Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

All times UTC

Albania's last minute changes
Radio Tirana:

Albanian to western Europe daily
2030-2200 new freq 6030 SHI 100 kW / non-dir, ex 6165

Italian to Italy Mon-Sat
1700-1730 on 7430 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg, retimed, ex 1800-1830*
*to avoid China Radio International in Italian 1800-1857 on 7435
(wb, Germany/DX Mix News #566)

All India Radio summer schedules
All India Radio A09 PG (Scanned copy)
Now all of you access the original scanned copy of All India Radios' Home Service and External Service programme schedule in the following link.
http://adxc.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/air-external-service-a09/
http://adxc.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/air-a09-pdf/
(Jaisakthivel-IND, HCDX Apr 3/BC DX #906)

The latest All India Radio schedule is available at:
www.qsl.net/vu2jos/sw/freq.htm

Bulgaria adjust DRM frequency
English to North America in DRM:
0200-0300 on 9500 SOF 050 kW / 306 deg, ex 2300-2400 on same
(wb, Germany/DX Mix News #566)

Eritrea jamming ceased
It seems Ethiopia is not more jamming their prgrs as was observed on 5100 7175 and 7210 kHz (5100 \\ 7175 kHz was) 0500-0600 on March 20th.(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 27)

Radio Dabanga log
Clandestine, 13730 via Wertachtal, Germany, Radio Dabanga, *1529-1727*, April 3, sign on with "Radio Dabanga" jingles. Talk in local language. Many IDs. English news at 1721-1726:30 about Sudan & Darfur. Surprised to hear English on this station. Fair to good signal. \\ 11500 - via
Madagascar - poor in noisy conditions at sign on but improved to a fair signal by 1700. Noticed 11500 running about 1 second ahead of 13730 kHz.(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, HCDX Apr 3)

Micronesian station off shortwave for now
(Pohnpei) 4755 "The Cross" Got this reply to my question as to why they're currently not on shortwave:

Thanks for your email of interest, Dave. Because we do not have an engineer to help us target the atolls and islands of Micronesia with short wave, we are only able to broadcast FM at this time. When the Short wave is properly configurated and targeted for optimal listening in the islands, we will be back on the air again with short wave radio.
Kind Regards,
Sylvia Kalau

Pacific Missionary Aviation
The Cross Radio Station
P.O. Box 517
Pohnpei, FM 96941
Federated States of Micronesia

Tel: 691-320-1122
Email: radio@pmapacific.org
Web: www.pmapacific.org

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http://www.pmapacific.org/user/register.php
(Dave Valko, PA/Cumbre DX)

Voice of Indonesia
9524.95 Voice of Indonesia, 1302, Mar 29. Best level ever heard this frequency. Approached arm chair copy early in hour. English nnews by lady announcer, about earthquake and elections. Frequent IDs. "Today's History" at 1316. Important happenings on this date. Band noisier by 1321 UT when Internet URL for VOI given. Repeated at 1329. Drifted up to 9524.98 by 1334 UT. (Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer Mar 29/BC DX # 906)

9524.98 Voice of Indonesia, 1301-1402, April 3, English programming with IDs. News at 1303. "Indonesian Wonders" program at 1331. Local pop music. Closing English announcements at 1400 with IDs, address, e-mail address, website. Announced next program was in Malay & into Malay at 1402. Fair signal but poor reception after 1358 due to co-channel QRM from 9525.
(Brian Alexander, PA/HCDX)

9524.95v Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta Cimanggis in ?Indonesian at 1600-1700 UT, strong signal today April 3rd. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Apr 3/ BC DX # 906)

Voice of Orthodoxy on 7435 kHz
Kazakhstan, 7435 Voice of Orthodoxy via Kazakhstan on March 20 at *1530-1540 UT. 33433 Russian, 1530 UT sign on with IS, ID, Chorus music, Opening announce, Talk.(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Mar 27/ BC DX # 906)

Radio Rossii schedule update
Updated summer A-09 of Radio Rossii in Russian to WeEu:
0400-0800 on 12070 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg
0820-1300 on 13665 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg
1320-1700 on 9410 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg
1720-2100 NF 7220 MSK 250 kW / 265 deg, ex 9410/7420
Thanks for this new frequency info from Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, -Russia
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Mar 30)

Spain A09 English schedule
Radio Exterior de Espana English now scheduled in A-09 to Europe
1900-2000 Monday to Friday on 9665

2100-2200 Saturday and Sunday on 9650;
to Africa 1900-2000 Monday to Friday on 11620
to North America 0000-0100 daily on 6055.
(Jose Miguel Romero-ESP/HCDX/WDXC Contact/BC DX #906)