Hi, it's first weekend of November 2009. And so it's time to turn transmitters of SCANDINAVIAN WEEKEND RADIO on again, began at 21:00 UTC time today Friday 6th of November.
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Wishing good propagation and lots of reports once again. (OBS! Please remember 2 Euro/ 2 US-$, 2 IRC for our reply)
Scandinavian Weekend Radio/ Reports
P,O,Box 99
F-34801 VIRRAT
FINLAND
Alpo Heinonen
CUPID RADIO
Hi there friends
Just to make sure you will remember it !! Saturday November 7, Cupid plans to be on the air. The antenna will be aimed at central Australian at 80 degrees. Good change for you, if you are lisening at the east side of the world Signal is straight over Afghanista, Pakistan, India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Hopefully the propagation will help a hand, and the signal will land on your antenna.
Broadcast schedule:
Saturday November 7 - 15.070 MHz
transmitting 400 watts running into a three elements beam ,aimed at 80 degrees east from my location. Beginning at 0900-1100 UTC.
Also there will be simultaneously a signal running on the 48 meter band, on 6205, 6210 or 6305 as this frequency is variable, so the European liseners can listen also to this broadcast. We will be in the chatroom from Mr Iann in France. Come join this nice chatroom at:
you will find it here http://www.easyshopdiscountzone.com/ For any report from any country there will be a special DX QSL, when you receive me on the 19 meter band. Please inclose a nice photo card from your city, no return funds is needed
Send report to:
Cupid Radio
P.O. Box 9
8096 ZG
Oldebroek
Netherlands
RADIO JOYSTICK RELAY
Radio Joystick Relay on 9510 kHz
Dear Listeners,
The relay of Radio Joystick is on this Saturday the November 7, on 9510 kHz. The transmission time is between 0900-1000 UTC, with a power of 150 KW via IRRS. Radio Joystick is on the air every 1st Saturday of the month at the same time and on the same channel.
(Tom Taylor)
Friday, November 06, 2009
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Amateur Radio special events calendar
Nov. 6-9
GD - Tom, GM4FDM and Ronald, PA3EWP will be active as GD4FDM and MD/PA3EWP from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 6-9 November. They will concentrate on the low bands CW, and Tom will do some RTTY as well. QSL GD4FDM via GM4FDM, QSL MD/PA3EWP via PA7FM. [TNX The Daily DX]
Nov. 6-Dec. 6
FK/C - The TX3A license for the Chesterfield DXpedition [425DXN 962] has been extended, and AA7JV and HA7RY will be able to use that callsign from 2 November until 6 December. George and Tomi left Gladstone (Queensland) on 26 October and reached Suamarez Reef the day after. They had to stop there to wait for the weather to improve; hopefully the voyage will be resumed on Saturday with TX3A being expected to be QRV by 3 November in the local evening hours. QSL via HA7RY. Bookmark http://tx3a.com/ for regular updates.
Nov. 6-15
VP2M - Tom/DL2RUM (VP2MUM), Rudi/DM2XO (VP2MXO) and Jan/DJ8NK (VP2MNK) will be active from Montserrat (NA-103) on 3-15 November. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
Nov. 6-17
XV - Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Andy/DL5CW, Sigi/DL7DF and Frank/DL7UFR will be active as XV4D from Phu Quoc (AS-128), Vietnam on 4-17 November. They will operate on 160-10 metres with two stations for CW and SSB, and a third station for RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. Bernd, DF3CB will be the pilot for the expedition. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau.
Further information and updates at http://www.dl7df.com/
Nov. 7-8
F - Look for Didier, F4ELJ/p to be active from Wrac'h Island (not IOTA) and lighthouse on 7-8 November. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F4ELJ]
Nov. 9 - Dec. 10
SM - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in physiscs awarded to Guglielmo Marconi, eight special callsigns (SI0GM, SI1GM, SI2GM, SI3GM, SI4GM, SI5GM, SI6GM and SI7GM) will be aired from Sweden between 9 November and 10 December. Details on the relevant award offered by the Swedish Amateur Radio Society can be found at
http://awardmanager.se/
Nov. 19-23
PY - Fred, PY2XB and Alex, PY2WAS will be active as PW2IO and PW2TA respectively from Cabras Island (SA-071) on 19-23 November. They will operate SSB and CW with two separate stations, mainly on 15, 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres. Landing on the island is difficult and the operation may be postponed in case of bad weather. QSL PW2IO via PT7WA, QSL PW2TA via
PY2WAS. [TNX PT7WA]
Nov. 21-22
Mongolian DX Contest - The Mongolian Amateur Radio Society (MARS) invites licensed amateurs and SWLs to participate in the Mongolian DX Contest, to be held on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY on 21-22 November (from 00.00 UTC on Saturday through 23.59 UTC on Sunday). Please e-mail jt1kaa@gmail.com for further information. [TNX JT1CD]
Nov. 25-Dec. 10
T8 - Pista, HA5AO will be active as T88CI from Koror (OC-009), Palau between 25 November and 10 December. He plans to operate holiday style mainly CW on 80-10 metres, and to participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Logsearch will be available at http://ha5ao.novolab.hu/ [TNX HA0HW]
(DX News 965 via Dave Raycroft/ODXA)
GD - Tom, GM4FDM and Ronald, PA3EWP will be active as GD4FDM and MD/PA3EWP from the Isle of Man (EU-116) on 6-9 November. They will concentrate on the low bands CW, and Tom will do some RTTY as well. QSL GD4FDM via GM4FDM, QSL MD/PA3EWP via PA7FM. [TNX The Daily DX]
Nov. 6-Dec. 6
FK/C - The TX3A license for the Chesterfield DXpedition [425DXN 962] has been extended, and AA7JV and HA7RY will be able to use that callsign from 2 November until 6 December. George and Tomi left Gladstone (Queensland) on 26 October and reached Suamarez Reef the day after. They had to stop there to wait for the weather to improve; hopefully the voyage will be resumed on Saturday with TX3A being expected to be QRV by 3 November in the local evening hours. QSL via HA7RY. Bookmark http://tx3a.com/ for regular updates.
Nov. 6-15
VP2M - Tom/DL2RUM (VP2MUM), Rudi/DM2XO (VP2MXO) and Jan/DJ8NK (VP2MNK) will be active from Montserrat (NA-103) on 3-15 November. They will operate CW, SSB and RTTY on 160-10 metres. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
Nov. 6-17
XV - Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Andy/DL5CW, Sigi/DL7DF and Frank/DL7UFR will be active as XV4D from Phu Quoc (AS-128), Vietnam on 4-17 November. They will operate on 160-10 metres with two stations for CW and SSB, and a third station for RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. Bernd, DF3CB will be the pilot for the expedition. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau.
Further information and updates at http://www.dl7df.com/
Nov. 7-8
F - Look for Didier, F4ELJ/p to be active from Wrac'h Island (not IOTA) and lighthouse on 7-8 November. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX F4ELJ]
Nov. 9 - Dec. 10
SM - Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize in physiscs awarded to Guglielmo Marconi, eight special callsigns (SI0GM, SI1GM, SI2GM, SI3GM, SI4GM, SI5GM, SI6GM and SI7GM) will be aired from Sweden between 9 November and 10 December. Details on the relevant award offered by the Swedish Amateur Radio Society can be found at
http://awardmanager.se/
Nov. 19-23
PY - Fred, PY2XB and Alex, PY2WAS will be active as PW2IO and PW2TA respectively from Cabras Island (SA-071) on 19-23 November. They will operate SSB and CW with two separate stations, mainly on 15, 17, 20, 30 and 40 metres. Landing on the island is difficult and the operation may be postponed in case of bad weather. QSL PW2IO via PT7WA, QSL PW2TA via
PY2WAS. [TNX PT7WA]
Nov. 21-22
Mongolian DX Contest - The Mongolian Amateur Radio Society (MARS) invites licensed amateurs and SWLs to participate in the Mongolian DX Contest, to be held on 160-10 metres CW, SSB and RTTY on 21-22 November (from 00.00 UTC on Saturday through 23.59 UTC on Sunday). Please e-mail jt1kaa@gmail.com for further information. [TNX JT1CD]
Nov. 25-Dec. 10
T8 - Pista, HA5AO will be active as T88CI from Koror (OC-009), Palau between 25 November and 10 December. He plans to operate holiday style mainly CW on 80-10 metres, and to participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via home call, direct or bureau, and LoTW. Logsearch will be available at http://ha5ao.novolab.hu/ [TNX HA0HW]
(DX News 965 via Dave Raycroft/ODXA)
QSL card courtesy of Larry Van Horn
Shortwave Blog "Bytes"
All All times UTC
All India Radio improved reception on 6155
All India Radio improved reception on 6155
6155 500 kW Bengaluru, 0015-0430 Urdu (Pakistan)
(ex Delhi Khampur 250 kW).
This would explain my much better than normal reception on Nov. 4, during random listening from 0047 to past 0125. Significantly better reception!
This probably will effectively block my reception of Radio Fides (Bolivia) on 6155.20, with a scheduled sign off of 0200. (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
B09 schedule observations
Here are some comments on abnormality on the bands on first B-09 season day.
Logs from Stuttgart, Germany.
Mornings:
5883 the usual Cuban Spanish number station at 0725 UT, S=7-8, also RHC on 6140 kHz.
7390 Albania at 0730 UT with morning Balcan service, S=7-8 in Germany.
9860 Tatarstan service from Samara Russia, 7-8 UT.
11750 HCA Australia in English at 0745 UT.
11760 RHC same hour.
11865 UNID Japanese program, I see Pyongyang here listed, 0750 UT.
11945 RA Shepparton also \\ on 9710, also NZL on 9765 at 0735 UT.
12105 Avlis Greece in multi language morning service, at 05-10 UT,
propper S=9+30dB, at 0755 UT in Germany.
13650 Terrible mixture. R Kuwait in Arabic, + TINIAN propaganda
station + China jamming, 0757 UT.
15085 and 17590 super strong signals from Iran, in German.
S=9+40dB, 0730-0827 UT.
15245.22 Pyongyang in Russian at 0800 UT.
15430 Romania Sunday special in Romanian, S=9+40dB, but with back side of azimuth lobe antenna towards Near East 110 degr, 08-09 UT.
15555 Radio Portugal Sat/Sun 08-11 UT, no mass service, but only empty carrier today.
15680 KHBN Palau towards Vietnam, CBG, 01-10 UT, at 0815 UT with Tribe songs.
15786.14 Galei Zahal, Israel army forces tx, S=7 at 0817 UT.
15850.00 UNID Station parked a sender here. Program of R Nederland. 0830 UT. No formula of intermodulation, spurious etc. Also still at 0918 UT.
Noted on 3 different RXs. In sync with \\ 9895 Hoerby Sweden, 5955 Nauen Germany, 6120 Wertachtal Germany, 6035 via Vatican radio relay site at Santa Maria de Galeria etc.
17520 DWL from Ceylon, Bundesliga,- football Bayern 2:1, 08-10 UT.
17632.40v UNID and interference whistle. Omani is wandering away in Arabic??, usual 17630 kHz at 06-10 UT.
17700 at 0827 UT interval signal from Islamabad, Pakistan. 0830 UT start program with Prayer. ex17835 kHz. No 2nd tx channel observed so far in \\ .
I hope 2 x 100 kW new senders in Karachi would be ready soon. afternoon + nighttime
3955 Radio Taiwan International in German via Skelton Cumbria U.K. site at 1900-2000 UT, S=9+40dB.
3960 HCJB Russian service - but in Chechen language [German: Tschetschenisch] via Sitkunai, Lithuania relay, only Sundays 1630-1730 UT service. S=9+10dB signal here in Germany.
S=9+10 dB Signal here in Germany.
Reception report to:
SW-Radio e.V. Postfach 8025, 32736 Detmold, Germany.
(BC-DX #936)
Bangladesh continues with new extended schedule
4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1409, Nov. 3. In assume Bengali at 1432 starts news in English. Their time was two minutes late, time check "9:30." Local and sports news (Bangladesh won their cricket match with Zimbabwe for the 4th ODI match held in Bangladesh, etc.) Announcer with slight British accent, 1443-1446 "News Commentary." and back to Bengali and usual series of speeches. Time tips at 1502 and ID to program of subcontinent songs. Also noted this music segment on Nov. 2. Station mixing with China's CNR-1 and the level of interference varies greatly from day to day. (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
Democratic Voice of Burma adjust frequency
In Burmese via TRW:
1430-1530 new freq 9430*ERV 300 kW 100 deg to SEAs, x9415 in B-08
*strong co-ch China Radio International in Chinese till 1500
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News 597 via wb, Germany)
HCJB Global going through many changes
The Oct 2009 HCA KNX Australia newsletter "Voice & Hands" #134 may be downloaded.
HCJB is going through many changes locally and globally. The rapid closure of HCJB's shortwave facility in Ecuador means plans for the arrival of a third HC 100 transmitter sometime in 2010 are underway.
...maintain our current broadcast commitment of 15 hours each day in 21 languages.
... Some things were a surprise and others were just plain awe inspiring _ like standing at the bottom of a 96 metre tower and looking up.
...96-metre towers ready for the curtain antenna next year.
...designed the air-conditioning system for our new transmitter hall.
...mission staff construct a 5.5 metre high structure alongside the new transmitter building to house the "antenna switching matrix._ This consists of 14 large switchers, built by Murray Graham in Melbourne, which enable the transmitters to connect to different antennas.
(BC-DX #Top News #936 via wb, Germany)
Media broadcast frequency adjustments
From November 1, 2009, via France and Germany
WYFR Family Radio in English
1600-1700 9870 NAU 500 kW 150 deg to EaAf, additional txion
HCJB Global in German
1700-1800 NF 3975 WER 100 kW non-dir to WeEu,x1800-1900 6140 ISS
Gospel For Asia in various South East Asian langs
2330-0030 NF 7240 WER 250 kW 075 deg to SEAs,x7200 ISS
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News
597, wb, Germany)
Mauritania monitoring
4845 RTV Mauritaine (Nouakchott), 2313-2330, Arabic. Talk by two men, joined briefly
by a woman at 2327. Recheck at 2340 found a man talking over traditional music. Good, steady
signal. (Jim Evans, TN)
Moldova's Radio Mada International news
New time and frequency in French
1530-1600 on 15640*KCH 300 kW 160 deg to MDC Sat/Sun till Oct.18
1530-1600 on 15670 KCH 300 kW 160 deg to MDC Sat/Sun from Oct.24
*strong co-ch BBC/DW English in DRM mode
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News 597 via wb, Germany)
Pirate logs
Over the Horizon Radio, 6900/AM 2142-2150.+ Can just tell there's music and talk there, no chance for copy. Heard one woodpecker blast. Station ID per FRN post. Very poor (Frodge-MI)
Northstar Radio 6880/AM, Signal poor/weak. Rock/pop/Motown/bubblegum music mix from 50's thru 90's. Finally said "six eighty-eight Northstar Radio" during moment of good reception, off suddenly at 0036. Carrier on/off several times, then back on at 0039. If Northstar is reading this, please have ID's more often and several times per ID, thanks. (Hassig-IL)
Scott Joplin Radio 6925USB, 0306UTC. Tuned in to piano music, sounded like it was from The Sting, ID and whistling at 0311, back to music. The Sting played at 0314, 0319 a weak announcement and gone. Strong for a while, I have a recording. PLS QSL (Foltz-CA)
Satan Radio 6925USB, 2240-2255. Metal music backwards speech. ID you are tuned to Satan Radio satanradio@gmail.com (Hertz)
(FRW # 716)
Radio New Zealand B09 shedule
B-09 schedule of Radio New Zealand Internat
from Oct 25
0459-0658 11725 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
0459-0658 11675 RAN 025 kW 000 deg DRM All Pacific
0659-1058 9765 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
0659-1058 9870 RAN 025 kW 000 deg DRM All Pacific
1059-1258 13660 RAN 050 kW 325 deg AM NW Pacific,PNG,Timor
1059-1158 9870 RAN 025 kW 325 deg DRM NW Pacific,PNG,Timor
1259-1550 6170 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
1551-1750 6170 RAN 050 kW 035 deg AM CookIsl,Samoa,Tonga,Niue
1551-1750 7440 RAN 025 kW 035 deg DRM CookIsl,Samoa,Tonga,Niue
1751-1850 9765 RAN 050 kW 035 deg AM CookIsl,Samoa,Tonga,Niue
1751-1850 9890 RAN 025 kW 035 deg DRM CookIsl,Samoa,Tonga,Niue
1851-1935 11725 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
1851-1935 9890 RAN 025 kW 000 deg DRM All Pacific
1936-2050 9615 RAN 050 kW 035 deg AM Tonga
1936-2050 11675 RAN 025 kW 035 deg DRM Tonga
2051-2235 17675 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
2051-2235 15720 RAN 025 kW 000 deg DRM All Pacific
2236-0458 15720 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
2236-0458 17675 RAN 025 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 28)
(BC-DX Top News 936)
Serbia on 9675 at 0100-0200 UTC
Dear friends,
BOSNIA [SERBIA non] 9675 Before I went to bed I noted unusual strong deep night signals on both 41 and 31 mb even from close-by stations like Wertachtal and Lampertheim, some 120 kms away from my location.
On 9675 kHz was International Radio Serbia from Bijeljina, Bosnia on air with typical and very lovely Serbian (yugoslav) folk music in 0100-0200 UT time slot Nov 1st.
Powerful S=9+20dB and excellent audio from the Swiss made transmitter - sure it was the former 500 kW beast - but seemingly reduced to 200-250 kW level. Deep and very fast fluttery though. ID "Belgradu Serbia" in Serbian noted at 0110 UT. Commentary then "Balkanske ... Serbia integratia ... Europske..." . NX in Serbian at 0157-0159 UT by female. At 0200 UT end of program with some "technical" sentence in Serbian. TX switched off at exact 02.00:52 UT.
Adjacent Iran in Spanish on 9680 kHz was very poor, S=6 level. Adjacent 9670 kHz channel content a mixture of both US Tibetan program from Wertachtal and CHN mainland jamming at S=9+10dB level, 0100-0300 UT, but not annoying. wb
Bosnia (Serbia - non)
comment: Kai Ludwig on Oct 25th, 2009 at 15:26
Here is the new schedule, effective Oct 25, 2009
http://glassrbije.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=30&Itemid=123
(wb, Germany/HCDX)
Voice of America releases new times for Urdu service
Effective 1st November Pakistan will go back to normal time ie. UTC+5.00 hrs
and VOA Urdu service will use the following schedule:
MW 972 1539 kHz is available at 1400-0200 hrs instead of 1300-0100 hrs.
SW service 0100-0200 (ex 0000-0100) on 9520(Sri Lanka) 9765(Thailand)kHz.
SW service 1400-1500 (ex 1300-1400) on 7440(Thailand) 9390(Germany)kHz.
(Alok Dasgupta, Kolkata via http://dxasia.info/news/ )
(ex Delhi Khampur 250 kW).
This would explain my much better than normal reception on Nov. 4, during random listening from 0047 to past 0125. Significantly better reception!
This probably will effectively block my reception of Radio Fides (Bolivia) on 6155.20, with a scheduled sign off of 0200. (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
B09 schedule observations
Here are some comments on abnormality on the bands on first B-09 season day.
Logs from Stuttgart, Germany.
Mornings:
5883 the usual Cuban Spanish number station at 0725 UT, S=7-8, also RHC on 6140 kHz.
7390 Albania at 0730 UT with morning Balcan service, S=7-8 in Germany.
9860 Tatarstan service from Samara Russia, 7-8 UT.
11750 HCA Australia in English at 0745 UT.
11760 RHC same hour.
11865 UNID Japanese program, I see Pyongyang here listed, 0750 UT.
11945 RA Shepparton also \\ on 9710, also NZL on 9765 at 0735 UT.
12105 Avlis Greece in multi language morning service, at 05-10 UT,
propper S=9+30dB, at 0755 UT in Germany.
13650 Terrible mixture. R Kuwait in Arabic, + TINIAN propaganda
station + China jamming, 0757 UT.
15085 and 17590 super strong signals from Iran, in German.
S=9+40dB, 0730-0827 UT.
15245.22 Pyongyang in Russian at 0800 UT.
15430 Romania Sunday special in Romanian, S=9+40dB, but with back side of azimuth lobe antenna towards Near East 110 degr, 08-09 UT.
15555 Radio Portugal Sat/Sun 08-11 UT, no mass service, but only empty carrier today.
15680 KHBN Palau towards Vietnam, CBG, 01-10 UT, at 0815 UT with Tribe songs.
15786.14 Galei Zahal, Israel army forces tx, S=7 at 0817 UT.
15850.00 UNID Station parked a sender here. Program of R Nederland. 0830 UT. No formula of intermodulation, spurious etc. Also still at 0918 UT.
Noted on 3 different RXs. In sync with \\ 9895 Hoerby Sweden, 5955 Nauen Germany, 6120 Wertachtal Germany, 6035 via Vatican radio relay site at Santa Maria de Galeria etc.
17520 DWL from Ceylon, Bundesliga,- football Bayern 2:1, 08-10 UT.
17632.40v UNID and interference whistle. Omani is wandering away in Arabic??, usual 17630 kHz at 06-10 UT.
17700 at 0827 UT interval signal from Islamabad, Pakistan. 0830 UT start program with Prayer. ex17835 kHz. No 2nd tx channel observed so far in \\ .
I hope 2 x 100 kW new senders in Karachi would be ready soon. afternoon + nighttime
3955 Radio Taiwan International in German via Skelton Cumbria U.K. site at 1900-2000 UT, S=9+40dB.
3960 HCJB Russian service - but in Chechen language [German: Tschetschenisch] via Sitkunai, Lithuania relay, only Sundays 1630-1730 UT service. S=9+10dB signal here in Germany.
S=9+10 dB Signal here in Germany.
Reception report to:
SW-Radio e.V. Postfach 8025, 32736 Detmold, Germany.
(BC-DX #936)
Bangladesh continues with new extended schedule
4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1409, Nov. 3. In assume Bengali at 1432 starts news in English. Their time was two minutes late, time check "9:30." Local and sports news (Bangladesh won their cricket match with Zimbabwe for the 4th ODI match held in Bangladesh, etc.) Announcer with slight British accent, 1443-1446 "News Commentary." and back to Bengali and usual series of speeches. Time tips at 1502 and ID to program of subcontinent songs. Also noted this music segment on Nov. 2. Station mixing with China's CNR-1 and the level of interference varies greatly from day to day. (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
Democratic Voice of Burma adjust frequencyIn Burmese via TRW:
1430-1530 new freq 9430*ERV 300 kW 100 deg to SEAs, x9415 in B-08
*strong co-ch China Radio International in Chinese till 1500
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News 597 via wb, Germany)
HCJB Global going through many changes
The Oct 2009 HCA KNX Australia newsletter "Voice & Hands" #134 may be downloaded.
HCJB is going through many changes locally and globally. The rapid closure of HCJB's shortwave facility in Ecuador means plans for the arrival of a third HC 100 transmitter sometime in 2010 are underway.
...maintain our current broadcast commitment of 15 hours each day in 21 languages.
... Some things were a surprise and others were just plain awe inspiring _ like standing at the bottom of a 96 metre tower and looking up.
...96-metre towers ready for the curtain antenna next year.
...designed the air-conditioning system for our new transmitter hall.
...mission staff construct a 5.5 metre high structure alongside the new transmitter building to house the "antenna switching matrix._ This consists of 14 large switchers, built by Murray Graham in Melbourne, which enable the transmitters to connect to different antennas.
(BC-DX #Top News #936 via wb, Germany)
Media broadcast frequency adjustments
From November 1, 2009, via France and Germany
WYFR Family Radio in English
1600-1700 9870 NAU 500 kW 150 deg to EaAf, additional txion
HCJB Global in German
1700-1800 NF 3975 WER 100 kW non-dir to WeEu,x1800-1900 6140 ISS
Gospel For Asia in various South East Asian langs
2330-0030 NF 7240 WER 250 kW 075 deg to SEAs,x7200 ISS
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News
597, wb, Germany)
Mauritania monitoring
4845 RTV Mauritaine (Nouakchott), 2313-2330, Arabic. Talk by two men, joined briefly
by a woman at 2327. Recheck at 2340 found a man talking over traditional music. Good, steady
signal. (Jim Evans, TN)
Moldova's Radio Mada International news
New time and frequency in French
1530-1600 on 15640*KCH 300 kW 160 deg to MDC Sat/Sun till Oct.18
1530-1600 on 15670 KCH 300 kW 160 deg to MDC Sat/Sun from Oct.24
*strong co-ch BBC/DW English in DRM mode
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News 597 via wb, Germany)
Pirate logs
Over the Horizon Radio, 6900/AM 2142-2150.+ Can just tell there's music and talk there, no chance for copy. Heard one woodpecker blast. Station ID per FRN post. Very poor (Frodge-MI)
Northstar Radio 6880/AM, Signal poor/weak. Rock/pop/Motown/bubblegum music mix from 50's thru 90's. Finally said "six eighty-eight Northstar Radio" during moment of good reception, off suddenly at 0036. Carrier on/off several times, then back on at 0039. If Northstar is reading this, please have ID's more often and several times per ID, thanks. (Hassig-IL)
Scott Joplin Radio 6925USB, 0306UTC. Tuned in to piano music, sounded like it was from The Sting, ID and whistling at 0311, back to music. The Sting played at 0314, 0319 a weak announcement and gone. Strong for a while, I have a recording. PLS QSL (Foltz-CA)
Satan Radio 6925USB, 2240-2255. Metal music backwards speech. ID you are tuned to Satan Radio satanradio@gmail.com (Hertz)
(FRW # 716)
Radio New Zealand B09 sheduleB-09 schedule of Radio New Zealand Internat
from Oct 25
0459-0658 11725 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
0459-0658 11675 RAN 025 kW 000 deg DRM All Pacific
0659-1058 9765 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
0659-1058 9870 RAN 025 kW 000 deg DRM All Pacific
1059-1258 13660 RAN 050 kW 325 deg AM NW Pacific,PNG,Timor
1059-1158 9870 RAN 025 kW 325 deg DRM NW Pacific,PNG,Timor
1259-1550 6170 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
1551-1750 6170 RAN 050 kW 035 deg AM CookIsl,Samoa,Tonga,Niue
1551-1750 7440 RAN 025 kW 035 deg DRM CookIsl,Samoa,Tonga,Niue
1751-1850 9765 RAN 050 kW 035 deg AM CookIsl,Samoa,Tonga,Niue
1751-1850 9890 RAN 025 kW 035 deg DRM CookIsl,Samoa,Tonga,Niue
1851-1935 11725 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
1851-1935 9890 RAN 025 kW 000 deg DRM All Pacific
1936-2050 9615 RAN 050 kW 035 deg AM Tonga
1936-2050 11675 RAN 025 kW 035 deg DRM Tonga
2051-2235 17675 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
2051-2235 15720 RAN 025 kW 000 deg DRM All Pacific
2236-0458 15720 RAN 050 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
2236-0458 17675 RAN 025 kW 000 deg AM All Pacific
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 28)
(BC-DX Top News 936)
Serbia on 9675 at 0100-0200 UTC
Dear friends,
BOSNIA [SERBIA non] 9675 Before I went to bed I noted unusual strong deep night signals on both 41 and 31 mb even from close-by stations like Wertachtal and Lampertheim, some 120 kms away from my location.
On 9675 kHz was International Radio Serbia from Bijeljina, Bosnia on air with typical and very lovely Serbian (yugoslav) folk music in 0100-0200 UT time slot Nov 1st.
Powerful S=9+20dB and excellent audio from the Swiss made transmitter - sure it was the former 500 kW beast - but seemingly reduced to 200-250 kW level. Deep and very fast fluttery though. ID "Belgradu Serbia" in Serbian noted at 0110 UT. Commentary then "Balkanske ... Serbia integratia ... Europske..." . NX in Serbian at 0157-0159 UT by female. At 0200 UT end of program with some "technical" sentence in Serbian. TX switched off at exact 02.00:52 UT.
Adjacent Iran in Spanish on 9680 kHz was very poor, S=6 level. Adjacent 9670 kHz channel content a mixture of both US Tibetan program from Wertachtal and CHN mainland jamming at S=9+10dB level, 0100-0300 UT, but not annoying. wb
Bosnia (Serbia - non)
comment: Kai Ludwig on Oct 25th, 2009 at 15:26
Here is the new schedule, effective Oct 25, 2009
http://glassrbije.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=30&Itemid=123
(wb, Germany/HCDX)
Voice of America releases new times for Urdu service
Effective 1st November Pakistan will go back to normal time ie. UTC+5.00 hrs
and VOA Urdu service will use the following schedule:
MW 972 1539 kHz is available at 1400-0200 hrs instead of 1300-0100 hrs.
SW service 0100-0200 (ex 0000-0100) on 9520(Sri Lanka) 9765(Thailand)kHz.
SW service 1400-1500 (ex 1300-1400) on 7440(Thailand) 9390(Germany)kHz.
(Alok Dasgupta, Kolkata via http://dxasia.info/news/ )
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November specials from DX Stamp Service
Dear Customer,
November specials appear below.
back in stock: Saudi Arabia and Thailand
On Back Order: Luxembourg, Russia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, PR China, Ethiopia, Slovakia, Trinidad....Hopefully it won't be too much longer for some of these...
price changes:
Armenia now $2.00
Georgia now $1.80
Israel $2.00
NOVEMBER 2009 DX STAMP SPECIALS
3 UK (Eng., Scot., Wales, N. Ire.)-$3.60 2 Belgium-$3.00 3 Germany-$8.25
3 Japan-$3.60 2 Spain (Canary, Balearic, Ceuta & Melilla)-$3.00
NOVEMBER 2009 DX SUPPLY SPECIALS
200/200 European Air Mailers & Returns $35
200/200 Stateside Mailers & Returns $16
2 Standard QSL Albums $40
Shipping charges extra on supply specials
PRIORITY MAIL Shipping Rates for Supplies
Orders under $16.00 add $6.50, Orders from $16.00 to $40.00 add $9.00, Orders from $41.00 to $100.00 add $13.00, Orders from $101.00 to $150.00 add $18.00, orders over $150.00 add 12%. When ordering supplies AND stamps, use supply total to figure shipping costs. Stamps “ride free” when you order supplies. Shipments to Canada ship at a greater cost. (04/2008)
(Bill Plum)
William Plum
12 Glenn Road
Flemington, NJ 08822
908 788 1020
908 782 2612 fax
plumdx@msn.com
Include a self-addressed-envelope for his current price list or request a price list via email at plumdx@msn.com . The prices represent Airmail rate to North America. Prices are subject to change without notice. No mimimum order via check, money order or credit card, but credit card orders under $ 15.00 will incur a $ 2.00 extra charge. Visa, MC, AMEX are accepted. Please include billing and shipping address for AMEX. Bill also has an email newsletter service of monthly specials, and email orders are welcomed!
Don't forget the DX supplies include European Airmail envelopes (European Air Return and European Air Mailer). These envelopes are perfectly acceptable for mailing to ALL parts of the world, not just to Europe. Their size insures you that a 4"x6" DX QLSs will not come back to you folded which could happen if you used small U.S. sized airmail envelopes. Bill's European Air Return fits into a European Air Mailer without folding. These two envelopes and up to 5 QSL cards weigh less than one ounce. The European Air Return and 2 QSLs weigh less than 10 grams. All envelopes are sealed in plastic for protection. Envelopes are packed 100 per size per package. The 5-/50 Combo comes in one package.
Eyeball cards, stateside QSLing nesting envelopes, QSL Card Albums and pages are also sold.
I have used Bill's service for years and find his prices affordable and dependable. All stamps are enclosed within a glassine envelope, so no worries of stamps sticking to the letter, and you can enclose the stamps as is in the letter to the station.
(Gayle Van Horn)
November specials appear below.
back in stock: Saudi Arabia and Thailand
On Back Order: Luxembourg, Russia, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, PR China, Ethiopia, Slovakia, Trinidad....Hopefully it won't be too much longer for some of these...
price changes:
Armenia now $2.00
Georgia now $1.80
Israel $2.00
NOVEMBER 2009 DX STAMP SPECIALS
3 UK (Eng., Scot., Wales, N. Ire.)-$3.60 2 Belgium-$3.00 3 Germany-$8.25
3 Japan-$3.60 2 Spain (Canary, Balearic, Ceuta & Melilla)-$3.00
NOVEMBER 2009 DX SUPPLY SPECIALS
200/200 European Air Mailers & Returns $35
200/200 Stateside Mailers & Returns $16
2 Standard QSL Albums $40
Shipping charges extra on supply specials
PRIORITY MAIL Shipping Rates for Supplies
Orders under $16.00 add $6.50, Orders from $16.00 to $40.00 add $9.00, Orders from $41.00 to $100.00 add $13.00, Orders from $101.00 to $150.00 add $18.00, orders over $150.00 add 12%. When ordering supplies AND stamps, use supply total to figure shipping costs. Stamps “ride free” when you order supplies. Shipments to Canada ship at a greater cost. (04/2008)
(Bill Plum)
William Plum
12 Glenn Road
Flemington, NJ 08822
908 788 1020
908 782 2612 fax
plumdx@msn.com
Include a self-addressed-envelope for his current price list or request a price list via email at plumdx@msn.com . The prices represent Airmail rate to North America. Prices are subject to change without notice. No mimimum order via check, money order or credit card, but credit card orders under $ 15.00 will incur a $ 2.00 extra charge. Visa, MC, AMEX are accepted. Please include billing and shipping address for AMEX. Bill also has an email newsletter service of monthly specials, and email orders are welcomed!
Don't forget the DX supplies include European Airmail envelopes (European Air Return and European Air Mailer). These envelopes are perfectly acceptable for mailing to ALL parts of the world, not just to Europe. Their size insures you that a 4"x6" DX QLSs will not come back to you folded which could happen if you used small U.S. sized airmail envelopes. Bill's European Air Return fits into a European Air Mailer without folding. These two envelopes and up to 5 QSL cards weigh less than one ounce. The European Air Return and 2 QSLs weigh less than 10 grams. All envelopes are sealed in plastic for protection. Envelopes are packed 100 per size per package. The 5-/50 Combo comes in one package.
Eyeball cards, stateside QSLing nesting envelopes, QSL Card Albums and pages are also sold.
I have used Bill's service for years and find his prices affordable and dependable. All stamps are enclosed within a glassine envelope, so no worries of stamps sticking to the letter, and you can enclose the stamps as is in the letter to the station.
(Gayle Van Horn)
Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins
Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts:Issued: 2009 Nov 03 2051 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
26 October - 01 November 2009
Solar activity was very low to low. The week began with Region 1029 (N17, L=213, class/area Eko/380 on 29 October) as the only spotted region on the disk. The group kept activity at low levels as it produced numerous B-flares and occasional C-flares during 26-28 October. Activity levels decreased to very low levels for 29-30 October with a few B-flares, then returned to low levels with a single C-flare on the 31st, and once again declined to very low levels with a single B-flare on 1 November. Region 1029 rotated around the west limb early on 1 November, leaving behind a spotless disk. In addition to the above activity, a slow coronal mass ejection was observed to enter the LASCO C3 field of view off the southwest limb at 0501 UTC on 31 October which had an estimated plane-of-sky speed of 380 km/s. Disk imagery showed the formation of an arcade of coronal loops in the southwest in association with this CME.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was predominantly at normal levels for most of the period with the exception of brief periods of moderate levels on 27, 28, and 29 October.
The geomagnetic field was quiet from the beginning of the summary period through most of 29 October. An increase to unsettled levels was observed late on 29 October and intensified to unsettled to active with some minor storm periods at high latitudes from 0000-1200 UTC on 30 October. Activity levels returned to quiet for the remainder of the interval. Solar wind observations from the ACE spacecraft indicated a sector transition from positive orientation (away) to negative orientation (towards) between 0553 UTC on 29 October through early on 01 November. During the transition of this solar sector boundary the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) showed an enhancement of total field up to about 11 nT and the Z-component(in GSM coordinates), Bz, rotated from positive 10 nT (at 1059 UTC on 29 October) through -7 nT (at 2300 UTC on 30 October). The interval of enhanced negative Bz was well associated with the increase in geomagnetic activity seen late on the 29th through midday on the 30th.
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
04 - 30 November 2009
Solar activity is expected to be very low to low. There may be a small increase in background levels from 15-27 November due to the return of Region 1029.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal levels through the period.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet for 04 November but is expected to increase to mostly unsettled on 05 November due to possible effects from the CME that occurred on 31 October (as described above). Quiet conditions should return on 3 November, followed by a small increase to quiet to unsettled levels on 7 November due to a recurrent high speed stream. Activity levels should return to predominantly quiet levels for 8- 25 November. A small increase to unsettled levels is possible due to recurrence on 26 November. Activity is expected to return to mostly quiet levels for 27-30 November.
Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt:Issued: 2009 Nov 03 2051 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Nov 03
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Nov 04 70 5 2
2009 Nov 05 70 8 3
2009 Nov 06 70 5 2
2009 Nov 07 70 7 2
2009 Nov 08 70 5 2
2009 Nov 09 70 5 2
2009 Nov 10 70 5 2
2009 Nov 11 70 5 2
2009 Nov 12 70 5 2
2009 Nov 13 70 5 2
2009 Nov 14 70 5 2
2009 Nov 15 72 5 2
2009 Nov 16 72 5 2
2009 Nov 17 74 5 2
2009 Nov 18 74 5 2
2009 Nov 19 74 5 2
2009 Nov 20 75 8 3
2009 Nov 21 75 5 2
2009 Nov 22 75 5 2
2009 Nov 23 75 5 2
2009 Nov 24 75 5 2
2009 Nov 25 75 5 2
2009 Nov 26 75 8 3
2009 Nov 27 72 5 2
2009 Nov 28 72 5 2
2009 Nov 29 70 5 2
2009 Nov 30 70 5 2
(NOAA)
Updated B09 shortwave schedules from All India Radio
Effective from 03 November 2009
All India Radio
AIR B09 Freq order
http://alokeshgupta.googlepages.com/freq.htm
AIR B09 Language order
http://alokeshgupta.googlepages.com/language.htm
AIR B09 Time order
http://alokeshgupta.googlepages.com/time.htm
AIR B09 Station order
http://alokeshgupta.googlepages.com/loc.htm
The B09 schedule of AIR is also available in the offical web site
http://www.allindiaradio.gov.in/schedule/fqsch.html
This lists some additional frequencies not actually in use at present but
which will be used later/shortly. A new FM station is listed at Oros in Maharashtra with 5 kW on 103.6 MHz. Radio Kashmir, Srinaagar is noted with winter schedule sign on at 0120 on
4950 (ex 0000)
Jose Jacob, VU2JOS
National Institute of Amateur Radio
Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, India
(Alokesh Gupta, India)
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The Original Radio Australia - Pennant Hills
It was at 5:00 pm on Wednesday December 20 in the year 1939 that the new shortwave service from Australia was inaugurated; and now, during the latter part of our modern year 2009, Radio Australia is celebrating its awesome 70th anniversary. In our Wavescan program today, we are presenting the story of the original shortwave service from “Australia Calling” as it was known at the time, and on two subsequent occasions, we will present the story of the two additional shortwave stations that were also in use during that era for “Australia Calling”, Lyndhurst in Victoria and Wanneroo in Western Australia.
Exactly 100 years ago, in October 1909, the Australian government accepted a tender from the Australian Wireless Company for the installation of a large new wireless communication station. During the following year after an extensive site search, a location at Pennant Hills, 14 miles from downtown Sydney was chosen, and during the following year, a 40 acre site was procured.
The first spark gap wireless transmitter installed at this location was manufactured by Telefunken in Germany and it was listed as a 25 kW unit, though the power in the antenna was only 8 kW. This transmitter was inaugurated on August 19, 1912.
The first spark gap wireless transmitter installed at this location was manufactured by Telefunken in Germany and it was listed as a 25 kW unit, though the power in the antenna was only 8 kW. This transmitter was inaugurated on August 19, 1912.
The first projected callsign for this new wireless station was POP, standing for Post Office Pennant Hills. However, the station was inaugurated as POS, standing for Post Office Sydney, and when the callsigns of wireless stations were regularized internationally, the callsign at Pennant Hills was changed to VIS during the same year, 1912. The initial letter V in Australian callsigns honored the late Queen Victoria in England.
During the early 1920s, the Pennant Hills wireless station was modernized and upgraded with the installation of several new transmitters incorporating the usage of the recently developed valve, or tube. The largest of these new transmitters, rated at 20 kW in those days, was also used for voice communication under the experimental callsign, A2ME. A new building was constructed to house the huge transmitter in 1927, and the callsign was also regularized to the more familiar VK2ME.
It was on September 5, 1927 that the first Empire Broadcast was transmitted from VK2ME with programming that was produced in the studios of mediumwave station 2FC in Sydney. This event was the very beginning of the usage of the Pennant Hills radio station for the broadcast of radio programming, which ultimately developed into a regular world wide service.
During the 1930s, additional transmitters were installed at Pennant Hills, mainly for communication usage, though they were in use at times for the relay of program broadcasts to the United States and England, and occasionally to other countries. At this stage, there were three transmitters each at around 10 kW, that were capable of program transmissions, and these were:-
VK2ME installed in 1927
VLK 1928
VLM 1931
During the 1930s, additional transmitters were installed at Pennant Hills, mainly for communication usage, though they were in use at times for the relay of program broadcasts to the United States and England, and occasionally to other countries. At this stage, there were three transmitters each at around 10 kW, that were capable of program transmissions, and these were:-
VK2ME installed in 1927
VLK 1928
VLM 1931
Interestingly, during the transmission of voice communications, three different callsigns were in use regardless of the actual transmitter on the air. In voice transmissions to England, the callsign in use was VLK; to Java the callsign was VLJ; and to New Zealand the callsign was VLZ.
In October 1939, just one month after the outbreak of hostilities in continental Europe, the Australian government asked Sir Ernest Fisk, Managing Director for AWA, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd, to draw up a proposal for establishing an international shortwave broadcasting service. At the same time, the government also asked the ABC, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and the Postmaster General’s Department to draw up their suggestions for a similar international shortwave service.
In October 1939, just one month after the outbreak of hostilities in continental Europe, the Australian government asked Sir Ernest Fisk, Managing Director for AWA, Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia) Ltd, to draw up a proposal for establishing an international shortwave broadcasting service. At the same time, the government also asked the ABC, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and the Postmaster General’s Department to draw up their suggestions for a similar international shortwave service.
In response, AWA suggested the usage of their two main transmitters at Pennant Hills with programming from their shortwave studios in the AWA Building in York Street, Sydney. The ABC suggested the usage of their own shortwave transmitters located in Victoria and Western Australia with programming from their mediumwave studios in Sydney. Both AWA and the ABC suggested also that an additional large shortwave station should be constructed specifically for world wide coverage.
As a result of these negotiations, three organizations became involved in the launching of “Australia Calling”. The ABC would provide programming; AWA would provide their shortwave transmitters; and the PMG, Postmaster General’s Department, would provide line circuits and the shortwave transmitters near Melbourne and Perth.
It was announced to Australia, and to the world, that Australia was now ready to launch its own regular international shortwave broadcasting service, and this announcement was made in Federal Parliament by Sir Henry Gullett, newly appointed Minister for the newly created Department of Information, on November 23, 1939.
This new international shortwave service was inaugurated on Wednesday December 20, which happened also to be the birthday of Australia’s Prime Minister, Mr. (later Sir) Robert Menzies. The two hour opening program commenced at 5:00 pm and it began with five minutes of announcements, followed by an hour of recorded music, and then more special announcements. The fifteen minute inaugural speech by Mr Menzies was delivered in Melbourne and carried to Sydney by telephone line. This introductory program concluded with translations of the Prime Minister’s speech into French, Italian and German.
The programming was produced in the ABC mediumwave studios in Market Street Sydney, the announcer on duty was John Royle, and the studio manager was Ian Smith.
This inaugural broadcast was beamed to Europe and it was carried by the Pennant Hills transmitter under the new callsign VLQ operating on 9615 kHz. Beginning half an hour later and ending half an hour earlier, another Pennant Hills transmitter, on the air as VLQ2 on 11870 kHz, beamed the programming to southern Europe.
This inaugural broadcast was beamed to Europe and it was carried by the Pennant Hills transmitter under the new callsign VLQ operating on 9615 kHz. Beginning half an hour later and ending half an hour earlier, another Pennant Hills transmitter, on the air as VLQ2 on 11870 kHz, beamed the programming to southern Europe.
The 2 kW Lyndhurst transmitter VLR, beamed the programming from the new “Australia Calling” to the Dutch East Indies on 9530 kHz beginning at midnight.
The original plan, as far as Pennant Hills was concerned, called for the usage of just two of their shortwave transmitters, VLK & VLM. However, on some occasions, the old VK2ME was taken off high speed Morse traffic and brought back into service as a broadcast station. On those occasions, it was usually on the air as VLQ7 on 11880 kHz.
Over in Western Australia a new shortwave station was under installation at Wanneroo near the state capital Perth. Even though the first test broadcasts from VLW were noted on October 18, 1939, yet this unit did not join “Australia Calling” until April 7 in the following year 1940, nearly four months after “Australia Calling” was inaugurated.
During that initial era, the following list of five shortwave transmitters was available for use by “Australia Calling”:
Pennant Hills New South Wales VLK 10 kW redesignated as VLQ
VLM 10 VLQ2
VK2ME 10 VLQ7
Lyndhurst Victoria VLR 2
Wanneroo Western Australia VLW 2
These days, all of these transmitters would be described as low powered. No wonder then that the German news media at the time disparagingly described the new “Australia Calling” as the “penny whistle in the Pacific”, particularly in view of the fact that they operated ten shortwave transmitters ranging in power up to 100 kW.
Pennant Hills New South Wales VLK 10 kW redesignated as VLQ
VLM 10 VLQ2
VK2ME 10 VLQ7
Lyndhurst Victoria VLR 2
Wanneroo Western Australia VLW 2
These days, all of these transmitters would be described as low powered. No wonder then that the German news media at the time disparagingly described the new “Australia Calling” as the “penny whistle in the Pacific”, particularly in view of the fact that they operated ten shortwave transmitters ranging in power up to 100 kW.
On a couple of occasions when a higher frequency was needed for coverage into the United States, an older 5 kW transmitter was pressed into service under the callsign VLN. During these years, a couple of additional transmitters rated at around 10 kW were installed at Pennant Hills, though they were in use generally for communication traffic with the United States and England. These units were noted on air as VLY and VLN.
In January 1943, the VLQ callsign at Pennant Hills was dropped and a new callsign, VLI, was taken into usage. The VLQ callsign was taken over by the new ABC shortwave station located at Bald Hills, just a little north of Brisbane in Queensland.
The last day of service for “Australia Calling” at the Pennant Hills shortwave station was November 7, 1944. At that stage, VLC, the new 50 kW RCA transmitter at Shepparton in Victoria was already on the air with the regular relay of programming for “Australia Calling”.
The Pennant Hills station was finally closed on December 3, 1955 after a new station at Doonside taken over all of the services from the Pennant Hills facility. The property was sold and it became the campus for a girl’s high school.
The Pennant Hills station was finally closed on December 3, 1955 after a new station at Doonside taken over all of the services from the Pennant Hills facility. The property was sold and it became the campus for a girl’s high school.
Pennant Hills was on the air with communication traffic for 43 years, and it was in use with the programming of “Australia Calling” for almost five years. Many hundreds of QSL cards were issued for a multitude of transmissions from Pennant Hills under the callsigns VK2ME, VLQ, VLI, VLN & VLT and these all illustrate the usage of a facility that is today celebrating two anniversaries.
It is exactly 100 hundred years since the government gave approval for the erection of the station at Pennant Hills, and it is exactly 70 years since it was taken into service with “Australia Calling”, the early fore-runner of the now better known “Radio Australia”.
(NWS 36 via Adrian Peterson/AWR Wavescan)
(NWS 36 via Adrian Peterson/AWR Wavescan)
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Russian B09 broadcast schedules
Effective: 25 October 2009 - 28 March 2010
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
Via Russia/ Kaliningrad
Tatarstan Wave
Tatar/Russian
0510-0600 on 15105 SAM 160 kW / 065 deg to FE
0710-0800 on 9860 SAM 250 kW / 058 deg to RUS
0910-1000 on 11915 SAM 250 kW / 305 deg to WeEu
Radio Rossii
Tatar/Russian
0510-0600 on 15105 SAM 160 kW / 065 deg to FE
0710-0800 on 9860 SAM 250 kW / 058 deg to RUS
0910-1000 on 11915 SAM 250 kW / 305 deg to WeEu
Radio Rossii
Russian
0500-0800 on 9840 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu
0825-1300 on 12075 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu
1325-1600 on 7310 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu
1625-2200 on 5905*MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu
*strong co-ch 1900-2000 RFI in Russian
Voice of Russia
0500-0800 on 9840 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu
0825-1300 on 12075 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu
1325-1600 on 7310 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu
1625-2200 on 5905*MSK 250 kW / 260 deg to WeEu
*strong co-ch 1900-2000 RFI in Russian
Voice of Russia
DRM mode
0200-0600 on 15735 K/A 090 kW / 213 deg to SoAs Ru/Ru/En/En
0700-0900 on 11635 MSK 035 kW / 260 deg to WeEu En/Ru
0900-1400 on 7325 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to WeEu Ru/Ru/Ge/Ge/Ru
1400-1600 on 5905 MSK 035 kW / 260 deg to WeEu Ru/En
1400-1800 on 9675 MSK 035 kW / 260 deg to WeEu Ru/En/Ge/Fr
1600-1900 on 6145 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to WeEu Ru/Fr/It
2000-2300 on 6105 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to WeEu Fr/Fr/Ru
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News 597 via wb, Germany)
0200-0600 on 15735 K/A 090 kW / 213 deg to SoAs Ru/Ru/En/En
0700-0900 on 11635 MSK 035 kW / 260 deg to WeEu En/Ru
0900-1400 on 7325 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to WeEu Ru/Ru/Ge/Ge/Ru
1400-1600 on 5905 MSK 035 kW / 260 deg to WeEu Ru/En
1400-1800 on 9675 MSK 035 kW / 260 deg to WeEu Ru/En/Ge/Fr
1600-1900 on 6145 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to WeEu Ru/Fr/It
2000-2300 on 6105 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to WeEu Fr/Fr/Ru
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News 597 via wb, Germany)
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Tartarstan Wave,
Voice of Russia DRM
CVC Chile, Voz Crista B09 schedule
Effective: 25 October 2009 - 28 March 2010
All times UTC
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
Portuguese
targeted to Brasil
1800-2000 17860 SGO 015 kW 045 deg DRM Sun-Thu
All times UTC
broadcast daily unless otherwise indicated
Portuguese
targeted to Brasil
1800-2000 17860 SGO 015 kW 045 deg DRM Sun-Thu
Spanish
to Northern South America
1100-1200 9780 SGO 100 kW non-dir till March 13
1200-0100 17680 SGO 100 kW non-dir till March 13
1200-0200 17680 SGO 100 kW non-dir from March 14
Spanish
1100-1200 9780 SGO 100 kW non-dir till March 13
1200-0100 17680 SGO 100 kW non-dir till March 13
1200-0200 17680 SGO 100 kW non-dir from March 14
Spanish
to Southern South America
1100-2200 9635 SGO 100 kW 030 deg till March 13
1200-2200 9635 SGO 100 kW 030 deg from March 14
2200-0100 9745 SGO 100 kW 030 deg till March 13
2200-0200 9745 SGO 100 kW 030 deg from March 14
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News 597 via wb, Germany)
1100-2200 9635 SGO 100 kW 030 deg till March 13
1200-2200 9635 SGO 100 kW 030 deg from March 14
2200-0100 9745 SGO 100 kW 030 deg till March 13
2200-0200 9745 SGO 100 kW 030 deg from March 14
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 3/DX Mix News 597 via wb, Germany)
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Voz Crista
Making it easier to access BBC World Service on your internet radio
Lately we've been getting lots of emails enquiring about how to listen to BBC World Service on internet radios. Karl Kathuria, Head of Digital Delivery, introduces a new page on our website with all the information you need to listen:From the number of emails we've received we know that internet radios are getting more and more popular.
During the first half of October, many internet radio owners wrote in to tell us that they could no longer hear BBC World Service, and were asking why we'd stopped making our internet audio available.
Internet radios are devices that connect to your home broadband connection, usually via Wi-fi, and play radio stations over the internet. Rather than being limited by stations based near to where you are, they can play any of thousands of stations from all over the world.
To get to our audio, internet radios have to read from a list of stations provided by the company that makes the device. Although we have no direct control over the links that are provided, we do work with manufacturers and database providers to provide up-to-date links.
What we found last month was that one particular database provider had an old link to BBC World Service that we hadn't kept up to date. It took us a while to find this out because of the range of different devices that we were told had problems, but they were all getting an audio loop from the BBC saying that there were no programmes. I got in touch directly with some of you and together we managed to figure out what was going wrong.
What can you do if your radio is still wrong?
In most cases, there will be a menu on your radio to help you refresh the station list. Some radios may need their firmware - the software that runs the radio - to be updated. To do this, you should be able to find instructions online or in the box your radio came in.
It is also usually possible to manually enter a link to the radio station you're trying to listen to. One of the things that we've learned from last month's problems is that it's not easy finding this information for BBC World Service. To make this easier for everyone from now on, we've created a page that contains all of the direct links to our audio.
We will keep these links up to date, and if we need to make any changes to the way we stream, we will make sure these continue to work.
As well as playing live radio stations, many internet radios can access our on-demand streams, so you can listen to the latest edition of our programmes at any time. Finding direct links to these has also been tricky for some of our listeners, so we're including them on our new 'how to' page as well.
Hopefully this new page will be useful to everyone with an internet radio, and will help you to find the programmes you're trying to hear.
Karl Kathuria is Head of Digital Delivery, BBC World Service Future Media.
(BBCWS/Jaisakthivel, India)
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VOA looks at the fall of the Berlin Wall
A radio, television, and Internet series looks back on the 20th anniversary Washington, D.C., November 3, 2009 – The Voice of America (VOA) will broadcast this week a radio, television and Internet series on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Reports from the United States, Germany, Poland, Hungary and Africa will examine how this event on November 9, 1989 set a new course over the last 20 years for the world as we know it.
“Historically, this is a perfect time to look back at events and see how they have shaped our world today,” said VOA Executive Editor Steve Redisch. “The fall of the Berlin Wall is recent enough for us to get eyewitness accounts, yet distant enough so that we can also get impressions from a whole new generation that has grown up in a democratic society.”
Why was the Berlin Wall a symbol of the Cold War? What prompted East German authorities to build it in the first place, and why did it ultimately collapse? What are some of the geopolitical ramifications of that momentous event? What do today’s Berliners remember about the Wall? These and other questions will be answered in a series of reports from VOA senior correspondent Andre de Nesnera in Washington and VOA correspondent Sonja Pace in Berlin.
From Europe, VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky looks at the Solidarity Movement in 1980s Poland and what 20 years of freedom has meant for workers whose movement helped to bring down the Iron Curtain. Fedynsky also examines the mixed feelings many Hungarians have 20 years after Communism came to an end. While preparing his reports for this series, he was able to interview Hungarian and Polish young people who were born too late to know life under communism.
VOA’s Johannesburg correspondent Scott Bobb will file on how the collapse of the Berlin Wall affected the African continent. Washington-based VOA news writer Mark Snowiss answers the question, would the Wall and communism have collapsed on their own or did it result from U.S. policies?
Special coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be available at http://www.voanews.com/
(VOA)
“Historically, this is a perfect time to look back at events and see how they have shaped our world today,” said VOA Executive Editor Steve Redisch. “The fall of the Berlin Wall is recent enough for us to get eyewitness accounts, yet distant enough so that we can also get impressions from a whole new generation that has grown up in a democratic society.”
Why was the Berlin Wall a symbol of the Cold War? What prompted East German authorities to build it in the first place, and why did it ultimately collapse? What are some of the geopolitical ramifications of that momentous event? What do today’s Berliners remember about the Wall? These and other questions will be answered in a series of reports from VOA senior correspondent Andre de Nesnera in Washington and VOA correspondent Sonja Pace in Berlin.
From Europe, VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky looks at the Solidarity Movement in 1980s Poland and what 20 years of freedom has meant for workers whose movement helped to bring down the Iron Curtain. Fedynsky also examines the mixed feelings many Hungarians have 20 years after Communism came to an end. While preparing his reports for this series, he was able to interview Hungarian and Polish young people who were born too late to know life under communism.
VOA’s Johannesburg correspondent Scott Bobb will file on how the collapse of the Berlin Wall affected the African continent. Washington-based VOA news writer Mark Snowiss answers the question, would the Wall and communism have collapsed on their own or did it result from U.S. policies?
Special coverage of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be available at http://www.voanews.com/
(VOA)
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Cold War,
Voice of America
Radio Carolina has changed satellite frequency
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As of 28 October 2009, the satellite frequency of Radio Caroline has changed. This will only affect those who have manually tuned in on a non-Sky receiver, not Sky itself where the channel remains 0199.
These are the details:
Satellite: Eurobird 1 28.5 degrees East
Transponder Frequency: 11224 GHz
Polarisation: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27.5
Satellite: Eurobird 1 28.5 degrees East
Transponder Frequency: 11224 GHz
Polarisation: Vertical
Symbol Rate: 27.5
The station also announces that veteran presenter Johnny Lewis, who worked on Radio Caroline during its offshore years, is now back on the station at 1400-1700 UTC every Tuesday.
(Source: Radio Caroline website/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
(Source: Radio Caroline website/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
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Radio Caroline
Radio Liberty now broadcasting to Abkhazia and South Ossetia
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Radio Liberty has begun broadcasting to the Abkhazia and South Ossetia breakaway regions of Georgia. The Georgian producers say that on November 2, the first one-hour long program of Radio Liberty’ s local branch Echo of the Caucasus will be broadcast. The audio of the programme will be available on the radio website, which will be opened today. A team of five reporters work for the Echo of the Caucasus [Ekho Kavkaza] in Prague.
The editors indicate that parts of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, including Gali district, will be able to listen to the programs of Radio Liberty on the frequency of Radio Green Wave.
(Source: Georgian Times)
(Source: Georgian Times)
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Radio Sweden adjust English frequency
thanks to Alokesh Gupta for the following update
Due to interference from another radio station, we are being forced to change our broadcast frequency to East Asia at 13:30 UTC on 7465 kHz. The new frequency will be 7405 kHz. The change comes into effect as of the 4th of November.
(Radio Sweden)
Due to interference from another radio station, we are being forced to change our broadcast frequency to East Asia at 13:30 UTC on 7465 kHz. The new frequency will be 7405 kHz. The change comes into effect as of the 4th of November.
(Radio Sweden)
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Radio Sweden English schedule
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Radio Australia celebrates 70 years
a reminder to our blog readers.....
In December, Radio Australia will be celebrating its 70th Anniversary. RA wants its listeners - both long-time and new - to be an integral part of the festivities. Here’s how you can join in:
RA invites your personal written and audio contributions about your relationship with Radio Australia. Your essay and/or statement should include some or all of the following information:
* How long have you been listening to Radio Australia?
* How do you hear RA? - shortwave, the Internet, World Radio Network, partner station, etc. (any or all of these and when/how)?
* Has this changed over the years as RA placed increasing emphasis on delivery platforms other than shortwave?
* What in your opinion sets Radio Australia apart from other international broadcasters?
* Has Radio Australia taught you things about Australia and its way of life you would not otherwise have known?
* What can Radio Australia do to ensure that you continue listening to our broadcasts?
* Have you have any anecdotes to tell us from your time as an RA listener? (For instance, did you turn to RA for coverage of a specific event; do you have fond memories of your favourite presenter, newsreader or program?
It would be preferred if contributions were written or spoken in your own style in a personally coherent, story-like, “conversational” form, and not as a series of answers to the above questions. Those who are able and willing to do so should feel encouraged to record their message and attach it as a MP3 file along with the text of their message.
Occasionally, long-time listeners are moved to send RA “scanned” attachments of ancient QSL cards, photographs or other “historical” bits and pieces which makes them feel particularly and personally linked to RA. Such material would be warmly welcomed.
RA will have a 70th Birthday website which will feature these written and recorded contributions. Portions of the recorded contributions will also be used on-air.
RA looks forward to contributions from our listeners in Asia, the Pacific and around the world. Past and present RA listeners in the US, Canada, Europe and Africa are warmly encouraged to participate as well.
Emails should be sent to: radioaustralia@radioaustralia.net.au
For those who still put pen to paper the postal address for contributions is:
English Service
70th Birthday Radio Australia
GPO Box 428G, Melbourne, 3001, Victoria, Australia.
(R Australia)
In December, Radio Australia will be celebrating its 70th Anniversary. RA wants its listeners - both long-time and new - to be an integral part of the festivities. Here’s how you can join in:RA invites your personal written and audio contributions about your relationship with Radio Australia. Your essay and/or statement should include some or all of the following information:
* How long have you been listening to Radio Australia?
* How do you hear RA? - shortwave, the Internet, World Radio Network, partner station, etc. (any or all of these and when/how)?
* Has this changed over the years as RA placed increasing emphasis on delivery platforms other than shortwave?
* What in your opinion sets Radio Australia apart from other international broadcasters?
* Has Radio Australia taught you things about Australia and its way of life you would not otherwise have known?
* What can Radio Australia do to ensure that you continue listening to our broadcasts?
* Have you have any anecdotes to tell us from your time as an RA listener? (For instance, did you turn to RA for coverage of a specific event; do you have fond memories of your favourite presenter, newsreader or program?
It would be preferred if contributions were written or spoken in your own style in a personally coherent, story-like, “conversational” form, and not as a series of answers to the above questions. Those who are able and willing to do so should feel encouraged to record their message and attach it as a MP3 file along with the text of their message.
Occasionally, long-time listeners are moved to send RA “scanned” attachments of ancient QSL cards, photographs or other “historical” bits and pieces which makes them feel particularly and personally linked to RA. Such material would be warmly welcomed.
RA will have a 70th Birthday website which will feature these written and recorded contributions. Portions of the recorded contributions will also be used on-air.
RA looks forward to contributions from our listeners in Asia, the Pacific and around the world. Past and present RA listeners in the US, Canada, Europe and Africa are warmly encouraged to participate as well.
Emails should be sent to: radioaustralia@radioaustralia.net.au
For those who still put pen to paper the postal address for contributions is:
English Service
70th Birthday Radio Australia
GPO Box 428G, Melbourne, 3001, Victoria, Australia.
(R Australia)
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Radio Australia 70th Anniversary
Sunday, November 01, 2009
International Callsign Handbook v2 Now Available
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"I’m impressed. This is a comprehensive collection of worldwide radio identifiers likely (and even some less likely) to be heard on the air. Over the years the Van Horns have earned the well-deserved respect of the monitoring community. Accurately assembling a collection like this is a mammoth undertaking. Congratulations on a job well done."
Bob Grove - December 2008 Whats New Column, Monitoring Times magazine
Teak Publishing is proud to announce the release their second eBook – International Callsign Handbook, 2nd edition, by Gayle and Larry Van Horn.
Radio hobbyists interested in receiving and identifying radio stations in the HF/VHF/UHF radio spectrums now have a new whopping 1414 page CD-ROM publication to aid them.
International Callsign Handbook is a concise world directory of various types of radio station identifications covering the military, government, maritime, aeronautical, and fixed radio stations on CD-ROM. Thousands of callsigns and other types of identifiers have been collected from our own personal log book, official sources and dedicated hobbyists who contributed their material.
The 12 chapters of this new eBook cover the following subjects:
● Chapter 1 – Introductory material
● Chapter 2 – Extensive lists of resource information useful in interpreting the individual entries for each identification listed in the book. We have included sections on U.S. Navy ship/squadron classifications; U.S. Coast Guard cutter designators; a massive list of abbreviations and acronyms that appear in the book; a comprehensive country abbreviation list; and the latest Table of Allocations of International Callsigns from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
● Chapter 3 – Special chapter devoted to monitoring ACARS communications. For the aviation buff, we have included an extensive list of the abbreviations and a sample message type used by aircraft when communicating using this digital radio system.
● Chapter 4 – Comprehensive lists of internationally assigned callsigns.
● Chapter 5 – Worldwide listing of airline callsigns and ICAO codes.
● Chapter 6 – Covers the new field of decoding ICAO24 codes from aircraft. Our list in this edition will primarily cover military aircraft.
● Chapter 7 – Provides a large sample of military Selcal codes that have been recently decoded by on-the-air monitoring.
● Chapter 8 – Civilian Marine Vessel Callsigns.
● Chapter 9 – Introductory material on monitoring the marine GMDSS frequencies with coastal and ship MMSI identifications.
● Chapter 10 This chapter covers the new and exciting field of Automatic Link Establishment or ALE monitoring in the HF radio spectrum and includes a very large list of ALE addresses.
● Chapter 11 – The largest chapter in this book is an extensive listing of Tactical Callsign and Code Words. This chapter covers government and military tactical calls and selected code words for services and agencies worldwide.
● Chapter 12 – is a collection of U.S. military call words that change, usually on a daily basis. The call words presented in this chapter are usually used by various elements of the Strategic Forces such as airborne command post, TACAMO aircraft, GEP or ground entry point stations, and other units worldwide.
The International Callsign Handbook is published in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) electronic format and is fully searchable/printable. It can be run on any computer platform and uses the Adobe Acrobat reader program (a free Internet download).
CD-ROM System requirements:
Autorun function supported on Microsoft Windows 98 or later for PCs (Adobe Reader Versions 6, 7 or 8 must be installed to view publication). Publication PDF files can be view on any Apple Macintosh computer that has Preview or Adobe Reader versions 7 or 8 installed (no Autorun function supported on Mac platforms). Vista platform users have special instructions included in order the view the eBook on the CD-ROM.
The book is written by MT QSL Report columnist Gayle Van Horn, W4GVH, and Larry Van Horn, N5FPW, MT's Assistant Editor/Milcom columnist. If you want to identify who you are hearing on your radio, then this book should be on your radio shack shelf.
International Callsign Handbook, 1414 pages. 2nd Edition. © 2008, by Teak Publishing of Brasstown, North Carolina. (ISBN: 978-0-9796311-1-5).
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
Halloween Tricks and QSL Treats
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Tis the Season ... Of the Witch
Touted as broadcasting from Salem, Massachusetts, Witch City Radio was heard throughout the eastern seaboard, that fateful Halloween night 1993. Scores of others have joined Witch City and you can bet that pirate radio operators are planning this years Halloween broadcast. With this years holiday on Saturday, the ghouls will be haunting the airwaves once again.
Tis the Season ... Of the Witch
Touted as broadcasting from Salem, Massachusetts, Witch City Radio was heard throughout the eastern seaboard, that fateful Halloween night 1993. Scores of others have joined Witch City and you can bet that pirate radio operators are planning this years Halloween broadcast. With this years holiday on Saturday, the ghouls will be haunting the airwaves once again.
The volume of pirate broadcast increases substantially on Halloween and is one of the more popular radio events for pirate fans and operators. Radio activity varies from those that reactivate their station for an annual broadcast, to stations that opt for special programming.
Unfortunately for fans, pirate stations do not adhere to a set broadcasting schedule. Almost all North American pirates are heard on 6925 (AM or USB), plus or minus 30 to 40 kHz. Broadcast hours can be at any time, however the majority of North American pirates operate between 2000-0400 UTC. Pre-Halloween shows are popular too, so begin checking the weekend of the 23-24, as well as Friday the 30th of October.
Various pirates scattered throughout Europe broadcast special Halloween programming, though not on the same scale as the US operators. European activity is best heard in North America from 2100-0200 so begin as early as Friday afternoon on the 30th. Most can be found on 3900-4025 and 5803-7490 upper or lower sideband. Check too on the weekends between 1300-1800 on 15055-15080 kHz. Operators present a variety of programming, usually with a mix of techno, pop, rap, rock or German schlager music.
Most pirates in the U.S. and Europe use mail drops to handle their mail. Letters to the drop are received by a “go-between,” who forwards the letter to the station operator. This method eliminates any trace of where the station is located.
As postal rates increase, a growing number of stations are using email for electronic QSLing. A few stations offer either drop or an email option. Usually the station will include their email address or postal drop announcement during the broadcast. This month’s Email Contact List comprises active stations using email correspondence. Some stations prefer bulletin logs or internet web site reports.
The best method for submitting your pirate logs for a verification, is the Free Radio Weekly electronic newsletter. Produced weekly, FRW is devoted to the hobby of pirate listening. Editors alternate duties and distribute the electronic newsletter free to those who contribute. Newsletters focus on logs of the previous week, station news and of course QSLing. To request a sample or contribute to the FRW, send your email to freeradioweekly@gmail.com For additional pirate news, programming, and the Pirates Week Podcast link, Radnar Daneskjold runs the Shortwave Pirate Info website at www.piratesweek.info/ . Programming is biweekly and covers general pirate news.
Some pirate operators also verify by regularly scanning the logs posted on the Free Radio Network website at http://www.frn.net/ for potential QSLing, so be sure to include please QSL in your post. The site includes a Pirate Radio Photos & QSLs photo link of nearly 20 years from unlicensed stations.
Pirate operators may release special QSL cards for their Halloween broadcast. Former broadcaster He-Man Radio, broadcasting in upper sideband as “the manliest of modes,” pictured He-Man lifting an oversized pumpkin on his shoulders. Tommy Pickles from Radio Halloween graced his veries with tombstones and bats, and a photo of a lighted jack-o-lantern.
Pirate operators may release special QSL cards for their Halloween broadcast. Former broadcaster He-Man Radio, broadcasting in upper sideband as “the manliest of modes,” pictured He-Man lifting an oversized pumpkin on his shoulders. Tommy Pickles from Radio Halloween graced his veries with tombstones and bats, and a photo of a lighted jack-o-lantern.
Fans can only speculate on who will grace the airwaves this year. Will Voice of the Purple Pumpkin or Voice of Halloween revive their shows ? Maybe Ann Hoffer Radio will revive last years Werewolves of London or the Door’s People are Strange on 6925AM around 2200 UTC.
Tis the season ...of the Witch
Email Contact List
USA
Balls to the Wall Radio ballstothewall@gmail.com
Barnyard Radio barnyardradio@gmail.com
Blind Faith Radio blindfaithtadio@yahoo.com
Blue Ridge Radio blueridgeradio@gmail.com
Calling Marco Radio callingmarcoradio@gmail.com
Captain Morgan Shortwave captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com
Channel Z Radio channelzradio@gmail.com
Crystal Ship tcsshortwave@yahoo.com
Dead Cat Radio cattus.mortuus@gmail.com
Derby Radio derbyradioshortwave@yahoo.com
Grasscutter Radio grasscutterradio@yahoo.com
Grey Rhino Radio greyrhinoradio@gmail.com
Gypsy Radio piratepolka@gmail.com
Ironman Radio ironmanradio@hotmail.com
KUSA kusanorthamerica@gmail.com
Liquid Radio via Radio Jamba International wwrbfm@gmail.com
MAC Shortwave macshortwave@yahoo.com
Northwoods Radio northwoodsradio@yahoo
Over the Horizon Radio orthradio@gmail.com
Radio Casablanca rcasablanca1@gmail.com
Radio Cinco de Mayo radiocincodemayo@yahoo.com
Radio Dismuke radio@dismuke.org
Radio Free Euphoria captainganja@pot.com
Radio Ga Ga rgaga@gmail.com popeonthepoint@gmail.com
Radio is My Friend cherokeemental@yahoo.com
Radio Josephine radiojosephine@gmail.com
Radio Marlene radiomarlene@gmail.com
Radio Mushroom radiomushroom@gmail.com
Radio Pigmeat International pigmeat_voab@yahoo.com
Red Rhino Radio redrhino@gmail.com
Roll Out the Barrel piratepolka@gmail.com
Somebody’s Gotta Say It Radio somebodyradio@gmail.com
Sunshine Radio grasscutterradio@yahoo.com
Sycko Radio syckoradio@yahoo.com
The Hole kahn@whoever.com
The Voice of the Purple Pumpkin wdvlsw@netscape.net
Thinking Man Radio thinkingmanradio@gmail.com
Undercover Radio undercoverradio@gmail.com
Voice of Captain Ron captainronswr@yahoo.com
Voice of KAOS voiceofkaos@gmail.com
Voice of the Beast voiceofthebeast@gmail.com
Voice of Honor voiceofhonor@gmail.com
Voice of the New World Order vonwoun@yahoo.com
Voice of the Robots voiceoftherobots@gmail.com
WBMR Black Mountain Radio wbmrradio@hotmail.com
WBNY Radio Bunny wbnyradiobunny@gmail.com rodentrevolutionhq@yahoo.com
WEAK Radio weakradio@gmail.com
WQAAZ wqaaz@gmail.com
YRTK Your Right to Know Radio yrtkradio@gmail.com
Yellow Rhino Radio yellowrhinoradio@gmail.com
Europe
Though not a complete list of all European pirates, the following contacts represent a sampling of stations monitored recently.
Antonio Radio antonioradio@hotmail.com
Bogus Radio differentradio@yahoo.co.uk
Britain Radio International britainradio@hotmail.com
Cactus Jack Radio cactusjackradio@hotmail.com
DRP Radio drpradio@aol.com
Electric Blues Radio electricbluesradio@hotmail.com
Laser Hot Hits hothits@radiolink.net
Misty Radio misty.shortwave@gmail.com
Mustang Radio mustangradio@live.nl
Mystery Radio radio6220@hotmail.com
Playback International playbackinternational@gmail.com
Radio Albatross radioalbatross@hotmail.com
Radio Alice radioalice@hotmail.com
Radio Borderhunter borderhunterradio@hotmail.com
Radio Contact radiocontact@gmail.com
Radio Halloween halloweenradio@gmx.net
Tis the season ...of the Witch
Email Contact ListUSA
Balls to the Wall Radio ballstothewall@gmail.com
Barnyard Radio barnyardradio@gmail.com
Blind Faith Radio blindfaithtadio@yahoo.com
Blue Ridge Radio blueridgeradio@gmail.com
Calling Marco Radio callingmarcoradio@gmail.com
Captain Morgan Shortwave captainmorganshortwave@gmail.com
Channel Z Radio channelzradio@gmail.com
Crystal Ship tcsshortwave@yahoo.com
Dead Cat Radio cattus.mortuus@gmail.com
Derby Radio derbyradioshortwave@yahoo.com
Grasscutter Radio grasscutterradio@yahoo.com
Grey Rhino Radio greyrhinoradio@gmail.com
Gypsy Radio piratepolka@gmail.com
Ironman Radio ironmanradio@hotmail.com
KUSA kusanorthamerica@gmail.com
Liquid Radio via Radio Jamba International wwrbfm@gmail.com
MAC Shortwave macshortwave@yahoo.com
Northwoods Radio northwoodsradio@yahoo
Over the Horizon Radio orthradio@gmail.com
Radio Casablanca rcasablanca1@gmail.com
Radio Cinco de Mayo radiocincodemayo@yahoo.com
Radio Dismuke radio@dismuke.org
Radio Free Euphoria captainganja@pot.com
Radio Ga Ga rgaga@gmail.com popeonthepoint@gmail.com
Radio is My Friend cherokeemental@yahoo.com
Radio Josephine radiojosephine@gmail.com
Radio Marlene radiomarlene@gmail.com
Radio Mushroom radiomushroom@gmail.com
Radio Pigmeat International pigmeat_voab@yahoo.com
Red Rhino Radio redrhino@gmail.com
Roll Out the Barrel piratepolka@gmail.com
Somebody’s Gotta Say It Radio somebodyradio@gmail.com
Sunshine Radio grasscutterradio@yahoo.com
Sycko Radio syckoradio@yahoo.com
The Hole kahn@whoever.com
The Voice of the Purple Pumpkin wdvlsw@netscape.net
Thinking Man Radio thinkingmanradio@gmail.com
Undercover Radio undercoverradio@gmail.com
Voice of Captain Ron captainronswr@yahoo.com
Voice of KAOS voiceofkaos@gmail.com
Voice of the Beast voiceofthebeast@gmail.com
Voice of Honor voiceofhonor@gmail.com
Voice of the New World Order vonwoun@yahoo.com
Voice of the Robots voiceoftherobots@gmail.com
WBMR Black Mountain Radio wbmrradio@hotmail.com
WBNY Radio Bunny wbnyradiobunny@gmail.com rodentrevolutionhq@yahoo.com
WEAK Radio weakradio@gmail.com
WQAAZ wqaaz@gmail.com
YRTK Your Right to Know Radio yrtkradio@gmail.com
Yellow Rhino Radio yellowrhinoradio@gmail.com
Europe
Though not a complete list of all European pirates, the following contacts represent a sampling of stations monitored recently.
Antonio Radio antonioradio@hotmail.com
Bogus Radio differentradio@yahoo.co.uk
Britain Radio International britainradio@hotmail.com
Cactus Jack Radio cactusjackradio@hotmail.com
DRP Radio drpradio@aol.com
Electric Blues Radio electricbluesradio@hotmail.com
Laser Hot Hits hothits@radiolink.net
Misty Radio misty.shortwave@gmail.com
Mustang Radio mustangradio@live.nl
Mystery Radio radio6220@hotmail.com
Playback International playbackinternational@gmail.com
Radio Albatross radioalbatross@hotmail.com
Radio Alice radioalice@hotmail.com
Radio Borderhunter borderhunterradio@hotmail.com
Radio Contact radiocontact@gmail.com
Radio Halloween halloweenradio@gmx.net
Radio Mistletoe radiomistletoe@live.com
Radio Shadowman radioshadowman@hotmail.com
Shortwave Cowboy webmaster@radiopcn.nl
Spider Radio spider.sw@hotmail.com
WNKR Western Kent Radio wnkrsw@gmail.com
Pirate Mail Drops
Basel
Box 510
CH-4010 Basel
Switzerland
Belfast
P.O. Box 1
Belfast, NY 14711 USA
BRS/ Blue Ridge Summit
P.O. Box 109
Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 USA
Eisenach
SRS Deutschland
(station name)
Postfach 10 11 45
DE-99801 Eisenach
Germany
Herten
P.O. Box 2702
6049ZG Herten
Netherlands
Merlin
Box 293
Merlin, Ontario NOP 1W0
Canada
Neede
P.O. Box 73
Netherlands
Santiago
Casilla 159
Santiago 14
Chile
Stoneham
P.O. Box 146
Stoneham, MA 02180 USA
Ytterby
c/o SRS News
Ostra Porten 29
S-442 54 Ytterby
Sweden
(Monitoring Times/Oct. 2009 Gayle Van Horn, QSL Report)
Radio Shadowman radioshadowman@hotmail.com
Shortwave Cowboy webmaster@radiopcn.nl
Spider Radio spider.sw@hotmail.com
WNKR Western Kent Radio wnkrsw@gmail.com
Pirate Mail Drops
Basel
Box 510
CH-4010 Basel
Switzerland
Belfast
P.O. Box 1
Belfast, NY 14711 USA
BRS/ Blue Ridge Summit
P.O. Box 109
Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 USA
Eisenach
SRS Deutschland
(station name)
Postfach 10 11 45
DE-99801 Eisenach
Germany
Herten
P.O. Box 2702
6049ZG Herten
Netherlands
Merlin
Box 293
Merlin, Ontario NOP 1W0
Canada
Neede
P.O. Box 73
Netherlands
Santiago
Casilla 159
Santiago 14
Chile
Stoneham
P.O. Box 146
Stoneham, MA 02180 USA
Ytterby
c/o SRS News
Ostra Porten 29
S-442 54 Ytterby
Sweden
(Monitoring Times/Oct. 2009 Gayle Van Horn, QSL Report)
Radio Netherlands Program Guide, Oct.-31-Nov. 6
Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands Worldwide's English Service - a list of the new programs coming up on Radio Netherlands Worldwide this week, beginning on Saturday.SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER
*** The State We're In ***
With another election looming in Afghanistan, we speak to Mir Mahdavi who as editor of a newspaper was accused of insulting Islam and nearly executed - with President Karzai's approval. We also look at the right to a dignified old age: American retirees moving to Mexico, Japanese villages populated by the elderly and the fragile position of widows in India.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.00 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.00 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.00 North America
14.00 Europe
23.00 North America and CBC
*** Network Europe Week ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.00 Europe
22.00 Asia
*** Network Europe Extra ***
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1505 South Asia 11835 and 15815, Southeast Asia/India 7530, Tibet 5825
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0300 North America
1200 North America
1500 Europe
SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe Extra ***
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
1800 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
1900 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN (UTC):
0400 North America
0500 North America
1000 Africa and Asia
1200 North America
1430 Europe
1700 Europe
2200 Asia
*** Radio Books (primary program) ***
'Forever, or The Love of Narcissus Flycatcher - by Josse De Pauwe Flemish actor, director and writer Josse De Pauw is most known for his work in theatre and film. He has won numerous awards for both his acting and his writing. He takes a cinematic approach to his Radio Books story in which a man collapses and is helped by his Japanese neighbour. Their relationship grows until she leaves for Japan and he finds himself missing her more than he anticipated.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.00 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
19.30 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
05.30 North America
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.40 Europe
MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER
*** Curious Orange (primary program) ***
Paul Anstiss is your guide to modern-day Holland.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.30 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
13.00 North America
14.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Euro Hit 40 ***
Europe's No.1 Chart Show.
Broadcast times on WRN
05.20 North America
*** Classic Dox ***
'Cycling with Frits'
Producer David Swatling discovered a cassette tape made for him years ago by Dutch friend and photographer Frits de Ridder. A musical bicycle journey to the Amsterdam countryside turns into an audio meditation on art and photography, AIDS and activism, and most of all - friendship.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
Broadcast times on WRN
13.20 North America
*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***
Home-grown jazz this week. Francien van Tuinen's band Múzyka plays arrangements inspired by classical works of Ravel, Schumann and Debussy. We also recorded a set by trumpeter Eric Vloeimans' trio Fugimundi. All of that, on the European Jazz Stage with Daniel Frankl.
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2008
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra is performing Mozart's Symphony No 41 in C major 'Jupiter', no less than two Strawinsky's symphonies, and Bartók's concerto for orchestra. The concert is hosted by Hans Haffmans and Cynthia Wilson.
TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***
An unusual solo instrument this week, the ondes martenot played by Cynthia Millar, in Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony. There's also a chance to hear some vintage recordings of Bernard Haitink conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in works by Roussel, Honegger and Poulenc. Your host is Hans Haffmans.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.15 Europe
*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***
Live! at the Concertgebouw 2009
An unusual solo instrument this week, the ondes martenot played by Cynthia Millar, in Messiaen's 'Turangalila Symphony'. There's also a chance to hear some vintage recordings of Bernard Haitink conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in works by Roussel, Honegger and Poulenc. Your host is Hans Haffmans.
*** Commonwealth Story ***
A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. This week's story by the regional winner for Asia, Manasi Subramaniam (India) is 'Debbie's Call' - Angry exchanges in a call centre.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.50 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
Broadcast times on WRN
00.50 Europe
04.25 Africa and Asia
10.50 Africa and Asia
22.50 Asia
23.50 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'Short Circuit'
Producer Michele Ernsting explores the neurological condition of synaesthesia - which literally means 'a crossing of the senses'. When she hears words, she sees colours. To better understand her condition, she talks with experts as well as two artists who use their work to translate the complex landscapes of their minds.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Reloaded (primary program) ***
Another selection of this week's programme highlights presented by Mindy Ran.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.15 Europe
22.10 Asia
*** Classic Dox ***
'Family Mystery, Family Myths'
Producer Jonathan Groubert travels from Holland to the United States, England and Poland in search of the truth behind his family's emigration from Europe to America at the turn of the twentieth century. He discovers some unexpected truths behind the family myths he grew up hearing.
*** Newsline ***
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
THURSDAY 5 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Earthbeat (primary program) ***
Dry Freedom! Clothes driers account for a huge amount of the energy we consume each year. A greener and cheaper alternative is to hang things out to dry, but in many parts of the world this is illegal. As the eco-aware square up against those more concerned about property prices (clothes lines make the neighbourhood look 'messier'), Earth Beat speaks to the director of the film 'Drying for Freedom'. Who knew washing lines would become battle lines?
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.35 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
14.00 Europe
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'Ode to Josephine'
Producer Dheera Sujan takes a personal journey back to her childhood in India with her 'memories of a parallel mother'. Josephine Fernandez was her ayah(nanny) and as she shares the smells, sounds and tastes of childhood with her sister, she also hunts for a fish curry recipe to help pass the memories on to her own daughter.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
15.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER
*** Network Europe ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters
A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe
*** Bridges with Africa (primary program) ***
We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC
*** Classic Dox ***
'The Girl at the Window'
Producer Anna Yeadell searches for the artist of a painting which hangs on her wall. She has admired it since she first saw it in her grandparents' house. Her quest leads her to Germany and a poignant meeting with 90-year-old artist Ursula Pusch-Wennrich who has her own remarkable story to tell.
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425
Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
(R Netherlands)
Update on Radio Saint Helena annual broadcast
11092.5 USB. Radio St. Helena Day 2009 (RSD) will be on Saturday Nov 14 as usual.
The "Party On-The-Air" will have the following schedule for various target areas:
All times UTC
2000 – 2100 India / Southeast Asia
2100 – 2200 Japan / Asia
2200 – 2330 Europe
2330 – 0100 North America / Central America / Caribbean
2100 – 2200 Japan / Asia
2200 – 2330 Europe
2330 – 0100 North America / Central America / Caribbean
The special e-mail address only for this year for RSD 2009 will be: Radio.Announcements4669@msn.com . This is an easy way to contact RSH during the RSD 2009 broadcasts.
To get a QSL from Radio St. Helena, you must send a written and verifiable reception report by AIRMAIL and include sufficient return postage. E-mail-reports will be not be verified.
To get a QSL from Radio St. Helena, you must send a written and verifiable reception report by AIRMAIL and include sufficient return postage. E-mail-reports will be not be verified.
Recordings will not be returned. In EURO-countries, please send a 5-Euro banknote. Otherwise, please send 3 or more US dollar banknotes to cover the required return postage to:
Radio St. Helena
Radio St. Helena
P.O. Box 93
Jamestown , St. Helena, STHL 1ZZ, South Atlantic Ocean
via AIRMAIL
via United Kingdom and Ascension
The last two lines of the above address are very important and should be written as shown. Be sure to use sufficient postage on your letter to RSH. Ask at your local post office for the correct AIRMAIL postage for your letter to go all the way to St. Helena. (Kipp and Walters)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)
via AIRMAIL
via United Kingdom and Ascension
The last two lines of the above address are very important and should be written as shown. Be sure to use sufficient postage on your letter to RSH. Ask at your local post office for the correct AIRMAIL postage for your letter to go all the way to St. Helena. (Kipp and Walters)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)
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Voice of Russia expands to cell phone format
Radio Voice of Russia Starts Broadcasting in Cell Phone Format
As of Oct 13, Radio Voice of Russia’s broadcasting will be available for owners of cellular phones. Voice of Russia Chairman Andrei Bystritsky explained that the Mobile Voice of Russia project made it possible to listen to VOR broadcasting in any part of the world with good-quality mobile re-translators.
This project shows, Bystritsky stressed, that a state-of-the-art and professional service, Russia’s foreign-language broadcasting is now able to give a relevant content to its listeners in all necessary formats in terms of the development of wireless technologies. The Mobile Voice of Russia project is mainly designed for those living in countries which have a sophisticated telecommunication network – something that will help them swiftly get relevant information about the latest developments in Russia and beyond.
Right now, the Mobile Voice of Russia-related programs in 17 languages are available for owners of smart phones which have the Windows Mobile operating system. The smart phone owners should first visit VOR’s website at http://www.ruvr.ru/ and download special software which is needed to listen to the VOR’s mobile broadcasting. The software is distributed on a free-of-charge basis.
The beginning of next year will see more mobile gadgets and relevant operating systems used by listeners to listen to the Mobile Voice of Russia, which plans to start broadcasting in 39 languages before the end of 2010. Russia’s state-run broadcasting company Voice of Russia is founded in 1929 and daily broadcasts in 39 languages to 53 countries with the help of various transmitters, including those in digital format. The Voice of Russia’s official website is http://www.ruvr.ru/ . (Hein, Oct 15)
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A closer look at Radio Nepal
5005.03, Radio Nepal, Khumaltar (tentative) 0040-0050 UTC, Oct 24, faint vernacular talk, weak modulation, SINPO 15111. (Petersen)
It is already proven that the radio broadcasting is only one effective mass media, which reaches to people instantly. Because of such difficult terrain of Nepal, satellite radio broadcasting is only the means of media to educate, aware and entertains the People.
It is already proven that the radio broadcasting is only one effective mass media, which reaches to people instantly. Because of such difficult terrain of Nepal, satellite radio broadcasting is only the means of media to educate, aware and entertains the People.
Today we are in the verge of a revolution in radio broadcasting since digital radio broadcasting is just around the corner. This new digital broadcasting service will ultimately replace the current AM and FM radio services that have filled the airwaves since the 1920’s for AM and the 60’s for FM. But this will not replace in short time, a lot of work has to take place in terms of technology development. Thus this satellite communication is to establish multi-channel radio broadcast network for terrestrial broadcast the means of Studio to transmitter link now later on it has aimed to establish direct satellite broadcast.
The regional station as well as the fill in station of Radio Nepal spread throughout the country are required to relay corresponding programs and news services which originated at the central studio i.e. Kathmandu.Thus to establish studio to transmitter link using satellite communication without any degradation of signal quality. This information includes the over view of system requirement for multi-channel digital radio broadcasting for Radio Nepal to rebroadcast by the relay station in their belonging regional language from the central studio i.e. Singhadarbar. As well as this is very much easy way to reduce the number of staff in the regional station as well as the effective means of media since aired in their own local language.
A brief History and Current Infrastructure of Radio Broadcast in Radio Nepal
The history of Radio Broadcast with the establishment of Radio Nepal on 1st April 1951 with 250Watt transmitter. Initially transmission was about 4.5 hours per day. Over the 43 years transmission Radio Nepal has strength its capacity technically as well as diversified itself in terms of programmed format. It is proved that radio broadcasting is the cheapest and quickest means of mass communication in Nepal and also has proved to be a very effective medium in disseminating information, educating and entertaining the people.
A brief History and Current Infrastructure of Radio Broadcast in Radio Nepal
The history of Radio Broadcast with the establishment of Radio Nepal on 1st April 1951 with 250Watt transmitter. Initially transmission was about 4.5 hours per day. Over the 43 years transmission Radio Nepal has strength its capacity technically as well as diversified itself in terms of programmed format. It is proved that radio broadcasting is the cheapest and quickest means of mass communication in Nepal and also has proved to be a very effective medium in disseminating information, educating and entertaining the people.
Radio Nepal air’s programs on AM - Short Wave and Medium Wave as well as on FM fill in stations where its signal is low. Radio Nepal transmits 18 hours everyday, which includes 2.15 hours of regional broadcasts 09.45 to 11.00 o’clock in the morning and 16:00 to 18:00 o’clock in the evening. Radio Nepal broadcast news and other awareness oriented programs in 20 different languages.
Radio Nepal transmits on MW frequency from each regional station (648 kHz (ER), 792 and 1143 kHz (MR), 684 kHz (WR), 576 kHz (MWR), 810 kHz (FWR)) and on SW (5005 kHz) from Lalitpur to cover whole nation and neighboring country…
Current coverage area of Radio Nepal is about 85% of total population and 70% of land approximately.
Regional Radio Stations:
No. Location Freq.(kHz) Mode Power Main/Standby On Airtime Region
1 Lalitpur* 5005/3232 SW 100 kW/100 kW 18 hr. Central * SW for National coverage
2 Kathmandu 792 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Central
3 Kathmandu 100 MHz FM 1 kW/300 W 18 hr. Central
4 Dharan 648 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Eastern
5 Bardibas 1143 MW 10 kW 18 hr. Eastern
6 Pokhara 684 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Western
7 Surhket 576 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Mid Western
8 Dipayal 810 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Far Western…
After the restoration of democracy on 1990, government policy has opened the license for low power FM community as well as commercial transmission. And currently it is about more than 200 FM stations…
No. Location Freq.(kHz) Mode Power Main/Standby On Airtime Region
1 Lalitpur* 5005/3232 SW 100 kW/100 kW 18 hr. Central * SW for National coverage
2 Kathmandu 792 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Central
3 Kathmandu 100 MHz FM 1 kW/300 W 18 hr. Central
4 Dharan 648 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Eastern
5 Bardibas 1143 MW 10 kW 18 hr. Eastern
6 Pokhara 684 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Western
7 Surhket 576 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Mid Western
8 Dipayal 810 MW 100 kW/10 kW 18 hr. Far Western…
After the restoration of democracy on 1990, government policy has opened the license for low power FM community as well as commercial transmission. And currently it is about more than 200 FM stations…
Radio Nepal has to broadcast via satellite six different programs, five for regional stations and one for national broadcasting station. The regional stations as well as corresponding fill in stations receive their corresponding programs and rebroadcast it.
All the regional broadcasting stations as well as their satellite FM fill in stations receives their corresponding programs from the central Studio Singhadarbar, Katmandu. (Excerpts from an article written by Krishna Chandra Paudel, Deputy Director, Regional Broadcasting Centre, Pokhara published in "Jhankar" Bi-annual newsletter of Radio Nepal, via Gupta, Oct 14)
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Radio Damascus - B09 multilingual schedule
Dear radio friends
The times and frequencies of Radio Damascus for the Broadcasting Season B09 are as follows :
The times and frequencies of Radio Damascus for the Broadcasting Season B09 are as follows :
All times UTC frequencies/kHz
1600-1700 Turkish daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
1700-1800 Russian daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
1800-1900 German daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
1900-2000 Fench daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
2000-2100 English daily on satellite
2100-2200 English daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
2200-2300 Spanish daily 9.330/ 12.085 and satellite
Note : Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, the shortwave transmitters are irregular on the air. For the moment only 12.085 kHz is on the air. If you can't hear Radio Damascus on 12.085 Khz please try 9.330.
Satellite
Hot Bird at 13.0°E : 12380 MHz
Nilesat at 7.0°W : 11823 MHz
Badr / Arabsat at 26.0°E : 12054 MHz
Asiasat 2 at 100.5° E : 3820 MHz
Shortwave
9.330 / 31 meter band and 12.085 / 25 meter band
Or you can download the audio recording of the daily program on the internet at the following direct links at: www.syriaonline.sy/radio.php
Radio Damascus' English, Spanish and German program are now also available as a podcast :
http://radiodamascusenglish.podomatic.com/ (English program)
http://aquidamasco.podomatic.com/ (Spanish program)
http://radio700.eu/podcasts/damaskus/damaskus.xml (German program)
You can add the Radio Damascus' podcasts to your podcasts in Apple's Itunes and take it with you on your Ipod or other media player as an MP3 file.
The Radio Damascus staff does highly value when you write to them with your commentaries about the programs or reception reports about the transmissions and you will get in return a nice postcard to confirm the reception (QSL-card) and a program schedule.
Correspondence address:
Radio Damascus
P.O. Box 4702
Damascus
Syrian Arab Republic
(Kris Jensen, Belgium/HCDX)
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Blog Logs - Clandestine activity
from the pages of the latest DX Window - a nice selection of clannys being heard
All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on *sign-off
all frequencies/kHz
3912, Voice of the People, via South Korea, 1200, Oct 22, Korean, possibly with news. Poor-fair but improving to good by 1220, // 6518 a trace, 6600 poor. (Sellers)
3955, Radio Dialogue (ex Zimbabwe Community Radio), via Meyerton, 100 kW, scheduled B09: 1755-1855 towards Zimbabwe in English. (SENTECH via Gupta, Oct 24)
4880, SWR Africa, via Meyerton, 1828, Oct 10, talks in English S9 !! SINPO 43333. (Liangas)
6297.8, RASD, Rabouni, Algeria, 1832, Oct 10, talks in Arabic, 45233 (local QRN at S5 !!!). (Liangas)
6348, Echo of Hope, via South Korea (tent.), 1344, Oct 22, talk in probable Korean. Poor with possibly jamming. (Sellers)
All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on *sign-off
all frequencies/kHz
3912, Voice of the People, via South Korea, 1200, Oct 22, Korean, possibly with news. Poor-fair but improving to good by 1220, // 6518 a trace, 6600 poor. (Sellers)
3955, Radio Dialogue (ex Zimbabwe Community Radio), via Meyerton, 100 kW, scheduled B09: 1755-1855 towards Zimbabwe in English. (SENTECH via Gupta, Oct 24)
4880, SWR Africa, via Meyerton, 1828, Oct 10, talks in English S9 !! SINPO 43333. (Liangas)
6297.8, RASD, Rabouni, Algeria, 1832, Oct 10, talks in Arabic, 45233 (local QRN at S5 !!!). (Liangas)
6348, Echo of Hope, via South Korea (tent.), 1344, Oct 22, talk in probable Korean. Poor with possibly jamming. (Sellers)
7530, Ginbot 7, 1700-1730, Tu/Th/Sa, Amharic to Africa, ex 7485 // 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
9605, Voice of Asena, 1730-1800, Mo/We/Fr, Tigrinya to Africa, ex 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
9605, Radio Bilal, 1730-1830, Su, Amharic to Africa, ex 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta). Cf. 17775. (Ed)
9610, Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia, 1700-1730, Mo/Fr, Somali to Africa, ex 9820. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
9895, Radio Voice of the People, via Meyerton, *0400-0421 Oct 24, ID, opening ann, news in local language, ID and frequency ann at 0415, fair. (D'Angelo)
11760, Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, 2230-2300, daily in Hmong to Asia. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
15195, EOTC, Holy Synod Radio, Mo 1600-1700, Amharic to Africa. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
15260, Moj Them Radio, 0130-0200, Mo/We/Fr, Hmong to Asia. New time. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
15650, Miraya 101 FM, via Rimavska Sobota, *1500-1530, Oct 11, 17, 24 and 25. Five pips to 1501:09, then "Miraya FM" ID, a time check tor 6 PM, then English news, many Sudan datelines, other ID as “101 Miraya FM”, talks in Arabic at 1511-1530. Mentioned http://www.mirayafm.org/ website. Good signal, but over/under co-channel Voice of Greece. (Alexander in Dxplorer, D'Angelo, Fransson, and Wilkins in Dxplorer)
17775, Radio Bilal, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), 1730-1800 Su, new frequency in Amharic towards East Africa, ex 1700-1800 on 15350. Broker TDP. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Jaisakhtival, Oct 16). Cf. 9605. (Ed)
21525, Addis Dimts Radio, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), 1200-1300, Su, Amharic to East Africa, new station from Oct 11. Broker TDP. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Jaisakhtival, Oct 16, and Gupta)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)
9605, Voice of Asena, 1730-1800, Mo/We/Fr, Tigrinya to Africa, ex 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
9605, Radio Bilal, 1730-1830, Su, Amharic to Africa, ex 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta). Cf. 17775. (Ed)
9610, Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia, 1700-1730, Mo/Fr, Somali to Africa, ex 9820. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
9895, Radio Voice of the People, via Meyerton, *0400-0421 Oct 24, ID, opening ann, news in local language, ID and frequency ann at 0415, fair. (D'Angelo)
11760, Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, 2230-2300, daily in Hmong to Asia. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
15195, EOTC, Holy Synod Radio, Mo 1600-1700, Amharic to Africa. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
15260, Moj Them Radio, 0130-0200, Mo/We/Fr, Hmong to Asia. New time. Broker TDP. (Gupta)
15650, Miraya 101 FM, via Rimavska Sobota, *1500-1530, Oct 11, 17, 24 and 25. Five pips to 1501:09, then "Miraya FM" ID, a time check tor 6 PM, then English news, many Sudan datelines, other ID as “101 Miraya FM”, talks in Arabic at 1511-1530. Mentioned http://www.mirayafm.org/ website. Good signal, but over/under co-channel Voice of Greece. (Alexander in Dxplorer, D'Angelo, Fransson, and Wilkins in Dxplorer)
17775, Radio Bilal, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), 1730-1800 Su, new frequency in Amharic towards East Africa, ex 1700-1800 on 15350. Broker TDP. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Jaisakhtival, Oct 16). Cf. 9605. (Ed)
21525, Addis Dimts Radio, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), 1200-1300, Su, Amharic to East Africa, new station from Oct 11. Broker TDP. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Jaisakhtival, Oct 16, and Gupta)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)
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Blog Logs
a glimpse of what hobbyist are logging on shortwave
All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*
All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*
English unless otherwise indicated
Australia
9580, Radio Australia (Shepperton). 0926-0943. Australia Talks program with listener ring ins concerning calling in sick and absenteeism. Signal very good, // 9590 Poor. (Joe Wood, TN).
Australia
9580, Radio Australia (Shepperton). 0926-0943. Australia Talks program with listener ring ins concerning calling in sick and absenteeism. Signal very good, // 9590 Poor. (Joe Wood, TN).
Bolivia
3309.95, Radio Mosoj Chaski, 0937-1000. Male's brief Spanish comments. Music to announcer's chat. Signal fading in/out and noted at a poor level. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
6075, Radio Causachun Coca, 1015-1030. Station's very weak signal, and here while the signal drops out periodically to nil then fades back in. One thing about this band regardless of the frequency, there's always enough splatter to interfere with the target's reception. At 1019, a female joined the conversation. Station's signal remained at a poor level.(Chuck Bolland, FL)
6155.20, Radio Fides, 1005-1015. Spanish newscast with focus on place names, to music at 1008. Canned promos and station ID. For the first few minutes of this logging, the signal was at a fair level although if had some splatter interfering with it. The signal was surprisingly audible this morning eventhough there was fading and splatter. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
6134.82, Radio Santa Cruz, 1011-1020. Noted a male and female's Spanish program comments. Signal very poor with splatter. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Brazil
5045, Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicais, (presumed)0955-1005. Music noted to 0957 for Portuguese comments. Fair signal quality. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
5044.99, Radio Cultura do Para, 0450-0520. Mostly continuous Portuguese music of pops/ballads. ID at 0517. Good signal quality. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Canada
6030 CFVP Calgary at 1940. Country music, IDs as “Classic Country AM 10-60”. Frequency carries audio of station CKMX. Fair to good Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)
China
7315, China Radio International at 1713 in English with “News and Reports”, reporting on car safety, //7335 good. Very good signal (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)
7620 Central People’s Broadcasting Station, Beijing, with talk at 1718 in Chinese to Taiwan. Weak signal (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)
Cuba
5025, Radio Rebelde (Habana). 0409-0420. Spanish. Is the revolution dead? I just heard Radio Rebelde playing “Spanish Lullaby” by Madonna aka “The Material Girl.” ID and Spanish cover versions of US pop mx. (Joe Wood, TN).
Djibouti
4780, Radio Djibouti, *0300. Open carrier noted at 0254N. Sign on with national anthem, reciting from the Qur’an. Into assumed Arabic. Signal poor with CODAR interference. Even in the middle of winter, with the best of propagation, I do not often hear this one (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
Egypt
6290, Egyptian Radio. (Kafr Silim-Abis). 0332-0339. Arabic service. Traditional Arab music from lady announcer. Poor signal quality. (Joe Wood, TN).
Equatorial Guinea
5005, Radio Nacional Bata (Bata), 0459-0503, Spanish (per schedule). Weak carrier at 0459 followed by national anthem at 0500. Talk at 0503. Very poor signal, just above noise during anthem, and too weak to understand any of talk. Audio was also weak. First log on this frequency in 2009. (Jim Evans, TN)
Ethiopia
6890, Radio Fana, 2035-2045. Horn of Africa music to vernacular talk. Weak but readable. Stronger on // 6110 - but with co-channel QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Euro-pirate
7550.04, Radio Amica, 0430-0450. Euro-pop music. Italian IDs. Fair to good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Guam
5765, AFN, 1032-1045. Steady news and commentary from the radio networks NPR in the USA. Noted signal at fair level with minimal fading. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
Honduras
HRMI (presumed) 0945-1000. Noted steady popular Spanish music at tune in. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
India/Andaman & Nicobar Island
4700, All India Radio-Port Blair (tentative). Not heard on their normal 4760. This same situation was also observed earlier this year. Heard at 1401, Oct. 21 with subcontinent music; in Hindi. At 1512 switched over to Delhi programming with ads and news in Hindi. Noted that both 4970 (fair-poor) and 5040 (fair) also switched over to Delhi at the usual time of 1512 (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
Indonesia
9680, RRI Jakarta, 1043-1108. Regular local music from Indonesia, with WYFR causing interference in French. WYFR goes off the air at 1045, leaving Jakarta in the clear and with a good signal. Program comments at 1047 in Indonesian. Qu'ran recitationa followed for a few minutes. (Chuck Bolland,FL)
3344.96 RRI Ternate(presumed) 1339-1403 Oct 18. Segued vocals with no announcements until 1359, but the announcement was too weak to copy, back to music at 1400. (John (Wilkins, CO)
3976.06 RRI Pontianak 1243-1256. Regional vocals, subcontinental-ish sounding, man ancr hosting. Good signal with amateur radio interference. (John Wilkins, CO)
Kuwait
11630, Radio Kuwait. 2026-2100.* Best reception of this station in several months. Traditional US C&W music with pops mixed in. No announcement breaks between songs. Newscast at 2045-2050, followed by more pop music. Station ID, schedules and station sign-off with national anthem and time signal pips. (Joe Wood, TN)
Laos
6130 Lao National Radio 1358-1412. Lao vocal music to 1412 tuneout. Fair in the band noise. (John Wilkins, CO)
Malaysia
7295, Traxx FM at 1708-1720. Western pop music from late 50s and 60s including Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly and a of couple songs by Connie Francis, no announcer noted. Poor Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada)
Mexico
6010, Radio Mil (Mexico City). 0855-0910. Spanish ID’s at 0900 and 0910. Insipid pop music with male announcer. Signal poor.(Joe Wood, TN)
Myanmar
5985 Radio Myanmar 1329-1333. Usual station interval signal and chimes, followed by talk or news. Good signal punching through the band noise. (John Wilkins, CO)
Nigeria
7255, Voice of Nigeria (Ikorodu), 2135-2150. French. Lively West African pop music with male DJ. Mention of Nigeria and multiple IDs. Very good signal with some fading, signal improving over time. (Jim Evans, TN)
North Korea
2850.02 Pyongyang BC Stn 1319-1335+. Classical instrumental music and Korean operatic vocals. Lady announcer spoke briefly after each segment. Very good signal. (John Wilkins, CO)
Northern Marianas
7280, Tinian Radio Free Asia at 1707 in Mandarin. Easy-listening songs. //7290 7290 not listed in Aoki, EiBi, etc poor. Good Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada)
Papua New Guinea
3334.97 Radio East Sepik 1318-1336. Hotel California tune and other English pops. Lady ammouncer to canned announcement at 1329, mentioned 3335 kilohertz and "?? point 7 FM." More pop and island music followed at 1330. Good signal. (John Wilkins, CO)
Peru
4857.46, Radio La Hora, 2302-2315. Male in steady Spanish comments or news. Could be news since he's mentioned place names in Ecuador and "Ecomonico." Signal was fair to good.(Chuck Bolland, FL)
4890.80, Radio Chota,(presumed) 2323-2335. Spanish comments with female commenting in the background. CODAR noted on top of Chota, so it's difficult to copy the audio. So much noise here. The signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
4890.81, Radio Chota, (presumed) 1030-1045. Very faint signal here under CODAR or other type of man made noise. At 1030, brief program comments, followed by music. Could just make out the music as I listen. Announcer at 1035 in Spanish. I tried to notch out the CODAR, but it's impossible. Continued to hear bits and pieces of the signal as time passed. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
4955, Radio Cultural Amauta Huanta, 2340-2359. Two males in Spanish with comments. Mention again of place names from Peru during talking. Also heard the word "...Amauta..." during live comments. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Russia
6160, Radio Rossii via Monchegorsk (site per Aoki),0231-0241. Equal strength and mixing with Vancouver (talk show), Newfoundland not heard. In Russian with music program of Jackson, Como, etc.. Noted clearly // 5920 (fair – very nice to hear them here without the interference, 5940 (fair), 7200 (the best of all of them) and 7320 (fair) (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
Solomon Islands
5019.97 SIBC 1335-1400. Presumed station with English talk, probably BBCWS but too weak to tell. Time pips at 1400.(John Wilkins, CO)
Venezuela
(tentative) 4939.93, Radio Amazonas, 2330-2345. Tuned in while music in progress. Afterwards a male comments in Spanish. At 2337 back to music. Music sounds like part of the pop charts. Believe I heard "Venezuela" earlier and also a name as "San Martin" later. Signal was fair but a lot of noise.(Chuck Bolland, FL)
Zanzibar/Tanzania
11735, Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar, 1800-1810. English news. "Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar" ID at 1805. Into presumed Swahili talk at 1809. Poor signal due to noisy conditions and poor, muffled audio.(Brian Alexander, PA)
3309.95, Radio Mosoj Chaski, 0937-1000. Male's brief Spanish comments. Music to announcer's chat. Signal fading in/out and noted at a poor level. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
6075, Radio Causachun Coca, 1015-1030. Station's very weak signal, and here while the signal drops out periodically to nil then fades back in. One thing about this band regardless of the frequency, there's always enough splatter to interfere with the target's reception. At 1019, a female joined the conversation. Station's signal remained at a poor level.(Chuck Bolland, FL)
6155.20, Radio Fides, 1005-1015. Spanish newscast with focus on place names, to music at 1008. Canned promos and station ID. For the first few minutes of this logging, the signal was at a fair level although if had some splatter interfering with it. The signal was surprisingly audible this morning eventhough there was fading and splatter. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
6134.82, Radio Santa Cruz, 1011-1020. Noted a male and female's Spanish program comments. Signal very poor with splatter. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Brazil
5045, Radio Cultura Ondas Tropicais, (presumed)0955-1005. Music noted to 0957 for Portuguese comments. Fair signal quality. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
5044.99, Radio Cultura do Para, 0450-0520. Mostly continuous Portuguese music of pops/ballads. ID at 0517. Good signal quality. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Canada
6030 CFVP Calgary at 1940. Country music, IDs as “Classic Country AM 10-60”. Frequency carries audio of station CKMX. Fair to good Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)
China
7315, China Radio International at 1713 in English with “News and Reports”, reporting on car safety, //7335 good. Very good signal (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)
7620 Central People’s Broadcasting Station, Beijing, with talk at 1718 in Chinese to Taiwan. Weak signal (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada/ODXA)
Cuba
5025, Radio Rebelde (Habana). 0409-0420. Spanish. Is the revolution dead? I just heard Radio Rebelde playing “Spanish Lullaby” by Madonna aka “The Material Girl.” ID and Spanish cover versions of US pop mx. (Joe Wood, TN).
Djibouti
4780, Radio Djibouti, *0300. Open carrier noted at 0254N. Sign on with national anthem, reciting from the Qur’an. Into assumed Arabic. Signal poor with CODAR interference. Even in the middle of winter, with the best of propagation, I do not often hear this one (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
Egypt
6290, Egyptian Radio. (Kafr Silim-Abis). 0332-0339. Arabic service. Traditional Arab music from lady announcer. Poor signal quality. (Joe Wood, TN).
Equatorial Guinea
5005, Radio Nacional Bata (Bata), 0459-0503, Spanish (per schedule). Weak carrier at 0459 followed by national anthem at 0500. Talk at 0503. Very poor signal, just above noise during anthem, and too weak to understand any of talk. Audio was also weak. First log on this frequency in 2009. (Jim Evans, TN)
Ethiopia
6890, Radio Fana, 2035-2045. Horn of Africa music to vernacular talk. Weak but readable. Stronger on // 6110 - but with co-channel QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Euro-pirate
7550.04, Radio Amica, 0430-0450. Euro-pop music. Italian IDs. Fair to good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Guam
5765, AFN, 1032-1045. Steady news and commentary from the radio networks NPR in the USA. Noted signal at fair level with minimal fading. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
Honduras
HRMI (presumed) 0945-1000. Noted steady popular Spanish music at tune in. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, FL).
India/Andaman & Nicobar Island
4700, All India Radio-Port Blair (tentative). Not heard on their normal 4760. This same situation was also observed earlier this year. Heard at 1401, Oct. 21 with subcontinent music; in Hindi. At 1512 switched over to Delhi programming with ads and news in Hindi. Noted that both 4970 (fair-poor) and 5040 (fair) also switched over to Delhi at the usual time of 1512 (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
Indonesia
9680, RRI Jakarta, 1043-1108. Regular local music from Indonesia, with WYFR causing interference in French. WYFR goes off the air at 1045, leaving Jakarta in the clear and with a good signal. Program comments at 1047 in Indonesian. Qu'ran recitationa followed for a few minutes. (Chuck Bolland,FL)
3344.96 RRI Ternate(presumed) 1339-1403 Oct 18. Segued vocals with no announcements until 1359, but the announcement was too weak to copy, back to music at 1400. (John (Wilkins, CO)
3976.06 RRI Pontianak 1243-1256. Regional vocals, subcontinental-ish sounding, man ancr hosting. Good signal with amateur radio interference. (John Wilkins, CO)
Kuwait
11630, Radio Kuwait. 2026-2100.* Best reception of this station in several months. Traditional US C&W music with pops mixed in. No announcement breaks between songs. Newscast at 2045-2050, followed by more pop music. Station ID, schedules and station sign-off with national anthem and time signal pips. (Joe Wood, TN)
Laos
6130 Lao National Radio 1358-1412. Lao vocal music to 1412 tuneout. Fair in the band noise. (John Wilkins, CO)
Malaysia
7295, Traxx FM at 1708-1720. Western pop music from late 50s and 60s including Peggy Sue by Buddy Holly and a of couple songs by Connie Francis, no announcer noted. Poor Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada)
Mexico
6010, Radio Mil (Mexico City). 0855-0910. Spanish ID’s at 0900 and 0910. Insipid pop music with male announcer. Signal poor.(Joe Wood, TN)
Myanmar
5985 Radio Myanmar 1329-1333. Usual station interval signal and chimes, followed by talk or news. Good signal punching through the band noise. (John Wilkins, CO)
Nigeria
7255, Voice of Nigeria (Ikorodu), 2135-2150. French. Lively West African pop music with male DJ. Mention of Nigeria and multiple IDs. Very good signal with some fading, signal improving over time. (Jim Evans, TN)
North Korea
2850.02 Pyongyang BC Stn 1319-1335+. Classical instrumental music and Korean operatic vocals. Lady announcer spoke briefly after each segment. Very good signal. (John Wilkins, CO)
Northern Marianas
7280, Tinian Radio Free Asia at 1707 in Mandarin. Easy-listening songs. //7290 7290 not listed in Aoki, EiBi, etc poor. Good Oct 24 (Harold Sellers, BC, Canada)
Papua New Guinea
3334.97 Radio East Sepik 1318-1336. Hotel California tune and other English pops. Lady ammouncer to canned announcement at 1329, mentioned 3335 kilohertz and "?? point 7 FM." More pop and island music followed at 1330. Good signal. (John Wilkins, CO)
Peru
4857.46, Radio La Hora, 2302-2315. Male in steady Spanish comments or news. Could be news since he's mentioned place names in Ecuador and "Ecomonico." Signal was fair to good.(Chuck Bolland, FL)
4890.80, Radio Chota,(presumed) 2323-2335. Spanish comments with female commenting in the background. CODAR noted on top of Chota, so it's difficult to copy the audio. So much noise here. The signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
4890.81, Radio Chota, (presumed) 1030-1045. Very faint signal here under CODAR or other type of man made noise. At 1030, brief program comments, followed by music. Could just make out the music as I listen. Announcer at 1035 in Spanish. I tried to notch out the CODAR, but it's impossible. Continued to hear bits and pieces of the signal as time passed. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
4955, Radio Cultural Amauta Huanta, 2340-2359. Two males in Spanish with comments. Mention again of place names from Peru during talking. Also heard the word "...Amauta..." during live comments. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, FL)
Russia
6160, Radio Rossii via Monchegorsk (site per Aoki),0231-0241. Equal strength and mixing with Vancouver (talk show), Newfoundland not heard. In Russian with music program of Jackson, Como, etc.. Noted clearly // 5920 (fair – very nice to hear them here without the interference, 5940 (fair), 7200 (the best of all of them) and 7320 (fair) (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)
Solomon Islands
5019.97 SIBC 1335-1400. Presumed station with English talk, probably BBCWS but too weak to tell. Time pips at 1400.(John Wilkins, CO)
Venezuela
(tentative) 4939.93, Radio Amazonas, 2330-2345. Tuned in while music in progress. Afterwards a male comments in Spanish. At 2337 back to music. Music sounds like part of the pop charts. Believe I heard "Venezuela" earlier and also a name as "San Martin" later. Signal was fair but a lot of noise.(Chuck Bolland, FL)
Zanzibar/Tanzania
11735, Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar, 1800-1810. English news. "Voice of Tanzania-Zanzibar" ID at 1805. Into presumed Swahili talk at 1809. Poor signal due to noisy conditions and poor, muffled audio.(Brian Alexander, PA)
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Al Jazeera English covers "nouveau cold war story" in Honduras
"I arrived in Honduras one week after ousted president Manuel Zelaya returned to begin his long spell of internal exile in the Brazilian embassy. With my crew from Fault Lines on Al Jazeera English TV, I went straight from the airport to a funeral. A week later, on our last night of filming, we attended another funeral.The first was for a 24-year-old woman, the second for a 50-year-old schoolteacher, and both active in the resistance to the coup. ... Unsurprisingly, the US mainstream media is not reporting the story of what is really going on in Honduras. The de facto government and its backers invested $400,000 (that we know of) in bipartisan lobbying, and succeeded in implanting a deeply distorted narrative of events--a nouveau cold war story starring Hugo Chávez as puppet master and Zelaya as marionette.
Meanwhile, the voice of the social movement struggling to reform its country's constitution in the second poorest nation in the hemisphere has been all but ignored." Avi Lewis, The Nation 26 Oct., 2009 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091109/lewis with links to video of AJE's Fault Lines: 100 Days of Resistance. Regardless of what we think about the events in Honduras, the writer's language, at least in this blurb, does not position Al Jazeera English as a dispassionate, objective news source. "About Fault Lines: Looking deeper into the US and its place in the world." AJE website at http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/faultlines/ .
(Kim Elliott)
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Honduras
Shortwave but not quite broadcasting
Shortwave, but not quite broadcasting: America calling Juanita. "Juanita Castro, the younger sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, worked for the CIA during some crucial years of the Cold War, she says in her new memoir. ... The CIA communicated through a short-wave radio. At an appointed hour daily, if the waltz 'Fascination' aired on the radio, Castro would know that a message would follow. An overture from 'Madame Butterfly' meant that no message was coming, according to the book. A special code was made up of numbers, which Castro would decode with a manual, she wrote." CNN, 27 October 2009. This was from 1961 until she left Cuba for the United States in 1964.
(Kim Elliott)
(Kim Elliott)
Castro's sister: She helped CIA against Cuban leaders
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/10/27/castro.sister.cia/
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West Africa Democracy Radio carried on Eurobird 1
Ray Woodward reports: “This station is currently being carried via WRN capacity @ 28.5 east (Eurobird 1) 11.390 GHz Hor SR:27500 FEC:2/3 on the channel label ‘MOS Radio’.”West Africa Democracy Radio (WADR) describes itself as “a trans-territorial radio station set up to facilitate the exchange of development information between and among countries of West Africa, including Mauritania, Chad and Cameroon. In the station’s first phase, it targeted mainly the Mano River Union (MRU) countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.”
The station used to broadcast on shortwave, but is now on FM 94.9 in Dakar, plus satellite and Internet. Broadcasts in French and English are at 0700-2000 UTC according to the website at http://www.wadr.org/news/news.php?id=2
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
Radio Nepal appoints new Executive Director
A veteran broadcaster, Tapa Nath Shukla, has been appointed Executive Director of Radio Nepal. Mr Shukla, who joins from the Ministry of Information and Communications, is a former head of both Radio Nepal and Nepal Television. His appointment was announced after a cabinet meeting in Kathmandu. He succeeds Ram Sharan Karki, who has been Radio Nepal’s Executive Director for nearly three years.
Radio Nepal was established in 1951 and broadcasts on shortwave, mediumwave and FM, as well as online at www.radionepal.org. In recent years it has been seeking to move from a state-run station to a public service broadcaster in the face of stiff competition from many commercial radio stations.
(Source: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
Radio Nepal was established in 1951 and broadcasts on shortwave, mediumwave and FM, as well as online at www.radionepal.org. In recent years it has been seeking to move from a state-run station to a public service broadcaster in the face of stiff competition from many commercial radio stations.
(Source: Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins
Solar Terrestrial Activity Report
http://www.solen.info/solar/
My new web page server host http://www.aplus.net/ proved to be unreliable in every aspect so I dumped them yesterday evening. My other web page server host has been up in parallel for the past three months and I will be using them again solely. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
So the new (old) web page URL's are as follows:
http://www.solen.info/solar/
My new web page server host http://www.aplus.net/ proved to be unreliable in every aspect so I dumped them yesterday evening. My other web page server host has been up in parallel for the past three months and I will be using them again solely. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
So the new (old) web page URL's are as follows:
NZ4O Daily Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data Archive:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o1.htm
NZ4O Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data In Graphic & Image Format:
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NZ4O Solar Cycle 24 Forecast Discussion & Archive:
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NZ4O 160 Meter Radio Propagation Theory Notes:
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NZ4O Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Raw Forecast Data Links:
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NZ4O Solar Space Weather & Geomagnetic Data In Graphic & Image Format:
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NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M Frequency Radiowave Propagation Forecast & Archive:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o3.htm
NZ4O Solar Cycle 24 Forecast Discussion & Archive:
http://www.wcflunatall.com/nz4o4.htm
NZ4O 160 Meter Radio Propagation Theory Notes:
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
19 - 25 October 2009
Solar activity was very low to low. The week began with a spotless disk void of activity. However, new Region 1029 (N15, L=211, class/area Dsi/130 on 25 October) emerged on the disk on 23 October and produced numerous B-flares on 24-25 October as well as a C-flare
at 25/0226 UTC. The group showed steady growth that was continuing at the end of the highlights interval. In addition, Region 1028 (N27, L=206, class/area Axx/10 on 23 October) emerged on 20 October, decayed to plage on 21 October, re-emerged with one spot on 23
October, and then decayed to plage for the remainder of the interval.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels for most of the period with the exception of a brief period at moderate levels on 25 October.
The geomagnetic field began the period at quiet levels. Activity levels increased to predominantly unsettled to active on 22 October following a sudden impulse at 22/0019 UTC (11 nT on the Boulder magnetometer), and continued to be elevated through 23/1200 UTC.
Isolated minor and major storm periods were observed at high latitudes during this interval. Quiet levels predominated thereafter until late on the 24th when there was a small increase to quiet to unsettled levels which continued through 25/1500 UTC. Activity levels returned to quiet levels thereafter through the remainder of the period. Solar wind observations at the ACE spacecraft showed a weak shock at 21/2309 UTC which was followed by a slow increase in
velocity and enhanced interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). The southward component of the IMF ranged typically between +/- 6 nT with peaks around -9 nT following the shock and continuing through 23/0950 UTC. The solar wind velocity jumped from 270 km/s up to 340
km/s at the time of the shock and showed a slow increase through mid-day on the 24th with peak velocity around 420 km/s. Although there was some uncertainty the most likely source for this disturbance was the faint halo CME associated with the EIT wave that occurred around 17/1935 UTC as reported in last week's highlights. A second disturbance in the solar wind was seen beginning at 24/1630 UTC and lasting through mid-day on the 25th; the solar wind signatures were consistent with a co-rotating interaction region followed by a weak high-speed stream associated with a positive polarity coronal hole. Peak Bz values were around -7 nT during the CIR (24/1500 UTC to 25/0000 UTC) and peak velocity reached about 490 km/s at 25/0830 UTC.
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
28 October - 23 November 2009
Solar activity is expected to be very low to low.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal levels through the period.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be predominantly quiet for 28 October through 6 November. An increase to quiet to unsettled is possible on 7 November due to a recurrent high speed stream. Activity levels should return to predominantly quiet levels for 8 November through 16 November. An increase to unsettled levels with a chance for active periods is expected on 18-21 November due another recurrent high speed stream. Activity is expected to return to mostly quiet levels for 22-23 November.
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
19 - 25 October 2009
Solar activity was very low to low. The week began with a spotless disk void of activity. However, new Region 1029 (N15, L=211, class/area Dsi/130 on 25 October) emerged on the disk on 23 October and produced numerous B-flares on 24-25 October as well as a C-flare
at 25/0226 UTC. The group showed steady growth that was continuing at the end of the highlights interval. In addition, Region 1028 (N27, L=206, class/area Axx/10 on 23 October) emerged on 20 October, decayed to plage on 21 October, re-emerged with one spot on 23
October, and then decayed to plage for the remainder of the interval.
No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels for most of the period with the exception of a brief period at moderate levels on 25 October.
The geomagnetic field began the period at quiet levels. Activity levels increased to predominantly unsettled to active on 22 October following a sudden impulse at 22/0019 UTC (11 nT on the Boulder magnetometer), and continued to be elevated through 23/1200 UTC.
Isolated minor and major storm periods were observed at high latitudes during this interval. Quiet levels predominated thereafter until late on the 24th when there was a small increase to quiet to unsettled levels which continued through 25/1500 UTC. Activity levels returned to quiet levels thereafter through the remainder of the period. Solar wind observations at the ACE spacecraft showed a weak shock at 21/2309 UTC which was followed by a slow increase in
velocity and enhanced interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). The southward component of the IMF ranged typically between +/- 6 nT with peaks around -9 nT following the shock and continuing through 23/0950 UTC. The solar wind velocity jumped from 270 km/s up to 340
km/s at the time of the shock and showed a slow increase through mid-day on the 24th with peak velocity around 420 km/s. Although there was some uncertainty the most likely source for this disturbance was the faint halo CME associated with the EIT wave that occurred around 17/1935 UTC as reported in last week's highlights. A second disturbance in the solar wind was seen beginning at 24/1630 UTC and lasting through mid-day on the 25th; the solar wind signatures were consistent with a co-rotating interaction region followed by a weak high-speed stream associated with a positive polarity coronal hole. Peak Bz values were around -7 nT during the CIR (24/1500 UTC to 25/0000 UTC) and peak velocity reached about 490 km/s at 25/0830 UTC.
Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
28 October - 23 November 2009
Solar activity is expected to be very low to low.
No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.
The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal levels through the period.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be predominantly quiet for 28 October through 6 November. An increase to quiet to unsettled is possible on 7 November due to a recurrent high speed stream. Activity levels should return to predominantly quiet levels for 8 November through 16 November. An increase to unsettled levels with a chance for active periods is expected on 18-21 November due another recurrent high speed stream. Activity is expected to return to mostly quiet levels for 22-23 November.
Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Oct 27 2121 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table# Issued 2009 Oct 27
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Oct 28 75 5 2
2009 Oct 29 75 5 2
2009 Oct 30 75 5 2
2009 Oct 31 75 5 2
2009 Nov 01 73 5 2
2009 Nov 02 73 5 2
2009 Nov 03 70 5 2
2009 Nov 04 70 5 2
2009 Nov 05 70 5 2
2009 Nov 06 70 5 2
2009 Nov 07 70 5 2
2009 Nov 08 70 5 2
2009 Nov 09 70 5 2
2009 Nov 10 70 5 2
2009 Nov 11 70 5 2
2009 Nov 12 70 5 2
2009 Nov 13 70 5 2
2009 Nov 14 70 5 2
2009 Nov 15 72 5 2
2009 Nov 16 72 5 2
2009 Nov 17 72 5 2
2009 Nov 18 72 12 3
2009 Nov 19 72 8 3
2009 Nov 20 75 8 3
2009 Nov 21 75 8 3
2009 Nov 22 75 5 2
2009 Nov 23 75 5 2
(NOAA)
Radio Station Belarus - B09 multilingual schedule
Radio Station Belarus
Effective: 25October 2009 - 28 March 2010
All times UTC
Belarussian*
0500-0800 on 7255 MNS 250 kW / 072 deg
1600-1800 on 7255 MNS 250 kW / 072 deg
Belarussian
1200-1500 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1200-1500 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
English
2100-2300 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
2100-2300 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
2100-2300 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
German
1900-2100 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
1900-2100 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1900-2100 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
Polish
1700-1900 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1700-1900 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
1805-1900 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
Russian
1500-1700 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1500-1700 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
2300-2400 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
2300-2400 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
2300-2400 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
*Belorussian Radio HS-1
(DX Mix News # 596 via wb, Germany, Alokesh Gupta, India & Jaiskthivel, India)
All times UTC
Belarussian*
0500-0800 on 7255 MNS 250 kW / 072 deg
1600-1800 on 7255 MNS 250 kW / 072 deg
Belarussian
1200-1500 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1200-1500 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
English
2100-2300 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
2100-2300 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
2100-2300 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
German
1900-2100 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
1900-2100 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1900-2100 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
Polish
1700-1900 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1700-1900 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
1805-1900 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
Russian
1500-1700 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1500-1700 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
2300-2400 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
2300-2400 on 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
2300-2400 on 7390 MNS 150 kW / 246 deg
*Belorussian Radio HS-1
(DX Mix News # 596 via wb, Germany, Alokesh Gupta, India & Jaiskthivel, India)
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