WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

To ME & NoAF
Arabic 0400-0430 17780SRI 0700-0730 15220ASC
New1200-1215 17560
English 0100-0200 5960UKr 17720 1000-1100 17585UAE
French 0500-0530 17820SRI 1630-1650 11785
Japanese 0200-0500 17560 0800-1000 17720UAE
New0500-0800 17700
New0800-1000 17895
New1000-1500 17835
New1500-2000 17610
1700-1900 13740UAE 2200-2300 9650UAE
New2000-0100 17700
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)
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-06 and VT A-06 schedules, adapted by wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2)
MADAGASCAR 5010 R. TV Malagasy, Antananarivo, poorly audible on 25 Feb
at 1810-1818 UT, Malagasy, talks, songs; 25331.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2)
MALI Gegen 1750 UT war ORTM Bamako auf 11960 kHz mit SINPO=22432 in VN
(Bambara?) zu hoeren. Auf Worldspace war das Px mit 20 sec. Verzoegerung
hoerbar.
(Juergen Lohuis-D, wwdxc BC-DX Feb 24)
11960 seldom reported in Europe. (wb)
5995 Radio Nationale du Mali; 2136-2200+ UT on 25 Feb; 2 M in French
discussion; few thumb harp notes every 4 min. to 2155 UT then chant &
jazzy tune. ID as RNdM at 2159+ UT and continued with mx. SIO=433+, need
USB to cut out roar QRM. Nothing on 4784 kHz.
(Harold Frodge-MI-USA, DXPedition, MARE Tipsheet via dxld Mar 3)
5995 ORTM; on Feb 25 at 0556 UT; IS & sign on by W. No sign of their 60
mb freqs.
(Niel Wolfish, ibid. via dxld Mar 3)
NEW ZEALAND 9870 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, heard on 25 Feb at /1259-1635 UT,
IS, TS, English prgr, ID, newscast, etc.; 35432, but fluctuating quality,
i.e. better than the rated but also worse at some stage; 35432.
9885 R.NZi, Rangitaiki, obs'ed on 24 Feb at 1008-1059* UT, English, mx,
mostly Brazilian, freq. annt prior to IS & s/off; 55544.
(both de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 2)