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AFGHANISTAN 7199.998 Footprint of English news from RTV AfghanistanKabul noted at 1536-1540 UT followed by - I guess - a Russian or CIS popsong -, S=7 on SDR remote unit in Japan, news heard like undisturbed, onlya very weak bar string visible on 7200.019 kHz just under threshold,discovered later as Sudan at 1646 UT.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

ALASKA 9655 KNLS Anchor Point, at 0800-0900 UT Dec 28, in Russian withSINPO: 35333. 9615 kHz about 1030 UT in English, SINPO: 32332, stronginterference from cochannel Chinese language broadcast, presumably RadioVeritas Asia.(Erich Bergmann-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

ANGOLA 7216.754 at 2148- UT, Radio Nacional Angola, on Dec 28.Presumably them. Waterfall measurement only on the Perseus. Not strongenough for any audio, though.(Walter Salmaniw, Masset-BC-USA, DXplorer Jan 2)

ARMENIA 7590drm The DX-programme "Wavescan" from AWR is broadcast inDRM from Armenia to Europe each Saturday during the DRM Mix program blocksponsored by Spaceline in Bulgaria, Saturdays 1800-2100 UT on 7590 kHz{via Gavar site}. This will continue at least through January 2012.


Your reception reports are welcome toWRMI Radio Miami International175 Fontainebleau Blvd., Suite 1N4Miami, Florida 33172, USA(Jeff White-FL-USA, dswci DXW Dec 28)

ALL ASIA Mediumwave reception in Austria Europe.

Asien auf Mittelwelle. Heute konnte ich am Nachmittag folgende Stationenaus Asien im Mittelwellenband empfangen:

1098 CBS, Taiwan, 1430 UT, 333

1170 KBS 3, Sarang-e Sori, 1420 UT, 2324 x schlanke Mastanlage links, 3 ?Reservemasten rechts - fuer Ost-Korea?,in Kimje.

1242 Vo Vietnam, Ext Sce, Thoi Long, 1500 UT, 222der 600/1200 kW Harris-Sender ganz an der Suedspitze bei

1359 CNR1, Standort unbekannt, Echo, 1440 UT, 32259 Gleichwelleneintraege in der Alan Davies Liste.

1377 Zhongguo Huayun BC, Fuzhou, 1420 UT, 444.

1377 CNR1, Xingyang, // 1359 kHz, 1420 UT, 222.Xingyang auch ein 600 kW Harris-Sender,kann aber auch die Gleichwelle aus Lhasa Tibet 100 kW sein,da Xingyang Mastanlage gegen Westen abgeschwaecht ist.

1413 JOIF Kyushu Asahi Hoso, Fukuoka, 1445 UT, 322direkt an der Kueste vom Japanischen Meer bei

1557 CBS-RTI-VoTaiwan, Family Radio, Kouhu, 1435 UT, 444auch YFR Family Radio bei


1566, HLAZ FEBC, Jeju, 1455 UT, 333direkt am Meer, Alan Davies hat sogar die Bearings: Uses directionalantenna patterns, with azimuth of 080 degr, 265 degr or 352 degr.

Die Identifikation der Stationen ist eher zeitintensiv, macht aber grossenSpass. Highlight fuer mich eigentlich jeder Asien-Empfang auf Mittelwelle,besonders gefreut habe ich mich natuerlich ueber den Empfang der StimmeVietnams mit der bekannten Hymne, welche ja ident beim deutschenAuslandsdienstes gespielt wird.

RX: NetSDR-OCXO, ANT: Beverage, 100 mt,remote umschaltbar Zentralasien bzw. Suedamerika.(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM, A-DX Jan 1; locations added by wb.)

AUSTRALIA HCJB Kununurra Antenna update - Dec 2011. ... Some quick news:

The above pdf doc provides an update to the:New Kununurra Antenna site work AND an explanation of some of the features/ workings of an curtain array.(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Jan 3)

BAHRAIN 6010USB at 0342-0352 UT. Radio Bahrain, Abu Hayan, Jan 2,English, OM short talks with ID at 0351'10 UT as "Radio Bahrain ... 96.5...", western pop songs - fair-poor with CLM in the background.(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, DXplorer Jan 2)

BELGIUM 927 Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal (RVi) will cease to existafter 31 December 2011. That also means also that the Wolvertemtransmitter (near Brussels) operating on 927 kHz will be switched off on31 December at 23:59:59 hours local time. Norkring is the owner of thetransmitter. It is unclear if they will put airtime on the market forrent. Mails to them are left unanswered. But I think the transmitter is inbad shape. It is left on the air at night with unmodulated carrier sinceseveral weeks ago. We have seen this too during extremely cold periods inrecent winters. So I think there are no plans to use the site for otherpurposes.(Guido Schotmans-BEL, RNW MN via WDXC-UK Contact)

VRT has also published a statement about the closure of mediumwave 927kHz. It says the closure follows the European trend whereby more and moremediumwave stations are being closed. It says 1.7 million kW hoursannually (equivalent to 745 tons of CO2) will be saved. According to VRT,relatively few people listened on mediumwave.(RNW MN via WDXC-UK Contact)


Wolvertem location 50 58 36.86 N 04 18 05.07 E

a small photo image is visible on the left side:

BELGIUM 927 is empty here now. That's nothing new at night, but thistime the Wolvertem transmitter will not come back. As a replacement areVRT's Radio 1 and Radio 2 available free to air on Astra 1L since Dec 29.For that all VRT had to do was lifting the encryption of the existingfeeds in the 12.722 GHz mux where until now everything was scrambled. Theshabby 64 kbps mono feeds that so far constituted a separate RadioVlaanderen Internationaal (which went away from shortwave already in 2009after the foreign language services disappeared even earlier, in 2005)will presumably soon be terminated if that has not already happened.

If not seen yet:

The old Brown Boveri transmitter was until now in use on 927 kHz . The twoother ones were until 2008, when this frequency has been shut down,responsible for the 1512 kHz outlet; the Telefunken S 4006 type at nightwith 300 kW for RVI and RNW programming, the Nautel during daytime with25kW as Brussels city service, for some time including two hours ofDeutsche Welle in German a day.(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Jan 2)

BHUTAN No operations 28th full day and 29th (morning so far) 5030 /6035.043.(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Dec 29)

As mentioned in dswci DX-Window #443, the AIR engineer is now repairingboth the new 100 kW transmitter on 5030.00 kHz (this frequency was used byBhutan until Sep 2000), but also the 50 kW transmitter on 6035.05 kHz. Heis also training local technicians. The tests have been sporadic as seenbelow, but at times with impressive signals.

Bhutan Broadcasting Service expects that, when the 5030 transmitter isready for regular service in January with a second program, they may putit on a goodclean frequency. Sarawak has not been heard here since June 2011.(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Dec 28)

BOLIVIA 5952.37 everyone's favorite CP mining town station,Radioemisoras Pio XII, Oruro, hrd with nx show in progress at 1010 UT onDec 27. Never an easy logging, this one is much more likely of late to beheard in early local evenings than in the mornings.(Ralph Perry-IL-USA, DXplorer Dec 30)

3309.98 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba at 0030 UT, good signal, 28 Dec.

4409.8 Radio Eco, Reyes, at 0025 UT, om fair to good signal, 28 Dec.

4699.6 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta noted in passing 0026 UT, strongsignal, 28 Dec.


5580.26 Radio San Jose, San Jose de Chiquitos at 0000 UT, om en slowespanol, 0013 UT musica, 0020 to 0025 UT voice ute on top, mas musica,ments de"... la hora proxima.." 0040 UT fade to 0040 UT, om talk and somemusic ... on the phone with Russell Scotka whose QTH a half a mile away.This the best reception for Radio San Jose this season. Russell Scotkausing the Drake TR7 transceiver with a 40 meter dipole. Using 746Pro here.28 Dec.(Robert Wilkner / Russell Scotka-FL-USA, DXplorer Jan 3)

BRAZIL 3365tent. Radio Cultura, Araraquara-SP, 2315 to 2346 UT,Portuguese om and music, 26 Dec.(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Jan 3)

5990 Radio Senado, terrific reception this week, very early, notedseveral mornings blowing in with a big signal on nice clear fqy. Dec 29 at0755 with Port pop song, f/by taped ID extravaganza at 0801 UT, withchimes, OM in echo, mentions of fqys and ondas curtas, "Bom Dia!" andanother ID as "Radio Senado, a musica regional de. . ." Then into a pgm ofranchera-like musical selections. Also pinning the S-meter needleat 0959 UT on Dec 30.

4865.03 Radio Verdes Florestas, Cruz do Sul, signal holding up quite latemost mornings, from approx 1000 s/on to nearly 1100 UT, and at times,surprisingly, the best Latin in the 60 mb here. Hrd Dec 29 w/seguedballads, no amnts at all until 1055 UT when into an ID sequence live OMwith clear "Radio Verdes Florestas!" ID and then YL with canned ID andfqys run-down. Propagation on this one behaves much more like a Peruvianthan a Brazilian, thanks to far western Brazil QTH. Holds up long afterother Brazilians like 4885 kHz have faded away.

5955.00 unid Brazilian but suspect the listed Radio Gazeta, Sao Paolo,but no clear ID yet. Noted with classic US pops (Doors: "Love Her Madly")at 1020 UT, then into long telephone interview by studio ancr and remoteinterviewee in Port. 1029 UT another fairly strong station came on fqy,but signals were exactly zerobeated so no het trouble, but difficult tolisten to anyway.(Ralph Perry-IL-USA, DXplorer Dec 30)

UNID LA - 4875.46, mountain of garbage on this fqy in the mornings thisweek, but underneath it all seems an LA broadcaster, with badly distortedmodulation and potentially spurious. Believe lang is Port, so likely aBrazilian. Noted several mornings about 1015 UT. Ute on fqy and het makethis even tougher. Not sure what this is, but interesting ... haven'theard anything on this fqy of late. Anyone?(Ralph Perry-IL-USA, DXplorer Dec 30)

See list of Harold Frodge-MI-USA, dxld Oct 5, 2011:4875v ZYG810 R Roraima, Boa Vista RR (Aug 2011) [Rptd up to 4879 kHz]

4875.5 kHz 10 kW R Dif. Roraima, Boa Vista, RR at 0800-0300 UT (Sat/Sun0900-0230 UT), sometimes 24 h Port, ID: "Rádio Roraima", d-4878.1 lastheard Nov 2010. dswci DBS.

5970 Radio Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, good sig at 2240 UTDec 30 with ID. Early fade-in as befits far SE Brazil QTH.

6059.96 Super Radio Deus e Amor, Curitiba, 2300 UT on Dec 30 OM clear ID


for "Super Radio Deus e Amor" and then into progr of Port pop love songsfeaturing YL with orch. Big booming signal, easy listening. None of theSRDE // fqys noted coming through at this time.

UNID / BRAZIL? - 6020.00 kHz, during same general period as above, wasnoting unid station on 6020.00 kHz with MOR mx and a weak/fair signal,fadey on clear fqy. Soft modulation. Suspect Brazilian from propagation(nice opening this date/time) and pgming but unsure perhaps R Gaucha, PtoAlegre, but needs more work. That fqy precision makes me think twice, tho,hi.(Ralph Perry-IL-USA, DXplorer Dec 30)

CANADA At 1020, found CKZN St. Johns on 6159.985, CKZU Vancouver6160.061 just a little weaker, and an UNID. station on 6160.006 kHz.(Dave Valko-PA-USA, dxld Dec 29)

According to Vancouver remote receiver, the lower one should be CKZU.UNID could be R. Rio Mar, if active. Arkhangelsk looks like being on6159.999 kHz (also very near to greyline at that time).(Mauno Ritola-FIN, dxld Dec 29)

So correct ?CKZU Vancouver 6159.985CKZN St. Johns 6160.061

CHAD 6164.96 at 0212-0230 UT, 0440-0448 UT. TCD RadiodiffusionNationale Tchadienne, Ndjamena, Jan 2, French, OM talks, Afropop music -strong signal, but fair only due to RNW, and weak starting from 0228'45 UTunder BBC (24 hrs a day during during last two months at least?), almostgood at 0440-0448 UT.(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, DXplorer Jan 2)

CHINA 9820 CNR2 Xianyang, 1045 UT, Dec 28 (parallel to 11835 kHz), nosign of tent VO Beibu Bay Radio, Nanning listed in the WRTH 2012 here at1000-1100 UT, while WRTH listed here CNR2 only 2055-0100 and 1100-1605 UT.(Erich Bergmann-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

CHINA/TAIWAN 11640 Firedrake mx of S=7 level noted here in Europe on04-06 UT slot against RTI Chinese from Kouhu-TWN site weak underneath.0508 UT Jan 4.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

COLOMBIA 6010.04v at 0353-0411 UT. La Voz de tu Conciencia, PuertoLleras, Jan 2, Spanish, mostly OM talks - poor-fair in LSB to avoid BHRtill 0400 UT, then poor-weak with strong splashes from 6015 kHz (RFE).(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, DXplorer Jan 2)

COLOMBIA Colombian Army troops knocked out the radio station of theRevolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in an operation. Theheadquarters of the transmissions was discovered and dismantled. La Voz dela Resistencia was located in a rural area of Cubarral in the centralEastern department of Meta. According to a statement of the XIII Armybrigade it had been on the air for at least 15 years.

It had been dismantled by troops from the same brigade in April 2010 buthad been re-established by FARC a few months later. During the sameoperation nine camps, each with a capacity for between 30 and 50 rebels


were discovered. In one of these camps the troops found equipment used forthe operation of the station: a computer, a printer, a dynamo, threemicrophones, a console, two transmitters, a headphone, an amplifier, andchargers for the computer.

The headquarters of the "Voice of the Resistance" was protected with 60improvised explosive devices. 12 kilos of black powder, six cans of liquidsolder, about 12 kilos of explosives and more Shrapnel were also found.

The station of the FARC had coverage in the municipalities of La Uribe, LaMacarena, Vista Hermosa, Granada, San Jose del Guaviare, Mapiripan in thedepartment of Meta and Cundinamarca Sumapaz moorland, and others. In thelast 15 years on the air it had been instrumental in politicalindoctrination political, keeping up the morale of the guerrillas andlaunching strong criticism of state institutions.(El Telegrafo, Nov 19 via Jorge Garcia Rangel via Yimber Gaviria-CLM,dxld, via WDXC-UK Contact)

Had been operating on 6070 and 6080.(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Jan 2)

CONGO 6115 Radio Congo, 1800 UT, French, woman's voice abruptly faded-up from noise, then convenient "Radio Congo" and into presumed news.Difficult copy, with very low modulation, but all alone on freq. 2 Jan.(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, DXplorer Jan 3)

CONGO, Dem. Rep. 5066.44 Radio Tele-CANDIP, at 1714 UT, presumed withhilife and French talk. Bothered by UTE but partial copy possible in LSB.Fair. 2 Jan.(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, DXplorer Jan 3)

CONGO, Dem. Rep. 5066.39 Radio Tele Candip, Bunia, at 1830-1840 UT onDec 21, music, CWQRM, 14221.(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Dec 28)

CONGO, Dem. Rep. 5066.342 at 0341- UT, Radio Candip, on Dec 28. Only ahighly tentative logging. No audio, but a poor/fair carrier which Imeasure about 5066.342 kHz. A particularly good African opening thisevening. Wonder whether anyone closer could measure their frequency andlet me know!(Walter Salmaniw, Masset-BC-USA, DXplorer Jan 2)

COSTA RICA 5954 Special DX Test from Costa Rica.

Radio Miami International, in cooperation with its client Radio Republica,will be conducting a special DX test at 2000-2100 UTC and 2300-2400 UTC on7 Jan, and 0200-0300 UTC on 8 Jan, 2012 on the frequency of 5954 kHz fromCariari, Costa Rica. The programming aired will be Radio Republica inSpanish. The power will be 10 kW.

Shortwave listeners may be aware of the fact that Radio Republica has usedthis frequency in the past, but it has been off the air for several weeksnow. Radio Miami International will verify all reception reports with aQSL card indicating the special tests. Reports may be sent to Radio MiamiInternational, P.O.Box 526852, Miami, Florida 33152, USA, or by e-mail to


Jeff White-FL-USA / Radio Miami International.

(RNW MN ng via BrDXC-UK Jan 1)

5954.2 Dec 24 at 2356 UT I an hearing a tell-tale het between this weaksignal and something weaker on 5955 kHz, hinting that the ELCORtransmitter in Costa Rica is back. Yes! At 2357 UT I can barely make outthe R. Republica theme before it cuts off at 2357:40* UT. Then there isstill a het, now between 5952+ kHz, no doubt Bolivia, and whatever is on5955 kHz (Iran in Chinese? CNR in Mongolian?).

Maybe Republica has been there all along but on a much reduced schedule.Why should they keep running this pipsqueak anyway on a Saturday nightwhen they are about to come up on a big Sackville transmitter? Anyhow,there was NO Cuban jamming on 5955 kHz, and when I listen after 0600 UT,5955 kHz has also been blessedly free of the radio war allowing RNW to beclear.

9490 kHz from 2358 UT I am awaiting R. Republica via RMI via Sackville,which finally cuts on air a few sex before 0000 UT Dec 25, plays shortinstrumental version of Cuban NA (much like that heard on RHC), then theR. Republica theme and sign-on but not mentioning any times orfrequencies. 0001 UT starts 'Recuento Semanal' week-in-review program.Noise jamming has started, but still an hour later, RR/SAC is well atop ithere; scheduled 00-03 UT Sundays and Mondays only.(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Dec 29)

CUBA I attach a copy of the post which I sent out on MW Masts.The coordinates for the Chambas towers are around22 22 27 N 78 53 36 W.For Marti the coordinates are 23 00 06 N 80 54 51 W

I wrote the following"On my last post I discussed the growth of data about Cuba.

Perhaps I am being over observant but I cannot help wondering about astrange by-product of the new coordinates found for the 200 kW sites inthat country.

Looking at the areas North of both Chambas and Marti I notice that thereare two lines of six towers neatly arrayed pointing Northwards USA. Isthis a mini Zarya?

Do the MW signals come from the Dipoles / Radiators and are these towersused for Dentro-Cuban jamming of shortwave Radio Marti? Are the towersused for the MW signals? If so what are the masts used for?

I open this for a discussion point to help take your minds off any holidayblues!"

I wonder whether the SW community have thoughts on this discovery of mine.(Dan Goldfarb-UK, SW TX site Dec 22)

Not a Zarya, I think. Too short.

It appears to me that the six tower arrays are parasitic, made up of


(starting at the south end) one reflector (about 5% longer), one drivenelement and 4 directors (about 10-15% shorter).

The two arrays are about 2400' apart. The westerly array uses shortertowers and closer spacing (total length about 1010'). The easterly arrayis about 1450' long. Both arrays are aimed at 350 degr. The easterly feedline is puzzling though, it extends far past the line of the towers,perhaps a matching stub ???? The westerly feed line is less clear but itmay be similar.

South of the six tower arrays are two 2 tower phased arrays, arranged in a0 degr / 180 degr line.(Jerry Lenamon-USA, SW TXsite Dec 23)

Re: Cuba. My thoughts are identical to Jerry's on all counts.X-mas Cheers. Ian(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TX site Dec 23)

1040 kHz Radio Lincoln from Cuba to USA & Canada.Hi Ian. Kudos on your fine work! I'm sure you're aware that Radio Martiwas named after a Cuban hero from the late 1800's Jose Marti. PissedCastro off so much he not only jammed/jams the hell out of it but alsostarted a short-duration operation called 'Radio Lincoln' to mock the U.S.on 1040 kHz MANY years ago.

I find it interesting that a couple of 6-element arrays are pointingeither due North or due South [almost certainly the former considering thesignals Cubans put in here!] from the north coast of Cuba! Kind of hard toclaim you're trying to cover Cuba with that, eh!?(Bill Whitacre, IBB, DC, SW TXsite via dxld Dec 29)

But they still shy away from using these facilities for Radio Habana Cuba.Seems they feel themselves that in this case it would be too silly to cryfor the ITU because of 1180 kHz (and, if I understand it right, RadioMarti on shortwave as well). However, I understand that in the old daysRadio Moscow in English was transmitted from Cuba on mediumwave, right?(Kai Ludwig, ibid.) Right

GREAT WORK, Dan. See my screenshots as attached.

I assume these two combined installations, both jamming and foreignbroadcast sites towards north via Florida to Chicago main lobe line, areR E L I C T S of the CUBAN-RUSSIAN radio equipment cooperation teamworkin 1960 til 1992 era.

But station erection never finnished after the collapse of the formerSowjetunion.

And never used before for Radio Moscow foreign service too towards the USAand Canada?

I came never across such a MW direction service, due to lack of free MWchannels in the US. How does work 710 or 1180 kHz channels further northof Florida?

Combined are both MW installations at Chambas and Marti for perfect eastwest Cuban islands jamming sites, on frequencies 710 and 1180 kHz ?


As well as directional installation in direction of 340 / 350 degr towardsFlorida and further north to Chicago IL...

About the stub

I asked some radioamateur, mostly these stubs are used at one quarterwavelength. {also LW Oranienburg Zehlendorf 177 kHz has one or more stubs}

Comment of look at these on Google Earth:" ... and it appears the feedline only goes to the driven tower, thepenultimate southerly one.

And these are pretty obviously classic "sideways Yagi" antennas, andcertainly not mini-sunrise (Zarya) antennas. The shortest Zarya I haveever seen is 1.5 km long, and the Zayra antennas are all fed, since it isa traveling wave antenna.

The "sideways Yagi" design was sold to various of clients, mostly in theMiddle East. Examples were built by Marconi and by ContinentalElectronics, both responding to RFP's from broadcasters requiring thisconfiguration. They are a very bad design.

I would go so far as to say an incompetent design. They have extremelypoor bandwidth, and although they have reasonable main lobe gain, theyhave significant sidelobes. And, of course, they are very frequencyspecific.

One can do a much better job with simpler systems - equivalent forwardgain, lower sidelobes, much better bandwidth.

From the dimensions I would guess that one is on 1180 (R. Marti frequency)and the other on 710 (R. Mambi frequency), since those are both majorCubano jamming targets.

And yes, the two tower arrays would seem to be good jamming system designs..."

More jamming sites on the island ?

Jamming masts are 220 kilometers apart between Marti and Chambas, so Iwonder, whether are two more smaller jamming sites erected on the western(390 kms distance) and eastern tip (550 kms distance) area ?

Marti locationplanned MW foreign service towards USA during time of crisis?

2 x 6 masts, 350 degr, in direction towards Miami and Chicago23 00 10.25 N 80 55 02.98 W and at23 00 07.75 N 80 54 37.17 W

710 / 1180 kHz Jamming station, 2 x 2mast, covers east-west 90 and 270


degr main direction22 59 46.84 N 80 55 06.65 W and at22 59 45.76 N 80 54 36.74 W

Chambas locationplanned MW foreign service towards USA during time of crisis?

220 kilometers distance - south-easterly of Marti MW station.2 x 6 masts, 340 degr, in direction towards Miami and Chicago22 22 45.16 N 78 53 28.07 W58 small masts, like feeder line and matching stubsat 125 / 305degr. 570 (420+150) meters in length.

and at22 22 44.47 N 78 53 01.21 W66 small masts, like feeder line and matching stubsat 50 / 230degr. 640 (470+170m) meters in length.

710 / 1180 kHz Jamming station, 2 x 2mast, covers east-west 125 and305 degr main direction22 22 15.12 N 78 53 06.57 W and at22 22 27.39 N 78 53 36.16 W(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 23)

CYPRUS [Northern Occupied Turkish Zone} 6150 at 2210-2245 UT TurkishNorthern Cyprus, Radio Bayrak Intl, definitely // the web site. By 2240 UTstrong enough to remove any lingering doubt. This is one time SW needs tothank the computer!

I noticed something behind it. Perhaps this is Taiwan, and perhaps I didhear Taiwan mixing with Bayrak last night and then signing off at 2400 UT.I suspect this is the situation. In any case Bayrak definitely theretonight. Dec 30.(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Jan 3) Great Rob, wb.

CZECH REP [CSR/CSSR/SLOVAKIA partly] 75 Jahre Radio Prag.

(Herbert Meixner-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 1)

EGYPT Winter B-11 schedule of Radio Cairo:

0400-0600 13650 ABZ 100 kW 170 deg to CeEaAF in Swahili0700-1100 17510 ABZ 100 kW 250 deg to WeAF in Arabic General Service1015-1215 17480 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg to WeAS in Arabic1215-1330 17870 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg to SoAS in English1230-1400 15710 ABS 250 kW 106 deg to SoEaAS in Indonesian1300-1400 15065 ABZ 250 kW 070 deg to WeAS in Dari1300-1600 15080 ABS 250 kW 241 deg to WeAF in Arabic1330-1530 15040 ABZ 100 kW 070 deg to WeAS in Farsi1400-1600 15065 ABZ 250 kW 070 deg to WeAS in Pashto1500-1600 15160 ABZ 250 kW 050 deg to CeAS in Uzbek1500-1600 13580 ABZ 250 kW 330 deg to EaEUR in Albanian1530-1730 17810 ABZ 250 kW 170 deg to CeEaAF in Swahili


1600-1700 15450 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg to EaCeAF in Afar1600-1800 6270 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg to SoAS in Urdu1600-1800 15345 ABZ 150 kW 195 deg to CeSoAF in English1630-1730 15285 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg to EaCeAF in Somali1700-1900 9280 ABS 250 kW 005 deg to NE/ME in Turkish1730-1900 15285 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg to EaCeAF in Amharic1800-1900 6270 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg to WeEUR in Italian1800-2100 9990 ABS 250 kW 241 deg to WeAF in Hausa1900-2000 6270 ABS 250 kW 330 deg to WeEUR in German1900-2000 9280 ABS 250 kW 005 deg to EaEUR in Russian1900-2400 9305 ABS 250 kW 315 deg to WeEUR in Ar General Service1900-0030 11540 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg to EaCeAF in Ar R.Voice of Arabs2000-2115 6270 ABS 250 kW 330 deg to WeEUR in French2000-2200 9855 ABZ 250 kW 110 deg to AUS in Arabic2030-2230 15210 ABS 250 kW 241 deg to WeAF in French2115-2245 6270 ABS 250 kW 330 deg to WeEUR in English2215-2330 9290 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg to SoAM in Portuguese2300-0030 6270 ABZ 250 kW 325 deg to NoWeAM in English2330-0045 9250 ABS 250 kW 282 deg to CeAM in Arabic2330-0045 9290 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg to SoAM in Arabic0000-0700 9305 ABS 250 kW 315 deg to NoAM in Ar General Service0030-0430 6270 ABZ 250 kW 325 deg to NoWeAM in Arabic0045-0200 9315 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg to NoEaAM in Spanish0045-0200 9250 ABS 250 kW 282 deg to CeAM in Spanish0045-0200 9290 ABS 250 kW 241 deg to SoAM in Spanish0200-0330 9315 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg to NoAM in English(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

6269.742 very odd frequency this morning, Radio Cairo via Abu Zaabal, Armx, heard very strong at S=9+35dB here in Europe, but bad audio, 0330 UTJan 4.

13650 Another Abu Zaabal TX carried Swahili on even frequency and muchbetter feed audio signal. At 0520 UT Jan 4.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

ERITREA 4770 // 7110.03 kHz, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea,1500-1700 also 7175 kHz. 1500-1600 UT wiped out by Chinese jamming machineall three frequencies. After 1600 UT all 3 free of jamming.

The Chinese white noise jamming puts the cold war years diesel generatornoise jamming to shame.

The only other thing that comes close is the DRM crap that soils thebraodcast bands. I just don't understand why DRM HAS TO BE INSIDE THETRADITIONAL ANALOG BANDS. I am probably the only listener who has a DRMcapable rx in Sri Lanka for AIR's Sinhala DRM.

Gave the engineer a report in Khanpur and helped him get his settingright, while on skype maing adjustments, recordings and what have you. Butno more reports as long as they are inside the band. I like BBC doing iton 5845 kHz, also AIR on 15050, 9950 kHz, but no way when on 15140 kHz,Vatican 15190 kHz.(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Dec 29)

ERITREA 4770.02 VoBM Program 2, at 1740 UT, fair with nice "HoA" musicand talk by a man. Parallel to much stronger 7175 kHz. 2 Jan.


(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, DXplorer Jan 3)

ERITREA/ETHIOPIA Once again on Dec 28th some twins of Asmara-ERI programand Ethiopian white noise jamming. Sometimes the engineers of regularRadio Ethiopia site at Gedja MIX UP their WHITE NOISE jamming audio withregular R ETH programming, very strange.

9705.034 Asmara ERI mixed with broadband White Noise jamming at 0455 UT.

7101-7119 White Noise jamming, fake by ETH, no peak of ERI visible,0515 UT.

7184.992 Asmara ERI mixed with broadband White Noise jamming at 0520 UT.

7161-7179 White Noise jamming, covered Asmara-ERI on 7159.992 at 0533 UTon Wed Dec 28.

7235.023 kHz at 0525 UT - Despite of different times mentioned on WRTH2012 and Aoki list, I noted a HoA station in Unknown language, likeTigrinya of Voice of Democracy via Addis Ababa Gedja, which schedule isone hour earlier in WRTH 2012. Normaly 7235 even is covered by BelarusRadio, but failed this morning.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

7110.03 Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, Asmara, 0314-0330 UT, Hornof Africa music. Vernacular talk. Weak but readable. Better on //7175 kHz. Dec 28.

6110 Radio Fana, Ethiopia *0258-0320 UT, sign on with IS. Openingannouncements at 0300 UT. Amharic talk. Horn of Africa music. Fair.// 7210 kHz - weak with adjacent channel splatter. Dec 28.(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Dec 28)

R Ethiopia using 7200 kHz now, 1430-1700 UT, with English 1600-1700 UT// 9559 7235 kHz, created a fine soup with Afghanistan and Sudan...(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Dec 29)

5950 Voice of the Tigray Revolution, Addis Ababa-ETH, at 1528 UT Dec 17,Horn of Africa songs, talks in Tigrinya. Supposedly RNZI under thisstation, 33422.(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, dswci DXW Dec 28)

9705.034 R Ethiopia English program checked here, when heard //Footprints7199.999 same program to sudden cut off at 1654 UT Dec 29. Asmara ERI left7199.981 at 1646 UT. Omdurman Sudan was still on at7200.020 kHz.

7174.988 Asmara ERI mixed with broadband White Noise jamming at 1630 UT,7100.025 at 1656 UT, S=7-8 poor in EUR, compared to much stronger7179.992 at 1713 UT, S=9+10dBm.Ethiopian jammer was on 7106 to 7133 kHz instead,not on 7100 kHz, but catched it at 1658 UT.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

6110.004 Radio Fana, Addis Ababa in Amharic, HoA mx, 0340 UT at S=9+40dB.


6090 [tentat.] Voice of Amhara State, Gedja-ETH, Amharic, at 0344 UT Jan4, S=9+15dB.

6030 [tentat.] Voice of Oromia, Gedja-ETH, S=9+10dB, young girls chorus,like HoA mx at 0346 UT Jan 4.

5950 Voice of Tigre Revolution from Ethiopia in Tigre language, S=9 at0351 UT Jan 4. Talk on political matter by two men.

7174.991 VoBroad Masses from Asmara in Eritea. Arabic nx at 0400 UT Jan4, S=8 at Perseus unit in Ukraine.

7234.885 Voice of Peace & Democracy in Tigrinya, heard S=8 in Ukraineat 0407 UT Jan 4.

9559.791 ... 809 kHz TX wandered within a half hour. Female singer andHOA mx of Radio Ethiopia at 0432 UT today Jan 4. Program hit heavily byco-channel XJBS PBS Xinjiang Urumqi in Uighur on even 9560 kHz, alsoR. Tupi / Super R. Deus e Amor nearby played light music at 0435 UT,mentioned Paulista, 9564.863 kHz at 0437 UT.

9704.998-tent-Niger? and stronger 9705.030, latter seemingly Vo BroadMasses 2 (Dimtsi Hafash) from Eritrea program hit heavily by Ethiopianjammer White Noise jammer on 9693 to 9717 kHz. // Asmara Selae-Dara outleton 9820.027 kHz jammed also by Ethiopian stn at S=9 level.

7169.991 Another Asmara outlet at 0544 UT Jan 4 on S=9+5dB level,accompanied by Ethiopian jamming on 7160-7180 kHz.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

FRANCE/U.K. RTI via European relays, Issoudun and Skelton Cumbria.Yes, all RTI relays via Issoudun and Skelton relays heard today Dec 28.

15225 ISS Russian at 1400-1457 UT.12055 ISS English at 1600-16.57:00 tx cut off, addresses at 1656 UT, S=8 signal at back lobe in Germany. 7465 ISS Russian at 1700-1757, at 1701 UT S=9+15dB.15690 ISS English at 1700-1757, S=7 fluttery, back lobe heard at 1702 UT, En nx. 3965 ISS English at 1800-1857 UT, nx at 1804 UT, discount range for Taiwanese banks rised. Incredible strong at S=9+55 dBm level !11875 ISS French at 1900-1957 UT, S=7-9 signal, up to S=9+5dB at 1909 UT. 3955 SKN German at 1900-1957 UT, feature on 56 Taiwanese indigenous native people. Native folk example on Lanyu island. 3965 ISS Spanish at 2000-2057 UT, S=9+40dBm powerful signal in western Europe. Report about constitution de Taiwan by Pres Chiang Kai-check, Museo de Palacio en Taipei-TWN. 3965 ISS German at 2100-2157 UT, President candidates. Weather 17-25 cC temperature. 25 various Taiwanese indigenous native people. 500.000 native Taiwanese watch special TV broadcast medium programmes.

Another RTI Spanish relay program on 11995 kHz at 0200-0257 UT viaMontsinery GUF should be checked by North American listenership. {wb.}(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

{TAIWAN [non]} 9355 Dec 28 at 0245-0250 UT, confirmed that zero percent


of the four scheduled Spanish hours of RTI are going out via WYFR. Thisone is in RTI English // 9680 and 5950 kHz, which are supposed to be theonly two frequencies for it at this hour; makes up, I guess for no Englishat 0500 UT on 6875 kHz, Chinese instead. Unlike last night, the 9355 kHzsignal is sufficient, and the // 11995 kHz via Guiana French is missinginstead of open carrier all hour.

That leaves one possible RTI Spanish broadcast on SW anywhere, 20-21 UTon 3965 kHz via Issoudun, FRANCE. I'm still waiting for anyone in Europeto confirm whether it exist.

Chances are not good for inpulling it here, but I may have to attempt it.Unless, of course, totally SNAFU, RTI is sending out Spanish at some timesscheduled for even other languages.(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Dec 28)

FRANCE/FRENCH GUIANA As I already reported, all RFI Spanish broadcastsappear to be missing and some of the French (15300, 17620 kHz).(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Jan 4)

Previous RFI Spanish schedule: 7375 R.FRANCE INT. 1000-1030 UT 250 305 Montsinery GUF RFI 9825 R.FRANCE INT. 1000-1030 UT 250 305 Montsinery GUF RFI15515 R.FRANCE INT. 1200-1230 UT 250 295 Montsinery GUF RFI17610 R.FRANCE INT. 1200-1230 UT 250 295 Montsinery GUF RFI17630 R.FRANCE INT. 2100-2130 UT 250 295 Montsinery GUF RFI17690 R.FRANCE INT. 1400-1430 UT 250 305 Montsinery GUF RFI17690 R.FRANCE INT. 1600-1630 UT 250 305 Montsinery GUF RFI

At 0630-0700 UT Jan 4 heard onlyRFI French on 5925 and 7390 kHz.BUT NOT on air on 7340, 9765, 9790, 11700, nor 15160 kHz.

RFI Hausa 0700-0730 UT 13685, 15315 kHz. Not on 11830 kHz.

RFI English 0700-0757 UT not 11725, not 15615 kHz.

RFI French 0700-0800 UT 9790, 11700 2x 190/204degr, 13695, 15170-MEYrelay,15300 2x 155/190degr, 17850 kHz.

RFI French 0800-0900 UT 13695, 17620, 21580 kHz.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

FRANCE/MADAGASCAR/UAE Radio Tamazuj begins test transmissions to Sudan.

A new radio initiative of of Free Press Unlimited has started testtransmissions today. Radio Tamazuj will carry special programming forpeople in the conflict areas between North and South Sudan, such as Abyei,Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Tamazuj means "across the border". SinceNovember 2011 they have produced half an hour per week within the RadioDabanga time slot. But from 5 January, 2012 they will produce half an houra day from 0400-0430 UT before the existing Radio Dabanga transmissions.

Until that time test transmissions, which started today, will be broadcastat 0400-0430 UT on 7315 (Issoudun), 11940 (Madagascar, beware - but RadioDabanga at 0430 UT starts via Issoudun France relay transmission instead,


wb.}) and 13800 (Dhabbaya) kHz. Reception reports are welcomed via thisaddress:

We really would welcome reception reports from within Sudan!A website will be launched shortly at (RNW Programme Distribution. via RNW MN Dec 29,via Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK)

7315 Radio Tamazuj via Issoudun, France Jan 2, Strong signal at 0420 UTtune in with terrific Sudanese pops, great sounds! Many IDs, (sounded likeRadio Tamazee), mentioned various freqs at 0429 UT, and segued right intoRadio Dabanga's catchy ID jingle and programming.(Don Jensen-WI-USA, DXplorer Jan 2)

7315-ISS Typical Sahel drums music from France relay site, S=9+25dB onremote unit in Ukraine. 0412 UT Jan 4. ID "Radio Tamazuj" heard on 11940-MDG at 0413 UT, very weak here in Europe, different azimuth, prop notsteady enough, much flutter... S=7 signal of 13800-UAE relay at 0416 UTJan 4.

From 0430-0549 UT heard constant 1000 Hertz pause tone, TDF Issoudun lostthe feed to Radio Dabanga program, S=7 signal in Eastern Europe, but wasback on 0550-0557 UT. But 13800 kHz channel from Al Dhabbaya and also7315 kHz from Issoudun, both on powerful level of S=9+5 dB at 0444 UT.Male voice comment on Sudan, ID at 0445 UT.

7315 at 0550 UT Jan 4 noted fluttery on S=9+10dB level, but audiobackground via feed suffered by some metallic noise on the phone line.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

GERMANY 50 Jahre Deutschlandfunk - Quiz Question 50 years DLF.

Heute um 16.00 Uhr MEZ ist es soweit! Der Deutschlandfunk feiert sein 50.Jubilaeum. Aus diesem Anlass hat man eine wirklich nette Seite onlinegestellt, auf der man viele Hoehepunkte anhoeren und lesen kann:

Besonders schoen auch die Radiopannen, der Mitschnitt vom Sendestart(offensichtlich eine LW-Aufnahme) und einige Fotos.(Douglas Kaehler-D, A-DX Jan 1)

Heute am 2.1. hoerte ich im DLR einen kurzen Beitrag aus 1962, der auchdie Einrichtung des Berliner Studios in einem RIAS Interview aufzeigte.

Wobei im Laufe des Beitrags darauf hingewiesen wurde, dass am 1.1.1962 ausdem NDR Funkhaus in Hamburg gestartet/gesendet wurde, weil die neuen DLFFunkhausstudios in Koeln erst umgebaut und eingerichtet werden mussten.

Das waren in der Villengegend wohl Haeuser von SS Offizieren, die 1945uebergangslos auf die Offiziere der Britischen Rheinarmee uebergingen undin 1961 durch die Adenauer Regierung greifbar waren.

Der Funkstudio Ausbau in Koeln dauerte bis in den Herbst 1962 ...Das Tonarchiv kam in einem ehemaligen Kegler-Sportzentrum unter ...


Zu den Schwierigkeiten beim technischen Sendestart des DLF, habe ichsoeben noch mal nachgelesen.

Der DLF begann am 1.1.1962 mit zwei Sendern:

151 kHz Hamburg Moorfleet, 20 kW (der ehemalige NDR Versuchssender Mai 1953-Dez. 1961) bis zum 30. November 1962. Abstrahlung ueber eine Weiche auf den NDR 971 kHz Mast.

151 kHz ab 1. Dez. 1962 ueber den fahrbaren "Reichspost Soldatensender Martha" mit 2 x 10 kW in Mainflingen-A bis zum Juni 1963.

1538 kHz Mainflingen-A mit 50 kW 1.1.1962 bis Dezember 1963.

Zitat aus Buch "Deutscher Rundfunk" ueber den Ringtausch:

"Die Deutsche Bundespost besass nur die Splitfrequenz 151 kHz undbenoetigte fuer die Fernversorgung eine Frequenz im oberen Teil desMittelwellenbereichs. Nach langwierigen Verhandlungen mit dem Suedwestfunkkonnte die Freischaltung der Frequenz 1538 kHz erreicht werden, ehemalsSWF Gleichwelle Reutlingen, Ravensburg und Bad Duerrheim.

Fuer die Freigabe der Frequenz finanzierte die Deutsche Bundespost demSuedwestfunk die Errichtung des neuen Bodensee-Senders bei Rohrdorf. DieFrequenz fuer diesen Sender (damals 665 kHz) konnte wiederum nachVerhandlungen mit den US-Behoerden zugeteilt werden, die fuer das Programmdes AFN vorgesehen war. Das zeigt, welche Schwierigkeiten zu ueberwindenwaren ...

1538 kHz, Mainflingen-A ab Dez 1962 bis Dez 1966 wurde dann auf 300 kWverstaerkt.

Und ab 1.1.1967 der Sender Mainflingen-B suedlich der Autobahn errichtet -bombensicher im Untergeschoss!, mit 3 x 350 kW, aber zusammengeschaltetnur mit 750 kW - aber wurde nie mit 1050 kW eingesetzt. Dazu gab eszusaetzlich zum Tagesrundstrahler auch noch eine horizontaleDipolstrahlerantenne fuer die naechtliche Fernversorgung in Osteuropa undFrankreich, aber mit abgeschwaechter Richtungskeule zum Vatikansender 1529kHz.

Der SWF Rohrdorf 665 kHz ging dann am 15. Dez. 1964 in Betrieb.

Die LW Aufnahme vom Sendestart kommt von Hamburg Moorfleet 151 kHz und dagab es immer Interferenzen vom Meteosender Pinneberg, nahebei 147 kHz.

Meine Erinnerung des Empfangs im Rhein-Main-Gebiet um 1600 Uhr mit demNordmende Carmen rx zielt aber DAMALS eher auf die Mittelwelle 1538 kHz,vergleichbar: - so aehnlich 'schwach' war vor 10 Jahren die ERF Sendung1539 kHz ueber die miese Antenne zu empfangen, bevor der TransradioSteilstrahler errrichtet wurde.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 1)

DLF-Quiz


Und das gibt es zu gewinnen:1. Preis: eine Funkhausfuehrung (inkl. Hotelaufenthalt sowie An- und Abreise mit der Bahn innerhalb Deutschlands).

2. Preis: ein "Noxon"-USB-Stick zum Empfang des Digitalradios DABplus.

3. bis 50. Preis: Jeweils ein USB-Memory-Stick mit Deutschlandfunk-Logo

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Zuschriften per Mail unter:

Am 1. Dez. 1962 begann Mainflingen mit 300-kW-Sendungen fuer denDeutschlandfunk. Aufgrund seines Programmauftrags war der Deutschlandfunkfuer Sendungen "fuer Deutschland und Europa" zustaendig. Fuer dieEuropasendungen wurden zeitweilig die Mittelwellen Mainflingen undNeumuenster aus dem deutschen Programm ausgekoppelt und fuerfremdsprachigeSendungen eingesetzt.

Am 12. Juni 1963 begannen auf 1538 kHz stark wortorientierteInformationssendungen in Polnisch (20.00 Uhr Ortszeit), Tschechisch (20.30Uhr) und Serbokroatisch (21.00-21.30 Uhr). 1963 begannen auch Sendungen inFranzoesisch (7.10.), Rumaenisch und Ungarisch (6.11.) auf 1538 kHz.(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener website )

GERMANY 1538/1539 kHz - ceased German ERF/TWR MW transmission MW 1539.

Einstellung der MW Aussendung von ERF/TWR Wetzlar via 1539 kHz Mainflingen

In der Lokalzeitung "op-online" gibt es einen Artikel zur Einstellung derMW-Verbreitung am 31.12.2011.

(wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 31)

HONDURAS 3250 Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis, at 0031 to 0035 UT, music,improving signal, 28 Dec. Noted often 1000 to 1100 UT also.(Robert Wilkner / Russell Scotka-FL-USA, DXplorer Jan 3)

INDIA All India Radio disturbing 40 m-band. 6960-7040 kHz (also upperside: 7800-7880 kHz) spurious emissions by All India Radio on 7410 kHzdaily - sounding like white noise. The disturbations are audible in Europeafter 1500 UT. Transmitter location: Area of New Delhi, India. On Dec 24ththe spurious emissions were not audible, so I believed, that thetransmitter would have been repaired. But on Dec 25th the pest was backagain. The German PTT took measurements and bearings and filed an officialcomplaint.

VU2GMN informed All India Radio about the situation. Nothing happened.Please inform your national PTTs and give us your assistance!Best 73 and HNY, Wolf, DK2OM(INTRUDERALERT mailing list, Dec 29)

INDIA Many stations of AIR will be operating on SW & MW with extendedspecial broadcasts today 31 Dec 2011 past 1830 UTC (Midnight Indian Time)to usher in the new year.


On SW, the following stations were heard last year.

4775 Imphal4800 Hyderabad4810 Bhopal4835 Gangtok4940 Guwahati4950 Srinagar4965 Shimla5010 Trivandrum

So look out for these stations this year also.73 Jose Jacob, VU2JOS (DXindia Dec 31)

An at 1730 UT heard these regionals from India:

4775 Imphal - sehr, sehr duenne, nicht verwertbar, ist aberSubcontinentmusik zur Erkennung.

4800 Hyderabad, da ist eher etwas zu verstehen, hoert sich wie HindiNachrichten an 1737 UT, der Chinese war um 1734 UT kurz unterbrochen kamdann aber noch mal 5 Sekunden on-air, und hat auch eigentlich scheduledSendeschluss um 1735 UT, war im Staerkevergleich aber staerker als AIR.

4809.997 Bhopal, einen Hauch staerker als 4800 Hyderabad.

4835 Gangtok-Sikkim, irgend etwas Musikalisches, aber unter der Grasnarbe.

4860 ein starker Traeger, koennte AIR in Urdu sein, aber kein audio Feedum 1758 UTC.

4880 nix, ist Zimbabwe R- R SW Africa von Meyerton-AFS anstatt ...und AFS 4895 auch.

4920 nix Chennai, aber PBS Xizang Lhasa verabschiedet sich mit"Auld Lang Syne", soweit sind wir schon in Tibet / China im Jahr 2012...

4940 Guwahati, zwei Programme um 1740 UTC, aber beide sehr schwach. Da istder Chinese VOICE OF STRAIT aus Fuzhou im Hintergrund.

4950.007 Srinagar phone-in program, und einen begleiteten Interfrenztonevon 257 Hertz aus Pakistan? auf 4949.750, manchmal noch eine UTE CWStation etwas hoeher 4951.500 kHz.

4965.004 Shimla, noeh, das ist kein Inder, dagegen CVC Lusaka mit internatPop mx, aber auf der oberen Flanke gestoert,auf 4965 bis 4969 kHz ein digitales STANAG Signal.

5010.006 Trivandrum, na da kappeln sich aber Zwei. Da muss man schon diedas scharfe Schwert in Form eines Notchfilters von 5010.070 und hoeherheraus fahren.

Madagascar wie ueblich Gleichkanal als Fussprint etwas hoeher bei5010.189 kHz zu entdecken...

Auf 5015 schmelzt der "Only You" song, das wird doch wohl nicht AIR Delhi


sein? Eher Turkmen Radio Asghabat aus Turkmenistan.

5040 muesste vom Klangbild der Lady wohl Hindi von AIR Kalkutta ausJeypore sein. Duenn, sehr ver-noist.73 Wolfgang(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 31)

15209.946 Also again odd frequency. AIR Panaji Goa, 0430-0530 UT inArabic to Near East. Heard at 0510 UT Jan 4. S=9+20dB here in southernEurope.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

INDONESIA VOI slipped back to 9526 kHz after some weeks on 9524.95 kHz.En at 1300-1400 UT.(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Dec 29)

9525.973 Totally distorted audio signal from VoINS Cimanggis, light popsongs, nothing special. At 1844 UT Dec 28 at S=9+10dB level in Germany.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

IRAN Even from 0500 UT onwards heard all Kamalabad outlets with emptycarrier, scheduled to start later at 0530 UT in Arabic or foreignlanguages. Guess its the maintenance hour by Iranian engineers?

But in contrast heard very bad audio from Zahedan site in Arabic on 15735kHz at 0540 UT Jan 4. The final power amplifier tube reached end of life.

7200.003 English sce of IRIB Sirjan site in English noted at 0400 UT Jan4. Strongest station on mess sound, S=15dB, but two weaker stationsunderneath, one on 7199.984 kHz. Interview by phone about Pres electioncandidates and Pres Obama.

// 7365 kHz from Kamalabad, honest debate on American Jewish people, Popeand US policy in Palestine other Arab states. Very strong, S=9+30dBobserved on remote SDR unit in Ukraine, thanks Vlad.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

JORDAN 11960 R Jordan Amman in Arabic via Al Karanah 500 kW siteobserved on powerful level S=9+10dB, with news on Israel / Palestinenation at 0514-0515 UT Jan 4. Female reader at 0516 UT about Azad regimein Syria.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

KUWAIT Winter B-11 schedule of Radio Kuwait in Arabic:0200-0900 5960 KBD 250 kW non-dir to NE/ME0500-0900 15515 KBD 250 kW 059 deg to EaAS Holy Qura'n service0800-1000 7250 KBD 500 kW non-dir to WeAS Farsi0930-1600 11630 KBD 250 kW 230 deg to CeAF Holy Qura'n service1000-1500 21540#KBD 500 kW 310 deg to WeEUR1100-1600 9750 KBD 300 kW 275 deg to NoEaAF1600-2200 6080*KBD 500 kW non-dir to NE/ME1700-2000 13650 KBD 500 kW 350 deg to NoAM1800-2100 15540 KBD 500 kW 310 deg to WeEUR English2000-2400 17550 KBD 500 kW 350 deg to NoAM

# unregistered freq., co-ch REE in Spanish, registered freq. 21520* unregistered freq., co-ch R.Minsk and VOA, registered freq. 6050


(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

LAOS 6130 RN Lao, Vientiane' Highlight of the month has been thereemergence of this one, loggable on many mornings. Was best in early Dec,after Chuck Rippel tip, but still hearing this week tho not as well asearlier in Dec (12 / 3,4,5,6). Propagation window for here opens up around1245 UT and holds thru 1300+ UT, tho was hearing as early as 1230 UT inearly Dec. Best signal was on Dec 4 with very enjoyable pgm of Laotian popmusic very familiar to me after my years of working in Laos. Veryenjoyable programming! Usually tones on the hour, but one time notedplaying straight thru on a local Sun nite in Laos.(Ralph Perry-IL-USA, DXplorer Dec 30)

MADAGASCAR 5010.18 R Madagasikara, Ambohidrano, 0216-0239, Dec 13, non-stop music program to opening in Malagasy with ID and ann, back to music,but the fair signal was deteriorating rapidly.(Rich D'Angelo/FCDX USA, dswci DXW Dec 28)

Two very tiny weak signals 'visible' on the remote SDR unit browser at1556 UT Dec 29. 5010.006 AIR, and upper side 5010.183 Malagasy.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

MADAGASCAR 5010.175 at 1605- UT, Radio Madagasikara on Dec 26. A strongsignal, but difficult to even stronger signal (open carrier) from presumedAIR Thiruvanan (Chennai) on exactly 5010 UT. Oops, after looking closely,I think I have the situation reversed, with Madagascar being the OC andAIR heard with strong carrier but somewhat anemic modulation. Non-stoptalk by a man and woman in presumed ?Hindi?.(Walter Salmaniw, Masset-BC-USA, DXplorer Jan 2)

MALAYSIA 5964.708 RTM Klasik Nasional FM / R. Satu Kajang program, IDin bahasian Malay, S=9+15dBm observed on remote SDR unit in Japan,at 1600 UT, Dec 29.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

MICRONESIA 4755.459 PMA-The Cross Radio, at Dec 31 heard at 0850 UTjust above threshold, on remote SDR unit in CA, measured against WWV 5MHz, just exact 4755.459 kHz.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 31)

Victor to Walt Salmaniw, on DX ped in Canada.Thanks for a lovely report Walter: I likes this bit


15345.008 IRIB Tehran in French to Africa.

15345.128 ... wandering to x.133 kHz, RAE Buenos Aires with typical radiostudio sound. Not strong, will be better signal later the evening.

15349.139 SNRT / RTMaroccaine Nador relay back, lovely Moroccoan ladyvoice in Arabic.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 2)

MYANMAR 9590 Myanmar has a new frequency on 9590 kHz at 0130-0330 UT.This doesn't include the English Service 0230-0330 UT, which is on one ofthe old Yangon TXers on 9730.85 kHz.(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Jan 2)

NIGERIA 6089.83 FRCN Kaduna, at 1730 UT, big pile-up of stations herebut this one mostly dominating with news or similar by a man, brief hilifebridges. Overmodulated, "drifty" transmitter if tuned in sideband; notedat .87-ish after about ten minutes, 2 Jan.(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, DXplorer Jan 3)

6089.859 FRCN Radio Nigeria, Kaduna-Jarji on right night/grey line DXpath. Noted on equal level like English prayer from co-ch CBB CaribbeanBeacon (University Network) Anguilla even frequency. At 0606 UT Jan 4.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

NIGERIA Winter B-11 schedule for Voice of Nigeria:0500-0700 15120 IKO 250 kW 007 deg to NoAF English0700-0800 15120 IKO 250 kW 007 deg to NoAF French0800-0900 9690 IKO 250 kW 248 deg to WeCeAF Hausa0900-1500 9690 IKO 250 kW 248 deg to WeCeAF English1500-1600 15120 IKO 250 kW 007 deg to NoAF English1600-1730 9690 IKO 250 kW 248 deg to EaCeAF Swahili/Yoruba/Igbo1730-1800 15120 IKO 250 kW 007 deg to NoAF Arabic1800-1900 15120 IKO 250 kW 007 deg to NoAF English1900-2100 7255 IKO 250 kW 248 deg to WeAF English/French2100-2300 7255 IKO 250 kW 248 deg to WeAF Fulfulde/Hausa(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 7324.946 Wontok Radio Light, Port Moresby, 0840 UT onDec 27, much talk in Pidgin, with English snatches of a conversation,0900 UT relay of NBC National News, read by a man. Heard on remotePerseus unit at AOR Tokyo-JPN headquarter.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 27)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5960 R. Fly, nice looking Ok Tedi Mining QSL card andform letter signed by James Koltabie via surface mail after sending f/upemail report with mp3 clip to Kabua Momo onDec 7th. I did receive an eQSL from Kabua within 24 hours of sendingthat last rpt but wasn't expecting the postal version which looks likeit was posted in PNG on Dec 16th. The eQSL has the correct date andtime; the mailed card is blank except for a signature and my handwrittenname and address.

The colorful PNG stamps and bold Ok Tedi Mining logo on the envelope is areminder of the days when we used to get our QSLs in the mail.(John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer Jan 3)


Radio Fly QSL. Ditto ... very same situation here. card and form letterfrom Koltabie via surface mail today, following early December eQSL. Yes,indeed, the stamps on letter is a nostalgic reminder of past days!!(Don Jensen-WI-USA, DXplorer Jan 2)

PERU 5039.38 Radio Libertad de Junin, noted many mornings this monthwith poor-fair signal, often opening day's xmsn around *1000 UT. Noted onDec 1 with taped organ and echo-voiced ID anmt at 1001 UT and then liveancr from 1004 UT. Interestingly,. this one seems to have become the mostreliable Peruvian in the 60 mb for me this winter, taking the crown fromnominal 4790 R Vision de Chiclayo, which has been missing in action. Amhearing Junin more frequently even than R. Tarma on nominal 4775 kHz.

Unfortunately, it's a matter of this one being the best of a bad lot, asother Peruvians are just not coming thru very well this month ...(Ralph Perry-IL-USA, DXplorer Dec 30)

PERU 5039.317 Radio Libertad de Junin, Junin, 1100 UT, strong signalwith Havana absent in the mornings.(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Jan 3)

PHILIPPINES [tentative] odd 9579.448 PBS Radio ng Bayan/DZFM/DZRM fromQuezon City-Marulas.

9580 next to even RA Shepparton, noted an UNKNOWN station on odd 9579.448kHz, tine S=4 signal on remote unit in Tokyo-Japan. Probably PBS Radio ngBayan/DZFM/DZRM from Quezon City-Marulas, at 0855 UT Dec 27. Poor S=4-5signal. Listen recording, deep notch filter set to 9580 kHz even, to avoidRA Shepparton news audio.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 27)

The PBS on 9579.45 kHz relays Radiyo Magasin DZRM - 1278 kHz in Tagalog.ID at around 15 min. every hour.(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 27)

9579.44 DRZM, PBS Radyo Magasin, at 0738-0741 UT on Dec 27, Filipino,popular song, ID: "... DZRM Radyo Magasin" at 0740 UT, 34333. In Japan itis possible to receive well pop songs from between seven and eight UTCevery day.(Tomoaki Wagai, Wakayama-JPN, dswci DXW Dec 28)

ROMANIA Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution places as from Dec 7.A lot of changes on older Saftica site.

ROU -- Saftica site, old Espana Indepedente AND Radio Portugal Libresite, communist exile mouthpiece in 50ties. 20/50 kW shortwave44 38 14.41 N 26 04 24.27 E

Tiganesti-ROU nichts auffaelliges, aber die alte Anlage Saftica aus den50zigern hat zwischen 2002 und 2010 viele Aenderungen erfahren. Siehegelbe Pins. siehe Screenshot, dazu muss man den Schieberegler der Historieschieben !


In 2006 wurde die drehbare log-per vom Nordwesten umgesetzt und zwarsuedlich vom Senderhaus, dort wo 2002 noch eine corner-reflectorRundstrahlantenne stand.

in 2009 kam eine zweite drehbare log-per Antenne dazu. Danach umgewidmeteWohnhaeuser Anlage in 2010 im Nordwesten Gelaende.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 25)

RUSSIA 9680 Voice of Russia's Russian service to Europe, coming fromrefurbished Samara site, 05-07 UT. But 800 Hertz tone of opening tuningmatch procedure noted already at 0453 UT. S=9+25dB in Germany. Difficulteast-west path on grey line time in eastern Europe.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

Heard Spanish service of VoRussia on 7440 kHz this morning Jan 4 at 04-05UT. Program extensive featured on Argentine ?president? election.// Moscow 7210v and GUF relay on 7335 kHz. But nothing heard on 9475 kHzfrom Orzu-TJK so far. So, I guess 9475 replaced by 7440 kHz recently.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

RUSSIA 7300drm UNID at 0624- UT, unid Dec 23. Nothing I could findlisted in my resources to indicate who this might be, and from where.No audio decoded, but the text indicates: 'KRTPC TUAPSE' in Russian.Any ideas?.(Walter Salmaniw, Masset-BC-USA, DXplorer Jan 2)

DRM mode transmission Tbilisskaya Armavir Krasnodar on 7300 kHz on ourafternoon 1530-1900 UT slot.

[later] Tuapse is a city on Black Sea on Krasnodar Krai, approx. 170 kmdistance from Tbilisskaya TX site. See Google.

Morning DRM Test from Tbilisskaya Armavir Krasnodar site on 7300 kHzprobably uses regional radio station program from Tuapse ?

ps. I guess heard testing DRM Tbilisskaya recently also in 75mb like3995 kHz ? 73 wolfgang df5sx(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 2)

OK, now that's interesting, indeed! Too bad I couldn't demodulate theaudio. Thanks again, Wolfy!(Walter Salmaniw, Masset-BC-USA, DXplorer Jan 3)

RUSSIA Sankt-Petersburg RADIO BROADCASTING report on LW / MW

kHz UTC Radio broadcasting center 198 0200-2100 Radio Mayak Radio-centre #1 549 0200-2100 Radio Mayak Radio-centre #11 684 1600-2000 Radio Radonezh * 828 0500-1300, 1700-0100 Radiogazeta "Slovo"* 828 0500-0900, 1300-1700 Orthodox Radio Sankt-Petersburg* 827 0100-2100 Radio Russia Radio-centre #11053 24 hours Radio Maria *1088 0300-1900 Radio Teos Radio-centre #111125 1200-1800 Radio Orpheus Radio-centre #11440 0300-2100 Radio Zvezda + low power


1494 1700-1900 Voice of Russia Radio-centre #11

Note: * site operation of the MW transmitters LPTPTs(former transmitting shop #3 Sosnovka),

+ Sofiyskaya ulica

Radio-centre #1 Olgino

Radio-centre #11 Popovka Krasnyi-Bor

SCHEDULE OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTINGValidity period: 30.10.2011 - 24.03.2012. Date of last change: 23.12.2011(changes in the schedule of the Voice of Russia with 01.01.2012)RADIO-CENTRE #11

Coverage broadcasting:the Baltic countries and Northern Europe - on the frequency of 1494 kHz.

the countries of the Middle East - the frequencies 5935, 5985, 7205, and7215 kHz.

the countries of north-western Africa - on the frequency of 5920 and 9825kHz.

the countries of Latin America - on the frequency of 6135 kHz.

kHz UTC Radio broadcasting Language1494 1700-1900 Voice of Russia Russian5920 1900-2400 Voice of Russia Arabic5935 1500-1700 Voice of Russia Farsi5935 1700-1800 Voice of Russia Arabic5985 1500-1700 Voice of Russia Turkish6135 0000-0100 Voice of Russia Spanish6135 0100-0200 Voice of Russia Russian6135 0200-0300 Voice of Russia Spanish7205 1500-1600 Voice of Russia Farsi7205 1600-1657 CRI (China Radio International) Arabic7215 1400-1500 Voice of Russia Russian7215 1500-1600 Voice of Russia Kurdish9825 1600-1700 Voice of Russia Arabic

The Radio station "Europe plus" is aired two more cities in the Leningradregion. Since midnight January 1, 2012, with the transmission of theobjects of the regional network of tv and radio broadcasting of our branch


in the Kingisepp (99.3 MHz) and Luga (98.5 MHz) begins broadcasting of theprogramme "Europe plus". (editor, RUSdx Jan 1; comment and Google Maps locations by wb)

SAIPAN/VIETNAM 9400/9990 Re my Dec 29 report, oscillating tone jammingagainst nothing on 9990, Sei-ichi Hasegawa, Japan replies:"Dear Glenn, RFA-Vietnamese via Agingan Point was broadcasted on 9990 kHzat 1400 to 1500 UT until Nov. 23; this service QSYed to 9400 kHzfrom Nov 24.

Vietnam is thought not to yet notice this change. And 9400 kHz receivedNov.{Dec ?} 30 to clearing it. de Hiroshi"(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Dec 29)

SAUDI ARABIA 9714.932 BSKSA Holy Quran program, on non-dir antennatowards NE & ME target, scheduled 03-0955 UT, noted at 0502 UT Dec 28,S=6 only in southern Germany, path is across the grey line onTurkey/Balcan.

1000 Hertz time pips observed at 0500 UT on Jan 4, S=7-8 signal today on9714.928 kHz.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28/Jan 4)

SOUTH AFRICA/UAE Radio Bar-Kulan announces to leave shortwave.

Radio Bar-Kulan has announced to drop shortwave transmissions with effectfrom 1st Jan 2012, per RBK this follows a continuing reduction of audienceand the need to expand their FM network within Somalia. Outside of thecountry RBK is still available on Thaicom 5 satellite and web streaming onthe RBK website.(Alokesh Gupta-IND VU3BSE, bclnews.it Jan 3)

website on SW according Aoki list

9960 Radio Bar-Kulan/Meeting Place 1600-1700 UT 1234567 Somali500 kW 20degr Meyerton AFS EDC b11 BAB

15750 Radio Bar-Kulan/Meeting Place 0500-0600 UT 1234567 Somali250 kW 225degr Al Dhabbaya UAE EDC b11 BAB(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 3)

SOUTH AFRICA 4895 New time for "Amateur Radio Today's" monday program.

From January 2, 2012 the re-transmission of "Amateur Radio Today" programvia Sentech will change to 1730 - 1830 UTC. The transmission will remainin the 60 metre band on a frequency of 4895 kHz. The transmitter powerwill be 100 kW feeding an omni-directional antenna. Reception reports areinvited and can be emailed to All reports received of the January 2nd, 2012 transmission by5th January, 2012 will be participating in a lucky draw for the"ARRL RFI handbook", you can also fax your report to 012 991 5651.(SARL News, Jan 1; via Alokesh Gupta-IND VU3BSE, dxld Jan 1)

Schedule for SARL "Amateur Radio Today" program via Sentech:0800-0900 UT on 17760 kHz (Sunday)1730-1830 UT on 4895 kHz (Monday) (ex1630-1730 UT)and on 41 mb 7082usb kHz. (wb.)


SOUTH AFRICA 4895 Amateur Radio Mirror Int'l, at 1826 UT, English,wasn't even looking for this, so a complete surprise. Very strong withtalk about ham radio software, DXCC lists, etc. Plug pulled at 1830 UTon 2 Jan.(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, DXplorer Jan 3)Mons only 1730-1830 UT 4895 7082usb (wb.)

SOUTH AFRICA [to Zimbabwe] 4880 SW R Africa, via Meyerton, at1718-1720 UT on Dec 19, English talks, 33343.(Bernard Mille, Bailleul-F; dswci DXW Dec 28)

This London based SW Radio Africa on Dec 19 celebrated a major milestonein reaching 10 years of independent broadcasting into Zimbabwe viashortwave and the internet to the rest of the world. A statement issued bystation manager Gerry Jackson said they started broadcasting Wed Dec 19,2001 and "had no idea that 10 years on we would still be here - or thatthe crisis in Zimbabwe would still be dragging on, with no solution insight."

Jackson thanked the stations listeners saying "You have made this radiostation possible. It has been your willingness to tell us your storiesthat has helped to create such compelling radio. This is your story wehave been telling for the past decade. Your tragedies, your hopes anddreams." Jackson said they have learnt that "our listeners are wise andwell informed. Now if we could only persuade the politicians to listen tothe people - everything would come right in Zimbabwe."

The former ZBC Radio 3 DJ said "we have to be the only radio station inthe world that hopes, it is not in existence in another 10 years - becausethat would mean the Zim crisis continues. But more than anything we wouldlike to know that we could return to Zimbabwe and broadcast on FM."

SW Radio Africa's daily broadcasts on shortwave have given Mugabe's regimemany sleepless nights. With the help of Chinese jamming equipment, theregime has resorted to jamming broadcasts from the station at regularintervals, particularly towards election time and other significantevents. After Mugabe lost elections in 2008 and employed violence to stayin power, ZANU PF insisted during subsequent power sharing negotiationsthat the station and others broadcasting from outside the country had tobe shut down. Party members have also on many occasions refused to grantthe station interviews.

In March 2007 then Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga admittedthey were jamming SW Radio Africa broadcasts. Speaking in parliamentMatonga boasted that the government was generating electronic interferenceto prevent reception of the broadcasts. "We cannot allow foreigners toinvade our airwaves without our authority. We will continue to do it. Weneed to protect our sovereignty. If you go to England you will not receiveany foreign radio station."

SW Radio Africa is run by exiled Zimbabweans who, because of repressivemedia legislation, were not allowed to broadcast from home. In 2000 thestation, then called Capital Radio, challenged government's broadcastingmonopoly and won its case in the Supreme Court. But after just 6 days ofbroadcasting from a local hotel the station was shut down by Mugabe usinghis presidential powers.


(Diaspora News, Dec 21, via Zacharias Liangas-GRC, dswci DXW Dec 28)

SUDAN 7200 SRTC Omdurman, *0234-0331 UT, sign on with local chants.Arabic talk. Indigenous vocals. Chirping birds. Good, but covered by Iranat their 0329 UT sign on. Heard weak under Iran after 0329 UT. Dec 28.(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Dec 28)

SWAZILAND 4760 TWR Manzini, at 1645-1700 UT Dec 27, IS, programme in anAfrican language, 4760 kHz is not listed for TWR in the WRTH 2012.(Erich Bergmann-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

9499.796 Very odd frequency signal appeared Dec 28, TWR ManziniSwaziland. Scheduled 1630-1900 UT, S=9+5dB here in Europe, English sermonat 1840 UT.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

3239.93 at 0308-0316 UT. TWR Africa, Manzini, Jan 2, Vernacular, OM talk- poor-weak under local noise, blocked by utility transmitter on 3241-3242kHz at 0311 UT during one minute or so.(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, DXplorer Jan 2)

TAIWAN 15265.151 RTI Tanshui relay in Chinese, observed here in Europeat 12.58 UT, just before 13-14 UT scheduled program starts. Not jammed til13.00:39 UT Dec 29. When CHN mainland jamming strated, heard CNR relayword program, not Firedrake.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

TAJIKISTAN 15503.11 Voice of Tibet, at 1255 UT on Dec 11, talks likereports with live people "sounds", ID with music like hymn at 1300 UT.Fair.(Giampiero Bernardini-ITA, dswci DXW Dec 28)

15552 / 15532 / 15547 / 15537 / 15492 / 15502.000 - all even frequency.Voice of Tibet via Yangi Yul TJK site, noted with Tibetan news, mentionedmany times Dalai Lama, Himalaya etc. at 1300 UT Dec 29. Very weakFiredrake jammer signal noted on 15550.000 kHz. But VoT tx hopped to15532.000 kHz at 1306 UT, noted at 1324 UT on 15547.000 kHz, til 1330 UTon 15492.000, and at 1337 UT on 15502.000 kHz. The jammer remained on15550 kHz, moved later to 15495 kHz.

I feel dizzy ...I wonder if the average Tibetan listener appreciate that speedy hopping ?

At same band AIR Mandarin on 15795 kHz was totally covered by Chinamainland jamming, latter contained CNR programm content, not Firedrake mx.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 29)

TAJIKISTAN 4765.07 Tajik Radio, Yangi-Yul, at 1844 UT, fair, with nicelocal music, comments by a man. Very low modulation and "warbly"transmitter if tuned in sideband. Also at the upper edge of the Over-theHorizon Radar QRM (everything down freq of this was unreadable). 2 Jan.(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, DXplorer Jan 3)

252 Tajik Radio now on 252.028 kHz, a bit higher than earlier. Schedulestill 0100-2200 UT, different from SW: 2300-2000 UT.(Mauno Ritola-FIN, MWoffsets Jan 2)


LW 252 kHz Dushanbe Yangi Yul at

TAJIKISTAN Google Earth imagery. Some new high resolution placesas from Dec 7.

Two changes to fulfill the contract with US IBB:Orzu site, MW 972 changes close to 37 32 15.13 N 68 48 03.04 E

3-mast installation for IBB 972 kHz 800 kW at 165 deg azimuth.1400-0200 UT in Urdu to Pakistan/ME area.

Shortwave antennas close to 37 31 00.40 N 68 48 37.82 E

TJK Orzu, two new curtain antennas, started with in B-10 season, from 31Oct 2010 also IBB only 250 kW 105 degr registered in 105 degr azimuth, andeven minus -15degr slew installation, range from 49 to 19 mb.

B-11 schedule at 105degr antenna 9670 01-03 RFA Tibetan11980 03-07 RFA Mandarin11720 09-12 VOA Mandarin15375 12-14 RFA Tibetan11945 15-22 RFA Mandarin 7420 22-24 RFA Tibetan

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 31)

TURKEY Fazit meiner Nordwesttuerkei-DX-ReiseEnde November / Anfang Dezember 2011,

QTH war Istanbul und Armutlu Koeyue (bei Yalova), suedliches Marmarameer.LW/MW: Am Tag (bis ca. 1330 h UT): BUL (3 x), GRC (7 x), I (2 x),MKD (1x), HNG (1 x), ROU (8 x), UKR (1 x).

Die Tuerkei selbst nur stundenweise (morgens) auf 702 kHz, was 'netuerkische (Sender-) Armut in Armutlu auf LW/MW. Hier merkt man deutlichdass auf UKW gesetzt wurde.

LW/MW: Nachmittags/Nachts: Kein grosser Unterschied zu Deutschland:Ein paar Highlights (fuer mich):

540 IRN+KWT, 594 IRN, 837 UKR, 945 ISR, 972 UKR, 1053 LBY, 1107 SRB,1125 LBY, 1134 KWT, 1197 IRN, 1242 IRN, 1296 SRB, 1332 IRN, 1359 UKR,1476 IRN, 1539 DJI+UAE, 1548 KWT.

Zahlreich: EGY, SYR, ISR und IRN.


UKW: Der absolute Highlight ist Istanbul! 101 Radiostationen auf UKW!Allein zum Vorjahr gab es 14 Veraenderungen!

Zum Vergleich: Anfang 1992 bei meinem ersten Besuch waren es 2 Sender,natuerlich TRT!

KW: Asien, Australien/Neuseeland und Afrika gehen selbstverstaendlichfrueher und besser als in Deutschland, Amerika entsprechend schlechter.

Wer noch den Optimismus besitzt Radio Bayrak auf 6150v kHz hoeren zuwollen dem kann ich versichern dass ich trotz ein bis zwei Tuerkei-Besuchen pro Jahr die letzte Eintragung ins Logbuch am 25.5.2005 auf6149.8 kHz in schlechter Audio-Qualitaet machen konnte.

Das Fehlen der Deutschen Welle ist am besten durch den DLF auf 207 und1422 kHz in schwacher Qualitaet zu kompensieren.Schade hochdrei ist es trotzdem!55 + 73! Andreas Tschauder

P.S.: Naechste Woche geht's nach Sued-Marokko und in die Westsahara...!Mal hoer'n und sehen (RDS) was sich da rundfunkmaessig abspielt ;-)(Andreas Tschauder-D, A-DX Dec 27)

TURKMENISTAN 279 December 26 received Turkmen Radio at 1800 UT on LW279 kHz SIO=453. The Turkmen language.(Shukhrat Rakmatullaev, Tashkent-UZB / "deneb-radio-dx" via RUSdx)

UKRAINE 9940 TDP brokered UNMISS service of Miraya FM via MykolaievLuch Ukraine relay. Heard at 0510 UT with clean station identification andtheir internet URL and e-mail address. S=8-9 signal here in Germany,despite only side lobe of straight southwards 180 degr curtain antenna atLuch.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28)

11980.07 at 0808-0824 UT. Dneprovskaya Khvylya, Zaporozhye, Jan 1, relayUkrainian 1st program in Ukrainian, "Ukraina segodnya" (= Ukraine today)with YL/OM talks about the results of 2011, UEFA EURO 2012, etc. - fairwith local noise, // with 29 seconds delay.(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, DXplorer Jan 2)

UAE 11800.041 Odd frequency Sudan Radio Service Darfur via AlDhabbaya-UAE observed around 0435 UT Dec 28, phone-in program in(Sudanese) Arabic. S=8 signal level on remote SDR unit in Russia, ondaytime path, grey line is in eastern Europe at this time.

15700.017 Radio Damal via Al Dhabbaya in Somali, nx read by female at0534 UT, HoA mx at 0536 UT Jan 4.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 28/Jan 4)

UAE/FRANCE/MADAGASCAR 13800 on Jan 1 at 0401 UT via Al Dhabbaya-UAErelay of Radio Tamazuj, in Arabic / Sudanese. Short pop music, OM and YLtalk, various ID. At 0406 UT Sudanese pop music. At 0413 UT ID, thenSudanese pop music. Occasional interruptions in the modulation // 11940-MDG kHz with 25433, but signal fading. 7315-ISS kHz with 35433. 13800-UAEkHz with 45444, almost local.(Jorge Freitas-B, dxld Jan 1)


USA 5109.75USB WBCQ Monticello, Maine, at 0004 UT on Dec 25, "RadioTimTron Worldwide" is starting live for two hours, 0007 UT "Xmas at GroundZero", which I think long predates 9/11. That is as closely as I canmeasure the nominal 5110 kHz frequency, which if correct is beyond FCCtolerance which would be up to 76.65 Hz above or below 5,110,000 Hz.(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via dswci DXW Dec 28)

5049.995 WWRB The Overcomer Ministry, wandered up from x.992 to x.995within few minutes. 0045 UT Dec 4, sermon by two male. Weak here inGermany, but much better signal in North Carolina remote SDR unit.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

USA New WRMI program schedule. WRMI has updated its program scheduleagain as of Jan 1; see grid at

WORLD OF RADIO has some new/shifted/resumed times: Mon 1230, 2330, Thu2300, but no longer UT Thu 0430 UT. That is, assuming R. Marti reallyappears, as it did not last week:

Radio Marti relays are now scheduled: Mon-Fri 13-14, Tue-Sat 00-01,Wed-Sat 04-05 UT.

The only other major exile broadcast is currently Foro Revolucionario,Sun 2130-2330 UT. Others may resume after an hiatus.

World Radio Network hours have been added Tue-Sat 0500-0630 UT, replacingnumerous 0600-0630 UT programs including WOR on Fridays. The full WRN gridrecently updated is at

The 0500-0630 block consists of RFI at 05-06, and Channel Africa 0600-0630. Note that Israel Radio is back on SW again tnx to WRMI, Mon-Fri at0745-0800. Another new WRN block is Mon-Fri 11-12 UT, containing RRI andDW.

Note the Mon-Fri 17-23 block is when WRMI is NOT on SW 9955; nor the 15-17Mon-Fri group containing many DX programs including WOR at one time oranother every day.

The new Blues Radio International show is scheduled UT Thursdays at0200-0230, contrary to previous publicity.

The latest WRMI times for WORLD OF RADIO, Wavescan, and Viva Miami havebeen updated on our DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS:

as well as the WOR schedule:

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ALGERIA 702 semi-UNID to IDentify. Hi all, I have a couple of shortrecordings I'd like some experts to listen to. The 1st one is supposed tobe Iran, but I'm not 100% sure (in Arabic language). Thanks a lot,Patrick.

[later] Could you please tell me in which languages is the extract ?Attached is the file. The '702 2359z' file, supposed to be IRN, wasrecorded ... on 702 at 0000z last night.

[later] Wow, thanks again for this further investigation !I wouldn't have able to identify this one without your help (my main hobbyis NDB DX'ing, I'm actually better at CW !!). So, this is Laghouat ALG andRTA Chaine 1 program... ?

Thanks also for the pics from the area (not very touristic !). Attached isanother clip, from the same night, but recorded at 0259z. Reception isslightly better.

Kind regards from France, Patrick(Patrick, MWoffsets, via wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 9/10)

Patrick the first one is a little bit difficult, will check this with my


Egyptian hobby friend Tarek.

702 kHz is mixed NDR Flensburg (Info program) news at 0200 LT in German inbackground, but stronger time pips and spoken by men ahead, is definitelyArabic, - never! Persian.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 10)

[later] Unid on MW 702 kHz. Hello dear Wolfy. Thanks for the e-mail, hopeall is ok with you and yours.

The ID is the Holly Quran Radio from Algeria my friend.Best regardsTarek Zeidan. Cairo, Egypt.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 10)

Good morning Patrick, SURPRISE, SURPRISE, its Algeria Holy Quran programinstead, I never assumed that.

EMWG shows entry "702 ALG - RTA Chaine 1, Djelfa (?) (25?)"latter must be wrong, Djelfa is a low power transmitter village.ITU list: ALG Djelfa 819 kHz 2 kW, 91 m mast.

No, program is Radio Algerienne, Chaine 1 or R Culture maybe at daytime,but at night C = Radio Quran-Koran program // 1422? kHz.

"Idha'atul - Thaqafiyah" is 100% readable okay on your recording.Thaqafiyah say Google translator "Cultural".

WRTH shows 25kW Laghouat instead.ALG Laghouat 702 kHz 60d / 30n kW, 70m mast 1548 kHz 100d / 10n kW, 50m mast33 41 17.78 N 02 54 50.87 E

North west of Laghouat, I see some masts, like military or securityforces, also a rhombic is seen, left of the two telecom mobile phone TV/FMmasts. see screenshot attached.

(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 10)

ANGOLA 4949.740 at 0339- UT, Radio Nacional Angola, Dec 28. Just atentative logging. Nice strong signal, but no audio, so if it is them,then either not modulating, or extremely low modulation, or simply an opencarrier.

7216.754 at 2148- UT, Radio Nacional Angola, Dec 28. Presumably them.Waterfall measurement only on the Perseus. Not strong enough for anyaudio, though.(Walt Salmaniw, Masset-BC-USA, dxld Jan 4)

AUSTRALIA 2368.462 noted on Dec 12 at 1830 UT. R Symban kom aentligenigenom med riktigt bra signal! Grekisk musik men ocksa en hel del talefter 1830 UT. Gick ocksa den Dec 26 men inte lika starkt. AN(Arne Nilsson-SWE in SWBulletin Sweden, via DXplorer Jan 7)

Dec 26 at 1720 UT. Radio Symban aentligen haer ocksa. Grekisk musik och enmassa reklam. S 2-3. BEFF


(BEFF in SWBulletin Sweden, via DXplorer Jan 7)

BHUTAN BBS Bhutan. Received an e-mail from Thinley Dorji (Transmissionhead at Thimphu) confirming he is now in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia attendingthe HFCC conference. I had informed him that BBS had been off SW (5030 and6035.05 kHz) since about Dec 25; his response: "I believe our transmitterwas down and will be back soon". We shall see!(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Jan 9)

BOSNIA [Serbia] 6190 International Radio Serbia program in progress at0218 UT Jan 8, female singer performes Serbian folk music, S=9+35dB signalstrengt from Bijeljina-Bosnia tx site, [when looked out for the anti-CubanRadio Republica toy 5954v from CTR].(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 8)

BRAZIL (tent) 11855 Possibly Radio Aparecida at 2350 on 6 Jan withlong talks by a woman in Portuguese, then a booming announcement by a manand continued talk. Station was weak and somewhat under-modulated, so Icould not get a clear enough ID even on USB or Synch AM. Another longbooming announcement on the hour, and definitely Portuguese, so I am goingwith Aparecida, supposedly running only 1 kW.(Albert Muick-PA-USA, hcdx Jan 6)

BRAZIL 9665 Voz Missionaria Camboriu is coming in S4 at my locationwith some QRM from Cuba on 9660 kHz. This at 2250 UT, 4 Jan 2012. Thisstation is located in the southeastern state of Santa Catarina in Braziland may be a harbinger of good SoAM DX for this evening. Long-windedannouncer extolling the virtues of Jesus, Mary and Josef. Sounded like hewas chiding the audience at one point. Several station IDs. Full stationID given by a woman on the hour, including a singing ID.(Albert Muick-PA-USA, hcdx Jan 5)

CANADA 6070 CFRX, QSL-card rcvd for an old rcpn (Dec 8), after a coupleof earlier rpts, or their QSL, went astray. Nice card with drawing ofantenna and "Newstalk 1010 CFRB" and "CFRX 6070 Shortwave" on front, full-data on back. V/S Stephen Canney; in 9 days after recent followup toHarold Sellers who sent it to Steve Tnx Harold andSteve.(Jerry Berg-MA-USA, DXplorer Jan 8)

6159.98 CKZU Vancouver at 1422-1431 UT on Jan 6. Gogi Grant's "WaywardWind," followed by man & woman chit-chatting to 1430 UT, then CBC RegionalNews. Fair in the noise.(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Jan 7)

CANADA [CHINA/JAPAN/KOREA Rep.of /PHILIPPINES/UK/VATICAN STATE]Winter B-11 of Radio Canada International:

Arabic0300-0329 5905 SKN 300 kW 110 deg to NE&ME0300-0329 6025 SMG 100 kW 114 deg to NE&ME0400-0429 5995 SMG 100 kW 114 deg to NE&ME0400-0429 7265 SKN 300 kW 110 deg to NE&ME2000-2029 11870 SAC 250 kW 073 deg to NoAF2000-2029 13650 SAC 250 kW 073 deg to NoAF

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0000-0059 9880 KUN 100 kW 175 deg to SEAS1500-1559 9635 XIA 500 kW 252 deg to SoAS1500-1559 11975 URU 500 kW 212 deg to SoAS1800-1859 9740 KAS 100 kW 269 deg to NE&ME1800-1859 9770 SKN 300 kW 140 deg to EaAF1800-1859 11845 SMG 250 kW 210 deg to NoWeAF1800-1859 15365 SAC 250 kW 105 deg to NoAF1800-1859 17790 SAC 250 kW 105 deg to CeAF

French2300-2329 6160 KIM 100 kW 305 deg to EaAS1900-1959 9510 SKN 300 kW 177 deg to NoAF1900-1959 9770 KAS 100 kW 269 deg to NE&ME1900-1959 11845 SKN 300 kW 195 deg to NoWeAF1900-1959 13650 SAC 250 kW 073 deg to NoAF1900-1959 15365 SAC 250 kW 105 deg to NoAF1900-1959 17790 SAC 250 kW 105 deg to CeAF2100-2159 11845 SAC 250 kW 092 deg to NoAF2100-2159 13650 SAC 250 kW 073 deg to NoAF

Mandarin2200-2259 6160 KIM 100 kW 305 deg to EaAS0000-0059 9565 KIM 100 kW 225 deg to EaAS0000-0059 11785 KIM 250 kW 290 deg to EaAS0000-0059 12015 PHT 250 kW 349 deg to EaAS1100-1159 9490 PHT 250 kW 332 deg to EaAS1100-1159 9570 KIM 100 kW 205 deg to EaAS1500-1559 5965 YAM 300 kW 290 deg to EaAS1500-1559 9560 YAM 300 kW 240 deg to EaAS

Portuguese Fri-Sun2000-2029 15305 SAC 250 kW 163 deg to SoAM2000-2029 17765 SAC 250 kW 163 deg to SoAM2100-2129 15305 SAC 250 kW 163 deg to SoAM2100-2129 17765 SAC 250 kW 163 deg to SoAM2200-2229 11990 SAC 250 kW 163 deg to SoAM2200-2229 15305 SAC 250 kW 163 deg to SoAM

Russian1600-1629 9830 SMG 250 kW 054 deg to EaEUR1600-1629 11935 SMG 250 kW 058 deg to EaEUR1700-1729 9555 WOF 250 kW 070 deg to EaEUR1700-1729 11935 WOF 250 kW 078 deg to EaEUR

Spanish2300-2329 9785 SAC 250 kW 176 deg to SoAM2300-2329 11990 SAC 250 kW 176 deg to SoAM0000-0029 9785 SAC 250 kW 176 deg to SoAM0000-0029 11990 SAC 250 kW 176 deg to SoAM0100-0129 6100 SAC 250 kW 240 deg to CeAM(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 10)

COSTA RICA Special DX Test from Costa Rica

Radio Miami International, in cooperation with our client Radio Republica,will be conducting a special DX test at 2000-2100 UT Jan 7, 2300-2400 UTJan 7, and 0200-0300 UT Jan 8, 2012 on the frequency of 5954 kHz from


Cariari, Costa Rica. (These times are 3-4 pm, 6-7 pm and 9-10 pm EasternTime Saturday, January 7 in North America.) The programming aired will beRadio Republica in Spanish. The power will be 10 kilowatts.

Shortwave listeners may be aware of the fact that Radio Republica has usedthis frequency in the past, but it has been off the air for several weeksnow. Radio Miami International will verify all reception reports with aQSL card indicating the special tests. Reports may be sent toRadio Miami International, P.O. Box 526852, Miami, Florida 33152 USA,or by e-mail to

Thank you to the DXing community worldwide for monitoring these specialtests and for letting us know if you are able to hear them in your area.Jeff White

WRMI Radio Miami International175 Fontainebleau Blvd., Suite 1N4Miami, Florida 33172 USATel +1-305-559-9764Fax +1-305-559-8186E-mail: (Jeff White-FL-USA RMI direct, also via dxld BrDXC-UK RNWMN, Dec 30)

COSTA RICA 5954.280 Radio Republica in Sp noted at 0250 UT Jan 8th inSpanish followed by guitar mx piece at 0257 UT. S=9+20dBm heard on remoteunit in Virginia, US.

Hit by adjacent carrier of S=9+40dB on 5950 kHz and latter laterat 0300 UT ID in Chinese YFR / Radio Taiwan International in Chinesefrom Okeechobee-Florida-USA.

North American Log of 49 mb, Jan 8th5755 WTWN En S=9+50dB top powerhouse5790 BBC Ar SKN S=9+35dB5810 WEWN in Sp S=9+30dB5830 Radio Liberty, Caucasian Avar service, KWT S=9+20dB5860 Radio Farda, Persian KWT S=9+5dB5875 BBC Ar CYP S=9+15dB5885 Agia Dafur, Ar via Vatican Radio Santa Maria di Galeria S=9+35dB5890 WWCR En S=9+30dB5900 R Bulgaria En S=9+30dB5905 RCI in Ar SKN5909.940 Alcavaran CLM Sp S=85915 IRIB Tehran Armenian S=9+25dB5925 DWL Kigali Swahil

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