Blog Logs - Africa

Blogs Logs - Africa

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

Ascension Island
BBC relay. 7160, 0535. English service with discussion on Formula One and yacht racing. Fair signal quality. BBC relay noted on 7160, 0520-0538. Mid-week wake up show for Africa. Music in several languages with multiple announcers in English. Weather for several African capitals. Good signal quality. (Jow Wood, TN).


Botswana
4930, VOA relay, via Moepeng Hill. 0320-0330, Feb 10,. Group of people discussing current events in English. Poor signal quality. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Chad
Radio National Tchadienne via N'djamena. 4905, 0602-0610. Brief comments in vernacular language, followed by African style music. Talk resumed amid good signal despite CODA interference. (Jim Evans, TN).

Radio Tchad, Gredia, N'Djaména, 4905, 1900-2230*, Feb 04, 06, 07, 08, 09, 11, 12, 13 and 14. French talk, Afropop to a period of steady drum beats until 2200. Newscast and comments to ID. Martial anthem at 2229. SINPO 44444 with QRM from weaker Tibet from *2050. (Bolland, Mille, Otávio, Petersen and Romero). Also heard at 0515-0604, Feb 05 and 11, "toujour jamais" phone in speaker in French and song, 0600 comments in Arabic and ethnic music, 44524. (Liangas and Romero/DX Window 371)

Djibouti
Rdif. TV de Djibouti, Arta, 4780, 0310-0337, Feb 02 and 10. Qu'ran type praying and talk in Middle Eastern language. Signal poor to fair. (Bolland and Ronda). Also heard at 2038-2043, Feb 8, vernacular by man, 34333. (Mille/DX Window 371

Egypt
Egyptian Radio. 6290, 0522-0527. Two male host trading Arabic announcements and talk. Call-in show to news and items about countries in Africa. (Joe Wood, TN).

Radio Wadi el-Nil. 9250, 2115-2130. Ten minutes of Arabic music to 2115. Time pips at 2130, followed by apparent station ID and newscast. Signal just a whisper over noted interference, but no fading noted. (Bruce Barker, PA).

Equatorial Guinea
Radio Africa. 15190, *1517-1530. Abrupt sign-on with station's usual English religious announcement. Gospel music during fair signal level but poor audio level with slight distortions and low modulation. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Radio Nacional-Malabo. 6250, 0533-0545. Spanish announcement to "Radio Malabo" identification. Brief breaks of Afro-pop music to phone conversation. This station not heard everyday. 6250, *0517-0605 with abrupt sign-on with Afro-pop music to lite instrumentals and Spanish ballads. "Radio Malabo" ID and "Radio Nacional" ID. Signal very weak at sign-on but improved to a good level by 0555. 6250, 0622-0645 in Spanish. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Radio Nacional-Bata. 5005, 2245-2258.* Afro-pop music to Spanish announcements. Station sign-off with national anthem at 2255. Fair signal quality. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Radio Nacional (tentative). 5005, 0534-0547. Fair reception of high-life music and songs. A good evening for African reception, as it is not often I hear this station this well. (Ron Howard, CA).

Eritrea
Radio Bana, Asmara, 5100, 1741-1745, Feb 13. Discussion vernacular language. SINPO 22332.(Mille/DX Window 371)

Ethiopia
Radio Ethiopia 7165, *0659-0725. Sign-on with interval signal on electronic keyboard, followed by Amharic talk. Horn of Africa music noted weak but readable. Some occasional amateur radio interference (Brian Alexander, PA).

Radio Ethiopia 9560.31v, 1800-1815. Tentative on station noting Horn of Africa music style to text in unidentified language in echo effect. Signal drifting up to 9560.36 by 1810. Signal poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA).

Radio Ethiopia. 9560.28v, 1815-1833.* Talk in unidentified language to local Horn of Africa style music. Abrupt sign-off. Frequency varying between 9560.0-9560.30 as signal observed weak to poor. very poor on // 7165 covered by Iran's sign-on at 1825 (Brian Alexander, PA).

Radio Ethiopia 9704.18, 2025-2101.* Horn of Africa style music to Amharic talk. Station sign-off with national anthem at 2058. Good strong signal, fair on // 7110. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Radio Fana. 6890.0, 2025-2059.* Amharic talk to regional music. Station signal fair, observing stronger on // 6110, but with co-channel QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Radio Fana via Addis Ababa. 6110, 0428-0434. Horn of Africa style music to Oromo talk via announcer. Moderate signal, easily dominating co-channel interference. Observed // 6890 much weaker. SINPO 33333. (Jim Evans, TN).

Guinea
Radio Conakry, Sonfonia (tentative), 7125, 2224-2241, Feb 06. African music to unreadable talk. Signal with low modulation. SINPO 22322. (Otávio/DX Window 371)

Liberia
ELWA. 6070, 2240-2302.* Religious music to announcers' talk segment. Sign-off with national anthem. Signal weak under a strong Romanian signal, though in the clear after Romania's sign-off at 2257 (Brian Alexaner, PA).

Madagascar
RTB Malagasy, Antananarivo. 5009.96, 0203-0232. Music program with choral-like tunes and instrumnetal ballads. Cover of Beatles Obladee Oblada tune in presumed Malagasy. Signal good at tune-in, deteriorating by 0230. (Scott Barbour, NH)

Radio Nasionaly Malagasy. 5009.92, 1508. Surprised to hear this station for the first time in the conventional DSB mode. (Ron Howard, CA).

Radio Dabanga via Madagascar. 13800, 0515-0527.* Arabic text to ID and jingles. Fair signal on // 7315 via Germany, poor due to strong tone on frequency. (Brian Alexander, PA).

3215, Radio Feon'ny Filazantsana, via Talata-Volonondry, 1628-1645, Feb 11 and 13. Malagasy religious talks and hymns by vocal and choir, 34333 Utility QRM. Off when rechecked at 1657. (Petersen). 3215, Cf. UNID in DX-Window no. 370: In the last of December 2008, I made daily recordings on 3215 between 1625 and 1710 of this station. Daily I had a very weak station with few talking and religious music. On Dec 21 the signal was best and I am quite sure this was this station ending around 1700.(Van Arnhem, Feb 10/DX Window 371)

Mauritania
Radio Mauritanie. 4845, 0740-0801. Arabic and French service for program mix. Arabic readings from the Qu'ran, followed at 0745 by news presumed by mentions of names/place names. Musical signature at 0800, followed by "As Salaam Alaykum." 4845, 0815 in Arabic and mentions of Mohammed. (Bruce Barker, PA)

RTV Mauritania via Nouakchott. 4845, 2335-2345. Arabic programming from announcer duo. Observed good signal with substantial audio. SINPO 43333. (Jim Evans, TN).

Morocco
9575, Radio Mediterranee International, Nador, 1940-1945, Feb 07. French news, correspondents reports to music. SINPO 55555. (Romero/DX Window 371)

Nigeria
Radio Nigeria. 6090, 0352-0410. Very tentative on this station. Anguilla station not heard until after a check at 0502, so was able to hear possibly Nigeria with non-stop repitive music and mixing with station in Portuguese (probably Brazil's Rádio Bandeirantes on 6089.94). Nigeria also on low side of 6090, poor, but still nice to hear something other than Anguilla. (Ron Howard, CA).

4770, Radio Nigeria, Kaduna, *0429-0525, Feb 04. Drums, choral national anthem, prayer in English. Announcer's station ID to opening announcement. Program previews and music to 0459 drums followed by ID. Time check and news. Signal Poor to fair with some utility QRM. (D'Angelo). Also heard at 2022-2130, Feb 05 and 15, English talk and music. Station ID as, "Radio Nigeria." SINPO 35443. (Mille and Romero/DX Window 371)

Voice of Nigeria. 15120, 1856-1905. English commentary to station identification and frequency schedule. Pop music, ID repeat and news at 1900. Modearte signal quality, improving in strength over the time. SINPO 34333. (Jim Evans, TN).

São Tomé e Príncipe
Affia Darfur, Washington, via Pinheira, 4960, 0315-0330*, Feb 10 and 11, Arabic comments about Darfur, 33443 CODAR QRM. (Bolland and Petersen/DX Window 371)

Seychelles
BBC relay via Mahe. 11860, 1703. English news regarding "futbol" game and South African Parliament to station ID. Signal poor. (Scott Barbour, NH).

Sudan
Presumed station as Radio Omdurman, Khartoum. 7200, 0242-0303. Arabic service for announcer's text to Qu'ran recitations. Presumed ID though too much 7205 VOA Persian service via Wertachal, Germany for anything solid. Brief items from announcer to music at 0300. Signal fair at tune-in and no sign of listed Bulgaria. (Scott Barbour, NH).

Republic of Sudan Radio. 7200, 0537-0547. Arabic text via male/female host to talk and music mix of Middle Eastern and Sub-Saharan music. Mentions of Khartoum. Dead air from 0553-0600 when a lively lady hostess came back on. (Joe Wood, TN).

Swaziland
Trans World Radio relay via Manzini. 4775, 0414-0425. German service including religious choir music and talk from lady hostess. Apparent religious sermon at 0422. Good signal despite CODAR interference. SINPO 33333. (Jim Evans, TN).

Trans World Radio relay via Manzini. 4775, 0350-0415. German religious service followed by brief religious music and abrupt carrier drop at 0358. Program back at 0400 with English ID by male/female in German. Religious vocals amid very good signal quality. SINPO 43333. (Jim Evans, TN).

Tunisia
RTV Tunisiene. 7275, 0510-0520. Arabic service including talk and comments, followed by dramatic operetta style vocal music accompanied by orchestra and piano. Signal very good. SINPO 44333. (Jim Evans, TN).

Uganda
UBC Red channel, Kampala, 4976, 2017-2022, Feb 08. Recitatyions. SINPO 44333. (Mille). Also heard at 0512, Feb 12, talks, hip hop music, S2, QRM from 4975. (Liangas/DX Window 371)

Zambia
Radio Christian Voice via Lusaka. 4965, 0255-0305. Vernacular programming including contemporary Christian music to announcer's text after 0300. Good signal with heavy fading and less distinct audio during talk segment. Difficult to determine language, but did not appear to be English. SINPO 34323. (Jim Evans, TN).

Radio Zambia/Radio One (presumed). 5925, 0413-0426. Call-in program in Vernacular language with high-life music between calls. Signal almost fair but troubled with being over modulated. (Ron Howard, CA).

ZNBC. 5915, *0248-0300. Station sign-on with Fish Eagle interval signal to choral national anthem at 0250. Vernacular language talk to local choral music and possible religious text. Signal poor with adjacent co-channel splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA).

Zimbabwe
ZBC Gweru. 3396, 0249-0303. Lite Afro pop music to announcer Vernacular item as he talks over the music at 0300. Presumed news headlines to 0303. Signal observed as poor-weak. (Scott Barbour, NH)

Afghanistan - The Remains of Radio Sohl

Thanks to our contributor Al Muick, for the update on Radio Sohl
Gayle VH

Over the past week I have been talking to various intel people and spooks who are here on base. I have been directed to this area of Kandahar where there is a fixed frequency dipole, roughly about ½ wave at 6700 kHz along with its ATU (antenna tuning unit).

The picture does not show the antenna very well, but it is still there and in good condition. One of the photos shows the sealed container where the transmitter lies and the transmission cable is buried underground. In the foreground of this picture is a communications satellite and I do not yet know if this is part of the Radio Solh operation.

I am trying to find someone who may have keys or know who has the keys to the container so I can get a good shot of the transmitter. I will take better pictures of the antenna and ATU in the coming days for your publication use. Please bear with me as I have to work this in between setting up the internet service on base here. I’m working 14 hour days and am quite exhausted at the end of it.

I have been told that the studios, etc., have already been dismantled and removed.

Best 73,
Al Muick
Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan

Blogs Logs - focus on the Subcontinent

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

India
All India Radio reported everyday while on DXpedition. Good signal and no interferences observed. Monitored on the following AIR frequencies from 0030.

AIR-Imphal 4775
AIR-Bhopal 4810
AIR-Gangtok 4835 (first log of this site)
AIR-Mumbai 4840
AIR-Lucknow 4880
AIR-Jaipur 4910
AIR-Chennai 4920
AIR-Guwahati 4940
AIR-Shillong 4970
AIR-Thinanvatapuram 5010
AIR-Jeypore 5040
(Arnaldo Slaen, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

All India Radio-Bangalore. 9445, 2100. Newscast to 2105 including items on US relations with politics. Engineer missed several program cues for canned spots and music, but finally was nudged awake by 2115! Knock your socks off signal but over modulated (Bruce Barker, PA).

All India Radio-Bangalore. 9690, 1427. Subcontinental music to lady announcer's English reference to Listener's Choice music program (Ron Howard, CA).

All India Radio-Bangalore. (tentative) 9870, 1359-1427. Subcontinental music and vocal tune to CRI (China) sign-on at 1400 which was stronger than AIR (Ron Howard, CA).

All India Radio-Bangalore. 11620, 2219. Forestry and Glocal Ecology program. SIO 444. (Robin Tancoo, Trinidad)

All India Radio-Bangalore. 11620, 2223-2230.* Featured program on music and musical artist. Station identification followed by traditional Indian music. Voice-overs of closing program routine of announcements and schedules . Moderate signal despite fading. No parallel frequencies audible. SINPO 34323 (Jim Evans, TN).

All India Radio-Chennai. 4920, 0112-0130. Vernacular language programming with presumed call-in program. Piercing flute music bits at 0127, followed by various announcers and music segments (Scott Barbour, NH).

All India Radio-Guwahati. 4940, 1150-1200. Deep-voiced lady announcer amid muffled audio 1220-1205. Possible newscast, no ID observed. return to music by 1205. Speech coverage at 1227 recheck. Great signal. (John Wilkins, CO).

All India Radio-Hyderabad. 7140, 0537. Hindi service including commercials and station identification. Fair signal considering the time of the day and frequency. (Al Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan).

All India Radio-Lucknow. 4880, 1208-1213. Usual AIR interval signal. Announcer's opening routine of announcements at 1215 into vocal music by male chorus. (John Wilkins, CO).

All India Radio-Panaji (Goa). 9820, 1303-1310. Listed as Sinhala. Hindi-like musical ballads to announcer's text. Observed // 7270 AIR-Chennai. Signal poor with amateur radio operators interference (Scott Barbour, NH).

All India Radio-Panaji (Goa). 9705, *2245-2300. Interval signal at 2244 to English station identification and opening announcement at 2245. Traditional vocal music. Station ID and newscast at 2300. Signal generally poor, though gradually improving on peaks over time. All parallel frequencies checked, but nothing heard. SINPO 23222 (Jim Evans, TN).

All India Radio-Shillong. 4970, 1507-1512. Local programming in English, switching over to New Delhi programming at 1512, which becomes // 9425. Have observed AIR always switches over to New Delhi programming at 1512, and continue such to "news at nine" until 1545. Afterwards, AIR switches to local Shillong programming until 1631 sign-off (Ron Howard, CA).

New DRM Receiver announced

The Di-Wave receiver from UniWave Development SAS, France is expected to make its debut March 25, 2009 at the DRM General Assembly in Germany. This is a SW/MW/LW/FM radio with DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) on SW, MW and LW. More information on this page. It will also be the first consumer DRM receiver authorized by the FCC for sale in the USA (though approval has not yet been granted). When authorization is received, the UniWave Di-Wave will be available from Universal Radio at http://www.universal-radio.com/.
(Source: 26MHz.us/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

39 Dover Street program schedule

All times UTC

Sunday, March 1, 2009 9510 at 1230
7290 at 1815

Guest program - Pandora from Radio Caroline (My first day off in three years!)

Sunday, March 8, 2009 as above, the first in a short series featuring Music from Spain - Mutenrohi.

Sunday, March 15, 2009 as above, music from La Shica.
Sunday, March 22, 2009 as above, music from 0801.

We are also on Saturdays - 9510 at 0945, 7290 at 1915 which are repeats of recent programs, all through IRRS.
(Stephen John Jones)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2009 Feb 24 2151 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
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# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
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Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
16 - 22 February 2009

Solar activity was very low. No flares were observed. The visible disk was spotless.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at high levels during 16 - 18 February.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels during most of the period. ACE solar wind velocities decreased from 523 to 282 km/sec during 16 - 18 February as a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS) subsided. Solar wind velocities gradually increased from 282 to 490 km/sec during 19 - 22 February, possibly due to a recurrent HSS. During this period, IMF Bz varied from +08 to -06 nT and IMF Bt ranged from 01 to 10 nT.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
25 February - 23 March 2009

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to increase to high levels during 14 - 18 March. Normal flux levels are expected during the rest of the period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at predominantly quiet levels during 25 February - 12 March. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to active levels during 13 - 14 March with storm periods possible at high latitudes due to a recurrent CH HSS. Activity is expected to decrease to mostly quiet levels during 15 - 23 March.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Feb 24 2152 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
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# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Feb 24
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# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Feb 25 70 5 2
2009 Feb 26 70 5 2
2009 Feb 27 70 5 2
2009 Feb 28 70 5 2
2009 Mar 01 70 5 2
2009 Mar 02 70 5 2
2009 Mar 03 70 5 2
2009 Mar 04 70 5 2
2009 Mar 05 70 5 2
2009 Mar 06 70 5 2
2009 Mar 07 70 5 2
2009 Mar 08 70 5 2
2009 Mar 09 70 5 2
2009 Mar 10 70 5 2
2009 Mar 11 70 5 2
2009 Mar 12 70 5 2
2009 Mar 13 70 12 4
2009 Mar 14 70 10 3
2009 Mar 15 70 5 2
2009 Mar 16 70 5 2
2009 Mar 17 70 5 2
2009 Mar 18 70 5 2
2009 Mar 19 70 5 2
2009 Mar 20 70 5 2
2009 Mar 21 70 5 2
2009 Mar 22 70 5 2
2009 Mar 23 70 5 2
(NOAA)

Shortwave Blog "Bytes" on Mardi Gras Day

Welcome to February 24th, where most places its just Tuesday - but in New Orleans it's Mardi Gras Day, also known as Fat Tuesday. No one does this crazy day of wildness quite like New Orleans. WWL AM 870 will keep you up to date at www.wwl.com/ Check out the craziness also at http://www.nola.com/ and http://www.mardigras.com/ with live Mardi Gras parades, updates and more.

On this special day, here's the latest "bytes" from the world of shortwave radio! Laissez le bon temp rouler !!
Gayle Van Horn

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

Adventist World Radio QSLs
11780 Adventist World Radio via Wertachtal, Germany. Full data E-QSL received after several attempts. Reply in seven months total for an initial email report to: QSL-Shortwave@media-broadcast.com Veri signer Michael Puetz. (Edward Kusalik, Canada)

All India Radio launches first digital radio transmission
From Delhi in shortwave band using DRM Technology on Jan 16 for the following services:
9950 GOS-IV 1745-1945 UK and WEST EUROPE
9950 HINDI 1945-2045 UK and WEST EUROPE
9950 GOS-V 2045-2230 UK and WEST EUROPE
6100 VIVIDH BHARATI SERVICE 1430-1730 800 Km. radius (Approx.) (AIR Website via Gupta) (DX Window # 371)

Australian DX Report # 139 available for download
The latest episode, No. 139, of the Australian DX Report, a weekly audio news magazine with news and information about shortwave broadcasting, from an Australian perspective, is now available.

It's 14 mins 32 secs, and may be downloaded from

http://airm.edxp.org

The site allows you to listen to the ADXR and other audio features directly (streaming audio) via your MP3 player, or via the site's embedded mini-player. Podcasts, iTunes capability, full RSS/XML/Atom feeds, and free subscriptions are supported - full details are at the site.

The ADXR is compiled from the resources of the Electronic DX Press Radio Monitoring Association.

Your comments and feedback are particularly important!

You can also hear the episodes on-air, via WWCR Nashville, every Sunday at 0300-0315 on 5070 and on Mondays 1245-1300 on 15825. The WWCR release is also available as streaming-audio, live, from http://wwcr.com

Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode No. 139!
Bob Padula,
Melbourne

BBC's secret war with with offshore radio stations
They are now fondly remembered for helping kickstart the swinging Sixties and revolutionising the airwaves forever. But the fear that the arrival of offshore pirate radio stations drove into the broadcasting establishment has only now become clear. Previously unseen documents from the BBC archives disclose how the corporation was so alarmed at the rise of the stations that it launched a secret “dirty tricks” campaign to have them shut down.

Related story from Telegraph .co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/4741298/BBCs-secret-war-with-the-pirates.html
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Brazil on 9819.47
Radio Nove de Julho, Sao Paulo, 9819.47. Spanish at 1330-1335 on Feb 21, Portuguese, ID & announcement as; "A Radio Nove da Julho, emissora catolica...". Time check to program conducted by male/female duo. SINPO 34433. (Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, DXplorer Feb 21/BC-DX #900)

Canada's CHU QSLs in four hours
7850 CHU E-QSL from reception report replied in four hours.
"Thank you for the reception report from Deutschland.
A QSL card will be sent to you soon."
Regards, Raymond Pelletier
(DX Window)



Canada's CHU contact address
Government of Canada, Frequency and Time Institute for National Measurement Standards National Research Council Canada M-36, Room 1026, 1200 Montreal Road Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R6 Tel: (613) 993-3430 Fax: (613) 952-1394 raymond.pelletier@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca (Friedrich-Walter Adam-D, A-DX Feb 19/BC-DX # 900)

China's CRI Newsradio now also on shortwave
My colleague Ehard Goddijn reports that China’s CRI Newsradio is now broadcasting on shortwave. Noted on 11790 and 9665 kHz at 1300 UTC with English ID and programming in Chinese in parallel with the Internet audio stream. These shortwave frequencies are not listed in ILG/HFCC B08. The station also broadcasts on satellite. Related story: http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/china-radio-international-launches-new-domestic-fm-channel . (R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Clandestine to Ethiopia
9695 \\ 11760 Voice of the Oromo Liberation targeted to Ethiopia, via Wertachtal, Germany. Audible 1617-1659* Feb 1. Program of commentary and interview and talks about situation in Ethiopia, Horn of Africa musical breaks, off with Horn of Africa musical interlude at 1659 after closing notes by female speaker in Oromo language. Frequency 9695 kHz was stronger but prone to het whistle with 11760 kHz better audio.(Edward Kusalik, Canada/DXplorer Feb 15/BC-DX #900)

Clandestine - Open Radio for North Korea contact address
Station broadcast in Korean on 7390 kHz.
Open Radio for North Korea
P.O.Box 158
Mapo, Seoul, 121-600
Republic of Korea

Clandestine - Free Radio for North Korea feedback
7585, Free North Korea, via Uzbekistan. No data thank you letter with history of their station and the movement via email in 64 days for email report in English. Veri signer, Min Jae Oh, mjoh6701@naver.com . Text of letter is below:

"Dear Albert Muick,
Thank you so much for your kind and detailed reception report. Please have all our staffs thanks and appreciation!

Free North Korea Radio is a non-profit organization which is consisted of NK defectors and has been devoted for the dissemination of the idea of freedom and democracy to North Koreans who are deprived of basic human rights, and to raise awareness of the North Korean human rights situation in South Korea and the international community.

FNKR started its internet broadcasting toward North Koreans at December, 2003 and now expanded its activity to shortwave radio broadcasting for 5 hours per day. FNK Network is consisted of "Free NK Radio" which delivers democracy and latest news from the world, "NK Information Center" which provides NK related confidential information, "NK defectors Rescue Center" which is committed to rescue the NK defectors from repatriation to NK and "Voice of Freedom Radio" which delivers Gospel to NK people. FNKR will continue to encourage North Korean people to establish for themselves a democratic, sovereign and liberal government. And in order to achieve this historical goal, FNK Network will strive to broadcast more influential, relevant and practical programs and to provide NK's hidden truth as well. Many thanks again. With Best Regards, Min Jae Oh mjoh6701@naver.com ". (Muick, Feb 10/DX Window # 371)

Greenland in the clear
3815, KNR, Tasiilaq, 2042-2047, Jan 27. Talk, very weak, 15321. (Mille). Also a seldom catch at 2125-2135, Feb 16, announcer in Greenlandic, songs, 2130 KNR news jingle and news. SINPO 24322. QRM female netcall from Russian airports *2127-2128*. (Petersen/DX Window 371)

Greenland logging using a Web receiver in the United Kingdom
Greenland 3815USB, Kalaalit Nunaata Radio 2115-2130. Non stop unrecognizable pop music to 2130. Announcer with five words with separation between each, quite probably a countdown. Musical fanfare signature, then male announcer with presumed news in Kalaallisut(?) or similar Inuit language. Sound very much like Quechua!! 2142 same fanfare as outro, then PSA by woman annnouncer then male announcers, 2143-2144 brief feature intro then male announcer in presumed Kalaallisut. What sounded like another feature from 2145-2154 presented by male announcer. Long pop song with vocals 2154-2159. Then the same canned public service announcement by woman announcer in presumed Kalaallisut. Announcer then heard in English as earlier at 2142 with the English portion sounding like "?? for fighting the ?? people.example.programs ?? open to you. You can enter your.". 2159 countdown by woman again ending with tone denoting top of the hour, then same fanfare and woman announcer with apparent news to at least 2205. Signal poor to fair but clear. Heard on a Bedfordshire, UK Web receiver. (21 Feb.) (Dave Valko, PA/Cumre DX)

Honduras' HRMI log
3339.98 HRMI-Radio Misiones Interrnacional, 0815-0835, Feb 20, Spanish ballads to Spanish ID announcement at 0830 as "Radio Misiones Internacionales." Very good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Iran IRIB contacts
IRIB - Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting contact:
sw@irib.com Website: http://www.irib.com/
(BC-DX # 900)

Kuwait reactivates 11990
Radio Kuwait 11990 (reactivated). English service with Under the Umbrella of Islam program followed by pop music and rap music. Station ID at 1828 ID to frequencies announced as; " 963 kHz, 96.3 MHz and 11990 kHz for Europe and North America." Five plus one time pips at 1830 followed by ID and local time check as "7:30 PM Kuwait local time." Good signal, I checked for this during the week but unheard so not sure when it returned. Nice to have the English service back. (D'Angelo/DX Window # 371)

Myanmar on 5985.77
5985.77-.81v Myanma Radio. Randomly heard from 1318 to 1531, Feb 20. They have switched back to the transmitter I assume is located at Yagon, as opposed to the usual transmitter at this time from Nay Pyi Taw, which has a steady frequency of 5985.00 kHz. Yesterday after 1500, noted VOR (sounded to be in Turkish), with a much stronger signal than Myanmar, both on 5985.0 kHz. So do they hope for better reception being slightly off-frequency or are they just doing maintenance/repair work at Nay Pyi Taw? Noted a distinct drifting down in frequency. Was in vernacular till English at 1530. (Ron Howard, CA)

New broadcaster aims to awaken the Netherlands
The Telegraaf Media Groep (TMG), which publishes the populist newspaper De Telegraaf, is
planning to set up its own public broadcasting association. TMG hopes to go on air next
year under the name Wakker Nederland (Awake Netherlands). Andy Sennitt's feature article http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/media/090217-telegraaf-broadcasting
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Opposition radio, Voice of Asena also broadcast in Arabic
Radio Asena, known as Dimtsi Asena and Sewt Asena in Tigrigna and Arabic respectively, yesterday (Feb 20) aired successfully “the first ever Arabic broadcast to Eritrea by an independent opposition media” [According to Dave Kernick, that claim is not correct - see comments]. With that, Radio Asena has kept its promise and declared its objective of broadcasting to Eritrea in two languages, Mondays and Wednesdays in Tigrigna and Fridays in Arabic [1730-1800 UTC on 9610 kHz].

Related story at: http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/eritrean-opposition-group-to-start-shortwave-broadcasts-on-16-february

Dave's comments:
Confirmed that this broadcast is brokered by TDP as it’s now appeared on TDP’s website schedule, so presumably it will be via the same 250 kW transmitter in Samara (Russia) as is used for other Eritrean and Ethiopian opposition broadcasts on that frequency.
(Source: Eritrea Daily/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Press freedom body to launch new radio station
Dave Kernick writes: Radio France International’s [RFI] “African Media” programme on 20 February featured a discussion about the new Eritrean opposition radio Voice of Asena. Concluding the programme, presenter Zeenat Hansrod asked Reporters Sans Frontieres [RSF] representative Leonard Vincent about his organization’s plan for a new radio station:
ZH: “Leonard Vincent, I understand that RSF will soon launch a radio station as well?”
LV: “Yes, we have a similar project. In fact, we’re going to try to be on Arabsat broadcasting satellite, radio made by journalists in exile.
ZH: “Then when will that project take place?”
LV: “Well, in the coming weeks, we intend to start broadcasting during, let’s say, in April”
TH: “Thank you Leonard Vincent from Reporters Without Borders in Paris”.

Reporters Sans Frontieres, known in English as Reporters Without Borders, is a Paris-based organization campaigning for press freedom.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Voice of Asena QSLs
New opposition station via TDP - Voice of Asena from Feb. 16:
1730-1800 on 9610 SAM 250 kW 188 deg to EaAf Mon/Wed/Fri in Tigrinya
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 16)

I am happy to announce that I got a very nice, personal letter in English, confirming my reception of Voice of Asena on 9610 kHz on the 16th of February. The director and founder, Amanuel Eyasu, says that I was the first to send them feedback trough a detailed report. When you say "Asena" to a person it means "that you are happy about something", so I say
"Asena" to you all.

Website: http://www.assenna.com/
Email to the station: aseye.asena@googlemail.com
(Bjoern Fransson-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 17/BC-DX #900)

Polish Radio Warsaw - English schedule via Media Broadcast
Effective to 29 March 2009
1300-1400 on 9450 WER 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu English
1800-1900 on 6015 WER 040 kW 300 deg to NoEu English DRM
1800-1900 on 7345 ISS 250 kW 025 deg to NoEu English
(BC-DX #900)

Radio Free Asia via Itanawila, Sri Lanka
9385 RFA/Iranawila. *1700-1730 Feb 15. Ststion identification as "This is Radio Free Asia..the following program is in Korean". Noted with interviews, English audio clips commentary and a report about Iranian and North Korean relations. (Edward Kusalik-Daysland-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Febr 16/BC-DX #900)

Russia's GTRK on 7320
GTRK Magadan; 0220-0300, 7320, Feb 03. Local to regional programming scheduled from 0210 to 0300, on weekdays only; in Russian. Observerd before 0230 phone numbers given and singing jingle. After 0230 many mentions of Magadan, sounded like an interview. Played Russian pop songs and ballads. Programa Radio Rossii at 300. Reception would have been fair except for a moderately strong heterodyne. Have not listened to Magadan in over a month, so assume this
heterodyne is a new development. I asked Mauno Ritola, if he could also hear this heterodyne
and asked for his opinion/ comments about it: "I can also hear the heterodyne, actually 600 Hz on both sides. It looks like it is separate from the Magadan transmitter, ..when I switch to another antenna, the strength of the side carriers change independently of Magadan audio and carrier. Hopefully it goes away." (Ron Howard, CA/DX Window # 371)

Solomon Islands on 9545.5
9541.5 Radio Happy Isles on Feb 22 with best signal heard yet, S 4 level. Signal good enough to detect a strong hum or other transmitter distortion on the frequency - couldn't tune it out by varying frequency. The signal was also good enough for me to record at 6 kHz bandwidth -
normally I don't exceed 5 kHz.

From 0849 UT tune, pop music to local commercials. Program announcements by woman in English, a couple of island music selections, more announcements by man/female. Drum interval signal at 0900, followed by English feature program. Drum interval signal again at 0916. After 0908 had some short periods of decreased power when a Chinese language station would dominate (Bruce Churchill, CA/Cumbre DX)

Uzbekistan frequency change
Suab Xaa Moo Zoo (Voice of Hope) in Hmong via VTC:
2330-0000 new frequency 5890 via tashkent 100 kW 131 degree to Southeast Asia (ex 7115)
(R Bulgaria DX Mix news, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX Top News Feb. 23/ DX Mix News # 561 wb, Germany)

WRTH free update on the internet
A reminder to our blog readers:

WRTH is pleased to announce an update file for the Winter (B08) International radio schedules is now available to download from: http://www.wrth.com/ . The file is a pdf file and will require the
free adobe acrobat reader, available from http://www.adobe.com/ . The file is 8 pages long and is approx 51kB in size.

Included in this file are updates for: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Benin, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Germany, Guam, India, Iran, Italy, Korea (Rep), Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and more. We hope you find this a useful accompaniment to the printed WRTH. (Gilbert, via DXplorer, Feb 03/DX Window # 371)

WYFR Family Radio Worldwide via Media Broadcast
English effective to 29 March 2009
1900-2200 on 9480 WER 500 kW 185 deg to WCAf English
2000-2100 on 9480 WER 500 kW 185 deg to WCAf English
2100-2200 on 9480 WER 500 kW 185 deg to WCAf English
(BC-DX #900)

Blog Logs - Indonesia

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

2960, RPDT2, Manggarai (tentative), 1205, Feb 05, program in Bahasa Indonesian, O=2 very bad modulation. (Volk/DX Window 371)

4790.04 RRI Fak Fak 1450-1455* Feb 7. Vocal music, then LoveAmbon at 1453 with male voice-over and closedown announcement. Transmission closedown at 1455, although carrier stayed on past 1500. (Wilkins-CO)

4789.96 RRI Fak Fak, 1428-1453* In Bahasa Indonesian with easy-listening pop Indonesian songs, nice kroncong music before sign-off. Clear signal for ID as "R.R.I. Fak Fak." Light to moderate CODAR QRM. 2/19 & 20/09 returned to their usual 4790.03 (Howard-CA/NASWA Flashsheet # 370)

4790.04 RRI Fak Fak, 1338, 2/22/09. Fast-paced Indo talk between male/female announcer. Heavy CODAR sweep. Without CODAR, fair to good (Strawman-IA/NASWA Flashsheet # 370).

4925, RRI Jambi, 1250, Feb 05, Bahasa Indonesia, O=3. (Volk/DX Window # 371)

4925, RRI Jambi (presumed), 1426-1526, Jan 27. This rarely gets above threshold level, but today was almost fair. In Bahasa Indonesia with numerous on-air phone calls, many "Hello, hello"; played some pop Indonesian songs. Had the best reception around my local sunrise at 1514. (Howard/DX Window # 370)

3995, RRI Kendari, 1240, Feb 05, Bahasa Indonesia, O=3. (Volk/DX Window # 371)

3995.05, RRI Kendari, 1418-1436, Jan 22, songs, chatty announcer with long yaks between selections. Fair signal. (Wilkins in DXplorer/DX Window # 370).

3325 RRI Palangkaraya 1358-1438 Feb 7. Calliope interval signal to 1400 Indo talk, possbily regional news to 1422. Lite vocal music to1438 tuneout. Fair signal but tough copy through my local noise. (Wilkins-CO)

3325, RRI Palangkaraya, 1403-1421, Jan 26, Bahasa Indonesia local news and many IDs for "Radio Republik Indonesia Palangkaraya". Played pop songs, with fair reception. Radio Bougainville was here with a better signal than RRI at 1306-1311*, Jan 25. (Howard/DX Window # 370)

3976.06, RRI Pontianak, 1319-1336, Jan 22, Indonesian vocal music, announcement and talk, fair, amateur radio interference. (Wilkins in DXplorer/DX Window # 370)

9525.90, 1302-1330+ Voice of Indonesia, Feb 20,tune-in to opening English ID announcements. English news at1304. Signal poor to fair. Stronger than usual. (Brian Alexander, PA)

11785.86, Voice of Indonesia, Cimanggis, 1805, Jan 21, Spanish announcement to IDs and schedules. SINPO 45444. (Wiespointner/DX Window # 370)

Media Broadcast B08 schedule update - Part 2 of 4

Media Broadcast (ex DTK - T Systems)
Schedules via French Guiana and German transmitter sites

Part 2 of 4
All times UTC

IBC Tamil Radio
0000-0100 on 6045 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Tamil

Voice of Russia
0000-0100 on 11605 GUF 250 kW / 181 deg to SoAm Portuguese
0100-0300 on 13630 GUF 250 kW / 195 deg to SoAm Spanish
0200-0300 on 6155 WER 250 kW / 300 deg to NoAm Russian WS
0200-0400 on 7335 WER 500 kW / 300 deg to NoAm English WS
0400-0600 on 7335 GUF 250 kW / 318 deg to NoAm English WS
0300-0500 on 6155 WER 250 kW / 300 deg to NoAm English WS
1500-1600 on 13755 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to ME Russian "Commonwealth"
2300-2400 on 6175 WER 125 kW / 105 deg to ME Arabic

Voice of Croatia
0000-0400 on 7375 WER 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAm Croatian/English/Spanish
0200-0600 on 7375 WER 125 kW / 325 deg to NWAm Croatian/English/Spanish
2300-0400 on 7375 WER 100 kW / 240 deg to SoAm Croatian/English/Spanish

Gospel For Asia
0030-0130 on 7215 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
1230-1330 on 15520 NAU 250 kW / 078 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
1330-1430 on 13750 NAU 250 kW / 088 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
1330-1500 on 15185 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
1430-1530 on 12005 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
1530-1630 on 11645 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs
2330-0030 on 7200 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SEAs South East Asian langs

Radio Free Asia

0100-0300 on 9670 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SEAs Tibetan

Voice of America
0230-0330 on 7205 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
0230-0330 on 9495 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
0500-0600 on 15225 NAU 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1400-1500 on 9565 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to WeAs Pashto Deewa Radio
1600-1630 on 9465 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to CeAs Georgian
1630-1930 on 5850 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1630-1700 on 15620 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Somali
1700-1800 on 9770 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Dari/Pashto R. Ashna
1700-1830 on 9540 NAU 125 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Persian
1730-1800 on 9485 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1730-1800 on 11905 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Afan Oromo Mon-Fri
1800-1900 on 9485 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Amharic
1800-1900 on 11905 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Amharic
1830-1930 on 9680 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Persian
1900-1930 on 9485 NAU 250 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Tigrigna
1900-1930 on 9815 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Arabic Hello Darfur
2030-2100 on 6040 NAU 250 kW / 190 deg to CeAf Hausa Mon-Fri
2030-2100 on 6040 NAU 250 kW / 190 deg to CeAf French Sat/Sun

Radio Liberty

0300-0400 on 7105 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
0400-0500 on 6105 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
0400-0500 on 9430 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
0400-0600 on 6120 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
0600-0700 on 17675 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
1230-1600 on 13680 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
1400-1500 on 9595 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1400-1500 on 12015 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1500-1530 on 7150 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Kyrgyz
1600-1700 on 7220 NAU 250 kW / 065 deg to CeAs Russian
1600-1700 on 9415 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1600-1700 on 9485 NAU 250 kW / 103 deg to CeAs Azeri
1600-1700 on 9520 WER 250 kW / 045 deg to EaEu Russian
1600-1700 on 11605 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to CeAs Avari/Chechen/Cherkessi
1800-1900 on 9595 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian Radio Farda
2000-2200 on 7165 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian

Adventist World Radio
0300-0330 on 7280 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Oromo
0300-0400 on 7315 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Tigrigna/Amharic
0400-0430 on 7425 WER 250 kW / 120 deg to ME Arabic
0500-0600 on 6025 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to EaEu Bulgarian
0700-0800 on 9595 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Arabic
0800-0830 on 11975 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Kabyle
0800-0900 on 12010 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf French/Tachelhit
1000-1100 on 9610 NAU 100 kW / 180 deg to SoEu Italian Sun
1200-1300 on 15495 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English/Bangla
1300-1330 on 11720 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Chinese Mon-Fri
1300-1330 on 11720 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Uyghur Sat/Sun
1330-1500 on 11725 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to EaAs Chinese
1500-1600 on 9665 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Punjabi/Hindi
1500-1600 on 11675 WER 250 kW / 075 deg to SoAs Nepali/English
1630-1700 on 11905 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Somali
1700-1730 on 9445 WER 250 kW / 120 deg to ME Arabic
1730-1800 on 9830 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Kabyle
1730-1800 on 11795 WER 250 kW / 135 deg to EaAf Oromo
1900-2000 on 11760 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Arabic/Tachelhit
2000-2030 on 9805 WER 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf French
1900-2000 on 11955 NAU 100 kW / 215 deg to NoAf Arabic
2000-2030 on 7110 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
2030-2100 on 9505 JUL 100 kW / 210 deg to NoAf Chinese

Radio Japan NHK World
0430-0500 on 5980 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to RUS Russian
0830-0900 on 15190 WER 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1300-1345 on 15215 WER 500 kW / 075 deg to SoAs Bengali
1345-1515 on 15215 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Hindi/Urdu

Radio Dabanga
0430-0525 on 7315 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Arabic

Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries
1400-1600 on 6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu English
1400-1500 on 13810 NAU 100 kW / 120 deg to ME English
1500-1600 on 13810 NAU 125 kW / 120 deg to ME English
1500-1600 on 17485 JUL 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAf English
1900-2100 on 6175 WER 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English (ex 2000-2200)

CVC International
0830-1200 on 17590 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Hindi DRM >>from Feb.23
1400-1700 on 13670 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg to UKR Ukrainian
1400-1800 on 15745 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to CeAf English
1800-2100 on 11775 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to CeAf English

IBRA Radio
1730-1800 on 11645 JUL 100 kW / 145 deg to EaAf Swahili
1730-1800 on 9660 JUL 100 kW / 140 deg to EaAf Somali
1800-1900 on 9470 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to CeAf Arabic+local
1900-2030 on 9845 NAU 125 kW / 200 deg to WeAf Hausa/French/Bambara+lacal

HCJB Global
1800-1900 on 3955 JUL 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu German

Lutheran World Fundation
1830 1900 on 9800 WER 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf Fulfulde

FEBA Radio
1900-1930 on 7235 WER 250 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Arabic

Democratic Voice of Burma
2330-0030 on 5955 WER 125 kW / 075 deg to SEAs Burmese

Frequency change for Voice of America in Georgian from Feb.18:
1700-1800 NF 9405 LAM 100 kW / 075 deg, ex 12130 BIB 100 kW / 085 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 23)
(DX Mix News # 561 via wb, Germany)

DRM special broadcast Feb 23-25

TDF
There will be special DRM transmissions from TDF / Issoudun to India.
Date 23rd to 25 Feb 2009. Code DRM Power 150 kW,
Frequency 21620 kHz, Azimuth 80 degr, Antenna Alliss 4/4
Time 0830-1300 UTC
DRM Parameters Mode B, BW 10 kHz, MSC 16 QAM, CR 0.62.
Audio bit-rate ~ 14 kbits/sec, Audio Encoding AAC, no SBR,
Depending on reception results, these parameters could be adjusted.
TDF would be pleased to receive DRM reports from India and other parts of
the world.

CVC
Will be broadcasting in Hindi towards India for the duration of the BES Expo 2009 in Delhi. Dates 23-25 Feb 2009
Time 0830-1200 UT. Frequency 17590 kHz via Juelich Germany.
Any reception reports and comments would be welcome.
(DRM Software Radio Forum via Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXindia Feb 21)
(BC-DX #900 via wb, Germany)

South America on shortwave

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

Bolivia
4409.81, Radio Eco, Reyes (p), 2255-2305, Feb 06. Spanish talk, SINPO 15232. (Petersen)

4699.14, Radio San Miguel, 0118-0130, Feb 14. Conversation with mentions of "Bolivia", poor. (Bolland)

4716.70, Radio Yura, Yura, 2325-0140, Feb 06, 07 and 14, Spanish talk. Canned promos and advertisements to Bolivian pop songs, political speech, comment, possibly presenting a news program. SINPO 15321. (Bolland and Petersen)

6080, Radio San Gabriel, La Paz (tent.), 1118-1130, Feb 11. "Possibly" HCJB heard with talk from 1108, but at 1118 a second signal faded in with Bolivian type music mixing in with HCJB. At 1122 talk Quechua. Both signals were poor. (Bolland)

6155.25, Radio Fides, La Paz, 1016-1100, Feb 03 and 07. Spanish conversation, canned promos for a product called "Olympia" possibly? 1025 live comments, at 1030, canned promos for "Olympia" again, news, poor to fair. (Bolland)

Brazil
5035, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, SP, 2314, Feb 07. Romantic ballads in Portuguese, IDs at 2320 and 2329, fair. (Ronda)

9645, Radio Bandeirantes, São Paulo, SP, 1046-1052, Feb 08. Portuguese talk, SINPO 24322. (Méndez)

11725, Radio Novas de Paz, Curitiba, PR, 1023-1026, Feb 08. Religious hymns and announcements, SINPO 23322. (Méndez)

11735, Radio Transmundial, Santa María, RS, 1020-1023, Feb 08. Religious talks by man and woman, SINPO 23322. (Méndez)

Colombia
5910, R Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda, 2350-2356, Feb 13. Latin American style music. SINPO 33333. (Mille)

Ecuador
6050, HCJB, Pifo, 2340-0035, Feb 08 and 12. Spanish talks and ID, chant-like songs with lots of Hallelujah shouts, 0030 time signal and talk in the Cofan language (listed, it is spoken in Ecuador's Napo Province in the northeast part of the country), best in LSB, SINPO 44343. (Bredahl Jorgensen and Ronda)

Peru
3329.6, Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 1115-1145, Feb 04 and 05, Spanish with several IDs. (Wilkner)

4774.90, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 1047-1100, Feb 07, Huaynos type music with Spanish comments, 1054 time check and ID, poor and CODAR. (Bolland)

4790.05, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0250-0300, Feb 11, Spanish religious talk, hymns, SINPO 23222 CODAR QRM. (Petersen)
(DX Window 371)

Pirate BBC Essex to return to the air this Easter

Back by popular demand, the award-winning Pirate BBC Essex returns to the air this Easter (10-13 April, 2009) for a four-day broadcast. The BBC Essex team will be on board the LV18 which will be moored in Harwich. Legendary DJs Tony Blackburn and Johnnie Walker are just two of the original sixties offshore presenters who will be teaming up with the BBC Essex hosts to celebrate the unique sound of pirate radio.

“In 2007 we told listeners it could be the last time for Pirate BBC Essex,” said BBC Essex Managing Editor Gerald Main. “Ever since, fans from Essex and across the world have been asking us to do it one more time. We’ve been swayed by their wishes and their ship is literally coming in.”

In 2007 and in the first broadcast in 2004, Pirate BBC Essex came from the LV18 half a mile off the Essex coast. This year, the vessel will be moored alongside the Harwich Ha’penny Pier. The vessel’s bridge will be converted into a radio studio from where Pirate BBC Essex will broadcast on 729, 765 and 1530 kHz mediumwave and on bbc.co.uk/essex from 7am (0600 UTC) on 10 April.

“Thousands of sixties pirate radio fans will be able to get within a few feet of the fun and action,” said Pirate BBC Essex creator Steve Scruton. The vessel that hosts the four-day broadcast is a star in its own right as it is featured in the new film The Boat That Rocked, written and directed by Richard Curtis and starring Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans and Kenneth Branagh.
(Source: BBC Norwich Press Office/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Netherlands - Program Guide Feb. 21- 27

All times UTC

Radio Netherlands Worldwide PROGRAMME PREVIEW

Saturday 21 February - Friday 27 February

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


SATURDAY 21 February
*** The State We're In ***
We learn that being a human rights lawyer in China means putting up with a lot: being followed all the time, having your phones bugged, never winning cases and, in the case of Gao Zhisheng, being arrested, tortured or just disappearing altogether.

Also, do we have a right to drugs? What if that drug is cocaine? What if you're a Bolivian cocaine farmer and this is your culture and livelihood. We report. We also meet the woman who took on the British Health service to demand a life-saving cancer drug and won.

And it's just come out that German Railways has been spying on all of its employees for years. After years of Nazi spying, the East German Stasi and West German anti-leftist intelligence work, the country is in an uproar.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1506 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1806 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2006 Southern Africa 7120, West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
2200 Asia

*** Network Europe Week ***
A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe. If you missed any editions of Network Europe Week satisfy your needs with this digest of the programme's top stories.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1600 Benelux 1296

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
1600 Europe

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:

Curious Orange:
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Bridges with Africa:
0030 Europe (WRN)

Earthbeat:
1630 Benelux (MW 1296) and Europe (WRN)

SUNDAY 22 February
*** Network Europe Extra ***

Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1404 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1804 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2004 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1600 Europe
2200 Asia

*** Reloaded ***

Another selection of this week's program highlights presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1330 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Sunday we also run:

Bridges with Africa:
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Radio Books:
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1600 Benelux (MW 1296)
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)

MONDAY 23 February
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
2200 Asia

*** Curious Orange ***

This week on Curious Orange, life is a cabaret! But there won't be any scantily clad women or men in top hats dancing across our stage! No, here in Holland, cabaret means something quite different. We'll explain the whole Dutch song and dance, then take you backstage to meet a performer.

Also on the bill, Columnist Perro de Jong with his Critical Eye, and the winner of our Loesje contest! So take a seat and enjoy the show.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Monday we also run:

Earthbeat:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Network Europe Extra:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)

Reloaded:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

TUESDAY 24 February
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** The State We're In - Midweek Edition ***

We learn that being a human rights lawyer in China means putting up with a lot: being followed all the time, having your phones bugged, never winning cases and, in the case of Gao Zhisheng, being arrested, tortured or just disappearing altogether.

Also, do we have a right to drugs? What if that drug is cocaine? What if you're a Bolivian cocaine farmer and this is your culture and livelihood. We report. We also meet the woman who took on the British Health service to demand a life-saving cancer drug and won.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Tuesday we also run:

Bridges with Africa:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Newsline:
0400 Africa, Asia (WRN)
0500 North America (WRN)

Curious Orange:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

WEDNESDAY 25 February
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Radio Books ***
'The Final Judgement' - by Bart Koubaa

Belgian author Bart Koubaa studied photography and Arabic. He won the Flemish Debut Prize in 2000 for his first novel Fire. He's written a Kafkaesque story for Radio Books. A man has been brought before the court and a jury deliberates his fate. But he is uncertain what crime - if any - he may have committed.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Wednesday we also run:

Curious Orange:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1530 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

The State We're In - Midweek Edition:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

THURSDAY 26 February
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Earthbeat ***
It's International Polar Year, so Earthbeat tunes in to the latest research coming out of the least hospitable parts of the planet. And we speak via satellite phone to one of the scientists who produces this research and ask what it's like to be stuck on a base in subzero temperatures for months on end with the same group of people and no chance of escape. Antarctica's science and society revealed on this week's Earthbeat.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Thursday we also run:

Network Europe Extra:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Radio Books:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)

FRIDAY 27 February
*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1530 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1800 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 15535
1904 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120
2000 West Africa 17810, 11655

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
2300 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
0400 Africa, Asia
0500 North America
2200 Asia

*** Bridges with Africa ***

We take an in-depth look at Liberia's biggest foreign investment package ever: 2.6 billion dollars from China Union. And we ask 2 questions: Will it improve the living standard of Liberians? And should environmental groups be worried?

From hard cash we move to colorful garments and Africa's longstanding love affair with textiles. Or will cheap imports from Asia cause a break-up?
We talk to textile designers and dress makers from Nigeria, Zambia and the Netherlands.

And we have music from Congolese artist Lokas.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1430 South Asia 11520, 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1830 Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535
2030 West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425

Broadcast times on MW (UTC):
1630 Benelux 1296
2330 South Asia 1548

Broadcast times on WRN UTC:
1300 North America
1630 Europe
2230 Asia

Note that on Friday we also run:

Radio Books:
1030 East Asia 6040, Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia/China 9720
1330 North America (WRN)
1500 South Asia 12080, 5825, 15595, 9345
1930 East Africa 12045, East/Central Africa 11655, West Africa 11805, Central/Southern Africa 7120

Network Europe live:
1600 Benelux (MW)

Earthbeat:
0030 Europe (WRN)
0530 North America (WRN)
(R Netherlands & special thanks to Andy Sennnitt)

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

All times UTC

BBC frequency changes
U.K.(non)
1300-1330 on 12075 CYP 250 kW / 064 deg,new on SW in Kyrgyz
13845 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg,new on SW in Kyrgyz
15180 SLA 250 kW / 020 deg,new on SW in Kyrgyz
1330-1500 NF 7550 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg, ex 7580 in Bengali, Sunday only
1400-1500 NF 9535 NAK 250 kW / 300 deg, ex 9800 in Hindi
(DX Mix News #560)

Croatian Radio frequency change
Croatian Radio HS-1 in Croatian from Feb.18:
0858-1357 NF 7370 DEA 100 kW / non-dir, ex 9830
(DX News #560)

New opposition station via TDP Belgium
Voice of Asena from Feb.16:
1730-1800 on 9610 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon/Wed/Fri in Tigrinya
(DX Mix News #560)

Peru logs
4857.43, Radio La Hora, 1115-1125. Signal consisted of steady music with canned ID every once in awhile over the music. The time framewas rather late, so the signal was very poor with deep fades.(Chuck Bolland, FL February 12, 2009)

5039.16, Radio Libertad, 1125-1135. Another late logging, noted music here. It was the traditional Huaynos type of music. Between music, noted a male in Spanish comments. Signal was fading to threshold. (Chuck Bolland, February 12, 2009)

Radio Notre Dame Des Ondes audio clip
Radio Notre Dame Des Ondes broadcast every Sunday, 1700-1800 UTC. The holy mass via Radio France (TX Lyon 603 KHz). The audioclip with the station ID is available at:
http://blog.libero.it/radioascolto/6521840.html (Francesco/playdx2003)

QSL Card from Radio Bana
5100 KHz. Radio Bana - Eritrea confirm with QSL card in 76 days.
Pictures available at:
http://blog.libero.it/radioascolto/6509826.html
(Francesco/playdx2003)

Radio Nacional de Venezuela on 6060
6060, Radio National de Venezuela via Hava, Cuba. 1138-1145.Tune in while news is being presented in English. This was followed by ID as, "Radio National of Venezuela...". Later a brief sound bite from Chavez and then more English comments from a female. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, Fl February 12, 2009)

Voice of America frequency change
via Meyerton, South Africa.
Kurdish service:
1400-1500 NF 17740 MEY 250 kW / 015 deg, ex 15530
(DX Mix News #560)

Voice of Russia additional frequency
In German in DRM mode:
1000-1300 on 7325 KLG 015 kW / 220 deg to Central Europe
(DX Mix News #560)

WYFR-Family Radio Worldwide adds new tranmission
New additional txion of WYFR Family Radio via TRW from Feb.13
1100-1200 on 9720 NVS 250 kW / 125 deg to EaAs in Chinese
(DX Mix News #560)

Blog Logs - India

Shortwave reception from India

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

4760, Radio Kashmir, Leh, 0235-0250. Signal fade out, Feb 11. Vernacular talk, 0245 English news from New Delhi heard // 4860, 4880 and 4895, SINPO 25222. (Petersen)

4760, All India Radio-Port Blair, 1651-1653, Feb 12. Vernacular talk, SINPO 22332. (Mille)

4775.00, All India Radio-Imphal, 0035-0040, Feb 09. English news from New Delhi, SINPO 34333. (Petersen)

4800, All India Radio-Hyderabad, 1736-1738, Feb 07. Vernacular // 4810, SINPO 23332. (Mille)

4810, All India Radio-Bhopal, 1738-1742, Feb 07, Vernacular // 4800, SINPO 23332. (Mille)

4835.00, All India Radio-Gangtok, *0100-0145 fade out. Feb 05, Nepali, opening procedure, traditional Nepali songs and music, interview, SINPO 25232. (Petersen)

4840, All India Radio-Mumbai (p), 0208-0225, Feb 10, music and comments by individuals. Signal faded up and down between poor and poorer. (Bolland)

4880, All India Radio-Lucknow, *0023-0100, Feb 05. Opening procedure, 0030 news in Hindi from New Delhi // 4840, 5010 and 5040, 0035 local program of talks and advertisements to songs on sitar and flute, SINPO 35333. (Petersen). Also heard at 1724-1728, Feb 12, local song, 23332. (Mille)

4900, All India Radio-Guwahati, -1700*, Feb 08. Heard here instead of scheduled 4940. Also noted *0000, Feb 09. They must have switched off transmitter at night and just put on again in the morning without any checking of the frequency. But Feb 09 evening was noted back on the original frequency of 4940. However, again noted on 4900 just now at 1330, Feb 10. (Jacob)
Still heard on 4900 and not on 4940, *0000-0020, Feb 11, AIR interval signal, followed by a greeting and the usual hymn. Then an announcement probably in Nepali and local songs. SINPO 44444 with only slight QRM from Mongolia on 4895 and Tibet on 4905. (Petersen) .

4920, All India Radio-Chennai, 0125-0140, Feb 08. Another one of those really weak stations where I cannot make out the language. Can hear a female and a male conversing back and forth while background music is also heard. Signal was poorest. (Bolland). Heard strong 1710, Feb 11, when Tibet seemed off air. (Koie). Chennai mostly broadcast in Tamil. (Ed)

6085, All India Radio-Gangtok (10 kW), sign on just before 0500 till around 0930, Feb 16, covering the budget programs in Parliament. This frequency is used only on rare occasions. (Jacob)

AIR has launched first Digital Radio Transmission from Delhi in SW band by using DRM Technology on Jan 16 for the following services:
9950 GOS-IV 1745-1945 UK and WEST EUROPE
9950 HINDI 1945-2045 UK and WEST EUROPE
9950 GOS-V 2045-2230 UK and WEST EUROPE
6100 VIVIDH BHARATI SERVICE 1430-1730 800 Km. radius (Approx.) (AIR Website via Gupta)
(DX Window #371)

All India Radio 9425 1952 Hindi 333 Jan 26 YL wsith music vocals. (MacKenzie,CA)

All India Radio- Chennai (tentative). 0125-0140 Another one of those really weak stations where I can't make out the language. Can hear a female and a male conversing back and forth while background music is also heard. The language is not English or Spanish, so the only other guess would be Hindu at least that's what EIBI says - haven't received my WRTH yet - so I am staying with a tentative AIR on this. Signal was poorest. (Chuck Bolland, February 8,
2009)

The Happy Station Show Returns

Press Release
February 17, 2009

After an almost 15 year absence on the shortwave dial The Happy Station Show returns this March.

What is Happy Station?

The Happy Station is one the longest running shows ever on shortwave. In March of 1927 when Philips Radio started broadcasts over station PCJJ as a way to reach the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia).

Sometime in 1928 a very young Edward Startz created the Happy Station, he changed PCJJ to PCJ, which he said stood for Peace, Cheer & Joy. The show continued until the start of war. During WW2 the only shortwave done by the Dutch was via the BBC in London broadcasting back to Holland with Radio Orange. After the war around 1946 the Dutch Government founded Radio Nederland Wereldomroep and Edward Startz returned to microphone as presenter of The Happy Station Show. Edward remained with the show for 43 years, way past the legal
age to retire in the Netherlands.

In January 1970 Tom Meijer who was working for the Dutch section of Radio Nederland took over as host. This was a major transition. With Tom the show took on a new life and energy. The Tom Meijer era was one of fun, with Tom making you feel that the Sunday broadcasts were
bringing all the listeners together for a family gathering. It truly was your Sunday family show of smiles across the miles. Tom Meijer stayed with Happy Station for 21 years until he retired. After he left the show it was first taken over by long time Radio Netherlands announcer/producer Pete Myers and then by Jonathan Groubert. The Happy
Station Show was canceled in 1995.

Why return Happy Station?

The Happy Station had and still has a very loyal audience and now the time is right to return with the same message of Peace, Cheer & Joy and Smiles Across The Miles that Edward and Tom brought listeners every week.

What is different?

One of the major changes with the Happy Station today is it won't be a Radio Netherlands production. Instead it will be independently produced and distributed. Radio Netherlands has given permission for the new producer and presenter to use the name Happy Station, as long
as it's made clear there is no affiliation with Radio Netherlands.

The new Happy Station host will be Keith Perron a Canadian broadcaster who has been based in Asia for almost 10 years. He has worked as an announcer/producer with CKUT Montreal, Radio Canada International, and Radio Havana Cuba, CHMB Vancouver, China Radio International and has freelanced for Monitor Radio, CBC Radio and others over the last 17
years.

The new Happy Station Show won't be produced in Holland, but will be based in Taipei, Taiwan and will be distributed using many different channels and all aspects of technology, new and old to bring the show to the audience. The first will be shortwave on the frequency of 9955 kHz via WRMI (Radio Miami International) for listeners in North and South America. After the shows first transmission on shortwave, it will be uploaded as a podcast so fans of the show not in the target region will be able to tune in. A plan is in place to bring it on shortwave to other regions of the world; this will be announced at a later date. A facebook page has also been set up where listeners can send in pictures and recorded messages, which will be used on the show.

With the revival of The Happy Station Show there will also be a Happy Station youtube channel, where listeners will be able to upload videos from where ever they are in the world. The new host of the show will also present videos and a behind the scenes look at the new show and
it's new surrounding.

For listeners who remember the Spanish version of the show La Estación de la Alegría, Keith will at a later date present both editions. At the beginning the show will be bi-weekly, when the Spanish edition comes at a later date, it will rotate with the English Happy Station.

For those who fondly remember Tom Meijer you will also have a chance to hear him again in guest spots as well as some of the songs he recorded at Radio Netherlands over the years. The first edition will be a tribute to Tom and the original Happy Station with contributions
from listeners from around the world and some very famous voices from the shortwave dial.

For more information, audio samples and pictures contact:
Skype: pcj.happystation
Email: pcj.happystation@gmail.com
Telephone: +886 938408592
Facebook: The New Happy Station
Post: Happy Station Show Attn: Keith Perron, 8th Floor, No47, Lane 31,
Section 1, Sanmin Road, Banciao, Taipei, Taiwan (ROC), 22070

Some Happy Stations shows and extracts are available at the Radio Netherlands Historical Audio Archive, as well as other English language programmes, latest two full Happy Station shows uploaded are Open House Show 4 February 1972, uploaded January 23 and a Seasons
Greetings Programme from December 13 1965 uploaded January 8, click oudere posts at the bottom of the page for earlier uploads:
http://blogs.rnw.nl/haa/?s=happy+station
(Mike Barraclough, UK/worlddxclub)

RNW - The new international disaster service

Press release

Date: 19 February 2009

RNW: the new international disaster service
Hilversum – When disaster strikes anywhere in the world Radio Netherlands Worldwide will go into action as an international disaster service. RNW will not only report on the events, it will provide a complete information service for any Dutch victims, those in trouble and their relatives. With special broadcasts, a separate website and mobile phone platforms all serving to keep the audience constantly up to date. RNW expects the disaster service to go into operation by spring 2009.

Dutch emigrants, expats and holidaymakers are regularly faced with natural disasters, major accidents, terrorist attacks, political upheavals and social conflicts. Everyone who is faced with these situations, directly or indirectly, wants fast answers to pressing questions: What happened? How could this happen? And then … who is missing? How do I get home? Who has more information? What can I do? Where can I get what I need?

One hour after the first report of a disaster a specially trained RNW team will start answering all those questions via radio, mobile phone, internet and BVN television. The news and information stream will be kept up to date from minute to minute with special broadcasts, a separate website and mobile platforms. For as long as is needed.

Editor-in-chief Rik Rensen explains: “It’s an extra service in addition to our existing programs. The disaster team is RNW’s response to the urgent requests for help and information we received during recent events like the violence in Mumbai and the lengthy airport strike in Bangkok.”
(R Baughn, MT)

Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts:
Issued: 2009 Feb 17 2121 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html

# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
09 - 15 February 2009

Solar activity was very low. Old-cycle polarity Region 1012 (S06, L=278, class/area Axx/010 on 11 February) produced isolated B-class flares during 10 - 13 February. Region 1012 decayed to spotless plage on 14 February.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit increased to high levels on 15 February.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels during 09 - 13 February. Activity increased to active levels during 14 - 15 February with minor to major storm periods detected at high latitudes. ACE solar wind measurements indicated the 14 - 15 February activity was associated with a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS). The co-rotating interaction region in advance of the CH HSS was detected on 14 February and was associated with increased velocities, increased IMF Bt (maximum 17 nT at 14/0518 UTC, and intermittent periods of enhanced southward IMF Bz (minimum -15 nT at 14/0543 UTC). The HSS commenced early on 14 February and continued through the rest of the period with a peak velocity of 623 km/sec detected at 15/0910 UTC. IMF Bz varied from +04 to -05 nT during the HSS.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
18 February - 16 March 2009

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to increase to high levels during 14 - 16 March. Normal flux levels are expected during the rest of the period.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet levels during 18 - 20 February. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels with isolated active conditions during 21 - 22 February due to a recurrent CH HSS. Activity is expected to decrease to mostly quiet levels during 23 February - 12 March. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels with isolated active conditions during 13 - 14 February due to another CH HSS. Isolated minor to major storm conditions are possible at high latitudes during this period. Activity is expected to decrease to mostly quiet levels during 15 - 16 March as the CH HSS subsides.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
:Issued: 2009 Feb 17 2122 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Feb 17
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Feb 18 70 5 2
2009 Feb 19 70 5 2
2009 Feb 20 70 5 2
2009 Feb 21 70 12 4
2009 Feb 22 70 8 3
2009 Feb 23 70 5 2
2009 Feb 24 70 5 2
2009 Feb 25 70 5 2
2009 Feb 26 70 5 2
2009 Feb 27 70 5 2
2009 Feb 28 70 5 2
2009 Mar 01 70 5 2
2009 Mar 02 70 5 2
2009 Mar 03 70 10 3
2009 Mar 04 70 5 2
2009 Mar 05 70 5 2
2009 Mar 06 70 5 2
2009 Mar 07 70 5 2
2009 Mar 08 70 5 2
2009 Mar 09 70 5 2
2009 Mar 10 70 5 2
2009 Mar 11 70 5 2
2009 Mar 12 70 5 2
2009 Mar 13 70 12 4
2009 Mar 14 70 10 3
2009 Mar 15 70 5 2
2009 Mar 16 70 5 2
(NOAA)

Blog Logs

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

Bolivia
6134.80, Radio Santa Cruz, 0935-1101. Monitored this off and on during the period specified. Observed plenty of Spanish language comments between a male and female with canned ID's here and there. "...Radio Santa Cruz..." Signal varied between a poor and fair quality. (Chuck Bolland, FL February 17, 2009)

6155.21, Radio Fides, 0950-1058, Stayed on this freq during the period for a considerable time. Noted a male and female in Spanish Language comments. Didn't catch a good ID, but heard time checks and many mentions of "Santa Cruz" during the comments. Signal was fair to poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL February 17, 2009)

4699.4, Radio San Miguel Riberalta, 0304-0316, Feb 14, Spanish. Balllads with announcer between selections. Poor signal. (Scott Barbour, NH)

Brazil
4755, Radio Imaculado Conciecao Campo Grande, 0040-0101, Feb 13, Portuguese. Male announcer with religious text. Announcer at 0045 with Santa Maria's. Piano bit at 0057, followed by more talk. Choral music at 0100 with announcers talk over during poor signal. (Scott Barbour, NH)

11815 Radio Brasil Central (Goiania). 0555-0603. 05 Feb 09. Portuguese religious text with frequency announcements and several station IDs as “Radio Brasil Central-Goiania.” Good. // and accordant with 4985. Poor. (Joe Wood, TN).

Chad
4905, RNT N'djamena, 0430, Feb 13. French. National anthem at tune-in. Announcements in French, followed by Afro pops. Recheck at 0506 noted with announcers local time check. (6 o'clock) and tentative mention of "FM Nationale". Signal abruptly gone at 0509; stayed on frequency for a few minutes more but signal never returned; fair. (Scott Barbour, NH)

China
5030, China National Radio 1, 1025-1035. Usual Chinese comments from male/female announcers. The AOKI database says this is being transmitted via Beijing number 572. Checked the list for a parallel and found it on 6175 KHz using with the same site and number, Beijing 572. Both signals were fair. (Chuck Bolland, FL February 15, 2009)

Clandestine
5910, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze via Yamata; *1400-1430*, Feb 6 (Fri.); ex 5985. Heard on the first day of this new frequency, actually their former frequency. Should be much better reception than 5985, at least until the jamming starts again. In English with "Today's News Flash" and "Today's News on North Korean Issues" and long commentary about Obama; ID "JSR. This is Shiokaze Sea Breeze, the shortwave radio program from Tokyo, Japan." Mostly fair reception. After Shiokaze signed-off, heard Iran signing on in assume scheduled Bengali. Anthem and reciting from Qur'an; weak (Ron Howard, CA)

Ethiopia
9704.20, Radio Ethiopia. (tentative). 1135-1205, Female hosting program with phone-in calls. Music bridges between calls. Signal poor. (Chuck Bolland, FL February 17, 2009)

7110 Radio Ethiopia (Gedja). 0458-0510. 17 Feb 09. Amharic. Signal strength blowing out the speakers tonight with a program of very fast tempo Horn of Afirca style music that bordered on Afro pop. ID at T0500 and newscast. Signal quality hampered by QRN. Fair. (Joe Wood, TN).

6110 Radio Fana (Addis Ababa), 0454-0458, 2/11/2009, Oromo. Horn of Africa music. Moderate signal under very strong BBC (Rampisham) signal with Arabic programming. No parallels heard. SINPO 32332. (Jim Evans, TN)

7110 Radio Ethiopia (Gedja Jewe), 0435-0455, 2/11/2009, Amharic. Horn of Africa music followed by talk by man. Strong signal with some fading. Parallel 9704 noted with much weaker signal. SINPO 44333. (Jim Evans, TN)

Equatorial Guinea
5005, Radio Nacional, Bata. February-03 2035. brief Afro pops alternating male Vernacular talks. Abrupt sign off at 22222. (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil)

Eritrea
7175 Voice of Broad Masses of Eritrea (Asmera), 0501-0506, 2/11/2009, Amharic. Talk by man and woman with occasional Horn of Africa music bridges. Poor signal. SINPO 23222. (Jim Evans, TN)

France
3965, Radio Taiwan International relay, Issoudun. February-03 Spanish text. 2006-2017. Male/female host. Signal quick enhancement, noisy SINPO 33222 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Brazil)

Madagascar
5009.92v, Radio Nasionaly Malagasy (presumed). 0309-0337, Feb 6. First time recently that I have actually heard announcers and not just non-stop music, so they seem to be getting back to normal programming again. Seemed to be in French, DJ playing African hi-life music and songs; singing jingle (Stephen J. Price - Johnstown, PA reported hearing a station jingle, so perhaps this was it); sounded like speeches, with some background sounds; poor to fair reception. This continues to broadcast in conventional DSB mode (Ron Howard,CA)

Peru
6195.80, Radio Cusco, 1110-1115. Thought I'd check this out even though Bolivia's stations had faded. Heard a weak program of Huaynos music, didn't remain audible for much longer however. Signal began to fade almost immediately into the noise. At 1116 noted a few Spanish languagecomments. (Chuck Bolland, Fl February 17, 2009)

Russia
9720, Voice of Russia, 1015-1035, Kaliningrad. Noted a program of news and comments in German. Station ID as signal stayed on top of the noise until about 1034 when it began to fade to nil. (Chuck Bolland, FL February 17, 2009)

Singapore
3915, BBC relay, 2303-2315, Feb 15, English BBC news and BBC news oriented programming. Weak but readable. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Syria
9330, Radio Damascus, 2145-2201+. Feb 15, in English!! Tune-in to local music. English at 2157 with brief news bulletin. Into Spanish at 2200. I should have tuned in earlier. Poor with low modulation. Carrier only on // 12085 with possibly very low imaginary modulation. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Zanzibar
11735, Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar. 1800-1808, Feb 15, English Spice FM news. Into Swahili at 1808. Also heard at 2040- 2100* with Hindi style vocals. Swahili talk. Sign off with NationalAnthem. Fair level. Still with good audio. No distortion or wobbly carrier. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Zimbabwe
3396, ZBC Gweru, 0327-0345, Feb 14, Vernacular. Enjoyable easy-listening choral -like music with announcers text between selections. Tentative //4828 though signal there was to rough to tell for sure. Signal fair-poor. (Scott Barbour,NH)

4828, ZBC Gweru, 0105-0121, Feb 13. Vernacular. Continous easy-listening Afro pops. Signal lost under increasing band QRN at 0121. Signal fair-poor. (Scott Barbour, NH)

Cancelled transmissions from Voice of Turkey

Voice of Turkey cancelled the following transmissions from Feb. 1, 2009

All times UTC
1000-1025 on 9560 CAK 250 kW / 320 deg in Romanian
1100-1125 on 13770 EMR 500 kW / 310 deg in Hungarian
1430-1455 on 9525 CAK 500 kW / 295 deg in Bosnian
1630-1700 on 7170 CAK 250 kW / 313 deg in Serbian
1700-1725 on 7180 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg in Croatian
1800-1855 on 6135 EMR 500 kW / 020 deg in Russian
1900-1925 on 6055 CAK 250 kW / 313 deg in Bosnian
(DX Mix News #560 via wb, Germany' Rachel Baughn, MT/Alokesh Gupta, India)

7100-7200 kHz shortwave broadcasts to cease

For many years the portion of the band from 7100-7300 kilohertz has been allocated to short wave broadcasters outside the Americas and not available to radio amateurs outside ITU Region 2. At the World Radio Conference WRC-03 in 2003 it was agreed that the broadcast stations would move out of the section 7100–7200 kilohertz on 29 March 2009 and that portion would become a worldwide exclusive amateur allocation afterwards.

Discussions on releasing the remaining 100 kHz of the band to amateurs at a later date will continue in future conferences. Several European countries have now allowed amateur communication in the 7100–7200 kilohertz section on a shared non-interference basis as an interim measure.

Due to the 24 hour nature of the band, the wide variety of ranges that can be spanned with it, and its shared nature, it tends to be extremely crowded, and interference from other amateurs and broadcasters can be a serious limiting factor. In addition, amateurs in east and south-east Asia have suffered severe interference from illegal users in recent years.
Better log all available prior to March 29th while you still can. Many of these are expected to move to 7300 plus (ED)
(Source: SW Report,Ian Cattermole, NZ, Feb 09)

Radio Kuwait schedules changes

Changes of Radio Kuwait in Arabic to NCAf:

All times UTC NF new frequency
0200-0940 NF 13650*KBD 500 kW / 286 deg, ex 15495
1000-1740 NF 11630#KBD 500 kW / 286 deg, ex 15505
1800-2400 NF 13600 KBD 500 kW / 286 deg, ex 15495
#co-ch 1000-1200 CNR 1/8 and 1300-1500 Voice of Russia in Russian WS
*co-ch 0700-0900 Voice of America in Chinese + mx Jammer
(DX Mix News #560 via wb, Germany/Rachel Baughn, MT/Alokesh Gupta, India)

SLBC continues BBCWS English programs

The BBC World Service announced on Tuesday that it has stopped providing programmes to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) because of “deliberate interference” by government censors. However. SLBC Chairman Hudson Samarasinghe says that so far he has not received any official information to that effect from the BBC World Service. SLBC therefore continues to broadcast BBC English programmes for 3.5 hours as day. However, the Tamil and Sinhala programmes have been dropped by SLBC.
Mr Samarasinghe told the Asian Tribune website that the BBC entered into an agreement with the SLBC to have 4.5 hours of airtime daily for broadcasting their services, for which the BBC pays US$185,000 annually to the SLBC - 3.5 hours a day in English and half an hour each in Sinhala and Tamil. He pointed out that for every thirty minutes of broadcasting time the BBC pays one quarter of what the SLBC charges to local sponsors for a thirty minute programme.
Mr Samarasinghe added that “The BBC has entered into an agreement with SLBC for airtime and if they want to renege on the agreement let them do it.”
(Source: Asian Tribune/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

WYFR Family Radio B08 update via Germany

WYFR Family Radio Worldwide B08 update via Media Broadcast

All times UTC
via German transmiters
1300-1500 on 13820 NAU 500 kW / 085 deg to SoAs Bengali
1400-1500 on 13600 WER 500 kW / 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1400-1500 on 13840 WER 500 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Pashto
1400-1600 on 13700 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Hindi
1500-1600 on 9585 NAU 500 kW / 095 deg to SoAs Tamil
1500-1600 on 9800 NAU 500 kW / 095 deg to SoAs Gujarati
1500-1600 on 11830 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Kannada
1500-1600 on 13655 NAU 500 kW / 095 deg to SoAs Tamil
1600-1700 on 9650 NAU 500 kW / 105 deg to ME Persian
1600-1700 on 9405 WER 500 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Hindi
1600-1700 on 9760 WER 250 kW / 120 deg to ME Arabic
1600-1800 on 11955 WER 500 kW / 150 deg to EaAf Amharic/Swahili
1700-1800 on 6105 NAU 500 kW / 105 deg to ME Persian
1700-1800 on 9850 WER 250 kW / 120 deg to ME Arabic
1700-1800 on 9885 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1700-1800 on 11685 NAU 125 kW / 180 deg to NoAf Arabic
1800-1900 on 6050 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to EaEu Romanian
1800-1900 on 6120 NAU 250 kW / 230 deg to SoEu Spanish
1800-1900 on 7180 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1800-1900 on 9465 WER 500 kW / 183 deg to WCAf Hausa
1800-1900 on 9845 WER 500 kW / 150 deg to NoAf Arabic
1800-2000 on 3975 WER 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu Hungarian/Serbian,x English
1900-2000 on 9500 WER 250 kW / 150 deg to NoAf Arabic
1900-2000 on 9695 WER 500 kW / 210 deg to WeAf French

1900-2000 on 9480 WER 500 kW / 185 deg to WCAf English
2000-2100 on 9480 WER 500 kW / 185 deg to WCAf English
2100-2200 on 9480 WER 500 kW / 185 deg to WCAf English

2000-2100 on 9595 WER 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf French
2000-2300 on 5960 WER 250 kW / 210 deg to WeAf Arabic
2100-2200 on 7305 WER 500 kW / 180 deg to WCAf French
(DX Mix News #560 via wb, Germany/Rachel Baughn, MT/Alokesh Gupta, Germany)

Germany (non) Winter B-08 update - Media Broadcast(ex DTK T-Systems) Part 1 of 4:

All times UTC

Polish Radio External Service
1130-1200 on 7285 NAU 100 kW / 100 deg to EaEu Polish
1130-1200 on 9445 WER 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu Polish
1200-1230 on 13840 WER 100 kW / 090 deg to EaEu Russian
1200-1230 on 15520 WER 100 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1230-1300 on 5965 WER 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu German
1230-1300 on 5975 WER 100 kW / 040 deg to WeEu German
1300-1400 on 7325 WER 100 kW / 040 deg to NoEu English
1300-1400 on 9450 WER 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English
1400-1430 on 11675 WER 250 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1400-1430 on 11840 WER 100 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1430-1530 on 6035 WER 100 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1430-1530 on 7180 WER 100 kW / 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1530-1600 on 6000 NAU 100 kW / 097 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1530-1600 on 9790 WER 100 kW / 045 deg to EaEu Russian
1600-1630 on 6000 WER 100 kW / 080 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1600-1630 on 7170 WER 100 kW / 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1630-1700 on 7105 WER 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu German
1630-1730 on 6140 WER 100 kW / 055 deg to EaEu Polish
1730-1800 on 6140 WER 100 kW / 055 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1800-1900 on 6015 WER 040 kW / 300 deg to NoEu English DRM
1800-1900 on 7345 ISS 250 kW / 025 deg to NoEu English
1900-1930 on 5935 WER 100 kW / 075 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-1930 on 9800 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to ME Hebrew
1930-2000 on 5850 WER 100 kW / 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1930-2000 on 5935 WER 100 kW / 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
2000-2030 on 5935 WER 100 kW / 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
2000-2030 on 6135 WER 100 kW / 045 deg to EaEu Russian
2030-2100 on 3975 WER 040 kW / non-dir to WeEu German DRM
2030-2100 on 9640 GUF 250 kW / 035 deg to WeEu German
2200-2300 on 6050 WER 250 kW / 055 deg to EaEu Polish
2200-2300 on 9660 GUF 250 kW / 040 deg to WeEu Polish
(DX Mix news #560 via wb, Germany/Rachel Baughn, MT/Alokesh Gupta, India)

Australian DX Report No. 138 available for download

All of Australia is in mourning after the catastrophic bushfires which have ravaged our State of Victoria - nearly 200 people perished as well as over 1million animals - over 7000 people are homeless, and nearly 2000 houses were destroyed.

Fires are still burning in the mountains near to Melbourne.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those who have lost loved ones.

A National Day of Mourning has been announced by the Australan Government.

The latest episode, No. 138, of the Australian DX Report, a weekly audio news magazine with news and information about shortwave broadcasting, from an Australian perspective, is now available.

It's 16 mins 22 secs, and may be downloaded from

http://airm.edxp.org

The site allows you to listen to the ADXR and other audio features directly (streaming audio) via your MP3 player, or via the site's embedded mini-player. Podcasts, iTunes capability, full RSS/XML/Atom feeds, and free subscriptions are supported - full details are at the site.

The ADXR is compiled from the resources of the Electronic DX Press Radio Monitoring Association.

Your comments and feedback are particularly important!

You can also hear the episodes on-air, via WWCR Nashville, every Sunday at 0300-0315 on 5070 and on Mondays 1245-1300 on 15825. The WWCR release is also available as streaming-audio, live, from http://wwcr.com/

Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode No. 138!

Bob Padula,
Melbourne

Radio Cochiquaz set for broadcast

Dear Friends!
This evening we are back with our 12 years Anniversary broadcast. We have fixed the problem with the transmitter, thus we will be on air from about 22 UTC until at least 06 UTC tomorrow (Feb 14). This schedule. will be continued fore some days. Actually it is a really DX catch if you can receive our signal as the transmitter deliver only 20 watt of carrier, about 80 watt modulated power (PEP), a real low power station. Anyway it has been heard very long away.

Greetings from Cachito

http://www.geocities.com/rcochiguaz
correo electrónico: radio_cochiguaz@yahoo.com
Casilla de correo 159;
Santiago 14; Chile

Interviews from Radio Heritage

A major new interview about the work of the Radio Heritage Foundation can be heard as audio on demand from HCJB for the DX Partyline program of January 30 2009 at http://www.hcjb.org/ .

Host Allen Graham in the Quito studios talks with Radio Heritage Foundation chairman David Ricquish about how the Pacific wide radio heritage preservation project got started, its progress, and the importance of making such an effort to protect and preserve the stories of radio.

Since going live on line some 5 years ago, the website http://www.radioheritage.net/ has received millions of visitors, page views and hits from some 125+ countries, and has become a popular free resource for researchers, students, people in the broadcasting industry, radio listeners and enthusiasts and increasingly, genealogists.

In the same period, thousands of original items of radio memorabilia have been saved from damage or loss, hundreds of original articles and photos placed on line, some 30 major radio heritage documentaries researched and broadcast over RNZI, and much more.

Amongst the international board members that help give the Radio Heritage Foundation its unique global perspective on radio heritage issues are well known broadcasters Dr Adrian Peterson [Adventist World Radio], Jonathan Marks [previously with Radio Netherlands] and
Martin Hadlow [until recently with UNESCO].

The Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting radio heritage and popular culture across the Pacific. Visit www.radioheritage.net to learn more about its current activities and programs, and to find out how you can get involved.

You can also support the radio heritage programs by donations, materials, radio memorabilia and ephemera, and your time and goodwill. These are challenging times financially for all heritage preservation projects, and your donation will help save our Pacific radio heritage for future generations.

Radio Heritage Foundation, PO Box 14339, Wellington 6241, New Zealand. Visit us today at http://www.radioheritage.net/ , listen to this latest interview on HCJB at www.hcjb.org/media/dx_partyline/dxpl_audio_files.html [January 30 2009], and listen to our latest documentaries on RNZI at http://www.rnzi.com/ audio on demand Mailbox programs of January 25 and February 8 2009

Cook Islands
A new Radio Heritage Foundation documentary exploring the history of radio in the Cook Islands can be heard as audio on demand from RNZI for the Mailbox program of February 8 2009 at http://www.rnzi.com/ .

This special documentary covers early broadcasting in the 1940's and 50's right through until today, looks at the difficulties involved with providing radio service to 2.2 million square kilometers of the South Pacific from a population base of less than 20,000, and is accompanied by traditional Cook Islands music.

You'll learn about the new outer island radio network, hear a rare station ID from TK3ANA, excerpts from Radio Cook Islands, Matariki FM and Radio Ikurangi KCFM including station IDs, jingles, local adverts and music, and other program highlights.

This is a rare glimpse into what radio on Rarotonga really sounds like, and you'll also enjoy visiting www.radioheritage.net to read the article 'ZK1ZA Cook Islands' which tells the story of early radio from these islands in the South Pacific.

'Cook Islands Radio' is part of an ongoing series of radio heritage documentaries covering the islands of the Pacific, often featuring exclusive audio recorded locally and drawing heavily on private radio archives to which the Radio Heritage Foundation now increasingly has
access.

The Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting radio heritage and popular culture across the Pacific. Visit www.radioheritage.net to see hundreds of articles, photos and much more, including the popular Pacific Asian Log Radio Guides.

You can support the radio heritage programs of the Radio Heritage Foundation by donations, materials, radio memorabilia and ephemera, and your time and goodwill. These are challenging times financially for all heritage preservation projects, and your donation will help save our Pacific radio heritage for future generations.

Radio Heritage Foundation, PO Box 14339, Wellington 6241, New Zealand. Visit us at www.radioheritage.net and listen to us on RNZI at http://www.rnzi.com/ .
(Dario Monfeiri/playdx2003)

Dxers Unlimited's mid week edition 10 Feb

Dxers Unlimited
10 – 11 Feb
Mid week edition
by Arnie Coro CO2KK

Hi amigos radioaficionados around the world ! Welcome to the mid week edition of Dxers Unlimited, your favorite radio hobby program...

The one and only attempting to cover all of the 84 ways that you and have the possibility of enjoying this wonderful way of using up your spare time. Sure, there are some of the that are really sophisticated, while others are as simple to implement at almost no cost, like AM broadcast band Dx using standard unmodified domestic consumer type radios ! As a matter of fact, AM band Dxing today has received quite a boost worldwide, thanks to the availability at very low cost of what can best be described as a new generation of lightweight , really portable receivers that use a radically different integrated circuit capable of extraordinary performance.

As a good friend of mine , who is a senior telecommunications engineer told me recently, the new Walkman type receivers, of which the Sony Model SRF-59 is the most well known example, make possible picking up amazingly far and weak AM broadcast stations, something that has created a new generation of AM Dxing fans....

They have set for themselves a strict set of rules,that include not using external antennas, that is, staying away from boosting the radio's performance by any external devices. But, not everyone is abiding by the rules, and just placing a Sony
Walkman SRF-59 near an external loop antenna brings in still more DX, as I was able to verify during a weekend daytime AM Dxing session.

More about AM medium wave broadcast band Dxing later in today's midweek edition of the program.

Item two: Radio amateurs are using free and open source software more and more, and there are several excellent programs for running the digital communications modes that are written specially for the LINUX open source operating systems.... Among those that have captured my attention is FLDIGI, a software that allows the radio amateur user to operate on practically all of the most popular digital communications mode, and that, as a free and open source program,is available at absolutely no cost.

FLDIGI, has a very nice looking graphical user interfase, and the learning curve is quite reasonable for anyone familiar with the use of computers.

Digital communications modes are becoming much more popular among the world's radio amateurs, because they provide excellent two way contacts while running low and very low powers and even during poor propagation conditions.

Si amigos, your radio or your computer is picking up Dxers Unlimited's mid week edition , and here is part two of today's feature dedicated AM broadcast band Dxing. Keeping a daily record of solar and geomagnetic activity is essential if you want to really enjoy Dxing stations that operate from 530 to 1700 kiloHertz...You must also keep in mind that AM broadcast band channels that are used in the Americas, that is ITU Region II, are spaced by 10 kiloHertz, while the other two world's ITU Regions I and III use a 9 kiloHertz channel separation. That difference is not relevant for users of analog AM receivers, but those using digital radios, do have to switch from 10 to 9 kiloHertz channel spacing when attempting to pick up the transatlantic or
transpacific AM stations,depending on your geographical location.

The presence of transatlantic stations when propagation conditions are very good is often detected by listening to the heterodynes or "whistles between channels" caused by the different channel separation in use by European and African stations, the most likely to be heard during periods of very low solar activity in the East Coast of North America and the Caribbean, when AM band Dxing is at its best ...

The extended period of very low solar activity that is considered by scientists as not typical to say the least, has prolonged the tail end of solar cycle 23 well beyond the classical 11.1 years average, and for that reason, low frequency propagation conditions have been very good for a much longer period than during the three last solar cycles.

Now here is item three: What can be done with an obsolete, but still in good working conditions laptop computer ? The very fast development of computer software that demands more and more machine resources like hard disk drive space, random access memory available and the CPU clock speed , has rendered as obsolete both desktop and laptop machines that still work well and may have a useful lifetime extending for several more years . So, radio amateurs that have already learned how to use different flavors of the LINUX operating system, have installed FLDIGI free and open source software and are using the old machines connected to their transceivers. It is interesting to underscore that the obsolete laptop machines are a much better choice for this application than the desktop computers, because the liquid crystal displays do not generate radio frequency noise , in contrast with the cathode ray tube monitors that cause lots of problems to the reception of weak signals because of the type of high voltage technology that they use.

Setting up the laptop computer to transceiver interfase is not a difficult task, but be aware that the best interfase systems make use of a device known as an OPTO-ISOLATOR , that provides extremely good protection of the computer serial or USB ports that are used to connect the transceiver to the laptop machine. You can certainly start to monitor the amateur bands for digital communications modes using a simple connecting cable, but the chances of running into trouble in case radio frequency energy leaks into the computer ports is extremely high... For receive only applications , a very simple connecting cable can be made in a few minutes, but if you want to transmit digital signals, please follow your amigo Arnie Coro's advice and learn about the fully optically isolated interphase systems, and build or buy one, before starting to transmit using the digital modes. Once your fully isolated interphase is installed and you are familiar with the FLDIGI software, you can start monitoring the ham band segments where the popular PSK31 digital mode is in use...

PSK31 is very easy to decode and you will see many ongoing two way contacts by just watching the waterfall display on the computer screen.

Yes amigos... don't keep that obsolete Pentium II or III laptop machine idle... Don't store it in a closet, or keep it inside a drawer... put it back to work for your enjoyment of the amazing amateur radio digital communications modes, that are capable of just unbelievable performance while running very low power from your transmitter...

This is the mid week edition of Dxers Unlimited, and just to give you an idea of the extremely quiet Sun, the last weekly report about solar activity speaks about a totally quiet Sun, with absolutely no sunspots for the whole week, and also no signs of possible active sunspot regions on the farside of the Sun.

Solar flux also at very low and absolutely steady level, so as a direct consequence, we are seeing a very weak ionosphere, with extremely low free electrons concentrations at the altitudes of the D, E and F regions.

Item five: A visit to my workshop... just taking a look at the ongoing projects and repair jobs... I am attempting to repair a Midland FM mobile 25 Watts transceiver that forms part of Anita and Ramon's ham radio station ...

Anita and Ramon are blind and they have found in the amateur radio hobby a very nice way of meeting new friends, and learning about communications modes. But they can not repair the broken down transceiver , so they must rely on the help provided by fellow hams for fixing their broken down equipment. The Midland set fried the audio output integrated circuit, and the original part is not available locally, so what I am doing, and about to finish , was to adapt another type of integrated circuit audio amplifier that can be found here at the TV set repair shops, and also I am adding a protection circuit, a very simple one, that will prevent the IC audio
amplifier from breaking down once again in case the loudspeaker is accidentally disconnected...

So soon CM3 AAR , Charlie Mike three Alpha Alpha Romeo, amiga Anita and CM3 RVG, Charlie Mike Three Romeo Victor Gulf, Ramon, by two very good blind amateur radio friends who live in the small town of Guines some forty miles away from Havana, will have their two meters base station back on the air...

By the way the very easy to implement protection against the accidental disconnection of the loudspeaker, can be easily implemented by anyone that owns radios using high power output audio amplifiers... It simply consists of soldering a fifteen ohms two Watts carbon resistor in parallel with the loudspeaker output terminals. I was able to find an empty area in the Midland FM transceiver, where the extra load resistor could be placed...In case the loudspeaker is disconnected , the fifteen ohms resistor is always there, placing a load at the output of the integrated circuit audio amplifier , thus preventing it from breaking down because of the lack of load.

......
And now amigos ,as always at the end of the program, here is our exclusive and not copyrighted HF and low band VHF , 30 to 50 megaHertz, propagation update and forecast... Solar activity is expected to continue at extremely low levels, with the 10.7 centimeters wavelength solar flux staying below 70 units and the solar wind speed diminishing below the typical 350 to 400 kilometers per second and with a very low protons per cubic centimeter count. The propagation conditions on the frequency range above 15 megaHertz will be extremely poor... but the lower frequencies, in contrast will provide very nice DX windows, especially between 400 kiloHertz and three megaHertz...

Keep monitoring the low band TV channels and the segment between 30 and 50 megaHertz for any signs of possible sporadic E openings that are happening even during the usually very inactive for E skip month of February. Hope to have you listening to the weekend edition of Dxers Unlimited that will be on the air Saturday and Sunday UTC days, and don't forget to send your signal reports, comments about the program and radio hobby related questions to inforhc at enet dot cu or VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana , Cuba.

Terrible Week for Australia

Our thoughts and prayers continue for those in Australia who have been affected by the bushfires in Victoria, and especially the brave firefighters. 3AW (693 AM) continues to cover the latest as we've been following this week. You can follow the latest via straming audio at: http://www.3aw.com.au/

Our friend and colleage Bob Padula, a resident of Melbourne, Victoria, weighs in with the following.

The ABC has expanded its coverage of the Victorian Bushfire Disaster.

This originates from the ABC's Melbourne studios at Southbank, primarily on 774 AM, and includes frequent reports from many agencies and authorities, including CFA, DSE, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Ambulance, the Army, Wildlife Services, and many other organizations.

The Bushfire Coverage includes on-location broadcasts from various Relief Centres, such as at Healesville, Yea, and Whittlesea.

ABC Regional outlets on AM and FM break for local reports at various times.

ABC Newsradio services are also carrying the Melbourne broadcasts for Australia-wide coverage.

Good quality streaming audio of ABC Melbourne is available at

http://www.abc.net.au/local/internet_radio/

Forget about Radio Australia, which has a pathetically small ongoing coverage of this disaster.

(Bob Padula)

US Postal Service to increase postal rates

USPS released the new postal rates today, Feb. 11, 2009 The new rates will go into effect on May 11, 2009. Here is the link to the following announcement at; www.usps.com/prices/pricechanges.htm

On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢. Prices for other mailing services — Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including Parcel Post), and Extra Services — will also change.

The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.Customers can use their Forever Stamps — regardless of when purchased — to mail 1-ounce letters after the price change, without the need for additional postage. Forever Stamps are widely available through Post Offices, commercial retail outlets such as grocery stores, and online.

Prices for mailing services will continue to adjust each May. Prices for most shipping services, including Express Mail and Priority Mail, were adjusted in January and will not change in May. On May 11 the price for a 1-ounce First-Class Mail stamp will increase from 42¢ to 44¢. Prices for other mailing services — Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including Parcel Post), and Extra Services — will also change.

The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.Customers can use their Forever Stamps — regardless of when purchased — to mail 1-ounce letters after the price change, without the need for additional postage. Forever Stamps are widely available through Post Offices, commercial retail outlets such as grocery stores, and online.Prices for mailing services will continue to adjust each May. Prices for most shipping services, including Express Mail and Priority Mail, were adjusted in January and will not change in May.

(USPS)

Additional Select prices at;

http://www.usps.com/prices/pricechanges.htm

Some of the prices that may be of interest to DXers corresponding with stations or amateur radio operators.

First Class 44 cents
Postcard 28 cents
US to Canada 75 cents
US to Mexico 79 cents
US to International 98 cents
IRC $2.10
(USPS/Scott AA5AM/Larry Van Horn N5FPW)

Eritrea opposition group to begin shortwave broadcast Feb. 16

Dave Kernick writes: Eritrean opposition website Asena currently carries the following announcement:

“Voice of ASENA will start broadcasting to Eritrea beginning Monday 16th of February 2009, with a frequency 9610 kHz and 31 meter band. The trial radio program, which will have the Eritrean people and army as its target audience runs three times a week: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 to 9:00 PM Eritrean time [1730-1800 UTC]“.
This broadcast appears to be courtesy of Belgian transmitter airtime broker TDP, as the same frequency is used for other Eritrean and Ethiopian opposition broadcasts around this time on other days - details here.
(Source: Dave Kernick/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
Voice of ASENA http://www.assenna.com/

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

All times UTC

Antarctica McMurdo Station on until Feb. 18
Antarctic Station On the Air Until February 18 (Feb 2, 2009) -- KC4USV, the Amateur Radio station at McMurdo Station on Ross Island in Antarctica is now on the air. According to Bill Erhardt, K7MT, who is stationed at McMurdo, the station boasts a new transceiver, amplifier and antenna. "We set up the equipment on January 19, tested it and went on the air," Erhardt said. "The station will be in operation on Sundays on 14.243 MHz,starting at 0001 UTC. We had a nice pile up last Sunday with US hams on the East Coast and in the Midwest." Erhardt leaves McMurdo on February 18 and is unsure if the station will be on the air over the Antarctic winter.
(Harold Frodge/Tip Sheet-MARE)

Audio link to Malaysia
Radio Television Malaysia Sabah
http://www.rtmsabah.gov.my/sabah_fm.asx
Correspondence address: 2, 4km, Tuaran Road, beg Berkunci 2022, 88614 Kota Kinabaqlu,Malaysia
(WRTH)

Audio link
CROSS Med - La Garde - France.
Call on 2182 KHz and gale warnings on 1696 KHz 20.01 UTC
audiclip available here:
http://blog.libero.it/radioascolto/6470075.html
(Francesco)

Australia-CVC International in Chinese from March 1:
1200-1600 on 13685 DRW 250 kW / 340 deg to China, ex 1200-1800
(DX Mix News #559)

Bank 69 changes station name
The station formerely known as Bank 69 has been renamed to Connection Radio and has new email address: connectionradio@gmail.com Station continues to operate on 6991 kHz.
(Peter Kemenes/playdx2003)

Burkina Faso
Radiodiffusion du Burkina (5030 kHz) sent me a PFC QSL card via E-mail in word format after 5 months for my reception report in French. I asked Mr. Pascal Goba, Chef des Programmes by E-mail whether my S-mail reception report arrived. The answer was no, then I resent it via E-mail attached word format PFC (in French). He pasted his signature on the PFC and returned to me, then I could have a complete QSL from Burkina Faso via E-mail. I thanked very much to Mr. Pascal Goba.
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 31/BCDX/Top news BCDX # 898)

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
2215-2245 on 6180 CYP 250 kW / 314 deg to SEEu Greek Fri-Sun
2215-2245 on 7210 CYP 300 kW / 314 deg to SEEu Greek Fri-Sun
2215-2245 on 9760 CYP 250 kW / 315 deg to SEEu Greek Fri-Sun
(Ivo Ivanov/DX Mix News #559)

Manx Radio set for Saturday 60's show
Manx Radio's Carnaby Street, will be remembering Radio Caroline and broadcasting live from the Pirates of the Irish Sea exhibition, with special guests, on Saturday 14th February 8.30 to
10.30, listeners on the island can join them there from 9.00.

Carnaby Street is available on Manx Radio Listen Again, just been listening to last Saturdays show, fast moving presentation and lots of 60s adverts and Caroline promos aired.
www.manxradio.com/listen.aspx
(Mike Barraclough, UK/worlddxclub)

Germany
Changes of Bible Voice Broadcasting Network via Media Broadcast:
1945-2015 on 7260 WER 125 kW / 210 deg to WeAf Mon-Fri English, new addit.
2000-2100 NF 5955 NAU 250 kW / 048 deg to EaAs Sunday Korean*, ex 7265 WER
*CMI Voice of Wilderness

CMI Voice of Wilderness (via VT Communications relay)
1200-1300 on 9320 DB 300 kW / 070 deg to KRE Korean
1300-1400 on 9830 ERV 300 kW / 065 deg to KRE Korean
1400-1500 on 9965 T8WH100 kW / 318 deg to KRE Korean
2000-2100 NF 5955 NAU 250 kW / 048 deg to KRE Korean Sun, ex 7265
(DX Mix News #559)

JSWC New Mailing Address
Headquarters of Japan Shortwave Club has moved from Sendai, northern Japan, to Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture near Tokyo.
The new mailing address is:
P. O. Box 44
Kamakura, Kanagawa, 248-8691 Japan
E-mail address: jswchq@live.jp
Kamamura is a medieval city located 50 km south from Tokyo, which is now applying for the nomination of "World Heritage".
(Takahito Akabayashi, Japan)
(RUS-DX 187)

Myanmar fades in at sunrise
9730.84, Myanma Radio Yangon, 1205-1220. I've been sitting on this frequency for the last hour, since 1100, and thought I heard a very, very weak signal earlier? However, at 1205 a definite signal started to fade in with a female in unknown language comments. She continued talking during the listening period while the signal continued to improve from threshold to
poor. At about 1213, background music was heard briefly with a second female commenting over music. Finally at 1215 steady music is heard and by then the signal is almost at a fair level here. (Chuck Bolland,FL/Feb. 10)

Radio Movies-The Trailer of The Boat That Rocked
The boat radios in UK during the '60. The new Richard Curtis Movie.
The trailer is available on youtube or here:
http://blog.libero.it/radioascolto/6454592.html
(Francesco/playdx2003)

Radio Serbia enhances internet audio stream
Instead of mono 64 kbps, Radio Serbia is using stereo 112 kbps, capable of 10, 000 listeners.
Tune in at; http://74.53.35.106:12000/listen.pls
English program down load at: www.glassrbije.org/emisije/engleska.mp3

Serbian radio & TV to go digital by 2015
By 17 June 2015 Serbia should have changed from analogue to digital broadcasting of radio and television programmes. The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society has held the first round table about topics that will be included in the Strategy and Action Plan for a faster transition to the digital system, which should be prepared by summer 2009. By 17 June 2015 Serbia should have changed from analogue to digital broadcasting of radio and television programmes. The Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Society has held the first round table about topics that will be included in the Strategy and Action Plan for a faster transition to the digital system, which should be prepared by summer 2009.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Sri Lanka defends selective use of BBC programming on SLBC
Sri Lanka’s government today defended selective use of BBC programming on state radio stations. Yesterday the BBC said it would no longer provide FM radio programming to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC).
SLBC Chairman Hudson Samarasinghe said he had received no formal notice of the suspension, which the BBC said would remain until its programmes were aired without what it called interference. But he said SLBC had the right to do as it wished after paying for programming from outside sources.
“This is the voice of the nation,” Samarasinghe told Reuters. “I don’t have the freedom to air the voice of Prabhakaran who wants to divide the country.” He was referring to BBC broadcasts in November that included Tamil Tigers leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran’s annual address, which state media are prohibited from broadcasting.
(Source: Reuters/ R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Voice of Russia on DRM
DRM
Voice of Russia
7325 kHz 10.00-13.00
6105 kHz : 20.00-23.00
http://kaliningrad.rtrn.ru/news.asp?view=10564
(Vikror Rutkovsky, Ekaterinburg / "open_dx"/RUS_DX 187)

WRTH UPDATE #1
is now available at http://www.wrth.org/files/WRTHB08UpdateFEB2009.pdf
(Photo Mc Murdo St/NSF)

Cuban dissidents urge U.S. to keep Radio, TV Marti

Feb 11, 2009 12:55am GMT

HAVANA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Cuban dissidents on Tuesday urged the United States to continue beaming Radio and TV Marti to the communist-run island, despite recent U.S. criticism that the broadcasts reach few Cubans and have questionable journalistic standards.

They said the two outlets, which are directed by the Miami-based Office of Cuba Broadcasting agency and aimed at supporting opposition to the Cuban government, provided a useful voice in a country where the media is state-run.

Additional story from Reuters at:

http://uk.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/idUKN1032742620090211?sp=true

Blog Logs - Clandestine radio activity

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

3912, Voice of the People, Goyang, South Korea, 1138-1222, Jan 27. Group singing, long talks in Korean with some music including orchestra version of "It is Now or Never". Poor although steadily improving with // 6518 having less noise and eventually at fair level and 6600 at threshold level at tune in but fair by 1215. (D'Angelo/FCDX)

3926.1, Voice of Kurdistan, North Iraq(tentative), 0345, Jan 15, Vernacular talk, 32432, jammed. (Slaen)

4450, AINDF, North Korea (presumed) 2229-2244, Jan 28. Korean talks, elation style music. Stronger than usual tonight, heterodyne generated with presumed Radio Santa Ana, SINPO 23222. (Otávio)

4876, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Salah Al-Din, Iraq (t), 0420, Jan 15. Vernacular talk, SINPO 11431, jammed. (Slaen)

4880.02, SW Radio Africa, via Meyerton, 1730-1805, Jan 21, English, ID 1732, local music, talks also in Vernacular, reports about Zimbabwe, no QRM (Jamming!) as mostly, but at 1730 QRM letter station. SINPO 33333. (Mille and Wiespointner)

5815, Al-Aqsa Radio Gaza, via ? , 2120-2125, Jan 22 and 27, Arabic political comments, 25332 // 5835 (44434). Both off at recheck 2157. (Petersen and Romero). 5815 not reported on other days! But cf. 6220 next page. (Ed)

5835, Al Aqsa Radio Gaza, via ?, 1810-2250, Jan 21, 27, 28, 29, 31, Feb 02 and 03, Arabic talks and interviews about Palestina, Ramallah, Kuwait, Yemen, America, Hamas, Iran, Iraqi regional elections and Kurdistan; sometimes was an ambulance siren heard and a phone talk with screeming woman, 2010 ID: "Al-Aqsa....", Arab vocal songs and choir, modulation poor at times, but mostly acceptable. Normally abrupt s/off in mid-sentence of a report at 2130*, but on Jan 21 was still on at 2250, 45444. (D'Angelo, Petersen and Romero)

Al-Aqsa TV run by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) will begin broadcasting from Beirut for one hour a day to develop its capabilities outside Gaza, local Naharnet website reported Jan 31. Hamas- Al-Aqsa TV station in Gaza was hit by Israeli troops during the 22-day Israeli war on Gaza, according to press reports that the building of the TV station has been completely destroyed, but the station continued to broadcast from a mobile TV unit. The Hamas-run TV station was established few years ago, it has been accused by Israel of inciting hate against Jews.

Earlier in January 2009, the French authorities prohibited Hamas TV channel Al-Aqsa from broadcasting to Europe, and the TV sources said they would start broadcasting programs to Europe via a Eurobird European Telecom satellite operated by Eutelast, a Paris based company functioning under French law. The TV station was accused of triggering young Arab speakers in Europe to attack their Jewish neighbors and reject European values.

Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV was prohibited as well from broadcasting in Europe by the French highest administrative court in 2005, because of its anti-Semite programs. (http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/31/content_10741847.htm , Jan 31, via Romero)

Radio Solh, via VT Communications relay stations in Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates (5925 and 11675) and Rampisham, United Kingdom ( 9875 and 13830) cancelled all SW relays from Jan 26. (Ivanov via BC-DX Feb 02 and Petersen)

5975, Sudan Radio Service, via Kigali, Rwanda, 0311, Jan 14, English talks, news mentioning Sudan several times, ID. (Nigro, in DXplorer)

6220, Al Quds TV (meaning Jerusalem TV), via ?, 1600-1903, Feb 03, new relay of audio sound in Arabic with talks and music; despite good signal, the audio level is very low, 34332. Once again thanks to Zeidan for his invaluable assistance in identifying stations in Arabic. The station can also be heard and seen at http://www.qudstv.com/ . (Koie and Romero). Maybe same transmitter as was used on 5815 ? (Ed)

7430, Voice of People, via Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar (50 kW, 265 degrees), *1700-1757*, Feb 02, English and Vernacular talks towards Zimbabwe, new frequency since Jan 27, ex 11610. SINPO 33232. (Ivanov, via BC.DX Feb 02, Petersen)

7530, Voice of Free Radio, via Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 1617, Jan 24, Korean talk and some slow pop music. According to WRTH 2009 this is a religious clandestine. Strange name for all that. Very poor signals. (Muick)

7530, Radio Xoriyo, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), *1700-1730*, Mo Feb 02, Somali opening ann, 2 ID's, website: http://www.radioxoriyo.com/ (working OK in English and Somali), short muslim prayer and talk, another ID, new frequency since Jan 19 now on Mo and Fr, ex 11720 We/Fr. SINPO 45444. (Ivanov, via BC-DX Feb 02, and Petersen)

9000, Firedrake jammer going full-tilt-boogie against Sound of Hope at 1514-1600*, Jan 25; cf. 9450. (Muick)

9365, North Korea Reform Radio, via Orzu, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 1345-1400, Jan 26, Korean talk and song, closing ann and music. Thanks to J. M. Romero for tips! 35233. (Petersen)
9415, Democratic Voice of Burma, via Gavar, Armenia, 1455, Jan 25, Burmese with telephone interviews. Distorted audio from telephone, but signal very strong and otherwise clean with no jamming. (Muick)

9450, Sound of Hope, via Taiwan, 1440, Jan 25, Mandarin radio play and assorted music. Entertaining even if I had no idea what they were saying. One character in English on the radio play was looking for an international basketball team. Lots of audience laughter. Good signals with no jamming in contrary to 9000. (Muick)

9559.7, Voice of Democratic Alliance, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15330-1540, Jan 22 and 28, Kunama with some rapid-fire talk, reggae music and many mentions of Eritrea. Reception was fair and peaked to just better than good quite often, 23342. Frequency drifting +/- 600 Hz from nominal 9560. Heard // 7165. Website is www.erit-alliance.com and NOT .org as listed in WRTH 2009. E-mail addresses are on the website, however the first one listed needs to have "www." dropped from it. (Muick and Romero)
(DX Window #370)

Chance to win a World Radio TV Handbook 2009

In case you overlooked or never received our earlier invitations to enter this new competition from the Radio Heritage Foundation, here it is! It closes on February 14, so if you haven't sent your entry in yet, now's the time to do so!

If you've already entered, then thanks and good luck!

Please accept this personal invitation to visit http://www.radioheritage.net/ and enter our Art of Radio Hawaii competition. Friends, family and colleagues are also welcome to enter, so please tell everyone!

To celebrate Hawaii's 50 years of statehood in 2009, the Radio Heritage Foundation [www.radioheritage.net] is running a new competition open worldwide.

It's on-line exhibition 'Art of Radio Hawaii' features great art work of letterheads and logos from Hawaiian AM radio stations since the 1930's, and is already amongst the most popular content at http://www.radioheritage.net/.

To enter the competition, simply visit the 'Art of Radio Hawaii' exhibition before February 14 2009, and send an email to info@radioheritage.net headed 'Art of Radio Hawaii Competition' with the answer to this question:

What is the callsign of the Hawaiian AM radio station that began broadcasts in 1957 from the Kaiser Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki?

You'll see the art work for this station logo in the exhibition, along with many others in a nostalgic tour of the island state's radio dial.

The prize is a brand new copy of the 2009 World Radio TV Handbook that also contains a full list of all 32 AM and 57 FM radio stations on air in Hawaii today. It also includes many website details, so you can listen in to your favorite Hawaiian radio stations wherever you live in the world!

Judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Entries are only by email and must be received by February 14 2009. As a condition of entry, your email address will be added to a mailing list to receive newsletters and other mailings from the Radio Heritage Foundation.

The Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization that connects radio heritage and popular culture across the Pacific. It's volunteer based and welcomes donations of time, skills, memorabilia and funds to continue its projects.
(Mike Barraclough,UK/worlddxclub)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts:

Issued: 2009 Feb 10 2051 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
02 - 08 February 2009

Solar activity was very low. No flares were observed. The visible
disk was spotless.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

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

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels on 02 February. A sudden impulse of 10 nT was observed at the Boulder magnetometer at 2014 UTC on 03 February, following a discontinuity in the solar wind signature observed at the ACE satellite. Quiet to minor storm conditions, with major storm levels at high latitudes, were observed from late on 03 February to early on 04 February. During this period, solar wind signatures from the ACE satellite were consistent
with a possible CME. Activity decreased to quiet conditions for the rest of the period. During the summary period, ACE solar wind velocities ranged from a high of 405 km/s at 04/0050 UTC to a low of 298 km/s at 06/1750 UTC. The Bz component of the IMF ranged primarily between -3.5 nT and +3.8nT. However, between 03/1912 UTC and 05/0155 UTC, Bz varied between -10 nT and +10 nT.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
11 February - 09 March 2009

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal levels.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet levels 11-14 February. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels, with isolated active conditions, on 15 February due to a
recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS). Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 16-21 February as the HSS subsides. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels, with isolated active levels, on 22 February due to another CH HSS. Isolated minor to major storm conditions are possible at high latitudes during this period. Activity is expected to decrease to mostly quiet levels from 23 February - 09 March.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Feb 10 2052 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Feb 10
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Feb 11 70 5 2
2009 Feb 12 70 5 2
2009 Feb 13 70 5 2
2009 Feb 14 70 5 2
2009 Feb 15 70 8 3
2009 Feb 16 70 5 2
2009 Feb 17 70 5 2
2009 Feb 18 70 5 2
2009 Feb 19 70 5 2
2009 Feb 20 70 5 2
2009 Feb 21 70 5 2
2009 Feb 22 70 8 3
2009 Feb 23 70 5 2
2009 Feb 24 70 5 2
2009 Feb 25 70 5 2
2009 Feb 26 70 5 2
2009 Feb 27 70 5 2
2009 Feb 28 70 5 2
2009 Mar 01 70 5 2
2009 Mar 02 70 5 2
2009 Mar 03 70 5 2
2009 Mar 04 70 5 2
2009 Mar 05 70 5 2
2009 Mar 06 70 5 2
2009 Mar 07 70 5 2
2009 Mar 08 70 5 2
2009 Mar 09 70 5 2
(NOAA)

Radio Cochiquaz set to go on the air this evening

Amigos!
Dentro de algunos minutos saldremos al aire nuevamente. La frecuencia es 6307kHz AM
con trasmisión hasta aproximadamente las 09UTC mañana.
Saludos cordiales de Cachito
http://www.geocities.com/rcochiguaz
correo electrónico: radio_cochiguaz@yahoo.com
Casilla de correo 159;
Santiago 14; Chile

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Dear friends,

In some minutes we are again on air on 6307kHz AM from somewhere in South America.
We will broadcast until aprox 09 UTC tomorrow, Feb. 11.

Greetings from Cachito

http://www.geocities.com/rcochiguaz
correo electrónico: radio_cochiguaz@yahoo.com
Casilla de correo 159;
Santiago 14; Chile
(sw-pirates)

Streaming audio of Australia's bushfire coverage

Listen to Australia's around the clock coverage of bushfire in Australia. 3AW 693-News Talk radio website at http://www.3aw.com.au/ includes On Air Now audio links, plus Watch Live video and podcast links.
Excellent coverage from 3AW, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
GVH

Madagascar's RNM looted and burned

The headquarters of the Malagasy National Radio (RNM) in Antananarivo was looted and burned Jan 26 by supporters of the mayor of the capital, Andri Rajoelina, called by the opposition, found an AFP journalist. Several thousand supporters of the mayor of Antananarivo which in recent days has been presented as a leading opponent of President Marc Ravalomanana arrived on Jan 26 from the May 13 Square near the palace of justice in the capital, where they had been summoned on mayor.

Several hundred attacked the headquarters of the national radio, taking computers, furniture and files, and set fire to the building, which was then wrapped in a cloud of smoke, AFP noted. (Romero, Jan 26)

France has promised to rehabilitate Madagascar's national radio and television buildings which were badly damaged during the mass protest on Jan 26, Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana announced here on Jan 28. During his inspection of the damaged buildings, which were looted and set on fire by protesters, Ravalomanana told the media that he would make
his best efforts to restore security in the capital city and the whole island country... Accompanied by Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara, National Assembly President Jacques Sylla and senior government officials, Ravalomanana said the buildings would be rehabilitated as soon as possible...(http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/28/content_10730594.htm from Antananarivo, via Liangas)

Loggings
5009.94, Radio Nasionaly Malagasy, Ambohidrano, 1810-1903*, Jan 29, Malagasy talks and soft, local songs. Sing-off in the midst of a song. Thus the transmitter is still on the air, despite that the headquarter's has been burned! 35433. (Petersen/DX Window #370)

5009.94, Radio Nationaly Malagasy, Ambohidrano, 2005-0115, Jan 20, Malagasy ann all night program, radioplay, later continuous rhythmic music and African songs. Heterodyne from carrier of All India Radio-Thiruvananthapuram from *0013, SINPO 35333 - 35232.(Petersen). Also heard 1740-1804, Jan 21, songs, very good, SINPO 44444 until 1803, then CW interference. (Mille/DX Window #370)

Madagascar, 5009.9, Radio Nasionaly Malagasy, (presumed). 0232-0310 Sat on this for the rest of the hour waiting for some kind of ID or even a snippet of talk to ID the language, but to no avail. I just heard music during the period. No break on the hour, just steady music until after 0300. Signal was fair however. (Chuck Bolland, February 10, 2009)

Blog Logs - Africa on shortwave

The following logs represent what has recently been monitored on shortwave radio, from stations in Africa.

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

Botswana

5880, Affia Darfur, Selebi-Phikwe, 1920-1924, Jan 27, Arabic talks, ID, light QRM from 5875 caused by BBC in English via Rampisham on the air 1800-2000, SINPO 43443. (Romero/DX Window #370)

Chad

4905, R Tchad, Gredia, N’Djamena, 0510-0708 and 1815-1952, Jan 23, 31, Feb 02 and 03, French news, story about Israel and Hamas, African style music, talks, 0700 percussion music, 1815 Vernacular talk, native African song, 1900 French news and comments, SINPO 45444. (Mille, Otávio, Petersen and Ronda/DX Window #370)

Congo, Democratic Republic/ South Africa
9635, Radio Okapi, Kinshasa, via Meyerton, 1615-1700*, Feb 01 and 02, French/Lingala talks about Congo, closing ann, ex 11890, SINPO 55333. (Petersen/DX Window #370)

Djibouti
4780, Radio Djibouti, Arta, 1830-2103*, Jan 21, Arabic report about President Obama and Guantanamo, lively folksong, 2100 closing ann in Arabic and martial national anthem, SINPO 45434. (Petersen and Romero/DX Window #370)

Equatorial Guinea

5005.00, Radio Nacional Bata, 2055, Jan 17, hilife music, very good, SINPO 45544. (Wiespointner)

6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, 0516-0538, Jan 24, eclectic selections like a Hi Life music, Spanish romantic music, Spanish ID: "estan en sintonia de Radio Nacional, Radio Malabo..", returning African music, another ID at 0528 but sung in Spanish, English Hip Hop and a English romantic music. At tune-in 44333. (Otávio/DX Window #370)

Egypt

6255, Radio Cairo, Abu Zaabal, 2233, Jan 28, English with commentary about Gaza, fair-good. (Ronda)9250, R Wadi El Nile, Abu Zaabal, 1853-2158, Jan 21 and 29, Arabic talk, probably news, folkmusic, 45444. (Romero/DX Window #370)

Eritrea

5099.98, Radio Bana, Asmara, 0410-0455 fade out, Jan 26, Horn of Africa vocals, some without music, Tigrinya talks. Apparent ID at 0430 followed by news. Poor with some fair peaks. Next night, carrier noted and some very weak audio, but nothing that could be used. (D'Angelo/FCDX). Also heard at 1610, Jan 27, local songs and talks, low audio, 34322. (Wiespointner/DX Window #370)

Ethiopia

5980, Voice of Tigray Revolution, Mek'elé, *0256-0320, Jan 26, IS, ID, opening ann in Amharic including website and news. Fair but best in USB. (D'Angelo/FCDX)6030, R Oromia, Adama, 1610-1622, Jan 21, talk about Barack Obama, QRM BBC in Arabic, ID at 1614, 33443. (Mille/DX Window #370)

6899.95, Radio Fana, Addis Ababa, 2014-2044, Jan 26, plenty of Horn of Africa vocals, Amharic talks and ID at 2042. Poor to fair in noisy conditions with // 6110 mixing with BBC in Arabic. (D'Angelo/FCDX)7110, R Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 2024-2046 Jan 25, program of Horn of Africa music. Poor to fair and // 9704.2 which was poor. (D'Angelo/FCDX/DX Window #370)

9704.17, Radio Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, 1843-1858, Jan 30, Amharic talks, short music, SINPO 23422. (Otávio). Also presumed heard at 1250, Jan 21, discussion in unknown language, 25332. (Wiespointner/DX Window #370)

Guinea

7125, Radio Conakry, Sonfonia, 2105-2140*, Jan 25, news in French, vocals and more talk, ID at 2134 before another highlife vocal selection. Transmitter crash knocked station off the air and it did not return next 30 minutes, fair. (D'Angelo/FCDX/DX Window #370)

Liberia

6070, ELWA, 2300-2302*, Jan 21, English ID, closedown ann and orchestra national anthem. Poor to fair. (D'Angelo/DX Window #370)

Mali

5995, Radio Mali, Bamako, 2227-2246, Jan 20, instrumental music, 2230 ID, French talk and discussion between two men. Back to highlife vocals at 2240. Fair. (D'Angelo)

7285, Radio Mali, Bamako 1, 1757-1759, Feb 01, French talk and musical programme, SINPO 43433. (Romero/DX Window #370)

9635, Radio Mali, Bamako, 1735-1756*, Jan 31, stringed music and talks in French at 1755, then immediate s/off, SINPO 35433. Seems continuing on 5995 as at *1801 stringed plays were heard, mixed with a Russian language station. (Liangas/DX Window #370)

Mauritania

4845, R Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 2145-2253, Jan 28 and Feb 01, Arabic conversation, SINPO 33342. (Romero and Ronda/DX Window #370)

Nigeria

4770, Radio Nigeria, Kaduna-Jarji, 1956-2002, Jan 27, Vernacular talk, de enero en idioma vernácula a locutor con comentarios, Afropop with drums and typical rhythms, SINPO 33342. (Romero/DX Window #370)

Tanzania

11735, Radio Tanzania, Zanzibar, 1749-1812, Jan 29, two men with discussion in Swahili with ID at 1759 followed by music program at 1800. Was hoping for Spice FM and English news, but not today. Poor to fair. (D'Angelo/DX Window #370)

Uganda

4976, UCB Red Channel, Kampala, 0430 and 1952-2058*, Jan 23, 25 and 30, Swahili talks hosting music program. ID and ann at 2056 before carrier was cut without national anthem, SINPO 23332. (D'Angelo/FCDX, Mille and Ronda/DX Window #370)

Zambia

4965, CVC Voice Africa, Lusaka, 1652-1658, Jan 19, song and talk in English, SINPO 34333. (Mille). Also heard at 0430, Jan 30. (Ronda)5915, Radio Zambia, Lusaka, 0340-0459, Jan 20, highlife vocals, drum music and ann in local language with many mentions of Zambia. ID and news at 0430 and back to music programming at 0435. Improved to fair but blown away by Deutsch Welle opening ay 0459 with Russian program. (D'Angelo/DX Window #370)

Logbook of the World Now Easier Than Ever

Bill Moore, NC1L, ARRL
Awards Manager, reports: "In order to better accommodate new users as well as existing account holders, ARRL's Logbook of The World (LoTW) has been updated. According to ARRL Membership and Volunteer Programs Assistant Manager Norm Fusaro, W3IZ, these improvements were made based on tracking Manager LoTW help questions and listening to users. 'Through the efforts of Membership and Volunteer Services Dave Patton and Information Technology Manager Jon Bloom, we have also added an automated results table on the LoTW Users Home Page that lists members in numeric order who have achieved the Triple Play Award,' said ARRL Chief Operating Officer Harold Kramer, WJ1B. 'IT personnel have also fixed a number of long standing issues with Logbook in recent weeks, and some additional enhancements are underway.'

Some things that have been added at: http://www.arrl.org/lotw/
* An LoTW User's Corner that includes quick links to log onto your account, save or renew a certificate and ways to address PC failure.

* The GET STARTED section
has been simplified with links for each of the four steps in the certificate process.

* LoTW instructions are now available in nine languages: English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian, Slovenian and Spanish. Options to select a language have always been available, but they have now been moved up front to the GET STARTED page. The languages are identified with icons of flags to represent each language.

* The GET STARTED pdf file has been updated to include new screenshots and refinement of some of the processes.

* The software download section now consists of only three icons representing the three operating systems for which software is available: Windows, Mac and Linux. The user simply selects their operating system and they are redirected to the download specific to
their system.

* A new link has been added for QSL Manager, Club Calls and DX-peditions. This link gives details on establishing an account for these special operations and includes a section for 1×1 call signs.

* A new PowerPoint overview is available from the LoTW site. This presentation has also been added to our multimedia library.

The program is an overview of LoTW and what users can expect from the service. There are screenshots of LoTW pages, as well as a condensed version of the certificate and award application process.

With more than 200 million QSOs submitted, ARRL's Logbook of The World system is a repository of log records submitted by users from around the world. When both participants in a QSO submit matching QSO records to LoTW, the result is a QSL that can be used for ARRL award credit. Yaesu is the principal sponsor of the LoTW Web site."
(Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin # 894)

Update on amateur radio DXpeditions

3B7, ST. BRANDON ISLAND (Update). Ron, K5XK, updates OPDX that Rachid, 3B8FQ, has license in-hand, and expects to activate St. Brandon Island (AF-015) for almost two weeks between Friday, January 30th and Thursday, February 12th. The callsign will be 3B7FQ. This will primarily be a working trip for maintenance on the meteorological station on St. Brandon, with on-air operations as time allows. Rachid expects that the 30/20/17 meter bands to be the most productive but will try all bands, 80-10 meters. Rachid will use CW and SSB. On CW, look for Rachid near the bottom of the band, "on the 8's" such as 10108, 14008, and 18078 kHz. He will be using only 100 watts and a G5RV antenna. He also plans to be active later in the year as 3B9FQ (from Rodriguez Island) while on holiday in July. QSL 3B7FQ, 3B8FQ, 3B6FQ and 3B9FQ via K5XK per instructions on http://www.qrz.com/.

5H, TANZANIA (IOTA Op). Just a reminder that Sigi/DL7DF and his XYL Sabine will be on holiday in Zanzibar (AF-032), February 3-13th. Look for Sigi to sign 5H1DF and be active on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and SSTV as often as possible. His equipment consists of a transceiver, a linear TY900, a 18m Lowband Vertical, a Vertical R7, as well as a laptop computer. QSL via DL7DF, by the German QSL Bureau (DARC) or direct to: Sigi Presch, Wilhelmsmuehlenweg 123, D-12621 Berlin, Germany. For updates and more details, visit:
http://www.dl7df.com/5h/index.html

C2, NAURU. Dani, EA4ATI, who is now active as 9M2TI from Malaysia, informs OPDX that he is preparing for a DXpedition (with a team of operators) to activate Nauru in the Pacific sometime in May. The callsign will be C21TI. Travelling through Australia to get to Nauru,
tentative dates will be either from May 3-17th (after the cyclone season) or May 16-30th. Dani states, "I am preparing the logistics with a friend from Nauru that I met in Malaysia during a ITU workshop last November, but we will probably stay in the Od'N Aiwo Hotel." This is the
same location that previous DXpeditions to Nauru have used (such as C21BH, C21SX, C21XF, etc). The composition of the team is not finished yet, but Dani is looking for CW, SSB and RTTY operators. Ruben, C21RK, was mentioned as part of the team. Activity will be on all HF bands
including 60m and 6m. The suggested frequencies mentioned (as of now) are:
CW - 1825.5, 3505, 7005, 10110, 14025, 18075, 21025, 24895 and 28025
SSB - 1825.5, 3799, 5371.5, 7065, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945 and 28495 kHz
6m - 50.115 MHz (CW/SSB)

They currently have two transceivers with HF amplifiers and will use a yagi beam antenna for 20/15/10 meters and several dipole antennas (ed. they are looking for additional antennas). Dani mentions that they will have a satphone for data connection. QSL will be via EA4ATI. A Web page has been created for the DXpedition (still not finished) at:
http://c21ti.madrono.net/index.php?newlang=3Denglish

A study of propagation with a proposed band plan for the DXpedition will be posted on their Web page. This study will be done by the Technical University of Malaysia. They have not yet estimated a QSO target, but it will not be less than 20,000. The estimated budget for their DXpedition is 14,500 USDs and the team is looking for funding as well as more operators. If interested in helping, see details on the Web page. ADDED NOTE: You may know Dani, EA4ATI/9M2TI, from the following operations: XT2ATI, XT2TI, HP2PL, Z39A, 6W1EA, 6W1/EA4ATI, HP1/EA4ATI, HI5/EA4ATI, HI3CCP, HI3C, 3XY9B, etc.....

FT5W & FT5X, CROZET AND KERGUELEN ISLANDS. Gildas, TU5KG, is once again
sailing in the Southern Indian Ocean on a fishing boat. As he sails around the Crozet region between now and March 7th, there is a possibility that he may land on Crozet and operate as FT5WP. Also, beware that Gildas is expected to sail around the Kerguelen region
between March 10th and April 15th. Again, he may be active from Port aux Francais possibly on March 7th. A stop on Kerguelen at the beginning of March is necessary before the return trip. PLEASE pay attention to his callsign. He may be signing as maritime mobile "/mm". QSL via F4EFI, by the REF Bureau 29 or direct.

FW, WALLIS & FUTUNA ISLANDS (Update). Eli, HA9RE, and a team of operators are now active from Wallis Island as FW5RE until about the end of February. Activity will be on 160-10 meters, including 30/17/12 meters, using CW, SSB and RTTY. Two stations will be on the air. The group has been very active on the lower bands. QSL Manager is HA8IB. A Web page is up and running now with updates, pictures and a log search at: http://www.ha0du.com/index.php

H81, PANAMA (Lighthouse Activity). Members of the Radio Club of Panama (HP1RCP) and Panama Canal Amateur Radio Association (PCARA) will be activating Miraflores Lock's Lighthouse (PAN-030) in the Panama Canal using the special callsign H81L between February 14-15th. Activity will be on all bands and modes. QSL via HP1RCP. Visit the following Web page
to see a picture of the lighthouse at: www.geocities.com/canallights2000/miraflorespics.html
(Ohio/Penn DX # 894)

VT Communications Relays - Part Two of Two

Relays via: Armenia/ Ascension Island/ Australia/ Canada/ Cyprus/ Germany/ Japan/ Rwanda/ South Africa/ Taiwan/ Tajikistan/ United Arab Emirates/ United Kingdom/ United Stes of Amercia/ Uzbekistan

Winter B-08: VTCommunications Relays. Part Two of Two:
All times UTC - NF new frequency

Somali Interactive Radio Instruction Programme, xRadio Mustaqbal
0545-0615 on 15340 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali
0620-0650 on 15340 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali

Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction

All English cancelled as:

0600-0630 on 15215 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English Mon-Fri
0600-0630 on 15750 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to EaAf English Mon-Fri
0630-0700 on 15215 KIG 250 kW / non-dir to EaAf English Mon-Fri
0630-0700 on 15760 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English Mon-Fri
0630-0700 on 15360 MEY 500 kW / 005 deg to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri
0630-0700 on 15530 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri
0630-0700 on 15745 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri
1300-1330 on 12090 KIG 250 kW / non-dir to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri
1300-1330 on 15250 MEY 250 kW / 007 deg to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri
1300-1330 on 15325 MEY 250 kW / 005 deg to EaAf English Mon/Wed/Fri

KBS World Radio
0700-0800 on 6045 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to WeEu Korean
1430-1500 on 9750 WOF 035 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English Fri DRM
1800-1900 on 7235 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-2000 on 5935 SKN 300 kW / 180 deg to NoAf Arabic
2000-2100 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu German
2100-2200 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg to WeEu French
2200-2230 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu English

Star Radio
0700-0730 on 11875 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg to CeAf English/Local

Cotton Tree News
0730-0800 on 11875 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg to CeAf English/Local

IRIN Radio(Integrated Regional Information Network)
0830-0930 NF 17680 DHA 250 kW / 215 deg to EaAf Somali, x17695 0830-0900

Trans World Radio Africa
0830-0900 on 11985 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg to WeAf French
1300-1315 on 13745 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg to EaAf Afar Fri/Sat
1730-1800 on 9885 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Sat-Thu
1730-1800 on 9745 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf Oromo Fri
1800-1845 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Amharic

Radio Republica
1100-1200 on 6100 SAC 250 kW / 227 deg to Cuba Spanish Mon-Fri
2200-2300 on 11835 SAC 250 kW / 227 deg to Cuba Spanish Sat/Sun
2300-2400 on 11835 SAC 250 kW / 227 deg to Cuba Spanish Daily
0000-0200 on 9785 SAC 250 kW / 227 deg to Cuba Spanish Daily
0500-0600 on 6010 RMP 500 kW / 285 deg to Cuba Spanish Sun/Mon

Eternal Good News
1130-1145 on 15525 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs English Fri

Radio Taiwan International
1200-1300 on 9750 WOF 035 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English Fri DRM
1900-2000 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu German
1900-2000 on 3985 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg to WeEu French

Democratic Voice of Burma

Burmese:
1300-1400 on 11880 T8WH100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Burmese

Radio New Zealand International
1400-1430 on 9750 WOF 035 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English Sat DRM

Free North Korea Radio
1100-1200 on 7460 TAC 100 kW / 060 deg to KRE Korean
1400-1600 on 7585 TAC 100 kW / 060 deg to KRE Korean
1900-2100 on 7530 ERV 300 kW / 065 deg to KRE Korean

CMI Voice of Wilderness
1200-1300 on 9320 DB 300 kW / 070 deg to KRE Korean
1300-1400 on 9830 ERV 300 kW / 065 deg to KRE Korean
1400-1500 on 9965 T8WH100 kW / 318 deg to KRE Korean
2000-2100 NF 5955 NAU 250 kW / 048 deg to KRE Korean Sun, x7265

Radio Free Chosun
1200-1300 on 7550 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Korean
1200-1300 on 11560 TAC 100 kW / 060 deg to KRE Korean
1545-1615 on 9970 ERV 300 kW / 065 deg to KRE Korean

North Korea Reform Radio
1300-1330 on 9965 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Korean
1330-1400 on 9365 DB 300 kW / 070 deg to KRE Korean

Voice of Free Radio
1300-1330 on 9365 DB 300 kW / 070 deg to KRE Korean
1600-1630 on 7530 TAC 100 kW / 060 deg to KRE Korean

Open Radio for North Korea
1300-1400 on 7515 TAC 100 kW / 060 deg to KRE Korean
2100-2200 on 9950 ERV 300 kW / 065 deg to KRE Korean

Furusato no Kaze/Wind of Hometown
1330-1400 on 9965 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Japanese
1430-1500 on 9880 DRW 250 kW / 003 deg to KRE Japanese
1600-1630 on 9780 TAI 250 kW / 045 deg to KRE Japanese

JSR Shiokaze
1400-1430 NF 5985 YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE Jap/Kor/En/Ch, x5910
2030-2100 NF 5965 YAM 100 kW / 280 deg to KRE Jap/Kor/En/Ch, x6045

Nippon no Kaze
1500-1530 on 9690 DRW 250 kW / 003 deg to KRE Korean
1530-1600 on 9965 T8WH100 kW / 318 deg to KRE Korean
1700-1730 on 9820 TAI 100 kW / 002 deg to KRE Korean

HCJB Global
1700-1730 on 9805 RMP 500 kW / 080 deg to EaEu Russian
2100-2145 on 12025 SAC 250 kW / 073 deg to NoAf Arabic

SW Radio Africa
1700-1900 on 4880 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English
1800-1900 on 12035 WOF 300 kW / 152 deg to SoAf English

Eglise du Christ
1900-1930 on 7260 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg to NoAf French Thu

Demitse Tewahedo
1900-2000 on 13730 HRA 250 kW / 075 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon

Voice of Biafra International
2000-2100 on 15665 HRI 250 kW / 087 deg to WeAf English Fri

Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation
2215-2245 on 6180 CYP 250 kW / 314 deg to SEEu Greek Fri-Sun
2215-2245 on 7210 CYP 300 kW / 314 deg to SEEu Greek Fri-Sun
2215-2245 on 9760 CYP 250 kW / 315 deg to SEEu Greek Fri-Sun
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 9)
(DX Mix News # 559 via wb, Germany)

(photo/VT Communications)

VT Communications Relays - Part One of Two

Relays via: Ascension Island/ Austria/ Canada/ Cyprus/ Singapore/ South Africa/ Taiwan/ United Arab Emirates/ United Kingdom

Winter B-08: VT Communications Relays. Part One of One

All times UTC - NF new frequency

Radio Japan NHK World
0000-0020 on 5920 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg to WeEu English
0200-0300 on 11860 SNG 250 kW / 340 deg to EaAs Japanese
0500-0530 on 5975 RMP 500 kW / 140 deg to WeEu English
0800-1000 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Japanese
1030-1100 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Burmese
1100-1130 on 9750 WOF 035 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English Fri DRM
1130-1200 on 9750 WOF 035 kW / 102 deg to WeEu Russian Fri DRM
1130-1200 on 11710 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to EaEu Russian
1130-1200 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Thai
1200-1230 on 17585 DHA 250 kW / 315 deg to WeEu English
1300-1330 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Chinese
1400-1430 on 11780 RMP 250 kW / 062 deg to EaEu English
1500-1700 on 12045 SNG 250 kW / 315 deg to WeAs Japanese
1700-1900 on 9575 DHA 250 kW / 285 deg to NoAf Japanese
2200-2300 on 7225 DHA 250 kW / 285 deg to NoAf Japanese

Radio Prague
0000-0027 on 7420 ASC 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Spanish
0400-0427 on 6080 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg to NoAm English
1300-1327 on 9850 WOF 035 kW / 102 deg to WeEu German DRM Fri/Sat
1330-1357 on 9850 WOF 035 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English DRM Fri/Sat
2330-2357 on 6000 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to CeAm Spanish

Gospel for Asia
0000-0130 on 6140 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1600-1615 on 9820 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1615-1630 on 9820 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Sun-Wed
1615-1630 on 9820 DHA 250 kW / 120 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Thu-Sat
2330-2400 on 6040 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs

Voice of Vietnam
0100-0125 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English
0130-0225 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
0230-0255 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English
0300-0325 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm Spanish
0330-0355 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English
0400-0425 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm Spanish
0430-0525 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 240 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
1800-1825 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English
1830-1925 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu Vietnamese
1930-1955 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu French
2000-2025 on 5970 WOF 250 kW / 075 deg to EaEu Russian
2030-2125 on 3985 SKN 250 kW / 121 deg to WeEu German
2130-2125 on 7370 WOF 300 kW / 105 deg to SEEu Vietnamese

Radio Solh/Radio Peace, all cancelled from Jan. 26
0200-0300 on 5925 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg to WeAs Dari/Pashto
0300-1200 on 11675 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg to WeAs Dari/Pashto
1200-1500 on 13830 RMP 500 kW / 085 deg to WeAs Dari/Pashto
1500-1800 on 9875 RMP 500 kW / 076 deg to WeAs Dari/Pashto

Adventist World Radio
0100-0200 on 15445 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Vietnamese Sat

Sudan Radio Service
0300-0400 on 5975 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English/Arabic, deleted
0400-0500 on 7280 DHA 250 kW / 245 deg to EaAf Arabic Daily, xMon-Fri
0500-0600 on 13720 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Ar/En Daily, xMon-Fri
1500-1530 on 17745 SIN 250 kw / 114 deg to EaAf English
1530-1700 on 17745 SIN 250 kw / 114 deg to EaAf Arabic
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Dinka Mon
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Zande Tue
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Muro Wed
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Bari Thu
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Shiluk Fri
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat/Sun, new txion
1730-1800 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English Daily, xMon-Fri

RTA Radio Algeria, all cancelled from Dec. 15
0400-0600 on 6090 RMP 500 kW / 180 deg to NoAf Arabic Holy Quran sce
0500-0600 on 6125 SIN 250 kW / 134 deg to NoAf Arabic Holy Quran sce
1900-2000 on 7435 RMP 500 kW / 180 deg to NoAf Arabic Holy Quran sce
1900-2100 on 9455 RMP 250 kW / 160 deg to NoAf Arabic Holy Quran sce
2000-2100 on 7435 SIN 250 kW / 170 deg to NoAf Arabic Holy Quran sce
2100-2300 on 5915 RMP 500 kW / 160 deg to NoAf Arabic Holy Quran sce
2100-2300 on 9850 SIN 250 kW / 170 deg to NoAf Arabic Holy Quran sce

Radio Okapi
0400-0600 on 11690 MEY 250 kW / 340 deg to Congo French/Lingala
1600-1700 on 9635 MEY 250 kW / 330 deg to Congo French/Lingala

WYFR
0500-0600 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu German
1300-1400 on 17735 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Kannada
1300-1500 on 17810 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Telugu/Tamil
1400-1500 on 9855 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Marathi
1400-1500 on 15520 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Hindi
1500-1600 on 12015 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English
1600-1700 on 11740 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs English
1700-1800 on 6045 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Amharic
1700-1800 on 9430 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to ME Turkish
1700-1800 on 9530 RMP 500 kW / 105 deg to ME Arabic
1700-1800 on 21680 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAf English
1800-1900 on 6045 MEY 100 kW / 015 deg to SoAf English
1800-1900 on 7240 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to ME Turkish
1800-1900 on 9660 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg to ME Arabic
1800-1900 on 9895 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to SoAf English
1830-1930 on 17660 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf French
1900-2000 on 3230 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg to SoAf English
1900-2000 on 3955 MEY 100 kW / 076 deg to SoAf Portuguese
1900-2000 on 6100 MEY 100 kW / 335 deg to SoAf Portuguese
1900-2000 on 9660 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg to EaAf Swahili
1900-2000 on 9685 DHA 250 kW / 260 deg to NoAf Hausa
1900-2000 on 9885 DHA 250 kW / 210 deg to EaAf English
2000-2200 on 15195 ASC 250 kW / 065 deg to WeAf English

BBC Darfur Salaam:
0500-0530 on 9440 CYP 250 kW / 185 deg to Sudan Arabic
0500-0530 on 11865 CYP 250 kW / 177 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 on 5965 CYP 250 kW / 185 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 on 9760 CYP 250 kW / 185 deg to Sudan Arabic

BBC/DW:
0600-0800 on 3995 SKN 100 kW / 120 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1600-2200 on 3995 SKN 100 kW / 120 deg to WeEu English/German DRM

Voice of Croatia
0600-1000 on 15360 SNG 100 kW / 140 deg to AUS Croatian+English news

Radio Vlaanderen Internationaal:
0700-0757 on 9790 SKN 250 kW / 177 deg to WeEu Dutch
1900-1957 on 6040 SKN 250 kW / 150 deg to WeEu Dutch
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Feb 2)
(DX Mix News # 558 wb, Germany)

Radio Free Asia releases Chinese Lunar Year QSL card

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its latest QSL card which is the third its Chinese Lunar New Year series. According to the Chinese astrology calendar, 2009 is the Year of the Ox. People born in ox years are considered kind and caring, logical, positive, to have a great deal of common sense and with their feet firmly planted on the ground. They are also considered to be hard workers in order to provide comfort and security for their families while also highly intelligent and strong minded. While this year’s design is based on the one using in our 2007 Lunar New Year card, this marks the first design by RFA’s Valerie Johnson who handles the majority of RFA’s reception reports and the sending of RFA’s QSL cards. The card will be used to confirm all valid reception reports from February 1 – April 30, 2009.
RFA’s Year.

Radio Free Asia is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts news and information to listeners in Asian countries where full, accurate, and timely news reports are unavailable. Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA currently broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin, the Wu dialect, Vietnamese, Tibetan (Uke, Amdo, and Kham), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content.

As mentioned on the front of the QSL card, as a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of its target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of its broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at www.rfa.org . RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions.

RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. 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 emails to 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.
(A.J. Janitschek/RFA)

Blog Logs - pirate radio activity

A selection of pirate logs and news from recent activity on shortwave radio.

All times UTC *sign-on sign-off*

Ann Hoffer Radio
6925USB. 2024-2043*,A good signal, however there was another station underneath for a short while. Ann Hoffer with her guitar was singing. I heard a Nirvana song, cover of ShaNaNa Live for Today and several Beatles tunes. Nice Music. (Majewski CT/FRW 677)

I Am A Good Monkey Station
(tentative)no real ID given, 6925USB 1/10 1819-1839. Poor signal. Repeated this over and over, I am a good monkey, a guitar riff, followed by male saying “I am a very good monkey,” then speeded up. Repeat. Faded at 1839. (Majewski CT/FRW 675)

Liquid Radio
6925AM. 22:30, SINPO 33323 Liquid Radio ID and typical dance music climbing out of the static with a persistent CW QRM. (Ragnar-MI/FRW 676)

MAC Shortwave
macshortwave@yahoo.com
6924.87AM. 1618-1637+, Ultra Man Show kid explaining the Red Baron video game. Pop hits such as Nervous Norvis' Transfusion--great stuff! SIO 343 (Frodge-MI/FRW 677)

Moonshine Radio
6.925.02USB. *1833-1908* SIO 342. Pop songs including; Spirit in the Sky, Long Cool Woman, I Hear you Knocking, Heart of Glass, Ride Captain Ride, Radar Love, Baba O'Riley, Cripple Creek. Program sign off with "...it's been a great show man, thank you."( Scott A. McArdle/FRW 676)

Mystery Radio (Euro pirate)
6220AM. 2048-2108+ Poor signal Program of dance/techno music. At one time there was two stations on and a utility station. I heard an identification (Mystery Radio in CW and female voice) at 2108. (Majewski CT/FRW 678)

Over The Horizon Radio
6925AM 2130-2138 Electric guitar at 2130 followed by ID at 2131: "This is a test broadcast from Over The Horizon Radio. Please log any reception reports over the FRN." Repeated twice, into a rock musical selection. Above ID repeated again at 2137. It was good to hear repeated
ID's, despite weak signal. SIO 252. (Insinger, NJ/FRW 678)

Pux. Pothead Radio
6925USB, *2201-2249*, SIO 343. Ahow open with song "Let's Get It Started." Rap music by The Killers, Pink Floyd and "Good Golly Miss Molly." Closed out show with solid ID, then off.
(McArdle OK/FRW 678)

Radio Azteca/WBNY
6924.8AM. 1358-1406 SIO 222. A jumble of both Azteca and WBNY both on simultaneously. Difficult to copy either station, but clear ID's fished out of the mess from both stations. (Zeller, OH/FRW 678)

Radio Bingo
6925USB. 2200-2225. Bingo numbers being called, Dr Tornado and Senor El Nino win the $500 card, JTA wins the $1000 card, We're All Crazy by Alice Cooper, I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred, sound bytes from many pirates Sal Amoniac, Sanjay, Captain Ganja, Harry Morphine, Jimmy the Weasel, Radio Jamba etc (FRW 676)

Radio Gong Calling
6925USB. 1931-1945* SIO 242. Heard lots of gongs with ID "This is Radio Gong Calling." Spacey music to tunes with lyrics at 1939.( Scott A. McArdle/FRW 676)

Radio Quintus (Euro pirate)
6300, 0849-0901+. Bits of ballads that sounded somewhat like country music. A lot of talk, said "Good morning" at 0901. Pretty good level, despite my lack of details here. (Yoder,PA/FRW 675)

Sycko Radio
6924.95USB. 1912-2024+, Talk about marijuana by a man, sound effects,instrumental music. Sounded like an old recorded bit. People on the FRN heard a Sycko ID at beginning of the show. SIO 232 (Lobdell, MA/FRW 677)

Truck Driving Man
6925USB. 2236-2240. Truck Driving Man filling in for Possum Hunter who is out hunting roadkill. Truck Driving Man explains the CB 10 codes (FRW 676)

Undercover Radio
undercoverradio@gmail.com
6925USB/LSB. 2221-2236*, SIO 0454. QSO with someone else running 150 watts at 2221. UCR stated he was running 1kw and testing. Operator Went to LSB 2224-2227, then back to USB. ID and testing. Music tune by Head East. (Silvi, Ohio/FRW 677)

United Militia Patriot Bingo
6925USB. 21:40 SINPO 14311 Came on air with "Sal Amoniac on the Mic" with strong signal, faded rapidly after sign on, stayed at noise floor and barely listenable for rest of the program. (Ragnar, MI/FRW 676)

WBNY/Radio Bunny
P.O. Box 1, Belfast, NY 14711
6924.8AM. 1642-1709*, SIO 343. Repeat of Good Monkey program aired last week. Numerous cameo appearances by other pirates who mainly fail to follow Commander Bunny's directions by stating their name saying that they were good monkeys. The cameos included Ragnar & Sycko, among others. Al Fansome sings a song wearing a tinfoil hat. Much discussion of monkeys. Old Radio Prague interval signal repeated toward the close. No address announced, but they use Belfast. (Zeller, OH/FRW 677)

Wee Monkey Radio
WMR 6925AM 21:20-22:00 SINPO 44434. Wee Monkey Radio playing snippets of classic rock tunes. "Wee Monkey Radio- “We keep songs short so monkeys don't lose interest." Program was repeated. (Ragnar, MI/FRW 675)

WRPR/Real Pirate Radio
6925USB. 0011-0019+, Station ID to Hotel California by the Eagles. SIO 232 (Lobdell, MA/FRW 677)

WTCR/Twentieth Century Radio
6925USB. 0047-0103+ Poor signal. I identified this one from Free Radio Netowrk posting. Rock and roll music with ID. (Majewski CT) 6925USB. 0115-0132, SIO 444. Nice signal with an occasional fade, heard music and woman with station ID as, "This is WTCR, 20th Century Radio." (McArdle OK/FRW 678)

Euro pirate email address update:
6205 DRP Radio - drpradio@aol.com
6210 Radio Borderhunter -borderhunterradio@hotmail.com
6310 Radio Alice - radioalice@hotmail.com
6315 Radio Contact - radiocontactam@gmail.com
6210 Misty Radio - misty.shortwave@gmail.com

Pirate list link via BCL News - January 2009
http://www.bclnews.it/tips/pirata.htm

QSL from The Hole 6945. E-QSL in 3 hours for report to: kahn@whoever.com v/s Kahn

Status on 2008 Radio St. Helena QSLs

Radio St. Helena Receives Letters From DXers
Gary Walters, Radio St. Helena
via Robert Kipp

In an email on 29 January 2009, Gary Walters, the RSH Station Manager, commented on the amount of mail regarding Radio St Helena Day 2008 and, indirectly, about the success of the "new" postal route.

"RSH Station Manager, Gary Walters, is pleased to announce that, between 14 and 19 January 2009, Radio St. Helena received 266 letters from Dxers around the world containing reports of the recent Radio St Helena Day shortwave transmission , which was held on the 15th of November 2008.

Staff at Radio St Helena will immediately set to work, when we have received the new QSL cards.

Gary and his staff send their best greetings to all DXers around the world and many thanks for their letters of appreciation."

The new RSD 2008 QSL cards have been printed and have arrived in Germany. The cards will be sent to St. Helena very soon, but it will take up to three months for the cards to arrive at RSH. Therefore, DXers should not expect to find their QSLs in the mail before about July 2009.
(Rich D'Angelo/worlddxclub)

Scandinavian Weekend Radio schedule

Scandinavian Weekend Radio shall start 24 hours broadcast this evening 22 hours UTC.
(Feb. 6, 2009)

Our frequencies are 11720/ 11690 kHz on 25 mb. I encouarge specially to try these 25 mb frequencies because we might have antenna tests there during transmission (specially towards South-East from tx location)

Other frequencies are 5980 / 6170 kHz on 49 mb and 1602 kHz MW.

Timetables for frequencies and programs available can be found from our web:
http://www.swradio.net/schedule.htm

Main page: http://www.swradio.net/index2.htm
Best Regards,

Alpo Heinonen
Scandinavian Weekend Radio
P.O.Box 99
FI-34801 Virrat
FINLAND

(Cumbre DX)

Russian pirate Radio Snowball to test today

Finnish DXer Harri Kujala reports on his blog "Pirate Radio DXing in SW Finland" that Radio Snowball from Stavropol-city, SW Russia will have a test broadcast to Europe tomorrow (Friday, February 6).

Harri writes: "Radio Snowball will broadcast music for one hour on 6630 kHz on Friday 6th February 2009 from 20.00 to 21.00 UTC. Power is 50 Watts in USB. This station was heard in Finland on 31.1.2009 on this same channel. At the moment there is no public e-mail or contact address to the station!"

Harri says reports can be sent via his blog at http://hkdx2.blogspot.com/

For more information and to hear an MP3 clip go to Harri's site at the above web address.
(SW DX blog)

U.S. troops in Afghanistan use radio to help tune out Taliban

By JIM LANDERS / The Dallas Morning News
jlanders@dallasnews.com

COMBAT OUTPOST ZORMAT, Afghanistan – In this badly understaffed post, one of the more successful battle strategies for isolating the Taliban has been what the U.S. Army calls RIAB – Radio in a Box.

Radio Zormat started as a 50-watt FM transmitter – in a box – set up in 2007 inside this base. The station reached people living within a six-mile radius of the town of Zormat.

Now it's a 250-watt transmitter that the Army hopes will reach clear across the Zormat area of operations for the 70 soldiers at this base, a high plains region between two mountain ranges.

Continue story at: Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/world/stories/DN-radio_06int.ART.State.Edition1.4c909a7.html

RFE/RL begins broadcast from new Prague headquarters

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) began a new chapter in its long and distinguished history yesterday when Radio Free Iraq broadcast its first program from RFE/RL’s recently completed Prague headquarters. The broadcast was the first step in relocating all of RFE/RL’s more than 500 Prague-based employees to the facility in Hagibor, ten minutes from the city centre.
The five-story, 236,000 sq/ft broadcast centre features multimedia recording studios, interlinking offices, and a modern newsroom. It is also energy-efficient and one of the most secure buildings in Europe.
“Our new home is tailor-made to meet the needs of a 21st century media organization,” said RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin. “It allows us to stay ahead of the technological curve as we broadcast news and information to many places where authorities are hostile to free and independent media.”
Steve Simmons of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which oversees all US international broadcasting including RFE/RL, credited a number of partners for the successful completion of the project. “We could not have done this without the crucial support of the Czech government, the US Congress, and the US embassy in Prague,” he said. “The BBG is delighted that RFE/RL employees, who broadcast in 28 languages to 20 countries via radio, TV, and the Internet, will now have a state-of-the-art headquarters to meet their needs.”
The building was constructed by Paris-based Orco Property Group and designed by the architectural firm Cigler Marani. RFE/RL is leaving its home of 15 years, the former Czechoslovak communist parliament building, which is being turned over to the National Museum.
(Source: RFE/RL/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Review - 2009 Klingenfuss Shortwave Frequency Guide

2009 Shortwave Frequency Guide
13th Edition
The 13th Edition, 2009 Klingenfuss Shortwave Guide, has recently been released, and with earlier editions, the 2009 book release combines in one book, worldwide broadcast and utility stations to comprise two reference aids in one book.
The 448 page , 13th Edition, begins with a general overview of radio services followed by Monitoring utility stations, a how-to guide of features and a by-frequency utility radio station arranged with call signs, station name, mode and details.
Frequency list of broadcast radio stations introduce the worldwide broadcast scene, DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) and a start/end DRM schedule.
The broadcast radio stations is listed by frequency (2310-21655 kHz), station name, country, start/end times, language, target areas and remarks.
DXers who would rather focus on a particular country, will find the same frequency listing and easy to follow format in the by-country section, Alphabetical List of Broadcast Radio Stations.
Frequency information, as well as parallel frequencies appear to be as accurate as possible considering seasonal frequency adjustments. As with other hobby publications, the Shortwave Frequency Guide, uses a respected staff of leading radio contributors, providing the latest in information on the broadcast scene.
The Klingenfuss Shortwave Guide, remains a favorite reference in my listening post. The book layout for quick information access is easy to use. Whether monitoring a utility or broadcast station, this basic, no frills method of radio reference remains an asset to every listener.
For ordering information on the 2008 Klingenfuss Shortwave Frequency Guide book, refer to: http://www.klingenfuss.org or Universal Radio http://www.universal-radio.com Book # #3082, $ 39.95 + S/H. Phone: 1-800-431-3939; FAX 1 614 866-2339. Universal Radio, Inc., 6830 Americana Parkway, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-4113 USA.
Review by Gayle Van Horn/Monitoring Times

Review - 2009 Passport to World Band Radio

For 25 years Passport to World Band Radio has been the # 1 selling guide to the shortwave listening hobby. This year's 25th, 2009 edition once again .proves why PTWBR remains a favorite among the beginner and seasoned hobbyist.

This year, well-known DXer, Henrik Klemetz brings readers an excellent in depth feature entitled, Colombia: Bandits, Ballads and Broadcasts. This interesting feature, delves into the under belly of Colombia, a country dominated by Marxist guerrillas and outlaws to peasants and landowners, all coexisting in a divided country of wealth and extreme poverty.

New to the shortwave hobby ? Getting Started guides the newbie from Finding Stations to The Right Radio, a brief primer of tips on how to chose a radio to fit your listening needs. Now that you're ready to do some band scanning, consult the Best Times and Frequencies for 2009. By following the meter bands you'll have a good idea when and where to tune. Ten of the Best: 2009's Top Shows present the best of the best in shortwave programming from Radio Taipei International to News and Reports at China Radio International.

How to Choose a World Band Radio cuts through the clutter to bring readers a concise and unbiased focus on portable and table top receivers to fit any budget. Active Antennas for 2009 guides the hobbyist through the multitude of available antennas to fit your needs to enhance listening.

Readers will find the hour-by-hour guide to world band programs in What's On Tonight, an informative synopsis of the best shortwave programs on the air. Addresses Plus, a staple DXers have come to depend on, has updated the by-country guide of station addresses, websites and more, followed by Worldwide Broadcasts in English 2009. This is where you will find time and frequencies sorted by-country.

Passport's Blue Pages sets the standard for band scanning. Arranged by-frequency from 2310-26000 kHz, including station name/location, modes, alternative frequencies, power, network information and more to enhance your monitoring.

Passport to World Band Radio continues to produce an excellent source for hobbyist. It remains an authoritative guide for beginner or seasoned shortwave enthusiasts. Every listening-post should have PTWBR.

Passport to World Band Radio 2009 (BK-18-09) is available from Grove Enterprises at http://www.grove-ent.com/ or 1-800-438-8155 for $ 22.95 + S/H.
Review by Gayle Van Horn/Monitoring Times

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2009 Feb 03 1851 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact: .www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
26 January - 01 February 2009

Solar activity was very low. No significant flare activity was observed. The visible disk was spotless during the period.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

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

Geomagnetic field activity was at mostly quiet levels during the period. Isolated active to major storm periods were observed at high latitudes midday on 26 January. This activity was due to a sustained period of southward IMF Bz in association with a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream. A weak, 9 nT sudden impulse was detected at Boulder at 30/2156 UTC. During the summary period, ACE solar wind velocities ranged from a low of 327 km/sec at 26/1311 UTC to a high of 527 km/sec at 31/2334 UTC. The Bz component of the IMF ranged primarily between -5 nT to +6 nT for the majority of the period. However, at the beginning of the period, Bz varied between -10 nT to +8 nT.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
04 February - 02 March 2009

Solar activity is expected to be at very low levels.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal levels.

The geomagnetic field is expected to be at quiet levels 04 - 14 February. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels on 15 February, with isolated active levels due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS). Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 16-21 February as the HSS subsides. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels with isolated active levels on 22 February due to another CH HSS. Activity is expected to decrease to mostly quiet levels from 23 February - 02 March.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2009 Feb 03 1852 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2009 Feb 03
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2009 Feb 04 70 5 2
2009 Feb 05 70 5 2
2009 Feb 06 70 5 2
2009 Feb 07 70 5 2
2009 Feb 08 70 5 2
2009 Feb 09 70 5 2
2009 Feb 10 70 5 2
2009 Feb 11 70 5 2
2009 Feb 12 70 5 2
2009 Feb 13 70 5 2
2009 Feb 14 70 5 2
2009 Feb 15 70 8 3
2009 Feb 16 70 5 2
2009 Feb 17 70 5 2
2009 Feb 18 70 5 2
2009 Feb 19 70 5 2
2009 Feb 20 70 5 2
2009 Feb 21 70 5 2
2009 Feb 22 70 10 3
2009 Feb 23 70 5 2
2009 Feb 24 70 5 2
2009 Feb 25 70 5 2
2009 Feb 26 70 5 2
2009 Feb 27 70 5 2
2009 Feb 28 70 5 2
2009 Mar 01 70 5 2
2009 Mar 02 70 5 2
(NOAA)

WRTH updates winter schedules

WRTH is pleased to announce an update file for the Winter (B08) International radio schedules is now available to download from: http://www.wrth.com/ . The file is a pdf file and will require the free adobe acrobat reader, available from http://www.adobe.com/ . The file is 8 pages long and is approx 51kB in size.

Included in this file are updates for: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Benin, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Germany, Guam, India, Iran, Italy, Korea (Rep), Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA, Vatican, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and more.

We hope you find this a useful accompaniment to the printed WRTH.
Regards
Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH and the WRTH editorial team.
sean.gilbert@wrth.com
(Mario Monferini/playdx2003)

Voice of Russia listener survey

Russia's DX-Portal invites all of radio enthusiasts to take part in the Survey named

"How do you listen to international radio"

It is conducted together with Russia's State Broadcasting Company "Voice of Russia".

Your participation is very significant for to receive complete and impartial picture of view of most active part of radio listeners' audience. The survey deadline is the 20th of February, 2009. For more information and Survey questions please visit http://dxing.ru/ and click the link from the main page or go to this item directly:
www.dxing.ru/content/view/930/52/ (Best option as the portal is in Russian, this page has the English link)

Thank you very much to all the participants in advance.

Best regards,
Vadim Alexeew
VoR Russian WS
DX-programme editor
(Wolfgang Bueschel/Mike Barraclough/worlddxclub)

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

All times UTC

Australian DX Report available for download
The latest episode, No. 136, of the weekly Australian USTRALIAN DX Report audio shortwave news magazine contains detailed professional monitoring research from Melbourne, schedule changes, and news about international broadcasters.

It's 13 mins 19 secs, and may be downloaded from
http://airm.edxp.org/

The site allows you to listen to the ADXR and other audio features directly (streaming audio) via your MP3 player, or via the site's embedded mini-player. Podcasts, iTunes capability, full RSS/XML/Atom feeds, and free subscriptions are supported - full details are at the site.The ADXR is compiled from the resources of the Electronic DX Press Radio Monitoring Association.

Your comments and feedback are particularly important!

You can also hear the episodes on-air, via WWCR Nashville, every Sunday at 0300-0315 on 5070 and on Mondays 1245-1300 on 15825. The WWCR release is also available as streaming-audio, live, from http://wwcr.com/
Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode No. 136!
(Bob Padula, Melbourne, Australia/Cumbre DX)

BOC 13 International DX Nights on You Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZbJ0Wy1Q64
(Dario Monfieri/playdx2003)

Bolivia's Radiodifusoras Mineria update
Posted by: Henrik Klemetz

Radiodifusoras Minería left their SW frequency, 5927.1, "quite some time ago" due to the passing away of station owner and manager, Dr. José Carlos Gómez Espinoza. This information comes from Bolivian DXer Angel Oquendo, who lives in Sweden. - Gómez Espinoza, a medical doctor, was very friendly to DXers, and in the early 90´s the station was sporting a multilingual station ID in English, Italian, Swedish and Finnish. The tape was recorded in Sweden and sent to Dr. Gómez, who was delighted to use it on the air. The Italian voice was that of Dario Monferini, the Finnish voice that of Arto Mujunen, while yours truly recorded the Swedish and English language announcements. Henrik Klemetz
(Dario Monferini/playdx2003)

Brazilian shortwave station list
MW/SW brasilian radio stations update - Version 20090106.01
www.dxclube.com.br/arquivos_lista_br.html - Spreadsheets
www.dxclube.com.br/db/LISTA_COMPLETA_list.asp - DB On-line
(Marcelo Bedene/playdx2003)

Focus on Afghanistan
Short wave remains preferred radio medium

VTC offers extensive and powerful short wave services into Afghanistan. The value of short wave delivery of programmes to listeners in the country is underlined in a media survey which was carried out in January 2008. It found that short wave is still the predominant radio medium for listeners across the country, with 55% of those who ever use radio using short wave, 52% using FM, and 46% using medium wave (AM). The survey found that rural listeners were more likely to use short, medium, and long wave.
(NASB)

HCJB Global Transmitter Installed at TWR’s Site in Swaziland
News release from HCJB

A new 100,000-watt shortwave transmitter built at the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Ind., is on the air at the Trans World Radio (TWR) site in Swaziland, broadcasting a message of hope across Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Through a cooperative effort between the two organizations, the HC100 transmitter began broadcasting about 12 hours a day on Oct. 23, replacing an outdated Continental unit and joining two other HC100s, also from Elkhart. “The results of the broadcasts from this transmitter are that people come to Christ and they are encouraged in their faith,” said Ray Alary, TWR’s director of operations in Africa. “For those with HIV/AIDS, we can encourage them in what seems a hopeless situation. Through Jesus we all have hope. The primary target areas are eastern and southern Africa, but our transmitters in Swaziland reach locations as far away as Pakistan. We broadcast in approximately 30 languages with our three HC100 transmitters.” Alary added that TWR’s partnership with HCJB Global “goes back a long way and has taken many different forms over the years . . . it is a model of a well-functioning partnership where each party gains from our ability to work together.”

The partnership includes having a number of TWR missionaries serving at the Technology Center in Elkhart. Among those is veteran engineer Larry McGuire who lived in Swaziland for 16 years before moving to Elkhart in 1990. He helped build and install all three HC100s at the Swaziland site, spending 2 weeks in Swaziland in October to put the new transmitter on the air.

“The new transmitter is much more efficient and has a clearer, more understandable signal than the one it replaced,” McGuire said. “The HC100 is also easier to maintain because it was designed by missionary engineers for that purpose.” Alary said that having “three identical transmitters at the same site makes our operation in Swaziland very efficient. In addition, we have purchased more than 20 suitcase transmitters through HCJB.”

Tom Lowell, chairman of TWR’s board of directors, said the new transmitter has many economic advantages. “For example, parts needed to keep the old equipment on the air were expensive. The Continental transmitter uses three large tubes, at $13,000 each, compared to the HC100’s single tube. That’s an immediate savings of $26,000 on parts alone! The HC100 also operates much more efficiently, saving us $12,000 per year on our electric bill in Swaziland.” McGuire added that the installation of the HC100 in Swaziland culminates years of work and planning dating back to about 2000.

Construction of this transmitter, the ninth of its type, was completed in 2008. After TWR agreed to purchase the unit, it was modified to, and tested for, Swaziland requirements, then packed and loaded onto a truck in Elkhart on July 31. It then traveled across the Atlantic Ocean by ship, arriving in Durban, South Africa, on Sept. 9. From there it went by train to Matsapha, Swaziland, where it cleared customs “almost immediately,” he said. Finally it went by truck to TWR’s transmitter site on a ranch 20 miles from Manzini along the White Mbuluzi River, arriving on Sept. 18. “The day it arrived, there ‘happened’ to be a work crew from a church in Elkhart that had been renovating the building,” McGuire continued. “They were way ahead of schedule, so they helped unload the transmitter from the container, got it in position and started putting up the heavy parts and then built the fascia—all before I started working on the installation on Oct. 6. I was very amazed. That’s never happened before!” McGuire said the entire installation process went smoothly. “The cooperation was great—very beneficial for both.”

David Russell, director of the HCJB Global Technology Center, calls it a “privilege to work closely with engineers of TWR Africa. During just the past year we have cooperated with TWR on projects in Benin, Kenya and Swaziland. We are presently refurbishing a used 50,000-watt AM transmitter that will be used at TWR’s Swaziland broadcast facilities. “It gives us a great sense of fulfillment to be able to support our fellow kingdom workers at TWR through the provision of technical consulting, equipment, installations and maintenance,” Russell added. “By pooling our strengths we are able to be more effective in the Lord’s harvest fields.”
(NASB/Jan 2009)

North Korea on 4450 kHz
4450, Korea,North, AINDF(pres.). January-28 KK 2229-2244 male talks, 2235 elation style music returning shortly male at 2239, elation female music. Stronger than usual tonight, het generated with presumed R. Santa Ana wich was unlistenable 23222 (Lucio Octavio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)

QSL from 7P8FC DXpedition Lesotho 2008
The station 7P8FC, (DX pedition Lesotho 2008) confirm with nice QSL
folder in 20 days, QSL Manager Josè (ON4CJK).

Pictures available here:
http://blog.libero.it/radioascolto/6352765.html
(Francesco/playdx2003)

Radio Damascus followup
Here folllows some news about "Radio Damascus" I have to share with you. I made a (temporary) unofficial website for "Radio Damascus" pending an official website of "Radio Damascus" where listeners can get all the necessary information to tune in to "Radio Damascus" AND with a direct link to the daily audio recordings. As it is almost impossible for non-Arabic speaking where the listeners can directly click through to the audio recordings
Reminder : "Radio Damascus Listener Club"

Website: http://www.radio-damascus-listeners-club.tk/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radio_damascus .
(Kris Janssen, Belgium/Cumbre DX)

Radio Ethiopia log
9704, Radio Ethiopia, Addis Ababa-Gedja. January-30 Amharic 1843-1858 OM and YL talks, short music. SINPO 23422 (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec, Brazil/playdx2003)

Radio DX video
All times UTC
My Catalan friend Jordi Brunet came to Bocca di Magra (Liguria region,Italy) to listen the radio with Dario Monferini and me. I made a video,testing some radio, maybe you can enjoy yourself:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZbJ0Wy1Q64

(GiampieroGiampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italy/Cumbre DX)

Somalia
IRIN Radio is now broadcasting humanitarian news and information in Somali 0830-0930 on 17680. (Kimandrewelliott.com) Transmitter site is Al-Dhabbaya, UAE. (Wolfgang Bueschel)
(Mike Barraclough, UK/Contact-DX News/Feb 09)

Yemen radio news
The station was audible on both 6005 and 9780.1 at 1630 on January 2. Arabic music, announcements, identification in Arabic heard at 1633. Better here on 6005. (Tony Rogers, Birmingham, BDXC-UK) Also noted here January 2 on 9780.1 at 1845 to abrupt sign off 1903.
(Brian Alexander, Pennsylvania, Cumbre DX)
(Mike Barraclough, UK/Contact-DX News, Feb 09)

DX Stamp Service February Specials

Dear DXer,

On Back Order: France, Bosnia, Turkey, Aruba

Back In Stock: Netherlands, Grenada, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, San Marino

NEW RATES:
Canada now 98c to USA up from 96c. (Late notification, but Check this month's special!!)
Netherlands now 95c up from 92c
Croatia now 11 k for 50g, up from 7,20 for 20g. Croatia now priced at $2.50 each
In April, the UK rate will increase to 62p for 10g, up from current 56p!! We will begin selling the 62p units in March. Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man should also increase in April.

If you ever need a current price list, just email.

February Specials that I hope you will like!!!
February is I Love Sun Spots Month! Coming soon to a Solar System near you!
73, bill

FEBRUARY 2009 DX STAMP SPECIALS

3 Canada-$3.30 2 Portugal (Azores/Madeira)-$2.80 3 Germany-$8.25

3 Japan-$3.60 2 Spain (Canary/Balearic/Ceuta & Melilla)-$2.80


FEBRUARY 2009 DX SUPPLY SPECIALS

200/200 European Air Mailers & Returns $35

2 Standard QSL Albums $40

300/300 Stateside Mailers & Returns $23

Shipping charges extra on supply specials

PRIORITY MAIL Shipping Rates for Supplies

Orders under $16.00 add $6.50, Orders from $16.00 to $40.00 add $9.00, Orders from $41.00 to $100.00 add $13.00, Orders from $101.00 to $150.00 add $18.00, orders over $150.00 add 12%. When ordering supplies AND stamps, use supply total to figure shipping costs. Stamps “ride free” when you order supplies. Shipments to Canada ship at a greater cost. (04/2008)
(Bill Plum)

Mint postage stamps of foreign countries can be purchased from Bill Plum's Airmail Postage and DX Supplies, 12 Glenn Road, Flemington, NJ 08822 USA.

Include a self-addressed-envelope for his current price list or request a price list via email at plumdx@msn.com . The prices epresent Airmail rate to North America. Prices are subject to change without notice. No mimimum order via check, money order or credit card, but credit card orders under $ 15.00 will incur a $ 2.00 extra charge. Visa, MC, AMEX are accepted. Please include billing and shipping address for AMEX.

Don't forget the DX supplies include European Airmail envelopes (European Air Return and European Air Mailer). These envelopes are perfectly acceptable for mailing to ALL parts of the world, not just to Europe. Their size insures you that a 4"x6" DX QLSs will not come back to you folded which could happen if you used small U.S. sized airmail envelopes. Bill's European Air Return fits into a European Air Mailer without folding. These two envelopes and up to 5 QSL cards weigh less than one ounce. The European Air Return and 2 QSLs weigh less than 10 grams. All envelopes are sealed in plastic for protection. Envelopes are packed 100 per size per package. The 5-/50 Combo comes in one package.

I have used Bill's service for years and find his prices affordable and dependable. All stamps are enclosed within a glassine envelope, so no worries of stamps sticking to the letter, and you can enclose the stamps as is in the letter to the station.
Gayle Van Horn