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No. 3 June/July 2003 Volume 47

Attendants of the 2003 DSWCI AGM and DX Camp Editorial Staff: ISSN 0106-3731 Danish Short Wave Club International Shortwave Tips: Tavleager 31, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark Klaus-Dieter Scholz, Home page: http://www.dswci.org Postfach 10 17 05, D-99017 Erfurt, Germany Board: Tel.: +49 (0) 361 – 4212769, Fax: +49 (0)361 – 4212298 Chairman and representative to the EDXC: E-mail: [email protected], - http://www.dxing.de/ Anker Petersen, The Utility Shack: Udbyvej 11, DK-2740 Skovlunde, Denmark Tor-Henrik Ekblom, E-mail: [email protected] Kastevuorenkuja 4C44 FIN-02360 Espoo, Finland Deputy Chairman: E-mail: [email protected] Christopher Siboni World News: Skolevænget 37, DK-4470 Svebølle, Denmark Noel R. Green, E-mail: [email protected] .dk 14 Marsden Road, Blackpool, Treasurer: Lancashire FY4 3BZ, England. Tel.: +44 1253 – 40 21 47 Bent Nielsen, E-mail: [email protected] Egekrogen 14, DK-3500 Vaerloese, Denmark Unofficial Radio: E-mail: [email protected] Ken Baird, Postal Giro Account: Copenhagen 710-3409 (add DKR 30, -) 24 Main Street, Sorn, Ayrshire KA5 6HU, Scotland Bank: Danske Bank, Account No.: 3001 4001-528459 E-mail: : [email protected] Editor-in-Chief and Distribution: Tel. & Fax: +44 1290-55 14 91 Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen, QSL Corner: Tavleager 31, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark Andreas Schmid, E-mail: [email protected] P. O. Box 1, D-97715 Euerdorf, Germany General Directors: E-mail: [email protected] U. K. Representative: Tel. + Fax:: +49-9704-7794 Noel R. Green, Medium Wave News: 14 Marsden Road, Blackpool, Lancashire FY4 3BZ, England Ray Browell, E-mail: [email protected] 13 Springbank Avenue, Thornton Tel.: +44 1253 – 40 21 47 Lancashire FY5 4PB, England GFR Representative: E-mail: [email protected] Gerd Klawitter, Notes & News: Zur Höhe 47, D-48653 Coesfeld, Germany Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen, E-mail: [email protected] Tavleager 31, DK-2670 Greve, Denmark Tel.: +49 2541 – 8 33 38 E-mail: [email protected] Konto: 170462-465 Postbank Dortmund, BLZ 440 100 46 Nordic Representative: DX-Mirror: Tor Henrik Ekblom, Anker Petersen, Kastevuorenkuja 4C44 FIN-02360 Espoo, Finland Udbyvej 11, DK-2740 Skovlunde, Denmark E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Webmaster: Rolf Wernli, Deadline for contributions to SWN: Stalten 142, CH-5112 Thalheim, Switzerland Contributions can be sent either to the HQ, or directly to the E-mail: [email protected] various editors. Membership Fee : Nordic Countries (airmail): DKK. 240,oo/EUR 33,- or 37 IRCs Coming deadlines are announced on page 3. Other European countries (airmail): Contributions should be sent directly to the various editors DKK. 275,oo/ EUR 37,oo/ £ 24,oo/ USD 40,00 or 42 IRC’s Overseas Countries (airmail): Used throughout in SWN: Frequencies in kHz - Times in UTC DKK. 305,oo/ EUR 41,oo/ £ 27,oo/ USD 44,oo or 47 IRC’s Articles, letters etc. sent in by members and published in SWN, does not necessarily coincide with the opinion of the Board! Members who are due to renew will be notified two months in advance! © Copyright statement for SWN: Unless otherwise stated, Fee for SWN on WEB and DX-Window by e-mail: reproduction of material from SWN is allowed, provided, DKK. 100,oo/ EUR 14,oo/ £9,oo/ USD 14,oo or 16 IRC’s that due credit is given to the contributor and to the DSWCI. N.B . Members paying by Postal Giro Transfer must add DKR. 30,oo or equivalent, and members paying by cheque must add DKK DX-Window: Bi-weekly newsletter available by e-mail for mem- 75,oo or equivalent to cover the charges here in Denmark. bers upon request to Anker Petersen. The treasurer prefer bank notes

Member’s service : A-mail: WRTH 03, Bernhard Hein, Elisabethstr. 16b, D-06847 Dessau, Germany EUR 25,-excl. postage (EUR 4,- to Europe outside Germany) DSWCI List of Members, June 2002 DKK 25,-/ EUR 4/ £ 2,- or 5 IRC’s DSWCI Domestic Broadcasting Survey, 4th edition, May 2002 By e-mail: DKK 40,-/EUR 5,/ £ 4,-/USD 5,- or 7 IRC’s, DSWCI Clandestine Stations List, 13 th edition, May 1998 DKK. 50,-/ EUR 4/ £ 4,-/ USD 6,- or 10 IRC’s EDXC Reporting Guide, 2 nd edition DKK. 40,-/ EUR 6,-/ USD 6,- or7 IRC’s EDXC Landlist, December 1998 edition DKK. 40,-/ EUR 6,-/ USD 6,- or 7 IRC’s English, French or Spanish reporting forms, pr. 15 sheets DKK. 15,- / EUR 2,-/ USD 3,- or3 IRC’s DSWCI Sticker (ø 90 m/m) blue and red DKK 5,-/ EUR 1,-/ USD 1,-or 1 IRC All payments should be sent to the treasurer or to one of the represent atives abroad. IRC’s are also accepted by the HQ. DSWCI Short Wave News /March 2003 Editorial Member’s News: Welcome to the following old and new members, those being: Greve, June 1st 2003 Posted, June 6th 2003 661E Stig Hartvig Nielsen, Hovedvejen 17, Kousted, DK-8900 Randers 1925E Bjarke Vestesen, Bøllemosegyden 131, Radby, Dear friends, members and readers, DK-5491 Blommenslyst 3599E Nader Javaheri, Via S.Stefano in Pane 12/A, I-50134 Firenze, Italy Welcome to a new edition of Short Wave News – a big one with st 36 pages made entirely for your listening enjoyment. 3600 David Ross, 30 East 21 Str., Hamilton, Ontario L8V 2T2 Canada This editorial is written Sunday morning where we here in Den- mark has and have had a very nice weather with the Sun shining Fee received with thanks from: from an almost cloudless sky and the temperatures is already 655 701 789 1266 1499 2883 2919 3091 3381 2501 3531 3595. now above 20 centigrade, so I find it in someway difficult to concentrate myself with the final editing our bulletin! Due to renew – if you please: 40 108 541 605 620 670 698 727 Well, I must carry on, and I can tell you that the recent held AGM 779 793 967 1259 1273 1275 1418 and DX-Camp held at Vejers beach again was a big success, 1698 1767 1783 1939 2182 2277 E- where we again this year had 21 attendants The conditions were 2452 2474 2519 2617 2670 2963 though not so good as in the previous years, but anyway some 3037 3142 3144 3219 3293 3373 nice catches were made in the late night. A full report can be read 3418 3428 3429 E-3431 3437 3512 E-3548 3552 and 3583. on page….

We received 76 replies on our questionnaire, and it was our inten- DOMESTIC BROADCASTING SURVEY 5 tion to publish the entire article with the answers and all the comments we received, but unfortunately I could not find space for it (DBS-5) in this SWN, so I had to divide the article in two issues. edited by DSWCI Chairman, Anker Petersen. th It has already now been decided, that we also next year will the The 5 edition of the popular DBS is now ready, and will be avail- AGM and DX-Camp at the same place on June 4th to June 6th able mid-May 2003. It is completely updated and covers all 2004,where we have booked the same boy scout camp. So we ACTIVE Domestic and Clandestine stations on SW with sched- look forward to see you there again in 2004. ules and identifications.

In this edition of SWN you’ll find all sections included incl. two Again this year it will be available only by e-mail (pdf-format). pages with Unofficial Radio news by Ken Baird. It has been quite At special request it will be possible to obtain a printed copy. some time when we have heard from Ken, but Ken has told me, Please ask us for quotation of price. that he have had a serious accident with his motorbike and that’s why we have not heard from him for some time. I hope that you The electronic version is sold now by the treasurer: are recovering well, Ken. DSWCI, c/o Bent Nielsen, Egekrogen 14, DK 3500 Our chairman has written an interesting article about his recent Vaerloese, DENMARK tour to Sao Tome. This article must also wait until next month, I’m sorry to tell you. for USD 5, EURO 5, GBP 3, DKK 40 or 7 IRC per issue. Payment by cash notes is preferred. Checks are not accepted. Until next month, I wish you the very best 73’s DSWCI Bank is Danske Bank,2-12 Holmens Kanal, DK-1092 Copenhagen K, Account No: 3001-4001-528459 Next Deadline: SWN 5/03 July 3rd 2003 Swift: DABADKKK SWN 6/03 August 14th 2003 Postal Giro Account: Copenhagen 710-3409 (add fee: DKK 30) Please note, that we prefer you send your contributions directly to the various editors Anker Petersen [email protected] Bent Nielsen [email protected] Dates for your Diary:

June 13th–15th 2003: Annual DX Parliament of the Swedish DX Federation in Morokulien, which is a little "Peaceland" at the bor- der between Sweden and Norway (counted as radio country by radio amateurs). Announced as Scandinavian DX Meeting. www.sdxf.org will most likely tell you more in the future. July 31th to August 3rd 2003: The Mexican DX Meeting will be held from July 31 st to August 3 rd at the town of Tizajuca, situated just North of Mexico City. More information can be obtained at [email protected] This meeting is usually attended by 70- 80 participants August 2003: -The annual domestic meeting of the Finnish DX Association is most likely to be held in the month of.August. August 15th to 17th, 2003: EDXC Conference in Königstein, which is situated about 15 km North from Frankfurt, Germany. You’ll find how to get there at www.ktckoenigstein.de More details later on.

DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 3 Compiled by Klaus Dieter Scholz – e-mail [email protected] A = Arabic G = German LL = Language Lesson rlg = religious UNID = Unidentified a = approximately H = Harmonic frequency mx = music Ru = Russian v = variable adv = advertisement HQ = Holy Qur’an N = New schedule S = Spanish Vn = Vernacular BI = Bahasa Indonesia I = Italian Nfq = New frequency Sh = Swahili Vt = Vietnamese BM = Bahasa Malaysia ID = Identification nx = news t = tentative // = parallel frequency C = Chinese IS = Interval Signal P = Portuguese TC = Time Check /1600 = sign on at 1600 E = English J = Japanese px = programme tk = talk • = sign off F = French LA = Latin American R = Radio TS = Time Signal Tips from non-European DX-ers are marked with an “X” in front of the frequency Used throughout in SWN; Frequencies in kHz – Times in UTC.

x N Frequency Time ITU Date Radio Language SINPO Ini x 3220.0 0938- EQA 17.05 Radio HCJB, Pifo Quechua 24332 ALS-ARG x 3230.8 0956-1000 PRU 17.05 Radio El Sol de los Andes, Juliaca Spanish 23222 ALS-ARG x 3234.9 0950-0955 PRU 17.05 Radio Luz y Sonido, Huanuco Spanish 33222 ALS-ARG 3250.0 0050-0055 HND 18.05 Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis Spanish 23322 AP-DNK 3255.0 0045-0055 B 18.05 Radio Educadore 6 de Agosto, Xapuri, Acre Portuguese 34333 AP-DNK x 3279.9 0945- EQA 17.05 La Voz del Napo, Tena Spanish 33232 ALS-ARG x 3300.0 1001- GTM 17.05 TGNA, Radio Cultural, Guatemala City Spanish 24232 ALS-ARG 3310.0 0035-0045 BOL 18.05 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba Quechua 34444 AP-DNK N 3350.0 0340-0350 CTR 02.04 REE, Cariari de Pacoci Spanish 32332 AP-DNK 3375.1 0050-0100 PRU 18.05 Radio San Antonio, Padua de Callalli Spanish 23332 AP-DNK 3900.0 1925-1935 CLA 02.04 Voice of the Iraqi Peoble Arabic 44444 AP-DNK x 3905.0 0940- PNG 15.04 Radio New Ireland, Kavieng Pidgin 35433 RS-PHL 3915.0 2120- SNG 05.04 BBC, Far East Relais, Kranji English 22332 KDS-D 3928.4 1715-1730 CLA 09.04 Voice of Komala ( USB ) Kurdish 23222 AP-DNK 3985.0 1930-1945 CLA 10.05 Voice of Palestine via IRN Arabic 45444 AP-DNK 4026.1 1808-1923 * 09.04 Voice of Liberation of Iraq Arabic 35343 AP-DNK 4085.0 1905-1930 CLA 12.04 Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan Kurdish 44444 AP-DNK N 4500.0 1830-2000 CLA 06.04 Information Radio via Command Solo Arabic 45444 AP-DNK 4710.0 0605- UKR 20.04 Radio Ukraine International Ukrainean 33333 WB-D 4716.8 2255-2305 BOL 17.05 Radio Yura, San Antonio de Quijarro Spanish 23232 AP-DNK 4746.8 0020-0030 PRU 18.05 Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta Ayacucha Spanish 24333 AP-DNK 4754.7 2255-2310 B 17.05 Radio Educacao Rural, Campo Grande Portuguese 24333 AP-DNK 4760.0 2108-2117 LBR 12.05 ELWA, Monrovia English 33333 KD-GRC N 4765.0 1810-1815 COG 07.04 Radio Congo ,Brazzaville French 23333 AP-DNK 4775.0 2310-2320 B 17.05 Radio Dif. Congonhas, Congonhas Portuguese 23332 AP-DNK 4775.0 2310-2320 PRU 17.05 Radio Tarma, Tarma, Junin Spanish 23332 AP-DNK N 4777.0 1855-1901 * GAB 10.05 RTV Gabonaire, Libreville 33433 AP-DNK x 4780.0 1030- GTM 17.05 Radio Cultural Coatan, San Sebastian Coatan Spanish 23232 ALS-ARG 4785.0 0200-0210 CLA 01.04 Republic of Iraq Radio - Voice of Iraqi People, Jeddah ( Harmonic ) Arabic 22232 AP-DNK 4790.0 / 0045-0050 PAK 03.05 Radio Pakistan, Islamabad Urdu 34444 AP-DNK x 4790.0 1003-1009 PRU 15.05 Radio Atlántida, Iquitos Spanish 22432 ALS-ARG x 4796.7 1010- BOL 15.05 Radio Maico ( Radio Mallku ), Uyuni Aymara + Spanish 24432 ALS-ARG x 4799.9 1040- GTM 17.05 Radio Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastian Huehuetenango Spanish 23332 ALS-ARG 4800.0 2020-2030 * IND 12.05 AIR Hyderabad Hindi 33343 AP-DNK 4805.0 2315-2325 B 27.05 Radio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus Portuguese 34343 AP-DNK 4815.0 2320-2330 B 17.05 Radio Difusora Londrina, Parana Portuguese 22332 AP-DNK N 4820.0 1950-2010 CHN 10.05 Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet Chinese 44444 AP-DNK 4825.0 0005- B 03.05 Radio Cancão Nova, Cachoeira Paulista Portuguese AP-DNK 4830.0 / 0023-0040 IND 03.05 All India Radio Jammu Kashmiri + Hindi 35434 AP-DNK 4832.0 0215-0235 HND 29.04 Radio Litoral, La Ceiba Spanish 24232 AP-DNK 4845.0 1725-1730 MLA 01.05 RTM Kuala Lumpur, Kajang Vernacular 33333 KD-GRC x 4855.7 1019- PRU 15.05 Radio La Hora, Cusco Quechua 33422 ALS-ARG N 4869.9 / 2020-2050 INS 13.05 RRI Wamenda (t) BI 24212 AP-DNK x 4870.0 0930- INS 20.04 Radio Republik Indonesia Sorong BI 35443 RS-PHL x 4876.8 1014- BOL 15.05 Radio La Cruz del Sur, La Paz Aymara 44444 ALS-ARG 4890.0 0000-0025 PRU 18.05 Radio Macedonia, Arequipa Spanish 24333 AP-DNK 4915.0 2225-2240 B 03.04 Radio Anhanguera, Goiânia Portuguese 34343 KBJ-DNK x 4925.0 1001-1023 B 09.04 Radio Difusora Taubata Portuguese RAD-USA 4929.9 2325-2400 BOL 17.05 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta Spanish 23333 AP-DNK 4930.0 2125- TKM 01.04 Turkmen Radio, Asgabat AP-DNK 4950.0 2147-2155 AGL 11.05 Radio Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos Portuguese 32322 KD-GRC 4955.0 0010-0020 PRU 18.05 Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, Ayacucho Spanish 23333 AP-DNK x 4965.0 0950- PRU 08.04 Radio Santa Monica, Cusco Spanish 24432 RS-PHL x 4975.0 1040-1101 PRU 10.05 Radio del Pacifico, Lima Spanish 34443 ALS-ARG 5010.0 1855-1940 MDG 10.05 Radio TV Malagasy, Antananarivo Malagasy 34444 AP-DNK 5025.0 1940- UZB 05.04 Radio Tashkent German 35422 RK-D 5025.0 2203-2217 BEN 28.04 ORTB, Parakou French 33333 KD-GRC 5026.0 UGA 02.04 Radio Uganda, Kampala Vernacular 35433 CG-POR 5047.0 1930-1940 TGO 05.04 Radio Dif.Togolaise, Lomé French 23333 AP-DNK N 5050.0 1810-2100 * TZA 07.04 Radio Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam Swahili 24343 AP-DNK x 5054.6 1002- CTR 02.04 Faro del Caribe, San Isidro Spanish 24332 RS-PHL 5800.0 1900- BUL 07.04 Radio Bulgaria International German 54544 RK-D 5883.0 1855-1930 CLA 12.04 Voice of the People Arabic 33443 AP-DNK 5905.0 2055- UKR 20.04 Radio Ukraine International German 54444 KDS-D x 5915.0 / 0242-0320 ZMB 01.04 Zambia Broadcasting Corporation English RAD-USA N 5920.0 2245-2305 USA 09.04 Radio WOBH, New Port-Tenn. English 34343 KBJ-DNK 5930.0 1515- CZE 11.04 Radio Praha German 55555 RK-D x 5950.0 0958- USA 12.04 Radio WYFR English 25332 RS-PHL 5952.5 2350-2400 BOL 02.05 Radio Pio XII, Siglo Veinte Spanish 23333 AP-DNK x 5969.5 1100- CHN 20.04 Gannman PBS, Hezou, Gansu Tibetan 24332 RS-PHL 5985.0 1830-2120 COG 03.05 RTVC, Radio Congo-Liberte, Brazzaville French 32442 AP-DNK x 6010.0 0850-0905 CHL 17.04 Radio Parinacota, Putre Spanish 23432 ALS-ARG x 6010.0 0810- CHL 20.05 Radio Cooperativa, Santiago de Chile Spanish 33543 ALS-ARG 6020.0 0000-0010 B 03.05 Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre Portuguese 23333 AP-DNK x 6025.0 0955-1001 DOM 15.05 Radio Amanecer, Sto. Domingo Spanish 43433 ALS-ARG 6039.9 2235-2245 B 03.04 Radio Clube Paranaense, Curitiba Portuguese 33433 KBJ-DNK 6045.0 0909- D 19.04 Evangeliumsradio Hamburg German 55555 KDS-D 6045.0 1205- D 01.05 Radio Nederland English 55555 RK-D x 6054.4 1018-1026 BOL 17.05 Radio Juan XXIII Spanish 33232 ALS-ARG 6055.0 0820- SVK 22.04 Radio Slovakia German 55544 KDS-D 6060.0 0715-0745 B 01.04 Radio Tupi, Curitiba Portuguese 24431 CG-POR x N 6080.0 0910-0935 BOL 17.04 Radio San Gabriel, La Paz Aymara 42422 ALS-ARG 6095.0 1717-1750 * NZL 02.04 Radio New Zealand, Rangitaiki English 14331 CG-POR 6100.0 2020- BIH 30.04 Radio Yugoslavia, Bijelijna German 55555 RK-D 6105.0 0005-0015 B 03.05 Radio Cancão Nova, Cachoeira Paulista Portuguese 34333 AP-DNK x 6114.9 0930- PRU 02.04 Radio Union, Lima Spanish 25432 RS-PHL 6155.0 1300- AUT 26.04 Radio Australia International, Moosbrunn German 55444 KDS-D 6170.0 0820-0830 FNL 03.05 Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Villat Finnish AP-DNK x 6180.0 0005- B 09.04 ZYE 365, Radio Nacioanl da Amazonia, Brasilia Intervista Portuguese 15332 RS-PHL x 6185.0 0920- MEX 02.04 Radio Educacion, Mexico City Spanish 35443 RS-PHL 6185.0 1935- G 04.04 Radio Taipei Internatioal German 55555 RK-D 6193.0 0055-0105 PRU 18.05 Radio Cusco, Cusco Spanish 33343 AP-DNK 6225.0 2050- 20.04 Deutsche Welle Arabic 32322 KDS-D 6240.0 0905- PIR 21.04 Starclub Radio German 25232 KDS-D 6278.0 1440- D 12.04 Delta Radio Dutch + German 35333 RK-D 6797.6 0100-0105 PRU 18.05 Radio Ondas del Rio Mayo, Nueva Cajamarca Spanish 24333 AP-DNK x 6955.2 0219-0308 PIR 10.04 Radio Tre Network, Poggibonsi English RAD-USA N 7150.0 / 0030-0040 * IND 13.04 All India Radio Hindi + English 44544 AP-DNK 7160.0 1415- HNG 04.05 Radio Budapest German 45544 RK-D 7210.0 1640- RUS 02.04 Radio Free Asia Korean 33433 WB-D 7210.2 2245-2300 BEN 04.04 Radio Dif. du Benin, Cotonou Vernacular + French 23432 KBJ-DNK 7220.0 1200- HNG 06.04 Radio Budapest German 45544 RK-D 7230.0 0610- G 02.04 NHK, Radio Japan, Skelton English 55555 WB-D x 7260.0 / 0258-0319 11.04 BFBS English RAD-USA x 7460.0 / 0225-0251 CLA 11.04 Radio Payam-e Doost Farsi RAD-USA 7490.0 0600- USA 20.04 Radio WJIE English 25111 WB-D 7560.0 / 1701-1800 * MDA 02.04 Denge Mezopotamya, Samara Kurdish 45444 AP-DNK 9325.0 1940- KRE 04.04 Voice of Korea German 35333 RK-D 9400.0 1630- BUL 02.05 Radio Bulgaria International, Plovdiv German 45544 RK-D 9435.0 1555- GRC 05.04 Radio Iran e Farda Vernacular 33333 RK-D 9475.0 1610- AUS 10.05 Radio Australia, Shepperton Vernacular 25332 RK-D 9525.0 1205- POL 28.04 Radio Polonia English 45544 RK-D x 9545.0 0745- D 12.04 Deutsche Welle, Nauen German 34333 RS-PHL x 9570.0 0200- CLA 01.04 Republic of Iraq Radio, Jeddah Arabic 45333 RS-PHL x 9570.0 0015-0030 * THA 09.04 Radio Thailand English 35543 RS-PHL 9620.0 1635- BHI 02.05 Radio Jugoslavija German 55555 RK-D x 9625.0 1101-1109 BOL 17.05 Radio Fides, La Paz Spanish 44444 ALS-ARG 9645.0 2220-2230 CHN 04.04 CNR1 Chinese 22332 KBJ-DNK 9675.0 2150-2205 B 08.04 Radio Cancão Nova, Cachoeira Paulista Portuguese 34444 KBJ-DNK x N 9680.0 0730- INS 12.04 Radio Republik Indonesia Jakarta Bahasa Indonesia 45444 RS-PHL 9680.0 2005- THA 30.04 Radio Thailand, Udon Thani German 33333 RK-D 9690.0 1625- ROU 02.05 Radio Romania International German 55555 RK-D N 9715.0 2014-2135 30.04 Information Radio via Command Solo Arabic 33433 AP-DNK x 9720.4 0930- PRU 09.04 Radio Victoria, Lima Spanish 25232 RS-PHL 9725.0 1705- AUT 07.04 Voice of Vietnam English 55555 RK-D x 9735.0 0745- D 12.04 Deutsche Welle, Wertachtal German 35333 RS-PHL x 9743.7 0730- INS 12.04 Radio Republik Indonesia Sorong BI 45333 RS-PHL N 9745.0 1554-1700 BHR 20.05 Radio Bahrein Arabic 33443 AP-DNK 9747.0 1845-1932 * 20.05 UNID Arabic 43443 AP-DNK 9780.0 ß554- EQA 20.04 Radio HCJB, Pifo German 45444 WB-D 9820.0 0552- CUB 20.04 Radio Habana Cuba English 25222 WB-D 9885.0 0750- NZL 20.04 Radio New Zealand, Rangitaiki English 25222 WB-D 9925.0 1715- RUS 07.04 RVI German 43343 RK-D 11615.0 1600- F 11.04 RFI English 35543 RK-D 11650.0 1835- CHN 07.04 China Radio International German 55444 RK-D 11660.0 1525- AUS 08.04 Radio Australia, Shepperton English 34333 RK-D 11685.0 1530- SNG 03.05 BBC English 43443 RK-D 11690.0 0820-0830 FNL 03.05 Skandinavian Weekend Radio Finnish 24222 AP-DNK 11700.0 1030- BUL 11.05 Badio Bulgaria International, Plovdiv German 55555 RK-D 11710.0 0950- G 12.04 NHK-World, Radio Japan Japanese 35433 RK-D 11720.0 1115-1150 FNL 05.04 Skandinavian Weekend Radio Finnish 34433 AP-DNK x 11720.0 / 2100-2109 MRC 09.04 Voice of America English RAD-USA 11730.0 0530- USA 20.04 Radio WHRA English 44554 WB-D x 11734.1 2050-2100 * TZA 09.04 Radio Tanzania, Dole, Zanzibar Swahili RAD-USA 11735.0 0535- BLR 20.04 Radio Belarus Belarussian 22442 WB-D 11740.0 1400- CVA 09.04 Radio Vaticana German 45544 RK-D 11765.0 0820-0835 ALS 04.05 Radio KNLS, Anchor Point English 43433 KD-GRC x N 11775.0 0245- PHL 09.04 Radio Pilipinas, Tinang English 23332 RS-PHL 11775.0 1235- ROU 01.05 Radio Romania International German 35333 RK-D 11820.0 0550- NZL 20.04 Radio New Zealand International English 22332 WB-D 11825.0 2015-2200 USA 07.04 Radio Sawa Arabic 44544 KBJ-DNK 11840.0 1505- GRC 01.04 Radio Sawa Arabic 35433 RK-D 11905.0 1940- UZB 07.04 Radio Tashkent German 43443 RK-D 11905.0 0925- D 08.05 Deutsche Welle Mazedonian 35543 RK-D 11915.0 0545- GAB 20.04 NHK, Radio Japan Italian 33443 WB-D 11915.0 0000- B 03.05 Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre Portuguese CG-POR 11925.2 2225-2232 B 29.04 Radio Bandeirantes, São Paulo Portuguese 33333 KD-GRC 11940.0 1900- ROU 07.04 Radio Romania International German 54544 RK-D N 11975.0 0515- G 02.04 BFBS, Rampishon English 33433 WB-D 12025.0 / 1900-2100 * CLA 04.04 Voice of Reform, Kvitsoy ( MIRA, BM Box MIRA, London WC1N 3XX, UK ) Arabic 24433 AP-DNK 12060.0 1905- RUS 07.04 Voice of Mediteranean, Samara English 45444 RK-D N 12070.0 2020-2035 RUS 01.04 Voice of Russia English 34243 KBJ-DNK x 12070.0 0000-0100 * RUS 21.04 Deutsche Welle, Petropawlowsk Russian 25542 RS-PHL 12090.0 1430- RUS 09.04 Deutsche Welle German 33433 RK-D 12110.0 1230- GRC 01.05 Voice of Greek, Kavalla Greek 35443 RK-D x 13690.0 0000-0100 * RUS 21.04 Deutsche Welle, Vladivostok Russian 14432 RS-PHL 13800.0 1630- NOR 07.04 Radio International, Kvitsoa Farsi JB-USA N 13860.0 / 1700- UTB 28.04 BFBS, Armavir English 33443 AP-DNK 15100.0 0608- PAK 20.04 Radio Pakistan Urdu 24222 WB-D 15120.0 0935- NIG 07.04 Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu English 35333 RK-D x 15120.0 0245- PHL 09.04 Radio Filipinas, Tinang English RS-PHL 15150.0 1215- ROU 06.04 Radio Romania International German 55555 RK-D 15150.0 1850- THA 07.04 Radio Thailand German 34443 RK-D N 15150.0 / 1700-1720 G 28.04 BFBS English 33443 AP-DNK 15155.0 1930- IND 07.04 All India Radio English 35443 RK-D 15170.0 / 1900-1929 * CLA 07.04 Jakada Radio International Vernacular JB-USA 15195.0 RUS 02.04 RVI Dutch 44444 WB-D x 15270.0 0245- PHL 09.04 Radio Philipinas, Tinang English 23332 RS-PHL 15310.0 1920- THA 07.04 BBC RK-D 15345.0 2150- ARG 06.05 RAE Buenos Aires German 45444 KDS-D 15380.0 1700- ROU 07.04 Radio Romania Internationale English 55555 RK-D N 15425.0 0620- G 02.04 BFBS, Rampishon English 35322 WB-D 15470.0 1135- TUR 12.04 TRT, Voice of Turkey, Emirler German 35543 RK-D 15470.0 0540- AUT 20.04 AWR, Moosbrunn English 33333 WB-D 15480.0 0612- UAE 20.04 NHK, Radio Japan Japanese 35333 WB-D 15510.0 1915- MRA 07.04 Radio Free Asia Chinese 35543 RK-D 15580.0 2209- USA 07.05 Vcice of America English 35444 KDS-D x 15605.0 / 2200- RUS 01.04 Deutsche Welle, Komsomolsk English 35333 RS-PHL 15635.0 1245- CLA 19.04 Voice of Tibet, Almaty Tibetan 22222 WB-D 15650.0 1600- ISR 05.04 KOL Israel Yiddish 34333 RK-D 15670.0 1725- CLA 07.04 Voice of Democtratic Eritrea, Jülich Tigrigna JB-USA 15675.0 / 0359-0420 RUS 11.04 Denge Mezopotanya, Tashkent Kurdish 25333 AP-DNK 15680.0 TJK 02.04 Radio Free Asia, Dushanbe Burmese 33333 WB-D 15695.0 TJK 02.04 Radio Free Asia, Tinian Tibetan 33333 WB-D N 15740.0 1840-1859 * CLA 20.05 UNID via Kvitsøy Farsi 34343 AP-DNK N 15775.0 1225-1300 * ISL 09.04 Rikisutvarpid, Islandic, nx, USB Icelandic 23343 AP-DNK 15775.0 1328- CLA 12.04 Chan Troi Moi - New Horizon Vietnamese JB-USA N 15795.0 UZB 02.04 BFBS English 35333 WB-D 17495.0 TJK 02.04 Radio Free Asia Chinese 25222 WB-D 17525.0 1335- RUS 18.04 RNW, Krasnodar Dutch 35333 WB-D 17570.0 1550- RUS 03.05 Voice of Russia, Popovka Vernacular 45544 RK-D N 17705.0 1445- D 17.04 Voice of Russia, Juelich Russian 33443 WB-D 17705.0 1320- IND 05.05 All India Radio Chinese 35333 RK-D 17750.0 1435- G 09.04 Radio Farda Vernacular 33333 RK-D 17765.0 1530- RUS 17.04 Dr. Gene Scott English 35333 WB-D 17770.0 0630- RRW 20.04 Radio France Internationale French 24222 WB-D 17775.0 1210- UZB 28.04 Radio Tashkent English 35543 RK-D 17805.0 1230- ROU 11.04 Radio Romania Internationale French 35543 RK-D 17815.0 1315 ROU 05.05 Radio Romania Internationale Arabic 34543 RK-D 17830.0 1300- TUR 05.05 TRT English 55555 RK-D 17830.0 1150- ASC 11.05 BBC, Ascension English 35333 RK-D 17835.0 0850- PAK 01.04 Radio Pakistan Vernacular 35343 RK-D x 17860.0 / 2300-0000 * RUS 10.04 Deutsche Welle, Vladivostok English 25332 RS-PHL 17890.0 1210- GRC 01.05 Radio Free Europe Vernacular 35433 RK-D 18910.0 1605- USA 05.04 Radio WSHB, Cypress Creek English 25332 RK-D 18930.0 1930- USA 04.04 Radio WYFR German 35433 RK-D x N 18960.0 1355-1459 * S 16.04 Sveriges Radio 4 Swedish RAD-USA 21460.0 0605- PAK 02.04 Radio Pakistan Urdu 35333 WB-D 21500.0 1250- CHL 19.04 Voz Cristiana Portuguese 22332 WB-D 21550.0 1310- CHL 19.04 La Voz Cistiana Spanish 23332 WB-D 21560.0 1240- UZB 19.04 Voice of Tibet Tibetan 21221 WB-D 21605.0 1620- UAE 02.05 UAE Radio, Dubai English 35543 RK-D 21620.0 1305- AFS 19.04 Channel Africa English 25332 WB-D 21640.0 0930- CLN 12.04 Deutsche Welle, Trincomalie German 15331 RK-D 21660.0 1525- CYP 11.04 BBC English 35433 RK-D 21760.0 1310- AFS 10.05 Chanell Africa English 25332 RK-D 21770.0 THA 02.04 Radio Liberty Uzbek 35333 WB-D x 21790.0 0705- RUS 01.04 Voice of Russia English 45554 RS-PHL 21790.0 1420- RRW 01.05 Deutsche Welle German 35443 RK-D 21795.0 THA 02.04 Radio Thailand, Udon Thani English 25222 WB-D 21810.0 1305- POR 06.05 Rd Portugal Portuguese 35333 RK-D

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You can tune into the English E-Mail [email protected] portion of our program every day at 8, noon, 17, 20 and 24 hours Mail Address CE[S]T on medium waves 1134. Hope you enjoy the program and 13, Springbank Avenue, Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire let us know what you think about it. Yours sincerely, Sandra FY5 4PB England Kalogjera, editor [English at 2200-2225 UT on 1134 easily heard here in the UK with CANADA Ottawa, Apr 18 (CRU) --- The Canadian Radio-Television "Croatia Today" programme. Shortwave 6165 and 13830 didn't carry Commission (CRTC) awarded a license for an expanded band AM this English programme at 2200 although these frequencies were in station today to Father Hernán Astudillo on behalf of an Hispanic parallel with 1134 in Croatian earlier in the evening, 18 May] community center to be incorporated as the San Lorenzo Latin Alan Pennington, BDXC-UK, Caversham UK, via DXLD American Community Centre. The new 1,000-watt fulltime station on 1610 AM is one of four new stations authorized by CRTC today in a GERMANY Sender Freies Berlin becomes history public notice. Sixteen competing applications had been filed for five On 1 May 2003, Sender Freies Berlin will cease to exist after almost AM and FM frequencies. The station will broadcast 18 hours a day half a century. The station, which began broadcasting western and 75% of its programming will be ethnic. San Lorenzo plans to programmes into the former German Democratic Republic in 1954, broadcast primarily in Spanish, but will also air programs in Italian, is merging with Ostdeutschen Rundfunk Brandenburg to form a new Portuguese, and Tagalog (the language of the Philippines), as well broadcasting organisation called Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg as some programs in Canada`s two national languages, English and (RBB). In the short term, nothing much will change apart from the French. San Lorenzo will devote 60% of its programming to one name and logos of the two stations. But full integration is planned language, Spanish. As the CRTC notes, this is the first time it has for further down the line, and that could lead to significant job losses. authorized an ethnic station that will broadcast principally in one For the moment, especially since a Director has not yet been minority language, but it feels that the growing Hispanic population appointed for RBB, it's business as usual. © Radio Netherlands Media Network. 29 April 2003 of Toronto warrants the unprecedented authorization. ``The Commission considers that, given the real and anticipated growth Re. ´´For the moment, especially since a Director has not yet been within the GTA`s Spanish-speaking communities, it is in the public appointed for RBB, it's business as usual.´´ interest to license an additional radio station that concentrates on Actually Dagmar Reim was elected as director of Rundfunk providing programming in Spanish.`` it said. Berlin-Brandenburg already on March 24, as first female director of Björn Malm, Quito, Ecuador, April 18 2003, SW Bulletin, Translated by SWB editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST an ARD member institution ever. Officially her assumption of office rolls off RBB tonight at midnight. CHINA Today on 16 April the relays of China Radio International will Ms. Reim can be seen with SFB director Horst Schättle after her start via Sitkunai (Lithuania) 1557 kHz (100kWND). The schedule: appointment on this page (probably expiring this night): 1900-2000 Russian, 2000-2030 Polish, 2030-2100 English, http://www.orb.de/_/fusion/aktuell_jsp.html 2100-2200 Chinese. Bernd Trutenau-LTU Foreseeable prospects so far are that the two TV networks, RBB Fernsehen Brandenburg (ex ORB-Fernsehen) and RBB Fernsehen For those hearing CC on 1593kHz I have noticed that CNR-1 has Berlin (ex SFB1) will be replaced by a single new one. The radio increased it's power considerably (to block Taiwan Fisheries?). It networks Radio 3 (ORB) and Radio Kultur (SFB) will be combined, now dominates the channel at s/on 2000UT // to 1377 kHz. too. But so far no detailed decisions exist simply because indeed no Chris Martin via MWOZ heads of department were appointed yet. The item written by Andy gives also interesting insights into the CROATIA . CROATIAN RADIO TO START 24-HOUR West European view on the German eastside. The story as seen BROADCASTS FOR DIASPORA | from Hilversum is ´´Sender Freies Berlin becomes history´´. Text of report in English by Croatian news agency HINA Apparently Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg does not matter, Zagreb, 7 May: On Croatian Radio and Television Day, 15 May, except for the circumstance that SFB will disappear by way of Croatian Radio will begin broadcasting a 24-hour programme for merging with ORB. Well, quite a lot of people here Croatian emigrants. The programme will be called "The Voice of the have a different angle. Some thoughts in short: ORB was founded Homeland". The programme is intended for Croats outside the very late in 1991 after the attempts to create a common homeland but also for the international public. It will be broadcast on broadcasting institution of Berlin, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt and short and medium wave and via satellite signals. The programme Mecklenburg-Vorpommern finally failed. The station started will be available on the Internet too. The programme will air in broadcasting from tiny shacks on the DEFA (GDR successor Croatian, English and Spanish. Source: HINA news agency, Zagreb, of UFA) movie studio grounds at Potsdam-Babelsberg (until 1994 in English 1708 gmt 7 May 03 (via BBCM via WORLD OF RADIO 1181, some radio programming was produced at Berlin Nalepastraße DXLD) Details, especially on SW??? (gh, DXLD instead). Common guess was that ORB will soon disappear and SFB assume responsibility for A foreign service of Hrvatski Radio, besides SW broadcasting in Brandenburg, too. But not so, ORB grew up, the frequencies also broadcasts on 1134 (not // 1125). Heard shacks disappeared and made way for new studio buildings. And programmes in Croatian, Spanish: 0230-0300, English: 1800-1803, more importantly the programming maintaining a high standard, and 0200-0230 (May). Programmes at 1800 is only 3 min duration -- well, is different. And so it is a real merger that will come into force (Robert Petraitis, Lithuania in an email (9/5-2003), Medium Wave just a few hours ago. Via Kai Ludwig Circle email list) Croatia on 1134 is in English at 1500 (Stefano Valianti, Italy, May 17th ibid) I hear Voice of Croatia in English at From 2200-2203 on 1134 with news (Steve Whitt, Yorkshire, UK, May http://ukradio.com/news/articles/319BFF88DB21456FA5B353047FA 17th, ibid., all via Mike Barraclough, DXLD) 7EB75.asp Deutschland Radio joins DRM Inaugural Line Up Submitted by: Published: Friday, 23 May 2003 The programme in English at 1500 gmt on 1134 kHz continues until DeutschlandRadio's live, daily Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) 1530. Stefano Valianti, Italy, May 18th, Medium Wave Circle email list broadcasts on the medium-wave/AM band will be a part of DRM's via Barralclough, DXLD Inaugural Broadcasts event on June 16th, 2003 The much publicised event will take place at the Château de Penthes in Geneva, debut during the International Telecommunications

DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 Union's (ITU) World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC 2003). observed by BBC Monitoring on 1170 kHz from tune-in at 1640 gmt It marks the moment at which leading broadcasters transmit local, on 17 April. Programme content was mostly music with occasional national and international DRM broadcasts simultaneously. announcements, typically translating as "You are still listening to the Deutsche Welle, Radio Netherlands, Swedish Radio International Iraq Media Network, on 1170 kHz mediumwave". BBC Monitoring and T-Systems Media&Broadcast will also participate. DeutschlandRadio's test transmissions have been part of DRM's Information Radio on 4500 kHz is not on today; yesterday 24/4/03 field tests process since 2001. they were on with a new OM rather than the famous one I used to DeutschlandRadio will broadcasts news and information, including identify working for both information radio and R. Tikrit. I think now special broadcasts for elections and major sporting events, in as he's doing everything in the transmission of radio Sumer on 1584 German terrestrial on medium-wave / AM DAB, FM, LF, MF, SW kHz which replaced R. Tikrit so he has no time for Information and additionally via cable and satellite, 24-hours-a-day. The DRM Radio. BTW he announced his name while reading the news on broadcasts on MF 855 (2.7 kW) will reach Berlin and its surrounding Radio Sumer, "the news read by Ibrahim Naser". Now we know his regions, as well as parts of Central Europe. name, wish I could get the name of that YL on Information Radio as DRM is the world's only non-proprietary, digital system for short- well. Otherwise I'll nickname her as Baghdad rose --- hint hint-Tokyo wave, medium-wave/AM and long-wave with the ability to use rose ;)1566 kHz, Two Rivers Radio is on today 25/4/03. They still existing frequencies and bandwidth across the globe. With clear, broadcast these messages to the Iraqi people: "the collation forces near-FM quality sound that offers a dramatic improvement over will leave Iraq after having a government in your country"; "Dear analogue, DRM will revitalize radio. BDXC Iraqi people, Saddam is either dead or vanished he and his murderers followers will not threaten you any more so enjoy your INDIA I am at my native place near Cochin in Kerala, South freedom"; "apart from having their necks in danger, the coalition India.I have noticed the following monitoring info on AIR forces did something else. They found millions of dollars hidden by from here. the ex-regime. Now that money is back to the Iraqi people"; "after 1017 kHz Mysore. Off air when their FM transmitter decades of threats to the Shiite in Iraq, you can enjoy and rejoice started recently. with this freedom" --- stuff like that all the time. 1017 kHz Chennai C 20 kw (ex 1395) They as well still have that guy who never IDed himself, having a 1332 kHz Mangalore. Off air when their FM transmitter long talk about "now this is the moment of the labor of a new Iraq... started recently. it may be hard but it's the moment we have been waiting for. . . Iraq 1431 kHz Kozhikode not heard. Maybe off air when will be back to its well known position, the wounds of the Iraqi their new FM transmitter started recently. people will heal, Iraq will be as it used to be, the light for this I hope to be back in Hyderabad in early May 2003. world". V. of Mujahideen on 720 kHz is on with heavy QRM from Via Jose Jacob BBC Arabic, still audible but very weak. will see about R. Sumer and Almostaqbal tonight. All the best guys, AIR, BBC talk swap If all goes according to plan, Indians in Britain Tarek Zeidan, Cairo, Egypt, Apr 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST will soon be able to hear desi numbers from All India Radio (AIR) on BBC's domestic FM channels while people here will be able to listen RADIO FARDA ON 1170 KHZ FROM UAE to entertainment and lifestyle programmes from the Beeb courtesy From today, the IBB's Radio Farda service to Iran is broadcasting 24 AIR. An hour-long meeting between senior executives of Prasar hours a day on a new mediumwave frequency, 1170 kHz, from Bharati and BBC here on Monday explored the possibility of Dhabayya in the UAE. I was monitoring Radio Farda on shortwave swapping airtime on each other's home turf. If the agreement both yesterday and noticed bubble jamming on 13680 kHz, but not on sides discussed actually gets signed, the programme swapping will parallel 21530 kHz. That was probably due to propagation. It will be begin on August 15, Independence Day. interesting to see if they try to jam 1170, especially as it's also the The BBC will be given an equal one-hour slot on AIR's medium frequency used for the Iraq Media Network/Radio Iraq broadcasts wave. While there is a restriction on BBC dishing out news and from Umm Qasr. That transmitter is apparently only 20 kW and the current affairs, no such conditions inhibit AIR programmes in the UK. signal is weak in most of Iraq, though they advertise it as a "If we can raise money on the BBC programme, we can have it," "nationwide" service. The fact that the Iraqis are complaining about said a senior Prasar Bharati official. However, the BBC sounds a the lack of a decent radio service, and the availability of high power little cautious by pointing out that no agreement has yet been mediumwave facilities that could get a decent signal to them, does clinched. "A meeting was held on Monday which dealt with a make me wonder about the US government's priorities when it wide range of issues; no agreement was reached on any of these," comes to the rebuilding of Iraq and other issues affecting the Middle a BBC World Service spokesperson said on Wednesday. - The East Andy Sennitt, Holland, May 8, RN blog via DXLD Times of India (From : Indiantelevision.com) Alokesh Gupta DX India UNIDENTIFIED RADIO URGES IRAQI PEOPLE NOT TO ATTACK The unusual relay of AIR Patna via Delhi on 11620 kHz (due to US-LED FORCES problems of MW transmitter of Patna) which was on air for the past An unidentified radio station was observed by BBC Monitoring 2 weeks, seems to be over. Just now at 1515 UTC 11620 is noted fading in at 1650 gmt on 6 May on 909 kHz, a frequency (believed to with External Service programs like in the past. For the last couple be from a transmitter in Baghdad) that had been used by Republic of of days I had monitored AIR Patna reactive on 621 kHz and there Iraq Radio before the fall of the Saddam Husayn regime. At 1655 were no announcementsabout the SW frequency lately. Even at gmt, the radio was heard to carry what appeared to be an appeal 1130 UTC today I heard the sign on of evening transmission of urging the Iraqi people not to clash with the US-led forces and Patna relayed on 11620. Jose Jacob VU2JOS via DX India threatening that violators "will be arrested and will face criminal charges". The appeal also urged "Iraqi citizens to go to work". IRAQ Radio Voice of Mujahedin on 720 kHz: I listened to this station Source: BBC Monitoring research 6 May 03 (via DXLD) again on the evening of 17th of April at 1717 UTC. This time the ID Iraq Radio Main programme was more comprehensive. It went something like this (be warned, Via Hot Bird satellite at 13 degrees east (scheduled 0255-0015) - the transliteration is far away from perfect): 'Sawt'ul Mujahedin. 603 kHz - Ninawah near Mosul (scheduled 0255-0015) - Idha'atu kumulati ta ikum ala mouzeti FM. Megda ruha 90.1 693 kHz - Basrah (scheduled 0255-0015) - ('tizayn bareza wahid') megahertz. Balakalika ala mouzatyn 756 kHz - Unknown location - mutawaka tatem, tuluha 720 ('sabamea wa ishrin-a') kilohertz." So it 846 kHz - Nasiriyah (scheduled 0255-0015) - appears to be an established station with fixed frequencies. The 909 kHz - Baghdad (scheduled 0255-0015) - signal is powerful; it is among first ones to pop up in the band as the 1044 kHz - Unknown location - twilight zone comes near. But what is it? My bet is on one of the Voice of Youth listed Iranian transmitter sites; Tayebad or Shahr-e-Kord. Maybe the 1044 kHz - Unknown location (scheduled 24 hours) - latter one? Pentti Lintujärvi, Helsinki, Finland, dxing.info via DXLD 846 kHz - Unknown location (schedule not yet ascertained) - Iraq Media Network - heard on 1170 kHz - also announces as "The Iraq News Agency (INA) Web site Voice of New Iraq". This radio station broadcasting in Arabic was Information Radio DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 693 kHz - Unknown location - 756 kHz - Unknown location - NETHERLANDS : New deadline for NOS 1 on MW Radio Tikrit (1900-2100) It appears that NOS Radio 1 will be removed from mediumwave 1584 kHz - Unknown location - (891 / 20 kW and 1008 / 400 kW) effective June 1st: Voice of Liberation (1730-1930) http://www.nozema.nl/radiotv/LandelPubFr_R.html It is subject of 1206 kHz - Unknown location - discussion at present if and when Radio 10 FM will be forced off 4025 kHz - Unknown location - BBCM Apr 25, 2003 for CRW mediumwave, too (675/ 120 kW). Kai Ludwig

ISRAEL The Israel Broadcasting Authority will be firing some 500 16 May 2003 employees and shutting down six unprofitable Voice of Israel radio As the formation of a new Dutch government gets closer, the stations, after the government decided to gradually reduce the coalition's budget proposals have been published. As far as public annual charge for radios in cars from NIS 131 to NIS 38. broadcasting is concerned, the new government plans to reduce At a meeting of the IBA administrative committee, IBA's general spending in 2004-2007 by 10, 30, 40 and 50 million euros manager, Yosef Barel, described the ramifications of reducing the respectively. That reduction will be spread across all the public charge. broadcasters. Radio Netherlands management say this will not The first cut, in September 2003, will be by 40%, followed by a 30% make any difference to the restructuring plan already announced for cut in each of the following two years. The drop will reduce the IBA's this organisation, which had already taken into account the expected revenues by NIS 90 million during that time, Barel said. budget shortfall. Difficult choices will now have to be made at other The stations facing closure are all ones not financed by advertising, public broadcasters, though the phasing in of the budget cuts should or which cannot break even - in fact, all the IBA stations except for minimise the need for compulsory redundancies. A more likely Reshet Bet, Reshet Gimmel, and 88FM. scenario is that the number of jobs will be reduced through "natural The ones slated for the can are Kol Hamusika (classical music), wastage." Via Media Network Reshet Aleph, Reshet Heh (short-wave broadcasts to overseas audiences), Radio Olim (new immigrants) and Reshet Moreshet, Just in from [email protected] Barel said. In association with our Dutch partners, Laser Radio Limited has Reshet Daled, which broadcasts in Arabic, will be merged with the successfully applied for broadcasting licences in the Netherlands. IBA's Middle East station, he said. With our Dutch partner Quality Radio, we have won the following AM The IBA administrative committee resolved to ask the government broadcasting frequencies: and Knesset Finance Committee to reopen debate on the IBA's 828 kHz, 1035 kHz, 1224 kHz, 1395 kHz and 1557 kHz future under the treasury's new economic program. Andrew Yeates, Managing Director of Laser Radio Limited said 'This The IBA claims that the treasury's budget department misled the is a tremendous result and shows the strength of our applications government, in that the economic program was based on erroneous and future plans for AM broadcasting. We have some exciting figures. They say that the cost of producing Voice of Israel radio programming planned, which will transform AM listening across the broadcasts in Hebrew and Arabic is NIS 341 million a year, not NIS Benelux and surrounding markets' 255 million as the treasury says. Meanwhile, the IBA has entrusted its Radio Committee to look at Managing Director of Quality Radio, Ruud Poeze, was equally alternative ways to implement budget cuts. delighted with the result and was looking forward to building a "The government resolution is a mortal blow to public broadcasting," strong radio brand in the Netherlands. said the committee chairman, Avraham Nathan, "but the authority must take necessary steps of streamlining, reducing manpower, The broadcasting licences will be valid for an eight year period. and eliminating unprofitable radio stations." The plan to reform the IBA was brought to the government a month NEW ZEALAND. POWER ACROSS THE PACIFIC --- This is the ago, by the finance minister and the minister of industry and trade. headline of a feature on the Internet website of the Auckland Radio They proposed to gradually reduce radio and television fees over Trust and World Service NZ, encouraging feedback from overseas three years, while separating the accounts of the radio and listeners to their signal on 1476 AM – carrying BBC World Service television units. programmes 24 hours aday. The website states that ``the At first the treasury had proposed to entirely abolish television tax, transmitter at Puketutu Island in the Manukau Harbour was built by which today stands at NIS 515 a year. That will be lowered by 10% Blythe Radio Systems of New Brighton, Christchurch. It is licenced come September, and lowered to NIS 260 within three years. for 48.0 Max dbw which covers much of New Zealand, and North Marie Lamb via Cumbre DX and East into the Pacific Ocean, with the primary ITALY Thanks to tip from David Duckworth near Salisbury, who coverage area being the North Island from Taupo northwards. The heard this Italian from Momigno on 1584 kHz in stereo on his AM- aerial system consists of two masts built at sea level which give Stereo Walkman earlier this evening, I was surprised to hear Glenn directional properties to the signal and were originally used for Radio Hauser's World of Radio (last week's edition 1179) via Studio X with Hauraki when the offshore station was licensed for operating on fair peaks in the mix on 1584 this evening (Sun 4th May) from 1935 land. Amongst the many listeners overseas to World Service NZ on tune-in through to Glenn's "standard disclaimer" at 2003 UTC when 1476 AM are the crew of the cargo vessel `Baltimar Boreas` which reverted to Italian with an Italian song. Fair peaks when Studio X runs from Auckland to Noumea in New Caledonia and the Fiji dominant (around sunset here) but also faded out for 2 or 3 minute Islands. The station also has listeners in Rarotonga in the Southern periods at times. Studio X is also scheduled to carry World of Radio Cook Islands group, and has had reports of the station being heard Fridaysat 2300 on 1584 (and 1566 which is blocked by UK stations in Japan.`` The website also says that correspondence from here though). listeners outside of New Zealand is welcomed. Recently agreement Alan Pennington, BDXC-UK, Caversham UKAOR 7030+ / K9AY was reached for links between the site http://www.worldservice.co.nz/ and the DX League`s website 1584 MW, R Studio. Since Jan 01, 2003, Dario Monferini is no http://www.radiodx.com May NZ DX Times via DXLD longer verie signed of this private station. Therefore send your reception reports directly to the station at Via Mammianese 687, IT- NORWAY Re: ``The decision to shut down all R. Norway 51030 Momigno (PT). Monferini via A Petersen International (NRK) operations due to budget cuts affects the 1.2 MACEDONIA. 810, Radio Macedonia has started a Foreign Service megawatt transmitter on Kvitsøy Island, 1314 kHz. This is to be on MW. The schedule is as follows: 1800 Bulgarian, 1830 Greek, switched off,`` etc... This must be some VERY old stuff! And 1900 Albanian, 1930 Serbian, 2000 Radio Dvadesetidva (R. 22) incorrect! This was briefly mentioned in December 2001, but was starts with relay of the news from program 1, 2030 Voice of never a reality. - 1314 that is. NRK and DR on shortwave from Homeland in Macedonian. The transmission ends at 2400. Deutsche Norway, MAY be history after Jan 1st 2004, but there are no Welle's evening transmission starts at 1430 until 1700. Languages indications that 1314 (nor any other AM are Albanian, Macedonian and Serbian. During 2004 DW and MR outlets - 630, 675, 153) will be leaving the air in the forseeable will start DRM-tests on 810 kHz acc. to Mr. Ljupco Mancevski, future! The contracts between NRK and Norkring for the AM- technical director Bengt Ericson, ARC Info Desk, DXLD transmitters are for a much longer period of time than SW. As for the DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 SW-outlets, everybody seems to be waiting for the end of contract Deutsche Welle and Radio Netherlands have also announced their by January 1st. Merlin probably expect a good bargain offer as and participation in DRM's Inaugural Broadcasts event. In the coming when NRK/DR leaves, and maybe Norkring will give a last minute weeks, more of the world' s best-known broadcasters and network offer to NRK/DR they can't say no to? Time will show. Officially NRK operators will confirm their participation in DRM's historic moment. and DR will end SW-transmissions on December 31st this year DRM is the world's only non-proprietary, digital system for Bernt Erfjord, DX-News, Norway, Apr 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST short-wave, medium-wave/AM and long-wave with the ability to use existing frequencies and bandwidth across the globe. With clear, As for 1314, and the other medium/ longwave outlets, they have an near-FM quality sound that offers a dramatic improvement over important position for ships, fisheries etc, and the contract with analogue, DRM will revitalize the broadcasting bands below 30 Norkring last even longer than Jan 1st 2004, so no danger of losing MHz. From Radio Newsletter those in the near future! Bernt via Kai Ludwig, DXLD SWITZERLAND The reported DRM transmissions from Sottens on RUSSIA I've added MW bandscan section to my web site. That is a 1566 are limited to the period from June 15 til June 21, related to the table of mediumwave stations more or less regularly heard in Kazan, WARC at Geneve. Programming will be the same than on 765, Russia. You may access it through the DX Library; and there is a output power probably some 10 kW. Regular DRM services in direct link from English homepage as well. Switzerland are described as "still far away". The table contains only 531 ... 576 kHz for the moment, and new Christian Brülhart, Switzerland, April 22 via Kai Ludwig data will be regularly added. http://dxsignal.info/indexen.htm (entry point for readers in English) Dmitry Mezin Kazan, Russia TURKS & CAICOS . When did Caribbean Christian Radio come back on 1020? They've been off for several years now Far East Broadcasting Company's Russian Ministries Randy Stewart, Springfield MO, April 19, NRC-AM via DXLD Conditions (www.febc.org/russia www.radiotserkov.ru ) have purchased the long were auroral established AM station Teos St. Petersburg, enabling FEBC to establish a full time local radio ministry in the second-largest city of USA Radio Farda on mediumwave from UAE New in the IBB Russia. FEBC St. Petersburg, 1089 AM, will broadcast to some five schedule at million people in the Greater St.Petersburg area on a 20 kW medium http://sds.his.com:4000/fmds_z/schedules/cur_freqsked.txt is 1170 kHz carrying Radio Farda 24h from Dhabayya, UAE. This will wave transmitter .Since 1 May 2003, 1089 AM has been on the air probably wipe out reception of the Iraqi transmitter at Umm Qasr on with FEBC organisedprogrammes from 7.00 to 24.00 h local time the same frequency. Andy Sennitt Via HCDX daily. The main emphasis of the station is on Christian evangelism and building a bridge between the community and Christian KSDO-1130 San Diego has been sold and is now running a congregations, modelled after FEBC Moscow's ministry in Spanish format. I haven't listened to the format much yet, but an connecting radio listeners with local churches in the area. article in the SD Union this morning says it's a "nueva vida" kind of Types of programmes on the station will include Bible teaching, (Protestant?) religious format, which is basically what XEXX-1420 counselling, talk-shows and music. has been running recently. Far East Broadcasting Company originally started out as a KSDO had been managed into oblivion by Sneer Channel, who missionary radio station on short wave but since the 90s has moved moved all the high rated local and syndicated programming to to a more diversified approach establishing more and more local FM KOGO-600 some time ago in their usual fashion. Hey, if Sneer and AM stations. In the case of Russia, FEBC short wave Channel sells (or stops managing) just one more station in this broadcasting started in the late 40s from the Philippines, while local market, they won't be breaking the law anymore (at least in San ministries started in 1992 with programmes in Khabarovsk. Today, Diego!). 73, Tim Hall, Chula Vista, CA, May 17, amfmtvdx via DXLD there are several regional ministries while nationwide coverage is still provided by some ten hours via short wave station KGEI Saipan. UK The Radio Authority has renewed the licences for Tyne and In the 90s activities mainly concentrated on Siberia and Ukraine, but Wear, currently held by Metro Radio Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary more recently FEBC's Russian Ministries also moved to European of Emap Performance Ltd., broadcasting as Metro Radio FM and Russia. "Radiotserkov" first broadcast radio programmes in St. Magic 1152 AM. Petersburg in June 2002 from another local station (three hours on The automatic licence renewal for the two stations, is a result of Olguno 684 kHz, 10 kW). their commitment to Digital Radio in Tyne and Wear. It should be noted that beside Russian FEBC also maintains many Under the terms of the Broadcasting Act 1996, a local radio licence other programmes in national and regional languages of the former holder is entitled to apply for an automatic renewal of its licence, USSR. While many of the programmes are produced within the if it is providing (or is committed to provide) a programme service Russian federation, FEBC still actively seeks overseas funding on a 'relevant' digital radio multiplex. The Authority regards a especially among US donors. Dr. Hansjoerg Biener, M.Terry 'relevant' multiplex as one which provides digital coverage of at BDXC least 25% of the population already covered by the analogue licence in question. The condition of these renewed local FM and AM SWEDEN Swedish Radio International (SR International) will licences will require Metro Radio to do all that it can to ensure the commence its live, daily Digital Radio MondialeÔ (DRMÔ) continued provision of the digital services. broadcasts on June 16th, 2003. Both licences will be renewed for a further eight years effective from Its transmissions will debut in conjunction with DRM's Inaugural 15th July 2003. Via Radio Newsletter Broadcasts event in Geneva, during the International Telecommunications Union's (ITU) World Radiocommunication RSLs Conference (WRC 2003). The precise moment of the world's first 1134 Radio Vodafone Derby (Epsom Race Course) on air from DRM broadcasts will be marked at a spectacular reception at 06/06/03 to 07/06/03 Ed via Radio Authority Website Geneva's Château de Penthes on June 16th. "We are proud and happy to be among the first DRM broadcasters. I The LT RSL for the Hull Royal Infirmary on 1350Khz is now back on think cooperation, the way DRM consortium and its members are air after a break of almost 4 weeks due to antenna failure. (many developing it, is an efficient way to secure DRM's future success, thanks to Chris McWhinnie for his recommendation of someone to which is a must for AM radio to survive in a digital media help and his assistance!) Andy Donkin via BDXC environment," says Anne Sseruwagi, Director of SR International. "DRM will be the solution even for us smaller actors in the OTHER NEWS From Earthradio HOT NEWS REPORT !!! international broadcasting scene." SR International has been a News today that a radio ship recently purchased is to be moved to a member of the DRM consortium since 2000. port in Spain / Portugal and refurbished as a radio station enabling it SR International will broadcast 3.5 program hours per week in to transmit on the AM/SW bands and the ship is to anchor English to the East Coast of the United States, covering Boston, somewhere between Ireland and the UK mainland , although these New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore. The RS reports are from a reliable source they are as yet to be confirmed International broadcasts will be relayed via CBC/Radio Canada but more or less fit into reports of the last few days from other International's site in Sackville, Canada. sources. Mike Brand via BCL News DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 instead of from the medium wave outlet. New address: Several years ago somebody sent me a reprint of an article written Prolongación Calle Padilla No. 19, Potosí. Bolivia. by Dallas Lankford on building ultralinear mediumwave amplifiers. 1480.0 CP--- Patrimonio Radiodifusión , Potosí; was on the air These amps apparently have extremely good specs with extremely at 0950-0100 daily. Opening announcement was given low levels of 2nd and 3rd order intermodulation distortion, which as follows: "Muy buenos días amigos oyentes. Con la according to this article, "offers much higher levels of strong signal bendición de Dios, el todopoderoso, iniciamos otra handling perfomance than previously available". Dallas writes that a jornada de trabajo al servicio del pueblo, el cual nos 2nd order input intercept of greater than 95 dBm can be achieved on sede. Con la bendeción del supremo hacedor, hoy sea the mediumwave band. Overall the design sounds very good and otro día de información, deporte, cultura, música y worth going to the effort of constructing. mucho entretenimiento. Patrimonio Radiodifusióm les For those of you who haven't used a preamp before, I can assure invita desde este momento a disfrutar a lo largo de you that it makes a huge difference on an antenna in a quiet location varias horas una variedad de programas." Studio: Calle between the time signals start to fade in (early afternoon) and Víctor Flores No. 410, Potosí, Bolivia. sunset. After sunset though, preamps generally don't do a lot due to TIN via Anker Petersen overall stronger signal levels and interference. They do however make a difference if you are sharing one antenna between 2 MEMBERS LOGGINGS receivers (you'll also need a splitter after the preamp to do this). MW stations heard on São Tomé e Príncipe When I was DXing for the mediumwave Latins at Marlo, a weak and by Anker Petersen on March 03-16, 2003 using a portable Sangean barely audible signal fed into a couple of 9dB preamps (in series) ATS909 with the build-in ferrite antenna. During daytime only the brought it up to a level which was perfectly readable. two local stations at Pinheira, São Tomé on 945 and 1530 were I'm seriously considering building a couple of these units up and audible, so all other stations were heard at night. testing them out in the next few months. If there is sufficient interest, 531 NIG Ondo R Vision, Akure 0503 I am also considering building a number of these amplifiers and 531 SUI Musikwelle, Beromünster 2050 selling them to interested people. At the moment I am looking at 549 NIG Kano B.C., Tukun Tawa 2200 building perhaps 20 of the amps and then calling it a day. I haven't 549 GAB RTG 2, Oyem 1830 calculated the total costs yet as I'm still receiving quotes for parts 567 NIG FRCN, Alaho 2253 from the USA, but I would expect prices to run somewhere between 567 I Raiuno, Caltanisetta 2056 $50 and $80 per amplifier. A major component in the total cost is the 567 RUS R Rossii, Volgograd 2058 diecast metal box and the connectors, but I would be quite happy 576 BUL R Christo Boteo, Vidin 2102 just to make them up without the enclosure & connectors if that's 585 NIG FRCN, Abakaliki 0505 what people want. 686 TUN RTT, Gafsa 2105 As the 2 transistors used in this design don't seem to be readily 594 NIG FRCN, Jaji 2240 available here in Australia (2N5109) I'm going to order a couple of 603 NIG Ogun R, Ibese 0506 spares for my amps just in case any get damaged by static charges 612 MRC RTM, Sebaa-Aioun 2110 on the beverage antennas. If you are interested in getting one (or 621 NIG Anambra B.C., Akwa 0509 perhaps two) of these amplifiers built, perhaps consider ordering a 621 EGY ERTU, Voice of Arabs, Batra 2118 couple of spare transistors as well. Each amp uses 2 of these 621 E RNE 1, Palma de Mallorca 2130 transistors. The average price I've been quoted for them is around 630 TUN RTT, Tunis 2132 US$8 ($16 Aust) each, however I've come across a place that is 648 G BBC W.S., Orfordness 2200 quoting me around $4 each for them. The only catch is that I might 657 NIG FRCN, Ibadan 2136 have to purchase a bulk amount! 666 D SWR, Rohrdorf 2205 The specs for amps will be : Input & output impedance 50 ohms (no 675 NIG R Oyo, Obomasho 0559 good for loop antennas due to the low impedance, but maybe okay 675 LBY LJB, Benghazi 2140 for a KAZ antenna??). I'm not aware of the KAZ antennas 684 E RNE 1, Sevilla 0514 impedance characteristics. The gain will be either 9dB (1.5 S-points) 693 NIG Kogi B.C., Ayanga 0515 or 12dB (2 S-points), I'm still undecided about this. I may end 702 NIG Taraba State B.S., Wukari 0512 up building some with 9dB and some with 12dB. Power 711 F France Info, Rennes 0518 requirements will be 12 volts DC. Input/output connectors will 720 NIG Imo B.C., Owerri 0558 probably be BNC (also undecided). Performance of the amplifier is 729 E RNE 1, (Lograno ?) 0520 good all the way up to 30 MHz. 738 E RNE 1, Barcelona 0522 So if anyone is interested in this project, let me know so that I can 756 NIG R Oyo, Ibadan 0525 get a rough estimate on component quantities. Dave Headland 765 SEN R TV du Sénégal, Dakar 2210 [email protected] via MWOZ 828 NIG FRCN, Enugu 2307 882 E COM R, Barcelona 0531 BOLIVIAN SURVEY cont 855 ROM R Romania Actualitati, Bucur. 0325 [POTOSÍ] 909 NIG FRCN, Fwagwa Lada 0520 960.1 CP93 Radio Kollasuyo , Potosí; was on the air at 0930- 918 NIG R Benue, Makurdi 0559 2400 daily. 936 MRC RTMA, Agadir 0534 1180.0 CP--- Radio Amanecer , Potosí; was on the air at 0930- 945 STP R Nacional de São Tomé e P. 1100 0200 daily. The station transmitted simultaneously on 963 CYP CBC 1, Nicosia 2215 1180 kHz with 2 kW and 102.7 MHz FM stereo with 0.5 972 NIG Katsina State B.C., Katsina 0538 kW. A canned identification was given as: "Nada nos 990 NIG Lagos State B.C., Ikeja 0522 detiene. Seguimos adelante en nuestro cometido de 1008 GRC ERA Kerkyra 1840 defender el desarrollo departamental. Rado Amanecer 1026 NIG Jagiwa B.C., Dutse 0546 1180 kHz amplitud modulada y 102.7 MHz frecuencia 1062 NIG Enugu State B.S., Onitsha 0545 modulada desde la cima del gran Potosí, Bolivia." 1089 NIG FRCN, Sogunle 2246 Owner/Director: Cristólogo Alemán A. Studio: Plaza 1089 AGL R Nacional, Mulenvos 2323 Alonso de Ibañez entre Pasaje Boulevard, Potosí, 1107 NIG FRCN, Jaji 2243 Bolivia. 1134 NIG Cross River State B.C., Ogoja 2215 1235.0 CP53 Radio Indoamérica , Potosí; has been off the air 1143 NIG B.C. of Niger State, Bida 0553 for a couple of years. The station transmitted on 102.1 1188 AGL Em. Prov. de Malanje, Malanje 0433 MHz FM stereo instead of from the medium wave outlet. 1278 AGL Em. Prov. do Cabinda,Cabinda 2320 1300.0 CP82 Cooperativa Radial Electra , Potosí; has been off 1296 SDN SNBC, Reba 2155 the air for a couple of years. The station transmitted on 1314 UAE BBC, Dabiya 2320 95.1 MHz FM stereo with an output power of 0.25 kW 1332 I Raiuno, Roma 2153 1404 NIG Bauchi R Corp., Gombe 1904 DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 1404 GRC ERA Regional, Komotini 2220 675 Voice of Vietnam HS, VTN, 1200-1230, May 11, Vietnamese // 1404 LBY LJB, Tripoli 0555 5975, 7210, 9530 and 17925 SW. (RS) 1440 NIG Adamawa B.C., Yola 0610 729 Quang Binh, VTN, 1230-1300 Vietnamese, ID at 1237; QSA 2 1458 AGL Em. Prov. do Moxico, Luena 2313 and QRM from China (RS) 1467 F TWR, Romoules 2140 1557 R China Int. via Sitkunai, LTU, 1945-2005, May 19, Russian 1476 UAE Emirates R, Dubai 1905 talk, Chinese music, 1959 ID, 2000 news in Polish , 54554 (AP) 1485 AGL R Kuanza-Sul, Kuanza-Sul 2308 1502 AGL Em. Prov. do Benguela, Beng. 2313 Historical Here is an article that recently appeared in BC-DX from 1503 TGO R Kara, Kara 0613 our World News Editor Noel Green. 1512 ARS BSKSA, Jeddah 2225 A friend has passed on to me several copies of "World R - The BBC 1521 ARS BSKSA, Duba 2130 Foreign Programme Journal - with full information for the Listener 1530 STP VOA, Pinheira 1620 and Viewer". The copy I have in front of me is dated July 23rd 1937. 1530 CVA Vatican R, S.M. di Galeria 2232 I think publication ceased at the outbreak of WWII and did'nt 1548 KWT R Sawa, Kuwait 0015 resume. The R Times publication used to carry some information 1557 F France Info, Nice 2320 about Continental bcs, but stopped doing so a long time ago. Most amazing was that besides the ”local” Central African stations, I If you enjoy nostalgia, these magazines make for fascinating was also able with that build-in antenna to pick up fairly good signals reading. This edition of 1937 has a paragraph about the Ge R from far away stations like 648 BBC Orfordness (distance 5790 km), Exhibition - the Berlin Annual R Show - which opened on July 30, 567 Volgograd (6500 km) and 1548 Kuwait (5425 km) ! Thus São where a demonstration of the new 441 line 25 frame inter laced Tomé e Príncipe is an excellent location for MW DX from all Africa, scanning method tv system was to be seen. And amongst the very South and Central Europe and the Middle East ! AP/STP many listings of bcs from all over Europe there is one for Berlin 841 kc/s (356.7 m) 100 kW - Saturday July 31st which starts Here are some logs from Victor Goonetilleke in Columbo. "Programme for the R Exhibition, 1937 - R Berlin Day" and then My main MW antenna is a top loaded vertical wire at about 40 feet details these...... all in BST UTC +1. connected to the top of a coconut palm. At the base I have a ground 6.0 am Motto ; Weather ; Gym [what is motto?] rod and a few radials. I am looking for a big enough variable 6.30-8.0 Noack Band ; at 7.0 News. 8.0 Gym. 8.20 Pfte (I think capacitor to match it for MW. Pianoforte) Receivers: I have the following 2XIcom R71, 1xR70, ICF 2001, ICF 8.30 Woitschach Band and Paul Reich Accordian duo from Hall I, R 7600D, ICF 100 and ATS 909 but my best is Lowe HF 225. However Exhibition I am very disappointed with the MW sensitivity of all those receivers. 9.30 Variety from the Funkturmgarten Sometime back I has unfortunate enough(!) to have for a week a 10.0 An Invitation to Old and Young - Kasperle Programme from the friend's Eddystone 840 which beat every one of the modern R Exhibition receivers. Can someone tell me which of the modern receivers is 11.0 Folk Music of Berlin and the Kurmark from the Funkturmgarten good for MW? Sadly a simple National Panasonic radio cassette out 12 noon - 2.0 pm Concert from Hall I, R Exhibition. Orchestra, performs all the communications receivers with a small wire. But it Conducter: Weigel; Rosl Seegers (Soprano); Hans is impossible to connect anything like an external antenna. I don't Wocke (Baritone); Helmut Zerlin (Violin); at 1.0- like preamps as they bring in spurs. 1.15 Midday Review AFGHANISTAN: Two signals started to be observed from about 2.0 Nx from the Berlin R Exhibition. the beginning of May. 1296 kHz relays of IBB broadcasts in Afghan 2.15 "A Happy Week-end" - Variety Concert from the R Exhibition, languages. This include RFE, VOA broadcasts. 1107 kHz used Jungherr's Accordian Melodists; Balalaika Orchestra; Ingrid mostly R. Afghanisn Domesric service, but at times relay of VOA. Larsson (Saxophone); Kuster and Keiermeier (Pfte. Duets); BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY AFDG Diego Garcia is Else Wolff (Soprano); de Vogt Songs) very active on 1485kHz heard during hours of darkness fading in 3.15 Exchange ; Markets and out on deep fades. 24hour operation. 3.30 Songs of Youth MALDIVES: VOICE OF MALDIVES continues to be heard on 3.45 Talk; Football, Handball and Hockey Players in Summer 1449 khz throughout the day after 0025 s.on and 1740 s.off. English 4.0 For Old and Young - Variety Concert from Hall I, R Exhibition. is from 1300-1400. Berlin Small Station Orchestra, Conducter: Willy Steiner; Bund SRI LANKA: All MW stations of the SLBC other than 602, 855, 873 Band; Niel Wind Band; Engel (Xylophone); Melitta Kiefer and and TWR 882 and 1548 of DW are off the air. The other transmitters Paul Pruegel (Duets); Betty Sedlmeyer (Soprano); Melina are kept in readyness anyway, if they need to be used. Any foreign Ursica (Songs); Mueller (Pfte); Carl Heinz Graumann (Tenor); relays can hire them for the Domestic audience. Victor Goonetilleke and Ernst Petermann (Patter) 6.0 Folk Music of Berlin and the Kurmark, from the Funkturmgarten Here's some material, mostly taken from Friday evening, Saturday & 7.0 Evening Review even Sunday morning observations on the SW coast. 7.20 The Band of Adolf Hitler's Bodyguard from the Funkturmgarten. AZORES Conducter: Hermann Mueller-John 1503 kHz AFN, Lajes air Base, Terceira island - no longer an easy & 8.0 News steady catch (even during daytime in certain periods of the year) - 8.10 "Festive Melodies" - Concert from Hall I, R Exhibition Berlin and was logged on MAY 17 2204-2214 airing a relayed sports prgr. Deutschlandsender Orchestras and Choirs, the German 54433, co-ch QRM de RNE-R5, a stn which became a "pest" after Choral Society, Conducter: Heinrich Steiner; Tresi Rudolph its La Línea (near Cádiz & Gibraltar) tx was installed, otherwise the (Soprano); Walter Ludwig (Tenor); Wilhelm Strienz (Bass); R5 tx in Galicia alone was easily nulled via the 250 m CeAm Georg Alexander (Speaker) Beverage. AFN wasdominating this time though. AFN Lajes 10.0 News webpage: www.lajes.af.mil , which includes many info. & data on our 1030 pm - 1.0 am (Sunday) Dance Music by the Rink and Heyden Bands archipelago of the Açores. Authorized power is 1 kW. The MW Maybe some of these old names mean something to you. I would be scene there is a bleak one thesedays... While the RDP Açores is more than surprised if all of that could be received in England in active via its 3 tr's, R.Lajes - A Voz da Força Aérea Portuguesa July, but listeners may have been able to get the Band of Adolf (FAP), Lajes Air Base, Terceira island, 648 kHz 1 kW and R.Club de Hitlers Bodyguard concert! Other German stns seemed to relay Angra - A Voz da Terceira, 909 kHz 10 kW bothbecame irregular, parts of these txions, including Koenigsberg (Heilsberg) on 1031 and the Estação Emissora do Club Asas do Atlântico, kc/s (291 m) 100 kW Relayed by Danzig 1303 kc/s (230.2 m), and Vila do Porto, Santa Maria island, 1566 kHz 10 kW is deliberately Breslau 950 kc/s (315.8 m) 100 kW Relayed by Gleiwitz 1231 kc/s silent for some years now due to costs saving. They all remain (243.7 m). Noel R. Green-UK, BC-DX Apr 17 pretty much alive on VHF-FM though. Carlos Gonçalves Maybe this will bring back memories for older club members. Ed

MW tips, so here is one from myself and two from our member Well That’s all for this time thanks to all contributors all contributions Roland Schulze on the Philippines: are gratefully received. Best 73’s Ray DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 2000-2200 Dyula / French/ English 15140B 2100-2130 English* 3935L Tu 2100-2200 Mandarin 15195G 15215G 2100-2200 Japanese / English 11980G World 2100-2300 Japanese / English/ Indo 11850G 2200-2230 English 15725U Su 2200-2400 Mandarin 15120G 15215G 2300-0200 Mandarin / Burmese 11770G News 2300-2400 Vietnamese 15445P 2330-2400 English 15725U Sa A=Abu Dhabi, UAE ; B=Moosbrunn, AUT ; G=Agat, GUM Edited by Noel R.Green (KSDA) ; L=Levin, NZL ; M=Meyerton, RSA 14, Marsden Rd Blackpool Lancs England FY4 3BZ P=Paochung, TWN ; R=Rimavska Sobota SVK E-Mail [email protected] T=Talata, MDG ; U=Miami, FL (WRMI) ; W=Wooferton, UK /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// *=Wavescan program Dr Adrian M. Peterson-AWR (updated) via NASWA ALL OVER THE PLACE Adventist World Radio schedule 0000-0100 Hindi/En 9610A 9720A BANGLADESH Bangladesh Betar External Service effective 0000-0200 Mandarin 12120G 15370G 17635G from 31/03/03 to 28/10/03. High Frequency Broadcasting 0100-0200 Vietnamese 15445P Sa Schedule A03 0200-0300 English / Urdu 9820B Research and Receiving Centre, National Broadcasting Authority 0230-0330 Fa / Tigr 11945A 0230-0330 Malagasy 3215T 1230-1300 G.O.S (English) 7185 9550 South & South East Asia 0300-0330 Oro 11710B 0300-0330 Russian/En 15160A 1315-1345 Nepalese 7185 9550 Nepal 0300-0330 Amharic 11975A 0330-0400 Farsi 11965B 1400-1430 Urdu 7185 9550 Pakistan 0330-0400 Kiswahili 11975A 0330-0400 Somali 12015A 1515-1545 Hindi 7185 9550 India 0400-0500 Bulgarian 7125J 0400-0500 Arabic 15470B 1600-1630 Arabic 7185 9550 Middle East 0430-0500 French 9645M 0500-0530 English 3215M 1630-1730 Bengali 7185 9550 Middle East 0500-0530 Yoruba 9600M 0530-0530 English 15105M 1745-1815 Voice of Islam (English) 7185 9550 15520 Europe 0530-0630 Ibo / Hausa 15345M 1815-1900 G.O.S (English) 7185 9550 15520 Europe 0600-0700 Arabic 15250B 15470B 1915-2000 Bengali 7185 9550 15520 Europe ALOKESH GUPTA – IND April 09 Cumbre DX 0600-0730 Arabic / French 15160J 0700-0730 German 7230B 0730-0800 English 9775B BELARUS Home sce 1 in Belorussian from March 30: 0800-0930 Dyula / French / English 17780B 0400-0600 NF 11735 MNS 100 kW 075 deg x 7170 for B-02. 0900-0930 English* 3935L Mo 0900-1000 Italian 11880J Observer via BC-DX April 8 1000-1100 English / Filipino 11930G 1000-1100 Mandarin 15610G 15615G CANADA Frequency changes for Radio Canada International 1000-1200 English / Mandarin 11560G effective from May 4: 1100-1200 Indonesian 15435G Arabic 0330-0400 Daily NF 11900 MOS 100 kW 115 o x 11945 1100-1200 Mandarin 11975G 15615G 17835A NF 9645 SKN 300 kW 110 o addit 1130-1200 English 9955U Sa 1200-1300 Mandarin 17835A \\ 13735 WER 500 kW 120 o 1200-1300 Jap / English 11980G 1200-1300 Korean 9670G French 1100-1200 Mon-Fri NF 9515 SAC 250 kW 212 o x 11910 1200-1300 Mandarin 11900G 15150G 15615G 17835A 1100-1300 Sat/Sun NF 9515 SAC 250 kW 212 o x 11910 1300-1330 Bangla 15320A English 1200-1500 Mon-Fri NF17800 SAC 250 kW 176 o x 17820 1300-1400 Bangla / English 15150G 1300-1400 English / Russian 17740A DRM tests of Radio Canada International effective from June 1: 1300-1400 Japanese / Khmer 11705G 0000-0200 NF 9765 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg, ex 9560 1300-1500 Mandarin 15615G 1330-1400 Tamil 17865A 1000-1600 NF 9730 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg, ex 9555 1330-1500 English / Urdu 15320A 1200-1400 on 9535 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg ||||| cancelled 1400-1430 English 15725U Su 2000-2300 on 9740 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg ||||| additional 1400-1500 Hindi / Sinhala 17700A Observer, Bulgaria, May 14 via DXLD 1400-1500 Mandarin 11880G 1400-1500 Sinhala / Karen 15380G CLANDESTINE Radio Sedaye Iran in Farsi now daily 1530 - 1400-1500 Vietnamese 15550P 1400-1500 Burmese 11930G 1730 on new 17525 – better signal than ex 11575 although 1400-1700 Indian / Eng 17630A 1500-1530 German 7165B jammer followed to new frequency. First heard on 26/4. 1500-1600 Nep/Marathi 11890G 17700A Frequency listed on their homepage is 17510, also before the 1500-1600 Punjabi / Hindi 15195G change. Wolfgang von Poellnitz – Poland VIA hcdx 1500-1600 Indian 15575G 1500-1700 Indian / Eng 11975G This one is believed to be via Issoudan-France ED 1530-1630 Malagasy 3215T 1600-1700 English 15215G 15235G IBC-TAMIL AO3 SCHEDULE 1600-1800 English / Indian 11560G Tamil programmes for south and southeast Asia 1630-1700 Romanian 15360J 1630-1700 Farsi 17820B 0000—0100 on 11570 1230-1330 on 17495 1630-1800 African 15460A 1700-1800 African 12130M D.PRABAKARAN-INDIA via Cumbre DX 1700-1800 Arabic 17735B 1700-1800 Bulgarian 15235J 11570 via Novosibirsk ; 17495 via Talata Volon-Madagascar 1700-1800 Afar / Oromo 15520A 1700-1800 Filipino / English 9835G 12015G COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International reactivated 15040 1800-1830 English 3215M 9620M 1800-1900 Arabic 15535B kHz (exact 15038.9). Heard 16 MAY 2003 at 0530 with fair 1830-2000 English 7130R 9620M 1900-2000 Arabic 15255B signal // 7445.1 Karel Honzik, the Czech Republic via HCDX 1900-2000 African 15270W CROATIA Summer A-03 schedule for Croatian Radiotelevision 1900-2000 Fulfuldi / Hausa 15270W The Voice of Croatia……………….. 1900-2030 Arabic/French 15175J Starting April 28th 2003 you can listen to Croatian Radio on 1930-2000 Ibo 17660W 2000-2100 French / Yoruba 15130W these frequencies : via Deanovec [Croatia] 2000-2100 English 11750G 11980G 15385W 2000-2100 Korean 9740G 11875G DSWCI Short Wave News May7June 2003 EUROPE and MEDITERRANEAN 6165 100kW ND 0400-2300 15670 1430-1600 to ME [language?] / 1430 EUROPE and MEDITERRANEAN 9830 100kW ND 0400-1730 17775 1015-1430 to As various langs including English 1215- EUROPE and MEDITERRANEAN 13830 10kW 305 o 0400-2300 17810 1530-1730 to Africa Swahili via Jülich [Germany] World Broadcast Magazine May 15 used by permission from SOUTH AMERICA 9925 2300-0400 http://edxp.org via DXLD NORTH AMERICA – EAST 9925 2300-0300 GERMANY DRM tests of Deutsche Welle effective from June 1: NORTH AMERICA - WEST 9925 0300-0700 o NEW ZEALAND 9470 0400-0700 1200-1359 on 9655 WER 500 kW 270 1400-1559 on 6180 WER 500 kW non-dir AUSTRALIA 13820 0600-1000 o Technical support: 1600-1759 on 7125 WER 500 kW 040 Zelimir Klasan : OiV, Vlaska 106 : Zagreb, CROATIA 1800-1959 on 3995 WER 500 kW non-dir Tel: +385 1 4646160 ext 223 : Telefax: +385 1 4646161 Observer, Bulgaria, May 14 via DXLD email : [email protected] : http://www.hrt.hr/ Voice of Hope via T-Systems Jülich starting May 12 th ….. Txs to Europe via Deanovec & to Americas / AUS via Jülich 1530-1745 on 15680 [ex.1530-1730] Rumen Pankov-BUL Hours to Americas/Australasia have increased - but all in Co-channel with Chinese opera music jamming R.Free Asia NG Croatian? News in English + Spanish they used to carry not heard recently? Mike Terry via BDXC-UK IRAN With the A03 schedule IRIB World, Tehran has added …….I was told the following schedule of Voice of Croatia : Hebrew as a new language with two broadcasts daily towards 0200-0220 English on 9925 (//1125, 1134 MW) the Middle East and North America. From their website I found: 0230-???? Spanish on 9925 (//1125, 1134 MW) To Palestine 1900-1930 on 5970 7175 7315 0600-0603 English on 9470 and 13820 To America 0700-0730 on 21560 2200-2220 English on 1125 and 1134 MW To America 0230-0300 on 9910 11925 2330-???? Spanish on 1125 and 1134 MW. They call the programme "Voice of David" with ID: "Kol Dah- Erik Køie, Copenhagen, May 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST veed". IRIB new website is: www.iribworld.com ECUADOR During DX Party Line on HCJB (via Australia 15480 Thus, this is not a new clandestine. via Anker Petersen-DNK at 1430 Apr.19) they announced that effective 31 May they are ISRAEL Kol Israel - Stopping shortwave and other networks. ending all English broadcasts to Europe and North America from In today's Haaretz, they mention that, due to monetary Quito. (The very last broadcast will end at 0600 on 1st June - i.e. concerns, the IBA will stop all radio networks which aren't midnight 31st May in the target area). supported by advertising or don't break even. Which means that Future output from Quito will concentrate on Latin America in they'd remove all of the IBA radio networks besides Reshet Bet Spanish, Portuguese and Quechua - though there may also be (2 nd network - news), Reshet Gimmel (3rd network - music), and cuts in these languages too. Main reason given was financial. 88FM. Cuts will start in September 2003. Auditors were involved in the decision, as was the planned This includes the removal of Reshet Hey, Reshet Alef and REKA relocation of the transmitter site. It sounds as though the new which broadcast all of the foreign language transmissions. The site will no longer go ahead as planned - at least not as a major networks wouldn't be available domestically or internationally. SW site. DX Party Line will also end on 31st May after 42 years Yesterday, I was told that the cuts will include ALL shortwave on the air... This is just a brief summary of the programme - I broadcasting. This would include stopping the rebroadcasting of only caught the last 20 minutes.. Dave Kenny-UK via BDXC-UK the Hebrew Reshet Bet network. I had been waiting to receive a list of people to contact to protest this action. When I receive the Here are the schedule changes planned for implementation information I'll pass it along……………………….and…………… on June 1, for HCJB, Pifo : DELETED are Regarding the proposed Kol Israel cuts - the situation is different 9525 0100-0500 Spanish ; 9745 0000-0600 English this time around. Unlike the past, when they just threatened to 9860 0600-0800 English ; 12005 0500-0515 Kikongo cut shortwave, they are now threatening to cut the domestic 12005 1100-1430 English ; 15185 2000-2200 English networks also (3 out of the 4 English broadcasts are domestic 17660 2230-2300 German ; 21455 0000-1530 Various relays... so there wouldn't be anything to send out via shortwave ADD : 9745 0100-0500 Spanish in the first place.) 21455 0000-0630 Various dual azimuth to CIRAF 27-28, 55, 58-60 Daniel Rosenzweig-ISR via Cumbre DX 21455 0800-1530 Various dual azimuth to CIRAF 27-28, 55, 58-60 Bob Padula, EDXP ADMIN, May 23 via DXLD KOREA – NORTH Voice of Korea May 6 – Nov.3 2003 English ECUADOR As previewed, this week`s Viva Miami on WRMI is a 0100-0200 3560 6195 7140 9345 11735 13760 15180 0200- conversation between Jeff White and Allen Graham, of HCJB 0300 4405 11845 15230 and DX Party Line. They went over the process leading to the 0300-0400 3560 6195 7140 9345 decision to cut English to Europe and North America; altho he 1000-1100 3560 9335 11710 11735 13650 took part in discussions, the decision was made by the 1300-1400 & 1500-1600 4405 9335 11710 13760 15245 management, not Allen Graham. Just this past week, received 1600-1700 3560 9975 11735 confirmation from HCJB Australia, on Tuesday after recording 1900-2000 4405 11710 13760 15245 this week`s DXPL early, in order to attend a conference in Miami, 2100-2200 4405 13760 15245 that they will continue carrying the program DX Partyline; Allen French Graham will need some help to keep producing it in Quito, tho, 0100-0200 4405 11845 15230 due to his additional duties. He will be allowed to keep producing 0300-0400 11735 13760 the program, to air in Australia, on that weekend block, early 1100-1200 3560 11710 11735 13650 Sunday morning in the Americas. Another station is offering to 1400-1500 & 1600-1700 4405 9335 11710 13760 15245 air the program if we continue to produce it, for listeners in North 1800-1900 3560 9975 11710 11735 America. Don`t want to mention station`s name yet. Bottom line 2000-2100 4405 11710 13760 15245 is DXPL will continue after May 31, but a few things need to be German 1600-1700 & 1800-1900 6575 9325 firmed up with his superiors. Confirmed that Morning in the Russian Mountains will also continue, primarily for missionaries who have 0700-0900 3560 9325 9975 11735 15245 no other access to English language programming. 1400-1600 & 1700-1800 6575 9325 Glenn Hauser for DX LISTENING DIGEST Spanish EGYPT Radio Cairo is now listed on these new frequencies, 0000-0100 & 0200-0300 11735 13760 effective May 1: 1700-1800 3560 9975 11735 DSWCI Short Wave News May7June 2003 1800-1900 4405 11710 13760 15245 2200-2300 4405 13760 15245 NEW ZEALAND As from Sunday 20th, R NZI will replace 11825 Also broadcasts in Arabic, Chinese, Korean & Japanese by 11820 in the 0506-0705 portion, due to co-channel Freqs used on SW = 3250 3560 4405 6070 6195 6575 7140 interference of VoA Tangier-MRC, latter towards Europe in 7580 Albanian and Serbian. 9325 9335 9345 9640 9650 9975 11710 11735 11845 13650 11825 0500-0530 VOA E ALBA MOR 59 degr 13760 15180 15230 15245 Rumen Pankov – BUL 14 th May 11825 0530-0600 VOA E SERB MOR 59 BUT, Karel Honzik in Czech Republic heard R NZi this morning LIBYA Libya in English……………………… (Apr 18) already on 11820 Karel Honzik-CZE, hcdx Apr 18 and I have been checking Libya's "Voice of Africa" over the past Wolfgang Büschel-D Apr 17 couple of weeks and can confirm that it is now carried regularly Complete Radio New Zealand International A-03 sched is…… o via the hired French relay transmitters. In the past the Libyan 1650-1750 6095 35 NE Pacific, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands domestic service was often carried via these French relay [Mon-Fri] [Later start Sun & Mon] o transmitters instead of the external Voice of Africa service. Voice 1750-1850 11725 35 NE Pacific, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Cook Isl of Africa has several news summaries in English which I have [Mon-Fri] [Later start Sun & Mon] o o confirmed at the following times: 1851-2215 15160 0 All Pacific 2216-0505 17675 0 All Pacific o o 1140-1145 on 15610 17695 21675 21695 0506-0705 11820 0 All Pacific 0706-1105 9885 0 All Pacific o 1730-1735 on 15660 17635 17695 17880 1106-1305 9885 325 NW Pac, Bougainville, Timor, Asia & Eur o 1820-1825 on 15205 15660 17635 17695 1306-1650* 6095 0 All Pacific 1920-1925 on 15205 15315 * Usual Closedown is 1305 - this frequency is for occasional 2030-2035 on 11635 and 2120-2125 on 11635 overnight broadcasts to the Pacific for Sports commentaries or It appears that none of the shortwave transmitters based in Libya Cyclone Warnings. itself are currently active (these were previously heard on 15235, From 1105 -1305 our programme is directed to the North 15435 etc). However, Voice of Africa is still transmitted on Western Pacific and Asia for NZ Forces serving overseas. medium wave from Libya, reportedly on 648, 711 and 1251 kHz. Alokesh Gupta -India . The news summaries in English follow on from the main Arabic news bulletins, the duration of which may vary slightly from day NIGERIA Voice of Nigeria website at…………… to day, so timing is a little variable. English is followed by a short http://www.voiceofnigeria.org has some new times for various bulletin in French. languages. Seems to indicate the following: In the past there were also English news summaries at 0020, 0455-2300 English (on 15120 throughout?) 0130, 0215, 0310, 2220 and 2330. However as there are no 0500-0700 French ; 0700-0800 Fulfulde ; 0800-1000 Hausa longer any shortwave transmitters in operation at these times, it 1000-1100 Ibo ; 1100-1200 Yoruba ; 1200-1300 Hausa has not been possible to confirm if these bulletins still exist. It is 1300-1500 Swahili ; 1500-1600 Ibo ; 1600-1800 Arabic possible these bulletins are still carried on the Voice of Africa 1800-2000 French ; 2000-2100 Yoruba ; 2100-2200 Fulfulde medium wave outlets. Can anyone in the Mediterranean/North 2200-2300 Hausa Africa area who is able to hear these medium wave outlets Not sure about frequencies. VON website hasn't yet been confirm if English is still carried at these times? updated correctly for those. Perhaps worth checking 7255, 9690 On one occasion (2030 on 10 April) I heard Voice of Africa and 11770, as well as 15120 just in case in English isn't announce contact details in English. They gave their postal scheduled throughout as I assume. address as "PO Box 4677 or 2009, Tripoli, Great Jamahiriyah" The Voice of Nigeria website has a couple more things fax number 4449875, telephone 4449106, 4449206, 4449872, of note that I didn't spot yesterday: 4440112. They rarely mention Libya by name - usually referring Under a heading 'Special Projects', the following appears: to the country as "the Great Jamahiriyah". Public Launch of VON website http://www.voiceofnigeria.org Dave Kenny-UK via BDXC-UK National Press Centre, Abuja, Monday 19th May 2003 and : Commissioning of LITHUANIA Summer sched of transmitter site Sitkunai 100 kW : i 2 Nos. Super-Power Transmitters ; ii VON Training Estate to NAm - azimuth 310 degrees There's also : Foundation-Laying Ceremony of: VON 18-Room 0000-0100 Daily 11690 Radio Vilnius in Lithuanian/English Training Hostel Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria Thursday 22nd May 2300-2400 Daily 9875 Radio Vilnius in Lithuanian/English 2003. Looks like the website will be relaunched next Monday to WeEu - azimuth 259 deg and two new (or refurbished?) transmitters are to be (officially) 0700-0800 Sat 9710 Fundamental Broadcasting Network commissioned? Might explain the recently revamped schedule [FBN] in English Tony Rogers, Birmingham - UK, May 15, BDXC-UK via DXLD 0800-0900 Daily 9710 Radio Vilnius in Lithuanian/English Ed - English seems to be on 15120 1100-1200 Sun 9710 Fundamental Broadcasting Network French, Fulfulde & Hausa heard on 7255 at 0500, 0700 & 0800 [FBN] in English Arabic 1600 and French at 1800 heard on 11770 1200-1300 Sun 9710 Radio Santec [Universelles Leben in Listening over past couple of days seems to indicate that Yoruba German] to ME - azimuth 310 deg 2000-2100, Fulfulde 2100-2200 and Hausa 2200-2300 are on 1000-1100 Sun 9710 Radio Avaye Ashena in Persian 7255. 1600-1630 Daily 7470 Radio Barobari in Persian English heard, as expected, on 15120 when checked at 2115 on Observer, Bulgaria, May 14 via DXLD 19 May. Tony Rogers-UK via BDXC-UK Sitkunai SW: the relays of Radio Barabari, Avaye Ashena and FBN have been cancelled. PARAGUAY Important news from Radio America……. Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, May 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST Hi! Adan Mur, from Radio America, sayed me this important news : Medium wave : 1590 (ex 1610) - Radio Villeta. On air NETHERLANDS Frequency change for DRM test of RNW in 24 hours a day. Power: 200 w. Antenna: 5/8, omnidirectional, at English effective May 11: o 125 ms- nm [metres above sea level]. Gain: 8,84 dBi. PIRE: 1,6 2330-0030 NF 15525 BON 050 kW 350 ex 15455 KW [ERP] DRM tests of RNW: o 7370 - Radio América. On air 24 hours a day. Power: 1000 w. 0930-1225 9590 FLE 100 kW 172 in English June 2 to July 5 Antenna: Corner reflector on Buenos Aires. Gain: 25 dBi. 1200-1600 9615 FLE 100 kW 187 in Dutch July 5 to July 28 PIRE: 316 KW. [ERP!] 1000-1400 9615 FLE 100 kW 187 in Dutch July 28 to Oct. 26 o 15185 - Radio América. On air 24 hours a day. Power: 200 w. 2130-2230 17620 BON 050 kW 050 in Special June 16-17 Antenna: 5/8, omnidirectional. Gain: 8,84 dBi. PIRE: 1,6 KW. 1000-1700 21735 BON 050 kW 050 in Special June 13-19 [ERP] Observer, Bulgaria, May 14 via DXLD DSWCI Short Wave News May7June 2003 Please, send your reception reports to: [email protected] 9450** 1400-1900 500 Novosibirsk Arnaldo Slaen-ARG May 9 HCDX 9485 1300-1700 250 Samara Adan Mur sent me a mail [that] Radio America, Villeta, transmits 9800 1400-1800 100 Irkutsk with 600 watts on 19 meters now!! 9820* 1400-1900 500 Novosibirsk This is the schedule : [**program from Ñemby] 9875 1600-1800 500 Novosibirsk 1480 - 1 KW - 24 hours from Ñemby. 9920 1300-1500 250 Moscow 1590 - 0.2 KW - 24 hours from Villeta 11830 1400-1700 160 Kaliningrad 7370 - 1 KW - 24 hours from Villeta ** 12055 1700-1900 200 Sankt-Petersburg 15185 - 0.6 KW - 24 hours from Villeta ** 15540 1500-1600 250 Moscow Arnaldo Slaen-ARG 24 May HCDX 15540 1700-1800 250 Moscow 17705 1400-1500 100 Germany [Jülich] POLAND Radio Maryja SW schedule in A03 according to the * = Till 06/09/2003 : ** = From 07/09/2003 station's website: Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya obl., May "RUS-DX" #118 - B via Cumbre DX Mon-Sat 0500-0715 & Sun 0600-0800 on 15455 daily 1500-1930 on 12010, 1930-2200 on 7380. SLOVAKIA Slovak Radio International schedule A03: HFCC data shows a 250 kW transmitter at Tbiliskaya-RUS for English these broadcasts (290 degrees beam to Europe); except for 0100-0130 5930 No.Am 6190 Ce.Am 9440 So.Am 7380 where a 250 kW tx in Samara-RUS is being used until 7 0700-0730 9440 15460 17550 Australia-Oceania September, with a 284 degree beam. 1630-1700 5920 6055 7345 Europe After 7 September, all transmissions are scheduled to originate 1830-1900 5920 6055 7345 Europe from Tbilisskaya Bernd Trutenau, LTH Apr 27, EDXP via DXLD French 0200-0230 5930 No.Am 6190 Ce.Am 9440 So.America RUSSIA Radiostation "Voice of Russia" . 30/03 - 25/10/2003 1700-1730 5920 6055 7345 Europe 5950 1700-1800 500kW Moscow Russian 1930-2000 5920 6055 7345 Europe 5950 1900-2100 500 Moldova German (to Europe): 5985 1900-2100 100 Germany [Jülich] 0800-0830 and 1330-1400 in 5915 6055 7345 6170 2000-2100 100 Germany [Jülich] 1600-1630 and 1800-1830 in 5920 6055 7345 7130**** 1500-1600 400 Sankt-Petersburg Russian (to Russia) 7300** 0100-0300 500 Moscow 1300-1330 7345 9440 11990 7310** 2000-2100 250 Moscow 1500-1530 7345 9535 11715 7315 1300-1400 250 Vladivostok 1730-1800 5920 7345 9485 7330 0200-0300 500 Sankt-Petersburg Slovakian 7350 1500-1600 200 Novosibirsk 0130-0200 5930 No.Am 6190 Ce.Am 9440 So.America 7390 2000-2100 250 Moscow 0730-0800 9440 15460 17550 Australia-Oceania 7390 1200-1400 250 Vladivostok 1530-1600 5920 6055 7345 Europe 9405 1900-2100 100 Germany [Jülich] 1900-1930 5920 6055 7345 Europe 9450* 2000-2100 400 Sankt-Petersburg Spanish 9470** 2000-2100 400 Sankt-Petersburg 0230-0300 6190 Ce.Am 9440 11990 So.Am 9480 0100-0300 500 Sankt-Petersburg 1430-1500 6055 7345 Europe 11600 So.Am 9480** 1700-1800 250 Moscow 2000-2030 6055 7345 Europe 11600 So.Am 9480** 1900-2000 250 Moscow BCL News & HFCC listing 9485 1200-1300 250 Samara 9745 1200-1400 500 Chita SOUTH AFRICA Channel Africa sched March 30-Oct. 25 9890* 2000-2100 250 Moscow 0300-0325 6160 East & Central Africa Swahili 9920 1200-1300 250 Moscow 0300-0330 6035 East & Central Africa English 11630* 1700-1800 250 Moscow 0330-0355 6035 Madagascar French 11630* 1900-2000 250 Moscow 0400-0430 5955 Southern Africa English 11640 1200-1400 500 Novosibirsk 0430-0455 5955 Northern Mozambique Portuguese 11720 0100-0300 500 Ukraine 0430-0455 3345 Southern Mozambique Portuguese 11750 0100-0300 500 Moldova 0430-0455 9565 Central Africa French 11745* 1900-2000 200 Ekaterinburg 0500-0530 11710 West Africa English 12020** 1900-2000 200 Ekaterinburg 0530-0555 11710 Angola Portuguese 12030 2000-2100 250 Moscow 0600-0630 15215 West Africa English 12055 1500-1600 250 Samara 0630-0655 15215 Angola & West Africa Portuguese 12055 1900-2100 200 Sankt-Petersburg 1300-1455 21760 West Africa English [Sat/Sun only] 12060 0100-0300 500 Krasnodar 1300-1455 21620 East & Central Africa English [Sat/Sun only] 12070* 0100-0300 500 Moscow 1300-1455 11780 Southern Africa English [Sat/Sun only] 15350 1600-1900 200 Ekaterinburg 1500-1525 17780 East & Central Africa Swahili 15455** 0100-0300 250 Komsomolsk-na-Amure 1500-1530 17770 East & Central Africa English 15470 1200-1400 200 Novosibirsk 1530-1555 17770 Madagascar French 17565* 0100-0300 250 Komsomolsk-na-Amure 1600-1630 9525 Southern Africa English 17580*** 1500-1700 400 Sankt-Petersburg 1600-1630 15245 East & Central Africa Swahili 17620* 0100-0300 100 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 1630-1655 15245 East & Central Africa French 17645 1300-1400 500 Moscow 1630-1655 9525 Northern Mozambique Portuguese 17650 0200-0300 250 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 1630-1655 3345 Southern Mozambique Portuguese 17660 0100-0300 500 Vladivostok 1700-1730 17735 West Africa English 17690 0100-0300 100 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 1730-1755 17735 Angola & West Africa Portuguese 21755** 0100-0300 100 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy 1800-1830 17735 West Africa English * = Till 06/09/2003 : ** = From 07/09/2003 1830-1855 17735 West Africa French *** = Till 27/09/2003 : **** = From 28/09/2003 Channel Africa website via Dan Sampson, Prime Time SW, DXLD Nikolay Rudnev, Belgorodskaya obl. Radiostation "Voice of Russia". Russian World Service. SRI LANKA SLBC has dropped 7115 in favour of 7300 at Programme "Sodruzhestvo" SW. 30/03/2003 - 25/10/2003 0020-0400 & 0800-1530 in Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, Malayalam & 7370 1300-1900 200kW Ekaterinburg DSWCI Short Wave News May7June 2003 Kannada. 9770 continues in parallel 1600-1700 KOREAN 7210irk 9385S 13625T That leaves 7115 only for VOA Sri Lanka at 0100-0300. 1600-1700 UIGHUR 7465 9350I 9370 9555UAE Jose Jacob-INDIA May 10 11780T 13715I 1600-1700 MANDARIN 7540-S03 9455S 9905P 11750T TATARSTAN-RUSSIA External service from Kazan is not called 11795T 11945T 12025S 13690T 15510T 15680-J03 "Voice of Tatarstan" anymore. The new name (not a best one, I 1700-1800 MANDARIN 7540-S03 9355S 9455S 9540T think – G.Hauser.) is "On the Tatarstan wave" (Russian: Na 9905P 11750T 11795T 11945T 11995S Volne Tatarstana. Tatar: Tatarstan Dulkynynda). What is the 13690T 15510T 15680-J03 reception quality in the new season? Schedule coincides with the 1800-1900 MANDARIN 7530-S03 7540-S03 9355S 9455S one used last summer: 9540T 11520-J03 11740T 11945T 0400-0500 11665 ; 0600-0700 9690 ; 0800-0900 11925 11955T 11995S 13680T 15510T 15680-J03 Ildus Ibatullin and Dmitry Mezin, both from Kazan, Russia. 1900-2000 MANDARIN 7530-S03 7540-S03 9355S 9455S I'm not authorized to send QSLs for broadcasts of newly-formed 9905P 11520-J03 11740T 11785T "Novy Vek" company, which is responsible for SW transmissions 11945T 11955T 11995S 13625T from Kazan now. Negotiations on the QSL management are 13680T 15510T 15680-J03 ongoing. Wait for results and wish me luck. 2000-2100 MANDARIN 7530-S03 7540-S03 9355S 9455S If you send me reports on Radio Tatarstana broadcasts on 252 9850T 9905P 11520-J03 11700T you'll get QSL without any delay, because I still have QSL agree- 11740T 11785T 11935T 11995S 13625T ment with them. Ildus Ibatullin, QSL manager; all Signal DXLD 15515T 15680-J03 2100-2200 MANDARIN 7540-S03 9455S 9850T 9910P UK Apparently the BFBS shortwave relays have left the air from 11700T 11740T 11935T 11995S Sunday morning 18 May. The last thing I heard from them was 13625T 15515T 15680-J03 an open carrier on 15795 at 0340-0400- on Sunday. No sign of 2200-2300 CANTONESE 9355S 9955P 11785T 13675T life on Sunday afternoon or Monday morning. Presumably they 2200-2300 KOREAN 7460 9455S 9850T 11670S 12080T now have enough coverage from local FM transmitters. 2230-2330 CAMBODIAN 7455-S03 9490I 9930P 11570-J03 Olle Alm, Sweden 13735T 2300-2359 MANDARIN 7315N 7540-S03 9910P 11785T

U S A RFA schedule in A-03 , valid til Oct 26th, 2003. RFA 11935N 11995N 13640T 13800S currently broadcasts from 1100-0700 ; there are no txions 15430T 15550T 15680-J03 between 0700 and 1100. Daily programming including Mandarin 2300-2359 TIBETAN 7470 7550-S03 9365-J03 9395-S03 for 12 hrs, Cantonese for two hrs, Uighur for two hrs, and 9805UAE 9875H 15695-J03 Tibetan for eight hours. 2330-0029 VIETNAMESE 9975-S03 11540-J03 11560 11580 J03=til Sept 6………………S03=from Sept 7th, 2003. 11605N 11670T 12010I 13735S 15560P RFA uses IBB txs in HOL/H=Holzkirchen Germany, various sources, updated on April 10th, 2003 IRA/I=Iranawila Sri Lanka ; SAI/S=Saipan & TIN/T=Tinian NoMariana Isls. And Merlin relays TWN/N=Taiwan and UAE=Al WRMI Schedule Effective April 6 2003 Dhabayya-UAE, as well as irk=Irkutsk-RUS and uss=Ussuriysk- Days are local days in the Americas MONDAY-FRIDAY RUS relays. Latin América on 9955 Additional tx sites have been researched but deleted from this 0900-1000 Words of the Spirit (English) list upon request of RFA to suppress this info, to avoid pressure 1000-1030 La Voz de la Junta Patriotica Cubana (español) from China upon the host countries. 1030-1130 Entre Cubanos (español) 0000-0100 LAO 12015I 13830 15545T 1130-1200 Los Caminos de Israel (español; lunes) 0030-0130 BURMESE 11540-S03 13680T 13820I 15660 1130-1200 Viva Miami (English/español; Wednesdy/miércoles) 17525-J03 17835S Note This transmission from 0900-1200 is temporarily not aired 0100-0200 UIGHUR 9350 11520 11895UAE 11945UAE on Tuesday and Thursday. 15405T 1200-1300 The Free American (English) 0100-0300 TIBETAN 9365 11695UAE 11975H 15225T 1300-1330 TruthRadio Network (including Herald of Truth (Engl) 15695 17730 1330-1500 Stock Talk Live (English) 0300-0600 MANDARIN 13670T 13760T 15150T 15665T 1500-2300 Christian Media Network (English) 17495 17525 17615S 17880S North America (except as noted) on 7385 21690T 2300-0000 Christian Media Network (English) 0600-0700 MANDARIN 13670T 13760T 15150T 15665T Note The following are Tuesday-Saturday 17495 17525 17615S 17880S 0000-0200 Christian Media Network (English) 0600-0700 TIBETAN 17485 17510 17720 21500T 0200-0230 Radio Praga (español; hacia el Caribe y LA) 21690UAE 0230-0330 Radio Praha (Czech & English) break 0330-0400 Words of the Spirit (English Mon/Wed/Thurs/Friday) 1100-1200 LAO 9355S 9545T 15560I 15635 Carter Report (English Tuesday) 1100-1400 TIBETAN 7470 11590 13570 13625T 0400-0415 Herald of Truth (English) 13830-S03 15510UAE 0415-0900 Christian Media Network (English) 15695-J03 17855H-(from 1200) SATURDAYS 1230-1330 CAMBODIAN 13645T 15525I 15625 Latin América on 9955 1300-1400 BURMESE 11540-S03 11765T 13745T 15680-J03 0900-0930 Carter Report (English) 1400-1500 CANTONESE 9775T 11715S 13790T 0930-1000 Jack Van Impe (English) 1400-1500 VIETNAMESE 9455S 9635T 9930W 11510 1000-1100 Foro Militar Cubano (español) 11520 11535-S03 11605N 11765T 1100-1130 The Gospel Call (English) 13775P 15705-J03 1130-1200 Reality in Jesus (English) ; 1200-2200 Music 1400-1500 KOREAN 7380 11790T 13625T 15625 2200-2230 Battle Cry Sounding (English) 1500-1600 TIBETAN 7470 11510 11590 11705T 2230-2300 Wavescan (English) 11780UAE 13835 2300-0000 Foro Militar Cubano (español) 1500-1600 MANDARIN 7540-S03 9905P 11765T 11945T The following are Sunday UTC 12025S 13690T 15510T 15680-J03 0000-0030 Conversando entre Cubanos (español) 1500-1600 KOREAN 648uss 9385S 13625T 0030-0045 La Hora de Chibás (español) 0045-0100 La Verdad Para el Mundo (español)

DSWCI Short Wave News May7June 2003 0100-0200 Radio Revista Lux (español) Radio Sawa in Arabic in A03 MRN2 North America (except as noted) on 7385 0000-2400 1548 KWT 0200-0230 Radio Praga (español; hacia el Caribe y LA) 0000-0300 7205 SAO 9695 KAV 11785 MOR 11985 MOR 0230-0330 Radio Praha (Czech & English) 0300-0600 7175 LAM 11680 MOR 15380 IRA 0330-0400 Viva Miami (English/español) 0400-0700 6180 WOF 11910 KAV 0500-0700 9855 KAV 0400-0900 Solid Rock Radio (English) 0600-1000 17845 IRA 0600-1500 15725 MOR SUNDAY S 0700-1400 17565 KAV 0700-1600 12045 MOR Latin America on 9955 1400-1700 11840 KAV 13870 IRA 0900-0930 Radio Vaticano (español) 1700-2100 6040 KAV 7105 KAV 1700-2400 12040 KAV 0930-1000 Viva Miami (español/English) 1800-2300 9505 WOF 11745 IRA 11785 WOF 1000-1015 Church of Christ (English) 2100-2400 7195 KAV 12010 MOR 1015-1030 Truth for the World (English) 2300-2400 7205 SAO 11815 KAV 12025 MOR 1030-1045 Abundant Life (English) MRN3 1045-1100 Strength for Today (English) 0000-2400 990 CYP 0000-0800 & 1500-2400 1260 RHO 1100-1130 Creciendo en Gracia (español) 1130-1200 Doctrines of Grace (English) U S A WSHB A-03 Shortwave Frequency Schedule…… 1200-1300 Viva Miami (English) 0000 7535 Ea No Am/Carib 9430 Cent & So America 1300-1330 Wavescan (English) 0100 7535 Cent No America 9430 Cent & So America 1330-1400 Battle Cry Sounding (English) 0200 7535 W&C No America 9430 Mexico 1400-2000 Solid Rock Radio (English) 0300 7535 Russia 9450 RUSSIA 2000-2030 Jack Van Impe (English) 0400 9450 Ea Eur/Russ 13720 East & Cent Afr 2030-2100 Wavescan (English) 0500 9450 Central Europe 9840 South Africa 2100-2115 Dub Politico (English) 0600 9450 West & Cent Afr Off The Air 2115-2130 Strength for Today (English) 0700 9450 West & Cent Afr Off The Air 2130-2145 Abundant Life (English) 0800 9860 Europe 9845 Australia / NewZealand 2145-2200 Church of Christ (English) 0900 9860 Europe 9455 Brazil/So America 2200-2230 Viva Miami (English) 1000 6095 Ea No Am/Carib 9455 South America 2230-2300 The Gospel Call (English) 1100 6095 Ea No Am/Carib 9455 Cent & So America 2300-0000 Radio Revista Lux (español) 1200 9430 Ea No Am/Carib 11670 Cent & So America The following are UTC Monday. 1300 9430 No America 11670 Mexico 0000-0015 Radio Vaticano (español) 1400 Off The Air Off The Air 0015-0030 Truth for the World (English) 1500 Off The Air Off The Air 0030-0130 Radio Oriente Libre (español) 1600 Off The Air 18910 East Africa 0130-0200 Conversando entre Cubanos (español) 1700 Off The Air 18910 Central Africa North America (except as noted) 7385 1800 15665 Europe 18910 South Africa 0200-0230 Radio Praga (español; hacia el Caribe y LA) 1900 15665 Europe 18910 South Africa 0230-0330 Radio Praha (Czech & English) 2000 15665 Europe 18910 East & Cent Africa 0330-0400 Wavescan (English) 0400-0900 Jupiter 400 (English) 2100 15665 Europe 18910 West & Cent Africa For schedule updates see our web page www.wrmi 2200 13770 West Europe 15285 Brazil Cumbre DX] [dx_india] WRMI Schedule April 07 2300 13770 So Europe/W Afr 15285 South America

U S A (non): Summer schedule for AWR's DX px "Wavescan" on WSHB website via Dan Sampson, Prime Time Shortwave via DXLD Sundays: 0030-0100 9720 DHA to SoAs 1600-1630 11560SDA to SoAs UZBEKISTAN Radio Tashkent International A03 schedule : 9810 DHA to SoAs 15215SDA to SoAs Arabic 0200-0230 9820 MOS to SoAs 15235SDA to SoAs 1700-1730 9715 7285 6190 1900-1930 9715 7285 6190 0330-0400 15160 DHA to CeAs 1630-1700 11975SDA to SAs Dari 0130-0200 9715 7190 1520-1550 9715 7285 6190 0500-0530 3215MEY to CeAf 17630DHA to SoAs English 3345 MEY to EaAf 1730-1800 9385SDA to ME 0100-0130 9715 7190 1200-1230 17775 15295 9715 7285 0600-0630 15105 MEY to EaAf 12015SDA to ME 1330-1400 17775 15295 9715 7285 0730-0800 9775 MOS to WeEu 1800-1830 3215MEY to CeAf 2030-2100 11905 9545 5025 2130-2200 11905 9545 5025 0830-0900 17780 MOS to WeAf 3345MEY to EaAf Farsi 1000-1030 11560 SDA to NEAs 1830-1900 9520MEY to EaAf 1630-1700 9715 7285 6190 1830-1900 9715 7285 6190 11930 SDA to SEAs 1930-2000 7130RSO to WEu German 1935-2030 11905 5025 1300-1330 17740 DHA to CeAs 2030-2100 15385WOF to EAf Hindi 1330-1400 11980 SDA to NEAs 2130-220015130MOS to WAf 1300-1330 17775 15295 9715 7285 15275 SDA to SEAs 1430-1500 17775 15295 9715 7285 15320 DHA to SAs Chinese 1330-1400 5060 1430-1500 5060 DHA=Al-Dhabayya ; RSO=Rimavska Sobota ; SDA=Guam Pashto 0200-0230 9715 7190 MEY=Meyerton ; MOS=Moosbrunn ; WOF=Woofferton Turkish 0600-0630 15200 1700-1730 9530 R BUL Observer via BC-DX April 15 Uighur 1400-1430 5060 Urdu U S A Radio Farda to Iran in A03 R.Browell via IBB website 1230-1300 17775 15295 9715 7285 0000-2400 1593 KWT 1539 DHA 1170 DHA 1400-1430 17775 15295 9715 7285 0030-0200 9615 BIB 0030-0400 9805 MOR Uzbek 0030-0600 9795 LAM 0200-0400 9775 KAV 0230-0330 9715 7190 5025 1550-1630 9715 7285 6190 5025 0400-0600 15185 KAV 0400-0830 9510 KAV 15290 KAV 1730-1830 9715 7285 6190 5025 0600-0730 17835 Kavala 0730-0830 17835 Morocco Station info via Alexander Polyakov, Tashkent-UZB via Trutenau- 0800-1400 21530 IRA 13680 KAV 1400-1600 17750 WOF LTU EDXP Apr 9 1400-1700 13680 LAM 9435 KAV 1600-1700 17670 WOF 1700-1800 11845 IRA 1700-1900 11705 LAM VIETNAM Voice of Vietnam in A-03 1800-1900 11845 IRA 1900-2000 11670 KAV 6140 DUS 0000-0100 7145 9730 Viet ; 7285 Khmere-Lao 1900-2100 5860 DUS 1900-2130 11985 LAM 0100-0500 6175 English-Viet-Viet-Eng-Spanish-Eng-Viet-Viet 2000-2130 9960 IRA 11960 UDO DSWCI Short Wave News May7June 2003 0400-0500 13665 Vietnamese 0830-0900 9840 12020 Mandarin 0930-1100 9840 12020 Indo-English-Indo 1100-1530 7285 English-Thai-Khmere-Lao-Russian-Khmere- Lao-Cantonese-Mandarin 1100-1130 11630 13740 Spanish 1130-1300 9840 12020 Russian-Jap-English 1400-1600 9840 12020 Jap-Indo-Thai-Cantonese 2130-2330 9840 12020 Jap-Mand-Cant-Thai 1300-1400 11630 13740 French-English 1600-2130 11630 13740 Eng-Russ-Viet-Viet-Eng-French-Eng French-Span-Eng-French 1700-2030 9725 Eng-Viet-Viet-French-Russ-Viet-Viet Sched according to Stn via Rumen Pankov-BUL May 14 ======That’s my NEWS for this month. Your reports are always welcome. 73s from NOEL

DSWCI Short Wave News May7June 2003 4796.7, R Mallku, Uyuni, 2332-2339. (Gonçalves) 4876.76, R La Cruz del Sur, 0950-1033. (D'Angelo and Slaen) 4930.48, R San Miguel, 0900 & 0000, (Schmid & Slaen) 5927.14, R Dif. Mineria, 2244-2300. (Gonçalves and Penaud) 5952.5, R Pio Xii, 2351-0010, (Petersen, Schmid and Slaen) 6037.8, R Difusora Trópico (p), Trinidad, 2256-2307. (Gonçalves) 6054.44, R Juan XXIII, 1018-1026 and 2220. (Slaen) 6134.8, R Stª Cruz, 2238-0319* (Sports). (Gonçalves & Groot)

Edited by Anker Petersen 6025, R Illimani had to close this frequency because of the mass Udbyvej 11, DK-2740 Skovlunde, Denmark protests in La Paz in Feb 2003. Bolivian mass media informed e-mail: [email protected] then that ``studios of Canal 7 (TV) and a government radiostation was taken by protesters``. And as Bolivians say, the only government radio station in Bolivia is R Illimani. Maybe they restore their studios now? (Prokhorov in Cumbre DX). The station has been off the air on SW since Feb 2003 (Ed) Dear friends, The fighting in Iraq is over and Saddam and his regime is away. BRAZIL So are his broadcasting stations, but others have appeared. Heard in April-May 2003 including at our DX-Camp: Several South American stations can also be heard right now. 3255, R Difusora 6 de Agosto, 0045. (Gonçalves and Petersen) 3375.2, R Nacional, São Gabriel (t), 2212-2218. (Gonçalves) Best 73, Anker 4754.7, R Educacao Rural, C. Grande, 2255-2310. (Petersen) ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ DX NEWS 4775, R Congonhas, Congonhas(t), 2310-2320. (Petersen) 4805, R Dif. do Amazonas, Manaus, 2315-2325. (Petersen) ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 4815, R Difusora, Londrina, 2320-2330*. (Petersen) 4915.4, R CBN Anhanguera, Goiânia, 2202-2214. (Gonçalves) ARGENTINA 4925, R Difusora Taubaté, 1001-1023. (D'Angelo) 20276.0 LSB, R Continental, Buenos Aires relay, 0620-0640, 4945, R Emissora Rural, Petrolina, 0810. (Cássio) Apr 14, current affairs programme, fair. (Korinek) 6010.2, R Inconfidência, 2245-2303. (D'Angelo) 6020.0, R Gaúcha, Porto Alegre, 0000-0010 // 11915. (Petersen) 29810.0 LSB R Continental, Buenos Aires relay, 1550-1620, 6040, R Club Paranaense, 2312-2320. (D'Angelo) Apr 13, soccer match (Boca won 1:0), good. (Korinek) 6105, R Can ςão Nova, 0005-0015 // 4825. (Petersen) 6150, R Record, São Paulo, 2247. (Gonçalves) BAHRAIN 6160, R Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre RS, 2245. (Gonçalves) 9745, R Bahrain, Ras Hayan, 1554-1700*, Apr 19 and May 20, back on shortwave with General Programme. QRM Voice of 6180, R Nacional de Amazoñia, 2245-2300. (Koie) Russia in French until 1559*. Then Arabic interview about 9565, R Tupi, Curitiba, 2221-2234. (Gonçalves) Saddam, comment about Saudi Arabia, ID like: "Idha'tul 9645.8, R Bandeirantes, São Paulo, 2233-2253. (Gonçalves) Bahrain", 1620 Arab songs. Best in USB due to sideband 9675, R Canção Nova, 2229-2246. (Gonçalves) splashes, 23232. So far no sign of their former English service 9695, R Rio Mar, 2240-2315. (D'Angelo) on 6010. (Petersen) 11724.9, R Novas de Paz, Curitiba, 2150. (Gonçalves) 11765, R Tupi, Curitiba PR, 2209-2223. (Gonçalves) BANGLADESH 11815, R Brasil Central, Goiânia, 2212-2236. (Gonçalves) 7185, R Bangladesh, 1230-1300, English and other languages, 11830, R CBN Anhanguera, Goiânia, 2215-2240. (Gonçalves) I note slight improvement in the audio quality of this transmitter 11915, R Gaúcha, 0240-0308*. (D'Angelo) (Goonetilleke) 11925.6, R Bandeirantes, São Paulo, 2229-2249. (Gonçalves) 17815, R Cultura, São Paulo, 2231-2246. (Gonçalves) BENIN 7210.2, ORTB, Cotonou, 2105-2301*, Apr 11 and May 07, talk BURUNDI in French, Afro-music, ID "Ici Radio Benin, Radiodiffusion 6140, R Burundi: "Our radio can now be heard again on 6140 Television du Benin". Very strong signal 43433. (Dritsas and after disappearing for some time.Those with radios without the D'Angelo) FM band can henceforth listen to our news and programmes on 49 metres." (R Burundi, May 14 via BBCM, DXLD) BOLIVIA 6080, R San Gabriel, 0917-0939, Apr 30, Spanish talk, flute CHAD music and series of advs or PSAs. ID at 0926. Canned echo 6165, Radiodiffusion Nationale, 2220-2231*, Apr 18, lively ID at 0932 followed by religious program. Fair with some highlife vocal. Man with French language sign off ann followed Brazilian QRM. (D'Angelo). New frequency ex 6085.2 (Ed) by orchestra national anthem. Fair with some Arabic language QRM - CRI? (D'Angelo) 6586.1v, R Nueva Esperanza, El Alto, Depto. La Paz, 1205, May 18, New station on SW, ID: "Desde la República de CHILE Bolivia, transmite Radio Nueva Esperanza en 6.585 MHz de 6010, R Parinacota, Putre, 0850-0905, Apr 17, romantic music. onda corta, banda de 49 metros. Anunciando la pronta venida Complete ID as: "Transmite Parinacota, en 94,5 Megaciclos FM y de nuestro Señor Jesus Cristo", address: Avenida Rául 6010 kilociclos, banda regional de 49 metros". 23432 (Slaen) Salmón, 92 entre Calle 4 y 5, Zona 12 de Octubre, El Alto, La Paz. Tel. (02) 282-5269 (Aragão) 6090, R Esperanza, Temuco, 2050-2103, May 03, Spanish programme: "Plataforma de fe", from "Ministerio Jesucristo es el Also heard in April-May 2003 including at our DX-Camp: Señor" Church. Long talk, ann and ID as:"los invitamos a 3310, R Mosoj Chaski, 0923-0941. (D'Angelo,Petersen,Schmid) participar en nuestra congregacion en Claro del Solar 1151..... el 4409.8, R Eco, Reyes, 2320-2330. (Gonçalves) proximo Salvador nos encontrara en Radio Esperanza....". 33433 4681.6, R Paititi, 2355. (Penaud) with QRM from R Bandeirantes. (Slaen) 4716.8, R Yura, Yura, 2255-2305. (Petersen) 4761.7, R Guanay, 2219-0030. (Cássio, Penaud and Schmid) DSWCI Short Wave News CHINA from Islam ud Din But where he/she appreciates listening interest 4920 Xizang PBS Lhasa, 2130-2137, May 01,Western inspired and quotes broadcasting schedule in Kashmiri and English. instrumental music. At 2137 transmitter problems, and they first Address: Islam ud Din But, Voice of Jammu & Kashmir Freedom came back at 2202 with IS and the typical Chinese (Tibetan) Movement, P.O. Box 102, Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, via instrumental music. It was also heard on 4905 and 7385, all Pakistan. For 1 IRC. (Rakhmatullayev via Signal) with 44444, and on 6110, 6130 and 6200 with poor signal. DBS says s/on 2200. (Bredahl). On May 03, 4905 and 4920 signed 5883.0, Voice of the People, Iraqi Kurdistan, 1855-1930, Apr 12, on with non stop music at *2134, so they obviously have a new Arabic talk // 3900.0 - drift from 5900. 33443 (Petersen) programme for the early risers in Tibet. The other four frequencies signed on at *2150. (Petersen) 5925, Voice of Democratic Eritrea, via ?, 1410-1500*, Sa Apr 12, Tigrinya talk about Eritrea, Horn of Africa music, 1433 ID in 5969.6, Gannan, Hezou, Gansu, 1105-1135, Apr 20, Tibetan Arabic: ”Itha'at Sawt Eritrea al-Demokratya”, talk; transmitter ID, talks & childrens choir, 24332 // much weaker 3990 hum. 45434 (Petersen) (Schulze) Summer schedule for R Voice of Kashmir ”Radio Sadoye 6185, China Huayi Broadcasting Station (CHBS): (1) I was Kashmir”: appointed QSL manager of CHBS. Anyone who has sent 0230-0330 New frequency 6100 (34433), ex 6135, re-ex 9890. report to CHBS and has not yet get received QSL can get a 0730-0830 on 9890, but no signal in Bulgaria. standard full-data QSL-card, if you resend to my address: Qiao 1430-1530 New frequency 6100 (54554), ex 6135.(Datzinov and Xiaoli, Fen Jin Xing Cun 3-4-304, Changshu, JiangSu, 215500 Ivanov, Observer Bulgaria, Apr 8 via DXLD) P.R. China, or E-mail me at [email protected] Return postage of 1 IRC or 1 Euro or US$1 would help me get some 6100, R Voice of Kashmir (t), 1435-1530*, Apr 12, Urdu talk, overseas SWL books; that would be very much appreciated but Subcontinental music, 1512 conversation between man and not necessary. (2) CHBS DX programme "Sky of BCL" is on woman in Dogri (?), 33333, splashes from U.S. religious on Sat at 0730-0830 & Sun at 1600-1700 on 6185. CHBS uses 6110.QRM R Yugoslavia *1528.(Petersen) only 6185 in its summer schedule, both 6185 and 4830 in winter schedule. (3) CHBS wants official monitors all over the world, 6350, Voice of Peace and Democracy of Eritrea, *0314-0350*, especially outside the China mainland. Anyone with interest can May 06, brief IS, then quick IDs by man and woman as music contact Yuanjia, programme manager of "Sky of BCL," at continued, "Democrat--" heard. Program was basically talk by a [email protected] , or postal address: Mr. Yuan Jia, Club man with interludes of Horn of Africa singing. Utility QRM and of CHBS, P.O. Box 251, FuZhou, Fujian, 350001 P.R. China. A QRN. Silent, with carrier remaining, until *0354 when Voice of certificate of official monitor is under design. (Qiao in DXing.info the Tigray Revolution, Ethiopia, started up with their IS, obviously via Dxplorer) the same transmitter. Tuning signals are similar, but you can hear the difference if you compare them with the recordings on Dave 7315, China National R 2, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 2200-2215, May 01, Kernick's website http://www.intervalsignals.net (Berg) heard // 7335 and 7360. Reactivated? (Bredahl). The A03 schedule for CNR2 on 7315 is 2100-2400 and 1000-1600 (Ed) 7510, The Arab R, *0330-0400*, Apr 21, Arab music and ID: ”Al Idha’at al Arabiyyah”, choir by men followed by an Arab song, 12045, Central People's Broadcasting Station - Xi'an, *1030- 0331 ID again, schedule and website, comments against Syria 1039, Apr 26, sudden opening with Man giving ID in Chinese with mentions of Iraq and Kuwait, closed with ID and choir by followed by a man and woman with news. After brief musical men. 35434 (Petersen) selection, Chinese language features followed. Fair and basically dominating channel over R Rossii. (D'Angelo) 7525, R Yaran, via Kvitsøy, Norway. Last winter exile Iranians collected money for SW broadcasts during the Iranian New Year CLANDESTINES celebrations in March-April 2003 in order also to reach people in 3928.4, Voice of Komala, 1715-1730*, Apr 09, Kurdish talk Iran who are unable to receive the daily TV broadcasts in Farsi about the conquests of Arbil and Baghdad the same day by the from this station via satellite. It is now off the air on SW, but may Coalition Forces 23222 // 4615 (jammed from *1723) (Petersen) return next spring. Listening to this station is strongly forbidden in Iran. (Javaheri) 4085, Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan, Salah al-Din, 1905-1931*, Apr 12 and 18, Kurdish talks about Iraq and Kurdistan, Kurdish folk 9705, Voice of Palestine, 2100-2130, Apr 14, Arabic programme music. The succeeding programme in Arabic was dropped. // 11740 which was far better than the 31 mb frequency, but no 44444 (Petersen) sign on 11840. (Bredahl). Back on 9705 and 11740 for summerschedule with 500 kW from Mashhad at 1630-0330 in 4880, SW R Africa, 0400-0425, 0505-0525 & 0600-0655 1600- Arabic. Outside the 1930-2027 clandestine period, it is the 1900, May 16, 17 & 18, tests // 6145 scheduled on their website ordinary VOIRI Foreign service in Arabic from Tehran. (Ed) http://www.swradioafrica.com and heard 1715-1820 // 6145. They switched off 4880 at about 1725 and returned arnd 1755, 15635, Voice of Tibet, UZB/KAZ, 1215-1300 // 15660-KAZ, while 6145 was continuous. (Savolainen via HCDX) Heard to 21560-UZB, 21720-UZB - on the first three frequencies observed 1900*, May 17, with "Letter to Zimbabwe" programme.(Seager here in past weeks. via HCDX). They updated their web: ”More tests on new SW Radio Africa frequency 4880 KHz. Further broadcast times will 1430-1520 (x12100) now 17520-UZB or 17540-UZB. And be Wednesday and Thursday 1705-1725. Listeners in Chinese music .... over and over again ... (Bueschel, Apr 16) Zimbabwe will be able to received our signal on 4880 KHz as well as on the usual 6145 KHz. We need to know whether the 15670, Voice of Democratic Eritrea, via Juelich, 1725-1758, Apr new test signal is an improvement and would urge listeners to 07, Arabic talking, then Horn of Africa vocal music, ID 1730, more contact us with views. Tel.: 023 275 030 : 00 44 20 8387 1441: music and talk. Strong signal, but almost wiped out by QRM from [email protected] ”. (Scaglione via HCDX, May 20) *1758 and not sure if they went off at 1800 or not. (Berg)

5100, Voice of Jammu & Kashmir Freedom Movement, QSL in 15775, Chan Troi Moi, ex-15715, excellent at *1328, Apr 12, 97 days got a pack of six "SOS from Indian occupied Kashmir" opening with anthem-like music, ID by lady, into program of all magazines, two grand leaflets, Kashmir viewcards and letter talk, occasional musical bridges, many mentions of Sadaam DSWCI Short Wave News Hussein and Iraq, all in Vietnamese. Anthem-like music again at 1428, and closed program at 1430 with ID by woman in EL SALVADOR English, "The Vietnamese broadcast of New Horizon signing 17835.4, R Imperial, Sonsonate, 2228-0105, Apr 19, 23 & 29, off." Very brief pause, and then a program from another Spanish language religious vocals with applause after each broadcaster began. Via DTK? I was listening in LSB. (Berg) song. Man preaching with many mentions of "hallelujah." Radio Imperial IDs by a man at 0019 and again at 0023: "Este es COLOMBIA Radio Imperial". Generally poor to fair with deep fades, but 5958, La Voz de los Centauros, Villavicencio, 2235-2306, May jumped to good level briefly at 0025 with religious vocals. (Berg, 17, Spanish talks, folk songs, ID & advertisements. 34432. Bernardini, D'Angelo, Gonçalves and Slaen) (Gonçalves) GABON 6035, La Voz del Guaviare, 0935-1000, Apr 30, mostly talk, 4777, R Gabon, Libreville, 1840-1901*, Apr 25, French news, TC some music, full ID at 1000 bracketed by jingles: "En San Jose and Vernacular programme 1900 followd by an abrupt close del Guaviare, HJWA, 1170 y 6035 kHz., La Voz del Guaviare." down. 54433 with some utility QRM. (Gonçalves) WRTH says MW is 1180. Decent signals, tho 1000 is getting late for LA these days. (Berg) GHANA 4915, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Radio 1 (one), Apr 15, CONGO, Dem. Rep. back on air after two months of being off the air due to the 5066, R Candip, Bunia, 0630, May 13, heard for the first time breakdown of the transmitter which uses valves. With Radio one since May 06. Area has been the scene of fighting since May back on air, Radio 2 (two), its sister station that broadcasts in 07. UPC forces are now in control of the town. (BBCM via English only on two frequecies of 3366 (0530-0900 and 1700- DXLD) 2330) and 6130 (0900-1700) is off the air that same day.This pre- supposes that parts of Radio 2 transmitter may have been taken 6828.37, RTNC, Bunia, 16000-1800, noted sporadically on to repair the Radio One transmitter. Radio 1 broadcasts in six of steady frequency recently, seems to s/off normally sometime the Ghanaian local languages as well as news bulletin in after 1800. But noted on Apr 8 past 2100, obviously with an English.(Wompiah via Cumbre DX) extended programme (soccer match with political analyses at the half-time) and on Apr 21 at 0450-0510 fadeout. Whenever I GUAM listened the programme was in French, so this language is 5765 USB, AFRTS Guam, e-mail QSL-letter 1day after several probably used most of the time. Reasonable signal here, I follow ups via Washington, DC. Total 26months 2days; v/s Ms would say at least 1 kw, possibly more. (Korinek via Dxplorer) April Ball, Broadcast Operation Specialist (Elsebusch). (Cf Iceland below. Ed) CONGO, Rep. 5985, R Congo, Brazzaville, 1830-2256*, Apr 26 and May 03, ICELAND/U.S.A. French ID, phone interview about employment in the Congo 13855 USB, AFN Keflavik, 0200-2245, May 04, 05 and 06, back Rep, Hilife vocals, discussions, nice ID 2243, 34444; partly on SW with usual programmes in U.S. English, NPR news e.g. covered by Voice of Russia *1859-2100* and from *2200; 4765 ”One to five years in jail for issuing spam attacks!”, "CBS News was off the air. Also *0430-0450 French ID, music (D'Angelo Weekend Roundup", ID: ”This is the American Forces Network”, and Petersen) speech by President Bush, conversation, radioplay, sports //6458.5 (Puerto Rico) & 12689.5 (Florida), both fair, and 10320 9610, R Congo, 1634-1657*, May 11, Vernacular sports to (Hawaii) which was weaker. Probably 24 hours, but faded out in sudden s/off, clear channel, heard quite regularly here recently, Denmark at night until around 0530-0600, then SINPO 15232 and 22332 (Groot) from 0730-0815 increased to a strong and clear signal : 25444. QRM in the evening from Salama R and Family R (in Arabic) and CYPRUS splatter from 13860 BFBS. Reception was weaker on May 06 due 9835, R Ibrahim, *1900-1917, Apr 01, opening music, talk, and to another coronal hole on the Sun. (Barrera, Berg, Green, music (program titled together on air). Rather poor reception. I Howard, Koie, Petersen and Slaen). A QSL-letter was received received a QSL card from this station printed IBRA Radio. If you by e-mail from AFRTS, Washington at [email protected] look at IBRA Radio web site www.ibra.se , you can see this confirming Keflavik. V/s April Ball, Broadcast Operations station belongs to IBRA Radio. (Ishii) Specialist” (Barrera and Elsebusch)

CYPRUS, Northern My report was sent to Iceland: [email protected] . 6150, R Bayrak, Yeni Iskele, 0230-0357, Apr 16 & 22 and May E-mail from Trish Huizinga confirms the site as Grindavik. "The 15 & 16, British pop songs, ID in English: ”Bayrak International transmitter site for both broadcasts heard by you 3855, plus 3903 on Shortwave and 105 FM”. It was fighting heavily with Gold in February 2002, [verified in Dec 2002--Berg] is located in 90.5, Singapore and University Network (// 5029) both also in Grindavik. There is a site there, attached to the base in Keflavik, English. Result: Gene Scott said ”Listen to what the Prophet that sent out our signal by mistake (before properly allowed to do said” and in the background Hard Rock from Bayrak and The so) last year. That was the 3903 kHz transmission. We receive Beatles from Singapore ! 0330 ”Breakfast Show”. 32432. the signal from California and place it on our cable stations which Wiped out as soon as ORF appeared on 6155 at *0357 can only be picked up in homes on the base. We also send 'the (Gonçalves, Groot and Petersen) voice line' to the Grindavik location where the sailors here send it out on SW 13855 kHz." In a separate E-mail she says they have DOMINICAN REPUBLIC no plans for additional frequencies right now. (Berg) 6025, R Amanecer Internacional, 0915-1010, Apr 26 & 27 and May 15, Spanish, Gospel music, long religious talk. 1000 15775.0, Rikisutvarpid, Reykiavik (USB), 1225-1300*, Apr 09, complete ID: "Radio Amanecer Internacional, de la red de Icelandic news read by man and woman, new frequency; QRM emisoras de la Iglesia Adventista, desde la Republica AIR(t) 15770. 23343 (Petersen) Dominicana,...... 1580 kilociclos...... y 6025 kilociclos, banda internacional de 49 metros, La Voz de la Esperanza”. INDIA Afterwards hymns. 33422 (Howard and Slaen). Also heard 4800, AIR, Hyderabad. On May 12, there was a cyclone warning 2300-0120, Apr 29 and May 01, Spanish religious talks and for the East Coast of India. The following stations of Andhra hymns, ID, 23433 (Bredahl and Petersen) Pradesh state where I live were noted with extended broadcasts DSWCI Short Wave News to give the latest information about this cyclone: Visakhapatnam ”liberation of Iraq”, U.S. and Arab pop songs, ID’s: ”Idha’at Radio 927 MW 100 kw (signed off at 1805). Hyderabad 738 MW 200 al-Ma’ulumat” . Reports from Jay Garner’s visits to Iraqi cities. kw & 4800 50 kw did continue upto 2030 according to the info I Still heard very strongly: 45434. But it was Off Apr 30 and May 02 got from the AIR Control Room. (Jacob) I heard the extended ! (Pecolatto and Petersen). service of AIR Hyderabad May 12, 2020-2030* with a drama programme in Hindi. 33343 QRM from CNR 1. (Petersen). It is 9715, Information R was unheard Apr 08, but heard Apr 16. At the same cyclone which has caused heavy rain damages on Sri 1645 on Apr 09, I recognized the voice of an announcer here to Lanka (Ed) be a former R Sawa announcer! (Zeidan via DXLD). Heard 2014 (when BBC signed off) -2135, Apr 12 and May 02, Arabic female 4830, AIR Jammu, Kashmir, *0023-0040, May 03, warm-up vocal, but soon into all-talk format by man and woman. Very tone *0015, AIR I/S, Kashmiri ann, hymn, 0025 Hindi ID choppy signal, many ups and downs, building but not strong ”Akashvani”, Indian flute, 0030 Hindi news, flute and talk, 35434 overall. 34433. Blocked when R Liberty, Holzkirchen came on at (Petersen) *2058, and the freqyency was empty when R Liberty went off at 2158*. UNID after 0200 Apr 13 as well, but not enough to work 4950, R Kashmir, Srinagar, *0025 (ex winter *0120) Summer with. (Berg and Petersen). I wonder if it was the Command Solo sign on schedule. (Jacob) flight, normally used on 4500, that had succeeded the ordinary 9715 flight with a late broadcast ? (Ed) 5010, AIR Thiruvanathapuram, Since Apr 29 has restarted its evening broadcast on 5010. (Earlier it was available only on ITALY MW 1161). The schedule is 1115 ( Su 1130)-1735. Reports on 6231.5, R Speranza in Modena on is totally out of service. This their SW transmissions may be sent to Mr. Radha Krishna according Mr. Roberto Barbolini the tecnical in charge of the SW Menon, Station Engineer at email: [email protected] Transmitter. (Monferini) (This station also operates on 7290). Mornings they are on this frequency at 0020-0215. (Jacob) 6060/7175/9515, RAI Caltanisetta. RAI has decided that the SW transmitters at Caltanisetta shall no longer be used for domestic 9647.0, AIR Aligarh, 0430-0530*, Apr 25, instead of 9470.0 broadcasts and they closed down on May 14. (Cobisi) (Jacob) KENYA 10330, AIR Bangalore, 1530, Apr 17, booming in. Perhaps it 4915, Kenya BC, Langata, 1907-1913*, Apr 25, Vernacular, Horn should at 500 kW! (Green). Scheduled during A03 with Vividh of Africa-type of music, some talks and an abrupt s/off. 33442 Bharati (Variety programme) 0025-0435 0630-1200 and 1245- with co-channel QRM from Ghana. (Gonçalves). Rare catch! (Ed) 1700 in English/Hindi/Vern. (Ed) KOREA, North INDONESIA 2624, Frontiers Soldiers R, Channel 1 (presumed), 1550, May 01, 4869.96, RRI Wamena, 2030-2105, May 06, reactivated ! weak. It was not heard 1910 on Apr 29. (Schulze) Indonesian pop, IS and ID at 2100 (first log !), clear signal (Penaud). They probably use higher power than the previous 3025.5, Frontiers Soldiers R, Channel 2 (presumed), 1910, Apr 0,3 kW. I also heard very weak signals here on May 09 at 2027- 29, Korean drama (?). Also heard 1550, May 01, with patriotic 2050, May 10 at *(?) 2020-2050 and May 11 at 2035-2050. songs and talks. (Schulze (Petersen). This is probably also the station Roland heard: 0930-1255, Apr 30, Bahasa Indonesia, IS, time ann, local news, 3390.5, PBS, Pyongyang, Apr 29, 1830-1900*, New frequency in 0944 ”Begirnu Negri” programme with South Sea music and Korean, instrumental music, 1900 ID, time ann and off. 25432. It Indonesian love songs, no Jakarta news at 1200; from 1255 was heard // 3320 with a late programme. Nothing heard on 2850 QRM from SLBC, Sri Lanka fading in. Some days RRI signs off at that hour. (Schulze) at 1030*. Off the air on Apr 26. (Schulze) KUWAIT 4925, RRI Jambi, SJ, 2240-2300, Bahasa Indonesian talk and 15505, R Kuwait, Sulabiyah, *1000-1500, Apr 25,26 and 27, Bahasa music. 34343 (Bredahl) Arabic, Muslim prayers, Kuwait ID and something like: ”Iza’ah al’cut-al Islam” at 1300. New relay of the Qur'an Programme not // The following regionals were off the air in April 2003: other SW frequencies, but at *0340-0620 it relayed the Main 6070 RRI Jayapura Programme // 15495 as usual. 34433 (Petersen). I monitored that 6153 RRI Biak frequency and all the IDs go like this: ”Idhaat Alquraan Alkareem 7171.3 RRI Serui min al Kuwait” ..or ”Idhaat Alquraan Alkareem min Dawlat Al 7231.1 RRI Fak Fak Kuwait”, but almost the same... ”the holy Quran radio from 7234 RRI Palu Kuwait” or ”the holy Quran radio from the "state" of Kuwait”. May 9552.3 RRI Makassar. (Schulze) be what You heard was a program called ”Adhakaa fil Islam” (Adhkaa is one of Islam's major beliefs which is giving to the 9680, RRI Jakarta was active in April // 11860. (Schulze) needy people). In Arabic it sounds like the usual ID of ”..Idhaat”. (Zeidan, May 08) IRAQ/U.S.A. Saddam’s broadcasting fading out LAOS Domestic Iraqi television and radio broadcasts were stopped 6130, Vientiane heard 1200- past 1300 whereas Laos External Apr 08 for the first time. Broadcasts were blacked out after US Service has been off the air on 7145 for a time. (Goonetilleke) attacked targeted transmitters in the Iraqi capital in an effort to further demoralise Saddam Hussein's remaining troops. On Apr LIBERIA 09 the radio remained unheard on all known SW frequencies. 11512.0, Voice of Liberty, Monrovia (t), 1715-1735, May 20, (Extracts from BBCM research via DXLD) English, gospel songs. QRM 11510, 33433 (Petersen)

Coalition broadcasting in Iraq fading in LITHUANIA 4500, Information R via Command Solo flying near Baghdad, Sitkunai SW: The relays of R Barabari, Avaye Ashena and FBN 1725-2200*, Apr 11, 18, 20,22,23,23,26 and 29, prolonged have been cancelled. Apart from daily transmissions of R Vilnius, broadcast in Arabic, messages by man and woman about the there is still R Santec in German on 9710 Sun 1200-1300 (to DSWCI Short Wave News Europe). Please note that the name of this station is R Santec, Instead the frequencies are used for the following, mostly while the alternative name "Universelles Leben" / "Universal clandestine broadcasts, as heard here during Easter: Life" is the name of the radio ministry in Germany. (Trutenau via Dxplorer) R Afghanistan, Mo-Sa 1430-1730, Su 1400-1700 on 18940 in Pashto and Dari. (Merlin) MALI R International, Mo-Sa 1630-1715 on 13800 in Farsi. (Merlin) 7284.4, R Mali, Kati, 1013-1200, May 18, French sermon, folk Voice of Komala, Su 1700-1800 on 7560 in Kurdish and Farsi. songs. 15332. Was unable to establish its fade out time. // 31 m (TDP) (good), 25 m (weak & QRM from Turkey 11955). (Gonçalves) Voice of Eritrean People, Su 1730-1800 on 9990 and 1800-1830 on 7530 in Tigrinya. (Merlin) MEXICO R Yaran, Mo-Sa 1800-2100 on 7525 in Farsi. (Merlin)(Now off!) 6104.88, XEQM,"La Candela", Mérida, 0800-1000, Apr 20, Voice of Reform, Daily 1830-2100 on 12025 in Arabic. (TDP) reactivated, romantic and pop Spanish male vocals, telcon and (Petersen) more music; many brief "Candela" IDs and promos, bigger ID at 0903: "Transmite las 24 horas . . . XEMH, 970 . . . en Mérida, PAPUA NEW GUINEA Yucatán . . . Candela, Candela . . ." Signal strength pretty 3355, R Simbu, Kundiawa, 1115-1202*, May 12, back after 7 good, tho fady, and heavy QRN and general noise. Not heard months absence, Tok Pisin ID, public ann, international and on checks at various times the previous few days. Lists show South Sea music, national anthem 25232 (Schulze) their FM as 95.3, XHMH. (Berg). Also noted 1130-1230, Apr 15 and 16 with "Rasa Onda Corta" news about Yucatán state and 3905, R New Ireland, Kavieng, regular again since Apr 15. Mérida city. 33333. QRM from Radio Taipei Int. in Chinese from (Schulze, Apr 30) 1200. Address of Sistema RASA: Edificio Publicentro, Calle 62 #508, Entre 63 y 65, 97000 Mérida, Yucatán; also has P.O. PERU Box--Apartado 217, 97000 Mérida, Yucatán. (Bojorge in 4757.32, R Imperio, Chiclayo, la provincia de Chiclayo, el Conexion Digital) departamento de Lambayeque, 0100, Apr 29. After being off air for a week or so on the frequency of 4389.92, this one jumped up 6185, R Educación, Ciudad de México, 0716-fade out 0840, with good strength on 4757.32. It was there for three days but just May 18, classical music programme. 35433. (Gonçalves) now back on its permanent frequency. Until 0100 "usual" program. Then "La Voz de la Salvación". A temporary visit or is 9600, XEYU, Radio UNAM, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de something ``going on`` in Chiclayo? Might be wise to check those México, Mexico City, 2100, Apr 26 and 27, back on the air with two frequencies (Malm via SWB and DXLD) fair signal, but poor modulation. Best heard on 9599. Retransmits the programme of XEUN - AM 860. (Bojorge in 6536.0, R La Poderosa, Huancabamba, 0100, Apr 12. It seems Conexión Digital). It closed temporarily in Sep 1999 due to lack that the old reliable "Rádio Difusora Huancabamba" has got a of spare parts and unemployment, but is back again. (Ed) new name. Sometimes ID as "Rádio Difusora La Poderosa". (Malm via SWB) MOROCCO 7135, Rdiff.-TV Marocaine, 2344-0000*, May 06, long Arabic 6895.34, La Nueva Radio Superior, San Miguel de El Faique, vocals hosted by a man with Arabic talk between selections. ID 2345-2356*, Apr 21, male DJ announced that the premier and sign off announcements at 2359 with transmission ending transmission had just started and equipment was tested, "Nuestra without a national anthem. Fair to good. (D'Angelo) primera transmisión de prueba. . ." Intended to come back the next day with a transmission 2000-0100. "Radio R.S.," "R. La MYANMAR Superior," "La Super Radio" plus some more jingle variants. Nice 5973, Myawaddy R Station seems to be inactive. Is anybody and strong signal. It is quite clear that the transmitter is from the able to hear it ? (Schulze) old R San Miguel which earlier has been logged on 6895.41. (Malm in SWB via HCDX) 6570, Defence Forces BC, Taunggyi, 1620-1632*, May 01, Bamar talk mentioning Myanmar, music with female singer, 9504.76, R Tacna, Peru, 1055, April 19, Spanish interview with a 1631 closing ann by man and woman mentioning Myanmar government member of Tacna. TC: "las 6 de la mañana con 8 again. Best as 34543 (Schulze) minutos". Local advs. Station`s announcement: "La radio de sintonia mayoritaria"; International news headlines. 34433. Their NAMIBIA Operations Manager, Mr. Alfonso Cáceres C., wrote to me that The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation urgently needs a they broadcast live on the internet Mo-Fr 1200-1400 on URRL: cash injection of N$66 million to complete its business plan www.rocksur.com (Slaen) and to conclude the ongoing restructuring, Prime Minister Theo-Ben Gurirab has told the National Assembly. (The Also heard April-May 2003 including at our DX-Camp: Namibian (Windhoek), Apr 10 in NASWA Electronic Flash 3375.1, R San Antonio, 2330-0100. (Petersen and Schmid) Sheet via D’Angelo). That explains why most SW frequencies of 4388.9, R Imperio, Chiclayo, 2315-2320. (Gonçalves) the NBC are off the air ! (Ed) 4485.6, R Frecuencia VH, Cajamarca, 2313-2317. (Gonçalves) 4746.8, R Huanta 2000, Huanta, 0020-0030.(Petersen & Schmid) NICARAGUA 4775, R Tarma, Tarma, 2330-2340. (Gonçalves and Schmid) 5770 USB, R Miskut, Ptº Cabezas, 2255-2307, May 17, playing 4790, R Atlantida, Iquitos, 1000-1009. (Slaen) songs; no ID or language heard, but what else then? 15331. 4856.2, R La Hora, 1019-1032. (D'Angelo and Slaen) (Gonçalves) 4890.0, R Macedonia, Arequipa, 0546-1022. (Cássio & Howard) 4955, R Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 1022-1027. (Slaen) NORWAY/DENMARK 4965, R Santa Monica, Cusco, 0940-1130. (Schulze & Slaen) The number of SW frequencies made available by Norkring to 4975, R del Pacifico, Lima, 1040-1101. (Slaen) NRK and R Denmark for their broadcasts to compatriots abroad 5019.9, R Horizonte, Chachapoyas, 0030-0040. (Schmid) from the transmitters at Kvitsoy and Sveio has been reduced 5678, R Ilucán, Cutervo, 2300-2312. (Gonçalves) considerably during recent months. The result is a deteriorated 6173.8, R Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, 0030-0045. (Schmid) coverage of the broadcasts in Norwegian and Danish in the 6188, R Oriente, Yurimaguas, *1030-1040. (Slaen) target areas. 6193.94, R Cusco, Cusco, 1111-1116. (Slaen) DSWCI Short Wave News 6797.6, R Ondas del Rio Mayo, 0100-0105. (Petersen) 4798 Son La; 5034.7 // 6165 Dai Tieng Noi Vietnam; 6381 R Lai Chau and 6492.4 Cao Bang. Dai Tieng Noi Vietnam was also 6783, R Ondas del Pacifico, Ayabaca, partial data personal heard signing on *2325 in H’Mong. (Schulze) letter in 19 months. V/s Hermino Velazco Cruz. Thanks to Takayuki Inoue Nozaki who collected the letter from the station 17925, Voice of Vietnam, 0805-0930, May 11, new frequency where it had been on a stand-by for over a year due to the lack with Home service heard // 5975, 7210 and 9530. News and of funds to post it. (Korinek) reports 0900 in Vietnamese. At 0930 7210 changed to a different programme, but the 3 other frequencies continued to be in PHILIPPINES parallel. At 0930 5925 // 6020 // 9875 carried another programme. 9580v, PBS, Marulas, Valenzuela (Metro Manila)has been At 1200-1230 all these brought the same programme: 675 MW, inactive on this frequency since May 05. (Schulze, May 13) 5925, 5975, 6020, 7210, 9530 and 17925 while 9875 was off. (17925 is 3 rd harmonic of 5975! Ed) 11885, R Pilipinas, Tinang, 0200-0330*, May 01,English replacing 11775, but the old ID-tape still announced 12015! At 2300 and onwards the Voice of Vietnam was heard with the Heard // 15120 and 15270. (Schulze) same programme on 5925, 5975, 6020, 7210 and 9530. (Schulze) 15190, R Pilipinas, Tinang, 1800, May 01, Filipino programme // 11730 and 11890 (covered by R Taipei Int. in Arabic). (Schulze) ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ CONTRIBUTORS RUSSIA ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ 6235, R Gardarika, St. Petersburg, will be again on SW between Jun 09 and 16 at 1800-2100. Main target area: DSWCI-0093 Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen, Denmark Northwest Europe. (Timofeyev). Ex 6245 (Ed) DSWCI-0099 Anker Petersen, Denmark DSWCI-0370 Noel R. Green, Blackpool, United Kingdom SÃO TOMÉ DSWCI-0524 Jean-Pierre Penaud, France 7205, R Sawa, 2350-0015, May 06, lively Arabic vocals, nice DSWCI-0567 Dan Ferguson, VA, U.S.A. "Radio Sawa" ID at top of the hour followed by English lyric DSWCI-0655 Vashek Korinek, Rep. of South Africa vocals. Good signal Thanks to Dan Ferguson for confirmation DSWCI-0740 Victor Goonetilleke, Kolamunne, Sri Lanka of the transmitter site. (D'Angelo) DSWCI-0798 Jerry Berg/DXplorer, MA, U.S.A. DSWCI-1046 Giampiero Bernardini, Avvenire, Milano, Italy SOLOMON ISLANDS DSWCI-1141 Martien Groot, The Netherlands 5020, SIBC, Honiara, 1014-1034 Apr 26, island vocals, woman DSWCI-1331 Wolfgang Bueschel/BC-DX, Stuttgart, Germany announcer with talks in English, ID, announcements for events DSWCI-1405 Erik Køie/R Denmark in Honiara. Poor reception in very noisy conditions. (D'Angelo) DSWCI-1410 Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal DSWCI-1418 Roland Schulze, Mangaldan, the Philippines SPAIN DSWCI-1698 Kyriakos Dritsas, Thessaloniki, Greece 9840, R Exterior de España, 2135, May 11, in their mailbag DSWCI-2026 Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, U.S.A. program, "Radio Club" it was stated that due to lack of staff they DSWCI-2281 Andreas Schmid, Germany presently do not send out QSL cards. (Køie) DSWCI-2500 Gabriel Iván Barrera, Buenos Aires, Argentina DSWCI-2670 Masato Ishii, Shibata-shi, Japan TANZANIA DSWCI-2812 Richard D’Angelo, FCDX/PA, U.S.A 11734.1, R Tanzania Zanzibar, 2050-2100*, Apr 09, Swahili DSWCI-3090 Glenn Hauser/DX Listening Digest, U.S.A. talk, vocal, Koran prayers, ID and sign off announcements. DSWCI-3385 Klaus Elsebusch, Marienthal, Germany Brief instrumental anthem. Good. (D'Angelo) DSWCI-3477 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria DSWCI-3481 Bruno Pecolatto, Italy TOGO DSWCI-3599 Nader Javaheri, Italy 5046.7, R Togo, 2236-0004*, Apr 21 and 25, continuous English lyric pop tunes until a man spoke in French. After Rogildo Fontenelle Aragão, Cochabamba, Bolivia another brief vocal there was an ID and sign off ann followed by Héctor García Bojorge, Mexico City, Mexico an orchestral national anthem. Good signal but modulation was Samuel Cássio M./@-tividade DX, São Carlos, SP, Brazil a little weak. 55322 (D'Angelo and Gonçalves) Luigi Cobisi/EDXC Secretary General, Florence, Italy Angel Datzinov, Bulgaria TUNISIA Jose Jacob/DX India, Hyderabad, India 7190, Radio TV Tunisienne, 2230-2301* Apr 23, mix of Arabic Dave Kernick, United Kingdom language talks and music. 2300 ID and frequency ann, news Björn Malm, Quito, Ecuador headlines before carrier was cut. Good signal. (D'Angelo) Dario Monferini/PLAY DX, Milano, Italy Artyom Prokhorov, Moscow, Russia UNITED KINGDOM Qiao Xiaoli, China 15150, British Forces Broadcasting Service, via Rampisham Shukrat Rakhmatullayev, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (?), Apr 28, *1700-1800, English programme from Radio Two, Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland news and radioplay. Seems to replace 17635. Heard // 13860. Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, Italy QRM Voice of Indonesia from 1730. (Petersen) Arnaldo L. Slaen, Buenos Aires, Argentina Mikhail Timofeyev, St. Petersburg, Russia VENEZUELA Bernd Trutenau, Vilnius, Lithuania R National de Venezuela verified with e-mail QSL. V/s: Mr. Ali Charles Wompiah, Obuasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana Méndez Martinez, Representativ de onda corta. Address: Tarek Zeidan, Egypt Apartado Postal 3979, Caracas, Venezuela. E-mail: [email protected] . Ali mentioned in e-mail, BBC Monitoring, Caversham, United Kingdom they are still repairing, or making adjustment. (Ishii) Conexion Digital, Argentina Cumbre DX, U.S.A. VIETNAM Hardcore DX, U.S.A. The following regional stations were heard 1200-1230, May 11: Shortwave Bulletin/Thomas Nilsson, Sweden DSWCI Short Wave News 107.9 XFM: Off air since Tuesdayas precaution 102.5 The Zone: Off air as precaution

IN KILDARE 107.7 Passion FM: Off air since Tuesday - reason unknown

IN WICKLOW 105.8 Flash FM: Off air since Tuesday as a precaution

The report on Phantom was also a shock. The station’s output was regularly heard via Ozone Radio when the anorak programme was Edited By Ken Baird relayed the following week on the SW channel. Phantom FM has officially called time on their FM New: e-mail< [email protected]> broadcasts to the Dublin area. The alternative rock music station returned to air at the weekend to inform their listeners that they will be ceasing FM transmissions until Editorial : After a long break, again I have some news from further notice. The station has been off the air on both the wonderful world of free radio. I’m sure like me, many of 88.1FM and 91.6FM since the Black Tuesday raids during you had an increase in listening hours during the Iraqi the week. Their 91.6FM transmitter burst back into life at conflict. I was even encouraged to keep a more detailed log 3pm on Saturday, and over the weekend listeners were than I had gotten into the habit of keeping. There have been urged to log on to the station's website for future updates. The transmitter was turned off in the early hours of this a lot of recent happenings, which I will endeavor to report morning. Phantom FM will continue to run live on, so here goes. I had a rather nasty accident on of all programming via their website from later this week. modes of transport, a pushbike!! This put me off the road Phantom FM has operated in an unlicensed state since its and off work for a little while, and I would like to thank Kaj inception in 1998. Over 30 volunteers produce an and Anker for their well wishes, after I sent them a copy of a alternative rock music programming service that is both photo. I am thinking of joining the lucky white heather club!! unique and popular in the Dublin radio market. The station has consistently championed local artists by providing valuable access to the airwaves to promote their music DEATH OF PAUL JOHNSTONE and activities. Phantom believes that they can provide a viable radio service catering for its niche market as a With regret, I have to announce the death of one of the licensed station. The station claims that they always regular voices on the SW free radio bands, that of Paul operated to the highest technical standards. They have invested in expensive processing and filtering equipment Johnstone. Paul was the operator of UK Radio, a regular to avoid the risk of interference to other services. around 6266kHz. He had many friends in the free radio Famously, Phantom FM have twice - in 1999 & 2001 - world in the Midlands of England, where he came from, and applied for a Special Interest Radio License in Dublin and will be sorely missed. The first announcement about this was short-listed on both occasions. Speaking about the was noted during a broadcast of Uranium International, th th eventual destination of the license, a station spokesperson Friday 25 April, and again Sat 26 . (Usual freq 6306 or said: The Special Interest license which we applied for was 6300). eventually awarded to Dublin's Country 106.8FM. They have been unable to deliver on key aspects of their license IRISH UPDATE - RAIDS IN DUBLIN application and have been subject to controversy regarding changes in ownership and control." A consistent The situation in Dublin city has been upside down as of theme of the weekend's broadcasts were that the station's Tuesday 20 th May, ironically some 20 years to the day since programming and audience are misunderstood by those the Irish government of the day decided to try and close that count, the BCI - who are responsible for licensing down Radio Nova and Sunshine Radio. According to radio stations. The spokesperson continued: "We believe radiowaves.fm web site, there were and at the time of that the BCI has consistently failed to understand the writing, still are no full time stations on air in the city area. value and diversity of the type of programming we offer and its popularity amongst 15-34 year-old Dublin listeners. The following taken from the above web site.. Furthermore, the BCI have indicated that there are no WHERE'S MY FAVOURITE STATIONS GONE? plans at present to issue further Special Interest Radio This week the authorities acted against unlicensed licenses in the Dublin area. They have argued that they broadcasters in the Dublin area. This is the status of the are unable to license any additional services primarily due stations presently off the air. to a lack of available FM frequencies in Dublin. However, we believe that improved management of the radio 96.4 Cabra's Choice FM: Closed Tues; Raided Wed spectrum would lead to additional frequencies becoming 104.1 Cabra's Choice FM: Closed Tues; Raided Wed available for new radio services." The station's team is 102.9 Chill FM: Raided determined that they will one day return to FM in Dublin, 92.0 Freedom 92FM: Raided with the elusive license. "Our spirit and drive to provide a 94.1 Hot FM: Raided unique and popular radio service in Dublin will continue 99.4 Hot FM: Raided unabated. Phantom FM sincerely apologies for the loss of 90.4 I.C.E. FM: Raided service and we thank our listeners and many music 89.8 Jazz FM: Raided industry supporters for their continued loyalty and 94.4 Kiss FM: Raided patience," the statement concluded. 93.2 Ministry FM: Raided 87.9 Mix FM: Have returned with irregular broadcasting 88.1 Phantom FM: Raided Why the authorities take out small part time operations 91.6 Phantom FM: returned weekend to ann closedown. when there is a station on 549kHz running 24 hours a day 92.6 Premier FM: Off air since Tuesday as precaution. relaying religious propaganda, and certainly in my part of 101.3 Sun FM: Off air since Tuesday as precaution Scotland is louder and slightly stronger than RTE1!! All 100.0 Unid: Raided other MW stations in the country are untouched. They are 99.1 The Vibe: Raided 846 Radio North, Co Donegal, and Radio Star Country Co 92.4 Walkinstown Local Radio: Raided Wednesday Monaghan, And the Radio Caroline relay, though to come DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 from Co Cork, on 1593. The latter has been recently England of late. There was some kind of a quiet radio scene pumping out some signals, and at night is armchair listening in the London area until their welcome return. Frequencies here in Scotland. I also saw reports of it daytime in Holland!! to check for, WNKR – 6285, and Swinging Radio England – 6276 [6275.9] E MAIL [email protected] RAIDS IN HOLLAND RADIO CAROLINE Details are sparse, and stations affected are unknown at present, but the Dutch authorities seem to be in the process Good to see that there are some who still see Caroline as a of a large clean up campaign to rid the country of it’s pirate operator, and certainly see the station as worth traditional pirate stations. More details when available, but relaying even if it is unofficially. The most worthy outlet has one report suggested that already there have been about been 1593AM, from Eire, which has sometimes the power 80 taken out, including the FM stations, and the campaign to allow armchair listening here in Scotland. The second will go on for about a year, or as long as it takes!! One UNID site was for a while on 7150. This seems to have station that obviously didn’t care was heard on 16 th May, been at least for now, terminated. with one of the strongest signals I have ever heard from a Dutchie. The count of Luxembourg, which I presume to GREEK / BALKLANDS have been Dutch, had a +40 - +50 signal here in Scotland at 2130UTC on 1655kHz. The e mail address of 5685 kHz UNID Greek found on MAY 17 2258-... playing was announced. folk tunes. 35342. I had never found this sort of (Greek) activity on such a high QRG. (Gonçalves) RADIO 3 NETWORK Maybe/ likely a harmonic, though 1895 seems kinda high too?? [KB] During early April, a new and mystery relay of an Italian station, Radio Tres Network came on the air suddenly. The I too have been hearing some odd stations in this part of the frequency of 6275.2 was used, with real good signals all spectrum. Thursday May 1 st , 0105 on 1615.4 a station with over Europe, suggesting reasonably high power. Dave unknown lingo, and sounding like at one point Radio Valco in the States heard them on 6955 one night only. The Panasonic, or similar. The big thing this time was the signal, following was taken from Hard Core DX. The station asks to as it reached 30 – 40 db over S9!!! keep on monitoring these frequencies and let it know if the signal is still there. So that they can report to the local Wed 19 th March 1662.3, UNID Balkland type station, again postal police. You'll get some station stickers for your with a signal of S9 +20. I must try and put some MP3s on "reporting". I will not be reporting directly to the station, line somewhere to try and help ID these elusive stations. sticker or not. No need to bring unneeded attention to the relay station. Greg Myers, St. Petersburg, FL, USA. I agree Greg, I don’t like these words or indeed attitude. One German DXer had a similar extreme right wing comment re the Dutch stations. I suspect however that just maybe this is a complete denial, but what reason really would you ask for further reports? I suspect the local police as they call them were never contacted!!! Contact details: Via Montorsoli, 10 53036 Poggibonsi (SI) Tel. (fax): +39 0577 980900 SMS 320 11 32 600 http://www.radio3.net [email protected]

A superb web site I have noticed recently for photos of the offshore stations of the past. www.offshoreradio.de/slides is the site of many of Theo Denker’s original slides, which are outstanding to say the least. I know copyright should be observed, but I have

included one as a sample along side this article.

Regular stations: Laser Hot Hits 24hours, current frequencies at the time of print are 4025, 6220. 7465. 9385 Ozone Radio, Dublin 6200, 7485 and others. WMR Scotland 7526kHz SWINGING RADIO ENGLAND Radio [email protected] was heard on the old UK It has been good to hear regular transmissions from West radio freq 6266. and North Kent Radio, WNKR, and also Swinging Radio BRI Via Jolly Roger Radio 6235.5 DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 Greece R. Farda relay, 9435, f/d E-lr, 2d VK R. Sawa relay, 1260, p/d E-lr, 4d VK VO Greece, 11900/15190, f/d cd, sched, 11-21d MIM

Italy European Music R. via IRRS, 13840, E-lr for E-RR, f/d cd, v/s T. Taylor, 1 hour-11d AP RAI, 11900, f/d cd, lr, clock, st, 57d MIM R. Antenna Iblea BC, 98.4, PPC, 4m NR R. Centro Vittoria, 101.4, PPC, 3m NR R. Margherita, 107.4, n/d lr, st, 5w NR

Latvia EMR, 5935, f/d cd, st, info for E-RR, 7d AP

Lithuania BROADCASTING STATIONS R. Nord Memorial, 9980, cd, info, v/s R. Fors- lund, 197d THE R. Nord, 9980, f/d cd, v/s R. Forslund, f/up 179d RAD EUROPE R. Nord Programme relay, 9980, f/d cd, 5m VK

Austria Luxembourg Orange, 94.0, PPC, 1w NR CRI Relay, 1440, f/d cd, rf, 5w VK R. Africa Int, 17895, E-lr for E-RR, v/s M .Mathurin Mega R., 1440, PPC, 19m NR Butusolua, addr [email protected], 28d RAD R. Honnert 7, 100.7, PPC, 1w NR R. Africa Int, 17895, p/d E-lr, v/s as above, 5w VK Stimme des Trostes relay, 1440, f/d pers lr, 3w VK R. Austria Int, 17855, lr, 13d MIM R. Maria, 104.7, PPC, 2w NR Macedonia TWR relay, 9495, f/d cd, sched, info, v/s B. Chick, 7w VK VO Vietnam relay, 5955, f/d cd, 2w-10m VK Makedonska R., 810, f/d lr, ($), 31d AP

Belgium Malta R. Vlaanderen Int, 7390, f/d cd, 15-44d MIM Campus FM, 103.7, lr, PPC, v/s M. Fava, 10w NR Island Sound, 101.8, PPC, st, v/s C.H. Tabone, 2w NR Bulgaria Radio 101, 101.0, f/d cd, 2w NR R. Bulgaria, 9400, f/d cd, st, 100d MIM R. Malta, 999/93.7, E-lr, 2w NR Croatia R. Marija, 106.0, PPC, lr, st, 2w NR HRT Pula, 1134, PPC, 1w NR RTK Radio, 103.0/97.8, PPC, business cd, 10d NR

Finland Moldova Scandinavian Weekend R., 5980, cd, st, (2 IRC), 46d AP TWR relay, 999, f/d cd, sched, info, v/s B. Chick, 7w VK YLE Etelä-Karjalan R., 11755, PPC, 2w NR YLE Kainuun R., 11755, f/d lr, info, v/s K. Heikkinen, Netherlands 4w NR R. Nederland, 7260, f/d cd, st, greetings, 23d MIM YLE Kymenlaakson R., 11755, PPC, 2w NR YLE Oulu R., 11755, PPC, 4w NR Norway YLE Tamperen R., 11755, PPC, 2w NR R. Denmark, 12070/15705/15735, f/d cd, st, 7-12d MIM

France Portugal TDF, 25775.1, E-lr for E-RR, v/s P. Urcun, 6d RAD RDP, 21810, f/d cd, vc, sched, st, lr, 59d MIM

Germany Bible Voice BC, 13810, f/d pers lr, v/s L. Thompson, 7w VK DW, 9770/15470/17820, f/d cd, st, 51-102d MIM Evangeliums Radio Hamburg, 6015, f/d cd, info, 3w VK Hitradio X, 90.3, PPC, after f/up 4w NR IBRA Radio via DTK, 15120, f/d cd, 8w VK NDR Studio Oldenburg, 91.1, PPC, 1w NR Radio 106,4, 106.4, PPC, 3w NR Radio 22, 88.4, PPC, 3d NR R. Africa Int, 11690, f/d cd, info, (IRC), 11d JW R. Ensemble am Chiemsee, 99.4, PPC, 1w NR R. Fortuna, 88.9, PPC, after f/up 1w NR R. Jam FM, 99.6, f/d lr, 1w NR R, RheinWelle, 92.5, PPC, info, 4d NR Romania R. Rüsselsheim, 90.9, lr, PPC, st, v/s T. Weisz, 14w NR R. Romania Int, 15365, f/d cd, sched, 59d MIM R. ZuSa, 95.5, PPC, after f/up 1w NR Russia BFBS via St. Petersburg, 5945, n/d E-lr for E-RR, v/s D. Crwys-Williams, sched, addr: [email protected], 7d AP Bible Voice Broadcasting via Irkutsk, 7180, f/d lr, 6w VK ASIA Bible Voice Broadcasting via Krasnodar, 7430, f/d cd, station bulletin, v/s L. Thompson, 14d VK R. Vaticana relay, 12055, f/d cd, 33w VK Armenia RVI via Krasnodar, 9925, f/d cd, 3m VK DW via Yerevan, 1350, f/d cd, 3m NR VO Russia, 630/720/5930/6170/7355, f/d cd, pg, lr, DW relay, 1350, f/d cd, 4w VK sched, vc, calendar, 30-38d MIM Bhutan Slovenia Bhutan BCS, 6035, cd, 6w MVA R. Murski Val, 648, lr, st, business cd, after f/up 2w NR China Sweden China Tibet PBC, 7385, cd, vc, lr, sched, 3w NR R. Nord, 9980, f/d cd, (IRC), 172d LR CRI, 7190, f/d cd, lr, rp, paper cutting, 41-46d MIM R. Sweden, 17505, f/d cd, 7-8d MIM Holy Tibet R., 6110, f/d cd, vc, 2m VK VO Russia relay, 11500, f/d cd, lr, v/s T. Stukova, 36w VK Switzerland Electronic Music R., 95.9, PPC, 2w NR Cyprus Radio FM4, 95.6, f/d lr, PPC, v/s C. Huber, 2w NR R. Sawa relay, 981, p/d E-lr, 3d VK Radio 3fach, 87.6, PPC, 3m NR SRG R. Swiss Jazz, 101.3, f/d cd, 1w NR Hong Kong SRI, 9755/13790/21750/21770, f/d cd, sched, 9-25d MIM R. TV Hong Kong, 3940, n/d cd, (3 IRC, vc), 30d AP R. TV Hong Kong, 3940, p/d cd for E-RR, 45d ASC United Kingdom Garrison R., 1287, p/d lr, v/s M. Durham, 13d LR R. Farda via Wooferton, 15410, f/d E-lr, 3d VK R. Japan relay, 7230, cd, info, 75d THE RVI via Skelton, 13685, f/d cd, st, 3w VK Salama R. Int, 15475, p/d pers lr, calendar, st, v/s J. Abdalla, 36w VK VO Vietnam relay, 5970, f/d cd, 11m VK Wales R. Int, 6010, cd, 16-25m NR

Vatican Vatican R., f/d cd, st, info, 17-22d MIM VO Charity Lebanon, 11735, PPC, lr, v/s F. Tabet, 39d RAD

AFRICA

Canary Islands Las Palmas Full Gospel Church, 6715, E-lr, 22 hours NR Las Palmas Full Gospel Church, 6715, lr, ($), 21d FB Las Palmas Full Gospel Church, 6715, E-lr for E-RR, v/s G. Chung, 6d JW Korea, North Las Palmas Full Gospel Church, 6715, lr, 26d RAD VO Korea, 9650, f/d cd, newspaper, rf, 72d MIM Las Palmas Full Gospel Church, 6715, f/d pers lr, v/s G. Chung, 8w VK Kuwait RNE-5, 720, f/d cd, st, 28w VK R. Farda, 1593, f/d E-lr, 3d VK

Congo Pakistan R. Congo, 5985, lr, v/s R. Olingou, ($), 782d RAD R. Pakistan, 5860/11570/15100, f/d cd, lr, st, 22-41d MIM

Congo (Democratic Republic) Sri Lanka R. Okapi, 11690, E-lr for E-RR, 4 minutes 33 seconds RAD R. Farda relay, 21575, f/d E-lr, 2d VK VOA relay, 15190, f/d cd, v/s J. Vodenik, 27w VK Guinea RTG, 7125, n/ E-lr for E-RR, v/s I. Conde, 6d RAD Taiwan AWR, 1550, f/d cd, sched, 27d MIM Kenya AWR relay, 15490, f/d cd, lr v/s N. da Vera, 5w VK KBC Maralal, 1386, f/d cd, lr, photo, 6m VK R. Taipei Int, 9955/11605, f/d cd, st, lr, 13-26d MIM

Morocco Turkey R. Sawa, 7255, E-lr for E-RR, after f/up 1d RAD VO Turkey, 9525/17615, f/d cd, sched, st, pen, 20-43d MIM

Seychelles United Arab Emirates FEBA - VO Forgiveness, 15535, cd, v/s D. Dugathe, 45d RAD AWR relay, 15520, f/d cd, lr, st, v/s N. de Vera, 10m VK AWR, 17870, f/d cd, sched, 19-21d MIM South Africa R. Asia, 1575, p/d E-lr, v/s B. Bhalla, 25d VK R. Veritas, 3280, p/d lr, info, v/s E. Blaser, 5w VK WYFR relay, 3230, f/d cd, st, info, 10w VK Uzbekistan R. Tashkent, 7285/9715, f/d cd, lr, rf, 26-27d MIM Vietnam SOUTH AMERICA VO Vietnam, 9840, f/d cd, 34d MIM

Brazil R. Cultura do Amazonia, 4845, p/d E-lr, v/s S. Peixoto, PACIFIC @[email protected], 6m VK R. Canção Nova, 9675, f/d cd, st, book, (IRC, CD), 19d JW

Australia Colombia R. Australia, 11880, f/d cd, sched, pg, info, 142d MIM LV de tu Conciencia, 6010, cd, v/s M. Stendal, 4m GB Voice Int, 13685, lr, info, v/s R. Daniel, 3w NR Voice Int, 13690, f/d lr, info, sched for E-RR, 9d ASC Ecuador HCJB, 15480, E-QSL for E-RR, 9d ASC HCJB, 5965, f/d cd, v/s J. E. Beck, (2 IRC), 36d AP

French Guyana R. Japan / JSWC special, 15590, cd, info, (IRC), 79d AP

UNOFFICIAL RADIO Radio 48, 6300, E-lr, 13d LR R. Metropolis via R. Cochiguaz, 11440, f/d cd, info, pers lr, v/s R. Clark, 6m VK

CLANDESTINE STATIONS FPM Radio Lebanon, 11515, E-lr for E-RR, 1d THE LV de CAMCO, 9955, f/d cd, v/s J. White, 54w VK R. Free Lebanon, 15515, E-lr for E-RR, 3d AP R. Komala, 4610, p/d E-lr, v/s R. Piri Besarani, 16d VK R. Revista Lux, 9955, f/d cd, v/s J. White, 8m VK R. Sedaye Iran, 11575, f/d lr, 5w VK Guam SW R. Africa, 6145, p/d E-lr, v/s Richard, 19w VK KSDA, 11675/11705/11755/11980/15725, f/d cd, 9-54d MIM Tigrean Int Solidarity for Justice and Democracy via DTK, 15700, f/d lr, sched, v/s W. Brodowsky, 25w VK Northern Mariana Islands VO China, 7270, f/d pers lr, info, vc, v/s L. Lu, 6w VK R. Australia relay, 21780, f/d cd, v/s I. Johnson, 53w VK VO Democratic Eritrea, 15670, f/d cd, 10m VK VO Free Lebanon, 11515, E-lr for E-RR, 1d RAD VO National Salvation, 4450, n/d cd, pers lr, 9w VK NORTH AMERICA VO Tibet, 15670, f/d cd, 28w VK World Falu Dafa R., 5925, cd, info, after f/up 13d THE

Canada R. Canada Int, 9660, f/d cd, sched, st, pen, 22d MIM UTILITY STATIONS R. Japan relay, 6145, special cd, v/s T. Yasuda, 84d RAD Austria USA KW Klagenfurt, 405, f/d lr, v/s D. Tofferl, 16d LR KASL, 1080, handwritten verie, st, v/s H. Powell, 75d PM TUN Tulln, 358, cd, 47d THE KKDD, 1290, lr, v/s M. Escarcega, 21d PM Remnants Hope Ministry via WBCQ, 17495, f/d cd, pers Bosnia-Hercegovina lr, sched, v/s T. Butler, 19d VK DNC Mostar, 425, kind lr, 3w NR KTFH, 1680, lr, v/s R. B. Harris, 18d PM DNC Mostar, 425, lr, v/s A. Salai, 18d LR VOA, 6030/6090/9760/11805/15150/17870, f/d cd,19-27dMIM MA Mostar, 355, f/d lr, f/d cd, v/s A. Salai, 118d LR WBCQ, 17495, cd, 15d PM MA Mostar, 352, lr, v/s A. Salai, 4w NR WWRU, 1660, form lr, v/s G. D, Butch, 1363d PM WWZN, 1510, p/d lr, info, v/s M. Pappalardo, 1m VK Croatia ZRA Zadar, 330, f/d lr, v/s J. Dunatou, f/up 52d LR

CENTRAL AMERICA Czech Republic RAK Rakovnik, 386, f/d lr, v/s J. Hocek, 56d LR Cuba R. Habana Cuba, 6000/9820, f/d cd, lr, 38-55d MIM Denmark HP Esbjerg, 376, f/d lr, v/s G. Mosaard, f/up 29d LR Honduras KD Kolding, 357, f/d lr, v/s M. Nielsen, f/up 14d LR R. Litoral, 4830, f/d cd, lr, v/s M. McCollum, 3m VK SV Skive, 335, f/d lr, v/s B. Thyrrestrup, f/up 14d LR

Panama Finland R. María, 1310, p/d lr, info, v/s A. Dominguez, 9m VK JP Joensuu, 401, f/d lr, 23d LR RO Kauhava, 361, f/d lr, 23d LR PP Pamplona, 354, p/d lr, 54d LR France AV Avord, 306.5, f/d lr, 25d LR Sweden OU Umeå, 425, f/d lr, v/s J. Lindgren, 100d LR Germany DHJ61 Flensburg Muerwik, 844.3/12410, p/d lr, 5w NR Turkey DY Düsseldorf, 284.5, f/d lr, v/s V. M. Liedtke, 13d LR ARF Cengiz Topel, 383.5, E-lr, v/s Y Cetin, f/up 23d THE FW Frankfurt, 382, f/d lr, info, v/s K.L. Müller, 13d LR KBA Karlsruhe, 431, f/d lr, st, 10d LR USA JEV Jever, 390, p/d cd, f/up 28d LR 4U1UN Propagation Beacon, 28000, cd, 9m NR NMN Mendig, 331, f/d lr, f/up 39d LR KZN508 Rockhill, 13998, f/d lr, 9d LR OBI Oberpfaffenhofen, 429, PPC, 3w NR WUN Wunstorf, 419, f/d lr, 25d LR Contributors to this QSL-corner Hungary L Budapest Ferihegy, 357, PPC, f/d cd, 5w NR AP Anker Petersen, Denmark ZG Szeged, 445, f/d lr, v/s K. Laszlo, f/up 22d LR ASC Andreas Schmid, Germany FB Fruedrich Büttner, Germany Ireland JW Jürgen Waga, Germany CFN Donegal, 361, f/d lr, v/s B. O’Baoile, 12d LR LR Lionel Roithmeir, Guernsey, United Kingdom SLG Sligo, 384, f/d lr, v/s B. Murphy, 11d LR MIM Mizuno Mitsuaki, Japan MVA Max van Arnhem, The Netherlands Italy NR Norbert Reiner, Germany CAT Catania Fontanarossa, 345, PPC, 3w NR (Has heard the stations in different countries) RCA Reggio Calabria, 325, PPC, 3w NR PM Patrick Martin, USA RAD Richard A. D’Angelo, USA Luxembourg THE Tor-Henrik Ekblom, Finland ELU Luxembourg, 368.5, lr, 14d THE VK Vashek Korinek, South Africa Madeira CS3B Propagation Beacon, 28200, cd, 6m NR

Malta In this issue contributions from 12 members from 08 coun- GZO Gozo, 320, PPC, 3w NR tries.

Netherlands Many thanks for your cooperation! NW Maastricht, 373, f/d lr, v/s M. Jacobs, f/up 63d LR THN Thorn, 434, f/d E-lr, after 3 f/ups 2d LR Until next issue,

TWN Twenthe, 335.5, f/d lr, 24d LR 73s

Norway BA Banak-Porsang, 275, cd, 83d THE BNK Banak, 345, cd, 83d THE Floroe R., 1680, f/d cd, 15d LR FOR Hammerfest-Forsöl, 318, cd, 83d THE HEI Heidrum, 340, cd, 108d THE HTK Sørkjosen-Hestvik, 378, cd, 108d THE IL Bodö-Ilstad, 320, cd, 83d THE KBV Kobbevåg, 283, cd, 92d THE KPG Sogndal-Kaupanger, 303, 108d THE KV Tromsö-Kvalsund, 362, 92d THE LR Mosjoen-Laksfors, 335, 108d THE MH Mehamn, 353, cd, 83d THE OM Honnigsvåg-Helnes, cd, 83d THE

Oman A47RB Propagation Beacon, 28194, cd, 4m NR

Panama HPPM2 Pedro Miguel, 10337, f/d lr, 9d LR

Poland POZ Poznan, 429, f/d lr, 53d LR

Slovakia F Sliac, 295, PPC, 2w NR PPD Poprad, 337, f/d lr, v/s J. Just, f/up 127d LR

Spain BJZ Badajoz Talavera la Real, 298, PPC, 3m NR DSWCI DX Camp at Vejers 16-18 May 2003 have 2 members in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech by Anker Petersen and Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen Republic, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Switzerland. Finally these countries are represented with one member each: Austria, 21 persons took part in another successfull DSWCI DX-Camp Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Malta, and Annual General meeting at Vejers Beach on May 16-18. Norway, the Philippines, Republic of South Africa, Russia, Sri The members came from: Finland: Torre Ekblom. Sweden: Lanka and Ukraine. We lost our last members in Iceland, New Tibor Szilagyi. Denmark: Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen, Bent Nielsen, Zealand, Peru and Turkey, but are pleased to have a former Anker Petersen, Torben Dahl, Vagn Nielsen and Jens member in Ukraine back. Our sole member in Jamaica has Søndergaard. Germany: Bernhard Hein, Hella & Karl Helt, moved to Costa Rica and a British member has moved to Malta. Robert Kipp, Andy Schmid, Jürgen Waga and Simon-Peter We are still the DX-club with a printed magazine with the most Liehr and Italy: Nader Javaheri. worldwide membership. The guests were: Luigi Cobisi (EDXC Secretary General), Italy; Germany: Eckhardt Röscher, Helga Neuner and Gertrud ”As you will remember, our former webmaster and member of the Schmid and Denmark: Karin Nielsen who was in charge of the Board, Claus Petersen, left the Club a year ago due to lack of Danish Buffet. time. Fortunately one of our members offered his assistance temporarily to get our website running. That was Rolf Wernli in Everyone arrived during Friday and put up their antennas in the Switzerland who since last summer has done an outstanding job 5 meters tall sanddunes around the venue Vardeborg, a scout for the DSWCI! However, he has very little sparetime, so he camp. DX-ing started right away and continued throughout day would prefer that any professional webadministrator amongst our and night until Sunday morning with various individuals DX-ing members could take over. But Rolf underlines that he will do the or sleeping at different times. job until a successor takes over. Members shouldn't fear that the DSWCI soon will be without web presence again. He is also We felt more noisy ionospheric conditions than a year ago. prepared to do substitute services for a successor if necessary. However, the Solar flux was rather low around 102, the But let me here thank Rolf for his job to get our website geomagnetic activity was low (A-index around 9) and no solar www.dswci.org up again and running and being improved in flares were observed. Thus at least 15 Andean stations could many ways including showing colour pictures. This opens a lot of be heard. On mediumwave some good stations around the new possibilities that our club can make available to our Caribbean Sea were heard including the Virgin Islands and members. I can just invite members with experience in this area Puerto Rico. Look in the Tips in this SWN for the loggings. to contact us in order to improve our member service. Torre Ekblom heard a lot of NDB-stations, incl. 14 new ones to him, such as oil platforms in the North Sea. ”Our popular, electronic newsletter, the DX-Window continues to be sent out every second Wednesday to those interested who Saturday morning those not DX-ing had two nice touristic tours have access to the Internet. At the moment 105 members or to the fascinating terrain north of Vejers and to Oksbøl village nearly half of our membership get it as e-mail. Rolf Wernli also where a carnival-like spring parade took place. The famous publishes it on our website in the Members Area where members Amber Museum was also visited. with a password also can read it.

Annual general meeting. ”The printed SWN has also been published in accordance with At 1400 local time the Chairman of the Club opened the AGM the previous AGM decisions.” With the permission of the welcoming all participants and forwarding greetings from other Chairman of the meeting, the Editor-in Chief then gave his annual members around the world. report on the production of SWN:

Tibor Szilagyi was elected Chairman of the Meeting and he It has been a tradition for many years now, that I will give you a brief read the relevant articles from the Statutes and found that the report about concerning our bulletin, called Short Wave News. AGM was announced in good time before the event. The report of the previous AGM was approved and then the Chairman of Also this year we had to just publish 9 issues due to the economical the Club, Anker Petersen, gave his annual report: difficulties we – I’m sorry to say – still are facing. Anyway, it seems, that our members are satisfied with this arrangement. ”At the AGM two years ago, I could report that we were 96 members less than a year earlier. At the AGM last year we had My report goes from May 2002 to April 2003 with a total of 9 issues. In lost further 15, and today I can inform you that we are 11 less this period, a total of 240 pages were produced, compared with 8 than a year ago. It is still a bad trend, but the downgoing curve issues and 208 pages the period before. Those nine issues gives an seems to level out and the DSWCI is able to continue its average of 26 pages for each issue which is exactly the same as last existence! The replies to our recent questionnaire confirm that year. Out of those 240 pages, just 5 pages were commercial pages, we have a very stable and loyal core of mostly longtime also the same amount as last year. As you will see, this year you had members. I will come back to these replies at the end of my 32 more pages than the previous reported period, which is due to the report. fact that we still print our bulletin on a thinner piece of paper, which I have mentioned at an former AGM. ”Let me first give you the present status of members: We now have 221 members in 34 countries in all continents of the world. Similar to the other years, also this year, I was happy to include some A year ago we had 232 members in 36 countries. That means a interesting articles written by our own members – not at least our most loss this time of only 11 members despite the competition from travelling chairman -.Let me just mentioning the articles “DX-ing in the the Internet! third World”, “EDXC Conference in Finland”, and I know, that there are more articles on it’s wa y from his hand. Anker also made a much useful ”The number of ”E-members” who pay a reduced membership survey of news in English about Iraq and another survey called “Iraq as fee and receive SWN electronically instead of the ordinary DX-Target”. This last one has though not been published in SWN, but printed version by postal mail, is included in the 221. It has on our homepage, I believe. Of other articles we have also had a increased during the past year from 26 to 33. survey anout English and German DX-programmes, made by our German member, Wolfgang Buschel, An unique article written by our ”The present members are living in the following countries: old member, George Brown about a visit to Radio Vanuatu has also Germany 46, Denmark 26, the United Kingdom 25, Italy 20, been published. Furthermore we have had an article about old radio Sweden 15, Japan 13, The Netherlands 11, France and U.S.A. receivers, made by our long time member, Massimo Cerveglieri. The each 10, Finland 5, Spain and Argentina each 4, Portugal 3. We last two articles published was about Medium Wave Loop antenna by Jurgen Martens, Germany, and about a DX-pedition DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 to the wellknown DX-place at Fjerritslev in the Northern Jutland ”R Denmark is right now considering to cease all its SW written by among others, by Dutch DSWCI member Max van broadcasts by the end of 2003 when the present contract with Arnhem. In addition to that, two updaters to the DBS has been Norkring terminates. I know by personal experience that the published. reception of the broadcasts from Norway is good throughout the world and that many Danes on travel highly appreciate the news I have examined the Danish prices for photocopying SWN instead broadcasts twice daily from Denmark. In an attempt to avoid of offset printing for the number of members we have now. We closure of the SW service, a letter of protest was sent from the thought, that it would be cheaper, now that we just print about 225 DSWCI to the Minister of Culture in Copenhagen right after copies each time, but the surprising result was that it was a few Easter. A week later the Minister, Mr. Brian Mikkelsen, personally percent more expensive to photocopy than to print in offset! With answered the letter and ”confirmed that R Denmark has a public the excellent service we have now, we therefore do not plan to service obligation to serve Danes abroad with programmes and change printing house or method of printing, but we will of course information”. He wrote ”this can be done by shortwave also look for some money to save. broadcasts, satellite relays of domestic radio- and TV programmes from Danmarks Radio, on-line broadcasts through Again this year, I am happy to tell you, that my co-editors all have the Internet and by a special newsservice on telephone. The been very stable and made a very good job. There has been no shortwave service will as a minimum continue throughout 2003. It changes of the editor staff, and that shows that the editors like has not yet come to a decision as to how long thereafter it will their job, despite it gives no money! continue.” The DSWCI does not agree that replacement by broadcasts via the internet is a viable solution. I can only Similar to last year, Short Wave News has been send out very recommend listeners to the broadcasts on shortwave from R regularly. The procedure has been the same as previous years, Denmark to send personal letters of protest before it is too late. namely I send the scripts to the printing house Sunday afternoon, then we got the printed copies back on Thursday, and on the same ”During the past few years more and more DX-ers have got evening, Anker, Bent and I are putting labels on the envelope and access to a personal computer (PC) and to the Internet which the bulletin into the envelopes. It is then delivered to the post office offers exchange of DX-news from day to day on a global basis in Friday. The Danish members then have their copy on Saturday the two different ways: By electronic mail or on the World Wide Web. week after the editors deadline to me.and most of the European In February 2003 the DSWCI issued a Questionnaire with 15 members got their copy Monday. This can’t be done any faster! questions to all members. Its main topic was: Printed or electronical news from DSWCI ? The Board is grateful that 75 Finally let me take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all members took the time and trouble to answer the questionnaire my co-editors for a very good job done during the last year. and I will now go through the replies with you. They have been Surely we within the Board do appreciate this very much. My read by the General Board, all editors and the webmaster”. (The thanks also goes to all our members, who have provided us analysis of the many replies can be elsewhere in this SWN !) with contributions in various way – big or small. As the editor-in- chief I should however like to receive contributions also from ”The Board has drawn these conclusions from all this information those we never or seldom hear from. Thank you” from our members: 1. We will continue to issue a printed SWN as long as our Anker Petersen then continued: ”I have just finished editing the economy permits . fifth edition of the Domestic Broadcasting Survey which is 2. We will continue to exploit the possibilities of the internet e.g. completely updated and unique thanks to several monitors by publishing more with news value and articles on the amongst our members. Again this year it includes the active website than we have space for in the printed SWN, but it is Clandestine stations. Furthermore at each entry it is noted when still the goal to get as much as possible printed later on. the station was logged the last time before the deadline. No 3. Our members are generally very satisfied with all the other list in the world has such a feature showing the currency sections in SWN, so we will not change the editorial policy. of each domestic shortwavestation. 4. Our members are very satisfied with the DX-Window, so we will not change the editorial policy. ”Unfortunately our economical situation is so that we do not have money for the printing of the DBS-5 at our printing house! ”Finally my sincere thanks to all members of the Board, General Therefore the Board has decided to publish it by electronic Directors and the whole Editing Staff and our webmaster for your means only. The DX-er must then print it out himself, if he stable and very fine work done each month for the Club. Thank wants a paper copy. The price for a copy sent by e-mail in you also to the auditors for checking the Club account.” compressed PDF-format is 40 DKK or 5 Euro or 5 USD or 3 Our treasurer, Bent Nielsen, then went through the audited GBP or 7 IRC. However at special requests, members without account for 2002 which was published on page 7 in SWN April. access to the Internet may buy a printed copy for 75 DKK or He answered questions about the expenses at the AGM 2002, equivalent. and reductions in membership earnings in 2002 compared to 2001 which partly is due to a higher number of ”E-members”. His ”Again in March this year our Czech member Jaroslav Bohac proposal, that the membership fee in DKK shall be unchanged arranged our annual DX Contest ”The Grand Tour with Cancer during the coming year, was accepted. and Capricorn” for the 15 th year in a row. It is really challenging to participate, but unfortunately fewer and fewer are joining Tibor Szilagyi invited our members to strengthen the Club even if Jaroslav did announce it everywhere. We do not yet economy and to help another DX-er by paying the membership know the results, but let me here thank Jaroslav for all his hard fee for such persons who are unable to pay themselves. work for this Club contest. The elections were easy as there were no other candidates, so these persons were reelected: ”Unfortunately we have witnessed during the past year that The Board: Anker Petersen, Kaj Bredahl Jørgensen, Bent Nielsen several more international broadcasters have implemented and Christopher Siboni. Substitute: Torben Dahl. large cuts in their broadcasts on shortwave. Let me just mention The General Board: Noel Green (UK), Gerd Klawitter (Germany) R Canada International, R Finland and R Austria International. and Torre Ekblom (Nordic countries). Furthermore HCJB has announced that their broadcasts to Auditors: Torben Dahl and Vagn Nielsen. Europe and North America from Ecuador will cease by the end of this month and their shortwave broadcasts in German and Under Miscellaneous on the agenda a winner among those who Spanish to Europe by the 28 th of September 2003. We all very replied the Questionnaire was drawn. That was member no. 915 much regret these large reductions at stations which most of us Reijo Koivisto, Finland who gets a free DBS-5. have listened to since we began shortwave listening. DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 Robert Kipp offered several good proposals e.g. on improve- downgoing number of paying members, we cannot at present ments of our website service which the Board now will study. afford to publish more pages in this way.

Lectures after the AGM At http://www.dswci.org t he DSWCI now has a well functioning Then followed three interesting talks by these participants: website where you can read SWN and much other DX- information in the Member Area. The space there is nearly Luigi Cobisi first gave the latest news about broadcasting from unlimited. Every second week our electronic newsletter ”DX- Italy on shortwave and mediumwave. The Caltanisetta SW Window” is sent out as e-mail to members interested with the transmitter on Sicily closed down the week before the AGM. latest DX-News and rare loggings. RAI on 846 MW has returned on the air with reduced power of 75 kW. In the future there will only be one RAI programme on In February 2003 the DSWCI issued a Questionnaire with 15 MW. The Vatican R has no Danes who can read the Danish questions to all members. Its main topic was: newscasts!

In replacement for the DX-Partyline from HCJB Ecuador the Printed or electronical news from DSWCI ? Voice of the Mediterranean has accepted to broadcast the In order to serve our members best, the Board requested their monthly report from the EDXC from June 2003. points of view on the present situation and how we can improve it within our budget restraints. Then Luigi Cobisi mentioned the coming EDXC Conference in Königstein near Frankfurt mid-August and a possible special Statistics and comments meeting on Malta late October. At Questions 1, 4 and 6 comparison has been made to similar questions in our questionnaires in December 1988, April 1998 Finally he invited European DX-leaders to consider, if the and April 2000 and mentioned in brackets [ ]. A few, typical present EDXC needs a renewal. The basic statutes are more comments are also included at the Questions. than 30 years old and especially during the past few years the Internet and other technological factors have changed the Question 1 : Your DSWCI member number ? whole situation for DX-ers in Europe. It seems to be more individuals that nowadays are driving the hobby rather than DX- A total of 75 members have answered, nearly all before our Clubs which spend most of their effort on internal matters like deadline. Out of our present membership of 219 members that is publication various DX-publications in their native language. replies from 34,2 %. The response is evenly spread through longtime and new members. [2000: 75 out of 341 members = Torre Ekblom then talked about Utility DX-ing and reminded the 22%; 1998: 89 out of 425 members = 20%; 1988: 185 out of 585 audience that already in 1975 our former member Hans Jürgen members = 32%.] Karius edited a ”DSWCI Guide to Utility DX.” It is still valuable. Torre particularly described his main interest at present: Non Question 2 : Your name ? Directional Beacons and mentioned various useful Lists. He has also edited a list of no less than 4000 addresses of NDB No statistics, hi ! stations! They are good verifiers and a few nice QSL-letters were demonstrated. Question 3 : The country where you live ?

Anker Petersen followed on with a demonstration of sound The following number of replies were received from these recordings he had made during recent DX-peditions to Aruba, countries: Germany 14, Italy and United Kingdom each 10, Mexico, Guatemala, and São Tomé e Príncipe. It is planned Denmark and France each 7, Sweden 5, USA 4, Finland, the later on to have articles in SWN about these tours, but of course Netherlands, Portugal and Spain each 2, and one from Argentina, the recordings cannot be presented in the printed bulletin. Australia, Bulgaria, the Czech Rep., Greece, Ireland, Russia, Rep. of South Africa, Switzerland and Ukraine. Saturday evening we had a very enjoyable Danish Buffet with Thus a total of replies from members in 21 countries in 5 more than ten dishes prepared by Karin Nielsen. continents (none from Asia!).

All participants expressed great joy on having attended this DX- Question 4 : Your age as of 01 February, 2003 ? Camp and they look forward to our next gathering. We can only invite other members to consider to join us next year. The 73 members who revealed their age, were spread as follows in age groups: 10-19 years: 0% [2000: 0%; 1998: 0%; 1988: 2%] Last minute news : 20-29 ” 0% 5% 7% 24% 30-39 ” 8% 13% 21% 35% The popular Vardeborg at Vejers was booked on May 21 for our 40-49 ” 32% 26% 32% 21% next DX Camp and AGM on 04-06 June, 2004 , so please 50-59 ” 31% 35% 29% 9% reserve this weekend for YOUR participation already now ! 60-69 ” 22% 11% 5% 5% 70-79 ” 4% 7% 5% 4% Replies to DSWCI Questionnaire 80-89 ” 3% 3% 1% 0% by Anker Petersen April 2003 90-99 ” 0% 0% 0% 0%. The average age is 53,3 years. [2000: 52 years; 1998: 49 years; During the past few years more and more DX-ers have got 1988: 35 years.] (Underlined in the scheme.) access to a personal computer (PC) and to the Internet which offers exchange of DX-news from day to day on a global basis Question 5 : Do you have access to the Internet ? (Yes/No ) in two different ways: By electronic mail or on the World Wide If you answer ”No”, you do not need to answer questions no. 6- Web. 11.

The DSWCI is publishing Shortwave News (SWN) as a printed Out of 75 replying members, 69 have access to the Internet. bulletin by mail every sixth week and with a small issue every (92%) [2000: 76%; 1998: 38%; 1988: 0%.] second time, but printing and mailing is costly. With our still To be continued on page 7. DSWCI Short Wave News May/June 2003 Replies to DSWCI Questionnaire April 2003

During the past few years more and more DX-ers have got access to a personal computer (PC) and to the Internet which offers exchange of DX-news from day to day on a global basis in two different ways: By electronic mail or on the World Wide Web.

The DSWCI is publishing Shortwave News (SWN) as a printed bulletin by mail every sixth week and with a small issue every second time, but printing and mailing is costly. With our still downgoing number of paying members, we cannot at present afford to publish more pages in this way.

At http://www.dswci.org t he DSWCI now has a well functioning website where you can read SWN and much other DX-information in the Member Area. The space there is nearly unlimited. Every second week our electronic newsletter ”DX-Window” is sent out as e-mail to members interested with the latest DX-News and rare loggings.

In February 2003 the DSWCI issued a Questionnaire with 15 questions to all members. Its main topic was: Printed or electronical news from DSWCI ?

In order to serve our members best, the Board requested their points of view on the present situation and how we can improve it within our budget restraints.

Statistics and comments At Questions 1, 4 and 6 comparison has been made to similar questions in our questionnaires in December 1988, April 1998 and April 2000 and mentioned in brackets [ ]. A few, typical comments are also included at the Questions.

Question 1 : Your DSWCI member number ?

A total of 75 members have answered, nearly all before our deadline. Out of our present membership of 219 members that is replies from 34,2 %. The response is evenly spread through longtime and new members. [2000: 75 out of 341 members = 22%; 1998: 89 out of 425 members = 20%; 1988: 185 out of 585 members = 32%.]

Question 2 : Your name ?

No statistics, hi !

Question 3 : The country where you live ?

The following number of replies were received from these countries: Germany 14, Italy and United Kingdom each 10, Denmark and France each 7, Sweden 5, USA 4, Finland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain each 2, and one from Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, the Czech Rep., Greece, Ireland, Russia, Rep. of South Africa, Switzerland and Ukraine. Thus a total of replies from members in 21 countries in 5 continents (none from Asia!).

Question 4 : Your age as of 01 February, 2003 ?

The 73 members who revealed their age, were spread as follows in age groups: 10-19 years: 0% [2000: 0%; 1998: 0%; 1988: 2%] 20-29 ” 0% 5% 7% 24% 30-39 ” 8% 13% 21% 35% 40-49 ” 32% 26% 32% 21% 50-59 ” 31% 35% 29% 9% 60-69 ” 22% 11% 5% 5% 70-79 ” 4% 7% 5% 4% 80-89 ” 3% 3% 1% 0% 90-99 ” 0% 0% 0% 0%.

The average age is 53,3 years. [2000: 52 years; 1998: 49 years; 1988: 35 years.] (Underlined in scheme above.)

Question 5 : Do you have access to the Internet ? (Yes/No ) If you answer ”No”, you do not need to answer questions no. 6-11.

Out of 75 replying members, 69 have access to the Internet. (92%) [2000: 76%; 1998: 38%; 1988: 0%.]

1 Question 6 : If you receive DX-news from the Internet, do you prefer to get them as a) e-mails, or b) read webpages, or c) both? (a/b/c )

Out of 60 replying members, 44% answered a), 14% b) and 42% c). In other words 86% of our members with access to the Internet get DX-news via e-mail, and 56% via the web.

Comment: 1663 Alain Carlier, France : I don't receive DX-news directly from the web, but I downloaded them several times. I think it is more convenient to read it quietly on a screen when disconnected from internet.

Question 7 : Are you reading the Member Area on the DSWCI website ? (Yes/No )

Out of 66 replying members with access to the Internet, 61% answered Yes, and 39% No.

Comments: 3129 Claudio Perdomo, Argentina : I visited the DSWCI's web page and I want to tell you than I enjoyed the members area too much.

3347 Christian Ghibaudo, France : When SWN Electronic is ready on the web site, could you tell us that in the previous edition of DX- Window ? (Good proposal! We did implement it in May. AP)

3578 Mirco Minzoni, Italy : Download SWN from the website, using 1 selection only (all parts of bulletin are download in my PC after this selection) or download only a part of bulletin. (Good proposal! It is possible to download SWN as one big file now. AP)

Question 8 : Do you still want the printed SWN, even if you can read it on the website ? (Yes/No )

Out of 67 replying members with access to the Internet, 53% still want the printed SWN, and 47% do not want it.

Comments: 0798 Jerry Berg, MA, USA : It would be nice, but considering the price, no.

3365 Rolf Wernli, Switzerland : Personally, I don't have any problems with webpages. But I still like radio things on paper. Paper doesn't interfere with radio signals, and you don't have to boot it for using.

3575 Valentin Kolchanov, Russia : I still want the printed SWN because I don't know if I can use Internet in future. But if you will decide to edit SWN only in website I'll continue to be a member of DSWCI.

Question 9 : Do you want more articles and DSWCI services on the website like the DBS or a List of Clandestine Stations ? (Yes/No ). Comments are welcome.

Out of 62 replying members with access to the Internet, 77% answered Yes, and 23% No.

Comments: 1913 Jan Rasmusson, Sweden : I need DBS printed. I do not have my computer running 24 hours a day. I open it when I want to look something up. Thus to me it is not sensible to have a list – which I need to look into frequently when DX-ing – locked up in a computer, which I do not want open when my receiver is on. There is noise enough without also the computer running when I am DX-ing. Hope you see my point. – And to make a printout myself (and there may be more members preferring a printed list) is not good enough I think, using up a lot of ink and paper instead of having the List copied centrally.

2812 Richard D’Angelo, PA, USA : YES, particular valuable DX lists such as clandestines, Peruvians, Bolivians, Indians, Indonesians, etc. that can be sorted from the DBS database into useful mini-lists for target DXing.

2883 Patrick Cody, Ireland : Yes. Would like more articles like the DBS and perhaps more QSL news and a few technical articles on receivers and aerials.

3411 Hans Kröger, Germany : I'd like to see more articles on the website dealing with the technical aspects of our hobby (Receivers, Antennas, Accessories, PC-programs). Also, I've thought many times that a platform could be provided that offers assistance to members, looking for assistance with repair, spareparts/components (tubes for instance)or any kind of hobby-related information of a technical nature.

If you receive the DX-Window, please also answer questions no. 10 and 11. Out of 75 replying members, 57 are receiving the DX-Window. (76%) (Taken from AP’s distribution list of DXW.)

Question 10 : Do you find the content in the DX-Window satisfactory ? (Yes/No ). If ”No”, please comment.

Out of 55 replying members, 100% answered Yes, and 0% No !

Comments: 2980 Jaroslav Bohac, The Czech Republic : Because DX-Window is edited for the purpose to provide, above all, updated information, I consider its content quite satisfactory. Other materials, which are not so urgent, can be published in SWN.

3350 Roberto Ciappi, Italy : Yes. Still one of the best DX-bulletins in the world.

Question 11 : Do you find the size of the DX-Window a) satisfactory, b) too big or c) too small ? (a/b/c )

Out of 55 replying members, 94% answered ”a) satisfactory”, 6% ”b) too big”, and 0% ”c) too small”.

Comment: 0370 Noel Green, United Kingdom : If the news is worth printing, the size does’nt matter.

Question 12 : Do you want more articles in SWN ? (Yes/No ).

Out of 69 replying members, 40% answered Yes, and 60% No.

Comments: 1913 Jan Rasmusson, Sweden : No. To me the essential parts are the tips section (broadcast as well as utility), the QSL- Section, the DX-Mirror and the World News Sections. I would not mind other sections being skipped.

2299 Ge Huijbens, The Netherlands : Information on Receivers and antennes.

3578 Mirco Minzoni, Italy : The printed edition using files has not reference on the top/bottom of the pages [year/ month ]. (Good proposal which our Editor-in-Chief now has introduced. AP)

Question 13 : If ”Yes”, which of the present sections should be omitted to provide space for that ?

Out of the 68 replying members, the following sections in SWN were recommended to be omitted: Utility: 18% Pirate: 7% SW Tips: 4% MW: 4% QSL: 3% World News: 1% Clandestines: 1% Articles: 1%. Please note that the other members representing the difference from 100% wish these sections to continue!

Comments: 0789 Peter Stephenson, United Kingdom : As space in SWN is at a premium, I would have to say that much of Medium Wave News is not of much relevance to me. I give priority to Shortwave Tips, World News and DX-Mirror. Utility Shack was of great interest to me at one time, but the demise of morse has lessened my interest in it.

0894 Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria : SWN is good compiled issue for DX-ers.

0915 Reijo Koivisto, Finland : I want to thank all the editors and the contributors for the excellent work they are doing.

Question 14 : Do you a) accept that more articles are published on our website than in the printed SWN ? or do you b) want all articles from the website to published later in SWN ? (a/b)

Out of 65 replying members, 70% answered a), and 30% b).

Comments: 1014 Robert Kipp, Germany : More on the web. References to and even short summaries of these other articles can be presented in SWN.

3 1410 Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal : B), otherwise members with no www access cannot read such articles!

Question 15 : Your comments ?

Out of 75 replying members, 62 had additional comments which have been studied carefully by the General Board and the editors and webmaster.

Comments:

1162 Philip David Thomas, United Kingdom : Thanks to all for their continued hard work for the Club.

1259 Bengt Dalhammar, Sweden : Keep on your good work

1465 Gian Luigi Naj, Italy : All in all SWN and DX – Window are the best publications for Dx’ers.

1524 Rikard Johansson, Sweden : Good enough as it is. There are several scources of station news on the internet.

2452 Christer Wennström, Sweden : SWN is fine! DX-Window is fine. They are written by adult people and free for strange comments and expressions. Good Tips columns, but I want more Utility (especially NDB !!!).

2685 Wolfgang Schweikert, Germany : DSWCI should still keep the traditional (or let's frankly call it "old fashioned") way distributing DX information besides the internet. DX Windows is an excellent means for hot information - one would have dreamed of some 20 / 30 years ago - but articles and some information should still be sent out in a printed version. I reckon some of the older members or those overseas may not have regular access to the internet and I do not know whether they will regularly be able to make printouts.

2942 Horst K. Schmidt, Germany : What you offer is very interesting for every DX-er. The information is really excellent and very important.

3350 Roberto Ciappi, Italy : Your future MUST be in the internet. A website is an unrestricted space for columns, databases, and everything you want to share with the members... All the best to you all and keep up the very good work!

3365 Rolf Wernli, Switzerland : Of course, I would like "more" of everything. But there is always someone who has to do the job. The strategy of the DSWCI must be to produce quality. If you look for quantity, you will find enough of it in the internet.

3385 Klaus Elsebusch, Germany : My only wish is: May all members pay their membership fee in time. Then DSWCI will be in a position to issue SWN every month !!!!!

3570 Dominic Murdock, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom : SWN is excellent and has improved, because it is concentrating on the principal SW & MW events. A computer has been costing me 2 or 3 Euro per hour ( a lot of hardware failures: software I can handle though). Thank you so much to everyone for keeping SWN.

3588 Ray Browell, United Kingdom : As Editor of MW News I do not seem to receive to many contributions from members. And as a consequence I am forced to search the internet for articles. Maybe there is not a lot of interest in MW listening in the membership. I don't seem to get any feedback from members so I must presume that the content is ok. Maybe we need to think about how other groups work and send regular news out to members by forming a group like the DX-Listeners Digest and BC-DX and CUMBRE. In a block format once a week. I am also a member of the MWOZ group and get daily E-Mails from Members. And can post them via the group. During my recent construction of my MW Loop they proved very helpful for tips on questions I had. This type of group would be useful to newcomers to the hobby as we don't seem to cater for this. A few comments from the Chairman

The Board is very grateful for all these good replies and thank everybody who took the time to answer our Questionnaire by letter, e-mail or via our homepage. It is very important for us to know what our members think about the issues around the main topic: Shall the DX-news, etc. from the DSWCI be sent out to our members as printed matters, or electronically, or both ?

Our conclusion from the replies and the discussion at the AGM on May 17 is, that we will continue to do both as long as our economy allows. We plan to publish SWN every sixth week and DX-Window every second week. We may expand the use of our website and ask for contributions e.g. on technical matters. Best 73, Anker