Turkmenistan monitoring observations

TURKMENISTAN

Last days I checked the radio of Turkmenistan. The two frequencies 4930 and 5015 are still active. I heard the programmes very weak, but the programmes of Turkmenistan are easy to recognize due to their language and instrumental music. 4930 was not audible in tne evening
until 2100 because of VOA on that frequency. So it was possible to hear from 2100-2300 when the hight break beginns on 4930, then from 0059-0150, when the station faded out. 5015 came in after 2100 and was audible until 0130 (fade out). The night break is before 2100. The programmes are not in \\, just some news at the beginning of the hour. 2100-2300, 0059-~0150: 4930 2100-~0130 UT: 5015 kHz.
(Udo Krueger-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 18)
(Source: BC-DX # 813)

Exiled Ethiopian Church to launch radio broadcast on July 2

The exiled Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has announced today that it will launch a weekly radio broadcast to Ethiopia starting on 2 July 2007. The radio will be broadcast every Monday from 7-8 pm, Addis Ababa time [1600-1700 gmt], on 15260 kHz or 19 meter band.

The radio programme will include bible teaching, church news, as well as reports and discussions on current social, political and other issues of national importance. The Holy Synod is led by the legitimate patriarch of Ethiopia, Abune Merkorios, who went into exile when the Tigrean People Liberation Front (weyane, [TPLF, dominant party with in ruling coalition]) came to power in 1991.

While in exile, Abune Merkorios helped prevent Ethiopian churches in the Diaspora from being taken over by the weyane-installed patriarch, Aba Gebremedhin (formerly Aba Paulos) who is viewed by Ethiopians more as a political cadre of the regime than a religious leader.

Abune Merkorios has also helped build several churches, providing spiritual comfort to hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians who scattered around the world. The radio broadcast is intended to expand its spiritual service the church providing to its followers be a voice for the millions of Ethiopians who are being brutalized by the tribal junta in power.
(Source: Ethiopian Review website in English 12 Jun 07 via BBC Monitoring, original post 14 June 2007)

Venezuelan opposition channel warns against closure

Closing down Venezuela’s last remaining opposition television station would be “the beginning of the end” of President Hugo Chávez’s rule, the channel’s head said in comments published today. ”It would be the beginning of the end because it would close the escape valve available to Venezuelans. Globovision is the only media where the opposition can take a stand,” station director Alberto Ravell told conservative daily Spanish newspaper ABC.

Ravell said the broadcaster was the only station in Venezuela whose “editorial line is not set by the government.” Last month Chávez refused to renew the broadcast licence of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV), which expired on May 27, on grounds the network was conspiring to overthrow him.

Venezuela’s Communications Minister Willian Lara has since accused Globovision of inciting attempts to assassinate Chávez, citing as proof its airing of footage of the 1981 assassination attempt on former pope John Paul II accompanied by a salsa song whose lyrics included the line “have faith.”

Chávez’s move against RCTV, a popular broadcaster of soap operas and variety shows, sparked days of clashes between police and protesters that left dozens injured and led to an international outcry. The Venezuelan president has said Globovision distorted reaction to the closure of RCTV.

While Venezuelan state television has depicted the protesters as vandals Globovision has depicted the marches against the closure of RCTV as a battle for free speech and has blamed the police for the violence.

(Source: AFP/R Netherlands media Network Weblog)

Voice of Zimbabwe programming has yet to begin

Monitoring observations over the past month of the Voice of Zimbabwe indicate that regular programming has yet to start. The station opened on 25 May 2007.

Harare’s state-owned The Sunday Mail reported on 27 May that the station was testing “for the next three weeks, during which time management will be fine-tuning programming and receiving feedback from listeners from all over the world”. The published transmission schedule is 0530 to 1630 gmt on 5975 kHz and 1630 to 0530 gmt on 4828 kHz.

However, no news broadcasts have been heard; the station plays Chimurenga [liberation war] music which fades away at different times. There is no set schedule and no announcers have been heard.

Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings and the Ministry of Information have not advanced any explanation for the failure to begin news broadcasts.

Zimdaily, a London-based online news service critical of government policies, reported on 5 June that the station had “indefinitely” postponed broadcasts because “the radio was inadvertently jammed by the same equipment set up by the paranoid ZANU-PF government to jam private radio stations - Studio 7 and SW Radio Africa”.

The station, headed by liberation war veteran Happison Muchechetere, is thought to have hired three reporters by 15 June. Staff members are still based in Harare, not in Gweru, the city from which the station broadcasts. Vehicles bearing the station’s logo are seen on the streets of Harare.
(Source: BBC Monitoring research 29 Jun 07/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Shortwave propagation reports

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
27 June - 23 July 2007

Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels. Isolated C-class flares are possible during 28 June - 11 July due to the return of old Region 960 (S07, L = 176).

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 27 June, 02 - 05 July, and 16 - 17 July.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels during 27 June - 10 July, though active levels may occur on 30 June due to a weak, recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to active levels on 11 - 12 July due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet to
unsettled conditions are expected during 13 - 17 July. An increase to quiet to active conditions is expected during 18 - 20 July with minor storm periods possible on 19 July due to another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Mostly quiet conditions are expected during 21 - 23 July.

27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2007 Jun 26 1853 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
# http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2007 Jun 26
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2007 Jun 27 75 5 2
2007 Jun 28 80 5 2
2007 Jun 29 80 8 3
2007 Jun 30 80 10 3
2007 Jul 01 80 8 3
2007 Jul 02 80 5 2
2007 Jul 03 80 5 2
2007 Jul 04 80 5 2
2007 Jul 05 80 5 2
2007 Jul 06 80 5 2
2007 Jul 07 75 5 2
2007 Jul 08 75 5 2
2007 Jul 09 75 5 2
2007 Jul 10 75 5 2
2007 Jul 11 70 15 4
2007 Jul 12 70 10 3
2007 Jul 13 70 8 3
2007 Jul 14 70 5 2
2007 Jul 15 70 5 2
2007 Jul 16 70 5 2
2007 Jul 17 70 10 3
2007 Jul 18 70 15 4
2007 Jul 19 70 20 5
2007 Jul 20 70 12 3
2007 Jul 21 70 5 2
2007 Jul 22 70 5 2
2007 Jul 23 70 5 2
(Source: NOAA)

Radio Rossii QSL update

KALININGRAD] 15305 kHz

Radio Rossii, Kaliningrad (Bolshakovo)

Saint Petersburg Regional Center, 3

Akademika Pavlova st.

Saint Petersburg, 197022 Russia

Verification by a reception report dated September 04, 2001 for a Russian transmission for the Caucasus Region with 160 kws. Very nice QSL Card full data of Saint Petersburg Regional Center with five small pictures of:
a) 311-meter high broadcasting tower of the Leningrad Radio & TV Transmitting Center (Saint Petersburg)
b) Radio Center No. 11 (Leningrad Region, Krasny Bor): MW directional aerial system called "Bolshaya zarya" with 26 radio-towers (42 meters each) is used for long-distance MW broadcasting
c) Short Wave SGD-type (curtain) antennas of the Radio Center No. 11 (Leningrad region, Krasny Bor)
d) 3TV Channel transmitter of the Leningrad Radio and TV Transmitting Center (Saint Petersburg)
e) Technical room of high-power LW/MW transmitters of the Radio Center No. 11 (Leningrad region, Krasny Bor)
The station sent me a small and nice Saint Petersburg Regional Center's stiker and a small and beautiful nice Saint Petersburg Regional Center's pennant. They sent the nice Saint Petersburg Regional Center current AM schedule. Delay: More of five years!!!!
V/S: Mikhail Timofeyev-QSL Manager
(Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, DXplorer June 23)
(Source: BC-DX # 813)

Radio Kashmir Srinagar regaining popularity among listeners

Radio Kashmir has regained popularity among masses with the increased number of its listeners across the state. The news and commercial broadcasting (FM) section of its Srinagar Station have once again attracted the people by providing them the best news and entertainment round the clock, reports the Kashmir News Agency.
The Urdu News from Radio Kashmir Srinagar on state hookup is simultaneously broadcast from Bhaderwah, Drass, Jammu, Kargil, Kathua, Khalsi, Kupwara, Leh, Naushera, Poonch, Rajouri , Srinagar and Tiesuru.
Reports revealed that 70 to 80 percent of the News audience listens to Radio Kashmir Srinagar, mostly in rural areas, while a large number of people listen to Commercial broadcasting’s FM Station and its other allied programmes, thus giving a tough fight to other private operators in the state.
(Source: Kashmir News Agency/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Swiss government approves World Radio Switzerland

The Swiss federal government has approved a licence for a new English-language digital radio station called World Radio Switzerland. WRS, to be run by Swiss Radio and Television (SSR), will replace World Radio Geneva in November. The government also approved the launch of DRS 4 News, an all-news German-language digital radio station that SSR will begin operating at the same time.
Full details from Tribune de GenPve
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Alexanderson Day set for July 1 special ARO event

SWEDEN GRIMETON RADIO/SAQ TRANSMISSION.
The annual transmission on "Alexanderson Day" with the Alexanderson alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz will take place Sunday July 1st 2007 at 0900 UTC (tuning up from 0815 UT) and will be repeated at 1300 (tuning up from 1215 UT).
The station will be open to visitors. There will be activity on amateur radio frequencies with the call "SK6SAQ". Check our web site: www.alexander.n.se

QSL-reports are kindly received via:
SM Bureau
Radiostationen
Grimeton 72, S-430 16 ROLFSTORP, Sweden
Yours, Lars Kalland, SM6NM
(via Joachim Thiel-D, A-DX June 15)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News, BC-DX #812)

Log update on Bhutan on shortwave

Bhutan
6035, *0000-0020, 28 May, Bhutan Broadcasting Service, Thimpu. Horn fanfare heard with S 7, 0004 Dzhonga annmt, more Horn music, 0013 talk (S=3), fade out - covered by Colombia 34343. Also heard weaker on 27- 05 with 13231. (Anker Petersen-DEN, June 13 dswci DXW)

Station Engineer, Mr. D. Thinley, has confirmed by e-mail that he has received my snail mail reception report and will answer with a QSL. The e- mail connection to the BBS is sporadic. I sent him two e-mails replying to his e-mails to me, but in both cases they bounced back with this message: "Your message was not delivered because the destination computer was not reachable within the allowed queue period. The amount of time a message is queued before it is returned depends on local configuration parameters.
Most likely there is a network problem that prevented delivery, but it is also possible that the computer is turned off, or does not have a mail system running right now. Your message was not delivered within 2 days and 0 hours. Host bbs.com.bt is not responding." (Anker Petersen-DEN, June 7 dswci DXW)

6035, Bhutan Broadcasting Service, Thimpu, going past 1600 UT, May 28, running extended services for its first parliamentary election trials with English discussions. Bad interference co-channel NHK. Might run thru the night past 1900 UT. Good chance in Europe to catch it. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN, June 13 dswci DXW)
(Source; BC-DX #813)

Kim Elliott to air on Talk to America June 28

Kim Andrew Elliott, audience research analyst in the US International Broadcasting Bureau, will be on VOA’s Talk to America, tomorrow, 28 June, at 1400-1500 UTC, for another discussion about international broadcasting. Kim will interview Terrence Ripmaster, author of the new book Willis Conover: Broadcasting Jazz to the World. The programme follows the news at 1400 UTC on these shortwave frequencies or via the VOA News Now Windows Media or RealPlayer live audio streams. Join the conversation by calling +1-202-619-3111 or e-mail to talk@voanews.com .
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Last chances for Radio Budapest

All Radio Budapest HF services in languages other than Hungarian are planned to be terminated on June 30, 2007. This is the planned schedule for the residual Hungarian services, with all transmissions from Jazbareny:
All times UTC

3975 to Central Europe at 0300-0700 (Mo-Sa), 0400-0730 (Su), 1000-1100, 1400-1700 and 1800-2200.
5995 to Central Europe at 0400-0730 (Su)
6025 to Central Europe at 0300-2200 and Sa/Su 2200-2300.
6140 to North America at 0130-0230.
6195 to North America at 0000-0100.
9665 to South America at 2200-2300.
11695 to North America at 2000-2100.
11795 to Australia at 1800-1900.
21590 to Australia at 1100-1200. (Padula, Jun 23)
(Source: DX Window 327 via Anker Petersen)

Correspondence or reception reports may be directed to:

Radio Budapest

Bródy Sándor utca 5-7
H-1800 Budapest, Hungary

(GVH TP)

Taleban pirate station Voice of Shariat broadcasting again

AFGHANISTAN
A pirate Taleban radio station, Voice of Shariat, or Islamic law, has begun broadcasting again, reports from south-eastern Afghanistan say. A Taleban spokesman said a half-hour programme was broadcast on the night of Jun 19 and would now be broadcast daily. The broadcast had a message from the fugitive Taleban leader, Mullah Omar, Koranic verses and criticised the presence of foreign press.

The station closed six years ago with the fall of the Taleban regime. Local people said the station could be heard in parts of four south-eastern provinces - Paktika, Paktia, Khost and Ghazni.

The sound quality may have been poor, and reception faint, but the content of the latest transmission from the Voice of Shariat was familiar to those who remember the station which used to carry the Taleban's message across Afghanistan. An Afghan official in Paktia province confirmed the programme could be heard there, but he said reception was weak. It is not clear where the broadcasts originate from.

Two years ago, the Taleban announced they were relaunching the Voice of Shariat as a pirate radio station from somewhere in their former stronghold of the south. They said they would use a mobile transmitter to avoid being shut down by American or Afghan forces. Last year its broadcasts could be heard briefly and intermittently in some southern provinces.

But this is thought to be the first time it has been heard in the south east. The Taleban took over Afghan radio when they swept to power in Kabul in 1996. They threw out female presenters and banned music, but used radio to broadcast their hardline Islamic view of the world to the rest of the country. They were tougher on television, outlawing it as un-Islamic. And they were famously known for hanging television sets.

However, nowadays, the Taleban and their allies are thought to be behind fairly sophisticated propaganda videos circulating in Pakistan and Afghanistan and some Taleban commanders have even allowed Western camera crews to film them. The Taleban also make extensive use of the internet and have their own internet site. (By Pam O'Toole, BBC News at news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6224972.stm via Liangas, Jun 21).

Until Oct 08, 2001 when U.S. aircraft bombed its Kabul transmitter, R Voice of Shariat was heard on 7070-7090 at 0100-0300 (Fr-0800) 1400-1500 in Pashto/Dari and 1530-1710 Foreign Sce. incl. news in English at 1530-1545. (Ed)
(Source: DX Window 327 via Anker Petersen)

Blog Logs

Today's shortwave BLOG LOGS, represent those recently cut from my SWBC Logs column, due to space constraints. Contributions are always welcome for the magazine or blog, and may be directed to my above email address. Thanks very much to all the contributors for your kind words and support.
Gayle VH

Freqs in kHz, all times UTC, English unless otherwise stated // parallel frequencies. * sign-on - Sign-off *

Angola
Radio Nacional 4950, 2317-2353. Portuguese announcements to musical selections. Nice station ID at 2320. (Barbour)

Austria
Radio Austria International 6155, 0420-0500. German service for announcers very good program of chamber music. (Wood)

Botswana
VOA relay 9600, -530. Sign-off routine of ID, station info and Yankee Doodle interval signal. (Wood)

Brazil
Tentative on Radio Alvorada 4965, 0037-0104. Portuguese service. Braz pops with male announcers text between items. No discernable ID noted amid poor and weak signal. (Barbour)

Chile
CVC-La Voz Christiana 15410, 1730-1740. Religious music at tune-in. Very weak for Spanish text and IDs. (Banks) 6109.77, 1000-1010 (tentative ID) Orchestral music with poor signal copy for Spanish comments. (Bolland)

Costa Rica
University Network 7375.08, 1126-1142. Sister Melissa's preaching. SIO 322 // 5935 via WWCR //9725 via Costa Rica. 11775 and 13845 missing. (Frodge)

Costa Rica
Radio Exterior de Espana 5930, 1000-1300. Opening ID at 1000. News in Spanish with good signal. (Bolland)

Ecuador
HD2IO, Guayaquil 3810, 0454. Time and Frequency station with time pips and ID. (Wood)

Ethiopia
Radio Ethiopia 9704.2, 0347-0404. Vernacular text from male/female announcers. Musical bits and presumed newscast at 0400. Weak signal but clear // 7110 poor. (Barbour)

Equatorial Guinea
Radio Africa 15190, 1044-1104. English religous programming with lady reading listener's mail. Poor signal witj constant "hum" and weak co-channel RHC interval signal at 1056. (Bolland)

Gabon
Afrique Numero Un 9580, 0526. French ID, talk and French pop music. (Wood)

Germany
Evangelische Missions Gemendein via Wertachtal 13710, 1100-1115. Russian service for choral music. Monitoring this one while checking Radio Thailand at the same time. Males continuous talk from 1106 to tune-out. Poor copy with fading. (Barbour)

Indonesia
RRI Jakarta 9680, 1030-1045. Steady Islamic style music at tune-in. Indonesian comments for good signal quality. (Bolland)

Japan
Radio Nikkei 6055, 0946-1002. Japanese duo at tune-in with talk over music. Station ID at 1000 into more announcer's chat. (Barbour)

Kuwait
Radio Kuwait, Kabd, 500 kW. 15435, 1948-2000. Arabic music at tune-in. Arabic announcements to martial anthem music at 1959, into news format at 2000. (Morgan)

Malaysia
RTM 6049.65, 1012-1020. Better signal than usual for music and program comments. "Canned" musical identification at 1018. (Bolland)

Morocco
Radio Medi Un 9575, 0520. French service for announcers chat and pop music in French, Arabic and English. (Wood)

Palau
Tentative on T8BZ 9965, 1013-1035. Mandarin text to choral music. Male/female duo at 1028. Fanfare music and presumed ID at 1030. (Barbour)

Peru
Tentative for Radio Frecuencia VH 4485.9, 0250-0305.* Spanish text and music selections. Abruptly gone by 0305. Signal poor and weak. (Barbour)

Sao Tome
VOA relay 6080, 0415. Sports roundup and mentions of Tiwanese soccer team. Weather for China, southeast Asia and major U.S. cities. (Wood)

Saudi Arabia
BSKSA 15435, 1738-1745. Arabic text with mentions of Riyadh. SIO 322 for continued Arabic programming. (Bagwell)

Syria
Radio Damascus 9330, 2204-2215. Middle Eastern news briefs to ID at 2207. Commentary on Syrian kingdom and pulled the plug at 2210, returning two minutes later with Arabic music. Usual weak signal and over modulated signal. (Barbour)

Thailand
Radio Thailand 7260, *1100-1106. English/Vietnamese. Interval signal, English ID for Viet broadcast. ID and Vietnamese thru rest of broadcast. (Barbour)

United Arab Emirates
Gospel for Asia via Dhabbaya 6145, 0120-0130*. Vernacular text to vocal music. Lady's sign-off routine with ID and interval signal. (Barbour)

USA
WYFR-Family Radio Worldwide 15130, 1715-1733. Religious music to text in Spanish. 50 kW. (Banks)

Uzbekistan
CVC-Christian Vision 9975, 0109-0124. Hindi service. Pop music with male announcer's features and extended phone calls. Various promos and ID. Quiz with P.O. Box, phone number and Voice of Asia website. (Barbour)

Zambia
CVC-Christian Voice 4915, 0054-0102. English contemporary Christian music with usual CVC identificatons. Poor signal quality, gave up by 0102 due to relentless CODAR interference. (Barbour)

Zimbabwe
ZBC 4828, 0212-0235. Vernacular text to continuos Afro music. Poor signal under more CODAR. (Barbour)

Contributors:
T. Banks, TX
B. Bagwell, MO
S. Barbor, NH
C. Bolland, FL
H. Frodge, MI
D. Morgan, OK
J. Wood, TN

Dxers Unlimited's midweek edition for 26-27 June 2007

By Arnie Coro-CO2KK

Hi long time amigos radioaficionados and those who are listening for the first time too... welcome to the midweek edition of Dxers Unlimited that is certainly a very special one, as at the time you are listening to the program, our nearest star the Sun has been inactive for a very long period, with the daily sunspot count at ZERO for many days.

Now a new sunspot active region is slowly rotating into view, and that will probably increase the solar flux above the extremely low 67 and 68 flux units that it has been hovering as of late. By the way, any solar flux figure below 70 units , automatically sends the sunspot count to ZERO.

Item two: Thank you amigos, to the many friends around the world that have already sent birthday greetings..ahead of time, as I will be celebrating my birthday Monday of next week. Some came in as early as yesterday evening, as it seems that some of my good friends have very well structured computerized data bases with their amigos birthdays records !!!

Item three: Listening Friday evening on the AM medium wave broadcast band to the recently upgraded Radio Reloj Pinar del Rio provincial relay, operating on 790 kiloHertz and running 20 kiloWatts, its another of the new solid state high technology transmitters that are replacing the old power hungry vacuum tube broadcast equipment, in an effort by Cuban broadcasting to make more efficient use of electricity by replacing the obsolete transmitting plant as financial resources become available.

The new 20 kW 790 kHz transmitter is located on the outskirts of the city of Pinar del Rio , about 100 miles west of Havana, and tests done by RadioCuba engineers show that it has an overall conversion efficiency of around 80 percent... that meaning that the new Radio Reloj relay will save a lot of electricity while providing a much better service, because it is also capable of modulating the carrier wave on positive peaks up to 125 percent...

A similar 10 kiloWatt transmitter was recently installed by Radio Cuba for the Radio Reloj City of Havana station on 950 kiloHertz, something that has improved the coverage of Radio Reloj in three of the nation's western provinces. More radio hobby related information coming to you in just a few seconds as Dxers Unlimited's weekend edition continues...

Si amigos, wish you could join my modest birthday party next Monday afternoon... I will be meeting with family and friends for the celebration, with little Claudia, my youngest daughter now almost two and a half years old, Teresita, my elder daughter , Arnie Jr. and Roxana my wife having prepared a cake and ice cream party !!!

Now here is the next item of today's program: Just added a Light Emitting Diodes home brew lamp to act as the back light of my favorite 2 meters band FM transceiver that was constantly burning the very difficult to replace incandescent pilot lamp that illuminates the liquid crystal display. A white light emitting diode and a resistor did the job that , according to LED manufacturers specifications won't need to be replaced in a very long , long time.

I also did a similar incandescent light bulb replacement on my small portable, a Grundig FR200 " Recycle Power"radio.

On this radio I replaced the high intensity miniature incandescent lamp dash emergency light with a cluster of three high intensity white diodes, that give a lot of light and use less than half the electricity that the incandescent bulb requires to operate. Some time ago a long time Dxers Unlimited listeners sent me the photos of his modified Grundig FR200 receiver , to which he had changed the light bulb for three high intensity white Light Emitting Diodes with great success, and I just followed upon this nice idea.

The other modification that he made consists on an electronic band spread, that is a voltage variable silicon diode that was added to the local oscillator tuned circuit on the short wave bands, making tuning a lot easier than with the radio's original mechanical analog tuning. He told me that he could set the analog dial to a specific position on the blank calibration scale, and then tune the radio with the varicap diode. Another thing he did to this very special "emergency radio" was to add a beat frequency oscillator, so that single side band and CW stations could be picked up..The BFO is switched on and off by a miniature switch located on the back of the radio, right next to a second variable resistor to control the voltage to a second voltage variable or varicap diode.

One of the really nice features of the Grundig FR200 is that it uses up very little electricity to operate... as a matter of fact three standard double A cells will last for quite some time if you use the radio for casual listening.

Again, it's an excellent set to have around in case there is a power failure, and even if your batteries go dead, the Grundig FR 200 has a crank type Direct Current Generator that will charge a small nickel metal hydride battery pack, and even if the pack is in bad shape, the radio will keep working all the time that you are cranking the generator !!!

Si amigos, despite doomsday predictions that the radio hobby will just vanish due to the now everywhere Internet, it's just not happening, and what a paradox, the Internet is actually helping the radio hobby in the specific case of amateur radio.

Never before in the more than one hundred years of the existence of our wonderful hobby we have seen so much valuable information been made available freely... There are thousands and thousands of amateur radio websites, and the amount of technical information that can be downloaded is absolutely amazing...

There are websites that require many, many hours to just take a look at, like the super antenna site courtesy of W4RNL , Dr. L.B. Cebik, that can be found at http://www.cebik.com....

There are sites devoted to specific modes like the Dr. Oliver Phelp's digital communications mode website, and there are also lots of sites devoted to radio wave propagation, home brewing of radios, contests, antique radios... you name it, so again, we are seeing a very interesting thing happening in front of our eyes... the Internet, that was supposed to be the end of amateur radio and the radio hobby in general, is actually now helping more and more people enjoy the hobby in a much more plentiful and I must add also inexpensive way !!!

But be aware that some radio amateurs think different as regards to making their websites freely available to anyone, by demanding copyright privileges as if their websites were run as commercial operation... but fortunately those are just a few exceptions and the true amateur radio spirit of cooperation with anyone interested in the promotion and development of the radio hobby seems to prevail in at least a one hundred to one ratio in favor of freely available technical information.

Si amigos, yes my friends, thanks for joining me today on this mid weekk edition of Dxers Unlimited... And now here is the very popular antenna topics section of the show...devoted today to a peculiar antenna system that is known as " The DIPOLES NEST ", a very easy to home brew High end of the HF, low band VHF and high Band VHF antenna.

A few weeks ago I quickly assembled a NEST OF DIPOLES, to solve a friend's antenna problem... The system has a dipole cut for 28.4 megaHertz on the 10 meters band, his favorite HF band, another one cut for 50.3 megaHertz on 6 meters and yet another one cut from 145.000 megaHertz on 2 meters.

They are all fed using the single RG 58U 50 ohms coaxial cable that my friend had at hand, and as expected, I used a first balun choke coil for the two meters dipole, made by looping 6 turns of the cable on a 1.5 inch diameter PVC pipe coil form, followed by another air wound choke coil of 6 inches diameter aiming at decoupling the radio frequency of the 10 and 6 meters band from from flowing on the outside of the braid of the coaxial cable.

The dipoles were made with number 8 PVC insulated copper wire, something that required careful tuning of each dipole, because the dimensions of antennas using insulated wires are different from the ones using bare copper or aluminum wire.

Anyway, the three dipoles are kept separated from each other by small lengths of polyethylene pipe, and in a second antenna, the separation between the dipoles was achieved with lengths of the center insulator of heavy duty RG17 coaxial cable, also an excellent HF, VHF and UHF insulating material.

The procedure to set up the antenna involved using a good quality HF standing wave ratio meter for tuning up the 10 meters band antenna first , and a similar VHF instrument for setting up the 6 and 2 meters bands dipoles in sequence. In this second version, as always, something new came to my mind, and we decided to include yet another dipole, a fourth one, tuned to the center of the aircraft VHF band...that for voice communications spans from 118 to 136 MHz, so we cut the dipole for 127 megaHertz. This antenna was not adjusted for transmission, because it will always be a receive only antenna as you may realize.

The four dipoles " Nest of Dipoles" HF, plus 3 VHF bands antenna works very well on 10 meters, 6 meters, the aircraft band and the ham two meters band.Installing the two antennas was a rather easy job, as they are quite compact... because the longest dipole, the one for 10 meters is just about 5 meters or 16 feet long. Both antennas were installed as 45 degrees tilted dipoles, a compromise to achieve good pick up and transmission of both vertical and horizontally polarized waves.

If you need to install these dipole nests at a distance longer than about 20 meters or 60 feet from your radio equipment, then please consider the need to change to more expensive and less loss coaxial cable types, like the RG-213 or RG-8, in order to reduce the signal loss typical of the RG58 type cables.

By the way , a similar dipoles 'nest' can be built for other frequency ranges too... VHF-UHF radio amateurs can make a nice nest for 6 meters, 2 meters and 70 centimeters, and ideal system to carry on the backpack with one of the new ultracompact multi band amateur radio transceivers like the YAESU FT817 or the ICOM 706...These antennas are lightweight, easy to repair on the field, and will cost you next to nothing as compared with similar commercially built versions...But again, I insist that you will need to invest quite some time adjusting them for minimum standing wave ratio...

And now amigos, as always at the end of the show here is our exclusive and not copyrighted HF plus low band VHF propagation update and forecast... The latest forecast for the solar minimum is telling us that it may be actually happening right now , but other scientists believe that the tail end of solar cycle 23 will extend until the first half of 2008.

The latest solar data are simply typical of minimum solar activity with zero sunspot count, solar flux below 70 units and a very quiet geomagnetic field...the expected average sunspot number for June is expected to reach the rock bottom figure of 5... Expect also some really amazing sporadic E skip openings during the next several days ,with multiple hop E skip giving radio amateurs the unique opportunity of working transcontinental DX between Africa, Europe and the Americas. Don't forget to set aside a little of your valuable time to send me a signal report and your comments about the program, send them to arnie@rhc.cu, again arnie@rhc.cu and VIA AIR MAIL, send mail to Arnie Coro Radio Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba . Hope to have you all listening to our weekend edition next Saturday and Sunday UTC days amigos !!!
(Arnie Coro CO2KK)

IOTA News update

Here is the latest from Islands on the Air for amateur radio activity

IOTA NEWS
AF-019. Giuseppe "Joe", I2AZ, is now active as IG9/I2AZ from Lampedusa Island (IIA AG-001). The length of his stay is unknown. I2AZ is only active on CW. QSL via the Bureau.

AF-104. (NEW ONE!) Operators Ivan/OM3CGN, Robert/OM1KW, Afif/7X2RO, Youcef/7X2HF, Sofiane/7X2GF, Faouzi/7X2FB, Frantise/7X0RY and Yves/7X0MT are expected to be active as 7U5CI from Cavallo Island in the Mediterranean Sea Coast East Group for the first time between June 23-28th. They plan to have three stations active with a spiderbeam and wire dipoles. Activity will be on 160-6 meters on all modes. This island is located between Bejaia and Jijel. QSL via OM3CGN.

AS-155. Operators Bill/BV8BC, Bob/BV8BQ, Cheng/BX8AAA, Chan/BX8AD, Max/BX8AE, and Ryan/BX8AG will be active as BV9G from Green Island (also known as Lu Tao, WLOTA LH-0495) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via BV8BC.

EU-008. Members of the Cockenzie and Port Seton Amateur Radio Club (CPSARC) will once again operate from the Isle of Tiree (IOSA NH04, WAB NM04), the most westernly part of Scotland's Inner Hebridean Islands, during the RSGB IOTA (Islands on the Air) Contest which runs from 1200z, July 28th to 1200z, July 29th, using the clubs special contest callsign GM2T. Pre-contest activity members will be signing as MM0CPS/P. CPSARC heavily supports newcomers to their wonderful hobby and has a large number of newly licensed members who are actively encouraged to participate in their contest effort, whether experienced or not. This way, not only does their hobby benefit from new operators, but contesting benefits as they invariably become bitten by the contest bug. This year's team consists of: Cambell/MM0DXC, Bob/GM4UYZ, John/MM0JXI, Brian/M0RNR, John/MM0CCC, Landles/GM4XZZ, Willie/MM0WZZ, Iain/MM1CPP, Gary/MM0FZV, Gareth/M3INO, Derek/MM0WST, Colin/2M0CRR, Moe/MM0MRM, Geoff/MM5AHO, Ellis/GM4GZW and Innes/GM4VJV. QSL GM2T via the Bureau, or their QSL Manager GM4UYZ, by the Bureau or direct. Details are available at: http://www.qrz.com/gm2t For details about CPSARC, visit their revamped Web site at: http://www.cpsarc.com/

EU-031. Operators Luigi/IK8HCG, Salvatore/IK8UND, Mauro/IN3QBR, Walter/IZ8FDG, Walter/IN3XUG, Virgilio/IC8OZM and Paolo/IC8DAK will be active as IC8R from Procida Island (IIA NA-002, MIA MI-080) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via IC8OZM.

EU-042. Manfred, DF7FC, will be active as homecall/p from Langeness Island (N-19 for the German Islands Award) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). His activity will be SSB only, with 100 watts. QSL via his home callsign; bureau is preferred.

EU-057. Joachim, DL5KUD, will be active from Ruegen Island (O-07 for the German Islands Award) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via DL5KUD; bureau is preferred.

EU-115. Dez, G0DEZ, will be active as EI9JQ from Ireland during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). Activity will be on 80-10 meters, but low power. QSL via G0DEZ.

EU-123. Operators Colin/MM0NDX and Ian/GM1RIG will be active as homecall/p from Cramond Island during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via their home callsigns, direct only.

EU-127. Operator Jo, DL5AUA, will be active as homecall/p from Neuwerk Island (N-12 for the German Islands Award, ARLHS FED-165, TWLHD WLH DL-019, WLOTA LH-2311) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via his home callsign.

EU-128. Holger, DL5XAT, will be active as homecall/p from Fehmarn Island (O-01 for the German Islands Award) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via his home callsign.

EU-129. Members of the club station "des OV Konigs Wusterhausen" (DL0KWH) will be active as DL0KWH/p from Usedom Island (0-13 for the German Islands Award) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th) as a Multi-Op CW and SSB entry. QSL via DL0KWH; bureau is preferred.

EU-129. A team of German operators will be active as DR6IOTA from Usedom Island (0-13 for the German Islands Award) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via DM5DX.

EU-146. Operators Hans/PA1BX, Jochen/DH5HV, Joe/ON4JZ, Andre/ON4PH, Jim/ON5UM, Luc/ON6LUQ, Geert/ON7GF, Francis/ON4CFQ and possibly others will be active as PA1BX/p from Schouwen Duiveland during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via PA1BX.

EU-146. Operators Hans/ON4ASG, Dan/ON4ON, Harvey/ON5SY, Dries/ON6CX, Pat/ON7PQ and Jean-Marie/ON7XT will be active as PA/OQ1C/p from Schouwen Duiveland during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via ON4ON.

EU-170. Operators Miko/9A4ML, Ivica/9A2HW, and Igor/9A4CD will be active as 9A9Z/p from Pasman Island (IOCA CI-085, CIA-34, ACIA IC-348) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via 9A1ADE; bureau is preferred.

EU-088. Ric, DL2VFR, will be active as OZ/DL2VFR from Laeso Island (NK-003 for the Danish Islands Award), and possibly Hornfiskroen Island (NK-005 for the Danish Islands Award), from June 24th and July 1st. Activity will be on all HF bands, CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the bureau.

EU-121. Look for operators G3ZAY, M0HSW and M0TJH to be active as EI/homecall/p from Inishbofin Island in the Irish Coastal Islands Group from June 25-27th. QSL via their home callsigns.

NA-046. Howie, K1VSJ, will be active as K1VSJ/p from Martha's Vineyard (USI MA-005S, Dukes County, Massachusetts, WLOTA 2804), during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via his home callsign.

NA-196. Operators Pete/VE3IKV and Bill/W4TAA will be activating Belcher Islands in CQ Zone 2 (VY0 Nunavut Territory), using the special callsign authorized by Industry Canada, VF0X, between June 29th and July 4th. Activity will be on HF and 6 meters, CW and SSB. QSL is via VE3IKV, direct (quick) or by the bureau (slow).

SA-027. Bone, PP5VX, will be active from Sao Francisco Island (DIB 08 for the Brazilian Islands Award) during the RSGB IOTA Contest (July 28-29th). QSL via the address on QRZ.com.

KH3, JOHNSTON ISLAND (Delay and Update). Skipper of the USSV Dharma, Susan Meckley, W7KFI, who got sidelined from her trip to KH3-land because of her bad toothache, has informed OPDX that she had to have jaw surgery. The almost 73 year old grandmother states, "boy does it hurt today...anyway it was 1366.48 USDs....wow." Susan states it will take her a week or so to recuperate, then she will be off for KH3 and V7 again. She indicated that she wants to (has to) "leave Honolulu well before August as the hurricanes start coming this far west in August." She estimates to look for her to be active from KH3 on 14036 and 14236 kHz during the last week of July or the first week of August.

LZ, BULGARIA (Bird Op/Possibly YO). Andy, G0SFJ, hopes to operate as LZ/G0SFJ/P again, this time from the Rhodopi Mountains south of Kardjali between August 12-14th. He will be at the Astrocamp there. His equipment will be a FT-51R (QRP) and a trusty Arrow on AO51 and SO50. ADDED NOTE: Andy will be taking a train to Bucharest, Romania, and he needs a partner/supporter in Bucharest to help him operate as YO/G0SFJ/P in a public park in Bucharest on Saturday and Sunday, August 18-19th. Andy states, "Without a partner in YO I will not feel secure in operating there, and I might not take my equipment at all." If you can help him, E-mail him at the following addresses to make arrangements: andythomasmail@yahoo.co.uk

OE16, AUSTRIA (Special Event). The Amateur Radio Section of ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation) and the Documentary Archives Radio Communication/QSL Collection will activate the unique callsign OE16B between August 31st and September 9th. This special event station is on the air to celebrate the Papal visit of Bendedikt XVI to Austria. QSL only direct via: ORF/OE16B, A-1136 Wien, Austria,. This is a charity operation for the El Molo Mission and School in Kenya*. Therefore, the special QSL will only be issued for a donation (at least 1 new IRC or 1 USD). All other reports will be answered with a plain QSL via the Bureau. * http://www.ppoe.at/leiter/themen/hhh07/hhh07/hhh_infos.html

PACIFIC TRIP (IOTA Op). Karl, N1DL, who was active from various Caribbean locations last year, will be active from various French Polynesian Islands as FO/N1DL and as E51ADL from Rarotonga (OC-013), South Cooks Islands, this year between June 27th and July 11th. His activity will be limited because he is on holiday, but look for operations to be on most bands and all modes. QSL via his home callsign.

PJ2, NETHERLAND ANTILLIES. Operators Carsten/DL6LAU, Jan/DJ8NK and Joachim/DL8OBQ will be active from Curacao Island (SA-006, WLOTA LH-0942) as PJ2/homecall, July 9-16th. The trio will also participate in the IARU HF Contest (July 14-15th) as PJ2HQ, a Multi-Multi entry. QSL via their home callsigns. QSL PJ2HQ via N9AG or LoTW.

(Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin # 814 via Dave Raycroft)

KXTO AM - DX Test July 1- 15

DX Test: From Joe Miller via Paul Walker

This will be a real challenge with a local on 1550, but I'm gonna try.

KXTO-AM 1550 RENO, NEVADA DX TEST ANNOUNCEMENT
Date: July 1st, 2007 till July 15th, 2007
Time: 1200:00AM until 4:00AM PACIFIC Time
Modes of Operation: Varied, see notes
Programming: Morse Code ID's & Sweep Tones

Notes: The test will run at low power 12 mid to 4am Pacific each morning July 1st to the 13th at low power, 96 Watts Non Directionally. On the morning of July 14th and 15th, the test will once again run from 12am to 4am but instead at KXTO's licensed non directional daytime power of 2500 Watts. Test material will air twice an hour and consist solely of Morse Code Id's and sweeptones near the top and bottom of the hour. The station runs a spanish christian format as
La Voz Cristiana 1550.

Please do not call or email the station during the test, as this is being done automatically via Remote Control and Computer Automation.

QSL Information: Reception reports are desired via e-mail (1st choice) and snail mail (only if e-mail is not available) Station would prefer to received recordings of the test. Submit reports to:
les@highnoonfilm.com and please put "KXTO DX Test" in the subject line.

Preferred audio formats on the computer are MP3's due to the fact a wav file of the same size is nearly 10x bigger. If you need help converting wav files, just ask. If you absolutely need to mail a cassette, PLEASE cue the tape up to the spot where the best reception is. If you mail a CD, only include the pertinent parts.

All standard mail reports should go to: Les Rayburn, High Noon Film, 100 Centerview Drive Suite 111, Birmingham, AL 35216

Please include an SASE for reply. (Station Management and Consultants have authorized Mr. Rayburn to issue QSL's on their behalf!)

Thanks to First Broadcasting Of Nevada, Inc/KXTO 1550 General Manager Jose Pacheco for helping out all us DX'ers in the IRCA, NRC and everywhere else. He was extremely helpful and willing to do this for us, AGAIN! This will be a good chance for some of us to nab Nevada in our
log books.
(Source: MARE Tip Sheets #446 via Harold Frodge)

DRM summer schedule update

DIGITAL RADIO MODIAL DRM schedule effective June 25, 2007(short waves only)

All times UTC

0000-0100 9790 SAC 070 kW 227 deg NoAmEa TDP Radio Dance Music
0000-2400 5990 JUN 050 kW non-dir Europe RTL Radio French
0000-2400 6095 JUN 050 kW 060 deg Europe RTL Radio German
0200-0300 9405 GUF 150 kW 320 deg NoAmEa RNW English
0300-0500 11675 RAN 050 kW 000 deg Pacific RNZI English
0300-0600 15735 K/A 090 kW 250 deg SoEaAs VOR English
0400-0600 9780 MSK 040 kW 261 deg Europe DW various langs
0400-0700 7440 KVI 050 kW 190 deg Europe BBC English WS
0400-2205 6085 ISM 010 kW non-dir Europe BR-B5 Aktuel German
0500-0600 9815 QUI 004 kW 037 deg Europe HCJB German
0500-0700 9890 RAN 050 kW 035 deg Pacific RNZI English
0500-0800 6130 WOF 100 kW 114 deg Europe DW various langs
0530-1030 6175 FON 010 kW 330 deg Europe RMC French
0530-1630 5990 WER 090 kW 270 deg France RTL Radio French Mon-Tue
0530-1630 5990 WER 090 kW 270 deg France RTL Radio French Thu-Fri
0530-1730 5990 WER 090 kW 270 deg France RTL Radio French Wed
0600-0700 7170 MOS 040 kW 300 deg Europe DW various langs
0600-0700 7210 FLE 040 kW 133 deg SoEaEu RNW Dutch
0700-0900 9620 MOS 040 kW 300 deg Europe DW various langs
0700-1000 11895 FLE 040 kW 133 deg SoEaEu RNW Dutch
0700-1200 9925 WAV 100 kW 167 deg SoEaEu RTBF French Tue
0700-1300 7145 RAN 050 kW 000 deg Pacific RNZI English
0800-0900 7275 WOF 100 kW 114 deg Europe DW various langs
0800-0900 12060 MSK 035 kW 240 deg Europe VOR English
0800-0900 15780 MSK 035 kW 240 deg Europe VOR English
0800-1400 13810 SIN 090 kW 035 deg Europe DW various langs
0815-0845 9655 WER 040 kW 300 deg Europe BVBN English Sat
0900-1000 7275 RMP 040 kW 095 deg Europe DW various langs
0900-1100 15715 SIN 090 kW 050 deg Europe DW various langs
0900-1100 12060 MSK 035 kW 240 deg Europe VOR German
0900-1200 15780 MSK 035 kW 240 deg Europe VOR German
0900-1330 13620 KBD 120 kW 310 deg Europe Radio Kuwait Arabic
0905-1000 7275 MOS 040 kW 300 deg Europe DW various langs
1000-1100 11815 MOS 050 kW 295 deg NoWeEu CVC English
1000-1300 9460 WOF 100 kW 170 deg SoWeEu DW various langs
1000-1330 7240 FLE 040 kW 123 deg CeEaEu RNW Dutch
1100-1200 9760 RMP 035 kW 095 deg Europe NHK World English Fri
1100-1200 12080 BRN 008 kW 010 deg Pacific Radio Australia English
1100-1200 13770 SMG 125 kW 300 deg NoEaAm Vatican Radio various
1100-1400 15725 SIN 090 kW 050 deg Europe DW various langs
1200-1230 5945 WER 040 kW non-dir Europe BVBN English Sun
1200-1300 9850 RMP 035 kW 095 deg Europe RTI English Fri
1200-1400 5995 BRN 008 kW 010 deg Pacific Radio Australia English
1300-1325 9850 RMP 035 kW 095 deg Europe R.Prague German Fri/Sat
1300-1400 9450 MSK 035 kW 260 deg Europe VOR Russian
1300-1500 9495 MOS 040 kW 275 deg NoWeEu DW various langs
1300-2000 17875 GUF 150 kW 308 deg NoAmEa TDF various langs Mon-Fri
1330-1355 9850 RMP 035 kW 095 deg Europe R.Prague English Fri/Sat
1330-1400 7240 FLE 040 kW 123 deg CeEaEu RCI English
1345-1745 9880 KBD 120 kw 282 deg NoEaAf Radio Kuwait Arabic
1400-1415 7190 SMG 125 kW 350 deg Europe Vatican Radio German
1400-1430 9600 WER 060 kW 300 deg Europe RRI English
1400-1430 9770 RMP 035 kW 095 deg Europe RNZI English Sat
1400-1500 7240 FLE 040 kW 123 deg CeEaEu RNW Dutch
1400-1500 9450 MSK 035 kW 260 deg Europe VOR English
1400-1500 13660 SIN 090 kW 035 deg Europe DW various langs
1415-1430 7190 SMG 125 kW 350 deg Europe Vatican Radio Polish
1430-1500 9770 RMP 035 kW 095 deg Europe KBS English Fri
1500-1600 6015 ISS 035 kW 060 deg Europe TDP Radio Dance Music
1500-1600 9450 MSK 035 kW 260 deg Europe VOR German
1500-1600 9700 MOS 040 kW 275 deg Europe DW various langs
1500-1600 13600 FLE 040 kW 191 deg SoWeEu RNW Dutch
1500-1600 13790 SIN 090 kW 035 deg Europe DW various langs
1505-1605 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm RCI English
1555-1850 7145 RAN 050 kW 035 deg Pacific RNZI English
1600-1700 9450 MSK 035 kW 260 deg Europe VOR French
1600-1700 9810 MSK 035 kW 265 deg Europe VOR German
1600-1700 13645 FLE 040 kW 191 deg SoWeEu RNW Dutch
1600-1700 13800 SIN 090 kW 035 deg Europe DW various langs
1600-1730 6130 WOF 100 kW 114 deg Europe DW various langs
1600-0600 3995 SIN 090 kW 040 deg Europe DW various langs
1605-1635 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm RCI Russian Sat/Sun
1605-1705 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm RCI Russian Mon-Fri
1635-1705 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm RCI Ukranian Sat/Sun
1700-1730 5955 FLE 040 kW 210 deg CeWeEu Radio Sweden English
1700-1755 13820 SIN 090 kW 035 deg Europe DW various langs
1700-1800 9810 MSK 035 kW 265 deg Europe VOR French
1705-1905 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm RCI English
1730-1800 5955 FLE 040 kW 210 deg CeWeEu Radio Sweden German
1800-1955 3965 ISS 001 kW 065 deg France RFI French
1800-2000 7420 KVI 050 kW 190 deg Europe BBC English WS
1800-2000 17640 SGO 015 kW 045 deg Brazil CVC Spanish Mon-Fri
1850-2050 9890 RAN 050 kW 035 deg Pacific RNZI English
1900-2000 9690 FLE 040 kW 191 deg SoWeEu RNW Dutch
1945-2030 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm Vatican Radio English
2000-2055 9480 FLE 040 kW 123 deg SoEaEu RNW Dutch till August 31
2000-2200 5875 KVI 050 kW 190 deg Europe BBC English WS
2030-2100 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm RNW English
2050-2150 11675 RAN 050 kW 325 deg Pacific RNZI English
2100-2200 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm RCI English
2150-0300 13730 RAN 050 kW 000 deg Pacific RNZI English
2200-2230 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm Radio Sweden Swedish
2200-0200 11675 KBD 120 kW 350 deg NoEaAm Radio Kuwait Arabic
2200-1655 3965 ISS 001 kW 065 deg France RFI French
2230-2300 9800 SAC 070 kW 268 deg NoEaAm Radio Sweden English
2300-2345 9750 SMG 125 kW 300 deg NoEaAm Vatican Radio English
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 26/DX Mix News # 474)

Radio Heritage program update

Marconi v Telefunken and pre WWII Pacific Airwaves

On July 9 2007, Radio New Zealand International features a new Radio Heritage documentary during the Mailbox program and it's then available as a podcast for two weeks at http://www.rnzi.com/ .

In 1894, New Zealander Ernest Rutherford carried out radio
transmissions around the same time as Marconi in Italy, and just over
a decade later, the German Telefunken company built the first wireless
stations in New Zealand.

There was another Pacific battle involving Marconi, and this one also
included Telefunken too. By capturing the German station in Western
Samoa, New Zealand even inherited a colony and the results are
reflected today in the changing demographics of Auckland and other New
Zealand urban centers.

>From the world's longest two-way direct radio link in 1924, again
featuring New Zealand, to a Vila based amateur radio enthusiast in
1928 whose detailed listener card sent to Queensland features in the
program, the isolation of the Pacific was evaporating into the
airwaves.

Learn of the Hawaiian radio station that included New Zealand Times in
its program schedules, how many Europeans tuned to VPD in Suva, and
how Charles Gaveaux, owner of Radio Noumea, was able to keep his tiny
station on the air.

Gongs from KFI Los Angeles reached New Zealand every night and you'll
hear other examples of how Pacific radio developed close links during
the brief two decades before WWII reached the region in December 1941.

Mailbox is broadcast via shortwave by RNZI [full program schedules and
times at www.rnzi.com and is also available by on demand podcast.
Look for 'more audio' and click on Mailbox for July 9.

For entertaining stories and photos about Pacific radio before WWII,
including the New Zealand Radio Dial 1931, Early Australian Radio and
much more, make sure you visit http://www.radioheritage.net/ today.

Membership costs nothing, and you'll also get regular newsletters
about Pacific wide radio heritage activities so sign up whilst at
www.radioheritage.net! Volunteers welcome! The Radio Heritage
Foundation is a registered non-profit organization with members and
supporters worldwide.
(Source: Radio Heritage)

Amateur radio on islands, castles and portable operations report

21/06/2007: Matthias, DD9HK will be active June 21st to July 5th from the 3V8SS QTH
in Sousse, Tunisia. QSL this operation via DD9HK. [Tnx 425 DX News]

22/06/2007: Members of the Uruguay DX Group plan to activate Wichubwala Island in the
San Blas Province Group (NA-170) between June 22-28th. The operators mentioned are:
Mario/CX4CR, Bert/CX3AN and Gus/CX2AM. Look for them to sign HP2/homecall. Activity will be on 80-6 meters CW, SSB and the digital modes. QSL via CX2AM. For more nfo, please visit their web page at: www.cx2an.servehttp.com/hp2/ (Tnx OPDX)

23/06/2007: Mike, G0HIO has arranged a radio trip to Cyprus (AS-004, MIA MCI-002, WLOTA LH-0051), June 23-30th. He will be operating CW only as 5B/G0HIO, with 100 watts and wire antennas. QSL via home call. E-mail requests for band skeds can be sent to (g0hio -at- tesco.net). [Tnx 425 DX News]

23/06/2007: Operators Ivan/OM3CGN, Bob/OM1KW, Afif/7X2RO, Youcef/7X2HF, Sofiane/7X2GX, Faouzi/7X2FB, Franta/7X0RY and Yves/7X0MT will be QRV June 23-28th as 7U5CI from Cavallo Island (AF-104/Pr). Activity will be on all bands with 3 stations, spiderbeam and wire dipoles. QSL via OM3CGN. [Tnx Pete's-DX-Newsdesk]

23/06/2007: Gianfranco, I6GFX and Luca, I6QIZ will be active as 9A/I6GFX from Croatia, June 23-28th. Their main QTH will be on Murter Island (not IOTA, IOCA CI-074), and they plan to go and operate from a few EU-170 counters: Arta Vela (IOCA CI-004, MIA MC-008), Kornat (IOCA CI-042, MIA MC-166), Murvenjak (IOCA CI-075, MIA MC-263), Radelj (IOCA CI-097, MIA MC-331), Smokvica Vela (IOCA CI-107, MIA MC-387), Vrgada (IOCA CI-143, MIA MC-462) and Prisnjak Mali (IOCA CI-488, MIA MC-319). QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx 425 DX News]

23/06/2007: Look for Nicolas, F5NWL/p to be active June 23rd from the Castle of Flamanville (DFCF 50-028), Department of Manche (DDFM 50), Province of Basse-Normandie (DPF 04). Activity will probably be mostly on 40 and 20 metres. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx Radioamateur.org]

24/06/2007: Ric, DL2VFR will be QRV June 24 to July 1 as OZ/DL2VFR from Laeso Island (EU-088, NK-003 for the Danish Islands Award), maybe Hornfiskroen Island (EU-088, NK-005 for the Danish Islands Award). Activity will be on all HF bands, CW and SSB. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [Tnx RSGB IOTA]

25/06/2007: Eli, N6PF will be celebrating his 60th birthday with a visit to 3A2MD's QTH. He will be operating as 3A/N6PF from June 25-30th. Bands and modes of activity were not provided. QSL via his home call. [Tnx OPDX]

25/06/2007: Xavier, ON4XA reports that he will operate as YO2/ON4XA from Romania between June 25th and July 3rd. From 21 July 21st to August 12th Xavier and Bea, ON4BEA/YO2MBO will operate as F/ON4XA and F/ON4BEA from France. QSLs via home calls. [Tnx 425 DX News]

26/06/2007: Look for Ralph, NM5RC/p to activate three new islands on June 26th for the U.S. Islands Award program. He will be sitting on the UT/AZ border on Antelope Island with six-for-one contact: UT/AZ, UT023/AZ023, Kane/Coconina counties. Also Padre Point Island, UT022, San Juan County, which only needs 13 more contacts to qualify it. Island order yet to be determined. Ralph will be QRV mainly on 20m (14.260 MHz), but will try to accomodate relayed requests for other bands. He will send QSL cards for all QSOs. Accept QSL's via: USi eQSL, Callbook Address and Bureau. [Tnx USi]

27/06/2007: G3ZAY, M0HSW, and M0TJH will be QRV as EI/homecall/P from Inishmore (EU-006) from 2000 UTC June 27th to 1000 UTC June 29th. They will also try to operate for a few hours, weather permitting, from the Blasket Islands (EU-007) on June 30th. QSL via home calls. [Tnx 425 DX News]

28/06/2007: Rod, NA9N, will be active as J79RM from the island of Dominica (NA-101), June 28th-July 5th. He will mostly be operating HF and will try to work a number of digital modes. QSL to his home call sign, NA9N. [Tnx OPDX]

28/06/2007: Jim, WB2REM will be operating the special 4-letter suffix callsign VP2EREM from the island of Anguilla (NA-022) from June 28th to July 8th. Operation is expected on 80-10m using CW and SSB. QSL via WB2REM. [Tnx NG3K]

29/06/2007: Zhang, BD3APX will be active as BD3APX/2 from Juhua Island (AS-151) between June 29th and July 1st. Activity will be on 40-10 metres usingn CW, SSB and Digital modes. QSL via BD3APX. [Tnx OPDX]

29/06/2007: Pierre, HB9QQ will be trying to activate Liechtenstein (HB0) again from June 29th to July 2nd and July 6-9th. He will try to be active on HF/6m/2m as well WSJT (for meteorscatter). QTH will be the Sareiserjoch in Malbun Lichtenstein at about 2015m asl. NO EME activty planned. QSL via home call. [Tnx F5NQL]

29/06/2007: Operators Igor/VE3ZF, Alex/VE3KF and Nick/VE3FJ are going to Orleans Island [Ile d'Orleans] (NA-128, QC-007 for the Canadian Islands Award) and hope to be on the air as VE2IDX before sunset on June 29th. They will stay on Orleans Island for a couple of days and their main goal is participating in the RAC 2007 Canada Day Contest which will be held on July 1st. Main frequencies will be 14.260 MHz (daytime) and 3.795 / 7.260 MHz (during night). Equipment: transceivers YAESU FT-1000MP, IC-765, IC-756 PROIII,
PA Kenwood TL-922a and Drake 1 kW output, antennas Spider 3 elements Yagi for 14-21-28 at 10 meters telescopic mast, vertical Cushcraft AP8A, Inverted Vee and Delta Loop on low bands, GP for 50 MHz and Yagi for 144 MHz. QSL direct to VE3ZF (Igor Slakva VE3ZF, 105 La Rose Avenue, Apt. #803, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9P 1A9 Canada). [Tnx VE3ZF]

29/06/2007: Pete/VE3IKV and Bill/W4TAA will be activating the Belcher Islands in CQ Zone 2, VY0 Nunavut Territory, using the special call sign authorized by Industry Canada - VF0X - between June 29 and July 4, 2007. This is IOTA island group NA-196. They will be on HF and 6 metres, CW and SSB. QSL is via VE3IKV direct (quick) or via the bureau (slow).(Tnx NG3K)
(Source: I.C.P.O. Bulletin 21-29 June via Dave Raycroft)

Internet Radio to Fall Silent in Protest on June 26th

Posted on June 23, 2007 in laws, bills, and policy by bean
http://www.lawbean.com /2007/06/23/internet-radio-to-fall-silent-in-
protest-on June-26th

Thousands of U.S. webcasters plan to turn off the music and go silent
this Tuesday, June 26, to draw attention to an impending royalty rate
increase that, if implemented, would lead to the virtual shutdown of this
country's Internet radio industry.
In March, the Copyright Royalty Board announced that it would raise
royalties for Internet broadcasters, moving them from a per-song rate to
a per-listener rate. The increase would be made retroactive to the
beginning of 2006 and would double over the next five years. After the
announcement, a group of broadcasters spearheaded by National
Public Radio petitioned the CRB for a rehearing, but a panel of judges
denied the request less than a month later. Internet radio sites would be
charged per performance of a song. A "performance" is defined as the
streaming of one song to one listener; thus a station that has an
average audience of 500 listeners racks up 500 "performances" for
each song it plays.
Many webcasters are planning to shut off access to their streams
entirely, while other webcasters plan to replace their music streams
with long periods of silence (or static or ocean sounds or similar)
interspersed with occasional brief public service announcements on the
subject. Internet-only webcasters and broadcasters that simulcast
online will alert their listeners that "silence" is what Internet radio may
be reduced to after July 15th, the day on which 17 months' worth of
retroactive royalty payments - at new, exceedingly high rates - are
due to the SoundExchange collection organization, following a recent
Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) decision.
Jake Ward, a spokesman for Save Net Radio, said:
"The arbitrary and drastic rate increases set by the Copyright Royalty
Board on March 2nd threaten the very livelihood of thousands of
webcasters and their millions of listeners throughout the country. "The
campaign to save Internet radio - a genuine grassroots movement
comprised of hundreds of thousands of webcasters, artists and
independent labels, and Net radio listeners - has quickly brought this
issue to the national forefront and the halls of Congress, but there is still
more to be done before the approaching deadline of July 15th. On
Tuesday, thousands of webcasters will call on their millions of listeners
to join the fight to save Internet radio and contact their Congressional
representatives to ask for their support of the Internet Radio Equality
Act."
(Zacharias Liangas/Cumbre DX)

Blog Logs from Free Radio Weekly

This morning's first post, covers a sampling of pirate activity during June 16-22. Thanks to the fine pirate chasers at FRW.

Gayle VH


Captain Ron
6925u 6/21/7 1:25 (or so), sio131, just caught the very end of this, with some sort of commentary, very weak signal, but I could tell it was the good(?) Captain. (Al Fansome) 6925u 6/22/7 22:45 sio222, seems a might bit off frequency, head-banging music, ID at 22:48, "Captain Ron's out of control!" (he probably forgot his pants again) (Al Fansome:)

Chicken Radio
6925u 6/17/7 00:19 sio444, very good signal, comedy skit, musical interlude with birds chirping, "Cock-doodle-doo", id at 00:22 (Al Fansome)
6925usb,6-17-07,0024utc,sio=132 poor, host=Superchicken, Story Lady, episode of "Chicken Man", ad for movie "Farmageddon", comedy skit about Electric Amish. (Hassig-IL) 6925U *2215-2238+ 6/16/07 SIO=222. I believe that this was the ID given, but I list it as slightly tentative. Chicken song at open, into sketches about chickens and also a segment about an ad for the movie, "Electric Amish Armageddon." Poor in bad local hum noise. Hrd no addr. (Zeller-OH)

Radio Pigmeat International
6875.9am,6-17-07,0037utc,sio=132 poor, hvy mtl mx incl "R&R Star", Blues & Soul mx, Neil Young "Cinnamon Girl", Hendrix "All Along the Watchtower". (Hassig-IL)

Random Radio
6925usb,6-16-07,0222utc,sio=144 good, various pop music selections. (Hassig-IL)

Wolverine Radio
6925u 6/17/7 02:40 sio333, "Freddie's Dead", ID at 02:41, soul/funk that I don't recognize (Al Fansome) 6925 usb, 0238-0255* Jun 17, noted with rock music and man announcer with IDs between musical selections. No address noted. Closed with multiple IDs prior to Northwood’s radio re-opening. Fair to good. (D'Angelo-PA)
Wolverine Radio 6925u 6/22/7 23:16 sio423 "Communications Breakdown", other Led Zeppelin (Al Fansome)

WMSR
6950a 6/19/7 00:52 sio222 "Come Monday", "I Don't Like Mondays" (Al Fansome)
Source: Free Radio Weekly # 593 via Ed Kusalik)

Radio Eldorado ready to rock on 6261 kHz

Noticia via SW Pirates.

Hello! John from Radio Eldorado here!

I will be making some transmissions today, tomorrow and after that.

Schedule is as follows :

25 June - starting 19:00 GMT until 03:00 AM 6261khz

26 June - starting 16:00 GMT until 03:00 AM 6261khz

27 June - starting 18:00 GMT until 03:00 AM 6261khz

Location is Center Portugal
Music is psychedelic rock, lots of 60s stuff, Free, Who, Jimi, many others, and electronic music, from house, to acid, to techno, many live sets and great tracks.

Reports to my email: phoenixproject@clix.pt

Do enjoy. Tune In, Turn On and Drop Out.

Johnny

New Bolivian station heard on shortwave

From Argentine DXer, Nicholas Eramo, comes word of a new Bolivian station on shortwave radio. The following loggings are his latest as well as the station's address, telephone and email.
Gayle VH

BOLIVIA:

As per info of OM Alfredo Locatelli I listen now Radio Universitaria unid location with musical program and IDs with jingles on the frequency of 4732 KHz - Radio Universitaria, Cobija, Pando, 2245 - 0015, June 22/23,Spanish, Musical program, several IDs and several mention of "Universidad Amazonica de Pando "97.9 MHz y ahora tambien Onda Corta 4730 KHz" "en los 4730 KHz y en los 97.9 MHz Frecuencia modulada,transmite Radio Universitaria, desde la ciudad de Cobija,....Universidad Amazonica de Pando" "en la Radio Universitaria.."gives e-mail address radiouap@hotmail.com (Eramo, Argentina)
General Information in Spanish at:http://www.uapnet.edu.bo/

Station address:
Radio Universitaria
Radio y Television Universitaria
Av. Las Palmas
Cobija, Pando, Bolivia

Web: http://www.unap.edu.bo Email: radiouap@hotmail.com

Tel: 3-842-2141

(Source: Nicholas Eranmo/ODXA/ photo - Cobija, Pando, Bolivia http://www.pizarra.edu.bo/ )

Jamaican broadcaster may face license suspension

In Jamaica, the Broadcasting Commission is promising to get tougher in carrying out its regulatory functions, and has warned at least one broadcaster, which it refused to name, for possible suspension of its operating licence. RJR Communications Group has acknowledged, however, that it has been notified that its licence could be suspended and is awaiting further word on the matter.
For more details refer to:Jamiaca Gleamer
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070624/lead/lead3.html

(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog via Stig Hartvig Nielsen)

Britian's commercial stations lobby to cut off AM/FM

Britain's commercial radio companies are lobbying for the FM and AM radio signals to be switched off, leaving listeners forced to tune in via digital radio sets or the internet. The radio companies claim that their medium will be left behind unless the government orders a cut-off date.

The nation's network of terrestrial TV transmitters is due to be shut down in just four years' time. Now, the radio companies want the AM and FM signals to follow suit, with some broadcasters calling for a shutdown as early as 2015.

The radio companies claim that their medium will be left behind unless the government orders a cut-off date.

To read more, refer to Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/06/24/cnradio124.xml

US Congressman's earmark request for Madagascar radio station

The Dallas Morning News reports that Republican congressman Pete Sessions has issued spending requests for a number of projects. ”He even wants US taxpayers to spend $2.5 million for a shortwave radio station in Madagascar”, says the paper.

The request for $2.5 million is on behalf of Madagascar World Voice radio, and is intended to bring to light important projects such as the role of radio in combating HIV/AIDS in Africa, officials say. “MWV is making a difference in Madagascar and can make a difference all across Africa,” James McGee, US ambassador to Madagascar, wrote to Mr Sessions. “I support their worthy efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS and would encourage them to expand their coverage to as wide an audience as possible.”

But no matter how worthy the cause, asking for an earmark is no guarantee of federal funding, said Sessions’ Chief of Staff Guy Harrison. “At the end of the day, each of these is a request,” he said. “We’re under no illusions we’ll get all of our requests.”
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Additional info on this may be found at the Dallas Morning News website

What's being covered on shortwave in July Monitoring Times ?

Welcome to a new week, and a new issue of Monitoring Times. July is almost here and time to take a look at whats being covered on the shortwave scene for the July issue.

QSL Report column brings our international readers a look at verifications from three amateur radio stations, followed by CVC-Australia, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, India and Lithuania. There's a great selection of medium wave QSLs, plus Mexico and Vatican Radio. If you're a utlity buff there are three stations to send you to the dials for your own QSL.

Think there's not much to DX during our summer's high static levels? Think again. The SWBC Logs column may surprise you. I've kicked off the July column with Brazil's Radio Educacão Rural, plus a terrific selection of logs from Djibouti, Guatemala, Turkey, Ukraine, Peru and much more.

As always, M.T.'s center Shortwave Guide has an updated English 24-hour guide. Special thanks to subscribers that tell us it's top notch and best of the hobby. M.T.'s guide will keep you busy band scanning for hours!

Don't miss a blazing July issue! To find out more about Monitoring Times, go to http://www.monitoringtimes.com/.

Gayle Van Horn W4GVH

The Best of Best - Monday DX shows

Looking for the extra edge to keep you up on the DX hobby? Our favorite Best of the Best DX programs, will guide you through a bevy of news and station updates. This post begins with the best of Monday shows. Enjoy!

MONDAY
All times UTC

0200 Radio Weather WHRI 7490
0230 DXing With Cumbre WHRA 5850
0330 DXing With Cumbre WHRI 7315
0830 Mailbox Radio New Zealand International 6095 bi-weekly
1130 Mailbox Radio New Zealand International 9870 bi-weekly
1230 Ask WWCR WWCR 15825
1330 Mailbox Radio New Zealand International 6095 bi-weekly
1500 DX Partyline WRMI 7385
1530 Mailbox Radio New Zealand International 6095 bi-weekly
(Source: ODXA/Media Programs)

Checkerboard Lounge set for Sunday show

By now you know what a terrific program Roscoe the Bartender is bringing to blues fans on shortwave radio. Where else can you hear in one hour, the music from legends...Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Son House, Lightening Hopkins and many more.

If you haven't checked out this show, you're missing a great one! Tune in Sunday evening on 7412 kHz, 2200-2300 UTC, as Roscoe brings the blues to the world.

Reception reports may be directed to:
The Checkerboard Lounge
7914 Dodge Road, Suite 210
Omaha, NE 68114 USA

The Checkboard Lounge website address: http://www.wbcq.com/checkerboard

To verify the program, send in your reception report, including the usual date, frequency, time, radio conditions (fading, interferences, reception quality) as well as music titles played. Listeners in the USA need to include a self addressed stamped envelope. Listeners outside the USA need to include a self addressed envelope and 2 IRC's (International Reply Coupons).

Thanks for a great show, Roscoe!
(Gayle Van Horn)

Blog Logs

This evening's edition of Blog Logs, represent those posted from ours friends at WWDXC. Nice vartiety folks, and best of DX!
Gayle VH

ARMENIA
15470 Southern Sudan Interactive R. Instruction via Gavar
Armenia Jun 09 *1400-1429* 35433 English, 1400 sign on with opening music,
ID, Opening announce, Talk, 1428 ID, 1429 sign off.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium June 15)

AUSTRALIA
2485 VL8K, Katherine NT, 2055-2130*, 09 Jun, English, talks,
news, phone-ins; 35231; \\ to 2310 & 2325, both worse. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

4835 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, 21312-2139, 09 Jun, English, ABC newscast;
44332, adjt. QRM de MLI 4835.4. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11
4910 VL8T, Tennant Creek NT, 2135-..., 09 Jun, English, ABC newscast;
44321. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11)

BAHRAIN
6010 I got a definite ID yesterday on the Bahrain Radio Bahrain
Frequency 6010 kHz at 1609 UT pop music annoucements. Programme in English
June 12. sio 443. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

BENIN
5025 ORTB, Parakou, 0925-1015, 09 Jun, unreadable talks (can't
say whether in French or Vernacular); 15341. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11)

BOLIVIA
3310 R. Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 2350-2358, 08 Jun, Quechua,
talks; 44343, adjt. uty. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

5952.5 R. Pio XII, Siglo XX, 2216-2229, 09 Jun, Quechua, infos. on the
station, webpage & e-mail addr, f/ball infos; 44332, adjt. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

6105.4 R. Panamericana, La Paz, 2235-2244, 9 Jun, Spanish, religious
prgr, music; 54433, adjt. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11
6155 R. Fides, La Paz, 2240-2249, 09 Jun, Spanish, lively tunes, chats;
34433.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

9624.9 R. Fides, La Paz, 2158-2208, 09 Jun, Spanish, talks; 23431, QRM de
CAN 9625 but mainly de adjt. chs. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

BRAZIL
3365 R. Cultura, Araquara SP, 2343-2357, 06 Jun, rosary; 35242.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

4805 R. Difa do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 2203-2215, 09 Jun, announcements,
talks abt. f/ball; 45332.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

4815 R. Difa, Londrina PR, 0005-0016, 09 Jun, religious prgr & songs to
match; 44332.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

4825 R. Educadora, Braganca PA, 0002-0014, 09 Jun, f/ball match rpt.
Curitiba v Remo, TCs; 54333. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 2116-2132, 09 Jun, advertisements, prgr
abt. f/ball, phone-ins; 55333. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

5035 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2138-2147, 09 Jun, songs,
advertisements, truck drivers' prgr "Pe na Estrada"; clipped audio, but I
believe this is a feeder problem as the other \\ outlets, 6135 & 9630,
were in the same condition; 44332. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

6010 R. Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2224-2232, 09 Jun, carnival-
like songs; 44332, adjt. QRM.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

6040 R. Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 2226-2237, 09 Jun, f/ball match
rpt.; 34332, adjt. QRM thence better on LSB. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

6080 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 2230-2233, 09 Jun, Bible passages
reading; 33431, adjt. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

6135 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2140-2149, 09 Jun, prgr "Pe na Estrada";
54433, adjt. QRM only; check 5035. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

6150 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2239-2246, 09 Jun, f/ball match rpt. &
infos. on other matches, advertisements; 44433, adjt. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11
9530 R. Transmundial, Sta Maria RS, 2149-2200, prgr "Entrevista"; 55433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

9630 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 1030-1212, 09 Jun, newscast,..., talks;
25443, and vy. poor at 1200. Also 2144-2206, 09 Jun, prgr "Pe na Estrada",
advertisement for TV Aparecida, DX prgr "Encontro DX" at 2202; 55444;
check notes under 5035. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

9675 R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 1031-1215, 09 Jun, talks,...,
news (tent) 1207 when vy. poor; 24442. Also 2151-2207, 09 Jun, religious
songs & sung prayer, DX prgr "Alem Fronteiras" at 2200; 55444, but QRM as
from 2200. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

11735 R. Transmundial, Sta Maria RS, 1427-1530, 09 Jun, webpage info,
youth's prgr, refs. to the "Jornada da Fe"; 14431, then better at 1530.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11
11804.8 R. Globo, Rio de Janeiro RJ, 1125-1133, 10 Jun, talks; 12431, QRM
de CUB 11805.(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

11805 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 1216-1425, 09 Jun, songs ("Sucesso
Brasil Central"), TCs, "utilidade publica" annoucements (these are
official anns. from the municipality, the govern., etc), advertisements,
station slogans,..., f/ball news at 1415; 25433. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

11925.2 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 1101-1136, 10 Jun, songs, chats,
oldies; 25432. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

17815 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 1426-..., 09 Jun, Braz. songs... for a
change...; 15431. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11
BURKINA FASO
7230 R. Burkina, Ouagadougou, 1202-1424, 09 Jun, French,
prgr "Culturama", Afr. pops,..., Vernacular, talks; 45444, overmodulated
at times. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX June 11

CANADA
6030 CFVP hrd 6/11 during R. Marti silent period from 0507 tune
w/ "Grand Ol Opry Top 40" C&W mx program w/ man host. Signal gradually
improved after 0600 but marred by static crashes. SINPO 34343 w/ peak sigs
0615-0715. Frequent anmts for songs, local events, commercials and
references to 1060 AM. (Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer June 12)

COLOMBIA
6009.48 La Voz de tu Conciencia at 1031-1103 UT on Jun 6.
Religious vocals, ranchera-style, to 1039 UT, then EG religious talk or
speech w/SP translation after every phrase; ID at 1057 UT, then music past
ToH. Good signal but fading after 1100 UT. (John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 10)

GUATEMALA
4052.5 R. Verdad at 0343 UT on June 14, fair with gospel songs in English and Spanish.
(James Ronda-OK-USA, DXplorer June 17)

HAWAII

9930 Radio for North Korea (ORNK) via Hawaii (KWHR), at 1104-
1158* UT on June 12, in Korean, announcers with background music (mostly
various classical music), but also played eclectic selections of music
(Korean ballads, classical music and segment of soul music ["Soul Man",
Otis Redding with "Satisfaction", etc.]), 1158 played "Pomp and
Circumstance", English ID that KWHR was going off 9930. Fair-good, no
jamming noted. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer June 12)

INDIA
And on 11850 at 0725 I could hear some nice Indian style music at
weak to fair strength, and it was also audible on 9595 in parallel, but
very weak here. I didn't recognise the language but I presume it was All
India Radio Nepali service via Delhi. I did try listed \\ 7250 but Vatican
Radio was using the frequency. (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX June 10)

LAOS
4677.5 Sam Nuea hrd June 10 from 1158.5 tune w/ local inst/vocal
mx to 1200 UT, woman ann 1200, program tune 1200-01, woman ann to 1201.5
then short mx and into a man ann alternating w/ woman ann and a few short
music spots (just a few sec each) at 1202. May have been some remote
reports, but couldn't be sure. Believe 1200 prgm is a relay of National
Service news. Woman ann w/ s/off at 1231.5 and carrier off at 1232.5.
SINPO 25432 w/ ocnl peak to S3 after 1215. Signal gradually improved after
1215. (Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer June 11)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News BC-DX #812)

Sunday relays on shortwave

From Tom Taylor, comes word of two shortwave relays on 9290 and 6045 kHz on Sunday, June 24, on the following schedules.

Latvia Today (summer festivals) 1900-2100 UTC - on 9290 kHz in English

Radio Zusa 1200-1300 UTC on 6045 kHz in German

This Sunday MV Baltic Radio is relaying a program from Radio Zusa. Radio Zusa is a local radio station transmitting on 3 FM channels south of Hamburg and is interested in broadcasting over short-wave from time to time. The theme of this transmission on Sunday is the German reunification.
You will be able to hear some very interesting reports, e.g. from radio amateur operators from the time of the cold war, and how they kept in contact with each other over the radio.

Radio Netherlands program preview 23-29 June

Radio Netherlands PROGRAMME PREVIEW

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list
of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on
Saturday.


SATURDAY 23 JUNE

*** The State We're In ***

This week on The State We're In, the program about human rights and human
wrongs: We meet the man who turned a lifetime of war into his life's work
in art.

We also have a look at the ups and downs of adoption. Adopted children from
South Korea go back to find their roots and discover that going home and
being home are two different things.

An American father who adopted two sisters from India discovers they were
kidnapped from their parents. He tells us his tale.

And we meet the Dutch lady who adopted an Ethiopian Granny. You can too.
Find out how on the next The State We're In.

We also invite you to take part in the programme - find out how on our
website: www.thestatewerein.org

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:

Network Europe on SW: 1400 (South Asia)

The Research File: 1430 (South Asia)

Amsterdam Forum and Echoes: 1900 and 1944 respectively (Central, East and
South Africa)


SUNDAY 24 JUNE

*** Amsterdam Forum ***

The world is half way towards its 2015 target date for achieving the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which are measures agreed to by all the
nations of the world for meeting the needs of the world's poorest people.

Some human-rights and activist groups say the goals are not ambitious enough
while others criticise the rich nations for not fulfilling their promises.

Who should be held accountable; governments or civil society? And where
should the buck stop? Tune in to this week' s Amsterdam Forum special when
four diplomats and policy-shapers debate in front of a live audience.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

*** Echoes ***

Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments,
queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A
Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N
America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa),
0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)


Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:

Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)

Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)

The State We're in: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)


MONDAY 25 JUNE

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and
South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** Flatlanders ***

Flatlanders features either Dutch people living here or working abroad, or
people who've come to the Netherlands for professional or personal reasons.

In this week's Flatlanters Hélène Michaud talks to Dutch pianist Marcel
Worms about his international blues project. Worms has invited composers
from countries as far apart as China, South Africa, Brazil, Croatia and
Israel to write a blues piece for him to record.

He feels the blues is eminently suited for such a multi-cultural project -
listen in and see if you agree with him.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N
America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central,
East and South Africa)


TUESDAY 26 JUNE

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and
South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***

This Tuesday on the State We're In Midweek Edition, we have a look at the
ups and downs of adoption: Adopted children from South Korea go back to find
their roots and discover that going home and being home are two different
things.

An American father who adopted two sisters from India discovers they were
kidnapped from their parents. He tells us his tale. And we meet the Dutch
lady who adopted an Ethiopian Granny. You can too. Find out how on the next
The State We're In.

Plus we meet the man who turned a lifetime of war into his life's work in
art.

These stories of real people all around the world, human rights news, and
much more, on the next The State We're In.

We also invite you to take part in the programme - find out how on our
website: <> www.thestatewerein.org

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N
America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)
Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)


WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and
South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** Arts and Culture ***

"Dutch Arts in the Berkshires: part II"

Every summer the rolling hills and valleys of the Berkshires in western
Massachusetts become a Mecca for art lovers. Over 60 venues present
classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre and dance performances,
and a host of visual art exhibitions.

This year six cultural institutions have combined forces to present "The
Netherlands: A Season of Dutch Arts in The Berkshires" - reflecting the
broad range of Dutch creativity. Marijke van der Meer this week focuses on
the feasts of visual arts on show in one special season.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N
America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Fri 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sun
14:30 (South Asia)


THURSDAY 28 JUNE

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and
South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** The Research File ***

Electroshock makes a comeback, psychiatrists thinks ECT therapy should be
used more often.

Neurons in the brain of a crab can tell us how human brains work.

And: The Full Styrofoam House - an innovative Dutch building which needs no
heating, not even in deepest winter!

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N
America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat
1430 (South Asia)


FRIDAY 29 JUNE

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and
South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** Network Europe ***

A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a
fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the
continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of
European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around
Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their
unique take on the events shaping the week.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N
America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa),
Sat 1400 (South Asia)
(R Netherlands)

Dxers Unlimited's weekend edition 23 -24 June 2007

Dxers Unlimited's weekend edition 23 -24 June 2007

By Arnie Coro

radio amateur CO2KK

Hi amigos radioaficionados worldwide ! Your short wave receiver is now tuned to Radio Havana Cuba's twice weekly radio hobby program, Dxers Unlimited, with yours truly, Arnie Coro at the microphone. Here is item one: Solar activity still way down, with bottom low solar flux measurements of between 65 and 70 units. The sunspot count is ZERO... yes, you heard it right... a totally spotless Sun for the past several days !

Item two: DRM, Digital Radio Mondiale totally stalled, according to the opinion of several prestigious mass media experts, that rightfully have voiced their opinions: they are saying that without the availability of reliable , easy to tune and above all lower priced radios, capable of picking up the DRM short wave broadcasts , the digital transmission system is doomed to failure.

Besides the lack of receivers at a reasonable cost , those who have already experienced DRM reception not at a one day demonstration, but on a regular , daily basis, are telling engineers that the total drop out of the audio output experienced by DRM broadcasts is very annoying to short wave listeners.

For those of you not familiar with DRM, Digital Radio Mondiale, it is a standard specifically created to broadcast digitally, instead of using the classic analog radio modulation technologies, AM and FM that we listen to every day.

Stations broadcasting using DRM have so far, that I know of , not made public audience research statistics or comments by potential listeners, something that in my humble opinion really doesn't help DRM at all, because lack of such information feedback from the potential audience is something to really worry about.

According to several mass media researchers, the pattern followed during the introduction of DRM technology for short wave broadcasting is basically wrong, because low cost radios for DRM reception have not become available yet, and besides that, the promotion of the technology has also been mishandled by the DRM Consortium, who seems to be much more concerned about the engineering problems regarding the transmitters than with the actual reception of the broadcasts, although that seems to be slowly changing now.

More about digital communications modes later , as Dxers Unlimited's weekend edition continues.. I am Arnie Coro in Havana,

Si amigos, yes my friends, I want to ask each and everyone of Dxers Unlimited listeners around the world a single question today... Get ready for writing it down, as I think this is going to be the second open poll about DRM Digital Radio Mondiale.... In a couple of minutes I will be formulating the question, to give you a chance to find paper and a pen or pencil to write it down..
In the meantime let me add that radio amateurs are using digital communications modes with a high degree of reliability and energy efficiency... A keyboard to keyboard narrow band mode, PSK31 is now , at the low ebb of the solar cycle, becoming more and more popular among those amateur radio operators around the world that have learned how to connect their computers to their radios.

PSK31 transmissions running between 10 and 25 Watts power have proved to be extremely effective on the 20 meters ham band, and as recycled computers become cheaper and their availability increases, more and more radio amateurs around the world are learning how to communicate using PSK31....

Now, ready for today's question...Remember, the one about DRM digital broadcasting technology Here we go...

Ready to copy ?

Have you ever listened to Digital Radio Mondiale, DRM

broadcast transmissions on short wave ?

Again, here is the basic question

Have you ever heard on your radio a Digital Radio Mondiale , DRM broadcast transmission on short wave ?

And in case that your answer is yes:again, in case your answer is yes, give your impressions about those DRM broadcasts regarding quality and reliability of reception.

So, in case you have listened to DRM add your comments about quality and reliability of reception to your YES answer to the question.

As soon as all the answers are received here, I will once again, as I did about a year ago ,compile them and analyze them using standard statistical methods, and of course, made the results of this poll public, by reading them on the air, and publishing them on our website.

Your answers about DRM will certainly help to have a much better picture of what's happening with this technology amigos !

Now, let's go to Arnie's workshop, where an antenna project is in the works, to help several of the new local radio amateurs that have recently obtained their ham radio license.

This antenna is very easy to homebrew and has a very low cost. Readily available materials are used in the project and each antenna comes out of the workshop adjusted for minimum standing wave ratio .

This is a yet another variation of the so called SLIM JIM antenna, made using standard 300 ohms Television twin lead and a length of PVC pipe. The antennas here in Cuba are cut for 145.2 megaHertz , so that they will provide the lowest possible standing wave ratio between 144.5 and 145.5 megaHertz, the most used part of the two meters band all along the Cuban archipelago.

Cuban 2 meter band repeaters operate between 145.110 and 145.490 with one odd frequency repeater in Havana using the European R1 channel of 145.600 , and all use the minus 600 kiloHertz shift.

SLIM JIM antennas built using TV twin lead fitted inside PVC pipes are very rugged and reliable, and they are also very easy to transport and install, providing a lot of gain over the typical 2 meters band Handy talkie short vertical antennas that are connected directly to the rig, the so called rubber duck or more properly short helical loaded vertical antennas.

At my workshop, the standard procedure for assembling this antenna takes about one hour, and the antenna comes out with either a female coaxial connector at the bottom , or with a length of coaxial cable, usually about 3 meters or 10 feet to which a male coaxial connector is attached. The length of the PVC pipe is such that at the bottom of it there is room to fit a mast U clamp, so the antenna can be easily attached to any existing pipe mast.

Comparative measurements done between the Handy talkie's factory short antennas and our home brew one show that ours provides anywhere between 6 and up to 10 dB gain over the rubber duck antennas, depending on how long or how short the rubber duckies are, and to which part of the 2 meters band they are tuned.

Without any doubt this variation of the J pole antenna, also known as the SLIM JIM, shows better performance than the classic 300 ohm twin lead J pole, and that's why we are home brewing them here . Information provided at the website of Professor L.B.Cebik, that has the URL

www.cebik.com is extremely useful to help you to design a SLIM JIM antenna for the two meters band. again the URL or W4RNL website is www.cebik.com, where you will find lots of extremely useful and very well written as well as easy to understand antenna related information.

QSL on the air, QSL on the air, to all Dxers Unlimited's listeners that have requested the Hybrid Regenerodyne Homebrew Receiver files via e-mail... Now a the dot zip package is available for sending via e-mail but it took, yours truly quite some time because I must admit that I am not particularly good at doing computer electronic schematic diagrams... I do need to practice a lot more, so that the schematic diagrams come out faster.

The dot zip file contains all the required information to build the Hybrid Regenerodyne receiver and its power supply ,so I will start e-mailing it to all of you who have requested it. Let me remind you that this is a very flexible receiver design, aimed at experimenting on all bands from the AM medium wave broadcast band up to the 6 meters or 50 megaHertz amateur band.

The audio amplifier module and power supply are built on a separate chassis and are housed inside a nice wooden cabinet that serves also as the loudspeaker baffle, and this module will work very well also as a standalone unit for further radio hobby experiments that you may want to perform in the future.

The radio receiver's radio frequency module and detector are built on a separate chassis, with the regenerative vacuum tube detector contained into a very tightly shielded enclosure to prevent leak trough of signals at the detector's operating frequency from coming in. The detector's tuning range is practically unpopulated during the local daylight hours, but during the evening, signals in the range from 1.7 to 4.0 megaHertz may leak trough past the front end and into the detector, so that's the reason that the detector has to very extremely well shielded in an enclosure made of steel if possible, so that it will provide both magnetic and electrostatic shielding.

The regenerative detector's coil of the prototype was wound on a beautiful ceramic form, that I installed well removed from the walls of the enclosure, so as to keep the coil's Q as high as possible.

Si amigos, you may start thinking about the next radio project: Arnie Coro's Hybrid Homebrew Regenerodyne .... send your request to be included in the HHR receiver's mailing list to arnie@rhc.cu, again, arnie@rhc.cu, and all information about this and other regenerative receiver projects will be sent directly to your e-mail address amigos !!!

Radio is a wonderful hobby, and I can assure you that the unique experience of listening to a radio that you have built yourself is something that you have to experience in order to really understand it !!!

And now amigos, as always at the end of the show, here is Arnie Coro's HF plus low band VHF propagation update and forecast. Solar activity is way down, and we haven't seen more big solar flares during the past several weeks, .... Solar flux is now around 70 units and moving down, but, we may see periods of geomagnetic disturbances during the next two to three days. Local evening propagation conditions are going to be good between 3 and 15 megaHertz. At around local sunrise, the maximum usable frequency curve will show a very slow upward swing, because of the low solar flux prevailing at this moment. The Sporadic E season is now in full swing so watch for E skip signals on low band TV stations, channels 2 to 4 in the Americas, and for 10 and 6 meter amateur bands DX anywhere in the northern hemisphere. See you next Tuesday and Wednesday Sunday UTC days amigos, at the midweek edition of Dxers Unlimited. Don't forget to send your comments about this program to arnie@rhc.cu , or VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba.

Weekly propagation report

Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2007 Jun 19 1923 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
# http://www.sec.noaa.gov/weekly.html

# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
11 - 17 June 2007

Solar activity was very low. Old Region 960 (S07, L = 176, class/area Fkc/540 on 03 June) produced isolated B-class flares before it departed the visible disk on 14 June.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal levels.

The geomagnetic field was at quiet to unsettled levels during 11 - 13 June. Field activity increased to quiet to active levels on 14 June with brief, localized storm periods detected at middle and high latitudes. Quiet to unsettled levels occurred during the rest of the period with brief active periods detected at middle and high latitudes. ACE data indicated a solar sector boundary crossing on 13 June followed shortly thereafter by a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. The boundary crossing (toward (-) to away (+)) occurred at around 13/1800 UTC and was accompanied by increased proton densities (peak 16 p/cc at 13/1807 UTC) as well as increased total IMF field intensity (peak 12 nT at 14/0136 UTC) and Bz variability (minimum - 11 nT at 14/0016 UTC). The recurrent high speed stream commenced during the latter half of 13 June and eventually reached a peak of 628 km/sec at 15/0016 UTC followed by a gradual decrease in velocities.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
20 June - 16 July 2007

Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels. Isolated
C-class flares are possible during 28 June - 11 July.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 20 June - 05 July.

Activity is expected to be at unsettled to minor storm levels during 20 - 22 June due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to mostly quiet levels during 23 - 29 June. Quiet to active conditions are expected during 30 June - 01 July as another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream affects the field. Mostly quiet levels are expected during 02 - 10 July. Field activity is expected to increase to quiet to active levels on 11 July due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Mostly quiet conditions are expected for the rest of the period.

:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2007 Jun 19 1923 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
# http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2007 Jun 19
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2007 Jun 20 68 15 3
2007 Jun 21 68 20 5
2007 Jun 22 68 15 4
2007 Jun 23 70 10 3
2007 Jun 24 70 5 2
2007 Jun 25 70 5 2
2007 Jun 26 70 5 2
2007 Jun 27 70 5 2
2007 Jun 28 75 5 2
2007 Jun 29 80 5 2
2007 Jun 30 80 15 4
2007 Jul 01 80 15 4
2007 Jul 02 80 8 3
2007 Jul 03 80 5 2
2007 Jul 04 80 5 2
2007 Jul 05 80 5 2
2007 Jul 06 80 5 2
2007 Jul 07 75 5 2
2007 Jul 08 75 5 2
2007 Jul 09 75 5 2
2007 Jul 10 75 5 2
2007 Jul 11 70 15 4
2007 Jul 12 70 10 3
2007 Jul 13 70 8 3
2007 Jul 14 70 5 2
2007 Jul 15 70 5 2
2007 Jul 16 70 5 2

(Source: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio ; www.staff.amu.edu.pl/~zbzw/glob/solar.htm)

Pirate Radio Blog Logs

This morning's Blog Logs feature a sampling from this week's Free Radio Weekly enewsletter and blog contributors. Two new stations were heard by Dxers, Radio Jambi International and Real Pirate Radio. Congrats to Ed Insinger as he joins the editorial staff of FRN. Best of DX to all for the weekend!
Gayle VH

Grasscutter Radio/Sunshine Radio sunshineradio@hotmail.com
6925U on 6/13 from 2330 to 2350, several ID’s and saying hello to all the pirates out there. Mentioned that this was a combined Sunshine Radio/Grasscutter Radio program. Music by Procal Harem singing "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." SIO=444. (Insinger, NJ)
Insinger, NJ)

MAC Shortwave macshortwave@yahoo.com
6850AM 6/9 0048-0201+ The Paul Starr show started with the song "Happy Organ" Beatles, Beach Boys (Help me Rhoda) and other classic rock tunes like Sonny and Cher. Followed up with old TV Themes. Paul signed off at 0126. Carrier did not drop and audio started up at 0128. More themes like Spider man, Johnny Rivers Secret Agent man. Identifications were Check your tire pressure and stop playing with yourself. Also had Fun radiates around Doctor
Who. (434 Majewski CT)

The Crystal Ship
5386AM- 11 June- 0216-0244+ - SINPO 24222- Playing the Doors "Celebration of the
Lizard". Signal was mostly down in the noise, a brutal half hour of attempted listening. Notified of this broadcast via e-mail from TCS. (McClintock-OH)

The Crystal Ship - 6875AM 6/13 0051-0130+ Show started with music from the Doors, then Alice Cooper (School's Out, I'm Eighteen), Bob Seeger and Argent.(333) Majewski CT)

The Crystal Ship
6875/AM, 0153-0200+, 13-June; Weird tunes & weird stuff. SIO=443, occasional ute bursts. (Frodge-MI)

The Crystal Ship
5386, 0358-0441. 06/11/07. The Xtal Ship sailing on an odd freq. Lots of music from the 1980s including: "What About Love," "Heat of the Moment," "Midnight Blue" and several others that I couldn’t ID. Station ID at 0431 by YL as "You are listening to the Crystal Ship" followed by unreadable comments. ID by John Poet at 0432-"You’re tuned to the Crystal Ship." Audio clip about the war in Iraq at 0436. Signal audible from 5384-5388 and // 6875. The signal was lost on 6875 at 0425. Static closed in at 0440 on 5386. Some fades throughout the bx. Fair to good signal on 5386 until 0437 then very poor until 0440. Poor signal on 6875 throughout. (Wood, TN).

Radio Jamba International
Saturday, June 9, 2007, 2300, 6990.18 usb. Radio Jamba International. "Alcohol soaked news," Commander Bunny Alfa Lima bits, and more. SIO 433, somewhat hard to tune, as if the xmtr was not quite stable, or the solar conditions were wreaking havoc at the grey line.(Will-MD)

Radio Jamba International
6925U 6/16 from 2243 to 2253. ID’s and mentions of Alpha Lima, followed by C&W musical selection, as well as tequila and Bob beer. SIO=353, heavy static bursts in my area. Second logging this week. (Insinger, NJ)

WBNY
6851a 6/14/7 23:52 sio333, getting stronger by the minute, going on about "dumb monkeys", ID by a British robot voice at 23:52, listing all of the donors. (Fansome)

Wolverine Radio
Saturday, June 16, 2007, 0227, 6925 usb. Music with occasional istinctive "Wolverine Radio" IDs. ID at 0228. Off around 0235 or so. SIO 222 s5. (Will-MD)

WMPR
6925,0012-0032. 06/21/07. Standard WMPR prgm. Electronic mx and synthesized IDs. G-VG. (Wood, TN).
(Source: Free Radio Weekly #592; J. Wood, TN; H. Frodge, MI)

House approves amendment promoting VOA broadcast to Venezuela

House Approves Mack Amendment Promoting Voice of America Broadcasts to Venezuela

June 21, 2007 - “While we in this chamber can debate in freedom, the American people can hear and see our every word thanks to a free press. But in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, the only thing the people can see or hear are the things that Hugo Chavez lets his media print and broadcast.” – Congressman Connie Mack

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives approved an amendment offered by Congressman Connie Mack (FL-14) today that will provide an accurate and comprehensive alternative source of news to the people of Venezuela. Mack’s amendment to the fiscal year 2008 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, which passed by a voice vote, would grant the Broadcasting Board of Governors the tools to increase broadcasting to Venezuela and Latin America.

On the House floor earlier today, Mack, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and one of Congress’ most outspoken critics of Hugo Chavez, gave the following address:

“While we in this chamber can debate in freedom, the American people can hear and see our every word thanks to a free press. But in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, the only thing the people can see or hear are the things that Hugo Chavez lets his media print and broadcast.

“Freedom of the Press died in Venezuela on May 27, 2007, when Chavez shut down Radio Caracas Television (RCTV).

“This was just the latest in a long line of actions to snuff out free press, free speech, and free thought.

“By shutting down the largest and oldest TV network in the country, Chavez is sending a message to all other media that he has the power to do anything he wants with radio and TV stations.

“The government is targeting opposition voices because of their massive reach, appeal, and influence throughout the country.

“Chavez said, “I am going to go after those who resist the revolution and eliminate them one by one” in reference to one of the only remaining independent voices left in Venezuela.

“As the window on independent media in Venezuela closes, Voice of America will play a critical role in getting the truth out about what is happening in the country.

“Voice of America must provide and create additional programs. With targeted funding, Voice of America can have an even greater ability and capability to broadcast longer with more programming.

“Voice of America serves a significant counter to Chavez propaganda being exported to Nicaragua, Bolivia, Ecuador and Cuba.

“Mr. Chairman, my amendment would specifically grant the Broadcasting Board of Governors the tools to increase broadcasting to Venezuela and Latin America.

“Chavez’s communist plans for the future do not include independent media and freedom of the press.

“We must recognize the War on Terrorism is in our backyard. The gang of countries lining up with Chavez is powerful: Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and others together with the likes of Iran. We must recognize the serious threat to our national security.

“In fact, just this morning, Chavez announced plans to visit Iran in a few weeks, following a long courtship between the two countries.

“The window on freedom is closing fast.

“We cannot turn our backs on the people of Venezuela. We must do more to promote freedom inside Venezuela.

“America has always been the beacon of freedom in our hemisphere.

“Now we must be the pillar of hope for the people of Venezuela and our friends and neighbors in Latin America who fear Hugo Chavez and his communist revolution.”

In 2005, the House passed Mack’s amendment to the Foreign Relations Authorization Act that would authorize the U.S. Government, through the Broadcasting Board of Governors, to initiate radio and television broadcasts that will provide a consistently accurate, objective, and comprehensive source of news to Venezuela.
(Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) http://mack.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Home.Home

Radio Free Asia schedule

Burmese (2 hours daily)
UTC Rangoon Frequency
0030-0130 0700-0800 13820, 13865, 17835
1230-1330 1900-2000 9320, 9455, 13675

Cantonese (2 hours daily)
UTC Guangzhou Frequency
1400-1500 2200-2300 9780, 11595
2200-2300 0600-0700 9355, 11715, 11785

Khmer (3 hours daily)
UTC Phnom Penh Frequency
1130-1230 1830-1930 13865, 15785 (Ends April 8)
1230-1330 1930-2030 11870, 15525
2230-2330 0530-0630 7580, 13740

Korean (4 hours daily)
UTC Pyongyang Frequency
1500-1700 0000-0200 5870, 7210, 9385
2030-2230 0530-0730 7460, 9385, 9770, 12075

Lao (2 hours daily)
UTC Vientiane Frequency
0000-0100 0700-0800 15545, 15690
1100-1200 1800-1900 9355, 15560

Mandarin (12 hours daily)
UTC Beijing Frequency
0300-0600 1100-1400 13760, 15130, 15635, 15680, 17615, 17880, 21550, 21690
0600-0700 1400-1500 13760, 15165, 15635, 15680, 17615, 17880, 21550
1500-1600 2300-0000 9455, 9905, 11540, 12005, 12025, 13675, 15495
1600-1700 0000-0100 9455, 9905, 11540, 11795, 12025, 13675,
1700-1800 0100-0200 7260, 7280, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9905, 11540, 11795, 13625
1800-1900 0200-0300 7280, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9865, 11700, 13625, 15510
1900-2000 0300-0400 1098, 7260, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9850, 9865, 9905, 11700, 11785, 13625, 15510
2000-2100 0400-0500 1098, 7260, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9850, 9905, 11700, 11740, 11785, 13625
2100-2200 0500-0600 1098, 7105, 7355, 9850, 9905, 11740, 11935, 13625
2300-0000 0700-0800 7540, 11760, 11785, 15430, 15485, 15585

Tibetan (8 hours daily)
UTC Lhasa Frequency
0100-0300 0900-1100 9365, 11695, 11975, 15225, 17730
0600-0700 1400-1500 17510, 17780, 21500, 21690
1100-1200 1900-2000 7470, 13830, 15375, 17855
1200-1400 2000-2200 7470, 11590, 11605, 13830, 15375
1500-1600 2300-2400 9370, 11550, 11705, 11795
2300-0000 0700-0800 7470, 7500, 9805, 9875

Uyghur (2 hours daily)
UTC Urumqi Frequency
0100-0200 0900-1000 9350, 11895, 11945, 17640, 17695
1600-1700 0000-0100 9350, 9370, 9555, 11750

Vietnamese (2 hours daily)
UTC Hanoi Frequency
1400-1500 2100-2200 5855, 9455, 9715, 11605, 11680, 12140
2330-0030 0630-0730 7525, 11580, 11605, 13740, 15535, 15560

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036 USA

(or) post on-line at: qsl@rfa.org

Radio Free Asia Releases Art Series of QSLs

For our blog readers, here is a reminder of the RFA QSL cards, collectors are raving over. Don't miss out on this series!
Gayle VH

RFA’s Technical Operations Division is proud to announce the release of the company’s new series of QSL cards commemorating the youth of the world, and the spirit of democracy and freedom. The designs of the first three QSLs were created on April 26, 2007 during RFA's annual "Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day" in Washington DC; the fourth design, set for use in August, was drawn on April 27, 2006 during the previous year’s event. Each design is one of many drawings made by the children of RFA personnel, inspired by the work their parents create daily at RFA.

RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at www.techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org , and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America.

Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.
(Source: NASB June)
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US government report says Radio Marti extending its reach

The programming of Radio and TV Martí - often criticized as a waste of taxpayer funds - has improved, and anecdotal evidence suggests that it is reaching a bigger audience in Cuba, according to a new US government report obtained by The Miami Herald. The report, by the State Department’s Office of Inspector General, also says the station should plan to compete with a Venezuelan government broadcaster [Telesur]. It faults the operation for lacking a long-term strategic plan for a post-Fidel Castro Cuba and ”nagging longstanding employee morale concerns.” But it calls the station’s director, Pedro V Roig, “the most effective in recent history.”

The report, being distributed in Washington this week, also says the station is planning to put its second broadcasting aircraft in the air soon, joining a similar turboprop that went airborne in October. According to the report, there is ”anecdotal” evidence that more Cubans are watching TV Martí after the twin-engine propeller plane - known as Aero Martí - started broadcasting for five-hour slots six days a week.
(Source: Miami Herald/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Report: TV, Radio Marti Reach In Cuba 'Improving'
http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_171220345.html
(CBS4) WASHINGTON The U.S. government's anti-Castro radio and TV stations have improved significantly in recent years after allegations of corruption and mismanagement, according to a draft State Department review of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting.

The report obtained on the eve of a congressional debate over future Cuba-related funding cites a boost in TV Marti's signals reaching Cuba, but it bases those conclusions on anecdotal evidence not included in the report, not on independent facts.

"We're very pleased. I think it reflects the hard work that's being done here," said Alberto Mascaro, chief of staff for the Cuba broadcasting office, "and more importantly it reflects the hard work of our employees."

A spokeswoman for the State Department's inspector general's office, which conducted the review, said the agency would not comment on a report that had not yet been released.

Details of the report were first published in Wednesday's edition of CBS 4 news partner The Miami Herald.

Radio and TV Marti are requesting about $34 million in next year's budget, down from $38 million they received last year. The Bush administration also requested $46 million for other Cuba-related programs to promote political change on the island, but a House bill likely headed to the floor this week slashed that to $9 million.

That makes money for the Marti stations all the more important for those who support the current U.S. policy toward Cuba, which has been under an American trade embargo for more than 40 years. The U.S. transmissions were designed to offer an alternative to the tightly controlled Cuban media.

Critics, including U.S. Reps. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Bill Delahunt, D-Mass., have long accused the network of airing one-sided broadcasts and giving jobs to political allies. They also maintain the TV broadcasts are a waste of money because they have long been jammed by Fidel Castro's government.

The report makes a number of recommendations, including evaluating whether Marti programs recently carried on South Florida TV and radio stations reach Cubans. It also urged tighter security and better quality control to make sure Marti employees follow Voice of America standards.

Finally, the review urged the Cuba broadcasting office to create a long-term plan for providing programming in a post-Castro Cuba, as well as how to compete now with the "Telesur" satellite broadcast, funded by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government.

The review lauded the broadcasting office's use of a Gulfstream jet to beam signals into Cuba, saying it could be replicated in other parts of the world where governments attempt to block U.S. broadcasts.

The Cuba broadcasting office's deployment cost $10 million in 2006, and it plans to add another plane later this year. Both aircraft should cost about $6 million annually.

Although in past years, similar reviews of the stations included listener and viewer data, the recent audit, conducted from January through March, did not.

Mascaro said conducting accurate surveys of Cuban listening and viewing patterns is next to impossible in the communist nation.
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(Source: Zacharias Liangas, Greece/Cumbre DX)

Sudan: UN radio in Juba goes live online

BBC Monitoring observes that Juba-based radio station Miraya (Mirror) FM is now available on a live stream from the broadcaster’s new website at www.mirayafm.org .

The station broadcasts round the clock from studios in Juba and Khartoum, broadcasting on 101.0 MHz FM for Juba, with coverage extended by relay transmitters in Malakal, Rumbek and Wau. Programming is in Arabic, English and local languages.

Miraya FM was launched on 30 June 2006, and is operated in partnership between the United Nations Mission in Sudan (www.unmis.org ) and Swiss journalists’ organization Hirondelle Foundation (www.hirondelle.org ).

(Source: BBC Monitoring research 20 Jun 07/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Voice of Shariat back on the air in Afghanistan

BBC News is reporting this morning that the Taliban in Afghanistan have re-commenced broadcasts under the name Voice of Shariat, the name of the former national broadcaster when they were in power. The report quotes a Taliban spokesman as saying that a half-hour programme was broadcast on Tuesday night and would now be broadcast daily. The station appears to be low powered, probably using a mobile transmitter, and can only be heard in parts of southeast Afghanistan. No frequency is mentioned in the report, but presumably it is on mediumwave.
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Amateur Radio DX Bulletin

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLANDS (DXpedition Update). DXpedition leader, Witek, SP9MRO, and his team continue to be very active from St. Brandon Island until June 20th. Meanwhile, online logs are now available on the Web site as well as a daily diary by Wojtek, SP5BFX. QSL via SP9SX. For more details and updates, visit the 3B6SP Web page at: http://3b6.godx.eu/

4X7, ISRAEL (IOTA Op). Members of the Holyland DX Group will be active as 4X7AZ from Akhziv Island (AS-100, MIA MIR-001) between 0700z July 28th and 1200z July 29th. Operators mentioned are: Mark/4Z4KX, Ros/4Z5LA, Yuli/4X6HP, Reuven/4Z5FI and Jan/4X1VF. Activity will be on 80-10 meters, CW and SSB. They plan to have two stations on the air. Look for 4X7AZ to participate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via 4Z5LA. For more information, including a log search, visit the following Web page at: http://www.4z5la.net/4x7az/

9U, BURUNDI. Sigi, DL7DF, will be leading a team of operators to East Africa to be active as 9U0A between late evening (local time) September 26th and October 9th (noon local time). Operators mentioned are:
Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Sigi/DL7DF and XYL Sabine, Jan/DL7UFN, Frank/DL7UFR and Leszek/SP3DOI. Activity will be on on 160-6 meters on CW and SSB. One station will be exclusive on RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV. There will be a special emphasis on the lower bands and digital modes. Pilot station for this DXpedition is Bernd, DF3CB. The QSL route is via DL7DF, either by the German QSL Bureau (DARC) or direct to: Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany. More info, plus an online log as well as updates during the their DXpedition will be available via the Web page at: http://www.dl7df.com/9u/index.html

9X, RWANDA. Vladimir, UA4WHX, continues to be active as 9X0VB from Kigali and states he will probably be around there for a while.

DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL DXCC Manager, announced that the DXCC staff and approved card checkers will be checking cards in Germany for Ham Radio Friedrichshafen during all operating hours of the convention June 22, 23 and 24, 2007. There is a 120 card limit per applicant. Larger applications may be checked as time is available after all other applications are finished. PLEASE READ the important information listed on the DXCC Dialog Weblog page before attending at: http://www.arrl.org/blog/DXCC%20Dialog

HB0, LIECHTENSTEIN. On their way to Friedricshafen, operators Gerard/F2JD, Davy/F5JY, Alan/F6BFH and Robert/N6OX will be active from here as HB0/homecall from June 19-22nd. They will be on CW and SSB, and the H bands plus possibly 6m.

HI, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Dave, NA6DF, is expected to be active as NA6DF/HI7 from Punta Cana until June 23rd. Activity will be holiday style and QRP with most of the operations on 20-10 meters, CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign.

HP2, PANAMA (IOTA Op). Members of the Uruguay DX Group plan to activate Wichubwala Island in the San Blas Province Group (NA-170) between June 22-28th. The operators mentioned are: Mario/CX4CR, Bert/CX3AN and Gus/CX2AM. Look for them to sign HP2/homecall. Activity will be on 80-6 meters CW, SSB and the digital modes. QSL via CX2AM. For more info, please visit their Web page at: http://cx2an.servehttp.com/hp2
(Source: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #813 via Dave Raycroft)

China jams All India Radio

China jams AIR, DD in Arunachal
Shillong, June 21: People in most in Arunachal Pradesh are unable to access any Indian news channel or tune into All India Radio programmes, an English daily reported on Thursday. According to the report both All India Radio and Doordarshan have been jammed by the more powerful Chinese transmitters.
These powerful transmitters are used to air Chinese radio and television programmes to the residents of the Arunachal districts near the Chinese border. The people of the area neither speak nor understand Chinese.
The weak transmitter in Itanagar does not cover the remote districts of the state, though it serves the state capital and areas near it. People in these areas are also unable to access private news channels.
At a time when China is claiming Arunachal Pradesh as its own territory, Delhi cannot afford to brush the issue under carpet.
Anger and frustration has forced people in the region to ask Indian officials to start Chinese classes.
The report adds that there is also the fear in the districts bordering China that New Delhi may let go of their areas to China during border talks.
Bureau Report
http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=378311&sid=NAT
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, India)

Iran updates Russian schedule

IRAN Frequency changes for Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran in Russian:
0500-0527 UTC - new freq 9850 KAM 500 kW / 358 deg, x 9855
1930-2027 UTC - new freq 7370 SIR 500 kW / 340 deg, x 7175 to avoid Chine Radio Intl in French
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 19/DX Mix News #473 via WB)

Radio New Zealand updates their schedule

Tell your friends you saw it here first! Radio New Zealand International has updated their frequency schedule, effective 19 June, and the MT Shortwave Central blog is the first to bring it to our readers. Best of DX your way.
Gayle Van Horn

Radio New Zealand International - schedule update
Effective 19 June 2007
all times UTC - targeted to the Pacific

0000-0100 15720pa
0100-0200 15720pa
0200-0300 15720pa
0300-0400 15720pa
0400-0458 15720pa

0500-0600 9615pa
0600-0658 9615pa

0700-0800 6095pa
0800-0900 6095pa
0900-1000 6095pa
1000-1058 6095pa

1059-1100 9870pa
1100-1200 9870pa
1200-1258 9870pa

1300-1400 6095pa
1400-1500 6095pa
1500-1550 6095pa

1551-1600 7145pa
1600-1700 7145pa
1700-1800 7145pa
1800-1850 7145pa

1851-1900 9615pa
1900-2000 9615pa
2000-2050 9615pa

2051-2100 15720pa
2100-2200 15720pa
2200-2300 15720pa
2300-0000 15720pa

DRM
0000-0100 13730pa
0100-0200 13730pa
0200-0258 13730pa

0259-0300 11675pa
0300-0400 11675pa
0400-0458 11675pa

0459-0500 9890pa
0500-0600 9890pa
0600-0658 9890pa

0659-0700 7145pa
0700-0800 7145pa
0800-0900 7145pa
0900-1000 7145pa
1000-1100 7145pa
1100-1158 7145pa

1200-1300 7145pa
1551-1600 6095pa
1600-1700 6095pa
1700-1800 6095pa
1800-1850 9870pa

1851-1900 9890pa
1900-2000 9890pa
2000-2050 9890pa
2100-2150 11675pa

2151-2200 13730pa
2200-2300 13730pa
2300-0000 13730pa
(Source: Adrian Sainsbury/Radio New Zealand International)

RAI Italy - multilingual summer schedule update

ITALY Updated summer A-07 of RAI International
All times UTC

North West Africa
0435-0445 Italian 6145 7235
0445-0500 English 6145 7235
1330-1355 Arabic 9670 11795
1500-1525 Italian 9670 11770
1630-1655 French 7180 9845 11855
1700-1800 Italian 7130 9845
2025-2045 Arabic 6110 7130
2050-2110 Portuguese 6110 7130
2110-2130 Spanish 6110 7130

North East Africa
0435-0445 Italian 6110
0445-0500 English 6110
1330-1355 Arabic 11915
1500-1525 Italian 11720
1700-1800 Italian 6140
2135-2155 Arabic 6000 7180

Central Africa
1600-1700 Italian 17790
1700-1800 Italian 15390
2050-2110 Portuguese 15240

East Africa and Middle East
0435-0455 Amharic 11900
0455-0530 Italian 11900
0530-0550 Somali 11900
0600-0620 Arabic 11900
1630-1655 Arabic 11810
1700-1800 Italian 6140 11970
1910-1930 Somali 11890
2025-2045 English 5970 11875
2050-2110 Portuguese 11875

Mediterranean area - Notturno dall'Italia
2200-0400 Italian 6060

Russia
0345-0405 Russian 6135 9710 11830
0600-0620 Russian 9670 11795
1605-1625 Russian 9705 11885
2000-2020 Russian 6185 9565 11775

East Europe
0405-0425 Ukrainian 6135 9710 11830
0505-0525 Lithuanian 9670 11795
0530-0550 Romanian 9670 11795
0625-1300 Italian 6140
1335-1355 Albanian 9610
1400-1415 Slovene 9570
1415-1435 German 9570
1435-1455 Croatian 9570
1500-1520 Turkish 9870 11895
1520-1540 Greek 9870 11895
1540-1600 Bulgarian 9870 11895
1810-1825 Czech 6130
1825-1840 Slovak 6130
1840-1900 Polish 6130
1910-1930 Serbian 6130
1935-1955 Hungarian 6130
2115-2135 Romanian 5970
2135-2155 Czech 5970
2155-2210 Slovak 5970
2210-2225 Polish 5970

West Europe
1530-1555 French 9670 11855
1555-1625 Italian 9670 11855
1805-1825 German 6040 9845
1935-1955 English 5960 9845
2000-2020 Danish 6110 9780 Tue/Thu/Sun
2000-2020 Esperanto 6110 9780 Sat
2000-2020 Swedish 6110 9780 Mon/Wed/Fri

North America
1400-1425 Italian 15280 17780
1830-1905 Italian 15380 17780
2240-0055 Italian 11800
0055-0115 English 11800
0115-0130 French 11800
0130-0315 Italian 11800
0315-0335 Spanish 11800

Central and South America
2240-0055 Italian 9840
0055-0115 Spanish 9840
0115-0130 Portuguese 9840
0130-0230 Italian 6110 9840 11765
0230-0315 Italian 9840
0315-0335 Spanish 9840

Far East, Japan and Australia
2205-2230 English 11895
1000-1100 Italian 11920

Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto and Domenica sport
1250-1630 Italian 9670 11885 17570 17780 21515 Sun
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 19/DX Mix News 473 via WB)

Red Sands Radio to broadcast on AM - July 14-23

RA ten-day Restricted Service Licence (RSL) operation will take place from 14-23 July 2007 from the same Fort used by British offshore broadcaster Radio 390 in 1964-1967. Red Sands Fort, 7 nautical miles off Whitstable in Kent, is the location, and UK communications regulator Ofcom has allocated 1278 kHz for the operation. For those outside the local area, the programmes will be streamed online.

Red Sands Radio will pay tribute to the pirate radio stations of the 1960’s that so much influenced howcommercial radio developed in Britain. There will be some of the original programmes & radio documentaries with a mix of “the best of yesterday & today”.
Red Sands Radio is part of the overall Project-Redsand who are well advanced in their long term plans topreserve the last full set of Army Forts for future generations.

For more information refer to: http://www.redsandonline.co.uk/index.html
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Poll states majority of Venezuelans back protesters

A majority of Venezuelans support student protests over the closure of an opposition television channel, a poll showed on Sunday, despite President Hugo Chávez insisting the demonstrations were part of a US plot to topple him. Chávez replaced RCTV, the country’s oldest broadcaster, with a state network last month. Since then, there have been regular protests by thousands of students accusing the president of undermining democracy.

A Datos poll of 600 Venezuelans across social classes found 56.2 percent supported the students, with only 23.8 percent opposed to them. Of the rest of those surveyed, 19.3 percent had no strong opinion and 0.7 percent said they did not know or did not want to reply. The poll, published in newspapers on Sunday, was conducted on June 8-10 and had a margin of error of 4 percentage points.

Chávez, a frequent and vocal critic of the United States who was reelected by a landslide in December on the back of his generous social spending, dismissed the poll in his weekly television show on Sunday. “This is all part of the conspirators’ plan,” he said. “This is an attempt to incite them.”

Chávez has accused the students of being part of a US-backed “soft revolution,” saying they are trying to model their protests on the 2004 “Orange revolution” in Ukraine. His supporters argue the students are using gestures seen in the ousting of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 and Georgia’s 2003 “Rose revolution,” giving flowers to police and spelling out “Freedom” with their bodies.

Chávez’s critics argue his moves against the media are further evidence of centralization after the president politicized the military, judiciary and oil industry. Chávez is considering indefinite reelection, has won powers to rule by decree and is forging a single governing party to steer his self-styled socialist revolution.

The Datos poll found 66.9 percent of respondents opposed the closure of RCTV. This chimed with a survey from Datanalisis in April that found nearly 70 percent opposed the shutdown, often citing the loss of their favorite soap operas.

Chávez also has threatened to muzzle Globovision, Venezuela’s last remaining mainstream opposition channel, if it does not stop inciting protests.

The Datos poll found 75 percent would oppose Globovision being pulled off the air. Only 7.6 percent of respondents thought the main pro-government state channel, praised by Chávez, was “good” or “very good”. Datos found 81.1 percent of viewers thought it was “bad” or “very bad.”
(Source: Reuters/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

More RTM Malaysia channels after digitalisation

Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) will introduce more radio and television channels once its nationwide digitalisation project is completed. Information Minister Datuk Zainuddin Maidin told parliament today that the Ministry was aware of the need to keep up to date with technology to improve the quality of RTM’s services.
He said the additional channels would provide more options for the people apart from giving the national broadcaster more means to convey government information to realise the national agenda. “The channels will follow the ‘multi-channel’ concept whereby they can be expanded on a needs basis and also have interactive formats, including providing the ability for exchange of text data,” he said when replying to a written question.
The minister also told parliament that audio and video digital transmission trials were being conducted in the Klang Valley since September on channels denoted RTMi (video) and Muzik Aktif (audio) with the RTMi having interactive capabilities for text exchange and video games. “Besides offering more variety, the audio and visual quality using the digital mode is far better while being more competitive in terms of capacity and spectrum aspects,” he added.
(Source: Bernama/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Israel's foreign languages to remain on the air

The Israel Broadcasting Authority’s Management Committee has extended the grace period for the administration and union workers to reach an agreement on cost-cutting efficiency measures, but made it clear that for as long as there is public broadcasting, foreign language programmes will remain on the air.

Only a few short weeks ago, all foreign language broadcasts with the exception of Arabic, which is Israel’s second official language, were under threat of closure. Hundreds of readers signed an online Jerusalem Post petition against taking the English news on TV and radio off the air.

However, of all the cost-saving suggestions that have come to the fore, the IBA Management Committee came to the conclusion that it was completely unacceptable to close broadcasts on which large numbers of the immigrant population, not to mention diplomats and overseas listeners, rely.
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

RAI Italy summer English schedule

RAI Italy

All times UTC

targeted areas: na (North America) af (Africa) eu (Europe) as (Asia) oc (Oceania)

0055-0115 English 11800na
0445-0500 English 6145af 7235af
0445-0500 English 6110af
1935-1955 English 5960eu 9845eu
2025-2045 English 5970va 11875va (af/me)
2205-2230 English 11895va (as/oc)
(DX Mix News # 473 via WB)

Voice of America summer frequency updates

BOTSWANA/GERMANY/MARIANA ISL/PHILIPPINES/SAO TOME/SRI LANKA/THAILAND/USA

Frequency changes for Voice of America:
All times UTC

0030-0130 NF 11605 UDO 250 kW / 308 deg, x 9795 Pashto Radio Ashna
0030-0230 NF 9335 IRA 250 kW / 334 deg, x 7555# Pashto/Dari Radio Ashna
0130-0200 NF 6040 GB 250 kW / 174 deg, x 6000* English Tue-Sat
0300-0400 NF 17510 IRA 250 kW / 334 deg, x 9430 CeAs Langs Radio Liberty
1400-1500 NF 12005 IRA 250 kW / 340 deg, x15530 Urdu Radio Aap Ki Dunyaa
1400-1500 NF 15530 LAM 100 kW / 108 deg, x15195@ English
1400-1500 NF 17740 BOT 100 kW / 010 deg, x17895! English
1500-1530 NF 7280 TIN 250 kW / 305 deg, x 9885 Uzbek
1500-1530 NF 9700^UDO 250 kW / 316 deg, x 9705+ Uzbek
1500-1600 NF 15530 BIB 100 kW / 085 deg, x15195@ English
2200-2400 NF 7120 PHT 250 kW / 270 deg, x 7215& English
2330-2400 NF 7350 PHT 250 kW / 270 deg, x 7260 Special English

# to avoid KJES in English from 0200
* to avoid Radio Havana Cuba in English
@ to avoid Radio Cairo in Pashto fr 1430
! to avoid BSKSA Holy Quran Sce in Arabic
& to avoid CRI in Mandarin Chinese til 2300
+ to avoid La Voix du Sahel in French on 9704
^ totally blocked by DW in DRM mode

Cancelled transmissions :
1530-1630 on 6040 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg English
1530-1630 on 11520 IRA 250 kW / 299 deg English
1800-1830 on 4940 SAO 100 kW / 010 deg Hausa Sat/Sun
1800-1830 on 9565 SAO 100 kW / 335 deg Hausa Sat/Sun
1800-1830 on 11720 MOR 250 kW / 260 deg Hausa Sat/Sun
1800-1830 on 12080 BOT 100 kW / 350 deg Hausa Sat/Sun
1800-1830 on 17785 MOR 250 kW / 172 deg Hausa Sat/Sun
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 19/DX Mix News 473 via WB)

CBC releases summer program guides

Barenaked Ladies’ Steven Page, Dr. Brian Goldman and Ian Hanomansing highlight diverse summer programs starting June 25

CBC Radio is offering Canadians a variety pack of programming this summer. From Monday, June 25 through Sept. 2, listeners will enjoy a diverse mix of topical, entertaining and thought-provoking original shows.

“From soccer, to music, to insights about our healthcare system and the environment, this summer’s programs give Canadians the choice they’re looking for-both fun and in-depth-and cover the topics that matter to listeners,” said Jennifer McGuire, executive director of programming, CBC Radio. “We’re showcasing new programming that entertains, inspires and challenges.”

Health and the environment are front-and-centre, with new programs such as WHITE COAT, BLACK ART, Dr. Brian Goldman’s provocative behind-the-scenes look at the healthcare system, and FEELING THE HEAT, a look at how individuals can assist in battling climate change, hosted by CBC News anchor Ian Hanomansing. Also new to the summer schedule is Steven Page’s take on fads and trends in ALL THE RAGE, and an inside peek into the hearts and minds of footie fanatics in the drama series Y SOCCER.

CBC Radio 2 continues its new mix of evening music programming over the summer, building on the momentum around CANADA LIVE with a seven-week special, Canada Live at Canada’s Festivals. Airing Wednesday through Sunday, from July 4 to Aug. 19, 8 to 10 p.m., the show takes Canadians from big festivals in Edmonton and Montreal to events in Indian River, P.E.I. and Ness Creek, Sask., bringing communities’ top summer concerts to a national audience.

Highlights from this year’s summer schedule on CBC Radio One include:

ALL THE RAGE: Tuesday, 7:30 - 8 p.m. and Saturday 11 - 11:30 a.m.
Barenaked Ladies’ frontman Steven Page explores fads and trends throughout the ages. The show uncovers the impact of fads from the “zoot suit” to the Macarena and their connection to our lives today.

CLIMATE CURRENTS: Monday, 9:30 - 10 a.m. and Thursday, 7:30 - 8 p.m.
Host Anna Maria Tremonti presents a provocative look at the broader issues around climate change, through highlights from THE CURRENT’s most compelling portraits of the people and places affected.

DESTINATION WELLVILLE: Thursday, 9:30 - 10 a.m. and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
A year in the making, this series features national health reporter Pauline Dakin shadowing the folks of Kentville, N.S., as they navigate the universal challenges of getting and staying healthy.

FEELING THE HEAT: Friday, 9:30 - 10 a.m.
CBC News host Ian Hanomansing challenges Canadians to get serious about the environment, showcasing innovative ideas on how we can all keep the planet healthy and livable.

TWANG: Saturday, 9 - 10 p.m. (6AT, 6:30NT)
Country music star Lisa Brokop gets country’s cousins, new and old, connecting on the dance floor. From pop country to honky-tonk, the music is guaranteed to get feet stomping.

WHITE COAT, BLACK ART: Wednesday, 9:30 - 10 a.m. and Sunday, 11 - 11:30 a.m.
Dr. Brian Goldman takes listeners on a journey inside the world of medicine. Doctors, nurses and other health professionals talk candidly on everything from the mistakes they make on the job to auditioning for a GP.

Y SOCCER: Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 20, 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Soccer is sizzling in Canada and this new five-part drama series about fanatical footie fans brought together by their love of the game will get Canadians cheering off the pitch.

Complete summer programming information is available at www.cbc.ca/radiosummer

Amateur radio DX News

Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

3V - Daniele, IK0REH is active from the 3V8SS premises in Sousse, Tunisia until 17 June (QSL this operation via IK0REH). He will be followed by Matthias, DD9HK, who will be active from 21 June to 5 July (QSL this operation via DD9HK). [TNX IK0YUJ and DD9HK]

4X - The Holyland DX Group (Mark/4Z4KX, Ros/4Z5LA, Yuli/4X6HP, Reuven/4Z5FI and Jan/4X1VF) will be active as 4X7AZ from Akhziv Island (AS-100) for the IOTA Contest (28-29 July). They will operate CW and SSB with two stations. QSL via 4Z5LA. [TNX 4X1VF]

9A - Special event station 9A07P will be active on all bands and modes through December to celebrate the Croatian city of Djurdjevac. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX W1AW]

9U - Sigi, DL7DF and his team (including Manfred/DK1BT, Wolf/DL4WK, Jan/DL7UFN, Frank/DL7UFR and Leszek/SP3DOI) will be active as 9U0A from Burundi from 26 September to 9 October. They plan to operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and SSTV on 160-6 metres. QSL via DL7DF, direct or bureau. The pilot station be Bernd DF3CB (1. bernd@df3cb.com). Further information and log search at http://www.dl7df.com/9u/

A2 - K5LBU's African DX Safari trip to Botswana [425DXN 829] is set for 5-20 July. Nine operators will be active from the Stevensford Game Reserve on 160-6 metres SSB, CW and digital modes, plus 6m, 2m and 70cm EME. The roster includes John/GM3OOK (A25OOK), Frosty/K5LBU (A25CF), Wayne/W5KDJ (A25KDJ), Jay/W5SL (A25SL), Lee/WA8QFE (A25LT), Dick/ZS6BUN (A25BUN), Dan/ZS6JR (A25DW), Jan/ZS6OB (A25OB) and Hal/ZS6WB (A25HL). A special callsign has been applied for use during the IARU HF World Championship (14-15 July). QSL A25OOK via M5AAV, others via home call. The web page for the operation is at http://www.tdxs.net/A2.html [TNX K5LBU]

BY - Zhang, BD3APX will be active as BD3APX/2 from Juhua Island (AS-151) from 29 June to 1 July. Activity will be on 40-10 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via home call. [TNX BD3APX]

C5 - Darren, G0TSM will be active again as C52T from The Gambia on 19-29 June. This will only be a part time operation, and Darren plans to operate mostly on 6 metres. QSL via home call. [TNX G0TSM]

C6 - Pete/W2GJ (C6APR), Ed/K3IXD (C6AXD) and Randy/K4QO (C6AQO) will be active Crooked Island (NA-113, ARLHS BAH-005) on 26-30 July. They will operate CW, SSB, and RTTY on 80-6 metres and will participate in the IOTA Contest as C6APR. All QSLs via K3IXD. [TNX K3IXD]
CT - Jose/CT1EHX, Toze/CT1GFK, Goncalo/CT1GPQ, Miguel/CT1IUA, Rui/CT2IHP, Jose/CT1DVG, Jose/CT1EPS, Arnaldo/CT2IOV and Antonio/CT2IOU will operate SSB, CW and RTTY on 160-6 metres as CS26X on 16-22 July for the 26th International Motorcycle Rally in Faro. QSL via CT1EHX, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1END]

CU - Jorge/CT1FMX, Mary/CT1YTS and J. Vitor/CU3EQ will be active as CU3F from Terceira Island (EU-175, HM68kp), Azores on 2-9 August. They plan to operate SSB, CW, PSK31 and RTTY on 80-6 metres. QSL via CT1FMX, direct or bureau. [TNX CT1FMX]

DL - Ben, DO1BEN and others will be signing DA9L/p and DR9L/p from lighthsip "Laeso Rende" (FED-142) on 22-24 June. QSL via DO1BEN. [TNX DO1BEN]

EA - Pepe, EA5KB and others will participate in the IOTA Contest (28-29 July) as EE5KB from Tabarca Island (EU-093). QSL via EA5KB. [TNX EC5EC]

EI - G3ZAY, M0HSW, and M0TJH will be QRV as EI/homecall/P from Inishbofin Island (EU-121) from about 20 UTC on 25 June 10 UTC on the 27th, then from Inishmore (EU-006) from 20 UTC on 27 June to 10 UTC on the 29th. They will also try to operate for a few hours, weather permitting, from the Blasket Islands (EU-007) on 30 June. QSL to home calls. [TNX G3ZAY]

F - Phil, F5OGG will be active on 20 metres SSB and CW as F5OGG/p from the lighthouse on Noirmoutier Island (EU-064) on 30 June. He will participate in the WLOTA Contest (full information can be found at http://www.wlota.com). [TNX F5NQL]

F - Special event station TM0GP will be active from 18 June to 1 July for the French Formula 1 Grand Prix at Nevers Magny-Cours. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX F8REF]

FS & PJ7 - Marq/CT1BWW, Juan Carlos/EA3GHZ and Tomas/EA5YH will operate as FS/home call and PJ7/home call from Saint Martin (NA-105) and Sint Maarten (NA-105) on 15-25 July. They plan to be active on 80-6 metres CW, SSB and digital modes with two stations. Further information can be found on their web site at www.dxciting.com/index.htm [TNX EA3GHZ]

G - Bob, M3RCV and others will operate GB2FR - a special event station for the 25th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict - from the Royal Artillery Museum at Woolwich, South East London on 16-17 June. Expect activity between 9 and 16 UTC daily, mainly on 20 and 40 metres SSB. [TNX M3RCV]

HB0 - On 19-22 June, on their way to Friedrichshafen, F2JD, F5JY, F6BFH and N6OX will be active as HB0/homecall from Liechtenstein. They will operate CW and SSB on the HF bands, and possibly on 6 metres. [TNX F6AJA and Les Nouvelles DX]

I - Commemorating 100 years of Scouting, on the evening of 31 July a flame - lit at the grave of the founder of the Movement, Lord Robert Baden-Powell, in Nyeri, Kenya on February 22 - will arrive at the place of the very first Scout camp, Brownsea Island, UK. Nine countries are involved in the flame itinerary (Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, Belgium and United Kingdom). Special event callsign II2SFI will be used during the progress in Italy, between 20 June and 20 July. Full information on the Scout & Guide Spirit Flame can be found at http://www.spirit-flame.com/

I - Antonello, IK2DUW is active as IL7/IK2DUW from San Domino (IIA FG-001), Tremiti Islands (EU-050) until 23 June. His preferred modes are RTTY and PSK31. QSL via home call.

IS0 - Gil/IW5AB, Steve/IZ5GST and Gabry/IW5EDV are active as IM0/IQ5MT from Maddalena Island (EU-041, IIA OT-008) until 18 June. QSL via IZ5GST, direct or bureau. [TNX IZ5GST]

JA - Look for JA5BEX/5 to be active from O-shima (AS-076, JIIA AS-076-003), Kagawa prefecture on 16-17 June. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX JI6KVR]

KH0 - JA6CNL and JA6AGA will operate as KH0N and WH0C from Saipan (OC-086) on 15-19 June for the All-Asian DX CW Contest (16-17 June, www.jarl.or.jp/English/4_Library/A-4-3_Contests/AADX.htm). Outside the contest they will spend some time on the WARC bands CW. QSL via home calls. [TNX The Daily DX]

KH6 - Setsu, JL1UXH (KK2H) and his wife Maki, 7L4FSR will be active holiday style from Hawaii on 17-19 June (Big Island) and 19-22 June (Ohau). They plan to operate as KK2H/KH6 on the WARC bands (probably RTTY) and 6 metres. QSL via JL1UXH. [TNX JL1UXH]

OJ0 - A Swedish expedition to Market Reef (EU-053) is planned to take place on 5-9 July. Three or four operators will be active as OJ0/homecall on 160-2 metres CW, SSB and digital modes. More information will followe. [TNX SM1TDE]

OZ - Joe, OZ7BQ reports he will participate in the IOTA Contest as OZ7BQ/P from Fur Island (EU-171). Most likely it will be a QRP CW operation. QSL via home call. Logs will be uploaded to LoTW.

PY - The Centro Cultural do Movimento Escoteiro and the Uniao dos Escoteiros do Brasil-RJ (PY1ERR) are organizing an activity from Santana Island (SA-077) as part of the celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the scouting movement. Look for PU1NEZ, PU1UZH, PY1AAV, PY1LVF, PY1NDK, PY1NEZ and PY1VOY to be signing PY1ERR/p (possibly also homecall/p) on 10-80 metres CW and SSB on 12-15 July. QSL via PY1NEZ, direct or bureau. [TNX PY1NEZ]

SM - Bernd, DL8AAV will be active as SD1B/7 from Aspo Island (EU-138) from 18 June to 1 July. He plans to be QRV on all HF bands, SSB only. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]

SP - Marek, SP3VT and Rysiek, SP-0106-W will be active as SN1LH from Gaski Ligthouse (ARLHS POL-004) on 23-24 June and from Czolpino Ligthouse (ARLHS POL-002) on 18-19 August. QSL via SP3VT. [TNX SP3VT]
SV - Art, KG6ZWD will be active as SV1/KG6ZWD/p from mainland Greece on 11-15 and 24-25 July. He will also operate as SV8/KG6ZWD/p from Andros Island (EU-067) on 17-23 July. Expect holiday style activity on 10-40 metres SSB and PSK31. QSL via home call, direct or bureau. [TNX KG6ZWD]

UA - Vlad/UA1OIZ, Dima/UA1OLM and Vlad/RZ1OA will operate as UE1OKI from Kal'chino Island (RR-02-30) on 15-17 June. QSL via UA1OIZ. [TNX RZ1OA]

V6 - Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the JARL Kyoto Club (JA3YAQ), a group of operators will be active from Ponhpei (OC-010), Micronesia from 30 July to 5 August. Expect them to be signing V60YAQ (club call, QSL via JI6DUE), V60DU (QSL via JI6DUE), V60IL (QSL via JF3PLF), V60KL (QSL via JN3JBC), V60TI (QSL via JA3UWB), V60TX (QSL via JH3TXR) and V63JJ (QSL via JA3ART) on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL direct or bureau. The web page for the operation, including the log search, can be found at http://www.ja3yaq.ampr.org/v6/ [TNX JA3ART]

VE - VE3ZF, VE3KF and VE3FJ will be active as VE2IDX from Orleans Island (NA-128, CISA QC-007) from 29 June to 1 July. Their main goal is to participate in the RAC 2007 Canada Day Contest (1 July), and they expectd to operate mostly on 20, 40 and 80 metres. QSL direct to VE3ZF. [TNX VE3ZF]

YJ - Hank, W0CZE reports he will be active as YJ0CZE from Vanuatu on 14-21 July. He will operate on 10-80 metres SSB (28495, 24950, 21295, 18150, 14190 & 14250, 7082 and 3795 kHz) and CW (28020, 24895, 21025, 18075, 14020, 10105, 7010 and 3505 kHz). Rod, YJ8RN, of the Vanuatu Amateur Radio Society, is helping preparations on site. QSL via W0FF.
(Source: Dave Raycroft/DX News 841)

Private radio station in DR Congo shut down

Intelligence agents in the Democratic Republic of Congo have shut down a privately owned radio station for “intoxicating the population” and “broadcasting in bad French.” It was the sixth Congolese broadcaster this year to be raided by security forces over its coverage.

Radio Canal Satellite remains off the air after a raid last Saturday by three agents of the Congolese National Intelligence Agency (ANR), according to the local press freedom group Journaliste en Danger (JED) and news reports.

“The world’s jails would be full if bad French were a crime,” said Joel Simon, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). “Clearly Congolese authorities are making it up as they go along and using any pretext to shut down independent broadcasters. We call on authorities to allow Radio Canal Satellite back on the air immediately.”

The agents confiscated equipment after the station’s staff fled the studios fearing arrest, local journalists told CPJ. They said Canal Satellite’s director, Yves Beya, had received several phone threats.

Gustave Amuri, the ANR deputy chief in Tshikapa, 405 miles (650 km) southeast of the capital Kinshasa, later accused the station of “operating without ANR documents,” “intoxicating the population,” and “broadcasting in bad French,” according to local media.

Local journalists said Amuri cited three things in the broadcast he objected to, including a report about a pay dispute between Congolese workers and Lebanese employers in Kinshasa.

The country’s press laws do not grant ANR any authority in media regulation. Last month, CPJ named the DRC one of the world’s worst backsliders on press freedom.

(Source: Committee to Protect Journalists/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

VT Communications partners with Arqiva

International broadcast services provider VT Communications is working with Arqiva, leading suppliers of media and satellite services, to deliver a radical Global Media Network (GMN). The GMN is a purpose-designed, IP media delivery and integrated satellite network, using multicast techniques to provide broadcasters and content providers with both streaming and file-based media distribution. VT has signed a five year agreement with Arqiva, to provide the satellite edge services to carry multiple radio channels around the globe.

By integrating the GMN with distributed asset-management, network automation and custom developed content management, VT Communications is able to offer a complete, single-sourced, media-management, distribution and transmission/platform delivery service over multiple media platforms. Live or stream management is facilitated within the GMN allowing point-to-point and point-to-multi-point distribution within the network.

To complete the global network, Arqiva has provided a flexible, three satellite solution, initially providing coverage to four continents. This will be used as an overlay over VT Communications’ terrestrial MPLS infrastructure, to enable delivery to those places not connected by fibre and where a satellite solution is the only option, such as Ascension Island and Ulan Bator in Mongolia.

As part of the agreement, VT Communications has located its state-of-the-art GMN services and management infrastructure at Arqiva’s Chalfont Grove Media Centre, where it can derive maximum benefit from Arqiva’s extensive satellite capabilities and provide distribution and uplinking from its global network of teleports. The agreement opens the way for both companies to pursue new, cross-platform media opportunities utilising their combined network infrastructure, expertise and services.
(Source: VT Communications/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Liberia's Star Radio to move to new studios

Stig Hartvig Nielsen writes: “Today Sunday June 17 I heard an announcement on STAR Radio, Liberia, that the station would be temporary closed effective Friday June 15 2007 because the station would be relocating its offices and studios from the Old CID Road in Mamba Point to 12 Broad Street, opposite Ruby Bar and Restaurant, Snapper Hill in Monrovia. Listeners were assured that the station would resume broadcasting in the shortest time possible and that tariffs (advertising rates) would remain the same. I assume todays broadcast on 9525 kHz 0700-0800 UTC (via Ascension) was a repeat broadcast.”

Andy Sennitt adds: The same information is posted on the station’s website, which is also not being updated because of the move. Meanwhile, the website also reports that STAR Radio has identified three more community radio stations that will be given USAID support. STAR Radio is working in collaboration with Development Alternative Incorporated (DAI), an implementing partner of USAID which is building the capacity of community radio stations across Liberia.

The stations are Smile FM, Radio Harper and Radio Kintoma, based in Zwedru, Harper, and Voinjama, respectively. Work with these new stations will include training opportunities for the journalists, management and technicians. Modern broadcast equipment will also be installed to make the stations more responsive to the broadcast needs of the citizens.
Star Radio
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Disney Radio AM list

For your listening enjoyment, here is the latest Radio Disney Station List as of 15 June 2007 from the FCC.

kHz Callsign City State Expiration Date

98.3 WRDZ-FM PLAINFIELD IN 8/1/2012
550 WDDZ PAWTUCKET RI 4/1/2014
600 WBWL JACKSONVILLE FL 2/1/2012
640 WWJZ MOUNT HOLLY NJ 6/1/2014
640 WWJZ HORSHAM TOWNSHIP PA PENDING
680 WDRD NEWBURG KY 8/1/2012
900 WFRO FREMONT OH CANCELED
910 WFDF FARMINGTON HILLS MI 10/1/2012
910 KWDZ SALT LAKE CITY UT 10/1/2013
990 WMYM MIAMI FL 2/1/2012
990 WDYZ ORLANDO FL 2/1/2012
1010 WRJR PORTSMOUTH VA 10/1/2011
1160 KRDY SAN ANTONIO TX 8/1/2013
1190 KPHN KANSAS CITY MO 2/1/2013
1240 KALY LOS RANCHOS DE ALBUQUEQUE NM 10/1/2013
1260 WSDZ BELLEVILLE IL 12/1/2012
1260 WMKI BOSTON MA 4/1/2014
1260 WWMK CLEVELAND OH 10/1/2012
1290 KKSL LAKE OSWEGO OR CANCELED
1290 WDZY COLONIAL HEIGHTS VA 10/1/2011
1320 WCOG GREENSBORO NC 12/1/2011
1380 WWMI ST. PETERSBURG FL 2/1/2012
1380 KMUS SPERRY OK 6/1/2013
1450 WBYU NEW ORLEANS LA 6/1/2012
1460 WDDY ALBANY NY 6/1/2014
1470 KIID SACRAMENTO CA 12/1/2013
1480 KQAM WICHITA KS 6/1/2013
1480 WGFY CHARLOTTE NC 12/1/2011
1550 WDZK BLOOMFIELD CT 4/1/2014
1580 KMIK TEMPE AZ 10/1/2013
1590 KMIC HOUSTON TX 8/1/2013
1600 WMNE RIVIERA BEACH FL 2/1/2012
1640 KDZR LAKE OSWEGO OR 2/1/2006
1640 WKSH SUSSEX WI 12/1/2012
1650 WHKT PORTSMOUTH VA 10/1/2011
1690 KDDZ ARVADA CO 4/1/2013
(Source: Mike Hardester, NC)

The Crystal Ship releases summer schedule

The Crystal Ship, a North American shortwave pirate radio station based in the Great Lakes region, releases its summer frequency schedule:

Our primary and preferred frequency remains 6875 kHz. If we are on the air on any other frequency, we will also be on the air on this frequency; and reception and audio quality may be superior on 6875 kHz, if you can receive it.

Secondary frequencies are as follows:
5386 kHz. While using the less powerful Viking II transmitter, this frequency has been relatively useful to reach nearby listeners regionally within the Great Lakes area, for whom 6875 kHz becomes blacked out ( 'goes long') sometime after local darkness. We will be active on this frequency throughout the summer, as a frequent parallel to 6875 kHz.

3275 kHz may be used as a parallel frequency this summer, but probably only in such cases when transmissions will run beyond 0300 UTC.

Experimental frequencies:
Tests on 7575 kHz, while free of QRM have proven less effective than 6875 kHz with the antennas in use. 7575 kHz may yet be used as a parallel in the future, if a new resonant antenna is erected for it. We intend to make some test transmissions around 12,500 kHz, intended to reach listeners based west of the Rocky Mountains, as well as in Europe. Tests may also be done on 13 and 15 mHz. For specific frequency and program announcement information, potential listeners should ask to subscribe to our Email list at: tcsshortwave@gmail.com

Days and times of transmission:
As a pirate station, naturally we have no 'official schedule' although we are likely more predictable than most others. Through the summer of 2007, likely hours of operation will extend somewhere from 2200 hours UTC through 0400 UTC on any of the aforementioned frequencies as well as on 6875 kHz. Most likely days of operation are Sunday evenings (US local time) as well as random week nights.

First-time QSL requests may be Emailed to us at tcsshortwave@yahoo.com and we'll pick up the postage. U.S. listeners desiring additional QSLs from The Crystal Ship should send their reception reports, including three first class stamps, to: The Crystal Ship, P.O. Box 1, Belfast, N.Y. 14711-0001 All non-U.S. reports should be mailed to the Belfast address, and should include $2 US or IRCs for return postage
(Source: John Poet)

Checkboard Lounge set for 2200 UTC broadcast today

Roscoe the Bartender reminds our blog readers, of today's broadcast at 2200 UTC of the Checkerboard Lounge program on WBCQ - 7415 kHz

If you've missed the last two programs, you have missed some terrifc blues music. Last Sunday's program included a favorite tune Pride and Joy by legend Stevie Ray Vaughan. Whether you're a dedicated blues fan, or wondering what it's all about, don't miss this week's program.

Roscoe's QSL address and QSL policy includes:
The Checkerboard Lounge
7914 Dodge Road, Suite 210
Omaha, NE 68114 USA

To verify the program, send in your reception report, including the usual date, frequency, time, radio conditions (fading, interferences, reception quality) as well as music titles played. Listeners in the USA need to include a self addressed stamped envelope. Listeners outside the USA need to include a self addressed envelope and 2 IRC's (International Reply Coupons).

The Checkboard Lounge website address: http://www.wbcq.com/checkerboard
Thanks Roscoe for the QSL!
(photo/Stevie Ray Vaughan)

Pirate logs from Free Radio Weekly

Thanks to the pirate crowd from Free Radio Weekly. This week's sampling of logs has some good ones!
Gayle VH

6YCAT
6YCAT relay
Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 0007, 6925u. 0005 Meow Meow What's new Pussycat. A Captain Ganja Relay, 6YCAT 1 June 1996. Dropped off and gone at 0014. SIO 333 s7, appears to be the same op as the earlier Unid. Started up again at 0021. "Pass the coochie" at 0039. Up to s9 at sundown at 0049. "The voice of the cat, from Kat man doobie in Jamaica" at 0053. Meow What's new Pussycat at 0059. Off at 0100.(Will, MD)

MAC Shortwave macshortwave@yahoo.com
6850AM 6/2 0117-0126+, The announcer audio was a bit weak and hard to identify. Music was by Clearance Clearwater revival (Who Will Stop the Rain) and Eric Clapton (Lay Down Sally) (SNO=423 Majewski CT) 6850AM 6/3 0015-0103* Multiple shows in this period. A Monkeys special by Paul Starr. Another of old TV show themes (Hogan's Heroes, the Honeymooners, and Dr. Who), ID as "Fun radiates about Dr. Who."
(SNO=545 Majewski CT)

Mac Shortwave: 6850.84/AM, 0045-0056+, 7-June; Johnny Guitar w/obscure pop tunes; IDs as The Mac, Mac Shortwave, didn't hear Mac Radio this time; QSL via macshortwave@yahoo.com. SIO=443+, one brief ute blast.(Frodge-MI)

Radio Mosiach & Redemption. (thanks to Harold for the ID) Radio Mescha (? spelling) (Jewish Pirate) 1710AM 6/7 0117-0145 A show on Jewish religion. A lot of Hebrew words and their meaning. (434 Majewski CT)

Radio Mosiach & Redemption. (thanks to Harold for the ID)
Radio Mescha (? spelling) (Jewish Pirate) 1710AM 6/7 0117-0145 A show on Jewish religion. A lot of Hebrew words and their meaning. (434 Majewski CT)

WBNY
WBNY Radio Bunny: 6925/U, 0233-0235+, 3-June; Monkey boy stuff. SIO=352+/QRN (Frodge-MI)

WBNY- 6925U 0028-0055* 6/2/07 SIO=232- Prgm of rock mx plus "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" with plenty of remarks by Commander Bunny. He is having some sort of feud with the FRN. Somebody posted a false clip of his alleged voice someplace, and he is not happy about it. Discussions of monkeys, and also the Rodent Freedom Fighters. Weak in static, and eventually faded below the static level. (Zeller-OH)

WBNY- 6925U *0004-0032* 6/4/07 SIO=222. Fair to poor in static, but various rock and pop mx incl "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and other tunes. Addktional discussion of his dispute with the FRN. Some discussion of monkeys as usual. Belfast addr. (Zeller-OH)

WHOT
6/8/07 WHOT 6925 kHz 0010-0025 UTC Early sixties music, 'Little Deuce Coupe' heard. Very weak against the noise but started to come up. SIO=333 (John Poet-)

WHOT
6925U 6/7 2338-0048* WHOT was a New York AM/FM pirate. Someone played a tape of a simulcast broadcast just about the 4 of July. Lots of fifties and early sixties music, Runaway. (333 Majewski CT)

(Euro-Scotland) Weekend Music Radio 6400 Jack Russel and company are making the trip across the Atlantic again this weekend (06102007?). Heard some Dr. Feelgood around 0120, now listening to the Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter". S6-S7 signal strength, with some static crashes, SINPO 33343 in New York. (Maroti-NY)

WTCR -- 6/3 on 6925U from 0145 to 0206 sign-off. Great music by Santana, Johnny Cash and The Box Tops. ID at sign-off, giving Belfast address and requesting three first class stamps. SIO=353. (Insinger, NJ)
(Source: FRW # 591 via Bill Finn)

Radio Netherlands program preview June 16 - 22

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programmes coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on Saturday.

SATURDAY 16 JUNE
*** The State We're In ***
This week on the State We're In
We take a look at the state of the free press around the world. We look at why Russian quotas for good news aren't necessarily good news for free speech.

We also speak to a Sudanese journalist who publishes a magazine on a tree. And we meet the woman training a new generation of journalists in Iraq. Tune in your dial and switch on your brain with the State We're In.

We also invite you to take part in the programme - find out how on our website: www.thestatewerein.org

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:
Network Europe on SW: 1400 (South Asia)
The Research File: 1430 (South Asia)
Amsterdam Forum and Echoes: 1900 and 1944 respectively (Central, East and South Africa)

SUNDAY 17 JUNE
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
On this week's programme: "Are we becoming a society of shopaholics?"

In the West, our societies and economies are geared to ever greater amounts of shopping and the power of consumerism continues to grow. Meanwhile, anti-consumerists are calling for radical action.

The British environmentalist Jonathan Porritt recently declared: "We have become a generation of shopaholics." He believes consumerism is now a lethal disease, destroying us spiritually and jeoardising the planet. So how do we solve this conundrum? Shop more, shop less, shop better? Tune into Amsterdam Forum when we put these issues to our our expert panel.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

*** Echoes ***
Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa), 0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)

Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:
Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)
Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)
The State We're in: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

MONDAY 18 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Flatlanders ***
Research File celebrates 100 years of Plastics! We'll find out how greenhouse gas, CO2, can be recycled; even into fuels! We have a report on snake-poison and how valuable it is for the development of medicines. And we'll get an aboriginal weather report!

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

TUESDAY 19 JUNE
** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***
This week on the State We're In:
We take a look at the state of the free press around the world. We look at why Russian quotas for good news aren't necessarily good news for free speech.

We also speak to a Sudanese journalist who publishes a magazine on a tree. And we meet the woman training a new generation of journalists in Iraq. Tune in your dial and switch on your brain with the State We're In.

We also invite you to take part in the programme - find out how on our website: <> http://www.thestatewerein.org/

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)
Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa) Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Arts and Culture ***
"The Cusp of Magic"
Pianist and astrologer Gary Goldschneider has been collaborating with producer Dheera Sujan on the series The Stars of Music. In this, the final programme, they discuss music inspired by the magic and madness of the Summer Solstice.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Fri 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sun 14:30 (South Asia)

THURSDAY 21 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** The Research File ***
Telephone talk may be one way that women cope with stress. But is there a link with the fact that women are also more prone to depression compared with men?

And could there be a link between pre-natal lead exposure and later development of schizophrenia? More on that, osteoporosis and a promising new approach for preventing arthritis, in the Research File with Laura Durnford.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1430 (South Asia)


FRIDAY 22 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Network Europe ***
A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1400 (South Asia)
(R Netherlands)

Blog Log Mix from MARE

Thanks to the busy DXers from MARE.
Following is a sample compilation of logs appearing in the MARE Tip Sheets during July 2006-June 2007. Errors & typos in the Tip Sheets are corrected here where known. Logs listed here are all from listening posts within 250 miles of the Michigan border.

All freqs are in kHz and times/dates UTC unless otherwise noted. Two-
digit time indications for logs means the station was logged during
that UTC hour. (When reporting, please note the time zone used if not
UTC.)
* indicates a sign-on or sign-off time
(p) indicates a presumed station (ID not heard)
(t) indicates a tentative ID heard
$ indicates station is in stereo
# indicates station using IBOC

Transmitter site shown in parentheses where known. Cunab station calls and locations are per the 2007 World Radio TV Handbook.

Long Wave Broadcast
162 Radio France Inter, Allouis (t); FF, 06 Mar (KZ), 21 Oct, 22 Feb (HF),
23 Mar (KZ,RL)
171 Radio Medi Un, Morocco; AR, //9575, 06 Mar (KZ), 23 Mar (HF,KZ)
183 Europe 1, Saarlouis, Germany (p); FF, 03,22 Feb, 23 Mar (HF),
06 Mar (KZ)
189 Rikisutvarpid, Gufuskalar, Iceland (p); LL, 03 Jan, 22 Oct (HF)

Trans Atlantic Medium Wave
999 COPE, Madrid, Spain; SS, 23 Oct (NW)
1134 Glas Hravatske, Zadar, Croatia; 23 Oct (NW)
1206 France Info, Bordeaux, France; 23 Oct (NW)
1359 RNE1, Arganda del Rey, Spain; SS, 03 Oct (NW)
1377 France Info, Lille, France; 23 Oct (NW)

Latin American Medium Wave
570 CMDC Radio Reloj, Santa Clara, Cuba; 05 Aug (JM), 06 Dec (DT),
09 Apr (HF)
620 Radio Rebelde, Cuba; SS, 09 Apr (HF)
640 CMBC Radio Progreso, Guanabacoa, Cuba (p); SS, 04 Nov, 09 Apr (HF),
05 Aug (JM)
660 Radio Progreso, Cuba (t); SS, 12 Jan (DT)
720 Radio Progreso, Cuba; SS, 04 Nov (HF)
750 YVKS Radio Caracas, Venezuela (t); s/on?, 09 Feb (KR)
770 CMKB Radio Rebelde, Cuba; SS, 00 Mar (HF), 06 Dec (DT)
790 CMAQ Radio Reloj, Pinar del Rio, Cuba; SS, 00 Dec (NW), 05 Jan (LR),
06 Dec (DT)
850 Radio Reloj, Cuba; 02 Dec (HF)
1620 WDHP Fredericksted USVI; Rlgn, 01 Dec (JM)
1700 XEPE Tecate BCN, Mexico; EE, Cash 1700, CNN, 10 Oct (HF),
11,12 Oct (NW,HF)
2140 Radio Chontalena, Nicaragua; SS, 2x1070, 2400* Feb (HF)

North American Medium Wave
530 CIAO Brampton ON; Various LLs, Multi-cultural Radio, 01,02 Jan,
04 Oct, 17 Feb, 22,23 Jul (HF), 03 Jul (KZ)
540 CBEF Windsor ON; FF, 03 Jul (KZ), 17,18 Feb (HF), 22 Dec (LC)
550 CHLN Trois Rivieres QC; FF, 02 Mar (JM), 07 Oct, 22 Jan (DT)
" KFYR Bismarck ND; Sports, 22 Jan (DT)
" KTRS St. Louis MO; The Big 5-50, Rams FB, 07 Oct (NW), 12,17 Dec (DT)
550 CHLN Trois Rivieres QC; FF, 02 Mar (JM), 07 Oct, 22 Jan (DT)
" KFYR Bismarck ND; Sports, 22 Jan (DT)
" KTRS St. Louis MO; The Big 5-50, Rams FB, 07 Oct (NW), 12,17 Dec (DT)
550 CHLN Trois Rivieres QC; FF, 02 Mar (JM), 07 Oct, 22 Jan (DT)
" KFYR Bismarck ND; Sports, 22 Jan (DT)
" KTRS St. Louis MO; The Big 5-50, Rams FB, 07 Oct (NW), 12,17 Dec (DT)
610 KCSP Kansas City MO; KS Jayhawk sports; 00 Jan (DT)
" KDAL Duluth MN; Talk, 22 Jan (DT)
630 CFCO Chatham ON; $ Oldies, Talk, 01 Mar (RL), 17 Jul, 18 Feb (KZ)
" KJSL St. Louis MO; Rlgn, 00 Jan (DT)
650 KGAB Orchard Valley WY; Talk, The Voice of Cheyenne; 04 Oct (JM)
" KMTI Manti UT; DX Test, 06 Mar (HF,JM)
670 WIEZ Lewiston PA; Playing the Legends, 22 Feb (HF)
" WSCR Chicago IL; Sports, AM 6-70 The Score, SS Sunday nite, 01 May (RL)
690 CINF Montreal QC; FF, 00 Dec, 22 Nov (HF), 01 Mar (RL)
" KFXN Minneapolis MN; The Scoree, sports, 22 Jan (DT)
" KGGF Coffeyville KS; Talk, 11 Apr (DT)
700 WDMV Walkersville MD; 2245* Feb (HF)
" WLW Cincinnati OH; The Big One, News Radio 700, Talk, 01 Mar (RL),
21 Nov, 22 Feb (HF)
700 WDMV Walkersville MD; 2245* Feb (HF)
" WLW Cincinnati OH; The Big One, News Radio 700, Talk, 01 Mar (RL),
21 Nov, 22 Feb (HF)
760 KCCV Overland Park KS; Rlgn, 18 Dec (DT)
" WJR Detroit MI; # Talk, 22 Jul (LR), 23 Dec (DT)
770 KAAM Garland TX (p); 11 Apr (DT)
800 CKLW Windsor ON; News, Talk, 22 Jan (DT)
" KXIC Iowa City IA; 18 Dec (DT)
" WDUX Waupaca WI; 00 Apr (DT)
860 CJBC Toronto ON; FF, 03 Feb (DT), 05 Sep (RL), 22 Feb (HF)
" KKOW Pittsburg KS; Sports, Royals BB, 02 Sep (JM), 22 Feb (HF)900 CHML Hamilton ON;
Hamilton's news-talk leader, 01 Dec (DT),
04 May, 22,23 Oct (HF)
" KTIS Minneapolis MN; Walk in the Word, rlgn, 01 Mar (DT)
960 CFFX Kingston ON; 05 Nov (NW)
" KMA Shenandoah IA; Regional Radio, Talk, 05 Nov (NW), 22 Nov (LR)
" WDLM East Moline IL; Sports Spectrum, 17 Dec (DT)
1050 CHUM Toronto ON; Oldies, 10-50 Chum, 02 Feb (DT)
" CKSB Winnipeg MB (p); FF, 22 Jan (DT)
1080 KRLD Dallas TX; KRLD News Time, 00 Jan (DT), 22 Jan (HF), 23 Jan (BC)
" WNWI Oak Lawn IL; Chicago's Super Ethnic Station, Polish, 17,18 Nov,
20 Jan, 21 Feb, 22 Oct (HF), 19 Jan (DT)
1080 KRLD Dallas TX; KRLD News Time, 00 Jan (DT), 22 Jan (HF), 23 Jan (BC)
" WNWI Oak Lawn IL; Chicago's Super Ethnic Station, Polish, 17,18 Nov,
20 Jan, 21 Feb, 22 Oct (HF), 19 Jan (DT)
1230 KWNO Winona MN (p); 11 Apr (DT)
" KWSM Mankato MN (p); ESPN, 11 Apr (DT)
" WBPZ Lock Haven PA (t); Rock, 03 Oct (JM)
" WGRY Grayling MI; NOS, 20 Sep (LC)1280 KBNO Denver CO (p); Mex SS, 10 Apr (DT)
" KCOB Newton IA; U of IA, 13 Apr (DT)
" WCPM Cumberland KY; 13 Feb (DT)
1280 KBNO Denver CO (p); Mex SS, 10 Apr (DT)
" KCOB Newton IA; U of IA, 13 Apr (DT)
" WCPM Cumberland KY; 13 Feb (DT)
1500 KOLM Rochester MN; ESPN, 01 Feb (DT)
" KSTP St. Paul MN; 01 Dec (DT), 19 Nov (NW)
" WGEN Geneseo IL; Talk, 16 Dec (DT)
1690 KDDZ Arvada CO; Disney, 12 Feb (DT)
" WMLB Avondale Estates GA; Ecclectic music mix, Arts Radio, 00,23 Mar,
21 Oct (HF), 03,04 Aug (JM), 12 Dec (DT)
" WPTX Lexington Park MD; News-Talk 16-90, CNN; 01 Apr (DT), 22 Feb (HF)
" WVON Berwyn IL; The Talk of Chicago; 00 Feb, 19,21,22 Jul, 20 Oct (HF)

FM BC (MHz)
88.1 CBEE Chatham ON; 15 Jul (JM)
" KGNZ Abilene TX; Rlgn, 15 Jul (JM)
89.5 WBCY Archbold OH; 20 Dec (LC)
89.9 CBE Windsor ON; CBC-2, 00 Jul (JM)
94.3 WFCX Traverse City MI; Classic rosk, 01 Sep (LC)
95.7 WCMB Oscoda MI; NPR, 23 Sep (LC)
96.3 WLXT Petosky MI; NOS, 00 Sep (LC)
103,5 WTCM Traverse City MI; C&W, 01 Sep (LC)
103.7 WRTS Erie PA; Star 104 Erie's Best Hits, 12 Aug (BC)
104.7 WFRN Elkhart IN; Contemp. Christiam mx, 03 Aug (JM)
" WKJC Tawas City MI; C&W, 18 Sep (LC)

TV DX
Ch. 2 WBBM Chicago IL; CBS, 03 Jul (KZ)
Ch. 3 WJMN Escanaba MI (p); CBS, 23 Jul (HF)
" UNID, possibly WLBT in MS or WSAV in GA; NBC, 16 Sep (KZ)Ch. 2 WBBM Chicago IL; CBS, 03 Jul (KZ)
Ch. 3 WJMN Escanaba MI (p); CBS, 23 Jul (HF)
" UNID, possibly WLBT in MS or WSAV in GA; NBC, 16 Sep (KZ)
Source: MARE Log Summary 6/10/07)

TDF begins DRM test on 999 kHz medium wave

TDF has started DRM test transmissions on 999 kHz from Villebon (south of Paris) using a Thomson M²W transmitter running about 8 kW RMS into a 75 m high monopole antenna. The DRM transmission is multiplexed on the same antenna with another 5 kW AM programme on 1314 kHz, and also nearby is a 300 kW AM transmitter on 864 kHz on another antenna. Audio content is currently a loop but could be a live programme in the near future.
(Source: Jacques Gruson. TDF, via DRM Software Radio Forums/R Netherlands Media Network weblog)

Chad still observed drifting off frequency

Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne, has been noted drifting off frequency at 0620 -0648 UTC, from 7316 to 7370 kHz on the following monitored schedule.

0620 7316-7321 kHz
0625 7319-7326
0627 7324-7328
0629 7329-7334
0632 7332-7337
0639 7348-7354
0644 7358-7363
0648 7366-7370

As of 0535-0600 UT:
Supposed to be Chadienne SW station was using 7288 to 7292 kHz range in past four weeks.
But today - June 11 - observed in 7309 to 7320 kHz range again.
Station Wandered around - moved UP from 7309 to 7315 kHz, but was on back way DOWN
to 7312 kHz 'center' around 0535 to 0550 UT. And hit also RNW Flevo signal
in 7310 to 7312 kHz portion then, when checked and using a 4 kHz wide filter
on the rx set.

CHAD 7312 to 7318 Checked this distorted audio station (Chad?) today June
11 again. S=7 signal noted this morning on 'unpleasant' time for European
audience. 7290 kHz was free channel at 0440 UT, so I checked the 41 mb in
total. But a highly distorted audio signal observed wandering in 7312 to
7318 kHz range between 0440 and 0510 UT.

7309-7314 at 0440
7311-7316 at 0455
7313-7318 at 0505
7315-7320 kHz at 0510 UT.

Hit heavily WHRI program in English on 7315 kHz, but let nearby RNW Flevo in
Dutch on 7310 kHz in the clear from 0500 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 11)
(HCDX/WWDXC)

Southern Sudan Interactive Radio updates summer schedule

U.K.(non) New schedule for Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction:
All times UTC
0600-0630 on 15440 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English Mon-Fri from June 4
0600-0630 on 15505 ARM 500 kW / 188 deg to EaAf English Mon-Fri from June 4
0630-0700 on 11945 KIG 250 kW / 015 deg to EaAf English Mon-Fri from June 4
0630-0700 on 15445 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri
1400-1430 on 15470 ARM 200 kW / 188 deg to EaAf English Tue/Thu/Sat
(Source: DX Mix News # 472 via Alokesh Gupta)

BBC frequency update

U.K.(non) Frequency changes for BBC:
All times UTC
0300-0700 on 3255 MEY 100 kW / non-dir, ex 0300-0600 English WS to SoAf
1400-2200 on 3255 MEY 100 kW / non-dir, ex 1600-2200 English WS to SoAf
0430-0530 NF 3380 MEY 100 kW / 076 deg, ex 3390 Mo-Fr Portuguese to SoAf
2030-2100 NF 3380 MEY 100 kW / 076 deg, ex 3390 Mo-Fr Portuguese to SoAf
0200-0230 NF 11855 SLA 250 kW / 010 deg, ex 9680 CYP 300kW/057deg Russian
(Source: DX Mix News # 472 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

SABC Radio invests R40m in digitisation

Tue, 12 Jun 2007
http://www.screenafrica.com/latest_edition/957410.htm
In a groundbreaking investment deal worth R40m, SABC Radio Main Control in 10 SABC centres throughout the country will undergo major digitisation changes ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. In structuring the deal, the SABC took into consideration the experience LAWO, a German routing and digital audio manufacturing company, had gained in providing audio routing capabilities to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. SABC also decided to award the design of the national radio and television digital routing system to LAWO's South African partners, Broadcast & Installation Engineering (B & I) and
Harambe Technologies.

According to Gelfand Kausiyo, general manager of SABC Radio Broadcast Facilities (RBF), the technology department responsible for providing all the broadcast and production needs of SABC Radio, the most crucial area in radio is Radio Main Control. "All connectivity,
including regional routing of audio signals from studio to transmitter sites is executed in the Radio Main Control."

The main control centre is located at Auckland Park in Johannesburg and there are a further 10 control centres throughout the country. Read more in the June 2007 issue of Screen Africa
(Source: Zicharias Liangas/Cumbre DX)

Turkey celebrates 80th anniversary with competition

Not many radio station have the bragging rights of broadcasting for 80 years, but Turkish Radio and Television certainely does. To celebrate their milestone TRT has organized a Radio Event in the form of a competition, that includes workshops, seminars, and meetings totally devoted to their common eternal love: RADIO.

To learn more of this interesting competition, visit their website at:

http://www.trt.net.tr/80yilradyo/yarisma.html

(Source: Mustafa Cankurt/HCDX)

Exiled Ethiopian Orthodox Church to launch radio broadcast on July 2

The exiled Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has announced today that it will launch a weekly radio broadcast to Ethiopia starting on 2 July 2007. The radio will be broadcast every Monday from 7-8 pm, Addis Ababa time [1600-1700 gmt], on 15260 kHz or 19 meter band.

The radio programme will include bible teaching, church news, as well as reports and discussions on current social, political and other issues of national importance.

The Holy Synod is led by the legitimate patriarch of Ethiopia, Abune Merkorios, who went into exile when the Tigrean People Liberation Front (weyane, [TPLF, dominant party with in ruling coalition]) came to power in 1991.

While in exile, Abune Merkorios helped prevent Ethiopian churches in the Diaspora from being taken over by the weyane-installed patriarch, Aba Gebremedhin (formerly Aba Paulos) who is viewed by Ethiopians more as a political cadre of the regime than a religious leader.

Abune Merkorios has also helped build several churches, providing spiritual comfort to hundreds of thousands of Ethiopians who scattered around the world.

The radio broadcast is intended to expand its spiritual service the church providing to its followers be a voice for the millions of Ethiopians who are being brutalized by the tribal junta in power.

(Source: Ethiopian Review website in English 12 Jun 07 via BBC Monitoring/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Tunisia logging observations

TUNISIA The last days I monitored the National Tunisian Broadcasting Service in Arabic language on shortwave. This is the schedule:

Morning
0200-0410: 12005,9720 0300-0530: 7275 0500-0710: 7190

Evening
1500-1910: 12005,9720 1600-2010: 7225 1800-2210: 7190

Sign on and sign off are always regular. Transmitters are open some minutes before the start of the transmission at :00 . Program is Idhaatu-l wataniyatu tunisiya which is National Broadcasting of Tunisia, \\ 630 kHz on Medium wave.

12005 disturbed by Chinese language stations between 1500 and 1600. 7190 has CRI in Russian and English in the evening in parallel. All other channels are free. Very good reception. Only 12005 and 9720 low due to still bad conditions for 25 and 31 meter band in the early morning.
(Udo Krueger-D, wwdxc BC-DX June 5)
(Source: WWDXC Top News - BC DX # 811)

Vanauta observations on 7260 kHz

VANUATU Radio Vanuatu, Vila on 7260 kHz noted with a nx bulletin in French at 2100 UT after the Chinese Firedrake rubbish left the frequency. French seemed to last until around 2130 UT when Bislama was heard along with local and Western pop music. One day (3 June) a BBC News broadcast in English was heard at 2200 UT, today (June 5) speech in Bislama was heard at that time. I am able to hear the station (weakly) until about 0100 UT when the Voice of Russia and others dominate the frequency. There is no sign of the station in our local evening (0600-1100 UT) on either 7260 or 3945 kHz. I was beginning to think they were off the air until I heard this!
(Barry Hartley-NZL, wwdxc BC-DX June 6)
(Source: WWDXC Top News - BC DX # 811)

Blog Logs - Indonesia

11784.88 RRI Jakarta Cimanggis left 11860 kHz channel at [2300-]1100-1600 UT a month ago or so. Now discovered by Roland Schulze on 11784.88 kHz, he phoned me last Friday. From 1100-1400 UT terrible mess on this channel, due of co-ch Udorn Thani in Mandarin and accompanied China mainland jamming. Today RRI tiny signal of S=2 only, lousy condition. 11784.88 is also in use by foreign service VoINS Jakarta at 1600-2100 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX June 3)

7289.87 RRI Nabire on May 23 at 0750-0802 UT. 25342 Indonesian, Music, ID at 0758 UT, RPK, 0800 Jakarta news realy, \\ May 26 0758 s/off, May 27 0800 s/off, May 28 0827 s/off.
9524.98 V. of Indonesia on May 28 at 0734-0806 UT. SINPO 33443-44444 English, It is repetition of IS and ID to 0800, ID at 0800, 0800 UT Opening music. Opening announce, News. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium June 1)

9680, RRI Jakarta, at 1000-1012* UT on May 30 (Wed.), singing KGRE jingle, talking about English for Academic Purposes (EAP), song 'All Out Of Love', fair. RRI has been off the air for several weeks, so glad to hear them again, but they had audio problems before they suddenly went off the air. Still off at 1024 UT.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium June 1)

9680 RRI Jakarta, at 1000-1020 UT on June 3 (Sun.), Kang Guru Radio English program, competition to identify a mystery sound, repeat of the interview Kevin did with young Indonesian actor (Nicholas Saputra), song by Aussie singer Stephanie McIntosh and also 'The Others' sung by th Dukes of Windsor, gives the KGRE address to write in for their free
magazine (P.O. Box 3095, Denpasar 80030, Bali, Indonesia), fair-good reception.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium June 3)
(Source: WWDXC Top News - BC DX # 811)

IBA shelves plans for Israel Radio cuts

The management of the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has shelved plans for an emergency package of cuts that would have stopped broadcasts of Israel Radio news in English, and the IBA television news in English, from 1 July. The IBA Management Committee met this afternoon and decided to shelve the cuts due to fierce opposition from the various workers’ unions. However, the management declared that significant cuts will be made elsewhere in the near future.
(Source: Israel Radio)The management of the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has shelved plans for an emergency package of cuts that would have stopped broadcasts of Israel Radio news in English, and the IBA television news in English, from 1 July. The IBA Management Committee met this afternoon and decided to shelve the cuts due to fierce opposition from the various workers’ unions. However, the management declared that significant cuts will be made elsewhere in the near future.
(Source: Israel Radio/R Netherlands Media Network)

Polish Radio revises web URL's

We note that the External Service of Polish Radio has introduced some new, easy-to-remember URL’s for the websites of its English and German services, as follows:
English: http://www.polishradio.pl/
German: http://www.auslandsdienst.pl/

(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Virgin Radio to launch in Italy

David de Jong reports: Following the announcement of plans to launch the Virgin Radio brand in France, its launch in Italy has also been announced. Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has reached agreement with the Italian commercial radio group Finelco, which is owned mainly by Italian entrepreneur Alberto Hazan.
Finelco currently owns currently three national radio stations: Radio 105, Radio Monte Carlo and the newly acquired Play Radio. Also smaller FM stations like RMC2, 105Classics and Swiss versions of Radio Monte Carlo and Radio 105 are part of Finelco. Dozens of Web radiostations under the RMC- and Radio 105-brands are also part of Finelco, of which RCS Mediagroup (owner of the famous ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’ and ‘Corriere della Sera’) owns 34.6 % as Play Radio - which it previously fully owned - was integrated into Finelco in return for Finelco shares.
Play Radio, which was launched as recently as 5 October 2005 on the former Radio Italia Network (a dance radio station) frequencies, was mainly a music, information and entertainment station. However, it failed to attract a large audience and has insufficient advertising, although the station never participated in the national Italian survey of audio ratings (AudiRadio).
The launch of Virgin Radio in Italy has been planned since December 2006, when Sir Richard Branson and Alberto Hazan signed a letter of intent; during the last six months, Virgin and Finelco have been finalising the deal. In the next few weeks the programming details will be revealed, as well as the official launch date.
In the UK, Branson launched Virgin Radio on 30 april 1993 (originally only on AM) but sold it in 1997. It is currently owned by Scottish Media Group (SMG) which is planning to sell the station in order to focus on television. Virgin Radio UK currently is a mainly rock orientated station with the slogan ’The Music We Love’. Branson owns Virgin Radio stations in India and Thailand, and also owns the French radio station Ouï FM.
Virgin Radio InternationalDavid de Jong reports: Following the announcement of plans to launch the Virgin Radio brand in France, its launch in Italy has also been announced. Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has reached agreement with the Italian commercial radio group Finelco, which is owned mainly by Italian entrepreneur Alberto Hazan.
Finelco currently owns currently three national radio stations: Radio 105, Radio Monte Carlo and the newly acquired Play Radio. Also smaller FM stations like RMC2, 105Classics and Swiss versions of Radio Monte Carlo and Radio 105 are part of Finelco. Dozens of Web radiostations under the RMC- and Radio 105-brands are also part of Finelco, of which RCS Mediagroup (owner of the famous ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’ and ‘Corriere della Sera’) owns 34.6 % as Play Radio - which it previously fully owned - was integrated into Finelco in return for Finelco shares.
Play Radio, which was launched as recently as 5 October 2005 on the former Radio Italia Network (a dance radio station) frequencies, was mainly a music, information and entertainment station. However, it failed to attract a large audience and has insufficient advertising, although the station never participated in the national Italian survey of audio ratings (AudiRadio).
The launch of Virgin Radio in Italy has been planned since December 2006, when Sir Richard Branson and Alberto Hazan signed a letter of intent; during the last six months, Virgin and Finelco have been finalising the deal. In the next few weeks the programming details will be revealed, as well as the official launch date.
In the UK, Branson launched Virgin Radio on 30 april 1993 (originally only on AM) but sold it in 1997. It is currently owned by Scottish Media Group (SMG) which is planning to sell the station in order to focus on television. Virgin Radio UK currently is a mainly rock orientated station with the slogan ’The Music We Love’. Branson owns Virgin Radio stations in India and Thailand, and also owns the French radio station Ouï FM.
Virgin Radio International
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Transmission problems continue on Prince Edward Island

Most radio stations on Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI) will broadcast on reduced power for at least another week as work continues to fix a damaged antenna. All CBC Radio and Radio-Canada stations are affected by the problem at the Churchill transmission tower, as are most private radio stations. Magic 93, K-Rock, CFCY and Ocean 100 are transmitting at lower power. Only the classic rock station SPUD FM, which is based in Summerside, is not affected.

The troubles began last Thursday evening, with some stations off the air for a time. They have been broadcasting on reduced power since. “As a temporary measure, we have had to put most PEI radio stations on to one antenna system and as a result we had to reduce everyone’s transmission power,” said CBC PEI managing editor Craig Mackie. “This means our signal strength is weaker.”

Due to the severity of the problem it may be a week or more before the repairs are completed.
(Source: CBC News/R Netherlands Media Network)

Blog Logs - Part 2

Today's Blog Logs, are Part 2, from yesterday's post. Logs represent those recently cut from my SWBC Logs column in Monitoring Times magazine, for space constraints. Contributions are always welcome for the magazine or blog, and may be directed to the above email address. Thanks very much to all the contributors for your kind words and support.
Gayle VH

Frequenices in kHz, all times UTC, kHz, English unless otherwise indicated // parallel frequencies *sign-on - sign-off*

Australia
VL8K, 1231-1344. News in progress // 2325 (good) & // 2310 (fair). At 1235 VL8K program note for "105.7 Darwn." Sunday night program of all talk after opening song; tuned out at 1245. (J Wilkins, CO)

Bolivia
Radio Eco 4409.79, 0000-0012. Spanish ID at tune-in to musical jingles. Male's talk to my tune-out. Fair/poor copy. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio Emisoras Camargo (tent.) Spanish announcements from two males into news and talk. Poor signal w/ no sign of utility occupying frequency. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio La Hora 4857.09, 2307-2313. Spanish ads to comments on soccer game. SINPO 24332. (N Eramo, Argentina)

Radio Malku 4796.49, 2357-2359. Spanish ads to announcers and clear station ID. (N Eramo, Argentina)

Radio San Jose 5579.97, 0055-0108. Spanish ballads and brief announcements at 0100. Solid station ID at 0103, then music to tune-out. Poor signal quality. (S Barbour, NH)

Radio San Juan 5580.32, 2255-2305. Spanish comments amid musical program. SINPO 23222, (N Eramo, Argentina)

Radio Yura (tent.) 4716.8, 0014-0037. Spanish continous lady's talk to brief news bits. Poor copy. (S Barbour,NH)

Brazil
Radio Novo Tempo 4894.91, 0038-0042. Portuguese IDs, SINPO 34333. Musical program to local time check. (N Eramo, Argentina)

Burkina Faso
Radio Burkina 5030, 2309-2332.+ French commentry and discussions to 2030. Afro pops, no hint of ID or mentions of Burkina. (H Frodge, MI)

Canada
CKZN (CFGB relay) 6160, 0911-0927. "News around the province", including weathr for St. John's, marine forecast and Labrador forecast. Business news items and pop music. Nice surprise to enjoy this station. (R Howard, CA)

China
Voice of Pujiang 3280, 1200-1222. Six time pips to 1200, station ID and ads. Male/female chats and vocal selections at 1215. Good signal // 5075 w/ utility QRM, // 4950 fair. (J WIlkins, CO)

Voice of the Strait 6115, 0955-1005. Chinese vernacular language w/ text, time ticks and splatter QRM. Asian language may be Amoy. (C Bolland, FL)

Yunnan PBS 5937, 1237-1325. Musical variety including traditional Chinese music. Very few announcements and interesting listening. Into talk segment at 1315. (J Wilkins, CO)

Equatorial Guinea
Radio Nacional 5005, 2253-2300. Afro high-life music to closing announcements in Spanish and local language. Mentions of Bata to national anthem. (H Frodge, mI)

France
Radio Taiwan International relay 14690, 1712. Feature on bats in Taiwan. RTI News program at 1718 into lite vocal music program. SIO 353. (H Frodge, MI)

Guatemala
Radio Buenas Nuevas 4799.78, 1201-1218. Kid's choir w/local version of religious tune. Program note at 1205 to more religious music by kids. Good w/ CODAR QRM. (J Wilkins, CO)

India

All India Radio-Aligahr (tent.) 5990, 0132-0137. Hindi music program w/ SINPO 24332. (N Eramo, Argentina)

All India Radio-Shinla (tent.) Hindi musical program and comments by female/male announcers. Mentions of India several times w/ SINPO 24322. (N Eramo, Argentina)

Indonesia
RRI Jakarta 9680, 1000-1020. Radio English program #5506 presented by Kevin & Fiona, talking about hospital volunteers from Australia. (R Howard, CA)

RRI Kendari 3995, 1240-1320+. Indo vocal music tunes into Jakarta news realy. Back to local programming after news. Good signal. (J Wilkins, CO)

RRI Serui 4604.95, 1322-1403+. C&W music from the 1970's. Announcements between music. Signal decreasing by 1400. (J Wilkins, CO)

Voice of Indonesia 9525, 1105-1130. Pop music to comments and "canned" station ID. Fair signal quality. (C Bolland, FL)

Kuwait
Radio Kuwait 15495, 1745. Arabic and lite music. Weak and only heard after UNR sign-off // 11990 SIO 353. (H Frodge, mI)

Madagascar
Radio Madagasikara 5010, 2300-2309.+ Afro music to station ID then two male's discussion in local language. Classical music w/ SIO 2+33, much better in USB. (H Frodge, MI)

Malaysia
Klasik Nasional 5964.92, 1153-1222.+ Vocal music to "Klasik Nasional." Station slogans, pips to 1200. Station ID to news at 1203.(J Wilkins, CO)

RTN 6049.600, 1020-1030. Music program and phone-in interview. At 1030 HCJB on 6050 w/ blocking QRM. Fair signal for all. (C Bolland, FL)

Mali
Radio Mali 5995, 2318-2325. Vernacular announcements to music program. Mentions of Mali several times w/ station ID. SINPO 24342. (N Eramo, Argentina)

Mexico
Radio Mil 6010, 0714-0733. Spanish text to Mexican balladss. Fair/poor copy w/ big het from co-channel Colombian station. (S Barbour, NH)

Papua New Guinea
Radio Southern Highlands 3275.02, 1139-1235.+ mendi presumed w/ island music. Unknown language due to high static level. Program past 1300 but fading. (J Wilkins, CO)

Nigeria
Voice of Nigeria 7255, 2145-2300.* French talk to Afro pops and station ID. Hausa listed at 2200. (B Alexander, PA)

Peru
Radio Cusco 6193.40, 1025-1035. Very weak signal for female's program comments. Audio fading in & out. (C Bolland, FL)

Radio LaHora (tent) 4854.47, 1004-1015. Faint signal for Spanish text for weak but definite carrier. (C Bolland, FL)

Radio Melodia 5939.29, 1050-1100. Usual format of Spanish talk and commenta for poor signal. (C Bolland, FL)

Radio Municipal 3172.67, 1023-1045. Not a steady signal, but fades in & out. Noted a music program and Spanish comments. (C Bolland, FL)

Taiwan
WYFR/Family Radio Worldwide relay 9280, 2220. Religious program in Chinese to WYFR identification. (H Frodge, MI)

USA
WINB-Red Lion, PA 9264.96, 2345-0005. Spanish religious program. English ID at 2358 and into English religious programming. Weak & unstable carrier. (B Alexander, PA)

Zambia
CVC International 4965, 0032-0052. Contemporary Christian ballad music. Station promo and ID's. Fair listening in LSB to avoid CODAR. (S Barbour, NH)

Additional freqs for Radio Taiwan International

TAIWAN Additional frequency of Radio Taiwan International:
1100-1200 NF 9735 TAI 250kW 045deg to JPN Japanese \\ 7130 11605
1200-1300 NF 9735 TAI 250kW 045deg to JPN Music px \\ 7130
1300-1400 NF 9735 TAI 250kW 045deg to JPN Japanese \\ 7130 9635
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 5)
(Source: WWDXC Top News - BC DX # 811)

Egypt's Radio Cairo updated summer A07 schedule

EGYPT Updated summer A-07 schedule of Radio Cairo:
All times UTC
0700-1100 on 15115 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg Arabic# WeAf
1015-1215 on 15170 ABZ 250 kW / 090 deg Arabic ME/AFG
1100-2300 on 12050 ABS 500 kW / 315 deg Arabic# WeEu
1215-1330 on 17835 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg English SoAs
1230-1400 on 15810 ABS 250 kW / 106 deg Indonesian SoEaAs
1300-1600 on 15365 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Arabic WeAf
1330-1530 on 15490 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg Farsi TJK
1430-1600 on 15195 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg Pashto AFG
1500-1600 on 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Albanian ALB
1500-1600 on 13815 ABZ 100 kW / 070 deg Uzbek UZB
1530-1730 on 17810 ABZ 100 kW / 170 deg Swahili CeEaAf
1600-1700 on 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Afar EaCeAf
1600-1800 on 6210 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg Turkish TUR
1600-1800 on 11665 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Urdu SoAs
1600-1800 on 11740 ABS 250 kW / 196 deg English CeSoAf
1700-1730 on 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Somali EaCeAf
1730-1900 on 15155 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Amharic EaCeAf
1800-1900 on 6225 ABS 250 kW / 020 deg Russian WeRUS
1800-1900 on 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Italian WeEu
1800-2100 on 9420 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Hausa WeAf
1900-0030 on 9825 ABZ 100 kW / 160 deg Arabic* CeEaAf
1900-2000 on 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg German WeEu
1900-2030 on 15375 ABZ 100 kW / 250 deg English WeAf
2000-2115 on 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg French WeEu
2000-2200 on 7210 ABZ 500 kW / 090 deg Arabic AUS
2030-2230 on 9345 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg French WeAf
2115-2245 on 9990 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg English WeEu
2215-2330 on 9360 ABZ 500 kW / 270 deg Portuguese SoAm
2300-0030 on 9460 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg English NoAmEa
2300-0300 on 12050 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg Arabic# NoAm
2330-0045 on 9360 ABZ 500 kW / 270 deg Arabic SoAm
2330-0045 on 9735 ABS 250 kW / 241 deg Arabic SoAm
0030-0430 on 9460 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg Arabic NoAmEa
0045-0200 on 6135 ABS 250 kW / 282 deg Spanish SoAm
0045-0200 on 7270 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg Spanish NoAm
0045-0200 on 9360 ABZ 500 kW / 270 deg Spanish SoAm
0200-0330 on 7270 ABZ 500 kW / 330 deg English NoAm
# General service
* Voice of the Arabs
(Source: DX Mix News #472 via Alokesh Gupta)

International Radio Serbia summer A07 schedule

BOSNIA(non) Summer A-07 schedule of International Radio Serbia
All times UTC - all frequencies targeted to Europe
1300-1328 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND English, co-ch RNW in DRM + CNR Chinese
1330-1358 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Serbian, co-ch RCI in DRM + CNR Chinese
1400-1428 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Spanish, co-ch RNW in DRM + CNR Chinese
1430-1458 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Arabic, co-ch RNW in DRM + CNR Chinese
1500-1528 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Russian, co-ch CNR Chinese
1530-1558 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND French, co-ch CNR Chinese
1600-1628 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND German, co-ch CNR Chinese
1630-1643 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Chinese, co-ch CNR Chinese
1645-1658 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Albanian, co-ch CNR Chinese
1700-1713 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Hungarian, co-ch CNR Chinese
1715-1728 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Greek, co-ch CNR Chinese
1730-1758 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Italian, co-ch CNR Chinese
1800-1828 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Russian, co-ch WYFR Arabic
1830-1858 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND English, co-ch WYFR Arabic
1900-1928 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Spanish, co-ch WYFR English
1930-1958 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Serbian Sun-Fri, co-ch WYFR English
1930-2028 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND Serbian Sat,co-ch WYFR English till 2000
2000-2028 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND German Sun-Fri, co-ch CNR Chinese
2030-2058 on 7240 BIJ 250 kW / ND French, co-ch CNR Chinese
(DX Mix News 472 via Alokesh Gupta)

Blog Logs

Monday's Blog Logs, represent those recently cut from my SWBC Logs column in Monitoring Times magazine, for space constraints. Contributions are always welcome for the magazine or blog, and may be directed to the above email address. Thanks very much to all the contributors for your kind words and support.
Gayle VH

Frequenices in kHz, all times UTC, kHz, English unless otherwise indicated // parallel frequencies *sign-on - sign-off*

Angola
Radio Nacional de Angola 4950, 2305-2312. News from male/female announce duo. SINPO 23432 w/ interference from Radio Made de Dios, Peru in same frequency. (A. Slaen, Argentina)

Bolivia
Radio Fides 9624.88, 1205-1220. Spanish news program "La Hora del Pais." Ads to local and international news. SINPO 24432. (A Slaen, Argentina)

Clandestine
Voice of Iraqi Kurdistan (Tent.) 6335, 0350-0355. Vernacular text by male announcer w/ SINPO 24432. (A. Slaen, Argentina)

Djibouti
Radio Djibouti 4780, 0303-0307. Koran recitations w/ SINPO 34333. (A Slean, Argentina)

Indonesia
RSPK Ngapa (tentative) 3578.74, 1250-1340. Lady's text in Bahasa Indonesian well past 1300. Music mix by male announcer. Largely unreadable after 1340, but weak carrier past 1400. (J Wilkins, CO)

RRI Fak-Fak 4789.97, 1225-1303. C&W style Indo vocals. Jak news presented at 1300 after ten seconds of SCI interval signal. Good signal w/ CODAR QRM. (J Wilkins, CO)

RRI Gorontalo 3266.41, 1241-1312.* Coverage of local event w/ bits of Indo music. Indo's usually peak here between 1300-1330. (J WIlkins, CO)

RRI Jambi (tentative) 4925, 1239-1303. Male/female chats to occas music running past 1300. Mostly poor signal, (J Wilkins, CO)

RRI Kendari 3995.04, 1318-1346. Lite vocals to announcer duo w/ chats. Signal deteriorating after 1330. (J Wilkins, CO)

RRI Pontianak 3976.06, 1235-1302. Sub-continental music to leng chat by female past 1300. Good signal but QRM after 1300 by W0EXR up to 1kHz. (J Wilkins, CO)

RRI Wamena (tentative) 4869.93, 1303-1321. Jak news relay in progress at tune-in to 1317. Local music program. Poor copy under band noise. (J Wilkins, CO)

Iran
Voice of Justice 7235, 0141-0158. English news to 0151, then editorials to 0158 tune-out. Very good signal // 9495 even stronger. (J Wilkins, CO)

Lithuania
The Mighty KBC. 6255, 2242-2300. Noted as 100 kW, also on 1386 AM via Kaunas, Lithuania. Many IDs into pops w/ address. SINPO 23432. 2300*. (A Slaen, Argentina)

Malaysia
Asyik FM/RTN via Kajang 6049.64, 1200-1224. Berita nasional in Bahasa Malaysian from "RTM Kuala Lumpur." Back to Asyik FM at 1212 w/ pop music, jingles and lady announcer's phone calls. Good signal. (J Wilkins, CO)

Mexico
Radio UNAM 9599.47, 2320-2340. Spanish. Interviews to program Al Pie de las Letras. Clear ID at 2334 into classical music. Excessive QRM via Radio Vatican on 9600 kHz. (A Slean, Argentina)

XERTA 4810, 1200-1245+. Mexico's anthem to 1200. Males sign-on ID w/address. Signal too poor to copy much. Music followed to English ID at 1231, then more music. Fair signal on peaks w/ CODAR Accompainment. (J Wilkins, CO)

Myanmar
Radio Myanmar 5985.81, 1252-1332. Exotic Burmese vocals to lady's Burmese annumncement after each tune. Usual interval signal and chimesat 1329. Fair signal but poor after 1330. (J Wilkins, CO)

Papua New Guinea
Radio Madang 3260, 1138-1158.* Pop vocal music to Pidgin announcement. Local music to closing routine and PNG national anthrm at 1158. Closing at 1159.20, carrier to 1206. (J WIlkins, CO)

Peru
Radio Altura 5014.38, 1117-1125. Presumed Spanish talk w/ poor sigbal and rapidly disappearing. (J Wilkins, CO)

Pirate
Radio Pirana Internacional 6307, 0006-0020. Spanish noted as "from anywhere in South America." Music and several "Radio Pirana Internacional" IDs. (A Slaen, argentina)

Singapore
Radio Singapore International. 6080, 1311-1359.* Reggae and "quasi-reggae" tunes to 1329. Time check at 1330, then five minutes of news. (J Wilkins, CO)

Iceland RUV news relays remain on shortwave

ICELAND The Icelandic public broadcaster RUV has still not made a final decision about the date for the closure of the news relays on shortwave. The Gufunes Telecommunications Centre in Reykjavik which transmits the RUV news said today that it is still waiting for a note from RUV. Until then, the transmissions will continue; schedule and frequencies are unchanged from earlier seasons: To Europe: 1215-1300 on 13865, 1755-1825 on 12115; to North America: 1410-1440 and 1835-1905 on 13865, 2300-2335 UT on 12115 kHz.
(Bernd Trutenau-LTU, WDXC Contact May magazine June 1)
(Source: WWDXC Top News - BC DX # 811)

Cyprus - Radio Bayrak on 6150 kHz

CYPRUS Radio Bayrak with very strong level of the signal but with distorted audio (like broadcasts from Pakistan and others...) on June 3rd 0140-0230 on 6150 kHz with non-stop pop mx in En and only one anounce at 0215 UTC by Lady (DJ )"the program "Life Is Light" or something similar). Checking MW 1098 - here was another program.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX June 4)
(Source: WWDXC Top News - BC DX # 811)

Radio Slovakia summer schedule

This is the summer 07 schedule of Radio Slovakia International

All times UTC
German
0800-0830: 7345 6055

1330-1400: 7345 6055
1600-1630: 6055 5920

1800-1830: 6055 5920
French
0200-0230: 9440 5930

1700-1730: 6055 5920

1930-2000: 6055 5920

English
0100-0130: 9440 5930

0700-0730: 15460 9440
1630-1700: 6055 5920

1830-1900: 7345 6055

Spanish
0230-0300: 11900 9440

1430-1500: 11600 9440
2000-2030: 11650 6055

Slovak
0130-0200: 9440 5930

0730-0800: 15460 9440
1530-1600: 7345 5920

1900-1930: 6055 5920

Russian
1300-1330: 9440 7345

1500-1530: 9535 7345

1730-1800: 7345 5920

All channels are free from interference just on 6055 I heard a Spanish football match Saturday afternoon around 1700 under Slovak radio. As many stations RSI is announcing an incorrect frequency in its programme. For 1630-1700 in English is announced 7345 instead of 6055. All language schedules are repeated before each programme. There is one original program per day in the afternoon with repetitions the following out sendings.
(Udo Krueger-D wwdxc BC-DX June 5)
(Source: WWDXC Top News - BC DX # 811)

VOA launches African Music Mix

http://www.rwonline.com/pages/s.0105/t.6545.html
6.08.2007

The Voice of America launched African Music Mix, a stream of African music, available to African listeners daily.

The show is broadcast daily and includes contents from a VOA archive of 12,000 African songs. Voice officials called the service unique on the continent.

The English to Africa Service broadcasts on shortwave, medium wave, television, the Internet, 40 affiliates and two VOA 24-hour FM stations in Ghana and Kenya.

"From N'dombolo to Benga to African hip-hop, African Music Mix offers the best in African music by artists from East, West, North, South, and Central Africa, as well as the islands," the broadcast organization stated.
(Source: Zacharias Liangas, Greece/HCDX)

Students to design digital receiver for HCJB

Christian shortwave radio worldwide will be getting a special boost beginning in the fall with the help of LeTourneau University and a $25,000 grant from the Iowa-based Rockwell Collins, an aerospace and defence company.
The university will use the grant to form an interdisciplinary team of junior and senior electrical engineering students who will design a digital radio receiver for use by HCJB Global.
Read more in the Longview News-Journal

(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Online petition begins to save IBA English broadcast

The Jerusalem Post says that “howls of protest, outrage and disbelief” from its readers around the world have greeted the threat of the imminent closure of the Israel Broadcasting Authority’s English-language TV and radio news broadcasts. Ahead of a meeting of the IBA’s Management Committee tomorrow, at which almost all foreign language news broadcasts are facing the axe, the Post says its readers have written in from Israel, across Europe, the US, South Africa, Australia, Asia and beyond to urge the IBA to reconsider.

In a letter to the heads of the IBA, meanwhile, Professor Elihu Richter of the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine has called the plan to cut the IBA English broadcasts “a stupid exercise in self-destruction at a time when there never has been a greater need for increasing the English language service.”

“Imagine what would have happened in WWII had the BBC decided to cut its broadcasts to the world - broadcasting its messages to far and wide about Britain’s fight against Nazi Germany - or the US had decided to cut its Radio Free Europe and Voice of America broadcasts to those living under Communist tyranny,” Richter asked.

“Broadcasts of Israel’s message to the world are part of Israel’s fight for existence at a time of unparalleled danger to the country,” he stated. “The answer to the massive amount of misinformation and disinformation about Israel is a strengthened Israeli news service and programme broadcasting to the world in all languages.”

Readers who share The Jerusalem Post’s concern at the imminent cessation of English language news broadcasts by the IBA on TV and radio are invited to use the talkback option at the end of this article to ”sign” a petition, which the Post will convey to the IBA before tomorrow’s meeting on the future of the state broadcaster.
Posted in Full feed, For Media Prof
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Three suspended Somali radio stations resume broadcasting

Following four days of closure, Shabelle Media Network, Horn Afrik and Holy Koran radio stations have been reopened after the Somalia transitional government gave them his consent to go on the air again yesterday afternoon. The CEOs of the three Mogadishu based independent FM stations and four officials of the Somali government led by the Information Minister, Madobe Nunow, convened in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, discussing what sparked the shut down of the stations.

The Minister said the decree to close down the radios was originated from the Somalia National Security Department, stressing that he only approved it.

Mohammed Amin, Shabelle representative in that meeting said the Minister promised that his information department would be fully engaged in going on with Somali media. “There were no further discussions in the closed door conference. Madobe Nunow has merely announced that we can on air again,” he said.

In an interview with Shabelle, Michael Ranneberger, US ambassador to Kenya, said he was pleased that the radios have gone on air. “The media in Somalia are very essential to the national reconciliation congress and therefore their reopening is so important,” he said. Ranneberger stated that he contacted Somalia president Abdulahi Yusuf and premier, Ali Gedi, over allowing the independent media in the country to operate freely.

The Somali government ordered the closure the radio stations after major military operations were carried out by Somalia and Ethiopian troops who confiscated caches of weapons and extracted number of Somalis from their homes after they were suspected of links with the defeated Islamists.
(Source: Shabelle Media Network/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Checkberboard Lounge blues program on today at 2200 UTC

Bringing the Blues to the World
Last Sunday, June 3, WBCQ graced the air ways with their premier program Checkerboard Lounge. Presented by Roscoe the Bartender, who brought the shortwave world the nostalic sounds of blues legends Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Lightening Hopkins and more.

Today's blues program will be on at 2200 UTC, on 7415 kHz.
Roscoe welcomes reception reports to:
The Checkerboard Lounge
7914 Dodge Road, Suite 210
Omaha, NE 68114 USA

To verify the program, send in your reception report, including the usual date, frequency, time, radio conditions (fading, interferences, reception quality) as well as music titles played. Listeners in the USA need to include a self addressed stamped envelope. Listeners outside the USA need to include a self addressed envelope and 2 IRC's (International Reply Coupons).

The Checkboard Lounge website address: http://www.wbcq.com/checkerboard

Ready to become a Checkerboard Lounge Lizzard? You don't want to miss the show. Oh yeah, thanks Roscoe for the Clapton song! Keep em coming...hey, is that Eric and B.B. King I'm hearing?

Blog Logs - Medium Wave

Sunday's Blog Logs, are a focus on what's being logged on medium wave from the MARE DXers. Thanks to the gang from Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts. Let's get this started with KNUJ.
860 KNUJ MN New Ulm; ID, C&W 6/7 1150 (DT)
860 WMRI IN Marion; ID, music of your life 6/7 1124 (DT)
870 WKAR MI East Lansing (p); NPR 6/7 1050 (DT)
920 KDHL MN Faribault; ID: MN local news; USO dance in Faribault $30
ticket; 5/31 1310 (DT)
1260 WNSS Syracuse NY; 0217, 29-May; All sports all the time, ESPN
12-60; Syracuse hospital ad. Mixing w/Disney, WWMK(p).
(Frodge-MI)
1280 WONW defiance OH; 0300, 29-May; News-Talk-Sports WONW. Peak
@ToH; Coast-to-Coast AM was in earlier; in/out w/Fox Sports,
nostalgia & one brief spate of SS. (Frodge-MI)
1300 WQPM MN Princeton (p): religious talk; 5/26 1125 (DT)
1430 WXNT Indianapolis IN; 0400-0418+, 28-May; News-Talk 14-30 WXNT;
talk show w/host Allen. Mainly on top after 0400, mixing
w/CHKT. (Frodge-MI)
1480 WHBC Canton OH; 0310-0325+, 27-May; News-Talk 14-80 WHBC; Fox
sports (apparently a fairly recent addition); On top w/SS
QRM, but need LSB & 1.8 khz filter to minimize 1490 WMPX.
(Frodge-MI)
1570 WSCO Appleton WI; 0326, 28-May; AM 15-70 the Score; Fox sports.
Occasional peaks on top of the mess. (Frodge-MI)
1650 KWHN Fort Smith AR; 0233, 27-May; This is news-talk 16-50 KWHN,
Fort Smith AR; copyable u/KCNZ(p) w/Fox sports; Disney also
there, WHKT(p). (Frodge-MI)
(Source: MARE # 449 via Editor-Harold Frodge)

To learn more about MARE,contact them at
MAREInc@hotmail.com or write to: Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts Inc. P.O. Box 200, Manchester MI 48158 USA

Observations on Bahrain

BAHRAIN Just onto Radio Bahrain web site to check if Radio Bahrain is indeed using 6010 kHz short wave frequency but no listing only two FM and one MW outlet is listed. For the last two weeks I am hearing this English speaking station from 1600 till 1700 UT playing pop music, annoucements and chatting in between.

But difficult to understand what is said. SIO 433. \\ 6010 kHz station unid. Hope it is something exotic, sounds sometimes like a pirate station I am tuned too.
(Costa Constantinides-CYP, wwdxc BC-DX June 8)
the other tiny BAH QRG is 9745 kHz ...
(Source: WWDXC Top News - BC DX # 811)

Radio Farda Correspondent Describes Ordeal From Tehran

http://www.payvand.com/news/07/jun/1059.html
June 6, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Radio Farda broadcaster Parnaz Azima has
been prevented from leaving Iran for the past five months. Azima -- an
Iranian-American -- had traveled to Tehran in January to visit her sick
mother when authorities confiscated her Iranian passport and charged
her with working for Radio Farda and spreading propaganda against
the state. Since then Azima has been unable to leave Iran and return to
her work in Prague. Azima talks about her situation in a phone interview
with RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari.

Parnaz Azima working in Prague
(file photo - RFE/RL)

RFE/RL: You have been trapped in Iran for the past five months,
authorities have confiscated your passport, and you cannot return to
your work and life here. How do you feel about this?

Parnaz Azima: On the surface it seems that everything is well, I'm in my
mother's house and I can go anywhere I want and no one stops me.
That is on the surface; but the truth is that I am facing a state of
uncertainty and waiting. I can describe it as a prisoner who is in a larger
prison and the length of the prison term has not been determined. [The
prisoner] is expecting an answer any minute that he will remain in jail or
be released. But I have to say that I'm grateful when I compare my
[situation] with that of Haleh Esfandiari, Kian Tajbakhsh, Ali Shakeri
[Esfandiari and Tajbakhsh are Iranian-American scholars recently jailed
in Iran; Shakeri is an Iranian-American peace activist who has also
been detained], and many other prisoners who do not enjoy the relative
freedom that I have. I do my best to use this opportunity -- when I left
Iran some 25 years ago I left some unfinished work -- I have found
some of my manuscripts but many have been lost and I am working on
them.

RFE/RL: There's been lots of support for you in the United States and
internationally and several human rights groups have called on Iran to
let you go and also release Esfandiari, Tajbakhsh, and Shakeri, the
Iranian-Americans who have been jailed in Iran. Have you received
support also from inside Iran?

Azima: There has not been such organized support [inside Iran], though
I have received emotional support from my family, my friends, and it's
very positive. There are people that I didn't even know and they just had
heard my name and seen my work; they came to my house with
flowers. Such gestures lift up my morale but I also have to say that the
extent of such support is very limited because everybody knows that it
is very likely that my phone is being tapped, my calls are being
monitored and people are to a large extent worried about their everyday
lives. They are common people with no support and protection
therefore I have many close friends who have not contacted me and I
understand them and I know that they have the right to think about their
own [situations].

RFE/RL: You have been charged with spreading propaganda against
the state by working for Radio Farda. What is your reaction to these
charges?

Azima: I gave an example to [the authorities] who interrogated me:
news organizations such as the BBC, CNN, and others that are based
in foreign countries, the governments of [these countries] can also
accuse them of propaganda against them because they bring the voice
of opposition forces to their [audience] -- and even the voice of those
who are against the policies of the U.S. government -- they cover their
views. In my eyes this is what journalism is all about: informing freely.
Unfortunately in [Iran] journalism is such that journalists should always
praise officials or they face censorship and pressure. But if we increase
our awareness about journalism and the principle of the free flow of
information then we will realize that [such practice] is not propaganda
against the state, in my view it's to the benefit of a state. Of course
democratic states, because dictatorships or totalitarian regimes are
afraid of people, they're afraid of telling the truth, they're concerned
about informing people. But officials from Iran's Islamic republic, who
always say that [Iran] is one of the best democracies in the world,
should not have any fear for [those] telling the truth. If they really care
about people's thoughts and opinions, they should consider people's
ideas and value them in order to improve the Islamic republic. The
other issue is that journalism is a profession that doesn't take sides and
is impartial; a journalist should say everything objectively therefore I
think -- as Mohammad Hossein Aghasi [Azima's lawyer] has said --
these charges are baseless.

RFE/RL: Do we know how authorities will proceed regarding your case?
Have they set a date for another court hearing?

Azima: The judge in charge of my case decided that I will not be
detained but I was allowed to remain free on a very heavy and
unprecedented bail of about 500 million tooman [approximately
$550,000]. They will now do their investigation -- the Intelligence
Ministry is doing the investigation. It will give the results to the judge in
charge of the case and the judiciary, then they will decide about having
a court session. My case is waiting now for the response from the
Intelligence Ministry so I will have to see what their decision will be
regarding my case. It is possible that they will decide to return my
passport and since I'm an optimistic person I think it is very likely, but it
could be quite the opposite -- so I'm waiting and I've been in this state
for five months now.

(See also "Iran: Simin Behbehani, A Poet For The Ages, Captures
Nation's Suffering And Joys," by Parnaz Azima.)
(Source: Ziacharias Liangas, Greece/HCDX)

DX News Bulletin 425

9 June 2007
A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 840
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**** DX INFORMATION ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

1A0 - A multinational team lead by Francesco, IK0FVC will be active as 1A0KM from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta on 12-22 July. QSL via IK0FTA. The log might be uploaded to LoTW. Further details are expected in due course. [TNX I0JBL]

3B7 - The 3B6SP team en route to Agalega encountered serious problems with the catamaran "Josephina", which lost one engine and a sail. All on board are safe and sound, and the catamaran, towed by the fishing vessel "Covadis", reached Raphael Island, Saint Brandon (AF-015). According to the lastest information from 3B8CF, the team expects to remain there for some 12 days and to be active as 3B7SP while waiting for the "Josephina" to be repaired. [TNX SP9PT]

4U1UN - LA5IIA, OH2BH and W3UR will operate from the United Nations Headquarters station (4U1UN) on 9 June. QSL via HB9BOU. [TNX The Daily DX]

5N - Marek, SQ8JCA will be active as 5N2/SQ8JCA from Cogi, Nigeria through the end of June. He operates SSB on 80-6 metres and is likely to be found on the bands between 10 and 16 UTC. QSL via home call. [TNX F5NQL]

9A - Roland/9A3MR, Tibor/HA3HP and Tom/9A2AA will be active from verious islands in the IOTA EU-170 group on 16-20 June. They plan to go and operate (also on 6 metres, from JN73) from as many IOCA (Islands Of Croatia Award, http://www.inet.hr/9a6aa/) new ones as possible. QSL via home calls. [TNX 9A2AA]

9A - Jan, PA4JJ will be active as 9A/PA4JJ/p from Porec, Croatia from 16 June until 7 July. He plans to spend most of his time on the WARC bands using RTTY and PSK. QSL via home call, direct or bureau (a QSL request form for bureau cards can be found at http://www.pa4jj.nl). [TNX PA4JJ]

9A & T9 - Once again Zik, VE3ZIK (http://www.qslnet.de/ve3zik) will be active as 9A/VE3ZIK from Bilice, Croatia between 16 June and 5 September. He plans to operate CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and FM on the HF bands, and to participate in the IOTA Contest. He might also operate as T9/VE3ZIK from Bosnia & Herzegovina on 20-27 June and again on 5-10 September. QSL via DL3PS, direct or through the DARC bureau (e-mail requests for bureau cards can be sent to zik@tiscali.de) [TNX VE3ZIK]

EA8 - Wilko, PA3BWK will be active as EA8/PA3BWK from Lanzarote, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 10-16 June. He plans to operate mainly CW on 10-40 metres. QSL via PA0ZE. [TNX W1AW]

EU - Members of the Borisov Amateur Radio Club will be active as EW905B until 30 November to celebrate the 905th anniversary of the city of Borisov, Belarus. QSL via EW2EO. [TNX EW2EO]

HI - Dave, NA6DF will be active holiday style from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on 14-23 June. He will be operating QRP as NA6DF/HI7, mostly on 10-20 metres CW and SSB. QSL via home call. [TNX NA6DF]

I - Giacomo, I4FGG will operate CW and SSB as I4FGG/IF9 from Marettimo Island (EU-054, IIA TP-010) on 10-21 June. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. [TNX I4FGG]

I - The YACT (Yet Another Contest Team) will operate as II5I during the 50 MHz IARU Region 1 Contest on 16-17 June. QSL via IZ5FSA. [TNX IZ5FSA]

KL - Lanny, W5BOS will be active from two IOTA groups in Alaska on 2-7 August. The first operation will take place from the Semidi Islands (NA-235, new one) using W5BOS/KL7. This operation will be battery power only, because all of the Semidi Islands and associated rocks are part of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and are closed to mechanical equipment such as generators. The second operation will be from Unavikshak Island (NA-238) using W5BOS/AL0. Lanny was active from this island last year, but conditions were very poor and he wants to give those who missed it another chance. QSL via N6AWD. [TNX W5BOS]

KP - Pietro, IT9OPR reports he will be active holiday style from Puerto Rico (NA-099) on 15-28 June. He will operate from the QTH of Flavio, KP4AWX as well as mobile with Pedro, WP4CCQ.

LZ - Steve, G0SGB will be active (on 10-80 metres, mainly SSB) as LZ/G0SGB/p from Sveti Ivan Island (EU-181) on 15-17 June. QSL via home call. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]

OX - Look for Jan-Ole/DB8JO (SSB), Juergen/DJ5HD (CW) and Wolfgang/DJ5ZWS (RTTY and PSK31) to be active on 10-80 metres as OX/homecall from Nuuk, Greenland (NA-018) on 14-25 June. QSL via home calls.

TZ - Fredo, TU5GV will be active as TZ/TU5GV from Mali until 15 June. He operates on 10-80 metres. QSL via F4DXW, direct or bureau. [TNX F4DXW]

UA - Victor/RN1NU, Dmitry/UA1NFA and Roman/RN1NGJ will be active from a couple of island in Lake Onega, namely Puhtinsky and Devichiy, on 9-11 June. Both the islands do not count for IOTA, but are new ones for the Russian Robinson Award. QSL via home calls, direct or bureau. [TNX UA1NFA]

VK - Stuart, VK8NSB and Joe, VK8VTX might be active Elcho Island (OC-185) on 14-19 June. Announced plans were to operate CW, SSB, PSK and RTTY with two stations on 80-10 metres. QSL via VK6NE. [TNX www.rsgbiota.org]
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**** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

425 DX NEWS MAGAZINE ---> The latest issue (May 2007) is now available at http://www.425dxn.org/monthly/index.html. Articles and pictures should be sent to Nicola Baldresca, IZ3EBA (iz3eba@ari.it).

PIRATE ---> Father Apollo, SV2ASP/A was quite active on the bands in May, and he made 1,500+ CW, SSB and RTTY QSOs. He is receiving cards for CW QSOs made between 23 UTC on 16 May and 2 UTC on the 17th. Please note that at that time he was operating phone, and his callsign was pirated. Father Apollo is very busy at the moment, and he does not foresee any further activity for a while. [TNX IK3ZAW]

QSL N8S ---> Dragan, YZ1EW reports thathe first 1000 cards for the April 2007 expedition to Swains Island were mailed on 8 June. The others will follow within 30 days.
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*** NEWS FROM THE WEB ***
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Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW

PHOTO GALLERY: The Dayton Hamvention 2007 Photo Gallery (259 pictures collected by Tom, K8CX) can be found at http://hamgallery.com/dayton2007/

YW1DX: The website for the 4M5 DX Group's operation from Cayo Sombrero (SA-089) [425DXN 829] can be found at http://yw1dx.4m5dx.org/. The group of seven operators will participate in the IOTA Contest, and plans to concentrate on the WARC bands and 160 metres before and after the contest. QSL via IT9DAA, direct or bureau. Online logs will be available at http://logsearch.de. The team is looking for sponsors/donors for this operation. [TNX IT9DAA]
(Source: 425 DX News 840 via Dave Raycroft)

Voice of Nigeria revises their English schedule

Thanks to contributor T. Banks of Dallas, Texas for information that Voice of Nigeria has recently revised their English external service, and operate as follows.

All times UTC, kHz, targeted to Africa

0800-0900 9690
0900-1000 9690
1000-1100 9690
1100-1200 9690
1200-1300 9690
1300-1400 9690
1400-1500 9690
1500-1600 9690
1600-1630 9690
1630-1700 15120
1700-1800 15120
1800-1900 15120
1900-2000 15120
2000-2100 15120
2100-2200 7255
2200-2300 7355

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity

06 June - 02 July 2007

Solar activity is expected to be at low to moderate levels with a slight chance for high activity until Region 960 rotates around the western limb on 14 June. Very low to low levels are expected from 15 - 28 June. Activity is expected to increase to low to moderate levels after 28 June due to the return of old Region 960 (S09, L=177).

There is a slight chance for a greater than 10 MeV proton event from significant flare activity from Region 960 through 14 June.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit isexpected to be at normal levels during 06 - 19 June, high levelsduring 20 June - 01 July, and normal levels again on 02 July.

Quiet conditions are expected during 06 - 13 June. An increase to unsettled to active periods is expected during 14 - 15 June due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected during 16 - 18 June. Another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream is expected to affect the field during 19 - 23 June. Unsettled to minor storm conditions are expected during this time with major storm periods possible at high latitudes. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 24 - 29 June. An increase to unsettled to active periods is expected during 30 June - 01 July due to a recurrent
coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet conditions will return by 02 July.

27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
Issued: 2007 Jun 05 1924 UTC
Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
Product description and SEC contact on the Web
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html

27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
Issued 2007 Jun 05
UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2007 Jun 06 85 5 2
2007 Jun 07 85 5 2
2007 Jun 08 80 5 2
2007 Jun 09 80 5 2
2007 Jun 10 80 5 2
2007 Jun 11 80 5 2
2007 Jun 12 80 5 2
2007 Jun 13 80 5 2
2007 Jun 14 80 15 4
2007 Jun 15 75 10 3
2007 Jun 16 75 8 3
2007 Jun 17 75 5 2
2007 Jun 18 75 8 3
2007 Jun 19 70 25 6
2007 Jun 20 70 20 5
2007 Jun 21 70 20 5
2007 Jun 22 70 20 5
2007 Jun 23 70 12 4
2007 Jun 24 70 5 2
2007 Jun 25 70 5 2
2007 Jun 26 70 5 2
2007 Jun 27 75 5 2
2007 Jun 28 80 5 2
2007 Jun 29 80 5 2
2007 Jun 30 85 15 4
2007 Jul 01 85 15 4
2007 Jul 02 85 8 3
(Source: NOAA http://www.noaa.gov/ftpdir/weekly/WKHF.txt )

Checkerboard Lounge gears up for second 'blues' show

Bringing the Blues to the World
Last Sunday, June 3, WBCQ graced the air ways with their premier program Checkerboard Lounge.
Presented by Roscoe the Bartender, who brought the shortwave world the nostalic sounds of blues from legends Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Lightening Hopkins and more.

Mark you calender blues fans, for the next show on Sunday June 10 at 2200 UTC, on 7415 kHz.

Roscoe welcomes reception reports to:
The Checkerboard Lounge
7914 Dodge Road, Suite 210
Omaha, NE 68114 USA

To verify the program, send in your reception report, including the date, frequency, time, radio conditions (fading, interferences, reception quality) as well as music titles or artist played. Listeners in the USA need to include a self addressed stamped envelope. Listeners outside the USA need to include a self addressed envelope and 2 IRC's (International Reply Coupons).

The Checkboard Lounge website address: http://www.wbcq.com/checkerboard

Ready to become a Checkerboard Lounge Lizzard? You don't want to miss the show. Oh yeah, thanks Roscoe for the Clapton song! Keep em coming...hey, is that Eric and B.B. King I'm hearing?

Gayle VH

Radio Netherlands program preview June 9-15

Welcome to our weekly guide to Radio Netherlands' English Service - a list of the new programs coming up on Radio Netherlands this week, beginning on
Saturday.

SATURDAY 9 JUNE
*** The State We're In ***
This week on The State We're In:
The Former Liberian President Charles Taylor goes on trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague - But his victims in Sierra Leone feel they should have the right to see him tried at home.
Also, why do we do good? Is it something we learn, or are we programmed that way? We look at why people help each other and the extraordinary things some people do to improve the lives of complete strangers. How we treated each other this week, on The State We're In.

We also invite you to take part in the program - find out how on our website: www.thestatewerein.org
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:
Network Europe on SW: 1400 (South Asia)
The Research File: 1430 (South Asia)
Amsterdam Forum and Echoes: 1900 and 1944 respectively (Central, East and South Africa)

SUNDAY 10 JUNE
*** Amsterdam Forum ***
On this week's programme: "Is marriage a dying institution?" The Dutch government has decided to stop couples getting a "quicky divorce". The coalition government, which is dominated by Christian parties, believes that children are better off if their parents are married - and so it has decided to make divorce less easy.
But is marriage necessary for a stable family, or is it an institution in terminal decline? On this week's Amsterdam Forum we expect more than confetti to be flying as we gather a panel with diverse views, who will debate the pros and cons of marriage in the twenty first century.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N
America), 1500 (South Asia), 1800 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa),
0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

*** Echoes ***
Our new listener feedback programme. Mindy Ran responds to your comments, queries and complaints about our programmes. And featuring every week A Critical Eye - commentary from Perro de Jong.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1045 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1145 (Eastern N
America), 1545 (South Asia), 1845 & 2045 (Central, East and South Africa),
0045 (Eastern N America), 0145 (Central N America), 0445 (Western N America)

Repeated: Sat 1945 (Central, East and South Africa)

Note that on Sunday we also run repeats of:
Flatlanders or EuroHit 40: 1400 (South Asia)
Arts and Culture: 1430 (South Asia)

The State We're in: 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

MONDAY 11 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** Flatlanders ***
Amsterdammers know him as the music boat man but there's no predicting when or where he'll turn up to treat unsuspecting passersby to a quite magical experience. In this week's Flatlanders, Dheera Sujan finally catches up with this elusive performer and globetrotter.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America) Repeated: Sun 1400 (South Asia), Wednesday 1500 (South Asia) 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

TUESDAY 12 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** The State We're In, Midweek Report ***
This week on The State We're In:
The Former Liberian President Charles Taylor goes on trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague - But his victims in Sierra Leone feel they should have the right to see him tried at home. Also, why do we do good? Is it something we learn, or are we programmed that way? We look at why people help each other and the extraordinary things some people do to improve the lives of complete strangers. How we treated each other this week, on The State We're In.
We also invite you to take part in the programme - find out how on our website: www.thestatewerein.org

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America) Repeated: Thu 1430, 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa) Sun 1900 (Central, East and South Africa)

WEDNESDAY 13 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** Arts and Culture ***
"Dutch Arts in the Berkshires"
Every summer the rolling hills and valleys of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts become a Mecca for art lovers. Over 60 venues present classical and contemporary music concerts, theatre and dance performances, and a host of visual art exhibitions. This year six cultural institutions have combined forces to present "The Netherlands: A Season of Dutch Arts in The Berkshires" - reflecting the broad range of Dutch creativity. David Swatling explores why the Americans were so keen to invite so many Dutch artists to one area in one special season.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Fri 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sun 14:30 (South Asia)

THURSDAY 14 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs. Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400
(Western N America)

*** The Research File ***
In the next Research File we celebrate 100 years of Plastics! We'll find out how greenhouse gas, CO2, can be recycled; even into fuels! We have a report on snake-poison and how valuable it is for the development of medicines. And we'll get an aboriginal weather report! So don't miss it! The Research File.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Mon 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1430 (South Asia)

FRIDAY 15 JUNE
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1000 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1100 (Eastern N America), 1400 & 1530 (South Asia), 1800, 1930 & 2030 (Central, East and South Africa), 0000 (Eastern N America), 0100 (Central N America), 0400 (Western N America)

*** Network Europe ***
A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. The program is a unique example of European coperation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.
Broadcast times on SW (UTC): 1030 (Asia/Far East/Pacific), 1130 (Eastern N America), 1430 (South Asia), 1830 & 2000 (Central, East and South Africa), 0030 (Eastern N America), 0130 (Central N America), 0430 (Western N America)

Repeated: Tues 1500 (South Asia), 1900 (Central, East and South Africa), Sat 1400 (South Asia)
(R Netherlands)

Funding restored on VOA and RFE/RL services

Kim Andrew Elliott reports:

The 5 June markup of the House Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee fully restored funding for the following VOA language services: Albanian, Bosnian; Croatian, Greek, Macedonian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Georgian, Uzbek, Hindi, Cantonese, Thai, and Tibetan.
The mark also provides $8 million for VOA English, which more than fully restores the cuts to VOA English radio broadcasts. For Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the mark restores cuts to South Slavic [Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian], Romanian, Kazakh, Russian, and Ukrainian. For Radio Free Asia, the mark restores cuts to Tibetan and Cantonese language services.

Kim comments: It remains to be seen what the Senate Appropriations Committee will do. In 2006, it agreed with the White House/BBG proposal to cut those services. The two versions never made it to conference because of the distraction of the 2006 election.
See Kim’s charts of proposed cuts/additions for FY 2008 and not yet implemented but still (mostly) in effect proposal for FY 2007.
(Source: KimAndrewElliott.com/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Cuban government blocks shortwave radio distribution

The Cuban government has prevented the distribution of shortwave radios that had been intended for Cuban listeners of RNW. The prevention of the import and distribution of the radios in Cuba was unexpected, says RNW Director-General Jan Hoek. “We are disappointed. The Cuban embassy was fully aware of our initiative, with which we planned to reward listeners who participated in a story competition with a world receiver. Up to now, the embassy had not indicated there would be any difficulties. The worst part is that our listeners cannot have something that we promised them.”

RNW has a large audience in Cuba. It was decided to offer the radios as prizes to make listening easier. Through poor economic circumstances, many Cubans do not have radios, and sets that can receive foreign stations are difficult to get.

In January 2007, in partnership with Radio Canada International, RNW ran a story competition in which listeners were asked to write about their country. A total of 945 entries were received, and 500 radios would be distributed among the most talented authors.

According to José Zepeda, Head of the Latin American Department at RNW, the Cuban authorities fear that the distribution of the radios will directly benefit the Americans. As they see it, President Bush is carrying out a campaign of disinformation to destabilize the country, and the US would welcome the distribution of world receivers for that purpose. But RNW stresses that there is no connection between this writing competition and US government policy.

RNW hopes that its Cuban listeners will eventually be able to get their prize when the circumstances in Cuba permit.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Russia Today to launch on YouTube

Russia’s English language Russia Today (RT) news channel will start broadcasting on YouTube. RT representatives said Internet users will be able to view the channel’s best news programs, documentaries, and commentaries on www.youtube.com/russiatoday . The content will be updated daily .

The channel’s Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said cooperation with YouTube will help significantly enlarge Russia Today’s audience. “Russia Today is entering a new media space. “The audience will get access to the most interesting programmes and films from any part of the world if they didn’t manage to view it on air”, she said.

The current cooperation between RT and YouTube is part of the company’s corporate strategy to enlarge the audience and attract viewers with different interests. The company’s representatives they will cooperate on a non-commercial basis.

Programmes of such companies as BBC, NBC, Al Jazeera and Reuters are broadcast on YouTube. Russia Today is the first Russian channel to start this kind of cooperation with YouTube.
(Source: CNews/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

BBC World Service launches FM English in Bahrain

The BBC World Service will be officially launched in Bahrain in English tomorrow. (June 7)The Manama-based BBC 101 FM will broadcast English-language programmes 24 hours a day. The new service complements the established BBC Arabic broadcasts on BBC 103.8 FM.

“We are proud of our close co-operation with the BBC, which we consider a remarkable institution and an outstanding provider of media services,” said Information Minister Dr Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. “We are confident that this co-operation will enrich the Bahraini media scene with the BBC’s expertise and its famed standards for excellence.”

BBC 101 FM will be launched at a special event at the home of British Deputy Ambassador Steve Harrison tomorrow. The event will be attended by Dr Abdul Ghaffar, BBC World Service English Networks and News Director Phil Harding and BBC World Service Business Development Manager Dr Fouad Razek.

Radio Bahrain’s current service on 101 FM can be found at its new slot at 99.5 FM.
(Source: Gulf Daily News/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Japan to launch radio channel for North Korea

The Japanese government will launch a radio channel for North Korea focusing on Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang. A Japanese government official yesterday said the channel will be launched in July and is different from the privately-run Shiokaze channel that started broadcasting for North Korea in late March. Shiokaze is run by an activist group calling itself Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to North Korea.

The new state-run Japanese radio will focus on the Japanese government’s position on the abduction issue, messages from victims’ families, and efforts to have them sent back to Japan. Shiokaze recently reported the new channel would carry official messages about the Japanese government’s position.

A staffer with Free North Korea Radio, a South Korean radio station targeting North Korea, said the state-run Japanese channel will broadcast for an hour a day, half in Korean and half in Japanese. The radio is under the supervision of the Japanese Foreign Ministry and a Cabinet committee dealing with the abduction question.

South Korea’s only official radio channel targeting North Korea is KBS Social Education Service. But the channel is mostly educational and targets not only North Korea but also Korean nationals living in northern regions such as the Maritime Province of Siberia and China. In South Korea, there are four civilian radios for North Korea led by North Korean refugees or activists for human rights in North Korea, including Free North Korea Radio and Open Radio for North Korea, which transmit their programs using frequencies of a British shortwave service provider.

Kim Seung-min, the founder of Free North Korea Radio, said the launch of the state-run Japanese radio is a graphic example showing the Abe administration’s “determination to pressure North Korea.”
(Source: Chosun.com/Zacahrias Liangas/Cumbre)

US condemns closure of Somalia radio stations

Text of report by Somali independent Shabelle Media Network website on 7 June

The USA has commented on the Somali government decree ordering the closure of three Mogadishu-based independent radio stations. The US government said it will follow up this matter.

US ambassador to Kenya Michael Ranneberger said his government is too concerned over the government’s measure of closing Shabelle Media Network, Radio HornAfrik and Holy Koran Radio also known as IQK.

“The independent media is important for Somalia and the international community and Somali people should be allowed to obtain news from independent media” said Michael Ranneberger while speaking to one of the Mogadishu-based radio stations soon after the issuance of the government decree from the Prime Minister’s office ordering the shutting down of these three radio stations, Shabelle, HornAfrik and IQK.
(Source: Shabelle Media Network website, Mogadishu, in Somali 7 Jun 07 via BBC Monitoring/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

SABC launches it's international news channel

Last night saw the soft-launch of SABC News International, a channel with a Pan-African focus aimed at providing an African perspective on domestic and international stories. Airing at 6pm, the launch included live feeds from SABC’s six international bureaux in Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Washington, Brussels, New York, Senegal and Nigeria.

SABC News International will initially broadcast weekdays only. As from April 2008, it will have a full 24-hour schedule.

Commented Dr Snuki Zikalala, SABC group executive for news and current affairs, “The formal launch of the channel will take place on 20 July, which we as SABC News are very excited about.”

Initially, the channel will be available via Sentech’s Vivid Satellite Digital Decoder, which currently serves sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Europe. In addition to news bulletins, the channel will feature current affairs and investigative programmes, including news magazine shows which will incorporate broader content such as weather, sports, and economic news and studio interviews. The channel will also include French news bulletins which are currently streamed live on the SABC News website.

Said Zikalala, “With the establishment of SABC News bureaus within Africa such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and overseas countries such as New York, Washington, London and Brussels; and in the pipeline are following countries; Jamaica, People’s Republic of China, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Senegal.”

Dr Zikalala added that there is already interest from African, American and European broadcasters in carrying the channel. “SABC News is sure to deliver news from an African perspective – which will form part of a broader and long-term plan of selling content to other broadcasters in Africa and beyond.”
(Source: Bizcommunity.com/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Blog Logs

Today's Blog Logs, are a sampling of this week's MARE newsletter. Thanks to the DXers from Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts...hope this weekend brings loads of good DX!
Gayle VH

ALBANIA: 6114.99 Radio Tirana; 0239 w/politics. Solid S5. //7424.98 at S5 (LC 29 May)

ANGUILLA: 6090 University Network (p); 2240, 4-June; Pastor Melissa-Barbi pontificating again...she's been on a lot lately...running out of Dr. Gene tapes? SIO=2+33 (Frodge-MI)

CANADA: 9625 CBC Northern Quebec Svc,; 0039 w/pop mx. Inuit. On freq for once but severe rumble detectable on USB only, not LSB. A bit garbled on AM. (LC 29 May)

CUBA: 11670 Radio Nacional de Venezuela; 2220, 5-June; SS cmtry & speech excerpts re Venezuela & Revolucion de Bolivariano, also worked in a comment re Pancho Villa; ID as El Canal Nacional & RNdV. S20-25 sig. (Frodge-MI)

ECUADOR:
9739.99 HCJB; 0656 in Low German. Moderate. High German at 0700. 1 June (LC)
9779.98 HCJB; 0249 in Low German. Clear at S4. Spanish on 9744.99 w/rx at 0251. (LC 29 May)

GREAT BRITAIN:
3955 WYFR Family Radio; 0415 in German. Noisy but good. Via Skelton 1 June (LC)
9865 Radio Farda; 0405 in Farsi w/dance mx. Tuned thru 31m again @0435 & no Farda, altho it's listed until 0600. 1 June (LC)

15780.05-.18 Galei Zahal (p); 2151-2234+, 4-June; Call-in pgm; news 2200-02 then call-in pgm resumed; Pop music bumpers. All in HB except BeeGee's tune. SIO=2+33- at 1st, trill QRM & cleanest in LSB; much improved by 2220, SIO=343 w/one clatter burst. Freq drifted steadily upward. Nothing on 6973-75. (Frodge-MI)

MALI: 5995 RdfTV Malienne; 0640+ in French w/mx. Fair but under Cuba QRM on 6000. Best LSB. 1 June (LC)

PIRATE:
MAC RADIO
6850.8/AM, 0001-0007+, 4-June; Johnny Guitar pgm w/Beatles' tunes; ID'd as Mac Radio rather than Mac SW. SIO=3+53+ (Frodge-MI)
6850.84/AM, 0045-0056+, 7-June; Johnny Guitar w/obscure pop tunes; IDs as The Mac, Mac Shortwave, didn't hear Mac Radio this time; QSL via macshortwave@yahoo.com. SIO=443+, one brief ute blast.(Frodge-MI)

RADIO 1ST TERMER
6925/U, 0005-0047+, 28-May; Santana, The Who, Sugarloaf, Hendrix, Iron Butterfly, Three Dog Night, Dave Rabbit offer, Vietnam bits & IDs. SIO=353-, audio a bit muted. (Frodge-MI)

6855/U W/SS #s; 2142*, 5-June; Just caught end, after last set of #s, W repeated non-# word that sounded like "see-nye". OC stayed on. S8-9 sig. (Frodge-MI

FMBC
89.3 CKGW Chatham ON; 1900+ w/test b'cast. Alternating preaching and contemporary Christian mx tidbits. Gave phone # 1-888-351-1118. Alternating with WHFR from Dearborn. Heard in Southfield very well. Guess call used to be in Toronto. (Cameron, Detroit MI)
(Source: MARE # 449 via Editor-Harold Frodge)

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MARE_Inc@hotmail.com or write to Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts Inc.
P.O. Box 200, Manchester MI 48158

Propagation Forecast Bulletin

Propagation Forecast Bulletin 24 ARLP024
From Tad Cook, K7RA
Seattle, WA June 8, 2007
To all radio amateurs

SB PROP ARL ARLP024
ARLP024 Propagation de K7RA

After five days of no sunspots from May 24-28, spots returned on May 29, and have increased since in number and size. There are currently several sunspots visible, and the sunspot number for the past five days (Sunday through Thursday) was 58, 58, 63, 47 and 59. Coupled with quiet and stable geomagnetic indicators, this is good for HF propagation. Our reporting week for this bulletin (the numbers reported at the end) runs from Thursday through Wednesday, and the average daily sunspot number for May 31 to June 6 rose nearly 43 points to 46.1 when compared to the prior seven days. Average daily solar flux rose nearly 15 points to 83.7.

Last week's Propagation Forecast Bulletin ARLP023 mentioned ARRL Field Day, now just two weeks away. The bulletin reported (in some uncorrected versions) that the event is always held on the last full weekend in June, but Don Jackson, AE5K of Marion County, Arkansas pointed out that the rules specify the fourth full weekend. Both fourth and last are on the same weekend this year (June 23-24), which is usually the case, but not always. In 2002, the fourth full weekend was June 22-23, but the last full weekend was June 29-30. This occurs whenever June 1 is a Saturday, as it will be again in 2013 and 2024.

Last week the latest projection looked like no sunspots around Field Day with a declining geomagnetic disturbance, but this week the forecast looks a little better. Including the Friday before (the event doesn't begin until Saturday) the projected solar flux last week for June 22-24 was 65 for all three days, with a planetary A index of 20, 12 and 5. This week's prediction for those dates shows the same A index, but a solar flux 10 points higher, at 75 for all three days.

A check of recent sunspot numbers alongside solar flux values on the same dates at, http://www.sec.noaa.gov/ftpdir/indices/DSD.txt , shows no sunspots when the solar flux was down around 65, but at 75 the sunspot number can be in the 40s.

For the next few days expect continued quiet geomagnetic activity, with the same moderate (for the low point of the sunspot cycle) sunspot count.

Alex Mendelsohn, AI2Q in Kennebunk, Maine sent a link to an article about a solar burst last December 6, which caused problems for GPS receivers. You can read it at, http://tinyurl.com/389ngn . See how we reported the same flare at,
http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop/2006-arlp051.html . Our bulletin shows that the solar flux observatory in British Columbia also had problems from that event.

If you would like to make a comment or have a tip for our readers, email the author at, k7ra@arrl.net .

For more information concerning radio propagation, see the ARRL Technical Information Service at,
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/propagation.html . For a detailed explanation of the numbers used in this bulletin, see
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/k9la-prop.html . An archive of past propagation bulletins is at, http://www.arrl.org/w1aw/prop /. Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve overseas locations are at, http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts .

Sunspot numbers for May 31 through June 6 were 11, 41, 45, 58, 58, 63 and 47 with a mean of 46.1. 10.7 cm flux was 74.6, 79.4, 83.2, 87, 85.7, 88.8, and 87.1, with a mean of 83.7. Estimated planetary A indices were 4, 6, 7, 10, 8, 3 and 2 with a mean of 5.7. Estimated mid-latitude A indices were 2, 5, 5, 7, 8, 2 and 2, with a mean of (Source: Propagation Forecast Bulletin 24 ARLP024, via Tad Cook)

Radio Bulgaria welcomes listeners to Monitoring Club

Dear listener of Radio Bulgaria,
The good news is that in order to become a member of Radio Bulgaria’s Monitoring Club and receive the 6 QSL cards in the series you have to fulfill the following requirements:

For the FIRST QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports for January and THREE for February.

For the SECOND QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports for March and THREE for April.

For the THIRD QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports for May and THREE for June.

For the FOURTH QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports for July and THREE for August.

For the FIFTH QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports for September and THREE for October.

For the SIXTH QSL CARD you will have to submit THREE reception reports for November and THREE for December.

A valid reception report should cover at least 15 minutes of our broadcasts on any frequency and at the time you prefer, and should include details of the contents of the broadcast and SINPO rating. Upon reception of the full set of 6 QSL cards, you will also get the Monitoring Club Membership Certificate of Radio Bulgaria. Letters and reception reports should be sent within the period specified for each QSL card.

For more information contact us at the following address:
English Service, Radio Bulgaria 4 Dragan Tzankov Blvd.1040 Sofia, Bulgariaenglish@bnr.bg

Somalia's Radio Shabelle ordered off the air

Somali radio stations off air
06/06/2007 15:11 - (SA)
http://somalinet.com/news/world/Somalia/10927
Mogadishu - Somalia's transitional government on Wednesday ordered three local private radio stations to stop broadcasting from the country's capital.
Mogadishu-based stations Shabelle Radio, Radio HornAfrik and the Voice of the Koran radio stopped broadcasting early on Wednesday afternoon, an AFP correspondent said.
"We have been ordered to close the radio station and we don't know why so far," Mohamed Amin, Director of RadioShabelle, told AFP.
"I have called some government officials to ask them why the radio stations have to close but they said we could discuss the issue later," he added.
Government officials were not immediately available for comment but have in the past complained of pro-Islamist bias in the outlets' reporting. The Somali government in January banned the same three Mogadishu broadcasters as well as Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite television network for 24-hours following the ousting of an Islamist movement by Ethiopia-backed Somali troops at the start of the year. Somali officials are attempting to organise a national reconciliation conference to start on June 14, despite an increasing Islamist-led
insurgency, including suicide car bomb and landmine attacks on prominent targets in Mogadishu.
(Source: Zacahrias Liangas, Greece/HCDX)

Pirate Blog Logs from Free Radio Weekly

Thanks to the fine folks at Free Radio Weekly, for this weeks newsletter. Good sampling of logs from the pirate crowd. Best of DX!
Gayle

Captain Morgan (p).
6925 0344. Memorial Day, 2007. In EG. OM announcer with unintelligible comments. Music by Dobie Gray. Poor. (Wood, TN).

MAC
6850a 5/29/7 00:42 sio333, deep fading, ID at 00:43, Elton John, other music I don't recognize, synchronous detection seems to help with the fading (Al Fansome)

Radio First Termer
6925u 5/27/7 23:58 sio423 strong signal but thunderstorms interference, Dave Rabbit, "Evil Ways" (Al Fansome)

Radio 6x
6935AM 5/27 0156-0205+ Bucky with Ray Charles. A weak signal at the time. (131, Majewski, not at home, Lebanon CT)

TCS
6875AM sio232 "Bungle in the Jungle, "Locomotive Breath, fading in and out,"We're not in Kansas anymore", id at 1:46 (Al Fansome)
6875a 5/28/7 1:25 sio222, noise, and a data station periodically, "Peggy Sue", "Yakkity Yak", "Tutti Fruiti", I tried 7575 and the QRM is just way too much there for me (Al Fansome)

7575 0106-0250+. Memorial Day. In EG. // bx of 6875. Barely audible with deep fades. Poor. (Wood, TN).
6875 0232-0245, playing punk rock including the Ramones. Good signal, some QRN. (Srebnick-NJ)

WBNY- 6925U *2332-0000* 5/26/07 SIO=242. A rasping UTE noise IS of some sort at open, into a "special bcst" from The Imperial Highess Commander Bunny of the Rodent Revolution. Altered Commander Bunny versions of Chicago's "Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is" and Donovan's "Mellow Yellow." He called Al Fansome, and also talked about Monkey
Boys. Ancd no addr. (Zeller-OH)

6925.1/U, 2338-2343+, 26-May; Weird version of IShot the Sheriff. SIO=2+53- (Frodge-MI)
6950 usb, 2358-0007* May 27,Dr. IQ candy bar commercial, numerous “monkey boy” references.Commander Bunny mentioning the rodent revolution. Fair to good.(D'Angelo-PA)

WMPR
6955AM 5/28 2314-2320+ A show of dance/techno tunes, most of which I did not know. Identified by a male announcer as WMPR followed by female announcer as 6955. A good signal until 2320, then the signal was buried by a military digital signal at that time. (333 Majewski CT)
6945am,5-29-07,0145utc,sio=122 poor, sounded like WMPR's dance music program thru the mud. (Hassig-IL)

WNSR-
6923.8t AM 2357-0028* 5/28-29-/07 SIO=242. Various rock/pop oldies about days of the week, incl "Monday, Monday" and "Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down," and "Friday on my Mind." Only one ID hrd, at 0024, and poorly enunciated by the OM ancr. It sounded like WNSR to me, so that is how I tenatively list the ID here. Hrd no addr ancd. (Zeller-OH)

WTCR
6925 USB WTCR, Twentieth Century Radio, 0140--0158*, strong with some QRN, music by the Eagles, Elvis Costello, announced Belfast address. (Srebnick-NJ)
6925U *0056-0158* 5/27/07 SIO=242+. Several repeats as usual of MGM trumpet fanfare at open as usual, into the usual prgm of rock incl Clapton, Donovan, Elton John, and others. Usual slogan of Twentieth Century Radio. Belfast maildrop. (Zeller-OH)
(Source FRW #590 via Ed Kusalik)

More changes from T-Systems International

GERMANY Some changes of DTK T-Systems:

WYFR Family Radio Worldwide, additional txions from May 28 and June 1:
1400-1500 NF 15715 WER 500kW 090deg to SoAs in Marathi (tent.)
1500-1600 NF 12020 WER 500kW 075deg to SoAs in Urdu (tent.)

Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) in Hebrew June 1:
1800-1830 9790 JUL 100kW 105deg Fri/Sun to EaEUR

Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) in English from June 3:
1200-1230 5945 WER 040kW non-dir Sun to WeEu in DRM

Free People's Mission Krefeld till June 30, ex till Oct.27:
1100-1130 5945 WER 500kW non-dir Sat to WEUR in German
1630-1700 11640 WER 250kW 105deg Sat to ME in English

CVC International in English til June 30(not July 31),ex til May 30
0500-0600 9430 WER 125kW 180deg to WeAF
0600-0900 15640 WER 125kW 180deg to WeAF
1500-1800 15715 WER 125kW 180deg to WeAF
1800-2100 13820 WER 125kW 180deg to WeAF
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 5/DX Minx News 471)

Clandestine - RASD monitoring update

ALGERIA (to We.SAHARA) RASD Polisario Front 6300.0 according to monitoring:
All times UTC
0600-0800 in Arabic x0700-0900
1700-1800 in Spanish x2300-2400
1800-2300 in Arabic no change
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 5/DX Mix New 471)

RASD via: Rabuni-Tindouf, Algeria
Web: (w/streaming audio) http://web.jet.es/rasd/radionacional.htm
(Source: Gayle VH/TP)

Blog Logs

BOLIVIA 6105.5 Radio Panamericana, La Paz, 2217-2229, 26 May, Spanish, news & reports; SINPO 33432, adj. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

BRAZIL 4805 Radio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 2119-2128, 26 May, f/ball match report; SINPO 45232v.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

4915 Radio Difusora, Macapa AP, 2325-2342, 25 May, prgr "Show da Noite", phone-ins, music; SINPO 55333.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

4974.8 Radio Mundial, Osasco SP, 2133-2142, 26 May, shouting preacher; SINPO 25241.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

6010 Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2339-2350, 25 May, listeners' mail, music; SINPO 33442.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

6040 Radio Club Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 2333-..., 25 May, advertisements; 32431, QRM de UNID in Asian (?) language; then 26 May, 2213-2233, quiz prgr, phone-ins; SINPO 44422.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

6080.1 Radio CBN Anhangueera, Goiania GO, 2318-..., 25 May, newscast; 33442, adj. QRM.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

6150 Radio Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2230-2238, 26 May, f/ball match rpt. Corinthians v Atletico (Mineiro), advertisements; SINPO 34432. (Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

9530 Radio Transmundial, Sta Maria RS, 2137-2148, 26 May, advertisements for religious intems, e.g. books; SINPO 44433, adj. QRM.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

9615 Radio Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 2139-2154, 26 May, Braz. reggae; 53443, adj. QRM.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

9675 Radio Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 2145-2202, 26 May, rosary, DX prgr at 2200; 55444, but QRM de ROU in English as from 2200.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

11735 Radio Transmundial, Sta Maria RS, 1517-..., 27 May, music, talks; 23431, QRM de TZA.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

11785 Radio Guaiba, Pto Alegre RS, 2152-2207, 26 May, advertisements, f/ball match rpt. Fluminense v Inter; 44444, adj. QRM de B 11780.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

11805 Radio Globo, Rio de Janeiro RJ, 1513-1529, 27 May, talks about f/ball; 24432, adj. QRM only. (Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

11815 Radio Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 2150-2214, 26 May, songs, advertis- ements; 55444.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

11915 Radio Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2204-..., 26 May, talks about f/ball & match report; 42441, QRM de ARS.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

11925.1 Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2155-2202, 26 May, f/ball match rpt. Corinthians v Atletico Mineiro; 43433, QRM de VoA signing on for
Chinese (?) prgr. (Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

CANADA 6160 CKZN, St. John's NF, 2232-2247, 26 May, English, comic show; 43432, splatter de CRI in Portuguese on 6175.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 7220 Radio Centrafrique, Bimbo, 1023-..., 26 May, Vernacular (tent), unreadable talks; 15341; I was unable to keep monitoring it for quite some time, and found it gone at recheck around
1200.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

COLOMBIA 6009.6 LV de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda, 2336-2347, 25 May, Spanish, religious prgr; 33442, adj. QRM.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

GUINEA 7125 Radio Guinee/R.Conakry, Sonfonya, 1030-1250, 26 May, Vernacular, talks,..., French at 1200 when rated 33332 due to adjt. QRM; 25421. (Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

ICELAND 189 RUV, Gufuskalar, 1026-..., 27 May, talks; 24352, so vy. poor this time. (Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

ISRAEL 15785.04 Galei Zahal, S=2-3 poor at 0740 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 29)

KOL Israel in Spanish at 1725 UT on odd 9344.96 kHz. Both Galei Zahal military radio units from Israel on odd 6973.23 and 15785.04 kHz at same time span. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 30)

KOREA D.P.R. odd 15245.20 Voice of Korea Pyongyang in English at 1530 UT, noted with Korean opera singer. Terrible, hetting co-channel BBC Russian at 1400-1800 UT on even 15245.00 kHz by 200 Hertz, on equal signal
level of S=9. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 31)

LIBERIA 5470 Radio Veritas, Monrovia, 1909-1924, 26 May, English, newscast, ID, prgr announcements; 54333, uty. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

MOROCCO 1079.92 RTM-"R"? -"Q", site?, 1240-1452, 26 May, Arabic, talks, songs,..., prayer at 1445; it is NOT, after all, a harmonic of 540 kHz, and by the sort of prgr content, it may well be the Koran netw., not some Regional stn. QRM free day time reception until Spain is audible, i.e. by late afternoon.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)

NIGER Radio Niamey Niger in French at 1810 UT, fair S=5 signal strength, on odd 9704.20 kHz til 2200 UT. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX May 30)

NIGERIA 6089.90 Radio Nigeria, Kaduna, May 25, 2230 UT. Primitive songs from African people with drums, lang. HA. qrm from 6090 kHz Dr. Gene Scott sinpo 33333. (Maurits Van Driessche-BEL, hcdx May 26/WWDXC Top News)

4770 Radio Nigeria, Kaduna, 1645-1704, 26 May, Vernacular, talks; 25332; then 2125-..., English, talks; 55343 but strong distorted spurs 16.1 kHz to either side of 4770.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal/WWDXC Top News)

6089.8 Radio Nigeria, Kaduna, 2215-2227, 26 May, Vernacular, talks, songs; 54433, adj. DRM QRM.(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal/WWDXC Top News)

9690 Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu, 1420-1444, 27 May, English, children's 15 min. weekly prgr (Suns.), "Visitor's (?) Heritage" prgr followed; 54544, QRM de IND (tent).(Carlos Goncalves, Portugal (WWDX Top News/BC-DX)

RUSSIA 9765 Radiostation Tikhiy Okean on May 21 at 0841-0850 UT. 45333 Russian, news, ID at 0843 UT, \\ 12065 kHz. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium May 25)

11765 Voice of Meselna Delina on May 18 at 1701-1710 UT. 34433 Tigrigna, Eritrean pops music, ID at 1701 UT. Talk and music. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium May 25/WWDXC Top News) TDP brokered, via Armavir-RUS).

CLANDESTINE 12120 Radio Democracy Shorayee on May 18 at *1700-1710 UT. 33333-34333 Farsi. 1700 UT sign on with opening music, ID, Opening announce, Talk. (Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium May 25)

UGANDA 4976 Radio Uganda, Kampala, 1905-1921, 26 May, English, talks & interview; SINPO 45332. (Carlos Goncalves, Portugal)
(Source: WWDXC Top News-BC DX 810)

Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia adjust broadcast time

Clandestine, Radio Xoriyo Ogadencia in Somalia from May 19:
1600-1630 UTC -15260 SAM 250kW 188deg to EaAf Tue/Sat, x1600-1700 Tue
TRW=TV Radio Wawes
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 5/DX Minx News 471)

The station is relayed via Samara, Russia, brokered by TDP-Belgium.
Web: http://www.radioxoriyo.com Email: info@radioxoriyo.com
(Source: Gayle VH TP)

Hot Spot DXing - Iraq

Todays announcement of Turkish troops crossing into northern Iraq, has brought attention again to a new Hot Spot of DXing.

Turkish troops entered Iraq to chase Kurdish guerillas who attack Turkey from bases there, though the Turkish minister denied his troops had entered Iraq. Despite the denial, two senior security officials,commented they were not authorized to talk to the media, but characterized the event as a "hot pursuit" raid being limited in scope. The officals also told Associated Press it did not constitute the kind of large incursion that Turkish leaders have been discussing in recent weeks while Turkish troops increased their forces along the border. While it is unknown if this is a short term event or one that may esculate, radio hobbyist may wish to monitor the Voice of Turkey.

Voice of Turkey - English service
all times UTC - target areas: va (various) eu (Europe)
0300 0400 5975va 7270va
1230 1300 13685eu 15450eu
1300 1330 13685eu 15450eu
1830 1900 9785eu
1900 1930 9785eu
2000 2030 6195eu
2030 2100 7170va
2100 2130 7170va
2200 2300 6195va
(Source: Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times SW Guide, photo by MSgt E Baker, USAF)

World Harvest Radio adjust summer schedule

Updated summer A-07 of World Harvest Radio:
All times UTC

WHRI Angel 1
0300-0600 5835 HRI 250kW 315deg Mon-Fri
0300-0600 7315 HRI 250kW 152deg Sat/Sun, DXWC 0330 Mon
0600-0800 7315 HRI 250kW 025deg >>> deleted
0800-1100 7355 HRI 250kW 025deg >>> deleted
0600-1100 NF 7335 HRI 250kW 025deg
1100-1200 6095 HRI 250kW 182deg BBC Spanish
1200-1300 9495 HRI 250kW 315deg
1300-1400 9495 HRI 250kW 315deg Mon-Fri
1300-1400 11785 HRI 250kW 315deg Sat/Sun HMLR
1400-1600 11785 HRI 250kW 315deg DXWC 1530 Sun
1600-1900 11960 HRI 250kW 173deg
1900-2100 17650 HRI 250kW 152deg DXWC 1930 Sat
2100-2300 13640 HRI 250kW 173deg BBC English WS
2300-0300 7315 HRI 250kW 152deg

WHRI Angel 2
0100-0400 7490 HRI 250kW 025deg
0400-0600 7355 HRI 250kW 042deg
0600-0800 7365 HRI 250kW 025deg
0800-1100 7315 HRI 250kW 152deg
1100-1300 9660 HRI 250kW 173deg BBC English WS
1300-2000 9840 HRI 250kW 025deg
2000-2200 13670 HRI 250kW 315deg Mon-Fri
2000-2200 9840 HRI 250kW 042deg Sat/Sun
2200-0100 9515 HRI 250kW 315deg Mon-Sat
2200-0100 7490 HRI 250kW 025deg Sun

KWHR Angel 3
0100-0500 17655 WHR 100kW 300deg DXWC 0330 Sun
0500-0800 13650 WHR 100kW 300deg
0800-1100 9930 WHR 100kW 300deg
1100-1200 9930 WHR 100kW 300deg ORNK from June 11
1200-1400 12130 WHR 100kW 285deg
1400-1800 9930 WHR 100kW 300deg DXWC 1500 Sun

KWHR Angel 4
0500-1100 11565 WHR 100kW 225deg DXWC 0700 Sat; 0500 Sun

WHRA Angel 5
0100-0500 5850 HRI 250kW 045deg DXWC 0230 Sun; 0230 Mon
0500-0600 6145 HRI 250kW 045deg
0600-0700 7490 HRI 250kW 090deg
1200-1500 17650 HRI 250kW 075deg
1500-1600 17650 HRI 250kW 075deg Mon-Sat, xDaily
1500-1600 NF 15355 HRI 250kW 075deg Sun, x17650
1600-1700 17640 HRI 250kW 075deg
1700-1900 15705 HRI 250kW 075deg
1900-2000 13710 HRI 250kW 090deg
2000-2200 7400 HRI 250kW 045deg Mon-Fri
2000-2200 11885 HRI 250kW 090deg Sat/Sun
2200-2300 11885 HRI 250kW 090deg
2300-0100 7520 HRI 250kW 045deg
DXWC=DXing With Cumbre
HMLR=Hmong Lao Radio in Lao
ORNK=Open Radio for North Korea in Korean
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 5/DX Mix News 471)
Web: (w/streaming audio & online reception report form) http://www.whr.org

HCJB Global revises DRM schedule

ECUADOR New schedule of HCJB Global in DRM effective June 1:
all times UTC

0500-0600 9815 QUI 004kW 037deg to WeEu in German, x0400-0630
0100-0200 9815 QUI 004kW 355deg to CeAm in English, cancelled
0200-0300 9815 QUI 004kW 355deg to CeAm in English, cancelled
0300-0400 9815 QUI 004kW 355deg to CeAm in English, cancelled
1500-0100 15680 QUI 004kW 355deg to CeAm in English, cancelled
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 5/DX Mix New 471)

EWTN Catholic Radio multilingual summer schedule update

USA Updated summer A-07 of EWTN Global Catholic Radio:
all times UTC

to North America in English
0000-0500 5810 EWN 500kW 020deg
0500-1400 5850 EWN 500kW 020deg
1400-1600 9955 EWN 500kW 020deg
1600-2200 9450 EWN 500kW 020deg
2200-2400 9975 EWN 500kW 020deg

to Central America in Spanish
0000-1100 7455 EWN 500kW 220deg
1100-2200 9885 EWN 500kW 220deg
2200-2400 9355 EWN 500kW 220deg

to South America in Spanish
0500-1100 11615 EWN 500kW 155deg
1100-1400 13615 EWN 500kW 155deg
1400-2200 15745 EWN 500kW 155deg
2200-0500 13615 EWN 500kW 155deg

to Western Europe in English
0600-0900 7570 EWN 500kW 040deg
1700-2000 15390 EWN 500kW 040deg
2200-2400 15745 EWN 500kW 040deg

to West Africa in English
2000-2200 15220 EWN 500kW 085deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX June 5/DX Mix News 471)

Web: w/streaming & on-demand audio) http://www.ewtn.com/radio .
Online reception report form: http://www.ewtn.com/radio/monitoring_form.htm
(Source: Gayle VH TP)

Voice of Russia relay transmitter schedule

Relay via SW transmitters.
25 March - 27 October 2007

kHz all times UTC - kW
Moscow / Russia
7260 0100-0300 500
7300 2300-0200 500
7310 1800-2100 250
7330 2300-0300 500
9555 1200-1500 250
9795 1500-1800 250
9795 1800-2100 200
9890 1600-2100 250
11610(12065) 1600-1900 250
11630(9480) 1700-2100 250
11840(12060) 1530-1700 150
11985 1400-1800 500
12000(12070) 1600-2000 250
12030 1500-2000 500
12040(9810) 1500-2000 250
12070(7195) 1600-2100 250
13740 1500-1530 250
13855 1400-1800 200
15465(12040) 1700-2000 250
15540 1300-1800 250
15550 1200-1500 500
15605 1300-1530 500
15660 1200-1500 250
9450DRM 1300-1700 035
9810(9740)DRM 1600-1800 035
12060DRM 0800-1000 035
15780DRM 0800-1200 035

Sankt-Petersburg / Russia
5900# 0100-0300 500
5910 1700-1800 200
6180## 0100-0300 500
7130 1830-1900 400
7210 1700-1900 200
7340 2000-2130 200
9710 1800-2000 40011645 1500-1600 400
12035 1400-1700 400
12055(7165) 1700-2100 200
12060(9470) 1500-1900 200
12065(7130) 1700-1800 400
13650(7130) 1500-1600 400
# 25/03/2007 - 31/07/2007
## 01/08/2007 - 27/10/2007

Kaliningrad / Russia
7300 1530-1900 160
7330 0900-1000 160
7330 1500-1900 160
11830 1400-1700 160

Samara / Russia
5935## 1400-1700 250
7310 1600-1800 200
9470(6000) 1800-2130 200
9480(7285) 1400-1900 250
9615 1700-1800 250
9825# 1700-1800 250
9850# 1400-1600 250
9865 1500-1700 250
9875 1200-1500 250
12010(7155) 2300-0200 500
12010 1500-1800 250
12015(7230) 1800-1900 200
12055 1500-1700 200
15455 0900-1000 250
15510 1200-1400 250
# 25/03/2007 - 01/09/2007
## 02/09/2007 - 27/10/2007

Krasnodar / Russia
5900## 0100-0500 500
7305 1400-1900 100
7325 1400-1700 100
9820 1700-1800 100
9830(5975) 0000-0200 500
9880# 0100-0500 500
11675(7320) 1700-1800 250
12015 1200-1400 250
# 25/03/2007 - 31/07/2007
## 01/08/2007 - 27/10/2007
Novosibirsk / RUS
5925 1500-1800 500
5940 1600-2100 200
6070 1400-1700 200
9625 1500-1600 500
9640 1200-1500 200
11750 1000-1200 500
13590 1200-1400 (Mon-Sat) 200
13590 1200-1300 (Sun) 200
15405 1200-1300 500

Irkutsk / Russia
5900 1400-1500 100
5965 1900-2000 250
7265 1200-1400 100
9405 1600-1800 250
9490 1200-1300 100
9765 1000-1100 100
9800 1400-1800 100
12030 1200-1400 500
15470 1000-1100 100
21790 0500-0900 250

Chita / Russia
9745 1200-1900 500
9850 1700-1900 500
12065 1200-1400 500

Vladivostok / Russia
5930 1000-1400 (Mon-Sat) 100
5930 1000-1300 (Sun) 100
6045 1100-1500 250
7165 1100-1500 500
7350 1600-1800 500
13775 0100-0500 250

Khabarovsk / Russia
7300 1000-1400 100
12000 1000-1300 100

Komsomolsk-na-Amure / Russia
12065 0200-0400 250
17635 0500-0900 250
15735DRM 0100-0600 035
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy / RUS
7175 1200-1400 250
9435 0300-0500 250
13635 0200-0500 250
15425 0100-0300 250

Gavar / Armenia
7250 0100-0300 500
11510 1600-1900 500

Grigiriopol / Moldova
5950 1700-1900 500
7125 2300-0500 500
9665 0000-0400 500

Orzu / Tajikistan
9945 0100-0200 500
11500 1200-1500 500
11510 2300-0200 500
17495 0700-0900 500

Yangiyul / Tajikistan
4965 1200-1400 100
4965 1500-1600 100
4975 1200-1400 100
4975 1500-1600 100
9360 1400-1900 200
11755 1300-1530 100
12115 1600-1700 100

Xian / China
9660 1500-1600 100

S.Maria di Galeria / Vatican State
9860 0100-0500 250

Juelich / Germany
15430 1400-1500 100

Wertachtal / Germany
6145 2200-2300 125
9515 0200-0500 250

(....) = 02/09/2007 - 27/10/2007(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, RUS-DX May 14)
(Source: WWDXC Top News/BC-DX #810)

Radio Heritage News #17 June 2007

[Registered Non-profit Charity www.radioheritage.net

Welcome
Hello. I'm David Ricquish in Wellington, New Zealand. I'd like to welcome you if you're one of our many new readers this time, and greet you if you're one of our thousands of regular readers who like to learn what's new and of interest at www.radioheritage.net .

Warm Thanks!
Many of you take the time to write in with your comments, suggestions, corrections and, of course, your memories, or send us items for the collections, some of you buy our good books, make very welcome donations, or help us with work on a number of projects...and to all you folks, our warm thanks....you're really making a difference and contributing to our shared success!
Let's briefly look at what's new, and I'm sure you'll find something of interest amongst these items now online at www.radioheritage.net .

WVTK Leyte - Good Morning Hanoi
Bob Campbell shares a hilarious story from his time at Armed Forces Radio WVTK Leyte in 1945.....read why he had to shoot singing star Roy Acuff [and listen to the CD of Roy's Greatest Hits]...whilst an Australian couple share more recent stories about working for the Voice of Vietnam from their just released book 'Good Morning Hanoi' and, if you like the excerpt, you can also buy the book online from us......

KSBK Okinawa
Another inside story, this time from Bill Conine, who, amongst other radio jobs, used to manage XMHA in Shanghai in the late 1940's. Bill explains how he started KSBK in Okinawa in the 1950's...... the station that gave a US radio star his first job....and it's all there in 'KSBK 880 AM Naha'at www.radioheritage.net .

Arthur Cushen - Jonathan Marks
Blind New Zealand radio listener Arthur Cushen wrote many broadcasting columns, and we've added 'ZK1ZA Cook Islands Educational Radio' from his collection, whilst Jonathan Marks [of Radio Netherlands fame] writes a contemporary column 'What Caught My Eye' for today's radio professionals that's so good we can't understand why we overlooked including it before!

7QT Queenstown - Don't Touch That Dial
Australian readers will enjoy the latest in the 'Long Lost Australian Radio Stars' series, with 7QT Queenstown, one of the few stations ever managed by a woman [Irene Wedd] for many decades...and Wayne Mac's 400 page encyclopedia of Australian commercial radio covering the late 1950's to the 1980's ['Don't Touch That Dial'] is reviewed at www.radioheritage.netand, thanks to Wayne, if you make a donation to our activities, you'll get this fantastic book as a thank you gift! All the details are online and it really is a 'must' have if you're involved with Australian radio, or have ever enjoyed listening to it.

The Deep Vaults Reveal
From the deep vaults, you'll enjoy our pictorial visit to 'KRHO Honolulu' in 1944, our photo of WSZD Ponape [check the Long Lost Radio Images for other gems], Bob Hopes collection of great music 'Armed Forces Radio - A Night with the Stars' CD....

Keith Urban
For some modern entertainment [New Zealand born US country music superstar Keith Urban's best man at his wedding to Nicole Kidman was a brother who used to run Daydream FM in Queensland, Australia] visit www.radioheritage.net to read 'Urban Daydream'!

Radio Shacks
Amateur radio readers all over the world are already telling friends about the 'Radio Shacks' item now online from the Quartz Hill Collection...check it out today and see what's causing all the buzz from Poland to Japan and from Russia to California. Great gear, great radio shacks. More to come, as we sort through some 30,000 cards!

ARRL Publicity
The ARRL this week chose www.radioheritage.net as their 'surfin' site of the week and said some very nice things about us....including the fact it will take you days to enjoy all the great content. That's why we recommend you use the Google search box to help find your way around!

Radio Australia Publicity
If you listened to Radio Australia's 'In the Loop' program last week, the genial hosts of the show grilled us gently for 15 minutes about the entertaining information on Pacific radio you'll find using that Google search box [enough advertising], and readers of magazines such as 'Older & Bolder' and 'Heritage Matters' in New Zealand have been sending in their radio memories as part of our new Kiwi Radio Campaign that starts soon.

Babyboomers NZ Radio Dial
Did you know Generation Xers were born wired into the sounds their Babyboomer Mums and Dads were listening to in the late 1970's? You'll find all the stations that New Zealand babyboomers were listening to in the colorful new 'NZ Radio Dial 1978' article at www.radioheritage.net . Lots of fantastic artwork from the station logos and car decals of the era as well.
Enjoy!

Kiwi Radio Campaign
Actually, it's part of our soft launch for the Kiwi Radio Campaign and you'll find your personal invitation and some fun examples of how to get involved in the new special section at www.radioheritage.net .

You or your business can help kick the campaign off, and several major sponsors are currently in negotiation for the three year nationwide campaign. The Pacific Radio Conference [last weekend in September 2008] will be part of this unique community led campaign to find and protect New Zealand's radio heritage. Popular culture icons such as music, art, events, personalities and advertising form part of this radio heritage that goes far beyond celebrating just our audio sounds. Write to info@radioheritage.net for details.

Free Radio Guides
Remember, our free access Radio Guides are available 24/7. For AM and shortwave radio guides covering thousands of stations across the region, and thousands of data entries, use the PAL [Pacific Asian Log] and for the ever expanding LPFM [Low Power FM] scene in New Zealand, the LPFM Radio Guide now has some 1100 separate entries covering more than a decade of local community radio. If you can update entries and data in any of these guides, just write to us at info@radioheritage.net so we can keep them current.

Good Books, DVDs, CD's
Finally, lots of good books either directly available from us [sorry, we sold out of The Pirate Years 40th anniversary of Radio Hauraki book] as well as the double DVD about Australian Vintage Radio [just 26 copies left then they're all gone also] or through our online book store, and please visit the Pacific Radio Shack pages for hundreds of great radio related books, magazines, CD's, DVD's and more....all available today at www.radioheritage.net.

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Thanks for your support!
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Website: www.radioheritage.net Email: info@radioheritage.net

T-Systems International schedule update

T-SYSTEMS (DTK) A07
A07 period 25 March - 28 October 2007
A07akt_12 31.5.2007 Gesamtplan

sorted by frequency
All times UTC
frq star-stop ciraf ant azi typeday from to loc pow broad
3955 1700-1800 27,28 317 ND 926 WER 100 YFR
5910 1807-1840 28S 105 130 216 280507 290707 JUL 100 TWR
5910 1900-1930 29S 220/01 75 146 WER 100 PRW
5910 2300-0400 11 103 285 216 23456 WER 100 RMI
5915 2100-2200 37E,38 117 150 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
5945 0700-0815 27,28N 103 300 216 67 WER 100 BVB
5945 0700-0845 27,28N 103 300 216 1 WER 100 BVB
5945 1100-1115 27,28 314 ND 930 1 WER 250 MWA
5945 1200-1230 27,28 314 ND 930 1 010607 281007 WER 40 BVB
5945 1300-1430 27,28 402 ND 976 1 JUL 100 RTR
5965 0500-0600 28E 124 120 201 WER 100 AWR
5965 1130-1200 28NE 406 125 805 JUL 100 PRW
5975 1130-1200 28NE 224 40 805 WER 100 PRW
5975 1530-1600 28NW 224 40 805 WER 100 PRW
5990 0530-1630 27S 118 270 206 2356 210507 281007 WER 90 BCE
5990 0530-1729 27S 118 270 206 4 210507 281007 WER 90 BCE
6000 1430-1500 29S 221 75 218 WER 100 PRW
6015 1700-1800 27W,28 226 ND 926 WER 100 HCJ
6015 1800-1830 29S 105 85 216 5 JUL 100 BVB
6035 1330-1429 28NE,29W 222 60 216 WER 100 PRW
6040 1630-1930 40 117 105 216 WER 250 IBB
6045 0900-1000 27E,28 401 ND 926 1 JUL 100 HLR
6045 1200-1300 27,28 401 ND 926 1 JUL 100 MVB
6045 1200-1300 27,28 401 ND 926 1 170607 170607 JUL 100 MVB *
6050 1530-1700 28NE,29W 225 55 201 WER 100 PRW
6050 1900-1930 29S 108 90 216 WER 100 PRW
6055 0900-0959 27,28 104 115 206 1 JUL 100 CHW
6055 1030-1059 27,28 314 ND 930 17 WER 125 EMG
6060 1800-1830 28,29 205 60 211 36 JUL 100 BVB
6060 1800-1845 28,29 205 60 211 7 JUL 100 BVB
6060 1800-1930 28,29 205 60 211 1 JUL 100 BVB
6060 1815-1830 28,29 205 60 211 24 JUL 100 BVB
6060 1815-1845 28,29 205 60 211 5 JUL 100 BVB
6105 0827-0845 28 111 105 216 34567 JUL 100 TWR
6110 1100-1200 27,28W 104 295 206 1 JUL 100 TOM
6110 1200-1500 27,28W 406 290 805 JUL 100 TOM
6110 1930-2000 28NW 224 40 805 WER 100 PRW
6135 2100-2200 28NE,29W225/01 55 141 WER 100 PRW
6140 1800-1830 29S,30 223 75 206 WER 100 PRW
6140 1930-1959 28NW 406 130 805 JUL 100 PRW
6140 2300-0100 39,40 114 105 216 5 WER 100 BVB
6145 1830-1900 29S 102 75 201 C-start WER 100 PRW
6145 2200-2300 39,40 108 105 216 WER 125 VOR arab
6175 1830-1859 29S 220/01 75 146 WER 100 PRW
6175 1900-2100 27,28W 501 280 156 240407 281007 NAU 100 TOM
7105 1700-1900 40 114 105 216 WER 250 IBB
7115 0000-0100 41 117 105 216 080507 281007 WER 250 IBC WRN
7115 2200-2300 37,38W 207 210 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
7140 1700-1759 18 406 20 805 JUL 100 PRW
7140 2100-2200 27S 101/01 220 146 NAU 250 PRW
7180 1330-1430 28NE,29W 212 60 217 WER 100 PRW C-Start
7180 1430-1500 29N 206 45 216 WER 100 PRW
7180 1900-2000 37E,38 114 150 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
7210 0827-0845 28 104 100 206 34567 JUL 100 TWR
7225 1027-1100 28,29 111 105 216 7 JUL 100 TWR
7235 1730-1759 29 108 90 216 WER 250 IBB
7245 2245-2330 49E 212 75 217 6 WER 250 BVB
7245 2300-2330 49E 212 75 217 7 WER 250 BVB
7265 1700-1800 27 103 300 216 WER 100 PRW
7285 1030-1100 28NE,29W 501 100 156 NAU 100 PRW
9430 0500-0600 46SE 204 180 217 250307 310707 WER 125 CVC *
9430 1615-1729 39,40 102 115 217 24 010507 281007 JUL 100 BVB
9430 1615-1729 39,40 119/00 120 216 6 010507 281007 WER 100 BVB
9430 1630-1759 39,40 119/00 120 216 1 WER 100 BVB
9430 1700-1729 39,40 119/00 120 216 35 010507 281007 WER 100 BVB
9430 1700-1759 39,40 119/00 120 216 7 WER 100 BVB
9430 1800-1859 39,40 119/01 120 201 17 WER 250 BVB
9430 1830-1859 39,40 119/01 120 201 6 WER 250 BVB
9430 1930-2015 37,38 313 150 200 1 WER 250 PAB
9430 1930-2030 37,38 313 150 200 7 WER 250 PAB
9430 2000-2030 37,38 313 150 200 6 WER 250 PAB
9435 0030-0130 40E,41NW 212 90 217 WER 250 GFA
9435 1800-1830 37NW 308 220 216 1 JUL 100 BVB
9440 1500-1530 29S 220/00 75 206 WER 100 PRW
9445 1600-1700 29,30 223 60 208 WER 250 IBB
9470 0400-0700 55,59,60 213 240 216 WER 125 HRT
9480 1900-1959 38E,39S, 311 135 218 146 WER 100 EFD
9490 1027-1100 28,29 104 100 206 7 JUL 100 TWR
9490 2330-0030 41,49 110/00 75 217 WER 125 DVB
9495 1900-1959 39 119/00 120 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9505 1700-1900 29,30 222 60 216 WER 500 YFR
9510 0200-0330 40 104 105 216 WER 250 IBB
9515 0200-0300 8,9 112 300 217 WER 250 VOR russ
9515 0300-0500 8,9 112 300 217 WER 250 VOR engl
9525 1200-1300 27 304 300 217 WER 100 PRW
9545 0300-0330 48 305 135 216 120507 281007 WER 500 AWR
9555 1500-1530 29S 104/01 75 201 WER 100 PRW
9565 2030-2100 37,38W 308 200 216 010507 281007 JUL 100 AWR
9585 1800-1859 28E,29 202 70 218 7 JUL 100 CHW
9595 2000-2100 46E,47,5 311 180 218 150507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9600 1400-1430 27 121 300 216 WER 60 RRO WRN
9610 0659-0757 28,29 202 50 218 010607 310807 JUL 100 RNW *
9610 1900-2200 46,47,52 305 180 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9620 0030-0100 41 208 90 217 010507 281007 WER 500 BVB
9620 2200-2300 46S,47W 311 180 218 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9640 0030-0045 41 119/00 90 216 1 WER 125 PAB
9655 0815-0845 27.28 121 300 216 7 WER 40 BVB
9665 2000-2030 38,39 401/00 145 216 5 170507 281007 NAU 250 BVB
9675 1900-2045 46N,46SE 304 190 217 JUL 100 IBR
9680 2330-0030 41NE,43S 221 75 218 WER 250 GFA
9695 1800-1830 38E,39 305 120 216 WER 100 PRW
9705 2000-2100 39,40 110/00 120 217 010507 281007 WER 125 YFR
9720 2100-2159 46E,47,5 311 180 218 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9720 2200-2300 37,46 204 195 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9725 1500-1659 29 111 60 216 JUL 100 IBB
9735 2000-2059 37E,38 119/00 150 216 150507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9760 1700-1830 39,40 104/00 105 216 WER 250 IBB
9770 2000-2030 40 104/00 105 216 WER 250 AWR
9775 1845-1959 46,47 302 160 216 1 010507 281007 JUL 100 BVB
9775 1900-1959 46,47 204 195 217 7 WER 125 BVB
9790 0900-1000 28W 105 145 216 1 JUL 100 AWR
9790 1800-1830 39N 111 105 216 16 010607 281007 JUL 100 BVB
9805 1900-1959 29S,30S 104/00 60 216 WER 250 IBB
9815 0030-0045 41 222 75 216 WER 500 BVB
9815 0300-0400 48 119/00 135 216 WER 250 AWR
9840 2000-2030 37,38 406 175 805 JUL 100 IBR
9875 1800-1845 48 305 150 216 010507 281007 WER 250 IBB
9925 0100-0500 2-10 503 325 216 NAU 100 HRT
9925 1600-1800 39N,40W 104 115 206 JUL 100 YFR
9925 2200-0300 11-16 213 240 216 WER 125 HRT
9925 2300-0300 6-10 106 300 217 WER 125 HRT
11600 1800-1859 37E,38 308 150 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11610 0600-1000 58,59,60 208 270 218 JUL 100 HRT
11610 1900-2000 46,47,52 308 180 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11610 2000-2200 37,38W 210 210 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11615 1500-1530 29,30 221 60 218 7 050507 281007 WER 250 EMG
11640 1630-1659 38E,39S, 105 130 216 36 JUL 100 RHU
11655 0559-0657 18,19 308 20 216 010607 310807 JUL 100 RNW *
11680 1600-1800 41 221 90 218 WER 500 YFR
11730 1600-1800 41E 212 75 217 050407 281007 WER 500 YFR
11730 1800-1859 28E 104 100 206 030507 281007 JUL 100 YFR
11730 1900-2029 37,38W 308 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
11755 2000-2100 46E,47W 305 175 217 JUL 100 AWR
11780 1730-1759 37,38W 308 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
11835 1300-1329 29 222 60 216 WER 100 PRW
11850 1200-1300 18 502 360 156 NAU 100 PRW
11855 1800-1859 39 110/00 120 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11870 1600-1700 40 111/00 105 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11875 1700-1759 39 111/00 120 217 080507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11875 1800-1815 39,40 208 100 217 7 010407 281007 JUL 100 BVB
11875 1800-1830 39,40 208 100 217 246 010407 281007 JUL 100 BVB
11875 1800-1859 39,40 208 100 217 135 010407 281007 JUL 100 BVB
11895 2000-2100 37,38,46 204 195 217 WER 100 YFR
11915 1030-1100 27 121 300 216 WER 100 PRW
11915 1730-1800 47,48,52 105 145 216 JUL 100 IBR
11945 1700-1900 39,40 105/00 105 217 300407 281007 WER 100 BVB
11975 0100-0300 42S,43W 218 75 217 WER 250 IBB
11980 0700-0830 37,38W 308 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
12020 1500-1800 41 218 75 217 010607 281007 WER 500 YFR *
12020 1600-1800 41 218 75 217 250307 310507 WER 500 YFR *
13580 1625-1715 39,40 110/00 120 217 36 300407 281007 WER 250 BVB
13580 1625-1729 39,40 110/00 120 217 245 300407 281007 WER 250 BVB
13590 1530-1730 39,40 103 115 217 1 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1540-1600 39,40 103 115 217 24 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1540-1615 39,40 103 115 217 6 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1540-1645 39,40 103 115 217 5 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1540-1800 39,40 103 115 217 3 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1545-1829 39,40 103 115 217 7 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1730-1759 39,40 103 115 217 6 JUL 100 BVB
13620 1600-1659 39 105/00 120 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13630 1600-1900 47,48 120/00 135 217 080507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13710 1100-1130 19-26 203 35 216 7 WER 250 EMG
13730 1800-1859 46E,47,5 308 165 217 080507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13745 1100-1130 29 218 60 217 WER 100 PRW
13745 1430-1529 41NE,43S 222 75 216 WER 250 GFA
13750 1530-1630 40E,41NW 222 90 216 WER 250 GFA
13780 1900-1959 37,46 210 210 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13800 1300-1330 30N,31W 208 60 217 WER 500 PRW
13810 0430-0500 48 311 135 218 1 WER 125 BVB
13810 0430-0530 48 311 135 218 7 WER 125 BVB
13810 0430-0530 39,40 311 120 218 2345 070507 281007 WER 250 BVB
13810 0430-0545 39,40 311 120 218 6 070507 281007 WER 250 BVB
13810 1400-1559 28,29SW, 106 115 216 JUL 100 TOM
13810 1600-1759 38S,39S, 503 145 216 24 NAU 100 BVB
13810 1600-1830 38S,39S, 503 145 216 7 NAU 100 BVB
13810 1600-1900 38S,39S, 503 145 216 1 NAU 100 BVB
13810 1630-1759 38S,39S, 503 145 216 35 NAU 100 BVB
13810 1630-1900 38S,39S, 503 145 216 6 NAU 100 BVB
13815 1600-1659 30,31 208 75 217 WER 250 IBB
13820 1800-2100 46SE 205 180 217 250307 310707 WER 125 CVC *
13830 1500-1559 41E 208 75 217 050407 281007 WER 500 YFR
13830 1600-1630 39,40 208 100 218 15 JUL 100 PAB
13830 1700-1759 38E,39S, 106 145 217 134567 JUL 100 SBO
13830 1800-1859 47E,48 311 135 218 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13840 1100-1130 29S 208 90 217 WER 100 PRW
13840 1500-1515 41 110/00 90 217 7 160407 281007 WER 500 BVB
13840 1500-1530 41NE 110/00 90 217 1 060507 281007 WER 500 BVB
13840 1500-1559 41 110/00 90 217 2356 160407 281007 WER 500 BVB
13840 1515-1559 41 110/00 90 217 4 160407 281007 WER 500 BVB
13840 1700-1800 37,38 304 175 217 JUL 100 YFR
13840 1800-1900 47,48 120/01 150 201 WER 250 IBR
13860 1330-1429 41NE,43S110/00 75 217 WER 250 GFA
13870 1730-1759 48 311 150 218 23456 WER 250 IBB
15160 1500-1600 41N 105/00 90 217 WER 250 AWR
15205 1401-1416 41 503 90 216 1 NAU 100 PAB
15205 1401-1416 39N,40 402 90 218 7 NAU 250 PAB
15205 1401-1416 29S,39N, 302 104 218 35 010507 281007 NAU 250 PAB
15205 1416-1431 41 503 90 216 NAU 100 PAB
15205 1431-1446 41 402 90 218 1 NAU 250 PAB
15205 1900-1930 46S 305 190 217 JUL 100 AWR
15225 1500-1559 41N 111 75 217 050507 281007 WER 250 AWR
15235 2000-2030 47,48,52 303 160 216 JUL 100 AWR
15255 0400-0500 40 120 105 217 WER 250 IBB
15260 0800-0900 37,38W 307 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
15260 1900-2000 37,38W 307 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
15260 2000-2030 47,48W,5 302 160 216 JUL 100 AWR
15315 1700-1759 38E,39S, 103 125 217 5 010507 281007 JUL 100 ELF
15320 1300-1459 42,43W 111/00 75 217 WER 250 AWR
15350 1300-1459 41E 105/00 75 217 WER 500 YFR
15370 1400-1559 41 120/00 90 217 WER 500 YFR
15430 1400-1459 39,40 310 120 217 WER 125 VOR rus
15435 1200-1259 41NE 111/00 90 217 WER 250 AWR
15565 1200-1259 29,30 105/01 60 201 WER 250 IBB
15600 1730-1759 39S,47E, 402 145 218 NAU 125 IBR
15640 0600-0900 46SE 308 180 217 250307 310707 WER 125 CVC *
15640 1300-1359 41 120/00 90 217 050407 281007 WER 500 YFR
15650 1430-1445 41 208 90 218 1 JUL 100 PAB
15