WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

een setting up remote monitoring sites at various locations in RNZI's
target area so that, courtesy of computers and the internet, he can log in
to hear how RNZI's analogue and digital broadcasts are being heard. At the
recent DX league AGM we talked of a future time, when city-based DXers
will be equipped with such a set-up, so that they can remotely DX from
quiet country locations.
(NZ DX Times, NZ Radio DX League, Dec 2006)
NIGER 9705 ORTN Niamey at 2259 UT, talk by different persons in a local
language followed by time-check by woman in frensh. Then ID as "ORTN
Niamey la voix du Sahel...). SIO 322 on Dec 15. The following days
stronger.
(Zeljko Crncic-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 21)
PAKISTAN Cf. bc-dx 785: Heard on 11570 end of prgr in Vernacular at
1526 and National Anthem, 1528 Break, 1530 ID in Vernaculars and playing
National Anthem, 1533 News, no checked till 1600 when there was En news //
4790, 5081 kHz, but there was not usual Saturday's Political Discussion in
En, now was in Urdu (Dec 9).
On 5081 1600-1616 UT En, at 1616 counting frequencies: much MWs, SWs 45
and 5080 and some freqs in MHz.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 17)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Still no sign of them on 4890 kHz at 0845 UTC 15
December. Could it be due to outstanding electricty bills, like those that
cause regional stations grief at times?
NBC Port Moresby on 9675/4890 remains non-operational, as it has for
several weeks.
(Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 15/16)
PERU 9720 R. Victoria at 2220-2314 UT Andean MX interrupted by female
talk. At 2314 short ID as "radio Victoria" by woman. Then more talk by man
again mensioning "radio victoria". This evening strong interference from
Deutsche Welle in Bahasa Indonesia till 2300. Then QRM from R. Veritas
Asia in English and Tagalog. The day before they identified as "la voz de
liberaci¢n" featuring a religious program at around the same time. This
time no interference (Dec 19).
(Zeljko Crncic-D, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 21)
PORTUGAL Maybe, just maybe the MCR group finally switches on the new
Avanca site for 783 kHz early next month when major stn changes are being
announced. Meanwhile, the bl... Belmonte site 1035 kHz is on an on-&-off
basis, and I'm prettly sure it's not at full (100 kW) power. Both Thales
txs in Belmonte & Avanca are twins.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 15)
ROMANIA The following new private stations are licensed on low power MW
frequencies: Radio Vocea Sperantei (religious) in Botosani on 1485 and in
Bistrita on 1602 kHz; Radio Sud in Giurgiu on 1584 kHz; Radio 7 Est in
Iasi on 1584 kHz.
(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, mwdx Dec 16)
Strange item ! According to RRI German letterbox today Dec 17:
RRI German at 1200-1300 UT suffered by severe echo on 11940 kHz in past
weeks. Many complaints by the German language listener audience occured
then. The technical editor Alexandrescu discovered the cause, that both
outlets used 11940 kHz via Galbeni EaROM and Tiganesti SoROM sites, and
never synchronicized the audio !! see WRTH page 465.
One tx site moved to 11790 kHz now.
RRI Italian noted on 7170 kHz at 1630-1700 today Dec 17. [x7135??]
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 16)