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WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News

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On Aug 13 at 1230-1330 UTC on 73.7 MHz radio "Silver Rain" in Ru and<br />

on 67.7 ?Radio ?Youth Hit ?. Please help which is the exact name?<br />

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-<strong>DX</strong> Aug 22)<br />

SAO TOME Google Earth Imagery. I assume this site to be VOA Pinheira at:<br />

0 17 34N 6 45 08E Found today.<br />

(Ian Baxter, SW TX site shortwavesites Aug 25)<br />

SERBIA/BOSNIA Google Earth Imagery. New R YUG SW site, built up in 1987.<br />

ITU 44N42 019E10<br />

Bijeljina Jabanusa SW site, BOSNIA. 44 42 03 N 19 09 57 E<br />

old R YUG SW site (domestic 7200 50 kW, 9505 10 kW)<br />

Stubline Obrenovac 44 33 49 N 20 08 33 E<br />

R Belgrade old 2000 kW Continental MW site, 684 kHz<br />

near Zvecka<br />

44 38 27 N 20 08 24 E<br />

(wb, wwdxc BC-<strong>DX</strong>, shortwavesites Aug 25)<br />

SOLOMON ISLANDS 5019.87 SIBC 1104-1205+ Aug 22. Apparent nx to 1113,<br />

then a ten-minute religious program, followed by ads or anmts w/mentions<br />

of Solomon Islands; a program of local vocal mx followed, w/frequent<br />

mentions of "Happy Islands" and Solomon Islands; 1200 YL with closedown<br />

anmt: "You've been listening to Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation,<br />

Radio Happy Isles..." and anc'd freqs of 1035 and 5020 kHz; said they'd<br />

return "tomorrow morning at 6:00"; at 1201 they joined BBCWS in progress.<br />

Pretty good signal and enjoyable listening to an hour of local<br />

programming.<br />

(John Wilkins-CO-USA, <strong>DX</strong>plorer Aug 23)<br />

SWAZILAND 4775 Trans World Radio, 0448-0457* Aug 16, man preaching in<br />

English with soft instrumental mx in the background. At 0455 another man<br />

gave ID and freq annt as program closed. Poor to fair.<br />

(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, <strong>DX</strong>plorer Aug 19)<br />

UNIDS Noted on August 20th:<br />

???? 1620-1750 in Farsi.<br />

4675 0300-0400 in Farsi.<br />

4680 0300-0400 in Ar.<br />

(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-<strong>DX</strong> Aug 22)<br />

U.K. BBC's Darfur Salaam, 15515 Woofferton at 1716 in AA to Sudan. All<br />

talk to 1729 close. // 17585[ASC 250kW 65degr] not heard.<br />

(Gerry Dexter-WI-USA, <strong>DX</strong>plorer Aug 19) 300kW 128degr<br />

USA It was a huge thrill and honor to meet Victor Goonetilleke at the<br />

Madison - Milwaukee GTG yesterday (8/19). Great also to see old friends<br />

Bob Brossell and daughter Beth, John Lenz, Tim Noonan, Bill Dvorak, John<br />

Meyer, Mark Taylor, Kevin Mikel, Karl Forth and the two or three others<br />

I've surely forgotten to mention.<br />

A fantastic setting with Lake Michigan practically in the back yard at the<br />

home of NRC member Neil Kazaross. A wonderful day!<br />

(Gerry Dexter-WI-USA, <strong>DX</strong>plorer Aug 19)<br />

Some frequency changes for IBB:<br />

1300-1400 VOA Russian NF 15475,<br />

x15120 to avoid Voice of Nigeria in English*<br />

1400-1600 RL Turkmen NF 15460,<br />

x15120 to avoid Voice of Nigeria in English*<br />

1500-1600 RL Tatar NF 15410, x11990 to avoid Radio Kuwait<br />

1800-1900 RL Romanian NF 11985, x11815 Mon-Fri<br />

1900-2000 RL Tatar NF 9805, x 9650 via DTK T-Systems

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