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Thanks, Glenn NEXT SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1404 Wed 1130 WRMI 9955 Wed 2300 WBCQ 17495-CUSB SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1405 Thu 0530 WRMI 9955 Thu 1430 WRMI 9955 Thu 2200 WRMI 9955 Thu 2330 WBCQ 7415 Fri 0800 WRMI 9955 Fri 2030 WWCR1 15825 Fri 2230 WBCQ 5110-CUSB Sat 0800 WRMI 9955 Sat 1630 WWCR3 12160 Sun 0230 WWCR3 5070 Sun 0630 WWCR1 3215 Sun 0800 WRMI 9955 Sun 1515 WRMI 9955 Mon 0300 WBCQ 9330-CLSB [irregular, time varies] Mon 0415 WBCQ 7415 [time varies] Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 Tue 1530 WRMI 9955 Wed 1130 WRMI 9955 Wed 2300 WBCQ 17495-CUSB 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 For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN NOW AVAILABLE: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/stations/podcast.php OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org ** ANTARCTICA. LRA36, kwam net iets boven de ruis heen, met spaanse muziek (Maurits Van Driessche, Belgium, 1953 UT, bdx mailing list via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. Spiffy new website for Radio Australia --- Not sure when they launched it, but it certainly is easier to navigate than the prior version. There are some helpful navigation aids -- especially if you wish to focus on a specific program and its air times. Helpfully, even shortwave air times (and frequencies) are shown. Check it out: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au (Richard Cuff, Allentown PA, Apr 22, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD) ** BELGIUM [non]. Summer A-08 of TDP stations: TDP Radio in DRM: 0000-0100 on 9790 SAC 070 kW / 227 deg to NoAm Daily 0800-0900 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Mon 0900-1000 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Tue 1000-1100 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Wed 1100-1200 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Thu 1200-1300 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Fri 1300-1400 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Sat 1400-1500 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Sun 1500-1600 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Daily Moj Them Radio in Hmong: 0100-0130 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Mon/Wed/Fri Haiv Hmoob Radio in Hmong: 0100-0130 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Tue Hmong World Christian Radio in Hmong: 0100-0130 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Sat Hmong Lao Radio in Hmong: 0100-0200 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Thu/Sun Denge Mezopotamya in Kurdish: 0400-1400 on 11530 SMF 300 kW / 129 deg to WeAs 1400-1800 on 11530 SMF 500 kW / 129 deg to WeAs 1800-2000 on 7540 SMF 300 kW / 129 deg to WeAs Que Huong Radio in Vietnamese: 1200-1300 on 15680 DB 100 kW / 117 deg to Asia Mon-Sat Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia in Somali: 1400-1430 on 17875 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Tue/Sat Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church/Holy Synod Radio in Amharic: 1600-1700 on 17875 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon Radio Democracy Shorayee in Persian 1700-1800 on 12120 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to WeAs Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun Suab Xaa Moo Zoo in Hmong 2330-2400 on 11655 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Daily (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) ** BENIN [and non]. African & Asian radio heard in Bocca di Magra DX Nights (BOC12) with Dario Monferini. [excerpt] 1566 kHz, 05-08/4 1903-2159 AIR Nagpur, India, English news in // 9470 kHz at 2140, in LSB better. suff/good BOC12 1566, 06+08/4 1859-1813 HLAZ - FEBC, SEOUL, Korea South, IDs in Korean, mixed up/down India. suff/good peaks BOC12 1566, 06+07/4 1835-2215* TWR Benin, regular schedule, in French at 2145 "La sagesse Chretienne" good afro gospel songs, asking for email reports : 1566 @ twr.org Also postal address in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. WEB : http://www.twraro.org.za/0127.asp IDs " This is the international voice of TWR Benin" ID also in French. suff/very good BOC12 (Also heard with good quality with DEGEN 1103 and Redsun RP 2100 portables receivers) rx: Perseus, RF Space SDR14, AOT 7030, Degen DE1103, Redsun PL2100 ant: Wellbrook LFL 1010, ferrite. Ciao (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, April 22, mwdx yg via DXLD) ** BOTSWANA [and non]. DISCONCERTING VERBIAGE ABOUT THE VOA BOTSWANA RELAY. "The argument over how Botswana is going to be affected should there be civil unrest in Zimbabwe features in taxi conversations, workplaces and even in private homes. ... One political activist claimed that Botswana would be directly affected because if any country wanted to launch any attacks on Zimbabwe it has to settle some where in Botswana in order to hit the intended targets in Zimbabwe. ... 'Mugabe and US President George W Bush are bitter enemies so the first thing Zimbabwe is going to do, in case of a civil war, is to come directly to Selebi-Phikwe to destroy the Voice of America (VOA) offices in order to cut off any possible communication with the Pentagon in Washington DC. So we in Phikwe would be the first to be affected.'" Mmegi (Gabarone), 21 April 2008 (via kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) Selibi-Phikwe is the location of an International Broadcasting Bureau relay station with a 600-kilowatt medium wave transmitter. IBB' four 100-kilowatt shortwave transmitters are nearby in Moepeng Hill. Posted: 22 Apr 2008 (Kim Andrew Elliott, ibid.) ** BRAZIL. Radio Gazeta, São Paulo, goed tenemen op 15325 kHz, 1930 UT April 22 (Maurits Van Driessche, Belgium, bdx mailing list via DXLD) ** CHINA. XINJIANG, 15415, XJPBS 0950+ April 18 with Uighur pop songs (reminding western type rhythm and music with some reggae or rock and roll). Possible sign off at 0957; 25332 (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COSTA RICA. Re 8-049: ICR-7600 clarification: ``You said you got better reception with your portable Sony than with your NRD. You know that is like saying a Hyundai is able to overcome a BMW.`` What I meant was that I was surprised the signal was coming in well on the new ICF-7600GR, but it was far better on the NRD (with dipole) followed by the R75 (indoor random wire). And speaking of Hyundai, I have a 2007 Sonata. The radio is poor (especially MW sensitivity), but alas I almost always have it on XM anyway. Raúl: you should consider a MW bandscan, daytime and night, as your observations would be most useful (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CROATIA. Voce della Croazia --- La Croazia ha spento 774, 783, 1125 e 1143. Non confermato lo spegnimento dei 594. La trasmissione in italiano è quindi in onda solo a 1134 e 6165. L'assenza in aria di questi trasmettitori era già stata notata da Dario Monferini a Bocca di Magra durante il BOC12 di qualche giorno fa (Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, April 21, bclnews.it yg via DXLD) ** CROATIA. Summer A-08 of HRT HS-1 in Croatian via Deanovac: 0457-0756 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf 0757-1356 on 9830 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf 1357-2056 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf 2057-0456 on 3985vDEA 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) ** CUBA. Songs on Cuba Stations --- Re 8-049: ``Radio Rebelde at 2335 UT on 5025 kHz with songs like Power To The People by John Lennon and POB and similar not vorbidden there (April 9). (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, April 15, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Apr 19 via DXLD)`` Speaking of, I recently heard an instrumental version of James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" on Radio Enciclopedia, 530 kc/s. (All songs on Enci are instrumental, usually re-recorded by various Cuban municipal orchestral or classical groups). I wonder if they are aware that the original lyrics to this song include "Won't you look down upon me, Jesus." (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, April 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Also on some MW list, a person was wondering which Cuban network is currently on 530. There`s your answer. As this frequency is intended only to jam R. Martí on its rare airborne appearances, it really doesn`t matter to the DentroCubans and could change at any time (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** CUBA. 6005, Radio Progreso, commentaries by Arnie Coro about ecological energy and wind in Cuban industry, a news program "A primera hora" at 1032 an ID as follows, "Están escuchando el programa de la familia cubana por Radio Progreso" sign off at 1055, when usual RHC started, 45254. How can I get a QSL from Radio Rossii and Radio Progreso? Some ideas? Atte. (Luis Vallebueno E., Durango, Dgo., México, Grundig S350DL, April 22, Cumbre DX via DXLD) Might Ask Arnie? RHC is on 6000, so another frequency 5 kHz off? May have turned on transmitter early and picked up Progreso feed, not a scheduled broadcast. This can also happen after RHC closes at 0700. Wonder how much earlier the Progreso programming was airing, if not all night? 73, (Glenn Hauser, Oklahoma, ibid.) ** CUBA [non]. Clandestine Radio República Spanish to Cuba on 6100 after 0300 UT tune-in on Monday, April 21, with an extremely strong signal (+30/9 dB) and thus no sign of Cuban jamming. Initially lots of lively Cuban music and many IDs. Presumed via Sackville. Tuned into 6135 after 2300 UT, Monday, April 21 to hear R. República signal reaching +40/10 dB. (Aoki lists it as from Rampisham at 500 kW from 2200 to 2400.) A little before 0000 UT (April 22) I tuned to 6155 and the Cuban jammer was already on. R. República on at 0000 UT. Again signal was almost off the signal indicator scale. (Also from Rampisham at 500 kW ?) Off at 0200. At 0200 UT I checked 6100. RCI Mandarin was still on and was off at 0204. R. República however came on at 0200 and was under RCI until 0204. So it appears that Sackville is transmitting RCI Mandarin and R. República (if indeed from Sackville) on the same frequency of 6100 for those four minutes. Again an excellent signal strength after 0204. No parallel frequencies heard. Lots of talk this evening and little music. So in summary: R. República 2200-2400 on 6135 0000-0200 on 6155 0200-0400 on 6100 The same as the old WRTH A-07 schedule (Bernie O'Shea, Ottawa, Ontario, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Note that DX Mix News, Bulgaria, under Serbia [non], claims that RR is on 6185 between 0000 and 0128 along with jamming colliding with IRS. As we have reported, jamming is sometimes on 6185 as well as 6155, and on past occasions RR has really been on 6185, altho not noted here there lately (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR. Re 8-049, HCJB retiming German DRM from 11-13 to 20-22 UT: the reception window at midday will close completely in summer: Ab dem 28.4 geht's los. Der Grund ist einfach: das Empfangsfenster am Mittag wird sich in den kommenden Wochen (Richtung Sommer) komplett schliessen und deshalb muss eine Alternative her. Und soweit ich informiert bin, bietet der Termin am Abend wohl die deutlich besseren Aussichten mit den 4 kW durchzukommen als der Morgen, wobei mich das verbluefft, weil ja derzeit auch die 9740 kHz in AM nach einem duennen Winter wieder ganz gut reinkommt taeglich hier im Norden. Von daher haette ich auch durchaus die Morgen gern wiedergehoert in DRM, aber eine halbjaehrliche Testphase mit Abendprogrammen aus Suedamerika (direkt im Anschluss an CVC aus Chile) ist auch ne feine Sache. RAE wuerde ja auch ganz gut gehen um diese Zeit, wenn die Frequenz frei waere und der Abend ist ja in DRM sowieso viel zu duenn... Uebrigens ist jetzt im Herbst jetzt wohl endgueltig Ende mit der Europaantenne, die damit zumindest ein Jahr laenger gestanden hat als vorgesehen. Horst Rosiak berichtete dies in einer der letzten DX- Sendungen. Diese Antenne muss ja abgebaut werden, da sie sehr hoch ist und deshalb eine Gefahr fuer den Flugverkehr werden koennte, der in ein paar Jahren am neuen Flughafen starten soll. Entscheidungen zur Zukunft der "Stimme der Anden" als eigenstaendiger Sendebetreiber "post Pifo" sind wohl noch nicht endgueltig gefallen; nur wenn die Kurzwelle eine Zukunft hat (Stichwort Digitalisierung), wird dort investiert werden, andernfalls will man sich aufs mieten von Sendezeit verlegen. Ich persoenlich habe ja noch Hoffnung, dass es eine Zukunft der Kurzwelle geben wird und faende es auch extrem schade, wenn das Know- How, was man dort in Pifo und Quito vor Ort hat, in alle Welt verstreut wuerde und verloren ginge (Stephan Schaa, Germany, A-DX Apr 21 via BC-DX via DXLD) ** EGYPT. 9250, R. Nile, 2045 with anthems. Signal S2, 24222 (very rarely can be heard) [date?] (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA/ETHIOPIA. Re Thorsten Hallmann - "heute mal bis ca. 1710 UT die 5100 probiert": Interessant auch wie sich die Ausbreitung vom Horn Afrikas aendert: Gegen 1630 UT war Asmara auf 5100 gerade mit S 3-5 zu hoeren, das Signal steigerte sich bis zum Sendeschluss kurz nach 17 UT fast auf S7. Ich vermute das Radio Bana bereits vor 17 UT auch auf 5100 kHz sendet, ich konnte das Programm (wenn es denn Radio Bana ist) heute bis ca. 1730 UT auf 5100 kHz verfolgen (Christoph Ratzer, Austria, OE2CRM, A- DX Apr 21 via BC-DX April 23 via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA. 9560.75, R. Ethiopia, 1440 April 16 in Arabic, dull audio. At 1444 with songs. At 1500 with still Arabic program but having QRM from a Chinese station. Also at 1430 22.4 on 9560.68 with folk songs, ID at 1531 and signal S5 (mean level) (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. Cland, 17875, Xoriyo crash start at 1500 [sic] April 22 with folklore song and man mentioning `Radio Horiyo` said 3 times and meter band. OM then with more talks then 1402 with qur`anic preaches. Underground talking by another man or possibly jammer which turned on 1404, into DRM audio. Signal S7 44444 on start and 42433 after 1405 (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The first time must be the typo as per Aoki this is sked, Tue & Sat only: 17875 Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia 1400-1430 ..3...7 Somali 200 188 Samara RUS 05015E5317 RHU a08 cf. 11640 Also on in BELGIUM [non] TDP sked above (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** GERMANY [non]. PORTUGAL, Frequency changes for Deutsche Welle in English in DRM mode: 1600-1655 NF 11810 SIN 090 kW / 035 deg to WeEu, ex 9760 to avoid CRI in English (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) 11805-11815 ** GREECE. Glenn: On May 27, 2005, I went to http://szoncso.home.cern.ch/szoncso/radio/sv3sj.html and made a print-out of the text matter headed Section 1.5 Avlis "The Voice of Hellas." I went back recently to look at it again, but no go. The only things I added were the 250-kW transmitter and the full names of both transmitters. However, I flew this by Charalampopoulos and Vafeas and they agreed that it was basically the description. THE VOICE OF GREECE (Compiled By John Babbis, Silver Spring, MD) The Fifth Program of the Greek Broadcasting Service (Elliniki Radiophonia) is transmitted from the short-wave transmitting center at Avlis, about 70 kilometers north of Athens. The station was put into service in 1972, and has two 100-kW H.F. Marconi B-6123 Broadcast Transmitters and one 250 kW Continental 419 F-2 Broadcast Transmitter (working at 70 kW with an effective radiated power of 170 kW). Antennas covering 1,100 acres, arranged in three lines cover the desired directions. The pylons supporting the 6 MHz arrays are truly impressive at 328 feet. Each line has eight separate antennas for the 6, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, and 21 MHz broadcasting bands. Each antenna consists of two curtains with a total of 8 horizontal dipoles. The dipoles are all fed by open wire feeders which can be remotely switched to enable radiation in two directions 180 degrees apart. There are also three curtains for the 11-meter band (26 MHz) which may be put into service during Sunspot Cycle 22 if the Maximum Usable Frequency allows it. For transmissions to neighboring countries like Cyprus, Turkey, the Balkans, and the Middle East, there are two rotatable-periodic antennas with a high-angle of vertical radiation (45 degrees) and a wide angle of 32 degrees in the horizontal plane. The remotely-controlled switching center allows each of the two 100-kW Marconi transmitters to be connected to any one of the 23 antennas. Electro-mechanical protection circuits ensure that a transmitter can only be connected to an antenna that is tuned to the same frequency. The Continental transmitter is connected to a separate antenna. The change of antennas and transmitting frequencies is made during the 10- minute interval between programs, which always begin on the hour, preceded by the familiar signature tune of a shepherd playing the flute with the tinkling of sheep bells in the background followed by the Greek National Anthem (John Babbis, MD, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ISRAEL. I'm not sure how appropriate it is to post, but the only Israel Radio network which wasn't streaming online, is now streaming on line. Kol HaMusica (The Voice of Music -- or a play-on-words -- All The Music), is the IBA's classical music station. http://www.iba.org.il/kolhamusica/ http://media.iba.org.il (Doni Rosenzweig, April 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) It`s totally appropriate! Wish they had an advance playlist in English, or some Roman alfabet (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH. 6285, Voice of Korea, News in French and traditional music, ID, 1049 log off, 33333 Atte. (Luis Vallebueno E., Durango, Dgo., México, Grundig S350DL, April 22, Cumbre DX via DXLD) Altho 6285 is where VOK should be, English is at 1000, French at 1100, unless they have changed schedule for A-08. Could your UT clock be one hour off due to DST? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** MEXICO. 4800 tentative. Mexico [XERTA] seemingly testing with nonstop /música romántica/ noted from 0845 GMT. Excellent signal blasting in (Bob Wilkner, Southeast Florida, April 22, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** MEXICO [and non]. It appears that KSWB-TV will be the new San Diego Fox affiliate come August 1, leaving XETV as an independent or the CW affiliate. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6544678.html (CGC Communicator April 21 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) Viz.: TRIBUNE’S SAN DIEGO THE CW AFFILIATE TO SWITCH TO FOX KSWB to Change Over Aug. 1; Ray Schonbak to Lead Station By Michael Malone -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/25/2008 1:06:00 PM Broadcasting veteran Ray Schonbak will head up KSWB San Diego when The CW outlet switches to a Fox affiliate Aug. 1. KSWB is owned by Tribune Broadcasting. Schonbak was most recently president of Emmis Communications’ TV unit, overseeing 16 stations across the country. Previously, he was instrumental in building the Fox-owned station group. Schonbak seems to have learned the local dialect quickly. “This is like being handed the keys to a cool new car and told to go break the speed limit,” he said. “The No. 1 television network, the chance to build a news department from the ground up and on top of all that, I get to live in a city that’s totally awesome -- 80 degrees, sunny all the time and right by the ocean.” As KSWB grabs the Fox affiliation this summer, it looks as though that leaves current Fox affiliate XETV, owned by Grupo Televisa, without an affiliation. XETV vice president and general manager Richard Doutré Jones said he still hasn’t been officially notified by Fox, and he believes his affiliation contract exists through July 2010. (Fox countered that it expires in July 2008.) Doutré Jones said XETV -- which has its transmitter across the border in Mexico but broadcasts in English -- has been an upstanding Fox affiliate over the course of their 21-and-one-half-year relationship. Tribune Broadcasting president Ed Wilson called the affiliation switch “a huge development” for Tribune. “This makes it clear that the new Tribune is aggressive and willing to move quickly to upgrade our position in a market, especially when we can improve our financial results almost immediately,” he said. “We’re not sitting around waiting.” XETV pulled in $35 million in 2006, according to BIA Financial Network, good for fourth in the San Diego market. KSWB grabbed $25.7 million. Doutré Jones said the station may continue as an independent when KSWB grabs the Fox affiliation. “We have very strong news and local product,” he added. “We’re prepared to be an independent station.” He did not rule out taking over The CW affiliation, although those conversations have not yet occurred. “We tried to be the best Fox affiliate we could be,” he said. “Now we’ll be the best independent or CW we can be.” (via DXLD) WTFK? No one ever mentions the channels of these stations! XETV analog is on 6 and thus a widely seen DX station, received many times here in Enid for sesquidecades. KSWB is on 69 --- no wonder they downplay their RF channel! But Cable 5. Have not researched where these are in transition or will wind up DTV. See also DIGITAL BROADCASTING (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MYANMAR. 5985.8, 2342 April 18 with talks in Bamar (unsure due to low signal) followed by music. New tune in 0000 with music (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7185.08, Myanma Radio, Yangon, 0031-0042, April 21, Bamar female opening announcement, Buddhist prayer. Heard this on exact 7185.00 last year but now appears to have drifted up slightly. Clear channel but fading out. At the same time their Padauk Myay program was audible on 5985.78 hetting WYFR in Spanish 5985 (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. On 21 April at 1400+ while checking Firedrake frequencies on 7 MHz, I heard DRM on 7145, so perhaps RNZI is experimenting. Their 6170 AM signal was fair with CNR1 QRM in the same time period (Dan Sheedy, Encinitas CA, April 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) HFCC, Aoki and EiBi none show any CNR1 on 6170, nor anything for it to jam. So if it is there now, is a jamming target too? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Re 7145 at 1400 - very curious do not know who it is, definitely not RNZI ! Rgds (Adrian Sainsbury, RNZI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. Re 8-049: ``6089.9, R. Nigeria, Kaduna, 2215-2227, 19 April, vernacular, talks; 54433, QRM de NAm religious station [Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla]; AC like noise on carrier (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Air-conditioner, or alternating current, i.e. 50 or 60 Hz? (gh)`` It seemed the same sort of AC current noise as heard on 4770 on occasions, but since that can vanish all of a sudden when they change microphones or play music, I suppose it's studio related rather than transmitter problems; other stations share the same problems (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Of course being about 0.1 kHz off frequency means there may be a beat of around 100 Hz (2 x 50) with some 6090.0 station. I believe in 60-Hz areas it is not so unusual to have 120-Hz hums, which audiblizes them better (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. Re KOSU`s format change from mostly classical to mostly talk, I see that they have killed the stereo during talk hours, such as at 1913 UT check April 22 during The World. In fact, unlike most stations, they used to kill stereo even during NPR shows available in stereo, such as ATC, even tho it doesn`t matter in most of the segments. It was annoying when there would be a feature about music or some highly-produced piece with location audio, meant to be broadcast in stereo. But this helps prevent effective coverage area contraxion, the opposite of running so-called HD (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 4790.1, Radio Visión seems dominant at 0900. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Southeast Florida, April 22, NASWA yg via DXLD) Does this imply that R. Atlántida was also on 4790- to be dominated? (gh, DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Voice of Russia A-08 schedule. In Target Area order, then language UTC til06.09. fr07.09.08 Tx location (kW) target area notes Albanian 1500-1530 13740 13740 Moscow 250 Europe 1500-1530 12060 9470 S-Petersburg 200 Europe 1500-1530 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe English [spelt with an A-, thus per Russian alfabetization] 2000-2100 12070 7195 Moscow 250 Europe 2000-2100 9890 9890 Moscow 250 Europe 0200-0300 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 0300-0400 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0300-0400 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 0400-0500 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 0400-0500 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 0400-0500 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 0400-0500 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 0400-0500 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 0500-0600 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 0500-0600 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 0500-0600 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 0500-0600 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 0500-0600 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 0500-0600 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 0600-0700 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 0600-0700 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 0600-0700 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 0600-0700 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 0600-0700 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 0600-0700 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 0700-0800 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 0700-0800 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 0700-0800 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 0700-0800 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 0700-0800 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 0700-0800 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 0800-0900 15545 15545 Moscow 250 Europe DRM mode 0800-0900 12060 12060 Moscow 250 Europe DRM mode 0800-0900 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 0800-0900 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 0800-0900 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 0800-0900 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 0800-0900 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 0800-0900 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 1200-1300 558 558 London 100 Europe except Sat 1400-1500 9750 9750 Moscow 250 Europe DRM mode 1500-1600 12040 9810 Moscow 200 Europe 1600-1700 9890 9890 Moscow 250 Europe 1700-1800 11675 7320 Krasnodar 500 Europe Sat,Sun 1700-1800 9820 9820 Krasnodar 100 Europe Sat,Sun 1700-1800 9890 9890 Moscow 250 Europe 1700-1800 1494 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Europe Sat,Sun 1800-1900 11630 9480 Moscow 200 Europe 1800-1900 9890 9890 Moscow 250 Europe 1900-2000 12070 7195 Moscow 250 Europe 1900-2000 9890 9890 Moscow 250 Europe 1900-2000 7310 7310 Moscow 250 Europe Bulgarian 1700-1800 7300 7300 Kaliningrad 120 Europe 1700-1800 7310 7310 Moscow 250 Europe 1700-1800 1413 1413 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 1900-2000 9470 6000 Samara 250 Europe 1900-2000 5965 5965 Irkutsk 250 Europe 1900-2000 1413 1413 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe Hungarian 1700-1745 9500 9500 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Europe 1700-1745 7210 7210 S-Petersburg 200 Europe 1700-1745 5965 5965 Krasnodar 100 Europe 1700-1745 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Europe Greek 1800-1900 12015 7230 Samara 250 Cyprus 1800-1900 9470 6000 Samara 250 Europe 1800-1900 7300 7300 Kaliningrad 120 Europe 1800-1900 1413 1413 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 1800-1900 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 Cyprus Spanish 2000-2100 7310 7310 Moscow 250 Europe 2000-2100 5920 5920 Krasnodar 200 Europe 0000-0100 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe Italian 1700-1800 15465 12040 Moscow 250 Europe 1700-1800 12000 12000 Moscow 250 Europe Polish 1700-1800 9490 9490 Dushanbe-TJK 200 Europe 1700-1800 9615 9615 Samara 250 Europe 1700-1800 7180 7180 Krasnodar 100 Europe 1700-1800 5910 5910 S-Petersburg 200 Europe 1700-1800 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Europe Portuguese 2100-2200 7310 7310 Moscow 250 Europe 2100-2200 5920 5920 Krasnodar 200 Europe 2300-0000 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe Romanian 1600-1700 9490 9490 S-Petersburg 200 Europe 1600-1700 7310 7310 Moscow 250 Europe 1600-1700 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe German 0900-1000 15545 15545 Moscow 250 Europe DRM mode 0900-1000 15455 15455 Samara 250 Europe 0900-1000 12060 12060 Moscow 250 Europe DRM mode 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250 Europe 1500-1600 9750 9750 Moscow 250 Europe DRM mode 1500-1600 7330 7330 Kaliningrad 120 Europe 1500-1600 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 1500-1600 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 1500-1600 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 1500-1600 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Europe 1500-1600 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 1500-1600 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 1500-1600 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 1600-1700 12010 12010 Samara 250 Europe 1600-1700 9810 9740 Moscow 250 Europe DRM mode 1600-1700 9795 9795 Moscow 250 Europe 1600-1700 7330 7330 Kaliningrad 120 Europe 1600-1700 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 1600-1700 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 1600-1700 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 1600-1700 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Europe 1600-1700 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 1600-1700 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 1600-1700 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 1700-1800 12010 12010 Samara 250 Europe 1700-1800 9795 9795 Moscow 250 Europe 1700-1800 7330 7330 Kaliningrad 120 Europe 1700-1800 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 1700-1800 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Europe 1800-1900 7330 7330 Kaliningrad 120 Europe 1800-1900 7310 7310 Moscow 250 Europe 1800-1900 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 500 Europe 1800-1900 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 150 Europe 1800-1900 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger 150 Europe 1800-1900 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Europe 1800-1900 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 1800-1900 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 1800-1900 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe Slovak 1830-1900 9500 9500 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Europe 1830-1900 9490 9490 Dushanbe-TJK 200 Europe 1830-1900 7210 7210 S-Petersburg 200 Europe 1830-1900 5965 5965 Krasnodar 100 Europe 1830-1900 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Europe Czech 1745-1830 9500 9500 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Europe 1745-1830 7210 7210 S-Petersburg 200 Europe 1745-1830 5965 5965 Krasnodar 100 Europe 1745-1830 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Europe Norwegian 1730-1800 11675 7320 Krasnodar 500 Europe Tue, Thu 1730-1800 9820 9820 Krasnodar 100 Europe Tue, Thu 1730-1800 1494 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Europe Tue, Thu Finnish 1700-1730 11675 7320 Krasnodar 500 Europe exc Sat,?? 1700-1730 9820 9820 Krasnodar 100 Europe exc Sat,?? 1700-1730 1494 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Europe exc Sat,?? 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S-Petersburg 200 Europe 2000-2130 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 1530-1700 12060 9470 S-Petersburg 200 Europe 1530-1700 11840 12060 Moscow 250 Europe 1530-1700 7300 7300 Kaliningrad 120 Europe 1530-1700 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe Russian WS 2000-2100 9795 9795 Moscow 250 Europe 2000-2100 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Europe 2000-2100 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0100-0200 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 1200-1300 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 1200-1300 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 Europe 1200-1300 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 1200-1300 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 Europe 1300-1400 9750 9750 Moscow 250 Europe DRM mode 1300-1400 558 558 London 100 Europe 1700-1800 11630 9480 Moscow 200 Europe 1700-1800 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 1700-1800 1431 1431 Dresden (Germany)250 Europe 1700-1800 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 1700-1800 630 630 Braunschweig (Ger100 Europe 1700-1800 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 1900-2000 11630 9480 Moscow 200 Europe 1900-2000 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Europe 1900-2000 612 612 Moscow 20 Moscow area Russian (RMR) 2000-2100 5940 5940 Novosibirsk 100 Europe 2000-2100 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 500 Europe 2000-2100 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 150 Europe 2000-2100 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 2000-2100 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 2000-2100 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 2100-2200 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Europe 2100-2200 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 2200-2300 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Europe 2200-2300 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 2300-0000 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0000-0100 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0000-0100 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Europe 0100-0200 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0100-0200 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Europe 0200-0300 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0200-0300 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Europe 0300-0400 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0300-0400 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Europe 0400-0500 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0400-0500 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0500-0600 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0600-0700 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0700-0800 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 Europe 0900-1000 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Europe 1200-1300 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 1200-1300 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 1200-1300 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 1200-1300 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 1200-1300 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 1200-1300 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 1300-1400 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 1300-1400 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 1300-1400 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 1300-1400 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 1300-1400 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 1300-1400 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 1400-1500 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 100 Europe 1400-1500 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 250 Europe 1400-1500 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger1000 Europe 1400-1500 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 1400-1500 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 1400-1500 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 1500-1600 1494 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Europe 1600-1700 5940 5940 Novosibirsk 100 Europe 1600-1700 1494 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Europe 1700-1800 5940 5940 Novosibirsk 100 Europe 1800-1900 9795 9795 Moscow 250 Europe 1800-1900 5940 5940 Novosibirsk 100 Europe 1900-2000 9795 9795 Moscow 250 Europe 1900-2000 5940 5940 Novosibirsk 100 Europe 1900-2000 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 500 Europe 1900-2000 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 150 Europe 1900-2000 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 Europe 1900-2000 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 1900-2000 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 1900-2000 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe Russian CIS service 2100-2200 1575 1575 Burg (Germany) 500 Europe 2100-2200 1431 1431 Dresden (Ger) 150 Europe 2100-2200 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn (Ger 150 Europe 2100-2200 693 693 Oranienburg (Ger 250 Europe 2100-2200 630 630 Braunschweig (Ge 100 Europe 2100-2200 603 603 Oranienburg (Ger 20 Europe 2100-2200 612 612 Moscow 20 Moscow area English 1400-1500 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1500-1600 11985 11985 Moscow 500 NE/ME 1500-1600 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1500-1600 4965 4965 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1530-1600 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1600-1700 13855 13855 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1600-1700 12055 12055 Samara 250 NE/ME 1600-1700 11985 11985 Moscow 500 NE/ME 1600-1700 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1600-1700 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1700-1800 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1700-1800 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME Arabic 1500-1600 13855 13855 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1500-1600 11645 11645 S-Petersburg 400 NE/ME 1500-1600 5925 5925 Novosibirsk 500 NE/ME 1600-1700 13730 13730 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1600-1700 11795 11795 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1600-1700 11610 12065 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1600-1700 7325 7325 Krasnodar 100 NE/ME 1600-1700 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 NE/ME 1600-1700 1377 1377 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 1600-1700 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 1600-1700 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE/ME 1700-1800 13730 13730 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1700-1800 12065 7130 S-Petersburg 400 NE/ME 1700-1800 11795 11795 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1700-1800 11610 12065 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1700-1800 9835 9835 Samara 250 NE/ME 1700-1800 9360 9360 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1700-1800 7305 7305 Krasnodar 100 NE/ME 1700-1800 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 NE/ME 1700-1800 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 1700-1800 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE/ME 1800-1900 11795 11795 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1800-1900 11610 12065 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1800-1900 9360 9360 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1800-1900 7305 7305 Krasnodar 100 NE/ME 1830-1900 7130 7130 Novosibirsk 500 NE/ME 1800-1900 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 1800-1900 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE/ME 1900-2000 9360 9360 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1900-2000 7315 7315 Novosibirsk 250 NE/ME 1900-2000 7285 7285 S-Petersburg 200 NE/ME 1900-2000 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 2200-2300 6145 6145 Wertachtal (Germ 125 NE/ME 2200-2300 1377 1377 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME Dari/Pushtu 1200-1300 15510 15510 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1200-1300 12015 12015 Krasnodar 200 NE/ME 1200-1300 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1200-1300 4965 4965 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1200-1300 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1200-1300 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1200-1300 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1300-1400 15510 15510 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1300-1400 12015 12015 Krasnodar 200 NE/ME 1300-1400 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1300-1400 4965 4965 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1300-1400 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1300-1400 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1300-1400 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME Persian 1400-1500 12035 12035 S-Petersburg 400 NE/ME 1400-1500 9360 9360 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1400-1500 9735 5935 Samara 250 NE/ME 1400-1500 7305 7305 Krasnodar 100 NE/ME 1400-1500 1377 1377 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 1400-1500 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 1400-1500 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1500-1600 12035 12035 S-Petersburg 400 NE/ME 1500-1600 9360 9360 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1500-1600 9735 5935 Samara 250 NE/ME 1500-1600 7305 7305 Krasnodar 100 NE/ME 1500-1600 1377 1377 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 1500-1600 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 1500-1600 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1600-1700 12035 12035 S-Petersburg 400 NE/ME 1600-1700 9360 9360 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1600-1700 9475 - S-Petersburg 200 NE/ME 1600-1700 - 5935 Samara 250 NE/ME 1600-1700 7305 7305 Krasnodar 100 NE/ME 1600-1700 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME Turkish 1400-1500 13870 13870 Moscow 250 NE/ME 1400-1500 11635 11635 Moscow 500 NE/ME 1400-1500 7325 7325 Krasnodar 100 NE/ME 1400-1500 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE/ME 1500-1600 13870 13870 S-Petersburg 200 NE/ME 1500-1600 11635 11635 S-Petersburg 200 NE/ME 1500-1600 7325 7325 Krasnodar 100 NE/ME But different for Turkish: [see DX Mix News item far below] Russian WS 0100-0200 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 0100-0200 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 0100-0200 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 0100-0200 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 0200-0300 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 0200-0300 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1200-1300 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 NE/ME 1300-1400 15540 15540 Moscow 200 NE/ME 1500-1600 13650 7130 S-Petersburg 400 NE/ME 1500-1600 12055 12055 Samara 250 NE/ME 1500-1600 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1700-1800 15540 15540 Moscow 200 NE/ME 1900-2000 12055 7165 S-Petersburg 200 NE/ME 2000-2100 12055 7165 S-Petersburg 200 NE/ME Russian (RMR) 0200-0300 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 0200-0300 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 0300-0400 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 0300-0400 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE/ME 0300-0400 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE/ME 0400-0500 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE/ME 0500-0600 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1100-1200 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1100-1200 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1400-1500 15540 15540 Moscow 200 NE/ME 1400-1500 15430 15430 Wertachtal (Germ 100 NE/ME 1400-1500 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1500-1600 15540 15540 Moscow 200 NE/ME 1500-1600 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1600-1700 15540 15540 Moscow 200 NE/ME 1600-1700 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1800-1900 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE/ME 1800-1900 1323 1323 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE/ME 1800-1900 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 NE/ME 1900-1930 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE/ME 1900-2000 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 NE/ME 2000-2100 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 2000-2100 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 NE/ME 2100-2200 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 NE/ME 2100-2200 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE/ME English 0300-0400 15735 15735 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 Asia DRM mode 0400-0500 15735 15735 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 Asia DRM mode 0700-0800 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia 0800-0900 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia 1400-1500 15660 15660 Moscow 250 Asia 1400-1500 11755 11755 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia 1400-1500 9745 9745 Chita 500 Asia 1400-1500 7330 7330 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1400-1500 6045 6045 Vladivostok 250 Asia 1400-1500 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia 1500-1600 9625 9625 Novosibirsk 500 Asia 1500-1600 9660 9660 Xian-CHN 150 Asia 1500-1600 4965 4965 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia 1530-1600 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia 1600-1700 12055 12055 Samara 250 Asia 1600-1700 12120 12120 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia 1600-1700 9405 9405 Irkutsk 250 Asia 1600-1700 6070 6070 Novosibirsk 100 Asia 1600-1700 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 600 Asia 1700-1800 9850 9850 Chita 500 Asia 1700-1800 9405 9405 Irkutsk 250 Asia 1700-1800 1269 1269 Yunnan?-CHN 600 Asia 1700-1800 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia Bengali 1530-1600 9745 9745 Chita 500 Asia 1530-1600 6070 6070 Novosibirsk 100 Asia Vietnamese 1200-1300 12065 12065 Chita 500 Asia 1200-1300 7330 7330 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1200-1300 603 603 DonfangHainan-CHN600 Asia Chinese 1000-1100 12000 12000 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 1000-1100 7330 7330 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1000-1100 7300 7300 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 1000-1100 5930 5930 Vladivostok 100 Asia 1000-1100 1251 1251 Ussurijsk 600 Asia 1000-1100 585 585 Blagoveschensk 1200 Asia 1100-1200 12000 12000 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 1100-1200 7330 7330 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1100-1200 7300 7300 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 1100-1200 7165 7165 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1100-1200 5930 5930 Vladivostok 100 Asia 1100-1200 1251 1251 Ussurijsk 600 Asia 1100-1200 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia 1100-1200 1080 1080 Irkutsk 500 Asia 1100-1200 648 648 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1100-1200 585 585 Blagoveschensk 1200 Asia 1200-1300 13590 13590 Novosibirsk 100 Asia 1200-1300 12000 12000 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 1200-1300 7300 7300 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 1200-1300 5930 5930 Vladivostok 100 Asia 1200-1300 1251 1251 Ussurijsk 600 Asia 1200-1300 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia 1200-1300 1080 1080 Irkutsk 500 Asia 1200-1300 801 801 Chita 600 Asia 1200-1300 585 585 Blagoveschensk 1200 Asia 1300-1400 12065 12065 Chita 500 Asia 1300-1400 12000 12000 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 1300-1400 7330 7330 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1300-1400 7300 7300 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 1300-1400 6045 6045 Vladivostok 250 Asia 1300-1400 1251 1251 Ussurijsk 600 Asia 1300-1400 648 648 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1300-1400 585 585 Blagoveschensk 1200 Asia Korean 1000-1100 15470 15470 Irkutsk 250 Asia 1000-1100 9765 9765 Irkutsk 100 Asia 1000-1100 7165 7165 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1000-1100 648 648 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1200-1300 9490 9490 Irkutsk 100 Asia 1200-1300 648 648 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1400-1500 9640 9640 Novosibirsk 200 Asia 1400-1500 5900 5900 Irkutsk 100 Asia 1400-1500 1323 1323 Jilin?-CHN 600 Asia Mongolian 1300-1330 13590 13590 Novosibirsk 100 Asia except Sun 1300-1330 5930 5930 Vladivostok 100 Asia except Sun 1300-1330 1080 1080 Irkutsk 500 Asia except Sun 1300-1330 801 801 Chita 600 Asia except Sun 1330-1400 13590 13590 Novosibirsk 100 Asia except Sun 1330-1400 5930 5930 Vladivostok 100 Asia except Sun 1330-1400 1080 1080 Irkutsk 500 Asia except Sun 1330-1400 801 801 Chita 600 Asia except Sun Russian WS 0100-0200 15735 15735 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 Asia DRM mode 0200-0300 15735 15735 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 Asia DRM mode 1200-1300 12030 12030 Irkutsk 500 Asia 1200-1300 9745 9745 Chita 500 Asia 1200-1300 9640 9640 Novosibirsk 200 Asia 1200-1300 7165 7165 Ussurijsk 500 Asia 1200-1300 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 Asia 1300-1400 15660 15660 Moscow 250 Asia 1300-1400 12030 12030 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Komsomol'sk-na-A 500 Asia 1300-1400 9640 9640 Novosibirsk 200 Asia 1300-1400 7265 7265 Irkutsk 100 Asia 1300-1400 7175 7175 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 Asia 1300-1400 720 720 Yuzhno-Sakhalins1000 Asia 1300-1400 630 630 Komsomol'sk-na-A 500 Asia English 0500-0600 21790 21790 Irkutsk 250 AUS/NZL 0500-0600 17635 17635 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 AUS/NZL 0600-0700 21790 21790 Irkutsk 250 AUS/NZL 0600-0700 17635 17635 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 AUS/NZL 0700-0800 21790 21790 Irkutsk 250 AUS/NZL 0700-0800 17635 17635 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 AUS/NZL 0700-0800 17495 17495 Dushanbe-TJK 500 AUS/NZL 0800-0900 21790 21790 Irkutsk 250 AUS/NZL 0800-0900 17635 17635 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 AUS/NZL 0800-0900 17495 17495 Dushanbe-TJK 500 AUS/NZL Russian WS 1200-1300 12030 12030 Irkutsk 500 AUS/NZL 1300-1400 12030 12030 Irkutsk 500 AUS/NZL English 1600-1700 13855 13855 Moscow 250 Africa 1600-1700 11985 11985 Moscow 500 Africa 1700-1800 13855 13855 Moscow 250 Africa 1700-1800 11510 11510 Chita 500 Africa 1700-1800 9850 9850 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Africa 1800-1900 11510 11510 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Africa 1800-1900 9850 9850 Chita 500 Africa 1800-1900 9745 9745 Chita 500 Africa French 1600-1700 12040 9810 Moscow 200 Africa 1600-1700 12000 12000 Moscow 250 Africa 1600-1700 11510 11510 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Africa 1600-1700 9745 9745 Chita 500 Africa 1700-1800 12040 9810 Moscow 200 Africa 1700-1800 9745 9745 Chita 500 Africa 1800-1900 15465 12040 Moscow 250 Africa 1800-1900 12040 9810 Moscow 200 Africa 1800-1900 12000 12000 Moscow 250 Africa 1800-1900 11745 11745 S-Petersburg 200 Africa 1900-2000 15465 12040 Moscow 250 Africa 1900-2000 12040 9810 Moscow 200 Africa 1900-2000 12000 12000 Moscow 250 Africa 1900-2000 11745 11745 S-Petersburg 200 Africa 2000-2100 15455 11980 Krasnodar 500 Africa 2000-2100 12040 9810 Moscow 200 Africa Arabic 1500-1600 13855 13855 Moscow 250 Africa 1500-1600 12030 12030 Moscow 250 Africa 1600-1700 12030 12030 Moscow 250 Africa 1600-1700 11795 11795 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Africa 1600-1700 7325 7325 Krasnodar 100 Africa 1600-1700 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 Africa 1700-1800 12060 9470 S-Petersburg 200 Africa 1700-1800 12030 12030 Moscow 250 Africa 1700-1800 11795 11795 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Africa 1700-1800 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 Africa 1800-1900 12060 9470 S-Petersburg 200 Africa 1800-1900 12030 12030 Moscow 250 Africa 1800-1900 11795 11795 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Africa 1800-1900 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 Africa Russian WS 0100-0200 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 0200-0300 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 1900-2000 12055 7165 S-Petersburg 200 Caucasus (CIS) 2000-2100 12055 7165 S-Petersburg 200 Caucasus (CIS) Russian (RMR) 0200-0300 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 0300-0400 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 0300-0400 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS) 0300-0400 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 0400-0500 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS) 0400-0500 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 0500-0600 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 1400-1500 15540 15540 Moscow 200 Caucasus (CIS) 1500-1600 15540 15540 Moscow 200 Caucasus (CIS) 1600-1700 15540 15540 Moscow 200 Caucasus (CIS) 1900-1930 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS) 2000-2100 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 2100-2200 1314 1314 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 2100-2200 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS) Russian CIS service 0600-0700 1377 1377 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 0700-0800 1377 1377 Yerevan-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 1400-1500 11830 11830 Kaliningrad 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 1500-1600 11830 11830 Kaliningrad 120 Caucasus (CIS) 1500-1600 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 1600-1700 11830 11830 Kaliningrad 120 Caucasus (CIS) 1600-1700 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 1700-1800 12055 12055 S-Petersburg 200 Caucasus (CIS) 1700-1800 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 1800-1900 12055 12055 S-Petersburg 200 Caucasus (CIS) 1800-1900 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 1900-2000 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) 2000-2100 12055 12055 S-Petersburg 200 Caucasus (CIS) 2100-2200 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1000 Caucasus (CIS) Russian (RMR) 0000-0100 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 0100-0200 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 0200-0300 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 0300-0400 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 0900-1000 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 1200-1300 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belarus 1300-1400 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belarus 1400-1500 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belarus 1500-1600 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belarus 1600-1700 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belarus 1800-1900 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belarus 1900-2000 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belarus 2000-2100 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belarus Russian CIS service 0700-0800 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 0800-0900 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 1000-1100 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 1100-1200 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 1200-1300 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 1300-1400 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 1400-1500 9480 7285 Samara 250 Belarus 1400-1500 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Belarus 1500-1600 9480 7285 Samara 250 Belarus 1600-1700 9480 7285 Samara 250 Belarus 1700-1800 9480 7285 Samara 250 Belarus 1800-1900 9480 7285 Samara 250 Belarus 1900-2000 11630 9480 Moscow 100 Belarus Russian WS 0100-0200 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0100-0200 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0100-0200 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0200-0300 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1200-1300 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 CeAS (CIS) 1300-1400 15660 15660 Moscow 250 CeAS (CIS) 1300-1400 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) Russian (RMR) 2300-0000 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 CeAS (CIS) 0000-0100 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 CeAS (CIS) 0100-0200 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 CeAS (CIS) 0100-0200 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0200-0300 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0200-0300 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0200-0300 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0300-0400 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0300-0400 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0400-0500 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0500-0600 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0500-0600 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1000-1100 11750 11750 Novosibirsk 250 CeAS (CIS) 1000-1100 1323 1323 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1100-1200 11750 11750 Novosibirsk 250 CeAS (CIS) 1100-1200 1323 1323 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1100-1200 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1100-1200 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1400-1500 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1500-1600 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1600-1700 5925 5925 Novosibirsk 250 CeAS (CIS) 1600-1700 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1700-1800 5925 5925 Novosibirsk 250 CeAS (CIS) 1800-1900 1323 1323 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1800-1900 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 CeAS (CIS) 1900-2000 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 CeAS (CIS) 2000-2100 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 CeAS (CIS) 2100-2200 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 CeAS (CIS) Russian CIS service 0600-0700 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0600-0700 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0600-0700 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0700-0800 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0700-0800 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0800-0900 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 0900-1000 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1000-1100 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1100-1200 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1200-1300 9555 9555 Moscow 250 CeAS (CIS) 1200-1300 9875 9875 Samara 250 CeAS (CIS) 1200-1300 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1300-1400 9555 9555 Moscow 250 CeAS (CIS) 1300-1400 9875 9875 Samara 250 CeAS (CIS) 1300-1400 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1300-1400 1143 1143 Dushanbe-TJK 150 CeAS (CIS) 1400-1500 9800 9800 Irkutsk 100 CeAS (CIS) 1400-1500 9555 9555 Moscow 250 CeAS (CIS) 1400-1500 9875 9875 Samara 250 CeAS (CIS) 1400-1500 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1505-1600 9865 9865 Samara 250 CeAS (CIS) 1500-1600 9800 9800 Irkutsk 100 CeAS (CIS) 1500-1600 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1600-1700 9865 9865 Irkutsk 100 CeAS (CIS) 1600-1700 9800 9800 Irkutsk 100 CeAS (CIS) 1600-1700 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1600-1700 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 CeAS (CIS) 1700-1800 9800 9800 Irkutsk 100 CeAS (CIS) 1700-1800 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1700-1800 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 CeAS (CIS) 1700-1800 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1800-1900 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1800-1900 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 CeAS (CIS) 1800-1900 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1900-2000 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 1900-2000 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) 2000-2100 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS) Russian WS 1900-2000 11630 9480 Moscow 100 Baltic States Russian (RMR) 0000-0100 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 0100-0200 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 0200-0300 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 0300-0400 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 0700-0800 612 612 Vilnius-LTU 100 Baltic States 0800-0900 612 612 Vilnius-LTU 100 Baltic States 0900-1000 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 1200-1300 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States 1300-1400 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States 1300-1400 612 612 Vilnius-LTU 100 Baltic States 1400-1500 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States 1400-1500 612 612 Vilnius-LTU 100 Baltic States 1500-1600 1494 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Baltic States 1500-1600 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States 1600-1700 1494 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Baltic States 1600-1700 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States 1800-1900 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States 1900-2000 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States 2000-2100 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States Russian CIS service 0700-0800 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 0800-0900 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Baltic States 0800-0900 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 0900-1000 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Baltic States 0900-1000 612 612 Vilnius-LTU 100 Baltic States 1000-1100 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 1000-1100 612 612 Vilnius-LTU 100 Baltic States 1100-1200 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 1100-1200 612 612 Vilnius-LTU 100 Baltic States 1200-1300 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 1200-1300 612 612 Vilnius-LTU 100 Baltic States 1300-1400 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 1400-1500 9480 7285 Samara 250 Baltic States 1400-1500 1170 1170 Mogilev-BLR 800 Baltic States 1500-1600 9480 7285 Samara 250 Baltic States 1600-1700 9480 7285 Samara 250 Baltic States 1700-1800 9480 7285 Samara 250 Baltic States 1800-1900 9480 7285 Samara 250 Baltic States 1800-1900 1494 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Baltic States Russian WS 1200-1300 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 1200-1300 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 UKR/MDA 1200-1300 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 1200-1300 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 2000-2100 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA Russian (RMR) 0400-0500 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 0500-0600 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 0600-0700 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 0700-0800 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 1800-1900 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 1900-2000 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 2100-2200 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 2200-2300 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA Russian CIS service 0600-0700 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 0700-0800 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 0800-0900 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 0900-1000 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 1000-1100 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 1100-1200 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 UKR/MDA 1100-1200 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 1300-1400 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 1300-1400 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 UKR/MDA 1300-1400 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 1300-1400 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 1400-1500 1548 1548 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 1400-1500 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 UKR/MDA 1400-1500 999 999 Chisinau-MDA 500 UKR/MDA 1400-1500 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 1500-1600 1431 1431 Nikolaev-UKR 900 UKR/MDA 1500-1600 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 1600-1700 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA 1700-1800 936 936 L'vov-UKR 1000 UKR/MDA Spanish 0000-0100 11510 11510 Dushanbe-TJK 500 South America 0000-0100 9830 5975 Krasnodar 500 CeAmerica 0000-0100 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 CeAmerica 0000-0100 7300 7300 Moscow 500 South America 0000-0100 7200 7200 Moscow 500 South America 0100-0200 11510 11510 Dushanbe-TJK 500 South America 0100-0200 9945 9945 Dushanbe-TJK 500 South America 0100-0200 9830 5975 Krasnodar 500 CeAmerica 0100-0200 7300 7300 Moscow 500 South America 0100-0200 7200 7200 Moscow 500 South America Portuguese 2300-0000 11510 11510 Dushanbe-TJK 500 South America 2300-0000 7300 7300 Moscow 500 South America 2300-0000 7200 7200 Moscow 500 South America Russian WS 0100-0200 7260 7260 Moscow 500 South America 0100-0200 6195 6195 S-Petersburg 800 South America 0200-0300 9945 9945 Dushanbe-TJK 500 South America 0200-0300 7260 7260 Moscow 500 South America 0200-0300 7200 7200 Moscow 500 South America 0200-0300 6180 6180 S-Petersburg 800 South America English 0100-0200 15425 15425 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America 0100-0200 13775 13775 Vladivostok 250 North America 0100-0200 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0100-0200 7250 7250 Yerevan-ARM 1000 North America 0200-0300 15425 15425 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America 0200-0300 13775 13775 Vladivostok 250 North America 0200-0300 9860 9860 Vatican State 250 North America 0200-0300 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0200-0300 9480 9480 Wertachtal (Germ 250 North America 0300-0400 13635 13635 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America 0300-0400 13775 13775 Vladivostok 250 North America 0300-0400 12065 12065 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 North America 0300-0400 9860 9860 Vatican State 250 North America 0300-0400 9800 - Krasnodar 500 NoAM til 31.07.08 0300-0400 5900 5900 Krasnodar 500 NoAM from 01.08.08 0300-0400 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0300-0400 9480 9480 Wertachtal (Germ 250 North America 0300-0400 9435 9435 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America 0400-0500 13635 13635 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America 0400-0500 13775 13775 Vladivostok 250 North America 0400-0500 9860 9860 Vatican State 250 North America 0400-0500 9800 - Krasnodar 500 NoAM till 31.07.08 0400-0500 5900 5900 Krasnodar 500 NoAM from 01.08.08 0400-0500 9665 9665 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0400-0500 9435 9435 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America Russian WS 0100-0200 13635 13635 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America 0100-0200 9860 9860 Vatican State 250 North America 0100-0200 9800 - Krasnodar 500 NoAM till 31.07.08 0100-0200 5900 5900 Krasnodar 500 NoAM from 01.08.08 0100-0200 9480 9480 Wertachtal (Germ 250 North America 0200-0300 13635 13635 Petropavlovsk-Ka 250 North America 0200-0300 12065 12065 Komsomol'sk-na-A 250 North America 0200-0300 9800 - Krasnodar 500 NoAM till 31.07.08 0200-0300 5900 5900 Krasnodar 500 NoAM from 01.08.08 Russian (RMR) 2300-0000 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0000-0100 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0100-0200 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0200-0300 7250 7250 Yerevan-ARM 1000 North America 0200-0300 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0300-0400 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America 0400-0500 7125 7125 Chisinau-MDA 500 North America Last update: 15.04.2008 Vadim Alexeew, VoR Russian world service DX programme editor (Apr 20, via Michael Bethge, Germany, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews; location updated and compressed by Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX April 24 via DXLD) New summer A-08 schedule for Voice of Russia in Turkish: 1400-1500 on 7325 ARM 100 kW / 190 deg 11985 SRP 500 kW / 185 deg 13855 MSK 200 kW / 190 deg 1500-1600 on 7325 ARM 100 kW / 190 deg 11635 S.P 200 kW / 145 deg 13870 MSK 200 kW / 190 deg (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) Amends entry far above ** RUSSIA. 5925, Radio Rossii, classical and pop music by Stravinsky, Elvis Presley and Nicola di Bari at 1037 an ID and comments by a male. 54545 Atte. (Luis Vallebueno E., Durango, Dgo., México, Grundig S350DL, April 22, Cumbre DX via DXLD) Consulting http://www.geocities.jp/binewsjp/bia08.txt This should be on 5920, Petropavlovsk. I believe your dial may be off (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) ** RUSSIA. 4876 kHz is mixture of 1089 and 5965 kHz at Tbilisskaya. 4876 - at 1900* UT - kommt regelmaessig durch, in der letzten Stunde hat man mit etwas Glueck einige Minuten brauchbare Qualitaet, aber aussagefaehige Details habe ich noch nicht wirklich gehoert... (Thorsten Hallmann, Germany, A-DX Apr 19 via BC-DX April 23 via DXLD) Leider kein Afrikaner, nur Golos Rossii mit eindeutiger Identifikation um 1859 UT vor dem Sendeschluss. Jetzt duerfen unsere Spezialisten wieder den Taschenrechner und die aktuellen Frequenzlisten herausholen... Vielleicht kommen wir ja auf die Stammfrequenz. (Christoph Ratzer-RUS, A-DX Apr 20, ibid.) Ich schlage mal vor. Vorgehensweise - gewuenschte Mischfrequenz ist 5900 kHz, oder groesser. Differenz 5900 minus 4876 = 1024 kHz. Die MW Mischfrequenz sollte im Bereich 1024 bis 1611 kHz liegen. 4876 impliziert eine Differenz mit 4 oder 9 kHz auf der Einerstelle. WRTH p 317 zeigt als ersten Kandidaten 1089 kHz 1200kW Tbilisskaya Armavir Krasnodar im Vorkaukasus. HFCC Tabelle zeigt 5965 1700-1900 UT Richtung CeEUR ARM 100kW 285deg 5965 minus 1089 ---- 4876 kHz (Wolfgang Büschel, April 21, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Apr 23 via DXLD) ** SENEGAL [and non]. Cland? 17875, WADR, 1010 April 20 man with news in English. Many talks and mentions on Zimbabwe, ID on 1013 as WDI or same, with a hilife song to follow. 1018 Mr Taradun speaking about English Embassy. Marginal signal at most, S1 in very rare (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, April 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SERBIA [non]. Winter A-08 schedule of International Radio Serbia: 1000-1258 on 7200 BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Serbian 1300-1328 on 7200 BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu English 1330-1358 on 7200 BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Serbian 1400-1428 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Spanish 1430-1458 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Arabic 1500-1528 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Russian 1530-1558 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu French 1600-1628 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu German 1630-1643 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Chinese 1645-1658 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Albanian 1700-1713 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Hungarian 1715-1728 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Greek 1730-1758 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Italian 1800-1828 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Russian 1800-1828 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Russian 1830-1858 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English 1830-1858 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu English 1900-1928 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Spanish 1900-1928 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Spanish 1930-1958 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Serbian Sun-Fri 1930-1958 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Serbian Sun-Fri 1930-2028 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Serbian Sat 1930-2028 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu Serbian Sat 2000-2028 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu German Sun-Fri 2000-2028 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu German Sun-Fri 2030-2058 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu French 2030-2058 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu French 2100-2128 on 6100#BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to WeEu English 2100-2128 on 7200*BEO 010 kW / non-dir to WeEu English 2330-2358 on 6185%BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to NCAm Serbian Mon-Sat 2330-0028 on 6185%BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to NCAm Serbian Sun 0000-0028 on 6185%BIJ 250 kW / 310 deg to NCAm English Mon-Sat 0100-0128 on 6185%BIJ 250 kW / 325 deg to NoAm English *co-ch 1400-1630 Radio Bulgaria in Ru/Bu/Ru from SOF 1630-1800 Radio Bulgaria in Ge/Fr/En from PLD 1730-1830 China Radio International in Chinese 1830-1930 China Radio International in Arabic 1930-2000 China Radio International in Romanian 2030-2130 China Radio International in French #co-ch 1800-1900 China Radio International in Chinese 2000-2200 China Radio International in Arabic %co-ch 0000-0130 Radio Republica in Spanish + Cuban Jammer (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) Jammer may be on 6185, but not usually R. República currently, instead 6155; see CUBA [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AFRICA. Frequency change Channel Africa English from Apr 17: 0300-0355 NF 6135 MEY 500 kW / 020 deg to EaAf, ex 6105 to avoid RL Russian (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. GERMANY. Updated A-08 of Brother Stair via Media Broadcast from Apr. 8 1400-1500 on 13810 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to Eu/ME, ex 1400-1600 1400-1600 on 6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu 1500-1600 on 17485 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg to We/CeAf 1900-2100 on 6175*WER 125 kW / 300 deg to WeEu, ex WER 250 kW * co-channel 1900-1930 Polish Radio Warsaw in Ukrainian via WER 100 kW / 075 deg (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) Oops! Or did someone really think they should share the frequency with different targets and azimuths from same site? How about damage between adjacent transmitters at Wertachtal? (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** SRI LANKA [non]. GERMANY, Frequency change of IBC Tamil R. via Media Broadcast from Apr. 3 0000-0100 NF 7205 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to SoAs in Tamil, ex 7320 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. U.K. (non) A-08 of BBC Darfur Salaam in Arabic: 0500-0530 on 12015 CYP 300 kW / 177 deg 13650 CYP 250 kW / 187 deg 1700-1730 on 15515 CYP 250 kW / 187 deg 17585 CYP 300 kW / 177 deg (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) ** SWEDEN. Re 8-049, SAQ transmission on April 22nd: ``Isn`t local time now UT +2? So is it 0900 or 1000 UT? 73, Glenn Hauser`` Indeed Glenn, they did it again. It's not the first time they have the UT times wrong. 73, (Guido Schotmans, Belgium, BDX via DXLD) ** TAIWAN [and non]. RADIO TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BROADCASTS TO NORTH AMERICA Hi folks, Today on RTI's English service it was announced that RTI upper management is thinking about closing English language SHORTWAVE transmissions to North America. Frequencies affected are 9680 & 5950 kHz in what I presume to be the 02-04 & 07-08 UT broadcasts, both from WYFR facilities. This is a proposal only. If listeners to these services wish for RTI to retain these shortwave services they should contact RTI by email. The email to write to can be found on the RTI English Internet Streaming Tuesday broadcast. At exactly 26 minutes & 45 seconds into the feature streaming program the email address is provided. (It's on the We've Got Mail program). RTI is wondering if its North American listeners would prefer to listen via the Internet. The contact person is Paula. Here in Australia, it's the 0700 UT broadcast to North America that provides the best shortwave reception, so I'm very much in favour of retaining the shortwave service to North America. E-mail RTI today if you wish to retain this service. Regards (Ian Baxter, Australia, April 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) We can already listen on the Internet, so why in the world would we want to give up this extremely reliable, loud and clear SW relay, giving the WYFR transmitters a raison d`être? (gh, DXLD) ** TURKEY. 11690.06v, TRT Macedonian clash with Croatian Radio via WER co-channel, BUZZ tone. (March 30/April 2). 11820: Since Sat 19th: replaced by 11820 kHz at 0800-0830 to zone 28S via Çakirlar 250 kW 313 degrees, Macedonian TUR TRT (ex 11690.06v). But still TRT Arabic 0900-1000 UT remains co-channel 11690 ...! (TRT, Apr 21) Now on 11820.00 since April 19th. Overmodulated signal, powerful in Germany S=9+20 dB signal (Wolfgang Büschel, Apr 22, BC-DX via DXLD) Frequency change for Voice of Turkey in Macedonian from Apr. 19: 0800-0825 NF 11820 CAK 250 kW / 313 deg, ex 11690 to avoid HRT via WER (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) ** U K [non]. April 22 I managed to tune in BBCWS Spanish via Furman, 9410, as early as 1215 as apparently the quarter-hour of news was ending and they introduced a program from their archivos. Yeah, that`s it, get rid of your programme productione staff, and fill up the time with archival material (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. Frequency change for BBC WS in DRM mode: 0400-0500 NF 5875 KVI 035 kW / 190 deg, ex 6195 0500-0700 on 6195 KVI 035 kW / 190 deg, no change Additional frequencies for BBC in Arabic: 0400-0500 on 6195 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg 1800-2000 on 6125 CYP 300 kW / 173 deg (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. RADIO TO STAY TUNED TO [what a weak headline – gh] By Anne Applebaum, Op-Ed Columnist, Tuesday, April 22, 2008; A19 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/21/AR2008042102551_pf.html "Radio Free Europe? Does that still exist?" That was the question; the speaker was an Important Public Broadcaster, visiting Europe for a few days last week. It wasn't a surprising query, as these things go, or an ignorant one. Not many other Americans know that Radio Free Europe still exists, so why should he? Nevertheless, the query bothered me, because Radio Free Europe -- the Cold War news service that was, for decades, the only source of independent information in Eastern Europe -- does exist. In fact, it's as important as it ever was, at least in the 21 countries and 28 languages in which it is still often the only source of independent information: Farsi for Iran, Arabic for Iraq, Dari and Pashto for Afghanistan, plus Turkmen, Azeri, Belarusan, Georgian, Chechen, Tajik, Albanian, Serbian and Russian, among others. The fact that you haven't heard anyone mention RFE lately, let alone the achievements of its Afghan journalists -- they provide much of the news in much of that country -- says more about the poverty of the American foreign policy debate in general (and this election-year debate in particular) than about almost anything else. In RFE, we have an American institution that is admired, even beloved, in many difficult parts of the world; and yet we are slowly, methodically, starving it to death. Reputation to the contrary, RFE is not American propaganda radio. It is better described as "surrogate radio": a broadcasting service that supplies local, national and international news, in radio, Internet and sometimes video form, in countries where other local news is weak or unavailable. Most of the programming is written by local journalists, who follow local politics in the local languages. Many of them live in the countries they cover, sometimes at great risk. When the Newseum was opened in Washington last week, the names of four RFE journalists – a Turkmen, two Iraqis and an Uzbek -- all killed in the past two years, were already inscribed on a plaque there. In the past year alone, RFE has dealt with staff kidnappings in Iraq and Afghanistan, disappearances in Turkmenistan, official harassment in Russia and Belarus, and blackmail from Iran. Occasionally, RFE journalists even have to be smuggled out of their home countries. But when this happens, they wind up in Prague, where, for anachronistic post-Cold War-era reasons (President Vaclav Havel gave RFE a building there after 1989) the organization now has its headquarters. Once there, they can't go home, they can't get green cards, they don't speak Czech, and, now that the dollar has collapsed to a degree not fully appreciated in Washington, they can't support themselves, either. RFE, which at its peak received $230 million annually in congressional funding, now gets $75 million in rapidly devaluing currency. That money pays for transmitters, salaries, security and anti-jamming technology as well as programming and Web content in 28 languages. To put that in perspective, as RFE President Jeff Gedmin likes to say, $75 million is also the price of four Apache helicopters. Which is an apt comparison, since, if RFE vanishes, we may need a lot more helicopters to replace it. Many analysts -- our defense secretary among them -- pay much lip service nowadays to the need for "soft power," the non-military initiatives and institutions that, once upon a time, helped us win hearts and minds in remote places, even when we wouldn't or couldn't send an army. Each of the presidential candidates has implicitly agreed, claiming that when he or she is elected, foreign policy is going to be conducted differently, more diplomatically and so on. But what does that entail? Will "diplomacy" mean we force Slovenia and Norway to send a dozen more soldiers to Afghanistan? Or should diplomacy" mean that we help the people who are trying to foster civilized public debate in Afghanistan as an alternative to warfare? When I was at the RFE office in Prague several weeks ago, the Afghans there showed me the enormous, old-fashioned canvas mailbags that arrive every week from Afghanistan, full of letters thanking the presenters, offering arguments, making comments -- and asking why there isn't more service, more coverage, more than 12 hours of daily service from Radio Free Afghanistan. RFE does have a good number of admirers in Washington, as well as a few constructive critics, usually people who wish it did more things better. What it does not have, however, is an advocate: someone, in Congress, the White House or on the campaign trail who remembers that Americans have done soft power rather well in the past, that the collapse of the dollar is more than a minor irritant for rich tourists, that with better transmitters we could reach more Iranians, and that we could easily swap a few helicopters for better-informed Afghans. "Yes" is the answer to the Important Public Broadcaster's question; Radio Free Europe still exists. But if no one remembers to support it, politically and financially, Radio Free Europe won't exist much longer (Washington Post via David Cole, Mike Cooper, DXLD) ** U S A [non]. Additional transmissions of WYFR Family Radio via VT Communications: 1300-1400 on 17630 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to EaAf in English 1300-1500 on 17715 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to EaAf in English 1700-1900 on 15760 WOF 250 kW / 102 deg to ME in Turkish (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 22 via DXLD) ** U S A. WINU AM 870 Shelbyville, Illinois Weirdness --- Hello All, Many of you may have logged WINU AM 870 Shelbyville, Illinois at one time or another, as they often forget to sign off at sunset. I was listening to them Sunday afternoon and found out something REALLY strange about them - this religious station broadcasts major league baseball on Sundays! They carried a slightly distorted low bit rate audio feed of the Chicago White Sox game, which was several seconds ahead of the game as carried on the White Sox flagship station of WSCR Chicago. Most station breaks were edited out and replaced with PSAs involving a citizen's duty (and right) to vote. A couple commercials did get through, probably an oversight of the station engineer, who was giving live station break announcements. After the game ended, he cut away from the White Sox broadcast, not even bothering with the post-game show, he announced the next scheduled game WINU would carry will be on the 27th, and he returned the station to their usual fare of relaying the "Here's Help Radio Network" out of Saint Louis, Missouri. I could hardly believe it all, but a check of the web lists WINU as an OFFICIAL Chicago White Sox affiliate station: http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/schedule/radio_affiliates.jsp Well, it's just plain odd, I've never found anything quite like this on radio before (Curtis Sadowski, Paxton, Illinois, April 21, WTFDA AM via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. Re 8-049, 3370: Glenn, only local with an audible harmonic is KPRZ-1210 on 2420. Now, if by chance they mixed with the XE local on 950, that'd get to 3370 (and the XE has been known in the past to throw spurs a few 10s of kHz either side of nominal 950), but the two stations' xmtr locations are maybe 45 miles apart, so it seems unlikely. I'd lean towards a PDRK outlet or maybe a cland (Nibi-Nibi reactivated? Hope springs eternal) (Dan Sheedy, Encinitas CA, April 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WORLD OF HOROLOGY +++++++++++++++++ MECCA MEAN TIME Re 8-049, discussion of Mecca being the center of the world --- http://eursoc.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2463/Mecca_Time.html http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/2008/04/_muslims_want_world_to_adopt_mecca_time.html (via Kim Elliott, DXLD) Of course, in 1961, GMT was replaced by Coordinated Universal Time. In French, it's temps universel coordonné. It's abbreviated UTC, which, as a compromise, stands for nothing. UTC is derived from a consortium of observatories rather than just the Greenwich observatory. But, for us mortals, UTC is the same as GMT. Mecca Time would probably be three hours and something ahead of UTC/GMT. Posted: 22 Apr 2008 (Kim Andrew Elliott, kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) One of the arguments is that geomagnetic north is the same as true north from Mecca. These 2001y USGS world maps http://geomag.usgs.gov/charts/ig00d.pdf (you will need to enlarge), show the 0 declination contour running just south of the Arabian Peninsula, and Mecca somewhere around 3 degrees off. Could be 0 now, but these contours are constantly changing as the north and south geomagnetic poles wander around. The 0 contour, wherever it may be at the moment, is bound to cross lots of other countries, so what`s so special about Mecca? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ BEST VIDEO This is probably the most intriguing and inspiring video that we have seen on the Web in the past year. John Kanzius, K3TUP, of Erie Pennsylvania, has combined intense RF fields with injected gold nanoparticles to cook and kill cancer cells in animals while sparing healthy tissue, and the technique holds the promise of being applicable to humans with a wide variety of cancer types. His technique is being tested and refined in two medical laboratories with promising results. Thanks to Amateur Radio Newsline for the story tip. http://tinyurl.com/5dykg9 (Two videos) (CGC Communicator April 21 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) K0BG --- A WEB SITE FOR MOBILE AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS This site is dedicated to mobile amateur radio operators, old and new alike. Whether you are into HF, or VHF operation, I trust the info presented will increase your enjoyment of our great hobby. . . http://www.k0bg.com/ (via Rich Line, DXLD) IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA, THE CASE OF THE MISBEHAVING CARS By Emily Nipps, Times Staff Writer, Monday, April 21, 2008 10:55 PM http://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/article467048.ece TAMPA — A mysterious problem that is causing car alarms to go haywire in downtown Tampa has caught the attention of federal authorities. The Federal Communications Commission says it is investigating an unknown force that frequently sends car alarms shrieking in a concentrated area of downtown. Neither the car owners nor kind helpers on the street can quiet the racket, and some cars have to be towed away because the alarms won't stop. FCC spokesman Robert Kenny said he had heard of this type of focused interference happening in only one other place: an area around New York City's Empire State Building. The FCC considers it a serious issue. "We'll look into the matter," Kenny said, after a reporter called with questions. He declined to give specifics about the New York case. In January, the New York Daily News ran a story about a five-block area near the Empire State Building where an unusually high number of vehicles either couldn't start or had jammed alarms. Many blamed the TV and FM radio antennas on top of the tower, though Empire State Building officials said that wasn't the cause. Locally, towing companies and the staff of the Tampa Downtown Partnership deal with the problem at least a few times a week, and it dates back at least a couple of years. In many cases, drivers are stuck as they try to deactivate alarms, some of which inexplicably shut off on their own. The solution is often simple: "Relocating the car seems to fix the problem," said Lynda Remund, the downtown partnership's director of operations. The partnership's guides assist motorists, among other duties. "The guides usually will just push it a few feet and the alarm will stop." The bad spots seem to be in downtown's core, from Franklin Street to Ashley Drive and from Polk to Twiggs streets, said Julio Montalvo, who supervises the downtown guides. Montalvo and his guides believe the trouble is caused by the tall antennas atop the Colonial Bank building, also known as Park Tower, at 400 Tampa St. Those rumors aren't true, said Mary Ayo, the building's senior property manager, though this isn't the first time she has checked out the idea. "I just called the engineer (who inspects the tower's antennas) and said, 'Okay, re-explain this,' " she recently told a reporter. The biggest antennas people see on top of the building belong to two local radio stations. Their radio waves broadcast outward, not downward, so they aren't likely to interfere with the street level, she said. "They just wouldn't do that," Ayo said. "They're going to go up and out, not down. And everyone has some (on downtown high-rise buildings)." Ayo theorized the interference might be caused by the increasing presence of Wi-Fi connections downtown. "That's ground level," she said. "Whether or not it can set off car alarms, I don't know." (It can't, said Michael Diamond, national spokesman for Wi-Fi Alliance, which owns the trademark for Wi-Fi. Car alarms and Wi-Fi operate in different parts of the radio spectrum.) When alarms won't stop, cars have had to be towed. Larsen's Towing Service, which covers the downtown area for AAA Auto Club members, is so accustomed to the problem, workers hardly need directions. They have also noticed a lot of activity a few blocks south of Colonial Bank. "They're all over, but mostly around the Verizon building (at Kennedy Boulevard and Tampa Street)," said company owner Bob Larsen. "I tow cars there all the time. Seems like it's mostly Lexuses and Toyotas, but we see all kinds of cars having that problem, at least a couple a week down there." Kimberly Blake of Brandon, who works in the Bank of America tower, hasn't had car alarm woes. She had a different problem: If she parked her Mitsubishi in the wrong place, her engine's kill switch engaged and she couldn't start the car. Blake learned she couldn't park on streets surrounding the building or facing outward in parking decks. Once she asked some men to push her car to an intersection, where it started. "After a while, I disengaged my kill switch," she said. So what could be causing this? Anything from GPS tracking systems to TV satellites to other cars' alarm systems could be responsible, said Robert Martin, who owns Alarmtek Auto Alarm, a Tampa-based online auto security business. "It could be a combination of all those things downtown," he said. "If you're getting blanket radiation from another frequency, you could be in a field that nullifies the wavelengths used to operate your car's alarm." The FCC includes a disclaimer in car alarm manuals warning that other radio frequencies may override the alarm's frequencies. Still, Tampa's situation appears to be rare. Downtown St. Petersburg doesn't have these problems, according to Eric Carlson, the St. Petersburg Downtown Partnership's transportation director. All of the same elements, such as Wi-Fi, TV antennas and other devices using radio frequencies, also are there, though the buildings aren't as tall. Since no one knows for sure what's triggering the alarms, little can be done. So the guides keep pushing cars away from the trouble spots, while wreckers continue making weekly trips to help frustrated callers. "We work around the clock down there," Larsen said. "And it doesn't seem to be happening anywhere else." (via Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING DRM: BELGIUM; ECUADOR; ETHIOPIA; GERMANY; NEW ++++++++++++++++++++ ZEALAND; RUSSIA; UK POSSIBLY POSTPONING THE DTV TRANSITION NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER The Senate Commerce Committee will consider this week a bill that would allow most full-power TV stations within 50 miles of the U.S./Mexican border to continue broadcasting in analog after the Feb. 17, 2009 cutoff date. http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6552945.html (CGC Communicator April 21 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ Geomagnetic field activity was at mostly quiet levels during 14 - 15 April. Activity increased to active levels on 16 April with a brief minor storm period detected at high latitudes. Activity decreased to quiet to unsettled levels during 17 - 18 April. Mostly quiet conditions occurred during the rest of the period. ACE solar wind measurements indicated the onset of a co-rotating interaction region (CIR) on 15 April, in advance of a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream (HSS). Interplanetary magnetic field changes during the CIR included increased Bt (peak 14 nT at 16/1424 UTC) and increased Bz variability (minimum -9 nT at 16/1124 UTC). The high-speed stream commenced on 16 April. ACE detected a peak velocity of 610 km/sec at 16/2204 UTC. Velocities decreased during 17 April, but remained elevated during the rest of the period (range: 465 - 584 km/sec). FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 23 APRIL - 19 MAY 2008 Solar activity is expected to be very low. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 25 April - 13 May. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at active levels during 23 - 24 April due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to unsettled levels during 25 April as the high-speed stream subsides. Quiet conditions are forecast during 24 - 30 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to active levels during 01 - 05 May with minor storm levels likely on 02 May as another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream affects the field. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 06 - 07 May as the high-speed stream subsides. Mostly quiet conditions are expected during 08 - 18 May. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled levels on 19 May. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2008 Apr 22 1853 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 2008 Apr 22 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2008 Apr 23 75 15 4 2008 Apr 24 75 12 3 2008 Apr 25 75 8 3 2008 Apr 26 75 5 2 2008 Apr 27 75 5 2 2008 Apr 28 75 5 2 2008 Apr 29 75 5 2 2008 Apr 30 75 5 2 2008 May 01 75 10 3 2008 May 02 70 20 5 2008 May 03 70 15 4 2008 May 04 70 10 3 2008 May 05 70 12 3 2008 May 06 70 10 3 2008 May 07 70 10 3 2008 May 08 70 5 2 2008 May 09 70 5 2 2008 May 10 70 5 2 2008 May 11 70 5 2 2008 May 12 70 5 2 2008 May 13 70 8 3 2008 May 14 70 5 2 2008 May 15 70 5 2 2008 May 16 70 5 2 2008 May 17 70 5 2 2008 May 18 70 5 2 2008 May 19 75 10 3 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1405, DXLD) ###