WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

NEW ZEALAND As per
the 06 May - 02 Sep 2006 schedule reads as follows:
UTC kHz azimuth Target
0706-1059 7145 000 All Pacific
1100-1259 9870 325 NW Pac, Bougainvilee, PNG, Asia
1300-1650 7145 000 All Pac.
1651-1850 7145 035 Cook Is., Fiji, Niue, Samoa
1851-1950 9630 000 All Pac.
1951-0705 15720 000 All Pac.
... so just one (analogue) tx, and the webpage says nothing about the
other (new) tx intended for DRM.
While that, the already reported 26 Mar-07 May 2006 schedule remains
unchanged.
15720 kHz observed 1947-..., 26 Apr, English, songs, fq. annt, IS (for
change from // 9630 to 11725 kHz), Pacific mx, world & Pacific nx
bulletins; 35433, and holding until, say, half an hr or so (I couldn't
stay by the set checking this), but though still audible at 2250, the
signal was already useless at 2200. At the same time today, 27/4, the
signal was almost inaudible.
11725 kHz monitored 2032-2115* (abrupt s/off), 27 Apr, English, Dateline
Pacific, Nx Abt. NZ, Pac. mx, Pac. Business Rpt., nx (by which time the
signal was extremely bad) and.. an abrup s/off at 2115; 23432, adjc. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 27)
OMAN 15140 R. Sultanate of Oman on Apr 13 at 1500-1506 UT. 25232-25222
Arabic, Talk, // 15375 kHz.
15375 R. Sultanate of Oman Apr 18 at 1405-1421 UT. 35433-35422 Arabic,
News, ID at 1409, etc.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 23)
PARAGUAY 9737 Radio Nacional del Paraguay is off air.
(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 12)
PERU 0505-0525 9720 Sermon in Portuguese, presumed R. Victoria.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 9)
PORTUGAL According to info just received, DW is already using the 4 MHz
curtain array I could see again both last Fri. 21st & Sun. 23rd - but
they're awaiting Summer time to paint it in the usual red/white colours,
just like the more visible rotatable (3) curtain arrays. It seems the
still existing vertical log.-periodic arrays are standing idle. DW sched.
on 3995 kHz DRM is 2200-0300 at 40degr.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 26)
The only soul around at Sao Gabriel after the staff ends their pathetic "9
to 5" shift is a security man! Until not that long ago, the national guard
was there permanently. The CEOC facility actually comprises two halves:
that of the HF site on the west side of the road, and the personnel
facilities on the east side, and these were designed in the early 50's to
comprise, like they still do, dwellings which even included the doctor's
house (!), a cantina, amenities like tennis court and children's
playground and a chapel, possibly to go with the site name itself!
The site was originally named CEU-Centro Emissor Ultramarino, which was
changed to CEOC in the late 70's I think. 1997 photo: This was taken from
the "Praceta do Ultramar" (Overseas Square), in front of the cantina,
which looks more like a restaurant! The national guard house next to the
wall is partly visible to the left, ahead of the front of our Land Rover