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served by three-phase 380 Volt, 220 V mono, and 50 Hertz freq, fed from
Tindouf Algeria city main circuit. Question on collaboration and aid
organizations refused also. Future plan to set up a TV sce, and
continuation classes to educate their radio engineers. Repairing work is
done by four engineers, who studied telecommunication in Cuba.
Three fotos of the studio installation show a most modern high technical
standard, long run tape recorder and also a Compaq? desktop PC is visible.
Rabuni location consist concrete buildings constructed in local
traditional style. Contains military "Command" structures, Education
Ministry, War Museum giving testemony on remains of the Sahara-Morocco
conflict. The radio installation put together in a single container only.
The article also report about poor children living standard on the camps,
suffering lack of pens, paper, and rubber ereaser, latter substitute by
shoe soles.
Radio Nacional de Saharagui connection:
phone +213 49 92 35 25 fax +213 049 92 35 25
[seemingly the figur '0' behind international call '213' is used for
national access only, ed.]
Addr: Radiorama, C.P. 873, I-34100 Trieste, Italy.
e-mail:
(wwdxc BC-DX #508, 25 Feb 2001)
AZERBAIJAN 6110.8, 1325 17 August 06, A most frustrating freq to
monitor. A strong carrier throughout the day, but no or virtually no audio
heard. Finally heard some very weak audio in probable Azeri at 1659. IS at
1700 then talk, but too weak to understand the language. Should be
English, but I have my doubts. Sounded more like Russian style, but this
is listed at 1730. In fact nothing heard at 1730. This will need more
investigation, but I fear my portable gear won't be up to the challenge!
(Volodya Salmaniw-UKR, DXplorer Aug 18)
BAHRAIN 9745 Radio Bahrein, Abu Hayan, 1927-1935, August 04, Arabic,
local songs, annt, 22432. At 1928 UT sign-off other station in the freq
and I could hear Radio Bahrein with 25432. From 1930 UT sign-on CRI-
Beijing in Esperanto lang and put the signal of Radio Bahrain.
(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 11)
BENIN Finally some more signal for Africa here 17 Aug but back to normal
(i.e. almost nothing) on 18th. Afros on 5005, 4965, 4940, 4930, 4880,
4845, 4780, 4770 also weak exc 4940 4780, but alas, nothing on 5470 kHz.
And also:
2110-2145 R Parakou (I presume) 17 Aug YL & YM chatting in French most of
the time. Too weak for ID, but think this.
(Finn Krone-DEN, wwdxc BC-DX Aug 19)
[probably 5025 1600-2300 UT, wb.]
CHINA Some frequency changes for China Radio International:
1000-1057 Chinese NF 9890 XIA 500kW 354deg, ex 9740
1030-1127 Indonesian NF 17605 KUN 500kW 177deg, ex 11700
1100-1157 Russian NF 9890 XIA 500kW 354deg, ex 9740
1400-1457 Russian NF 9525 SZG 500kW 37deg,x9450 to avoid VOR DRM
1500-1557 English NF 9800 JIN 500kW 264deg, ex 9785
1500-1557 Hausa on 7170 BKO 100kW non-dir, x0800-0857 on same
1500-1557 Persian NF 9570 KUN 500kW 270deg, ex 6165
1600-1657 Arabic NF 17735 BKO 100kW 020deg, ex 17880
1600-1757 Arabic on 13790 KAS 500kW 269deg, addit., co-ch DW DRM
1630-1727 Hausa on 9620 KAS 500kW 269deg, ex 1830-1857 on same
1630-1727 Hausa NF 9655 KUN 500kW 283deg, ex 1830-1857 11730