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BC-DX 1439 15 Sept 2020
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ANTARCTICA Sendung von LRA36 auf Spanisch, Deutsch und Englisch.
Ich habe heute eine neue Info von Rayen {aus RAE Buenos Aires-ARG}
erhalten, vielleicht kannst Du dann am 19. September den Livestream der
beiden Deutschsprachigen Sendungen aufzeichnen oder die Aufnahme
durchlaufen lassen mit der Spanischsendung?
(Bernd Seiser-D, via wwdxc Sept 8)
Liebe Freunde!
Am Samstag den 19. Sept. sendet LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel
von der Antarktisstation Esperanza aus auf Spanisch, Deutsch und Englisch.
Die Uebertragung erfolgt auf 15476 kHz im USB-Modus.
a. Von 15:00 bis 19:00 UTC auf Spanisch
b. Von 19:00 bis 19:30 UTC auf Deutsch (1)
c. Von 19:30 bis 20:00 UTC auf Spanisch
d. Von 20:00 bis 20:30 UTC auf Deutsch (2)
e. Von 20:30 bis 22:00 UTC auf Englisch
Empfangsberichte werden mit einer Sonder-QSL-Karte von LRA 36 bestaetigt.
Schreiben Sie bitte an:
<tranalra36 -at- radionacional.gov.ar>
In deutscher Sprache werden zwei 30-minuetige Sendungen ausgestrahlt, die
von Rayen Braun von RAE - Argentinien in die Welt moderiert werden.
Fuer die Verbreitung dieser Information unter DXern und Funkamateuren
sowie fuer die Veroeffentlichung in sozialen Netzwerken u.Ae. waeren wir
Ihnen dankbar.
ACHTUNG, wichtiger Hinweis: falls die dortigen Wetterbedingungen es nicht
zulassen sollten, wird ein neuer Termin geplant.
Ich druecke Ihnen die Daumen!
73+55 Rayen Braun
(RAE, via Bernd Seiser-D, wwdxc Sept 8)
ARMENIA The program in Russian was heard on Aug 31 from 1700-1715 UT at
a frequency of Gavar 1377 kHz. It only airs on Mondays. In the end, a
telephone number was given, from which it is clear that the studio is
located in Bishkek. Strange - at the same time, another program in Russian
sounded from Bishkek at 864 kHz from 1655 to 1725 UT.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1097
via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 6)
ARMENIA Confirmed changes in the MW Yerevan Gavar relay schedules,
observed in August and September months:
864 kHz *1625-1755* UT (ex from 1610 UT)
1350 kHz *1800-1830*, *1832-2055* UT (in the schedule of TWR broadcasts
also *1616-1746* UT, - but no confirmed)
1377 kHz *1700-1902* UT (fundamental frequency, it has broadcasts with
spurious 18 kHz distance away on 1359 & 1395 kHz - on 1395 kHz
are both$ heard Foreign Service of Armenian Radio & TWR program)
1395 kHz *1600-1745* UT
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 1 - 14)
$ similar intermodulation of the Gavar site, should also been heard on
symmetrical 1305 kHz; 1350 kHz minus 45 kHz apart distance. (wb)
BHUTAN 6035 kHz BBS Thimpu, at 1110-1129* UT on Sept 9. Clearly in
English; after the news, played one pop song and at 1121, more announcers;
one of their better days. Their daily cut-off times are not always the
same; Sept 8, at 1130* UT; Sept 7, at 1138* UT; the longer BBS stays on
the air, the better my reception becomes; Thimphu sunset at 1211 UT.
On Sept 7, noted PBS Yunnan's relay of FM99 (6035 kHz) suddenly on at
*1145 UT, with the program already in progress. Am glad the two stations
are not overlapping!
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 10)
Also Thimpu Bhutan missed on 6035 kHz at 09.58 UT on Sept 11, strong
nearby China station PBS Lhasa Baiding in Tibet with modern pop mx in
Tibetan language, S=9+20dB strength across Himalaya mountain into Delhi
capital. S=9+35dB at 10.30 UT. Nothing heard at 11.10 UT either.
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
BRAZIL 11780 kHz on Sept 8 at 2147 UT, once again RNA music is under-
modulated, suptorted but S9 fading to S3; only a JBA carrier on 6180 kHz
this early. Many 6180 kHz stations but nothing else scheduled at this
hour. By 0057 UT Sept 9, 6180 kHz is OK // still distorted 11780 kHz.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 9)
BRAZIL 4775 kHz Radio Congonhas.
Saludos Glenn,
Radio Congonhas, de Congonhas, Minas Gerais, esta en el aire, en la
frecuencia de 4775 kHz, entre las 0800 y 0400 UT, en Tiempo Universal. Lo
interesante es que la estacion migro de ondas medias a FM y mantuvo su
frecuencia de ondas corta. Ocurre que muchos oyentes que viven en lugares
distantes de Congonhas, donde no llega la transmision de FM, pidieron a la
estacion que preservara la frecuencia de 4775 kHz en el aire.
En marzo de 2016, estaba visitando la estacion, cuando me informaron al
respecto. Sigue mis fotos en la emisora.
En Unai, Minas, Uender Marques capturo, el 10 de junio, a la emisora, con
una senal regular y ligeramente desregulado el transmisor, alrededor de
1800, en TU.
Contactamos, la semana pasada, a traves de Facebook, al presentador de la
estacion, Luiz Evandro, quien informo que, debido a la pandemia de
coronavirus, un tecnico de otro estado no puede ir al Parque Tecnico de
la estacion para averiguar que esta sucediendo.
En abril de 2019, durante mis vacaciones en la casa de campo de mis
padres, en el interior del Estado de Espirito Santo, a unos 530 kilometros
de Congonhas, escuche a la emisora y le envie un mensaje a Luiz Evandro
quien, por lo tanto, respondio en el aire.
Sigue el audio del presentador Luiz Evandro hablando sobre el transmisor
de 4775 kHz.
Perdon por escribir con la ayuda de Google Translate.
4775.050 kHz and proper S=6 signal
{R. Congonhas likely, Lucio Bobrowiec-BRA}
(Celio Romais-BRA, <romaisjor -at- gmail.com> wor June 27)
BRAZIL 11780.010 kHz Final tube like failure - audio disturbtion -
noted at 00.15 UT Sept 11, RN da Amazonia program, S=9+35dB or -43dBm
powerful signal noted in Edmonton Alberta remote rx unit.
Google translation: '... musicas do brasil ouvidas ...'
// 6180.004 kHz fade-in at 00.22 UT, S=9+25dB or -50dBm signal.
Present Gray line at Winipeg, Kansas City, Houston - mid US states -
or Oaxaca Mexico central America.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
BRAZIL ZYF690 Radio Brasil Central, Goiania GO, reactivated its 60mb
frequency 4985 kHz on Sept 14, 0800 and 0900 UT, on
4985 GOI 10 kW non-dir to BRA Portuguese, fair/good heard via remote
SDR rx at Brasilia.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Sept 14)
// stream MW 1270 kHz, also // 11815 kHz
<http://www.radiobrasilcentral.com.br> (wb)
CANADA 14670-CUSB, Sept 8 at 2142 UT, no signal from CHU, and have also
found it inaudible several daytime chex when it ought to propagate even
under current conditions. 7850-CUSB kHz is audible now and better in the
evenings. At 0048 UT Sept 9, 3330-CUSB kHz is also audible, and maybe a
JBA carrier on 14670 kHz? I wonder if the higher frequency has been down,
as one of their frequencies has been out of order before.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx & wor Sept 8)
HEARD 14670-CUSB ON AIR Sept 10th 23.22 UT in Japanese remote SDR rxs.
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
CHINA CRI Japanese broadcasting, which had stopped since Sept 1, has
resumed. 13640 kHz at 7 o'clock Sept 15th of Japan time is heard strongly
again. It seems that the frequencies after this will also resume.
The frequency resumed at 2200 UT on Sept 14th and 0700 on 15th Japan time.
2200-2353 13640
2358-0053 11780
0058-0653 15160
0700-0857 11640
0900-0957 7430
1000-1257 7325
1300-1600 7410
Hi Glenn, Recently I had noted 7325 kHz. clear of CRI after 1000+ UT, so
had been checking for any hint of a signal from Wantok Radio Light (PNG)
on a number of occasions, but heard nothing at all there. Assume WRL is
off the air again?
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)
CHINA China National Radio, progr #17 in Kazakh with language lessons on
September 1,2,4,7, and 8th in Russian, and on 3,5,6,9, and 11th in English
On the air Sat/Sun from 0220 UT and on Wed, Thu, Fri, and Mon from 0720 UT
on 11630 and 12055 kHz, on Sat/Sun from 1220 UT, and Mon-Fri from 1520 UT
on 9630 & 11630 kHz.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 1 - 14)
CHINA China mit Echoempfang auf 9660 kHz - jetzt 14 UT.
Hallo, - gerade hoere ich auf 9660 kHz ein chinesisches Px mit teils
mehrfachem Echo. Empfang ueber direkten und langen Weg?
Oder haben die nur mehrere Sender im Einsatz?
Wer kennt sich besser aus? Danke fuer eine Antwort.
(Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX newsgroup Sept 13)
CHINA/TAIWAN 9660 kHz CBSC Kouhu Taiwan Chinesisch, 11-16 UTC,
und als Zugabe China Mainland Jamming der CNR1 Art
Jamming Kanaele mit * Stern in der Aoki Nagoya Japan database
gekennzeichnet.
Ein oder mehrere Jammer von verschiedenen Sendestandorten sind im Einsatz,
fuer die grosse Landmasse-Ausdehnung des Riesenreichs der Mitte,
sowie eine weitere Option auf der Klaviatur
mit CNR1 px Echo-Zeitversetzung auch noch dazu.
Im Juli habe ich etwas mit KiWi's TDoA gespielt:
Jetzt in der noerdlichen Sommer Signalausbreitung, laesst sich mittels
der Direction Finding Option TDoA im KIWI Netz
- bei 3 ... 4 Kiwis im Dreieck locations angeordnet / verfuegbar -
auch leicht unter den
Dongfang Hainan Isl 18 54 18.73 N 108 39 37.81 E
Kashgar Saibagh 39 21 13.06 N 75 44 57.38 E (75 ... 110degr EaCHN)
Urumqi Hutubi 44 09 03.29 N 86 53 57.66 E (98degr to EaCHN)
Xinjiezhen Hsin-Chieh-Chen 34 41 25.96 N 106 56 42.82 E
Qiqihar Heilongjiang 47 21 25.99 N 124 14 54.78 E built April 2003 year
Xianyang 150 kW 34 51 08.16 N 113 25 42.77 E
Nanchang #561 28 36 53.65 N 116 03 07.80 E, and
Quanzhou Zhangban 24 53 26.13 N 118 48 26.94 E
China mainland Jammingstandorten auch bezueglich TWN SOH oder BBC Stoerung
- zu unterscheiden.
Das Jamming Netz wurde zuegig seit dem Jahr 2002 aufgebaut.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 13)
CHINA China domestic SW and MW sites and schedules, comment answer by wb
Most G.C. known a decade ago or so, already ?
but some ceased services like Russian:
NRTA Transmitting Station 763
HDN Huadian: 1323 kHz 600kW
43 07 27 N 126 31 25 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/NhEhaZLgjjcMDk7Z8>
HEI Heilongjiang Province: (*) 1323 kHz
CHN_Chnshuangyashan 1323kHz 200kW 76m x120m
Russian 11-16 UT
Heilongjiang Transmitting Station 128
CHN_Shuangyashan Taibao (Heilongjiang Stn128)
200 kW MW 1323 kHz 200 kW (x1476 kHz) CRI Russian
and CNR-2 828/1107/1215/1341 kHz
Shuangyashan Prefecture-Level City
Heilongjiang Province
46 43 19 N 131 12 40 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/hx2LoJArx1Qr9AmE8>
LHA Lhasa: 1323 kHz
Baiding eastern side,
single monopole MW mast at
29 38 55.77 N 91 15 11.00 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/JkyB7pDE3x6ALNdR6>
and at
29 38 42.96 N 91 14 58.24 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/sW83EuAutBnANUeR9>
XJG Xinjiang Uyghur Aut. Reg.: (*) 1323 kHz
maybe here, some 5 single MW masts at
CHN_Xinjiang PBS
44 09 32.84 N 86 55 33.97 E
3 single monopoles,
and a twin masts installation on the northeastern side at
44 09 41.50 N 86 55 52.94 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/6Zd57Fj5omcQCCGu7>
formerly also 600 kW, 2 kms westerly of PBS MW installation location
but some ceased services like Russian:
NRTA Transmitting Station 654
Hutubi Xinjiang
44 09 33 N 86 53 58 E
1323 1000-1500UT Russian approx. 58 degrees 4-Mast
right side of the TX House, at 58 degrees towards Far Eastern Russia
<https://goo.gl/maps/X74idJ2Fmc65io7Da>
- and in eastern China also 1323 kHz
CHN_CNR Ningbo_Zhejiang Province, 1323 kHz 10 kW
29 56 31.93 N 121 24 58.02 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/yLYWyy3t37ip62mD8>
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
CHINA mainland CRI English sce at 00-01 UT heard on limited signal
level in Edmonton Alberta CAN remote Perseus SDR rx site.
11790 via Xianyang #594 tx site, S=5 -99dBm poor and tiny backlobe.
11885 via Xianyang #594 tx site, S=7 -83dBm limited fair signal backlobe.
13750 via Beijing #572 tx site, tiny under threshold at 00.39 UT
{but next adjacent 13740 kHz powerful 8 kHz wideband audio from RHC Bauta
in Spanish, S=9+25dB or -56dBm in Alberta CAN. Excellent audio,
but // much distorted failure audio S=9+15 kHz on
15120 kHz from Quivican San Felipe TITAN 250 kW unit site.
Sports news lengthy given, especially French records also historical ...
15125 via Beijing #572 tx site, S=7 or -78dBm fair signal into Alberta
province Perseus unit.
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
{EAST TURKISTAN and non] 13670 kHz, Sept 8 at 1353 UT, S5-S7 narration in
English: it's CRI this hour, via Kashi, land of ChiCom persecution of
Uyghurs. Later at 1800 UT will be occupied by MWV in English which I get
on the caradio.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 9)
COLOMBIA VOA via Colombia 600 kHz for Venezuela.
Starting next week VOA Spanish programs for Venezuela will be relayed on
600 kHz (listed 50 kW) via Radio Libertad in Barranquilla, Colombia.
The broadcasts are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. on Sept 15, or 0000 UTC
Sept 16th. The schedule I received shows the relays as being three hours
long Monday to Friday (local days) and two hours long on Saturday and
Sunday.
(VOA via Don Moore-USA, <donmooredxer -at- yahoo.com>
<http://www.donmooredxer.com> wor Sept 12)
COLOMBIA(?) tentat. / UNIDENTIFIED Mystery Spanish on 4940 kHz.
The apparently new South American on
4939.996 kHz gave reasonable reception here around 0630 to 0715 UT today
- I noted it weakly around 0530 UT and followed it past 0800 UT but the
clearest signal was around 0645 UT when they had some form of radio drama.
It didnt seem overtly religious in nature and the Latin rhythms heard
later weren't reminiscent of an evangelical broadcaster to my ears anyway.
Have attached an audio file in case you can hear something that clearly
identifies the station, so would welcome any feedback. Mailing addresses
in Costa Rica and Bolivia are given.
Interestingly my reception here in northen NZ was better than what I could
find from Kiwi SDRs in Bonaire, Colombia and Chile.
(Bryan Clark-NZL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
per WRTH F_B ("MCruz Dxer"):
<https://youtu.be/LLR4jCEk_uA>
Testing(?) of new Colombia SW station, 4940 kHz received in Mexico at
05:52-06:00 UT, September 9, 2020.
Receiver/Receptor: Airspy HF+ Discovery
SDR Software: SDR Console v. 3.0.24
Antenna / Antenna: T2FD homebrew / homemade
73 and Thanks for your watching! - 73 and thank you so much for visiting
my channel! Mr. Magdiel Cruz, XE1007SWL in Mexico.
<lamontanacolombia.com>
(Magdiel Cruz-MEX, via Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 9)
4939.995 1/2 [compared to WWH 5 kHz] kHz
measured in Edmonton at 00.59 UT on Sept 11, only S=5-6 or -94dBm poor
and tiny signal in Canada, Spanish recogniced.
4939.971 next adjacent likely Radio San Antonio Peru ? similar poor
signal.
Next door 4985even kHz RTTY high speed signal of US NSS Navy UTE signal,
840 Hertz apart distance RTTY peaks, S=9+20dB in Alberta rx.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
Tent. Colombian on 4940 kHz. The Spanish speaker on 4940 kHz is being hrd
on 15 Aug with strong (S9 on the Kiwi S-meter) from SDR at Bjangtangar,
We.Iceland. At 0606 UT tune, woman announcer with what sounded like young
women or children talking with the program host - program had background
music or sound effects.
No QRM but relatively heavy QRN from static crashes. At 0622 UT music and
a man announcer (possibly with ID but static made readability difficult)
followed by LA male vocalist unid song and another song "Busco Tu Olvida"
by Beny More. Man and woman announcers at 0628 UT with instrumental music
in background. This site always has a good path into most LA countries in
darkness.
(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, wor via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 15)
4940 kHz New Colombian presumed, new station, 0450-0635 UT on Sept 13,
Spanish, religious comments, Colombian song, more religious comments.
The same format and same announcers as La Voz de tu Conciencia or
Alcaravan Radio, it seems that relaying its programs, 1 hour 25 minutes
non stop Martin Stendal sermon, film advertisement "Ahora, la pelicula
La Montana disponible totalmente gratis, lamontanacolombia.com",
"El Caballo y su Muchacho". Curiously, at 0504 UTC they announced the time
"La 1 y 4 minutos", when in Colombia it was 0 hours 4 minutes.
No identification heard. Very weak here in Reinante, 15321, fair to good
via SDR Kiwi remote receiver in Bonaire.
(Manuel Mendez-Lugo-ESP, hcdx Sept 13)
UNID (Colombia?) 4939.995 kHz Sept 9 at 2350 UT - Possibly the reported
new Colombian here at 0050 UT tune, dominant over co-channel presumed
R. San Antonio on 4939.71 kHz. Lively Salsa vocals, brief announcement /
possible ID by woman at 2358 UT, ballad past the top of the hour the back
to Salsa. Unintelligible ID by woman at 0008 UT then back to music.
Lots of lightning crashes this evening hampering reception.
Also noted with same offset in passing last evening.
(Brandon Jordan-TN-USA KM4PBQ <http://www.swldx.us> hcdx Sept 9)
COLOMBIA tentat. Last week and tonight noted the string on lower side,
narrowed close to 4939.995 kHz.
and maybe also 4939.971 kHz Radio San Antonio Peru ? adjacent / co-channel
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
4940 kHz, Sept 9 at 0058 UT, music is JBA maybe S7 between high storm
noise level [HSNL] crashes, so looks worth checking on TWR Bonaire SDR:
yes, like 3 nights ago, but not 1 or 2 nights ago, good S8-S9 and soon
into monolog by preacher in Spanish, starts saying he is quarantined,
right into biblical references. He keeps going with no breaks past 0200 UT
but his background noise surges whenever he pauses even briefly: turn off
the AVC !
We really need an ID or at least some clue where this is coming from, so
I keep half-listening until 0205 UT when that SDR bumps me off, but MEGO,
altho near 100% readable, I am *not* going to pay rapt attention to this
long-winded gospel huxter. Then try other SDRs: no good at DR, Boa Vista,
Pardinho, Santiago; and Bogota won't work. 0237 UT try Bonaire again and
get back on as he is *still* going, mentions Coronavirus, etc., a bit
weaker at S6-S7.
At 0259 UT suddenly stops sermonizing, NO ID!!! But over to YL plugging
the <lamontanacolombia.com> website again, some credits, and then
starts narrating 'Capitulo 12' of something, mentioning "Narnia" several
times; hmmm? Back on at 0346 UT; still going with dialog. Enough for now,
but it might keep going late into the night or all-night.
See my previous discussion under PERU or unID: it could be Christian
station Radio San Antonio, Peru, or something new established by Ethnic
Radio to evangelize natives in Colombia, Venezuela; but all in Spanish so
far, testing?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 9)
Manuel, thanks for your info. Last night I heard two stations on 4940 kHz
between 2330-0045 UTC (Sep 12/13). Both with very weak signals here in the
middle of Europe. One of them had an endless religious talk by a man in
Spanish, I supposed it was Radio San Antonio from Peru (but not closing at
2400 UT as listed). The second station was mostly playing music, no annmt
heard.
A frequency difference between the stations was about 20 Hertz, the
talking station was the higher one. I gave it up at 0045 UT, signals were
getting weaker and weaker as it usually happens in this area after some
peak conditions between ... 2300-2400 UT ... (to South America).
(Karel Honzik-CZE, hcdx Sept 13)
Karel, According to our obs in the WOR iog and mentioned in my logs, it's
the other way around. Peru lower about 4939.971 and Colombia 4939.996 kHz.
(gh)
Glenn, you are right, thanks for your exact measurements, no doubt anymore
on my side. I found it last night too (Sun/Mon). The signal was noticeably
better than on Saturday. The talking station was the new Colombian with
its probably popular programs "Lectures of the History of Colombia" and
"A Horse and a Boy". All in Spanish, of course. There was a carrier on the
lower frequency as well (some 25 Hz below), but no modulation at 2330 UT.
The similar (or repeated) lectures were heard in the morning when the
program ended at 0809 UT without any announcement and only a carrier
remained on the frequency. I was not observing this part from this
location in the middle of Europe (no propagation from LA anymore at that
time), I was on the KiwiSDR in Bonaire where the signal was very good
(max S=9+10dB).
It seems they have no ToH IDs, only time announcements heard between the
programs - UTC -4hrs. The official time in Colombia is UTC -5hrs.
(Karel Honzik-CZE, hcdx Sept 14)
UNIDENTIFIED 4940 kHz on Sept 9 at 0357 UT, continued from previous
report, via TWR Bonaire SDR remotedly, outro previous 'Lecciones de la
Historia' as from Fuerza de Paz, bit of music, NO ID, 0400 UT into
sermonizing citing I Corinthians. Final check on own R75 at 0625 UT: still
there JBA talk vs HSNL. Also reported by Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, much
earlier:
"Unid. 4940 kHz; 08-09 Sept, 2348-0108 UT pop music, slow Spanish music,
male in Spanish "programacion", slow Spanish music, from 0030 UT until
0108 UT music sounding like religious, slow, but at 0035 UT female
announcements and 0045 UT male in Spanish. Started mixing with another
station, 0015 improve, from 0045 signal deterioration, all talks
unreadable, poor (LOB). [34 second clip at 0004 UT, song only]
<https://soundcloud.com/user-
463139565/unid4940khz0004utc09092020?ref=clipboard>
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-BRA; via Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx Sept 9)
COLOMBIA-tentat. Colombian on 4940 kHz with 2300 UTC sign-on 9 Sept.
I heard the new (presumed) Colombian station on 4940 kHz at 2300 UTC
sign-on last night (9 Sept) via the TWR Bonaire SDR receiver (but only a
trace of a carrier on 4940 kHz at that time here in Caversham).
After opening announcement and Colombian National Anthem, they were
playing old songs (but last Sunday morning around 0030 UTC they were
broadcasting a long Spanish monologue, religious sermon?)
Have uploaded a recording of 2300 sign-on last night here:
<https://app.box.com/s/s8n3bzdqb0wxquje8fl42mhbik3nenjh>
According to Santiago San Gil G on WRTH F_B Group 4 days ago, maybe it's
La Voz de tu Conciencia which used to be on 6010 kHz:
"They just identified in Spanish and English. ?? Are you listening to
6010 kHz "a religious programming in Colombian indigenous language".
Colleagues, it's LA VOZ DE TU CONCIENCIA
on a new frequency and corroborate the information provided last night by
Rafael Rodriguez from Bogota who informed me that it's a new project
Martin Stendal missionary".
(WRTH F_B group, translated from Spanish)
(Martin Stendal's "Fuerza de Paz, Colombia para Cristo" has a F_B page and
a website
<https://www.spreaker.com/show/fuerzadepazaudioss-tracks>
which says he "shares the gospel through various radio stations in
Colombia".)
(Alan Pennington-UK, via Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor Sept 10)
CUBA 4765 kHz, Sept 9 at 0046 UT check, R. Progreso is still absent,
kaput? Something's always wrong at RadioCuba
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 9)
Nothing on air from Radio Progreso Bejucal at 00.56 UT on Sept 11.
Only tiny signal string visible from Dushanbe Yangi Yul TJK
via Northern Europa path and Greenland etc.
some CODAR 'wiper' like signals in frequency range 4736 - 4836 kHz.
Also two music stations noted on weaker UNID ?
4775.050*kHz and proper S=6 signal
{R. Congonhas likely, Lucio Bobrowiec-BRA}
4774.730 kHz Radio Tarma PRU like ? at 01.22 UT Sept 11.
{R. R. Tarma-PRU likely, Lucio Bobrowiec-BRA}
4875.018 BRA canciones from RDif Roraima Brazil. S=8 -80dBm nice
strength at 01.27 UT.
4885.024 BRA Radioclube do Para, S=9+5dB -72dBm in peaks, like male
prayer BrasPort spoken program.
4904.984 UNID Brazilian, Radio Nova Relogio ? likely on threshold level.
{is Radio Relogio with religious content. Lucio Bobrowiec-BRA}
4949.735 UNID Mulenvos AGL ?, tiny signal 01.34 UT.
5010even USA Glenn Hauser WoR on WRMI Okeechobee outlet, S=7-8 at
Fris 01.30-02.00 UT.
5085even USA WTWW Lebanon TN S=9+25dB or -51dBm in peaks, music program
at 01.40 UT Sept 11 in Alberta CAN remotedly.
Worldwide stn ID given at 01.43 UT.
Distortion scratch signal on adjacent 5080 kHz.
5129.977 USA WBCQ S=9+10dB nice signal into Edmonton CAN, chorus sung
at 01.44 UT, followed by sermon '... in the name of God ...
preach and pray, ... your Lord ...'
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
CUBA 4765even Radio Progreso Bejucal is ON AIR tonight, nice sweet Latin
America canciones mx. S=9+20dB in NJ US state, 8 kHz wideband audio block
visible. At 00.50 UT on Sept 12.
Two strings also on 4775.040 and 4774.729 kHz.
4875.011 BRA R Dif Roraima, nice fluttery 8-9 at 01.00 UT.
4885.024 BRA R Clube do Para, tiny, 4875 was stronger.
4904.984 BRA ? tentat Relogio, much tiny signal.
4939.995 new COL stn ?
4939.971 likely PRU
4949.734 UNID, likely Mulenvos AGL ?
5085even kHz WTWW proper signal of 12.6 kHz broadband nice music, S=9+25dB
at 01.08 UT on Sept 12 in NJ US state.
5130 nothing on air at WBCQ here in 60 meterband.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 12)
CUBA Glenn, no reception on that frequency channel, when checked in
past 1-2 weeks, of Bauta site 7380 kHz in 22-24 UT time slot towards
South Africa, A-3 antenna HRS4/4/0.8 RJ 130degr -30degr slewed
= 100 degrees SoAF azimuth.
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 14)
DENMARK WMR 15805 kHz on extended schedule this weekend.
World Music Radio on 15805 kHz (200W from Randers) will be on a slightly
extended schedule this weekend from September 12th to 13th: Broadcasting
starts at 0400 UTC Saturday morning and continuous over night until
Sunday evening at 2100 UTC.
Meanwhile, WMR continues 24h/7d on 5840 kHz (100W from Bramming).
Still no success in getting the 500W PA working.
Radio208 is on 1440 kHz Ishoj and still running 75W only (using the stand
by transmitter) and on air 24h/7d. The big 1 kW CCA transmitter needs a
new, expensive cooling system.
Radio208 is on 5805 kHz 150W from Hvidovre also on-air 24h/7d.
Modulation on the low side, but this will hopefully be fixed within a
couple of weeks.
Finally - I'm sorry to say, that I am running late sending out QSL's for
the many reception reports being received. Hopefully, I will find time for
this next week.
Something's always wrong at WMR / Radio208, but still, we keep on fighting
keeping shortwave and mediumwave alive.
(Stig Hartvig Nielsen-DEN, <www.rado208.dk> <www.wmr.dk> hcdx Sept 11)
ECUADOR HCJB-6050 kHz VozAndes Media Quito Ecuador Information Received
6050 kHz HCJB Quito Ecuador.
Received a qsl card on 7 Sept 2020 for a 1 Jan 2020 at 0100 UTC reception
report.
The correspondent, Mz Iris Rauscher, stated that she was surprised that my
mail arrived at Vozandes Media as the Ecuadorian Post Office is closed.
And that they normally do not receive any mail. The response letter was
sent to me from Germany. It included the letter, a program schedule, and
qsl card. I will attach a photo of the program schedule with this posting.
It appears that they transmit using Spanish, Kichwa, Chapala, Shuar,
Cofan, and Waorani languages.
The letter states that their email address is
<deutsch -at- andenstimme.org>
although the program schedule shows
<vozandes -at- gmail.com>
I have heard this station quite regularly in the early evening at my home
near Pittsburgh Pa. Their off-air times appear to be from 0233 to 0925
UT, and 1402 to 2100 UT. There does not appear to be an English language
programming noted on the program schedule. The web page listed on the
schedule shows
<http://www.radiohcjb.org>
It is great to hear that one can hear the station, even though it is
listed as 1 kW, and that they do answer reception reports.
(wor, Sept 11)
GERMANY After a break of five years, the ntt (1994-2015) is back on the
internet, but not entirely. During July 2020, Dr. Hansjoerg Biener
compiled his first DX Digest ( "BDXD" = Bieners DX Digest ) of his own
observations of medium and short wave stations and items that interested
him in the past month. Unlike the earlier ntt of the Kurzwellenring Sued
or the Weltschau in the Radio-Kurier, it is not about being as complete as
possible, but about what could still interest him as a shortwave listener
with more than 40 years of experience.
During the month, news items appear at
<http://www.biener-media.de>
as they occur. The archive with a reviewed compilation is hosted by the
Arbeitsgemeinschaft DX at
<http://www.agdx.de/bdxd.html>
which already preserves the legacy of the Kurzwellenring Sued as well as
Bieners ntt and Medien aktuell: Kirche im Rundfunk.
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, direct Sept 6)
GERMANY 6115 kHz 1 kW. Radio SE-TA 2. Mail received from Radio SE-TA 2
"Our plans are to be on the air from Hartenstein, Saxony with our 1 kW
transmitter every weekend on Saturdays and Sundays from 10.00-11.00 UT on
6115 kHz 49.03 mb. Start will be on October 10th, 2020. The program is
called "Gestern war's - Die Schlager der Woche" which means "It was like
yesterday - The hits of the week". Currently the programs are in entire
German language only. Anyway, stay tuned to SE-TA 2!
Attention: <SE-TA -at- gmx.net> is used as a mailing service only, not
to use for correspondence to the station!
Please always write to <SE-TA -at- web.de>
(SE-TA, via Manuel Mendez-ESP, direct and wor Sept 8)
GERMANY 5960 kHz, Sept 6 at 0152 UT quick check confirms
'The Mighty Farty KBC' has made its seasonal switch via GERMANY
{MBR Nauen site, wb.} from 9925 kHz, and now a VG signal for the
UT Sunday 00-02 broadcast; think I just missed Kraig Krist's Forgotten
Song spot if he is still doing that; too occupied with the 4940 kHz
matter, i.a.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor & hcdx Sept 6)
INDIA re AIR Gangtok / Aizawl domestic radio sites.
re India - Gangtok and Aizawl SW transmitters currently under repair.
The following is from Jose Jacob-IND. This is wonderful news! Hope that
both Gangtok and Aizawl will be back on SW in time for the upcoming
DX season. (Ron Howard-CA-USA)
"I was not getting the SW transmissions from AIR Gangtok lately on 4835 /
6085 kHz. When I contacted the station I was told that the SW tx is
under repair since 8 Sept 2020 and hence off air now. Similar message
from AIR Aizawl also about 5050 / 7295 kHz."
I was not getting the SW transmissions from AIR Gangtok lately on 4835 /
6085 kHz. When I contacted the station I was told that the SW tx is under
repair since 8 Sept 2020 and hence off air now. Similar message from AIR
Aizawl also about 5050 / 7295 kHz.
(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 10)
INDIA Re 4835 / 6085 kHz; 5050 / 7295 kHz.
When checked AIR SW 49 / 41 mb at 09.38 UT on Sept 11 noted
7325.003 kHz CeAsia/Subcontinental Asia language?, S=9+20dB signal in
New Delhi SDR rx remotedly, AIR Jaipur.
Nothing noted on 6085 nor 7295 kHz at 09.45 UT.
Nothing noted of 7420v of Hyderabad - Chennai domestic sce at 09.46 UT,
but co-channel Huhhot-CHN 7419.980 kHz odd frequency noted instead.
Also Thimpu Bhutan missed on 6035 kHz at 09.58 UT, strong nearby China
station PBS Lhasa Baiding in Tibet with modern pop mx in Tibetan language,
S=9+20dB strength across Hmalaya mountain into Delhi capital.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
INDIA All India Radio's special transmission for "Mahalaya 2020".
Date: 17th September, 2020 (Thurs). Time: 0350-0545 IST, or
2220 UT (16th Sept) to 0015 UT (17th Sept)
* some stations have late sign in & may continue past 0100 UTC.
All India Radio will broadcast the special dawn programme "Mahishasur
Mardini" on the ocassion of Mahalaya in following languages:
- Hindi/Sanskrit - on its Indraprastha & FM Gold channels.
This will be relayed by all FM Gold channels and selected SW & MW stations
- Bengali/Sanskrit - at same time on AIR Delhi Rajdhani & FM Rainbow
channels and selected SW & MW stations.
All India Radio Kolkata will also originate the special Mahalaya programme
in Bengali/Sanskrit at same time which will be relayed by selected SW & MW
stations.
This programme may also be relayed over concerned DRM channels,
YouTube channel AIR Live News 24hrs X 7d & DTH.
"Mahishasuramardini" is a special two hour transmission consisting of
Sanskrit & Bengali recitation & music orated by Late Shri. Birendra
Krishna Bhadra. All India Radio has been broadcasting this program since
early 1930's. The sheer nostalgia is what makes the dawn of Mahalaya
special as one of the most looked forward to Radio broadcasts. Countdown
of Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya.
Frequencies observed during past years:
SW 4810 - Bhopal, 4835 - Gangtok (*), 4910 - Jaipur.
MW
531 - Jodhpur
549 - Ranchi
603 - Ajmer
621 - Patna A
648 - Indore A
657 - Kolkata A
666 - New Delhi B
675 - Chattarpur
684 - Port Blair
711 - Siliguri
729 - Guwahati A
747 - Lucknow A
756 - Jagdalpur
774 - Shimla
792 - Pune (Pure DRM)
801 - Jabalpur
810 - Rajkot A
819 - New Delhi A
828 - Silchar
846 - Ahmedabad A
891 - Rampur
909 - Gorakhpur
918 - Suratgarh
954 - Nazibabad
981 - Raipur
990 - Jammu
1008 - Kolkata B
1026 - Allahabad A
1044 - Mumbai A
1125 - Tezpur
1179 - Rewa
1242 - Varanasi
1260 - Ambikapur
1296 - Darbhanga
1314 - Bhuj
1386 - Gwalior
1395 - Bikaner
1404 - Gangtok
1458 - Bhagalpur
1530 - Agra
1593 - Bhopal A
Please email your observations & receptions reports to:
<spectrum-manager -at- prasarbharati.gov.in> or
Director (Spectrum Management & Synergy)
All India Radio,
Room No. 204
Akashvani Bhawan,
Parliament Street
New Delhi 110001, India, South Asia.
Related :
What is Mahalaya ?
<https://www.wbtourismpuja.in/home/mahalaya>
Eight Decades Later, the Original Mahalaya Still Unites
<https://thewire.in/society/eight-decades-later-the-original-mahalaya-
still-unites-bengalis-in-communion>
Come Mahalaya, Birendra Krishna Bhadra's recitation still default choice
for All India Radio
<http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-come-mahalaya-birendra-krishna-
bhadra-s-recitation-still-default-choice-for-all-india-radio-2020933>
(Alokesh Gupta-IND / Jose Jacob-IND, DX India Sept 15)
INDIA Indian Army launches community radio station for civilians. In a
first, Indian Army has launched it's first community radio station for
civilians "Radio Raabta" on 90.8 MHz at Anantnag, South Kashmir. The CRS
has been set up at Anantnag high ground and the studio is housed inside a
garrison.
More at :
<https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/army-launches-radio-station-for-
civilians-139076>
<https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/j-k/army-to-launch-its-first-community-
radio-station-in-south-kashmir-138709>
(Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXindia via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 10)
INDIA AIR Vividh Bharati 9380 kHz off air.
Flash News: Vividh Bharati transmission on 9380 kHz via Aligarh 250 kW has
been taken off air from Friday 4 Sept 2020. The entertainment channel
Vividh Bharati (translated roughly as Indian variety) is still available
on many AIR stations on FM & MW and also on Live Streaming, DTH, DRM etc.
It seems it is for the very first time that the Vividh Bharati is not on
SW after it began in 1957 to meet the competition offered by Radio Ceylon
(Now SLBC).
For some time AIR stations in Chennai, Guwhati, Mumbai and New Delhi even
transmitted on a single SW channel (10330 kHz?) with Vividh Bharti Service
From New Delhi also on SW there used to be Vividh Bharati Service in DRM
a few years back. Live Stream:
<http://prasarbharati.gov.in/playersource.php?channel=1>
<https://www.vividhbharti.org/>
(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Sept 7)
INDIA AIR Vividh Bharati 9380 kHz off air.
I have no recording of station nor can I remember the sound, even less
could I explain it in proper English. I do remember that I was happy to
receive this station. I cannot tell anything about AIR's synchronization
efforts, but I don't think they ever used four transmitter locations at
the same time. I seem to remember that a network of two or three stations
was on the air in the morning while at other times only one transmitter
was used, but I have no documentation on that. Probably you would have to
consulate the WRTHs of the time.
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, DXindia Sept 7)
Experienced DXers will remember AIR Vividh Bharati on 10330 kHz.
Up to four transmitter locations were used to transmit this service:
Chennai, Guwahati, Mumbai and New Delhi. At times in parallel. In 2003 the
service was transferred to a single 500 kW-transmitter at Bengaluru. The
transmitters at the former VB-locations were now used for the External
Service. I think the only transmitter left is Chennai 7270 kHz.
My final logs
200830 9380 0210 3008 IND AIR Vividh Bharati, alte Filmmx 25432 HjBi
200902 9380 0200 0209 IND AIR Vividh Bharati, alte Filmmx 25432 HjBi
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, DXindia Sept 7)
INDONESIA Radio Republik Indonesia is celebrating their 75th anniversary
today. RRI was established on September 11, 1945.
Today I did check for anything special from the Voice of Indonesia on
3325 kHz, but at 1202 UTC found VOI mixing with NBC Bougainville PNG,
so both were rendered unusable and not worth checking 1300-1400 UTC
for the VOI English segment. Sadly, RRI is certainly not what they
used to be on SW.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
INDONESIA 3325 kHz, Voice of Indonesia, via Palangkaraya, on Sept 14, at
1410 UT. For the second consecutive day, heard with audio at a listenable
level, which is very unusual for VOINS, which normally has very low audio;
at the end of the news in Bahasa Indonesia, played the *patriotic song
"Garuda Pancasila" (aka: "Mars Pancasila"). Can we expect a third day
with more enjoyable audio? While // 4749.95 kHz, via Cimanggis / Jakarta,
was not heard as well today as yesterday, due to the return of
Bangladesh, along with the normal CNR1 QRM.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 14)
JAPAN Frequency changes of JSR Shiokaze/Sea Breeze September 11
1300-1400 NF5920 YAM 300 kW 280 deg to NoEaAS various langs, ex6040
1300-1400 NF6070 YAM 300 kW 280 deg to NoEaAS various langs, ex6165
1300-1330 Japanese Mon/Tue/Sat/Sun; Korean Wed/Fri; English Thu.
1330-1400 Korean Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun; Japanese Mon/Tue; English Thu.
1600-1700 NF5955 YAM 300 kW 280 deg to NoEaAS various langs, ex5920
1600-1700 NF7325 YAM 300 kW 280 deg to NoEaAS various langs, ex5980
1600-1630 Japanese Mon/Tue/Sat/Sun; Korean Wed/Fri; English Thu.
1630-1700 Korean Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun; Japanese Mon/Tue; English Thu.
And frequency changes of Furusato no Kaze via JSR Shiokaze September 11
1405-1435 NF6165 YAM 300 kW 280 deg to NoEaAS Japanese Daily, ex6090
1405-1435 NF7295 YAM 300 kW 280 deg to NoEaAS Japanese Daily, ex7325
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Sept 11)
KAZAKHSTAN Time Zones: UTC+4/+5/+6hrs
National Anthem: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UamvtFPhFoU>
KiwiSDR in Balkash, Kazakhstan <http://sdr.71036.kz:8073/>
(noisy with poor sensitivity on MW)
Station Name/Network Location Adm Power Comments
1341 Qazaq Radiosy Aktau Mangystau 25, 24hrs, noted on 1321 UT Sept 19,
current status unknown, Russian nx 1005 Web Audio
1556 Qazaq Radiosy 24h, Russian nx 1005 Web Audio
1566 Qazaq Radiosy Lepsy 24h, considerable drifting, Russian nx 1005 Web
Audio. Web <https://qazradio.fm/kz/>
Audio <https://qazradio.fm/kz/live/>
(PACIFIC-ASIAN log August 2020, Editor: Bruce Portzer;
via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1097 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 6)
KOREAs Re: KBS Seoul and VoKorea Pyongyang.
I suspect that the Kimjae station antenna for North America at 40 degrees,
is single-band (15 MHz) only. It is not as tall as some of the others so
seemingly is high band only. It has been in use for several years now and
did not form part of the recent antenna upgrade. It can be seen close up
on Google street view:
<https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@35.8228067,126.8664791,3a,75y,209.98h,117.
87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPlLuI-iesGg6Y1if2ij5Tw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656>
One way to improve reception in North America would be to use this antenna
at a time when propagation is favourable. Currently this is from
2200-2400 UT - not a convenient time for most north Americans, but then
1200-1400 UT is only a good time for the east coast.
I have repeatedly mentioned this and other reception problems in my
correspondence as a monitor with KBS over the years, but does anyone take
notice? Of course not.
I found a short video which shows a recent aerial view of the Kimjae
station (starts after 1m 27sec):
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiqhrkRhXrI>
(Alan Holder G4ZBH, Isle of Wight, U.K., wor Sept 14)
Google Earth shows the right azimuth angle ? 35.8228067 N 126.8664791 E
After rebuilt two years back, some new Ampegon Switzerland-Germany gear -
measured rather real approx. 30 degr azimuth.
Like 28degr used towards CAN/USA/CUB Latin America azimuth
at Kujang D.P.R. Korea site instead. (wb)
KOREA REP OF Re: KBS Seoul and VoKorea Pyonyang.
KBS World Kimjae 1300-1400 UT scheduled across Far Eastern Russia, Alaska,
western Canada, USA towards Cuba Caribbean.
Nothing observed in North America this Sept 13
in Edmonton, nor at MI, NY and MA Perseus'
on both channels 15575 kHz; nor on 9570 kHz.
B U T at very same time at 13.30 UT Sept 13
15575 kHz Ampegon fine TX and new antenna gear;
in Europe noted the KBS English pop music program as like:
S=9+5dB here in southern Germany / Lake de Constance Swiss border.
S=8-9 at Mauno's place in eastern Finland,
S=8 in eastern Austria and at Italy-Adria coastline.
S=8-9 or -78dBm in Liverpool, England, western Europe.
S=6 only in New Delhi India South Asia, sidelobe.
S=7 -81 dBm in Tokyo (nighttime there, short skip distance in 19mb)
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 13)
KOREA SOUTH Observed frequencies on Sept 7 (Monday), with *no changes*
from those noted last Wednesday (Sept 2):
Echo of Hope VOH:
3980 // 4885 // 5990 // 6250 (mixing with North Korea's Echo of
Unification, which was // 5905) // 6348 // 9100, at 1227 UT, with
historical dramatization in English about President Lincoln; very readable
reception on 9100 kHz.
Voice of the People:
3475 (good reception) // 3905 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600, at 1055 UT.
Voice of Freedom:
5920, at 1058 UT, with fair reception (no jamming nor QRM). Super jamming
still up on ex6045 kHz. BTW - Sunday only (Sept 6), from 1155 to 1200 UT,
VOF still airing their COVID-19 program.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
KOREA SOUTH Frequencies for this week; observed Monday (Sept 14)
VOP: 3480 // 3910 // 3930 // 4450 // 6520 // 6600 kHz, at 1341 UT.
VOH: 3985 // 4890 // 5995 // 6250 kHz (whereas 6255 kHz continues to be
strongly jammed by CNR1, against an assumed UNID station)
// 6350 // 9100 kHz, at 1345 UT, with "Touch! Global Headlines," in
English and Korean.
Voice of Freedom, 5920 kHz, at 1354 UT, continues to have strong QRM
from Shiokaze (13-14 UT); while the North Korea white noise super jamming
is still up on ex 6045 kHz.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 14)
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Time zone: UTC+6hrs
National Anthem: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-x47JRtf0M>
Freq Station Name/Network Location Adm Power Comments
612 TWR, Kyrgyz Radyosy 1 (Birinichi) Bishkek Bishkek 200kW Trans World
Radio 1357-1630 in Kirghiz Kazakh Uzbek & Russian. Birinichi 0000-1200
// 4010 kHz - Web
693 ? Kyrgyz Radio 1, Birinchi Radio Osh 50kW Web
1404 Kyrgyz Radyosy 1 (Birinji radio) Ala Mishik 7kW 2300-1800 in Kyrgyz
& Russian // 612 kHz (to 1200) Web
1404 Kyrgyz Radyosy 1 (Birinji radio) Cholpon Ata Issyk-Kul 1kW
2300-1800 UT in Kyrgyz & Russian // 612 kHz (to 1200) Web
1404 Kyrgyz Radyosy 1 (Birinji radio) Dedemel Issyk-Kul 20kW
2300-1800 UT in Kyrgyz & Russian // 612 kHz (to 1200) Web
1404 Kyrgyz Radyosy 1 (Birinji radio) Hydarkan 7kW
2300-1800 in Kyrgyz & Russian // 612 kHz (to 1200) Web
1431 Kyrgyz Radyosy 1 (Birinji radio) Jalal-Abad 40kW
2300-1800 in Kyrgyz & Russian // 612 kHz (to 1200) Web
1467 Trans World Radio Bishkek Bishkek 150kW
1330-1730 in South & Central Asian languages, Russian 1730-1800 Web
4010v Kyrgyz Radio 1, Birinchi Radio Bishkek Chuy 100? 0000-1800 // MW,
reported on 4010.1 kHz 6/2013, 4009.83 kHz 10/2016, Russian 1730 (1630Sa)-
1800 UT. Web ? rather 15 kW, wb.
4820v Kyrgyz Radiosu Krasnya Rechka Chuy 15kW 0000-1800,
reported on 4819.92 kHz in 10/2016 Web
5130v Radio Maranatha (Sadaye Zindage) Bishkek Bishkek 15kW,
1500-1800 UT in Dari & Pashto, Christian Web
Kyrgyz Radyosy 1. Web <http://www.ktrk.kg/birinchi>
(PACIFIC-ASIAN log August 2020, Editor: Bruce Portzer;
via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #1097 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 6)
MOLDOVA Radio Free Europe in Russian with a Monday's progr to
Transnistria / Tiraspol was confirmed today, 14 Sept, at 1815-1845 UT on
both MW Kishinev 873, and 1494 from Cahul and Edinet sites.
{from Transnistria} Trans World Radio on MW Grigoriopol 999 kHz was heard
on 8 September at 1845-1900 UT with progr mixed in Russian & Roma (Gipgy*)
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 1 - 14)
* ? Language in WRTH 2020 mentioned as Gaugaz language to Gaugazia. (wb)
MYANMAR 5985 kHz Myanmar Radio Yangoon, 1309-1319 UT on Sept 11 (Fri)
Time for another two 5 minute editions of "Learning English with BBC,
Burmese"; today with repeat shows that I heard a long time ago; about
hypnotism helping to quit smoking and overcome fear of flying.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 14)
PERU [and non, see also comment under COLOMBIA] 4940 kHz,
UT Sunday Sept 6 at 0100 UT, via TWR Bonaire KiwiSDR, good signal in
Spanish drama, first YL speaking, then dialog and also narration, music.
Het from carrier on 4941 kHz cuts on and off occasionally; evitable by
downtuning to 4938 kHz in AM Narrow mode. 0107 UT gives website
<www.lamontanacolombia.com> and song; 0111 UT starts religious talk about
La Fe, etc.
I keep hoping for an ID break on 4940 kHz but none between shows starting
and ending at odd times, nor circa hourtops. Could this be a new
Colombian SW station as implied by the following From Rafael Rodriguez,
Colombia? English version:
"NEW SHORTWAVE RADIO PROJECT - It is a new partnership project between the
organizations ethnicradio.org and Fuerza de Paz; to bring the gospel in
native languages to Colombia and Venezuela.
<ethnicradio.org> has supported the installation of stations in Bolivia
and Peru both in SW and FM, as well as recording studios for indigenous
communities.
Fuerza de Paz and his campaign "Colombia para Cristo", has also developed
its work through radio in MW, SW and FM.
Additionally, for the medium term, they are working on the
reactivation of Colombian signals on 5910 kHz and 6010 kHz"
Attached screenshot shows something on 4940.041 kHz, at 0242 UT Sept 5,
without further explanation it so happens that I had an unID unlogged
carrier on 4940 kHz circa 0500 UT ? Sept 5. Along with the VOA Africans
on 4930 & 4960 kHz. Onlything in Aoki is the old R. San Antonio, Peru.
It seems to be missing most of the time but occasionally reported,
with a Christian format.
Back to the present Sept 6: at 0117 UT, clips of "I had a dream" and
"sieg heil" to intro next show, 'Lecciones de la Historia' about Babylon
citing bible verses.
At 0120 UT I check my own R75 reception on 4940 kHz:
JBA carrier, but the intermittent carrier on 4941 kHz is stronger.
At 0136 UT, Bonaire in synch mode tuned to 4940.00 says its carrier
-1.6 Hertz, and steady. At 0142 UT het cuts on again as Lecciones show is
terminating; music break; 0146 UT bible verse about Jeova, another song.
0152 UT intros a 20-minute program. I suspend for a while at 0200-0300 UT
in order to hear 'Weekend Radio' on WCLV webcast. 0300 UT recheck,
4940 kHz is still S9 at Bonaire with a song. 0325 UT I check again here,
and now it's JBA talk at S9/+10dB vs HSNL. Recheck Bonaire at 0345 UT, now
it's JBA there, so much weaker it should be some other station after
sign-off, but none are known.
Idea that this 4940 kHz might be a new Colombian is enforced by the
"Colombian content" of that web reference which I look up later, to
find:
<https://www.lamontanacolombia.com/info>
"Colombian Film written and directed by Lisa & Alethia Stendal
On a mountain in Colombia, paramilitary forces have Marxist rebels
cornered against a high ridge without food. In search of a way out, the
guerrillas ask an old friend (a missionary they had held hostage and
released some 20 years ago) for the number of a humanitarian priest in
hopes of finding someone to bring food to the mountain. The missionary
mistakes the priests' name for the head paramilitary leader and
inadvertently gives the guerrilla commanders the wrong number.
Through a humorous confusion two sworn enemies end up face to face in an
emotional encounter that unveils the very core of Colombia's conflict and
the journey each one must take to finally find peace in a lifetime of war.
The film came out a few years ago. Possibly they were playing excerpt
from its soundtrack. Stendals are a familiar name, as the plot seems like
the life story of a missionary relative of theirs, Martin Stendal, was the
force behind the still dormant Voz de tu Conciencia 6010 kHz and Alcaravan
Radio 5910 kHz, but which are still slated for revival, and in fact
6010 kHz as Alcaravan was heard for one? night only as I reported, last
March 10 UT. No report of either frequency since.
Rafael Rodriguez had some contact with the stations as QSL manager.
However, Radio San Antonio, Ucayali, Peru has been reported recently
active on 4940 kHz, so tentatively that is what we are getting now, not
Colombia:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW9jooaoxlw>
As received Aug 14, 2020 in Lima on 4940 kHz, ID right at the start.
As for the ethnicradio website RRR referenced, there is nothing about the
current matter, only one item from this year, in June, about R. Chazuta,
Peru:
<https://www.ethnicradio.org/2020/06/radio-waves-in-chazuta-peru.html>
which is nothing but an 18-second testimonial, also for Radio Logos.
Ethnic Radio is notoriously ambiguous about what they are axually doing,
while soliciting donations.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor & hcdx Sept 6)
ROMANIA Some special data information of RADIOCOMUNICATII S.A. 2013 year
[belonging to fiscal years 2011/2012 already] reached here about delivery
of electrical energy to the Romanian LW, MW, SW, FM and TV broadcasting
stations nationwide.
The most interesting information next to smaller Timisoara Sacalaz new
MW site of 31 Dec 1978 erecting information, is the special data of
[Tiganesti #2] Saftica site of January 1955 already, the specification
given surprisingly 1 x 100 kW, and an (older?) 1 x 50 kW transmitter is in
use also there.
A fact I've been around 14 years back since the first Satellite images
came to the knowledge of the audience, and the recognizable two rotatable
horizontal log-periodic antennas on the property always represented.
LPH Horizontal log-periodic antenna #812, which is revolving antenna type.
Two rotatable horizontal log-periodic antennas were placed on the site to
the south in the year 2008, when in August 2008 Galbeni, Tiganesti #1, and
Saftica sites were equipped with new CONTINENTAL 300 or 100 kW SW units,
Made in USA.
And also scrapped at [Tiganesti #2] Saftica site the old various longer
leg rhombic antennas in direction of Spain and Portugal from days of
Clandestine transmissions of "Radio Espana Independiente" Komintern* and
as well as Portuguese Communist Party Radio "Radio Portugal Libre" too;
in order to clear the area for residential development on the property.
* SAF RadioCom Saftica [Tiganesti #2] site,
formerly communist KOMINTERN broadcast site
from 5 Jan 1955 til 14 de Julio de 1977,
like clandestine "Radio Espana Independente".
44 38 14.41 N 26 04 24.27 E
<http://binged.it/1LJIrgZ>
ID # 1001250 Saftica, line 148, two SW TX units, 1 x 100 kW, and also
1 x 50 kW (so for example the IRRS Milano broadcasts can run!
or RRI Ukrainian / Italian, Balkan services etc.
runs briefly with the 50 kW during the rental,
and the external tenants get the full 100 kW power instead ? )
that is also possible. RRI listeners in the vicinity of the Balkans,
Ukraine get this performance difference from Saftica not at all!
ID # 1001420 Bucarest Tancabesti MW 855 kHz, line 181, 400 kW MW
ID # 1001460 Tiganesti #1, line 185, 3 x 300 kW SW
ID # 3004150 RadioCom directorate Iasi
Bacau Galbeni PDF page #95, under ID # 3004150
contain 400 kW MW, 2 x 300 kW SW.
ID # 4006520 Boldur, line 13, 400 kW MW
ID # 4006110 Ortisoara, line 87, 400 kW MW
smaller Timisoara-3 MW installation
<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=97ad3b45-46d9-4356-8ff7-
bacac3771f5c&cp=45.748848~21.076963&lvl=18&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>
45.748528 N 21.077611 E location
ID # 4006550 Sacalaz, line 18, 909 kHz 50 kW, 1314 kHz 25 kW,
88 meters high monopole mast erected on 31 Dec 1978, in year when the new
ITU MW plan 23 Nov 1978 came into effect europeanwide.
Bigger old Timisoara MW site of former RRI ext sce 755 kHz 135 kW in use
til moved to Baldur site. National domestics 630 kHz of 1951year til mid
2003year - probably: ? Tesla Made in CSSR, in use before 630 kHz went to
new Harris unit 400 kW site at Ortisoara ID # 4006110.
One more word about the old transmitter location Timisoara (in the middle
of the city). The transmitter building was put into operation here on
July 31, 1951.
ID # 1000120 Bucarest Herastrau, 2 masts and a simple T-antenna design in
between seen on Google 'Streetview' image
of MW 603 kHz (30 kW in WRTH list page 332)
RadioComunicatii list show 50 kW, 200 kW, 50 kW units instead,
probably as reserve units for special transmissions?
ROU Herastrau Bucuresti MW 603 kHz, this site
44 28 37.38 N 26 03 09.49 E
another more TV/FM/communications mast on the left side visible too:
44 28 37.23 N 26 03 05.75 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/xRDMYEc3yraZV64e6> Streetview horizontal T-Antenna
(Erich Bergmann-D faithfull research, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
603 kHz 15 kW station at Turnu Severin location discovered at
44 38 43.94 N 22 38 19.07 E
<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=7a924ab0-02ec-4153-8bc5-
2e3f906fd0fa&cp=44.645662~22.638535&lvl=19&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 12)
ROMANIA QSL Radio Vocea Sperantei (1485, 1584, 1602 kHz low power)
Auch dank Eurer Mithilfe konnte ich einen Empfangsbericht mit
nachvollziehbaren Details an Radio Vocea Sperantei zusammenstellen.
Heute kam ein schoener QSL-Brief als PDF-Anhang von Frau Emilia Oprea
(sie ist auf neu-rumaenisch "Asistent manager" und ueber die Adresse
<rvs -at- rvs.ro> erreichbar). So macht das Hobby Spass!
(Norbert Reiner-D, A-DX newsgroup Sept 14)
SPAIN Re: MW 918 kHz Spain.
I am not sure, if Radio Inter is back - not yet according to this info in
<mediumwave.info> Sept. 11th:
The CEO and owner of 'EAJ29 Radio Inter', Madrid, on 918 kHz, and
conductor of the morning magazine of this station, Carlos Penaloza, said
some days ago on air that they would install a *100 kW transmitter* to
replace the old, German tube 20 kW transmitter (I guess of AEG Telefunken)
which has been on air in a precarious state from long time ago, with years
of damaged performance, with loud heterodyne noise, beating hiss and
unstable carrier.
In the last decade, the company entered in a decadence and the facilities,
neglected, had a historic of outages of the signal, up to more than a week
off air, and the site had been even vandalized some years ago with the
cooper being looted and other damages.
I must note that the license the owners have for EAJ29 on 918 kHz is for a
power up to 50 kW, and no more, as do EAJ2, EAJ7, EAK1 in Madrid, EAJ1,
EAJ15 and EAJ39 in Barcelona, EAJ3 and EAK5 in Valencia, etcetera. None
private station on medium wave in Spain is or has been, allowed to use
more than such power.
For the moment the station is off the air, only available on tiny FM
frequency and streaming. Mr. Penaloza also informed the audience about the
good speed of the restoration works of the facilities.
Guillermo Saez-ESP, 2020-Sept-11.
(via Ydun Ritz-DEN, mediumwave.info Sept 13)
re MW 918 kHz - Members,
this came to my attention late last night. Thanks to Sven Martinsen who
picked up a French article from <media-radio-info> and posted it on the
DX Listeners Club F_B Group.
EAJ29 Radio Intercontinental in Madrid is back.
Once again (since the start of this month) 918 kHz is back sharing the
mast at Humera G.C. at
40 26 40 N 03 46 40 W
which had only 954 kHz Onda Cero broadcasting from it for many months.
<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=8dcf9c73-ed32-4be2-94ec-98949615e52a&cp=40.445461~-3.77788&lvl=18&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>
The power (of Radio Intercontinental) has been increased to 100 kW thanks
to a new modern transmitter replacing the very old and unreliable valve
transmitter. My entry showing the site as being diplexed now makes sense!
I just thought that I would check the map and Streetview image for Humera
in Madrid. I hadn't noticed before, but the mast standing behind the
pretty wall is tubular! I have now removed reference to "Lattice" from
the two rows on my spreadsheet.
(Dan Goldfarb-UK, mwmasts newsgroup Sept 13)
TAIWAN Frequency change of Radio Taiwan International RTI in 25mb
0800-0900 NF11695 PAO 100 kW 45 deg to JPN in Japanese, ex11785 kHz.
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Sept 14)
TURKEY/FRANCE/GERMANY/JAPAN Traditional mistaken frequency of the Voice
of Turkey Emirler on 12 September at 0430-0455 UT on 6165 kHz.
Turkish pop songs & IDs in different languages were over the NHK World
Radio Tokyo Japan program in Russian language.
BTW the tx from TDF Issoudun France is with old defect with pulsing
rhythmic sounds & the speech from NHK is unclear.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 1 - 14)
USA 5085 kHz, UT Sun Sept 6 at 0023 UT, TONITO has just started on
WTWW-2 so I switch immediately to its $tereo webcast: starts playing
'Downtown' since Bob Heil in Belleville IL is right across from DNTN
St Louis; and the rest is very familiar too as a rerun from last? week
featuring Les Larsen playing via his SD card on a Wurlitzer type built
by Alan/Allan/Allen/Alun/Alyn Organs.
Last song is Que Sera, until 0054 UT right into Pink Floyd, The Wall.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, wor & hcdx Sept 6)
USA 7505 kHz on Sept 9 at 0059 UT, still no WRNO.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 9)
Nothing on air this Sept 11 at 00.13 UT.
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
VANUATU On Sept 10, happy to report Radio Vanuatu was heard again on
11835 kHz (harmonic); English Hour at 0331-0431 UT; pop songs; 0400-0405
UT, RV news (item about Bob Woodward's book, etc.); followed by Vanuatu
weather; 0407-0431 UT, ABC RA's program "Pacific Beat" (concerns about
a nickel mining project in the Solomon Islands and reads responses to that
story that were posted on the ABC RA F_B page; weather report for the
Pacific region; vote counting is underway in PNG.
New Zealander's will be voting on the use of recreational marijuana); not
their best reception, but still fairly readable. Over the next few hours
their reception usually improves, as they head towards their sunset
(0641 UT). Had been silent for several days, so good to have them back
again !
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 10)
VANUATU 11835 kHz third harmonic, Sept 14 (Mon), with random checking
from 0334 to last check at 0534 UT, - 'found RV off the air' only CNR2
heard.
Sept 11, on 11835 kHz, 0311-0330 UT, heard a portion of their French Hour
(0230-0330 UT); 0330-0438 UT, in English; pop songs and "Inside the
Studio" interview; 0404-0412 UT, news (Vanuatu deputy speakers of
Parliament ask for pay raise; heavy rains cause landslides on a Vanuatu
island; etc.); Vanuatu weather; 0414-0438 UT, "Pacific Beat," a ABC RA
program (yesterday the Australian government approved a supplemental
budget for a loan to PNG, as the result of COVID-19 weakening the PNG
economy, etc.).
Sept 11, on 3945 kHz, RV, 1034-1104* UT; Elton John - "Sacrifice";
religious sermon in English and religious music; went off with no ID nor
National Anthem. Since Aug 25, they no longer have any extended broadcasts
past 1104+ UT, with non-stop songs, as they did in the past.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 14)
VIETNAM DAI TIENG NOI VIET NAM 75th anniversary
(September 7, 1945 - 2020)
VIETNAM Due to faults in the transmitters from September 6
Voice Vietnam decided to suspend the following transmissions
1130-1158 7220.00 SON 100 kW 027 deg to FE RUS Russian
1230-1258 7220.00 SON 100 kW 027 deg to FE RUS Russian
1230-1258 12018.65 SON 100 kW 177 deg to SoEaAS English
1300-1328 12018.65 SON 100 kW 177 deg to SoEaAS Indonesian
2200-2228 9839.75 SON 100 kW 057 deg to EaAS Japanese
2200-2228 12018.65 SON 100 kW 057 deg to EaAS Japanese
2230-2258 9839.75 SON 100 kW 057 deg to EaAS Chinese
2230-2258 12018.65 SON 100 kW 057 deg to EaAS Chinese
2300-2328 12018.65 SON 100 kW 177 deg to SoEaAS Indonesian
2330-2358 12018.65 SON 100 kW 177 deg to SoEaAS English
Additional transmission of Voice Vietnam from September 7:
1430-1458 7280.00 SON 100 kW 320 deg to WeEUR Russian
1430-1458 9730.00 SON 100 kW 320 deg to WeEUR Russian
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX Topnews Sept 14)
VIETNAM/USA My observations last few days of VOVTN missing from WHRI
7315 kHz relays including English at 0000 UT are now explained by Jeff
White on this week's AWR Wavescan, after quoting one of my previous logs
of it wondering whether that would continue under WBCQ ownership:
"We have information that Voice of Vietnam relays from South
Carolina, WHRI are going to be discontinued, most likely, as the
station is planning to probably eliminate its shortwave broadcasts
altogether, and it may do shortwave [sic] broadcasts to the United
States via some local AM and FM stations"
This presumably comes from recent virtual-only B-20 HFCC conference.
See whether any other broadcasts remain? WRTH A-20 English update:
0000-0030 daily NoAM 7315hri
1000-1030 daily AS 9840vni, 12020vni
1130-1200 daily AS 9840vni, 12020vni
1230-1300 daily AS 9840vni, 12020vni
1330-1400 daily AS 9840vni, 12020vni
1500-1530 daily AS 9840vni, 12020vni
1600-1630 daily EUR 7280vni, 9730vni
1600-1630 daily ME 7220vni
1900-1930 daily EUR 7280vni, 9730vni
2030-2100 daily ME 7220vni
2130-2200 daily EUR 7280vni, 9730vni
2330-2400 daily AS 9840vni, 12020vni
"12020" is particularly interesting, as we know it's constantly way
off-frequency about 12018.9 kHz.
From Aoki/NDXC its complete schedule is now shown:
12019 1000-1030 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Eng Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1030-1100 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Ind Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1100-1130 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Jap Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1130-1200 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Eng Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1200-1230 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Jap Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1230-1300 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Eng Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1300-1330 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Ind Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1330-1400 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Eng Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1400-1430 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Jap Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1430-1500 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Ind Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 1500-1530 VTN VOICE OF VIETNAM Eng Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 2200-2230 VTN x VOICE OF VIETNAM Jap Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 2230-2300 VTN x VOICE OF VIETNAM Chi Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 2300-2330 VTN x VOICE OF VIETNAM Ind Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 2330-2400 VTN x VOICE OF VIETNAM Eng Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
The x is not keyed but I think means deleted or no longer heard ?
After 2300 UT Sept 8 via remote in South Korea, no signals heard on
12019 or 9840 kHz axually that too was always off-frequency-minus.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 8)
VIETNAM formerly on 9550 kHz before 2011 year.
12019 2300-2330 VTN x VOICE OF VIETNAM Indonesian Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12019 2330-2400 VTN x VOICE OF VIETNAM English Hanoi-Sonta 1-7
12018.659 kHz Voice of Vietnam, Son tay site in Indonesian, two ladies
announcer in performance, heard on remote Hiroshima SDR site in Japan,
S=6-7 or -91dBm poor - BACKLOBE signal - of 177degr azimuth antenna,
at 23.10 UT on Sept 10 UT.
// 9839.770 kHz exact measured then
VoVTN English on Kiwi remote unit at Jakarta INS at 23.00-23.57:50 UT,
S=9+25dB or -55dBm powerful. No Asian or rather Yankee US accent spoken.
Like more Australian or Singapore English empire spoken
<http://swloi33.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/>
At 23.51 UT a like National Day ceremony commemorate hymn played.
Commemorating Dec 2nd, 1975, declaration day of Vietnam independence from
the western colonial empire struggle.
Address speech by leader Ho Chi Min heard.
10 kHz wide audio excellent audio quality from Hanoi - Son Tay site -
once built Made in USSR bcast center in late 70ties ? -
heard on remote SDR rx at Jakarta, Indonesia.
Son Tay tx OFF air at 23.58:05 UTC Sept 10th.
kHz UTC zone site kW degr slew anttype
9840 2300-2400 54 VN1 100 177 0 156
12020 2300-2400 54 VN1 100 177 0 156
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 10)
NOT ON AIR 22.00-22.58 UT on Sept 13 and 14.
2200-2228 on 9839.75 SON 100 kW / 057 deg to EaAs Japanese
2200-2228 on 12018.65 SON 100 kW / 057 deg to EaAs Japanese
2230-2258 on 9839.75 SON 100 kW / 057 deg to EaAs Chinese
2230-2258 on 12018.65 SON 100 kW / 057 deg to EaAs Chinese
But on Sept 13 and 14 heard different schedule
not on air 22.00-23.00 UT
STILL ON AIR at 23.00-23.58 UTC only single outlet in 31 mb frequency.
VIETNAM 9839.771 kHz measured exact in Hiroshima and Tokyo remote
Perseus, Voice of Vietnam, Son tay site in Indonesian 23.00 til 23.27 UT
end, then 2-3 minute only empty carrier. From 23.31 UT then news in
English, VoVTN ID, news item 'New Japanese Premier Ministre'.
S=7-8 or -79dBm in Hiroshima poor to fair, and poor S=6 in northern Tokyo
Japan remote SDR. - BACKLOBE signal - of 177degr azimuth antenna
to THA, MAL, SNG, INS, PHL, LAO target on Sept 13 and 14.
but when entered KiwiNet VoVTN English on Kiwi remote unit Sept 14 at
Jakarta INS at 23.31-23.58 UT, noted S=9+20dB or -52dBm powerful,
easy armchair listening on this only Jakarta location Kiwi receiver,
try tomorrow via Kiwi web
<http://swloi33.proxy.kiwisdr.com:8073/>
kHz UTC zone site kW degr slew anttype
9840 2300-2400 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 on air always.
12020 2300-2400 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 off air 13 and 14 Sept.
9839.771 VoVTN in Indonesian noted in Hiroshima, Tokyo and Brisbane remote
Perseus SD rxs, at 13.10 UT on Sept 15, S=8 -80dBm in Japan, nothing heard
on 12019v at 13.15 UT.
7220even VoVietnam in Mandarin Chinese at 13.21 UT S=9+20dB in Hirsoshima
At 13.31 UT on Sept 15 noted VoVTN Son Tay in English at 57degr azimuth
curtain on split fq
9839.771 kHz
S=9+20dB in Japan remotedly. En nxcast at 13.38 UT 'UK Brexit disaster,
Northern Ireland / UK agreement questioned ... Belarus - Russia
relation / natural gas and oil debts ... {like Ukraine also} '.
At 13.44 UT noted some transmitter on/off tries, an thick string seen
on 12019v kHz switched on and off few times. Sept 15.
7285even VoVietnam in French heard only underneath of BAD MIXTURE of
co-channel/adjacent 7284.997 kHz of CRI Mongolian ext sce from Beijing -
Matoucun #572 site, S=9+25dB -57dBm powerful.
Strange string of 11718.47 kHz noted in Hanoi and Hong Kong Kiwi SDR rxs
remotedly, at 08.05 UT on Sept 15.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 13 / 14 / 15)
Re: Suspended transmissions of Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi Son Tay outlets
Russian at 1130 UT heard on 7220 kHz Sept 11
Indonesian at 2300 UT heard on 12020v kHz Sept 10
(Jean-Marie Aubier-F, wor Sept 14)
VIETNAM 6020 kHz Voice of Vietnam, program 4 (ethnic minority languages
service), at 1455-1510 UT on Sept 14.
Via Buon Ma Thuot, the capital city of Dac Lac Province; indigenous music
/ singing. Dac Lac province is located in the Central Highlands and has
many indigenous people there who are not ethnically Vietnamese.
VOV4 website (Google translation)
<http://goo.gl/j9p6e4>
where under "National Music" they have audio of some of their indigenous
songs.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 14)
Some information from the archive:
formerly in August 12018.665 kHz much ODD fq outlet, Voice of Vietnam
in Japanese listed at 12.10 UT on Aug 8, via Son Tay site, west of Hanoi
capital.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)
VIETNAM Voice of Vietnam, B-16 schedule, 301016-260317 requests
1242 1330 1430 49 OMO 500 nondir 4-mast Lao VTN VOV VOV
1242 1430 1500 49 OMO 500 nondir 4-mast Thai VTN VOV VOV
1242 1500 1600 49 OMO 500 nondir 4-mast Viet VTN VOV VOV
1242 1600 1630 49 OMO 500 nondir 4-mast Khmer VTN VOV VOV
5925 2145 1700 49 CK2 50 nondir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
5975 2145 1700 49 MET 50 nondir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
6020 2200 1530 49 DAL 20 nondir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
6165 1130 1400 49 CK2 50 nondir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
6165 2200 2300 49 CK2 50 nondir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
6165 2330 2400 49 CK2 50 nondir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
7210 2145 1700 49 DAL 20 nondir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
7220 1100 1330 31-33 VN1 100 27 0 218 MaRuMaRuMaVTN VOV VOV
7220 1500 1700 37-39 VN1 100 290 0 218 VieEngFra VTN VOV VOV
7220 2030 2130 37-39 VN1 100 290 0 218 EngFra VTN VOV VOV
7220 2200 2230 31-33 VN1 100 27 0 218 Mandarin VTN VOV VOV
7280 1600 1800 27-30,37-39 VN1 100 320 0 218 EnRuViFr VTN VOV VOV
7280 1800 2000 27-30,37-39 VN1 100 320 0 218 SpGeEnFrSpVTN VOV VOV
7280 2000 2200 27-30,37-39 VN1 100 320 0 218 GeSpFrEn VTN VOV VOV
7285 1100 1330 49 VN1 100 216 0 141 LaFrThaFr VTN VOV VOV
7315 0000 0200 HRI 250 173 -15 146 SpEnSpEn USA HRI FCC
alternate 7435 2145 1700 49 VN1 100 97 0 141 Viet VTN VOV VOV
alternate 9530 2145 1700 49 CK2 50 non-dir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
9550 1500 1700 37-39 VN1 100 290 0 218 VieEngFra VTN VOV VOV
9550 2030 2130 37-39 VN1 100 290 0 218 EngFra VTN VOV VOV
9635 0000 2400 49 VN1 100 145 0 141 Viet VTN VOV VOV
9730 1600 1800 27-30,37-39 VN1 100 320 0 218 EnRuViFr VTN VOV VOV
9730 1800 2000 27-30,37-39 VN1 100 320 0 218 SpGeEnFrSpVTN VOV VOV
9730 2000 2200 27-30,37-39 VN1 100 320 0 218 GeSpFrEn VTN VOV VOV
9840 1000 1100 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 EngInd VTN VOV VOV
9840 1100 1230 44,45 VN1 100 57 0 156 JpnEngJpn VTN VOV VOV
9840 1230 1330 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 EngInd VTN VOV VOV
9840 1330 1430 44,45 VN1 100 57 0 156 EngJpn VTN VOV VOV
9840 1430 1530 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 IndEng VTN VOV VOV
9840 2200 2300 44,45 VN1 100 57 0 156 JpnMan VTN VOV VOV
9840 2300 2400 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 IndEng VTN VOV VOV
9850 0400 0600 49 CK2 50 non-dir 975 Viet VTN VOV VOV
11720 1030 1330 49 CK2 50 187 0 156 VoViet 4 VTN VOV VOV
11720 1330 1700 49 VN1 100 187 0 156 Viet VTN VOV VOV
11720 2145 1030 49 VN1 100 187 0 156 Viet VTN VOV VOV
12000 1100 1330 31-33 VN1 100 27 0 218 ManRus VTN VOV VOV
12000 2200 2230 31-33 VN1 100 27 0 218 Mandarin VTN VOV VOV
12020 1000 1100 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 EngInd VTN VOV VOV
12020 1100 1230 44,45 VN1 100 57 0 156 JpnEngJpn VTN VOV VOV
12020 1230 1330 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 EngInd VTN VOV VOV
12020 1330 1430 44,45 VN1 100 57 0 156 EngJpn VTN VOV VOV
12020 1430 1530 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 IndEng VTN VOV VOV
12020 2200 2300 44,45 VN1 100 57 0 156 JpnMan VTN VOV VOV
12020 2300 2400 54 VN1 100 177 0 156 IndEng VTN VOV VOV
CK2 = Xuan Mai, Tan Tien. 20 52 41.63 N 105 35 42.79 E
<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=fa685dce-2885-4610-bbe4-
450b886eb3f0&cp=20.87814~105.594973&lvl=19&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>
DAL = Buon Me Thuot; 12 38 37.16 N 108 01 07.73 E
MW 819 kHz inactive 690/1090kHz, SW 4800/6020/7210 20kW
<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=8453fcce-be3f-4a14-abd6-
eb5b72b0f522&cp=12.64389~108.018&lvl=17&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>
HRI = Cypress Creek SC-USA North America relay rent.
MET = Hanoi, Me Tri ceased now since January 2015.
Demolished because of suburban new buildings.
Former MW 675/680, 1010 kHz. Still seen two masts in MS Bing,
of Airbus 2020 image
20 59 56.82 N 105 46 58.46 E
<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=7f810163-d458-4d46-8020-
04c3b89176dc&cp=21.000681~105.776974&lvl=19&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>
On former SW site some 7 lower SW antenna installations.
OMO = Can Tho, Thoi Long. Harris MW location
Transmitter house 10 07 56.67 N 105 34 19.60 E
1242 kHz ext sce, 2000 kW Harris Made in USA.
10 07 11 N 105 33 57 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/gFP1ha3cZnC2>
711/783/873 kHz domestic sceS, 500 kW Harris Made in USA.
10 07 36.84 N 105 34 37.37 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/M8yczYHSm2wKAHhN6>
or 10 07 52.70 N 105 33 51.81 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/HrWip7JCW1WYRSYa9>
or 10 08 31.17 N 105 33 43.31 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/4qAsD8pWtXFWd3Nk9>
VN1 = Son Tay, main external shortwave center, built by Made in USSR
in late 70ties to 1982 ?
reshuffeled by BBEF Beijing design Made in China in 2013-2014 year?
21 08 22.57 N 105 24 53.49 E
<https://www.bing.com/maps?osid=118f7a19-3424-41ce-a9da-
7dfce463bac3&cp=21.140481~105.415521&lvl=17&style=h&v=2&sV=2&form=S00027>
Some curtains visible, acc direction azimuth:
007/187 RUS Siberia Yakutsk, MNG, NoCHN; LAO, CBG, MLA, SNG, INS
027deg FE-RUS, FE-CHN
057/237deg JAP, KORs, EaCHN, TWN
145deg VTN, INS-east, Port-Dili, AUS, NZL
177/357deg INS, LAO, CBG, MLA, SNG; FE-RUS, CHN, MNG
217deg SoAF, MMR, MLD
270deg AF, NoEaAF, NE, ME, SOM, ERI, ETH
290deg AF, NoAF, NE, ME, IRN, ARS, SoAS, MMR
320deg EUR, WeRUS, Moscow
MW former external sce 1010 kHz 005 / 185degr mothballed.
4 masts USSR made Sidefire antenna design of the 80ties.
21 08 11.08 N 105 25 06.20 E
<https://goo.gl/maps/T3UiyEugqMnuDrHR9>
Official Networks:
VOV1: News and current affairs (HF and MF)
VOV2: Economic, social, cultural and education (HF and MF)
VOV3: Mx and nx, 24 hrs daily, VHF
VOV4: Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam - Khmer, H'Mong, Ede, Giarai Bana,
Xedang (HF and MF)
VOV5: For foreigners in Vietnam - English, French, Mandarin,
on VHF (HaNoi and Ho Chi Minh)
VOV6: ExtSce (HF and VHF)
Former relays:
EXTERNAL SERVICE RELAYS. The VoVTN uses relays in Sackville-CAN and
Serpukhov and Moscow-RUS [also Armavir-RUS, ORS Moosbrunn-AUT in the
past ?] for reaching audiences in the Americas and EUR respectively.
Til Oct 29, 2000:
9695 Sackville 0100-0130 En, 0130-0230 Vn, 0230-0300 En.
9795 Sackville 0300-0330 Sp, 0330-0400 En, 0400-0500 Vn.
12070 Serpukhov* 1700-1730 En, 1730-1830 Vn, 1830-1900 Fr.
12030 Serpukhov* 1900-1930 Ru, 1930-2030 Vn.
7440 Moscow 1900-1930 Ru.
* veiled call of Moscow relay site, fake entry for real site at
Moscow Taldom or Kurovskaya location.
13705 Voice of VTN via Khabarovsk, 0355, VoR test tones, then Vn progr got
under way at 0400. (Foster-OZ, via NU, May 22/23, 1998)
former REGIONAL TXs.
4212 Lai Chau Prov 4722 Gia Lai Prov 4796 So'n La Prov
5595 Lao Cai Prov 6347 Yen Bai Prov 6382 Lai Chau Prov
6451 Thai Nguyen Prov 6500 Cao Bang Prov 6695 Lao Cai Prov
7156 Ha Giang Prov
Operating freqs of most of these txss vary from hour to hour, and from day
to day, with fluctuations of up to 50 kHz! Some are not on the air each
day, and bcing times are subject to constant change.
{thanks to Bob Padula-AUS ARDXC news, item of July 2000 year}
(WRTH 2017, page 508; wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4, 2017)
VIETNAM 75th anniversary of VOV s English Service.
Untold stories , a special program marking 75th anniversary of VOVs
English Service. Sept 7, (VOVWORLD).
The Voice of Vietnam national radio station started broadcasting from
Hanoi on September 7th, just 5 days after the establishment of the
Democratic Republic of Vietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
The English program was among the first foreign language programs
broadcast overseas on that day.
Since then, September 7 has always been a great occasion to recall VOVs
history and development.
<https://vovworld.vn/en-US/sunday-show/untold-stories-a-special-program-
marking-75th-anniversary-of-vovs-english-service-899367.vov>
(via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, hcdx and wor Sept 9)
Re: Voice of Vietnam quitting shortwave ?
But this story does not say they are quitting SW; but they may consider it
becoming irrelevant - It is not even mentioned among its platforms.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Sept 9)
Society
Radio Voice of Vietnam targets internet users with new digital platform.
National radio broadcaster Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on September 4 launched
VOV Live - a digital platform that offers users unlimited access to the
diversified content produced by VOV, including its huge archive of radio
shows aired over the past 75 years. VNA Saturday, Sept 05, 2020.
Radio Voice of Vietnam targets internet users with new digital platform
hinh anh 1
The event to launch VOV Live on September 4 (Photo: VOV)
Hanoi (VNA) - National radio broadcaster Voice of Vietnam (VOV) on Sept 4
launched VOV Live - a digital platform that offers users unlimited access
to the diversified content produced by VOV, including its huge archive of
radio shows aired over the past 75 years.
The latest news about Vietnam and the rest of the world, music and story-
telling shows can also be found on VOV Live, which is available on
several platforms such as Web
<http://vovlive.vn>
Wap (Wireless Application Protocol), Mobile App (VOV Live app on Appstore
and Google Play), and social media
<https://www.facebook.com/Vovlive.vn/>
Also at the press conference on September 4, the broadcaster revealed its
new logo as part of the new Corporation Identify Programme (CIP) and to
mark its 75th anniversary (September 7, 1945 - 2020).
At present, VOV has eight channels featuring specific topics such as
breaking news, culture, music, world, traffic and health. In addition, the
national radio broadcaster is also the operator of Vietnam Digital
Television (VTC) and VOV TV. The e-newspapers vov.vn and vtc.vn, and the
newspaper Tieng Noi Viet Nam are also under VOV.
General Director of VOV Nguyen The Ky said the 75th anniversary is a
special occasion for the national radio broadcaster to look back, thus to
inherit and promote further the legacy of VOV, aiming to renovate and
overcome any challenge.
The launch of our new CIP is a significant step which is expected to make
its mark on the press world as well as show our determination to catch up
with latest global media trends, he said.
5th September 2020:
<https://en.vietnamplus.vn/radio-voice-of-vietnam-targets-internet-users-
with-new-digital-platform/182436.vnp>
(hcdx and wor Sept 9)
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Log Sept 5 at 21.30-22.30 UT in remote SDR in northeastern USA
MI, NY, and MA states.
5940even F RTA Algiers via RTF relay at Issoudun France, Arabic sce,
21.40 UT on Sept 5. Audio disturbed as often by co-channel
unidentified disturbtion of BUBBLE DITTER signal audio jamming
from somewhere in Sahel / CeAfrica area origin ?
S=7 or -84dBm in Rochester NY state sidelobe signal.
6180.006 BRA Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, heavy flutter signal
UT tonight, S=6 or -91dBm strength in peaks at 21.50 UT.
7205.022 F Rather NOT Omdurman Sudan, but RFI TDF Issoudun on unstable
frequency at 21.54 UT, scheduled French sce 21-22 UT. Up to S=9
7490.007 USA WBCQ English probably The Planet scheduled at 22.02 UT
S=8-9 or -71dBm on Sept 5. But only empty carrier, no modulation
9330even USA WBCQ English, fluttery full 300 kW signal noted in MI & NY
on east coast US, S=6 or -92dBm much fluttery signal
at this 22.07 UT time slot on Sept 5.
9420.002 GRC ERA Avlis of Greece, Greek mx at 22.08 UT, noted in Detroit
MI state proper S=9+10dB signal strength. Greek mx played.
9535.002 CUB RHC Bejucal rather regional transmission to Caribbean CeAM
but fair S=6 signal in Rochester NY state at 22.10 UT on Sept 5.
9640.003 CUB RHC Bejucal on Antilles southeasterly target transmission
but fair S=6 signal in Rochester NY state at 22.11 UT on Sept 5.
9664.805 BRA Radio Voz Missionaria, Camburio SC, S=6 -90dBm signal at
22.12 UT on Sept 5. Music px.
9818.877 Tentativelly BRA stn ? poor and tiny S=4 -104dBm signal at
22.14 UT on Sept 5.
? BRA ZYR96 Radio 9 de Julho, from Sao Paulo Brazil ?
9830.007 TUR Voice of Turkey, Emirler, English, S=9 female presenter at
22.17 UT scheduled 22.00-22.58 UT. Excellent 10 kHz wideband
block audio seen/heard in Massachusetts remote SDR rx.
9979.993 USA odd fq WWCR Nashville TN state, TOM BS loud roarer,
S=8-9 in Rochester NY. 22.19 UT.
11780.009 BRA Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, heavy flutter signal
same like // 6180.006 kHz at 21.50 kHz too.
Live ?sports transmission, like machine gun speed spoken
by presenter, much emotionally excited. S=9+15dB at 22.22 UT.
11915.014 ARS BSKSA Riyadh Arabic HQ Holy Quran service at 22.26 UT
S=7-8 or -81dBm signal but stronger on // 11820v kHz.
11859.989 ARS Rep of Yemen Excile Radio from Jeddah, S=6 at 22.29 UT.
11820.045 ARS BSKSA Riyadh Arabic HQ Holy Quran service at 22.30 UT
S=9+15dB signal.
11815.024 BRA Probably Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, fair S=6 fluttery
at 22.30 UT on Sept 5.
11800even CUB RHC Spanish via Quivican San Felipe TITAN site signal
aimed to South America eastern side, S=8-9 strength of
sidelobe at 22.33 UT. Accompanied two spurs of 10 kHz apart
distance visible on both sides on 11790 and 11810 kHz.
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 5)
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U.K. Listening Post and Listening Review: September 2020
My Listening Post/Review columns appear first each month in the BDXC
- Communication magazine (as Listening Post) and
- NASWA Journal (as Listening Review).
Attached is the September 2020 issue of Listening Post.
To join BDXC and/or NASWA, follow these links.
Both clubs offer reduced e-membership (PDF) rates.
BDXC: <http://www.bdxc.org.uk/apply.html>
NASWA: <http://www.naswa.net/journal/dues>
(Alan Roe-UK, BrDXC-UK ng & wor Sept 11)
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