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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1643 HEADLINES: *DX and station news about: Antarctica, Argentina, Biafra non, Brazil, Canada, Chad, Croatia non, Cuba, Germany, Korea South, Lithuania, Madagascar, Newfoundland, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Somaliland, Spain, South Sudan non, Tatarstan, Tibet non, UK, USA, Uzbekistan, Zanzibar SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1643, November 15-21, 2012 Thu 0430 WRMI 9955 [replayed 1642 this week] Thu 2200 WTWW 9479 [confirmed] Fri 0429v WWRB 3195 [confirmed] Sat 0230v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 [confirmed] Sat 0630 HLR 7265 Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 0900 WRMI 9955 Sat 1600 WRMI 9955 Sat 1630 HLR 7265 Hamburger Lokalradio Sat 1830 WRMI 9955 Sun 0500 WTWW 5745 [confirmed] Sun 0547 WTWW 5085 [experimental, variable time, last week] Sun 0900 WRMI 9955 Sun 1630 WRMI 9955 Mon 0530 WRMI 9955 Tue 1200 WRMI 9955 Thu 0430 WRMI 9955 [or maybe 1644 if ready in time] Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#world-of-radio WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN [updated]: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/customize-panel/addToPlaylist/98/10:00:00UTC/English OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS: Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated, inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** ALBANIA. 6100, Nov 10 at 0227 tune-in, R. Tirana with pop music, and ``end of our program for today; goodnight from Radio Tirana`` then switch to IS, 0230 opening English with usual B-12 schedule claiming this is on the air 7 nights a week instead of 6. So the only scheduled English at 0230 got a prepeat, but from how early, 0200? Probably not (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALGERIA [non]. 7495, Nov 13 at 2239 Qur`an, poor in sideband splatter of 7490 WBCQ. Per DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, 7495 is RTA, 500 kW, 194 degrees from Issoudun, FRANCE at 2100-2258 containing: 2100- 2105 French news, 2105-2158 & 2200-2258 Arabic HQ all to NW Africa. Is there really an unnecessary 2-minute break before 2200? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGST) FRANCE, Winter B-12 schedule of Radio Algérienne: 0400-0458 on 5865 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, new "Chaine 1" 0500-0505 on 5865 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French nx 0505-0558 on 5865 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ 0500-0558 on 7295 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, new "Chaine 1" 0600-0658 on 5865 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ 1800-1858 on 11955*ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, new "Chaine 1" 1900-1905 on 11775#ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French nx 1905-2000 on 11775#ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ 1900-1958 on 9390 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, new "Chaine 1" 2000-2058 on 9390 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, new "Chaine 1" 2000-2005 on 11775#ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French nx 2005-2058 on 11775#ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ 2100-2105 on 7495 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French nx 2105-2158 on 7495 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ 2100-2158 on 9395 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, new "Chaine 1" 2200-2258 on 7495 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ * totally blocked by Radio Romania International in English # co-ch Caribbean Beacon in English (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via DXLD) ** ANTARCTICA. A rather strange way to learn that LRA36 has resumed broadcasts today has just happened: Mirta, co-announcer of R Arcángel San Gabriel, during the 2012 Antarctic Campaign has just commented in a post of my blog "La Galena del Sur" featuring the station on Aug. 2012, that they are on the air from today on. This is the message posted as a comment that I am roughly translating from Spanish: "My name is Mirta and I share the studio, during this year 2012 at Base Esperanza station, with two more partners and the technical operator and we are very excited because today we returned to convey to everyone after the repair of equipment. We are proud to share this news with everyone!" Original text in Spanish: "Mi nombre es Mirta y durante este año 2012 comparto el estudio de la emisora en base Esperanza junto a 2 compañeras más y el operador técnico y estamos muy emocionados por que hoy volvimos a transmitir para todo el mundo luego de la reparacion de los equipos. Es un orgullo poder compartir esta noticia con todos!!!" (Horacio Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, Nov 14, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Sintonizo casi todas las mañanas para algo en 15476, pero no capté nada este 14 de noviembre alrededor de las 13-14 horas, Tiempo Universal. Por favor, díganos a qué horas y días está funcionando en OC, citando hora TU u hora argentina. Pude captar desde Oklahoma a LRA36 de vez en cuando el año pasado y años anteriores (Glenn Hauser, posted on the same blog, via DXLD) 15476, Nov 15 at 1403, 1412, 1457 chex, no signal detected from LRA36 this Thursday, but it has been reactivated after more than a year! The news came from Horacio Nigro`s blog where Mirta of LRA36 posted a reply to his historical article about the station, saying they had just returned to the air for the 2012 summer season. Check the comments at the end of this, and also for further info: http://lagalenadelsur.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/argentina-la-emisora-antartica-lra36-radio-nacional-arcangel-san-gabriel/ Confirmed by log from Hugo López C. in Santiago de Chile, condiglista yg Nov 15: ``Ya está al aire y con programa en español, 1255 UT`` y ``15476.2, 1258, "En LR36 [sic] Radio [sic, no Nacional?] Arcángel San Gabriel, es tiempo de música", Ident 1300, música folclórica" 35443 (Hugo López, Santiago, Chile, Kenwood R-5000, Dipolo)`` and from Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, dxldyg: ``First video of LRA36, very weak for now + QSB in Montevideo, 1400 UT on November 15th: http://youtu.be/8DzQRLNaagY 73 from Montevideo`` showing tuned to 15476.1. No info on their exact schedule, but it used to be circa 1230-1500 UT on weekdays only. It`s extremely fortunate that no one has taken over 15475 in the year LRA36 has been absent, especially since it was never even registered with HFCC. Before 1400 there`s a considerable signal on 15470, V. of Russia, and at 13-15 a weak signal on 15480, AWR Sri Lanka. We`ll keep trying every weekday morning, for better propagation and we hope a bit more oomph from the transmitter. As discussed last year, this part of North America has an advantage with an almost all-water path from Esperanza to Enid, while further east it`s over S America, even the Andes, and further west more of Mexico to traverse. I got the news of LRA36 reactivation just in time to start WORLD OF RADIO 1643 with it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Seems irregular (gh) ** ARGENTINA. 1630, R. Melody, San José, Entre Ríos NOV 1 0800 - Tropical music, announcement in Spanish, mention of Buenos Aires. Off- frequency at 1629.835 kHz, easily separated from 1629.997 unID which was likely another from Argentina. Per Henrik Klemetz at RealDX, "I am positive that this is Radio Melody relaying Cadena 3 (Córdoba) and you are hearing the off cue for their nightly program between midnight and 0500 local time." (Bruce Conti, PEI DX-pedition, mwdx yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. LRM991, Radio Melody, San José, Entre Rios --- La quiniela, los muertos y demas en Radio Melody de San Jose, que viene dominando desde hace tiempo la frecuencia de 1630 kHz por aqui, eclipsando totalmente a Radio Diagonal de La Plata: http://youtu.be/5HpH859HaQA 73 desde Montevideo (Rodolfo Tizzi, Nov 8, condiglist yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. 1629.99L, 08/11/2012 0538, R Diagonal, La Plata; px mx e ID "Transmite, desde la Ciudad de La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, República Argentina, emisora en categoría IV con frecuencia 1630 kHz, otorgada por decretos 1577 del Poder Ejecutivo Nacional 2009 y 1281 del Poder Ejecutivo Nacional 2001" 32422 1629.82U, 08/11/2012 0530, tentativo R América, San José; commenti sportivi in S 22422. Rx: JRC 535 + Perseus, Ant: K9AY (Saverio de Cian, Sedico (Belluno), Italia, playdx yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) do L and U mean LSB and USB transmission?? (gh, DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. 13363.5 LSB, unidentified Argentine Feeder, 2245-0015+, Nov 7-8, US and Spanish pop ballads. Spanish talk. US pop tune “What Christmas Means to Me”. Ads. Jingles. Several promos for Lady Ga Ga. Fair. 13363.5 LSB, unidentified Argentine Feeder, 2215-2225, Nov 8, Spanish talk. Spanish and US pop music. Gone at 2243 check. Fair (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 13363.5-LSB, Nov 10 at 0034, LTA feeder is on and in again, song in English, ``I Love You So``, 0035 DJs talking over it, introducing comerciales, a looong adstring, including speech-compressed tags, websites in .ar, ``espacio publicitario``; 0040 ``tu radio``, QRM for a couple of minutes from Enid acoustic sirens; still ads past 0042, 0043 headlines including something about Uruguayan transit, Pope on Twitter, finally back to a song. Never caught an ID of the originating station. But: As I mention on WORLD OF RADIO 1642, Eduardo Peralta within Argentina heard a new one Nov 8 at 0154, ``Metro 95.1, well-known FM station from Buenos Aires; at 0154 "Fin espacio publicitario", into English rap music at 0156. Terrible, noisy quality``. That matches what I was hearing tonight. Gone at 0100 recheck when there might have been an ID 13363.5-LSB, Nov 11 at 0058, JBA so I can tell LTA is on the air this Saturday night, but too weak to copy. 13363.5-LSB, Nov 14 at 0207, broadcasters chatting in Spanish. No time to keep straining for an ID of which station LTA is relaying tonight, but Eduardo Peralta, Argentina tells me at 2357 UT Nov 13, it was // 630 = Radio Rivadavia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. 11711v, Nov 10 at 0044, RAE good signal, het, in Portuguese with a porteño accent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ASIA [non]. 11605, Nov 9 at 0027, ``you have been listening to Radio Free Asia`` a bit of music, carrier cut but right back on. No I haven`t, I just tuned in! Strangely enough, no IBB transmissions are in latest HFCC B-12 on 11605. That`s because as in Aoki, it`s via detested Taiwan: 11605 2330-0030 TWN R.FREE ASIA Vietnamese Tanshui 1-7 However, at 0030, music continues, along with whoops and Asian language, long-path echo. Nothing scheduled now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. 4835, Nov 10 at 1333, VL8A still in a semihour after sunrise here, very poor, mentions Northern Territory. 1339 playing typical country music. Note WWCR-3 is now scheduled on 4840 from 01 to 13 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA [and non]. Strange propagation Nov 11 at 0615: 9 MHz virtually dead, not even NAm signals like 9330 WBCQ. So are all higher bands dead too? No, but only from below the Equator, with RA on 11945, 13630, and the OSOB on 15240; NZ on 11725, 13730-DRM; Brasil on 11780 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. The only scheduled DRM broadcasts are from Brandon, far North Queensland from 10 to 11 UT on 5995 and from 11 to 12 on 12080. No tests will be happening from Shepparton because of a hold-up with ACMA and Broadcast Australia. The question needs to be asked, who is listening? (Robin VK7RH Harwood, Norwood TAS 7250, Nov 12, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Both are now in AM at 1020 (Mauno Ritola, Finland, Nov 13, ibid.) I commented only about that time. They [DRM] are on as before: 1100- 1200 12080 & 1200-1400 5995 (Mauno, later, ibid.) In an e-mail of sometime in October, Nigel Holmes said that DRM mode tests are OFF at present. Question: RA Palau relay on 17840 kHz at 0400-0430 UT? see table 17800 0400 0430 54 HBN 100 270 D Ins USA BAB but HFCC shows 17840 kHz instead. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** AUSTRALIA. 13630, Nov 14 at 0629, R. Australia propagating well but with double audio which cleared up at 0630. Apparently an operational error with a promo playing atop a discussion about Pakistan and Indonesia in progress (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15160, Two accompanied peak spurs listened of RA Shepparton, resumen commentary on US Pres election, S=4-5 signals at 0430 UT Nov 12 on 15144.5 and 15175.5 kHz (Wolfgang Büschel, log on remote units in Australia and Japan, Nov 12, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BAHAMAS. 4045-USB, Coral Harbour, 1150 position of sailing vessel and weather, 9 November. 4045-USB, South Riding Rock, 1152 sailing vessel weather and chat, 9 November (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D - 746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** BAHAMAS. 8104-USB, Allen's Cay, 1243 weather report requested, 9 November; http://www.yachtsolstice.com/map.html (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** BAHRAIN. 9745, Radio Bahrain, 0040-0120, Nov 12, carrier + USB, local pop ballads. Local Mid-East style music. Poor. Weak but readable with adjacent channel splatter. Barely audible at 0130 check (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** BANGLADESH. 15105, Bangladesh Betar, *1228:25-1300*, Nov 9, sign on with IS. Opening English announcements at 1230 and into talk and subcont music. Fair signal strength but very weak modulation. 15105, Bangladesh Betar, *1227:40-1300*, Nov 10, sign on with IS. Time pips and opening English announcements at 1230. English news. Subcont music. Local pop music. Poor to fair with slight hum (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 15505, supposed R Bangladesh, 1409 11/11 is a buzzed sound only with very low modulation, S5 (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [non]. 15505, am not hearing BB much in B-12 for the Urdu broadcast at 1400. Nov 13 at 1358 something with very weak talk, not the BB IS, but cuts off at 1359:20* and nothing further, nor at 1417 check. BB may very well be on and not propagating any more, but nothing listed in HFCC, Aoki or EiBi on 15505 until 1400, so what is that? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BELARUS. ?? 7255, R. Belarus (tentative), Signal here at 1822. Must be Belarus. This is the worst part of the band; strongest and most abundant hams. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** BIAFRA [non]. via GERMANY. 11830, Radio Biafra, London, 1935-2000*, Nov 8, New Time and New Frequency. ex-11870. Tune-in to vernacular and English talk. IDs. Thur, Sat only. Poor to fair in noisy conditions (Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX Listening Digest) BTW, I read that Biafra has just declared independence, again. So this station may be of particular interest (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 4700, Nov 10 at 0022, JBA carrier and a trace of modulation, probably R. San Miguel, heard in the mornings by Andy Robins and Bob Wilkner on 4699.95 or 4699.9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 4716.64 approx., Nov 9 at 0035, very poor signal with LA music, but off-frequency closely matches recent report by Bob Wilkner on 4716.63 of Radio Yatun Ayllu Yura, Yura. Pleased to be getting it at all, with local noise level here on 60m usually intolerable, but it helped to recess to the porch and the DX-398. See also PERU (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4716.7, R Yatun Ayllu Yura, Yura; presumed; 2330 Nov 9; music with occasional announcements; vocal music with high-pitched notes and flutes; woman talking 2325 but too weak to ID language (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4717-, Nov 10 at 0014, presumed Radio Yatun Ayllu Yura, Yura, is in again tonight with music, better at 0022, and at 0047 it`s become the best of the 4.7+ MHz signals (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4716.71, Radio 'Jatun Ayllu Yura', La Voz de los Ayllus, San Antonio de Quijarro, luckily tuned-by at 0201 on 11/10 and noted upbeat CP folk music with OM singer with guitar and a lovely Andes-sounding refrain played on pinkillos. At 0204 OM announcer in Spanish with what I later figured out was a closedown announcement. Waited 5 minutes for music to resume and then realized Yura had already gone adios, hi. Usually hear this one, often and usually much better signal, during local mornings after 1000 (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands) 355-foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 5580.16, Radio San José, San José de Chiquitos, 2340 to 0000 under high band noise, music with DJ, fair to poor, this one audible about three times a week. 4 November (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) 5580.2, Nov 10 at 0023, JBA carrier, matching the frequency reported by Bob Wilkner for Radio San José, Oct 21 and 25 during the previous hour. On 4 November he had it on 5580.16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 5952.44 approx., Nov 9 at 0043, music with drumming, poor signal, presumed Radio Pio Doce, Siglo Veinte, on its characteristic off-frequency; I`ll concede the last digit to Andy Robins, who also had it a few nights ago at this time on 5952.45. 5952.44, Nov 10 at 0046, Radio Pio Doce in Spanish, blasted away by CRI Spanish via Cuba on new 5950 ex-5990, and causing a big het to it, but no contest here about which dominates. RPXII was in the clear 24 hours earlier; we can only hope the Cubans punched up the wrong frequency rather than a permanent change (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) They did, back to 5990, whew (gh) ** BOLIVIA. 6105.510, Nov 11 at 2245, R Panamericana was a rare guest appearance this night with football. I had to ask Henrik Klemetz for help listening to the recording as no ID was heard. Signing off abruptly at 2205. Henrik says: You've heard the post comments of the match between The Strongest and Oriente Petrolero (I think) in the program "El Panamericano" which is mentioned when the coach (?) with Argentinian accent stops talking at about 3:10. Then another coach is speaking from the opposing Bolivian team. At about 4 min there is also an advertising tirade for a company whose name I did not get. The La Paz Stadium is apparently difficult for the lowland team Oriente Petrolero as the home team The Strongest won with 3-0, you can read about it here: http://www.futbol-resultados.net/2012/11/the-strongest-vs-oriente-petrolero.html Obviously, to save on electricity, the sign off was earlier than is usually the case. It could also be that the QRM are stronger in Bolivia at nightfall. Radio Panamericana it is. Check next Sunday, though a bit earlier - football is an obvious reason for a broadcast on shortwave. It is customary to "kick off" at 17 local time. See http://www.panamericana-bolivia.com/deportivo.php Henrik Klemetz Thanks a lot, Henrik, for solving this mystery station. Never heard this one during this year (Thomas Nilsson, SW Bulletin Nov 11 via DXLD) See also BRAZIL 6104.94 ** BRAZIL. 4775.01, ZYG207, R Congonhas, Congonhas; tentative; 2349 Nov 9; weak with religious music and QRM from Peruvian R Tarma on 4774.95, which was slightly stronger; man at 2354 sounded like he was speaking Portuguese but too weak to be sure; 2357 a tune on marimba or similar instrument; only Tarma heard after 2358 which matches reported sign-off for Congonhas (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL [and non]. / ECUADOR – These two currently-active LA stations operate on nearly the same precise frequency. For what it’s worth, I typically only receive the HC station in the mornings, and the Brazilian usually during local evenings, although this is by no means fixed in stone! Probably a great example of why a precision- measured frequency (while a great additional piece of investigative info when IDing a station) is usually not enough, by itself, to ID a station. 4814.97 – Radio Difusora de Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, noted 0147 on 11/10 with OM Portuguese announcements and into religious-sounding choral music. Fanfare at 0155, ID announcement in echo. Again, CODAR QRM. Choir to 0159, more fanfare and echo announcements in Portuguese. 4814.98 - Radio El Buen Pastor, Saraguro, Ecuador, noted here mornings and often “fading up” only after 1045 or so, when it may be taking the air. Not “fading up” due to propagation, but rather (I suspect), probably reflecting the station tweaking / cranking up its transmitter for the broadcast day. Heard again this morning 11/10 at 1052 tune/in, best in ECSB, with unmistakable Andes-themed music and OM time/check in Spanish as “5 horas y 52 minutos, 5 y 52 . . . “ Blipping CODAR QRM and low modulation. At 1055, usual calm, low-voiced locutor in Spanish. Fadey signal (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands), 355-foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Interesting about the 4814 area. With CODAR, I have great difficulty measuring these guys. 11/3, 11/4, and 11/7 I have one station I was able to measure at 4814.972. The times, 0812, 0020, and 0000 would seem to fit Brazil. On 11/6 at 0955 (extremely late for Londrina) I measured the only carrier heard on 4814.981 (Jim Young, CA, NASWA yg via DXLD) Above items deliberately duplicated under ECUADOR ** BRAZIL. 4824.98, ZYG868, R Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista; tentative; 0000 Nov 9; vanishingly faint audio that rose up to tantalize but always dropped back down; very poor in CODAR; 2234 Nov 9; fair level with Portuguese religious service that sounded Roman Catholic and continued past the top of the hour; signal faded somewhat by 2300 and the CODAR pulses were louder (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 4845.25, ZYF278, R Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus; tentative; 0010 Nov 8; very weak modulation; sounded like a very animated man in Portuguese but audio was right at the noise floor (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 4885, ZYG362, R Clube do Pará, Belém; 0318 Nov 8; awesome S9+10db level with ID by man; truly "armchair copy" (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 4914.95, ZYF360, R Difusora de Macapá, Macapá; 0150 Nov 9; peppy male announcer in Portuguese with spots or promos into light music; a lot more talk than music; ID by same at 0204 and a woman mentioned Macapá at 0208; fair-good (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4914.95, R. Difusora de Macapá in Portuguese, 0117-0150 non stop Braz slow songs; from 0143 till 0148 some M & W talk (mostly unclear) & some unclear jingles; slow song; heard in SSB with & without inter filter; strong statics crashes & fast QSB; from 0126 till 0131 lite splats voices in LSB; poor; 11/10. (Serra-Italy) 4914.95, R. Difusora de Macapá in Portuguese, 0258-0316, M DJ talk; ballad; M DJ ID & frequency quote at 0301 (clear mentioning Macapá) & religious sermon (no much clear); at 0308 other M frequency quote & ID (clear mentioning Macapá); brief chorus jingle; M DJ talk with some mentioning Macapá; W brief talk; chorus jingle; M brief announcement; slow song; heard in SSB with strong statics crashes & fast QSB; from 0303 heard with Nir 12 & inter filter; poor; 11/11 (Giovanni Serra, Roma, Italy, Equipment: JRC NRD 525; Alpha Delta DX- SWL Sloper-S; RG 8 mini coaxial cable; JPS NIR 12 Noise & Interference Reducer-Dual DSP outboard audio filter; Intek PS-35 5 ampere feeder; JRC – NVA 319 external loudspeaker unit; Yaesu YH – 77 STA stereo headphones; Zoom Corp. H2 handy digital recorder MP3 & WAV files; Oregon Scientific RM912 Radio controlled clock; Toshiba Laptop PC Windows XP2 (offline for loggings); Interkart framed wall board political world map (1: 46,400,000); the DX Edge-Xantek Inc.(daylight- darkness desk world map), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4914.94, Radio Difusora de Macapá, 0300-0330, Nov 12, Portuguese inspirational talk. Many mentions of Macapá. Short breaks of instrumental music. “Radio Difusora” ID. Inspirational Portuguese pop ballads. Poor in noisy conditions (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** BRAZIL. 4925, Nov 10 at 0029, poor in Portuguese with timecheck for 20 horas and something, i.e. UT-4 zone which makes it R. Educação Rural, Tefé, Amazonas (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 4935.23, ZYF641, R Capixaba, Vitória; 0353 Nov 7; presumed the one here with fair-to-good carrier but very weak modulation; it is heard here every night without enough audio to definitely ID (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. Rádio Bandeirantes em 5990 kHz --- Amigos, Há tempos venho observando a presença do sinal da Bandeirantes na frequência 5990 kHz, anteriormente ocupado pelo sinal da Rádio Senado. Mas o sinal está bem deteriorado em relação ao mesmo sinal em 6090 kHz, este sim, destinado por decreto à Bandeirantes. A ocupação é legal? Estaria sendo ocupado indevidamente? Seria algum problema técnico gerado pelo sinal de 6090 ou outro? Se alguem tiver alguma informação a respeito, gostaria de ver divulgado na lista. Boa semana de trabalho a todos, (Giuseppe Settimi Cysneiros - DXCB 089, PU4 GSC PY4 005 SWL, Santa Rita do Sapucaí - MG, Alt. 810m, Lat. 22 15'15"S, Long. 45 41'42"W, Grid Locator GG77ds, Receptor ICOM IC- R75 + antena Metaltec RC3-FM, Nov 12, radioescutas yg via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 6104.94, 14.11 2159, R Filadélfia with lots of clear IDs before signing off at 2200. Strongest reception ever of this one. No sign of any other station on 6105 after their sign off. 73 (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, Nov 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) cf BOLIVIA ** BRAZIL. Rádio Nacional da Amazônia sendo interferida --- Senhores, boa noite. Não sei o que acontece, mas não consigo mais ouvir a Rádio Nacional da Amazônia em 6180 kHz em 49 metros. Todas as noites entra na mesma frequencia dela com um sinal extremamente forte uma rádio japonesa. Alguem també esta com este problema de recepção ? Qual a sugestaao? -- Atenciosamente, (MAURICIO PIMENTA CUNHA - PY4ID, DX LISTENING DIGEST) One of his few non-spam messages (gh) 6180 RNA has obviously been off the air for a couple weeks. But there is nothing Japanese at any time on 6180 (gh, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 10000, PPE Observatório Nacional, Brasil; 2153, 5-Nov; Portuguese announcements clear in WWV pips (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, Icom R3 + duckie, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. R Deus é Amor em 23 MHz --- Olá! 23539.8, 10/11 0218, Harmónico Super Rádio Deus é Amor. // 11764.9. Fraco, QSB. Necessário usar SSB. Em 25m sinal era bem forte e sem QSB. Acredito que esta recepção tenha sido um harmónico. O desvanecimento (QSB) era compativel com a banda. Algum colega também já percebeu este sinal? (Huelbe Garcia, Porto Alegre, RS, Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity, 10 Nov, radioescutas yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) [Later reposted slightly revised:] Olá! 23539.8, 10/11 0218, Segundo harmônico, Super Rádio Deus é Amor. // 11764.9. Fraco, QSB. Em 11 MHz sinal forte e sem QSB. Acredito que esta recepção tenha sido causado por 2 x 11764.9. O desvanecimento (QSB) era compativel com a banda: havia boa flutuação a cada 30s. Algum colega também já percebeu este sinal? (PU3HAG Huelbe Garcia, ibid.) ** BRAZIL. EMISSORAS BRASILEIRAS OPERANDO EM OT E OC Esta relação está baseada nas várias reportagens divulgadas aqui na lista, principalmente as dos colegas Carlos Gonçalves (Portugal), Ralph Perry (Illinois/USA), Gleen Hauser (ver DX Listering Digest 12.45) que inclusive contempla as informações do Carlos Gonçalves, nos boletins Atividades DX de agosto, setembro e outubro/2012 e nas minhas observações pessoais. Entretanto, a presente lista pode apresentar mudanças ao longo do tempo. É muito comum a desativação ou ativação repentina de uma emissora pelos mais diversos motivos, seja de ordem técnica e/ou econômica. [and see further discussion below] 03365 R. Cultura, Araraquara/SP 04755 R. Imaculada Conceição, Campo Grande/MS 04765 R. Rural, Santarém/PA 04775 R. Congonhas, Congonhas/MG 04785 R. Caiari, Porto Velho/RO 04805 R. Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus/AM 04815 R. Difusora, Londrina/PR 04825 R. Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista/SP 04845 R. Cultura, Manaus/AM 04845 R. Meteorologia Paulista, Ibitinga/SP 04865 R. Alvorada, Londrina/PR 04865 R. Missões da Amazônia, Óbidos/PA 04865 R. Verdes Florestas, Cruzeiro do Sul/AC 04875 R. Roraima, Boa Vista/RR (ver nota 1) 04885 R. A Voz do Coração Imaculado, Anápolis/GO 04885 R. Clube do Pará, Belém/PA 04895 R. Novo Tempo, Campo Grande/MS 04915 R. Daqui, Goiânia/GO 04915 R. Difusora, Macapá/AP 04925 R. Educação Rural, Tefé/AM 04935 R. Capixaba, Vitória/ES 04965 R. Alvorada, Parintins/AM 04975 R. Iguatemi, Osasco/SP 04985 R. Brasil Central, Goiânia/GO 05015 R. Cultura, Cuiabá/MT 05035 R. Aparecida, Aparecida/SP 05035 R. Educação Rural, Coari/AM 05940 R. A Voz Missionária, Camboriú/SC 05955 R. Gazeta, São Paulo/SP 05970 R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte/MG 06000 R. Guaíba, Porto Alegre/RS 06010 R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte/MG 06060 SRDA, Curitiba/PR 06070 SRDA, Rio de Janeiro/RJ 06080 R. Daqui, Goiânia/GO 06080 R. Marumby, Curitiba/PR 06090 R. Bandeirantes, São Paulo/SP 06120 SRDA, Curitiba/PR 06135 R. Aparecida, Aparecida/SP 06180 R. Nacional da Amazônia, Brasília/DF (ver nota 2) 09515 R. Marumby, Curitiba/PR 09550 Super Rádio Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre/RS 09565 SRDA, Curitiba/PR 09585 SRDA, São Paulo/SP 09630 R. Aparecida, Aparecida/SP 09645 R. Bandeirantes, São Paulo/SP 09665 R. A Voz Missionária, Camboriú/SC 09675 R. Canção Nova, Cachoeira Paulista/SP 09695 R. Rio Mar, Manaus/AM 09820 R. Nove de Julho, São Paulo/SP 11735 R. Transmundial, Santa Maria/RS 11765 SRDA, Curitiba/PR 11780 R. Nacional da Amazônia, Brasília/DF 11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiânia/GO 11830 R. Daqui, Goiânia/GO 11855 R. Aparecida, Aparecida/SP 11895 Super Rádio Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre/RS 11925 R. Bandeirantes, São Paulo/SP 15190 R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte/MG 15325 R. Gazeta, São Paulo/SP Notas: 1. São reportadas várias frequências próximas à 4875 kHz, sempre tendendo a subir (4877 e outras). Nenhum reporte se refere à frequência homologada. 2. A informação que disponho dá como sendo 6185 kHz a frequência homologada para esta emissora. Entretanto, todos os logs informam como 6180 kHz. 73, (Giuseppe Settimi Cysneiros - DXCB 089, PU4 GSC PY4 005 SWL Santa Rita do Sapucaí - MG, 13 Nov, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Radio Transmundial, Sta. Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. 5956 [sic] / 9530 / 11735 (Samuel Mattos, Rádio Transmundial, ibid.) Samuel e demais, Foram listadas apenas as frequências realmente sintonizadas no período. Embora a Transmundial tenha licença para operar em 5965 kHz (e não 5956) e 9530 kHz, nenhum reporte dessas frequências foi observado desde agosto até hoje. Seria bom outros colegas ``corujarem`` as frequências e informar sobre a recepção das mesmas. Neste momento, não consigo ouvir nenhuma das duas. Já em 11735 kHz o sinal está excelente, neste momento. 73, (Giuseppe, ibid.) A Rádio Transmundial 9530 kHz e Super Boa Vontade 6160, estão no ar neste momento aqui no meu Degen DE 1103 em Novo Hamburgo - Rio Grande do Sul. A Transmundial só liga seu tx de 5965, 49 metros na madrugada; quando 9530 sai do ar, já em 11735 somente até às 17 horas. A Rádio Difusora de Cáceres, 5055, estava ativa até pouco tempo, assim como 3375 em Cruzeiro do Sul no Acre; outra em Guajará, Mirim Rondônia ???? kHz, e aquela de Araguaina, Tocantins, 4905 também escutei há pouco tempo. A Rádio Gazeta não acredito que esteja no ar em 15325 e 5955. Pois não há mais relatos há meses. A Nacional da Amazônia também está fora do ar há mais de uma semana nos 6180. Entretanto, a Gaúcha está sem sinal em 11915 e 6020 há cerca de duas semanas, mas deverão retornar em breve (Edison Bocorny Jr., Nov 15, ibid.) Pode incluir 2380 e 3325 kHz como ativas (Sarmento Campos, ibid.) 2380 limeira esta ativa ainda!!! Enviado por: (Sarmento Campos, ibid.) Ouvida no último sábado às 1830 UT por 2380 kHz, aqui em São Bernardo com 25552. Rx: Icom IC-R75. Ant.: Mini-Whip PA0RDT (Rudolf W Grimm, ibid.) Olá Edson e demais, Acho que devido problema de propagação, não consigo escutar neste momento nada em 9530 e 6160 kHz. A Difusora de Cáceres (5055 kHz) há muito tempo não é reportada na lista. Em 3375 kHz poderia ser a R. Clube de Dourados, a Educadora de Guajará Mirim, a Equatorial de Macapá ou a Municipal de São Gabriel da Cachoeira, mas nenhuma delas foi reportada recentemente. O mesmo acontece com a Araguaina em 4905 kHz. Isto não significa que elas estejam inativas. Apenas não foram reportadas talvez até por problema de propagação. Gostaria de contar muito com sua ajuda neste sentido, informando sobre a recepção de sinais dessas e de outras emissoras. Aliás, a colaboração de todos é muito bem vinda. Minha região com certeza não é das mais privilegiadas para escutas de emissoras do norte e centro- oeste do Brasil. Dai a necessidade de contar com a colaboração do pessoal espalhado por outras regiões. A intenção é publicar bimensalmente uma relação semelhante que, creio eu, muito ajudará a quem se dedica a ouvir emissoras brasileiras operando em OT e OC. 73, (Giuseppe, ibid.) A Rio Mar de Manaus AM não estava no ar em 6160? Rural de Santarém 4765 Khz está o ar novamente? A emissora de Goiânia Rádio Daqui 11830 não é mais captada aqui há meses. E ela em 6080 khz, a Canção Nova de Cachoeira Paulista 6105? (Edison Bocorny Jr., Novo Hamburgo RS, ibid.) ** BRAZIL. Digital Radio In Brazil --- With a population of over 200 million people, this could get interesting: http://www.rwonline.com/article/verdict-for-digital-radio-in-brazil/216293 73, Mike, NM7X, Braham, MN, dxldyg via DXLD) Yes, it could, but ho, hum, nothing has been decided yet, DRM vs IBOC, and may be delayed further. That URL should have ended with a ? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** BULGARIA [and non?]. Dear Mauno and Wolfgang, Would you please check tonight or tomorrow 11510 KCH 1555-1600 UT and 11510 SOF at 1600 during the transmitter sites switch. I would be very grateful if you take a screenshot of the spectrum when switching the transmitter sites at 1600. [i.e. Denge Kurdistan] SpaceLine Ltd air-time broker company is going to give me and my friend Georgi Bancov on court because of the "false" information that we publish on the web about the shortwave broadcasts coming out of Kostinbrod transmitter site, near Sofia. As a frequency manager of the former Radio Bulgaria, I know a lot about them and that with these "thunderbolts", they only want to keep our mouths shut. Of course, this is not going to happen, some of you know what we're talking about. Let's be fair to the end. 73! (Ivo Ivanov Nov 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see KURDISTAN [non] ** CANADA. There goes 600 --- This won't help DX on 600 here in the northeast and will probably be a TA pest for Europeans, but for those of you on the west coast or otherwise far away... http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-621.htm (Saul Chernos, Ont., Nov 9, amfmtvdx at qth.net via DXLD) Shouldn't have to worry about this for a while yet. They are talking about a spring 2013 start-up, if all goes as planned. It would coincide with them also activating their 940 kHz station. So use this DX season to dig out what you can, while you can (Sheldon Harvey, IRCA via DXLD) THIS JUST IN: English news-talk station approved for Montreal on 600 kHz. AM The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on Friday approved an application by 7954689 Canada Inc., better known as Tietolman-Tétrault-Pancholy Media, to create an English-language talk radio station at 600 AM. The station, which would have 100% local programming under a news-talk format, would be the first direct competitor to market leader CJAD since 940 News, which changed formats in 2008 and eventually shut down in 2010. (The commission notes that CKGM, which is all-sports under the TSN Radio 690 brand, and CBME-FM, which has CBC Radio One programming, are not direct competitors because the first has a different format and the second is non-commercial.) Approval was expected, because in its decision last year rejecting the application, the commission made clear that it was doing so only because it did not have an available frequency to give to the group. It invited TTP to re-apply for another frequency, and said it would reconsider the application. TTP did that, stepping down from an earlier bluff that it needed clear channels for both stations or wouldn't proceed with either. The new application received little opposition, only one comment that the market could not handle a competitor to CJAD (see below). The commission dismissed the comment, which came with no evidence to back it up, noting that CJAD itself did not oppose the application. The new station will operate as a sister station to one the commission approved last year for a French news-talk station at 940 AM. That station has until November 2013 to launch unless it gets an extension. Paul Tietolman tells me he expects both stations to launch in the spring at around the same time. Here is the link to the official CRTC Decision. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2012/2012-621.htm (via Nigel Pimblett, Nov CIDX Messenger via DXLD) ** CANADA. 990, Nov 9 at 0710 UT, CBW with CBC Overnight, correspondent reports on banning porn in Egypt, severe Hurricane Sandy damage to Santiago de Cuba (both stories we have heard little about on mainstream US media). Kept me awake longer than I wished, 0719 Public Radio International ID, music break, 0720 `The World` is the program (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 2748.7-USB, Nov 10 at 0054, weak signal with weather, sort of British accent, then some different voices, traffic contacts? 0057 it`s French Canadian with an English accent, mentions Îles de la Madelaine. I know I`ve heard something like this before: see DXLD 11- 12, and also 10-48. One schedule at http://www.dxinfocentre.com/mb.htm#O%20ATL shows three Coast Guard stations in NS in rotation with Grindstone, Quebec, i.e. Magdalen Islands, but the latest one starting before 0054 as VCO Sydney from 0040. The CCG schedule at http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/RAMN2012/Atlantic/Part2 agrees: ``MCTS Sydney / VCO - Broadcasts Time UTC 0040 Frequency 2749- J3E RADIOTELEPHONY`` J3E means single sideband, suppressed carrier. And there is no listing now for VCN or Grindstone, which apparently has been decommissioned (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 6160, Nov 13 at 0705, CBC Radio 1 with weather, low -4, hi 5, but could not catch any locations; then into Quirx & Quarx, Bob McDonald about whales, so must be the Pacific zone feed, for 11 pm Monday, i.e. CKZU, not CKZN. BTW, the CBC page about Q&Q, http://www.cbc.ca/programguide/program/quirks_quarks claims, ``It is also heard around the world on short-wave via Radio Canada International.`` Not exactly! Nor had it been for years while RCI still existed. Anyhow, CKZN is not only off 6160.9, but also off 6160.0; what next for it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CKZN later came back ** CANADA. 9625, Nov 13 at 2106, CBCNQ has extremely heavy flutter, apparently bouncing off the aurora during a disturbance, unlike much more northerly paths such as from Bulgaria --- see SOUTH CAROLINA [non]; not English but sorta French? French with an Inuk or Cree accent, or vice versa? 2229 not in French either, 2230 CBC News logo and non-French, non-English news. This used to be the time for the main evening CBCNQ-produced newscast, maybe still so (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA [non]. 15470, Nov 10 at 1453, gospel huxter in English, fair signal. This is Bible Voice Broadcasting, via Wertachtal, GERMANY, scheduled here only on Sat & Sun. What a pity that this now represents Canada on international SW, altho never direct from Sackville (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. International Radio Report 25th Anniversary --- The 25th Anniversary of the international radio report on CKUT 90.3 FM in Canada goes out at 1530 UT Sunday Nov 18. You can listen on-line or on demand from http://ckut.ca/c/ The special anniversary show will be one hour instead of 30 minutes. The start time is yet to be confirmed but it might be 1500 instead of 1530. Janice and Sheldon do a great job bringing local AM and FM news plus often international shortwave news! CKUT is also 25 years old as a station. LONG MAY THIS CONTINUE (Gary Drew, UK, Nov 11 & 13, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. I have some personal news to pass along to everyone this month. I have taken on the position of a consultant with radio station CKKI-FM (slogan: KKIC-Kahnawake Keeps it Country), a country music radio station located on the Mohawk Native reserve of Kahnawake, near Montreal. The station broadcasts on 89.9 MHz. and it streams through its webpage at http://www.kkicradio.com. The station has been operating as an automated station for over a year. After discussions with the station management, we have decided to implement a plan to raise the profile of the radio station by developing some new programming for the station, including on-air personalities, as well as an aggressive campaign to find advertisers for the station. As a part of my involvement, I have agreed to co-host the station’s weekday morning show. So on November 5th I became one half of the Country Morning Breakfast with Brian and Sheldon, sharing the hosting duties with one of the station owners, Brian Moon. The show airs each weekday morning from 6 to 9 am Eastern time. We have also added an afternoon drive show from 3 to 6 pm eastern with host Cedrick Periard. There are plans to add other live programming in the weeks and months ahead. We have added a bluegrass show and a gospel music show, as well as a Sunday afternoon live broadcast. The station features a mix of classic country music and today’s new country music. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Until KKIC came on the air, Montreal was the largest radio market in North America without a dedicated country music station. We do feel that there is a demand for this format and initial response for listeners has been very encouraging. I’ll keep you posted as we move along. In the meantime, you are more than welcome to tune us in and let me know what you think. Your input would be greatly appreciated (Sheldon Harvey, Nov CIDX Messenger via DXLD) Sheldon was previously with some (other?) Kahnawake station, which didn`t work out (gh, DXLD) ** CANADA. US TV STATIONS SEEK PAYMENT FROM CANADIAN CABLE SYSTEMS. Posted: 14 Nov 2012 C21Media, 9 Nov 2012, Sean Davidson: "A small group of TV stations in the US has banded together in a bid to petition cash from Canada – arguing they are owed money for signals picked up by [Canadian] distributors. The US Television Coalition, a group of five free-to-air stations located near the border, want Canadian cable, satellite and internet distributors to pay for the right to carry their signals. The coalition includes WIVB and WNLO – both CBS affiliates in Buffalo, New York – WHEC, an NBC affiliate in nearby Rochester, ABC’s KSTP in Minneapolis and NBC’s WDIV in Detroit. Signals from those and other stations have long been picked up and carried by [Canadian] distributors without compensation." See also Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov 2012 and Globe and Mail, 8 Nov 2012. (kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) There was also one in Erie PA, of all places that became a nationwide broadcaster in Canada. These stations also pop up in unexpected remote places outside Canada, accessed off satellite (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** CHAD [and non]. CHAD/CUBA, 6164.960, Radio Tschad. Rdif. Nationale Tchadienne, Gredia, N'Djaména Chad is now permanent disturbed hit by RHC La Habana in English, latter left mornings ex6050/ex6140 kHz and replaced new by 6165 kHz, 5-7 UT. Nevertheless N'Djaména monitored during winter season at S=9+5dB level on air. 0458 UT (Wolfgang Büschel, Nov 8, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 9 via DXLD) 6164.96, RNT, 2215-2249*, Nov 8, French talk. African hi-life music. Abrupt sign off. Poor to fair with adjacent channel splatter. 6164.96, RNT, *0501-0515, Nov 9, abrupt sign on with French talk. Afro-pop music. Poor. Weak under a very strong Cuba on 6165. 6164.96, RNT, *0501-0530, Nov 10, abrupt sign on with French talk. Some Afro-pop music. Weak. Poor under Cuba (Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX Listening Digest) ** CHINA. 4940, Nov 10 at 1339 soft M&W talk in Chinese, i.e. V. of Strait, Fuzhou. No CCI from India audible here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 7435, Nov 10 tuned in just in time before 1400 to hear once the REE IS from Kunming, followed by CRI theme and opening in presumed Nepali. // 7220 was too blocked by SSB QRhaM. ** CHINA. 7435, Nov 14 at 1358, REE IS clearly audible tho very poor signal: it really cuts thru the ether. Also audible on // 7220, both Kunming. Scenario: human operators overseeing this (if any), think this tune is Nepali, supposed to introduce the CRI Nepali service at 1400 on both, since it has been doing so now for years & years. Also, all these 4-minutes-per-day of additional REE relays may compensate for accumulated outage times during intentional relays on 11910 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 15570, CNR 11th program in Tibetan from Baoji Sifangshan #724 transmitter site, suffered by nearby wobbling ute audio on 15572- 15573 kHz. At 0447 UT Nov 12 (Wolfgang Büschel, log on remote units in Australia and Japan, Nov 12, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 11736, 11744, 11752, 11768, 11776, 11784, Nov 11 at 1308, JBA carriers, spurs at 8 kHz multiples from the 11760 CNR1 jammer unheard under Cuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. 9480, Nov 11 at 0101, something in Chinese, vs squealing spur circa 9481 from GUIANA FRENCH 9490. Probably CNR1 jammer against IBB in Uyghur via KUWAIT starting at 0100, following CNR Tibetan service from Beijing until 0100. Also, WTWW-1 may have just left 9479 for 5745 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 17495, Nov 9 at 0018, Chinese with good signal, scheduled as CRI at 00-03, 500 kW, 193 degrees from Beijing site. 17645, Nov 9 at 0019, different Chinese than on 17495, and this one has CCI, i.e. CNR1 programming jamming VOA Chinese, 250 kW, 349 degrees from Tinang, PHILIPPINES during this hour only. 15385, Nov 9 at 0020, same mix as on 17645, except stronger here, where PHT even has exactly the same parameters. But deep in the mix I can hear some Firedrake too for good measure. One would expect normally extreme jamming levels to be stepped up even further during the ChiCommie Party Congress. But no jamming here: 15145, Nov 9 at 0022, reasonable-sounding discussion by American- accented guest about how capitalism plays a part in Chicommunism, i.e. CRI English at 00-02, 500 kW, 215 degrees from Beijing site (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 6180, 07/11 2215, CNR1 OM YL NX CHINESE (JAMMING FIREDRAKE), 33333 (Ivanildo Gonçalves Dantas, 9 Nov, motoradio, pf 76ac, antena lw 25m, Navegantes SC, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Aoki shows only CNR1 here from Lingshi, i.e. legitimate, and nothing needing jamming, so why would Firedrake be here too? (gh, DXLD) Firedrake Nov 11 after 1400: 15400, poor at 1416 along with something else; unusual spot. Nothing in HFCC between 13 and 15 UT, nor Aoki which has HCJB Australia finished at 1130. Presumably jumparound by V. of Tibet or Sound of Hope drew it to 15400. No other FD found 12-18 MHz. Before 1500: 12500, fair at 1451 with flutter; none from 13 to 19 MHz Firedrake Nov 12, after 1400: 9315, poor at 1417 vs algo; Aoki shows target VOA Tibetan via Thailand None found 12-18 MHz at 1425-1433 11970, poor at 1433 vs algo; nothing listed except Sound of Hope See also TIBET [non] Firedrake, Nov 13 before 1400: 12370, fair at 1248; unusual spot 15565, JBA at 1355 with het on hi side No others 10-18 MHz. After 1400: 15570, JBA at 1418 with het on hi side See also TIBET [non] Firedrake Nov 14, before 1400: 12230, poor at 1351 12980, poor at 1352 11970, poor at 1353 None 13-18 MHz. See also TIBET [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. 11760, Nov 13 at 1350, RHC Spanish has considerable CCI in English, i.e. CRI which is // but ahead of 9570 via Cuba; Commies vs Commies! Quite aside from unlisted RHC, HFCC B-12 shows another collision on 11760: BBC English via Oman at 11-14, switching from 10 to 320 degrees at 13 (and via Cyprus at 14-16); and CRI English via Kunming, 500 kW, 135 degrees at 12-14 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Chinese signals on 21000 kHz. Please click at and scroll down. Read my latest infos about the mysterious Chinese signals on 14000, 21000, 21010 and 18000 kHz. 18000 kHz out of band, but interesting! Location: Central China. Many thanks to HB9CET for excellent support! 73 de Wolf, DK2OM (INTRUDERALERT mailing list Nov 8) 14000 and 21000 Hz – carrier and both sidebands modulated by a moo or grunt noise. Location: Central China – first time detected and observed by HB9CET on Oct. 25th 2012. screenshot: DK2OM with Wavecom W-Code sonagram soundfile: http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/sound/21000-grunt.wav Chinese multitone system in A3E – 21000 and 21010 kHz - 6 kHz wide on Nov. 8th at 0700 UT also on 7000, 14000, 15000, 18000, 19000 and 20000 kHz – purpose unknown – now daily! TNX to HB9CET for excellent support! screenshot: DK2OM with Perseus soundfile: http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/sound/21000-chn.wav (BCDX Nov 9 via DXLD) ** CHINA [and non]. 13 meterband activity this morning around 0500 UT Nov 12. Some Mandarin Chinese broadast of RFA Tinian-Mariana Isls on 21540 and 21775 kHz, and also VOA Tibetan from Tinang-PHL site heard on 21570 kHz, all accompanied by one or more / 2-3 echo word CNR jamming signals, on 21775 also up to 2-3 echos of 1 second delay duration. On 21540 kHz measured echo jamming also on odd minus 31 Hertz. UNID like SHO / China Jamming pair with endless Chinese political commentary observed also on nearby 21784.965 kHz at 0515 UT Nov 12. (Wolfgang Büschel, log on remote units in Australia and Japan, Nov 12, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, DX LISTENING DIGEST) What`s SHO? (gh) ** COLOMBIA. 1170, Caracol, Cartagena, Bolívar. 0052 November 8, 2012. Male and female trading off on Colombia and other South American news items, several Caracol ID’s between items. Fair-good (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, Appended equipment used: JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC- R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Sony ICF-7600GR; Sangean PR-D5; Aqua Guide 705 RDF Marine Radio; GE Superadio III; JPS NF-60 Notch Filter; JPS ANC-4 Noise Phase; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X room random wire; Terk Advantage non-active portable loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. Can someone tell me whether the Colombian Alcaraván Radio is on 5909.930 kHz??? I get a carrier, albeit very weak on 5909.930 maybe a few hertz +-! No, definitely not 5910!! Thanks for any help. -- (G. Victor A. Goonetilleke 4S7VK, "Shangri-la"' 298 Madapatha Road, Piliyandala. Sri Lanka, Nov 10, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Good morning Victor, from a foggy misty wet Stuttgart Germany. Measured Alcaravan Radio just at 0850 UT on 5909.914 ... .915 kHz. Played some VERY SWEET ROMANTIC canciones{songs} of the 50ties, which liked Silvia's mother in Mexico City so much. Was on 5909.943 during last August/September. Aligned Perseus against de very accurate Russians on 5930 and 5940 channels (Wolfy, ibid.) Thanks Wolfy; just waiting for the signal to come up a bit to get enough for a report! 73 (Victor, ibid.) 5909.92, Nov 11 at 0618, Alcaraván Radio ID immediately upon tune in. It`s habitually off-frequency to the low side, and this is as close as the DX-398 clicker can approximate it. Victor Goonetilleke in Sri Lanka was getting a carrier close to 5909.93 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5909.91, 2335-2345 10.11, Alcaraván R, Lomalinda, Spanish ann, Colombian pop music and songs, 34333, QRM 2 stations on 5915 (Anker Petersen, on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** CROATIA [non]. 7375, GERMANY, Croatian Radio, 2316 Nov 10, English, news of Croatia, 2319 “You’re listening to Croatian Radio, the Voice of Croatia.” Fair (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening from my car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna. Editor of World English Survey and Target Listening, available at http://www.odxa.on.ca dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) This first English segment now at 2315 is only to SAm; 0300 to both N & S America, but --- (gh, DXLD) 7375, Nov 11 at 0345, rock music, presumably Croatian but with very fast SAH, estimated circa 20 Hz. Since VOC moved site from Wertachtal to Nauen, GERMANY, the MBR operators there must not have mastered the technique of zero-beating the two ``synchronized`` transmitters which are running to N & S America between 00 and 04, so I fear the same was happening for that entire period. Meant to check at 0400 whether the SAH stopped, but missed it; however there was none at 0459. 7375, Nov 15 at 0038, just as I suspected, Croatian Radio via Nauen, GERMANY, is making a fast SAH, maybe 20 Hz with Croatian Radio via Nauen, GERMANY, i.e. the two 100 kW transmitters which are simultaneous at 00-04, one toward S America, one toward N America. This resembles propagational flutter, except that would not be so regular, and there was none of it on other European signals, such as steady 7465 Albania, 7475 Greece. SW Engineering 101: if you are going to ``synchronize`` two transmitters on one frequency, they must be on the exact same frequency, not even 1 Hz apart; and, of course, the modulation must also be synchronized in timing to avoid an echo or reverb. The previous relay via Wertachtal in A-12 did have a bit of the latter, but there is too much frequency-beating now to be sure of Nauen on that score (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Do you have any "reliable" source for Cuban MW? http://www.am-dx.com/lists/cuba.htm bears very little resemblance to the WRTVH listings (Harold Frodge, MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Try this: https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/cubalist but nothing is totally reliable when it comes to Cuba (Glenn to Harold, via DXLD) ** CUBA. MAPA DE CUBA --- To date, I've yet to find a decent hard copy large format fold-out map of Cuba for field work that’s accurate after the Habana province was blown apart/split into two pieces, namely Artemisa and Mayabeque (and not to be confused with the still-existing Ciudad de la Habana province). The old Cartographia Kft. (Budapest) map is still the best, despite being dated, followed by the insightguides.com wonderful waterproof map, but that one is still (online) selling a 2010 copy with no visual to confirm update accuracy, nor do they have any desire to respond to my email inquiry about said after over a week. So in the interim, I offer up the following, directly via a Cuba site I found: http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/multimedia/graficos/nueva-division-politico-administrativa/ Roll over any province and click for a breakout of the internal Municipios. I’ve got this linked on my FLPRS page at the page bottom, with all the other resources. Worthy, that is until Arnie Coro Antich delegates killing the link once he reads I found it. 790, Radio Reloj, Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río (and) Holguín, Holguín. 0152 November 9, 2012. The weaker one about a second behind, but the stronger with a big wobble audio – the wobble not heard on too many these days – but this one is still wobbling hugely. Guessing it’s the Pinar site. 910, Radio Cadena Agramonte, Camagüey, Camagüey. 0217 November 9, 2012. Co-channel and sometimes equal to Radio Metropolitana. ID’s, techno/pop. 910, Radio Metropolitana, Villa María, Ciudad de la Habana. 0217 November 9, 2012. Cuban pop, ID just after 0230. Tough teling this one from co-channel Cadena Agramonte. Metro is the sole station here local daytime. 990, Radio Guamá, San Luis, Pinar del Río. 0000 November 8, 2012. Four soft chimes, the last note being longer, then female, “Esta es Radio Guamá… la señal de… la familia…” into banter between female and a guy. Parallel slightly better 1070. Same chimes and ID at 0021, into Cuban semi-pop vocals. 1070, Radio Guamá, Guane, Pinar del Río. 1156 November 5, 2012. Male with Cuba news items, fill music 1200, “Aquí en Guamá” at 1202, then reverb kiddie chatter, ID. Good on my local sunrise enhancement, certainly way better than my log on October 21 mid-day from the middle-Keys (Long Key State Park). 1140, Radio Mayabeque, la Salud, Mayabeque. 0100 November 9, 2012. Bubbling up over probably 10 others – mostly Cuban stations and Miami – with male canned, “Esta es Radio Mayabeque…” 1190, Radio Sancti Spíritus, Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus. 0152 November 6, 2012. Female babble, ID, parallel better 1210. 1210, Radio Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus. 0153 November 6, 2012. Parallel 1190 and no Rebelde co-channel, though the next night, 0026 November 7, Rebelde was about equal. Interesting to observe from up here in Clearwater, 1190 was unheard from the Middle Keys (daytime) and 1210 was very poor. Meanwhile, 1200 was heard there, but not here tonight or last night. 1350, Radio Ciudad del Mar, Aguada, Cienfuegos. 1129 November 13, 2012. Tentative, a definite Cuba station, and pretty certain the one. Telco audio Cuban-accented male, mention of “Asociación Cubana” and a reference to Cienfuegos, then into familiar Cuban sports team names scores round-up report from the previous night games, beginning at 1132. The PRD-5 portable pointed roughly to Cienfuegos, with co- channel from unidentified but presumed WWWL, New Orleans, with nonstop ESPN Sports Radio. Some splatter from WTAN, Clearwater (local) on 1340, and of course no opportunity to parallel the Radio Ciudad del Mar 1340 kHz second transmitter (Palmira) as a result. Both 1340 and 1350 heard by me from Long Key, Florida Keys mid-day October 21, so we know they are still there. (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, equipment used: JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Sony ICF-7600GR; Sangean PR-D5; Aqua Guide 705 RDF Marine Radio; GE Superadio III; JPS NF-60 Notch Filter; JPS ANC-4 Noise Phase; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X room random wire; Terk Advantage non-active portable loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. SOUTH JAMMERSTAN: 9955, Pulsing Buzzer (or Buzzing Pulser) Jammer; 2051, 5-Nov; No hint of WRMI on; Aoki shows a generic WRMI listing without program 1800-2200, 7 days; EiBi shows 1500-2300 Sat & Sun. As of 11/7, the WRMI web site still has the A12 sked, but it's 24/7 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, Icom R3 + duckie, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) As I have explained several times, the true SW schedule of WRMI is 24 hours EXCEPT M-F 15-23 UT. The program schedule grid puts it another way: ``Monday-Friday 10 am-6 pm Internet only``, and that portion is in white instead of blue (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** CUBA. UNIDENTIFIED. 6270, unID station, possible clandestine or religious, noted 11/9 at 0415 past 0430. OM droning on in Spanish until 0427 when martial-type marching band music, then YL and OM alternating. Weak signal with muffled modulation and very deep (nearly total) cyclical fades, such as I’ve experienced on groundwave transmissions out of Central America [as received where?? gh]. Can’t tell yet if religious exhortation or political – but may be the latter as perhaps heard mention of ‘imperialismo’. Checked Martí for //s, thinking a spur, but no match. Help, anybody? (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands); 355-foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Ralph, ``Imperialismo`` is certainly a hallmark of Radio Habana Cuba, not Radio Martí. Likely a leapfrog mixing product. Doing the math, 6060 leaps over 6165 another 105 kHz higher, to land on 6270. Surely you would find // audio on 6060 or many other RHC frequencies in Spanish. Since RHC English on 6165 is new, this particular mix on 6270 would not have appeared previously. It`s great that some of these are still around 49m, in the post-Bonaire and post-Sackville era. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Hi Glenn - Another DXer that I'd alerted realtime on this one, last night, has just privately emailed me his details -- turns out he actually did try to see if 6270 was // to 6060 RHC (I didn't have the presence of mind to try that, myself), but `twas not. So, the plot thickens, hi. Others should be able to hear this, tonight, and perhaps solve the riddle. Hoping for something über-cool, but I wouldn't be surprised, at all, if this turns out to be something rather mundane. Rgds, (Ralph Perry, ibid.) Ralph, I don`t know about 0415-0430, when 6060 is still in Spanish, but last night at 0507 I definitely had RHC in English on 6270, no doubt a leapfrog of 6060 over 6165 (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Thanks, Glenn, then that sounds like a 100% solution on this one! (Ralph, ibid.) More below ** CUBA [and non]. 5025, Nov 9 at 0034, R. Rebelde is off the air again, and replaced by RTTY; almost as if they are coördinating? Rebelde is back on at 0624 check and no RTTY, sounds like Gardel, and outro quotes ``el abismo, nuestro porvenir`` (the abyss, our future), and mentions Tito Gómez, RCA Victor records from the 1940s. Kudos to R. Rebelde for a lot of good music, much more so than RHC. 5040, Nov 9 at 0624, so much for Arnie`s new English hour --- RHC is in Spanish, while the overkill quad on 49m remain in English. Ending ``la estampa de hoy`` segment. Does that mean stud, illustration or press review as my dixionary suggests? RHC is not supposed to be in Spanish on any frequency after 0600, so maybe the latest SNAFU by RadioCuba; back to English? 15340, oops! Nov 9 at 1929, we find the RHC new frequency to Europe instead broadcasting cut numbers in MCW, i.e. tones on a regular AM carrier. Cut numbers are ten Morse letters each standing for a different number, easier and quicker to copy than the five dits/dahs making up each proper Morse code number. And they are sent in groups of five each, then pauses, just like we hear on various frequencies in the 5.8-5.9 MHz range late at night. Of course, we already know these spy numbers, as well as the Spanish-spoken variety, are from Cuba, but putting them on an RHC frequency will make this a little harder to deny, if the dentroCubans even try to. Not only is it an RHC frequency, but obviously an RHC transmitter, sharing the site with the DGI spy numbers service, as finally at 1934 the numbers suddenly stop, replaced by the RHC French service already in progress. 5950, Nov 9 at 2305, surprised to find CRI English here with good modulation, and not on 5990, so must be the Cuban relay, which in HFCC B-12 is still shown on 5990 for 23-24 English and 00-01 Spanish. A mistake, or are the ChiCom rubbing in Taiwan`s departure from 5950 via WYFR? We`ll see subsequently. If not the only occasion for CRI/HAB on 5950, it`s the first, as yesterday before 0100 it was certainly not there when I was getting BOLIVIA, q.v. unimpeded on 5952.44. Yes, at 0024 UT Nov 10, CRI Spanish is still on 5950, and now has a big het from Bolivia, even bigger at 0046 when I can hear some of its audio in the sideband of ChiCuba [WORLD OF RADIO 1643] 5980, Nov 10 at 0046, jamming pulses against nothing, the R. Martí frequency used only from 07 to 13. 6165, Nov 10 at 0050, big open carrier is already on prior to RHC English at 01-07. 5025, Nov 10 at 0233, R. Rebelde has big continuous het on the hi side, probably that unID transmitter, which usually sends RTTY, approx. 5025.64. 5025, Nov 10 at 0614, R. Rebelde now clear of the persistent RTTY QRM, and no het either as at last check 0233. 5040, Nov 10 at 0614, RHC is back in English as newly scheduled during this hour, instead of Spanish 24 hours earlier. But wait, there`s more: 9550, Nov 10 at 0624, RHC English on this unscheduled frequency, so I check the 49m transmitters and find one is missing: 6060. Another mistake, or experimenting? 5800, Nov 10 at 0617, cut numbers, spy transmission as regularly scheduled, just like I was hearing on RHC`s 15340, Nov 9 at 1929-1934 instead of RHC French. 5990, Nov 11 at 0050, CRI Spanish 00-01 relay is back on proper frequency, whew, instead of apparent mispunch 24 hours earlier on 5950. Presumably also applies to the 23-24 English [WORLD OF RADIO 1643] 5025, Nov 11 at 0103, R. Rebelde is on the air but with that het from presumed RTTY transmitter. 6120, Nov 11 at 0504, RHC in English on wrong frequency, which is supposed to quit at 0500 after Spanish. It`s an echo apart from adjacent 6125 which is supposed to be in English, the latter just barely modulated by Arnie Coro, quoting Amy Goodman about Global Warming. Both frequencies are poor, unlike 6165, and 6010 very good in English, 6060 fair. 6270, Nov 11 at 0507, RHC English is clearly audible here, i.e. a leapfrog mixing product of 6060 another 105 kHz higher beyond 6165. This is new, since 6165 is also new [WORLD OF RADIO 1643] Nov 9 at 0415-0430, Ralph Perry in IL had an unID in Spanish about ``imperialismo`` on 6270, not compared to RHC but says someone else did and it was not //. Normally when two different services are leapfrogging from neighboring transmitters and antennas, the further one is heard on the spur, beyond the fulcrum of the nearer one, or maybe a mixture. At 0606 recheck, 6270 is still audible; 6120 is off, and no 9550 either in English unlike last night, just 5040, 6125, 6060, 6010. 15340, Nov 11 at 1420, VG signal but dead air from RHC, vs normality on 15230, 13780, 17580, 17730. Still DA at 1454. Probably related to the Sunday-morning confusion when some transmitters would be needed for `Aló, Presidente` if El Hugazo ever came back. Meanwhile the modulated frequencies had `En Contacto` ending at 1450, from unDST shift to 1435 start instead of 1335, and this week apparently monohostessed by María Elena Calderín, no Manolo de la Rosa heard or mentioned. 15340, Nov 13 at 2102, RHC has Spanish clip voiced-over into French, VG signal, but supposed to be in one-hour break between scheduled 1930-2100 & 2200-2400 transmissions to ``Europe``. French is scheduled only on 11760 at 2100-2130, and this is //. Don`t know when or if RadioCuba got around to turning 15340 off, but another prolongation noted Nov 14 at 0208, when it`s still on in Spanish with good signal two+ hours after scheduled closing [WORLD OF RADIO 1643] 5025, Nov 14 at 0619, R. Rebelde has heavy RTTY atop it. Still waiting for someone to identify the source (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [non]. 9565, Radio Martí; 2207, 4-Nov; Peppy M in Spanish with Spanish & English pop tunes; ran a "Radio Rebelde Cadena Nacional" spot! then a Radio Martí ID. 13820, Radio Martí; 1832-1839+, 3-Nov; Tuned in to hear, "...en estéreo... Radio Caracol AM"; another promo sounded like Radio Relato. Very peppy M in Spanish with English & Spanish pop tunes. Two promos used "Interferencia R.M. (letters)" (Making fun of South Jammerstan?) ID at 1839. SIO=534- with roar jammer, but only at a moderately annoying level. // 11930, about same quality (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, Icom R3 + duckie, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) Parodies of the dentro-Cuban stations? (gh) 7405, Nov 11 at 0613, VG signal from R. Martí and no jamming audible, unlike heavy jamming on 6030, playing rock music in English, hyper DJ in Spanish mentions ``El Exitazo``, but apparently promo for another show (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. PRODUCER OF TV MARTÍ’S ESTADO DE SATS JAILED November 8, 2012 Miami – Antonio Rodiles, the Cuba-based independent producer of the Emmy-nominated TV Martí program Estado de SATS, has been jailed in Havana after seeking information on the arrest of two Cuban dissidents. Rodiles was arrested when he and the six others went to the Ministry of the Interior in Havana to ask about the status of of two independent attorneys, Yaremis Flores and Veizant Boloy, who had been arrested earlier in the day. Later, Blogger Yoani Sánchez, who had been blogging about the incident, was also detained. Sánchez is the author of the influential blog Generación Y, which has gained a global audience with its critical portrayal of the Cuban government. “We will continue to investigate the details of this situation and accurately report the treatment of Antonio Rodiles, Yoani Sánchez and all involved,” Guillermo Santa Cruz, general manager of Radio and TV Martí. According to Cuban blogger and Radio Martí contributor Orlando Luis Pardo, the arrests were violent and the seven dissidents were all sent to different Havana jails. All of those arrested along with Rodiles are frequent participants and guests on Estado de SATS. Although Cuban authorities have said nothing about the arrests, Rodiles’ parents said he is being held on contempt charges. TV Martí promo for Estado de SATS [clip link] Estado de SATS is a weekly program made in Cuba, with wrap-around segments produced in Miami, that tackles the realities and challenges faced by Cubans. The show was nominated for an Emmy this fall by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Rodiles had continued to produce the show despite arrests, beatings and persistent surveillance by Cuban authorities. “From its beginning Estado de SATS has meant intense work,” he said after hearing of his Emmy nomination last month. “The best part is that we have been able to create bridges with different projects and other people have begun to collaborate, people that were once isolated.” Rodiles has described the program as “a series of public encounters focusing on ever-evolving subject matter.” Since its launch earlier this year, the program has featured content ranging from interviews with Cuban thought-leaders, to footage of live music events, to political discussions (BBG PR via DXLD) ONE WEEK LATER, RODILES REMAINS JAILED IN CUBA --- November 14, 2012 Miami - Antonio Rodiles, the Cuba-based independent producer of the Emmy-nominated TV Martí program Estado de SATS, remains in custody a week after he was arrested while seeking information about two other jailed Cuban dissidents. Rodiles was one of 27 dissidents who were arrested by Cuban authorities last week. Among them: blogger Yoani Sánchez; Guillermo Farinas, recipient of the European Union Sajarov Award; and at least five members of the group known as the 75, who were arrested in 2003 during Cuba's Black Spring. By Sunday, all were released with the exception of Rodiles. Rodiles was arrested on Nov. 7 when he and six others went to the Ministry of the Interior in Havana to ask about the status of two independent attorneys, Yaremis Flores and Veizant Boloy, who had been arrested earlier in the day. "Antonio Rodiles' only crime seems to be his tenacity in imagining a future for Cuba where there is respect for human rights and rule of law," said Carlos García-Pérez, director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which oversees Radio and TV Martí. "We ask for the fair treatment and release of Antonio Rodiles." Although information has not been forthcoming from Cuban authorities, Rodiles' family emerged from a brief visit with him to say he appeared to have been beaten. "He was clearly punched and beaten, they can't try and spin it and say he fell," his wife, Ailer González, said during an interview on Radio Martí. González also said Rodiles is thankful for the international support he has received. Members of the Estado de SATS Project vowed to continue to produce the show despite Rodiles' absence. Estado de SATS is a weekly program made in Cuba, with wrap-around segments produced in Miami, that tackles the realities and challenges faced by Cubans. The show was nominated for an Emmy this fall by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (BBG PR Nov 14 via Clara Listensprechen, DXLD) ** DJIBOUTI. 4780, Radio Djibouti, *0300:20-0330, Nov 10, sign on with National Anthem. Arabic talk at 0301. Qur`an at 0303. Arabic talk at 0313. Poor to fair in noisy conditions (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 4780, RTV Djibouti, Getting music at 2030. Lively HoA music at 2041. Long talk by M in Afars and more music. 2100 closing announcement, then played only about the last 2 bars of the NA, and off at 2103:03. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [and non]. 4045-USB, 1201 motor sailing vessel weather conditions chat, 6 November. 4045-USB, Caribbean Weather Station, 1200 to 1205 with weather from Chesapeake Bay down East Coast to Georgia for boat in the bay. Decent signal but could only just barely hear the boat. 6 November (XM - Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD 525D - R8A - E5 - FRG 7700, via Bob Wilkner, FL, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) See also BAHAMAS 4045 ** EAST TURKISTAN. 6180, Nov 10 at 0048, M&W in English discussing natural wonders. Must be CRI via Kashgar, scheduled 00-01 southward, tnx to the absence now for more than a week of RNA/RNB Brasil (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR. 4781.64, Radio Oriental, Napo 1100 to 1115, exceptionally strong signal on sign on then fades out. 4 November and most local mornings (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D - 746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) 4781.68, Radio Oriental, tracking their morning slot many days now and they are very, very reliably *1100. Sometimes a minute or two before, or after, but a consistent daily visitor. Park on this frequency at 1050 and wait – you will hear a few very strong bursts of “burbly/gurgling” RTTY-like rippling sound, which likely is R. Oriental testing their transmitter. (Wonder if they co-own an transmitter also used for private commercial communications?) Today, 11/10, abrupt s/on a minute late, signal not initially great but then peaked around 1105 with excellent power. Morning sports show with local ads. OM at 1105, “ . . . en el Mercado Central Tena . . . son las seis de la mañana y 6 minutos . . . Los Deportivos del Mundo . . .” More time checks and then an ad for “Banco de Guayaquil, su banco del barrio . . .” More musical commercials followed, but noise coming up and signal lost by 1110 (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands), 355-foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR [and non]. /BRAZIL – These two currently-active LA stations operate on nearly the same precise frequency. For what it’s worth, I typically only receive the HC station in the mornings, and the Brazilian usually during local evenings, although this is by no means fixed in stone! Probably a great example of why a precision-measured frequency (while a great additional piece of investigative info when IDing a station) is usually not enough, by itself, to ID a station. 4814.98 - Radio El Buen Pastor, Saraguro, Ecuador, noted here mornings and often “fading up” only after 1045 or so, when it may be taking the air. Not “fading up” due to propagation, but rather (I suspect), probably reflecting the station tweaking / cranking up its transmitter for the broadcast day. Heard again this morning 11/10 at 1052 tune/in, best in ECSB, with unmistakable Andes-themed music and OM time/check in Spanish as “5 horas y 52 minutos, 5 y 52 . . . “ Blipping CODAR QRM and low modulation. At 1055, usual calm, low-voiced locutor in Spanish. Fadey signal (Perry, Illinois) 4814.97 – Radio Difusora de Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, noted 0147 on 11/10 with OM Portuguese announcements and into religious-sounding choral music. Fanfare at 0155, ID announcement in echo. Again, CODAR QRM. Choir to 0159, more fanfare and echo announcements in PP (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands), 355- foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Interesting about the 4814 area. With CODAR, I have great difficulty measuring these guys. 11/3, 11/4, and 11/7 I have one station I was able to measure at 4814.972. The times, 0812, 0020, and 0000 would seem to fit Brazil. On 11/6 at 0955 (extremely late for Londrina) I measured the only carrier heard on 4814.981 (Jim Young, CA, NASWA yg via DXLD) Above items duplicate filed under BRAZIL (gh) ** ECUADOR. 6049.93, HCJB, Pichincha, domestic service noted with carrier signing on *0823 on 10/30. At 0825, lovely pasillo featuring HC flute and guitar. At 0827, interesting rendition of Ecuador national anthem as an organ solo with small coro of vocalists joining in . . . rather amateurish-sounding but fun. 0827 YL with opening announcements in Spanish and Quichua for “H-C-J-B” and citing “frecuencia onda corta”. 0830 started morning programming with brief snippet of sanjuanito followed by a preacher starting his sermon in QQ and SS (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD- 545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands); 355-foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6049.95, HCJB, Quito-Pichincha; 0218 Nov 8; contemporary religious songs in Spanish; 0224 man in Spanish with time pips at 0230; frequent mentions of "La Vida" during the program; 0259 full "La Voz de los Andes" ID mentioning SW frequency and time pips into a canned Spanish religious program at 0300; fair-good level now that Cuba has vacated the frequency but a far cry from the omnipresent HCJB of old (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT [and non]. 13580, Nov 11 at 1452, huge mess between VOA Kurdish via Wertachtal, and R. Cairo via Abu Zabaal, already on air prior to 1500 Albanian, with wavering tone and noise; plus CODAR swishes too. Apparently IBB Monitoring is ignoring this problem which was also that way the entire B-11 season if not previous ones too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. 5/11/12, 1241, 31420 kHz, 2 x 15710 Arabic, Cairo (Paul Farley, http://www.ukdx.org.uk and http://www.youtube.com/Aceblaggard via Tim Bucknall, harmonics yg via DXLD) Scheduled as Indonesian; of course if Qur`aning at the moment it would have to be Arabic (gh, DXLD) ** ERITREA [and non]. JUDICIAL ENQUIRY LAUNCHED IN PARIS OVER JAMMING OF ERITREAN RADIO STATION Reporters Without Borders filed a complaint with the public prosecutor in Paris on 6 November 2012 accusing persons unknown of acts of piracy against Radio Erena, an Eritrean exile radio station based in Paris which broadcasts by satellite to the Horn of Africa and which is backed by Reporters Without Borders. More at: http://allafrica.com/stories/201211140319.html (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, cumbredx yg via DXLD) They should try shortwave (gh, DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA. 6110, R Fana. Getting HoA music at 1947. 2038 usual call- in program at this time. Fairly good. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** EUROPE. Heard these Europirates on a micro-DXpedition Sunday morning (times to the second are either s/on or s/off): 4026 LHH 0628-0639. (11 Nov.) 6205.23 R. Orang Utan 0656:43-0902:55. (11 Nov.) 6210v R. Waves Int. 0703:02-0745:40. (11 Nov.) 6210 UNID. 6209.98 at 0655:15-0727:30. (11 Nov.) 6260.08 Skyline R. Germany (tent.) 0824:40-1001:26. (11 Nov.) 6265 R. Waves Int. 0746-0950:38. (11 Nov.) 6282 R. Luxembourg 0831:20-0931:18. (11 Nov.) 6289.99 Misti R. 0834:00-0902:34. (11 Nov.) 6300.16 R. Waldmeister 0738:01-0859:46. (11 Nov.) 6300.03 R. Golfbreker 0950:50-1007. (11 Nov.) 6920 Mike R. 0807-0930:40. (11 Nov.) 6920.03 Antonio R. 0934 and 0939-1007. (11 Nov.) 6937.5 IMR 0906:32-1007, (11 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** FIJI. Fiji verification --- I was fortunate enough to have a friend travelling to Fiji, and he dropped into FBC in Suva with my CD and report for FBC's Radio One on 639 kHz from 2007. The technicians weren't in when he first stopped by, so he left my report with the receptionist. When he returned before leaving Suva one of the technicians, Jamie Toro, had no problem signing my prepared form, and also sent me a T-shirt and a batch of stickers. Not a new country, as I had a card from years ago for 684 kHz, but still very nice to get, particularly as 639 is off the air. My friend isn't a DXer, but he reports the technician told him they're down to one AM currently on the air, but their intent is to get back to 3 or 4 (Nigel Pimblett, Dunmore, Alberta, 3 Nov, IRCA via DXLD) Nigel, Great going! Radio Fiji used to be an excellent QSLer back in the 70s & 80s. But the last QSL card I got was in the late 90s (1152 kHz), I had to phone Radio Fiji and I got a QSL card. I spoke to one of their techs. I really wanted that one, as except for portable transmitters, I have the rest QSL'd. But it looks like those days are over. 891 Lautoka used to be a powerhouse after Midnight here on the coast. they played great Fijian music. In later years they switched to Hindi on 891 though. 73, (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, KGED QSL Manager, IRCA via DXLD) ** FRANCE. 15530, Nov 12 at 1427, rock song in English in Elton John style, good signal but cut off abruptly at 1430*, how rude. HFCC shows it must have been RFI`s Russian service, 500 kW, 80 degrees from Issoudun (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. New frequency for WOR and Hamburger Lokalradio HH Lokalradio this Saturday 0500 to 1100 UT on 7265 kHz 1100 to 1700 UT on 6190 kHz All reports to: m.kittner@freenet.de Good Listening, 73s, (Tom Taylor, Nov 9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) That should include WORLD OF RADIO at 1630 Saturday on 6190; and still on 7265 at 0630 Saturday. HFCC shows 6190 registered available 24 hours from the 1 kW transmitter at Goehren, Germany, 0 = nondirexional; while 7265 only at 05-17, 1 kW, at 230 degrees. We`ll be interested in monitoring from Europe on how the new frequency performs (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6190, *1100-1200 Sat 10.11, Hamburger Lokalradio, Göhren, German programme about Louis Armstrong - only in AM and USB, LSB was silent! New frequency, 44344 (Anker Petersen, on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) Hamburger Lokalradio will be on air Tomorrow Saturday 14th November 2012 [sic]: 0500 to 1000 UTC on 7265 KHz via MVBR m.kittner@freenet.de 1000 to 1100 UTC on 6190 KHz via MVBR m.kittner@freenet.de Good Listening 73s, (Tom Taylor, Tuesday November 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ??? Nov 14 is Wednesday, so which do you mean? (gh, DXLD) Repost by Mike Terry changed to ``Wednesday 14 th November`` (gh) Very weak signal on 7265 kHz here in Goettingen/Germany at 0800 UT. 73 (Harald Kuhl, BDXC-UK yg Nov 14 via DXLD) 7265, 0940-1100* Sat 10.11, Hamburger Lokalradio, Göhren, German technical report, 45333 7265, *1100-1200* Sat 10.11, Südwestrundfunk- 3, Baden Baden, via Göhren, German news, traffic, weather, two IDs, English pop songs - New relay! 45333 (Anker Petersen, on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) ** GREECE. Here is about our strike in the university: I along with 800 persons are also on strike against the university's administration and the government for 45 days. We are unpaid since this August due to lack of funds from the government. We are subcontracted personnel paid via contractors. We aim to be paid directly via the university / without contractors. Please look for more here: http://zlgr.multiply.com/journal/item/481 in plain English and http://eyauth.blogspot.com (in Greek the official site of our union)(Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Nov 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. 11645, Nov 13 at 0606, romantic music, very poor with flutter, 0607 announcement, maybe Russian? And another song. What`s this? I realize it must be VOG, but not // 7475, and 9420 not audible. 11645 usually carries the Radio Filia service with a variety of languages but first time audible here this season. On Oct 28, Sunday, first day of new season in the 06-07 hour, Wolfgang Büschel had Greek mass on 11645, and R. Filia on 7475 instead, in Albanian. Usage is extremely unreliable, varying from day to day, it seems; the least of Greece`s worries (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. Winter B-12 schedule from Greece: ERA-5 Voice of Greece in Greek: 1250-1850 15630 AVL 100 kW / 105 deg SoAs/AUS 1250-0900 9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg WeEu/NoAm not air from Nov. 11 1855-2250 15650 AVL 100 kW / 260 deg CeEu/SoEu 2255-0250 15650 AVL 100 kW / 226 deg CeAm/SoAm 2255-0900 7475 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg WeEu/NoAm Radio Filia from 0600* 0255-0900 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg NoAf/N&ME ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias in Greek: 1250-1650 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg WeEu/NoAm ex till 1750 from Nov 6 1655-2250 7450 AVL 100 kW / 323 deg WeEu/NoAm ex from 1755 from Nov 6 *with different duration on different days of the week in Albanian, Spanish, German, Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian and on some days V of Greece in Greek (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via DXLD) ** GUAM. 5765-USB, Nov 10 at 1342, AFN with talk but not // NPR Weekend Edition Saturday digitally-delayed on KOSU. 1342 outro segment as with Christina Aguilera, and ``Today on NBC``, sounds like Lester Holt. Still barely audible at 1420 and still not with NPR (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUAM. 15260, UT Sunday Nov 11 at 2207, bits of gamelan music mixed with disjointed Indonesish talk. HFCC and Aoki show it`s KSDA which at 2200-2230 shares Javanese and Sundanese depending on day of week: Javanese on Sun/Tue/Thu, Sundanese on Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat. I would have guessed Javanese already, presumably closer to standard Indonesian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUATEMALA. 4055, Radio Verdad, 0937 Children's chorus vocal with strong signal, 5 November (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) 4055, Radio Verdad, 0913-0940, Nov 10, tune-in to 6 note IS played on an electronic keyboard. Long choral National Anthem at 0915. Opening multi-lingual ID announcements at 0920. Spanish talk at 0924. Noticed English religious talk at 0935. Not sure when they switched to English due to high noise level masking much of the reception. Fair reception at 0913 but deteriorated to very poor reception by 0930 due to high noise level (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** GUIANA FRENCH. 9490, Nov 9 at 0015 I am checking the R. República relay much earlier tonight as it was missing last night at 0154 from the 00-02 transmission, but it is also absent now: nothing but wall- of-noise jamming audible, while normally RR/GUF is well atop that, at least during the first part of the broadcast. So, no spurs either! I suspect TDF has taken the transmitter down to fix it, tho one would expect some substitution to keep the RR service airborne. 9490, Nov 10 at 0012, R. República, missing 24 hours earlier, is back with huge signal atop the Cuban jamming. The spurs have been suppressed, no longer heard up around 9500, tho there is still a lot of hash closer in, around 9485/9495 at 0032 check. But TDF still hasn`t fixed the 49m spurs out of NHK relay transmitter on 5960 after 0200: Nov 10 at 0227 I am still hearing the blobs around 6076, 5994, 5926, 5844. 9475-9502, Nov 11 at 0101, R. República relay from TDF Montsinéry has resumed emitting squealing spurs in this range from fundamental 9490. Detectable around 9475 and worst around 9481 and 9499, as well as the hash closer in about plus/minus 5 from 9490. The Mighty KBC, via BULGARIA --- see NETHERLANDS [non] --- has wisely left 9500 for 9450 this week. We hoped the spurs were fixed, since we were not hearing them anymore previous nights. 5994, 6076, 5844 approx., Nov 11 at 0251, spurblobs from 5960 transmitter relaying NHK Japanese are still here. 5844, 5926, 5994, 6076, Nov 14 at 0210, spurblobs from 5960 NHK Japanese relay are still radiating, tho not so strong tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. Official YouTube Channel of MIB, GOI --- Official YouTube Channel of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. http://www.youtube.com/user/INBMINISTRY (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Nov 10, dx_india yg via DXLD) Starts with a colorful item about Diwali, but not really in English (gh, DXLD) ** INDIA. PRASAR BHARATI EMBARKS ON HUGE MODERNISATION PROGRAMME Kolkata | Monday, Nov 12 2012 IST http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20121112/2100231.html With a view to furthering the process of democratising the public broadcasting/ telecasting network, while ensuring greater involvement of the people, Prasar Bharati has undertaken a massive programme at an estimated cost of about Rs 500 crore. This was revealed here today by Prasar Bharatri [sic] Chief Executive Officer(CEO) Jawhar Sircar while interacting with reporters during his brief visit to the city. Elaborating on his 'focused vision' to improve the functioning of both All India Radio (AIR)and Doordarshan (DD)across the country and bring them at par with the best of their kind in the world under the current competitive environment, Mr Sircar felt that unless the entire process of broadcasting and telecasting news and other programmes through the government media was democratised further, it would be very difficult to remain competitive in the present environment of globalisation. He said to begin with, they were planning to upgrade and modernise the news room environment of both AIR and DD with most modern technology and with fresh recruitment drive at different levels. 'We are also planning to set up a 15-member high power Programme Advisory Committee (PAC)in both AIR and DD at the Central level to suggest and ensure top quality programmes in both the divisions,' said Mr Sircar. 'We have also decided to appoint Regional Advisory Committees in as many as eleven Regional centres of AIR and DD including those in Guwahai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Bhubaneswar, Srinagar, Jallandhar, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru and Thiruvantpuram, possibly before the year end,' the Prasar Bharati CEO said and added each of these Regional Committee would comprise about 50 members from different fields with fairly good experience of handling the broadcasting and telecasting networks. Mr Sircar categorically ruled out any notion that Prasar Bharati had been experiencing huge financial losses for the last many years. On the contrary, the CEO said, following the wiping out of the entire credit of Rs 12,007 crore by the Union cabinet last year, the income of Prasar Bharari had been doubled. 'Keeping this in mind and exploring several new avenues we are also confident of increasing Prasar Bharati's annual revenue to about Rs 1800 crore during the current fiscal itself from about Rs 1300 crore earned last year,' Mr Sircar said. When his attention was drawn to the absence of new recruitment process in Prasar Bharati for about 15 years leading to over 12,300 vacancies now, Mr Sircar said following intense negotiations at the ministerial level, the new recruitment process had finally begun and about 3350 people would be appointed nationwide during the next one or two years as about 1150 people would be recruited soon with the first installment of fund with much higher wages and salary. Asked about the funding of the entire modernisation, technological upgradation and recruitment processes, the Prasar Bharati CEO said following last year's grant of Rs 300 crore, the Centre had sanctioned Rs 585 crore for the current fiscal of which Rs 427 crore had already been spent. About the possibility of introducing the state-of-the art DRM technology of broadcasting in AIR, Mr Sircar said they had a plan to introduce DRM technology in Chinsura in West Bengal within the next three months, while bringing similar technology also to Rajkot soon. 'We are also planning to celebrate the 50 years of Prasar Bharati on November 23 through several All India prgorammes,' he said. UNI (via Alokesh Gupta, dx_india yg via DXLD) ** INDIA [non]. UZBEKISTAN, 7505, Trans World Radio, Hindi & Punjabi 1444-1525 Nov. 9. Hindi from 1444 to 1515, then Punjabi, gave an address at 1515 but could not copy, and an e-mail address as info@twr.in given (anyone know their postal address??). Poor audio prior to 1500, then improved after till tune-out. I have tried three times previous to this for a verification for their Tashkent relay. One time, TWR was excellent in their response to a QSL reply but alas it seems now a trying time for a reply (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA [non]. 15150, Athmeeya Yathra R. (via Wertachtal?--HFCC sez Wertachtal *1530-1630* B12 ex-Issoudun 15215 for A12) 1535-1600+ 1 Nov. and *1529-43, 1626-30* 2 Nov. unID SAs/sub-continental languages with mailing addresses in English: "Athmeeya Yathra, Post Box ---", "Athmeeya Yathra Radio, Post Box Number...", and "Radio Athmeeya Yathra, Post Box Number---Kerala" + (presumed) SMS/phone numbers given at end of each language segment (usually 15 minutes, tho Pashto and Dari are sked for 30 min.). Heard one mention of an email/website address which sounded like www.ayradio.com but checking www.athmeeyayathra.org doesn't show any such web address so I must have had an ear gargle. Closing segment on 2 Nov. had their Kerala p- mail address + ID given twice followed by a flute instrumental (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach/Swami's Beach, CA Grundig G3 + 4m X-wire via Bob Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 3325, Nov 10 at 1328, RRI Palangkaraya at S9+12, 1329 rustic music, 1330 YL mentions Indonesia, almost one semihour after sunrise here. 4750, Nov 10 at 1334, RRI Makassar, SSOB with music; 1335 YL in Indonesian. With BFO I can tell there is a second signal on slightly different frequency, Bangladesh or China? Atusnori Ishida`s Monitoring Report of Indonesian SW at http://www.rri.jpn.org/ has not been updated since Nov 7, but in the week prior agrees that these two had been active, slightly variable times: 3325, -1000-1700v* and *2200v 4750, -1000-1600v* and *2100v-2130- Only other active RRIs were: 4870, -1000-1500v* and *2000v-2100-, Wamena 7290, -0730-0800v*, occasionally much later, Nabire 9680 Jakarta had not been heard since October 19 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9526, V of Indonesia is not active today 11/11. Tested several times in between 1100 and 1400 (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The Cimanggis transmitters are back on air Nov 12! 9526-, Nov 12 at 1419 carrier with flutter but no modulation audible 9680, Nov 12 at 1419, open carrier, stronger than the China radio war Ishida agrees: 9526 VOI on the air Nov 12 including English at 1407 (it was also on Nov 5-10, but not 11). Wonder if they are really moving English later one hour when there is no ACI or CCI? But modulation would help a bit 9680 RRI on air Nov 12 from -0800 to 1505*, first time since Oct 19. 9526-, Nov 13 at 1423, JBA carrier from VOI. I wonder if it was again in English this hour like yesterday. Ishida hasn`t quite caught up with 14 UT yet but agrees it was on the air earlier today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [sic]. Channel 118 (Sirius/XM) BBC “World” per the digital display on the dashboard (the car I rented had satellite radio...which I’m glad I didn’t pay extra for!) but officially it is the "World Service" (but see below) with news of the US election almost exclusively. Although they do still call themselves a 'world service' they do their programme promos in “eastern time” for the satellite! In well, but satellite audio has a rather ‘ringy’ ‘tinny’ sound that while it lacks static or QRM sure sounds odd. Kind of hollow and echo- y because of the losses in compression and encoding, and a little tiring to listen to. Odd to hear them like this, and I have to say, NOT better than SW. 2235-2300 6/Nov (Ken Zichi, FL, MARE Tipsheet Nov 9 via DXLD) ** IRAN. Iran-1503 in with readable audio, mostly men and women singing, for much of the evening. Anyone have a workable address on this one? (Ben Dangerfield, Wallingford, PA, 31 Oct, NRC-AM via DXLD) Ben, I just sent mine to the English Service of Radio Iran, the International shortwave broadcaster, not to the station itself that I heard on 936 kHz. Not the "pure" QSL I'd like, but much better than nothing at all! (Jim Renfrew, Holley NY, ibid.) Boy, that was a fast reply, Jim! Did you just mail it to the address in WRTH, attention English Service? Or did you E-Mail it? And was your reply specific enough? I don't much care for vague replies but if they somehow verify my report I will probably accept them. I don't like "propaganda" answers and I'm sure Iran knows how to send them. Thanks, (Ben, ibid.) Ben, I have set up my e-mail account so that whenever you send an e- mail, strobe lights flash and alarms sound to get my immediate attention! Here's the return address on the QSL I received. It is NOT the address to IRIB I originally wrote to from the WRTH. Probably would help to put "English Service" somewhere in that address. I would probably send one by snail mail, and the other by e-mail, hoping one works. I did send an IRC, but the large package they sent back cost them a lot more than 1 IRC. The verification card was one used for shortwave, had the 936 frequency entered correctly, incorrectly referred to this as the English Service (I heard it in Farsi), got the date wrong (2012, not 2010), does not indicate transmitter site or power. But I will take it. The Life of Imam Khomeini (hardcover book) they sent is an odd read. More meditative than factual, but it looks like they ran it through a translation program because it is almost impossible to make any sense of it. Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting IRIB World Service Public Relations Tehran-I.R.of Iran Valiasr Ave. jam e jam St. P.O.BOX: 19395/6767 Fax (09821)22044287 E-mail: prworld@irib.ir Web site: http://www.worldservice.ir I hope this helps! (Jim Renfrew, ibid.) 6085, V. of Islamic Republic of Iran, 1929 IS, then W with ID in Italian, and NA. (13 Nov.) 6205, V. of Islamic Republic of Iran, 1807 talk by W in language. Somber piano music 1827 and off. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) 11685, Nov 10 at 1401, S Asian language mentioning Pakistan, musical theme, and soon found a bit better // 11720. Both are VIRI in Urdu at 1300-1430 via Kamalabad, 178 and 118 degrees respectively. No sign of BBC Burmese via Singapore, also sked on 11685 at 1345-1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRAN [non]. 15410, Nov 13 at 1405, R. Farda stage-whisper ID between hard-rock music cuts; as usual, no jamming audible. This is surprising; I wonder if they do jam it but only at local groundwave range in major cities? As for 15410, EiBi shows on at 12-16, switching sites amid at 14 from Biblis, Germany, to Woofferton UK, and HFCC agrees, also showing a tripling of kW from 1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ISRAEL. 6884.97, 2350-2400 10.11, Galei Tzahal, Lod, Hebrew ann, English pop songs, e.g.: "Mankind put an end to War!", ads, jingle 45344 15850 had faded out (Anker Petersen, on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** ISRAEL. 15760, Nov 10 at 1450, continuous tone, 1455 change to IBA IS, good signal, 1500 fades out the last iteration in order to present accurate timesignal, and opening Farsi, ``Injo (however they say Jerusalem), seda-ye Israel``. Persian is the only language IBA considers worth broadcasting on SW, for obvious strategic reasons. Who cares about allies, or a worldwide tongue?? HFCC B-12 shows IBA Persian at 1500-1630 registered on multiple frequencies, but presumably only on two or three at once: 90 degrees on 6990, 9390, 9985, 13850, 15760; 27 degrees on 11595, 17490. I guess the other active one is 13850? New B-12 WRN North America schedule shows Israel Radio in English, daily at 0030-0045 and 0630-0645 UT. Unfortunately these are not times when WRMI is currently relaying WRN on 9955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ITALY. AUDIOCLIP: ASSOCIAZIONE ITALCABLE The amatorial time signal station "Associazione Italcable" broadcasting from Tuscany (Italy) on 10000 kHz. The audioclip is available here: http://blog.libero.it/radioascolto/11648987.html (Francesco Cecconi, Central Italy, 11 Nov, noticiasdx yg via DXLD) ** JAPAN [non]. GUIANA, FRENCH, 15775, JSWC Special 60th Anniversary BC (via Montsinery) 0036+ 3 Nov. Slid out of work for a couple minutes to catch some of the broadcast with the beginning of an interview by Mr. Ohtake with some EDXC members at the 2012 EDXC conference in Germany. Very good signal and wished I coulda stayed around the full half hour, but I can't DX and keep an eye on the denizens of the gym at the same time (believe me, I've tried -- not a pretty sight) (Dan Sheedy, Encinitas, CA Grundig G3 + 4m X-wire via Bob Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** JAPAN [non]. NHK --- Al momento por los 11935 kHz desde Guyana [sic, that`s a different country: really Guiana Francesa] no se escucha la emisión de la NHK, tan solo su señal de intervalo seguida por la identificación en japonés e inglés, que se repite una y otra vez; la emisión en japonés sí está por 5960 de Guyana y 9620 Alemania. (Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia, 0350 UT Nov 11, condiglista yg via DXLD) Parecen con problemas las emisiones desde Guyana de la NHK; ahora tan solo luego de las 0410 al aire, el servicio en español de las 0400 (Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia, 0412 UT Nov 11, condiglista yg via DXLD) Spanish must be referring to 6195 (gh, DXLD) ** JAPAN [non]. Remembering ``Tokyo Rose`` http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/splash/16190820-418/bill-kurtis-reflects-on-the-end-of-a-retail-and-radio-era.html (via Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, ODXA yg via DXLD) ** KASHMIR. (INDIA), 4950, AIR Srinagar; 0118 Nov 10; presumed the one with the carrier that appeared consistent with reported sign-on time but too weak to recover audio; Jim Young in Oregon heard it at the same time with good audio; barely audible carriers for me also on 4860 (AIR Shimla?), 4910 (AIR Jaipur?) around the same time this night (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 2850, Nov 10 at 1331, very poor with music, must be KCBS; only other possibility for a broadcaster would be a third harmonic of 950. It`s been ages since I have heard any non-local MW harmonic in the 2+ MHz range. Maybe new antenna will help. 2850, Nov 11 at 1257, poor signal with music; conditions worse than yesterday, nothing making it on 90m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=9974&cataId=nk00400 The Shining Comrade, Young General Kim Jong-Un, is personally building the transmitters to ensure that the Revolutionary Voice of Juche is SINPO 55555 throughout the world. The capitalists and imperialists will quake in terror (Mark Palmer, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Viz.: NORTH KOREAN SHORTWAVE GETTING STRONGER By Mok Yong Jae [2012-10-31 16:46 ] http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00400&num=9974 The North Korean authorities are in the process of replacing their existing shortwave radio transmitters, Daily NK has learned. The measure appears designed to both allow better broadcasts targeting South Korea and stop outside shortwave broadcasts entering. According to the Northeast Asian Broadcasting Institute (NABI), the authorities made their first move in March this year, replacing the shortwave transmission equipment at Kanggye Transmission Station in Jagang Province with modern equipment made by Beijing BBEF Electronics Group Co. Kanggye Transmission Station is one of three high output shortwave transmission facilities in North Korea, with the other two being at Pyongyang and in Gujang County, North Pyongan Province. The measures come pursuant to a June 2011 agreement signed between the North Korean Ministry of Communications and BBEF, under which the latter is required to provide North Korea with modern radio and television transmission equipment and training in its use. North Korea has two shortwave broadcasters; Chosun Central 1st Broadcast and Pyongyang Broadcast. The first is for the domestic and international audience while the latter serves the international audience only, leading to the assumption that North Korea is replacing its existing transmitters in order to improve its broadcasts targeting South Korea. With the sort of modern equipment arriving from BBEF, North Korean broadcasts will be receivable anywhere in South Korea, no matter where in the North they are broadcast from. According to NABI, North Korea’s shortwave broadcasting capacity was previously very weak due to worn out and broken equipment. Signal strength was particularly weak, meaning that listeners tended to receive a different channel even when tuned directly to the intended broadcast frequency. According to one defector from Pyongyang who arrived in South Korea in June 2011, the signal strength of Chosun Central 1st Broadcast was so weak at times that it was even unlistenable in most regions of North Korea. However, the quality has recently improved dramatically, as Park Sung Moon of NABI explained to Daily NK, saying, “Recent analysis of North Korea’s shortwave Chosun Central 1st Broadcast and Pyongyang Broadcast reveal that they are being broadcast clearly and consistently, without interference or signal shifting.” “In particular, Pyongyang Broadcast is much better than it used to be, but the overall broadcast situation has gotten a lot better,” Park added, going on, “It looks like they have imported the Chinese transmission equipment to improve their South Korea broadcasting.” Professor Choi Hyung Jin of Sungkyungwan University Information and Communications Department agreed, adding, “If a transmitter is old and worn out then it either takes excessive power to function or the signal strength weakens. Either way, the effect of the broadcast system itself is detrimentally affected. Notably, listeners often cannot hear the broadcast. If you want people to listen, you have to improve your transmitters.” The other side of the coin is that improved shortwave transmission strength stops incoming signals from reaching listeners. According to one defector who used to be a part of the Party Propaganda and Agitation Department, “They know that when the Chosun Central 1st Broadcast signal strength is weak, it regularly arrives with outside broadcasts mixed in. I think they want to stop this happening.” (via Arnulf Piontek, Berlin, DXLD) I was never sure where in North Korea the Kanggye transmitter station was located. Given the info above, perhaps we might now have a chance, with resources such as Google Earth to locate the Kanggye Transmission Station now that we know it is located in Jagang Province. This province is easily identified with GE. Perhaps someone with time, patience & a FAST internet connection might be able to locate this site? (Ian Baxter, NSW, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) Kanggye is, well, at Kanggye --- Confused because the DPRK is still unknown land to Google Maps, beyond the satellite imagery they have published? Consult http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/korea_north_pol_2005.jpg And the Russian Genshtab maps could be helpful as well, if someone knows a current source for them. Concerning Kujang: The transmitter plant is about 15 km away from the town, but only small villages are closer, so referring to it under this town is pretty appropriate. Concerning Kanggye; There was already looking at satellite images some time ago, and if I recall correctly the apparent 720 kHz facility could be spotted by the lattice towers typical for North Korean mediumwave facilities while the resolution was simply too poor for any conclusions in regard to a possible presence of shortwave antennas. It should be mentioned, to prevent it from sinking into oblivion, that Olle Alm determined more than ten years ago that Kanggye is likely to be the site for 6070/6100 kHz, finding that they neither originated from Pyongyang area nor from the transmitter plant that apparently puts out all the other foreign service frequencies (meanwhile established as Kujang). And it was apparent that this was the transmission equipment that the DPRK bought used in Switzerland. (Kai Ludwig, ibid.) Hi Kai, Yes you are correct. A mast was identified previously and as per post from Wolfy in 2011: KRE Kanggye 720 kHz 500 kW 41 01'03.26"N 126 39'08.83" E The GE imagery is dated: 14th April, 2009 Bing Maps imagery has an indeterminable date range of 15/11/2007 - 25/3/2011 and doesn't show any changes/further detail that I can easily see. Terra Server image is 'Obscured By Clouds' for 26/3/2011. So far any indications of exact location of the Kanggye SW antenna/s are just guesses, especially when we don't know what kind of supports are used for the antennas; e.g. antennas sloping of the side of MW mast, thin poles, or dedicated lattice masts located elsewhere, etc. - all so difficult to determine from difficult low/medium res satellite imagery. High res aerial imagery, if one pardons my pun, of this hermit kingdom is what really is required. Unlikely as it is to happen in my lifetime given the Kim lineage --- and their rule. Re Old Soviet Maps. I use: http://www.topomapper.com/ I had a look at the known Kujang site and the known mast at Kanggye, but the Soviet topo map doesn't show any radio masts on the maps at these locations. I'm not sure of the Soviet map dates either at those localities. One also needs to be observant that the Google Maps & Soviet Map coordinates on http://www.topomapper.com/ don't match. I'd hoped by now that the 19th edition of "North Korea Uncovered" KML update might have been available by now, but still waiting for news; it's been over 3 years since the last KML file edition (Ian Baxter, NSW, shortwavesites yg via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. Dino Bloise / Sintonía / Noviembre 13, 2012 7505 kHz, Nov 13, a 2045 UT, Radio Free Chosun, programa en Koreano vía UK, voz de locutora, señal de regular a mala, ID. Correo electrónico: rfchosun@rfchosun.org No jamming underneath. Escúcha un fragmento de esa transmisión: http://frecuenciaaldia.podomatic.com/entry/2012-11-13T13_40_13-08_00 (Dino Bloise, Icom R75, EE.UU, Frecuencia Al Día, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. MND Radio new frequencies from Nov. 8: version UT Freq 1* 0354v-0449v 5150, 6300 2* 0454v-0535v 5410, 6550 5* 0557v-0631v 6270, 6670 4* 0659v-0735v 5900, 6435 2* 0959v-1039v 5410, 6550 3* 1057v-1145v 6270, 6670 1* 1159v-1254v 5150, 6300 version / Opening song / Closing song 1 male / Gangnam Style / For Love 2 male / Whistle / Our Wish 3 male / Peace / Our Wish 4 female / True Love / I miss you 5 female / Peace / Our Wish de Hiroshi (S Hasegawa, Japan, Nov 10, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The long time, persistent jamming of 6230, which started earlier this year against MND Radio (which moved off this frequency some time ago, but the jamming continued anyway!), has finally stopped. Nov 14 was able to hear VMW in USB with Australia marine conditions. Had light QRM from a station sounding Chinese. Who else is here now other than VMW? Long term jamming now may be on 5150? MND Radio sign off is 1254, but Nov 14 jamming still present past 1506 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. Regarding the MND Radio new schedule from Nov 8 posted to dxldyg: Have recently been hearing anomalies to the above schedule, e.g. from tune in at 1241 on Nov 13 heard a FEMALE in Korean on 6300 (good with no jamming) // 5150 (fair with jamming) till 1251 into pop Korean song “For Love” with 1254*. https://www.box.com/s/qcul8cw4jet8dnv11wde contains an MP3 recording of a portion of yesterday’s reception (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH [non]. FRANCE/SOUTH KOREA, Winter B-12 of KBS World Radio via TDF: 0100-0158 11635 GUF 250 kW / 235 deg to Peru Spanish, not 15400 from 0300 2000-2058 5950 ISS 250 kW / 182 deg to NWAf French (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN [non]. MOLDOVA: 11510, Radio Denge Kurdistanya; 1848- 1902+, 3-Nov; M&W in LL [unknown language] at an even [sic] with lotsa agitated crowd noises & chanting. 1857 bumper into chanty vocal sounding just like the Head Dude in the orgy scene of the movie Eyes Wide Shut. ID at 1900:40 (Denge sounded like Venge) into commentary in LL. SIO=252+ in QRN; LSB helped a little. QTH per EiBi (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, Icom R3 + duckie, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11510, BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA, Denge Kurdistani, 1355 Nov 8, in presumed Kurdistani [sic] with woman doing Islamic devotion, followed by a man talking about Islam, another man mentioning Iran several times; announcement, music and time pips to top of the hour; 1400 news. Poor- fair (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening from my car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Via Bijeljina-Bosnia - that was only a test in October, somebody reported. But now regularly via KCH-GRI Grigoriopol MOLDOVA {separated PREDNESTROVIE} site, daily til 1600 UT. 73 wolfy df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Via BULGARIA. 11510, Denge Kurdistan, 1625-1735, Nov 10, Kurdish talk. Short breaks of Kurdish string music. Fair to good. Via BULGARIA. 11510, Denge Kurdistan, 1950-1959*, Nov 10, tune-in to indigenous vocals. Kurdish instrumental music. Local string music. Kurdistan National Anthem at 1954. Kurdish talk at 1958 and some local string music to 1959 sign off. Good (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 11510, Nov 12 at 1434, fair signal with ululations, presumed Kurdish music from Denge Kurdistan. Wolfgang Büschel is 99% sure this is now coming from the Grigoriopol, Pridnestrovye site at 04-20 (tho some other sites may have been tested) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Here's my video from yesterday: 11510 Dengê Kurdistanê, ``transmitter change at 1600`` http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi5teYnoMRg&feature=plcp (Mauno Ritola, Finland, Nov 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See BULGARIA ** KUWAIT. 15540, R. Kuwait Feature in English presented by W at 1937. Not very strong. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) Inaudible here (gh) ** LIBYA. LIBYA CHANGES TIME ZONE --- From Time and Date webpages at http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/libya-time-zone-change-2012.html Published 10-Nov-2012 --- Libya changed back clocks on November 10, 2012 and will observe DST from 2013 onwards. The Libyan Transitional Government has announced that Libya will start observing Daylight Saving Time (DST) from 2013. This was announced in resolution number 440 in 2012. Changing Back the Clocks to Another Time Zone On November 10, 2012, the clocks in Libya were to be turned back one hour from 02:00 (2 am) to 01:00 (1 am). This changes Libya's time zone from UTC+2 (Eastern European Time) to UTC+1 (Central European Time). During winter the time in Libya will be like those neighbour countries west and south of it, such as Tunisia, Algeria, Niger and Chad. New Daylight Saving Schedule Starting in 2013, Libya will turn clocks forward to DST at 01:00 (1 am) on the last Friday of March, and back again to standard time at 02:00 (2am) on the last Friday of October. This schedule is close to most of Europe's DST schedule, only that Europe changes on the last Sunday of the same months, so depending on the year, Libya will either change clocks 2 days earlier or 5 days later than Europe. The remaining time, Libya will share the same time as Central Europe (UTC+1/CET and UTC+2/CEST), Last time Libya observed DST was back in 1989 (via Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via DXLD) ** LITHUANIA. Winter B-12 of Sitkunai relay: 0430-0500 NF 6115 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu Radio Japan NHK, Russian 1000-1100 on 9690 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg CeAs Radio Free Asia, Tibetan 2300-2400 on 9875 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg CeAs Radio Free Asia, Tibetan (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) So that`s all besides the occasional special? (gh, DXLD) RWI 1983-2912 29th Birthday relays November 1983 - November 2012 = 29th Birthday on the airwaves. The BIG RWI 29th birthday's shows on airwaves Special broadcasts Relay from Lithuania (North of Europe) Schedule special 29th birthday on the airwaves Beaming to Europe on November 16, 2100-2300 UT 6055 kHz 100 kW 259 Beaming to America on November 18, 0200-0400 UT 7415 kHz 100 kW 310 Beaming to Asia on November 18, 1300-1500 UT 9895 kHz 100 kW 79 (via Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, shortwave yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) What does RWI stand for? (Peter Hansen, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) RWI = Radio Waves International. 73 (Achim Brückner, Germany, ibid.) ** MADAGASCAR. 5010.0 (USB + carrier), Radio Madagasikara (presumed), 1511-1530 and 1538, Nov 9. Reactivated again after being off for some months; pop songs; through to 1530 was bothered by non-stop Spanish SSB (USB) chatting and also QRM from AIR; at 1538 check found no Spanish QRM, so was able to confirm they were in French, but still mixing with AIR; could not confirm an ID. Nice to have them back on the air! Now I might be able to positively ID 6135.19v as Radio Madagasikara if I can hear this //. 6135.19v, Radio Madagasikara (presumed). On Nov 9 for the first time today I was able to hear them with a prominent het at 1456, which I assume was produced from Yemen carrier on 6135.00; definitely two different audios (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Ron, I listened to 5010 from 1740-present (1811). It is certainly better in USB and is definitely in French. No sign of 6135, but on that frequency they are listed as going off-air at 1500* (EiBi). Madagascar ?? Radio Madagasikara ?? 5010 Antananarivo ?? Nov. 9, 2012. Friday. 1740-1811. French, 2 YLs talking. To song in French at 1756, then other songs right through TOH, no id. Poor-very poor. Jo'burg sunset 1630. Will listen for a while longer but it is so poor I doubt I will make out an ID. Regards, (Bill Bingham, RSA, Nov 9, ibid.) 5010.00, Radio Madagasikara, 0200-0250+, Nov 10, carrier + USB. Reactivated. Tune-in to inspirational music, choral music. Announcements. African Hi-life music. IS at 0228. Choral National Anthem at 0228:45. Local guitar music and opening announcements at 0230:45. Malagasy talk. Local African music at 0232. African choral music. Weak but readable in noisy conditions. Reception best between 0200-0230. Became more noisy after 0230. Checked yesterday for these guys but nothing heard. Thanks to tip from Ron Howard and others (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5010.006 - just measured. Depends of daily SunSpot conditions, this morning Nov 10th at 0255 UT could only trace a threshold signal in Germany, could identify chorus pop music with MDG flavour, but no details so far. S=3 fluttery, 73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) 5010.00, Radio Madagasikara, *0223-0245, Nov 11, carrier + USB. Sign on with lite music. IS at 0228. National Anthem at 0229. Talk at 0230. Lite music at 0233. Very weak. Very poor in noisy conditions. Reception was much better yesterday. 5010.00, Radio Madagasikara, 0224-0245, Nov 12, carrier + USB. Tune-in to lite inspirational music. IS at 0228:28. Choral National Anthem at 0229. Lite music at 0231 and opening announcements. Malagasy talk and inspirational music. Poor. Weak but readable in noisy conditions (Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX Listening Digest) 6135.18, R Madagasikara, 1444, Nov 12, carrier in the clear to 1458:51 off. At long last and much to my delight co-channel Sana'a was not on air today (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALI. 5995, RTVM, 0750-0759*, Nov 10, tune-in to vernacular talk. Sign off with flute IS and French ID announcements at 0758. Weak but readable. Stronger than usual. 9635, RTVM, *0759-0830, Nov 10, sign on with local music played on a local harp like insrrument called a Cora. Flute music at 0803:40. Indigenous vocals at 0805. Local tribal music. Children’s choral music. Vernacular announcements. Weak in noisy conditions. But stronger than usual (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** MAURITANIA. No sign for several weeks now of your favourite transmitter on 7245, even before 0100 or after 0600 UT (Theo Donnelly, BC, 0442 UT Nov 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. W RADIO: FUERA NOTICIARIOS Cambio de frecuencia Fernando Mejía Barquera 2012-11-08 • Tendencias La nueva programación de W Radio empezó apenas este lunes y es muy pronto para identificar, con base en el análisis cotidiano del contenido que se transmite, si la hipótesis del cambio por motivos políticos tendría sustento. Sin embargo, es interesante que Prisa haya decidido retirar de la W los noticiarios y sustituirlos por revistas radiofónicas. . . http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/impreso/9163852 (via Juan Franco Crespo, Spain, DXLD) ** MEXICO. COFETEL INTRODUCE IMPORTANTES CAMBIOS EN LA RADIODIFUSIÓN DEL PAIS AZTECA --- by gruporadioescuchaargentino El Pleno de la Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (Cofetel) resolvió 601 asuntos de concesionarios y permisionarios de servicios de radiodifusión, relacionados con el otorgamiento de nuevos permisos, autorizaciones para operar con el estándar digital y el cambio de frecuencias de AM a FM en estaciones de radio, entre otros. Por medio de un comunicado, dicho órgano dio a conocer que entre los procedimientos administrativos aprobados destaca la autorización al Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (IMER) para la operación de 4 estaciones con el sistema IBOC de Radio Digital Terrestre, que transmitirán con multiprogramación en Cacahotán, Chiapa de Corzo y Comitán de Domínguez, Chiapas; así como en Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. Asimismo, el Pleno aprobó el cambio de AM a FM para la estación XEIC- AM en Campeche, Campeche, del Instituto Campechano y solicitar el pago de contraprestación para el cambio de AM a FM a las estaciones XEDD-AM que opera en Ojo de Agua, Nuevo León y a la XEMA- AM de Fresnillo, Zacatecas, con motivo del ajuste en las condiciones de operación y la cual está en proceso del cambio a la banda de Frecuencia Modulada. De igual forma, se resolvió el otorgamiento de un permiso de radio en la población de Hércules, Coahuila, a favor de una asociación civil, así como la autorización para la instalación de 7 equipos complementarios de televisión al gobierno de Chiapas para las poblaciones de Huitiupan, Santiago El Pinar, Jiquipilas, Chalchihuitán, Altamirano, Chenaló y Las Rosas, con lo que dichas poblaciones podrán recibir la señal de televisión con una mejor calidad. El Pleno también autorizó la modificación de características técnicas para mejorar la operación de 11 estaciones de radio, que son: XEAM-AM Matamoros, Tamaulipas; XEVSS-AM Hermosillo, Sonora; XEZAR-AM Puebla, Pueble; XEDI-AM Chihuahua, Chihuahua; XHRE-FM Piedras Negras, Coahuila; XHSL-FM Piedras Negras, Coahuila; XHVUN-FM Villa Unión, Coahuila; XHTR-FM Villahermosa, Tabasco; XHKS-FM Saltillo, Coahuila; XHTEC-FM Monterrey, Nuevo León; XHSML-FM San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato. Adicionalmente, el Pleno fue informado sobre los avances y los siguientes pasos del desarrollo de la Licitación Pública Nacional Electrónica para la contratación de "Los servicios de visita y en su caso, entrega e instalación de decodificadores y/o antenas digitales, para la recepción de las señales de Televisión Digital Terrestre, en los domicilios ubicados en la ciudad de Tijuana, Baja California, calificados como Hogares Objetivo". En la sesión de este miércoles también fue presentado y entregado formalmente al Pleno el Informe de Resultados 2006-2012 de la Cofetel, cuyo proceso de elaboración inició el 6 de julio del presente año por instrucciones del comisionado presidente Mony de Swaan. El documento tiene como antecedente el informe de rendición de cuentas 2006-2011 que fue elaborado durante los meses de mayo y junio del presente año, mismo que, en cumplimiento a las disposiciones vigentes, fue remitido a la Secretaría de la Función Pública (SFP) el pasado 31 de julio. Un primer borrador del informe fue distribuido a los miembros del Pleno de la Cofetel el 24 de agosto para su revisión, por lo que los Comisionados hicieron observaciones y comentarios que enriquecieron el documento final, el cual no sólo da cuenta del intenso trabajo regulatorio realizado en la Comisión durante este periodo, sino que también es un reconocimiento a la labor de todo el personal que conforma la institución. Cabe señalar que el 23 de octubre se publicó la convocatoria y bases para esta licitación en Tijuana, ciudad en la que, de acuerdo con lo establecido en las modificaciones del acuerdo por el que se adopta el estándar tecnológico de televisión digital terrestre y se establece la Política para la Transición a la Televisión Digital Terrestre en México, cuya resolución que fue publicada el 4 de mayo de este año en el Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF), se realizará una prueba piloto, a fin de que el término de las transmisiones analógicas ocurra el 16 abril de 2013. La versión electrónica podrá consultarse a partir de la próxima semana en el portal de Internet de la Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones. (tomado de Radio Formula) (via GRA blog via DXLD) ** MEXICO. 610, XEBX, Sabinas, Coah. NOV 1 1233 - Announcement for program "Vámonos par Rancho" (not grammatically correct but that's what it sounded like), local ads, call letter ID, slogan "BX La Primera," MST time checks, temperature checks (17 degrees Centigrade); back to music at 1238. Fair, mixing with KNML, no sign of XEGS which had been fair in the previous hour (John Wilkins, Wheat Ridge CO; Drake R8, 4-foot box loop, NRC IDXD Nov 9 via DXLD) ** MEXICO. 640, Nov 9 at 0705 UT, long choral NA ends, full ID for FM XHHHI on 99.3, XEHHI on 640, Los Cuarenta Principales from Chihuahua, 0706 slightly late TC as ``son las doce``, into top-40 music. Cantú: 640 XEHHI Los 40 Principales + FM 99.3 Hidalgo del Parral, Chih. 10,000 1,000 --- Nice to get this other Chihuahuan, than XEJUA in Juárez we hear around sunrise, but supposedly only a daytimer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 660, Nov 9 at 0700 UT, Chihuahua state song, fanfare and maybe jingle ID but could not copy it, then cuts off the air. Cantú shows the only Chihuahuan is: 660 XEACB La Lupe + FM 98.9 Cd. Delicias, Chih. 3,000 1,000 Most unusual to hear an XE axually going off the air at midnite. Left quite a hole on the dial (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 920, XELE, La Preferida, Tampico, Tamaulipas. 0110 November 9, 2012. Male in studio, female telco babble news items, peso quotes, so all signs are it’s a Mexican. Then an ad break and a couple of “La Preferida” slogans. Back to news feed. “La Preferida, la informa…” at 0128. Fair, with some co-channel (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, Appended equipment used: JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Sony ICF-7600GR; Sangean PR-D5; Aqua Guide 705 RDF Marine Radio; GE Superadio III; JPS NF-60 Notch Filter; JPS ANC-4 Noise Phase; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X room random wire; Terk Advantage non- active portable loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 960, UT Monday Nov 12 at 0602, four descending ``XEW`` chimes, the longtime signature of the 900 station, barely audible under ABC news presumably from KMA in Iowa, both of which are audiblized thanks to the usual (but not always) Fox-hole of dead air from local KGWA Enid at 0600-0605. The XEW chimes were previously IDed as coming from XEK in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. Does XEW own XEK or is this just in tribute? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 1000, Nov 12 at 0701 UT, ``Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, las 12 con un minuto``. This was so strong that it had to be nulled to hear KTOK OKC, opposite of usual. Cantú: 1000 XEFV La Rancherita Cd. Juárez, Chih. 1,000 D Oops, XEFV doesn`t know it`s a daytimer, or Cantú is in error. WRTH shows it as 1 kW fulltime, and IRCA 2011 shows 5/1 kW, 24 hours irregular (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 1040, Nov 12 at 0701 UT, choral NA in WHO null, but couldn`t hold it for any ID afterwards. Assuming it`s local midnite, Cantú shows two possibilities: 1040 XEHES Romántica + FM 94.1 Chihuahua, Chih. 5,000 250 1040 XEGYS La Primera + FM 90.1 Guaymas, Son. 5,000 250 During standard time there is no longer a one-hour difference between Chihuahua and Sonora, both UT -7. Handy Mexican timezone map http://www.worldtimezone.com/time-mexico12.php shows UT -7 now applies to: BCS, Nayarit, Sinaloa, Sonora, Chihuahua. UT -8 is BCN only, and the rest are all UT -6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 1220, XESAL, Saltillo, Coah., OCT 21 1230 - Faded up over fading XEB with baladas, time checks and "Radio Universidad Agraria, La Voz de la Narro" slogan ID's by a woman between many of the songs. Per the station's website, the name of the institution is 'Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro' and the station log has 'La Estación de la Narro'; hence, the 'La Voz de Narro' part of the slogan (Robert Vance, El Paso TX; WiNRADiO G33DDC, 12 x 9-ft terminated corner-fed north and east loops, 12 x 7-ft east-west indoor loop with TG-1 gizmo, 6 x 4-ft multiturn indoor loop on second floor oriented north-south, NRC IDXD Nov 9 via DXLD) ** MEXICO. 1320, XECPN, Piedras Negras, Coahuila. 1148 ending of song, announcer, back to Mexi-tunes, then seconds before 1157 into truncated version of the Himno Nacional followed by an unidentified state anthem sung by an opera-like voice female. Comparing Chihuahua with Coahuila, it’s clearly the latter including matching lyrics. Chihuahua: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwUBQyN_Vzw and Coahuila: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBdQpd34Ow so XECPN it is. Faded by 1205. WRTVH-2012 lists the slogan as la Poderosa, but Cantú’s online says Radio Noticias. A surprise catch here (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, Appended equipment used: JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Sony ICF-7600GR; Sangean PR-D5; Aqua Guide 705 RDF Marine Radio; GE Superadio III; JPS NF-60 Notch Filter; JPS ANC-4 Noise Phase; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X room random wire; Terk Advantage non-active portable loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 1410, XEBS ¡La Más Perrona!, México D.F. 1140 November 12, 2012. Male DJ between each Mexi-tune, “XEBS… 25 mil vatios de potencia…” at 1200. Presume anthem followed, but the signal crashed right after the ID. No slogan heard, but confirmed per their website http://lamasperrona.com.mx and per Cant Cantú’s website. WRTVH-2012 is again wrong, listing as “Radio Sinfonola” (sic – should have been “Radio Sinfonia”). Go dowgs! (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, Appended equipment used: JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Sony ICF-7600GR; Sangean PR-D5; Aqua Guide 705 RDF Marine Radio; GE Superadio III; JPS NF-60 Notch Filter; JPS ANC-4 Noise Phase; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X room random wire; Terk Advantage non-active portable loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 6184.99, Radio Educación, 0535-0600*, Nov 9, Spanishradio- drama with short pieces of opera/classical music. Programming ended at 0600 with transmitter off at 0609. Poor. Weak (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 6185, Nov 9 at 2308, XEPPM is already on with Mexican music. Guess they start at 2300 even during standard time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6185.00, 0000-0010 11.11, R Educación, Cd. México, Spanish talk, 23222, adjacent QRM (Anker Petersen, on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) Other reports have had it off-frequency to the low side - -- well, only 10 Hz per Brian (gh, DXLD) 6185, Nov 13 at 0623, open carrier, so XEPPM still hasn`t turned off the transmitter after sign-off circa 0600. [and non]. 6185, Nov 13 at 2241, guitar music, so XEPPM must already be on the air; instrumental-only music continued past 2300 with no announcements or ID. Apparently this is a prélude/warmup for Radio Educación SW programming not starting until 0000 UT, but when do they really turn on the transmitter? After 2300 a SAH appeared, from an understation, which HFCC leads us to believe would only be CRI in Mongolian, 500 kW, 354 degrees from Xian, which would be close to the grayline (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MONGOLIA. 7470, R. Free Asia (via Mongolia), 1229 Chinese Pop-like music then canned English ID by M as "This is R. Free Asia. The following program is in Tibetan", and presumed program promo by W to 1230. Didn't realize RFA was relayed via Mongolia. Co-channel QRM from another station of equal strength. Just got an e-mail from Valerie Johnson at VOA who said to supply my address for a confirmation. (12 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** MOROCCO [and non]. Odd 9579.134, Radio Mediterranée Internationale via Nador on Nov 8th still on very odd channel, usually hit Africa No. ONE from Moyabi Gabon site on adjacent 9580 even frequency during dark reception hours. But wandered 4-5 Hertz down in last week. News in Arabic, read by female, mostly on after "Sandy" hurricane electricity cuts, petrol filling stations restrictions, deep U.S. government debt because of two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan/Pakistan since both Bush presidency. Real industrial production emigrated from USA to East Asian countries like China, Taiwan, S Korea, and Japan (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 9 via DXLD) ** MYANMAR. 5985.81, 2340-2350 10.11, Myanma R, Yegu, Yangon. Bamar talk, 13211, adjacent QRM (Anker Petersen, on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** MYANMAR. 7110, Thazin Radio, 1430 Nov 8, beginning English program, piece of music they always play, woman greeting listeners and with announcements, 1431 pop song “The First Cut is the Deepest”. Poor (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening from my car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 7110.00, 2345-0010 10-11.11, Rakhine R, Pyin Oo Lwin, Chin talk with pop music in background, 35232 (Anker Petersen, on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** MYANMAR. BURMESE STATE MEDIA IN LINE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE MAKEOVER - website Burma's information ministry has announced plans to transform the state-run media sector into public service media outlets starting next year, the Norway-based Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) website reported on 9 November. It said Information Minister Aung Kyi and Deputy Minister Ye Htut told members of the Lower House's Sports, Culture and Public Relation Development Committee in Naypyidaw on 7 November that the country's Burmese language state newspapers Myanmar Ahlin and Kyemon would be transformed into public service media ventures by August 2013. Aung Kyi also said that the government's English language mouthpiece, the New Light of Myanmar, is set to become a joint venture. The minister said state-owned Myanmar Television and Myanmar Radio are set to become public service media outlets in 2014. Aung Kyi told the MPs that it was necessary to reform state media propaganda outlets into public service ventures. Ye Htun, a member of the Sports, Culture and Public Relation Development Committee, said the government is unlikely to pass sweeping legislation that would completely transform the country's state run media sector before general elections in 2015. The DVB website also reported that on 9 November, the New Light of Myanmar website printed a code of ethnics that will be followed by the sector, which includes regulations barring the media from instigating racial or religious hatred. "After years of printing draconian propaganda aimed at defaming democracy activists and western powers, the state media is in the process of shedding its old image and beginning to embrace more contemporary approaches to the news," said the DVB website. "State run outlets still serve as mouthpieces and present the government's line, but they now print in colour and publish several reports daily about celebrity gossip," it said. Source: Democratic Voice of Burma website, Oslo, in English, 9 Nov 12 ** NETHERLANDS [non]. The Mighty KBC came on the air at 2358Z on 9450 kHz and playing music. Sounding good this week without the interference. SINPO 34533 & its an S6-S7 on the meter. Radio Republica on 9490 kHz is back and still throwing the same junk as last week. There is some strange widely variable thing moving around 31m; have seen it go down below 9400 and up to 9465. It squiggles all over the place. It`s not local as can also see it on a remote receiver in the Netherlands. Its not the usual ionosonde, unless its one that's got a serious problem (Greg Putrich, Minneapolis, MN, Nov 10-11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Acceptable signal into west coast of North America. Fair to good signal. So far (up to 0038) no sign of the digital test they were promising (QPSK 125) (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, ibid.) 9450, Nov 11 at 0059, The Mighty KBC has very good signal with rock music, via BULGARIA, moved here this UT Sunday at 00-02, ex-9500, to escape the spurs from 9490 R. República, and a good thing they did: see GUIANA FRENCH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Mighty KBC --- Hi everyone, here is the digital mode Schedule from mighty kbc: [sic; so came thru with all these typos? -- gh] Program Schedule The Mighty 6095 – keeping shorewave alive on 6095 All times in UTC Monday through Friday 09:00 - 11:00 : Transportradio Onderweg - Bob van Beeten Saturday 09:00 - 11:00 : Coast To Coast Country - The Emperor Rosko 11:00 - 12:00 : It’s Radio But Not As We Know It e e Matef2:00 - 1æa Soundtrack of the Sixties - Paul Graham 13:00 - 14:00 : The Golden Age Of Rock n Roll – Dave Mason 14:00 - 16:00 : Rock & Roll S tutyay – Mike Marwick Sunday p :00 - 11:00 : Trucker Radio - Stan Campbell & Til Ds0- 14:06e L onnection - The Emperot÷osko 14:00 - 16:00 Suday on 9500 kteu0:00 - 02:0k itn --e This is basically what was sent 73’s (Gilles Letourneau, Montréal, Canada, http://www.youtube.com/officialswlchannel dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Including garbles as Gilles sent (gh) Mighty KBC 9450 playing Daddy Cool by Boney M at 0147, Sunday Nov. 11, SINPO 45533. 73s (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, ibid.) Was able to decode about 60 % of the last digital broadcast; higher noise level. I noticed it did not decode right away and I actually touched the cursor in the waterfall before it started decoding again. They re-sent the same message that was earlier in digital mode. For those of you who want to see, I’ll post the video for the digital mode on my youtube channel later or tomorrow so you can see it. 73’s (Gilles Letourneau, Montréal, Canada http://www.youtube.com/officialswlchannel 0201 UT Nov 11, ibid.) Did anyone successfully decode the Mighty KBC digital broadcast? 73, (Kraig, KG4LAC, VA, ibid.) Yes there were some posts and I did also post the message sent. Take a look at my youtube channel later today. I`ll have 4 part video. The last 2 videos contain the decoding of the digital transmission. 73 (Gilles Letourneau, Montréal, Canada http://www.youtube.com/officialswlchannel I am persistent (stubborn). The 0127 UTC digital message was as follows. THE MIGHTY KBC Program Schedule The Mighty 6095 – keeping shortwave alive on 6095 All times in UTC Monday through Friday 09:00 - 11:00 : Transportradio Onderweg - Bob van Beeten Saturday 09:00 - 11:00 : Coast To Coast Country - The Emperor Rosko 11:00 - 12:00 : It's Radio But Not As We Know It – Dave Mason 12:00 - 13:00 : Soundtrack of the Sixties - Paul Graham 13:00 - 14:00 : The Golden Age Of Rock n Roll – Dave Mason 14:00 - 16:00 : Rock & Roll Saturday – Mike Marwick Sunday 09:00 - 11:00 : Trucker Radio - Stan Campbell & Tim Dennis 11:00 - 14:00 : The LA Connection - The Emperor Rosko 14:00 - 16:00 : Rock & Roll Rewind - Ron O'Quinn Sunday on 9500 kHz 00:00 - 02:00 : The Giant Jukebox - Eric van Willegen The 0157 UT digital message was an html version of the 0127 message. 73, (Kraig, KG4LAC, Krist, ibid.) 9500, The Mighty KBC (via Kostinbrod, BULGARIA) 0130-0200* 4 Nov, very enjoyable program with mix of oldies/ rockabilly/ bubble gum pop, ad for KBC Imports with SMS/phone numbers + website http://www.KBCImports.com - lotsa jingles (ex. "Rocking Over The Ocean-We Are The Mighty KBC") + live IDs (one mentioning the BC coming from Bulgaria), requests for emails from listeners and to check out the KBC Facebook page and website http://www.www.KBCRadio.eu -- mentioned email from listeners in Brazil; Chile; Ohio; Washington; Port Everglades, FL; London, ON; Russia; Minnesota; and one from "Dan in Encinitas.." -- closed with requests to check out the KBC Facebook page/website + email to TheMightyKBCatgmail.com - DJ said they'd be back "same time, next week". Closing theme is "Ekseption-A La Turka", one final canned ID and off. Would have been quite a pleasant half hour of listening except for some sort of spur/glop from R. República-9490 (via Montsinery, GUF) -- tuning to about 9501 seemed to improve KBC's readability. Totally off-subject: check out YouTube (The Tuna Song-The Greaseman) for a silly version of KBC's closing theme (Dan Sheedy, Encinitas, CA Grundig G3 + 4m X-wire via Bob Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. More digital text via analog shortwave this weekend on KBC Radio --- "At The Mighty KBC, we have been experimenting with digital text modes during our Sunday 0000-0200 UT broadcast on 9450 kHz. Text via shortwave can be a useful substitute if the Internet is disrupted or blocked. To decode the digital text transmissions, we suggest that you download FLDIGI from http://www.w1hkj.com Please also download FLMSG, because we will use it on our 25 November broadcast. "On 18 November, the first text transmission at about 0130 will be in three modes simultaneously. On the 'waterfall,' PSKR125 will be centered at 1000 Hz, DominoEX 16 at 1500 Hz, and MFSK32 at 2000 Hz. Decode one of the modes from your radio, then decode the others from your recording. "Just before 0200, The Mighty KBC program schedule will be sent as a web page. Two modes will be available: PSKR250 on the left, and MFSK64 on the right. Decode one from the radio, and the other from your recording." http://www.kbcradio.eu/index.php?dir=news/detail&id=237 So get your FLDIGI on and read some shortwave radio UT Sunday, 0130 and just before 0200, 9450 kHz (Kim Elliott, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. The Mighty KBC - 3 extra transmitters to go globally in December. From the station`s Facebook page: The Mighty KBC Trucker Radio 6095 kHz shortwave HOT NEWS - HOT NEWS - HOT NEWS - HOT NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!! The Mighty KBC is going globally with The Giant Jukebox!! Extra broadcasts on December 22, 23, 25 and 26 2012 between 1500-1600 UT. We are using 3 extra transmitters to go globally: One 125 kW TX extra on +/- 9 MHz, 1500-1600, Non Directional (we already use 6095 on 22 & 23 December), One 250 kW transmitter for the USA (East Coast time) UT -5 on +/- 21 MHZ, 1500-1600 UT, 300 , 250 kW One 250 kW transmitter to Asia (Vietnam time) UT +7 / Australia (Sydney time) UT +11 We will soon announce the exact frequencies for those 4 days in December. A one time KBC Radio event Sponsored by KBCimport.com and Hifun.nl For a QSL card check the link below http://www.kbcradio.eu/index.php?dir=qsl Spread the word, tell your friends about The Mighty KBC http://www.facebook.com/TheMightyKbc (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** NEWFOUNDLAND. Is anyone hearing CKZN 6160.9 currently? When checking through 6 MHz at around 0730 I regularly heard a heterodyne caused by this one off frequency and with Arkhangelsk 6160. I didn`t log the last time I heard the het - probably at the beginning of this week - but it's not there now at this time. Only the Russian. Maybe only a change in propagation, or --- (Noel R. Green (NW England), Nov 9, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Canada is silent and has been for a few nights. Checked my recordings from last night (Nov 9) at 0100z R Rossii is spot-on 6160 as the only station with time pips on the hour. Quite weak as my antenna was pointing in the other direction. 73 (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, ibid.) The new bigsig from Habana 6165 at 01-07 is also bad news for CKZN (and CKZU). I`ll try to check after 0700 if I can keep my eyes open (I did last night). Altho should be able to detect the carrier on 6160.9 earlier if it`s still there (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) 6160.9, Nov 10 at 0051, no carrier detectable from CKZN which has been off-frequency for a few months. Meant to check earlier before Cuba on 6165, but that carrier was already on by 0050. There was a weak signal on 6160.0. So is CKZN off, or back on frequency to collide more directly with CKZU? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thank you Thomas and Glenn for the news re CKZN. It was still inaudible today the 10th at 0730 check. Only the Russian on 6160 was heard - and that at weak strength. CFRX 6070 was weak to fair (Noel R. Green, UK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) But back on later ** NIGER. 9705.41, LV du Sahel, 2250-2259*, Nov 8, Presumed. Very weak. Only able to catch local chants at 2252 and their usual test tone at 2259 sign off. 9705.39, LV du Sahel, 2137-2259*, Nov 9, tune-in to talk in unidentified language. Local African tribal music. Indigenous vocals. Chants at 2254. Short flute IS at 2257 followed by National Anthem. Short 5 second test tone at 2259 and off. Very weak modulation, but slightly stronger than yesterday (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 9705.6, La Voix du Sahel, Niamey; 2110 Nov 10; presumed the one here with pretty good carrier but less-than-robust audio; discussion by at least two men in seeming vernacular rather than French, then a brief selection of traditional music and back to talk (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9705.59v, LV du Sahel, 2025-2300*, Nov 10, French and vernacular talk. Wide variety of local flute music, indigenous vocals, and local pop music. Chants at 2255. Flute IS at 2258 followed by National Anthem. 3 second test tone at 2300 and off. Weak but readable. A little stronger than yesterday. I didn’t notice they were drifting until 2249. They were on 9705.59 at 2030. 9705.47 at 2249. 9705.46 at 2254. 9705.45 at 2256. 9705.44 at 2257. And 9705.43 at 2259. 9705.59, LV du Sahel, 2245-2300*, Nov 12, French talk. Indigenous vocals at 2252. National Anthem at 2258:54. One second test tone at 2300 and off. Weak but readable. Very weak by 2254. Frequency stable tonight. No drifting, (Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX Listening Digest) ** NIGERIA. 6089.86, R. Nigeria, Kaduna. Very weak music at 1923. M announcer at 1929. In the clear here but not strong enough. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** NIGERIA. 7254.93, V. of Nigeria, Nothing at 1806. Talk by W with what sounded like a remote report, so probably news. Getting pounded by hams though. Strong at 1950 with English feature. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) 15120, Voice of Nigeria, 0817-0901*, Nov 12, tune-in to English programming with IDs and time checks. Local drums and “Wind of Progress” program at 0830 about venture capital and recent developments in Africa. English news at 0900 for about 1 minute and abruptly pulled plug. No English heard from Nigeria for the past 4 or 5 days, until today. Poor ijn noise. Hum. Audio not always very clear (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) Voice of Nigeria 15120 DRM --- 100% copy of English program from VON at 1932 UT. SNR 19.6 dB. Low mono bit rate of 9.18 kbps making reception simple. Copy is better than a few weeks ago. Seems that there is some ?cross-modulation, though in the background. Today in History program. Not bad for some 12,000 km. 12 Nov 2012 (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, Undercover Radio 0450+ 2 Nov. just caught a bit of Dr. Benway yakking about sending out CDs of previous broadcasts (he's owed one to gh since 2011's anniversary broadcast), ID in passing + email address. Nice clean signal (Dan Sheedy, Encinitas, CA Grundig G3 + 4m X-wire via Bob Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 960, UT Fri Nov 9 at 0600-0605, KGWA Fox-hole silence audiblizes mainly ABC News, presumably KMA Iowa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1120, Nov 9 at 1302, KEOR on again with open carrier, and little KMOX until it fades back in with slow SAH. 1120, Nov 13 at 1320 UT, Mexican music from KEOR Sperry, usual SAH with KMOX of 72/minute = 1.2 Hz. Was not hearing it on caradio during several daytime chex yesterday, altho could have been an inaudible carrier only. Bruce Winkelman, dentro-Tulsa, says ``1120 KEOR on abruptly 1300:50Z 13NOV12 in the middle of Spanish vocal mx, no ID. KEOR watch continues`` (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 48 KOCY and 19 KUOT, Nov 13 at 0425 UT a bit of area tropo allows me to reconfirm these two low-power OKC TV stations are still in NTSC; also visible around 1500 UT before fading out. As always, 48 is much stronger than 19 and the latter is not always visible when 48 is (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OMAN. 15140, R. Sultanate of Oman. Very strong at 1852 with end of call-in program, promo, then Arabic music. News after ToH to 1912. No doubt the best ever heard here. Dropped down drastically and was poor by 1959. Strange conditions. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** PAKISTAN. 9560 - R. Pakistan. Tune in at top of hour, 1700, to time pips followed by YL with ID in English. Into news headlines with brief fanfare between each story. Then into news in detail. Another ID at 1705 ending with sports and repeat of headlines also mentioned website than into listed Urdu by OM at 1710. Somewhat surprising mid day reception here. It's been quite awhile since I have heard anything in English from Pakistan. Really wasn't sure that they were even still broadcasting these brief English segments. Overall the signal was pretty good although plagued by heavy static and moderate fading. Audio was somewhat muffled making specific details difficult to hear but the ID's were definite as was the language, English (Steve Wood, Harwich, Mass., Perseus SDR W/ 25 x 50 variable terminated superloop antenna Nov 12, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9560 kHz --- Yes, new channel, RP has a lot of WOODEN requests on ITU/HFCC list. Supposedly at night only Kashmir broadcast 3975 1500- 1815 UT, and 9560 Urdu EUR/NE 17-19 UT. Heard at 1850 UT here in Germany, but weak signal level. Not like 250 kW of power. Searched for 2nd \\ night service channel, but seemingly only SINGLE frequency bcast on 9560 kHz so far. 0500-0700 UT 17830 21460 1330-1530 UT 11575 11675 11800 kHz. 1700-1900 UT requests: 7530 9350 9380 9390 9470 9500 - and 9560 kHz. 73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 3329.53, Perú, Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco 0945 to 1045 good signal, om with "Radio ondas del ..." yipping with music, CHU strong but notched, 5 November (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 4747.10, 2325-2335 08.11, R Huanta 2000, Huanta, Spanish talk, 25222 4774.98, 2330-2340 08.11, R Tarma, Tarma. Spanish talk by two men, 25232 4810.00, 2255-2400 07+08+09.11, R Logos, Chazuta, Tarapoto (tentative) Spanish talk, only audible in LSB because of constant strong DRM-like noise in USB 13211 4955.01, 2305-2335 10.11, R Cultural Amauta, Huanta, Spanish conversation between man and woman, 25332 (Anker Petersen, on the AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 4746.75, Nov 9 at 0018, weak signal with music and talk, probably R. Huanta Dos Mil, which may vary a little around 4747. On Nov 4 in the morning, Andy Robins had this tentatively on 4747.08 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 4775, Perú, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 1020 to 1045 Very strong signal 6 November (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) 4774.95, OCX4W, R Tarma, Tarma; 0017 Nov 8; presumed the one here with music then an animated male announcer in Spanish and back to music at 0022; the music was not especially "Andean"; spot or promo at 0030 with heavy echo effect; best in USB due to ute on the low side (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4774.9, Nov 9 at 0037, very poor signal with some Andean music, also weak bonker QRM nearby. No doubt R. Tarma, which Bob Wilkner has measured here, altho Brian Alexander had it on 4774.96 in the morning. 4789.9, Nov 9 at 0039, noisy carrier, perhaps R. Visión (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 4810, Perú, Radio Logos, Chazuta, Tarapoto, noted carrier with some audio 2310 to 2340 on 5 November, XM reported hearing Logos at 1030 on 6 November -"Radio Logos appeared here briefly, poor level under CODAR, faded out rather quickly" - 2235 to 2330 noted Flauta Andina, vocals and instrumental music on 6 November; 1020 very strong with Flauta Andina 1050 on 8 November, 1008 to 1030 very strong signal on 9 November. Much stronger signal 1000 time frame than 2300 in South Florida. Being heard in Europe (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, and XM - Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD 525D - R8A - E5 - FRG 7700, via Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) 4810, Nov 7 at 2356, Tentative, R Logos. The latest days I have heard a LA station on 4810. The signal is quite OK already at 2356z. At 0056z AIR Bhopal is stronger with Indian music and at 0156z AIR Bhopal has almost disappeared. At the same time also the tent R Logos is weaker. It seems to be very hard to get an ID on the hour. But on Nov 10 at 0202z there was a mention of something sounding like R Logos (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Nov 11 via DXLD) Jeg lyttede den 7/11 kl. 2400 UTC til 4810,00 og havde en svag bärebölge. Men der var ingen audio og den var meget forstyrret af en kraftig DRM-lignende stöj i USB. I nat den 8/11 hörtes den igen kl. 2255-2345 UTC, og der var lejlighedsvis meget svag audio med en mand, som talte på spansk. Han kunne kun höres i LSB, idet den DRM- lignende stöj var konstant i USB. SINPO 13211. Men to DX-ere i Florida har i denne uge "presumed" hört R Logos på samme tid og kl. ca. 1000 UTC, som är umulig for os at höre. Best 73, Anker Petersen I listened on 7/11 at 2400 UT to 4810.00 and had a slight carrier. However, there was no audio and the signal was very disturbed by a powerful DRM-like noise present in USB. Tonight, 8/11, it was heard again at 2255-2345 UTC, and there were occasional very faint audio from a man, who spoke Spanish. He could only be heard in LSB, the DRM- like noise was present constantly in USB. SINPO 13211. Two DX-ers in Florida had during this week "tentatively" heard R Logos at the same time and also at approx. 1000 UTC, which is impossible for us over here. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, SW Bulletin Nov 11, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST) QSL Radio Logos, Chazuta, Perú --- Hoy he recibido e-QSL que confirma mi recepción a la señal de la emisora peruana Radio Logos, operando por los 4.810 KHz. El v/s es Ray Rising como Director de Proyectos de la organización Ethnic Radio. Demoró 108 días. En el correo me comenta que la emisora estuvo fuera del aire por alrededor de 5 semanas, debido a problemas con la energía eléctrica que había quemado la tarjeta de modulación, así cuando el Ingeniero Ralph Wayne Borthwick llego a Chazuta se encontró con otro daño que por fortuna fue posible repararlo con un circuito que se consiguió en Lima. Imagen en http://dxdesdecolombia.blogspot.com/ La verdad es un correo electró nico personal del Ray Raising, lo conozco porque vivió unos meses en Colombia, mientras buscaba montar este proyecto en la amazonia colombiana. Pero en la pagina web ethnic radio http://www.ethnicradio.org/ aparece una dirección electrónica publica, intenta a través de esta (Rafael Rodríguez R., Bogotá D.C. - COLOMBIA, Nov 13, condiglist yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 4824.49, Perú, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, 2310 noted with good signal on 5 November signs on close to 1100 local mornings or fades in with this pattern (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, and XM - Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD 525D - R8A - E5 - FRG 7700, via Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** PERU. 4955, OAX5S, R Cultura[l] Amauta, Huanta; 2357-2400 Nov 7; tentative; good level carrier but not-so-good audio level with man in Spanish with very animated ad or promo (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU [and non]. 5025, Cuba/Peru, 1040, Two stations definitely here with Rebelde powered down, believe the Peruvian faded out with Rebelde weak but in the clear by 1100, 4 November (XM - Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD 525D - R8A - E5 - FRG 7700, via Bob Wilkner, FL, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** PERU. RADIO NACIONAL DEL PERÚ INICIÓ HOY SUS TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA QUECHUA Equipo liderado por periodista Alberto Ku King conduce noticiario de Radio Nacional, que ya se difunde en quechua. Foto: ANDINA/Difusión. Lima, nov. 12 (ANDINA). Como parte de su labor de inclusión social informativa, Radio Nacional del Perú inició hoy sus transmisiones en el idioma quecha para que la información que difunde llegue a miles de peruanos en su lengua originaria. Con ese propósito, la periodista bilingüe Karina Benites se incorporó al equipo de la radioemisora, a fin de encargarse de la difusión de noticias en quechua y también de notas de interés en los diferentes espacios durante la programación de Radio Nacional del Perú. Alberto Ku King Maturana, conductor del noticiario destacó el nuevo servicio que brindará Radio Nacional a sus miles de oyentes, sobre todo de las zonas más alejadas en el país que tienen por lengua materna el quechua. De esta manera, la emisora del Estado reafirmó su compromiso de inclusión, atendiendo la necesidad informativa de los compatriotas de los lugares más remotos del territorio nacional. (FIN) NDP/ART GRM FUENTE: http://www.andina.com.pe/Espanol/noticia-radio-nacional-del-peru-inicio-hoy-sus-trasmisiones-idioma-quechua-435634.aspx © 2007 Agencia Peruana de Noticias. Todos los derechos reservados. (Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia http://senalnacional.blogspot.com DXLD) Just now? It`s about time! (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** PHILIPPINES. Tentative, 9581.750 Most probably DZFM PBS Radio ng Bayan, Filipino program from Quezon City Marulas site 'seen' on Perseus browser peak at 0425 UT Nov 12 (Wolfgang Büschel, log on remote units in Australia and Japan, Nov 12, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** POLAND [non]. PR website info on SW tests from Bulgaria: Na falach krotkich (emisja testowa): 12095 kHz (audycja o 1500 UT), 9755 kHz (audycja o 1630 UT). The short-wave (emissions test) 12095 kHz (broadcast at 1500 UT) 9755 kHz (broadcast at 1630 UT) (BC-DX Nov 9 via DXLD) Polish Radio External Service info --- Please let me share with You the information I found on Polish language corporate site of Polish Radio. According to the message put on the Internet (dated 24 Oct 2012), Polish Radio External Service opts now more for new distribution outlets than shortwave: The message reads: "Within the new Polish Radio External Service framework schedule, introduced as of 28 Oct, listeners in the USA and Canada will find one hour programme in English prepared especially for them, instead of until now kept half an hour segment. The programme will reach overseas thanks to multimedia network of World Radio Network, which distributes its signal through newest technology, among others, through SiriusXM radio network, which gains more and more popularity. New cars of most brands sold on American market are now being equipped on regular basis with SiriusXM digital receivers. Apart from the signal of Polish Radio External Service, the SiriusXM network offers signals of such stations like BBC World Service and CNN Radio, and reaches more than 20 million subscribers. With relatively cheap receivers, costing around 50 USD, satellite radio can be audible not only in cars, but also on yachts and in private airplane, as well as in homes, obviously. Our programme, which not so long ago has been still transmitted mainly on shortwave, now gains lots of new listeners fascinated with newest technologies of reception, such as satellite radio, and also mobile applications available thanks to SiriusXM. Profile of our listener has changed then radically - instead of a hobbyist ham radio listener, now we have a new listener from opinion- making target groups" - says Director of Polish Radio External Service Mr. Juliusz Michal Maliszewski. Programmes for listeners in the USA and Canada consists of information, economic, cultural and turist magazines. What is important, transmission of the additional programming block has been obtained without any costs." (Krzysztof Rybus, Poland, Nov 2, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 9 via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) There you have it, folx: like BBCWS et al., which have deleted SW to North America, PR now denigrates SWLs as mere hobbyists, not opinion- makers. Gee, I have opinions and sometimes express them (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** PRIDNESTROVYE. 7290, UT Sunday Nov 11 at 2212, report in English on sports in Tiraspol, 2212 ``program is over``, from Radio PMR, schedule given as ``Monday to Friday 8, 10 and 12 pm GMT on 7290``, radiopmr@pobox.ru and at 2214 ID instead as ``Radio Pridnestrovye, on the air, music``. So the 2200 English broadcast is *not* Monday-Friday by UT, but Sunday-Thursday, and presumably just came on at 2200, while the week`s transmissions stop at 2200 UT Friday before that English. DX Mix News, Bulgaria, just published a schedule accepting station claim that this is Monday-Friday --- that only applies to local time where it`s after midnight. The same transmitter relays Voice of Russia toward North America, daily from 2300. 7290, Nov 13 at 2235, poor signal in German is Radio PMR, which airs Sun-Thu UT. Someone recently reported this as Voice of Russia, which is already in English with a better signal on 7250 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) MOLDOVA, Updated B-12 schedule, Radio PMR Pridnestrovye Mon-Fri [sic]: 1800-1830 7290 KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu English 15' and Music 15' 1830-1900 7290 KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu German 15' and Music 15' 1900-1930 7290#KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu Russian 15' and Music 15' 1930-2000 7290#KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu French 15' and Music 15' 2000-2030 7290*KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu English 15' and Music 15' 2030-2100 7290*KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu German 15' and Music 15' 2100-2130 7290 KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu Russian 15' and Music 15' 2130-2200 7290 KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu French 15' and Music 15' 2200-2230 7290 KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu English 15' and Music 15' 2230-2300 7290 KCH 300 kW / 309 deg WeEu German 15' and Music 15' # strong co-ch NEXUS txions on Friday * strong co-ch Brother Stair English (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via DXLD) I already explained in detail how the 22-23 UT segment in English and German are NOT Monday-Friday, but UT Sunday-Thursday, and confirmed by hearing English on Sunday Nov 11 after 2200. How many other publications will quote the above without this correxion? It`s already been forwarded to some lists without doing so (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. 7340, Nov 11 at 0254, wonderful music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, ``Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis``, and very good signal too, but gone at 0258. It`s RRI Romanian service, 300 kW, 307 degrees from Tiganeshti to E USA at 01-03 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 5930 & 5940, Nov 11 at 1259, very poor signals with music, timesignals to 1300 and stop, 5940 carrier off first, i.e. R. Rossii, Pet/Kam and Magadan, and there must not have been any local timechange, else they would be on an hour later until 1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Voice of Russia signal 7000 km across Alaska and western Pacific coast of Canada --- Noted three 800 Hertz tone procedure signals at 0150 to 0200 UT on all three channels 15630, 17665 from Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy, and weaker 17690 from Vladivostok site. Used various remote SDR units in WA, OR and CA on western coast of US. 15630 S=9+40dB 17665 S=9+30dB 17690 S=9+10dB 02-04 UT English 7250 Armavir Tbilisskaya 500 NoAM, CeAM 7290 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 NoAM CeAM 15630 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 250 Western NoAM, ALS, CAN 17665 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 250 Western NoAM, ALS, CAN 17690 Vladivostok 250 Western NoAM, ALS, CAN 0400-0500 English 1314 Yerevan Gavar-ARM 1000 NE/ME/CIS/Caucasus 9830 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 250 Western NoAM, ALS, CAN 15630 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 250 Western NoAM, ALS, CAN 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Nov 9, dxldyg via DXLD) 9560, Nov 13 at 1343, surprised to hear English, accompanying 9570 CRI/Cuba and 9580 Australia; soon outro program as ``This is Russia``. Fair signal but big het on lo side, no doubt from Ethiopia. HFCC shows VOR at 11-14, 250 kW, 145 degrees from Novosibirsk to CIRAF 43, 44, 49. Aoki shows all three hours in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA [and non]. Voice of Russia Moscow, all languages excluding Russian: Voice of Russia Moscow, Russian service DRM transmissions are still there, but at least 60% are reduced hours. As it has some changes over all the previous years. MW 1170 kHz BLR is no longer used. As a replacement, so Bolshakovo 1215 kHz and Krasnodar 1170 kHz attempts to cover. AFG Pashto service slightly increased. Caucasus target: MW 1314 kHz 1000 kW in Turkish is very extensively in use, even in direction of AZE, and Azeri nationals in NoAZE, SoAZE Iran, Kurdish people areas in IRN, IRQ, Eastern Turkey and Syria, etc. 4950 kHz The correct registration request 4780 kHz in DXing.RUS table and HFCC (shielded the Djiboutis by the U.S. IBB) because co-channel Djibouti was used from the beginning as 4950 kHz as a substitute from Yangi Yul Dushanbe TJK site. Broadcasting time exchange between CRI and VOR ended Oct 27, 2012. The decades of airtime exchange between CRI Peking and Radio Moscow-USSR / V of Russia with transmission facilities in Xian and DongFang Island towards Vietnam was discontinued now in B-12. In high suns spots maximum now Canada and USA target are served from the Far Eastern facilities Vladivostok and Kamchatka peninsula, they at 60 degrees azimuth at 6000 to 9000 km over Alaska, Western Canada, and meets at Oregon / California coastline onto U.S. ... down to Cuba, Florida, Panamá, Colombia. The North Koreans do that for much longer (Voice of Russia website, transformed from dxbase to txt file format and adapted by wb Nov 7 to wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, Nov 9 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA [and non]. Re 12-45: Voice of Russia cuts --- Wonder which further cuts at Voice of Russia may be looming, beyond this, the closure of 558 kHz in Switzerland and so far unspecified reductions in the use of transmitters in Germany? What in general about the budget cuts that have vaguely been mentioned as reason for all this? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Nov 8, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) No idea, but other services may also face cuts. Notably, all current broadcasts of VOR's Russian service on medium wave will remain unchanged after January 1, according to the same source. Was this an announcement by their German service that they will reduce the use of MW in Germany? I think this is largely attributed to budget cuts proposed by Putin. In particular, he asks the Ministry of Finance to satisfy budget requests of Russia Today, Rossiyskaya Gazeta (a government daily newspaper of record) and All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) in full, in contrast to the Voice of Russia, RIA Novosti and Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, whose budgets will be reduced. No details as for VOR but Russia Today will receive RUB 11.2 billion in 2013, VGTRK - RUB 19.89 billion. The source, in Russian though http://lenta.ru/news/2012/10/29/letthembe/ -- (Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine, ibid.) ** RUSSIA. Does anyone know: Is "Moscow mailbag" on the V of Russia actually heard anytime now on shortwave? It's not listed anymore in the main World Service listings at http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/schedule/ I can only find it in the US Edition (Washington) schedule at 1100 Sunday, and 1700 on Tuesday and Thursday. Thanks! (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, Nov 11, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 2013 - year of "Mayak - Lighthouse" program and Voice of Russia cuts Radio "Mayak" gone from a rural road and air soon. RTR decided to stop with January 1, 2013 broadcast on "Mayak / Lighthouse" program in the long and medium waves, causing radio silent outside cities. After January 1, 2013 of the "Lighthouse" will be broadcast only in FM and VHF. These FM frequencies used for broadcasting in the cities because of the small radius of the transmitter. Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (RTR) last week sent a letter to the state company RTRS notice of termination of funding for services RTRS broadcasting radio "Mayak" on long (LW) and medium (SW) waves across Russia. This "News" said a source close to the RTR. In addition, since the beginning of the new year is significantly reduced and foreign radio "Voice of Russia", and some of the country areas will stop by broadcasting altogether. Transmission is in LW and SW heard almost the entire populated area of ??the country, including remote and rural areas, as well as roads outside built-up areas. Therefore, termination of broadcasting "Mayak" in these bands will make it inaudible in rural, suburban areas and on the roads. According to the source, "Izvestia", the cessation of broadcasts of "Mayak" in the LW and MW due to economic factors: RTR profitable to spend money on it because of the virtual absence of broadcasting in non-urban air advertising revenue of the company. With the departure of "Mayak" from LW and MW in most parts of Russia outside the city the population will become available for the first in the USSR laundry information and music radio, operating since 1964. In the "provincial" air, so there will be only "Radio Rossii". The decrease in broadcasting on January 1, take and Radio "Voice of Russia", working in foreign countries. Deputy chair Alexander Shirokov Nov 8th informed the RTRS letter, the content of which acquainted "Izvestia". Of the letter that reduced broadcasting company in all frequency bands with transmitters located in Russia. In particular, short wave (SW), total broadcasting reduced to about 26 hours a day compared to 50 hours in 2012. Also, in the letter of broadcasting is defined only for the 1st quarter of 2013, whereas usually the "Voice of Russia" RTRS agrees with the scope of services for the broadcasting of their programs for at least six months, or even a year. The decline in broadcasting "Voice of Russia" corresponds to a reduction of financing services company RTRS. The notification "Voice of Russia" states that it plans to submit in 2013 to pay for their broadcasts radio center RTRS from Russia no more than 220 million rubles, compared to about 550 million rubles in 2012. At the same time, according to informed sources in the industry, the "Voice of Russia" in the coming year and will refuse to lease three of the four foreign transmitters, which were conducted with the broadcasting company. As a result of these factors, some of the country's "Voice of Russia" does no longer broadcast. Among them, for example, Serbia, Croatia, Spain, Portugal, Iran, Afghanistan, as well as Ukraine and Moldova. Official representative of the RTRS Igor Igor Stepanov confirmed a downward trend in recent years of broadcasting "Voice of Russia". As for the care of "Mayak" with LW and MW bands, at the moment he does not know about the official notification to this effect. Source "News" in the "Mayak" confirms plans to stop broadcasting on long and medium waves and maintain the existing network broadcasting in FM and VHF. IT specialists are concerned about the fate of the powerful broadcasting due to the reduction of its use for an inclusive broadcasting in Russia and other countries, because the public broadcasting station "Radio Russia", "Mayak" and "Voice of Russia" today provide the main load of this type of broadcast. The corresponding reduction in pay for the powerful Russian broadcasting, according to experts, is threatening to collapse. According to them, the situation became critical after this June, the Russian government has decided to stop funding the modernization of powerful broadcasting. Before that, it was planned to allocate from the state budget 13.7 billion rubles for the installation of new equipment and replacement of the existing, worn which is 80-100%. Chairman of the consortium, "Digital Broadcasting Technology Platform" (CTPD) Andrew Bryksenkov believes that reducing the revenues from broadcasting "Mayak" and "Voice of Russia" can lead to the complete closure of some centers transmitting RTRS. Among these centers in St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Khabarovsk, Kamchatka and in the suburbs. In turn, the disabling of a powerful radio broadcasting centers can lead to negative consequences, including a reduction in the reliability of systems alerting the public in emergency situations, and reduced levels of security and defense. This is especially evident from the fact that now in Russia there are only 65 transmitters, providing a powerful internal national radio, against 624 in China and 637 in the United States - said the expert. Media specialists believe that the failure of "Mayak" from broadcasting on long and medium waves may be associated with cost optimization. This step is quite logical, because the "Lighthouse" thus concentrates its listeners on shortwave. And those students who live in remote parts of the country, can listen to "lighthouse" on the wired radio, which has not been canceled - the president said Media Holding Alexander Shkolnik. Anyway, people in rural and remote areas will have to forget the call sign of "Mayak", since wire radio in these places, or never had, or has been curtailed in recent years. Today, networks wired radio preserved mainly in the big cities - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, etc. In most regions of Russia wire radio active retirement. For example, it turned out, "News", outside Novosibirsk in wire radio all stopped working. Around the Krasnodar region registered only about 100 thousand pixels wired radio, and even in fairly large cities the number of users wired radio does not exceed 1-2% of the population. Read more: (via wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 13, DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Winter B-12 schedule of Radio Rossii in Russian: 0400-0700 on 9840 MSK 250 kW / 267 deg to WeEu, ex 260 deg 0725-1200 on 12075 MSK 250 kW / 267 deg to WeEu, ex 260 deg 1225-1500 on 7310 MSK 250 kW / 267 deg to WeEu, ex 260 deg 1525-2100 on 5905 MSK 250 kW / 267 deg to WeEu, ex 260 deg (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. MOSCOW'S NEW ENGLISH-LANGUAGE RADIO STATION STARTS BROADCASTING --- RIA Novosti November 12, 2012 http://en.ria.ru/russia/20121112/177395418.html Moscow's first 24-hour English-language radio station, Moscow FM, started broadcasting on Monday. The radio station is the brainchild of the city government’s Moscow Media holding, hopes to become a must- listen-to resource on events in the capital. “Today we are opening the first English-language radio station in Moscow. I hope that this station will open our city towards the whole world,” Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in a statement. Sobyanin encouraged the foreign visitors and residents in the city to listen to Moscow FM on 105.2 FM saying: “Let visitors to the capital city, whether they are here on business or holiday feel at home here.” The new radio station will mostly broadcast international music. The speech content, including news about cultural events, traffic and weather, will make up to 30 percent of the station's airtime. News stories, provided by the state-funded English-language TV channel Russia Today, will also cover international events, PR director Maria Mikhailova said. Mikhailova expressed the hope that this new radio station will become popular among foreign tourists and expats in the city, as well as Russian residents who want to learn English (via Mike Terry, Nov 12, dxldyg via DXLD) I'm listening to it now, sounds quite British atm as some of the canned ID's are voiced by Canadian-born former BBC DJ David "Kid" Jensen! (David Kernick, UK, 1311 UT Nov 12, ibid.) ** SAO TOME. 4940, VOA relay, first signal showing up on 60 meters at 1932 other than Rebelde 5025. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** SARAWAK [non]. MALAYSIA, 9835, Sarawak FM (via RTM-Kajang) 1515+ 1 Nov. heard quite well with promo song for Malaysia with English/BM lyrix + spoken word bits, "together we are strong, satu Malaysia (One/United Malaysia).." back to usual two DJs with chat/omong kosong (gossip) and RTM website http://www.radiomalaysia.gov.my Sarawak FM picks up 11665 at 1600 when Wai FM closes out and usually heard past 1630 with decent signals, tho on 31 Oct. 11665 went off abruptly mid-song at 1603 after an otherwise dignified transition to Sarawak FM (maybe Wai FM closing with Del Shannon's "(My Little) Runaway" had something to do with it??) (Dan Sheedy, Swami's Beach, CA Grundig G3 + 4m X-wire via Bob Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) ** SERBIA [non]. 6100, R. Serbia International IS coming in easily at 1930, and into English program. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** SOMALILAND. Radio Hargesia's new SW transmitter in the news http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2012/11/08/feature-02 Mr. Jensen is not named herein (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, Nov 9, NASWA yg via DXLD) Viz., illustrated: NEW TRANSMITTER ALLOWS RADIO HARGEISA TO BE HEARD WORLDWIDE By Barkhad Dahir in Hargeisa November 08, 2012 Radio Hargeisa can now be heard across Somalia and beyond after the station acquired a shortwave radio transmitter with a 100-kilowatt capacity. Radio Hargeisa was the first radio station established in Somalia, broadcasting its programmes since 1944. [Barkhad Dahir/Sabahi] Radio Hargeisa broadcasts in Somali, English and Amharic ten hours per day. [Barkhad Dahir/Sabahi] [captions] The government-owned radio station, which was established in 1944, was the first radio station in Somalia. It was badly damaged in the late 1980s but was rebuilt in 1992 after the collapse of the Somali central government. For the past 20 years, the radio station has operated on an FM frequency with a broadcasting capacity limited to Hargeisa. But now that has changed. "The new radio transmitter, which has a capacity of 100 kilowatts, was officially opened on October 18th, and that has for the first time enabled Radio Hargeisa to be heard all over the world," station director Said Aden Egeh told Sabahi. The older transmitter had a radius of only 40 kilometres, whereas the new antenna can reach audiences worldwide if the right frequency is used, he said. Hargeisa-based Brothers Trading Company was issued the contract to import the new radio transmission equipment, according to Somaliland Ministry of Information Director General Abdirashid Jibril Yusuf. The equipment was purchased from and installed by BBEF, a Chinese technology company, at a cost of about $1.4 million to the Somaliland administration, Yusuf told Sabahi. Importing and installing the equipment began in April and took about six months to complete. "For more than ten years, the government has wanted to complete this task, and we are happy that we finally reached our goal," Yusuf said. Resource for citizens "People [outside of the city] can for the first time listen to the sound of Radio Hargeisa," Egeh said. "That will give them an opportunity to listen to the news, announcements, programmes and also the entertainment we broadcast." Egeh said the new radio transmitter is important to help citizens stay informed about the laws, announcements, decrees and services of the regional government. The radio station broadcasts in Somali, English and Amharic ten hours per day. As preparations are under way for Somaliland local council elections, the station's expanded reach is important so that citizens can keep up with political campaigns, he said. Egeh said the radio station tries to be neutral in its coverage of political parties and candidates. "We have allocated equal time for the political parties so they can inform the public on their political agendas," he said. The government-owned radio station is the only radio station currently operating in Hargeisa. Ibrahim Ahmed Shine, a 30-year veteran technician of Radio Hargeisa, said the government has not done enough to allow private radio stations to enter the market. He said the ruling party Kulmiye promised in the 2010 election campaign to allow the opening of independent stations, but it has not kept that promise, even though private radio stations are proliferating in the rest of Somalia. "The law permits their opening, but the government refuses to issue independent radio station licences," he told Sabahi (via DXLD) SOMALIA - 7120, R. Hargaysa, noted several mornings this week in the 1300-1400 time slot, definitely (at times) with English programming. Best on 11/8 at 1335-1401* pulling the plug after some kind of Mideast instrumental theme song, perhaps Somali NA. Pretty good signal, but very low modulation and not easy to understand much, but fragmentary English was 100% certain, between conversing OM and YL. Also noted 11/6 at 1314-1325, when fading early; and 11/3 1343-1350 with decent signal holding up later this date, but trouble from rising noise level this date (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD- 545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands); 355-foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7120, Radio Hargaysa, *0331-0350, Nov 10, sign on with Somaliland National Anthem. Talk at 0332. Local chants at 0333. Talk at 0336. Horn of Africa music at 0350. Fair (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7120, Nov 11 at 0346, R. Hargeisa fair with talk in presumed Somali (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7120, Radio Hargaysa, *0331-0355, Nov 12, sign on with instrumental National Anthem at 0331-0332. Qur`an at 0333. Talk at 0338:25. Short 45 second break of Horn of Africa music at 0351:45, then back to more talk. Fair. Fair modulation for the most part but some voice announcements had weak modulation (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7120, Nov 13 at 1337, S9+10 carrier from presumed R. Hargeisa, but no modulation for a minute, then YL talking maybe English, barely audible vs CW QRhaM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SOMALIA, 7120, R. Hargeysa, 1825 music very weakly. Definite HoA music at 1831. Took the amp out at 1832. M announcer at 1833. Stronger and IDable at 1853 with talk by 2 men. Nice ID at 1856.55. 1858 W with speech excerpts by M with roomy audio, then 2 men again. 1900 HoA vocal music, deadair at 1901, and off at 1901:40. Not all that surprised that they were coming in at this time!! So, right now Hargeysa is heard here at 0330, 1300, and 1830!! Amazing. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) Reception of 7120 R Hargeisa at 1300+ In mail from: John Herkimer to To: Dave Valko Cc: Ron Howard; Bob Wilkner; Chuck Rippel Today was easily my best reception of Hargeisa. Audio started to come up at 1305 with minimal ARO QRM today. The signal continued to build and stayed in almost to 1340 before going out. There were bursts of "signal peak" at odd times that lasted several seconds (similar to what we've heard at 0330 when the audio jumps quickly). Here is a clip of segments of today's reception. Note how the audio jumps at the :38 mark with fanfare-like intro. I never thought this reception could be possible here in ECNA . . . on 7120 at 1300+! Thanks to all for your continued observations on this one. /73, John Herkimer Congratulations, those who explored the possibilities and heard this! Unfortunately I have been 2-Blocked at my work(s) was not able to pay close attention to the discussion missed this morning`s opportunity. Had that on my AM "To-Do" list but the time blew right past me. Will try tomorrow! That all said, as Herk points out "I (too) never thought this reception could be possible here in ECNA . . . on 7120 at 1300+!" Looking at the graphic below, I see how the darkness pattern makes this possible via the long path. Would suggest it is similar to the same phenomena which enabled daylight reception here in ECNA during mid-late afternoon Africans on 60M. The first “hop” was in darkness and a “D” layer, not as fully formed during shorter fall/winter days is not attenuating the signal between that reflection point and ECNA was beginning to dissipate as darkness approached. IHMO, looks like that scenario is in play here albeit with the times and path juxtaposed just a bit. Long path from Eastern Africa during our local AM??? I remain amazed and somewhat humbled at the reception possibilities and propagation “discoveries” being made by the DX community while the general hobby steadily trumpets the hobby is “in decline.” Great job, thank you for including me in this distribution and wonderful discussion! I included Ralph Perry in my response along with Thomas Nilsson (SWB) who may wish to comment and share this discussion with our many friends in Europe. /Chuck Rippel -------------------------------- An excellent description of the propagation taking place and very nice graphic illustrating same, Chuck. I also would like to know what mapping software you are using. It beats anything I have here. I do remember Mauritius, Ralph, and I think it would be a similar pattern. My reception was in the dead of summer on 9709.4, circa 1130-1200. Speaking of Mauritius (and not to get off subject), I wonder what ever happened to that Mauritius DXer, Mahendra Vaghee? It would be great to have him active again. /73, John Herkimer ------------------------ Whilst we are waiting for Chuck to advise us the source of his wonderful mapping software, here is another one which I've just found which is nice, but not quite as nice. Does almost the same things (gives you an azimuthal projection for a desired location and superimposes the daylight/darkness pattern) but (a) I don't think you can save settings; (b) seems to be limited to the current time, so cannot ask it to show you, for instance, the situation at 1300; and I don't know how you get a screen shot, tho expect other software would work. Still, this generates a very cool great circle map with daylight / darkness: http://rotatingpenguin.com/globeview/index.html /Ralph Perry Chuck, thanks a lot for sharing this info with us. A very impressive log and presentation! Here in Sweden the path towards Asia, Near East and North Africa is open in the afternoon this time of the year and reception usually good. R Hargeisa has been heard here with quite good signal several times lately as well as today Nov 10 at 1530. You can see in the screenshot below the signal and amateur activity near this frequency. Just as Ralph I am also interested to know about the software you used to produce this nice picture. /TN (Thomas Nilsson, all the above via SW Bulletin Nov 11 via DXLD) Messages of Bandwatch of DARC German Amateur Radio society. automatic translation by G_oogle Here are the short messages of Bandwatch of DARC, prepared by its director Ulrich Bihlmayer, DJ9KR Radio Hargaisa from Somaliland will continue to send the 40-meter band. The radio station was released on 13 September at 7120 kHz with morning (0430-0530 UTC [sic]) and evening programs (1500 - 1900 UTC) with typical Arabic [sic] music and program contributions in the Somali language. The Bandwatch of DARC has led to the Federal Network Agency and foreign telecommunications administrations international Interference messages to Somaliland. Ulrich Bihlmayer DJ9KR Leader of the band watch the DARC (German Amateur Radio society Bandwatch, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 14 via DXLD) ** SOUTH AFRICA. Re: TWR BROADCASTS FROM JOHANNESBURG CEASE AIRING For the moment Meyerton is still shown in HFCC, so this is no help either. Note in particular the phrase "and elsewhere", maybe = Talata Volonondry? And could this be another sign for the beginning of the end at Meyerton? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Nov 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 9990, WTWW Lebanon TN (presumed); 2155, 4- Nov; B.S. said call him if you can't find a SW frequency or let him know what frequency you hear him on and he will send you a pin with "Jesus" on it. SIO=4+54; // 9980 WWCR Nashville TN (presumed), SIO=544- with raspy QRM; // 9370 WWRB Manchester TN (presumed), S20 with echo! (Do Tennesseeans know that B.S. has taken over the state?) Not much time lag between them, if any. 9990, WTWW Lebanon TN (presumed); 2042-2051+, 5-Nov; English hymns -- no B.S.! S20. B.S. was on 9980 (WWCR), 9700 (Bulgaria) & 9370 (WWRB) (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, Icom R3 + duckie, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 13570, Nov 13 at 1347, no signal from WINB, just CODAR around, nor 9265, despite DX Mix News, Bulgaria issue of Nov 12 claiming as of Nov 7 Brother Scare is on 13570 WINB M-F at 1200-1530 (also M-F 1900-2030). I see that http://www.overcomerministry.org/ does not mention WINB at all now. Nor is it on the even more outdated download version: ftp://www.overcomerministry.org/RadioSchedule/Short%20Wave%20Radio.html WINB`s own schedule has not been updated since Oct 7, when there was still a 4-hour difference between ET and UT! http://www.winb.com/schedule.htm And it shewed TOM at 1200-1530 & 1930-2030 M-F. How about new KBXD 1480 Dallas, where we just heard him last night? Not on TOM AM list either, of course: ftp://www.overcomerministry.org/RadioSchedule/AM%20Radio%20Stations.ht m which even still has BS on KCKN Roswell 1020 which flipped to Spanish Radiovisión Cristiana a few months ago. See also USA: KBXD. Back to SW, how about WTWW, where we have been hearing him afternoons on 9990? TOM homepage only does show: ``Africa 9990 20-23:00 UTC Daily`` without identifying the source. 9990, Nov 13 at 2059, WTWW-2 is reportedly on air at 20-01 now, so at tune-in I notice that it`s something other than Brother Scare; however at 2100 ID, and Ted introduces The Overcomer Ministry starting then with Brother R. G. Stair. At the same time, only 10 kHz away on 9980, WWCR-4 has just finished BS for the time being, and started some other program --- so a convenient handover for BS psychophants (if they only knew all they had to do was retune 9980 to 9990). BS is also on 9370 WWRB, which is a few sex behind 9990, and his audio on WWRB is much inferior, webfeed instead of satellite? Shortly, the very late Alexander Scourby pontificates the KJVB for a bit. 9700, tuning across 31m, I find yet another BS at 2107, 6 sex behind 9990, surprisingly good signal from alleged Bulgaria; per DX Re Mix News, since Nov 1 at 19-22, 50 kW, 306 degrees from Sofia to W Europe, but also USward, and no flutter. At the same time there is extreme flutter from 9625 CBCNQ Sackville [see CANADA], altho the direct great-circle path from Sofia goes much further north almost to 60 degrees -- southern tip of Greenland. At 2226 recheck, 9980 WWCR is back with BS after an hour off for the otherhuxter, and is also 6 sex behind 9990 WTWW; what a waste! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Winter B-12 of Brother Stair TOM as of Nov 7: 0000-1300 on 3185 WRB 100 kW / 045 deg to NEAm 0100-0400 on 7490 BCQ 050 kW / 245 deg to NEAm Mon-Thu 0200-0400 on 7490 BCQ 050 kW / 245 deg to NEAm Fri 0400-1300 on 5890 WCR 100 kW / 090 deg to NEAm Mon-Fri 0500-1200 on 5890 WCR 100 kW / 090 deg to NEAm Sat/Sun 1100-1300 on 15565 ERV 300 kW / 125 deg to FE 1200-1530 on 13570 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to CeAm Mon-Fri 1300-2100 on 9980 WCR 100 kW / 090 deg to NEAm Mon-Fri 1300-2400 on 9370 WRB 100 kW / 045 deg to NEAm 1400-1600 on 9460 WER 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu 1400-1600 on 13810 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to N&ME 1500-1600 on 15420 BCQ 050 kW / 245 deg to NEAm Sat 1500-1800 on 11900 ERV 300 kW / 090 deg to N/ME 1500-2300 on 9980 WCR 100 kW / 090 deg to NEAm Sat/Sun 1700-1800 on 15420 BCQ 050 kW / 245 deg to NEAm Sat 1900-2000 on 9835*WER 500 kW / 165 deg to NWAf 1900-2030 on 13570 INB 050 kW / 242 deg to CeAm Mon-Fri 1900-2200 on 9700 SOF 050 kW / 306 deg to WeEu, new from Nov.1 2000-2100 on 7290#TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu 2000-2300 on 9990 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf [!! See below] 2200-2400 on 9980 WCR 100 kW / 090 deg to NEAm Mon-Fri * strong co-ch Radio France International in Russian # strong co-ch Radio PMR Pridnestrovye Mon-Fri (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via DXLD) No longer on WINB! See my reports. And the 9990 at 2000-2300 is NOT ERV = ARMENIA, but WTWW!!! Was that a wild guess, or what? BS really heard starting at 2100 on 9990 (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** SPAIN: REE Spanish service at present (on 7275 at 1930 UT on Tuesday [sic] 14 November) broadcasting back-to-back music instead of regular programming. Music interspersed with occasional canned announcement referring to "huelga general" or the "general strike", currently in progress in Spain protesting on the austerity measures. No sign of the regular English programme scheduled 1900-200 on 9605 or 9665 (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re 9605, REE heard in French at 2000-2100 UT, looks like usual 'normal' program, no music - like still on 7275 kHz at 2030 UT. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** SPAIN. Re Russian pirates in Spain: Valencia (Spain) 89.2 FM Rusia Radio. Frec Pirata ID: Ruskie Radio RDS: RUSIA_RADIO_RYSKUYE_RADIO_WWW-RUSIARADIO.ES Nx local en ruso y música rusa web: http://www.rusiaradio.es Esta página web no está disponible. Se ha interrumpido la conexión con http://www.rusiaradio.es Valencia (Spain) 89.2 FM Rusia Radio Valencia (Pirata) ID: Ruskie Radio y Valencia Ruskie Radio RDS "RADIO_RUSA_VALENCIA_89,2FM_RUSSIAN_RADIO_VALENCIA_RYSSKOE_RADIO_VALEN CIA_WWW.RUSRADIO-ES Web: http://www.rusradio.es Anuncia Barcelona: 91,2 FM Valencia: 89,2 FM Benidorm: 99,9 FM Alicante: 90,4 FM Valencia: Avenida Jacarandas 2, Edificio CREA, Oficina 912, Burjassot, 46100, VALENCIA. Tel. +34 961 363 841 Alicante: C / Solombia 11, Edif. Gra Via, 03010, ALICANTE Tel. +34 966 233 206 Benidorm (Alicante): Avenida Callos d'en Sarria 4, local 1, 03502, Benidorm Tel. +34 965 994 200 Barcelona: Carrer Bruc 21, 3 º, 4 ª, 08010, Barcelona Tel. 34 933 180 252 (José Miguel Romero, Spain, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN [and non]. 15170 via Costa Rica // equally good 17595 direct, Nov 11 at 1313-1355, REE `Mundofonías` this week with announcements by an OM in French, and a YL in Spanish. Focus seems to be music by foreign ethnic groups in different regions of Spain, e.g. Belarussians in Galicia. Closing indicated the French guy was with RTBF in Belgium; a co-produxion? COSTA RICA. 11815, Nov 14 at 1343, horrible buzzy blob of distortion, REE Cariari transmitter way out of whack again, as could barely match this to pauses in the modulation on OK and much stronger // 15170, in Castilian, not Basque. New program schedule was to have started Nov 12 but we`ve yet to see it. 17595, Nov 14 at 1406, REE direct with pop/rock music in Spanish, no announcements, some neat songs such as ``Hace Calor``; is this fill music? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CHINA ** SRI LANKA. 5860, Nov 9 at 0045, weak vocal music, poor with flutter. HFCC shows it`s IBB Persian, i.e. R. Farda, 250 kW, 316 degrees from Iranawila during this hour, plus another bihour at 01-03 when they change antennas, from 316 degrees at a -24 slew, to 299 degrees at a +24 slew; why? At 0300, Kuwait takes over R. Farda on 5860 for the next 5.5 hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SRI LANKA. QSL: 15320, Adventist World Radio Mandarin to China via Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. Full data (with site, language and target area indicated), 'AWR returns to Sri Lanka' with other pics of Radio Monitors/Sri Lanka Studio/Voice of Hope QSL card, accompanied by a set of postcards, calendar and a short note. A very nice reply considering how stations are few and far between with replies. Reply in 32 days. V/S: Dr. Adrian Peterson (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN. 7200, SRTC, *0231-0255, Nov 8, sign on with Qur`an. Arabic talk at 0238. Indigenous vocals. Poor to fair in noisy conditions (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. USA: Stumbled across VOA's Monday to Friday 30 minute programme "South Sudan in Focus" in English with a strong signal on 9790 at 1635 tune-in today, 9th November via Botswana (according to HFCC). The listed parallel frequencies of 11905 and 13625 (both via Wertachtal) were not audible. Checked the VOA website, but the broadcast is not listed on the 'Schedules and Frequencies' page at http://www.voanews.com/info/frequencies_and_schedules/2218.html I finally found it listed under 'Programmes' at http://www.voanews.com/programindex.aspx but it shows as on-air from 11.30am to 12pm midday. That's US Eastern Standard Time, so not very helpful! In fact, all the other programmes listed show times of broadcast in EST. Only by clicking on the 'About the show' tab for each programme will you find the U time. I finally found the frequencies for "South Sudan in Focus" on the 'About' tab for the programme - but they were wrong! (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, Nov 9, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWAZILAND. 6130, TWR Swaziland. Was getting 2 signals here at 1918, then caught usual TWR IS at 1921 while the other station was in talk, probably V. of Russia. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** TAIWAN [non]. 6115, Radio Taiwan International via WYFR, Okeechobee FL; 2201-2210+, 5-Nov; English news/sports to 2206+ The Week in Review + weather; ID at 2209+ S25 well over co-channel QRM + buzz bursts (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, Icom R3 + duckie, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) Winter B-12 of Radio Taiwan International via TDF: 1400-1458 on 15180 ISS 500 kW / 060 deg to RUSS Russian 1600-1658 on 15485 ISS 500 kW / 085 deg to SEAs English 1700-1758 on 7465 ISS 500 kW / 055 deg to RUSS Russian 1700-1758 on 15690 ISS 500 kW / 160 deg to SoAf English 1800-1858 on 3965 ISS 250 kW / 345 deg to U.K. English 1900-1958 on 11875 ISS 500 kW / 190 deg to NoAf French 2000-2058 on 3965 ISS 250 kW / 215 deg to SoEu Spanish 2100-2158 on 3965 ISS 250 kW / 050 deg to WeEu German 0200-0300 on 11995 GUF 500 kW / 195 deg to SoAm Spanish (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via DXLD) ** TATARSTAN. Winter schedule of the program "On the wave of Tatarstan ("Tatarstan Dulkynynda") according to the results of this monitoring: 0410-0500 11895 SINPO 35242 0610-0700 9410 SINPO 45444 0810-0900 11610 SINPO 43433 (the disturbance, it seems, from the Chinese CNR-2) (Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia / “deneb-radio-dx” & “open_dx” via RusDX 11 Nov via DXLD) 9410 0600-0700 30 Samara 53N16 050E14 58 250 11610 0800-0900 29 Samara 53N16 050E14 294 250 11895 0400-0500 32 Samara 53N16 050E14 58 250 http://www.hfcc.org/data/b12/index.phtml (RusDX 11 Nov via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) RUSSIA, Winter B-12 schedule of Tatarstan Wave in Tatar/Russian: 0410-0500 11895 SAM 160 kW / 058 deg to FE, ex 15105 / 065 deg in B-11 0610-0700 9410 SAM 250 kW / 058 deg to RUS 0810-0900 11610 SAM 250 kW / 294 deg to WeEu, ex 305 degrees (DX Re Mix News 12 Nov via DXLD) ** THAILAND. 13745, Nov 9 at 0023, news about the Mideast, Sudan / Israel, good signal but with flutter on R. Thailand`s new B-12 frequency for North America. I should have stayed tuned at 0030 to observe what happen when the beam change from eastern to western North America, i.e. 6 to 30 degrees out of Udorn. Per HFCC this is accomplished by removing the -24 degree slew during the first half, so maybe there is no need to break transmission (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9720, Radio Thailand, 1233-1250+. Nov 9, tune-in to English news. ID. Traval promos. In the clear with a weak but readable signal, but deteriorated to a barely audible level by 1245 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** TIBET. 4820, Xizang PBS, Lhasa in Chinese, 2024-2034 Chinese music; local music pause & W announcements; slow music; heard in SSB; fast QSB & crackles at times; good; 11/01. (Serra-Italy) 4820, Xizang PBS, Lhasa in Chinese, 0025-0035 W/M talk; W announcement over music sound; W/M talk also over music pause; W announcement; Chinese classic music pause; M talk (mentioning Zhongguo) then W talk; heard in SSB (better in LSB) with moderate statics; fast QSB; almost fair; 11/10. (Serra - Italy) 4905, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, 1759-1805* in // 4920 non stop local music; sudden s/off at 1805 for both frequencies; heard better in SSB; moderate statics; fast QSB; almost fair; 10/19. 4905, Lhasa in possible Chinese, 2330-2341 in // 4920; W brief talk; music break; M talk with many mention Zhongguo; heard in SSB with strong statics crashes; fast QSB; poor; 11/09 (Giovanni Serra, Roma, Italy, Equipment: JRC NRD 525; Alpha Delta DX- SWL Sloper-S; RG 8 mini coaxial cable; JPS NIR 12 Noise & Interference Reducer-Dual DSP outboard audio filter; Intek PS-35 5 ampere feeder; JRC – NVA 319 external loudspeaker unit; Yaesu YH – 77 STA stereo headphones; Zoom Corp. H2 handy digital recorder MP3 & WAV files; Oregon Scientific RM912 Radio controlled clock; Toshiba Laptop PC Windows XP2 (offline for loggings); Interkart framed wall board political world map (1: 46,400,000); the DX Edge-Xantek Inc.(daylight- darkness desk world map), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET. (CHINA), 4905, Xizang PBS, Lhasa; 2340 Nov 7; very weak // 4920 with talk by man and woman; Jim Young in Oregon, listening at the same time, confirmed that these were Tibet (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo MI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [and non]. 4820, Nov 10 at 1335, two stations making a SAH here, no doubt PBS Xizang, Lhasa, and AIR Kolkata. At 1337 I estimate the SAH at about 10 Hz; talk on top is not Chinese, so must be Hindi from AIR, as this Tibetan frequency is supposed to be in Chinese. Imagine how much worse the collision must be in S Asia! BTW, don`t you believe Aoki that Voz Evangélica, Honduras is still active on 4820 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I'm now (2345 UT) hearing stations on 4905 and 4920 that appear to be in parallel with talk in by a man and woman, though too weak to determine the language. The only thing these two frequencies have in common is Xizang PBS in Lhasa. Does that propagation path make sense at this time of year? 73, (Andy Robins, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Icom IC- R75 with PAR EF-SWL sloper, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes (gh) Ciao from Italy! Yes, I heard Tibet here in Roma - Italy, at those frequencies in // as my logs below. Mostly regular at this time. 73 (Gianni Serra, ibid.) 4905, Xizang PBS, Lhasa in possible Chinese 2330-2341 in // 4920; W brief talk; music break; M talk with many mention Zhongguo; heard in SSB with strong statics crashes; fast QSB; poor; 11/09 (Serra, Italy, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** TIBET [non]. 17560, 17565, 17570, since B-12 began I am no longer hearing any Firedrake here between 1400 and 1430, and no Voice of Tibet either which in A-12 was transmitted due northeast from Madagascar. Hunting thru HFCC B-12, there are no VOT entries at all, so is it no longer on SW? Aoki B-12, however still shows two VOT transmissions via Madagascar: 1430-1458 on 17535, 1530-1558 on 15485; plus numerous at odd time via Tajikistan. In A-12 the MDG relays were still routed thru RNW as FMO, but in B-12 HFCC, the only single entry involving RNW at all is their own 0000- 0030 via WHRI on 9895. So it appears we cannot expect complete info now that the new FMO known as MGB is in charge of Talata. 17535, Nov 13 at *1428:48 carrier on, 1430 opening in presumed Tibetan from V. of Tibet via MADAGASCAR as B-12 scheduled, ex 1400 on 17560/17565/17570. Fair signal, no jamming until Firedrake hit from *1433, also causing a SAH. I wonder if this frequency too will jump around 5 kHz intervals to evade the jamming. Another new time for VOT via Talata is 1530-1558 on 15485. 17535, Nov 14 at 1429, carrier on, very poor signal, 1430 starting talk, presumably V. of Tibet opening via MADAGASCAR. No jamming at first past 1433, but at 1436 there is a fast SAH, presumably Firedrake. Still sticking to 17535; not in HFCC but considering stations which are, jumping to 17530 is not an option with VOA São Tomé listed there, but 17540, 17545 are open (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA [non] ** TURKEY. Dear Mr Cankurt, Thanks very much [for the TRT schedule]. So far this season I have been unable to hear any signal at all on 12035 for English at 1330, while 17755 in German until 1325 comes in well. I am wondering if 12035 is really on the air. Regards, (Glenn Hauser, to Mustafa Cankurt, Turkey, via DXLD) Dear Glenn, I just try tune 12035 kHz English to Europe by TRT VoT. I couldn`t hear any speech or music voice. But I can tune a little bit of opening signals of Voice of Turkey. "Burasi Turkiyenin Sesi Radyosu" very very poor condition. Kind regards (Mustafa CANKURT, Nov 9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 12035, Nov 14 at 1419 I try again to hear V. of Turkey`s 1330 English broadcast to Europe, which is unavoidably USward too. Finally there is a very poor signal with music, 1422 announcement can`t tell if in English, but 1423 starts VOT IS, each repeat taking 16-17 seconds, for 2+ minutes but the final play cut off at 1425 after the first 8 notes. Meanwhile, CODAR swishes were starting to appear at 1424 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U A E. 1575, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Radio Farda, Al-Dhabbiya. 0059 November 8, 2012. Farsi with female host, presumed Farsi techno-pop and Bollywood vocals. A really nice signal. Female Radio Farda ID at 0130 into news items till 0133 then back to vocals. A second station, also in seemingly Farsi, under this one at times with vocals and briefly male talk. That one was confirmed while chatting online with David Crawford, Titusville, Florida, who suggests possibly Iran source as an intended blocking signal (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, Appended equipment used: JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Sony ICF-7600GR; Sangean PR-D5; Aqua Guide 705 RDF Marine Radio; GE Superadio III; JPS NF-60 Notch Filter; JPS ANC-4 Noise Phase; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X room random wire; Terk Advantage non-active portable loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) This one really gets out, also to west coast North America (gh, DXLD) ** U K [non]. SOUTH AFRICA: 5885, BBC; 2245, 7-Nov; English financial program discussing the Obama aftermath -- Dow & S&P down 2.4%. SIO=4+44 with hiss QRM & buzz burst; // 5875 via Thailand; SIO=342+ (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, Icom R3 + duckie, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13725, Nov 9 at 0023, BBC news in English, 250 kW, 25 degrees from Nakhon Sawan during this hour only, comparably good signal to R. Thailand on 13745 from further east (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SOUTH AFRICA. 6140, Nov 11 at 0253, surprised to hear dramatization in English here, must be BBCWS which is not supposed to start Meyerton relay until 0300, whence it is well heard in NAm on 100 kW, 330 degree beam beyond W Africa. Must be another example of slipshod operation by SENTECH. Per HFCC this would be clashing with another BBC transmission on 6140, tho inaudible here, Pashto & Dari, 02-03, 250 kW, 35 degrees via Oman! The show was something about Islam & Pakistan; at first I thought it was a documentary until 0258 credit roll including actors, so a docudrama? 0259 BBC ID; 0300 continues with `World Briefing` headlined by resignation of the BBC Director General. (The WS is no doubt determined to cover this rather internal story objectively, and may even be giving it too much play, just to show they can handle it. Is this really the #1 news story in the whole world?) Meanwhile I checked for other BBC frequencies. Before 0300, 6190 was not // 6140, but then joined it for `World Briefing`. This one is also via Meyerton, 100 kW, 15 degrees, not supposed to start before 0300 either. 9410 had Bow Bells at 0259, poor with flutter, just starting a 2-hour broadcast via CYPRUS. 7435, Nov 11 at 0347, BBCWS has very good signal which could easily pass for intentionally to NAm, mid-program ID as `The Bottom Line`. This hour only is 250 kW, 114 degrees from ASCENSION, so opposite would be 294 degrees, which is right across the Lesser and Greater Antilles, between Cuba and Yucatán, entering North America close to Monterrey, close enough for a broad back-beam (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. 9460, Nov 13 at 0618, BBCWS on new frequency? // 9410, but 9460 is a couple words behind, so different sites? Latest HFCC of Nov 12 shows both of these are supposed to be Ascension, during this hour only: 9460 0600 0700 46 ASC 250 55 -30 216 1234567 281012 310313 D 9410 0600 0700 47SW,52 ASC 250 65 0 547 1234567 281012 310313 D Also heard Nov 14 at 0623, poor on both (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The BBC has announced plans to scale back the use of shortwave to Africa to roughly 7 hours per day in the near term (from the current 19 hours per day, I believe). The BBC has threatened to reduce shortwave use to Africa and Asia for English programming to 2 hours per day as of March 2014. So catch them now, while you can (Richard Cuff / Editor, Easy Listening / Allentown, PA, NASWA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) ** U K. FIRST November 2012 - The Malta Independent --- Someone (else) doesn't think much of the new BBCWS "Newsday" magazine program. RC http://www.independent.com.mt/magazines/first-november-2012-295632897 (Richard Cuff, Nov 12, swprograms via DXLD) Viz.: I Am in mourning. I have lost a close friend. Several close friends actually. They were my regular companions on countless mornings for the last 10 years or so. I rail, in vain, against the misguided entity that ripped them away from me, leaving my mornings destitute with no substitute. So, farewell then, to the golden tones and precise delivery of Fergus Nicoll, Max Pearson, Roger Hearing, Pascale Harter, Julian Keane, Owen Bennett-Jones, Lyse Doucet and the rest of the ultra-professionals of Newshour and The World Today, the BBC World Service’s former glorious flagship breakfast programmes that have either been axed or banished to an ungodly night time hour. With its Shakira-esque Waka Waka sounding excuse for a news jingle, and the poor presentation skills, at least compared to the former incumbents, of most the crew which has replaced them, the replacement offering, Newsday, is simply a non-starter. For someone who craves being woken up to (and driving to work accompanied by) intelligent conversation and up-to-the-minute international news, sport, financial reports and even a touch of humour, the BBC Worlds Service’s decision to replace London’s finest with a programme broadcast from South Africa, which is overwhelmingly geared towards African affairs, is nothing short of a disaster. I suspect that for the thousands in Malta who miss the heights of professionalism and fair news appraisal of British radio’s glory days (that were a thing to be aspired to by listeners and local broadcasters), losing this regular morning appointment is nothing short of a bereavement. Many of you who may know me from my stints as a music DJ might find this strange, but although I love music and music radio (and we have a fair number of music stations who provide a decent breakfast show in Malta) I dislike listening to music in the morning. And since there is hardly any proper talk radio available in Malta, there is no alternative now that the World Service has turned to offering a breakfast show that is, by and large, irrelevant to me (and rather dumbed-down to boot). Campus FM, which offers a mix of excellent (and, sadly, some not so good) talk programmes, only comes on at 9am, by which time I’ll have reached the office. There is LBC talk radio on the DAB system, but that’s too London-localised and features too many phone ins, so, again, it’s no substitute. Rant over: thank you for bearing with me. At least there’s plenty of high quality reading to do this month in FIRST. And I urge you to visit the all-new Malta Independent website (www.independent.com.mt) as it’s recently undergone a major relaunch and is certain to provide you with up-to-date news and much to browse through. Enjoy the read! Colin Fitz (Malta Independent via DXLD) ** U K. THE BBC DIRECTOR GENERAL RESIGNS "Entwistle: I am doing everything I can" (quote this morning) His extraordinary interview on this morning's Today programme is here http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9768000/9768406.stm There is no doubt this will cause a ripple effect that will seriously affect BBC TV and radio and highlight deficiencies in its management structure, more resignations are expected, changes in the scope of BBC programmes are likely. Very large number of public responses already to the resignation tonight here on the BBC News site http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20284124 (Mike Terry, UK, Nov 10, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) The BBC's woes --- In the light of last night's Director General's resignation the breakfast time media is calling for a fundamental restructuring of the Corporation. How much of this will impact on BBC radio who knows -the days and months will reveal. Probably the worst crisis at the BBC ever! (Mike Terry, Nov 11, ibid.) BBC director general resignation Yesterdays evening's events were momentous and depressing. His extraordinary interview on Saturday morning's Today programme is here http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9768000/9768406.stm I was flabbergasted; it`s well worth a listen (Mike Terry, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) 15 minutes BBC in crisis from the Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/bbc/9670279/BBC-in-crisis-live.html 73, (Kraig, KG4LAC, Krist, Nov 11, dxldyg via DXLD) Trouble at the BBC The BBC has been wracked by scandal this past month amidst multiple issues in reporting sexual abuse -- about a deceased employee who was host of its domestic flagship program "Newsnight", as well as botched reporting that wrongly implicated a prominent Conservative politician. Meanwhile, the recently-appointed head of the BBC has come across as an inconsequential buffoon in statements regarding his oversight of the BBC. Said head resigned the other day...and now there are calls for a thorough top-to-bottom investigation of the broadcaster and the of the BBC Trust responsible for its oversight. This will likely spill over into the World Service, given recent moves to more closely align the World Service with the BBC's domestic services. While Google News can lead to a pile of stories on the matter, this AP-authored story at Time Magazine gives a good overview of the situation. http://world.time.com/2012/11/11/bbc-trust-head-calls-for-radical-overhaul/?xid=gonewsedit&google_editors_picks=true (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA Swprograms mailing list via DXLD) BBC woes - can it get worse? BBC Five Live has just said that the Prime Minister has just been quoted as saying yesterday's payoff to the ex DG is unjustified. Pressure is mounting on the Chairman of the BBC Trust to resign, this morning's developments have intensified it. Changes in internal responsibilities will be announced by the Acting DG later today; more senior staff may "step aside". Debate in Parliament requested by the opposition. The story is moving rapidly and being covered almost continuously on BBC news radio. It is to be hoped that BBC radio news emerges unscathed and that the BBC contiues as one of the worlds major broadcasters free of government control (Mike Terry, UK, 1122 UT Nov 12, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) LONDON (AP) — The BBC's news chief and her deputy have 'stepped aside' while the broadcaster deals with the fallout from a child abuse scandal that forced its director-general to resign, the broadcaster said Monday. Helen Boaden, the BBC's director of news and current affairs, and her deputy, Steve Mitchell, have handed over their responsibilities to others for the time being "to address the lack of clarity around the editorial chain of command," the corporation said. "Consideration is now being given to the extent to which individuals should be asked to account further for their actions and if appropriate, disciplinary action will be taken," the statement said. Fran Unsworth, head of newsgathering, would assume Boaden's duties and Ceri Thomas, editor of BBC radio's influential "Today" news program, will serve as deputy, the BBC said. The move comes after resignation Saturday of the BBC's director- general, George Entwistle, after a BBC news program bungled reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children. The corporation's governing body, the BBC Trust, confirmed on Sunday that Entwistle would get a payoff of 450,000 pounds ($715,000). It says the settlement took into consideration that Entwistle would continue working on BBC business, including two inquiries in the child abuse scandal. John Whittingdale, chairman of the House of Commons committee on culture, media and sport, said was surprised by the settlement and called for an explanation. -0- LONDON (AP) — The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into a deep crisis. It is hard to overstate the importance of the BBC in British society; its influence stretches throughout the former British empire and beyond. Over the years, the BBC has been behind almost all of the U.K.'s broadcast milestones, serving as a voice for the British nation. Its airwaves have carried the clanging of Big Ben's bells, wartime messages from Winston Churchill, and the music of the Beatles — exporting British culture to a global audience. The head of the BBC's governing body called Sunday for an overhaul of the broadcaster. That could mean many things for the sprawling organization that has long emphasized its obligations to the public. To know what it would take, it is important to know what the BBC is and the scale of the crisis it faces. WHAT HAPPENED: Last month, the BBC drew fire after it emerged its "Newsnight" program had shelved an investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile, the broadcaster's renowned TV host who died last year. Police say that since their investigation started they have received complaints from some 300 victims of the platinum-haired, tracksuit- wearing Savile and associates — and that some of the abuse may have occurred on BBC premises. Questions soon arose over whether shelving the "Newsnight" piece was part of a cover-up or if BBC managers had heard of but ignored claims of abuse by Savile while he was hosting such shows as "Top of the Pops." Amid public outrage, BBC director general George Entwistle announced internal inquiries into why the "Newsnight" investigation was canned as well as the BBC's "culture and practices" during the years Savile worked there. But then, "Newsnight" wrongly implicated a British politician in a sex-abuse claims program that aired Nov. 2. The BBC didn't name the alleged abuser, but online rumors focused on Alistair McAlpine, a Conservative Party member. On Friday, McAlpine issued a fierce denial, and shortly after, the abuse victim interviewed by "Newsnight" admitted he had mistakenly identified his abuser. The BBC apologized for airing the program, which Entwistle said he had not been made aware of. That stance drew incredulity from politicians and media watchers wondering if he was out of touch or inept. The criticism reached fever pitch, and Entwistle decided to resign Saturday. A day later, Chris Patten, the head of the BBC's governing body, called for a "thorough, radical structural overhaul" of the broadcaster. THE BBC'S EVOLUTION Some observers say the BBC's massive size and rapid growth have resulted in a decentralized structure without clear lines of responsibility, leaving the door open for shoddy journalism. But while today the BBC is a global brand, it started out with a simple mission in November 1922: to inform, educate and entertain. It took on a crucial role in public life with the onset of World War II, when the service brought Churchill's famous speeches to the airwaves. The BBC expanded its overseas language services, and its radio programs became a lifeline of information — including even for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's own command, according to the broadcaster. Television took on a greater role within the organization after the war, hitting a milestone when 20 million viewers tuned in for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. The BBC expanded its offerings, launching current affairs program "Panorama" — still a hit today — and the first British soap opera. The media behemoth's solid news foundation showed in the 1980s with its coverage of the Falklands War, the first Live Aid concert and the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Diana, which drew one of the largest TV audiences ever. In more recent years, the BBC has greatly expanded its digital broadcasting and Internet services. HOW BIG IS IT? Today, the organization says it reaches a weekly audience of 166 million people globally over multiple platforms, including radio, digital satellite and cable channels. The BBC boasts 10 national TV channels in addition to regional U.K. programming, 10 national radio stations, 40 local radio stations and a website which averages 3.6 billion hits a month. The BBC World Service broadcasts globally on radio, TV and online, providing news and information in almost 30 languages. The broader organization, meanwhile, cranks out TV gold such as science fiction series "Doctor Who" and long-running soap "EastEnders." Its commercial arm, BBC World News, broadcasts 24 hours a day in more than 200 countries and territories. HOW DOES IT DO IT — AND AT WHAT COST? Most of the BBC's services in the U.K. are funded by a tax on households that have televisions or watch TV on computers or other devices, while profits from commercial ventures such as BBC Worldwide and BBC World News are used to invest in new programming and services. Still, rival broadcasters in the past have complained that the BBC has used public money to fund types of programs supplied by commercial operators, ditching its public service mission in a quest for viewers. Under pressure from critics to justify its 3.5 billion pound ($5.6 billion) budget in a time of austerity, the BBC in recent years has undergone a series of job cuts, cuts to operations and unpopular changes to employee pension programs. Most of those changes were ushered in by Mark Thompson, who preceded Entwistle as BBC director general. Thompson is to assume the role of chief executive of The New York Times Co. on Monday, but faces questions over the BBC's decision to kill the "Newsnight" program on Savile — which occurred while he was still in charge. PAST BBC CHALLENGES The BBC has repeatedly faced off against the government over editorial independence. Its first major confrontation was during the 1926 general strike, when Churchill unsuccessfully lobbied the prime minister to commandeer the airwaves because the strike limited the modes of communication between the government and the public. The BBC later came under pressure to support a campaign in the Falklands in 1982, enraging the Margaret Thatcher government by casting doubt on official sources. The BBC's director general at the time insisted it needed to "guard its reputation for telling the truth." In 2003, a BBC reporter suggested that then-Prime Minister Tony Blair had misled parliament with claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. The government called for an apology, but the BBC refused. The BBC's source, weapons expert David Kelly, was named in the media and had to explain himself repeatedly. He later killed himself. The inquiry into Kelly's death said the reporter had made "unfounded allegations" and called the broadcaster's editorial processes defective. The inquiry's findings led to the resignations of the BBC's chairman Gavyn Davies and its director-general, Greg Dyke — and the installation of Thompson as successor. WHAT'S NEXT? The broadcaster's charter sets out that "trust is at the foundation of the BBC: we are independent, impartial and honest." But public trust in the BBC has been declining for decades, according to polls, and the latest scandals are unlikely to help. Entwistle may have quit, but observers say the BBC Trust, which ensures the broadcaster stays true to its public obligations, deserves scrutiny, too. Patten is expected on Monday to lay out plans for how to deal with the aftermath, and many expect more BBC resignations as the fallout spreads. Kevin Marsh, a former senior BBC editor, says the broadcaster needs to get better at explaining itself and admitting its errors. Even if it never fully recovers, the BBC can probably "learn to live with" a new reality of weaker public confidence, he added. Tim Davies, a former PepsiCo executive with a marketing background and no experience as a journalist, has been named acting director general. While BBC insiders might regard Davies with suspicion, "He doesn't have BBC blood flowing through his veins, and quite honestly at the moment that could be an advantage," Marsh said. (both via David R. Alpert, 818-588-NEWS, Twitter: twitter.com/DaveAlpert DXLD) Trouble at the BBC --- More heads rolling today: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/world/europe/bbc-turmoil-spreads-as-more-executives-step-aside.html?hp (via Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA, Nov 12, swprograms via DXLD) Thanks for posting the link, Rich. Many reactions come to mind. The width and breadth of these scandals is amazing. The breakdown in the checks and internal controls is disturbing. I wonder how many similar instances in major media organizations go undetected: any, a few, many? -- (Rob de Santos, ibid.) The degree to which this appears to have shaken the BBC is analogous to the collective shudder we had here in PA over the Penn State University / Jerry Sandusky matter. If this had been 1-2 years ago it wouldn't have mattered as much at the World Service given its separation from the rest of the BBC, but with the melding of the WS into the rest of the Beeb it becomes more problematic. RC (Richard Cuff, ibid.) The public reaction is analogous, yet the severity pales in comparison. This is something that goes back several decades and implicates several *active* participants - one of which we all know and respect from those days was allegedly implicated and I can't even bear to believe it, let alone mention his name in this context. Sent from my iPhone (Mark J Fine, ibid.) It`s a huge news item in the UK, we are so proud of the BBC and have been since the 1920s. We pride ourselves in its integrity and honesty. (Mike Terry, swprograms via DXLD) Another decent overview of the BBC's pickle http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/commentary/bbc-scandal-shakeup While the author distinguishes between the domestic BBC and the international BBC - and specifically absolves the international organization from the ongoing kerfuffle, it's an interesting perspective nonetheless. And I maintain that recent efforts to more closely align the WS with the domestic organization - in the name of "efficiency" - means that whatever happens to the domestic organization will certainly cause collateral damage at the World Service (Rich Cuff, swprograms via DXLD) ** U K. BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, WHO'S REITHIAN NOW? Tonight, 2000 BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nsyxq As the BBC approaches its 90th birthday, arch scrutiniser and listeners' champion Roger Bolton examines the genesis of Reithian values and finds out how well Lord Reith - the first Director General of the BBC - lived up to his own exacting standards (via Mark Palmer, Nov 10, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) BBC Radio 4 will this evening (2000 UTC) broadcast a documentary on "the role of the BBC Hungarian Service in the Second World War". (Roger Tidy, UK, Nov 12, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. BBC RADIO – 90 YEARS OLD – 5:33 P.M. NOV. 14 The Epoch Times By Damian Robin November 12, 2012 On Wednesday, Nov. 14, 60 BBC radio stations will simultaneously broadcast a special three-minute programme to commemorate the first broadcast by the BBC in 1922. At 5:33 p.m. (GMT) on local, UK national, and international BBC radio stations, a new piece by Blur frontman Damon Albarn will be aired. The composition, called Radio Reunited, consists of recorded messages about the future, sent in by listeners around the world, interwoven with music specially written by Albarn. At the time of its first broadcast, the BBC was a private company: the British Broadcasting Company. In December 1926, it was given a Royal Charter and became what it is now the British Broadcasting Corporation. The charter is renewable every 10 years and the public corporation is financed by licence. http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-kingdom/bbc-radio-90-years-old-5-33-p-m-nov-14-313570.html (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) 90 YEARS OF BBC RADIO IN 90 MINUTES Excellent compilation by Andy Walmsley of the Random Radio Jottings blog: http://andywalmsley.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/bbc90.html (Mike Barraclough, Nov 12, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) It was 90 years ago today... The first official BBC radio broadcast was the evening news transmitted by London station 2LO from Marconi House studios on the Strand, Central London. The date was November 14th 1922 and the voice was that of the Programme Director Arthur Burrows. Programmes were initially broadcast for just an hour each day with a break every seven minutes. '2LO' was the reference of the radio broadcasting license issued by the Post Office. The 1.5 kW medium wave transmitter was built by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company and situated at the top of Marconi House. At the time just 30,000 radio licences were held. http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio2/2lo_page.htm (via Mike Terry, Nov 13, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U K. BROADCASTING HAS COME TO STAY - HISTORY OF MUSIC RADIO Episode 1 tonight of a new 6 part series 22:00 BBC Radio 2 Duration: 57 minutes 13 November 2012 Paul Gambaccini presents a six-part history of music radio in the UK and USA. The opening programme of the series reveals that the first piece of music ever played on radio was Handel's Largo - the aria Ombra Mai Fu from the opera Xerxes. Reginald Fessenden featured a recording of this music during a broadcast from the coast of Massachusetts on Christmas Eve 1906. And Paul traces the developments made by the early radio pioneers from this moment, to the end of the Second World War. Daily transmissions by the British Broadcasting Company began 90 years ago on 14 November 1922. Pete Murray and David Jacobs recall the broadcasts of dance bands from the Savoy Hotel and the programmes of the country's first DJ Christopher Stone. American historian Craig Havighurst, meanwhile, recounts the origins of country music station WSM in Nashville and Grand Ole Opry, the longest-running live music show in the world. We also look at the network sponsored shows broadcast in the States during this era, when the most successful radio star was Bing Crosby, who presented the Kraft Music Hall for ten years. Before the war, the BBC was seriously challenged by commercial stations such as Radio Normandy and Radio Luxembourg beaming entertainment shows to millions of British listeners. The outbreak of war in September 1939 led to the BBC playing a vital role throughout the conflict. As radio critic Gillian Reynolds recalls, popular music became more available on the newly established Forces Programme. And Vera Lynn remembers the success of her request show Sincerely Yours. A livelier American presentation of music was heard following the launch of the Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme on 7 June 1944 and, although aimed at troops in Europe, it was also heard in the UK http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00z1yvy (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U K. BBC CRITICISED FOR AM RADIO SHUT-DOWN The Guardian By John Plunkett 9 November 2012 http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/nov/09/bbc-criticised-closing-medium-wave-radio?INTCMP=SRCH The BBC's hopes of saving money by switching off local radio broadcasts on AM came unstuck in Liverpool when 600 listeners complained about the loss of their medium-wave service. BBC Radio Merseyside was one of four local stations in England that shut down their AM service to test the response from the listening public. The AM service was replaced for five weeks with a pre-recorded message telling listeners to retune to FM, digital audio broadcasting (DAB) radio or online. Hundreds of outraged listeners contacted the Liverpool-based station to complain. The closedown in the three other areas – Nottingham, Kent and Hereford & Worcester, was said to be less problematic, however. Such was the scale of the response on Merseyside that some BBC insiders suggested the practicality of a wide-ranging switch-off of local radio on AM was now being rethought. The BBC wants to end nearly all local radio broadcasts on AM as part of the cost-saving measures outlined in Delivering Quality First. This pilot scheme was intended to assess the impact of a switch-off of the medium-wave signal, and how many listeners would be unable – or unwilling – to listen to the stations via other means. The adverse listener response in Liverpool also highlights the scale of the challenge posed by digital radio switchover, which would see all BBC national and large regional stations go digital-only. Of the BBC's 39 local radio stations in England, 14 are not currently available on DAB radio. A second trial has now begun at two further BBC local radio stations. A BBC spokeswoman said: "As part of its final conclusions on Delivering Quality First, the BBC Trust agreed in principle that MW would be switched off across the BBC Radio network, including local radio but excluding Radio 5 Live and the Asian Network, except where listeners depend upon it as an alternative to FM. "Before any decisions are taken, we want to understand what the impact on listeners might be in different areas of England, and are conducting some trials to establish that." The BBC is already implementing extensive budget cuts across its local radio stations in England as part of DQF, including a country-wide evening show which will be syndicated across all 39 stations. But wider-ranging cuts were rebuffed by the BBC Trust after protests from listeners and MPs. The BBC local stations' combined average weekly audience in the third quarter of this year, the latest for which figures are available, was 6.7 million, down from 6.8 million in the previous quarter and 7.2 million in the same period last year (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) To put Mr Plunkett's article in context the number of weekly listeners to BBC Radio Merseyside is 322000. Nor is it clear if all those complaining live in BBC Radio Merseyside's editorial area (Mike Barraclough, ibid.) ** U S A. Former VOA director writes: "Barack Obama has humiliated us with friends and enemies abroad." Posted: 05 Nov 2012 Pittsburgh Tribune, 3 Nov 2012, Richard W. Carlson, former director of Voice of America: "The country is teetering on the edge of financial disaster. We are in a cultural free fall. Barack Obama has humiliated us with friends and enemies abroad. He has been a disaster for this country. Why would anyone even consider re-electing him? ... America has changed so much in my lifetime. The country’s demographics so heavily favor the Democrats (in just the way the Democrats and liberals planned it over those many years that Republicans and conservatives were frozen out of congressional power, sitting on their thumbs, daydreaming while they rotated.) But because of the three debates, tens of millions of Americans saw the real Mitt Romney as the attractive, reasonable, articulate, kindly, smart, deeply sincere man that he actually is — in a word, presidential. Just think, two days and this is over. Getting rid of Barack Obama would be excellent. But there is an added benefit: Crazy Joe Biden will no longer be a heartbeat away from our nuclear codes." Shouldn't He Be a Bit More Circumspect? It would seem that a VOA Director -- current or former -- would be at least cautious if not externally neutral in expressing an opinion on domestic political and foreign policy matters. Carlson does have a long pedigree in foreign affairs and journalism and currently produces the program "Danger Zone", which discusses terrorism and national security issues and can be heard on WRN-North America as well as other outlets. (Which calls into question for me the probative value of that program.) Perhaps more disturbing is the fact that he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Intermedia, an international media research and consulting group, which calls into question the objectivity of that outfit's work. Not to mention that his comment about the nation's demographics makes him sound racist and nativist. Let me add parenthetically that he has every right to his opinion. It's just that such a rabidly and intemperately expressed one would appear to be wholly incompatible with his current -- and former -- roles. I thought that at least some diplomatic skills were a prerequisite for being an ambassador. Thankfully, he was only ambassador to the Seychelles. Of course, he was also the longest serving VOA Director --- and therein may lie some tales about the struggle between journalists and propagandists within the VOA over its history (P.S. to Carlson: My condolences on your loss.) (Kim Andrew Elliott, kimandrewelliott.com via John Figliozzi, NY, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. BBG HAS WORK TO DO, UNION SAYS via BBG Watch by BBGWatcher on 11/9/12 Reposted from the AFGE Local 1812 website. Work To Do We thought we would sift through the initial results of the OPM Employee Viewpoint Survey to identify some of the key areas that need to be corrected. We made a list of all those questions in which the response rate was less than 50% positive. Agency management claims that it is eager to work with employees to promote a better workplace. We suggest that it review this list to better grasp the areas that need work and to get an idea of the measures that will need to be taken to really improve morale. I have sufficient resources (for example, people, materials, budget) to get my job done 33.6% My talents are used well in the workplace 49.3% I can disclose a suspected violation of any law, rule or regulation without fear of reprisal 44.1% My training needs are assessed 41.8% My work unit is able to recruit people with the right skills 34.8% Promotions in my work unit are based on merit 28.1% In my work unit, steps are taken to deal with a poor performer who cannot or will not improve 26.6% In my work unit, differences in performance are recognized in a meaningful way 29.9% Awards in my work unit depend on how well employees perform their jobs 36.3% Employees have a feeling of personal empowerment with respect to work processes 32.7% Employees are recognized for providing high quality products and services 39.9% Creativity and innovation are rewarded 31.9% Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs 15.9% Policies and programs provide diversity in the workplace (for example, recruiting minorities and women, training in awareness of diversity issues, mentoring) 49.7% Arbitrary action, personal favoritism and coercion for partisan political purposes are not tolerated 39.0% I recommend my organization as a good place to work 46.2% I believe the results of this survey will be used to make my agency a better place to work 47.6% In my organization, leaders generate high levels of motivation and commitment in the workforce 32.0% My organization’s leaders maintain high standards of honesty and integrity 40.4% Managers communicate the goals and priorities of the organization 43.3% Managers review and evaluate the organization’s progress toward meeting its goals and objectives 44.1% Managers promote communication among different work units (for example, about projects, goals, needed resources) 40.0% Managers support collaboration across work units to accomplish work objectives 44.9% Overall, how good a job do you feel is being done by the manager directly above your immediate supervisor/team leader 48.7% I have a high level of respect for my organization’s senior leaders 43.0% Senior leaders demonstrate support for Work/Life programs 42.7% How satisfied are you with your involvement in decisions that affect your work 40.0% How satisfied are you with the information you receive from management on what’s going on in your organization 36.6% How satisfied are you with the recognition you receive for doing a good job 42.0% How satisfied are you with the policies and practices of your senior leaders 31.9% How satisfied are you with your opportunity to get a better job in your organization 25.6% How satisfied are you with the training you receive for your present job 45.0% Considering everything, how satisfied are you with your organization 43.9% How satisfied are you with the following Work/Life programs in your agency? Child Care Programs (for example, daycare, parenting classes, parenting support groups) 40.8% How satisfied are you with the following Work/Life programs in your agency/ Elder Care Programs (for example, support groups, speakers) 46.0% Posted: Wednesday, Nov 07, 2012 http://www.usgbroadcasts.com/bbgwatch/2012/11/09/bbg-has-work-to-do-union-says/ (BBGWatch via DXLD) BUSINESS AS USUAL AT BBG, UNION SAYS via BBG Watch by BBGWatcher on 11/9/12 Reposted from the AFGE Local 1812 website. For those AFGE Local 1812 Local members who had already left the Cohen Building this past Friday, or did not look at their e-mail in the late afternoon this November 2nd, we invite you to do so. At 3:15 p.m. the Agency sent a notice to the staff concerning the results of the latest 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. As expected, they are not good. Participation was way down and skewed by the fact that an inordinate percentage of managers responded, while at the same time it was boycotted by a large number of broadcasters / producers who are tired with an exercise they view as meaningless, since little changes afterwards in the Agency. We titled this news item “Business As Usual” because it seems to us that if the Agency was truly eager to enact changes, it would not have begun by sending its message late on a Friday, where it would be buried by the usual weekend avalanche of e-mail, with chances of staffers locating the Friday e-mail during the Monday a.m. rush rather slim. Why not wait to release it on Monday morning? With all due respect, it makes it all harder for us to believe management’s statement that it “sees progress in some areas and some chronic issues that will take persistence and collaborative efforts to address.” What progress? What persistence and collaborative efforts? Agency management seems more than willing to make minor changes and hope the survey results will improve at least a little bit. But the major issue here is a refusal to abandon a seriously flawed strategic plan. We are losing the information war. Instead of building on our strength – our radio broadcasts – Agency management is abandoning radio and trying to broadcast on as many platforms as possible while becoming master of none. Almost every Agency in the Federal government has had to deal with belt-tightening. This Agency has had to face much less in the way of budget reductions (if any reductions at all) than others but this Agency unlike others, consistently, year after year, attempts to RIF a large portion of its employees. This has got to change. There will be no significant improvement in the survey results if the Agency does not adopt another method to deal with so called budget strains. Agency management must obey the law. Instead of hiring more attorneys in order to find ways to avoid following the law, they need to simply follow it. Those managers who have been found to have violated the law must be asked to leave. This Agency has also stressed employees beyond the breaking point. Employees are required to do more and more with no end in sight. The work load must be lessened. One employee cannot be expected to write news, and then produce pieces for radio, TV, and the Internet. Studio crews need time between shows to prepare the studio for the next show. Employees should not be expected to work more than eight hours in a day especially if no overtime pay is being offered. The Voice of America must go back to its Charter. Employees want to fulfill the mission of this Agency. They do not want that mission to be changed or abandoned by top management and they do not want to produce “puff pieces” in order to please affiliates or foreign governments. There needs to be a recognition that the Voice of America is a government broadcaster with a mission that includes more than accumulating a huge audience. Finally, the Agency needs to make a real effort to improve the quality of life for its employees. That means, among other things, expanding telework and making it easier to do so. It means being willing to change work schedules so employees can use public transportation to and from work. It means allowing employees to work flexible schedules. It means allowing employees to use their leave without having to fill out mounds of paperwork. It means treating employees like adult human beings – with respect and fairness. There has been a concerted effort over the past several years to make employees as miserable as possible so that they will elect to leave. This needs to drastically change. Picking and choosing from this list of “must dos” is not an option. Agency management is either all in or it is all out. Posted: Tuesday, Nov 06, 2012 http://www.usgbroadcasts.com/bbgwatch/2012/11/09/business-as-usual-at-bbg-union-says/ (BBG Watch via DXLD) ** U S A. BBG STRATEGY & BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING, NOV. 15, 2012 Washington, D.C., November 13, 2012 - The Broadcasting Board of Governors Strategy & Budget Committee will hold an open meeting on November 15, 2012 at the headquarters of Radio Free Asia in Washington, D.C. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. [EST = 1900 UT] The agenda includes the 2012 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) and Alhurra TV programming initiatives. The public may attend this meeting as seating capacity allows. This meeting will also be available for public observation via streamed webcast, both live and on-demand, at http://www.bbg.gov (BBG PR via Clara Listensprechen, DXLD) ** U S A. 15435-15475, approx. peak around 15450, huge dirty distorted spur, Nov 10 at 2004. As soon as I could tell the language was French, I figured it was VOA Greenville, from 15225. Yes, matches, and there is an equal spur range 14980-15020, peaking just about atop WWVH 15000, disaudiblizing it completely. So the peaks are plus/minus 225 kHz or so. Second order spurs are weaker but obvious circa: 15650-15720, peaking about 15680; 14755-14810, peaking about 14780; and third order even detectable circa 14550, but not circa 15900. At 2025 recheck, all are diminished, perhaps only due to propagational decline, but still plenty around 15450, 15000. 2032 rerecheck, all gone as is the fundamental, altho VOA is still on 15225 in Hausa, but now via Botswana on Saturdays only (Sundays, the extension from same until 2100 is in French). The GB transmission is on the main African antenna azimuth 94 degrees, so we are close to directly off the back. HFCC designates the antenna as an 896. I notified GB about the problem, so hope it is soon fixed. 15580, meanwhile, also 94 degrees from GB on an 883 antenna, is VG in English during VOA`s excellent `Music Time in Africa` at 20-21 Sat & Sun, and with no spurs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. 17725, Nov 14 at 1403, VOA news, 1405 Music Mix, fair signal aided by 17730 RHC being weaker than usual. HFCC shows 17725 is 100 kW, 126 degrees from São Tomé at 14-15 (followed by Botswana at 15-16), while S.T. is also on 17530 at 14-15, 88 degrees, and come to think of it, I was not hearing that today aside V. of Tibet at 1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1642 monitoring: tried the Saturday 1830 airing, Nov 10 [not 11 as I originally wrote] at 1835, when WRMI is relaying the only WRN feed left to North America for WOR, but only a JBA carrier is detectable vs the Cuban pulse jamming, maintained even at this odd hour since Arnie can`t stand the competition from a DX program not under Communist thought-control. WORLD OF RADIO 1642 monitoring: confirmed on WTWW-1, 9479, Thursday Nov 8 starting just before 2201 UT after local ID and QSY announcement. Shifted time for the Saturday night repeat is 0500+ UT Sunday on 5745. Will WTWW-2 be on 9990/5085 this week? WOR also confirmed on WWRB, 3195, UT Friday 0431, and 5051 is no longer on the air. Both webcasts carried KJV Bible, no WOR streamed. Next: Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB, UT Saturday at new time of 0230v. On Hamburger Lokalradio, 7265: Sat 0630 and 1630, unchanged. On WRMI 9955: Saturday 0900, 1600, 1830; Sunday 0900, 1630; Monday 0530; Tuesday 1200. On WRN via SiriusXM 120: Saturday 1830. Plus many more webcasting and FM affiliates, in updated schedule: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) New frequency for WOR and Hamburger Lokalradio HH Lokalradio this Saturday 0500 to 1100 UT on 7265 kHz 1100 to 1700 UT on 6190 kHz All reports to: m.kittner@freenet.de Good Listening, 73s, (Tom Taylor, Nov 9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) That should include WORLD OF RADIO at 1630 Saturday on 6190; and still on 7265 at 0630 Saturday. HFCC shows 6190 registered available 24 hours from the 1 kW transmitter at Goehren, Germany, 0 = nondirexional; while 7265 only at 05-17, 1 kW, at 230 degrees. We`ll be interested in monitoring from Europe on how the new frequency performs. WORLD OF RADIO 1642 monitoring: confirmed on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v- CUSB, starting promptly at 0230 UT Saturday November 10. Better signal here, now one hour later into the nightside thanks to the end of DST, and so it should be elsewhere westward. Next: Saturday 0630 on Hamburger Lokalradio 7265, 1 kW from Germany Saturday 0900, 1600, 1830 on WRMI 9955 Saturday 1630 on Hamburger Lokalradio 6190, 1 kW (new, ex-7265) Saturday 1830 on WRN via SiriusXM 120 UT Sunday 0500 on WTWW-1 5745 (ex-0400) Sunday 0900, 1630 on WRMI 9955 Monday 0530, Tuesday 1200 on WRMI 9955 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear Gren, do you have any idea what happened with the World of Radio podcast on WRN? There is no audio file on the feed since last week but Audio-on-Demand works on the WRN wbsite. Regards, (Markus Weidner Im Ziegelacker 20 - D-63599 Biebergemünd, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Here is the new link for podcasts of WOR via WRN; must log in: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/customize-panel/addToPlaylist/98/10:00:00UTC/English Note that 1000 UT is not a time WOR is on WRN, but the time the audio file is ``ingested`` into their system (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) WORLD OF RADIO 1643: first SW airing Thursday Nov 15 at 2200 on WTWW 9479. Then UT Friday 0430v on WWRB 3195; UT Saturday 0230v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB; UT Sunday 0500 on WTWW-1, which has been on 5745 but in order to avoid conflict with R. Martí in the mornings, will be moving the entire overnight transmission (0100-1300?) to a clear spot nearby, perhaps 5855. Presumably we`ll have the definite info and change date shortly. On WRMI 9955: Sat 0900, 1600, 1830; Sun 0900, 1630; Mon 0530; Tue 1200 On Hamburger Lokalradio: Sat 0630 on 7265, 1630 on 6190 (if frequency change last week is maintained) On WRN via SiriusXM 120: Sat 1380 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. 9479, Nov 9 at 0015, WTWW-1 with SFAW/PPP is still on the air but blasting daytime signal is now dropping out, post- sunset; and 5745 not yet on. For the past couple weeks, WTWW-1 has been running an announcement that they ``will`` be changing from 9479 to 5745 at 6 p.m. (Central = 0000 UT), but the part of the announcement giving the effective date is covered up by another Ted Randall announcement, the standard hourtop ID. I assumed this would happen on November 4 with the end of DST, and maybe it was supposed to, but not tonight, and it`s still on 9479 at 0033 with growing het. Even at first check there was a definite heterodyne from some station really on 9480. According to HFCC B-12, the only station on 9480 after 0000 is: 2155-0100 CNR Tibetan via Beijing. 9479, Nov 10 at 0030, again tonight WTWW-1 is still on its day frequency altho it`s night and signal has dropped to poor level and with growing het from China(?) 9480. 9990, Nov 10 at 2020, WTWW-2 is on again, this time not Brother Scare like WWCR 9980 and WWRB 9370, but music; 2030 seems gospel music, Ted Randall canned ID, and some IADs during next tune ``Let the Lower Lights Be Burning``. `QSO with Ted Randall` running as usual on WTWW-1 9479 Saturdays at 19-21; WTWW-3 was missing from 12105, unlike WWCR from 12160. 9990 not checked again until 0058 Nov 11, when it`s still going with hymns, but gone at 0102 to 5085 instead, still music. Further chex during this hour found nothing but music, no DJing by Ted, but another canned ID by him at 0200, in fact two of them, the second to tune of ``A Summer Place``. After that Ted is prompting music requests, such as ``Judy in Disguise``, which the requestor thinx is ``Judy in the Skies``, hee hee. Wonder if he will be putting on QSO replay later, or even WORLD OF RADIO as happened unpredictably two or three times on 5085 Saturday nights. Anyway, WOR 1642 should be on WTWW-1 5745 UT Sunday at 0500 ex-0400. 5085, further monitoring of WTWW-2 back on the air Saturday night, UT Sunday Nov 11: after an hour of Ted Randall DJ and prompting reports and music requests, at 0302 has started `Faith Factor`, a Rod Hembree program, still at 0346. Not checked much later, but at 0610 I hear me, as WORLD OF RADIO 1642 is in progress having reached Saudi Arabia item, so he must have started it at an odd time before 0600. That was in the 23rd minute, so start would have been 0547. Unfortunately the modulation is rather rough, including IADs, and unstable carrier. By 0617 it`s already back to a hymn. Meanwhile, WOR had also aired at its reliable but timeshifted hour of 0500 UT Sunday on WTWW-1 5745: axually from 0500:46 after the ID and partial QSY announcements, and by now this higher frequency is fading down unlike 5085 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. George McClintock tells me that WTWW-2 is now on the air daily 2000-0100 UT on 9990. I suppose most of that is Brother Scare, and see SOUTH CAROLINA [non], where TOM admits to 9990 at 20-23 from a secret station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So that R. Martí can have 5745 back for its full span in the mornings, WTWW-1 has been looking for a new all-night frequency, probably in the 5.8-5.9 MHz range. This will affect the 0500 UT Sunday airing of WOR now on 5745 (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9330, Nov 11 at 1303, 1423, still 1448, WBCQ in dead air instead of Good Friends Radio Network. 9330-CUSB, Nov 14 at 1355, dead air from WBCQ instead of GFRN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WRNO: Are they still on the air on 7505? What hours? Their website says they have programming on until Noon (New Orleans Time). Haven't heard them on the air in awhile. [later:] Is WRNO only on the air in the evening? Have they been on 7505 at any other time besides the evening hours (7-10)? Thanks! (Lou Gawab, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) There have been occasional reports earlier or later, but normally only 02-05 UT, on 7506.4 (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Aren't they supposed to be on 7505? Why 7506.4? (Gawab, ibid.) WRNO has been off frequency for a long time, as often reported in dxldyg and DXLD. I noted them on about 7506.38, on Nov 7 at 0402 with news in English, but as usual had very distorted audio. It was back on June 11, 2010 that I received this email from Larry Thom (then the Chief Engineer at WRNO): ". . . The frequency is actually off a little due to a defective oscillator, and the replacements turned out to be too large to fit in the driver area of the transmitter. We are working to get new ones but so far they have not arrived." Larry is no longer with WRNO and clearly the oscillator was never replaced. A much more serious problem now is their terrible audio quality! (Ron Howard, ibid.) Hi folks; How come that everybody complain about WRNO being off frequency and we see this happening too: 9479 1100-0100 USA WTWW Eng Lebanon TN 1-7 9479 1100-0200 USA WTWW Eng Lebanon TN 1-7 Appreciate a reasonable reply. Thanx in advance (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, ibid.) As I have explained a few times, WTWW is deliberately off-9480 so that a high harmonic on VHF does not interfere with a local schoolbus 2-way frequency. Not that I approve, but FCC does. WRNO is off 7505 because they can`t do any better, and violate FCC frequency-tolerance rules (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** U S A. 13570, Nov 13 at 2105, OM gospel huxter is alternating Spanish and English, along with CODAR swishes. Outdated WINB program schedule at website does not account for anything Spanish or bilingual at this time, but at 1900-2030 UT when on DST it had been The Overcomer, and timeshifted would be 2000-2130, except Brother Scare has apparently departed WINB again; see SOUTH CAROLINA [non] in this and my previous report (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WHRI not found on any frequency after 0500 UT Sunday Nov 11 (except the NHK Spanish relay on 6195), so neither is `DXing with Cumbre`. I suppose it is on at some earlier hour. 21600, Nov 11 at 1457 piano hymn, and WHRI QSY announcement from 21600 to 17570; pause and modulation cut off 21600 after two notes of `Onward Christian Soldiers`; carrier on a bit longer, then off, and at 1500+ still nothing on 17570 tho did not stay with it. Per HFCC the latter is supposedly on the air Sundays only, starting in Russian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. ADVENTIST WORLD RADIO INCREASING LANGUAGE OFFERINGS IN AFRICA, ASIA --- Nov. 06, 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, ANN staff Silver Spring, Maryland/USA, 06.11.2012 (ANN) Adventist World Radio next year (2013) will increase the frequency or length of several programs in Asia and Africa, bringing the amount of content close to previous levels before cost-cutting measures several years ago. At a recent meeting of AWR’s board of directors, leaders approved a nearly $600,000, or 20 percent, increase in airtime budget to fund local language programming. Last year’s budget for airtime was slightly less than $3.3 million. That move will also increase broadcast hours by about 20 percent next year, to more than 32,000 hours, up from 27,000 hours. The action specifically increases programming for 21 languages that AWR regional directors have identified as underserved. Those languages include Amharic, Somali, Panjabi, and Urdu. “We are very grateful to God that we are able to expand this ministry wider and wider so that more people can hear the gospel in these languages,” said AWR President Dowell Chow. “We are able to make this welcome change thanks to several years of solid financial stability.” This latest step is part of a wider expansion of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ’s broadcasting in the Eastern hemisphere. In July, Hope Channel, the church’s official television network, announced investment for more programming in Africa, especially in local languages. AWR is also planning programming and developing infrastructure for broadcasts reaching Myanmar, Bhutan and Pakistan. Officials are also expanding the capabilities of the network’s operations in Guam. There, several huge antennas broadcast programming in more than 30 languages into Asia. The number of subscribers to AWR podcasts is also on the uptick. As of August this year, the ministry reported close to 2 million podcast subscriptions. From January to November of last year, there were more than 200 million total podcast downloads. Adventist World Radio is the official global radio ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its mission is to broadcast the Adventist hope in Christ to the unreached people groups of the world in their own languages. AWR’s programs can be heard in nearly 100 languages through AM/FM and shortwave radio, on demand, and podcasts at http://awr.org Source: Adventist News Network (ANN) URL: http://news.adventist.org/archive/articles/2012/11/06/adventist-world-radio-increasing-language-offerings-in-africa-asia?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ann-en+%28Adventist+News+Network+-+English%29 (via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, DXLD) ** U S A. WSYW 810 on early and signs off late --- Local SS station WSYW 810, Indianapolis has an annual, reoccurring issue where they think that are stuck in June 2004 (before Indiana went on DST). Noted every fall for years. This 250 watter signs on 5:15 AM EDT and doesn't go off until 20:15. Catch them if you can. One year it took a phone call from me to fix. 73, (Dave in Indy Hascall, 3 Nov, IRCA ** U S A. Mystery on 950 kHz --- Hello To All, At 2132 UT this evening I was hearing China Radio International in English being relayed by someone on 950. The signal at first sounded like a local, then eventually subsided and is still being heard off and on in the mud. With the abrupt signal drop off I wonder if it was a station switching power at the time. Any ideas on this one would be appreciated. Good DX (Allen Willie, Bristol's Hope, Newfoundland, 2 Nov, IRCA via DXLD) Allen: WROL-Boston's website shows CRI News at 5:30 Eastern (2130 UT). 73 (Niel Wolfish, Toronto, ibid.) Which would now be at 2230 UT, unless they stay on Beijing time (gh) ** U S A. 1310, Nov 13 at 1308 UT, ``Newstalk KZRG`` about sports, i.e. Joplin MO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1440 KPUR** TX Amarillo – Format: SPT (was OLD) Slogan: "ESPN 1440" (was "True Oldies") Networks: ESPN (was CM) now // KZRK- 1550. 1550 KZRK** TX Canyon – Format: SPT (was SS:SPT) Slogan: "ESPN 1440" Networks: ESPN (was ESPD) Now // KPUR-1440. I decided to research on the ESPN 1440 Amarillo that has been circulating on the internet. Called Cumulus in Amarillo and left a voice mail and got a return email from the program director. Let this be a lesson on the use of the Internet! ”KPUR AM has been ESPN for about 14 years, our local paper heard oldies on one morning and took it upon itself to write an online article saying it changed formats, they never even called us to ask about it. The satellite receiver had switched over to the wrong channel and it aired oldies for about an hour before the engineer could fix it. That was picked up by message boards everywhere and it spread like crazy. I never would have thought that so many people cared about a low powered AM station that runs syndicated programs all day and barely shows up in the ratings. Regardless, because of one overzealous reporter we've been answering that question since March. We've answered it to just about everyone, from ESPN to our own corporate offices, the only one who never did ask is the Amarillo Globe News who got all this started. Right now KZRK AM is simulcasting KPUR AM. Craig Vaughn, Program Director, Cumulus Media Amarillo Texas” (Wayne Heinen, AM Switch, NRC DX News Nov 19 via DXLD) ** U S A. Re 12-45: KBXD 1480's permanent format will be brokered time to area churches and ministries in 15, 30 and 60 minute blocks (Paul Walker, Nov 6, NRC-AM via DXLD) 1480, Nov 9 at 0028 UT and several chex in next quarter-hour, open carrier, making same SAH as heard before of approx. 12 Hz with KQAM Wichita among all the other signals; presumed KBXD Dallas testing again this way well after sunset. Jerry Kiefer guesses it was at 25 kW and over the weekend will run some audio. 1480, Nov 10 at 0033 UT, open carrier from the direxion of Dallas is dominating, i.e. KBXD testing (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1480, KBXD, 1303Z 13NOV12 preacher on top with KQAM behind, fading occasionally but usually dominant, 1328Z "The answers to your prayers can be heard right here on KBXD Dallas" ID, still on top with fire and brimstone preacher 1315Z (Bruce Winkelman Tulsa, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1480, KBXD, TX, Dallas 0703 CST 13NOV12 tune/in to preacher on top of frequency with KQAM behind, occasional fade but dominant most of the time, 0728 CST "The answer to your prayers can be found here on KBXD Dallas" ID (Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa, OK, R8, Par EndFedZ sloper, NRCAM via DXLD) Jerry Kiefer tells me that KBXD began regular programming today Nov 12. I was getting it on 1480 Monday evening, UT Tue Nov 13 at 0015 on the caradio, more or less dominating frequency after sunset, with ``Gospel Express`` mentioning that they were new to Dallas, thanks to Jerry. Still hearing fast SAH which I suspect is due to KBXD being off-frequency compared to average 1480 signals. Estimate 12-15 Hz. There is also some Mexican music on 1480 I haven`t yet traced to one North American country or another. KQAM Wichita had some competition at 0135 during their BKB game, from gospel music on KBXD. Altho 50 kW daytime, I was not hearing it on groundwave earlier vs KQAM. 1480, Nov 13 at 0651 UT, Brother Scare is now here, tnx to KBXD, spending the rest of the hour giving contact info. Usual SAH, and dominates frequency from N/S, with 1.9 kW night power, but just rebuilt so should be at max efficiency now. Listened until 0702, when Alex Scourby started Bible reading, and there was no hourtop legal ID. I have yet to catch a KBXD ID at all, and The Overcomer doesn`t prompt any such interruptions. 1480, Nov 13 at 1630 UT when skywave should be out, 3.5 hours after LSR and 2 hours before local mean noon, by nulling KQAM I am getting a SAH from a very weak carrier, no doubt KBXD, and seems closer to 10 Hz than 12 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I was talking to Wally Wawro in Dallas today and he mentioned KBXD- 1480 in Dallas has been testing their C.P. Their 50 kW gets out quite well at times. It might be worth setting a timed recording for 5-6 AM Central, and Sunrise in Dallas (Fred Vobbe, Lima OH, Nov 12, NRC-AM via DXLD) KBXD should be on the air with regular programming, block time with preachers/religious hosts in a few weeks. I think we'll be able to get a DX test out of KBXD at full power early next year. I've already got it tentatively arranged. From a KBXD staffer, their 50 kW day signal is up and running up at full blast during daytime hours. Their night signal is much improved too (Paul Walker, ibid.) Does this mean they changed their night pattern? They are 1900 W on both their old license and their new CP (Pete Taylor, Tacoma, WA, ibid.) The same KBXD staffer tells me, "Nights are improved some with new tuning networks and ground system." A new ground system alone can do wonders (Paul Walker, ibid.) Still the same Pete, just rebuilt the tuning houses and put in a new ground system. Signal slightly improved but nothing to write home about. 12 kW lobe over Dallas seems a little denser (Jerry Kiefer, KBXD, ibid.) It will always be the old KBOX to me. J Apparently nights don't get into Rowlette very well, but burn the bard down on day pattern (Fred Vobbe, ibid.) Me, too. I went through their studios on McCree road when I was a kid (Gary Ketler, ibid.) 1480, Nov 14 at 0558 UT, Brother Scare is already on with contact info, no doubt new KBXD Dallas, altho Jerry Kiefer told me Nov 13, ``No refined program schedule yet. The southern gospel periods will be filled in with programs as we move forward and Bro Stair will be midnight till 5.`` So maybe he just started a bit early, or is filling in more than that for the time being. As for the Mexican music I have also been hearing on 1480, Jerry Kiefer also says, ``The Spanish could be from the suburban Houston or the 10 kW in Mexico best that I can figure.`` That would be KLVL Pasadena TX, which I did not consider since NRC AM Log lists it as Asian; or XETKR Monterrey, but night power is supposedly only 500 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) http://www.sigabroadcasting.com/ Sure sounds Asian still to me per live audio stream right now. Unless their format varies (if so, let's brand it Mexasian). (Terry Krueger, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11/14 0409 EST – Gospel songs; ID’s after every song or two, e.g. “The more you listen, the better you feel, 1480 KBXD Dallas”. Fair peaks but fadey; lost for good around 0422. Also heard on 11/14 with “Old Time” Gospel songs to 0315, then a series of 15-minute religious programs. One ID went like this: “With 50,000 watts, this is the North Texas Powerhouse 1480 KBXD Dallas.” Generally fair, with good peaks. Not noticed here until the past couple of days, so they may have just begun using (testing?) the 50 kW. Still licensed for 5 kW on the FCC website, with a 50 kW C.P. A needed call change here, ex-KNIT, and the 9th call logged for this station, going back to KBOX in the 1980’s (John Wilkins, Wheat Ridge, CO Drake R-8, 4-foot box loop.), DDXD- West, NRC DX News Nov 26 via DXLD) ** U S A. 1510, Nov 13 at 0139 on caradio, immediately on tune-in heard ``WQQW, Madison County`s hometown radio station``. NRC AM Log shows: ``WQQW Highland IL, D3 1000, CP D3 5000, AP TO 1530 D4 3300 CH 3300 CoL = University City [MO, in the St Louis market]`` This is long after sunset, so presumably on critical hours facilities, but still not QSY to 1530. FCC AM Query for http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=90598 makes clear that on the present 1510 facility there is NO CH authorization; however there is a PSRA and a PSSA: http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=3663 No, there isn`t ---- this letter says PSSA is NOT POSSIBLE in the case of then-WXOZ as of 2007. Therefore it now has no business being on the air at all between SS and SR, in November 2245-1245 UT. Day power is 1 kW and major lobe throws most of it southwest toward me (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1580, Nov 9 at 0723 UT, Radio Disney teeny-bopper music from E/W, obviously KMIK in Tempe, Arizona is again/still out of whack with day facilities at night, 50 kW dominating frequency; // same music on 1690 Denver. Awake too early at 1255, more Disney music, and also with IBOC noise peaking 1567 and 1593, bothering XERF 1570. 1580 has heavier CCI and SAHs than in the nightmiddle, and 1690 to compare is barely audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1080, FLORIDA, (CARRIER CURENT), “WUTT” University of Tampa. 1515 November 9, 2012. Good signal on Kennedy Blvd. east of Dale Mabry and through downtown Tampa. Techno-pop vocals, live kid announcer. 1620, FLORIDA, (CARRIER CURRENT), “WBUL” University of South Florida, Tampa. 1545 November 9, 2012. Good signal at least a couple of miles south of the campus. Techno-pop music. Florida Low Power Radio Stations: https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/florida-low-power-radio-stations (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, Appended equipment used: JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Sony ICF-7600GR; Sangean PR- D5; Aqua Guide 705 RDF Marine Radio; GE Superadio III; JPS NF-60 Notch Filter; JPS ANC-4 Noise Phase; 1 X roof dipole; 1 X room random wire; Terk Advantage non-active portable loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1620, Nov 9 at 2035 UT, sports talk, which means that KOZN in Nebraska is already skywaving, barely one bihour after local mean noon, but the sun is steadily sinking to lower and lower zeniths. These on the caradio; an hour later at 2134 I am hearing ``Newstalk 16-20, WTAW``, College Station TX from the south where the sun is of course still higher than here or Nebraska, but low enough (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1680, Nov 9 at 0725 UT, correspondent report about China vs Japan, outro as ``Bloomberg, Tokyo``. It`s KRJO, Monroe LA, now with BBN, // weaker 1660, KUDL Kansas City KS (``KMBZ Business Channel``), as the two often match (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Hurricane Sandy aftermath, contd.: Day #11 since Sandy and parts of some nearby towns still have no power (and this area is nowhere near the ocean). Some utilities ran out of poles and transformers but radio says new supplies are here. The 4-12 inch snow a couple of days ago didn't help, either. WNYH-740. WKMB-1070, and WGBB-1240 are still off. WWJZ-640 sounded like it was on reduced power this morning. WLIB-1190 is obviously on low power. WWTR-1170 is making its own schedule. After being off for about 3 days, came back and ran all night several days. It has been running after local sunset, too. And a check around 0845 this morning [EST = 1345 UT] showed they hadn't come on yet (Joe Fela - South Plainfield NJ, Nov 9, amfmtvdx at qth.net via DXLD) ** U S A. As a local NPR program host, I'm way more intimately familiar with the All Things Considered clock than I probably should be. At 17:44:30, there's an optional cutaway at which stations can leave the network and carry an extended local news story. At WXXI, we often use this cutaway time to carry the daily "long" story from our Albany correspondent, Karen DeWitt. I believe Indiana has a similar statewide news service for its public radio stations, which goes by "Indiana Public Media" and is based at WFIU/WTIU in Bloomington. And sure enough, WBAA's website includes a story from earlier today from IPM's Dan Goldblatt. The break that starts at 17:44:30 ends at 17:50:00, but the news items that fill that break tend to run 3 minutes or so, which would explain the "Indiana Public..." that Rob heard at 17:47. It was almost surely Dan's "lockout" at the end of his story. (The "normal" break, without the cutaway at 17:44:30, lasts 90 seconds and starts at 17:48:30; you can see the entire ATC clock here: http://media.prx.org/Network_Clocks/new_atcformat_3_8_04.pdf and other NPR clocks here: http://www.prx.org/tools-and-resources/for-producers/network-clocks if you're interested.) s (Scott Fybush, Rochester NY, Nov 14, NRC-AM via DXLD) ** U S A. FCC APPEARS LIKELY TO EASE MEDIA-OWNERSHIP RULES Unlike previous attempts to ease rules against media firms owning newspapers and TV or radio stations in the same market, the latest proposal faces little opposition. Easing ownership restrictions on ownership of media outlets in major markets could give a boost to some big players in the struggling newspaper industry (Scott Olson, Getty Images / November 6, 2012) By Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times November 6, 2012, 5:00 a.m. WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are poised to ease ownership restrictions on major-market media outlets in what could be a boost to some big players in the struggling newspaper industry. After two failed attempts to loosen its rules, the Federal Communications Commission is expected by the end of the year to approve a new proposal that would allow newspapers and television or radio stations in the 20 largest markets to consolidate. And unlike previous battles, there is little opposition this time to easing the so-called cross-ownership rules. A decade of Internet growth, fast-changing technologies and plunging newspaper revenues — along with the nation's focus on recovering from the Great Recession — have altered views. Few people seem to care much if newspapers and television stations hook up in the same metropolitan area. That could be a boon for a handful of firms, including Los Angeles Times parent Tribune Co., as well as a relief for the FCC, which is trying for a third time in 10 years to loosen rules that limit media consolidation. The less-contentious atmosphere stems partly from the decision of some key media companies to sever their broadcast businesses from their lower-valued newspaper units. "It ought to be … a huge issue. Big media wanted us to believe the age of media consolidation was over, but not so," said former FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps, who had opposed loosening the rules in 2003 and 2007 and now heads a Common Cause effort to highlight the problems of media consolidation. . . http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-media-ownership-rules-20121106,0,1083140.story (via Clara Listensprechen, DXLD) ** U S A [non]. NEW BBC RADIO 4 SERIES - "IN ALISTAIR COOKE'S FOOTSTEPS" http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nvc8h "Alvin Hall travels the USA revisiting the insights and observations of Alistair Cooke's Letter from America, on subjects as diverse as jazz, immigration and the American Dream." Appears to be a four-part series, available on-demand. Looks interesting! (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, Nov 9, internetradio via DXLD) The first program was excellent. And for those who like Alistair Cooke, be sure to check out the Letter from America Archive that is now available. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f6hbp (Mr. Sandy Finlayson, Director of Library Services & Professor of Theological Bibliography, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA, ibid.) ** U S A. NATIONAL RADIO HALL OF FAME TO INDUCT CLASS OF 2012 Seven Deejays and Hosts Who Left Their Mark By Corey Deitz, About.com Guide Some fascinating radio legends here with audio clips http://radio.about.com/od/radiohallsoffame/a/Radio-Hall-Of-Fame-To-Induct-Class-Of-2012.htm?nl=1 (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** UZBEKISTAN. This is for you, Glenn: It`s your article maybe 35 years ago on Harmonic DXing that got me in to the subject! I think it was in one of those How To Listen To The World Books. Tashkent relay of Vatican 2 x 7410 = 14820 kHz 0050-0200! -- (G. Victor A. Goonetilleke 4S7VK, "Shangri-la"' 298 Madapatha Road, Piliyandala. Sri Lanka, Nov 9, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Where could I find Glenn's article now, sounds interesting! (Mark Davies, Anglesey, ibid.) Hi Mark! I believe it was in one of those RN Courses. 73 SG (Sudipta Ghose, ibid.) Did a search in my DX Library. It appeared in the 1969/70 edition of "How to Listen to the World" Page 65-72 quite an extensive article HARMONIC AND SPURIOUS DX-ING by Glenn Hauser, Denver, Colorado, USA, Has a nice young Glenn Hauser photograph too 42 years ago!! Yes, I did not purchase the book on E-bay, it was my own copy; rather ancient folks you know! (Victor Goonetilleke, Near Colombo, Sri Lanka. ibid.) ** VATICAN [non]. PHILIPPINES, 12035 // 9600, Vatican Radio, Vietnamese via Palauig, 2345-0000* Nov 8. Noted with Vatican News, off with ID and then Interval signal played till sign-off. 12035 was better in strength (propagation) than 9600 (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VATICAN. 7250, Fri Nov 9 at 0615, fair signal in Swedish, a surprise, since B-12 schedule of VR, spreadsheet via Alokesh Gupta at http://tinyurl.com/9xzqqdh claims the ``Scandinavian`` service at 0600 UT is on MW 1260 only; relented for SWLs, or in error on 7250? Presumably ends at 0620 when 1260 is committed to Albanian daily. WRTH 2012 showed the language rotation at 0600 was: Swedish Wed/Thu/Fri/Sun Finnish Mon/Sat Norwegian Tue Danish never 6075, Fri Nov 9 at 0618, French with heavy African accent, ID in passing as R. Vaticaine. This is another anomaly, as the schedule claims this transmission is on 11625 and 13765 only, both direct, unlike both frequencies earlier, color-coded orange for Madagascar, no doubt a tribute to ex-Netherlands. 7250, Nov 11 at 0612, no signal from Vatican Radio, nor was there 24 hours earlier, so presumably the Swedish service heard 48 hours earlier was a mistake, supposed to be banned from SW. 3975, Nov 12 at 0658 organ music, fair // stronger 6075 and weaker 7250; both 3975 and 6075 cut off just after 0659*. It`s Vatican Radio with the Latin mass at 0630-0700. 3975 is beamed 100 kW, 330 degrees toward the British Isles, and USward too. HFCC shows it lasting until 0715, possible buffer? BTW, at certain limited hours in previous seasons, 3975 and/or 7250 were occupied by the low-power transmitter inside the Vatican Gardens, but HFCC B12 shows everything from VAT is now 100, 250 or 500 kW from SMG. WRTH 2012 showed 1 x 10 kW and 1 x 80 kW, the latter with a double-dagger, whatever that mean, at the inside-VAT site. So is this definitely closed now? Aoki A-12 showed the Latin mass at summer timing of 0530-0600 except Sundays was the 10 kW on 3975; also for Rosario at 1840-1900 daily (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [non]. 7305, Nov 14 at 0213, VR Spanish relay via Greenville is sufficient, but not a solid signal, roughly off the side here. I wonder if they are getting it started on time now from 0200. Still unjammed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VENEZUELA. Missing mail from Venezuela? Here is why. IPOSTEL suspended outgoing postal services for most countries in the western hemisphere (except Cuba) for 90 days, starting Sept. 25. http://www.eluniversal.com/economia/120929/ipostel-anulo-envios-a-paises-de-america-durante-90-dias (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) What an incredible situation! (gh, DXLD) ** VIETNAM [and non]. 11965, Nov 9 at 0025, intermittent but not regularly spaced tones, mixed with siren, almost sounding like bird calls, but quite repetitive. It`s VietCom jamming against IBB Vietnamese, little of which was audible here, 250 kW, 278 degrees from Tinang, Philippines at 0000-0030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIETNAM [non] VOV via Wooferton, 11/09/12, 9640 at 0235z, (250 kW at 282 ) in English with a fair signal (S-5 to S-8) but not nearly as good as REE via Noblejas (S-9 +20) or CRI via Cerrik (S-9 +10). Puzzling to me since the path from Cerrik is very nearly the same as from Woofferton and Cerrik is about 25% more distant (about 4700 miles vs 5900 miles). I don't recall Woofferton being used to No America. Is this a new use for Woofferton? The current Aoki list shows nothing else from Woofferton with an azimuth greater than 185 . But Aoki does show one transmission with an azimuth of 102 (+180 = 282). HFCC shows antenna #618 EHR(S)4/4/1.0, described below; ---------------------------------------------------------- Curtain antenna, half-wave dipole array, dual-band, end-fed, tuned dipole reflector. Designation: EHR(S) m/n/h m : number of half-wave dipoles in each horizontal row n : number of rows spaced half a wavelength apart one above the other h : height above the ground in wavelengths of the bottom row of dipoles Possible slew and the design frequency are entered in separate requirement fields ---------------------------------------------------------- I wonder if the antenna was designed to be reversible or if a modification was required to use 282 ? However they're doing it, the 282 bearing looks like a perfect fit for ENAm, a straight line down the eastern seaboard (Jerry Lenamon, Waco TX, Nov 9, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) From Nov 5 Aoki has been showing the azimuth as 294 , matching other sources (Dan Ferguson, ibid.) Got it. My last Aoki download was 11/02/12. The array is probably the same, just slewed a bit aiming more to the interior of No America. As a matter of fact, 294 is the exact azimuth to central Texas. Still a puzzle why the signal strength from Woofferton was so much lower than from Cerrik. JL (Jerry Lenamon, Waco TX, ibid.) ** ZAMBIA [and non]. 13590, Nov 13 at 0610, gospel rock, from 1Africa, CVC still existing. African signals also on 13780-Rwanda, 15120- Nigeria, 15400-RSA, 15580-Botswana all poor-fair, while many nites the higher bands are dead now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZANZIBAR. 11735, ZBC, 2015-2121*, Nov 8, local Mid-East style pop music. Swahili announcements. Many canned IDs in English and Swahili at 2100 as “Spice FM”. No audio at 2103, but back at 2104:40 with more “Spice FM” IDs and into Western style pop music. Abrupt sign off. Good (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot long wires, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Um, Zanzibar 11735 was still going strong at 2110 UT Fri 9 Nov; quite a remarkable signal for me peaking S9 on the E1. Programming was a seeming relay of Spice FM: music with canned IDs. Off in mid-song at 2122 (Theo Donnelly, BC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11735, ZBC, 2050-2123*, Nov 9, tune-in to traditional Mid-Eastern music. Swahili announcements. Only an open carrier at 2100-2103. Programming back on at 2103 with many canned “Spice FM” IDs, promos and Swahili announcements. Western style pop music. Abrupt sign off. Good overall signal but transmitter was slightly noisy and had a weak hum (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6015, ZBC /Spice FM, 0401, Nov 12, Swahili news mentioned Arafat, 0409 promo or advert?, fading out on clear frequency. CRI Chinese on adjacent 6020 went off 0400 greatly improving reception (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Martien, Did you hear an ID for Spice FM at 0400? I find it tends to go off at 0300 when ZBC Radio comes on air; in fact it seems that ZBC Radio only uses Spice (and then only sometimes) to warm up the transmitter for the early morning transmission on 6015. I have never heard Spice return to air during the morning broadcast on 6015, even on the odd occasion when I have heard them right up to fade out at about 0500. It would be an interesting development. Regards, (Bill Bingham, RSA, ibid.) 11735, ZBC R. Already getting a fair signal with strange chanting at 1805. 1945-2040+ long speech with frequent mentions of Zanzibar, and Tanzania. (13 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, Rx: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp., ANT: 315’ Beverage (BOG) at 70 . QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26, HCDX via DXLD) ** ZIMBABWE [and non]. IN ZIMBABWE, SATELLITE DISHES ARE WIDESPREAD AND NEW MEDIA ARE GROWING RAPIDLY --- November 8, 2012 Bruce Sherman, Director, Office of Strategy and Development, BBG Word of mouth and radio remain the primary sources of receiving news and information in Zimbabwe, but satellite ownership and the use of mobile devices to access the Internet are growing rapidly, according to new data issued by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and Gallup. "Even youth are still turning to radio to get the news on a regular basis," said Jenna Levy, Consulting Specialist, Gallup, "though they are more likely also to use new media." About 6 in 10 Zimbabweans say they have a working radio in their home (59.8%), and half have a working television (47.2%). Mobile phones, by far the most popular platform for accessing the Internet in Zimbabwe, are even more prevalent, with 75.6% reporting that they have a mobile phone in their household. In urban areas, mobile penetration approaches 100%. Read the Research Brief http://www.bbg.gov/wp-content/media/2012/11/gallup-zimbabwe-brief.pdf View the Presentation [powerpointx via link at:] http://www.bbg.gov/press-release/in-zimbabwe-satellite-dishes-are-widespread-and-new-media-are-growing-rapidly/ "The notion that Zimbabwe is a radio-only market is outdated," said Sonja Gloeckle, Africa Research Analyst, International Broadcasting Bureau, adding that "new media helps us reach out directly to people in Zimbabwe" For the past several years, Zimbabwe has been a leader in Sub-Saharan Africa for satellite dish ownership, and this trend has further intensified. About two-thirds of Zimbabwean television owners say their TVs receive its signal via an individual satellite dish (65.8%) or shared satellite dish (2.0%), while a similar percentage (68.2%) use an antenna. TV has become a key means of reaching urban Zimbabweans, with nearly half watching television at 8 p.m. and just 7 percent listen to the radio at that time. Past-week Internet use has more than doubled in the past year, standing now at 22 percent, and 9 in 10 regular Internet users go online through a mobile phone. Three quarters of regular Internet users name Facebook among their top three websites for news and information. More than 8 in 10 of Zimbabweans who have their own mobile phones or have access to one (85.1%) say they used their phone to send an SMS/text message in the last week. Approximately one in four users accessed the Internet (25.6%), accessed Facebook or other social media (24.3%) or listened to the radio (24.1%) on their phones. The BBG's global audience research program is conducted in partnership with Gallup. The data on Zimbabwe, like that on Iran, Tibet, Burma, Nigeria and Indonesia released earlier this year, shows how communications technologies are evolving even as traditional broadcasts in TV and radio continue to play a significant role in news distribution. This research informs the current and future operations of the agency's broadcasts in 59 languages to more than 100 countries (BBG via Dr Hansjoerg Biener, DXLD) ** ZIMBABWE [non]. 12115, Radio Dialogue (via Talata-Volondry, assuming [a lot] that this is one of Zimbabwe Community Radio's projects) *1559-1630+ 24 Oct-2 Nov. Heard regularly with drums / "referee" whistle "IS", opening ID in English [cobbled together over a couple weeks' listening, so it's not necessarily verbatim correct]- "You are listening to Radio Dialogue, on the shortwave frequency 1-2- 1-1-5 kiloHertz from 1800 to 1900 hours [has used "6-7 PM" at least once, as well], http://www.radiodialogue.com --- we are also coming to you on Channel ZIM" [according to RD website, Channel ZIM also has streaming audio from SW Radio Africa and Voice of the People]. Phone reports/interviews/commentary usually follow with occasional breaks for music and "Radio Dialogue-Giving You A Voice" and "Radio Dialogue- -With The Community At Heart" jingles + more casual in-studio IDs as well--most days they open in English and change to Ndebele/Shona (I assume) around :23, tho on Fridays they start in either N or S with a couple of guys chatting/joking until English starts at :23 or so with the same guys after canned ID/SMS/phone numbers. Now that B12 has started, TDP (Issoudun) in DRM gloms onto the frequency from *1530 to 1630* which tends to pitch a spanner into the works for the first 30 minutes of Dialogue's BC -- and did I mention the OTHR QRM + some odd kinda RTTY/digital grunge (sounds like a phone ringing) that's infesting the area as well? Regardless of all that, Dialogue is worth a listen if you get the chance (Dan Sheedy, Moonlight Beach/Swami's Beach, CA Grundig G3 + 4m X-wire via Bob Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific carrier search Nov 11 at 1240-1245 finds: JBA on 747, 774, 972, 1035; and something suspicious on 1512 but doesn`t null properly (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1030, Nov 12 at 0700 UT, slogan ``la mejor compañía, emisoras ---``. Hoped this slogan would lead to something feasible, like Mexico, but searching keeps heading toward Argentina on this frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1070, Nov 13 at 0637, Mexican music, seems NE/SW, fast SAH caused by KLIO Wichita always off-frequency, and KNX must be in a fade. The only XE in western Mexico is XEOBS in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, certainly possible, but lately there have been reports of WCSZ in Sans Souci, South Carolina: Jo Fela in NJ had it Nov 9 at 0300 (EST?) with legal ID in Spanish, Mexican music, ``Cannot be running its true night time facilities`` Robert Ross, Ont., and Rick Dau, Nebraska, also IDed WCSZ by comparing it to their webstream. WCSZ is 50 kW day/1.5 kW night, supposedly. FCC AM Query shows night pattern: http://transition.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/150128-6837.pdf with major 1.5 kW lobe to SSE, null toward the west. 50 kW day pattern: http://transition.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/150128-6835.pdf is similar with an even tighter null toward the west (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1200, Nov 14 at 0637 UT, Mexican music and SAH, best in WOAI null, but hard to tell the direxion of this. Unusual of course for anything to rival WOAI, but K-index was 6 at 0600, with moderate/G2/R2 storms per WWV at 0618. Probably one of these in Cantú: 1200 XEWT W Radio + FM 97.7 Culiacán, Sin. 1,000 250 1200 XEYF UniRadio Fórmula + FM 91.5 Hermosillo, Son. 1,000 250 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1240, Nov 9 at 1259 UT, pizza ad mentioning Harrison County, so that should be a good clue, but then an ID for Sportsradio KFH, 98.7, ESPN, i.e. Wichita KS, ex-1330 swap with KNSS. It sure seemed like the same station, but MW signals, especially graveyards can be extremely volatile, more so around sunrise. This convenient index of US counties http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_U.S._counties shows there is no Harrison county in Kansas, just: Harrison County: IN; IA; KY; MS; MO; OH; TX; WV I check only the closest for matches: not Missouri, but Harrison County TX is close to Kilgore altho in another county, where 1240 is inhabited by KDOK. Too tenuous. BTW, KFH runs only 630 watts, presumably because its antenna is too efficient, and on daytime groundwave for a long time, we`ve found it to be weaker than its predecessor (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1480, Nov 13 at 0015 UT, weak Mex mx mix with KBXD Dallas. There are several SS in the US, mostly peripheral states, but most likely and closest here as in NRC AM Log is KCZZ, Radio Activo, Mission KS, = Kansas City market, beyond KQAM Wichita (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 3359.4, massive open carrier noted 1000 to 1005 on 9 November (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D - 746Pro - R8 - 60-90-120 Dipoles, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 4417, Nov 10 at 0021, fair and steady open carrier, wonder what? Probably North American ute, too strong for a South American broadcaster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 4775, Nov 10 at 0015, something very weak here, probably R. Tarma, Perú, but there is also a Brazilian, R. Congonhas (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 4824.50, possible LA, hearing an open carrier signing on several mornings this week after 1030 but never quite bursting into fully modulated programming. Carrier holds up until band fades for Andeans, toward TOH. At times sounds like possibly something already down in the muck, but this is very uncertain, probably infamous “imagination level modulation”, hi. Note: assuredly not Sicuani, which was noted on its trademark frequency 2 kHz higher on one of the same mornings this showed up. Am hoping might signal the return of LV de la Selva, Iquitos, which formerly was on 4824.47. Perhaps their engineers working away on this? Something to watch (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands); 355-foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4824.4 - Ralph, Last evening at 0130 I was hearing a very weak carrier on this split frequency. Actually heard a few bars of music but I was unable to even guess what it was. My thoughts turned to LV de la Selva also. The band noise was just too high for the signal to overcome. Last night seemed pretty good on 60 meters with some Indian regionals and even some audio out of R. Visión on 4790 & Angola on 4949.7. The Perseus was showing spikes all over the band but getting audio was a much different story (Steve Wood, Harwich, Mass., ibid.) 4824.50, 11/10 again noting open carrier appearing sometime after 1035 and holding on thru to TOH. Quick checks in the 1050-1105 period never result in any programming being heard with certainty. No s/on at 1100 noted, unfortunately. As the propagation window from E. Perú widens, am hopeful this may improve and eventually be reliably confirmed to be LV Selva, which has been gone from 60 meters for more than a year. Needs work (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + Quantum Phaser antenna unit (customized for tropical bands) 355-foot bidirectional BOG positioned 150 deg / 330 deg for LA / SE Asia, Phased Longwire + Small Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 4825.0, Nov 10 at 0025 two nearby signals making a het, one of which is right on - probably R. Canção Nova, Brasil, while there are two Peruvians reported, one slightly lower, one slightly higher, La Voz de la Selva and Radio Sicuani respectively, but are all currently active? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) no UNIDENTIFIED. 4864.7, Nov 10 at 0027, music, het from another station. R. Logos, Bolivia was reported on the low side of 4865 but not this low (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 5015, UnID, looking for Brasil, Rádio Cultura, Cuiabá, MT ??? 1040 to 1050. May have had Brasil here very briefly with both threshold audio and carrier, call it very tentative, quickly gone and interference by Rebelde splatter. 6 November (XM - Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD 525D - R8A - E5 - FRG 7700, via Bob Wilkner, FL, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 5841.5, Nov 11 at 0251, big open carrier here, probably ute, interfering with the GUF 5844 spur (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Re gh`s logs on 5885: After a tip in newsgroup A-DX noted 5885 kHz for the first time during BBCWS English US election special live coverage at 02-03 UT Nov 7. Looked into RMS files, but couldn`t see any 5885 kHz script entry. Program at 0200 UT was same on both 5875 and 5885 kHz. Heard BBCWSE as usual on adjacent 5875 kHz from Zyygi Cyprus. Latter service was also much stronger level than 5885 kHz, when checked on various remote receiver units all over Europe, latter heard not in Russia and Ukraine posts (Wolfgang Büschel, bcdx 9 Nov via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 6900.0-LSB, Nov 14 at 0202, a lively net in Spanish with many stations, sometimes talking over each other, friendly chat, no formal IDs heard, but mentions of names and places in next few minutes included: Rio Bravo, Tejas; Laredo, Tejas; Roberto; Alberto; Oaxaca; Miami; Alejandro; and someone said ``saludos y 73``. This is obviously way outside the 40m hamband, and suspect these are free-banders, unlicensed, spanning the frontera with better coverage than on 27 MHz. The guy in Miami gave local time and explained that he was about to take a walk around the block (with dog?), so perhaps glorified HF Twitter. I`ve frequently noticed Spanish 2- or multi-way here before when trolling for pirates. Anyone know more about this operation? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 7110, 2340-0030+ 2-3-4-5 Nov., carrier first heard 2 Nov. at 2340 while idly checking 41M hams -- JBA pop ballads and 1 sounding vaguely SEAs "tootly"-stylee with W DJ with quick chat at 0002 3 Nov; otherwise music appeared to be seguéd. 4 Nov. at 0001 quick check while at work found bits of audio surfacing occasionally under a PILE of QRhaM; and checking from 2330 to 0013 on 4/5 Nov. brought no carrier before 0000 and even when a carrier was heard ca. 0005, what little audio came thru coulda been imaginary -- again QRhaM but weaker than 4 Nov. Propagation on 41M today seemed poorer than the previous days. Have to wait'll next weekend to try again (Dan Sheedy, Encinitas, CA Grundig G3 + 4m X-wire via Bob Wilkner, dxingwithcumbre yg via DXLD) MYANMAR, surely (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. 7235v, Ethiopia?? Signal on the air at 1305:30 on 7234.98, drifted down to 7234.96 in 2 minutes, then drifted up to 7235 and under VOA by 1310 where it stabilized for about 8 minutes. At 1318 it was on the move upward again getting up to 7235.1 by 1331 and then drifted back down to 7235.05 by 1345. Too close to VOA and too much QRM from the "Classroom" ham net (12 Nov.) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, USA, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 7255, Nov 9 at 0730, very poor broadcast signal, maybe Arabic? First guess would be Nigeria, except Aoki and EiBi B12 show no usage of 7255 by VON in the mornings. How about Belarus? 250 kW from Minsk is here at 05-08, say HFCC and EiBi, but Aoki says 04-07 (more timezone confusion). Nothing else at this hour in any of them, and HFCC excludes anything from Nigeria. BBC English from Ascension is finished with 7255 at 0600, all agree. 7255, Nov 10 at 0621, very weak AM carrier, possibly Belarus as only thing scheduled unless it`s a spoiler ham transmitter; SSB QRhaM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 7275, Nov 13 at 0627, IWT TUNISIA has lo modulation but CCI from an understation, typically FRCN Abuja. I know IWT is about to cut off the air, and so it does before 0628 arrives, uncovering the other, but still too weak and undermodulated. Don`t you believe HFCC which shows Sfax RTT at 0500-0730 on 7275, as the clueless Tunisians keep registering all their transmissions one hour later than reality. And of course, no listing at all for Nigeria. Aoki is closer, with Tunisia at 0355-0630, and R. Nigeria, Abuja at 0530-1200 in Hausa on 7275. But there is now another possibility: Aoki has PBS Xinjiang, CNR13 in Uighur from Urumqi at 0600-0700, and HFCC shows it on a much longer span, 0100-1200, and EiBi even more than that from CNR/PBS; but I still think Nigeria is what we are hearing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 9390, 11/Nov 2015-1730 UNID, Arabic music, only chorus of voices. Song Islamic? At 2024 OM talk. Still in air at 2025-2030. Not found in EIBI and AOKI. End of the transmission at 2057. ID unidentified. 24332. 73 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia - Brasil, 12º 15' 1.57" S 38º 58' 40.30" W, Degen 1103, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Is it possible that you heard two separate stations. It may have been Pakistan followed by Algeria that you were hearing, per HFCC: 9390 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation PBC URDU Islamabad 28-Oct-2012 30-Mar-2013 9390 1900 2100 37S,38W,46E,47,48W Telediffusion d'Algerie TDF Aao Issoudun 28-Oct-2012 30-Mar-2013 TDA (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, ibid.) UNIDENTIFIED. 15151.5-SSB, Nov 12 at 1425, Spanish 2-way intruder with big het from 15150 broadcaster. Heard here several times before (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. OTHR signal covered 20987 to 21011 kHz frequency range at 0457 UT Nov 12. Heard in downunder Brisbane QSLD remote unit (Wolfgang Büschel, Nov 12, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 21460 non-stop music --- a bit off topic for MW. But I got puzzled. Seeing that all is quiet above 27 MHz, I started to question my antenna. Then tuned down to 21.46 MHz and saw spots in the waterfall. Audio was continuous music, that sometimes gets suddenly stronger. Almost like sporadic E. http://dx.3sdesign.de/unid/21460-music-sporadic-121114.gif Perseus servers down south in Freising, Basel have a much better signal and more steady. In Darmstadt it is better too, but here I also see the sudden fluctuations. The more north the more often these sudden rises, you really feel the geogmagnetic unrest. At 1100z audio had a short silence and then continued with the same music, no ID. This music is continuously played http://dx.3sdesign.de/unid/21460-music-121114a.mp3 (Jurgen Bartels, Suellwarden, N. Germany, Nov 14, [no SW antenna?] Ant. hor: 29-45 MHz 6 ele, 45-87 MHz 11-ele, FM 15.11, Band-3: 13-ele, UHF: 48-ele TV: Winradio G305 / Fly2000 + video noise filter & variable IF BW FM: Downconverter + Perseus + Speclab as WFM demod. MW: 90m bev 220 , 30 x 4m EWE 320 with JB-terminator, Winradio & Perseus http://zeiterfassung.3sdesign.de/station_list.htm MWDX yg via DXLD) Hi Jurgen, Maybe Dutch pirate Cupid R. is doing some tests? It's his well-known QRG on 13 mb. 73, (Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia, ibid.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 1643: Glenn, After twenty-odd years of not finding the time to listen to SWL and, especially, WOR, I've started listening again. It is good to hear your voice, which I regularly listened to thirty years ago, when I subscribed to WOR the journal. This gift is a token of my appreciation (Philip Hiscock, Canada, with contribution via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com) TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED FUTURELY: Thanks to another, anonymous via PayPal, to woradio at yahoo.com (gh) Thank You Very Much! Dear Glenn: Every log from You is fantastic. And enjoy the new conditions from Your antenna. 73 Alf (Alfredo Canhote, Perú, Nov 12) Note you are working on antennas, always a smart move. Like your Mexican Medium Wave stuff (Bob Wilkner, FL) WORLD OF HOROLOGY See LIBYA +++++++++++++++++ DX-PEDITIONS ++++++++++++ PEI DXPEDITION Planning page: http://peidxpeditions.wikia.com/wiki/2012_PEI_DX-Pedition_planning_page A full but preliminary report has appeared on the mwdx yg. Presumably will be posted elsewhere not requiring a subscription (gh, DXLD) CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES +++++++++++++++++++++++++ DUTCH RADIO DAY 17 NOVEMBER Schedule for the day here http://www.radioday.nl/ (Mike Terry, Nov 10, dxldyg via DXLD) RADIO PHILATELY +++++++++++++++ IRCS TO BE DISCONTINUED IN THE U.S.? It seems that the United States Postal Service (USPS) will (or try to) follow what the U.K. is going to do with IRCs. The USPS has proposed to discontinue the sale of International Reply Coupons (IRCs) due to the "low quantity demand by customers" but will "continue to exchange (redeem) international reply coupons purchased in foreign countries and presented at U.S. Post Office facilities". You can read more in the Federal Register at: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/10/23/2012-25992/international-mailing-services-proposed-product-and-price-changes#h-13 Comments on this proposed change will be accepted through November 23rd, and can be voiced/filed at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!submitComment;D=USPS-2012-0101-0001 It has been suggested that the amateur radio operators should try to make a the case for retaining IRCs on the store only. IRCs are currently available at so there is no need to have them stocked or ordered at a local post office. It costs literally nothing to have them in the online store. If the sale of IRCs are discontinued here in the U.S., you will have to buy them from another country (Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1086, November 12, 2012, Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio) via Dave Raycroft, ODXA yg via DXLD) POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ POLLUTING DRAFT STANDARD EN50561-1:2012 APPROVED Southgate November 12, 2012 Despite RSGB opposition, the CENELEC (see below) Working Group 11 have voted in favour of draft standard EN50561-1:2012 for polluting Power Line Communication apparatus. This draft standard means the polluting radio interference from PLT devices could be 10,000 times higher than the previous standard EN55022, ruining people's enjoyment of radio. A statement on the RSGB website says: "One of the reasons why the combined voice of the amateur radio fraternity was not heeded was the absence of complaints reported by the national enforcement agencies. As a consequence it is imperative that interference cases are diagnosed and reported to, and pursued with, OFCOM when they occur. The RSGB EMC committee is working with other parties to enable radio amateurs to do this and to build up statistics on the status of complaints. If a significant number of people are affected we can then lobby for further revision to the standard. If the devices do not cause publicised problems for our members then the protection provided by this new standard will be deemed adequate. We request you to help us by reporting cases of suspected PLT interference to OFCOM – and telling our EMC Committee too." Read the full RSGB statement at http://www.rsgb.org/news/articlelinks.php?id=0421 Find out how to report Interference at http://www.rsgb.org/emc/i-am-experiencing-interference.php http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2012/polluting_draft_standard_en50561-1_2012_approved.htm CENELEC Community CENELEC is an association comprised of Members who are the National Electrotechnical Committees of European Countries. At the beginning of 2011, CENELEC membership encompassed 33 countries. In addition, 12 National Committees from Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Northern Africa and the Middle-East participate in the work of CENELEC as Affiliates. CENELEC concludes also cooperation agreements with European associations and federations to which we give the status of 'cooperating partners'. We also offer a special partnership status to countries outside Europe called PSB, Partner Standardization Body. Since 2009, CENELEC developed the concept of Techncial Liaison Partnership for organisations active in rapidly evolving and innovative market segments. http://www.cenelec.eu/aboutcenelec/whoweare/ceneleccommunity/index.html (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) I have been looking at the links pointed to in Mike`s posting, and it certainly seems like a future problem, if not now. I have high levels of noise at my QTH and intend to do some tests to see to what extent I am inflicting self-injury. This it seems should be the first step if one needs to report a problem. RSGB have, as one would expect, make the case for amateurs, and PLT devices currently have notch filters to reduce interference in amateur bands; outside these bands the levels permitted by CISPR22(EN55022) are "about 30 dB higher" The RSGB EMC leaflet talks of proposal to similarly protect broadcast bands. It seems the proposal would provide notches for strong broadcast stations as detected by an receiver built into a PLA device(the in-house variety of PLT). Now, if the frequencies I am interested in were protected in this way the whole of the broadcast spectrum would need to be notched! The leaflet says Ofcom have dealt with some 200 cases of complaints of interference to Short‐Wave broadcasting caused by PLAs. I don't know if this is adding to my local noise and will need to do some elimination myself to see this is a problem here (yet!). Anyone with experience of this? (Mike German, ibid.) John Pink G8MM, who was on the working group summarised the proposals: "Notching of the Amateur bands, on a permanent basis, at least down to the limits specified by EN55022:2006. Notching of broadcast bands, either on a permanent basis, or if the manufacturer chooses using a dynamic notch technique, which will ensure that the level of emission is below EN55022. Dynamic Power Control, which will limit the maximum power emitted from each modem on a network by up to 30dB, depending on the attenuation between each modem. Modems will emit signals below 55022, when there is no `user data' to transmit." The last point is relevant to the Comtrend adaptors BT used initially which pollute the spectrum even when they are not transferring data. His full article, putting forward a case for the standard, is at: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2012/the_other_side_of_the_plt_debate.htm International Amateur Radio Union 1 posted August 12: During the IARU R1 EMC WG in Friedrichshafen 2012 the issues about the European PLT standard were discussed in detail and with many pro and cons. After all of the discussion had taken place a final vote was taken. With great majority, the decision of the WG was to encourage members societies to form a positive opinion on the draft standard prEN50561-1 among national standardization bodies. Thio DL9KCE As well as the RSGB EMC committee there is the Ban PLT group, their website is: http://www.ban-plt.co.uk/ (Mike Barraclough, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See AUSTRALIA; BRAZIL; INDIA; NIGERIA; ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PERU; RUSSIA; ZIMBABWE RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ COMING SDR SOFTWARE SDR-COM 2.0: SNEAK PREVIEW ON YOU TUBE Hi - Simon Brown is working on his new software SDR-COM 2.0. I was really stunned by all the features of the beta version, which is announced to be a public one possibly "in December". The module "IQ file analysis" fascinated me most. There you can call an IQ file of some MHz of width and hours or even days of time. Then just point and click - and just his signal will be heard. I made a sneak preview of this module and uploaded it to You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX6lVHh1lYA It shows some applications for shortwave listeners, broadcasters, and utility DXers. Critics & comments welcomed! (Yeah, also I noted that You Tube obviously refused to take over the explaining captions of the video, made with Camtasia 8. Hope it will nevertheless give some idea ...) -- 73, (Nils DK8OK Schiffhauer, Nov 12, ExcaliburPRO, SDR-IP/GPS, W-Code, 2 x 20 m active quad loop (90 ), Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) GH`S NEW ANTENNA On Nov 9 replaced my primary antenna to the FRG-7, mostly E-W longwire, which had several splices, by a single piece of heavier gauge wire over same route, from tree to tree to tree and not more than 10 feet above ground, not quite as long, but axuallly measured as 160 feet = 49 meters. Notice a definite improvement in overall reception, especially better S/N allowing weak 60 and 90m signals to come thru better. (However, in the post-sunset `prime time` period vs household and area noise sources, I still get better results with the DX-398 on the porch and a much shorter random wire plugged into it.) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) PIRATES SHOULD RUN ON TIMERS We got this from Mr. William Hassig: A bit of advice for pirates operating alone, put your transmitter on a timer that will turn off the transmitter and not turn it back on again in the event that something happens to you during broadcast such as heart attack, stroke, falling down stairs, electrocution, etc. Otherwise they wont find you or your body until the FCC and local police break in. Equipment operating continuously without supervision could also be a fire hazard. I can picture some pirate lying at the bottom of a staircase with a broken neck as the house burns down around him or her. That is what I thought happened to operator of Radio Free Mars." We thank you for voicing your concerns, Mr. Hassig. Enjoy Life, (Greg Majewski, FRW Nov 10 via DXLD) LIMITED BACKUP POWER AT CELL SITES "One key factor helps explain why communities ravaged by Hurricane Sandy could not use cell phones...: mobile telephone companies have for years lobbied to kill rules that would have forced them to maintain backup power at their cell phone towers." http://tinyurl.com/LimitedBackupPower (CGC Communicator via Kevin Redding, ABDX yg via DXLD) There is a real coincidence between the defection of AM stations to the FM band, and the change of analog TV to digital. In both cases, which were supposed to serve the public interest better, the stations ended up with greatly reduced signals and coverage areas that left a lot of their former listeners and viewers unserved. How is that progress? How crazy is it that 50 kW AM stations in the US are paying ridiculous amounts of money for a lousy 250 watt translator? I was back in Wyoming over the weekend where a lot of people are now forced to pay the outrageous rates charged by cable companies just for the privilege of watching TV, and the people outside the small towns must now have satellite because the distant analog signals they used to be able to receive easily with a rooftop antenna are now gone. Trying to pick up any of the digital signals in those areas is impossible because they are so anemic. The only difference between what has happened in radio and TV is that radio doesn't have cable to lean on, so radio stations can't abandon all of their listeners the way TV has abandoned most of their OTA viewers. If you think the future of radio is growing dimmer, the future of OTA television has already become worse because the TV station owners really don't care about their OTA viewers any longer. Their answer is "if you can't pick up our signal, get cable or a dish." One of the predictions that can easily be made about the future of TV stations, because it has already started to happen, is that tall towers are a thing of the past. They are too expensive to build and maintain just to keep a good OTA signal. That isn't where most of the viewers are now, so the station owners will no longer spend the money to serve them. I seriously doubt you will ever see another 2000 ft. tower built. We have already seen one of them taken down (in NC) because the station owner no longer wanted to maintain it, so there will undoubtedly be others that will suffer the same fate. How soon will this carry over to radio? How soon will the high power major market AM stations start to downgrade their signals because it is too expensive to maintain a high power transmitter and directional antenna system when most of their listeners are hearing them on their little 250 watt translator? It's coming; just stay tuned. 73, (Kit W5KAT, ABDX yg via DXLD) Some very good points by Kit. Except for the commentary on television - without cable you are forced to watch sickening slop provided for free by the networks. Sitcoms where the humor is 1000 ways to make a joke about human reproduction or bodily fluids. Dramas where the main theme is "hey baby wanna breed", or police shows with such realistic portrayal of guts and corpses you are well advised not to eat during the show. Some of us prefer the good clean family entertainment you can ONLY get on Nickelodeon and Disney, or the classy productions on Hallmark. Or the science programming on Discovery, History, and National Geographic. It sort of makes the raw sewage of OTA television a thing you can ignore. Sure, I wish it was free, but I'll gladly pay for better content. AM's main problem, as I see it is interference. Interference rendering the signal useless inside homes, office buildings, and in the car. From networking equipment to the cell phones in our pocket, from the power lines beside the road to flourescent lighting, to the constant jabber of too many stations on too few frequencies - AM is unlistenable. That is not a problem of young people not wanting an antiquated band, it is a problem that when they did tune in - it did not work. It was full of interference. What is the FCC's response? Add as many translators and LPFM stations to the FM band as possible, replicating the levels of interference now found primarily on AM. And lets add HD sidebands to the noise floor while we are at it. What is, and will continue to erode and kill radio listenership is interference, translated in the public's eye to unreliability. Why put up with static and noise on an audio source when you punch some buttons on your iPod and out comes perfectly clean audio - albeit compressed. If audio quality alone were the difference between the AM and FM bands, then listenership should be equal because the vast majority of radios are cheap clock radios or radios crammed in other appliances like AV receivers. The person who is used to the audio coming out of ear buds would be very hard pressed to distinguish between the audio coming from FM or AM, were it not for stereo - which is in most cases the only differentiating factor - now that all new AM radios are inherently broadband because the IF stage is sloppy. What could have fixed radio was if AM stereo had hit 10 years before it did, and added that extra stereo experience through ear buds. That, and a concerted effort in the 60's and beyond to fight back new sources of interference as they were introduced. The regulatory power of the FCC could have halted these "advances" or made sure they were designed not to be interference generators. Now it is utterly too late. But the FCC did have the power to say "no" to ridiculous new channel glut, and did not. What they did instead is to glut the dial, adding to the problem. Interference - that is the problem with AM. Only "thinning the herd" and super powering the remainder of stations will solve the problem - not HD or migration to FM. Moving the AM band is unlikely, but would also solve many of the problems - if channel glut could somehow be avoided, either by providing hundreds or thousands of channels, or by refusing to move all the stations, leaving the majority of the glut to battle it out on a band that is made almost useless by interfering devices (Bruce Carter, ibid.) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ GEOMAGNETIC INDICES October 2012 Tabulated from email status daily by Phil Bytheway Flux A K Space Wx 1 128 31 2 strong, G3 2 118 5 2 no storms 3 113 5 0 no storms 4 110 3 0 no storms 5 106 4 2 no storms 6 99 6 2 no storms 7 98 5 2 no storms 8 103 35 4 moderate, G2, R1 9 106 42 5 moderate, G2, R1 10 112 10 2 minor 11 117 6 2 no storms 12 122 12 1 no storms 13 125 38 3 minor, G1 14 132 19 3 minor, G1 15 137 8 1 no storms 16 137 5 1 no storms 17 135 7 2 no storms 18 138 5 1 no storms 19 141 4 0 no storms 20 151 3 0 moderate, R2 21 144 3 0 minor, R1 22 156 3 0 moderate, R2 23 142 7 2 strong, R3 24 136 4 0 no storms 25 130 4 1 no storms 26 131 4 1 no storms 27 122 4 1 no storms 28 117 3 0 no storms 29 108 3 1 no storms 30 106 2 0 no storms 31 104 5 2 no storms Sx – Solar Radiation Storm Level Gx – Geomagnetic Storm Level Rx – Radio Blackouts Level (IRCA DX Monitor Nov 3 via DXLD) SOLAR & GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST FOR NOVEMBER 12 - DECEMBER 8 Solar activity will fluctuate at solar flux levels between 90 - 150 s.f.u. in next few weeks, depending on present active regions on solar disc (high about November 17, next low about November 30). Occurrence of C class and sporadically M class flares is expected. Isolated X flare is not excluded. Geomagnetic field will be: quiet on November 14 - 18, 20, 25 - 26, December 5 - 8, mostly quiet on November 21, 23 - 24, 29 - 30, December 1 - 2, quiet to unsettled on November 19, 22, 27, December 3, quiet to active on November 12, December 4, active to disturbed on November 13, 28. High probability of changes in solar wind which may cause changes in magnetosphere and ionosphere is expected on November 13 - 14, (18,) 23, 28, December 3 - 4, (7). F. K. Janda, OK1HH, Czech Propagation Interest Group (OK1HH & OK1MGW, weekly forecasts since 1978) e-mail: ok1hh(at)rsys.cz (via Dario Monferini, DXLD) Solar Eclipse report --- Rob Wagner in Melbourne, Australia writes on the Cumbre DX Facebook group: Eastern Australia was under the influence (perhaps "spell"?….) of a solar eclipse this morning. The total eclipse took place across the north eastern coastal part of the country, focusing on the Cairns/Port Douglas region, QLD. Here in Melbourne, we experienced only a partial eclipse (about 50% at its maximum, which is not really enough to be able to tell with the naked eye), beginning at 7.16am EDT (2016 UTC), reaching its maximum eclipse at 8.06am (2106) and ending at 9.01am (2201). I made a few observations on the lower frequencies, just to see if there was any effect on reception conditions. I was not expecting much difference from African signals. However, I was looking my north for any signal variation between here and Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands. Below are a few notes: 3 MHz: Nothing out of the ordinary for either the 90 or 75 mb. Both bands are pretty much closed at this time of the morning as we head toward summer. 4750 INDONESIA. RRI Makassar at 2048, there for a brief few minutes, then gone at 2055. 4870 INDONESIA. RRI Wamena at 2052. Gone at 2055 4780 DJIBOUTI. First noted at 2005, faded out by 2030. But, it came up again at 2043 to quite a respectable level. Gone by 2055. 5019.9 SOLOMON ISLANDS. (Max eclipse occurred at this location at 2137 - about 60%) SIBS Honiara. Virtually no signal at 2020. Usually gone by this time. Signal began to increase somewhat from 2045. Suddenly gone by 2054. Nothing. THEN…… back up again briefly at 2105 with deep fades, before disappearing at 2110. Quite unusual behaviour! 7325 PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Wantok Radio Light. (Max. eclipse occurred at this location at 2033 - about 85%) Noted here again this morning at 2015 (see yesterday's log). Became progressively stronger past 2040 and holding it's own against China on 7320 (unlike yesterday!). Still quite good at 2053, but gone when I returned at 2057!! China's Serbian service took over the frequency at 2100. Summary: There seemed to be a somewhat changeable level of signal strength from a few stations during the eclipse period. I found it interesting that signals were present on all the above frequencies till around 2055 UTC when suddenly everything faded out - as though a big switch was turned off. Interesting to note Djibouti disappear and then return briefly. Also Honiara (which is a little further to our north east and therefore observed the eclipse a little later) also fading out at 2055 along with the other stations, but returning a few minutes later past 2100. And finally, interesting to observe that Wantok Radio was so much better strength than the previous day. Here, I'm assuming the signal path between Port Moresby and Melbourne would be most affected by the reduced intensity of the sun due to the eclipse. Although perhaps one would expect some sort of lag time (latency) between when the sun was occurred and the corresponding response from the ionosphere. However, the physics of all this escape me and are really for much more able minds to contemplate! (Rob VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC, https://www.facebook.com/groups/cumbredx/ via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels until 07 November when a coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS) moved into geoeffective position. At 06/2119 UTC, the phi component of the interplanetary magnetic field changed from positive to negative with corresponding increases in density, temperature, and speed in ACE spacecraft data indicating a solar sector boundary crossing followed by a co-rotating interaction region and CH HSS. Solar wind speed increased from approximately 300 km/s to a peak of near 525 km/s by 07/1538 UTC. Total field (Bt) reached a maximum of 14 nT at 07/0031 UTC with a maximum deflection of the Bz component southward to -12 nT at 07/0039 UTC. The geomagnetic field responded with quiet to active periods on 07 November. By 08 November, conditions returned to quiet levels and remained that way through the end of the reporting period. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 12 NOV - 08 DEC 2012 Solar activity is expected to be low with a chance for M-class flares through 24 November when Region 1614 is due to rotate off the west limb. Very low to low conditions are expected from 12 November until 27 November. On 28 November, and through the end of the forecast period, very low to low conditions with a chance for M-class activity is expected with the return of old Region 1598. There is a slight chance for a greater than 10 MeV proton event from 28 November through the end of the reporting period due possible flare activity from old Region 1598. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal levels on 12 November. Moderate to high levels are expected from 13-24 November due to CME activity and recurrence. Normal levels are expected from 25 November through 03 December. Moderate to high levels are expected from 04-06 December due to CH HSS activity. By 07 December through the end of the forecast period, normal levels are expected. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be unsettled to active with a chance for minor storm periods starting around mid-day on 12 November and continuing through 13 November as the 09 and 10 November CMEs are expected to become geoeffective. Unsettled levels are expected on 14 November as CME activity wanes. Mostly quiet conditions are expected from 15-18 November. Quiet to unsettled conditions are possible on 19 November due to a possible solar sector boundary crossing. From 20 November through 02 December, mostly quiet conditions are expected. On 03-04 December, a recurrent CH HSS is expected to become geoeffective causing quiet to unsettled with isolated active conditions. A return to mostly quiet conditions is expected from 05 December through the end of the forecast period. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2012 Nov 12 0405 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 2012-11-12 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2012 Nov 12 135 25 5 2012 Nov 13 140 15 5 2012 Nov 14 145 10 3 2012 Nov 15 145 5 2 2012 Nov 16 145 5 2 2012 Nov 17 145 5 2 2012 Nov 18 150 5 2 2012 Nov 19 150 8 3 2012 Nov 20 145 5 2 2012 Nov 21 140 5 2 2012 Nov 22 140 5 2 2012 Nov 23 135 5 2 2012 Nov 24 130 5 2 2012 Nov 25 125 5 2 2012 Nov 26 120 5 2 2012 Nov 27 120 5 2 2012 Nov 28 115 5 2 2012 Nov 29 110 5 2 2012 Nov 30 110 5 2 2012 Dec 01 110 5 2 2012 Dec 02 115 5 2 2012 Dec 03 115 8 3 2012 Dec 04 120 10 4 2012 Dec 05 125 5 2 2012 Dec 06 125 5 2 2012 Dec 07 130 5 2 2012 Dec 08 130 5 2 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1643, DXLD) SOLAR ACTIVITY FORECAST FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 16 - 22, 2012 Activity level: mostly low X-ray background flux (1.0-8.0 A): in the range B1.5-B8.0 Radio flux (10.7 cm): a fluctuation in the range 95-145 f.u. Events: class C (0-12/day), class M (0-4/period), class X (0/period), proton (0-1/period) Relative sunspot number (Ri): in the range 30-105 Astronomical Institute, Solar Dept., Ondrejov, Czech Republic e-mail: sunwatch(at)asu.cas.cz (RWC Prague) GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY FORECAST FOR NOVEMBER 16 - DECEMBER 8, 2012 Geomagnetic field will be: quiet on November 16 - 18, 20, 25 - 26, December 5 - 8, mostly quiet on November 21, 23 - 24, 29 - 30, December 1 - 2, quiet to unsettled on November 19, 22, 27, December 3, quiet to active on December 4, active to disturbed on November 28. High probability of changes in solar wind which may cause changes in magnetosphere and ionosphere is expected on November 13 - 14, (18,) 23, 28, December 3 - 4, (7). F. K. Janda, OK1HH, Czech Propagation Interest Group (OK1HH & OK1MGW, weekly forecasts since 1978) e-mail: ok1hh(at)rsys.cz (via Dario Monferini, DXLD) ###