltime programes will be on 

Christmas Eve, but before then, we will be doing a 15min test on 1386khz 

on a Wednesday night which l will let you know the date in the next few 

days. 

Their website is now: 

I checked the Listen Live stream this morning and it was playing a 

webstream from MOR memories: 

 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK Nov 14) 

Radio Baltic Waves International (RBWI) resumed the lease of the 7 kW 

transmitter in Bubiai (near Siauliai) in Northern Lithuania on 1386 kHz, 

and is providing the following relay sces:

- Relay of RFE/RL in Russian daily from 1300-1600 with 3.5 kW 

- Relay of Pipeline Radio 1386AM every Wednesday 2200-2400 for 5 weeks, 

starting 30 November, with 7kW 

Pipeline Radio 1386AM is produced by the UK net station Pipeline Radio 

; their txion block may also include 

programming produced by other broadcasters. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Nov 15) 

MALI 4782.43 R. Mali, Kati, observed on 31 Oct 2312-2324 (no use keep 

listening till later...), French, annts, folk tunes and songs, mentioned 

some program called "(...) et Developpement"; // 5995 kHz under adjacent 

DRM QRM; 54433, BUT extremely weak audio - what's the point of of handling 

such a signal?! 

5995 R. Mali, Kati, on 31 Oct at 2324-2340, French, tunes + folk songs; 

adacent QRM de DRM signal; 54433, but weakish audio, though not as serious 

as on 60 mb. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld Oct 31) 

MADAGASCAR 11705 [to ZIMBABWE] Voice of the People (from Madagascar) to 

Zimbabwe. 7120 at 1700 this evening is again severely jammed by Zimbabwean 

authorities but they aren't here. 

VOP has moved to a new freq as of B-05 schedule from RNW facilities on 

Madagascar which is 11705. This freq has a hollow sound from the tx on 

Madagscar but propagates well into Zimbabwe. 

(David Pringle-Wood-ZWE, dxld Oct 31) 

MALAYSIA 6024.88 Voice of Islam, on Nov 9 at 1438-1459 and 1519-1526 

UT, young woman DJ with pop songs, many IDs for "Radio Suara Islam" and 

mentions "FM," 1450 into news, on-air phone calls. Audio somewhat 

distorted. Fair. 

7270, Wai FM, Nov 9, 1356-1420 and 1531-1600* UT, good reception, woman DJ 

with pop songs, 1400-1405 UT "Berita Wai FM" (news), many singing station 

jingles, on-air phone call from Brunei. Off in mid-song. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Nov 10) 

MEXICO 6010 R. Mil, Cd. de Mexico, logged on 06 Nov at 0956-f/out 1050, 

Spanish, songs; 24432, increasingly weak het. with CLM. 

6185 R.Educacion, Cd. de Mexico, obs'ed on 06 Nov 1005-f/out 1055, 

Spanish, class. mx themes & other mx later; 25442. 


MYANMAR R Myanmar, Yangon noted today Nov 4 at 1320 UTC on 5040,40 kHz 

with poor to fair reception. Signal strength S5 and mx was nice local. A 

couple days ago I heard all four 90 mb All India Radio stations still 

using their current freqs. Not freq change to 60 meter band yet. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, RUS DXsignal Nov 9) 

NETHERLANDS In an earlier message I reported that the govt of the 

Netherlands was taken to court over an auction to sell NOZEMA.Yesterday, 

november the 9th, a dutch court ruled that the take over of NOZEMA (owner 

of all broadcast txsites in The Netherlands) by means of an auction was 

not unlawfull. 

The court decided that the govt did not harm the rights of any interested 

parties in NOZEMA. 

The complete text of this case has not been issued therefore details are 

unknown to me.

The parties involved in this case have a right to appeal but uncertain is 

if they will. It will be interesting to know how things work out once 

NOZEMA is taken over. 

Greetings from the Netherlands, 

Gerard A. Koopal LL.M 

ALJURE - Legal 

(via wwdxc BC-DX Nov 11) 

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES R. Nederland Bonaire relay: 

With the various troubles being reported for the Bonaire txs, I wonder 

about the future of this facility. The original two Philips units are 

almost 37 years old, while the ABB unit is 17. Anyone heard of any plans 

for new txs, presumably DRM capable, for Bonaire? 

They supposedly upgraded the power generation plant after the Easter 2000 

fire, which would have suggested more units on the way, but none so far. 

Perhaps the budget cuts at RN have nixed any such ideas? Also curious if 

the 50 kW unit Bonaire uses for a few txions is the same one used for the 

recent DRM tests, but now running in AM mode? 

(Stephen Luce-TX-USA, dxld Nov 10) 

NEW ZEALAND I also listened to R. NZi 9870 on Tues. afternnon (here in 

SW Eur) and immediately the non-stop class. mx prgr was the result of an 

amendment of a B05 of some stn, thus ruining the fair reception of 

Rangitaiki during this season... but that UNID was gone just like that 

(can't remember the exact time, and being a casual listening, no records 

were written down). I remember having spotted 1~2 similar cases on 7 MHz 

late last year. Yesterday, 9 Nov, when R.NZi changed the aerial azimuth 

for 9870 at 1650, reception didn't become that bad, but as earlier 

reported by me, their clean afternoon (here) signal starts to get trouble 

as from 1500 onwards when some adjacent QRM arises. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld Nov 10) 

NIGERIA 7255 It doesn't seem the arrival of B-05 has to do with African 

SW txions in the sense they are more locally intended. 

Well, the English Service of Voice of Nigeria just delivered a pleasant 

surprise with a powerful signal I don't get from them at least for the 

last 6 months on 7255 opening at 05:00, Sun. Oct. 30th, mostly with nx and 

commentaries but few or no mx this time. 

Conditions in their broadcasts remains the same: clear audio while 

newsreaders are on the air, but oh no! ... that terrible muffled audio 

whenever they play those pre-recorded programs, that invites you to think 

they are not coming from not even from an open-reel tape (unless played at 

low speed), but from a cassette tape recorder. 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld Oct 10) 

7275, Radio Nigeria - Abuja verified with a date/frequency letter in 108 

days from v/s Ben Obeta for the Executive Director. Address from letter: 

Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (Abuja National Station), 

Broadcasting House, P. O. Box 377 Gwagwalada / P.M.B 71, Gark1, Abuja, 

Nigeria. 

The verie letter provided the schedule as 0430-2130 UTC (0530-2230 

Nigerian time). 


OMAN 6135 at 1259 UT mostly adverts 13421. New tune at 1346 UT with ID 

hen a theatre play ID at 1400 UT, on fade off. 


PAKISTAN Cland 5102 Jamu & Kashmir at 1415 UT with song, talks by OM at

1423 UT a pop sng . Marginal signal at best. 


15100 Radio Pakistan. on Nov.3 at 1038-1050 UT. SINPO 35333. Talk in Urdo 

and folk song. ID was heard at 1038 UT. 17835 kHz was not heard. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 11) Both heard here in EUR at same 

time, (wb.) 

Domestic sce of R.Pakistan via their Rewat txs near Islamabad in B05 are 

... 

via API-2 100 kW 

0045-0200 Haya Allal Falah & 0200-0215 Urdu nx on 5095 

0600-1115 on 5860 this has Urdu nx 0600, Rawalpindi pgm 

0604-0700, Urdu nx 0700, Punjabi news 

0703, Rawalpindi pgm 0707-0755, Sindhi nx 0755, ENGLISH news 0800-0810, 

0810-0900 

Rawalpindi pgm, 0900-0903 Islamabad pgm, 0903 Pushto news, 

0907-1000 Islamabad pgm, 1000 Urdu news, 1005-1100 Islamabad pgm, 1100 

ENGLISH news, 

1104-1115 Islamabad pgm. 

1230-1330 Kashmiri Service Pindi-I on 5095 

1350-1400 Balti nx & 1420-1428 Sheena nx on 5095 

1615-1700 Islamabad Programme (AAINA) on 5095 

via API-4 100 kW 

0200-0400 Current Affairs on 5080 

0800-1200 Rawalpindi-II Programme on 5925 

(this directional via 68 degrees) 

1300-1800 Current Affairs on 5080 

I have no updates for Rewat API-8 (Azad Kashmir/Pindi-III) or the regional 

txs at Quetta, Peshawar and Rawlpindi. 

Note that 5095 is also used for External Services at 1500-1530 Pushto to 

AFG, 1715-1800 Irani and 1800-1900 Islamabad Progr. to Gulf & M.E. 


PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3325 R. Bougainville (tentative), on Nov 12 at 1031- 

1200 UT, RRI noted with decent signal at tune-in, with another station 

under it. Impossible to tell who till about 1117, when RRI dropped down 

some. Man DJ with pop songs till 1150 UT, into program of annts or 

something (did not sound like news), mention of Solomon Islands and Papua 

New Guinea. Poor. By 1200 UT, RRI was back on top. Conditions were 

unusually good. 


PARAGUAY 9736.95 R. Nac. del Paraguay on Oct 25 at *0833-0842 UT. 35433 

Spanish, at 0833 UT sign on with IS, Opening announce, Paraguay mx. 


PHILIPPINES Two QSL cards and a program schedule received in reply to 

two reports on the Mandarin sce. One of the cards, the one with the green 

colored frame, can be seen at 

 

The Mandarin sce includes various kinds of English lang lessons, some of 

which are newspaper articles read in English and translated into Mandarin. 

Address: Radio Veritas, P O Box 2642, Quezon City 1166, Philippines. 

(Henrik Klemetz-SWE, DXplorer Nov 7) 

15120 Radyo Pilipinas on Nov. 6 at 0230-0330* UT. SINPO 35443. Philippine

pops and economic talk in English. Music program from 0256 UT. ID was 

heard at 0255 & 0324. // 15270 kHz, 21331. 25mb outlet was not observed. 


RUSSIA/JAPAN/KOREA D.R.P. Acc. to a well informed source, the "Shiokaze" 

prgr's in Japanese will be transmitted 1530-1600 on 5890 from the Angarsk 

site (near Irkutsk) in Russia, starting 30 October. 

(various DX lists - Bernd Trutenau-LTU, Nov 2) 

A private group in JPN has begun a short-wave radio program to encourage 

Japanese nationals believed abducted to North Korea. 

The program, launched by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese 

Probably Related to North Korea, is called "shiokaze" (sea breeze) because 

group members hope sea breezes will transport their voices to abducted 

people. 

"If abduction victims learn that we are carrying out rescue activities, it 

will give them hope," said Kazuhiro Araki, representative of the group. 

The program is aired in the freq band of 5.89 megahertz for 30 mins every 

night. 

Group members record the contents of the program at their office in 

Tokyo's Bunkyo-ku. 

The program starts with the call, "This is shiokaze." The names of about 

50 missing people and their birth dates are read out on each program. The 

time and locations of suspected abductions are also read. 

The list of names includes 11 people recognized by the Japanese govt as 

those abducted, 250 people who went missing, and five others who were 

probably kidnapped. 

The group plans to air the voices of relatives of the suspected abduction 

victims. 

"We apologize to abduction victims for conducting few rescue activities so 

far. You will definitely be saved," Araki often says in the program. "Hang 

on a little longer." 

At the request of the Japanese group, a London-based broadcasting sce 

relays the group's shiokaze program through a facility in a third country. 

The group doesn't reveal the location of the facility for security 

reasons. 

The program costs the group about 3 million yen a year. The group covers 

the costs by contributions from supporters. 

Tamaji Takeshita, an elder sister of Noriko Furukawa who went missing in 

1973, said, "I hope the program will reach missing people to give them 

encouragement." 

Security officials in JPN say that radio ownership must be reported to 

authorities in North Korea and the available freq bands are limited there, 

adding that radio waves are jammed to prevent people from listening to 

overseas programs. 

Toru Yamashita, director of a private broadcasting research group, 

however, said that Chinese-made short wave radio receivers are probably on 

sale in the underground market of North Korea, and that short-wave bands 

are not too jammed. 

Charles Jenkins, husband of former abductee Hitomi Soga, says in his book

that he listened to a Voice of America nx program about the 2002 summit 

meeting between JPN and North Korea on a radio he secretly owned in North 

Korea. 

 

(Mainichi Nov 5, via BrDXN Nov 13) 

Acc to Asian Broadcasting Institute, Investigation Commission on Missing 

Japanese Probably Related to North Korea announced on October 26 that they 

start SW broadcasting called "Shiokaze" (sea breeze) to North Korea from 

October 30 at 14:30-15:00 everyday on 5890kHz. The programs are produced 

in their Tokyo office and sent to VT Communications Ltd. via internet. The 

txion will be over the VT Communication's facility in the third country. 

The aim of this txion is 

1)to inform the kidnapped Japanese persons in North Korea that they will 

be rescued from interment, 

2) to promote North Korea to announce information about the kidnapped 

persons, 

3) to provide information on places of refuge in case of the collapse of 

North Korea. 

In the broadcast the data of 150 kidnapped persons per day will be read in 

Japanese. The cost of 30 mins daily broadcast is about $30000 per year, 

which will be supplied by civil contribution. They do not prepare QSL card 

for reception reports, but letter of thanks will be sent if the reporter 

sends more than 1000 yen as a contribution to Japanese Postal Giro Account 

00160-9-583587 with the reception data (date, frequency, condition etc.) 

in the space for correspondence. 

On October 30 and 31, the broadcasting was done 1 hour later at 15:30- 

16:00, on November 1 returned to the normal time 14:30-15:00. On November 

1 the station mis-transmit Radio Australia for the first 10 mins, then 

turned to "Shiokaze" broadcast. On November 2 the broadcast was normally 

done, but also relayed Russian domestic broadcast for 2 mins after 

"Shiokaze"! There has been no jamming in these 4 days. A Chinese DXer 

reported me that the broadcast was also well heard in Shanghai. 


A citizens' group in Tokyo is taking to the airwaves, trying to contact 

hundreds of Japanese who may still be alive in North Korea, years after 

being kidnapped by the communist state. The group has begun beaming a 

daily half-hour SW radio program to North Korea, using a tx in a third 

country. The message to any Japanese in North Korea who may hear it is 

that they have not been forgotten. 

The unprecedented broadcast begins with an announcer telling Japanese in 

North Korea to hang in there, because "it will not be long until we 

definitely rescue you." 

Soothing piano mx plays in the background as the announcer reads the names 

of possible Japanese abduction victims, the dates when they disappeared 

and their ages. 

Takushoku Univ. professor Kazuhiro Araki, center, helps COMJAN volunteers 

fold newsletters announcing group's plan to try to contact Japanese 

abductees in North Korea via SW radio [caption] 

An organizer of the grassroots project, Takushoku University professor 

Kazuhiro Araki, says the group believes North Korea kidnapped at least 265 

Japanese, beginning in the 1950s. 

Professor Araki says SW radio is a good way to reach the abductees, or

anyone who knows the missing Japanese. He explains that former U.S. Army 

soldier Charles Jenkins, who emerged after spending decades in North 

Korea, has revealed that some North Koreans and foreign abductees secretly 

tune in VOA and other international broadcasts. 

In North Korea it is illegal to listen to foreign broadcast stations. 

Japan's govt currently acknowledges 10 abduction cases involving 15 

Japanese. North Korea previously admitted kidnapping 13 Japanese to train 

its spies in Japanese lang and culture. Pyongyang allowed five of them to 

return home in 2002 and has said the other eight Japanese died in North 

Korea. 

Professor Araki is a representative of the group known as COMJAN, or the 

Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North 

Korea. He says anyone who hears the txion is being urged to get a message 

out that he or she is still alive. 

Professor Araki says the broadcasts will include information and 

instructions for Japanese in the event of upheaval in North Korea. 

The program, in Japanese, is called "Shiokaze," or "Sea Breeze." It will 

air nightly (at 1430 UTC on 5.890 megahertz) for the next year. 

Because Pyongyang could try to jam the signal, COMJAN hopes to raise money 

for added freqs and more broadcasting time. The group is spending $30,000 

for a one-year contract with a British company (VT Communications) that 

acts a broker for SW txs in many countries, including Russia. 

COMJAN has not identified the location of its tx beyond saying it is in a 

country close to North Korea. (VOA Nx via DXLD) 

The time has already been confirmed as 1530 UT, not 1430! Why do they keep 

getting it wrong? That works out to $82.19 per half hour (gh, DXLD) 

Japanese Try to Contact Abductees in North Korea by Radio 

VOA story, with audio, confirms that VT Communications is the broker for 

these txions, and also says they will run for one year. Gives the 

frequency, too :-) 

 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Nov 1) 

RUSSIA 5930 on Oct 29 at 0709 UT. R. Rossii, Monchegorsk, RR, nxs YL. 

S2-3. Segnale vicino al fade out. 

(Botto Fiora-I, JPNpremium Nov 4) 

Winter B-05 for Voice of Russia WS in Russian: 

0200-0300 on 603 648 936 972 1503 6195 7150 7240 7260 7350 

12010 13665 

0300-0400 on 936 7150 7240 7260 7330 12010 13665 

1300-1400 on 936 972 999 1143 1431 1548 5920 6145 7260 9495 

9770 9885 15460*17570# 

1400-1500 on 558 5810^ 5995 6205 7220 7315 9770 11500 12055 

15460*17570# 

1600-1700 on 603 630 693 1251 1314 7305 7315 9885 9480*11630# 

1800-1900 on 603 630 693 5985 7390 

2000-2100 on 612 6170 7390 7445 

2100-2200 on 1215 7445 

*till March 4 

#from March 5 

^DRM txions

Winter B-05 for Radio Rossii in Russian via MSK 250 kW / 260 deg: 

0200-0500 on 5925 


0825-1500 on 17600 

1525-1800 on 7310 

1825-2200 on 6235 


Balashikha Transmission Mast is the radio mast of the 13th broadcasting 

centre at Balashikha near Moscow, Russia. It is a 460 metre high guyed 

radio mast, which is guyed in 6 levels. Balashikha Transmission Mast 

weighs 421 tons and is of triangular cross section with a side length of 

3.6 metres. 

Further information on 

and on 

off at 1000 after Russian pops. The same program was also heard on 5960 

with SINPO 44444. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, dxld Nov 10) 

5960 // 7330, R. Station Pacific Ocean, on Nov 10, 11 and 12, this station 

has been consistently good on 5960 and almost as good on 7330, *0935- 

1000*. 


Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean (R. Station Pacific Ocean) announced today 

that their test txion on 7330 kHz will go on until 17 November 2005. Now 

they broadcast on 810, 5960, 7330 from 09:35 to 10:00UTC. 7330kHz is 

better than 5960 kHz in my area. 

(Kunitoshi Hishikawa-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 14) 

7420, Degar Voice, via Chita (pres) at *1258-1337 UT on Oct 26 and 27, 

drums mx , talk, just poor carrier at best. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, dswci DXW Nov 11) 

Ex 7350, ex 7125 in Khmer and Vietnamese langs. (AP) 

SERBIA & MONTENEGRO (Kosovo) Under construction are two MW-transmitters. 

Drenas on 1413 kHz and Prizren on 1377 kHz. Date of completion not known. 

(WRTH 2006; via ARC MV-Eko Nov 7) 

1413 kHz registered for Pristina 1000 kW but destroyed in Kosovo war; but 

1413 now used by Moldavian powerhouse Grigoriopol 500 kW (x1467). (wb) 

SOUTH AFRICA 3320 SAUK/R.Sonder Grense, Meyerton, observed on 05 Nov at 

1914-1940 UT, Afrikaans prgr, Afrikander songs; 45433. Other good signals 

from the RSA: 3345 Canal +frica in Portuguese, with Desporto, Revista da 

Semana and mx; 55444 // 3230 Family R. in English; 35433, occasional uty. 

QRM. 


SRI LANKA Can anyone help confirm the current B05 schedule for Sri Lanka 

Broadcasting Corp external sces in English? 

Are there still SLBC English txions at 0030-0430 and 1230-1530 on 6005, 

9770, and 15748 kHz ? 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK Nov 12) 

English o n l y during the 0030-0400 slot. There is a bilingual Hindi 

txion En and Hindi 11905, 7275 1330-1530 UT. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, BrDXC-UK Nov 14) 

SUDAN 9505 R. Omdurman on Oct 30 at 1633-1643 UT. 44444 Arabic, Koran 

and talk, ID at 1635 etc. 


7999.33 V. of Sudan on Oct 30 at *1529-1540 UT. 34332 Arabic, at 1529 UT 

sign on with IS, Opening announce, Opening mx, Talk. 


SWEDEN RADIO SWEDEN DRM TESTS TO CHANGE FREQUENCY ON SUNDAY. 

There will be a change of freq in the Radio Sweden DRM tests from RCI 

Sackville, beamed to Europe. From Sunday Nov 13th 13725 kHz will be 

replaced by 11805 kHz. Please note that the starting time will be 1902 

UTC, with sign off at 1959. The program will be Radio Sweden in English. 

(Radio Sweden via DRM Software Radio Forum, Nov 9) 

SWEDEN/CANADA 1179 RCI English via Soelvesborg SWE. 

Do you know the exact txion time for RCI relay ?

RCI .XLS sheet mentions 2230-2300 UT, but the printed colorful leaftlet of 

RCI Montreal shows 

2330-0000 UTC weekdays: Canada Today 

Sat: Media Zone 

Sun: The Maple Leaf Mailbag 


English is now at 2330-0000 as per the printed leaflet - the XLS was 

wrong. 


TAIWAN 9745 HAN Dien Sheng at 1241 UT with Chinese pop songs at 1213 UT. 

YL with many mentions of Han then pop songs continue. 


7380 Little Saigon R. via Taiwan on Nov 06 at *1500-1509 UT. 34433 

Vietnamese, 1500 sign on with IS, Opening mx, Opening announce, Talk. 


7310, Sound of Hope, via Tan Shui, Taiwan at *1300-1340 UT on Nov 06 and 

08, Chinese talk mentioning Taiwan, many jingles, ID's: "Xiwang Zhi Sheng 

Guiji Guan po dien tai", 44444. From *1325 UT QRM R Rossii. 


[to VIETNAM] 7380 Little Saigon Radio via Taiwan (?) at *1500-1530* on 

Nov.12 Sign-on with a Orchestra Music, short introduction with ID in VT ' 

dai la Little Saigon Radio', mention California location. Followed with 

more mx. Most of the program considered of commentaries and nx items. 

Noted ID's at 1510 & 1517 UT.( 1517 a possible web site but only a partial 

www.) 1520 noted with a commentary or talk, reference to Vietnam and WHO. 

1526 closing anmmts, I.D. then followed a VT Ballad with a female singer 

to 1530* Reception was good to fair at times, despite the slight noise and 

slight heterodyne (notch used). 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN DXplorer Nov 12) 

THAILAND Monitored Radio Thailand on 9810 kHz at 1230 UT for the past 3 

mornings. Signals were strong enough to listen in my automobile (Yaesu 

FT100 / Atas 120 ) while commuting. Their website 

 

however, lists 9600 khz at this time. 

(James Olson-USA, dxld Nov 11) 

R. Thailand B-05 English, via Udon Thani u.o.s.: 

0000-0030 9680 Af 

0030-0100 5890 (Greenville) NAm 

0300-0330 5890 (Delano) NAm 

0530-0600 13770 Eu 

1230-1300 9810 As/Pac 

1400-1430 9725 As/Pac 

1900-2000 9805 Eu 

2030-2045 9535 Eu 


TUNISIA Gemaess Beobachtungen vor Ort vom Juli-August 2005 sind die 

Mittelwellen 603 kHz RTT Monastir, und 720 kHz RTT Sfax, derzeit inaktiv. 

Radio Tunisia International sendet taeglich in Deutsch von 07.00 bis 08.00 

UTC mit Kurznachrichten um 0730 UT. Eingesetzt wird die Mittelwelle 963 

kHz; aber auch UKW 92,0, 93,4; 93,8; 95, 4; 98,2 MHz. 

(Dieter Leupold-D, ADDX Radiokurier Nov. 2005 via ntt) 

UKRAINE Winter B-05 for Radio Ukraine International:

0000-0500 on 5910 SMF 500 kW / 314 deg to NoAmEa 

0100-0600 on 5830 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS 



1400-1800 on 5830 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS 


German 0000-0100 on 5840 

1800-1900 on 5840 

2100-2200 on 5840 

English 0100-0200 on 5910 

0400-0500 on 5910 

1200-1300 on 9925 

2200-2300 on 5840 

Ukrainian on all other times and frequencies. 


5910 Radio Ukraine International, on Oct 30, Nov 6 and Nov 13 at 0400 UT 

from Nikolayev/Mykolaiv. There is something wrong with their English sce. 

Heard "DX club" at 0420 UT and "Greetings from Kyiv" (Mailbag) at 0430 UT, 

but both programs had the same content on every Sunday morning on these 

three weeks. Strike or no money to change their programs? 

(Klaus Nindel-D, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 13) 

U.K. 11705 (not 11715) Sudan Radio Service via Woofferton, UK laut und 

klar, S=9 +20 dB heute auf 11705 kHz. Typische EaAF Musik etc., die 

Signalqualitaet leidet nicht unter dem Aussendungspfad von WOF nach 

Stuttgart, sondern eher aus typischer ISDN?/Internet Flutter Qualitaet der 

Uebertragung, wie sie auch in Juelich oder Grigoriopol, oder via dem 

Merlin/VT Schaltraum manchmal zu beobachten ist. 

Nur ein ganz, ganz schwaches Signal auf 11715 kHz, S=1, gerade noch 

Musikrichtung verstaendlich, muesste Colombo Ekala 100 kW in Sinhala fuer 

den Nahen Osten sein. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 9 + 10) 

11705 (not 11715 in B-05) Sudan Radio Service at present loud and clear, 

light BUZZ tone ?from ISDN feeder?, S=9 +20 dB. Mo-Fr only at 1700-1800 

UT. 

Typical EaAfrican mx. On formerly registered 11715, S=1, but seemingly 

Colombo Ekala 100 kW in Sinhala to Near East workers. 

.7120 0300-0500 47E WOF 300 126 12 .23456. USA MNO MER 

.9525 0500-0600 47E WOF 300 126 12 .23456. USA MNO MER 

11665 1400-1700 47E WOF 300 126 12 .23456. USA MNO MER 

11705 1700-1800 47E WOF 300 126 12 .23456. USA MNO MER (x11715) 


Latter service: Beware of co-channel 11705 kHz VoP from MDG to Zimbabwe. 

(wb) 

Sudan Radio Service has conducted publicity events in Maridi, Yei, Rumbek, 

and many other communities across southern Sudan, since Sep 2004. Pictures 

taken of SRS-sponsored activities in Maridi at 

 

 

UK/SENEGAL 12000 [sic, not 17555] 0700-0900 UT via Woofferton-UK site. 

(Nov 15) 

The West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) will start broadcasting on Monday 

14 November 2005. The station will broadcast from its studios in Dakar, 

Senegal, on 17555[sic, see below] kHz on Short Wave to the whole of West

Africa and beyond, and on 94.9 FM in Dakar. In the near future, it will 

broadcast online, and also through local community radio partners in the 

Mano River Union (MRU) countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. 

These partners will also generate some of its broadcast content. 

For this phase, which ends on 1 January 2006, WADR will broadcast for two 

hours in English and French starting at 07:00 UT and will focus on the 

Mano River Union countries. It has already set up offices in Monrovia, 

Conakry and Freetown. The offices will generate nx and other materials 

that promote dialogue and democracy in the region. WADR will later expand 

to bring onboard other West African countries including Chad and Cameroon. 

The station will air programmes on nx and current affairs as well as 

magazine programmes on good governance, health, agriculture, gender, youth 

and sports with a view to promoting peace and human security, transparency 

and accountability in governance, regional economic integration, and 

social and cultural development amongst the peoples of the region. 

A brainchild of the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), WADR 

is conceived to be the hub of a West African network of public, private 

and community radio stations, creating an avenue for networking between 

the radio stations and a channel for dialogue among the peoples of the 

respective countries they serve. 

Essoh Honore, WADR - Radio Production Officer, 

Sacre-c ur 1, n degr8408 Dakar, SENEGAL 

Phone: +221 569 7785 / 869 15 69 Fax: +221 864 70 09 

Postal P.O.Box:16 650 Dakar-Fann, SENEGAL 

E-mail:wadr@wadr.org 

(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 14) 

I don't know if this is old or new, but at 

 

they say: 

FREQUENCIES 

WADR shall broadcast on 12000 kHz between 0700 and 0900 UCT and on 17860 

kHz between 09.00 and 11.00 UCT on SW to the whole of West Africa and Chad 

and Cameroon as well as 94.9 on FM (Dakar only). It shall also be 

rebroadcast on various other FM freqs by local broadcast partners in 

Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone who will receive WADR programmes by 

digital satellite radio. This will be available to individuals with 

digital satellite receivers in the whole of Africa. 

(via Jari, dxld Nov 14) 

WADR 12000 kHz - Switched on my rx around 0712 UT and noted an English 

lang program in progress, with some 'smooth' French accent of the 

commentator. Many African items covered. 

So 0700-0900 UT schedule on 12000 kHz fits, English 0700-0800, French 

0800-0900 UT. Signals sounds like 'skip over my head' one from RMP/WOF in 

U.K. towards Africa. 

see attachment, mp3 record took at 0800 UT, when French segment started 

after a break of 2 mins between 0759 and 0801 UT. 

73 wb, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 15 

USA Dan Ferguson Retires.Just a note to let all know that Dan Ferguson 

at IBB (VOA) who started this list will be retiring on Nov 10th. I know we 

all wish him a wonderful retirement and that he will still continue to 

monitor the VOACAP list from South Carolina. 

Dan, welcome to the land of the retirees ... nearly 10 for me now. It was 

a real pleasure working with you for 13 years. By the way I think you even

eat my record of counting down the days to retirement, so I have been 

told!!! 

Best wishes, 

(George Lane-USA, via VOACAP Nov 8) 

RFA currently bcs from 1100-0700 UT; there are no txions between 0700 and 

1100 UT. Daily programming incl Mandarin for 12 hrs, Cantonese for two 

hrs, Uyghur for two hrs, and Tibetan for eight hrs. 

Via US belonging txion facilities at KHBN Palau, Kuwait-KWT, Lampertheim- 

GER, Saipan-MRA, Tinian-SoMRA, WHR Hawaii-HWA as well as via foreign 

relays at Al Dhabayya-UAE, Almaty-KAZ, Dushanbe-TJK, Iranawila-CLN, 

Irkutsk-RUS, Taiwan-TWN, Ulaanbaatar-MNG, Vladivostok-RUS, Wertachtal-GER. 

RFA schedule in B-05, valid from Oct 30th 2005 til March 26th, 2006. 

RFA uses US belonging and IBB txs at HBN/P=KHBN Palau Isl, 

IRA/I=Iranawila Sri Lanka, KWT/K=Kuwait, LAM/L Lampertheim-GER, 

SAI/S=Saipan, TIN/T=Tinian NoMariana Isls, WHR/H Hawaii-HWA. 

And foreign relays at ALM/A=Almaty-KAZ, DUS/D=Dushanbe-TJK, 

IRK=Irkutsk-RUS, TWN/N=Taiwan, UAE=Al Dhabayya-UAE, 

ULA/U=UlaanBataar Mongolia, VLD/V=Vladivostok-RUS, 

WER=Wertachtal Germany. 

0000-0100 LAO 11830I 15545T 15590V 

0030-0130 BURMESE 11535D 13710S 13815I 15700T 

0100-0200 UYGHUR 7480D 9365D 9645UAE 9690UAE 

15270T 17570T 

0100-0300 TIBETAN 7470D(D-05 season til Mar4) 7560K 9670WER 

11695UAE 15220T 17730U 

15660D(M-06 season from Mar 5) 

0300-0600 MANDARIN 11980IRK 13625T 13760T 15150T 15665T 

17495D 17525D 17615S 17880S 21540T 


17495D 17525D 17615S 17880S 

0600-0700 TIBETAN 17515D 17715K 17720U 21570T 21715UAE 

break 

1100-1200 LAO 9355S 9775T 15565I 

1100-1200 TIBETAN 7470U 11540D 11590K 13625T 15435UAE 

1200-1400 TIBETAN 7470U 11540D 11590K 13625T 15185S 15435UAE 

1230-1330 CAMBODIAN 5910V 13725I 15395T 

1230-1330 BURMESE 9365D 11795T 12105I 15700T 

1400-1500 CANTONESE 9825T 11950S 15255T 

1400-1500 VIETNAMESE 7380U(?5855U) 9365D 9455S 9930WHR 

11605T 13725P 13865I 15470T 21625I 

1500-1600 TIBETAN 7470U 7495D 11500K 15385UAE 

1500-1600 MANDARIN 7540D 9905P 11945T 13670T 13745T 

15510T 17565T (1530- 6095T) 

1500-1700 KOREAN 7210IRK 11870S 13625T 

1600-1700 UYGHUR 7515D 7530D 9625UAE 11720T 13725I 

1600-1700 MANDARIN 6095T 7540D 9455S 9905P 11945T 13670T 

13745T 15510T 17565T 

1700-1800 MANDARIN 7540D 9355S 9455S 9905P 11945T 

13670T 13745T 15510T 17565T 

1800-1900 MANDARIN 6095T 7455D 7540D 9355S 9455S 11790T 

11945T 13670T 13745T 15510T 

1900-2000 MANDARIN 1098N 5990T 6095T 7455D 7540D 9355S 

9455S 9875P 11790T 11945T 11970T 13670T 

13745T 15510T 

2000-2100 MANDARIN 1098N 5990T 6095T 7455D 7540D 9355S

9455S 9875P 9885T 11900T 11950T 11970T 

13745T 15510T 

2100-2200 MANDARIN 1098N 6095T 7455D 7540D 9355S 9455S 

9875P 9885T 9920N 11950T 11970T 13745T 

15510T 

2100-2300 KOREAN 7460U 9385T 11785S 13625T 


2230-2330 CAMBODIAN 7185I 9930P 15485T 

2300-2359 MANDARIN 7540D 9905P 11775T 13745S 13800T 15430T 

15550T 

2300-2359 TIBETAN 6010UAE 7415D 7470U 7550K 9875LAM 

2330-0029 VIETNAMESE 7515D 9930P 11580U 11605N 11965T 13720S 

13865I 15565V 

( and other sources, 


Acc to Mr. Michael Pallone, Director of Engineering and technical 

Operation of Radio Marti, they are now developing a new QSL card. As they 

are keeping the data of the past reporters, the card will be sent to them 

when available. 

They also hope non-Cuban listeners to learn Spanish through listening to 

Radio Marti. The recent schedule is available at 

 


WYFR schedules corrected by hand. For example: 

 

 

(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, DXLD Nov 11) 

WRMI Update - To all interested parties: 

We had hoped to get WRMI back on the air last night, but the antenna 

repairs have taken more time than expected. As I write this, workers are 

making repairs on both antennas. The status is this: There is very little 

damage to our corner reflector antenna beamed south, but the large 

security fence around it was knocked down, and a crew is repairing it. We 

cannot legally begin broadcasting on that antenna until the fence is 

repaired, as we have to ensure that no one (including stray cows, which 

share the land with us) could come into contact with the antenna and harm 

themselves while it is on the air. We expect this work to be finished 

tomorrow (Monday), so perhaps we can go on the air to the Caribbean and 

Latin America on Tuesday morning if all goes well. 

On the log periodic antenna beamed to North America, the damage is more 

severe. We lost several elements. The manufacturer is at the site right 

now, but they say they cannot repair it on site with available materials. 

They need to return to their factory in central Florida, make some parts 

and bring them back down to us. This is likely to take a few weeks. 

However, they are helping us arrange some sort of temporary antenna so 

that we can perhaps go back on the air to North America on Tuesday. We 

will keep you updated. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA WRMI, dxld Nov 6) 

6 pm Eastern Time (2300 UTC) Sunday 

Despite my earlier message today, I am happy to report that we were able 

to get the fence temporarily repaired enough to get back on the air today. 

We are now on the air on on 9955 kHz, and we are resuming our normal 

schedule on this frequency. We hope to resume normal operations to North 

America by Tuesday. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA WRMI, dxld Nov 6)

Still haven't got the 7385 antenna ready, but maybe by late tomorrow. 

Certainly before the weekend, providing there are no further 

complications. I can't wait! 

(Jeff White-FL-USA WRMI, dxld Nov 10) 

UZBEKISTAN 9715 R Tashkent at 1333 UT, IS ID with En sce 24432. 


Hallo DX- Freunde, 

der Rhein-Main-Radio-Club e.V. besucht am 

Freitag 2.12.2005 das Deutsche Rundfunkarchiv in Wiesbaden 

mit seinem riesigen Schallarchiv (90 000 Schellack Platten, 2000 

Schallfolien, 800 Edison Zylindern usw.), seinem Fernseharchiv mit mehr 

als 100 000 Titeln, Schriften und vielem Interessanten aus der 

Rundfunkgeschichte. 

Die Besichtigung mit spezieller Fuehrung fuer uns wird ca. 1-2 Stunden 

dauern. Wir treffen uns um 14.00 [MEZ] am Eingang, Unter den Eichen 5, 

65195 Wiesbaden, 

Eingeladen ist jeden DXer, der Lust und Zeit hat mitzukommen. 

Harald Gabler 

RMRC Vorstand (RMRC Nov 9) 

WWH vor 30 Jahren. 

Und die Ausgabe Oktober 1975 der Fachzeitschrift 

weltweit hoeren liegt nun auch in meiner Rubrik "vor 30 Jahren" zum 

Download bereit. Die erst gestern abend angekuendigte Ausgabe 9/75 wurde 

seither bereits mehr als 230 mal in der hochaufloesenden Version von 

ratzer.at geladen, die kleine Datei auch schon 155 mal. Unglaublich. 

Auch diesmal in zwei PDF-Versionen, einmal hochaufloesend, einmal klein, 

ganz wie gewuenscht. Alles weitere wie immer unter: 

 

Diesmal zu lesen: Radio Canada International loest seinen 

Kurzwellenhoerer-Klub auf, Der IFA Bericht (spannend!), Internationale 

Rundfunkkonferenz, Vom Newcomer zum Top-DXer, Teil III (sehr zu 

empfehlen!), MW-DXing - Ein Hexenwerk?, Klubnachrichten, DX-Chronik, RTTY, 

weltschau, dx-log, utility. amateurfunk, Angebote (ein gewisser Herbert 

Meixner hat einen HEA Trixi stereo zu verkaufen, falls jemand Interesse 

hat) 

Also, auch diesmal: Viel Spass bei der Zeitreise mit wwh! 

73 Christoph, (A-DX Oct 30) 

Oooh Nostalgie: AFN Frankfurt Besichtigung bei der Convention 1975. Ich 

sehe noch die grossen Schelllackplatten vor mir, die uns die 

Musikredakteurin damals zeigte, ein wahrer Schatz aus 30 Jahren 

Armeerundfunk im Jazz und anderen Genres. 

(wb, Oct 30) 



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ALASKA Continental Electronics Corporation today announced that it is 

ahead of schedule in delivering 132 ultra-low-noise txs to US govt 

contractor BAE Systems for use in the High-Frequency Active Auroral 

Research Program (HAARP) near Gakona, Alaska. When the massive planar 

array for ionospheric research is completed in 2007, it will include a 

total of 180 Continental Electronics Corporation D616G 10 kW combined txs, 

which the company is upgrading specifically for HAARP. HAARP first 

installed Continental Electronics txs in 1993 when the project began. 

The US govt is constructing the HAARP facility to conduct upper- 

atmospheric and solar-terrestrial research via a phased array tx, with an 

aim of learning more about the ionosphere - an upper section of the 

Earth's atmosphere ionized by solar radiation with natural electrical 

currents that can be modulated with powerful radio signals. Much of the 

ionosphere's scientific potential lies in satellite communications, which 

depends on signals passing through it. 

BAE Systems today leads the installation at HAARP, which began in 1993 

with 18 txs, grew to 48 in 1998, and is currently being expanded to a 

total of 180 txs - all built by Continental Electronics with some 

components from BAE and other suppliers. The final expansion will bring 

the HAARP array to full power, with its effective radiated power (ERP) 

increasing from 84 dBW to about 96 dBW. It will have greater tx modulation 

capability, variable freq range, and beam steering than any other high- 

frequency transmitting system in the world. Continental Electronics is

under contract to supply six txs per month. 

The txs for HAARP needed to have extremely low noise characteristics to 

maximize the ability to manipulate the ionosphere. They also must be tough 

enough to perform reliably in the challenging Alaskan environment. 

HAARP Home Page 

(via Andy Sennitt-HOL RNW MN NL Nov 15) 

ALBANIA Radio Tirana in Albanian NoAm from Nov. 20: 

0000-0130 on 7455 SHI 100 KW 310 deg & deleted 6215 SHI 100 kW 300 deg 


Freq change for TWR in Russian from Nov. 20: 

1445-1600 NF 11615 SHI 100 kW 033 deg, ex 7325//9495 MOS 100 kW 055 deg 


1701.13 kHz spurious signal 

No, I realised it after sending the message. There is surely one near 1575 

kHz, caused by 1215 & 1395 kHz, but probably as weak as this. 

(73, Mauno Ritola-FIN) 

Some mathematics: 

1701-1215 = 486, 486 * 3 = 1458 : pure coincidence ? 

(Guenter Lorenz-D, , mwoffsets Nov 21) 

[1215 + 243 kHz = 1458. 1215 - 243 = 972. 1215 - 486 = 729 kHz] 

1701.13 kHz spurious signal. The 1701.13 kHz spurious signal that I have 

been chasing for a long time proved to be much less interesting than I 

thought. First of all, the changing of c/d from summer's 1800 UT to 

winter's 1900 couldn't indicate Kyrgyzstan, because namely that country 

kept the same time during the big switch-back. 

Also the trace hasn't been there before 1600 UT, so I started looking for 

a suitable FS txion between 1600-1900. Today I found the // ; it's CRI via 

Albania on 1214.84 kHz. The spurious signal wondered today from 1701.08 to 

1701.13 kHz. Anyway, something to be aware of when trying to hear the 

Aussies on 1701 kHz. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, mwoffsets Nov 21) 

ALBANIA/CHINA Winter B-05 for China Radio International via Cerrik 150 

kW: 

0000-0157 English *6020 305 deg NoAm; *9570 305 deg NoAm 

0200-0357 Chinese *6020 305 deg NoAm; *9570 305 deg NoAm 

0500-0557 English 7220 140 deg EaAf; 9590 140 deg EaAf 

0500-0657 Arabic 5985 240 deg NoAf; 7120 240 deg NoAf 

0600-0657 English 9590 140 deg EaAf; 11750 140 deg EaAf 

0700-0857 Chinese 11855 310 deg WeEu 

0700-0857 English 11785 310 deg WeEu 

1100-1257 English 13665 310 deg WeEu 

1400-1557 French 11920 240 deg NoAf; 13670 240 deg NoAf 

1500-1557 Turkish 7120 non-dir TURK; 9565 non-dir TURK 

1600-1757 Arabic 9555 140 deg EaAf; 11725 240 deg NoAf 

1600-1757 German 5970 330 deg WeEu; 7155 330 deg WeEu 

1800-1957 French 5970 310 deg WeEu; 6055 240 deg NoAf 

1800-1957 French 6180 310 deg WeEu; 7385 240 deg NoAf 

2000-2157 Arabic 6185 193 deg NoAf; 7215 193 deg NoAf 

2000-2157 English 5960 310 deg WeEu; 7285 310 deg WeEu 

2200-2257 Portuguese 6175 280 deg SoEu 

2200-2357 Spanish 7210 280 deg SoEu 

2300-2357 Spanish 6175 280 deg SoEu 

* 2x150 kW in parallel 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Nov 21)

CRI deutsch 1600-1800 UT via Cerrik ALB relay. Bisher kam C R I um diese 

Zeit aus Albanien auf 5970 und 7155. 

Heute hoere ich nur 5970 in deutsch, waehrend auf 7155 ein anderes 

Programm laeuft. 

Schaltfehler oder Frequenzaenderung, weisst Du mehr? 

(Rudolf Kumm-D, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 21) 

??, aus der heutigen Mail[Nov 22] von Drita aus Tirana entnehme ich: 

Radio Tirana hat neue Installationen der Programmsteuerung in Betrieb 

genommen. 

Ob es da auch Verbindungen zu dem CRI Feed gibt [ueber Tirana Funkhaus?], 

oder ob die Chinesen das Signal direkt vom Satelliten aus Beijing nach 

Cerrik/Fllaka uebernehmen?, kann man nur vermuten. 


Ach so, habe ich vergessen: 

das deutsche Programm von R Tirana war gestern ueberhaupt nicht auf 

Sendung, bzw. nur als Traeger ohne Audio. (73 wb) 

New Central Apparatus of Radio Tirana 

"...installed a new computerized Central Apparatus..." 

(Drita Cico). 

Well, maybe this new equipment is the cause of some irregularities of your 

txions tonight, Monday, November 21: 

1945 UT - English: Only carriers for about 3 mins, then "Hello Listeners" 

followed by some seconds of silence, before the program started with lower 

modulation. 

7465 kHz: S9+60dB - very strong, but with hum. SINPO 55544 

7530 kHz: S9+20dB - without hum, and on a clear fq. 

2030 UT - German: 7465 with a good signal on a clear frequency: 

S9+10-20dB, but there was NO audio at all during the entire 

"transmission"! 

2230 UT - English: 7110 - wasn't on the air from the start, then strong 

carrier, and first at 22.35.37 (37 seconds) the nx was abruptly switched 

on. SINPO 5(4-5)544. 

(Erik Koie-DEN, R Tirana Nov 21) 

Re: New Central Apparatus of Radio Tirana 

"...installed a new computerized Central Apparatus..." 

(Drita Cico-ALB, Nov 22) 

Liest sich fuer mich nach einem neuen Schaltraum. Koennte man evtl. auch 

als Sendeablaufsteuerungen in den Studios (Stichwort D'Accord, Dalet, 

Radiomax, Zenon usw.usf.) deuten. 

Was die Uebertragungen von CRI betrifft: Die klingen (oder taten das 

zumindest zu Beginn) auf Mittelwelle Fllake deutlich anders als alles 

andere, was von dort ausgestrahlt wird (Radio Tirana, Trans World Radio, 

Deutsche Welle). Das deutet darauf hin, dass die Chinesen fuer ihre Zwecke 

eigene Satellitentechnik aufgebaut haben. In Cerrik sind die Albaner 

ohnehin de facto raus; sollte mich wundern, wenn da noch irgendwelche 

Zuspielungen ueber das Funkhaus in Tirana laufen.

(Kai Ludwig-D, A-DX Nov 22) 

ANGOLA 7216.7 RNA, Mulenvos, noted on 19 Nov at 1742-..., Vernacular, 

African mx; 23441, vy. strg. adjc. QRM. 4950 not // as it was relaying our 

RDPi for a f/ball match. 


ANTARCTICA 15476 R. Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 

noted on 10 Nov at 1900-1950, Spanish, newscast, songs, ID+fq+addr prior 

to s/off; 25442. 


ARABIAN WORLD Bush had al-Jazeera attack in mind, says paper. 

The US President, George Bush, planned to bomb the pan-Arab television 

broadcaster al-Jazeera, according to a British newspaper that cited a 

Downing Street memo marked "Top secret". 

The five-page transcript of a conversation between Mr Bush and the British 

Prime Minister, Tony Blair, published in the Daily Mirror yesterday, 

reveals that Mr Blair talked Mr Bush out of launching a military strike on 

the station, unnamed sources told the newspaper. 

The transcript of the pair's talks during Mr Blair's visit to Washington 

on April 16 last year allegedly shows Mr Bush wanted to attack the 

satellite channel's headquarters. 

Mr Blair allegedly feared such a strike, in the business district of Doha, 

the capital of Qatar, a key western ally in the Persian Gulf, would spark 

revenge attacks. 

The Mirror quoted an unnamed British govt official as saying Mr Bush's 

threat was "humorous, not serious". 

Al-Jazeera's perspectives on the war in Iraq have drawn criticism from 

Washington since the US-led invasion in March 2003. 

The station has broadcast messages by Osama bin Laden and the beheadings 

of Western hostages by insurgents in Iraq, as well as footage of dead 

coalition scemen and Iraqi civilians killed in fighting. 

A source told the Mirror: "The memo is explosive and hugely damaging to 

Bush. 

"He made clear he wanted to bomb al-Jazeera in Qatar and elsewhere. Blair 

replied that would cause a big problem. 

"There's no doubt what Bush wanted to do - and no doubt Blair didn't want 

him to do it." 

Another source said: "Bush was deadly serious, as was Blair. That much is 

absolutely clear from the lang used by both men." 

A spokesman for Mr Blair's Downing Street office said: "We have got 

nothing to say about this story. We don't comment on leaked documents." 

The Mirror said the memo turned up in the office of the then British MP 

Tony Clarke, a member of Mr Blair's Labour Party, in May last year. A 

civil servant, David Keogh, is accused under the Official Secrets Act of 

handing it to Mr Clarke's former researcher Leo O'Connor. Both are to 

appear at Bow Street Magistrates Court in central London next week. 

Mr Clarke returned the memo to Downing Street. He said O'Connor had 

behaved "perfectly correctly". He told Britain's domestic Press

Association nx agency that O'Connor had done "exactly the right thing" in 

bringing it to his attention. 

The Mirror said such a strike would have been "the most spectacular 

foreign policy disaster since the Iraq war itself". 

The newspaper said that the memo "casts fresh doubt on claims that other 

attacks on al-Jazeera were accidents". It cited the 2001 direct hit on the 

channel's Kabul office. 

Agence France-Presse. Story In Today's Sydney Morning Herald: 

 

(Nov 23) 

ARGENTINA 6060 R. Nacional, General Pacheco (is this the actual site, 

like for RAE?), with a superb signal on 04 Nov 2331-2345, Spanish, speech, 

cheering crowd, surely related with the recent summit down south; 43442, 

spoiled by RAI. 


6214.05 Radio Baluarte, Puerto Iguazu; 0152-0240+ on 22 Nov. Presumed the 

one, tune-in to seemingly Spanish pop-ish mx, very bassy/hollow audio with 

male emphatic religious preaching from 0202 UT in what actually seemed to 

be Portuguese (vs. Spanish). Not all that bad, just muddy audio. 

(Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer Nov 22) 

6214.1 R. Baluarte ("t" as no lang. was heard), Puerto Iguazu, logged on 

19 Nov at 2324-2335, songs; 24432. 


6214.10 presumed R. Baluarte, 09 Nov, 2239-2242 - Preaching in Portuguese; 

fair. 

(Jean Burnell-NS-CAN, DXplorer Nov 16) 

ARMENIA see under Tanzania. 

ASCENSION 9525 Star R. on Nov 07 at 0731-0741 UT. 34333-34433 English, 

Talk, ID at 0737 UT. 


11875 Family Radio via Ascension. On Nov 12 at 2230-2300 UT in English. 

SIO443. Family Bible reading fellowship. Treasure from the Bible from 2258 

UT. 


AUSTRALIA Concerning the new txs for the ABC, I believe I read that 

these are capable of 100 kW but will operate at only 50 kW as specified in 

their licence. So if they are RIZ then maybe they are K-01A and will be 

capable of operating at 3.2-18 MHz - no necessity to go as high as 26.1! 

But this does seem slightly illogical - why pay for a 100 kW unit then 

operate it at 50 kW when there is a 50 kW unit available? Obviously, some 

sort of modification is necessary to operate as low as the 2 MHz band. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 23) 

2310 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, nicely audible on 19 Nov at 1807-1844, 

English, songs & phone-ins, ABC nx 1830-1835, more of the former; 25332, 

deteriorating; feed relay relative to // VL8K 2485; VL8T not audible (not 

ready yet?). 


2485 VL8K, Katherine NT, even better on 19 Nov at 1809-1850, English,

songs & phone-ins, chats, 5' ABC nx 1830; 35343 but deteriorating towards 

1900. From all 3 NT 120 m outlets, this used to be the worst... i.e. to 

log here. 


9710 R. Australia, Shepperton VIC, nicely heard on 19 Nov at 1017-1100* 

with Pidgin prgr to PNG, songs, nx 1030, more mx; 45434. 


12080 R. Australia, Brandon (10 kW) QL, audible on 19 Nov at 1012-1100*, 

Pidgin to PNG, songs, nx 1030 UT, mx; 23542. 


AUSTRIA I caught a few mins of some very odd vocal mx until 1459* UT Nov 

20 on 17610. Per EiBi B-05 that would be AWR in Afar at 1430. Must listen 

again earlier. 


AWR via Moosbrunn-AUT, but beware of DW Wertachtal til 1430 and from 1600 

UT. (wb) 

BAHRAIN/INTERNATIONAL WATERS 6125USB "CMF1," 08 Nov at 0023-0034 - 

Middle Eastern (presume Afghan) mx, talk by male and female had horrible 

modulation; poor under Spanish station. 

9133 USB "CMF1," 11 Nov, 0127-0259 - Middle Eastern mx, talk between most 

songs but mushy audio on the voice really made this a challenge, mentioned 

www.rewardsforjustice a few times, possible ID's at 0221 and 0255 (need to 

confirm tape); poor-fair with occasional UTE QRM. 


BELARUS 5970 R. Belarus, 0205-0216, Nov. 14, Belarussian, YL and 

occasional OM w/ talks and local mx. Poor, boxed in by QRM, RHC and BBC 

respectively. // 7210-whisper quiet under static. 

(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Nov 15) 

Belorusskoe Radio. B05. [note powers!] Foreign Service to West Europa 

[sic; supposed to be to NAm] 

0200-0400 

5970 kHz (250 kW) 

6155 kHz (150 kW) 

7210 kHz ( 75 kW) 

To West Europa 

2000-2300 

7340 kHz ( 75 kW) 

7125 kHz (250 kW) 

7440 kHz (150 kW) 

Belorusskoe Radio-1 

0400-2300 daily. The circular aerial 6115 kHz ( 75 kW) 

0500-0700 daily. To Russia. 7170 kHz (250 kW). +öâ ??) 

1000-1100 daily. To Russia. 11960 kHz (250 kW) 

1600-1800 daily. To Russia. 7255 kHz (250 kW) 

(1600-1640 Local programme oblast TRK) (Rus DX Nov 20 via DXLD) 

A few years ago the following line-up was reported for the 1600-1640 slot 

within the 1600-1800 on 7255 txion: Mon Homiel/Gomiel, Tue 

Viciebsk/Vitebsk, Wed Mahiliou/Mogilyov, Thu Brest, Fri Hrodna/Grodno. 

Radio WYFR 

1900-2000 daily. Spanish lang. 7440 kHz (150 kW). To West Europe. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wb; wwdxc BC-DX Nov 20)

The 75 kW outlets are likely run with 15 combined 5 kW txs (ex-jammers). 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Nov 20) 

BRAZIL 6180 R. Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, Brazil. On Nov 13 at 

0741-0757 UT in Portuguese. SIO242. Brazilian songs & interview. ID at 

0754 UT. 


3235 R. Guaruja Paulista, Marilia SP, 18 Nov at 2313-2318, advs, songs; 

23341; // 5045. 4754.9 R. Educacao Rural, Cp§ Grande MS, 18 Nov 2322-2334, 

religious prgr often ment'ing the Xmas spirit; 25332. 

4765 R. Emissora Rural, Santarem PA, 18 Nov 2335-2339, f/ball match rpt; 

35322, sporadic CW QRM. 

4805 R. Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 18 Nov 2345-2354, light songs; 

35333. 

5045 R. Guaruja Paulista, Sao Paulo SP, 18 Nov 2314-2320, advs, songs; 

34332; // 3235. 

9630 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 19 Nov 1125-1155 (didn't f/out at this 

time), mass-like prgr, religious songs; 15431. 

9675 R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 19 Nov 1127-1152 (didn't f/out 

at this time), talks by priest; 14431, adjc. QRM (9680). 

11724.9 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 18 Nov 1835-1850, songs; 33432, adj. 

QRM, but splendid at 1930. 

11735 R. Nova Visao, St¦ M¦ RS, 20 Nov 1220-1303, songs, religious prgr 

"(...) didactica" (Radio didactica, I presume), nx 1300; 14442, but vy. 

bad by end of observation. 

11829.9 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 20 Nov 1245-1435, talks on f/ball, 

news... more f/ball noted at 1430; 13441; audible right after Family R 

s/off in Port. to Brazil 1245. 

11925 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 20 Nov 1022-1301, talks, TCs, advs,, 

talks on f/ball & f/ball match rpt (so early?!); 24442, strgr. adj. QRM at 

1300. 

17814.8 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 18 Nov 1840-1856, songs; 25432. 

(all 12 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 21) 

R. Record, Sao Paulo, 6150, 0820-0845+ on Nov 12. Weak under Costa Rica's 

University Network. Local ballads, Portuguese annts, IDs, ads, jingles. 

Much better on // 9504.81. 

R. Aparecida, 5035, 0810-0830+ on Nov 12. Very weak with Portuguese 

announcmeents, ads, jingles, local pops, ballads. Much stronger on // 

6134.77 and 9630.02. 

R. Cultura, Sao Paulo, 6170.01, 0830-0850+ on Nov 12. Portuguese talk, 

Brazilian ballads. // 9614.97, both very weak. 

R. Nacional da Amazonia, 6180, 0945-1000+ on Nov 12. Portuguese talk by 

M&W. Brief mx breaks; ID. // 11780, both fair. 


BURKINA FASO R. Burkina, 5030, 2300-2400* on Nov 11. French talk, Afro- 

pops. Sign-off with instrumental tune; good. Gene Scott [Costa Rica] not 

on the air. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Nov 17)

5030 R. Burkina poor-fair at 2250 UT with Afro-pop vocals; French ancts 

at 2252 UT, then back to drum and whistle mx; French ID at 2301 UT and 

into French talk perhaps nx by same ancr. 

(James Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer Nov 19) 

CHAD/ZAMBIA/CROATIA 6165 ca. 1930-2115 etwa die folgende Lage: - RN 

Tchadienne: meistens dominant auf der Frequenz, ueberwiegend frz. 

wortprogramm, hoert sich alles ein bisschen dumpf an, gut zu hoeren mit 

eingefahrener Teleskopantenne und Synchrondetektor. 

- darunter draengelte gegen 2000, 2030 eine Station kurzzeitig nach oben, 

die viel eher nach Afrika denn nach Kroatien klang, womoeglich also Zambia 

2. 

- nach 2100 eine Station in chinesisch, aber nicht CRI, zu hoeren. 

- um 2035 wurde auf frz. die E-Mailadresse von RFI durchgegeben, schien 

ueber den Tschad-Sender zu kommen 

- von Kroatien aber wirklich nichts zu hoeren. 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX Nov 16) 

CHILE 17680 Voz Cristiana at 2328 UT Spanish 444, on Nov 1. Popular 

Latino mx with an OM ancr at 2331 UT followed by a YL and OM at 2332 UT. 

// 15485 [444]. 

(MacKenzie-USA, JPNpremium Nov 11) 

CHINA 4460 CPBS-Beijing. 1046-1104, Nov.14, Mandarin, OM and YL w/ 

talks, CNR "jingle" mx at 1056. Pips, jingle mx and ID at 1100. Poor, best 

in USB to avoid ute. // 4800-Gerrmu. 


COLOMBIA 6035 LV del Guaviare, San Jose del Guaviare, noted on 19 Nov 

at 2322-2334, Spanish, talks; 33432, adjct. QRM. 


5910 Marfil Estereo, 11 Nov at 0917-0934 UT. Rustic mx, all sorts of 

animal noises and bells tolling between selections, nice ID at 0930; fair. 

6139.82 R. Lider, 10 Nov at 1041-1044 - News, ID and time check; fair. 


I listened to Radio Lider on 6139.8 KHz from 10:55 UTC to 11:15 UTC on 

October 22, 2005. Mailnly male talk in Spanish and mx. ID at 10:55, 11:01 

and 11:02. SINPO-33332/23232. Interference was beat sound. 

(Yasuhiro Shiozaki-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 18) 

COSTA RICA 5054.56 Faro Del Caribe, at 1015 Noted a man in Spanish 

Religious comments. ID given as call letters at 1020 UT, when announcing 

address. Checked 9645 KHz for a//txion but could only hear a slight 

carrier there which could have been someone else? Signal on 5054.56 was 

good. 

(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx Nov 12) 

CROATIA Eine kleine Korrektur zum dieswoechigen BCDX: 

c.f. BC-DX #735 "...HR Glas Hrvatske, das um das um fremdsprachige 

Nachrichten ergaenzte erste Programm des kroatischen Rundfunks:" 

Stimmt so nicht ganz, denn auch der groesste Teil des kroatischen 

Programms von Glas Hrvatske ist ein eigenes Programm und nicht mit dem 

Programm von HR1 identisch. In der Regel werden nur einige 

Nachrichtensendungen // zu HR1 auf UKW ausgestrahlt (z.B. gerade ebenvon

2100-2132 UTC, seither werden wieder getrennte Programme gesendet - 

uebrigens auch nicht // zu HR2 oder HR3). 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 16) 

CUBA RHC ESPERANTO [Sundays only!] 

America del Norte 6000 0700-0730. [x9550, xx9820] 

Norte, Centro, Suramerica 11760 1500-1530 / 1930-2000. 

America Central 6140 2330-2400. 

(RHC website via Sean Gilbert-UK, WRTH, cleaned up by gh for dxld Nov 10) 

9505 Radio Rebelde also was heard on 9505 kHz here in Germany on Nov 4th 

from 1000-1200 UTC. Program Noticias Rebelde and many IDs. Weak but good 

readable. 

A move from 9600 or a second channel on 31m? 

(Harald Kuhl-D, hcdx Nov 15) 

Radio Rebelde tiene una capacidad de potencia instalada de 891 Kilowats, 

con 44 transmisores para una cobertura del 98% de todo el pais. Posee 

ademas en Onda Corta en la banda tropical de 60 metros en los 5025 Mhz y 4 

de FM con 5316 KWs con frecuencias de 96.7 Mhz, 92.1 Mhz, 92.7 Mhz, y 

102.9 Mhz En nuestras instalaciones laboran aproximadamente 274 

trabajadores, que hacen posible sus transmisiones. Contamos con 

corresponsalias en cada una de las provincias del pais incluyendo el 

municipio especial Isla de la Juventud. 

AMPLITUD MODULADA (AM): 670 Y 710 Kc 

ONDA CORTA: Banda 31 m 9600 kHz Banda 49m 

6140 kHz 

FRECUENCIA MODULADA (FM): 97,6 MHz 

(ibid.) 

DIEGO GARCIA Direction-finding from Europe on 18727 Information Radio 

puts it on this line: Adana, W Iraq, Thumrait, Diego Garcia. 

(WoR, Nov 15) 

ECUADOR 15370 Haven't heard the HCJB DRM on 15370 the last few days. 

The HFCC B-05 DRM schedule confirms this txion was to end on Nov 12. 


ETHIOPIA 13799.1 on Nov 19 at 1800- UT, R Ethiopia HS. // 9704.2 kHz. 

Very low modulation. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Nov 19) 

Its very strange, VoA Amharic sce bcing on 13800 at same ... 

7245 1800-1900 Iranawila 250kW 279deg 

11690 1800-1900 Kavalla 250 172 

13800 1800-1900 Iranawila 250 275 

(73 wb, dxld Nov 19) 

To jam VOA? (gh, DXLD) Yes Sir, I guess. (wb) 

7165.13 V. of Democratic Alliance (pres) 1502-1516 on Nov 16. Talks by M 

to 1513, then a short selection of vocal mx; back to talk at 1515. Fair 

signal, // to 9559.73 which was good but splattered by 9565. 


GABON 4777 at 1630-1658* UT RTV Gabonaise, O=3, franzoesisch => 

eigentlich recht haeufiger Fang in den letzten Wochen. 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX Nov 16) 

GEORGIA The Georgian govt reversed the decision of spring 2005 to move 

the country to the UTC +3h time zone (including DST UTC +4hrs). The clocks

were not switched back one hour on 30 October when Georgia ended DST, and 

the country is now again in the UTC +4h time zone. 


GEORGIA/RUSSIA Observed in Sofia, Bulgarien daily from 0400-0500 UT on 

9495; Mon-Fri 0700-0805 UT 9495 and 9535 kHz. Daily from 1100-1145 UT and 

1400-1430 UT; and Mon-Sat 1430-1500 UT (occasionally until 1600 UT) on 

9495 kHz with programme of Abkhazian Radio. At other times, between 0500- 

0700 UT and between 1430-1600 UT are the programmes of Radio of Russian 

radio Sochi and Radio Kuban. 


GERMANY cland? 7110 'Tamil IBC' 0000+, ID by man, followed by talks of 

OM and YL: 'tabirum tamil' followed by hymn and YL with news(?), hen with 

possibly catholic song program S9+20, 45544. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 19) 

From Nov 16th 7110 250 kW Wertachtal-GER [x6055 til Nov 15th], two HFCC 

list entries of same broadcast, one of DTK Germany, other of WRN Provider 

in London: 

7110 0000-0100 41 WER 250 90 161105 260306 DTK 

7110 0000-0100 41 WER 250 105 161105 260306 WRN 


Additional DTK T-Systems changes: 

IBC Tamil Sce in Tamil from Nov.18: 

0000-0100 NF 7110(not7105)WER 250 kW 090 deg SoAs,x6055 avoid REE 

Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) from Nov.19/20 and from Nov.22/23: 

0800-0915 on 5945 JUL 100 kW 290 deg Sat WeEu in English,x0730-0915 

0800-0945 on 5945 JUL 100 kW 290 deg Sun WeEu in English,x0730-0945 

1600-1630 on 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Tue EaAf in Amharic, additional 

1600-1630 on 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Thu EaAf in Amharic, additional 

1930-2000 on 7260 NAU 125 kW 210 deg Sat WeAf in English, cancelled 


Note a Russian lang bc via Juelich-Germany on 5850 kHz at present, 

registered at 1700-1800 UT. This sce had previous test on 071105-081105 

days. HFCC lines #17585 / 17594. 

Checked against DW Russian on 7145 kHz, but not //. Please help, due of 

heavy digital txion in this channel part by European meteo stations, is 

difficult to follow this Russian txion. 


Radio Taiwan International, now using Juelich instead of Issoudun for this 

txion. 


I think 5850 is actually Radio Taiwan International Russian sce. There is 

much mention/talk about Taiwan in the latter part of the sce plus Chinese 

style mx breaks. And confirmed by ID at 1758. Radio Canada Intl took over 

the freq at 1759 in French - I assume via Sweden. I think there was a 

break between the closing of RTI and the opening of RCI but it wasn't so 

easy to distinguish due to the digi noise. 

The sched put out by Miller Liu in dxld lists 11635F (Issoudun?) at 1700- 

1800 but another received direct from the station shows 6060 via 

Wertachtal 125 kW. I don't hear Russian on either 11635 or 6060. 

Digital QRM is also very bad here but the broadcast is mostly on top. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Nov 18)

DEUTSCHE WELLE'S WEBSITE HAS AN IMPROVED LAYOUT. 

I haven't visited DW's website in a few weeks, partially because I have 

always felt it was one of the more poorly organizaed sites out there. I 

was pleasantly surprised this morning to see a new layout that facilitates 

one-click access to live audio, on-demand audio and the current program 

and freq guides. 

 

(Richard Cuff-PA-USA, Swprograms mailing list via dxld Nov 17) 

177 kHz LW may return to AM. 

Deutschlandradio considers for Zehlendorf 177 a return to AM operation, 

with the exception of three hour DRM tests at night, since it is now clear 

that no DRM receivers will be available for Christmas as it was promised 

at IFA. This according the Radio-Kurier magazine, already quoted in 

advance at 

 


Noted also LUX 1440 kHz back on AM during daytime, formerly DRM mode. (wb) 

738 AM/DRM - Wollte um etwa 0745 UT Truck Radio auf 738 kHz hoeren und 

fand einen Rauschteppich mit etwas Gezwitscher vor. Das Spektrum der 

DReaM-software zeigte eindeutig einen DRM-Kasten, aber mit einem dicken 

Traeger in der Mitte. So fingen letztes Jahr auch die DRM-Tests des BR auf 

6085 kHz an. 

Eine Dekodierung war aber trotz S9-Signal nicht moeglich. Etwa 5 Minuten 

spaeter wurde total abgeschaltet, kurz vor 0800 UT wurde der Traeger 

wieder eingeschaltet. Seit 0810 UT laeuft wieder das Truck Radio Programm. 

Gruesse aus Eningen u.A., 40 km SO von Hirschlanden. 

(Juergen Martens-D, A-DX Nov 15) 

GREENLAND The postal address of OZL Ammassalik Radio which relays KNR 

(Greenlandic Radio) on 3815 kHz is: Silasiorpimmut B920, 3913 Tasiilaq, 

Greenland. Some photos of Greenlandic costal radio stations incl. OZL can 

be found at 

 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Nov 14) 

3815 USB KRN, Tasiilaq, 09 Nov at 2133-2215 - Woman in Greenlandic, 

switched to Danish (man) at 2144; fairly strong, but with terrible UTE 

QRM. 


GUATEMALA 4780 R. Cultural Coatan, San Sebastian de Coatan, audible on 

18 Nov at 2341-2347, Chuj dialect (as listed), talks often ment'ing 

"candidato" (=candidate); 34332, some splash de MLI. 

4799.8 R. Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastian, also audible on 18 Nov at 2343- 

2351, Vernacular, talks, fanfares; 33331, adjc. QRM de CHN 4800. 


GUYANA 3291.16, (pres) GBC, 0123-0137, Nov. 15, English, Cover of Simon 

& Garfunkel tune. OM at 0129 w/ date, talk re phone poll followed by 

listener phone calls. No ID noted. Poor/fair. 


HONDURAS 3340, Radio Misiones Internacional, 0332-0406 Nov 11, group 

vocals, talk by a man announcer in Spanish with ID. Lively Latin vocals 

until another man began long religious talk at 0345. At 0359 another ID 

followed by more talking. Poor to fair. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Nov 13)

ICELAND Checking their website yields the following: 

 

(obviously, "Stuttbylgja" means SW in Icelandic) 

for Europe: 

1215-1300 UTC 13865 kHz (125deg) 

1755-1825 UTC 12115 kHz (125deg) 

for North America 

1410-1440 UTC 13865 kHz (251deg) 

1835-1905 UTC 13865 kHz (251deg) 

2300-2335 UTC 12115 kHz (251deg) 

But there is no date given, so we don't know whether this is actually B05. 

Try it out! 

(Eike Bierwirth-D, dxld Nov 19) 

They seem to be A05 fq's, but I shall be checking the 1215 UT txion in one 

hour. 

(later) Iceland was heard opening at 1210 UT on 13865 kHz. Here at 1755 UT 

I cannot find them. 

(Erik Koie-DEN, dxld Nov 18) 

Iceland 12115 kHz was on air, but late, started around 1800 ... 1801 UT on 

12115 in USB mode?? Side band splash, 1755-1800 UT QRM by VoA Juelich 

12110 in Persian. 


Yes, reduced carrier -6db 

(Roberto Scaglione-I, Nov 18) 

INDONESIA After the terrorist attack on the Island of Bali, several INSn 

local stations were received with extended bc times on Oct 1st, such as: 

Radio Serui 4605, til cl-down at 1502 UT. Radio Biak 4920 kHz and R Jambi 

4925 kHz til fade-out of the signal around 1525 UT. 


3325 RRI Palangkaraya on Nov 12 at 1351-1402 UT. 32432-33433 INSn, Music, 

1358 IS, 1400 Local news. 


4874.6 RRI Sorong on Nov 13 at 2036-2100 UT. SINPO 35433. INSn popular 

songs and talk in INSn. ID at 2059 UT, then "Rayuan pulau Kelapa". Nx from 

2100 UT. 


7289.9 RRI Nabire (pres) on Nov 07 at 0807-0908 UT. 25321-35433-25332 

INSn, Talk. 


9680, KGRE via RRI Jakarta, Nov 16 (Wed.), 1000-1020 UT, repeat of the Nov 

13 (Sun.) prgm. They have resumed their Sun. & Wed. schedule. 


9680, KGRE program via RRI Jakarta, Nov 16 (Wed.) at 1000-1020 UT, repeat 

of the Nov 13 (Sun.) program. They have resumed their Sun. & Wed. 

schedule. 

(Ron Howard-CA_Usa, dxld Nov 18) 

RRI program 4 on 9680, the heaviest signal of all from the Asia- Pacific 

rim as late as 1500, was missed this morning here in Tiquicia.

I wonder how long 9680 from RRI stays on? Around 1400 I hear a heavy mix 

of QRM, as we see in HFCC B-05: 

9680 1100-1500 42-44 PHT 250 349 PHL IBB IBB 

But no mention of INS, China or Taiwan, all that info censored! 

NDXC B-05 reveals the awful clashes really taking place, not only RRI and 

VOA Chinese, but both China and Taiwan!!: 

9680 CNR 2 1100-1300 1234567 Chinese Beijing 50 180 

9680 CNR 2 1300-1400 1234567 English Beijing 50 180 



9680 CBS TAIWAN 1100-1800 1234567 Chinese Taipei 100 352 

9680 RRI Jakarta 1000-1020 1..4... English Cimanggis 250 316 

9680 RRI Jakarta 2200-1300 1234567 INSn Cimanggis 250 316 

9680 VOA 1100-1500 1234567 Chinese Tinang 250 349 

Above info has been condensed, and only relevant items included. The CNR2 

listings are followed by "CNR2=6040" which I guess means //. The numbers 

"491" appear after Beijing; I don't know why. The 1400- 1430 segment is a 

relay of CNR1. May I suggest that VOA and RRI ought to move and let the 

Chinese faxions fight it out on 9680? O, the Chicoms at least would move 

right along to jam VOA, but at least that would lessen interference for 

RRI, which is unlikely to move. 


IRAN Freq change for VOIROI/IRIB in Bengali: 

1430-1527 NF 7295, x7305 avoid VOR in Urdu/Hindi // 9565 and 9930 


IRIB, Radio Tehran Bengali shift to 7295 kHz (x7305 kHz) from 1430-1530 UT 

to avoid strong co-channel interference from Voice of Russia Hindi 

programme. 

(Swopan Chakroborty-IND, hcdx Nov 16) 

IRAQ/IRAN [KURDISTAN or wherever] 3959.71 (CLANDESTINE) Voice of 

Iranian Kurdistan; 0302-0315 on 22 Nov. Iranian bubble jammer on 3961, 

with this poorly on the low side. Qu'ran recital, non-Arabic man 0309. 

Same style Iranian jammer bubbling away on 4860. 


Radio announcing itself as "Voice of the Struggle", Voice of the 

Independence of Iranian Kurdistan" was reported at new time between 1520 

and 1625 UT in range from 4400 to 4410 kHz. Radio "Voice of the Communist 

Party of Iran" was heard at new times from 1425 and from 1625 UT on 3980, 

4380, and 6425 kHz. 


4850 UNID I'm hearing something on 4850 kHz, but it's weak and 

unintelligible. I tuned in at 0400 and it was in the clear, but since 

0402, it sounds like the txion is being jammed. Looking through Passport 

and the last 8 years of NASWA loggings, I don't see any likely candidates 

for jamming. Jammer disappeared abruptly at 0412, its target apparently 

having absconded. Any ideas? 

(Ralph Brandi-USA, DXplorer Nov 20) 

4850 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan from Iraq. 0200-0300 Kurdish, 0300-0400 

Farsi. Varies up to 4870 at times. // 3970v/3980v kHz. 

Also at 1330-1530 UT on 3970v and 4860. 

// Noted by yours truly in southern Spain on 3971.1 kHz at 1520 UT also, 

on Nov 5th.

(wb, DXplorer Nov 20) 

That makes sense. I'll have to try again over the next few days and see if 

I hear it more clearly at an earlier hour. Thanks! 

(Ralph Brandi-USA, DXplorer Nov 21) 

JAPAN 9595 Radio Nikkei at 0545 UT Japanese 444 on Nov 2. OM chatting 

with a YL. The YL talking before a group people along with an OM at times. 

(Stewart MacKenzie-USA, JPNpremium Nov 18) 

3925 R. Nikkei, f/d English/Japanese card ("Thanks For Your Report!") in 

17 days for $1. 

(John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer Nov 20) 

KOREA DPR. 6398.90 R. Pyongyang, on 11 Nov at 2059-2102 UT - IS, pips, 

anthem, then very weak talk; poor. 


P'yongyang Broadcasting Station, 6250.13, 0925-0945+ Nov 12. Nice program 

of local mx. // 6398.81, both fair to good. 


KOREA Rep. of 6348.0 R Echo of Hope, Kimp'o, So. Korea, 1430-1530, Nov 

09, Korean talks and local mx, 1500 probably nx read by man and woman, 

33333, heard // 3985 (21221). 


KUWAIT Winter B-05 for IBB via KWT 250 kW 070 deg: 

0000-0200 RFE Kyrgyz 7595 

0030-0130 ASH Pashto 12140 

0100-0300 RFA Tibetan 7560 

0130-0230 ASH Dari 12140 

0230-0330 AFG Pashto 11940 

0330-0430 AFG Dari 11940 

0400-0600 VOA Tibetan 17665 

0430-0530 AFG Pashto 11940 19010 

0530-0630 AFG Dari 11940 19010 

0600-0700 RFA Tibetan 17715 

0630-0730 AFG Pashto 11940 19010 

0730-0830 AFG Dari 11940 19010 

0830-0930 AFG Pashto 11940 19010 

0930-1030 AFG Dari 11940 19010 

1030-1130 AFG Pashto 12140 19010 

1100-1400 RFA Tibetan 11590 

1130-1230 AFG Dari 12140 19010 

1230-1330 AFG Pashto 11940 12140 

1330-1430 AFG Dari 9335 12140 

1400-1500 VOA Tibetan 11885 

1400-1600 RFE Kyrgyz 13620 >>>>> from Nov.21 

1430-1500 ASH Pashto 9335 12140 

1500-1530 ASH Dari 9335 12140 

1500-1600 RFA Tibetan 11500 

1530-1630 ASH Pashto 9335 12140 

1600-1800 RFE Turkmen 6205 

1630-1730 ASH Dari 12140 

1730-1800 ASH Pashto 12140 

1800-1830 ASH Dari 12140 

1830-1930 ASH Pashto 7595 

1930-2030 ASH Dari 7595 

2030-2130 VOA English 7595 

2130-0030 VOA English 6235 

2300-2400 RFA Tibetan 7550 

AFG=Radio Free Afghanistan

ASH=Radio Ashna 

RFA=Radio Free Asia 

RFE=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

VOA=Voice of America 


VOA on new 6235, 2240-2345+ Nov 4, in English, business news, IDS; fair. 


That would be Kuwait; surprising that IBB would invade this maritime band. 

(gh, DXLD) 

LAOS 6130 LNR, 1142-1204, Nov.15, Laotian, YL b/w mx bits. Vocal 

ballads at 1150. Instr. mx and 7 gongs at 1200 followed by fanfare and 

presumed ID. OM and YL w/ news, soundbites. Poor/fair. 


4678.1 Laos National Radio threshold signal 1100 to 1120 UT on 20 

November.(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Nov 20) 

LATVIA 9290 R. Tatras International, 9290, photocopied n/d letter with 

"QSL Confirmation" at top, nice RTI bumper sticker, and color postcard of 

Aqua City Resort in Slovakia with detachable discount coupons. In 10 days 

for follow-up e-mail report and audio clip to 

Reply mailed from Slovakia.(John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer Nov 20) 

LIBERIA R. Veritas, 5469.96, 2305-2309* Nov 4. Tune-in to English 

religious message and prayer asking for peace in Liberia. 2307 Lord's 

Prayer, lite mx until 2309* Fair. 


LITHUANIA The schedule of the 500 kW tx in Sitkunai on 666, carrying 

Lithuanian Radio (LR), was reduced to 0300-1830 UT. As a result, the tx no 

longer carries Radio Vilnius in English which is carried on LR for 

domestic listeners at 1900-1930 (now FM only). 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Nov 19) 

Ich wollte nicht vergessen darauf hinzuweisen - es geistern etliche 

haarstraeubende Zeitangaben herum zu den Bubiai-Sendungen mittwochs, daher 

nochmals die tatsaechlichen Sendezeiten: 

Sitkunai 1386 schliesst um 2200 UTC, und Bubiai 1386 laeuft (Wed) von 

2200-2400 UTC. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, A-DX Nov 16) 

Relay schedules for the MW txs Vilnius 612 (licensee: Radio Baltic 

Waves/RBW) and Sitkunai 1386/1557 kHz (licensee: Radio Baltic Waves 

International/RBWI): 

Vilnius 612 kHz 100 kW (RBW) 

0345-0400 RBW Music 

0400-0600 RFE/RL Belarusian 

0600-0745 Break 

0745-0800 RBW Music 

0800-1000 VOR Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo Russian 

1000-1400 VOR Russkoye Mezhdunarodnoye Radio Russian 

1400-1600 VOR Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo Russian 

1600-2200 RFE/RL Belarusian 

2200-2300 R. Polonia Belarusian 

Sitkunai 1386 kHz 500 kW (RBWI) 

2002-2100 CRI Czech 

2100-2200 CRI English

Sitkunai 1557 kHz 150 kW (RBWI) 

1800-1900 DW Russian (from 1 Dec) 

1900-2100 CRI Russian 

2100-2200 CRI Polish 

2200-2300 CRI Chinese 

All times are UT. (Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Nov 16) 

MADAGASCAR CLANDESTINE 12060, Radio Nile via Madagascar, 0404-0439 Nov 

12, woman announcer with the nx headlines alternating with mxal segments 

followed by the nx in detail in English. ID at 0407: "You are listening to 

the nx on Radio Nile." Change of lang at 0430. Fair. 


12060 R. Nile relay, 0402-0413, Nov. 15, Vernacular/English, YL in lang. 

at t/in. OM at 0404 w/ EG talks over mx, numerous mentions of "Radio 

Nile". Prg began at 0411 that I could not copy the name of. Poor w/ 

constant bubble jammer-like QRM. 


MALAYSIA 7270 SARAWAK. Wai FM (RTM), Nov 11, 1300 two time clicks, 

"Assalam Alaikum" greeting, tentatively carried "Berita Nasional FM" (the 

nx from Kula Lumpur), as opposed to the 1400 news, which always seems to 

be "Berita Wai FM" (the nx from Kuching), 1315 UT ID with their long 

version of the station's singing jingle. 


5965 R. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur on Nov 13 at 0925-0931 UT in Malay. SIO 

342. Music program till 0929 UT, then ID as "Nasional FM". Talk followed. 


6024.88 V.of Islam via RTM on Nov 12 at 1446-1458 UT. 43443 Malay. Talk 

and mx, ID at 1447 and 1455 UT. 


7269.7 Wai FM via RTM on Nov 12 at 1301-1324 UT. 43443-33443 Malay. News, 

SJ at 1310, ID at 1316 UT. 


MALI 4784.4 R. Mali, Kati, this time with almost normal, strong audio, 

on 18 Nov at 2340-..., African pops; 55444. 

11960 R. Mali, Kati, obs'ed on 20 Nov at 1431-..., Fernch/Vernacular, 

Afr. songs, welcoming listeners' participation in Sunday's 1430-1600 

Malian mx prgr; 43443. Barely audible on // 7285v. 


MEXICO 4810, XERTA, I have heard Radio Transcontinental de America on 

the air more than their former schedule of only being on during the 

weekends. Nov 9, 16 and 17 heard at different times between 0535-1036 UT, 

with prgm'ing in SP. Suspect that it's this new extended schedule that 

triggered their e-mail to me. 


NETHERLANDS 747 The newspaper NRC Handelsblad reports today that the 

Governing Council of Dutch public broadcasting wants to bring forward the 

closure of Radio 747 on mediumwave. That was planned for 2010, but could 

be as early as 2007. The closure of the high power mediumwave tx would 

save 2 million euro a year. Radio 747, which recently changed its on-air 

identification from 747 AM, would then be available on DAB, cable and the 

Internet. 

(via Mike Terry-UK, mwdx Npov 20) 

NEW ZEALAND RNZI's use of DRM for the Pacific involves them using a DRM

tx to targeted island broadcasters, who are supplied with free DRM 

receivers by RNZI. The local broadcaster can then relay the RNZI 

broadcasts as effective stereo FM quality over local FM txs, or as 

effective studio quality broadcasts over local AM and/or SW txs. An 

example is SIBC Solomon Islands, whose new SW tx will be DRM capable. This 

will be used to relay SIBC and RNZI programs to low power FM relay txs 

outside Honiara. 

At the same time, depending on the bit rates used, SIBC can theoretically 

generate revenue by feeding govt voice or teletext type messages to 

outlying govt offices at cheaper rates than the local telephone company. 

It could also, theoretically, carry mx or nx programmes from a private FM 

station in Honiara to private FM relay txs co-sited with its own FM 

relays, thus giving distant parts of the country access to a second radio 

sce and generating revenue. 

The new VBTC [Radio Vila] AM txs gifted by the New Zealand Govt, are also 

DRM capable. Here again, the option is available for point-to-point use 

for relays via low power FM txs in isolated parts of Vanuatu, and new 

revenue generation. RNZI, Radio Australia and UCB Pacific have all relied 

on either SW or satellite delivery in the past, but the sudden collapse of 

sce earlier this year when the main Pacific satellite went out of orbit, 

has been a strong reminder of how fragile satellite radio delivery 

actually can be. 

Add to this the expense of installing satellite dishes on small islands, 

with little or no technical maintenance skills available locally, plus the 

easy destruction of dishes during cyclones, [hurricanes], as well as wet 

and humid conditions for sensitive computerised equipment, and the 

decision to run DRM via SW with analogue backup makes engineering and 

economic sense in the Pacific. 

(David Ricquish-NZL, wdxc-UK Contact Nov 2) 

R. NZi's signals on all daytime (SW Eur) fqs, viz. 15720, 9885, 15530, 

9870, 11980, are being fair/good despite some ups & downs mainly on 9870 

when the signal is affected mostly 1500~1530 & until switching to 11980 

due to adjc. QRM ut and on 11980 after 1830 ut which is when the VoA s/on 

on an adjct. fq, but, some days, Rangitaiki's signal is so strong, the 

interference is no issue. 15720 kHz at 1851-2235 and then 17675 kHz are, 

nonetheless simply useless... till prop' condx improve; until then, 

evening reception can be achieved via something we DXers are kind of 

reluctant to use: www. 


9870 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, heard on 10 Nov at /1651-1750* UT, IS, English 

prgr, mx, Pacific Reg. News, Pacific Correspondent (sole change to hear 

the usual rpt in French), nx in Pac. Vernaculars, IS; 54544, no adjt. QRM 

after 1730. 

11980 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, obs'ed on 10 Nov at /1751-1850* UT, IS, English 

prgr, coastal weather forecast, news, int'l sports, Dateline Pacific, Nx 

About NZL, nx in Samoan, IS again for fq change; 55544. 


NIGERIA VOICE OF NIGERIA UPGRADING EQUIPMENT 

The Voice of Nigeria (VON) director-general, Mallam Abubakar Jijiwa, has 

taken responsibility for the re-branding and upgrading of equipment of the 

station, the Lagos-based The Sun website reported on 8 November. 

The report said that the organization was conducting an upgrade of its 

equipment and motivating its workforce in order to "achieve excellence 

through optimal utilization of existing human and material resources in 

order to make VON a leading international broadcasting station like BBC,

VOA, Deutsche Welle, and in particular among the African audiences, and to 

give VON the cutting edge in broadcasting [technology]". 

VON has installed at its Ikoyi location a 250-kW standby generator and 

awarded a contract for a full digital studio in Abuja. In addition, two tx 

valves have been purchased, and efforts are ongoing to "restore VON's txs 

into full txion capacity" by mid- 2006. The Ikorodu tx power station and 

other equipment are also in line for upgrading. 

The report said that VON is in partnership with the Nigeria Television 

Authority (NTA) for distribution of its signals world-wide using the NTA's 

existing satellite network. This was part of plans to develop Voice of 

Nigeria External Service TV. 

(The Sun website, Lagos-NIG, Mov 8 via BBCM via dxld) 

4770 R. Nigeria, Kaduna, putting a useless signal on 19 Nov at 1850-... 

UT, Vernacular, talks; 45433, but muffled, noisy & dist. audio. 

7255 VoNigeria, Ikorodu, noted on 12 Nov at 1246-1304, English, reports, 

African drum jingles; 35342, adj. QRM de CVA starting at 1300. 


NORWAY The weekly media magazine "Kurer" which is heard on NRK home sce 

once a week made a brief visit to the Kongsfjord DX-Pedition site in 

October. At this place in northern Norway all continents can be heard. In 

October New Zealand was logged and verified for the first time in Europe. 

The reporter talked to Norwegian top-DXers Bjarne Mjelde, Jan Alvestad, 

Ole Forr and Tore B. Vik, who devote much of their spare time to "fishing 

and hunting" on the MW band. Pictures and text at 

 

(Henrik Klemetz-SWE, dxld Nov 10) 

OMAN Radio Sultanate of Oman in Arabic: 

0600-0800 NF 15355, x17630 // 13640 

0800-1000 no txion on 17630, only 13640 


Radio OMAN B05 (Valid from 30/10/05 till 26/03/06) 

Updated 17/11/2005 

FREQ STRT STOP CIRAF LOC PWR AZI SLW ANT LANG 

6085 0200 0400 39N,40W SEB 100 320 0 141 Arabic 

6085 2000 2200 39SW,48 SEB 100 240 0 146 Arabic 

6190 1800 2000 39SW,48 SEB 100 240 0 146 Arabic 

9515 0400 0600 39N,40W SEB 100 320 0 141 Arabic 

9760 2300 0200 28,39N THU 100 315 0 218 Arabic 

13640 0600 1400 39N,40W SEB 100 320 0 141 Arabic 

13640 2000 2200 28,39N THU 100 315 0 218 Arabic 

15140 1400 1500 28,39N THU 100 315 0 218 english 

15140 1500 1800 28,39N THU 100 315 0 218 Arabic 

15355 0200 0300 48,53 THU 100 220 0 205 Arabic 

15355 0300 0400 48,53 THU 100 220 0 205 English 


15355 2200 2400 28,39N THU 100 315 0 218 Arabic 

15375 1400 1800 39SW,48 SEB 100 240 0 146 Arabic 


17630 0600 1000 28,39N THU 100 315 0 218 Arabic 

(Alokesh Gupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 18) 

PAKISTAN Interestingly, for English Nx & Commentary to the Gulf & ME at 

1600-1615 freq 6215 is via one of the 100 kW units at 282 deg. 11570 250 

kW is at 233 deg to East Africa! 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 12)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3275 R. Southern Highlands, Mendi, Papua New Guinea. 

On Nov 12 at 1300-1307(S/off) UT in vernacular. SIO252. Pops. ID & Closing 

annt at 1303 UT, then National Anthem. 


7120 Wantok R. Light on Nov 12 at 0801-0809 UT. 45433 English, ID at 0801, 

Music. 


7120 Wantok Radio Light. Received another reply from the station in the 

form of full data QSL Card, Information letter about the station and the 

technical equipment, for a follow-up sent back in August. Reply this time 

in 80 days. 

They have a e-mail address as: 

Their phone number is 321-3399 FAX 321-5565 v/s Sarah Good. 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Nov 20) 

PERU 4746.9 R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, logged on 18 Nov at 2319-2331, 

Spanish+Quechua, lots of advs.; 34332. 

9720 R. Victoria, Lima, fair on 19 Nov at 2236-2246, Spanish, ann. for 

Sun. religious event "Domingo de los Milagros"; 24443, vy. strg. audio, 

QRM de UNID in Chinese. 


PHILIPPINES Freqs changes for Radio Veritas Asia eff from Nov.27: 

0000-0027 Sinhala NF 9510, x15520 

0030-0057 Bengali NF 11820, x11935 avoid RRI in Spanish 

1330-1357 Hindi NF 11870, x11875 avoid RDP in Portuguese Sat/Sun 

1400-1427 Bengali NF 11870, x11875 avoid RDP in Portuguese Sat/Sun 

1430-1457 Urdu NF 11870, x11875 avoid RDP in Portuguese Sat/Sun 

2330-2357 Tagalog NF 9720, x 9730 avoid Radio Australia in Khmer 


From 27th Nov Radio Veritas Asia going to make the following changes: 

Language UTC New Freq.(kHz) Old Freq. 

Sinhala 0000-0027 9510 15520 

Bengali 0030-0057 11820 11935 

Hindi 1330-1400 11870 11875 

Bengali 1400-1430 11870 11875 

Urdu 1430-1457 11870 11875 

Philipino 2300-2327 9720 9730 

(Ashik Eqbal Tokon-BGD, dxld Nov 17) 

9570 R Blagovest via R Veritas Asia on Nov 10 at 1510-1519 UT. 45444 

Russian, Talk, ID at 1514 UT. 


17830 R. Blagovest via R. Veritas Asia on Nov 11 at *0130-0139 UT. 44444 

Russian, 0130 sign on with Gong's IS, ID, Opening announce, Talk. 


PORTUGAL Right now, 1915 UT, the RDPi is starting another extra HF 

txssion to relay RDP-1 ... for another football match report: 

Eur 11630, Afr 17680, NAm 15540 (bad audio), Ven 15535 (old 100 kW tx; 

fair audio), B+WAfr 21655 are the fqs until 2000 UT (Ven, till 2100), then 

at 2000 UT Eur 9795+9460, Afr 11825, NAm 15540, Ven 11635 (2100~), B+WAfr 

15555 ... and now I shall be phoning the HF centre to learn why the audio 

quality dropped.

Other // stns scattered throughout the world include R. Macau as 

announced, and I'm sure R. Nacional de Angola (to mention but the sole 

Portuguese speaking Afr stn using HF these days) will again be relaying 

the RDPi. 


ROMANIA Freqs changes for Radio Romania International from Nov.20: 

0000-0057 Spanish NF 5960, x11935 avoid RVA in Sinhala till 0027 

0100-0157 English NF 6150, x11970 avoid RRI in French 

0100-0157 Romanian NF 6040, x11960 avoid CNR in Chinese 

0200-0257 French NF 6045, x11965 

0200-0257 Romanian NF 6080, x11950 

0300-0357 Spanish NF 5960, x11895 

0300-0357 Spanish NF 6080, x11940 avoid R. Free Afghanistan in Pa/Da 

0400-0457 English NF 6115, x 6125 avoid REE in Spanish 

1630-1657 Italian NF 6175, x 7105 


RUSSIA UNID in Japanese is Shiokaze (Sea Breeze) via IRK 100 kW 125 deg: 

1430-1500 (x1530-1600) on 5890 (45544) 


5960, Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean // 7330. 0945 to 1000 UT, ID's at end of 

the broadcast. 7330 is definitely the weaker of the two signals but does 

lock in AM-synch. 

(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Nov 14) 

7330 Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean (R. Station Pacific Ocean), Nov 18 at 

*0935-0950* UT, usual IS (chimes) and Russian prgm'ing. This was the last 

day of their test txions on 7330 and ended earlier than usual, off in mid- 

song, with 5960 continuing till 1000*. Nov 19, *0935-1000* heard only 5960 

kHz. 


7330 Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean, Vladivostok, Russia. Nov 10 at 

0935(S/on)-1000(S/off) UT in Russian. SIO 353. S/on with annt "Govorit 

Vladivostok", then IS (Chime) and ID as "... Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean" 

Female talk in Russian followed. ID was also heard at 0943 & 0958. S/off 

at 1000 after Russian pops. Test txion between Nov.10 & 18. The same 

program was also heard on 5960 (SIO 444). 


5960 Radiostansiya Tikhiy Okean via Vladivstok Nov.19 *0935-10oo* S/on 

with Chime I.S., with clear ID's for 'Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean'. This 

was followed with a program about the consummation of alcohol in Russia, 

followed with a feature about taking a Holiday on Cruise Lines ship ( such 

as the Mayak) 0958 YL speaker with closing comments, telephone numbers 

given, followed with a closing melody till sign-off. Best heard on the 

Western Trap-sloper. 


5960 Radio Tikhy Okean, Vladivostok, 0935-0942, November 20, Russian, s/on 

at 0935 UTC with this ann. by male: "Govorit Vladivostok"; after, interval 

signal and ID by male at 0936 as "....Radiostancia Tikhy Okean"......"; 

annt and two identifications more. Nx bulletin, 34443 I couldn't head the 

station on 7330 kHz. 


5910 Kamchatka Rybatskaya, Petropavlovsk, Russia. Nov.13 at 0000(S/on)- 

0015 in Russian. SIO353. Music & ID, followed by female talk & interview. 

Sudays only. 


5960 Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean // 7330, 0945 to 1000 UT, ID's at end of

the broadcast. 7330 is definitely the weaker of the two signals but does 

lock in AM-synch. 

(Robert Wilkner-USA, JPNpremium Nov 14) 

7480 Family Radio via Komsomolsk-na-Amure. Nov.19 1024-11oo* Japanese BCB 

to Asia, with interview on Missionary work, off with ID's and web site for 

I.S to 11oo. Fair reception on Longwire. 


7535 TWR via Irkutsk. Nov. 19 1424-1450 Multi-Language Broadcasts (.15 min 

-duration's such as Kashmiri, Hindi) to India, with religious text, and 

I.D's. gave their web site for Fair signal on 3.8 meter 

Loop. 


7200 R. Respublik Sakha on Nov 07 at 0910-0922 UT. 44444-43443 Yakut and 

Russian, 0910 UT IS, ID, News, 0910 UT Local program. 


Magadan Radio 7320 0553 GMT Russian 333 Nov 2 YL and an OM with comments 

plus folk mx. 

(Stewart MacKenzie-USA, JPNpremium Nov 18) 

Acc to monitoring in Oct/Nov, Radio Sakhalin (GTRK-Sakhalin) on 279 kHz is 

carring own local px as; 

Su-Th 2110-2200, Mo-Fr 0000-0010, Mo-Fr 0800-0810, Sa,Su 0010-0100 

Irregularly Korean px was heard on 0810-0900. Audio sample 

 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, hcdx Nov 21) 

Since I just brought up the Lesnoy site northeast of Moscow: 

 

If I'am not terribly this is the QSL card issued by RNW in 1993 to 

commemorate their first txions via CIS sites, so the featured station 

would be Lesnoy and the portrayed tx a 250 kW rig there. To the left 

another tx with an inscription I tend to read as RV-192 which indeed would 

be a Lesnoy unit. 

There is a chance that RNW is at present on air from Lesnoy again. This 

would be the case if 5955 kHz at 0600-0700 via "Moscow" not originates 

from either Kurovskaya or Taldom instead. 


12130 R. Free Southern Cameroons on Nov 13 at *1801-1840 UT, 25322-35333 

English, 1801 sign on with announce by man, Local mx, Talk. 


TDP brokered. Sats only, via Armavir-Krasnodar-RUS. 

12130 1800-1900 46,47 ARM 300kW 235deg 

RUSSIA/FRANCE Additional freq for Radio France Int. in English from 

Nov.14 

1400-1458 on 5920 TCH 500 kW 230 deg SoAs // 7180 XIA and 17515 ISS 


RUSSIA/VIETNAM [non] 7380, Little Saigon Radio via Taiwan (?) at *1500- 

1530* on Nov 12. Sign-on with orchestral mx, short introduction with ID in 

VT 'Dai la Little Saigon Radio', mention California location. Followed 

with more mx. Most of the program considered of commentaries and nx items.

Noted IDs at 1510 & 1517. (1517 a possible web site but only a partial 

www.) 1520 noted with a commentary or talk, reference to Vietnam and WHO. 

1526 closing annts, ID, then followed a Vietnamese ballad with a female 

singer to 1530*. Reception was good to fair at times, despite the slight 

noise and slight heterodyne (notch used). 

(Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, dxld Nov 16) 

RUSSIA/JAPAN/KOREA D.R.P. 5890 kHz UNIDENTIFIED religious station in 

Japanese with good signal here in BUL: 1430-1500 (ex 1530-1600) on 5890 

IRK 100 kW / 125 deg 


Acc. to a well informed source, the "Shiokaze" prgr's in Japanese will be 

transmitted 1530-1600 on 5890 from the Angarsk site (near Irkutsk) in 

Russia, starting 30 October. 

(various DX lists - Bernd Trutenau-LTU, Nov 2) 

RWANDA 11690 Radio Deutsche Welle, 2150-2204 Nov 12, two woman talking 

about situations in Africa on program called "Africa This Week." Tribal 

vocals at 2158 followed by beginning of German sce at 2200 with ID and 

news. Fair to good. 


SAINT HELENA Hello Duane, I thought I would let you know that I received 

today my QSL card from Radio Saint Helena from their final broadcast in 

1999. Better late than never. It took a while, but worth the wait. 

(Gregory Mengell, Nov 15, swl at qth.net via dxld) 

Hey Gregory! Wow! That is absolutely super! 

Congratulations my friend! 

I suspect you were successful because of the efforts on your behalf by the 

ham in Germany who is helping the man who replaced Tony Leo at the 

station? If so, you should drop him a quikc note and express your thanks. 

Save the envelope! Those stamps and the cancellation mark are valuable! I 

put mine inside a protective clear plastic sheet used to protect 8 X 10 

photographs. What you have, as do all the others who got this QSL, is a 

'for real' piece of history that will NEVER ever happen again. 

Gregory, do you think I should reproduce the original live recording of 

that last txion and make it available? I have it on three cassette tapes. 

The signal was booming in here, (fortunately!), for the entire final txion 

of Radio St. Helena from Saint Helena. This allowed me to get a very good 

quality recording using the Sangean 818CS with 150 foot longwire at 25 

feet elevation. 

The recording was made direct, no microphone, so there is zero background 

noise. Maybe those who missed hearing it, as well as those who did hear it 

but did not record it, would like to hear it. Your thoughts? 

Again Gregory, congratulations! Five years did pay off, although at times 

I had my sincere doubts it was ever going to happen. 

(Duane W8DBF Fischer, ibid.) 

SOUTH AFRICA [to CONGO DR] R. Okapi, 11690, *0400-0420+ Nov 5, sign-on 

with "Okapi" jingles. French talk. Many "Okapi" jingles. Good. 


11890 R. Okapi, Meyerton, 06 Nov at 1635-1700 UT - Congolese lang 

interviews, French ID before s/off at 1700 UT; excellent. 

(Jean Burnell-NS-CAN, DXplorer Nov 16)

[Clandest] 7380 V.of Biafra Int. On Nov 09 at 2100-2128 UT. 25332-35333 

English, Local mx, 2100 ID, Theme mx, Chorus, Talk. 


7380 2100-2200 46S,47SW MEY 250kW 328deg 

SPAIN New schedule now available at 

(dxld, Oct 28) 

189/227. Spain longwave. And thanks for the postcard from Andalucia that 

came in the post yesterday. I like the picture showing all the ladies on 

the backs of the horses and dressed in their "flamenco" style dresses. 

It's certainly very colourful. 

And good to know that you managed some listening as well as sunbathing! 

I haven't heard 7460[RASD WeSahara] in the mornings recently so I guess it 

is off air. And I can't hear anything evenings on 7460 until the DRM goes 

off 7465 - and then ALB is putting in a good signal here. Then nothing on 

1550, I hear traces of now and again but it's difficult due to the UK 

stations on 1548 and 1557 for me. I did notice all of your other loggings 

on the Internet and was especially interested in the LW reception down 

there. I wonder why a large country like Spain didn't establish a LW 

station to cover more or less all of it - perhaps their radio was too 

localised in the 1930's for that to happen. 


According to ITU plan of 1978(MW) and 1986(LW) Spain catched two channel 

registrations, but NEVER realized that project ! 

189 kHz 1000 kW 33.0dB directional pattern 24 hrs GC 02W30 41N00 Madrid 

227 800 34.0 directional pattern 24 hrs GC 02E15 41N40 Barcelona 

227 400 30.0 directional pattern 24 hrs GC 02W45 43N25 Bilbao 

227 400 30.0 directional pattern 24 hrs GC 03W40 38N00 Linares 

227 200 27.0 directional pattern 24 hrs GC 07W45 43N02 Lugo 

Similar in Egypt 162 2000d/1000n kW, Netherlands 171 500, Sweden ex 3x on 

189, Italy 189 600, Egypt 198 500, Italy 207 60, Norway 216 1200d/200n, 

Egypt 225 200, Libya 234 1000, Italy 243 300, Syria 252 500, and Israel 

279 500d/100n too. 


SRI LANKA Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation can still be heard here in 

Finland. Their bilingual Hindi/English Service was noted today Nov 18 on 

7275 and 11905 kHz at 1500 UTC scheduled 1330-1530 UTC. 

Hindi section of the programme was introduced by a lady announcer, English 

by a male announcer. Music mainly Asiatic/Indian, no more Western 

evergreens. I miss the old format on 15748 kHz. 

Last 34 mins before close down at 1534 UTC reception on 11905 kHz was 

good. Signal strength at peaks S9. Reception in the 41 mb, 7275 kHz was a 

lot weaker, suffering Chinese QRM after 15 UTC. I measured nominal 7275 

kHz with all QRM 7274,75 kHz. Maybe I'm wrong. 

Anyway, glad to hear SLBC! (Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Nov 18) 

SURINAME 4989.98 Radio Apintie, Paramaribo; 0332-0350 on 22 Nov. 

Nonstop, mostly '80's US R&B and soft rock ballads. Quick female words at 

0348 in accented Dutch. Clear and fair. Much weaker an hour or so earlier. 


SWAZILAND 3200, Trans World Radio, 0310-0331* Nov 11, man announcer with 

talk in listed Ndebele lang, choir vocals and more religious talking. ID 

at 0329 during closedown but no IS. Fair.

4775, Trans World Radio, 0354-0357* and *0359-0402 UT on Nov 10, tune in 

to apparent close of program with familiar IS and a man giving the ID: 

"This is Trans World Radio, Swaziland." After a brief break, a new IS 

commenced with ID and annt that the German sce was beginning. Poor to 

fair. 


SWITZERLAND 1485 Radio Suisse Romande, Sender Saviese - Wallis 

1485 kHz low power 1 kW. 

Obiger das Programm Option Musique ausstrahlender MW Sender wird laut 

juengst zugegangener detaillierter QSL mit Jahresende stillgelegt. Die QSL 

kam nebst diversen Aufklebern und einem Kugelschreiber nach 4 Wochen von 

Radio Suisse Romande 

40 av du Temple 

CH-1010 Lausanne 

Switzerland 

(Ewald Glantschnig-SUI, A-DX Nov 22) 

TAIWAN/CHINA/VIETNAM 7310, Sound of Hope, via Tan Shui, Taiwan, *1300- 

1340, Nov 06 and 08, Chinese talk mentioning Taiwan, many jingles, ID's: 

"Xiwang Zhi Sheng Guiji Guan po dien tai", 44444. From *1325 QRM R Rossii. 


And CHN Mainland jamming, scheduled at 1300-1400 and 2300-2400 UT. (wb) 

UNID. 7310, maybe Sound of Hope: Help needed on 7310. I have been tracking 

this one for a while at *1300 and rcpn has been mediocre at best, poor 

level and often bothered by the firedragon. On Nov 16 the firedragon was 

there from arnd 1250, but at lower than usual level, and seemed gone 

altogether by the time "SoH" came on at 1259:30 with intro anmt, 5+1 pips, 

and orch. buildup followed by ID. Prgm was virtually all talk, with many 

upbeat, animated, commercial-sounding anmts. The signal was so-so at first 

but built up to a surprisingly good level until it started fading circa 

1340. Went off at 1400*; some background QRM noted at 1325, tho well below 

"SoH". 

(Anker Petersen rpts QRM as R. Rossii). 

This fits SoH sked, but not positively IDed; tried comparing with SoH 

streaming audio, but they were very different and there were no IDs that I 

could make out on the streaming. 


15260 Hmong Lao R. via Taiwan [to Vietnam] on Nov 11 at *0100-0210 UT. 

45444 Laotian, 0100 UT sign on with IS, Opening announce, Talk. 


TAIWAN [and non] CBS/RTI schedule B05 Hi, Here's attached 

Radio Taiwan International B05 schedule and its relays. 

Hope this helpful to DXLD! 

(Miller Liu-TWN, dxld Nov 16) 

RADIO TAIWAN INT'L/VOICE OF TAIWAN 

current schedule as follows: Revised : NOV 16, 2005 

NOTICE: To Avoid China Heavy Jammer With CNR programs, Chinese traditional 

mx, all freqs vary. It applies to Mandarin, Mainland Networks. 

1. VOT MANDARIN NETWORK ONE (in CH) 2200-0500, 0900-1800 

603 0900-1600 TWN C CHN 

1008 0400-0500 0900-1800 TWN C CHN S CHN 

1098 1300-1800 TWN C CHN S CHN

1422 0900-1500 TWN N CHN 

1503 1000-1200 1600-1700 SEAs 

1521 1200-1800 TWN N CHN 

6085 0900-1500 C&S CHN 

6105 2200-0000 0900-1400 C CHN 

6150 2200-0000 C&S CHN 

7185 0900-1800 N CHN 

7365 1600-1800 N CHN 

9680 1100-1800 C CHN 

9780 1000-1400 S CHN 

11640 0000-0500 C CHN 

11665 0900-1600 N CHN 

11710 2200-0000 N CHN 

11780 1100-1500 N CHN 

11885 2200-0500 N CHN 

15245 2300-0400 C CHN 

11635 2200-0000 SEAs 

11715 1100-1200 AUS NZL 

15290 0200-0500 SEAs 

5950 2200-0000 E NAm 

9495 0500-0600 CAm 

11825 0100-0200 SAm 

15215 0100-0200 SAm 

15440 2200-0000 W NAm 

2. VOT Mandarin NETWORK TWO: (repeat some of Mandarin NETWORK ONE) 

0400-0500 5950U 9680U 15320 15270 SEAs NAm 

0500-0600 15270 SEAs 

0400-0700 1210 Sacramento CA, USA 

0900-1000 11715 11605 11635 11940 15525 SEAs NEAs Oc 

0900-1100 9415 N CHN 

1200-1300 15465 11605 SEAs NEAs 

1300-1400 15265 SEAs 

1300-1500 7445 SEAs 

1900-2000 17750U 9955U Eu RUS 

2200-2300 3965F WEu 

3. Mainland NETWORK ("Date with Taipei" features program) 

0600-1000 11795 

1400-1800 6145 7130 

2300-0300 9660 

4. DIALECT NETWORK (in Amoy Hakka Cantonese Mongolian Tibetan) 

1) Amoy (mainly spoken in Taiwan, Fujian) 

0000-0100 15440U 11875 W NAm SEAs 

0100-0200 11875 SEAS 

0500-0600 15580 1422 1008 SEAs CHN 

0600-0700 15580 1422 1008 S CHN TWN SEAs 

0900-1000 1206 15465 CHN TWN 

1000-1100 1206 11605 15465 As CHN 

1200-1300 11715 TWN SEAs 

1300-1400 11635 15465 SEAs 

2100-2200 5950U E NAM 

2) Cantonese (spoken in Hong Kong Guangdong) 

0100-0200 5950U 15440U 15290 NAm SEAs 

0200-0300 15610 SEAs 

0500-0600 5950U 9680U NAm 

15320 SEAs 

0700-0800 1210 Sacramento, CA, USA 

1000-1100 11715 15270 11635 15525 SEAs AUS NZL 

1100-1200 15270 1206 SEAs CHN TWN

1200-1300 11915 6105 1206 SEAs CHN 

1300-1400 11915 6105 SEAs CHN 

2200-2300 5745 Eu 

3) Hakka (mainly spoken in Taiwan, E. Guangdong, S. Fujian) 

0000-0100 5950U E NAM 

0200-0300 15440U W NAM 

0300-0400 15610 SEAs 

1000-1100 6105 15465 CHN SEAs 

1100-1200 11635 15465 6105 SEAs CHN 

1300-1400 15175 SEAs 

1400-1500 11915 SEAs 

1600-1700 11875 EAF SEAs 

5. INTERNATIONAL NETWORK: 

English 0200-0300 9680U 5950U NAm CAm 

11875 15465 SEAs NEAs 

0300-0400 5950U 15320 NAm SEAS 15215U SAm 

0700-0800 5950U WNAm 

0800-0900 9610 SEAs AUS NZL 

1100-1200 7445 SEAs 

(1100-1200Th 747 927 Program for Foreign Workers) 

1200-1300 7130 NEAs 

1400-1500 15265 SEAs 

1600-1700 11815 INDIA S CHN 

1800-1900 3965F Eu 

2200-2300 9355U Eu 

Spanish 0200-0300 15215U 11825U wSAm 

0400-0500 11740U CeAM 

0600-0700 5950U wNAm 

2100-2200 6120D EUR 

2300-0000 9690U 11720U eSAm 

German 0600-0700 5745U Eu 

1800-1900 9955 Eu 

1900-2000 6170G Eu 

2100-2200 11665U Eu 

French 0700-0800 7520U Eu 

1900-2000 3955G Eu 

2000-2100 9955 11665U 15440U Eu NAm 

2100-2200 7305F WAf 

Russian 1100-1200 11985 EaCIS 

1300-1400 11935 WeCIS 

1700-1800 11635F WeCIS 

[but heard on 5850 and 6060 via Juelich and Wertachtal Germany instead, 

see under Germany] 

Japanese 0800-0900 11605 JPN 

1100-1200 7130 11605 JPN 

1300-1400 7130 9635 JPN 

Thai 0600-0700a 15270 THA 

1400-1500a 15465 11635 THA 

1400-1500b 747 927 TWN 

1500-1600b 7445 1503 THA TWN 

2200-2300a 7445 1503 THA 

2300-2400b 7445 927 THA TWN 

Indo. 1000-1100a 11550 11520 INS 

1100-1200b 11550 11520 INS

1200-1300b 11635 7445 927 SEAs 

1400-1500a 11875 SEAs 

1500-1600b 1422 SoTWN 

0400-0600ba 927 SoTWN 

Viet. 0900-1000 15270 VNM 

1100-1200 1521 SoTWN 

1300-1400 1206 SoTWN 

1500-1600 9565 VNM 

2200-2300 9785 VNM 

Note: a-PROGRAM A b-PROGRAM B c-PROGRAM C d-PROGRAM D 

Relay via: U-Okeechobee, USA D-Juelich, Germany G-Skelton, UK 

F-Issoudon, France [and Juelich / Wertachtal Germany too] 

Relay stn via CBS : 

WYFR (World Family Radio): B05 

CHINESE 0100-0300 0500-0600 0700-1000 2100-2200 1503 

2200-0300 0900-1400 1700-1900 1557 

1000-1100 1700-1800 1359 

1000-1300 1098 

1200-1400 747 

1102-1602 7235 9280 

2100-0000 7235 9280 

CANTONESE 0800-0900 1557 

2300-0100 0600-0700 1503 

ENGLISH 1400-1700 1900-2200 1557 

1800-2100 1503 1359 

0100-0200 15060 

1300-1500 11560 

1500-1700 6280 

KOREA 1000-1100 7130 

Hindi 0000-0100 15060 

1500-1600 11560 

Russian 1500-1700 9955 

Vietnamese 1300-1400 1600-1800 2100-2200 1359 

Tagalog 1100-1200 1400-1500 2200-2300 1359 

Indonesia 1200-1300 1500-1600 2300-2400 1359 

AWR-KSDA: B05 

Vietnamese 0100-0200 15445(Sa) 

1400-1500 11695 

BBC: B05 

Vietnamese 1430-1500 1503 // 6135 7135 11685 

R. AUSTRALIA: B05 

ENGLISH 0800-1130 15240 

2200-2330 15240 

INDONESIAN 0500-0530 11745 

0800-0830 15415 

0900-0930 11550 

2130-2330 11550 

VIETNAMESE 2330-0000 15110

R. FRANCE INT'L A05 

CHINESE 2200-2300 1098.747 // 12005 12045 

1200-1300 1503 

0930-1030 11875 

RADIO FREE ASIA B05 

VIETNAMESE 2330-0030 11605 

[RFA Mandarin 1900-2200 MW 1098TWN, 2100-2200 9920TWN; wb.] 

CHINESE 2100-2200 9920 

1900-2200 1098 

TRUTH FOR THE WORLD A05 

CHINESE 1400-1430 7220(Sa) 

Little Saigon RADIO 

VIETNAMESE 1500-1530 7380 

Clandestine station in Taiwan : 

STAR STAR BROADCASTING STATION: 

11430 Star Star Channel 1 





NB: seems inactive due to cases of Mainland spy 

VOICE OF CHINA: 

CHINESE 2230-2330 7270 

0800-0900 11940 

HMONG LAO RADIO: 

LAOTIAN 0100-0200 15260 (3.5) [Wed & Fri, or Tue & Thu?] 

Radio Chan Troi Moi (New Horizon Radio): 

VIETNAMESE 1330-1430 1503 // 17595v 

(via Miller Liu-TWN, dxld Nov 16) 

TANZANIA [ZANZIBAR] 11735, RTZ (tent) on Nov 10 at 1833-2059:30* UT, 

Swahili & Arabic; DJ with African mx (Calypso type mx), 1859 drums, 5+1 

time clicks, 10 mins of nx (items about Zambia, Zanzibar, etc), Celine 

Dion singing "Power of Love," pop rap African song, in lang and English 

("All Night Long"), 1915-2055 UT Middle East style Arabic mx and songs, 

Anthem. Mostly fair, but unable to catch an ID. 


11735 R. Tanzania, Dole, Zanzibar, quite far on 18 Nov at 1831-1849 UT, 

Swahili, talks, interviews; 44444, adjct. QRM only. 


I listened to Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar on 11735 kHz from 1558 UT to 1628 

UT on October 5, 2005. Mainly talk in Swahili by man. ID at 1558 and 1600. 

SINPO 33333~32332. QRM Unknown station on 11730 kHz. 

(Yasuhiro Shiozaki-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 18) 

Is 1377 kHz R. Free Africa, Mwanza, which I phased against co-ch F on 17 

Nov at 1921-1945 UT (but audible until much later), rtd. 24432, relaying 

TWR? I could almost swear I heard part of TWR IS (as heard via Monte 

Carlo) during the process of adjusting my CeAfr 4x12x4 m Ewe antenne and 

phaser to minimize France's QRM. I tried to check RFAfr signal via their 

webpage, which is mostly in Swahili, but no luck - or they don't carry any 

prgr on internet at all.


Re "Is 1377 kHz, R. Free Africa, Mwanza, (...) 

Gavar, Armenia with 600 kW is relaying TWR on 1377 kHz. 


I was thinking there was something like that, but the WRTH 2004 freq list 

shows no such tx, nor anything on 1377 under ARMENIA, so I guess it be 

new. To find the TWR schedule, you have to look under, where else, 

AUSTRIA. 

(Glenn Hauser-FIN, dxld) 

1377 -- The TWR relay referred to in my message beklow is in fact via 

Gavar, Armenia, 600 kW, and prgr starts at 1925 UT, thence the old TWR IS 

I heard. Even better reception today, 22Nov, again via the same Ewe 

antenna & no need for the Quantum Phaser albeit some QRM de F. No trace of 

TZA today. 


For security reason of their CeAS local mission people, all Gavar entries 

which still covered in 2000y-2003y has been deleted in 2004y-2005y 

operational schedules by Austrian TWR office. Only hidden in printed 

schedule leaflet, by frequ, target, time, lang, but no tx site given. 

My comment in BC-DX #731 of Oct 11: 

TWR Broadcasts via Gavar, Armenia on this TWR file MISSING: 

5855 1710-1840 30,31 ERV 100 78 En/diverse ARM TWR // 864 kHz MW 

5855 1910-1940 30,31 ERV 100 100 Farsi ARM TWR 

Also 864, 1350, and 1377 kHz used on various ME/NE langs on other times of 

the day. 

.864 1000kW 0400-0430 Armenian, 1710-1725 En, 1725-1740(Mon-Thur) Kazakh, 

1725-1740(Fri-Mon) 1740-1755(Sat) Turkmen, 1740-1755(Sun) Karakalpak, 

1740-1810(Mon-Fri) Ru, 1755-1810(Sat/Sun) Uzbek, 1810-1840(Sun) Tajik, 

1810-1910 Farsi, 1910-1925 Sorani Kurdish. 

1377 .600kW 1825-1840 No.Caucasus various langs, 1840-1910 Farsi, 1910- 

1925 Sorani Kurdish. 

1350 .850kW 1930-2000 Turkish, 2001-2101 Hebrew, 2001-2031 Ru on Fris 

only. 

(wb, Oct 11) 

THAILAND [tent. wb.] Freq change for Radio Liberty in Russian from 

Nov.19: 

0700-0900 NF 15130, ex 17730 avoid BSKSA Main px in Arabic on 17730.4 


HFCC registered Udorn Thani 17730 0300-0700 33,34 250kW 030deg 

TURKMENISTAN 279 Turkmen R, Asgabat ("s" written like in Turkish for 

[sh] sound), splendid on 19 Nov at 2237-2255, Turkmeninan, poetry or text 

reading w/ background mxal piece; 54433, QRM de BLR (usually dominating); 

// 5015 kHz. 


UGANDA 5025.96 UBC-Blue, Kampala; *0249-0254 22 Nov. Tune-in to open 

carrier, abruptly into vernacular, lipsy man & woman from 0249. Rebelde 

off initially, but back up with tone from 0252, into audio at 0254, 

effectively smashing UBC. First log of 5026 for me in ages. 

(Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer Nov 22)

4976 R. Uganda, Kampala, very strong though spoiled by noise, on 19 Nov 

at 1847-1857 UT, Vernacular, talks; 45333. 


UKRAINE 5830/11980 Radio Dniprovskaya Hvylya (Zaporozhje) will replace 

former freq 11980 on 5830 kHz. Time of an annt 0700-1000 Sat / Sun. An 

azimuth of radiation of the aerial 340 Hailstones [sic]. Capacity of the 

tx 250 Watt [sic]. 

(Alexander Egor[sic]-UKR, "open_dx" via Rus-DX Nov 20 via dxld) 

"Dniprovska khvylia" (=Ukrainian spelling) - "Dnepr Wave" - is a licensed 

operation by the local broadcasting company "Alex" in Zaporizhia 

(=Ukrainian spelling) which also has an FM license since several years 

(relaying one of Ukraine's major mx networks). 11980 was/is a freq 

registered with the HFCC (for max. 5 kW; site registered as "SMF" 

Mykolaiv, instead of adding a new site code for the town of Zaporizhia); 

5830 is another coordinated Ukrainian frequency, used by RUI from Kharkiv 

at various times (though not currently registered for the weekend morning 

broadcasts of Dniprovska khylia). 


U.K. Test txions of Sudan Radio Sce in English/Arabic/Various via VT 

Comm: 

1500-1530 Mon/Thu/Sat on 15575 WOF 300 kW 126 deg EaAf // 11665 

1600-1630 Mon/Thu/Sat on 15575 WOF 300 kW 126 deg EaAf // 11665 


Sudan Radio Service, via UK, 11665, *1500-1700* Nov 4. English sign on 

with IDs, sked, e-mail address, phone and fax numbers, Nairobi address. 

1505 English news, local mx. Later in broadcast, into Arabic talk. Sign- 

off in Arabic. VG. It appeared that VOA programming started on this tx at 

1700. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Nov 15) 15575 from Nov 14th. 

Sudan (non) again on 15575 kHz. 

SRS is again on 15575 this Friday Nov 18 at 1501 UT, // 11665 but much 

better on 15575. If they announced this freq at the opening, I tuned in 

too late. Will it cut off again at 1529 UT as it did on Monday? 


What's about the registered RDP Lisbon on co-channel? 

Latter not on air ? 

RDP to EUA e Canada 

1300-1700 15575 300kW 300deg 

[regular Sats/Suns, but only occassionally Mon-Fri on special events, wb.] 

In Germany I note a 55555 signal of SRS on both 11665 and 15575 kHz today. 

Side band splash, 1755-1800 UT QRM by VoA Juelich 12110 in Persian. 


No sign of Portugal on Friday, but it is certainly on 15575 Saturday 

around 1500 UT, I suppose a weekend-only txion. If SRS is also there, it 

is buried, but ought to be coordinated to avoid such a collision. 


Glenn, I was intrigue by the many reports on this issue during the last 

few days. Well, I just got my turn this Saturday morning, my local time. 

In fact, Portugal was on the air as HFCC points out for days 1&7, no sign 

of Sudan, which was buried by RDP at 1500 UT. I checked back at after 

16:00 and there were two signals mixed but this time what finally overcome 

was SRS with a no IDed lang and East Africa pop mx. Among the IDs at 16:30

closing, one in English: "This is Sudan Radio Service" SINPO 44444. 

The things is that RDP is listed by HFCC on this same frecuency with 

shortened sked all week but with different azzimuth. And you're right: 

coordination by HFCC is failing in this case. Raul Saavedra, Costa Rica. 

No sign of Portugal on Friday, but it is certainly on 15575 Saturday 

around 1500 UT, I suppose a weekend-only txion. If SRS is also there, it 

is buried, but ought to be coordinated to avoid such a collision. 


West Africa Democracy Radio WeAf via ASC[sic, see below] 250 kW 027 deg: 

0700-0800 in English and 

0800-0900 in French on 12000 (45433) 


West Africa Democracy Radio heard on a second freq this morning, 15260 

kHz, between 0700-0900. It was in//with 12000 kHz, similar strength and 

modulation on both. Maybe testing a new frequency? 


12000 is from Woofferton-UK, 15260 from Rampisham-UK. 


12000 WADR (West Africa Democracy Radio) with txions for Senegal, 0845- 

0900 UT Nov 20, French, Talk by male, short mx, short ann., afropop (by 

male), short interview. Other song (afropop by female), Very clear 

identification at 0859 as: "...WADR..." ; other identification (canned) 

and mx jingle, s/off, 34443. 


Jean-Michel AUBIER wrote: Re: emissions regulieres WADR 

Abdou Khadre LO a ecrit: 

salut Jean Michel, 

Nous avons effectivement commence nos emissions regulieres depuis le 14 

Novembre mais sur les 12000 kHz. Nos amis de la Grande Bretagne nous ont 

explique que du fait du changement de climat ce changement etait 

necessaire. Le site est egalement toujours en construction mais on essai 

d'y mettre un maximum de choses et si possible les emissions du jour. PS : 

pour le moment nous assurons quotidiennement une heure d'emission en 

anglais (07H-08H) et autant en francais(08H-09H) [UT, wb]. 

Merci et a bientot. Abdou. 

Just adding this about their future plans, also from WADR today. 

"Hello Jari, We have started yesterday our broadcasting. We are now on 

12000 kHz. Our SW schedule is: 

07H-08H UT English 

08H-09H UT French 

On January it will be: 

07H-09H on 12000 kHz 

09H-11H on 17860 kHz [at present on 15260 RMP. 

Best regards" 


Voice of Russia English via Spectrum Radio 558 kHz 1300-1400 Spectrum 

Radio's programme schedule at 

 

confirms this new Voice of Russia broadcast in English is on 558 kHz in 

London from 1300-1400 Sunday-Friday. This seems to be at a time when Voice 

of Russia does not broadcast in English on SW, so I wonder if it will be a

delayed recording from earlier, or a special feed for Spectrum Radio. 

(Dave Kenny-UK, dxld Nov 15) 

Concerning the report via BBC Monitoring on The Voice of Russia's 

programme in Britain, I can confirm that it is scheduled on Spectrum 

Radio, 558, daily except Saturday at 1300-1400. According to Interfax, 

quoting the Voice of Russia's press office, "the program will be broadcast 

on the freq of the British radio station Spectrum and in real audio on the 

websites of the Voice of Russia and Spectrum Radio". (Interfax agency in 

English datelined Moscow, Nov 10 at 10.16 pm.). 

(Roger Tidy-UK, dxld Nov 15) 

ISLAND OF MAN, UK 1368 Manx R, Douglas, IoM, nicely audible on 19 Nov at 

1141-1440 with talks, anns.... match rpt 1430; best UK signal at 1440; 

15342. Worse on the following day. 


URUGUAY 9620.3 SODRE (no ID, but surely this one), Montevideo, barely 

audible on 19 Nov at 2240-..., Spanish, talks; 13441, adjct. QRM de CAN 

9625 kHz. 


USA Freqs changes for WEWN: 

0000-0500 NF 5085 EWN 500 kW 020 deg NoAm English, x5875,re-x5810 

0000-0500 NF 5085 EWN 500 kW 285 deg CeAm English, x5875,re-x5810 


Another US station is using the 60mb.: WEWN Birmingham AL heard on new 

5085 kHz from 2359 s/on with full ID and into EWTN Catholic programming. 

This freq appears to replace 5875 and is in use from 0000-0500 according 

to the updated schedule on the EWTN web site at 

 

So there are now four US stations on this band: WWRB on 5050, WWCR on 

5070, WEWN on 5085 and WBCQ on 5110 - all heard here with fair to good 

reception at 0000 UTC, WEWN being the strongest. 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC Nov 21) 

4655 Radio Marti, Greenville; 0142-0151 on 22 Nov. Messy audio, but 

definitely//6030. A spur from 6030 (-1375 kHz), or mixing product? There 

seemed to be very weak traces of English mixed in as well, and 6030 + 1375 

7405, which is also VOA but in English at this time. 


WRMI is finally back on 7385, 3.5 weeks after Hurricane Wilma! Jeff White 

called for a reception check at 0145 UT Nov 17. Said it had been on for 

about half an hour. It was weaker than usual here, as expected, since Jeff 

says it's a temporary antenna, interved V dipole, aimed more or less 

NW/SE, same as the log periodic which was badly damaged and may take 

another two weeks to repair and reinstall. 7385 was in Spanish when I 

checked, and may be testing intermittently, possibly with the backup 5 kW 

tx. 

RTTY on the low side is bothering it. Regular programming is to resume at 

0900 UT. And 7385 kHz uses the other antenna toward Caribbean and South 

America at 1300-1600 UT, starting with the R. Prague relay. No doubt Jeff 

would be interested in other reception reports to 

 


I checked 7385 kHz again at 0600 UT and now with noise sources off, it was 

quite good; in fact, I would not have guessed they were using a temp 

antenna instead of the LP; Viva Miami with Jeff promoting cruising; is 

that all VM is ever about any more? Recheck at 1400, 7385 also audible but

weaker via the corner reflector toward Caribbean, same as used elsewhen 

for 9955, with WRN relay in English going from RN to RTE separated by 

about a min of nx headlines. 


We're moving the Saturday 2200 and 2230 UT airings of WOR and DXPL, 

respectively, to: 

DXPL 0500 UT Sunday 

WOR 2230 UT Sunday (temporarily) 

both of course on 7385. 

The Sunday morning repeats remain: 

WOR Sun 1400, DXPL Sun 1430 on 7385 kHz. 

(Jeff White-FL-USA WRMI, dxld Nov 19-20) 

Jeff confirms NOT 1500 & 1530 as we expected following the standard time 

change. WOR should also be on WRMI during the WRN relay Sun 0930 on 7385. 

(gh, dxld Nov 19) 

WMLK, 9265.07, *1700-1715+ on Nov 11. Strong carrier but very weak 

modulation. English sign-on annts followed by the usual preaching about 

Yahweh by Elder Jacob O Meyer. 


This Saturday night on WWCR: 

WOR started late again at 0336 on 5070 what is causing this? I haven't 

been listening earlier in the hour. Anyhow, full show played until 0405, 

then ending DX Block, and Worldwide Country. However, unlike last UT 

Sunday, this time Cyberline was on at least in the 0500 and 0600 hours I 

checked. Meanwhile over at WBCQ Gary Bourgois. 


7520. As previously reported, I was rather surprised that following the 

standard time change, Hmong Lao Radio via WHRI stayed at the same UT, 

namely 1200 on Sat and 1300 on Sun, but on a different frequency, 7520. 

That's rather early in Hminnesota. You would think the shows would shift 

one UT hour later to stay at the same local time, as usually happens 

anyway with WHRI programming. And I did hear it at least once after Oct 

30, at the earlier hour on 7520, and also that appeared on the WHR online 

schedule. 

Now they've fixed it, as I heard HLR Sat Nov 19 from 1430 or so tune- in 

until 1459 on 11785, with the usual mix of different styles of mx, and 

talk in Hmong. Toward the end they mentioned AM, FM, SW, website 

and the St. Paul PO box. Rechecking the WHR 

online sked, it now shows this at 14-15 both Sat and Sun on 11785. 

Excellent reception here, of course. HLR website shows the 11785 

scheduling correctly, as well as the Taiwan txion, has audio archives, and 

links to another site 

 

Strangely enough, HLR is not on the program website list at 

 


7520 1200-1400 2,3 HRI 250kW 315deg. 

HRI/HRA hobby program publication mess. 

DXing with Cumbre anomalies. On Sunday night, UT Monday 11/14/05, the 0230 

airing of DXing with Cumbre on 5850 started about 5 mins early. (How *did* 

they know that I had just remembered and looked at my watch at 0228 and 

ran to the radio in order to catch the opening and the date & number?

Which I of course missed, grrrr...) 

Then the scheduled 0330 airing of DXw/C on 5860 never appeared at all; 

5860 was vacant the entire 0300 hour. 

These are both in the current WHR online schedule. Anyone know if they are 

actually using a different freq instead of 5860 kHz or if they just didn't 

have the tx on? I don't think that it was propagation; there was a non- 

English signal on 5850 OK while I was listening for the show on 5860. 

(William Martin-USA, dxld Nov 14) 

Each winter season HRI/HRA hobby program times changed one hour later, 

except the Pacific KWHR relay, which kept mostly unchanged. 

But according to the present WHR website they kept mostly the summer 

timings. 

Dave Kenny sent me this comment: "All the KWHR/WHRI/WHRA entries should be 

one hour EARLIER than shown on the web site - so that means some freqs are 

different too & a couple of Cumbre txs have been deleted." 

I guess my first edition of WWDXC's "DX Media Program List" will be 

useless regarding WHR "DXing with Cumbre" entries. (wb, Nov 14) 

On Sunday night, UT Monday 11/14/05, the 0230 airing of DXing with Cumbre 

on 5850 started about 5 mins early. (How *did* they know that I had just 

remembered and looked at my watch at 0228 and ran to the radio in order to 

catch the opening and the date & number? Which I of course missed, 

grrrr...) 

Then the scheduled 0330 airing of DXw/C on 5860 never appeared at all; 

5860 was vacant the entire 0300 hour. 

These are both in the current WHR online schedule. Anyone know if they are 

actually using a different freq instead of 5860 kHz or if they just didn't 

have the tx on? I don't think that it was propagation; there was a non- 

English signal on 5850 OK while I was listening for the show on 5860. 

(William Martin-USA, dxld Nov 14) 

I guess the situation of time, freqs, weekday, program content usage by 

WHR has been improved by now. (wb) 

USA [non] Freqs changes for Voice of America from Nov.19/21: 

1530-1600 Daily Georgian NF 9610, ex 11965 

1730-1800 Mon-Fri Afan/Oromo NF 13790, ex 13800 

1800-1900 Daily Amharic NF 13790, ex 13800 

1900-1930 Mon-Fri Tigrigna NF 13790, ex 13800 

2330-2400 Daily Burmese NF 11840, ex 7260 


VANUATU 3944.8 R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. On Nov 13 at 0933-1008(S/off) UT. 

SIO 342. Religious talk in English. Popular songs at 1000. Closing annmt 

in vernacular at 1005, then national anthem. Thanks to Kageyama's tip on 

his website. 


VATICAN STATE UNID station in DRM is Vatican Radio: 

UNIDENTIFIED station in DRM: 1200-1300 on 13750 kHz. 


1200-1300 on 13750 SMG 060 kW / 300 deg to NoAm 


13750 1200-1300 8,9 SMG 60kW 300deg from 201105 to 260306 N-DRM VARIOUS

CVA VAT 

VATICAN STATE/RUSSIA 7350 Surprised to hear VOR in English still going 

at 0625 Nov 20 with an historical talk about anti-Bolshevik Kolchak, on 

7350. That freq via Vatican is scheduled to end at 0458 per the exhaustive 

VOR B05 schedule recently published. Did someone in the See forget to turn 

off the tx? According to that, during this hour there are not supposed to 

be any SW freqs for Eu or NAm, and only two for elsewhere. 


Probably an error in the VOR online schedule, there seem to be more. The 

online schedule at 

says 0200-0500 English on 7350, but to add 

to the confusion, the Russian schedule at 

says 0200-0400 Russian. Anyway, VOR registered 

the Vatican site with the HFCC in B05 for full 0200-0600 to NAm. 


"Spectrum Online" 

has published a comprehensive piece by 

Alexander Hellemans examining the battle faced by the Vatican, against the 

onus of electromagnetic pollution. Whether perceived or real, the brouhaha 

has cast a pall of uncertainty over venerable Vatican Radio: 

"The view is impressive, if strange. A forest of about two dozen huge 

towers supports an intricate web of antenna wires that together pump many 

hundreds of kilowatts into the atmosphere from a site 25 kilometers north 

of Rome. The antennas are the Vatican's portal to the world: signals from 

two medium-wave (standard AM) txs reach all of Italy at all times, while 

those from 27 SW antennas are beamed at selected parts of the world in 

different langs at varying times. (Only two of the SW antennas transmit at 

any given time.) 

Thus, papal speeches, nx programs, and religious events are dispatched in 

40 langs to all the corners of the world, making this complex as important 

to the Vatican as the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe were to the 

United States at the height of the Cold War. But to the inhabitants of 

Cesano and neighboring communities, the antennas, some transmitting at an 

effective 600 kilowatts, represent not only a blight on the landscape and 

something of a nuisance-hearing the Pope's voice picked up by your front- 

door intercom is not always appreciated-but also a possible health threat. 

"When the antennas were erected in 1951 on a 3.9-square-kilometer plot, 

the surrounding area, known as Santa Maria di Galeria, was still largely 

rural. But during the last few decades the area has been built up, and now 

an estimated 60 000 people live within a radius of 10 kilometers of the 

txs. 

"In 2000, a small number of cases of childhood leukemia, first reported by 

a local physician, were blamed by residents on the strong radio-frequency 

fields generated by the Vatican antennas. On the one hand, leukemia 

incidence was higher close to radio towers; on the other hand, the 

difference was Statistically Insignificant. This past May, an Italian 

court imposed suspended 10-day prison sentences on two Vatican officials 

responsible for operating the txs, a cardinal and a priest, for the 

'dangerous showering of objects'- meaning the antennas' electromagnetic 

waves. (The term 'electromagnetic radiation' has not made it yet into 

Italy's legal vocabulary.) In addition, environmental groups and 

committees representing the local population will be awarded damages in a 

separate civil action, though the figures have yet to be determined. 

"Local residents and environmentalists have sought to have the Vatican 

close down the complex since 2000. Several years ago, an Italian 

environmental minister, Willer Bordon, organized field strength

measurements and found that the Vatican's radio txs violated Italy's 

radiation standards, which are much stricter than those in other parts of 

the world. He threatened to cut off electric power to the site; in 

response, Vatican Radio reduced the time it was on the air and transferred 

some radio txion to other sites. The Vatican's situation improved in 2002, 

when courts ruled that the Italian govt had no jurisdiction over the txs 

because of the Vatican's status as an independent state. But in 2003, 

Italy's Supreme Court overturned those rulings, which resulted in the two 

Vatican officials' having to stand trial. 

"What does science say? While the complaints against Vatican Radio were 

bouncing back and forth in the Italian courts, the regional govt 

commissioned an epidemiological study of leukemia incidence in the area 

around the disputed antennas. A team of researchers led by Paola 

Michelozzi of the Local Health Authority, in Rome, reported in 2002 that 

the incidence of childhood leukemia from 1987 to 1998 was twice the 

expected rate, but the actual numbers were very small. The results, 

published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, indicated that instead 

of the expected 3.7 cases in the population of 60 000, there had been 

eight. Because of the small number, Michelozzi considers the result 

statistically insignificant. But a somewhat more disconcerting finding in 

her study made a stronger impression on critics of the Vatican, members of 

the press, and even some experts. 

Michelozzi's survey determined that if leukemia incidence was measured in 

concentric circles around the radio complex, rates dropped off with 

increasing distance from the txs. Based on that finding, a court-appointed 

expert science panel in the legal proceeding against the Vatican 

concluded, questionably, that 'the weight of evidence...is much more in 

favor of the existence of a [cancer] risk' and that it 'is in favor of a 

causal relationship.' 

That assessment, together with the Vatican's violation of Italian power 

limits, is what prompted the guilty verdict last May against the Vatican 

officials. "Similar studies of populations around radio and television txs 

have been conducted during the past two decades in several countries, 

including the United States, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and New 

Zealand. But all these studies are crippled by the very low normal 

incidence of leukemia, the need to study very large populations, and the 

technical difficulty of accurately determining actual exposure levels. 

'The situation has not changed that much. If you look at the string of 

recent epidemiological studies, they are still equivocal,' says Keith 

Florig, a specialist in risk analysis and radiation protection at Carnegie 

Mellon University, in Pittsburgh. Florig expressed surprise at the court's 

ruling in the Vatican case. 

"Others agree that the ruling was premature. 'I'm quite concerned about a 

rush to judgment based on a less-than-adequate understanding of the 

scientific issues,' says Wayne Overbeck, a specialist in the legal aspects 

of communications at California State University, in Fullerton. 

(Overbeck, a ham radio operator, takes precautions to avoid exposing 

himself and other people to excess RF radiation.) Local inhabitants, on 

the other hand, reacted to the Italian court's finding with jubilation. 

'We are satisfied; we had to suffer the arrogance of the Vatican for 

years,' one resident told the press. Representatives of Vatican Radio, 

maintaining that the radiation levels are safe, said that they found the 

judgment unjust and plan to appeal it. 

"The case of Vatican Radio is but the latest episode in a half- century- 

long scientific controversy. Last December, a panel of the International 

Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), headquartered in 

Oberschleissheim, Germany, published a global review of epidemiological

studies dealing with the impact on health of electromagnetic waves. The 

report covered a range of RF sources, including cellphones and 

communication towers, and one section reviewed eight epidemiological 

studies of residents living around radio and television txs, including 

Michelozzi's study. The panel found the results inconclusive. 

'For these studies to be informative, there have to be better exposure 

assessments, and the numbers [of people in the samples] should be larger,' 

says Anders Ahlbom of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, who 

led the study. 'Even taken together, they don't really suggest any health 

risks,' he says. RF radiation is nonionizing-that is, it cannot break the 

bonds in molecules-and no plausible biophysical mechanism has been 

proposed that would predict biological effects from low-level fields, 

except as related to heating. 

Therefore, many scientists in the field have viewed research on the 

biological effects of radio waves with some skepticism. Radio freqs do, 

however, induce currents in parts of the human body, which can resonate as 

a half-wave antenna: there is a maximum in the fraction of incident energy 

that is absorbed in the whole body at 100 megahertz (FM Band) and at 800 

MHz in the head the latter is close to the 850 and 900 MHz freqs used for 

mobile phones in the United States and Europe. Exposure limits, such as 

those recommended by the IEEE, take that effect into account." 

excerpted from an article by Alexander Hellemans. The piece goes on to say 

that studies are continuing around the Planet, examining radiative effects 

on all parts of the human body ... and that by no means, have any 

conclusions been reached. Many researchers feel the Italian neighbors of 

the Vatican broadcast complex have been overly spooked by the Court 

actions, earlier this year. An Update note: the above-mentioned Karolinska 

Institute has for many years been one of the World's leading centers of 

Leukemia research. 

(via Greg Hardison, Broadcast Band Update Nov 14 via dxld) 

UZBEKISTAN Heard both this morning at Stuttgart-GER around 0520-0540 UT: 

CVC English 0300-0600 on 13685 via Tashkent-UZB. 

[Sinpo 44433, in artifical joy English by male and female person] 

13685 0300-0600 41N,49NW TAC 100 131 UZB CVC 

0400-1100 CVC on 13630 TAC noted too, in Hindi lang, but weaker signal due 

of different angle of back lobe, minus 21deg. [22332]. 

13630 0400-1100 41 TAC 100 152 UZB CVC 


Moscow Special Radio. Actual mx from Russia. B05. 5850 kHz. 1900 

(Thursday). Transmitter: QTH - Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 100 kW Azimut 311deg. 

(Alexander Usoltsev, Special Radio viaRus-DX Nov 20 via dxld) 

Note new Tashkent site for Spezialnoye Radio (during B05 somewhat vague 

information pointed at Samara). 


VENEZUELA R. Amazonas, 4939.67, 1005-1025+ on Nov 12, lively LA mx, 

1019-1020 several IDs, Spanish annts; fair. 


VIETNAM In recently few weeks, Dien Bien B.S. was not monitored on 6378 

or 6442 kHz, but I found it on NF of 6317 kHz. Sked is not changed. 


VIETNAM [non]. An extra txion of the TDP-brokered Que Huong Radio was 

reportedly carried on Sun 13 November 1200-1300 on 11860.

The station's regular schedule is Mon-Sat 1200-1300 on 15680. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 16) 

I am in Phnom Penh, Cambodia right now and checked this station last night 

(Sun Nov 20), but nothing was heard on 11860 or 15860 kHz! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN travelling in SoEAS Nov 21) 

Here is an early dswci DX-Window, before I leave for a Dxpedition to NE 

Thailand, S Laos, C and S Vietnam and Cambodia. Thank you for all the good 

wishes! I will bring my Sangean ATS909 and hope to get some time for 

checking the local radio scene. 

Hi dear Anker, 

I wish you an exciting tour to Thailand and their neighbours. 

From end November onwards til end of February is the best travel time to 

these countries. 

Our German DXers Uwe Volk and Juergen Lohuis have been many times 

travelling in this part of Asia. Uwe took some pictures of the Cambodian 

MW, SW and TB antennas on Phnom Penh tx site too, in 2001y. 

73 and have nice journey, de Wolfy (wb, Nov 14) 

Dear Wolfy, 

Thank you for your good wishes! I also got an e-mail from Uwe Volk here in 

Vietnam where I am right now. Today our group saw Hoi An and Danang and 

took the train to Qui Nonh where I am the next two days, before we fly to 

Saigon. 

Yes, indeed here in the Central Vietnam it is still raining quite a lot 

whereas we had good weather in Bangkok and through Southern Laos. 

But our tour so far has gone fine and we have seen a lot of interesting 

things. I have also been able to check the local stations on the bands. 

More about that when I come home. 

Best 73, 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, on travel tour in THA, LAO, CBG, and VTN, 


ZAMBIA 4910 ZNBC, Lusaka, quite strong on 19 Nov 1733-1745, Vernacular, 

African pops; 55444. 


4965 Christian Voice, Lusaka, not so strong as ZNBC on 19 Nov 1731-1744, 

English, talks, mx, interview; 44433. 


ZIMBABWE 6612hx ZBC, 0138-0202, Nov. 15, Vernacular/English, EG pop by 

Phil Collins at t/in then mix of Afropops and local mx. OM in lang b/w 

selections. EG annt at 0158, including R.Zimbabwe IDs, SW and FM freqs, re 

"advertising options" w/ info to "contact our management team" w/ phone 

number and physical address I could not fully copy. Back to local mx at 

0200. Fair. Nothing on fundamental 3306 kHz. 


HFCC B-05 NOW AVAILABLE [censored public version] 

via: 

or directly to the zipped files: 

Including files explaining the abbreviations. 


15.1% of registration lines missing ... mostly Asian-Pacific ABU-HFC 

entries. (wb, Nov 19) 


WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News 

WORLDWIDE DX CLUB 

Top News 

compiled by Wolfgang Büschel 

December 1st, 2005 (BC-DX #737) 

Link to WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Homepage 

You are visitor number of the WWDXC Web Pages since July 1st, 1996. 

ALBANIA Replacement of 6205 kHz. I am looking for a new freq in 5-7 MHz 

broadcasting bands to replace 6205 kHz in B05ALR at 2130-2300 UTC ciraf 28 

SHI OND. 

To avoid the complains from Rambouillet-France we should replace 6205 kHz 

in attached B05ALR. From B05 HFCC file 5995 kHz results as free as for our 

Serbian Program. 

Could you please observe 5995 kHz from 2130-2300 UTC or do you have any 

better suggestion? Looking forward for your precious observations on 5995 

kHz. 

(Drita Cico-ALB, R Tirana Monitoring Nov 25) 

Re the replacement of freq 6205 kHz. I note that this is radiating omni- 

directionally. Where does Radio Tirana want this txion to be heard - what 

is the main target area? 

According to the HFCC listings freq 5995 might be a clear channel at 2130- 

2300 UT, but have you noticed this listing 

5990 0000-2400 27,28 JUN 50kW 0deg N=DRM French LUX 

It is a DRM txion [from Junglinster LUX, wb.] and these are notorious for 

causing adjacent channel interference. 

However, due to the vagaries of mid-winter night-time propagation the 

Luxembourg signal might be 'skipping' over parts of Europe, or only 

putting in a much weaker than normal signal. But conditions could change 

before the current B-05 period comes to an end in March 2006. The Serbian 

sce using 5995 should survive any interference from the DRM, and if Tirana 

only wishes to cover the Balkans then 5995 might be a reasonable choice. I 

haven't listened to it after 2130 so cannot be sure as yet. 

Alternative freqs - well, would Rambouillet-France complain if the freq 

6210 kHz was utilised? Or maybe 6245 kHz would be a good choice. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, via R Tirana Nov 25) 

Well, Noel, dear, your warning and argues on 5995 kHz sounds reasonable. 

According to the earlier request of Director of Radio Tirana External 

Service Mr Astrit Ibro, this night program in Albanian must reach the 

Albanian emigrants after '90s in Greece (more than 500.000) and in Italy 

(> 200.000). 

Then, could you and others please, observe 5995 kHz, 6210 kHz and 6245 kHz 

from 2130-2300 UTC? 

(Drita Cico-ALB, R Tirana Monitoring Nov 25) 

Use 6245 kHz instead ! 

... and what's about using the Shijak 1089 kHz channel on this Albanian 

lang night sce towards Greece and Italy during Sunspot Minimum ? 

It's now 2100 UT [Fri 25th] , and I check the 5995 kHz channel in 2100- 

2200 UT slot.

5995 kHz suffers adjacent channel QRM of Samara-RUS 6000 kHz, which is a 

powerhouse at 245 degrees just towards Balkan area, so I guess Shijak 5995 

signal would be totally covered by Russia 6000 til 2230 UTC in the central 

Mediteranean basin. 

On 5990 kHz I note Juelich as VoRussia relay in Russian towards Russian 

national people serving in Iraq/ME. LUX in DRM mode is co-channel 5990 but 

underneath at my location. RTL LUX in DRM splashs over an ultra wide 

digital mode signal from 5984 to 5996 kHz range. 

At 2130 UT I note Tirana on 6205 kHz as thiny signal at my place some 1300 

kilometers NoWe of Shijak site. My second control unit of Sony ICF 

2001/2010 type shows a signal strength of just 3 of 10 diodes shining. 

Co-channel usage of 5995 kHz. Similar thiny signal occurs on 5995 just 

coming from RTM Bamako Mali at same time slot til 2400 UT. 

!! So, to conclude I would suggest to use 6245 kHz at 2130-2300 UT. !! 

6225 kHz otherwise is only free from 2130 to 2145 UT, latter when DW comes 

on air via Almaty KAZ site, though even put the signal eastwards at 94 

degrees to zones 43-45, a fair signal coming out of the back lobe into 

Europe. 


Your reception on 49mb last night was different to mine - I had a lovely 

signal from Bamako Mali on 5995 kHz at S9+. I couldn't copy what was on 

5990 - the DRM was very low - and on 6000 there was a mix of stations. At 

2200 one was in Spanish. Tirana 6205 was quite good and very clear but 

only peaking to about 7 at best. I was going to suggest that 6220 would be 

okay until I noted that you heard 6225 stronger than I did - it was very 

poor here. But 6245 looks ideal to me. 

(later) 

At my location I had a good S9 signal on 5995 from Bamako [Mali] between 

2140 and 2300 UT on the 25th. This one is NOT registered on the HFCC list. 

It would certainly have caused co-channel to SHI. I will try earlier 

tonight to see how it affects the Serbian programme. This is a domestic 

sce from Mali and their signal will probably vary from night to night. 

The DRM on 5990 was very weak - and probably skipping over my location - 

but there were sideband signals on both 5990 and 6000 kHz but none were 

positively identified. The latter freq had more than one fair to good 

strength signal co-channel. 

SHI via 6205 kHz was a fair to good signal and completely without 

interference. If moved to 6210 is should be equally as good as there is no 

other using 6215. 

6220 is clear and I was hearing only a very weak signal on 6225 that I 

assume was the one reported by Wolfy as 

"... DW comes on air via Almaty KAZ site,..." 

Otherwise, 6245 is a clear channel with no sidebands. 


Nicht nur im Muensterland hat man Probleme der Energiezufuehrung im 

Winter. 

Drita von R Tirana informierte soeben ueber Senderausfaelle auf der MW und 

KW in den vergangenen 7 Tagen, so auf 1089, 1215, 1395, und 1458 kHz und 

vielen Kurzwellenfrequenzen. Dies betrifft auch die CRI, BBC, VoA, DW, und 

TWR Relais. 

Z.B. war das deutsche Programm um 2030 UT auf 7465 verschiedentlich 2,

oder 10 und sogar 26 Minuten unterbrochen. 


ARMENIA Schedule of the General Editorial for Foreign Broadcast on 

Public Radio of Armenia, period: - 2005/2006 - (by printed material). 

0300-0330 Armenian daily 9965 

0330-0345 Spanish daily 9965 

0430-0459 Farsi daily 864, 4810 

1305-1315 Georgian daily 864, 4810 

1315-1345 Yezidish daily 864, 4810 

1345-1400 Azeri Sat-Sun 864, 4810 

1345-1415 Azeri Mon-Fri 864, 4810 

1400-1430 Turkish Sat-Sun 864, 4810 

1415-1430 Turkish Mon-Fri 864, 4810 

1430-1500 Kurdish daily 864, 4810 

1745-1815 Arabic daily 4810 

1815-1845 Armenian Mon-Sat 4810, 9965 

1845-1905 French Mon-Sat 4810, 9965 

1905-1925 German Mon-Sat 4810, 9965 

1925-1945 English Mon-Sat 4810, 9965 

Via satellite "HOT BIRD" 13(B/12.111GHz 

1230-1240 French daily 

1240-1250 German daily 

1250-1300 English daily 

(Kunitoshi Hishikawa-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 30) 

AUSTRALIA R. Australia's current (and correct) Frequency Guide is now 

available at 

 

Thanks to Nigel Holmes, RA TX Manager. 

(Ian Johnson-AUS, ARDXC via dxld Nov 29) 

BAHRAIN Coalition Maritime Forces QSL. Today (Nov 30) I received an 

appreciated, personal QSL-letter (attached) from the U. S. Department of 

the Navy, Commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (I.e. Middle 

East), FPO AE 09501-6008, on my report sent 72 days ago on their broadcast 

on 6125 as heard here in Denmark at 0100-0159 UTC. 

As you probably can read, the QSL is non/data, but confirms and 

appreciates my report on their broadcasts in six Middle East langs langs 

to "fellow mariners who otherwise may not hear this type of programming.". 

V/S is K. W. Auten, Captain, U.S. Navy, ACOS Ops, U.S. Fifth Fleet. (A 

Navy Captain equals to an Army Colonel!) 

The envelope was stamped 80 cent and mailed on Nov 22 from ZIP Code 09834 

whereever that may be ? 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Nov 30) 

Both "09501" and "09834" are military zipcodes belonging to U.S. Navy post 

offices in Bahrain. There is a comprehensive website for the U.S. Naval 

Forces Central Command, U.S. Fifth Fleet and Combined Maritime Forces: 

incl. a map showing the area of responsibility 

with the waters that are included in the target area of CFM Radio: 

 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Dec 1) 

CANADA Snobism: ORF with upper Austrian local nx about bank robbery 

noted via Sackville-CAN on 13675 westwards - strong signal. At 1500-1700 

UT also remaining Sackville relays suuuuper, like CRI 17735, RCI 13655 & 

17820, DW 15445.


New RCI Schedules. RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL. A modified version of RCI's 

SW schedule for the rest of the B05 broadcast season (2 December 2005 to 

26 March 2006) has been posted on the "Schedules and Frequencies" page of 

our website at the following address: 

 

You will also find on that page a modified schedule for RCI-3, one of our 

24-hour per day satellite channels. That channel can also be heard via our 

website. 

The modifications include increased programming in Arabic, Chinese and 

Spanish. You will also note that the morning broadcast in English to Asia 

will now begin at 2300 UTC, instead of 2230 UTC. 

Please note that the schedules are posted in PDF format. If you do not 

have the Adobe Reader software to read PDF files, you may download it free 

of charge by following the link given on the "Schedules and Frequencies" 

page. 

We wish you good listening in the coming months. 

(RCI, via ConDig list, Dec 1) 

CHILE Voz Cristiana, 17680, Nov 23 at 2213 UT was accompanied by spurs 

at plus and minus 7-8 kHz on each side, hard to pinpoint with no specific 

carrier, a rapid ripple and distorted modulation. Heard on two different 

receivers and also about half an hour later. Looks like these old [Harris, 

wb.] txs have their problems. 


9780 Voz Christian on Nov 20 at 0652-0701 UT 35333 Spanish, Music, ID at 

0700 UT. 


9780 Voz Cristian on Nov 23 at 0832-0859 UT. 45433-35433 Spanish, Music, 

ID at 0858. 

11655 Voz Cristian on Nov 23 at 0457-0506 UT. 35232 Spanish, Talk, ID at 

0459 and 0502. 

11890 Voz Cristian on Nov 23 at 0520-0537 UT. 45444 Portugese, Music and 

talk, ID at 0533. 


CHINA 18.159.9v CHINA ON THE 18 MHZ AMATEUR BAND. 

Heard on Nov 24 at 0627z, H2 2 x 9080, 18.159.9v, fundamental not heard, 

CPBS 2 Domestic Svce, Txer site Duodian, according to Klingenfuss, only 

had carrier at S4, no audio, low modulation, Northern hemisphere summer 

only, finally got audio at 0644z CC Fa, above the noise, checked 27240 kHz 

but nothing there, F2 not so good today, 0910z still there with CC Fa, and 

still nothing heard on 9080 kHz. 

(David Vitek-AUS, harmonics Nov 25) 

Correction to 18160, seems it is not a Harmonic, but a spur, continued 

monitoring on Nov 24 2005, and still nothing appeared on 9080 kHz, so 

immediately obvious it was'nt that. So tuned down the band on Nov 25 and 

found // on 17890 CRI One which was at 0838z a 5 x 8 signal and, 18160 5 x 

6, noted by local unhappy amateurs at 5 x 9!! Noted again on November 27 

at 0038z // 17765 and 17645. 

Have no PWBR 2006 and havn't downloaded EIBI from Germany yet, so I'm a

it in the dark, was leaving it off till things settle down a bit from the 

recent new seasons freq changes. These Chinese txers are putting spurii 

all over the place in Oceania, and are really a bit of a pest here, very 

strong and seemingly on at all hours!, on all bands. Please VOA and BBC 

make a comeback, your missed. 

(David Vitek-AUS, harmonics Nov 27) 

18160, CRI [sic, not China Radio International, rather CNR-China National 

radio domestic, wb.] heard today at 0947! Thanks for the tip, David, I'd 

almost given up hearing any harmonics [sic, rather spurious radiation, 

wb.] at this point in the cycle. There was an unID on 19040 [2 x 9520?], 

but I couldn't even work out the lang. 

(Tim Bucknall-UK, harmonics Nov 29) 

As a radio amateur (VK3BCY) I was of course interested and angry that 

China was reported on 18160 kHz so I immediately switched my radio on to 

hear it extremely loud and clear just after 0700 Nov 29. Reception from 

there is very strong today so I tuned slowly across the 25 21 19 and 16m 

bands and found the same Chinese program in // on 11795 13650 13765 and 

15375. There are many different Chinese program streams coming in at the 

moment but switching back and forth between the two VFOs on my Yaesu FT- 

920 I was careful to eliminate the other programs from my search. Who do 

we chase up to get this intruder out? 

(Morrison Hoyle-Vic-AUS, VK3BCY, dxld Nov 29) 

Morrison, This one may present a problem, as China has not demonstrated 

any concern about interference it causes within the bands, let alone 

outside the broadcast bands. Don't WIA have an intruder watch program? 

I also forward to Wolfgang Bueschel, who is in touch with the DARC 

intruder watchers. 

73, (Glenn to Morrison, via dxld) 

Differenz between two Beijing outlets is 265 kHz. 

17625 0000-1000 44S BEI 100 163 CHN CRI RTC 

17890 0130-1000 43SE,44SW BEI 100 222 CHN CRI RTC 

Spurious formula: 

17890 + 265 kHz = spurious 18155 kHz, something like that ? 

You can hear something near 17360 kHz too, on the other symmetrical side? 

100 kW units locate on the old Beijing SW site. 

All 17 MHz Beijing entries in B05: 

17485 0300 0400 29S,30S BEI 500 288 CHN CRI RTC 

17495 0000 0100 49,54W BEI 500 193 CHN CRI RTC 


17540 0300 0400 41 BEI 500 257 CHN CRI RTC 


17565 0100 0730 44S BEI 100 175 CHN CRI RTC 

17605 0130 1000 42W,43N BEI 100 285 CHN CRI RTC 

17625 0000 1000 44S BEI 100 163 CHN CRI RTC 

17710 0400 0500 49,54W BEI 500 193 CHN CRI RTC 



17890 0130 1000 43SE,44 BEI 100 222 CHN CRI RTC 

(wb, harmonics Nov 27) 

4500 Xinjiang PBS Urumqi as early as 1451 UT with nice lively organic mx. 

ID at 1452 talks by OM in Mongolian , reading a text. at 1456, advert at 

1457,with mx background of 'yesterday ' till ToH with tones. YL with news. 

Short QRM at 1500 UT from a Russian amateur? with numbers S8 35423.

5240 Xizang PBS at 2136 UT, with Tibetan pop songs played with electric 

piano Songs interrupted by short descriptions by YL. S8 43433 QRM S5 

carrier on 5243.4. 

6950 CNR 1 Xijiangzhuang at 2146 UT, // 4800 with reports and nx . QRM 

from 6948 kHz ARQ-E signal. max S3, 23332. 


CUBA Radio Habana Cuba for B-05: 

0000-0030 Quechua 17705 

0000-0100 French 9505 9550 

0000-0100 Spanish 5965 6060 6140 9820 11760 15230 

0000-0100 Spanish* 6000 11875 

0100-0130 Creole 9505 9550 

0100-0500 English 6000 6060 9820 

0200-0500 Spanish 5965 6000 6060 6140 9550 9820 11760 11875 15230 


0500-0700 English 6000 6060 9550 9820 11760 

0700-0730 Esperanto 6000 Su 

1100-1500 Spanish 6000 9550 11805 12000 15230 

1400-1830 Spanish 11670 11875 13680 13750 17750 Si 

1500-1530 Esperanto 11760 Su 

1930-2000 Esperanto 11760 Su 

2000-2030 French 11760 

2000-2030 Portuguese 11800 

2030-2100 Arabic 11800 

2100-2300 Spanish 9550 11800 15230 


2130-2200 French 11760 

2200-2230 Portuguese 15230 17705 



2230-2300 Guarani 17705 

2300-2400 English 9550 

2300-2400 Portuguese 15230 17705 

2300-2400 Spanish* 6000 11875 

2330-2400 Esperanto 6140 Su 

2330-2400 Guarani 17705 

* Program "Mesa Redonda" Program "Al Presidente" 

(RHC website via Sean Gilbert, WRTH/DX Listening Digest/Hauser-OK) 

ETHIOPIA 7110 R. Ethiopia fair-poor with muffled audio at 0336 UT; 

woman ancr in Amharic; flute and unaccompanied vocal mx; presumed ID and 

into nx by woman ancr at 0400; tough going in mounting QRN and poor audio. 

(Jim Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer Nov 27) 

5500 V.of Tigray Revolution on Nov 29 at *1456-1504 UT. 35333 Tigre, 1456 

UT sign on with IS, ID at 1500 UT, Opening music, Opening announce, Talk. 


GEORGIA Closure of Radio Georgia Shortwave totally on Dec 1st, 2005. 

Cry for Help ! Hilferuf von Radio Georgien 

According to a message from the German section of Radio Georgia, the 

management of Georgia's national public sce broadcaster (- under its roof 

the programs are produced -) made a final decision to shut down the 

foreign lang departments by the end of November. The txions were already 

suspended since a couple of months. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Dec 1) 

Hallo! Waere super, wenn Sie Ihre Hoerer, Bekannten und Kollegen etc. in 

unten stehender Angelegenheit ebenfalls mobilisieren koennten. 

Beste Gruesse, IMH Lange

From: Lia Mumladse Tue, 29. Nov 2005 

Sehr geehrter Herr Akstinat, 

Heute hat die Rundfunksleitung die Belegschaft ueber ihre Entscheidung 

informiert, den Auslandsdienst von Radio Georgien samt deutschsprachigem 

Programm aufzuloesen. Als Grund haben sie wieder finanzielle Problemme 

genannt. Obwohl wir sehr daran zweifeln, dass das ein wahrer Grund fuer 

die Einstellung des Sendebetriebs ist. 

Wir rechnen auch diesmal mit der Hilfe der IMH und haben auch vor, auch 

andere uns zur Verfuegung stehende Mitteln geltend zu machen. Ab 1. 

Dezember haben wir schon keinen Zugang mehr zu unseren Arbeitsstellen. Wir 

brauchen Ihre Unterstuetzung so schnell es geht. 

Hier die Adressen der zustaendigen Personen fuer Protestschreiben: 

Intendantin der oeffentlich-rechtlichen Anstalt Georgien 

Frau Tamar Kintsuraschvili 

Stellvertretender Vorsitzende der oeffentlich-rechtlichen Anstalt Georgien 

Herr Badri Koplatadse 

Frau Maia Pandjikidse 

President of Georgia. 

An: Praesidenten Georgiens, Herrn Micheil Saakaschwili 

Parliament President. 

An: Frau Nino Burjanadze, Parlamentspraesidentin Georgiens 

German Embassador. 

Bevollmaechtigter und Sonderbotschafter Deutschland in Georgien, 

Herr Uwe Schramm 

mit freundlichen Gruessen im Namen der deutschen Redaktion 

Lia Mumladse, Irina Gegetschkori 

(A-DX Nov 30) 

Item also arrived via Dita Cico of Radio Tirana. 

During the last few years broadcasts from Radio Georgia in Tbilisi have 

been very sporadic, and when broadcast then with very low modulation. This 

probably due to power problems. 

[Russian at 0600 UT] English was/is at 06.30 and German was at 07.00 UT on 

11805 kHz. English also at 08.30 and 09.30 on 11910 kHz. But, as said, my 

experience is that it mainly hasn't been heard. 

What a pity! 

(Erik Koie-DEN, via Radio Tirana, Nov 30) 

GERMANY 6120 [Taiwan] RTI via DTK Juelich Germany, on Nov 21 at 2110 

Nx in Spanish, financial nx of Taipei stock exchange, local weather 

forecast for Thursday 22, ID of the station followed by program "Mirador 

de Taipei" SINPO 32433. 

(Nino Marabello-I, JPNpremium Nov 25) 

7110 IBC Tamil via Wertachel, at 0026-0100* on Nov 23, non-stop talk by 

man in Tamil lang. Brief mx segment at 0038 followed by a woman announcer 

with ID and London address. Discussion program followed with two men. Off 

with closing ID and annts. Poor to fair. 


5910 TNT Hit Radio, at 1322-1400 on Nov 26. Musica pop, locutor,

comentarios en flamenco (Dutch), identificaciones en Ingles. "TN", "TNT 

hit Radio". Esta emisora esta en el aire todos los sabados via Julich. 

SINPO 45444. 

(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx Nov 27) 

During our winter condition I checked the VoRUS morning sce in English on 

DTK German mediumwave sites twice this week, around 0700-0900 UT: 

Oranienburg Zehlendorf 693 kHz is 5 ( f i v e ) seconds behind 630 kHz 

from DTK Koenigslutter and 1323 kHz from DTK Wachenbrunn with same program 

at same time. 


567 kHz Berlin closure. 

RBB engineering meanwhile confirmed that MW Berlin 567 kHz will be 

switched off on New Year's Eve, marking a definite closure of the 

Stallupoener Allee station. 

For Zehlendorf 177 this notice confirms that it will return to AM on Dec 

1, except for the 0100-0400 UT period: 

 

Berlin 87.9 MHz FM: On Friday representatives of both NPR and VOA 

(IBB/BBG) will participate in the MABB hearing on the reallocation of this 

frequency. 


1179 SR startet 'Antenne Saar' [via Heusweiler site, wb.]. 

Der Saarlaendische Rundfunk startet am 12. Dezember ein weiteres 

Hoerfunkprogramm: "Antenne Saar" versteht sich als wortgepraegte Info- 

Welle. Das Programm soll einen "vorwiegend deutsch-franzoesischen 

Charakter" haben. Sechsmal am Tag sollen franzoesischsprachige Nachrichten 

in Kooperation mit Radio France International laufen. Ansonsten will der 

SR auf der neuen Welle Nachrichten und Hintergrundberichte, Landtags- und 

Bundestagssitzungen sowie Gastarbeitersendungen wie "Mezzora Italiana" 

ausstrahlen. Antenne Saar ist im Saar-Lor-Lux-Raum und Rheinland-Pfalz auf 

der Mittelwellenfrequenz 1179 kHz zu hoeren, ausserdem wird das Programm 

ueber Digital Radio (DAB) ausgestrahlt. Bis 1997 gab es bereits einen 

Privatsender mit dem Namen "Antenne Saar", der ebenfalls ein 

wortorientiertes Infoformat ausstrahlte. 

 

(SatelliFax via Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Dec 1) 

Deutschlandradio Langwelle 177 kHz kuenftig wieder analog. 

Da sich die Produktion der ersten DRM-Empfaenger fuer den Massenmarkt 

weiter hin zieht, sendet Deutschlandradio Kultur, wie von SatelliFax 

bereits angekuendigt, ab 1. Dezember auf Langwelle 177 kHz taeglich 

zwischen 05.00 und 02.00 Uhr wieder analog, lediglich zwischen 02.00 und 

05.00 Uhr wird der Sender im digitalen DRM-Modus betrieben. 

Berichten aus Insider-Kreisen zufolge erwaegt auch der Suedwestrundfunk, 

seine DRM-Sendungen auf Mittelwelle wieder einzustellen. Derzeit wird aus 

Kaiserslautern und Wolfsheim auf 1485 kHz das Programm der Jugendwelle 

DasDing ausgestrahlt. 

/ 

(SatelliFax via Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Dec 1 ) 

DRM 1485 SWR Mainz Wolfsheim, in // to 1485 kHz at Kaiserslautern. 

Sehr geehrter Herr Bethge, 

besten Dank fuer Ihren Bericht ueber den verbesserten Empfang unserer DRM- 

Ausstrahlungen auf 1485 kHz. 

Der Umstand, dass Sie unser Signal in Bad Homburg nunmehr mit hoeherem

Empfangspegel empfangen und dekodieren koennen, erklaert sich 

folgendermassen: 

Der SWR hat kuerzlich am Senderstandort Wolfsheim (Naehe Mainz) einen 

weiteren DRM-Sender in Betrieb genommen, um fuer gewisse Zeit ein DRM- 

Signal gleichzeitig ueber zwei Sender abzustrahlen und die Besonderheiten 

eines SFN (Single Frequency Network) untersuchen zu koennen. 

Wir haben also die Leistung in Kaiserslautern nicht drastisch erhoeht, wie 

Sie vermuteten; im uebrigen wuerde dies die Lizenz und auch der verwendete 

Sender nicht hergeben. Nach Einsatz eines DRM-Modulators neuester 

Generation konnten wir zwar die Ausgangsleistung des Senders in 

Kaiserslautern auf ca 400 W erhoehen und dabei noch die Signal-Qualitaet 

(SNR) sowie das Spektrum verbessern; diese Leistungserhoehung ist 

praktisch nicht merklich. 

Dem Sender in Wolfsheim wird das Datensignal ueber Leitung von 

Kaiserslautern zugefuehrt; die Ausgangsleistung des hier verwendeten 

Senders betraegt ca 650 W. Gewiss ist es dieser Sender, der Ihnen aufgrund 

seiner Naehe das verbesserte Empfangssignal beschert. 

Ich hoffe, Ihnen hiermit gedient zu haben und wuensche weiterhin viel 

Erfolg und Freude beim Empfang von DRM-Sendungen. 


Guenter Haug 

SUEDWESTRUNDFUNK 

HA Programmverbreitung 

70150 Stuttgart 

(via Michael Bethge-D wwdxc BC-DX Nov 28) 

Guenter Haug DL6KB ist Funkamateur und wohnt nur 500 Meter von mir 

entfernt in Degerloch. 


GUIANA FRENCH 17875 Had not noticed DRM before Nov 28 at 1509 on 17875- 

17890 kHz. This cryptic entry is in the HFCC DRM B-05 schedule 

 

17875 1100-2100 7S,8S For new organization TDF Various Montsinery 

04N54 052W36 168deg 30kW daily. 

So what is this new organization gobbling up 10 hours a day of DRM??? 

I would have guessed the center freq was higher than 17875 since it bled 

up to 17890 but not down to 17870. 


HAWAII Freq change for KWHR Angel 3 in English from Nov 21: 

1200-1400 NF 12130 WHR 100 kW / 285 deg to SoEaAs, x11520 


HFCC HFCC acts. 

Wrong coordination policy on 15485 kHz, at least on Sundays, when ERT 

Delano is on air too. At 1600-1700 UT Nov 27th, I noted different 3 sender 

programmes in different targets, like fighting CVC Santiago, BBCWS 

Skelton, and - sundays - ERT Delano CA-USA. 

Under specific PHYSICAL conditions, signals will never stop on the various 

meant target boundaries. 

There are lots of free channels in 19 mb at this time slot. 

Similar conflicts in Europe noted on 9460 2100 UT RSO/LIS, or 17650 0800- 

1000 UT KAS-CHN in Mandarin/French, and NHK-ASC in Japanese.

The freq coordination process is seriously flawed. Surely FMO's in HFCC 

can get their acts together better than this? 

Noel Green comments: " There really does seem to be too much lack of 

coordination of freqs and I thought the HFCC was supposed to prevent this 

occuring ? I've noted that changes are already taking place by various 

broadcasters. Of course, the situation on 41 & 49m will be very 

"desperate" due to a shortage of clear freqs and to DRM noise. But 

broadcasters should surely have realised this and planned for it. 

15485/15475 are freqs that Glenn Hauser often writes about and I can well 

understand the point he is trying to make." 

(wb, hcdx Nov 28) 

INDONESIA 3325 RRI Palangkaraya Nov 19 1059-1115 33443-43443 INSn, 1059 

IS, ID at 1100, Local news. 

3344.9 RRI Ternate Nov 18 1158-1206 34333 INSn, Music, ID at 1159, RPK, 

1200 Jakarta nx realy. 

4870.92 RRI Sorong Nov 20 1045-1106 45444-45433 INSn, Music, 1059 IS, ID 

at 1101, Local news. 

4925 RRI Jambi Nov 18 1316-1329 43443 INSn, Jakarta nx realy, ID at 1328. 

(all Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 25) 

4604.96, RRI; Serui, Nov. 30, 2054-2105, Male talk in Bahasa INS, followed 

by INSn soft-pop. Short annt before SCI IS. Then relay of Jakarta nx with 

Radio Republik INS IDs. No local ID heard. Weak and fading out. 

(Mark Veldhuis-HOL, dxld Dec 1) 

3231.9 RRI Bukittinggi. On Nov 26 at 1432-1610 UT. SINPO 24332. Music 

program with local popular songs till 1456 UT, then Phone-in program which 

lasted more than an hour. ID was heard at 1602. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium, Dec 2) 

3976 RRI Pontianak on Nov 27 at 1059-1140 UT. 44333 Talk and music in 

Indonesian.ID at 1110 UT as 'Radio Republik Indonesia,Pontianak'. 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium Dec 2) 

JAPAN 9595 R. Nikkei fair at 1126 UT with long JJ talk by man; no ID at 

BOH; // 3925 poor in same time period. 


LAOS 4678 Lao Nat. R. Nov 19 1212-1225 34443 Laotian, News, // 6130 kHz. 

6130 Lao Nat. R. Vientian Nov 19 1149-1203 44433-44444 Laotian, Music, 

Theme mx, 1159 Seven gong's, 1200 News. 

(both Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 25) 

LITHUANIA Strong spurious signals of CRI Sitkunai in Czech 1386 kHz 

audible now at 2000 UT on 1371.85v and 1400.15v kHz. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, mwoffsets Nov 29) 

A reminder that Pipeline Radio is ttesting on 1386 kHz from Lithuania 

tonight and for the next four Wednesdays at 2200-0000 UT. 


1386 Die Sendungen von Pipeline Radio ueber den 7 kW-Sender in Litauen (Mi 

2200-0000 UT) kommen hier seit 2240 UT rein, mittelpraechtiger Empfang. 

Recht bescheidene Audioqualitaet, exakte Frequenz etwa 1385.97 kHz. 

Die Sendungen kommen jeden Mittwoch diesen Jahres von 2200-0000 Uhr UTC. 

(Martin Elbe-D, A-DX Nov 30)

LONGWAVE [Planned Tunisia 279 kHz missed on this list in BC-DX #736; 

thanks Noel for correction, wb. 

According to ITU plan of 1978(MW) and 1986(LW) Spain catched two channel 

registrations, but NEVER realized that project ! [similar in Israel too] 

189 kHz 1000 kW 33.0dB directional pattern 24 hrs GC 02W30 41N00 Madrid 

227 800 34.0 directional pattern 24 hrs GC 02E15 41N40 Barcelona 

227 400 30.0 directional pattern 24 hrs GC 02W45 43N25 Bilbao 

227 400 30.0 directional pattern 24 hrs GC 03W40 38N00 Linares 

227 200 27.0 directional pattern 24 hrs GC 07W45 43N02 Lugo 

Similar in Egypt 162 2000d/1000n kW, Netherlands 171 500, Sweden ex 3x on 

189, Italy 189 600, Egypt 198 500, Italy 207 60, Norway 216 1200d/200n, 

Egypt 225 200, Libya 234 1000, Italy 243 300, Syria 252 500, Syria 252 

500, Tunis 279d 1200, and Israel 279 500d/100n too. 


LUXEMBOURG/U.K. 648/234 LUXEMBOURG EFFECT ON 648 kHz IN SOUTHERN 

GERMANY. 

648 kHz BBCWS VT / Merlin Orfordness usually has a weak signal in southern 

Germany, south and east of Frankfurt/M - Heidelberg line. 

During our present winter condition I noted BBCWS 648 kHz carrying also a 

second program co-channel in the background this morning 0600-0800 UT. 

Signals strength of an obviously French lang program was as a third of the 

BBCWS program. 

I started investigating for // French lang channels, like 161, 216, 234, 

603, 765, 792, 837, 864, 1278, 1404, 1494, and 1557 kHz. 

The RTL French program on longwave 234 kHz fit, the effect was caused by 

the powerful Luxembourg longwave tx modifying the radio propagation 

characteristics of the ionosphere on the 648 kHz MW channel, - at my place 

! 

In GDR era in 1970 to 1990year, I noted usually a mixture of 1000 kW 

station Burg on 783 kHz, mixed up with 750 kW DLF Mainflingen station 

programm in the background. 


Yes, this effect can be quite "amazing" and it can also be a darned 

nuisance. I sometimes hear BBC World Service programming in the background 

of a 'continental' station and it must be picking it up off 648 I would 

guess. The effect only seems to occur with high power transmissions. If I 

remember correctly what it is all about - the high power station heats the 

ionosphere above it to such an extent that the properties of the layers 

are affected and result in some sort of "capture" effect. The Monte Carlo 

LW transmission on 216 is very badly affected and I assume the culprit to 

be Allouis 162. 

I again noted cyclic/rhythmic "fading" on 189 this morning around 0800 UT 

but there was no other audio except ISL - their signal was very good today 

at first. I don't think that the LUX effect causes this phenomena though. 

I've asked Mauno Ritola to have a look on his Spectrum Lab to see what is 

there. I can't 'imagine' that I'm hearing Dusheti or Belogorsk! 


From Internet or via Cache: 

http://ion.le.ac.uk/heating/history_of_rf_heating.html 

"...In the early 1930s a high power radio broadcasting station was built 

in Luxembourg. Tellegen (1933) reported that the modulation of the

Luxembourg station could be heard in the background of a programme 

transmitted from Beromunster and received at Eindhoven. Soon after, Bailey 

and Martyn (1934) suggested that the effect was caused by the powerful 

Luxembourg tx modifying the radio propagation characteristics of the 

ionosphere. When the Beromunster signal passed through this region its 

propagation was affected by the modified ionospheric conditions, and in 

this way amplitude modulation from the Luxembourg signal was transferred 

to the Beromunster signal. 

The ionosphere as a plasma laboratory. The Luxembourg effect became known 

as cross-modulation ..." 

This effect I recently discovered on 270 kHz of Topolna CZ. Every 

evening/night I hear DLF in the background. It is most probably caused by 

the 549 kHz of Thurnau (100 kW). (...) Another possibility would be 207 

kHz Aholming (250 kW). 

The DLF MW tx and 207 kHz are delayed by a satellite delay compared to 153 

kHz, and that delayed signal I hear on 270 kHz. 

 

This contains detailed measurements made from across Germany to study the 

Luxemburg Effect from the German Post Office in 1934/35, because they were 

afraid that the effect would seriously hamper radio reception. The article 

is in German and was scanned from a magazin. 

They also did a test by transmitting a silent carrier in Beromuenster and 

listen to it in Berlin. They heard simultanously on that carrier 

Luxembourg and Droitwich and a few unid others. They also drove from Trier 

to Berlin and made measurements on that route. 

(Jurgen Bartels-D, mwdx Nov 29) 

MOLDOVA Frage zu 1413 kHz. Ich habe heute im Autoradio auf der 1413 kHz 

von 1600-1630 UT die russischsprachige Sendung von China Radio 

International gehoert. Nun finde ich weder im Hoerfahrplan der ADDX noch 

im EMWG einen entsprechenden Eintrag ueber den Senderstandort. Kann jemand 

helfen? 

(Peter Vaegler-D, A-DX Dec 1) 

Besuche das Beste von Herman Boel aus Belgien 

 

klicke Online Edition 

klicke MW 1100-1700 kHz 

und siehe unter 1413 kHz. 

MDA - China R Int/Voice of Russia, Grigoriopol (500kW) - China R: 1530- 

1730 Russian; VORussia: 1800-1900 Bulgarian, 1900-2000 Greek, 2000-2100 

Bulgarian; antenna beam: 80 degr 

Die ersten CRI/MDA Beobachtungen datieren aus Ende Juni 2005. 

Das ganze funktioniert auf 1413 kHz aber nur, weil seit den Kriegen in ex- 

YUG die Station Pristina im Kosovo zerstoert ist. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 1) 

NEW ZEALAND RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL 

Frequency Schedule 30 November 2005-26 March 2006 

ANALOGUE SERVICE 

UTC kHz Primary Target 

1651-1750 11980 NE Pacific, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands 

1751-2235 15720 All Pacific, also heard in Europe

2236-0358 17675 All Pacific, also heard on the USA west coast 

0400-0759 15720 All Pacific, also heard Europe, and mid-west USA 

0800-1059 9885 All Pacific, also heard mid-west USA 

1100-1300 15530 NW Pac, Bougainville, PNG, Timor, Asia 

1300-1650 9870 All Pacific 

DRM SERVICE - Begins 22 January 2006 

UTC kHz Primary Target January 2006 - 26 March 2006 

1651-1750 11610 NE Pacific, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands 

1751-2235 13595 All Pacific 

2236-0358 15720 All Pacific 

0400-0759 13690 All Pacific 

0800-1059 9460 All Pacific 

1100-1300 13840 NW Pac, Bougainville, PNG, Timor, Asia 

1300-1650 7230 All Pacific 

(R NZi, Nov 28) 

New Thales DRM tx will be on test in December - at present? (wb) 

NEW ZEALAND [and non] The story about Christmas Island Radio seems to 

be attracting lots of new hits the past week or so, for some reason! If 

you haven't read it yet, it's at www.radioheritage.net and is the story of 

the Pacific Christmas Island, not the Indian Ocean one. Another Christmas 

story is WVTR's 1945 Xmas with lots of old photos from this Tokyo station. 

In 1939, Chinese operatic star Louise Kwan made a dramatic appeal via SW 

radio to her lost son and parents in China. The broadcast came from W6XBE 

at the San Francisco Exhibition, the station later better known as KGEI. 

Read Adrian Peterson's latest column at www.radioheritage.net for the full 

story. 

Interested in hearing some audioclips of Pacific radio stations? We 

recommend Dave Kernick's website: www.intervalsignalsonline.com for some 

nostalgic and contemporary sounds. Dave used to work for BBC Monitoring, 

and has over 3500 Real Audio clips currently on line. On-line audio at 

www.radioheritage.net is now planned for the first quarter of 2006. 

Our popular serial 'Story of KFSG' has ended with Part 6 now on-line. This 

Los Angeles radio station helped 1.5m needy folks during the Great 

Depression, won a citation for war bond sales in WWII, and finally ended 

txion in early 2003. Enjoy the story now on-line, as well as Parts 1-5. 

Look out for our new radio serial coming soon at www.radioheritage.net. 

This is about 2KY Sydney. 

Nearly 90 locations are listed in our new guide to Armed Forces Radio 

Japan, from the early mobile units on southern Kyushu to the various camp 

stations of the late 1950's. Includes rare WLKE and FEN logos, as well as 

links to our trilogy of WVTR Tokyo stories. WVTR Xmas 1945 celebrates 60 

years ago heritage radio. As usual, if you've been involved with AFRS-FEN 

or have memorabilia and memories to share, please contact us. On-line now: 

AFRS Japan. 

Bruce Portzer's PAL [Pacific Asian Log] of 4300+ mediumwave stations from 

around the region has been updated again for November. This is the 

searchable version, very easy to use, and very popular. Coming soon is PAL 

Shortwave. In the meantime, visit the PAL page today for full broadcasting 

details of Asian-Pacific AM radio. 

A little more VU2ZP Bangalore content has been added, including a unique 

wall hanging mural map of AFRS 'India Burma Network' stations. A wonderful 

example of the response to our call for memorabilia from China-Burma-India 

AFRS stations.

Pitcairn Island has an unusual radio heritage we're pleased to share. On- 

line now is a rare photo of Floyd McCoy's ham shack for VR6AC on the 

island in the mid-1950's. Adrian Peterson's next column gives a unique 

insight into SW broadcasts from the island in the 1930's, with details of 

how radio saved the islanders lives more than once. And, we've found some 

early photos of the RNZAF SW station on the island in the 1940's. 

On-line research is always helpful, and specific areas of interest to us 

right now include antique and vintage radio sets from Australia, New 

Zealand, China and Philippines, AM-FM radio in the Philippines, the 

current Low Power FM scene in New Zealand, historical amateur radio 

operations, early maritime and aviation broadcasting [up to 1950] from any 

Pacific islands. 

Our media releases and previous newsletters can be downloaded on-line, as 

well as easy forms to register memorabilia with us and remember us in your 

will. 

Warm regards from everyone with a passion for and love of Pacific radio 

and its people, pioneers and stories over the years. David Ricquish, 

Chairman, Radio Heritage Foundation. 

Keep an eye on e-mail 

Our mailing address is P.O.Box 14339, Wellington, New Zealand. 

(Pacific Radio Heritage, via hcdx Nov 28) 

PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan has confirmed that no changes in freq have been 

made to their Regional Services from 

Quetta 5025 at 0045-0404 (Fri. til 0845) & 1200-1805 7155 at 0600-1145 

(Fri.only 0400-0820 & 1000-1145). 

Peshawar 7220 at 1100-1400 Chitrali Service. 

Rawalpindi (10kW) 4790 at 0230-0425 & 1335-1430. 

Islamabad (Rewat) API-8 4790 at 0045-0215 & 1445-1815 and 7265 at 0900- 

1215 Pindi III Programme 6065 at 0430-0515 Balti Service and 0530-0615 

Sheena Service. 

Frequency changes to their External Service from Nov 23rd are 

Tamil & Sinhali 0945-1045 on new 17480 [x 17490] // 15625. 

Turkish 1630-1700 on new 6215 [x 6255] // 7465 [this freqcy subject to 

change due to co-ch DRM]. 

Islamabad Programme for Gulf & Iran 1915-0045 on new 5835 [x 5840]. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Cumbre Nov 25) 

Heard 9385 (not 9390) at 1600-1615 UT in En, S=2-3. 11570 only poor 

carrier and some thiny sound S=1. Nil on // 11850 15725. 

Pakistan on 7530 and 9360 kHz fair S=3-4, 1700-1900 UT, but suffers of 

Chinese violine jamming mx on 9355. A little move to 9362.5 ... 9365 kHz 

would help, - I would recommend. 

I couldn't hear any signal of Armavir Russia on adjacent 9370 kHz. Latter 

is a rather wooden registration? 

[9385 UNID Engl pop around 1640 UT, that was seemingly the Irish POP 

pirate station, S=3-4. but disappeared from propagation after 1700 UT] 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 25)

Thanks for the information re PAK. Your reception is again very different 

to mine! I assume it's because you live at a more southerly and easterly 

location. I'm still not having a problem with the Chinese mx jammer on 

9355 kHz - in fact I can hardly hear it. Yes, I agree that Russia is not 

using 9370 kHz - I can hear WTJC on about that freq most days - and from 

early in the afternoon - but it isn't very strong at 1700/1900 UT of 

course. And 7530 kHz booms in here at S9++. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Cumbre Nov 28) 

9385 Radio Pakistan on Nov 28 at 1159(IS)-1230(S/off) UT. SINPO 45444. 

Koran recitation at 1200 UT, then ID in Chinese. Koran recitation again at 

1201 UT, followed by news at 1205 UT. // 11570 kHz SINPO 34333. 


RUSSIA I've been informed by DW that starting from 01 Dec, between 1200- 

1400 UT, 13590 kHz will replace the old freq of 17480 kHz. 

("Yogesh" Mar-ibid., dxld Nov 29) 

13590 / 17480 kHz 1200-1400 UT 40E,41,49W SAM 250kW 140deg. 

Spurious mixing product 5032 kHz. 

I'm getting daily the program of Radio Rossii on 5032. Didn't write down 

the times but I recall it's sometimes 1700-1900 UT. I suspect it could be 

from Kaliningrad. 

One possible math is 5905-873 = 5032. 

I've got no exact skeds for Russian sw txions, do you know if Kaliningrad 

is on 5905 around 1700-1900 UT? The one on 5905 might be entirely 

different program, 5032 just a Rossii come-out. This mix on 5032 might be 

more complicated, but I always suspect the nearest point :-) 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 23) 

Is an interesting question, and puzzled me up. 

No, not Kaliningrad is used 5905 at this time slot. KLG is only 1400-1700 

UT the other way around Eastwards to Russia / CeAsia. 

HFCC registration shows SAMARA instead 

5905 1530-2000 27,28 SAM 250kW 285deg. 1700 Russian to Belarus, 1900 

Polish, 

a n d WRTH shows powerhouse 1200 kW on 873 kHz at SA=Sahara Novosemeykino 

0200-2200 UT Radio Rossii program. 

So I guess, SW 5905 and MW 873 kHz coming from same Samara nearby 

location, and excitation of both aerials happens. 

Interesting to know when exact the 5032 signal leaves the airwave, just 

when the 5905 kHz stops ? 

Mixture products of MW and SW audio signals often result in an audio 

signal of "MW! program" on the spurious SW upper/lower side. 


Well, on 24th I did monitor 5032/5905 kHz. 

At 1500 and 1600 UT on 5905 only CRI [Kashi] in Russian. 

Around 1625 a strong carrier appeared on 5905 blocking partly CRI. 

At the same time 5032 R Rossii popped up. Blank carrier on 5905 continued 

until 1658 UT, then mx and ID "Golos Rossii - Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo". 

Sounds like CRI switched off their tx for couple of mins around 1656, 

coming back with weaker signal at 1700. Russian tx changed to VoRUS Polish

at 1800 UT. 

At 1900 Polish program ended and also 5032 went off. 

RFI started on 5905 at 1859 UT with ID's and then Russian. 

So, as you said, this seems to be Samara MW/SW mix. 

On [symmetrical] 6778 kHz I couldn't detect any signal. 


[to KRE] Clandestine (JAPAN), Shiokaze, 5890 kHz [IRK-RUS 100kW 125deg]. 

Thanks card in 6d for Japanese report with 1000 yen. 

(Kenji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Nov 25) 

Cland 5890 Shiokaze at 1426 UT with mx followed by talks in Korean over it 

from man after 1430 UT. Buzzing audio, QRM from both sides 22232 max S7. 


cland 5890 'Shiokaze' today on 1445 with talks in Japanese instead of 

Korean. Piano background. 


unIDed 5880 from Russia at 1457 with carrier at S5. Clear at 1500 UT on 

LSB due to strong QRM in USB from oprators for just 15 secs untill a FSK 

signal (FDM?) wipes out lower side. Heard just piano mx and man talking in 

apprently Korean. 


? IME ? Do you know more about these Merlin / IME organization tests on 

5880 kHz via Irkutsk Russia site, from November 22nd to 27th ? 

According to Tohru Yamashita, Asian Broadcasting Institute, the broadcast 

began on November 23 at 15:00-016:00. The program consists of the 

explanation of the Chinese historical facts and persons such as 

Confusious, with the announcement "This is the test broadcast". As the 

announcer speaks Korean with provincial accenet, it seems to be some non- 

Christian religious (such as Confucianism) broadcast produced outside of 

Korea. 


1500-1600 IME 5880 kHz Irkutsk-RUS. Korean?, 22 to 27-Nov-2005. 

Whatever the broadcast is on 9395 it has been on air Wednesday Thursday 

and now Friday at tune in around 1400 til off at 1500. I still hear a very 

brief part of what I think is the FEBA IS at conclusion. There is much 

talk about Bangladesh at times and the broadcast seems not to be a 

religious one, or perhaps that's because I don't understand Bangla! So far 

I have not heard very much mx either. 


Re 9395. Hello dear Noel, according latest frequ file: 

9395 1330-1500 41,49W ARM 200kW 104deg 5=Thur 171105-190106 RUS BBC GFC 

9395 extra BBC Bengali outlet via Armavir Krasnodar RUS til Jan 19th, 

2006 ! 

// in same lang should be via Samara on 7520 kHz, all 1330-1500 UT. 

Are there political elections in Bangladesh in mid January 2006 ??? 

What the purpose of this special transmission? 


So it is actually the BBC using 9395 in Bangla - I will try 7520 later 

today. For some reason I had the BBC in mind and thought that it did sound

their style. I assume that the FEBA IS somehow gets into the feed at close 

down. It's very brief but I'm sure that's what it is. I don't know if 

Bangladesh has elections coming up but I'll try to find out. 


Other BBC via RUS/UZB transmissions: 

7110 0100-0130 41 TAC 200 131 1234567 301005 260306 UZB BBC GFC 

7330 1100-1530 43,44,49,54 VLD 300 228 1234567 301005 260306 RUS BBC GFC 

7430 1330-1530 41 TAC 200 131 1234567 301005 260306 UZB BBC GFC 

7435 1600-1700 30,31,41 MSK 250 117 1234567 301005 260306 RUS BBC GFC 

7520 1330-1430 41,49W SAM 250 117 6=Fri !!181105 060106 RUS BBC GFC 

9395 1330-1500 41,49W ARM 200 104 5=Thur!!171105 190106 RUS BBC GFC 

15510 0230-0300 41 IRK 250 224 1234567 301005 260306 RUS BBC GFC 

SOUTH AFRICA 3255 BBC Meyerton good at 0314 with En political cmnty; a 

quick check of R. Sondergrense Meyerton-AFS on 3320 at the same time 

showed a remarkably strong signal as well. 


9555 Christian Voice via Meyerton-AFS on Nov 29 at 1542-1546* UT. 34443 

English, Music, ID at 1545 UT, 1546 address announce, 1546 sign off. 


11690, Radio Okapi via Meyerton verified with a full data letter and 

complete current Sentech txion schedule from Kathy Otto, Broadcast 

Planning at Sentech in 12 days for an e-mail report. 


11845 AWR via Meyerton fair-good at 2018 with FR religious prgm; FR ID at 

2027; EG ID at 2028 and into prgm in Yoruba at 2030 UT. 


SPAIN On 11805 and 12150 kHz noted two spurious signals of fundamental 

REE Noblejas txion in Spanish on 11920 and 12035 [diff 115 kHz], around 

0600-0800 UT, when 11920 kHz towards Asia/PHL on air. 


SRI LANKA DW is testing Trincomalee on 6000 kHz (instead of registered 

6180) at 2200-2258 UT only four days Nov 24-27th!! 

6180 2200-2258 43SE,44,45,49 TRM 250kW 60deg -30slew English 

60 degrees is in direction of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tokyo ... 


I.e. to avoid collision with CyBC Nicosia Fri-Sat-Sun only broadcast on 

6180 kHz at 2215-2245 UT. (gh, dxld Nov 26) 

(I have my doubts ...) Cyprus is towards Western Europe, Paris, Irish Sea, 

and back lobe to Oman, Maldives, Diego Garcia area. 

6180 covered by CHN. Here in Germany I note a lot of China mainland 

Mandarin stations mostly on even channels spread all over the 49 mb at 

this hour. I heard Mandarin nx at 2200 UT, even as jammer spread on 6170 / 

6110 kHz ahead underneath I hear BBC Mandarin from Kimje-KOR, resp. 

Nakorn-THA. 


SUDAN 9505 R Omdurman on Nov 29 at 1656-1707 UT. 45444 Arabic, Talk and 

news, ID at 1659 and 1705 UT. 


SWAZILAND/AUSTRALIA On 9474.91 kHz interfers - seemingly TWR Swaziland 

in Kisuaheli - on co-channel even R Australia fair signal from Shepparton 

in English. TWR Manzini seems 90 Hertz down, 1702-1817 UT.

At same time span, fair signals also from Sana'a on 9779.48 kHz and 

Zanzibar on even 11735 kHz. 


TAIWAN Adresse Vo Kuanghua. Joachim Stiller: 

Die Anschrift 5F, No 3, Hsin-Yi Rd., Sec 1, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC 

habe ich gebraucht fur einen Empfangsbericht nach Voice of Han. Mein Brief 

habe ich zuruckbekommen mit Angabe: Insufficient Address. 

Dann ist wohl e-mail angesagt. Oder snailmail mit einer leicht 

modderverzierten Adresse. 

The Voice of Han Broadcasting 

B Building 5F No.3, Sin Yi Road Sec. 1 

Taipei, Taiwan, ROC 

Ja, von dieser Adresse kam vor einigen Wochen eine sehr schoene QSL-Karte 

fuer die Kurzwellenaussendungen. 

(Hans-Dieter Buschau-D, A-DX Nov 26) 

Central Weather Bureau started to operate SW broadcasting station. 

According to the annt of the Taiwan govt , Central Weather Bureau started 

to operate the 2nd marine SW broadcasting station on October 1. The 

station is located at Cigu, Tainan prefecture with the freq of 5170 kHz 

USB. It covers the North east and South West of Taiwan, including Taiwan 

Straits. The 1st SW station was in operation in March, 2003 on 8117 kHz 

USB, located at Mt.Wufen, Taipei prefecture. 

Although it was intended to cover the whole island and surrounded sea, 

ships passing through the Taiwan Straits were often blocked against 

receiving due to the Taiwan Central Mountain. The 2nd station is intended 

to improve this situation. The broadcasting is done 24 hours daily, and 

includes every 3 hour weather observation and analysis, onshore fishery 

weather forecasts, and typhoon information, in Chinese. 

The same contents on both 5170 and 8117 kHz. In Tokyo the signal on 5170 

kHz is much stronger than that on 8117 kHz. 

The address: Meteorological Phonetic Broadcasting, Weather Forecast 

Center, Central Weather Bureau, No.64 Congyuan Road, Taipei, Taiwan. 

URL: (mostly in Chinese, with some 

English). 


TAIWAN/UAE/U.K. New RTI server from Dec 1st, new URL, and new website 

design on RTI-Homepage. 

Liebe Hoererinnen und Hoerer von Radio Taiwan International, die Webseiten 

von Radio Taiwan International ziehen am 1. Dezember 2005 um ca. 04:00 UT 

auf einen neuen Server um! 

Die URL-Adresse der RTI-Eingangsseite bleibt unveraendert 

von dort koennen Sie weiterhin ueber den Link 

"Deutsch" auf die Deutschen Webseiten gelangen. 

Sie werden von dort aus auf die neue URL der Deutschen Webseiten 

umgeleitet 

 

Unsere neuen Webseiten werden noch ergaenzt. Wir bitten um etwas Geduld. 

Falls es waehrend der Umstellungsphase zu Problemen beim Erreichen unserer 

Webseiten gibt, bitten wir Sie ebenfalls um etwas Geduld

Bei Fragen oder Problemen wenden Sie sich bitte an die Deutschredaktion - 

die E-Mail-Adresse ist unveraendert: 

 

Dann moechten wir Sie natuerlich herzlich zu einem Besuch ab dem 1. 

Dezember auf unseren (neuen) Webseiten einladen! 

Mit herzlichen Gruessen aus Taipei, Ihre RTI-Deutschredaktion 

 

(RTI Eva Triendl" via Volker Willschrey-D, Nov 30) 

RTI German 1900-2000 UT via VT now on 6170 kHz Al Dhabbaya-UAE site6170 

1900-2000 27,28 DHA 250 315deg USA MNO MERmay change back to Skelton- 

Cumbria-UK site in mid February 2006: 

6170 1900-2000 27SE,28 SKN 250 105deg USA MNO MER 


TANZANIA 11735 R. Tanzania Zanzibar, Nov 25 at 1802-1815 UT, tuned in 

as man was reading nx in English with each item preceded by dateline. Nx 

ended 1809 but signal way down. Into what sounded like Arabic programming 

of mostly talk with brief mx bridges. Poor/fair level and difficult to 

understand much of English segment. 

(John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer Nov 27) 

According to Ndaro Nyamwocha at Radio Tanzania, "5050 kHz is not on the 

air, it has developed a big fault." 

He indicated that he would let me know when thew tx would return to the 

air. 


UNID/DRM 9655 UNID playing nice plain classical mx in AM ! mode at about 

1600 to 1701 UT cl-down. But not co-ch KNLS Alaska seemingly, rather 

stronger European stn. 

In HFCC noted DW registration in DRM mode via WER / SIN at 1300-1900 UT. 

Why is this sce in AM mode instead? 

DRM 1400-1600 UT: LUX 5990 and 6095 no DRM syncronisation happened on my 

daughter's new DELL notebook PC, poor winter time afternoon 8 - 12 dB 

signal. For proper syncro DRM software needs 18 to 21 dB level on PC 

soundcard via Line-In. 

Noted also much Fading on: 5810MSK with suddend breaks in between, 

variying 20dB to 12 dB downwards, 7320RMP, 7465KVI-NOR, 9750RMP mx + text 

TNT progr, latter Sun & Wed only ? 


Your reception of DRM signals is very interesting to read. It does make me 

wonder just how successful DRM is going to be and if a portable type 

receiver will be sensitive enough to handle all txions. I can hear the RMP 

signals but not as loud as I hear the KVI 7465 signal. The LUX and DW 

signals often fade down here currently. One I do hear is Orfordness on 

1296 - it often completely ruins the Asia txion from Birmingham co-ch and 

it must have reduced the night time sce area of that station considerably. 

(later) 

I've heard the DRM on 9655 but don't know what the AM signal would be - 

unless maybe stations are changing to AM now that there are no receivers 

before Christmas? I can often find KNLS via the "old" tx but not via the 

"new" one. I wonder if their antenna is working better via te new one and 

not putting out so much back radiation? 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Cumbre Nov 28)

U.K. 12000 WADR at 09?? UT, a political commentary followed by Spanish 

like song about orthodoxy. ID WADR transmitting from Dakar on 12000 and 

17860 kHz, a speech of Mr Mashari Said with mentions about National Anthem 

S9 43444. 


12000 is from Woofferton-UK, 15260 from Rampisham-UK. 

[to SENEGAL] 15260 West Africa Democracy Radio via Rampisham-UK. Nov 26 

at 0754-0805 UT. SINPO 34333. Local popular song and talk in English. ID 

at 0756. French program started at 0800 UTwith ID & jingles. 


12000 West Africa Democracy Radio on Nov 27 at 0744-0803 UT. 44433-44444 

English and French, Music and talk, ID at 0753 and 0800. 


1548 Capital Gold leaves Mediumwave. 

Der britische Hoerfunkveranstalter GCap Media plant nach einem Bericht der 

Zeitung "Independent", die Verbreitung seines Oldiesenders Capital Gold 

auf Mittelwelle zugunsten des Digitalradios DAB einzustellen. Als 

moeglicher Zeitpunkt fuer die Abschaltung der Sender wird der Fruehling 

2007 genannt. 

Das berichtet das Medienmagazin des Rundfunks Berlin-Brandenburg. 

Capital Gold sendet aus dem Norden von London mit knapp 100 kW auf 1548 

kHz. Darueber hinaus werden regionalisierte Programmversionen, zum Teil 

unter der Bezeichnung Classic Gold, ueber zahlreiche Kleinsender 

verbreitet, die urspruenglich fuer lokal produzierte Programme bestimmt 

waren. GCap Media betreibt im Digitalradio DAB das von anderen 

Veranstaltern mit genutzte Ensemble Digital One. 

Copyright (c) 2005 by Satelli-LINE Infodienste GmbH. (via A-DX Nov 28) 

BBC Monitoring job cuts may double. Staff at the BBC's global listening 

sce, used by the govt in its fight against terrorism, fear job losses 

could double because of the corporation's plans to relocate a significant 

part of its operations overseas. 

Workers at BBC Monitoring's Caversham headquarters, already facing around 

50 jobs cuts after a Cabinet Office review cut funding in August, fear the 

number of redundancies could leap to at least 100 if the BBC moves 

listening from Berkshire to centres in Delhi, Belgrade and Moscow. 

Under the plans, insiders say coverage of Europe and the Balkans will 

switch to Belgrade, Asia Pacific listening to Delhi or new offices in 

Islamabad, Dhaka or Jakarta, and Russia to new offices in Moscow or the 

Ukraine. 

BBC Monitoring, which scrutinises more than 3,000 sources from TV, radio, 

nx agencies, press and the internet, is also planning to strengthen its 

small office in Egypt while cutting back on its team of Middle East 

specialists in Caversham. 

Insiders say the move to put greater reliance on outside staff threatens 

the quality of the intelligence gathered, particularly in the former 

Soviet Union, where editors can be at risk if they speak out. 

Last month the BBC World Service temporarily closed its office in 

Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, because of concerns over security. 

"We are worried that freelances from countries where press freedom is non- 

existent might self-censor their selection of material to stay in with

their govts," said a BBC Monitoring insider. 

The BBC said it was discussing ways to increase efficiency at the sce, but 

said no decision had yet been taken on overseas outsourcing. 

"When we made the annt we said there could be a loss of around 50 jobs and 

that assessment has not changed," said a spokesman. 

"We are now looking at detailed proposals, many of which have come from 

staff, before embarking on a further round of feedback." Set up on the eve 

of the second world war to help Britain track foreign propaganda, BBC 

Monitoring employs about 500 staff, most of them based at Caversham. The 

rest are distributed in six bureaux around the world and it also employs a 

few hundred freelance monitors. 

It provides nx transcripts, including audio and video clips, to the 

Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and British intelligence agencies, as 

well as the BBC. 

In August the BBC admitted it faced "tough choices" after the Foreign and 

Commonwealth Office cut its funding for BBC Monitoring by o4.5m a year. 

The FCO is one of four stakeholders in the sce, alongside the Ministry of 

Defence, the Cabinet Office and the BBC. 

A review, led by Sir Quentin Thomas - formerly head of broadcasting at the 

Home Office - reported in August, recommending a new funding structure. 

The unit will get o24.6m a year in 2006-07 and 2007-08, falling to o23.4m 

before 2011. 

(Dominic Timms, Media Guardian, Mon Nov 28; via Mike Barraclough-UK, 

wwdxc BC-DX) 

U.K. (and non) Updated B-05 schedule for VT Communications relays: 

[Ascension Isl, Austria, Canada, Chile, Neth.Antilles, Russia, 

South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, UAE, Uzbekistan] 

Radio Prague 

0000-0027 on 11665 ASC 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm in Spanish 

0400-0427 on 6100 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg to NoAm in English 

2330-2357 on 9660 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to CeAm in Spanish 

China Radio International 

0000-0057 on 9745 BON 250 kW / 290 deg to CeAm in Spanish 

1100-1357 on 15540 SGO 100 kW / 045 deg to SoAm in 

Portuguese/Chinese/English 

1500-1757 on 6100 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf in English 

1800-1857 on 6100 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf in Chinese 

2100-2157 on 17645 SGO 100 kW / 045 deg to SoAm in Portuguese 

Gospel for Asia 

0000-0130 on 6145 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in SoEaAs langs 





Bible Voice Broadcasting Network 

0015-0130 on 6020 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in Hindi 

0030-0045 on 6020 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs in Telugu Sat 

0030-0100 on 6010 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in Hindi Mon-Thu 

0030-0100 on 6010 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in English Fri-Sun 

0030-0100 on 6040 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in Bengali

Voice of Vietnam 

0100-0130 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm in English 

0130-0230 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm in Vietnamese 

0230-0330 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm in English/Spanish 

0330-0430 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm in English/Spanish 

0430-0530 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 240 deg to NoAm in Vietnamese 

1800-1830 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu in English 

1830-1930 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu in Vietnamese 

1930-2000 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu in French 

2000-2030 on 5970 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg to EaEu in Russian 

2030-2130 on 5970 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg to EaEu in Vietnamese 

Hmong Lao Radio 

0100-0200 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia in Laotian Wed/Fri 

Adventist World Radio 

0100-0200 on 15445 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia in Vietnamese Sat 

0300-0330 on 9550 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in Oromo 

0300-0400 on 9760 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in Amharic/Tigrigna 

1200-1300 on 15110 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to EaAs in Indonesian/English 

1300-1330 on 11720 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg to EaAs in Chinese Mon-Fri 

1300-1330 on 11720 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg to EaAs in Uiyghur Sat/Sun 

1330-1400 on 11720 DHA 250 kW / 060 deg to EaAs in Chinese 

1400-1500 on 11695 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia in Vietnamese 

1500-1600 on 11695 DHA 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs in Punjabi/Hindi 

1500-1600 on 9530 DHA 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs in Nepali/English 

1730-1800 on 6180 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in Oromo 

Radio Solh/Radio Peace 

0200-1200 on 11675 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg to WeAs in Dari/Pashto 



Sudan Radio Service 

0300-0500 7120 WOF 300kW 126deg to EaAf English/Arabic/Others Mon-Fri 

0500-0600 9525 WOF 300kW 126deg to EaAf English/Arabic/Others Mon-Fri 

1500-1700 15575 WOF 300kW 126deg to EaAf English/Arabic/Others Mon-Fri 

1700-1800 11705 WOF 300kW 126deg to EaAf English/Arabic/Others Mon-Fri 

Radio France International 

0400-0458 on 7270 ASC 250 kW / 114 deg to SoAf in French 

0400-0658 on 15210 DHA 250 kW / 255 deg to CeAf in French 

0600-0658 on 9865 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg to WeAf in English/French 

0600-0658 on 17770 KIG 250 kW / 280 deg to CeAf in French 


1600-1628 on 6010 DB 250 kW / 180 deg to WeAs in Pashto 

1600-1628 on 7170 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg to WeAs in Pashto 

1800-1858 on 5995 TAC 100 kW / 255 deg to WeAs in Persian 

1800-1858 on 6015 DHA 250 kW / 340 deg to WeAs in Persian 

Radio Okapi 



WYFR 

0500-0600 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu in German 

1400-1600 on 15520 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in Hindi/English 

1600-1700 on 12010 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in English 

1700-1800 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu in English 


1700-1800 on 21680 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAf in English 

1800-1900 on 7240 RMP 500 kW / 105 deg to ME in English 

1800-1900 on 9660 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg to ME in Arabic

1900-2000 on 5965 RMP 300 kW / 110 deg to ME in Arabic 

1900-2005 on 9660 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf in Swahili 

1900-2100 on 3230 MEY 100 kW / non-dir to SoAf in English 


2030-2130 on 11985 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg to WeAf in French 

2100-2200 on 11655 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to SoAf in English 

2115-2315 on 11875 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to CeAf in English 

KBS World Radio 

0700-0800 on 9535 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to WeEu in Korean 

1800-1900 on 7235 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to EaEu in Russian 

1900-2000 on 7180 RMP 500 kW / 168 deg to NoAf in Arabic 

2000-2130 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu in German/English 

2000-2100 on 5955 SKN 250 kW / 150 deg to WeEu in French 

West Africa Democracy Radio effective Nov.28 

0700-0900 on 12000 WOF 300 kW / 195 deg to WeAf in English/French 

0900-1100 on 17860 WOF 300 kW / 195 deg to WeAf in English/French 

Star Radio Liberia 



UNMEE 

0900-1000 on 17670 DHA 250 kW / 255 deg to EaAf in English/Others Sun 

1030-1130 on 17565 DHA 250 kW / 255 deg to EaAf in English/Others Tue 

Eternal Good News 

1130-1145 on 15525 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs in English Fri 

Trans World Radio Africa 

1300-1315 on 13745 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg to EaAf in Afar Fri/Sat 

1800-1830 on 12035 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in Amharic Mon-Fri 

1800-1845 on 12035 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf in Amharic Sat/Sun 

Radio Sea Breeze/Shiokaze 

1430-1500 on 5890 IRK 100 kW / 125 deg to KRE in Japanese 

Little Saigon Radio 

1500-1530 on 7380 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia in Vietnamese 

United Nation Radio 

1700-1715 on 7170 MEY 100 kW / 076 deg to SoAf in French Mon-Fri 

1700-1715 on 9565 SKN 300 kW / 180 deg to NoAf in French Mon-Fri 

1700-1715 on 21535 MEY 500 kW / 342 deg to WeAf in French Mon-Fri 

1730-1745 on 7170 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to EaAf in English Mon-Fri 

1730-1745 on 9565 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to EaAf in English Mon-Fri 

1730-1745 on 17810 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf in English Mon-Fri 

1830-1845 on 7260 RMP 500 kW / 105 deg to EaAf in Arabic Mon-Fri 

1830-1845 on 7260 RMP 500 kW / 168 deg to NoAf in Arabic Mon-Fri 

Leading The Way 

1700-1730 on 7290 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg to WeAs in Persian Tue/Fri 

1700-1730 on 7290 RMP 500 kW / 080 deg to RUS in Russian Sat/Sun 

HCJB 

1700-1730 on 9805 RMP 500 kW / 061 deg to EaEu in Russian 

2100-2230 on 12025 SAC 250 kW / 073 deg to NoAf in Arabic 

Eglise du Christ 

1900-1930 on 7260 WOF 300 kW / 180 deg to NoAf in French Thu 

Radio Taiwan International 

1900-2000 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg to WeEu in French

1900-2000 on 6170 DHA 250 kW / 325 deg to WeEu in German 

Voice of Biafra International 

2100-2200 on 7380 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg to WeAf in English Wed/Sat 


USA [non] AFRTS on SW ? There is still a schedule at 

http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/radio/shortwave/ 

(Dave Kenny-UK, ibid.) 

It may be worth to have in mind that the AFRTS relays are transmitted via 

regular utility txs at US Navy bases. Acc. to a Navy source, the txions 

have a low priority and are carried in accordance with free capacities. 

The broadcasts may be taken off the air at any time and for any required 

period of time if the txs in question are needed for other utility 

communication purposes. That is the explanation why many AFRTS freqs are 

often not on the air. 

More background: the "internal" SW relays via Navy facilities were 

launched when AFRTS changed from analogue to digital satellite 

distribution and many reception points were left without signal. The 

digital distribution uses a strong encryption system (PowerVu) which 

requires new and rather costly satellite receivers/decoders, and it took 

the Navy several years to exchange the sets. Apart from that, the 

satellite coverage for the digital signals was rather limited in the 

beginning. Meanwhile, most reception points (incl. Navy vessels) now have 

the new receivers and the temporary SW relays are not much needed anymore. 


After missing for more than a month, from before Hurricane Wilma, I think, 

12133.5 and 7811.0 are again active with AFRTS from Saddlebunch Key as 

heard from 1521 past 1600 Nov 29. At 1521 American Music Maker mini- 

feature, and others, 1530 CNN Radio news. Inaudible on 5446.5 but check 

that one at night. 


Reception of the normally very strong 5070 is very weak tonight. Right 

down in the mud, compared to far stronger 5085 (which itself is normally 

not nearly as strong as 5070). Wonder if there's a tx or antenna problem 

with them. Strength in my mind is a tenth of what they normally output. Or 

is it just wacky propagation? 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Nov 27) 

Voice of America and Greenville A/B Sites (GA/GB). 

From B05 beginning (10/30/2005) VOA does not use GREENVILLE, NC "A Site" 

(GA); it uses only "B Site" (GB). I know GA is totally silent, and the 

txions were moved to GB (not the txs, just the airings). I only presume 

it's because of too little broadcasts from GA in A05 season. 

GB Greenville, NC - "B Site" complete B05 txions 

Freq Time(UTC) Az. Broadcaster Language Days 

5745 1000-1400 205 OCB Spanish 

5890 0030-0100 190 RTG English 

5890 0100-0200 190 RTG Thai 

5890 0430-0500 094 VOA Portuguese 

5890 0530-0630 094 VOA French Mon-Fri 


6030 0400-1000 205 OCB Spanish Tue-Sun 


6035 0500-0630 094 VOA English-Africa 

7365 0000-0400 164 OCB Spanish 

7405 0130-0200 176 VOA English-Special Tue-Sat 

7405 0300-0400 184 OCB Spanish 

7405 0400-1000 184 OCB Spanish Tue-Sun

7405 1200-1500 183 OCB Spanish 

9480 0430-0500 091 VOA Portuguese 

9480 0530-0630 091 VOA French Mon-Fri 

9525 2200-2230 164 VOA Creole 

9535 1100-1230 164 VOA Spanish 

9535 1230-1300 164 VOA Creole Mon-Fri 

9565 2000-2200 164 OCB Spanish 

9575 0400-0500 094 VOA English-Africa 

9670 2200-2230 183 VOA Creole 

9775 0130-0200 183 VOA English-Special Tue-Sat 

9805 0400-0700 183 OCB Spanish Tue-Sun 

9885 0100-0200 183 VOA Spanish 

11775 0000-0400 184 OCB Spanish 

11775 0400-0700 184 OCB Spanish Tue-Sun 

11890 1100-1230 164 VOA Spanish 


11930 1300-2400 184 OCB Spanish 

13715 1200-1230 176 VOA Spanish 

13820 1300-1930 184 OCB Spanish 

15265 1100-1230 174 VOA Spanish 


15330 1400-2000 174 OCB Spanish 

15385 1730-1800 146 VOA Creole 

15390 2100-2130 174 BBC English Mon-Fri 

15580 1900-2200 094 VOA English-Africa 

17565 1730-1800 174 VOA Creole 

17565 2000-2200 174 ERT various [i.e., Greek!] 

17580 1830-2000 094 VOA French 

OCB Radio Marti, Miami FL (Office of Cuba Broadcasting) 

RTG Radio Thailand, Bangkok 

VOA Voice of America, Washington DC 

BBC British Broadcasting Corporation, London 

ERT Voice of Greece, Athens 

I've carefully looked at VOA schedule on and I've 

found several large mistakes: 

AFAN OROMO 1730-1800 Mon-Fri 7245 11690 "13800" 

The correct freq is 13790 kHz! 

7245 MOR 099 deg 

11690 KAV 172 deg 

13790 MOR 108 deg 

AMHARIC 1800-1900 7245 11690 "13800" 


7245 IRA 279 deg 

11690 KAV 172 deg 

13790 IRA 275 deg 

TIGRIGNA 1900-1930 Mon-Fri 7245 11690 "13800" 


7245 MOR 099 deg 

11690 KAV 172 deg 

13790 IRA 275 deg 

[x13800, HFCC notes this entry, from Nov 11: 

13790 1800-1930 48 IRA 250 275 111105-250306 - wb.] 

GEORGIAN " 1630-1700 11685 11895 13645 " 

The correct schedule is 1530-1600!: 

11965 KAV 095 deg 

12005 IRA 324 deg 

13790 MOR 067 deg

[and a repeat at 11965 1630-1700 Mon-Fri VOA Kavalla 250kW 95deg Georgian, 

from Nov 19. wb.] 

INDONESIAN 1400-1500 11760 11985 13660 "daily" 

NOT DAILY, only Thu-Sat! 

KINYARWANDA/KIRUNDI 1600-1630 Sat 11675 11965 "11785" 


11675 KAV 172 deg 

11965 SAO 100 deg 

17785 MOR 132 deg 

SHONA 1700-1730 4930 9830 12080 17785 "daily" 

NOT DAILY, only Mon-Fri! 

[to Zimbabwe, all Mon-Fri, 1700-1800 909 4930 9830 12080 17785. 

1800-1830 909 9830 12080 17785 kHz. wb.] 

Also I have some remarks about VOA stuff: As you could notice, as of Oct. 

30th, 2005, VOA SERBIAN breakfast show is no longer 30 mins, It's now only 

15 mins long (0630-0645 UT). I always listen to VOA Serbian programs, and 

they told listeners about this change on airwaves first on Sunday, Oct. 

30, not before! 

AND ALSO I called by phone on Monday, Oct. 31st a VOA local affiliate 

station YU-Eco Radio, here in Subotica, Serbia with a question did VOA 

inform them about this cut. The station's engineer told me they don't know 

anything about that cutting AND ASKED ME why VOA reduced the length of the 

show. Of course, I don't know why. 

The most interesting thing is that VOA, which regularly updates IBB 

satellite schedules on website, actually forgot to put this txion into web 

schedule: 

 

The program is on air on Hotbird Satellite 0630-0645 VOA SERBIAN on HB12 

channel. (on website (pdf file), it's a blank space!) 

(Dragan Lekic-SCG, dxld Nov 24) 

Tnx, Dragan, good piece of research. I had not noticed GA had vanished. I 

wonder if it is being permanently mothballed. Would make an excellent and 

much-needed relay site for a number of foreign broadcasters if IBB has no 

use for it. 


Glenn, Greenville Plant A is in caretaker status. Two techs on site. 

Whether IBB will clear the site or will let it rust away remains to be 

see. Three functioning IBB sites in US now. Greenville Plant B, Delano, 

and Marathon. That's the truth. 

(Charles, Watching an area die, dxld Nov 25) 

Bethany, Greenville. - Found this debate about the possible demolition of 

the Bethany station building, confirming that one Greenville site is off 

now: 

 

And here is a brochure about Greenville's inauguration, transcribed and 

scanned: 

 

It appears to me that IBB would like to avoid an impression that 

Greenville Site A has been closed by describing the current situation as 

"not on air 24 hours" (yeah, sure, zero hours are indeed "not 24 hours").

I assume the discussed two technicians keep the txs operational, as 

Telenor/Norkring engineers did with the Kvitsoy and Sveio facilities after 

yearend. So presumably GA could be fired up again, in theory and for the 

time being. 


UZBEKISTAN 7190 Radio Tashkent International, at *1200-1217 on Nov 22, 

IS followed by opening of English program with ID ("This is Radio Tashkent 

International") and annts alternating with local folk mx segments. A 

newscast followed. Fair signal but mixing with Chinese station. 


VENEZUELA 4939.5 Radio Amazonas, VEN, at 0122 UT. 25332 (teilweise S3) 

hoerbar bis mindestens 0220 UT (dann endete mein Mitschnitt). 

(Wolf-Dieter Behnke-D, A-DX Nov 29) 0900-0400 UT Puerto Ayacucho-VEN. 

VIETNAM 4739.7 R. TV. Son La on Nov 18 at 1257-1306 UT. 34443 

Vietnamese, Music, 1259 UT theme mx and ID, Talk. 


Dien Bien on 6316.8? I've received Dien Bien B.S. still on 6317VkHz, but 

also interfered by RTTY/CW signal. This station gives some annts at 1200 

UT, or news? at 1230 UT with theme mx. 

I think listening it is easiest way to confirm this station. Each audio 

samples are uploaded on my website: 

 


Formerly on 6378, 6441v, Dien Bien Lai Chau province, G.C. 22N04 103E10, 

0400-0600, 1200-1400, and 2200-0030 UT. (wb) 

WAVESCAN. 

AWR Asia/ Pacific is planning to start New Wavescan in January. They will 

annce more details in December. JSWC is to present DX Nx "as same as UK 

edition days," as narrated by Ms. Yukiko Tsuji with my editing. During my 

business trip to SNG at the end of September, I was able to visit AWR 

Asia/Pacific Regional Office and had a nice chat with staff of the office. 

Mr. Rhoen Catolico, Listener Relations; Mr. Akinori Kaibe, Regional 

Director; and Mr. Anniston Mathews, Technical Support. They are the team 

of the New Wavescan program. 

(Toshi Ohtake-JPN, JSWC via DXplorer Nov 28) 

B-05 Frequency list. 

Two weeks earlier than B04, the new winter B05 schedule is now available 

from my website 

For your bookmarks: 

The schedule sorted by time is at 

 

and the frequency-sorted schedule is at 

 

For other formats (zip,doc,pdf) visit and go to 

"DX pages". 

As always, comments and corrections are welcome, if not already published 

on DXLD or hcdx groups. 

Have fun DXing, Eike 

(Eike Bierwirth-D, dxld Nov 29)

THALES SET TO SELL ITS BROADCAST MEDIA BUSINESS. 

French media and entertainment group Thomson is in advanced talks over 

buying Thales Broadcast Media, which deals in the radio and television tx 

business, according to a report in La Tribune. The newspaper says that 

Thales announced its plan to sell the division at a board meeting last 

week. Thales Broadcast Media employs around 600 staff. It has been the 

subject of some international controversy recently, as some of the 

equipment it sold to China has been used for jamming. Officials at Thomson 

and Thales could not be immediately reached for comment. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN NL via dxld Nov 29) 

WRTH 

Der Verlag des WRTHs hat eine neue informative(re) Webseite erstellt, es 

sind auch Musterseiten der kommenden 2006er Ausgabe darauf zu finden: 

 

(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX Nov 30) 

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ALBANIA Harmonic: 2916 kHz, at 1847 UT on Nov 30, CRI, Fllake (2 x 1458) 

Poor. 

(Tim Bucknall-UK, harmonics Dec 2) 

Have (tried to) listen to Radio Tirana tonight, but the txs seem to be OFF 

AIR. Tried: 

1945 UT English 7465 and 7530 

2030 UT German 7465 

2230 UT English 7110 

nothing heard. Someone might try the two NA txions later. 

(Erik Koie-DEN, dxld Dec5/6) 

Nothing but RTTY audible here on 7455 after 0000 UT Dec 6. 


Ordered Radio Tirana External Service off air from today 1500 UT till? 

While as usually, I was monitoring the start of Radio Tirana, Albanian 

program to Europe, around 1600 LT (1500 UT + 1h) resulted that Fllaka 

radio station was off the air. 

Calling Fllaka radio station on radio to ask on that, they replied that 

they were ordered to NOT transmit only the Radio Tirana External Service 

in Albanian and foreign langs until another order, while TWR and CRI will 

be normally transmitted.

Meanwhile, for further verifications I called to Shijak radio station and 

they confirmed the order to NOT broadcast only Radio Tirana on SW and to 

transmit Radio Tirana Prog I-st on MW 1089 kHz at 1600-2300 LT. 

(Drita Cico, ARTV, Monitoring Center; wwdxc BC-DX Dec 5) 

Something to do with budget cuts? Hope this does not mean the end of 

R. Tirana external sce! (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Dec 6) 

Listened again today for Tirana at 

1945 UT English on 7465 and 7530 kHz 

2030 UT German on 7465 kHz 

still nothing heard. Wonder if they so abruptly have closed down their 

foreign sce? 

(Erik Koie-DEN, dxld Dec 6) 

I guess, due of Radio Tirana budget cuts for 2006year, and early annts 

that only Albanian and English External sections will surveive next year, 

there is pressure and internal fight between the various departements of 

Albanian Govt., the Radio Tirana Broadcasting Administration and Technical 

Department, and External Broadcaster section. 

Foreign broadcaster sces via Tirana sites at MW Fllake, SW Cerrik and 

Shijak, like CRI, TWR, DW, VOA, BBC-FM, are on air covering full schedule 

on Dec 5th and 6th. 


Radio Tirana may have closed its foreign sce. 

According to reports in DX Listening Digest, Radio Tirana was unheard on 

SW yesterday. Wolfgang Bueschel said he had been told by the Head of the 

Albanian Radio Monitoring Centre, Drita Cico, that she had called the 

transmitting stations in Fllaka and Shijak, which both told her that had 

been ordered not to broadcast the External Service until further notice. 

Relays of Trans World Radio and China Radio International are not 

affected. Strangely, Drita Cico said she had not been officially informed 

of this directly. Coincidentally, we were looking at the website of Radio 

Televizioni Shqiptar yesterday afternoon. This morning, the server 

appeared to be down. Investigations continue. 

(RNW MN NL Dec 7) 

It's too soon to say it has definitely closed. May just have been 

suspended. Albania has been suffering power shortages recently, and RTSH 

(the parent broadcaster) is in serious financial difficulties. So it could 

be one, the other or both. We await further news. 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld Dec 7) 

Note that 1089 kHz, the only remaining mediumwave outlet for domestic RTSH 

programs, is on very limited schedule as well. I think this clearly 

indicates economical/financial problems rather than an "ordinary" closure 

of the foreign sce. 

On the other hand is it quite crude that they had to call the transmitter 

sites to find out what's going on after noting that they were not on air. 

Are there precedences of radio stations letting their editorial staff 

"broadcast" into nowhere? 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Dec 7) 

ARGENTINA Please note that the pgm heard around 0930 UTC have been LRA1 

Radio Nacional programme, and by a human errour in the tx plant they imput 

the signal on 6059.96 kHz, but the correct must be 11710 kHz from 0945 

(INT-SIG) then *1000 the usual programmes. 

The director of RAE told me that the station is now with serious problems 

with the General Electric tx that is now on 11710 kHz, and also, lots of 

problems with the antennas. This poor situation also demonstrates the

decadence of the diverse State owned media in the country. 

(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, DXplorer Dec 5) 

AUSTRALIA The differing needs of Radio Australia's two target audiences 

- in Asia and the Pacific - have prompted Radio Australia to alter its 

programming targeting the two regions to better fit local time zones. Up 

till now, the separate Asia stream has not been distributed via SW; it has 

been available as a webcast and is sent via satellite to local 

rebroadcasters in the region. It is these local rebroadcasters that have 

been behind the push for a more narrowly- focused Asia sce. 

Soon Radio Australia's SW sces will also be split part of the time, with 

the SW releases beamed towards Asia will having the same programming as is 

provided via satellite and the web. Most of the SW freqs that propagate 

well to North America are freqs beamed towards the Pacific, so it won't be 

easy for us to hear the two sces simultaneously. 

This dual streaming does have a benefit for web listening - at those times 

when SW is given over to sports coverage - for which webcast rights aren't 

available - Radio Australia can keep the web feed going with the alternate 

sce and not resort to silence as the BBC has done. 

Some might look at multiple streams apprehensively, because many have felt 

the BBC World Service lost focus when it began multiple streams. The folks 

at Radio Australia believe their implementation is consistent with their 

strategic objectives to focus on Asian and Pacific listeners, and to not 

be a "global" sce. They feel this change enhances the value they provide 

their listeners, and does not detract from this value. While Radio 

Australia appreciates that North Americans show interest in Radio 

Australia programming via the World Radio Network, Internet access, and 

via those SW freqs that happen to propagate to North America, we North 

Americans aren't their target audience. As a result, Radio Australia 

doesn't see the BBC World Service experience as a // to their own. 

The dual streaming operates from 2330 UT to 0900 UT from Sundays to 

Fridays. You can see examples in the online programming schedules - for 

example, at 0400 Thursdays, Background Briefing is shown for Asian 

listeners, and In The Loop is shown for Pacific listeners. The new 

flagship Asian program is The Breakfast Club, which provides "...a lively 

mix of mx, interviews, entertainment, news, sport, art, finance and 

weather..." and airs from 2330 to 0130 from Sundays through Thursdays. 

(Richard Cuff, Easy Listening, Dec NASWA Journal Dec 4) 

BELARUS Harmonics: 12230, at 1127 UT on Nov 30, BR-1, Minsk // 279 (2 x 

6115) Poor; 18345, 1121 UT on Nov 30, BLR BR-1, Minsk // 279 (3 x 6115) 

fair peaks. 


CANADA [and non] Extended txions of Radio Canada International eff Dec 

2: 

Arabic to ME 

0300-0400 5840 HBY 350 kW / 135 deg,6025 WER 250 kW 120 deg,x0330-0400 

0400-0500 5995 SKN 300 kW / 130 deg,7265 SKN 300 kW 110 deg,x0430-0500 

Spanish to Mixico/Cuba 

0100-0200 6100 SAC 250 kW 240 deg,x 0100-0130 

0300-0400 6130 SAC 250 kW 240 deg, 9755 SAC 250 kW 240 deg,x0300-0330 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 06) 

CHINA Freq change for China Radio International in Spanish to SoAm: 

0000-0057 NF 9435*KAS 500 kW / 269 deg, x9865 // 5990,9590,9745,9800,15120 

*co-ch Deutsche Welle in German via TRM 250 kW / 345 deg to SoAs 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 06)

5860 Voice of Jinling, colorful date-only QSL and friendly personal ltr 

in En from Ruoyi Liu who is a 27-yr old ancr and rptr for the stn. The 

prgm I hrd is hers ("Ruoyi Time"), which airs each Saturday at 2100-2140 

Beijing Time. She is the only one at the stn that speaks En and is 

assigned to answer foreign ltrs. She says stn is considering adding some 

En segments to their b/c "to attract foreign listeners." In 39 days. Nice 

looking stamps on envelope. 

(John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer Dec 4) 

9635, RCI via Kunming & 11975 via Urumqi Relay. Full data (with sites) 

60th Anniversary card, with schedule/stickers, in 15 days. v/s: Bill 

Westenhaver. 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, dxld Dec 3) 

DIEGO GARCIA/USA AFRTS heard on 5446.5U, 7811U, and 12133.5U at 2233 all 

with football. In addition I also heard 4319U with the same program and 

about the same signal strength. This site has been listed as Diego Garcia, 

but I believe they were off for quite some time. I thought this may have 

been from Florida orginally, but given that I heard all three listed 

Florida freqs in addition to 4319, I don't think that is the case. 

(Hans Johnson-USA, Cumbre Dec 4) 

On 6 Dec at 1240 UT noted AFN program on 12579U (listed earlier as Diego 

Garcia). Rechecking at 1510 UT, and now a nice signal on 4319U. Reception 

like this on 4319 at this time at my location (Finland) suggests this is a 

signal from east, so might be a reactivated Diego Garcia. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, Cumbre Dec 6) 

4319 is quite strong here at 1535 UTc (S9+) competing with strong C- 

utility. It excludes Americas' QTH, so Diego Garcia fits quite well, 

Victor may hear it as superb. 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Dec 8) 

7810 USB at 0000 UT on Dec.6, heard this station IDing as "NPR" at TOH > 

with comments and nx on 7810 USB. Fair to good signals. From where could 

exactly be? 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld Dec 6) 

This is undoubtedly an AFRTS relay, but which one I can't tell you. I 

would guess either Puerto Rico or Key West. 

(John Figliozzi-USA, dxld Dec 6) 

See AFRTS 

which shows in winter season 2003, 2004, or 2005year as Key West 7812.5 

kHz. 

Location Band Daytime Nightime Diego Garcia Upper Sideband 12579 kHz 4319 

kHz Guam Upper Sideband 13362 kHz 5765 kHz Keflavik-ISL Upper Sideband 

13855 kHz and 7590 kHz same as daytime Key West, FL Upper Sideband 12133.5 

kHz 7812.5 kHz and 5446.5 kHz same as daytime Pearl HarborHWA Upper 

Sideband 10320 kHz 6350 kHz. 


Thank you all, folks, for claryfying about AFN. In fact that station on 

7810 it sounded to me like AFRTS, but I didn't believe it at first because 

of the unsual clear audio. Until last night I took a little look to what I 

should have seen before, the Eibi freq. B-05, where is listed on 7812. 

Glenn measured it on 7811 and Wolfi posting places it on 7812.5. I have 

logged it in the past on 12133 from the same Key West site and Pearl 

Harbor on 10320. 

(Raul Saavedra, Costa Rica. DXplorer Dec 7)

It may be worth to have in mind that the AFRTS relays are transmitted via 

regular utility txs at US Navy bases. Acc. to a Navy source, the txions 

have a low priority and are carried in accordance with free capacities. 

The broadcasts may be taken off the air at any time and for any required 

period of time if the txs in question are needed for other utility 

communication purposes. That is the explanation why many AFRTS freqs are 

often not on the air. 

More background: the "internal" SW relays via Navy facilities were 

launched when AFRTS changed from analogue to digital satellite 

distribution and many reception points were left without signal. The 

digital distribution uses a strong encryption system (PowerVu) which 

requires new and rather costly satellite receivers/decoders, and it took 

the Navy several years to exchange the sets. Apart from that, the 

satellite coverage for the digital signals was rather limited in the 

beginning. Meanwhile, most reception points (incl. Navy vessels) now have 

the new receivers and the temporary SW relays are not much needed anymore. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, Dxplorer Nov 23) 

ECUADOR HCJB's future? Still trying to figure that out. Working with 

airport authorities affecting our Pifo tx site, and hope to get some 

definition in the next few weeks. Got word today that results of one of 

the studies has come in. But still more questions than answers on this 

situation. Need Lord's wisdom to decide what to do. Are DX publications 

asking about what is the situation in Pifo? Not much; they may feel 

handwriting is already on the wall, but that is not true. Get more 

questions about this internally. Radio team here desires to continue a SW 

ministry, but will it be all from here, with as many txions, or refocus, 

concentrate on indigenous langs? Question is how to do that. 

(Doug Weber-EQA, HCJB DXPL via Glenn Hauser, dxld, via WDXC Contact) 

ETHIOPIA Radio Ethiopia heard here signing off in English at 1656 on 

7165.1 kHz, Nov 22nd, fair signal on interference free channel and little 

adjacent channel interference. A lady announcer asked for reports and 

comments to be sent to P.O.Box 654, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which is the 

address in Passport to World Band Radio 2006, different from the one in 

last years Handbook. 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, WDXC Dec Contact) 

[ETHIOPIA non] A new target broadcast for Ethiopia was added to the TDP 

online schedule 

Voice of Ethiopian People 1700-1800 7380 AM Tue/Sat. Amharic Africa 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Dec 7) via Armavir-Krasnodar? 

GEORGIA R. Georgia: Acc. to a message from the German section of R. 

Georgia, the mgmt of Georgia's national public svc b/cer (under its roof 

the prgms are produced) made a final decision to shut down the foreign 

lang. depts. by the end of Nov. The xmsns were already suspended since a 

couple of months. 

(Info distributed on A-DX ML via Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Dec 8) 

Hi, this is the answer to my inquiry about the closure of Radio Georgia 

from the new, attractive General Director of Georgian RTV, Tamar 

Kintsurashvili. She says that the closure is only temporary and sce will 

be resumed when money has been found for repair. So there is hope as to my 

experience it is hard to withstand the zeal and ambition of modern 

Eastern-European ladies :) 73, Eike Bierwirth-D 

Tamar Kintsurashvili wrote: 

[beginquote] 

Dear Mr. Eike Bierwirth, 

Thank you very much for your letter. 

I am extremely glad to hear appraisal of the Western Europe sce provided

y the Georgian Public Radio. 

It is to my complete understanding that the current developments taking 

place in Georgia attracts attentions of many in Europe and there has been 

increasing interest towards our foreign issues. Considering this, it is 

within our country's as well as the Public Broadcasting's interest to 

ensure coverage of our nx for the countries abroad. 

I agree with you that unfortunately the broadcasting sce of Georgian 

Public Radio to Western Europe has been interrupted. But, please be 

informed that it's been stopped in March and I was appointed as a General 

Director justi in Augest. It's only temporarily measure due to technical 

problems that the channel presently faces. The Broadcasting's txs are very 

old and outdated and require urgent replacement. Renewal of the technique 

as well as the programmes issued in foreign langs will take some time as 

update of the facilities requires serious financial resources. At present, 

we work on this issue and as soon as technical problems are solved 

broadcasting of the Western Europe will be renewed. 

Once again I thank you for expressing your interest towards the programmes 

prepared by the Public Radio. I hope we will be able to provide the 

programmes to the foreign audience soon and with improved sce quality. 

Yours Sincerely, 

Tamar Kintsurashvili 

General Director 

Georgian Public Broadcasting 

68 M. Kostava str. 

Tbilisi 017, Georgia 

(via Eike Biertwirth-D, hcdx Dec 5) 

Attractive? Re dxld 5-208 Goergia item. Glenn's question to Eike about new 

General Director Tamar Kintsurashvili "How do you know she's attractive? 

(gh, DXLD Dec 5)" 

Glenn, judge for yourself: 

 

(Sergei Sosedkin, dxld Dec 6) 

Looking at 

 

and I agree with Eike. (Jari-FIN, dxld Dec 6) 

Well, this isn't real DX, but is radio related with woman scent. Have you 

seen those beauties from the Spanish sce of Slovak Radio? Despite their 

warmth and sweet style on the air, specially Laya or Ladislava, they are a 

trio of flowers on two legs. Where else behind the mike you know more? 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld Dec 7) down, boys 

GERMANY Minivan Radio via Julich 13855. Full-data letter in 2 months 

and full-data Space Shuttle card from Jeff White of Radio Miami 

International in 13 months for an earlier report. 

Voices From the Diaspera via Julich 9405. Partial-data e-mail from T- 

Systems in two days. 

Radio Waaberi via Juelich 17550. I received a second brief e-mail veri 5 

weeks after I sent an e-mail report. I had previously received an e-mail 

QSL from Ali Gulaid 14 hours after my report. 

(Wendel Craighead-KA-USA, DXplorer Dec 2) 

Updated B-05 for DTK T-Systems. Part one - daily txions: 

IBC Tamil Sce:

0000-0100 7110 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Tamil 

Hrvatska Radio/Voice of Croatia: 

0000-0400 7285 JUL 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAmEa Croatian/English/Spanish 

0200-0600 7285 JUL 100 kW / 325 deg to NoAmWe Croatian/English/Spanish 

0500-0800 9470 JUL 100 kW / 230 deg to NZ Croatian/English/Spanish 

0600-1000 11690 JUL 100 kW / 270 deg to AUS Croatian/English/Spanish 

2300-0400 7285 JUL 100 kW / 230 deg to SoAm Croatian/English/Spanish 

Athmee Yatra He / Gospel For Asia (GFA): 



1430-1530 12005 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SoEaAs South East Asian langs 



Radio Free Asia (RFA): 

0100-0300 9670 WER 500 kW / 075 deg to SoEaAs Tibetan 

Voice of Russia (VOR): 

0200-0400 5995 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to ME Russian 

"Russ.Inter.Radio" 


"Commonwealth" 

2000-2200 5965 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg to ME Russian 







CVC International: 






Deutsche Welle (DW): 


1000-1300 6140 JUL 040 kW / 175 deg to Eu English DRM / German DRM 


1600-1900 6140 JUL 040 kW / 175 deg to Eu English DRM / German DRM 

BCE Radio Luxembourg: 





Minivan (Independent) Radio: 

1600-1700 11800 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Dhivehi 

CBS Radio Taiwan International (RTI): 

1700-1800 5850 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian 

2100-2200 6120 NAU 125 kW / 230 deg to SoEu Spanish 

Voice of America: 

1700-1800 12110 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to ME Persian 



1900-2000 9485 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to ME Turkish



1700-1900 9925 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME Turkish 



2000-2100 9465 WER 125 kW / 195 deg to WeAf French 

IBRA Radio: 

1730-1800 9660 WER 125 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Somali 

1730-1830 9520 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to EaAf Swahili 

1830-1845 9520 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to EaAf English 

1900-2045 9610 JUL 100 kW / 190 deg to WeAf Hausa 


Democratic Voice of Burma (DVOB): 

2330-0030 5955 JUL 100 kW / 070 deg to SoEaAs Burmese 


1179 Ab 12. Dezember 2005 wird unser Hoerfunk-Angebot um ein 

Informationsprogramm mit deutsch-franzoesischer Akzentuierung 

erweitert:"Antenne Saar" heisst dieses in Kooperation mit Radio France 

Internationale (RFI), SWR cont.ra und dem ARD/ZDF-Ereigniskanal "Phoenix" 

erstellte Programm. "Antenne Saar" koennen Sie ueber den digitalen 

Verbreitungsweg DAB empfangen oder ueberall im Saarland auf der 

landesweiten Mittelwellenfrequenz 1179 kHz. 

Alle halbe Stunde strahlt "Antenne Saar" in franzoesischer Sprache 

zehnminuetige Nachrichtenreports mit Korrespondentenbeitraegen aus. 

Mittags wird ein halbstuendiges Frankreich-Magazin unseres langjaehrigen 

Kooperationspartners Radio France Internationale uebernommen. Weitere 

grenzueberschreitende und europaeische Akzente setzen das in Kooperation 

mit RFI produzierte einstuendige Frankreich-Magazin "En Direct", die 

gemeinsam mit "France Bleu Lorraine Nord" in Metz gestaltete Sendung "Ici 

e la" sowie die Sendereihe "Thema Europa". 

Hinzu kommen aktuelle Informationsformate, Diskussionssendungen, 

Dokumentationen, die von anderen Hoerfunkprogrammen des SR uebernommen und 

auf "Antenne Saar" wiederholt werden. Wichtiger Kernbereich des neuen 

Infoprogramms sind auch die regelmaessigen Uebertragungen aus dem 

Saarlaendischen Landtag, aus dem Bundestag oder dem Bundesrat, sowie - in 

Kooperation mit "Phoenix" - die Uebertragung wichtiger Pressekonferenzen, 

Tagungen oder Sonderereignisse, wie es 2006 der Katholikentag in 

Saarbruecken oder die Fussball-WM sein werden. 

Quelle: 

Fritz Raff, Intendant des Saarlaendischen Rundfunks in der 

Monatszeitschrift "SRinfo" 

(ISSN 1433-822X), Heft 12/2005, Seite 3 (etwas gekuerzt). 

(via Bernhard Weiskopf-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 3) 

GREECE/USA I've noticed two errors in HFCC public schedule, actually two 

additional airings, which are actually NOT BROADCASTING! 

11965 1600-1615 29S KAV 250 95 Mon-Fri 191105-250306 IBB 

11965 1630-1700 29S KAV 250 95 daily 191105-250306 IBB 

As you can see, both are Kavala, 095 degrees - toward Georgia[?]. I've 

checked them on Nov. 29th & 30th and there were not broadcasts at all. 

At 1600-1615 Mo-Fr in VOA satellite schedules there is only a VOA 

BOSNIAN broadcast, but VOA Bosnian NEVER broadcasted on short waves 

(Dragan Lekic from Subotica, Serbia, Dec 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

VoA Bosnian schedule from Nov 19th: 

11965 1600-1615 VOA BOSN KAV 250 95 29S 051119-060325 

..792 2230-2300 VOA BOSN KAV 600 330 28 051030-060325 

GREENLAND I got a nice reply from Ammassalik Radio, Greenland, 

confirming my reception of "OZL" on 3815 on 23rd Oct. Address on the 

envelope: Teleservicecenter Aasiaat, Postbox 217, DK-3950 Aasiaat, 

Greenland. 

(Bjorn Fransson-SWE, hcdx, via WDXC Dec Contact) 

The postal address of OZL Ammassalik Radio which relays KNR on 3815 is: 

Silasiorpimmut B920, 3913 Tasiilaq, Greenland. Some photos of Greenlandic 

coastal radio stations including OZL can be found at 

 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld; via WDXC Dec Contact) 

KNR presumed the one heard on 3815 USB from 2154 on 18th Nov, romantic 

songs, possible identification and interval signal 2200, then talk, 

sporadic strong utility interference. Checked 19th November and station 

came on at 2055, speech 2101 but tuned out soon after as the utility 

interference started again. 

(Arthur Miller, Wales; via WDXC Dec Contact) 

GUYANA 3291 From the 'I've Been Trying To Get This For A Very Long Time 

Department' - QSL letter from Voice of Guyana for report on 25th Sept on 

3291. Actually signed/stamped by S. Goodman, Chief Engineer, National 

Communications Network Inc., Homestretch Avenue, D'Urban Park, Georgetown. 

Report was sent to: Maintenance Engineer Transmitters, Operations Centre, 

44 High Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown. 

Form letter with: 'Your report was checked against our logs and found to 

be correct/incorrect' (neither was eliminated - swoon). Fortunately, the 

next line had: 'By this letter your report is Verified/Not Verified' with 

the latter crossed out. The letter is very polite, asks for more reports 

as well as advice and criticism. It says that 5950 is 'Temporary out of 

order' and cites the 90 metre band freq as 3290 kHz. 

The envelope bears four $20 Guyana Egyptian Goose stamps, will go very 

nicely with my 1991 QSL from Georgetown, heard in South Africa on 760. 

(Graham Bell-UK, dxld; via WDXC Dec Contact) 

Voice of Guyana heard at 0200 5th November on 3291, best on USB, with 

identification, English nx and commentary on the Australia v West Indies 

test match. SINPO 33333. On subsequent occasions heard before 0100 with a 

weaker signal. 

(Arthur Miller, Wales; via WDXC Dec Contact) 

INDIA All India Radio in B05 schedule period has synchronised two 500 kW 

txs from Bangalore in English on 11620 between 2045-2230. One antenna is 

directed to Australia and New Zealand via 120 degree beam and the other 

one to Europe via 325 degree beam. Ideally it should reach also many parts 

of the world including North America (East Coast). Similarly at 2245-0045 

again two 500 kW Bangalore txs are in use for English on 13605- one via 38 

degrees to NE Asia and one via 90 degrees towards SE Asia. It may reach 

some parts of north America (West Coast). 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, dxld; via WDXC Dec Contact) 

9425 FM Rainbow (AIR) via Bangalore, e-mail in one day for an e-mail rpt 

sent to 

 

"Thanks for the mail. I hereby confirm that you received our FM Rainbow 

programme on 9425 kHz which was a test txion from Bangalore. You may send 

your reception reports on line through our website 

Some of the best heard AIR's freqs in USA are 10330, 11620, 9445 and 

details are available on website. With best regards, Yours Sincerely, 

Sunil Bhatia, Dy. Director (Engg.), Spectrum Management & Synergy 

Division, Directorate General:All India Radio, #207, Akashvani Bhawan, New 

Delhi-01, India. 

website 

4970 AIR-Shillong (North Eastern Sce of AIR), rcvd an e-mail in 30 mins. 

from Sunil Bhatia, from New Delhi, indicating: "Your report is verified as 

far as freq & timings are concerned. You will be receiving a QSL after 

verification of programme content. It may take some time." He is 

outstanding! 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Dec 4) 

The tropical cyclone named "Fanoos" is now active in the Bay of Bengal. 

Due to this there is a threat to the Indian East coast. 

Our local station AIR Hyderabad is now operating with special txion round 

the clock on 738 kHz (200 kW) and on 7140 kHz (50 kW). The SW freq will 

change to 4800 kHz from around 1130 UT. 

I have contacted the station and got information that tonight they will 

operate continuously. So watch out 738 kHz and 4800 kHz (and any other AIR 

stations of Tamilnadu/Andhra Pradesh States) 

For details of the cyclone please click on the following sites: 

 

 

 

Thanks to Mr.Sushil Kumar Dhingra, VU2LFA for details on his links page 

 

(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, dx_india Dec 8) 

INDONESIA 4789.94 RRI Fak Fak (presumed), at 1310 UT on 3 December, with 

S7 pop mx. CODAR heard underneath, but weakly. 

4604.88 RRI Serui, at 1315 UT on 3 December. Seemingly a nx format w/ YL 

announcer. S6 signal, but low audio. 

(Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Dec 4) 

JAPAN/U.K. NHK Radio Japan's Year End Party as usual on Dec 31st only. 

The 56th Red and White Year-End song competition festival: 

6090 1430-1700 27,28 SKN 250 150 7=Sat 311205 only G NHK MER 

7195 1800-1900 28 RMP 500 80 7=Sat 311205 only G NHK MER 

9575 1430-1700 38,39 WOF 300 128 7=Sat 311205 only G NHK MER 

9750 1430-1700 28 RMP 500 80 7=Sat 311205 only G NHK MER 

9795 1800-1900 41 SNG 250 315 7=Sat 311205 only G NHK MER 

9860 1700-1900 47,48,52,53 WOF 300 140 7=Sat 311205 only G NHK MER 

12045 1430-1500 41 WOF 300 82 7=Sat 311205 only G NHK MER 

21630 1430-1500 47,48,52,53 ASC 250 85 7=Sat 311205 only G NHK MER 

(all Merlin/VT brokered, in HFCC schdule) 

and via various Yamata-JPN frequencies too. wb, Dec 5. 

In the New Year ed. of "DX Corner" in the "Hello from Tokyo" prgm, RJ is 

planning a special ed. Editor of WRTH and publisher of PWBR will be phone 

interviewed and will talk on objectives of their pubs and features of 2006 

eds. The prgm will be aired on Jan 7, 8 and 9, and JSWC will issue a 

special QSL card for all correct rpts to: 

JSWC HQ, P.O.Box 29, Sendai Central, 980-8691, Japan.

US$1 or one IRC for return postage will be appreciated. The new QSL-card 

will be a dog, the zodiac sign of year 2006. Those who do not have a 

rooster card of year 2005, the last chance will be RJ's "Hello from Tokyo" 

this weekend, featuring JP lang. stns. 

Times and fqys: Saturday (Jan 7), 0510-0600 on 5975, 6110 (Sackville), 

7230 (UK), 15195, 17810, 21755; 1010-1100 on 6120 (Sack), 9696, 11730, 

17585, 17720 (UAE), 21755; and 1710-1800 on 9535, 11970, 15355 (Gabon). 

Sunday (Jan 8), 0010-0100 on 6145 (Sack); 0310-0400 on 21610; 1110-1200 on 

6120 (Sack), 9696, 9835; 1510-1600 on 6190, 7200, 9505, 11730. Monday (Jan 

9), 0110-0200 on 5960 (UK), 11860 (Singapore), 11935 (Bonaire), 15325, 

17560, 17810, 17825, 17845. 

(Toshimichi Ohtake-JPN, JSWC Dec 4) 

KAZAKHSTAN Freq change for Democratic Voice of Burma in Burmese: 

1430-1530 NF 9415 A-A 200 kW / 132 deg, ex 15480 

// 17495 MDC 250 kW / 055 deg 


KIRGHIZ REP Eine nette Ueberaschung fand ich heute im Briefkasten. 

Kyrgyz Radio 4010 kHz bestaetigte meinen Empfangsbericht mit einem det. 

Brief und einer undet. Karte in 34 Tagen. Ich hatte 1 US-$ fuers RP 

beigelegt. 

QTH: Blvd. Jash Gvardiya 59, 720010 Bishkek, Kirghiz Republic. 

Als e-mail Adressen werden angegeben: 

und v/s Moldokasymov K.S., President 

National Telebroadcasting Corporation The Kirghiz Republic. 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Dec 6) 

KOREA Rep. of KBS World Radio is celebrating 50th anniversary on Dec 

01. On this day they started 15 min Japanese program on 970 MW, under the 

name of Voice of Free Korea. In 1957 they extended the program into 30 

mins and started to use SW. They continue to grow and now four times daily 

with one hour program and become most popular station among Japanese 

listeners. 


LATVIA 9290 kHz Relays 

10 December 

Radio Six 0700-0800 UT 

Radio Casblanca 1100-1300 UT 

11 December 

RTN 1000-1100 UT 

Radio Six 1200-1300 UT 

Radio 73 1300-1400 UT 

(Tom Taylor-UK, BrDXC-UK Dec 8) 

Radio Caroline Eifel auf/on 9290 kHz. 

Am 18. Dezember 2005 laeuft um 1000-1100 UT ein Programm von Radio 

Caroline Eifel ueber "Krebs TV" in Ulbroka, Lettland - der Sender hat 100 

kW - die Sendung ist fuer die Musik der 50er & 60er Jahre gewidmet. Freu 

mich ueber jeden Zuhoerer :-) 

Empfangsberichte sind sehr willkommen. Reception reports are very welcome. 

Rueckporto / return postage: 

2 x 0,55 ct Briefmarken (D) 

Inside Europe: 1 Euro 

Outside Europe: 1 or better 2 USD or 1 IRC 

Kontakt:

SRS Deutschland - R Caroline Eifel - 

Postfach 10 1145, 99801 Eisenach, Germany 

OP Roman u. SRS Deutschland 

(Martin Schoech-D, DXplorer Dec 8) 

LITHUANIA The planned test txion of the UK-based netradio Radio 390 

which was indicated in recent releases from the 

station - will take place in the Xmas night from 24 to 25 December between 

2200 and 0200 UTC on 1386 kHz. The relay will be provided by Radio Baltic 

Waves International, the tx will be a 50kW outlet in Giruliai near 

Klaipeda, leased from the national tx network operator LRTC. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Dec 4) 

MADAGASCAR 11704.93 CLANDESTINE (Zimbabwe). Voice of the People (via 

Madagascar), 1708-1755* on Nov 30, best in LSB to separate a bit from 

Sudan Radio Svc on 11705 kHz. M&W talks about Zimbabwean topics 

(agriculture, economic development, etc.); frequent IDs and fqy anmts. 

Seemed mostly or all in EG, but hard to tell due to the co-channel QRM. 

Off at 1755* UT. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Dec 4) 

NEW ZEALAND Freqs changes for Radio New Zealand International: 

- analogue service from November 30, 2005 

to NE Pacific,Fiji,Samoa,Cook Islands 

1651-1750 NF 11980 RAN 100 kW / 035 deg, ex 9870 

to All Pacific, also heard in Europe 

1751-1850 NF 15720 RAN 100 kW / 000 deg, ex 11980 

- DRM service from January 22, 2006 

to All Pacific 

1300-1650 NF 7220 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg, ex 7230 





More RNZI DRM Tests. 

From Adrian at RNZI - No exact dates/times just as required by the 

technicians setting the equipment up - as per the note below. (You will 

need a DRM equipped radio to hear the tests). 

Mark Nicholls Editor New Zealand DX Times magazine. 

RNZI DRM listening tests are possible on 15720 kHz during the week 12 to 

16 Dec. The tests will be at various times between 2300 and 0345 UTC. 

(Mark Nicholls-NZL, hcdx Dec 3) 

Latest NZL DRM schedule 2006: 

7220 1300-1800 51,56,64S,65S RAN 50 325 0 daily ENG NZL RNZ RNZ 

7220 1300-1800 61S,62,63W RAN 50 35 0 daily Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 

9750 1400-1430 28W RMP 35 95 -10 Sat only NZL RNZ MER 


9765 0800-1100 61S,62,63W RAN 50 325 0 daily Eng NZL RNZ RNZ 


11745 1745-1900 61S,62,63W RAN 50 35 0 daily ENG NZL RNZ RNZ 





13840 1045-1300 51,56,64S,65S RAN 50 325 0 daily ENG NZL RNZ RNZ




PAKISTAN Some freqs changes for Radio Pakistan: 

0945-1015 Tamil NF 17480.0, ex 17490.0 // 15625.4 

1015-1045 Sinhala NF 17480.0, ex 17490.0 // 15625.4 

1630-1700 Turkish NF 6215.4, ex 6255.4, // 7465.0 

1915-0045 Urdu NF 5835.4, ex 5840.4 >>>> Islamabad px 


I have received a mail today from PAK telling that 9360 will shift 

tomorrow (Dec 9th) to 9365 at 1700-1900 // 7530. This is after I advised 

him that you were hearing splash from the Chinese jammer on 9360. If you 

have some spare time can you please take a listen to it at your location? 

Up here I can only hear a weak signal on 9355 and PAK is not reliably 

propagating. 

Other changes have now been made. Russian 1415-1445 has changed to 9300 (x 

9335) // 7550. But I can't hear 9300 at all and have asked if this tx is 

actually on air - it's API-1. Turkish is using 6215 (x6255) and should be 

using 7600 (x7465) at 1630-1700 but I don't hear the 7 MHZ channel that is 

also via API-1. And similarly, at 0945-1045 UT (Tamil/Sinhali) should be 

using new 17480 (x17490) via API-1 but I don't hear that either - it's // 

15625 kHz. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 8) 

PHILIPPINES Freqs changes for FEBC in various SoEaAs languages: 

1130-1200 NF 9460 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg, ex 9920 

1200-1230 NF 9455 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg, ex 9920 

1230-1300 NF 9465 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg, ex 9920 

1200-1300 NF 7410 IBA 050 kW / 270 deg, ex 7400 

1400-1430 NF 6070 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg, ex 6055 

2300-2330 NF 9470 BOC 100 kW / 280 deg, ex 9490 


PORTUGAL Acc. to phoned information from the RDP HF site at Sao Gabriel 

just a few moments ago - and contrary to what the schedule lists! - only 

the four 300 kW txs are being used while the still existing five 100 kW 

txs are kept as reserve units. Curiously, the b/casts beamed to Venezuela 

were dropped, with the exception of those aired Tues-Sat. along w/ the 

ones for No & So Am. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 3) 

RUSSIA Freq change of Deutsche Welle in German to SoEaAs from Dec 1: 

1200-1400 NF 13590 SAM 250 kW / 140 deg, ex 17480 


["JAPAN/KOREA D.P.R."] 5890, Shiokaze (=Sea Breeze). They started to b/c 

on Oct 31, intended for the Japanese who have been kidnapped or are 

supposed to have been kidnapped by No. Korea. The prgm in JP is aired 

every day for 30 mins. at 1430, 5890 kHz via Irkutsk under contract with 

VT Merlin. This is financially supported by a group of supporters for 

kidnapped families. The group is also asking donations and QSL equivalent 

cards are being issued to those who make donations more than 1000 yen 

(=$8.50). No postal address is ancd, so we have to send money to the money 

transfer account with notes of rcpn date, time, and prgm summary. In every 

prgm the ancr reads the names of kidnapped victims, their birthdays, and 

ages when they were kidnapped. No. Korean govt said the kidnap issue was 

settled, but in JPN nobody believes so, and the kidnapped Japanese are 

considered to be still hidden somewhere in No. Korea. 


5890, Shiokaze (via Irkutsk-RUS), *1430-1459* on Dec 4, noted with piano

melody at s/on, opening talks in JP followed with a prgm of talks. Did 

note at 1440 a partial list of names, such as Koyoto, Matsiyama. Signal 

gradually improved from a fair to fair+ level by s/off. At s/off noted the 

piano melody as s/off melody (which was also played during the entire prgm 

in a very low keyed audio). The piano mx went off the air at 1459, then 20 

secs. later another prgm came on, this time an IS similar to "What a 

Friend We Have in Jesus" (played once), into very short orch. melody 

followed opening anmts but cut in mid-sentence, carrier gone, at 1500:20. 

Seems rather strange that another stn came on. Any one else notice this? 

(Ed Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Dec 4) 

Shiokaze (Radio Sea-Breeze) 5890 via Irkutsk 1400-1500 and 1900-1930 

Japanese. 

According to Asian Broadcasting Institute, "Shiokaze" broadcast by 

"Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North 

Korea" announced on Nov 25 that hours of broadcast will be extended to 1.5 

hours per day from Dec 8. They first intended to extend to 1.0 hours, but 

in negotiation to VT Communications, VT compromised to broadcast 1.5 hours 

with the price of 1.0 hour. 

The new broadcast hours after Dec 8 are planned as; 1400-1500 and 1900- 

1930. 

At 1400-1430 Reading of the letters from victims' families (new content), 

1430-1500 Reading of the detailed data of the kidnapped persons, 1900-1930 

Repeat of 1430-1500. 

In 2006, they are planning to broadcast also in Korean and English. 

(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 3) 

According to Tohru Yamashita of Asian Broadcasting Institute, "Radio 

Opened North Korea" (Yollin Pokkan Panson) started regular txion at 1500- 

1600 on Dec 6 on 5880 kHz in Korean to North Korea. The contents were 

mostly the programs of "Radio Free North Korea" by the organization of the 

refugees from North Korea, on the violations of human rights in North 

Korea. KBS Nx reported that the broadcast was done by an organization in 

U.S. The test broadcasts done between Nov 23-27 at 1500-1600 were produced 

by this organization in U.S. The first day broadcast was well heard in JPN 

and South Korea without jamming. The ending mx was "Pomp & Circumstance" 

by Elgar. 


Tuned in Dec 8 to 5880 kHz at 1458 on LSB (traffic on USB) and imagine I 

heard choir song in background. Just before 1500 a gong-like ID noticed, 

but extremely weak. 1601 a very effective jammer started on freq wiping 

out any possibility to hear them further. FNKR finally came on SW - what 

good is it to carry internet radio to a country that prevents internet? On 

their website they call themselves 'AM 5880 Freedom Northkorea broadcast'. 

I tried to hear the prgr on web to confirm IS but absolutely no luck in 

making it work. Neither in making English version on web function. 

(Finn Krone-DEN, DXplorer Dec 8) 

North Korean defectors' "Free NK Radio" broadcasts to North Korea. 

Text of report by Sin Chu-hyon entitled: "A nongovtal radio broadcast 

beamed at North Korea sent its first programme" in English by South Korean 

newspaper The Daily NK website on 7 December 

Free North Korea Broadcasting (Free NK) launched its radio programme 

intended to promote North Korean democracy at midnight on the 7th of this 

month. The programme lasts one hour a day. Free NK.net was founded by 

North Korean defectors in South Korea two years ago, and has been posting 

journalistic text and audio contents on its web site. It is first that a 

nongovtal broadcaster founded by North Korean defectors makes a programme 

and beams it at North Korea by means of short wave radio.

The programme has finally come to be launched a month after Free NK agreed 

with Ha Tae-kyung, the secretary-general of Open Radio for North Korea (NK 

Radio), on mutual cooperation last month. NK Radio specializes in 

transmitting programmes to North Korea, and is located in the US. 

The programme is sent out on the air by means of a short wave tx because 

more and more North Koreans are obtaining short wave radios. Free NK uses 

short wave 5880kHz for the time being. The location of the transmitting 

station has not been disclosed lest North Korean authorities intervene in 

transmitting. 

In the morning of the 6th day of this month, Free NK posted on its web 

site an article titled "On the Establishment of the Radio Station".On the 

article, it was said that the radio station has been intended to reveal 

the realities of North Korea to South Korean people, to be an adviser and 

supporter who provides encouragement and new hope to North Korean people 

in the Dark Land, and to be an excellent guide for the defectors who enter 

South Korea for freedom at the risk of their lives. 

Kim Sung min [Kim Song-min], the chairperson of Free NK, said, "I am very 

glad to see the accomplishment of North Korean defectors' old dream. The 

radio broadcasting will be a gospel to North Korean people and a 

threatening dagger to Kim Jong-il." 

"For the five days from the 7th of this month, we will have put a one-hour 

special programme featuring the Seoul Summit on the air everyday as a 

joint project with NK Radio. We will make a one-act play based on the 

essay which won the Human Rights in North Korea Essay Contest. We will 

also broadcast major events and interviews with influences," explained Mr 

Kim. 

"Once the nx about the foundation of the radio station was spread, we have 

received a lot of phone calls, and been promised financial support from 

several people who don't want to reveal their names. Workers in the radio 

station are insured for 100 million won against accidents, which means we 

are so dedicated. We will go as far as to liberate North Korea." Mr Kim 

expressed their strong resolution. 

It has been said that Free NK was persistently asked to give up the radio 

broadcasting plan by some influential groups which had sensed it in 

advance, but it turned down all of such requests. 

Radio broadcasters sending outside information to North Korea include 

Radio Free Asia's Korean sce, Voice Of America's Korean broadcasting, 

Korea Broadcasting System's Social and Educational programme, and Far East 

Broadcasting Corporation. 

On the second day of the Seoul Summit, Ha Tae-kyung, the secretary-general 

of NK Radio in the US, will participate in the conference on North Korean 

human rights improvement strategy where he is supposed to make a 

presentation about the role of radio broadcasting beamed at North Korea. 

Mr Ha said to the DailyNK on a telephone interview that he was going to 

talk about North Korean censorship and control on information, and the 

duties and roles of radio broadcasting to North Korea. He also mentioned 

that broadcasters to the North need much support and participation from 

various domestic and international individuals. 

Open North Korea Broadcast is an agency specializing in transmitting 

programmes to North Korea. Individuals or organizations can request it to 

transmit their programmes to North Korea with payment for wiring. Mr Ha 

emphasized that many South Koreans should participate in broadcasting to 

North Korea by means of NK Radio.

It has been known some place around Seoul area where Free NK made its 

programme and prepared its txion. 

(The Daily NK website, Seoul, BBCM Dec 7; via BrDXC-UK) 

"Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean" with tests on 7330 (again) planned for Dec 

8-15, towards north area of Okhotsk Sea 

reported on open_dx mailist by Roman 

Nazarov, 

 

Time not mentioned (I guess it'll be as for previous test - vt) 

(relayed by Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Dec 8) 

Audible at 0940 UT, but weaker than 5960 kHz. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Dec 8) 

Radio Stantsiya Tikhiy Okean/Primorskoye Radio via Vladivostok 12065. 

Full-data multi-color coat-of-arms & NTP Vladivostok logo card in 10 weeks 

for a logging in Vietnam. 

Bible Voice Broadcasting via Khabarovsk 12065. Full-data world map card, 

including site, and personal note in three weeks for a logging in Vietnam. 


Since 14th Nov, GTRK-Sakhalin (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) sces Korean px on 279 

kHz every Monday from 0810 till 0900 UT. 

Audio sample: 

According to monitoring in November/December, GTRK-Kamchatka on 

6075/180kHz has carried own local px as: 

(Su-Th) 1810-1900, 1910-2000 

(Fr,Sa) 2210-2300 

(Mo-Fr) 0100-0200, 0600-0700 

(Sa,Su) 0010-0100 produced by Koryak Av.Okrg.(Palana) 

(Tu) 2010-2100 

(Mo-Fr) 0100-0110, 0600-0610 (local news, both irregularly). 

According to monitoring in November/December, GTRK-Dal'nevostochnaya 

(Khabarovsk) on 153 kHz has carried own local px as: 

(Mo-Th) 2010-2100 

(Su-Th) 2110-2200 

(Sa) 0010-0100 

(Mo-Th) 0257-0310 

(Mo-Fr) 0400-0500 

Local opening ann has been carried at 1959 with national anthem, and many 

few-minutes local px are broadcasted at before every o'clock, or after 

every 10 mins. 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, hcdx Dec 6) 

[U.K.] Whatever the broadcast is on 9395 it has been on air Wednesday, 

Thursday and now Friday at tune in around 1400 till off at 1500. I still 

hear a very brief part of what I think is the FEBA IS at conclusion. There 

is much talk about Bangladesh at times and the broadcast seems not to be a 

religious one, or perhaps that's because I don't understand Bangla! So far 

I have not heard very much mx either. 

(Noel R. Green, UK, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 25) 

7520 1330-1430 41,49W SAM 250kW 117deg Fri 181105 060106 RUS BBC GFC 

9395 1330-1500 41,49W ARM 200kW 104deg Thur[?] 171105 190106 RUS BBC GFC 

(Wolfgang Bueschel, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 25)

Actually BBC Bengali sce has made some seminar / road show in some 

selected cities of Bangladesh on various topics. This live programme goes 

on air after regular current affairs programme at 1330-1400 UT. The txion 

is hosted by BBC representative & some guests. The programme will continue 

till mid January '06. It has no link with next year Bangladesh 

parliamentary election. Reception on 7520 kHz is too weak. // 9395 is good 

in target area. 

(Swopan Chakroborty-IND, dxld Dec 4) 

Temporary extra freqs for BBC Bengali Service. 

4 December 2005 There is a live debate now broadcast by BBC Bengali 

Service on every Thursday and Friday from their Dhaka Studio in 

Bangladesh. The debate is on various issues on Bangladesh. This is 

available on additional freqs on SW. The schedule is as follows: 

Every Thursday till 19th January 2006: 

1330-1500 7520 9395 kHz every Friday till 6th January 2006: 1330-1430 7520 

9395 kHz. The first 30 min of the broadcast can also be heard on regular 

daily freqs 7225 7430 11835 kHz. 

(Alok Dasgupta-IND via dxasia.info; via Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld Dec 5) 

Actually BBC Bengali sce has made some seminar / road show in some 

selected cities of Bangladesh on various topics. This live programme goes 

on air after regular current affairs programme at 1330-1400 UTC. The txion 

is hosted by BBC representative & some guests. The programme will continue 

till mid January '06. It has no link with next year Bangladesh 

parliamentary election. 

Reception on 7520 kHz is too weak. // 9395 is good in target area. 

(Swopan Chakroborty-IND, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 4) 

So it is actually the BBC using 9395 in Bangla - I will try 7520 later 

today. For some reason I had the BBC in mind and thought that it did sound 

their style. I assume that the FEBA IS somehow gets into the feed at close 

down. It's very brief but I'm sure that's what it is. 

(Noel R. Green, UK, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 25 via DXLD) 

[TAIWAN non, tests via Dec 3/4 RUS, Dec 5/6 UAE] 

6170 RTI to test Tbilisskaya site. 

Enclosed message from Radio Taiwan International via Rudolf Sonntag: Today 

and tomorrow RTI German, 1900-2000 on 6170, will be aired via Tbilisskaya 

(site dubbed here as Armavir and otherwhise also known as Krasnodar) and 

the next three days until Dec 6 again via Al-Dhabbaya. 

As far as I know was Al-Dhabbaya in regular use for this txion since Oct 

30, because 49 metres from England skip over Germany in winter nights. But 

Al-Dhabbaya apparently suffered from an insufficient signal strength, at 

least it did so when I checked a while ago. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 2) 

"RTI Eva Triendl" 

Betreff: Testsendung 6170 kHz am 2. und 3. Dezember aus Armavir, Russland. 

Liebe Hoererinnen und Hoerer, wir strahlen unser RTI-Deutschprogramm von 

1900-2000 Uhr UTC auf der Frequenz 6170 kHz 

am Freitag, den 2. Dezember und Samstag, den 3. Dezember aus Armavir, 

Russland 

und am Sonntag, den 4. Dezember, Montag, den 5. Dezember und Dienstag, den 

6. Dezember aus Al-Dhabbaya, UAE 

Wir freuen uns ueber Beobachtungen und Empfangsberichte! 

Ihre RTI-Deutschredaktion

[Later:] I missed the announced RTI txion via Tbilisskaya (their very 

first usage of Russian facilities I think), but according to some postings 

in the A-DX mailing list RNW English was heard on 6170 instead. No such 

txion is scheduled, so I assume that Tbilisskaya was indeed on air but 

with a wrong feed, messed up perhaps already at Bush House main control. 


6170 (RTI test) again messed up. 

Today the experiment to air Radio Taiwan International in German 1900-2000 

on 6170 via Tbilisskaya resulted in the same failure than yesterday: The 

English program of Radio Nederland was aired instead, putting it again on 

SW for Europe after quite a while. 

I really wonder who makes the same switching error two days in a row? 

Basically there are two possibilities, unless the technology for VT txions 

via Russian facilities has been changed recently: Either it was Bush House 

main control who put RNW instead of RTI (which I understand is no live 

feed but originates from an audio file, transferred to and replayed by 

Bush House) to their circuit to Moscow, or the responsible switching 

facility at Moscow put RNW instead of the feed from London on the audio 

feed to the Tbilisskaya plant. Third possibility would of course be an 

error at the tx site itself, but I would think it is not that likely that 

they have RNW English on their internal audio switching (no such txions 

from this station). 

In my humble opinion it would be no big deal if it would have been a one- 

off. But the same mistake again and again? 


5032/5905 spurious, Samara Novosemeykino-RUS, MW 873 kHz 1200 kW. 

Well, on 24th I did monitor 5032/5905 kHz. At 1500 and 1600 UT on 5905 

only CRI [Kashi] in Russian. Around 1625 a strong carrier appeared on 5905 

blocking partly CRI. 

At the same time 5032 R Rossii popped up. Blank carrier on 5905 continued 

until 1658 UT, then mx and ID "Golos Rossii - Radiokanal Sodruzhestvo". 

Sounds like CRI switched off their tx for couple of mins around 1656, 

coming back with weaker signal at 1700. Russian tx changed to VoRUS Polish 

at 1800 UT. 

At 1900 Polish program ended and also 5032 went off. 

RFI started on 5905 at 1859 UT with ID's and then Russian. 

So, as you said, this seems to be Samara MW/SW mix. On [symmetrical] 6778 

kHz I couldn't detect any signal. 


Samara/Novosemeykino-RUS. 

Hi Wolfy and Jari, so are Samara SW and Novosemeykino MW co-sited? 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 2) 

Mauno, I don't know. Simply I note Novosemeykino 1200 kW as in Samara 

province in WRTH under Russia domestic MW list. 

And formula would fit ... 

You live in Finland too, I wonder you will get same results when observe 

both channels, i.e. 5032 and 5905 in the mentioned time span. 


5032, R. Rossii, 1700-1900 UT spur could be 5905 minus 873, from 

Kaliningrad? No, Samara-?

(gh, WoR Dec 8) 

We checked that also, but KLG end at 1700 UT. (wb) 

SAIPAN/KAZAKHSTAN China Jammer? 

I tried to hear Kazakhstan on 9355 kHz, but at 1700 UTC I could hear only 

a non stop playing Chinese mx station (no talk and no voice song). It was 

there for more than an hour and during that hour a Chinese speaking 

station was heard better and better on the same frequency. I think that is 

Taiwan, so maybe the first station is somewhat trying to jam Taiwan? Does 

anybody know what is going on there? 

(Bjoern Fransson-SWE, hcdx Dec 1) 

In B-05 9355 kHz at 1700-1800 UT is used for US propaganda station RFA 

Mandarin via Saipan 100 kW acc to this frequ schedule: 


13670T 13745T 15510T 17565T 

All US Mandarin broadcast are subject of Chinese mainland jamming in about 

past five years, like BBC Mandarin, AIR Tibetan, and many other Mandarin 

or Tibetan lang sces also. 

9355 has been used in summer A-05 schedule at 1530-1600 UT, stopped on 

October 29th. 

9355 1530-1600 19,27-31 A-A 200kW 310deg 2703-301005 KAZ VOR GFC 

in winter season B-05 from Oct 30th scheduled on 

7460 1630-1700 28-30 A-A 200 310 KAZ RRS GFC 


SINGAPORE The following message received recently on answering my 

question about the return of Wavescan sent to 

Thanks so much, Tony for your concern. We will be starting our Wavescan on 

January next year. This is to give us more time to deal with some other 

things and preparation. We hope you can be of help in that part of the 

world, too! Rhoen Catolico. Wavescan Coordinator. AWR Asia/Pacific Region, 

798 Thomson Road, SNG 298186. 

(Tony Ashar-INS; via WDXC Dec Contact) 

AWR Asia/Pacific is planning to start New Wavescan in January. They will 

announce more details in December. JSWC is to present DX Nx as same as UK 

edition days, as narrated by Ms. Yukiko Tsuji with my editing. 

During my business trip to SNG at the end of September, I was able to 

visit AWR Asia/Pacific Regional Office and had a nice chat with staff of 

the Office. The team of New Wavescan program consists of Mr. Akinori 

Kaibe, Regional Director, Mr. Rhoen Catolico, Listeners Relations and Mr. 

Anniston Mathews, Technical Support. 

(Toshimichi Ohtake-JPN, JSWC, via dswci DXW Nov 30) 

Adventist World Radio has launched a redesigned website featuring a 

searchable programme schedule for AWR's SW broadcasts, a prayer request 

section, and expanded story features. The church-owned site is located at 

 

(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN NL Nov 30) 

SLOVAKIA Radio Slovakia International are no longer sending out printed 

schedules as a cost cutting measure. 

(Edwin Southwell-UK; WDXC Dec Contact)

SOLOMON ISLANDS Has become fairly easy with a good antenna at 1900, 

their morning start up or BBC relay a bit earlier as we have darkness 

between us. Never got down to sending a report. I must make it my holiday 

target, though there is a murderous Ute on it now. 5020 of course. Also 

just now at 1230 heard 5020 BBC relay. First time in a long time I heard 

it. Thanks to 5010 Thiruvanthathapuram off the air today which splatters 

killing even Nepal. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Dec 7) 

SRI LANKA DW Trincomalee now on 6000 kHz (instead of registered 6180) 

at 2200-2258 UT. In 60 degrees is in direction of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tokyo 

... 

NF 6000 2200-2258 43SE,44,45,49 TRM 250kW 60deg -30slew ENGLISH CLN DWL 


TAIWAN I was glad to see that my report of a few weeks ago of a QSL for 

Truth for the World via Taiwan prompted several to comment on what is a 

clandestine broadcast. I asked whether this Mandarin broadcast was 

actually a religious program or if it might be more of a clandestine-type 

program. I can see in reading my report that I failed to clearly state the 

point I was trying to make. I had read the Truth for the World websites 

and was aware they consider it a religious program. But what is a 

religious program to one person can be something different to someone 

else. If, for instance, it constantly points out what is wrong with the 

govt of a country and advocates a change in that govt in order to more 

easily spread the Gospel. That is why I was hoping there might be a 

response from a Mandarin-speaking listener who had heard this program. 

I realize the line between clandestine-type programs and some other 

programs is very blurred, and to most people it probably does not matter 

what kind of program it is. But there is at least one important reason why 

I keep veries from what I consider to be clandestine-type broadcasts 

separate from all others. When I show my general QSLs to non-DXers they 

usually are courteous enough to spend a few mins looking at them. But when 

I show them my albums of QSLs from clandestine-type broadcasters, the time 

they spend often goes well beyond that of polite interest. And they 

frequently ask questions about the broadcasters and the organizations 

behind the programs. 


7379.97 (Cland to Vietnam). Little Saigon Radio (via Taiwan), 1500-1530* 

Dec 1, already there at 1500, so may have come on a bit earlier; M&W talks 

in VT, a vocal selection at 1512 was followed by more talks to 1530 

closedown. Could not make much out, and no ID noted. 

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Dec 4) 

THAILAND Curiosity surrounding secret CIA prisons has fuelled rumours of 

a remote Voice of America (VOA) relay station in Udon Thani operating as a 

front for a "black site". Reporters and curious observers flocked to the 

station in Ban Dung district after the Washington Post on 2nd November 

reported that the US Central Intelligence Agency was holding top Al- 

Qa'idah suspects in "black sites" in Thailand, Afghanistan and several 

other countries. 

The remoteness of the securely-fenced station sitting on a huge land plot 

has aroused suspicion that the facility could harbour secret activities. 

The station is guarded around the clock by 15 security employees. Located 

on the premises are a garage and a storage shack without any sleeping 

quarters. About a dozen staff members at the station stay in the town and 

commute to work every day, according to one security guard interviewed by 

reporters. 

Udon Thani Governor Jaruek Prinyapol said the district chief assigned to

inspect the station confirmed there was no secret prison there. Some 

observers, however, felt the suspicions could have grounds as the station 

was located in the middle of nowhere, away from the public eye. The govt 

dismissed the rumours as baseless and said it defied logic that a media 

facility in charge of investigating facts would double as a prison. VOA 

station director Denis Wover [name as published] has promised to open the 

site for checks. 

(Bangkok Post via BBC via dxld; via WDXC Dec Contact) 

U.A.E. Athmik Yatra via Gospel for Asia via Al-Dhabbaya 6040 & 15590 

kHz. Partial-data Athmik Yatra "family with radio" card in 3 months for a 

report to Carrollton, TX, address. This is for a logging in Vietnam. 


USA Freqs changes for WEWN in English from Dec 1: 

0000-0500 NF 6875 EWN 500 kW / 020 deg to NoAm, x5085, x5875, x5810 

0000-0500 NF 6875 EWN 500 kW / 285 deg to CeAm, x5085, x5875, x5810 

Freqs changes for WHRI Angel 1 in English via HRI 250 kW from Dec 1: 

0600-0700 Thu-Sat NF 6125 / 315 deg to NoAm, ex 7315 / 152 deg to SoAm 

0600-0700 Sun-Wed on 7315 / 152 deg to SoAm, ex Daily 

0700-1000 Daily on 7315 / 152 deg to SoAm, ex 0600-1000 


UZBEKISTAN Bible Voice Broadcasting via Tashkent 7485. Full-data world 

map card, including site, in one month. 


5850 at present strong S=4-5 signal in southern Germany. 

Moscow Special Radio at 1908 UT. Chaotic cry POP mx. 1900-2000 UT 5850 

Thursdays only. 


5850 Special Radio (via Tashkent), *1900-1925 UT on Nov 24, ID in RS and 

EG, RS pops followed. 


Special Radio imminent. 

Reminder that the weekly broadcast in Russian of Special Radio is 

imminent, Thursday 1900-2000 UT via Uzbekistan on 5850, 100 kW, 311 

degrees. If it's ever going to make it to NoAM, now's the most likely 

time, the further north the better. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Dec 8) 


(Thursday). Transmitter: QTH - Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 100 kW Azimut 311 

deg. 

(Alexander Usoltsev, Special Radio via RUSDX Nov 20) 




VANUATU R Vanuatu. 3944.76 on Dec 6 at 1000- UT. VUT: R Vanuatu. At last 

heard with decent signal. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Dec 6) 

I have trace of most likely this one (no descent audio - just "something- 

like-BC" in noise) 3944.766 kHz at 1228z UT try QSL ... but I think you 

have one already. 

They confirmed me 3945 in very short terms (3-4 weeks) but that was in 

~1990. 

(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Dec 6)

In Sri Lanka at 1100 s.off it is 5 PM and absolutely no chance of any 

propagation on 3945. BUT About 10 years ago I waited for Christmas eve 

here in Sri Lankafor their extended coverage and heard them having special 

sces for Christmas going to 1330 and I bagged them, thru some QRM from NSB 

to get a QSL letter. That is one of my best Pacific QSLs. 

(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Dec 7) 

VIETNAM/USA Tu Do Ton Giao/Committee for Religious Freedom in Vietnam 

via Viet Nam Hai Ngoai/Vietnamese Public Radio via subcarrier of KCUR-FM 

89.3 MHz., Kansas City, Missouri. Hand-written friendly personal partial- 

data letter from Helen Ngo. By a lucky coincidence, of the dozens of photo 

cards which I brought back from Vietnam and could have sent with my 

report, Ms. Ngo said the one I enclosed showed the elementary school she 

attended! My report was sent to: CRFV, PO Box 342111. Bethesda, MD 20827, 

U.S.A. 

My Vietnamese friends are very familiar with Helen Ngo and her work on 

behalf of human rights in Vietnam. According to the CRFV website her work 

is not limited to religious freedom, and she has testified before a 

congressional committee on human rights violations in Vietnam. 

Of all the programs on the extensive VPR schedule [16 hours a day, 7 days 

a week], along with Radio Free Vietnam and Radio Free Asia, Tu Don Ton 

Giao appears to be the only other which might be considered a clandestine- 

type program. I am basing this on program titles [many are mx programs], 

listening to programs, and most of all the word of my Vietnamese friends. 

They say its content is very similar to that of Radio Free Vietnam. 


6317v, Dien Bien B/Cing Stn, anmts or nx at 1200 UT, theme mx 1230 UT. 

For recordings see 

(Kenji Takasaki-JPN, hcdx Dec 4) 

HFCC 

A06 Conference. 

Oldrich Cip confirmed that the A06 conference would be the next joint 

HFCC/ASBU and ABU-HFC conference and would be hosted by the ABU and RTC 

(China Radio and Television) between 13th-17th February 2006. The venue 

for this joint conference will be Hainan Island in southern China. 

Thursday, 5th January 2006 is the deadline for submission of requirement 

data for inclusion in the initial A06 schedule. 

Later Ms. Wang Fang of RTC gave a brief presentation on the amenities 

available on Hainan Island, which is a holiday island with excellent hotel 

and conference facilities and a very pleasant temperature in February. 

Wang Fang said that the conference would be held in Sanya City in the 

south of Hainan Island and connecting flights to Phoenix airport, that is 

situated about 35 mins distant by taxi, are available from Hong Kong, 

Beijing or Shanghai. Details of available hotels and rates will be 

provided by RTC as soon as possible, but delegates should bear in mind 

that February is high season in Sanya City. 

Future Conferences. 

HFCC Vice Chairman Horst Scholz asked if there were any volunteers amongst 

the organizations present who could host a future conference. There were 

no such volunteers. Horst said that the Steering Board appreciated the 

difficulties of hosting an HFCC/ASBU conference. Nevertheless no host 

meant no conference. Horst pointed out that there were still some of the 

larger organizations that had not hosted an HFCC/ASBU conference. 

Therefore, the Steering Board would be liaising with each of those 

organizations in order to try to persuade each of them to host a 

conference in the very near future. Hopefully one or another of those 

organizations could be the host for the B06 conference.

DRM. 

Currently DRM data published by the HFCC is not sufficiently accurate. To 

improve the accuracy of that DRM data the following measures will be 

adopted: 

* All occasional DRM requirements should be submitted with their actual 

operational dates rather than be submitted for a complete season. In 

addition, any and all changes to those operational dates required during a 

season should be submitted immediately; 

* Currently DRM requirement data from the tentative seasonal schedule is 

published. This practice will cease and only the DRM requirements within 

seasonal operational schedules will be publicised; 

* In practice it has not been possible to gather the complete data for 

longwave and mediumwave DRM txions. In addition, the HFCC database does 

not contain the details of some local 26 MHz txions operated by non-HFCC 

organisations. Therefore, in future the HFCC DRM database will exclude 

details of LF, MF and local 26 Mhz txions and will be limited to data on 

DRM txions operated by HFCC/ASBU and ABU-HFC member organisations. 

Currently discussions are taking place, both within and outside the 

broadcast community, about the possibility of grouping DRM txions together 

in designated parts of the HF broadcast bands because such an arrangement 

is believed to be more spectrum efficient. 

There are a number of reasons why such an arrangement would not be easy to 

achieve in practice: 

* Setting aside parts of the HF bands for DRM only txions would sterilize 

those parts of those bands in areas of the world where DRM is not used 

currently. Consequently, such an arrangement would be less spectrum 

efficient; 

* Nevertheless, it is sensible to try to group DRM txions together as much 

as possible because DRM txions have a lower mutual interference potential 

than do DRM txions towards some analogue txions; 

* Those HFCC/ASBU member organizations with long running DRM requirements 

on air are encouraged to consult each other and study the possibilities of 

grouping such txions together. 

DRM (...) Currently discussions are taking place, both within and outside 

the broadcast community, about the possibility of grouping DRM txions 

together in designated parts of the HF broadcast bands because such an 

arrangement is believed to be more spectrum efficient. 

There are a number of reasons why such an arrangement would not be easy to 

achieve in practice: 

* Setting aside parts of the HF bands for DRM only txions would sterilize 

those parts of those bands in areas of the world where DRM is not used 

currently. Consequently, such an arrangement would be less spectrum 

efficient; 

* Nevertheless, it is sensible to try to group DRM txions together as much 

as possible because DRM txions have a lower mutual interference potential 

than do DRM txions towards some analogue txions; 

* Those HFCC/ASBU member organizations with long running DRM requirements 

on air are encouraged to consult each other and study the possibilities of 

grouping such txions together. 

(Report of Second HFCC Plenary Meeting, Valencia, Spain, Thursday, 25th

Aug 2005 via Dec NASB Newsletter; via wwdxc / or dxld) 

A new edition of Broadcasts in English 

is available now from the British DX Club (BDXC-UK). 

Compiled by Dave Kenny, it has been completely revised and updated for the 

current Winter 2005-2006 (B05) season and includes details of all 

currently known international broadcasts in English on SW and mediumwave 

for the B05 schedule period. The 32-page booklet is in time order 

throughout and covers all target areas. It gives a round the clock, hour 

by hour guide to what English broadcasts you can tune into and on what 

frequencies. Transmitter sites are indicated where known. It also includes 

a comprehensive guide to DX and Media Programmes; schedules for Digital 

Radio Mondiale (DRM) txions and World Radio Network in English to Europe. 

Copies are available at the following prices (postage included): 

United Kingdom - 2 pounds sterling Overseas - 6 International Reply 

Coupons; 5 Euros or 5 US Dollars 

Sterling payments by cheque/postal order to "British DX Club" Dollar or 

Euro payments in cash. We also can now accept Paypal - please email for 

details. 

All orders/enquiries to: British DX Club, 10 Hemdean Hill, Caversham, 

Reading RG4 7SB, UK 

Or visit the BDXC-UK web site at 

(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK, Dec 9) 

WRTVH (1947 - 1958) - Reprint CD. 

Das World Radio (TV) Handbook- Reprint der ersten zwoelf Ausgaben (1947 - 

1958). 

Kein anderes Fachbuch zum weltweiten Rundfunk kann auf eine solch lange 

Historie zurueckblicken wie das "World Radio TV Handbook"(WRTH), das mit 

der jetzt erscheinenden 2006er Ausgabe seinen 60. Geburtstag feiert. 

(Glueckwunsch!) 

[...] 

In zahlreichen Hobbyecken schmuecken Dutzende Baende des WRTH das 

Buecherregal, doch nur selten sind Ausgaben der 60er, 50er oder gar 40er 

Jahre zu finden. Sie zaehlen zu den absoluten Raritaeten! Einige wenige 

Ausgaben sind in grossen Bibliotheken zu finden, doch deutschland- und 

europaweit verfuegt keine einzige Buecherei ueber alle bisher erschienenen 

Ausgaben des WRTH. Im Sommer 2005 wurde die dritte Ausgabe des Jahrbuchs 

(1949) bei eBay fuer sage und schreibe 750 US-Dollar ersteigert. 

In muehsamer Kleinarbeit und mit tatkraeftiger Unterstuetzung zahlreicher 

in Hoererkreisen weltweit bekannter Namen ist es uns in den letzten 

Monaten gelungen, leihweise Zugriff auf die ersten zwoelf Ausgaben des 

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Best wishes, Joerg Klingenfuss 

Klingenfuss Publications, Klingenfuss Radio Monitoring, Hagenloher Str. 14 

72070 Tuebingen, Germany 

E-Mail (Dec 2) 



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ALBANIA NO TRACE OF RADIO TIRANA - There was no trace of Radio Tirana 

External Service on any of its listed SW freqs when checked between 7 Dec 

and 10 Dec. Radio Tirana was also absent from three MW freqs, previously 

known to carry the external sce, during monitoring between 9 Dec and 10 

Dec. The station's website was accessible but no information was given 

regarding Radio Tirana's current status. 

(BBCM via dxld Dec 10) 

It's too soon to say it has definitely closed. May just have been 

suspended. Albania has been suffering power shortages recently, and RTSH 

(the parent broadcaster) is in serious financial difficulties. So it could 

be one, the other or both. We await further news. 


E comunque meglio spegnere i trasmettitori che le case dei cittadini, la 

situazione in Albania e drammatica, date un'occhiata a questa pagina 

scovata da Bernd Trutenau. 

 

(Roberto Scaglione-I, bclnews.it via dxld Dec 10) 

PUBLIC BROADCASTER SET TO LOSE 47 PER CENT OF ITS BUDGET. 

Tirana, 13 December: The Parliamentary Education and Information 

Commission, in the context of the 2006 draft budget, discussed Tuesday [13 

December] about the budget envisaged for Albanian Public Radio and 

Television (APRT). APRT Director-General Artur Zheji explained to the 

members of this commission that "the budget accorded for 2006 is not 

adequate. The reduction of budget seriously affects the public function 

and would bring about a grave stopping of the renovation of technology of 

the APRT." The budget accorded for APRT in 2005 was about 5m US dollars,

while the budget currently envisaged for 2006 is about 47 per cent less. 

The representatives of the Ministry of Finances, in their address, 

estimated the fund predicted by the 2006 draft budget for APRT as 

sufficient. 

(ATA nx agency, Tirana, in English 1655 UT 13 Dec; via BBCM via WoR, dxld 

Dec 14) 

Radio Tirana war in den letzten Tagen auf Mittelwelle hier nicht 

aufzunehmen, zumindestens nie dann, wenn ich die 1458 kHz eingeschaltet 

hatte. Auch die 7465 kHz um 2030 UT scheint zu schweigen. Gibt es Infos in 

der Liste, ob das mit den gegenwaertigen Problemen der Stromversorgung in 

Albanien zusammenhaengt und man deshalb den Auslandsdienst "pausieren" 

laesst. Das albanische Staatsernsehen TVSH SAT auf Eutelsat 16 Grad Ost 

war vor ein paar Tagen wieder mit dem normalen Programm zu sehen. Ein paar 

Wochen vorher, als ich es einschaltete, gab es nur die "Lajme", also die 

Nachrichtenprogramme, und ansonsten ein "Notprogramm". 

(Dietrich Hommel-D, A-DX Dec 8) 

Zur Auswahl stehen: 

Fakt ist, 

- man hat staendig Stromliefer-Unterbrechungen am Sender. 

- man hat vor zwei Wochen ein hochmodernes PC Programmsteuerungssystem in 

Betrieb genommen, mit dem Ergebnis, dass minnweise oder in Gaenze der 

Sendezeit, die Audio beim Weg zum Senderstandort 'verloren' ging. 

- ARTV / RTSH hat die Massgabe 160.000 US Dollar sowie 30% der Belegschaft 

im Jahr 2006 einzusparen. 

- Eine unbestaetigte Parole hiess, nur Albanisch und Englisch wuerde beim 

Auslandsdienst ueberleben. 

Mobbing, Pressionen, und andere schoene Umgangsformen erzeugen andere 

Reaktionen in Europa's Sueden ... und solche Disziplinierungen ereichen 

eine vertrauensvolle Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Departments ... Schaun' 

wir mal, sagt der Kaiser. 

Von all dem sind CRI, TWR, DW, VOA, und BBC-FM Relaisaussendungen nicht 

betroffen. 

(wb, Dec 9) 

ARGENTINA 6214 R. Armonia (formerly R. Baluarte), Pto Iguazu, noted on 

10 Dec at 2341-2348 UT, (North) American songs; strg R. than usual; 34432, 

occ.strg R. uty. QRM. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec at 12) 

AUSTRALIA 6020 R. Australia, Shepperton VIC, noted on 11 Dec at 1045- 

1105, Pidgin to PNG, pops, talks, prgr annts; English at 1100, news; 

15432, bu vy. poor at 1115. Vy. good on // 9710 (s/off at 1100). Also fair 

on 9580 6 9590 w/ English. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec at 12). 

9475, 11660, and 11750DRW site, RA English armchair listening in Europe 

around 1430-1530 UT today. (wb) 

BHUTAN 6035 Bhutan Broadcasting Service, Thimpu, at 0110-0230 UT fade 

out, Dec 09 and 10, Dzongkha talks, instrumental mx with flutes, native 

singing and talks in between. Heavy QRM until 0200* from NHK/UK 6030 and R 

Romania Int. 6040, and from 0200 QRM from Colombia fading in on 6035! Best 

at 0200: 23322. 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Dec 14)

Heard in Indochina: 

6035, Bhutan Brc. Service, Thimpu, at 1106-1135 on Nov 25, Dzongkha nx 

(tent), 35333 , but at *1110 Kunming came back on the air and mostly 

covered BBS 31331. In Vietnam and Cambodia 6035 was totally covered by 

Kunming! 

(Anker Petersen-DEN, touring Thailand, dswci DXW Dec 14) 

BOLIVIA 4498.2 R. Estambul (tent), Guyaramerin, noted on 09 Dec at 2335- 

2341, mx and few talks in UNID lang; 25241. 

4650.2 R. Sta Ana, Sta Ana del Yacuma, hear don 10 Dec at 2229-2340, talks 

in Spanish; 25331. 

4716.8 kz R. Yura, Yura, audible on 10 Dec at 2230-2342, Quechua, Indian 

mx, advts; much strg R. audio during speech than while playing mx; 35333. 

4865.1 R. Centenario, Sta Cruz de la Sierra, obs'ed on 10 Dec at 2229-2242 

UT, Spanish, annts, "Noticiero" at 2230 (mostly religious items); 44343. 

(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec at 12) 

BRAZIL 3365 R. Cultura, Araraquara SP, audible on 10 Dec at 2241-2249, 

talks, soft tunes, then into rosary; 33341. 

4754.9 R. Educacao Rural, Campo Grande MS, 10 Dec at 2325-2331, phone-ins; 

25332. 

4765 R. Emissora Rural, Santarem PA, 10 Dec at 2314-2326, folk songs; 

34322, slight uty. QRM. 

4775 R. Congonhas, Congonhas, 10 Dec at 2309-2322, advts, messages; 33332, 

QRM de R. Tarma, PRU. 

4805 R. Difa do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 10 Dec at 2305-2323, pops, IDs; 

34343. 

4815 R. Difa, Londrina PR, 10 Dec at 2303-2314, preacher, hymns; 34343. 

4825 R. Educadora, Braganca PA, 10 Dec at 2332-2348, ID+sl. "Educadora AM 

- ha mais de quarenta anos unindo o povo do Para", songs; 55333. 

4845.2 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus AM, 06 Dec at 2116-2126, A Voz 

do Brasil, nx in general till 2125; 32441, co-ch QRM de MTN. Sole B stn 

audible on the band. 

4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 10 Dec at 2227-2240, f/ball news, annt for 

prgr "Pelos Campos do Interior"; 54433. 

4915 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 10 Dec at 2216-2234, discussion, fqs, 

infos; 54433, QRM de B+GHA. 

4925 R. Educacao Rural, Tefe AM, 10 Dec at 2213-2226, preacher, songs; 

35332. 

4945 Emissora Rural, Petrolina PE, 10 Dec at 2211-2224, talks... and a 

folk mx prgr at 2328; 44343. 

5045 R. Guaruja Paulista, Sao Paulo SP, 09 Dec at 2343-2355, songs, TCs, 

"RGP-a radio da familia!"; // 5940.2; 34332. 

5940.2 R. Guaruja Paulista, Sao Paulo SP, 09 Dec at 2350-0004, songs, 

newscast; // 5045 (inaudible on 90 mb); 33432. 

5969.9 R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 09 Dec at 2351-0005, talks 

(seemingly some children devoted prgr), ID, very brief weather info. prior

to newscast 0000; 23431. 

6010.2 R. Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 10 Dec at 0006-0014, mx 

dedications; 33442, QRM de CLM 6010.1 + adjc. chs. 

9504.9 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 1903-1923, talks on f/bal; 33442, adjc. 

QRM but improving. 

9530 R. Nova Visao, Sta Ma RS, 10 Dec at 1905-1925, preacher; 24432, adjc. 

QRM. 

9664.9 R. Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 06 Dec at 2126-2143, A Voz do Brasil, 

nx from the judiciary, jornal do senado 2130; 34432, splash de R. Cancao 

Nova 9675! 

9675 R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 06 Dec at 2117-2130, A Voz do 

Brasil, nx in general till 2125, judic. bulletin; 55444. Also obs'ed on 10 

Dec at 1909-1924 while airing a mass; 44433. 

9695 R. Rio Mar, Manaus AM, 10 Dec at 1055-... (could not obs. its fade 

out time), sports nx px "Meia Hora", fqs, TS, children's prgr; 24431. 

Obs'ed on same day 1916-1930 airing religious songs; 34443. 

11925 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 10 Dec at 1927-1946, f/ball match 

report Atletico de Bilbao vs. Valencia (Spain, not Brazil!), advts; 34444, 

adjc. QRM only. 

(all 22 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec at 12) 

BURKINA FASO 7230 R. Burkina, Ouagadougou, observed on 11 Dec at 1120- 

... (QRM noted at recheck 1614) UT, French, mx, feature on women's 

conditons & social politicies schemed for women; 35444. 


Around 1200 UT as observed in Lisbon today, 13th: 

7230 kHz QRM-free R. Burkina, but too noisy via every aerial, exc. w/ the 

elevated K9AY, but bad nevertheless. 


CAMBODIA Heard in Indochina: 

Despite several attempts, the following former Cambodian SW-station could 

not be heard in Vietnam, Laos , Cambodia or Thailand: National R of 

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, on 4907, 6090 and 11940 which definately is off the 

air. 

The following MW stations of the National R of Cambodia were audible in 

Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Bangkok: 

918 kHz, Phnom Penh heard around 0910 on Nov 21 and 1400 on Nov 20 and 25 

in Khmer, mentioning Kampuchea and King Sihanouk, 55555. 

999 kHz, Battambang heard around 1400 on Nov 25 in Khmer. 

The following FM-stations were heard in Phnom Penh 1400-1440 (2100-2140 

local) on Nov 20, most in Khmer: 

88.0 MHz (Sweet FM), 89.2 (BBC in English - was off at 2113), 90.0 (FM 

90), 90.5 (Ta Phrom R), 91.2 (New station in Khmer mentioning Phnom Penh), 

92.0 (R France Int. in French - also noted at 2113-2138), 93.5 (FM 93.5), 

94.0 (New station in Khmer), 94.2 (distorted R Bayon FM // 95.0), 95.0 (R 

Bayon FM), 97.0 (R Apsara), 97.5 (Love FM with Nokia adv and English 

songs), 98.0 (FM 98), 99.0 (FM 99), 99.5 (FEBC - ID heard), 100.0 (BBC 

World Sce in English - also heard at 2100 UTC), 101.0 (New station in 

Khmer), 101.5 (R Australia heard at 2108), 102.0 (WMC R), 103.0 

(Municipality R - also heard at 2112), 105.0 (Sombok Ka Mum R Beehive

elaying VOA and RFA in Khmer and Chinese), 106.0 (Municipality R - weak 

// 103.0 heard at 2112) and 107.0 (Planet FM). 

The following FM-stations were heard in Siem Reap 1335-1355 on Nov 23, 

most in Khmer: 

90.2 (New, weak station), 91.4 (Two new, weak stations), 92.0 (RFI 

Musique, France, in French with ID, strong signal, so probably also a Siem 

Reap tx), 93.0 (R Bayon FM 93), 94.0 (R Bayon FM - weak // 93.0 ), 95.75 

(New station in Khmer - strong with phone in), 96.5 (FM 96.5, Sisopohon ? 

- strong), 97.5 (Love FM - strong, so probably also a Siem reap tx - ID in 

English: "97.5"), 98.0 (New station with phone-in in Khmer - strong), 98.7 

(Love FM heard // 97.5 - weak) and 100.5 (Sweet FM, ID - strong). At 1955- 

2049 on Nov 23 and 2120 on Nov 22 (around 0300-0400 local) all stations 

had closed, except RFI Musique on 92.0 MHz. 

(all Anker Petersen-DEN, touring THA, LAO, VTN, CBG, dswci DXW Dec 14) 

105 MHz FM, Beehive R, has a website at: 

The station owner Mam Sonando was recently arrested. Here is the link to 

the story from RFA: 

 

Beehive R does broadcast RFA's and Voice of America's Cambodian 

programming, so that may be part of the reason behind Sonando's troubles. 

(Andrew Janitschek-USA, R Free Asia, dswci DXW Dec 12) 

CHAD 6165 R. Nationale Tchadienne, at 2145 on Dec 7, French, nice 

African mx, nx at 2202, IDs and closedown at 2224 UT. From SINPO 43333, 

declining to 32322 in the second half. 

(Eike Bierwirth-D, hcdx Dec 10) 

CHINA 3280 presumed Voice of Pujiang, at 1215-1235 on Dec 11, fair at 

tune-in with radio drama or similar, M&W in animated CH talk, audience 

reaction, brief accordion-like mx breaks. Seemed to go into orch. mx prgm, 

but going downhill fast. Lost by 1235 UT. 



4000, Nei Menggu PBS, Hohhot, 2228-2232, Nov 17, Chinese talk, ID, 24332. 

4785, Nei Menggu PBS, Hohhot, 2253-2255, Nov 15, Mongolian talk, local mx, 

24333. 

4800, CNR 1, Ge'ermu, 1629-1631, Nov 14, Chinese ann, ID, 33333. 

4820, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, 1631-1632, Nov 14, Chinese talk, QRM weak 

AIR Kolkata, 33333. 

4950, Voice of Pujiang, Shanghai (t), 1508-1512, Nov 21, Chinese talk, 

24333 CWQRM. 

4990, Hunan PBS, Changsha, 2122-2305 and 1055, Nov 15, 17 and 25, Chinese 

dialect (not Mandarin!) talk, conversation mentioning Hunan. Early s/on! 

35444. 

5040.0, Fujian PBS, Fuzhou, 2315-2320, Nov 19, Chinese news, 25323. 

5050, Guangxi FBS, Nanning, 2319-2335, Nov 19, Vietnamese ann, songs, 

25333. 

6035, Yunnan BS, Kunming, 0059-0120, Nov 18, Chinese/Vietnamese ann, nx in 

Vietnamese, instrumental mx, 25333. 

6050, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, 2215-2220, Nov 16, Chinese talk, 24333.

6060, Voice of the Golden Bridge, Chengdu (t), 2320-2330, Nov 15, Chinese 

talk, 22432 heard under another, strong station in Vietnamese. 

6165, CNR 6, Beijing, 2158-2210, Nov 16, Chinese ID, orchestra mx, nx 

about Taiwan, 44444. 

9810, CNR 1, Nanning, 2146-2148, Nov 17, Chinese talk with mx in 

background, 55544 heard // 4460 4750 4800 5030 6030 7290 and 9845. 

(all Anker Petersen-DEN, touring THA, LAO, CBG, and VTN, dswci DXW Dec 14) 

CLANDESTINE 7380 V.of Ethiopian People on Dec 06 at *1700-1720 UT. 

34433 Amharic, 1700 sign on with IS, ID, Opening announce, Music, // Tue 

and Sat only. 


"Voice of Ethiopian People 1700-1800 7380 AM .t...s. Amharic Africa. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld WoR) 

The station has a website at includes archived 

audio. 

(Dave Kernick-UK, dxld Dec 9) 

Just read my e-mail at 1754 UT and noted only a weak carrier on 7380, no 

audio heard. Splashes from both sides. The carrier went off at 1800. 

(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Dec 10) 

Welcome to Voice Of Ethiopian People (VOEP) ARCHIVES 12-06-05 Stay Tuned: 

Voice of Ethiopian People (VOEP) is gearing up to broadcast to Ethiopia 

and surrounding countries starting Tuesday December 6, 2005. Broadcasting 

every Tuesday and Saturday, the program covers a broad range of discussion 

topics including news, nx analysis, history and current affairs. The VOEP 

programmes will amount to exactly 120 mins of broadcasting twice a week on 

7380 kHz in the 41 meet bands. VOEP radio program could be heard in all 

area of Ethiopia and neighboring countries clearly. 

Special Note to All Ethiopians The Voice of Ethiopian people must be heard 

and respected!!!!! 

Amharic text mentions 1998 when it was founded? Audio is rather distorted. 


V of Ethiopian People underway. Picked it up around 1730 UT on 7380 kHz 

with a weak signal but I could hear amharic and horn of africa mx.around 

1757 UT I heared what sounded like the ID on their website 

 

I guess there was something like white noise on that transmisson ! 

(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 10) 

COLOMBIA 6010.1 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, noted on 10 Dec at 

0007-0015, Spanish, religious prgr; 33442. 

6140 R. Melodia, Bogota, audible on 10 Dec at 2343-... UT, Spanish, light 

songs, IDs; 44433, adjecent QRM only. 


COSTA RICA 5054.6 Faro del Caribe (tent), San Isidro, heard on 06 Dec 

at 0832-f/out 0915 UT, Spanish, talks but mostly mx; 25231. 


CROATIA As I already told you, GLAS HRVATSKE (Voice of Croatia) is 

transmitted via Juelich, Germany and mediumwave txs in Croatia.

However, HRVATSKI RADIO-PRVI PROGRAM (Croatian Radio-First Program HR 1) 

is broadcasted via SW tx site DEANOVEC in Croatia: 

0500-2400 UTC DEANOVEC 6165 kHz OND 100 kW, quadrant antenna 

0500-0800 UTC DEANOVEC 7365 kHz OND 10 kW, Marconi discone antenna 

0500-1800 UTC DEANOVEC 9830 kHz OND 100 kW, RIZ vertical monopol antenna. 

(Dragan Lekic-Serbia, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 15) 

594DRM As observed by DXers on the last days, the Croatian tx operator 

OIV started with DRM test txions on 594 kHz. The tx in Osijek on 594 was 

moved to 1143 earlier this autumn, in order to free this frequency in 

Croatia for the DRM test. The newly purchased tx (from the Croatian 

manufacturer - made by RIZ) is located at the Deanovec site and provides a 

power of 10 kW in DRM mode. It is fed to the same antenna as the 100 kW AM 

tx (Glas Hrvatske) on 1125 kHz on the same site. The program feed for 594 

kHz is Croatian Radio's Hrvatski Radio 1 and Glas Hrvatske. This is a 

long-term DRM trial, conducted by the Croatian national transmitter. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Dec 15 & 16) 

Das DRM Signal auf 594 kHz kommt nicht vom Hess. Rundfunk sondern 

tatsaechlich vom kroatischen Rundfunk. Im Label von Dream werden 

angezeigt: 

GLAS HRVATSKE (was GLAS ist weiss ich nicht) 

1. Kanal AAC +P-Stereo 16.56 kBaud 

2. Kanal HVXC+Mono 2.88 kbps 

Um 1706 UT konnte ich ein englisches Programm hoeren. Bei einem 

durchschnittlichen SNR von 12 konnte die Sendung doch ununterbrochen 

gehoert werden. 

(Thomas Lindenthal-D DO3TL, A-DX Dec 15) 

594 Hessischer Rundfunk / und-oder / Kroatien? 

Ich habe heute Nacht 13. Dez. gegen 00:30 Z auf 594 kHz ein DRM Signal 

empfangen. Es war derart breit, dass auch die schwachen Signale auf 585 

kHz darin untergingen, und es war auch noch auf 603 kHz zu hoeren. Ganz zu 

schweigen davon, dass damit die Kanaele 590 und 600 blockiert sind. 

Heute Morgen um 06:45 Z war das Signal wieder verschwunden, und auf dem 

freien Kanal 590 wieder ein schwaches Signal zu hoeren. 

Weiss jemand der DRM Experten um welches Signal es sich handelt? 

(Christoph Mayer-D, A-DX Dec 13) 

Es handelt sich hierbei um Kroatien. Zum dekodieren des Signal reicht es 

im Moment nicht aus, aber die Informationen sind lesbar: Ausgestrahlt 

werden gleich 2. Programm, n„mlich der Auslandsdienst Glas Hrvatske 

(Bitrate:26.56 kbps; Stereo) und das 1.Inlandsprogramm HRT 1 (Bitarte: 

3,84 kbps; Mono). 


Wie wirken sich die DRM-Sendungen aus Kroatien eigentlich in Deutschland 

aus? Gibtïs abends/nachts St”rungen oder ist der Hessische Rundfunk in 

weiten Teilen Deutschlands doch st„rker. W rde mich interessieren, da ich 

aus Schweden die INfo bekommen habe, daá die Frequenz dort nachts 

unbrauchbar ist. 


CUBA 5025 R. Rebelde, Bauta, noted till fade out (1035) on 11 Dec at 

1012-1035, Spanish, songs, talks, TCs; 25432. 


RHC very strong on 12000 kHz around 1330-1454cl-down in Spanish, armchair 

listening in Europe. But much weaker on // 11805 and 15230 kHz today. But

6000 and 9550 didn't propagate at this time. 

(wb, Dec 14) 

CZECH REP Noted new R Prague's QSL cards, see: 

 

(Klaus Lilapause-D, A-DX Dec 14) 

DIEGO GARCIA I did not hear at all 4319 AFRTS/AFN DGR last night "off" 

or "prop". (1st is more likely) on several checks between 1600-2200 this 

morning (0538 UT) on 12579U it's weak (as usually for this hour) but still 

more-less readable. 


12579U AFN px at 1414 UT with nx read by YL, at 1418 'America business" 

mention on a number 1800 .... 7070 , a discussion between two YL and 

laughs at 1429 UT, at 1435 abt election on Iraq coming from nx of CBS. 

(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 15) 

ECUADOR Grussaktion HCJB DX-Sendung am 24.12.2005. 

Kommenden Samstag, 17. Dez. um 1630 UT 3955 kHz: 

Fuer DX-er mit Horst Rosiak " Stille Nacht", verklang fast ungehoert im 

Aether. In Koenigswusterhausen begann 1920 - drei Jahre vor dem 

offiziellen Start des Rundfunks in Deutschland, die Radio-Aera - so das 

Thema des Beitrags der ADDX. Weiterhin die kleine Andacht fuer DXer und 

die Programmbeitraege RMRC-Aktuell und die DX-Tipps. 

ACHTUNG: Grussaktion in der uebernaechsten DX-Sendung am 24.12.2005! 

Gruesst eure OMs, YLs und XYLs ueber unseren FAX/Voicemailserver in 

Frankfurt/M. Telefonnummer: 069-25577813. Bis Mittwoch, 21.12.2005 sollten 

die Gruesse uebermittelt sein. Viel Spass! 

(Radio HCJB, Quito, via A-DX Dec 14) 

Die AGDX DX-Sendung im Dezember kommt ausnahmsweise nicht am 4. Samstag 

des Monats, - also nicht am 24. Dezember, sondern dieses Mal am 31. 

Dezember, also eine - Woche spaeter. 

Unsere DX-Sendung wird - wie schon seit mehr als 20 Jahren! - produziert 

und praesentiert von unserem DX-Editor Ulrich Schnelle. 

Fuer korrekte Empfangsberichte gibt es eine der AGDX QSL Karten (gegen 

Rueckporto). 

(Dr. Anton J. Kuchelmeister-D DK5TL, AGDX Vorsitzender, Dec 14) 

ETHIOPIA 9704.16 R. Ethiopia, at 1355 UT on Dec 11, HOA and Afro-pop 

mx, large S6 het from 9705. Fair-poor, but deteriorating after 1415 UT. 

(Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Dec 11) 

9560.8 Radio Ethiopia on Dec 10 at 1559-1630 UT. SINPO 34333. Guitar mx 

till 1600 UT, then IS & ID in English as "This is the External sce of 

Radio Ethiopia." Nx summary at 1601, followed by Ethiopian popular songs. 


FINLAND R Finland is now on the air in Finnish, Swedish, Russian and 

Special Finnish. In Latin on Suns at 1050 UT 6120 11755, and at 1653 UT on 

15400 kHz. 

(R Finland via Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 2) 

FRANCE New ? RFI has published 5 PDF files with B05-frequencies 

 

 

 

(Jean-Michel Aubier-F, dxld Dec 13) 

GEORGIA/RUSSIA Abkhazian Radio was heard here for the last time on Nov 

20th on 9495 and 9535 kHz, but no more til today Nov 30th. Bad conditions 

for check whether is on the air on MW 1350 kHz. 

Radio"HARA" ("we") is back on the air Mon&Thu 1700-1733 UT, repeated 

Tue&Fri 0500-0533 UT on 4875 kHz, heard on Nov 24, 25, 28, 29th, with 

talks in Vernac and songs from the 70s sung by Tom Jones, Bob Marley & The 

Wailors. 


Hi, checked that item from Rumen in Sofia Bulgaria, today Dec 12. I noted 

Sokhum again around 0600-0700 UT on usual odd 9494.76 kHz in Russian lang, 

thiny signal, and adjacent QRM by R Sweden 9490 kHz. Scheduled 0200-0815 

UT. 

Noted Abkhaz Radio & TV via Sokhum SW 9494.76 and 9534.75 kHz in Oct 2005 

too. 


GERMANY DTK Test Xmsn 7160 kHz. 

Deutsche Telekom Test Transmission 12/10/05, 7160, SINPO 24232, at 0223+ 

UT, Multilingual test txion annts (including English annt about every 4 

mins, has been on since 0223 and still on at 0243 as I write this. Giving 

a postal address in Munich. 

(Mark Taylor-WI-USA, dxld Dec 10) 

For upcoming new client? (GH) 

7160 0200-0300 zone17 WER 125kW 285deg 15 216 7=UTC Sat 101205-101205 RMI 

DTK 

Scheduled only one single day towards zone 17 Iceland 

[285 + 15 300 deg] 

RMI brokered test. Ask Jeff White. 


Updated B-05 for DTK T-Systems. Part two - non-daily txions: 


0815-0900 5945 NAU 125 kW / 275 deg Fri to WeEu English 

0900-0915 5945 NAU 125 kW / 275 deg Fri to WeEu Urdu 

0915-0930 5945 NAU 125 kW / 275 deg Fri to WeEu Punjabi 

0800-0915 5945 NAU 125 kW / 275 deg Sat to WeEu English 

0800-0945 5945 NAU 125 kW / 275 deg Sun to WeEu English 

1915-1930 6015 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg Mon-Fri to EaEu Russian 

1900-2000 6015 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg Sat to EaEu English 

1900-1930 6015 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg Sun to EaEu English 

1930-2000 6015 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg Sun to EaEu Russian 

2000-2030 6015 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg Sun to EaEu English 

1800-1830 7205 NAU 125 kW / 230 deg Sun to SoEu Spanish 

1900-1930 7260 JUL 100 kW / 170 deg Sat to CeAf English 

1930-2000 7260 JUL 100 kW / 170 deg Sun to CeAf English 

1630-1700 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Mon/Tue/Fri to EaAf Amharic 

1700-1730 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Mon/Tue/Fri to EaAf Tigrina 

1600-1630 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Tue/Thu to EaAf Amharic 

1630-1800 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Wed to EaAf Amharic

1630-1730 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Thu/Sat/Sun to EaAf Amharic 

1730-1800 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Sat/Sun to EaAf Somali 

1800-1830 7210 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg Wed/Thu/Fri to ME Persian 

1800-1815 7210 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg Sat to ME English 

1815-1900 7210 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg Sat to ME Persian 

1800-1900 7210 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg Sun to ME Persian 

1640-1715 9460 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Mon-Wed/Fri to ME English 

1715-1730 9460 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Tue to ME Hebrew 

1730-1800 9460 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Tue to ME English 

1800-1815 9460 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Tue to ME Russian 

1800-1900 9460 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Wed/Fri to ME English 

1640-1745 9460 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Thu to ME English 


1830-1845 9460 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Sat to ME Hebrew 



1830-1900 9470 NAU 125 kW / 125 deg Tue to ME Hebrew 

1915-2000 9470 NAU 250 kW / 125 deg Fri to ME English 

1900-2000 9470 NAU 250 kW / 125 deg Sat to ME English 

1900-2015 9470 NAU 250 kW / 125 deg Sun to ME English 

1715-1835 9730 JUL 100 kW / 110 deg Mon/Wed/Fri to ME Arabic 

1800-1835 9730 JUL 100 kW / 110 deg Tue/Thu to ME Arabic 

1800-1900 9730 JUL 100 kW / 110 deg Sat/Sun to ME English 

1630-1715 11645 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Tue/Wed to ME Arabic 

1630-1730 11645 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Mon/Thu/Fri to ME Arabic 

0845-1015 17545 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Fri to ME Arabic 

1530-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Mon/Thu to SoAs English 

1500-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Tue to SoAs Urdu 

1530-1545 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Wed to SoAs Urdu 

1545-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Wed to SoAs English 

1530-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Fri to SoAs Punjabi 

1500-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Sat to SoAs English 

1530-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs Urdu 

1530-1600 13645 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Mon-Fri to SoAs Hindi 

1500-1530 13645 WER 250 kW / 075 deg Fri/Sun to SoAs Bengali 

1400-1545 13645 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sat to SoAs English 

1400-1500 13645 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English 

Adventist World Radio (AWR): 

0500-0600 6045 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Daily to EaEu Bulgarian 

1000-1100 9610 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Sun to SoEu Italian 

1900-1930 9800 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Daily to NoAf Arabic 

1930-2000 9800 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Wed to NoAf Dial 

Arabic 

1930-2000 9800 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Sun-Tue to NoAf Kabyle 

1930-2000 9800 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Thu-Sat to NoAf Tachelhit 

2000-2030 9695 JUL 100 kW / 200 deg Daily to NoAf French 

RTBF: 

0600-0815 17580 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Mon-Fri to CeAf French 

0600-1100 17580 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Sat/Sun to CeAf French 

1100-1300 21565 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Daily to CeAf French 

1600-1900 13590 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Mon-Sat to CeAf French 

1700-1900 13590 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Sun to CeAf French 

Trans World Radio (TWR): 

0630-0645 6130 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Mon-Fri to CeEu Slovak 

0930-0945 6105 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg Tue-Sat to CeEu Hungarian 

0930-0945 7210 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Tue-Sat to CeEu Hungarian 

1130-1200 6130 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Sat to CeEu Slovak 

1130-1200 7225 JUL 100 kW / 105 deg Sat to CeEu Slovak 

Christian Science Monitor: 

1000-1100 6055 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Sun to CeEu German

1800-1830 9470 JUL 100 kW / 200 ged Tue till Jan.31 to NoWeAf French 

1800-1830 9490 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Thu till Jan.26 to CeEaAf French 

1900-2000 9890 JUL 100 kW / 085 deg Sat to EaEu Russian 

TNT Hit Radio: 

1000-1600 5910 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu Dutch/Mx 


1100-1200 6110 JUL 100 kW / 295 deg Daily to WeEu English 

1100-1200 9855 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Daily to WeEu/ME English 

1300-1500 6110 JUL 100 kW / 295 deg Daily (new) to WeEu English 

1300-1500 9855 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Daily (new) to WeEu/ME English 

1500-1600 6110 JUL 100 kW / 295 deg Sat (new) to WeEu English 

1500-1700 9855 WER 250 kW / 120 deg Sat (exDaily) to WeEu/ME English 

1900-2000 9495 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Daily (ex 9845) to SoAf English 

Evangelische Missions Gemeiden: 

1130-1200 6055 WER 125 kW / non-dir Sat/Sun to CeEu German 

1200-1230 11840 NAU 250 kW / 020 deg Sat to FE Russian 

1600-1630 6000 NAU 250 kW / 070 deg Sat to EaEu Russian 

Missionswerke Arche 

1200-1215 6055 WER 250 kW / non-dir Sun to CeEu German 

Free People's Mission Krefeld Inc: 

1200-1230 5945 WER 500 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu German 

1630-1700 9490 WER 250 kW / 105 deg Sat to ME English 

Universal Life (UNL): 

1230-1300 6045 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu German 

1200-1300 6045 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sun to WeEu German 

1900-1930 7105 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Sun to ME English 

0100-0130 7145 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English 

Mecklenburg Verpommern Baltic Radio: 

1300-1400 6130 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg 1st Sun to WeEu German 

Radio Waaberi: 

1330-1400 17660 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Fri to EaAf Somali 

Radio Traumland: 

1400-1530 5925 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sun to WeEu German 

TDP Radio: 

1400-1600 6015 JUL 040 kW / non-dir Sat to WeEu Dance Mx 

DRM 

Radio Rhino International Africa: 

1500-1530 17870 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg Wed/Fri to EaAf English 

Voice of Democratic Eritrea: 

1500-1530 12015 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Sat to EaAf Tigrina 

1530-1600 12015 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Sat to EaAf Arabic 

1700-1730 9820 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Thu to EaAf Tigrina 

1730-1800 9820 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Thu to EaAf Arabic 

Voice of Ethiopian Salvation: 

1600-1700 9820 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Sun to EaAf Amharic 

Radio Huriyo: 

1630-1700 9820 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Tue/Fri to EaAf Somali 


1600-1630 13820 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg Thu to ME Persian




1930-2030 7260 NAU 250 kW / 180 deg Sat from Jan.7 to NoAf English 

2000-2015 7260 NAU 250 kW / 180 deg Sun to NoAf English 

0030-0045 5945 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English 

1430-1445 13800 WER 250 kW / 090 deg Sun to SoAs English 

Bible Christian Association/BCA/: 

1630-1700 6015 JUL 100 kW / 070 deg Sun to SoEaEu Polish 

Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo): 

1700-1800 9820 WER 125 kW / 135 deg Tue-Sun to EaAf Oromo 

Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie: 

1830-1900 11840 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg Thu to Af French 

Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity: 

1900-2000 9620 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg Wed/Sun to EaAf Amharic 


2000-2030 9405 JUL 100 kW / 210 deg Sat to WeAf 

Wolof/English 


1179 The new 1179 kHz program of Saarlaendischer Rundfunk will be 

launched on Monday (Dec 12) at 0700 UT. It will be called SR Antenne Saar, 

reminiscent to a commercial station that shared FM freqs with 

Deutschlandradio Berlin but had to give up after some time, allowing 

Deutschlandradio to go 24/7 on these freqs. 

SR Antenne Saar will most of the time relay SWR cont.ra, the remainder of 

the sce will be relays of SR 2 and SR 3 plus French nx from RFI (however, 

RFI's German sce will not be relayed). Own programming will be limited to 

occasional live coverage (Saarbruecken parliament, other events via 

Phoenix TV audio) and SR's Italian programme. 

 

And while checking this out I find a nx item about Berlin's senator of 

finance (the one who considers Brandenburg as "landscape management of 

Berlin") demanding the wind-up of Saarland and Bremen: 

 

This is broadcast-related in as far as some observers think that sooner or 

later SR and Radio Bremen will be swallowed by SWR and NDR, respectively. 


1179 SR Antenne Saar will also relay the German sce of RFI, Mon-Fri only 

1130-1200. The editorial staff at Paris announces this in big letters on 

their webpage 

Earlier annmts by SR called for relays of RFI's French nx only. This 

concept was quite incomprehensible for RFI listeners of course. 

This is not the first German AM outlet for RFI. Until five years ago (hard 

to believe that half a decade passed since!) they were relayed via Burg 

261 by the then closed Radioropa. General policy of RFI prohibits own 

MW/SW txions for Central Europe since 1996. Hmm, but Polish is still on SW 

... 


ANTENNE SAAR AB MORGEN (Montag 12.12.). 

Das neue SR-Inforadio "antenne Saar" wird ab Montag rund um die Uhr

digital im DAB-Verfahren ausgestrahlt. Das Programm befindet sich in Block 

8 B und ist damit fast im ganzen Saarland in CD-Qualitaet zu empfangen. 

Ausserdem wird das Programm taeglich zwischen 08.00 und 18.00 MEZ auf der 

Mittelwellenfrequenz 1179 khz (10 kWw) ausgestrahlt. Ueber Mittelwelle ist 

es auch ausserhalb des Saarlandes empfangbar. Der Empfangsbereich umfasst 

auch grosse Teile von Rheinlamd-Pfalz, Lothringen und Luxemburg. 

Die "Antenne-Saar" Programmuebersicht im Saartext ab Seite 434 

Infos: Saarlaendischer Rundfunk. 

(via Paul Reinersch-D, A-DX Dec 10) 

GREECE More Greek pirate harmonics heard on Nov 8th: 

4154 kHz ~ 3x1384.7 kHz. 

4702 kHz ~ 3x1567.3 kHz. 

5000 kHz ~ 3x1666 kHz. 


GUAM The revived AWR Wavescan Dx program was noted for the first time on 

last Sunday 11 Dec 2005 via KSDA Agat, Guam as follows: 

1600 9585 (plus 12065 probably, bad propagation that day). 

1730 9980 

Besides introduction, Xmas mx was heard along with SNG address and new 

email ID of the program viz 

(Jose Jacob-IND, VU2JOS, DXindia Dec 13) 

GUATEMALA 4052.4 R. Verdad, Chiquimula, noted on 09 Dec at 2339-2349 UT, 

Spanish, preacher, Xmas carols; 24341. 


GUINEA 7125 R. Guinee/ R. Conakry, Sonfoniya*, observed on 11 Dec at 

1122 UT, French, folk mx prgr, interviews; 25443. *) Sonfoniya/~ia/~ya is 

actually the stn tx site, which acc. to reports found in the www is a poor 

Conakry's outskirt. 


GYANA 3291.1 GBC, Sparendaam, noted on 10 Dec at 2233-2250 UT, English 

prgr, dedications, Indian songs/music & other types; 44343, adjct. uty. 

QRM. 


INDIA 4990 AIR Itanagar (pres), Dec 9 at 1620-1630* UT, prgm of sub- 

cont. mx and songs, YL DJ in lang, off in mid-sentence with no sign-off 

ann'ment, fair. 


According to press reports the city of Bangalore is to be re-named 

Bengaluru. For the full story click the follwing link. 

 

Bengaluru has AIR SW facilities using 6x500 kW and of course other MW & FM 

stations. The name Bengaluru is nothing new. The MW/FM stations has 

already been using Bengaluru id for the local programs. The External sce 

in Kannnada at 0215-0300 UT on 11985 & 15075 kHz also has ids as AIR 

Bengaluru. 

(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Dec 12) 


4760, AIR Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 1540-1600, Nov 18, 

English news, Hindi advs, 1545 English commentary on Sri Lankan election, 

35343.

4775, AIR Imphal, 1620-1630, Nov 14, Hindi ann, Indian songs, 45434. 

4800, AIR Hyderabad, 1629-1631, Nov 14, Vernacular ann, Indian mx, 22322. 

4860, AIR Delhi, 1632-1633, Nov 14, Urdu talk, 25333. 

4880, AIR Lucknow, 1633-1634, Nov 14, Vernacular talk, Indian mx, CWQRM, 

24232. 

4910, AIR Jaipur, 1634-1635, Nov 14, Vernacular talk, 25222. 

4920, AIR Chennai, 1635-1636, Nov 14, English talk, 25332. 

4960, AIR Ranchi, 1630-1645, Nov 17, Vernacular talks, native songs, 

25222. (Vanimo was never audible !) . 

4970, AIR Shillong, 1511-1515, Nov 21, English ID, Hindi talk, 25333. 

4990, AIR Itanagar, 1636-1637, Nov 14, English ann, songs, 35433. 

5010, AIR Thiruvananthapuram, 1637-1638, Nov 14, Hindi ann, Indian film 

songs, 33443 Heterodyne. 

5040.0, AIR Jeypore, 1503-1639, Nov 14 and 16, Hindi ann, traditional 

Indian songs, 33433 Heterodyne from 5040.4 Myanmar ceased at 1510! 


INDONESIA 9552.27 RRI Makassar. Jakarta nx relay at 0007 UT, quite good 

on 11 Dec. 

(Craig Seager-NSW-AUS, Dec-Jan ADXN via dxld / wwdxc) 

4790 RRI-Fak Fak Dec.3 1027-1100 43333 Talk and mx in INSn.ID at 1033 as 

'Radio Republik INS,Fak Fak'. 

(Kyoshiro Ishizaki-JPN, JPNpremium Dec 9) 

4605.06, RRI Serui, 1212-1232, Dec.5, INSn, Nice "island" ballads w/ 

announcer b/w selections. Suddenly gone at 1217 UT. Back at 1225 UT re- 

check w/ same format. Decent signal. 

(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Dec 11) 


3345, RRI Ternate, 2102-2104, Nov 17, Bahasa INS talk, 25232. 

3953, RRI Palu, 1030-1035, Nov 25, Bahasa INS talk, instrumental mx, 

25232. 

3976, RRI Pontianak, 2210-2250, Nov 15 and 17, Bahasa INS conversation, 

advs, 35444. Also heard 1035 UT, Nov 25, and 1500-1503 UT, Nov 21, Bahasa 

INS nx from Jakarta, 25332. 

4000, RRI Kendari, 2228-2251, Nov 15 and 17, Bahasa INS talk, mx, 24322. 

4605, RRI Serui, 2112-2115 and 1038, Nov 17 and 25, Bahasa INS talk, 

25333. 

4750, RRI Makassar, *2100-2117, Nov 17 and 18, Bahasa INS ID, news, 

conversation, 23222 Hum. 

4875, RRI Sorong, 2116-2120, Nov 17, Bahasa INS, native songs, 25333. 

4925, RRI Jambi, 2233-2359, Nov 15 and 17, Bahasa INS, "Love Ambon", TS, 

ID, news, 25333. 

Also heard 1050-1510, Nov 21 and 25, Bahasa INS ann, pop songs, Muslim 

songs, 1100 Call to Sunset Prayer, native mx, 45444.

Many other INSn SW-transmitters were checked, but not audible. 


15150 VoINS at 0859 UT, pop minang style mx, followed by program in Thai, 

with man talking over a gamelan tune. On 1118 with Chinese prg and 1320 

with Malay program with dangdut songs, 34433 at best. 


Noted at cl-down 1359 UT on 15149.80 kHz, thiny signal under threshold, 

Dec 14. (wb) 

IRAN/IRAQ CLANDESTINE 4375.06V Voice of Iranian Revolution on Dec 06 

at *1425-1456 UT 44433-32442 Kurdish, 1425 sign on with IS, ID, Opening 

mx, Talk, QRM from 1428 Jamming on c/c, // 3880.06V kHz, move by 5 kHz 

step to escape from Jamming to pursuit. 

4375.7V Voice of Communist Party of Iran on Dec 06 at *1627-1636 UT. 

45433-42442 Farsi, 1627 sign on with IS, ID, Opening mx, Talk, QRM from 

1628 Jamming on c/c, // 3880.06V kHz, move by 5 kHz step to escape from 

Jamming to pursuit. 


KOREA D.P.R. [UNIDENTIFIED] Roaring jammer on 6015, Dec 5 at 1520 UT. 

No pretending here to be a broadcast suffering from co-channel 

interference. Some talking underneath but unable to determine lang. What 

could it be? Seems Korea N/S have had a conflict here but can't find 

anything likely listed now. However, VOA in Tibetan via Thailand is on 

6015 at 1400-1500; has been expanded? 


Glenn - this one is surely jamming from North Korea against South Korea's 

'First Liberty Programme'. See left hand column of the WRTH 2005 page 260. 

It's usually audible here around 0730 / 0830 UT in winter time and 

occasional voice can be heard peaking through the noise. The reason why 

you notice it now may be because the jamming sound has changed - Olle Alm 

pointed out that it sounds more like a buzz saw than the former white 

noise, and I agree - it does. 

(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Dec 9) 

6249.9 Pyongyang Pangsong starting at 2100 UT. Aggressive male voice 

starting the txion then YL and anthem/hymns, talks by Man at 2107 UT. S=6 

32433 due to ute on USB part or tune off by 1.5 kHz down with AM Narrow. 


KOREA Rep. of 6348, R Echo of Hope, Kimp'o, So. Korea, at 1440-1540 UT 

on Nov 16 and Dec 09, Korean talks to No. Korea, Korean song and rock mx, 

33333 heard // 3985 under CNR 2 (12221). 


LAOS Heard in Indochina: 

4678, R Nationale Lao, Xam Nua, *2300-2340, Nov 15 and 23, Lao ann, 

Laotian songs, 25332. 

Also heard 1039-1042, Nov 25, Lao ann, native singing, 15121. 

6130, R Nationale Lao, Vientiane, 2340-0020, Nov 18, 20 and 23, Lao news, 

45444. 

Also heard 0925-0927, Nov 18, Lao ann, 45444, and 1117-1515, Nov 13, Lao 

talks, martial march and choir of men, talk with martial mx in the 

background, 25222. 

7145, R Nationale Lao, Vientiane, 0020-0025, Nov 18, talk in Khmer, 24443. 

All Laotian SW and MW stations had signed off when I checked the bands in

Savannakhet at 1650, Nov 14 (2350 local time). On FM I could only hear 

stations in Savannakhet or Thailand on 88.0, 92.5, 96.0, 99.3, 100.0 and 

105.0 MHz at 1655 - thus a very quiet place in the world! 

The only Laotian MW-station I ever heard, was Khantabouly on 585 kHz which 

I heard in Hue, Vietnam at 2235, Nov 15 with 55555! There was no signal on 

any of all the other freqs: 567, 640, 705, 800, 1000, 1030, 1215 or 1370 

kHz! 


LATVIA 9290 KWRN - Radio Nordland (Relay via Ulbroka), detailed 

computer generated QSL-card with personal notes (incl. tx site), card 

shows a lighthouse, v/s Felix Stein. Also contained a calendar and a 

magnetic calendar. In 9 days for a report in German with 1.10 EUR in 

German stamps to R KWRN, Pf. 101145, 99801 Eisenach, Germany. 


Relays on 9290 kHz. 17 December Radio Six 0700-0800 UT 

18 December 

Radio City 0900-1000 UT Radio Caroline Eifel 1000-1100 UT 

Radio Six 1200-1300 UT EMR 1400-1600 UT 

(Tom Taylor, hcdx Dec 14) 

MALAYSIA 5964.96 Nasional FM (RTM), on Dec 10 at 1540-1601 UT, in lang, 

YL DJ with pop songs (one song in En: Melissa Manchester singing "Don't 

Cry Out Loud"), singing station jingle, 1551-1558 UT reciting from the 

Quran, ToH spoken ID for "Nasional FM," fair-poor. 



5030, RTM, Kuching, Sarawak, 2235-2308, Nov 15 and 17, Bidayuh nx about 

relations MLA - Bosnia-Herzegovina, 44444 stronger than CNR 1. Also heard 

1057 and 1458-1500, Nov 16 and 25, Bidayuh news, 22332 under CNR-1. 

5965, RTM. Kuala Lumpur, 0935, Nov 18, Bahasa MLA talk, 24332. 

7130, Sarawak FM, Kuching, 2222-2225, Nov 16, Malay (t) talk about mx and 

carneval, local mx, 35434. Also heard 0918-0920 and 1542, Nov 15 and 18, 

Bidayuh ann, song, 25333. 

7270, Wai FM, Kuching, Sarawak, 2228-2231 and 1459, Nov 13 and 15, Iban 

ID: "Wai FM", light mx, 35333. 

Despite several attempts, the following former Malaysian stations could 

not be heard in Vietnam, Laos , Cambodia or Thailand: 4845 RTM Kuala 

Lumpur, 5979 RTM Sabah, 6050 RTM Sibu, Sarawak, 6060 RTM Miri, Sarawak, 

6175 RTM Kuala Lumpur and 7295 RTM Kuala Lumpur. They all seem to be off 

the air at present. 


MALI 7284.5 WAfrica on 41 mb, around 1200 UT as observed in Lisbon 

today, 13th: 

7284.5 RTM Bamako, Mali in a mess which I cannot sort out what it 

consists about for a vy. weak signal is surely Mali's and then some 

distorted-like audio from what I believe is 1~2 other stns on 7285, 

possibly Asian, but too noisy a fq. to ID. That's // to 11960, but this is 

typically bad here, or at least is should be better given the listed 

power; weakish audio too. 

The sort of noise I refer to isn't exactly the "crack" due to 

thunderstorms or heavy static discharges, but what I presume is what some 

call "white noise", i.e. a flow-like, almost evenly leveled noise

experienced during certain parts of the day, mostly mornings, prior to 

signal fade outs, and to some extent as if one's hearing a feeble DRM 

signal underneath. At noon & a bit later, the reported signals simply 

don't fade away over here, they decrease as the morning turns into 

afternoon, and later some other stations fade in, which is when other sort 

of problems arise - co-channel QRM. 


MAURITANIA 783 R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, observed on 09 Dec at 2324- 

2338 UT, Arabic/Vernacular(s), talks; 54544, QRM de E; // 4845 (at 

S9+50dB) only (i.e. no // signal detected on 7245). No simultaneous 

activity detected on 4845 & 7245. 


7245 R. Mauritanie, putting a much better signal today, Arabic, talks, 

jingle+anns. at 1200 UT, newscast; 4(nearly 5)4344, but weakish audio 

(which would correspond to O=3 at the most) and adjc. QRM de DRM sigs. on 

7240 & 7250, so these combined, especially if strgr. adjc. QRM was 

experienced, possibly explain why I didn't spot Nouakchott this past Sat. 

& Sun. morning around 1030 UT despite my southerly & quiet DX location. 

Even now, the only way to get this sort of reception is adjusting the 

elevated K9AY, not with other more adequate antennae for this band & their 

position for using any of the other aerials now means noise all the way. 


MONGOLIA 4830 (Altai 10 kW acc to WRTH 05). Usually easy dx in my QTH, 

yet even stronger last night on Dec 10 at 2230-2300. SINPO 34333 weak CHN 

co-chan and sporadic dx static bursts. Concert of Mongolian symphonic mx. 

Short ann. by M (2-3 sentences in Mongolian each time). Advirtising in few 

mins before ToH by M&W. Few IDs with key-words "tenger", "ulanbatras". 

Interesting that TS at 2300 6 equal (tone,length) bips (like in old URS 

HSce BCing). 


MONGOLIA [Korea D.P.R.] 981 The recently started txions of South Korea- 

based Free North Korea Radio can be heard 1500-1600 on 981 in addition to 

SW 

(cf. 

The txions appear to originate from a transmitter in Ulaanbaatar, 

Mongolia. This 500 kW tx normally operates on 990, but was used for 

foreign relays to South East Asia (VOA) on 981 kHz some years ago. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, AEC MV-Eko Dec 16) 

MYANMAR Heard in Indochina: 

5040.4, R Myanmar, Yangon, 1503-1510*, Nov 15 and 16, Bamar (tent) talk, 

mentioning Myanmar, 32432. 

5770, Defence Forces BC, Tanggyi, 1505, Nov 15 Bamar (tent) talk, 24332. 

5986, R Myanmar, Yangon, 1512-1532, Nov 15 and 16, English ID: "This nx 

comes to you from Myanmar R, Yangon", western songs, jazz, 45444. 

Despite several attempts, the following former Burmese stations could not 

be heard in Vietnam, Laos , Cambodia or Thailand: 

4725 R Myanmar and 5973 Myawaddy R Station. 


[pres] 5986, R. Myanmar, at 1146-1210 UT on Dec.5, Vernacular, Ballads w/ 

YL b/w selections. Musical bit at 1200 followed by YL until 1209 UT, 

interrupted by mx bit at 1206, then ballad. Poor under static, tho 

improved by ToH. 


This window towards South East Asia closed here in Europe this winter, due

of broad band splash from RTL DRM test on 5990 kHz. Burma/Myanwar has been 

a daily guest in past two decades, during Nov-Febr winter season. Grrrrr - 

DRM inband. (wb) 

NEW ZEALAND 17675 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, observed on 09 Dec at 2306-... 

UT, English, sport, weather & talks, all from Natl. Radio; 25433. 


I'm receiving weak DRM signals on 15720 kHz at 0115 UT, December 14. 

Presumed RNZI testing to the Pacific, but too weak for any digital id here 

in Wellington, NZ. I guess I'm at that "awkward" distance and direction 

from the tx. 

(Chris Mackerell-NZL, hcdx Dec 14) 

The following was received from Adrian Sainsbury RNZI visiting Suva, Fiji 

during the tests. 

Thanks Mark, Chris is quite correct. 

The signal here in Suva was extremely strong and the DRM test was very 

successful. 

(Cheers, Adrian Sainsbury-NZL/Suva, hcdx Dec 14) 

9870 R NZi Rangitaiki armchair listening in Europe around 1300-1500 UT 

today. (wb) 

NIGERIA 7255 VoNigeria, Ikorodu, observed on 11 Dec at 1115-... UT, 

Vernacular, talks; 35444. 


7255 VoNigeria, only chance to hear is via the elevated K9AY too, deep 

fades spoiling reception of the Vernacular prgr; 34332, adjc. QRM de DRM 

signal (7250), the same affecting MTN. At some point, the trash emanating 

from the DRM sigs. "looks" like noise underneath the stn one's observing. 


PAKISTAN On Nov 7th R Pakistan in En 1600-1614 UT reported on 4790, 

6215, 9385, 11570, but not on 5080, 5027 kHz. On Nov 6th in En on 4790 kHz 

only. 


7530 R. Pakistan, at 1833-1903* UT on Dec.5, Vernacular, Ko'ran/Arabic- 

style vocal mx, annoucner at 1838, back to mx at 1844, Ko'ran at 1858. 

Poor. // 9360 becoming stronger, until blown out by 9355-WYFR at 1855, as 

7530 kHz weakens becoming whisper quiet by s/off. 


PNG 2410 R Enga Wabag s-on at 2000 UT without IS. NBC very strong at 

1900-2100 UT on 4890 kHz, mainly slow wonderful songs, Nov 19th. 


7120, Wantok Radio Light, at 1205-1301 UT on Dec 7, poor at first but 

building and not much ARO activity this morning. Man with religious sermon 

at tune-in until 1225 UT, then into prgm of choral mx with some upbeat pop 

sounding songs. Woman ancr hrd between songs occasionally, but voice level 

way down compared to mx. Finally peaked 1241 when woman gave ID, prgm info 

("Night Light Show"), TC, then back to mx prgm. Stayed with it until 1301 

UT. 


4890 NBC (tent), Port Moresby, logged on 10 Dec at 1940-1955 UT (typical 

evening time reception), Pidgin (tent), songs; 33431, adjc. uty. QRM. 

(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec at 12)

PERU 4385.6 R. Vision (formerly R. Imperio), Chiclayo, audible on 09 

Dec at 2332-2344, Spanish, songs, TCs, IDs; 35332. 

4747 R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, logged on 10 Dec at 2227-2339, talks in 

Quechua; 44343. 

4775 R. Tarma, Tarma, obs'ed on 10 Dec at 2310-2324, Spanish prgr, Indian 

songs, LA rhythms; 34333, QRM de B. 

4950 R. Madre de Dios, Pto Maldonado, noted on 10 Dec at 2210-2223, lively 

LA rhythms; 45343. 

4955 R. Cultural Amauta, Huanta, heard on 10 Dec at 2331-2345 UT, 

Spanish+Quechua, talks on natl. affairs; 45343. 

(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec at 12) 

PHILIPPINES Heard in Indochina: 

9620, PBS, Valenzuela, 2236-2240, Nov 15, Tagalog talk, 45343. 

But I was unable to hear the two utility stations on 17260 and 17366 

around 2300 Ut. 


RUSSIA We have got an information of some problems with receiving the 

Radio Rossii (Radio of Russia) program on 7310 kHz at 1330-1900 UT and on 

6235 kHz at 1930-2200 UT in Germany last week. But we have no details of 

these problems, so may I ask you to help us in finding out these problems? 

(Radiocentr-3 Moscow-RUS, to Noel Green and W.Bueschel, Dec 15) 

Updated B-05 for Radio Rossii in Russian via MSK 250 kW / 260 deg: 


0820-1300 on 12075 

1320-1800 on 7310, co-ch CNR in Chinese + VOIROI/IRIB in Turkish 1600- 

1727 UT 

1820-2200 on 6235, co-ch R.Pakistan in Urdu till 1900 + VOA in En from 

2130 UT 


7310 kHz channel suffers severe co-channel interference by VOIRIB Tehran 

in Turkish at 1557-1727 UT. 

6235 kHz suffers by only fair signal level and fading from 1930 UT 

onwards, this depends on recent prop condition. Kaliningrad signal was 

much stronger than Moscow, Samara, Armavir signals yesterday. Deep buzz 

tone til 1900 UT, and some digital ship traffic from 6235.5 kHz on the 

upper flank. Kuwait couldn't be traced here. (wb, Dec 15) 

5890, The station "Shiokaze," or Sea Breeze, via Irkutsk, Russia, started 

to broadcast on Oct 31, intended for the Japanese who have been kidnapped 

or are supposed to have been kidnapped by North Korea. The program in 

Japanese is aired every day for 30 mins at 1430 under contract with VT 

Merlin. This is financially supported by a group of supporters for 

kidnapped families. The group are also asking donations and QSL equivalent 

cards are being issued to those who make donations more than 1000 yen 

(=$8.50). 

No postal address is announced, so we have to send money to the money 

transfer account with notes of reception date, time, and program summary. 

In every program, the announcer reads the names of kidnapped victims, 

their birthdays, ages when they were kidnapped. North Korean govt said the 

kidnap issue was settled, but in Japan, nobody believes so, and the 

kidnapped Japanese are considered to be still hidden somewhere in North 

Korea.

(Toshimichi Ohtake-JPN/JSWC, via dswci DXW Dec 01) 

5890 at 1430- UT on Dec 11, Shiokaze program. I tuned to this freq at 1425 

UT only to already hear programming that sounded identical to what I've 

heard from Shiokaze in past weeks. Frequency precisely 5890, and it 

continued at 1430 with the usual talk with the light piano mx in the 

background. It did not sound like two different txs/stations transitioning 

at 1430, so perhaps Shiokaze has extended its programming? Unfortunately 

reception is very poor this morning. Hardly worth the early wake-up! 

(Walt Salmaniw-BC-USA, dxld Dec 12) 

5880 Free North Korea Radio via Irkutsk. On Dec 9 at 1532-1600* UT. Noted 

on this date with a marginal signal at 1510 UT, gradually the signal 

improved that by 1530 UT was quite audible with a fair signal. Noted with 

brief orchestra melody, then followed long interviews and speeches with 

the occasional mxal break. Most of the talk was by female announcer, (in 

Korean) with guest speakers in the interviews. 

I did note that at 1552 UT there was reference to the Seoul Summit, with 

speech to a audience afterwards. At 1559:30 there was a mxal selection, 

closing comments but actually ID that I could make out, speech/talk was 

cut in mid-sentance at sign-off. Initially the signal was marginal at 

best, gradually improved, to a periods of fairly good copy. Best heard on 

a 3.1 meter amplified loop. 


Open Radio for North Korea seems to be the official name for the programme 

broadcast on 5880 kHz at 1500-1600 UT daily, according to the Daily NK 

online newspaper here: 

 

This page has an MP3 file of the first day's entire broadcast (on 6 Dec, 

though incorrectly labelled as 7 Dec on this web page), which plays 

automatically in glorious stereo when you go to the page. 

As alluded to by Takahito Akabayashi in DXLD 5-210, the broadcast is 

topped and tailed with Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1" (aka 

"Land of Hope and Glory"). Deuced odd (to use a posh old English 

expression) that a political broadcast from South Korea to the North 

should use mx so strongly associated with English patriotism! - see here: 

 

You can hear an edited clip of the broadcast on the Interval Signals 

Online website at 

 

(Dave Kernick-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 14) 

Magadan Radio. May you can check Magadan/Arman Radio OCCASSIONALLY, 

whether the station carries still REGIONAL programs, - or not. 

1700-1300 5920 

1900-1300 5940 

1900-1300 7320 


During last week I checked all these three freqs at 2010 and 2300 UT. The 

result was no SW txion at all on any of these freqs both at 2010 and 2300. 

At other hours program of Radio Rossi was heard on these freqs. It seems 

the txion schedule has changed in B05. 

Some Japanese DXer confirmed that local program of Magadan was really 

heard at 2010-2100 on 234 kHz in December 2005.


7330 R. Tikhiy Okean (R. Station Pacific Ocean), on Dec 10 at *0935-1000* 

UT, testing here again, starts with "Govorit Vladivostok," into their 

usual IS (chimes), RS prgm'ing, several selections of nice Russian 

ballads, many IDs for "Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean," fair-poor, // 5960 

which was fair-good. 


Relay from open_dx (Roman Nazarov, Russia/Primorsky region) - info from 

station announcer (rcvd by phone): 

(for QSL-hunters, with Love -;)) vt) 

Tikhiy Okean verifies with QSL card (one can see it on station's webpage 

SAE & IRC for external reporters (for RUS SAE is 

enough). 7330 kHz test ends Dec 15 (ie time for 2 more tries left). If one 

have sound rec of 7330 or 5960 Roman asks for copy into his address 

(+SINPO code): 

(not clear from his message - if he'll send it further along to "Tikhiy 

Okean" or just keeping own file of those dx records...) 

(via Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer Dec 14) 

11975 Kamchatska Rybatskaya (Fisherman's Program) on Dec.11 at *0000-0030 

UT noted with a very strong open carrier at 2350 ( with a Unidentified 

Station in Standard Chinese heard underneath, which went off the air at 

2359). 

Sign-on with a Drum Roll, followed with clear ID's for 'programa 

Kamchatska Rybatskaya ' by male host. Female speaker with more ID's, 

opening information, a 'muzyka' jingle ( up-beat ) This was followed with 

a commentary interview by a fisherman's wife about life in the Kamchatka 

Peninsula. The rest of the program consisted of modern Russian 'Pop' mx ( 

with one selection's lyrics similar to 'One is the Loneliness number' ) to 

more traditional Russian folklorico ballads that one would hear in the 

country side. Unbelievable signal was noted with a 5x5 copy, with signals 

pining at well over 10db's over s9. 


Regional programmes from Radio Pomorye in Arkhangelsk 918 kHz have been 

limited a bit. Whereas the morning txion 0400-0500 remains unchanged, the 

afternoon segment has been noted to be only 10 mins Monday and Friday, 

remaining a full hour 1500-1600 on Tuesday-Thursday. The station carries 

Radio Rossii when no regional programme is broadcast. 

(Ullmar Qvick, ARC MV Eko Dec 16) 

RUSSIA/TAIWAN RTI: Neue Testsendungen aus ARMAVIR. 

A second attempt by Radio Taiwan International to use Tbilisskaya for 

German 1900-2000 on 6170 started yesterday (Dec 9) and runs till tomorrow 

(Dec 11). I did not check yesterday, but at least today they finally 

managed to bring RTI German on air. Pretty good signal, but co-channel 

Grigoriopol (VOR Arabic) is still a problem. I would suggest to just 

forget the horribly overcrowded "Europaband" and use a freq between 7300 

and 7500, the proven range for txions from Russia to Central Europe in 

winter nights. 


Liebe Hoererinnen und Hoerer von Radio Taiwan International, 

herzlichen Dank fuer Ihre zahlreichen Empfangsbeobachtungen und 

Rueckmeldungen ueber unsere Testsendungen aus Armavir und Al-Dhabbaya. 

Da letzten Freitag und Samstag bei den Testausstrahlungen aus Armarvir 

ueberhaut nichts von unseren Sendungen zu hoeren war, werden wir nochmals

Testsendungen aus Armarvir, Russland vornehmen. wir strahlen unser RTI- 

Deutschprogramm von 1900-2000 Uhr UTC auf der Frequenz 6170 kHz am 

Freitag, den 9. Dezember, Samstag, den 10. Dezember und Sonntag, den 11. 

Dezember nochmals aus Armavir, Russland aus. 

Wir wuerden uns freuen, wenn Sie waehrend dieser drei Tage die Frequenz 

6170 kHz nochmals beobachten koennten. 

Vielen Dank im voraus und ein schoenes Wochenende wuenscht Ihnen Ihre RTI- 

Deutschredaktion 

(via Rudolf Sonntag-D, A-DX Dec 8) 

RTI - Meine Antwort nach Taiwan: 6170 kHz ist in 2004 und 2005 zu dieser 

Sendezeit unbrauchbar, ob aus UK, RUS oder UAE. Vorschlag 5845 kHz aus 

Armavir testen, oder gaenzlich andere Sendezeit oder Frequenz im 41 mb mit 

VT-Commun.-Merlin Broker vereinbaren. 

Sehr geehrte Frau Triendl, 

um die Nutzung der Frequenz 6170 kHz durch RTI auf den Punkt zu bringen: 

diese Frequenz war im Winter 2004/2005 als auch in dieser Saison 2005/2006 

fuer die Nutzung um 1900 UTC Richtung Zentral-Europa unbrauchbar, ob aus 

Skelton-England, Dhabbaya-UAE, oder Armavir-Russland. 

Ich sehe nur die Frequenz 5845 kHz als Ersatzfrequenz zu nutzen oder 

einmal zu testen, aber nicht aus England, diese Senderstandorte liegen zu 

nah an Deutschland. 

Oder eine gaenzlich andere Abend Sendezeit mit VT-Communications/Merlin 

Sendezeit Provider/Broker zu vereinbaren. 

Auch heute am Freitag, 9.12., ist 6170 kHz unbrauchbar, durch Voice of 

Russia in Arabisch zugedeckt und gestoert. 


Wolfgang Bueschel Stuttgart Germany (Dec 9) 

SINGAPORE Heard in Indochina: 

3915, BBC SNG, 1645-1646, Nov 14, English talk, news, BBC website, 43444 

Heterodyne. Also heard 2105-2110, Nov 17, English commentary, 45444. 

6080, R SNG International, 1116, Nov 13, English programme, 25333. 

7170, Olikkalanjiam, SNG, 0915-0920, Nov 18, Tamil songs, 35444. 

7235, R Warna, SNG, 0857-0905, Nov 18, Bahasa MLA talk, ID mentioning FM, 

0900 R SNG International ID, website, news, 44444 CWQRM. 


SOLOMON ISLS. 5020 kHz 1800-1900 relayed BBCWS in // 9410WOF&CYP, but 

on 5020 kHz with time delay. From 1900 UT own program on 5020. 1912 UT 

fade-out. Nov 19th. 


SOMALIA Received a QSL today from Radio Hargeisa in the Republic of 

Somaliland (NASWA Country: Somali, Dem. Rep. - British) for reception on 

29 Nov 2005 on 7530 kHz. V/s: Baldur Drobnica. 

Card states that they run 10 kW into a T-antenna. 

Report was sent to their German postal address with $1. Card was mailed 

from USA with a cover letter and the $1 was returned via an amateur radio 

operator in Virginia. Apparently $1 is not enough for return postage from 

Germany and the v/s sent my card along with his amateur radio QSL and then 

the Virginia op forwarded my QSL. My 217th NASWA Country verified.

(Steve Lare-MI, dxld Dec 14) 

Baldur Drobnica DJ6SI, the German ham operator, which escaped severe 

Vietnamese army fire on Amboyana Spratly Island, when erecting a Ham Radio 

expedition station on the disputed island in South Chinese Sea in 1983. 

DJ3NG along with his friends was on his way to Spratly DX Pedition. A 

night before arriving at Spratly, his boat was attacked and sunken by 

Vietnamese gunships. DJ6SI fortunately survived and issued this QSL to 

mourn DJ3NG, DJ4EI, and others killed by this incident. 

 

See 

 

Steve, I agree 100% with what you said. I NEVER have had any trouble 

getting cards from DJ6SI! I usually send 2 IRCs. 

(Joe Reisert-USA W1JR, DX News Feb 28, 2002) 

Nancy & Steve Lawrence wrote: 

I have worked Baldur from his many locations over the years. I have QSL'd 

direct and always received a response. I've always included sufficient 

return postage. I've included cards for different calls in a single 

envelope and gotten replies. I even got an unsolicited card for his Mt. 

Athos operation via the bureau! 

In short, I've never had a problem getting cards from Baldur. I will 

remind you that this is a man who almost died (one op did) in a Spratly 

operation of years past. And he still goes out there. 

It's only a hobby. 

(73, Steve WB6RSE, Feb 27, 2002) 

SOUTH AFRICA 3320 SAUK/ R. Sonder Grense, Meyerton, putting a superb 

signal on 10 Dec at 1845-1940 UT, Afrikaans, class. mx, news, pops, mostly 

Afrikander; 55444. In a recent DX bulletin, it was commented that 

referring to the stn as "SAUK" instead of "SABC" might not be "politically 

correct" (clearly a fashion term of today) - now, why this general 

paranoia vis-a-vis all things Afrikan(d)er)? It's clearly & unfairly being 

treated as some sort of "2nd rate" lang by many who shouldn't actually 

"throw the first stone." 


The SABC - 70 Years of broadcasting. 

There are few mediums other than radio that have done more to advance the 

concept of the global village over the last 100 years. 

From the wireless telegraph invented by the father of radio, Guglielmo 

Marconi, at the beginning of the 20th century, major technological and 

scientific developments have today entrenched radio firmly in the space 

age, with extraterrestrial satellite txions, Digital Audio Broadcasting 

(DAB), Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), web casting, as well as broadcasting 

to visual radio instead of traditional FM (Frequency Modulation) 

broadcasting. 

Historical firsts and the origins of the SABC From the first use of 

military wireless in the world by the army of the Transvaal Republic in 

the Anglo-Boer War in the 1900s, radio was revealed for the first time to 

the general public at the Great Empire Exhibition in 1922. 

The country's first radio station, 'JB Calling', began broadcasting in 

Johannesburg on the 1st of July 1924, followed by a second Cape Town-based 

station in 1924 and another in Durban in the same year. These three 

stations later combined to form the African Broadcasting Corporation on

the 1st of April 1927. 

In 1936, the African Broadcasting Company was dissolved and the South 

African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) was established by an Act of 

Parliament as the new public sce broadcaster which in 2006, will proudly 

celebrate 70 years in broadcasting. 

Stations across the nation In the early 1940s the first direct txions in 

African langs were made by telephone line and by the early 1950s, 

Springbok Radio - the country's first commercial radio station - ushered 

in a new age of radio entertainment with its shows, dramas and comedies. 

The 1960s saw new regional radio stations in the Cape and Natal, while 

Radio RSA started broadcasting as an official world sce. 

In the mid 1970s, the SABC took over Mozambique-based LM Radio, 

relaunching it as Radio 5 and later as 5fm. As a response to several non- 

SABC stations based in the so-called 'independent' homelands, Radio Metro 

- which later became Metro fm - was launched as a commercial mx-oriented 

radio station catering for the progressive Black middle classes of the 

1980s. Three lang-based radio stations - isiSwazi, isiNdebele and Indian 

speaking - were also established in the same decade. 

To replace the original English and Afrikaans as well as Springbok Radio, 

at midnight on the 31st of December 1985, Radio South Africa (now called 

SAfm), Radio Suid Afrika (now RSG), Radio 2000 as well as three new 

regional stations in Pretoria, Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth took to the 

air. 

Adapting for the new millennium As the state broadcaster, the SABC was 

created with a monopoly on the provision of broadcasting sces that 

emphasised racial and ethnic divisions under the previous regime. The IBA 

Act ended the broadcasting system monopoly, opening up radio and 

television markets to competition. It transformed the state broadcaster 

into a public broadcaster, and made possible the introduction of community 

radio for the first time. 

The new democratic govt led by the African National Congress (ANC) has 

freed the airwaves by restructuring the state broadcasting monopoly with a 

broadcasting dispensation that meets the needs of all South Africans, 

offering a choice of sces and content ownership. 

The early 1990s saw a major restructuring of the SABC as a national 

broadcaster. The corporation's radio and television portfolios were 

completely revamped, and it started to explore satellite txion and opening 

the airwaves to other broadcasters. 

The Radio Data System (RDS) on FM sces was launched in 1992 and in 1995, 

the SABC launched the transponder spaces on the PAS-4 satellite, making 

its sces available nationally to people who had satellite receiving 

equipment. The SABC sold its six regional radio stations to private 

enterprise and re-launched its radio portfolio in September 1996, when 

Radio RSA was also rebranded as Channel Africa. 

The first community radio stations came on stream in 1995 and the first 

private independent radio station in 1997. In the 21st century and beyond 

the door to 'micro radio' is opening, which could lead to the birth of 

many low power radio stations, operated by individuals, neighbourhood 

groups or community organisations for example. 

The SABC today... SABC radio is divided into Public Broadcasting Services 

(PBS) and Public Commercial Services (PCS). The PBS is represented by nine 

indigenous South African lang radio stations, with the Khoi and San langs 

also represented under this portfolio via the X-K FM station, as well as 

English and Afrikaans. SABC 1 and SABC 2 respectively fall within the PBS

portfolio of television stations catering for the aforementioned markets. 

Built on a global perspective of economics, social and political 

infotainment, PCS stations provide entertainment and sports broadcasts as 

well as a mix of up-to-date urban contemporary and information to their 

target markets - the young, urban adults. The SABC 3 television station 

which falls within the PCS portfolio provides a similar sce. 

.. and tomorrow. Currently reaching 90% of South Africa, radio is the 

leading medium and primary source of information for many people as it 

reaches every part of the country - rural, urban, metropolitan, small 

towns and villages. Deregulation has led to increasing competition in the 

market. 

Currently, there are 18 SABC radio stations, six greenfield radio 

stations, nine independent radio stations and more than 60 community radio 

stations competing for the same market with five television stations, over 

500 magazines and more than 100 newspapers. 

With two new television stations and more than eight radio stations more 

likely to be operating before 2008, the SABC remains committed to 

delivering exclusive programming mandated by ICASA. This consists of 

children's programmes, documentaries, live sports, the opening of 

parliament, education, indigenous langs including Afrikaans, current 

affairs, drama, disability programmes, youth programmes, and those that 

uphold culture. New commercial radio licenses will also have an impact on 

the current commercial radio stations as there is only so much available 

market to target, forcing the programming format to be focused on specific 

programme genres for example such as youth, jazz mx, and R&B mx. 

Depending on the number of FM freqs available this might create an 

opportunity for satellite radio that has seen listening to radio via 

television in the United Kingdom (UK), increasing to levels of 35%. This 

creates an opportunity for radio to utilise television as a marketing 

platform. 

(Gab Mampone, 01 Dec 2005 

 

via Gupta-IND, JPNpremium Dec 10) 

SRI LANKA From 0800 UTC, 9 Nov 2005 Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corp. has 

vacated from the AIR Chennai freq of 7275 to 7300 kHz. 

So now AIR Chennai is free of interference on 7275 at 0025-0430. At 0700- 

1330 & 1430-1740 Chennai uses 7270. 

For some time both Chennai and SLBC were using 7275 simulatenously in the 

mornings. Trouble started when SLBC suddenly changed over from 7300 to the 

long established AIR Chennai channel of 7275 some months back. 

Latest SLBC sked on 7300 // 11905 is 0030-0400 0800-1530 in Indian langs. 

By the way SLBC English Service is noted sign off at 0400 UTC Mon-Sat. On 

some Sundays they sign off at 0430 and sometimes 0500. 0400 onwards on 

Sundays they have Christian programming. Fqs are 6005 9770 15745. 

(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Dec 10) 

11905 SLBC, at 1151 on 14 Dec with Tamil songs, 1200+ with religious 

Christian program till 1400 UT starting and ending with the same a 

cappella song followed by Tamil song program also after 1230 UT. S7 max 

33333 at best. At 1230 VoTUR on 11910 QRMs a little the station. 


SWEDEN Within the next few days the Swedish government will formally

decide that the expansion of DAB radio in Sweden will be put on hold 

indefinitely. The planned closure of the analogue FM networks will no 

longer take place. The costs for the households to renew the 20-30 

millions of receivers currently in use is seen as an important factor in 

this decision. Instead Swedish Radio is encouraged to expand in 

alternative forms of distribution, like Internet and podcasting. The 

number of DAB receivers sold in Sweden amounts to a mere 7,000. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 14) 

Christer Hederstroem, Media Advisor and Editor of the newsletter Public 

Access, Stockholm, Sweden writes: The minister of culture and education 

Leif Pagrotsky has announced that he will not take any decision to close 

down the analogue FM network in Sweden. The govt will not cater to the 

requests from the national public broadcaster Sveriges Radio to start 

nationwide digital radio DAB broadcasting. Pagrotsky says that it will not 

be worth the money. It will be too expensive to replace 25-30 million 

analogue FM receivers in Sweden. Sveriges Radio has already put ?40 

million into DAB mostly for broadcasts on a temporary basis in four cities 

for a couple of years, but a txion network for the whole country is 

already established but put on ice awaiting a govt decision. 

By this decision Sweden follow the example of Finland which a year ago 

closed the DAB case. Sveriges Radio will now concentrate more on other 

technologies such as webcasting and podcasting as well as radio via mobile 

telephones (DVB-H). Leif Pagrotsky has also mentioned radio via the 

terrestial digital television network (DTT) as a good solution for 

Sveriges Radio. 

Sveriges Radio is not unaware of the DRM technology as its overseas 

service Radio Sweden is broadcasting via Radio Netherlands and Radio 

Canada International on DRM SW, and also have some experimental 

transmissions from the Soelvesborg SW tx site in Sweden. However, a debate 

about digitalization of the FM-band (DRM+ or HD Radio) has not yet started 

in Sweden. 

(RNW MN NL Dec 14) 

While listening to R Sweden on 7420 at 2030 UT this morning there was an 

item saying the Swedish Govt were dropping digital broadcasts. There was 

mention that unlike England there were no retailers selling DAB enabled 

radios in Sweden. There's an audio report at 

but I can't listen on this PC - no sound. 

(Wayne Bastow-NSW-AUS, dxld Dec 14) 

The Swedish govt has pulled the plug on digital radio, at least in its 

current form. 

Digital Audio Broadcasting, or DAB, is the official format for digital 

radio in Europe, and much of the rest of the world. Public broadcaster 

Swedish Radio, home of Radio Sweden, has been adding more and more DAB 

channels over the past ten years. Sweden has been second only to Britain 

in developing the system. 

But unlike Britain it is almost impossible to buy a DAB receiver in this 

country, and without receivers there has been almost no audience. It's 

been kind of a chicken and egg effect - retailers won't sell receivers 

unless there are more digital stations, and Sweden's commercial 

broadcasters have been waiting for the official govt announcement that 

analogue FM radio is being phased out before they spend the money to 

switch to DAB. 

Last year an official commission recommended a transition period to the 

new technology. But now the Swedish govt has pulled the plug on the whole 

project. Minister of Culture Leif Pagrotsky points to the lack of 

audience, and says it would cost too much to continue broadcasting // in

oth DAB and FM. He says Swedish Radio's 50m-dollar investment in digital 

radio was not wasted, and praises the broadcaster for moving forward with 

radio over the internet and on new generation mobile telephones, as well 

as podcasts. Pagrotsky also wants Swedish Radio to put its signals 

available through digital television systems, something which has only 

been partially explored. 

In response, Swedish Radio Director-General Peter Orn says the govt's 

decision is regrettable. He points out that the initiative for DAB here 

came not just from the public broadcaster but from the entire industry and 

public tx operator Teracom, and the Swedish parliament allocated funds 

specifically for developing DAB. 

(R Sweden text website, 14 Dec) 

SYRIA Heard in Turkish, Ru, Ge, Fr, En from 1600-2100 UT on 9330 kHz, 

and from 1805 UT also on // 12085 kHz. 


TAIWAN Central Weather Bureau verified my reception report in Chinese 

for their new txion of "Meteorological Phonetic Broadcasting" on 5170USB 

from Tainan after 16 days by PFC and letter in Chinese. Verification 

signer was Mr.Lifu Cai, Manager of the Weather Forecast Center. I enclosed 

$1.00 but it was returned. 

Schedule: 24hrs Marine Weather Forecast in Chinese 

Frequencies: 8117 USB (Taipei 400 watt) 5170 USB (Tainan 250 watt). 

Address: Meteorological Phonetic Broadcasting, Weather Forecast Center, 

Central Weather Bureau, 64 Kung Yuen Road, Taipei, Taiwan 

URL: 


RFA Mandarin via Taiwan in B05 season: 1800-2100 on 7355 kHz [and 

accompanied CHN mainland jammer...]. (wb) 

TAJIKISTAN 4635, presumed Tajik Radio, at 0007-0015 UT on Dec 11, man in 

comments during period. There was a very brief interlude of mx at 0009 UT. 

Signal was threshold, and at 0013 still active. 


THAILAND Heard in Indochina. Despite several attempts, the following 

former Thai domestic SW-station could not be heard in Thailand, Vietnam or 

Cambodia: 6070 R Thailand, Pathumthani. It is definately off the air. 

On MW the following 24 hours freqs were heard in Bangkok at 1935-1955 

(after local midnight) on Nov 13: Bangkok stations strong on 540, 594, 

657, 675, 747, 792, 963, 999, 1053, 1179, 1305, 1350 and 1422 kHz. Other 

Thailand stations heard weak on 1089, 1107, 1269 and 1503 kHz. On FM I 

counted 84 stations in Bangkok at 0440 (local noon) and about 50 stations 

at 2000 (0300 local time). 

Back in Bangkok on Nov 25, I heard the following Thailand MW freqs at 

1350-1415 (2050-2115 local): 540, 576, 594, 630, 657, 675, 747, 792, 819, 

873, 891, 945, 963, 999, 1053, 1089, 1107, 1179, 1233, 1242, 1269, 1305, 

1350, 1422, 1494 and 1503 kHz. 


TURKMENISTAN Common news in Vernacular reported on LW 279, 4930, 5015 

kHz at 0200 UT, Nov 20th. 


U.K. [to SUDAN]. 7120 Sudan Radio Service via Woofferton-UK, at 0309-

0327 on Dec 7, man with nx in English. At 0313 "That's the end of the 

English newscast for today. The next nx is in Arabic. This is the Sudan 

Radio Service." Brief mxal interlude followed by the program "The Road to 

Peace" at 0315 UT. Fair. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, NASWA Dec 11) 

USA Some US VOA/RFE/RL/RFA changes 

6050 1400-1500 TIN 500 287 RFA Canton (x15255) 

6225 2100-2115 IRA 250 322 VOA Ukr (x6215) 

6225 2115-2130 IRA 250 322 VOA Ukr (x6215) 

7125 1800-1900 IRA 250 324 RL Caucas (x6215) 

7280 1400-1500 TIN 500 286 RFA Canton (x9825) 

9415 1730-1800 MOR 250 99 VOA Oromo (x7245) 

9415 1800-1900 IRA 250 279 VOA Amhar (x7245) 

9415 1900-1930 MOR 250 99 VOA Tigre (x7245) 

9610 1530-1600 KAV 250 95 VOA Georg (x11965) 

11785 0200-0400 PHT 250 315 RL Kazakh (x11885) 

11820 1600-1615 MOR 500 59 VOA Bosn (x11965KAV) 

11840 2330-2400 IRA 250 57 VOA Burm (x7260) 

11955 1730-1800 KAV 250 172 VOA Oromo (x11690) 

11955 1800-1900 KAV 250 172 VOA Amhar (x11690) 

11955 1900-1930 KAV 250 172 VOA Tigre (x11690) 

11970 1600-1700 PHT 250 283 VOA Bangl (x15185) 

12015 0000-0200 TIN 250 341 RL Russ (x11885) 

13755 1730-1800 MOR 250 108 VOA Oromo (x13800, x13790) 

13755 1800-1900 IRA 250 275 VOA Amhar (x13800, x13790) 

13755 1900-1930 IRA 250 275 VOA Tigre (x13800, x13790) 

15130 0700-0900 UDO 250 335 RL Russ (x17730) 

15345 1400-1600 LAM 100 77 RL Kirgyz delete 

(Dec 12) 

7811U, AFRTS, at 2117+ UT on Dec.5, English, Key West-FLA. relay w/ "Clark 

Howard Show" re reducing personal debt. Familiar format of short, 

news/informational bits followed. Fair. 


AFRTS Key West - 5446.5U at 0100-0230+ on Dec 14. I happened to tune this 

in when Diego Garcia did not materialize. I was surprised to find the 

local broadcast with veteran announcer Joe Tait of the Cleveland Cavaliers 

losing to the Atlanta Hawks here in Cleveland. 

The interesting thing is that this "live" NBA basketball broadcast was not 

// to the same thing on WTAM-1100 50 kW from Cleveland. AFRTS is on about 

a five second delay. This permitted me to hear the Cavs lose twice, first 

on WTAM, and second on AFRTS five seconds later. LeBron James fans will be 

encouraged to know that he has over 30 points, but the Cavs are losing 

anyway 87-76 with only three mins left. 

ID: You are listening to live sports coverage on AFN. As I said above, 

this is disinformation from the govt. The broadcast was not quite live. 

The signal from Key West was quite good, but it was better on local WTAM. 

There was one bit of nx on AFRTS during what was commercials on WTAM. The 

NBA has announced that some of the NBA teams will hold their training 

camps in Europe next year. Several exhibition games will be played in 

various European countries. Some of the games will be against European pro 

basketball teams. 

OK, I waited until the end of the game before posting this one. Final 

score: Atlanta Hawks 100 Cleveland Cavaliers 94. Joe Tait's commentary: 

"They (the Cavs) have played absolutely putrid basketball." 

(George Zeller-OH-USA, DXplorer Dec 14)

RFA schedule in B-05, valid from Oct 30th 2005 til March 26th, 2006. 

RFA uses US belonging and IBB txs at HBN/P=KHBN Palau Isl, 

IRA/I=Iranawila Sri Lanka, KWT/K=Kuwait, LAM/L Lampertheim-GER, 


And foreign relays at ALM/A=Almaty-KAZ, DUS/D=Dushanbe-TJK, 

IRK=Irkutsk-RUS, TWN/N=Taiwan, UAE=Al Dhabayya-UAE, 

ULA/U=UlaanBataar Mongolia, VLD/V=Vladivostok-RUS, 

WER=Wertachtal Germany. 

0000-0100 LAO 11830I 15545T 15590V 

0030-0130 BURMESE 11535D 13710S 13815I 15700T 

0100-0200 UYGHUR 7480D 9365D 9645UAE 9690UAE 

15270T 17570T 

0100-0300 TIBETAN 7470D(D-05 season til Mar4) 7560K 9670WER 

11695UAE 15220T 17730U 

15660D(M-06 season from Mar 5) 


17525D 17615S 17880S 21540T 


17525D 17615S 17880S 

0600-0700 TIBETAN 17515D 17715K 17720U 21570T 21715UAE 

break 

1100-1200 LAO 9355S 9775T 15565I 

1100-1200 TIBETAN 7470U 11540D 11590K 13625T 15435UAE 

1200-1400 TIBETAN 7470U 11540D 11590K 13625T 15185S 15435UAE 

1230-1330 CAMBODIAN 5910V 13725I 15395T 

1230-1330 BURMESE 9365D 11795T 12105I 15700T 

1400-1500 CANTONESE 6050T(x9825T) 7280T(x15255T) 11950S 

1400-1500 VIETNAMESE 7380U 9365D 9455S 11605T 13725P 

13865I 15470T 21625I 

1500-1600 TIBETAN 7470U 7495D 11500K 15385UAE 

1500-1600 MANDARIN 7540D 9905P 11945T 13670T 13745T 15510T 

1500-1700 KOREAN 7210IRK 11870S 13625T 

1600-1700 UYGHUR 7515D 7530D 9625UAE 11720T 13725I 

1600-1700 MANDARIN 6095T 7540D 9455S 9905P 11945T 13670T 

13745T 15510T 


13670T 13745T 15510T 

1800-1900 MANDARIN 6095T 7355N 7540D 9355S 9455S 11790T 

11945T 13670T 13745T 15510T 

1900-2000 MANDARIN 1098N 5990T 6095T 7355N 7540D 9355S 

9455S 9875P 11790T 11945T 11970T 13745T 

2000-2100 MANDARIN 1098N 5990T 6095T 7355N 7540D 9355S 

9455S 9875P 9885T 11900S(xT) 11950T 

11970T 13745T 

2100-2200 MANDARIN 1098N 6095T 7355N 7540D 9355S 9455S 

9875P 9885T 11950T 11970T 13745T 

2100-2300 KOREAN 7460U 9385T 11785S 13625T 

2200-2300 CANTONESE 9570T(xS) 9845P 11740S(xT) 11775T 

2230-2330 CAMBODIAN 7185I 9930P 15485T 

2300-2359 MANDARIN 7540D 9905P 11775T 13745S 13800T 15430T 

15550T 

2300-2359 TIBETAN 6010UAE 7415D 7470U 7550K 9875LAM 

2330-0029 VIETNAMESE 7515D 9930P 11580U 11605N 11965T 13720S 

13865I 15565V 

( and various sources, 

wwdxc BC-DX Dec 12) 

UZBEKISTAN 5850 at present strong S=4-5 signal in southern Germany. 

Moscow Special Radio at 1908 UT. Chaotic cry POP mx. 1900-2000 UT 5850

Thursdays only. 


5850 Special Radio (via Tashkent), *1900-1925 UT on Nov 24, ID in RS and 

EG, RS pops followed. 


Special Radio imminent. Reminder that the weekly broadcast in Russian of 

Special Radio is imminent, Thursday 1900-2000 UT via Uzbekistan on 5850, 

100 kW, 311 degrees. If it's ever going to make it to NoAM, now's the most 

likely time, the further north the better. 

(Glenn Hauser-USA, dxld Dec 8) 


(Thursday). Transmitter: QTH - Tashkent (Uzbekistan) 100 kW Azimut 311 

deg. 

(Alexander Usoltsev, Special Radio via RUSDX Nov 20) 




See included recording of Special Radio (via Tashkent-UZB), Thursdays 

only. Heard 1908 til 1958 UT yesterday Dec 8th. 

At closing of the txion heard a phone no. of Moscow annt, e-mail address, 

then 

- three times - interval signature (like more of Tashkent-UZB central Asia 

nature??) 

- and strange enough (1x time) TWR interval signal at closing end. 

Do you know the 'three times IS' origin??? of R Rossii special program or 

Uzbekistan? 

TWR starts the Northern/Baltic lang sce programme via MW Popovka St.P. on 

1494 kHz at 2000 UT. So seemingly another switching channel error via the 

Moscow bc house control room. 

TWR ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA 

2000-2030 .....67 Lithuanian 1494 600 258 29NW 

2000-2030 12345.. Swedish 1494 600 258 18 

2030-2100 .....67 Estonian 1494 600 258 29NW 

2030-2100 12345.. Norwegian 1494 600 258 18 


5850 Special Radio PROJECT (via Tashkent-UZB) 

Recording made by Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM on Thursday Dec 8th. 

Still unknown t h r e e Interval signals at closing of the broadcast. 

[some R Rossii Special radio project IS ? ] 

(wb, Dec 9) 

Dear Wolfgang: Those are the interval signals of Special Radio recorded at 

Alexei Vishnya's studio in Moscow. The station carries them in the 

beginning and in the end of every SW broadcast. 

(Sergei Sosedkin-IL-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 11) 

VANUATU [?] 3944.76, tent. R. Vanuatu (per Ritola log), there has been a 

hefty carrier here in checks the last few mornings, but the only audio I 

could get out of it was a little bit arnd 1100 UT on Dec 11. I would 

expect pretty good audio from a signal this size. Bears watching. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Dec 11)

VATICAN STATE Complete B05 medium and short-wave schedule of Vatican 

Radio, 

139 entries. 

Albanian 

0620 EU 1260 1611 

2000 EU 1260 1611 6185 7250 

Amharic, Tigre 

0400 AF 103.8 7360 9660 

1630 AF 103.8 11625 13765 (x15570) 

Angelus 

1100 AF su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 15595 21850 

1100 AS su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 15595 17515 

1100 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 5885 7250 9645 11740 

Arabic 

0500 AF 1260 9645 11715 

0500 AS 1260 9645 11715 

0745 AF mo-fr 93.3 1530 7250 9645 15595 

0745 AS mo-fr 93.3 1530 15595 

0745 EU mo-fr 93.3 1530 5885 

1630 AF 1260 9755 11850 (x11625 x15595) 

1630 AS 1260 9755 11850 (x11625 x15595) 

2140 AF 93.3 1530 5885 7250 

2140 EU 93.3 1530 4005 

Armenian 

0310 EU 1260 6185 9645 

1650 EU 1611 7365-til Mar 04,2006 9585 11715-from Mar 05,2006 

Bulgarian 

0540 EU 1611 6185 7335 

1920 EU 1260 1611 6185 7365 

Byelorussian 

0420 EU 1260 6185 7335 

1800 EU 1260 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 9585-from Mar 05,2006 

Chinese 

new additional 0000 AS 13780KHB-RUS 

1230 AS exc.Sat 103.8 6020PUG-PHL 13770 15235 

2200 AS 103.8 6145 7305 9600KHB-RUS not Dec 04,2005 - Feb 04,2006 

9600P.K-RUS only Dec 04,2005 - Feb 04,2006 

Croatian 


1750 EU 93.3 1467ROU-F 1530 4005 5885 7250 

Czech 

0410 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885 


English 

0250 AM 7305 9605 

0300 AF 103.8 7360 

0500 AF 103.8 7360 9660 11625 

0600 EU 93,3 1530 4005 5885 7250 

0630 AF 103.8 9660 11625 13765 

delete 1030 EU mo,tu,th-sa 105 585 1611 5885 

1730 AF 103.8 9755 11625 13765 (x15570) 

2000 AF 103.8 7365 9755 11625

2050 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7250 

Esperanto 

2020 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 

2020 EU we,th 1260 1611 6185 7250 

2250 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 4005 5885 

French 

0230 AF 103.8 7360 


0430 AF 103.8 7360 9660 

0540 EU 93,3 1530 4005 5885 7250 

0600 AF 103.8 9660 11625 13765 

1200 EU mo-fr 105 585 1611D 5885 

1700 AF 103.8 11625 13765 (x15570) 

2030 AF 103.8 7365 9755 11625 

2030 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7250 

French, English 

1700 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7250 9645 

1700 AS 93.3 105 585 1530 9755 (x15595) 

Ge'ez Liturgy 

0930 AF su,H 93.3 15595 17515 

German 

0520 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885 7250 


German, English, Italian 

2310 EU 93.3 1530D 

German, Polish 

1500 EU 93.3 5885 7250 9645 

Hindi, Tamil, Mal[ayalam]., English 

0040 AS 103.8 7335 9865 

0200 AS 12070NVS-RUS 

1430 AS 103.8 9310TAC-UZB(x9865) 11850 13765 

Hungarian 



Italian, French, English 

0700 AF mo-fr 93.3 105 585 1530 9645 15595 

0700 AS mo-fr 93.3 105 585 1530 15595 

0700 EU mo-fr 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 6185 7250 11740 

Italian 

1100 EU mo-fr 105 585 1611D 5885 

1115 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 1611D 5885 

1300 AF 93.3 105 585 1611D 15595 21850 

1300 AS 93.3 105 585 1611D 15595 

1300 EU 93.3 105 585 1611D 5885 7250 9645 11740 

1530 EU fr 93,3 5885 7250 9645 

1630 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 5885 7250 9645 

2000 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 

2200 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 4005 5885 

2230 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 4005 5885 

Italian, English 

2020 EU mo 1260 1611 6185

Kiswahili 

0330 AF 103.8 7360 9660 

1600 AF 103.8 11625 13765 (x15570) 

Latvian 

0500 EU 6185 7335 


Lithuanian 

0440 EU 1260 6185 7335 


Mass in Chinese 

1230 AS sa 103.8 6020PUG-PHL 13770 15235 

Mass in English 

1130 AF fr 103.8 15595 17515 

1130 AS fr 103.8 15595 17515 

1530 AS sa 103.8 9310TAC-UZB(x9865) 11850 13765 

Mass in Italian 

0830 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 7250 

Mass in Latin 

0630 AF 93.3 105 585 1530 9645 15595 

0630 AS 93.3 105 585 1530 15595 

0630 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 6185 7250 11740 

Music 

1530 EU sa-th 93,3 5885 7250 9645 

Oriental Liturgy [see also Ge'ez Liturgy] 

0930 AF su,H 93.3 15595 17515 

0930 AS su,H 93.3 15595 

0930 EU su,H 93.3 11740 17515 

Papal Audience 

0915 EU we 105 585 1611D 5885 

Philippine 

2020 EU fr 1260 1611 

Polish 

0500 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885 7250 


Portuguese 

0030 AM 1260 7305 9605 

0530 AF 103.8 9660 11625 13765 

0900 AM mo-fr 1260 

1000 AM mo-fr 1260 21850 

1415 EU 93,3 1260 7250 9645 (x11740) 

1500 AM th 1260 

1600 AM 1260 

1800 AF 103.8 9755 11625 13765 (x15570) 

delete 2130 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885 7250 

Rosary 

1940 AF 93.3 103.8 105 585 1530 7365 9755 11625 

1940 AS 93.3 103.8 105 585 1530 7365 (x9755) 

1940 EU 93.3 103.8 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7365 (x9755) 

Romanian 

0520 EU 1611 6185 7335

1900 EU 1260 1611 6185 7365 

Romanian Liturgy 

0710 EU su,H 93.3 7250 9645 

Russian 

0330 EU 1260 6185 7335 9645 

1330 EU/AS 1260 5895SAM-RUS 9695 (x11805) 

1710 EU 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 9585 11715-from Mar 05,2006 

2100 AS/EU 1260 5910 7370 (x9585) 

Scandinavian 

0600 EU 1260 1611 6185 7335 

1940 EU 1260 1611 6185 7250 

Slovak 



Slovenian 



Somali 

0345 AF su 103.8 7360 9660 

1615 AF sa 103.8 11625 13765 (x15570) 

Spanish 

0100 AM 1260 7305 9605 11910 

0145 AM 7305 9605 11910 


delete 0900 EU mo-fr 105 585 1611 5885 

1130 AM mo-fr 1260 21850 

1400 EU 93.3 105 585 1260 1611D 7250 9645 (x11740) 

1500 AM mo,fr 1260 

1730 AM 1260 

1900 AF sa 103.8 9755 11625 

2120 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7250 

Ukrainian 

0400 EU 1260 6185 7335 

1740 EU 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 9585-from Mar 05,2006 

Ukrainian Liturgy 

0715 EU su,H 1611 9850 11740 

Urdu 

0025 AS mo,th 103.8 7335 9865 

1415 AS we,su 103.8 11850 13765 

Vespers 

1600 EU 93,3 5885 7250 9645 

Vietnamese 

1315 AS 103.8 6205TCH-RUS 17515 

2315 AS 103.8 7305NVS-RUS 9600 

D=DRM mode experimental bcs. H=Holy Days. 

(Vatican Radio leaflet / magazine, Dec 10, 2005) 

Also DRM - digital mode - registration via Flevoland-HOL noted as 

7240 1500-1515 18,27,2FLE 40kW 123deg Eng HOL VAT RNW 

and via Sackville-CAN as 

9800 2045-2130 7NE,8N SAC 70kW 268deg Eng CAN VAT RCI

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 10, 2005) 

B05 medium and short-wave schedule of Vatican Radio, to mark it clear the 

txions with limited season usage of frequencies, in MMM/DD/YYYY format: 

Armenian 

1650 EU 1611 7365-til Mar 04,2006 9585 

11715-from Mar 05,2006 

Byelorussian 

1800 EU 1260 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 


Chinese 

2200 AS 103.8 6145 7305 

9600KHB-RUS not Dec 04,2005 - Feb 04,2006 

9600P.K-RUS only Dec 04,2005 - Feb 04,2006 

Latvian 

1840 EU 1260 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 


Lithuanian 

1820 EU 1260 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 


Russian 

1710 EU 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 9585 


Ukrainian 

1740 EU 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 


(Vatican Radio leaflet / magazine, Dec 10, 2005) 

R. Vaticana carries the Russian-language church sce in acc. with the Roman 

Catholic rule live every second and fourth Sun. 0930-1045 UT on 11740, 

15595, 17515 and 93.3. On the great holidays of the Russian Orthodox 

liturgical year the liturgy is in the Church Slavonic lang. I guess the 

Ge'ez liturgy is carried every first and third Sun. 

I wonder what they broadcast when there are five Sundays in a month? 

(Sergei Sosedkin-IL-USA, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 12) 

VIETNAM 9838.93 V. of Vietnam, at 1150 on Dec 10, Fem talk in lang 

mentioning Vietnam, switch to male. gave web site. Poor. 

(George Herr-CA-USA, NASWA via dxld Dec 11) Not 9839.93? (gh, dxld) 

Nice conditions to Vietnam this cold afternoon Dec 9. DIEN BIEN BS coming 

with pretty weak signal on 6317.1 kHz at 1245 UTC. Reception of R SON LA 

on 4739.7 kHz is quite readable. I've heard R Son La Radio signing off at 

1400 UTC. Nice to hear these exotic stations. 

(Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Dec 9) 


5925, Voice of Vietnam 2, Xuan Mai, 1450-1508, Nov 15, French lang 

lessons, also heard in Vietnamese at 2048, 0015 and 0905, 34443. 

5975, Voice of Vietnam 1, Son Tai, *2200-0015, 0906-0935 and 1508-1605 , 

Nov 14, 15, 18, 19 and 20, Vietnamese ann, mx, 34443 heard // 7210 and 

9530. 

6020, Voice of Vietnam 4, Son Tai, *2158-0015, 0930 and 1510, Nov 15, 18 

and 20, Rade/Sedane ID after National anthem, 34443.

6165, Voice of Vietnam, Xuan Mai, *2200-2312, Nov 14, 15 and 16, H'Mong 

talk, orchestra mx, 34444 QRM CNR 6. (5035 was not heard!). 

7210, Voice of Vietnam 1, Son Tai, 0020, 0907 and 1543, Nov 15 and 18, 

Vietnamese, 34443 // 5975. 

7220, Voice of Vietnam 6, Hanoi, 2308, Nov 14, Khmer (t) talk, 33333. 

(Petersen, Laos). However, not heard 2143-0022, Nov 15, 17 and 18. 

9530, Voice of Vietnam 1, Son Tai, 2220, 0907 and 1500-1600, Nov 13, 15, 

17, 18 and 19, Vietnamese programmes, 35333 heard // 5975 and 7210. 

9550, Voice of Vietnam 1, Son Tai, 2221-0021 and 1540-1550*, Nov 17, 18 

and 19, Vietnamese programmes, *1600 FS in English, 25333. 

9875, Voice of Vietnam 2, Son Tai, 2205-2210, Nov 15, Vietnamese ann // 

HS-1 5975, 44444. Also heard 0905, Nov 18 // 5925. 

Despite several attempts, the following present or former Vietnamese 

stations could not be heard in Central and Southern Vietnam, Laos , 

Cambodia or Thailand: 4739.8 Son La, 4930 Yen Bai, 5035 Hanoi, 5597 Lao 

Cai, 5733.8 Yen Bai, 6347 Yen Bai, 6442 Dien Bien Phu (After my tour I 

learned that it had moved to 6317 which was not checked!), 6495 Cao Bang, 

6664 Lao Cai, 7120 Hanoi, 7145 Son Tai and 7156 Ha Giang. All except Son 

La and Dien Bien Phu are probably off the air. 

In Hue nine stations were heard on FM at 2330. In Qui Nhon on the East 

Coast all MW and FM stations had signed off when checking them at 2105 

(0405 local time). 

In Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) at 2239-2311on Nov 19 (around 0554 local) I 

could hear these local Voice of Vietnam (VOV) stations on MW: 558 kHz VOV- 

2, 610 VOV-H, 657 VOV-1, 711 VOV-2 (Can Tho) // 558, 747 VOV-4 and 873 

VOV-2 (Can Tho) // 558 kHz. But all had closed down when checked at 1600 

(2300 local) on Nov 18. 

In Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) at 2220-2235 on Nov 19 (around 0530 local) I 

could hear no less than 15 FM-stations in this pulsating city: 90.7 (weak) 

// 92.5, 91.0 // 102.4, 92.5 (strong), 93.5, 94.4 // 93.5, 95.0, 96.5, 

97.5, 101.0, 101.8 (distorted) // 97.5, 102.4 // 91.0, 102.5, 102.7, 104.5 

and 105.9 (distorted) MHz. But at around 1600 (2300 local), Nov 18, I 

noticed only these stations on FM: 92.5 (-1610*), 99.9 // 100.4, 104.5, 

105.7 Voice of Vietnam FS in English heard // 9550 SW. 


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AFGHANISTAN? Unidentified 400 kW mediumwave antenna system from an 

American manufacturer: I guess this is the new 1107/1296 kHz facility near 

Kabul. 

 

 


No, the KTL photos and description are NOT Kabul. You should send an e- 

mail to Tom King and ask him for sure, but they look to me like TWR Sri 

Lanka. 

Kabul systems (transmitters, antenna hardware) were supplied by Harris. 

(We designed the antenna rebuild and Steve Lockwood and Dave Pinion of H&D 

for the dTR/H&D Joint Venture under contract to Harris and IBB implemented 

it.) Kabul antennas are a very elegant standard Russian design, skirt fed 

Franklins, omnidirectional. Paul Leonard of our office did all the 

redesign analysis, and his paper on the subject will be in the next issue 

of the IEEE Antenna and Propagation Society Magazine. 

(Ben Dawson, Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC and The dTR/H&D 

Joint Venture, Consulting Engineers A partnership of duTreil, Lundin & 

Rackley, Inc. and Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC, 

via dxld Dec 17) 

So the ARRT antennas have survived? Seems to me there were reports about 

the belonging txs (amongst them a massive 1000 kW, still run on 1107 while 

Taliban where in power I understand) being destroyed in air-raids. Hence I 

suspected new antennas there, so the matching 400 kW power level caught my 

attention. 

(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Dec 19)

On the MW of interest was a station from Afghanistan heard many times on 

the low power channel of 1602 kHz at sunrise and sunset, 8.00 pm local 

time etc. often // to Radio Afghanistan on 1107 kHz. They are playing lot 

of Hindi Film mx and at first I mistook them for some AIR station. The VOA 

Medium Wave station in Afghanistan on 1296 kHz was also heard at excellent 

level with various programs at dark. 

(Jose Jacob-IND, VU2JOS, dxld Dec 18) 

1602, Khost Radio as QSLed by Mika Maekelaeinen in Finland. 

(ARC Information Desk 12 Dec via editor Olle Alm, dxld) 

I suspect the report from Jose was during his visit to the earthquake area 

of northern India several weeks ago. (gh) 

ALBANIA Albania paralysed by power cuts. The Albanian govt is taking 

measures to end power cuts that have crippled the country since Monday. 

Restrictions have left most Albanians without power for light, heating and 

cooking for 18 hours a day. 

Only emergency sces and foreign embassies have had unrestricted power, in 

what some describe as Albania's worst ever power shortage. The govt is to 

privatise 80 small hydropower stations and boost energy imports, reports 

say. 

Water shortage. Correspondents say Albania's grid is on the brink of 

collapse, with water supplies in the hydropower plants reaching the 

minimum level. The last such plant was built about 30 years ago and there 

has been little investment in the grid since. 

The failure of existing hydropower stations to produce energy has been 

blamed on low water levels. State power utility Kesh has been importing 

power from companies in Romania and Bulgaria, and hopes to transfer more 

from Italy. 

Currently, blackouts in Tirana last from 0630 until 1500 UT. In outlying 

areas power is cut an hour earlier, but there are villages that have no 

electricity for days on end. Albanian officials have said the country has 

less than a two weeks' supply and frantic efforts are being undertaken to 

conclude new contracts. 

Blame game Prime Minister Sali Berisha travelled to Italy on Thursday - 

where he met the head of energy company Enel. Mr Berisha said he had 

received promises of help and was confident the crisis would be overcome - 

and a total collapse of the power grid avoided. 

The crisis has turned into a political blame game, with Mr Berisha 

accusing the Socialists he replaced in September of failing to secure 

contracts in order to undermine his govt. They accuse Mr Berisha's cabinet 

of amateurism in negotiating a way out of the crisis. 

Earlier this week, European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn told 

Albania that negotiations on a co-operation treaty, seen as the first step 

towards EU membership, could be completed in the coming months. 

Story from BBC NEWS: 

 

(BBCM Nov 11) 

After its all of a sudden interruption from 5 Dec at 1500 UTC, Radio 

Tirana Channel 3, Foreign Service is back on air on 20 Dec 2005 at 1500UTC 

on Satellite (for the first time), MW & HF as attached. 

All the best from a sunny cold December in Tirana,

Drita Cico, Head of Monitoring Center 

ARTV-ALBANIAN RADIOTELEVISION, RADIO TIRANA. 

(via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 22) 

RT ext sce has been OFF the air Dec 5th til Dec 19th. (wb) 

Radio Tirana SW txions observed again 

Various reports to Glenn Hauser's DX Listening Digest indicate that the 

shortwave txions of Radio Tirana have been restored according to the 

previous schedule. Broadcasts in English been observed: 

a.. To Europe at 1945-2000 UTC on 7465 and 7530 kHz 

b.. To Europe at 2230-2300 UTC on 7110 kHz 

c.. To North America at 0245-0300 UTC on 6115 and 7455 kHz 

d.. To North America at 0330-0400 UTC on 6115 and 7455 kHz 

As far we know, no official explanation has been offered for the temporary 

suspension of the broadcasts. 

(RNW MN NL via BrDXC-UK Dec 22) 

Kann mal jemand in OE / Slowenien auf 1395 kHz hinein hoeren ? (wb) 

Am Donnerstag, 22. Dez., um 0903 UT auf exakt 1395.3 kHz war eine 

Frauenstimme anwesend (O=1/2) Rauschen sehr stark. [// 7105 bis 1000 UT, 

wb.]. 

Aber fq-Abweichung duerfte schon auf ALB deuten. Der Empfang ging einige 

Minuten spaeter endgueltig im Rauschen unter. 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Dec 22) 

"With the situation in Albania, we should check whether any or all of the 

CRI relays are still running on SW (Glenn)" 

Relays of other broadcasters on SW are not affected by the current 

financial crisis at RTSH. These are long-term contracts for hard cash, 

which the country needs. In fact, if the Radio Tirana broadcasts are 

closed permanently, I would expect to see more, not less, SW relays of 

other stations from Albania. 


I know there are not supposed to be, but even if finances are OK for the 

relays, there still might be power outages (Glenn, DXLD) 

Hi Glenn, Andy is right, I checked many of the foreign broadcasts in past 

days since Dec 5th. There is really no break on the MW and SW relays. 

Drita and her team notes down very accurately every second or min, when 

the Fllake, Shijak or Cerrik are down on short breaks due to main power 

failure at the station or on the feeder line between. 

(Wolfgang Bueschel, dxld Dec 18) 

FYI, received on Dec 16th. 

Since 5 Dec. 2005 Radio Tirana - Foreign Service in Albanian and seven 

langs: English, French, German, Italian, Serbian, Greek and Turkish 

continues to be off air. 

Since 12 Dec 2005 Radio Tirana 1st Domestic Program broadcasts non stop 

(instead of 0400-2300 UT) on FM and Satellite - as resulted from 

observations of ARTV Monitoring Center on 13 Dec. 


Pleased to say that Radio Tirana is back. Am listening to them on 7465 

kHz, 1952 UT 12/20. 7530 is also present. 

(Christopher Lewis-UK, dxld Dec 20) 

RTirana ext sce back on Dec 20. So seemingly financial problems and

mobbing amongst the RT departments came to an end ... 

RT Albanian 0730-0900 UT on 7105 was in progress, but couldn't trace it on 

1458 kHz due of long distance, but 338 degrees azimuth would fit towards 

Germany. And on air again at 0901-1000 UT on 1395 and 7105. On // 7105 

there is a phone-in program in progress interviewing some Albanian 

nationals abroad. 

The next RT external sce broadcast today, is at 1500-1630 UT on 1458 kHz 

in Albanian, Turkish at 1630-1645, Greek 1645-1700 UT, all non- 

directional. 

Maybe somebody in Austria, ex-YUG, Italy and Greece can check the latter 

mediumwave sce. 


ALGERIA [to WeSahara] 1550 Polisario Front, Tindouf, obs'ed on 16 Dec 

at 0851-0904* UT with Arabic prgr, chantings, National Anthem played at 

0902 after which the carrier remained on for a vy. brief period; 55544; 

their 7460 outlet is still silent. 


AUSTRALIA Winter B-05 for CVC International via DRW=Darwin: 

Chinese to China 

2200-2300 on 9865 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg 

2300-0200 on 15500 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg 

0400-0600 on 15250 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg 

0600-1200 on 17635 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg 

1200-1500 on 13685 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg 

1500-1800 on 13695 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg 

English to South East Asia 

0900-1100 on 11955 DRW 250 kW / 316 deg 

English to Indonesia 

0600-0900 on 15335 DRW 250 kW / 303 deg 

1100-1800 on 13635 DRW 250 kW / 303 deg 

Indonesian to Indonesia 

2300-0200 on 15250 DRW 250 kW / 290 deg 

0400-1000 on 17820 DRW 250 kW / 290 deg 

1000-1300 on 15365 DRW 250 kW / 290 deg 

1300-1700 on 7245 DRW 250 kW / 290 deg 


9500 R. Australia, Shepperton VIC, obs'ed on 17 Dec 1936-1958*, English 

to PNG+Pacific, chat & mx prgr Australia All Over; 34422, adjc. QRM. 


2368.5, from ACMA database 

 

A Craig Allen has five licenses for Domestic HF BCing from different 

capital cities, all on 2368.5. Anyone have any idea what this is about? 

Actually I see a few others have licenses on this fqy as well. 

(Richard Jary-AUS, ARDXC Dec 18) 

As I recall this came up a few years ago, and the assumption was that this 

is a foot-in-the-door for some possible digital b/cing. 

(GH, ARDXC dxld Dec 18) 

Yes it's Peter Tait here on the Gold Coast. He intends to put them on and

I quote: "when funds permit"!! i.e. sometime in the never never. Peter 

Tait is a regular contributor with postings to the nx group 

aus.radio.broadcast. Anyway isn't he a member of ARDXC? Isn't he on this 

list also? Come out Pete, wherever you are. 

(Chris Martin-AUS, ARDXC Dec 18) 

AUSTRIA Winter B-05 for CVC International via MOS=Moosbrunn: 

English to West Europe 

1000-1100 on 9760*MOS 050 kW / 295 deg *DRM mode 


AZERBAIJAN 6110.8 on Dec 21 at 1400- UT. R. Azerbaijan International. 

This must be one of the hardest-to-hear foreign sces. No definite ID even 

now, but many mentions of Azerbaijan in a Turkic lang preceded by interval 

signal and opening mx, which were exactly the same as on Dave Kernick's 

web site. Vlad Titarev has heard this identify as Radio Azerbaijan 

International instead of the old Voice of Azerbaijan. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, hcdx Dec 21) 

BELARUS/RUSSIA 2340 Tblisskaya or Minsk? Russian or BLR Speech, some 

classical mx monitored 1914-2056 UT, i've had both in the past, i'm 

thinking its Minsk because i usually hear the interval signal on 

Tblisskaya, do schedules for either of those 2 txs have sign off times/ px 

details that would help? 


Compare 1170 progr content with VoRUS Slovak via Minsk site. 

Slovak 1930-2000 5860 5860 S-Petersburg Europe 

Slovak 1930-2000 6045 6045 S-Petersburg Europe 

(wb, harmonics Dec 17) 

From Herman Boel's website: 

 

click ONLINE EDITION 

click Medium Wave 1100-1700 kHz 

1170 kHz RUS - Voice of Russia/Russian International Radio/IBRA 

Radio/Radio Kumru/Radio Ibrahim, Tbilisskaya (1200) - VO Russia: 0400-0600 

RIR Russian, 1500-1600 Turkish, 1700-1900 Arabic, 1900-1930 RIR Russian, 

2200-2300 RIR 

But 1170 kHz Arabic closes at 1900 UT, and IR International Radio at 1930 

UT. 

Russian (IR) 0200-0300 1170 1170 Mogilev Belarus 

Russian (IR) 0200-0300 1170 1170 Mogilev Europe 

Russian (IR) 0200-0300 1170 1170 Mogilev Ukraine, Moldova 

Russian (SC) 0300-0400 1170 1170 Mogilev Belarus 

Russian (SC) 0300-0400 1170 1170 Mogilev Europe 

Russian (SC) 0300-0400 1170 1170 Mogilev Ukraine, Moldova 

Russian (IR) 0400-0500 1170 1170 Krasnodar Caucasus 

Russian (IR) 0400-0500 1170 1170 Krasnodar Near and Middle East 

Russian (IR) 0400-0500 1170 1170 Mogilev Belarus 

Russian (IR) 0400-0500 1170 1170 Mogilev Europe 

Russian (IR) 0400-0500 1170 1170 Mogilev Ukraine, Moldova 

Russian (IR) 0500-0600 1170 1170 Krasnodar Caucasus 

Russian (IR) 0500-0600 1170 1170 Krasnodar Near and Middle East 







Russian (SC) 0900-1000 1170 1170 Mogilev Belarus
















Turkish 1500-1600 1170 1170 Krasnodar Near and Middle East 




Arabic 1700-1800 1170 1170 Krasnodar Africa 

Arabic 1700-1800 1170 1170 Krasnodar Near and Middle East 

Hungarian 1800-1845 1170 1170 Mogilev Europe 

Arabic 1800-1900 1170 1170 Krasnodar Africa 

Arabic 1800-1900 1170 1170 Krasnodar Near and Middle East 

Czech 1845-1930 1170 1170 Mogilev Europe 

Russian (IR) 1900-1930 1170 1170 Krasnodar Caucasus 

Slovak 1930-2000 1170 1170 Mogilev Europe 

Russian (IR) 2200-2300 1170 1170 Krasnodar Caucasus 

Russian (IR) 2200-2300 1170 1170 Krasnodar Near and Middle East 

Beware of Minsk Mogilev: 

BLR - Belaruskaye Radio 1/Radio Minsk/Voice of Russia/ local px, Sasnovy 

(700) - Belaruskye Radio 1: 0500-0700, 1000-1100, 1600-1800 incl. T 

Stalica 1640-1700 (Mo-Fr) and 1600-1700 (Sa/Su); 

Voice of Russia: 0200-0300 RIR Russian, 0300-0400 Russian (Sodruzhestvo), 

0400-0500 RIR Russian, 0700-0900 RIR Russian, 0900-1600 Russian 

(Sodruzhestvo), 1800-1845 Hungarian, 1845-1930 Czech, 1930-2000 Slovak; 

Radio Minsk: 2000-2200 in Belarussian, English, German, Russian; local px: 

1600-1700 (sometimes 1600-1640): Mo R. Ekspres (Homielskaya), Tu R. 

Viciebsk, We R. Brest, Th R. Mahiliou, Fr R. Hrodna; azimuth: non-dir. for 

BR 1 pxs, 244 degrees for other pxs; tx is off every 1st, 3rd and 4th Wed 

of the month from 0600-1300 UT. 

2340 harmonic / 1170 is via Minsk Mogilev-BLR. (wb) 

BENIN Today 18 December TWR Africa says that "The medium wave tower in 

Benin is up and everyone is rejoicing." 

(Steve Whitt, MWC via dxld Dec 19) 1566 kHz 

BRAZIL 9665 In the time period 0300-0400 9665 is usually covered here by 

VOR-Moldova. However this evening (Dec 17 local date) VOR was gone and in 

its place the following: 

9665 CRI via Radiobras-Brasilia fair at 0341 UT tune-in with Spanish talk; 

many mentions of China; two clear SP IDs at 0343 UT; lots of modern 

Chinese mx; sudden off in mid-sentence at 0356 UT, here when VOR-Moldova 

is absent from this freq and time. This freq is listed for CRI-Brazil in 

Passport but not on the NDXC list. 

(James Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer Dec 18) 

There is a 2nd hour registered at 0100 UTC: 

9665 0100-0200 14,16 BRA 250 215 B CRI RTC ?also Spanish?

9665 0300-0400 10,11,12N BRA 250 314 B CRI RTC Sp 

At 215 degr from Brazilia should be Spanish lang section too?, mail lobe 

is in direction of Bolivia, Santiago de Chile. 

I guess, not English section like via Fidel's RHC facilities, Sackville, 

or Albania sites at same time slot. 

(wb, Dec 18) 

4985 R.Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 15 Dec at 2130-2150, A Voz do Brasil, 

w/ Jornal do Senado and the Chamber of Deputies rpt; 45443. 

11725 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 16 Dec at 0907-1010, infos, anns., 

TCs, songs, birthdays, all in religious prgr, preacher; 34433, adjc. QRM & 

deteriorating; almost gone by 1000. 

11780 R. Nac. da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 16 Dec at 0904-1045, news, 

ballads, news 1000, folk mx prgr Amazonia Brasileira; 35443, QRM de UNID 

at 1000. 

11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 16 Dec at 0909-1055, Jornal Falado - 

O Mundo em sua Casa; 55444. I was unable to obs. the fade out time. Also 

the previous day, 15 Dec at, 2134-2225, A Voz do Brasil and Rede 

Obrigatoria 2200-2220, after which the stn own pxing resumed with 

religious feature Hora Milagrosa; 55544. 

11829.9 R. CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 16 Dec at 0910-1050, nx prgr Meia 

Hora - Jornal da CBN, advts; 44433. I couldn't monitor the f/out time. 

Also on 15 Dec at 2136-2226, A Voz do Brasil and Rede Obrigatoria 2200- 

2220, after which the stn aired its CBN Sport Club; 45544. 

11915 R.Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 15 Dec at 2140-2155, AVoz do Brasil, with 

the Chamber of Deputies rpt and R.Senado infos; 34433, deteriorating. 

(all 6+ de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec at 22) 

BULGARIA Spaceline Ltd. of Sofia, Bulgaria provides SW txion sces for 

several broadcasters and has applied for membership of the HFCC/ASBU in 

order to co-ordinate the HF requirements of those various broadcasters. 

However, the SB has received a letter from the Communications Regulation 

Commission of Bulgaria that raises certain issues relevant to the 

membership application by Spaceline Ltd. Given those issues, the SB 

recommended that consideration of the Spaceline application be postponed 

until the SB had investigated those issues with the Communications 

Regulation Commission of Bulgaria. Consequently, Spaceline will maintain 

their Observer status until further consideration of their application at 

the A06 plenary meeting in Hainan. 

These mins were prepared on behalf of the HFCC Steering Committee by 

Dennis Thompson, Member of the Steering Committee. 

(HFCC PLENARY MEETING MINUTES - VALENCIA, SPAIN; 22nd-26th Aug 2005 via 

Dec NASB Newsletter via dxld & wwdxc Dec 19) 

Could Spaceline be the mysterious organization handling secret SW relays 

in Bulgaria for IRRS, and certain clandestines? Glancing thru Google hits, 

Spaceline appears to be a satellite teleport, and there is one of the same 

name in the UK. According to FCC records, it owns a very small share of 

INTELSAT. 


BURMA 5985.8, R. Myanmar, 1517-1543 Dec 13, in EG; marching mx, "Good 

evening. This is Myanmar Radio, Yangon. Here is the nx read by..." Nx 

items about the activities of the military govt leaders, wx ("partly 

cloudy... mostly fair ... Winds will be moderate in Myanmar waters... The 

outlook for the next few days ..."), political slogans ("The duty of the

state is for unity and law and order..."), "You are listening to Myanmar 

Radio," 1530 into prgm of orch. mx. Fair-poor. The best rcpn so far this 

DX season. 


CHAD 6165 at 2140-2300+ UT, RNT, erst kurz nach 2300 UT Sendeschluss und 

kam zeitweilig mit Kroatien ganz gut klar. Ueberwiegend franzoesisch, 

unsaubere Modulation. 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX Dec 18) 

CHILE Winter B-05 for Voz Christiana via SGO=Santiago: 

Portuguese to Mexico and Central America 

0000-0400 on 11745 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg 

0400-1100 on 11890 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg 

1100-2400 on 15485 SGO 100 kW / 060 deg 

Spanish to Central America 

0100-0400 on 15585 SGO 100 kW / 340 deg 


0100-0600 on 11655 SGO 100 kW / non-dir 




0000-1200 on 6070 SGO 100 kW / 030 deg 

1200-2400 on 9635 SGO 100 kW / 030 deg 


CHINA Interested in a glimpse of a Xi'an PBS control room? Scroll down 

at 

 


CRI new broadcast time and freqs. From 16 December CRI broadcast in 

Hungarian in the morning too, from 1000 to 1057 UT on 15220 and 17570 KHz. 

Excellent reception. 

(Istvan Kiss-HNG, dxld Dec 19) 

And which language is heard on 15225/17570 at 1100-1157 UT? 

Nothing on Nagoya DXC website mentioned (wb) 

15220 1000-1100 28N KAS 500kW 298deg 

15225 1100-1200 28N KAS 500 298 

17570 1000-1200 28N 28NW KAS 500 298 

CROATIA As I already told you, GLAS HRVATSKE (Voice of Croatia) is 

transmitted via Juelich, Germany and mediumwave txs in Croatia. 

HRVATSKI RADIO-PRVI PROGRAM (Croatian Radio-First Program HR 1) is 

broadcasted via SW tx site DEANOVEC in Croatia: 

0500-2400 UTC DEANOVEC 6165 kHz OND 100 kW, quadrant antenna 

0500-0800 UTC DEANOVEC 7365 kHz OND 10 kW, Marconi discone antenna 

0500-1800 UTC DEANOVEC 9830 kHz OND 100 kW, RIZ vertical monopol antenna. 


Re 594 kHz DRM Zagreb Deanovec site. 

See enclosed message if not received yet. Note: 10 kW actual output, 

interference-wise equivalent to an AM signal with 7 db more power. Last 

evening the DRM noise on 594 was prominent here. Hessischer Rundfunk 

modulation was still readable, but actual listening hardly possible 

anymore. A just posted message indicates that last night a white noise in 

the background was present even at Wiesbaden, 45 km away from the 250 kW

tx serving southern Hesse. I can hardly imagine that Hessischer Rundfunk 

will see no problem in this situation. 


DRM tests on 594 kHz As observed by DXers on the last days, the Croatian 

tx operator OIV started with DRM test txions on 594kHz. The newly 

purchased tx (made by RIZ) is located at the Deanovec site and provides a 

power of 10 kW in DRM mode. It is fed to the same antenna as the 100 kW AM 

tx (Glas Hrvatske) on 1125 kHz at the same site. The program feed for 594 

is Croatian Radio's Hrvatski Radio 1 and Glas Hrvatske. This is a long- 

term DRM trial. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, MWDX yg via dxld Dec 15) 

594 kHz: Can this DRM really be just 10 kW? 

 

The noise now swamps Germany and bleeds over onto 590 kHz making VOCM 

[Newfoundlajnd] much tougher to hear. 

(Steve Whitt-UK, MWC via dxld Dec 19) 

The tx in Osijek on 594 was moved to 1143 earlier this autumn, in order to 

free this freq in Croatia for the DRM test. The DRM tx is located in 

Deanovec. It is a new tx purchased from the Croatian manufacturer RIZ and 

provides a power of 10 kW in DRM mode. It is fed to the same antenna as 

the 100 kW AM tx (Glas Hrvatske) on 1125 kHz on the same site. The program 

feed for 594 is Croatian Radio's Hrvatski Radio 1 and Glas Hrvatske. This 

is a long-term DRM trial, conducted by the Croatian national tx operator 

OIV. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, dxld Dec 16) 

Das DRM Signal auf 594 kHz kommt nicht vom Hess. Rundfunk sondern 

tatsaechlich vom kroatischen Rundfunk. Im Label von Dream werden 

angezeigt: 

GLAS HRVATSKE (was GLAS ist weiss ich nicht) [Stimme gh] 

1. Kanal AAC +P-Stereo 16.56 kBaud 

2. Kanal HVXC+Mono 2.88 kbps 

Um 1706 UT konnte ich ein englisches Programm hoeren. Bei einem 

durchschnittlichen SNR von 12 konnte die Sendung doch ununterbrochen 

gehoert werden. 

(Thomas Lindenthal-D DO3TL, A-DX Dec 15) 

594, Hessischer Rundfunk / und-oder / Kroatien? Ich habe heute Nacht 13. 

Dez. gegen 00:30 Z auf 594 kHz ein DRM Signal empfangen. Es war derart 

breit, dass auch die schwachen Signale auf 585 kHz darin untergingen, und 

es war auch noch auf 603 kHz zu hoeren. Ganz zu schweigen davon, dass 

damit die Kanaele 590 und 600 blockiert sind. 

Heute Morgen um 06:45 Z war das Signal wieder verschwunden, und auf dem 

freien Kanal 590 wieder ein schwaches Signal zu hoeren. 

Weiss jemand der DRM Experten um welches Signal es sich handelt? 

(Christoph Mayer-D, A-DX Dec 13) 

Es handelt sich hierbei um Kroatien. Zum dekodieren des Signal reicht es 

im Moment nicht aus, aber die Informationen sind lesbar: Ausgestrahlt 

werden gleich 2. Programm, naemlich der Auslandsdienst Glas Hrvatske 

(Bitrate:26.56 kbps; Stereo) und das 1.Inlandsprogramm HRT 1 (Bitarte: 

3,84 kbps; Mono). 


Wie wirken sich die DRM-Sendungen aus Kroatien eigentlich in Deutschland

aus? Gibt es abends/nachts Stoerungen oder ist der Hessische Rundfunk in 

weiten Teilen Deutschlands doch staerker. Wuerde mich interessieren, da 

ich aus Schweden die Info bekommen habe, daa die Frequenz dort nachts 

unbrauchbar ist. 


590 spoiled by DRM Since a week or so 590 kHz is spoiled by DRM signals 

from Glas Hrvatske, Deanovec on 594 kHz. Even HR-Skyline from Germany on 

the same freq is now almost inaudible. Once again another channel lost. 

Even when tuning to 590 in LSB the DRM signal is grumbling quite a bit so 

that the best TA channel is no more... 

(Guido Schotmans-BEL, Dec 16, MWC via dxld) 

CUBA RHCuba at 1100-1400 UT on 9550, 11805, 15230, but tremendous signal 

on 12000 kHz - here in Germany - towards target at NY-Maine, in Spanish. 

Sundays only at 1400-1500 UT Alo Presidente programm from Isla Cuba: 

11670 [best S=2], 11875[covered totally by RDP Lisbon], 13680[Farda via 

Kavalla-GRC only], 13750[S=1 thiny], 17750[VOA Kurdish only], but all 

txions are targeted at Latin America. ! 

(wb in Stuttgart Germany, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 18) 

RHC noted in 0600-0700 UT time slot in English, but mostly with Sp 

canzones on 6000 kHz 23332, 6060 33333, 9550 33433, and 11760 34443. 


This is the weekend edition of DXers Unlimited with more radio hobby 

related information, amigos. Our 5965 kHz freq tests continue during this 

weekend. We are testing a new 100 kW tx that is working with a new 

omnidirectional antenna system. The test is on the air from 0000 to 0500 

UT, and the program that is on the air is in Spanish. If you don't know 

Spanish, you can wait until the top of the hour or the half hour and pick 

up the station's ID: "Esta es Radio Habana Cuba", to be sure that what you 

are listening to is really our test broadcast. 

Send your signal reports and comments directly to me: 

and you can also send an Air Mail letter or postcard to 

Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba. There is no need for POBOX 

number or zip code, as my good friends at Correos de Cuba, the Cuban 

postal sce, will automatically send all correspondence with the name Radio 

Havana Cuba on the envelope to our PO BOX number is Havana, which by the 

way is PO BOX 6240 and the zip code is 10600. 

(...) 

In a recent information you sent about international broadcast schedules, 

there is a quote from a participant saying that Radio Havana Cuba on 6060 

kHz was in Spanish from 0100 to 0500 UT. That is correct. Our English 

Language Service on that freq is on the air from 0500 to 0700 UT. We are 

using a new 100 kW tx and the old "East Coast of North America" antenna, 

pending the completion of a new curtain array that will replace the 

rhombic, providing much better coverage. 

(Arnie Coro, CO2KK, RHC DXers Unlimited Dec 17 via ODXA via dxld) 

DENMARK Foreign lang broadcasts will cease at the end of this year, 

except Faroese (Saturdays at 1800 UT). The 6 5-minute broadcasts are aired 

Mon-Fri at 0930-1000, 1605-1635 and 2100-2130 UT on 1062 kHz. English is 

heard the first 5 mins. The web site, including audio, is: 

 

The very last broadcasts will be on Friday, December 30. 

Furthermore, plans are to stop the 243 and 1062 kHz txs by the end 

of next year. But no final decision has been made.

To be sure to get a reply, reports can be sent to me, either to this email 

or to 

- or: 

DR Radio, Att: Erik Koie, NF-4 

DK-1999 Frederiksberg C 

(Erik Koie-DEN, dxld Dec 20) 

DIEGO GARCIA 4319U, AFN, downright strong at 2100 UT on Dec 12, a split 

second behind // 12133.5U. 

12579U, AFN, not hrd in years; poor but there at 1330+ UT on Dec 12, usual 

CW QRM on this fqy; // 12133.5U (PR), also not very good. 

(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Dec 18) 

4319 usb AFRTS noted on 20 Dec at 1850-1926 and well beyond that, English 

(well, what else?) prgr, Paul Harvey's Nx & Comments, NPR (Natl.Public R) 

Nx 1900, talks, ann. 

page, feature All Things Considered much later; 

32431 and improving, though not achieving a fair-like quality; 

adjc. RTTY QRM. I finished obs'ing this at 1926 and resumed obs. around 

2135, when the reception condx were already somewhat more tollerable 

despite the omnipresent RTTY QRM. 


ECUADOR Received this mail from Christer Brunstrom and Henrik Klemetz 

during the day. It is a great loss for all of us. 

I have the sad duty to report that Bjoern Malm passed away in his home in 

Quito, Ecuador, on November 29 following a major heart attack. Thus the DX 

community has lost a member who contributed immensely to our knowledge of 

contemporary radio in Latin America. I have known Bjoern for more than 40 

years. I still remember our first meeting in the town of Lysekil, Sweden. 

Bjoern and a few other local DXers had come together to form a DX Club. 

Bjoern was undoubtedly one of Sweden's foremost DXers with a strong 

interest in medium wave DXing. For the past several years he has been 

living in Quito, Ecuador, with his wife Susana. Christer Brunstroem, 

Sweden 

(Henrik Klemetz-SWE via Thomas Nilsson-SWE, dxld Dec 20) 

EGYPT 15810 Radio Cairo produces an extremely terrible distorted audio 

signal towards South East Asia at present. Thai(Siami), BM, BI, 1115-1400 

UT. Seems the same gfaulty tx, which is used towards Africa on 19 mb in 

our evenings. 


FINLAND Freq change for YLE Radio Finland in Finnish & Swedish from 

Dec.7: 

1500-1600 NF 9660 POR 500 kW / 130 deg, ex 9705 


GERMANY Winter B-05 for CVC International via WER=Wertachtal: 

English to West Africa and Nigeria 

0500-0700 on 9430 WER 125 kW / 180 deg 

0700-0900 on 15640 WER 125 kW / 180 deg 

1500-1800 on 15680 WER 125 kW / 180 deg 

1800-2000 on 9765 WER 125 kW / 180 deg 

2000-2100 on 7285 WER 125 kW / 180 deg 


6055 Stimme des Trostes [Voice of Consolation - Most times called 

Missionshaus Arche, but that is the name of the *producer*] (Relay via DTK

Juelich), partial data computer-written QSL-letter (tx site not 

mentioned), v/s unreadable (covered under a large rubber stamp). An 

additional QSL-card shows mountains and lists the relay sites. The letter 

also contained a personal letter from Herbert Skutzik, Secretary. In 14 

days for a report in German with 1 USD to 

Missionshaus Arche, Stimme des Trostes, 9642 Ebnat-Kappel, Schweiz. 


See WRTH 2006 page 33. 

TELEFUNKEN SenderSysteme changed their name to TRANSRADIO. 

We know that you are accustomed to receive a high level of quality and 

especially DRM sce from TELEFUNKEN SenderSysteme plc. We want to ensure 

you that the change on the name will not affect our performance. You 

should now see the TRANSRADIO logo substituted by the TELEFUNKEN logo on 

all correspondences and publications. However, our adress, telephone 

numbers and email addresses remain the same. 

Our new name does not result from a change in ownership or leadership. The 

history of the name TRANSRADIO goes back to 1918. Famous for introducing 

the duplex txion in 1919 ? 

TRANSRADIO has made history. We believe the TRANSRADIO name expresses our 

desire to continue being at the leading edge of broadcasting technology. 

(Jochen Huber, Vorstandsvorsitzender von Telefunken, Nov 15) 

The advt on page 33 of WRTH 2006 was quite a surprise for me: Telefunken 

Sendersysteme has been renamed Transradio Sendersysteme. I wonder why, 

since I can hardly imagine that they scrapped the Telefunken brand (some 

say: that's amongst the txs what Mercedes is amongst the cars) without 

need. By the way, the photo in this ad shows the 2 x 400 kW txs for 756 

kHz at the Braunschweig-Koenigslutter station. Out of view is another TRAM 

tx for 630 kHz (Voice of Russia). There is plenty of space in this tx hall 

after the large tube txs have been removed. 

During the last few days short DRM tests were noted on 1269, suggesting 

that the Neumuenster-Arpsdorf site has been equipped with a new TRAM tx 

now as well. 

As already reported the Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg mediumwave tx on 567 

will be closed down by yearend. Now I have to add with sadness that this 

will happen the same way than the closure of SWR's SW txs a year ago: 

Without a special farewell program. There were already a rough concept and 

an idea which studio should be used, but ... 


Re: VOA Ismaning 1197 kHz unit license. 

Dear Dragan, 

I phoned Mr. Schott at IBB Munich Ismaning tx plant on Dec 19th already. 

VOA 1197 kHz - the Thales mediumwave unit is dismanteled already and 

moves/moved to Near East / Middle east area. [Kuwait? Bahrain? wb.]. More 

details n o t available ! Same discreet confidential procedure like in the 

1593 Holzkirchen unit restitution case, [RFE/RL unit which moved to Kuwait 

IBB MW plant later in 2004]. 

By all means the MW unit will n o t go to Tajikistan, were another Thales 

unit will be [or does still?] erected on 972 kHz, replaces an old USSR era 

unit by IBB facilities. 

Two older RCA 150 kW tube type MW units have been dismanteled/shreddered 

at Ismaning at least in 1994, when the Thales unit came into sce. 

IBB staff in Germany liked to replace the Thales unit by a latest

fashioned allmode/DRM-mode mediumwave installation, with lower main power 

consumption, but higher ranking dept. units declined that matter. 

All four MW masts of 1949year are still STANDING. 

Chief technician Mr. Peter Stefke is already in retirement. He was a keen 

technician and had a lot more knowledge of the French made Thales unit 

than engineers from Paris headquarter... 

I asked Mr. Schott about IBB USA licenses of 1197[Ismaning] and 

1593[Holzkirchen] kHz channels in Germany. He doesn't know anything about 

disposition or procedure restitution to German departement authorities, 

like Bundesnetzagentur(FCC) or Landesmedienanstalt(Bavaria - or North 

Rhine-Westphalia the former 1593 kHz location at WDR Langenberg). 

IBB Holzkirchen-Oberlaindern site has been officially closed on Dec 31, 

2003. Word is that the station grounds has been sold for 7 million Euro to 

the municipality of Valley the Oberlaindern settlement (situated about 3 

km east of Holzkirchen). It was intended to establish a golf course there. 

73 wb (Dec 19) 

Intermodulation 1422 / 1179 / 936 / 1665 kHz. 

Dass Antenne Saar neuerdings auf 1179 zu hoeren ist, hat sich wohl 

herumgesprochen. Zurzeit (0745 UT) ist die Station aber ebenso auf 1665 zu 

empfangen. Seit wann darf sich eine ARD-Station im X-Band breit machen? 

(Michael Schnitzer-D, A-DX Dec 21) 

Gerne stehe ich mit meinem Aldi-Taschenrechner zur Verfuegung. 

Oder kann irgendein a-dx-Rechenkuenstler nachweisen, dass wir es hier mit 

einem Mischprodukt zu tun haben? 

Aber ja doch. Am Standort Heusweiler steht naemlich noch ein MW-Sender: 

Der des DLF auf 1422 kHz. Die Differenz beider Sender (1422 - 1179) 

betraegt 243 kHz. Demnach koennen durch Intermodulation folgende Frequenze 

entstehen: 

1179 minus 243 = 936 kHz und, wie von Dir gehoert: 1422 + 243 = 1665 kHz. 

(Juergen Martens-D, A-DX Dec 21) 

GREECE More Greek pirate harmonics heard on Nov 8th: 

4154 kHz ~ 3x1384.7 kHz. 

4702 kHz ~ 3x1567.3 kHz. 

5000 kHz ~ 3x1666 kHz. 


Am Freitag, Dez. 16, 13.xx UTC auf 9714 (6x1619 kHz) vermutlich (Musik, 

Klang) eine solche Station mit O=2/3 gehoert. Vielleicht hoert sich ein 

mazedonischer Musikpirat auch so an. Nur AM-Empfang moeglich. Kein 

USB/LSB. 


MW PIRATES At 1611 UT on 1700.37 Serbian pirate, 2045 talks and slavic 

songs, S7 Shifted then to 1720 kHz. 

1726 kHz QSO between Skorpios Palladium 440 and Supersound. 

On Nov 18 on 1660 kHz, 1210 UT palying Madona's song San Pedro, S9+10. OM 

testing his tx. 

1690 kHz at 1215 UT, man with number counts, echo, background mx S9+10. 

1540 kHz Iperohos Thessaloniki with old songs, ID 1216 telling he will 

close down , S9+15

1604 kHz kala padia, with old songs at 1333 UT, dedications ID, S9 , 

33553. 

1640+/- kHz 1335+ UT, QS0 by paraxenos tajidiotis S20 (stranger -) , 

Giannis S9 (John), Al Jazira, Delta S20, Buranis and another! 

1660 kHz at 1340 UT playing regional songs (pontian) S30!! 

1593 kHz at 1345 UT older songs S9. 


GUAM unIDed ? 15070 KTWR ? with prg 0842 UT in Cantonese ID' KTWR Agana 

with email and another in .hk and signed off on 0844 UT. 

Fair signal, echoed. 


15070 0815-0845 42-44 TWR 100kW 305deg Hakka USA TWR FCC registered. (wb) 

HUNGARY 7950 HNG R Budapest, Jaszbereny 2x3975 kHz at 2015 UT. 


ICELAND AFRTS Keflavik came in with armchair level on 9980-usb at 1100- 

1230. AFN signal from Iceland was two seconds ahead of local AFN Stuttgart 

Germany signal. 


7590 usb AFRTS, Grindavik (or Keflavik?), audible on 18 Dec at 1132-1149, 

talks, songs; 15241, a useless signal. 


INDONESIA 15149.85 VOI noted with National Anthem at closing down 

SEAsia/FE block txion at 1358-1359:35 UT, yesterday not readable but today 

Dec 17th at extreme good level. But surprisingly, tx carrier still on air 

when checked at 1410 and 1421 UT. VOI starts again on this channel at 1700 

UT towards Eu, NE, ME. 


15149.8 VoINS, Cimanggis, noted on 18 Dec at 1108-1129 UT, Chinese prgr, 

talks, songs and infos in English inserted mid-prgr; 35433. 


4605, RRI Serui at 1154-1203 on Dec 13, woman announcer talking in INS 

followed by instrumental mx. Song of the Coconut Islands at 1159 UT 

followed by news. Poor. 

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer Dec 18) 

IRAN/IRAQ (Kurdistan) 3929.2, presumed R. Voice of Komala, at 0418+ UT 

on Dec 8, vernac., short talk by male, then another talk by male, local 

song, SINPO 22432 with strong jamming. 

3960.1v, presumed Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Al-Sulaymaniyah, at 0425+ UT 

on Dec 8, vernac., long talk by male, SINPO 22432. Strong jamming. 

6335, Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, at 0430+ UT on Dec 8, vernac., very nice 

local mx, SINPO 25442. 

(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, DXplorer Dec 18) 

IRAQ [non] Voice of Joy Transmission.Dear Sir / Madam,I was wondering if 

it would be possible to publish the below paragraph in the DX Nx site, on 

behalf of a new client of ours.Yours faithfully, Sophie Wilson 

Voice of Joy, a new Christian station that advocates the power of mx in 

religion, will start txion of their mx show to the Middle East on 24th 

December. The first show will be a two-hour Christmas special aimed

particularly at serving US troops in Iraq. It will go out at 1400 to 1600 

UTC (that is, 1700 to 1800 in Iraq) on 6200 kHz in the 49 metre band. On 

subsequent Saturdays it will be just 1400-1500. 

Voice of Joy would appreciate any reception reports. Please email Dean 

Philips at 

 

Sophie Wilson, Client Services Assistant, WRN TRANSMITTING SUCCESS 

T +44 20 7896 4154 F +44 20 7896 9007 

Visit us at 

(Sophie Wilson WRN, via wwdxc HQ Dec 22) 

ISRAEL At 0012 UT Galei Zahal(tent) on 6973.03 kHz, English pop mx. 


Another station nearby on 6875 at 0014 UT, HFCC file shows WEWN, 2x500 kW 

one at 20, the other at 285degr. 


ITALY A new radio has been heard in Italy from several dxers and me on 

MW: Radio Giovanni Paolo II on 1620 kHz. Here some info: 

This new radio is a private one. It has no links with Vatican or Italian 

Catholic Church. The owners have 2 radios: Radio Happy Days on FM 91.5 and 

94.7 MHz and the new Radio Giovani Paolo II on 94.9 MHz FM and 1620 kHz. 

The Radio is based in Veneto, not to far from Verona, close to Garda Lake, 

North Italy. The owners in 1990 got Radio International on 1620, so they 

have registered this freq since many years. Then So they told to me by 

phone. President Eliseo Mischi told me that this radio has a young people 

target, now they are testing the frequency. In next weeks they are going 

to increase power. 

Reception reports can be sent to (attention of Eliseo 

Mischi, president) 

(Giampiero Bernardini-I, mwdx Dec 19) 

You are making an assumption that the station is licenced to use that 

particular freq by some govt body. How effective is radio regulation and 

its enforcement in Italy? 

(Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK Dec 19) 

Fabio Tagetti (who lives close to Verona) has reported to Radiorama/ AIR 

and has later confirmed to Fabrizio Magrone that since last Friday he's 

been listening to a test txion from Radio Happy Days, Sandra di 

Castelnuovo del Garda on 1602 kHz. Fabio also believes the txions on 1620 

could originate from Radio Happy Days. Looks like the station has acquired 

the old MW transmmitter operated by Radio Verona International in 1982. 

According to Fabio planned power will be 6 kW as per a phone call to the 

station 

(+39-045 7595763). Reported email is: 

 

Not a pirate, after all (or at least not a completely unauthorized 

station), but from what I've been hearing on 1620 here in Milan, even 

considering my noise floor and electrical pests, testing power sounds far 

lower than 6 kW. 

(Andy Lawendel, dxld Dec 19, ibid.) 

I am interested to know how the Vatican and Italy can licence religious 

stations that operate outside of Europe's (and most of the world's) MW 

band. I know many receivers do work on these freqs and are presumably 

designed for the USA's extended AM band. Here in the UK what we call the

medium wave band extends from 531 to 1602 kHz and anyone broadcasting 

outside of an official broadcast band is accused of causing interference 

to emergency radio channels. Vatican Radio are known to operate on the 

out-of-band freqs of 526 and 1611 kHz, so there appears to be a third out- 

of-band MW tx now on 1620. 

Back in 1970 a North Sea pirate radio ship attempted to use 1611, but was 

not only heavily jammed by the govt but was also accused of interfering 

with marine radio communications. Perhaps these problems don't exist in 

Italian waters and 35 years later these txions are allowed to not only 

continue but expand? Who is the real pirate? 

(Andy Cadier, BDXC UK via dxld Dec 20) 

Vatican's 527 kHz tx moved to 585 a good few years back. 

(Tim Bucknall-UK, ibid. Dec 20) 

JAPAN/U.K. [and non] NHK Radio Japan's Year End Party on Dec.31 via VT 


1430-1500 on 6090 SKN 250 kW / 150 deg to WeEu 

9575 WOF 300 kW / 128 deg to EaAf 

9750 RMP 500 kW / 080 deg to WeEu 

12045 WOF 300 kW / 082 deg to SoAs 

21630 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAf 




1700-1800 on 9860 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg to SoAf 

1800-1900 on 7195 RMP 500 kW / 080 deg to WeEu 

9795 SNG 250 kW / 315 deg to SoAs 

9860 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg to SoAf 


The following schedule for the 56th "Year End Hitparade", which has LIVE 

broadcast in Japanese on 31 Dec 2005 from 1030-1545 UT, and repeats via 

many VT-Merlin brokered relay stations later that day, see according to 

the [ESTIMATED] schedule BELOW. 

The 56th Red and White Year-End song competition festival 

Target Area Bc UTC kHz 

Asian Continent 1030-1445 9750YAM 

Southeast Asia 1030-1445 11815YAM 

Southwest Asia 1500-1700 12045SNG 

1700-1800 11865YAM 

1800-1900 9795SNG 

East Europe 1500-1800 9750RMP 

1800-1930 7195RMP 

West Europe 1500-1700 6090SKN 9750RMP 

1900-1930 7195RMP 

MEast&NoAF 1500-2000 11830CLN 

Ce Africa 1500-1700 21630ASC 

1700-1900 9860WOF 

So Africa 1500-1930 15355GAB 

North America 1300-1730 11705CAN 

Hawaii 1500-1930 9835YAM 

Central America 1300-1730 17875CAN? 

South America Ea1030-1445 17565RMP 

South America We1500-1930 9835GUF 

Oceania/Pacific 1500-1930 7140YAM 

NHK World Radio JPN 

(ESTIMATED tx locations contributed by wb BC-DX Dec 22)

KAZAKHSTAN/GERMANY/MADAGASCAR 9415KAZ / 17495MDG Democratic Voice of 

Burma, um 1430-1530 UT on air, heute besser als gestern aufzunehmen. Vor 

allem das Signal aus Almatay-KAZ auf 9415 kHz laesst sich schoen 

separieren, 9420 kHz sprazelt etwas herueber. 

Damit kann man seinen rx, Filter und Antenne schoen testen, auch // auf 

ungefaehr 17495.03 aus Madagascar zu hoeren. Der 50 kW Sender von RNW-MDG 

laeuft immer einige 30-50 Hertz weg. 

Und nachts hoerte ich gestern das Morgenprogramm aus DTK Juelich auf 5955 

kHz mit erstaunlichen 43333 um 2330-0030 UTC. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 17/18) 

5955 DVBurma at 2330 UT, talks in asia, malaysia in bamar 43543 S10 QRM 

VOT 5960 kHz. 


LATVIA 9290 kHz, R 73 (Relay via Ulbroka), full data hand-written QSL- 

card (incl. tx site), card shows a lighthouse, v/s Matthias Krause. The 

letter also contained a personal letter, a christmas card and a magnetic 

calendar. In 13 days for a report in German with 1.10 EUR in German stamps 

to 

Matthias Krause, Dorfstr. 36, 25474 Boenningstedt, Deutschland. 


9290 kHz, Radio Waves Int (Relay via Ulbroka), detailed computer generated 

QSL-letter with personal notes (incl. tx site), letter shows several fotos 

and texts, v/s Peter Hills/Philippe. Also contained a playlist and a CD. 

In 18 days for an E-mail-report in English to 


LATVIA Auf 9290 kHz. Ulbroka praesentieren sich im Einzelnen : 

1. Radio Six in english aus Schottland 

24.12.05 0700-0800 UTC und 

25.12.05 1200-1500 UTC 

Programmdirektor Tony Currie beantwortet die Post selbst, Kontakt ueber: 

Radio Six, P.O.Box 600, Glasgowm G41 5SH, Scotland oder 

 

Infos auf: 

In der regelmaessigen Samstagmorgen-Sendung moderiert von Tony Curris- 

werden zur Musik Schottischer Gruppen die Hoererbriefe bestaetigt. 

2. KWRN-Radio Nordland 


Die Weihnachtssendung von OP Felix ist waehrend der Sendung zu 

erreichen ueber Tel.: +49 [0] 163 / 6227837. 

Weitere Kontaktmoeglichkeiten: 

SRS Deutschland, Postfach 10 11 45, 99801 Eisenach oder 

 

3. Radio Q103 Deutschland 


Auch Juergen und Volker melden sich zum 1. Weihnachtstag. Nach dem Oldie- 

Countdown vom Juli lann man auf neue Aktivitaeten neugierig sein. Kontakt 

moeglich ueber: 

Radio Q 103-Germany. Postbus 27 02. NL-6049-ZG-Herten oder 

4. Radio Marabu 


Radio Marabu praesentiert wieder sein Musikspecial zu den Weihnachtstagen.

Die Station ist ausserdem taeglich fuer eine Stunde ab 1800 UTC auf Radio 

Waddenzee 1602 kHz. und in der Nacht ab Mittwoch 0000 UTC via Radio 

Carolione zu hoeren, sowie ueber lokale FM-Sender. 

Kontakt ueber: Radio Marabu, Postfach 11 66, 49187 Belm oder 

 

Homepage: 

(Klaus Fuehrlich-D, A-DX Dec 22) 

LIBERIA 5470 at 2140-2300+ UT. R. Veritas mit afrikanischer Musik, 

Diskussion etc., ab ca. 2250 UT kaum noch Modulation, aber insgesamt ein 

recht kraeftiges signal. 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX Dec 18) ELCM 

MALAYSIA 1475 Voice of MLA (Suara Malaysia) on 1475 kHz, RTM's external 

sce in Tagalog for the Philippines, seems to have changed its schedule to 

1300-1530 (formerly 1030-1300) UT. I haven't been able to confirm that the 

new schedule is being followed regularly every day, but has been heard 

between these times on several occasions over the past couple of weeks 

including 16 December. Reception is surprisingly poor round here for a sce 

supposed to be using 700 kW. 

The new timings would probably give new reception possibilities for Europe 

in the winter, but might make reception more difficult in N America. 

Thanks to Mauno Ritonen for the tip. 

(Alan Davies-INS, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 17) 

Thanks to Alan Davies, Tony Ashar and T.C.Patterson for clearing up the 

situation on 1475 kHz. Voice of Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu is broadcasting in 

Tagalog irregularly between 1300-1530 UT instead of the previous 1030-1300 

slot. The s/on today was at 1245 and freq varying between 1475.002 and 

.006 kHz. There's another station from INS, R Khusus Daerah Tingat Dua, 

Karawang on a bit lower freq of 1474.990 kHz, also variable +/- 5Hz. S/off 

variable, around 1700. On 1476 kHz Tony Ashar heard Ramona Radio. 

(Mauno Ritola-FIN, mwoffsets Dec 17) 

MALI 7284.47 RTM Bamako Mali (pres) on Dec 14 at 0809 UT. Lengthy 

monologue in French by OM, finally ending at 0834 UT, into kora mx. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ-USA, DXplorer Dec 18) 

4782.4 R. Mali, Kati, obs'ed on 15 Dec at 1924-1940 UT, tribal tunes; 

45443 (this reflects the bare signal, not the content of the carrier or 

the actual info), but a terribly low, useless audio; // 5995 also w/ weak 

audio (+adjct. QRM). As requested by Wolfgang, I've been obs'ing 9635v, 

but the fact is that "no things Mali" can be traced. 


MAURITANIA 7245 R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, obs'ed on 13 Dec at 1156- 

1226 UT, Arabic, talks, jingle prior to the 1200 UT newscast; 33442, adjc. 

DRM QRM. 


MONGOLIA [to KOREA NORTH]. Mongolia/North Korea, 981: The recently 

started txions of South Korea-based Free North Korea Radio can be heard 

1500-1600 on 981 in addition to SW 

cf. The txions appear to originate from a tx 

in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This 500 kW tx normally operates on 990, 

but was used for foreign relays to South East Asia (VOA) on 981 

some years ago. 

(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, ARC Information Desk 12 Dec via editor Olle Alm, 

dxld) 

The Independent Lens show on PBS I mentioned, about NK refugees in China, 

mentioned Mongolia as a further, safer destination for them (gh)

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 11845-DRM Radio Netherlands on Dec 1 at 2201 UT. 

Newsline; excellent signal, S/N 22 dB on T2FD, but audio sounds clipped 

and distorted. S/N only 16 dB on the mini Beverage. Pretty good for only 5 

kW. 

(Ralph Brandi-NJ, NASWA Dec 21) 

NEW ZEALAND Freqs changes for Radio New Zealand International: 

-DRM service from Dec.8 

to All Pacific 

0800-1059 NF 9765 RAN 050 kW / 000 deg, ex 9460 


-DRM service from Dec.9 




NIGERIA 7255 VON hat weiter um 1900 UT Sendeschluss, vor 1700 UT wird 

in Kisuahili gesendet. 

(Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX Dec 18) 

PORTUGAL Deleted freqs for RDPi Radio Portugal in Portuguese from Dec.1: 

Mon-Fri 0600-0855 Eu 9755 

0900-1055 Eu 11875 

1100-1300 Eu 15140 

1700-2000 Eu 11630 

Tue-Sat 0000-0300 NoAm 9410 13770 

Sat/Sun 0800-1455 Eu 15575 

1500-1755 Eu 11635 

1300-1800 NoAm 17745 

Updated schedule for RDP Int.Radio Portugal in Portuguese from Dec.1: 

Mon-Fri 0600-1300 Eu 9815 

0745-0900 Eu 11660 

1100-1300 SoAm/Af 21655 21830 

1400-1600 ME 15690 

1700-2000 Af/SoAm 17680 21655 

Tue-Sat 0000-0300 NoAm/SoAm 9715 11980 13700 

Sat-Sun 0800-1055 SoAm 17710 

0800-1455 Eu 11875 

0800-1655 Af 21830 

0930-1100 Eu 9815 

1100-2100 SoAm 21655 

1300-1700 NoAm 15575 

1500-1755 Eu 11960 

1700-1900 NoAm 17825 

1700-2100 Af 17680 

1800-2100 Eu/SoAm 11630 11740 

1900-2100 NoAm 15540 

Special 1300-1700 NoAm 15575 

txions 1700-1900 NoAm 17825 

(extra) 1900-2400 NoAm 15540 

2100-2400 Eu/Af/SoAm 9460 11825 15555 


NIGERIA V. of Nigeria on 7255 at 0654-0858* UT, Dec 11, tune-in to 

opening instrumental theme mx and IDs. 0701 into regular English 

programming with local African mx and opening English annts, followed by 

unintelligible English programming. Long periods of their instrumental 

theme mx. 0715 English news. Very strong but their usual muddy audio and 

some programs with very low modulation. 

(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, dxld Dec 17)

Has anyone logged Nigeria's FRCN station at Abuja in the last couple of 

weeks? I've tried numerous times at their listed 0430 sign-on, and even as 

late as 0530, and all I hear is Tunisia on 7275. Are they currently 

silent? Changed freq or broadcast schedule? 

(J. D. Stephens-AL-USA, hcdx Dec 16) 

ROMANIA Updated B05 schedule of RADIO ROMANIA INTERNATIONAL, Bucharest 

20 Nov. 2005 - 25 March 2006, UTC times. 

ARABIC 0730-0800 11710 11905 15280 15330 

1500-1600 9655 15235 

AROMANIAN 1600-1630 6175 

1800-1830 7130 

2000-2030 6035 

CHINESE 0500-0530 15160 17870 

1400-1430 9720 11755 

ENGLISH 0100-0200 N.Am. 6150 9615 

0400-0500 N.Am. 6115 9515; India 9690 11895 

0630-0700 W.Eu. 7180 9690; Au. 15135 17780 

1300-1400 W.Eu. 15105 17745 

1800-1900 W.Eu. 7120 9640 

2130-2200 W.Eu. 7145 9650 

N.Am. 9755 11940 

2300-2400 W.Eu. 9610 11730 

FRENCH 0200-0300 Canada 6045 9615 

0600-0630 Eu. 7170 9650 

1100-1200 Eu. 15255 17845; Maghreb 15315 17790 

1700-1800 Eu. 7135 9690 

2100-2130 Eu. 7260 9715 

GERMAN 0700-0730 7160 7275 9655 9690 

1200-1300 7160 9610 9690 11940 

1900-2000 6140 7140 

ITALIAN 1630-1700 6175 

1730-1800 6035 

1930-2000 7260 

ROMANIAN 0100-0200 N.Am. 6040 9690 

0200-0300 N.Am. 6080 9640 

Sun.0800-0900 15370 15430 17775 17810 

Sun.0900-1000 15380 15430 17745 17775 

Sun.1000-1100 15260 15380 17735 17825 

1300-1400 Eu. 7120 15170 17825 

1500-1600 Eu. 9595 11970 

1700-1800 Israel 7195 9790 

1800-1900 Eu. 7140 9625 

1900-2000 Eu. 7125 9640 

RUSSIAN 0530-0600 7210 9690 

1430-1500 9720 11755 

1600-1700 7195 9685 

SERBIAN 1530-1600 7105 

1730-1800 6035 

1930-2000 7260 

SPANISH 0000-0100 Argentina 9665 11960; Mexico 5960 9525 

0300-0400 Argentina 5960 9635; Mexico 6080 9765

2000-2100 Spain 9620 11940 

2200-2300 Argentina 9575 11940 

UKRAINIAN 1500-1530 6145 

1700-1730 6135 

1900-1930 6135 


RUSSIA We have got an information of some problems with receiving the 

Radio Rossii (Radio of Russia) program on 7310 kHz at 1330-1900 UT and on 

6235 kHz at 1930-2200 UT in Germany last week. But we have no details of 

these problems, so may I ask you to help us in finding out these problems? 

(Radiocentr-3 Moscow-RUS, to N.R. Green and W. Bueschel, Dec 15) 

Updated B-05 for Radio Rossii in Russian via MSK 250 kW / 260 deg: 


0820-1300 on 12075 

1320-1800 on 7310 co-ch CNR in Chinese + VOIROI/IRIB in Turkish 1600-1727 

UT. 

1820-2200 on 6235 co-ch R.Pakistan in Urdu till 1900 + VOA in En from 

2130 UT. 


9840, 12075, 6235 All R Rossii Russian bc to Europe - except 7310 kHz - , 

250 kW 260 deg from Moscow are mostly with 55555 signal level now[Dec 17 & 

18], except Friday 16th when propagation disturbed. 

7310 has a problem with co-channel IRIB Tehran in Turkish 1557-1727 UT. 

Also depending of the day, adjacent channel QRM occurs, by co-channel 

Urumchi, by 7305 VoRUS NVS Mongolian (100 kW from old site) , CNR Mandarin 

on 7315 500 kW Jinhua, and even side band splash from BBC DRM Rampisham on 

7320 til 1500 UT, pest plague in-band ! 

Will send a message to Andrey at Radiocentr-3 noting that 7310 should be 

replaced with somewhat else in the 40 mb, I would recommend to use 12075 

extended til 1400 UT, and free 7380 kHz channel from 1420 UT onwards 

instead. 

6235 Kuwait couldn't be traced here. 


I believe VOA Kuwait does not start on 6235 until 2130 (gh, dxld) 

6265, VOR (mixing product between 6205 + 6235 kHz) at 1937 UT Dec 17. 


[non] Russian number station noted at 1140-1150 UT on 9260 kHz. 

[to NORTH KOREA] According to Asian Broadcasting Institute, since Dec 13 

"Open Radio for North Korea" (Yollin Pukhan Pangsong) on 5880 kHz has 

started to broadcast the program of "Free Korean Central Broadcasting 

Station" (Jayu Joson Jung-ang Pangsong) produced by the organization 

called "Union for Korean Democratization" in the latter half of the 

broadcast at 1530-1600 UT. 

The first half (1501-1530) is the program of "Freedom North Korea 

Broadcast" ("Radio Free North Korea") (Jayu Pukhan Pangsong). 

Since Dec 16, the broadcasting on 5880 kHz has been severely jammed by 

white jamming. 

The mailing address of "Freedom North Korean Broadcasting" is, Room 502, 

Sinjeong Building, Sinjeong 7 dong 210-16, Yengcheong-Gu, Seoul, Korea. 

TEL +82 2 2652 8350 FAX +82 2 2652 8349.


see also under MONGOLIA, 981 kHz. 

SAUDI ARABIA Next door very odd BSKSA HQ 15435.28 kHz, this unit varying 

300 Hertz at least in past 12-18 months, unit never checked against 

standard freq counter by the technicians? 


9714.9 kHz. 

Herbert checked the channel this morning again. This is NOT US Coomando 

Solo action from Kuwait, latter which is also registered on this channel 

since second Iraq war. 

But BSKSA Riyadh, which replaced some 31mb frequ, either 9580 or rather 

9675 kHz at this morning time slot. // 15170 and 15380 kHz. 

Here is the BSKSA morning registration file. 

9580 0300 0600 38E,39, JED 50 0 ARABIC ARS 

9675 0300 0900 39S RIY 500 0 ARABIC ARS [? now 9714.9 ?] 

11855 0600 1700 38E,39, JED 50 0 ARABIC ARS 

15170 0300 0600 19-23,2 RIY 500 355 ARABIC ARS 

15380 0600 0900 39N RIY 500 310 ARABIC ARS 

17730 0600 0900 37,38 RIY 500 295 ARABIC ARS 

17740 0600 0900 27,28,3 RIY 250 310 ARABIC ARS 

17895 0300 0600 24-26,3 RIY 500 40 ARABIC ARS 

17895 0600 0800 24-26,3 RIY 500 40 ARABIC ARS 


Auf 9714.9 laeuft das Holy Koran-Programm des BSKSA, gehoert am 16.12. ab 

0640 mit rel. Programm, 0643 ID in Arabisch, das Ganze // zu 15380 kHz. 

(Robert Foerster-D, A-DX Dec 21) 

Eindeutig war am Donnerstag morgen 9714.9 // 15170 zu hoeren. Saudi 

Arabien. Dein Gespuer war richtig ;-) 

(Herbert Meixner-AUT wwdxc BC-DX Dec 22) 

SINPAPORE/GUAM/UAE "Wavescan": Per a rptr in India via DXLD, it appears 

that an introduction of the new Wavescan hosts was to take place on Dec 

11. "Usual format" to start Jan 6. (I'm not sure what happens in between 

JB.) Rpts can be sent to 

It is intended that the new "Wavescan" will be an Asian ed. only (though 

the info will be worldwide) , and it will therefore be on the air only 

from KSDA-Guam. As far as Jan 6 is concerned, I think that what AWR- 

Singapore is doing is identifying the weekend, that is, the first weekend 

in January, rather than the specific date, though they may intend to air 

on Fridays anyway. (Adrian Peterson-IN) More from Adrian: Sked for new 

"Wavescan" is Sunday at 1600 on 9585 & 12065, 1730 UT on 9980 kHz, both 

100 kW. 

(Jerry Berg-USA, in DXplorer Dec 18) 

Das bei der Regionalisierung der englischsprachigen Programme von 

Adventist World Radio ausgesetzte DX-Programm Wavescan soll nach langer 

Verzoegerung im Januar 2006 wieder auf Sendung gehen. Die nun fuer Asien 

und Ozeanien bestimmte Sendung wird von Rhoen Catolico (Listener 

Relations), Akinori Kaibe (Regional Director) und Anniston Mathews 

(Technical Support) betreut. Zulieferungen kommen vom JSWC. 

(Yukiko Tsuji, Toshi Ohtake). 

(Toshi Ohtake-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 28) 

Complete schedule for new Asian Edition of Wavescan 

Dear Radio Colleague,

Here is the complete schedule for the new Asian edition of the AWR DX 

program, Wavescan beginning Sunday January 1, 2006; UTC Sundays UTC time: 

UTC kHz kW Station 

1130 11915 100 KSDA 

1200 15110 250 Abu Dhabi 

1530 9530 250 Abu Dhabi 

1600 9585 100 KSDA 

1630 11980 100 KSDA 

1730 9980 100 KSDA 

2130 11960 100 KSDA 

2230 11855 100 KSDA 

1600 12065 100 KSDA 

(Adrian Peterson-USA, AWR via DXplorer Dec 22) 

SOUTH AFRICA Winter B-05 for CVC International via MEY=Meyerton: 

English to Central and South Africa 

0515-1545 on 9555 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg 


7390 Channel Africa very good at 0312 UT with regional political nx in 

En; full En ID at 0315 and into children's program of songs and stories; 

still good with french prgm at 0424 UT recheck. 

(James Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer Dec 12/13) 

SUDAN 4750 R. Peace poor at 0350 [Dec 15] with chant-like choral mx; ID 

at 0400 UT with the clear word "Peace" and then back to rhythmic singing 

and talk by man. Mx audio just above poor; spoken audio at strain level. 

This parallels what Ralph Brandi reported on Oct 17. 

(James Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer Dec 18) 

TINIAN ISLS-MARIANAS Freq change for Voice of America in Korean: 

1300-1500 NF 9385 TIN 500 kW 325 deg, co-ch R.Pakistan Urdu from 1330, 

x15250 


UKRAINE Here's a quote from Dec 17/18 DX-program of Radio Ukraine Int. 

hosted by Alexander Egorov: 

RUI suffers interference in N.American from presumably Colombian Marfil 

Estereo on 5910 kHz. Roman Zapotovich from NY region reported, 

"Unfortunately, after one week after the beginning of winter season, 

reception became unusable. The propagation from S.America got better and 

that has resulted in strong interferences. It is necessary to resume power 

of the tx in Nikolaev from 500 to 1000 kW." Also, R.Zapotovich noted the 

essential interference from the fax station on 5911.6 kHz and even from 

WBOH on 5920 kHz. Many thanks to Mr. Zapotovich for this info! 

From the last winter season I remember that Marfil Estereo had a shift of 

the freq so a strong buzzing was caused by beat of Marfil Estereo carrier 

with Radio Ukraine's one. But I suspect that even increase of the power to 

maximum 700 or 800 kW (this is a limit of power of Nikolaev tx + the lack 

of finance) with a rhombic antenna which is used now there will help only 

a little. So the freq change could be a radical method in this situation. 

But there is lack of free freqs in 49 m-band. And propagation forecast for 

41 m-band for B05 season is unfavorable. 

So with the help of R.Zapotovich we have known that the adjacent freq of 

5905 kHz was almost the only acceptable one for eastern N.America in this 

situation. Unfortunately, here in Europe we may have mutual interference 

with CRI in Russian and and DW, also in Russian. 

So we ask for help of all our listeners in N.America to find a free freq 

there for good reception of RUI in 49 m-band at the time from 00.00 to

05.00 UTC. We shall be very grateful to you! 

(Alexander Egorov-UKR RUI, FAX +380 (44) 279-73-56; via S. Sosedkin-IL- 

USA, dxld Dec 18) 

5840 1800-0100 27,28 KHR 100kW 290deg UKR/E/G UKR RUI RRT 

is also poor at present in WeEurope, looks like a third of their nominal 

power. And 5830 kHz not existent at 1400-1800 UT too. (wb) 

I too have noticed that Radio Ukraine's signal on 5840 is weaker, even 

here in the UK. The txion on 9925 kHz at 1200 isn't great either. Maybe 

they are using lower power, but similar to your theory, their neighbors on 

5800 etc are much stronger than RUI. Anybody know what the power of the tx 

is on 5840? 

(Christopher Lewis-UK, dxld Dec 18) 

Nominal 100 kW, but who knows what they are really running. Of course it 

has a somewhat more northerly/auroral path than Bulgaria. I also checked 

5910 early UT Dec 20, at 0006 just in time to hear Ukrainian lang, tx 

cutting on and off. When it was on, it overrode Marfil, tho with a slight 

het. (gh, dxld Dec 19) 

UNID site/GERMANY? [to CUBA]. More monitoring of R. Republica relays: 

Dec 20 was listening to 6135 from 2355; it was in the clear, and at 2357 

gave freq change annt from 6135 to 5965, followed by standard ID 

mentioning 9955 only. Off at 2358:30. By the time I retuned to 5965, they 

were already underway at 2359, either with a repeat of 24 hours earlier or 

part 2 on the same subject, some October conference about Cuban human 

rights mentioning Miami and Spain. No sign of RHC co-channel by the time I 

quit around 0010. However, at retune 0057 Dec 21, RHC was on and on top, 

making it difficult to copy RR. I heard the 9955 annt, but not a freq 

change annt. 

After 0100 a weaker Spanish continued under RHC, maybe more of the same. 

Later, 7110 was stronger than previously, checked at 0357 but with a SAH 

from co-channel with some audio under; R. Republica was running a 

devotional, and then quoting from PJP2. 0359 said it would concluir its 

emissions, no mention of any freqs, and off, uncovering the co-channel, 

sounded Slavic, unfamiliar IS ditty twice, so maybe Belarus tho not sked 

to open until 0400, rather than Ethiopia. I assume the annt meant no 

further broadcasts this evening on some other frequency. The habaneros, 

after all, imagine it is midnight. 

Summing up, the known schedule of R. Republica is: 

2200-2400 6135 0000-0200 5965 0200-0400 7110 

WHERE are these coming from? After 0000, 6135 is DW in German via Sines, 

but that is neither here nor there. Were it not for 7110, we could guess 

the spare tx at WHRI could be in use; it was registered for 6135 later in 

the night, but nothing for 5965. Assuming all three are from the same 

site, as is likely, has to be from Europe, probably VT or T-Systems. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK, dxld Dec 20) 

Strong on 6135 at 2200-2230+ Dec 21, gave fqy as 9955, address as P.O.Box 

110235, Hialeah, FL, 33011, prgm "Alternativa" at 2230. See 

 

(Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer Dec 21) 

Just heard opening on 6135 kHz at 2200 UT on Dec 22nd. S=2 level, but much 

weaker than present VT outlets on 5875 via Rampisham and Skelton, and 

weaker too - than NHK Skelton relay at 2200 UT. So, if an European 

background I would tend and point up to DTK Germany Juelich and Wertachtal 

relay sites, even though situated in dead zone around Juelich or 

Wertachtal. 125 kW via WER ?


Radio Republica is 0200-0400 on 7110 kHz? 

Makes me wonder whether this is related: 

"UNIDENTIFIED. Re 7160: 7160 0200-0300 zone 17 WER 125 kW 285 degrees 15 

216 7=UT Sat 101205-101205 RMI DTK 

Scheduled only one single day towards zone 17 Iceland [285 + 15 300 

degrees]. RMI brokered test. 

Ask Jeff White. 73 wb (Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany, dxld Dec 11)" 

and 

"UNIDENTIFIED. Re 7160 DTK test: Glenn: This was a test for a potential 

client, which is about all I can say for the moment, except that the 

parameters don't look right (i.e., we weren't beaming anything to 

Iceland). (Jeff White-FL-USA RMI, dxld Dec 11)" 

(via Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Dec 22) 

UK/MADAGASCAR [to SUDAN] Sudan Radio Service, via UK, 11705 on Dec 15 

at 1747 UT in vernacular, mentioning Sudan, with QRM from weaker station 

on slightly different frequency, presumably V. of People, Madagascar to 

Zimbabwe. Could not hear any noise jamming, but wonder if Zimbabwe really 

needs to do that with this kind of collision going on, virtually since the 

beginning of B-05. Strange that either of these tx sites would be off- 

frequency, or maybe that low het was actually caused by jamming. 

(Glenn Hauser-OK, dxld Dec 16) 

11705 1659-1757 47E,48,52E,53 MDC 50 265 Eng MDG NEW RNW 

11705 1700-1800 47E WOF 250 126 Mon-Fri USA MNO MER 

(wwdxc BC-DX Dec 15) 

USA HURRICANE WILMA STRIKES TWO NASB MEMBERS IN FLORIDA 

This year's hurricane season, which ran from June 1 to November 30, was a 

record-breaker more hurricanes than any other year in recent history. 

There were so many storms that the entire English alphabet was used to 

name the events, so the Greek alphabet had to start to be used as well. 

At the end of October, Hurricane Wilma swept through Mexico's Yucatan 

Peninsula and then made its way back to the state of Florida in the U.S. 

As it went across Florida from west to east, Wilma did some serious damage 

to two SW stations: WYFR in Okeechobee and WRMI in Miami. Both are long- 

time members of the NASB. 

The eye of Hurricane Wilma hit the southwest coast of Florida and then 

made its way right across the southern part of the state, pretty much 

right between WRMI to the south and WYFR to the north. Wilma took WYFR off 

the air on October 24. The tx building fared much better than it did in 

the devastating storms of 2004. Damage to the antenna field though less 

than from 2004's hurricanes Frances and Jeanne was fairly wide-ranging, 

including txion lines, dissipation lines, antenna switches and antennas. 

With the return of electrical power on October 29, sufficient repairs had 

been made that most of the txs came back on the air that day. Repairs 

continued, and by November 3rd, all 14 txs were back to a full schedule of 

operation. 

The National Hurricane Center in Miami first thought that Wilma would be a 

category one hurricane (i.e. the weakest category) when it hit the Florida 

coast, but it suddenly strengthened to a category three by the time it got 

there. Floridians knew a hurricane was coming, but they didn't expect such 

a strong one. 

Some of the worst-affected areas were the metropolitan areas of Miami and 

Fort Lauderdale, known as Miami-Dade and Broward counties, respectively.

WRMI's tx site is in Hialeah, which is in northern Miami-Dade County, near 

the Broward County line. This area experienced some of the worst hurricane 

winds and damage. Throughout the Miami area and beyond, the hurricane 

damaged the electrical power grid more than any hurricane in history. Most 

of southern Florida had no electricity for several days after the 

hurricane, and it took about three weeks to restore power to all 

customers. Telephone lines and cellular phone sces went down, and in many 

places there was no running water. Thousands of traffic lights were 

damaged, and the rest had no power. Tens of thousands of trees and utility 

poles were knocked down by the force of the hurricane winds, blocking 

roads and highways. Countless homes, vehicles and commercial buildings 

were damaged or destroyed. In short, this was the worst hurricane to hit 

the Miami area since the infamous Hurricane Andrew in 1992. 

Wilma hit early on Monday morning, October 24. WRMI's office in the 

western suburbs of Miami had no power until the following Friday. Most of 

the station's employees had no power at their homes for several days. 

Telephone and cellular sce was sporadic at best, so it was difficult for 

the staff to even keep in contact with each other. But thankfully no one 

was physically hurt. 

At WRMI's tx site in Hialeah, power was not restored until nearly two 

weeks after the hurricane. In addition, the high winds damaged both of the 

station's antennas, particularly the log periodic antenna used to reach 

North America, and they knocked down the security fence around the other 

antenna a corner reflector used to reach the Caribbean and Latin America. 

WRMI got back on the air to the Caribbean and Latin America on 9955 kHz on 

Sunday, November 6th. But the North American antenna needed repairs by the 

factory in central Florida, which took a few weeks more. In the meantime, 

a temporary antenna was set up for the North American sce on 7385 kHz. 

WRMI narrowly escaped the wrath of the two hurricanes that damaged WYFR in 

2004. But WRMI was also off the air for part of a day in September of this 

year when Hurricane Rita went through Florida from east to west and 

knocked out electrical power at the tx site for about eight hours. To 

everyone's relief, the hurricane season ended on November 30th. 

(Dec NASB Newsletter via wwdxc HQ Dec 6) 

7811 usb AFRTS, D.Garcia (or Key West FL, USA?), obs'ed on 19 Dec at 2242- 

2302, NPR Nx feature All Things Considered, nx 2300; // 4319, 5446.5; 

45343 best via the elevated K9AY, so again, possibly not emanating from 

the western hemisphere (Diego Garcia?). 

5446.5 usb AFRTS, Key West FL (or somewhere else?), obs'ed on 19 Dec at 

2236-2304, English, NPR Nx feature All Things Considered, newscast 2300; 

45444, best via the elevated K9AY loop, not via the inv. V beamed to 

CeAm/SoIND, which makes me wonder whether this is really FL or Diego 

Garcia as recently been commented. 

(both Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec at 22) 

12133.5, 7812.5 and 5446.5 Key West-FL, (wb) 

UZBEKISTAN Winter B-05 for CVC International via TAC=Tashkent: 

English to India 

0100-0300 on 7355 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg 

0300-0600 on 13685 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg 

Hindi to India 

0100-0400 on 9570 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 

0400-1100 on 13630 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 

1100-1400 on 9500 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg 

1400-1700 on 9855 TAC 100 kW / 153 deg


Unident, 9500 kHz at 1200-1305 UT. Not sure of the lang, but sounds like a 

Hindu type. Noted a woman in comments, and at one point, she prayed. Heard 

"Amen" at the end. When addresses given, the country heard was "India". 

Thought this might be TWR, but can't find a schedule for them to India or 

that area? Typical mx from India between comments. Signal was good for 

awhile than started to get hit up. At 1245 and beyond I started 

experiencing great circle fading which made copy very difficult because at 

one point there was anouncement in English and I couldn't copy it. During 

the period, I heard, "The Voice of ..." and at the end some numbers 

"...886" It had enough numbers to be a phone number. Any help would be 

appreciated. 


Via Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 9500 1100-1400 41 TAC 100kW 152deg UZB CVC GFC 


ZAMBIA Winter B-05 for Christian Voice via LUS=Lusaka: 

English to South and Central Africa 

0400-0800 on 6065 LUS 100 kW / non-dir 




2006 SWL WINTERFEST CASTING CALL 

It's that time of year. It's time to do the planning for the coming March. 

Consequently, we are taking this opportunity to invite one and all to be a 

part of the program on March 3-4 at the Inn at Towamencin. [near 

Philadelphia PA] 

As you know, one of the centerpieces of the Fest weekend is our line- up 

of informative and entertaining forums. These excellent sessions are put 

together and presented by people just like you people with a deep and 

abiding interest in radio and a willingness to share what they've 

experienced, learned and know. 

So, how about it? Have you a topic that you think Fest participants will 

find interesting and would like to present? Tell us about it. 

And as a gesture of appreciation (and perhaps some measure of small 

compensation for your efforts), the Fest will comp your registration fees 

if your proposal is accepted by the Organizing Committee for inclusion in 

the 2006 program. 

Make your suggestion/proposal to John Figliozzi at 

 

If you have any questions, we'll be happy to discuss them with you. And 

don't hesitate from personal experience we've learned that people tend to 

unfairly minimize their own abilities in this area. We know you'll be 

great but you have to let us in on what you're thinking! Be a part of the 

2006 SWL Winterfest! 

(Richard Cuff, John Figliozzi, 2006 SWL Winterfest Co-Chairs, Dec 16) 

A.I.R. - Contest 2006 

The A.I.R. Contest 2006 "Attilio Leoni" will start at 00:00UTC on January 

2nd, 2006, and will end at midnight UTC on January 10th, 2006. 

Participation is open for all radiolisteners worldwide, A.I.R. members and 

non members alike. The contest is divided into the following parts: 

First part: listening to any station broadcasting from Europe (with its 

own tx or via relay) from 00:00 UTC of January 2nd to 24:00 UTC of January

6th, 2006 in any lang (frequencies between 150 and 26100 kHz - 

broadcasting (bc) bands). 

Second part: listening to programmes in any lang of the following 

stations, at any time from January 7th at 00:00 UTC to January 10th, 2006, 

at midnight UTC (frequencies between 150 and 26100 kHz - bc bands): 

- ALGERIA, RTAlgerienne 

- ARGENTINA, RAE 

- AUSTRALIA, Radio Australia 

- BENIN, ORTBenin 

- CANADA, Radio Canada Int. 

- KOREA DEM. REP., V.of Korea 

- CUBA, Radio Habana 

- ECUADOR, HCJB 

- GABON, Africa n.1 

- JORDAN, Radio Jordan 

- INDIA, AIR 

- IRAN, VOIRI 

- MOROCCO, RTMarocaine 

- SINGAPORE, BBC 

- TURKEY, V.of Turkey 

- UGANDA, Radio Uganda 

- USA, V.of America 

- YEMEN, Radio San'a 

Each station can be logged only once. The listening to each station in the 

contest will have a minimum time of 15 mins.The contest-log must contain 

all usefull references (frequency, UTC time, station name, lang, the most 

important details for a good valuation, SINPO code), technical data 

(receiver, antenna and optionals) and send to this address: 

PECOLATTO Bruno 

AIR Contest Manager 

Fermo Posta 

I-10080 INGRIA (TO) 

ITALY 

e-mail: 

Not later than February 25th, 2006 (date of postmark). 

On the contest-log the participant must indicate his name and surname, 

complete address and a short declaration as follow: "I take the 

responsibility on myself that I have listened to all the stations reported 

during the time of validity of contest". 

All details will be very important for a correct estimate of the contest 

results and for additional controls the Contest Manager could ask your 

audio-tape. A bonus of 200 points will be awarded to all those who will 

report the highest number of programme details for each station and not 

only generic terms such as news, mx, comments, etc. The scores will be 

computed on a base of 101 points for each station deducting the 

participants percentage that listened to the same station. Decimal will 

not be considered. During the contest some monitor stations will listen 

off. 

100 extra points: As a participant in the AIR Contest 2006 you will be 

awarded 100 extra points if you listen two DX radio programmes of any 

broadcasting station. The listening report will have a minimum time of 15 

mins, all usefull references as above. 

The participation fee are 5 (five) IRC's or 5 Euro to be sent with your 

contest-log to Contest Manager. Each participant will receive a

certificate of participation. 

Prizes list for the three first participants is the following: 

1st prize: a copy of the "WRTH 2006" offered by A.I.R. 

2nd prize: a t-shirt by an international station offered by A.I.R. 

3rd prize: one year subscription to Radiorama magazine offered by A.I.R. 

Other prizes drawn under all participants: 

Two books for radiolisteners (offered by SANDIT) 

Two books for radiolisteners, a t-shirt and one philatelic sheet (offered 

by AIR) 

For any other information, please write to Contest Manager (see the 

address) and enclose one IRC. 

(via Siegbert Gerhard-D, A-DX Dec 5) 

World Radio TV Handbook 2006, Special 60th Edition 

Available Dec 08, 2005. World Radio TV Handbook continues to be the guide 

for the serious radio listener, and this year we are celebrating 60 years 

of publishing this unique handbook. A special section contains articles on 

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(Hardyman via Gupta in DXindis, Dec 05) 


Last week's WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top NewsWORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News 

(last week) 

compiled by Wolfgang Büschel 

December 30th, 2005 (BC-DX #741) 

Don't miss 

The 56th Red and White Year-End song competition festival: 

JAPAN/U.K. [and non] NHK Radio Japan's Year End Party on Dec.31 via VT 





12045 WOF 300 kW / 082 deg to SoAs 

21630 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAf 




1700-1800 on 9860 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg to SoAf 

1800-1900 on 7195 RMP 500 kW / 080 deg to WeEu 

9795 SNG 250 kW / 315 deg to SoAs 

9860 WOF 300 kW / 140 deg to SoAf 


ALBANIA Since Dec 20th, R Tirana is on regular service again. 

But all language transmissions of RT, DW, TWR, VOA, CRI on MW 1215, 1395, 

1458, and on SW and Satellite feed outlets suffer by sudden breaks on main 

power line, breaks lasting from a single minute to 30 minutes in 

duration.(Dec 20th to 28th). 

(wb, Dec 20) 

1215 / 1395 / 1458 MW tx offset varyings 

When I checked the Albanian MW channels with SpecLab software I discovered 

"wandering" path of the Fllake tx unit #1 also [see item of Patrick Robic 

below]. 

1215 kHz relays DW Albanian sce 0645-0700 UT, then CRI Beijing English 

relay 0700-0900 UT, both MW tx #1 on non-dir antenna. 

1215.038 kHz 0645 UT on Dec 30 (similar observation on Dec 29th) 

1215.030 0705 

1215.028 0710 

1215.013 0730 

1215.008 0740 

1215.003 0745 

1214.988 0818 

1214.984 0825 

1214.980 0835 

1214.975 0850 

1214.972 0901:18 UT tx off. 

1457.984 kHz on stable odd frequency Dec 29th & 30th: 

Fllake MW tx #2 at 0630-0645 VOA Serbian, 0730-0900 R Tirana in Albanian. 

Zero-Beat checked carefully against nearby 1206, 1242 kHz both France, 

resp. DLF 1422, LUX 1440, F 1494 channels too. 

Kann mal jemand in OE / Slowenien auf 1395 kHz hinein hoeren ? (wb) 

Am Donnerstag, Dec 22, um 0903 UT auf exakt 1395.3 kHz war eine 

Frauenstimme anwesend (O=1/2) Rauschen sehr stark. Aber fq-Abweichung 

duerfte schon auf ALB deuten. Der Empfang ging einige Minuten spaeter 

endgueltig im Rauschen unter.

Aber vielleicht konnte die "Aussenstelle in Leibnitz" mehr - da naeher 

d'ran - hoeren :-) 


At Dec 23 Patrick Robic-AUT wrote: 

Ja, kann sie. ;-) s/on um 0902 UTC auf 1395.28 kHz mit ID (// 7105 kHz), 

mittlerweile ist mein auf 1394.83 kHz angelangt. SINPO: 35443. 


Heute Freitag, Dec 23, war der Empfang auf MW um diese Zeit auch bei mir 

besser (O=3). 


ANGUILLA 6090 World Univ. Network, noted Dec. 28 at 0230-0325 UT with 

live preaching, and Id's at 0241 UT, giving phone number 1-800-338-3030, 

and www address. 34333. 

(Jose Turner-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 28) 

ARGENTINA Rayen Braun, Sprecherin des deutschen Programms von Radio 

Argentina al Exterior (RAE) teilte mir folgende Email Adresse der 

Redaktion mit: 

 

(Volker Willschrey-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 23) 

15344.68 kHz - RAE Buenos Aires at around 1930 UT yesterday night[Dec 25], 

noted with time pips at 1930 UT and definitely program in Spanish, tiny 

S=2 rating. Co-channel signal from RTM Morocco skipped over my head. At 

same time poor 19 mb coverage, noted at best 15120 Nigeria and 15400 

Ascension, fragments of - probably - 15250 WRB, and 2x Radio Cairo to 

Africa on 15375 and 15425 kHz. 


ARMENIA 4809.93 Voice of Armenia on Dec 19 at 2043 UT. Talk in lang, 

mx; // Windows Media feed at 

moderate CODAR QRM. 


BENIN 5025 R. Parakou noted Dec 27 at 2108-2120 UT in French, with 

feature about Benin workers and their role in today's Benin. 35333. 


BOLIVIA 4796.46 Radio Mallku on Dec 23 at 2307 UT. Multiple IDs within 

a min of tuning in, "en servicio de la communidad", talk by OM and YL, 

more IDs at 2314 UT. 


BRAZIL 9504.8 Radio Record on Dec 19 at 2335 UT. Talk in Portuguese 

with people on telephone, time checks, jingle ID at 2351 UT sung by YLs, 

more phone conversation; wiped out by WYFR at 2359 UT. 

9645.04 Radio Bandeirantes on Dec 20 at 0010 UT. Talk about football, 

including Italian professional leagues, in Portuguese; multiple IDs at 

0035 UT. 

9664.96 Radio Marumby on Dec 21 at 0745 UT. Religious program in 

Portuguese, partial ID heard at 0759 UT (missed the station name, but 

heard freqs and location in Florianopolis), more religious programming; // 

streaming MP3 feed at 

 


11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania, heard Dec 26 with "O mundo em sua casa" 

at 0855-0930 UT, 44444.


BULGARIA 7600 Radio Varna. On Dec 25 at 2159-2220 UT. SINPO 34333. 

Female song till 2200 UT, then time pips and male announcement in 

Bulgarian. Nx from 2201. ID was heard at 2210 UT, followed by mx program. 


kHz UT zone loc kW 

7600 0000-0400 27,28 VRN 100 0 2=Mon BUL RBU 

7600 2200-2400 27,28 VRN 100 0 1=Sun BUL RBU 

and alternate freq: 

9300 0000-0400 27,28 VRN 100 0 2=Mon BUL RBU 

9300 2200-2400 27,28 VRN 100 0 1=Sun BUL RBU 

Still the question is the zero degrees item non-dir pattern meaning? Or 

means 000 degr north, as installation at Varna used for JAMMING purpose 

against RLiberty Russian program in Soviet era? (wb) 

CHINA CRI new broadcast time and freqs. From 16 December CRI broadcast 

in Hungarian in the morning too, from 1000 to 1057 UT on 15220 and 17570 

kHz. Excellent reception. 

(Istvan Kiss-HNG, dxld Dec 19) 

And which lang is heard on 15225/17570 at 1100-1157 UT? 

Nothing on Nagoya DXC website mentioned (wb, Dec 22) 

15220 1000-1100 28N KAS 500kW 298deg 

15225 1100-1200 28N KAS 500 298 

17570 1000-1200 28N 28NW KAS 500 298 

It seems CRI has been very active in adding txions in the past week. 

Besides Hungarian 1000-1100 on 15220/17570 there is Czech at 1100-1200 on 

15225 and 17570 (listed as KAS) and Romanian at 0900-1000 on 7130 and 9460 

(listed as CER) 

Moreover, there are additional txs. Judging from the audio these are new 

Aliss units, listed as Xian 500 kW. All txions 57 mins. 

1000 English on 7215, Chinese on 7255 1100 Mongolian on 7170, Japanese on 

7200, Russian on 6080 1200 Japanese on 7150. 


5955 1000 1100 44,45N XIA 500 73 CHN CRI RTC 


5985 2200 2300 45N XIA 500 73 CHN CRI RTC 

6010 1600 1700 49E XIA 500 190 CHN CRI RTC 

6020 1800 1900 28SE XIA 500 306 CHN CRI RTC 

6040 1400 1500 54 XIA 500 190 CHN CRI RTC 


6150 1700 1800 27,28 XIA 500 317 CHN CRI RTC 


7105 2200 2300 13,14 XIA 500 306 CHN CRI RTC 

7110 2000 2100 28S XIA 500 317 CHN CRI RTC 






7150 1900 2000 28NW XIA 500 317 CHN CRI RTC 


7160 2200 2300 37NW XIA 500 306 CHN CRI RTC 


7190 1800 1900 39N XIA 500 292 CHN CRI RTC


7205 1430 1530 49 XIA 500 200 CHN CRI RTC 



7245 1700 1800 27,28 XIA 500 306 CHN CRI RTC 








9410 1200 1300 49,54W XIA 500 200 CHN CRI RTC 








9785 1130 1430 49 XIA 500 200 CHN CRI RTC 





11790 2300 0100 49 XIA 500 190 CHN CRI RTC 






12070 1100 1200 50 XIA 500 145 CHN CRI RTC 


13645 0600 0800 49,54 XIA 500 190 CHN CRI RTC 





15145 0700 0800 49,54 XIA 500 200 CHN CRI RTC 

15340 0900 1100 49,54 XIA 500 190 CHN CRI RTC 

15425 0100 0300 49,54 XIA 500 190 CHN CRI RTC 

15435 0200 0300 40 XIA 500 292 CHN CRI RTC 

17505 0400 0500 49,54W XIA 500 200 CHN CRI RTC 


17740 0600 0800 49,54 XIA 500 190 CHN CRI RTC 

It seems CRI is putting even more new transmitters on the air. Today I 

came across CRI English at good level on 7135 around 1015. I had not 

noticed this one before, and it seems to be new, maybe even the first day 

of operation. The same programme with identical delay was heard on 13590. 

Both are listed as Beijing 500 kW. An educated guess is that these are 

again French imports. At the same time CRI Russian was very strong on 

(new?) 6020, which is unlisted and went off at 1100. At 1300-1400 CRI 

Mongolian was heard very good on new 7285 and 6100 with identical delay. 

These are also listed as Beijing 500 kW. The old lower power Beijing 

transmitters that were used for Mongolian have been off the air for about 

a year. 


5910 1500 1600 49,54W BEI 500 215 216 CHN CRI RTC 

5910 2000 2100 27-29,37 BEI 500 322 218 CHN CRI RTC 

5910 2200 2400 37NW BEI 500 322 218 CHN CRI RTC 


5955 1100 1500 44NE,45N BEI 500 95 206 CHN CRI RTC

5965 1500 1600 33SE,34 BEI 500 55 206 CHN CRI RTC 

5980 1500 1600 45N BEI 500 95 206 CHN CRI RTC 

5985 1000 1100 31,32 BEI 500 322 218 CHN CRI RTC 

5985 1600 1800 48SW,53NW BEI 500 257 218 CHN CRI RTC 


5995 1600 1700 27-31,37,38NE,46EBEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

6010 1800 1900 27-31,37,38NE,46EBEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

6060 1100 1200 50 BEI 500 165 206 CHN CRI RTC 


6100 1200 1300 33SE,34 BEI 500 55 206 CHN CRI RTC 

6100 1300 1400 32S,33SW BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

6100 2300 0100 13 BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

6135 1900 2000 27-31,37,38NE BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 


6135 2100 2200 27-29,37-40 BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

6180 1500 1600 29-32 BEI 500 322 218 CHN CRI RTC 


7120 1800 1900 28NE BEI 500 322 216 CHN CRI RTC 

7135 1000 1100 31,32 BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

7140 1700 1800 41,53,57 BEI 500 257 216 CHN CRI RTC 

7150 1500 1600 44NE,45N BEI 500 95 206 CHN CRI RTC 

7150 1800 1900 28SW BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

7160 1900 2000 28SE BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 


7170 2100 2200 27-29,37 BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 





7235 2300 0200 12-14 BEI 500 318 216 CHN CRI RTC 

7245 1500 1600 27-29,37 BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

7245 1600 1700 53 BEI 500 257 216 CHN CRI RTC 

7245 2000 2100 37-40 BEI 500 288 218 CHN CRI RTC 


7295 1800 1900 40 BEI 500 288 218 CHN CRI RTC 

7325 1400 1500 50 BEI 500 165 218 CHN CRI RTC 

7325 1500 1600 49,54 BEI 500 193 218 CHN CRI RTC 

7325 2000 2200 53,57 BEI 500 257 218 CHN CRI RTC 


7350 1600 1700 27-29,37 BEI 500 322 218 CHN CRI RTC 

7360 1600 1700 49E BEI 500 193 218 CHN CRI RTC 



9440 1300 1400 49 BEI 500 165 216 CHN CRI RTC 

9450 1200 1400 55,59,60 BEI 500 142 218 CHN CRI RTC 

9460 0300 0500 44NE,45N BEI 500 95 206 CHN CRI RTC 

9460 2300 2400 50 BEI 500 165 218 CHN CRI RTC 

9490 2200 2300 12-14 BEI 500 318 218 CHN CRI RTC 

9540 1000 1200 55,59,60 BEI 500 142 218 CHN CRI RTC 





9730 1200 1400 49,54 BEI 500 193 218 CHN CRI RTC 


11620 1000 1200 55,59,60 BEI 500 142 218 CHN CRI RTC 



11695 0200 0300 13 BEI 500 322 218 CHN CRI RTC 





13580 0000 0200 49,54W BEI 500 215 216 CHN CRI RTC

13590 1000 1200 49,54 BEI 500 193 218 CHN CRI RTC 


15120 0300 0700 31,32 BEI 500 322 218 CHN CRI RTC 

15160 0100 0500 45N BEI 500 95 206 CHN CRI RTC 

15170 0500 0700 45N BEI 500 95 206 CHN CRI RTC 

17485 0300 0400 29S,30S,31S,32S BEI 500 288 218 CHN CRI RTC 



17540 0300 0400 41 BEI 500 257 218 CHN CRI RTC 

17710 0400 0500 49,54W BEI 500 193 218 CHN CRI RTC 


17855 0400 0600 29S,30S,31S BEI 500 288 218 CHN CRI RTC 

COSTA RICA 5054.6 Faro del Caribe at 0141-0204 UT on Dec 19, Spanish, 

OM w/ SP Christmas mx, talk b/w selections. ID at 0202 UT. Poor/fair w/ 

lots of slop via 5050-WWRB. 

(Scott R. Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx Dec 24) 

CROATIA Croatian Radio Zagreb Deanovec 6165 kHz 100 kW 0500-2400 UT in 

Croatian lang operating on odd 6164.963 kHz at 1410 UT acc SpecLab 

display. 


CUBA[non]/GERMANY Radio Republica site speculation. 

Finally on Dec 22 I was standing by on 6135 kHz for opening of txion at 

2200 UT, just in case there would be a giveaway fragment of the RCI, DW or 

BBC IS; but no. Came on abruptly about 15 seconds ahead, with opening annt 

already in progress, accompanied by light bubble jamming underneath, which 

I had not detected before, but probably would have with the BFO on. 

Listened to the first seven mins during which Orlando Gutierrez repeatedly 

referred to this as "primera emision" and "programa de presentacion", 

implying that this was their first and introductory broadcast. 

Entire schedule in local time was given twice for 9955, tho WRMI was never 

mentioned. Never any mention of 6135/5965/7110, where it is not the first 

broadcast either, since we know they have been on at least since Dec 18. 

He also mentioned God and Jesus Christ several times, and even paused for 

a prayer. Apparently the Directorio is not only a political but a 

religious organization which would like to turn Cuba into a theocracy; 

that would hardly be an improvement over its present plight. 

Are they replaying this same stuff every day on the three new freqs? That 

would indicate quite a lack of new programming, or a lack of a real-time 

program feed to the tx site, and all this could be just experimental. 

Still roughly an hour before sunset here, 6135 was by far the strongest 

signal on the band above 6 MHz, even stronger than Marti 6030 plus its 

much heavier jamming, but was roughly equal to BBC via French Guiana on 

5975, and WYFR in Chinese on 5950. 

Since there was so little direct from Europe audible on 49mb at this time, 

just much weaker signals on 5800 and 6025, I am now leaning more to a 

North American/Caribbean site at least for 6135. 


Just heard opening on 6135 kHz at 2200 UT on Dec 22nd. S=2 level, but much 

weaker than present VT outlets on 5875 via Rampisham and Skelton, and 

weaker too - than NHK Skelton relay at 2200 UT. So, if an European 

background I would tend and point up to DTK Germany Juelich and Wertachtal 

relay sites, even though situated in dead zone around Juelich or 

Wertachtal. 125 kW via Deutsche Telekom WER Wertachtal? 


Could this have anything to do with the one-night Dec 10 test at 0200 on

7160 from DTK for RMI? Anyway the freq selection indeed could point at T- 

Systems; did VT ever dare to use a freq between 7100 and 7300 for txions 

towards the Americas? 


Jeff White already said the additional Republica broadcasts were nx to 

him. He hopes to find out more from them shortly. 

(GH-USA, dxld Dec 22) 

After reading the various correspondence (all from the Americas?) 

concerning Radio Republica I decided to try for it via 6135 on the 23rd 

and I heard a good signal at around 2245 UT. I didn't hear a positive ID 

but the lang was "Cuban Spanish" and the subject matter appeared to 

concern Cuba so I think I must have heard the station I was looking for. 

The signal was a good one and an easy copy but with a unidentified co- 

channel same time. I couldn't hear any Cuban jamming signals. I wouldn't 

like to even guess if the signal was from this side of the Atlantic or the 

Americas side as both should propagate at that hour - and Euro signals can 

sometimes sound like more distant ones at this time of the year. 


I've been reading about the new Radio Republica clandestine and tried 6135 

last night and found that the signal was well audible around 2245 UT. I 

didn't hear any ID but it was obviously Cuban style Spanish and a 

programme as others have described. It was co-channel with another station 

that I couldn't ID but no bubble jamming was heard. It's really very 

difficult to say with any certainty if the signal was from Europe at that 

hour in mid-winter - average time on the eastern seaboard of the America's 

would be 1745 local so 6 MHZ should propagate across the pond from there 

too. 


Radio Republica 12/24/05, 5965 kHz 0127 ð 0200 & 7110 0200 ð 0241. 

Interview between 2 men, ending with "Feliz Navidad", interviewer with ID 

and freqs, canned ID, woman with ID and freqs and into a long talk with a 

brief section by a man until 0153, ID and web site given, "Feliz Navidad" 

Spanish / English popular Christmas song, ID, talk by same woman, 

continuity and talk until mid sentence sign off at 0159:30 by my clock. 

All the while Radio Habana is programming with long talks by a woman and 

snatches of Cuban mx and RHC continuity AND a bubble jammer under it all 

on the same frequency. The bubble jammer went off almost immediately after 

R.R. leaving the freq to RHC loud and clear. Despite the Cuban efforts, I 

could make out R.R. on top of the mess in LSB. SINPO 52333, RHC second, 

jammer third (Of course I'm in the Midwestern U.S., not Cuba). 

About 2 seconds after 5965 sign off, a carrier came up on 7110, bubble 

jammer almost immediately, then a man in mid sentence, All within about 2 

ð 3 seconds. Same man with occasional short mxal bridges and into an 

interview with another man until 0225. I couldnût tell the topic. ID at 

0227. A woman took over at 0233. Tonight the bubble jamming is pretty 

effective. SINPO 32332. 

As to site considerations, here are some comparison loggings from a little 

earlier tonight: 6135 0103 UT Deutsche Welle from Sines, POR SINPO 54444 

6065 0115 UT WYFR from Okachobee, Fl. SINPO 54333 6055 0119 UT R. Exterior 

de Espana from Noblejas SINPO 54333. 

(Mark Taylor-WI-USA, dxld Dec 23) 

Re: Radio Republika 6135 

I fully agree with Kai that 6135 must originate from a European site. Good 

and stable signal on Sunday night. 

(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 26)

I just hear on 6135 Spanish chatter which must be Radio Republika. Rather 

good signal, actually too good to come from within Germany in a winter 

night, but on the other hand 6075 has a hollow sound, indicating that not 

only Sines but also the Wertachtal signal is present. There is multiband 

compression with the bass range suppressed, and I think the settings (or 

rather the resulting sound) indeed points at T-Systems. 

By the way, Deutsche Welle is not involved in the routing of other T- 

Systems txion customers (unlike Bush House for VT transmissions or RCI 

main control for anything to be transmit from Sackville). So no DW audio 

is to expect on such txions, unless an entirely wrong circuit is put on 

air by mistake. 

6135/5965/7110 are now also shown at 

suggesting that they are not just a short- 

term test. 


[GERMANY?] I just hear on 6135 Spanish chatter which must be Radio 

Republika. Rather good signal, actually too good to come from within 

Germany in a winter night, but on the other hand 6075 has a hollow sound, 

indicating that not only Sines but also the Wertachtal signal is present. 

There is multiband compression with the bass range suppressed, and I think 

the settings (or rather the resulting sound) indeed points at T-Systems. 

By the way, Deutsche Welle is not involved in the routing of other T- 

Systems txion customers (unlike Bush House for VT txions or RCI main 

control for anything to be transmit from Sackville). So no DW audio is to 

expect on such txions, unless an entirely wrong circuit is put on air by 

mistake. 

6135/5965/7110 are now also shown at 

 

suggesting that they are not just a short-term test. 


ECUADOR 4909.25 Radio Chaskis on Dec 22 at 1046 UT. Andean mx, ID by OM 

announcer at 1052, more mx, ID as "Radio Chaskis del Norte" at 1057 UT. 


4909.23 R. Chaskis, Otavalo, found with a pretty good signal at 1030 UT 

on Dec 24, still in past 1100; tried again Dec 25 and found them popping 

on at 1012, not as strong then, but they picked up quite a bit after 1030, 

tho overall still not as good as Dec 24 because of heavy QRN this morning. 

Xmas mx at first, then all Ecuadorean mx with anmts in between by a woman 

till man picked up at 1045; long discourse with "Glory, Glory Hallelujah" 

in the background, back to HC mx 1054. Quechua at least from 1045, maybe 

before also. I caught a couple of ments. of R. Chaskis, but no formal ID 

as such. More info in RDXP WE Apr 17, 2005. 


EGYPT I heard Radio Alexandrie in Egypt (Iskandaryia Governatorate) on 

1197 kHz at 1500 UT when was broadcast a programme in French lang: nx 

bulletin, weather, call of the Muezzin (Allah u Akbar...), information 

about Alexandria International Airport and, at 1509 UT, Flash a daily 

programme realised by the Egyptian Govt and local commercial enterprises. 

For the day December 24, 2005 suject was "la recherche sur 

l'environnement, mesures et projects contre la pollution". At 1515 UT 

English by Radio. In Arab lang the identification annt was: Huna al 

Iskandaryia. Here the reception has been good.

Good also Radio Al Arish, Northern Sinai on 1503 kHz at 1524 UT. 

For further information about radio stations on medium and short waves 

please to request a copy of the quarterly DX bulletin "Radio Notizie" at 

the following address: 

GARS c/o Giovanni Sergi - Via Sibari n. 40 - 98149 Camaro Inferiore 

(Messina) - ITALY. 

(Giovanni Sergi-I, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 27) 

ETHIOPIA cland 5500 V Tigray Revolution Mekele at 1830+ UT with folk 

songs and short commentaries by YL in local lang S7 low modulation and 

dull 35333. 


EQUATORIAL GUINEA 5005 Radio Nacional, at 0541-0605 UT on Dec 24, 

highlife vocals with man announcer hosting with Spanish talk and ID. Nx at 

0600. Poor to fair. 


FINLAND Due to a YLE Radio reorganization (announced earlier) I am 

leaving YLE at the end of the month. International Broadcasting as a unit 

within YLE is being merged with YLE Radio Peili (a talk channel, mainly 

internet, used to be DAB until its demise this fall). The foreign lang 

programming except Russian was axed here already in 2002. 

Personally, I want to thank you, Mr Hauser, for the sces in making nx 

about stations and sce available, not only in recent years but as early as 

the late 80s at least. I recall there was duplicated Nx about 

International Radio that we used to get. I believe you were associated 

with them. There was no internet, and the WRTH was outdated soon after 

printing - and thus private information sces were of much avail. 

In a recent edition you wondered why the FM English newscast about Finland 

is not aired internationally. Well, the decision to stop international 

distribution in 2002 was a stand in principle, and no effort is being made 

to subvent it, of course. That was a corporate policy decision; there has 

never (since the 50s) been any Foreign Office involvement in Finnish 

external radio. 

- The newscast is on the internet as video, though. You will see in it 

some familiar voices from the past. - 

YLE Mondo (successor to the Capital FM) is not on the internet. Much of 

the material heard on the station is on the net, from the original 

producers. 

For technical schedule information, or other needs of the kind, you may 

contact in the future Mr Janne Nieminen, technical manager. at first name, 

surname AT yle.fi 

(Juhani Niinisto (at YLE international radio 1977-2005), dxld Dec 26) 

Mr Niinisto, best of luck to you in whatever you do next. I have always 

appreciated your initiative in clarifying matters about YLE, even if I 

have not asked you directly. 


FRENCH GUIANA 21600 NHK World Radio Japan. Full data 'Reflections of 

Autumn' QSL card with site in 32 days, with schedule, rpt form. v/s T 

Sato. 

(Edward Kusalik-CAN, DXplorer Dec 23) 

GERMANY 1323 Radio Freundes-Dienst (Relay via Vo Russia-tx in

Wachenbrunn, Thuringia), partial data QSL-card (tx site not mentioned), 

v/s E.Juesch (?). The cards shows flowers and the bible verse Romans 8, 

14b. The letter also contained a lot of religious material, 2 calendars as 

well as the currect program- guide. In 25 days for a report in German 

without return-postage to 

Missionswerk Freundes-Dienst e.V., Radiosendungen, Postfach 1432, 79705 

Bad Saeckingen, Germany. 

(Martin Schoech-D, mwdx Dec 26) 

7110WER For those who would like to obtain a QSL card from AWR verifying 

an additional tx site, here is an excellent opportunity. AWR is now on the 

air daily from 2000-2030 UT on 7110 kHz at 250 kW with programming in 

Farsi beamed to Iran. The tx site is Wertachtal in Germany. A few years 

ago, AWR programming was on the air occasionally from Wertachtal as a 

fill-in when needed for Julich. However, this new program relay from 

Wertachtal is now on the air on a regular daily basis. 

(Dr Adrian Peterson, DX Editor, AWR, WoR dlxld Dec 28) 

[GER to SRI LANKA] 7115 IBC Tamil at 0022 UT with phone ins, ID at 0028 

UT, news, 0038 UT by YL mentioning names which possibly are encoded 

message (?) 55555 ? 


7110 0000-0100UT to zone 41 WER 250kW 105deg WRN brokered via DTK. 

Here is a picture of the audio routing capabilities the then postal office 

had at Frankfurt am Main already in 1956 (at about two thirds into the 

page): 

 

Signals from 240 incoming sources could be routed to 40 txion circuits. A 

separate control room was in place as well for dispatching feeds: 

 


GUATEMALA Radio Cultural, TGNA 3300 kHz: Full data, signed "Telling the 

Good Nx Abroad" QSL with the Quetzal (national emblem of Guatemala) in 

full color. Also received pamphlet on TGNA Radio Network, pamphlet with 

staff photos, "Greetings from beautiful Guatemala!" letters in Spanish and 

another letter in English both signed by Heidy Chavez. Large Radio 

Cultural pennant. Color pamphlet with photos and a map of Guatemala and a 

receipt for the US $ I sent with the reports. 

Received in 1,022 days with a follow up report sent 452 days ago. I was 

very surprised to receive. Been so long I'd actually forgotten. TGNA 

address: 

Radio Cultural TGNA, P.O.Box 601, 01901 Guatemala, Central America or 

 

(Kraig Krist-VA-USA, KG4LAC dxld Dec 22) 

GUINEA 7125 Radio Guinea on Dec 19 at 0855 UT. Talk in French, West 

African mx, into nx at 0959, ID at 1001 UT, back to mx; pretty well faded 

out by 1023, quite late for this station. 


GUYANA 3921.17 GBC, at 0140-0204 UT on Dec.18, English, OM w/ mx prg. 

Talk re various mxal artists and holiday greetings. Fair/good. 


INDONESIA 9680 KGRE via RRI Jakarta, Dec 25 (Sunday), at 1001-1020 UT, 

in En and BI; INS pop songs, singing jingle for Kang Guru Radio English, 

several segments presented by Kevin Dalton in En plus YL in BI. Poor,

mixing with WYFR, in French. 


4605 RRI Serui on Dec 23 at 1132-1152 UT. 35333 INSn, Local news, ID at 

1149 UT. 

4874.6 RRI Sorong on Dec 23 at 1110-1126 UT 45433 INSn, Talk and mx, ID 

at 1124 UT. 


IRAN 3945 VOIRI at 0207-0216 on Dec 19, Vernacular, Announcer w/ 

numerous ments. of "Islam", mx bridge followed by talk re "Iraq". Fair. 

Need USB to avoid LSB chatter. 


B-05 Winter schedule for Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran (VOIROI/IRIB): 

ALBANIAN 0630-0727 15235 15340 

1830-1927 6100 7165 

2030-2127 6100 9740 

ARABIC 0230-0527 6065 13790 13800 

0330-0427 7250 9505 "Voice of Islamic Palestinian 

Revolution" 

0530-1427 13790 13800 15545 

1430-1627 15545 

1630-1927 6065 

1930-2027 6065 "Voice of Islamic Palestinian Revolution" 

2030-0227 6065 

ARMENIAN 0300-0327 7295 

0930-0957 9695 15260 

1630-1727 6185 7230 

AZERI 0330-0527 9865 

1430-1657 6200 

BENGALI 0030-0127 5905 6185 

0830-0927 11705 

1430-1527 7295 9565 9930 

BOSNIAN 0530-0627 15235 15340 

1730-1827 7295 9705 

2130-2227 7235 9710 

CHINESE 1200-1257 9895 11670 13645 15150 

2330-0027 7130 7325 9635 

DARI 0330-0627 9875 13740 

0830-1427 9940 13720 

1430-1457 9940 

ENGLISH 0130-0227 6120 9665 "Voice of Justice" 

1030-1127 15460 15480 

1530-1627 7330 9940 

1930-2027 6010 7320 9855 11695 

GERMAN 0730-0827 15085 17590 

1730-1827 6215 7185 

FRENCH 0630-0727 15425 17590 

1830-1927 6180 9565 9755 

HAUSA 0600-0657 17810 21810 

1830-1927 7335 9775 

HEBREW 0430-0457 9820 11925 

1900-1927 3985 5970 

HINDI 0230-0257 13725 15165 

1430-1527 9875 13745 

ITALIAN 0630-0727 13620 15085 

1930-1957 6215 7380 

JAPANESE 1300-1327 9510 9640 

2100-2127 6145 7185 

KAZAKH 0130-0227 7135 7265 

1300-1357 9660 11745

KURDISH 0330-0427 3945 6145 Sorrani dialect 


1430-1527 5990 Sorrani dialect 


MALAY 1230-1327 15200 15275 

2230-2327 5945 7275 

PASHTO 0230-0327 6095 6140 

0730-0827 11990 15440 

1230-1327 6175 7170 11870 

1430-1527 3945 

1630-1727 6005 6015 

RUSSIAN 0300-0327 6040 7125 

0500-0527 12025 15530 17680 17780 

1430-1527 7165 9575 9735 

1700-1757 3985 7170 

1800-1857 6035 7305 

1930-2027 3985 7205 

SPANISH 0030-0227 6015 9680 9905 

0230-0327 9905 

0530-0627 13720 15320 

2030-2127 7130 7350 

SWAHILI 0330-0427 13640 15260 

0830-0927 15240 17660 

1730-1827 9595 11750 

TAJIK 0100-0227 5955 6175 

1600-1727 5945 5955 

TURKISH 0430-0557 13750 15260 

1600-1727 7125 7310 

URDU 0130-0227 3945 6010 6190 

1330-1427 6175 9835 12005 

1530-1727 3945 

1730-1757 6130 7225 

UZBEK 0230-0257 6040 6175 

1500-1557 5945 5955 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 27 

IRAN/IRAQ 6335 Dengi Kurdistan Iraq at 1555 UT with songs, IDS at 

150225 with nx heads then with analytical nx. 


4375.4V V. of Iranian Revolution, on Dec 24 at *1425-1436 UT, 35232, 

Kurdish, 1425 UT sign on with IS, ID, Opening mx, Talk. 

4375.4 V. of Communist Party of Iran, on Dec 24 at *1627-1633 UT, 45333- 

32432, Farsi, 1627 sign on with IS, ID, 1630 opening mx, Opening announce, 

Talk. 


ITALY 6100/6195 Never came across of a RAI Rome report of this new B-05 

early morning operating on 6100 kHz at 0630-0800 UT slot, due of BBC 

Rampisham uses 6195 kHz til 0800 UT in winter season. 6100 kHz txion noted 

this morning Dec 26 with a christmas greetings broadcast of Italian 

nationals abroad, many phone-in interviews noted inspersed by Italian and 

international carols. 

0630-0800 UT in direction of Sarajevo, Belgrade in 52degrees. 

6100 0630-0800 28,29W ROM 100 52 Italian I RAI 

and later on: 

6195 0800-1300 28,29W ROM 100 52 Italian I RAI 


KOREA D.P.R. And on the subject of drifting txs, the ailing North Korean 

tx on 6070 is back on nominal after more than a year on 6071v. The weak 

signal under BLR could mean that they are using a backup.


MALI 11960 What really makes it remarkable is my first time receiving an 

African signal on the 25 mb after 1530 UT. But there it was this morning 

Dec 29, RTM Bamako on 11960 kHz, closing a local mxal segment at 1540 UT. 

For the next 20 mins this female announcer went on to the mike dealing 

with many topics from football (the real one) to several "boite postal" 

addresses. Of course, all in French. More local pop mx at exactly 1600 

till nearly fading after 1630. SINPO 25232. RTM is listed with just 50 kW 

in the Africalist. 

(Raul Saavedra-CTR, dxld Dec 29) 

11960 very seldom heard here in Central Europe, usually under threshold 

level. I guess 25mb channel outlet has a distinct east-west antenna 

pattern. 5995, 7285, and 9635 logged much stronger -- in the past. (wb) 

NIGERIA 7255 Voice of Nigeria, at 2212-2301 UT on Dec 24, long talks in 

local lang with many mentions of Nigeria and occasional tribal vocals. 

Time pips noted at 2300 UT. Fair at tune in but almost faded out by time 

pips. 


7265[rather 7255?] V. Nigeria noted Dec. 27, in Hausa, at 2235 UT until 

closing at 2300 UT, with talks and rap music. 43443. 


7275 Radio Nigeria Abuja on Dec 21 at 0650 UT. Phone calls, ID in passing 

"This is Radio Nigeria, Abuja" when calling someone, wiped out at 0657 UT 

by Radio Romania IS. 


7275 FRCN-Abuja, mixing with, and a little under, Tunis at 0620 UT on Dec 

23; Tunis went off at 0630 leaving En nx, ending with main pts. at 0632, a 

little Afr. mx, then into call-in show, ment. Abuja, also Natl Svc of R. 

Nigeria, all in En. Fadey and not very strong. Bucharest IS started on the 

fqy at 0657 UT at about same level. 


PAKISTAN Some freqs changes of Radio Pakistan: 

1415-1445 Russian NF 9300, ex 9335 to avoid VofKorea in French // 7550.4 

1630-1700 Turkish NF 7600, ex 7465 to avoid BBC WS in DRM mode // 6215.4 

1700-1900 Urdu NF 9365, ex 9360 to avoid ChMxJammer on 9355 // 7530.0 

1815-1900 Arabic NF 7600, ex 7465 to avoid BBC WS in DRM mode // 6235.4 

(R BUL Observer, Ivo Ivanov and Angel Datzinov, via wwdxc BC-DX Dec 27 

PHILIPPINES 9582 Radio ng Bayan, on Dec 22 at 2338-0010 UT. SINPO 

23332. Phone interview program in Pilipino till 2357, then weather 

forecast and program guide. ID at 0000 as "Radio ng Bayan, Network, 

Network (bagidan),... Philippine Broadcasting Service...", followed by 

news. 

(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Dec 30) 

History: 

9581.68 noted in Jan 2003. 9619.08 in Oct 2003. 

9619.1, PBS, Marulas, Valenzuela, at 0150, mostly relay DZRM 

with 'Radio Magazin'. The tx has big problems again and some days signs on 

much later and is heard only *0700v-0930*. 

(Roland Schulze-Mangaldan-PHL, dswci DXW Oct 7, 2003) 

QSL Radio Days 

 

a website showing some QSLs from the 70/80/90s. 

(Harald Kuhl-D, DXplorer Dec 28)

RUSSIA Voice of Russia. Russian World Service. 

Relay via SW transmitters of Russia. 30/10/2005-25/03/2006 

kHz UTC kW 

Moscow 

5810 DRM 1400-1800 035 

5900 0000-0300 500 

5985 1500-1900 250 

6000 1630-1800 250 

6130 1600-2100 250 

6145 1600-2200 250 

7230 1600-2100 500 

7260 0200-0400 500 

7290 1800-2100 250 

7305 1800-2000 250 

7320 1600-1900 250 

7330 0000-0400 500 

7330 1700-2200 250 

7360 1500-1900 250 

7365 1300-1600 250 

7380 1600-1630 250 

7390 1800-2200 250 

7400 1700-2100 250 

7420 1800-2100 250 

9470* 1500-1800 250 

11985** 1500-1800 250 

12025 1200-1600 500 

12055 1300-1600 250 

12060DRM 0700-1300 035 

15460* 1200-1500 250 

17570** 1200-1500 250 


5860 1800-2000 200 

5895 1500-1800 400 

5910 1600-1700 200 

5940 2100-2230 200 

5950 1900-2100 400 

6045 1700-2000 200 

6060 1800-2000 400 

6090 1600-1900 200 

6195 0100-0300 500 (800) 

7130 1700-1800 400 

7340 1600-1800 200 

Kaliningrad 

5895 1800-2200 160 

5920 1630-2000 160 

7445 1500-2200 160 

9720 1000-1100 160 

Samara 

5905 1700-1900 250 

5920 2100-2200 250 

5935 1500-1700 250 

5940 1500-2000 250 

6000 1800-2230 200 

6175 1800-2000 200 

6185 1300-1700 200 

7215 1600-1700 200 

7315 1400-1700 250 

7355 1900-2000 200 

7370 1700-1900 200 

7380 2000-2100 200

7390 0000-0300 500 (2x250) 

7390 1600-1800 250 

9900 1300-1500 250 

Krasnodar 

5925 1500-2000 100 

5945 0100-0300 500 

5950 1800-1900 250 (500) 

6005 1500-1800 100 

7150 0200-0600 500 

7240 0200-0400 500 

7300 1600-1900 250 (500) 

9800 1200-1600 500 

11655 1300-1500 250 

15540 1000-1100 250 

Novosibirsk 

5940 1200-1500 200 

5945 1400-1800 500 

7300 2000-2200 250 (500) 

7305 1200-1400 200 

7305 1400-1700 500 

7310 1800-2100 500 

9865 1200-1300 500 

Irkutsk 

5910 1700-1900 250 

5920 1000-1400 100 

5995 1500-1900 100 

6095 1000-1100 100 

6115 1200-1300 100 

9770 1300-1500 500 

17805 0600-0900 250 

Chita 

6205 1200-1300 500 

6205 1400-1600 500 

7335 1700-2000 500 

7350 1200-1600 500 

Vladivostok 

3955 1000-1100 100 

3955 1200-1300 100 

3955 1400-1500 100 

5930 1100-1500 100 

7260 1300-1700 500 

15425 0200-0600 500 

Khabarovsk 

6145 1100-1400 100 

7220 1100-1500 100 


6005 1300-1500 250 

9495 1300-1500 250 

12010 0200-0600 250 

15475 0200-0500 250 

17665 0600-1000 250 


5995 1200-1500 250 

7415 1500-1900 250 

9840* 0400-0600 250 

13665 0200-0400 250

15595 0200-0400 200 

15595** 0400-0600 200 

* = Till 04/03/2006 ** = Since 05/03/2006 

(Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya oblast) 

Voce of Russia. 

Russian World Service. 

Relay via SW transmitters abroad Russia . 

30/10/2005 - 25/03/2006 

-------------------------------------------------------------- 

kHz UTC kW 


7250 0200-0400 500 

11510 1700-2000 500 

Moldova / Grigoriopol 

6170 1900-2100 500 

7125 0000-0600 500 

7180 0100-0600 500 


7510 1500-2000 200 

7570 0000-0300 500 

9945 0200-0300 500 

11500 1200-1500 500 

17495 0800-1000 500 

Tajikistan / Yangiyul 

4965 1300-1500 100 

4965 1600-1700 100 

4975 1300-1500 100 

4975 1600-1700 100 

9885 1300-1530 100 

9885 1600-1700 100 

China / Xian 

9660 1500-1600 100 

Vatican / S.Maria di Galeria 

7170 2100-2130 250 

7350 0200-0600 250 

Germany / Juelich 

5965 2000-2200 100 

5975 2000-2200 100 

5990 2100-2200 100 

5995 0200-0400 100 

6175 2300-2400 100 

9555 1500-1600 100 

(Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya oblast; RUS-DX Dec 24) 

According to a nx item on Deutsche Welle in German at 1900 on 29 Dec the 

relays of DW in German and Russian in Moscow have now been restored after 

a week's silence. 


Moscow 693 (DW relay) again on air. Since today Deutsche Welle is again on 

air in Moscow, i.e. on 693 (Oktyabrskoye polye tx), after Russian 

communications secretary Leonid Reiman ordered that the transmissions may 

continue for the time being until the legal matters will be sorted out. No 

word about BBC on 1260 and RFI on 1440 in this press release.


Item in German language: 

 

[UK/RUSSIA] BBC WORLD SERVICE REMAINS UNHEARD IN MOSCOW [Dec 29]. 

Observations made by BBC Monitoring on 29 December confirm that the 

frequency of 1260 kHz, used to relay programmes by BBC World Service in 

Russian and English, remained off the air between 0940-1040. 

(BBCM via dxld Dec 29) 

The reports about the mediumwave relays of DW and BBC in Russia being shut 

down prompted me to do some research: 

Perhaps somebody can reconfirm that 1188 (DW) and 1260 (BBC) at St. 

Petersburg are still on air, but obviously this concerns Moscow only. The 

reports from the BBC side are apparently correct, the tx operator itself 

mentions on his websites that the licences were valid until Dec 21 only: 

 

This concerns a site in Moscow city, perhaps most widely known as 

Oktyabrskoye polye (other names are around as well). I understand that 

this was once a jamming site, because around 1994 a relay of Radio-1 was 

on air from there on 4055 kHz, reportedly run with 12 paralleled 5 kW txs 

(thus 60 kW output). Here is a detailled description of the mediumwave 

operations from this site: 

 

This blurred picture could show the MW/SW tx areal: 

 

I heard from an authoritative source that indeed all Oktyabrskoye polye 

mediumwave txs (including RFI) were switched off as of Dec 22. It appears 

that Russian insiders discussed the looming shut-down already in mid- 

December, so this development is hardly a surprise. 

To me the reactions here in Germany are much more interesting than the 

embarrassing Oktyabrskoye polye story itself. 

Some stuff I found on this occassion as well: 

 

Unid. Google Earth image, showing the Lesnoy/Zelenogradskaya station I 

assume. 

 

One of the directional mediumwave antennas of the Bolshakovo site near 

Sovetsk/Tilsit. Bolshakovo has three such systems, aiming at 180, 245 and 

275 degrees. Until about 1995 the txion configuration was 1386 on 245 deg. 

and 1215 on 180 deg. with +30 deg. slew, then it had been changed to 1386 

on 275 deg., 1215 on 220 deg. and 1143 on 180 deg. with +30 deg. slew 

(1143 was non-directional before). 

[UKRAINE] 

 

Antenna on [sic, near, - wb.] the Krim peninsula?? Could it be that these

SW curtains actually belong to the Kopani plant (registered as 

"Simferopol")? 

(Kai Ludwig-D, BC-DX Dec 23) 

From ITU list SMF Simferopol UKR 44N56 034E06, but rather Mykolaiv Luch 

46N49 32E14, 

[obfuscation policy of Mr. Anatoly Titov's departement in USSR era, wb.] 

BBC DESCRIBES SUSPENSION OF BROADCASTS IN RUSSIA AS "TECHNICAL HITCH". 

The BBC Russian Service hopes that medium-wave broadcasts will resume in 

the next few hours, Yuriy Goligorskiy, director for BBC development in 

Russia, has told RIA Novosti. He confirmed that the BBC had suspended its 

medium-wave broadcasts but it was not connected with the termination of 

the BBC licence. "Yesterday we received a broadcasting license at a 

competition but our operator - the M radio agency and the Octode TV and 

radio operating corporation - have lost their technical licence," he said. 

According to Goligorskiy, the BBC Russian Service regards this situation 

as a technical hitch. "We hope that it will be resolved in the next few 

hours. Although there is no medium-wave broadcasting, we continue 

broadcasts on short wave," he said. 

(RIA Novosti-RUS, via BBCM via dxld Dec 22) 

Saturday morning (Christmas Eve) BBC 1260 and DW 1188 kHz via St. 

Petersburg were off the air, but in the evening they were back on, both in 

Russian at 1700 UT. 


 

(Kai Ludwig-D, A-DX Dec 23) 

5960 Radiostantsiya Tikniy Okean via Vladivostok. Full data Paper QSL card 

with nice station stamp, either for my postal or/and e-mail report. Reply 

in 29 days. 

6205 Vatican Radio via Atamanovka (Tchita) Full data ( with no site 

indicated) 'Angel statue at Maria di Galeria Transmitter' card with 

brochure, decal in 49 days. 


It seems the repairman has paid another visit to Yakutsk and got the 7200 

tx back in good order. For how long? Krasnoyarsk 6085 also had a similar 

problem, which was finally fixed a couple of weeks ago. 


Re 7200 - the GRC repair man has done a very good job and it's nice to be 

able to hear some programming now instead of that dreadful racket. Let's 

hope he's used good quality parts this time and that the fault doesn't 

return so quickly. I have never been able to hear Krasnoyarsk since it 

moved from 5290 into the 49mb - on the old freq it used to be well audible 

in winter time. I was surprised at the good reception I recently had on 

6160 from Arkhangelsk and even 5930 from Monchegorsk. I wonder if the 

repair van has been and tweaked them for winter - maybe it's a tractor 

with caterpillar "wheels" and can only get to these places in winter!!! Or 

maybe the engineers just enjoy skiing. 


5960, R. Tikhiy Okean (R. St. Pacific Ocean), on Dec 25 at *0935-1000* UT, 

Russian prgm'ing, with many segments of recorded interviews, Russian 

ballad and a pop song, 0956 UT full ID and phone number, followed by pop 

Russian song till sign-off. Reception very good, virtually 100% readable. 

(Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Dec 25)

6220 I was hoping that you might include the below paragraph into your 

newsletter, which is due to go out tonight. It is regarding a new client 

of ours, called Voice of Joy. 

Voice of Joy, a new Christian station that advocates the power of mx in 

religion, will start txion of their mx show to the Middle East on 24th 

December. The first show will be a two-hour Christmas special aimed 

particularly at serving US troops in Iraq. It will go out at 1400 to 1600 

UT (that is, 1700 to 1800 in Iraq) 

on 6220 [first announced 6200 freq, but replaced by 6220 now] kHz in the 

49 metre band. On subsequent Saturdays it will be just 1400-1500. 

Transmitter site is FSU. 

Voice of Joy would appreciate any reception reports. Please email Dean 

Philips at 

Many thanks and best wishes for the holiday season, WRN > TRANSMITTING 

SUCCESS Tel +44 20 7896 4154 Fax +44 20 7896 9007 

 

(Sophie Wilson, Client Services Assistant, WRN, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 22) 

FSU Former Soviet Union site. 

Re V. of Joy, scheduled Sat Dec 24 at 1400-1600 on 6220 via FSU site, 

brokered by WRN: 

Sorry, nothing heard here on 6200 [first announced this freq, but replaced 

by 6220 now] kHz in 1400-1500 UT slot. 

Only VoIRIB with usual Azeri program co-channel, tiny and poor, and some 

adjacent channel QRM by BBC Dari sce from BBC Skelton on 6195 kHz. 

6200 1430-1700 29S,40NW SIR 500 338 TURKI-AZ IRN IRB 


6220 Voice of Joy at 1400-1600 UT on Dec 26. Italian mx pirate stn Mystery 

Radio blocked Voice of Joy co-channel here in Europe. VoJoy appeared 

around 1530 UT underneath. Mystery Radio but left air at 1539 UT finally. 

VoJoy heard then on Sinpo44444 rating in Austria. Religious mx content. 

Clarion at 1559 UT, followed by an e-mail address 

 

annt, on which US soldiers serving in Iraq may order a mx CD [gift?]. "God 

Bless You" and s/off. 

(Patrick Robic-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 26) 

Nothing heard from Voice of Joy today on 6200 [first announced this freq, 

but replaced by 6220 now] at 1400 UT. At 1430 UT VOIRI was really strong 

on the frequency. "Voice of Joke" or ??? 

(Bjoern Fransson.SWE, hcdx Dec 24) 

RUSSIA?/FRANCE Unident, 5900, at 1000-1030 UT noted a Chinese (could be 

another Asian Language?) program of comments and mx until 1030 UT. Signal 

was fair. Personnel giving comments sound like authentic Chinese. The mx 

was not traditional Chinese, but from the Western Hemisphere. As 

mentioned, the signal was fair. The station went off at 1030 UT. 

(Chuck Bolland-USA, hcdx Dec 23) 

Maybe RFI Paris Mandarin ? 

Check the Mandarin program against // 9655 from Yamata-JPN, both are RFI 

Mandarin towards China. 

Is a late freq change, originally IRK relay on 5945, but later changed to 

5900 kHz, due of Beijing on 5945 kHz.

5900 0930-1030 43,44 IRK 500kW 152deg RUS RFI GFC 


SAO TOME 1530 I have found the recent posts concerning WLW interesting. 

Based on my experiences with three of VOA's 600 kW MW txs, I view some of 

the stories I have heard about WLW over the years as perhaps a bit 

apocryphal. For example, we have not had any reports of anyone hearing us 

by reception via the fillings in their teeth. Neither am I aware that 

anyone in the nearest village in the main lobe is getting free lighting 

(though it could probably be done to some degree with a large, efficient 

antenna if they knew how). 

During my previous tour of duty in Sao Tome [hereafter: Sao Tome] in the 

90's, I lived off the site in the town of Sao Tome. My home was about four 

miles from the station across a bay of the sea and in the center of one of 

the two main lobes of the two tower directional antenna of our 600 kW, 

1530 kHz tx. The re radiation of our 1530 kHz signal from my 160 meters 

ham antenna was sufficient to drive a PI FIM off scale on the highest 

scale anywhere in my yard. A #47 lamp simply connected from my 160 meters 

antenna to ground would light to full brilliance from the 1530 kHz signal 

miles away. I am sure I could have destroyed the bulb instantly with an 

efficient matching arrangement. I could also get an RF burn if I touched 

the antenna lightly. I live on the 346 acres station site now, so I am 

fortunate that my home lies near a null in the pattern of the 1530 kHz 

antenna, which I think is a bit less than half a mile distant. 

600 kW covers a lot of territory at night. Our 1530 kHz nighttime sky wave 

signal is usually received well on a remote monitoring receiver located 

over on Madagascar Island at an urban site. That is nearly 4,000 miles 

away on the opposite side of the African Continent in the Indian Ocean. I 

think the receiver is an ICOM with just a short whip antenna. 

(Charles Lewis - S9SS, Manager, IBB Sao Tome Transmitting Station (VOA), 

Sao Tome Island, West Africa, broadcast list 

via Bob Foxworth, ABDX via dxld Dec 23) 

SAIPAN 9465 KFBS in Russian at 1510-1523 UT, Dec. 26,with song. 

presumed ID at 1514 UT, more mx.and OM talks over trumpets at 1518 UT. 

Very weak signal,but clear QRG. 


SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabia noted on odd 9714.95 at 0900 UT this morning, 

// 0600-0900 15170[NE, EUR] and 15380[NoAF] kHz. 


SLOVENIA Radio Odmev 594 kHz bestaetigte mir mit der beigelegten PPC 

innerhalb von 62 Tagen meinen Empfangsbericht, dem auch ein 

Cassettenmitschnitt und 1 IRC fuers Rueckporto beigelegt war. QTH: Radio 

Cerkno d.o.o., Platiseva ul. 39, SI-5282 Cerkno, Slowenien. v/s ist 

unleserlich. 

Ich habe mich ueber diese QSL sehr gefreut, da eine Wiederholung des 

Empfangs dank der DRM-Sendungen aus Kroatien auf gleicher Frequenz so 

schnell nicht mehr moeglich sein wird. 


TAIWAN 15260 Hmong Lao R. via Taiwan on Dec 23 at *0100-0107 UT. 34433 

Laotian, 0100 UT sign on with IS, Opening announce, Opening mx, Talk. 


TANZANIA 5050.05 Radio Tanzania on Dec 24 at 1712-1718 UT. 35332 

Swahili, News, ID at 1714 UT. 

(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Dec 30)

TURKMENISTAN 5015 Turkmen Radio on Dec 23 at 2350 UT local mx, ID 

"Turkmeni Radiosi ... Programma Watan" at 0000 UT, National Anthem 

(matches national anthem for TR 2nd program on 

), NA ending at 0003 UT. 


UGANDA 4975.95 Radio Uganda on Dec 23 at 2020 UT. Western pop and 

country mx, mixed with African pop mx, announcer in English, Glen Campbell 

"Rhinestone Cowboy", Tina Turner "We Don't Need Another Hero", "time 

check" for a few mins before midnight, wishing listeners a Merry Christmas 

at 2057 UT, Village People "Y.M.C.A" at 2100 UT, off mid-song at 2102 UT. 


UKRAINE And a note on the recent discussion about the Ukrainian txs: I 

find the KHR signals to be quite weakish for already some time now, still 

doing it here in Central Europe only because they stay away from the 

crowd. Indeed KHR hardly sounds like 100 kW anymore, but perhaps the 

antennas are to blame? The same goes for Kopani: They run 5910 through a 

rhombic now? Makes me really wonder about the general shape of this 

station, especially the antenna park. 


U.A.E. DW change of Mandarin Chinese program at 2300-2400 UT slot. 

5995 kHz replaced by 9865 kHz, tx site Al Dhabbaya. (Dec 17) 

This is true. 9865kHz is very well received in Japan at 2300 UT. 


Since Dec 17 DW via Al Dhabbaya replaced 5995 by 9865 kHz. 

Chinese 

1030-1055 China 15145tr 15190kr 17820tr 6205ko 

1300-1350 China 13735kr 15330tr 15490tr 199360be 6225no 

2300-2350 China 199360be 6225aa 5915ir (x5995dh)now 9865dh 

(DW, Dec 20) 

9575 NHK World Radio Japan. Full data 'Waiting for their turn' QSL Card 

with site.Reply in 32 days. v/s: T. Sato. 

15525 Eternal Good Nx Radio via Dhabayya. Verification statement in reply 

letter from George Bryan, in 17 days time. 


USA/GERMANY Radio Free Vietnam (ex-New Orleans) 

Others have recently reported that Radio Free Vietnam is no longer being 

heard. Here is a little more information regarding this broadcaster. As I 

reported several weeks ago, my Vietnamese friends learned via the 

Vietnamese media that Vuong Ky-Son, Director in Chief of Radio Free 

Vietnam, evacuated safely from New Orleans to Dallas. Now my friends tell 

me the media is reporting that, since the New Orleans facilities were 

destroyed, he hopes to move production to Germany. I asked my friends if 

this might simply mean that he planned to broadcast via a tx in Germany, 

but they said the reports stated he was planning to move to Germany. 

(Wendel Craighead-USA, DXplorer Dec 27) 

UZBEKISTAN 5850 Special Radio (via Tashkent): RCI via Sweden hrd here 

in French, small but decent signal at early 1830 Dec 22. Het on fqy 

audible from 1857 UT, then RCI off and Special Radio IS, intro in RS, into 

prgm of long Russian rock selections, a couple of anmts and IS repeats 

during the hr, but mostly mx. Seemed to have some audio dropouts at first, 

but then stabilized. Signal highly variable until it steadied at 1935, 

improved more arnd 1945 UT, and not bad by 1952 when played last song (an 

instrumental).

Then closing anmt in RS, IS once, and a surprise anmt in En by woman: "You 

are listening to Special Radio, Moscow, Russia. You can listen ... 6240 

kHz. every Thursday at 6 p.m. UTC ... . problem of Special Radio ... 

actual mx from Russia ... problem ... Russia ... a mxal problem has 

developed ... mxal gifts which are shared by Special Radio ... names 

recommended records Special Radio Media Project. You can find lists of 

this series from site of Special Radio. Special Radio Internet ... 

- E-mail 

Listen to actual mx from Russia, and this is not a joke." Then IS three 

times, half-minute of silence and off at 2000*. There is a lot of stuff on 

their website, which has an En version. Even has some letters from a 

couple of familiar names. Also try 

 

and translate to En via 

 

That page gives xmtr site as Tashkent, 100 kW. Looks like a private b/cer, 

not a govt svc, and reminds me of the private b/cers c. 1991, e.g. Ala, 

Centre, Galaxy. Thursdays only; have tried a couple of times before but 

this is the first time I have had a useable signal. 


Wie Staatsfeinde Usbekistan entzieht Radio Free Europe die Akkreditierung 

und setzt damit seinen Kurs gegen die Pressefreiheit fort. Pressefreiheit 

in Usbekistan - davon kann derzeit keine Rede sein. Seit Anfang der Woche 

steht fest: Der in Prag ansaessige Sender Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 

muss seine Korrespondententaetigkeit in Usbekistan einstellen. 

Die BBC hat im Oktober von sich aus das Korrespondentenbuero in Taschkent 

geschlossen, da nicht mehr fuer die Sicherheit der Mitarbeiter garantiert 

werden konnte. 

Die Verweigerung der Akkreditierung fuer Radio Free Europe erfolgte 

unmittelbar nach dem Treffen des usbekischen Praesidenten mit dem 

Staatssekretaer des deutschen Verteidigungsministeriums, Friedbert 

Pflueger, bei dem der Verbleib der deutschen Militaerbasis in Termes 

ausgehandelt wurde (taz vom 13. 12.). 

(Marcus Bensmann-D, taz newspaper vom 15.12.2005, p18) 

VIETNAM 6165 Voice of Vietnam - Xuan Mai, continuous vocals in H'mong 

sce until talk by a woman announcer at 1225 UT. Poor. 


YEMEN 9780v YRTVC Sana'a at *0257-2210 UT outlet uses at least two 

different txs in 31 mb, which reported by many monitors over and over 

again in DXpress in recent years. Theory is, both tx operating on odd 

frequency, but these freqs differ by some Hertz. One operating slightly 

above 9780 two years ago, the other slightly below or around in 9779.5 

range. The two transmitter are not on the air at the same, but I suspect 

that at some time in the morning they change from a transmitter to 

another. Once I thought BUT changes it from day to day. 

This morning at 0500-0530 UT I heard Sanaa very loud on - heavy odd - 

9779.51 kHz, Sinpo44444 rating. But at 0530 UT the uneven number changed 

to 9779.76 kHz and signal level dropped down to S=2-3 suddenly[!], so I 

assume another antenna array is in use with the second tx unit. At 1415 UT 

Sana'a was operating on 9779.76 kHz today. 

Early morning broadcast always reported on 9779.44 ... to .55 kHz, 

seemingly at 0257-0530 UT time span. The other reported on odd 9779.66 ... 

9780.50 kHz. In 2002-2004y the change over time reported to be much later 

at 0700 ... 0705 UT. // 5950 kHz *0257-2130v UT. 

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 26)

9799.88 Republic of Yemen Radio at 1945-2005 UT, Arabic, OM hosting phone- 

in program. Pips/ID at 2000 UT. Fanfare followed by OM. Poor, whisper 

quiet signal. 


9779.5 Yemen Radio on Dec 27 at 1515-1547 UT. 25432-34332 Arabic, Arabic 

mx, ID at 1533 UT. 


2005 Clandestine Activity Survey. 

In 2005 the activity of political clandestine stations broadcasting on SW 

has decreased by almost 3 % to 1195 WBHs (Weekly Broadcasting Hours). This 

is the lowest level of activity since 1999. 

The activity of clandestine stations with target areas on the Asian 

continent has decreased by almost 9 % to 841 WBHs. Activity on the African 

continent, however, has increased by 51 % to now 192 WBHs. Very little has 

changed on the American continent where activity is now at 162 WBHs. 

The three most active target areas worldwide are Iraq with 225 WBHs (-107 

when compared with one year ago), Afghanistan with 190 WBHs (+25) and 

North Korea with 168 WBHs (unchanged). 

The number of different target areas active worldwide has increased by one 

to 25. It should be noted that all four new (or reactivated) target areas 

are on the African continent (Senegal, Somalia, Gambia and Cameroon). On 

the other hand, Lebanon, Colombia and Papua New Guinea are no longer 

thought to be active. 

(Mathias Kropf-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 25) 

HFCC Plenary Meeting at Valencia, Spain (Aug 22-26, 2005) 

The HFCC/ASBU co-ordination conference for the Wintertime 2005 (B05) 

season was hosted by Radio Nacional de Espana (RNE) at the Museo Principe 

Felipe in Valencia Spain between 22_26 Aug 2005. 

One hundred twenty-five delegates representing 64 organizations from 40 

countries attended the conference, which was opened on 22 Aug 2005 by Jose 

Maria Huerta, Technical Director of Radio Nacional de Espana. Mr. Huerta 

said he was pleased to be able to welcome all delegates to Valencia and to 

the first HFCC/ASBU conference to ever be held in Spain. 

Mr. Huerta thanked the Generalidad Valenciana and the Diputacion de 

Valencia as well as the other sponsors for their invaluable support for 

the conference. Jose Maria Huerta said he wished all delegates a 

successful conference and hoped that they would find time to see something 

of the beautiful and historical city of Valencia. 

On behalf of all the delegates, HFCC Chairman Oldrich Cip thanked Jose 

Maria Huerta for the warm welcome to Valencia. Oldrich said that the 

conference in Valencia was the 30th since the first working meeting of the 

HFCC in Prague in 1991. Given that history, it seems almost overdue that 

only recently has the HFCC become a regular member of the Radio Sector of 

the ITU in the category of international and regional organizations, side 

by side with the Member Countries, International Broadcasting Unions, and 

other important organizations. The HFCC membership was approved by the 

2005 session of the Administrative Council of the ITU. 

Oldrich said that the ITU membership comes at a time when the forum of the 

Union is taking up the long-debated issue of the shortage of radio 

spectrum for broadcasting, especially in the bands below 10 MHz, and the 

HFCC now has the opportunity to take part as an independent Radio Sector

Member in the study groups, working parties, expert groups and other 

assemblies of the Sector. This includes the work that is in progress 

during the present preparatory phase leading up to WRC 07. Oldrich warned 

that there are strong opponents against any enlargement of the HF 

broadcast bands and the outcome of the WRC 07 agenda item that is our main 

preoccupation remains uncertain. The debate frequently hinges on the 

spectrum requirements reflected in the HFCC seasonal databases. Those 

opponents have made good use already of the remaining inaccuracies that 

were found in the schedules of some of our HFCC/ASBU members and they 

questioned the legitimacy of any HF spectrum enlargement. 

Therefore, all members are urged to upload each and every one of their 

requirement changes in order to maintain a 100% accuracy of their schedule 

information contained in the database. 

Oldrich Cip said that he would like to endorse Jose Maria's thanks to the 

various sponsors of the conference. Firstly the local hosts, the 

Generalidad Valenciana and the Diputacion de Valencia and secondly the 

companies of TCI International, Continental Electronics, Telefunken, 

Thales, Altel Systemas and Iberica de Componentes, the latter two both 

from Spain. A very impressive list of sponsors without whose support the 

conference amenities would have been far more modest. 

2006 CONFERENCE 

Oldrich Cip confirmed that the A06 conference would be the next joint 

HFCC/ASBU and ABU-HFC conference and would be hosted by the ABU and RTC 

(China Radio and Television) 13-17 Feb 2006. The venue for this joint 

conference will be Hainan Island in southern China. Jan 5 2006 is the 

deadline for submission of requirement data for inclusion in the initial 

A06 schedule. 

Later Ms. Wang Fang of RTC gave a brief presentation on the amenities 

available on Hainan Island, which is a holiday island with excellent hotel 

and conference facilities and a very pleasant temperature in February. 

Wang Fang said that the conference would be held in Sanya City in the 

south of Hainan Island and connecting flights to Phoenix airport, that is 

situated about 35 mins distant by taxi, are available from Hong Kong, 

Beijing or Shanghai. Details of available hotels and rates will be 

provided by RTC as soon as possible, but delegates should bear in mind 

that February is high season in Sanya City. 

FUTURE CONFERENCES 

HFCC Vice Chairman Horst Scholz asked if there were any volunteers amongst 

the organizations present who could host a future conference. There were 

no such volunteers. Horst said that the Steering Board appreciated the 

difficulties of hosting an HFCC/ASBU conference. Nevertheless no host 

meant no conference. Horst pointed out that there were still some of the 

larger organizations that had not hosted an HFCC/ASBU conference. 

Therefore, the Steering Board would be liaising with each of those 

organizations in order to try to persuade each of them to host a 

conference in the very near future. Hopefully one or another of those 

organizations could be the host for the B06 conference. 

(NASB Newletter, Dec 7 via wwdxc HQ / BC-DX) 

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