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BC-DX 1483                                                   24 Oct 2021
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ALASKA{non}/IRAN/KUWAIT/LITHUANIA   Alaska AM DX Audio.
Recorded in McGrath-ALS, with a CCrane Skywave & DeBock 5" FSL Antenna

 936 kHz IRN  IRIB Radio Azarbayjan Gharbi, Fesanduz, Iran on Sat Oct 16
at 1512 UTC with  woman talking, fair to weak signal. Match to stream!
300 kW via 5460 mile transpolar path.

1026 kHz IRN  IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr, Iran on Sat. Oct 16th at
1458 UTC with what sounds like a man talking on the phone. Fair signal.
Match to stream 200 kW via 5460 mile transpolar path.

1071 kHz IRN  IRIB Radio Ma'aref Tartus, Iran on Sat. Oct 16 at 1517 UT
with brief musical interlude followed by a man talking. Fair signal but
lots of atmospheric noises clutters the signal a bit. Match to stream
100 kW via 5460 mile transpolar path.

1386 kHz LTU  Radio Baltic Waves International, Viesintos, Lithuania on
Mon Oct 18 at 1549 UT woman talking in a Slavic language. I've heard them
much better than this before. 75 kW via 4239 mile transpolar path.

1413 kHz MDA  Vesti FM, Grigoriopol, Moldova Sat Oct 16 at 1616 UT. Man
talking in Russian  on phone and female host in studio. Poor to fair
signal, I've heard them much stronger than this before. 500 kW via 4825
mile transpolar path.

1449 kHz IRN  IRIB World Service, Bandar-e Torkaman, Iran in Turkmen on
Sat Oct 16 at 1510 UT. Signal is pretty decent with a bit of a het from
KLAM 1450 - 300 miles away but gets abundantly clear just a little over
into the recording. I'm guessing at the rate at which the guy is talking
and a few of the words I pick out, this is some kind of religious recita-
tion / speech. 400 kW via 5835 mile trans-polar path.

1512 kHz IRN  IRIB Radio Ardabil, Ardabill Iran on Fri Oct 15 at 1611 UT
with somewhat lively chat between two men. It was not the 1 megawatt Saudi
and I was able to confirm that because the content I heard on 1512 kHz
matched the Iran webstream. 50 kW via 5320 mile transpolar path.

1548 kHz KWT  Radio Sawa via al Kuwait, on Fri Oct 15 at 1623 UT with what
sounds like a promo announcement by a woman then a man begins talking.
Fair signal but some atmospheric noise. 600 kW via 5927 mile transpolar
path.
(Paul B. Walker-ALS, hcdx Oct 19)

ANTARCTIC  ARGENTINA    LRA 36 new team in 2022 year.

"Four women will be in charge of LRA36 Radio Nacional in Antarctica.

Romina Zabalza is one of the three producers who, together with a techni-
cal operator, make up the team that in 2022 will be in charge of LRA36
Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, which operates in Antarctica Argen-
tina and broadcasts from Base Esperanza, on 15476 kHz 19-meter shortwave
band and 97.6 MHz FM.

Romina told us that she is a dentist, a native of Tucuman, that she be-
longs to the Navy and that she will travel next February with her family
to the Esperanza Base to join the 2022 work teams.

Together with the producers Maria Rodriguez, Claudia Albarracin and the
technical operator Mariela Churquina, she is undergoing the corresponding
training to take on the task during the summer and for the whole of next
year.

He expressed that it is "an enormous pride" to assume "with a lot of res-
ponsibility" the work in charge of Radio Nacional's radio station and told
details of the official presentation of the new staff held yesterday.

The ceremony was in charge of the Minister of Defense, Jorge Taiana; the
president of Radio y Television Argentina (RTA), Rosario Lufrano; the
vicepresident of RTA, Osvaldo Santoro, and the Director of Radio Nacional,
Alejandro Pont Lezica, among other authorities." Oct 15.

<https://admin.radionacional.com.ar/cuatro-mujeres-estaran-a-cargo-de-lra-
36-radio-nacional-en-la-antartida/>

(Manuel Mendez, Lugo-ESP, BrDXC-UK groups-io, Oct 19)

15475.98 - RCUSB  ANTARCTICA, on Oct 13 at 1511 UT, another Wednesday
emission tuned in progress from LRA 36, fair S4-S6 via Brasil SDR,
music; 1518 UT "sign-off" and Antartida song; but 1523 UT more music
follows immediately; 1535 UT "sign-on" with multi-lingual ID including
English that this is in Spanish, historical talk; 1537 UT Antartida song
which starts with guitar, then vocal; 1540 UT bit of hielo song; 1550 UT
a martial song; 1610 UT Esperanza ID; 1615 UT hielo song and more music;
1627 UT 'La Radio Publica - Nacional" ID, more music until chopped off at
1644* UT. Tuning down in USB, I can tell this time the reduced carrier is
also gone. So back on today after missing last Saturday Oct 9.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1018 on Oct 17)

ARMENIA   864 kHz from Gavar-ARM site [and Biskek-KGZ MW 612 / 1467 kHz] ?
TWR Europe and Russia office now at Bratislava in Slovak Republic Europe,
veiled schedule of Gavar Yerevan and Bishkek Krasna Rechka transmission
centers see in WRT on page 493 in WRTH 2021. wb.

This season, Trans World Radio starts broadcasts daily at 17.00 UT, while
in Russian language on Mondays 17.00-17.15 UT there is a program "Holy
Scripture on the Radio" and give a telephone number in Bishkek.
(Rumen Pankov, Sofia-BUL, via RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

AUSTRIA   Very good signal of R DARC #348 issue on 6070 kHz
via ORS Moosbrunn-AUT on Oct 17
0900-1000  6070 MOS 100 kW non-dir to CeEUR German Sun
via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

BRAZIL   4924.9 kHz  Radio Educacao Rural - Tefe (pres), 1025 UT on Oct 11
in Portuguese. Woman talking at some length. Poor.
(Mark Taylor, Madison-WI-USA, Naswa Electronic Flashsheet #1018 Oct 17)

4925 kHz  ZYF271  Radio Educacao Rural - Tefe, AM, noted 2335 to 2350 UT,
weak signal, fading out. 12 October.  <www.radioruraltefe.com.br>
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1018 Oct 17)

FRANCE/GERMANY/SAO TOME/UAE  DW-RADIO, DWL Bonn - Berlin Germany.
Short Wave Frequencies - valid in B21 season
from Oct 31, 2021 to March 26, 2022. Subject to change.

Schedule of September 24th, 2021

LanguageTime/UTC  Freq.  Transm.  Target Area   Weekday  Valid from - to

DARI    1400-1430 11990 DHABAYYA Afghanistan    daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
DARI    1400-1430 15230 NAUEN    Afghanistan    daily   31.10.21-26.03.22

PASHTO  1430-1500 11990 DHABAYYA Afghanistan    daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
PASHTO  1430-1500 15230 NAUEN    Afghanistan    daily   31.10.21-26.03.22

AMHARIC 1600-1700 11830 ISSOUDUN Ethiopia       daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
AMHARIC 1600-1700 15275 ISSOUDUN Ethiopia       daily   31.10.21-09.12.21
AMHARIC 1600-1700  9555 ISSOUDUN Ethiopia       daily   10.12.21-28.02.22
AMHARIC 1600-1700 15275 ISSOUDUN Ethiopia       daily   01.03.22-26.03.22

HAUSA   0630-0700  7235 SAO TOME Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
HAUSA   0630-0700  9570 ISSOUDUN Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
HAUSA   0630-0700  9830 ISSOUDUN Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
HAUSA   1300-1400  9830 SAO TOME Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
HAUSA   1300-1400 11980 SAO TOME Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
HAUSA   1300-1400 17800 ISSOUDUN Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
HAUSA   1800-1900  9830 SAO TOME Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
HAUSA   1800-1900  9570 ISSOUDUN Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22
HAUSA   1800-1900 11980 ISSOUDUN Africa (west)  daily   31.10.21-26.03.22

DHL - German professional football soccer live transmissions to WestAFRICA
on Saturdays to West Africa only.
HAUSA   1325-1530 15195 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 06.11.21-06.11.21
HAUSA   1325-1530 15350 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 06.11.21-06.11.21
HAUSA   1325-1530 15195 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 20.11.21-18.12.21
HAUSA   1325-1530 15350 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 20.11.21-18.12.21
HAUSA   1325-1530 15195 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 08.01.22-22.01.22
HAUSA   1325-1530 15350 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 08.01.22-22.01.22
HAUSA   1325-1530 15195 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 05.02.22-19.03.22
HAUSA   1325-1530 15350 ISSOUDUN Africa (west) Saturday 05.02.22-19.03.22

For further information please turn directly to:
DEUTSCHE WELLE
Customer Service
53110 Bonn
Germany

Tel.:     +49 228.429-4000
Fax:      +49 228.429-154000
Email:    <info -at- dw-world.de>
Internet: <https://www.dw.com/en/dw-radio-programs/a-1777509>
(DWL Bonn Germany in B21 shortwave; via wwdxc pres. Mike Bethge-D, Oct 21)

GERMANY   Log: SE-TA2 6115 kHz 0806 UTC on Saturday Oct 16. Mx und IDs.
Laut Ansage eine technische Versuchssendung mit 1 kW aus dem Raum
Gera in Thuringia. O=3, auch in Vienna zu hoeren.
(Paul Gager-AUT, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 16)

Re: Log SE-TA2 6115 kHz 0806 UTC.
6115.009 kHz measured at S=9+15dB level in BeNeLux SDR remotedly,
on Oct 16 at 08.32 UT
excellent technical quality. 10 kHz broad audio block visible.

Und noch eine pop Musikwelle im 49 mb in Mitteleuropa, ...
(wb  df5sx, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 16)

GERMANY   Technical Test Transmissions of Radio SETA-2 on 6115 kHz
via Hartenstein Saxony October 17:

0758-0900  6115 HST 001 kW non-dir to WeEUR German/English.
Good/fair via SDR Heimiswil, Switzerland KIWI_net remotedly.

1000-1200  6115 HST 001 kW non-dir to WeEUR German Sat/Sun FNA
(Bundesnetzagentur, Germany) in HFCC !
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 16 / 17)

Laut Ansage eine technische Versuchssendung mit 1 kW aus dem Raum Gera.
O=3.

TDoA measurement from a few minutes ago.
With 5 stations, the analysis of the samples takes a little longer, so
that the station was no longer in the air.
At DL6ECS in Jena Thuringia there was no sky wave, maybe a weak ground
wave, in any case something could be heard weakly.

<https://www.dropbox.com/s/9k5hxks9bm1s3ju/2021-10-17_6115kHz_SE-
TA2_Gera.png?dl=0>
(Roger Thauer-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 16 / 17)

Log: SE-TA2 6115 kHz at 0806 UT on Oct 16.
6115.009 kHz exact measured at S=9+15dB level in BeNeLux SDR remotedly,
Oct 16 at 08.32 UT excellent technical quality. 10 kHz broad audio block
visible.
Likely bcast close to Gera Thuringia location on 50.84 N and 12.07 E.
(wb  df5sx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 16 / 17)

Reception of Adventist World Radio / Obettivo DX 9610 kHz
via MBR Nauen bcast center site, October 17:

0900-1000  9610 NAU 125 kW 180 deg to SoEUR Italian Sun.
Very good signal via SDR Heimiswil-SUI KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

GERMANY   QSL  HCJB Voice of the Andes (Russia) via MBR Nauen.

A new QSL card has been received from the Revelation studio from Voronezh
for the report on the reception of the Voice of the Andes on September 11,
2021. Nelly Yakovlevna added a personal letter to the envelope.
The envelope was sent from Voronezh on September 22, 2021.

<https://freerutube.info/2021/10/14/qsl-hcjb-golos-and-germaniya-sentyabr-
2021-goda/>

(DE - Dmitry Elagin, Saratov-RUS "open-dx"; via
RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

GREECE  {and non}   Mediumwaves Logs Rhodos island October 2021
heard around 16-17 UTC (19-20 hrs local time)

kHz  Station                                           ITU Details

 540 R Kuwait Main Arabic, Kabd/Sulaibiyah             KWT Arabic // 1134
 630 TRT, Mersin-Kazanli                               TUR Turkish
 711 ERTU Al-Shabab wal Riyadah, Tanta                 EGY Arabic
 756 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Lugoj/Boldur           ROU Romanian
     // 855, 1152, 1179, 1332, 1530, 1593 kHz
 765 IRIB World Service, Chah Bahar                    IRN Arabic
 810 MR Sat Makedonsko R, Ovce Pole                    MKD Macedonian
 819 ERTU Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Batrah                   EGY Arabic
 855 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Tancabesti (Bucuresti) ROU Romanian
     // 756, 1152, 1179, 1332, 1530, 1593 kHz
 864 ERTU Al-Quran al-Karim, Santah                    EGY Arabic
1044 SBA R Jeddah, Afif                                ARS Arabic
1134 R Kuwait Main Arabic, Kabd/Sulaibiyah             KWT Arabic // 540
1152 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Cluj-Napoca/Jucu       ROU Romanian
     // 756,  855, 1179, 1332, 1530, 1593 kHz
1179 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Resita                 ROU Romanian
     // 756,  855, 1152, 1332, 1530, 1593 kHz
1278 IRIB R Kermanshah, Kermanshah=Bakhtaran           IRN Farsi
1332 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Galati/Barbosi         ROU Romanian
     // 756,  855, 1152, 1179, 1530, 1593 kHz
1404 ERA1/ERA Komotinis/Kosmos, Komotini               GRC Greek
1413 BBC World Service, A'Seela                        OMA Farsi
1440 SBA R Riyadh, Ras al-Khair (Ras al-Zawr)          ARS Arabic
     // 1467, 1521 kHz
1467 SBA R Riyadh, Hafar al-Batin                      ARS Arabic
     // 1440, 1521 kHz
1521 SBA R Riyadh, Duba                                ARS Arabic
     // 1440, 1467 kHz
1530 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Radauti/Mihaileni      ROU Romanian
     // 756,  855, 1152, 1179, 1332, 1593 kHz
1548 R Sawa, Al-Kuwayt/Umm al-Rimam                    KWT Arabic
1593 SRR R Romania Actualitati, Ion Corvin             ROU Romanian
     // 756,  855, 1152, 1179, 1332, 1530 kHz
1620 Greek pirate                                      GRC Greek
1650 Greek pirate                                      GRC Greek
1671 Greek pirate                                      GRC Greek
1710 Greek pirate                                      GRC Greek
(Hans-Friedrich Dumrese-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 16)

GUAM   Schedule of KTWR Guam's digital broadcasts
(DRM Digital Radio Mondiale)

DRM broadcasts (from October 2nd through October 30th):
Saturday 1100-1127 h   9910 kHz  English for China
Saturday 1128-1230 h   9910 kHz  Japanese/English for Japan
Sunday   0957-1026 h  15200 kHz  Tamil and others for India
Sunday   1026-1056 h  15200 kHz  English for India

DRM broadcasts (Winter 2021/22):
Saturday 1100-1127 h   9910 kHz  English for China
Saturday 1128-1230 h   9910 kHz  Japanese/English for Japan
Sunday   0957-1026 h  13800 kHz  Tamil and others for India
Sunday   1026-1056 h  13800 kHz  English for India

(Linda Alvord, TWR Asia Broadcast Monitoring Department 19 Oct,
via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, DXindia Oct 20; via
wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 20)

GUAM   Reception of KTWR Trans World Radio Asia in English
15200 kHz DRM mode October 17:
1026-1056 15200 TWR 090 kW 285 deg to SoAS English Sun.
Good signal via SDR Hanoi, Vietnam KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

INDONESIA   3325  The Voice of Indonesia via Palangkaraya in Indonesian,
October 17, at 1441-1458 UT. SIO 222. Listed target is Indonesia. Noisy
signal. OM announcer alternating with YL. Indonesian MX clips. Commentary.
Poor signal, steep QSB to JBA. Heavy QRN. Southeast Asian MX with YL
singer. Overall poor. OM follows, then more MX.
(Vince Henley-WA-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1018 Oct 17)

4749.95 kHz  V. o. Indonesia - Cimanggis, Oct 8. At 2000 UT in French with
news. Heard a weak signal on this occasion, after Bangladesh signed off.
Slight interference from the low-powered co-channel CNR Hailar outlet.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Vic-AUS; Naswa Electronic Flashsheet #1018 Oct 17)

IRAN   B-21 Schedule of IRIB Tehran, Iran
Freq  StartStop CIRAF                  Lang  TX  kW  deg      Notes
                                                                  remarks
IRIB B-21 frequency sorted                                 against in B-20
 5925 1820 1920 28S                    Sqi  SIR  500 298  ALBANIA ex295deg
 5930 1750 1820 28S                    Ita  SIR  500 300  ITALIAN
 5935 1620 1720 40E,41W                Pus  ZAH  500 289  PUSHTOO ex360deg
 5940 1720 1820 27,28                  Deu  SIR  500 320  GERMANY ex300deg
 5970 1820 1920 28S                    Sqi  SIR  500 295  ALBANIA ex7305

 5980 2350 0250 12-16 delete in B-21 ! Spa  SIR  500 298  SPANISH delete

 6000 1520 1620 40E,41N                Urd  SIR  500 90   UURDUU-
 6040 0130 0330 39                     Ara  SIR  500 214  ARBIC-S
 6040 1620 1720 40E,41W                Pus  ZAH  500 289  PUSHTOO
 6040 1920 2020 27,28                  Eng  SIR  500 313  ENGLISH
 6060 1730 0230 37-39                  Ara  ZAH  500 289  ARBIC-W

 6070 0320 0420 38E,39W                Ara  SIR  500 285  SSS-FFF
 Voice of Palestine

 6075 0220 0320 40E,41W                Pus  SIR  500 65   PUSHTOO
 6110 1720 1820 28S                    Bos  SIR  500 313  BOSNIAN ex298deg

 6130 1920 2020 27,28 delete in B-21 ! Fra  SIR  500 300  FRENCH- delete

 6150 1420 1520 41NE                   Ben  SIR  500 90   BENGALI ex098deg
 6150 1620 1650 41NE                   Ben  SIR  500 90   BENGALI
 7225 2220 2320 46,47                  Hau  SIR  500 255  HAUSAA-

 7230 2350 0120 12-16 delete in B-21 ! Spa  SIR  500 240  SPANISH delete

 7275 0230 0530 38,39                  Ara  ZAH  500 289  ARBIC-W ex7380
 7290 1650 1750 28E,29,30              Rus  SIR  500 320  RUSSIAN
 7300 1520 1620 41,49,54               Eng  SIR  500 105  ENGLISH ex7555
 7305 1820 1920 28S                    Sqi  SIR  500 295  ALBANIA
 7310 1430 1730 37,38,39               Ara  ZAH  500 289  ARBIC-W
 7340 0230 0530 38,39                  Ara  ZAH  500 289  ARBIC-W
 7355 1320 1420 39                     Kur  SIR  500 298  KURD-SH ex313deg
 7360 0050 0220 30SE,31SW,40E,41NW,42W Tgk  SIR  500 30   TAJIKKI

 7360 2020 2120 27S,28S,37,38 delete   Spa  SIR  500 298  SPANISH delete
 7360 2320 0020 46,47         delete   Fra  SIR  500 255  FRANCE- delete

 7380 0230 0530 38,39                  Ara  ZAH  500 289  ARBIC-W
 7430 1620 1720 29SE,39NE,40NW         Axm  SIR  500 328  ARMENIA ex320deg
 9390 1420 1520 41                     Hin  SIR  500 102  HINNDI- ex7445
 9420 0930 1730 39                     Ara  SIR  500 198  ARBIC-S ex9960
 9475 1820 1920 46,47                  Hau  SIR  500 253  HAUSAA-
 9510 1220 1320 30S,31S,40E            Pus  SIR  500 40   PUSHTOO ex n-dir
 9530 1030 1430 38,39                  Ara  ZAH  500 289  ARBIC-W
 9550 0320 0420 30,31                  Rus  SIR  500 18   RUSSIAN
 9620 1420 1520 41NE                   Ben  SIR  500 90   BENGALI addit
 9725 0330 0600 39                     Ara  SIR  500 198  ARBIC-S
 9800 0930 1730 39                     Ara  SIR  500 198  ARBIC-S
 9810 1420 1520 41NE                   Ben  SIR  500 90   BENGALI addit
 9835 1250 1420 40E,41N                Urd  SIR  500 90   UURDUU- ex083deg
 9870 1420 1520 39?         delete ?   Ben  SIR  500 216? BENGALI delete ?
 9870 1550 1720 29S,39N                Tur  SIR  500 310  TURK-ES
11670 0920 1250 30S,31S,40E delete     Prs  SIR  500 65   DARIIII/11930del
11700 1250 1320 30,31                  Kaz  SIR  500 18   KAZAKHI addit
11780 0420 0450 38E,39W                Heb  SIR  500 287  EBRIIII

11870 2020 2120 12-16 delete in B-21 ! Spa  SIR  500 300  SPANISH delete

11875 0420 0550 29S,39N                Tur  SIR  500 310  TURK-ES
11880 1920 2020 52,53,57               Eng  SIR  500 198  ENGLISH
13690 0550 0820 30S,31S,40E            Prs  SIR  500 46   DARIIII
13690 0920 1250 30S,31S,40E            Prs  SIR  500 46   DARIIII ex11670
13710 0550 0650 46,47                  Hau  SIR  500 255  HAUSAA-
13790 0600 0830 39                     Ara  SIR  500 198  ARBIC-S ex216deg
13820 0530 0730 38,39                  Ara  ZAH  500 289  ARBIC-W
13820 0830 1030 38,39                  Ara  SIR  500 288  ARBIC-W ex289deg
15140 0450 0550 39S,47,48,52,53        Swa  SIR  500 216  SWAHILI

15200 0720 0820 27S,28S,37,38 delete   Spa  SIR  500 300  SPANISH delete

15240 1150 1220 38E,39W                Heb  SIR  500 285  EBRIIII ex288deg
15440 0650 0720 38E,39W                Heb  SIR  500 295  EBRIIII ex293deg
17595 1220 1250 46,47                  Hau  SIR  500 255  HAUSAA- ex263deg

17630 0720 0820 27S,28S,37,38 delete   Spa  SIR  500 295  SPANISH delete
(IRB, hfcc.org Oct 20, 2021)

KOREA  D.P.R.  *2349.4 kHz  KCBS Sariwon, Oct 3. F/in around 1210 UT with
a very weak signal. Male and female announcers alternating with commen-
taries. Martial choral music at 1217 UT. This is a reactivated frequency
(thanks to alert via Wolfgang Bueschel). The signal never really improved
over the next hour, but it is // 3250 kHz via Pyongyang where it was
stronger.
(Rob Wagner VK3BVW, Vic-AUS; Naswa Electronic Flashsheet #1018 Oct 17)

* 2349.394 kHz KRE  KCBS Sariwon exact at 17.35 UT on Oct 21, S=6-7 signal
in Tokyo SDR remotedly, Army Orchestra played continously.  73 wb.

KOREA REP OF   QSL  KBS World Radio.
Two more envelopes from KBS World Radio have been received in the mail
today. In the first envelope, the prize for winning the Sunday quiz is an
umbrella. The second envelope contains a monitor card for 2021 and a gift
- a computer mouse with the design of the National Museum of Korea and the
KBS World logo. Previously received an envelope with an anti-covid set.

<https://freerutube.info/2021/08/14/qsl-kbs-world-radio-via-greenville-
ssha-iyun-2021-goda/>
(DE - Dmitry Elagin, Saratov-RUS "open-dx"; via
RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

KAZAKHSTAN   Kazakhstan Celebrates 100 Years of Radio History.

At the present time, the central Asian nation of Kazakhstan is celebrat-
ing the 100th anniversary of radio broadcasting in their country. It was
in October 1921 that the first radio broadcasting station was inaugurated
in the city of Orenburg, exactly one hundred years ago.

The independent nation of Kazakhstan is the world's largest landlocked
country with no direct access to the ocean, and it is the 9th largest
country in the world, with a population approaching twenty million.
Interestingly, a small section of Kazakhstan, about a hundred miles wide
on the western side of the Ural River, is actually located in Europe,
though the Asian section of their country extends across the territory of
the Great Steppes for perhaps nearly 2,000 miles.

Ancient Kazakhstan was populated by Asian peoples, and sections of the
historic trade route known as the Silk Road traversed through their
countryside. The Kazakh tourist industry is beginning to flourish and
in normal times seven million tourists flock into the country, mainly
from Russia itself.

It was during the mid 1800s that the Kazakh territory was absorbed into
the Russian Empire, and the city of Orenburg became their first, though
temporary, capital city. Interestingly, these days Orenburg is located in
Russia, not in Kazakhstan, though it has a large population of Kazakh
people. It takes a full day to travel by bus from Orenburg to the border
with Kazakhstan itself.

In 1929, Alma Ata (Almaty) became their capital city, and in 1997, a
modern and quite remarkable new capital city was designated, Astana,
which is located in the center of their country. We might also add that
the government announced six years ago (2015) the progressive implemen-
tation of a change over in their written Cyrillic Script to the English
Latin Script.

It was on September 29, 1921, that the Russian government in Moscow an-
nounced their plan to establish a radio broadcasting station for Kazakh-
stan, and it would be located in Orenburg, in southern Russia, and at
least 50 miles north of the border with Kazakhstan. This new radio station
was identified under the Russian callsign RA25, and programming was in the
Russian language. In 1929, this station was listed with 1 kW on longwave
468 kHz. 640 m band.

The Russian government installed a second radio station for Kazakhstan in
1926 and the chosen location was Petropavlovsk, this time within Kazakh-
stan itself, just 30 miles south of the border with Russia. This station
was identified under the Russian callsign system as RA64. The first broad-
casts in the Kazakh language went on the air during the following year on
March 23, 1927. In 1929, this station was listed with 45 kW on mediumwave
857 kHz.

In the middle of last century, a massive number of wired radio stations
were installed throughout the Soviet Union, a system that we would identi-
fy these days as cable radio. At the height of their usage, there were at
least 800 cable radio centers in Kazakhstan feeding a total of anywhere up
to a million radio speakers in public places and in the homes of the
people.

At the same time, a nationwide network of over-the-air-radio broadcasting
stations was also developed; longwave, mediumwave, shortwave, and ulti-
mately FM (European) Band 1 and (International) Band 2. It is known that
home service shortwave stations were established in at least nine dif-
ferent centers.

The first listing in the WR(TV)HB for shortwave transmitters in Kazakh-
stan is presented in the sixth annual edition, for the year 1952. A total
of five shortwave channels is shown, each rated at 10 kW.

It is known that there were two major shortwave stations in Kazakhstan,
both near the city of Alma Ata-Almaty in the southeast of the country,
almost on the border with Kyrgyzstan, another former Soviet republic.
These shortwave transmitters were in use for Home Service programming,
regional and international coverage, and also for the jamming of incoming
shortwave signals from other countries.

The usage of shortwave radio broadcasting for coverage within Kazakstan
began in the middle of the last century soon after the end of World War 2.
The known listings would suggest that shortwave broadcasting transmitters
were installed in about a dozen different regional locations, and that the
power levels varied from quite low up to around 20 kW.

The two major international shortwave transmitter stations were construct-
ed near Alma Ata, and both sites can still be seen on Google Earth. Their
first major shortwave station was constructed at Dmitriyevka north east
from Alma Ata around three quarters of a century ago during the 1950s and
it contained more than 30 transmitters. The shortwave transmitters ranged
in power from very low up to 200 kW, though fourteen of them were rated at
100 kW. At least nine of these transmitters were in use for program broad-
casting, on longwave, mediumwave and FM.

A second large transmitter station was constructed at Karaturk, and this
station contained four shortwave transmitters at 500 kW, and two at
1,000 kW. The Karaturk station was also located north east of Alma Ata,
just a few miles distant from the older station at Dmitriyevka. These two
very large shortwave broadcasting stations near Alma Ata in Kazakhstan
were closed, effective on March 1, 2012.

There were several occasions when the radio programming from Kazakhstan
was carried on other shortwave stations associated with the Russian Fede-
ration. For example in 2000, two shortwave transmitters in the Ukraine,
100 kW each, relayed programming from Kazakhstan for the benefit of
listeners in Europe. The Radio Moscow shortwave network also carried
regional Kazakh programming on many occasions.

For a period of about ten years, towards the end of the last century and
into this new century, several international shortwave stations took out
a relay from Alma Ata. Among these stations were Radio Netherlands, the
Voice of America, BBC London, Vatican Radio, Deutsche Welle, Radio Free
Asia and Trans World Radio. Interestingly, during the year 2001, Alma Ata
also carried a relay of programming on behalf of the independent shortwave
station WRNO in the United States.

We congratulate Radio Kazakhstan on the significant occasion of their
100th anniversary.
(Adrian M Peterson, IN-USA, script for AWR Wavescan, via wor Oct 20)

Re:  Kazakhstan Celebrates 100 Years of Radio History.

I believe that Almaty also relayed the Democratic Voice of Burma circa
2004 on the frequency of 5905 kHz, as one of several sites used by that
clandestine broadcaster. I made five trips to Kazakhstan from 2002-2005
years and a very large radio tower was quite visible from the Almaty
city center (don't believe this was either of the SW sites in the article
but more likely the domestic AM, FM and TV services).
(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, wor Oct 21)

... and some history items of 2004 year:

Re:  Kazakhstan Celebrates 100 Years of Radio History.
Bruce, - see images of Google Earth database Dmitriyevka (north of A-A).
43 30 09.78 N  77 00 27.77 E

From archive 17 March 2004:
The Brockhaus dictionary shows more than 125 nationalities on this wide
Kazakh territory!

A04 registration shows very low activity via Almaty site:
5910 kHz  1430-1530 UT  Democratic Voice of Burma.

A-A - KAZ, 2x500, 2x200, 1x100 kW
These are in fact two different sites:
500 kW Karaturuk, 100/200 kW should be Dmitriyevka (north of A-A).
(Kai Ludwig-D and Olle-Alm-SWE, BC-DX March 13, 2004)

17625 kHz DVB - To avoid adjacent-channel interference from China Radio
International, the frequency of the Democratic Voice of Burma transmission
via the Radio Netherlands Madagascar relay station at 1430-1530 UTC is
changing tomorrow, 11th June, 2004. The broadcast will be on 17625 kHz
instead of 17495 kHz.
(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN NL, June 10, 2004, via Mike Terry-UK  dxld)

MYANMAR   [non]  Text of report by Burmese opposition radio Democratic
Voice of Burma web site on 15 Oct, 2004.

Dear listeners - DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] will be changing its
evening broadcasting freqs from 1 November. The current evening broadcast
from SW 16 mb at 17625 kHz will be changed to 17495 kHz, while the
broadcast from SW 49 mb at 5910 kHz will be changed to 5905 kHz. Although
the freqs will be slightly changed in the evening programme, the SW metre
bands will remain the same at 16 and 49 mbs.

The change in the morning programme will be effective from 2 November
morning, 2004. The current morning broadcast from SW 31 mb
will be changed to SW 49 mb at 5945 kHz.

From 1 November, the DVB evening programme will be broadcasted from
SW 49 mb at 5905 kHz and from SW 16 mb at 17495 kHz. Furthermore,
from 2 November, the morning programme will be broadcasted
from SW 49 mb at 5945 kHz.
 5945 2330-0025 relay T-systems Juelich 100kW  70deg azimuth.
 5905 1430-1525 relay Almaty            200kW 132deg azimuth.
17495 1430-1525 relay Madagascar         50kW  55deg azimuth.  (wb.)
(DVB website, 15 Oct, via BBCM-UK  Oct 19, 2004)

MADAGASCAR   New transmission 'Radio Mazaris Samay' via
MGLOB Talata Volonondry Madagascar relay facility, October 15

1500-1530 UT 11555*  MDC 250 kW  340 deg to EaAF in Tigrinya.
Very good via SDR Tambov in Russia.
Radio Mazaris Samay (RM in A21 and B21 HFCC Database) is probably
christian or clandestine broadcast.
{to Tigray frontier area in Nortwest ETH and southern Sudan, wb.}

Malagasy Global Business S.A.:
Radio NUG - The Voice of National Unity Government of Myanmar
1229-1258 UT 17710 MDC 250 kW  55 deg to SoEaAS Burmese is canceled
from A-21 HFCC Database!

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzKiZcCYRMU&feature=youtu.be>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn-BidUQ9HI&feature=youtu.be>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm0GcgX2c4w&feature=youtu.be>
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epueivmgiT0&feature=youtu.be>

* 11705 kHz to ITU zones 48NW  MDC  250kW 340degr -10degr slew
ITU antenna type #157, in B-21 
15.30-16.00 UT 311021 310122 Tir  MDG  MGB  request #10330  RM
15.00-16.00 UT 010222 260322 Tir  MDG  MGB  request #10331  RM
in B-21 ITU/HFCC season database. wb.
(Observer; Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 15)

MADAGASCAR   RM Radio Mazaris Samay 11555 kHz
via MGB Talata Volonondry, October 17
1500-1530 11555* MDC 250 kW 340 deg to EaAF Tigrinya.
Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

MOLDOVA  {Pridnestrovie}  Trans World Radio increased the volume of broad-
casting by 999 kHz through Grigoriopol (Mayak settlement). Now
Mon-Fri 17:30-19:35 UT, Sat 17:30-19:15 UTC, Sun 17:30-19:10 UT.
Details by language (Russian / Ukrainian / Belarussian) are not specified.

Information from Yaroslav Derevyagin (Odessa) at
<https://forum.ukrtvr.org/index.php?topic=678.1620#msg146406>
(Alex Miatlikov / "deneb-radio-dx"; via
RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

NETHERLANDS   Good signal of Radio Delta International ob 6020 kHz
via Elburg, October 17
from 1033  6020 ELB 001 kW non-dir to WeEUR Dutch/English Sun
via SDR Heimiswil-SUI KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

Fair to good signal of Radio Piepzender 6185.1v via Zwolle, Oct 17
from 1131  6185.1v ZWO 0.2 kW non-dir to WeEUR Dutch Sat/Sun
via SDR Heimiswil-SUI KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

NIGERIA   7254.9v kHz  Oct 15 at 0616 UT, no signal from VON. Now I wish I
had noted every night, but it seems like at least a week since it have
appeared. Past absences sometimes replaced by 9689.9v or 11769.9v kHz, but
no sign of those now altho could be on and not propagating unlike the
bigsig on 7255 kHz - when running. A non-log some editors will throw out
as inconsequential, but VON's absence is more significant than its
presence.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Oct 16)

NIGERIA   Oct 16, Saturday morning, Nigeria on air around 08.10 UT -
checked on various SDRs remotedly in US east coast til 08.25 UT.

7254.939 kHz requested for VoNigeria English sce, only S=5 poor signal in
Cocoa-FL state, Rockland-MA state, and Rochester-NY state.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 16)

PAKISTAN/UAE   [non]  surprise, surprise, seldom reported:
7325even PAK sic R Pakistan in Urdu sce from Islamabad{sic} at 02.00-02.30
         daily, but extended 02.00-03.00 UT on Fridays only.
         Many IDs in Urdu at 02.06 UT, 10 kHz wide audio block, excellent
         program audio feed from bcast center, respect to the technicians
         at Islamabad !
{ sic - wrong item, see comment of Ron Howard-CA }

re - Wolfy's log - "FEBA / FEBC / ENC / Radio Pakistan"
Glenn Hauser logs October 22-23, 2021.

Hi Wolfy, This will be of interest to you:
Aoki Database List -  7325 kHz  0200-0230 UAE  FEBA Radio Pakistan Urdu
Al-Dhabbiya-UAE 01.57 UT and 02.00-02.30 UT.

Online: "Feba Radio Pakistan"
<https://www.facebook.com/Feba-Radio-Pakistan-1985111091775167/>

"Our broadcasts are reaching millions of people in Pakistan and influenc-
ing many lives who do not have any other source of learning God's love for
them."

<https://feba-radio.org/>

"Feba web radio is a Non-denominational Gospel radio with a passion and a
mission to broadcast Hope. We are addressing the issues of individuals,
youth, women, families and communities and builds trusted relationships
with its audiences. We are addressing the different social issues and
assisting the communities through social actions such as education, health
care, disaster relief, spiritual and economic development. We are sharing
God's love in remotest areas as well as in urban and most advanced
audiences in order to bridge the gaps among different communities. Our
programs are on air through Short wave, FM and Internet in the heart
language of the listeners. We are trying to reach the unreached or least
reached areas with the unchanging Word of God through our broadcasts."
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, hcdx Oct 23)

Many thanks Ron, - surprise, surprise, news for me,
02.00 UT summertime is much deep nighttime here in central Europe, I have
to apologize.
I was'nt aware of the ENC sce ordered by FEBA / FEBC / ENC FMO brokery
and called now even 'Radio Pakistan' though non-muslim oriented stn  ?

A-21 seson
6070 FEBA Radio Pakistan 0215-0230 ....567 Sindhi  250  60 Al-Dhabbiya
UAE 241012N0541459E FEBC a21 ENC
6070 FEBA Radio Pakistan 0215-0230 .234... Balichi 250  60 Al-Dhabbiya
UAE 241012N0541459E FEBC a21 ENC
6070 FEBA Radio Pakistan 0230-0300 .....6. Pashto  250  60 Al-Dhabbiya
UAE 241012N0541459E FEBC a21 ENC   Fri only.

7325 FEBA Radio Pakistan 0200-0230 12345.7 Urdu    250  60 Al-Dhabbiya
UAE 241012N0541459E FEBC a21 ENC
but extended on Fridays to 60 min duration:
7325 FEBA Radio Pakistan 0200-0300 .....6. Urdu    250  60 Al-Dhabbiya
UAE 241012N0541459E FEBC a21 ENC   Fri only.

in B-21 from Oct 31st - then on 6170 kHz instead of 6070 kHz

6170 0200 0230 41NW  DHA  250 60  0 146 daily 311021-270322 Urdu language
UAE FEC ENC  #10346  BC21
But extended to 02.00-03.00 UT on Fridays only.
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 23)

PERU  4955 kHz  Radio Cultural Amauta - Huanta, 2340 to 2356 UT, om in
Spanish, weak signal. 12 October.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, via NASWA Electronic Flashsheet #1018 Oct 17)

POLAND   Here's an interesting new entry, not yet active?

SPW  Radio Warsaw - Transatlantic Radio Station Cul [sic].
10 kW ND from Babice, 07-10 UT on 7430 kHz, 07-13 UT on 7415 kHz.

<http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B21&broadc=SPW>

This station was first registered in 2020 when the friends of the historic
Babice station planned to revive the historic broadcasting site. Between
the First and Second World War Babice was home to the international com-
munications station of Poland and also the site of external broadcasts.
The call sign is reminiscent of the early shortwave station of Polskie
Radio.

See
<http://radiostacjababice.org>

<https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transatlantycka_Centrala_Radiotelegraficzna
>

<http://www.nadajnik-babice.pl>
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, direct and wor Oct 20)

ROMANIA   RRI Bucharest website matter.
For several days I get the following when attempting to "surf" to the
Radio Romania International website:

504 Gateway Time-out
nginx/1.15.5 (Ubuntu)

That's <www.rri.ro>

Anyone know what is going on?
Has the Radio Romania International website changed? Or, something else...
(swl_dx via wor groups.io. Oct 22)

I just checked at 2357 UT on Oct 22, it wouldn't load.
(Harold Frodge-MI-USA, wor Oct 22)

I tried just now ... it took about 45 seconds and finally loaded. Slow.
(Arthur Pozner, wor Oct 22)

Re: Radio Romania International Website.

<www.rri.ro>  is too slow; it requires around 15-20 seconds to load.

It is a well known fact, that the Romanian national radio lacks the money
to maintain their hardware and software properly, even less the general
infrastructure. This also concerns RRI where the server went down and had
to be replaced.

"It's been a mess since our website was moved to another server! Sometimes
the website opens far too slowly, sometimes we can't upload the posts,
sometimes the feedback form doesn't work."
From their German listeners' mailbag programme
<https://www.rri.ro/de_de/funkbriefkasten_10102021-2646325>

So the journalists are aware of the problems but can't fix them themselves

German speaking listeners were advised to use e-mail or terrestrial mail
but not the internet feedback form.
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, wor Oct 23)

ROMANIA   Interradio Romania Bucharest in Russian. From October 31st:
05.30 UTC  7330 kHz  // 5940 kHz DRM;
14.00 UTC  9490 kHz and 7350 kHz;
16.00 UTC  7290 kHz  // 6300 DRM.
(Valery Sheptukhin, Lipetsk-RUS, 'deneb-radio-dx' & 'open-dx' via
RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

ROMANIA   Reception of NEXUS IRRS SW - EGR 9510 kHz
via RADIOCOM Saftica, October 17:
from 0930  9510 SAF 100 kW 300 deg to WeEUR English Sun.
Very good via SDR Heimiswil-SUI KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

Reception of AWR Wavescan #659 on Saftica bcast center 9510 kHz
via RADIOCOM Saftica October 17:
1100-1130  9510 SAF 100 kW 300 deg to WeEUR English Sun.
Very good via SDR Heimiswil-SUI KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

RUSSIA  Radio center named after A.S. Popova is a unique technical object.
In Russian. Video - 1:17

<https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456241950%2Fpl_wall_-
163779953>

For many years its existence was classified, and the construction coincid-
ed with the most difficult period of the Great Patriotic War. Later the
veil of secrecy will be opened and in the 80s they will write:

"October 1942. A super-powerful radio broadcasting station, a giant of the
world radio engineering, has been put into operation".

With the advent of new technologies, VHF and FM broadcasting began to
develop, satellite and cellular communications appeared. The need for a
super-powerful radio station has disappeared.

On May 10, 2005, at midnight, the last transmitter of the radio center was
stopped, and the world's only ultra-powerful underground radio station
went down in history.
<https://vk.com/radioreceiver>
(via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

RUSSIA   Opening of the Broadcasting Alley in St. Petersburg.

On October 14, the vice-governor of St.Petersburg Boris Piotrovsky and the
director of the branch of the RTRS "St. Petersburg RC" Ruslan Evseev
opened the Broadcasting Alley in St. Petersburg.

The event was timed to coincide with several significant dates. October 1
celebrated 90 years of national television. In August, RTRS celebrated its
20th anniversary. October 14 marks exactly two years since the completion
of Russia's transition to digital television.

The head of the Petrogradsky District of St. Petersburg Ivan Gromov,
Chairman of the Press Committee of the Leningrad Region Konstantin
Viziryakin and representatives of the leading TV channels of
St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region took part in the creation of the
Broadcast Alley and planting trees in the Primorsky Victory Park.

The idea of creating an Alley in the Petrogradsky District of
St. Petersburg is not accidental. It is this area that is historically
considered the center of television and radio broadcasting of
St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. It was here that the history of
Leningrad television began: in 1938, Gromov's wooden dacha was converted
into a television studio. It hosted the first experimental TV broadcast in
the USSR.

Later, the building of the television center and the main city television
tower were erected on the Aptekarsky Island. On the Petrogradskaya side
there are the first in Russia LETI Electrotechnical University and the
studios of the city's leading TV and radio companies, there is also
a monument to the inventor of radio and radio communications,
Alexander Popov.

The creation of the Alley was witnessed by representatives of specialized
committees of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, LETI and St. prof.
M.A. Bonch-Bruevich and other organizations directly related to the orga-
nization of television and radio broadcasting in St. Petersburg and the
Leningrad region.

The creation of the alley was fixed by an act, which was signed by all the
participants in the event. He was transferred to the Central Museum of
Communications. A.S. Popov. In the future, it will take its place in the
exposition telling about the development of the TV and radio broadcasting
industry in Russia.

<https://moscow.rtrs.ru/press/news/boris-piotrovskiy-i-ruslan-evseev-
otkryli-alleyu-televeshchaniya-v-sankt-peterburge/>

(via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

RUSSIA   Radio Panorama program. Moscow. Worldwide radio network.
Oct 16 2021. The "Radio Panorama" program for lovers of long-distance
radio reception. Author and presenter - Vadim Alekseev.

In the afternoon the program is repeated from October 9th.

A new issue came out at night.
- Another conference "Communication in the Russian North"
- New restrictions on private equity in Chinese media
- Bulgarian National Radio BNR resumes podcast production
- Reducing the number of licensed radio amateurs in the world.

Publish - Publish the details of the program and sound file on the page.

Publication and preparation of a sound file -
Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara, Russia.
<https://vk.com/dxing>
(via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC    QSL Radio Slovakia International web radio.
A new letter has been received from the Russian service of Radio Slovakia
with a card for reports dated August 15 and September 4, 2021.
The envelope was sent on Sept 9, 2021. The QSL topic is Bojnice Castle - a
castle in the Slovak town of Bojnice.

<https://freerutube.info/2021/10/14/qsl-radio-slovakia-international-
slovakiya-avgust-sentyabr-2021-goda/>

<https://freerutube.info/wp-content/webp-express/webp-
images/uploads/2021/10/img_7176.jpg.webp>

(DE - Dmitry Elagin, Saratov-RUS "open-dx"; via
RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

SLOVAK REP/POLAND-Lithuania/ALASKA   QSL
In early October, I received three letters with verification cards from
Slovakia, Poland/Lithuania and the United States.

<https://kolkeradio.blogspot.com/2021/10/qsl-radio-devin-polskie-radio-
knls.html>

The technical department of broadcasting of Radio Devin, which is part of
Rozhlas a televizia Slovenska, responded to my report on the reception of
the station in Moscow. The audition was carried out at a frequency of
1098 kHz on September 22, 2021, 20:00 UTC. Satisfactory, sometimes good
reception with IRIB QRM was noted.

Radio Devin positions itself as a cultural and artistic radio channel.
Music, literary programs, radio performances, etc. are broadcasted on the
air.

The report was sent to Bratislava on 24 September. Reply by regular mail
received on 8 October. In addition to the QSL card, the envelope also
contained a Slovak tourism magazine and a golf brochure.

Polskie Radio replied in Russian to the report dated August 22, 2021.
Reception in Moscow at a frequency of 1386 kHz {via Lithuania, wb.}.
At the end of August in the capital, more or less satisfactory reception
of this frequency had just begun. I assessed the quality of the signal
over SINPO - 35433. During the reception I heard a news release, an expert
comment on the consequences of the Taliban coming to power in Afghanistan
and a music program dedicated to the songwriting of Anna Dabrowska.

On October 7, I found a QSL card in the mailbox dedicated to the
85th anniversary of Polskie Radio. On the postcard there is an inscrip-
tion-motto in 6 languages of the broadcast of "Polish Radio" - "We broad-
cast to the whole world!". By the way, on the occasion of the anniversary,
a special website has been created

<https://www2.polskieradio.pl/85/>

- The Russian section of KNLS Alaska has sent a new QSL card with the
image of the Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska and a quote from the Bible
(John 3:32 "And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free").

The reception was carried out in Moscow on August 9 at a frequency of
9800 kHz at 15.00 UT. The signal was bad, but it is unusual that at this
time of year it reached from Alaska to Moscow.

The answer came from the United States on October 7th. The envelope also
contained a small radio station pennant.
(Igor Kolke, Moscow-RUS, <https://vk.com/radioko>  via
RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

SPAIN   European Champions League, live coverage of football matches via
REE Noblejas shortwave transmission on Oct 19 and 20.

European Champions League on Oct 20 from 19.00 UT onwards,
live coverage of football matches via REE Noblejas shortwave broadcast

Lille OSC France              vv  Sevilla FC    Group-G
Young Boys Berne Switzerland  vv  Villareal CF  Group-F

on Cyprus Kiwi SDR - not on 19 and 16 mb heard on this distance
11670 S=9+10dB  or -61dBm signal
11940 S=9+10dB  or -63dBm

seemingly 'deep autumn' propagation condition,
only nothing or S=2-3 tiny bad signals
at end of October on 19 and 16 mb,

also different prop condition in far north Iceland Kiwi SDR
11670 S=7-8 or -83dBm signal
11940 S=5   or -94dBm
15520 S=3   or -110dBm
17855 S=5   or -96dBm

and in Maine state in NoAm north-eastern US coastline
11670 S=7   or -85dBm signal
11940 S=9   or -71dBm
15520 S=7-8 or -82dBm
17855 S=9   or -74dBm

very bad shortwave propagation cond on Oct 20, wb.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 20)

TAIWAN   RTI- Verlaengerung der Einsendefrist
"Mit klingenden Ansichtskarten um die Welt"

Liebe Hoererinnen und Hoerer,
die Einsendefrist fuer die Aktion "Mit klingende Ansichtskarten um die
Welt" ist bis zum 31. Oktober verlaengert worden.

Weitere Preise: Teilnehmer koennen ausserdem Mund-Nasenschutz-Masken
(2 pro Packung) mit RTI-Design gewinnen.

Sie koennen direkt ueber die Aktions-Website teilnehmen:

<https://event.rti.org.tw/sound-postcards/de/home-de/>

oder Ihre Audiodatei und Foto(s) an folgende E-Mail-Adresse senden:

<travel.with.sound.postcards -at- gmail.com>

Vielen Dank!
Radio Taiwan International

ps. Interessant dass die englischsprachige RTI-Redaktion bei jeder eRTI-
Information um einen Tag schneller ist als die deutschsprachige RTI-
Redaktion. Ist aber keine Kritik, - liegt wohl am Personal-Mangel und an
der Arbeitsueberlastung.
(Paul Gager-AUT, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 20)

TAIWAN   Reception of National Unity Radio Free Chosun 9475 kHz
via Tamsui bcast center, October 17:
1200-1458  9475 TSH 300 kW 352 deg to NoEaAS Korean.
Very good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

Radio Dap Loi Song Nui / Vietnam Democracy Radio
on 9670 kHz via Paochung broadcast center, October 17:
1230-1258  9670 PAO 100 kW 250 deg to SoEaAS Vietnamese.
Very good signal via SDR Hanoi, Vietnam KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

Radio France International in Vietnamese 9650 kHz
via Paochung bcast center, October 17:
1300-1358  9650 PAO 100 kW 250 deg to SoEaAS Vietnamese Sun.
Very good via SDR Hanoi-VTN KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

Radio NUG The Voice of National Unity Government of
Myanmar 12000 kHz via Paochung bcast center, October 17

1330-1359 12000 PAO 250 kW 205 deg to SoEaAS Burmese.
Very good signal via SDR Hanoi in Vietnam KIWI_net remotedly.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Oct 17)

TURKEY    Winter B-21 SW schedule for TRT Voice of Turkey Oct 20

   Time     kHz loc  kW degr to zones                  slew language
0100-0300  6000 EMR 500  72  30,40,42                     0 Turkish
0200-0300  7265 EMR 500 290  8E,10SE,11,12,27S,37N        0 Spanish
0200-0300  7280 EMR 500 252  12S,13-15,16N,37             0 Spanish
0300-0400  7240 EMR 500  72  42,31S                       0 Uighur
0400-0500  6125 EMR 500 310  3-5,7N,8,9N,11,17,18,27,28   0 English
0400-0500  7285 EMR 500 150  38E,39,40W                   0 English
0400-0700  9700 EMR 500 310  18S,27,28                    0 Turkish
0500-0600 17530 EMR 500 105  54                           7 Malay
0500-0700 11660 EMR 500 150  39                           0 Turkish
0600-0800 15235 EMR 500 210  38,46E,47                   30 HausaSwahili
0700-1000 11925 EMR 500 105  29SE,39N,40NW                0 Turkish
0700-1300 15480 EMR 500 150  39,40W                       0 Turkish
0700-1400 15350 EMR 500 310  27,28                        0 Turkish
0800-0900 11710 EMR 250  72  29SE,39NE,40NW               0 Azeri
0930-1100 11795 EMR 250 105  40,39NE                      0 Persian
1000-1100 11955 EMR 500 180  38,39N,40W                  30 Arabic
1100-1130 15360 EMR 500  30  29,30                        0 Tatar
1100-1200  9840 EMR 250  72  29SE,39NE                    0 Georgian
1130-1200 13655 EMR 500  62  30S                        -10 Uzbek
1200-1230  7245 EMR 250 300  28SE                        25 Bulgar
1200-1300 13590 EMR 500  72  42-44                      -10 Chinese
1230-1330 15270 EMR 500 310  27,28                       -7 German
1300-1330 11965 EMR 250  72  30S,40N                      0 Turkmen
1300-1400 15390 EMR 500  95  40,41N                     -10 Urdu
1330-1430 12035 EMR 500 305  27,28W                       0 English
1330-1430 13685 EMR 500  72  42,43                      -10 Uighur
1400-1500  9410 EMR 500  20  19,20,29,30N                20 Russian
1400-1700 11815 EMR 250 310  27,28                        0 Turkish
1430-1500  9505 EMR 500  62  29E,30,31,42NW             -10 Kazakh
1500-1530  7255 EMR 500 290  28S                         10 Italian
1500-1600  5985 EMR 250 150  38E,39,40W                   0 Arabic
1500-1600 17720 EMR 500 252  37,38W,46                  -10 Arabic
1600-1700  6070 EMR 500  90  30S,40                       0 Persian
1600-1730  9595 EMR 500  72  30S,40N                      0 PashtoDari
1630-1730  5965 EMR 500  97  29SE,39NE,40                25 Azeri
1700-2200  5980 EMR 500 310  27,28                        0 Turkish
1700-2200  6120 EMR 500 138  38E,39,40W                   0 Turkish
1730-1830  9495 EMR 250 290  27S,28SW,37N                10 Spanish
1730-1830  9660 EMR 500 105  30S,40E,41N                  0 English
1830-1930  5945 EMR 250 310  27E,28W                     -7 German
1830-1930  9620 EMR 500 180  38,47,48,53,52               0 French
1930-2030  6050 EMR 250 310  27,28W                       0 English
2030-2130  5970 EMR 500 290  27,28W                      10 French
2030-2130  9625 EMR 500 252  37,38,46                   -10 French
2130-2230  9610 EMR 500 105  41,49,54,55,58               7 English
2300-2400  5960 EMR 500 310  5,8,9,11N,17,18,27,28W       0 English
(B-21 season TRT Voice of Turkey, Oct 20)

U.K./DRMode/RSA-AFS   Listener's Question to BBC on DRM Digital Radio
Broadcasts to South Africa.

The BBC's "Over to You" weekly programme gives listeners of the BBC World
Service an opportunity to talkback directly to the BBC and its programme
makers. In a recent edition of the programme, 2nd October 2021, Nigel Fry,
Director Distribution, BBC World Service, was in the hot seat answering a
question from a BBC World Service listener from South Africa, on
DRM digital radio.

Click here to listen to the Q&A :

<https://www.drm.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/BBC-Over-to-You-02102021-
Nigel-Fry-on-DRM-1-1.mp3>
(drm.org, via Mike Terry-UK, BrDXC-UK newsgroup.io Oct 22)

USA   The first airing of the Voice of America radio station in Russian
on February 17, 1947.  Video - 5:26

<https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-
163779953_456241965%2Fa7a78e482ebabc88be%2Fpl_post_-163779953_55588>

<https://vk.com/radioreceiver>
(Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

USA   KVOH Spanish Service. Frecuencia Al Dia  U.S.A:

Efectivo hoy sabado 16 de octubre la estacion KVOH "La Voz de Esperanza"
deja de transmitir su servicio en Espanol por los 9975 kHz en onda corta.
Esta emision seguira siendo emitida via Internet solamente. En lo adelante
KVOH transmitira en Ingles de 0100 a 0600 UTC en Ingles de lunes a sabado.
(Info: Ray Robinson - KVOH).

Effective today Saturday, October 16, the KVOH station, Voice of Hope, has
stopped broadcasting its service in Spanish on 9975 kHz in shortwave. This
broadcast will continue to be broadcast via the Internet only. From now on
KVOH will broadcast in English from 0100 to 0600 UT in English from Monday
to Saturday in 9975 kHz.
(via Dino Bloise Miami-FL, wor Oct 17)

VIETNAM   Received 2 QSL cards of the Russian edition of the Voice of
Vietnam {Son Tay bcast center}. The theme of cards is new to me.
13 August 2021   / 1630-1657 UTC / 11885 kHz
1 September 2021 / 1630-1657 UTC / 11885 kHz
Blog: <https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2021/10/blog-post_35.html>
(Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1155 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 17)

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I checked the 41mb bcband this early night morning around 01.45-02.30 UT
here in western EUR, log will be given later the day in TopNews #1483.

A lot of Chinese stns on air at this time, varipus broadcast services
from Kashgar, Urumqi, Geermu-Golmud, Lhasa Baiding Tibet site, Xianyang
in Mandarin CNR1 and CNR2, and various China's national domestic culture
languages heard.

7205even CHN  PBS Xinjiang Urumqi in Uighur, mx at 01.53 UT, S=7-8 signal.
7220even CHN  CNR2 Business Radio progr from Geermu-Golmud, 01.55 UT S=8.
7230even CHN  CNR1 Xian from Xianyang bcast center #594, and bad mixture
         CHN  CNR PBS Xinjiang from Urumqi in Mongolian, - underneath.
7240even mix  CHN  CRI Beijing via Kashgar #2022 relay in Urdu to Pakistan
         at 01.56 UT, S=8-9. Mixture with PBS Xizang, from Lhasa Baiding.
7260even CHN  CNR1 relay XJBS PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi, Chinese S=7-8  01.59UT
7275even CHN  PBS Xinjiang, Urumqi in Uyghur, S=8-9 signal at 02.00 UT.
7335 and 7365 both even fq on Oct 23, USAGM R Marti opposite radio against
         Latin AM / Cuban republic, S=9+10dB backlobe into western Europe,
         at 02.08 UT 7376 kHz channels was less strong at S=7-8 level.
7340even CHN  CNR Urumqi in Kazakh national sce, S=7-8, at 02.09 UT.
7385even AUT  ORS Moosbrunn carrying AWR ministry in Urdu to Pakistan
         muslim target, 02.00-02.30 UT S=9+15dB into weEUR, at 02.10 UT.
7445even OMA  BBC London via Al-Seela relay in Pashto to AFG/IRN target,
         S=9+10dB sidelobe, at 02.12 UT on Oct 23.
7495even D__  US AGM VoA Ashna in Dari language via Lampertheim-Germany,
         S=8 fluttery signal in nearby western EURope zone. 02.14 UT.
7600even ARM  clandestine veiled " R AFG International" from Yerevan Gavar
         bcast center in Pashto, scheduled 14.30-02.30 UT, heard around at
         02.19 UT in WeEUR. S=9+15dB backlobe into Europe. Not yet
         requested in B-21 HFCC.org winter schedule anymore - not yet ...

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 20)

USA   7489.907 kHz WBCQ poor and tiny S=4 signal in western Europe at
02.13 UT on Oct 23 check.

7245even TJK  Radio 'empty strong carrier' already on air before 02.00 UT
         from Dushanbe TJK.

7285.004 IRN  Arabic 'Al-Quds TV radio' from Sirjan in Arabic language at
         01.30-06.00 UT.

UNIDENTIFIED  7297.883 kHz like pirate FREE JAZZ trumpet + singer US jazz
         program, S=6-7 signal in western Europe at 02.04 UT.

see Pakistan / UAE FEBA/FEBC/ENC item above under Pakistan.  wb.

7505.002 USA  seldom heard WRNO these days in western Europe, annmt
"ray.ray.com", powerful S=9+15dB, but audio feed not clear quality,
somewhat
disturbed and scratchy at 02.15 UT on Oct 23.

7780even USA  WRMI carrying RAE Buenos Aires weekly Spanish program,
02.00-02.30 UT (Sat day 7), on other days of the week
also in English, French, and Portuguese. see below.
Powerful and excellent signal strength of S=9+20dB into western Europe.
(compare WRMI BS TOM 7730even kHz only S=4-5 at same time slot).

On Fridays Spanish instead.

see page 4 of download
<https://www.wwdxc.de/swl.pdf>

RAE broadcasts via WRMI FL-USA at present.
0100   9395  Tue/Thur/Sat English, Wed French, Fri Spanish
0200   5800  7780         Thur English, Fri French, Wed Portuguese
0200   5800  7780         Tue/Sat Spanish   <<<<<< today UT Saturday
0900   9455  Tue/Thur     Chinese, Sat English, Wed/Fri Japanese.
1600   7780  Mon-Thur     German
2100   9395  Mon-Fri      Italian - summer [only winter time 2200 UT]
2330   7780  Mon  French, Tue German, Wed English
2330   7780  Thur Italian, Fri Spanish.

7850even CAN  Standard Time signal station Ottawa, for exact SDR measuring
         purpose. S=7-8 sidelobe into western Europe, 1000 Hertz peaks
         output seen, annmt in English/French language, Ottwawa ID at
         02.24 UTC on Oct 23.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 23)

USA   7489.9v kHz, Oct 23 from 0000 UT, WBCQ webcast with 'AAAWWW'. Not as
overmodulated as before but still too much. Immediately equates Democrats
with communists, nazis and moonbats, another show railing against all
that's wrong with a non-Trump-controlled America. I don't need this, so
dip in only occasionally during the hour. Seems to start complaining about
Superman turning gay. 0019 interrupted by call from Mr. Rabishu, who says
he hasn't listened to news since 2019, instead monitors hams: some in
California about discouraging gas-powered tools such as chainsaws, setting
off A&A on another rant. "Build Back America Better" is BS, per Allan.

Servitude was accepted back then 200-300years ago by good people - so give
them a break? But we know now it was wrong. Last few minutes, skimming
a few FRW items, prayer and off. John Carver's version:

"Tonight's show started on time on 4790, 6160, and 7490 kHz this evening
with the best signal being 7490 kHz. Allan and Angela in the studio. Show
starts immediately with a rant from Allan about the changes to the Super-
man slogan. He refused to say what it had been changed to but I'm guess-
ing it no longer ends with Truth, Justice and the American way.

Then he asks about "woke" movement is all about and also asks about Criti-
cal Race Theory. Then into the price of fuel, inflation and politics.
Phone call at 0018 UT but I can't make out caller or the question as all
three frequencies have gotten terribly noisy. Then into vaccine talk after
the phone call. Another phone call at 0026 UT and then into talk about
statues being removed or destroyed.

Phone call at 0038UT that Allan calls Pastor. At this time the best signal
I can get out of the three frequencies is an S3. Then Allan plays some
sort of audio from the Pastor that had just been on the phone. Maybe a
sermon? Reading of emails at 0056 UT along with a very brief scan of the
new Free Radio Weekly. Closing prayer at 0059 UT and off air at 0101 UT.
John, Mid-North Indiana".
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Oct 23)