the Pacific area, but despite hours of Voice of Vietnam in the evening at 2030, Radio Beijing on 11·500 at 2000 and the dedicated daily monitoring in South which broadcasts in English to Europe on Voice of Vietnam on 10·040 at 2100. Shields by "old-timer" A. Scholefield, 15·010 and later, at 2315, has been Julian Wood of Buckie, Scotland, listened who has been especially interested in their hearing Radio Australia on 15·395 with a to RAI Rome, Italy on 11·800, which signals for many years, there has been no programme beamed to N. America and the broadcasts to the Middle East in English at sign of them so far this Autumn. Radio Pacific area-there is certainly plenty to 2025 and David Jones picked up All India Australia can sometimes be heard on t~lis interest s.w.l.s. on the 19m band! Radio, New Delhi on 11·620 at 2000. Iy, "-·,.~ ! I n t ~ ~~ n-" "YT " "'l.,-! (',1 1 5 ·t.1 "q:- ~ , ~ : !h,.·ir
il u :I J f ' ,: ::3I:Jr, . ,; ,iiJ i'red Dy in HH lerence and \" ·J(J';" l oI l . ~~ ,. ...' l j. ~ ...... JU,1I01l '1, jammers around 0900. 1he 1:JMHz Banu Chris Wood says he has been hearing Radio Moscow continues to dominate John Parry G4AKX has been checking excellent signals from Radio Japan on the 13MHz (22m) band, since they are the band in the early morning in Northwich 9·675 at 0100 and RAE Buenos Aires, active on no less than twenty-one frequen and found Vatican Radio on 15·190, which Argentina on 9·690 at 0115. Albert cies between 13·605 and 13· 785MP ~ beams its programmes to Africa at 0615. Fisher G4VBH of Heston, Hounslow, has during the day-as lan McLuckie of Some of the other signals which may be been exploring the top end of the 31 m Darvel, Scotland, says, "You can hear heard in the UK during the morning include band and found Radio Beijing, China on them all over the place!" the Voice of Nigeria on 15·120 at 0845; 9·860 with English at 1900; Radio Riyadh, Tim Shirley logged Radio Baghdad on AFRTS via Munich, W . Germany on Saudi Arabia, broadcasting in Arabic on 13· 700 with a programme in Arabic for 15·265 at 0850; Radio Algiers, Algeria 9·870 at 1850; All India Radio, New Delhi, Europe at 0830 and later, at 2010, lis 15·160 at 0945; Africa No. 1 Gabon on with programmes in English at 2000 on tened to a mailbag and OX programme in 1 5· 200 at 1009; Radio Kuwait on 15·495 9·910 and VOFC Taipei, Taiwan 9·955 English from the Voice of Israel. who and 15,505 at 1020 and VOA broadcast which beams on Europe at 2200. occupy 13·725 for much of the day with ing to Asia via their relay in Tinang, While tuning over the 41 m and 49m programmes in eleven languages intended Philippines on 15·410 at 1125-alllogged bands in Blackrock, Co . Dublin, Paul for Europe. Colin Diffell has been listening by Philip Rambaut. Hegarty found Radio Prague, Czechoslo to Radio Prague, Czechoslovakia, who During the afternoon Stewart Russell vakia on 7·345 at 1932; Radio Australia on beam programmes in Arabic, French and of Forfar has been listening to BRT Brus 7·2 15 at 2000; the Voice of Israel, Jerusa English to Africa on 13·605 from 1630 sels, Belgium on 15·590 from 1300 and lem on 7·410 at 2233; REE Madrid, Spain until 2125. Radio Pyongyang, N. Korea, Darren Taplin logged Radio Peace and on 6,020 from 2200 and RBI Berlin, GDR also use this band-Bobby Enebeli has Progress, Moscow on 15·310 beaming to on 6·080 at 2330. been hearing them in Nigeria at SINPO N. America at 1400 and later found REE As for the 5, 4 , 3 and 2MHz bands, there 32222 on 13·650 at 2330. Madrid, Spain on 15·375 broadcasting to is plenty to interest the dedicated DXer Africa at 1830. UAE Radio Dubai, noted by here- see chart. Colin Rolls , can be found on 15·320 from The ", 9, 7 and 6MHz Bands 1430 and WYFR can be heard via their Despite the high level of mutual interfer Short Wave Awards relay in Taipei, Taiwan on 15·055 at 1445. ence resulting from overcrowding and the Four attractive awards are available to all Writing from Nigeria, Bobby Enebeli havoc caused by deliberate illegal jam s.w .l.s from W . Germany, namely " Middle says he has been listening to Radio Monte ming, there is plenty to interest the listener East Award, " "Fifty Countries Award," Carlo on 15·465, broadcasting in Arabic to on these bands just now, where signals "Africa Award" and " America Award." the Middle East between 0700 to 1455 from all continents are audible at some To obtain them, a list of verified reception and has also received good signals from time of the day or night. of certain countries is required, plus 5 Radio Baghdad, Iraq on 15.130 at 1730. George Hewlett has been monitoring the German marks (or 5 IRC's)-for full details There is a wide choice of stations to be 11 MHz (25m) signals from Radio Australia contact: EAWRC Award Secretary, Adolf found on this band during the evening around 0500, but finds that reception on Schwegeler, Brahnhofstrasse 56, - John Parry heard VOA broadcasting to 11·910 varies from day to day and is either 0 -5042 Erftstad 1, W . Germany. Africa at 1800, using two direct transmis very poor or non-existent! It's quite a My thanks to Edward Baker of Cram sions from Greenville, USA on 15·410 and different story on 9MHz (31 m), where their lington, Northumberland, for sending 15·580 and via a relay in Monrovia, Liberia transmission is often very well received in along this information. on 15·600 --it would be interesting to the UK from 0700 until 1000-"0Id know which one in fact provides the best timer" Harry Smith is a regular listener to service! While testing out a new Sharp the local news from "down under" on Books OT27 stereo cassette radio in Bishops 9·655 in Sale because he has relatives The International Listening Guide is a Stortford during the evening, John Sadler there. Their 7MHz (41 m) transmission can most useful reference guide to s.w. broad logged RNB Brasilia, Brazil on 15·267 at be heard from 1430 but suffers from casts throughout the world for newcomer 1800; RCI Montreal, Canada on 15·325 interference-Ian McLuckie, who heard and old-timer alike. It is published four with programmes for Europe at 2100; them for the first time ever on 7·205 at times a year, March, May, September and Radio HCJB in Ouito, Ecuador on 15·270 at 1655 says, " ... this made me smile and November, to correspond with broadcas 2130 and Radio Sophia, Bulgaria, broad still does!" The reception of their 6MHz ters' schedule changes and a UK subscrip casting to N. America on 15·330 from (49m) signals is frequently good between tion costs £8 for all four issues. Send 2130. 1600 and 1930, in fact Peter Gent cheque, payable to " OX Listeners Ser Two of the popular programmes from G4DPY picks them up on 6·035 every vice:' to Bernd. Friedwald, Merianstr. 2, the USA were mentioned by Colin Diffell evening without fail in Retford, Not 0 -3588 Homberg, West Germany. of Corsham-he has been listening to tingham, on his Sony ICF-7600 receiver news and sporting events from AFRTS via plus whip antenna! Station Addresses their Greenville, USA, transmitter on Although it was 47 years ago that Radio Afghanistan, External Service, 15·430 at 1945 and to Family Radio George Markwick of Thornaby, Cleve Ansary Wat, P.O. Box 544, Kabul, Dem. WYFR of Oakland , California, who broad land, built his first s.w. receiver, he is still a Rep . Afghanistan. cast to Europe via their Okeechobee, Flor keen DXer-his latest 25m list includes Radio Cairo, External Services, P.O. Box ida , transmitter on 15·566 from 1900. He Radio Bucharest, Roumania on 11·940 at 566, Cairo, Egypt. also heard Radio Norway, Oslo on 15·310 1045; Radio Finland, Helsinki 11·945 at Radio Riyadh, Broadcasting Service of from 1900. Up in Stockton-on-Tees, 1200 and with programmes for Europe, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box Michael Hill has been listening to the the Voice of Greece on 11·645 at 1715, 570, Riyadh 1116, Saudi Arabia.
call sign to Mr. Rowe and we are very & sorry for any confusion caused. ERRORS UPDATES Last month, the telephone number in PW"Taw" VLF Our sincere apologies to M . F. J . the South Midlands Communications Convertel' Rowe G8JVE the author of the PW Ltd. advertisement was incorrect. It "Taw" VLF Converter project. We should be (04215) 55111. our November 1986 inadvertently attributed the wrong apologies. 74 Practical Wireless. December 1986
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