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DX MAGAZINE No. 3 U Vol. XLIX U March 2014

Hello again,

Welcome to another issue of our DX MAGAZINE. Our NEWS EDITOR Walter Eibl has recently suggested that we should establish a separate mediumwave news section in our DX MAGAZINE. This would need a separate new editor for this section. If anyone among you is a mediumwave specialist and is willing to compile this new section for us, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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The EUROPEAN DX COUNCIL would like to invite you to the EDXC Conference 2014 to be held in the Southern France on 19-22 September 2014. The first part of the conference (19-21 September) will take place in a beautiful small village Saint-Dalmas de Tende situated approximately 80 km North-East from Nice. The latter part of the conference (21-22 September) will take place in the city of Nice. It is understandable that people are coming from and going to different places and different times. That is why we will try to be very flexible with the conference packages. The price for the basic package will be around 175 € (single) / 120 € (double) including: Accommodation (2 nights in Saint-Dalmas de Tende), Banquet dinner, 2 Coffee breaks and the Conference fee. If you have anything to ask, please, do not hesitate to contact Kari or the main organizer Mr. Christian Ghibaudo . More information and the preliminary programme can be found also on the EDXC blog at: . Once again, we would like to see you at EDXC conference 2014 in September. You are warmly welcome! (Kari Kivekäs, Secretary General of EDXC)

And with this best wishes and good DX until next month from

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ANGOLA - 4950, R Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos, 1925 27 Feb, px local in Portuguese, better modulation [than usual], 33333, 73 Girolla (Mauro Giroletti, playdx yg via DXLD)

Rádio Nacional Angola 1, Mulenvos, 4950, 0428 UT Feb 28 Tune - in to YL in Portuguese, followed by station ID by OM, and very nice music. Time pips at TOH, and into what sounds like a news broadcast. Good signal with static. S-8. (Nick Rumple, Kannapolis, North Carolina U.S.A., Yaesu FRG-100, Drake R8, 220 ft. Inverted L Longwire, Homebrew 1 Meter MagLoop, Feb 28, cumbredx yg via DXLD) 4

ARMENIA - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Yerevan-Gavar 7505 kHz. 0203 UT March 4, World News in progress with story about Palestinian - Israeli peace talks. "BBC World Service" Station ID at 0207. Fair to Good signal. S-7 (Nick Rumple, Kannapolis, North Carolina U.S.A., Receiver: Yaesu FRG - 100, Drake R8, Antenna: 220 ft. Inverted L Longwire, Homebrew 1 Meter MagLoop, cumbredx yg via DXLD)

Audiblized only tnx to the absence of WRNO from 7506.6v! (gh, DXLD)

Updated B-13 schedule of Voice of Armenia with new GREEK program: 1315-1345 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Kurdish, cancelled 1345-1400 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri, cancelled 1400-1415 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Azeri Mon-Fri, cancelled 1400-1415 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish Sat/Sun, cancelled 1415-1430 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Turkish, cancelled 1415-1430 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Armenian HS, irregular 1430-1500 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Farsi 1500-1530 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Yezidi 1530-1545 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Assyrian 1545-1615 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Kurdish, ex 1315-1345 1615-1630 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Greek, confirmed March 5-7 1900-1930 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to N/ME Arabic (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 8)

AUSTRALIA - Changes to Radio operational schedule for A14 (draft version): times = UTC 1, Shepparton, Line B, 1700-2030 has changed from 9500 kHz to 9820 kHz. Target area: West Pacific 2, Shepparton, Line C, 2030-2200 has changed from 9500 kHz J9/355 to 15415 kHz J15/355. Target area: West Pacific 3, Shepparton, Line D, 0300-0600 has changed from 15515 kHz to 15300 kHz. Target area: Central South Pacific 4, Shepparton, Line E, 2100-0100 has changed from 21740 kHz to 17860 kHz. Target area: Central South Pacific 5, Shepparton, Line E, 0100-0300 has changed from 19000 kHz to 17840 kHz. Target area: Central South Pacific 6, Shepparton, Line E, 0300-0500 has changed from 21725 kHz J21/355 to 17840 kHz J17/355. Target area: West Pacific 7, Shepparton, Line F, 1500-1700 has changed from 7240 kHz to 9850 kHz. Target area: Central South Pacific 8, Brandon, Line G, 1200-1400 has changed from DRM to Analogue AM. Target area: West Pacific (5995 kHz) 9, Offshore, 0400-0500, HBN/270 has changed from 17840 kHz to 17800 kHz. Target area: [PALAU] 10, Offshore, 1600-1630, SNG/340 has changed from 9580 kHz to 9540 kHz. Target area: Asia [SINGAPORE] 11, Offshore, 2200-2300, DHA/105 has changed from 9890 kHz to 9610 kHz. Target area: Asia [UAE]

The changes are required to avoid interference from other broadcasters and to optimise the propagation of transmissions to target areas (via Nigel Holmes, March Australian DX News via DXLD)

AUSTRIA - Relays via ORS Moosbrunn shortwave tx site in A-14 Northern summer season:

7355 0100-0130 40E,41NW 300 95 211 1234567 Pashto BBC BAB 9690 0200-0230 40E,41NW 300 90 211 1234567 Urdu AWR AWR 9690 0230-0300 40E,41NW 300 90 211 1234567 Panjabi AWR AWR 7310 0300-0315 39S 250 120 211 1234567 Multi MBR MBR 9505 0330-0400 40 300 100 211 1234567 Farsi AWR AWR 9455 0400-0430 29S,39N,40W 300 115 218 1234567 Turkish AWR AWR 6155 0430-0500 37,38W 300 220 211 1234567 French AWR AWR 11955 0500-0530 46SE,47W 300 190 217 1234567 Hausa AWR AWR 6155 0500-0615 18,27-29,37-39 300 n-d 926 1234567 Deutsch ORF ORS 5910 0544-0559 28 100 30 800 .23456. Polish TWR TWR 7320 0544-0559 28 100 300 211 .23456. Polish TWR TWR 11880 0600-0700 38 300 190 217 1234567 Arabic AWR AWR 7400 0700-0750 27 100 300 800 1234567 English TWR TWR 15260 0800-0830 39NE Feba/IBRA 100 115 218 1234567 Arabic IBR BAB 17780 1200-1230 37 300 225 218 1234567 French BBC BAB 9800 1400-1428 28,29,30 100 55 218 1234567 BelaRus TWR TWR 15440 1400-1430 40E,41NW 300 90 217 1234567 Urdu AWR AWR 9655 1400-1600 18,27,28 100 285 805 1.....7 Multi TOM MBR 17605 1430-1500 48 300 145 217 1234567 Afar AWR AWR 11935 1500-1530 29S,39N,40W 300 120 217 1234567 Turkish AWR AWR 15290 1530-1600 40E,41NW 300 90 217 1234567 Panjabi AWR AWR 13650 1530-1630 29S 100 95 218 ...... 7 Russ? HCJ MBR 13800 1530-1630 29S 100 95 218 ...... 7 Russ? HCJ MBR 15260 1600-1630 40E,41NW 300 90 217 1234567 Urdu AWR AWR 13590 1615-1900 39 100 115 218 1234567 Farsi? MBR MBR 15215 1630-1645 41S 125 95 218 .....6. Multi MBR MBR 15215 1630-1645 41S 125 115 218 1...... Farsi? MBR MBR 15150 1630-1700 40 300 100 217 1234567 Farsi AWR AWR 5

9625 1700-1730 27N 100 300 800 1234567 English VOV BAB 13590 1700-1800 37,38,46,47,52 300 175 217 1234567 English TOM MBR 15215 1700-1900 39 100 115 218 1234567 Multi MBR MBR 9625 1730-1830 27 100 300 800 1234567 Vietnam.VOV BAB 9430 1800-1830 39,40 300 n-d 926 .234567 Multi MBR MBR 12055 1800-1900 38 300 190 217 1234567 Arabic AWR AWR 9625 1830-1900 27SE 100 300 800 1234567 French VOV BAB 11955 1900-1930 46SE,47W 300 190 217 1234567 Hausa AWR AWR 15220 1930-2000 47,48W,52,53W 300 170 217 1234567 French AWR AWR 11955 2000-2030 46 300 210 217 1234567 Dyula AWR AWR 15155 2030-2100 46 300 210 217 1234567 French AWR AWR 11955 2100-2130 46 300 210 217 1234567 English AWR AWR comment: DRM7325 0600-0800 UT English BBC BAB DRMmix has been ceased now. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 15)

BANGLADESH - Frequency changes of Bangladesh Betar, confirmed on March 12: 1315-1345 NF 9455 DKA 250 kW / 320 deg to SAs Nepali, ex 7250 1745-1900 NF 13860 DKA 250 kW / 320 deg to WEu English,ex 13580,re-ex 7250 1915-2000 NF 13860 DKA 250 kW / 320 deg to WEu Bangla, ex 13580,re-ex 7250 (DX MIX NEWS # 842)

BELARUS - Radio Belarus, Minsk-Kalodzicy, 11730, 2145 UT Feb 28, Tuned - in to music program, with symphony style music and YL in English making comments about the music between songs. Station ID as "Radio Belarus International" at 2154 by OM in English. Change to Russian at 2200. Weak signal with severe fading. S-5.

Radio Belarus, Minsk-Kalodzicy, 11730, 2014 UT Musical program in progress, with station ID by OM in English at 2019. QRM from unknown digimode traffic at 2027. Fair signal. S-6, March 5. (Nick Rumple, Kannapolis, North Carolina U.S.A., Yaesu FRG - 100, Drake R8, 220 ft. Inverted L Longwire, Homebrew 1 Meter MagLoop, cumbredx yg via DXLD)

BELGIUM [non] - Alyx & Yeyi Program and frequency Schedule B13: PROGRAM UTC kHz DAYS LANGUAGE TARGET AREA Radio Miraya 0300-0600 9940 mtwtfss Arab/Engl Denge Kurdistan 0400-1600 11510 mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East Denge Kurdistan 1600-2000 7390 mtwtfss Kurdish Middle East Suab Xaa Moo Zoo 1130-1200 11570 mtwtfss Hmong Asia Que Me 1200-1230 9930 ....f.. Vietnamese Asia The Khmer Post Radio 1200-1300 9960 mtwtfss Khmer Asia Radio Xoriyo 1600-1630 17870 m...f.. Somali Africa Oromo Voice 1600-1630 17850 m.w..s. Oromo Africa Radio Inyabutatu 1600-1700 17870 .....s. Kinyarwanda Africa Radio Hilaac 1700-1730 15180 mtwt.ss Somali Africa ESAT Radio 1700-1800 15370 mtwtfss Amharic Africa Radio Assenna 1700-1800 11720 mt...s. Tigrinya Africa Eritrean Forum 1700-1800 11720 .t..f.s Tigrinya Africa Eritrean Forum 1700-1800 11720 ..w.... Arabic Africa Eritrean Forum 1800-1900 11720 .....s. Arabic Africa BBN Radio 1900-1930 15150 ....fss Amharic Africa Suab Xaa Moo Zoo 2230-2300 7530 mtwtfss Hmong Asia (via bclnews.it March 11)

BOLIVIA - Radio Yura, Yura, 4717 kHz. 0131 UT Talk by OM at BOH, possible station ID, followed by Andes style music at 0132. Another possible ID or advertisement at 0140. Slowly fading out. Very weak; USB only. S<2 (Nick Rumple, Kannapolis, North Carolina U.S.A., Receiver: Yaesu FRG - 100, Drake R8, Antenna: 220 ft. Inverted L Longwire, Homebrew 1 Meter MagLoop, cumbredx yg via DXLD)

6134.82, R. Santa Cruz. S/on at spot-on 0900 with IDs, announcements and then into music around 0905. Caused a het with Brazil 6136.60 but easily separated using SSB. Quite a respectable signal and similar strength to the Brazilian. Feb 20. Hmmm: I wonder what else is around! … Will try 60 mb shortly. (Rob VK3BVW Wagner, Vic., ARDXC mailing list via DXLD)

6134.819, R. Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, 24-02-14 2300, ID as Santa Cruz, phone number and web address, 33222. (Maurits Van Driessche, Belgium, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) 6

BRAZIL - 4885, Feb 23 at 0643, music in Portuguese, fair signal and better than usual, no doubt from the 24h station, R. Clube do Pará, Belém, and not Acreana. Only other detectable ZY 60m signals are making low audible heterodyne on 4915 from Macapá and Goiânia (gh, DXLD)

DSWCI DBS domestic bcast list show. 6000 R Guaiba, Porto Alegre, RS [Oct-Feb] 0700-0400 Port.

9665.014 R Voz Missionaria, Camboriu, SC [Oct-Feb] 24 h Port // 5940 S=7 at 0630 UT March 12. "Hallelujah" at 0636 UT, // 5939.853 hit heavily by WWCR En next channel adjacent 5935 kHz.

5964.940 Tiny signal at 0700 UT, R Transmundial (RTM), Santa Maria.

5970.008 R Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Radio Itatiaia", 0705 UT. "A Radio das Minas", nice light Brazilian song program.

5999.603 Announced Radio Nacional, S=9+15dB, same program like // 6180.006 and 11780.003 kHz. So its not "R Guaiba, Porto Alegre, RS [Oct-Feb] 0700-0400 UT."

6010.048 CLM and 6010.183 BRA kHz, which is which, even lsb/usb switch doesn't help. Both R Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte, MG, Port or/and Spanish stn from La Voz de tu Conciencia, desde Colombia, Lomalinda, Puerto Lleras, Meta. Both equal S=7 at 0726 UT.

6059.788 SRDA Super R Deus e Amor, Curitiba PR, sermon, both male and female, 0735 UT, S=5-6 strength.

6069.996 SRDA Radio Capital, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Hit by 6069.952 CFRX Toronto S=8, CFRB? program phone in, on milk shake recipe matter. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 12)

CANADA [NEWFOUNDLAND] - 6159.980, CKZN St. John`s, Canada, 25-02-14 0430 News from Canada by female, poor, 32222. (Maurits Van Driessche, Belgium, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD)

CANADA / CUBA / GERMANY - 6069.954 CFRX Toronto noted with fine S=6 signal in CA-US remote unit at 0715 UT Febr 14. Phone-in program. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 14)

6069.992 Despite instead in Europe noted German pop mx station 'of the sixties' from Rohrbach Waal with poor tiny S=4 signal on 6069.992 kHz, i.e. Radio Channel 292 from Rohrbach Waal site. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 14)

CANARY ISLANDS [non] - 5780.01, 2150-2225, CNR [sic], 16.02, Atlantis FM, Tenerife, English ann, pop songs for tourists, 2200 ID, news, ad, 2203 pop songs, 35243 // live streaming on Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, back home to my AOR AR7030PLUS and 28 metres longwire)

5780 kHz, Horizon FM again heard with good signal here in Germany now at 2020 UT (21 Feb 2014). English pop songs; SW transmission some seconds ahead of otherwise // stream 2024 UT, IDs and ads, back to pop songs. Location of the SW tx really Isla de Tenerife? Shortwave transmission here is around 40 seconds ahead of the webstream. 2100 UT Sky News. (Harald Kuhl, Germany, BDXC-UK yg via WOR 1710, DXLD)

Seems to be active only weekends / irregularly and originating not from the Canary Islands, obviously from Ireland (we)

CHINA - Several unregistered frequencies of CRI were active again Febr 14: 0700-0757 17875 KUN 500 kW 175 deg to SEAs Cantonese 0830-0927 15115#KUN 100 kW 175 deg to SEAs Indonesian 0830-0927 17705 KUN 500 kW 177 deg to SEAs Indonesian 1700-1757 7375 KUN 500 kW 283 deg to CEAF Hindi #QRM Voice of Nigeria in English 15120 *QRM China Radio Int in German 7380 & Radio Romania Int in French 7370 (DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 14)

COLOMBIA - 5910.067 Alcaravan Radio, Lomalinda, Puerto Lleras, Meta, S=8 at 0656 UT, nice smooth Latin AM mx. SW ID at 0658 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 12)

CUBA - Mit den 60 mb Sendeanlagen hat man in Kuba schon seit November technische Probleme. 5025 kHz R Rebelde kam die vergangenen Tage auch aus Quivican statt aus dem üblichen Bauta Standort, aber in // 5040 kHz RHC und zwei Intermodulationen auf 5010 und 5055 kHz, die sich am gleichen Senderstandort mischten. 7

Und jetzt kommt auch noch QRM von aussen dazu. Uncle Sam in Gestalt von RMI Jeff White hat bei der HFCC den Nachbarkanal 5030 kHz 24hrs ab dem 9. März registriert. Hierbei könnte es sich um ein Radio Republica Oppositionsprogramm handeln. Es gibt doch genügend andere Kanäle zur Nutzung. Jedenfalls mal wieder ein bizarrer unfreundlicher Akt gegenüber Kuba. (wb)

CUBA [and non] - Confusion reigns at RHC, but that's nothing new; only exacerbated by the imposition of daylight-shifting by Yanqui Imperialism (ha ha, the Cubans certainly didn't have to go along with it on exact same schedule as USA; in fact, it's rather pointless in the tropix with less variation in sunrise/sunset times).

In last report I found that on first day of DST, March 9, RHC had moved its Spanish morning schedule one UT hour earlier to end at 1500 UT (and presumably start at 1100). Based on behavior in previous DST seasons, I was also expecting the 20-21 UT first English broadcast of the day on 11760 kHz to shift to 19-20 UT but nothing there at 1905 UT. Not rechecked until 1937 UT, and *now* it's on with mailbag, so off to a late start clueless RadioCuba operator may have needed reminding to turn the transmitter on an hour earlier by UT even tho it's same local clock time as before. Got with it on March 10 recheck, 11760 kHz already going at 1902 UT, but more daytime absorption. Off the air after 2000 UT since there's no French now until 2200 instead of 2100 UT which used to follow English, // 11880 kHz.

Further chex on March 9: European service is still on 13680 kHz, at 1940 UT in French; carrier was on way early circa 1910 UT. After 2000 UT in Portuguese too as before. Presumably 2030 UT Arabic, unchecked.

Did not check around 2100 UT, but assumed 13680 kHz and other frequencies would be on an hour earlier instead of from 2200. This did cause 'En Contacto', the DX program to show up at its summer timing of 2244.5 instead of 2340v, as heard best on 13680 kHz, also on 11840 kHz VG level but undermodulated; 9810 kHz poor, 9710 kHz fair. So despite missing its Sunday morning airing which should have been at 1335 UT, show still exists, with this edition being #10 for 2014y: only two birthdays to celebrate, then clip of R. Mil XEOY/XEOI; rerun of perennial Ruben Guillermo Margenet 'Efemerides' this week in radio history, starting with PCJ being heard in Saba on 11-12 March 1927.

Tuning in 13680 kHz a bit earlier, at 2240 UT the Filatelia show was running another quiz; 2243 UT RHC self- promotion with a clip of Fidel about the inauguration of SWBC back on 1961y, and then multi-lingual IDs, including two incomprehensible ones, ergo *still* not only Quechua, but also Guarani which was deleted years ago.

Next day March 10 checked at 2102 UT, and confirmed 13680, 11840 undermodulated, 9810 very poor, 9710 kHz poor, all on the air by this hour now; 5040 kHz could also be on this early but inaudible. It is audible by 2212, poor in high noise level, Spanish.

13780 on March 10 at 2217 UT, RHC VG in Spanish, but not // 13680 kHz; then found 13780 // weak 6000 kHz, so those are the separate 'Mesa Redonda' TV simulcast, starting as early as 2200 UT now.

The African service during standard-time season had been on 11880 kHz at 2100 French, 2130 Portuguese, 2200- 2300 UT English. You might assume any change for summer would be one UT hour earlier, but like last summer, these have moved an hour *later*: March 9 at 2230 UT confirmed opening Portuguese, noting that the music is not distorted but the speech is, and it's running about 6 seconds behind another PP playout on 15230 kHz (which as heard March 10 at 2215 UT has additional Portuguese in the previous semihour, also undermodulated; prepeat?). First talking about Amerigo Vespucci, presumably another day-in-history item. And English confirmed now from 2300 UT and // 5040 kHz which is just becoming audible. However, next day March 10 at 2214 UT, 11880 kHz is missing, and no replacement found anywhere on 11 thru 17 MHz bands. Meant to check whether it was on by 2300 UT for English, but missed it.

March 9 being Sunday, I also check 15370 kHz at 2235 UT, and find Esperanto is still running then, but undermodulated, crackled and distorted, and with some understation, per Aoki KSDA in Chinese during this hour to its northwest. Not surprising, as at this time, KSDA is a regular with 'Wavescan' on clear 15320 kHz, at 2236 UT check.

5040 kHz on March 10 at 0552 UTHC English service with music // 6000, 6060, 6100, 6165 kHz, but 5040 goes to dead air by 0600 UT, and off by 0602 UT, while the 4 x 6 MHz overkills resume another hour of English with IS.

9850 kHz on March 10 at 1247 UT, RHC Spanish modulation is cutting out; wiggle that patchcord. This frequency about to go off, but at 1304 check of 19m, the new frequency first heard yesterday, 15370 kHz is gone again, and instead back on 13780 kHz, as well as 15340 kHz mixing with HCJB. So was 15370 kHz a mistake (on their roster for tarde services), or an experiment by self-styled propagation expert Arnie Coro? +Que sera? +Quien sabe?

17730 on March 10 at 1403 UT and later, today's AWOL frequency, while 17580 kHz is on; not sure whether I was hearing 17730 an hour earlier. At 1405 UT on 15230 kHz has fair signal but JBM. (gh USA, dxld March 11) 8

RHC Sunday only Esperanto service at 0700-0730 UT March 2nd, logged on two channels, like 6000 kHz S=9+20dB in NY-USA, and much stronger on 6100 kHz at S=9+40dB level (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 2)

DJIBOUTI - Radio Djibouti, 4780 kHz. 0250 UT Carrier up and 1000 Hz tone signal. Program starts with music and station ID by YL in Arabic at 0300 UT, then into Horn of Africa style music. Fair signal S4 March 5. (Nick Rumple, Kannapolis, North Carolina U.S.A., Yaesu FRG - 100, Drake R8, 220 ft. Inverted L Longwire, Homebrew 1 Meter MagLoop, cumbredx yg via DXLD)

ECUADOR - Voz Andes Media wird seine deutsche Sendung für Südamerika (2300-2330 auf 9835 kHz aus Nauen) Ende Juni aufgeben. Wie mitgeteilt wurde, sind die Kosten zu hoch und ist der Empfang zu schlecht. Überlegt wird, die eigene Kurzwelle Quito-Pichincha 6050 kHz einzusetzen; aus der Kurzwellenhörerschaft wurde WRMI Okeechobee ins Gespräch gebracht. (Harald Kuhl 13.3.2014)

ETHIOPIA - 5950, March 1 at 0259, apparent IS, repetitive fiddle tune, more melodic than your usual Horn of Africa music, poor signal, presumed V. of Tigray Revolution at sign-on time. Enjoy this while you can, as WRMI has registered 5950 for 24-hour usage in A-14; while unlikely to use all of it, most likely will be on in our evenings like WYFR/RTI were.

6110, March 1 at 0257, chime IS, poor signal, 0259 heard English words ``Broadcasting Corporation`` amid sign-on in other language, surely R. Fana, in Oromo or Amharic. In fact, WRTH shows its full name is Fana Broadcasting Corporation (private). Lhasa and New Delhi are also scheduled, but well into daytime there. (gh, WOR 1711, DXLD)

These two and 6030 R. Oromiya as well in the past months seemed to be much weaker in average than in previous years. 6090 Amhara and 7210 Fana inactive and 7237v the only frequency left for Radio Ethiopia, with very low modulation. So it seems there are only four transmitters active, while about three to five years ago, at least a dozen were used at certain times. And probably the remaining ones are on much lower power? (Thorsten Hallmann, Germany, March 2, DXLD)

ETHIOPIA [BULGARIA] - ESAT Radio, Kostinbrod (Sofia) 15360 kHz. 1742 UT Feb 23. Horn of Africa music with talk and possible station ID by OM in Amharic at 1745 UT. Station ID by OM and s/off At 1800 UT. Good signal. S7. (Nick Rumple, Kannapolis, North Carolina, Receiver : Yaesu FRG - 100, Drake R8, Antenna: 220 ft. Inverted L Longwire, Homebrew 1 Meter MagLoop, Cumbre_dx via DXLD)

FRANCE - Frequency change of Radio TV Algerienne via Issoudun: 0600-0605 NF7295 F 500 kW 194 deg to NWAf French news, ex5865 0605-0658 NF7295 F 500 kW 194 deg to NWAf Arabic Holy Quran, ex5865 (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 4)

GERMANY - DW-RADIO - Schedule A14 - Subject to change (March 13th, 2014) Short Wave Frequencies - valid from March 30, 2014 to Oct 25, 2014:

Language Time/UTC Freq TX Target Area AMHARIC 1600-1657 9720 KIGALI Ethiopia AMHARIC 1600-1657 12070 KIGALI Ethiopia AMHARIC 1600-1700 15275 KIGALI Ethiopia AMHARIC 1600-1700 17800 DHABAYYA Ethiopia DARI 0830-0900 15640 DHABAYYA Afghanistan DARI 0830-0900 17800 KIGALI Afghanistan DARI 1330-1400 15595 KIGALI Afghanistan DARI 1330-1400 15640 DHABAYYA Afghanistan DARI 1330-1400 17860 KIGALI Afghanistan ENGLISH 0400-0457 7425 KIGALI Africa ENGLISH 0400-0457 9470 KIGALI Africa ENGLISH 0400-0500 9800 KIGALI Africa ENGLISH 0500-0527 7425 KIGALI Africa (south) ENGLISH 0500-0530 9800 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 0500-0530 11800 KIGALI Africa (west) ENGLISH 0500-0530 12070 KIGALI Africa (south) ENGLISH 0530-0600 9800 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 0600-0630 9800 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 0600-0630 15275 KIGALI Africa (west) ENGLISH 0600-0630 15700 KIGALI Africa (west) ENGLISH 0600-0630 17800 KIGALI Africa (west) ENGLISH 0630-0700 9800 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) 9

ENGLISH 0630-0700 15700 KIGALI Africa (west) ENGLISH 1900-1930 11800 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 1900-1930 11865 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 1900-1927 15275 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 1930-2000 11865 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 2000-2100 9655 KIGALI Africa (west) ENGLISH 2000-2100 11800 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 2000-2100 11865 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 2100-2200 9655 KIGALI Africa (west) ENGLISH 2100-2200 11800 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) ENGLISH 2100-2200 11865 KIGALI Africa (central, east, south) FRENCH 1200-1257 9810 KIGALI Africa FRENCH 1200-1257 15275 KIGALI Africa FRENCH 1200-1300 17800 KIGALI Africa FRENCH 1200-1300 21780 KIGALI Africa FRENCH 1700-1757 9810 KIGALI Africa FRENCH 1700-1757 12070 KIGALI Africa FRENCH 1700-1757 15275 KIGALI Africa HAUSA 0630-0700 15275 KIGALI Africa (west) HAUSA 0630-0700 17800 KIGALI Africa (west) HAUSA 0630-0700 21780 DHABAYYA Africa (west) HAUSA 1300-1400 15275 KIGALI Africa (west) HAUSA 1300-1356 17800 KIGALI Africa (west) HAUSA 1300-1400 21780 DHABAYYA Africa (west) HAUSA 1800-1857 12045 KIGALI Africa (west) HAUSA 1800-1857 15275 KIGALI Africa (west) HAUSA 1800-1857 17860 MADAGASCAR Africa (west) HAUSA 1800-1857 21780 KIGALI Africa (west) PASHTO 0800-0830 15640 DHABAYYA Afghanistan PASHTO 0800-0830 17800 KIGALI Afghanistan PASHTO 1400-1427 15595 KIGALI Afghanistan PASHTO 1400-1430 15640 DHABAYYA Afghanistan PASHTO 1400-1430 17860 KIGALI Afghanistan PORTUGUESE 0530-0557 11800 KIGALI Africa (south) PORTUGUESE 0530-0557 11955 KIGALI Africa (south) PORTUGUESE 0530-0557 12070 KIGALI Africa (south) PORTUGUESE 1930-2000 11800 KIGALI Africa (south) PORTUGUESE 1930-1957 11955 KIGALI Africa (south) PORTUGUESE 1930-1957 12025 KIGALI Africa (south) SWAHILI 0300-0357 5905 KIGALI Africa SWAHILI 0300-0400 5925 MEYERTON Africa (east) SWAHILI 0300-0400 7425 KIGALI Africa SWAHILI 1000-1100 9800 KIGALI Africa SWAHILI 1000-1100 15275 KIGALI Africa SWAHILI 1000-1100 17710 MEYERTON Africa SWAHILI 1500-1557 9810 KIGALI Africa SWAHILI 1500-1600 15275 KIGALI Africa SWAHILI 1500-1557 15700 KIGALI Africa SWAHILI 1500-1600 17710 DHABAYYA Africa URDU 1430-1457 15275 KIGALI Pakistan/ URDU 1430-1500 15640 DHABAYYA Pakistan/India URDU 1430-1500 17860 KIGALI Pakistan/India

For further information please turn directly to: , Customer Service, D-53110 Bonn, Germany, e-mail: (DWL xls file, transformed by MB wwdxc, BC-DX TopNews March 13, 2014)

6005.097 R Belarus relay in German noted at 0705 UT Febr 14. Via R 700 center at Kall Eifel Germany. NX about pesticidal matter, read by female, S=8 signal here in Germany. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 14)

Frequency change of Radio Liberty in Russian from Febr 15 1900-2000 NF5905 LAM 100 kW 055 deg EEu, ex6170* // 7255/LAM, 7460/CLN-IRA * to avoid Voice of Korea in Russian (DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 14)

Die Ausstrahlungen von Radio Vatikan, Radio Prag, RUI Kiew und ueber Radio360 auf 3985 und 10

6005 kHz enden am 16. Maerz 2014, da sich nicht genuegend Sponsoren oder Spender fuer die Finanzierung finden liessen. Die Ausstrahlungkosten belaufen sich zwar auf einen Bruchteil im Vergleich zu den grossen Sendezentren, doch ist es auch aus organisatorischen Gruenden nicht leicht, Sponsoren und Unterstuetzer fuer dieses Projekt zu akquirieren. Weiter auf Sendung auf Kurzwelle bleiben die Ausstrahlungen von RSI Bratislava und Radio Belarus. Ausserdem bleiben die Podcasts auf www.radio360.eu http://www.radio360.eu erhalten. Ueberdies gibt es fuer die Kurzwellenfrequenzen nun neue Livestreams, alle Infos unter www.shortwaveservice.com http://www.shortwaveservice.com. (Bernd Seiser-D 28.2.2014; via ntt Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, March 1)

Frequency change on Hamburger Lokaradio and other programs from March 2 0900-1400 NF9485 GOH 001 kW 230 deg to CEu CUSB, ex9480 as scheduled: 1000-1100 1st Su MV Baltic Radio English/German 0900-1000 2nd Su Atlantic 2000 International French 0900-1000 3rd Su European Music Radio English 1000-1200 3rd Su Radio Geronimo English 0900-1100 4th Su Radio Gloria International English/German 1200-1400 Sunday Hamburger Lokalradio German (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 27)

GERMANY / KUWAIT / PHILIPPINES / THAILAND - Frequency changes of IBB:

Deewa Radio 0100-0400 NF 9765 KWT 250 kW 070 deg to WAs Pashto, ex9370 from Feb.10

Voice of America 1400-1500 NF17740 Lam 100 kW 075 deg to CAs Tibetan, ex9670 from Feb.24 1600-1700 NF11850 PH 250 kW 283 deg to SAs Bangla, ex9490 from Feb.23

Radio Ashna, this is the 3rd change from 17580 to 11595/fr 11595 to 17580 1500-1530 NF11595 BIB 100 kW 085 deg to WAs Dari, ex17580, re-ex11595

Radio Liberty from March 1 1700-1800 NF 9790 LAM 100 kW 055 deg to EEu Russian, ex9435 1800-1900 NF 9790 LAM 100 kW 055 deg to CAs Russian, ex9590 2000-2100 NF 9490 TH 250 kW 022 deg to FERUS Russian, ex5885 (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 26)

INDIA - 4820/7210 AIR Kolkata SW gets lifeline. Some good (or bad?) news on AIR Kolkata SW: The summery of info from Joseph Martin about AIR Kolkata flashed in in facebook is as follows: The SW transmitter at Kolkata was scheduled to close down on 22 Feb 2014 as per orders from AIR HQ dated 11 Feb 2014. However due to protest from AIR technical employees union (Association of Radio & TV Engineering Employees), the same has been differed. So AIR Kolkata SW operating with 50 kW on 4820 & 7210 kHz has got a life line for the time being. The correspondence is available in their website (including report received from Australian listener!) Maybe the same case with other AIR SW Regional transmitters. (Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia Febr 21)

INDONESIA - Winter B-13 schedule of Voice of Indonesia: 1000-1100 9526vJAK 250 kW 135 deg to AUS English 1100-1200 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EAs Chinese 1200-1300 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EAs Japanese 1300-1400 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EAs English 1400-1500 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EAs Indonesian 1500-1600 9526vJAK 250 kW 010 deg to EAs Chinese 1600-1700 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to NE/ME Arabic 1700-1800 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to WEu Spanish 1800-1900 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to WEu German 1900-2000 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to WEu English 2000-2100 9526vJAK 250 kW 290 deg to WEu French 9526v=9525.9 (DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22)

4749.95 RRI Makassar. For about ten months now they have not carried the Kang Guru Indonesia (KGI) programs in English, until today (Feb 11). Heard at 1240 UT with bits and pieces of English, sounded like the KGI program, but that still needs to be confirmed. Mostly in English with some Bahasa Indonesia; played a pop song (as usual); signal slowly improving against the QRM of China and Bangladesh; program ended 1255 UT, so probably still close 11 to a 1230 to 1300 UT schedule.

Certainly believe in the coming Tuesday's that Atsunori Ishida and I will be able to confirm KGI as a regular program. KGI website -

[later] re: Tuesday - RRI Makassar in English. Feb 18 (Tue.) again at 1240 UT, certainly sounded like the start of the KGI program, but cannot say that I heard a program ID; again with bits and pieces of English; not doing well against Bangladesh and possibly two Chinese stations. Rather a mess and certainly tough to dig out the English. Seemed to be a half hour show till about 1313 UT. Still needs more work. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Febr 11/18)

ISRAEL - Ein Relais der FM Station GalGalatz von Galei Tzahal ist seit wenigen Tagen abends auf 3291 kHz im 90 Meter Tropenband zu hören. Sehr guter Empfang gegen 1735 UT. Danke an Karel Honzik für den Hinweis! (a- dx)

JAPAN - Frequency changes of Shiokaze Sea Breeze: 1330-1430 NF6135 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5910 Japanese Mo/Wed/Thu 1330-1430 NF6135 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5910 Chinese/Korean Tue 1330-1430 NF6135 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5910 English Fr 1330-1430 NF6135 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5910 Korean/Japanese Sa 1330-1430 NF6135 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5910 Japanese/Korean Su 1600-1700 NF5910 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5975 Japanese Mo/Wed/Thu 1600-1700 NF5910 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5975 Chinese/Korean Tue 1600-1700 NF5910 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5975 English Fr 1600-1700 NF5910 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5975 Korean/Japanese Sa 1600-1700 NF5910 YAM 100 kW 280 deg to KRE, ex5975 Japanese/Korean Su (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22)

JAPAN [ASCENSION ISL / FRANCE / GERMANY / LITHUANIA / MADAGASCAR / PALAU / RUSSIA / SINGAPORE / SOUTH AFRICA / TAJIKISTAN / UAE / U.K. / USA / UZBEKISTAN] -

NHK World - Radio Japan Tokyo – Tentative A-14 summer season file,further developed acc. previous A-13 of 2013 year.

Arabic Hindi 0600-0630 ME/NAf 11975/F 0100 0130 SWAs 11590/UZB 1430-1515 SWAs 15745/MDG Bengali 1300-1345 SoWeAS 11685/SNG Indonesian 1115-1200 SEAs 9625/Palau Burmese 1315-1400 SEAs 11705/Palau 1030-1100 SEAs 11740/SNG 2130-2200 SEAs 9560 1430-1500 SEAs 11740/SNG Japanese Chinese 0000-0100 As 11855 0900-0930 As 6090 0000-0100 As 11910 1200-1230 As 6090 0000-0100 SEAs 13680 1300-1330 As 6190 0000-0100 As 15640 1400-1430 As 6190 0000-0200 As 15415 1530-1600 As 9540 0100-0200 As 15195 2230-2250 As 9560 0100-0200 SEAs 17810 0100-0500 SWAs 17560 English 0200-0500 SWAs 15325 0500-0530 Eu/Af 5975/Wof 11970/F 0200-0500 SEAs 17810 1000-1030 OC/Hawaii 9625 0300-0500 CAm 5910/F 1100-1130 Eu 9760/Wof, Fr only DRM 0300-0500 SEEu/NE/ME/CAs 11680/N mode 0500-0700 As 15195 1200-1230 SEAs 11740/SNG 0500-0800 SEAs 17585 1400-1430 SEAs 11705/Palau 0500-0800 As 17700 1400-1430 SWAs 15735/UZB 0500-1000 SoWeAs 15325 1800-1830 CAf 9755/RSA 0700-0800 As 9750 0700-0800 EaAs 11710 French 0800-0900 SEAs 13650 0530-0600 W/CAf 11730/F 13840/MDG 0800-1000 So/CeAM 12015/ASC 2030-2100 WAf 11950/MDG 0800-1000 WeAF 15290/F 12

0800-1200 As 17895 1630-1700 ME MW927/TJK 0800-1400 As 9750 0900-1500 SEAs 11815 Portuguese 1000-1200 SoWeAs 15590 0900-0930 SAm 6195/WHRI 1200-1400 SoWeAs 15460 2130-2200 SAm 17540/WHRI MW1370/SPA 1200-1500 As 17520 MW1520 Mogi das Cruzes, 1200-1500 As 17715 MW1370 Campinas 1400-1500 SoWeAs 17670 1400-1700 As 9750 A partir de 31 de março, a transmissão 1500-1700 SEAs 11815 das 06h00 (hora de Brasília) passará a 1500-1700 AF/SoWeAs/SoAs 12045 ser feita na frequência de 6.195 kHz. A 1500-1700 SoWeAs 17585 transmissão das 18h30 por sua vez, vai 1700-1900 As 6035 ser feita na frequência de 17.540 kHz. 1700-1900 SEAs 7225 1700-1900 SoEU/AF 11945/F Russian 1700-1900 SoWeAs 13850 0330-0400 EU MW738/Mk 1700-1900 NoEaAF/NE/ME/CAs 15445/N MW1386/Sitkunai 1700-2000 AF/SWAs/SAs 13710 0430-0500 EU 6165/Sitkunai 1900-2100 SEAs 9560 0530-0600 EAs 11710 1900-2100 CAs/ME/NE 11965 1100-1130 EAs 6090 1900-2100 SWAs 11910 1130-1200 EU 9760/Wof, Fr only DRM 1900-2100 CAF 15130/F mode 2000-2100 OC/Hawaii 9625 1600-1630 EU MW738/M MW927/TJK 2000-2330 As 11725 2100-2400 As 15640 Spanish 2100-2200 As 11965 0400-0430 CAm 5985/WRMI 2100-2300 SEAs 13680 0400-0430 S/CAm 12015/WHRI 2100-2400 SWAs 11910 0930-1000 CSAm 6195/WHRI 2200-2400 As 11855 2255-2400 SEAs 13650 Swahili 2300-2400 SEAs 13680 0315-0400 EAf 7395/MDG 2330-2400 As 15415 1729-1800 EAf 13730/MDG

Korean Thai 0200-0500 As 15195 1130-1200 SEAs 11740/SNG 0915-0945 As 5950 1230-1300 SEAs 11740/SNG 1130-1200 As 6090 1230-1300 As 6190 Urdu 1330-1400 As 6190 1515-1600 SWAs 13870/UAE 1430-1500 As 6190 1700-1745 SWAs MW927/TJK 2200-2230 As 9560 Vietnamese Persian 1100-1130 SEAs 11740/SNG 0400-0430 ME 15140/UZB 1300-1330 SEAs 11740/SNG 1430-1500 ME 13680/F

Relays: ASC Ascension Island, UAE Al Dhabayya, UAE; WHRI Furman, SC, South Carolina, USA; F Issoudun, France, MDG Madagascar; RSA Meyerton, South Africa; M Moscow, Russia; N Nauen, Germany; Palau KHBN Palau; WRMI Okeechobee, Florida USA; SIT Sitkunai, Lithuania; SNG Kranji, Singapore; SPA Sao Paulo, Brazil; UZB Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Du Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Wof Woofferton U.K.

Web information Bengali: Web information Indonesian: Web information Portuguese: Web information Swahili:

FM relays in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Congo DR, Indonesia, Palestine West Bank, and Tanzania. (NHK Radio Japan, transformed by wb wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 15)

KUWAIT - Inactive frequencies of Radio Kuwait on Febr 17:

1600-1800 15540 KBD 300 kW 100 deg to SAs Urdu 1600-2100 6050 KBD 300 kW non-dir to NE/ME Arabic General Service 1800-2100 15540 KBD 500 kW 310 deg to WEu English 13

(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 2)

Observations of R.Kuwait Febr 19-21 after several days of absence 0200-0900 5960 KBD 250 kW non-dir to NE/ME Arabic Gen.Sce, comfirmed 0500-0900 15515 KBD 250 kW 059 deg to EAs Arabic Gen.Sce, comfirmed 0800-1000 7250 KBD 500 kW non-dir to WAs Persian, uncomfirmed 0930-1600 11630 KBD 500 kW 230 deg to CAf Arabic Holy Quran, comfirmed 1000-1200 21580 KBD 500 kW 084 deg to EAs Tagalog, back air 1100-1600 9750 KBD 300 kW 286 deg to NEAf Arabic Gen.Sce, back air 1200-1600 21540 KBD 500 kW 310 deg to WEu Arabic Gen.Sce, x 0940-1800 1600-1800 15540 KBD 300 kW 100 deg to SAs Urdu, back air 1600-2100 6050 KBD 300 kW non-dir to NE/ME Arabic Gen.Sce, back air 1700-2000 13650 KBD 500 kW 350 deg to NAm Arabic Gen.Sce, comfirmed 1800-2100 15540 KBD 500 kW 310 deg to WEu English, back air 2000-2400 17550 KBD 500 kW 350 deg to NAm Arabic Gen.Sce, no signal

Probably 1x500 kW transmitter is damaged at present and programs are reduced. Start and end of each broadcasts vary 5-15 minutes. (DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22)

LIBERIA - Radio ELWA, Monrovia, 4760, 2258 UT Tuned-in to English Easy Listening music just before the TOH, then station ID by YL in English at 2300, followed by more music. Surprisingly strong signal today. Very Good Signal. S-8/9 March 3 (Nick Rumple, Kannapolis, North Carolina U.S.A., Yaesu FRG - 100, Drake R8, 220 ft. Inverted L Longwire, Homebrew 1 Meter MagLoop, cumbredx yg via DXLD)

MADAGASCAR - 5011.46, R. Madagasikara, Ambohidrano. Pleasant and lively East African dance music a and announcements in Malagasy at 1820. Still exhibiting tenancies of frequency agility. In recent months I've heard it operating anywhere between 5010.25 and 5015.37! The carrier is quite strong but it could afford to give us a little more audio level, as noted on 12/2. (Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Double Bazooka antennas for 80 and 40 metres, Par EF-SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU, March Australian DX News via DXLD)

17540 Radio Impala - Talata Volonondry, at 1730-1755* UT on Mar 8, program of local musical selections with periodicIDs in three languages (Kinyarwanda, English and a local language). Program closed at 1755 UT after song. Still none of the usual talk you would expectfrom an opposition radio station. Fair. (Rich d'Angelo-PA-USA, DXplorer March 9)

MALAYSIA - 7295, Traxx FM via RTM, 1350, Feb 22. In English with DJ giving ID per brief attached audio; slight audio distortion; fair- good, but periods of ACI. (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, near Monterey, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DXLD)

MONGOLIA - Winter B-13 schedule for Voice of Mongolia: 0900-0930 on 12085 U-B 250 kW / 178 deg to SAs English 0930-1000 on 12085 U-B 250 kW / 178 deg to SAs Mongolian 1000-1030 on 12085 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EAs Chinese 1030-1100 on 12085 U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EAs Japanese 1400-1430 on 12015*U-B 250 kW / 178 deg to SAs Mongolian 1430-1500 on 12015*U-B 250 kW / 178 deg to SAs Chinese 1500-1530 on 12015*U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EAs Japanese 1530-1600 on 12015*U-B 250 kW / 116 deg to EAs English * co-channel Voice of Korea in French and English (DX MIX NEWS #840, March 1, 2014)

12084.89, V of Mongolia - Khonhor. This station has returned after an absence of some weeks. First noted here on Feb 26 with IS at 0859, then full ID at the start of the English transmission, followed by the news. The signal was at a fair level and the audio was of a reasonable quality. But there was considerable splash from the very strong RA- Brandon (12080 kHz) which also s/on at 0900. Good to see it back in business! (Rob Wagner VK3BVW ARDXC via DXLD)

MYANMAR - 5985.00, Myanmar Radio, 1250 through random subsequent checking till 1517. Slightly better reception with the newer transmitter than the older off frequency tx. (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DXLD) Feb 24 or 25

PHILIPPINES - 9465, R. Teos via Philippines, Feb 25 1501-1511, 45444, Russian, Theme music and ID at 1501, Talk. 14

9465, R. Teos via Philippines, Mar 04 *1500-1510, 43443, Russian, 1500 sign on with ID, Opening announce, Talk (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, NRD-515, NRD-345, Satellite 750, DE-1121; ANT, 70m Sloper Wire, DXLD) i.e. FEBC Bocaue site, daily except Sundays at 1500-1600, Aoki (gh)

ROMANIA - A-14 schedule of Radio Romania International:

ARABIC 0630-0656 9770GAL 11650TIG 11790GAL 15400TIG 1400-1456 9830TIG 11945GAL 13860TIG 15130GAL AROMANIAN 1430-1456 ^5910SAF, not Macedonian 1630-1656 ^5910SAF, not Macedonian 1830-1856 ^5910SAF, not Macedonian CHINESE 0400-0426 *15220TIG 17780TIG 1300-1326 15435TIG 17860TIG ENGLISH 0000-0056 9700TIG 11955TIG 0300-0356 7350TIG 9645TIG 11825GAL *15220GAL 0530-0556 *7330TIG 9700GAL 17760GAL 21500TIG 1100-1156 15130TIG 15400GAL 17670GAL 17680TIG 1700-1756 9540TIG *11810TIG 2030-2056 *9800GAL 11975GAL 15170TIG 17510TIG 2200-2256 7430GAL 9765GAL 9790TIG 11940TIG FRENCH 0100-0156 9700TIG 11955TIG 0500-0526 *7330GAL 9700GAL 15340TIG 17780TIG 1000-1056 11650GAL 15380TIG 15400GAL 17680TIG 1600-1656 9500TIG 11950TIG 2000-2026 *9800GAL 11975GAL GERMAN 0600-0626 *7435TIG 9700TIG 1200-1256 9675GAL 11875GAL 1800-1856 *7300TIG 9540TIG ITALIAN 1400-1426 ^9520SAF 1600-1626 ^5910SAF 1800-1826 *^5910SAF ROMANIAN 0000-0156 7335GAL 9520GAL 0400-0456 5920GAL 7350GAL 0700-0756 13750TIG 15400GAL 15700TIG 17750GAL "Curierul romanesc" Sun only 0800-0856 13750TIG 15400GAL 15700TIG 17750GAL "Curierul romanesc" Sun only 0900-0956 11650GAL 15400GAL 15700TIG 17680GAL "Curierul romanesc" Sun only 1200-1256 ^9520SAF-100kW 11700TIG 15130TIG 1300-1356 11700GAL 15130GAL 1500-1556 11950GAL 15130GAL 1600-1656 7315TIG 9810GAL to Israel 1700-1756 9500GAL 11975GAL 1800-1856 9500GAL 11975GAL 1900-1956 9500GAL 11975GAL RUSSIAN 0430-0456 6180TIG *7390TIG 1330-1356 13640TIG 15160TIG 1500-1556 9500TIG *11870TIG SERBIAN 1530-1556 ^5910SAF 1730-1756 ^5910SAF 1930-1956 ^5910SAF SPANISH 0200-0256 9520GAL 9645TIG 11945GAL 11955TIG 1900-1956 9540TIG 11625TIG 2100-2156 15300TIG 17745TIG 2300-2356 9740TIG 9765GAL 11795GAL 11955TIG UKRAINIAN 1500-1526 ^5910SAF 1700-1726 ^5910SAF 1900-1926 ^5910SAF ^ Saftica 100 kW, all other Galbeni and Tiganesti 300 kW. * DRM via Saftica 100 kW; Galbeni or Tiganesti 300 kW. (RRI-RRO schedule; via Radiocom.facilities at Saftica, Galbeni and Tiganesti; via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 11)

The following two transmissions of NEXUS-IBA IRRS Shortwave via Radiocom Romania already are jammed with 15 white noise like broadband DRM:

Radio Xoriyo 1500-1530 15515 TIG 150 kW 175 deg to EAf Somali Fri

Radio Warra Wangeelaa-ti 1500-1530 15515 TIG 150 kW 165 deg to EAf Oromo Sat

UNIDentified broadcast of NEXUS-IBA IRRS Shortwave after Radio Xoriyo 1500-1530 1530-1600 15515 TIG 150 kW 175 deg to EAf Arabic Fri, Febr 21.

This broadcast is not jammed with white noise like broadband DRM. (DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22)

RUSSIA - 25900 kHz, Radio MTUCI at 1215 UT puts a splendid S9-Signal into Germany today (Friday, 21 Feb 2014). Russian program with studio talking. Every now and then ID as Radiostation Moscow Technical University (in Russian) playing some beautiful Motorhead songs :-)

The band is wide open with countless Russian AM / FM pirate communications channels heard from 25 MHz up to 28 MHz and above. (Harald Kuhl, Germany, Feb 21, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)

Good afternoon, Excellent signal from MTUCI from tune in at 1220 UT, chat between two YLs plus music; at 1240 heard Ace of Spades by Motorhead from 1980 and chat by OM. SIO 544. (John Hoadd, Faversham UK, NRD-515 + ALA1530LF, 1252 UT Feb 21)

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Plant manager Sergey Komarov said: "The station is in the Air: On Fridays from 1200 to 1500 UT. Frequency 25900 kHz AM - until the end of March. Then there will be a change of frequency - we are running out temporary permit for her". (Anatoly Klepov, Editor, RusDX Feb 23 via DXLD)

RWANDA - 6055, Radio Rwanda, 1501, Feb 25. Listening to hear if they re-instated the multi-language news headlines, but they have not. Just news in detail (assume Kinyarwanda) from 1501 to 1508, followed by series of ads and into pop African songs. Via long path. (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DXLD)

SOLOMON ISLANDS - 9545.000 SIBC Honiara, at 0605 UT on March 12. Half hour show of C&W songs in English with DJ in Solomon Pijin; 0700 UT news in English (story about "giant African snails," etc.); shipping schedule; weather ("heavy rain warning number seven," etc.). Honiara sunset at 0736 UT. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld March 12)

SOUTH AFRICA - 15255, Channel Africa, Mar 05 0645-0659*, 35333, English, News and Music, Theme music at 0645 and 0655, 0659 sign off.

17770, Channel Africa, Feb 27 *1458-1511, 25322, Swahili, 1458 sign on with IS, IS and ID, Drums at 1459, Opening music, Opening announce, News (Kouji Hashimoto, JAPAN, RX, IC-R75, NRD-525+RD-9830, NRD-515, NRD-345, Satellite 750, DE-1121; ANT, 70m Sloper Wire, DXLD)

SRI LANKA - Winter B-13 SW schedule of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation: 0115-0130 11905*TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Bengali-Christian program 0130-0230 11905*TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Hindi 0230-0300 11905*TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs English-Christian program 0300-0330 11905*TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Hindi * co-ch CNR-6 in Amoy

1115-1130 9720 TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Hindi 1130-1145 9720 TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Malayalam-Christian program 1145-1200 9720 TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Hindi 1200-1215 9720#TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Tamil-Christian program # co-ch CRI in Tagalog

This program is the air in different days different weeks of the month 1630-1830 11750 TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Sinhala Mo/Tue/Fr/Sat 1st 1630-1830 11750 TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Sinhala Mo/Tue/Thu/Sa 2nd 16

1630-1830 11750 TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Sinhala Mo/Tue/Wed/Sa 3rd 1630-1830 11750 TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Sinhala Tue/Wed/Thu/Sa 4th 1630-1830 11750 TRM 125 kW 345 deg to SAs Sinhala Mo/Wed/Fr/Sa 5th (DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 14)

FEBA English transmission heard on 9720 ending at 0200 UT today. Very good reception noted. While I contacted the announced telephone number, I got info that it is a test transmission from Sri Lanka and to look out tomorrow also. -- Thanking you, Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, 0352 UT March 5, DXLD)

Reply from FEBA Bangalore on today's broadcast on 9720 that I monitored ending at 0200 UT: "The transmission you heard was a test transmission which was intended for broadcast this evening and tomorrow evening. The transmission station accidentally broadcast this morning. The 2 days test broadcast details were as follows... 1. March 5th 1330-1400 UTC 31 MB 9720 Khz Azimuth 345 2. March 6th 1330-1400 UTC 31 MB 9720 Khz Azimuth 345" (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, http://www.niar.org , dxldyg via DX LD)

15545 New frequency of Voice of America in Uzbek from March 6: 1500-1530 NF15545 IRA 250kW 334deg to CeAS, ex11695 // 9570 9715 11780 (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 7)

TAJIKISTAN - Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet from March 2 1215-1230 NF15538 Du 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese, ex15537 1300-1315 NF15553 Du 100 kW 131 deg to CAs Tibetan, ex15573 1315-1330 NF15552 Du 100 kW 131 deg to CAs Tibetan, ex15553 1330-1345 NF15582 Du 100 kW 131 deg to CAs Tibetan, ex11527 1345-1400 NF 9332 Du 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese, ex 9343 1345-1400 NF15587 Du 100 kW 131 deg to CAs Tibetan, ex11538 1400-1430 NF15593 Du 100 kW 131 deg to CAs Tibetan, ex11543 All frequencies are jammed by CNR-1 x0 or x5 Changes between frequencies vary from 3 to 5 minutes. (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 4)

TANZANIA [Zanzibar] - 6015 ZBC Radio, at *0256 UT on Feb 26. No IS today, as heard the last two days; instead back to Spice FM pop African music intro till 0300 UT time pips; 0301 UT reciting from the Qur'an; almost fair. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 26)

Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporatio, Dole, 11735 kHz. 2024 March 4. Tuned-in to Indian style music in progress, Talk in English by YL with station ID at 2045 UT. Fair Signal. S-6. (Nick Rumple, Kannapolis, North Carolina U.S.A., Receiver: Yaesu FRG - 100, Drake R8, Antenna: 220 ft. Inverted L Longwire, Homebrew 1 Meter MagLoop, cumbredx yg via DXLD)

UAE / VATICAN STATE - Frequency changes of Radio Tamazuj & Radio Dabanga in Sudanese Arabic:

Radio Tamazuj 0400-0430 NF15530 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EAf, ex13800//11940/MDG,7315/SMG 1500-1530 NF15530 SMG 250 kW 150 deg to EAf, ex15535//13800/MDG

Radio Dabanga 0430-0600 NF15530 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EAf, ex13800//11940/MDG,7315/SMG 1530-1630 NF15530 SMG 250 kW 150 deg to EAf, ex15535//13800/MDG (DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22)

UKRAINE - 11980.089, the dubious rather amateur radio station of the transmitter engineering in 25mb listed 0800-1000 UT as UKR Radio Dniprovska Hvylya Ukr Zaporizhia is now on air, heard at 0825 UT on 1st March, with S=7 here in western Europe, in eastern Europe and Russia a bit stronger like S=8 on air. But sounds more like a preserve program of religiosity, ideology, literature, tradition, - But I don't understand anything anyway; now at 0826 UT a piece UKR Pop music. (wb)

01.03.2014 took station "Dniprovskaya volna" from Zaporozhye 0800 UT (start of transmission) to 0930 UT (end of transmission) at a frequency of 11980 kHz. SINPO: 35333. Ukrainian radio broadcast transmission. Receiver: Tecsun PL-660. Antenna: telescopic. (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx", Rus DX March 2 via WOR 1711, DXLD) 17

UNITED KINGDOM - BBC WORLD SERVICE TO CUT BACK SHORTWAVE TRANSMISSIONS: According to a report in The Guardian newspaper, the BBC World Service will further reduce its shortwave profile next year, diverting a projected saving of more than $25 million to fund television and digital services. As of April 1, the BBC World Service and BBC Monitoring will be funded directly from the TV license fee instead of through the Foreign Office. In cutbacks 3 years ago, the BBC eliminated more than 500 jobs, closed five language services, ended radio broadcasts in seven languages, and reduced short and medium-wave transmissions (via W0WOI, Feb 27, WOR 1711, DXLD)

U.S.A. - KVOH noted testing around 0215 UTC this evening with Cuban-style music then IDs and requests for reception reports in both English and Spanish. I am in their skip zone so reception was the usual weak and fluttery. (Bob LaRose-San Diego-USA, dxld March 3)

KVOH Voice of Hope: 0200-0400 on 9975 VOH 050 kW / 100 deg to CAm English Su/Mo, ex 0300-0500 1300-1900 on 17775 VOH 050 kW / 100 deg to CAm Spanish Mo-Fr, ex 1400-2000 (DX MIX NEWS # 842)

… I know the pre-recorded test audio did ask for reports, but we don't actually need reports for that test this afternoon (although we will of course verify any that are received). The purpose of the test (which continued for several hours after our regular sign-off at 2000 UTC Monday) was for our engineering staff to be able to work on some of the technical issues we have been experiencing. We take Glenn's and others' comments seriously, and have implemented filtering to better restrict the bandwidth of our signals (on both 17775 and 9975 kHz). We were also working on the unintentional 'reverb' sound Glenn commented on a week or two ago, and have at least identified next steps needed to address that. It requires more equipment, so can't be fixed instantly, but hopefully very soon. Ray Robinson, Operations Manager KVOH - Voice of Hope / Voz de Esperanza P.O.Box 102, Los Angeles, CA 90078, USA. (dxld March 4)

Unscheduled broadcasts of WTWW-3 were observed Febr 15/18/22. Probably this unscheduled broadcasts are temporarily aired Sa/Tue?? 0500-0600 12105 TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm Portuguese 0600-0900 12105 TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm Yoruba 0900-1200 12105*TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm Chinese 1200-1400 12105#TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm Russian * co-ch KTWR Guam in Chinese 1115-1145 Mo-Fr, 1145-1200 Sat # co-ch Radio Free Asia in Burmese from 1230

Here is the current winter B-13 schedule of WTWW-3 1400-0500, non daily: 1400-1500 12105!TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm Russian 1500-2100 12105^TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm Arabic 2100-2400 12105 TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm French 0000-0300 12105 TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm Spanish 0300-0500 12105 TWW 100 kW 040 deg to ENAm Portuguese ! co-ch Radio Free Asia in Burmese till 1430 ^ co-ch Radio Dialogue in English/Shona/Ndebele 1600-1700 Changes between languages vary from 4 to 7 minutes (DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 22)

WRNO New Orleans: 0100-0400 on 7506vRNO 050 kW / 020 deg to NAm English, ex 0200-0500 7506v=7506.6 (DX MIX NEWS # 842)

Winter B-13 schedule of WINB from March 1: 0000-0330 9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm English Daily 1230-1300 9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm English Su 1300-1500 NF9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm English Su, ex13570 1500-1715 NF9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm English Sa/Su, ex13570 1715-2145 NF9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm English Daily, ex13570 2145-2200 NF9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm Eng/Spa Mo-Fr, ex13570 2145-2200 NF9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm English Sa/Su, ex13570 2200-2330 9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm English Daily 18

2330-2400 9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm English Tue-Su 2330-2400 9265 INB 050 kW 242 deg to CAm Spanish Mo (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 1)

WRMI, Brother Stair, R Africa, Family Radio, PCJ R, R Taiwan Int: 0000-0100 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 0000-0100 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English TruNews+Music 0000-0100 on 9495 YFR 100 kW / 181 deg to CARR Various WRMI programs 0000-0100 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm Various WRMI programs 0000-0100 on 11565 YFR 100 kW / 140 deg to BRAS English Brother Stair 0000-0100 on 13695 YFR 100 kW / 151 deg to NSAm English Brother Stair 0100-0300 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 0100-0300 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English TruNews+Music 0100-0300 on 7570 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 0100-0300 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm Various WRMI programs 0100-0300 on 11565 YFR 100 kW / 140 deg to BRAS English Brother Stair 0100-0300 on 13695 YFR 100 kW / 151 deg to NSAm English Brother Stair 0300-0400 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 0300-0400 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English TruNews+Music 0300-0400 on 7570 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 0300-0400 on 7730 YFR 100 kW / 222 deg to MEX Spanish R.Taiwan Int, new 0300-0400 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm Various WRMI programs 0300-0400 on 11565 YFR 100 kW / 140 deg to BRAS English Brother Stair 0400-0500 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 0400-0500 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEXI English TruNews+Music 0400-0500 on 7570 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 0400-0500 on 9840 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Brother Stair 0400-0500 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm Various WRMI programs 0400-0500 on 11565 YFR 100 kW / 140 deg to BRAS English Brother Stair 0500-0600 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 0500-0600 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English TruNews+Music 0500-0600 on 7570 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 0500-0600 on 9840 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Brother Stair 0500-0600 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm English Brother Stair 0500-0600 on 11565 YFR 100 kW / 140 deg to BRAS English Brother Stair 0600-0800 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 0600-0800 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English TruNews+Music 0600-0800 on 7570 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 0600-0800 on 9840 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Brother Stair 0600-0800 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm English Brother Stair 0800-1000 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 0800-1000 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEXI English TruNews+Music 0800-1000 on 7570 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 0800-1000 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm English Brother Stair 1000-1100 on 7570 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 1000-1100 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm English WRMI programs 1100-1300 on 9495 YFR 100 kW / 181 deg to CARR English Brother Stair 1100-1300 on 9690 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English Brother Stair 1100-1300 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAm Various WRMI programs 1300-1400 on 9690 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English Brother Stair 1300-1400 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm Various WRMI programs 1330-1430 on 11880 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to NEAm English PCJ Radio Int Sun(test) 1400-1500 on 9690 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English Brother Stair 1400-1500 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 1400-1500 on 17790 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Radio Africa 1500-1800 on 9690 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English Brother Stair 1500-1800 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 1500-1800 on 17790 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Radio Africa 1800-1900 on 7730 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WEu English Brother Stair 1800-1900 on 9690 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English Brother Stair 1800-1900 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 1800-1900 on 17790 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Radio Africa 1900-2000 on 7730 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WEu English Brother Stair 1900-2000 on 9690 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English Brother Stair 1900-2000 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 1900-2000 on 17790 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Radio Africa 19

2000-2100 on 7730 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WeEu English Brother Stair 2000-2100 on 9690 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English Brother Stair 2000-2100 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Brother Stair 2000-2100 on 15190 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Radio Africa 2100-2200 on 7730 YFR 100 kW / 044 deg to WEu English WRMI programs 2100-2200 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm English Brother Stair Mo-Fr 2100-2200 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm Various WRMI programs Sa/Su 2100-2200 on 15190 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Radio Africa 2200-2300 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 2200-2300 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English TruNews+Music 2200-2300 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAm English Brother Stair Mo-Fr 2200-2300 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAm Various WRMI programs Sa/Su 2200-2300 on 15190 YFR 100 kW / 087 deg to NCAf English Radio Africa 2300-2400 on 5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English TruNews+Music 2300-2400 on 7455 YFR 100 kW / 285 deg to MEX English TruNews+Music 2300-2400 on 9495 YFR 100 kW / 181 deg to CARR Spanish Family Radio 2300-2400 on 9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CAm Various WRMI programs 2300-2400 on 13695 YFR 100 kW / 151 deg to NSAm Spanish Family Radio (DX MIX NEWS # 842)

New broadcast of Radio Japan NHK World via Okeechobee FL: 0400-0500 5985 YFR 100 kW 222 degr to CAm Japanese (probably) (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 12)

A-14 summer season entry: 5985kHz 0400-0430UT 11,12 YFR 100kW 222degr 805LPH ant, Spanish USA NHK (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 12)

ENTIRE VOA Station at Delano is UP FOR SALE.

Radio World have just published an article on the Delano situation: (Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK / dxld March 12)

Updated winter B-13 schedule of WBCQ The Planet: 0000-2400 9330 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English CUSB 0000-0500 5110vBCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English CUSB Su/Mo -orDaily? 0000-0100 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English Mon-Sat 0000-0200 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English Sun 0100-0400 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English Mon-Sat Brother Stair 0400-0500 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English Mon-Sat 1500-1800 15420 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English CUSB Sa Brother Stair 1800-2200 15420 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English CUSB 2000-2100 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English Tue 2100-2200 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English Mo-Fr 2200-2230 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English Su/Mo/Fr 2200-2230 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm Spanish Tue-Thu 2230-2400 7490 BCQ 050 kW 245 deg ENAm English Su-Fr 5110v=5109.75

Winter B-13 schedule of WWCR World Wide Christian Radio from Mar 9:

WWCR-1 0000-0100 6115 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English 0100-0900 3215 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English 0900-1100 15825 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English 1100-1115 15825 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu Russian Sa 1100-1115 15825 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English Su-Fr 1115-1215 15825 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English 1215-1245 15825 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu Arab/Rus Mo-Fr 1215-1245 15825 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English Sa/Su 1245-1300 15825 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English 1300-2200 15825 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English 2200-2200 6115 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English 2200-2300 6115 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu Spanish Mo-Fr 2200-2300 6115 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English Sa/Su 20

2300-2400 6115 WCR 100 kW 046 deg to WEu English

WWCR-2 0000-1200 5935 WCR 100 kW 085 deg to CAf English 1200-1500 7490 WCR 100 kW 085 deg to CAf English 1500-2100 12160 WCR 100 kW 085 deg to CAf English 2100-2400 9350 WCR 100 kW 085 deg to CAf English

WWCR-3 0000-1200 4840 WCR 100 kW 040 deg to NAm English 1200-2400 13845 WCR 100 kW 040 deg to NAm English

WWCR-4 0000-0200 7520 WCR 100 kW 090 deg to CAm English Tue-Sa 0200-0400 5890 WCR 100 kW 090 deg to CAm English Tue-Sa 0400-0500 5890 WCR 100 kW 090 deg to CAm English Tue-Sa Brother Stair 0400-0500 5890 WCR 100 kW 090 deg to CAm English Su/Mo 0500-1200 5890 WCR 100 kW 090 deg to CAm English Brother Stair 1200-1500 9980 WCR 100 kW 090 deg to CAm English Mo-Fr Brother Stair 1500-2300 9980 WCR 100 kW 090 deg to CAm English Brother Stair 2300-2400 9980 WCR 100 kW 090 deg to CAm English Mo-Fr Brother Stair (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 3)

U.S.A. [non] - Frequency changes of IBB: Deewa Radio 0100-0400 9765 KWT 250 kW / 070 deg WeAs Pashto, ex 9370 from Feb 10

Voice of America 1400-1500 17740 LAM 100 kW / 075 deg CAs Tibetan, ex 9670 from Feb 24 1600-1700 11850 PHT 250 kW / 283 deg SAs Bangla, ex 9490 from Feb 23

Radio Ashna, the 3rd change from 17580 to 11595/from 11595 to 17580: 1500-1530 11595 BIB 100 kW / 085 deg WAs Dari, ex 17580, re-ex 11595

Radio Liberty 1700-1800 9790 LAM 100 kW / 055 deg to EEu Russian, ex 9435 1800-1900 9790 LAM 100 kW / 055 deg to CAs Russian, ex 9590 2000-2100 9490 UDO 250 kW / 022 deg to FERus Russian, ex 5885 (DX MIX NEWS #840 March 1, 2014)

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MEDIUM WAVE NEWS:

ALBANIA - Help - Mediumwave Monitoring Log Fllake Albania looked for. Technical engineering of Radio Tirana look out for reception logs of mediumwave monitoring of relay Fllake 500 kW on 1215, 1395, and 1458 kHz, like especially CRI China Radio International, Radio Tirana, and TWR Trans World Radio on the mediumwave Fllake 500 kW of Dec. 2013, as well as Jan. and Febr. 2014. Logs/Reports please direct to: Mrs. Drita Cico - RTSH Monitoring Tirana, Albania (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 21)

CRI China Radio International Beijing on MW Fllake, Albania relay, 500 kW:

0700-0857 English 1215 kHz TX1 F-03 antenna, non-dir 1600-1657 Albanian 1215 kHz TX1 F-03 antenna, non-dir 1700-1757 Bulgarian 1458 kHz TX2 F-05 antenna, non-dir 1700-1757 Esperanto 1215 kHz TX1 F-03 antenna, non-dir 1800-1857 Italian 1458 kHz TX2 F-05 antenna, non-dir 1800-1857 Romanian 1215 kHz TX1 F-03 antenna, non-dir 2001-2059 Hungarian 1458 kHz TX2 F-05 antenna, non-dir 2130-2227 Polish 1458 kHz TX2 F-04 004 degrees 2201-2301 Serbian 1215 kHz TX1 F-03 antenna, non-dir 2230-2330 Czech 1458 kHz TX2 F-04 338 degrees 21

TWR Europe daily at 1922-2130 UT, Fllake relay TX1 F-02 antenna at 330 deg to to North, East and West Europe:

Trans World Radio - Fllake, Albania relay UTC days program kHz kW degr ciraf zone 1922-1925 1234567 TWR ID signal 1395 500 330 28 1925-2000 1234567 Hungarian 1395 500 330 28 2000-2015 .....6. Polish 1395 500 330 28 2000-2030 12345.7 Polish 1395 500 330 28 2015-2030 .....6. Arabic 1395 500 330 28 new language 2030-2130 .....6. Croatian 1395 500 330 28 2030-2045 ...... 7 Croatian 1395 500 330 28 2030-2100 12345.. Croatian 1395 500 330 28 2045-2130 ...... 7 Bosnian 1395 500 330 28 2100-2130 12345.. Serbian 1395 500 330 28

Winter B-13 schedule of Radio Tirana via Fllake relay site:

ALBANIAN Daily 0901-1000 1395 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-01 antenna at 033 deg to Ce-East-EUR 1500-1630 1458 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-05 antenna non-dir to EUR

GREEK Mon-Sat 1645-1700 1458 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-05 antenna non-dir to Greece

SERBIAN Mon-Sat 2115-2130 1458 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-04 antenna at 004 deg to CeEUR-Serbia

TURKISH Mon-Sat 1930-2000 1458 FLA 500 kW TX2 F-05 ant non-dir to Turkey-Greece

Fllake, Albania location G.C. 41 21 52.04 N 19 30 35.46 E (CRI, RT, TWR via Drita Cico-ALB, Oct 22, 2013; wwdxc BC-DX TopNews)

TUNISIA - 963 kHz now carrying Radio Tunis Chaine Internationale. According to the Winter 2013 programme guide Radio Tunis Chaine Internationale RTCI broadcast on 963 kHz in the following languages (times UT), French, except at: 1300-1400 UT English, 1403-1500 UT German, 1503-1600 UT Italian, 1900-2000 UT Spanish.

Available in podcast at the RTCI website; the Spanish service at 1900 UT is regular in Barcelona with strong signal, mainly Spanish pops along short news and features. Italian also confirmed in starting at 1503 UT (Rafael Martinez, Barcelona, 25-27 Jan). Also confirmed here during the evening with French identifying as Radio Tunis Chaine Internationale.

Until recently 963 kHz had been carrying Radio Tunis cultural channel in Arabic but has now reverted to carrying Chaine Internationale in French & other languages - as was the case until a few years ago. (via Dave Kenny-UK, in BrDXC Communication magazine QSL report 02-2014)

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Editor's info desk was closed for this edition on March 15th, 2014, at 17:00 UTC.

Please also see our website for lists of broadcasts in German and English, updated regularly.

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Sources & Contributors:

A-DX - e-mail exchange - Austria. Alokesh Gupta - New Delhi - India. BCDX - News Bulletin by Wolfgang W. Bueschel (wb) - Stuttgart - Germany. CONEXION - CONEXION Digital - Buenos Aires - Argentina. 22

DXLD - Glenn Hauser's DX LISTENING DIGEST - USA. Dr. Hans-Jörg Biener (hjb) - Nuremberg, Germany. DX MIX NEWS = DX RE MIX NEWS - from Georgi Bancov & Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria. Others as stated in contribution.

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Abbreviations: with name of station: BC / bc = Broadcaster, Int. = International, R = Radio, tx = Transmitter, Vo = Voice of, QRG = frequency

Location of transmitters with frequency: Al = Aligarh/India, ALB = Albania, Arm = Armavir/RUS, Ban = Bangalore, Be = Beijing/China, Bib = Biblis/DL, BIH = Bosnia-Herzegowina, BLR = Byelorus, BOT = Botswana, Br = Brandon/Aus, CHN = China, CLN-Ira = Sri Lanka Iranawila, CLN-Trm = Sri Lanka Trincomalee, CTR = Costa Rica, Du = Dushanbe/TJK, Dw = Darwin/Aus, ERV = Erivan/Armenia, F = Issoudun/France, Fl =Okeechobee Florida/USA, GAB = Gabun, GUF = French Guyana, HAB = Habana/Cuba, Ho = Hohhot/CHN, HRI= WHRI Cypress Creek/USA, IK = (IRK) Irkutsk/Siberia, Jin = Jinhua, Kash = Kashgar/CHN, Ka = Kingsway (Delhi), Kh = Khampur (Delhi), KOR = (South) Korea, Ku = Kununurra/Aus, Kun = Kunming/CHN, KWT = Kuwait, Lam = Lampertheim/DL, M =Moscow (Taldom), MCO = Monaco, MDA = Moldavia, MDG = Madagascar, MNG = Mongolia, MRA = Northern Marianas, N = Nauen/DL, Nn = Nanning/CHN, Pan = Panaji/India, RRW = Ruanda, RSA = Meyerton/South Africa, RUS = Russia incl. Sibiria, SAI = Saipan (MRA), SEY = Seychelles, Sh = Shepparton/Aus, SNG = Singapur, STP = Sao Tomé, SWZ = Swaziland, TH = (NAK) Nakhon Sawan/Thailand, TIN = Tinian (MRA), TJK = Tajikistan, TWN = Taiwan, UAE = Al Dubbaya/United Arab Emirates, Ur = Urumchi/CHN, Vla = Vladivostok, Wof = Woofferton/GB, Xi = Xian/CHN, Ya = Yamata/Japan.

Mostly within round brackets target areas as known: Af = Africa, Am -= America, As = Asien, Aus = Australien; Eu = Europe, ME = Middle East, Pac = Pacific Region; C = Central, E = East, N = North, S = South, W = West

Languages: Ar Arabic - Ch Chinese - Du Dutch - E, En English - F French - G, Ge German - Gr Greek - I Italian - J Japanese - K Korean - P Portuguese - R Russian - Sp Spanish - Turk Turkish

Technical hint with frequency (QRG): (*) = Digital Radio broadcast (DRM) v = variable irr = irregular /USB = upper sideband, /LSB = lower sideband, alt.: (QRG) = alternative frequency

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Editor:

Walter Eibl (we), P.O. Box 1545, 91005 Erlangen, Germany. EMail: or Used equipment: Receiver: Communications receiver ICOM IC-R70 (no modification) Antenna: Hamtronic HT504 selective active antenna, in roof window ca. 15 m above ground Location: Herzogenaurach / Germany; 49.567/10.917; 310 m NN

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by Ashok Kumar Bose, Unit # 28, 7035, Rexwood Road, Mississauga, ON, L4T 4M6, Canada E-Mail: [email protected]

MEDIUMWAVE BAND

Frequency UTC SIO ITU Radio Station Language Programme Details Date Rep.

639.0 1815 222 G Classic Premier, Bedford English ARD Festival in Bedford 0102 MF 657.0 1820 211 G Classic Premier, Wrexham English Car driver license & EU 0102 MF 693.0 1825 322 G Maidstone Premier English Sports Live 0102 MF 720.0 0550 221 G Dartmoor Premier English Dartmoor News 3001 MF 792.0 1830 221 G Canterbury Premier English Archbishop & Cathedral 0102 MF 801.0 0530 444 D BR Bayern plus German TA; ID; NX; music 1102 SG 882.0 1835 322 G Farnborough Premier English Football with Glouster 0102 MF 909.0 1740 121 G BBC R. Doncaster English Heros of Miners 0102 MF 954.0 1845 211 G Glocestershire XL English Sports News 0102 MF 1107.0 1700 211 G Classic Gold,Furham English Cars 0102 MF 1143.0 1710 221 G Premier Gold,Oldham English BBC Night News 0102 MF 1152.0 1800 211 G Furham XL English Syria War & Israel 0102 MF 1170.0 1805 221 G Israel Prem.,Birmingham English Israel & Syria Was 0102 MF 1251.0 0645 222 G Bristol XL English Morning show with Ben 3001 MF 1305.0 0650 211 G BBC R. Blackburn English Morningshow and Press 3001 MF 1314.0 1735 222 G Huddersfield Premier English Pubs & Money 3001 MF 1341.0 1730 322 G Premier Gold,Blackburn English Program 0102 MF 1404.0 0710 222 G RRC R. Blackpool English CRI & RT Luxembourg 3001 MF 1404.0 1735 221 G Classic Gold,Stockton English Grand Prix 0102 MF 1458.0 0745 333 G Sunrise radio London English Hit from Asia 3101 MF 1548.0 0810 211 G Leeds XL English Jingles 3101 MF

SHORTWAVE BANDS

Frequency UTC SIO ITU Radio Station Language Programme Details Date Rep.

2485.0 2018 333 AUS ABC English Reports,ID 2201 HD

3325.0 2254 242 INS RRI Palang Karaya Indonesian Music, Reports 0802 HD 3995.0 0725 353 D Andenstimme W'moor German ID; Lutherische Stunde 1502 SG 3965.0 1800 444 F Radio Taiwan Intl., English Features 2501 PH

4319usb 2218 343 DGA AFRTS English Music Anncts., 0802 HD 4775.0 2148 231 B Radio Congonhas Portugese Talk 0702 HD 4875.0 2312 242 B Radio Roraima Portugese Talk 0103 HD 4885.0 2146 242 B Radio Clubo do Para Portugese Reports 1402 HD 4915.0 2144 242 B Radio Daqui Portugese Talk,ID 2202 HD 4950.0 2008 343 AGL RN Angola Portugese ID,Music,Anncts. 2702 HD 4985.0 2154 222 B Radio Brasil Central Portugese Music and Anncts. 0703 HD 5005.0 2027 333 GNE Radio Bata Spanish Reports,Music 0603 HD 5025.0 0615 443 CUB Radio Rebelde Spansih Music,Politic,ID 2602 HD 5035.0 2138 343 B Radio Aparecida Portugese Music Talk,ID 2102 HD 5085.0 0028 553 USA WTWW English World of Radio # 1708 1602 RL 24 5830.0 0500 553 USA WTWW,Lebanon English World of Radio # 1708 1602 RL 5855.0 1630 343 MRA RFA via IBB-Tinian Korean female rpt; ID 1402 SG 5940.0 2156 252 B Radio Voz Missionaria Portugese Music,Talk,ID, Jingle 0102 HD 5950.0 1328 453 NZL Intl., English Mailbox 1702 RL 5955.0 1800 444 AUT Voice of Vietnam relay English News 1701 PH 6005.0 1630 433 D Radio Prag via Kall German ID; MusikCzech class. 1602 SG 6040.0 1920 444 IRN VOIRI English Social Justice 2201 PH 6055.0 0017 553 E REE English World Radio Day 1402 RL 6095.0 1000 323 D Mighty KBC English Songs 1201 PH 6100.0 2200 444 BIH Intl. Radio Serbia English News 1102 PH 6105.0 0815 444 D TWR English ID; Bible Salomon 1802 SG 6110.0 2022 333 ETH Radio Fana Oromo Talk,Music,ID 0703 HD 6135.0 1811 444 YEM Radio Yemen English Music,Politics,ID,Report 0302 HD 6155.0 1810 444 BLR Radio Belarus German NX; Olympia; ID 1002 SG 6165.0 0234 553 CUB Radio Habana Cuba English Mailbag Plus ack.RL’s ltr. 1702 RL 6180.0 0100 343 B Radio Nacional Brasilia Portugese Nncts.,Music 0903 HD 6190.0 1005 354 D HLR via SN-Göhren German ID; talks; music 1502 SG

7205.0 1830 444 TUR Stimme der Türkei German NX; press; DX-Ecke 1502 SG 7310.0 2130 555 ROU Radio Romania Intl, English World Radio Day 1102 PH 7335.0 1300 454 ROU RRI German ID; NX; MX; FBK 1602 SG 7365.0 0730 443 D Andenstimme W'moor German ID; Für DXer // 3995 1502 SG 7380.0 1700 544 ALB CRI-Cerrik German ID; Reise; Kontakt 1602 SG 7400.0 0815 544 AUT TWR English ID; bible Salomon 1802 SG 7465.0 2100 444 ALB Radio Tirana English Press Review 2701 PH 7550.0 2210 454 IND AIR, GOS English TS; TA; ID; NX; cmt 0402 SG

9425.0 1600 444 KRE Stimme Koreas German IS; ID; NA; Lieder 1202 SG 9445.0 2210 454 IND AIR, GOS English TS; TA; ID; NX; cmt 0402 SG 9475.0 2201 453 USA WTWW English World of Radio # 1708 1302 RL 9475.0 1600 444 AUS Radio Australia English Talks 1402 PH 9480.0 0932 454 D EMR via SN-Goehren English Popmusic; ID 1602 SG 9500.0 1800 444 SWZ TWR Africa English Bible Hour 2702 PH 9505.0 2200 555 USA WHRI English Bible 1101 PH 9510.0 1030 333 I IRRS Shortwave English Program 1901 PH 9515.0 2046 242 B Radio Marumby Portugese Jingle, Report 0102 HD 9515.0 1557 444 KOR KBS-WorldRadio English IS; IDs; NX; Sochi 1202 SG 9525.0 1815 454 INS Stimme Indonesiens German ID; rpt nordkor. Waffen 1002 SG 9535.0 2030 555 THA Radio Thailand English News 2102 PH 9545.0 0730 343 SLM Solomon Is. Broadcasting English Talk,Music,ID 2502 HD 9630.0 2100 443 B Radio Aparecida Portugese Jingle, Reports 1402 HD 9645.0 2055 242 B Radio Bandeirantes Portugese Talk,QRM CRI @ 2100 1402 HD 9655.0 0903 443 ALS KNLS Chinese Anncts., Music,Speech 0402 HD 9655.0 0421 553 TUR Voice of Turkey English Letterbox program 1602 RL 9664.0 2106 343 B Voz Missionaria Portugese Music,Reports 1402 HD 9665.0 1900 555 E REE English News 2802 PH 9690.0 1000 444 LTU RFA via Sitkunai Tibetan ID in E; ann; rpts 1502 SG 9720.0 1700 342 CLN RFA via IBB-Iranawila Korean ID; ann; female rpts 1202 SG 9730.0 1600 444 VTN Voice of Vietnam English News 1402 PH 9765.0 1640 553 NZL Radio New Zealand Intl. English Mailbox 1702 RL 9780.0 1800 555 ROU Radio Romania Intl., English Radio Newsreel 2501 PH 9819.6 2045 343 B Radio 9 de Julho Portugese ID,Jingle,Interview 1402 HD 9830.0 2100 444 AUT AWR English Heart Disease 2102 PH 9835.0 2044 444 MLA RTM Sarawak FM Malay Anncts., Music 2401 HD 9940.0 1630 343 MRA RFA via IBB-Tinian Burmese ID in E; ann; rpts 1402 SG 9955.0 0401 453 USA WRMI English Wave scan 2014 WRTH 1702 RL 9965.0 2330 454 EGY Radio Cairo English NX;ID;cmt; good audio 1502 SG 9965.0 1900 555 THA Radio Thailand English Advertisements 1402 PH

11520.0 0925 443 USA WEWN English talks marriage; ann; ID 1602 SG 11565.0 1000 444 USA WHRI English Talks 1802 PH 11585.0 1630 444 MRA RFA via IBB-Tinian Korean female rpt; ID 1402 SG 11665.0 1440 444 CHN CRI English rpts; ann; ID 1702 SG 25 11670.0 2200 454 IND AIR, GOS English TS; TA; ID; NX; cmt 0402 SG 11725.0 0741 453 NZL Radio New Zealand Intl., English Mailbox 1702 RL 11730.0 2000 444 BLR Radio Belarus English News 2802 PH 11740.0 1435 444 SNG NHK-World Relay Burmese Popmusic; ann; ID 1702 SG 11740.0 2200 343 IND AIR, GOS English TS; TA; ID; NX; cmt 0402 SG 11765.0 2139 443 B Super Radio Deus e Amor Portugese Talk,Jingle 1402 HD 11770.0 2114 332 NIG Voice of Nigeria Arabic Politic,Music,ID 0703 HD 11775.0 2116 444 AIA Caribbean Beacon English Sermon 0702 HD 11780.0 2111 444 B Radio Nacional Amazonia Portugese Telephone Interview 0702 HD 11790.0 1630 555 F VOA English Sudan in Focus 1701 PH 11800.0 1800 454 AFS NHK-World Relay English ID; NX; rpt industry 1002 SG 11810.0 2220 343 KOR KBS-WorldRadio English rpt; ID; K-Pop 0402 SG 11825.0 1430 444 CLN VOA via IBB-Iranawila Pashto ID; ann; NX 1702 SG 11855.0 2105 444 B Radio Aparecida Portugese Reports 0702 HD 11920.0 1420 554 ALB CRI-Cerrik French rpts Afrique; ID 1702 SG 12085.0 1100 323 AUS Radio Australia English Talks 1701 PH

13570.0 2129 453 USA WINB, Red Lion English Religious program 1302 RL 13735.0 1400 333 MRA RFA via IBB-Saipan Vietnames ID in E; ann; rpts 0902 SG 13845.0 1300 444 USA WWCR English Power Hour 1102 PH

15215.0 1636 442 D Radio Oomrang German Talk,S/off 2102 HD 15250.0 0720 454 IRN IRIB German IS, ID, NA; Koran; NX 1802 SG 15310.0 1400 333 MRA RFA via IBB-Saipan Vietnames ID in E; ann; rpts 0902 SG 15320.0 1500 444 PHL Radio Veritas Tagalog Talks 2202 PH 15340.0 1225 443 AUS HCJB Australia English MX; ann; IDs; rel. 0902 SG 15385.0 1445 444 E REE Spanish rpt agriculture; ID 1702 SG 15400.0 1210 453 AUS HCJB Australia English MX; ann; IDs; rel. 0902 SG 15580.0 1900 333 BOT VOA English Talks 1402 PH

17610.0 1800 343 USA WHRI English Talks 1802 PH 17690.0 0800 454 IRN IRIB German ID; rpt Yemen 1802 SG 17735.0 1230 342 MRA RFA via IBB-Saipan Khmer ID in E; ann; rpts 0902 SG

21610.0 1445 252 E REE Spanish rpt agriculture; ID 1702 SG 21800.0 0800 353 RUS VoR via Irkutsk English ID; NX; rpts; Sochi 1302 SG

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Here are the loggings from Richard A. D’Angelo of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, USA:

5875.0 ENGLAND. BBC – Woofferton, 0320-0359* Mar 7, man and woman hosting a program of Arabic language news features. Several nice IDs and jingle at closedown at 0358. Poor to fair. 6045.0 AUSTRIA. Adventist World Radio – Moosbrunn, 0431-0443 Feb 12, Man announcer with ID and conclusion of program opening in French language. Two men began long discussion. Fair. 6070.0 CANADA. CFRX – Toronto, 1553-1612 Feb 15, finally noted after hearing from Chris Lobdell that they were reactivated but noted with poor signal man and woman announcer with talk features, several local ads (one for audio components) and announcements. Poor signal. Drifted back several times over the next few hours with signal improving periodically until I finally tuned out around 2320 during a program seemingly about Debbie Reynolds hosted by Alec Baldwin. 7120.0 SOMALIA. Radio Hargeisa – Somaliland, 0340-0417 Mar 2, man announcer with Somali language talk followed by Horn of Africa vocals. ID and news at 0400. Fair. 7240.0 TURKEY. Voice of Turkey – Emirler, 0413-0453* Feb 5, English program with features, Question of the Month hosted by a woman announcer, popular music vocals. At 0452 a woman gave ID and closedown announcements. Fair with //9655 fair to good. 7290.0 ROMANIA. Radio city via IRRS-Tiganesti, 1944-1957* Feb 14, deep, gravelly voiced man announcer – who was difficult to understand - with brief talk in English hosting program of oldies. Noted a Simon and Garfunkel tune among others. Off suddenly before the last song ended without any formal closedown announcements. Fair. 9435.0 CHINA. China Radio International – Kunming, 0037-0100* Mar 5, man and woman with talk in Mandarin language, light vocals and ID at closedown with frequency announcements. Closed program at 0057 but kept transmitter on until top of the hour for some reason. Fair. 9480.0 KUWAIT. Radio Free Asia (presumed), 0107-0158* Mar 5, man announcer with long talks in listed Uyghur language. Carrier cut at 0158 after brief announcement. Poor signal. 9500.0 SWAZILAND. Trans World Radio-Manzini (presumed), 0520-0547 Feb 20, snippets of English talk but gone in the noise by the top of the hour so never caught an ID. Poor. 9690.0 INDIA. – Bengaluru, 2314-0004 Mar 8, nice mixture of Indian vocals; ID at 2330 by a woman announcer for the General Overseas Service 26 followed by the news in English. More Indian instrumental music at 2340 until 0000 when a woman announcer gave ID followed by another newscast. Poor to fair in noisy conditions. 9775.0 CLANDESTINE (North Korea). Radio Free Chosun – Palauig (presumed), 1354-1416 Feb 13, musical opening followed by a man announcer in listed Korean language with apparent opening of program. News which appeared to be followed by a conversation with several voices heard. Poor. 9940.0 CLANDESTINE (Sudan). Radio Miraya – Kishinev, 0410-0536 Feb 8, continuous music program with some rap tunes and some more local music. Brief announcements by a man at 0500 followed by more music programming. None of the usual English talk heard. Fair. 11625.0 VATICAN, – Santa Maria de Galeria, 0404-0428* Feb 12, man announcer with Amharic language talk, some Horn of Africa music segments presumably slipping into listed Tigrinya language at 0415. Fair. 11645.0 GREECE. ERT – Avilis, 0322-0425+ Mar 2, thanks to Harold Sellers tip noted on this frequency with program of Greek pop music. Poor to fair signal with some very deep fades. //7475 and 9420 were very good. 11915.0 SAUDI ARABIA. Broadcasting Service of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2240-2301* Mar 5, noted with man announcer with long Arabic language talk followed by another man with a recitation. Carrier closed at 2301. Fair to good. 15275.0 RWANDA. Radio Deutsche Welle – Kigali, 1822-1840 Feb 13, man announcer with long talk in listed Hausa language with English heard in background which was being translated. Several IDs. More news features. Fair. 15215.0 GERMANY. Radio Öömrang – Nauen, *1559-1658 Feb 21, open carrier followed by brief instrumental music before opening English ID and announcement about the annual program. Interviews with local residents about tourism and travels to/from the Amrum Island. Interviews by the producer with local residents in local language but then translated portions into English. Off rather suddenly after a song which the announcer said he would not translate because of atmospherics. This annual broadcast is always interesting. Fair signal with moderate noise and fading. Unfortunately, not nearly as strong as last year’s transmission. 15540.0 KUWAIT. Radio Kuwait, 2046-2100* Mar 8, pop music until ID by a man announcer at 2050 (“This is Radio Kuwait”) followed by a news update. Back to pop music at 2057 with closedown announcements by another male announcer at 2059 followed by brief instrumental music (Anthem?). Fair to good signal. 17540.0 CLANDESTINE (Rwanda). Radio Impala - Talata Volonondry, 1730-1755* Mar 8, program of local musical selections with periodic IDs in three languages (Kinyarwanda, English and a local language). Program closed at 1755 after song. Still none of the usual talk you would expect from an opposition radio station. Fair. 25900.0 RUSSIA. Radio MTUCI – Moscow, 1310-1405+ Mar 7, thanks to a tip from Harald Kuhl in Germany noted with woman announcer in Russian hosting a music program with long talks. At around 1330 after a quick station ID, a man began hosting playing Iron maiden music. Fair signal with periodic deep fades.

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Thanks a lot to our club members for your contributions:

HD : Harald Denzel, Egelsbach, Germany. JRC NRD 545-DSP, Lowe HF& Perseus 150 with pa0rdt Mini-whip, Grahn GS5SE Modul MI3 MF : Michael Frese, Osnabrueck, Germany. Grundig Yatchboy with telescopic aerial. PH : Paul Hayes, Limerick, Ireland. Sangean 909 with Telescopic antenna RAD : Richard A. D'Angelo, Wyomissing, PA, USA. Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B, Eton E1, Lowe HF-150 with Alpha Delta DX Sloper, Datong FL3. RL : Richard Lemke, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. JRC NRD-535 HF with random long wire in the trees. SG : Siegbert Gerhard, Frankfurt, Germany. AOR AR 7030 with EMF Satellit 700 & Sangean ATS 808 with built in Telescopic antenna.

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Dear Friends,

Welcome to the March edition of Logbook. We have a shorter edition this month. I request our members to please check the dates are properly indicated in the loggings submitted. It would be a lot easier if the logging date is mentioned in the format as DDMM i.e. Feb. 28 as 2802. It is not necessary to indicate the year which can save you some time. In the ITU country code it is the location of the transmitter that has to be mentioned and not the origin of the Radio station. So if Deutsche Welle signals are heard from the Kigali relay in Rwanda the ITU should be RRW instead of D and the station details mentioned as Deutsche Welle relay. For those members who are not sure of the transmitter location I will take care at my end. Last last month I forgot Richard Lemke in the list of contributors although I included his loggings. I thank Richard for pointing this error caused by me within a few hours of the release of the electronic edition of DX magazine.

Till next time,

Ashok Kumar Bose 27 QSL CORNER Editor: Dario Gabrielli, Viale della Resistenza 33b, IT-30031 Dolo (Ve), ITALY eMail: [email protected]

Australia: HCJB Australia 15525 kHz. Japanese program. Full data QSL card "December 2013" received in 37 days for report with two 80 yen stamps to: HCJB Japan c/o Yodobashi Church, 1-17-8 Hyakunin-cho, Shinjuku- ku, Tokyo, 169-0073 Japan (HT) China: Radio Exterior de España via Beijing 11910 kHz. Spanish program. Full data QSL card "radio exterior - rne - QSL" received in 207 days for report to: Secretaría Técnica, Radio Exterior de España, Apartado de correos 156.202, 28080 Madrid, Spain (HT) Germany: TWR Europe via Nauen 7300 kHz. Russian program. Full data QSL card "Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!" with site "Nauen, Germany" v/s Kalman Dobos received in 81 days for report to: TWR Europe, Postfach 141, A-1235 Wien, Austria (HT) (NDR) 6040/9925/9880 kHz. German program. Standard QSL picture with slogan ”Das Beste am Norden” and ”NDR”, backside additionally schema (xls) for all transmitter sites. ”x” Mark for all three Frequencies on only one QSL-card received in 14 days for report to: NDR – Norddeutschen Rundfunk, Technische Abteilung, Rothenbaumchaussee 132, D-20149 Hamburg, Germany. (HS) Germany/Ecuador HCJB – Die Andenstimme,3995 kHz via Weenemoor Northern Germany, German Program. QSL received via Quito, Ecuador within 46 days. Beautiful QSL-card, with”Wildlife in Ecuador” and 8 small photos from Fauna and Flora, including the new logo of the station. QSL-serie 1953-2013//S. No transmitter site given for report sent to HCJB-Die Andenstimme, Postfach 17-17-691, Quito, Ecuador enclosed 1 IRC (HS) Germany/Russia: Voice of Russia 693 Khz. German Program via Berlin Zehlendorf 693 kHz QSL Serie ”50 Years 12.04.1961-12.04.2011” / First Manned Flight into Space received via snail mail within 36 Days for report sent to Voice of Russia,German Section,Ul. Pyatnitskaya 25,115326 Moskau, Russia (HS)

Iran: Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting 7365 kHz. Japanese program. Full data QSL card "The main porch of Masjid-e Imam (Mosque) - Esfahan" v/s Saberi received in 94 days for report to Japanese Section: IRIB, Japanese Section, P.O. Box 19395-6767, Tehran, Iran (HT) Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting 9585 kHz. Japanese program. Full data QSL card "The tile work in Masjid-e Shaikh Lotfollah (Mosque) - Esfahan" v/s Saberi received in 89 days for report to Japanese Section: [email protected] (HT) Korea (DPR): Voice of Korea 9650 kHz. Japanese program. Full data QSL card "Kim Jong Il's birthplace" received in 32 days for report to Japanese department: Voice of Korea, Japanese Department, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (HT) Kuwait: Radio Free Asia via Kuwait 11795 kHz. Burmese program. Full data QSL card "17th Anniversary" with site "IBB Kuwait" received in 16 days for report to: [email protected] (HT) Radio Kuwait 21580 kHz. Philippine/Tagalog program. One envelope with 2 QSL-letters and a program schedule including Satellite- and Shortwave received in 185 days for report to: Radio Kuwait, P.O.Box 967, 13010 Safat, State of Kuwait (HS) Radio Kuwait 15515 kHz. Arabic program. No data QSL letter received in 246 days for report to [email protected] (HT) Radio Kuwait 6050 kHz. Arabic Program. One envelope with 2 QSL-letters and a program schedule including Satellite- and Shortwave received in 484 days for report to: Radio Kuwait, P.O.Box 967, 13010 Safat, State of Kuwait (HS) Northern Mariana Islands: Vatican Radio via Tinian 9600 kHz. Chinese program. Full data QSL card "His Holiness Francis as he 28 boards the flight on his first apostolic trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22 July 2013" received in 32 days for report to Promotion Office: Vatican Radio, Promotion Office, Palazzo Pio, Piazza Pia 3, I-00120 Vatican City (HT) Pirate: Radio Joystick 7330 kHz. Issoudrun, France. German program. e-QSL received in 1 day for report sent to: [email protected] (GK) Romania: Radio Romania International 9620 kHz. English program. Full data QSL card "Poenari Stronghold" received in 23 days for report to English Section: [email protected] (HT) Russia: Voice of Russia 7235 kHz. Japanese program. Full data QSL card "Happy New Year!" received in 108 days for report with 1 IRC to Japanese section: Voice of Russia, Japanese Section, 25, Pyatnitskaya St., Moscow, RUSSIA 115326 (HT) Voice of Russia 5980 kHz. Japanese program. Full data QSL card "Moscow, The Spasskaya tower of the Moscow Kremlin" received in 88 days for report to Japanese section: [email protected] (HT) Rwanda: Deutsche Welle Via Kigali 11800 kHz. Portuguese Program. QSL card with DW building received in 15 days, for a e-mail report send to [email protected] (JPT) Deutsche Welle via Kigali 11800 kHz. English program. Full data QSL card "Buildings of Deutsche Welle" received in 8 days for report to Customer Service: [email protected] (HT) Vatican: Radio Vatikan 13765 kHz. French Service. QSL card with picture photo of the new 500 kW rotating antenna installed in 1988 at the transmitter centre S. Maria di Galeria received via snail mail within 21 days for reception report sent to Radio Vaticana, French Programme, 00120 Città del Vaticano (HS) Vietnam: Voice of Vietnam 12020 kHz. Japanese program. Full data QSL card "Red Dao people" received in 23 days for report to: [email protected] (HT) Voice of Vietnam 12020 kHz. Japanese program. Full data QSL folder "Phù Lá people" received in 16 days for report to Japanese section: [email protected] (HT)

********************************************************************************************************************** The reporters of this edition of 'QSL CORNER' are:

HS = Harald Suess, Strasshof, Austria HT = Hironori Takeuchi, Chiba, Japan JPT = Josè Pedro Turner, Gondomar, Portugal GK = Gerard Koopal, Almere, Netherlands

********************************************************************************************************************** Dear Friends,

With great pleasure I received some contributions and I thank those members that send them even if they are the same people as in the last couple of months. I should like to receive contributions also from other subscribers that read this monthly magazine. In fact, I think, that everyone can send his contributions to the QSL pages so that it is possible to continue to print this section in the DX journal 'DX MAGAZINE' regularly. We hope that in the next editions the contributions can be larger and I remember that the next contribution deadline is on April 12th, 2014. Naturally I’m grateful to receive copies of QSL Cards in .jpg format to insert them eventually on the page.

NOTE: When you received normal QSLs by mail please write in your contribution “QSL”, while if you received any Electronic Card please inform in this way: “e-QSL” card. Thanks in advance,

Dario