Thursday, July 19, 2007

Review of Domestic Broadcast Survey 9


As the prime DX listening season nears, it's time to remind hobbyist of the latest publication from the Danish SW Listener's Club International. Domestic Broadcasting Survey (DBS) 9 is ready for the season, and it remains an excellent reference source.
The 9th Edition, edited by DSWCI Anker Petersen, is divided into four parts. Part 1 list broadcasting stations sorted by-frequency from 2310-5699.8 kHz. Part 2: Domestic stations on international bands 5765-17890 kHz. Part 3: All active Clandestine stations with schedules and identifications. Part 4: Deleted frequencies between 2 and 30 kHz, which have not been reported during the past five years.
This new survey is based upon official sources, DX bulletins and current schedules. Listings are in an easy to follow format, sorted by frequency, kW, country, station and operating schedules. Parallel frequencies and operating format.
The Last Log column, shows the last month and year the station was heard before the DBS printing deadline, Those stations that have been logged have been moved to Part 4.
The 40 page edition is available by email as PDF format (about 330 kB), A few limited editions are also available also printed on paper. Funds should be sent to: DSWCI, c/o Bent Nielsen-Treasurer, Egekrogen 14, DK 3500 Vaerloese, Denmark. Email edition: DKK 40,000 or US $7.00 or Euro 5,00, GP 4,00 or SEK 50,000 or 5 IRCs. Printed edition: DKK 75,000 or US $12.00 or Euro10,000; GBP 7,00 or SEK 100,000 or 10 IRCs. Payment in cash notes are accepted wheras checks are not accepted. DSWCI Bank is Danske Bank, 12 Holmens Kanal, DK-1092 Copenhagen K Denmark. Account: DK-44 3000 4001 528459.
The Domestic Broadcast Survey 9th edition remains an excellent source to aid in your listening sessions. Every dedicated DXer should keep this fine publication in their listening post. Thanks to Anker Petersen and his dedicated monitors for another accurate and valuable reference aid. To view a sample page of DBS 9, refer to: www.dswci.org/
Gayle Van Horn W4GVH/What's New-Monitoring Times Aug 2007)