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No5 July 2002 Volume 46

Most of the participants at the AGM and DX Camp in Vejers, May 2002

, Editorial Staff: Shortwave Tips: Klaus-D&r Scho4

Y ISSN 0106&31

Postfach 10 17 05, D-99017 Erfurt, Germany Tel.: t49 (0) 361-4212769, Fax: +49 (0)361-4212298 E-mail: [email protected]~ - bnp://www.dxing.det The Utility Shack Tar-Henrik Ekblom, Kastevuorenkuja 4C44 FIN-02360 Espoo, Finland Email: [email protected] World News: Noel R Green, 14 Marsdw Road, Bkkpoo!, Lancashire FY4 3BZ, England. Tel.: +44 1253 -40 2147 E-mail: [email protected] UnoRicial Radio: Ken Baird, 24 Main Straet, Sam, Ayrshire KA5 6HU, Scotland E-mail: kenny@bai&cot.soflnet.co.uk Tel. & Fax: +44 1290-55 14 91 QSL Corner: Andreas Schmi~ P. 0. Box 1, D-97715 Euerdorf Germany E-mail: [email protected] Tel. + Fax:: +49-9704-7794 Medium Wave News: Ray Browell, 13 Springbank Avenue Thornton Lancashire FY5 4PB, England [email protected] Notes & News: KajBredahlJmgenseq E-mail: [email protected] - postal address at the right

DX-Mirror: ADker Peterseq Udbyvej 11, DK-2740 Skovhmde, Demnark E-mail: i!!&atm@mx& - postal dd~~ at tb right

Lkwdlinr for conbibutions to SWN Contributionscanbes~eithertotheHQ,ardirectlytotbe various editols.

Coming ‘deadlines rre announced 00 page 3. Contributions sbouid be send directly to the various editors

Used throughout in SWN: Frequencies in kIlz - Tii in UTC Articles,lettemetc.sentinbymembersandpublishedinSWN, do not necmady c&xi& with the opinion of the Board!

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DX-Window: Bi-weeMy newsletter available by e-mail for men+ hers upon request to Anker Petersen.

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Greve, June 30m 2002 Posted, July Sm 2002

Dear friends, members and readers, B- .:a -

Here your have a brand new edition of SWN in your hands packed with - as usual - lots of useful information for your listening hobby. I hope, that you all will have a nice summer vacation, and that you will use some of the information in this issue if you are going to listening to radio during your holidays I’m sure, that you ten find something of interest. Let us then hear from you what you have heard!

This SWN is “a big one” with all sections included as you can see. Besides the normal sections, I also found space for the interesting lecture Anker held at Vejem, called “DX-ing in the Third World”. It is worth and interesting to read, though without sound tracks from the various radio stations Anker had.

Our Annual General Meeting at Vejers Beach went very well also this year, with 14 participants. You can mad the whole report in the last issue of SWN, and see what you missed by not participating. Personal, I think that this place on the West coast of Jut- land, must be one of the best places in Denmark for DX-ing. We have never been disappointed what DX-ing concerns, just look in the last issue of SWN, what we heard.

Already now, we have decided the date for the next AGM and DX-Camp, which will be from May 16th to May 18th at the very same place as this year - Vejers Beach. I suggest, that you already now, consider your participating. Detailed information will of course be published here later on.

Beginning with this issue, we have now decided just to have one deadline for each edition of SWN. The decision has been taken into the consideration, that most of our members now have access to Internet and e-mail. It is very few contributions that I receive here at the hq by ordinary mail. Most of our contributors send in the logging& news etc. directly to the editor himself. If you don’t have access to e-mail, you can of course still send your contributions either directly to the various ediiors or to me. I’ll then will scan your items and send it by e-mail to the editor involved. By doing this, our deadline will be about one week shorter, that it is today. So, please let have this in your mind when sending us your contributions.

We have also updated page 2, so that correct prices for all our different services has been updated, so we ask you to read page 2 careful before you send money to us for e.g. membership fee or publications. Our treasurer stills urge you to send your payment in cash either in EUR or USD. If you send your payment by a cheque, we’ll be charged a fee of EURO lo,-. Send your money in an envelope, property wrapped.

I’ll also like to draw your attention, that the WRH Company has issued a new radio book. Called SW Guide. Unfortunately I could not open the attached file wlth a picture of the front page of the book, but hope to do so next month. The book can be bought for a special price for DSWCI members of EUR 25,- plus postage EUR 4,-at Bernhard Hein, Germany. His address can be seen on page two below. Cash money will be preferred

With this I wish you all the very best of 73’s de

Member’s News A hearty welcome to our new member. 3595 Dimitris Mylonopoulos, N. Foka 10 Str.,

GR-68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece

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Dates for vow Diarv:

July 1st to August 31* 2002: Vacation BCL Contest 2002. For more information contact : [email protected], or Fmnk Parisot, P.O.Box 6, F-92173 Vanves Cedex, France July 13” to August 3Fd 2MI2: DX Camp Dobriach, Austria. Mom details from [email protected] July 24* : Local meeting at 1930 at Anker Petersen, Udbyvej 11, 2740 Skovlunde. Our French member, Christian Ghibaudo from Nice will be present. Please notii Anker a week before, that you will attend. August 2”d to August 4* 2002: Encuentro DX Mexicano. For more detaig contect: iyocof#prodigy.net.mx August 16 to August 18 2002: EDXC Conference, Pori, Finland organized by the Finnish DX Association. Details from risto.vahakainu&heIsinki.fi Read page 28. May 16* to May 18’” 2003: DSWCI Annual General Meeting and DX Camp at Vejers Baa& Further information later on

EDXC Conference The joint meeting, the EDXC Conference and the FDXA Summer Meeting will be held 16-18. August in Yyteri, Pori, Finland.

See www.sdxl.oro/edxc&lxc2002.html for more details.

Registrations and inquiries are welcome, but the e-mail service at edxc20026sdxLorg may have some delays during July.

If you are going to participate in the trip to Tallinn, Estonia, your registration should be received by July 15th at the latest.

There are still rooms available in the conference hotel and also camping cottages at the camping place nearby.

Welcome to Finland!

Risto Vahakainu The Finnish DX Association

Attention! - Please Read this! After some months without an effective webmaster for the DSWCI homepage, our Swiss member Rotf Wemli has offered to get the page back on track. He has done that very quickly and you can check the page yourself on the new URL: www.dswci.org . Thank you very much for your assistance so far, Rolf!

For further development of our homepage, we still need an ex- perienced webmaster. Could you help us to set up a professional homepage? You do not have to be a board member or to live in Denmark. If you are interested, please contact our chairman Anker Petersen.

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A = Arabic a = approximately adv = advertisement BI = Bahasa Indonesia BM = Bahasa Malaysia C = Chinese E = English F = French

Compiled by Klaus-Die&r Scholz - eatail: kds&amx.com -

G = German LL = Language Lesson rk3 = religious UNID = Unidentified H = Harmonic frequency mx = music Ru = Russian HQ = Holy Qur’an N = New schedule S = Spanish bn

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I = Italian Nfq = New frequency Sh = Swahili vt = Vietnamese ID = Identification nx = news t = tentative II = parallel frequency IS = Interval Signal P = Portuguese TC = Time Check /I600 = sign on at 1600 J = Japanese Px = programme tk = talk . = sign off LA = Latin American R = Radio TS = Time Signal Tips from non-European DX-ers are marked with an “X” in front of the frequency

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Radio San Antonio Emissora Rual, A Voz de San Fancisco, Petrolina Voice of America, Pinheira Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, Ayacucho Radio Uganda (t) Radio del Pacifico, Lima Radio Uganda, Kampala Radio Brasil Central, Goilnia Radio Ancash, Huaraz Radio Andina, Huancayo Radio Cameroun, Garoua Radio TV Malagasy, Antananarivo (t) SIBC, Honaira ORTB, Parakou Radio Quillabamba, Quillabamba, Cusco Radio Uganda, Kampala RTV Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou RTVC, Bangui Radio Libertad, Junin Georgian Radio, Dusheti Radio Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam PBS Xizang, Lhasa NHK, Osaka, ( Mihira ), USB Radio Peru, San lgnacio Radio Ilucan, Cutervo, Cujamarca Radio Vaticana Voice of Vietnam, Xuan Mai Falun Dafa Radio Radiodifusoras Mineria, Oruno Radio Slovakia Radio Melodia (t), Arequipa Radio Bethel, Arequipa (t!) Radio Pio Dote, Siglo Veinte, Potosi Radio Casino, Limon Radio Nova Visa& Santa Maria Radio Itaiaia, Belo Horizonte Radio Autentica, Villavicencio Radio Korea International Radio Praha Radio Senado de la Nation, Brasilia RDTV Malienne, Bamako Radio Melodia, Arequipa Radio Cooperativa, Santiago de Chile Radio Tanzania Zanzibar, Dole Radio Vaticana Radio Illimani, La Paz Radio Budapest Radio Amanecer, Sto. Domingo Sudwestradio, Muhlacker Radio Clube Paranaense, Curitiba Radio Nederland, Flevo UNID Radio Santa Rosa, Lima lbadan National Station, Ibadan, Nat.Service Radio Juan XXIII Radio Rwanda, Kigali UNID, Colombian style mx Radio CBN Anhanguera (t) Radio San Gabriel, La Paz Radio New Zealand, Rangitaiki Radio Canc%o Nova, Cachoeira Paulista Radio Panamericana, La Paz Remnants Hope Ministry Radio HCJB, Pifo Voice of Azerbaijan Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Radio Korea International Radio Aparecida (t), Aparecida Apparently Radii, UNAMSIL, Freetown Radio Rebelde Radio Fides, La Paz ZNBC Lusaka Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco

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Thank you very much to 15 active contributors being:

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OBSERVER is an edition of RADIO BULGARIA compiled by Ivo lvanov & Angel Datzinov Items here may be reproduced if it is mentioned OBSERVER-BUL”. All times in UTC

--- SOME INTERESTING CLANDESTINES STATIONS (in time order): IBC Tamil Oli Radio in Tamil: OOgO-0100 Daily ll570NVSlOfIkW/186deg Radio Afghanistan in PashtdDati: 01009557 Daily 15246DHA500kW/O45deg Voice of Mezopotamya in Kurdish:

Radio Afghan Voice in Pashto/Dari: 1330-1430 Daily 17870 MOS 500 kW I 090 deg Voice of Khmer-Krom in Khmer: 1400-I 500 Tue 1566OVLD25OkW123Odeg Radio Free Vietnam in Vietnamese: 1406-1430 Man-Fri 15235TAC2OOkW/13Odeg Voice of Tibet in Tibetan/Chinese: 1432-1520 Daily 2165OTAC 100 kW/ 131 deg Democratic Voice of Burma in Burmese: 1430-I 530 Daily 5945 TAC 100 kW I 132 deg

9500 RAN 100 kW I 325 deg 17495 MDC 050 kW / 055 deg

0400-1260 Daily 15675TAClCIOkW/256deg Radio Ezra in English: 05oo-O530 Sun 17735P.KlOOkW/Cl68deg Radio Avaye Ashena in Farsi: 1000-1106 Sun 9710SIT100kW/259deg Voice of Mezopotamya in Kurdish: 1200-1600 Daily 11530KCH500kW1116deg Voice of Tibet in Tibetan/Chinese: 1212-1300 Daily 15635 DB 100 kW/ 117deg (alt. 15645) 15655 A-A 100 kW I 135 deg (alt. 15670) 21585 TAC 100 kW I 131 deg (alt. 21520) IBC Tamil Oli Radio in Tamil: 1230-1330 Daily 17495 MDC 050 kW I 055 deg Radio Afghanistan in Pashto/Dari: 1230-I 727 Daily 18940 KVI 500 kW I 095 deg

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Voice of Iran in Farsi: 1530-l 730 Daily 17510 ISS 500 kW I 090 deg Radio International in Farsi: 1630-1715 Daily 9940 KCH 500 kW I I 16 deg IBRA Radio in PashtolDari: 16451715 Daily 13590 WER 125 kW I 075 deg Radii Barobari in Far&: 1645-I 730 Daily 7480 SIT 100 kW I 259 deg Netsanet Le Ethiopia in Amharic 1700-1800 Wed,Sun 12110 SAM 250 kW I 188 deg <<xx< not active /cancelled??? Dejen Radio in Tigrina: 1706-1800 Sat 12110SAM250kW1188deg notactive/ cancelled??? (via BCDX June 21)

Edited By Ken Baird < [email protected] >

Editorial: Hi there and welcome to the mid summer page in DSWCI. I have only a little news for you this time around. The radio scene is rather quiet in some respects, but the old traditional stations are stitl on air regularly.

Radio Nerd: A press release from Radio Nord reads as follows, although too late for the magazine, the historic content is worthy of note. “On Sunday June 30, a two hour memorial programme of Swedish offshore station Radio Nerd will be broadcast on 9980 kHz (100 kW) at 19.00- 21 .OO UTC from the station in Siiunai, Lithuania. This day marks the 40’ anniversary of the close-down of Radio Nord. The programme will contain interviews with former staff members, listeners, 8 potted history of the station, vintage recordings, music from thii era (1961-62) and more. The programme will be in Swedish. Welcome to tune in for two hours of radio nostalgia. Reception reports are highly appreciated (please include an IRC or a S for a QSL) and the address is: Radio Nord Special Programme, Light Valley Media, Box 90, SE-82723 Ljusdal, Sweden

Euromdio 2002 : For offshore radio fans, I have included details of this event, Welcome on board the MV Mi Amigo. The event : France Radii Club and Offshore Echo’s annual event takes a look at the famous radio ship Mi Amigo, the radio stations and people that were involved with her. Euroradio 2002 takes place in Calais, France on Saturday 8th July 2002, at the Terminal meeting room (top floor of car ferry building). Starting at 2.OOpm local time, Euroradii 2002 features a selection of offshore radio videos playing during the afternoon. We’ll also be talking to our special guests. The Offshore Echo’s Boutique will be open during the event and feature a wide range of offshore radio retated merchandise. In the evening there is a special Eurqradio dinner, including wine, in the private dining room of the Terminal wstaurant. Guests : Fred Bolland - one of the key figures behind the offshore radio scene since the 1970% with Caroline, Deimare, Paradise, Monique, Laser, Nannell Steve England - whose radio career, and experience with jingles, date back to Radio Atlantis and Caroline in the 1970’s Howard Rose - better known as Crispian St John on board the Mi Amigo and Mebo II, and as, Jay Jackson on board the Ross Revenge Paul Rusling - Paul Alexander on Radio Caroline, and nowadays heading MusicMann, the future LW station on 279 Khz Others guests to be announced. Progmmme : (local time) 2.OOpm : Welcome and opening 2.10pm : Stories about the Love Ship with John Platt - ships history, diving to the Mi Amigo’s wreck and more 2.30pm : Before the MV Mi Amigo : Radio Nord on video. 3.3Opm : Break - Offshore Echo’s Boutique. 4.OOpm : Mv Mi Amigo The Sixties (video + guests) 4.5Opm : Mv Mi Amigo The Seventies (video + guests) 510pm : Break - Offshore Echo’s Boutique. 530pm : Special Mi Amigo Guests 7.30pm : “IA” Aperitif and Mi Amigo dinner

Cost : Euromdio 2002 costs f26 inc dinner, or just f6 for the afternoon (without dinner). Bookings, further information: www : www.offshomechos.com/euroradio 2002.htm E-mail : Euroradio2002@offshoreechoscom Snail: Offshore Echo’s, PO Box 1514, London W7 2LL, England. Full details of travel, hotels and Calais maps will be sent with bookings. We can also arrange hotel rooms in Calais.

Radio 510 I IRRS: Some info came in from IRRS. Starting Saturday 22nd of June, you’ll be able to hear Italian Radio Relay See, or as it is now commonly known as, Radio 510 International programmes at the following times and frequency: Saturday 08.30 - 09.30 UTC (10.30-l I .30 CET) on 13840 kHz. Sunday 08.30 - 09.30 UTC (10.30-11.30 CET) on 13840 kHz - this is Saturdays shows repeated! Our signal can be heard all over Europe, N. Africa and the Middle East. Listeners in the USA and Canada might also be able to pick us up. For those who would like to listen to our live feed, please try c http://mp3.nexus.org > More information can be had at our website http://www.mdiilO.org which is updated three times a week. We also have a “Newslettef which you can subscribe free of charge and is sent out every Friday via email with all the details of our upcoming programmes and motw radio related stuff. Go to our “Mailing List“ at our website for more informatiin. Some of the stations that you’ll be able to here in the next coming months: [email protected] Radio Casablanca, Radio Joystick, Radio IMR, Radio Waves, Radii 510 tnt’l, Radio Sparks, East & West Radii, Radio Wonderful *t All shows are in English and German Full IRRS Sched Monday through Friday: 0530-0630 UTC on 13840 kHz. Saturday & Sunday 08:00-12:00 UTC on 13840 kHz IRRS-Shortwave, PO Box 10980, I-201 10 Milano, Italy [email protected].

Laser Hot Hi: Traditional News now and Laser Hot His have shifted slightly LF to 9385 for their 3lmb outlet. I expect reports have been received long distance. The 31m outlet makes 4 !! in N. 6220 7465 3970 9385.

Radio Dublh Vintage pimte from obviously Dublin, have been silent amid controversial claims of non radio related problems. It is unknown if the station plans to return. During a visit to the station about 2 years ago, everything seemed a shadow of it’s former glory days, with their country format, and FM only service. They had the old Sunshine 539 MW transmitter tying in the yard, outside, I did mention SW to them, but they seemed to be uninterested. The following article appeared on Radiowaves.fm web site. Radio Dublin In Crisis Management at Radio Dubtin are at loggerheads over various issues whii have split the station apart, Radiowaves News has learned. A number of the presenters have resigned from the station and letters are being circulated which all contradict each other. It is unclear at present what future Radio Dublin has, if it has any. The station’s website has been stripped of all presenter pages and an update today simply states: “Radii Dublin am currently experiencing ‘non-technical difficulties”.

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Utility @hack Edited by Tone Ekblom

e-mail: [email protected] Kastevuorenkuja 4 C 44, FL02360 Espoo, Finland

Hello folks, time for a new page with Utility-News - thanks to all! ! ! MARITIME & AERO 518 PA 1830 Coast Guard, HOL navig.warnings MH 26435 SPS 2220 Witowo R. POL cwcq PC 38 10 HD2 1 1020 Guayaquil ECU timesignal Schultze 4218 OST 1715 Ostende R. BEL MH 4239 VTP 2215 IN Vishakhapatnam IND cw cq PC 4295 FUE 0425 FN Brest F test MH 4610 GYA 0415 RN London G Ml-3 4710,2 FUJ 1643 FN Noumea traffic JYIH 4732 FUJ 0400 FN Noumea traffic MH 6358,5 PBC 0830 DN Goeree HOL MH 6844,5 FDC 1324 FAF Metz F cw cq PC 6825 FAV22 0850 FA Mont Valerien F cw MH 8046 GYA 1200 RN London G weather MH

. 8420,5 HEC 1230 Beme R. SUI MI-I 8573 CLA 2247 Habana R. CUB cw cq PC 8582 XSN 2240 Ningbo R CHN cw cq PC 8602 CWA 2253 Cerrito R URG cw cq PC 8694 XSZ 223 1 Dailan R CHN cw cq PC 8957 Air 1115 Shannon Volmet IRE ssb PC 11217 DHM91 1143 GAFMuensterDssb PC 11253 MVU 1417 RAF Volmet London, ssb mete0 PC 11300 Air 1238 Tripoli R LBY ssb air traffic PC 12666 FUJ 1645 FN La Regine F cw cq MH 12678 LFI 1652 Rogaland R. NOR test MH 12735 URL 1656 Sevastopol R UKR cw cq MH 12772 7TF 1658 Boufarik R. ALG cw cq MH 12802 TAH 0920 Instanbul R. TUR test Ml-I 12823,5 CTP 1702 NATO Lisboa POR news MH 168195 NMN 1705 USCG Portsmouth USA cw test MI-I 16880 XSQ 1440 Guangzhou R. CI-IN test MH 19101,7 RFLI 1510 FF Fort de France MRT MH CREDITS: &@ M.Hasse F & pC P.Corsetti I - thanks guys!

BELGIUM:Security Watch: on 2182 kHz +VHF 16, and (ASN System) on 2187,5+VHF 70; Other services: a) navigational wamings,meteo bulletins on 2761+VHF 27; b) radiotelex NAV’I’EX on 5 18kHz; mete0 bulletins for the Belgian coast Are issued on 2761+VHF27 after notice on 2182,2256,2376, 2484kHz+VHF16 abdvia radiorelex on 518 at 0710 and 1910 UTC; e) air services for planes pn 13352 and 17490kHz PC (comments: your letter took lmonth to arrived here! tnx THE)

NDB - Non Directional Beacons: (JR-JRasmusson S -tnx!> 292,5 0015 BA Estaca de Bares E JR 293,5 0130 MH Mahon-Mallorca E JR 296 0018 MC Ljubljana SVN JR 301 0100 PV OID any ideas??? JR 301,5 0054 CMP Campagnano I JR 326 0040 YW Due Tyra West A, IW JR 337 2355 MY Myggenaes FSR JR 368,5 2350 ELU Luxembourg, LUX JR 423 0022 FOR Forli I JR 423 0025 ZO NisYUG JR 425 0020 DNC Mostar BE-I JR

43 1 0010 SAY Stomoway G . 432 0012 IZD OhridMKD 432 0015 BB BibrkaUKR 434 0155KNE KunoviceCZE 438 0125 K Praha CZE 480 0220 VIB Viterbo I 484 0225 HOF HofD 485 2340 IA Indija YUG 492 0138 TBV Trebova CZE 525 0140 CH ChemikhivUKR

NDB - Useful addresses:

JR JR

JR JR JR JR JR JR JR JR

AUSTRIA: KI ! Klagenfurt 3 13, Austro Control GmbH, Flugsicherung Klagenftrrt, Technischer Dienst, A-9027 Kla- genfurt NR

BULGARIA: GQ305/GRN 284 Goma Oryahovitsa, P.O.Box 007, 5 100 Gorna Oryahovitsa v/s Michael Trifinov NR

CROATIA: ZRA 330 Zadar, Croatia Control Ltd, ATC Zadar P.P.297, Zadar v/s Josip Dunatov (OnAir)

FRANCE: CTS 426 Castets , ERGE 10.538,Base Aerienne 123, F-45037 Orleans Bricy LR NS 329 Niort,Aerodrome de Niort-Souche, Avenue de Limo- ge, F-79000 Niort- v/s Jean-Pierre Corduan, AFIS LR LCT 373 Le LuciLe Cannet, 4.Regiment d’Helicopttres,Aero- drome Le Luc/Le Cannet,F-06 110 Le Cannet NR PNT 377 Pontivy, A&o Club Pontivy, F-56300 Pontivy - v/s M.Michel Anno, le President de 1’Aeroclub NR

GERMANY: Notice: DFS Deutsche Flugsichenmbg moved from Offenbach to Langen, so new qth: DFS Deutsche Flugsichenmg GmbH, Postfach 1243, D-63202 Langen, Germany LR ABU 330 Altenburg-Nobitz,Flugplatz Altenburg-Nobitz GmbH, D-04603 Nobitz NR BAZ 420 Bayreuth, Stadt Bayreuth, Tiefbauverwaltung, PF. 101052 Bayreuth - v/s Hans O.Mueller Airp.Mgr. LR KSL 349 Ka

5” , FluhghafenGmbH Kassel, D-34379 CaIden

Flugplatz - /s JRies LR LUP 407 Laupheim, Heeresfliegerregiment 25, Oberschschwa- Ben, D-88462 Laupheim - v/s Stefan Bergen LR PAH 3 15 FPM Flughafen Parchim Mecklenburg GmbH, Dam- mer Weg, D-19370 Parchim NR

GREECE: KHR 327 Kavala, &&Department of Electronic, P.O.Box 1187 AP KavalaMegas Alexandros NR

INTERNATIONAL WATERS/IW: KB 402 Placid B,K12 Platform Gaz de France GDF Produc- tion Nederland B.V,Industrieweg 35, NL-1785 AG Den -_ Helder (LR)

IRELAND: KER 334 Kerry, Kerry Airport PLC, Killamey, Co.Kerry - v/s Declan Smith ATCO - [email protected] LR

YUGOSLAVIA: Federal Air Traffic Control Authority, P.O.Box 566, YU-11070 Beograd - (OnAir)

Credits: Tnx to NR= N.Reiner, D & LR= L.Roithmeir,UK

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ALASKA KNLS AnchorPoint, Alaska- English at1300 nowon 11565from 16 May (replacing 11870). KNLS's other English transmission (at0800)is still on 11765.

www.knls.org via Alan Pennington BDXC-UK

ARMENIA Gestern kamdieerhoffteQSLvon"Stimme Armeniens” aufeinen RR vom 5. Maerz 2002. Beigelegtwarder Sendeplan sowie ein Standardschreiben, unterschrieben von Armen Amirian (Generaldirektor). Der RR ging mit einem IRC an den Sender. Hier der Sendeplan............... MW864&SW4810 0230-0300in Farsi(Days l-7) 1300-1330inAzeri(l-5) 1300-1315in Azeri(6-7) 1330-1345in Turkish(l-5) 1315-1345 UTCin Turkish (6-7) 1345-1415in Kurdish(l-7)

SW 4810 1645-1715 in Arabic(l-7) LW 234 1220-1230in Georgian (l-6)

SW4810&11625 1830-1900 UTC in Armenian (l-6) 1900-1920 UTC in French(l-6)1920-1940 UTC in German(l-6) 1940-2000 UTC in English(l-6)

SW4810&15270 (Sundaysonly) 0730-0750 in French,0750-0810in German, 0810-0830 in English

SW 9965: 0200-0230inArmenian(l-7) 0230-0245 in Spanish(l-7)

Address Armenian National Radio, 5 Alex Manoogian St., 375025 Yerevan Tel570515552142 Fax(3741)554600 Frank Lang-D, A-DX Jun 5

Yerevanalsobeing heard on 11685at1600-1640.Language not recognised, but could be Armenian. HFCC registration says : ERV 500kW305"toClRAF 27&28 NRG

AUSTRALIA Radio Australia frequency schedule in A-02 : kHz UTC ClRAFzones tx site kW azim.

5995 0800-1400 51,56,64 BRN 10010" 5995 1400-1800 2,6,7,51,54-56,61-65 SHP 100030 6020 0900-1100 51,55,56,64,65 SHP 100030 6020 1100-1400 2,6,7,51,54-56,61-65 SHP 100030 6080 1400-1800 50,51E,54,55,58 SHP 100334 6080 1800-2100 45,50,51,54E,56W,64 SHP 100005 7240 1800-2200 51,54E,56,64,65 SHP 100036 9475 1330-160049-51,54,55 SHP 100329 9475 1600-1900 27,28,49-51,54,55 SHP 100329 9500 1900-2130 44,49-51,54,55 SHP 100329 9580 0805-1100 l-3,6-8,51,55,56,60-65 SHP 100030 9580 1100-2130 2-4,6-10,56,60-63 SHP 100070 9660 2100-0800 51,56,64,65 BRN 10010 9710 0800-090045,51,54E,55,56W,64,65W SHP 100 353 9710 0900-1100 45,51,54E,55,56,64,65 SHP 100353 97302300-233049 SNG 100013 9815 1700-210045,51,56,61-65 SHP 100030

English OOOO-2400(including Sporton Sat/Sunon2172517580 12080 9660) all frequencies except......... BBC Relay 2200-2300 966012080 Chinese 1400-1530 947515435 Indonesian 0000-0030 17750 2161521680

0400-0430 17750*2168021780 0500-0530 17750*21680 0800-0830 17750* 0900-0930 17750*11550 2130-2330 11550116951193515415

Khmer 0500-0530 17865 2300-2330 9730

TokPisin 0900-1100 59956080971012080 2000-2100 60807240-Mon-Fri

Vietnamese 2330-0030 15110 NOTE : *usedon M-F only. Txsites:SHP=Shepparton ; BRN=Brandon;DRW=Darwin SNG=Singapore ; TIN=Tinian ; TAl=Taiwan via BDXC

New schedule for Voice hternational via Darwin 250 kW effectiveJune : CHINESE 0900-1400 13775/340deg

1400-1700 17560/340degco-ch DWGermantil 1600, BSKSAArabicfrom 1600

ENGLISH 0900-1000 17645/340deg+=deleted 0900-1500 13685/303deg~~retimed(ex1000-1100) 1500-1700 119301303deg~~ new

INDONESIAN 0900-1300 153651290deg 1300-1700 136601290deg co-ch BBCArabic

HlNDl* 1300-1600 136351303deg cc new(exin English) Ivo and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria, May 30-31, via DXLD

l Announcedscheduleon13635 J.D.Stewart-UK

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115500900-093051,54 TAI 250205 115502130-233051,54 TAI 250205 11650 1200-1700 51,56,61-65 SHP 100030 11660 1330-143049,50,54 SHP 100329 11660 1430-1700 18,27,49,50,54 SHP 100329 116952130-2400 49,50,54 SHP 100329 11880 0900-1230 43,44,50,54,55 SHP 100329 11880 1230-133049,54,55 SHP 100329 11880 1700-2200 6,56,60-63,65 SHP 100065 119352130-240054 DRW 250290 120802000-1200 51,56,60-62 BRN 10080 13620 IIOO-240049,50,54 DRW 250317 151102330-003049 TAI 250225 152302200-240049-51,54-56 SHP 100329 152400000-080045,51,54E,55,64 SHP 100353 152400700-0900 6-8,10,61-63 SHP 100090 15240 0800-113049,50,54 TAI 100 15240 2200-240043,44,49,50 TAI 100 154150000-0100443,49 SHP 100329 15415 OIOO-0500443,49,50,54,55N SHP 100329 154150500-060049 SHP 100329 15415 0600-0900 448,49,50,54,55N SHP 100329 15415 2130-2400 509,51,54,55,58N SHP 100353 154351400-153042-44 SNG 100013 15515 0200-0700 6-8,10,61-63 SHP 100070 17580 0000-0800 2,6,45,51,55,56,61-65 SHP 100030 17715 2100-2400 2,6,45,51,55,56,61-65 SHP 100030 17750 0000-1000 44,49,50,54,551\1,58N SHP 100329 17750 1000-1100 27,28,44,49,50,54,55N,58N SHP 100 329 17775 oooo-013049,50,54 DRW250317 17795 2200-0200 6-8,10,51E,56,61-65 SHP 100050 178650500-053049 SNG 250013 216150000-003054 TIN 500256 216800400-043054 DRW250290 216800500-053054 DRW250290 21725 0100-0900 32-35 43-45 50-51,54,55,64,65 SHP 100 329 21740 2100-0100 6-8,10,11,56,60-63 SHP 100070 217800400-043054 TIN 500255 21820 0900-1400 27-32,43,44,49,50,54,55 SHP 100329

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AUSTRALIA/TURKEY Today Fri June 14 12301 was listening a station with pretty decent Australian way of pronunciation without ID on 17830. Suddenly 1232, dominator of the frequency was the VOICE OF TURKEY (they were late) with programme in English beamed to Europe with 500 kW, thanks to PASSPORT. Suddenly under heavy co-channel QRM of VOT 1237, I managed to hear the ID of VOICE INTERNATIONAL broadcasting from DARWIN, Australia. Jouko Huuskonen FNL via DXLD

AUSTRIA The ORF schedule for A-02 reads : EUR I NoAF 0400-2230 6155,0400-l 800 13730, 1800-2230 5945 NoAM (East) 0100-0200 9870, (West) 1500-1600 17865(Sackville) Latin America 0000-0100 9870, 2300-2400 13730 Middle East 0500-0600 17870 Asia & Australia 1100-l 200 21780

Rebroadcasts via Moosbrunn in A-02 Radio Afrika International 1500-1600 on 17895 Trans World Radio on 9745 1344-l 359 Russian(Sun)/Ukrainian(Tues) Russian 1344-1444(Sat), 1344-1459(Wed-Fri), 1359-1459(Tues)

and 1414-1459(Mon) Voice of Vietnam on 9725 1800-2000 in English/Vietnamese & French to Europe Radio Canada International in Arabic only 0230-0259 11835,0330-0359 11945 and 1915-I 944 15200 Adventist World Radio

7165 MOS 300 kW nd 1600-1630 German to Europe 7230 MOS 300 kW nd 0700-0800 German/English to EUR

s 9820 MOS 500 kW 090” 0200-0300 EnglishlUrdu to SoAsia 11665 MOS 500 kW 100’ 0330-0400 Persian to ME 11710 MOS 500 kW 145’ 0300-0330 Oromo to EaAfrica 15175 MOS 500 kW 190” 1900-2000 Arabic to NoAfrica 15355 MOS 500 kW 215’ 2000-2100 Dyula/French to NWAf 15355 MOS 500 kW 215’ 2100-2200 English to NWAfrica 15410 MOS 500 kW 100” 1630-I 700 Persian to ME 15460 MOS 500 kW 145’ 1700-I 800 Arabic to EaAfrica/ME 15470 MOS 500 kW 115” 0400-0500 Arabic to ME 15470 MOS 500 kW 145’ 0500-0600 Arabic to EaAfricalME 15470 MOS 500 kW 190” 0600-0700 Arabic to NoAfrica 17555 MOS 500 kW 115” 1800-1900 Arabic to ME 17780 MOS 500 kW 215’ 0730-0830 Dyula/French to NWAf 17780 MOS 500 kW I215’ 0830-0930 English to NWAf Gupta-IND, Harranth via Bueschel BC-DX Feb 12lCumbreDWFleming

AWR See last month - Glenn Hauser points out that there are not two AWR stations. There is one AWR and one Voice of Hope, with no connection between them.

AZERBAIJAN Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan heard as follows . . . via Maarten van Delft-HOL May 2002 On 6110 and 1296MW : German 1200-1230, French 1230-I 300, Arabic 1600-I 700, English 1700-I 730 and Russian 1730-1800. In English “6125 kHz” is still announced and this broadcast is heavily interfered with by TRT Ankara on 6115 - an apparent move from 6120.

CANADA The labour dispute which has disrupted the broadcasts of Radio Canada International since March 22nd has finally been settled. RCI news bulletins will be on the air again beginning on May 25th. Beginning on that same date, our normal programming will be gradually returning to the airwaves. All of us here at RCI are happy to be able to resume our daily contacts with our listeners, and to be able to offer them our news, comments and features on Canada and the world. We wish you many hours of good listening to Radio Canada International. HCDX via Anker Petersen

CHILE Changes for Voz Christiana in Spanish via SGO 100 kW / 340 deg effective June 16 : 116900100-0800cDELETED : 11935 1100-1300x0800-1300 21550 1300-1400 x 1300-0100 Observer-BUL June 18

CUBA Radio Habana Cuba March-October 2002 : SDanish 0000-0100 6000, 9820 NoAm 0000-0500 5965 Mexico 0000-0500 9600 SoAm [N] 0000-0500 11760 SoAm[N/C] 0000-0500 15230 SoAm[S] 1100-1400 6000 Caribe 1100-l 500 11760 SoAm[N/C] 1200-1400 9550 Mexico 1200-1400 15230 SoAm[S] 2100-2300 13605 15120 EUR 2100-2300 11705 15230 SoAm 2300-0100 6000 Caribe (M-F) 2300-0100 11875 Centroamerica (M-F) Note : El programa “Al6 Presidente” a cargo del Presidente de Venezuela Hugo ChBvez, se irradia 10s Domingos desde las 1400 por los 6140 11705 11875 15230 17750 [I7750 would be new, ex-9505 Glenn Hauser] Transmissions in other lanauaaes: 0000-0030 French 9550 0000-0030 Quechua 17705 0030-0100 French 9550 0100-0130 Creole 9550 0100-0500 English 6000 9820 11705 0130-0200 French 9550 0500-0700 English 9550 9665 9820 0700-0730 Esperanto(Su) 9820 1500-I 530 Esperanto(Su) 11760 1930-2000 Esperanto 1375O(Su) 2000-2030 French 13660 13750 2000-2030 Portug 13605 15120 2030-2130 English 13660 13750 2130-2200 Creole 9550 2200-2230 French 9550 2200-2230 Esperanto 1375O(Su) 2200-2230 Portuguese 17705 2230-2300 Guarani 17705 [2230-2330 lngles to Caribe 9550 not listed here; cancelled? gh] 2300-2330 Portugues 17705 2300-2400 Portuguese 15230 2330-2400 Creole 9550 2330-2400 Guarani 17705 2330-2400 Esperanto 9505 9600 1176O(Su) QTH: R. Habana Cuba, Apartado 6240, La Habana, Cuba. Web: http://www.radiohc.cu Marcel0 Cornachioni, Argentina, Conexi6n Digital April 28 via DXLD You are listening to R Havana Cuba, and amigos, if you happen to own a rx capable of receiving SSB signals, try listening to our 11705 SSB bcs in En that start at 0100 UT and last until 0500. Again our 11705 SSB is operating using USB mode at reduced carrier, so that you can zero beat to the residual carrier for perfect reception. For those technically minded, we are running around 20 kWs Peak Envelope Power, or PEP, with -12 dB carrier level, and the antenna is an array of dipoles beaming exactly North of Havana. Arnie Coro-CUN, COZKK, DXers Unlimited May 8, transcript on radiohc.org via rec.radio.shortwave via John Norfolk-OK-USA,

DXLD and to EUR 0500-0700 on 9665 in USB mode. W.Biischel-D

GEORGIA While on a visit to this country, a visit was also made to Radio Georgia where the following schedule was obtained from the Director of the Foreign Service Dept. However, the Dusheti transmitters are often silent due to the ongoing energy crisis in the country . . . . via Maarten van Delft-HOL To Oslo : Russian 0500, English 0530 & German 0600-0630 on 11805 English 1830, German 1900 & Russian 1930-2000 on 11760 To Munich : French 0700 & English 0730-0800...German 1700 & English 1730- 1800on11910 To Tel Aviv : English 0830 & Georgian 0900-0930 on 11910 English 1530 & Georgian 1600-1630 on 6180 To Iran : Georgian (Tu & Thu) 0400-0500 and (Sa & Su) 1630-1800 on 6080 To Armenia : Armenian 1415-1445 on 6080 To Azerbaijan : Azerbaijani 1500-I 530 on 4540

GERMANY Updated A-02 schedule for DEUTSCHE TELEKOM (DTK) as of June 5: Radio Vilnius 0000-0030 9855 JUL 100 kW 295’ Daily to NoAm Lithuanian 0030-0100 9855 JUL 100 kW 295’ Dail; to NoAm English BACKUP ENTRY for Sitkunai-LTU operations only -not really on regular service Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Radio Free Afghanistan 0100-0300 12030 JUL 100 kW 108’ Daily to ME Arabic 0300-0400 11910 JUL 100 kW 108’ Daily to ME Arabic 0300-0400 13790 WER 250 kW 090’ Daily to ME Pashto

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0400-0500 13790 WER 250 kW 090” Daily to ME 0400-0600 12030 JUL 100 kW 108’ Daily to ME 0700-0730 15345 WER 250 kW 090’ Daily to ME 0730-0800 15345 WER 250 kW 090’ Daily to ME 0900-1000 15220 WER 250 kW 090’ Daily to ME 1000-l 100 15220 WER 250 kW 090’ Daily to ME 1200-1300 17740 WER 250 kW 090’ Daily to ME 1300-1400 15535 WER 250 kW 090” Daily to ME 1600-1700 9620 JUL 100 kW 090’ Daily to ME 1600-1700 9825 JUL 100 kW 108’ Daily to ME 1700-1800 9575 JUL 100 kW 108’ Daily to ME 1800-1900 9705 JUL 100 kW 108’ Daily to ME 1930-2000 15190 WER 250 kW 090’ Daily to ME 1800-2000 9885 JUL 100 kW 100” Daily to ME 2200-2230 11990 WER 250 kW 090’ Daily to ME 2230-2300 11990 WER 250 kW 090” Daily to ME Hrvatska Radio/Voice of Croatia

Dari Arabic Pashto Dari Dari Pashto Pashto Dari Armenian Arabic Arabic Arabic Dari Farsi Pashto Dari

0100-0300 9925 JUL 100 kW 300” Daily to NoAmEa Croatian 0300-0500 9925 JUL 100 kW 325’ Daily to NoAmWe Croatian 0500-0700 9470 JUL 100 kW 230’ Daily to AUS Croatian 0700-0900 13820 JUL 100 kW 270’ Daily to NZ Croatian 2300-0100 9925 JUL 100 kW 230’ Daily to SoAm Croatian United Methodist Church/Radio Africa International 0400-0600 11645 JUL 100 kW 145’ Daily to EaAf French 0400-0600 13810 JUL 100 kW 160’ Daily to NoAf French 1700-1900 13820 JUL 100 kW 145” Daily to EaAf English 1700-1900 15265 JUL 100 kW 160’ Daily to NoAf English Voice of Hope/High Adventure Ministries

0400-0600 15715 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to ME English 0700-0800 5975 JUL 100 kW 290’ Daily to Eu English 0700-0900 21590 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to ME Arabic 0900-1000 21590 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to ME English 1330-1430 15775 JUL 100 kW 070’ Daily to Vietnam Viet 1330-1430 17550 JUL 100 kW 090’ Daily to SoAs English 1430-1530 17550 JUL 100 kW 090’ Daily to SoAs Hindi 1500-1600 15715 UL 100 kW 115” Daily to ME English 1530-1630 17550 JUL 100 kW 090’ Dailv to SoAs Persian 1600-1700 1 3810 JUL 100 kW 130” Daily to EaAf Amharic 1600-1700 5715 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to ME Persian 1700-1800 9495 BIB 100 kW 060’ Daily to RUS English 1700-1800 5715 JUL 100 kW 115’Daily to ME Arabic 1800-1900 9495 BIB 100 kW 060’ Daily to RUS Russian 1800-2100 1 5715 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to ME English 2000-2100 6175 JUL 100 kW non-dir Daily to Eu English Radio Nether/and Wereldomroep 0600-0655 13820 JUL 100 kW 020’ 0106-0109 to Eu Dutch# 1030-1225 6045 JUL 100 kW non-dir Daily to Eu English 1030-1225 9860 WER125 kW 300’ Daily to Eu English Swiss Radio international 0600-0800 15445 JUL 100 kW 160” Daily to NoEaAf FrlGelltlEn 0600-0800 17685 JUL 100 kW 200’ Daily to NoEaAf Fr/Ge/lt/En 1630-1815 15220 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to NoEaAf lt/Ar/En/Fr 1630-1815 17735 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to NoEaAf It/Ar/EnlFr 1830-2130 15220 JUL 100 kW 160” D to NoEaAf It/Ar/EnlGe/Fr 1830-2130 17580 JUL 100 kW 200’ D to NoEaAf It/Ar/En/Ge/Fr Deutsche We//e 0600-1555 6140 JUL 100 kW 130’ Daily to Eu English 1555-1900 6140 WER 125 kW 120’ Daily to Eu English WYFR/Family Radio 1600-1800 13855 JUL 100 kW 145’ Daily to NoAf English 1700-1900 9695 JUL 100 kW 060’ Daily to RUS Russian 1800-I 900 15775 JUL 100 kW 160’ Daily to Af French 1900-2000 9495 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to ME Arabic 1900-2000 13855 JUL 100 kW 200’ Daily to NoEaAf French 1900-2100 15775 JUL 100 kW 160” Daily to Af English 2000-2200 13855 JUL 100 kW 200’ Daily to NoEaAf English /BRA Radio 1645-1715 13590 WER 125 kW 075’ Daily to ME Pashto/Dari 1900-I 930 13710 NAU 125 kW 205” Daily to NoWeAf Hausa 2230-2330 9405 JUL 100 kW 190’ Daily to NoAf Arabic

Democratic Voice of Burma 2330-0030 9490 JUL 100 kW 080” Daily to SoEaAs Burmese

Universelles Leben 0100-0130 9435 JUL 100 kW 090’ Sun to SoAs English 1600-1630 15670 JUL 100 kW 175’ Sun to NoEaAf French 1630-1700 6015 JUL 100 kW ND Tu-W-Th to Eu German 1800-1830 15750 JUL 100 kW 145’Sun to EaAf English RTBF French to Africa 0300-0500 9495 JUL 100 kW 160’ Mon-Fri 0430-0500 9495 JUL 100 kW 160’ Sat-Sun 0500-0715 17580 JUL 100 kW 160’ Mon-Fri 0500-0805 17580 JUL 100 kW 160’ Sundays 0500-1000 17580 JUL 100 kW 160’ Saturdays 1000-1205 21565 JUL 100 kW 160’ Mon-Fri 1000-l 115 21565 JUL 100 kW 160’ Saturdays 1100-111521565 JUL IOOkW 160’ Sundays 1500-1715 17570 JUL 100 kW 160’ Sun-Fri 1600-1715 17570 JUL 100 kW 160” Saturdays A WR/Adventist World Radio 0400-0500 9570 JUL 00 kW 115’ Daily to EaEu Bulgarian 0600-0700 11610 JUL 00 kW 200” Daily to NoAf Arabic 0700-0730 11610 JUL 1 00 kW 200’ Daily to NoAf French 0900-1000 11880 JUL 00 kW 145” Sat-Sun to Eu Italian 1600-1700 15360 JUL 1 00 kW 115” Daily to EaEu Romanian 1700-1800 15235 JUL 00 kW 115’ Daily to EaEu Bulgarian 1900-2000 15485 JUL 00 kW 200’ Daily to NoAf Arabic 2000-2030 15485 JUL 100 kW 200’ Daily to NoAf French VRT/Radio Vlaanderen International 0500-0655 13685 JUL 100 kW 115’ Daily to ME Dutch 0700-0725 5985 JUL 100 kW 265’ Daily to Eu English 1730-1755 13710 JUL 100 kW 12O’Daily to ME English 1800-1855 13710 JUL 100 kW 120” Daily to ME Dutch 1800-1955 5910 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat to Eu Dutch TWRfTrans World Radio 0645-0750 6045 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat to Eu English 0645-0750 15545’JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat to Eu English 0645-0820 6045 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sun to Eu English 0645-0820 15545’JUL 100 kW non-dir Sun to Eu English 0655-0820 6045 JUL 100 kW non-dir Mon-Fri to Eu English 0655-0820 15545*JUL 100 kW non-dir Mon-Fri to Eu English 1230-1245 9490 JUL 100 kW 130’ Daily to Eu CroatlSlovene 1600-1645 7135WER 125 kW 115’Sat to EaEu Romanian 1600-1645 9660 NAU 125 kW 120’ Sat to EaEu Romanian Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity 0700-0800 21550 JUL 100 kW 145’ Sun to EaAf Amharic 1830-1930 15565 JUL 100 kW 145’ Wed to EaAf Amharic Remnants Hope Ministry 0800-0900 13810 JUL 100 kW 250’ Sat to AUS English 1200-1300 6110 JUL 100 kW 295’ SatSun to Eu English Radio Rainbow 0800-0900 6180 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat to Eu Amharic 0800-0900 1541O*JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat to Eu Amharic 1900-2000 15565 JUL 100 kW 145’ Fri to EaAf Amharic WSHBKhristian Science Monitor 0900-1000 5985 JUL 100 kW 115’ Sun to Eu German Evangeliumsradio Hamburg 0900-1000 6045 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sun to Eu German 0900-1000 15545*JUL 100 kW non-dir Sun to Eu German 1730-1800 6015 JUL 100 kW non-dir Wed to Eu German Brother Stair/TOM 1200-1300 5975 JUL 100 kW 2900 Daily to Eu English 1300-1400 13810 JUL 100 kW 1150 Daily to ME English 1500-1555 6015 JUL 100 kW 2900 Sat to Eu English 1555-1800 6015 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat to Eu English Voice of Democratic Eritrea 1400-1500 5925 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat to Eu Tigrina 1700-1800 15670 JUL 100 kW 125“ Mon-Thu to EaAf Tigrina Tigrean International Solidarity for Justice and Democracy 1600-1630 15530 JUL 100 kW 125’ Wed-Sat to EaAf Tigrina Voice of Ethiopian Salvation: 1600-1700 15530 JUL 100 kW 125’ Thu-Sun to EaAf Amharic Radio Huriyo 1630-1700 15530 JUL 100 kW 125’Tue-Fri to EaAf Somali Voice of Orormo Liberation 1700-1730 15670 JUL 100 kW 125” WFS to EaAf Oromo


1730-1800 15670 JUL 100 kW 125” WFS to EaAf Amharic FEBC Far East Broadcasting Corporation 1800-1830 11895 WER 250 kW 120” Thu-Fri to ME Tagalog Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie:

1830-1900 15750 JUL 100 kW 145” Thu to Af French * test frequency ; BIB=Biblis ; JUL=Juelich ; NAU=Nauen WER=Wertachtal OBSERVER-BUL 06-06-2002 via BC-DX June 7th

Some freq changes for Deutsche We//e effective June 1: 0200-0355 German DEL 11785 KIG 250 kW I 330 deg 0200-0355 German ADD 13780 KIG 250 kW I030 deg 1100-1145 English ADD 21525 SIN 250 kW / 160 deg 2100-2145 English NF 9830 KIG 250 kW I295 deg, ex 9875 2200-0200 German DEL 11785 KIG 250 kW I 280 deg 2300-2350 Chinese NF 12035 IRK 500 kW / 152 deg, ex 11870

Ivo and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria, May 27 via DXLD Frequency changes for Deutsche Welle in Persian effective June16 : 0900-0930 NF 15230 ARM 200 kW I 128 deg. ex 17675 ARM 200 kW I 128 deg, NF 17675 MSK 250 kW I 135 deg, ex 21840 WER 500 kW / 090 deg // 17670 Observer-BUL June 16

GUAM I U S A. Frequency change for A WR in Tagalog/English via KSDA 100 kW / 300 deg to ME 1600-1700 NF 17630 bad modulation, ex 15450 to avoid RTTunisia in Arabic.

Ivo and Angel1 Observer, Bulgaria, May 27 via DXLD A WR See last month - Glenn Hauser clarifies that there is one AWR and one Voice of Hope, with no connection between them.

IRAN Summer A-02 schedule for VOlRO// /R/B Tehran: \ALBANIAN 0630-072715235 17680 1830-1927 9545 9570 2030-2127 9535 15084 ARABIC 0000-2357 1224 0230-0627 9790 0230-162715125 0230-0627 57611935 0230-162715150 0330-2127 1080 0530-1127 612 0700-145713770 0930-122717560 1500-2127 9860 1230-162713820 1630-1927 9705 1630-1927 60251174011840 1730-1927 6200 1730-222711905 2030-2127 6025 98601174011840 2030-0127 6200 9705 2030-0227 7295 2130-012711710 2130-022711740 0130-0227 9705 ARABlC(VOICEOFlSLAMlCPALESTlNlANREVOLUTION) 0330-0427 961011870 1930-2027 6025 6200 9705 98601174011840 ARABIC (VOICEOFlSLAMlCREVOLUTlONOFIRAQ) 0330-0527 7120 7245 9685 ARMENIAN 0300-032711860 0930-09571170015260

1630-1727 7230 9780 ASSYRIAN 1830-1927 936 AZERI 0330-0527 70213710 1430-1457 6200

1500-1657 702 6200 BENGALI 0030-0127 756 6005 9570 9890

1430-1527 9520 98101200015395 BOSNIAN 0530-062717680

1730-1827 7295 9615 2130-2227 981015084

CHINESE 1200-1257 17785 17530 21460 21490ccretimed ex 1330-1427 2330-0027117501549015570 DARI 0300-0627 720 9580 <<extended ex 0300-0427 0830-115711880 1200-1457 7295 1730-I 927 3945 <<deleted ENGLISH 0030-0127 961011970 1100-1227 1521515585156002147021730 1530-1627 7245 963511775 1930-2027 9800116701175011855 2130-2227 957013665 FRENCH 0630-0727175901778021645

1830-192711765118601188015084 2330-0027 956011970

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GEORGIAN 1700-1727 702 GERMAN 0730-08271508417590

1730-18271185515084 HAUSA 0600-06571760021810

1830-19271193015435 HINDI 0230-02571516517635

1500-1527 9630 97201171015245 ITALIAN 0630-07271508417825

1200-12571508415235 1930-1957 729513650

JAPANESE 1300-13271523515555 2100-21271188513635

KAZAKH 0130-02271193513770 1300-1357116651375515330

KURDISH 0330-0527 612 639 1430-16271161 MALAY 1230-1327152001755517635 PASHTO 0230-0327 756 1098 7130 960511765 0730-082715440 1230-1327 756 1098 9630 97901187013785 1430-1527 756 1098 7270 1630-1727 6015 7195 9725 PERSIAN 0000-052715084,0830-115715084,1300-235715084 RUSSIAN 0300-0327 702 9875118301366513770 1400-1457 702 1449120301520015290 1530-1627 98301167511730120201209513790 1730-1827 6140 7115 7205 7305 1930-2027 702 6045 7125 7175 SPANISH 0030-0127 9515 965513755 0130-0227 9560 9655 981013755 0230-032713730 0530-06271759017785 2030-2127 975011765 SWAHILI 0330-04271526017570 1130-12271778021755 1730-1827 965511995 TAJIK 0100-0227 720 7180 1600-1727 720 5955 TURKISH 0430-05571526015365 1600-1727 7165 9550 1830-1927 639 702 TURKMEN 0230-0457 and 1500-I 727 1449 URDU 0130-0227 765 1098 95251188013640 1330-1457 765 1098 9665116951360513785 1530-1727 765 1098 7270 UZBEK 0230-0257 720 7180 1500-1557 720 5955

R BUL Observer, Ivo lvanov and Angel Datzinov, BC-DX Apr 19 and updated May 30 via DXLD NEW HEBREW SERVICE. The following time and frequencies are given on the Islamic Republic of/ran Broadcasting's web site chttp:llwww.irib.com> for IRIB’s new Hebrew service “Kol-David”. Time - UTC: 1900-I 930. Freqs: 7175 and 9745. The service will also be available via the Internet. BBCM via DXLD Jun 11 Not really new service - except the program title changed.

Wolfgang Bikchel-D via BCDX

ISRAEL. Updated A-02 schedule for Kol Israel until October 6: ARABIC 0300-2115 5915 12150 BUKHARlAN1200-1215 15640 17545 ENGLISH 0400-0415 9435 15640 17600

1030-1035 15640 17545:1600-16301561517545 1900-1925 9435 11605156151564017545

FARSI 1400-1525(Fri & Sat 1500)13850 15640 17545 FRENCH 0500-0515&1000-1030 1564017545

1530-1555 116051564017545 1930-1945 943511605156151564017545

GEORGlAN1215-1230 1564017545 HEBREW 0100-0500 13580 : 0330-0500 11590

0500-1800 15760 : 0500-0100 17535 1600-0330 11585 : 1800-1845 15640 1800-0500 15760 (May1 -August31) 1800-0500 9345 (September 1 - October 6)

2000-2115 15640 2000 French4405117101376015245 HUNGARIAN 1645-1700 9435 15650 LAD/NO 1645-1700 15640 MOGHRABI 1625-1635 15640 ROMAN/AN 1625-l 645 9435 15650 RUSSIAN 1730-1900 9435 11605 SPANISH 1500-I 525(Sat only)1 5640 17545 17665

1635-1645 15640 1945-2000 943511605156151564017545

Kc3560657583259640997511735 2100 Japanese (until 2400) 621 3250 7580 9650

Chinese356071409345997511735 English 4405 13760 15245

2200 Chinese356071409345997511735 Spanish 4405 13760 15245

2300 Kc35604405714093459975117351376015245

YIDDISH 1600-1625 94351564015650 1700-I 725 9435 15650

Ivo and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria, May 23, via DXLD

Kc = Korean-Korean Central BS ; Kp = Korean-Pyongyang BS Transmissions are c57mins in length except Korean = 50mins

Theoretically, but aren‘t major cuts still expected July 17 (gh, DXLD

ITALY Schedule and frequency change at IRRS-Shortwave IRRS-Shortwave has changed their main frequencies, and reduced their operating schedule on Shortwave. For the current period we are now broadcasting (only) in the 22 m.b. as follows : Mon-Fri 0530-0630 I Sat & Sun 0800-1200 on 13840 All transmissions on Shortwave may be heard in Europe, N Africa and the Middle East. We expect DX reception in USA, Australia and NZ. Transmissions are in parallel to our Internet audio streaming service at httpYlmp3.nexus.org (24 hrs). We will appreciate receiving reports, please send reception reports to: e-mail: [email protected] or to: IRRS-Shortwave. PO Box 10980. I-201 IO Milano. Italv. We will gladly confirm reception on the new frequency by QSL. QSL and verifications requests my also be sent directly to the addresses that you hear on the air. More information will be available at http://www.nexus.ora/NEXUS- IBAISchedules. Ron Norton [email protected]

MADAGASCAR RNW Update 15 May 2002 In order to conserve dwindling oil supplies, the authorities in Madagascar have rationed the use of diesel oil daily between 1500 and 1800. Therefore until further notice, our Dutch transmission to South, East & NE Africa at 1630-I 725 is on the air with reduced power. 6020 has been moved to Meyer-ton, South Africa, with 100 kW. The parallel frequency of 11655 is still from Madagascar, but using 50 kW instead of 200 kW. RNW schedule page via Anker Petersen

MONGOLIA VOM - the schedule published last month was correct in frequency usage, but the figures behind were ambiguous, so here they are correctly printed off the VOM website provided by Glenn Hauser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chinese 0930-1000 12015 250kW 126’ ; 1100-1130 9615 IOOkW 178’ English 1000-1030 12015 250kW 178’ 1500-I 530 & 2000-2030 12015 50kW 315” Japanese 0830-0900 12015 250kW 126’ ; 1200-1230 9615 IOOkW 126” Mongolian 0900-0930 12015 250kW 126’ ; 1030-1100 9615 IOOkW 178’ Russian(Sat/Sun) 1330-1400 12015 50kW 315”

990MW is 500kW 120” 0900-I 000 & 1030-I 130

KOREAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC Voice of Korea current schedule is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . via NDXC website 0000 Kp3560619571409345

Chinese 4405 11845 15230 Spanish 11735 13760 15180

0100 English (until 0200) 3560 6195 7140 11735 13760 15180 French (until 0200) 4405 11845 15230

0700 Japanese (until 1300) 621 3250 6070(from 0900) 7580 9650 Russian 3560 9325 9975 11735 15245 Kp 4405 7140 9345

0800 Chinese 4405 7140 9345 Russian 3560 9325 9975 11735 15245

0900 Kp3560932599751173515245 Kc440571409345

1000 English 3560 9335 11710 11735 13650 Kp 4405 7140 9345

1100 French35609335117101173513650 Chinese 4405 7140 9345

1200 Kc35609335117101173513650 Kp440571409345

1300 Chinese 3560 11735 13650 English44059335117101376015245 Kp65759325

1400French44059335117101376015245 Kc35601173513650 Russian 6575 9325

1500 Arabic 3560 9975 11735 English44059335117101376015245 Russian 6575 9325

1600 English 3560 9975 11735 French44059335117101376015245 German 6575 9325

1700Kc44059335117101376015245 Russian 6575 9325 Spanish 3560 9975 11735

1800French35609640997511735 German 6575 9325 Spanish 4405 11710 13760 15245

1900 Arabic 3560 9640 9975 11735 English 4405117101376015245 German 6575 9325

NETHERLAND ANTILLES Long-term DRM tests from Radio Netherlands Bonaire are continuing. The latest phase of the tests involves transmissions in simulcast (analog/digital) mode. 25 = AM Carrier Power kW. IO = Average DRM Power kW 0530-0700 11655 50 SEu 25 IO Dutch 0700-0800 15425 50 Seu 25 10 Dutch 2030-2125 15565 50 SEu 25 IO English 2130-2230 15520 50 Seu 25 IO English S 2230-2325 15520 50 SEu 25 IO Spanish S S = Simulcast Mode 4 10 kHz DRM + 5 kHz Analog The Simulcast frequency as specified is the center frequency of the DRM signal. This means the digital part ranges from 15515 to 15525 and the analogue part from 15525 to 15530. The analogue carrier is located at 15530, hence an analogue tuner should be tuned to 15530 in order to receive the signal. The synthesizer frequency for this Simulcast should be set to 15525. The Simulcast transmissions are expected to continue for about 2 weeks. After that, we will try to find a better time slot so it is more convenient for listeners in Europe to receive the signal. We would like to try to cover North America East for one hour as well. If it becomes apparent that we are interfering with other stations during Simulcast transmissions, the tests will be curtailed.

Media Network May 21 via DXLD

NEW ZEALAND RNZL has made a frequency change..... 1106-1305 - 9515 kHz. (ex 11675) John A. Figlioui June 22

PHILIPPINES Full schedule for Radio Veritas Asia effective 16106 Bengali 0030-0055 11995 250 kW I 300’

1400-1425 9540 250 kW I300 Burmese 2330-2355 11725 250 kW I 280

1130-1155 9615 250kW1280’ Cantonese 2300-2325 11705 250 kW I 331 Filipino 2230-2255 15240 250 kW I 030 Filipino 1500-1525 15360 250 kW I 300 Wed,Fri,Sun


Filipino 1525-l 555 15360 250 kW I 300 Mon,Tue,Thu,Sat Hindi 0030-0055 11705 250 kW/300

1330-1355 9590 250 kW/300 Hmong 1000-1025 9555 250 kW I280 Indonesian 2303-2325 11820 250 kW / 222

2300-2325 9505 250 kW / 222 1200-1225 9505 250 kW I222

Kachin 2330-2355 11705 250 kW/280 1230-1255 9615 250 kW I 280

Karen 0000-0025 11725 250 kWl280 1200-1225 9615 250 kWl280

Mandarin 2100-2255 6190 250 kW/350 1000-l 155 9520 250 kW I 355

Russian 0130-0225 17830 250 kW1015 1500-1555 11795 250 kW/330

Sinhala 0000-0025 11820 250 kWl280 1330-1355 9520 250 kWl280

Tamil 0030-0055 11935 250 kW1280 1400-1425 9520 250 kW/270

Telugu 0100-0125 15530 250 kW!280 1430-1455 9535 250 kW/280

Urdu 0100-0125 15335 250 kWl300 0100-0125 17845 250 kW/300 1430-1455 9670 250 kWl300

Vietnamese 2330-2355 9670 250 kW I280 0130-0225 15530 250 kWl280 1030-1125 11850 250 kW/280 1300-1325 7265 250 kW/280

Zomi-Chin 0000-0025 11705 250 kW / 280 Ivo and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria, June 11 & 18 via DXLD

PORTUGAL “Installation of a new 300 kW shortwave transmitter, type TSW2300, an antenna matrix 300 ohms (65 switches), a test load and two curtain antennas specially designed to Europe and Brazil target areas (HR2/2/.3, 45’ azimuth to Europe and HR41411, azimuth 226O to Brazil). Thales supplied the equipment. The installation’s works are concluded and with this new

equipment RDP lnternacional hopes significantly improve its shortwave transmissions to Europe and Brazil from toda)/’ via

Teresa Beatriz Abreu - RDP-i June 17 B/casts using the new THALES equipment : To Europe 45’ (*), i.e. instead of 5Z”, M-F 0500-0755 on 9840,

0800-1200 on 11960 & 1600-1900 on 15525 Again to Europe 45’, Sats & Suns 0700-I 345 on 13640 and

1400-2000 on 15555 *) Translates into a POR-F-D beam. To Brazil 226O, i.e. instead of 215O (**), Mon-Fri only

2300-0200 on15295 **) Checking on an azimuthal map, one can see the former 215O beam was a compromise in order to include Cape Verde & Guine. via Anker Petersen 8 C.R.Goncalves Freqs may change depending on information received from listeners and dxers T.B.Abreau via C.R.Goncalves

QATAR A-02 schedule for Radio Qatar QRC in Arabic: 0245-2130 only on single NF 17755.2, ex 9570.2. Co-channels on nominal 17755.0 are : 1000-l 100 China Radio International in Cantonese 1400-1500 Radio Japan NHK World in English 1500-2100 Radio Exterior de EspaAa in Spanish 2100-2130 Voice of America in French (Mon-Fri)

Ivo and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria, June 11 via DXLD HFCC registered freqs are.....0245-0700 9695, 0700-1300

17880, 1300-1700 17795, 1700-2130 7110 all 500kW and 0245-213017755 250kW. NRG

RUSSIA The broadcast schedule for Radio Ezra's current series to Western North America has been changed. As of Sunday 26th May 2002 the programme may be heard each Sunday between 0500 and 0530 on 17735 in the 16 meter band. 100 kW, 68’ from Petropavlovsk /Kamchatsk y. (John D. Hill, Station Owner) Radio EzraPO Box 16, Stockton on Tees, TS18 3GN, UK Fax: +44 1642 887546 http://www.radioezra.com

R. Ezra website links via DXLC

RUSSIA "Voice of Russia" relay via SW txs of Russia til 31/08/02 CRR-1 (Moscow) 73901800-2100250 74401730-2100250 94502300-0200500 97751700-2100250 97951500-1700250 98602300-0200500 98651600-2000250 98901700-2100250 99201200-1500250

116301500-2100250117551100-1400250 119201700-1800250 119851400-1900250120001600-2100250 120301500-2100250 120401500-2000250120700100-0300500 120701700-2100250 154601200-160050015540 1400-1800250 176451200-1500250 CRR-2 (S.Petersburg)

73101730-2000400 73302300-0300800 74001700-1900400 94501500-1800400 94502000-2100400 94802300-0300800

120051500-1600400120151400-1700400120551700-2100200 120601500-1530200120601600-1900200155951730-1800400 155951830-1900400175801500-1600400 CRR-2 (Kaliningrad)

73001500-1900160 73300900-1000320 73301500-1900160 118301400-1700160 CRR-3 (Samara) 59501700-2100250 94701900-2130200 94801700-2100200 120102300-0200500 155601200-1600250 TCR-4 (Krasnodar) 7305 1400-1900 loo 7325 1400-1700 loo 97250100-0300500 98300000-0200500 116751700-2100500 120151200-1400500 120351600-1800500120602300-0300500 154550900-1000250 154551500-2100250175701200-1600500 176101200-1400500 CRR-8 (Khabarovsk)

7490 1000-1100 080 7490 1200-1300 080 9480 1000-1400 100 120000100-0500 loo 120001000-1400 100137201200-1300 loo 17685 0500-0900 loo 17795 0500-0900 loo CRR-8 (Komsomolsk-na-Amure) 73301000-1400250 175650100-0500250 176350500-0900250 CRR-10 (Irkutsk)

59051000-1400100 73151400-1800250 98001200-1400100 116851000-1300250154900600-0800500 217900500-0700250 CRR-11 (Novosibirsk) 73501500-1700200 98201400-2000500 98651500-1600500 98751400-1800500 116401200-1400200 11720 1500-1700200

151851000-1100500154701000-140020015550 1200-1300500 156051000-1400200 176750700-0900500 TCR-12 (Chita) 97451200-1900500 118701530-1900500 120551200-1300500

120551400-1500500 Ekaterinburg Radio Centre

73701300-2100200117451700-2000200120201700-2000200 153151200-1300200153501600-2000200176851500-2000200 Vladivostok Radio Centre 59401000-1300100 73151000-1400100 73901200-1400250 73901400-1600500 74001000-1300250176600100-0500500 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy Radio Centre 7340 1200-1400 loo 120551000-1100 loo 136401000-1100 loo

175950100-0300250176200100-0300100 176500200-0500250 17690 0100-0500 loo

"Voice of Russia" relay via SW transmitters abroad Russia Armenia 9965 2300-0200 500kW 11510 1600-1900 500kW

157351900-2100500 Moldova 9665 0000-0500 500 117500000-0500500 Tajikistan 4940 1 ZOO-1400 100 4940 1500-1600100

4965 1200-1400100 4965 1500-1600100 4975 1200-1400100 4975 1500-1600100 9360 1400-1900 200 9945 0100-0200500

115001200-1500500 11510 2300-0200500 17495 0700-0900500 17525 0700-0900500

Ukraine 11720 0100-0300 500 China 11500 1500-1600120 Vatican 9450 2100-2130 250 118250100-0200250

Nikolai Rudnev-RUS, RUS-DX, May 13

TAIWAN Radio Taiwan international current schedule is via TWN and l Skelton-UK, # WYFR Florida @ Issoudun-FR

16 DSWCI - Short Wave News

Arabic 1600-1700 11955 NAf ME 1800-1900 11610 NAf ME

Burmese 0500-0600 15405 MMR 1500-1600 9595 MMR

Chinese 0100-0200 17845# SAm 0400-0500 5950#9680#1532011855 SEA/AM

0900-1000 961011605 9780 1152015525 SEA AUSNZL 1200-1300 15465 9780 11605 SEA NEA 1900-2000 995515600 17750 EURRUS

new 2100-2200 3965@ WEu

I English 0200-0300a 11740 9680#5950#NoAm CeAm

1532015465 SoEaAS 0300-0400b 5950#9680# NAm

6 1187515320 SoEaAS 0700-0800a 5950# WeNAm IIOO-1200a 11985 NCHN

b585 7445 SoEaAS 1200-1300a 9610 7130 NEA AUS NZL 1400-1500a 15265 SoEaAS 1600-1700a 11550 INDIA SCHN 1700-1800b 11550 INDIA SCHN 1800-1900b 3955* EUR 2200-2300a 15600# EUR

French 0700-0800 9355# EUR 1900-2000 6145 EUR 2000-2100 9955 15600#15130# EUR NAfNAm

new2200-2300 12060@ Waf German 0600-0700 9355# EUR

1800-I 900 9955 EUR 1900-2000 6175 EUR 2100-2200 15600# EUR

Indonesian 0800-0900a1.5580 INS IOOO-1100a1155011520 INS IIOO-1200b1155011520 INS 1200-1300b 585 744511635 SoEaAS 1400-1500a11745 SoEaAS 0400-0600ba 585 SoTWN

Japanese OIOO-0200a 15310 JPN 0800-0900b 11605 JPN IIOO-1200a 713011605 JPN 1300-1400b 713011605 JPN

Korean 0300-0400 15465 Korea 1200-1300 9540 Korea 1400-1500 9540 Korea

Russian 0900-1000 11985 EaClS 1300-1400 11745 CIS 1700-1800 9955 WeClS 1800-1900 17750# CIS

Spanish 0200-0300 15215#17845# wSAm 0400-0500 11740# CeAM 0600-0700 5950# wNAm 2000-2100 18930# EUR 2100-2200 9955 EUR 2300-0000 15130#17805# eSAm

I

Thai 0600-0700a15405 THA 1400-1500a11635 9485 THA 1500-1600b 7445 585 747 THA

I 2200-2400ab 585 7445 THA Vjetnamese 0900-I 000 11635 VNM

1500-1600 11915 VNM 2200-2300 9635 VNM

Note:a-PROGRAM A b-PROGRAM B Miller Liu, Taiwan, April 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST

TURKEY Updated A-02schedulefor Voice of Turkey eff June3: ALBANIAN 1130-1225 11875 ARABIC 0900-1055 1169015520;1400-15551173517790 AZERI 0700-0825 1173015140;1400-145511865 BOSNIAN 1800-1855 9755 BULGARIAN 1330-14257140 CHINESE 1100-1155 17715 CROATlAN1600-162511970 ENGLISH 0300-0355 7270 11655tillSep.l

DSWCI - SI

0300-0355 7270 9650from Sep.2 1230-1325 1761517830;1830-192511960x9785 2030-2125 9525 ; 2200-22551196012000

FRENCH 1930-2025 9535 9635 GERMAN 1130-122515470 ; 1730-1825 13640 GEORGIAN 0700-0755 11690 GREEK 1030-1125 9630 11930;1430-15259655 HUNGARIAN 0930-1025 13770 KAZAKH 1500-1555 11860 KYRGYZ 1600-1655 11865 MACEDONIAN 0800-0855 11690 PERSIAN 0830-0925 11795 17705;1230-135515180 ROMANIAN 0930-I 025 9560 RUSSIAN 1300-1355 15450;1700-1755 9675 SERBIAN 1330-1355 11860 SPANISH 1630-1655 15150 TATAR 1800-1855 6175 TURKISH 0400-0655 17690 ; 0400-0855 11750

0400-0855 15545 ; 0400-1555 11955 0700-1555 15350 ; 0700-2055 9460 0900-1155 21715 ;lOOO-1455 17630Frionly 1200-1555 15405 ; 1600-2155 5980 1600-2155 9560 ; 1600-0355 5960 1700-2155 7215 ; 2100-0655 9460 2200-0355 11885

TURKMEN 1530-1655 11905 URDU 1200-1255 17715 UZBEK 0100-0155 9555 ; 1700-1755 6115

Ivo and Angel! Observer, Bulgaria, June 14 via DXLD

USA WBCQ Kennebunk, Maine current schedule is........ 1200-0600 9335 ; 1300-050011660 ; 1400-210017495 1400-1600&2000-12007415 All 50kWat245degrees Dr.Hansjoerg Biener-D BCDX April 11 WBCQ, Jewish Radio Network for Sundays starting 02106 1300-200017495&2000-23009335 WBCQ June 2 via DXLD

Updated IBB schedule for RFE/RL in Pashtol Dari: 0300-0400Pashto 11705HOL 13790WER15705lRA17560lRA 0400-0500 Dari 11705HOL 13790WER15705lRA17560lRA 0700-0730Pashto 15345WER17775UDO 19010lRA 0730-0800 Dari 15345WER17775UDO 190101RA 0900-1000 Darion15220WER 17865UD0 19010lRA21680lRA 1000-1100 Pashto 15220WER17865UDO 19010lRA21680lRA 1200-1300 Pashto 15265lRA 15355HOL 15370HOL

17685UDO17740WER 1300-1400 Dari 152651RA 15355lRA15535WER

15370WER17685UDO 1700-1730Pashto 9845UD0 11835HOL12030UDO

152101RA 15340WER 1730-1800 Dari 9845UD0 11835HOL 12030UD0

152101RA 15340WER 1800-1830Pashto 9845UD0 12030UDO15210lRA 15340WER 1930-2000 Dari 7285UD0 9575UD0 1519OWER15340lRA 2200-2300Pashtu/Dari 74301RA 9690KAVatla 138051RA

Observer-BUL via BC-DX Jun 4 HOL=Holzkirchen : IRA=lranawila : UDO=Udorn : WER=Wertachtal

RFEIRUR. Free Afghanistan in Pashto and Dari noted on 1516 0300-0500 NF17670addit//11705137901570517560 0700-0800NF21815additll153451777519010.

R BUL Observer, Ivo lvanov and Angel Datzinov, BC-DX Jun 18

Some frequency changes for High Adventure MinisttyIVoice of Hope via Observer-BUL June 18 1230-1330 unid NF15590 DHA500kW/085°toSoAsx17795 1600-1630HindiNF 11695DHA500kW/085°toIND x11705

Until next time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73’s and Good Dxing from Noel

I Next Deadline is August 1st 2002 I

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Medium Wave News And Loggings Edited By Ray Browell

E-Mail [email protected] Mail Address 13, Springbank Avenue, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire FY5 4PB England

Afghanistan I am advised that a new station, Radio Khost, is operating on 1300 kHz with a power of 500 watts. On-air times are 1200-1400 and 1800-2000 (Kabul time) each day. All broadcasts are in Pashto. Khost is several hundred kilometres south of Kabul. I’ve not heard the station here, but a lucky DXer elsewhere might have success. Martin Hadlow via Paul Ormandy DXplorer

Armenia MW 864 kHz & SW 4810 kHz 0230-0300 UTC in Farsi (Days l-7) 1300-1330 UTC in Azeri (l-5) 1300-I 315 UTC in Azeri (6-7) 1330-I 345 UTC in Turkish (1-5) 1315-1345 UTC in Turkish (6-7) 13451415 UTC in Kurdish (l-7) LW 234 kHz 1220-1230 UTC in Georgian (l-6) Via BCDX

Austria R 1476 can be heard 2005-2100 on 5945 and 1600-2208 on 1476. Addr: ORF, R 1476, Argentinierstrasse 30a, A-1040 Wien, Austria. An important part of the stn is ORF’s international radio project “Donauaudiodialog-danuberdialogue” to promote understanding, democracy and human rights, a forum for multilingual, international communication for Central and Southern Europe. Sergey Kolesov-UKR, WDXC Contact Radio Africa International is on 1476 2100-2200 according to the stn schedule. Addr: Heigerleinstrasse 711-2, A-l 160 Vienna, Austria,

email [email protected] Bjorn Fransson-SWE, Arctic MV-Eko via WDXC Contact

Azores Azores back on 693.7 The Azores stn that is nominally on 693 has jumped up to 693.7 again, so it is easy to distinguish from the others (usually UK and Spain) on 693.0. This is one of the things I noted Wed night during a mini-DXpedition to Granite Pier in Rockport, MA between 7 and 9:30 p.m. EDT

Mark Connelly-USA, WAIION via BCDX 8 HCDX

Brazil We are R Cancao Nova, a Brazilian radio stn - 24 hours a day. We have been receiving many RRs from Listening radios around the world. We would like to inform those who make part of your DX-Club, We have a special progr, where We confirm on the air all radio reports, besides of our special QSL card to confirm it. We would like to invite you to make part of our progr and we inform our frequency and schedule: Program: Alem Fronteiras (Beyound Boundaries) Every Sats: 2200-2300 AM 1020 kHz SW 49m 6105 kHz - SW 60m 4825 kHz - SW 31 m 9675 kHz Thank you very much for special attention, Regards, Eduardo de Moura (PY2-TP) Cancao Nova R P.O.Box 57 ZIP 12630-000 Cachoeira Paulista - SP Brazil www.cancaonova.com http:llwww.cancaonova.com e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] P.S. about you requesting - R Educadora is a Brazilian radio

located in Maranhao - AM. It is a Catholic Radio. “Eduardo de Moura” web.enalishQcancaonova.com DXplorer Jun 10

Cuba. 989.82, R Guama, unknown site, Pinar del Rio; 0926-0933 5/27, W, SP vocal, M ID 0930, trumpets and fanfare, more babble. Has been off-frequency for awhile. Very good, II 1000. 1180, R. Rebelde (two transmitters); 0908-0912 5127. A second channel at fair level under the Ciudad de la Habana powerhouse, slight audio delay on the weaker one. Either a second Rebelde, or one of the other stations on 1180 (Progreso, Reloj) with overnight Rebelde relay.

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1440, R. Surco, Ciego de Avila; 0938-0950 5127, M announcer, ID, old Cuban folk songs. Very good and II weaker 1430

Terry L. Krueger, Clearwater FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST

CMBC Radio Progreso, Guanabacoa Cuba 640 kHz - after follow- up for 1998 report by e-mail to [email protected] - received a Word document with a photo of their HQ inserted along with address and verification text

Paul Ormandy, New Zealand, May 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST

Cyprus BBG Signs Agreement for New Middle East Radio Network Transmitter in Cyprus Washington, D.C., June 6, 2002 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) signed an agreement Thursday with the Government of Cyprus for a new, medium wave (AM) transmitter that will give the Middle East Radio Network (MERN) broad reach in the region.“The transmitter will be a major component of MERN,” Governor Norman J.Pattiz, chairman of the BBG’s Mideast Committee, said after the agreement was signed in Nicosia, Cyprus by Averof Neophytu, Minister of Communications and Works, and Donald K. Bandler, the U.S. Ambassador. MERN, known as Radio Sawa (www.radiosawa.com) in the region, will reach Egypt and areas of the Levant once the 600 kilowatt transmitter is operational. The transmitter, located in southeastern Cyprus near Cape Greco, is expected to start carrying MERN in August 2002 on a frequency of 981 kilohertz. “The transmitter will help millions of people across the Middle East enjoy our network,” said Governor Tom Korologos, who was involved in negotiations for the transmitter. Medium wave transmitters in Kuwait (1540) and Rhodes, Greece (1260) already carry MERN, which went on the air March 23, 2002. An additional AM transmitter in Djibouti is expected to come on line within the next year. Alan Pennington Via BDXC

Czechoslovakia Radio Prague programming is now also carried within the CRo 6 - Svobodna Evropa network on 1071,1233 and 1287. Detailled schedule act. Michael Strassmann: Daily 1000-l 030 German, 1030-I 045 French, 1045-I 100 Spanish (instead for the whole 1030-I 100 period on Saturdays Spanish, on Sundays French), 1100-l 130 Russian, 1130-1200 English. The 1000 transmission is in fact the first airing of the daily German programme and not II shortwave where the 1000 slot contains just another replay of the previous days programme. During the recent years there were no longer any mediumwave transmissions of Radio Prague programming, namely the evening broadcasts on 1287 are history since this frequency was handed over to RFE back in 1990. Via Kai Ludwig

Djibouti. AGREEMENT SIGNED FOR TRANSMISSION OF US ARABIC RADIO PROGRAMMES FROM DJIBOUTI j Text of report by Djibouti news agency ADI web site on 18 June Mr Rifki Abdoulkader Bamakhrama, the minister of communication and culture in charge of posts and telecommunications, who is also the government spokesman, and the US ambassador to Djibouti, Mr Donald Yamamoto, today signed an agreement on the setting up of radio relay stations financed by the USA. The agreement, which involves between seven and eight million dollars, allows for the installation of a mediumwave transmitter and a 5-kW FM transmitter at [state-owned] Radio-Television Djibouti’s (RTD) relay station at Arta [southern Djibouti]. The transmitters will relay Arabic-language radio programmes to the east African region and the Arabian Peninsula. A 2-kW FM transmitter will also be installed at RTD’s premises to relay Voice of America programmes in English, French and Arabic to listeners within Djibouti. Djibouti has granted the use of the 1431 kHz frequency for the mediumwave broadcasts, and the 100.8 and 100.2 MHz channels for the FM broadcasts. An official at the Ministry of Communication said: “Djibouti has become the centre for the transmission of radio and television broadcasts for the region.” The official said the department consequently had “signed a protocol agreement for the setting up of a 5-kW FM transmitter for [Paris- based] Radio Monte Carlo (RMC) Middle East for the transmission of Arabic-language programmes”. Source: ADI news agency web site, Djibouti, in French 18 Jun 02 via BBCM via DXLD

Georgia has a grave economic situation, and its continuing energy crisis, also affect broadcasting. The LW transmitter on 189khz is too expensive to operate daily and it is only used for special occasions which require nation wide coverage, such as every Monday at 0600 for the weekly address by president Edward Shevardnadze. On MW Georgian Radio ( “ Sakartvelos Radio “ in Georgian ) now only uses 1215khz regularly. This is a relatively low power TX at Dusheti, just 40 km north of Tiblisi. Even in the capital it suffers from co-channel QRM from Sari (Iran) in the hours of darkness. However, this outlet is frequently off air during power cuts, and this also applies to other TX’s, Therefore the relays of Voice of Hope and AWR were only short lived. The Tiblisi TX, listed for GR2 on 1044khz is now used by Radio lveria which belongs to the Georgian Orthodox Church. ( lveria is an’ ancient name for Georgia). The station is on air 24hrs a day and mainly broadcasts religious< cultural and educational programmes. The address is Radio lveria King Erekle Str. 1, 380005 Tiblisi. Also Abkhaz R.(1350), Adjarian R (693) and Southy Ossetian R (1323) were neither heard on their listed frequencies or elsewhere on MW. Many thanks for this to Maarten van Delft from Holland who has just returned home after a stay in Georgia

I’ve finally got info from Georgia about their new 909 kHz AM outlet. XMTR: Batumi, 5 kW Time: 0100-2200 UTC, Georgian Radio 1st program (including Adzharian Radio program: 0700-0900 UTC) Georgian Summer Time +5h (winter +4h) Phones: +995(32)368362 +995(32)997607 e-mail [email protected] PROMISING to send QSL !!! I’d appreciate the last statement checking by someone, as my QSL-activity is at zero level now. 73 all Wad KremenchukUKR

Germany Tonight Burg 1575 (Megaradio) booms in with local-like signal here, wiping out co-channel Italy completely. This is no doubt the new 500 kW transmitter. Since May 1st Radio Bremen carries on 936 no longer Funkhaus Europa but instead bremen 1. That’s indeed the official spelling of this network, which replaced a while ago both Hansawelle and Bremen 3. The FM outlets formerly used by the discontinued Bremen 3 now carries Funkhaus Europa, so936 was no longer the only Radio Bremen outlet for this program. Now the original situation on 936 was restored to some extent, but it remains to be seen if the new, since a Radio Bremen spokesperson stated a while ago that it would be an option to lease the mediumwave outlet to another broadcaster like Saarlandischer Rundfunk does for years now. (The 1422 transmitter is only leased by Deutschlandradio but still owned and operated by Saarlandischer Rundfunk.) The media authority at Magdeburg allocated the 261 frequency to Europe 1 and sells this license as one “for digital use”. Further down in the text the qualification “as soon as possible” is given, so 261 is to go digital when (if ever) DRM car radios are common on the market. The planned program is described as a full service program, aiming especially at car and truck drivers. Anyway this will be a new program, in German of course and to be produced within Sachsen-Anhalt, no relay of the French program from Paris. Via Kai Ludwig

Honduras: I received some info from Radio America- Honduras about a “network” apparently carried on several Honduran outlets. “Cadena Sonora” or “Radio Sonora” listed as being on Choluteca 1110; Tegucigalpa 1270; Danli 800; Siguatepeque 1070; La Ceiba 780 and San Pedro Sula 1010. Uses slogan “Energia Positiva”.

Greg Myers-FL, NRC IDXD June 13 via DXLD

Hungary. An alarming message from R. Budapest was received this Thursday: told their staff that from July, programmes in Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian and Ukrainian would be discontinued. This would represent a spending cut of 90 kiloeuros per year. Most of these program makers at RB only earn something like 250 Euro per month. Nothing said about other languages, so expect them to continue. (Frans Vossen, RVi Radio World June 16,

notes by gh for DX LISENING DIGEST) India I was away to my native place in Kerala, South India for some weeks and is just back. Here are some details on AIR. AIR Thiruvanathapuram in Kerala is using a brand new 20 kw transmitter on 1161 kHz. (I visited this station as well as AIR Thrissur during my latest trip to my native place, more details later.)

Via Anker Petersen/Jose Jacob, VUZJOS

Ireland TEAMTALK STAFF VOTE ON STRIKE ACTION OVER JOB CUTS Dan Milmo, Wednesday June 12 2002, The Guardian Staff at Teamtalk, the sports news website and radio station, are threatening to black out the company’s World Cup coverage in a dispute over job cuts.Journalists have held a strike ballot and have earmarked June 21 as the first date for industrial action. The World Cup quarter finals kick off on that date and England face a possible clash with Brazil on June 22 if they overcome Denmark this weekend. The National Union of Journalists stepped in after Teamtalk executives announced plans to axe 75 staff from the 280- strong workforce. John Hogan, the father of the chapel at Teamtalk, said many staff on flexible contracts had been handed their P45s and given short notice periods. “It has not been generous at all and it has not given people time to sort out their futures elsewhere,” said Hogan. “There have been stacks of redundancies in internet sports journalism, so it will take them longer to get new jobs. “We have to be realistic - and we know the company is in trouble - but the packages on the table are disgraceful.” Hogan said he expected the strike to go ahead and the ballot results are expected over the next 24 hours. Teamtalk has 80 NUJ members out of an editorial staff of about 120. All are based at the company’s head office in Leeds. The job losses are part of a strategic review of the business, which is being taken over by online bookmaker UKBetting. Last year Teamtalk posted pre-tax losses of Af 15.3m on a turnover of f9.7m. Doubts are also surfacing over the future of radio station Teamtalk 252, which launched only three months ago on the frequency used previously by pop station Atlantic 252. Despite gaining about 400,000 listeners, Teamtalk 252 suffers from a weak long-wave signal and a lack of sports rights. Analysts doubt the station will be able to lure listeners away from the BBC’s Radio 5 Live or Kelvin MacKenzie’s TalkSport. Teamtalk executives were not available for comment. Copyright Guardian Newspapers Limited (via Bill Westenhaver, DXLD)

Kenya Enjoy Sauti-ya-Kenya on 1386 kHz while you can.Now KEN is quite distinctive since VOR (via Bolshakovo) signing off -2059* Only 6-7 min (KEN soff 2106-07), but very delicious, even despite of heavy thunder spikes which are common here nowadays.

Via Vladimir Titarev (Ukraine)

Lithuania 1386 MW R Baltic Waves International, via Sitkunai, 750 kW, Jun 10, *2030-2130*. The test announced in DX-Window no. 196 was heard in Denmark with this result: 2030 SINPO 31431 totally covered by Voice of Russia in English via the 1200 kW transmitter at Bolshakovo (54554). After the Voice of Russia signed off at 2100*, the test with “Radio Svoboda” could be heard with 55554 with some hum on the frequency. Anker Petersen

Rimantas Plelkys, head of R Baltic Waves told me that the Lithuanian Telecommunications Administration is in the process of talks with the Russian Administration to eliminate the harmful interference on 1386. The Russians will be forced to shut down their transmitter or go low power. The frequency is registered with the ITU as Lithuanian, and the transmitter in Skaisgiriai [Sovetsk] operates on this channel without a legal basis. Radio Baltic Waves International will broadcast from Sitkunai on 1386 with a non-directional antenna 0300-2000: 250 kW, 2000- 0300: 750 kW; Future plans are 1000 kW (1600 kW ERP).

Herman Boel, Medium Wave Circle via BC-DX Jun 11

Macedonia I’ve been trying to hear Macedonia on mediumwave for several years and finally successed yesterday evening - thanks no doubt to this new 1,200 kW transmitter, which the report failed to mention, is operating on 810 kHz. Radio Skopje was clearly audible here at 1930 UT tune-in on 810 kHz, with news in Macedonian. It was in the clear for several minutes before being lost under the co-channel Spanish station and BBC Radio Scotland, both of which were just starting to fade in. Looking at the sunset/sunrise charts for June, the best window for reception of Macedonia in southern England at the moment is likely to be early evening from approx 1800 until around 1930 UT when the Spanish co-channel interference starts to increase. North of the Midlands, reception is not going to be so easy unless you can null out R Scotland! Dave Kenny, Caversham, AOR7030+Welbrook KSAY amplified loops June 12, BDXC-UK via DXLD

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Right now at 2055, Makedonska Radio booms in on 810. It was hardly audible here during the last years anymore, so the new Thales transmitter indeed brings a big improvement

Kai Ludwig, Germany, June 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST

1800-2100 1143 1200-2000 RV-373 Bolshakovo (Kaliningradskaya oblast) 1170 1400-I 900 RV-680 Tbilisskaya (Krasnodarskiy kray) 1215 0100-0300 RV-372 Bolshakovo (Kaliningradskaya oblast)

810 Macedonian Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski formally put a 0900-2 100

new 1200 kW MW transmitter “Ovce Pole” into operation on Jun 10. 1251 0700-0900 RV-70 Ussuriysk (Primorskiy kray)

In his address at the ceremony, Georgievski extended gratitude to 1000-1500, 1700-1800

the German and French embassies for putting this project among 1386 0900-I 200 RV-367 Bolshakovo (Kaliningradskaya oblast)

1400-2100 their priorities, as it would enable for the Macedonian Radio-Radio Skopje to improve its broadcasting quality throughout the country

1494 1500-1800 RV-857 Krasnyj Bor (Leningradskaya oblast)

and the region. 2000-2100

French Ambassador Francois Terrell said that this project presented VOICE OF RUSSIA. a new opportunity for the voice from Macedonia to be spread throughout Europe, while German Ambassador Werner

Relay via MW txs abroad Russia. 31/03-26/10/2002

Burkhardt said it was a new approach to democratisation of the kHz - UTC - kW - QTH

relations in Macedonia. 603 0300-2100 5 Berlin, D

The transmitter is produced by the French company “Tales- 603 1200-1300 200 Hainan Prov., CHN

Broadcast End Multimedia”, presenting a top-product in this sphere. 621 1700-2130 1000/500 Maiac, MDA

The German and French governments donated funds for 648 0100-0200 1000 Orzy, TJK

1200-I 800 procuring of the transmitter, while the public company “Macedonian Broadcast” provided financiaily support for its

936 1530-2000 1000 Lviv, UKR

assembly. The project is worth about 2.5m Euros. 972 1200-1700 1000 Orzy, TJK

MIA news agency, via BBCM via DXLD, Jun 10. 999 1200-1500 1000/500 Maiac, MDA

1600-I 700, 2000-2100

I checked the 810 channel two weeks ago, while on holiday in Central Italy, but couldn’t observe any spectacular signal strength. But today Jun 11 at 2200 a very powerful signal from Orchie Polje noted so far, here in Southern Germany. (Buschel). Also heard well in Denmark Jun 17 at 1830-2200 with ID “Radio Skopje”, but at times much QRM from R Scotland. Via Petersen

Malaysia? 1475, unlD. Suspect Kota Kinabalu. Sabah. Malavsia.

1170 1700-1900 800 Sasnovy, BLR 1269 1300-1500 300 Yunnan Prov., CHN

1700-I 800 1278 1300-1900 150 Petrivka, UKR 1314 1500-1900 1000 Gavar, ARM 1323 0500-2200 800/I 50 Wachenbrunn, G 1548 0300-0500 1000/500 Maiac, MDA 1530-I 800, 20152130 Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, RUS-DX Jun 15

Recapping my experience with this station during the 2001-2b02 season, their signal has been very consistent here, producing at

Spain A new update of Spanish MW Stations List (=EspaAa en

least a trace of carrier on 54 different mornings from August 26 Onda Media) was uploaded at:

when it first appeared to its last appearance on April 19. Best signal http://www.aer-dx.oro/listas/eaenom.htm Via Pedro Sedan0 HCDX

was March 12, 1128-1130, with a good carrier on‘verge of audio. At first I thought this could be a deep South American but it can’t be

Swaziland TWR Schedule Sisafi 1800-I 830 Zulu 1830-1900

since all of South English 1900-2215 all on 1170khz Ed from website

America was in sunlight during December and January when I often heard

Ukraine A Soviet Genshtab map showing the Taranivka (south of

this carrier. The average of six direction finding bearings which I Kharkiv, Ukraine) SW site has now become available on the Internet

was able to make was 335 degrees, close to the true bearing of 330. (file size: 2 MB):

The path may be skewed since it skirts the aurora1 zone on almost www.lib.berkelev.edu/EART/maps/x-ussr/M-37-085.ipg

the same bearing as Japan (327 degrees). I believe the consistency The town can be found near the NW corner of the sheet. Look for

of this signal is because the station is beamed towards the what looks like “TapaHoBKa”. Northwest of the town you will find a

Philipines from 1030 to 1300 which is exactly the bearing for Florida vertical row of three radio-w mast symbols and a single fourth

from Sabah, meaning they are effectively pumping two or three mast symbol (height 250 m). Each symbol consists of a solid circle

megawatts in this direction. I’m confident that I will be able to pull at the bottom, a vertical strike in the middle and two horizontal

audio from them next season as the sunspot cycle wanes and strikes at the top. It can safely be assumed that the vertical group of

conditions improve. I hope others will try for this on a consistent three symbols represents the SW site. Note that each symbol may

basis around 1030 come September. I’m sure most of us need represent several individual towers or curtains. A mid ’90s antenna

Sabah and at 10,000 miles it would make a nice addition to our logs list shows high band (center wavelength 18 m) antennas for 55, 82

Ray Moore, N Ft Myers FL - Receiver: Drake R8 and Homebrew - and 277 degrees and low band (center wavelength 40m)antennas Antenna: 23” Spiral loop, Comdel pre-amp, IRCA Soft DX Monitor June for 235, 262 277, 290 degrees, all 2/4 curtains. The SW site became 19 via DXLD operational in 1970. For many years two synchronized transmitters

aired the Mayak prgr on 9620 for CAs while the third transmitter Romania A02 MW Schedule of RRI Aromanian 1800-1856,2030- aired Moscow 1st prgr on 9800 together with two synchronized 2056 Bulgarian 0500-0526, 1630-1656 Greek 1330-I 356, transmitters at other locations. In the evening all three transmitters 1730-I 756 Italian 1400-I 426, 2000-2026 Romanian 0700-I 056 carried R Moscow European 1100-1256, 1430-1456, 1500-1556, 1900-2056 Serbian 1300-1326 services.The single 250 m tower is likely to represent the 257 m 1830-I 856 Turkish 1700-I 726 Ukranian 0530-0556, 1600-I 656 all ARRT antenna for MW 837 kHz. The official opening date of the MW on 756khz Hungarian 1930-I 956 630khz transmitter is 11 Nov 1969, but this kind of information is not reliable.

Via Bulgarian Observer Until November 1973 Kharkiv AM was a dual frequency operation, Russia VOICE OF RUSSIA. Relay via MW txs of Russia. 31/03- using 836 kHz part time with Kyiv 1 st prgr and local services and 2611012002 385 kHz for the rest of the time with Kyiv 1 st and local kHz - UTC - Call - QTH prgrs mornings and Kyiv 2nd prgr evenings until sign off. The

585 1000-1400 RV-769 Belogorsk ( Amurskaya oblast) daytime slot on 836 was used at least by Lutsk. Kharkiv was one of 612 1500-1600 RV-1141 Kurkino (Moskovskaya oblast) the first radio stations to open in the USSR. The official date is 16

1900-2200 Dee 1924, starting at 4 kW and in the early ’30s going to 20 kW. 630 1200-1400 RV-750 Komsomolsk-na-Amure Khabarovskiy kray Via Olle Alm

648 1000-l 300 RV-445 Ussuriysk (Primorskiy kray) 720 1200-1400 RV-679 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Sakhalinskaya oblast) UK To our knowledge, UK-based Radio Caroline is going to lease 801 1000-1400 RV-116 Atamanovka (Chitinskaya oblast) airtime on AM 1386 kHz channel at Kaliningrad (Bolshakovo)

1080 1100-1400 RV-489 Angarsk (Irkutskaya oblast) 120012500 kW radio station of Russian Federation. Let us to remind 1089 1600-l 700 RV-681 Tbilisskaya (Krasnodarskiy kray) you, that according to the ITU Geneva Plan of 1978, AM 1386 kHz

20 frequency is assigned to Lithuania’s station in Kaunas. In March

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2002, Vilnius-based Radio Baltic Waves international (RBWI) has been awarded with licence to broadcast on 1386 kHz medium wave with 32.1 dBkW (1622 kW) EIRP. At the time of this writing, final preparations are going ahead to launch a 750 kW nighttime (2000- 0300 UTC) station in Kaunas on 1386 kHz. Usage of this channel by any other station, including re-broadcasting of foreign radio programmes, is a violation of international broadcasting laws and a subject of legal prosecution. On-air tests of RBWI are undergoing to determine the station’s coverage and level of interference from Russian station in Kaliningrad area. Instead of having a 1000 kW transmitter allowed by the Geneva Plan, Russia operates 120012500 kW transmitter. Instead of having a non-directional single-mast antenna with 2.1 dB gain allowed by the Geneva Plan, Kaliningrad (Bolshakovo) station uses a SV4+4 type antenna, beamed to Western Europe (azimuth 275 degrees, 8-mast directional array with 12.7 dB gain), resulting in much greater radiated power (EIRP) than allowed by international agreements.

IXpedition loggings from Copper-ton, South Africa: Martin and Vashek

Via Kai Ludwig/ Rimantas Pleikys RBWI Project Coordinator

RLlRFE when sinking into my bed last night at about 2130 I just tuned into 1386 for a moment to check for the announced Sitkunai test: Yes, they did it with Radio Liberty in Russian (/I 7220). The signal was only mediocre, sounding like 70 or even less kW rather than the announced 700. Also the modulation was a bit low with a noticeable hum in the audio. I wonder which transmitter was actually used, this hardly sounded like a new high power unit.

Via Kai Ludwig

6WA, ABC, Wagin, 33343 R.Tanzania Zanzibar, Swahili 44444 RCruzeiro da Bahia, Salvador 43433 R.ltatiaia, Belo Horizonte, MG,34333 R.Madagascar, Malagasy s 44444 R.Guadelupe, FF 32332 RCabugi, Natal, RN 32432 R.Reunion, FF 32442 R.Cultura de Sergipe, Aracaju, SE 34333 MBC, FF talks, FF songs 34322 R.Diez, B.A., , local song 24433 R.C.de Pernambuco, Recife, PE 25333 R.Guaiba, Port0 Alegre, RS 33433 6WF, ABC, Perth, 34333 R.C. Goiania, GO 35322 Caracol Colombia, Medellin, 32332 R.Atalaia de Sergipe, Aracaju. SE, 45444 R.Jornal do Comercio, Recife, PE. 45444 R.Cultura, Araraquara, SP 23332 Starcom Network, Bridgetown TWR Bonaire, 34343 R.MEC, Rio, RJ 33433 6RN, R.National (ABC), Perth 33322 Caracol Colombia, SF de Bogota, 23332 R.Gazeta AM, Vitoria, ES, 44433 Rtnconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, MG,33433 R.Record, Rio, RJ, 32432 R.Record. S.Paulo. SP. 34333

RFElRL via Kaunas on MW 1386 kHz was heard as scheduled Monday evening at -20452130-. Bolshakovo had VOR until 2100 and then left the carrier on, obviously as “jamming”. Generally Bolshakovo was much stronger than Kaunas. One of the transmitters, apparently Kaunas, had a low frequency (50 Hz?) carrier instability. Via Olle Alm

CBN/R.Maceio AM’, Maceio, AL,. 33343 R.Bahia, Salvador, BA, 24332 R.Capital, S.Paulo, SP, 34433 R.Rural, Port0 Alegre, RS 33333 R.Espirito Santo, Vitoria, ES, 35433 R.Cultura, S.Paulo, SP, 34333 R.Globo, Rio, RJ, 44444

I can add to Olle’s report that the Bolshakovo carrier was off when I tuned into 1386 at or shortly after 2130. At about 2135 the audio was cut but the hum continued. A couple of minutes later the audio was connected again, but then I finally turned the radio off since apparently no any other audio than the RL feed (i.e. announcements of any kind) was to expect. Via Kai Ludwig

In Russia the reception situation appears to be different, with Lithuania comfortably dominating over Bolshakovo: a report from Moscow yesterday talks about a very good signal after 2100, only slightly worse than the local RFE/RL relay on 1044 kHz

R.Clube, Santos, SP, 33322 V.of Vietnam. Cau Tho. Vietn. (FS?) 25333 R.CBN, Vitorta, ES, 34343 R.Provincia de B.A., La Plata 34433 R.Milenio, Maceio, AL 33333 CRI, unknown location, 34433 R.Eldorado. Natal. RN 22332 R.Tupi, O.&co, SP, 35433 Thor Phor Song, Sakhou Nakhou 24443 R.Bandeirantes, Rio, RJ 34333

Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, BC-DX Jun 12

R.Dif., Teresina, PI, 34433 R.lndeoendencia, Curitiba. PR. 33422 R.Glodo, Recife, PE (ex R:Continental 33433 R.Rurale, Labe, endless vernac. 2203 24332 R.America, S.Paulo, SP, 33332

I didn’t try the test last night as I thought the Russian signal would obliterate it anyway. Obviously they are not going to give up this frequency easily! N.R.Green-G Jun ii,2002 in DXLD 2-096

There seemed no activity at all from Europe on 1386 last night (Wednesday) around 2145. But there was another signal fading in and out which was probably Labe, Guinea - the music was African style. I thought there was another carrier at one time but no other station appeared. Perhaps the reason for good reception of Lithuania in Russia is, that the Bolshakovo directional aerials only produce weak signals in the east? I think we can safely say that CRR2 are “annoyed”!!! Does their station still have the capability of

, operating at 2.5 MW as once listed? Noel R. Green, UK, CRW, BC- DX Jun 13

(orinek 558 2035-2045 AUS. 585 1815-1825 TZA 2913 590 0355 B 214 510 0105 B 214 330 1645-1655 MDG 3113 340 0040- GDL 2/4 340 2230-2240 B 3013 566 1910-1920 REU 31/3 370 0015-0025 B 214 584 2050-2100 MAU.1/4 710 0410-0420 ARG 3113 720 0420-0430 B 3113 720 0430-0440 B 3113 720 1845-l 855 AUS 2913 730 0200- B .I/4 750 0205- CLM ,114 770 0315-0325 B 3013 780 0215- B .I/4 790 2340- B ,114 790 2350- BRB ,114 300 2240- ATN 3113 900 0125- B 214 310 1900-1905 AUS 29/3 510 0205- CLM 3013 920 0455- B 214 380 0450- B 214 390 0330-0340 B 3073 1000 0435- B 214 1020 0050-0100 B 214 1010 2330- B 3113 1040 0340-0350 B 30/4 1120 0410- B 3113 1160 2255-2305 B 3013 1200 0150-0200 B ,114 1220 2305-2315 B 3013 1239.8 2225-2240 B 3113 1242 1540-1550 VTN 3113 1250 2320- B 3013 1270 0140-0150 ARG 30/3 1320 2250-2300 B 3113 1323 1615-1630 CHN 31/3 1330 2300-2310 B 31/3 1330 2235- B 2913 1359 1555-1615 THA 31/3 1360 0040- B 3113 1370 2145-2220 B 2913 1370 2240- B 3013 1379.9 2335-2350 B 30/3 1385.9 2115-2210 GUI 29/3 1410 2105- B 3113 1430 2135- B 2913 1440 2335-2400 B 3113 1440 2025-2035 CAF 3113 1440 1940-l 950 LUX 30/3 1449 1600-1615 MLD .I/4 1450 2040-2110 B 3113 1520 0140-0150 B .I/4 1530 0200- B 3113 1539 1615-1630 IND 29/3 1540 2230-2250 B 2913 I540 0025- BAH 214 1559.9 2115-2125 B 2913 I570 0030-0040 B 3013 1575 2015-2025 MAU 3113 1590 0015- VEN .I/4 I600 2040- B 3013 1610 2255- AIA 31/3

R.C.Paranaense, Curitiba. PR, 25333 R.lndeoendencia. Santo Amaro. BA 32322 R.Centreafrique, Bangui, 35444 CRI relay, FF talks, Chinese 23342 V.of Maldives, Dhivehi/EE 34443 R.Boa Nova, Guarulhos, SP 34333 Ecos del Palmar, SF de Bogota, 32332 R.Cabo Frio, RJ, EE 23432 AIR Panaji, Goa, vernac.ann’s33333 Difusora AM, Osasco, SP, 33433 R.Bahamas, Nassau, 23332 Nova R.Grande Rio, Itaguai, RJ, 24322 R.Em.ABC, Santo Andre, SP, 33433 BBC relay, relaying BBCWS 34443 R.Deportk, Caracas, 32332 R.9 de Julho. SPaulo. SP.. 25333 Caribbean Beacon, 25322

Meanwhile I also received a report that 666 indeed closed down at 2000yesterday. The carrier on 1386 appeared at 2017, then cut-in into RFE Lithuanian audio at 2022. So it appears to be quite evident that they do the 1386 tests with the 666 transmitter. Interesting that Radio Vilnius transmissions were cancelled for the 1386 test

1620 0015-0030 VIR 31/3 WDHP, lively music, 24332 rhis came for last month but was so big so appologies to Martin and

Vashek Korinek

Kai Ludwig, Germany, BC-DX Jun 12

-og from Malta 1584 2100-2130 Radio OLE, Costa del Estrecio via :ransmitter in Ceuta, local ID’s. QSA 3. 1802 2157-2159 SER -inares, Spain, local spot, ID advertisements, QSA 3 from allocation n northern Malta 20-23 May Norbert Reiner

Actually, the s/off at 2000 is not new (see WRTH) and there was no cancellation of R Vilnius: the regular schedule of 666 since several years is 0300-2000. R Vilnius in En is carried on LR-1 666+FM at 1900-I 930.

UK RSL’s 1602 Radio Croft Motor Racing Commentary 13.7.02 & 14.7.02. 1503 Radio Miamigo 18.07.02 till 14.08.02. 1278 Radio XL llford School Broadcast 08.07.02 till 12.07.02

At 2100-2130 LR-1 now carries the Lithuanian edition of the FS, but Ed via Radio Authority Website.

on FM only Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, BC-DX Jun 13 iNell that’s all for this month best 73’s Ray

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Edited by Anker Petersen * Udbyvej 11, DK-2740 Skovlunde, Denmark

e-mail: anker.petersenaget2net.dk

Dear friends,

Thank you for all the contributions despite the beautiful sommer weather and the World Cup in Soccer (we call it football) !

In May Maarten van Delft was 12 days in Georgia and we have his report here. Maarten has by now visited some 250 radio stations in 90 different countries. That must be a world record ! Maarten also writes: “I like to get QSLs on the spot which never came by mail.... Though I listen a lot en route, I never send reception reports to any of these stations. I only try to QSL those I heard back home, because I feel that our hobby is about distance, not proximity.”

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Best 73, Anker

AFGHANISTAN R Afghanistan, Kabul is now back on shortwave for the Afghan population nationwide! It was active on SW with domestic and external services until about 1995 when the Taleban regime took over and established its replacement “Radio Voice of the Shari’ah ” (R Voice of the Islamic Law). This station was regularly heard on 7085~ until the U.S. bombing of the transmitter on 08 Ott 2001 at 1609. Foreign donors from the European Union, Japan and U.S.A. have provided studio facilities and advisers in Kabul, satellite transmission equipment and relay facilities in Kvitsey, Norway (500 kW) and Al Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates (500 kW), hired by Merlin, UK.

After test transmissions on May 25-30, the schedule is now: 0100-0557 via Al Dhabbaya on 15240, and 1230-1727 via Kvirsay on 18940, all in Pashto and Dari.

In Denmark both broadcasts can be heard throughout, but 15240 is disturbed by co-channel R Australia in English. At 0200-0300 the programme “Good Morning Afghanistan” (English title) in is broadcast in Pashto 0200 and Dari 0230.

During the large and important Afghan Tribal Council (Loya Jirga) in Kabul, Jun 1 l-l 9 with more than 1600 participating tribal leaders who were electing a President (Mr. Hamid Karzai) and a temporary Parliament, R Afghanistan extended its broadcasts to the above mentioned schedule.

They opened with patriotic Afghan songs and then the usual programmes in Pashto and Dari, both with ID: “Radio Afghanistan, Kabul.” On the Hour there was in most cases a time signal, an announcement heard as “Soat Hastu Sitakesha”, an orchestral fanfare and then the ID above, followed by a long newscast read by two persons. Other programme items were political and other comments, Afghan folkmusic and some drama before an abrupt sign off.

Most interesting, however, was the live reports from the Loya Jirga which I heard on June 14 at 1357-1454 and on Jun 17 at

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1423-1445. It was possible to hear the engaged speeches in Dari mentioning Hamid Karzai and Loya Jirga, and in between low talk between the participants and the Chairman announcing the next speaker. These were historical broadcasts - nobody had thought this possible 8 months ago!

The Norwegian company NORKRING which owns the four 500 kW transmitters at Kvitsey and Sveio, decided to cut off some of the scheduled transmissions from R Norway and R Denmark during the extended broadcasts from R Afghanistan. Monitoring showed that the 15705 Kvitsay transmitter had been in use for R Afghanistan on 18940 from 1230 until abrupt sign off 1727:O0. The carrier came back on 17505 at 1730:30 and there was modulation at 1730:45. (Petersen)

3 Afghan men in Kabul follow the Loya Jirga on a portable radio. Courtesy : AP

This station has nothing to do with the Clandestines on 8700 (Information R) and 15480 (Voice of Afghanistan) which still can be heard. (Green & Petersen)

ARGENTINA 6214.97 New station R Baluarte, Puerto lgauzu where Argentine, Brazil and Paraguay meet. Heard regularly since May 10 from +2118 to 0223+ in Portuguese and Spanish with religious music & programmes from the Centro de Evangelizacion Camitio Nuevo during all broadcasts.

The name for its SW operations is “R Baluarte”, and the name for relayed 1610 MW is “R Maranatha”, this according to the station ID’s, “Acompaiiandote todo el dia, Cultura FM, Maranatha AM, desde Puerto Iguazu, Misiones, transmitiendo todo el dia, 24 horas en el aire para las 3 fronteras, Sudamerica” and “.....a traves de la Radio 101.7 la radio onda cotta Baluarte, 49, 6215 kilohertz y tambien Futuro aca la 101.7 Puerto Iguazu...“. Is very curious that its FM’s are called Cultura FM (Spanish ID) & Futuro (during Portuguese program). Also noted during listening, 96% programmes in Portuguese & 4% for Spanish announcements only.

According to phone talk May 28 with its operator, the station broadcasts on SW from *lOOO-0300* with 1 KW power. The correct address of the station is: Radio Baluarte; Hipolito Yrigoyen esquina Andresito; Casilla de Correo 45; 3370-Puerto Iguazu; Misiones; Argentina. Owner : Pastor Hugo Heidenger. E-mail: [email protected] (Mrs Ana Maria Spieker). (Barrera, Berg, Cassio, D’Angelo, Eramo, Goncalves, Kuhl, Penaud, Petersen and Slaen)

AUSTRALIA 5025 VL8K, ABC Katherine, June 01, 2015, heard early II 2310 and 2325 with ABC programme. QSA 4 (Schulze)

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BOLIVIA 4761.3 R Guanay, Guanay. May 26, 1025-l 035, Spanish, beautiful andean music. Political announcement: “Votar por Raffo es votar por el norte paceiio”. Ann. : “Atencion Gobierno Municipal de Guanay”. Local advs. 24442. (Slaen). Also heard at 2320 on 4761.6 with cumbias, Spanish taped ID, but then lost in noise (Penaud)

4865 R Centenario La Nueva, Sta Cruz de la Sierra, Jun Ol& 04, 2256-0200*, American-accented preacher with Spanish translation following, then anns & songs, ID 24342 (Goncalves & Petersen). Recently a DX-er received a QSL-letter verifying ex 4855 which has been replaced by 4865 (Ed)

5964.8 R National de Huanuni, Huanuni, May 02, 0945(fade in) - 1020, Spanish, nice Bolivian folkmusic, Andean music with Bamboo flutes, 1010 clear ID by male: ” Radio National de Huanuni.. .‘I. Seldomly reported. 23332 (Schulze)

6036.7 R Dif. Tropico, Trinidad, Beni, May 10 & 27, 2245- 2340, Spanish news and taped ID, advs, ex 4552.3. (Penaud)

6054.4 R Juan XXIII, San lgnacio de Velasco, May 31,2229- 2300, Spanish anns & what seemed to be a mathematics lesson. 23432 (Goncalves & Penaud)

6085.3 R San Gabriel, La Paz, May 02,03 & 12, Jun 17,0831- 1010, Spanish and Aymara with a Family programme, public ann, jingle, IDS, conversation, nice Bolivian folk music, Oruro & Titicaca Lake touristic resources 25432 (Schulze & Slaen)

6105.6 R Panamericana, La Paz. Jun 06, 1052-I 100. Spanish, commentary about the match Denmark-Senegal, in the FIFA World Cup Korea-Japan 2002, ID, 43422. (Slaen)

6537.3~ La Voz del Campesino, Sipe Sipe. May 07, 08, 11 & 19,0728-0915 and May 25,2155-2232. Report in Spanish about the electorate reform in Bolivia. Advs read by male & female in Quechua and Spanish. ID’s: “Estan escuchando Radio La Voz del Campesino . en el Departamento de Cochabamba”. Andean music. 24232. (Eramo & Slaen)

6883 Bartolina Sisa R, La Paz, May 23, 0945-1010, religious program in Aymara, ID at 1005 in Spanish “Bartolina Sisa Radio”. Also fast in English “...Aymara radio station”. Gospel music in Andean style. Good reception, but not heard during the following days. (Cassio). Telecomunicaciones de Bolivia SITTEL has authorized the use of 920 MW to Sistemas de Comunicacion Bartolina Sisa, La Paz, but no SW frequency. (Eramo). Bartolina Sisa was a heroic woman who fought against oppressors of the Bolivian area in the XVIII century, and died tragically. For all women of the Aymara nation, she is the most important person and fighter for freedom and human rights of the Aymara women. (Slaen). New station or a programme of Radiodifusora Impact0 Cristiano ? (Ed)

BRAZIL 2380 R Educadora, Limeira-SP, Jun 01, 0317, musica evangelica, 25322 (Cassio)

4824.97 R Cancao Nova, Cochoeira Paulista, Jun 02, 0340- 0350, inspirational songs, anmts, very good (Korinek). Besides a special QSL card, reception reports are confirmed on the air in the programme “Alem Fronteiras” (Beyond Boundaries) Sat 2200 to 2300 on 4825/6105/9675/l 020 MW. (Ed)

4845.2 R Cultura Ondas Tropicais (“ondas tropicais” = tropical waves), Manaus AM, May 18, 2157-2209, while Mauritania was off the air; songs, ID & a few anns. 44333 A heterodyne with a silent UNID carrier was noted. (Goncalves)

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17815 R Cultura, S%o Paulo. May 19, 1100-l 107. Portuguese ID: “ZYK . ondas curtas . Radio Cultura de S%o Paula . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘I. Address and electronic mail. Romantic music. Ann: “Musica e lajer per la Cultura AM”. 25442 (Slaen). Reactivated ! Last heard in Mar 01 according to DBS4. (Ed)

CAMBODIA 11940 Voice of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Jun 06, *OOOO-0105*, probably a test programme, English, French, Thai & Cambodian, but from 0100 just a carrier tone. The transmitter still has the same modulation problems as before. Last time I could hear it was on Ott 02, 2001. QSA 5 with splatter QRM *OlOO-0200* from Chinese music jammer on 11945 which covered 11935 - 11952. Same day there was a test tone t i 56-l 203, then modulation until 1210 when the transmitter broke down for the rest of the day ! On Jun 07 I heard an unmodulated carrier 0000-0005 when it broke down. At 0018-0020 it was back with French talk after which it broke down for the rest of the morning. (Schulze)

CHILE 6010 R Cooperativa (Santiago), via R Parinacota, May 25 & 26, Jun 12, 0732-0854, musical programme, 0802 ID “La hora en Cooperativa: 4 de la mafiana 2 minutos”, then “Sintesis lnformativa del Diario de Cooperativa” (news bulletin), including news concerning to the very bad economic & social situation in Argentina. Other ID’s:“...indica la temperatura en Cooperativa . . . . 10 grados en Santiago” and “Cooperativa es para usted”. Adv: “Aspirina”. At 0807 ann the web site: http://www.cooperativa.cl , then music. 25332. (Barrera, Cassio & Slaen). Also Jun 01, 2330 clear Spanish ID, pop music (Penaud)

6090 R Esperanza, regular from 2330, Spanish religious talks, but only audible in USB. Good signal (Penaud)

CLANDESTINES 4610 R.Komala, no data QSL with vague e-mail statement in German acknowledging the report, thanking for the interest, and promising some material by post, from Rahman Piri Besarani (Kurdischer Journalist), in 16 days. Address:[email protected] (Korinek)

6145 SW Radio Africa, E-mail QSL’s in 19 weeks: “Dear SW enthusiast: Thank you for your E-mail. We have had a number of reports from around the world, Wales, Sweden, Australia, Austria, Ukraine amongst others, informing us of reception quality of our programs on the Short Wave. It is good to know that it is possible for you to get reception, especially as many people in the target area of Southern Africa are unable to get clear reception. We have heard stories from people travelling around the country that many people in one village will crowd around a single SW radio, with one person holding an aerial half way up a tree. For the large percentage of Zimbabweans, SW Radio Africa is the only source of independent news available. One of the problems with our service is that not a lot of people have SW radio sets in Zimbabwe. If anyone has suggestions on how we can get SW sets distributed there, we would be glad to hear from you. Also we would like to be able to tell people (not technically minded) struggling to get good reception how they can improve their sound quality without spending money. Owing to the fact that we are extremely unpopular with the Zimbabwean government, we do not advertise our address or the location of the beacon. But once again, many thanks for your interest. Yours sincerely, Richard [email protected] , SW Radio Africa, 6145 kHz on the 49m band, http:Ilwww.swradioafrica.com (Robic-Austria, A-DX via CRW & Korinek)

7130 Relay of MBS R (t), Madagascar opposition FM-station, May 18 & 20, 1740-I 750 and 1845-1900, weak signals with music and talk on this new frequency which is said to be II new 9620, ex 9685 (both QRM-ed here in Denmark). 14121 with QRM from 7125. QRM R Polonia *I 759-l 830* and other stations from l 1900. (Petersen). MBS also heard in Finland (Ed)

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11530 Denge Mesopotamya, QSL for report of report of transmission via Samara to TDP in Belgium, in 160 days for English report. Blue Card with www.airtime.be on front. Full data on back.(Henderson)

12125 Jakada Radio International, via Armavir, Russia, May 10 & 18, l 1900-1919, interval signal, opening ann. in English, “Presenting long our weekend program on Jakada Radio International..your entertainment. Stay tune.“, music and frequent ID with good reception. (Ishii & Jones)

17870 R Voice of Afghanistan, via Moosbrunn, daily since May 13 with 500 kW, 90 degrees. *1330-1430*, Programmes in Pashto and Dari, news, comments and Afghan music, Pashto ID: “Da Radio Sada-e-Afghanistan”. 25333. The parallel transmission via Grigoropol, previously Irkutsk, on 15480 is no longer heard. At *I430 VOA starts its broadcast in Farsi via Morocco on 17870. (Bueschel, Cassio R Petersen). From Afghan Broadcasting Company website: If you have any ideas or comments about our broadcasts please do contact us. URL: htto://www.afqhanbroadcastinct.com/ E-mail: [email protected] Afghan Broadcasting Company, P.O.Box 36467, London EC2A 2DW, United Kingdom. The station is located at: The Studio Centre, Nicon House, 21 Worship Street, London EC2A 2DW United Kingdom. Tel: 0044 20 7382 9610 (Switchboard) Tel: 0044 20 7588 0828 (Listener Line). Fax: 0044 20 7382 9608 (Apr 22 via BCDX)

The Voice of Tibet (via Yangi-Yul, Tajikistan ?) was heard Jun 14-16 as follows:

1213-1300 on 15170 (New), 15225 (New) at 12:43:30 shift to 15330 (New), 15635,15660 (New) at 12:43:30 shift to 15670*, 21560 and/or 21570. *The Voice of Tibet changed frequency exactly at 12:43:30. The CNR2 voice jammer continued on 15660 until 1248 and was effective again on 15670 from 1249 ! Both the Voice of Tibet and the CNR2 jammer signed off 1300.

1430-1515 on 21570 or 21650. (Petersen)

COLOMBIA 6064.5 Alcaldia de Puerto Lleras heard here. Telephone conversation with woman in a bookstore that was mentioned on the air suggests that the station on this frequency is a new project of an evangelical organization, not related to Colmundo which apparently sold the staticn, the equipment of which was moved to Puerto Lleras, Departamento del Meta. It also operates on 1530 MW, and there is licensed to the town’s mayor. WRTH 2002 says this is HJV82, Alcaldia de Puerto Lleras. Alcalde is the mayor. Alcaldia can be translated as “city hall” i.e. the mayor and the city/town government. (Rodriguez, Jun 10 via Conexion Digital, translated by Berg)

CONGO, Dem. Rep. 7435.0 Lubumbashi, Jun 02, 0600-0700 with a soccer match relay, 1445-1500 with local religious songs and soccer results, and 2100-2200 with a repeat of a soccer match. It would seem that soccer is of more than just a passing interest in Lubumbashi! (Korinek)

9550 USB R Okapi, Kinshasa, May 13. I was monitoring this frequency from 0000 till 0310, but only heard R Havana Cuba until 0230. Then a weak station playing Congolese music faded in. It was only audible when RHC talked and R Okapi played music underneath. 12311. Not heard May 14, 0200-0400 (Petersen). Also tentatively heard May 18, 1940. Group singing by males then Afro type music. Weak signal marred by atmospherics. (Jones). 9550 R Okapi not noted for the past two weeks or so. (Korinek, Jun 04)

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 6025.04 R Amanecer, May 27, carrier already on at 0845, National Anthem 0858, then opening announcement, but soon battered by Marti- s/on at same time. But it’s nice to hear a Latin American anthem once in a while! (Berg)

CYPRUS, North 6150 R Bayrak, excellent verification letter from Mustafa Tosun, Head, Transmission Dept, plus what the letter refers to as their “QSL card”, but which is actually a card about the station containing photo, frequencies, contact details. However, letter contains excellent veri statement and full-data, incl. power [“25 kw (80% at the time of reception)“] and a nice “QSL” watermark at the bottom. Transmitter is at Iskele, 35.13N, 33.55E. This for postal report and CD covering reception on Mar 01 & 02. I was also in E-mail contact with Mustafa [email protected], who says he sent an earlier letter, which I did not receive; this 2”d letter came via registered mail, 23 days in transit. (Berg)

EAST TIMOR Timor is the largest and easternmost island of the Lesser Sunda Group of Indonesian islands. It is a hilly, tropical island with mountains up to 12,000 feet. The native Timorese population speak Tetum, but there is a Chinese minority who speak Hakka. In 1859 the colonial powers of Portugal and the Netherlands formally divided the 400 kilometers long island midway. The Dutch western half with capital Kupang became a part of Indonesia in 1950 at its independence. It has a population of about 450,000. The eastern half with a population of about 517,000 remained Portuguese until Nov 29, 1975 when the liberation party FRETELIN declared East Timor as an independent republic. Nine days later Indonesian troops invaded the country and kept it under a bloody occupation.

After increasing pressure from the rest of the world, in August 1999, Indonesia allowed a referendum to be held under U.N. control about independence which the people clearly wanted. After further bloody devastation by the Indonesian Army and militia groups, the UN. took over control of East Timor supported by Australian forces organized in UNTAET. Last year the East Timorians elected their first Parliament with 12 parties and last month they elected their first President, the guerrilla leader Xanana Gusmao. He was prisoned by Indonesia 1992-l 999.

On May 20 East Timor became a new, independent state declared at a ceremony the day before, lead by U.N.Secretary General Kofi Annan. It will be a new member of the U.N. in September this year. Today 98% of the population on East Timor are Roman Catholics. You can find details about East Timor on www.aov.east-timor.org Their new constitution includes a commitment to press freedom, so we may expect a new broadcasting authority to be created.

In the past years shortwave broadcasting on East Timor has been as follows, in chronological order, according to WRTH & the DSWCI TBS/DBS-files: 3268 Emissora de Radiodifusao de Timor Portugues, Dili, 1 kW,

0430-0600 100-1430 in Portuguese, Tetum and Hakka. Heard 1962-l 972.

3668 Emissora de Radiodifusao de Timor Portugues, Dili, 10 kW, 2200-2300 0430-0600 0900-1500 in the same languages. Heard regularly January 1973 - November 1975 when the station was blown up by an Indonesian militia group.

3550 R Ramelan, Atambua, West Timor (Clandestine), 0900- 1500 in PortugueselBahasa lndonesia/Tetum and English, ID: “Radio Timor Liberdade”, on the air only Nov 23 1975- Apr 24 1976 during the Indonesian invasion. Since Jun 1976 the frequency was taken over by RRI Kupang which left its ordinary frequency of 3385 (10 kW). In Feb 1978 RRI Kupang returned to 3385.

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3850vRRI Dili 2 run by the Indonesian controlled East Timor Provisional Government, heard only May-November 1976

3804 R Maubere (Clandestine) run by FRETELIN at unknown site, TulThlSa 0930-I 500, heard only May-July 1976.

3120 RRI Dili, 10 kW, 2155-0030 0455-0730 0855-I 520 in Bahasa Indonesia and Portuguese, heard regularly September 1976 - April 1987.

2456 RRI Dili, 0.3 kW broadcasting N 3120, heard often December 1977 - October 1984.

3305 RRI Dili, 10 kW alternative frequency to 3120, heard regularly July 1980 - December 1995. (Petersen)

According to the RDP webpage www.rdp.pt , they are still using 95.7 MHz FM at Bessilau I/ to satellite: 0600-0700 local Dili time airing programme “Timor Loro Sale”, then RDP-Antena 1 during the rest of the day. Unfortunately, nothing is mentioned about the local private, catholic religious station R Timor K’Manek on MW. (Goncalves, May 27)

ERlTREAlETHlOPlA/UNlTED ARAB EMIRATES 13750 Radio UNMEE, via Al Dhabbaya, May 3, ‘1930-1947, interval signal, ID, “This is Radio... broadcasting.. Radio.. UNMEE, UNMEE...“, music, and talk by male and female ann. Rather poor reception. (Ishii)

15215 United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) Addis Ababa, via Al Dhabbaya, May 14, *0430-0530*, New transmission since Apr 19 to Eritrea and Ethiopia on Tuesdays only. Heard with talks by man and woman in Vernacular (Oromifa, Amharic and Tigrinya are scheduled) including translation of an American man talking about future plans of the UNMEE. A few short interludes with music from the Horn of Africa. The station was stronger than a weak, unidentified on 15215 and had some splashes from VOA in English on 15205. 24333. It is also scheduled in English and at 1900-2000 on 13750 on Fridays (cf above), according to pro-Ethiopian government Walta Information Centre web site. Their address is: UNMEE, Sembel, Asmara, Eritrea. E-mail to the information officer: [email protected] (Petersen)

FINLAND On May 30 [email protected] wrote:

“Hello folks, It is time to listen to Scandinavian First and Only Private SW- Station -Scandinavian Weekend Radio. We are all now face to face with Summer and so you can expect to hear some unique Summermusic of Finland during transmissions of SUMMER- SWR (June-August). We are on the air every first Saturday of month (Finnish time). Don’t forget our 2 years birthday- transmission on JulO6. Remember also our SPECIAL EDXC- meeting broadcast on Aug 17. Here is our Summer Schedule: 21-22 6170 & 11690 22-05 5980 & 11720 05-08 6170 & 11720 08-10 6170 & 11690 IO-15 6170 & 11720 15-21 5990 & 11720 Some changes might happen. Follow them and other info in our web-page: htto://www.swradio.net

Like always we like to receive all your comments directly to our phone number +358 400 995 559 during transmission and you can also write your comments to our quest book or send e-mail [email protected] .Send your reception reports by filling our report form httD:Ilwww.swradio.net/fin/rapo.htm or by ordinary mail: SWRIReports, P.O.Box 35,40321 JYVASKYLA, FINLAND. For QSL, please enclose 2 Euros/ 2 IRC’s or 2 US-$ for return postage.

With best regards, Dj. Madman”

GEORGIA 4540 & 4875 R Khara. This station should not be confused with the Foreign Service of the Georgian R broadcasting in Azerbaijani at 1500-I 530 on 4540 from Dusheti. Here is my photo of the Dusheti transmitting station 40 kilometres north of Tbilisi:

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9490 Abkhaz R, Sokhumi: R Sweden blocks 9490 more or less 0200-0600 or later throughout Georgia. This should also present rather unpleasant reception conditions in Abkhazia proper. Despite this QRM, I once noted Abkhazian programming being opened at 0615. During local afternoon (0800-I 300) nothing much is heard on 9490. In the evening (1300-1800) R Rossii relays come in very well, but during my many checks I did not hear any locally produced programmes in Abkhazian. (van Delft).

Comment to this: Beware, R Rossii itself uses a 100 kW transmitter of the Tbilisskaya site (more widely known as Krasnodar and Armavir) on 9490 between 1530 and 2100. The situation of both stations co-channel exists during the summer period for years now (in winter R Rossii is on 5895 instead) and there were already reports about R Abkhazia being wiped out by the upcoming Tbilisskaya carrier, proving that these are indeed different transmitters. To summarize the situation: R Abkhazia also relays R Rossii and states that it operates a 5 kW transmitter directly at Sukhumi (co-located and /I mediumwave 1350 I assume), but R Rossii during the evening on 9490 originates from a own transmitter and has nothing to do with Radio Abkhazia. (Ludwig in BC-DX Jun 6)

9490v: I just received a nice verification letter in Russian for my follow-up report from Sochinskaya GTRK by e-mail. Mr. V.K. Glazunov, the company vice chairman says: “We are very pleased that our programs can be heard by such far-away listeners. We confirm that such a program of R Sochi went on the air at the given time. Our transmissions go on the air on 71.93 MHz, but you received a relayed txion of our programme through the Abkhazian Republic Radio, which is situated in the town of Sukhum (Zvanba street 8) the capital of the autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, which belongs to the Republic of Georgia. For us it is a foreign state, and there isn’t any official agreement about co-operation with our Abkhazian colleagues. So we can’t officially confirm operation of our radio on the freq of 9490 kHz.” (Ritola via BC-DX May 15)

9489.8 Republic of Abkhazia R, Sokhumi, May 15, 1502-I 515, R Rossii news in Russian until 1510, then announcement “Republica Abkhazia” and a comment on a conference about culture.. .the signal was deteriorating and noises and QRM were increasing. 34333 (Naj)

11805 R Georgia, Dusheti, May 13,0700-0730, news and comments in German, good reception, (the previous program in English is completely covered by Voice of America in English on the same frequency) 44444 (Naj)

GREENLAND 3812 (USB) Radio Greenland - Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (KNR) is back on short wave. The daily news programmes are carried with 100 W at 1330-1430 and 2000-2200 when DST is observed, and 1430-1530 and 2100-2300 when standard time is in use. The transmissions are unofficial, but are quite regularly heard - especially during Summer. Transmitter site is Tasiilaq on the Eastcoast of Greenland, and reports indicate that the transmissions can be monitored on the Westcoast of Greenland. “Real” short wave transmissions may start again in Greenland.

For some ten years the authorities have been considering closing down the current five 5-10 kW MW transmitters. Indications are that very few listen to the MW transmitters as all inhabited areas are now covered with FM transmissions and because audio quality is poor on most of the transmitters - in Greenland they utilize the same very narrow bandwith of 4.5 kHz as in Denmark. Besides, electricty is very expensive in Greenland. Calculations and considerations have been made to replace these five MW transmitters with one SW on the island of Cook, not far from Nuuk. That would be a more efficient way to serve the fishermen who are, more or less, the only ones still listening to AM. Cook Island was also the site of the old KNR SW transmitters using 3999, 5980 and 9575 several years ago. When, or if, a new official SW station comes into use again, a frequency in the 3-5 MHz range is likely.(Hartvig NielsenJunO6)

Tasiilaq is the largest town in East Greenland with a population of around 1700 inhabitants. It was formerly called Ammassalik, or in Danish: Angmagssalik. It is located on 65.35 North, 38.00 West. The town is beautifully situated in a fjord surrounded by high mountains. It has two FM-stations:

According to WRTH 2002 KNR broadcasts from Tasiilaq on 96.0 MHz FM with 50 watts. If any DX-er is lucky enough to hear this station, the address is: KNR, DK-3913 Tasiilaq, Greenland. However, that will be very difficult both on FM and SW. During the present Polar summer with sunshine 24 hours a day north of the Arctic Circle the propagation on 3.8 MHz with 100 watts is hardly more than within the local area! During mid day the band is not open here in Denmark, but I tried Jun 10 at 2000-2200 and nothing was audible on 3812. At that time the Maximum Usable Frequency towards Denmark is still around 16 MHz. The town is located so close to the Polar circle that today, Jun 19, Sunset is at 0129 and Sunrise two hours later at 0337. So much daylight is not favourable for transmissions on the low SW frequencies. In the old days KNR used to broadcast on SW within the ITU authorized bands, but this is in the amateurband outside the 75 meterband. It is also strange that it comes from a small town on the East coast, when KNR has its basis in Nuuk (Godthaab in Danish) on the West coast.

A private station is broadcasting in Tasiilaq on 93.0 MHz with 20 watts, according to Radio TV Handbogenlts address is Tasiilaq Tusaalaa, lttimiini 8.883, DK-3913 Tasiilaq, Greenland which wrongly is mentioned in WRTH 2002 as the KNR address. (Ed)

GUYANA 3291.3 Voice of Guyana, May 15 & Jun 01,2208-0246, woman host taking phone calls from listeners with occasional music segments between phone calls. 0238 ID and program close followed program called “Straight from the Heart.” Fair. @‘Angelo & Goncalves). Has been off for two months (Ed)

INDIA 3223 AIR Shimla, Jun 01, 2030-2115*, English live report from the Cricket Match versus the West Indies heard I/ 3315,4760, 4895,4910,4970 & 5040 with some advertisements in between. This was in the middle of the Indian night. (Schulze)

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INDONESIA 4874.6 RRI Sorong, May 28, 11 IO-I 133*, Bahasa Indonesia ID, popular music. Irregular1 on the air. 34543 (Schulze). In June a rare QSL-letter in English arrived to U.S. DX-er John Bryant from RRI Sorong Station manager Umar Solle, Radio Republic Indonesia Stasiun Sorong, JI. Jend. A. Yani No. 44, Sorong 98414, Indonesia. John enclosed two US $ to get this QSL. (Ed)

15125 RRI Jakarta, May 19, 1200-1230, “Warta Berita” news heard II 2899.1, 3264.7, 3344.8, 3905, 3959.8, 3976,4001.2, 4753.3 and 4925. It signed off at 1300* on 15125. (Schulze)

JAPAN 3925 NSB 1, R Tampa, Jun 01, l 2030, Bells at sign on (new time, ex 2025) Japanese ID // 6055 and 9595. QSA 3. (Schulze)

KOREA, North 2624 Frontline Soldiers R, Channel 1, reactivated June 01, 1940-2000*, Korean ann, revolutionary songs, not II 3025.6. Low audio and strong QRN, QSA 3. It is very seldomly on the air. (Schulze). Not reported since May 2001 (Ed).

3025.6 Frontline R, Channel 2, Jun 01, 1940-1956*, Korean programme. QSA 4 (Schulze)

MEXICO 4813 XERTA R Transcontinental de America heard back here with better modulation during the past two weeks. Mostly musical programmes and religious greetings. (Bojorge via Conexion Digital, Jun 06)

MYANMAR 4725.25 R Myanmar, Yangon, May 18, 1209. Women speakers in discussion in UNID language then bridging music, mainly percussive. Fair strength signal. (Jones)

A nice surprise in the post box yesterday, QSLs. After many frustrating un-annswered reports and follow-ups via Canada Post. It appears that mailing reports from Cuba and Laos “is” the way to receive a reply from the stations that I could not from Canada, Myanmar!

Details: Myanmar, 5985, Radio Myanmar, no data form letter with verification statement “We are pleased to verify your reception of Radio Myanmar”, v/s Ko Ko Htway - Director(Broadcasting), original taped report mailed Dee 5100 (18 months), taped follow- up mailed from Cuba Jan 21/02, received Radio Daily Program and Media Index. In both reports I had enclosed a letter addressed to the station management, that they might again consider replying to DX reception reports.

Radio Myanmar schedule: Union of Myanmar, Ministry of Information, Myanmar Radio and Television (M.R.T.V.), Pyay Road, Yangon Fax: 951-525428, Phone: 951-532814.

SW Transmission time for Weekdays. Call Sign: “Myanmar Radio”. Note: Also 576 MW during these times. Transmission 1: 0030-0200 7185 Myanmar

(= Burmese. Ed) 0200-0245 7185 English

Transmission 2: 0330-0700 9730 Myanmar 0700-0830 9730 English

Transmission 3: 0930-1430 472515985 Myanmar 1430-1600 472515985 English 0930-I 330 472515985 Nationalities languages

SW Transmission time for Weekends. Transmission 1: 0030-0200 7185 Myanmar

0200-0300 7185 English Transmission 2: 0300-0700 9730 Myanmar

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Transmission 3: Myanmar

0700-0830 9730 English 0930-1430 472515985

1430-1600 472515985 English 0930-I 330 472515985 Nationa- lities Languages (Talbot)

NAMIBIA 3270.1 NBC, Jun 02 before 0500: barely audible here whilst 3290.1 was booming in although undermodulated. After 0500 both 6060.10 and 6175.05 heard with very good/strong signals. Perhaps 90 m.b and 49 m.b. use different transmitters? They certainly don’t sound the same. (Korinek)

NIGERIA 6049.9 lbadan National Station, Ibadan, June 06, 2302-2306*, English, international music, ID: “This is Radio Nigeria...., Ibadan”, a few religious words and a piece of the instrumental National Anthem. 23332 (Schulze)

6090.00 R Nigeria, Kaduna, Jun 05 & 06, 2210-2304*, Hausa, African folkmusic, 2300 closing ann by male mentioning Kaduna, talking drums. Muffled audio. Has been off since Apr 2001 according to DBS-4. 15332 (Schulze)

7255 Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu, June 06, 2105-2220, English programme of African folkmusic. 25432 /I 15120 (Schulze)

OMAN 15355 R Sultanate of Oman, Jun 14, 0208-0325, clearly audible with Arabic and English. (Merrall)

PAKISTAN R Pakistan ‘Current Affairs’ programme has replaced 7095 with 7205 at 0100-0300 and 7215 at 1200-1700 according to Frequency Controller. (Green)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3220 R Morobe, Lae. I read in some DX-info that this station should be reactivated. But it has been inactive since Jan 2002 according to my observations on the Philippines. But on 3220 I can hear a North Korean station with transmitter problems and a lousy signal ( Probably KCBS, Hamhung Bangsong. Ed). On rare occasions HCJB can also be heard on 3220 probably in Quichua with typican Andean music. There is also a Russian Maritime utility station on 3220. (Schulze)

3245 R Gulf, Kerama, May 29, 1025-I 100, Tok Pisin and vernaculars with stringed band music, 1100 Interval signal and “Voice of the Sea Gull” followed by news in Tok Pisin from Port Moresby II 4890 3355 and 3905. (Schulze)

PERU 4388.95 R Imperio, Chiclayo, May 09, 0145-0225. The Pentecostal Harvest Church was swinging with Hallelujah here too, religious programme and fair recpetion (Ekblom)

4789.88 R Atlantida, Iquitos, la provincia de Maynas, el departamento de Loreto, May 17, 0050. This can be called a real “reactivation” --- first time I have observed the station here in Quito. Not even listed in Mark Mohrmann’s list. Newscast, where OMNL alternate reading news. Strong signal. Mentioned SW 4790 kHz and FM. (Malm via DXLD)

4940 R San Antonio, Villa Atalaya. May 18 & 26, 0003-0045. Religious talk in Spanish by male. A couple of ID’s, 24432 back here from 6039.4 (Penaud & Slaen)

5005.6 LTC R, Juliaca, Jun 04, 1005-1035, Spanish religious programme, ID: “Radio LTC” and “.. esta es Radiodifusora LTC” at 1030.24332 (Schulze)

5122.07 R Santa Rosa, May 28, 2335, new Peruvian radio station from unknown location, sometimes mentioned “estamos en calidad de prueba” which roughly translated means “test transmission” Probably started 3-4 days earlier, but the very weak signal did not even force me to try getting an ID. Neutral pop music from LA and very frequent “R. Santa Rosa” IDS. Announced 5120. I have noted close downs both at 0000 and 0100. There are so many “Santa Rosas” in Peru, but I heard several “Cajamarca” and “San Ignacio.” Wild guess would be “Santa Rosa, la provincia de Jaen, el departamento de Cajamarca.” (Malm via DXLD)

5940.1 R Bethel, Arequipa. May 26 & Jun 04, 2330-0508*. Spanish transmission. Ex 5950.3 . Religious music. ID as: “una vez mas con ustedes, seguimos en la compafiia de Radio Bethel.... en 10s 5940 khz de la onda corta”; other ann.: “sigan disfrutando de la compafiia de Radio Bethel......y mafiana queremos hater participes a todos 10s oyentes de Radio Bethel, de nuestra escuela dominical . ..sigan ustedes en la compariia de Bethel Radio”. Other ID as: “1050 AM.......5940 de la onda cot-ta somos . . . ..Bethel Radio”. 34432 (Cassio, Ormandy, Penaud & Slaen).

5996.5 R Melodia, May 22, 0555, noted back near old freq after a spell on 5940. Suffering QRM from Mali as they signed on just prior to 0600 though Melodia up and dominating after 0630 and well past 0750 with fair signals and all-talk program. (Ormandy via DXplorer). Heard May 26, 0725-0730, Andean tropical music, Spanish ID: “El secret0 de Radio Melodia es su gente que trabaja: alegre, dinamica, comprometida con sus oyentes . . . . . . . Radio Melodia...30 adios con su gente”. 34433 (Slaen)

6119 R Union, Lima, Jun 14, 0910, musical local and pop international, ID 0927 ” Radio Union, la emissora mas potente del pais, nos escucha en todos 10s rincones de la patria”. Poor modulation. 24322 (Cassio)

6150.4 C.P.N. Radio, Arequipa. 2310. No local ID, but only “CPN Radio”, ex 6141. (Malm via DXLD, May 19). Heard May 20, 0600, fair-good signal with usual news format and plenty of canned IDS. Totally dominating usual DGSlUniversity Network.( Ormandy) C.P.N. Radio is run by Cadena Peruana de Noticias.lt broadcasts 24 hours a day on MW stations in Lima (1470), Piura, Huancayo, Chimbote, Chiclayo and Arequipa. It also has FM-stations in Piura, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Lima, Ica, Arequipa, Cajamarca, Huancayo, Cerro de Pasco, Abancay, Iquitos, Juliaca, Purus, Cuzco and Moquegua The postal address of the Headquarters is: I Gral. Salaverry 156 - Miraflores. Lima-Peru [email protected] (Slaen from their website http:/www.cpnradio.com.pe). Heard Jun 01 with Spanish news and ID:” Radio Arequipa “, better on USB (Penaud)

9504.8 R Tacna, Tacna, May 29 & 30, 1130-I 158 after which it was covered by R Veritas *I 158-l 230* in Indonesian. 14332 (Schulze)

The PHILIPPINES 9581v PBS, Manila, May 03, 2140-0900*. New schedule with earlier sign on. QSA 2 with fading. (Schulze)

SOUTH AFRICA, Rep. 3280 R Veritas via Meyer-ton since May 01: 1600-1900 English. Also on 7240. Postal address is: 36, Beelaerts Street; (P.O.Box 53687) Troyeville 2139, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected] . (Ghibaudo & Petersen)

TANZANIA 6015 R Zanzibar, Tanzania, Jun 17, 0259, IS, OM and YL ann, Qur’an, 23422 (Cassio)

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UGANDA 4976 R Uganda, Jun 09,0354-0420, pop and rap music songs until male announcer with ID and news at 0415. Poor to fair. (D’Angelo)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 7490 WJIE, Louisville, KY (ex-WJCR), May 22, 0930. Good signal. “Dot” Burkhart at the station says that, after operating at reduced power, they “eased into 50 kw” on Monday, May 20. Looking for reports to [email protected] Station URL is http:l/www.wiiesw.com (Berg)

AFRTS was heard on the Philippines Apr 25 & May 05 at 0810- 1000 on: 5765 (Guam) // 6350 (Hawaii) I/ 6458.5 (Puerto Rico) - all with the same programme, at 1000 “NP Network News”.

12689.5 ( Florida) carried a separate programme. All in USB. (Schulze)

13362 USB AFRTS Guam, Jun 7,1605-1645, phone in program, with the main discussion about the homeland security and news of AFRTS at 1630, 35444 (Naj)

URUGUAY 6045.0 R Sarandi Sport (presumed), Jun 01, 0100, active for World Cup “Mundial”, taped Spanish ID, but much QRM, after Santa Rosa 6045.4 was heard around 2330 (Penaud)

6125 R SODRE, Montevideo, Jun 03,0210, Man in Spanish “Radioactividades” mucho m&s radio. ID ” Transmite CX 26 en 1050 AM...” 33433 ( co-channel QRM from 0200). (Cassio)

6140.08 R Montecarlo, Montevideo, May 10, 0052 - OlOO*, Spanish, Musical Program, advs., ID “Radio Montecarlo le propone una sorpresa para la mejor madre del mundo” s/off without of announcement, 24442 (Eramo). Also heard Jun 01, 0839-0858, poor-fair with item on World Cup Soccer match Uruguay-Denmark, then tangos back-back, full ID with callsign at 0858 (Ormandy via Dxplorer). Despite the tangos, it must have been boring listening, since Denmark won 2-l ! (Ed)

VENEZUELA 4830 R Tachira, May 19, 0130, religious programming, but classic Venezuelan music from 0200, animated talk by man, finally got some mentions of Tachira at 0220. LSB necessary due to Litoral- which was much stronger (and which IDed twice for 4830 at 0230). (Berg). Not heard since then ! (Ed)

VIETNAM 5925 R Voice of Vietnam, Xuan Mai, Jun 10, 2205-2214, 25332, i.e. vy poor as compared to a May 17 observation at 2233 on the SW coast of Portugal, where conditions are a lot more favourable despite using less antennae. (Goncalves)

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DSWCI-0040 Torre Ekblom, Finland DSWCI-0099 Anker Petersen, Denmark DSWCI-0370 Noel Green, Blackpool, United Kingdom DSWCI-0524 Jean-Pierre Penaud, France DSWCI-0655 Vashek Korinek, Rep. of South Africa DSWCI-0798 Jerry Berg/DXplorer, MA, USA DSWCI-0836 Dan Henderson, MD, USA DSWCI-1331 Wolfgang BueschellBC-DX, Germany DSWCI-1405 Erik KoielDanmarks Radio, Denmark DSWCI-1410 Carlos Goncalves, Portugal DSWCI-1418 Roland Schulze, the Philippines DSWCI-1465 Gian Luigi Naj, Asti, Italy DSWCI-2500 Gabriel Ivan Barrera, Argentina DSWCI-2670 Masato Ishii, Japan

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DSWCI-2812 Richard D’Angelo, PA, USA DSWCI-2897 Harald Kuhl, Germany DSWCI-2946 Nicolas Eramo, Argentina DSWCI-3090 Glenn HauserlDX Listening Digest, USA DSWCI-3347 Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, France DSWCI-3450 Ray Merrall, United Kingdom DSWCI-3568 Charles Jones, Australia DSWCI-3591 Joe Talbot, Alberta, Canada

Hector Garcia Bojorge, Mexico John Bryant, WA, USA Samuel Cassio/@tividade DX, S%o Carlos - SP, Brazil Kai Ludwig, Germany Bjorn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, via Thomas Nilsson, SWB, S Stig Hartvig Nielsen/DDXLK, Denmark Paul Ormandy, New Zealand Mauno Ritola, Finland Rafael Rodriguez, Colombia Arnaldo L. Slaen, Argentina

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INVITATION The Finnish DX Association has the great pleasure of welcoming all Dxers, shortwave listeners, radio hobbyists and international broadcasters to attend the joint conference of the European DX Council an the Finnish DX Association. The conference will be held 15th to 18th August 2002 in the town of Pori, located on the west coast of Finland

Some of you may remember the DX conferences held in Finland in 1987 and1992. Those have been the biggest DX conferences ever ir Europe and they are also widely regarded as maybe the best ones. Our intention is to put up a similar conference providing a wide seleo tion of items covering Dxing on AM and FM, shortwave listening and international shortwave broadcasting. In 1987 and 1992 we reached an attendance of over 200 participants, and our goal this time is 150- 200.

The radio hobby will be the key topic of the conference. The agenda will cover sessions and panel discussions on hard-core AM and FM Dxing, international shortwave Dxing and shortwave broadcasting a$ well as other delivery techniques. Competitions and other entertainment will also be included. The venue is the Spa Hotel Yyteri situatec about 20 kms outside the town of Pori, and most items will take plaa in the hotel. Of course a visit to the YLE Radio Finland shortwave transmitter center only 15 kms away will be organised. The Spa Hote Yyteri is located on one of the most beautiful sand beaches of Finlarr offering an excellent forum for tourist activities for you and also for yo companion.

The conference will take place from Friday 15th of August till Sunday 18th of August. In addition there will be an option to participate on a trip to Tallinn, Estonia from Sunday 18th of August till Tuesday 20th c August. The trip to Tallinn includes a visit to Estonian Radio.

The conference www pages are available at http://www.sdxl.ora/ecixc/edxc2002.html. The price of the conference package is 65 euros including the welcome reception on Friday, the tour to YLE Radio Finland transmitters and the EDXC Banquet. Hotel price is 43 euros per person per night in a double room and 65 euros per night in a single room. If you wish to have a cheaper accommoda tion, there is a good camping site with huts only 300 metres from the hotel. More details are available in the www pages. We’ll be happy to answer your questions. Please use e-mail address edxc2002@sdxLorg.

We hope to see as many of you as possible in Port! Please don’t hes tate to contact us, if you have any questions, comment or ideas.

Most likely there will be no other DX-meetings in Europe offering sarr quality and quantity coming for years.

DX-ing in the third World. Lecture by Anker Petersen given at the DSWCI DX-Camp in Vejers 03-05 May 2002. (Unfortunately the accompanying tape recordings cannot be brought here in SWN).

Introduction.

I have been listening to shortwaves for 45 years and my main interest has been CX-ing of home service stations in the tropical countries. These stations can often be heard here in Europe, if you know their frequencies and when to listen.

This DX-hobby has encouraged my interest in learning more about the countries of the stations, I could hear on shortwave.

I have also been travelling a lot around the world, in my job and on holidays and I have been in 55 countries so far.

About 15 years ago I began to visit exotic countries in all continents as a part of my DX-hobby, but also to learn more about the culture and nature of these countries which often can be classified as belonging to the Third World. Of course the local stations can be heard much better than in Europe.

I will cover 3 topics in this lecture:

1. My own listening when visiting these countries, 2. My contacts with local DX-ers. 3. My visits to local radiostations.

Mv own listening

When travelling overseas, you can choose between individual tours and group tours with a guide. On my DXpeditions, I prefer the individual tours, because they give me more freedom for the DX-hobby, but in some cases a group tour is the only possibility when you also want to see the countries as a tourist.

A good combination is to book an individual flight to the destination and there hire local tour guides. I have tried that with success in Mexico, Ecuador, New Zealand and on Aruba, Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad & Tobago, Fiji and Hawaii.

Big hotels built of concrete should be avoided, because their construction and internal electrical noise reduces the signal quality on shortwave and mediumwave.

Whenever possible, I have rented a bungalow where a longwire can be stretched up in the trees outside.

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On Fiji, I had no problems with the hotel gardener to put up an antenna from my rented bungalow there at the Coral Coast. I just said “Bula, Bula” which means “Hey” to him and smiled.

He smiled back and said “Bula, Bula” (See photo). I was extremely happy for that, because it also means “I will not EAT you today!“. A hundred years ago the Fijians were cannibals!

The portable receivers I have been using are an ESKA RX33, Sony 2001 D, Sony SW-77, a Radio Shack DX-375 or a Sangean ATS909.

Local stations

First of all, the local radio scene of course is of great interest to me and is studied first, even if this cannot be called DX-ing. Some of these stations have even verified my reception reports, probably because they do not get many reports, I even got the first QSL’s in the World of two new stations, I found in Costa Rica and Tobago which no DX-er had reported before me.

Studies of propaaation conditions I saw

Most Third World countries are located in the Tropical Zone and propagation conditions are different from what we know in Europe or Japan. At noon, the Sun is nearly vertically above you and your shadow is just a small circle around your feet.

That means that from about 8 AM until about 4 PM local time, all stations on MW and the SW bands from 2 to 10 MHz have faded out, except for stations located within relatively short distances.

I measured these maximum davtime distances to be as follows:

On MW: 200 km, when the signal path is over land, and 500 km over sea. On 2 - 10 MHz SW: 500 km over land and 1,600 km over sea.

On SW above 10 MHz only a few international stations broadcasting towards that particular Region can be heard during daytime, and often with weak signals.

The worst experience of dx-ing during daytime, I got on the Fiji Islands where it is hopeless. My bungalow was located 80 km from the capital Suva, so it was even out of reach on FM, meaning that this band was completely dead.

On MW two transmitters located at Sigatoka just 10 km away, were heard with their programmes “Fiji 1” in Fijian (927) and “Fiji 2” in Hindustani (1206)were heard and that was all on MW at daytime!

On Shortwave I carefully tuned from 2 to 22 MHz one day at noon on Fiji, but only 5 weak stations could be heard at all, including Radio Australia and Radio New Zealand International. Thus only seven stations in total on all broadcast bands! That is DX-ing during daytime in the mid-Pacific!

At niaht, between Sunset and Sunrise, the conditions change and become more similar to the situation, we know in Europe and Japan on MW and SW. Of course the nearby stations in the Tropical Bands are stronger. Utility interference is very rare.

On Fiji the situation also improved somewhat on MW and SW at night, and most of the active stations in the Pacific could be heard. But they are not a big number anyway.

Another characteristica for the Tropics, is that dawn and dusk only last for a few minutes. It is, as if somebody slowly turns the sunlight on or off.

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The same happens with the appearance just before sunset and disappearance right after sunrise of the stations on MW and SW. They fade in or out very quickly.

During my Dxpeditions I have made several more scientific measurements of these propagation conditions in the tropics on the 60 metreband and I will analyse them sometime in the future for an article in SWN.

I should also mention the Thunderstorms. Particularly during the Rain seasons, they build up during the day, and in the late afternoons and evenings very heavy rain showers with frequent lightning’s are happening. They not only cause a lot of static noise on MW and SW, but often the electricity is lost for minutes or hours.

DX-inn rare stations in the Region

Besides listening to the local stations and enjoy their music, it is of course a challenge to try to catch on MW or SW some of the many other broadcasting stations in the Region, particularly those which are difficult or impossible to hear at home in Europe.

Most of the SW-stations using more than 50 watts of power can normally be heard at night within 1000 km, if they are on the air.

I have noticed, however, both in Ecuador, Costa Rica and Jamaica that a nearby mountain range severely can put a damper on the signals from stations behind, both on MW and SW. Thus my listening range from the islands of Barbados and Tobago was much better than from the 3 mountainous countries just mentioned.

It will go too far to mention here all the good DX-stations, I have heard on my Dxpeditions, but just a few:

From Sri Lanka I heard on MW the Maldive Islands (1449 kHz), AFRTS Diego Garcia (1485) and on SW Bhutan (5030).

Some good ones I heard on Fiji on MW were RF0 Tahiti (738) AFRTS Kwajalein (1242) Cook Islands (630) New Caledonia (666) and Tonga (1017).

The DX-ers in New Zealand demonstrated that with good antennas they could easily catch Hawaii and the West coast of North and Central America on MW being 11,000 km away !

On SW I easily heard all the active stations in Papua New Guinea, R Vanuatu (4960), The Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (5020) and ZLXA, Radio Reading Service in Levin, New Zealand (3935).

On Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and Aruba I made a lot of DX and heard on MW nearly all the Caribbean stations and the stations of the north coast of South America. Most of them no longer broadcast on SW.

But do not believe that ALL stations are booming in, if you are relatively close to them. An example is Radio Buenas Nuevas in San Sebastian, Huehuetenango, Guatemala on 4800 kHz which I heard after sunset in Palengue, Chiapas, Mexico. Despite that distance to the 1 kW transmitter was just 250 km, there still was much noise on the frequency. On rare occasions it can be heard just as well here in Denmark.

Listening to international broadcasters

When you are longtime away from home, it is very useful to be able to hear the international broadcasters on SW to catch up

with the latest news. That is not a problem to receive the broadcasts beamed towards the Region you are in.

I am pleased that Radio Denmark can be heard well in all continents via the transmitters in Norway.

Research for DBS Updates

As you know, the Danish SW Club International now publishes an annual Domestic Broadcasting Survey as a guide to DX-ers. It has to be updated, and during my Dxpeditions I also make some research on what really can be heard in that Region.

For example, when I was in South Africa at the Kruger National Park, one evening I was only 10 kilometres from the border of Mozambique. I checked all their registered SW-frequencies and found that only 3 were in use. The rest were inactive, but in most publications they are still listed as being active.

In Venezuela 10 stations are listed on Shortwave, but I was only able to hear 4, when I was on Aruba in February 2002, even if Aruba is only 30 km from the coast of Venezuela. It was even worse with Colombia: 28 stations are listed on SW, but only 3 could be heard !

With such observations, the DBS show the real situation and not a theoretical one.

Contacts with local DX-ers

There is a big interest amongst the populations in the Third World to learn what is going on in the World outside, as well as inside their own country.

In several countries in Africa and Asia there is still just one Broad- casting Service which is owned by the State, and many of those who can afford it, buy a portable shortwave receiver to hear views from abroad on the current affairs.

I tried to find out how widespread the DX-hobby is amongst these listeners to the international broadcasters.

In Asia, Japan is leading with about 400 dedicated DX-ers, and in South Asia and Indonesia you will find some scattered around.

In Africa there are very few, whereas the number is quickly increasing in Latin America these years, particularly in the more industrialized countries like Brazil, Argentine, Chile and Mexico. In Mexico and Brazil there are some hundred DX-ers in each country.

The Danish Shortwave Club International has had members in more than 35 countries around the world for 24 years now, so of course I have tried to meet some of these and other DX-ers when I visited their countries.

This happened in Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Argentine, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico and Jamaica. In several cases I have been visiting their private homes and listened together with them on their receivers. All of them showed great friendship and hospitality to me.

The most exclusive event happened in March 1999 when I was invited by two Sinhalese DX-ers, Victor Goonetilleke and Sarath Weerakoon to stay for 3 weeks in their bungalows south of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and do my DX-ing from there.

Their treatment to me was fantastic. Besides the DX-ing, they showed me a lot of their green, very fertile country with its many historical monuments. I also got first-hand insight in their culture and daily life.

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In Argentine in March 1995, two of our members, Gabriel Ivan Barrera and Marcel0 Cornachioni during a weekend took me to Gabriel’s family ranch on the Pampas 340 km SSE of Buenos Aires.

That was an ideal DX-location with the nearest neighbouring house being 500 metres away and a completely flat terrain for 500 km or more in all directions.

We sat up each night and heard a lot of Latin American SW stations. There was no time to DX on MW or FM where the bands also were crowded with stations from Argentine, Uruguay and Brazil.

I have attended the annual National DX-Meeting in Mexico two times. That was in early August 1998 in Tehuacan, some 230 km SE of Mexico City, and in early August 2000 in Oaxaca 200 km further south, not so far from the Pacific city of Acapulco. By the way, the first of these Meetings was organized by two young, female DX-ers.

In Mexico the DX-hobby is developing very fast these years. There are now about 10 local DX-Clubs in this big country, but they have no umbrella organisation like the Swedish DX Federation. Instead they arrange on shift a DX-Meeting once a year. These are very popular for Mexican DX-ers as well as for all Mexican SW broadcasters.

In contrary to the European DX Community, the average age of these DX-ers is between 25 and 30 years and they are very enthusiastic with this new hobby for most of them.

At the first Meeting in 1995 on the westcoast just 7 DX-ers participated. In 1998 there were about 60 and in 2000 about 70, besides a few girlfriends, wives - and children! For Mexicans, the DX-hobby is a family event! In the Meeting held in 2001 in Guanajuato in Central Mexico again 70 participated.

In February 1998, Toshi Ohtake, Risto Vahakainu and I took part in another kind of DX-Meeting, namely the DX-Convention of the New Zealand Radio DX League on the occasion of their 510’~ Anniversary.

By the way, the most interesting hours for DX-ing in New Zealand is around local sunset (Latin and North America) and local sunrise (India and Africa). The stations in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Far East are easy to hear for these DX-ers.

So when I listened to some of these stations at their DX-Camp at 11 PM, I suddenly found myself alone. All the Kiwi DX-ers had gone to bed. What a pleasant way of making DX compared to our DX-ing all night here in Europe to be able to hear Latin America.

Although New Zealand cannot at all be regarded as a Third World country, this long weekend at Camp lona on the South Island together with enthusiastic DX-ers from New Zealand and Australia confirmed to us once again:

The DX-hobby on SW and MW is exactly the same all over the World no matter to which nationality, race or religion you belong.

The oldtimers attending the DX-Convention in New Zealand told us that the DX-spirit 40 and 50 years ago was exactly the same as we know it today.

When you meet a new DX-friend, you immediately have a common hobby to talk about, and in most cases he is also ready to show you his country and culture.

Visits to local radiostations

During my travelling, I have only visited a few radiostations, because this is very time consuming and often they will not let you in, if you do not have an appointment. But I will mention the highlights from a few of these visits:

When I was in Ecuador in 1995 I was a guest of Sonja Persson and Richard McVikar at HCJB which I was shown extensively in Quito and Pifo. But I also visited small stations like Radio Bahai’ in Otavalo and Emisora Gran Colombia in Quito

In March 1999 on Sri Lanka, Victor Goonetilleke drove me in his new car to the nearly operational VOA relaystation at lranawila which was going to replace the old station at Ekala. Thanks to Victor’s contacts as radioamateur with leading persons at the new station, I got permission as the first DX-er from abroad to visit this facility.

It is located 75 km north of Colombo on the westcoast in an area of coconut palms. It is clearly marked as a U. S. Government Installation, but is heavily protected by Sri Lankan guards with ready-to-shoot Kalashnikov guns. They took no chances with us!

The U.S. Station Manager, Mr Gary Wise, and the Technical Officer, Sri Lankan Mr. Allan Anandappa briefed us about this modern relay station which did start its first test transmissions four months later.

They had 4 Marconi transmitters and 16 curtain antennas of 165 meters height. They were constructed to be able to cover directions towards South East Asia, China, South and Central Asia, the Middle East and East Africa. The VOA signals from Washington have to pass the Pacific Ocean via 3 satellites to reach Iranawila.

Halfway back to Colombo, we stopped at the small town of Ekala and took a look at the old 35 kW transmitters which at the time was used by the VOA and the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. Today the VOA no longer uses and supports this station and its domestic transmissions have been reduced.

When I was visiting Ocho Rios on the north coast of Jamaica, our Jamaican member Richard Greenwood took me on a beautiful drive along the coast to the home of the late writer and composer Noel Coward.

Later on I hired a local young, very black man to sail me a tour along the coast in his row boat. Sailing out there over the coral reef, I pointed at some antennas on a hilltop near the coast and asked which station they belonged to. “To my station, lrie FM !” he said. lrie means “Excellent” in the local language Patois. That is a nationwide FM-network which broadcasts Reggae music 24 hours a day, and he appeared to be a modern reggae singer and Disc Jockey employed at this station.

He then invited me for a visit at the station in Ocho Rios which was very interesting. I saw their modern studios, the news department with busy journalists and their huge collection of records with Reggae music.

After that we went to a gramophone record studio, where he and two other local singers sang four songs in English and Patois dedicated to me. The songs were cut on a record which only exists in this sole copy.

When I listen to that nowadays, it reminds me in a unique way of my many journeys to exotic countries and meeting their different cultures, radiostations and DX-ers.

DSWCI Short Wave News 31

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