WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News Compiled by Wolfgang Büschel January 5Th, 2006 (BC-DX #742)
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WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Weekly Top News WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News compiled by Wolfgang Büschel January 5th, 2006 (BC-DX #742) Link to WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Homepage You are visitor number of the WWDXC Web Pages since July 1st, 1996. ANGOLA 7216.7 RNA (tent), Mulenvos, tentatively logged on 29 Dec 2315- ..., Vernacular (tent), talks; 12441, vy.strg. adj QRM de ChinaRI in Sp. on 7210 kHz. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 2) ANTARCTICA 15476 R.Ncaional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, logged on 27 Dec 1939-1955, Spanish, mx; 14331, adj QRM de GRC 15485. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 2) ARMENIA 4810 Armenian National R, Yerevan, 0355-0555 UT fade out, on Dec 24, Armenian talk and hymns relayed from HS, except 0430-0500 UT FS in Farsi, 45444 // 9965 until 0500* UT. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Dec 28) AUSTRALIA Reactivated from Northern Territories on 120 mb? Noted at 2000 UT on Dec 17th, on 2485 (strong), // 2310 (good), // 2325 (very poor). (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 17) Reshuffled to new RIZ Zagreb-Croatia txs? 100 kW units lowered to 50 kW of power. (wb) AUSTRALIA HCJB Australia is receiving a second 100 kW tx shipped from Ecuador which will arrive on site early this year. This represents a gift of approximately one million Australian Dollars. They will need to retrofit the tx to make the motors adaptable to their 240 volt single phase power and the 50 cycle as opposed to the 60 cycle used in the U.S. In addition, the tx will need to be fitted with special ducting and connections to the antenna switcher. They will need to raise about $100,000 to transport, retrofit and install this new tx on site in Kununurra, plus the additional studio and communications equipment. (ARDXC Nx via dxld Jan 2) 2310 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, audible on 27 Dec at 1855-1909, talks in English; 15231, but better at 1934; inaudible on // 2325 VL8T. 2485 VL8K, Katherine NT, audible on 27 Dec at 1858-938, talks in English, ABC newscast 1930, chat & phone-ins prgr 1930; 35332. 9710 R Australia, Shepperton VIC, observed on 30 Dec at 1034-1100*, Pidgin to PNG, newscast, mx; 35544; // 6020 Shepparton poor, 12080 (10 kW) Brandon QL poorer. 12080 R Australia, Brandon QL, audible on 30 Dec at 1031-1039, Pidgin to PNG, newscast; 13441, adjt QRM; good on // 9710, poor on // 6020. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 2) AZERBAIJAN 6110.8 at 1400 on Dec 21, R Azerbaijan International. This must be one of the hardest-to-hear foreign sces. No definite ID even now, but many mentions of Azerbaijan in a Turkic lang preceded by interval signal and opening mx. Vlad Titarev has heard this identify as R Azerbaijan International instead of the old Voice of Azerbaijan. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, in Dxplorer) Here in Denmark the station is covered by the Overcomer Ministry via Juelich and VOA Tinang both in English and on 6110.0, but it causes a strong heterodyne from 6110.8 kHz. (Anker Petersen-DEN dswci DXW Dec 28) BENIN 1566 Here is planned coverage map of the new Benin tx. Looks like it is beaming north with 100 kW so should be heard here I guess. (Steve Whitt-UK, Jan MW Nx Dec 15, via dxld) The new TWR 100 kW 1566 kHz coverage map, source? uncalibrated, shows it emanating from central Benin in a figure-8 pattern, minor lobe to the south, but covering the relatively close coastal areas from beyond Accra, Ghana to beyond Lagos, Nigeria, and a major lobe due north in an horizontal oval pretty much in the centre of West Africa, covering most of Niger, NW Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali (but not as far as Bamako), eastern Mauritania, and the southern third of Algeria; with nulls to the east and west. I guess this is for night. Don't suppose ground conductivity is very good in the Sahara or Sahel. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Jan 4) BOLIVIA 4409.8 R.Eco, Reyes, logged on 27 Dec at 2256-2314, Spanish, LA rhythms & songs, ID+fq ann. 2302, ref. to a certain "programa navideno (...)"; 35242. 5580.3 R.San Jose, S.Jose de Chiquitos, obs'ed on 27 Dec at 2312-2325, Spanish, lively songs ... as if preparing for Carnaval; 35342. 5952.4 R.Pio XII, Siglo XX, obs'ed on 27 Dec at 2307-2319, Quechua, talks (presum. news), rpts; 33432, adjt QRM only. 6155.3 R.Fides, La Paz, heard on 28 Dec at 2310-2319, newscast in Spanish; 24432, adjt QRM. (all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 2) BRAZIL Mr. Tetsuya Hirahara, a famous Japanese LA DXer, who is a main member of LA DX club "Radio Nuevo Mundo", contributed "Visiting Radio Stations in Brazilian Parana State" in English and Japanese for my home page "Monthly Shortwave". He visited many stations in Parana state in August last year. The article includes photographs and recording of the stations he visited. Take a look at <http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~BCLSWL/BRAZIL2006.html> Radio Boa Vontade verified my reception report in Portuguese with $1 after 10 days by E-mail and after 54 days by PFC QSL in Portuguese. QSL signer was Sr. Jose Joaquim Martins Rodriges, Gerente da Radio. Frequencies: 1300 6160 9550 11895 (shortwave 10 kW) Broadcast Hours: 24 hrs Address: Av.Sao Paulo, 722 Bairro Sao Geral, 90230-160 Porto Alegre, Brazil E-mail: <rbv1300 @ yahoo.com.br> URL: <http://http://www.lbv.org.br> Telephone: +55 51 3325 7019. QSLs are shown in my home page at <http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~BCLSWL/QSL0601.html> (Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 1) 10 stations from Bazil were heard at 2200-2230 UT in 25 & 31 mb, - the strongest R Brazil Central on 11815 kHz (ID at 2217 UT). (Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 16) 4765 R.Emissora Rural, Santarem PA, 28 Dec at 2145-2200*, Jornal da Tarde, rosary, IS as "R.Rural AM - a emissora crista da regiao", fqs, also ID as "R.Emissora da Educacao Rural"; 55333. 4865 UNID (3 stns listed), 29 Dec at 2328-2340, sung rosary; 34342, QRM de B stn also w/ rosary (!). 4885 R.Club do Para, Belem PA, 28 Dec at 1941-2005, f/ball match rpt +guia vs. Palmeira (tent), advts; 33432, QRM from an annoying UNID uty. signal on abt. 4880. 5015 R.Pioneira, Teresina PI, 27 Dec at 2342-2353, folk songs; 44332, QRM de TKM. 6180 R. Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 28 Dec at 2208-2217, mx, agricult. prgr "A Nossa Terra"; 43432, strg adj QRM; // 11780 @ 45434. 9585 R. Globo, Sao Paulo SP, 28 Dec at 1838-1850, talks; 23441, adjt QRM. 9615 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 28 Dec at 2209-2236, cult. prgr "A Nossa Lingua Portuguesa" (equivalent of RDPi's "Consultorio Linguistico"... remember, Glenn?), w/ mx and then the oldies prgr "Gramofone" 2230; 45444. 11724.9 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 28 Dec at 1910-1926, religious songs, texts, preaching; 25433. 11750 R. Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 28 Dec at 2237-2247, religious prgr "Voz Missionaria", w/ songs & phone-ins; 25432; // 9664.96 kHz 11780 R. Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia DF, 28 Dec at 1906-1930, folk mx prgr, then feature "Cidades do Brasil" and "Teste de Memoria"; 35433. 11785 R. Guaiba, Pto Alegre RS, 28 Dec at 2224-2246, talks on f/ball; 33432, adjt QRM de B 11780! 11855 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 28 Dec at 1845-1910, talks, TCs, prgr "Cantinho Sertanejo", w/ mx, mssgs & dedications; 25433. 17814.7 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 30 Dec at 1902-1902, Braz. songs; 14441, adjt QRM de RNW on 17810 (via Bonaire?). (all 13 de Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 2) BULGARIA RADIO VARNA on SW with programm "Hello Sea" in Bulgarian: 2200 Sun-0400 Mon Black Sea 7600kHz Vertical100kW/NonDir (R Bulgaria, Oct 26) Using vertical non-dir antenna. Despite station used also a 15 degrees beam towards former USSR / CIS in past decades, also for jamming R Svoboda/Liberty USA in Russian. (wb) BURKINA FASO R Burkina on 5030 has been on the air all night with a New Year special programme of Afropop and phone-in's, but also a message at local midnight by the Director of the station and phone interviews with some Ambassadors of French speaking countries. All in French with ID's "RTB". Several times each hour a song was sung with African rhythms with the simple text: "Bonne annee - bonne annee - bonne annee - bonne annee!" An unusual way of New Year broadcasting! SINPO 45444. (Anker Petersen-DEN, DXplorer Jan 1) CAMBODIA In 2001, German DX-er Uwe Volk did pass the SW tx site of the National Radio of Cambodia at Steung Meanchey in the SW corner of Phnom Penh and I passed the same site on Nov 21 this year. When comparing our photos, it is evident to me that the SW antennas have been dismantled in the meantime. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Dec 28) CANADA 6160 CKZN, St. John's NF (or NL), logged on 28 Dec at 2313-2324, English, talks on Canadian affairs; 33442, adjt QRM which is a plague every time one wishes to tune to this stn at this time. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX Jan 2) CHILE Huge DRM signal on 21495-21505, Jan 3 at 2137; have not noticed this before. And was the only signal on 13m at the time, no NHK, nothing at all in analog audible.