Bulletin of the DANISH SHORT WAVE CLUB INTERNATIONAL … · a frustration that so few DXers and radio listeners attended the meeting. You really were missing something! A detailed

Bulletin of the DANISH SHORT WAVE CLUB INTERNATIONA L for short wave listeners and DXers

50th Anniversary Issue No 9 November/December 2007 Volume 50

The participants of the EDXC Conference in Lugano, Switzerland

DSWCI Short Wave News – November/December 2007

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Member’s service: A-mail: WRTH 07, Bernhard Hein, Elisabethstr. 16b, D-06847 Dessau, Germany EUR 32,00 excl. postage (EUR 4,00 to Europe outside Germany) DSWCI List of Members August 2007 DKK 25,00/EUR 4,00/£ 2,00/4 IRC‘s DSWCI Domestic Broadcasting Survey, 9th edition, April 2007 DKK 40,00/EUR 5,00/SEK 50,00/£ 4,00/$ 7,00/6 IRC’s (E-mail only) DSWCI 50th anniversary badge DKK 5,00/EUR 1,00/$ 1,00/ 1 IRC DSWCI Sticker 8 (ø 90 m/m) in blue and red DKK 5,00/EUR 1,00/$ 1,00/ 1 IRC English, French or Spanish reporting forms, pr. 15 sheets: DKK 15,00/EUR 2,00/$ 3,00/ 2 IRC’s

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Home page: http://www.dswci.org Board: Chairman and representative to the EDXC: Anker Petersen, Udbyvej 11, DK-2740 Skovlunde, Denmark E-mail: [email protected] Treasurer: Bent Nielsen, Egekrogen 14, DK-3500 Vaerloese, Denmark E-mail: [email protected] Bank: Danske Bank, Holmens Kanal 2-12, DK 1092 Copenhagen K. BIC: DABADKKK. Account: DK 44 3000 4001 528459. Danish members use: Reg. 3001- konto 4001528459 The treasurer accepts bank notes! Editor-in-Chief and Distribution: Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen, Tavleager 31, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark E-mail: [email protected] Ordinary Members: Erik Køie Vejlesøparken 15, 1.th, DK2840 Holte, Denmark E-mail: [email protected] Kurt Ærenlund Pedersen Multebærvej 2, DK-8471 Sabro E mail: [email protected] General Directors: U. K. Representative: Noel R. Green, 14 Marsden Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 3BZ, England E-mail: [email protected]: German Representative: Andreas Schmid, Lerchenweg 4, D-97717 Euerdorf E-mail: [email protected] Konto: 2912472076 citibank BLZ: 30020900 Nordic Representative: Tor Henrik Ekblom Kastevuorenkuja 4C44, FIN-02360 Espoo, Finland E-mail: [email protected] Membership Fee: Nordic Countries): DKK 260,00/ EUR 36,00/SEK 320,00 or 33 IRC Other European countries): DKK 300,00/EUR 40,00/GBP 28,00/USD 54,00 or 37 IRC Overseas Countries: DKK 325,00/EUR 44,00/GBP 31,00/USD 59,00 or 40 IRC Just E-membership Fee: (SWN on WEB and DX-Window by e-mail: DKK 115,00/EUR 16,00/GBP 12,00/USD 21,00/SEK 145,00 or 15 IRC Members who are due to renew will be notified two months in advance! Members paying by cheque or money order must add DKK 100,- or equivalent to cover charges here in Denmark.

Editorial Staff: ISSN 0106-3731 Shortwave Tips: Klaus-Dieter Scholz, Postfach 45 02 34, D-99052 Erfurt, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)361 –- 21 68 96 5, Fax: +49(0) 69 - 13 30 63 72 07 8 Web::http://www.dswci-sw-logs.dxer.info/yourlogs.htm E-mail: [email protected] Utility Shack: Tor-Henrik Ekblom, Kastevuorenkuja 4C44 FIN-02360 Espoo, Finland E-mail: [email protected] World News: Noel R. Green, 14 Marsden Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 3BZ, England. Tel.: +44 1253 – 40 21 47 E-mail: [email protected] Unofficial Radio: Ken Baird, 24 Main Street, Sorn, Ayrshire KA5 6HU, Scotland E-mail: [email protected] Tel. & Fax: +44 1290-55 14 91 QSL Corner: Andreas Schmid, Lerchenweg 4, D-97717 Euerdorf, Germany E-mail: [email protected] Tel. + Fax: +49-9704-7794 Medium Wave News: Ray Browell, 13 Springbank Avenue, Thornton Lancashire FY5 4PB, England E-mail: [email protected] Notes & News: Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen, Tavleager 31, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark E-mail: [email protected] DX-Mirror: Dmitry Mezin P. O. Box 128, Kazan 420080, Russia E-mail: [email protected] Webmaster: Rolf Wernli, Stalten 142, CH-5112 Thalheim, Switzerland E-mail: [email protected] Deadline for contributions to SWN: Contributions can be sent either to the HQ, or directly to the various editors. Coming deadlines are announced on either page 1 or 3 in SWN. Used throughout in SWN: Frequencies in kHz - Times in UTC Articles, letters etc. sent in by members and published in SWN, do not necessarily coincide with the opinion of the Board! DX-Window: Bi-weekly newsletter available by e-mail for mem-bers upon request to Anker Petersen by sending him an e-mail © Copyright statement for SWN: unless otherwise stated, reproduction of material from SWN is allowed, provided that due credit is given to the contributor and to the DSWCI.

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Editorial Greve, November 25th 2007 Dear friends, members and readers, Here is the last issue of Short Wave News for this year. So I wish all of you

A MERRY CHRISTMAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS A MERRY CHRISTMAS

ANDANDANDAND A HAPPY NEW YEAR A HAPPY NEW YEAR A HAPPY NEW YEAR A HAPPY NEW YEAR with lots of success with your radio listening during the New Year, as well as family wise. As a Christmas present to you from us, you will again have a 32 page big SWN in your hands. We decided to make a big is-sue also this time, because we had quite many news, but mainly because the new B07 schedule, which is valid from Oc-tober 28th. There are so many changes of the International ra-dio stations schedules that we wanted to share those with you. If we just had the planned 24 pages SWN this time, many new schedules would be delayed until next time. The 40th EDXC Conference has just been held. As you proba-bly know, Anker and I attended from Denmark. It was a very successful conference with many interesting items. It was just a frustration that so few DXers and radio listeners attended the meeting. You really were missing something! A detailed report written by Anker can be read on page 24-25. The EDXC Con-ference next year; will be held in the Finnish town of Vaasa from September 5 to 7th. It is our hope, that we will meet more radio listeners and DXers that year. This time we have almost 7 pages with Shortwave Tips, and I am very pleased that we can publish 5-7 pages with SW log-gings every time. However, I must say, that I have discovered for the past months that more and more contributors don’t in-form us about the language heard and the SINPO code. It is very important for other members, that read the SW loggings, to know which language was broadcasted and the signal strength, interferences etc. So I urge all of you to

inform us with the language and the SINPO code in order to get the loggings as much information as possible. By the way, you can always have a look at Klaus-Dieters home page at: http://www.dswci-sw-logs.dxer.info/yourlogs.htm It is updated each time he has received loggings for the SW Loggings pages in SWN, thus you can see the latest heard ra-dio stations. From Maarten van Delft, we have got this sad news. “Our former long-term DSWCI-member Henk van der Laan died recently at the age of 86. We became DX-friends in 1961 and both joined the Benelux DX-Club which he helped to found. I think he then was already a member of the DSWCI. He translated “Haefte for Begyndere” into Dutch. This became an important guide to many beginning DX-ers. His daughter told me, that she remembers his presence at several DSWCI Annual General Meetings. May he rest in peace”. Anker Petersen adds that he was member no. 249 of our club, and he attended several DSWCI AGM’s in the 80-es. He was a very pleasant person to meet. He wanted to leave our club some years ago. That’s all for this time, I wish you all the very best of 73’s-Kaj, hoping to from all of you before the below mentioned date. Next Deadline: SWN No. 1/08 December 27th SWN No. 2/08 February 7th

Please note we prefer, that you send your Contributions directly to the various editors

Member’s News A hearty welcome to the following old members: E183 Aksel Frederiksen, Chr. Richardtsvej 3A, DK 7000 Fredericia, Denmark E3619 Bruce W.Churchill,606 Via Cumbres,Fallbrook, CA 92028-2644, USA 3621 Charles Weston, 66 Frimley Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 1QT, U.K. 3684 Riccardo Landone, Via Crosa 9, I-13900 Biella BI, Italy Fee received – with thanks – from: 17 524 559 836 1308 1327 1365 E1465 E1483 1677 E2248 2617 E3057 E3350 3476 3523 E3588 E3619 E3647 3648 and E3668. Due to renew (if you please): E25 33 34 E146 186 230 298 E333 370 594 636 E670 E677 853 855 894 1042 E1145 E1206 1331 1911 1941 2093 2227 2239 2245 2346 2409 2716 E2755 E2897 E2933 3039 E3090 3110 E3120 3183 3263 3288 3337 E3347 E3411 3451 E3456 3481 3528 E3568 E3578 E3584 E3599 E3612 3615 E3631 E3633 3634 3635 3636 3637 3650 3651 3653 E3663 E3670 3671 3672 E3673 and E3674.

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Dates for your diary December 1st : The Reading International Radio meeting at Reading International Solidarity Centre, 35-39 London Street, Reading from 1430. For more information contact: Mike Barra-clought at [email protected] December 15th: Radio St. Helena day with broadcasts on 11.092,5 kHz from 1730-0100 UTC. Look at page 26 January 2-12 2008: AIR Contest 2008 is open for all radio lis-teners. For further information look at page 26 in this issue. March 7 -8 2008: The 21st Annual Winter SWL Festival spon-sored by NASWA will be held at the Best Western Inn at Towamencin. U.S.A. June 13 – 15 2008: The DSWCI Annual General Meeting and DX Camp will again be held at Vejers Beach, in the Western part of Jutland, Denmark. More information will follow later on. September 5-7 2008: The Finnish DX Association, The Suomen DX -- Liitto will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary 2008. In connection with this they wish to arrange the EDXC CONFERENCE 2008. VENUE OF THE CONFERENCE: The Finnish City of Vaasa, on the West Coast of Finland. Additional / optional travel after the Conference will be also of-fered either to the Baltic States or to the Northern Part of Finland. More information will follow.

By the way, your contributions are always wel-

come. Send your entries direct either to the editors responsible or to the editor-in-chief

For Sale I have still some copies left of our 50th Jubilee book, con-taining 48 pages printed in colour. For those of you, who didn’t have the book, you can buy the book just for the postage costs: 4 IRC’s or 5 US $ within Europe and 6 IRC’s or 7 US $.outside Europe Send your order to: Kaj Bredahl Jorgensen, Tavleager 31, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark.


Compiled and edited by Klau s-Dieter Scholz, e-mail: [email protected]

or: www.dswci-sw-logs.dxer. info/yourlogs. htm

x 2310,0 1140-1218 AUS 12.11.07 Radio VL8A, Alice Springs English RAD-USA x 2325,0 1140- AUS 12.11.07 Radio VL8T, Tennant Creek English RAD-USA x 2379,9 0140-0145 B 01.11.07 UNID Portuguese RLW-USA x 2485,0 1105- AUS 09.11.07 Radio VL8K, Katherine RLW-USA x 3173,0 1000-1100 PRU 18.11.07 Radio Municipal de Panao, Paucartambo,

Distrito de Panao Spanish RLW-USA

x 3200,0 2041-2045* SWZ 12.11.07 TWR, Mpangela Ranch English RAD-USA x 3205,0 1215-1225 PNG 13.11.07 Radio West Sepik, Vanimo RAD-USA x 3234,9 0930- PRU 03.11.07 Radio Luz y Sonido, Huanuco Spanish RLW-USA x 3240,0 0343-0345* SWZ 03.10.07 Trans World Radio, Mpangela Ranch Sidama RAD-USA x 3250,0 0249-0316 HND 11.11.07 Radio Luz y Vida, Radio HRPC, San Luis Spanish RAD-USA 3255,0 2329-2335 B 26.10.07 R Educadora 6 de Agosto, Xapuri, Acre Portuguese 25231 CG-POR

x 3255,0 0335-0410 AFS 24.10.07 BBC, Meyerton English RAD-USA x 3310,0 0910-0930 BOL 26.10.07 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba Spanish CB-USA 3320,0 1430-1440 KRE 17.11.07 PBS Pyongyang Korean 25232 AP-DNK

x 3320,0 2335-2345 AFS 01.10.07 SABC, Radio Sonder Grense, Meyerton Afrikaans CB-USA 3325,0 1435-1445 INS 17.11.07 Radio Republik Indonesia, Palangkaraya,

Borneo Bahasa Indonesia

24232 AP-DNK

x 3329,6 2300-2325 PRU 12.11.07 Radio Ondas del Huallaga, Huanuco RLW-USA x 3335,0 1209-1309* PNG 12.11.07 Radio East Sepik, Wewak English RAD-USA x 3340,0 1110-1115 HND 01.11.07 Radio Misiones Internacionales, HRMI, Comayagüela RLW-USA 3345,0 2125-2200* AFS 05.10.07 Channel Africa, Meyerton English 45344 AP-DNK

x 3365,0 1200-1225 PNG 13.11.07 Radio Milne Bay, Alotau Pidgin RAD-USA x 3390,3 2340-0010 BOL 15.11.07 Radio Emisora Camargo, Camargo Spanish RLW-USA x 3396,0 0125- ZWE 01.11.07 Zimbabwe BC, Voice of Zimbabwe, Gweru RLW-USA 3579,0 1145-1315 INS 23.10.07 RSPK Ngada, Bajawa Bahasa Indonesia GW-INS 3880,0 1455- CLA 07.11.07 Voice of Iranian Revolution Kurdish 21221 AP-DNK

x 3905,0 1235-1251 PNG 13.11.07 Radio New Ireland, Kavieng English RAD-USA 3925,0 2210-2220 J 17.11.07 Nikkei BC Japanese 32332 AP-DNK 3926,1 0252-0310 CLA 26.10.07 Voice of Kurdistan Farsi 42432 AP-DNK 3.950.0 1450-1515 CHN 23.11.07 Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, Xinjiang Chinese 34343 KBJ-DNK 3951,0 v 0325-0340 CLA 07.10.07 Voice of Kurdistan 43433 AP-DNK

x 3975,0 2239-2259* HNG 11.11.07 Koshut Radio, Jaszbereny RAD-USA x 3976,0 1055-1100 INS 08.11.07 Radio Republik Indonesia Pontianak Bahasa Indonesia CB-USA N 3984,8 0236-0340 HRV 26.10.07 Hrvatski Radio, Deanovec Croatian 55544 AP-DNK N 3985,0 0240-0400 HRV 15.11.07 Hrvatski Radio, Deanovec Croatian 55555 AP-DNK

x 3987,0 1100-1105 INS 08.11.07 Radio Republik Indonesia Monakwari Bahasa Indonesia CB-USA x 3995,0 2135-2152 INS 12.11.07 Radio Republik Indonesia (t), Kendari Bahasa Indonesia RAD-USA x 4010,0 1100- 08.11.07 UNID (more details – please, ed.) RLW-USA 4052,5 0452-0506 GTM 28.10.07 Radio Verdad, Chiqimula Spanish 24322 MAM-E 4366,0 1455-1533* CLA 07.11.07 Voice of Iranian Revolution Kurdish 32332 AP-DNK

x 4394,5 2350-0030 E 14.10.07 Onda Cero Radio RLW-USA x 4409,7 0044-0105 BOL 12.11.07 Radio Eco, Reyes Spanish RAD-USA 4409,8 2310-2320 BOL 27.10.07 Radio Reyes, Reyes 14121 MAM-E

x 4460,0 2219-2251 CHN 11.11.07 CPBS, Beijing Chinese RAD-USA x 4600,4 1005-1009* BOL 03.11.07 Radio La Perla del Acre, Cobija, Pando (t) RLW-USA x 4604,9 0932-0940 INS 15.10.07 Radio Republik Indonesia, Serui Bahasa Indonesia CB-USA x 4699,4 0912-0930 BOL 17.11.07 Radio San Miguel Spanish CB-USA 4716,7 0055-0130 BOL 24.10.07 Radio Yura (t), San Antonio de Quijarro Spanish 24232 AP-DNK

x 4732,0 2345-2400 BOL 12.10.07 Radio Universitaria, Cobija, Pando Spanish 24332 ALS-ARG x 4746,8 2336-2347 PRU 12.11.07 Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta Spanish RAD-USA x 4750,0 0935-0945 INS 17.11.07 Radio Republik Indonesia, Makassar Bahasa Indonesia CB-USA x 4750,0 2350- CHN 14.11.07 Quinghi PBS, Xining Vernacular 34443 ALS-ARG


4750,0 1415-1600* BGD 17.11.07 R Bangladesh, Bangladesh Betar, Shavar Bengali +E 43433 AP-DNK x 4754,9 0015- B 16.11.07 R Inmaculada Concepcao, Campo

Grande Portuguese RLW-USA

x 4755,3 0845-0900 FSM 15.10.07 Pacific Missionary Aviation RLW-USA x 4755,3 1120-1152 08.10.07 Pacific Missinary Aviation English RLW-USA 4760,0 1120-1140 IND 11.11.07 AIR Port Blair, Andeman & Nicobar . Isl English AP-DNK

x 4760,0 2220- LBR 15.11.07 ELWA, Monrovia RLW-USA x 4762,5 2334-2357* CAN 16.10.07 Radio Nederland, Sackville Dutch RAD-USA x 4770,0 0521-0530 NIG 15.11.07 FRCN, Kaduna CB-USA x 4775,0 1027-1035 PRU 17.11.07 Radio Tarma, Tarma, Junin Spanish CB-USA x 4775,0 0346-0355* SWZ 03.10.07 Trans World Radio, Mpangela Range Lomwe RAD-USA x 4777,0 0505-0520 GAB 15.11.07 RTV Gabonaire, Melen French CB-USA 4780,0 0052- GTM 11.11.07 Radio Cultural Coatan, San Sebastian Coatan GBD-I

x 4780,0 2049-2102 DJI 11.11.07 Radio Djibouti, Doraleh Somali RAD-USA x 4790,0 0947-1000 INS 10.10.07 Radio Republik Indonesia, Fak Fak Bahasa Indonesia CB-USA 4790,0 2335- PAK 01.10.07 Radio Pakistan, Rawalpindi GBD-I 4790,1 2330-2340 PRU 16.11.07 Radio Vision (t), Distrito Jose, Chicayo Spanish 25122 AP-DNK

x 4796,4 2344-2357 BOL 12.11.07 Radio Maico ( Radio Mallku ), Uyuni Spanish RAD-USA x 4799,0 0030-0100 GTM 16.11.07 Radio Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastian Huehuetenango RLW-USA 4800,0 0102- CHN 02.10.07 Voice of China Chinese GBD-I

x 4800,0 0057-0132 IND 12.11.07 All India Radio, Hyderabad Hindi RAD-USA x 4800,0 1115-1130 CHN 09.11.07 China National Radio 1, Ge ´ermu Chinese RLW-USA x 4805,0 2321- B 14.11.07 Radio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus Portuguese 24432 ALS-ARG x 4810,0 1030-1100 MEX 16.11.07 XERTA - Radio Transcontinental RLW-USA x 4812,5 2316-0005 CAN 14.10.07 CBC Northern Quebec Service, Sackville English RAD-USA 4815,0 2331- B 01.10.07 Radio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus Portuguese GBD-I

x 4824,5 2223-2300 PRU 17.11.07 La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos RLW-USA 4825,0 2324- B 01.10.07 Radio Educadora, Bragança Portuguese GBD-I

x 4826,5 1013-1020 PRU 21.10.07 Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, Cusco Spanish CB-USA x 4828,0 0030-0100 ZWE 16.11.07 ZBC, Gweru RLW-USA 4835,0 2132-2152 AUS 27.10.07 Radio VL8A, Alice Springs English 35332 CG-POR

x 4835,0 1136-1155 IND 13.11.07 AIR Gangtok (t), Sikkim Hindi RAD-USA 4835,6 1820-1910 MLI 02.10.07 RTVM, Bamako Vernacular RS-D

x 4840,0 0113-0140 IND 12.11.07 All India Radio, Mumbai, Maharashtra Hindi RAD-USA 4840,0 0120-0130 IND 28.10.07 All India Radio, Mumbai, Maharashtra Hindi 34333 KBJ-DNK 4845,2 0020- B 11.11.07 R Cultura Ondas Tropicais (t), Manaus Portuguese GBD-I 4855,6 0050-0115 GRC 07.10.07 UNID, 3rd Harmonic Greek 24212 AP-DNK

x 4860,0 0132-0210 IND 12.11.07 All India Radio, Delhi Hindi RAD-USA 4865,0 2319-2350 B 26.10.07 Radio Verdes Floretas (t) 44343 CG-POR

x 4875,9 1000-1025 BOL 13.10.07 Radio Estambul, Guayaramerin, Beni RLW-USA 4880,0 1830-1900* AFS 05.10.07 SW Radio Africa, Meyerton English 44433 RS-D 4885,0 0215-0225 B 12.11.07 R Difusora do Acreana, Rio Branco Portuguese 45333 AP-DNK 4885,0 0215- B 14.10.07 Radio Clube do Para, Belem Portuguese MAM-E

x 4894,9 0131-0218 B 13.11.07 R IPB Novo Tempo, Campo Grande, MS Portuguese RAD-USA x 4895,0 1202-1238 IND 13.11.07 All India Radio, Kurseong Hindi RAD-USA x 4905,0 1120-1124 CHN 04.10.07 Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet Vernacular RLW-USA x 4909,3 1113-1125 EQA 15.11.07 Radio Chaskis del Norte, Otavalo Spanish CB-USA 4910,0 2134-2150 AUS 27.10.07 Radio VL8T, Tennant Creek English CG-POR 4915,0 2125-2140 B 11.11.07 Radio CBN Anhangüera, Goiânia Portuguese 32332 AP-DNK 4915,0 0250- B 05.11.07 Radio Difusora, Macapa Portuguese GBD-I

x 4920,0 0052-0135 IND 12.11.07 All India Radio, Chennai Hindi RAD-USA 4925,0 2330- B 14.11.07 Radio Educaçao Rual, Tefe Portuguese 24322 AP-DNK 4925,0 2305- INS 01.10.07 Radio Republik Indonesia, Jambi Bahasa Indonesia GBD-I 4930,0 2135-2200 TKM 11.11.07 Turkmen Radio, Asgabat Turmen 33333 AP-DNK 4935,0 0522-0534 B 28.10.07 Raudio Capibaxiba, Victoria Portuguese 24322 MAM-E 4950,0 1624-1644 IND 28.10.07 AIR Srinagar - Kashmir Vernacular 35332 CG-POR 4950,0 2253-2306 AGL 27.10.07 Radio Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos Portuguese 24322 MAM-E

x 4950,0 1100- PRU 16.11.07 Radio Madre de Dios, Pt. Maldonado RLW-USA 4955,0 2246-2255 PRU 27.10.07 Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta Quechua 14321 MAM-E 4965,0 0125-0140 IND 24.10.07 All India Radio, Shimla Sanskrit (t) 35333 AP-DNK 4965,0 2301- ZMB 01.10.07 Voice Africa, Lusaka English GBD-I

x 4965,0 0030-0109 ZMB 31.10.07 Radio Christian Voice, Lusaka RAD-USA 4974,8 0635-0650 PRU 28.10.07 Radio del Pacifico, Lima Spanish 15321 MAM-E

4975,0 1615-1630 TJK 21.11.07 Voice of Russia via Yangiyul English 34332 KBJ-DNK 4976,0 2205-2237 UGA 17.11.07 Radio Uganda, Kampala English RLW-USA x 4980,0 0112-0113 CHN 11.11.07 PBS Xinjang, Urumqi Uhigur BC-USA


x 4990,0 0235-0305 SUR 12.11.07 Radio Apintie, Paramaribo Dutch RAD-USA 5005,0 2145-2155 GNE 11.11.07 R Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, Bata Vernacular 44333 AP-DNK

x 5010,0 0110-0136 IND 12.11.07 All India Radio, Thiruwananthapuram Hindi RAD-USA x 5014,2 1035-1120 PRU 18.11.07 Radio Altura, Cerro de Pasco Spanish RLW-USA x 5019,9 0945- SLM 04.10.07 SIBC, Honaira RLW-USA 5025,0 0020-0025 CUB 18.11.07 Radio Rebelde, Bauta Spanish 44343 KBJ-DNK x 5025,0 2027-2038 BEN 12.11.07 ORTB (t), Parakou French RAD-USA 5025,0 2050-2130 AUS 28.10.07 Radio VL8K, Katherine English 24332 RS-D

x 5030,0 2344-2400* BFA 16.10.07 RTV Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou French RAD-USA 5035,0 0005-0015 B 17.11.07 Radio Aparecida, Aparecida Portuguese 34232 CG-POR

x 5039,2 1042-1100 PRU 17.11.07 Radio Libertad, Junin CB-USA x 5040,0 16.11.07 UNID (more details – please e.g. time, ed) RLW-USA 5040,0 0044- IND 02.10.07 AIR Jeypore, Orissa GBD-I

x 5040,5 v 1132-1209 BMR 12.11.07 Radio Myanmar, Yangon Burmese RAD-USA 5050,0 1545-1600* CHN 16.10.07 PBS Guanxi, Nanning Vietnamese 25332 RS-D 5080,2 1652-1700 PAK 04.10.07 Radio Pakistan, Islamabad English 44433 RS-D

x 5130,0 2345- ARG 11.11.07 AM 1710, Buenos Aires (HARMONIC) Spanish 44444 ALS-ARG 5470,0 1918-1930 LBR 27.10.07 Radio Veritas, Monrovia English 24322 MAM-E

x 5580,3 2332- BOL 11.11.07 Radio San Jose , San Jose de Chiquitos Spanish 24322 ALS-ARG 5805,0 1453-1512 PIR 21.10.07 Radio Telestar South English 35433 RS-D

x 5910,0 1115-1125 CLM 18.10.07 La Voz de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda Spanish CB-USA 5910,0 0210- CLM 05.11.07 Radio Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda Spanish GBD-I

x 5915,0 2105-2110 09.11.07 RTV Algeria Arabic 34333 ALS-ARG x 5915,0 *0330-0347 ZMB 12.11.07 Zambia Broadcasting Corporation Vernacular RAD-USA x 5925,0 1125-1135 CHN 18.10.07 CPBS Chinese CB-USA x 5930,0 1130-1145 CTR 18.10.07 Radio Exterior de Espa

�a Spanish CB-USA

x 5939,2 1020-1030 PRU 03.11.07 Radio Melodia , Aequipa Spanish 22422 ALS-ARG x 5950,0 0905-0915 NZL 23.10.07 Radio New Zealand, Rangitaiki English CB-USA x 5952,4 0030-0040 BOL 07.11.07 Radio Pio XII, Siglo Veinte RLW-USA 5954,1 0100- CLA 11.11.07 Radio Republica GBD-I

x 5960,0 0935-1000 RUS 20.11.07 Radio Tikhy Okean Russian CB-USA 5965,0 *1300-1400* D 28.10.07 Radio Traumland Europa, Juelich German 55555 AP-DNK N 5965,0 *1300-1400* D 28.10.07 Radio Gloria International, Juelich (

Postfach 460143, 01246 Dresden, Germany )

German 55555 AP-DNK

x 5965,0 1300-1340 MLA 17.11.07 RTM, Kajang BM CB-USA x 5965,0 0725-0800 CVA 03.11.07 Radio Vaticana (t) CB-USA 5965,0 1300- D 04.11.07 MV Baltic Radio German GBD-I 5965,0 2355-0005 CUB 06.11.07 Radio Habana Cuba, Quivica Spanish 34333 KBJ-DNK

x 5967,9 0940-0955 BOL 15.10.07 Radio Nacional de Huanuni, Huanuni Spanish RLW-USA 5975,0 1510-1520 SNG 05.10.07 BBC, Kranji English 45544 RS-D 5975,0 2200-2230 GUF 04.10.07 BBC, Montsinery English 32332 RS-D

x 5980,0 *0356-0417 ETH 20.10.07 V of the Revolution of Tigray, Mmekele Amharic RAD-USA x 5990,0 0955-1000 B 20.11.07 Radio Senado de la Nacion, Brasilia Portuguese CB-USA 5995,0 1820-1910 MLI 02.10.07 RTV Malienne, Kati Vernacular 44333 RS-D

x 5996,4 2316-2330 BOL 09.11.07 Radio Loyola, Sucre Spanish 23432 ALS-ARG 6000,0 1945- USA 05.11.07 Family Radio, Okeechobee Italian GBD-I 6000,0 *2259-2330 SNG 09.11.07 Radio Corp. of Singapoore, Kranji Chinese 34233 KBJ-DNK 6000,0 *2330-2340 CUB 09.11.07 Radio Habana Cuba Spanish 33333 KBJ-DNK

x 6003,0 1104-1115 KOR 16.11.07 Radio Echo of Hope Korean CB-USA x 6005,0 1904-1931 SEY 12.11.07 BBC English RAD-USA x 6009,5 0947- CLM 04.10.07 La Voz de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda Spanish RLW-USA 6010,0 0918-0935 MEX 04.11.07 Nucleo Radio Mil, Mexico Spanish 14321 MAM-E 6010,0 0513-0640 B 28.10.07 Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte Portuguese 22222 MAM-E N 6010,0 1942-2025 LTU 29.10.07 IRIB, Radio Teheran, Sitkunai (t) English 45544 RS-D 6010,0 2100-2130 BHR 11.10.07 Radio Bahrein, Ras Hayan English 55544 RS-D

x 6019,4 0843-0900 B 22.10.07 Radio Victoria via Radio Capital Spanish CB-USA x 6030,0 0452-0511 IRN 12.11.07 IRIB, Radio Teheran (t) Farsi (t) RAD-USA x 6030,0 1225-1333 CAN 06.11.07 CFVP, Calgary RHW-USA 6035,0 *0000-0010 BTN 17.11.07 Bhutan Broadcasing Service, Thimbu Dzongkha 33333 AP-DNK 6035,0 0220- CLM 05.11.07 La Voz del Guaviare, HJOV, San Jose del Guaviare GBD-I N 6045,0 1245-1300* D 07.10.07 Radio Gloria International, Juelich German 55555 AP-DNK

x 6047,2 1114-1125 PRU 17.11.07 Radio Santa Rosa (t), Lima Spanish CB-USA x 6049,6 0958-1015 MLA 08.11.07 Asyik FM, Kuala Lumpur English CB-USA x 6049,7 1001-1010 MLA 20.11.07 Radio Malaysia, Sibu CB-USA 6049,7 1500-1530 MLA 08.10.07 Voice of Islam, Kajang BM 44433 RS-D


x 6055,0 0758-0810* SVK 22.10.07 Radio Slovakia International English CB-USA 6060,0 2336- ARG 26.10.07 Radio Nacional, General Pacheco Spanish 44432 CG-POR

x 6060,0 *0959-1100 CHN 09.11.07 PBS Sichuan, Chengdu Chinese RHW-USA x 6075,0 1128-1135 RUS 17.11.07 Radio Rossii, Arman Russian CB-USA x 6085,0 1010-1030 20.11.07 Radio Taiwan International (t) Mandarin CB-USA x 6090,0 1030-1040 CHN 20.11.07 CPBS, Ge`ermu Chinese CB-USA N 6090,0 *1900-1935 BLR 28.10.07 Belarus Radio German 44333 RS-D

x 6095,0 1000-1100 RUS 20.11.07 Voice of Russia, Irkutsk Korean CB-USA 6095,0 1600- NZL 07.10.07 Radio New Zealand, Rangitaiki English WB-D

x 6105,6 1003-1030 BOL 21.11.07 Radio Panamericana, La Paz Spanish CB-USA x 6114,9 0945-1000 PRU 23.10.07 Radio Union, Lima Spanish CB-USA 6130,0 1830-1915 SWZ 08.10.07 TWR, Müpangela Ranch Vernacular 55544 RS-D

x 6130,0 1152-1202 LAO 12.11.07 Lao National Radio, Vientiane Vernacular RAD-USA x 6134,8 1022-1030 BOL 21.11.07 Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CB-USA 6135,0 2330-0005- B 17.11.07 Radio Aparecida, Aparecida Portuguese 55444 CG-POR

x 6140,0 1100-1200 RUS 20.11.07 Voice of Russia (t) Vietnamese CB-USA x 6150,0 0930-1015 CHN 27.10.07 Firedrake CB-USA 6150,0 1458-1525 SNG 04.11.07 Mediacorp Radio English 22222 MAM-E 6155,0 0020- CLA 02.10.07 Radio Republica Spanish GBD-I

x 6160,0 1320-1340 CAN 13.11.07 Radio CKZN, St. Johns English RAD-USA 6165,0 2215-2230* TCD 05.10.07 RNT N`Djamena French 44444 AP-DNK 6165,0 2230-2300* VTN 05.10.07 Radio Dai Tieng Noi Huong, Xuam Mai H Mong 33333 AP-DNK 6165,0 2230-2340 BOL 05.10.07 Radio Logos (t), Santa Cruz de la Sierra Spanish 24232 AP-DNK 6170,0 1050-1325 FNL 06.10.07 Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat Finnish + E 35343 AP-DNK

x 6173,0 0002- PRU 15.11.07 Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco Spanish 33433 ALS-ARG x 6175,0 1110-1135 F 16.11.07 Radio France Internationale (t) French CB-USA 6185,0 0923-0955 MEX 04.11.07 Radio Educacion, Mexico City Spanish 34333 MAM-E 6185,0 2305-2320 B 16.11.07 Radio Nacional Amazonia, Brasilia Portuguese 33443 KBJ-DNK

x 6193,4 0007- PRU 15.11.07 Radio Cusco, Cusco Spanish 23322 ALS-ARG x 6200,0 1109-1120 CHN 18.10.07 Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet Vernacular CB-USA x 6220,0 2345-0006* PIR 11.11.07 Mystery Radio English RAD-USA N 6235,0 *1930-1940 RUS 29.10.07 Voice of Russia Slovak 34433 RS-D

x 6240,0 0347-0416 MDA 01.11.07 Voice of Russia RAD-USA 6250,0 1430-1440 KRE 17.11.07 Pyongyang BC Station, Pangsong Korean 33433 AP-DNK 6250,0 *1900-1930 EGY 29.10.07 Radio Cairo German 45333 RS-D 6255,0 0155- LTU 11.11.07 KBC Radio, Sitkunai GBD-I N 6260,0 1640-1726 PAK 30.10.07 Radio Pakistan, Islamabad Turkish 23332 RS-D N 6265,0 *1730-1830* LTU 30.10.07 IRIB, Radio Teheran German 45554 RS-D 6275,0 1716-1740 PIR 07.10.07 Radio Unterground International English 54544 RS-D 6280,0 1225-1225 PIR 06.10.07 Scotland Radio International Dutch +E 54544 RS-D

x 6285,0 1202-1335 KRE 12.11.07 KCBS Korean RAD-USA x 6290,0 0017-0115 EGY 31.10.07 Radio Cairo Arabic RAD-USA x 6295,0 2227-2246 PIR 14.10.07 Reflections Europe RAD-USA 6300,0 0750- CLA 04.11.07 National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic GBD-I 6306,0 1330-1417 PIR 21.10.07 Radio Bornbares International Dutch + E 34333 RS-D

x 6335,0 0418-0502 CLA 13.11.07 Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, Salah al-Din Kurdish RAD-USA 6398,7 1430- KRE 17.11.07 KCBS, Kanggye Korean 23222 AP-DNK 6400,0 0803- PIR 04.11.07 Weekend Music Radio GBD-I

x 7110,0 0402-0435 ETH 12.11.07 Radio Ethiopia, Gedja Dera Amharic RAD-USA 7155,0 1930-1950 THA 18.10.07 Radio Thailand, Udorn Thani English 54544 RS-D 7165,0 1244- CHN 09.11.07 Nei Menggu PBS, Hohot Chinese MGR-HOL

x 7210,0 0347-0402 ETH 12.11.07 Radio Fana Amharic RAD-USA x 7210,0 0308-0329* G 24.10.07 BBC, Rampisham Swahili RAD-USA x 7215,0 0338-0345* AFS 09.11.07 Trans World Radio, Meyerton Sidamo RAD-USA 7230,0 1203-1224 BFA 28.10.07 Radio Burkina,Ouagadougou French 35443 CG-POR 7235,0 2335-2400 SNG 10.11.07 Radio Warna, Singapore BM 34333 KBJ-DNK 7245,0 *1700-1725 TJK 05.10.07 Radio Tajikistan, Yangiyul English 44443 RS-D

x 7250,0 1850-1910 CVA 12.11.07 Radio Vaticana, Santa Maria Galeria Slovak RAD-USA 7260,0 *2300-2330 MNG 17.10.07 Mongolian National Radio 2, Khonkhor,

Ulaanbaatar Mongolian 22322 AP-DNK

7270,0 1226- CHN 09.11.07 Nei Menggu PBS, Hohot Chinese MGR-HOL x 7275,0 0518-0530* TUN 14.10.07 RTT, Sfax Arabic RAD-USA 7330,0 0940-1100* RUS 17.11.07 Radiostansiya Tikhy Okean, Vladivostok Russian 25232 AP-DNK 7400,0 *0730-0800* BUL 18.11.07 Radio Bulgaria English 55545 AP-DNK N 7540,0 *1500-1945 CLA 28.10.07 Voice of Mesopotamia / Denge

Mezopotamya, Mayak Kurdish 55444 AP-DNK


7811,0 0450-0505 USA 24.10.07 AFN, Key West ( USB ) English 25332 RS-D 9290,0 *1500-1600* LVA 28.10.07 Latvia Today, Ulbroka English 55555 AP-DNK

x 9290,0 0940-1000* LVA 03.11.07 Radio Joystick RLW-USA 9370,0 1025-1045 USA 06.11.07 Radio WTJC, Newport English 24232 KBJ-DNK 9400,0 *0730-0800* BUL 18.11.07 Radio Bulgaria International, Plovdiv English 55554 AP-DNK

9425.0 2305-2315 IND 15.11.07 AIR Bengaluru Hindi 33433 KBJ-DNK x 9500,0 1020-1035 CHN 21.10.07 China National Radio 1 (t), Shijazhuang Chinese CB-USA 9500,0 1940-1950 AUS 02.10.07 Radio National, Shepperton English 55444 RS-D 9504,9 2155-2212 B 28.10.07 Radio Record, Sao Paulo Portuguese 23332 RS-D

x 9515,0 1100-1130* ROU 20.10.07 Radio Romania Internationale German CB-USA 9515,0 0829-0845 B 27.10.07 Radio Nova de Paz, Curitiba Portuguese CG-POR 9525,0 1700- INS 07.10.07 Voice of Indonesia, Cimanggis Spanish WB-D 9525,0 0720-0730 LBR 11.11.07 Star Radio ,Monrovia English 44444 BV-DNK

x 9525,0 0745-0756* ASC 07.11.07 Cotton Tree News, Ascension Vernacular RHW-USA x 9545,0 0838-0845 G 27.10.07 Deutsche Welle German CB-USA 9560,9 1231- ETH 27.10.07 Voice of Ethiopia, Gedja Somali (t) 24331 CG-POR 9565,0 0710-0745 B 28.10.07 Radio Tupi, Curitiba, Parana Portuguese 34333 MAM-E 9565,0 2315-2325 B 29.10.07 Radio Tupi, Curitiba, Parana Portuguese 24232 KBJ-DNK 9570,0 2300-2305 PHL 17.10.07 Voice of America, Poro (t) English 43433 KBJ-DNK

x 9595,0 1124- J 24.10.07 Nikkei Radio Broadcasting Corporation, Nagara

Japanese CB-USA

x 9599,3 2307-2345 MEX 11.11.07 Radio Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico UNAM, Radio XEYU

Spanish RAD-USA

x 9600,0 2342-2400* CVA 10.10.07 Radio Vaticana, Santa Maria di Galeria Vietnamese RAD-USA x 9615,0 1015-1030 PHL 05.10.07 Radio Veritas Asia (t), Palauig Vernacular CB-USA 9615,0 0907-0920 B 28.10.07 Radio Cultura, Sao Paulo Portuguese 24322 MAM-E 9615,0 1907-1940 NZL 20.10.07 Radio New Zealand International,

Rangitaiki English 32432 RS-D

x 9624,8 2002-2012 BOL 13.10.07 Radio Fides, La Paz Spanish ALS-ARG 9630,0 0935-0950 B 04.11.07 Radio Aparecida, Aparecida Portuguese 24322 MAM-E

x 9635,0 *0357-0432 AFS 08.11.07 Radio Okapi, Meyerton French RAD-USA x 9645,3 0900-0915 B 27.10.07 Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo Portuguese CB-USA x 9650,0 0845-0900 KRE 28.10.07 Voice of Korea Japanese CB-USA 9660,0 0736- AUS 12.10.07 Radio Australia, Branton English 2 WB-D

x 9665,0 0858-0910 B 28.10.07 Radio Exterior de Espa�

a (t) Spanish CB-USA 9665,0 1300-1320 KRE 24.10.07 KCBS, Sariwon Bangsong Korean 34333 RS-D 9675,0 2220-2240 B 25.10.07 Radio Cancão Nova, Cachoeira Paulista Portuguese 34333 KBJ-DNK

x 9680,0 0900-0940 INS 28.10.07 Radio Republik Indonesia. Cimanggis Bahasa Indonesia CB-USA x 9680,0 0900-0950 USA 28.10.07 Radio WYFR, Okeechobee French CB-USA 9690,0 *1000-1015 NIG 09.10.07 Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu English 34322 RS-D 9695,0 1007-1015 B 14.10.07 Radio Rio Mar, Manaus Portuguese 24322 MAM-E

x 9720,0 1120-1130 PRU 15.11.07 Radio Victoria, Lima Spanish CB-USA 9735,0 *0500-0510 CLA 23.10.07 Darfur Salaam, Moosbrunn Arabic 35333 AP-DNK 9740,0 1210-1230 SNG 09.10.07 BBC, Kranji English 44433 RS-D 9744,6 1350-1459 BHR 06.11.07 Radio Bahrein Arabic RS-D

x 9745,0 *1828-1915* AFS 03.11.07 TWR, Mayerton English RAD-USA x 9765,0 0835-0845 RUS 27.10.07 Radiostanzija Tikkye Okean, Vladivostok Russian CB-USA x 9780,0 1050-1100 TWN 08.10.07 Radio Taiwan International Chinese CB-USA 9780,0 *1800-1815 YEM 09.10.07 Republic of Yemen Radio English 2 RS-D 9820,0 2140-2200 CHN 19.10.07 China Business Radio, Xi’an, Shanxi Chinese 34343 KBJ-DNK N 9825,0 1258-1405 CLA 28.10.07 Miraya FM E+ Arabic 55555 AP-DNK 9905,0 *1458-1510 PAL 20.10.07 Radio Free Asia Chinese 43543 RS-D 9950,0 1005-1015 UKR 15.11.07 Radio Ukraine International, Kharkiv English 55444 KBJ-DNK 9965,0 1420-1500 PAL 05.10.07 T8BZ, Medorn Chinese 55444 RS-D 9975,0 1150-1210 GUM 24.10.07 Radio KTWR, Agana, Merizo Island Vietnamese 35443 RS-D

x 10320,0 0900-0915 HWA 08.10.07 AFRTS, Lualualei, AFN Network, Pearl Harbor, USB!

English CB-USA

11530,0 1330-2500* MDA 28.10.07 Denge Mezopotamya, Maiac Kurdish 45444 AP-DNK x 11610,0 *0357-0425 CLA 09.11.07 Voice of People, Talata Volondry Vernacular RAD-USA 11655,0 1210-1223 CUB 04.11.07 Radio Rebelde Spanish 23222 MAM-E

x 11690,0 1356-1410 JOR 14.10.07 Radio Jordan, Amman English RAD-USA 11720,0 1205-1215 FNL 06.10.07 Skandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat Finnish +E 35343 AP-DNK 11735,0 0901-0920 B 28.10.07 Radio Transmundial, Santa Maria Portuguese 34333 MAM-E 11765,0 0800-1100 ALS 12.10.07 Radio KNLS, Anchor Point Mandarin WB-D 11785,0 2158-2204 B 27.10.07 Radio Guaiba, Porto Alegre Portuguese 24322 MAM-E 11815,0 0544-0610 B 28.10.07 ZYE 440, Radio Brazil Central, Goiânia Portuguese 44444 MAM-E


11855,0 2205-2209 B 27.10.07 Radio Aparecida, Aparecida Portuguese 24322 MAM-E 11870,0 1430-1450 PHL 20.10.07 Radio Veritas Asia, Palauig Hindi 34333 RS-D 11900,0 *1500-1600* CLA 28.10.07 Tensae Ethiopia, Voice of Unity, Armavir Amharic 35434 AP-DNK 11905,0 1244-1400 CLN 08.10.07 SLBC, Ekala Hindi (t) 45333 RS-D 11915,0 2212-2223 B 27.10.07 Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre Portuguese 21221 MAM-E 11925,0 1103-1110 B 04.11.07 Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo Portuguese 23322 MAM-E 11960,0 1200-1210 MLI 04.11.07 ORTM , Kati French 22222 MAM-E 12015,0 0500- CLA 23.10.07 Darfur Salaam Arabic 15222 AP-DNK 12085,0 1000-1010 MNG 04.11.07 Voice of Mongolia, Khonkhor English 23322 MAM-E 12125,0 *1530-1545 AFS 15.10.07 FEBA, Meyerton Vernacular 54444 RS-D

x 13363,5 2105- ARG 13.10.07 Radio Continental, LS4 Spanish ALS-ARG 13600,0 1600-1700* THA 15.10.07 Voice of America English 35232 RS-D 13635,0 1710-1720 AUS 15.10.07 CVC International, Darwin English 54444 RS-D

x 15120,0 1403-1415 17.11.07 Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty Kazakh CB-USA x 15130,0 1408-1420 17.11.07 Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty Russian CB-USA x 15205,0 1411-1425 D 17.11.07 Voice of America, Lampertheim English CB-USA x 15275,0 1917-1935 POR 03.11.07 Deutsche Welle, Sines English RAD-USA 15345,0 2110-2120 ARG 19.10.07 RAE, General Pacheco German 44333 KBJ-DNK

x 15345,4 v 0122-0150 ARG 12.11.07 Radio Nacional, Buenos Aries Spanish RHW-USA x 15370,0 1420-1430 CUB 17.11.07 Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta Spanish CB-USA 15400,0 1150-1205 AUS 17.10.07 Radio HCJB, Kununurra English 45333 RS-D

x 15476,0 2032-2058* ATA 12.11.07 LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza

Spanish RAD-USA

N 15645,0 *1500-1510 CLA 24.10.07 Tensae Ethiopia, Voice of Unity Radio Amharic (t) 33433 AP-DNK N 15665,0 2040-2045 CLA 09.11.07 Voice of Biafra International, via WHRA,

Greenbush English 34333 ALS-ARG

15675,0 *1400-1405 CLA 15.11.07 Southern Sudan Interactive R. Instruction English 45444 AP-DNK x 17700,0 1255-1315 G 13.10.07 Radio Solh, Rampisham CB-USA x 21695,0 1406-1559* LBY 14.10.07 Voice of Africa, Tripoli English RAD-USA

Thank you very much to the following 15 active SW T ips contributors:

ALS-ARG : Arnaldo Leonel Slaen x ARG AP-DNK : Anker Petersen DNK AOR AR7030PLUS 28 m lw BV-DNK : Bjarke Vestesen DNK Ten-Tec RX340, NRD-525 mod. 50m backsloop W…. CB-USA : Chuck Charles Bolland x USA NRD 545 CG-POR : Carlos L.R.de Assunção Goncalves POR DRAKE R-8E, JRC NRD-545. 13 dB

Wellbrook amp. several

GBD-I : Giampiero Bernardini I CiaoRadio, SDR-14, TenTec/GW RX321

T2FD

GW-INS : Gerhard Werdin x INS Sony ICF 7600 10 m lw KBJ-DNK : Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen DNK R-5000, R-390 A 30 m Alpha Delta DX… MAM-E : Manuel Méndez E MGR-HOL : Martien Groot HOL RAD-USA : Richard A. d'Angelo x USA Drake R-8, HF-150, Ten-Tec RX-340 AD Sloper, ANC-4… RHW-USA : Ron Howard x USA NRD 535 D Dymek vertical RLW-USA : Robert L. C. ( Bob ) Wilkner x USA NRD 535, ICOM R75, NRD 535D,

Sony 2010, ICOM 746Pro Dipoles

RS-D : Roland Schulze D Lextronix E1, Sony ICF 2001 D. magnetic loop Degen.. WB-D : Wolfgang Büschel D Sony 2010, R-1000, AOR 7030, Drake

SPR-4 12 m lw, Yaesu FRT 7700

EDXC Conference 2007 in Lugano, where the participants arrived accompanied by piano music by Tibor.


World News EDITED BY NOEL R. GREEN 14, Marsden Rd Blackpool Lancs England FY4 3BZ E-Mail : [email protected] ARMENIA PRA (Voice of Armenia) FS on 1314. I could confirm Azeri 1345 parallel 4810. So a change in the schedule again: 0430-0500 Farsi 864 4810 1345-1400 Azeri 1314 4810 1400-1415 Azeri [mtwtf] 1314 4810 1400-1415 Turkish [ss] 1314 4810 1415-1430 Turkish 1314 4810 1430-1500 Kurdish 1314 4810 1600-1630 Kurdish 1395 4810 1700-1730 Kurdish 1395 1730-1745 Assyrian 1395 1900-1930 Arabic 4810 open dx, via Mauno Ritola-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 2 AUSTRALI A Radio Australia B07 Schedule From Excel spreadsheet, Radio Australia, except lines marked "HFCC" that are from HFCC public data Language (La): E=English : E2=English for Asia : IN=Indonesian M=Mandarin Chinese : TP=Tok Pisin BB=BBC World Service Relay Transmitter (Tx): SHP=Shepparton : BRA=Brandon : DRW=Darwin (CVC) TWN=Taiwan (RTI) Start,End: Time in UTC Azi: Beam azimuth in degrees kHz Start End La Tx Azi kW ============================= 5995 0800 0900 E BRA 010 010 5995 0900 1100 TP BRA 010 010 5995 1100 1200 E BRA 010 010 5995 1200 1400 E BRA 010 010 DRM 5995 1400 1800 E SHP 030 100 6020 0900 1100 TP SHP 030 100 6020 1100 1400 E SHP 030 100 6080 1400 1800 E2 SHP 334 100 6080 1800 2000 E SHP 005 100 6080 2000 2100 TP SHP 005 100 6080 2000 2100 E SHP 005 100 7240 1400 1700 E SHP 050 100 7240 1800 2000 E SHP 030 100 7240 2000 2100 TP SHP 030 100 Mo-Fr 7240 2000 2100 E SHP 030 100 Sa-Su 9475 0700 1300 E2 SHP 329 100 9475 1300 1430 M SHP 329 100 9475 1430 1900 E2 SHP 329 100 9500 1900 2200 E2 SHP 329 100 9560 1100 1400 E SHP 353 100 9580 0800 1400 E SHP 070 100 9580 1700 2000 E SHP 070 100 9590 0800 1600 E SHP 030 100 9630 2200 2330 IN DRW 290 250 HFCC 9660 2100 2200 E BRA 010 010 9660 2200 2300 BB BRA 010 010 9660 2300 0800 E BRA 010 010 9710 0700 0900 E SHP 353 100 9710 0900 1100 TP SHP 353 100 9710 1600 2000 E SHP 030 100 11650 2000 2200 E SHP 030 100 11660 1300 1430 M SHP 329 100 11660 1430 1700 E2 SHP 329 100 11660 2000 2200 E SHP 070 100 11695 2100 2200 E2 SHP 329 100

11695 2200 2330 IN SHP 329 100 11745 0500 0530 IN TWN 11760 1300 1430 M TWN 11825 1300 1430 M DRW 340 250 11840 2200 2400 E2 DRW 317 250 HFCC says 12010 11880 0700 1300 E2 SHP 329 100 11880 1700 2100 E SHP 050 100 12080 2300 0900 E BRA 080 010 12080 0900 1100 TP BRA 080 010 12080 1100 1200 E BRA 080 010 DRM 12080 2000 2100 TP BRA 080 010 Mo-Fr 12080 2000 2100 E BRA 080 010 Sa-Su 12080 2100 2200 E BRA 080 010 12080 2200 2300 BB BRA 080 010 13630 0500 0900 E SHP 050 100 13630 2100 2300 E SHP 065 100 13690 2300 0700 E SHP 353 100 15160 0500 0800 E SHP 065 100 15180 0000 0030 IN DRW 290 250 HFCC 15180 0400 0430 IN DRW 290 250 HFCC 15180 0500 0530 IN DRW 290 250 HFCC 15180 0600 0630 IN DRW 290 250 HFCC 15230 2200 2400 E SHP 030 100 15240 0000 0800 E SHP 030 100 15240 2200 2400 E2 TWN 15415 0000 0030 IN SHP 329 100 15415 0030 0400 E2 SHP 329 100 15415 0400 0430 IN SHP 329 100 15415 0430 0500 E2 SHP 329 100 15415 0500 0530 IN SHP 329 100 15415 0530 0600 E2 SHP 329 100 15415 0600 0630 IN SHP 329 100 Mo-Fr 15415 0600 0630 E2 SHP 329 100 Sa-Su 15415 0630 0700 IN SHP 329 100 15415 2200 2330 IN SHP 329 100 15415 2330 2400 E2 SHP 329 100 15515 0200 0500 E SHP 070 100 15515 2100 2300 E SHP 030 100 15560 2200 2400 E SHP 070 100 17715 0000 0200 E SHP 070 100 17750 2330 0700 E2 SHP 329 100 17775 0000 0130 E2 DRW 317 250 17795 2300 0200 E SHP 050 100 21725 0200 0500 E SHP 355 100 xxxxx 0400 0430 IN TWN xxxxx 0600 0630 IN DRW Eike Bierwirth via DXLDy AUSTRIA Radio Austria 1 International in B-07 0500-2308 6155 : 0500-1830 13730 : 1830-2308 5945 Monday-Friday: 2155 Noticiero de Austria/News in Spanish Monday: 1305, Tuesday – Friday: 13:45 UTC Report from Austria Saturday, Sunday 13:00 and 13:30 News in German; 13:05 The Week in Review and 13:35 Insight Central Europe (ICE) WORLDWIDE - SHORT WAVE Middle East 0600-0700 17870 except Sunday 0600 and 0630 News in German; 06:05 and 06:35 The Week in Review America East 0030-0100 7325 Monday: 0033 The Week in Review Tuesday to Friday: 0030 News in Spanish; 0043 Report from Aus-tria; Saturday: 0043 Insight Central Europe Sunday: 0033 Insight Central Europe America West 1600-1700 13675 Monday: 1605 and 1645 Report from Austria; Tuesday to Friday: 1615 and 1630 Report from Austria Saturday, Sunday: 1605 The Week in Review, 16:30 Insight Central Europe Central America 0000-0030 7325 Monday: 0005 The Week in Review Tuesday to Friday: 0013 Report from Austria Saturday: 00:13 UTC Insight Central Europe Sunday: 00:05 UTC The Week in Review South America 2330-2400 9870


Monday: 2335 The Week in Review Tuesday to Friday: 2343 Report from Austria; Saturday: 2343 Insight Central Europe Sunday: 2335 Insight Central Europe Asia / Australia 1300-1400 17715 Monday: 1305 and 1345 Report from Austria; Tuesday to Friday: 1315 and 1330 Report from Austria Saturday, Sunday: 1305 and 1330 The Week in Review Jaisakthivel, Ardic DX Club, Chennai, India Via Barbara VOLFING, [email protected]

BELGIUM Radio Vlaanderen International B07 schedule All in Flemish (Dutch) [same as B06] South and Southeast Europe: 0700-0800 13685 1800-1900 5960 South and Southwest Europe: 0800-0900 9790 1900-2000 6040 Also on MW 1512 from 0500 to 2310. From RVI brochure received in P-mail Oct. 18 Bernie O'Shea, Ottawa, Ontario, DX LISTENING DIGEST BULGARIA Winter B-07 from 281007 of RADIO BULGARIA ALBANIAN e-mail: <albanian @ bnr.bg> 0630-0700 Mon-Fri Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 0700-0800 Sat/Sun Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 1200-1230 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1700-1730 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 2000-2100 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 747 BULGARIAN e-mail: <bulgarian @ bnr.bg> 0100-0200 North America 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 0100-0200 South America 7300 P250/245 9500 P250/258 0530-0600 Mon-Fri Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 0530-0600 Mon-Fri EaEurope 7400 S100/030 9400 S100/030 0530-0600 Mon-Fri WeEurope 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 0500-0600 Sat/Sun Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 0500-0600 Sat/Sun EaEurope 7400 S100/030 9400 S100/030 0500-0600 Sat/Sun WeEurope 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 1100-1130 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1100-1130 East Europe 11600 S100/030 13600 S100/030 1100-1130 West Europe 11700 P500/306 15700 P500/306 1300-1500 Balkans 1224 1300-1500 West Europe 11700 P500/306 15700 P500/306 1600-1700 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 1600-1700 East Europe 7200 S100/030 9400 S100/030 1600-1700 Middle East 9400 P500/126 1600-1700 South Africa 17500 P500/185 1900-2000 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224, 747 1900-2100 Middle East 9700 P250/115 1900-2100 West Europe 9700 P250/306 ENGLISH e-mail: <english @ bnr.bg> 0000-0100 North America 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 0300-0400 North America 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 0730-0800 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 1230-1300 West Europe 11700 P500/306 15700 P500/306 1830-1900 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 2200-2300 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 FRENCH e-mail: <french @ bnr.bg> 0200-0300 North America 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 0700-0730 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 1200-1230 West Europe 11700 P500/306 15700 P500/306 1800-1830 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 2100-2200 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 GERMAN e-mail: <german @ bnr.bg> 0630-0700 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 1130-1200 West Europe 11700 P500/306 15700 P500/306 1730-1800 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 2000-2100 West Europe 7400 P500/295 9400 P500/306 GREEK e-mail: <greek @ bnr.bg> 0600-0630 Mon-Fri Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 0600-0700 Sat/Sun Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 1130-1200 Balkans 5900 P250/248

1730-1800 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 747 2100-2200 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 747 RUSSIAN e-mail: <russian @ bnr.bg> 0000-0100 Central Asia 9700 P250/045 0400-0500 East Europe 7400 S100/030 9400 S100/030 1224 0600-0630 East Europe 7400 S100/030 9400 S100/030 1130-1200 East Europe 11600 S100/030 13600 S100/030 1500-1600 East Europe 7200 S100/030 9400 S100/030 1224 1500-1600 Central Asia 7200 P250/045 1700-1730 East Europe 7400 S100/030 9400 S100/030 1900-2000 East Europe 7400 S100/030 9400 S100/030 SERBIAN e-mail: <serbian @ nbnr.bg> 0700-0730 Mon-Fri Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 0800-0900 Sat/Sun Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 1230-1300 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1800-1830 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 747 2200-2300 Balkans 5900 P250/248 1224 747 SPANISH e-mail: <spanish @ bnr.bg> 0000-0100 South America 7300 P250/245 9500 P250/258 0200-0300 South America 7300 P250/245 9500 P250/258 0200-0300 Central America 9700 P250/295 0700-0730 South Europe 7200 P250/260 9500 P250/260 1200-1230 South Europe 11600 P250/260 13600 P250/260 1730-1800 South Europe 7200 P250/260 9600 P250/260 2200-2300 South Europe 6200 P250/260 9700 P250/260 TURKISH e-mail: <turkish @ bnr.bg> 0600-0630 Middle East 6100 P250/115 7200 P250/140 1100-1130 Middle East 7200 P250/140 9700 P250/115 1830-1900 Middle East 5900 P250/248 9700 P250/115 1224 747 Addr: 4, Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1040 Sofia and P.O.Box 900, 1000 Sofia. Tel: +359 2 933 66 33; fax: +359 2 865 05 60 Website: <www.bnr.bg> Program Director: Angel Nedyalkov e-mail: <[email protected]> Freqncy Manager: Ivo Ivanov e-mail: <[email protected]> MW: Petrich (G.C: 23.18E/41.42N) 747 500kW non-dir Vidin (G.C: 22.40E/43.49N) 1224 500kW 2050 SW: P=Plovdiv (G.C: 24.42E/42.10N) 2 x 500kW, 3 x 250kW S=Sofia (G.C: 23.13E/42.49N) 2 x 100kW, 2 x 050kW V=Varna (G.C: 27.40E/43.03N) 2 x 100kW Radio Varna 2200-2400 Sunday Black Sea 6000 V100/ND 0000-0400 Monday Black Sea 6000 V100/ND R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Oct 15 CUBA One thing I out pointed was that the English broadcast at 2030-2130 is missing from the schedule, and I just reconfirmed Sat Oct 20 that it is indeed still on the air, when checked at 2114 as Arnie Coro was wrapping up DXers Unlimited with brief propa-gation note. 9505 is much weaker here than 11760, but 9505 leads 11760 which has a slight delay by comparison due to differ-ent transmitter sites and/or feed routing. I also reconfirmed that the 2300 English broadcast is only on 9550, not 9505 as in the sched-ule. Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST CZECH REPUBLIC . Radio Prague 28 Oct -29 Mar 2008: CZECH 0930-0957 11600 SW Eur 21745 E Africa/M East 1030-1057 15710 S Asia 21745 W Africa 1200-1227 11640 N Europe 17545 S Asia/Australia 1330-1357 6055 C Europe 7345 W Europe 1630-1657 5930 W Europe 15710 C&W Africa 1830-1857 5930 W Europe 9400 Asia/Australia 2030-2057 5930 W Europe 9430 S&E As/Australia 2200-2227 5930 SW Eur/SAm 9435 SAm/SW Eur 0030-0057 5930 S America 7345 N America 0230-0257 6200 N America 7345 S America 0330-0357 6200 N America 7345 ENGLISH 0100-0127 6200 N America 7345 0200-0227 6200 N America 7345 0400-0427 5990 Nam[ W ] *4) 6200 N America 7345 0430-0457 9890 100/100kW E Africa/SW Asia 0800-0827 7345 NW Europe 9860


1000-1029 9955 Car/ SAm *3) 15710 S Asia 21745 W Africa 1130-1157 11640 N Europe 17545 E Africa/M East 1330-1357 9750 C Europe [Fri, Sat DRM] *1) 1400-1429 11600 S Asia 13580 N America 1500-1527 7385 N America (central part) *3) 1700-1727 5930 NW Eur 15710 C&W Africa 1800-1827 5930 NW Eur 9400 Asia/ Australia 2100-2127 5930 NWEu (NAm) 9430 S&E As/Australia 2230-2257 5930 N America 9435 C&W Africa 2330-2357 5930 N America 7345 FRENCH 0700-0727 5930 W Europe 7345 SW Europe 0830-0857 9860 W Europe 11600 SW Europe 1430-1457 11600 SW Eur 13580 N Africa 1730-1757 5930 W Europe 15710 C Africa 1930-1957 5930 W Europe 9430 SWEu/NWAf 2300-2327 5930 N America 7345 GERMAN 0730-0757 5930 W Europe 7345 100 Europe 1100-1127 7345 C Europe 9880 100 W Europe 1300-1327 6055 C Europe 7345 100 W Europe 1300-1327 9750 C Europe [Fri, Sat DRM] *1) 1600-1627 5930 W Europe 1730-1757 5940 W Europe *2) RUSSIAN 0500-0527 5980 E Europe 9890 E Europe / SW As 1230-1257 6055 E Europe 17545 E Europe / SW As 1530-1557 5930 E Europe 9450 E Europe / SW As 1900-1927 5830 E Europe *6) 1530-1557 5930 E Europe 9450 E Europe / SW As 1900-1927 5830 E Europe *6) SPANISH 0900-0927 11600 SW Europe 15255 1030-1057 9955 Caribbean/ S America 1500-1527 11600 SW Europe 13580 1900-1927 5930 SW Europe 9430 2000-2027 5930 SW Europe 9430 2130-2157 5930 SW Europe/Sam 9435 2330-2357 6000 Car/ Sam *4) 0000-0027 5930 S America 7345 11665 *6) 0130-0157 6200 C America 7345 0300-0327 6200 C America 7345 S America 0530-0557 9955 Caribbean/ S America *3) Transmitters at Litomyl 100kW 16E10 49N48.exc.for relays: *1) via Rampisham 35kW, 02W38 50N48 *2) via Krasnodar 250kW, 39E00 45N02 : *3) via Miami 50kW, 80W22 25N54 *4) via Sackville 250kW, 64W19 45N53 *5) via Ascension 250kW, 14W23 07S54 *6) via Duchanbé 250kW, 68E50 38N40 Oct WWDXC DX Magazine via DXLD Additional transmission of Radio Prague via VT Communications: 0100-0127 on 11665 ASC 250 kW 2450 to SoAm in Spanish 0200-0227 on 5995 SAC 250 kW 268o to NoAm in English 1100-1127 on 17515 ASC 250 kW 0650 to WeAf in French DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Nov 19 via DXLD EGYPT B-07 Radio Cairo schedule 6140 0045 0200 12,13NW ABS 250 282 Spanish 6225 1600 1800 29,39N ABS 250 5 Turkish 6225 1800 1900 29 ABS 250 0 Russian 6250 1500 2245 27,28 ABS 250 325 as below Turkish/Italian/Albanian/German/French/English 6270 1600 1800 40 ABZ 250 90 Urdu 6290 0000 0300 7-9,27,28 ABS 250 325 Arabic 6290 1100 2400 7-9,27,28 ABZ 250 315 Arabic 7270 0045 0330 7-9 ABZ 250 330 Spanish/Eng 7325 2000 2200 55,59 ABZ 250 90 Arabic 9345 2030 2230 46,47 ABS 250 241 French 9360 2215 2330 13,15 ABZ 250 270 Portuguese 9360 2330 0200 13-15 ABZ 250 270 Arabic/Span 9420 1800 2100 46,47 ABS 250 241 Hausa 9465 2300 0430 6,7 ABZ 250 330 Arabic

9600 0045 0200 12,13NW ABS 250 252 Spanish 9735 2330 0045 13 ABS 250 241 Arabic 9960 1900 0030 48,53 ABZ 100 160 Arabic 11540 1500 1600 30 ABZ 250 50 Ozbaki 11560 1330 1530 30S,40N ABZ 100 70 Persian 11620 1430 1600 40NE ABZ 250 61 Pashto 11740 1600 1900 47,52,57 ABZ 150 180 English 13815 1500 1600 30 ABZ 250 50 Ozbaki 15115 0700 1100 46,47 ABZ 100 250 Arabic 15155 1600 1900 48,53 ABZ 100 160 Somali 15170 1015 1215 39 ABZ 250 90 Arabic 15285 1300 1600 46,47,52 ABS 250 241 Arabic 15375 1900 2030 46,47,52 ABZ 100 250 English 15810 1230 1400 49,54 ABS 250 106 Indonesian 17810 1530 1730 48,53 ABZ 100 170 Sawahili 17835 1215 1330 41,49 ABZ 250 90 English Paul Gager-D A-DX Oct 19 via Wolfgang Büschel ETHIOPIAN JAMMING HITS VOICE OF AMERICA, DEUTSCHE WELLE BBC Monitoring (BBCM) can confirm that two major Western broadcasters are suffering consistent jamming of their trans-missions to Ethiopia. Jamming is deliberate interference aimed at preventing the target broadcast from being heard. The standard technique is to transmit an irritating noise or continuous music on the same channel as the target. In the latest media development to hit the Horn of Africa, the scene of numerous “radio wars” over the past quarter-century, shortwave broadcasts from Washington-based Voice of America (VOA) and Germany’s Deutsche Welle (DW) are now being jammed. In both cases, the target of the jamming is radio programmes in Amharic, the lingua franca and main official language of Ethiopia. VOA is also suffering jamming of another of its regional language services. The deliberate interference appears to have started in the first half of this month, possibly on or around 12 November. VOA and Cologne-based DW are funded by the US and Ger-man governments to broadcast radio and TV programmes to for-eign audiences. The moves against the VOA and DW follow inten-sification by Ethiopia of its jamming of broadcasts from neighbour-ing Eritrea. The jamming of Eritrean state radio, the latest episode of which began in summer 2007, was stepped up in late Septem-ber and early October, BBCM observed at the time. Details of the jammed broadcasts The VOA’s daily one-hour (1800-1900 ) service in Amharic is now being jammed. According to the opposition website Ethiopian Review - http://www.ethiopianreview.com - the jamming of VOA began on 12 November. BBCM observations have confirmed the presence of jamming signals on at least three of the five frequen-cies used by the VOA. The direction whence the jamming origi-nates (established by the use of directional aerials) is consistent with the signals being transmitted from within Ethiopia. VOA currently uses 9320, 9860, 11675, 11905 and 13870 for its Amharic service. The service is not streamed on the Internet, but audio of recent broadcasts is available at http://www.voanews.com/horn On 19 November, VOA’s service in another major Ethiopian language, Oromo, was also observed to be jammed. VOA’s Oromo service broadcasts at 1730-1800 gmt, immediately before the Amharic transmission and on the same frequencies. DW’s daily one-hour (1400-1500 gmt) service in Amharic is also being jammed. Noise interference has been observed on two of DW’s shortwave frequencies (11645 and 15640 kHz). DW recently added a third frequency (15660 kHz). At the start of its Amharic programme on 19 November it announced that this had been done in response to the jamming. The lead item in the news bulletin that followed was that the Ethiopian government had conducted air raids on villages in the Ogaden region in the southeast of the country. DW maintains a multimedia website for its Amharic service at http://www2.dw-world.de/amharic Opposition broadcasts Ethiopia has also jammed various private opposition radio broad-casts. The country has been targeted for many years by such op-erators, which hire airtime (generally an hour a day or on certain


days of the week) from commercial shortwave trans-mission facili-ties, including those based in Germany and the former Soviet Un-ion. The number and identity of such broad-casts, and their schedules, often varies, depending on the availability of funds to hire short wave airtime. Eritrea is also targeted by private opposition short wave stations. Source: BBC Monitoring research 16-19 Nov 07)(November 20th, 20 07 - 11:07 UTC by Andy, Media Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1383 , DXLD FINLAND YFR (Family Radio) test on SW via Pori Finland also. Station woken up from permanent hibernation. Test txions of YFR Family Radio from Nov 21 till Dec 5: 1800-1900 on 6125 POR 250 kW 1100 to EaEu in English. 1900-2000 on 6130 POR 250 kW 1300 to WeAs in English. Ivo Ivanov via Wolfgang Büschel , Nov 22 GERMANY via ARMENIA/UKRAINE Deutsche Welle addition parallel new 13855 & 12090 1330-1400 9380 ERV 500 kW 1000 WeAs in Dari 1400-1500 9380 LV 500 kW 0960 WeAs in Pashto (not DHA 250 kW 090 deg). Ivo Ivanov via W.Büschel , Nov 22 via AUSTRIA/NETH.ANTILLES/PORTUGAL/RWANDA/U.A.E. Frequency changes of Deutsche Welle from Nov.15: 0800-1000 NF 9885 BON 250 kW 2300 to AUS/NZ in German, ex 9785 1330-1430 NF 13855 MOS 100 kW 0950 to WeAs in Dari/Pashto x 15620 WOF 1330-1500 NF 9380 DHA 250 kW 0900

to WeAs in Dari/Pashto/Pashto addit (see above) 1400-1500 NF 15660 KIG 250 kW non-dir to EaAf in Amharic, additional freq 1400-1500 NF 17790 SIN 090 kW 0950 to EaAf in DRM Mode - additional freq R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Nov 19 Some DTK T-Systems Media Broadcasts changes: Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) from Nov.9 1600-1830 NF 9730* NAU 100 kW 1420 to EaAf x 11780 in Amharic [Wed] 1600-1700, 1630-1700 [Tu-Th], 1730-1800 [D] in Tigrinya 1700-1730 [D] in Somali 1800-1900 [Sat/Sun] and 1800-1830 [Sat] * co-ch Voice of Vietnam to WeEurope in Eng-lish/Russian/Vietnamese/German/French Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries (TOM) from Nov.8 2000-2200 on 6170 NAU 125 kW 2750 to WeEu in English can-celled IBC Tamil Radio from Nov.22: 0000-0100 NF 6045 WER 250 kW 1050 to SoAs in Tamil ex 6175 R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Nov 19 GREECE The Voice of Greece (ERA S.A.) B-07 Short-wave Transmission Schedule Eff Oct 28 UTC Avlis 1 Avlis 2 Avlis 3 0000-0100 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323º 0100-0200 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323º 0200-0300 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323º 0300-0400 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323º 0400-0500 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323º 0500-0600 *12105/226 *7475/285 9420/323º 0600-0700 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323º 0700-0800 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323º 0800-0900 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323º 0900-1000 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323º 1000-1100 SILENT SILENT SILENT 1100-1200 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323º 1200-1300 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323º 1300-1400 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323º 1400-1500 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323º 1500-1600 #9935/285 *15650/105 9420/323º 1600-1700 *#9935/285 15630/285 9420/323º 1700-1800 #7450/323 15630/285 9420/323º

1800-1900 #7450/323 15630/285 9420/323º 1900-2000 #7450/323 *15630/285 9420/323º 2000-2100 #7450/323 7475/285 9420/323º 2100-2200 #7450/323 7475/285 9420/323º 2200-2300 *#7450/323 7475/285 9420/323º 2300-2400 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323º All pgms in Greek except :-- 0600-0700 Albanian, 0700-0800 Eng-lish, 0800-0900 French, 0900-1000 Spanish on 12105 *Transmission ends 10 minutes earlier #ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias (Thessaloniki) John Babbis, Silver Spring, MD, Oct 19, DX LISTENIN G DIGEST KUWAIT Updated winter B-07 for IBB via KWT 250 kW 0700 0030-0100 VOA Special English 7405 0030-0230 ASH Pashto/Dari 9335 0100-0300 RFA Tibetan 7470 0230-0430 AFG Pashto/Dari 9335 12140 0300-0400 RFE Kazakh 9680 0300-0400 RFE Uzbek 12015 0430-0530 AFG Pashto 12140 17530 19010 0530-0600 AFG Dari 12140 17530 19010 0600-0700 AFG Dari/Pashto 12140 19010 0600-0700 RFA Tibetan 17715 0700-0730 AFG Pashto 12140 17530 19010 0730-1030 AFG Dari/Pashto/Dari 12140 17530 19010 0830-1400 FAR Persian 5860 1030-1130 AFG Pashto 12140 19010 1100-1400 RFA Tibetan 11590 1130-1330 AFG Dari/Pashto 9335 12140 1330-1430 AFG Dari 9335 1400-1500 VOA Tibetan 7255 1430-1500 VOA Burmese 12120 1430-1530 ASH Pashto/Dari 9335 1430-1500 ASH Pashto 11840 1500-1600 RFA Tibetan 7470 11500 1530-1730 ASH Pashto/Dari 9335 1600-1800 RFE Turkmen 5820 1730-1830 ASH Pashto/Dari 9335 1800-2030 ASH Dari/Pashto/Dari 7595 1830-2030 ASH Pashto/Dari 5750 2030-2130 VOA English 7595 2100-2200 RFE Russian 7425 2130-0030 VOA English 7405 2300-2400 RFA Tibetan 7550 AFG=Radio Free Afghanistan ASH=Radio Ashna FAR=Radio Farda RFA=Radio Free Asia RFE=Radio Liberty VOA=Voice of America DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Nov 19 LIBYA Winter B-07 of LJBC Voice of Africa: Swahili 1200-1400 on 17725 SAB 500 180 to CeAf 21695 SAB 500 130 to EaAf English 1400-1600 on 17725 SAB 500 180 to CeAf 21695 SAB 500 130 to EaAf French 1600-1700 on 15660 SAB 500 230 to NoAf 17725 SAB 500 180 to CeAf 1700-1800 on 11965 SAB 500 230 to NoAf 15215 SAB 500 180 to CeAf Hausa 1800-1900 on 11965 SAB 500 230 to NoAf 15215 SAB 500 180 to CeAf 1900-2000 on 11860 SAB 500 180 to CeAf 11965 SAB 500 230 to NoAf SAB=Sabrata, Libya 32N47 012E29 R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Oct 1 LITHUANIA Hopefully this is the actual Sitkunai B-07 schedule. 9875 0000-0100 SIT 100 310 R Vilnius Lithuanian/English 7545 0630-0728 SIT 100 259 IRIB Italian \\ 13620 15085 9555 0600-1600 SIT 100 079 registered entry, but never used 9710 0900-1000 SIT 100 259 R Vilnius Lit/En 9710 1000-1500 SIT 100 259 registered entry, but never used 12060 0900-1200 SIT 100 259 registered entry, but never used 6225 1430-1528 SIT 100 079 IRIB Russian // 7165 9735 5815 1530-1728 SIT 100 079 Radio Racja in Belarussian


6265 1730-1828 SIT 100 259 IRIB German // 6205 7380 6265 1830-1928 SIT 100 259 IRIB French // 6180 7380 6225 1930-2028 SIT 100 259 IRIB English // 6010 7320 <<<< 6225 2030-2128 SIT 100 259 IRIB Spanish // 7130 7350 7325 2300-2400 SIT 100 310 R Vilnius Lithuanian/English Sitkunai replaced IRIB Iran English 6265 by 6225 - now heard yesterday for the first time. Wolfgang Büschel, Nov 21, DX LIS-TENING DIGEST & updating WOR 1383 NEW ZEALAND Radio New Zealand International - B07 sched effective Oct.31-Dec.31 2007 AM DRM 0459-0658 17675 15720 00 to Pacific 0659-1058 9765 9870 00 to Pacific 1059-1258 13840 9870 3250 to NW Pacific 1259-1550 5950 No Service 00 to Pacific 1551-1750 5950 7145 350 to NE Pacific 1751-1935 9870 9890 ditto 1936-1950 9615 11675 ditto 1951-2235 17675 15720 3250 to NW Pacific

2236-0458 15720 17675 00 to Pacific Website: (with streaming, on-demand and online reception report form: http://www.rnzi.com . Reception reports verified via email only. Reception report form http://www.rnzi.com/pages/qsl_post.php . RNZI website October 31 st

PAKISTAN The details of Radio Pakistan broadcasts in English language in its external and domestic broadcasts are : Time (UTC) Frequency Target Comments 0045-0115 7445 South Asia The program is in English but don't know why it is called Assamese service. Perhaps the target area is Assam, India. API-3 100 kW is used. Poor reception. 0300-0400 4835 South Asia English News and Discussion. Good reception within and outside Pakistan. API-4 100 kW used. 0730-0830 15100 & 17835 Europe Composite English Program. News at 0800 . Transmitters are 250 kW. Often good signals. 1100-1104 15100 & 17835 Europe English News Bulletin. 1300-1400 585 Pakistan, English News Bulletin followed by Radio Pakistan Islamabad English Program. 1600-1615 6240 7520(M.E.) 11570(Ea.Africa) English News Bul-letin and Comment. 1600-1700 4835 South Asia, English News followed by discussion programs. Good reception within and outside Pakistan. API-4 is used Aslam Javaid, Lahore, Pakistan, Nov 20, WORLD OF RA DIO 1383, DX LISTENING DIGEST PORTUGAL RDPi - R. Portugal, B07 tentative 2810007-240308. 0000–0300 .twtfs. Brasil 11655 0000–0300 .twtfs. NoAmerica 9455 0000–0300 .twtfs. Venezuela 13700 0600–0700 mtwtf.. Europe 7130 0700–1300 mtwtf.. Europe 9815 11875 0745–0900 mtwft.. Europe 11660 Sines 0800–1200 ...…..ss Europe 12020 0800–1500 ...…..ss Africa 21830 0800–1100 ...…..ss Brasil/Africa 17710 0930–1100 ...…..ss Europe 9815 Sines 1100–1300 mtwtf.. Africa 17745 1100–1300 mtwtf.. Brasil/Africa 21655 1100–1700 ...…..ss Brasil/Africa 21655 1200–1500 ...…..ss Europe 11885 15475 1300–1700 * mtwtf.. NoAmerica 15560 1300–1700 * ...….ss NoAmerica 15560 1400–1600 mtwtf.. India/ME 15690 1500–1700 ...…..ss Europe 11635 1500–2100 ...…..ss Africa 17620 1700–2000 mtwtf.. Europe 9455 1700–2100 ...…..ss Europe 9455 1700–2000 mtwtf.. Africa 13720 17620 1700–2000 mtwtf.. Brasil/Africa 15465 1700–2100 ...…..ss Brasil/Africa 15465 1700–1900 * mtwtf.. NoAmerica 17825

1700–1900 ...…..ss NoAmerica 17825 1900–2100 ..…...ss NoAmerica 15540 1900–2400 * mtwtf.. NoAmerica 15540 2000–2400 * mtwtfss Europe 7380 2000–2400 * mtwtf.. Africa 11825 2000–2400 * mtwtfss Brasil/Africa 11960 2100–2400 * ..…...ss NoAmerica 15540 apparently 11620 is instead of 15540 to NAm at 19-24, more or less Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST *) special broadcasts only, usually for sport. All transmissions via CEOC, São Gabriel: 4 x 300 kW, 4 x 100 kW (reserve units), except Sines = via Pró-Funk GmbH, 3 x 250 kW, DRM capable. Compiled by Carlos Gonçalves. 18Out’07, DX LISTENIN G DIGEST THAILAND Radio Thailand B-07 schedule: 6040 1130-1145 49 UDO 250 030 Lao 6040 1145-1200 49 UDO 250 284 Burmese 6185 1000-1100 54 UDO 250 136 Thai 7160 1300-1315 45 UDO 250 054 Japanese 7160 1315-1330 44 UDO 250 030 Chinese 7160 1330-1400 44 UDO 250 054 Thai 7255 1100-1130 49,54 UDO 250 144 Vietn/Khmer 9535 2000-2015 27,28 UDO 250 321 German 9535 2030-2045 27,28 UDO 250 321 English 9535 2045-2115 27,28 UDO 250 313 Thai 9680 0000-0030 48,53,57 UDO 250 256 English 9725 1400-1430 49-51,55 UDO 250 132 English 9805 1900-2000 18 UDO 250 329 English 9810 1230-1300 49-51,55 UDO 250 132 English 11730 0530-0600 27,28 UDO 250 324 English 11855 1800-1900 39,40 UDO 250 284 Thai 11870 1200-1215 54 UDO 250 154 Bahasa Mly 12095 0030-0200 7,8 UDO 250 006 En/0100 Thai 15275 0200-0330 6,7 UDO 250 038 En/0230 Thai 5890 0030-0200 3,4,7-9,11GB 250 190 [as I have already re-ported, 5890 has been CANCELLED, replaced by VOA Spanish --- Glenn Hauser ] and MW Bangkok 1575 : Thai at 1030-1100, Mo-Fr 1100-1130/1200-1230, Sun-Thur 2230-2400 Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX Nov 5 via DXLD TURKEY Winter B-07 schedule for Voice of Turkey: ALBANIAN 0700-0725 9765 1230-1255 11910 ARABIC 1000-1155 11910 13690 1500-1655 6175 11945 AZERI 0800-0855 11835 15165 1500-1555 5965 BOSNIAN 1430-1455 9525 1900-1925 6055 BULGARIAN 1200-1225 7105 CHINESE 1200-1255 12050 CROATIAN 1700-1725 7155 ENGLISH 0400-0455 6020 7240 1330-1425 11735 12035 1930-2025 6055 2130-2225 7180 2300-2355 5960 FRENCH 2030-2125 6050 7155 GERMAN 1230-1325 17700 1830-1925 7205 GEORGIAN 0800-0855 9840 GREEK 1130-1155 7295 9840 1530-1555 6185 HUNGARIAN 1100-1125 13770 ITALIAN 1730-1755 6185 KAZAKH 1430-1455 9785 KYRGHYZ 1430-1455 9655 MACEDONIAN 0900-0925 11895 PERSIAN 0930-1055 11795 17690 1330-1425 9585 ROMANIAN 1000-1025 9560 RUSSIAN 1400-1455 7215 1800-1855 6135 SPANISH 0200-0255 9865 1730-1825 7160 TATAR 1600-1625 6140 TURKISH 0200-0355 7180 0500-0755 9700 9820 0800-0955 11925 11955 15350 1000-1355 11955 15350 15475 1400-1625 5980 1630-1955 5980 6120 6165 7190 2000-2155 5980 6120 6165 TURKMEN 1500-1525 6065 URDU 1300-1355 11985


UZBEK 1300-1325 11830 R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Oct 9 UKRAINE On the RUI website this message now appears…. ``#23.00-04.00 7,440 41 Lviv North America *ENGLISH #00.00-01.00 7,440 and #03.00-04.00 7,440 Notes: # The transmissions has been temporarily stopped`` So some hope remains that it will return, tho from B-07, 7530 has been planned instead. Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DI-GEST On October 11 transfer RUI in the North America from L'vov to 7440 kHz 2300-0400 they cease. Reason is traditional - shortage of finances. Alexander Yegorov, Kiev, the Ukraine / " open_dx" v ia Rus-DX Oct 14 via DXLD Correction to the sent out by me previously timetable. Since Octo-ber 28 will change output into ether of English transfer RUI with 0800 (frequency of 7440 kHz) to 1000 (frequency of 9950 kHz). Alexander Yegorov, [g].[Kiev], the Ukraine/"open_dx " via Rus-DX Oct 21 via DXLD ? What is that in human English? USA WRMI B07 Schedule effective November 4, 2007 0000-0200 Daily 9955 Caribbean, Latin America 0200-0400 Tues-Sat 7385 North America 0200-0400 Sun-Mon 9955 Caribbean, Latin America 0400-1500 Daily 9955 Caribbean, Latin America 1500-1700 Daily 7385 North America 1700-2200 Daily 9955 Caribbean 2200-2300 Mon-Sat 9955 Caribbean, Latin America 2200-2300 Sunday 7385 North America 2300-0000 Daily 9955 Caribbean, Latin America Jeff White, General Manager, WRMI Radio Miami Inter national Adventist World Radio B-07 Schedule Acholi 1800-1830 AF 9825au (Sa) Afar 1430-1500 AF 17610au Amharic 0330-0400 AF 7315we Arabic 0400-0430 ME 7210au 0700-0800 AF 9595ju 1700-1730 ME 9445au 1830-1900 AF 9605au 1900-1930 AF 9880ju 1900-2000 AF 11955ju Assamese 1330-1400 AS 15660ag (su,we) Bangla 1230-1300 AS 15495we 1300-1330 AS 15660ag Bari 1800-1830 AF 9825au (Mo) Bulgarian 0500-0600 EU 6045we Burmese 0000-0030 AS 17635ag 1430-1500 AS 11770ag Cebuano 1030-1100 AS 11870ag (Fr/Sa) 1700-1730 ME 9980ag (Fr/Sa) Chin 1400-1430 AS 11940ag Col.English 1800-1830 AF 9825au (We) Dinka 1800-1830 AF 9825au (Th) Dyula 2000-2030 AF 9770au English 1130-1200 AS 15260ag 1200-1230 AS 15495we 1330-1400 AS 15660ag (Mo/Tu/Th/Fr/Sa) 1500-1530 AS 12105ag 1530-1600 AS 11675we 1600-1630 AS 9585ag 11690ag 1630-1700 AS 11980ag 1730-1800 ME 9980ag 1800-1830 AF 3215me 3345me 11830me 2000-2030 AF 9655me 2100-2130 AF 9830au 2130-2200 AS 9720ag 2230-2300 AS 15320ag Farsi 0330-0400 ME 6040au 1630-1700 ME 9540au 2000-2030 ME 7110we French 0430-0500 AF 6045au 0800-0830 AF 12010ju 1930-2000 AF 9535au 2000-2030 AF 9805ju 11845me 2030-2100 AF 9805au Fulfulde 1900-1930 AF 15240me Hausa 1930-2000 AF 11750me Hindi 1530-1600 AS 9855we 12105ag 1700-1730 ME 11795ag Ibo 1900-1930 AF 9535au Ilocano 1030-1100 AS 11870ag (Su) 1700-1730 ME 9980ag (Su) Ilonggo 1030-1100 AS 11870ag (We/Th)

1700-1730 ME 9980ag (We/Th) Indonesian 1100-1130 AS 11840ag 2200-2230 AS 11850ag 11965ag Italian 1000-1100 EU 9610ju [Su] Japanese 1300-1330 AS 11755ag 11980ag 2100-2130 AS 11960ag 11980ag JubaArabic 1800-1830 AF 9825au [Tu] Kabyle 1730-1800 AF 9640ju Kannada 1530-1600 AS 11690ag Karen 0030-0100 AS 17635ag 1430-1500 AS 11940ag Khmer 1330-1400 AS 11695ag (Su/We) Kiswahili 1700-1730 AF 11915me Korean 1200-1300 AS 9800ag 2100-2200 AS 6000ag Malagasy 0230-0330 AF 3215ma 1530-1628 AF 3215ma Malayalam 1530-1600 AS 11985ag Mandarin 0000-0200 AS 12035ag 17880ag 0100-0200 AS 17635ag 1000-1100 AS 11995ag 15260ag 1100-1200 AS 11825ag 11730ag 12120ag 1200-1300 AS 9875ag 11825ag 12120ag 1300-1330 AS 11720we (Mo-Fri) 1300-1400 AS 9615ag 1400-1500 AS 9635ag 9810ag 1330-1500 AS 11725we 2030-2100 AF 9505ju 2100-2200 AS 5985ag 2200-2300 AS 11685ag 11895ag 2300-2400 AS 11700ag 15370ag Marathi 1530-1600 AS 11935ag Masai 1730-1800 AF 11915me Mizo 1500-1530 AS 11610ag Mongolian 1030-1100 AS 11730ag Moru 1800-1830 AF 9825au (Su) Nepali 1500-1530 AS 11675we Oromo 0300-0330 AF 7185we 1730-1800 AF 11795we Panjabi 0230-0300 AS 5965au (Fr/Sa) 1530 AS 9855we Pushto 0230-0300 AS 5965au (Su-Th) Russian 0300-0330 Rus 17645ag 1330-1400 Rus 9510ag Sinhalese 1400-1430 AS 15255ag Somali 1630-1700 AS 11905we Tachelhit 0800-0830 AF 11975ju 0830-0900 AF 12010ju 1930-2000 AF 9880ju Tagalog 1030-1100 AS 11870ag (Mo/Tu) 1700-1730 ME 9980ag (Mo/Tu) Tamil 1500-1530 AS 11985ag 1730-1800 ME 11695ag Telugu 1500-1530 AS 9355ag Tigrinya 0300-0330 AF 7315we Turkish 1500-1530 ME 15160au Uighur 1300-1330 AS 11720we (Sa/Su) Urdu 0200-0230 AS 5965au 1400-1430 AS 15440au 1600-1630 AS 11980ag 11910au Vietnamese 0100-0200 AS 15445ta (Sa) 1300-1400 AS 17670ma 2300-2400 AS 15320ag Yoruba 2030-2100 AF 11845me Zande 1800-1830 AF 9825au (Fri) Transmitters: au = Moosbrunn ; ag = Agat ; ju = Juelich ; ma = Madagascar me = Meyerton ; ta = Taipei ; we = Wertachtal AWR, direct and via Alan Roe-UK WDXC Oct 7 ZAMBIA CVC (Christian Voice) has begun test transmissions via it’s new 100kW transmitter. It has been heard using 13590 and 13650 around 1300 and 1500 respectively with music or “live” pro-gramming. An opening date on Dec.1st is announced when the schedule will be as follows in English to West Africa and Nigeria…. 0600-2400 on 13590 ; 1400-1700 on 13620 and 1700-2100 on 9430. All via 3150. Noel R. Green & Bulgarian DX Mix That’s the World News for this month. Your contributions are always welcome via web site to [email protected]. 73s………..Noel


Radio Moscow English schedule B07 Received from Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany

0500-0600 15530 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 200 Asia 0500-0600 13580 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 0500-0600 12090 Irkutsk 500 Asia 0500-0600 9550 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 0600-0700 15765 Vladivostok 100 Asia 0600-0700 13580 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 0600-0700 9550 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 0700-0800 13580 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 0700-0800 9550 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 0700-0800 7330 Vladivostok 100 Asia 0730-0800 6005 Vladivostok 100 Asia 0800-0900 15195 Chita 500 Asia 0800-0900 13660 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 0800-0900 13580 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 0800-0900 9550 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 0800-0900 7330 Vladivostok 100 Asia 0800-0900 6005 Vladivostok 100 Asia 0800-0900 1251 Dushanbe 500 Asia 0900-1000 15195 Chita 500 Asia 0900-1000 13660 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 0900-1000 13580 Khabarovsk 100 Asia 0900-1000 9550 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 0900-1000 6005 Vladivostok 100 Asia 0900-1000 1251 Dushanbe 500 Asia 1500-1600 7260 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 1500-1600 7350 Chita 500 Asia 1500-1600 9660 Xian (China) 150 Asia 1500-1600 1251 Dushanbe 500 Asia 1500-1600 630 Komsomolsk-na-Amure 500 Asia 1530-1600 972 Dushanbe 1000 Asia 1600-1700 7305 Novosibirsk 100 Asia 1600-1700 7260 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 1600-1700 4975 Dushanbe 100 Asia 1600-1700 4965 Dushanbe 100 Asia 1600-1700 972 Dushanbe 1000 Asia 1600-1700 720 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 1000 Asia 1700-1800 7235 Irkutsk 100 Asia 1700-1800 7125 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 250 Asia 1700-1800 6125 Irkutsk 250 Asia 1700-1800 1269 Suawei (China) 600 Asia 1700-1800 1251 Dushanbe 500 Asia 1800-1900 7335 Chita 500 Asia 1800-1900 7235 Irkutsk 100 Asia 1800-1900 7125 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 250 Asia 1800-1900 6125 Irkutsk 250 Asia 1800-1900 1251 Dushanbe 500 Asia 1900-2000 7335 Chita 500 Asia 2000-2100 5955 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 2100-2200 5955 Ussuriysk 500 Asia 1600-1700 9470 Moscow 500 Near and Middle East 1600-1700 4975 Dushanbe 100 Near and Middle East 1600-1700 4965 Dushanbe 100 Near and Middle East 1600-1700 972 Dushanbe 1000 Near and Middle East 1700-1800 9470 Moscow 500 Near and Middle East 1700-1800 7270 Moscow 250 Near and Middle East 1700-1800 4975 Dushanbe 100 Near and Middle East 1700-1800 1251 Dushanbe 500 Near and Middle East 1700-1800 648 Dushanbe 1000 Near and Middle East 1800-1900 4975 Dushanbe 100 Near and Middle East 1800-1900 1251 Dushanbe 500 Near and Middle East 0200-0300 13735 Vladivostok 250 North America 0200-0300 12040 Vladivostok 250 North America 0200-0300 7250 Yerevan 1000 North America 0200-0300 6240 Chisinau 500 North America 0300-0400 13735 Vladivostok 250 North America 0300-0400 12040 Vladivostok 250 North America 0300-0400 7350 Vatican 250 North America 0300-0400 6240 Chisinau 500 North America 0300-0400 6155 Wertachtal (Germany)125 North America 0400-0500 12030 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 250 NA 0400-0500 12040 Vladivostok 250 North America

0400-0500 12010 Komsomolsk-na-Amure 250 NAmerica 0400-0500 9840 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 250 NA 0400-0500 7350 Vatican 250 North America 0400-0500 7150 Krasnodar 500 North America 0400-0500 6240 Chisinau 500 North America 0400-0500 6155 Wertachtal (Germany) 125 North America 0405-0500 9855 Vladivostok 250 North America 0500-0600 12040 Vladivostok 250 North America 0500-0600 9855 Vladivostok 250 North America 0500-0600 9840 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 250 NA 0500-0600 7350 Vatican 250 North America 0500-0600 7150 Krasnodar 500 North America 1700-1800 7270 Moscow 250 Africa 1700-1800 4975 Dushanbe 100 Africa 1800-1900 11510 Yerevan 1000 Africa 1800-1900 7270 Moscow 250 Africa 1800-1900 7335 Chita 500 Africa 1800-1900 4975 Dushanbe 100 Africa 1900-2000 11510 Yerevan 1000 Africa 1900-2000 7335 Chita 500 Africa 2100-2200 7290 Moscow 200 Europe 2100-2200 7330 Moscow 250 Europe 0300-0400 603 Germany 20 Europe 0400-0500 1548 Chisinau 500 Europe 0400-0500 603 Germany 20 Europe 0500-0600 1575 Germany 100 Europe 0500-0600 1431 Germany 250 Europe 0500-0600 693 Germany 250 Europe 0500-0600 630 Germany 100 Europe 0500-0600 603 Germany 20 Europe 0600-0700 1575 Germany 100 Europe 0600-0700 1431 Germany 250 Europe 0600-0700 1323 Germany 1000 Europe 0600-0700 693 Germany 250 Europe 0600-0700 630 Germany 100 Europe 0600-0700 603 Germany 20 Europe 0700-0800 11635 Moscow 250 Europe (DRM) 0700-0800 11615 Moscow 200 Europe (DRM) 0700-0800 1575 Germany 100 Europe 0700-0800 1431 Germany 250 Europe 0700-0800 1323 Germany 1000 Europe 0700-0800 693 Germany 250 Europe 0700-0800 630 Germany 100 Europe 0700-0800 603 Germany 20 Europe 0800-0900 11615 Moscow 200 Europe (DRM) 0800-0900 1575 Germany 100 Europe 0800-0900 1431 Germany 250 Europe 0800-0900 1323 Germany 1000 Europe 0800-0900 693 Germany 250 Europe 0800-0900 630 Germany 100 Europe 0800-0900 603 Germany 20 Europe 0900-1000 11615 Moscow 200 Europe (DRM) 0900-1000 1575 Germany 100 Europe 0900-1000 1431 Germany 250 Europe 0900-1000 1323 Germany 1000 Europe 0900-1000 693 Germany 250 Europe 0900-1000 630 Germany 100 Europe 0900-1000 603 Germany 20 Europe 1300-1400 558 London (UK) 100 Europe ex. Sat 1500-1600 5905 Moscow 250 Europe (DRM) 1600-1700 7320 Moscow 250 Europe 1600-1700 6130 Moscow 200 Europe 1700-1800 7320 Moscow 250 Europe 1800-1900 7320 Moscow 250 Europe 1800-1900 7105 Moscow 250 Europe 1800-1900 6175 Krasnodar 100 Europe Sat, Sun 1800-1900 6055 Krasnodar 500 Europe Sat, Sun 1800-1900 1494 S-Petersburg 600 Europe Sat, Sun 1900-2000 7290 Moscow 200 Europe 1900-2000 7105 Moscow 250 Europe 1900-2000 6175 Krasnodar 100 Europe 2000-2100 7330 Moscow 250 Europe 2000-2100 7105 Moscow 250 Europe 2000-2100 6145 Moscow 250 Europe


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Armenia Rumen, thank you for your item about Armenian FS broadcast now on 1395 kHz. I also checked these today. I lis-tened from 1400 UT onwards: At 1400: 1395 \\ 4810 kHz carried HS and 864 kHz was silent. 1500: 864 kHz signed on at 1452 UT with probably in Kurdish and 1500-1600 UT IBB relay. Both 1395 and 4810 kHz carried FS (recording attached) 1500- 1530 UT and after that HS. 1600: I was away and left the re-cording run for 4810 kHz. It did NOT have FS today. At 1640 UT I returned and noticed 1395 kHz carry FS, but 4810 kHz had HS (recording attached, comparing 4810 kHz on the 2nd VFO). 864 kHz carried TWR. 1700-1900: 864 carried TWR until s/off 1810. 1395 carried HS until s/off. 1900: 4810 kHz had Arabic between 1800-1830 UT, otherwise HS until s/off 1900 UT. I wonder if there is any FS any more in the afternoon. Easier to check next week, when all transmissions are one hour later. Mauno Ritola-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 22 France Since yesterday November 1st, there is a new station on MW 1467 kHz from Col de la Madone (Monaco/France). It's RA-DIO MARIA FRANCE, from 0500-1900 UTC on 1467 kHz and al-so 24/24 h on FM 95.4MHz. Adresse is: Radio Maria France, B.P. 42 F-06341 La Trinité Ce-dex France. [email protected] www.radiomaria.fr Also news from France: RMC Info stop all MW relays in France. Now only on 216 kHz and FM. By the way Beur FM is on the air on 1584 kHz from Perpignan. Via Christian Ghibaudo List of stations in AM & LW de France. French LW & AM stations November 2007 162 kHz 2000 kW France Inter Allouis 585 kHz 10 kW F.I.P (08.00-17.00 h) Paris 603 kHz 300 kW France Info Lyon Emission locale N.D. des Ondes (dimanche 18.00-19.00 h) 711 kHz 300 kW France Info Rennes Emission locale France Bleu Armorique (samedi 12.00-14.00 h) 738 kHz 5 kW Radio France Internationale Paris 792 kHz 300 kW France Info Limoges 819 kHz 1 kW Sud Radio Toulouse 837 kHz 200 kW France Info Nancy 864 kHz 300 kW France Bleu Ile de France Paris 945 kHz 300 kW France Info Toulouse Emission locale « Passejada Occitana » (samedi 12.00-13.00 h) 999 kHz kW Tests en DRM/ DRM Tests Paris 1206 kHz 300 kW France Info Bordeaux 1242 kHz 150 kW France Info Marseille 1278 kHz 300 kW France Bleu Alsace/Elsass Strasbourg 1350 kHz 10 kW Radio Orient Nice 1377 kHz 300 kW France Info Lille 1404 kHz 20 kW France Bleu Frequenza Mora Ajaccio 1404 kHz 20 kW France Info Pau 1404 kHz 20 kW France Info Brest Emission locale France Bleu Armorique (samedi 12.00-14.00 h) 1404 kHz 5 kW France Info Dijon 1404 kHz 5 kW France Info Grenoble 1494 kHz 20 kW France Bleu Frequenza Mora Bastia 1494 kHz 20 kW France Info Clermont Ferrand 1494 kHz 5 kW France Info Besançon 1494 kHz 4 kW France Info Bayonne 1557 kHz 300 kW France Info Nice 1584 kHz 1 kW Beur FM Perpignan 1602 kHz 1 kW Radio Orient Nimes Christ ian Ghibaudo via BCL News

Holland Finally, we are going on the air. On medium wave and short wave. Please check out this website: http://www.radiomiamigo.eu/kbc.html

Good listening(Tom Taylor) "As of Saturday 20th October Radio Mi Amigo 192 DJ's will be on The Mighty KBC every other week on 1386 kHz AM The Mighty KBC broadcasts every Saturday on AM 1386 kHz (500 kW) at 23:00-24:00 CET CET = Central European Time (GMT+1)" http://www.radiomiamigo.eu:80/kbc.html Mike Terry via DXLD

Italy 846 MW, Rai, Rome was reactivated after about 36 hours. The broadcasts were abruptly interrupted on Sat Oct 06 due to heavy showers on the area. Listeners worried they had also closed it down only a week after SW was closed. You can imagine how sensitive we all are about this question! Other lis-teners say DRM broadcasts on 846 MW may be planned for Jan 2008, if a new transmitter will arrive. Luigi Cobisi-I, dswci DXW and via dxld Oct 8 BCDX As we feared, Rai International suspended all programs on SW as from Oct 01. Prato Smeraldo transmitting centre will be very likely dismissed. Protests from the press and specialized groups like Italradio were not considered. Rai International is now concentrating all activities on TV and a only a few radio services survive, via satellite and the internet, all in Italian only. "Notturno Italiano" - a part of RAI International broadcasted via three home services MW outlet on 657, 900 and 1107 kHz - of-fers the only remaining opportunity to listen to news in English and French, nightly, at the end of Italian news at 23, 00, 01, 02, 03 UT. After 77 years, Italian SW has disappeared. Some months ago the undersecretary of State responsible for Media affairs declared in Parliament SW was out of date and a remi-niscence of the Cold War. Luigi Cobisi, Italy, Oct 03, ibid. – dxld BCDX Monacco List of stations LW & AM de Monaco. Monaco LW & AM stations November 2007 216 kHz 1400 kW RMC Roumoules 702 kHz 200 kW Radio Chine Internationale Col de la Madone 1467 kHz 1000 kW Trans World Radio (21.00-0100 h) Roumoules 1467 kHz 50 kW Radio Maria (06.00-2000h) Col de la Madone Christian Ghibaudo via BCL N ews USA Starting Jan. 7, 2008, WIBC will switch from 1070 AM to 93.1 FM with its news-talk format. WIBC is the flagship station of the Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The station also carries Indiana University football. All of the sports-related content will stay on 1070 AM after the switch. Colts games, the Indianapolis 500, Allstate 400 at the Brickyard and Indiana University basketball will also be simulcast on 97.1 Hank FM. The "Radio Now" format will move to a secondary channel, available for listeners with an HD radio receiver and also over the Internet, Emmis officials said. So far, few people have bought HD radio receivers, but the move mirrors what Cumulus did with a prior Contemporary Christian format on 93.9, moving it to a secondary digital channel when the talk format debuted on the primary station. Former WIBC morning host Jeff Pigeon said he suspected something was up before his sudden departure last Mon-day."IBC isn't going away. It's still there, and you've just moved . the news and talk over to the FM, and probably put some-thing into the market that needs to be here," Pigeon said. Re-tired traffic reporter Big John Gillis said WIBC had a phenome-nal impact on central Indiana in its heyday and could do it again."Content . Character, relationship to the community -- it's all about the viewer. It's all about the listener. It shouldn't be about Wall Street," Gillis said. WIBC first went on the air in 1938, and was recently honoured with a National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for Legendary Station of the Year.(extract of article at http://www.theindychannel.com/news/14291931/detail.html?rss=ind&psp=news Mike Terry via DXLD Seasonal Greetings to all Members Well that’s all for this time thanks to all contrib utors. All logs are as always welcome. Ray


Dear friends, The hottest items in the stuff below are undoubtedly St.Helena Day and reveal of IRRS/NEXUS transmitter site location. Well, don’t miss other news that are interesting as well! 73s, Dmitry ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ DX NEWS ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ AFGHANISTAN 6700.0, R Solh, Bagram Air Base (t), 1855, Oct 15, Quran chants, Vernacular talk, not clear whether Pushto or Dari – but who else is that bcing Quran on that frequency? Very weak 15542 and audible on 95 / 110 degrees aerials. (Schliephacke) ARGENTINA 13363.5, LS4, R Continental, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, 2105, Oct 13, Spanish transmission of football match Argentina vs Chile from River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires city, LSB mode, 34433. (Slaen) AUSTRALIA 2485, VL8K, ABC Katherine, NT, 2040, Oct 26, had a different programme from the others Northern Territory outlets on 2310, which was in // 2325. Do they use to have differnet programming? S 3 on 2485, which was stronger than the others. (Fransson). Some times their programmes are different. (Petersen). Similar case noted Oct 24 at 2200 UTC (which is 0500 local time), on 60 mb: all three Northern Territory Service stations audible with 4835 and 4910 in //, but 5025 carrying separate programme. (Werdin) BAHRAIN 9744.60, R Bahrain, Ras Hayan, 1350-1459 and 1810-1826, Oct 31 and Nov 06, Islamic programme in Arabic, music, talk, IDs and news, weak to moderate signal. QRM from *1459 from CRI, China, which signed on on 9740 and *1826 when TWR, Meyerton 9745 signed on. (Schulze). Also presumed heard at 0516-0517, Oct 30, Nov 01 and 09.(Liangas) BOLIVIA 4600.44, R Perla del Acre (tentative), 1005-1009*, Nov 03, religious programme, "Dios en el lado...", weak. (Wilkner) 4732.04, R Universitaria, Cobija, 2300-0120, Oct 10 and 12, romantic songs in Spanish, Spanish talk, maybe about political celebration: "...el presidente de la republica Evo Moralez Alva.., Radio Universitaria en esta transmision...", 24332. (Bobrowiec via HCDX, Slaen and Wilkner). Also heard 0140-0212, Oct 12, with a special transmission about la 4a Feria Expopando 2007 conducted by Pedro Picapiedra. "...somos Radio Universitaria en los 4730 Khz banda ancha de 60 metros onda corta y los 97.9 frecuencia modulada...Radio Universitaria voz oficial de la Universidad Amazonica de Pando...". (Rodríguez). Wasn’t able to hear the station during the 2300-0100 check in late Oct - early Nov, only RTTY with "ryryryryryryryryry.." present. (Wilkner)

4875.9, R Estambul, Guayaramerín, 1000-1025, Oct 13, noted with weak signal, but silent since then! (Wilkner) 5996.35, R Loyola, Sucre, 2259-2400*, Nov 03 and 09, new station broadcasting Boleros and ballads in Spanish and Aymara, "...musica que todos quieren escuchar el sabado a traves de Loyola..." presented in the programme "Cancionero de Siempre". Ann: "...si amigos de la capital de Bolivia, hemos estado por Loyola con esta programacion, amigos de Loyola, hasta mañana..." Left the air without closing ann, 23432. (Cañote, Rodriguez and Slaen). Heard Nov 10 at 0030-0040. (Wilkner). Also heard 0945-1030, Oct 31, Nov 06, 07 and 10 (but not Nov 01, 02 or 03!), Spanish news, talk about Bolivia: ".....la Asamblea Constituyente ......", ann: "todas las noticias.....todas las informaciones..", best reception on LSB mode, poor quality signal, 24322, QRM R Guaiba, Brazil on 6000. (Slaen and Wilkner) BRAZIL 6010, R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, MG, 0513-0640, Oct 28, Brazilian songs, Portuguese ann and ID: “Madrugada, Inconfidencia”, 22222. (Méndez) 9504.9, R Record, São Paulo, SP, 2155-2215, Oct 28, soccer reports and results in Portuguese, 2200 ID, 23332. (Schulze) 9695, R Rio Mar, Manaus, AM, 1007-1015, Oct 14, transmission of Sunday Mass in Portuguese. 24322. (Méndez) 11855, R Aparecida, Aparecida, SP, 2205-2209, Oct 27, religious programme in Portuguese, ID: “Radio Aparecida”, “Aparecida”, 24322. (Méndez) CANADA 6030, Calgary - CFVP relaying CKMX (AM 1060), 0450-0520, Oct 22, the usual clear Monday (Marti and jammer are off), County and Western songs, promo (The Classic Country bumper sticker contest, giving away a deluxe fly-fishing trip to Wyoming) poor-fair. Radio ICDI (Central African Republic) still not heard at their *0500. Then a couple of weeks later, 1225-1333, Tu Nov 06, briefly noted the same relay on this rare non-Monday reception, under CNR-1, Country and Western songs, Elvis with "Heartbreak Hotel", ID "AM 1060". (Howard) CHAD 6165, Rdif. Nationale Tchadienne, N'Djaména, 2105-2230*, Sep 21, Oct 05 and 06, is back from 7285v, "Le Press" in French, 2229 ann, ID, instrumental national anthem, transmitter problems noted, 44444. (Petersen and Schulze) CHILE 6028.97v, R Santa María, Coyhaique (tentative), 0135-0240*, Oct 06, all religious programming in Spanish, mostly talking and briefly some religious music, weak, best in LSB to get away from splatter from Calgary on 6030.0. Web: http://www.radiosantamaria.cl. Not heard Oct 07. R Amanecer Internacional was in place on 6025. (Howard) CHINA 3280, Voice of Pujiang, Shanghai, 1558, Oct 07, Chinese talks // 5075, 232. (Van Arnhem). 4900, Voice of Strait (presumed), Fuzhou, 1336-1407, Oct 27, assume in Amoy and Chinese, played a variety of music (traditional, pop, ballads, etc.), weak. Per their website http://www.vos.com.cn/introduction/gbpl.htm , their current SW frequencies are: Channel 1 - News and Public Affairs on 4940 and 11590. Channel 2 - Lifestyle and Entertainment on 5050 and 7280. Channel 3 - Fujianese-dialect programs on 4900 and 6115. (Howard)

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4980, Xinjiang PBS, Urumqui, 0112-0113, Nov 11, via long path ann in Uighur, more dramatic sounding program with man and woman and some instrumental music, nice signal at S3. (Churchill). Back here on winterschedule. (Petersen) 5075, Voice of Pujiang, Shanghai, 1559-1601, Oct 07, Chinese // 3280, 1600 pips and off the air , 232. (Van Arnhem). CLANDESTINES 3880, Voice of the Communist Party of Iran (tent)., 1440-1530, Oct 05, covered by jamming, but audible now and then with what sounded like Farsi ann, 21221. (Vestesen in Jordan). Early broadcast! (Petersen) 4670, UNID, *0358-0407, Sep 24, 26 and 27, Oct 02, 03, 04 and 07, military music (anthem?), 0400 song, ID "radio de la ..... Kurdistan" and then turkic folksongs, talks UNID language, jammed. nothing heard on Sep 25, 22242. (Liangas). I am quite sure it is the Voice of Free Kurdistan which this spring was heard at 0245v-0430 and 1630-1830v in Sorani Kurdish on 4670-4675. But not heard in Denmark 0250-0355 on Oct 17. Only Airlines in USB on 4675. (Petersen) 4675.08, Voice of Free Kurdistan, *0359-0500, Oct 19 and 20, Martial song, 0404 Kurdish ID: "Dengi Azadi Kurdistani" and talk about Kurdistan, Kurdish instrumental music and songs, jammed all the time, 33443. New sign on time! (Petersen) 4860, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan was not heard in Jordan. (Vestesen) 5910, R Republica, via Wertachtal, Germany, Mo-Fr 2300-0400 in Spanish was cancelled from Oct 01. (Ivanov via BC-DX, Oct 03) 5954.13, R República, Miami via ?, *2259-0100, Oct 16, 20, 23 and 26, Nov 11, piano IS, talk on politics in Spanish on new frequency not heard // 6135, fair, QRM R Taiwan Int. via WYFR on 5950. (Bernardini, Hauser and Valko) 5985, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze via Yamata, Japan, Nov 03, first day of heavy jamming, also covered Myanma R on 5985.8. Reception this past week fair to poor, with Nov 02 (Fri.) in English with "Shiokaze Sea Breeze" ID. Still need to check if they use callsigns (JSR) in any IDs. (Howard) 7540, Voice of Mesopotamia, via Maiac, Moldova, *1500-2100*, Oct 28 and 29, Kurdish talk, ID, Kurdish folksongs, new frequency ex 7590 (not heard), 55444. The carrier was on at 1457 before 11530 signed off! (Petersen) 9445, Andenet Le Democracy Radio on http://www.andenet.com/ ann that as of Oct 28 moves from 11720 to 9445, time unchanged 1600-1700. (Krone). In Amharic We/Fr/Su. Broker is still TDP. (Petersen) 9445, EOTC Holy Synod R is a new programme on Mondays at 1600-1700 in Amharic, probably via Samara. Broker TDP at http://www.airtime.be/schedule.html . (Petersen). It was heard from *1600 on Mo Oct 29. (Ritola) 9445, EPPF Radio, on Thursdays at 1600-1700 in Amharic, probably via Samara, ex 15260. Broker TDP. (Petersen) 9525, Star R, Monrovia, via Ascension, 0713-0730, Oct 30 and Nov 11, English and Vernacular, live report from Monrovia via phone call, "Star Contact", read messages and also plays recorded messages, "You are listening to Star Radio", fair/ QRM (heterodyne from Voice of Indonesia's open carrier on 9526.0). A single whistle tone was noted just before 0730 where CTN took over the frequency with IDs and programme in English (Howard and Vestesen)

9525, Cotton Tree News (CTN), Freetown, via Ascension, 0730-0800*, Oct 29 and 30, Nov 07, drums, news segment in English (items about results of study regarding smoking, proposed subsidy for the University cafateria, about the ICC Secretary-General), news in local languages, gives 9525 frequency, fair/moderate heterodyne from VOI on 9526.0. "You have been listening to the news in Krio, Limba, Mende and Temne from CTN". (Howard) 9825, Starting Oct 25, Miraya R, Juba, Sudan, began broadcasting on SW 9825 at 1500-1800UTC acc. to station’s web site. Mo-Fr news every 30th minutes in simple Arabic, Arabic and English. Features and information for and about the Sudanese people are aired in between bulletins. Sa and Su the SW transmission joins Miraya FM for news bulletins on the hour and the weekend edition of Sudan Tonite. Miraya R is a part of the Hirondelle foundation in Switzerland and the UNMIS (UN Mission in Sudan). Miraya FM funding comes from Canada, Swsitzerland, Sweden and Norway. (Lovstrom). This is brokered by IRRS/NEXUS in Italy. Heard relayed from a powerful transmitter, *1258-1600*, Oct 25, 26, 27, 28 and 30, news, political comments and interviews, several ID's, many African pop songs in Sudanese Arabic and English, ". . . comes to you from 101 Miraya FM", ann "9825 at 6 to 9 evenings Sudanese time", but that is 1500-1800 UTC! However, this period may well be true on their FM-transmitter, 55555. (Berg, Bueschel, Fransson, Green, Herkimer, Ivanov, Petersen and Ritola). Useful addresses are: Nanci Hersh, Broadcast Technology Officer /Radio Operations, UNMIS/PIO/Radio at e-mail: ([email protected]), Leon Willems, OIC PIO/Chief of Radio, UNMIS, [email protected]; UNMIS, Plot 16-17 Block 25, New Bridges Street, Manshiya Khartoum, Sudan. And the site mirayafm.org mentions another postal address: P.O. Box 69, Khartoum, Sudan. (Berg, Hauser, Herkimer, Krone and Ritola). Well, what about the IRRS/NEXUS transmitter site? In the promo for European Gospel R on the PANAMBC site http://www.radiopanam.com/europe.htm IRRS claims that they are now broadcasting from Slovakia: "We are excited about our newest European service broadcasting from Slovakia utilizing state of the art broadcast equipment and digital technology. With the station's new strategic location your messages will reach a larger audience with a powerful and clear signal. Beaming a powerful 150,000 watts throughout all of Europe and portions of the former Soviet Union you have the potential of reaching over 163 million shortwave radio listeners! And, you will also minister to many more souls via the internet with the station's streaming audio technology." Furthermore at: www.rada-rtv.sk/data/modules/download/1178109138_zaspinica_c8_2007-24_04_2007.pdf , there is an official announcement of the Slovak regulator saying that NEXUS International Broadcasting Association is using the frequencies 6125, 7285, 9510 and 15735 from April 2007. So, it seems that NEXUS/IRRS moved from Kostinbrod (Bulgaria) to Rimavska Sobota (Slovakia) when they started to use 150kW last year. (Petersen) 11530, Voice of Mesopotamia, via Maiac, Moldova, 1330-1500*, Oct 28, Kurdish talk about Kurdistan, Kurdish songs, 45444. Continued on new 7540. (Petersen). Also heard 0959-1005, Oct 20, Kurdish pop songs, 45544. (Liangas) 11610, R Voice of the People, via Talata-Volonondry, *0357-0425, Nov 09, open carrier until instrumental music 0400, opening ID and ann in local language. News began at 0401 and so did a music-type Zimbabwe jammer dominating the frequency. Fair at opening but quite poor after jammer opened up. (D'Angelo). New frequency, ex 9765. (Petersen)


11655, Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, a new daily broadcast at 2330-2400 in H'mong to Asia. Broker is TDP. (Petersen) 11900, Voice of Unity - Tensae Ethiopia scheduled here by TDP, *1500-1600*, Su Oct 28, signed on with typical Horn signal, Amharic test programme with non-stop Ethiopian songs except for ID every 15 minutes sounding like: "Yeh ye sait o piam dimtse Radio" - whatever that means ? It is repeated and later the word "demokrasi" is also announced. Abrupt s/off. No jamming yet, but QRM 1500-1530 from a religious station on 11895, 33443, after 1530: 35434. Former 15645 was no longer heard as it was on Oct 16, 19, 24.(Ivanov, Petersen & Zeidan). Not heard Oct 29. (Hauser). Registered for B07 on 11900 at 1500-1600 via Armavir, Russia. E-mails: [email protected] and [email protected] . (Bueschel, Oct 21) 13630, Voice of Democratic Eritrea, via Juelich, has this valid postal address: "c/o Eritraeisches Zentrum, Neue Mainzer Str. 24, D-60311 Frankfurt". (Trutenau in DXplorer, Oct 09). P.O.Box 3524, Khartoum, Sudan is an alternative address on their web page http://www.nharnet.com/Contact%20Us/contact_us.htm . (Ritola in DXplorer, Oct 09) 15675, Southern Sudan Interactive R Instruction, via Meyerton, 1410, Nov 08, English lessons frequently punctuated by doorbells (as in American usage). Now in the SENTECH schedule: Tu/Th/Sa 1400-1430. Ex 15650. (Hauser) 17650, Voice of Meselina Delina [sic, really Meselná as pronounced and on VOMD website], via WHRA, still here on WHR website Mo-Fr at 1800-1830, and heard Nov 07 or 08 (Hauser). This frequency had faded out in Denmark at 1805 when checking it on Mo Nov 12. (Petersen) COLOMBIA 6035, La Voz del Guaviare, San José del Guaviare, 2345-0220, Oct 04 and 13, Nov 05, Spanish talks, ID and song introductions, low signal (S3), but clear and good modulation. After 0000 little QRM from Bhutan. (D'Angelo, Bernardini via DXLD) CONGO, Dem. Rep. 4845, R Tangazeni Kristo, Aru (near Uganda) may be active again on SW (with its 300 watts according to BDXC) or on FM. Site icc-cpi.int mentions that the first three of five programmes, ''La CPI en RDC '', ''Les droits des victimes'' and ''Les droits de la défense'' were produced with Radio Okapi and distributed to Canal Révélation , Radio Candip and Radio Tangazeni Kristo for broadcast throughout the Ituri region. (Kuhl in DXplorer) EQUATORIAL GUINEA 5005.01, R Nacional, Bata, 2145-2155, Nov 11, back on the air, Vernacular ann, Afropop, 44333. (Petersen) ERITREA 5100, R Bana, Asmara (tentative), 0413, Oct 05, Ethiopian style Afro pops, short talks between two songs in Tigrinia or other language. Also at 1600, Nov 02 and 09, low modulation S 5-7 signal. (Liangas) 7900v, Voice of the Broad Masses, Asmara, 1600-1700, Nov 04 and 05, talk heard with weak strength // P-1 on 7180. It was jumping around 7800-8100 followed by the Ethiopian "multitone" jammer audio which also was in synchro on both frequencies. I wonder if Eritrea now uses R Bana transmitter during 16-17 time block. (Savolainen in DXLD) ETHIOPIA 5990, R Ethiopia, Geja Dera, 1800-2100*, extended broadcast (ex 2000*), Oct 04, 05 and 06, Vernaculars, international news, music from African Horn, 2058 national hymn by choir without interval signal, 54444 // 7110 (33443) and 9704.2. (Schulze)

HONDURAS 3340, R Misiones Internacionales, Comayagüela, 1110-1115, Nov 01, noted with increased power. (Wilkner) INDIA 4835, AIR Gangtok, 1230-1240, Nov 11, can be heard loud and clear in the morning and afternoon . From *1240 its signal is been blocked by R Pakistan noisy transmission and its rough audio. (Sharma via Gupta, Nov 12) 4940, AIR Mumbai, 0151, Oct 05, on wrong frequency instead of nominal 4840, local ID's at 0133, 0147 and 0151. QRM Co-channel AIR Guwahati. (Jacob and Gupta). Another switching error! (Petersen) 4940 and 7280, AIR Guwahati is currently off the air via SW on as well as its external service transmission is also off the air on 7420. I have not found AIR Guwahati via SW on any other alternate frequency even on 4900. AIR Guwahati is nowadays very poor here on 729 MW. So, I was unable to listen to their frequency ann. (Sharma via Gupta, Nov 12) 4960 and 5985, AIR Ranchi: Is "regularly irregular." During my two-week stay at Bhubaneswar, eastern part of India, I could hear them only once on 5985, when it was blasting in. (Jacob) INDONESIA The following stations were/ were not audible on Java on Oct 23 and 24 between 1100-1400 UTC: 2960 RPDT2 Manggarai; ann in definitely Bahasa Indonesia (BI), poor level even here SIO 232 3215 RRI Manado not heard 3266 RRI Gorontalo, local/reg ann in BI, meny mentions of "pemerintah"=government, distinct echo probably from feeder, later gone when studio ann, ID and TA waktu Indonesia tengah = Central Indonesia Time, SIO 433 3325 RRI Palangkaraya, Indonesian pop music, SIO 444 3345 RRI Ternate, phone-in programme in BI, SIO 333 3579 RSPK Ngada, programme in BI, not pirate-like chat, rather professional, but even here in West-Java little more than threshold level on my ICF 7600GR 3976 RRI Pontianak, BI telephone reports, SIO 444 3987 RRI Manokwari, word programme in BI with either instr music in background or second station 3985/3990 3995 RRI Kendari, local/reg ann with many mentions of "pemerintah", SIO 333 4050 Pirate; chat in BI, 1 min off, then on again, chat w background music, quite strong but hollow audio 4606 RRI Serui, BI lovesong, 1159 RPK (SCI), ID into warta berita, co-channel Utility or Pirate, talk in BI, SIO 333 4750 RRI Makassar, BI news, still the strongest of them all here, but distant audio, SIO 434 4790 RRI Fak-Fak, BI ann, 1209 sports transmission with rapid talk, SIO 434 4870 RRI Wamena not hrd 4875 RRI Sorong not hrd 4925 RRI Jambi, word programme and live reports in BI, ID, regional news, the second strongest here, SIO 444 4925 Pirate at 1425 after s/off of Jambi, chat and music, sounds rather unprofessional, also at around 1430 no IS, no ID or TA, strong - I recall 10 years ago when I lived here, having come across this several times, pirate stations occupying a RRI station after close-down of latter. (Werdin). IRAQ 6335, Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, Salah al-Din, 0340-0405, Oct 02 and 06, Kurdish, instrumental music, female presenter with clear ID at 0400, 43433. (Liangas, Vestesen in Jordan). Also heard 0455-0510, Oct 23-10, Arabic news, Arab music - severe utility noise on the channel! 31341. (Petersen)


KOREA, North 6250.46, Pyongyang, Pangsong, 2104-2113, Oct 22, hymns and talks (programme schedule?), opera, 43433 FDM type QRM on its upper side // 6398.8, 33434. (Liangas) KYRGYZSTAN 6030, Hit Shortwave, Bishkek, again after some weeks, with clear laconic ID at 1605, Oct 03: "Hit Shortwave". (Ritola). Here it unfortunately was covered Oct 14 and 16 by CNR-1 jammer (// 4800 and 5030) of Taiwan 6030 at 1555-1605 and by BBC Oman in Arabic from *1630. (Petersen) LAOS 6130, Lao National R, Vientiane (presumed), 1440-1605, Oct 20 and 21, Vernacular, nice program of SE Asian music and songs, fair, on past their scheduled 1600 sign-off. (Howard) 6130, Lao National R (presumed), 1149-1223, Nov 06, Vernacular program of SE Asian music and songs, 1200 distinctive sound of a gong/bell rung slowly seven times, anthem, assume news and commentary, fair, above average reception. Also 1555-1603*, Nov 08, Vernacular, SE Asian music, sign-off ann and anthem, fair reception. (Howard) LIBERIA 4760.05, ELWA, Monrovia, 1900-2301*, Nov 14 and 15, back on the air after 18 months absence, mostly African Christian hymns, light gospel vocals, bits of English religious talk, contact info for California, closed with Liberian National Anthem. Increasing signal strength during the four hours, but CODAR QRM, at best 34343. (Barbour, Herkimer, Savolainen and Wilkner in DXplorer, Petersen and Schulze). I checked various websites and found out that ELWA has a new 5 kW SW transmitter under installation, maybe even testing now. They will use old 4760 frequency and another channel in the 49 meterband. Some pages suggest 6070 will be used. Not yet known which transmitter will be on which frequency. (Savolainen in DXplorer) MEXICO 9599.3, XEYU, R UNAM, Ticomán, reactivated after a few weeks, but still irregular and with better signal than ever, 2227-2312, 0314-0642 and 1341-1345, Oct 31, Nov 01, 05, 08, 09 and 11, mostly classical music, but also Spanish cultural discussion, TA and ID: "...son las 4 de la tarde ý 30 minutos XEUN 860 Khz de amplitud modulada y XEYU 9600 Khz onda corta banda internacional de 31 metros agradecemos el favor de su preferencia...", mentioned e-mail: contacto@radíounam.unam.mx , 1332 relay of R France Internacional during news hour, good modulation and at times no heterodyne, but QRM 2315-2400 Vatican R in Vietnamese and 0315 R Habana Cuba. It was silent on Nov 03. (Hauser and Rodriguez) MICRONESIA 4755.25, Pacific Mission Aviation (PMA), Pohnpei, these contact details were sent to me direct from the station along with an e-mail verification for my reception: Postal address: Pacific Missionary Aviation, The Cross Radio Station, P.O. Box 517, Pohnpei, FM 96941, Federated States of Micronesia. Tel: 691-320-1122. E-mail: [email protected] . Web: http://www.pmapacific.org and http://radio.pmapacific.org. (Cattermole). Station wishes to receive as small audio samples as possible in our reception reports due to dial-up connection. Exactly on 4755.25 with 1 kW. They say that the speech parts come on very low modulation, because they have problems with the signal processor and they must bypass it for the the time being. (Ritola)

Station’s announcements are: "You are listening to The Cross Radio and it is 1 o’clock – 12 o’clock.", "Hi, this is Nova, you are listening to The Cross Radio, I love it.", "Hi, this is Anjel and Tanya and you are listening to The Cross Radio, 88.5 FM, I like it." There are a couple of others but those are the main ones. Some of them are not English but Pohnpeian. (Roland at "The Cross" on Pohnpei, via Valko) Current schedule of PMA The Cross at http://www.pmapacific.org/ministries/radio/thecross_schedule_11x17.pdf is at 1600-1000 on 4755 and 88.5 FM. (Kuhl in DXplorer). Obviously they do not go off the air between midnight and 6 am local as in their PDF program schedule for FM and SW (Hauser) MONGOLIA 7260, Mongoliin R-2, Ulaanbaatar, 0842, Nov 05, comments in Russian by female voice about corruption among various Mongolian political parties’ members, month of Mongolian-Russian friendship, performance of Russian/Soviet songs on Mongolian stages, etc. 34433. At 0855 returned to the frequency, but Russian announcer has already passed the mike to Mongolian speaker. (Mezin and Kulinchenko). Also heard at 0838, Nov 13, good signal with news in English and ID: "This is the news bulletin of the Voice of Mongolia in English on the Blue Sky Radio. We are on the air on Tuesday and Thursday". (Ritola via HCDX) MYANMAR 5770, Myanmar Defense Forces, Taunggyi (tentative), 1130-1532*, Oct 12, 13 and 23, Nov 07, strong carrier with not too strong audio, usual Taunggyi-type of programming, pop songs, talk about Myanmar in Vernacular for about 10 minutes. Brief selection of indigenous instrumental music followed by sign-off ann, same indigenous music again till off the air. As no ID was recognized (anyone ever had a reliable ID from this one?) consider this one as tentative. They have been unheard here for weeks, maybe for months. Poor at tune-in but quickly improving to fair by sign-off. (Howard, Savolainen in DXLD, Wilkner). Last recorded TBM-logging was in May 2007. (Petersen) NEW ZEALAND 3935, R Reading Service, Levín (presumed), 0804, Oct 05, English talks, 22222. (Bobrowiec via HCDX) PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3355, R Simbu, Kundiawa, 1055-1204, Oct 13, music, Pidgin feature and long talk from 1126-1133, program outro giving address over choral music. 1134 National Broadcasting Commission promo over music. Then audio much too low and I got some awful local QRM. Glad to see this one return. (Valko) PERU 3234.92, R Luz y Sonido, Huánuco, 0930, Nov 03, return to frequency after week of silence. Fair signal with ann and Peru music. (Wilkner) 5602.5, R La Voz de los Andes, El Higueron, 2358-0020, Oct 13, only operating on SW during weekends, greetings to "amigos colegas" de R La Voz del Rondero (6535.6 active) and R La Voz de las Huarinjas (6819.6 inactive), musica folclorica, ". . . continua en la sintonía de La Voz de los Andes, desde el Higueron para Perú, América y el mundo . . ." (Rodríguez) RUSSIA 5960, R Tikhiy Okean, Vladivostok, *0935:16-1000, Oct 28 and 29, open carrier already on at 0918, Russian talks // 7330 (fair). This station broadcasts to the Russian fishermen and seamen out in the Pacific Ocean and is also broadcast via Primorskoe Radio on AM 810, also from Vladivostok. The website for PTR is: http://www.ptr-vlad.ru/. Audio streaming of


AM 810 and audio clips of Tikhiy Okean available at: http://www.ptr-vlad.ru/tv&radio/listen/ . E-mail from Alexey Giryuk (Engineering Department - R. Tikhiy Okean), from Vladivostok, confirms that starting Oct 28, they will change to their winter frequencies and times of 5960 and 7330 from 0935-1000 (ex: 9765 and 12065 and ex: 0835-0900). (Bolland and Howard) SAINT HELENA Radio St. Helena is celebrating its special DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY year 2007 with a very special Radio St. Helena Day 2007 world-wide shortwave broadcast. The year 2007 marks a DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY for Radio St. Helena : - - the 40 th anniversary of broadcasting for Radio St. Helena, and - - the 10 th shortwave transmision anniversary. Saturday, 15. December 2007 ---------------------------------------- From UTC To UTC Target area -------- --------- ------------- 1730 1815 New Zealand 1815 1900 India 1900 2015 Japan 2015 2145 Europe 2145 2245 North America East 2245 2330 North America West 2330 0015 South America North 0015 0100 South America Central/South RSH will be transmitting on 11092.5 KHz in USB with 1000 Watts and using a 3-element monoband directional antenna. There will be a VERY SPECIAL and beautiful full-colour QSL card issued by Radio St. Helena for this special DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY shortwave transmission. The same procedures as in 2006 for reception reports, return postage, and QSLing will apply for this broadcast in 2007. Watch our web page: www.sthelena.se/radioproject for more information. (Lawrence and Kipp) SINGAPORE 6185, R Singapore International, 1115-1315, Oct 20, programming in Chinese, IDs "RSI", often mentions RSI website, several "Singapore" jingles. Good reception. Scheduled for 1100-1400. I occasional see postings for China Huayi Broadcast Co. here during this same time period, but I wonder how CHBC's 15 KW could compete with RSI's 250 KW. Not a trace of CHBC heard today. Does CHBC still change to 4830 in the winter? (Howard) TURKMENISTAN 4930, Türkmen R, Asgabat, 2135-2200, Nov 11, Turkmen talk mentioning Turkmen, 3 ID's: "Miras Radio...", audible in AM and LSB only, 33333. Another Central Asian station was audible at the same time, maybe a spurious signal from another Türkmen programme which was not // 5015. (Petersen) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 9265.04, WMLK , 1857-1901, Oct 15, talk by Elder Jacob O. Meyer with references to Yaweh. ID with address at 1901. Poor to fair strength. Modulation seemed to be about 30%. Only peaking at about S-6. (Valko) VIETNAM 5975, Voice of Vietnam, Son Tai, *2259-2350, Oct 04 and 05, new sign on time (ex *2200), Vietnamese time ann, 2300 ID by man and woman, instrumental national anthem, news with short music bridges, political reports with mention of Myanmar and other Asian countries, 45433, no parallels heard. (Schulze)

6165, Dai Tieng Noi Vietnam, Xuan Mai, Hanoi, 2230-2300*, Oct 05-10, H'Mong talks mentioning Viet Nam, songs, closing ann mentioning Viet Nam, audible when Tchad signs off, QRM weaker Bolivia, 33333. (Petersen and Schulze) 9850, Voice of Vietnam, Minorities Network, *0400, Nov 08-10, excellent no-fading signals. (Padula) 9875, Voice of Vietnam, National Network, 0410-0500, Nov 08-10, Vietnamese. (Padula) ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ CONTRIBUTORS ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ DSWCI-0099 Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark DSWCI-0143 Finn Krone, Naestved, Denmark DSWCI-0370 Noel R. Green, Blackpool, United Kingdom DSWCI-0798 Jerry Berg/DXplorer, Lexington, MA, U.S.A. DSWCI-1014 Robert Kipp, Langen, Germany DSWCI-1046 Giampiero Bernardini, Milano/Bca di Magra, Italy DSWCI-1141 Martien Groot, Schoorl, The Netherlands DSWCI-1206 Gerhard Werdin, Germany on holidays in INS DSWCI-1331 Wolfgang Bueschel/wwdxc BC-DX, Germany DSWCI-1410 Carlos Gonçalves, Lisboa/Alzejur, Portugal DSWCI-1418 Roland Schulze, Stuttgart, Germany DSWCI-1483 Max van Arnhem, Hoenderloo, The Netherlands DSWCI-1911 Rolf Lovstrom, Oslo, Norway DSWCI-1925 Bjarke Vestesen, Radby, Blommenslyst, Denmark, visiting Madaba, Jordan. DSWCI-2026 Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, U.S.A. DSWCI-2248 Björn Fransson, Lunds, Gotland, Sweden DSWCI-2617 Stefan Schliephacke, Frankfurt am Main, Germany visiting Fjerritslev, Denmark. DSWCI-2812 Richard D’Angelo/NASWA, PA, U.S.A. DSWCI-2897 Harald Kuhl, Göttingen, Germany DSWCI-3090 Glenn Hauser/DX Listening Digest, OK, U.S.A. DSWCI-3477 Ivo Ivanov/R Bulgaria DX MIX News, Bulgaria DSWCI-3607 Dmitry Mezin, Kazan/Kadyshevo, Russia DSWCI-3619 Bruce W. Churchill, Fallbrook, CA, U.S.A. DSWCI-3626 Ian Cattermole, Blenheim, New Zealand DSWCI-3627 Manuel Méndez, Lugo/Friol, Spain DSWCI-3642 John C. Herkimer, Caledonia, NY, U.S.A. DSWCI-3644 Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India DSWCI-3656 Dave Valko, Dunlo, PA, U.S.A. DSWCI-3669 Takao Miyajima, Yokohama-city, Japan Scott R. Barbour Jr., Intervale, NH, USA Chuck Bolland, Clewiston, Florida, U.S.A. Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu, SP, Brazil Alfredo Cañote, Lima, Peru Rudolf W. Grimm, São Bernardo, Brazil Jose Jacob/DX India/ bcdxing, Hyderabad, India Alexey Kulinchenko, Kazan/Kadyshevo, Russia Laura Lawrence (Miss), R Station Manager, R St Helena, Pounceys, St. Helena Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece Dario Monferini/PLAY-DX, Milano/Bocca di Magra, Italy Bob Padula/EDXP, Mount Albert, Victoria, Australia Mauno Ritola, Joensuu, Finland Rafael Rodriguez R., Bogota, Colombia Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland Gautam Sharma, Abhayapuri, Assam, India Arnaldo L. Slaen, Buenos Aires, Argentina Bernd Trutenau, Vilnius, Lithuania Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, U.S.A. Tarek Zeidan, Cairo, Egypt British DX Club, United Kingdom Hardcore DX, CA, U.S.A.

Next deadline is on December 27th 2007

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Radio Broadcasting in Independent Borneo – Brunei

by DSWCI-3631 Dr. Adrian Peterson,

Adventist World Radio

The history of the independent enclave on the north western edge of the island of Borneo, Brunei, goes way back more than two and a half centuries to the time in the 700s BC when migrant tribes from Vietnam left their ancestral homes and wandered across ocean and island until they came to the island that we know now as Borneo. More than a thousand years later, the land surrounding the Brunei estuary became a trading post with Chinese participation. After that, the area around Brunei was ruled from afar by the Hindu Kingdom located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Then, in the 1300s, the Sultan of Brunei ruled the neighbouring areas, including all of the island of Borneo and up into the southern islands of the Philippines. The modern era for Brunei began in 1839 when Englishman James Brooke arrived in neighbouring Sarawak and afterwards became their ruling Rajah. In 1888 Brunei became a British protectorate, and beginning in 1906, Brunei was governed with a local British Resident. On January 2, 1942, the Japanese landed in Brunei which they occupied for more than three years. In 1945 Australian forces made a return invasion; and fourteen years later, Brunei was granted limited autonomy as a self ruling state. At the time when the Union of Malaysia was formed, Brunei opted for independence, and this was implemented on January 1, 1984.

The independent British country of Brunei is actually compo-sed of two sections, separated by about five intervening miles of the Malaysian territory of Sarawak. The total population is no more than one third of a million; the small capital city with the long name is Banda Seri Begawan with a population of 50,000; and half of their Gross National Product is derived from the export of petroleum and natural gas. In fact, there is no personal income tax in Brunei. Two items of interest: Brunei owns four cattle stations in the Northern Territory of Australia to ensure a regular supply of beef products and the total area of these cattle farms is actually larger than the country of Brunei itself. And, the name of the island of Borneo is derived from the name of this state, Brunei. The first wireless station in Brunei was a spark gap Morse Code facility that was erected in Brunei Town, as it was known then, in the year 1920. This station was established for the purpose of communication with a similar station located on the island of Labuan that is now understood to be a part of Malaysian Sabah. Two more Morse Code wireless stations were established in 1922 and these were located at Brooke-town-Muara on the tip of the small northern peninsula, and at Temburong in East Brunei. The fourth wireless station was established at Belait in the southern coastal area in 1925. Just two of these stations survived and they were identified as VSJ in West Brunei and VSL in East Brunei. As far as radio broadcasting is concerned, the earliest beginnings go back to the year 1947 when the Marconi Company in England installed a new wireless communication station in Brunei Town. Ten years later, the Marconi Company founded a small experimental radio broadcasting station in a small one storied building, with a single on air studio and a single mediumwave transmitter. This new and rather experimental station made its inaugural broadcast fifteen months later, in August 1958. The 1959 edition of the World Radio TV Handbook listed Brunei for the first time and it showed two mediumwave stations on the air; 2 kW in Brunei Town on the north coast and 20 kW in Tutong in the central coast. Interestingly, both stations operated on the same channel, 1240 kHz. However, in the following year, 1960, three mediumwave stations were on the air; Brunei Town with the original three year old 1.5 kW transmitter now on 970 kHz, the 20 kW transmitter at Tutong on the same 1240 kHz, and an additional station at 1.5 kW on 1110 kHz at Belait on the south coast. Over the next half century, several new mediumwave stations were constructed, transmitters changed locations and frequen-cies, and new higher powered units for local coverage were employed. In fact, at the height of its activity, Brunei was on the air from seven different mediumwave transmitters at five different locations. Two of these high powered units were installed in 1977 for national and regional international coverage. The 100 kW station (later 200 kW) on 675 kHz was installed at Serasa, and the 200 kW unit on 594 kHz was installed at Tutong. Both of these high powered units could be heard quite clearly in the neighbouring Malaysian and Indone-sian states on the island of Borneo and beyond. It is under-stood that both of these 200 kW units were shut down a year or two ago, though they could be re-activated if necessary. For total local radio coverage throughout Brunei, several FM networks are now on the air. Their modernized studio building, located across from the Post Office in Banda Seri Begawan, was erected in the 1960s. It contains a suite of 18 studios for the production of the various language and program streams. To be continued on page 31.

Next Deadline is on December 27th 2007

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The EDXC Conference in Paradiso by Anker Petersen.

The 40th annual Conference of the European DX Council (EDXC) was held on Nov 01-04, 2007 at Hotel Dischma, Lugano in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland, very close to Italy. This cheap, but very good hotel has its name from a roman-latin word which is deviated from "decimus" which was 1/10 of the income, the oldest form of paying taxes. In year 1365 this name was found in the registers as Dismao and in 1562 as Dyschma. The hotel is actually located in Paradiso, a southern suburb of Lugano which counts 54,000 inhabitants. It has a wonderful panorama along the Lugano Lake with Monte Brè and Monte San Salvatore as the nearby 600 meter higher landmarks.

Anker, Else and Kaj in front of Hotel Dischma

I travelled from Denmark together with Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen and his wife Else, first flying with Swiss International to Zürich and then taking the CISALPINO train to Lugano with its many breathtaking views of the snowcapped mountainous landscape which still had the very beautiful autumn colours in the valleys. Very symbolic for my media presentation the following day, we were welcomed in Zürich Airport by an Andean Indian who played the old Inca tune "El Condor pasa" on harp. 29 people from 9 countries attended this Conference: Finland (8 participants), Italy (4), USA (4), Denmark (3), Switzerland (3), Germany (2), Japan (2), Sweden (2) and one from the UK. Lugano was carefully selected as venue in order to make it attractive to many DX-ers from Southern and Central Europe, so their limited participation was a big disappointment. The following present and former members of the DSWCI were present at the Conference: Toshi Ohtake and Nobuya Kato (Japan), Alessandro Groppazzi, Gianluigi Naj, Dario Monferini and Roberto Pavanello (Italy), Robert Kipp (Germany), Torre Ekblom and Arto Mujunen (Finland), Bengt Ericson and Tibor Szilagyi (Sweden), Kaj Bredahl and wife Else Malmstrøm Jørgensen, and Anker Petersen (Denmark). The Conference was excellently organized by the EDXC Management since January this year, Mr. Tibor Szilagyi and Mr. Torre Ekblom. The Conference was officially opened Friday Nov 02 at 1030 by a warm welcome by Deputy Mayor of Lugano, Dr. Venturi who by the way also is a shortwavelistener. The Secretary General, Mr. Tibor Szilagyi then welcomed everybody to the 40th EDXC Conference and forwarded greetings and regrets from DX-ers and broadcasters who were unable to attend. Later on, former Secretary General Mr. Michael Murray, expressed some commemorative words about

Mr. David Bowman from the BBCMS who passed away short time ago at an age above 90. He has actively attended many EDXC Conferences in the past. The lectures began at 1100 hours when the Director of Radio Miami International, President of the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters in USA (NASB) and Vice Chairman in the U.S. DRM Group, Mr. Jeff White gave a presentation about 1. The state of Shortwave in the Americas. 2. Status on Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM). 3. Status on NASB and DX-Meetings. Even though the IBB (e.g. VOA) is cutting down its number of languages, most private U.S. broadcasters continue to use SW. To strengthen economy, however, some have begun to sell airtime to overseas broadcasters. The FCC has allowed the use of Powerline Communications (PLC), but so far only a few companies have begun to use it in the U.S.A. The development of DRM has reached 768 broadcasting hours per day as of Sep 27 this year. Some broadcasters like HCJB, CBC, TWR and CVC have adopted DRM for tests, others may do so soon while others may wait some years until the DRM receivers are more common and widespread. The 2007 NASB annual meeting was hosted by HCJB in Elkhart, IN and the talks can be heard and seen at the website: www.shortwave.org . The 2008 meeting will be hosted by TWR in Cary, North Carolina. The NASB is also participating in meetings with the FCC, HFCC and various DX-organisations. Anker Petersen then talked about "DX-ing in the High Andes" as defined as above 2,500 metres, and showed pictures and sounds from his visits to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The cultures of the Quechoa and Aymara Indians were described and two different extracts of "El Condor pasa" played. The number of domestic SW stations in the Andes is clearly declining, but instead the number of FM stations is strongly increasing. TV, cellular phones, internet and streaming audio is also coming up for the more rich part of the population. The scoop of this EDXC Conference came when Mr. Bob Zanotti - one of "The two Bobs" and involved in the former "Swiss Merry-Go-Round" at Swiss Radio International (SRI) gave a very personal, nostalgic insight in the closure of SRI after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today he and Bob Thomann are living in Emmenthal and enjoy life as radio amateurs. He is still on his own producing "Switzerland in Sound" and at http://www.switzerlandinsound.com/audiotext32/conference_in_lugano.mp3 you can hear a roundtable discussion about SW in 1967 when the EDXC was born, and today, between Jeff White, Tibor Szilagyi, Michael Murray and Anker Petersen chaired by Bob Zanotti.

Bob Zanotti from “Switzerland in Sound”

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Bob also revealed that he was actively involved in the establishment of the first site of IRRS 30 km west of Milan, Italy in 1993-2003. After that it was automated and the two 10 kW Siemens SW transmitters were sold and airtime abroad was leased. The present site could not be disclosed. Then followed a long discussion about the following EDXC matters, lead by Mr. Torre Ekblom. The present management has been very active in trying to revive the DX-related activities of the EDXC. So far it has succeeded in getting published on the web an updated version of the EDXC Landlist this summer edited by Mr. Olle Alm at http://www.dswci.org/ , click EDXC Radio Countries. Since the EDXC has no funds besides its daily administration and only a small one for EDXC Conferences, it is regarded sufficient just to run a website and no printed newsletters, as done previously, which were quite expensive. Thus it is impossible, as suggested, that the EDXC is going to publish: 1. a 50-60 pages European DX-bulletin, 2. a long weekly DX-programme on an international radio station, 3. a translation service of articles between some of the many languages in Europe, or 4. a summary of main articles from the European DX-Clubs. Such services are up to the individual clubs, if needed. The EDXC is working hard on establishing a new website for the EDXC and there is good hope for a Finnish solution soon. Risto Vahakainu pointed out that the number of DX-ers in Finland, and probably most of Europe was peaking around 1982, but many are still active. Anker Petersen gave a historical review on the initial EDXC nearly scientific study on what the radio stations required of reception reports. It resulted in a published EDXC Reception Report Guide and many useful Reception Report forms in various languages. This EDXC Guide needs updating on a few points particularly on the digital way of reporting and Anker needs a few experienced DX-ers to assist in this job. However, most of the job is already done in the newly published CD: "World QSL Book" (528 pages) at [email protected] by Gayle Van Horn. As broadcaster, Mr. Jeff White stated that WRMI still is very interested in reception reports in order to be able to evaluate the reception quality. The Secretary General highly appreciated that radio listeners from seven European countries, the U.S.A. and Japan, did participate in this conference in Lugano. But more activity from some southern countries would have been very useful! There were no further items to be discussed, so Torre and Tibor closed the debate by stating that all comments on these issues are still welcome. The former EDXC Secretary General, Mr. Risto Vähäkainu then invited all DX-ers to the next EDXC Conference to be held in connection with the 50th Anniversary of the Finnish DX Association, near the west coast city of Vaasa on 05-07 September 2008. At http://www.netikka.net/edxc2008/ you can find the initial invitation and useful links to the city of Vaasa and the conference hotel, Hotel Silveria. The conference package will be announced later and there will as usual be an extensive conference programme. In addition there might also be a bus tour to a far destination (Baltic state(s) or Lapland). More details from FDXA, P. O. Box 454, FIN-00101 Helsinki or from [email protected] .

Robert Kipp closed the lectures by a more technical insight in the SW transmitters used on Ascension and St. Helena islands and announcing the new Jubilee programme on Dec 15, 2007. On Friday evening most present members of the DSWCI had an excellent Club Dinner at Ristorante Paradiso. We all really enjoyed meeting again so many of our members!

The DSWCI Club dinner Friday evening

The next morning a local guide, Marguerita, showed us around in the lovely city of Lugano by bus and by foot in wonderful sunshine and 16 degrees. After that, we had a very interesting tour around in Radio Televizione Svizzera di Lingua Italiana by Mr. Stefano Franchini. This station is broadcasting on FM, DAB and satellite with very modern equipment in all four Swiss languages. Tapes and CD's are no longer used, but all is digitalized. In the future all FM transmitters will be replaced by DAB, because in the mountains fewer transmitters are needed. The next day a new programme in English "Swiss World Radio" would start on DAB and satellite, and in Geneva also on FM. The Conference closed Saturday evening with an excellent Banquet with these local dishes: Cannelloni au Gratin, Osso Buco in Cremolata, Bread Tart "Cicci", wines and coffee. I gave a short speech about the start of the EDXC which was founded in my home in Skovlunde in June 1967 with Torre and Kaj also active at that time.

Anker receiving a glass bird for his long time work for the EDXC

After that they organized a popular lottery. We all look forward to the next EDXC Conference in Vaasa, Finland on September 05-07, 2008. See you there!

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A.I.R. Contest 2008 The A.I.R. Contest 2008 “Attilio Leoni”, will start at 0000 UTC on January 2nd 2008, and will end at midnight UTC January 12th 2008. Participation is open for all radio listeners. The con-test is divided into the following parts: First part: Listening to any station broadcasting from Europe-America (with its own transmitter or via relay) from 0000 UTC of January 2nd to 2400 UTC of January 6th 2008, in any lan-guage (frequencies between 150 and 26100 kHz). Second part: Listening to programmes in any language of the following stations, at any time from January 7th at 0000 to January 12th 2008 at midnight UTC (frequencies between 150 and 26100 kHz)

AUSTRALIA, Radio Australia CHINA PEOPLES REP. Radio China Int.

EGYPT. Radio Cairo GABON, Afrique No. 1

JAPAN, NHK INDIA, All India Radio

ISRAEL, Kol Israel KUWAIT, Radio Kuwait

SYRIA, Radio Damascus TAIWAN, Radio Taiwan Int. THAILAND, Radio Thailand

Each station can be logged only once.

The listening report will have a minimum time of 15 minutes. The reports must contain all useful references (frequency, UTC, time, station name, language, the most important details for a good valuation, SINPO code), technical data (receiver, antenna and optional). The listening list with your participation fee must be sent to:

PECOLATTO Bruno AIR Contest Manager

Fermo Posta I-10080 Ingria (TO)

Italy e-mail: [email protected]

No later than February 23rd 2008. The year 2007 marks a DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY for Radio St. Helena : - - the 40 th anniversary of broadcasting for Radio St. Helena, and - - the 10 th shortwave transmission anniver-sary.

Radio St. Helena day Saturday, 15. December 2007

From UTC To UTC Target area 1730 1815 New Zealand 1815 1900 India 1900 2015 Japan 2015 2145 Europe 2145 2245 North America East 2245 2330 North America West 2330 0015 South America North 0015 0100 South America Central/South RSH will be transmitting on 11092.5 KHz in USB with 1000 Watts and using a 3-element monoband directional antenna. There will be a VERY SPECIAL and beautiful full-colour QSL card issued by Radio St. Helena for this special DOUBLE AN-NIVERSARY shortwave transmission. The same procedures as in 2006 for reception reports, return postage, and QSLing will apply for this broadcast in 2007. Watch our web page: www.sthelena.se/radioproject for more information.

Notes & News From the World of Radio

Edited by Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen e-mail: [email protected]


Good news for Tropical Bands DX-ers The World Radio communications Conference 2007 (WRC-07) concluded its work on Nov 16. Held in Geneva, and attended by some 2600 delegates from communications' administrations worldwide, WRC-07 rejected proposals for additional spectrum allocation for the SW broadcasting service in the 4-10 MHz bands. The need for additional spectrum was intended to support HF broadcasting in North America. This is in stark contrast to the continuing decline in HF services from other regions - during 2007, several international broadcasters closed down or seri-ously reduced their services, recognizing that SW broadcasting is becoming a redundant obsolescent platform for delivering entertainment, information, culture or news. Many international broadcasters have moved into internet and satel-lite delivery modes, a trend which will intensify in 2008. Domestic HF broadcasting is also experiencing a continuing decline, with widespread introduction of VHF-FM now seen as a cost-effective, efficient, and quality medium.... (Padula, Nov 16). Even though the number of tropical bands stations is declining, this WRC-07 decision means that these popular DX-bands will not be crowded by international broadcasters. (Anker Petersen)

From our member Björn Bengts No. 3674E we have received the following interesting story about himself. I can just urge other members to send me a description of you, just as Bengt did.

I'm a 65 years old farmer and live with my wife Riina on a little farm in Southern Finland. I have been interested in DX-ing since 1955 and have recently reactivated my listening. In addition to my Radio hobby, other hobbies include bird watching, cars and gardening! My home site (in Swedish): http://granumnet.com/ tells all about me! As per October 5th, 2004 I use Software Defined Radios. The thunder destroy 2006 my first ICOM-PCR1000. My new receivers are now WiNRADiO G313i and ICOM IC-PCR1500dsp with a Triax FM 8 element antenna and 6 long wire antennas, length from 180-800 m, directions 110° India, 150° Mauritius, 180° South Africa, 225° South Am erica, 290° Caribia, and 310° North America. I like very much to use Shortwave Log extensive logging program. As long it works!

Some more pictures from the EDXC Conference

Some of the attendants Friday afternoon.

Jeff White from WRMI is at right.

Deputy Mayor of Lugano, Dr. Venturi opened the conference

Tishimichi Ohtake, Japan in front of Radio Televizione

Svizzera di Lingua Italiana, Lugano.

Alessandro Groppazzi from Italy did also participate.

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Abbreviations, frequently used in this column:

addr=address; cal=calendar; d=day/s; dir=director; E=E-

mail; EV = e-mail verie; f/d=full detailed; f/up= follow-up

report; gen=general; hrd=heard; Int=international; IRC=

International Reply Coupon; kHz=kilohertz; KW= kilowatt/

s; lr=letter; LV=La Voz/La Voix; m=month/s; mhz= mega-

hertz; ms=mint stamps; n/d=non detailed; p/d=partly de-

tailed; pers=personal; PPC=prepared postcard; pg= program

guide; pt=pennant; R.=radio; rf=report form; rp=return

postage; RR=reception report; SAE=self addressed envelope;

SASE=self addressed and stamped envelope; sce=service;

sched=schedule; sec= secretary; st=sticker; v/s=verification

signer; vc=view-card; VO=Voice of; w=week/s; W=watt/s;

y=year/s; $=US-dollar.

BROADCASTING STATIONS

Albania

CRI relay, 13710, f/d cd, info for E-RR, 33d ER

Austria

ORF R. Tirol, 96.3, EV, 6w GH

Bulgaria

R. Bulgaria, 5900, f/d cd, v/s R. Radulowa, (IRC), 40d GJ

Czech Republic

6eský rozhlas, 954, cd, 4w GH

R. Prag, 6055, f/d cd, mouse pad, pg for E-RR, 4d ER

France

Direct FM, 92.8, PPC, 5w GH

France Bleu Alsace, 102.6, lr, 12w GH

France Bleu Pays de Savoie, 103.9, EV, 5w GH

France Info, 1404, PPC, 4w GH

R. France Inter, 7135, f/d cd, st, 5d ER

RTI via Issoudun, 15515, f/d cd for E-RR, f/ups, 80d GJ

TDF Villebon-sur-Yvette, 999, cd, 11w GH

Germany

AFN Europe, 873, f/d cd, st, E-f/up, 109d ER

AWR via Wertachtal, 11725, f/d cd for E-RR, 12d GJ

Bayerischer Rundfunk, 106.9, cd, 14d MVA

Bayerischer Rundfunk, 801, f/d cd for E-RR, 5d ER

DW via Wertachtal, 12045, f/d cd, f/ups, 383d GJ

European Music R., 6045, cd, lr, 1w GH

Family R. via Nauen, 9485/9520, EV, 1d GH

Family R. via Wertachtal, 15670, f/d cd for E-RR, 44d GJ

Gospel for Asia, 13745, f/d cd, info, ($), 40d SPL

MV Baltic R., 6045, f/d cd, (ms), 110d ER

R. Traumland via Jülich, 5945, cd, 28d THE

Truck R., 531, cd, 3w GH

Greece

ERA Chania, 1512, cd, 3-5w GH

Ireland

R. Star County, 981, lr, st, 4w MVA

Italy

Radio 2000, 93.0, EV, 8w GH

RAI Alto Adige, 99.4, cd, lr, 9w GH

RAI Milano, 693, EV, ?d GH

RAI Sender Bozen, 99.0, cd, lr, 9w GH

R. Company, 94.3, PPC, 7w GH

R. Company, 100.5, PPC, 7w GH

R. Dolomiti, 103.5, EV, 10w GH

R. Grüne Welle, 103.2, PPC, 7w GH

Kaliningrad

VO Russia, 1368, cd, 9w GH

Latvia

R. Casablanca WS, 9290, f/d lr, CD, info, (ms), 8w ASC

Radio RWE, 9290, cd, 13w GH

Lithuania

CRI relay, 1368, cd, 6w GH

The Mighty KBC, 6255, f/d cd, 29d KBJ

Netherlands

Bible Voice Broadcasting, 11945, cd, 6w GH

Local FM, 105.7, EV, 20w GH

EUROPE

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Poland

RMF AM, 106.4, f/d lr, st, (ms, CD), 333d SPL

RMF GdaMsk, 98.4, EV, lr, 13w GH

Portugal

R. Portugal Int RDP, 12020, lr, info, 41d THE

Romania

Romanian R., 153/1485, f/d cds, pers lr, v/s I. Masariu,

f/ups, 363-426d GJ

R. Romania, 6150/17770, f/d cds, 102-119d GJ

Russia

Family R. via Armavir, 11850/12075, f/d cds for E-RR,

118-130d GJ

Family R. via Moscow, 9490, f/d cd for E-RR, 47d GJ

Family R. via Samara, 7320, f/d cd for E-RR, 51d GJ

GTRK Adygheya, 7325, n/d lr, vcs, ($), 44d ER

VO Russia via St. Petersburg, 1494, cd, info, 54d THE

VO Russia, 1494/9820/11675, cd, lr, sched, 3w CWE

VO Russia, voa Krasnodar, 11675, cd, info, 60d THE

Spain

R. Lugo,1287, lr, 15ow GH

Sweden

R. Sweden, 6065, f/d cd, pg for E-RR, 14d GJ

Switzerland

Capital FM, 98.4, EV, 9w GH

Lausanne FM, 99.5, PPC, 7w GH

R. Berner Oberland, 95.8, EV, 5w

R. Chablais, 87.6, lr, 8w GH

R. Rabe, 95.6, PPC, 7w GH

Ukraine

R. Ukraine Int, 7490, cd, 3w GH

United Kingdom

Desi R., 1602, PPC, 219w GH

DW via Rampisham, 13800, cd, 2w GH

DW via Skelton, 9545, f/d cd for E-RR, 3d GJ

DW via Skelton, 13780, cd, 1w GH

DW via Woofferton, 6075/15275, f/d cds for E-RRs, 9-41d GJ

DW via Woofferton, 6075, cd, 3d GH

Vatican

RCI relay, 13730, cd, ?d GH

Vatican R., 5980, cd, 93d THE

Ascension

Cotton Tree News, 9525, f/d cd for E-RR, ?d AFL

Cotton Tree News, 9525, f/d cd for E-RR, 9d RAD

Cotton Tree News, 9525, cd via Hirondelle, 60d THE

Cotton Tree News, 13760, EV, ?d GH

DW relay, 9895, cd, 3w GH

Star R., 9525, f/d cd, v/s S. Bylenza, 118d RAD

Egypt

R. Cairo, 11950, cd, lr, sched, v/s M. Shafiq, 10m CWE

South Africa

DW relay, 15410, cd, 1w GH

Family R. relay, 3230, cd, 6w GH

Swaziland

R. Sunshine, 88.0, PPC, 6w GH

St. Helena

R. St. Helena, 11092.5, PPC via DSWCI, 6w GH

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Betar, 4750, f/d cd, pers lr, v/s M. Chandra

Roy, 23d RAD

China

CRI Kashni, 9470, f/d cd for E-RR, 56d GJ

RCI Urumqui, 11975, cd, 1w GH

Iran

IRIB, 5910/7175/7255/7370/9780/9870/9925/11830/13710/

17595, f/d cds for E-RRs, 75-134d GJ

IRIB “VO Justice”, 7235, f/d cd for E-RR, lr, ms, info, v/s

D. Aalivandi, 47d GJ

Japan

JOIR, 1260, lr, cd, sched for CD-RR, (2 $), key chain, 22dPM

R. Japan, 11730, f/d cd for E-RR, pg, 43d GJ

Shiokaze JSR, 6045, f/d cd for E-RR, 7d SPL

AFRICA

ASIA

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Kuwait

R. Free Asia, 7500, EV + f/d cd for E-RR, v/s A. J.

Janitschek, 1-3d RAD

Pakistan

Pakistan Broadcasting Corportaion, 15100, cd, 1m4w CWE

Philippines

R. Veritas, 11820, EV for E-RR, v/s P. Tai, 1d RAD

Sri Lanka

DW Trincomalee, 17650, f/d cd for E-RR, 3d GJ

R. Japan relay, 11840, f/d cd for E-RR, pg, 48d GJ

Taiwan

R. Taiwan Int, 15265, cd, info, 23d THE

Tajikistan

VO Russia via Dushanbe, 11755, f/d cd for E-RR, 33d GJ

Turkey

VO Turkey, 15265, cd, info, 23d THE

VO Turkey, 15450, f/d cd, sched, info, bookmark, 1m CWE

United Arab Emirates

DW via Dhabayya, 9545, f/d cd for E-RR, 5d GJ

R. Japan relay, 17720, f/d cd, sched, rf, 22d SPL

Guam

KTWR, 11590, f/d cd, lr for E-RR, v/s S. Ottun, 125d GJ

Hawaii

Open R. for North Korea via KWHR, 9930, p/d lr, v/s

Y Howard, 50d RAD

New Zealand

R. New Zealand Int, 9655, f/d cd, ($), 30d GJ

Northern Mariana Islands

R. Free Asia Saipan, 11595, cd, 3w GH

R. Free Asia Tinian, 9715, f/d cd for E-RR, 10d GJ

R. Free Asia Tinian, 9770, f/d cd, 25d KBJ

R. Free Asia Tinian, 13675, cd, 20d THE

Alaska

KBRW, 680, f/d cd, lr, st for CD-RR, v/s R. Sommer, 14d PM

KNOM, 780, cd for CD-RR, v/s R. Schmidt, 13d PM

KUDO, 1080, PPC, v/s R. McClear, 12d PM

Canada

CJOR, 1240, lr for CD-RR, v/s J. McGoran, 25d PM

USA

KTTO, 970, cd for CD-RR, v/s W. Grapley, 14d PM

KUOW, 1340, PPC, v/s A. Hokamson, f/up 12d PM

WHRI, 735´5, f/d cd via online RR, 42d SPL

WLPO, 1220, cd for CD-RR, 12d PM

Cuba

R. Havana, 6180, f/d cd, sched for E-RR, 95d GJ

Dominican Republic

R. Amanecer, 6025, EV for E-RR, 3h RAD

Honduras

La Voz de Misiones Internacionales de Centro América

HRMI, 3340, cd, after f/up 8w MVA

Chile

CVC, 15410, f/d cd, vcs, (IRC), 27d GJ

Ecuador

HCJB, 9740, f/d cd for E-RR, 16d GJ

Peru

R. Visión, 4790, EV, v/s F. Córdova Rodriguez, 10d RAD

Peruvian

pupils.

Photo

taken by

our

chairman

Anker

Petersen

PACIFIC

NORTH AMERICA

CENTRAL AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

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UNOFFICIAL RADIO

Klub KW, 6300, f/d cd, pers lr, business cd, (ms), 12d ER

Radio RWE via Mystery R., 6220, cd, 29d THE

UTILITY STATIONS

Austria

NDB Brück BRK, 408, cd, 15d THE

Czech Republik

NDB Cáslav CF, 345.5, lr, 12d THE

NDB Prag KD, 300, lr, vc, 18d THE

Sweden

Grimeton R., 17.2, lr, info, 38d THE

HAM BEACONS

Germany

DRA5 Scheggerott, 5195, cd, 8d THE

Sweden

SM6BGP Kinna, 3542.5, cd, 10d THE

Contributors to this QSL-corner

AFL Arturo Fernández Llorella, Spain

ASC Andreas Schmid, Germany

CWE Claës W. Englund, Sweden

ER Eckhard Röscher, Germany

GH Ge Huijbens, The Netherlands

GJ Günter Jacob, Germany

KBJ Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen, Denmark

MVA Max van Arnhem, The Netherlands

PM Patrick Martin, USA

RAD Richard A. D’Angelo, USA

SPL Simon-Peter Liehr, Germany

THE Tor-Henrik Ekblom, Finland

In this issue contributions from 12 members from 07 coun-

tries.

Many thanks for your cooperation over the year! A heartly

welcome to all new participants!

The new attractive Radio St. Helena QSL which will be

issued on St. Helena Day December 15th 2007 on

11.092.5 kHz from 1730-0100.

Before leaving the local radio scene in Brunei, we should make mention of BFBS, the British Forces Broadcasting Service. They trace their earliest origins back to the year 1964 when a daily one hour program in English and the Gurkhali language was introduced into the program format of Radio Brunei MW. This service was on the air from Radio Brunei for a period of nearly thirty five years, ending in 1997. It was heard through-out the nation on as many as six channels, mediumwave, FM, and short-wave. This program service was presented for the benefit of British troops stationed in Brunei, many of whom were Nepali and spoke the Gurkhali language. A small volunteer radio station was constructed at the British army base at Seria on the south coast and it was on the air unofficially for a short period of time before BFBS took it over in 1978 and administered it from BFBS Hong Kong. This station was officially opened with its own facilities on March 8, 1979. It has always operated on FM, usually with two channels, one in Eng-lish and the other in Gurkhali. On the shortwave scene, Radio Brunei was once a highly sought after prize. In 1964, a 10 kW transmitter was inaugurated at the mediumwave facility located at Berakas on the edge of their capital city. This unit car-ried a relay from the various mediumwave services and always on the fixed frequency, 4865 kHz, in the tropical 60 metre band. Five years later, another 10 kW short-wave transmitter was co-sited with the mediumwave transmitter at Tutong on the central coast. This second unit also carried a relay from the mediumwave program-ming that was produced in the main studios in the capital city and always on the fixed frequency 7215 kHz in the 41 metre international band. According to tabulated information extracted from the World Radio TV Handbook, the second shortwave trans-mitter was transferred from Tutong on the central coast and re-installed at Berakas near the capital city in 1977. However, both SW transmitters left the air, according to WRTH entries, in the year 1979. Some twenty years later, Radio Brunei made the statement that they did plan to return to the shortwave scene sometime, but, alas, that event has never been fulfilled. We might also add, that the BFBS twin language pro-gram service that was carried nationwide on MW by Ra-dio Brunei was also heard on shortwave. According to the available schedules, the BFBS relay on shortwave began in 1965 on 4865 kHz, and in 1969 this service was then heard on 7215 kHz. This regular BFBS relay was on shortwave came to an end when the shortwave transmitters left the air in 1979. As far as QSLs are concerned, the exotic card from Ra-dio Brunei has always been a highly prized collector’s item. For the first five years, Radio Brunei verified by letter. Beginning in 1964, they issued a card that showed a map of Borneo and a Mosque, printed in yel-low and green. However, in the late 1970s, they issued a new card that showed a photo of the capital city taken from the air with a map of Brunei superimposed. The supply of those cards has also been exhausted. In the year 2001, I made an itinerary on behalf of Adventist World Radio to Kota Kinabalu in the neighboring Malay-sian state of Sabah and while there I logged the two me-diumwave outlets of Radio Brunei on 594 & 675 kHz. The QSL that I received from Radio Brunei, verifying these two reports was an AWR card that I had enclosed with the reports that was filled in by Radio Brunei with the reception report details.

Documents

Bulletin of the DANISH SHORT WAVE CLUB INTERNATIONAL … · a frustration that so few DXers and radio listeners attended the meeting. You really were missing something! A detailed