Blog Logs - clandestine radio activity

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*

3912, Voice of the People, Goyang, 1915-1920, Feb 07, Korean talk, SINPO 24332. (Mille). Also heard at 1312, Feb 04, SINPO 33333 with strong jamming and QRM radioamateurs. (Cruz)4450 and 4557, AINDF, North Korea, were off at 0920, Feb15. These signals are regular in the mornings. (Otávio)

4849.86, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, via Salah al-Din, Northern Iraq, *0300-0315, Feb 11, Kurdish martial music, 0304 and 0308 ID: "Aira dangi Kurdistan Irana", martial song, Kurdish ann by female, 0309 Muslim Call to Prayer - and then the Iranian jammer immediately started! Maybe it was a Sunni-muslim prayer ... CODAR QRM, SINPO 33433. (Petersen)

6010, Radio Republica, via Rampisham, United Kingdom (500 kW / 285 degrees), Su/Mo 0500-0600, Spanish to Cuba. Broker: VTCommunications Relays. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Gupta Feb 09). Ever heard ? (Ed)6045, IBC Tamil R, via Wertachtal (pres), 0010-0100*, Feb 15, rapid talk and comments in Vernacular. At 0032, heard a musical type story talk over a tune. At 0044 a female begins to talk in length. At 0057 closing ann. Signal remained poor with splatter. (Bolland). Heard here 0020-0035, Feb 12, Tamil talks all the time except for a short music piece on a horn, SINPO 34343. (Bredahl Jorgensen)

6220.02, Al Quds TV audio channel, Jerusalem, via ?, 1658-1915, Feb 04, Arabic news, talk, political speeches about Gaza and Israel, ann: "A Salam alaikum ... Al Quds", 35332, from *1800-2155* covered by Mystery R (p) with QSA 5, then Al Quds: 31331. It had disappeared at 2155. But not heard on Feb 06 , 07, 09, 11, 12, 13, 15 or 16! (Petersen and Robic)

6300, Radio Nacional Saharaui, Rabouni, 2321-2330, Feb 14, Spanish ann a Cuban singing about the independance of the people of Sahara, talk, musical interlude "Programa Sahara en Canarias", SINPO 44544. (Romero)

7280, Sudan Radio Service, via Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates, *0359-0433, Feb 04, open carrier to brief musical opening, ID and opening ann in Arabic, another music segment, English ID and Arabic news and reports, poor to fair. (D'Angelo)7315, R Dabanga, via Wertachtal, 0524-0527, Feb 05, Arabic interview about "Sudanía", music, SINPO 24332. (Romero)7460, Free North Korea R, via Tashkent, Uzbekistan (100 kW / 060 degrees), 1100-1200, Korean to North Korea. Broker: VTCommunications Relays. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Gupta Feb 09). Not audible in Denmark We Feb 11. (Petersen)

7530, Voice of Free Radio, via Tashkent, Uzbekistan (100 kW / 060 degrees), 1600-1630, Korean, ex 11640. Broker: VTC Relays. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Gupta Feb 09). Head Feb 11, 1620-1630*, Korean religious talks, SINPO 25222. (Petersen)7550, R Free Chosun, via Taiwan (100 kW / 002 degrees), 1200-1300, Korean. Broker: VT Communications Relays. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Gupta Feb 09). Heard in Denmark Feb 11! Replacing 11560, not heard ? (Petersen)

9365, Voice of Free Radio, via Yangiyul, Tajikistan (300 kW / 070 degrees), 1300-1330, Korean. Broker: VTCommunications Relays. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Gupta Feb 09). Not audible in Denmark We Feb 11. (Petersen)

9610.00, Voice of Asena, via Samara, Russia (250 kW 188 degrees), New opposition station via TDP - from Feb 16: Mo/We/Fr 1730-1800 in Tigrinya to East Africa. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Gupta Feb 16). First broadcast heard here on Mo Feb 16, Carrier signed on at 1730 and broadcast began at *1731! ID: "Radio Asena" and political talk in Tigrinya about Asena (often mentioned) and Eritrea, SINPO 44333 QRM R Canada Int. in English 9610. (Petersen)

10210, Sound of Hope, jammed by Firedrake, 1230, Feb 10, on new frequency (ex 10200 ? Ed) // 9000. Upon recheck at 1530, 10210 had gone, but 9000 still was heard. (Van Delft)

11745, SW Radio Africa, via Woofferton, United Kingdom, 1710-1859*, Feb 10, English/Shone/Ndebele talk, ID, political statements and comments, SINPO 45444 // 4880 via Meyerton, but not on ex 12035 which was used in the A08 period. (Petersen)

12090/15215/15250/15325/15360/15530/15745/15750/15760, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction, all cancelled !Broker: VTCommunications Relays. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Gupta Feb 09)13730, Demitse Tewahedo, via WHRA, Greenbush, ME, USA (250 kW / 075 degrees), Mo 1900-2000, Amharic to East Africa. Broker: VTCommunications Relays. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Gupta Feb 09). New broadcast ? Not even a carrier noted here at 1930 on Mo Feb 16, but maybe faded out ? (Petersen)

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