DX LISTENING DIGEST 7-120, October 4, 2007 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, http://www.worldofradio.com Items from DXLD may be reproduced and re-reproduced only if full credit be maintained at all stages and we be provided exchange copies. DXLD may not be reposted in its entirety without permission. Materials taken from Arctic or originating from Olle Alm and not having a commercial copyright are exempt from all restrictions of noncommercial, noncopyrighted reusage except for full credits For restrixions and searchable 2007 contents archive see http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1376 Thu 0600 WRMI 9955 Thu 1430 WRMI 7385 Thu 1500 KAIJ 9480 Thu 2330 WBCQ 7415 [ex-Wed 2200] Fri 0630 WRMI 9955 Fri 1100 KAIJ 5755 [ex-1030] Fri 1100 WRMI 9955 Fri 2030 WWCR1 15825 Sat 0800 WRMI 9955 Sat 1630 WWCR3 12160 Sat 2130 WRMI 9955 Sun 0230 WWCR3 5070 Sun 0630 WWCR1 3215 Sun 0800 WRMI 9955 Sun 1500 WRMI 7385 Mon 0300 WBCQ 9330-CLSB [irregular; not lately] Mon 0415 WBCQ 7415 [time varies to 0500] Mon 0830 WRMI 9955 Tue 1030 WRMI 9955 Tue 1530 WRMI 7385 Wed 0730 WRMI 9955 Wed 2300 WBCQ 18910-CLSB WORLD OF RADIO, CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL SCHEDULE: 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 [also CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL] http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org ** BOLIVIA. R. San Miguel still on 4699.4, 2/10 0046 songs, poor. RX: WinRadio G33EM. ANT: 30 meters wire 73 (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italy, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 5990.0 kHz - 2102 UT - 2/10 - Rádio Senado, Brasília. Uninterrupted Portuguese live talks from the Brazilian senate. In the clear after s/off Radio Ethiopia. ’A Voz do Brazil’ program at 2200 - 35433. 73 and good DX, DXA30 (Marc Vissers, Borsbeek, Belgium (N51º11'/E04º29') Receiver : JRC NRD-525 (ESKA-modified) Antennas : 15m lw + MLB, 13m inv-L + Yaesu FRT-7700, home built MW-loop, HCDX via DXLD) ** BURMA [and non]. WRITER SAYS "COLONIALISTS" USE RADIO STATIONS TO "BREAK UP" NATION | Excerpt from article in English by U Pyay Kyaw headlined: "Innate nature of foreign radio station", published by Burmese newspaper The New Light of Myanmar on 1 October [Passage omitted: Importance of Burma Constitutional Convention; history of US Constitution] Myanmar people have the rights to deal with the Myanmar's political affairs in accord with the desire of the majority of the people. Inciting protests in accordance with the plots hatched by alien elements and failing to respect the image of the nation and the people is just opposing the people. In fact, the plots are hatched by neocolonialists and spread by such foreign radio stations as BBC, VOA and RFA in which expatriates are given places. Local axe-handles are dancing to the tune played every night by these stations. In this regard, I would like to present some points about the media of colonialists or certain radio stations that are raising the role of expatriate national traitors. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a private enterprise carrying out its functions under the supervision of the British government. The British government has to select 12 members of the board of BBC, and they are then appointed under the approval of the Queen. The British government provides more than 100 million for BBC. It does not release such kinds of news stories prohibited by the British government, for example news about IRA and scandals of the British Intelligence Agency. It can broadcast freely any news stories about other countries. Whenever a nation or an organization makes complaints about made-up stories of BBC, the British government does not take responsibility for such cases and said that BBC was just a private enterprise, so such cases were not its concern Jehail, who resigned from Scotland Yard and used to be adviser to BBC once said that no one could enter another country if he did not hold a visa and passport. Aeroplanes had to seek permission of the nation concerned to fly in the air space of that nation. Radio waves could enter the air space of any country freely. So, radio waves would be used for political purposes, he said. Now, VOA of the US practises the policy of Jehail. BBC attacks all West Bloc's targeted countries round the clock. In 1946, Bogyoke Aung San (Major General Aung San) and party had a meeting for Myanmar's independence in London. When Aung San-Attlee Agreement was about to be reached, Bogyoke Aung San tried to inform the good news about independence to the people in Myanmar through BBC. Myanmar nationals U Tin Maung and U Khin who were serving for BBC at that time provided assistance with pleasure. U Tin Maung and U Khin submitted the case of message to his superiors. BBC asked the two to omit some paragraphs and to add some expressions to it. The message thus lost its essence. Out of anger, Bogyoke Aung San tore it into pieces. So, the message was not broadcast. Voice of America (VOA) was founded during the World War to propagate the policies of the US to win victory. VOA was reinforced for the Cold War against the Bloc of the Soviet Union. Like BBC, VOA broadcast its news programmes in many languages including Myanmar. In the post- independence period, it deliberately improved the role of the insurgent groups and encouraged them. In the movement of expatriates U Nu and U Law Yon in 1969-70, Myanmar staff of VOA, who were no longer Myanmar citizens, brokered between the expatriates and the US government, Congress, and CIA. Journals of expatriates at that time were published under the supervision of U Thaung Khin. Throughout the Cold War, VOA, like BBC, not only attacked east European countries and the Soviet Union but also criticized the West Bloc's targeted countries. Rightist militarists of the US formed centrefe group and provided huge funds to VOA to air its programmes extensively. Congress promulgated a law for VOA under which US citizens had no rights to listen to VOA news programmes aired to other countries. It meant that the Congress did not want to let US citizens know VOA news programmes of lies. CIA of the US established SWAN [anti-Castro radio set up by USA in 1960 based on Great Swan Island between Honduras and Cuba] and Radio Jose Merti [as published] broadcasting stations to break up Socialist countries in Latin America and Cuba, Radio Free Europe near Munich, Germany, and Radio Liberty or Radio Liberation that broadcast programmes in various languages used in the Soviet Union to crush East Europe and the Soviet Union. The US Congress passed the budget and the US State Department provided funds to VOA. RFE (Radio Free Europe) aired propaganda programmes in the languages of Eastern European countries round the clock. When the governments of the eastern European countries were ousted, CIA founded Radio Free Asia (RFA), whose headquarters is based in Washington DC, where the seat of the US President is located. VOA broadcasts its programmes in Chinese to throw off Chinese (Communist) government, in Tibetan to separate Tibet from China, in Korean to throw off the Communist government of North Korea, in Vietnamese to break up Vietnam (Communist), and in Myanmar to the Tatmadaw government that is safeguarding the nation through the national policy to ensure non- disintegration of the Union and to install a puppet government in the nation with the intention of manipulating the Myanmar affairs. CIA also formed Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) in Norway with the budget permitted by the Congress for Myanmar expatriates (expatriates in the 8-8-1988 unrest). It appoints expatriates and national traitors from the nations concerned in Radio Liberty, RFE, Radio SWAN, Radio Jose Merti, RFA, DVB Radio, BBC, and VOA. Now, most of the staff in RFA, BBC, VOA and DVB are Myanmar national expatriates and outlaws who fled abroad after the 8 August 1988 unrest. The purpose of those who are anxious to manipulate and exploit Myanmar is to break up Myanmar and make Myanmar people slaves again. The renegades who have been caught in the trap of the colonialists are expending their motherland, race and religion for their livelihood. If not, they will get into trouble and will be stranded abroad. The colonialists who are desperate to break up Myanmar are like Sula Subhadda in King Elephant Chaddan Jataka (Play). They are using BBC, VOA, RFA and DVB to undermine stability and peace of Myanmar to be able to install a puppet government. However, today's Myanmar people have been aware of such possible dangers according to their experiences about 8 August 1988 unrest. A handful of axe-handles are still abysmally stupid up to now. Therefore, the people who favour peace and stability are to be constantly vigilant against the activities of foreign radio stations such as BBC and VOA with patriotic spirit. Source: The New Light of Myanmar, Rangoon, in English 1 Oct 07 pp 4-5 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** ERITREA [non]. V. of Meselná Deliná still on 7335? DX Mix News, Bulgaria, thinx so: Voice of Meselna Delina in Tigrigna: 1700-1730 NF 7335*ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon-Fri, ex 11765 * strong co-ch CRI in English to WeEu via BEI 500 kW / 322 deg (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3 via DXLD) Re: ``1700-1730 V. of Delina, Eritrean cland still on 7335? From Beijing, this is China Radio International (in English) was all I could hear at 1700. Actually sched via BEI too! No trace of any other on the frequency. 11765 also checked but seems a clear channel. 73 (Noel R. Green, England, Oct 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ``Yep, here also at 1700 on 7335 CRI (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) I checked 7335 before CRI carrier appeared - almost a "crash-start" at 1700 - and there was no other on there. After 1700 I cannot hear any other mixing with CRI. So if Delina is on air it's either very weak or not propagating in this direction (73 Noel R. Green (NW England), Oct 3, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Correction: Voice of Meselna Delina in Tigrigna: 1800-1830 NF 17690 HRA 250 kW / 075 deg to EaAf Mon-Fri, from Oct.1 1700-1730 on 7335 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon-Fri, til Sep. 28 (DX Mix New, Bulgaria, Oct 4 via DXLD) 17690, V. of Delina, 1800-1810, escuchada el 2 de octubre en tigrilla [sic]; comienza la emisión con identificación en inglés de WHRA, a continuación una serie de cuñas de la emisora, locutor con saludo y presentación, comentarios con referencias a América, SINPO 55555. No estoy acostumbrado a recibir de Norte América una señal tan fuerte; realmente me sorprendió. Audio: http://jmromero782004.podomatic.com/# (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, Sangean ATS 909, Radio Master A-108, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 75 degree azimuth is close to you (gh) ** ERITREA [and non]. 1st October 1600-1700 UT noted a jammer on 7175. It was a bit like Iranian jammers, but at times the pulse speed went real slow. Underneath was heard Eritrea in presumed Amharic. New jamming method by Ethiopia instead of Arabic music or a defective transmitter on this frequency? (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA. Re 7-119 5970/5980. Yes, situation seems a bit confusing. Monitoring by Mauno Ritola and myself the past few days shows that the station on 5970 is in fact Radio Fana. It is in parallel with 6110 and 7210. So three Fana transmitters on the air. Voice of Tigray Revolution has been noted on 5980 // 6185. I've asked for info about this new situation from Radio Fana, but no reply (yet). Possibly Fana got a third transmitter which was placed on 5970 and VOTR moved 10 kHz higher. Or maybe the picture is more complicated, we'll hopefully know it later (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, Oct 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA. 5990.0 kHz - 2013 UT - 2/10 - Radio Ethiopia, Gedja Almost continuous indigenous instrumental music with short Amharic comments between songs // 7110 kHz. Final ID at 2053. S/off with anthem at 2100. QRM Rádio Senado from about 2030 onwards - 34333 (Marc Vissers, Borsbeek, Belgium (N51º11'/E04º29') Receiver : JRC NRD- 525 (ESKA-modified) Antennas : 15m lw + MLB, 13m inv-L + Yaesu FRT- 7700, home built MW-loop, HCDX via DXLD) So we have Ethiopians on 5970 5980 and 5990: how convenient (gh, DXLD) ** EUROPE. [SW-pirates] Final Broadcast of Sligo European Radio --- To Anoraks Everywhere! It is with deep regret that "Sligo European Radio" announces that it is to make its final (relay) broadcast this coming Sunday, October 7th 2007 via the transmitters of Jolly Roger Radio on 6235 short-wave. The final broadcast will coincide with the 20th anniversary of our first broadcast on October 4th 1987. The precise time of our final broadcast is unknown, just listen in to Jolly Roger Radio on Sunday and you should hear us at some time. And please remember to send your reception reports to: sligoeuropeanradio @ hotmail.com along with your snail mail address and we just might make it worthwhile. So listen in to the final broadcast of Sligo European Radio, featuring Stephen MacLeod, Jon Seabrook and Chris Jensen, this Sunday on 6235 khz short-wave (Chris Jensen - station owner & presenter, SW-Pirates via Roberto Scaglione, shortwaves yg via DXLD) ** GERMANY [non]. B07: Deutsche Welle via WHRI [et al.] Enclosed an excerpt from the preliminary version of DW's B07 schedule via WWDXC, AM only, with all the FM relays (own transmitters at Kigali, Kabul, Bucuresti, Sofia, Tirana, Sarajevo and Pristina plus rebroadcasters in Serbia) and modest power mediumwave outlets at Moscow (693) and St. Petersburg (1188) removed. No DAB relays in Berlin anymore; they have been cancelled a while ago. New is German to Latin America via Cypress Creek, i.e. WHRI, 1000-1100 on 9865, apparently replacing the current Sines-21840 1000-1200. First I thought it would replace Sackville, but then I had to find that DW has already left this site, or do I overlook something? They also return to Talata Volonondry, RNW's transmitter plant on Madagascar, with Indonesian 2200-2300 on 7380, perhaps additional. The Novosibirsk listings in fact summarize two different sites: 200 kW transmissions are the radio centre 5 near Novosibirsk, opened in 1956 and equipped with a number of 100 kW transmitters, run in pairs of course. Origin of the 500 kW transmission will be the radio centre 9 at Raduga/Oyash, opened in 1967 and equipped with high power transmitters. According to victorcity.dxing.ru these sites are located at 54 55'18"N 82 51'22"E and 55 29'00"N 83 41'12"E, respectively. DEUTSCHE WELLE B07, VERSION 1 [sort by site, then frequency, time] GERMAN 05875 2200 0000 500 ALMA ATA 121 SEAS GERMAN 15430 1000 1200 500 ALMA ATA 141 SEAS/OC GERMAN 09545 0000 0200 250 ASCENSION 294 CAM GERMAN 17770 1100 1200 250 ASCENSION 245 LA GERMAN 05905 1000 1200 250 BONAIRE 0ND N/CAM GERMAN 09785 0800 1000 250 BONAIRE 230 OC GERMAN 09865 1000 1100 250 CYPRESS CR 152 LA RUSSIAN 05980 1800 1900 250 DHABAYYA 355 CIS RUSSIAN 05980 1900 2000 250 DHABAYYA 355 CIS RUSSIAN 07145 1600 1659 250 DHABAYYA 340 CIS GERMAN 09545 2200 0000 250 DHABAYYA 260 LA RUSSIAN 09715 1500 1559 250 DHABAYYA 355 CIS PASHTO 09865 0800 0830 250 DHABAYYA 045 ME DARI 09865 0830 0900 250 DHABAYYA 045 ME ENGLISH 09880 2000 2059 250 DHABAYYA 225 AF ENGLISH 13790 0300 0400 250 DHABAYYA 085 SAS ENGLISH 15410 0500 0530 250 DHABAYYA 220 AF PORTUGUESE 15410 0530 0559 250 DHABAYYA 220 AF SWAHILI 17800 1500 1559 250 DHABAYYA 225 AF FRENCH 21780 1200 1300 250 DHABAYYA 255 AF ARABIC 01350 2100 2200 999 EREVAN 232 ME UKRAINIAN 00999 0530 0600 500 GRIGORIOPO 0ND CIS RUSSIAN 00999 0600 0630 500 GRIGORIOPO 0ND CIS RUSSIAN 00999 1600 1700 500 GRIGORIOPO 0ND CIS RUSSIAN 00999 1900 2000 500 GRIGORIOPO 0ND CIS GERMAN 07265 1000 1200 250 IRKUTSK 152 FE SWAHILI 06180 0300 0400 250 KIGALI 180 AF ENGLISH 06180 0400 0500 250 KIGALI 0ND C/EAF ENGLISH 06180 0500 0530 250 KIGALI 0ND C/EAF SWAHILI 07190 1500 1557 250 KIGALI 0ND AF GERMAN 07255 1600 1755 250 KIGALI 180 AF FRENCH 09535 1600 1700 250 KIGALI 0ND C/EAF FRENCH 09535 1700 1757 250 KIGALI 0ND C/EAF GERMAN 09655 0000 0200 250 KIGALI 295 CAM INDONESIAN 09720 2200 2300 250 KIGALI 085 SEAS ENGLISH 09735 1900 1930 250 KIGALI 210 AF PORTUGUESE 09735 1930 2000 250 KIGALI 210 AF ENGLISH 09735 2000 2057 250 KIGALI 210 C/EAF ENGLISH 09735 2000 2057 250 KIGALI 295 WAF ARABIC 09755 0430 0457 250 KIGALI 325 ME ENGLISH 09755 0500 0530 250 KIGALI 295 WAF HINDI 09785 0130 0200 250 KIGALI 085 SAS SWAHILI 09800 1000 1100 250 KIGALI 0ND AF SWAHILI 09800 1500 1557 250 KIGALI 265 AF FRENCH 09810 1600 1657 250 KIGALI 210 EAF AMHARIC 11645 1400 1457 250 KIGALI 030 C/EAF SWAHILI 11645 1500 1557 250 KIGALI 180 AF GERMAN 11690 0000 0200 250 KIGALI 265 CAM HAUSA 11690 1800 1900 250 KIGALI 295 AF ENGLISH 11690 2100 2200 250 KIGALI 295 WAF GERMAN 11690 2200 0000 250 KIGALI 265 CAM GERMAN 11725 1800 1957 250 KIGALI 295 AF ARABIC 11925 0400 0430 250 KIGALI 030 ME ARABIC 11925 1800 1900 250 KIGALI 030 ME ARABIC 11925 1900 1957 250 KIGALI 030 ME GERMAN 11935 2100 2200 250 KIGALI 115 SEAS/OC GERMAN 12005 0600 0800 250 KIGALI 210 SAF RUSSIAN 12025 0400 0457 250 KIGALI 015 ZAS ENGLISH 12045 0500 0530 250 KIGALI 180 C/SAF PORTUGUESE 12045 0530 0557 250 KIGALI 180 C/SAF ENGLISH 12045 0600 0630 250 KIGALI 295 WAF HAUSA 12045 0630 0700 250 KIGALI 295 WAF SWAHILI 12045 1000 1100 250 KIGALI 265 AF ENGLISH 13780 2100 2157 250 KIGALI 280 WAF ARABIC 13790 2000 2100 250 KIGALI 310 ME ARABIC 13790 2100 2157 250 KIGALI 310 ME GERMAN 15275 1400 1555 250 KIGALI 030 ME/EAF FRENCH 15275 1700 1800 250 KIGALI 295 WAF HAUSA 15275 1800 1857 250 KIGALI 295 WAF GERMAN 15410 0600 0800 250 KIGALI 295 WAF SWAHILI 15410 1000 1100 250 KIGALI 180 AF FRENCH 15410 1200 1300 250 KIGALI 0ND AF HAUSA 15410 1300 1357 250 KIGALI 310 AF RUSSIAN 15640 0500 0600 250 KIGALI 360 CIS RUSSIAN 15640 0600 0627 250 KIGALI 360 CIS FRENCH 17800 1200 1300 250 KIGALI 295 AF HAUSA 17800 1300 1400 250 KIGALI 295 AF CHINESE 09865 2300 2350 250 KRANJI 013 CHN BENGALI 11820 0100 0130 250 KRANJI 315 SAS HINDI 11820 0130 0200 250 KRANJI 315 SAS CHINESE 11945 1300 1330 100 KRANJI 013 CHN CHINESE 12010 1030 1150 250 KRANJI 013 CHN URDU 15620 0200 0230 250 KRANJI 315 SAS PERSIAN 05910 1730 1930 200 KRASNODAR 132 ME GERMAN 07120 0000 0200 250 KRASNODAR 110 SAS GERMAN 13780 0400 0600 250 KRASNODAR 188 AF ENGLISH 11690 1900 1929 100 MEYERTON 015 C/EAF CHINESE 05900 1300 1330 200 NOVOSIBIR. 111 CHN GERMAN 05900 2200 0000 200 NOVOSIBIR. 111 FE PERSIAN 05925 1730 1930 500 NOVOSIBIR. 240 ME GERMAN 05910 1000 1200 250 PETROPAVL. 247 FE CHINESE 11830 2300 2350 250 PETROPAVL. 263 CHN ENGLISH 15595 0000 0100 250 PETROPAVL. 247 FE RUSSIAN 05905 0200 0300 500 RAMPISHAM 076 ZAS RUSSIAN 05905 0300 0400 500 RAMPISHAM 076 ZAS RUSSIAN 05910 0500 0600 500 RAMPISHAM 048 CIS RUSSIAN 05910 0600 0630 500 RAMPISHAM 048 CIS RUSSIAN 05925 0100 0200 500 RAMPISHAM 047 CIS ARABIC 06035 0430 0459 500 RAMPISHAM 168 ME GERMAN 06075 0000 0200 500 RAMPISHAM 140 EUR GERMAN 06075 0200 0357 500 RAMPISHAM 095 SEUR/ME GERMAN 06075 0200 0400 500 RAMPISHAM 140 EUR GERMAN 06075 0400 0459 500 RAMPISHAM 140 EUR GERMAN 06075 2100 2200 500 RAMPISHAM 140 EUR GERMAN 06075 2200 0000 500 RAMPISHAM 140 EUR RUSSIAN 06180 2000 2059 500 RAMPISHAM 076 CIS GERMAN 07210 0600 0759 500 RAMPISHAM 047 EUR ENGLISH 07285 0500 0529 500 RAMPISHAM 180 WAF GERMAN 09545 1800 2000 500 RAMPISHAM 168 SWEUR GERMAN 09545 2000 2100 500 RAMPISHAM 168 SWEUR RUSSIAN 09715 1600 1700 500 RAMPISHAM 076 CIS RUSSIAN 11720 1500 1600 500 RAMPISHAM 076 CIS FRENCH 12035 1600 1700 500 RAMPISHAM 168 WAF GERMAN 13780 1600 1759 500 RAMPISHAM 125 EAF GERMAN 17630 1200 1400 500 RAMPISHAM 080 SAS/SEA ARABIC 05905 2000 2100 250 SINES 095 ME ARABIC 05905 2100 2157 250 SINES 095 ME ENGLISH 05945 0400 0457 250 SINES 160 WAF BELORUSSIAN 05945 0500 0530 250 SINES 040 EUR ENGLISH 05945 0600 0629 250 SINES 180 WAF HAUSA 05945 0630 0700 250 SINES 150 WAF GERMAN 06075 0000 0200 250 SINES 040 EUR GERMAN 06075 0200 0400 250 SINES 040 EUR GERMAN 06075 0400 0600 250 SINES 040 EUR GERMAN 06075 0600 0800 250 SINES 040 EUR GERMAN 06075 1700 1800 250 SINES 030 EUR GERMAN 06075 1800 2000 250 SINES 030 EUR GERMAN 06075 2000 2157 250 SINES 030 EUR GERMAN 06075 2200 0000 250 SINES 040 EUR RUSSIAN 07145 2000 2057 250 SINES 045 CIS UKRAINIAN 07200 0530 0559 250 SINES 055 EUR ENGLISH 07225 0400 0500 250 SINES 120 AF ENGLISH 07280 2100 2200 250 SINES 160 WAF HAUSA 09430 1800 1857 250 SINES 150 WAF SWAHILI 09565 0300 0357 250 SINES 140 AF GERMAN 11865 2200 2355 250 SINES 230 LA RUSSIAN 12080 1600 1700 250 SINES 060 CIS GERMAN 13780 1200 1359 250 SINES 080 SEUR/ME FRENCH 13790 1700 1757 250 SINES 150 AF FRENCH 15275 1600 1657 250 SINES 170 WAF ENGLISH 15275 1900 1930 250 SINES 130 C/EAF PORTUGUESE 15275 1930 1957 250 SINES 130 C/EAF GERMAN 15335 1400 1555 250 SINES 080 SEUR/ME FRENCH 15440 1200 1257 250 SINES 105 NAF GERMAN 15440 1800 1957 250 SINES 150 AF RUSSIAN 15620 1500 1557 250 SINES 050 CIS FRENCH 17800 1600 1659 250 SINES 150 WAF SWAHILI 21780 1000 1100 250 SINES 125 AF HAUSA 21780 1300 1400 250 SINES 145 AF ARABIC 06035 0400 0429 300 SKELTON 125 ME GERMAN 06075 0500 0559 250 SKELTON 150 EUR GERMAN 06075 0600 0800 300 SKELTON 110 EUR GERMAN 06075 0800 1000 300 SKELTON 110 EUR GERMAN 06075 1000 1200 300 SKELTON 110 EUR GERMAN 06075 1200 1400 300 SKELTON 110 EUR GERMAN 06075 1400 1559 300 SKELTON 110 EUR ARABIC 06130 2000 2100 250 SKELTON 160 NAF ARABIC 06130 2100 2200 250 SKELTON 160 NAF ARABIC 06135 0430 0459 300 SKELTON 195 ME GERMAN 09545 0800 1000 250 SKELTON 180 SWEUR GERMAN 09545 1000 1200 250 SKELTON 180 SWEUR GERMAN 09545 1200 1400 250 SKELTON 180 SWEUR GERMAN 09545 1400 1600 250 SKELTON 180 SWEUR GERMAN 09545 1600 1800 250 SKELTON 180 SWEUR INDONESIAN 07380 2200 2300 250 TALATA VO. 085 SEAS BENGALI 09850 0100 0130 250 TCHITA 230 SAS HINDI 09850 0130 0200 250 TCHITA 230 SAS GERMAN 01548 0000 0130 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS HINDI 01548 0130 0200 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS ENGLISH 01548 0300 0400 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS GERMAN 01548 1200 1400 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS GERMAN 01548 1400 1459 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS HINDI 01548 1500 1530 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS BENGALI 01548 1530 1600 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS ENGLISH 01548 1600 1700 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS GERMAN 01548 1700 1800 400 TRINCOMALE 035 SAS ENGLISH 05965 1600 1658 250 TRINCOMALE 015 SAS INDONESIAN 06000 2200 2300 250 TRINCOMALE 105 SEAS GERMAN 06050 2300 2358 250 TRINCOMALE 105 SEAS HINDI 07225 1500 1530 250 TRINCOMALE 015 SAS BENGALI 07225 1530 1558 250 TRINCOMALE 015 SAS ENGLISH 07265 0000 0057 250 TRINCOMALE 105 SEAS GERMAN 07285 0000 0158 250 TRINCOMALE 345 SAS ARABIC 09495 2000 2100 250 TRINCOMALE 300 NAF ARABIC 09495 2100 2157 250 TRINCOMALE 300 NAF ENGLISH 09545 2100 2200 250 TRINCOMALE 270 WAF HINDI 09585 1500 1530 250 TRINCOMALE 345 SAS BENGALI 09585 1530 1558 250 TRINCOMALE 345 SAS INDONESIAN 09655 1200 1258 250 TRINCOMALE 120 SEAS RUSSIAN 09715 1700 1800 250 TRINCOMALE 345 CIS RUSSIAN 09715 1800 1900 250 TRINCOMALE 345 CIS RUSSIAN 09715 1900 1958 250 TRINCOMALE 345 CIS ENGLISH 09785 0000 0058 250 TRINCOMALE 090 SEAS ENGLISH 09785 0300 0358 250 TRINCOMALE 015 SAS ENGLISH 09795 1600 1658 250 TRINCOMALE 345 SAS URDU 09850 0200 0230 250 TRINCOMALE 345 SAS ARABIC 11605 1800 1900 250 TRINCOMALE 300 ME ARABIC 11605 1900 1958 250 TRINCOMALE 300 ME URDU 11695 1700 1730 250 TRINCOMALE 335 ME GERMAN 11935 2000 2100 250 TRINCOMALE 120 SEAS/OC GERMAN 12055 1600 1755 250 TRINCOMALE 255 AF DARI 12090 1330 1400 250 TRINCOMALE 345 ME PASHTO 12090 1400 1430 250 TRINCOMALE 345 ME URDU 12090 1430 1458 250 TRINCOMALE 345 SAS CHINESE 13735 1300 1328 250 TRINCOMALE 060 CHN GERMAN 13780 1400 1558 250 TRINCOMALE 300 SEUR/ME ARABIC 13780 1800 1858 250 TRINCOMALE 285 ME ENGLISH 13780 1900 1930 250 TRINCOMALE 240 AF PORTUGUESE 13780 1930 1958 250 TRINCOMALE 240 AF ENGLISH 13780 2000 2058 250 TRINCOMALE 255 C/SAF SWAHILI 15445 0300 0400 250 TRINCOMALE 255 AF ENGLISH 15445 0400 0458 250 TRINCOMALE 255 C/EAF GERMAN 15610 1000 1158 250 TRINCOMALE 120 OC GERMAN 15610 1200 1358 250 TRINCOMALE 355 SAS PASHTO 15620 0800 0830 250 TRINCOMALE 335 ME DARI 15620 0830 0858 250 TRINCOMALE 335 ME INDONESIAN 15620 1200 1258 250 TRINCOMALE 105 SEAS CHINESE 15620 1300 1330 250 TRINCOMALE 045 CHN RUSSIAN 15640 0100 0158 250 TRINCOMALE 025 CIS RUSSIAN 15640 0200 0300 250 TRINCOMALE 345 ZAS RUSSIAN 15640 0300 0400 250 TRINCOMALE 345 ZAS RUSSIAN 15640 0400 0458 250 TRINCOMALE 345 CIS CHINESE 15640 1030 1150 250 TRINCOMALE 045 CHN AMHARIC 15640 1400 1458 250 TRINCOMALE 270 C/EAF GERMAN 17520 0800 0958 250 TRINCOMALE 120 SEAS/OC RUSSIAN 17700 0100 0158 250 TRINCOMALE 045 CIS RUSSIAN 17700 0500 0600 250 TRINCOMALE 335 CIS ENGLISH 17710 0900 1000 250 TRINCOMALE 045 FE GERMAN 17800 0400 0600 250 TRINCOMALE 240 AF CHINESE 17820 1030 1150 250 TRINCOMALE 060 CHN ENGLISH 21840 0900 1000 250 TRINCOMALE 060 FE ENGLISH 05905 0400 0500 250 WOOFFERTON 184 WAF UKRAINIAN 05945 0530 0600 250 WOOFFERTON 090 EUR GERMAN 06075 1600 1800 300 WOOFFERTON 114 EUR GERMAN 06075 1800 2000 300 WOOFFERTON 114 EUR GERMAN 06075 2000 2100 250 WOOFFERTON 114 EUR GERMAN 06130 0600 0700 250 WOOFFERTON 184 WAF ARABIC 07105 0400 0429 300 WOOFFERTON 114 ME RUSSIAN 07145 1700 1800 250 WOOFFERTON 045 CIS RUSSIAN 07145 1700 1800 250 WOOFFERTON 086 CIS RUSSIAN 07145 1800 1900 250 WOOFFERTON 058 CIS RUSSIAN 07145 1800 1900 250 WOOFFERTON 086 CIS RUSSIAN 07145 1900 1959 250 WOOFFERTON 086 CIS RUSSIAN 07145 1900 2000 250 WOOFFERTON 058 CIS ENGLISH 07240 0600 0630 250 WOOFFERTON 180 WAF HAUSA 07240 0630 0659 250 WOOFFERTON 160 WAF ARABIC 07280 1800 1900 300 WOOFFERTON 114 ME ARABIC 07280 1800 1900 300 WOOFFERTON 170 ME ARABIC 07280 1900 1959 300 WOOFFERTON 170 ME ARABIC 07280 1900 1959 300 WOOFFERTON 114 ME URDU 09495 1700 1730 250 WOOFFERTON 090 ME GERMAN 09545 0600 0800 250 WOOFFERTON 170 SWEUR GERMAN 09545 0800 0959 300 WOOFFERTON 114 SEUR/ME GERMAN 09735 0400 0559 300 WOOFFERTON 128 AF FRENCH 09735 1700 1759 250 WOOFFERTON 158 WAF GERMAN 11865 0600 0759 300 WOOFFERTON 114 SEUR/ME GERMAN 12025 0600 0759 300 WOOFFERTON 078 EUR FRENCH 12035 1700 1759 300 WOOFFERTON 182 WAF GERMAN 12070 1600 1759 250 WOOFFERTON 114 SEUR/ME GERMAN 12070 1800 1959 300 WOOFFERTON 170 AF GERMAN 13780 0800 1000 250 WOOFFERTON 105 SEUR/ME GERMAN 13780 1000 1200 250 WOOFFERTON 105 SEUR/ME DARI 15620 1330 1400 250 WOOFFERTON 082 ME PASHTO 15620 1400 1430 250 WOOFFERTON 082 ME FRENCH 17610 1200 1259 300 WOOFFERTON 182 WAF (Kai Ludwig, Sept 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY [non]. Some changes of Deutsche Welle in English in DRM: 0500-0600 on 17525 TRM 090 kW / 045 deg to EaAs from Sep. 16 0500-0600 on 12005 TRM 090 kW / 045 deg to SoAs till Sep. 15 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3, via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Some changes of DTK T-Systems Media & Broadcast: WYFR (Family Radio), additional in English on Sep. 10 only [sic]: 1900-2000 9520 NAU 250 kW / 235 deg to SEu in Portuguese from Sep. 11 2000-2100 9520 NAU 250 kW / 230 deg to SEu in Spanish from Sep. 11 Radio Traumland from Sep. 16: 1300-1400 5945 JUL 100 kW / non-dir Sun WEu in German, ex 1300-1430 Radio República, cancelled from Oct. 1: 2300-0400 5910 WER 100 kW / 285 deg Mon-Fri CAm in Spanish [actually it was for Cuba, which is NOT in Central America --- gh] Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) from Oct.6: 1930-2000 9775 WER 125 kW / 195 deg Sat WAf in English, ex 1900-2000 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3, via DXLD) ** HUNGARY. Winter B-07 schedule of Hungarian Radio in Hungarian: 0100-0158 on 5980 JBR 250 kW / 306 deg to NoAm Radio Budapest 0200-0258 on 6145 JBR 250 kW / 306 deg to NoAm Radio Budapest 0400-0800 on 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" Mon-Sat 0400-1100 on 6025 JBR 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" Mon-Sat 0500-0830 on 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" Sun 0500-0830 on 6145 JBR 250 kW / 288 deg to WeEu "Koshut Radio" Sun 0500-1100 on 6025 JBR 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" Sun 1100-1200 on 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" 1100-2200 on 6025 JBR 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" 1200-1258 on 17690 JBR 250 kW / 075 deg to AUS Radio Budapest 1500-1800 on 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" 1900-1958 on 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu Radio Budapest 1900-1958 on 9845 JBR 250 kW / 075 deg to AUS Radio Budapest 2000-2100 on 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" 2100-2158 on 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu Radio Budapest 2100-2158 on 5970 JBR 250 kW / 306 deg to NoAm Radio Budapest 2200-2300 on 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" 2200-2300 on 5980 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" 2200-2300 on 6025 JBR 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" 2300-2358 on 9665 JBR 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Radio Budapest 2300-2400 on 6025 JBR 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu "Koshut Radio" Sat/Sun (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3, via DXLD) That`s ``Kossuth`` -- gh ** INDIA. Frequency changes of All India Radio effective from Sep. 26: 0025-0435 NF 9870 BGL 500 kW / 330 deg, ex 10330 VBSce* 0900-1200 NF 9870 BGL 500 kW / 330 deg, ex 10330 VBSce* 1245-1740 NF 9870 BGL 500 kW / 330 deg, ex 10330 VBSce* 1615-1715 NF 10330 DEL 250 kW / non-dir, ex 9875 Russian *Vividh Bharati Service (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3, via DXLD) ** INDIA [and non]. Vividh Bharati, 9870: Did my first checking at 0050, Wed. Oct. 3, for Vividh Bharati on new 9870 and as expected great signal from Bangalore with 500 kW, slightly noisy and fady than on former 10330. And it's so long for Radio Austria Int. 300 kW, barely audible in the background. By 0230 VB has faded substantially, but no trace of Radio Prague at all. 73. (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica. Sony ICF7600GR + T2FD, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) It is good here on clear frequency in the afternoon, UT. 73, (Erik Køie in Copenhagen, ibid.) Stories about the 50th anniversary of Vividh Bharati: http://www.radioandmusic.com/headlines/y2k7/oct/3oct/air.php http://radionamaa.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post_24.html http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IE120070928211016&Page=1&Headline=Vividh+Bharathi+to+celebrate+golden+jubilee&Title=Bangalore&Topic=0& http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Vividh-Bharati-Connecting-a-nation-with-music-and-memories-for-50-yrs/223677/ (via Alokesh Gupta, DXLD) ** INDIA [and non]. Re: JAMMING OF TRANSMISSION OF RADIO PAKISTAN LAHORE 630 KHZ BY INDIA 1330-1400 Thank you Alokesh for your in detailed report. This will open the eye of western front. Regards, (Swopan Chakroborty, Kolkata, India, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, Re 7-119: In response to my report regarding jamming of transmission of Radio Pakistan Lahore Punjabi Program for Indian Sikhs. The views of Alokesh Gupta are very amusing for me and I could not stop myself from smiling at his dismissive attitude which resembles that of some spokesperson of All India Radio. My report is based on continuous monitoring of the program from last five years and not some three day listening like him which is the basis of his report. Radio Pakistan Lahore MW transmitter does not have any technical problem as alleged by Alokesh Gupta. It is a perfect transmitter and I wonder why the muffled audio problem and noise signal has to be heard during 1330-1400 UT only and not any other time if the transmitter has any fault. It is also on record that Indian authorities have also been jamming the transmission of Radio Pakistan - (Azad Kashmir) Muzzaffarabad Station in the past too. It is not an impossibly new thing for India as being pretended by Alokesh Gupta. What to talk of radio, Indian authorities have been blocking the cable operators from providing the Pakistan Television transmission to the subscribers. Many Pakistani Newspaper websites were also blocked by India. Even radio listeners are discouraged from writing letters to Pakistani stations. An excerpt from an independent website is reproduced for Alokesh Gupta`s kind information. http://www.schoechi.de/az-pak.html Excerpts of letter of renowned Indian Dxer Mr. J. Jacob are as follows. "Last time I wrote to Radio Pakistan was about 25 years back during our (India) political emergency period around 1975 after which I (and several Indian DXers) had problems with our security agencies. Wonder what is in store this time around" The visiting Sikhs to Lahore have also informed the Radio Pakistan Lahore broadcasters that their mail for Pakistan Radio stations is lost in the transit. In the fit of rage Alokesh Gupta just forgot that, in case anyone wants to prove any point one should quote an independent source but he has quoted an obscure Indian website to prove his point and the source is perhaps some Indian news agency. http://www.newkerala.com/oct.php?actioction=fullnews&id=3706 I had given objective review of the broadcast that it contains well researched programs; the program producer gets latest Indian newspapers, presents history of Hindu-Sikh relations, the Sikhs' relations with the Central government and other related topics. We don`t expect anyone to subscribe to the views expressed in the programs. This is what we call freedom of expression. If Indian authorities feel uncomfortable with the broadcast they should improve their own radio broadcasts. Glenn, I would like to again quote your remarks which are balanced and I agree with them fully. ''Well, if all the facts are on India`s side, why do they feel it necessary to jam this broadcast on 630 kHz from Pakistan, as in 7-114? Please understand, I am not taking sides, and really have no idea which side is in the right, if either. But the obvious solution to the Kashmir question is to grant it total independence from both Pakistan and India, and be done with it (Glenn Hauser)" Regards, (Aslam Javaid, 136/H Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan, Oct 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. Sputnik 1 was the first man made object to orbit the earth and an astounding achievement for the USSR. Its signal was heard worldwide and it could be seen in the night sky - putting fear into the US and the western world. Great to see Sir Bernard Lovell and Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope in Cheshire on BBC TV News tonight. Its significance cannot be overemphasised (Mike Terry, England, Oct 3, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) WTFK? It was within 10 kHz of 20000 kHz, but I don`t remember exactly. Of course, there was a Doppler effect, further proof that it was really zooming around up there. BTW, Sputnik means Fellow Traveler, so try referring to your travelling companions in a vehicle or vessel that way and see what happens. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) See LANGUAGE LESSONS ** ISRAEL. 7530, Kol Israel, Tel Aviv. In English first day on this frequency and already in wintertime 0430-0445 followed by French. Giving 17600 but not heard. Noted only on // 9345. Announced next news in English at 0930 (sic), really from 1030 on 15760 and 13855, 15/9 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony 2001, Folded Marconi 16 meters, Oct Australian DX News via DXLD) ** ITALY. 9670, RAI, Rome. Strange compilation at 0600-0620 on 22/9: Russian news at 0602, followed by news in Romanian from 0610 and back to Russian at 0618 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony 2001, Folded Marconi 16 meters, Oct Australian DX News via DXLD) ** ITALY. NOTTURNO ITALIANO (RAI INT.) ON SW TAPED IN FINLAND --- MAUNO RITOLA HAS BEEN ABLE TO TAPE RAI INTERNATIONAL ON 6060 kHz FROM PRATO SMERALDO ON 01 OCTOBER AT 0358-0400 UT. THIS MAY BE ONE OF THE LAST DOCUMENTS OF RAI INTERNATIONAL ON SW. OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO MAUNO. The audioclip is available at http://swli05639fr.blogspot.com/ 73's (Francesco Cecconi, HCDX via DXLD) Re 7-119: The Spanish goodbye is in the 12+ minute of JMR2`s audio file (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Aviso de la RAI Internacional --- Esto se comunica hoy 3 de octubre, ayer entré en la web y aún estaban los enlaces para escuchar las emisiones en todos los idiomas, fue curioso, se podía escuchar la sintonía e identificación de la emisora en cada idioma, el resto tan sólo era música. http://www.raiinternational.rai.it/radio/index.shtml AVVISO - TRASMISSIONI ONDE CORTE Si comunica che a partire da lunedì 1 ottobre la Rai ha cessato le trasmissioni in Onda Corta. I programmi radiofonici sono disponibili su Satelradio, Internet e sulle Onde Medie con il Notturno Italiano (via José Miguel Romero, Spain, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ITALY. From Oct. 1 Rai International closed down the transmitting station in Rome. This follows the previous closure of the contract with the relay station dated July 31. From now on Rai International radio programmes will be broadcast only via satellite and Internet (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3, via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH. 3320, DPRK, presumed Pyongyang Broadcasting Station. In Korean at 1600 and heard till close down at 1857. Mainly military choir songs and hymns // 6250 till 1857, 6400 till 1758 (see 3920 kHz) on 7/9 3920, KCBS. Heard at 1630-1715 and fade out in Korean on this and // 3960 (different program from 3320), 7/9 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony 2001, Folded Marconi 16 meters, Oct Australian DX News via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN. 3880, CLANDESTINE. Voice of Revolution (presumed). In Kurdish, re-activated frequency, noted with sign-on at 1527 and ID "Eira Dengi Shurashi Irana", // 4366. Strong jamming from Iran. Also heard at 1635 and 1735 in Persian, probably with another program called "V. of Iranian Communists", 22/9 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony 2001, Folded Marconi 16 meters, Oct Australian DX News via DXLD) ** LAOS [non]. BELGIUM(non). Some changes for A-07 of TDP Moj Them Radio in Hmong: 0100-0130 on 15260 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Mon/Wed/Fri, ex Tue/Thu (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3, via DXLD) ** LATVIA. 9290, Radio Six, Ulbroka. So strong I only needed the telescopic aerial. Read out an email with all the names of members attending the club meeting. Supposed to be on a ship offshore for this broadcast (studio). From 0700 sign-on, 22/9 (Waybe Bastow, Millfield NSW – Richard Kerr’s place, near Newcastle, Oct Australian DX News via DXLD) English songs and plenty of ID's from this Scottish station. Richard Kerr sent an email from all us, and this was read out on air 0714 good level. Also rang Chris Hambly in Melbourne also heard the readout of the ARDXC and our names; was also good level in Melbourne, (we rang him and tipped him off). 22/9 (Johno Wright, Millfield NSW – Richard Kerr’s place, near Newcastle, Oct Australian DX News via DXLD) ** MADAGASCAR. Re 7-119 Madagascar item (unID): Madagascar has been drifting some days during past weeks. I've noted it during some UT evenings on various frequencies between 5009 and 5013 (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MICRONESIA. PACIFIC MISSIONARY AVIIATON --- So is that extremely weak signal on 4754.8 kHz at 0745Z actually Pacific Missionary Aviation on Pohnpei? Too weak to ID (Murray Lycan, Oct 2, ABDX via DXLD) Pacific Missionary Aviation. Better be real sure that`s what you heard on 4755. If so it will be big news. They tested for a few days in March and ever since have been about to begin regular broadcasts. I expect the Japanese DXers will confirm this ASAP once it finally starts (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) I heard this signal yesterday peak as grayline was over Micronesia. It faded into noise as grayline passed. It was almost strong enough that, on another day if lucky, I might be able to recognize language. I am going to JA next month where I'll be in a better position to monitor what this is if its truly from the Pacific. I would never claim an ID based on printed material. Too easy to get burned. ID must be based on what you hear; everything else is rumour (Murray Lycan, ibid.) PMA has been heard testing on 100 Hz higher. There is also a visible carrier on spectrum analyzer. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) Mauno, Are you talking about a recent reception of PMA? Details, please. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Hi Glenn, a week ago a Japanese DXer observed a relatively strong open carrier on 4754.9 kHz at 1900 and he suspects it was PMA testing. That's all. The Brazilian Campo Grande station is probably the one on 4754.88 kHz and the Peruvian Huanta 2000 signs on usually at 0930 on a bit higher fq. 73, (Mauno Ritola, ibid.) At 0010Z, receiving an audible carrier at about 4754.9kHz. Definitely higher than 4754.8 kHz. At 0015Z, suddenly now hearing very weak audio. Will be watching this frequency over the coming hours (Murray Lycan, UT Oct 3, ibid.) Murray, You`re in BC, right? Despite being a ``ZK2boy``. Whatever you are hearing on 60m at 0010 would not likely be from Micronesia at midday. It would also be a bit early for Brazil, but maybe not too early. The Brazilian could be propagating at 0745 even if the band is also open to Micronesia at that hour (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) My Japanese colleague just told me that he can hear PMA now with good signal on 4755.25 kHz. Not audible here in Finland though due to K index being 4. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, 0950 UT Oct 3, ibid.) Have been listening to 4755.25 kHz at 1000~1030Z. I hear steady carrier. On peaks, I hear speech audio. Tried every trick here, but signal is just too weak and noise too high (Murray Lycan, Oct 3, ibid.) OK, this is probably a question I should know the answer to if I remember my geography lessons and such better. But what language(s) do they speak in Micronesia? Sincerely, (Paul B. Walker, Jr., SC, ibid.) Micronese. It's little tiny words of one or two letters, all lower case. Whispered (Craig Healy, Providence, RI, IRCA via DXLD) Paul, Depends on the island. English is spoken in a lot of areas. Yapese on Yap, Trukese on Truk, Ponapean on Pohnpei, and so on. 73, (Patrick Martin, OR, NRC-AM via DXLD) Paul, I did a Google search and found out that the official national language is English. But Ulithian, Woleaian, Yapese, Pohnpeian, Kosraean, and Chuukese are also considered "official" languages at the state or local level (Patrick Griffith, CBT CBNT CRO, Westminster CO, ibid.) Paul, WRTH (don`t you have one???) says Yapese, Trukese, Ponapean, Kosraean, and o yes, English. I woudn`t be suprised if most of the gospel-huxtering this station does, winds up in English. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ABDX via DXLD) I have one somewhere, packed away somewhere :) Thanks for the information. I found this link: http://www.pmapacific.org/ministries/radio/index.php It talks about both stations, has some technical details, pictures. (I can see they`re using an Armstrong X1000B Transmitter. Probably had it converted to SW use) (Paul B. Walker, Jr., ibid.) We referenced that website months ago in DXLD, but it says nothing specific about SW having started regular broadcasts. The program schedule at http://www.pmapacific.org/ministries/radio/schedule.php is entirely in English, apparently nothing but syndicated gospel- huxters --- just what the poor people of Pohnpei and the Pacific are yearning for! (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4755, Oct 3, 1300-2000 FSM: PMA The Cross Radio Station. Verified already my tentative email report from yesterday including recording. Have received reports also from Japan. They wish to receive as small audio samples as possible due to dial-up connection. Exactly on 4755.25 kHz (Mauno Ritola, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear OM, PMA-The Cross Radio on 4755 kHz was identified from around 0800 UT of Oct. 3 by the reception of many Japanese DXers. 4755.24 at +0800-2100+ in English (24hrs service ?) QRM of CNR-1 on 4750 until 1730 and from 2000. At 1200 UT, Oct. 3 by Show Yamamori http://bcl2isid2jp.cocolog-nifty.com/bcl2isid2jp/files/071003_205945_4755_PMA.mp3 At 1733 UT, Oct. 3 by Show Yamamori http://bcl2isid2jp.cocolog-nifty.com/bcl2isid2jp/files/071004_023320_4755_PMA.MP3 (S. Hasegawa, NDXC, Oct 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear OM, thank you, yes, I also managed to hear it yesterday. It is clearly stronger than for example PNG 4960 kHz. Seems to strengthen now at 1215. I noticed also an interesting carrier on 4755 kHz exact after 1300, I wonder what that might be. Maybe just a spurious product from another frequency. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, Oct 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MOLDOVA. Web de Radio Moldova Int Publicado en la web de Radio Moldova. http://www.trm.md/index.php?add=9 RMI es el servicio exterior de Radio Moldova. Fundada en el año 1992 RMI, persigue el fin de informar directamente a la opinión pública mundial sobre las realidades política, económica, social y cultural de la república de Moldova. RMI emite por la red Internet de lunes a viernes, programas informativa-publicísticos durante 30 minutos en los idiomas inglés, francés, español, rumano y ruso. Nuestra dirección en Internet: http://www.trm.md Dirección electrónica: moldova-international @ mail.md El horario de los programas RMI (GMT): 11.00 - 11.30 - español 11.30 - 12.00 - rumano 12.00 - 12.30 - inglés 19.00 - 19.30 - ruso 19.30 - 20.00 - francés Apartados de RMI: LUNES - Revista de la prensa moldava, Sociedad MARTES - Política al Día, Personalidades y Destinos MIERCOLES - Moldova y el Mundo, Universo Cultural Jueves - Economía y Negocios, Ecología. (via José Miguel Romero, Spain, dxldyg via DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS. My final appearance on RN`s Spanish DX program Radio Enlace is this weekend, as it will be cancelled at the end of the month. Schedule may be found at http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/#SECCION Also normally available ondemand for on week afterwards (Glenn Hauser, OK, Oct 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ** NETHERLANDS [and non]. Some changes of RNW in DRM mode: 0600-0700 7210 FLE 040 kW / 133 deg to SoEaEu, cancelled from Sep. 20 0700-0800 11895 FLE 040 kW / 133 deg to SoEaEu, cancelled from Sep. 20 1000-1300 7240 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to CeEaEu, cancelled from Sep. 20 1400-1500 7240 FLE 040 kW / 123 deg to CeEaEu, cancelled from Sep. 20 1500-1600 13600 FLE 040 kW / 191 deg to SoWeEu, cancelled from Sep. 20 1600-1700 13645 FLE 040 kW / 191 deg to SoWeEu, cancelled from Sep. 20 0700-1500 5930 NAU 040 kW / 225 deg to SoWeEu, new txion from Oct. 22 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3, via DXLD) ** PAKISTAN. See INDIA [and non] ! ** PERU. Radio Altura. Good reception this morning (Wednesday 3rd). Accidentally came across Radio Altura on 5014 this morning at 0305 UT. Recorded a nice ID and intro to a music programme at 0310. Captivating music, of a style new to me, through to an abrupt close in mid song at 0400. I presume it continued on FM. SIO was mainly 322 but 423 for periods (Charles Hendry, BDXC1995, UK, SW7600GR, 25m long wire SW/NE, BDXC-UK via DXLD) ** SPAIN. Adiós, Liberty. Documental en Canal Historia. Magnífico documental que emitió en el día de ayer Canal Historia [apparently cable channel in Spain]; en el siguiente enlace se puede ver un largo video de promoción del documental en inglés. También se puede ver una recopilación de fotografías de la grabación del documental, así como una sinopsis del mismo. También una relación de personas entrevistadas en el documental. José Miguel Romero Adiós, Liberty (Canal Historia) Los próximos dias Sábado 29 de Septiembre a las 23:00h y Domingo 30 de Septiembre a las 07:00h y 15:00h El canal Historia emite "Radio Liberty", un documental del que hice la dirección de fotografia sobre la radio que en los años 60 la CIA montó en la playa de PALS. Sinopsis: Quote: Partiendo de las imágenes del desmantelamiento y de la posterior dinamitación (marzo 2006) de las torres y antenas de onda corta de RADIO LIBERTY en la Playa de Pals (Girona), el documental repasa los hechos cronológicos más notorios de la emisora desde el inicio de la Guerra Fría, investigando aspectos como su misión, su organización, su repercusión internacional, sus relaciones con los sucesivos gobiernos españoles, desde la construcción de la estación de Pals en 1958 hasta su cierre en 2002, la evolución geoespacial actual y futura de Radio Liberty, así como la polémica y sentimientos confrontados que ha generado la desaparición de la estación en Pals. El documental lo rodamos en alta definición (hasta con 6 camaras y helicoptero), y posteriormente lo emitirá TV3 (aun sin fechas, pero espero que ademas, lo emitan por el canal de HD!). Si quereis ver el trailer, en la web de la productora han puesto un fragmento largo: http://www.canalparadis.net/homeespanol.html (id a canal docs, seleccionad waves of liberty y de alli al trailer) y de propina, alguna foto del rodaje (via José Miguel Romero, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Show available in English too, then? (gh, DXLD) ** TINIAN. Re: SEXUAL HARASSMENT SUIT INVOLVES IBB TINIAN RELAY Hi Glenn, Wow, that's a hoot! I have to say, during the time I was there, I saw nothing of this. The Rome management (of which I was a part) was outstanding (if I do say so myself), and the young man (local national) running the Master Control was a diamond in the rough. I had to jack him up on a lot of management issues, but this is something he would never have done. We let one or two local nationals go while we were there, but that was due to their naturally poor work ethic. One of them was from Master Control and I am wondering if she is the one behind this as she caused a lot of problems with the local Labor Relations board. Rome is really a good company, and as contractors go, great to work for. The UN paycheck was nearly triple the salary, and that's the reason I left. At least Rome's not running around gunning down civilians! You can quote me on any of this. Always a friend, (Albert Muick, Haiti, Oct 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. One of the facts surrounding these new technologies is that radio is a very efficient technology -- the overall costs to get the content from that studio to your ears is cheaper than it is for these newer-technology alternatives. How much we are willing to pay for these alternatives becomes the interesting debate. The flipside of costs is audience reach --- does one or more of these new methods give a broadcaster access to an audience they were missing before? Looking back at the BBCWS decision in 2001 to exit SW to NA, they likely divided their potential audience into three groups: 1. Current SW audience unlikely / unwilling to migrate to new access methods 2. Current SW audience willing / able to migrate to new access methods 3. Potential audience unlikely / uninterested in acquiring SW radio Said BBCWS higher-ups also determined they could not fully utilize all distribution / access alternatives - their budgets would not tolerate that diversity. So, they reasoned that the upside from group #3 exceeded the downside from group #1. That cold-hearted logic comes across as insensitive to those who had emotional connections with a broadcaster --- which is one reason folks still seethe over the BBC. One point is interesting, the phrase "...required them to modify their life styles to accommodate it..." when considering SW as the older tech, the opportunity costs of "lifestyle modification" were already paid by SW listeners --- they already had arranged their lives to allow them to listen to the broadcaster of choice when they wanted. So for existing listeners, the opportunity cost was zero (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, swprograms via DXLD) ** U K. 40th anniversary programmes Links here, BBC Listen Again is for 7 days Radio One: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/established1967/feature/streampage.shtml Radio Two ones at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/events/40thbirthday/schedule.shtml Radio Four ones at their regular Listen Again page: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/atoz/ (Mike Barraclough, England, Oct 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. Some IBB changes: RFA Korean, new sked 1500-1700 on 5870 7210 9385 + additional 11660 12025 1700-1900 on 5870 7210 11660 2100-2200 on 7460 9385 9770 12075, ex 2030-2230 on same freqs VOA Korean 1900-2100 on 6060 7125 9510, ex 2000-2030 on same frequencies VOA Kurdish 0500-0600 on 7115 9770 15220, ex 0400-0500 on 9845 15460 17490 1400-1500 on 11855 15130 15180, ex 1300-1400 on 11635 15390 17730 1700-1800 on 11610 11760 15130, ex 1600-1700 on 9805 11705 15130 1900-2000 on 7520 9390 11745, ex 1800-1900 on 7205 11520 11705 VOA Spanish 0030-0200 NF 6110, ex 11815 \\ 9560 and 9885 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 4 via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. Some WYFR Family Radio changes: 1000-1100 NF 7245 K/A 100 kW / 178 deg to EaS in Japanese, ex 7150 1600-1800 on 7520 SMF 250 kW / 131 deg to WeAs in Persian, ex 16-17 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 3, via DXLD) ** U S A. B-07 WYFR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 25 Mar 2007-28 Oct 2007 Note: Schedule information showing languages for transmissions carried by WYFR for other broadcasters will have to be obtained directly from the other broadcasters. FREQUENCY SORT FREQ (KHZ)TIME (UTC) LANG AZ ZONE PWR 5745 0504-0600 RUSS 44 27 100 5745 0600-0700 ENGL 44 27 100 5745 2000-2200 ENGL 44 27 100 5745 2200-2245 FREN 44 27 100 5745 0800-0945 SPAN 160 14 100 5950 0800-1145 ENGL 285 10 100 5985 2000-0200 SPAN 181 11 50 5985 0200-0300 ENGL 181 11 50 5985 0300-0445 SPAN 181 11 50 5985 0500-0600 MAND 315 2 100 5985 0600-0645 CANT 315 2 100 6000 1000-1100 SPAN 160 14 100 6000 1100-1145 ENGL 160 14 100 6000 0500-0600 SPAN 181 11 50 6000 0600-0700 ENGL 181 11 50 6000 0700-0945 SPAN 181 11 50 6065 0100-0445 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 6085 0000-0100 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 6085 2300-0000 FREN 355 4,5,9 100 6085 1000-1600 SPAN 181 11 100 6085 1600-1700 ENGL 181 11 100 6085 1700-1900 SPAN 181 11 100 6085 1900-1945 ENGL 181 11 100 6105 0804-1045 PORT 142 13 100 6855 2000-2200 ENGL 44 27 100 6855 2200-2245 PORT 44 27 100 6855 0304-0400 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 6855 0400-0600 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 6855 0600-0700 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 6855 0700-1100 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 6855 1100-1200 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 6855 1200-1245 FREN 355 4,5,9 100 6890 0900-1000 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 6890 1000-1245 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 7455 0700-1045 ENGL 315 2 100 7520 0100-0345 PORT 142 15 100 7520 0400-0500 ARAB 44 27 100 7520 0500-0600 ENGL 44 27 100 7520 0600-0700 FREN 44 27 100 7520 0700-0745 SPAN 44 27 100 7570 0100-0345 SPAN 160 15 100 7780 0304-0400 RUSS 44 27 100 7780 0400-0500 ENGL 44 27 100 7780 0500-0600 GERM 44 27 100 7780 0700-0745 ENGL 44 27 100 7780 1100-1345 ENGL 315 2 100 9355 0404-0500 GERM 44 27 100 9355 0500-0600 SPAN 44 27 100 9355 0600-0700 ITAL 44 27 100 9355 0700-0745 PORT 44 27 100 9355 1900-2000 RUSS 44 27 100 9355 2000-2100 GERM 44 27 100 9355 2100-2200 SPAN 44 27 100 9430 2300-0000 ENGL 160 15 100 9430 0000-0045 PORT 160 15 100 9495 0500-0700 SPAN 222 11 100 9495 0700-0800 ENGL 222 11 100 9495 0800-0945 SPAN 222 11 100 9505 0000-0445 ENGL 315 2 100 9525 0100-0200 SPAN 285 10 50 9525 0200-0300 ENGL 285 10 50 9525 0300-0345 SPAN 285 10 50 9555 0800-1345 SPAN 160 16 100 9575 0900-1100 PORT 160 15 100 9575 1100-1145 SPAN 160 15 100 9605 0800-1045 PORT 142 15 100 9605 1100-1245 SPAN 222 11 100 9680 0800-1000 PORT 140 13 100 9680 1000-1045 FREN 140 13 100 9680 0300-0400 SPAN 315 13 100 9680 0600-0700 ENGL 315 13 100 9680 0700-0745 SPAN 315 13 100 9690 0000-0045 PORT 142 15 100 9690 2200-2300 PORT 142 15 101 9705 1100-1245 SPAN 285 10 50 9715 0000-0045 ENGL 285 10 50 9715 0400-0500 ENGL 285 10 50 9715 0500-0700 SPAN 285 10 50 9715 0700-0800 ENGL 285 10 50 9715 0800-1100 SPAN 285 10 50 9985 0500-0600 ARAB 87 46 100 9985 0600-0700 FREN 87 46 100 9985 0700-0845 ENGL 87 46 100 9985 0100-0300 SPAN 151 15 100 9985 0300-0400 ENGL 151 15 100 9985 0400-0445 SPAN 151 15 100 11530 1200-1300 ENGL 160 16 100 11530 1300-1345 PORT 160 16 100 11530 0500-0600 FREN 44 27 100 11530 0600-0700 ENGL 44 27 100 11530 0700-0745 ITAL 44 27 100 11565 2100-2145 GERM 44 27 100 11565 1400-1645 ENGL 315 2 100 11580 0400-0500 PORT 87 46 100 11580 0500-0600 FREN 87 46 100 11580 0600-0700 ENGL 87 46 100 11580 0700-0800 ARAB 87 46 100 11580 0800-0845 FREN 87 46 100 11665 2100-2245 ARAB 44 27 100 11720 0000-0100 ENGL 142 15 100 11720 0100-0145 PORT 142 15 100 11725 1100-1200 ENGL 222 12 100 11725 1200-1545 SPAN 222 12 100 11740 0800-1000 SPAN 151 15 100 11740 1000-1100 FREN 151 15 100 11740 1100-1300 SPAN 151 15 100 11740 1300-1400 FREN 151 15 100 11740 1400-1545 SPAN 151 15 100 11740 2200-2345 ENGL 315 2 100 11825 0100-0200 PORT 160 14 100 11830 1100-1200 ENGL 140 13 100 11830 1200-1245 PORT 140 13 100 11830 1300-1400 ENGL 315 13 100 11830 1400-1500 SPAN 315 13 100 11830 1500-1600 MAND 315 13 100 11830 1600-1645 ENGL 315 13 100 11855 1300-1600 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 11855 1600-1645 FREN 355 4,5,9 100 11855 2000-0200 SPAN 222 11 100 11855 0200-0300 ENGL 222 11 100 11855 0300-0445 SPAN 222 11 100 11885 2300-0100 PORT 140 13 100 11885 0100-0145 SPAN 140 13 100 11970 1200-1345 ENGL 285 10 100 13615 0200-0300 SPAN 222 12 100 13615 0300-0400 ENGL 222 11 100 13615 2304-0045 SPAN 160 14 100 13615 1200-1545 SPAN 160 15 100 13695 1300-1400 MAND 355 4,5,9 100 13695 1400-1500 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 13695 1500-1600 SPAN 355 4,5,9 100 13695 1600-1945 ENGL 355 4,5,9 100 15115 1700-1800 FREN 87 46 100 15115 1800-2100 ENGL 87 46 100 15130 1300-2345 SPAN 285 10 50 15210 1400-1500 PORT 160 16 100 15210 1500-1545 ENGL 160 16 100 15210 1600-1645 ARAB 44 27 100 15215 2300-0200 SPAN 160 14 100 15355 1300-1345 SPAN 222 11 100 15355 1400-1500 SPAN 142 15 100 15355 1500-1545 PORT 142 15 100 15400 2300-0000 ENGL 151 15 100 15400 0000-0045 FREN 151 15 100 15440 0000-0100 SPAN 285 10 100 15565 2104-2200 ENGL 87 46 100 15565 2200-2245 ARAB 87 46 100 15565 1800-1900 FREN 44 27 100 15565 1900-1945 ENGL 44 27 100 17535 1700-1800 SPAN 315 2 100 17535 1800-2145 ENGL 315 2 100 17555 1400-1545 SPAN 160 16 100 17555 1700-2145 ENGL 285 10 100 17575 1700-2000 PORT 140 13 100 17575 2000-2100 ENGL 140 13 100 17575 2100-2200 FREN 140 13 100 17575 2200-2245 PORT 140 13 100 17690 1600-1700 ENGL 87 46 100 17690 1700-1800 PORT 87 46 100 17690 1800-2000 FREN 87 46 100 17690 2000-2100 ARAB 87 46 100 17690 2100-2200 PORT 87 46 100 17690 2200-2245 ENGL 87 46 100 17760 1700-1800 GERM 44 27 100 17760 1800-1900 ITAL 44 27 100 17760 1900-1945 ARAB 44 27 100 17760 1400-1645 ENGL 285 10 100 18930 1600-1700 ITAL 44 27 100 18930 1700-1845 SPAN 44 27 100 18980 1600-1945 ENGL 44 27 100 21455 1600-1800 ENGL 44 27 100 21455 1800-1900 GERM 44 27 100 21455 1900-1945 FREN 44 27 100 21745 1600-1745 RUSS 44 27 100 WYFR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 28 Oct 2007-30 Mar 2008 TIME SORT TIME (UTC) LANG FREQ (KHZ) AZ ZONE PWR 0000-0045 ENGL 9715 285 10 50 0000-0045 FREN 15400 151 15 100 0000-0045 PORT 9430 160 15 100 0000-0045 PORT 9690 142 15 100 0000-0100 ENGL 6085 355 4,5,9 100 0000-0100 ENGL 11720 142 15 100 0000-0100 SPAN 15440 285 10 100 0000-0445 ENGL 9505 315 2 100 0100-0145 PORT 11720 142 15 100 0100-0145 SPAN 11885 140 13 100 0100-0200 PORT 11825 160 14 100 0100-0200 SPAN 9525 285 10 50 0100-0300 SPAN 9985 151 15 100 0100-0345 PORT 7520 142 15 100 0100-0345 SPAN 7570 160 15 100 0100-0445 ENGL 6065 355 4,5,9 100 0200-0300 ENGL 5985 181 11 50 0200-0300 ENGL 9525 285 10 50 0200-0300 ENGL 11855 222 11 100 0200-0300 SPAN 13615 222 12 100 0300-0345 SPAN 9525 285 10 50 0300-0400 ENGL 9985 151 15 100 0300-0400 ENGL 13615 222 11 100 0300-0400 SPAN 9680 315 13 100 0300-0445 SPAN 5985 181 11 50 0300-0445 SPAN 11855 222 11 100 0304-0400 RUSS 7780 44 27 100 0304-0400 SPAN 6855 355 4,5,9 100 0400-0445 SPAN 9985 151 15 100 0400-0500 ARAB 7520 44 27 100 0400-0500 ENGL 7780 44 27 100 0400-0500 ENGL 9715 285 10 50 0400-0500 PORT 11580 87 46 100 0400-0600 ENGL 6855 355 4,5,9 100 0404-0500 GERM 9355 44 27 100 0500-0600 ARAB 9985 87 46 100 0500-0600 ENGL 7520 44 27 100 0500-0600 FREN 11530 44 27 100 0500-0600 FREN 11580 87 46 100 0500-0600 GERM 7780 44 27 100 0500-0600 MAND 5985 315 2 100 0500-0600 SPAN 6000 181 11 50 0500-0600 SPAN 9355 44 27 100 0500-0700 SPAN 9495 222 11 100 0500-0700 SPAN 9715 285 10 50 0504-0600 RUSS 5745 44 27 100 0600-0645 CANT 5985 315 2 100 0600-0700 ENGL 5745 44 27 100 0600-0700 ENGL 6000 181 11 50 0600-0700 ENGL 9680 315 13 100 0600-0700 ENGL 11530 44 27 100 0600-0700 ENGL 11580 87 46 100 0600-0700 FREN 7520 44 27 100 0600-0700 FREN 9985 87 46 100 0600-0700 ITAL 9355 44 27 100 0600-0700 SPAN 6855 355 4,5,9 100 0700-0745 ENGL 7780 44 27 100 0700-0745 ITAL 11530 44 27 100 0700-0745 PORT 9355 44 27 100 0700-0745 SPAN 7520 44 27 100 0700-0745 SPAN 9680 315 13 100 0700-0800 ARAB 11580 87 46 100 0700-0800 ENGL 9495 222 11 100 0700-0800 ENGL 9715 285 10 50 0700-0845 ENGL 9985 87 46 100 0700-0945 SPAN 6000 181 11 50 0700-1045 ENGL 7455 315 2 100 0700-1100 ENGL 6855 355 4,5,9 100 0800-0845 FREN 11580 87 46 100 0800-0945 SPAN 5745 160 14 100 0800-0945 SPAN 9495 222 11 100 0800-1000 PORT 9680 140 13 100 0800-1000 SPAN 11740 151 15 100 0800-1045 PORT 9605 142 15 100 0800-1100 SPAN 9715 285 10 50 0800-1145 ENGL 5950 285 10 100 0800-1345 SPAN 9555 160 16 100 0804-1045 PORT 6105 142 13 100 0900-1000 SPAN 6890 355 4,5,9 100 0900-1100 PORT 9575 160 15 100 1000-1045 FREN 9680 140 13 100 1000-1100 FREN 11740 151 15 100 1000-1100 SPAN 6000 160 14 100 1000-1245 ENGL 6890 355 4,5,9 100 1000-1600 SPAN 6085 181 11 100 1100-1145 ENGL 6000 160 14 100 1100-1145 SPAN 9575 160 15 100 1100-1200 ENGL 11725 222 12 100 1100-1200 ENGL 11830 140 13 100 1100-1200 SPAN 6855 355 4,5,9 100 1100-1245 SPAN 9605 222 11 100 1100-1245 SPAN 9705 285 10 50 1100-1300 SPAN 11740 151 15 100 1100-1345 ENGL 7780 315 2 100 1200-1245 FREN 6855 355 4,5,9 100 1200-1245 PORT 11830 140 13 100 1200-1300 ENGL 11530 160 16 100 1200-1345 ENGL 11970 285 10 100 1200-1545 SPAN 11725 222 12 100 1200-1545 SPAN 13615 160 15 100 1300-1345 PORT 11530 160 16 100 1300-1345 SPAN 15355 222 11 100 1300-1400 ENGL 11830 315 13 100 1300-1400 FREN 11740 151 15 100 1300-1400 MAND 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1300-1600 ENGL 11855 355 4,5,9 100 1300-2345 SPAN 15130 285 10 50 1400-1500 ENGL 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1400-1500 PORT 15210 160 16 100 1400-1500 SPAN 11830 315 13 100 1400-1500 SPAN 15355 142 15 100 1400-1545 SPAN 11740 151 15 100 1400-1545 SPAN 17555 160 16 100 1400-1645 ENGL 11565 315 2 100 1400-1645 ENGL 17760 285 10 100 1500-1545 ENGL 15210 160 16 100 1500-1545 PORT 15355 142 15 100 1500-1600 MAND 11830 315 13 100 1500-1600 SPAN 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1600-1645 ARAB 15210 44 27 100 1600-1645 ENGL 11830 315 13 100 1600-1645 FREN 11855 355 4,5,9 100 1600-1700 ENGL 6085 181 11 100 1600-1700 ENGL 17690 87 46 100 1600-1700 ITAL 18930 44 27 100 1600-1745 RUSS 21745 44 27 100 1600-1800 ENGL 21455 44 27 100 1600-1945 ENGL 13695 355 4,5,9 100 1600-1945 ENGL 18980 44 27 100 1700-1800 FREN 15115 87 46 100 1700-1800 GERM 17760 44 27 100 1700-1800 PORT 17690 87 46 100 1700-1800 SPAN 17535 315 2 100 1700-1845 SPAN 18930 44 27 100 1700-1900 SPAN 6085 181 11 100 1700-2000 PORT 17575 140 13 100 1700-2145 ENGL 17555 285 10 100 1800-1900 FREN 15565 44 27 100 1800-1900 GERM 21455 44 27 100 1800-1900 ITAL 17760 44 27 100 1800-2000 FREN 17690 87 46 100 1800-2100 ENGL 15115 87 46 100 1800-2145 ENGL 17535 315 2 100 1900-1945 ARAB 17760 44 27 100 1900-1945 ENGL 6085 181 11 100 1900-1945 ENGL 15565 44 27 100 1900-1945 FREN 21455 44 27 100 1900-2000 RUSS 9355 44 27 100 2000-0200 SPAN 5985 181 11 50 2000-0200 SPAN 11855 222 11 100 2000-2100 ARAB 17690 87 46 100 2000-2100 ENGL 17575 140 13 100 2000-2100 GERM 9355 44 27 100 2000-2200 ENGL 5745 44 27 100 2000-2200 ENGL 6855 44 27 100 2100-2145 GERM 11565 44 27 100 2100-2200 FREN 17575 140 13 100 2100-2200 PORT 17690 87 46 100 2100-2200 SPAN 9355 44 27 100 2100-2245 ARAB 11665 44 27 100 2104-2200 ENGL 15565 87 46 100 2200-2245 ARAB 15565 87 46 100 2200-2245 ENGL 17690 87 46 100 2200-2245 FREN 5745 44 27 100 2200-2245 PORT 6855 44 27 100 2200-2245 PORT 17575 140 13 100 2200-2300 PORT 9690 142 15 101 2200-2345 ENGL 11740 315 2 100 2300-0000 ENGL 9430 160 15 100 2300-0000 ENGL 15400 151 15 100 2300-0000 FREN 6085 355 4,5,9 100 2300-0100 PORT 11885 140 13 100 2300-0200 SPAN 15215 160 14 100 2304-0045 SPAN 13615 160 14 100 WYFR BROADCAST SCHEDULE 28 Oct 2007-30 Mar 2008 LANGUAGE SORT LANG TIME (UTC) FREQ (KHZ) AZ ZONE PWR ARAB 0400-0500 7520 44 27 100 ARAB 1600-1645 15210 44 27 100 ARAB 1900-1945 17760 44 27 100 ARAB 0500-0600 9985 87 46 100 ARAB 2200-2245 15565 87 46 100 ARAB 2100-2245 11665 44 27 100 ARAB 0700-0800 11580 87 46 100 ARAB 2000-2100 17690 87 46 100 CANT 0600-0645 5985 315 2 100 ENGL 0500-0600 7520 44 27 100 ENGL 1600-1800 21455 44 27 100 ENGL 0000-0100 11720 142 15 100 ENGL 0300-0400 13615 222 11 100 ENGL 0600-0700 5745 44 27 100 ENGL 1100-1200 11725 222 12 100 ENGL 1600-1945 18980 44 27 100 ENGL 2000-2200 6855 44 27 100 ENGL 1500-1545 15210 160 16 100 ENGL 2000-2200 5745 44 27 100 ENGL 0400-0500 7780 44 27 100 ENGL 0700-0745 7780 44 27 100 ENGL 1100-1145 6000 160 14 100 ENGL 1200-1300 11530 160 16 100 ENGL 0000-0045 9715 285 10 50 ENGL 0200-0300 9525 285 10 50 ENGL 0400-0500 9715 285 10 50 ENGL 0700-0800 9715 285 10 50 ENGL 0200-0300 5985 181 11 50 ENGL 0600-0700 6000 181 11 50 ENGL 0000-0100 6085 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 0100-0445 6065 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 0700-0845 9985 87 46 100 ENGL 1000-1245 6890 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1300-1600 11855 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1800-2100 15115 87 46 100 ENGL 2104-2200 15565 87 46 100 ENGL 0400-0600 6855 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 0700-1100 6855 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1400-1500 13695 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 1600-1945 13695 355 4,5,9 100 ENGL 0600-0700 11530 44 27 100 ENGL 1900-1945 15565 44 27 100 ENGL 2300-0000 15400 151 15 100 ENGL 0300-0400 9985 151 15 100 ENGL 2300-0000 9430 160 15 100 ENGL 0600-0700 11580 87 46 100 ENGL 1600-1700 17690 87 46 100 ENGL 2200-2245 17690 87 46 100 ENGL 0000-0445 9505 315 2 100 ENGL 0700-1045 7455 315 2 100 ENGL 1100-1345 7780 315 2 100 ENGL 1400-1645 11565 315 2 100 ENGL 1800-2145 17535 315 2 100 ENGL 2200-2345 11740 315 2 100 ENGL 1100-1200 11830 140 13 100 ENGL 1300-1400 11830 315 13 100 ENGL 1600-1645 11830 315 13 100 ENGL 2000-2100 17575 140 13 100 ENGL 0600-0700 9680 315 13 100 ENGL 0800-1145 5950 285 10 100 ENGL 1200-1345 11970 285 10 100 ENGL 1400-1645 17760 285 10 100 ENGL 1700-2145 17555 285 10 100 ENGL 0200-0300 11855 222 11 100 ENGL 0700-0800 9495 222 11 100 ENGL 1600-1700 6085 181 11 100 ENGL 1900-1945 6085 181 11 100 FREN 0600-0700 7520 44 27 100 FREN 1900-1945 21455 44 27 100 FREN 2200-2245 5745 44 27 100 FREN 0600-0700 9985 87 46 100 FREN 1600-1645 11855 355 4,5,9 100 FREN 1700-1800 15115 87 46 100 FREN 2300-0000 6085 355 4,5,9 100 FREN 1200-1245 6855 355 4,5,9 100 FREN 0500-0600 11530 44 27 100 FREN 1000-1100 11740 151 15 100 FREN 1300-1400 11740 151 15 100 FREN 1800-1900 15565 44 27 100 FREN 0000-0045 15400 151 15 100 FREN 0500-0600 11580 87 46 100 FREN 0800-0845 11580 87 46 100 FREN 1800-2000 17690 87 46 100 FREN 1000-1045 9680 140 13 100 FREN 2100-2200 17575 140 13 100 GERM 1800-1900 21455 44 27 100 GERM 2100-2145 11565 44 27 100 GERM 0404-0500 9355 44 27 100 GERM 1700-1800 17760 44 27 100 GERM 0500-0600 7780 44 27 100 GERM 2000-2100 9355 44 27 100 ITAL 0600-0700 9355 44 27 100 ITAL 1800-1900 17760 44 27 100 ITAL 1600-1700 18930 44 27 100 ITAL 0700-0745 11530 44 27 100 MAND 1300-1400 13695 355 4,5,9 100 MAND 0500-0600 5985 315 2 100 MAND 1500-1600 11830 315 13 100 PORT 0000-0045 9690 142 15 100 PORT 0100-0345 7520 142 15 100 PORT 0800-1045 9605 142 15 100 PORT 1500-1545 15355 142 15 100 PORT 2200-2300 9690 142 15 101 PORT 0100-0145 11720 142 15 100 PORT 0804-1045 6105 142 13 100 PORT 2200-2245 6855 44 27 100 PORT 0700-0745 9355 44 27 100 PORT 1400-1500 15210 160 16 100 PORT 1300-1345 11530 160 16 100 PORT 0100-0200 11825 160 14 100 PORT 0000-0045 9430 160 15 100 PORT 0400-0500 11580 87 46 100 PORT 0900-1100 9575 160 15 100 PORT 1700-1800 17690 87 46 100 PORT 2100-2200 17690 87 46 100 PORT 0800-1000 9680 140 13 100 PORT 1200-1245 11830 140 13 100 PORT 1700-2000 17575 140 13 100 PORT 2200-2245 17575 140 13 100 PORT 2300-0100 11885 140 13 100 RUSS 0504-0600 5745 44 27 100 RUSS 0304-0400 7780 44 27 100 RUSS 1900-2000 9355 44 27 100 RUSS 1600-1745 21745 44 27 100 SPAN 0700-0745 7520 44 27 100 SPAN 1100-1245 9605 222 11 100 SPAN 1300-1345 15355 222 11 100 SPAN 1400-1500 15355 142 15 100 SPAN 0200-0300 13615 222 12 100 SPAN 1200-1545 11725 222 12 100 SPAN 0500-0600 9355 44 27 100 SPAN 0800-1345 9555 160 16 100 SPAN 2300-0200 15215 160 14 100 SPAN 0800-0945 5745 160 14 100 SPAN 1000-1100 6000 160 14 100 SPAN 1400-1545 17555 160 16 100 SPAN 1700-1845 18930 44 27 100 SPAN 2100-2200 9355 44 27 100 SPAN 2304-0045 13615 160 14 100 SPAN 0100-0200 9525 285 10 50 SPAN 0300-0345 9525 285 10 50 SPAN 0500-0700 9715 285 10 50 SPAN 0800-1100 9715 285 10 50 SPAN 1100-1245 9705 285 10 50 SPAN 1300-2345 15130 285 10 50 SPAN 2000-0200 5985 181 11 50 SPAN 0300-0445 5985 181 11 50 SPAN 0500-0600 6000 181 11 50 SPAN 0700-0945 6000 181 11 50 SPAN 0900-1000 6890 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 0304-0400 6855 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 0600-0700 6855 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 1100-1200 6855 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 1500-1600 13695 355 4,5,9 100 SPAN 0800-1000 11740 151 15 100 SPAN 1100-1300 11740 151 15 100 SPAN 1400-1545 11740 151 15 100 SPAN 0100-0300 9985 151 15 100 SPAN 0400-0445 9985 151 15 100 SPAN 0100-0345 7570 160 15 100 SPAN 1100-1145 9575 160 15 100 SPAN 1200-1545 13615 160 15 100 SPAN 1700-1800 17535 315 2 100 SPAN 1400-1500 11830 315 13 100 SPAN 0100-0145 11885 140 13 100 SPAN 0300-0400 9680 315 13 100 SPAN 0700-0745 9680 315 13 100 SPAN 0000-0100 15440 285 10 100 SPAN 2000-0200 11855 222 11 100 SPAN 0300-0445 11855 222 11 100 SPAN 0500-0700 9495 222 11 100 SPAN 0800-0945 9495 222 11 100 SPAN 1000-1600 6085 181 11 100 SPAN 1700-1900 6085 181 11 100 (Evelyn March, WYFR, Oct 3, DX LISTENING DIGEST) NOTE: YFR has numerous other transmissions and languages via sites other than Okeechobee (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. Call Sign Contest Update.... from Richard S. Towne, KUNM GM Thanks to the many folks who submitted suggestions for our new call letters in Socorro, Las Vegas, Española and Taos. A good number of folks submitted multiple suggestions... I think one or two of you sent in about 40 suggested call signs each. Its going to take me more time to compile the suggestions, and get them in front of staff here at KUNM for feedback before we can identify the winners of the contest. Stay tuned, we hope to announce the winners next month. I had some big smiles as I read through your suggestions. My favorite came from Richard DiBartolomeo. He suggests KNCS in that NCS would stand for New Call Sign. This may not be the eventual winner but I like the way he thinks. We’ll get you the highlights in October (Oct KUNM Zounds via DXLD) One of our big financial challenges in recent years has been to keep public radio accessible to rural New Mexico. Here’s some insider background: FM radio signals cannot go through mountains. So, in mountainous terrain, they require a series of translators positioned on high ground to pick up the main transmitter signal and relay it to areas beyond the mountains. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed any non-commercial broadcaster who is willing to put a full-power station on a translator frequency to file on that frequency and the FCC must defer to the full-blown station. This is a major issue in the Western U.S. Smaller communities are vulnerable to losing their public radio station to religious broadcasters with extremely deep pockets (perhaps because they can fundraise off-air every week). Some of KUNM’s translator sites had just such a challenge. We had to re-file on a different frequency to keep serving areas like Socorro. This is a costly proposition, not only for the filing fees (thousands of dollars per site), but also for the requisite engineering studies and the high cost of building a full-power station where once a relatively inexpensive translator sufficed. Not only have we had to defend our existing rural sites, but we also embarked on a project to bring public radio for the first time ever to 60,000 people in rural northern New Mexico. We will finally be providing them with access to public radio by putting in a transmitter at Española. These are extraordinary expenses, but we think rural New Mexicans deserve to have access (and input) just like people in the population centers. Everyone deserves to be connected to community: informed, challenged, entertained, and invited into the social discourse. So we happily asked businesses and other non-profits (like the Bioneers) to donate Daily Prizes to give you more incentive to send in your renewal or extra gift ahead of time—and to get listeners who have never pledged before to dial that number this time. Help sustain KUNM for yourself and your family, and for other New Mexicans who almost lost it and for those 60,000 people who don’t even know what they’ve been missing (Mary Oishi, Development Director, ibid.) ** VANUATU. 3945, Radio Vanuatu, Vila. Poor at best with Pidgin vernacular announcements and clear ID as Radio Vanuatu. I think this station is not using full power. Use to boom in. 0820 22/9 (Johno Wright, Millfield NSW – Richard Kerr’s place, near Newcastle, Oct Australian DX News via DXLD) ** VIRGIN ISLANDS US. 970, WSTX, Christiansted, St. Croix; “AM 9-70 WSTX ...” ID & Caribbean music. 0603 29/9 More details http://www.geocities.com/barry.davies25@btopenworld.com/mypage.html A 20 year wait for this one but will they QSL? ID at seconds 10, ``AM 9-70 WSTX, your St Croix music variety...`` http://www.geocities.com/barry.davies25@btopenworld.com/970wstx.mp3 (Barry Davies, UK, MWX via DXLD) As it happens I recorded 970 overnight. I suspect we are all looking for WSTX now ;0) Usually, 970 is not too difficult a channel to access, but tonight it was splattered to pieces. WZAN was dominant but a second English station could be heard with talk around 0400 and 0500. Shortly before 0600 there was quite a pile-up on the channel. At 0600 a male talker was fighting with WZAN but both were quite weak at this time. Lively Latin music was taking over at 0603. I will probably be on 970 again tomorrow night. Good DX! (John Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Faulkner, AOR AR7030 & ewe antenna, ibid.) UNIDENTIFIED. Yesterday and today I have been hearing a unknown signal on 2395 kHz at 1100-1300 UT. I could hear a man talking in an unknown language with no commercials or music. It was just talking only. Signals was S2-3 almost at the noise floor. Both WRTH and Passport shows nothing on this frequency. A quick search on the internet also showed nothing. I heard them the best with the Marconi T antenna. The EWE antenna in any direction did not get them. Anybody have any ideas on this one? (Art Hernández, Oct 2, ptsw yg via DXLD) Location not given but in another post he implied he is in California. This would not likely be a MW harmonic frequency, or a 2 X IF image unless there is also something new on 3295 or 3305. It might not even be a broadcast station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. What is the station on 7345 with non-stop disco (or rave) music, audio starting at 1701. CNR1 can be heard also on this frequency. Jari Savolainen, Finland, Oct 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) And what are we hearing tonight (Oct. 3) on 7345 at 1700 - it sounds like Jari's non-stop disco (or rave) music. I missed the opening (due to checking 7335). Signal strength peaking to about 7 here, and audio quality not so good. No trace of CNR. 73 (Noel R. Green (NW England), ibid.) Checked this unid again on 2 Oct on 7345. The carrier apparently came on at 1650. At 1655 1000 Hz test tones until 1700. VOR on 7340 had 800 Hz test tones at the same time, but the tones were not in synchro. Today no music heard on 7345 (except that of CNR1 underneath), but I believe the carrier was on at least until 1727 when R Slovakia Int started. As the test tone procedure was similar to VO Russia, I wonder where is used 1000 Hz tones instead of 800 Hz? (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, I also heard the same as Jari, although some local noise was causing me a problem. I thought the carrier was on before 1650 as there appeared to be "something" covering the CNR signal - audible below it. The tones were typical "Russian style" on/off and with a high note, as Jari remarks, and I too could only hear continuation of CNR when the tones stopped. So there are apparently TRW (Russian origin) transmissions on 7340, 7345 and 7350 at 1700 (Noel R. Green, (NW England), ibid.) I think it was the Tbilisskaya site (a.k.a. Krasnodar or Armavir, appearing as "ARM" in the HFCC files; however, they are not always representative for the actual transmitter use) which had a preference for 1000 Hz tones. You say "disco / rave music"? Something like in this recording from October 2003, of a Saturdays-only transmission via Tbilisskaya, back then 2100-2200 on 7560, using 770 Hz tones for tune-up before the heavy bass attack on PA stage tubes and mod transformer started? http://www.radioeins.de/meta/sendungen/apparat/031018_A1.ram Scenario: Due to co-channel Beijing the 7335 frequency for the Voice of Delina broadcast has again been replaced by 7345. But now Voice of Delina has cancelled in favour of WHRA, TDP could not get rid of the airtime at such short notice and thus puts some TDPradio material on air instead? Concerning the tune-up tones: There is a technical reason for these typical interrupted tones. The limiter/compressor ahead of the transmitter input would raise the level of a test tone as if it would be program audio, even if the test signal is generated at -10 dBr or so. But it is not permissible to modulate the transmitters with a continuous tone of full level (0 dBr which would be a transmitter input of +6 dBu if the European studio level of 1.55 V is in use in the former USSR as well), and to avoid this problem without further trouble (i.e. bypassing the compressor) the test tones are interrupted. Btw, the Grigoriopol plant in Pridnestrovye is or was known for using a really peculiar test tone pitch of 905 Hz, and the Russian transmitter operator RTRS plans to acquire this site (where indeed a number of curtain antennas had been severely damaged by ice load, the mast used in the past for transmission of Radio-1 on 234 kHz was fallen over years ago as well): http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/russian-broadcaster-to-bid-for-rebel-regions-transmission-centre (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 3, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Realmente es una pena que un programa tan actualizado como Radioenlace deje de estar en el aire. Muchas veces, los especios destinados al diexismo se quedaron en el tiempo, y con la desaparición de muchas emisoras - o emisiones - de onda corta, es cada vez más difícil practicar este hobby. Sin embargo, no es el caso de Radioenlace. Sin dejar de prestarle mucha atención al diexismo - son muy buenos los aportes de Glenn Hauser y Gabriel Iván Barrera - también se internó en otros aspectos de las comunicaciones. La televisión, internet y las comunicaciones en general son moneda corriente en Radioenlace. Y en tiempos en que la tecnología cambia tan rápido, es necesario contar con un espacio de estas características. Párrafo aparte merece la excelente y amena conducción de Jaime Báguena y Alfonso Montealegre, que explican temas que pueden sonar complicados o de tecnología avanzada, en un nivel comprensible para todos los oyentes. Una lástima que desaparezca Radioenlace. Espero - y muchos miles de oyentes compartirán mi opinión - que sólo sea un alejamiento temporario. Y si Radioenlace no vuelve nunca más, sería bueno reponer un programa de similares características, aunque tenga otro nombre. Un fuerte abrazo a todos los que hacen Radioenlace, y mi más sincera solidaridad. (Rodolfo Poli, 22-09-2007 - Argentina, comment on Radio Enlace page http://www.informarn.nl/programas/programassemanales/RadioEnlace via DXLD) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ SPUTNIK [see INTERNATIONAL VACUUM] I found the discussion of Sputnik interesting, and rarely having an excuse to exercise my Russian anymore, I decided to look it up. My Soviet era Russian-English Dictionary (Russian Language Publishers, Moscow, 1981) does indeed list "Fellow Traveller" as the definition. Interestingly enough, Western dictionaries, for instance, my copy of the Oxford Russian Dictionary, Revised edition (Oxford Univ Press, 1998) and an online dictionary http://m-w.com/dictionary/sputnik both list "Travelling Companion". While Fellow Traveller is probably accurate it sounds clumsier in English than Travelling Companion. All of them list "Satellite" as another definition, having crept into general usage since 1957. Reminds me of a story I was told in the early 70s by one of my school teachers. Is it true? Who knows. Back then Computers took up whole rooms to do simple tasks. As the story went they tried to program a computer to translate English to Russian. They input "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak". The computer translated it as "The vodka is good, but the meat is rotten." Cheers (Fred Waterer, Ont., DX LISTENING DIGEST) Fred, ``Fellow Traveler`` also has the negative connotation of a com- symp from the McCarthy era. 73, (Glenn, ibid.) LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA: LINGUISTAS JUSTIFICAM "PROIBIÇÃO" DO USO DO GERÚNDIO NO BRASIL, APENAS COMO MEDIDA POLÍTICA http://noticias.sapo.pt/lusa/artigo/XXhX1MzNWsST0jsqQAUcfw.html Dear Glenn, Apart from the news in the above, the use of the gerund form here in Portugal is currently restricted to certain areas in the south, where people use it instead of the infinitive, e.g. they say "estou-me vestindo" instead of "estou a vestir-me" (I'm getting dressed). The real problem with the widespread Brazilian use of the gerund is that its use is commonly applied to the cases where gerund & infinitive forms are used for expressing a certain difference. European Portuguese uses gerund, of course, but certainly to express slightly different situations. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, Oct 3, with cc to Brazilians, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WORLD OF HOROLOGY +++++++++++++++++ MEXICO & CUBA DST DATES According to timeanddate.com, DST is to end in Mexico on Oct 28, even tho the USA has extended it one week longer. I suspect Mexico will really follow suit. BTW, Cuba is shown as matching the US dates, despite a certain hostility. 73, (Glenn Hauser, Oklahoma (UT -5 too, but should be UT -7), MWC via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING DRM: see GERMANY; NETHERLANDS ++++++++++++++++++++ CITADEL SILENCES HD NIGHTTIME AM SIGNALS News Update - Tuesday, October 02, 2007 --- Three weeks after the FCC began allowing AM stations to broadcast in HD after dark, Citadel engineers say interference concerns and listener complaints have led to the decision to pull the plug. Of special concern is the impact on Citadel's big 50,000 watt stations like New York's WABC and Detroit's WJR. Insiders call the move "temporary" while they look for ways to improve signal coverage - and point out they'll remain in HD during daylight hours (Inside Radio, via Greg Hardison, CA, DXLD) They`re already celebrating and drinking toasts on the MW lists... (gh, DXLD Arguably, the worst blob of nighttime IBOC residue has been 770-820 kHz here in Southern California, thanks to KABC/790 and KGO/810; this Citadel move should clean it up nicely. Primary offenders remain KSPN/710, KNX/1070 and KDIS/1110, with NO IBOC heard above the latter out here, day or night (Greg Hardison, CA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Random thoughts on IBOC. I am still skeptical and a recent quote about the Citadel suspension of nighttime IBOC corroborates this. I believe that the powers that be believe that digital in some form is inevitable on the AM band and that the interference issue is nothing more than a speed bump on the way to attaining that goal. That is why our complaints may seem to be falling on deaf ears. These people believe that if you tweak and change the system enough, it will eventually work. In other words, they have not been convinced that this will not work. But I have to wonder, can you make a silk purse out of a pig's ear. I believe that no matter what is put in place, stations will lose coverage, even if they are using a pure digital mode because of skywave and mutual interference? The suits have not accepted the fact that the raw material, the AM band itself, is not conducive to digital radio especially without a major revamping of allocations and stations going off the air. Is that what they really want? -- (Bill Harms, Elkridge, Maryland, Oct 4, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ Here is now item one of today’s program: The Headline: Back to Zero, yes back to zero sunspot count after a very short break, when a single small sunspot was seen. According to a recent analysis by a group of well known solar scientists, cycle 23 actual minimum has required no less than three revisions, and it has certainly extended beyond all forecasts. Another relevant piece of information about this solar cycle is that the number of consecutive days without sunspots has so far extended into two series of great significance, when compared with other previous solar cycles. For short wave listeners and amateur radio operators, as well as for professional users of the HF spectrum, cycle’s 23 extended minimum has already had a very significant negative impact, including, in the case of amateur radio, rather low scores during the latest contests!!! . . . And now amigos, just before going QRT, here is ARNIE CORO’S DXERS UNLIMITED HF PLUS LOW BAND VHF PROPAGATION UPDATE AND FORECAST Solar flux continues at very low levels, with the actual flux measurements not going over 67 or 68 units, and do remember that the lowest registered microwave solar flux was 64 units. Sunspots are non existent; sunspot count again zero after a brief spell when a very small sunspot emerged and then vanished. Expect daytime maximum useable frequencies not to exceed 20 megaHertz for 90 percent of the time, and barely moving above 21 megaHertz for very short periods on the best possible propagation paths, that again will be North to South, and vice versa, with the East to West path showing the worst propagation, as expected during extended periods of very low solar activity. Trans equatorial DX season still in progress, with options opening for 6 meters band ham radio operators for nice contacts from the South of the US, Mexico and the Caribbean, to Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia, and slightly less chances of contacts on six meters via TE scatter to Chile and Peru (Arnie Coro, CO2KK, RHC DXers Unlimited Oct 2, HCDX via DXLD) The geomagnetic field was at quiet to active levels on 24 September. Activity decreased to mostly quiet levels on 25 September. The field remained at quiet levels until approximately 27/1500 UTC, then increased to unsettled to major storm levels. Field activity ranged from quiet to minor storm levels during 28 - 29 September with brief major storm periods detected at high latitudes. Activity decreased to quiet to active levels on the last day of the period. ACE solar wind data indicated a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream was in progress at the start of the period. Peak solar wind velocity associated with this stream was 704.3 km/sec at 24/0810 UTC, followed by a gradual decrease through around midday on 27 September. An interplanetary shock was detected by the ACE spacecraft at 27/1053 UTC accompanied by increased velocities (peak 628.9 km/sec at 28/0104 UTC), increased total field intensity (peak 14.1 nT at 27/1620 UTC), increased densities (peak 21.6 p/cc at 27/1535 UTC), and periods of southward IMF Bz (minimum -9.7 nT at 27/1527 UTC). A recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream commenced around midday on 28 September. Wind velocities gradually increased to a peak of 720.4 km/sec at 30/0116 UTC, then gradually decreased during the remainder of the period. A minor increase in density (peak 10.0 p/cc at 28/1634 UTC) was associated with the onset of the stream. IMF variance associated with the high-speed stream included a peak IMF total field intensity of 12.3 nT at 28/1801 UTC and a minimum southward Bz of -9.1 nT at 28/1911 UTC. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 03 - 29 OCTOBER 2007 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 03 - 10 and 21 – 29 October. Geomagnetic activity is expected to be at unsettled to active levels during 03 - 04 October due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet conditions are expected during 05 - 16 October. An increase to quiet to unsettled levels is expected during 17 - 19 October. A further increase to unsettled to active levels is forecast for 20 October as another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream affects the field. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 21 - 24 October as the high-speed stream subsides. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 25 - 26 October due to another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels for the rest of the period. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2007 Oct 02 2024 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 2007 Oct 02 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2007 Oct 03 67 15 4 2007 Oct 04 67 10 3 2007 Oct 05 67 5 2 2007 Oct 06 68 5 2 2007 Oct 07 68 5 2 2007 Oct 08 68 5 2 2007 Oct 09 67 5 2 2007 Oct 10 67 5 2 2007 Oct 11 67 5 2 2007 Oct 12 67 5 2 2007 Oct 13 67 5 2 2007 Oct 14 67 5 2 2007 Oct 15 67 5 2 2007 Oct 16 67 5 2 2007 Oct 17 67 10 3 2007 Oct 18 67 10 3 2007 Oct 19 67 10 3 2007 Oct 20 67 15 4 2007 Oct 21 67 10 3 2007 Oct 22 67 8 3 2007 Oct 23 67 5 2 2007 Oct 24 67 8 3 2007 Oct 25 67 15 4 2007 Oct 26 67 25 5 2007 Oct 27 67 12 4 2007 Oct 28 67 5 2 2007 Oct 29 67 8 3 (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via DXLD) ###