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SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1593, December 1-7, 2011
Thu 0430  WRMI  9955 [confirmed on webcast; jammed on 9955]
Thu 1600  WRMI  9955
Thu 2200  WTWW  9479
Thu 2230  WBCQ  7490
Fri 0430  WWRB  3195 and 5051 [confirmed]
Fri 0600  WRMI  9955
Sat 0900  WRMI  9955
Sat 1600  WRMI  9955 
Sat 1830  WRMI  9955
Sun 0500  WTWW  5755
Sun 0900  WRMI  9955
Sun 1630  WRMI  9955
Sun 1830  WRMI  9955
Mon 0400v WBCQ  5110v-CUSB [suspended!]
Mon 1230  WRMI  9955
Tue 1030  HLR   5980 Hamburger Lokal Radio

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** AFGHANISTAN [and non]. Radio Afghanistan 7200 tentative --- 
According to Mauno Ritola posting on the World Radio TV Handbook 
Facebook group at 1618 November 27 per ham intruder list Radio 
Afghanistan is now on 7200. Big improvement in reception compared with 
6102.

Tuned in to 7200 at 1625 November 27, subcontinental/Afghan style 
music, brief announcement in presumed Urdu 1629 and off, poor to fair 
with high local noise level (Mike Barraclough, Letchworth Garden City, 
UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Theoretically that means we have a better chance of hearing it deeper 
into North America than on 6102 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

Hi folks, I have just stumbled (at 1528 UT on 27 Nov. 11) over Indian 
film music. At 1530 there was the ann.: "This is the National Radio of 
Afghanistan". The program is in English. I have already informed the 
German telecoms authorities. Signal is S=9+15dB with my dipole.

Will you also pse listen into the program. I have never heard this 
station b4 on this QRG. Regards, (Uli Bihlmayer DJ9KR, INTRUDERALERT 
mailing list via Wolfgang Büschel, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

Subject: Re: [INTRUDER ALERT] National Radio of Afganistan on 7200 kHz
Heard S=9+10 in OD5 with a dipole. 73, (Riri OD5RI Azrak, Lebanon, 
1559 UT Nov 27, ibid.)

All 7200 kHz outlet in AM mode [portion of 7196 to 7200 in amateur 
radio band] is illegal for BC purpose, only 7200USB mode would be 
allowed. 73 wolfy df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)

From *1521 to 1558 UT are Pashto not English today on Nov. 28. It 
became Urdu program from 1558-1630* (S. Hasegawa, Japan, dxldyg via DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

Thanks to tip on DXLD yesterday from Mauno Ritola and Mike 
Barraclough, heard Radio Afghanistan this afternoon on new 7200 kHz 
(ex 6102) from 1530 tune-in (when broadcast already in progress) until 
1630 sign-off. Didn't hear any English though - as confirmed by S. 
Hasegawa on DXLD above.

First half-hour mainly music with one announcement at 1544 UT - 
recording here: 
http://www.box.com/shared/8e7ogj7txosp05tfl17y

And at 1558 UT, well-known Radio Afghanistan tune at switch to Urdu:
http://www.box.com/shared/7hyye7ib7dxo8fnhdxp6

Fair strength but some splatter ex 7205 kHz and also occasional tones 
and hets from the adjacent ham band below 7200 kHz (Alan Pennington, 
Caversham, UK, AOR 7030+ / ALA1530, Nov 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

7200, looking for R. Afghanistan on new frequency ex-6102, Nov 29 at 
1528: a JBA carrier, slightly on the hi side compared to 15200 KTWR or 
RRI. Altho 7 MHz is slightly more feasible propagationally, QRhaM is a 
big problem in NAm, as besides nearby SSB, K0TPP in Missouri was right 
on 7200-LSB concluding a contact, then QRZ and CQ, apparently 
blissfully unaware of what he is blocking as he has a perfect right to 
do.

7200 was first reported Nov 27 by Uli Bihlmayer, DJ9KR, of the DARC 
INTRUDERALERT mailing list via Wolfgang Büschel, with English at 1530, 
but on Nov 28 the first half hour was in Pashto instead of English, 
then usual Urdu from 1558 to 1630, say S. Hasegawa in Japan and Alan 
Pennington, UK. Mike Barraclough got the word out first on the DXLD yg 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Hi Everyone, 7200 this pm at 1530 UT, R Afghanistan news in English, 
off at 1545 
http://www.box.com/s/5mzezzsugol6y2xbrcra
(Excuse crackling; had a noisy appliance on at the time)
Thanks to the reports in DXLD and Alan Pennington (Mark Davies, 
Anglesey, Wales, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Radio Afghanistan on 7200 kHz (ex 6102)
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2011/radio_afghanistan_on_7200khz.htm
(via Alokesh Gupta, dx_sasia yg via DXLD) 
Viewed as nothing but an intruder to complain about (gh)

7200, another try for R. Afghanistan`s new frequency Nov 30 at 1528: 
only a JBA carrier, maybe this, under QRhaM this time from W4RNZ = 
PRICE, CARL E, CARTERSVILLE, GA 30120, working a K5 on LSB (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I was also listening to 7200, and like you I had a JBA carrier at 1520 
tune-in. Unfortunate that there is just not enough darkness on the 
path. Nov. 30 (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, Nov 30, dxldyg via WORLD 
OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I recorded 7200 this morning as well and had better luck than you 
guys:

1513-1529 - What sounded like two stations mixing, one with M+F talk 
and one with music. If two stations [see below], both were almost 
exactly on 7200 as I couldn't see two carriers on the SDR display 

1529:30 - signal level suddenly dropped by 20 db leaving the music 
station, which was playing subcontinent sounding music

1535 - switched to talk by man but never strong enough to ID language, 
thanks in part to significant electrical noise. It could have been 
English for all I know

1547 - much weaker but seemed to switch back to music, audio gradually 
diminished, but carrier still there 1600+

There was lots of ham activity just above 7200, but the lower sideband 
was clear. No ID  but the program content seems promising. Maybe 
tomorrow will be better (Bruce Portzer, Seattle WA, Nov 30, dxldyg via 
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Not forgetting this wonderful resource:

GUIDE TO BROADCASTING IN AFGHANISTAN
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bdxcuk/afghanistan.pdf
(Mike Terry, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)

37 page pdf, including lengthy chronology, current schedules of 
numerous target broadcasts, etc. (gh, DXLD)

As for the other 7200 station Bruce mentioned, beware of SUDAN, which 
we easily hear around 0300, but it`s scheduled all the way from 02 to 
21 per WRTH 2011, or 03 to 21 per Aoki, and could also be coming in 
via long path as early as 1530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ALBANIA [and non]. I had not checked 7420/7425 at 00-01 UT Albanian 
for a few nights as I had already done so several times. UT Nov 24, I 
did check at 0033 and found R. Tirana on top of 7425, but still plenty 
of interference from China underneath marring the music. This is not 
likely to improve until spring, as there will continue to be a 
darkness path from China at this hour. 7420 remained clear of any 
signal, also 7415. The amount of QRM from China does vary from night 
to night.

While it would be nice if ALR could hold onto 7425 as a traditional 
frequency, and if China would move off during that hour at least, 
under current conditions, it would be best for ALR to move to 7420 as 
I have been suggesting. There is also that Russian signal on 7430 
which would be avoided by doing so. And ALR has already gone to 7420 
for the 0230 English broadcast, when it was less necessary to do so 
than at 00-01, altho still a good idea to have a frequency lacking co- 
or adjacent-channel interference whenever possible.

7530, Nov 26 at 2115, S9+22 signal from R. Tirana, which ought to be 
plenty, but it`s undermodulated, and already in the music-fill portion 
of the semi-hour broadcast in English to Europe, with North America 
onward now working as winter sets in, daily except Sundays. Comparing 
to India 7550, slightly weaker at S9+20 and less solid, but quite 
louder with its music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

The mystery to me is why R. Tirana does not give an address at the end 
of their program, as most stations do. I can't imagine they really 
think listeners are going to go hunting for it.

Today, Nov. 28, is Albanian independence day; they became a sovereign 
nation in 1912. I just happened upon this by chance, as I was 
monitoring some of their different language programs. The Italian 
program gave some interesting details, which the German one did not.  
(I am waiting for English at 2100). 

Radio Tirana as they called it, (they didn't say whether this referred 
specifically to shortwave, or broadcasting in general) began in 1938. 
They had Italian and Albanian. They later added more languages. This 
fact was not mentioned in the German broadcast. I was able to record 
all of this for Carrie, along with some Albanian patriotic music, not 
the same in each transmission. I now will se what English does. 73, 
(Tim Hendel, AL, Nov 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

7530 Radio Tirana; *2100, 29-Nov; IS from 2058 tune-in; On with ID & 
sked; 7530 2100-2130 & 7420 0230-0300; Feature on Liberation Day --
11/29/44 date of liberation from the Nazis; all in English. SIO=454 
(Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. 
RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real 
time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ANTARCTICA. 15476, Nov 24 at 1338, still nothing from LRA36 despite 
a Thursday scheduled bihour, last we heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST) [nor Dec 1]

** ARGENTINA. 1700, R Juventud is a new station "no oficial". Address: 
Cjal. José Dans Rey - Calle 26- N  742, (B1887ELF) Florencia Varela, 
Prov. de Buenos Aires (Marcelo A. Cornachioni, Nov ARC South American 
News Desk via DXLD)

** ARGENTINA. 11710.6, RAE at 0200 with time pips and multilingual IDs 
then a man and woman with news headlines from Friday November 25th and 
ID as “This is RAE, Argentina's voice throughout the world” at 0203 
and a man and woman with program highlights once again for Friday - 
Good Nov 29. This should be their Monday broadcast. We had better take 
heed of what day's program they are using. – (Mark Coady, Ont., 
CumbreDX via DXLD)

15344.96, 1852-1914, Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires, 26/11, Spanish, OM 
dialogues about Argentine Apertura with two fragments of some matches 
with "Goooooool", YL news and weather, etc. - almost fair at the 
beginning, then poor due to downward propagation, // AM 870 on 
http://www.radionacional.com.ar with delay (Mikhail Timofeyev, DSWCI 
member no. 2987, http://dxcorner.narod.ru Drake R8A, Antenna: Long 
wire (30 m), St. Petersburg, Russia, HCDX via DXLD)

** ASCENSION. 17545, Nov 24 at 1628, gospel huxter in English citing 
Jeremiah about Babylon, with hum, leading me to conclude immediately 
it is YFR via Ascension which suffers from such generator hum, unable 
to fix, or don`t care? And I am right: 16-18, 85 degrees per HFCC 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** AUSTRALIA. 2369, R. Symban, Sydney. Greek music, buried in the 
noise 0749, 21/11 (John Faulkner (Eddystone 1830/1, Allied SX-190), 
Dec Australian DX News via DXLD) 

Really 2368.5 as usual? Last reported in DXLD 11-42, Oct 16, at half 
power (gh, DXLD)

** AUSTRALIA. 5995 DRM, RA, Brandon. Still plods away here, but rare 
to resolve audio. English 1309, SNR to 5 dB, 5/11 (Craig Seager, 
Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Icom R-7000, Horizontal Loop), Dec Australian 
DX News via DXLD)

** AUSTRALIA. We Probably Don't Because of the Time Difference, But...

DO YOU GO TO BED WITH PHILLIP?

It's okay if you do. Thousands of people around the country each night 
share the pleasure of slipping under the sheets with Phillip in their 
ear after he has hosted Late Night Live for the past two decades.

His official 20 year anniversary behind the mic occurred back in 
January, but we're going to keep on celebrating this glorious occasion 
for the remainder of the year with a website we've created, featuring 
200 of his best stories and guests from ten thousand interviews! Head 
here:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/features/inbedwithphillip/

for audio and video of some of his fascinating guests and topics he's 
had the pleasure of serving up to his "poddies, gladdies and noddies."

[Personal Note: IMHO, this is one of the finest political and social 
discussion shows on radio anywhere.] (John Figliozzi, Halfmoon, NY, 
Swprograms mailing list via DXLD)

** AUSTRIA. 6155, Nov 30 at 0641 baroque music from Ö1, back-announced 
as from 1600y, ``Die Hexe``, 7:43 live timecheck in Austro-German. 
Kudos for including classical music in this remnant of SW service from 
Austria, 0600-0715 only. The only other broadcast is 0900-0935 on 
17630 and/or 18910, unlikely to be heard here. 

Altho labeled as B-11, Aoki at 6155 still lists English and French 
news at 0710-0714 weekdays, which really stopped sometime in A-11, 
unfortunately, tho it was only token, mostly foreign headlines and 
very brief weather intended for domestic consumption. That demographic 
is now better served by a fulltime non-ORF, non-SW station; see
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/new-english-language-radio-station-opens-in-vienna
WTFK? ``Danube International Radio (DIR) is initially being launched 
online with an official opening planned for 2012 after they obtain an 
FM licence.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar. English to 1255, ID 1259 & 
another at 1300. Very good strength & well over c/c Chinese, 5/11 
(Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Icom R-7000, Horizontal Loop), 
Dec Australian DX News via DXLD)

** BELGIUM. RADIO VLAANDEREN INTERNATIONAAL WILL CLOSE ON 31 DEC

Guido Schotmans writes: Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (RVi) will 
cease to exist after 31 December 2011. That also means also that the 
Wolvertem transmitter (near Brussels) operating on 927 kHz will be 
switched off on 31 December at 23:59:59 hours local time. Norkring is 
the owner of the transmitter. It is unclear if they will put airtime 
on the market for rent. Mails to them are left unanswered. But I think 
the transmitter is in bad shape. It is left on the air at night with 
unmodulated carrier since several weeks ago. We have seen this too 
during extremely cold periods in recent winters. So I think there are 
no plans to use the site for other purposes.

On RVi’s website will only be mentioned that the service has ceased 
while Radio 1 and 2 are now available worldwide via the internet and 
satellite.

Here are a few pictures of the antennas at Wolvertem :
http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/22935817.jpg
http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/27136164.jpg
http://www.project208.com/belgium-meise-wolvertem-drijpikkelstraat-pictures.html
In Google Maps : http://g.co/maps/6h5ad
and in Bing Maps : http://bit.ly/tIlTQK

(Source: Guido Schotmans) November 30th, 2011 - 13:01 UT by Andy 
Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD)

3 Comments on “Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal will close on 31 Dec”
#1 Senior on Nov 30th, 2011 at 14:55
I expect most people who used to listen to RVI’s English programmes 
didn’t know the station was still on air; I certainly didn’t. To me, 
RVI closed years ago.

#3 Keith Perron on Nov 30th, 2011 at 17:08
I thought they were already off air for a few years now. How many 
listeners did they have 2?

#4 ruud on Nov 30th, 2011 at 18:05
I wonder if the Flemish environment organisations are aware of the 
most inefficient and polluting heating system in the country. Leaving 
a TX on to avoid moisture problems when re started is outrageous. 
Installing a few electrical fires [heaters] is still not very green, 
but much better then broadcasting dead air for hours and hours every 
day. When I leave my car on all night to avoid starting problems I 
might even be fined by the police! (MN blog comments via DXLD)

** BOLIVIA. 4864.977, 15.11 0205, tentative R Logos with program 
similar to Alas/HCJB. No ID but recording checked by Henrik Klemetz 
who says it sounds like ALAS programming. Henrik is working hard to 
get info from Bolivia regarding the situation for this station.
According to an old file on Björn Malm’s website the ID ought to sound 
like this: "Llegamos más lejos. Somos Alas-HCJB, Radio Internacional, 
Servicio [total?] por satélite." Also see: http://www.alas.org/ 
Henrik, thanks for your efforts. TN (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW 
Bulletin Nov 27 via DXLD)

** BOLIVIA. 5580.19, R. San José (tentativo), San José de Chiquitos, 
17/11 2315-0105, 33333, rezo santo rosario, música religiosa, luego 
Santa Misa, letanías y otras oraciones adicionales

NOTA: todo el tiempo que la escuché, en ningún momento dan el ID (por 
la frecuencia se deduce que es R. San José, pero al no tener el ID 
pongo (t). Después de las 2350, ellos distancian sus músicas de uno a 
dos minutos, lo que da impresión que ya no están y/o s/off. Con tanta 
oración y otros ritos que escuché, creo que me santifiqué ese día. 
(tnx Robert Wilkner)

TAMBIÉN: 18/11 2225-2330 escuché con el fin saber su s/on, pero no 
hubo señal alguna (Pedro F. Arrunátegui, El Chasqui DX, Nov, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

5580.13, Radio San José (tentative), 1119, Per Bob Wilkner (Florida), 
very weak carrier, seemingly Spanish talk, but being trampled by ship-
to-shore (or similar) comms. Wilkner noted this at 0000 and also 600 
Hz higher -- so, do they have a drifting transmitter and are they on 
during their local mornings? A frequency to watch. 22 & 24/11 (David 
Sharp, Bourke NSW (FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, R30A, Timewave 599ZX, various 
Palstar and MFJ accessories, Quantum Phaser, various Sangean and 
Tecsun portables, EWE aerials), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD)

? 5580.17 tentative, Radio San José, San José de Chiquitos at 0020 on 
20 November, Seems to be reactivated as heard every local evening (Bob 
Wilkner, Nov 27, NRD 535D - Drake R8 - Icom 746Pro, Noise reducing 
antenna, long wires, 60 meter band dipole, Pompano Beach, South 
Florida, US, cumbredx via DXLD)

** BOLIVIA. 6134.83, Radio Santa Cruz, *0859-0925, sign on with
choral music and Spanish talk. Flute IS at 0901 and opening Spanish
ID announcements. Santa Cruz song at 0903 followed by local pop
music. Fair. Nov 25. (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)

** BRAZIL. 4865.032, 14.11 2259, R Verdes Florestas with a clear ID, 
unusually strong this evening (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Nov 
27 via DXLD)
 
** BRAZIL. 5990, Radio Senado, 0805-0830, local music. Portuguese
announcements. ID. Fair to good. Nov 25. (Brian Alexander, PA, DX
Listening Digest)

** BRAZIL. BRASIL, 6105, R. Filadélfia (?!), Foz do Iguaçu PR, 2217-
..., 26/11, SRDA program with shouting preacher; 23341, QRM de UNID in 
Mandarin (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 9645.37, 0322-0342, Rádio Bandeirantes, São Paulo, 27/11, 
Portuguese, Brazilian songs, YL and OM short talks, 0329'55 time pips, 
news and reportage from Formula One's Brazilian Grand Prix with 
mention of Michael Schumacher - fair-poor under local noise, // 
11925.2 weak and http://radiobandeirantes.com.br with 45 seconds delay
(Mikhail Timofeyev, DSWCI member no. 2987, http://dxcorner.narod.ru
Receiver: Drake R8A, Antenna: Long wire (30 m), St. Petersburg, 
Russia, HCDX via DXLD) Frequently the het against Vatican 9645.0 (gh)

** BRAZIL. 9819.65, 0240-0255, Rádio 9 de Julho, São Paulo, 27/11, 
Portuguese, OM talks with musical pauses, Brazilian songs - poor under 
local noise (Mikhail Timofeyev, DSWCI member no. 2987, 
http://dxcorner.narod.ru Receiver: Drake R8A, Antenna: Long wire (30 
m), St. Petersburg, Russia, HCDX via DXLD)
 
** BRAZIL. 11765, Nov 26 at 2302, Súper Rádio Deus é Amor [the accent 
on the e is absolutely required, so if it`s missing where you read 
this, don`t blame me], full ID for MW, SW on 6060, 9565, 11765, ``24 
horas no ar``. Poor signal with flutter, much weaker than 11780 RNA of 
course; so I checked the rest of 25m for other listed Brazilians: 
something on 11815, maybe 11925 squeezed by HCJB/Chile 11920 and 
remnant jamming 11930, very weak 11750 maybe ZY, nothing on 11735 or 
the others (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 11815, R. Brasil Central, Goiânia GO, 1933-1953, 26/11, 
foot/ball match report, Botafogo vs. Atlético Mineiro (tentative), 
infos. on other matches, advertisements; 43543, adjacent QRM de ARS on 
11820.

11925.2, R. Bandeirantes, São Paulo SP, 1925-1946, 25/11, reports, TS 
at 1930, advertisements, all in Jornal em Três Tempos; 33432, adjacent 
QRM.

15189.9, R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, 1942-..., 26/11, songs 
in program `Sertanejo Moderno`, quiz, greeting listeners, phone number 
announcement; 45544.

15189.9 ditto, 1515-1635, 27/11, songs, advertisements, chatter; 35433 
(Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRUNEI. QSL: Radio Television Brunei, 594, no data confirmation 
email in 424 days for initial report in English via Airmail with US 
$2.00 and follow-up report in English with 3 IRCs via registered mail 
with return receipt. V/s Magdelene Tan, Head of Pilihan FM English 
Broadcast (magdalene_tan(at)rtb(dot)gov(dot)bn). QSL received 63 days 
after follow-up. The station (at 200 kW) was heard at Kandahar 
Airfield, southern Afghanistan on September 9 2010 at 2107 UT with 
prayers and music during the height of Ramadan. Fair signal, but hefty 
QRM from China, co-channel. Myanmar and AIR external service off. 
Heard with WinRadio G303e rx and terminated 100m wire from 60 foot 
tower. Ms. Tan also confirms that 594 kHz is no more. The QSL eMail 
reads:

"*/Greetings Mr Albert Muick,/*
I apologize for the late reply on this matter; the report is correct 
by our station logs. The previous report log dated September 2010 that 
you have attached may have gotten lost in the mail. Nevertheless, it 
gives us much pleasure to know that we have a strong support of 
listeners overseas and that it can be heard while you were posted at 
Kandahar Airfield, southern Afghanistan. As informed by our 
Transmission Unit, the frequency of 594 kHz is no longer available. 
However, you can still tune in to our netradio at 
<http://www.rtb.gov.bn/> and click on any of the 5 radio networks i.e. 
Nasional FM, Pilihan FM, Pelangi FM, Harmoni FM & Nur Islam."

It seems that mediumwave stations the world over are shutting down in
favor of national FM channels. The Asia-Pacific region is no 
exception, with Brunei now confirming that their 594 kHz operation has 
been shut down. I have asked for additional details and about the 
possibility of reactivation on special occasions and await an answer.  
Aside from the occasional ute, this was the last medium- or shortwave 
station to QSL from that nation. Vy 73 to all, (Al Muick, Whitehall PA  
USA, Nov 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CAMBODIA [non]. Khmer Post Radio, 9960 kHz heard from 1200 to close 
down ("...turn your radio out!") at 1300 UT as of today. Audio clip 
at: http://bit.ly/uN5RMw
-- 73, (Nils DK8OK Schiffhauer, Nov 30, Excalibur, SDR-IP/GPS, 
Perseus, W-Code, 2 x 20 m active quad loop (90 ), 42 m windom, DX-One 
prof, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST) via PALAU

** CANADA. MISSISSAUGA, ON GETS NEW STATION ON 960
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11/24/mississauga-radio-station-gets-crtc-approval/

Mississauga radio station gets CRTC approval

Mississauga is set to get its own radio station, a development the new
owners hailed as long overdue. The station, which will offer a 
news/talk format, will be run by a group led by Elliott Kerr, 
president of the Mississauga-based Landmark Sport Group.

"Mississauga is a city in its own right, a fact that is often 
forgotten given our location next to Canada's largest market," Mr. 
Kerr said, noting thousands of people signed petitions and wrote 
letters in support of the new station. "With close to 800,000 
residents, it is the only city of this size in the country without an 
English-language radio station of its own - until now."

After being licensed by the CRTC this week, AM 960 will be up and 
running by spring at the earliest, spokesman Debra McLaughlin said.

The station will be dedicated to local news and information, from city
council coverage to business to community social events. The ownership 
group was still in the process of looking for a facility and staff, 
Ms. McLaughlin said. 73 (via Mike Brooker, Toronto, ON, IRCA via WORLD 
OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

THE CRTC APPROVED A NEW MISSISSAUGA-BASED AM RADIO STATION TUESDAY
November 23, 2011 - 12:15pm — The Wire Report

An individual by the name of Elliot Kerr submitted an application on 
behalf of a yet-to-be-incorporated company, indicating that the 
proposed station’s contours would strictly limit its signal to the 
Mississauga area.

The commission approved the licence, noting that the station’s 
shortened radiated distance and market share of the GTA audience make 
it unlikely that the station will have a significant financial impact 
on other stations operating in the market.

Astral Media Radio G.P., owned by Astral Media Inc., had argued “that 
it is impossible to separate each GTA community from its surrounding 
cities and/or Toronto itself as these communities operate, in part, as 
one large market. It was therefore of the view that applications for 
communities within the GTA must be analyzed in that context,” the CRTC 
decision said.

Copyright ©2011 The Wire Report.
http://www.thewirereport.ca/reports/content/13241-crtc_approves_mississauga_am_radio_licence
(via Kevin Redding, ABDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD) 

So just how low powered is it? (gh, DXLD)

Hi All: What about CJMR - 1320?? They're licensed to Mississauga and 
though they're now 100% ethnic, I used to hear them here in English in 
the AM doing local news. Apparently there wasn't enough local interest 
to keep up that part of their program schedule.? I suppose the new 960 
could have a fair bit of power, since the two old 960s in Ontario 
(Kingston and Cambridge) are long gone to FM. But wouldn't a decent 
power level for this one tend to draw it into the Toronto metro 
market? 73 (David Faulkner, IRCA via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

** CANADA. 6030, tentative CFVP Calgary 0849-0909 Nov 21; Noted here 
during the UT Monday window when Radio Martí & Cuban jammer are both
silent with snatches of ballad poking thru noise floor; sounds like C 
& W music; no discernible ID noted at ToH; music noted at 0902; talk 
at 0909; very poor & barely audible during deep fades; will try again 
this coming Monday (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, 
MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

When the Cuban jammer kept going, at least past 0638 as I noted (gh)

** CANADA [and non]. 7850, CHU`s chosen frequency to avoid the 
broadcasters on 7335, has worked out well with no interference 
problems --- until now, Nov 24 at 1222 when I hear Spanish 2-way SSB 
underneath, and CHU serves as exact BFO; also some hum (Glenn Hauser, 
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. 9625, Nov 25 at 0623, CBC NQ again on after 0606 sign-off 
with carrier, and tone. Wolfgang Büschel has measured it at 398 Hz; 
why not 440? 

9625, Nov 26 at 0648, S9+18 open carrier from CBCNQ; no 398 Hz tone at 
the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CANADA. PRO-CBC GROUP GOES TO THE MAT AGAINST POTENTIAL CUTS

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is stuck in a 
“stranglehold” as Conservative MPs attack the broadcaster and threaten 
to end or decrease its funding, a broadcast watchdog says. Spurred on 
by recent controversy over the CBC’s compliance with Access to 
Information laws, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting is launching a 
satirical, wrestling-themed campaign in support of the CBC. The 
group’s Stop the CBC Smackdown website went live early this morning.
http://www.friends.ca/smackdown/

Read more from theglobeandmail.com
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/pro-cbc-group-goes-to-the-mat-against-potential-tory-cuts/article2253319/
(November 29th, 2011 - 14:57 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog 
via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

** CANADA. 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CBC/RADIO CANADA CELEBRATIONS

November 27, 2011 --- To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the 
CBC/Radio Canada, 1st of December to the 31st of December 2011, 
Canadian Amateurs may use the following prefix,
VG for VA,
VX for VE,
XJ for VO,
XK for VY.
Thanks to The Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club for the above 
information http://www.gbarc.ca
(via Southgate via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD)

This is rather arcane; I doubt anyone but hams in the Canadian public 
will understand and appreciate it. Now, if they could use ``CB-`` 
prefices, that would be something and more apropos. After all, CBC co-
opted Chile`s allocation so why not hams in its honour? (Glenn Hauser, 
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

For hams worldwide may be profitable for their WPX (Worked All Prefix) 
awards (Horacio A. Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, dxldyg via DXLD)

Yes, of course, but what has that got to do with the CBC? (gh, DXLD)

** CANADA. KAMLOOPS PAPER GETS RUN AROUND CLEARING UP AM INTERFERENCE

Great radio-interference mystery may soon be solved

YOU ASKED: I am sure someone has asked or answered this question 
before, but, when I drive by the intersection of Second Avenue and St. 
Paul Street, I experience radio interference that drowns out my car 
radio. I think it may be somehow connected to the city pump station. 
Are there not limits on the amount of radio interference that are 
permitted? It only seems to affect the AM spectrum near 610. — John

OUR ANSWER: Oh boy, John, if you only knew what you started with this 
harmless inquiry.

This has been, without question, the most challenging Readers' 
Reporter mystery to solve — and, while we haven't quite done it yet, 
we're ever so close to putting this one to bed.

Here's how the hunt has unfolded thus far . . .
http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/article/20111125/KAMLOOPS0112/111129843/-1/kamloops01/great-radio-interference-mystery-may-soon-be-solved
(via Kevin Redding, TN, ABDX via DXLD) 610 = CHNL Kamloops

Isn't this run-around just so typical - but what is refreshing is that 
the newspaper pursued it. 'Nice' to see how Industry Canada, who is in 
charge of spectrum management, no longer investigates matters that 
threaten the viability of part of the spectrum (Phil Rafuse, PEI, 
ibid.)

** CHAD [and non]. 6164.96, RNT, 2215-2344*, French talk. Afro-pop 
music. Speech by man in vernacular. Abruptly pulled plug at 2344. On 
the air later than usual. Normal sign off time is 2230. Poor with 
adjacent channel splatter. Nov 23.
 
6164.96 RNT, 2215-0018+, on the air late again today with a wide 
variety of Afro-pop music, African hi-life music, Euro-pop and US pop 
music. French talk. Fair signal until 2359 when covered by Radio 
Netherland sign on with their IS. Heard very weak under Radio 
Netherland after 2359. Nov 24-25 (Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 
1593, DX Listening Digest)
 
6165, TCHAD, RN Tchadiènne (N’Djamena), *0427-0449, French. S/on with 
national anthem and ID. OM with program of African music and US blues. 
Much of the indigenous music featured the “thumb piano.” Fair. 25 Nov 
2011 (Joe Wood, TN, Eton E1 and 7 metre random wire, NASWA Flashsheet 
via DXLD)

I've confirmed that the mystery African on 6165 is indeed Chad, now 
broadcasting on an extended schedule, presumably 24 hours.

Radio Chad, 6165 N'Djamena. Nov 26/7 2011, Sat / Sun 2205-?? Fell 
asleep at about 1930 Saturday night listening to Zambia ZNBC2. Woke up 
a couple of hours later at 2205 to a YL talking French, in a monologue 
that continued until 2230. Then became French songs, light, not 
exactly pop. One English song at 2247 (Can't help falling in love with 
you). ID at 2301 sounded like "Radio Chad", into YL talking for a 
couple of minutes then at 2303 another mention of "Chad" and more afro 
music from 2304 (or rather, afro rhythms with songs in French). Aoki 
only lists Chad until 2300 on Saturdays and Sundays, as pointed out by 
Glenn and Wolfy (DXLD 11-47), but the music is still going strong at 
2317 so the schedule must have been extended. OM mentioned "Chad" 
again at 2327, afro music continues, sounds like guitar, drums and a 
penny-whistle at 2320-2335. But that means its around 0135 a.m. 
Sunday, local time, and my eyes won't stay open, even though OM's are 
now talking in what sounds like Arabic or some derivative thereof. 

Throughout the night I was vaguely aware of afro music and talk in 
Arabic and French, once in English, and having to grope for the volume 
control as reception improved even more. Awakened again at 0244 by 
fish eagles, and the Zambian national anthem at *0251. Chad is now 
reduced to co-channel QRM, quite severe at that and causing a huge 
SAH, making Zambia unlisten-able. I've really enjoyed their visit, but 
they can go home now. It`s light here now by 0310, and the QRM is 
indeed reducing. Fair-good. 

On Saturday night the music was very listenable, although the words of 
songs were sometimes difficult to make out because of fading and 
atmospheric QRN. On the other hand, I've never received Chad here in 
SA at any time of day or night, so perhaps I should say reception was 
surprisingly good, and getting better. It was certainly much better 
than the ZNBC2 that lulled me to sleep. Signal strength and volume 
increased throughout the night / Sunday morning to the point where I 
had to turn it down. By 0300 it was causing severe QRM to freshly 
signed-on ZNBC2, but this began to clear up as daylight arrived here. 
Jo'burg sunset (Saturday) 1643, sunrise (Sunday) 0308 (Bill Bingham, 
RSA, Nov 27, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also ZAMBIA

The reports of Chad being 24 hours on 6165 are interesting; I've been 
hearing something underneath the various Radio Netherlands 
transmissions from Bonaire 0000-0430 but haven't taken the time to 
figure who it was. The co-channel QRM just started recently (Steve 
Luce, Houston, Texas, Nov 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I caught Chad Sunday evening [Nov 27] at about 2245z with music and 
talk in French. According to Aoki they're using 250 kW aimed at 65 
degrees. JL, Waco (Jerry Lenamon, TX, ibid.)

Ref DXLD 11-47: Found a live audio stream of Radiodiffusion National 
Tchadienne on a third-party website at http://tchadonline.com/tv-tchad

Been observing extensively since Sunday 20 November 2011, and it 
appears that this service is now on air 24/7 (possibly has a break on 
Fridays though, haven't had opportunity to verify that). The shortwave 
transmitter on 6165 kHz has been carrying the same French / Arabic / 
vernacular programming every time I've checked via various Global 
Tuners, including overnight.

So: no more sign-on/sign-off, therefore no interval signal or national 
anthem aired. A live video stream of Tele Tchad is also available from 
the same website, albeit on a screen the size of a postage stamp (Dave 
Kernick, Interval Signals Online (intervalsignals.net), Nov 28, dxldyg 
via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Still can do NAs, ISs, w/out s/on/off

Hi Glenn, The overnight time change for Chad seems to be permanent.  
I'll drop the subject now, unless someone else picks it up and runs 
with it. Personally, I'm annoyed at totally losing ZNBC2. Early a.m. 
and nights are the only options to receive it here. Regards, Bill.
   
Radio Chad, 6165, N'Djamena. Nov 29, 2011, Tuesday. 1830-2225. Zambia 
is there at 1830, but unreadable due to in-decipherable QRM. Left it 
running and it did improve somewhat over the next two-three hours. By 
2202* it was good enough for the sign-off anthem to wake me up. The 
carrier was cut almost immediately, letting the QRM break through; it 
was OM's talking French, with a background of lightning QRN, not local 
in Jo'burg so presumably from further north, probably from transit via 
the tropics. At 2213 a YL joined the conversation, it sounds like a 
news and current affairs programme. Many mentions of "democracy" and 
"Internationale". More specific, mentioned "Chad" at 2214 (YL), 
"cordon sanitaire" at 2221. Then at 2225 a positive ID "Radio Chad".  
It`s after midnight local time here and time for sleep; positive ID in 
the bag, I give up. Barely readable; strong enough to give annoying 
QRM over Zambia, but not strong enough to be listenable in its own 
right. Jo'burg sunset 1645.

Radio Chad, 6165, N'Djamena. Nov 30, 2011, Wednesday. 0240-0333. No 
sign of the usual Zambian sine wave, just a badly distorted YL talking 
french and playing afro music. I don't know if it has been on all 
night, certainly Chad is not scheduled for this time (Aoki). At 0248 
the fish eagles manage to break through, almost totally squashed by 
the QRM, very weak and distorted. Zambian anthem starts at 0252 and at 
0253 OM with almost inaudible greetings. Just after 0300 I become 
aware of the "Daybreak Africa" relay, JBA. It switches to afro music 
at 0330, but no entertainment value. This is a huge collision, with 
both stations effectively un-listenable. Jo'burg sunrise 0308 (Bill 
Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 7210, Yunnan PBS, Kunming, 1340, Nov 25, presumed the one 
here with westernized pop songs & brief announcements in unID language 
in between, definitely not // 5975 VOV-1. Seemed all alone on this 
freq listening from my own QTH whereas remote Hong Kong receiver which 
I had on stand-by showed VOV-1 on top and Yunnan PBS only faintly 
audible underneath. Turning back to my own rcvr noted co-channel CRI 
Japanese taking over at 1358. 

Mauno Ritola, who I consulted about this, confirms my findings. He
tuned in on 7210 Nov 27 at 1157 and heard an ID starting with "Dai la 
dai ..." (pointing to Vietnamese or similar, Aoki lists Kachinic 
(1145-1230). He then adds: "When checking via Japanese and 
Australian remote rxs, there definitely are two stations and one is
// 5975. Seems that both are exactly on 7210, which is rare. And we
seem to hear only Yunnan here".
 
Cannot remember ever having come across any reliable reports of Yunnan 
PBS on 7210 but, for want of better suggestions, am now fairly 
confident this is them (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands (TenTec 
RX340, 20 m. longwire), Nov 28, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 9525, China Radio Int, 1501-1515, looking for Indonesia but
only hear China in English with news. IDs. Business news. Poor on
noisy conditions. Nov 24 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)

** CHINA. 11960, CNR1 presumed to be the one at 0545 with man speaking 
in Spanish with musical background then a man and woman followed with
announcements at 0550. Fair to Good Nov 20 (Joe Robinson, Scarborough, 
ON, Sony ICF-2010 and slinky inverted vee, Your Reports, Dec ODXA 
Listening In via DXLD)

[non] CNR1 does not broadcast Spanish. HFCC does show CNR1 on 11960:
11960 0000 0900 33S,44NE BEI 100 37 Chi
but I`m surprised you were not getting the big signal from JORDAN like 
I was 48 hours earlier with no CCCCI, as reported in the log next to 
yours:

``11960 JORDAN Radio Jordan at 0547 in Arabic with lively Middle
Eastern music then time pips at 0600 and ID and off (Good Nov 18 GH)`` 
[as condensed by the ODXA editor] (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Mercoledì 23 novembre 2011
1027 11500 FIREDRAKE vs? - SF/IN
1034 12230 FIREDRAKE vs. SOH (not heard) - SF/IN
1035 12980 FIREDRAKE vs. SOH (not heard) - SF/IN
(Luca Botto Fiora, G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, 
bclnews.it yg via DXLD) SF = sufficient; IN = insufficient

Firedrake Nov 24, before 1400:
15900, very good at 1347; none in the 16s, 17s, 18s
14900, very good at 1348, not very fluttery
13920, very good at 1348
12670, very good at 1351, none in the 11s, 10s, 9s, 8s, 7s, 6s
12500, very good at 1350
12230, very good at 1350, more fluttery than 14900

Before 1630: 
11920, poor at 1619 with CCI; none higher before 1630. Not a typo 
here, maybe typo at site? No, blocking VOA Tibetan via Tinang at 16-17

Firedrake Nov 25, circa 0630:
13850, fair at 0627; along with other Asian signals on band
15900, same as 13850 at 0627
16100, fair at 0631
17100, poor at 0631

The CRI Wulumuchi, EAST TURKISTAN site was also audible with CRI 
French on 15220, German on 15245.

BTW, as I tuned up the bands at 0626, 11 MHz was almost dead, above 
the MUF from Eurafrica, below the LUHF from Asia, then more signals 
showed up as I kept going up to 13, 15, 17 MHz.

Before 1500: no FD found 12-17 MHz bandscanning from 1455

Firedrake Nov 27, before 1400:
 9200, poor at 1343; none in the 7s, 8s, 10s
11500, fair at 1343
12230, good at 1344
12300, fair at 1344 --- new frequency! Never before reported by me or 
anyone in DXLD, and not in Steve Handler`s Nov 15 chart either
15900, fair at 1348; none in the 13s, 14s; 16s, 17s, 18s by 1400 

Firedrake Nov 28, before 1500:
9200, poor at 1457; NO others audible 7-19 MHz, 1453-1500

Before 1600:
None at all audible 19-7 MHz, 1535-1542!

Firedrake Nov 29, before 1400:
9200, poor at 1357, none higher, and not 9200 either when tuned by 
earlier in this semihour

Before 1500:
None at all, not even 9200, in complete scan 19-7 MHz between 1450 and 
1457. Hi latitude paths certainly suppressed by geomag conditions, but 
wonder if operations have also diminished.

[and non]. Firedrake Nov 30, before 0700:
15900, fair at 0649; no others 12-19 MHz

Before 1500:
9200, JBA at 1427
No others found up to 20 MHz by 1444

After 1500:
13785, poor at 1522, with ACI de CUBA, and some CCI. A reminder that 
we must not search for FD only in the OOB or WOOB [way-out-of-band] 
ranges. Aoki explains: VOA Uzbek via Kuwait at 1500-1530 is jammed, 
altho CNR1 might be the usual audio? Aoki adds that VOA was off the 
air on a Sunday and Thursday. (And the only other occupant of 13785 is 
Sirjan, Iran in English from 1530) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

Crash & Bang Chinese Opera Music Jammer, a.k.a. Firedrake --- From 
2011 posted logs (various sources). All broadcasts originate from East 
Jammerstan. Transmissions will typically change frequency and time 
often, as the jammer's target moves.

(t) means tentative   * Not reported on this frequency during 2010.

6030  13
7355* 18
7415* 17
7445* 17
7610* 23
7970* 06, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17
7990* 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
8400  09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23
9170* 12
9200* 06, 12, 13, 14, 23
9315* 14
9350  13
9355  13, 14, 17, 18, 19
9365  13
9380  13
9450  15
9455* 17, 19
9540  17
9905  17, 19
9910* 13
9920* 13
10300  06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23
10965* 09, 10, 12, 13
10970* 01, 12, 13
11545* 12
11500  01, 04, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23
11510* 12
11540  13
11560  14
11590  13
11595* 14
11750  16
11870* 17
11940* 17
11945  19
11950* 08
11980* 12
11990* 12, 13
12025* 13
12045* 14
12160* 07
12175* 12, 15
12180* 11, 12, 13
12230* 00, 01, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14
12240* 04, 05, 06, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
12270* 07, 10, 11, 12, 13
12300* 13
12500* 07, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
12600  07, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23
12670* 01, 12, 13, 14, 23
12900* 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
12980  11, 12, 13, 23
13050* 13
13060  12
13100  12
13130* 01, 06, 07, 11, 12, 13, 14
13270* 07
13300  10
13500  03, 12, 13
13600* 13
13625  13
13680  12, 13
13700* 13
13795* 13
13800* 01, 02, 10, 12, 17
13830  11, 12, 13
13850* 00, 01, 03, 04(t), 09, 11, 12, 13, 14
13900* 13
13920* 00, 01, 04, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23
13950  14
13960* 12, 13, 14, 23
13970  00, 01, 03, 07, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 23
13980* 11, 12, 13
13990* 12
14400  00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 11, 12, 13, 14
14700  00, 01, 02, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23
14720* 01, 03, 04, 07, 11, 12, 13, 14
14800* 12, 13
14900  00, 01, 03, 07, 09, 11, 12, 13
14950* 11, 12, 13, 14, 23
14970  00, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23
15070* 07
15230* 13
15260* 14
15265  13
15275* 13, 14
15280* 13, 14
15285  13, 14
15290* 13
15295* 13
15375* 13
15390* 13
15395* 13
15425* 13
15430  13
15435* 13
15440* 13, 14
15445* 11, 12, 13, 14
15515  13
15520  13
15525* 13
15530  14
15535* 13
15540  12, 13
15545  12, 13
15550  12, 13
15555  12, 13
15560  13, 14
15565* 12, 13, 14
15570  13
15670  11, 12, 13
15700* 14
15745* 12
15750* 13
15760  13, 14
15770* 14
15775* 14
15780* 14
15795  12
15780* 13, 14
15785* 12
15790* 13, 14
15795  13, 14
15800* 07, 11, 12
15900  00, 01, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23
15970  00, 01, 05, 07, 09, 12, 13, 14, 16, 23
16100  00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23
16120* 03
16160* 12
16480* 12
16500* 07
16700  01, 02, 06, 12, 13, 23
16970  01
16980* 00, 01, 03, 05, 06, 07, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23
17100* 01, 02
17170* 01, 03, 06, 07, 12, 13, 23
17300  12
17450* 10
17560  14
17570* 14
17575* 14
17735* 04
17705* 13(t)
17790* 13
17920  07
18180* 12, 13, 14
18200* 14
--Updated 30-November-11 (Harold Frodge, MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Much like RHC, but even more so, CNR1 overkills with 
multiple strong frequencies on the same band: Nov 28 at 1402, I am 
hearing // hyperChinese programming on 6105, 6125, 6145 and 6175.

Studying HFCC and Aoki, we find what`s really going on: 
6105 is jamming VOA Chinese via Tajikistan.
6125 is legit CNR1, registered both from Beijing 572 and Shijiazhuang 
723 sites
6145 is jamming RTI in Chinese, but also jamming PBS Qinghai, Xining
6175 is legit CNR1, Beijing 572 site
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COLOMBIA. Cordial saludos a todos! ¡Hola a todos! A través del 
amigo Rafael Rodríguez, en Bogotá, nos facilita el enlace de los 
colegas diexistas: Mika Mäkeläinen, y Jim Solatie, sobre sus 
impresiones y viaje a Bogotá y Barranquilla.
Foto cortesia de DXing.info del Diexista Finlandés: Mika Mäkeläinen 
(izquierda) y Jim Solatie (derecha)

Hola amigos! Here's a link to our photographic travel diary, which I 
thought you might find interesting:
http://www.dxing.info/articles/colombian_radio_photo_tour.dx - I 
finalized it this morning and published on DXing.info. Colombia is 
indeed a magnificent country, and the radio scene there is very 
interesting for us DXers! 73 Mika

Gracias a Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá.
Más fotos visitar el enlace: 
http://www.dxing.info/articles/colombian_radio_photo_tour.dx
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, colombiadx.blogspot.com 
yimber.blogspot.com WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

Dos finlandeses en Colombia --- Dos de los más experimentados 
diexistas finlandeses no pudieron dejar de aceptar una oferta para 
viajar desde Finlandia a Colombia por el módico precio de 250 euros 
c/u. Cuatro días en la capital Bogotá y tres en la Costa (Barranquilla 
y Santa Marta). Regresaron con un gran número de QSLs que 
anteriormente les habían sido negadas por esas cosas de la vida... 
Repartieron CDs de música finlandesa y volvieron con el mismo número 
de CDs multiplicado por tres. En Colombia se dice "oiga, mire, vea", y 
yo lo que les digo es que vean y lean el reportaje de Mika Mäkeläinen 
sobre la vuelta que dieron él y su colega diexista Jim Solatie en
http://www.dxing.info/articles/colombian_radio_photo_tour.dx
Las leyendas de las las tomas están salpicadas de humor, ironía y 
picardía (lo digo para quienes encuentren un poco difícil el inglés).
Todos cuentan de la feria como les ha ido en ella, y a estos dos 
colegas les fue muy bien (Henrik Klemetz, Suecia, condiglist yg via 
DXLD)

** COLOMBIA. 5909.90, Alcaraván Radio, Puerto Lleras, 23/11 1010-1045, 
44444, música, ID "Escucha Alcaraván radio, nos escucha en los 1530 
kHz, 5910 kHz, desde Colombia" música ranchera. 
http://ondacorta-colombia.blogspot.com/2011/01/alcaravan-radio-inicia-sus.html
(Pedro F. Arrunátegui, El Chasqui DX, Nov, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. Radio Encyclopedia --- Hello. Can anyone familiar with Radio 
Encyclopedia out of Havana on 530 kHz tell me what's going on? I used 
to receive it beautifully here in SW Florida, but now there's another 
station almost sure out of Cuba as well competing with it. Is this a 
jammer? Thank you (Rocky Rodenbach, Tampa Bay, 2151 UT Nov 27, 
primetimeshortwave yg via DXLD) See DXLD 11-46 and:

CCI on 530 kHz --- I'm hearing two stations in Spanish this morning, 
CMBQ 530 in Havana with the usual Radio Enciclopedia relay and a unID 
on 530 with some news and/or spoken word programming. The usual 6 AM 
local time (in Havana) "Rooster" was not heard. I'm thinking it`s 
another Cuban station that is QRMing CMBQ (lots of "Cuba" being said 
under the Easy Listening music) but RE/CMBQ is dominant at 1109 UT 
(Fritze H Prentice Jr, KC5KBV, Star City, AR, 1111 UT 19 Nov, WTFDA-AM 
via DXLD)

Thank you! I check yesterday and it was back to normal minus the 
interference although there was some flutter and fading that usually 
doesn`t happen, mainly you get a real strong signal coming in with 
minimal static most times. Those old tube transmitters they`re using 
sure do the trick! (Rocky Rodenbach, op. cit. via DXLD)

** CUBA. I'm hearing the 671 carrier atm (04:45Z 11-26-11) to my SE.
(NN2E, EM56, Benton, KY, WTFDA-AM Forum via DXLD)

** CUBA. 1320, Radio Artemisa, Artemisa, Artemisa. 1131 November 25, 
2011. News and Cuban this day in history items by man and woman, fill 
music, ID. Parallel much better 1020. Faded out shortly after sunrise, 
while 1020 is present all day (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida 
USA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

1150, Radio Bayamo, Bayamo, Bueycito, Granma. 0727 November 23, 2011. 
Traditional Cuban vocals, occasional female short historical reads, 
such as one about rum cubana. Presume the one, the only one listed on 
1150. No trace of listed parallel 1160 though. [STAU-2]

1550, Radio Rebelde, unknown sites. 0707 November 23, 2011. Two 
Rebelde signals audible, slightly out of sync with Cuban vocals, ID, 
Rebelde sounders. very good. [STAU-2] (Terry L Krueger, STAU-2 (made 
from inside the Hampton Inn hotel room #108 on San Marco Street, 
downtown San Agustín/St. Augustine). The Sangean PR-D5 was used for 
all logs, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. 1713 kHz, Radio Havana Cuba, GOOD, Nov 7, 0126, Talk on QRP 
radio by ARNIE CORO. Call  of RADIO HABANA sent in MORSE. Good program 
by ARNIE (Pat O'Brien, Pekin, Indiana, Receiver: S350DL/GRUNDIG, 
Antenna: Indoor Loop, IRCA DX Monitor Nov 25 via DXLD)

Here we go again: this is an S350DL receiver-produced image of a 
strong SW signal on MW. The formula is: 1713 x 3 = 5139 plus (2 x 455) 
910 kHz IF = 6049, almost the real RHC frequency of 6050. This was not 
explained (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. Mercoledì 23 novembre 2011, 1036, 9955, JAMMING CUBANO vs. 
WRMI (not heard) - SF/IN (Luca Botto Fiora, G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, 
Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, bclnews.it yg via DXLD)

** CUBA. 5883/am, V02, 5-digit Spanish YL numbers -- I can never seem 
to manage to catch the s/on, but in progress at 0702 as I tuned in. 
Splatter from 5890 WWCR with English Bible Bumper, 44+4 0702 (Ken Vito 
Zichi, Williamston MI, MARE Tipsheeet Nov 25 via DXLD) Date?

** CUBA [and non]. 9540, Nov 26 at 1346, RHC isn`t always active on 
this minor frequency, and now it might as well turn it off, since the 
hum is louder than the program modulation. Hardly any better at 1511. 
Wiggle that patchcord! more below

13690, Nov 27 at 1346, RHC on this unscheduled frequency, during `Cuba 
Campesina` folk music show, obviously instead of the nonsensical 
Sunday-only usage of 13750 because that frequency is occupied by the 
DentroCuban Jamming Command and VOA Spanish with seditious programming 
such as the CB song ``Breaker, Breaker`` at 1349, better audible on 
less jammed // 15590! 13690 is a handy frequency but scheduled only in 
the evenings 22-05 to South America. At 1401 recheck, 13690 is off, 
and at 1402 after VOA is finished, RHC carrier comes on 13750, but 
jamming is still running underneath: Cuban Commies vs Cuban Commies! 
RHC kept dumping off and on, so no modulation applied until later. 
While three big transmitters were running on 13 MHz, at 1356 on 13670, 
13690, 13780, the big `un on 9 MHz was still on too, 9850.

It was hardly a night off for the DentroCuban Jamming Command, UT 
Monday Nov 28 after 0400, when there is no Radio Martí to jam, and 
many other frequencies continued to be incompetently jammed in absence 
of their former victims or current victims only at other dayparts:

5955, at 0646 noise v long-gone R. República, instead v R. Nederland
6030, at 0638 wall of noise, no Martí and ruining chances for other DX
7365, at 0647 residual jamming vs non-Martí
7405, at 0647 heavier jamming vs non-Martí
9490, at 0647 residual jamming vs R. República via RMI via Sackville 
now scheduled UT Sun & Mon only 00-03
9565, at 0647 residual jamming vs non-Martí
9825, at 0647 residual jamming vs non-Martí
9955, at 0644 heavy 2-tone pulsing and noise, no WRMI audible, which 
is running R. Praga in Spanish seven days a week during this semihour

9517-9518 approx. center of extremely distorted blob with buzz, Nov 28 
at 1500, easily identified by RHC IS at 1502; it`s the 9540 
transmitter which has landed here instead, after previous buzzy 
problems while it stayed on 9540. Could hear it from 9514 to 9522 on 
1-kHz steps. Still the same at 1541 check. [WORLD OF RADIO 1593]

9850, OK frequency at 1502 is amid frequency announcement, now with 
bands in disorder: presumably missed 19m first, then 31m including 
``9540`` not 9518, then 22m, then 25m. Repeated at 1530 as heard on 
13670, which at 1506 was having problems, open carrier, cutting off 
and on. At 1531 into `Formalmente Informal` show.

9540, Nov 29 at 1340, congrats to RHC for getting this transmitter 
back on frequency from the blob on 9518 yesterday; but it`s still 
humbuzzy, and also with CCI under, only Kunming listed, Commies vs 
Commies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. Hey. Do you know why their audio streaming is down? (G 
Thurman, TX, Nov 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST) No, but anything that can go 
wrong, will go wrong, at RHC (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Ha! Must be 
serious. It has been down for over a week. G (Thurman, ibid.)

Yes, checked around 1945 UT Nov 29, both Canal 1 and 2 are 
``connecting,`` ``connecting`` ... I wonder if they are still claiming 
to be in ``Audio Real`` after their frequency listings? (gh, DXLD)

9955, Nov 30 at 0630, R. Praga noticias via WRMI fair signal and NO 
jamming, unlike 48 hours earlier.

6125 undermodulated // 6060, 6050, 6010, RHC UT Wed Nov 30 at 0644-
0645 Arnie wrapping up the mitweek edition of `DXers Unlimited`, so 
now at one dekaminute, must have started at 0635 instead of 0630 
previously; varies.

6125, once again Nov 30 at 0706, RHC is still on the air on this 
frequency only, in unscheduled Spanish, sports segment starting as I 
QRT; for how long? 

Latest incompetent DentroCuban Jamming Command observations:
15590, Nov 30 at 1438, pulse jamming still going here after VOA 1400*
15330, Nov 30 at 1440, R. Martí very strong with no jamming 
detectable, altho RHC also strong on 15380 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** CUBA [non]. C-SPAN cable in the US aired the third (of how many?) 
episode about USG international broadcasting, Nov 26 at 2330 UT; usual 
repeats are Monday 1300 and UT Tuesday 0100 on C-SPAN 2. Or on demand:

The Communicators with Carlos García
Nov 22, 2011 C-SPAN | Communicators 

Carlos García-Pérez talked about U.S. government-sponsored broadcasts 
to Cuba. Radio broadcasts into the communist-ruled country began in 
1985, television broadcasts in 1990, and they are known as Radio and 
TV Martí. The broadcasts are jammed by the Cuban government and some 
in Congress argue that the future of TV Marti in particular is in 
question because viewership is small, compared with U.S. broadcasts to 
other countries, and news from other Western-based news operations 
appears to be available. 

This week "The Communicators" airs the third in a series about U.S. 
Government-sponsored broadcasts to other countries. These broadcasts 
are services of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. . .
http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302825-1

In case you are wondering, CGP said he was born in Miami of Cuban 
parents, grew up in Puerto Rico, moved his family back to Miami for 
this job. Paints a picture of an effective RTV Martí, successful 
lately by sending DVDs of programs to Cubans; and vows that the 
station will continue to be a major media source in post-Castro Cuba
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CYPRUS TURKISH. See UNIDENTIFIED 6150

** DENMARK. DINAMARCA, 243, Danmarks R, Kalundborg, 1636-1720, 27/11, 
IS at 1640, IDs at 1642, 1643, 1644, the weather report followed by 
talks (news is listed); 24342, adjacent QRM. The carrier remained on 
for some time after the scheduled closure time of 1719 (Carlos 
Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** DIEGO GARCIA. 12759-USB, Armed [sic] Forces Network. 1216 November 
26, 2011. Good, but extremely distorted and FMing audio making content 
copy impossible. Doesn't anybody patch audio once in awhile here? 
Can't be anything else to do on the godforsaken dump of an island 
(Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida USA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EAST TURKISTAN. CHINA. 7210, 26.11 -1157, CRI with language lesson 
Chinese / unknown Near East language. Best on antenna pointing 120o. 
Albania transmitter? Italian was heard earlier. The carrier wasn’t 
switched off when the program ended. Martien Groot says, CRI is listed 
in Esperanto here 1100-1157 via Urumchi, so there is the answer 
regarding transmitter location (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin 
Nov 27 via DXLD)

** ECUADOR. I also uploaded pictures from Ecuador where I've been 
working as a volunteer in the telecommunications area between 1989-
1992. Those are black and white pictures (as I was experimenting b/w 
photography back then) of a 100 W tropical band station we put up 
south of Cuenca, in the village of Oña precisely. It was a kind of 
"local" pirate, without license but encouraged nevertheless by a 
national association of educational/community radios (Sylvain Naud, 
QC, mwmasts yg via DXLD)

Hi Sylvain, Could you give us some more details on your Ecuadorian 
tropical band pirate as mentioned in mwmasts? I see the photos have no 
more info, like frequency, name of station. Any possibility it is 
still on the air? If not, years it lasted? Was it ever discovered by 
DXers? 73, (Glenn Hauser to Sylvain, via DXLD)

Hi Glenn, The name of the station was Radio Susudel which name came 
from a nearby small village, a village with barely 20 houses where the 
project instigator was living. The frequency has been determined by a 
salvaged crystal they have on hand. If I recall correctly, it was 
somewhere around 4211 kHz  http://g.co/maps/28smh

The small 100 W ham tube transmitter was a gift from ERPE (Escuelas 
Radiofónicas Populares del Ecuador) in Riobamba, where I worked full 
time. Radio Susudel went on the air shortly before my contract ended 
in Ecuador.

The name of the organization who gave its support to the project 
finally came to my mind. It was the CORAPE (Coordinadora de Radio 
Popular Educativa del Ecuador). I went to check their website to look 
at their affiliates but I couldn't find any related station 
http://www.corape.org.ec/redcorape.html

I doubt that this small station lasted very long because of the lack 
of funds, and being in a such marginal market. Nevertheless, this was 
an interesting experience with hearty people. 

If you heard ERPE on 5010 KHz (5011 to be precise) between the years 
89 and 92, I was behind the major upgrades of the old 1 kW SW 
transmitter. After coming back to Canada, I could still listen to them 
on SW but later, I learned that they had to shut down for good their 
SW outlet due to the prohibitive cost of operation and maintenance.
Regards, (Sylvain Naud, Québec, Nov 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT. Radio Cairo: Buonasera a tutti, nonostante gli scontri e le 
proteste, in Egitto Radio Cairo 6270 trasmette con un buon segnale, 
s.9+60db!, radio ¾, Rx Yaesu FRG 7700 Ant. Longwire. 73 de (Davide 
Morotti, Italy, 2046 UT Nov 23, bclnews.it yg via DXLD)

9305, Nov 25 at 0622, now R. Cairo General Service in Arabic is just 
putting out a tone on S9+15 carrier; then some distorted talk 
modulation appears at peaks as tone continues.

6270, Nov 26 at 2152, I thought that R. Cairo`s English to Europe was 
here at 2115-2245, but nothing audible now, nor on listed alternate 
5770; is it really on and not propagating? How about the 2300-2430 
English to NAm? Nothing either at 2309 on 6270. At that time, 9305 
Arabic was audible, and an open/low modulated carrier on 9250, maybe 
for the Central American Arabic/Spanish beam starting at 2330. 

6270, Nov 27 at 2307, R. Cairo just barely modulated in English, mixed 
with Qur`anbits, usual pious programming before getting down to 
business with the news at 2315. This transmission to ENAm was missing 
48 hours earlier. I see that it`s 325 degrees to CIRAF 8 and 9, while 
the 0200 English broadcast on 9315 goes slightly further west, 330 
degrees to CIRAF 6 and 7. So Cairo has unmixed these two 
transmissions, in previous seasons designated and aimed at first to 
the west, second to the east (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** EGYPT [and non]. EGYPTIAN STATE TV ON TAHRIR EVENTS: BALANCED OR 
FROM EXTREME TO EXTREME? | Media analysis by Muhammad Shukry of BBC 
Monitoring on 30 November

Learning lessons from previous criticisms of biased coverage, Egyptian 
state TV has tried to offer balanced reporting of recent developments 
between security forces and protestors in Cairo.

However, an analysis of state TV's coverage of the situation during 
the period 19 to 23 November suggests that, in attempts to look 
balanced, the TV sometimes went from one extreme to another.

In October, state TV was accused of incitement against Coptic 
protestors, some of who were said to have been run over by military 
vehicles outside Masper, the state Radio & Television Union building.

Early on

When the latest bout of unrest started to flare up on 19 November in 
Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 18-day uprising that ousted former 
President Husni Mubarak, state-owned Nile News TV quickly reported 
that clashes had occurred between protestors and security forces.

The clashes broke out against the backdrop of a police attempt to end 
a sit-in staged by the families of people injured in the 25 January 
revolution by the security forces.

The first footage carried by Nile News TV from the square showed a 
police vehicle set ablaze by angry protestors.

The station then started to interview people over the telephone to 
comment on the developments.

Almost all those interviewed were completely critical of the 
protestors and the burning of the police vehicle. They also attacked 
the protestors for the effect such scenes could have on the stability 
and security of the country as a whole.

The TV on that day gave no opportunity for any protestors to give 
their version of how the situation developed.

Punch-ups and website hacking

In this context, the Arabic-language website Filfan reported on 26 
November that Ibrahim al-Sayyad, the head of the News Department at 
Egyptian TV, had decided to refer a presenter and a correspondent for 
investigation over a quarrel between them on 19 November.

An official source told the website that the incident happened when 
clashes started between police and protestors.

The correspondent is said to have had prepared a report from the 
square in which he defended the police, saying that they observed 
maximum degree of self-restraint.

Upon the correspondent's return to the TV building, the presenter 
criticized him for mixing news with opinion, but the correspondent 
rejected the criticism. The situation then developed into a verbal 
clash and finally into a physical fight.

Also, on 20 November, state TV's website (egytv.net) was hacked and a 
message posted on it protesting at "your silliness that we saw 
yesterday and your same failing policies and hypocrisy". The hackers 
said all they wanted the TV to do was provide a clear picture of 
events.

Change

On 20 and 21 November, Nile News and Channel 1 started to change their 
early line on events and adapted their coverage accordingly, in an 
attempt to appear balanced and objective.

Both stations reported extensively and freely on the developments 
between security forces and protestors in the square, which left 42 
people killed and more than 1,000 others injured.

On 22 November, Nile News TV made clear its intention to provide 
balanced reporting.

The channel's presenters spoke in explicit terms about their editorial 
policy, highlighting changes in their coverage and their "keenness to 
cover events in a professional and balanced way".

Observations

From watching the channel on 22 November, it was clear that some 
changes had indeed been made. The station's coverage of the continuing 
protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square appeared balanced.

On the day, in what looked like a ground-breaking development, Nile 
News ran an appeal for members of the public to provide medical 
supplies for injured protesters.

Following an interview with Dr Lucy al-Ma'sarani, a doctor from Qasr 
al-Dubarah Church, near Tahrir Square, the presenter said: "This is a 
call to save the lives of Egyptians."

"To anyone who wants to be rewarded by God and wants to win the honour 
of saving the lives of Egyptians, this is a call for medical 
supplies," the presenter said, adding that "these supplies, as 
mentioned by Dr Lucy, are needed in the field hospitals".

Similar efforts to provide balanced coverage were seen on 21 November 
when, with few exceptions, Nile News and state-owned Channel 1 TV used 
objective language to describe events and interviewed pundits and 
politicians with a variety of opinions.

From extreme to extreme

At some points, the state TV seemed as if it had gone to the other 
extreme.

On 23 November, Nile News TV provided coverage that mostly appeared to 
be biased against the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces 
(SCAF) and the government.

The station was one of the first outlets to report rumours that nerve 
gas was being used by security forces to disperse protestors trying to 
attack the Ministry of Interior.

The TV channel dedicated a lot of its airtime to this story and 
conducted many telephone interviews with protestors.

Protestors interviewed directly over the phone by Nile News or through 
link-ups with its correspondents were given complete freedom to launch 
an unprecedented wave of severe criticisms and accusations against 
SCAF and the government.

The station also gave prominence to the demonstrators' demands that 
the military council step down and a presidential council be formed.

In the middle of this, Nile News failed to give the other side an 
opportunity to defend itself against the accusations and criticisms. 
The station only quoted statements by the Interior Ministry and SCAF 
denying the use of nerve or mustard gas.

Al-Jazeera better for some

The unbalanced coverage on that day was manifested in a telephone call 
received by the station from a commentator.

The man, who gave his name, was sobbing and crying.

The presenter asked him to calm down and express his opinion about the 
situation in Tahrir.

He managed to calm himself down and started to sharply criticize the 
station's coverage of the incidents.

He told the presenter that Nile News had allowed one-sided attacks to 
"question the credibility of the army", which is the only remaining 
properly functioning institution in the country.

He also said that the way the station was covering the developments in 
Tahrir Square "forced" him to watch Al-Jazeera instead.

Some way to go

The way Egypt's state-owned TV stations covered the period of clashes 
in Tahrir Square suggests that they learnt lessons from previous 
criticisms and made serious attempts to change their usual image of 
being pro-government in this case, pro-SCAF.

However, they seem to still have some way to go to make sure that, in 
offering balanced coverage, they should not go to the other extreme by 
siding against the ruling military council or the government. Source: 
BBC Monitoring analysis in English 1500 gmt 30 Nov 11 (BBCM via DXLD)

** ETHIOPIA. 9705, Radio Ethiopia, *0258-0315, sign on with IS and
opening announcements. National Anthem at 0259. Chimes at 0300 and 
into Amharic talk. Some Horn of Africa music. Fair. Nov 24 (Brian 
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
 
** EUROPE [and non]. A Global Pirate HF weekend will take place on 
January 14 and 15 where it is hoped pirate stations from the US and 
Canada will join in. All via the blog of Harri Kujala, Finland where 
there is much more information including photos, recordings and video; 
hkdx2.blogspot.com
(Mike Barraclough, Dec World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
Like happened Nov 5-6 including several frequencies above 20 MHz, 
without advance notice to us (gh, DXLD)

** FRANCE. FRANÇA, 1593, Bretagne 5, Saint Gouéno, Brittany, 1049-..., 
27/11, non-stop songs; 15332. Rated 34432 at 1510 (Carlos Gonçalves, 
PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** FRANCE [and non]. 7220, Nov 25 at 0617, RFI again in English, 
sports report, not Hausa as listed in HFCC for 0600-0630; lite hum.

This is all that RFI itself gives for shortwave at 
http://www.english.rfi.fr/node/15357
``latest update Saturday 29 Oct 2011`` meaning effective 30 Oct B-11?

``On shortwave our 4.00, 5.00 and 6.00 shows can be picked up in East 
Africa, the 6.00 and 7.00 in West Africa.
East Africa
400-500    31m     9805
           41m     7425
500-600    25m    11995
600-700    19m    15160
Central & West Africa
600-700    31m     9765
700-800    19m    15615`` [more below]

17605, Nov 24 at 1629, good signal in Luso Portuguese, 1630 ID as R. 
França Internacional, and continues. HFCC shows this as one of the few 
megawatt SW broadcasts with a strange endtime -1633: 2 x 500 kW, one 
at 160 degrees, the other at 210 degrees from Issoudun, yet both to 
exact same CIRAFs: 37W and 46W, i.e. the part of Iberia and Africa 
west of the Greenwich Meridian. Not including offshore islands, ergo, 
the only Portuguese speaking countries in the target are Portugal and 
Guinea-Bissau. 

17 MHz is too high for France-to-Portugal, ergo, this megawatt is 
really supposed to serve nothing but Guinea-Bissau (not Angola, 
Moçambique, São Tomé e Príncipe, Cabo Verde, or Açores). Yet the 160 
beam misses all of this CIRAF, instead aimed at the first three of 
those countries. Something is amiss here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

Mike Cooper reported another strike by RFI workers: 

``Unions at RFI voted Thursday to begin a strike of undetermined 
length beginning at 2300 UT Sunday November 27. The vote was unanimous 
with one abstention, according to a statement posted at RFI Riposte, 
which adds: "No to the death of RFI. No to the merger of RFI and 
France 24 [TV]. Maintain editorial independence. No to the "siphoning" 
of resources from RFI to France 24. Keep the quality of the programs 
and the broadcast methods (shortwave, FM stations, satellite 
networks)." 

RFI unions are calling for all merger efforts to stop until an appeals 
court renders its judgements. An assembly of RFI workers has been 
called for 11 am Paris time [1000 UT] on Monday on the 7th floor of 
the Maison de la Radio (Mike Cooper, 2322 UT Nov 26, WORLD OF RADIO 
1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``

However, at 0636 UT Monday Nov 28, 9765 RFI English was still working, 
news of Africa and Mideast during `Paris Live` with current timecheck. 

{Too late to recheck tonight, but I wonder if the English-instead-of-
Hausa on 7220 at 0600-0630 is also result of strike, Hausans out?}

However2, at 1410 UT Nov 28, on 17690 via GUIANA FRENCH, no Spanish 
news but instead `RFI Musique` fill, rappy songs, one mixing French 
and English, // an echo apart from 17620 direct. At 1443, 17620 
inserted backward Russian ID as `International French Radio` and again 
at 1451, amid English/French chansons, also on weaker 15300 (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

7220, Nov 29 at 0623, wanting to check whether RFI is still in English 
instead of scheduled Hausa, but stymied by strike --- RFI Musique fill 
instead. Since Hausa was missing before the latest strike, maybe the 
Hausa service was already closed or strike-ridden? Altho website 
remains, just try to find a Hausa SW sked here: 
http://www.hausa.rfi.fr/

21690, Nov 29 at 1344, more musique // 17620, 15300, and 21690 is 
stronger than Spain 21610; 21690 gone after 1400 tho supposedly 
scheduled until 1600, after a switch from GUF to ISS at 1330. I hate 
to say it, but the musique mixe is really quite enjoyable.

17690, Nov 29 at 1410, salsa musique fill et al. instead of news in 
Spanish via GUIANA FRENCH, at least a Spanish ID at 1413, off without 
any further announcements at 1429:30* as the huelgrève continues, to 
save RFI from having its funding merged into France 24 TV (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Hausa is still in the RFI HFCC schedule at
http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B11&broadc=RFI

I believe the Hausa programmes are produced in Lagos, not Paris. 
Probably the people who normally handle the audio files are on strike.
(Andy Sennitt, Nov 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST)  Viz.:

0600-0630  7220 9805 (later from Feb: 11690, 11995)
0700-0730 11830 13685 15315
1600-1700 17615 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

ANTI-MERGER STRIKE AT RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONAL

An indefinite strike began on Monday at Radio France International. 
Unions fear that the proposed merger with France 24 will destroy the 
editorial independence of RFI, which the management denies. This week, 
formalities for the merger are due to be completed. The unions say 
that they fear that RFI will be killed off in order to provide more 
funding for France 24. Management already has plans to move RFI out of 
the Radio France building in Central Paris to a location closer to 
France 24.

Further discussions between management and unions are being held today 
in the hope of reaching a rapprochement, but this seems unlikely given 
the strong feelings of the unions. A note on the RFI English website 
says that “RFI’s broadcasts and website are likely to be disrupted by 
industrial action over the next few days.” (Source: Various news 
reports)(November 29th, 2011 - 11:37 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media 
Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

1 Comment on “Anti-merger strike at Radio France International”
#1 Michael Hoover on Nov 29th, 2011 at 11:45
The audio quality of RFI on 15300 has been really bad lately whenever 
I’ve tuned in. One would have thought they’d either fix it or switch 
the thing off (MN blog comment via DXLD)

9805, Nov 30 at 0628 I tuned in early enough to check whether RFI is 
in Hausa or English on the // frequency 7220 which has been in English 
instead of Hausa recently: no, 9805 is fair in non-English, sounds 
like Hausa, and concludes at 0630* sharp after jingle and ``RFI`` ID 
in French; while 7220 was playing musique as strike filler. So the 
wrong language on 7220 apparently has nothing to do with the strike, 
Hausa continuing on the other one. Current complete schedule of RFI 
Hausa per HFCC is:
0600-0630  7220 9805
0700-0730 11830 13685 15315
1600-1700 17615
So the Hausa service is not on strike at the moment. Andy Sennitt says 
that programming is axually produced in Lagos, not Paris. I`m not 
likely to hear the 0700 broadcast, but at 1620 Nov 30, I can hear 
17615, and it is in non-French, non-English, presumably Hausa. 

I have a very hard time recognizing Hausa for sure, despite its 
nomenclatural affinity to yours truly, just ``African tonal 
language``. We need some key words often heard on SW to recognize, 
such as ``this is``, ``news``, ``republic``, ``president``, etc. No 
Hausa (yet?) on Google Translate.

Consulting RFI`s Hausa page, http://www.hausa.rfi.fr/
we see that Hausa is written without any tonal diacritix, which must 
make it that much harder to learn, unlike Vietnamese; in the lower 
right corner there is a list of RFI languages linked as expressed in 
Hausa, ending with what passes for vietnamien:

Harsunan kasashen ketare
    Inglishi
    Larabci
    Kambodiyanci
    Sinanci
    Faransanci
    Espaniyanci
    Parisanci
    Portuganci
    Rashenci
    Batenamisanci
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GERMANY. Everybody should read this!! A fellow in Germany applied 
for membership in my HFmonitors group. When he received my message 
that he would be expected to contribute to the Group if I approved his 
membership, here is the message he sent me.

"I'm sorry, but this is a problem in Germany. For example, it's not 
allowed to listen any non AT- or BC-broadcasts. The German law is 
strict and so I have to be only a lurker, sorry! I'm pity!"

Other persons in Germany have advised me of the same restrictive law 
there. So to all of you who complain about having to put up with 
encrypted comms, or who whine about not hearing enough Mil comms, be 
thankful that you are free to monitor comms without the threat of 
arrest.

By the way, I approved his membership, so at least he can read about 
what the rest of us are hearing (AL STERN Satellite Beach FL, ODXA yg 
via DXLD)

** GERMANY. Domenica 27 novembre 2011
0915 5865.00 XVRB (6045-180 kHz) - SF
0925 6135.00 KBC sotto ad RNW (5955+180 kHz) - SF (Luca Botto Fiora, 
G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - Italia, bclnews.it yg via DXLD)

Wertachtal 6045/5955 leapfrog mixing products as previously discussed, 
90 kHz more up and down. NOTE; XVRB is NOT in MEXICO, where I saw it 
classified in one DX bulletin, perhaps mixed up with inactive San Luis 
Potosí on 6045 (gh, DXLD)

** GREECE. VOICE OF GREECE REDUCES SHORT-WAVE BROADCASTS
http://www.thegreekradio.com/taxonomy/term/266
(via John Babbis, Nov 27, DXLD) Viz.:

Submitted by radiofono.gr on Sat, 05/11/2011 - 19:01

The international radio of "Voice of Greece" has fallen victim of the 
severe funding cuts. Starting from October 3, the service of the 
Public Broadcaster addressed to Greeks abroad and listened for seven 
decades throughout the world, stopped broadcasting on shortwave from 6 
am to 6 pm every day.

The lack of skilled technical personnel and lack of resources are to 
blame for this twelve hours disruption. So, one of the most historic 
services of the Greek Radio (it started broadcasting in 1940) has now 
reached the point of weakening and losing its voice across the Greek 
borders.

Note that the "Voice of Greece" is addressed to some 7 million Greeks 
worldwide, broadcasting news from home, with greater focus on national 
issues, but also on news of the international greek diaspora, which it 
has close ties with (and communicative cultural).

Moreover, through satellite and internet, it can be addressed to the 
younger age groups; meanwhile the "Voice of Greece" also broadcasts in 
12 languages (via DXLD) No it didn`t (gh, DXLD)

** GREECE. 15630, Nov 29 at 1455 open carrier, presumably V. of Greece 
testing, past 1502, off at 1504. Official sign on is at 1600, usually 
several minutes earlier in SW service cut to only 12 hours a day. BTW, 
whenever this frequency and 9420 are both on, a mixing product is 
possible on 6210 (15630 minus 9420), occasionally reported as an unID 
or possible pirate, harmonic; Kahuzi? --- do compare to the 
fundamentals, especially if 6210 is in Greek (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUATEMALA. 4055, Radio Verdad, 0550-0607*, religious music. 
Christmas music. Closing multi-lingual ID announcements at 0555.
Sign off with National Anthem at 0602. Poor in noisy conditions. Nov 
25 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)

** HONDURAS. 3250, Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis, 1200 with signal fading 
out on the 24 November.

3250, Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis, 0025 poor signal; threshold slowly 
fading in with instrumental music. Signal poor for last two or three 
days. 0100 partial ID garbled 0106 xylophone or similar; 1130 blasting 
in with excellent signal, brief selection of the “Battle Hymn of the 
Republic” 28 November. 73s de (Bob Wilkner, NRD 535D - Drake R8 - Icom 
746Pro, Noise reducing antenna, long wires, 60 meter band dipole, 
Pompano Beach, South Florida, US, cumbredx via DXLD)
 
** HONG KONG. "SUSPICIONS" AS HONG KONG RADIO HOSTS AXED | Text of 
report by Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao website on 28 November

RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) has informed its programme hosts 
Robert Chow and Ng Chi-sum their employment terminates next January 
because their programmes have to be reformed.

The way they host their programmes may be controversial. However, when 
Leung Ka-wing, head of the public affairs unit of RTHK's Chinese-
language programme division, talked yesterday about the decision to 
dump them, he said they had made no mistakes and kept praising them 
for their performance and contributions. He stressed their departure 
was necessitated by the reform. Ng has come under enormous pressure 
because he hosts "Open Line", "Open View" and "Headliner". According 
to him, since last December, he has been slammed by name in as many as 
70 articles in local leftist newspapers.

RTHK has told the public the two hosts talk much in their programmes 
but callers want to have more time to express their views. It will 
therefore have one host rather than two. How one host functions or two 
do in a programme is a technicality. Even if there are two hosts, if 
they talk less, callers will have more time. Another option is to 
split a programme into two parts and have one host one part and the 
other, the other. The question is whether the hosts should be employed 
and whether they are popular with listeners. Leung Ka-wing has 
repeatedly heaped praise on them for their work and contributions, but 
RTHK has not taken this option. That is baffling and unfair to Chow 
and Ng.

If the phone-in programmes are each hosted by one person rather than 
two, the clock will be put back. It remains to be seen whether they 
will continue to be such that their hosts and participants in them may 
freely express their views. It was the case in the 1980s and 1990s 
that only one person hosted a phone-in programme. The host was in fact 
a moderator. He took calls, let callers say what they had to say, and 
undertook to communicate their views to the departments they might 
concern. Some likens his role to a traffic police officer's. We have 
no idea how RTHK wants to reform those programmes. However, if their 
hosts can neither encourage discussion nor compel government 
departments immediately to comment on what is at issue, there will 
clearly be a rollback.

What RTHK has said so far does not dispel suspicions that those phone-
in programmes may become what the government can use to whitewash what 
it does and manipulate public opinion.

Whether people may freely express their views in a phone-in programme 
hinges very much on its host's attitude. Leung Ka-wing and Chan Yin-
ping will respectively host the two phone-in programmes. Leung is a 
civil servant, while Chan is a contract employee.

It is worth notice what may happen when a civil servant hosts a phone-
in programme. Will a civil servant, who has to be politically neutral, 
dispose of sensitive issues by papering over differences or 
trivializing them? Will free speech be pared away in their programmes? 
Let us see how RTHK will answer those questions. Source: Ming Pao 
website, Hong Kong, in English 28 Nov 11 (via BBCM via DXLD)

** ICELAND. ISLÂNDIA, 189, RÚV, Gufuskálar, 1301-..., 28/11, guitar 
tunes, talks; 34453, adjacent QRM de Deutschland on 183. On 15/11, 
RÚV's outlet of Eidar offered an unusually strong signal, 34443 (QRM 
de D) at 2231-2255, practically as good as that from Gufuskálar.  
Propagation from the north was surely very good as RTÉ 252 was
received 55454 (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

189, Rikisutvarpid, (presumed); 0351-0401+, 1-Dec; Choral music into 
M&W discussion; continued past 0400 without break. Poor--too buried to 
guess "Nordic LL". Only LWBC with audio--been a long time since that's 
happened (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 
85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, 
in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

Here`s how to make the crossed d, last letter of Rikisutvarpið, 
disregarding the other diacritix: control-apostrophe d. Or for capital 
Ð, control-apostrophe, control-shift-d, on MS-Word at least (gh, DXLD)

** ICELAND. QSL: Reykjavik via Grindavik Radio NAVTEX, 518, f/d very 
friendly letter from Commander Hjalti Saemundsson of the Icelandic 
Coast Guard confirming my report and explaining their current setup in 
5 days for email report in English. QSL was sent via airmail. QSL 
email is: SAR(at)lhg(dot)is 

The Iceland issue is a little hard to follow. CDR Hjalti Saemundsson
states: "...The Icelandic Coast Guard became responsible for the
operation of 6 coastal radio stations around Iceland in 2005. These 
are Reykjavik (TFA), Vestmannaeyjar (TFV), Hornafjordour (TFT), Nes 
(TFM), Siglufjordour (TFX) and Isafjordour (TFZ) (diacritics not 
included - Al). They are all now remotely operated from Reykjavik 
which is within the Icelandic Coast Guard - Maritime Traffic 
Service/Operations Centre (TFB)."

"In recent years the whole maritime radio network has been renewed.  
All antennas changed out and new established. This includes the NAVTEX 
as well. The sole transmitter used to be just outside Reykjavik but
instead now we have two, one at Saudanes on the north coast and one at
Grindavik on the south coast. With these two we are able to cover all
our NAVTEX area."

"Although we are operating from Reykjavik and the radio mechanism is 
no longer connected directly to the six former radio stations, 
broadcast is still associated with them, basically for traditional 
reasons."

He goes on to verify that I caught a 600W transmission from a 60m omni
antenna and that the callsign is TFA, and *NOT* TFK which had been
issued to Grindavik Radio and as listed in the Klingenfuss directory. 
Apparently, since they control those tx'ers from Reykjavik, the 
callsign becomes that of Reykjavik, or TFA. Vy 73 to all, (Al Muick, 
Whitehall PA  USA, Nov 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. Cricket commentary on AIR --- 29 June [sic; must mean 
November!] 2011 - At 1600 UT following AIR stations were carrying 
running commentary of 1st One Day International cricket match between 
India vs West Indies at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Orissa:

4810 - Bhopal
4880 - Lucknow
4910 - Jaipur
5010 - T'puram
5040 - Jeypore

Here's the schedule for rest of the cricket matches :

Fri 2 Dec (D/N) 0900 UT onwards 2nd ODI - India v West Indies, Dr. 
Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Mon 5 Dec (D/N) 0900 UT onwards 3rd ODI - India v West Indies, Sardar 
Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Thu 8 Dec (D/N) 0900 UT onwards 4th ODI - India v West Indies, Holkar 
Cricket Stadium, Indore
Sun 11 Dec (D/N) 1430 UT onwards 5th ODI - India v West Indies, MA 
Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
(Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, Nov 29, dx_india yg via WORLD OF 
RADIO 1593, DXLD)

Live transmission stopped at 1708 UT.

> 4810 - Bhopal
  S=9+10dB at 1645 UT.
  4810 and 5040 channels are the best signals here in Europe.

> 4880 - Lucknow
  S=8-9 disturbed.
  In background heard Babcock control room CELLO music before 1700 UT,
  followed by SW Radio Africa program to Zimbabwe, from Meyerton-AFS.

> 4910 - Jaipur
  hit by Chinese 4905 XZDT PBS Xizang from Lhasa Tibet,
  and a 1 kHz tone on 4911 kHz.

> 5010 - T'puram
  S=9-5dB in peaks, exact on 5009.996 kHz, and heterodyne
  from ? Madagascar outlet on 5010.178 kHz ?

> 5040 - Jeypore, S=8 signal.  73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, 
1720 UT Nov 29, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, ibid.)

Following AIR stations on extended schedule with post match analysis:
4810 - Bhopal s/off at 1754z
4880 - Lucknow s/off at 1751z
5010 - T'puram s/off at 1752z
Regards (Alokesh Gupta, 1755 UT Nov 29, ibid.)

** INDIA. Re 11-47: AIR Itanagar 4990 --- I also checked it today here 
in Finland. Weak audio present until 1429 close-down. So this is 
probably new regular s/off time for them. After that a carrier present 
on 4989.98 kHz, probably Hunan. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, Nov 27, 
dx_india yg via DXLD)

Last week I checked up with AIR, Itanagar, station head, Mr. 
Bhattacharya. He confirmed to me that they are signing off at 1420 UT 
just after the local news. Thanks, (Swopan Chakroborty, via Jose 
Jacob, VU2JOS, Nov 27, ibid.)

** INDIA [and non]. 11620, Nov 24 at 1613, fluttery open carrier at 
S9+22, 1614 AIR IS, nice to hear since they won`t play it before 
English broadcasts, ``Govorit Delhi`` opening Russian hour, 
undermodulated. ALL India listings are still missing from the 24 Nov 
edition of HFCC. So we look it up in the B-11 AIR schedule folder Ron 
Howard sent on to us by P-mail: Russian is 1615-1715 on 9595, 11620 
and DRM on 15140 --- bad news for Oman.

See also PAKISTAN [and non]: collision on 9470

13640, Nov 24 at 2010, RHCuba in Portuguese news, but musical QRM is 
audible way under from AIR; propagation from Asia is poor on this band 
at this time, and even tho allegedly aimed NE toward Europe, RHC 
easily overcomes it, less so on good days. But AIR is also targeting 
to Europe, where I expect there to be a large collision, if not 
domination by India. Is this so? 

As an outlaw nation, Cuba never participates in HFCC, and India has 
also failed to participate in B-11 HFCC, so how could they know each 
other`s plans? By turning on a radio, maybe? A pox on both their 
houses. India also refused to cooperate with Albania, taking over 
13640 in A-11 despite Tirana being there first. And Cuba has refused 
to cooperate with Albania in the past on 49m frequencies.

Aoki has B-11 info for both:
13640, AIR 1730-1945 Arabic, 1945-2030 French, both 500 kW, 300 
degrees from Bangaluru
13640, RHC 1930-2000 French ND [really?], 2000-2030 Portuguese, 53 
degrees, both 100 kW (and on until 2400 in Arabic and Spanish)

11670, Nov 24 at 2012, AIR Hindi to Europe, fair with flutter (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA. 15050 DRM, AIR, Khampur. Sinhalese service here 1306, 
onscreen ID as “HPT AIR Khampur”. Listed as 250 kW, SNR to 10.5 dB, 
5/11 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Icom R-7000, Horizontal 
Loop), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD)

** INDIA. http://www.hfcc.org/data/b11/index.phtml
AIR missing as an HFCC member these days; strange behaviour, when 
introducing plans for future DRM transmissions ??? 73 wb (Wolfgang 
Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDIA [and non]. 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF BC DX NET

The weekly BCDX Net operating on the 40 Meter Amateur Band in South 
India  celebrated its 23rd anniversary yesterday 27 Nov 2011. 
As it is the practice on Sundays, the BCDX net was controlled 
yesterday by Mr. Sanil Deep, VU3SIO on 7085 kHz LSB at 0300-0330 UT 
(8.30 to 9.00 am IST.) Several hams checked into the net and conveyed 
their greetings on the occasion. This Net was started on Sunday 
November 27, 1988 by a small group of Amateurs, viz. 
ShanmughasundaramVU2FOT, Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK, Jose Jacob VU2JOS 
and some SWL's.

The whole concept of this Net started when these Hams used to meet 
regularly on the band and exchanged DX news at various times. This 
later transformed into a regular Net which benefited many people. This 
Net is conducted on Sunday mornings for the advantage of those who are 
keenly interested in Broadcast Band Dxing. The unique thing about this 
Net is that is helped Hams to become SWL Dxers and SWL's to become 
Hams!

On a typical Sunday morning,the Net control starts the Net by calling 
in for regular check-ins. After about 10 minutes he gives the latest 
DX tips that he has gathered and later other stations also takes turn 
in exchanging their DX information. It has all the ingredients of a 
live two way DX program and continues for about 30 minutes depending 
on the traffic. For some time it was known as SWL DX Net.

The Net grew up with VU2KAK Anil, VU3SIO Sanil,VU2ISR Harsha, VU3ITI 
Varadhan, VU3DJQ Raman, VU2NGB Binu,VU2BNP Prahalad, VU3BGK Neel, 
VU2ICI Mohan, VU2MUD Madhu etc. joining in.

In 1989 a monthly newsletter was published on behalf of the Net by 
VU2FOT which was unfortunately discontinued after some issues. In May 
1991 a BCDX Net Convention was held at Kozhikode which was a big 
success & attended by over 85 people including Victor Goonetilleke 
4S7VK from Sri Lanka. A Ham station with the special call sign VU2F 
was also operational at the convention venue. A DX contest sponsored 
by Radio Netherlands was organized on 29 & 30th January 1994 in 
collaboration with Union of Asian DXERS, Sri Lanka. Special QSL cards 
were issued by Radio Netherlands for the occasion. In 1995 a special 
QSL card was also issued to mark the 7th anniversary of the Net by 
VU2BNP. 

In 1989 Adventist World Radio Wavescan broadcasted a special program 
on the occasion of 10th anniversary of the BCDX Net. Articles on BCDX 
Net has also appeared in "NIAR Ham News" July 1998 issue, "Hamfest 
India" 1998 souvenir and other DX publications and was also mentioned 
in various DX programs several times. To celebrate the 20th 
anniversary of BCDX NET, Mr. Sanil Deep broadcast a special program in 
Wavescan program of Adventist World Radio  on Sunday 23 Nov 2008. 
Special QSLs were also issued by BCDX Net for the occasion.

The BCDX Net has been very regular all these long 23 years, thanks to 
the dedicated Net Controllers. Now a days it is conducted on Sunday 
mornings at 0830 IST (0300 UT) on 7085 kHz USB on 40 meter Amateur 
Band which covers South India & Sri Lanka. Occasionally it was also 
conducted on the 20 Meter Band 14150 kHz at 2130 IST (1600 UT). 
Currently the regular net controller is Sanil Deep VU3SIO and assisted 
from time to time by  VU2JOS etc.

The postal address of BCDX Net is: Box 211, Kozhikode 673001, Kerala, 
India. Special thanks to Sanil Deep, VU3SIO for regularly controlling 
the BCDX Net. Long Live BC DXing  -  Long Live Amateur Radio! 73 (Jose 
Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Raj Bhavan Road, 
Hyderabad 500082, India, Mobile: 91-80993 70625 Tel: 91-40-2331 0287, 
91-40 6516 7388, Fax: 91-40-2331 0787
http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos http://www.niar.org
Congratulations to BCDX Net on its important anniversary ! 
dx_india yg via DXLD)

** INDONESIA. 9525, Nov 24 at 1359, cannot detect even a carrier from 
VOI between the 9520 and huge 9530 ACI signals, while RRI domestic 
relay 9680 has good signal with music plus usual CCI. Atsunori Ishida 
at http://rri.jpn.org/ says ``Nov 24 9525 kHz *1401-1410- IN (No 
signal at 1455)`` so I might have heard 9525 by listening two more 
minutes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

9524.972 Heisse Luft aus Jakarta - no audio signal. Da steht in INS 
jemand auf der Leitung, z.Zt. 1905-1915 UT nur ein schöner
mittelstarker S=9+15dB Träger, die Audiomodulation hat Fehlanzeige.
73 wb Nov 26 (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** IRAN. 1503 Iran again --- Good audio. It's weaker than 1521 but the 
spectrum is much cleaner. 1500 is no problem. 6:10 pm EST, 2310 UT 
(Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, 16 Nov, WTFDA-AM via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, 
DXLD)

Noted here also 0011-0018 UT with religious music - flute and somber 
male vocal. Considerable splatter from DC-1500 which will always be 
WTOP to me. Will now try to establish parallel to their streaming 
audio. Thanks for the tip, Mike (Marc DeLorenzo, South Dennis, Cape 
Cod, Massachusetts, http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228
ibid.) 

** IRAN [and non]. 7200, VOIRI “V. Justice” with English OM talks re 
Islam, & the Muslem world; however, this was mostly completely buried 
by the much stronger R Omdurman from Sudan in Arabic also on 7200. 
Heard clearly during some of the long pauses during the Arab OM talk 
but not enough pauses to follow the programme easily. I DID however,      
hear a VOIRI ID and web and postal addresses in Iran at :[04]26 and 
then instrumental music to carrier off at :[04]28. Omdurman went off a 
minute or two after that -- they couldn’t co-ordinate their frequency 
usage better than this? Sheesh.... 3+2+541+. 0357-0428* 28/Nov 
(Kenneth Vito Zichi, Port Hope MI, MARE Tipsheet via DXLD)

** IRAN [non]. 9965, Nov 24 at 1945, great Persian music, good signal 
but flutter, which in a way adds to its mystique, 1950 R. Farda ID; 
2000, 4-pip timesignal even tho it`s hourbottom in Iran, and news for 
at least 5 minutes. Site is Iranawila, SRI LANKA, 1900-2130, 250 kW, 
332 degrees so also circapolar USward.

13635, Nov 29 at 1354, ME music, good with flutter, 1400 timesignal a 
few sex late, headlines in Persian with news sounders. HFCC shows this 
is a new frequency starting Nov 25 for IBB (i.e. Radio Farda), 250 kW, 
105 degrees via Wertachtal, GERMANY at 1230-1430; meanwhile also 
listing MBR Wertachtal with Sat/Sun 1400-1500 broadcasts on same 
13635, gospel huxters presumably scrapped altho dated for entire B-11 
season (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** ISRAEL. 15760, Nov 29 at 1454, 1000 Hz tone on S9+15 carrier, 1455 
tone off, pause, and IBA trumpet IS starts; after 1500 in Persian, its 
only SW service left. But not for long: Doni Rosenzweig tells DXLD 
that on Dec 5, 9985 will replace 15760. That of course will abut 
Brother Scare on 9980 WWCR, and eventually, something on 9990 WTWW-2. 
Tho never on more than two frequencies, I see in HFCC that Kol Israel 
has registered plenty of alternatives for this 1500-1630 broadcast: 
6990, 9390, 9985, 11595, 13850, 15760 --- so which will the other one 
be? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ITALY. Real nice fd pdf QSL received today for my 15 Nov report of 
IBF commemorative transmission on 5000 kHz. Many thanks, Giampiero 
(Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, Nov 25, dxldyg via DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

QSL: IBF Turin Commemorative Broadcast, 5000, f/d e-QSL certificate 
from Radio Maria QSL Service in 12 days for English eMail report. 
Heard via Cumbria, England remote receiver. Power listed as 20 watts. 
Vy 73 to all, (Al Muick, Whitehall PA  USA, Nov 26, dxldyg via DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN. 6115, R Nikkei-2, 0850, Nov 27, non-stop songs to piano 
accompaniment, to 0900 off. Freq is clear, Sat & Sun UT mornings only.
(Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
 
Re 11-47: [and non]
MSF Scheduled Maintenance Periods / Pause of MSF Scotland 60 kHz.
8 December 2011 from 10:00 UTC to 14:00 UTC
8 March    2012 from 10:00 UTC to 14:00 UTC
<http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/time/products-and-services/msf-outages>
73 Wolf-Dieter Behnke-D (A-DX Nov 21) (via Wolfgang Büschel, WORLD OF 
RADIO 1592, DXLD) {MSF = Cumbria, England, NOT Scotland (Dave Kenny)}

Glenn, Wolfy, Just to correct what you said on World of Radio, note 
that the MSF transmitter is not in Scotland. but at Anthorn, Cumbria, 
England. see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthorn_radio_station
73s (Dave Kenny, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** JAPAN. 6135, Nov 25 at 1350, YL heavily accented English about 
Korea; tho no sad piano music now, it`s obviously JSR Tokyo with Sea 
Breeze, after another periodic frequency jump, ex-5910, now vacant for 
this 1330-1430 broadcast, reliably in English only on Fridays. No het 
audible from Madagascar or Yemen, which are really long shots by long 
path here (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

6135, R Shiokaze, via Yamata, 1428, Nov 25, English closing 
announcement, usual piano outro to 1430 off. Frequency was clear, R 
Sana'a must have closed down early and presumed Radio Madagasikara on 
6135.18 not heard fading in until about 1445. Recent NF replacing 
5910, no jamming heard (yet). (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, 
WORLD OF RADIO 1593,)

** JAPAN [and non]. 17605, UT Saturday Nov 26 at 2305, NHK Japanese 
good despite southward beam via BONAIRE ending news, into weekly 
western classical music appreciation show with 3-minute introduxion 
before music; // weaker 11665 direct which is ahead of 17605 by about 
one second (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KALININGRAD. VOR-1215, ID and frequency list in English at 1700 EST 
2200 UT. All alone (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, Nov 7, WTFDA-AM via DXLD) 

Nice. Heard here Oct 30, 2010 at 2207 UT also with English ID during 
Voice of Russia programming (Marc DeLorenzo, South Dennis, Cape Cod, 
Massachusetts http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228 
ibid.) 1200 kW, Bolshakovo site (gh, DXLD)

** KOREA NORTH. 11680.00, 0822-0903 KRE KCBS Pyongyang (tentative), 
27/11, Korean, OM/YL talks with some mentions of Pyongyang, patriotic 
folk songs and march music, 4 time pips on the top of the hour, OM 
talk - fair with local noise and active again after some weeks of 
silence, but there are no any signs of their signal on // 9665  
(Mikhail Timofeyev, DSWCI member no. 2987, http://dxcorner.narod.ru
Receiver: Drake R8A, Antenna: Long wire (30 m), St. Petersburg, 
Russia, HCDX via DXLD) This one used to be way off frequency (gh)

When we`re up as late as 0700, we hear various NK frequencies opening, 
even on the lower bands propagating now in winter at 1600 local time, 
such as 7220. (Is 2850 still active? Mikhail Timofeyev in Russia 
wonders, and so do I, not heard lately before sunrise, but it fights a 
high local noise level here and there.)

6600, already at 0639 Nov 30, weak Korean is audible, without jamming, 
which means it`s clandestine V. of the People, from the South. Then I 
check // 6518 and it seems to be cutting on the air right then. 
Recheck at 0655, now both are noise jammed. Aoki shows VOP really 
starts at 0500, but the jamming doesn`t begin until 0650, 250 kW vs 50 
kW (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KUWAIT [and non]. 15540, Nov 24 missed checking at 1800 opening of 
English with the Sunni Caliph show, which has been coming in well 
lately, but after TG dinner, at 1935 there is zero signal on 15540. 
Presumably faded completely out if it was there to start today. At 
2009, still no signal audible either for Arabic service on 17550.

15540, Nov 25 at 1812, only a JBA carrier from presumed R. Kuwait in 
English concluding the daily Sunni show. Some days it`s in well, 
others inaudible, as it rides the MUF, often above it but sometimes 
below it near the OWF.

21540, Nov 30 at 1450, huge collision between R. Kuwait and REE Spain 
continues in almost-vacant 13m band, Kuwait atop with music and Arabic 
talk. Spain goes off at 1456 leaving Kabd in the clear for a few 
minutes until it cut off at 1500:24* just after ID and beginning the 
news, how rude! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** LAOS. 6130, Lao National Radio, Vientiane, 1436 - 1453, Nov 25,
Lao female announcer, only snippets of talk audible under strong co-
channel Tibet PBS (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)
 
** LIBYA. 11600, Radio-Télévision Libye, 1700-1806*, audible after
Radio Bulgaria’s DRM broadcast sign off at 1700. French talk. Many 
music bridges of “Douce France” song. Classical music. IDs as Radio-
Télévision Libye - Radio Libye de la capital Tripoli.” Poor in noisy
conditions at 1700 but improved to a fair level by 1710. Nov 24 (Brian 
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)

I wonder what has happened to the second transmitter at Sabratha. When 
the "revolution" started, it was assumed to be one of the 500 kW 
transmitter in use domestically on way-out-of-band 8500 - only one
frequency was then used for their foreign service. The signal strength 
on 8500 with me usually sounded more like 50 rather that 500 kW, maybe 
because the main antennas would not work at this frequency. Maybe the 
engineers have not yet rectified whatever was done to enable the use
of 8500? (Noel R. Green, UK, Nov 25, dxldyg via DX LSITENING DIGEST)

And what about resuming/starting any other transmissions besides 
French at *16v-18v* on 11600? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

11600, 1750-1801* 25.11, R Télévision Libye, Sabrata, French talk, 
weak audio, while the transmitter carrier was very strong (S9+30 dB!) 
32442. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, heard on an AOR AR7030PLUS 
with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, via Dario Monferini, playdx 
yg via DXLD)
 
Report to Libya returned --- Dear Glenn, On October 27, 2011, I mailed 
a reception report in French of two days listening to Radio Télévision 
Libye on 11600 kHz, using the former address of Voice of Africa in 
Tripoli, Libya. Today my letter came back unopened with the message: 
"Return to sender, because the postal service is interrupted to the 
country of destination." Thus it is not known if this new liberation 
station is using the same address as the former Voice of Africa. Best 
73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, Nov 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** LITHUANIA. [continued from MOROCCO] And how about the other Nador 
signal: Shortly after 1300 I found on 9575 a bad mess of it and 
another transmission, shown in HFCC as unID programming from Sitkunai, 
Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun only 1300-1500. What's this?? (Kai Ludwig, 
Germany, Nov 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. 5010.18, Radio Madagasikara, 0218-0235, local choral 
music. Short 20 second IS at 0226 followed by choral National Anthem. 
Opening ID announcements at 0228:30. Malagasy talk. Local music. Fair. 
Still broadcasting in AM mode. Nov 25 (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, 
PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** MADAGASCAR. RNW English on 21480 kHz today Nov. 24 at 1430 UT, 
excellent S9+10 signal with a bit of fading, received in Gura 
Humorului, Romania. Eton E1, telescopic antenna (Tudor Vedeanu, dxldyg 
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Good signal (45544-SINPO, S9+ on the meter) with some fading here in 
upstate NY at 1455 (John Figliozzi, NY, Eton E1XM, A/D DX Sloper Nov 
24, dxldyg via DX LISENING DIGEST)

21480, RNW, 1545-1557*, test transmission with English talk about 
Africa. IDs. Very good. Nov 24 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening 
Digest)
 
Radio Netherlands relay, 21480 Talata Volondry. Nov 24, 2011, 
Thursday. 1553-1557*  After a week of checking for the test 
transmissions and hearing nothing, now there is a YL talking, with 
mentions of outboard motors, Lagos, Nigeria, climate change, houses on 
stilts. Just cut off in full flow at 1557, carrier cut later but still 
within 1557. No ID heard, so just a tentative. Notified rnwmonitoring 
by e-mail. Poor reception, barely above noise level. Might be OK for 
urgent news, but no real entertainment value. Jo'burg sunset 1642 
(Bill Bingham, RSA, Nov 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

21480, Nov 25 at 1441, RNW with stories in English about Africa, 1456 
music, good signal but still some Doppler wobble on carrier. One more 
day and these tests will be over? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST) No

MADAGASCAR TRANSMITTER TESTS NOW COMPLETED

The test transmissions of the first of the former Hörby [Sweden] 
shortwave transmitters newly installed at our Madagascar relay station 
have now been completed. The tests were very successful, with reports 
received from Colombia, USA, UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, 
Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Israel and New Zealand. Everyone who 
requested a QSL-card for correct reports on these tests will receive 
one in due course.

The transmitter will shortly be taken into service within the regular 
schedule, where it will replace one of the old Philips transmitters 
that will be taken out of service.

(Source: RNW Programme Distribution) (November 25th, 2011 - 16:03 UTC 
by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

2 Comments on “Madagascar transmitter tests now completed”

#1 Nick Sharpe on Nov 27th, 2011 at 22:23
I am delighted to read that tests were very successful using the ex-
Hörby shortwave transmitter. I noticed that the tests were been run at 
250 kilowatts but will the power be increased to their maximum which I 
recall Radio Sweden was running them at 500 kilowatts in the past? Do 
you plan to have any pictures to show on the web showing the ex-Hörby 
transmitter next to the old Philips transmitters. I gather that the 
new transmitter is more efficient but what are the other differences 
between the two types?

#2 Rocus @ Pdis on Nov 28th, 2011 at 12:21
Hello Nick, Yes, the ex-Hörby [Telefunken] transmitters are able to 
run on 500 kW. However, we will run them between 100-250 kW because 
the feeder lines, baluns and antenna matrix switches were originally 
designed for 300 kW max. Furthermore 250 kW is enough to put a solid 
signal into the main target areas of the station. No pictures yet; I 
hope to get some soon. The main difference of course is the higher 
efficiency of the transmitters. But also the smaller size and semi-
automated control are a big advantage. And the fact that we can still 
order spare parts, which wasn’t the case with the Philips (MN blog 
comments via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

** MALI. 17630, Nov 25 at 1427, S9+10 peaks, but just barely modulated 
talk, then music rising to barely modulated, 1430 CRI promo in English 
running ahead of very strong // 13675 via Canada. 

The obscure CRI Bamako relay is seldom any better than this, easily 
missed in NAm. I checked HFCC B-11 for the complete schedule, finding 
that besides non-direxional on 7295, there are only three antenna 
headings, 20 degrees for Arabic, 85 or 111 for the other languages:

 7295, 08-09 Hausa, 23-24 Chinese
11640, 18-2130 Hausa, Arabic, Portuguese, English
11975, 2130-2400 French, Chinese [23-24 Chinese also from IBB Saipan, 
       which probably means the ChiCom are jamming themselves]
13630, 1930-2230 Portuguese, English, French
13645, 17-1830 unknown, Hausa
13685, 13-16 French, English; 1830-1930 Arabic
15125, 16-18 Arabic, unknown
15505, 2230-2300 Chinese
17630, 14-16 English
17860, 13-14 French, 16-17 Arabic
Aoki says the secret language at 17-18 on 13645, 15125 is Kiswahili
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MAURITANIA. 7245, 26.11 1803, R Mauritanie, Nouakchott, French news 
to 1816 then continued in vernacular. Superb signal, frequency is 
clear after Ovozi Tojik has left at 1800 (Martien Groot, Netherlands, 
SW Bulletin Nov 27 via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

7245, Radio Mauritaine – Noukachott, 2258, 11/26/11, in French and 
Arabic. Man to top of hour with ID by woman apparently in both French 
and Arabic, brief talk, into interesting hybrid Afro – Arabic music. 
Fair (Mark Taylor, Madison WI, WinRadio g313e, Grundig G1, G5, & 
Satellit 800; EWE, 40 meter dipole, Flextenna, NASWA Flashsheet via 
WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

7245 --- I notice they were back with a gangbusters' signal during a 
check ~2315UT Sat 26 Nov -- don't know about earlier during the week. 
Audio seemed to be much cleaner too (Theo Donnelly, BC, ODXA yg via 
WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

7245, Nov 27 at 0633, IGIM is back! Arabic talk over music, frequently 
mentioning Allah, crescendo to 0659, then 0700 break for ID, seems 
heavily accented French, or Arabish with a few French words mixed in, 
such as `Mauritanie`, `dimanche`, into strumming with more talk. 
Frarabe? Arabench? Last heard here November 2. It was also reported 
Nov 26 at 1803 by Martien Groot, Netherlands. I assume the chanting 
segment is still around 0600. Will its activity again be highly 
irregular, sometimes even all-night, helping out MW DXers to // 783? 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

TA carriers in Victoria BC --- 783 carrier still here at 0700 UT (but 
nothing more); pretty near sunrise sur la côte de Mauritanie....(sorry 
Sylvain...) (Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria BC, Nov 26, IRCA via DXLD)

7245, 0640-0652, Radio Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 27/11, Arabic, OM talks 
with monotonous local music in the background - fair-poor with local 
noise and QRM from 7235 (BLR), // 
http://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Mauritanie-933-s66863 
with 35 seconds delay (Mikhail Timofeyev, DSWCI member no. 2987, 
http://dxcorner.narod.ru Receiver: Drake R8A, Antenna: Long wire (30 
m), St. Petersburg, Russia, HCDX via DXLD)

MAURITÂNIA, 783, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 1328-... (!), 28/11, 
Arabic, talks; 14341, adjacent QRM de Spain on 774+792.  Parallel to 
7245.

7245, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 1101-1348, 27/11, Arabic, news till 
1102 followed by songs 6 folk tunes, prayer; 45444. 73 (Carlos 
Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

7245, Nov 28 at 0407, good signal with music, so IGIM is running all-
night, at least this date, and could also just barely detect a carrier 
on MW 783 [not KSPI 784 spur], likely its parallel. Next check at 0639 
on 7245 during monotonous chanting session; 0700 at a program change, 
a 4(?)-pip timesignal came by about 30 seconds late when I was not 
expecting it.

[and non]. 7245, Nov 29 at 0624, IGIM still on during chanty hour, 
unusually fluttery following latest CME. No signal at all on 7250 from 
10 kW Vatican, q.v., until 0628 when switched to 250 kW.

7245, Nov 30 at 0635 check, IGIM is still not inactive, with usual 
soporific wake-up chanting (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. Pre-sunrise MW DX monitoring now Nov 24 produces some of 
the same things we were getting an hour earlier in Oct before unDST 
timechanges.

650, Nov 24 at 1301 UT, `Panorama Agropecuario`, 6:01 TC, heard many 
times before when it was at 1200, on XETNT, Los Mochis, Sinaloa. Gets 
out very well, surely the 10 kW claimed rather than previously listed 
2 kW.

870, Nov 24 at 1304, XETAR ID immediately heard, but in native 
language, not Spanish, rustic music, then mixing Spanish 
announcements; atop some CCI. In A-season it signed on at 1200, from 
Guachochi, Chihuahua.

900, Nov 24 at 1311, R. Vida ID in `Café de la Mañana` show, phone 
numbers for call-ins. Previously concluded this is XEDT in Ciudad 
Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, a name change from listings as La Reina. Has 
Cantú cuaught up with this yet since we last checked in our almost-
daily Mexican DX sessions in October when we heard it multiply?
http://www.mexicoradiotv.com/frec_am_0800-1090.htm
No! Will it be corrected in WRTH 2012, now probably at the press? In 
the new IRCA Mexican Log which we have not yet seen? (Glenn Hauser, 
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

1030, Nov 24 at 1306, lengthy promo for Tele-Fórmula and its wide 
coverage not only in México but across the US by satellite, good here 
with KTWO nulled. Says this show started at 5:30 am HCM [1130 UT]: 
XEYC, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. Was also getting Spanish in KTOK 1000 
null, presumably usual XEFV from same ciudad (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 1610, XEUACH, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Texcoco, 
Estado de México; 0250z Spanish talk by a woman with announcements,  
lots of 70's pop music, mentions of Chapingo. 0300 rousing vocal 
school song "bin-boom-bah..ra-ra-ra" then Instrumental MEXICAN NA.  
Good signal (Steven Wiseblood, Harlingen, TEXAS, 26:12N  97:45W, 
Sangean PR-D5 loosly coupled with RS LOOP, times in z - GMT, 0317 UT 
Nov 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MICRONESIA. 4755,445 13.11 1010 Tent The Cross Micronesien. Jag 
fick en timmes inspening på denna station, den hördes bättre mot 
slutet av sändningen som kom ca 11.22Z och jag skickade också en e-
mail rapport till dem. Man avslutade med en andakt som började ca 
11.00Z AN

4755.445, 13/11 1010 Tentative, The Cross, Micronesia. I got an hour 
recording of this station, it was heard better towards the end of the 
transmission which finished at 1122Z. I also have sent an e-mail
report to them. Finished with a devotion that began about 11.00Z AN 
(Arne Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Nov 27, translated by editor Thomas 
Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MONGOLIA. 7260, Mongolian National Radio, Ulaanbaatar, 1457, Nov 
23,  Mong closing announcement, distinctive NA lasted about 2 minutes, 
then presumed off 1500. Poor under VOR English and last minute or so 
crushed by RL Tajik opening here 1459.

7260, Mongolian Radio, Ulaanbaaatar, 0814, Nov 29, Mong male &female 
alternating. Fluttery but all alone on this freq as co-channel XPBS is 
off Tues 0800 to 1100. No trace of Vanuatu. Still holding out at 0910 
re-check (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)
 
** MONGOLIA. 12085, *1029'56-1057'38*, Voice of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, 
27/11, English, 2 interval signals, opening ID in Mongolian (OM) and 
English (YL as "This is the Voice of Mongolia in English") and then 
Sunday's music program with Mongolian folk and pop songs - mostly fair 
with local noise and QRM from 12075 (Radio Rossii) (Mikhail Timofeyev, 
DSWCI member no. 2987, http://dxcorner.narod.ru Receiver: Drake R8A, 
Antenna: Long wire (30 m), St. Petersburg, Russia, HCDX via DXLD)

** MONGOLIA [non]. Schedule of hops [= relayed] programs of "Voice of 
Mongolia" in Russian through the Voice of Russia:

The first program on the air Mondays at 01.42 to 01.54 [Moscow time?]:
 648 kHz - Dushanbe (1000 kW)
 657 kHz - Grozny (50 kW)
 801 kHz - Dushanbe (500 kW)
 972 kHz - Dushanbe (1000 kW)
1314 kHz - Yerevan (1000 kW)
1395 kHz - Yerevan (500 kW)
1503 kHz - Dushanbe (500 kW)

 6135 kHz - Saint Petersburg (800 kW)
 7225 kHz - Samara (250 kW)
 7260 kHz - Grigoriopol (500 kW)
 9750 kHz - Yerevan (500 kW)
12040 kHz - Vladivostok (250 kW)

The second program on Saturdays from 2142 to 2154 UT:
(01.42-01.54 Moscow time on Sunday).
 630 KHz - Braunschweig (50 kW)
 648 KHz - Dushanbe (1000 kW)
 657 KHz - Grozny (50 kW)
 693 KHz - Oranienburg (125 kW)
 999 KHz - Grigoriopol (500 kW)
1143 KHz - Dushanbe (150 kW)
1170 KHz - Krasnodar (1200 kW)
1314 KHz - Yerevan (1000 kW)
1323 KHz - ?????????? (500 kW) 
           [Wachenbrunn, spelt Cyrillically, Germany]
1395 KHz - Yerevan (500 kW)
1431 KHz - Dresden (125 kW)
(Alexander Dyadisvchev / “open_dx” via RusDX Nov 27 via DXLD)

** MOROCCO. MARROCOS, 711.05, SNRT-"R", El Aiún, 2240-..., 26/11, 
Castilian program, pops, very short news bulletin followed by more 
international pops; 54444, weak modulation, QRM de E+F. On 12/11, this 
one was putting a fair signal but with a hardly readable modulation as 
it was too weak.

1116.4, SNRT-"A", Ouarzazate (5 kW)? (this one was listed for network 
"C", Berber language), 1933-..., 27/11, Arabic, talks; parallel to 
207, 540; 33442, QRM de E.

1116.4, SNRT-"A", 1324-, 28/11, Arabic, talks; 13441, QRM de España 
(Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MOROCCO [and non]. Re 11-47: ``I`m still waiting for anyone east of 
the sunrise terminator to say whether IMM is also on 15349.1 as early 
as their listed *0800 on (ex?)-15341. But I fear it is, despite TRT 
Turkish already on 15350 from *0700. Nov 24 I awaken early enough to 
check at 1213 --- (gh)``

The earliest check I can offer is from right now, around 1300: 
Presumed HCJB Australia, marred by local noise here, is alone on 
15340. And booming in Voice of Turkey on 15350 has a slight het of 
just under 1 kHz in the background, in all likelyhood the Nador 
carrier on 15349.1 (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Nov 25, dxldyg via DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

MOROCCO/TURKEY/ARGENTINA --- SNRT / RTM Nador relay wandered. At 19-20 
UT Nov 25 slot 19mb was totally dead, very weak signals of S=2-3 
level, just above threshold. Noted two browser peaks - but only 
visible - not audiowise. RAE 15345.191 at 1930 UT, 15349.143 kHz at 
1946 UT.

Interference tone of approx. 880 Hertz noted this morning. Despite of 
TRT strong signal S=9+25dB on 15350.020, a peak is visible at 0935 UT 
Nov 26 on 15349.140 kHz, S=8-9 level. I could identify the latter 
signal as Arabic, when set the DEEP NOTCH filter option on SDR unit on 
15349.400 to 15355 kHz range cut-out.

ARGENTINA/MOROCCO --- At 1945 UT Nov 26th, RAE Buenos Aires in Spanish 
peak on 15344.966 kHz, and SNRT Nador relay in Arabic wandered down 
from 15349.146 to 15349.136 kHz within 50 minutes. 73 (Wolfgang 
Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 25/26, dxldyg via DXLD)

15349.1v, Nov 29 at 1349, IMM is nowhere to be found here or nearby, 
so TURKEY 15350.0 is in the clear with music and Turkish talk, no het 
for a few more minutes until its closing. 15349 still vacant at 1408. 
Has Rabat come to its senses? No! By 1450, it`s back on in Arabic plus 
its own whine/tone, during the clear hour, and at 1503 big het again 
with RVA via VATICAN 15350.0. 

Earlier Nov 29, at 1010, Wolfgang Büschel in Germany was getting a 
``terrible mess mixture`` among Turkey 15350.045, Morocco 15349.140, 
and also CRI Kashgar 15350.00 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

MOROCCO/TURKEY/CHINA --- 15349.140 / 15350.045, Terrible mess mixture 
at 1010 UT Nov 29 on 15350 channel. Ahead TRT Emirler in Turkish 
program, on slight odd 15350.045 kHz, hit heavily by even frequency 
CRI English signal from Kashi 100 kW 174 degrees southerly directed 
outlet, on back-side lobe also strong in Europe during winter season. 
And all accompanied by SNRT / RTM Nador Arabic program to Arabian 
peninsula, southern ME, NorthEast Africa on 15349.140 kHz (Wolfgang 
Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 29, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, 
DXLD)

** MYANMAR [non?]. 7110, Nov 30 at 1416, very weak and fluttery music 
on AM, clear for a bit, then at 1421 lite CW QRM from a WA4 calling CQ 
automatically, switching to hand-keying for contact. New OOB 7110 has 
been reported the last few days from further east and west, by Jose 
Jacob in India, Victor Goonetilleke in Sri Lanka, and Martien Groot in 
Netherlands as definitely in Burmese, at 1230-1430v but not // any 
known Myanmar frequencies, so what is it, from or to Burma? One heard 
jamming after 1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST) More at UNIDENTIFIED

** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9895, Nov 26 at 0700, RNW with 3-pip timesignal 
about 7 seconds late! And news in Dutch. This is right after a site 
switch from ``KCH, MDA`` = Grigoriopol, PRIDNESTROVYE to Nauen, 
GERMANY. HFCC shows a 3-minute gap 0657-0700, but this was definitely 
on before 0700, and doubt the gap was anywhere near two sesquiminutes. 

I am NOT nitpicking: timesignal pips denote precision to at least a 
fraxion of one second. When this cannot be accomplished for whatever 
reason of feed/digital delays, they should be eliminated/suppressed. 
This kind of slopperation is all too common nowadays, but it`s sad 
that even RNW does it. Don`t rely on it for any clock-setting or 
purpose requiring precision.

One version of news about the 21480 tests from MADAGASCAR said Nov 26 
would be the last date, but already missing Nov 26 at 1402, 1450 chex, 
clearing the band for VCR radiations on 21477.5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** NETHERLANDS. Holanda: Cartas @ RN - ¡Muchas gracias por seguirnos 
en Facebook --- En el programa hablamos sobre nuestra página en 
Facebook que ha alcanzado la cifra de 5 mil seguidores, les contamos 
sobre dónde se encuentra la reorganización de RN en estos momentos, 
leemos una interesante carta desde Cuba, conversamos con un colega de 
Radio Exterior de España, y al final repasamos la correspondencia de 
la semana.

Emisión: domingo 27 y martes 29 de noviembre
Productor: Sergio Acosta
Contacto: cartas@rnw.nl

5 mil seguidores en Facebook

Nuestra página en la red social Facebook, Radio Nederland 
Internacional, ha sobrepasado la cifra de 5000 seguidores. Para 
agradecer este interés nos hemos hecho una foto con casi todos los 
colegas del departamento. En Cartas @ RN conversamos con su 
administradora, Helena Cervetto, quien, desde España, atiende cada día 
a estos mas de mil ``clientes``

Carta desde Cuba

Julio Mora Sánchez, de La Habana, Cuba, fue ganador con su carta en el 
Concurso Aniversario de Radio Nederland. El premio, un radiorreceptor, 
ya obra en sus manos, pero aún no habíamos leído su carta en el 
programa. Julio, entre otras cosas, nos escribe:

``Tengo el criterio de que RN siempre ha preservado su estilo de 
programación y lo enriquece a partir de las sugerencias de sus 
oyentes. RN es muy imparcial en los análisis y comentarios de los 
diversos temas que la emisora difunde``.

El futuro de RN

Si todo sale bien, entre febrero y marzo se conocerá más sobre el 
proceso de transformación de Radio Nederland. Se trata de buscar esas 
regiones y países, que desde el punto de vista de ``la libertad de 
expresión``, descalifican.

De acuerdo a nuestra nueva misión, Radio Nederland deberá enfocarse 
entonces en esos países y regiones. Sin embargo también hay que ver 
cómo podemos llegar a distribuir nuestros productos y cómo hacerlos 
llegar a los grupos objetivo o meta. Y todo eso con solo 14 millones 
de euros a año, en vez de los 46 que teníamos hasta ahora.

Por el momento sabemos que África, tanto inglesa como francesa, y los 
países árabes suben en las prioridades de Radio Nederland. En esas 
mediciones sólo algunos países de America Latina son prioridad, pero 
se estudiará como poder ampliar la lista de acuerdo a los temas que 
serán centrales dentro del objetivo de "Libertad de Expresión".

El proceso no será fácil y será muy estricto de cara a nuestras 
emisiones en español. Es muy probable que en el futuro seremos un 
medio no de ``amplia difusión``, si no ``estrecha difusión``, ósea 
enfocado en países, temas, y grupos meta.

Cuando todo eso se conozca, se sabrá que recursos humanos se 
necesitará para esta nueva Radio Nederland, que debe estar lista desde 
enero del año 2013. La balanza podría cambiar un poco, a favor del 
español y de América Latina, pero eso es aún incierto.

Descargue o escuche el programa Cartas a RN
Audio: 
http://download.radionetherlands.nl/rnw/smac/cms/cartas_semana_47_20111125_64_44_2.mp3

FUENTE:
http://www.rnw.nl/espanol/radioshow/%C2%A1muchas-gracias-por-seguirnos-en-facebook
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD) also SPAIN

Well, if RN has to focus on countries where Freedom of Expression is 
lacking, they certainly have to continue broadcasting in Spanish to 
Cuba (gh, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

** NEW ZEALAND. 9870 DRM, RNZI, Rangitaiki. 1920s music 0818, SNR to 
21.1 dB, nice and steady, 5/11.

13730 DRM, RNZI, Rangitaiki. In and out 0652, SNR to n15.0 dB, music 
program 5/11 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Icom R-7000, 
Horizontal Loop), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD)

** NIGERIA [and non]. 15120, Nov 25 at 0628, VON English with hum is 
somewhat atop the CCCCI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

15120, Nov 28 at 0650, VON is the OSOB [only station on band], peaking 
only S9+5 during music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. Tip: 1710 khz pirate "Undercover Radio" at 0340 UT
Pirate radio station "Undercover Radio" currently on the air on 1710 
khz with spacey music and talk, weak here and tough to copy due to 
presumed Radio Soleil also being heard right now on 1710 khz. This is 
at 0340 UT (Tim Tromp, West Michigan, UT Nov 24, ABDX via DXLD)

1710, Undercover Radio (shortwave pirate) 0338-0600+ 11/24 - Dr. 
Benway reading monologues about fearing Mars, paranormal talk, etc. At 
0449 Dr. Benway was soliciting QSOs from other pirates on 6925 khz & 
received a few replies, confirming this was obviously a rebroadcast of 
some kind.  At 0521 Benway mentions this is replay of a
2006 show, later mentions were of a 2006 show, unsure if anything I 
heard was actually live talk. Signal was generally weak but fading up 
to a decent level about every 10 minutes. Gave Merlin, Ontario mailing 
address for QSL requests. Presumed Radio Soleil Int'l. also heard 
during this time making reception difficult. Best heard in USB to 
avoid 1700 splatter (Tim Tromp, western MI, MARE Tipsheet via WORLD OF 
RADIO 1593, DXLD)

1710, "The Big Q", 0730-0820+ 11/24 - Finally caught this one signing 
on the air - right in the middle of the Undercover Radio broadcast at 
0730. "The Midnight Man" with classic AM oldies music, old ads, 
Chickenman bits, pro sounding jingles, etc. Good signal that pretty 
much covered up Undercover Radio though it was still heard 
occasionally under the Q. A busy night on 1710 (Tim Tromp, western MI, 
MARE Tipsheet via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

Spanish Pirate o/u Soleil on 1710 very strong at peaks here in Albany, 
NY (Dave Hochfelder, 0134 UT 25 Nov, IRCA via DXLD)

1710 - very busy early this morning. At one point, at 0730 UT, "The 
Big Q" signed on the air blowing "Undercover Radio" off the channel 
that I reported earlier. I could still hear Undercover under the Q at 
times, until at least 0800. Nothing noted so far tonight at 0340 but 
I'm finding 1710 an interesting frequency to keep an eye on (Tim 
Tromp, West Michigan, 0344 UT Nov 25, IRCA via DXLD)

Spanish pirate on 1710 with a pretty good signal here in PEI on the R-
390A (Phil Rafuse, VY2PR, Stratford PE Canada, 0414 UT Nov 25, ABDX 
via DXLD)

1710 The Q --- Choppy but at times a decent signal with the Beatles, 
and "your favorite oldies." Heard on my car radio 0502-0545 (Todd in 
Woodbury, MN, Nov 25, IRCA via DXLD)

Also noted here [The Q] (two late nights in a row now), 0550-0846 UT 
(signal dropped mid song). Lots of old Chickenman skits, AM gold 
oldies music, slick jingles, parody oldie songs, old nostalgic clips 
of WLS, WABC and WINS (from when they played music) with lots of old 
commercial ads tossed in for an entertaining show. Signal was fadey 
but generally strong and booming on peaks.  As usual, no contact 
information given for QSLs or reception reports (Tim Tromp, West 
Michigan, ibid.)

Noted today, around 1500 UT another and this time an illegal Hmong 
station with Pt. 15 type power on 1710. Just a little background, St. 
Paul is rich in the Hmong community and have operated a Pt. 15 station 
on most of the x-band frequencies. Sometimes they operated 3-4 
stations at a time in different parts of St. Paul. This in addition to 
semi-local 1600 and newly acquired 690 within the past 6 weeks or so.
(Todd in Woodbury, MN, Nov 25, IRCA via DXLD) 

If it's Part 15 how is it ill-legal? No, seriously.. I'm asking.. you 
contradicted yourself there. If they're Part 15, it's legal. If they 
are running multiple Part 15 transmitters slaved together at one
location or multiple transmitters synched together across different
locations, that's legal. Part 15 AM deals with individual power of 
each transmitter, not multiple transmitters together (Paul B Walkler, 
Jr., PA, ibid.)

Paul, It's outside the MWBC band allocation (Tim Hills, SD, ibid.)

OH. That`s RIGHT. I missed that part and forget the AM band ends at 
1705 :) I should know better! (Paul Walker, ibid.) More 1710: U S A

** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6924.6, Family Radio - WFMT, 0001-0025, 
IDs. Chimes at 0002. Inspirational talk. Wide variety of Hip-Hop, lite 
pop and Euro-pop music. Very strong but with some CW QRM. Nov 24 
(Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot 
longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, Nov 24 at 1257, heavy rock music, quickly 
IDing as Radio Ga-Ga; good signal from pirate somewhere (Glenn Hauser, 
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA. Glenn, I didn't realize that the pirate war with Pat 
Murphy, aka C.B. goes back almost three years ago until I saw this 
link below:
http://whisperinyourfear.blogspot.com/2011/11/remember-remember.html

Have you heard this July 2008 pirate rant against C.B.? An audio files 
is included in this link. They say C.B. is crazy and needs help. 
Pretty funny stuff!! (Artie Bigley, OH, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NORTH AMERICA [and non]. A Global Pirate HF weekend will take place 
on January 14 and 15 where it is hoped pirate stations from the US and 
Canada will join in. All via the blog of Harri Kujala, Finland where 
there is much more information including photos, recordings and video; 
hkdx2.blogspot.com
(Mike Barraclough, Dec World DX Club Contact via DXLD)

Like happened Nov 5-6 including several frequencies above 20 MHz, 
without advance notice to us (gh, DXLD)

** OKLAHOMA. 670 and vicinity, Nov 25 at 1712 UT midday on caradio, 
distorted spur spikes from talk station; have been bothered by this 
for a long time, obviously out of whack nearby (frequency or 
geographically) transmitter. This time I get out a portable and try to 
find any match from stations on the low end of the band, and locals on 
960, 1390, 1640 --- no, nothing fits. 

But the crosstalk can also be heard when tuned directly to WWLS 640 
Moore. That signal is so strong that the only explanation is that it`s 
coming out of their very own transmitter --- but it is NOT 
synchronized with WWLS itself. As far as I can tell, however, it is 
the same programming of sports talk, also with music bits 
interspersed. WWLS is also running IBOC which puts out the usual noise 
field peaking around 653 on the high side. I think it must be the same 
audio on IBOC delay somehow emitting a portion of the signal in (very 
distorted) AM even further from the fundamental. Has anyone ever run 
across this defect from other IBOC stations? 

Fortunately, WWLS is the only AM IBOC station in the OKC market, KTOK 
having quit it years ago; unlike poor Tulsa with 3 or 4 of them; see 
http://topazdesigns.com/iboc/station-list.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. TEAM RADIO, STILLWATER, WITH WESTBORO OF TOPEKA
« on: November 20, 2011, 06:06:08 PM »
	
I have read on Facebook that Team Radio in Stillwater will be airing a 
five minute "message" from Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka tomorrow 
morning. This offer from the stations is in exchange for their 
agreeing not to attend the memorial service for Coaches Budke and 
Serna tomorrow morning. I don't know where to start with this!!

Knowing Westboro's mindset, and their penchant for offensive signs and 
language at their protests and on their website, why do you risk your 
reputation by acknowledging their existence on the air? Why give them 
a potentially larger audience than they would ever get at the service 
through which their venom can be transmitted? And can they be trusted 
not to attend the service.

I detest their message and am heavy of heart that they insist on 
crashing events like this, but enabling them like this is not the act 
of a responsible broadcaster. I understand the motive, but appeasement 
didn't work for Neville Chamberlain. It won't here and now either (T 
Towner, Nov 20, radioinfo.com OK board via DXLD) 

Plus some replies:
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=201747.0
WTFK? Which ``Team Radio`` station(s)? 105.1 Stillwater, 1020 Perry, 
1580 Blackwell? See also USA: Arkansas (gh, DXLD)

** OKLAHOMA. 1140, Nov 29 around 2225 UT, KRMP OKC daytimer was 
billing itself as ``The Touch``, which is ``all-new``; rarely listen, 
so not sure how new that really is, but updates NRC AM Log 2011-2012 
which had it as ``The Old School Station``. It`s mostly talk format 
now, including Tom Joyner weekday mornings, with gospel-huxters all-
day Sundays; http://www.thetouch1140.com/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** OKLAHOMA. New log:  KFXY 1640 ENID OK --- Another new log this 
morning, hearing a station with a decent signal with Southern gospel 
music near the top of the 7AM CT (1300 UT) hour, and hearing the ID of 
KFXY 1640 Enid/Oklahoma City, then into a RW slanted SRN Radio News 
and back into music. (Yes, that ENID OK best known for a well known AM 
and SW DX'er ;-) ) – (Fritze H Prentice Jr, KC5KBV, Star City, AR, 19 
Nov, WTFDA-AM via DXLD)

** PAKISTAN [and non]. 9470, Nov 24 at 1643 I tune in early for R. 
Pakistan`s news in English at 1700, as reminded by a log from Rich 
D`Angelo in the NASWA Flashsheet. Nice sitar concert underway, so PBC 
does that like AIR? Wait a minute, 9470 is also AIR`s National Channel 
frequency, and this music is // the other one, 9425! Fortunately, 
strong WTWW on 9479 is far enough away, no problem. At 1658 I start to 
hear co-channel on 9470, sounds like Qur`an briefly and talk. Sitar 
music continues past hourtop mixed with news presumed to be in 
English, very poor, too weak to tell. 

So bad neighbours Pakistan and India are colliding on 9470, which is 
duly registered in B-11 HFCC by Pak at 1700-1900, 250 kW, 313 degrees 
from Islamabad to Europe; and nothing whatsoever registered by India 
yet in HFCC, but 9470 used by them for many years, currently in their 
schedule folder as all-night, 6:50 pm to 6:10 am = 1320-0040 UT; and 
Aoki reminds us that 9470 is 250 kW, 188 degrees from Aligarh. 

Pakistan was on 9350 for this service in the A-season, but how were 
they to know India is always on 9470, by turning on a radio, maybe? 
Certainly not by consulting advance HFCC registrations. Rich`s log Nov 
19 from Pennsylvania did not say anything about interference from 
India (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See 
also INDIA

7265.00, Azad Kashmir Radio, Islamabad, 1204, Nov 28, presumed, bits & 
pieces of talk poking thru noise floor. Noted to 1209 s/off, listed as 
"inactive" in WRTH 2011. Frequency is clear as CNR -2 does not show up 
here until 1230. Mauno Ritola comments: "Yes, Azad Kashmir R. is 
active again on 7265 with probably the same new tx that is used also 
on 3975. It should be listed correctly in WRTH 2012" (Martien Groot, 
Schoorl, Netherlands, WORLD OF RADIO 1593,)

11575/15290, R. Pakistan, 1508-1530* 15 Nov. & 1511-1530* 18 Nov. 
Finally got a good // on 11575, even tho local KPRZ-1210 mixes with an 
unID RTTY & throws major crud on 25M, usually after 1520 or so most 
mornings. Urdu chat & nice not-quite-Indian-style music, closing 
announcements at 1528, mention of "Pakistan Zindabad" & then 
(presumed) NA (Dan Sheedy, CA, G5 + 4m Xwire @ Moonlight Beach, via 
Bob Wilkner, FL, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3260, R. Madang. Weak & fluttery 1000 on 20/11  
(Graham Dawe, Broken Hill NSW (Icom R8500, 100m longwire & homebrew 
ATU, Dec Australian DX News via DXLD)

Logs of this one have been scarce: one in Sept, one in Oct, not 
conclusive, and apparently no ID this time either (gh, DXLD)

** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 7325, 1718, Wantok R. Lite, Fair in English, 
religious music/talk, signal improved after sunrise, 1759, F, A with 
ID – 16/10 (Kelvin Brayshaw, LEVIN, NZ. Eton E-5, Tabletop Loop, 100m 
BOG, Nov NZ DX Times via DXLD) A?

** PERU. TESTIMONIO DE LA FUNDACIÓN DE RADIO SICUANI, LA VOZ DE 
CANCHIS  29 noviembre 2011 --- Por Julio Gilberto Muñiz Caparó
 
En comunión de ideas y propósitos con mi caro amigo Efraín Negrón 
Alonso, decidimos asociarnos para fundar Radio Sicuani, La Voz de 
Canchis, emisora comercial que en estos 51 años de existencia se ha 
constituido en la Voz representativa de la Provincia de Canchis y de 
las Provincias Altas del Cusco, cuyas ondas traspasan el territorio 
nacional.

La creación y puesta en el aire de Radio Sicuani, fue un 
acontecimiento que marcó huellas profundas en el alma del pueblo en 
tiempos en que la humanidad experimentaba transformaciones 
significativas. En el mundo se daba inicio a la llamada “guerra fría” 
que empezaba a correr paralelamente con la recuperación económica; se 
estrenaba la era espacial con el lanzamiento del Spútnik”. En América, 
se declaraba el “triunfo de la Revolución Cubana” y se estrenaba el 
rock; la juventud emprendía el uso del ahora popular bluejean y la 
juventud femenina se atrevía a subirse tímidamente la falda. La 
Provincia de Canchis recibía con gran júbilo la creación de la 
Prelatura de Sicuani por Decreto del Papa Juan XXIII, suceso que 
determinó la llegada de la Congregación de la Orden Carmelita que 
desde entonces tiene jurisdicción eclesial en Canchis y las Provincias 
altas. Su primer Prelado, Monseñor Kevin Hayes instaló su domicilio, 
al principio, en la Casa de Piedra de Chectuyoc (el palacio de la 
familia Mejia Tupayachi, dueña de la Fábrica de Tejidos Maranganí) 
que, en ese entonces, empezaba a sentir los efectos del derrumbamiento 
de precios de la lana de alpaca en el mercado internacional.

Fueron días intensos y emocionantes aquellos que vivió Sicuani. El 
empeño puesto estuvo animado por el profundo amor a la tierra y 
respaldado por el entusiasmo de las autoridades y amigos personales. 
Fue un trabajo radial desligado totalmente del espíritu de lucro e 
impulsado sólo por el deseo de contar con una voz que tuviera 
presencia continental en tiempos en los que sólo habían tres 
estaciones radiales en la ciudad del Cusco y otras tantas en la ciudad 
de Arequipa. Así, Sicuani, se convertía en la pionera de la 
radiodifusión comercial de las capitales de provincias del Perú.

Pero no fue nada fácil acometer tan singular aventura. A la absoluta 
ausencia de recursos económicos de los jóvenes socios, se agregaba la 
dificultad de no contar con técnicos que pudieran construir los 
transmisores y equipos, siendo estos indispensables para iniciar el 
trámite de licencia de operación que debía otorgar el Ministerio de 
Transportes y Comunicaciones. En tales circunstancias, los socios de 
la empresa hicimos una cordial visita al señor Aurelio Centeno, dueño 
de una prestigiosa tienda importadora, instalada en Sicuani, que era 
también distribuidora de los productos Philips. Ese contacto nos abrió 
las puertas de un financiamiento a largo plazo que, días después, 
determinaría la firma de un contrato según el cual, Philips Peruana 
S.A. nos entregaría una emisora operativa, llave en mano, tan pronto 
el gobierno otorgara la licencia correspondiente. Para alcanzar tales 
metas, tuvimos que hacer reiterados viajes a Lima y salvar 
innumerables barreras de orden burocrático y económico.

A finales del mes de octubre de 1959, llegaba a Sicuani el 
representante de Philips Peruana ingeniero Hans Ranemberg, de 
nacionalidad alemana, quien portaba el transmisor y equipos. 
Paralelamente, habíamos conseguido que el Alcalde de la ciudad, señor 
José B. Terzi, nos alquilara el auditorio municipal con capacidad para 
150 personas, donde se instalaron los estudios de la emisora. Al mismo 
tiempo, logramos que la familia Izquierdo nos facilitara un terreno en 
el cerro Jururu donde se montó el transmisor y las antenas. Vale la 
pena destacar la participación del Ingeniero César Valdivia, Gerente 
General de las Empresas Eléctricas quien con el canchinismo que lo 
caracterizaba hizo habilitar electricidad hasta la planta transmisora. 
Por su parte, los esposos Jeanette Hasbun de Rosaza y Daniel Rosaza 
nos concedieron un crédito blando para adquirir 500 discos LP 33 
revoluciones por minuto y 350 discos simples 45 revoluciones por 
minuto.

Radio Sicuani, La Voz de Canchis, con las siglas OAX7R 1365 KC Onda 
Media, sus flamantes equipos importados de 500 watios de potencia 
(equipos que superaban en mucho a emisoras del Cusco, por su potencia 
y calidad) así como con el suficiente bagaje musical cuidadosamente 
seleccionado, entró en el aire a las 4 de la tarde del día 15 de 
noviembre de 1959. Fue emocionante comprobar el entusiasmo y la 
alegría con que la población canchina dejó entrar a sus hogares las 
ondas sonoras de su flamante emisora. El período de prueba para hacer 
los ajustes técnicos previos a la autorización final del gobierno, 
demoró 14 días. Y el día 29, a las 7 de la noche, se declaró 
oficialmente instalada y operativa la emisora en histórica ceremonia 
de fundación celebrada en el auditorio de la Plaza de Armas. Las ondas 
de Radio Sicuani, la Voz de Canchis, se escuchaban en todo el sur 
oriente peruano, incluyendo Juliaca y Puno, desde donde nos llegaban 
sendos telegramas de felicitación. 

Meses después, la onda corta llegaba con total nitidez a pueblos 
alejados ubicados en Europa, de donde también se recibieron sendos 
mensajes de adhesión y simpatía. 

[WTFK? On 60 m, I think. Yes, quickly found some reports by searching 
on http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio including:
DXLD 0-145 November 27, 2000 - 
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/dxld0145.txt
4826.4 Radio Sicuani] 

La ceremonia inaugural estuvo presidida por el Alcalde señor José B. 
Terzi y el Subprefecto de la Provincia señor Oscar Bustios. Asistieron 
autoridades políticas, judiciales y religiosas de Canchis y, desde 
luego, se contó con la participación incondicional, plena y solidaria 
de la población canchina que colmó la Plaza de Armas y escuchó la 
ceremonia inaugural hasta la madrugada del día siguiente, gracias a 
los equipos de amplificación del Concejo.

El programa de fundación fue todo un suceso. El amigo de toda la vida 
Sr. Fuad Salomón, trasladó su piano desde su casa en la calle Sagrario 
para ofrecer su mejor repertorio en solos de piano y, además, hacer el 
marco musical indispensable en un evento de tal magnitud. Tuvieron 
destacada actuación los hermanos Vladimir y Boris Alencastre que 
brillaban con luz propia cantando los boleros estelares del Trío Los 
Panchos. Se contó con la aplaudida participación del showman Dante 
Sandoval, un joven artista chalaco de nacimiento que desempeñaba un 
alto cargo ejecutivo en el Banco Popular del Perú Sucursal Sicuani. 

Actuaron folcloristas de Marangani, San Pablo, San Pedro, Tinta, 
Combapata y Pitumarca. Se hizo un desfile de modas con la 
participación de la entonces deslumbrante Rosita Terzi. Participó 
haciendo radioteatro el actor nacional, sicuaneño de nacimiento, César 
Valer, acompañado por Betsabé Calderón y un singular cartel de 
artistas de Cusco y Sicuani. También debe destacarse la presencia de 
los hermanos Juan y Federico Dongo, quienes se hicieron cargo de la 
información periodística y deportiva, así como Salvador Duran, los 
hermanos Omar y José Laguna, Rubén Darío Muñiz y las hermanitas Mejia 
Cayro que tenían a su cargo la locución comercial y los efectos 
sonoros.

Los días siguientes fueron de intensa actividad periodística. Se 
fundaron los periódicos radiales “Sur“, dirigido por Juan Dongo 
Romero, “La Gaceta del aire”, dirigida por el suscrito y el “Noticiero 
Deportivo Canchino” dirigido por Federico Dongo. Tres órganos 
informativos combativos y comprometidos que entraron de lleno en el 
terreno de la investigación y marcaron huella en el consenso canchino. 
En uno y otro periódico, colaboraron desde el principio con enorme 
inquietud social los periodistas Carlos Cáceres Villa, Flavio Cornejo, 
Alberto Siancas y Blas Valerio Aguilar, entre otros. Eran tiempos del 
Gobierno de “La Convivencia” formada por el Presidente Prado en 
alianza con el Partido Aprista Peruano que extremaba su apoyo a los 
grandes exportadores y terratenientes de la costa, dando lugar a 
protestas populares que reclamaban la Reforma Agraria.

Radio Sicuani fue, en ese entonces, como seguramente lo es hoy, un 
órgano de difusión donde se ejercía el derecho a la libertad de 
pensamiento y expresión, con absoluta capacidad para buscar, recibir y 
difundir ideas, conocimiento y puntos de vista, sin traba alguna por 
razones de edad, sexo, raza, religión, frontera política o artística. 
En Radio Sicuani se hacían audiciones semanales dedicadas a los 
centros educativos, profesionales de la salud, de la educación, del 
arte, del derecho, de la información, indigenistas, folcloristas, 
religiosos de distintos credos, pensadores, políticos, etc. En horas 
de la mañana y la tarde se difundía música vernancular para dar paso a 
un programa diario de saludos musicales (la fuente principal de 
ingresos) y por la noche se divulgaban programas románticos y 
musicales de todo corte, dando oportunidad a la difusión de poesía 
local e internacional. Todo ello con total y completa imparcialidad.

Aprovecho la oportunidad para saludar con afecto a los oyentes, mis 
hermanos canchinos y expresar mi homenaje de amistad a los directivos 
actuales de la emisora en la persona del Hermano Edwin Colque- 
Misionero Laico-, felicitándolos por mantener los postulados que 
inspiraron su creación y agradeciéndoles por haberme invitado a 
realizar estas reflexiones. Muchas gracias. 
Julio Gilberto Muñiz Caparó
 
FUENTE: http://bit.ly/sB6P4y
Audio En Vivo  (((ESCUCHAR)))
http://www.radiosicuani.org.pe/audioenvivo.html

Para los que quieran enviar su mensaje de felicitacion, el correo 
electronico es: radiosicuani @ speedy.com.pe
Telefono(s) 084-351136 _ 084-352547
Fax     084-351697
Celular 984 859045
Sitio Web: http://www.radiosicuani.org.pe
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD)

** PERU. EL CHASQUI DX PFA – NOVIEMBRE 2011 --- CQ, CQ, CQ; Aquí Pedro 
F. Arrunátegui para compartir algo con los que disfrutan y aman el DX 
latinoamericano. Todas las horas son UT; desde la tierra de los Incas, 
les informo mediante este Quipus lo siguiente:

4747.45, R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, Ayacucho, [fecha?] 1010-1040, 44444, 
programa `Una cita con su salud`, comentan sobre las medicinas chinas, 
su farmacia de Isaac de los Santos, en jirón Amazonas 263, frente a la 
casa parroquial en Huanta. ID "Trasmite desde Huanta, la esmeralda de 
los Andes, Radio Huanta 2000", música folklórica, pasan advs en 
español y quechua. http://www.actidigital.net/intros/radio.php

4939.98, R. San Antonio, Atalaya, 24/11 1105-1140, 44444, música 
folklórica de la selva, ID "Radio San Antonio, una radio, inter 
cultural misionera, educativa en los 95.5 FM en la onda corta en los 
4940, Radio San Antonio, una radio diferente", programa `Una ventana 
al mundo`, news; http://intermirifica.net/entity.aspx?Id=5025    

4986.40, R. Manantial, Huancayo, Junín, 1/11 1115-1140, 44444, música 
folklórica huaylas, ID "Radio Manantial (español y quechua)" programa 
en quechua, música religiosa  http://www.somosmanantial.com/

5459.90, R. LV [de] Bolívar, Bolívar, La Libertad, 3/11 0027-0155, 
44444, música folklórica San Juanito, ponen pieza musical varias una 
tras otra y después de +/- ocho a diez canciones dan avisos y 
comunicados sin indicar localidad, no nombra lugar y vuelven a poner 
otra tanda de canciones varias. Nota: a las 0135 se corta la señal sin 
aviso previo; he esperado hasta la 0155 y no ha vuelto la trasmisión. 

TAMBIÉN: 4/11 1000-1200, la escucha la efectué con el fin de saber si 
tenía s/on en las mañanas, pero no escuché nada.

TAMBIÉN: 4/11 2200-0030, 44444, recién a las 0000 efectúan el s/on (no 
tocan el Himno Nacional), salen al aire sin previo anuncio. De frente 
se escucha un huayno y colocan varias piezas musicales; después de las 
canciones al fin una voz masculina dan ID "Radio Bolívar 5460 kHz``, 
música folklórica, Radio Bolívar presentando… también en FM estéreo". 

(uff [sic], al fin el s/on; Juany (mi esposa) cambié de cara ese día,  
un poco más y me desconecta el receptor, ja, ja, ja). NOTA: He buscado 
en internet y no hay link, solo encuentro información donde aparece 
como no activa, suspensión temporal, ver  
http://www.datosperu.org/ee-radio-bolivar-eirl-20397230776.php
WORLD OF RADIO 1593

A cada uno de mis amigos diexistas, deseo pasen una Feliz Navidad y un 
Próspero Año Nuevo; como un presente les adjunto grabación Radio San 
Antonio y Calidad, reportado en este Chasqui DX.

NOTA: Amigos, no tengo inconveniente que la información del Chasqui DX 
PFA que reporto se comparta en el mundo del DX; les agradeceré que 
siempre ponga la fuente de información. 

La recepción la he efectuado del 26/10 al 26/11, en compañía de mi 
sabueso Icom IC R72 acompañado del Mizuho KX-3, una grabadora Alesis 
Palm Track, una antena de hilo largo de 15 metros y una antena loop.
Muchos 128´s PFA (Pedro F. Arrunátegui, El Chasqui DX, Nov, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST) More PFA items under BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA

** PERU [non]. 6090, Nov 27 at 0140 I check this frequency just in 
case ANGUILLA is off --- no, DGS lives on! If it were off we might 
have a chance of hearing the new Peruvian, Radio Universal testing, as 
Dario Monferini heard Nov 19 from Carlos Gamarra Moscoso of the 
station that they were testing between 0130 and 0300, running less 
than rated 5 kW. We suggested they should also try at 1000 UT just 
after Anguilla signs off. Full details including address in:
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1147.txt
BTW, on WORLD OF RADIO 1592, I misspoke, calling this on second 
reference, Radio Universo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Old info from gh`s GLOBAL FORUM column in Nov *2006* Monitoring Times:

``Carlos Gamarra Moscoso says license of R. Universal has been 
reinstated in Cusco, on 6090, with new 1.5 kW, operating 11-14 UT Mon-
Sat only. Reception reports to him at Av. Garcilaso 4ll, Distrito de 
Wanchaq, Cusco. Gamarra is with another friendly station, R. La Hora, 
4855, which has a new pennant and QSL card (via José Elías Díaz Gómez, 
Venezuela, condig list) 

I got Universal’s QSL #1; manager Luis Villasante points out their 
webpage http://www.radiouniversalcusco.com (Alfredo Cañote, Perú, 
DXLD) 

Heard on 6089.1 at 1103 with news, in the absence of R. Esperanza, 
Chile (Miguel Castellino, Argentina, Conexión Digital) 

Might propagate to NAm, but WYFR 6085 is a problem (gh)`` 
(via SW Bulletin Nov 27, 2011 via DXLD)

** PHILIPPINES [and non]. 15620, Nov 25 at 1501, preacher in English 
on the first epistle of Peter, translated consecutively into 
Indonesian, fair signal but squishy spur QRM from WEWN on 15619. It`s 
FEBC, 100 kW, 200 degrees from Bocaue, another station suffering from 
the defective WEWN transmitter on 15610, which is now on 12 hours a 
day, 12-24. Like Bulgaria on 15600, versus 15601 spur (Glenn Hauser, 
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PHILIPPINES [non]. 15435, Nov 29 at 1452, RVA Urdu via VATICAN has 
JBA het from 15434, I guess V. of Tibet jumparound via Tajikistan. 
Aoki shows 15433, 15437 at different times. See also MOROCCO, still 
het-colliding with RVA Filipino 15350 via Vatican after 1500 (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** POLAND [non]. 15260, Sat Nov 26 from 2200, I settle down to listen 
to the very good signal from PRES via Sackville, CANADA, which on UT 
Saturdays is nothing but a Polish mass. Obviously no concern about 
separation of church and state in either country! It would be nice to 
hear a Jewish service now and then, fat chance of that. {Altho PRES is 
one of very few SW stations broadcasting in Hebrew!} During the first 
two-thirds, sounds like the same guy is speaking, alternately singing, 
and he has a good voice for the Catholic tunes. 

Nary a word of Latin to be heard, except ``caritas`` at 2249 in some 
kind of PS by another speaker, also mentioning ``solidarnosc`` with 
acutes on the last two letters, equivalent to shch, one letter in 
Cyrillic Russian. Now and then a cognate with the more familiar 
Russian could be understood, but not much else, meaning I can 
appreciate this as an art form without the baggage of belief or 
axually understanding what is being said. 

It is hard to believe any deity would mandate that followers have to 
go thru this routine at least once a week in order to remain on his 
good side. But hey, all deities are made up by human beings as a form 
of projexion. The music is nice, accompanied by organ, but overall 
rather sad and slow, suitable for dozing or napping. This ain`t no 
``Great Gettin`-Up Mornin```! It is a good substitute for `Marion`s 
Attic`, a rather different music show, which is no longer to be heard 
during the same hour, via WBCQ now silent on Saturdays.

It`s not a midnite mass either, as local time is 23:00+ unless Poland 
has unexpectedly stayed on summer time. Transmission outro started 
already at 2252 mentioning Hotbird parameters, and now I check // 7330 
`direct` from Woofferton, which by now is also arriving sufficiently, 
about one second before closer Sackville, delayed by satellite feed. 
Back to 15260 at 2259 to find it already gone, while 7330 lasts until 
2259.5* without any further announcements (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF 
RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

** PRIDNESTROVYE. 7290, Nov 24 at 1948 poor signal with song in 
Russian(?), Radio PMR as scheduled on weekdays. Can`t hear any sign of 
Brother Scare via EGR via NEXUS-IBA via IRRS via Romania, allegedly 
colliding during this hour. How is it in Europe, or have IRRS moved? 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** PUERTO RICO. 1660, WGIT, Canóvanas new slogan: "Noti Luz 16-60" 
(Henrik Klemetz via mwcircle 19.11.2011)

Background: WGIT, known as "Radio Hit" and "la Gigante", has been off 
the air for months and was heard some time ago relaying La Real Mix 
107.7 and/or WTCV, "tu canal de video". No PR DXer was able to tell me 
what was going on so I decided to call the station. I talked to two 
people, but at that time, a few weeks ago, there was no official info 
as to what was going to happen (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, Nov ARC 
Central American News Desk via DXLD))

** ROMANIA [and non].RRI English 11955 18-19 UT traced; puzzle solved 
now. 11955: On past four days I traced for English AM mode outlet of 
RRI Tiganesti at 1800-1857 UT. No success. Scheduled  Winter B-11 
schedule of Radio Romania International:
ENGLISH   1800-1830  5875-DRM via KVI-Norway 65 kW / 220 deg
          1800-1856  9745T-DRM 11955T

But the website of RRI shows 7415 kHz in 41 mb instead. Latter is 
covered totally by IBB Tinian and accompanied Chinese jamming station.

All over Europe 11955 kHz selection is MUCH TOO high frequency at this 
time, especially in Nov to Feb season. So 7415 kHz would be an 
alternate reserve frequency to GB&IRL target. And tonight I could only 
discover a low faint signal in England, when compared to RRI website 
livestream program.

But on remote SDR unit in North Carolina the 11955 kHz signal from 
Romania propagate well across the Atlantic, in peaks S=9+15 dB worth 
listening. RRI Livestream in English was 34 seconds behind, compared 
to the 11955 kHz program. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, 1851 UT Nov 24, 
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

15460, Nov 24 at 1251, RRI with the US ambassador talking in English 
about 29K Romanians visiting the US last year, and tips on how to 
expedite getting a visa (start with the embassy`s website). Good 
signal except some scratchiness sounds like SSB QRM on the side --- 
but really on both sides and could not pinpoint it with BFO, seems 
instead to be defect in RRI`s own modulation, perhaps crosstalk in 
mistuned studio-transmitter link. Clinched when I heard the same 
problem on // 17530, both of which are 307 degrees to W Europe, also 
USward.

15460 // 17530 again at 1339 during piano concerto excerpt, still same 
crosstalk on both Tiganeshti frequencies, 1345 German announcement of 
several composers. This also leads to spurious signal peaks a few kHz 
on each side of each frequency; waveform must look strange on scope. 
Meanwhile the Romanian service on 17820 via Galbeni is clean (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 

Right now I do not note any faults on these two signals (Kai Ludwig, 
Germany, 1340 UT Nov 25, dxldyg iva DX LISTENING DIGEST)

17820, Nov 25 at 1435, RRI rock music gives way to discussion in 
Romanian of domestic violence; about a semi-hour earlier, R. Martí was 
also talking about this and how The Revolution denies there is any 
such thing in Cuba. Yes, Nov 25, is the International Day for the 
Elimination of Violence against Women. Why not make it every day? 

17540, Nov 28 at 1533, good signal with YL repeating alky words slowly 
such as ``cognac``, ``whisky/whiskey``, ``liqueur``. Heard some other 
words in Romanian, language lesson? More like a recipe. This is 
supposed to be Arabic service of RRI, so trying to corrupt the Islamic 
teetotalers? 

15160, Nov 29 at 1449, Russian from RRI Tiganeshti, fair signal with 
continuous 1000 Hz tone QRM underneath. Maybe the mystery tester? 
Surely not jamming. Or maybe Abis warming up for the 1500 Uzbek 
service of R. Cairo on 15160 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** RUSSIA. [re 11-47:] THE PROJECT OF THE NETWORK TOPOLOGY OF THE 
POWERFUL RADIO PROGRAMME RADIO OF RUSSIA --- 21.10.2011

Under the federal target program "Development of tv and radio 
broadcasting in the Russian Federation on 2009-2015 years", approved 
by the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation from 
December 3, 2009. No 985, is currently in the development of the 
system project, which contains decisions on optimization and 
modernization of the state of transmitting network of powerful radio 
broadcasting. Developed a network topology that allows for 100 % 
coverage of the population broadcasting, developed the plan of 
construction and commissioning of objects of the network of powerful 
radio broadcasting services on the basis of infrastructure of the 
federal state unitary enterprise "Russian television and broadcasting 
network".

The task of ensuring the broadcasting areas of the Far North and 
localities equated to them is the most complex part of the general 
topological solutions. Mainly the complexity stems from the fact that 
these regions represent a huge territory with low population density 
and lack of infrastructure, as well as a number of other factors - 
severe climatic conditions, instability of the ionosphere (in the 
northern areas), etc.

In the development of the network topology has been used a 
comprehensive approach, providing for the involvement of all frequency 
ranges, used in radio broadcasting (the "Project of the topology of a 
network of powerful radio broadcasting programs of "Radio of Russia" 
supplied). All the populated areas covered by the broadcasting service 
in the band LW. For radio broadcasting in sparsely populated, remote 
areas of Siberia, the Far North, and the part of the European 
territory of the country, which can not be covered by the broadcasting 
transmitters of other frequency bands, it is supposed to use 
transmitters SW band. In this case, its use is economically and 
technically justified. For these purposes will be used by the 
infrastructure of the operational radio. The system project, to 
increase the reliability of broadcasting in the band, is the use of a 
two-frequency plan, i.e. the use of different frequencies of light and 
dark time of the day.

Broadcasting in the north-western territory will be provided 
transmitters:

LW range, located in Murmansk (171 kHz 150 kW), Arkhangelsk (234 kHz 
300 kW), Syktyvkar (171 kHz 150 kW);

The SW band, located in Monchegorsk (50 kW), Tyumen (250 kW).

The territory of the far north and Siberia are covered transmitters:
LW range, located in Norilsk (162 kHz 150 kW), Yakutsk (171 kHz 300 
kW), Irkutsk (234 kHz 500 kW), Krasnoyarsk (216 kHz 150 kW), Chita 
(153 kHz 150 kW), Tynda (153 kHz 150 kW);

The SW band, located in Surgut (250 kW), Yakutsk (two transmitters to 
250 kW), Irkutsk (250 kW), Chita (250 kW), Novosibirsk (250 kW).

Coverage of the territory of the Far East will be carried out 
transmitters:

LW range, located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (180 kHz 150 kW), 
Magadan (234 kHz 500 kW), Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (279 kHz 500 kW), 
Komsomolsk-on-Amur (153 kHz 500 kW), Konstatinogradovka (189 kHz 250 
kW), Tavrichanka (243 kHz 500 kW);

SW range, located in the city of Magadan (250 kW), Konstantinogradovka 
(250 kW), Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (250 kW).

For the coverage of the radio broadcasting of the mountain areas of 
the southern territories of the Russian Federation for the first time 
proposed the construction of antennas of zenith radiation in Kyzyl 
(150 kW) and Gorno-Altaisk (150 kW).

All installed transmitters will be able to work both in the analog 
mode, and in the digital standard DRM. The transition to the digital 
format of broadcasting will take place gradually as the development of 
the park receiving devices. Work in the period of transition is 
possible or alternately (part-time, according to schedule, the 
transmitter is operating in analog mode, and the remaining portion in 
digital mode), or simultaneous operation of the transmitter in analog 
and digital modes (mode a Simulcast).

As a result of the implementation of the federal target program 
"Development of tv and radio broadcasting in the Russian Federation on 
2009-2015 years" will be received reliable all-embracing information 
network dissemination of radio programs on the territory of the 
Russian Federation, including in the regions of the Extreme North and 
equated to them localities.

However, it is expected that the timing of the transition to digital 
broadcasting will directly depend on the degree of provision of the 
population household radioreceivers devices (radios) digital DRM 
standard. At present, the production of these receivers in the Russian 
Federation is practically absent, their minimum expected value at the 
level of 5 thousand roubles.

In accordance with the main activities of the sub programme 
"Information environment" the state program of the Russian Federation 
"the Information society (2011 - 2020) for the citizens must be 
guaranteed the right to information, the right of the expansion and 
modernization of the forms of information delivery. In addition, all 
households in the Russian Federation should have access to one of the 
main means of alerting the public - radio broadcasting. However, there 
is a danger that, with the transition to the digital format of 
broadcasting for a significant number of households low-income strata 
of the population of the Russian Federation, including regions of the 
Far North and localities equated to them, purchase of digital radios 
become a burdensome or impossible without additional subsidies from 
the state at the expense of funds of regional budgets and the federal 
budget. For each subject of the Russian Federation determining the 
scope of co-financing due to means of the federal

Budget should be differentiated. This should take into account the 
following factors:

operating in the territory of a subject of the Russian Federation 
criteria for the classification of households to low-income;

the number of households low-income strata of the population in a 
subject of the Russian Federation;

the possibility of a subject of the Russian Federation to carry out 
subsidy of digital radio receiver at the expense of means of the 
regional budget.

http://severcom.ru/kit/IT/id358.html

Card "Project of the topology of a network of powerful radio 
broadcasting programs of "Radio of Russia"

http://severcom.ru/files/files/Carta.jpg
[map???? Not found, 404]
(via Victor Rutkovskiy, Ekaterinburg, Russia / "open_dx" via RusDX Nov 
27 via DXLD)

** RUSSIA. On November 25 0200-0300 listen to Radio Russia on many 
frequencies, and found the music in this time are the same for 
different hear my regions:

 873 kHz - Moscow
5930 kHz - Murmansk
6085 kHz - Krasnoyarsk
6160 kHz - Arkhangelsk
7230 kHz - Yakutsk

And the other night listened to, when Moscow was silent - the program 
were different (Alexander Egorov, Kyiv, Ukraine / "deneb-radio-dx")

Here as links to online broadcast of duplicates Radio of Russia.

http://dxing.ru/forum.html?func=view&catid=9&id=1708&limit=8&start=16#12247

Some 50-minute blocks run parallel to Moscow, and some are not (Ivanov 
Maxim / "open_dx")

If I'm not mistaken, for some time the system takes minimized, and 
thematic the program out at the same time for all regions. With 
reruns, if someone to program came out late at night. See here:
http://www.radiorus.ru/section.html?rid=5892

(Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia / "open_dx", all: via RusDX Nov 27 via 
DXLD) See also MONGOLIA [non]

** RUSSIA. 6075, Nov 24 at 1259, R. Rossii ID, timesignal 1300 and off 
a few sex later. No sign of 8GAL or 2MTL V/CQ marker on 6074 this 
time, not surprising since RR Pet/Kam itself was much weaker than 
usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** RUSSIA. 7179v, 14.11 2015, Radio Rossii, talks in Russian, ID, fair 
with some fading, mix product presumed (Bernardini & Monferini, Italy, 
SW Bulletin Nov 27 via DXLD)

** RUSSIA. 9575, Nov 25 at 1359, VOR still playing ``Great Gate of 
Kiev`` IS chimes, what next? Nothing, off at 1400 after brief OC. Aoki 
shows 12-14 is the Pashto/Dari service, 250 kW, 140 degrees from 
Samara.

9880, Nov 26 at 1523, here`s another audible frequency in our mornings 
from VOR in English: discussion of Russian national interests, fair 
signal. HFCC shows 15-19, 250 kW, 247 degrees from Pet/Kam to CIRAF 49 
= SE Asia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

11635 DRM, V. of Russia, Taldom. Now here’s something interesting! Two 
program streams on this frequency at 0654, individually selectable 
from the Dream software. One channel carrying English and the other 
Russian. Each fairly lo-fi, 26/11 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom 
R75, Icom R-7000, Horizontal Loop), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD)

** RUSSIA. 4625/rcusb, UVB-76 from somewhere in Russia with ‘buzzes’ 
lasting one second & followed by 2 seconds of silence & repeated 
continuously. (See my next paper column for details--an interesting 
‘spook’ & heard OK even with my local noise floor in Williamston, 
2+3543. 0235-0245 19/Nov (Ken Vito Zichi, Williamston MI, MARE 
Tipsheeet Nov 25 via DXLD)

** SAINT HELENA. Media Network By Andy Sennitt 24 November 2011

This week I've been listening online to Saint FM from St Helena. 
There's great excitement on the small, remote island in the South 
Atlantic because a couple of weeks ago the papers were signed to build 
an airport, which will open in about five years' time. Tourist numbers 
are expected to rise from under 1,000 a year to 30,000.

I hope and pray that the lifestyle, quality of life and culture of St 
Helena will not suffer too much. But a colleague made the very valid 
point that the sort of people who would visit St Helena are not your 
run-of-the-mill tourist, and will hopefully respect these things. The 
island does need an influx of new money, and has been steadily losing 
population over the last several decades. It's now down to just over 
4000. 

Those of you who listened eagerly to Radio St Helena Day on shortwave 
will be pleased to hear that Tony Leo, who retired in 2004 after 29 
years with Radio St Helena, has a weekly show on Saint FM every 
Wednesday at 1500-1700 UTC. He's still full of life, with a great 
sense of humour. Their audio stream is only 32k, but if you look at 
the slow speed and high price of broadband on the island, you can 
understand why. The stream - which I think is provided by Cable and 
Wireless - is obviously taken off air, and you notice that the audio 
level sometimes rises and falls, giving a similar effect to listening 
to a strong signal on shortwave. As a former SWL, I find that utterly 
charming :-)

The same company also produces the weekly newspaper St Helena 
Independent, which is free to read online. The URL is nice and simple: 
http://www.saint.fm
(via Mike Terry, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

The interesting part of that email is that Andy refers to himself as a 
FORMER SWL! (Andy O`Brien, NY, ibid.)

** SAMOA AMERICAN. KVZK-TV Channel Two Guam [sic!] to Shut Down

(PRESS RELEASE) — Television coverage for the Eastern District is 
improved, according to a media release from KVZK-TV. The television 
station's engineering team has installed a new digital translator in 
Aunu'u for better signal strength in the Eastern District.

Viewers can now scan for channels and will find 4 programs on channel 
7 in the Eastern District. This translator receives our channel 5 
digital signal and re-transmits it on channel 7.

Currently the channel line-up is:
Stream 1: Channel 2 programming
Stream 2: KGMB; CBS programming from Honolulu; live via undersea 
fiber-optic
Stream 3: PBS network satellite feed; live from the US
Stream 4: BBC news; Channel 5 programming in the evenings and special 
Sports events, such as Rugby World Cup

This will be changing in the near future as soon as the fiber-optic 
connection is made with Honolulu station KHNL, as KVZK now has an 
affiliation agreement with NBC, to provide NBC programming for
the public.

Also, please be aware that the Manu'a group will soon have 2 new 
digital translators installed in Ta'u and Fitiuta. KVZK Director Paolo 
Sivia would like to thank the ASG Economic Stimulus & Recovery Office 
for ARRA funding for this project; and would also like to thank ASTCA 
for providing space in their switch buildings for the equipment, and a 
big fa'afetai for the use of the fiber optic cable in Manu'a without 
which Fitiuta would have no signal, as it is so far away from the KVZK 
transmitter on Mt. Alava.

The public should also be aware that when the Manu'a installation is 
complete, in early November, that the Channel 2 analog transmitter 
will be shut down, and programming will only be available with a new 
digital TV or converter box on your older, analog television (Source: 
KVZK engineering dept. via November WTFDA VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD)

** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 15190, Nov 25 at 1409, reminiscences of UC 
Berkeley in 1992y, with musical background. Convinced that IRRS had 
again lost feed from Brother Scare and was playing another KQED 
archive show instead, so did not even check 9385 WWRB for //, but BS 
faked me out: he started talking at 1416 referring to what we had just 
heard; rather echoey, maybe backscatter if not long/short path from 
ROMANIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SARAWAK [non]. Domenica 27 novembre 2011, Radio Free Sarawak 17560 
noted off the air. Closed? Moved? Problems at Yangi Yul? Already 
discussed??? (Luca Botto Fiora, G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova) - 
Italia, bclnews.it yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD) Time? was 10-12 
(gh, DXLD)

** SPAIN [and non]. 17595, Thu Nov 24 at 1345, REE back in Basque as 
scheduled during this weekday semihour, having been missing 48 hours 
earlier, replaced by an `En 5 minutos` Castilian evergreen.

21540, Nov 27 at 1353, almost a month after B-11 began, REE and Kuwait 
haven`t done anything about their collision here on the almost-vacant 
13m band; to make matters worse, the clear REE // on 21610 has 
problems, open carrier cutting off and on past 1354. See also KUWAIT

21610, Monday Nov 28 at 1532, echoey REE with `Paso a Paso` Monday 
gastronomic segment: still no quadrilingual news headlines which were 
M-F 1530-1545 in B-10, 1430-1445 in A-11. Have they dropped this in at 
some other unknown time in B-11?? 

9625-9630-9635, Nov 29 at 2241, jarring DRM noise with big signal here 
at unscheduled time, blotting out 9625 CBCNQ, fortunately cut off at 
2243; at 2255-2300+ an AM open carrier back on 9630. Assume REE 
playing around, as this is their DRM frequency via COSTA RICA at 0000-
0200 (but normally turned on a few minutes earlier), and also HFCC 
registered as AM from Noblejas at 1900-2300, 302 degrees to C&ENAm, 
Mexico, CAm, Caribbean, but the latter NOT on this version of 
schedule: 
http://aer-dx.org/novedades/index.php?IdRSS=211
So it`s yet another wooden/alternate frequency from REE.

From 2256 past 2300 I also checked 11810-11815-11820, where REE has a 
new DRM transmission via Cariari CR to NW SAm supposedly at 23-24, but 
it`s not on, fortunately for poor R. Brasil Central, Goiânia, which 
can`t change frequency on 25m and must put up with whatever the 
Spaniards throw at them; RBC poorly audible in AM with M&W in 
Brazilian. 

The REE sked above shows 11815 DRM instead of 23-24, at 00-01 which is 
when we did hear it on Nov 11 as in DXLD 11-46, and means that Cariari 
now has two DRM transmitters, but making quite limited use of them 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SPAIN. REE quiere seguir por la onda corta --- Muchas emisoras que 
transmiten por onda corta han cerrado o disminuido su programación, 
pero algunas, según sus planes, apuestan por mantenerse activas en las 
bandas de onda corta. Por ejemplo Radio Exterior de España. Para estar 
convencidos de esta necesidad, han realizado una encuesta-concurso. En 
Cartas a RN, conversamos con Antonio Buitrago, conductor y realizador 
del programa de REE de contacto con la audiencia `Amigos de la Onda 
Corta`, equivalente a nuestra Cartas @ RN, en la radio internacional 
española. Descargue o escuche el programa Cartas a RN
Audio: 
http://download.radionetherlands.nl/rnw/smac/cms/cartas_semana_47_20111125_64_44_2.mp3

FUENTE:
http://www.rnw.nl/espanol/radioshow/%C2%A1muchas-gracias-por-seguirnos-en-facebook
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD) Discusses survey about SW (gh)

** SUDAN [and non]. 15535, Nov 24 at 1623, R. Dabanga jingle with 
multiple singing IDs as soon as I intune, and also with continuous 
1000 Hz tone jamming; recheck at 1707, RD is over, scheduled 1530-
1627, 500 kW, 150 degrees via Wertachtal, GERMANY --- but the tone 
jammer is still running with a considerable carrier of its own. Whence 
is this really, inside or outside Sudan by a co-conspirator? (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** SURINAME. 4990, SURINAM, Radio Apintie at 0257 with local pop music 
and a man with talk in Dutch and off at 0300. Weak Nov 13 (Mark Coady, 
ye editor at the Shadow Lake Radio Camp, Ont., Alinco DX-R8T and G5RV 
and Angler antennas, Your Reports, Dec ODXA Listening In via DXLD)

If that`s when it signs off, when does it sign back on? 0730-0400, 
Sunday -0300, says WRTH 2011, but 4990 was `inactive`. Nov 13 was UT 
Sunday, not Monday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

4990, SURINAME, Radio Apintie (Paramaribo) at 0920 in Dutch with a man 
with talk to 0929 musical interlude and back to talk at 0932. Good 
with ute Nov 11 (Robert Winkler, Pompano Beach, FL, Icom IC-746 Pro 
and longwires, Your Reports, Dec ODXA Listening In via DXLD)

** SYRIA. 9330, 2235-2245 24.11, R Damascus, Adra, Spanish talk "La 
Syria de hoy", 54444. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, heard on an 
AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, via Dario 
Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD)

Radio Damasco en el aire --- está en 9330 aunque con bastante zumbido 
en la transmisión en español, La noticia y su comentario (Ernesto 
Paulero, Argentina, 2233 UT Nov 27, condiglist yg via DXLD)

** TAIWAN [and non]. 14900, Sound of Hope? Very poor in Chinese, // 
13970 better under jammer, 13920 only jammer heard on 2/11 at 2035 
(John Adams. Beech Forest Vic (JRC NRD-535 Ewe and Folded Dipole), Dec 
Australian DX News via DXLD)

** TAIWAN [non]. 6875, Nov 25 at 0620, RTI in German not Spanish, via 
WYFR, playing ``Money`` by Pink Floyd to introduce financial segment.

6875, Nov 26 at 0652, RTI still in German instead of correct Spanish 
via WYFR toward Mexico.

6875, Nov 27 at 0630, RTI still in German instead of Spanish via WYFR. 
One of these nights, surely it`ll be back in Spanish.

6875, Nov 28 at 0631, RTI still in German; also heard a very weak 
similar signal on 6750, probably just receiver overload, as whatever 
its other defects, WYFR is usually spur-free.

6875, Nov 30 at 0637, RTI via WYFR completes the month in wrong 
language German instead of Spanish. Usual huge signal toward Mexico 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TAIWAN [non]. For the 83rd anniversary of The Happy Station Show 
have a contest of a lifetime  (Anyone got more details about this? 
It`s not clear what`s required? -- Terry)
 
On November 14, 2011 PCJ opened a contest that runs until March 16, 
2012. The prize two round trip tickets and hotel to Taipei, Taiwan.
 
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** TAJIKISTAN [and non]. To the message in the previous issue of the 
newsletter: "...The Voice of Asia at 11.30 12/11 be heard on 19060 
kHz.`` This is probably the fourth harmonic of 4765.059 kHz.

This is a mix-up. The Voice Asia was reported in the same thread 
earlier on 19000 kHz = 2 x 9500 kHz, and 19060 kHz was the UNID = TJK
(Mauno Ritola, Finland, Rus DX Nov 27 via DXLD)

** TANZANIA. TANZÂNIA (presumed), 1377, R. Free Africa (presumed), 
Mwanza, 2240-2253, 27/11, African pops; 22441, QRM de F+ARM (Carlos 
Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TIBET. 4905/4920/6200/7255, Xizang PBS (Lhasa), 1523-1540+ 11 Nov. 
Tibetan chat/music to 1530 then English "This is Holy Tibet presented 
to you by China-Tibet Broadcasting" with Tibetan music/features. 60M 
outlets pretty much history by 1520+, but 7255 beating co-channel CRI 
in Chinese like a gong today (Dan Sheedy, CA, G5 + 4m Xwire @ 
Moonlight Beach, via Bob Willkner, FL, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

** TIBET [non]. 9955, Nov 25 at 1539, R. Free Asia, Tibetan via 
TINIAN, no longer has to worry about QRMiami, as WRMI has ceded the 
frequency after 1500 UT (except Sat, Sun) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST) Strangely, no jamming in Chinese heard 

** TURKEY [and non]. 9410, Nov 24 at 1355, VOT IS with flutter over 
some CCI {BBCWS English at 13-17, 250 kW, 63 degrees from OMAN --- how 
dare TRT collide on a perpetual BBC channel?}; 1346 a bad edit as the 
IS doubles up without a pause, 1357 inserting Russian ID. This is 250 
kW, 20 degrees from Emirler, so I check the English broadcast 
supposedly in progress on 12035, which is 500 kW, 290 from Emirler --- 
but somesignal there is JBA, like it has been all B-season, unlike 
previous winters. Something seems amiss. How is 12035 in Europe? 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Just as one would expect it to be: When the carrier came on at about 
1328 it immediately overrode another weak signal that's on 12035, too 
(HFCC shows NHK via Singapore). Still a bit weakish in comparison to 
15350, with 25 metres already being an unnecessarily low frequency it 
seems. I came too late to compare also with 17755, scheduled until 
1330 but apparently cut off a bit earlier (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Nov 
25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

5980, Nov 26 at 2118, Turkish music is the SSOB but not for long as 
other signals come up; TRT, 250 kW, 310 degrees from Emirler to Europe 
at 17-22, and onward to NAm. Same parameters apply except doubled to 
500 kW for English to NAm at 23-24 on 5960 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K. SOUTH AFRICA: LESSONS IN MEDIA CHANGE FROM TOP BBC MAN
By: Gill Moodie: @grubstreetSA 23 Nov 2011 12:59

Richard Porter, the head of BBC global news, was in South Africa 
recently to attend a conference on broadcasting. Porter, whose 
division includes the BBC World Service (in English),BBC World News 
satellite TV channel and the international BBC News international 
website, told Bizcommunity. com how his people are adopting new 
platforms, integrating radio, TV and online plus responding to 
audience demands for more breaking news - and why he's more concerned 
about BBC World News being the most-trusted broadcaster on the planet, 
rather than the most-watched.

Q. We all know the BBC World News Service as the great post-war radio 
service that covered Africa so comprehensively, and many South 
Africans listened to it on short wave during the apartheid years to 
get accurate information about our own country. But where is the World 
Service today?

Richard Porter: Well, I think the BBC as a whole sees Africa as one of 
its key priorities. It has a very fast developing media market. 
Obviously this is inconsistent; it depends on where you are. It's not 
just one market - it's many, many markets but it adds up to an awful 
lot of things that are happening here.

The BBC has been broadcasting to Africa for nearly 80 years but we 
don't think of ourselves as a heritage brand. We think that the things 
that made us relevant and important in people's lives over a long 
period are still as relevant today, so the issues for us of trust and 
having broadcasts which are impartial and accurate and fair and trying 
to the best they possibly can be - those are values that are as 
relevant today as they were many, many years ago. And [they] still 
make us relevant to a market where there is exploding choice and 
competition and where people are looking to who they can trust and who 
they can turn to to produce high-quality services of the kind that we 
do.

So I think the basis of what we do is the same as it always has been 
but what we have to actually do is different. We have to adapt to 
changing technology, obviously. We have to be where the audience is 
and, increasingly, the audience is in different places to where we've 
been used to. You mentioned short wave - that's a much smaller 
proportion of our broadcasting in radio than it has been. And 
obviously we're expanding rapidly on digital platforms... Radio is 
still a very significant platform for us...

With the World Service (English) globally, we've had an extremely good 
year. Audiences are up more than 10% for the year and some of our 
biggest audiences do come from the African market. And TV and online 
are similarly expanding, so the evidence is that there is more demand. 

Q. So how does one get the World Service these days - not purely on 
short wave? 

Porter: It's received here [in SA] on short wave. If you're in West or 
East Africa, a lot of people receive it there on short wave but if you 
take East Africa, for example, we have a number of partnerships with 
FM stations there - and that's where a lot of our listening comes 
from. We have some partnerships in Africa - and we'd like to have more 
- and not only for our BBC news output in the traditional way. 
Sometimes it will be for five-minute news bulletins; sometimes it will 
be for an English Premier League update; and sometimes for a longer-
form news programme. 

Q. So what is the audience in Africa - millions of people? 

Porter: Oh yeah, absolutely. It's something like nine million a week 
in Nigeria.

Q. Why are your audiences up around the world, do you think? 

Porter: I think news consumption is - despite all the disruptive stuff 
going on with new technology - still extremely popular. People want to 
know what's going on in the world and I think that international news 
is in demand right now because, I think, we've all realised that our 
lives are much more connected than they used to be, and people want to 
know how something that is happening in Europe or Asia is making an 
impact on their lives in South Africa or wherever they happen to be. I 
think that's the role that international news channels play.

Q. So obviously, the advent of Al Jazeera hasn't dented the audience 
for BBC World News [satellite TV] channel. 

Porter: No.

Q. There's obviously room for a lot of natural growth. 

Porter: Absolutely. It's partly because there is space in the market 
for more than one organisation to do what we do. Al Jazeera is not the 
same as the BBC. I have a lot of respect for them and a lot of my 
former colleagues work there and they produce high-quality services. 
But they're doing a different job from us.

They say, themselves, that they're bringing the voice of the south to 
the north... We aim to bring a global perspective. We don't represent 
any national interest or any commercial interest - and I think we 
bring all those years of learning and experience that enable us to do 
the job as well as we do do it.

The measures we look for - more than audience size - are reputation 
and trust. I'm more concerned about being the most-trusted broadcaster 
than being the most-watched broadcaster.

Q. So, looking at the BBC World News channel, what do you think you 
have done well over the past year in terms of journalism? 

Porter: I think if you look at our coverage of the Middle East this 
year, it's been very strong. Our correspondents in all the key 
locations have done a brilliant job in giving us the stories as they 
develop but also the context and the insight, which is equally 
important as far as I'm concerned. And so we invested massively in 
that right from the beginning. We've had people on the ground 
throughout Egypt and Libya and Syria - and we've done an extremely 
good job...

The other thing we've done in the last 18 months is to modernise the 
channels, to make them look more contemporary, to make them more 
accessible - in response to audiences saying that that was one of our 
weaker points. I think it [all] feels fresher and brighter and better-
presented.

Q. What have been the main challenges, would you say? 

Porter: There are lots of challenges. We're not immune to what's going 
on in the global economy and we want to make sure we're maintaining 
our revenues in order to continue investing in what we do - that's a 
challenge. And the fast-changing rate of technology - and trying to 
keep on top that - is a challenge. We've expanded into pretty much 
every platform there is but it's a huge job to try keep on top of it.

Q.  I would imagine so, considering the size of the BBC. 

Porter: Yeah, large organisations can be harder to shift sometimes. 

Q. Breaking all that content down into the different channels must be 
tricky. I really like the BBC breaking news Twitter feed 
(@BBCBreaking), where it really only does updates on big, breaking 
international stories. 

Porter: You'll see more of that kind of thing developing, actually. 
We're running a pilot at the moment, where on our website there's more 
live breaking news - it's a bit more raw in comparison to how we tend 
to present it [usually]... And that, then, becomes available on 
whatever mobile platform you might be using. That sense of news as it 
happens is something we'll develop alongside all the other stuff we do 
- in terms of more depth and analysis. It's not either/or; it's both. 
We have to offer both. 

Q. How many reporters do you have out there? Hundreds of people? 

Porter: It's actually very hard to give a number. It varies all the 
time. And we put more people in some places and take them out, 
according to where the story is. We're in 95 different places in the 
world. The way we work is that all the BBC correspondents are 
available to all BBC outlets... 

Q. So would the BBC World News people also work for the World Service? 

Porter: Yes, absolutely.. .

Q. OK, South Africa's [public] broadcaster brought TV and radio news 
people together a while ago and now a key thing is to converge with 
online. Is this also a big thing for you? 

Porter: Every news organisation has done this to some degree. It's a 
difficult balance, actually. If you're listening to the radio, what 
you want to hear is excellent-quality radio services. You don't want 
it diluted by the fact that someone who is working for the radio 
service is also trying to serve online or TV. Equally, there are ways 
you can be more effective and more efficient by bringing things 
together and all of us in the media world are experimenting with that 
- trying to find the perfect balance.

But we've certainly gone down a route of more integration in 
production [at the BBC] and will continue to do that even more. So 
when we move to our new news headquarters building next year in 
central London, that will bring together people from different 
platforms and all the language services, as well as the English 
services. It will give us opportunities to collaborate and demonstrate 
what the BBC is capable of in ways that we haven't been able to do 
before. SOURCE: http://bit.ly/rSQL38
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, playdx yg via DXLD)

** U K. BROADCASTING HOUSE, LONDON
From Keith Knight's excellent Wireless Waffle website: 

"November 28, 2011 --- Regular visitors to the Wireless Waffle will 
already know of my passion for Broadcasting House in London. I worked 
in various parts of the building for the majority of my working life. 
The massive rebuild is almost complete, but there must be a massive 
internal work still to be done, on studios, newsroom and offices.

I have made a video of what I saw today and hope that blog readers 
will get a good idea of what has happened since my last posting.

Enjoy the video --- it has been made of  reduced size photos, so hope 
the quality is OKO!" http://wirelesswaffle.wordpress.com/
(via Mike Terry, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)

** U K. 11830, fair Nov 29 at 1456 Bow Bells, 1459 BBCWS opening in 
English, incomplete Lilliburlero, timesignal and news. This is 15-17, 
300 kW, 105 degrees from BaBcoCk, Woofferton. Other transmissions are 
preceded by B-B-C- chime notes. What`s the difference, why some one 
way and some the other way? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non?]. 29620-NBFM, Nov 26 at 1557, large signal from a 
repeater relaying British hams, an M1, and G1KJB; also KA2UAY, Greg(g) 
in NYC. Code ID went by at 1559 but they just kept talking and I 
couldn`t copy it. Relayed signals were rather distorted with vox and 
sounded like the input was from VHF, 2m? but u.o.s. 10m repeater 
inputs are 100 kHz below output, per 
http://www.qsl.net/kc4qlp/10meterrepeater.html
which lists about 42 of them on this frequency in North America! When 
the band is wide open, this ought to cause quite a cacophony, also on 
many other frequencies in this part of 10m, but I was not hearing any 
others at the moment; mostly inactive? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** U S A. VOA Greenville recently offered to QSL direct with its own 
card. Lots of reception reports, especially from abroad, should help 
encourage the powers that be in Washington that this shortwave site is 
still being listened to and worth keeping on the air. It closedown has 
already been postponed more than once.

You can find the current Greenville-B frequencies here:
http://hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B11&broadc=IBB

Repeating the QSLing details, which shows the curtain antennas:
Reports are to be sent to:
Voice of America Transmitting Station
3913 VOA Site "B" Road
Grimesland, North Carolina
27837-8977 USA

No return postage needed (Glenn Hauser, Nov 30, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, 
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [and non]. 17895, Nov 24 at 1633, African English talk about 
football, fair signal, 1634 American accent plugs ``Sunny Side of 
Sports`` on VOA`s Facebook. Latest HFCC shows VOA usage of this 
frequency in English is: 15-16 São Tomé, 16-17 Wertachtal, GERMANY, 
17-18 Vatican. Is it really necessary to change site every hour?

That`s right after Riyadh at 12-15 in Arabic; don`t you believe the 
colliding B-11 registration on 17895 for ERA Greece at 0700-1500 via 
`GR` = Greenville which never was used on this frequency and has not 
been used for VOG on any frequency for many years now. Why does ERA 
clog up HFCC with these obviously phony long-outdated listings? There 
are several others for GR and even DL, the Delano site which no longer 
exists! 

17650, Nov 24 at 1723, VOA in Portuguese but with lo het? As I listen 
more, it seems more like a whine coming out of the Greenville 
transmitter itself. This service to Africa (who cares about Brasil or 
Portugal?) is 1700-1830 Mon-Thu, 1630-1830 Fri, and 1700-1800 Sat & 
Sun (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. After finding Firedrake on 15900 at 0649 Nov 30, I try 
to hear any signals on 19m band, and come up with only two weakies:

15250 in Russian at 0650, which Aoki and HFCC show is R. Liberty 
during this hour only, 250 kW, 21 degrees from Tinang, PHILIPPINES, so 
on its USward antenna. And at 0652 something very poor talking on 
15440, must be DW Hausa via RWANDA. That`s all; no Nigeria 15120 
tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 25907 - USA - WBAP, Dallas TX with the ABC News consumer 
gift guide, local ads and traffic report at 1443, frequent IDs. Fair 
signal on the E1 but fair to good on my vintage Grundig Satellit 600 
with soft, slow fades. (Apparently, a studio-transmitter link of some 
kind? There's no way a spur or harmonic makes it this far, right?.) 
(John Figliozzi, NY, Eton E1XM, Grundig Satellit 600, A/D DX Sloper, 
Nov 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

John, This is a NFM Part 74 link.  They are typically used for IFB to 
reporters in the field. There are three that VHF Low Band DX'ers chase
25.910 WBAP [Fort Worth not Dallas --- gh]
25.950 KOA in Denver
25.990 KSCS-FM in FT Worth (John E., ibid.)

25993 - USA - KSCS, Fort Worth TX with country music hits and frequent 
IDs as "New Country 96-3, KSCS", fair signal at 1520. (Apparently a 
good morning for propagation from TX to NY.) (John Figliozzi, 
Halfmoon, NY, Grundig Satellit 600, A/D DX Sloper, IBID.)

And all those frequencies are off, apparently from reporting slope-
detexion of NBFM. Really 25990, 25910. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

Hi there, Been hearing WBAP on 25910 khz FM  here in Montreal for the 
past 4 or 5 months. Since solar activity has picked up, it's been easy 
target. This morning I can hear with an excellent signal WBAP 25910 
and KSCS on 25990 FM. Can hear something weak on 25950; unable to ID
(Gilles Letourneau, Montreal Canada, Icom IC-R8500 1531 UT Nov 24 
ibid.)

http://www.dxinfocentre.com/stl.htm

VHF Low band DX'ers use those three stations as propagation beacons 
for the band. The VHF low bad has been hot. Have heard CHP on 39 MHz 
here in the East coast of the US. Have fun (John E., ibid.)

I believe the CHP [California Highway Patrol] still also operates 
between 42.12 and 42.88 MHz, for DX target purposes (Greg Hardison, 
CA, ibid.)

That is correct. You can also find CHP on 39 MHz. Most of their 39 MHz 
frequencies are repeaters and have been heard on the east coast 
regularly over the past week or two (John E., ibid.)

FM feeders --- Hi Glenn - a fellow DXer in the Netherlands has asked 
me about a list of FM feeder stations like KSCS in Ft. Worth on 25990 
kHz. Are you aware of any list like this that I could point him 
toward? Thanks and 73, (Jim Pogue, Memphis TN, Nov 30, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

Jim,
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/stl.htm
Most of which must surely be inactive, or sporadic. Only 25950 Denver, 
25910 and 25990 Fort Worth currently being reported (Glenn to Jim, 
WORLD OF RADIO 1593, ibid.) Hundreds listed; any others ever heard?

** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1592 monitoring: first airing 
confirmed with usual excellent signal from WTWW 9479, Thursday Nov 24 
at 2200. Second airing 2230 on WBCQ 7490 started as WOR #1591 from 
last week. I phoned and found out their internet was down so could not 
download new show, but they agreed to switch to phone feed of #1592 as 
soon as I could get it set up, and delay start of next show, so it did 
air completely at 2243-2312, thanks. Rumble QRM from BBC Thailand 
underneath at 2230 gradually lessened, instead of moving to clear 
7505.

Further SW airings of WOR 1592, UT days and times:
Friday 0430v on WWRB 3195, 5051
Friday 0600 on WRMI 9955
Saturday 0900, 1600, 1830 on WRMI 9955
Sunday 0500 on WTWW 5755
Sunday 0900, 1630, 1830 on WRMI 9955
Monday 0400v on WBCQ Area 51 5110v-CUSB
Monday 1230 on WRMI 9955
Tuesday 1030 on Hamburger Lokalradio 5980
Wednesday 0430 on WRMI 9955 [or maybe new 1593]

Also on WRN via Sirius/XM channel 120: Sat & Sun 1830, Sun 0930
Full schedule including many more webcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html

Further WORLD OF RADIO 1592 monitoring: confirmed on WWRB 3195/5051 
webcast, UT Friday Nov 25 after 0430; also on WRMI webcast after 0600, 
but inaudible on 9955. Remaining repeats on SW:
WRMI: Sat 0900, 1600, 1830; Sun 0900, 1630, 1830; Mon 1230; Wed 0430
WTWW 5755: UT Sunday 0500
WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51: UT Monday 0400
Hamburger Lokalradio 5980: Tuesday 1030
Also on WRN via SitriusXM 120 satellite: Sat & Sun 1830, Sun 0930

WORLD OF RADIO 1592 monitoring: 9955, Sat Nov 26 at 1601, barely 
audible to somewhat audible; at least lucking out this hour without 
jamming or CCI.

Unlike most other entries, Aoki B-11 
http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/bib11.txt
attempts to show many of the individual programs on WRMI, but much of 
it is wrong, still including defunct DX Partyline even tho labeled B-
11; most remaining WORLD OF RADIO times missing, including this one; 
fails to realize that WRMI is not even on the SW air M-F between 15 
and 23, and not using the 317 degree antenna for almost two years.

Remaining SW airings of WOR 1592 this week:
Sat 1830 WRMI 9955
Sun 0500 WTWW 5755
Sun 0900 WRMI 9955
Sun 1630 WRMI 9955
Sun 1830 WRMI 9955
Mon 0400 WBCQ 5110-CUSB [time and frequency variable, Area 51]
Mon 1230 WRMI 9955
Tue 1030 HLR  5980
Thu 0430 WRMI 9955 [or preferably new 1593 if ready by then]

WORLD OF RADIO 1592 monitoring: UT Sunday Nov 27 after 0500, confirmed 
on WTWW 5755 webcast. Next: UT Monday Nov 28 after 0400 on Area 51 via 
WBCQ 5110v-CUSB.

WORLD OF RADIO 1592 monitoring: UT Monday Nov 28 at 0407, VG on Area 
51 via WBCQ, 5110+CUSB. Europeans please check Tuesday 1030 on 
Hamburger Lokalradio 5980 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

WORLD OF RADIO 1592 monitoring: surprise, there I am on WBCQ 7490, 
Tuesday Nov 29 at 2235, and without much BBC QRM underneath. This was 
once a WOR time, but ceded to `Frecuencia al Día`, heard as recently 
as a week or two ago, so I have no idea whether this is a permanent 
rechange, a fill-in, or what, but try again next Tuesday as well as 
our normal airing on Thursdays at 2230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF 
RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

WORLD OF RADIO 1593 monitoring: first airing confirmed on WRMI 
webcast, UT Thu Dec 1 at 0438, but only wall-of-noise jamming on 9955; 
tnx a lot, Arnie! According to WRMI program grid, there is nothing 
during that hour any day of the week `needing` jamming, except maybe 
the Michael Méndez show 24 hours later. Is that the same as Trova 
Libre, or different? Is the MM show overtly anti-Castro? 

Missed checking Thu 2200 9479 WTWW and 2230 7415 WBCQ. If anyone noted 
any problems with those airings, or can definitely confirm them this 
week, please let me know. Confirmed on WWRB 3195 and 5051, UT Thursday 
Dec 2 at 0434, after a respectful 40-second pause following the SC 
preacher, amen, and amen.

Further WORLD OF RADIO SW airings this weekend:
WRMI 9955: Sat 0900, 1600, 1830, Sun 0900, 1630, 1830
WTWW 5755: UT Sun 0500 
WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51: UT Mon 0400v
Also on SiriusXM Channel 120: Sat & Sun 1830, Sun 0930
Complete schedule including many more webcasts:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WTWW & BING MAPS REGULAR IMAGERY UPDATES

Hi SW site groupies, Some months ago I had mentioned that Bing Maps 
had embarked on a large project to cover all of continental USA with 
updated imagery, although not with the kind of hi-res that we would al 
like. Well this is happening now with, to my surprise, regular monthly 
updates. There have now been regular monthly updates since July :-D

The latest October release now shows the SW TXer site of WTWW & with
better clarity than seen with GE imagery. Yes, shadows of masts are 
seen with the Bing Maps imagery & that's about the best we'll get for 
now. Coincidentally, I emailed George @ WTWW last night asking if he 
could update his website with new antenna / site imagery.

I think it is safe to say that the transmitter building is probably
one of the two here: 36.275937 -86.101477

At least one of the Rhombics appears to be centred here: 36.276591
-86.1038 beaming east/west. Comments?

FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR NEW MEMBERS:
Returning to the topic of Bing Maps; to see the latest imagery updates
you have to use the 'EXPLORE' version of Bing Maps.
Go here: http://www.bing.com/maps/explore/
Select: 'MAP APPS' button is bottom left
Select: 'Bing Maps World Tour' & go from there.

Importantly please note that the red/yellow coverage areas are
cumulative, but it is possible from that to determine which month the
update to a particular area occurred. It's not a patch on GE with
specific imagery date stamps & kml coverage strip overlays, but it's
useful. There's also some recent coverage of western Europe recently.
Please let us all know if you discover something new (Ian Baxter, NSW, 
Nov 25, SW TX Sites YG via DXLD)

** U S A. WBOH Site --- Latest Bing Maps aerial imagery appears to 
show that the WBOH transmitter hut now removed. But the antenna masts 
are still in place. The last thing I heard about WBOH was that it was 
to be used as a standby service for WTJC, however that could hardly be 
the case now. Does anyone know anything more? Regards (Ian Baxter, 
NSW, Nov 25, SW Sites YG via DXLD)

** U S A. 9330-CUSB, Nov 24 at 0704, WBCQ in open carrier except for 
hum, as the feed from Good Friends Radio Network has again crashed. I 
suspect it lasts all night, and this time my next check is at 1207 
when it`s again, more likely still, dead air with bigger hum. Next2 
check 1352, GFRN had resumed with music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

9296/LSB spur of 9330/USB, WBCQ Monticello ME --- Stumbled across the 
WBCQ spur on 9296 quite by accident, 1304 29-Nov. This was recently 
reported by Harold Frodge on October 29 in DX LISTENING DIGEST 11-45. 
Weak, occasional fades to nothingness, usual nut job preacher, 
curiously in LSB only (or possibly LSB+reduced carrier), whereas 9330 
is USB+reduced carrier. Gone by 1320, though 9330 primary remained 
very strong. Unable to hear 9364 counterpart, though by the time I 
checked 9296 was mostly gone as well. Since both Harold and I heard 
this within 10 min. of WBCQ sign-on, I wonder if this is a spur that 
only happens for a few minutes as the transmitter warms up? (Earl 
Higgins, TenTec RX-321, 15m end fed wire outdoors, St. Louis, Missouri 
USA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

Except 9330 runs 24 hours, no sign-ons, AFAIK, tho often dead air 
overnight (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)

Point well taken, I had heard dead air while tuning by just before 
1300 and assumed this was a transmitter warm-up, didn't realize they 
ran that format all-night. So based on the previous report and this 
one, the new theory would have to be that this is a spur that only 
appears on the 29th of each month (Earl Higgins, St. Louis Missouri 
USA, ibid.)

I know that Pirate Radio might seem attractive, but --- Did anyone see 
the movie about Pirate Radio? I think it lasted only about thirty 
minutes in the theaters, I caught it on cable. I like the idea of 
having free expression, that's what Pirate Radio is supposedly about, 
take the government's heel of oppression from around your neck, but 
really? 

Does anyone listen to WBCQ? The owner of this station was a Pirate, 
oh, forget that, he broadcast his music off the five mile limit in 
international waters, but they still boarded his ship, and made him an 
official outlaw. If you listen to his station now what do you get? 
Well, a lot of preachers, that is for certain, and the best of Jean 
Shepherd. Now, if you have never heard Shepherd tell stories, then you 
have not lived. He is probably the best story teller around. 
Unfortunately, he is no longer with us, but his tapes are.  But this 
is the best of WBCQ. Even Hams, who have legal rights to TV 
broadcasting don't know how to program. This saddens me (V Justice, 
wedstal, Nov 29, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

** U S A [and non]. 13845, Nov 27 at 1504, just crackle from WWCR, 
worse than Saudi Arabia on 15435 (and 21505 before 1500); but clears 
up quickly on WWCR, so it was just an input program feed breakup. On 
BSKSA it will probably go on forever (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

** U S A. 5050, 19.11 2354, WWRB several ID’s + repeated message for a 
one hour special broadcast. Strong (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW 
Bulletin Nov 27 via DXLD) Probably 5051, barker loop selling airtime 
(gh)

** U S A. 11714.8, Nov 30 at 1434, KJES in English with robotic 
responses to catechisms, e.g. ``the just will be glad: the just will 
be glad``; S9+22 but somewhat undermodulated. I haven`t bothered to 
log this for weeks, and in future might conclude it was inactive, so 
here it is just to reaffirm its viability, however in a horrible rut 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A [non]. Günter Jacob, Passau, Germany wrote : “Family Radio 
started to send the first couple of QSLs for my 2010 reports, namely: 
6100 (Montsinéry), 13750 (Wertachtal), 7320 (Armavir), 9510 
(Rampisham), 7560 (Yerevan), 7540/13820 (Almaty), 9775/11605 
(Dhabayya), 11690 (Ascension); it seems, Julie Hesse, who issued the 
cards, had to make a break, because on the last card for 25th July 
2010 she wrote “I am getting tired.” (Mailbag, Nov NZ DX Times via 
DXLD)

** U S A. Re: ``One of the great advantages of domestic SW is being 
able to turn off the transmitter when not needed, not really an option 
on AM or FM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``

Legally, AM & FM stations can do the same; only a very limited number 
of hours per week are required. However, it may work against a station 
at license renewal time. Theoretically, someone else could propose 
more hours and get the channel. This has been a problem for some 
student stations off the air in the summer (George McClintock, TN, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 580, Nov 28 at 2048 UT, on the caradio driving thru half of 
Enid, I am hearing when the ambient noise level allows an almost 
continuous ringing sound, not when tuned to WIBW Topeka, which is in a 
talk show, but when I step 10 kHz to either side, i.e. a beat against 
570 KLIF Dallas, and stronger against 590 KXSP Omaha, whose own signal 
is weaker than KLIF. WIBW must be putting out matching spurs! 

Continuing to listen mostly on 590, the ringing sound sometimes stops 
for a second or so, and sometimes for a minute or two. It`s not a pure 
tone, but two slightly different pitches rapidly alternating, a lot 
like those annoying Salvation Army ringers outside every store. The 
pitches heard on 590 are ever so slightly higher than on 570, so the 
three stations must not all be on exact .0000 frequencies. 

Tuning back across WIBW itself at 2129 UT, I hear them mention that 
they are amid a ``Red Kettle Campaign``. OMG, here`s what must be 
happening: WIBW is airing this continuous annoying ringing in the 
background of its own talkshow modulation, and the pitch is too high 
to come thru the bandwidth my caradio when tuned to 580. But it`s 
*not* too high when tuned to an adjacent frequency, i.e. over 5 kHz on 
the originator, less than 5 kHz beat on the neighbors. 

Sure `nuff, when I get home and try it on the portable DX-398 with 1-
kHz steps and finer 40-Hz steps in the SSB mode, I can approximately 
pinpoint the jingly `carriers` around 574 and 586. If WIBW keeps doing 
this, and we`ve got almost a month until Xmas, others should be able 
to pick these up at a skywave distance; I get them all by groundwave. 
But I pity the poor Topekans with wider bandwidth on their cheap AM 
radios. Extent of hours this may be happening is unknown. But not just 
during brief commercials for SA. WIBW spurs Sally`s. [however, not 
noted since on very occasional chex including at same daypart]

{This is rather like KSPI`s spurs from 780 Stillwater OK, on 784 and 
776 kHz, which are more audible as beats against the adjacents than 
when listening to strong KSPI itself. These are only 4 kHz off the 
fundamental, but relatively weak and more audible against the weak 
adjacent 770 and 790 signals. They really are spurs and not part of 
the program modulation, however misguided.} (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

I once saw a similar thing happen when a video monitor's horizontal 
sweep circuit crosstalked into an audio console. In this case, the 
offending station on 980 kHz was putting a loud tone on another 
station that was on 950 kHz. Both stations served the Minneapolis / 
St. Paul market. 980's Continental transmitter and directional antenna 
system had no problem at all passing the second harmonic of the sweep 
oscillator (Mike Gorniak, Braham, MN, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I guess that would be exactly 2 x 15.75 kHz (black and white, anyway), 
= 31.5 kHz away, slightly different for color (gh, DXLD)

** U S A. 660, Nov 24 at 1302 UT, VG signal from E/W with national ads 
for Home Depot, Geico. Do they operate on the Res? Must have been end 
of very brief network newcast, 1303 ID as ``KTNN AM 660, Window Rock – 
Bird Springs``, right into chanting. The latter isn`t in Rand 
McNally`s Arizona, but Google finds it between Dilkon and Leupp north 
of Winslow. I assume KTNN just adds other faraway Navajo towns at 
random to their city of license IDs. The point is, here they are, long 
before local sunrise without null toward New York. 

I compared it to 770 for KKOB Albuquerque, which adheres to official 
sunrise times before going non-direxional --- a quite weak signal in 
English may have been that or its non-direxional 230-watt co-channel 
relay in Santa Fe.

660, Tuesday Nov 29 at 1321 UT, ads still mentioning Black Friday as 
if it`s pending or current, including one for an unpronounceable 
trading post in Gallup NM, so not only is Tuesday still Friday, but 
KTNN is pretending night is day and continuing to pump 50 kW 
nondirexional eastward; tough luck, WFAN (as if anyone in NYC cared at 
8:21 am what`s going on in Navajoland). Maybe such casual awareness of 
time in Anglo terms is a Dineh cultural thing? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. A BRIEF HISTORY OF SALINE COUNTY ARKANSAS RADIO (web link)

KEWI 690 Benton AR is pending approval for being purchased and is
currently under an LMA for now.  The format changed from Standards to 
a localized news and sports format.

The station's website has posted a history of local radio in Saline
County AR which includes a detailed history of KEWI (ex KBBA 690) plus
that of deleted KGKO 850 and the former KAKI 107.1 (now KHLR 106.7 
which is part of the mainstream radio scene in Little Rock).
http://www.saline247.com/sample-page/history-of-benton-radio/
(Fritze H Prentice Jr, KC5KBV, Star City, AR, 1 Nov, WTFDA-AM via 
DXLD)

KEWI 690 BENTON AR BROADCASTS 20 MINUTE WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH 
PROPAGANDA

I monitored KEWI 690 Benton AR from my home in Star City AR using a 
Yaesu FT890D/75M dipole antenna. This was the station that offered to 
allow the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka KS to broadcast their 
propaganda in lieu of the group protesting at the funeral of 
University of Arkansas college (American) football (CFB) player 
Garrett Uekman today in Little Rock AR.

At 7:37AM CT (1339UTC) November 28, the station's owner Grant Merrill 
announced some disclaimers about the broadcast and his reasons for it.  
At 7:40AM the broadcast commenced. This was a custom-produced piece 
and rather slickly produced (instead of one the WBC clan recording a 
phone recording of rants). This lasted 20 minutes and included some 
commentary by Fred Phelps himself. At 8:00AM, Grant Merrill whom was 
on air gave the TOH ID and again disclaimers and reasons for his 
station doing so. Although Mr. Merrill had the best intentions in 
helping to prevent a funeral protest, I personally do not agree with 
him allowing the WBC to broadcast hate speech no matter the reason or 
intentions. KEWI gave the WBC group power by fostering this Faustian 
Bargain. -- -- (Fritze H Prentice Jr, KC5KBV, Star City, AR, Nov 28, 
DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also OKLAHOMA: Team Radio

** U S A. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WOSU-AM 820 SIGN OFF here:
http://beta.wosu.org/tomrieland/wosu-am-listeners-should-switch-to-89-7-fm/

by Tom Rieland, WOSU General Manager
Radio Announcer at WOSU AM - 1930s(Photo: WOSU Radio)

Effective December 9, 2011, WOSU Public Media will no longer broadcast 
its NPR and local news programming schedule on 820 AM, which has been 
duplicated over the past year on 89.7 FM in central Ohio.

Listeners should switch over to 89.7FM to continue receiving the 
quality news programming they have come to expect such as All Sides 
with Ann Fisher and national programming like NPR’s Morning Edition, 
All Things Considered, and Talk of the Nation. WOSU 89.7 was recently 
voted the Best Radio News Operation in Ohio by the Ohio Society of 
Professional Journalists.

The sale of the AM station by WOSU is part of the station’s plan to 
build listenership on the FM dial that began in December 2010 with the 
purchase of 101.1 FM and the launch of Classical 101, which allowed 
WOSU’s 89.7 FM to shift to an all-day NPR and local news station.

In the public radio world, AM listening has declined considerably over 
the past 20 years.  In fact, a new study found that only 3 percent of 
listeners access public radio on the AM dial in America.  WOSU AM was 
also hampered by a FCC rule that forced the station to go to low power 
from dusk to dawn.  Still, this sale is a sentimental time around the 
stations.  WOSU AM dates back to 1922 and was one of the pioneer 
educational radio stations of its time.  It has been a great asset to 
central Ohio.

Please MAKE THE SWITCH to 89.7 FM, which has the same NPR and local 
news programming you’ve enjoyed on WOSU AM for years! (via Artie 
Bigley, OH, DXLD)

Cheesy :
http://www.columbusalive.com/content/blogs/sensory-overload/2011/11/wosu-leaving-820-am.html

For all you cats still listening to AM radio, WOSU will stop 
broadcasting on 820 AM, effective Dec. 9. WOSU programming, both talk 
and music, will be available exclusively on the FM dial. Find National 
Public Radio and local news programming at 89.7 FM and classical music 
at 101.1 FM.

Here's the backstory on the move: About a year ago, WOSU bought usage 
of the 101.1 FM frequency from CD101 (which moved to the recently 
controversial 102.5 frequency and continues to have a bit of a split 
personality between its old and new spots on the dial). WOSU moved its 
classical music programming to 101.1 FM, opening the 89.7 FM frequency 
for news programming. That made the AM frequency a bit obsolete. WOSU 
has now sold the 820 AM station, completing the circle, as it were 
(via Artie Bigley, Columbus OH, Nov 30, DXLD)

** U S A. Radio-info.com forums have posted a link to an article in 
the Christian Post indicating that WFSI-107.9 Annapolis, Maryland 
(Washington/Baltimore) and WKDN-106.9 Camden, NJ (Philadelphia) have
been sold to CBS (Doug Smith, TN, Oct 31, WTFDA via DXLD)

That link has been making the rounds for the last few days, but there
has been no independent confirmation of a sale (In particular, there's 
been no filing with the FCC for a sale). Doesn't mean it won't happen; 
but I'd sure like to see a second or third source on this one s (Scott 
Fybush, ibid.)

KYW-AM TO FM? - PHILADELPHIA RADIO | Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/radio-in-philadelphia/kyw-am-to-fm

There could be a tentative deal in place to sell 106.9 WKDN Camden, NJ 
by Family Stations, Inc. to CBS. If true, it rasies [sic] speculation 
of a move of the All News format of KYW-AM (1060) to the FM dial.  

RadioInfo.com fuels the speculation by noting that the information was 
"buried" in a story about the retirement of Family Stations head 
Harold Camping after his two false rapture predictions and a stroke.  
WKDN is licensed to Camden, NJ across the Delaware River from 
Philadelphia and would make a likely simulcast partner for CBS` market 
leading All-News KYW.

WKDN and sister WFSI-FM (107.9) in Annapolis, MD have been on the 
market since summer when Family Stations applied to convert the two 
from non-commercial status back to commercial. A history of deals 
between the companies dating back to the 1970s has CBS considered one 
of the favorites to make the deals. The Christian Post has been 
reporting on Family Radio in detail over the past year.

Speculation is given creedence [sic] because of the recent 
announcement that WFSI has already been purchased by CBS and will move 
the city of license to Bowie, MD, closer to Washington, DC where it 
has announced it will flip the station to the Spanish format now on 
WLZL (FM 99.1) and turn WLZL to its All-News, All TheTime format 
similar to KYW and WCBS-AM (880, New York City). 

That move would put it in direct competition with All-News WTOP-FM 
(103.5) in an effort to relieve the Hubbard Broadcasting station of a 
portion of its "top in the nation" advertising billing status. The 
station would reach Baltimore as well and compete with Hearst 
Broadcasting's Top 5 News-Talker WBAL-AM (1090).

Despite the 50,000 watt signal of KYW-AM, market sprawl, lower quality 
AM receivers and  other electronic devices causing increased 
interferrence [sic] to the station make it difficult to listen to, 
especially at night, which comes early in the winter months.  KYW is 
currently heard on the HD-2 channel of 94.1-FM and was speculated to 
take the place of rocker WYSP until CBS flipped it to a sumulcast 
[sic] of WIP-AM (610).

Despite the high cost of producing them, station owners are re-
visiting news formats as money-makers, at least in the larger markeds 
[sic], because budget cuts and elimination of talent has all but 
erased informative news content from most music stations, especially 
outside of Morning Drive (via Kevin Redding, Nov 24, ABDX via DXLD)

** U S A. 1490, Nov 29 at 1337 UT, program promo on ``1490 AM KQTY``, 
i.e. Borger TX in the panhandle, briefly atop the graveyard pileup 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 1610, FLORIDA, (TIS), Anastasia Island State Park, St. 
Augustine. 1800 (1300 local) November 22, 2011. Still active. Female 
loop (just under two minutes) with mention of riptides, Island Beach 
Camp and Grill Store, annual park pass, windsurfing, eco-tours, 
kayaking and visiting nearby Ft. Mose (pronounced Mo-say). Signal 
getting out about five miles. [STAU-1]

The logs appended with STAU-1 (logged at Anastasia Island State Park,
near St. Augustine, FL) or STAU-2 [see CUBA] (made from inside the 
Hampton Inn hotel room #108 on San Marco Street, downtown San 
Agustín/St. Augustine). The Sangean PR-D5 was used for all logs.

NOTE: both of the above DX sites are within the Republic of East 
Florida, with St. Augustine being the capital of the once proud but 
now occupied Republic. (Side note: San Agustín/St. Augustine is the 
oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the 
continental United States.) 

Therefore, it would not be inaccurate to list FLORIDA logs [in dxldyg] 
as EAST FLORIDA; EAST FLORIDA, REPUBLIC OF; BRITISH EAST FLORIDA; EAST 
FLORIDA, BRITISH; SPANISH EAST FLORIDA; EAST FLORIDA, SPANISH or any 
variant that is first cleared through me and only me for approval. 
Likewise, stations logged west of the Apalachicola River -- even 
geographical parts beyond such as Mobile (provisional and shoddy 
Alabama) and New Orleans (provisional and arid marshlands Louisiana) -
- can arguably and easily be classified as WEST FLORIDA or any of the 
above variants if so wished 

(Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W
Florida Low Power Radio Stations:
http://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/
DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Distorted audio loop on 1710 --- I'm hearing a badly 
distorted looped recording of some sort on 1710 tonight. It is 
apparently somewhere near me, as one of the things I am able to pick 
out of it is a phone number of 901-496-8397. So, it is somewhere in 
the Memphis area. The recording gives wait times for something, ads 
for an insurance company, then repeats the phone number. It is very 
hard to understand most of it. Nearly every word is chopped off with 
strange squeaks and clicks. It sounds like a very low-bitrate MP3 file 
streamed over an unreliable Internet link. I'm wondering how far
it's getting out, and what it might be. Does anybody else hear it?  Is 
it legal to run a TIS/HAR on 1710? (Adam Myrow, 0208 UT Monday Nov 7, 
NRC-AM via DXLD) see also NORTH AMERICA for pirates on 1710

I wonder if it's one of those Talking House transmitters that are Part 
15? Those can go to 1710 kHz (Paul B Walker, Jr., PA, ibid.)

Listened for several hours here tonight in Birmingham (EM63nf) and 
didn't hear a trace of it. I wonder if it might be one of those 
"Talking House" type Part 15 transmitters? They will operate as high 
as 1710, and some of them get out very well indeed.

I once logged one on 1610 that was in Montgomery, AL, about 80 miles
from here. I literally drove to the house in question. It was a new
construction home (empty) and a quick check through the front window
revealed the "Talking House" transmitter. Granted it was on a high
ridge, and the trees in the neighborhood had been clear-cut; but 
still, wow! 73, (Les Rayburn, N1LF, ibid.)

Les, Wow is correct, 100mw talking house at 80 miles! Amazing. Try for 
a QSL. 73, (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, KGED QSL Manager, ibid.)

Les, Holy crap; you logged a 100 milliwatt Talking House at 80 miles?
Was it using the stock black wire antenna out the back of the unit?
(Paul B Walker, ibid.)

Paul, As far as I know. I couldn't see the antenna connection through 
the window. Nor could I verify that the unit hadn't been modified. I 
was amazed. Drake R8B being fed with a 8 foot air loop as I recall. 
(Yes, 8 foot. I used it mainly for LW DXing and some MW).

To be fair, I couldn't ever copy the audio well enough at home to get
more than the street name, but that street was only listed as being in
Montgomery, so I got up early one morning and started driving South on
I-65. Started to pick it up on the car radio at a distance of at least
eight or nine miles. Then simply drove to the street. The signal was
very strong, and the "standard" Talking House sign led me to it 
quickly. I have about 40 stations logged on 1610. It's one of my 
favorites, because I really enjoy the low power/TIS stuff. 73, (Les 
Rayburn, N1LF, ibid.)

Have logged several TIS stations (10 watts typical) at distances of
hundreds of miles.

I would think a talking house would be the regular 100 mw. Whatever 
the power was, it is a good catch. I have several lp TIS stations 
QSL'd, but not as low as 100 mw. I have one on 1620 from San Diego CA 
with 1 watt and also a two watt station from Sacramento College, a 
carrier current station that the DJ threw 10 feet of wire out the door 
to cover the campus better. Then another 1-2 watt carrier current at 
SLC Utah college. My best as far as distant and lp goes is probably a 
3.5 watt one from Central Texas on 1630. Like you, I enjoy going after 
the lp TIS stations. Back before the X Band filled up, I was getting 
7-10 watters coast to coast. Two from VA on 1620 with 10 watts I heard 
several times. I QSL'd them both. It was funny, as I had VA heard & 
QSL'd on 1620, and no regular stations. Just those for years from OR. 
Then the X Banders came on and I nabbed a VA station then. Ah, the 
good ol' days. 73, (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, ibid.)

I have been enjoying the discussion on the talking houses. I had 
logged a few here in Winnipeg but not at the distances Les has been 
talking about. Great catches! It always amazes me how far lower 
powered set ups will go. My best catches have been this type of 
station. The miles per watt are crazy in some cases. Here is a list of 
my MedFer stations logged from southern Manitoba over the years. These 
MedFers are supposed to be 100 mw maximum so they are like a talking 
house but the owners try everything possible to get every milliwatt 
out the antenna:

1630.00  CT    (MEDFER)  BRIDGEPORT  CONNECTICUT
1638.75  ?KVL  (MEDFER)  NORTH BRANCH  MINNESOTA
1641.90  MIN   (MEDFER)  AITKIN  MINNESOTA
1690.00  STLMO (MEDFER)  ST LOUIS  MISSOURI

Has anyone heard any of these or other MedFers???? 73 Best of DX
REMEMBER ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN HEAR FOREVER
(Shawn Axelrod, VE4DX1SMA, Winnipeg MB, ibid.)

There is a good web site out MedFERs at: 
http://www.lwca.org/sitepage/part15/index.htm 

It starts off with:What's all this stuff about LowFERs, MedFERs and 
HiFERs? Well, LowFER stands for Low Frequency Experimental Radio, and 
MedFER stands for Medium Frequency Experimental Radio, and HiFERs 
operate in even higher frequency bands. And they all involve operating 
radio transmitters under Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

The Federal Communications Commission, which we usually associate with
regulating radio and TV broadcasting, amateur radio operators, 
telephone companies and such, makes provision for some types of radio 
frequency devices that just don't fall under any of its other rules. 
This body of regulations is known as Part 15, just one of many Parts 
under Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

[and non] In recent years, Canada has adopted similar regulations for 
its citizens... but not quite identical, particularly in regard to 
certification of low power devices. See links, below [sic], to these 
regulations as well.

FCC Part 15 rules cover both unintentional radiators (devices such as
computers and TV receivers, all of which may generate radio signals as 
part of their operation, but aren't intended to transmit them); and 
intentional radiators (such as garage door openers, cordless 
telephones, wireless microphones, etc., which depend on deliberate 
radio signals to perform their jobs).

It is the intentional radiators which are of interest to us, because 
by paying attention to detail, we can make them achieve extraordinary 
results when conditions are right. Although any type of modulation is 
permitted which will fit in the band, serious experimenters use Morse 
Code or various digital modes for greatest distance (DX). 73 Best of 
DX (Shawn Axelrod, VE4DX1SMA, ibid.)

Medfer stations used to commonly be heard at distances approaching 
1,000 miles before the X-Band stations came along. Obviously, this was 
with receivers operating in CW mode, with very narrow bandwidths.

Some of these stations now transmit in QRSS mode (slow speed CW) where 
a dot (dit) might be 30 seconds in length, and a dash (dah) might be 
90 seconds long. You detect these signals using software like Argo or
Spectrum Lab on a computer visually. They can be detected well under 
the audible noise levels, and the ID's can be "read" visually by 
looking at the screen in the morning after doing an evening of screen 
captures.

This greatly extends the range of these flea powered stations. I'm 
sure everyone remembers the TIS stations at the DFW airport a few
years ago that were heard coast to coast with only 10 watts. 73, (Les 
Rayburn, N1LF, Former Medfer/Lower "XMGR", Alabaster, AL 35007-8536, 
ibid.)

Les Rayburn mentioned "the TIS stations at the DFW airport a few years 
ago that were heard coast to coast with only 10 watts."

I think they were 60 watts (my QSL card's at home and I'm at the 
office) -- but they sounded like 5 kW, at least here in Missouri!  
Even after some X-band broadcasters came on their frequencies (were 
they 1640 and 1680?) they were still well audible (Randy Stewart, Arts 
Producer, KSMU, Springfield MO 65897, ibid.)

Well, they are still on the air with a carrier, but no audio. The 
audio quit some time yesterday. Maybe, somebody is testing out a 
talking house transmitter (Adam Myrow, 2357 UT 8 Nov, ibid.)

Remember that 1 watt made it 1,000 out to a DX location in Utah.  When
things are right, the DX Gods smile on us (Fred Vobbe, OH, ibid.)

** U S A. POSSIBLE NEW RADIO STATION ‘IN LIMBO’ WITH FCC

Some four years after applying for licenses for new radio stations in 
Helena, two local groups say they’re still stuck in a bureaucratic 
tangle involving the Federal Communications Commissioners and a group 
of mostly religious organizations interested trying to establish or 
upgrade stations. And it could be years before it’s all sorted out and 
the new local stations ever broadcast.

“We’re kind of in limbo,” said David Highness, chairman of Last Chance 
Public Radio Association, the group that holds the license for the 
local translator of Yellowstone Public Radio at 96.7 FM and supports 
Montana Public Radio and Bozeman-based KGLT-FM, and is seeking a 
license for a new, locally programmed FM station. . .
http://helenair.com/content/tncms/live/
(via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)

** U S A. NEW FCC MEMBERS NOMINATED --- Two new members have been 
nominated to the Commission. There has been one vacancy for a few 
months, and Commissioner Copps is leaving. The nominees are Jessica 
Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai. Nominations must be confirmed by the Senate 
(not that there's any significant chance they won't be confirmed).

Rosenworcel is an adviser to Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.). Pai is a 
partner at law firm Jenner & Block, but has in the past worked in 
several bureaus at the Commission (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN 
EM66, Nov 1, WTFDA via DXLD)

** U S A. 4624/USB, Navy MARS stations with discussion including 
mention of a Navy MARS website, and mention of a memorial service 
tomorrow in Gaylord. Just an interesting bit of tid from
http://navymars.org/national/marsltr.html

“You can identify NAVMARCORMARS Stations by their "NNNØ" prefix. Army 
MARS stations are identified by their "AA" prefixes, while Air Force 
MARS stations have the unique "AF" prefix.” Clearly audible, but 
fading into the mud: 25342+ & heard from 1409 to 1420 18/Nov as I ate 
breakfast and licked my wounds from a trip to the dentist for a root-
canal (Ken Vito Zichi, Williamston MI, MARE Tipsheeet Nov 25 via DXLD)

** U S A [and non]. 7341-SSB, Nov 30 at 1412, formal net taking signal 
reports on frequencies secretly designated NCC and NCA; among the 
calls was ``Iowa CAP 4``, until QSY to another channel at 1414. So I 
Google on that, and find at 
http://www.reocities.com/CapeCanaveral/9078/comm.html
that Iowa CAP 4 is Richardson, Mercer, Lt. Col., IOWA CAP 4 and IOWA 
CAP 176, ham call K0VIF, e-mail to Cedar Rapids. 

CAP = Civil Air Patrol, more about which on same ex-geocities page. 
Unfortunately the frequency-management link is dead. 7341 had lite QRM 
from a very weak AM carrier on 7340 which Aoki points to Mumbai (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. Popular LPDTV Es target to go away --- With the DTV 
conversion, and the disappearance of many of the low-band signals that 
used to exist in analog, we've seen a substantial increase in
loggings of low-band LPTV stations -- both analog & digital -- via Es.
One of the more commonly reported digital low-band LPTVs is WKOB-LD, 
channel 2, New York. Unfortunately, you don't have much time left to 
log this one. They've been approved to move to channel 42. – (Doug 
Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN  EM66, 17 Nov, WTFDA via DXLD)

** URUGUAY. Emisora Chaná en el aire [pirate] --- Esta tarde encontré 
a Emisora Chaná en 5675.5 con transmisión de un partido de fútbol. En 
determinado momento mencionaron la onda corta pero sin indicar la 
frecuencia. Escuchada en la Degen DE1103 con su antena telescópica, la 
señal era marginal pero con picos interesantes. El colega Horacio me 
dice que la encontró más tarde más arriba, en 5687 kHz. 73 (Moisés 
Knochen, Uruguay, 0224 UT Nov 27, condiglist yg via DXLD)

Radio Chaña [sic] ahora en el aire, en este momento a las 2205 UT en 
los 5775.25 kHz la mejor señal (Ernesto Paulero, Argentina, 2211 UT 
Nov 27, condiglist yg via DXLD)

Radio Chaña bajando la frecuencia --- ahora se desplazó a 5774.21,  
2218 UT, en muy pocos minutos muco [sic; mudó?] desplazamiento, me 
parece aunque no entiendo mucho de cuestiones técnicas. Empieza a 
aparcecer en 5771, pero va descendiendo notablemente (Paulero, 2227 
UT, ibid.)

Ojo con el nombre de la emisora: es Chaná (nombre de tribu indígena 
extinta) http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan%C3%A1  
y no Chaña (Horacio A. Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, ibid.)

Yo tampoco entiendo mucho pero pienso que no es voluntario sino la 
consecuencia de un transmisor muy rudimentario sin control a cristal. 
Con un oscilador libre (free-running) supongo que pasa eso.

Por lo que recuerdo que había averiguado Horacio (puedo estar 
confundido) la idea de ellos en algún momento era fijar la frecuencia, 
creo que en la banda de 49 m.

Algunas consecuencias beneficiosas de ese "defecto":
1) Aumenta las chances de escucharla ya que si en un momento está 
interferida, en otro no lo está
2) Los DXistas hablamos de ella y se vuelve famosa
3) Es mucho más divertido, es como jugar al escondite :-)
73, (Moisés Knochen, Uruguay, 2335 UT, ibid.)

** URUGUAY. 6045, Radio Sport 890, Montevideo, 2325-2340 UT, November 
26, Spanish Basquet match: Olimpia vs Aguada, 34443. Best reception on 
LSB mode (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, condiglist yg via DXLD)

** VANUATU [non]. 7260, 26.11 0955, Only two signals noted here, the 
stronger probably Xinjiang, one very weak in the background probably 
Ulanbator, but I can’t separate the languages. No trace of Vanuatu 
(Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Nov 27 via DXLD)

Hi Everyone, have been listening to 7260 kHz past week or so hoping 
for Vanuatu which I received same time last year. That was in English 
then. Could anyone help and have a listen as at present there are 2 
stations on the frequency in the am, the other a I presume is Urumqi. 
(Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales) 

Mark, Vanuatu is currently only using 3945 kHz on shortwave - noted 
fading in here at 0640 UT (Bryan Clark, Mangawhai New Zealand, 
DXPlorer via SW Bulletin Nov 27 via DXLD)

** VATICAN. 6075, Nov 26 at 2150, something in Arabic, stronger than 
adjacent 6070 CFRX. Yes, it`s Vatican Radio which has inherited this 
frequency from defunct Deutsche Welle; HFCC shows 2140-2200 in Arabic, 
100 kW, 326 degrees from SMG, not toward any majority-Arab country but 
western Europe, and consequently also USward. Besides extensive 
morning transmissions, VR has 6075 on all the way from 1500 to 2310 
UT, with frequent power changes (100/250 kW), and beam changes 
(10/4/26/326/266/326/330 degrees) 

7250, Nov 29 at 0624, zero signal from 10 kW VR in the Gardens, no ACI 
to MAURITANIA [q.v.], until 0628 switched to the 250 kW SMG, English 
outro of Swedish service preceding, which was off-topic for this 
transmitter, ``Laudetur Jesus Christus``, etc. Fluttery, unusually, 
following latest CME.

Then compared to VR 7360 already on air to Africa at 0630, and found 
it not fluttery. Difference is: 234 degrees azimuth vs. 4 degrees on 
7250, aiming right into the disturbed auroral zone, tho both should 
mainly arrive from the same site in the same direxion to here (Glenn 
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VATICAN [and non]. Radio Vaticana, 4.400 denunce --- Quattromila 
persone del comitato «Bambini senza onde» hanno presentato un esposto 
in Procura per la vicenda dell' inquinamento elettromagnetico causato 
dall' impianto della Radio Vaticana di Santa Maria Galeria. Nella 
denuncia si chiede «che le indagini in corso giungano ad una 
conclusione, in modo da poter dare risposta ai residenti» che 
rischiano, a causa «della prolungata esposizione alle onde 
elettromagnetiche», gravi forme tumorali. 

Il documento è stato indirizzato anche ai presidenti di Regione e 
Provincia e al sindaco. «Il rischio di ammalarsi di tumore - spiega 
Fabio Rollo, del comitato Bambini senza onde - è concreto anche per 
chi abita a 12 chilometri da dove sorge l'antenna. In un solo mese 
abbiamo raccolto 4 mila e 400 firme e abbiamo avuto conferme su altri 
decessi per neoplasie e di almeno 15 nuovi casi». 

Nella denuncia si fa riferimento alla sentenza della Cassazione del 24 
febbraio scorso in cui «viene accertato che gli impianti in questione 
hanno diffuso onde elettromagnetiche che hanno recato disturbo e 
disagio ai residenti delle aree interessate e che nuove perizie 
mediche e accertamenti giudiziari hanno fatto emergere l' ipotesi di 
una possibile relazione di causa-effetto tra l' esposizione alle onde 
elettromagnetiche e i numerosi casi di tumori al sistema 
emolinfopoietico e di leucemie infantili riscontrati nelle zone 
limitrofe agli impianti».

Pagina 8 (25 novembre 2011) - Corriere della Sera
http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/novembre/25/Radio_Vaticana_400_denunce_co_10_111125023.shtml
(via Dario Monferinin, 26 Nov, playdx yg via DXLD)

Ma nessuno hai mai pensato di denunciare il Comune che ha dato il 
permesso di costruire, le imprese che lo hanno fatto, le agenzie che 
hanno venduto le case, etc.? E non vengano a dire che non lo sapevano.
Quando i tedeschi decisero di costruire il nuovo impianto OC in 
occasione delle Olimpiadi di Monaco (1972!) in Baden-Wuertenberg 
fecero un referendum per NON averlo ed infatti poi venne costruito a 
Wertachtal in Baviera. In Italia non ci smentiamo mai...

PS: a Trieste un paio di anni fa hanno dato il permesso di costruire 
delle villette a Monte Radio esattamente tra i due tralicci (ora uno 
solo) della RAI e gli impianti PT/Trieste Radio (Alessandro Groppazzi, 
ibid.)

Google translations:

VATICAN RADIO, 4,400 COMPLAINTS

Four thousand persons of the committee, "Children without waves" have 
filed a complaint in the matter of attorney for 'electromagnetic 
pollution caused by' system of Vatican Radio Santa Maria Gallery. The 
complaint asks "that the ongoing investigations come to a conclusion, 
in order to be able to respond to residents' at risk, because" the 
prolonged exposure to electromagnetic waves, "severe forms of cancer. 
The document was also sent to the chairmen of the Region and Province 
and the Mayor. "The risk of getting cancer - explains Fabio Rollo, 
Children of the committee without waves - is real for those who live 
12 kilometers from the rising of the 'antenna. 

In one month we have collected 4 000 and 400 signatures and we have 
had confirmation of deaths from other cancers and at least 15 new 
cases. The complaint refers to the Court of Cassation on 24 February 
in which "it is established that the plants in question have common 
electromagnetic waves that have caused trouble and inconvenience to 
residents of affected areas and that new expert medical and legal 
investigations have revealed the 'hypothesis of a possible cause-
effect relationship between' exposure to electromagnetic waves and the 
numerous cases of cancer and lymphatic disorders and childhood 
leukemia found in areas near plants. "

Page 8 (November 25, 2011) - BBC [sic! Nothing about BBC in Italian]
http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/novembre/25/Radio_Vaticana_400_denunce_co_10_111125023.shtml

But nobody ever thought you have to report that the City has given 
permission to build, companies that have done so, the agencies that 
have sold the houses, etc.? And do not come in saying they did not 
know. When the Germans decided to build the new SW plant in Munich at 
the Olympic Games (1972!) In Baden-Wuertenber did NOT have a 
referendum and then it was built in Wertachtal in Bavaria. In Italy we 
do not disclaim ever. 

PS: in Trieste a couple of years ago have given permission to build 
houses in Mount Radio exactly between the two towers (one hour) of the 
RAI and plants PT / Radio Trieste .... (Alessandro Groppazzi, ibid.)

** VENEZUELA. Radio Nacional de Venezuela, con el propósito de 
transmitir su programación en el exterior, desarrolla en la actualidad 
un proyecto ambicioso y de envergadura, la construcción de un Centro 
de Onda Corta a través de la Gerencia de Ingeniería y Tecnología de la 
emisora. Continúe leyendo la noticia completa haciendo "click" en 
http://gruporadioescuchaargentino.wordpress.com/
(Arnaldo Slaen, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:

RADIO NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA ANUNCIA LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE SU PROPIO 
CENTRO DE ONDA CORTA INTERNACIONAL --- 26/11/2011

Radio Nacional de Venezuela, con el propósito de transmitir su 
programación en el exterior, desarrolla en la actualidad un proyecto 
ambicioso y de envergadura, la construcción de un Centro de Onda Corta 
a través de la Gerencia de Ingeniería y Tecnología de la emisora.

En este sentido, el licenciado Elio Ludovic, Gerente General de 
Ingeniería y Tecnología de RNV nos manifestó que el Centro de Onda 
Corta que se desarrolla en Calabozo, va a permitirle a Radio Nacional 
de Venezuela transmitir su señal hacia el exterior del país, cuya 
finalidad es sustituir la retransmisión que se estaba realizando desde 
Cuba. “Nosotros vamos a transmitir nuestra programación directamente 
desde el edificio que está ubicado en el sector El Recreo de la ciudad 
de Calabozo, estado Guárico”.

Ludovic declaró que esta Onda Corta Internacional va a cubrir 
Norteamérica, Centroamérica, Suramérica y gran parte de Europa, África 
y Oceanía.

“Se tiene contemplado que la culminación total de su infraestructura 
sea para finales de septiembre de 2012, siempre y cuando contemos con 
los recursos asignados para esta gran obra. Hemos avanzado en un 95 
por ciento, lo cual tiene que ver con bases y anclajes en el campo 
norte, lo que permitirá realizar la instalación de antenas, cuya 
culminación está pautada para abril o mayo del próximo año. Para esa 
misma fecha esperamos tener listas las dos transmisiones de 100 KW. y 
de esta manera, finalizar con la primera etapa que implica Norte, 
Centro y Sur de América”.

El Gerente General de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Elio Ludovic, dijo que 
en “Suramérica no existe una obra de esta magnitud, como la que 
estamos ejecutando en esta nueva sede de RNV, ubicada en el estado 
Guárico”, que lleva por nombre “Centro de Onda Corta Simón Bolívar” 
(tomada íntegramente de la página web de la emisora) (via WORLD OF 
RADIO 1593, DXLD)

Also via Yimber Gaviria. Looks like the same PR we have quoted 
months/years ago, except they have set the completion date back again 
to the end of September 2012. I`ll bet by then it`s delayed yet again 
(Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

History, first report appeared in May 2008. So, it took five years 
till realization in mid 2012. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD):::

Una vez culminado el edificio Centro de Onda Corta. Senal de
RNV podra ser escuchada en todo el Continente Americano
<http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/?act=ST&f=2&t=68073>
(Frecuencia DX, May 14, 2008)

The Hiring commission of Venezuela's Ministry of Communication and
Information (Minci) and the commission of Radio Nacional de Venezuela
(RNV), yesterday met representatives of companies bidding for work in 
the construction of the new shortwave station for RNV, located in 
Calabozo, Guárico state.

Engineer Luis Alfredo Palacios, an adviser to RNV, said the station 
will propagate programming of RNV throughout the American Continent. 
"At this time, the International Channel's programming is produced in 
the RNV's studios and transmitted from a shortwave station in the 
Republic of Cuba by an agreement signed between the two countries," 
said Palacios. He also stressed that the goal of this project is to 
build a shortwave station in Venezuela "so that in the near future, we 
believe that time will be a maximum of 18 months, we can begin to make 
international broadcasts from this centre."

Palacios also stressed that the project of this shortwave station 
consists of two phases. The first is expected to be completed in the 
next 18 months and to cover only the northern hemisphere, and the 
second would last an additional year, with which will be achieved the 
broadcasting of RNV throughout Latin America.

Finally, engineer Luis Alfredo Palacios said that Guarico state is a
strategic location for the installation of the antennas because of the
place it geographically occupies, at the heart of the country, meaning
that there will be an excellent coverage and spreading of the signal 
of the RNV circuit towards any country in the Americas.
(Radio Nacional de Venezuela via Ashok Bose-INDIA via
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/radio-nacional-de-venezuela-plans-to-open-own-shortwave-station-within-18-months
Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN May 21, 2008 via BrDXC-UK)

HFCC Venezuela
<http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/terrestrial/broadcast/hf/refdata/reftables/site.txt>

shows
20-JUN-2008 Global HF Transmitter Site Table
20-JUN-2008: add: CLZ Calabozo, VEN, 10N30 066W52

Entry is wrong. 10N30 066W52 located at Caracas downtown, next to 
airport.

Fallingrain shows Calabozo - Estado Guárico, 180 km south of Caracas
08 56 04 N  67 25 36 W (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24, 2008)

Radio Nacional de Venezuela construirá Centro de Onda Corta.

En el estado Guárico Radio Nacional de Venezuela construirá Centro de 
Onda Corta Este === proyecto permitirá propagar la señal y la 
programación de RNV en todo el continente americano
<http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=106248>
(via dxld Aug 2008)

Yahoo maps, MS Virtual Earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
http://www.rnv.gov.ve/galeria/displayimage.php?album=129&pos=5

100%ig location of new Radio Nacional VEN shortwave location site at
08 53 13.87 N  67 21 46.44 W
http://maps.google.de/maps?q=08+53+13+N+67+21+46+W&hl=de&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.752995,57.084961&t=h&z=17&vpsrc=0

forest clearance visible in northerly direction to set up the antenna
field. See complex of buildings, very same design.
<http://www.rnv.gov.ve/galeria/thumbnails.php?album=129>

Forget faulty entry in ITU list, centered at Caracas 183 kilometers 
north. ;20-JUN-2008: add: CLZ Calabozo, VEN, 10N30 066W52 (Wolfgang 
Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 20, 2010 all via Büschel, DXLD)

** YEMEN. 9780, Republic of Yemen R., Sana’a. Relatively clear signal 
of speakers in Arabic at good strength 1912, 20/11 (Charles Jones, 
Castle Hill NSW, Sony 2001D with 7m vertical antenna, Dec Australian 
DX News via DXLD)

[non] I don`t think so; unless you got some definite ID from Yemen, 
this frequency has been off the air for months/years, and instead now 
scheduled on 9780 during this semihour per HFCC is:

9780 1900 1930 47,48 SMG 250 146 0 618 1234567 301011 240312 D 13650 
Sudanese f CVA IBB IBB 371

And per Aoki:
9780 Afia Darfur/Hello Darfur 1900-1930 1234567 Arabic/Sudanese f 250 
146 Santa Maria di Galeria CVA 01219E4203N IBB/SAW b11

Aoki doesn`t help by continuing to list Yemen on 9780 too, including 
the long-gone English hours at 06 and 18, as I just mentioned this 
week on WORLD OF RADIO 1592. 

Same reporter`s next item in the ADXN by-frequency log list, however, 
is correct: ``9805 Afir Darfur via Wertachtal. Fair level signal of 
speakers in AA-like language until close at 1829. 1824 12/11 (Jones)`` 
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZAMBIA [and non]. Hi Glenn, Radio Chad [q.v.] still seems to be 
causing problems here in Southern Africa. Regards, Bill.
  
ZNBC2, 6165 Lusaka. Nov 28, 2011, Monday. 0310-0315. "Daybreak Africa" 
from the VOA, but unreadable. Very poor today, almost unreadable due 
to rapid pulsing and co-channel QRM. Not sure, but suspect it may be 
an appearance by Chad again. Jo'burg sunrise 0308.

ZNBC2, 6165 Lusaka. Nov 28, 2011, Monday. 1803-1818. Unreadable news 
in english (// 5915 ZNBC1), but unreadable after that. I can't make 
out anything they say. Very poor and distorted, co-channel QRM and a 
very strange sound like a fax modem in sync with the spoken words, 
never heard anything like it before. Rapid pulsing / fading makes me 
suspect another appearance by Chad; they are going to be very 
unpopular in Zambia if they are having the same effect there. ZNBC1 
from Lusaka on 5915 is fine. Jo'burg sunset 1645.

ZNBC2, 6165 Lusaka. Nov 29, 2011, Tuesday. 0238-0308. Very distorted 
sine wave with in-decipherable QRM (OM talking) in the background, 
changed to laryngitic fish eagles at 0248 (late) and then to the 
Zambian National Anthem at 0255, unreadable sign-on at *0256, and 
unreadable VOA "Daybreak Africa" at 0300 (the latter confirmed by // 
909, 4930 from Botswana). By now the QRM has changed to North African 
music, and with sunrise a few minutes away a distinct deep pulsing is 
developing. If this QRM is from Chad, I'm beginning to wonder if they 
haven't massively increased their power as well as their operating 
times. Until recently I have never received them before at this 
location; now they have been here for at least the past eleven days (I 
first noticed them on November 18) which seems a bit long for abnormal 
propagation. Probably an opportunity for DX'ers in other parts of the 
world. ZNBC1 on 5915 from Lusaka is fine, no QRM or QRN at all. 
Jo'burg sunrise 0308.
 
ZNBC2, 6165 Lusaka. Nov 29, 2011, Tuesday. 1803-1811. News in English 
(// ZNBC1 on 5915). Almost inaudible, with severe QRM from another 
station with OM talking and afro music. Suspect Chad, if only because 
Aoki lists no other options for this time slot. ZNBC1 on 5915 is fair 
- good. Jo'burg sunset 1645 (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZANZIBAR [non]. 6015, 0304-0316, CHINA, PBS Xinjiang, Urumqui [sic; 
EAST TURKISTAN], 27/11, Kazakh, YL talks - fair with QRM from both 
sides (IRAN and CRI), there were no any signs of Radio Tanzania 
Zanzibar on the frequency during some last weeks (Mikhail Timofeyev, 
DSWCI member no. 2987, http://dxcorner.narod.ru Receiver: Drake R8A, 
Antenna: Long wire (30 m), St. Petersburg, Russia, HCDX via DXLD)

** ZIMBABWE. Voice of Zimbabwe, 4828 Gweru. Nov 28, 2011, Monday. 
1818-1825. Nothing heard, not there tonight. Jo'burg sunset 1645 (Bill 
Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ZIMBABWE [non]. 9345, RVOP (Talata-Volondry) *1600+ 18 Nov. In the 
clear this morning with "Welcome to... Radio Voice of the People" 
followed by 31/25M freq/sked info & into Zimbabwe-related news items 
(Dan Sheedy, CA, G5 + 4m Xwire @ Moonlight Beach, via Bob Willkner, 
FL, Cumbre DX via DXLD)

UNIDENTIFIED. MW TP carrier search Nov 27 around sunrise 1321 UT: At 
1324, JBA carriers from NW/SE on 774, 882. I must be very careful, as 
at 1327 there was a stronger carrier on 693, just the right pitch on 
my BFO 9-kHz-offset steps, but more NNW/SSE and then tone shifted, so 
from some local source (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. NÃO IDENTIFICADAS, 1330, La Voix du Salut, surely a USA 
station, 2305-2320, 27/11, French, religious songs, phone-ins; 44433.  
I suspect this is WOKB, Winter Garden FL. http://radiovoixdusalut.org/ 
only mentions the frequency (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 1710, pirates: see NORTH AMERICA; USA

UNIDENTIFIED. ESTAÇÕES PIRATAS: 1733.7, UNID Balkanic, 1905-..., 
25/11, Serbian/Croatian (?), talks, folk tunes; 35342.

1743.8, UNID Balkanic, 1945-..., 27/11, Serbian/Croatian (?), talks, 
music; 35342. Same one as on 25/11 (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg 
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 4755.003 23.11 1530 OID. Alldeles i början av min 
inspelnig lät det som Indonesiska, men senare mer ett arabliknande 
språk. C/D exakt1600 med en paus signal alldeles före på ett 
stränginstrument ev. en gitarr. 2-3. OB Olle Bjurström

4755.003, 23/11 1530, UNID. At the very beginning of my recording it 
sounded like Indonesian, but later on as a more Arab-like language. 
close/down exactly at 1600 with a pause signal from a string 
instrument, maybe a guitar. 2-3. OB (Olle Bjurström, Sweden?, SW 
Bulletin Nov 27, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 5054,95 19.11 0810 OID med OM spkr och mx med körsång. 
Jag hade svårt att gissa språket, men det påminde om PP. Efter att ha 
lyssnat på en inspelning säger HK så här: "Ganska säkert en 
morgonandakt. Språket är portugisiska. Prästerna talar långsamt, 
kanske kommer en bön på slutet. Sen en avannons och inne musiken 
döljer sig förmodligen inte bara namnet på prästen utan också 
inslagets namn och stationens namn. Det senare är förmodligen Rádio
dif. De Cáceres uti Matto Grosso. Försök dagarna framöver vid denna 
tid eller redan 08.00 så kommer du säkert att klämma den på ett 
anrop." Jag har tyvärr inte haft möjlighet att göra detta ännu. Har 
aldrig hört dem på kväll/natt då andra brassar går som bäst. Tack för 
hjälpen, Henrik! AN 

5054.95, 11.19 0810, UNID with OM speaker and music with choral 
singing. I found it hard to guess the language, but it reminded me
of Portuguese. After listening to the recording, Henrik Klemetz says: 
"Pretty sure a morning devotion. The language is Portuguese. The 
priests speak slowly, maybe a prayer at the end. Then a final 
announcement and inside the music hides probably not just the name of
priest but also the element name and station name. The latter is 
probably Rádio Dif. Cáceres in  Mato Grosso. Try the coming days at 
this time or already at 0800 and you will surely get and ID."

Unfortunately I have not been able to do this yet. Never heard them in 
the evening/night when other Brazilians are best heard. Thanks for 
your help, Henrik! AN (Arne Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Nov 27, 
translated by Editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6074, Nov 27 at 1300 straining to hear the CW marker as 
R. Rossii, Pet/Kam signs off 6075. Nothing at 1300, after RR carrier 
is off, but BFO is on so I listen a while longer, then at 1301 barely 
make out a V and then an L; unfortunately, L is the only common 
character to the two possible IDs, 8GAL and 2MTL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6075.74, 16.11 0204, UNID again with a little bit better 
audio than before. Henrik Klemetz listened to the recording and says 
it is very difficult to catch what they say and that the flow "might" 
sound like Brazilian Portuguese. Carlos Gonçalves also listened to a 
short piece and also says the flow of the language does seem Brazilian 
Portuguese. It is very frustrating that this station always is too 
weak for decent audio. The station has been gone for several weeks but 
now back the last days (Thomas Nilsson, ibid.)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6150 at 2305-2348, Sunday, Nov 27. Western pop & techno 
music, no announcers heard, very occasional fades, no parallels found 
on 49, 41m or 31m, no co-channel stations over or under. Final tune 
ended cold at 2348, carrier off in just a second or two. After the 
carrier went off I was able to use the bfo to hear another carrier 
underneath but no quieting and no audio.

In DXLD 11/17/11 I saw Mark Coady's recent log of R Bayrak; no idea if 
it's the same. I suspect it's not Taiwan or China. Also, BBC WS was on 
6005 at 0000z. Either on late from Seychelles or early from Ascension
(Jerry Lenamon, Waco TX, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

6150, Nov 30 at 2305, music and talkovers by DJ, hard to make out 
language, but lucked out with a clear frequency, no ACI or CCI at the 
moment, presumed R. Bayrak, CYPRUS TURKISH NORTHERN as others have 
been reporting? (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

However, Jerry Lenamon in Waco TX says in the DXLD yg: ``I caught this 
again Wednesday evening [Nov 30 also] starting at about 2230z. Pop 
music again (Phil Collins, Celine Dion, etc) but this time a breathy 
female announcer trying to sound seductive. No ID or station name but 
almost surely it's R Record in São Paulo. No QRM until about 2315 when
CNR1 (// 5945) came on channel (or quickly faded in). JL``

There have not been many logs of RR on 6150; however this was reported 
in August:

``BRAZIL. A Rádio Record, de São Paulo (SP), mudou radicalmente a sua 
programação. Todos os comunicadores foram demitidos, entre eles, 
Juarez Soares, Paulo Barboza e Gil Gomes. Por enquanto, a emissora 
está levando ao ar músicas e noticiários de hora em hora. Em ondas 
curtas, a emissora está inativa em 9505 kHz e segue sendo ouvida 
normalmente em 6150 kHz (Célio Romais, Sintonizando Ondas Curtas blog 
via DXLD 11-34, Aug 24, 2011 via DXLD 11-48)``

``Rádio Record has changed its programming, all announcers have been 
dismissed and it is broadcasting music with news on the hour. 9505 is 
inactive but it is still broadcasting on 6150 (Célio Romais, 
Sintonizando Ondas Curtas blog via DXLD, summary translation by Mike 
Barraclough in Oct World DX Club Contact via DXLD)

Note the precise frequency for Bayrak that Wolfgang Büschel reported, 
and also English: ``6150.037 kHz - just heard some English spoken 
fragments at 2310 UT Nov 16. Used a deep notch filter against of even 
frequency outlet 6150.000 CBSC RTI Kouhu and Chinese - seemingly usual 
CHN jammer in 22-24 UT slot, latter according to Aoki list (wb, wwdxc 
BC-DX TopNews Nov 16)``

So we need to detect whether some announcements are in Turkish or 
Brazilian! Should not be hard to distinguish with decent reception 
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 6210, 14.11 0003, in Greek, talks, songs, weak but good 
modulation? (Bernardini & Monferini, Italy, SW Bulletin Nov 27 via 
DXLD)

[non] Voice of Greece, mixing product 6210 = 15630 minus 9420, where 
you would surely find the same audio. This 6210 mix has been reported 
several times before, but people keep rediscovering it and wondering 
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7110 kHz heard now from tune in at 1235 UT, seems to be 
SE Asian (Jose Jacob, S India, via Alokesh Gupta, 1316 UT Nov 28, 
dx_sasia yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

Babul Gupta on IDXCI fb group ....."it is in Burmese language playing 
popular Burmese tune. I'm not sure about Radio Mayanma because their 
was no announcement at all." (Alokesh Gupta, ibid.)

I heard them last night (29 Nov 11) from  tune in around 1335 to 1437 
UT when some strong jammers started on frequency 73 (Jose Jacob, 
ibid.)

Hi Jose, I am sure you meant 28th November!!!! No issues. Pretty sure 
this is Myanmar testing on 7110 kHz. A regular broadcaster won't come 
in the Amateur Band and Myanmar has been using this area, and 
propagation and signal strength suggest someone not very far from S. 
Asia. And the final clinching is Babul Gupta identifying Burmese music 
and being fluent in Burmese, I think we can be pretty sure it is 
Myanmar.

Alokesh reported the station active as early as 1235 UT I think, and 
at 1430 Eritrea comes on 7110 with its programmes aimed at Ethiopia 
followed by the Ethiopian Chinese operated jammers with white noise 
jamming completely blocking out anything. 73 (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri 
Lanka, Nov 29, via Jose Jacob, WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD)

Dear Victor, Yes I heard them last night (28 Nov 11) from tune in 
around 1235 UTC till blocked by Jammers around 1435. I have heard them 
on several occasions with only music but yesterday some announcements 
were also given from time to time. I have made some recordings also 
yesterday. It was not parallel to the other known Burmese channels on 
5 Mhz, 5775, 5915, 5985.
  
Please also see DXLD info of earlier observations. Today (11.11.11) I 
heard continuous music without announcements from tune in around 1400 
till sign off at 1430 on 7110. It sounded like Burmese pop songs. The 
signals were extremely strong. May be Myanmar? Similar songs were 
heard some weeks back on 7290. --  Thanking you, Yours sincerely, 
(Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)
  
UNIDENTIFIED. 7110.00, 1418, Nov 12, Burmese (?) pop songs struggling 
under constant ham QRM, noted to 1430 s/off. Tnx very much to Jose 
Jacob for tip. Will keep an eye on this in coming days. Martien Groot, 
Schoorl, Netherlands (TenTec RX 340, 20 m. longwire) (via Jose Jacob, 
Nov 29, DXLD)

7110 Burmese Station heard today also just now 1230 UTC 29 Nov 2011 
with songs. --  Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, ibid.)

Hallo Victor & Jose, Burmese UNID on 7110 was again audible today, Nov 
29, at my QTH from 1215 tune-in to eventual 1430 s/off. Thanks for 
alerting me, 73, (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via 
WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 7802/rcusb, a “Beeper” with a 2875 Hz(ish) tone, slowly 
rising pitch to 2901 Hz at about 1 Hz per second while I listened. The 
pattern however remained unchanged during the ‘broadcast’. The tone 
lasted almost one full second and repeated 16 times per minute with 
the pattern: tone, 2 sec pause, tone, 4 sec pause, tone, 2 sec pause, 
etc. Ideas? Heard 1825-1844* without break while I ran tests on it & 
finished up my column about spooks/kooks. Most bizarre! 19/Nov (Ken 
Vito Zichi, Williamston MI, MARE Tipsheeet Nov 25 via DXLD)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11770, Strong signal at 0920, 24/11. Nonstop lively Afro 
songs and music. No announcements so I don't know the language. 
Nothing in new HFCC and old AOKI shows Nigeria at 1600 so could be 
them at a different time. Still going strong at 0940 with Afro version 
of "The Peanut Vendor"! (Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW (Icom R75, 
Realistic DX160, Longwires), Dec Australian DX News via DXLD)

UNIDENTIFIED. 15380, Nov 29 at 1503, strong 1 kHz tone over RHC, but 
quickly off the air. HFCC has nothing to explain this (no RHC either), 
but Aoki shows the next occupant of 15380 is R. Ashna, a.k.a. VOA Dari 
service, 1530-1630, 250 kW, 105 degrees via Wertachtal (Glenn Hauser, 
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 17553-USB, Nov 24 at 1626, 2-way intruder in Spanish; 
still/again there at 1939 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING 
DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 50130 kHz Asian Music TX? Hi Todd, William, That signal 
wasn`t detected anymore at least from my side. The STLs list is very 
useful. Thanks for the help (Flavio PY2ZX Archangelo, Brasil, 06 Nov, 
WTFDA via DXLD)

50.13 MHz might be music transmitted through a 6 metre rig (using USB)
somewhere in China. The signal seemed to be quite weak as heard on the
YouTube clip, so the tx is probably lowish powered. I will try and
listen on 50.13 (Broome, VK6 GT). If 50.13 is on most nights with 
music, it should be well received into Broome via eTEP. This assumes 
it can override 49.75 ChC1 video buzz. Regards, (Todd Emslie, 
Australia, ibid.)

With no vocals, sounds like one of Muzak-type stations like those 
found in Chile. Japan does have STL's in the 55-68 MHz range (I'm 
still in the process of adding them to my list 
http://dxinfocentre.com/stl-asia.htm
Could be another Asian country using VHF-Lo. Closest station I can 
find in the archaic ITU list is XACDC Ciudad Juárez, México on 50.15 
MHz in wide FM (180 kHz). wrh (Bill Hepburn, Ont., ibid.)

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UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
++++++++++++++++++++++++

Acknowledged on WORLD OF RADIO 1593:
Hi Glenn, it's Scott Gamble again. Still very much enjoying WOR and 
your online resources as I renew my international broadcast listening 
with a vengeance. I hope this contribution is helpful. All the best 
and happy holidays (Scott Gamble, with a contribution via PayPal to 
woradio at yahoo.com)
 
TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FUTURELY:
Thanks for a contribution via PayPal from Chris and Sarah Leslie (gh)

PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++

WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK 2012 --- We are proud to present the 66th 
edition

The 2012 edition of WRTH will be available from this site from 
5 December 2011 and the B11 CD will also be available in December

We are proud to present the 66th edition of the bestselling directory 
of global broadcasting on LW, MW, SW and FM. The Features section this 
year has a history of radio on Tristan da Cunha, reviews of the latest 
equipment, an investigation of radio in the "Arab Spring", a visit to 
Radio Bulgaria and much more, including our regular Digital Update.

The remaining pages are, as usual, full of information on:

• National and International broadcasts and broadcasters
• Clandestine and other target broadcasters
• MW and SW frequency listings
• Terrestrial TV by country
• Extensive Reference section
ISBN: 978-0-9555481-4-3
SOURCE: http://www.wrth.com
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, Nov 27, DXLD)

LANGUAGE LESSONS See FRANCE: HAUSA
++++++++++++++++

CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES
+++++++++++++++++++++++++

2012 WINTER SWL FEST 25TH ANNIVERSARY CASTING CALL

Unbelievable! It's that time AGAIN! So, let us take this opportunity 
to recycle this message once again and invite one and all to be a part 
of the 2012 Winter SWL Fest 25th ANNIVERSARY program on March 1, 2 and 
3, 2012 at the Doubletree Guest Suites in fashionable Plymouth 
Meeting, Pennsylvania, the city that thinks it's where the Pilgrims 
landed. (If you find Plymouth Rock there, check the proof rating on 
your flask.) [Editor's Note: I know that's the same joke we used 
last year, but given the advancing age of the attendees, we [are] 
counting on memory problems and recycling that too.] That's a mere 92 
days away as I type this. And, since we've taken a leap of faith that 
all of you will want to celebrate this august occasion longer, we've 
added an additional day to this year's festivities. More time to enjoy 
means more time to fill, so we really need your help!

As you know, one of the centerpieces of the Fest weekend is our line-
up of informative and entertaining forums. How do we get them? These 
excellent sessions are put together and presented by people just like 
you -- people with a deep and abiding interest in radio and a 
willingness to share what they've experienced, learned and know.

So, how about it? Have you a topic that you think Fest participants 
will find interesting and would like to present? Tell us about it.

Your role will be to lead a one hour session forum. That means 
preparing about a half-hour presentation that leaves plenty of time 
for audience questions and interaction.

And as a gesture of appreciation (and perhaps some measure of small 
compensation for your efforts), the Fest will comp your registration 
fees if your proposal is accepted by the Organizing Committee for 
inclusion in the 2012 program.

Make your suggestion/proposal to John Figliozzi at <jfiglio1 @ 
nycap.rr.com>. (Important Note from Figliozzi: EVEN IF YOU SPOKE TO ME 
OR HAVE WRITTEN TO ME OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR ABOUT AN IDEA YOU HAVE, 
PLEASE CONTACT ME AGAIN NOW AND REITERATE THAT INTEREST. MY FILING 
SYSTEM IS AT LEAST AS BAD AS MY MEMORY.) If you have any questions, 
we'll be happy to discuss them with you. And don't hesitate --- from 
personal experience we've learned that people tend to unfairly 
minimize their own abilities in this area. We know you'll be great, 
but you have to let us in on what you're thinking! We promise a quick 
turnaround on your proposal.

Be a part of the 2012 Winter SWL Fest program!

73 and 88 (John Figliozzi, Richard Cuff, 2012 Winter SWL Fest Co-
Chairs (Yep, we've been recycled as well.) Nov 29, NASWA yg via DXLD)

WORLD OF HOROLOGY
+++++++++++++++++

GEORGE DANIELS, MASTER WATCHMAKER, DIED ON OCTOBER 21ST, AGED 85

http://www.economist.com/node/21540211
(via Pollard, Gerald T., DXLD)

MUSEA
+++++

BBC DOCUMENTARY "THE SECRET LISTENERS" NOW ONLINE

The East Anglian Film Archive has made the 1979 BBC 30 minute 
documentary narrated by Rene Cutforth, The Secret Listeners, which I 
mentioned at the September Reading meeting, available online.

Illustrated with archival film and photographs, as well as interviews 
with those involved, the documentary traces the evolution of civilian 
involvement in radio-based intelligence during both world wars.

It was the tireless work of amateur radio enthusiasts during World War 
I, that initially convinced the Admiralty to establish a radio 
intercept station at Hunstanton. Playing an integral role during the 
war, technological advances meant that radio operators could pinpoint 
signals, thus uncovering the movement of German boats, leading to the 
decisive Battle of Jutland in 1916.

Wireless espionage was to play an even more important role during 
World War II, with the Secret Intelligence Service setting up the 
Radio Security Service, which was staffed by Voluntary Interceptors, a 
band of amateur radio enthusiasts scattered across Britain. The 
information they collected was interpreted by some of the brightest 
minds in the country, who also had a large hand in deceiving German 
forces by feeding false intelligence.

Documentary can be viewed at [29:37]:
http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/5108
(Mike Barraclough, Nov 27, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)

DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV SEE USA
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See AUSTRALIA; INDIA; LIBYA; NEW ZEALAND;
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ROMANIA; RUSSIA; SPAIN

DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC See also OKLAHOMA: WWLS
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Audiokarma discussion of "HD" Radio (IBOC)

There's a discussion of IBOC over on Audiokarma; most of the 
audiophile posters aren't impressed with it on FM.
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=407420
(I know its a quiet time between fall tropo and winter E's...and not 
all of us are at home during the good times for AM DX) --  --
(Fritze H Prentice Jr, KC5KBV, Star City, AR, WTFDA-AM via DXLD)

ALLOWING ASYMMETRICAL FM IBOC SIDEBANDS?

- The FCC is soliciting comments on a proposal to allow asymmetrical 
FM IBOC sidebands. If approved, a 100,000-watt (analog) station might 
use 1,000 watts on their lower digital sideband, and 10,000 watts on 
the upper sideband.

Some stations have been precluded from increasing digital power, due 
to the need to prevent their digital sidebands from interfering with 
another station on one side of their frequency. There's no station on 
the other side close enough to limit their power -- but they can't 
increase on that side since both sides must operate at the same power.

This petition proposes to eliminate that restriction.

It's my understanding that in *AM* IBOC, the two digital sidebands are 
transmitted out of phase, so they cancel each other out in analog 
receivers tuned to the station, reducing self-interference. (where the 
IBOC station interferes with its own analog signal) I don't know 
whether this is part of the FM-IBOC standard. If it is, it would seem 
that FM stations with asymmetrical powers would risk significant self-
interference.

Today's "Broadcast Applications" Public Notice is pretty dramatically 
large. Turns out they posted the Transfers of Control for the Cumulus 
stations (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, Nov 1, WTFDA via 
DXLD) 

RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++

NATIONAL EAS TEST RECORDINGS

Hello All, Here is a link to a page with recordings I made of the 
Nationa Emergency Alert System test [Nov 9]:
http://www.archive.org/details/NationalEasTestNovember9th2011
Regards, (Curtis Sadowski, Paxton, Illinois, WFTDA-AM via DXLD)

[Re 11-46, 11-47: more comments from other list sources]

Well that was a disaster! The audio was absolutely terrible on just 
about every station I tuned to here in the Boston/Providence. Among 
the worst were the Cumulus stations in Providence. 98.5 is ranting and 
raving about how bad it was right now. They're saying how not one word 
of the test could be understood (Jeff Lehmann - N1ZZN, Hanson, MA 
FN42NB, 9 Nov, Sangean HDT-1X, Yamaha T-85, APS-13, WTFDA via DXLD)

Test never triggered on Dish Network; WGGB just had a blank blue crawl 
with no audio. Total waste (Jeff Rostron, Springfield MA, ibid.)

"Disaster" is a good description of the EAS tests (and lack thereof) 
that I heard out of nearby stations in Tennessee and Alabama.

Cumulus, Clear Channel, and South Central Nashville ran the test, with
audio ranging from decent to incomprehensible (these are the major 100 
kW stations).

Cumulus in Huntsville appeared to have completely missed the test
altogether, as did Clear Channel, I think. All Huntsville stations I
flipped through were still playing regular programming.

Smaller stations in Northern Alabama and Middle Tennessee ranged from
incomprehensible audio to dead air or loud AC hums, or completely 
missing the test, a good mix of those three situations.

About on par with what I was expecting from an effort from a Federal
Government Agency (Bryce Foster - K4NBF, Murfreesboro, TN EM65, ibid.)

The audio was inaudible on all Springfield and Hartford radio stations 
that received it. It did not air on WILI-A or F, WMRQ-F, WEEI-F (Adam 
Rivers, MA, ibid.)

The test was cancelled here in Alaska due to the severe storm on the 
west coast of the state. The town of Nome is especially hard hit as 
well as many small villages along the coast. Some were evacuated. I 
don't think there will be much impact here in Anchorage with the 
exception of a little snow tomorrow (Dave Pomeroy, Anchorage, Alaska, 
ibid.)

"If this had been an actual emergency"... we'd all be screwed (Jeff 
Kruszka, LA, ibid.)

I felt it went pretty well at WSMV. It was by no means perfect -- 
there was phantom audio (sounded like "printthru" on analog tape) 
about 25-30 dB down -- but the voice message was easily intelligible 
and the data ran fine. From what I hear, the voice message was 
incomprehensible, if it existed at all, in most other states.

I also heard of serious problems across Alabama.

I've read the test didn't happen at all in Oregon, due to problems 
with the point where the message is received by state government. I'm 
told there were problems in Georgia, but apparently not with all 
stations (someone said it failed completely at the local stations in 
Gadsden, Alabama, but when he tuned to Atlanta's WSB-FM 98.5 it was 
fine).

I heard a rumor to the effect that it worked on Cumulus' WCJK 96.3 and 
-- well, I forget, but one of their other 100 kW stations -- but 
failed on their WNFN 106.7. Seems weird, as one would expect nearly 
all the EAS gear to be common among all the stations in a cluster.

Comcast covered the test to run their own. They do so by directing all 
their cable boxes to switch to the C-SPAN channel & then running the 
crawl over that channel. Apparently in at least one market a different 
cable operator never received the end-of-message data bursts -- so 
they continued to deliver C-SPAN on *every* channel for 15 minutes.

Bryce, from what I read if it was a "disaster" in Tennessee then it 
was a "catastrophe" in most of the other 49 states! -- (Doug Smith, 
W9WI, Pleasant View, TN  EM66, ibid.)

You are right, being aware now of how the test went in some other 
areas, it looks like Nashville was one of the better markets.

I didn't get a chance to see the television side of the test, but from 
what I heard of our local Nashville FMs, the audio was bad at various 
levels, but *mostly *intelligible with no stuttering or any major 
flaws. They all had the same issue of multiple layers of audio. I 
understand that they were fed by WSM-AM? I guess the test probably 
came down the chain with that issue.

I have a feeling, from a purely speculative, uninformed perspective, 
that in some cases, poor audio was made worse by the EAS systems at 
the station level. In many cases (WANT and WBUZ off the top of my 
head), stations already sound bad when they run EAS at a local level 
for severe weather and such, with low audio levels, hums, etc. WANT, 
to pick on them again, sounded particularly awful today.

I paid particular attention to Alabama stations I could hear 
(Birmingham, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa), and they almost all missed the 
test completely. Exceptions include WXFL in Florence/Muscle Shoals, 
who had a loud buzzing noise with no test audio for at least a minute 
or so, but I didn't catch the entire test on that one. WMSR 94.9 in 
the same area had at least a couple minutes of silence. WLLX just 
across the TN line carried the test all right, but with particularly 
bad audio if I recall.

It'll be interesting to see what the future holds for the system, 
perhaps well get a "take 2" for this test? (Bryce Foster, ibid.)

Hi Curtis: I really enjoyed listening to your audio clips. Thanks for 
posting them.

Here at WMHR in Syracuse, NY (102.9 FM), we had a similar thing going 
on -- distorted audio, layers of tones and staggered layers of the 
test announcement. The ending tones didn't trigger anything, so we 
wound up giving WSYR about 5 minutes of free airtime, although it was 
so distorted, one could barely understand anything except the call 
letters. Well, it was a test and I guess that what's tests are for!
(Richard McVicar, AB2FN, On outskirts of Navarino, New York, ibid.)

Hi Rich, You're welcome. I've been reading reports from around the 
country about the test; the only place it worked right from what I've 
gathered is WTOP Washington, D.C. Even WLS Chicago, a Presidential 
Entry Point, had trouble from the accounts I read - distorted audio 
and the message and tones looping. Press accounts around the country 
report some stations kicked over into playing a Lady Gaga song instead 
of the EAN. Not sure what would have caused that one (Curtis Sadowski, 
Paxton IL, ibid.)

I heard the EAS test via WNYC webcast with the same audio problems
related previously on tvfmdx. BTW the audio quality came from real 
local alerts was never really good and usually very weak, but at least 
they were intelligible. I believe that others subsystems were 
considered during the test like equipments, the information feed, the 
hierarchy of the network, etc. 

Following the link with my WNYC recording and my presentation about
CAP/EAS did on SET 2011?s Congress (Brazilian RTV Engineering 
Society).
http://archangelo.net/temp/emcomm

They are studying the EWBS, the ISDB-T emergency warming system,
used in Japan, Chile, etc, but focused only on DTV! (Flavio PY2ZX 
Archangelo, Brasil, ibid.)

The Denver Post had an article with the headline "National Alert Test 
Scores F in Denver". Here like in other places, DirectTV subscribers 
heard Lady GaGa. Nice promo for her it seems like. The test was not 
very long, but during it I tuned across the band as fast as I could 
and I heard the test fine on most stations. Though some FM stations 
were playing music. Here is the Denver Post article:
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_19302839
(Craig, Denver, 13 Nov, ibid.)

WATER-POWERED RADIO HITS THE MARKET

The man who helped turn the Wind-Up Radio into a global success in the 
1990s has invented a radio that is powered by the motion of water 
flowing into a shower. More at : 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8916834/Water-powered-radio-hits-the-market.html
(via Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD)

Big deal. This was first reported months ago. I have a hard time 
figuring out why this gets any attention. Obviously, the hydro-
electric concept is ancient, and this could be applied to any device 
which needs only a small amount of juice to be generated in this way. 
And look at the radio! It only ``seeks`` up and down. You can`t even 
tune it properly. Anyone want to probe its sensitivity, frequency 
coverage, SW? Where`s the antenna? Ha! Maybe that`s the water stream 
too? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)

http://www.waterpowerradio.com/

FM only
http://www.waterpowerradio.com/file/waterpowerradio_sheet.pdf
Pity it doesn't have a waterfall display :-)
(swlistener, UK, ibid.)

Furthermore, a shower doesn`t take more than a few minutes, but you 
may want to keep listening to the radio. Then what? Keep wasting water 
running it down the drain? What they need is an external hybrid power 
source.

BTW, I already have a (battery-powered) `shower` radio as a gift, and 
tho it may be more-or-less water-proof, also has issues with 
sensitivity and tuning.

And then there is the issue of the noise a shower produces. Not your 
ideal radio-listening venue, but I guess how loud you run it is not an 
issue.

But if you`re near an artesian water source, or right next to a 
stream, this is the thing, once you route some if thru a hose thru the 
radio. No grid, no solar cells, no wind. 

{Or if you already have a fountain with a pump, and then gravity-
flowing water, you could run the radio with that, altho somewhat 
inefficiently.}

And we may be seeing the birth of a new variation on the ultra-light 
movement, somehow making this a DX machine, but logs eligible only 
while you are naked and all wet (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)

If this had a very small battery which automatically recharged when 
water was running, it could be useful. If it were smart enough to 
automatically switch over to battery power when the water flow 
stopped, even if it only kept 5 or 10 minutes of run time in the 
battery (a very minuscule amount of power, really), I might actually 
consider getting one. Well, only if it had a real tuner and reception 
were at least average (Earl Higgins, St. Louis, Missouri USA, ibid.)

SANGEAN DT-400 GETS RAVE REVIEWS

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ABDX/messages/53990?threaded=1&m=e&var=1&tidx=1
(ABDX, via gh, DXLD)

CAPACITOR MAINTENANCE

My experience is that old electrolytic capacitors like to be gently 
awakened with a variac [slowly rolling up the voltage] or a soft start 
device. All my important old tube devices have CILs installed - 
[current inrush limiters, sometimes called inrush current limitors] 
that give a soft start. Then, I have a variac and a couple Zimm soft 
start boxes to power up anything I haven't retrofitted with a CIL yet. 
This same process is also very kind on tube filaments. Put it this 
way, if you were old and asleep for a long while, would you rather be 
awakened gently or given a kick in the keister?

If there is hum trouble, the electrolytics get replaced - period. If 
the cap looks bad, it gets replaced. If it will be sold or given to 
anybody, it gets replaced. If it is to be used as a daily player, it 
gets replaced. 

The only time I don't replace is if the caps look good, act great, are 
a name brand - like Sprague - and I will be in full control of the 
device. And, fuse protection.

Fuse protection is essential. Could save a power transformer or keep a 
house from burning down.

Be cautious of new electrolytics - there are some bad ones out there -
a lot of non-working modern electronics can be traced to bad 
electrolytic caps or bad soldering. Lead free solder can be big 
trouble - especially where temperature varies a lot or there are 
vibration issues, e.g. cars.

And, I make it a 'policy' to never leave vintage gear on and 
unattended. Also, when off, its either physically unplugged or 
virtually unplugged, e.g. switched powerbar switched off.

My other tube related words of wisdom for the day - for fans of the 
500 and 600 series tube Zenith transoceanics - the solid state 1L6 
replacement available on eBay is very good. I put one in my H500 and 
it really came alive. I was expecting just an improvement on the upper 
SW bands, but it made a big difference all over - including the AM 
broadcast band. Obviously the 1L6 in it was weak (Phil Rafuse, PEI, 
ABDX via DXLD)

MEDICAL DEVICES THAT HELP PARALYZED MOVE WILL GET RADIO SPECTRUM
By Anna Edney    November 30, 2011 3:31 PM EST
http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2011-11-30/medical-devices-that-help-paralyzed-move-will-get-radio-spectrum.html

Medical devices designed to help paralyzed patients move won U.S.
regulators' approval to use a block of radio spectrum for transmitting
wireless signals to incapacitated limbs.

The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules that give access
needed by so-called advanced microstimulator devices that use 
implanted electrodes to stimulate muscles with the help of a wireless 
controller worn outside the body.

The devices may help stroke patients and U.S. service members 
suffering from spinal-cord and traumatic brain injuries, FCC staff 
said in the agency's proposed rule. About 1.7 million people sustain a 
traumatic brain injury annually and about 200,000 are living with 
spinal cord injuries in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention based in Atlanta.

The frequency approved "is the most efficient for penetrating tissue
with radio waves and without which the new generation of our
implantable neurostimulator technology would be impossible to 
advance," said David Hankin, chief executive officer of the Alfred 
Mann Foundation in Santa Clarita, California, which funds medical 
device development and asked the FCC to extend the spectrum to the 
products.

The airwaves at stake are in the 413-457 megahertz range and part of a
block of spectrum used primarily by the federal government. Amateur
radio operators have permission to use the spectrum on a secondary
basis and have filed objections to the agency over the proposed use by
medical devices.

Amateur Radio Opposition

The choice of frequency bands for the devices is "unfortunate and
unnecessary," the American Radio Relay League, the national 
association for amateur radio in Newington, Connecticut, wrote in 
comments to the FCC. The group said it was concerned that interference 
from the devices may hinder amateur radio operators and suggested the 
agency allocate a different block of spectrum.

The Alfred Mann Foundation plans trials this year on people with head
and neck cancer who have difficulty swallowing and traumatic brain
injury patients with upper-limb paralysis, according to the group's
website. The foundation didn't return a call for comment on the 
trials. Alfred Mann is founder, chairman and chief executive officer 
of MannKind Corp., a biotechnology company based in Valencia, 
California.

Some electrical stimulation systems with electrodes on the skin that
activate major leg and pelvis muscles have been approved, according 
the Cleveland FES Center in Ohio, which studies functional electrical
stimulation to help those with muscular skeletal or neurological
impairments (Bloomberg via Mike Cooper, Nov 30, DXLD)

OTH RADAR ALL OVER 25 MHZ

Listening to the 3 FM transmitter links at great level today, but 
noticed major QRN from presumed CODAR or maybe OTH radar, but looks 
like the former (which is actually the same technology, no?). There's 
an up stroking signal between 25745 and 25855 kHz, and a down stroking 
one between 25820 and 25980. I don't recall seeing these before in 
this range. All this at 1920 UT on 27 November, 2011 (Walt Salmaniw, 
Victoria, BC, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)

I hear a lot of CODAR on the 11m `SWBC` band; reported several logs of 
it a few weeks ago with approx. frequency ranges, but not bothered 
lately. While the purpose may be related, I think CODAR is quite 
different from the other OTH radars. CODAR covers wider ranges, but is 
much less disruptive, much lower pulse rate, much less intense. I`m 
too close, in the skip zone for the Fort Worth stations on 11m, have a 
chance at Denver, but only by short-skip, not F2 (Glenn Hauser, DX 
LISTENING DIGEST)

RUSSIAN WOODPECKER RADAR REVEALED

I just got sent this by Ian Roberts, a DXer and ham operator in South 
Africa (Hugh Hoover, Portugal, Nov 29, WTFDA via DXLD)

----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Roberts
Cc: SkywavesDX@yahoogroups.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:53 PM

The satellite TV programme Russia Today is currently chronically 
leading details of the new radar system which started operation today.
It`s situated in Kaliningrad, which is a spur between Lithuania and 
Poland, and the westernmost part of Russia.

Pictures show an immense building housing a phased dipole array 
comprising 9 vertically stacked rows of three and since the target 
activity is detection of missiles launched from the north Atlantic 
(and obviously also Europe), it is west-facing.

These over the horizon radars operate near the MUF to maximise range 
and reduce return clutter. With solar max conditions approaching, it 
may well inhabit the E/W MUF around 33-35 MHz and maybe even higher to 
just short of the band 1 TV frequencies. I can't see Sporadic E being 
of much use and the operators will surely tailor the frequency to get 
maximum range with least clutter, very consistent with tropospheric 
forward scatter.

This is what was noted last week (the "woodpecker radar) when it was 
presumably commissioning. The radiation could conceivably 
circumnavigate the globe at solar max with reception arriving from the 
"wrong direction".

As far as DXers are concerned, it will be a useful indication of the 
E/W MUF and the whole European region will be illuminated by 
tremendous power from this device. I noted a pulse repetition 
frequency of about 7 Hz last week when reported. Enjoy it! Ian.

Ian seems to have been receiving it in South Africa; this was at 1629 
UT: Hi Hugh, big sigs from it on 34.170, 34.428, 34.220, 34.255, 
34.367 all right now and simultaneously. MUF low today - well below 
band 1 TV. Cheers, Ian (via Hugh Hoover, ibid.)

This was commissioned following America`s decision not to adhere to 
the treaty on conventional armed forces in Europe. It is to be 
supplemented by a programme of ballistic missiles commissioned by the
Strategic Missile Forces and the Navy will be equipped with advanced 
missile defence penetration systems. So, let`s start another cold war, 
great idea, eh?

This is a video I took last week of the woodpecker on 34 MHz.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgVJIwB7tbc
(Paul, http://www.ukdx.org.uk http://www.youtube.com/Aceblaggard 
ibid.)

Been hearing it in Portugal this morning on 34.165, 34.225, 34.375, 
34.412 and 34.425 MHz. Hearing it now on 34.425 on a global tuner in 
New England. Sounds more like a steam loco than a woodpecker (Hugh 
Hoover, Nov 30, ibid.)

And when the MUF falls, it will get into HF, shortwave frequencies 
below 30 MHz (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

PROPAGATION
+++++++++++

TV DXING - THE EARLY YEARS (1950 - 1955) by Bob Cooper

It might come as a surprise to you to learn that “TV DX” was neither 
considered a “waste of time” nor “silly” in the 1948 - 1955 period. 
For many, these were the Golden Years. With just 100 (107 to be
precise, then 108, 109) TV stations on the air in the USA - all VHF 
and mostly low band - in 1948 - 1952, huge expanses of the country 
were 100-200-300-400 miles from the nearest TV transmitter. 

A typical article titled “How to get television DX” appeared over 
pages 28-29 in Radio Electronics for January 1949. The article pointed 
out that if you were within 250-300 miles of a TV station, and you
spent some time (and money) installing a suitable (large and high were 
two key descriptive phrases) antenna, added one or two or five(!) “in 
series signal boosters” to the lead-in line - and didn't mind partial 
reception part of the time, then TV was for you. 

Photos with the how-to-do-it article show 90 feet (or more) of 2-3-4” 
diameter “gas pipe” welded together end to end, somehow with lots of 
good luck stood up straight with huge 32-64-128 element stacked 
antennas attached at the top, and then quickly tied down with guy 
wires to keep the monster from falling down on the next three houses 
in the same block. 

The “serious” people built rhombics - big rhombics that stretched over 
acres of land. R-E advised, “It is a good idea to do some  
experimenting when it comes to matching inputs; there is often a very 
great mismatch which results in poor energy transfer of a signal. A 
little trial-and-error may make a big difference with input signal. 
Get the antenna up as high as possible, preferably on a utility pole 
that is climbable or fabricated with a mast that can be lowered for 
adjustments. The antenna must be rotatable, either by hand (turning 
the pipe column with a wrench) or a motor.” 

In 1949, a great deal remained to be learned about the technology of 
antenna systems. Here is a letter appearing in Radio Electronics for 
June 1949.

“I noticed a letter from Donald Smith of Northfield, Mass. about 
television dx reception at 100 miles. I am 150 miles from Louisville, 
200 miles from Cincinnati and 240 miles from Atlanta and I get 
excellent reception from these cities about 50% of the time. I find 
that one good booster gives less snow and a clearer picture than two 
or three (boosters). It’s proper matching of the antenna that does
the job. Use of a shorting stub matched to a channel is better than 
adding boosters. (B. Waters, Oneida, Tenn.)”

Much has been speculated about “what quality of television people were 
willing to put up with” in that developmental era. What follows is 
typical - From Radio-Electronics January 1951:

“Maurice Dubreuil of Lavaltrire, Quebec uses a RCA630TS design 
receiver built from a Philmore kit. He has changed the 6AG5s for 
6CB5s, operate the RF and IF (amplifier) stages at about 20% greater
voltage than the kit specified. ‘And I have realigned the set so the 
video IF is only 2.5 mc/s (MHz) wide (the standard then was 4 mc/s - a 
narrower bandwidth improved the sensitivity - somewhat).

Building and aligning the receiver was easy but the (signal) boosters 
were a headache. I have tried all commercial boosters that I could get 
my hands on, but could only get a little sound once in a while, so
I started fooling with building some. 

‘My first booster was a tuned-plate 6AK5 working into a 6J4 followed 
by nine (!!!) 6AK5s. It worked pretty well but gave a lot of noise 
(little wonder). The one I am using now has a 6J6 (triode) neutralized 
push-pull input feeding a pair of 6AK5s in push-pull. This works into 
a 6AK5 buffer which has no gain and then to two more 6J6 stages. 
Results with this booster are very good’ (but he still had a 6 tube 
booster; commercial models seldom had more than 1 tube).

“For antennas I use two double-stacked yagis cut for channel 4 and 
channel 5 (my boosters are good only on these channels), and a Vee-DX 
RD13A for all other channels. The antennas are on a tower 80 feet high 
and I intend to put up a 150 foot tower. With this equipment I get 
daily reception from WRGB channel 4 Schenectady and WSYR channel 5 
Syracuse; both are more than 260 miles distant.” 

Not surprising, Dubreuil caught some sporadic E (all on channels 4 and 
5 - no wonder with the single channel boosters) from throughout the 
mid west, south and one in particular - double hop 1,850 miler KOB-TV 
Albuquerque on channel 4.

Another Canadian, Grant Ross of Marathon, Ontario, was identified in 
the February 1955 R-E because he built a “large rhombic array on a 300 
foot hill and ran 1,800 feet of (open wire) transmission line down to 
the valley location This enables him to get excellent signals from 
WBAY-2 at least 40% of the time. Poor or useless reception prevails 
only 20% of the time over the 300 mile path (Marathon is almost due 
north of Green Bay - the first half of the path would be over land, 
the last half over Lake Superior). The rhombic also serves him well 
when DX is coming through.” 

Radio Electronics announced in November 1949 (p. 27), “Beginning with 
the next issue, RADIO ELECTRONICS will publish reports of long 
distance TV reception.” True to their promise, December reports 
covering the just-passed summertime sporadic E season included a 
report from William A. Riaski of Guthrie Center, Nebraska using a 
“loop antenna” on a 60 foot pole claiming reception from Los Angeles 
(no channel mentioned - most likely W6XAO on channel 2) and he noted, 
“I get good results five nights out of seven from Omaha, Nebraska 
channels 3 and 6, 85 miles, which are the nearest to me.”

Deep fringe viewers like Dubreuil were a forgiving lot. Warmer weather 
months (May - October) always brought improved fringe conditions but 
when the weather cooled, especially inland away from the ocean areas 
or Great Lakes, reception went down hill rapidly. What might have been 
“5 nights out of 7” in June quickly became “once and a while”. Radio 
Electronics warned service people in November 1952, “Viewers who have 
to rely on stations 50 miles or more away for their entertainment will 
find their picture quality deteriorating gradually during November ... 
many will be after their technicians to ‘fix up my set so it works 
like it did last summer’. It may take some patience to convince
these folks that everything is still working OK.”

An advertisement appearing in Radio Electronics during 1949 in behalf 
of Telrex Inc. (Asbury Park, NJ) displayed a varied set of conical “V” 
beam antennas. The headline read: “Telrex conical “V” beam antennas 
are performance proved. Up to 200 miles over land and up to 300 miles 
over all-water TV paths.” The Telrex conical (an antenna design for 
which they held a patent) was available routinely with up to four 
vertical stacked antennas and its broadband nature covered channels 2 
- 13. What it lacked in finesse it made up with a sizeable “capture 
area” (lots of aluminum hanging up there to catch the fleeting 
microvolts).

DXers of that period were subjected to the same human foibles as those 
of today. R-E reported Dan Samuels’ disappointment when he proudly 
displayed 200 mile tropo reception from Washington, DC to a neighbor. 
The neighbor: “Kind of snowy, isn’t it?” And there were non-believers. 

Stanley Penc of Utica, New York, later to become famous for his 
reception from Europe during the 1958-1959 F2 peak, was proud of his 
off-screen photo collection of DX stations. A neighbor called him a 
phoney and declared Stanley should find a better “hobby” than 
traveling around the United States taking snapshots of TV test 
patterns!

R-E wrote about “what is a (TV) DXer” in their January 1954 issue. 
“They are of all ages, of both sexes, and from varied walks of life; 
schoolboys 14 or 15, invalids bedridden or confined to wheelchairs, TV 
service technicians, doctors, housewives. Quite a few are hams and all 
seem to share that special blend of curiosity and enthusiasm that has 
made radio the fine hobby that it has been through the years.” 

Recognise anyone you know in that description? Not everyone lived on a 
hill or mountain top but DXer Louis Matullo of Washington, PA (south
western Pennsylvania) did and his 2,956 foot height was clearly the 
best around for a several year stretch starting in 1952. Matullo, like 
Bob Seybold to follow, installed TV sets and aerials and thus he had 
more than a passing interest in reception. Louis “routinely” received 
20+ stations on a daily basis from a 300 mile ¾ circle around his home 
and his record was 37 in one day (September 9, 1952).

Apparently one direction was blocked for him - judging from his 
reception, our guess would be he was hemmed in to the E/NE). His 
station total at the end of 1952 was 53 including WENR-7 and WGN-9
Chicago at around 500 miles. By the end of 1953, Matullo had reached 
95 stations, “virtually every VHF station within 500 miles including 
29 high band VHF and 7 UHF.”

South western Pennsylvania must have been a good spot to DX from in 
the early 50s. R-E reported TV DXer R. E. Dull living in Washington, 
DC had run up a total of 31 stations and then he took equipment with 
him into the mountains of SW Pennsylvania during July - August (1952) 
and picked up 49 stations from there. Maybe, as good as Matullo’s 
2,956’ elevation was, there were some better nearby.

DXer Dorsey Akers, Charlestown, W. Va. was proud he had received every 
channel 2 station in North America save one - WFMY which also happened 
to be the nearest to him. Akers would briefly lead all TV DXers until 
his dial filled up with local stations in 1953 and beyond.

By October 1954, TV DX was, as R-E wrote, “becoming a major hobby.” 
And some very capable people were showing up as real enthusiasts. 
October 1954 reported, “Who would believe that 156 different 
television stations could be identified in a single location? Yet 
that’s the record of 16 year old Bedford Brown, Jr. of Hot Springs, 
Arkansas. In June 1954 alone he identified 114 stations, 84 of them by 
Sporadic-E DX. On a single day, June 7, Observer Brown logged 64 
stations. Can anyone top this record?” 

Matullo had climbed to 134 while another consistent reporter, Fred Von 
Genten in Berne, Indiana had risen to 111, ’91 of them photographed.’ 
Von Genten caught 44 stations on June 24th while Roger Anderson in 
Madison, SD logged 29 on June 1. 1954 obviously had some sporadic-
E bright moments. 

Dorsey Akers of Charleston, W. Va. rose to the top of the TV DXer 
ladder in the end of year summary for 1954 (published February 1955). 
Akers had 202 stations identified. The January (February) 1955 R-E 
annual summary carried this report from Akers. He picked up 
Venezuelans YVKA on channels 2 and 5 at 5.12 and 6.18PM May 13. He 
also caught a station using the call letters CR5J on channel 2 with 
YVKA . This was one nobody ever worked out but decades later it would
appear to have been Rio de Janeiro because of the Portuguese language 
present.

The impact of TV DX was showing up in major newspaper stories as well, 
such as the Buffalo Evening News (the B.E.N. of WBEN) which wrote 
about 50 TV DX fans in and around Buffalo calling themselves “The E 
Skippers.” The group used the telephone as an alert system to advise 
fellow DX enthusiasts when conditions were good. And now you know why 
Buffalo, New York/Kenmore et al have long been the ”home” of serious 
TV DXing interest.

The March 1950 Radio-Electronics carried this report. “Mrs Renee 
Pannell, Allendale, Ill. (Allendale - cannot locate in my atlas) 
reports reception of WBAP-5 Fort Worth Texas and WATV Newark, NJ, each 
of which were received several times.” Her antenna was a Telrex but 
the unusual part here is WATV operated on channel 13 nearly 800 high-
band miles away. The same issue reports Don Ossege, Toledo, Ohio 
“received KNBH-4 Los Angeles, California on September 11 using a high 
and low band folded dipole antenna with reflectors.” And the unusual 
part here? Double hop sporadic-E in September?

More commonly, David C. Graves reported reception in Barnesville, Ohio 
of WMAL channel 7 Washington, DC (along with WTTG-5). RE for December 
1950 reported F.J. Glaub of East Moloine, Ill. receiving WHIO channel 
13 Dayton and WKRC channel 11 Cincinnati September 5 (1950) over
distances of around 370 miles using a Taco stacked dipole pointed at 
Chicago. E. Swanson of Rockford, Ill. reported WSPD Toledo on channel 
13 on September 6 and 7 over a distance of 300 miles, using a four bay 
Radiart conical.

Other high band DX of note in 1950: L.A. Canning, Halifax to WJAR 
channel 11 Providence, RI (450 miles) on September 30; E. Gustafson in 
Keokuk, Iowa to WLAV channel 7 Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 21 
(475 miles), WSPD channel 13 Toledo at the same time, and on September 
22 WXEL channel 9 Cleveland at 600 miles (of interest - his receiving 
antenna was a channel 5 yagi!).

Radio Electronics commented several times during 1951 that because TV 
sets lacked sensitivity on high band, DX reports were few and far 
between. In September 1951, they wrote: “The average TV installation 
is poor on channels 7 to 13. Pentode front ends (pentode was a 1930s
developed tube type found in TV tuners) work well enough at low band 
but tend to be ineffective on channel 7 and up. Neutralised-triode or 
grounded-grid preamplifier stages and properly designed large antenna 
systems could work wonders in improving high-band reception.”

By the January 1952 issue, RE was updating itself with, “New dual-
triode front-end (tuner) designs effect as much as 10 dB improvement 
on signal to noise ratio for some 1952 receivers. By using high gain 
antennas and the latest tuners, we could be in for some high-band 
DXing surprises!” Radio-Electronics also assured us that Sporadic-E 
never would reach as high in frequency as high-band.

By January 1953, R-E was reporting more frequent high band results at 
DX distances. G. W. Lowther of Alexandria, Indiana had caught New York 
City’s WJZ-7, WOR-9 and WPIX-11 at over 600 miles along with WJAC-13 
(350 miles) and WNBF-12 Binghamton at 520 miles. A year later the
increased receiver sensitivity and better aerials were starting to 
reveal patterns we still recognise today. For example, DXers Jerry 
Atkinson and Tommy Blalock in Tallahassee, Florida were finding
reception from the (low band) Cubans on channels 2, 4, 6 and high-band 
7 “during the warmer months.” 

R.J. Walker in Daytona Beach poked across the Florida peninsula and 
the gulf to KGUL-11 Galveston (800+ miles). Others along the Gulf 
Coast were finding 200-450 mile reception occurred far more frequently 
than anyone expected. The S.S. Sabine’s radio officer Gerald Proctor 
reported with a modest antenna on board they were routinely able to 
watch television over distances to 250 miles while plying the east and 
gulf coasts.

And there was the first of the “Don’t read this if you are not a 
believer” reports of high band at great distance. Robert McGough of 
Milwaukee (that’s in Wisconsin - not Oregon) reported KLAC-13 on
June 12, 1952. R-E added to the report, “This exceeds by several 
hundred miles the best amateur or TV DX ever reported on frequencies 
above 100 mc. It can happen, though - 200 mc radar sets have picked up 
targets 1,700 miles distant!” 

The January 1954 annual TV DX summary included more of a similar 
nature. H.D. Haley of Estes Park, Colorado caught “a few minutes of 
sound and picture from KLAC-13 Los Angeles on December 13, 1952.” 
Needless to point out - such a path is straight over the 13,000 foot + 
Rockies. And the by now “annual” Chicago/midwest region reception of 
high band from California: “Phil Rader of Indianapolis reports 
reception of KLAC-13 Los Angeles on July 2.”.

Rader must have had some set-up - he also reported PRF-3 São Paulo, 
Brazil July 8 (he obviously was having a “good week”). Still in the 
high band department - Broadcasting Magazine reported reception of 
Seattle-Tacoma’s KTNT-11 in McAllen, Texas but without any details.

The January 1955 (appearing in February that year) R-E summary 
mentioned some additional “Believe it or not” high band loggings. 
“Ernest J. Smith, Bennettsville, SC reports reception of KGGM-13, 
Albuquerque, NM at about 1,200 miles. Tommy Larkins, Clarkville, TN 
reports WATV-13 at 11.30PM on December 29, 1953 - 750 miles and at a 
season when high band DX is a rarity.” To which we now add - and down 
the back of a very rough (Appalachian) mountain chain.

And then we have what was probably the first-ever-reported high band 
Es reception, although nobody seemed to catch what it was at the time. 
“Dorsey Akers of Charleston, W. Va. reports highband reception from 
CMBF-7 Habana, Cuba.” No dates or time mentioned; Akers had become
something of a DX fanatic during 1954 and he topped the “most stations 
logged” list for that complete year. A second “possible” high-band Es 
report was from Albert Brant of Salem, Oregon logging KFMB-8 San Diego 
at 950 miles - except it was during the month of October which is not 
normally a suitable month for dense Es.

Double hop

R. Budinger of Des Plaines, Ill. reported reception from KCRP-TV 
channel 4 San Francisco on July 10, 1950. The next year, E.R. Hall of 
Miami, Florida had a banner day on June 9 when he logged 26 TV 
stations (his local WTVJ plus 25 Es stations) including Mexico City 
and San Francisco - the first coast to coast reception report to 
appear in Radio Electronics. 

Double hop across North America continued to be rare - even given the 
“wide open dial spaces” of the era (many fewer stations to create 
CCI). DXer Robert Royal of Red Bay, Alabama (on the Mississippi line 
E/NE of Tupelo) had a banner day on June 13 (1952) logging KRON-4 San
Francisco, KING-5 Seattle, KSL-5 Salt Lake City, KPHO-5 Phoenix and 
KTLA-5 Los Angeles - all double hop. Radio Electronics reported no 
trans-continental Es the following year, 1953. 

Radio-Electronics for several years rated TV Es by the number of 
reports per station. For example, in 1952 the station most reported 
was KPRC-2 (previously KLEE) Houston (114 reports). As the channel 
(frequency) went up, the number of reports for the various stations 
went down, significantly.

Channel 3’s best was KMTV Omaha (23), channel 4 was CMUR Habana (35), 
channel 5 was WBAP Fort Worth (25) while channel 6 was CMQ Habana 
(20). RE noted, “channel 2 accounted for 38% of the reports but had 
only 14% of the stations.” There was one lucky not-to-be-repeated Es 
catch - somebody (not identified) caught Zenith’s KS2XBS testing 
phone-vision service from Chicago on channel 2 (Zenith was the 
original holder of the channel 2 dial position there - quite foolishly 
they gave it up and donated the full station including transmitter to 
a school in Indiana). 

The May 1953 R-E noted about the 1952 Es season, “The 1952 (Es) DX 
season was one of the poorest on record for the TV DXer and (6 meter) 
hams.” Over the course of 12 months, Es was reported to R-E on 98 days 
in 1952 whereas in 1953 that number jumped to 133 days. By 1953’s 
tabulation (Radio-Electronics, January 1954) the scene had changed. 

New-to-air KFEL-2 Denver replaced KPRC with 129 DX reports (against 
Houston’s 121; they had 114 in 1952). Other leaders by channel for 
that year were KMTV-3, WKY-4, WBAP-5 and CMQ-6. Of special interest - 
New York City’s WCBS-2 moved from a meagre 24 in 1952 to 60 in 1953 - 
one explanation was their change from a transmitting antenna on the 
Chrysler Building to the Empire State building. 

1953 also saw a fellow named Hank Ward in Ponca City, Oklahoma 
initiate “The TV DXer”, the first example of a hobby publication in 
the field. Anyone have a copy of Hank’s early efforts laying around?

In the February 1955 issue, Radio Electronics launched the “Over Fifty 
TV DX Club” to list, annually, those with more than 50 TV stations 
claimed. Dorsey W. Akers, Charleston, W. Va. led the first such list 
at 202 followed by Robert Seybold with 163 and Bedford Brown with 162. 
Fred Von Gunten’s 154 included 126 photographed with call slides or 
test patterns and early leader Louis Matullo in the mountains of SW 
Pennsylvania claimed 146 (19 of which were UHF). 

A new DXing phrase appeared in 1955 - MS or meteor bursts. Bedford 
Brown was using the “new” technique to fill in between DX openings and 
had managed 11 stations via this mode. By the 1956 report covering 
1955, Kingdon Shaefer of Buffalo was credited with logging 19 new-for-
him stations using MS. R-E advised, “Turn your antenna in a suitable 
direction, put the TV set on a blank channel where a known station is
operating and sit down to stare at the screen. As the average level of 
burst signals is low, effective work of this kind calls for a 
sensitive receiver, a quiet location, a large antenna and not a little
patience.” 

The January 1956 annual report found Seybold had climbed to 259 
stations to top the list ahead of Bedford Brown at 228. Bob had 28 
UHFers which if subtracted from his 259 would put him at 231 - a
virtual tie with Brown’s 228 “VHF only”. Bob also had climbed to 45 
states and 6 countries against Brown’s 42 and 9. It was a horse race. 
Akers in Charleston after his brilliant 1953-1954 period was feeling 
the effects of new local and semi-locals (channels 3, 7 and 9) and 
remained at 202 logged - the same as a year earlier. Matullo was now 
at 195 (of which his 35 UHF made him top dog in that department) but 
was being chased hard by Art Collins of the Buffalo group (175/28).

August 1956 R-E reported what everyone now accepted had to be high-
band sporadic E. Richard Lowry of Temple, Texas caught XEQ-9 at 950 
miles January 19 at 5PM local time during an intense Es opening into 
Mexico. In the years that followed, Lowry would add high band Es from 
Cuba on 7, 9, 11 and 13 in an opening which doesn’t happen every year 
(or decade - perhaps century!).

Radio-Electronics published (October 1951, p. 31) a copy of a letter 
to DXer L.A. Canning in Halifax, Nova Scotia dated 3 July 1952, 
verifying as correct Canning’s report of PRF-3 TV from São Paulo, 
Brazil on June 11 of that year. The station wrote,” What you heard is 
fully confirmed by our records and is checking perfectly with our 
transmission of the date.” They closed with, “We usually reach 90 
miles easily”, This distance was closer to 5,000. Another DXer, Frank 
Jordan of Grand Rapids, Michigan also reported reception of PRF-3 the 
same date and time - a fact not remembered by most.

Another “where-did-this-come-from?” logging was reported by Donald 
Middleton, Sanford, Florida; “LVD Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 8, 
1953 between 5 and 6.15PM.”

1954 was a banner year for long haul TV DX. R-E reported (January 
1955): “PRF-3 São Paulo, Brazil takes the prize among the South 
Americans. The station has been reported before but never so often or 
as widely as in 1954. If you can recognise the difference between 
Spanish and Portuguese, watch any Latin-American opening closely. This 
enabled G. P. Oberto (a Portuguese name if ever there was one) of 
Richmond, VA to dig out PRF-3 on May 17 at 7.30PM and May 20 at 
7.05PM. Bob Seybold (the first time his name appeared in R-E) Dunkirk, 
NY also caught PRF-3 on May 17th and again on June 17. Ronn deNeuf, 
Ithaca, NY also picked it up on May 20 around 7.30 PM. Fred L. Hall,
Wichita, Kansas saw PRF-3 back on September 10, 1952 but had not 
reported it previously. What is probably a world TVDX record was the 
achievement of Bob Cooper who reports 16 minutes of PRG-2 Rio de 
Janiero, Brazil at 11.47 (PST) - a distance of more than 6,600 miles 
from his DX location in Lafayette, California.”

By 1954 DXers were popping up in some mighty strange places - hundreds 
of miles from the nearest TV stations. Harold Glick at Yellowknife, 
NWT was one of these - with (wire) “V” beam antennas (half of a 
rhombic) Glick was tuning in KOOK-2 Billings and Seattle’s channels 4 
and 5 with some regularity.

UHF

The first UHF commercial operations began in (September) 1952. In 
reaction to the launch of a new band of service, R-E in April 1953 
posed the question - “Who will be the first to send in a u.h.f DX
report?” They then proceeded to pre-answer their own question in the 
May (1953) issue. “Most of our u.h.f. converters and receivers are 
none too good and some of the stations are (will be) operating on
temporary low power. If you see signs of life on channels 7 to 13, be 
sure to watch the u.h.f. channels.” 

The answer would come in the September 1953 issue. DXer R. J. Walker 
at Daytona Beach, Florida using a 160 foot long rhombic 55 feet above 
ground logged WCOS-25 from Columbia, SC over a 300 mile all-water path 
on several occasions. UHF “tricks” were still to be learned. For
example, the TV viewer in Ames, Iowa who caught then-new WKNB-30 New 
Britain, Connecticut from Ames, Iowa - 1,100 miles- shortly after noon 
on July 11th. The viewer was so excited he called the station and 
accurately described the station’s test pattern in detail. R-E 
editorialised, “Can anyone explain it? We obviously have a few things 
to learn, yet!”

R-E for March 1954 reported what may have been the first and only-ever 
UHF meteor scatter logging. It was R.J. Walker in Daytona Beach again 
with his large rhombic. At 2.55 PM on December 13th, Walker caught a 
ten second flash from KTSM-36 in St Louis, Missouri, 850 miles. Thank 
God for all of those test patterns and large easy to read call letters 
of that era. And that must have been one heck of a rock that slammed 
through the ionosphere!

The number of UHF stations on the air by mid-1955 was starting to make 
UHF “the DX place to be.” J.W. Collier in Arlington, Virginia caught 
11 UHF stations in a tropo session late in April (20th) out to WWOR-14 
at 385 miles from a typical suburban location - unlike Matullo on a 
3,000 foot mountain.

The 1954 annual survey published in February 1955 reported, “Seybold, 
Dunkirk, New York has 10 u.h.f. stations more than 200 miles distant 
with WEEK-43 Peoria, Ill at 480 miles and WWOR-14 Worcester, Mass 350 
miles his best west and east.” Bob was using stacked corner reflectors 
70 feet above ground at the time and he had a total of 19 UHFers. The 
best UHF station total belonged to one Art Collins of Buffalo, New 
York with 26. Seybold would pass him at 27 by the July issue of R-E.
The UHF record extended to 750 miles when Bob Weems of State College, 
Mississippi found WGBS-23 Miami over the period April 13-14 (1955). 
Many others in the south found UHF out to 500 miles pounding through 
during the same Gulf coastal tropo session.

Errata

And finally there is the “famous” story of how TV DX provided a family 
in Kansas with a new puppy. Here is the Radio Electronics report 
(November 1950):

“Roy Neal, conductor of a daily show on (Philadelphia’s channel 3) 
WPTZ offered a puppy to the person who wrote in the best letter on why 
he would give it a good home. Two days later Neal got a reply from 
Mrs. Arthur Pearce of Gardner, Kansas, 35 miles from Kansas City. She 
had seen the show and wrote that she needed a pup to replace one that 
had been recently killed on their farm. The Pennsylvania SPCA, who 
sponsored the give-away, immediately got in touch with SPCA 
authorities in Kansas who saw to it that the Pearce family got a pup.” 
And this memorable tag line appearing on the WPTZ press release 
recounting the event: “WPTZ claims no regular audience in Gardner, 
Kansas.”
...
(Preceding material is from a ‘draft’ segment of a book under way. Bob 
Cooper) (November 2011 WTFDA VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD)

AIRPLANE DXING

Subject: [Tvfmdx] South Alaska DX log

Excuse the long post ... as if that was abnormal coming from me. This 
is a note on airplane DXing, so if you're interested in that topic, 
feel free to read on.

On Saturday afternoon, I caught a chance to tune in some radio from 
aboard a 747-400 aircraft over southern Alaska. I generally try not to 
use my tuner aboard planes aside from brief periods at cruising 
altitude [there are some good reasons for this], preferably as a way 
to find a current location (United isn't so generous with the GPS 
location maps as other airlines I've flown are), which was originally 
my main intent at the time, especially waking up from a nap over a 
magnificent snowy mountainous scenery in an area that for the most 
part is always overcast when I pass over.

Aside from a 10 minute spurt of radio I was able to catch, my efforts 
were mostly futile. No more than 10 seconds after turning on the 
radio, I got my first ID, "Rudolph Radio", KMVV, which is currently 
the closest all-Christmas station to the North Pole, and has their own 
website for their Christmas format at http://www.rudolphradio.com

96.5 KKIS was the only station I caught with much local content -- all 
ads for Kenai Peninsula, Homer, and Alaska government agency promos, 
which I was lucky enough to record.

A list of what I was able to get in a short time period - all in local 
quality or fairly close to it: Unsure if I was really able to get 
through the whole dial before the DX cut out.

 96.5 KKIS AK Soldotna "K-Kiss" 10kw
 97.3 KEAG AK Anchorage Oldies "Kool 97.3" 55kw
 98.9 KYMG AK Anchorage Christmas music "Magic 98.9" 100kw
101.3 KGOT AK Anchorage CHR 26kw
102.1 KDBZ AK Anchorage "The Buzz" AAA 23kw
103.1 KMXS AK Anchorage "Mix 103.1" 100kw
104.9 KMVV AK Meadow Lakes "Rudolph Radio" (Movin 104.9) 45kw
107.5 KASH AK Anchorage "KASH Country" 100kw

Some had no IDs, but it doesn't take a freaking genius to match a 
format to a station up this way, or even a frequency without a known 
format! Local time was 2:20-2:30 pm AST, 18 hours behind my 
destination of Seoul.

I didn't realize my location until we were almost directly over Homer. 
I had been hoping for Juneau for a change, but it appears we narrowly 
missed the area. Had I checked 10 minutes before, I'd have had that 
much more time. However, ALL stations rather abruptly vanished by 2:30 
- and I mean a totally empty dial - where a check of the flight log 
via Anchorage ARTCC indicates a position 280 miles west of Anchorage, 
which in my experience, time after time again, has always been the 
average extent of signals at our altitude of 35,000 feet.

I can also add from experiments that it is not possible to receive 
radio stations while sitting in the middle aisles of a plane. Upon 
multiple checks in the past, no signals have been received in areas 
over land where the dial should be entirely jam packed. Clearly these 
signals bounce off the bottom of the plane, causing airplane scatter 
down below. While sitting on the north side of an airplane in a window 
seat, one will receive signals almost exclusively from the north. 
Sitting on the south side, one receives signals from the south only. 
There's a 90% accuracy rate on that. Now and then, I've heard a signal 
from the other side of the plane, usually weak. Sitting in a seat 
*beside* a window seat, just a two feet away from the window, there 
are still no signals whatsoever. I've had to literally be sitting IN a 
window seat to receive anything.

Southwest Alaska, which is the most remote, yet beautiful, area I've 
ever seen in my life, was entirely void of all signals. There are 
some, mostly low powered, but the dial was totally dead. So I spent 
time taking photos instead. What more can one do for 18 hours in the 
air? Oh the boredom.

As interesting as this DXing can be, I still wouldn't recommend it. 
I've researched the affects of FM tuners/signals on the airplane's 
instruments and communication (through journal articles and such) and 
while the chances of catastrophic results, especially at cruising 
altitude, are rather small, I wasn't interested in waking up crashed 
in the Alaskan mountains in -15F temperatures somehow with all the 
passengers surviving and pissed off at me for my DXing having brought 
the plane down hundreds of miles from the nearest village accessible 
only by plane and boat --- in the summer months only. Oh wait. That 
was just a dream I had on the plane :). Yeah. Still --- DX with 
extreme care in the occasionally - yet rarely - friendly skies, or do 
so in a friend's private plane. And let me in on it! (Chris Kadlec, 
Fremont, Mich., 29 Nov, WTFDA via DXLD)

SQUIGGLES

Hello, I made a new page about the drift signals informally called 
"squiggles". Days ago at PY2MEM I could change the Yagi direction on 
28 MHz. These strange signals were stronger when pointed to VK/ZL and 
Asia long path. At this time I had good conditions to Asia via long 
path on 50 MHz (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong).

Here the link of the page with new images:
http://www.archangelo.net/misc/hf/sq/view.htm

For latest AVHFC activity at PY2MEM, here some videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/japydxgroup#g/c/E9CA7E82D79E9C92
(Flavio PY2ZX Archangelo, Brasil, 3 Nov, WTFDA via DXLD)

Hello, Thanks a lot for the responses. I made an update on the page 
including your suggestions. Don, I did not consider the radio 
frequency heating/welding machines (RFH), but for sure it was 
associated with Asia at least when I made the recordings. On that case 
it falls on RFI subjects.

RA (UK) wrote that RFH machines worked at 13.560 MHz and 27.120 MHz 
with harmonics reaching 244 MHz and specified the 5th harmonic as 
likely to produce more problems from 3 to 60 dB above limits. So here 
are some key-frequencies:

 13,560
 27,120 (x2) *
 40,680 (x3)
 54,240 (x4) *
 67,800 (x5)
 81,360 (x6) *
 94,920 (x7)
108,480 (x8) *
122,040 (x9)

 27,120
 54,240 (x2) *
 81,360 (x3) *
108,480 (x4) *
135,600 (x5)
162,720 (x6)
198,840 (x7)
216,960 (x8)
244,080 (x9)

Those with * marks are coincided frequencies. If someone worked with 
these machines, It could be interesting check the signal`s behavior on 
the spectrum, especially with SDR.

Paul, Todd, I never read any direct RFH noise report from Brazil.
Perhaps you are also catching other geographic sources on your beam
direction or some position not available to me in terms of radio
propagation.

Phil and Mike, If is possible freeze and copy the waterfall when you
found the squiggles on 144 MHz again. It`s an interesting report.

Adan, very instigating the PMSE since part of the long path passed 
near the Antarctica, but maybe it doesn't explain the directions
experienced by others DXers. Let`s keep on listening and searching.
(Flavio PY2ZX, 7 Nov, ibid.)

Interesting web page on the strange noises herd in the upper HF lower
VHF bands. -73, Pete N2MCI
--
Possible partial explanations, or suggestions of a new, foreign source
of similar signals:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program

Notice especially the comment about "whistlers":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistler_(radio)

And also notice this bit from the HAARP entry:

Research at the HAARP includes:

1. Polar mesospheric summer echoes: PMSE have been studied using the 
IRI as a powerful radar, as well as with the 28 MHz radar, and the two 
VHF radars at 49 MHz and 139 MHz. The presence of multiple radars 
spanning both HF and VHF bands allows scientists to make comparative 
measurements that may someday lead to an understanding of the 
processes that form these elusive phenomena.

!  Adam Wade  -=-  AD2AM  -=-  Ten-Tec Pegasus w/HamStationUltra  !
! "I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead  !
! of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote !
! down, I spend z time looking for the paper I wrote it down on." !
!       - Beryl Pfizer    -==-    http://tinyurl.com/n5br49 ibid. !

Hi Flavio, As a point of interest when I've been monitoring for 
Brasilian comms on 39 MHz prior to them appearing both 36 and 37 MHz 
almost fill up with squiggles from my southwest, I hear very few 
outside of these two MHz. Although I go along with the RF welder 
theory I can find no models that are harmonically related to this band 
of frequencies (Paul http://www.ukdx.org.uk 
http://www.youtube.com/Aceblaggard ibid.)

Hi Phil, I have often seen these squiggles that Flavio referred to, 
but dismissed it as local interference. I first noticed it on the JT 
waterfall when I monitored your beacon on 144.401 MHz JT65b. These 
consisted of vertical lines, streaks that drift across the screen, 
crooked parallel lines, rows of large commas, smudges and what looked 
like patches of mist that are also drifting slowly etc.

Ducting across the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans are looking good for
the next few days. 73 (Mike, ZS2FM, ibid.)

I can hear the same things here on a vertical, on 28 MHz. Sometimes 
very strong. Amways wondered what that is (Phil - FR5DN, ibid.)

Hi Flavio, Just to let you know that I have picked up these strange 
squiggles too but on 144.401 MHz JT65b while monitoring the FR5DN 
beacon on Reunion Island. Some of these signals look just like those 
on your images and often drifts across the screen. I thought that 
these signals were local interference so I dismissed it.

By the way have you been monitoring the Trans-Atlantic beacon, ZS1NAZ,
on 144,435 MHz CW? The South Atlantic Hepburn Forecasts look pretty 
good for the next few days. Hoping that you people in PY will hear it.
73, (Mike, ZS2FM, ibid.)

There is an upper limit frequency range beyond which the squiggles are
not detected. There have been several instances where the evening TEP
MUF is around 80 MHz from China into Broome, but the squiggles drop 
out above ~ 42.5 MHz. This could mean that RF welding machines (at 
least the models used in Asia) radiate over a fairly defined spectrum. 
The lower limit seems to be around 20 MHz on many days.

As expected, the squiggles are stronger at Darwin compared to Sydney.
Their signal strength is related to the MUF. During a poor day at
Darwin, the squiggles might drop out above 32 MHz.

Tony Mann recently reported that some local area squiggles could be
heard when propagation was not in progress to Asia. The local signals
sounded similar to the Asian squiggles.

Paul's 36-37 MHz squiggles from Brazil could be a particular
characteristic of the RF welding gear used in that region/country.
(Todd Emslie, WA, ibid.)

I have been here in Thailand for the past month and on the 10 meter
ham band these yoops and squiggles are common with the beam to the
Northeast during the hours of daylight. At the time when these
signals are heard ham radio signals from China are also loud. These
have been heard for several years and my thought was that they are
ionospheric sounders. But that was just based on my own guess, not on
any concrete proof.

During the daylight hours in Thailand the 10 meter band is also host
to many, many NBFM signals coming from the same direction. Regards, 
(Fred Laun, K3ZO, Thailand Call Sign: HS0ZAR, Current Location:  
Pakkred, Nonthaburi, Thailand, ibid.)

Subject: [Tvfmdx]  30.450 F2

As mentioned, 31.750 is a busy paging frequency used in hospitals and 
voice paging is also allowed for emergency calls. It would be unusual 
to hear ward names but if you do most are themed locally so could turn 
up a result on Google. Protocols are the usual on site systems rather 
than POCSAG or FLEX.

Other targets this side of the Atlantic, Portugal uses 34MHz in 10k 
steps, fire service and other local services, Hugh maybe able to 
furnish more details on this one.

40.050 is a research beacon, GB3RAL co-sited with the 10/6/4 beacons. 
There's also 40.021 OZ7IGY although I can't confirm this one is on 
air.

46.400 and 46.950, both are meteor systems in the UK and were logged 
in Canada on Tuesday. Details here 
http://mst.nerc.ac.uk/nerc_mst_radar.html 
They sound like this:
http://www.ukdx.org.uk/tv/audio/46400_121111.mp3

Military is rare but some UK bases do use low VHF infrequently.

If you listen carefully above 29.7 MHz you might hear RTTY, the same 
goes for 35 MHz, these are waveboys, AFAICT those above 10m are in the 
Eastern Med. 35 MHz is used around the UK, there's one on 35.336 about 
1 km from me. Don't be put off by their low power, they really do get 
out well.

Moving further east, Turkish Police are on 34-35.2 in 12.5k steps and 
anywhere from 25 MHz up you can hear Russian/Ukrainian comms; check 
this lot out. 
http://www.radioscanner.ru/base/index.php?action=list&sortBy=0&page=169

Hebrew can be heard across most of low VHF, the Israeli Border patrols 
still use it with a 150 Hz subtone. IF you beam further south there's 
also a lot of Arabic/French traffic from Morocco across low VHF. Both 
countries have been logged on dozens of frequencies between 30-60 MHz.

There are a number of RADAR signals in Europe that make good prop 
indicators, Germany on 32.55, Tromso on 30.250 and another further 
north on 31.0.

Data signals in Cyprus, a number of these are regularly logged as far 
as Australia. All have the same characteristic chirp on the carrier.
31.025
31.575
32.325
34.275
35.025
36.925
37.625
39.825
41.425
(Paul, 16 Nov, www.ukdx.org.uk www.youtube.com/Aceblaggard ibid.)

GEOMAGNETIC SUMMARY OCTOBER 1 2011 THROUGH OCTOBER 31 2011
Tabulated from email status daily. 
   Flux A K Space Wx
 1 137 13 3 minor
 2 131 11 2 minor
 3 129  6 2 no storms
 4 130  6 1 no storms
 5 127 19 3 minor
 6 124  8 2 no storms
 7 122  7 1 no storms
 8 118  8 2 no storms
 9 121 13 2 no storms
10 126  3 1 no storms
11 130  4 1 no storms
12 134  6 1 no storms
13 138  4 1 no storms
14 136  1 0 no storms
15 138  6 1 no storms
16 151  7 2 no storms
17 153  3 1 no storms
18 147  4 0 no storms
19 147  5 1 no storms
20 159  4 1 minor
21 168  5 1 minor
22 164  1 0 minor
23 156  3 1 minor
24 145 16 6 moderate
25 139 25 2 minor
26 132  4 1 no storms
27 132  5 1 no storms
28 134  0 0 no storms
29 123  1 0 no storms
30 127  7 2 no storms
31 138  7 2 minor
(via Phil Bytheway, IRCA DX Monitor Nov 12 via DXLD)

Geomagnetic field activity was generally quiet. Brief unsettled to
minor storm periods were observed at high latitudes on 22 and 24
November associated with prolonged negative Bz. 

FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 30 NOV - 26 DEC 2011

Solar activity is expected to be at predominately low levels with a
chance for isolated M-class activity due to the anticipated return
of several active regions. The current 10MeV proton event in progress 
is expected to end by prior to the beginning of the outlook period. 
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is 
expected to be at normal to moderate levels the entire period. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to begin the forecast period
at unsettled to active levels as a coronal hole high speed stream
becomes geoeffective. Conditions should persist for a day or so
before calming to mostly quiet levels from 01 December onward.
Another coronal hole high speed stream is expected on 09 and 10
December, when activity may again increase to unsettled and active
conditions. Mostly quiet conditions are anticipated once again from
11 - 23 December before the next coronal hole high speed stream is
forecast to be geoeffective and produce unsettled to active
conditions on 23 December. Mostly quiet conditions are forecast from
24 December through the end of the period.

:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2011 Nov 29 2039 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction 
Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2011-11-29
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2011 Nov 30     140           8          2
2011 Dec 01     140           8          2
2011 Dec 02     145           8          2
2011 Dec 03     145           5          2
2011 Dec 04     145           5          2
2011 Dec 05     145           5          2
2011 Dec 06     145           5          2
2011 Dec 07     145           5          2
2011 Dec 08     145           5          2
2011 Dec 09     150           8          4
2011 Dec 10     150           8          4
2011 Dec 11     155           5          2
2011 Dec 12     160           5          2
2011 Dec 13     160           5          2
2011 Dec 14     160           5          2
2011 Dec 15     160           5          2
2011 Dec 16     160           5          2
2011 Dec 17     160           5          2
2011 Dec 18     160           5          2
2011 Dec 19     155           5          2
2011 Dec 20     155           5          2
2011 Dec 21     155           5          2
2011 Dec 22     155           5          2
2011 Dec 23     150           8          4
2011 Dec 24     150           5          2
2011 Dec 25     150           5          2
2011 Dec 26     150           5          2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1593, DXLD) ###