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the label "Euronet Radio".
All relay sces on 9290 from Latvia (in whatever form or under whatever
name) will be based on the license of Raimonds Kreichbergs.
(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, SW-pirates June 23)
LITHUANIA [and non] 7540, 9315, and 11555.
IRIB German sce now revealed the site of their new, additional 7540, as
quoted in the enclosed message from Uwe Volk: It's Sitkunai in Lithuania,
and they are testing not only on 7540 but also on 9315 and 11555 (when? at
least not right now). For the time being they leased the tx for two
months; a decision on whether to continue will be made after analyzing
listener responses.
I think in the last few years no foreign customer used the Sitkunai
shortwave tx, or did something slip by my attention? I assume 7540 to use
a more northerly beam, since it is not as strong as 7330 from nearby
Bolshakovo here (a bit stronger than Sirjan, but not as strong as one
would expect a single-hop signal to be).
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 26)
Hallo a-dxer, wie soeben im deutschen Hoererpostprogramm von IRIB "Wir und
unsere Hoerer" bekannt gegeben wurde, werden die Frequenzen 7540, 9315,
11555 kHz ueber einen angemieteten Sender in Litauen ausgestrahlt. Der
Mietzeitraum betraegt vorerst 2 Monate und bei genuegender Hoererresonanz
wird ueber eine evtl. Verlaengerung entschieden. Auf 7540 kHz ist das
deutschsprachige Abendprogramm aus Teheran zu hoeren.
(Uwe Volk-D, A-DX June 25)
IRIB via 11555 is - as reported soon after 7540 started - on air in
Italian at 0630-0730. It goes off air at 0730 but I don't know if it is
also used before 0630 for other sces. I haven't found 9315 on air as yet.
I find it astounding that considering the large number of transmitters
they have at their disposal in Iran (54 if I count correctly those listed
in the WRTH) that they should rent another in Lithuania! I would guess
operational costs come into the equation somewhere as they almost recently
decided to close, or reduce, their SW operations didn't they?
(Noel R. Green-UK, ibid.)
Bekannt ist zumindest schon Italienisch 0630-0727 UT auf 11555 kHz. Liegen
evtl. die besagten Nennungen der jeweils aus Litauen ausgestrahlten
Sendesprachen vor? Zeiten koennte man dann nachschauen bzw. zumindest
versuchen, das zutreffende anzukreuzen, da mit Sicherheit jeweils das
Hotbird-Programm 1:1 uebertragen wird.
(Kai Ludwig, ibid.)
IRIB Lithuania relay, time / language sorted.
Sorry missed monitoring the 0530-0630 UT slot, woke up late near 0650 UT
because of the football TV claim. So, I don't know is there a very early
IRIB sce - either Bosnian or Spanish via Sitkunai??
15235 0530 0630 28S KAM 500 298 BOSSNI IRN IRB
13750 0530 0630 28S SIR 500 310 BOSSNI IRN IRB
15530 0530 0630 27S,28S,37,3KAM 500 289 SPANISH IRN IRB
17785 0530 0630 27S,28S,37,3SIR 500 300 SPANISH IRN IRB
11555 LTU S=8-9, no time delay against 13770 and 15085.
13770 S=1-2, very weak today.
15085 S=7
13770 0630 0730 28S KAM 500 289 ITALY IRN IRB
15085 0630 0730 28S KAM 500 310 ITALY IRN IRB
There is no IRIB German relay via Sitkunai, due opening procedure of R