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15). Their HFCC registration shows only one sender: 11700 0700 0800
37W,46W ISS 500 204 but a schedule I received earlier this year shows two
from ISS. One of 250 kW at 155 deg and one of 500 kW at 200 deg so I don't
know which is correct. However, this sounded like a "real echo" and not a
delayed feed to one tx. Whichever beam is in use the path is a very
interesting one to result in this effect.
(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Sep 15)
In B06 winter season as usual RFI French 11700 at 0600-0700 on two 500 kW
units at 155[TUN, TCD, COG] and 185[ALG, MLI, BEN] degr. At 0700-0800 UT
on 185 and 204[MRC, SEN] degrs. Main back lobe travels around the world
via northern Finland, northern Norway and via Greenland-Alaska into
Pacific, Tahiti? and via Antarctic and Ascension back into Europe. (wb)
FRANCE/MONACO 1467 ERF/TWR reduces 1467 usage Evangeliums-Rundfunk, the
German branch of Trans World Radio, will cancel the 2030-2100 (summer
1930-2000) txion via Roumoules-1467 as of B06 but keep the 0445-0515
(summer 0345-0415) for whatever reason, stating that it will save them
150,000 Euros annually, see below.
They planned to abandon 1467 already for some time, stating that airtime
on this tx is five times as expensive as on Mainflingen 1539 kHz [German
Telekom T-systems site, wb.] which now provides good nighttime coverage of
Germany with a new NVIS antenna.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 4)
ERF stellt Abendprogramm ueber Radio Monte Carlo ein.
Der Evangeliums-Rundfunk (ERF) in Wetzlar wird Ende Oktober seine
taeglichen Abendsendungen ueber den Mittelwellensender von Radio Monte
Carlo (1.467 kHz) einstellen. Das gab ERF-Direktor Juergen Werth bekannt.
Als Gruende nannte er die verbesserten Empfangsmoeglichkeiten ueber den
Sender Mainflingen bei Hanau, die vielfaeltigen weiteren
Empfangsmoeglichkeiten sowie die Kostenersparnis von fast 150.000 Euro
jaehrlich. Weitere Infos dazu unter -
einen schoenen Sonntag, wuenscht,
(Tom Kamp-D DF5JL, A-DX Sept 4 and via dxld)
5940 1400-1500 28 MC 100 13 GER
5965 0930-1015 28 MC 100 13 GER
6230 0930-1015 28 MC 100 13 GER
6230 1400-1500 28 MC 100 13 GER
7160 0930-1015 28 MC 100 26 GER
7160 1400-1500 28 MC 100 26 GER
7270 1630-1700 28NW MC 100 10 [??, wb.]
9800 0745-0920 27 MC 100 324 ENG
[5940 and 5965 are tentat. registrations, for 6230 replacement, when
affliction occur by foreign maritime stations, wb.]
GERMANY Music test of CVC International from August 21:
1200-1500 on 13830*JUL 100 kW / 060 deg to EaEu in Russian, xEnglish
1500-1700 on 13800 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg to EaEu in Russian, xEnglish
* co-ch Radio Free Asia in Tibetan+Chinese Mx Jammer
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sept 5)
Some DTK T-Systems changes:
Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) from Sep.4/5
1500-1600 on 13840 WER 250 kW / 060 deg Monday to SAs in Hindi, x1530-16
1530-1600 on 13840 WER 250 kW / 060 deg Tue-Fri to SAs in Hindi, xMon-Fri
1800-1815 on 13590 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg Tuesday to ME in English, deleted
Hrvatska Radio/Voice of Croatia in Croatian/English/Spanish from Sep.7:
0600-1000 NF 11610 JUL 100 kW / 270 deg to AUS, x11690, re-ex 13820
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Sept 12)