BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

are all Buran units, probably three 2000 kW (234, 549, 1494 kHz) and the
fourth 1000 kW (801). So much for now ...
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 26)
Remember when Voice of Russia \ Radio Moscow was seemingly on its last
legs with few transmitters? Well, they are back just like the bad old days
of the USSR. Man, just about 24 hours a day here with very strong signals
everywhere. The only other broadcaster coming close is CRI, believe it or
not!
Belorussia is strong as well (as is Radio Racja), while Radio Ukraine
International's 100 kW Kharkiv transmitter doesn't put out all that
well... it's OK, but not super strong. I'll issue more complete
observations when I can.
(Volodya Salmaniw-CAN, on tour Gdansk-POL, dxld June 25)
Unlike back in the 1980s, European Russia doesn't seem to be covered with
the Voice of Russia signal very well. All kinds of Chinese stations (CRI,
local SW radio, firedrake) occupy most of the spectrum.
(Sergei Sosedkin-IL-USA, dxld June 24)
I would say no, it's not like in the old days. Back then Radio Moscow,
especially in English, was all day long audible on dozens of shortwave
frequencies, during daytime the 19 and 16 metres bands were filled with
Russian transmitters. Not so anymore, during daytime there is now a single
frequency of Radio Rossii (250 kW transmitter at Taldom), for one hour
only after 11 AM there are two frequencies of VOR in German (Bolshakovo
and Tbilisskaya transmitters), and that's all you year of Russia on
shortwave.
During the evening various VOR services for Europe are on air, but without
thinking much about it I would say on just one dozen frequencies or so
("just" compared with the number of installed transmitters). So it was
absolutely no surprise for me to read on the website of the St. Petersburg
branch of RTRS how grim the situation has become for their AM operations.
But yes: Chinese signals are now all over the shortwave bands. 19 and 16
metres during daytime? You guessed it, it's full of CRI now.
And I also remember the days when Radio Moscow was in limbo. I still
recall this schedule for German from summer 1993: 1500-1700 on 1323 and
11980, 1700-2000 on 1323, 11980 and 12010. 1323 was of course the
Wachenbrunn transmitter in Germany, the only thing that remained
untouched. 11980 was Tbilisskaya, 12010 was Samara, actually supposed to
go on air at 1500 as well (btw, in later years this Samara outlet carried
Radio Maryja from Poland). This was all.
No mediumwave from Bolshakovo, no shortwave from Moscow area sites, no
nothing. At least once they also mentioned on air that their whole station
was endangered.
Of course the situation of VOR is much better now. Probably Walter's
assessment is related to the circumstance that T-Systems Media&Broadcast
has meanwhile leased not less than six mediumwave outlets to them. This
may be reminiscent to the USSR days, but in fact four of them are
investment ruins from the Megaradio debacle, and it certainly is primarily
successful marketing that they now relay VOR, whatever the conditions may
be.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 25)
Radio Rossii broadcast on SW for nationals in western Europe is hardly to
find for an average shortwave listener these days. And some VoR foreign
bcs to count on limited channel quantity. As well as 5 bc hrs daily via
Wertachtal 125/250 kW in Ru, En, and Arabic.