NASWA Journal Columns · Listener’s Notebook, December 1998 (pt. 3)

Richard D’Angelo • 2216 Burkey Drive • Wyomissing, PA 19610 rdangelo3◊aol.com

Listener’s Notebook, December 1998 (pt. 3)

November-December 1998, Part 3

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MALAWI

MBC Radio Malawi has not been heard on SW for the past few days. (17-Oct/Vaghjee-MAU)

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MALAYSIA

A check on dom stations in Peninsular Malaysia, with several recent changes of IDs for RTM networks:

Ch 1 in My 24h on 5965 (usu with low audio level and buzz or hum on both sidebands). Ann: ‘Radio Malaysia Saluran Satu’. Channel 4 in English 24h on 7295. Ann: ‘Radio Malaysia Channel Four’. Channel 5 in Ch 24h. Ann: ‘Malaixiya Guangbo Diantai Di Wu Pindao’. ?Channel 6 in Tamil 24h on 4845. Assume this announces as ‘Channel 6’ in Tamil. Channel 7 (local afternoon-1300) and Channel 8 (0400-local afternoon) on 6025 only in Malay and Orang Asli langs. Ann: ‘Radio Malaysia Saluran Tujuh/Lapan’.

Music Channel in My/En 24h. Ann: ‘Radio Malaysia Saluran Muzik’. Suara Islam (Voice of Islam) 1400-1600 on 6026, 6175 and 9750.

RTM Sabah 5979 and RTM Sarawak via Kuching 4895/7270 and Sibu 5005/6050 are ll well heard here, but I have been unable to trace Kuching 5030, Miri 6060 and Kuching 7130 despite several attempts, tentatively suspect that at least the first two of these frequencies may now be inactive. (22-Oct/Davies-MLA/BC- DX/Bueschel-GER)

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MEXICO

4800.7 Radio XERTA noted at 0918 in Spanish with nonstop Mexican music, canned ID at 0927 “..banda internacional de 60 metros, 4800 kHz, X-E-R-T-A…” no mention of “Radio Transcontinental,” back into nonstop mx to past 0940. Fair at best. (25-Nov/Quaglieri-NY)

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MOLDOVA

7520 R Moldova Int., Oct 25, 0510 strong signal but oh! That transmitter hum! Underneath, barely distinguishable English program surely they know about this colossal problem. (Ormandy) [So why don’t they do something about it, huh? HvB] They surely want to do something about it, but they don’t have the power to do so. I had regular correspondence with Radio Moldova a while back. The only thing they can do is pass on complaints to the Romanians, but it’s Romania who apperantly refuses to use a better transmitter for RMI’s broadcasts. (Schaay-HOL/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN) [Audio analysis of the horrible signal reveals sharp spikes of hum at 50, 100, 150 and 200 Hz, which would indicate faulty regulation of the transmitter’s power supply. – AQ]

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MONACO

TWR Monte Carlo:

0745-0935 English 9870 Fr
0745-0950 English 9870 Sa
0755-0920 English 9870 Su-Th
0930-0945 German 7160 9795 Su-Fr
0930-1015 German 7160 9795 Sa
1330-1345 Croatian 7255 Fr/Sa
1330-1345 Serbian 7255 We
1330-1415 Croatian 7255 Su/Mo/Tu/Th
1345-1415 Croatian 7255 We
1345-1415 Macedonian 7255 Sa
1345-1415 Slovenian 7255 Fr
1415-1430 German 7160 9795 Fr
1430-1500 German 7160 9795
1515-1530 Slovak 7355 Tu/Fr/Sa
1515-1600 Czech 7355 Su/Mo/We/Th
1530-1600 Czech 7355 Tu
1601-1616 Hungarian 7340 Sa
1601-1631 Hungarian 7340 Su-Fr
1900-1915 Russian 9705 Su
1900-1945 Russian 9705 Tu-Sa
1915-1945 Belorus 9705 Su

(2-Oct/MIDXB/Brazhnikov-RUS)

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MONGOLIA

Voice of Mongolia schedule Sep 28-Mar 28:

0830-0900 Russian 12015
0900-0930 Japanese 12085
0930-1000 Mongolian 12085
1000-1030 Chinese 12085
1030-1100 Japanese 12085
1130-1200 Mongolian 12085
1200-1230 Chinese 12085
1230-1300 English 12085
1300-1330 Russian 12015
1330-1400 Japanese 12085
1430-1500 Chinese 11790 12085
1500-1530 English 11790 12085
2000-2030 Russian 11790 12085 (poss. only 11790)
2030-2100 English 11790 12085

(21-Oct/Brazhnikov-RUS/WWDXC TopNews/Bueschel-GER)

4850 Radiostation Khekh Tangar, 0107-0145, is on the air again, noted with non-stop western pop and rock music, advertising at 0140-0145 followed by jingle with ID in Mongolian and English (“Blue Sky”) and more music. 4850 is only SW freq. for Mongolia – Radiostation Khekh Tanghar (Blue Sky), 2200-1500, broadcasting here since April 15,1994, in Mongolian. I have QSL letter from this station, v/s Director, A. Buidakhmet. But on Oct 5, from 1350 till s/off at 1455 there was noted domestic service – Raadio Ulaanbaatar with clear ID at 1400, //LW 227 kHz. Cochannel QRM due to Uzbek R. and CNR. (9-Oct/Brazhnikov- RUS/DSWCI DX-Window/Pedersen-DEN)

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MOROCCO

RTVM, B98 via “Morocco” transmitters, Arabic: 0000-0500 11920, 1100-1500 15335, 2200-0000 15335. I am unclear as to whether Tangier or Briech is the site. (EDXP/Padula-AUS)

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MOZAMBIQUE

3210 Radio Nacional, Maputo, 1800, returned to the air on after more than a year off the air on this frequency; good signal at, ID as “Radio Nacional Mozambique” (5- Oct/Vaghjee-MAU/DSWCI DX-Window/Pedersen-DEN) 3210.1, UNID, weak signal with quite some static noise. African sounding music and M speaker in presumed Portuguese. Possibly Mozambique. (5-Oct/Veldhuis-HOL)[Likely, Mark – AQ]

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MYANMAR

R. Myanmar, 4725 & 5985 noted from around 1115 fade-in with Burmese, different progrs. (2-Oct/Padula- AUS/EDXP/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER) Radio Myanmar f/in around 1415 on v5985 (Oct 26), clear channel. Until 1430 Burmese, then IS, ID and px in En. 1453 open carrier and 1457 IS of Radio Tirana-ALB. [observed on v5985.85] (26-Oct/Volk-GER/BC- DX/Bueschel-GER)

5973 Myawadi Broadcasting Station in Burmese 1200-1300, again 1430-1530 UTC causing heterodyne to BBC. A regular in Colombo. (22-Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI)

5985.85 Radio Myanmar, 1340, M and W speakers in Bamar, at 1358 local hsiang waing music with drums called pat waing and a circular rank of small bulbed bronze gongs called kyi waing, followed by M speaker in Bamar at 1400. Not // 4725. (21-Nov/van Rooy/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert- HOL)

[non] Democratic Voice of Burma in Burmese to Myanmar:

1245-1345 13820-Dushanbe 15330-Jülich
1430-1455 11850-Kvitsoe 13820-Dushanbe 15635-Jülich

(17-Oct/DVB/WWDXC TopNews/Bueschel-GER) Both programs should test also on either 5910, 5945 and 7490 from unknown location. (CRW/WWDXC TopNews/Bueschel-GER)

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NAMIBIA

6060 NBC Windhoek, 1535-1600, English. Magazine program. Swaziland electoral system explained. Security arrangements at Zimbabwian Universities which re-open Monday. (22-Oct/Clemitson/DSWCI DX Window/Petersen-DEN)

6175 NBC Windhoek, 1410-1430, Afrikaans. Talk program. A Mr. VdMerwe discussing the survival habits of Baboons in times of drought, and other wild life issues. Signal was lost under QRM at 1530. (20-Oct/Clemitson/DSWCI DX Window/Petersen-DEN)

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NEPAL

5005.3 Radio Nepal, 0030, VN, ID, reports, trad-mx (8- Nov/Schneeberger/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN) Who knows the correct shortwave transmitter-site location of R. Nepal? WRTH 98, TBS and Tropenbandliste are saying Khumaltar; PWBR says Harriharpur; and Klingenfuss Shortwave Frequency guide says Pokhara during winter monthsand Bardibas during the summer. Maybe they have a mobile transmitter :-) (Schotmans/HC-DX/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert-TAI)

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NETHERLANDS

Radio Netherlands B98:

0000-0030 Spanish 15315B 9895B
0130-0225 Dutch 15315B 9895B 6165B 6020F
0230-0425 Spanish 9590B 6165B
0330-0425 Dutch 15560M 9860M
0430-0525 English 9590B 6165B
0530-0625 Dutch 9715B 6165B
0600-0700 Dutch 9895F 7130F 6020F 5955F
0700-0800 Dutch 11655B 9720B
0700-0900 Dutch 11935F 9895F 5955F
0900-1100 Dutch 9895F 5955F
0930-1015 Dutch-Carib 6020B MoSa
0930-1125 English 12065I 9820B 7260P
1030-1125 Dutch 21480M 17580M 9720B
1100-1300 Dutch 13700F 9895F 5955F
1130-1155 Spanish 15255B 9715B 6020B
1130-1325 English 9855W 6045J
1130-1325 Indonesian 21480M 17580M 11690S
1200-1225 Spanish 9715B 6020B
1300-1700 Dutch 9895F 5955F
1330-1425 Dutch 15585M 13700F 7375P 5930P
1430-1625 English 15585M 13755T 12090M
1630-1725 Dutch 11655M 6020M
1700-1800 Dutch 13700F 9895F 5955F
1730-1830 English 9605M 6020M
1830-1925 Dutch 21590B 17605B 13700F 11695F
1830-2025 English 15315B 11655F 9895F 9605M 6020M
2030-2125 Dutch 17605B 15315B 11655M 9895F 7120M 6020F 6015M 5835C
2130-2225 Dutch 15315B 11730B 9895F 6020F
2130-2225 Dutch-Carib 6030B
2130-2325 Indonesian 9590M 7285M 6120S (from 2230)
2230-2325 Spanish 15315B 11730B 11715F 9895F
2325-0000 Spanish 15315B 9895F
2330-0025 Dutch 15560P 12090M 9590S
2330-0125 English 9845B 6165B

B=Bonaire C=Moscow G=Wolvertem I=Irkutsk J=Juelich M=Madagascar P=Petropavlovsk K. S=Singapore T=Tashkent W=Wertachtal (BBCM)

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NEW ZEALAND

Radio New Zealand International revised as of 30- November:

1650-1951 11675 Mo-Fr
1855-1958 11675 Sa-Su
1952-0705 17675 Su-Th
1959-0705 17675 Fr/Sa
0706-1015 9700 Mo-Fr
0706-1015 9700 Sa/Su
1015-1205 9700 occ. sports
1206-1650 6105 occ. sports

(Sainsbury-RNZI)

B98 sked for Radio Reading Service: ZLXA 3935 24-hrs, 7290 1900-0500. Reports sought to PO Box 360, Levin 5500, with return postage. (EDXP/Padula-AUS)

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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

KFBS/FEBC Saipan:

0800-0830 Banjar 15380
0830-0900 Gorontalo 15380
0855-1100 Russian 11650
0900-0930 Makasar 15380
0930-1000 Bugis 15380
0955-1600 Mandarin 9495
1000-1030 Sundanese 15380
1030-1100 Javanese 15380
1100-1115 Mongolian, chi. 11650
1100-1230 Indonesian 15380
1115-1130 Mongolian, halh 11650
1130-1145 Russian 11650 Mo-Sa
1130-1145 Ukrainian 11650 Su
1145-1400 Russian 11650
1230-1300 Malay 15380
1300-1400 Vietnamese 9670
1400-1430 Koho 9670 Su
1400-1430 Vietnamese 9670 Mo/Tu/Th/Fr/Sa
1400-1430 White Hmong 9670 We
1400-1530 Russian 9465
1430-1530 Burmese 9670
1530-1545 Kirghiz 9465 Fr-Sa
1530-1545 Russian 9465 Su/Tu/We
1530-1545 Udmurt 9465 Su
1530-1545 Uzbek 9465 Th
1530-1600 Udmurt 9465 Su
1530-1600 Ukrainian 9465 Mo
1545-1600 German 9465 Tu-We
1545-1600 Kazakh 9465 Fr-Sa
1545-1600 Osetin 9465 Th
1545-1600 Russian 9465 Su
1600-1615 Uighur 9495
1600-1800 Russian 9465
1615-1630 Kazakh 9495 Tu-We
1615-1630 Kirghiz 9495 Th-Fr
1615-1630 Osetin 9495 Mo
1615-1630 Uzbek 9495 Sa/Su
1800-1830 Russian 9465 Su/Mo/Tu/We/Th/Sa
1800-1830 Ukrainian 9465 Fr
1830-1845 German 9465 Su
1830-1845 Russian 9465 Tu/Th/Sa
1830-1845 Ukrainian 9465 Fr
1830-1900 English 9465 We
1830-1900 Romanian 9465 Mo
1845-1900 German 9465 Su/Fr
1845-1900 Russian 9465 Th
1845-1900 Ukrainian 9465 Tu/Sa

(FEBC website)

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NORWAY

This note from Olav M. Grimdalen, Frequency Manager of Radio Norway International: First of all I like to express my sympathy to all of RNI listeners that no longer will receive “Norway No.” I have done whatever I can to get the support to continue, but in vain. It is a sad business that NRK now has chosen to stop sending the English program. Anyway the show must go on.

I am enclosing our schedule starting from 25 October to 27 March 1999. Even if you do not understand Norwegian I personally would like to receive listeners report over E:mail. Preferable from South East Asia and Western North America Far East and the Middle East. Thank you very much for you that take the time to inform me of how the frequency I have chosen are working.

0000-0100 9935 9945
0100-0200 7465 7545 9945
0200-0300 7465 7545 9945
0300-0400 7545 7565 9945
0400-0500 7545 7560 9940
0500-0600 7440 7480
0600-0700 5965 7180 9590 13800
0700-0800 7180 9590 18950
0800-0900 13800 15175
0900-1000 13800 15175
1000-1100 13800 18950
1100-1200 13800 18950
1200-1300 9910 18950 21725
1300-1400 9590 9910 18950 21725
1400-1500 15705 18950
1500-1600 13790 13800 15705
1600-1700 9590 13800 15705
1700-1800 7485 11895 15705 18950
1800-1900 5960 7485 15705 18950
1900-2000 7485 9935 13800 15705
2000-2100 7580 7560 15705
2100-2200 7580 9945
2200-2300 9415 9925
2300-2400 9415 9935 9945

(Grimalden-NRK)

OMAN

R. Oman current observed schedule:

0200-0400 6085 7120 7230
0400-0600 7230 9515 11890
0600-0800 13620
0800-1200 13620 17630
1200-1300 7230 13620 17630
1300-1400 7230 13620 15140
1400-1600 7230 15140 15375
1600-1800 7230 11805 15375
1800-1900 7230 11805 11890
1900-2130 7230 9735 11890

(12-13-Nov/Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

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PAKISTAN

HOME SERVICE SCHEDULES:

0045-0345   4790e Fr
0045-0435   4790e Sa-Th
0100-0102 Urdu 6070d
0200-0225 Urdu 6070d
0230-0245 SSN 6070d
0300-0310 English nx 6070d
0330-0430 Balti HS 7200a
0400-0404 Urdu 9645d
0445-0545 Sheena HS 7200a
0500-0504 English nx 9645d
0600-0604 Urdu reg nx 9645d
0600-0604 Urdu nx 7110c
0604-0800 Rawalpindi pgm 7110c
 0700-0704  Punjabi regional nx  
0700-0704 Punjabi 9645d
0800-0804 Sindhi 9645d
0800-1115 Islamabad pgm 7110c
 0800-0804  Sindhi regional nx
 0900-0904  Pushtu regional nx
 1000-1004  Urdu nx
 1100-1104  English nx
0800-1215   7265e Sa-Th
0900-0930 Indonesian 11835d
0900-1215   7265e Fr
1000-1030 Tamil 11835d
1100-1104 English 11835d
1200-1210 Urdu nx 9645d
1200-1805   4790e
1230-1300 Kashmiri 9645d
1300-1304 Urdu HS 6180a
1302-1309 Punjabi reg nx 9645d
1304-1316 Pushto HS 6180a
1309-1316 Sindhi reg nx 9645d
1323-1600 Pushto HS 6180a
1400-1414 English nx/mx 9645d
1414-1422 Balti HS 5045b
1422-1430 Sheena HS 5045b
1500-1530 Urdu nx 9645d
1600-1630 EE SSN 7230d
1615-1700 Aaina HA 7310a
1700-1715 Urdu/Pasmanzar 7230d
1730-1800 Turkish 7230d

a=API2 100kW b=API3 100 kW c=API4 100kW d=API7 10 kW link services from Islamabad e=API8 100 kW Rawalpindi III

REGIONAL SERVICES:

Quetta 10kW

0045-0345 5025 Fr
0045-0404 5025 Sa-Th
0400-0820 7155 Fr
0600-1145 7155 Sa
1000-1145 7155
1200-1805 5025

Peshawar 10kW

6140 1100-1400. (1-Nov/Green-UK/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

3663.7v Azad Kashmir R. 0104 Unaccompanied singing that sounded very much like Gregorian chant, with solo man alternating with unison chorus of men; man in subcontinental language (Urdu?) from 0109. Drifted slowly down to 3663.5 by 0112, then sank beneath the waves and was gone by 0118. Very weak, though I was able to confirm // with stronger 4790.4. Only a tiny, slowly drifting het on subsequent evenings. I think this may be the first time I’ve ever heard the “real” (Kashmir-based) AKR from the East Coast. (8-Oct/Hill-MA)

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PALAU

KHBN Palau:

0700-0800 9965 9985 13840 15725
0800-1100 9955 9965 9985 13840 15725
1100-1300 9955 9965 9985
1300-1400 9955 9965 9985 13840
1400-1600 9955 9965 9985
1600-1800 9955 9965
1800-1900 9965
2100-2400 9985
2200-2400 9955
2200-2400 9965

(George Jacobs & Associates, Inc.)

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

3315.00 Radio Manus, November 14, 1016-1030, In Pidgin with Top music chart count down. (14-Nov/Kecskes/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN)

3335.00 Radio East Sepik, 1029-1035, Pidgin with ID, Time checks, program info, PNG’s native drums and sing-sing music. (14-Nov/Kecskes/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

3345 Radio Northern, 1136, Back to back “Island Music.” ID and mentions of PNG by M announcer at 1145. Back to Island music with M chorals. (15-Nov/Rippel/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN)

3385 Radio East New Britain, 1155, Beautiful M chorals. ID by W and time check at 1151 into program announcements. (15-Nov/Rippel/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

4890 NBC Port Moresby, 1125, back on the air at usual good level with pop mx like Mary-Chapin Carpenter’s “Passionate Kisses,” announced by familiar M DJ. (19-Oct/Novello-NC) 1935 with easy listening songs and ID, 2000 news; quite good, best on LSB. (19-Oct/Liangas-GRC) Oct 20 first time heard in a long time @ 1100. An equipment failure? ID, news and px of US Pops. What was interesting was a series of ads which aired at 1130. The NBC were advertising for applicants to fill vacancies at the various regional broadcasting stations. I heard an ad for personnel for Radio Central and Eastern Highlands. (20-Oct/Rippel-VA/DSWCI DX Window/Petersen-DEN)

9675 NBC Port Moresby, 1230, using their alternate frequency today, with 4890 empty. Local version of “Mr. Moonlight,” Eddie Rabbitt, and Creedence Clearwater Revival songs. Big signal. Back on 4890 next day. (23-Oct/Novello-NC)

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PARAGUAY

ZP30, La Voz del Chaco – everything is ready for building the facilities for a SW service. HCJB would provide know-how and technical installations. The only remaining problem is that the authorities just do not issue licences for SW stations at the time. (Kuhl-GER/NU/Radio Nuevo Mundo/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser-OK)

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PERU

3172.7 Radio Municipal (t), 0943, tent. propagation fair, but static preventing firm ID, news at 1000 and mention of Peru by W news reader, lots of pennywhistle instruments. Logged here only to advise others that it is still on. (13-Nov/Norrie/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

3235 Radio Luz y Sonido, with QSL card in 71 days, letter with a stations introduction, both signed by Pedro Martinez Tineo, Administrador, two postal-cards, a 100 Intis banknote, Address: Jiron Dos de Mayo No. 1286, Oficinas 308-309, Huanuco, Peru. (Monges/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN)

3250.77 Radio Comas, 0430-0456*, very nice Andean music (huaynos) in program “Folclore peruano por Comas AM. (5- Nov/Schmid/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

4563.73 Radio Uno, Chiclayo, 0941-1043, Andean music, TC’s and ID’s “Somos Radio Uno la Diferente…”, wildly swinging carrier frequency between 63.73 and 64.26. (22- Nov/Mohrmann/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert-TAI)

4700.58 R. Origen, Huancavelica, 2345 Peruvian flutes and Andean vocals, M DJ, ID “…en Radio Origen” in passing 2352. (18-Nov/Novello-NC)

4748.29 R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, Ayacucho, 1058 noted in passing with ad string and ID by man, weak signal in rising noise. (14-Nov/Novello-NC)

4824.42 Radio La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, *0954-1000 fair, s/on with salsa, then a canned ID “La Voz de la Selva, que buena voz” was announced. (21-Nov/TIN-JPN/Relampago DX)

4855.57 R. La Hora, Cuzco, 2320 excited man with live commentary of what sounded like a parade, numerous ID’s in passing. Good signal but faded considerably by 2345 or so. (5- Nov/Novello-NC)

4935 R. Tropical, Tarapoto, 1113 news being read by two M announcers taking turns, phoned-in reports from correspondents, numerous IDs in passing. (14- Nov/Novello-NC)

4950.15 R. Madre de Dios, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, 0032 tuned in just as M was giving a full ID: “….Radio Madre de Dios, una voz en el servicio del pueblo….”, and mentioning AM and FM frequency. Nice to get an instant ID on this one after other sessions of listening to the entire rosary. (19-Nov/Novello-NC)

4970.97 Radio Imagen, 0934-0950, program “El Tatu Tatu Madrugador” with chicha music. (3-Nov/TIN/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN)

5018.65 R. Horizonte, Chachapoyas, 0010 W DJ with pretty local flute-led stuff, very nice audio but splash from Rebelde-5025. 0049 canned ID, then into church remote. (6-Nov/Novello-NC)

5024.98 R. Quillabamba, Quillabamba, Cusco, 0115 presumed the one talking here with fair signal in Rebelde-5025’s absence. (6-Nov/Novello-NC)

5305.01 Radio La Inmaculada, 1120-1130, program “Alegre Despertar” with folklore nacional. ID “Ud. escucha a La Inmaculada, su radio.” (7-Nov/TIN/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN)

5522.23 Radio Sudamerica, Cutervo, 1057-1012 fair, no stop chicha songs until 1110. At 1110 ID “Usted escucha a Radio Sudamerica transmitiendo desde la Provincia de Cutervo, Cajamarca, Peru.” (21-Nov/TIN-JPN/Relampago DX)

5558.19 R. Lajas, Chota, Cajamarca, 0002 M harmony group vocals with rustic guitars, into comunicados by man after ID 0004. (19-Nov/Novello-NC)

5677.98 Radio Ilucan, 0348*, caught their sign off announcement. Very strong, excellent signal. (13-Nov/Mohrmann/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

5760.2 Radio Sorocucho 1015-1050 New station from Sorocucho, Pvcia de Celendin, Dpto de Cajamarca. 5 de la madrugada con 20 minutos la hora que te informa tu nueva Radio Sorocucho, ahora amigos con la mejor musica en esta manana, hoy domingo 25 de octubre del ano 1998… En la Radio Sorocucho la buena radio , la radio en la onda corta en los 5305 Khz… Noted nominal frequency 5305 Khz, maybe that station is the reported by TIN. (25-Oct/Rodriguez-COL/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser-OK)

5949.32 UNID OA station which had been first observed on 22/AUG/98, was heard again at 1113,with a religious programming in Spanish. Sometimes mentioned “Gloria Dios … ” According to “Latinoamerica DX” of Emilio P. Povr zenic, this outlet identified itself as “Proyeccion Cristiana” for the station name or program. Need more work. (21-Nov/TIN-JPN/Relampago DX)

5995.22 Radio Melodia, Arequipa, 0805-0830, romantic music, folk tunes, announcing “Melodia, Romantica!” (7- Nov/Phillips/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

6535.7 Radiodifusoras Huancabamba, 2335-2340, Spanish, musical interlude, talk, Huancabamba heard mid sentence. (23- Nov/Phillips/DSWCI DX-Window/van den Boogert-TAI)

6618.57 Radio Super Sensacion, Huancabamba, 1042-1045, poor modulation, playing huaynito criollo. (3-Nov/TIN/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

6674.8 Radio Impacto 1120-1200 React. freq. with new name Radio Impacto, ex- Radio Ondas del Rio Maranon. QTH is Jiron Amazonas No. 315 in Aramango, Pvcia de Bagua, Dpto de Amazonas, Peru. program: Variando los exitos. with Los Chaskis del Peru and El Comunero de los Andes. TC: Atraves de la Radio Impacto 6 de la manana con 25 minutos, 6 de la manana con 25 minutos en todo el territorio peruano… ID: Somos desde Aramanago Radio Impacto desde el Jiron Amazonas No. 315, en los 6675 Khz banda internacional de 49 metros… (25-Oct/Rodriguez- COL/Rev. of International Broadcasting/Hauser- OK)

6674.76 Radio Impacto, Aramango, 1024-1046, poor signal with QRM from a utility station. Playing many rustic OA folklores. At 1040 ID “Somos Radio Impacto Internacional y saludamos a toda la gente que nos escucha en Aramango y diferentes puntos de la Provincia de Bagua. Tambien saludos especiales para los oyentes de Rioja, Nueva Cajamarca, Naranjos, Tarapoto, Moyobamba, y todos ….. gracias por su amable sintonia.” (21-Nov/TIN- JPN/Relampago DX)

6690.06 Radio Estudio DW, Pardo Miguel Naranjos; 1024-1130 fair. Thanks to tip from Rafael Rodriguez & Henrik Klemetz in Colombia, I heard this station for the first time here in Tokyo. It was reported the first morning program was entitled as “Mananitas Campesinas” but the announcer said as follows: “Las 6 de la manana con 10 minutos, 6 de la manana con 10 minutos en sus estudios de su Radio DW. Trransmite Radio Estudio DW … a la hora de costumbre con el programa POR LAS RUTAS CAMPESINAS.” and also “Las 6 de la manana con 46 minutos, las 6 de la manana con 46 minutos … les esperamos en Buens Vista … en su sintonia de su program POR LAS RUTAS CAMPESINAS …en Radio Estudio DW.” (17-Oct/TIN- JPN/Relampago DX) 1046-1052 weak signal, huayno s & saludos. At 1052 ID “Estas con la primera, Estudio DW.” (21-Nov/TIN-JPN/Relampago DX)

6797.58 Radio Ondas del Rio Mayo, 1051-1055, a new version identification was heard as “OBX9N 1490 kHz onda media, OAX9Q 5045 kHz onda corta banda internacional. Es Radio Difusora Comercial Ondas del Rio Mayo con sus oficinas centrales en el Jiron Huallaga 348, Distrito Nueva Cajamarca, Provincia de Rioja, Republica del Peru”, then local advs. of some stores in Nueva Cajamarca. Interestingly, the station now announces its shortwave outlet as 5045 kHz with callsign OAX9Q instead of former nominal channel 6803 kHz. (3-Nov/TIN/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN)

7003.37 Radio La Voz de las Huarinjas, Huancabamba, 1118-1130 poor, program “Amanecer en los Andes”. (21-Nov/TIN- JPN/Relampago DX)

7040.61 Radio San Ignacio; 11130 fair under HAM QRMs. px “Amanecer Campesino” ID was frequently announced. (17-Oct/TIN-JPN/Relampago DX)

7745.8 Radio Cristal, San Hilarion, 2345-0005, Spanish, andean music with announcements by woman. (13- Nov/Schnitzer/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

9674.8 While looking/checking 9675 for PNG — which I didn’t find ! — I came across a LA stn using 9674.8. Splash fr VoA 9680 til 0700, then clear but weak. Vaguely relig mx like VozCristiana when first heard on Sep 29. All announcements in Spanish, so not likely to be Cancao Nova-Brz, could it be Radio del Pacifico in Peru on extended sched ? (19-Oct/Green-UK/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)

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PHILIPPINES

FEBC Philippines:

0100-0300 English 15450
0115-0130 Atsi 15465 Th-Sa
0115-0130 Lushai 15465 Su
0115-0130 Maru 15465 Mo-We
0130-0145 Kuki 15465 Fr-Su
0130-0145 Meithei 15465 Mo-Th
0145-0200 Naga-ao 15465 Sa/Su
0200-0215 Lushai 15465 Sa
0500-0900 Mandarin 15450
0800-0830 Sasak 12005
0830-0900 Javanese 12005 Su/Tu/Th/Sa
0830-0900 Sundanese 12005 Mo/We/Fr
0900-1000 Indonesian 12005
0900-1600 Mandarin 9405
0915-0945 Komering 15095 Mo/We/Fr
0915-0945 Ogan 15095
0930-1100 English 11635
0945-1015 Batak, toba 15095
1000-1030 Amoy 9475
1000-1030 Minangkabau 12005
1015-1045 Malay 15095
1030-1045 Mien 11610
1030-1100 Swatow 9475
1045-1100 Khmu 11610
1045-1115 Aceh 15095
1100-1130 Blue Hmong 11610 Th/Sa
1100-1130 White Hmong 11610 Su/Mo/Tu/We/Fr
1100-1230 Cantonese 9475
1115-1130 Eastern cham 9795 We
1115-1130 Katu 9795 Tu
1115-1130 Muong 9795 Th
1115-1130 Nung 9795 Mo
1115-1130 Stieng 9795 Sa/Su
1115-1145 Bahnar 9795 Fr
1130-1145 Black tai 9795 Mo/Sa
1130-1145 Bru 9795 Tu
1130-1145 Chru 9795 We
1130-1145 Jeh 9795 Th
1130-1145 Mon 15095
1130-1200 Chrau 9795 Su
1130-1200 Lao 11610
1145-1200 Karen-sgaw 15095
1145-1200 Rengao 9795 Th
1145-1200 Roglai 9795 We
1145-1200 Sedang 9795 Fr
1145-1200 Tho 9795 Tu
1145-1200 White tai 9795 Mo/Sa
1200-1215 Rawang 15095
1200-1300 Khmer 11610
1200-1300 Vietnamese 9795
1215-1230 Lisu 15095
1230-1345 Burmese 15095
1230-1600 Mandarin 9475
1300-1315 Hre 9795 Tu
1300-1315 Koho 9795 Mo
1300-1330 Jarai 9795 Fr
1300-1330 Koho 9795 Su/Th
1300-1330 Rade 9795 We/Sa
1315-1330 Hre 9795 Tu
1315-1330 Mnong 9795 Mo
1330-1345 Jingpo 9795
1345-1400 Chin, daai 15095
1345-1400 Mien 9795
1400-1415 Karen-pwo 15095 Mo/Sa
1400-1415 Palaung, pale 15095 Mo-Fr
1400-1600 English 11995
1415-1430 Chin-haka 15095 Mo-We
1415-1430 Chin-tidim 15095 Th-Sa
1415-1430 Lushai 15095 Su
2200-2400 Mandarin 9405
2230-2300 Lao 9875
2230-2315 Khmer 9495
2230-2330 Indonesian 9780
2300-2315 Akha 11650 Sa/Su
2300-2330 Blue Hmong 9875 Th/Sa
2300-2330 White Hmong 9875 Su/Mo/Tu/We/Fr
2315-0015 Vietnamese 9495
2315-2330 Lahu 11650
2330-0115 Burmese 15465
2330-2345 Wa 11650
2345-0030 Shan 15520

(FEBC website)

R. Pilipinas, B98: All via Tinang – English and Filipino 0230-0330 15120 15270 11805, 0330-0400 17730 15330 13770. (Padula-AUS/EDXP)

11730 Radyo Pilipinas, 1900, Filipino, ID, politics and news. 35454. I think this is a new frequency on a clear channel. (9- Nov/Schneeberger/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN) Both Klingenfuss ’98 and the latest ILG database list them here in English, 1730-1930. – Veldhuis.

11890 Radio Pilipinas, 1804, program in Filipino (14- Nov/Mendez/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

DZRM Quezon City is listed on 9616 (yes, 9616) for B98 in the ITU’s Tentative HF Broadcasting Schedule, with 3 kW, 2100-1500, non-directional. (Padula-AUS/EDXP)

Further info from a QSL letter: Call sign: DUR2 Power: 250 Watts Transmitter: modified BC-610 US Army Signal Corps Antenna: 2dB bi- directional quad loop antenna directed north and south. Antenna/transmitter location: Marulas, Valenzuela, Metro Manila Programming: relays DZRB Radyo ng Bayan 738 kHz or DZRM Radyo Manila 1278 kHz. (van den Boogert-TWN)

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POLAND

B98 schedule Polish Radio Warsaw:

1100-1129 Czech 5995 7285
1130-1159 Polish 5995 7285
1200-1225 Polish 7270 7285
1200-1229 Russian 7305 9540
1230-1255 Belorussian 5995 7285
1230-1259 German 6095 9525
1300-1359 English 6095 7270 9525 11830
1400-1425 Lithuanian 6095 7305
1400-1429 Russian 7285 9525
1430-1459 Spanish 7285 7305
1430-1525 Belorussian 5995 7275
1500-1525 German 6095 7305 Mo-Sa
1500-1525 German 7305 Su
1500-1529 Slovak 6095 Su
1530-1555 Ukrainian 6110 7285
1530-1559 Russian 6095 7275
1600-1625 Lithuanian 6035 7180
1600-1629 German 6000 7270
1630-1655 Ukrainian 6095 7180
1630-1729 Polish 6000 7285
1700-1725 Czech 6095 7215
1730-1759 German 6000 6095 6260 7280
1800-1855 Belorussian 6260 7180
1800-1859 English 6095 7285
1900-1925 Russian 6000 7180
1900-1929 Spanish 6095 7205
1930-1959 Ukrainian 6000 6115 7205 7270
2000-2025 Russian 6085 6115 7215 7270
2030-2129 English 6035 6095 7285 9525
2130-2155 Spanish 6035 6095 7270 7330
2200-2259 Polish 6035 6095 7270

(6-Nov/Padula-AUS/EDXP/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)

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QATAR

Qatar Broadcasting Service (QBS), Doha, all broadcasts in Arabic:

0245-0705 9570 7210
0707-1305 11820 9570
1305-1705 11750 9570
1705-2130 11750-(alt) 9570 7210

(BBCM + Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

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ROMANIA

Some observations of Radio Romania Actualitati shortwave relays:

0500-0600 7225 9570
0600-0800 9570 11970
0800-1500 15105 17850
1500-1800 9570 11790
2000-0500 6040 7225

(12-13-Nov/Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

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RUSSIA

Voice of Russia, English schedule to 7-Mar-99:

0200-0300 12020 9875 9865 7180
0300-0400 12020 9875 9865 7180 5940
0400-0500 13640 12020 12000 9850 7180 7125 6065 5920
0400-0430 12060
0500-0600 13640 12020 12000 9850 7180 7125 6065 5920
0600-0700 21790 17570 15525 15470 15460
0700-0800 21790 17570 17495 15525 15470 15460
0800-0900 21790 17495 15525 15470 9905
0900-1000 17495 15525 15470 9905
1500-1600 11500 9800 9775 7440 6030
1600-1700 9775 7210 6005 4975 4940 4730
1700-1800 9470 7305
1800-1900 9890 9480 7340 7305 5965 5940
1900-2000 9890 9775 9745 9480 7340 7310 7305 5965 5940 5920
2000-2100 9890 9480 7340 7300 5965 5940

From 7-Mar-99 thru 28-Mar-99:

0200-0300 15595 12020 9875 7180
0300-0400 15595 12020 9875 7250 7180
0400-0500 13640 12040 12020 12000 9875 9850 7180 7125
0500-0600 13640 12040 12020 12000 9875 9850 7180 7125
0600-0700 21790 17665 17570 15525 15460
0700-0800 21790 17665 17570 17495 15525 15460
0800-0900 21790 17665 17495 15525 9905
0900-1000 17665 17495 15525 9905
1500-1600 15550 11500 9710 9480 9475
1600-1700 12065 9475 7210 6005 4975 4940 4730
1700-1800 12065 9830
1800-1900 12065 12010 9890 9820 9785 7340
1900-2000 15470 12065 12010 9890 9820 9785 9475 7340 7310 5920
2000-2100 12070 12010 9890 9820 9785 7360 7340

(VOR website/Quaglieri-NY)

Radio Rossii SW relays: (tentative):

0000-0200 7220Y 9700I
0200-0500 5910M 6110M 6115M 6125S 7220Y 7325T 7335P 7380M 9700I
0530-0600 6110M 7220Y 7250M 7335P 9700I 9860M 11720T 11990S 12060M
0600-0630 7220Y 7250M 7335P 9700I 9860M 11720T 11990S 12060M
0630-0700 7220Y 7250M 7335P 9700I 9720M 9860M 11720T 11990S 12060M
0700-0730 7220Y 7250M 9720M 9860M 11720T 11990S 12060M
0730-0800 7220Y 7250M 7440I 9720M 9860M 11720T 11990S 12045P 12060M
0830-1200 7220Y 7250M 7440I 9720M 11720T 11990S 12045P 13705M 15455M
1200-1230 7220Y 7250M 7440I 9720M 12045P 13705M 15455M
1230-1400 6125S 7145T 7220Y 7250M 7440I 9720M 12045P 13705M 15455M
1400-1430 6125S 7145T 7220Y 7250M 7440I 9720M 13705M 15455M
1430-1500 6125S 7145T 7220Y 7250M 7340P 7440I 9720M 13705M 15455M
1500-1530 6125S 7145T 7220Y 7340P 7440I 13705M 15455M
1530-1600 5910M 6060M 6125S 7145T 7220Y 7340P 7440I 12060M 13705M 15455M
1600-1630 5985T 5910M 6060M 6125S 7220Y 7340P 12060M 13705M 15455M
1630-1700 5895T 5910M 6060M 6125S 7220Y 7340P 12060M 13705M 15455M
1700-1730 5895T 5910M 6060M 6125S 7220Y 7340P 12060M
1730-1800 5895T 5910M 6060M 6125S 7170M 7220Y 7340P 12060M
1800-1900 5895T 5910M 6060M 6125S 7170M 7340P 12060M
1900-1930 5895T 5910M 6060M 6125S 7170M 7340P
1930-2000 5895T 5910M 6045M 6060M 6125S 7170M 7340P
2000-2200 5895T 5910M 6045M 6060M 6125S 7170M 7340P 7390I
2200-2300 7220Y 7390I
2300-2330 7220Y
2330-2400 7220Y 9700I

I=Irkutsk GPR-10 M=Moscow GPR-1 P=St. Petersburg GPR-2 S=Samara T=Tbilisskaya Oktyabrsky [Armavir] Krasnodar TCR-4 Y=Yekaterinburg YeRe (4-Oct/Rudnev-RUS/BC- DX/Bueschel-GER)

GPR-2 current frequency schedule (updated 5 November):

5920K 1600-1800 VOR German
5920K 1800-1900 VOR Polish
5920K 1900-2000 VOR English
5950K 1600-2000 VOR German
5975P 1800-1845 VOR Hungarian
5975P 1845-1930 VOR Czech
5975P 1930-2000 VOR Slovak
5990P 1830-2100 R. Mayak
6015K 1400-2200 R. Mayak
6045P 1430-1800 R. Mayak
7130P 1600-1700 CRI Arabic
7130P 1700-1800 VOR Arabic
7130P 1800-1830 CRI Persian
7130P 1830-2000 VOR Arabic
7290P 1830-2100 VOR French
7310P 0000-0100 VOR Portuguese
7310P 0100-0300 VOR Spanish
7335P 0200-0700 R. Rossii
7340P 1430-2200 R. Rossii
7370P 1600-1630 VOR Albanian
7370P 1630-1800 VOR Serb.-Croa.
7370P 1800-1900 VOR Italian
7370P 1900-2100 VOR French
7400P 0300-0700 R. Mayak
7440P 0300-0600 R. Mayak
9840P 1600-1700 VOR Persian
9840P 1700-1800 VOR Arabic
9865P 1700-2000 VOR Arabic
9890P 0100-0200 VOR Spanish
9890P 0200-0400 VOR Russian
9890P 1800-2200 VOR English
11630P 0630-1000 R. Mayak
11785P 1030-1400 R. Mayak
11985P 0730-1400 R. Mayak
12010K 1000-1100 VOR German
12045P 0730-1400 R. Rossii

K=Kaliningrad P=St. Petersburg (Timofeyev-RUS/Russian DX League RUS-DX/Klepov-RUS)

Current Radio Minsk schedule: 0200-0400 and 2000-2200 on 7105 and 7210. English service: Mo 0300, Tue 2030 and 2130, Wed 0300, Thu 2030 and 2130, Fri 0300, Sat 0300, Sun 0300.

German service: Wed 2030 and 2130, Thu 0300, Sat 2030 and 2130, Sun 0330, 2030 and 2130. (R. Minsk/Ludwig-GER)

4485 Radio Bashkortostan, Address : ul.Gafuri, 9/1, 450076 Ufa broadcasts its 1st Channel : Radio Bashkortostan + Radio Rossii in Bashkirian (60%), Russian (39.5%), Tatar (0.5%). Local programs: Mon-Fri 0200-0300, 0700-0900, 1300-1500; Sat 0200- 0900; Sun 0300-0900

4795 Buryatiya, Ulan-Ude. Local Programs + Radio Rossii 2100-1600 (irr 1800) (Brazhnikov/MIDXB/DSWCI DX Window/Petersen-DEN)

4860 Chita, Chitinskaya oblast has been off the air for few months. (Brazhnikov/MIDXB/DSWCI DX Window/Petersen- DEN)

5550.4 Radio Kyzyl, Republika Tuva (Siberia) – new on SW and possibly a feeder, 2220-2359*, local progr mostly in Tuvinian but also in Russian till 2300 and between 2310 and 2359 and Radio Rossii nx at 2300, ID and time ann in RR at 2310 as “Govorit Kyzyl, sem chasov desyat minut,” weather reports in Tuvinian/RR at 2255, 2311, 2355, final ann in two langs at 2359 incl in RR as “Peredacha iz Kyzyla okonchena” (=The bc from Kyzyl is ended) – fair to almost good with some QRM from utility stn, also on Sep 23 at 2330-2359*, by the way, you can find this stn in WRTH98 under “TU” in “Russia” (22- Sep/Timofeyev-RUS/DXW/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER) new 5550 Monitoring at 1000-1300. R. Rossii *1000-1010, then R. Kyzyl 1010-1042*, 1100-1301 R. Rossii with several pauses during transmission. Nothing at 1329. (10-Oct/Miroshnikov-RUS/NC- DX/Bueschel-GER) Latest check of R. Kyzyl shortwave transmissions is: *2322-approx.0130*, *1120-approx.1230* – all on 5550.3v, local program till 0000, 0010-0100 and till 1200 – other time with R. Rossii program //5290 (28-29-Oct/Timofeyev-RUS)

6095 R. Khanty-Mansiysk, 0100-0130, local IS, RS with usual morning progr “Yugorskaya parallel” incl various nx items, ID’s as “Radio Yugry” and local summer time ann (UTC +5h), another progr in local langs (Khanty and Mansy) at 1000. Fair, //4820. (30-Sep/Timofeyev-RUS/DXW/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)

9489.75 R. Abkhazia, Sukhumi, *0329 Tuned around in the vicinity looking for a weak signal, then parked here for a moment; and got completely blown away by huge S9 carrier, IS thrice, and signon by W including “Govorit Sukhum” ID. Used electronic pop mx theme “Children” by Robert Miles, then into presumed nx by man. (18-Oct/Novello-NC)

Radio Vaticana uses now a CIS transmitter 1450-1610 on 11695 for Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and English. (Lieberwirth/Ludwig/BC-DX/Bueschel-GER)

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RWANDA

6055 Radio Rwanda 2056 with music, after Slovakia off, announcements in French, then full French, English and vernacular ID into national anthem 2100, tone 2104, carrier off 30 seconds later. The ID includes all domestic frequencies, FM, as well. Good to very good signal. (3-Nov/Sundstrom-NJ)

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SAUDI ARABIA

BSKSA current observed schedule (Nov 12-13):

0000-0600 MAP 9870
0300-0600 HQ 7150 9553.6 9608v 9718.3 9740 11935 17720
0300-0600 HQ (tent. except 9619.4) 9608v
0300-1700+ 2nd Arabic program 9578.6 (also aud. on 4790 “subharmonic”)
0400-0500 Somali 15165
0400-0600 Turkish 15275
0500-0600 Swahili 17760
0600-0900 MAP 9530 9718.3 9870 11818.5 11868.4
0600-0900 HQ 9715
0800-1000 French 15335
0900-1200 HQ 9715 17880 21495
0900-1200 MAP 9870 11818.5 15275
1000-1200 Indonesian 21670
1200-1400 Urdu 15345
1200-1230 MAP 9870 15175 15377 15435
1230-1500 MAP 15175 15377 15435
1200-1600 HQ 15161.8 15170.1
1400-1500 Bengali 15345
1400-1600 French 15170
1400-1600 Farsi 11745
1400-1600 HQ 11785
1500-1600 Turkmen 9730
1500-1700 CI 11780 11910 11948.3
1600-1700 Bambara 17760
1600-1700 HQ 9730 11708.2 11785 11833.6
1700-1800 HQ 9730 11708.2 11833.6
1700-1800 MAP 11780 11910 11948.3
1700-2100 2nd Arabic program 12038.6
1800-2300 MAP 9555 9870
1800-2300 HQ 11935
2300-2400 MAP 9870

(Timofeyev-RUS/DSWCI DX-Window/Petersen-DEN)

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SEYCHELLES

FEBA sked:

0030-0100 Hindi 7350
0045-0100 Bangla 9785 Su-We
0100-0115 Marathi 7350
0100-0200 Tamil 9785
0115-0200 Telugu 7350
0200-0215 Hindko 9785 Mo-Tu
0200-0215 Siraiki 9785 Fr-Su
0200-0215 Urdu 11690 Sa-Th
0200-0230 Urdu 11690 Fr
0215-0230 Punjabi 11690 Sa-We
0215-0230 Sindhi 9785 We-Mo
0230-0245 Baluchi 9785 Fr-Su
0230-0245 Pushto 11690
0245-0300 Dari 11690 15555
0300-0330 Farsi 11690
0315-0345 Swahili 11885 Tu/Fr
0315-0400 Swahili 11885 Su/Mo/We/Th/Sa
0345-0430 Arabic 15540
0400-0415 Portuguese 9455 Th
0400-0430 Portuguese 9455 Fr-We
0430-0500 Dari 15555 Fr
0500-0558 Tagalog 15555 Su
0530-0600 Sinhala 15555 Fr
0815-0830 Malayalam 15540 Su
0815-0900 English 15540 Fr
0815-0900 Hindi 15540 Th
0815-0900 Telugu 15540 Sa
0830-0845 Badaga 15540 Su
0845-0900 Tamil 15540 Su
0915-0930 French 15430
1000-1058 Tagalog 15540 Fr
1100-1130 Arabic 15540
1145-1200 Nepali 15445 Mo-Tu
1145-1200 Tsangla 15445 Sa/Su
1200-1205 Creole 11675
1200-1230 Tibetan 15445
1205-1220 French 11675
1230-1245 Bhojpuri 15445 We/Fr/Sa
1230-1245 Mundari 15445 Su-Tu
1230-1245 Nagpuria 15445 Th
1245-1300 Bhili 15445 Sa
1245-1300 Chattisgarhi 15445 Mo
1245-1300 Marathi 15445 Su
1245-1300 Marwari 15445 Fr
1245-1300 Punjabi 15445 Tu-Th
1300-1315 Chattisgarhi 15445 Fr-Sa
1300-1315 Kui 15445 Su/Tu
1300-1315 Oriya 15445 Mo/We/Th
1300-1330 Malayalam 11600
1315-1330 Gujarati 15445
1330-1400 Sinhala 9810
1330-1400 Tamil 11600
1400-1415 Urdu 11600 Su-Th
1400-1443 Urdu 9810
1400-1445 Bangla 15445 Su
1400-1500 Hindi 11600 Fr
1415-1445 Bangla 15445 Mo-Sa
1415-1500 Hindi 11600 Sa-Th
1443-1458 Hindko 9810 Th-Sa
1443-1458 Urdu 9810 Su
1445-1500 Badaga 15445 Mo-Tu
1445-1500 Konkani 15445 We/Sa
1445-1500 Tulu 15445 Th/Fr
1445-1515 Kannada 15445 Su
1500-1515 Kannada 15445 Mo-Sa
1500-1600 English 11600
1515-1530 Azeri 11665 Fr-Su
1530-1545 Nuer 11885 Fr-Mo
1530-1600 Farsi 11665
1545-1600 Dinka 11885 Fr-Mo
1600-1615 Hazaragi 11665
1600-1615 Makonde 11885
1600-1630 Amharic 11640 Fr-Su
1615-1630 Dari 11665
1615-1630 Guragena 11640 Mo-We
1615-1700 Swahili 11885 Th-We
1630-1700 Amharic 11640
1630-1700 Dhivehi 11665 Fr
1630-1700 English 11665 Su
1700-1730 Oromo 11640 Su
1700-1730 Somali 9810 11885
1800-1830 Tamil 11745 Fr
1830-1900 Malayalam 11745 Fr
1833-1848 French 9500 Tu-We
1833-1903 French 9500 Th-Mo
1900-1945 Arabic 9455

(FEBA website)

FEBA in Divehi still being jammed on Fridays only from 1630-1700 on 11665. This is the first Divehi foreign broadcaster and Maldives is against any Christian broadcasts claiming to be a 100% Islamic State. Jamming is of a varying tone hardly noticeable interference, but maybe strong in the Maldives. They are listed to have one 30Kw and another 7.5 shortwave transmitter. What lengths people go to. (20-Nov/Goonetilleke-SRI) [Indeed. – AQ]

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SLOVAKIA

Radio Slovakia International sked:

0100-0130 English 5930 7300 9440
0130-0200 Slovak 5930 7300 9440
0200-0230 French 5930 7300 9440
0700-0730 English 11990 15460 21705
0730-0800 Slovak 11990 15460 21705
0800-0830 German 5915 6055 7300
1400-1430 Russian 11990 13715 9440
1430-1500 German 6055 7345 9505
1600-1630 Russian 5915 9535 11990
1630-1730 Slovak 5915 6055 7345
1730-1800 English 5915 6055 7345
1800-1830 French 5915 6055 7345
1830-1900 Russian 5915 9485 11990
1900-1930 German 5915 6055 7345
1930-2000 English 5915 6055 7345
2000-2030 Slovak 5915 6055 7345
2030-2100 French 5915 6055 7345

(RSI website)

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SOLOMON ISLANDS

5020 SIBS, 1134-1156*, Easy listening instrumentals and vocals hosted by a woman. Fair to good reception and sudden off while checking Merauke. (8-Nov/D’Angelo-PA/DSWCI DX- Window/Petersen-DEN)

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SOMALIA

6843 R. Hargeisa, good reception for last few days and English/Somali lesson has been observed at 1739-1746 and it is interesting to note that after R. Mogadishu/V.O.P Radio Hargeisa also has started to broadcast English program, However still no trace of R. Mogadishu/V.O.P. it was on 6873v 3 months ago. (15- Nov/Vaghjee-MAU)

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  • Solar Flux: 143
  • A-index: 3
  • K-index: 3

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