INDONESIA 11784.87, V.O.I., 1954 pgm in lang to 2000, then AR-like instru. mx for 2 min. and nice EG ID by W "This is the V.O. Indonesia in Jakarta". Fanfare and W opening anmnts. Same W w/ID and into EG nx. Not very strong and QRM from 11780 and 11775. No sign of 15150. Thanks José Miguel Romero logging. (Valko 10 March)IRAN 6255, V.O.I.R.I. 2013 in EG w/feature abt "The March of Victory" in Iraq w/ment of the American occupiers and the martyrs. 2025 ID and sked by W. Good signal but lcl noise a problem. Also hrd in SP via Lithuania on 6250 at 2133*. (Valko 10 March)
AUSTRALIA 4910, VL8T, 2135-2140 ABC nx and sports by W, promo/ID at 2140. Discussion pgm after. Nice ID at 2200 by M. Shocked to hear this decent signal, //4835 VL8A both about equal strength. 4910 had some CODAR QRM, and 4835 QRMed from Mali. 5025 blocked by Rebelde and Benin. Of course 4910 faded out and last hrd around 2250. Looks like the path with least amount of daylight would follow through the Indian Ocean, diagonally
across Africa, and across the Atlantic. Although seemingly possible is a north polar path closely following the terminator, it should be in too much daylight. At the start, Tennant Creek was 31 minutes past sunrise and it was 1:41 before sunset here. By fade-out, we were 26 minutes before sunset but Tennant Creek was 1:46 after sunrise. VL8T was already in and readable when I tuned in, so I don't know when fade-in was. Will have to keep checking this. (Valko 10 March)
COLOMBIA 6139.77, R. Lider, 0638 E-Z LA song sounding like a remake of "Whiter Shade of Pale" but it wasn't. 0641 nice promo/ID by M, and back to mx. Very strong. (Valko 11 March)
ALGERIA 6300, R. Nacional Saharaui, Noticed this has moved back here a few days ago. Big OC at 0700, and suddenly pgm on w/Koran at 0707. Eats up a good 12 khz (6 khz either side). (Valko 11 March)
INDIA 5040, AIR Jeypore, 1228 end of mx, M anncr in lang, 1229 brief mx bridge then different M anncr, time ticks, and EG nx starting w/ID "This is All India R. The news read by ??". Not that bad in LSB to avoid Myanmar. (Valko 11 March) (Dave Valko, PA/Cumbre DX)
INDONESIA 11785 As usual in past weeks, VoINS to ME/NE/EUR missed on FRIDAYS, also failed today Mar 9th. Only RRI Jakarta in BI noted til about 1710 UT on 11860.005 kHz. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 9)
3345.0 RRI Ternate, 2004-2035, Feb 13, heard with interruptions. Long Qur'an recitations exceeding the other RRI broadcasts. The Propinsi Aced the Molukku area is the other Indonesia province with a little more conservative Islamic culture. Back into normal program at 2025 with local songs. Just "Radio Republik Indonesia, Ternate" at 2028, 23532. Reception with 095 degree beverage reduced interference from Channel Africa which is very strong using a 180 degrees aerial.
3976.0, RRI Pontianak, 1556-1658, Feb 15, prolonged schedule with no sign off at 1600. Just Radio Republik Indonesia ID at 1559, but no local one. Phone-in program and lots of slow Indonesian songs, some US oldies as well. Blocked by Hungary on 3975 at *1658.
3995.06, RRI Kendari, 1534-1559, Feb 16, non-stop Indonesian songs, no ID heard. *1559 blocked by DRM outcast. The former 4002v channel was harder to receive in the past. QRM Xinjiang PBS on 3990, 24532.
4605.0, RRI Serui, 2100-2110, Feb 13, 14 and 25, great openings towards Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and unbelievably strong signals from weak transmitters thousands of kilometres away. Played very nice Indonesian songs, ID at 2100: "Radio Republik Indonesia Serui dengan warta berita dari Jakarta" prior to Jakarta news starting at 2101 with "Waktu Indonesia Barat (West Indonesian time), ini Radio Republik Indonesia dengan warta berita" and local ID again at 2109: "Radio Republik Indonesia Serui...frekwensi 4605 kHz gelombang pentek di 62 metran". Into nice songs again, 24534 - 44533. (Bernardini and Schliphacke)
4749.96, RRI Makassar, at 2055-2059, Feb 13 and 14, Quran recitations and RRI ID, 44533 with 065 degrees beverage.
4790.0, RRI Fak-Fak, 2021-2120, Feb 13 and 14, Indonesian love songs, great music reminding me of my trips to that country. Local ID at 2030: "Radio Republik Indonesia Fak-Fak, programma satu (Px 1) ...gelombang pentek 60 metran, frekwensi 4790 kHz" all by lady and into music programme. 25532 up to 45533 in the peaks.
4869.9v, RRI Wamena (presumed), (time ? Ed), Feb 13 and 14, songs and male anns but unable to figure out details, no ID, weak 13521, not to be mixed up with RRI Sorong.
4874.5, RRI Sorong, 2115-2200, e.g. Feb 09, the only one being audible most of the days I was in Denmark. Though the 10 kW might propagate a bit more stable, local programme with local advs for Sorong companies, ID: "Radio Republik Indonesia Sorong" at 2159 and into Jakarta news at 2200, 33533. (Stefan Schliphacke-D, visiting Fjerritslev-DEN, Beverage Farm, dswci DXW Mar 7)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News (BC-DX 798) via Wolfgang Bueschel)
