T-Systems International schedule update

T-SYSTEMS (DTK) A07
A07 period 25 March - 28 October 2007
A07akt_12 31.5.2007 Gesamtplan

sorted by frequency
All times UTC
frq star-stop ciraf ant azi typeday from to loc pow broad
3955 1700-1800 27,28 317 ND 926 WER 100 YFR
5910 1807-1840 28S 105 130 216 280507 290707 JUL 100 TWR
5910 1900-1930 29S 220/01 75 146 WER 100 PRW
5910 2300-0400 11 103 285 216 23456 WER 100 RMI
5915 2100-2200 37E,38 117 150 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
5945 0700-0815 27,28N 103 300 216 67 WER 100 BVB
5945 0700-0845 27,28N 103 300 216 1 WER 100 BVB
5945 1100-1115 27,28 314 ND 930 1 WER 250 MWA
5945 1200-1230 27,28 314 ND 930 1 010607 281007 WER 40 BVB
5945 1300-1430 27,28 402 ND 976 1 JUL 100 RTR
5965 0500-0600 28E 124 120 201 WER 100 AWR
5965 1130-1200 28NE 406 125 805 JUL 100 PRW
5975 1130-1200 28NE 224 40 805 WER 100 PRW
5975 1530-1600 28NW 224 40 805 WER 100 PRW
5990 0530-1630 27S 118 270 206 2356 210507 281007 WER 90 BCE
5990 0530-1729 27S 118 270 206 4 210507 281007 WER 90 BCE
6000 1430-1500 29S 221 75 218 WER 100 PRW
6015 1700-1800 27W,28 226 ND 926 WER 100 HCJ
6015 1800-1830 29S 105 85 216 5 JUL 100 BVB
6035 1330-1429 28NE,29W 222 60 216 WER 100 PRW
6040 1630-1930 40 117 105 216 WER 250 IBB
6045 0900-1000 27E,28 401 ND 926 1 JUL 100 HLR
6045 1200-1300 27,28 401 ND 926 1 JUL 100 MVB
6045 1200-1300 27,28 401 ND 926 1 170607 170607 JUL 100 MVB *
6050 1530-1700 28NE,29W 225 55 201 WER 100 PRW
6050 1900-1930 29S 108 90 216 WER 100 PRW
6055 0900-0959 27,28 104 115 206 1 JUL 100 CHW
6055 1030-1059 27,28 314 ND 930 17 WER 125 EMG
6060 1800-1830 28,29 205 60 211 36 JUL 100 BVB
6060 1800-1845 28,29 205 60 211 7 JUL 100 BVB
6060 1800-1930 28,29 205 60 211 1 JUL 100 BVB
6060 1815-1830 28,29 205 60 211 24 JUL 100 BVB
6060 1815-1845 28,29 205 60 211 5 JUL 100 BVB
6105 0827-0845 28 111 105 216 34567 JUL 100 TWR
6110 1100-1200 27,28W 104 295 206 1 JUL 100 TOM
6110 1200-1500 27,28W 406 290 805 JUL 100 TOM
6110 1930-2000 28NW 224 40 805 WER 100 PRW
6135 2100-2200 28NE,29W225/01 55 141 WER 100 PRW
6140 1800-1830 29S,30 223 75 206 WER 100 PRW
6140 1930-1959 28NW 406 130 805 JUL 100 PRW
6140 2300-0100 39,40 114 105 216 5 WER 100 BVB
6145 1830-1900 29S 102 75 201 C-start WER 100 PRW
6145 2200-2300 39,40 108 105 216 WER 125 VOR arab
6175 1830-1859 29S 220/01 75 146 WER 100 PRW
6175 1900-2100 27,28W 501 280 156 240407 281007 NAU 100 TOM
7105 1700-1900 40 114 105 216 WER 250 IBB
7115 0000-0100 41 117 105 216 080507 281007 WER 250 IBC WRN
7115 2200-2300 37,38W 207 210 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
7140 1700-1759 18 406 20 805 JUL 100 PRW
7140 2100-2200 27S 101/01 220 146 NAU 250 PRW
7180 1330-1430 28NE,29W 212 60 217 WER 100 PRW C-Start
7180 1430-1500 29N 206 45 216 WER 100 PRW
7180 1900-2000 37E,38 114 150 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
7210 0827-0845 28 104 100 206 34567 JUL 100 TWR
7225 1027-1100 28,29 111 105 216 7 JUL 100 TWR
7235 1730-1759 29 108 90 216 WER 250 IBB
7245 2245-2330 49E 212 75 217 6 WER 250 BVB
7245 2300-2330 49E 212 75 217 7 WER 250 BVB
7265 1700-1800 27 103 300 216 WER 100 PRW
7285 1030-1100 28NE,29W 501 100 156 NAU 100 PRW
9430 0500-0600 46SE 204 180 217 250307 310707 WER 125 CVC *
9430 1615-1729 39,40 102 115 217 24 010507 281007 JUL 100 BVB
9430 1615-1729 39,40 119/00 120 216 6 010507 281007 WER 100 BVB
9430 1630-1759 39,40 119/00 120 216 1 WER 100 BVB
9430 1700-1729 39,40 119/00 120 216 35 010507 281007 WER 100 BVB
9430 1700-1759 39,40 119/00 120 216 7 WER 100 BVB
9430 1800-1859 39,40 119/01 120 201 17 WER 250 BVB
9430 1830-1859 39,40 119/01 120 201 6 WER 250 BVB
9430 1930-2015 37,38 313 150 200 1 WER 250 PAB
9430 1930-2030 37,38 313 150 200 7 WER 250 PAB
9430 2000-2030 37,38 313 150 200 6 WER 250 PAB
9435 0030-0130 40E,41NW 212 90 217 WER 250 GFA
9435 1800-1830 37NW 308 220 216 1 JUL 100 BVB
9440 1500-1530 29S 220/00 75 206 WER 100 PRW
9445 1600-1700 29,30 223 60 208 WER 250 IBB
9470 0400-0700 55,59,60 213 240 216 WER 125 HRT
9480 1900-1959 38E,39S, 311 135 218 146 WER 100 EFD
9490 1027-1100 28,29 104 100 206 7 JUL 100 TWR
9490 2330-0030 41,49 110/00 75 217 WER 125 DVB
9495 1900-1959 39 119/00 120 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9505 1700-1900 29,30 222 60 216 WER 500 YFR
9510 0200-0330 40 104 105 216 WER 250 IBB
9515 0200-0300 8,9 112 300 217 WER 250 VOR russ
9515 0300-0500 8,9 112 300 217 WER 250 VOR engl
9525 1200-1300 27 304 300 217 WER 100 PRW
9545 0300-0330 48 305 135 216 120507 281007 WER 500 AWR
9555 1500-1530 29S 104/01 75 201 WER 100 PRW
9565 2030-2100 37,38W 308 200 216 010507 281007 JUL 100 AWR
9585 1800-1859 28E,29 202 70 218 7 JUL 100 CHW
9595 2000-2100 46E,47,5 311 180 218 150507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9600 1400-1430 27 121 300 216 WER 60 RRO WRN
9610 0659-0757 28,29 202 50 218 010607 310807 JUL 100 RNW *
9610 1900-2200 46,47,52 305 180 216 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9620 0030-0100 41 208 90 217 010507 281007 WER 500 BVB
9620 2200-2300 46S,47W 311 180 218 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9640 0030-0045 41 119/00 90 216 1 WER 125 PAB
9655 0815-0845 27.28 121 300 216 7 WER 40 BVB
9665 2000-2030 38,39 401/00 145 216 5 170507 281007 NAU 250 BVB
9675 1900-2045 46N,46SE 304 190 217 JUL 100 IBR
9680 2330-0030 41NE,43S 221 75 218 WER 250 GFA
9695 1800-1830 38E,39 305 120 216 WER 100 PRW
9705 2000-2100 39,40 110/00 120 217 010507 281007 WER 125 YFR
9720 2100-2159 46E,47,5 311 180 218 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9720 2200-2300 37,46 204 195 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9725 1500-1659 29 111 60 216 JUL 100 IBB
9735 2000-2059 37E,38 119/00 150 216 150507 281007 WER 500 YFR
9760 1700-1830 39,40 104/00 105 216 WER 250 IBB
9770 2000-2030 40 104/00 105 216 WER 250 AWR
9775 1845-1959 46,47 302 160 216 1 010507 281007 JUL 100 BVB
9775 1900-1959 46,47 204 195 217 7 WER 125 BVB
9790 0900-1000 28W 105 145 216 1 JUL 100 AWR
9790 1800-1830 39N 111 105 216 16 010607 281007 JUL 100 BVB
9805 1900-1959 29S,30S 104/00 60 216 WER 250 IBB
9815 0030-0045 41 222 75 216 WER 500 BVB
9815 0300-0400 48 119/00 135 216 WER 250 AWR
9840 2000-2030 37,38 406 175 805 JUL 100 IBR
9875 1800-1845 48 305 150 216 010507 281007 WER 250 IBB
9925 0100-0500 2-10 503 325 216 NAU 100 HRT
9925 1600-1800 39N,40W 104 115 206 JUL 100 YFR
9925 2200-0300 11-16 213 240 216 WER 125 HRT
9925 2300-0300 6-10 106 300 217 WER 125 HRT
11600 1800-1859 37E,38 308 150 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11610 0600-1000 58,59,60 208 270 218 JUL 100 HRT
11610 1900-2000 46,47,52 308 180 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11610 2000-2200 37,38W 210 210 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11615 1500-1530 29,30 221 60 218 7 050507 281007 WER 250 EMG
11640 1630-1659 38E,39S, 105 130 216 36 JUL 100 RHU
11655 0559-0657 18,19 308 20 216 010607 310807 JUL 100 RNW *
11680 1600-1800 41 221 90 218 WER 500 YFR
11730 1600-1800 41E 212 75 217 050407 281007 WER 500 YFR
11730 1800-1859 28E 104 100 206 030507 281007 JUL 100 YFR
11730 1900-2029 37,38W 308 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
11755 2000-2100 46E,47W 305 175 217 JUL 100 AWR
11780 1730-1759 37,38W 308 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
11835 1300-1329 29 222 60 216 WER 100 PRW
11850 1200-1300 18 502 360 156 NAU 100 PRW
11855 1800-1859 39 110/00 120 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11870 1600-1700 40 111/00 105 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11875 1700-1759 39 111/00 120 217 080507 281007 WER 500 YFR
11875 1800-1815 39,40 208 100 217 7 010407 281007 JUL 100 BVB
11875 1800-1830 39,40 208 100 217 246 010407 281007 JUL 100 BVB
11875 1800-1859 39,40 208 100 217 135 010407 281007 JUL 100 BVB
11895 2000-2100 37,38,46 204 195 217 WER 100 YFR
11915 1030-1100 27 121 300 216 WER 100 PRW
11915 1730-1800 47,48,52 105 145 216 JUL 100 IBR
11945 1700-1900 39,40 105/00 105 217 300407 281007 WER 100 BVB
11975 0100-0300 42S,43W 218 75 217 WER 250 IBB
11980 0700-0830 37,38W 308 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
12020 1500-1800 41 218 75 217 010607 281007 WER 500 YFR *
12020 1600-1800 41 218 75 217 250307 310507 WER 500 YFR *
13580 1625-1715 39,40 110/00 120 217 36 300407 281007 WER 250 BVB
13580 1625-1729 39,40 110/00 120 217 245 300407 281007 WER 250 BVB
13590 1530-1730 39,40 103 115 217 1 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1540-1600 39,40 103 115 217 24 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1540-1615 39,40 103 115 217 6 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1540-1645 39,40 103 115 217 5 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1540-1800 39,40 103 115 217 3 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1545-1829 39,40 103 115 217 7 JUL 100 BVB
13590 1730-1759 39,40 103 115 217 6 JUL 100 BVB
13620 1600-1659 39 105/00 120 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13630 1600-1900 47,48 120/00 135 217 080507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13710 1100-1130 19-26 203 35 216 7 WER 250 EMG
13730 1800-1859 46E,47,5 308 165 217 080507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13745 1100-1130 29 218 60 217 WER 100 PRW
13745 1430-1529 41NE,43S 222 75 216 WER 250 GFA
13750 1530-1630 40E,41NW 222 90 216 WER 250 GFA
13780 1900-1959 37,46 210 210 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13800 1300-1330 30N,31W 208 60 217 WER 500 PRW
13810 0430-0500 48 311 135 218 1 WER 125 BVB
13810 0430-0530 48 311 135 218 7 WER 125 BVB
13810 0430-0530 39,40 311 120 218 2345 070507 281007 WER 250 BVB
13810 0430-0545 39,40 311 120 218 6 070507 281007 WER 250 BVB
13810 1400-1559 28,29SW, 106 115 216 JUL 100 TOM
13810 1600-1759 38S,39S, 503 145 216 24 NAU 100 BVB
13810 1600-1830 38S,39S, 503 145 216 7 NAU 100 BVB
13810 1600-1900 38S,39S, 503 145 216 1 NAU 100 BVB
13810 1630-1759 38S,39S, 503 145 216 35 NAU 100 BVB
13810 1630-1900 38S,39S, 503 145 216 6 NAU 100 BVB
13815 1600-1659 30,31 208 75 217 WER 250 IBB
13820 1800-2100 46SE 205 180 217 250307 310707 WER 125 CVC *
13830 1500-1559 41E 208 75 217 050407 281007 WER 500 YFR
13830 1600-1630 39,40 208 100 218 15 JUL 100 PAB
13830 1700-1759 38E,39S, 106 145 217 134567 JUL 100 SBO
13830 1800-1859 47E,48 311 135 218 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
13840 1100-1130 29S 208 90 217 WER 100 PRW
13840 1500-1515 41 110/00 90 217 7 160407 281007 WER 500 BVB
13840 1500-1530 41NE 110/00 90 217 1 060507 281007 WER 500 BVB
13840 1500-1559 41 110/00 90 217 2356 160407 281007 WER 500 BVB
13840 1515-1559 41 110/00 90 217 4 160407 281007 WER 500 BVB
13840 1700-1800 37,38 304 175 217 JUL 100 YFR
13840 1800-1900 47,48 120/01 150 201 WER 250 IBR
13860 1330-1429 41NE,43S110/00 75 217 WER 250 GFA
13870 1730-1759 48 311 150 218 23456 WER 250 IBB
15160 1500-1600 41N 105/00 90 217 WER 250 AWR
15205 1401-1416 41 503 90 216 1 NAU 100 PAB
15205 1401-1416 39N,40 402 90 218 7 NAU 250 PAB
15205 1401-1416 29S,39N, 302 104 218 35 010507 281007 NAU 250 PAB
15205 1416-1431 41 503 90 216 NAU 100 PAB
15205 1431-1446 41 402 90 218 1 NAU 250 PAB
15205 1900-1930 46S 305 190 217 JUL 100 AWR
15225 1500-1559 41N 111 75 217 050507 281007 WER 250 AWR
15235 2000-2030 47,48,52 303 160 216 JUL 100 AWR
15255 0400-0500 40 120 105 217 WER 250 IBB
15260 0800-0900 37,38W 307 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
15260 1900-2000 37,38W 307 200 216 JUL 100 AWR
15260 2000-2030 47,48W,5 302 160 216 JUL 100 AWR
15315 1700-1759 38E,39S, 103 125 217 5 010507 281007 JUL 100 ELF
15320 1300-1459 42,43W 111/00 75 217 WER 250 AWR
15350 1300-1459 41E 105/00 75 217 WER 500 YFR
15370 1400-1559 41 120/00 90 217 WER 500 YFR
15430 1400-1459 39,40 310 120 217 WER 125 VOR rus
15435 1200-1259 41NE 111/00 90 217 WER 250 AWR
15565 1200-1259 29,30 105/01 60 201 WER 250 IBB
15600 1730-1759 39S,47E, 402 145 218 NAU 125 IBR
15640 0600-0900 46SE 308 180 217 250307 310707 WER 125 CVC *
15640 1300-1359 41 120/00 90 217 050407 281007 WER 500 YFR
15650 1430-1445 41 208 90 218 1 JUL 100 PAB
15650 1600-1659 47,48 310 135 217 010507 281007 WER 500 YFR
15650 1700-1729 47E,48 305 130 217 7 JUL 100 RMI
15670 1300-1600 41 214 90 217 WER 500 YFR
15675 1830-1845 52,53 302 160 216 35 JUL 100 RRP
15680 1400-1500 41 402 95 218 17 280507 281007 NAU 250 BVB
15680 1500-1559 40,41 503 95 216 3 280507 281007 NAU 100 BVB
15680 1515-1559 40,41 503 95 216 4567 290507 281007 NAU 100 BVB
15680 1530-1559 40,41 503 95 216 12 280507 281007 NAU 100 BVB
15705 1600-1659 46E,47,5 308 165 217 080507 281007 WER 500 YFR
15715 1400-1500 41 218 90 217 280507 281007 WER 500 YFR
15715 1500-1759 46SE 205 180 217 250307 310707 WER 125 CVC *
15750 1500-1859 47,48 310 150 217 WER 500 YFR
15775 1530-1600 47,48 305 130 217 4 JUL 100 BVB
17575 1630-1700 48 122 135 217 WER 250 AWR
17575 1730-1800 48 310 135 217 080507 281007 WER 250 AWR
17595 0900-1015 38,39 307 135 217 6 WER 125 BVB

day 1 = Sunday day 7 = Saturday
* changes
+ active on demand
# momentary not active
C-start - crash start

List of Broadcasters which are using T-Systems Media & Broadcast equipment
AWR Adventist World Radio
BVB Bible Voice Broadcasting
BCA Bible Christian Association
BCE Broadcasting Center Europe S.A.
CHW Christliche Wissenschaft
DTK Deutsche Telekom
DVB Democratic Voice of Burma
EMG Evangelische Missions Gemeinden in Deutschland
FHG Frauenhofer Gesellschaft
FVM Freie Volksmission Krefeld
GFA Gospel For Asia
HCJ Voice of the Andes
HLR Hamburger Lokalradio
HRT Hrvratska Radio Televizija
IBB International Broadcast Bureau
IBR IBRA Radio Sweden
MWA Missionswerk Arche
MVB Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Baltic Radio
PAB Pan Am Broadcasting
PRW Polish Radio Warsaw
RMI Radio Miami International
RRO Radio Romania International
RNW Radio Netherlands World Service
RRP Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie
RTR Radio Traumla ND(Belgien)
RTI Radio Taiwan international
RWB Radio Waaberi (Somalia)
SBO Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo
TOM The Overcomer Broadcast
TWR Trans World Radio
UNL Universelles Leben
VOR Voice of Russia
WRN World Radio Network
YFR WYFR Family Radio

Walter Brodowsky
Account & Produktmanager fuer Kurzwellenrundfunk
T-Systems Business Services GmbH
Media & Broadcast
Business Unit Hoerfunk
Bastionstr. 11-19
52428 Juelich
Germany
E-Mail Walter.Brodowsky@t-systems.com
(Source: WWDXC-Top News/BC-DX #810)

TSO Trains Amateur Radio Operators

TSO Trains Amateur Radio Operators to Support Disaster Preparedness Pensacola TSO Jeff Smith trained 30 TSA volunteers to use emergency high frequency radio equipment during disasters. The 30 also qualified for amateur radio technician class operator licenses.
Employees participating in the May 9 training traveled from Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arizona and New York State.
"Pensacola is fortunate that we have a TSO who is a highly experienced amateur radio operator, trainer and examiner," said FSD Steve Earnest. "His volunteer efforts have given the agency tremendous in-house capability that would have been expensive for the agency to replicate using contractors."
The Federal Communications Commission requires licensing for HF – or ham – operators, who can be invaluable when telephone and cell phones are inoperable.
(Source: Dino Bloise, FL)

Radio signal propagation topics

Hello, fellow SWL'er and potential Amateur Radio Operator:

I'm letting this list know about some additions to my website http://hfradio.org/ . These new pages contain information that many radio operators will find useful (based on the feedback I have gotten from this material when the original was published in CQ Magazine and Popular Communications Magazine).

One would think that ionospheric radio propagation would be reciprocal. That is, the signal strength in one direction should be the same as in the reverse, or reciprocal, direction. In HF ray-trace theory, the distance is the same and the ionospheric control points-the points where the wave is reflected (or more properly, refracted) back to the ground-should be the same. This is an interesting topic for those using very low power, for example. Can your signal be heard well at the distant station, and can it compete with other signals that might be originated with a higher energy level?

I explored this (is HF propagation reciprocal?) in a recent CQ magazine "Propagation" column. I've posted the meat of the text at:
http://hfradio.org/ace-hf/ace-hf-reciprocal.html

I've also posted another recent CQ Magazine "Propagation" column, where I explored basic HF propagation concepts (De-mystifying HF signal propagation). This is interesting from the "listener's" perspective.

You can find it here:
http://hfradio.org/ace-hf/ace-hf-demystified.html

I'm working on posting additional texts where I take various HF propagation topics, and use modern software to model the concepts. I hope that this is helpful to those of you wishing to dig deeper into space weather and radio signal propagation (especially on HF).
Tomas Hood, NW7US/HCDX)

FM Radio Stopped at the Border

PARIS: When the music died one gloomy morning in April, residents of Brighton, England, who had been happily listening to illegally transmitted French radio for almost 10 years, were first stunned and then angered.
There was defiant talk of anchoring a clandestine FM transmitter on a boat off the coast of Brighton to bring back France Inter Paris, or FIP, which broadcasts a quirky blend of jazz, pop and rock, Dizzy Gillespie and Jimmy Hendrix. Someone started surreptitiously putting up posters along local streets. "Missing FIP," the poster said. "Can you help?"
A wistful Web site quickly appeared online with ardent testimonials to the advertising-free station.
"It's just one of those cool stations," said David Mounfield, a loyal listener and organizer of the ongoing British rebellion who does not speak French. "There wasn't much talking except a sexy female French voice, and it wasn't some inane English DJ yammering on in Britain, where it's all done by demographics and key markets to push and sell music."
Read more of Doreen Carvajal's story at http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/06/03/business/radio04.php
(Source: RD/International Miami Tribune)

Gibralta Broadcasting Corp to be reviewed

According to the Gibraltar Chronicle daily newspaper, the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation will be undergoing a major independent review.
The Chronicle has today revealed that a Government spokesperson has confirmed that the Gibraltar Government will be carrying out a “thorough review of GBC for the future.” This is expected to include technology, premises, staffing and management structure, statutory framework and funding. The expected announcement of a new General Manager is being delayed until an appropriate time due to the expected review.
GBC has maintained its monopoly status locally even though the broadcasting industry in general has been liberalised by the European Union. With a new digital era now being entered into, and with GBC expected to be allocated all except one of the digital licenses to operate locally, the expectation is for future interest to re-emerge in relation to the possibility of competing channels.
In recent years GBC was in discussions over the possibility of selling broadcasting hours to outside operators, although the discussions fell through. Speculation of GBC looking at just one or two hours of coverage has been raised in recent months, with the other broadcasting hours seen as a way of introducing new players within the industry, especially from the commercial sector.
(Source: gibfocus.gi/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Foreign relay schedules of Russia and CIS countries

Foreign relay via short wave transmitters of Russia and countries of CIS.

25 March - 27 Octobr 2007
kHz / UTC / kW / radio station

Moscow / RUS
7175 2200-2300 250 CRI
7225 1930-2000 200 CRI
7340 1900-2000 250 YFR
7515DRM 1900-2100 040 DWL
9490 1900-2000 250 YFR
9780DRM 0400-0600 040 DWL
9840 1500-1700 200 SRS
11775 1700-1900 250 SWA
12035 (7200) 1830-1930 200 CRI
12085 1600-1630 (Mon-Fri) 250 BBC
12085 1600-1700 (Sat/Sun) 250 BBC
13685 0600-0700 250 VRT
13685 1700-1800 250 VRT

Sankt-Petersburg / RUS
7130 1800-1830 400 CRI
7345 1500-1630 200 TWR
12065 (7130) 1600-1700 400 CRI

Samara / RUS
7240 1800-2000 250 YFR
7320 1900-2000 250 YFR
7320 2030-2130 500 CRI
9615 1800-1900 250 YFR
9735 1400-1600 250 YFR
9825(5935) 1800-1900 250 IBR
12055 1400-1500 250 YFR
13590 1400-1500 250 YFR
15260 1600-1700 (Tue) 250 XOR
15260 1600-1700 (Wed, Fri, Sun) 250 DEM
15260 1600-1700 (Sat) 250 DER
15530 0400-0500 (Mon-Thu) 250 FEB
15530 0400-0530 (Fri-Sun) 250 FEB

Krasnodar / RUS
5910 1445-1630 100 TWR
7180 0100-0200 500 BBC
7270 1730-1930 200 DWL
7320 0330-0430 200 BBC
9830 1430-1600 200 IBR
9850 1630-1700 250 FEB
11655 1600-1630 300 FEB
11810 1700-1900 300 SWA
11820 0400-0800 200 BBC
11825 1630-1700 250 RPR
11830(7335) 1700-1730 (Mon-Fri) 100 VOD
11850 1400-1600 300 YFR
11955 1600-1645 250 TWR
12030 0930-1130 200 BBC
12060 1900-2000 250 YFR
12075 1500-1600 300 YFR
13745 1330-1430 300 BBC
13840 1400-1500 250 DWL
15330 1330-1500 200 BBC
15460 0500-0530 (Mon, Wed) 250 BVB
15460 0500-0545 (Fri) 250 BVB
15470 1400-1430 (Tue, Thu, Sat) 300 SIR
15525 0800-0900 250 DWL
15660 1500-1600 250 VOU

Novosibirsk / RUS
5900 1230-1300 100 VAT
9445 1300-1600 250 TWR
9500 1400-1515 250 FEB
9625 1400-1500 250 YFR
9900 1230-1315 100 VAT
9900 2300-2400 500 DWL
11990 1300-1500 200 VOA
12035 0145-0300 250 FEB
12055# 1315-1400 500 VAT
12075# 2315-2400 250 VAT
12085 0015-0145 200 TWR
15490 1200-1300 250 YFR
15560 0200-0330 250 VAT
15605 0345-0315 250 FEB
# 25/03/2007 - 01/09/2007

Irkutsk / RUS
7210 1500-1700 250 RFA
7215 1400-1500 250 YFR
9415 1230-1600 250 TWR
9450 0900-1200 250 YFR
9900 1000-1200 250 DWL
11830# 2200-2245 250 VAT
11895 1200-1400 250 YFR
11965 2200-2400 500 DWL
12025 0930-1030 500 RFI
12035 0100-0130 250 TWR
13710 1000-1100 250 RNW
15635 0300-0700 500 RFA
17710 0230-0300 250 BBC
# 07/05/2007 - 02/09/2007

Chita / RUS
6140# 1315-1400 500 VAT
7220 1400-1500 500 RFI
7250## 1300-1330 (Tue, Thu, Sat) 250 DEG
7320 1400-1600 250 YFR
# 02/09/2007 - 27/10/2007
## alternative 7260 and 7350 kHz

Khabarovsk / RUS
5945 1130-1245 100 BVB
11830# 2200-2245 100 VAT
13820 1000-1100 100 RNW
# 25/03/2007-06/05/2007, 03/09/2007-27/10/2007

Komsomolsk-na-Amure / RUS
6005 1200-1300 250 YFR
13785 0000-0045 250 VAT
15595 0000-0100 250 DWL

Vladivostok / RUS
7205 1030-1155 250 WDL
7330 1100-1530 300 BBC
11660 0000-0100 200 DWL
12005 2200-2300 500 RFI
12045 2200-2300 250 RFI
12075# 2315-2400 250 VAT
15535 2330-0030 250 RFA
# 02/09/2007-27/10/2007

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy / RUS
5910 1030-1145 (Sun) 100 BVB
5910 1300-1400 250 RNW
7205 1200-1300 250 IBR
7350 1000-1200 250 DWL
9865 1100-1500 250 YFR
11830 2300-2400 250 DWL
12065 1000-1100 250 RNW
15275 0000-0100 250 DWL
15470 2030-2100 250 VOA
15640 2200-2400 250 DWL

Almaty / KAZ
7420 2200-2400 500 DWL
7430 2200-2300 500 DWL
9355 1530-1600 (Tue, Fri) 200 VOO
9985 (7410) 2345-0015 200 TWR
11520 1300-1400 200 YFR
12150 1100-1500 500 YFR
17845 1000-1200 500 DWL

Gavar / ARM
7225 0100-0130 100 FEB
15480 1430-1530 300 DVB
15515 0400-0700 100 CVC
15615 1300-1600 100 CVC

Grigoriopol / MDA
6040 2000-2200 500 RNW
7360 2000-2200 500 YFR
7460 0230-0315 500 RPD
7480 1800-1845 500 RPD
11530 0400-1600 500 MEZ
17665 1200-1400 250 SAM

Nikolaev / UKR
6030 1500-1630 300 BBC
6225 1630-1730 500 RIN
6245 1700-2100 300 ZMN
7520 1600-1700 250 YFR

Orzy / TJK
17525 0300-0700 500 RFA

Yangiyul / TJK
5840 1800-1830 200 RPR
5845 1400-1700 100 YFR
6020 1600-1630 200 RFI
7390 1400-1500 100 FNK
9350 0100-0200 200 RFA
9370 1500-1600 200 RFA
9370 1600-1700 200 RFA
9395 1330-1530 200 BBC
9395 2300-2400 200 RFA
13830 1100-1400 200 RFA
15670 1200-1300 (Mon-Sat) 100 QUE
15695 0100-0300 200 RFA
17510 0600-0700 200 RFA
16mb# 1050-1520 100 VOT

Tashkent / UZB
6260 1400-2000 100 CVC
7375 0030-0100 100 FEB
7485 1400-1500 (Thu, Fr) 100 BVB
7510 1400-1600 200 YFR
9345 1400-1600 100 RNW
9495 1700-1900 200 YFR
9530 1400-1500 100 FEB
9530 1700-1800 100 RFI
9975 0100-0400 100 CVC
11790 0100-0300 100 CVC
12065 1430-1600 100 VAT
13630 0400-1100 100 CVC
13680 0300-0600 100 CVC
13745 0100-0130 200 BBC
13820 1100-1400 100 CVC
15565 0400-0600 200 BBC
(...) = 02/09/2007 - 27/10/2007

BBC - British Broadcasting Corp.
BVB - Bible Voice Broadcasting Network
CRI - China Radio Int.
CVC - CVC Int.
DEG - Degar Voice
DEM - Andenet Le-Democrzcy
DER - Dejen Radio
DVB - Democratic Voice of Burma
DWL - Deutsche Welle
FEB - FEBA Radio
FNK - Open Radio For North Korea
IBR - IBRA Radio
MEZ - Voice of Mesopotamia
QUE - Que Huong Radio
RFA - Radio Free Asia
RFI - Radio France Internationale
RIN - Radio International
RNW - Radio Nederland Wereldompoep
RPD - Radio Payam-e Doost
RPR - Radio Prague
SAM - Sawt al-Amal / VO Hope
SIR - Southern Sudan Interactive
SRS - Sudan Radio Service
SWA - Shortwavw Radio Africa
TWR - Trans World Radio
VAT - Radio Vaticana
VOA - Voice of America
VOD - Voice of Delina
VOO - Voice of Orthodoxy
VOT - Voice of Tibet
VOU - VO Unity
VRT - Radio Vlaanderen Int.
XOR - Radio Xoriyo Ogadena
YFR - WYFR Family Radio
ZMN - Radio Zamaneh
(Nikolay Rudnev-RUS, RUS-DX May 10)
(WWDXC Top News/BC-DX #810)

Firedrake channels on shortwave

249 Firedrake channels. (Excl. SOH 24hrs channels)

All times UTC
Su-W-Sa
6085 CBS TAIWAN 0900-1500 1234567 Chinese
6090 BBC 1300-1530 1234567 Chinese
6105 CBS TAIWAN 2200-2400 1234567 Chinese
6110 VOICE OF AMERICA 1100-1230 1234567 Chinese
6110 VOICE OF AMERICA 1230-1500 1234567 Chinese
6145 CBS TAIWAN 1400-1800 1234567 Chinese
6150 CBS TAIWAN 2200-2400 1234567 Chinese
6150 CBS TAIWAN 0900-1400 1234567 Chinese
6280 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 2200-2300 .....67 Chinese
6280 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 2300-2400 .....67 Chinese
7105 BBC 1300-1530 1234567 Chinese
7105 R.FREE ASIA 2100-2200 1234567 Chinese
7130 CBS TAIWAN 1400-1800 1234567 Chinese
7160 BBC 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
7185 CBS TAIWAN 0900-1800 1234567 Chinese
7190 VOICE OF AMERICA 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
7195 BBC 0200-0215 1234567 Azeri
7195 BBC 0300-0315 1234567 Azeri
7200 VOICE OF AMERICA 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
7260 R.FREE ASIA 1700-1800 1234567 Chinese
7260 R.FREE ASIA 1900-2000 1234567 Chinese
7260 R.FREE ASIA 2000-2100 1234567 Chinese
7270 VOICE OF CHINA 1430-1530 1234567 Chinese
7270 VOICE OF CHINA 2300-2400 1234567 Chinese
7280 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 1100-1200 1234567 Chinese
7280 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 1200-1300 1234567 Chinese
7280 R.FREE ASIA 1700-1800 1234567 Chinese
7280 R.FREE ASIA 1800-1900 1234567 Chinese
7310 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 1300-1400 1234567 Chinese
7310 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 2300-2400 1234567 Chinese
7330 BBC 1100-1530 1234567 Chinese
7355 R.FREE ASIA 1800-2200 1234567 Chinese
7365 CBS TAIWAN 1600-1800 1234567 Chinese
7445 CBS TAIWAN 1300-1500 1234567 Chinese
7470 R.FREE ASIA 1100-1200 1234567 Tibetan
7470 R.FREE ASIA 1200-1229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
7470 R.FREE ASIA 1229-1300 1234567 Tibeta(Khams)
7470 R.FREE ASIA 1300-1400 1234567 Tibetan
7470 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Tibetan
7500 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Tibetan
7540 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Chinese
9350 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Uighur
9350 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Uighur
9355 R.FREE ASIA 1700-2100 1234567 Chinese
9365 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Tibetan
9365 R.FREE ASIA 0200-0229 1234567 Tibet(Amdo)
9365 R.FREE ASIA 0229-0300 1234567 Tibeta(Khams)
9370 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Tibetan
9370 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Uighur
9415 CBS TAIWAN 0900-1000 1234567 Chinese
9415 CBS TAIWAN 1000-1100 1234567 Chinese
9450 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 1400-1500 123456 Chinese
9450 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 1500-1600 1234567 Chinese
9455 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Chinese
9455 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Chinese
9455 R.FREE ASIA 1700-2100 1234567 Chinese
9510 VOICE OF AMERICA 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
9540 R.FREE ASIA 1700-1800 1234567 Chinese
9540 R.FREE ASIA 1800-1900 1234567 Chinese
9545 VOICE OF AMERICA 0000-0300 1234567 Chinese
9555 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Uighur
9570 BBC 0200-0215 1234567 Azeri
9570 BBC 0300-0315 1234567 Azeri
9570 BBC 1700-1730 1234567 Azeri
9575 ALL INDIA RADIO 1215-1315 1234567 Tibetan
9575 VOICE OF AMERICA 1000-1200 1234567 Chinese
9580 BBC 2200-2330 1234567 Chinese
9605 BBC 1100-1530 1234567 Chinese
9610 BBC 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
9615 BBC 1600-1630 1234567 Uzbek
9635 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
9660 CBS TAIWAN 0000-0300 1234567 Chinese
9680 CBS TAIWAN 1100-1800 1234567 Chinese
9705 VOICE OF AMERICA 1500-1530 1234567 Uzbek
9780 CBS TAIWAN 1000-1400 1234567 Chinese
9805 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Tibetan
9845 VOICE OF AMERICA 1200-1300 1234567 Chinese
9845 VOICE OF AMERICA 1300-1500 1234567 Chinese
9855 VOICE OF AMERICA 0000-0100 1234567 Tibetan
9865 R.FREE ASIA 1800-1900 1234567 Chinese
9865 R.FREE ASIA 1900-2000 1234567 Chinese
9875 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Tibetan
9885 VOICE OF AMERICA 1500-1530 1234567 Uzbek
9905 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1800 1234567 Chinese
9905 R.FREE ASIA 1900-2100 1234567 Chinese
9910 R.FREE ASIA 2100-2200 1234567 Chinese
9930 KWHR Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 1400-1500 .23456. Chinese
9930 KWHR Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 1600-1700 .23456. Chinese
11520 CBS TAIWAN 0900-1000 1234567 Chinese
11520 VOICE OF AMERICA 1400-1500 1234567 Tibetan
11540 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Chinese
11540 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Chinese
11540 R.FREE ASIA 1700-1800 1234567 Chinese
11550 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Tibetan
11560 VOICE OF TIBET 1130-1200 1234567 Chinese
11590 R.FREE ASIA 1200-1229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
11590 R.FREE ASIA 1229-1300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams)
11590 R.FREE ASIA 1300-1400 1234567 Tibetan
11590 VOICE OF AMERICA 1500-1530 1234567 Uzbek
11605 R.FREE ASIA 1200-1229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
11605 R.FREE ASIA 1229-1300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams)
11605 R.FREE ASIA 1300-1400 1234567 Tibetan
11635 CBS TAIWAN 0900-1000 1234567 Chinese
11635 CBS TAIWAN 2200-2400 1234567 Chinese
11640 CBS TAIWAN 0000-0500 1234567 Chinese
11665 CBS TAIWAN 0900-1600 1234567 Chinese
11690 VOICE OF AMERICA 0000-0100 1234567 Tibetan
11695 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Tibetan
11695 R.FREE ASIA 0200-0229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
11695 R.FREE ASIA 0229-0300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams)
11700 R.FREE ASIA 1800-1900 1234567 Chinese
11700 R.FREE ASIA 1900-2000 1234567 Chinese
11700 R.FREE ASIA 2000-2100 1234567 Chinese
11705 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Tibetan
11710 CBS TAIWAN 2200-2400 1234567 Chinese
11710 CBS TAIWAN 1100-1300 1234567 Chinese
11740 R.FREE ASIA 2000-2200 1234567 Chinese
11750 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 0900-1000 1234567 Korean
11750 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Uighur
11760 CBS TAIWAN 1430-1500 1234567 Chinese
11760 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Chinese
11765 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 1600-1700 1234567 Chinese
11775 ALL INDIA RADIO 1215-1315 1234567 Tibetan
11785 R.FREE ASIA 1900-2000 1234567 Chinese
11785 R.FREE ASIA 2000-2100 1234567 Chinese
11785 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Chinese
11785 VOICE OF AMERICA 1100-1400 1234567 Chinese
11795 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Tibetan
11795 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Chinese
11795 R.FREE ASIA 1700-1800 1234567 Chine
11805 VOICE OF AMERICA 1230-1500 1234567 Chinese
11825 VOICE OF AMERICA 0900-1300 1234567 Chinese
11830 VOICE OF AMERICA 0000-0300 1234567 Chinese
11840 ALL INDIA RADIO 1145-1315 1234567 Chinese
11855 BBC 1700-1730 1234567 Azeri
11885 CBS TAIWAN 2200-0500 1234567 Chinese
11895 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Uighur
11915 BBC 1300-1330 1234567 Uzbek
11925 VOICE OF AMERICA 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
11925 VOICE OF AMERICA 0000-0300 1234567 Chinese
11935 R.FREE ASIA 2100-2200 1234567 Chinese
11945 BBC 1100-1300 1234567 Chinese
11945 BBC 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
11945 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Uighur
11965 VOICE OF AMERICA 0900-1100 1234567 Chinese
11965 VOICE OF AMERICA 1300-1500 1234567 Chinese
11975 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Tibetan
11975 R.FREE ASIA 0200-0229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
11975 R.FREE ASIA 0229-0300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams)
11975 VOICE OF AMERICA 1400-1500 1234567 Tibetan
11980 BBC 2200-2330 1234567 Chinese
11990 VOICE OF AMERICA 1100-1230 1234567 Chinese
11990 VOICE OF AMERICA 1300-1500 1234567 Chinese
12005 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Chinese
12015 BBC 1600-1630 1234567 Uzbek
12025 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Chinese
12025 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Chinese
12040 VOICE OF AMERICA 1000-1100 1234567 Chinese
12040 VOICE OF AMERICA 1100-1500 1234567 Chinese
12085 BBC 1600-1630 1234567 Uzbek
13610 VOICE OF AMERICA 0700-1100 1234567 Chinese
13625 R.FREE ASIA 1700-2200 1234567 Chinese
13675 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Chinese
13675 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Chinese
13725 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Chinese
13740 VOICE OF AMERICA 0700-1000 1234567 Chinese
13760 R.FREE ASIA 0300-0600 1234567 Chinese
13760 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Chinese
13775 VOICE OF AMERICA 2200-2300 1234567 Chinese
13790 BBC 2200-2330 1234567 Chinese
13830 R.FREE ASIA 1100-1200 1234567 Tibetan
13830 R.FREE ASIA 1200-1229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
13830 R.FREE ASIA 1229-1300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams)
13830 R.FREE ASIA 1300-1400 1234567 Tibetan
13855 BBC 1300-1330 1234567 Uzbek
15130 R.FREE ASIA 0300-0600 1234567 Chinese
15150 VOICE OF AMERICA 0000-0200 1234567 Chinese
15165 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Chinese
15205 VOICE OF AMERICA 1100-1300 1234567 Chinese
15225 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Tibetan
15225 R.FREE ASIA 0200-0229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
15225 R.FREE ASIA 0229-0300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams)
15245 CBS TAIWAN 2300-0400 1234567 Chinese
15250 VOICE OF AMERICA 0700-1100 1234567 Chinese
15265 VOICE OF AMERICA 0400-0600 1234567 Tibetan
15265 VOICE OF AMERICA 1500-1530 1234567 Uzbek
15265 CBS TAIWAN 1300-1400 1234567 Chinese
15270 CBS TAIWAN 0400-0600 1234567 Chinese
15285 BBC 1100-1530 1234567 Chinese
15290 CBS TAIWAN 0200-0500 1234567 Chinese
15320 CBS TAIWAN 0400-0500 1234567 Chinese
15330 BBC 1300-1330 1234567 Uzbek
15375 R.FREE ASIA 1100-1200 1234567 Tibetan
15375 R.FREE ASIA 1200-1229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
15375 R.FREE ASIA 1229-1300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams)
15375 R.FREE ASIA 1300-1400 1234567 Tibetan
15385 VOICE OF AMERICA 0000-0300 1234567 Chinese
15430 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Chinese
15465 CBS TAIWAN 1200-1300 1234567 Chinese
15485 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Chinese
15490 VOICE OF AMERICA 0400-0600 1234567 Tibetan
15495 R.FREE ASIA 1500-1600 1234567 Chinese
15510 R.FREE ASIA 1800-1900 1234567 Chinese
15510 R.FREE ASIA 1900-2000 1234567 Chinese
15525 CBS TAIWAN 0900-1000 1234567 Chinese
15530 R.FREE ASIA 1600-1700 1234567 Chinese
15585 R.FREE ASIA 2300-2400 1234567 Chinese
15635 R.FREE ASIA 0300-0600 1234567 Chinese
15635 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Chinese
15665 VOICE OF AMERICA 0900-1100 1234567 Chinese
15680 R.FREE ASIA 0300-0600 1234567 Chinese
15680 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Chinese
15795 ALL INDIA RADIO 1145-1315 1234567 Chinese
17550 VOICE OF TIBET 1400-1430 1234567 Tibetan
17550 VOICE OF TIBET 1530-1600 1234567 Tibetan
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1050-1135 1234567 Tibetan
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1135-1210 1234567 Chinese
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1212-1245 1234567 Tibetan
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1245-1300 1234567 Chinese
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1300-1330 1234567 Tibetan
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1330-1350 1234567 Chinese
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1350-1420 1234567 Tibetan
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1420-1435 1234567 Chinese
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1435-1505 1234567 Tibetan
17565 VOICE OF TIBET 1505-1520 1234567 Chinese
17615 R.FREE ASIA 0300-0600 1234567 Chinese
17615 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Chinese
17630 BBC 1600-1630 1234567 Uzbek
17640 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Uighur
17685 VOICE OF AMERICA 0400-0600 1234567 Tibetan
17695 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Uighur
17705 ALL INDIA RADIO 1145-1315 1234567 Chinese
17730 R.FREE ASIA 0100-0200 1234567 Tibetan
17730 R.FREE ASIA 0200-0229 1234567 Tibetan(Amdo)
17730 R.FREE ASIA 0229-0300 1234567 Tibetan(Khams)
17765 VOICE OF AMERICA 0000-0300 1234567 Chinese
17780 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Tibetan
17780 VOICE OF AMERICA 0700-1000 1234567 Chinese
17855 VOICE OF AMERICA 0700-1100 1234567 Chinese
17855 R.FREE ASIA 1100-1200 1234567 Tibetan
17880 R.FREE ASIA 0300-0600 1234567 Chinese
17880 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Chinese
21500 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Tibetan
21550 R.FREE ASIA 0300-0600 1234567 Chinese
21550 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Chinese
21660 BBC 1100-1300 1234567 Chinese
21690 R.FREE ASIA 0300-0600 1234567 Chinese
21690 R.FREE ASIA 0600-0700 1234567 Tibetan
21705 VOICE OF AMERICA 0700-0900 1234567 Chinese
(Shigenori Aoki-JPN, ndxc HQ via wwdxc BC-DX May 30; via Sei-ichi
Hasegawa-JPN)
(Source: WWDXC Top News-BC-DX #810)

Montserrat breaks ground for new broadcast facility

Acting Chief Minister Idabelle Meade led a special ceremony yesterday to signal the start of construction of state of the art broadcasting facilities on Montserrat. The ground breaking ceremony took place at the site in St Peters, identified for the building of a new home to house Radio Montserrat and the Government Information Unit and Television studios.
The new state of the art building will be the permanent home for the Government’s only broadcasting organization and its information dissemination unit. Radio Montserrat currently operates in a converted dwelling house, since moving offices during the volcanic situation.
Station manager Herman Sargeant said: “Radio Montserrat has been operating in temporary accommodation for twelve long years, twelve long years of hardship and suffering, with staff having to work in less than favourable conditions, poor facilities, cramped space and a lot more. Speaking on behalf of myself and my staff, let me say we are very happy, happier than you perhaps think, and we are looking forward to the day we operate from proper custom-built radio facilities, studios, newsroom office and so forth”.
(Source: Caribbean Net News/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Ethiopian rebel group launches radio station

Text of report in English by Ethiopian opposition website Ethiopian Review on 2 June
The Ethiopian People Patriotic Front (EPPF) will officially launch a weekly radio programme on 7 June 2007.
The radio programme, Ye Arbenyoch Dimts [The Voice of Patriots], will be broadcast to Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa every Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. [16-17 gmt] local time.
Ye Arbenyoch Dimts can be heard on the following frequency: 15260 kHz, 19 meter band Short Wave (SW) transmission.
(Source: Ethiopian Review website in English 2 Jun 07 via BBC Monitoring/R netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Blog Logs

Time for some great logs to begin a new week. Thanks to all the contributors. Contributions are always welcomed to my above email address.
Gayle VH

ARGENTINA. 15343.8, Radio Nacional, 2221-2248 June 2, interview in Spanish, Beatles singing "Ruby Tuesday", BoH 2+1 pips, "Nacional" IDs, Bosa Nova music. Fair-good reception, no QRM. (Ron Howard-CA)

ASCENSION ISLAND (broadcasting to Liberia). 9525, STAR Radio,
0727-0731 June 2, "STAR Radio with music of our land, coming to you from Monrovia, Liberia", enjoyable selections of Liberian music and singing. (Ron Howard-CA)

ASCENSION ISLAND (broadcasting to Sierra Leone). 9525, Cotton Tree News (CTN) via Ascension, 0731-0800* June 2, back again with their full programming; starts with drums, in English (news items about Fourah Bay College and its' "180 year tradition", a United Nations
workshop, etc.), difficult to understand accent, IDs "This news comes to you from CTN, Freetown", repeat of news in their local languages, new sign-off announcement, something like: You have been listening to the news from CTN in English, Krio, Limba, Mende and Temne, on 9525 kHz short wave everyday. No QRM from Voice of Indonesia, as they were heard today up on 11785 at 1001. (Ron Howard-CA)

BOLIVIA. 6134.8, Radio Santa Cruz, 0240-0313*, June 1, Spanish talk, ads, jingles. ID at sign off. Fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA)

BRAZIL. 6089.95, Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, 0020-0100, June 1, Heard with Anguilla off the air with Portuguese talk, short
music breaks. Possible radio-drama. // 9645.22 - both frequencies very weak. Poor in nomal summer static. (Brian Alexander, PA)

CHINA. 10300 Firedrake/music jamming, 0950 June 2, good, // 18180 fair. Probably the 24 hour type firedrake, as both still heard at
1545. (Ron Howard-CA)

CLANDESTINE. 9485, Shiokaze - Sea Breeze via Taiwan, *1300-1305,June 2 (Sat.), piano IS, in English, "This is Shiokaze Sea Breeze, from Tokyo, Japan", YL with details about the abductees, poor with jamming noise & QRM 9480. (Ron Howard-CA)

CLANDESTINE
9485 Shiokaze Two, 1300-1315, May 27, Korean?, instrumental music, announcement by male, music and short talks by male, 24332 (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)

CUBA. 15190, Radio Havana Cuba. 1310-1320 June 2, with Spanish programming, first time I have noted them here, fair. (Ron Howard-CA)

EGYPT. 12270.03, Radio Cairo, 0105-0200*, June 1, Very weak 2nd harmonic. 2 x 6135.015. Spanish talk. Arabic music. Poor distorted audio. (Brian Alexander, PA)

GUINEA. 7125, RTV Guineenne, Conakry, 0705-0730, June 1, local African music. French announcements. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)

INDONESIA. 9680, RRI Jakarta, 1000-1020 June 3 (Sun.), Kang Guru Radio English program, competition to identify a mystery sound, repeat of the interview Kevin did with young Indonesian actor (Nicholas Saputra), song by Aussie singer Stephanie McIntosh and also "The Others" sung by the Dukes of Windsor, gives the KGRE address to write in for their free magazine (P.O. Box 3095, Denpasar 80030, Bali), fair-good reception. (Ron Howard-CA)

LIBERIA. 9525 Star Radio 0705 mostly talks in a local language. Some hilife song at 0718+ with short ID by speaker Poor signal 24422.
At 0732 start of CTN with news after 0733 Abt 0747 with mentioning on education , still in a local lang . Boy in a VN lang at0750 mentioning nalulu . Again education mentioned on 0757. `You've listened to news ..' in English on 0759 signal nearly the same as in Star radio (Zacharias Liangas June 2 Retziki THS Greece)

MALAYSIA. 6049.65, RTM-Asyik FM, returned again after being off the air for several weeks. First noted again on May 30, heard through June 2 around 1130-1230, mostly with on-air phone calls, singing ID
jingles. Very nice to have them back again. Heard with the usual het. While they were off I tuned in to try to determine what causes this het, but could only detect a very faint carrier on 6050.0 but too weak to tell anything about it. (Ron Howard-CA)

MEXICO. 9599.26, Radio UNAM? 0935-1000, June 1, Tentative. Reactivated? Classical piano music. Opera music. Spanish announcements
at 1000. Very weak. (Brian Alexander, PA)

NIGERIA. 6089.84, Radio Nigeria, Kaduna, 2230-2300*, May 31, Heard with Anguilla off the air. Vernacular talk, traditional African
music, drums, chants. Sign off with short National Anthem. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)

RUSSIA. 7320, Radio Rossii via Magadan, 0926-1004 June 2, OM in Russian playing opera and classical music, 0959 sound of rooster, jazz ("Take Five") and R. Rossii IDs, ToH 5+1 pips, noted strong warble/pulsating noise/audio here. Parallel to: 5920 (fair-good, no warble) via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, 5940 (fair-good, no warble) via Magadan and 7200 (poor with warble) via Yakutsk. Thanks to Noel Green (UK) for his kind assistance with this log. (Ron Howard-CA)

TAIWAN. 7325, Radio France International., 1021-1030* June 3, in Chinese with pop song, off in mid-song, fair. Looking for Wantok Radio Light after sign-off but no station heard here. (Ron Howard-CA)

Tajikistan on shortwave update

TAJIKISTAN The (Tajik language) website of RFE/RL's Tajik service has been covering the (planned) launch of a (re-)new(ed) Foreign Service of Tajik State Radio - Voice of Tajik (Ovozi Tojik).

New network of Radio Tajikistan with the name of "Voice of Tajik" had to start on May 7th on the day of Radio with seven languages had to fall back due to officials.

Asadullo Rahmonov, chief of the Radio and Television Committee says: "During May this radio with seven language will certainly will start broadcasting. From this day of Radio Tajikistan started to use digital technology". Firuza Saidiov, deputy chief of Radio Tajikistan in interview with Radio Liberty said that with this difficulties such as the quality of sound, signal and broadcasting of programs are barriers.

http://ozodi.tj/news/2007/05/07.html#072a8854-9530-4d4a-b300-99227871fe7b

Ovozi Tojik - Voice of Tajik - a new program from Radio Tajikistan begins its foreign this broadcast in seven neighboring and foreign languages. Abdukodiri Abdukahhor, chief of Radio Tajikistan says: Ovozi Tojik will broadcast 16 hours daily. As Abdukodiri Abdukahhor says till now 90% of Radio Tajikistan was in Tajik language, but due to active international network the number of programs in foreign languages increase and in this way the contribution of these languages increase.

In one meeting dedicated to this program Karomatullo Olimov, an adviser of Tajikistan president said this network will cover information and cultural events. And will be high responsibility to journalists because introducing Tajikistan is not an easy job.

Radio Tajikistan will try to broadcast Voice of Tajik (Ovozi Tojik) programs via satellite and shortwave.

(Translations from Tajik by Ibrahim Rustamov)

The HFCC file for the A07 season shows a number of additional SW frequencies for Tajik Radio that were registered in anticipation of this new service:

9865 1325 1500 41 DB 200 135 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7475 1400 1500 41 DB 100 135 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7470 1500 1530 42-44 DB 100 60 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7470 1530 1600 42-44 DB 200 60 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7430 1500 1600 41 DB 200 135 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7505 1500 1600 41,49 DB 100 135 157 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7465 1600 1700 33,42-44 DB 200 60 158 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
9975 2315 0030 49 DB 200 125 218 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ

11540 1100 1500 43,44 DB 500 71 218 1234567 250307 281007 TDJ
7540 1500 2200 43,44 DB 250 70 218 1234567 020907 281007 TDJ
(Source: Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania)

Monaco amateur radio Special Events

3A, MONACO (Special Event). Look for special event station 3A7JO to be active between now and June 10th to celebrate the XII edition of the "Games of the Small States of Europe" see http://www.monaco2007.mc/. Activity will take place on all bands and modes. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. Direct requests should be sent to the Association des Radioamateurs de Monaco (ARM) QSL Bureau, B.P. 2, MC 98001, Monaco Cedex.3A,

MONACO. Operators Luc/ON4LUC and Paul/ON6DP will be active as 3A/ON4LUC and 3A/OP0P from now until June 8th (possibly the 9th). They will be operating on RTTY, PSK and SSB with 100w and an "Inverted V" on 80/40/20 meters. QSLs via ON6DP, direct or by the bureau.

3A, MONACO. Eli, N6PF, will be celebrating his 60th birhday with a visit to 3A2MD's QTH. He will be operating as 3A/N6PF from June 25-30th. Bands and modes of activity were not provided. QSL via his home callsign.

(Source: Ohio/Penn /DX Bulletin 811 via Dave Raycroft)

Checkerboard Lounge program ready for the blues

Ask any blues aficionado about the Checkboard Lounge, and you're likely to hear of the legends that once graced the original stage in Bronzeville, the Chicago mecca of blues to play Sweet Home Chicago and The Thrill is Gone. While Buddy Guy may never grace the old stage again, (it has relocated to Hyde-Park) blues fans can relive the legends.

From Roscoe, the bartender of the Checkerboard Lounge, comes word of an new and upcoming weekly radio event blog readers, blues fans and shortwave radio enthusiasts should not miss!

Mark your calendars, turn off the phones and forget about tonight's classic movie ... it's time to soak up the blues!

The Checkerboard Lounge, a new weekly blues music show, will premier Sunday, June 3, at 2200 UTC on 7415 kHz on WBCQ.

The first show will feature the music of Buddy Guy, Robert Johnson, Junior Wells, Jelly Roll Morton, and Mr. E.C. himself ... Eric Clapton.

The Checkboard Lounge welcomes all blog readers to tune in and enjoy the blues, and become Official Checkerboard Lounge Lizzards.

Reception reports are welcomed, and yes Roscoe plans to QSL. One hundred QSL cards have been printed for the first to report, so do not delay. After that, the design will be changed and the print run will be much larger.

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

Roscoe says, "I have a feeling that the QSLs will go fast since The Checkerboard Lounge airs immediately following This Week in Amateur Radio."

The address to send reception reports is:
The Checkerboard Lounge
7941 Dodge Road, Suite 210
Omaha, NE 68114 USA

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

If you love the blues like I do - don't miss the Checkboard Lounge show. I'll be listening....will you?

(Photos/DePaul Univ & http://buddyguy.hansdrost.com/disco/liveatcheckerboard.htm

Special event station for 24 Hours of Le Mans

F - Special event station TM6ACO will be activated (for the 56th year) on all bands SSB and CW on 3-17 June for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. QSL via bureau to F6KFI. Further information at http://asso.proxiland.fr/aras72/ [TNX F5TJC]
(Source: DX News # 835 via Dave Raycroft/ODXA)

More weekend relays

June 2nd
Latvia Today 08.00 - 09.00UTC 9290 kHz
Radio Joystick 09.00 - 10.00UTC 9290 kHz

Sunday June 3rd 2007
Latvia Today 19.00 - 20.00UTC 9290 kHz

MV Baltic Radio
At 1200 UTC on 6045 KHz
(Tom Taylor)

Scandinavian Weekend Radio ready for weekend broadcast

Dear listeners,

Regular monthly 24 hours transmission of Scandinavian Weekend Radio is
starting again 1st of June 2007 at 21 hours UT.

We are going to transmit tests whole day long with our ITT transnitter
and power a. 400 watts on MW 1602 kHz. If all goes as planned we might also
have more powerful transmitter in use also on 25 mb (up to max. 500 watts).

RECEPTION REPORTS AND MESSAGES MOST WELCOME:

GSM: +358 400 995559

e-mails to: info(@)swradio.net and letters (with 2 IRC/2 Euro/2 US$) to:

SWR/reports
P.O.Box 99
FI-34801 VIRRAT
FINLAND

Programe Schedule: (times local UT-3 hours)
00-02
02-07 Open Studio - SWR Crew
07-09 Crazy Mad Morning. Guaranteed high quality of Strange and Hot Music and Interesting Speech items of DJ Madman.
09-10 Huomenta - Good Morning Virrat by Dj Häkä
10-11 Proge-aamu by Esa
11-12
12-13 12.00 Hukala.net News
12.05 Virrat Tänään - Virrat Today dj Häkä
13-14 World Radio Roulette by DJ Madman. Latest DX Radio News and MadSummer 2007 Contest. Listen and take part.
14-15 14.00 Hukala.net News
14.05
15-17
17-18 Matkalla -matkailuohjelma. Osa V by Häkä
18-19 Kantoaaltoa Suomirokilla höystettynä by Esa
19-20
20-21
21-22 Saunan lämmitys - Warming up the sauna by Dj Häkä
22-23
23-24 Closing seremony by Dj Häkä


Scandinavian Weekend Radio

Time- and frequency scedule A-07
MW 1602 kHz:
fr. 21 sa 21UTC

48 mb:
Fr-Sa. 21-16 UTC 6170 kHz
Sa.16-18 UTC 5980 kHz
Sa.18-21 UTC 6170 kHz

25 mb:
Fr. 21-22 UTC 11720 kHz
Fr-Sa.22-07 UTC 11690 kHz
Sa.07-13 UTC 11720 kHz
Sa.13-16 UTC 11690 kHz
Sa 16-18 UTC 11720 kHz
Sa 18-21 UTC 11690 kHz
(Source: Alpo Heinonen via HCDX)

UAE completes third installment project

UAE The recent installation in Abu Dhabi is the third successful
implementation for Dhabayia, the radio arm of Emirates Media Incorporation
(EMI). Dhabayia 1 and Dhabayia 2 were implemented in May 2003 [1170 kHz]
and January 2005 [1575 kHz] respectively.
Thomson and its local partner Bin Jabr TRS Est won the multi-million
dollar contract to deliver, installand commission an 800 kW medium wave
transmitter [for 1539 kHz], a directional two-tower antenna, auxiliary
systems, the transmitter building and access roads. The latest generation
Thomson S7HP transmitter was selected because it is readily upgraded to
digital operation should Dhabayia decide to move to DRM.
Considering the amount of civil works required, the project was completed
in a remarkably short time. With the order placed in summer 2006, civil
works were still being completed when the transmitter itself was delivered
to site at the beginning of January. Test transmissions started on 20
February, with handover for operational services occuring on 25 February.
Perfect team work, creative solutions and flexible interface management
made this third record-breaking time scale possible.
The three new high power mediumave stations are situated only a kilometer
away from the Dhabayia short wave site, where four Thomson shortwave
transmitters and 48 Thomson shortwave antenna systems are still running
well after more than 20 years of service.
(Thomson Broadcast& Multimedia "Radio News", Spring 2007)
(Source: BCDX WWDXC Top News BC-DX #809)

DZRK Philippines installs news transmitter

Anytime this month, DZRK Radyo ng Bayan [1323 kHz] is expected to run uninterrupted and will now be covering a wider area after the installation of its brand new transmitter. The old transmitter, which is an ‘inheritance’ from an old US radio station in the country, had been causing several problems putting the station off-the-air several times for the past years.

Engineer Rico Tome, Senior Manager Engineer of the Composite Technology Equipment Harris explained that the new transmitter is more sophisticated and is electronically run unlike the old vacuum tube type, a design of the late 70’s radio stations. The new design is composed of different combiners, computers and amplifiers, which could operate the 10 kW output at full power.

“It’s possible that this transmitter could run for 10 years without any problems,” he said. He however noted some considerations needed to be rectified in the transmitter site to assure a smooth operation once it goes on-the air this June.

According to Tome, possible problems could be mainly on the mismatch of the amplifier to the antenna site power supply. He added that since the device is electronic, anything can happen. His recommendations include the need to install an AVR and Transient Voltage Suppression System (TVSS) to stabilize the voltage. This he said is a basic requirement for any electronic system.

“These devices will maintain the three phase 220 volts even if there will be fluctuation in the primary current source,” he said. When the station is operating in a full 10 kW output, Jose Rostigue Jr. Senior Operations Supervisor of DZRK, Radyo ng Bayan informed that the primary areas that the station could reach include Nueva Vizcaya, Cagayan, Ifugao, Apayao, Abra and some parts of the Ilocos Region.
(Source: Philippine Information Agency)
Posted in Full feed, For Consumers
(R Netherl;ands Media Network Weblog)

DXers Unlimited May 29-30

Radio Havana - Dxers Unlimited mid week edition for 29-30 May 2007

Hi amigos radioaficionados around the world, and in orbiting in space …
I am Arnie Coro radio amateur CO2KK welcoming you to my twice weekly radio hobby program that attempts to cover the more than 81 ways you and I enjoy our hobby, from participating in an exhausting whole weekend amateur radio contest to relaxing at a beach resort listening to a far away AM broadcast band station that is heard on your little portable radio with a nice and clear signal thanks to that interesting
propagation effect known among experts as sea gain… Sure, this hobby is always challenging, and when you think that already you have gone through all the possible aspects of it, then someone comes out with a radically new antenna, a new communications mode using computers or suddenly finds out that there is still a lot of room for experimenting at the millimeter wavelengths… Si amigos, yes my friends, oui mes amis in Canada and the French speaking Caribbean that listen to this program,
radio is simply fascinating… Take for example this past weekend CQ Radio Amateur magazine WPX CW contest, when thousands of amateur radio stations around the world went on the air to try to work as many new prefixes as possible…
According to my own observations and comments overheard on 40 meters after the constest was over, the WPX contest this weekend was favoured by fine conditions during its first part,that is from Satuday at 00 UTC when it started , that was
Friday evening for us here in the Americas, but then Sunday UTC was not so good with little real DX stations heard. Among the rare goodies picked up on the ham bands, the really hard to rk prefixes I heard the rare 3V8BB from Tunisia operating on the 40 meters band, on 7033 kHz.
He had already gone past the 2100 contest points, which is outstanding. Other maybe not so rare, but nevertheless interesting stations heard during the weekend WPX ham radio CW contest included 9K2HN Kuwait on 15 meters using 21030 kHz when the band opened for a few minutes from Cuba that that part of the world, I also heard someone
working HL2AEJ Korea on14009 kHz, but no luck trying to pick up the Korean station. The not too frequently heard 4L prefix, from Georgia came via 4L8A, an excellent CW.
And new prefixes continue to be assigned to amateur stations in countries with a deep rooted tradition in promoting our hobby; that is the case of the prefix 5P7 , that I had never heard before… it took some time to find out that it was a station from Denmark using the callsign 5P7Y during the contest. Othe stations heard- included C4I Cyprus on 2 meters , using 14028 kHz, and an operator from Central Siberia, usin the callsign RK0UT that went past the normal CW self imposed boundary of around 14065, and insisted on calling CQ around 14075 kiloHertz, and to my surprise, he did made several contacts during the time that I listened to him. By the way, I didn’t operate during the contest, as I had a very busy weekend schedule, but did enjoy some amateur bands short wave listening , that gave what you have just heard as a practical result.
And before going over to the next item, once again the world heritage site of the Ecuadorean GALAPAGOS ISLANDS was on the air during an amateur radio contest, HC8N heard on 7005 kHz CW. The operators was announcing at QRZ.com that he will be QSLing QSL via W5VE . More radio hobby related information follows as Dxers Unlimited’s mid
week edition continues…
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This is Radio Havana Cuba , the name of the show is Dxers Unlimited, and here is our next item in today’s mid week edition of the program… More about compact antennas for HF and some interesting antenna modeling done in real life, in actual practice, not using computers… Scale model of HF antennas done at VHF frequencies provide a lot of practical information and are easy to reproduce and modify. For example , a working model for the two meters amateur band of the electromagnetic ground plane antenna system, proved that using a proper ground system, the efficiency of the
EMGP vertical antenna will match the radiation efficiency achieved by a full size quarter wave vertical to within a very small percentage… As a matter of fact, very carefully done field intensity comparative measurements between a full size quarter wave 2 meters band vertical placed at the center of a metal plate that has a diameter of one meter, and an EMGP antenna cut for the same 145 megaHertz center frequency proved to be almost exactly the same… A very interesting finding if you
take into consideration that the EMGP antenna’s height above the ground plane is just 1/12 of a wavelength , that for the 145 megaHertz center frequency is just 17 centimeters or just six points seven inches… Now compare this antenna height with the 19 inches or around 49 centimeters required by the full size quarter wave or 90 electrical degrees hig antenna system.
For two meters band operation , the extremely low profile antenna will be an excellent choice for an antenna to be used when extremely strong winds are expected, like when a hurricane is approaching. An EMGP or electromagnetic ground plane antenna for the 40 meters amateur band, will be only about three and a half meters high above the ground plane, but I must clarify to my listeners that it would not be a very good emergency antenna because it will not have enough high vertical angle
radiation , something that is essential for short range Near Vertical Incidence Skywave propagation, as required for short range communications within an affected area.
Nevertheless, modeling the EMGP as a “real life” antenna on 2 meters proved to be a very interesting and rewarding experience, and something that was done in just a few hours of my weekend spare time… If you don’t have enough space where to install a short wave antenna system, don’t overlook the possibility of homebrewing an EMGP antenna, that when properly made, will provide reasonable results on the band for
which it is cut on transmit, and good receiving on the next lower and higher adjacent bands. If you want to know more about the EMGP , the Electro Magnetic Ground
Plane antenna, send me an e-mail to arnie@rhc.cu, and I will reply with the EMGP Antenna Design Package, with detailed instructions on how to homebrew these antennas for the amateur bands between 80 meters and 2 meters…
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Si amigos, yes… ASK ARNIE continues to be at the top of your preferences, according to the e-mail messages, letters and actual on the air two way amateur radio contacts… Here is ASK ARNIE today answering question sent by listeners Gail in Georgia USA, Armand in California also USA, Virgil , who listens to 6000 kiloHertz very late at night from his Southern England QTH, and Barry, who picks up our 9550 kiloHertz signals in New Zealand with amazing good quality as he tells me in his
e-mail. They all want to know more about the Spiral end loaded antennas recently mentioned here at Dxers Unlimited, and in the case of Barry, who happens to be a very enthusiastic radio amateur operator, he wants to know the difference between the Petlowany and the Tak antennas, if there is any difference at all… Well amigos, the spiral end loaded antennas are really nothing new at all… I remember reading about spiral loaded antennas for the very low frequencies a long time ago, in an article that presented an extensive review of several types of top loaded antennas for operation on very low and extremely low frequencies. Then some time after reading that article, I went to Cardenas , a city of Matanzas province that has a
very nice seaport , where a coastal radio station operating on the now no longer used 600 meters or 500 kiloHertz marine band was installed. To my surprise the vertical antenna located an an excellent salt marsh swampy area on one side of the bay, had a rather large sized top hat to provide additional loading to the about 70 meters high tower, that was physically too short to resonate efficiently on the 460 to 512 kiloHertz band where it had to operate. This was just a capacity hat made of
spokes and wires, and not a spiral top loading of the tower. Several months later I had the nice opportunity of talking to the designer of that low frequency band antenna system, and he told me that due to the complexity of the spiral loading configuration, he had opted for the much simpler capacity hat, but he added that a spiral loading system proved to be much more efficient when he was doing “the numbers”, that meaning when he was calculating the new antenna for the marine
communications site. I asked him about the size of the projected spiral loading device and he said that even when made with the same diameter as the capacity hat, the spiral was much more efficient and provide much better loading of the structure, something that is essential on those very short antennas for the long waves… Then, he told me about an experiment that ran under his supervision, when two engineering students that were writing their thesis , made a 10 megaHertz scale model of the
500 kiloHertz antenna system… in other words a one twentieth scale ratio. The students, the designer said, had much more time to play with the antenna’s top loading, and they found out that winding a one quarter wave of wire into a spiral of enough diameter , the antenna’s resonant frequency went down dramatically while retaining a rather high radiation efficiency. But again, he added, the main problem was not of an electrical nature, but one related to the mechanical complexity of
keeping the spiral wound loading device in place at the top of a tower when heavy winds were blowing.
In the case of both the Petlowany and the Tak spiral loaded antennas, because they are both dipoles used in a horizontal configuration, keeping the end loading spirals in good shape is not as complicated as with the high towers…
So, amigos, now you know a bit more about spiral loading of antennas, and why the Petlowany and the Tak antennas are almost identical !!!
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Now ready to copy, as the program is coming to an end, and Arnie Coro’s Dxers Unlimited’s HF plus low band VHF propagation update and forecast will now go on the air… Solar activity was at extremely low levels, with ZERO sunspot count and the solar flux at 70 and even below… So, the daytime maximum useable frequency continues to be only reching barely above 20 megaHertz for short periods, and staying even below 15 megaHertz on some circuits … The chances for Sporadic E propagation
events are now coming to their maximum for the year, as we enter the month of June…There is great expectation for the upcoming ARRL June VHF QSO Party Contest, because if the very low solar activity continues , we may see some really big sporadic E events happening, that the operators of Cuba’s main entry in the contest, special prefix callsign T49C , hope to make very good use to once again win that contest.
Hope to have you all listening to the weekend edition of the program that will be on the air Saturday and Sunday UTC days amigos, and don’t forge to send your signal reports, QSL card requests and radio hobby related questions directly to arnie@rhc.cu, again, arnie@rhc.cu or VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba

Radio Sawa-America's New Adventure in Radio Broadcasting

By Sam Hilmy
According to its founders, Radio Sawa was designed to report the news 'straight up' so listeners could 'decide for themselves'.

May, 2007. In April 2002, the U.S. Government launched an audacious
new Arabic language radio station aimed at the countries of the Middle
East and North Africa. The round-the-clock broadcasts, oddly dubbed
Radio Sawa, replaced at a single stroke the respected brand name of
the Voice of America's Arabic Service, which had for over a half
century, in war and peace, provided the region with comprehensive full
service programming.

A predominantly pop music service designed to appeal to youth, Sawa
was established at the behest of American commercial media mogul
Norman Pattiz who, until his resignation at the end of 2006, was a
member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an
independent U.S. federal agency. The BBG oversees all non-military
U.S. Government-funded broadcast outlets. To run the new station, the
BBG under Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson (a former chairman of the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, editor of Reader's Digest and
director of the VOA who also recently abandoned his government
position under a cloud of criticism for mismanagement) founded and
funded the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), a non-profit
corporation. MBN also operates Sawa's younger twin Arabic TV
satellite channel Alhurra.

Mr. Tomlinson has publicly described his friend and colleague Mr.
Pattiz as "the father of Radio Sawa." After the station was launched,
Mr. Pattiz described it in a public forum in ecstatic terms: "It sounded
so different and it was so appealing-because it really sounds like a
Western contemporary music station, a pop station."
Sawa's Mission

Like any successful big-time business executive, Mr. Pattiz
commissioned a survey and "a lot of advance research" before
embarking on the costly, large-scale project of a 24/7 Arabic language
radio station. The Middle East survey results, according to him,
showed three things: (a) "over 60 percent of the population ... is under
the age of 30," (b) "the indigenous media, especially radio ... everything
was pretty dull and pretty drab, and it sounded like government radio,"
and (c) "people were interested in something that didn't sound like
government radio." Mr. Pattiz decided that this was what businessmen
call "the hole in the marketplace." In order to fill this "hole" with his
product, Radio Sawa, he needed ample sources of cash and the most
modern broadcast facilities to reach the audience with a clear signal.
The new station cost the American taxpayer $34 million in its first year.
He secured clear FM transmission to most Arab countries and a
powerful medium wave to the rest. The VOA's Arabic Service cost the
U.S. Government less than $5 million annually and transmitted its
programs on a limited medium wave and a few short waves at the time
it was replaced by Sawa.

Mr. Pattiz described his new station's mission as "... reporting the news
straight up and letting the listeners ...decide for themselves." He said
that in addition to Sawa's journalistic mission, it aspires to be "an
example of a free press in the American tradition." He added: "We
generally play an Arabic pop song followed by a Western pop song.
And then we'll have news, five to ten minutes in length, twice an hour,
with headlines at the top and bottom of the hour."
Program Components[1]

Sawa's constant on-air slogan boasts about "the loveliest tunes and the
latest news." It never identifies itself as an American station or where it
broadcasts from. Its round-the-clock airtime is divided into roughly 20
percent news and 80 percent pop music. Everything the listener hears
other than the music is called The World Now. This rubric
encompasses the presentation of hard news, light news, bromide and
topical features and interviews, sports and so forth. The only exception
is a daily 30-minute news program called Iraq and the World, half of
which is rerun an hour later. No news-related material ever interrupts,
or is incorporated within, the music portion-no matter how urgent the
breaking news. Sawa does not carry discrete, identifiable "programs"
with distinct titles, individual star talent and performers, music themes
and thematic focus. No news "bulletins" are heard alerting listeners to
momentous world events.

Unlike its plethora of field reporters and stringers, the station's studio
readers, anchor persons and host announcers are never identified by
name. This anonymity applies to the readers of widely scattered
promos outside the news portions, plugging for Sawa, its website and
(since February 2004) its sister TV channel Alhurra.
News Content

Contrary to Mr. Pattiz's claim, Sawa never carries heads at the top and
bottom of the hour. It provides news only twice every hour, usually five
minutes every quarter after the hour and a minute or two of headlines
every quarter before the hour. The five-minute segments are variously
called "newscast" or "full newscast" or "detailed newscast." The
headlines are always presented as "summary." The full-length news
may occasionally run up to 10, 15 or even 30 minutes, as in the
exceptional case of the daily "Iraq and the World." Therefore, I would
estimate that the station provides between 7 and 17 minutes of world
news per hour. A fair and generous average would then be 10 minutes
per hour, which brings the total news time in a 24-hour cycle to 240
minutes. This is less than half the 600-minute daily claim made by
Sawa officials in media interviews.

A Radio Sawa presenter is put through his paces.
confusing problem for listeners: the first headline may not necessarily
be a reference to the first item in the body of the newscast, or an
opening head is interrogatively formulated in a misleading and
tabloidish style that does not accurately or fully reflect the substance of
the news item itself. Another news-related inconsistency has to do with
repeating the main headlines or the lead head at the conclusion of
newscasts, and how to close a news program. Sawa's newsreaders
seem to follow their own whims in this regard. In fact, some readers do
not even close before the studio engineer plays the usual taped lead-
out, "We relay the event to you in sound so you can form a complete
picture." The headline news always ends with a prerecorded
exhortation: "Stay in touch with the world-(through) The World Now."
At times even these lead-outs are skipped before moving on to the pop
songs.

A more serious problem that plagues Sawa's news handling goes to the
core of evaluating priorities and exercising professional judgment
regarding the relative significance of world events. Most and
sometimes all news stories in one newscast are jettisoned in favor of
another set of items in the next news presentation an hour later. This is
done with shocking disregard for news value or breaking news. Rarely
does a listener hear major stories repeated from hour to hour after
proper updating or rewriting to freshen up the next program. Such a
cavalier approach to news material distorts the overall picture of world
happenings for the vast majority of listeners who normally zero in on
specific time slots instead of staying glued to a station all day. Sawa's
practice also reflects ignorance of what should constitute a day's major
news leads. There are always major news developments that require
coverage in more than just one newscast.

Although on rare occasions a listener would hear a flawless,
impeccable, rich and seamless newscast with a perfect lineup, ample
voice actualities and anchor confidence, the more prevalent practice
gives listeners a messy picture of thematic and topical chaos. Related
items on one event can be separated by several unrelated items. Big
news developments on tragic events can be used as closers and,
conversely, a light routine item or a local insignificant item may be given
a prominent place in a newscast. Almost any news development can
be used by Sawa as a lead. On a day full of important news, Sawa
leads one newscast with a Jordanian government announcement that
Amman has not decided whether to resume commercial flights to
Baghdad. The lead story of another newscast quotes the London Daily
The Independent as saying that the Bush administration had advance
knowledge of the 9/11 attack, but no official American response is
provided to give the story balance and context. An hour later the
station drops the item altogether.
Covering Iraq
Let's now turn our attention to a major news story of global significance
that has preoccupied the world media for more than four years-the
invasion and occupation of Iraq-and track Sawa's treatment of it.

When American and British forces launched their air and ground
offensives in the spring of 2003, practically the whole world was calling
this pre-emptive military action an "invasion" of a sovereign nation. Yet
the word "invasion" disappeared from Sawa's lexicon. When Baghdad
fell and the US-led coalition settled down to run the country, the entire
world (including the United Nations, the media and even the Bush
administration) admitted it was an "occupation". Yet Sawa's broadcasts
avoided the word "occupation" like the plague and rarely referred to
Iraqi civilian victims of air raids and other military operations. When
anarchy, lawlessness and looting engulfed Iraq after the regime
change, the American station continued to beam its customary pop
songs and perfunctory news that lacked in-depth coverage and
responsible discussion. The looting and devastation prompted Dr.
Robert Darnton, professor of European history at Princeton University,
to tell The Washington Post: "As many have remarked, the Mongol
invasion of A.D. 1258 resulted in less damage to Iraqi civilization than
the American invasion of 2003." Sawa's news coverage, however, had
no time for such views of events.

A few months into the occupation, America's first head of the postwar
mission in Iraq, retired general Jay Garner was unceremoniously
replaced with Ambassador Paul Bremer. The new top administrator
quickly started running the vanquished country by decree: he
disbanded the Iraqi army, banned the Baath party and fired all its
members from government jobs, closed down most of the country's
industries, and appointed his favorite Iraqis to the new Governing
Council. These momentous developments and their dire
consequences for both occupier and occupied received scant,
superficial treatment from Sawa. The station was busy focusing on
President Bush's rosy predictions and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld's
unreal statements that "stuff happens" and America "will not impose a
government on Iraq." In the meantime, former U.N. Secretary General
Kofi Annan's special envoy to Baghdad Lakhdar Brahimi publicly
described Bremer as the new "dictator of Iraq... Nothing happens
without his agreement." But Sawa was telling its listeners about the
great help Brahimi was giving "the Coalition" to prepare Iraq for a
democratic future. And the station's field reporters initially maintained
complete silence about the torture and shocking abuses inside Abu
Ghraib prison of which Iraqis were already aware (through word of
mouth and complaints by international human rights organizations) long
before the American TV program 60 Minutes broke the news.

Eventually, as the situation in Iraq deteriorated, Radio Sawa expanded
its coverage with the inauguration of a 30-minute daily program called
Iraq and the World at 10:15 PM Baghdad time, and a 15-minute version
an hour later. This news and opinion roundup does neither Iraq nor the
United States a favor, and should perhaps be called Iraq and Iraq,
because the rest of the world is non-existent in it-except for a fleeting
and parochial reference. It also suffers from the same shortcomings of
all Sawa news programs. Quality control is very poor. The program
airs dozens of voiced news pieces and long interviews from field
reporters around the country without evaluating, auditing, double-
checking and editing them in advance. The results: poor or
contradictory sourcing, outdated information, unprofessional language
and duplicated material. The show also suffers from lack of
preplanning and a chaotic format, allowing airtime to become a platform
for emotional, unrestrained views. Any major news story that is not
Iraq-related is either completely ignored or marginalized. A good
example is hurricane Katrina which devastated New Orleans and the
Gulf coast of the U.S. in 2005. Even the Israel-Lebanese Hizbullah war
in the summer of 2006 received only inadequate and indirect mention
with no reportage about the intense fighting or world reaction.
Sound and Music

Sawa uses an impressive number of voices on the air, both male and
female, as studio talent and field reporters. The professional quality of
their delivery and their mastery of broadcast language, however, are
very uneven, ranging from the highly effective and convincing to the
very poor, from the smooth and natural to the awkward and halting,
from the authoritative and pleasant to the pompous and pretentious.
The impact of these voices on and receptivity by the listeners,
therefore, vary widely and depend to a large extent on matching each to
the reading assignment he or she is given. Aside from field reporters,
performers are kept anonymous and the gifted stars among them are
not optimally utilized as a tool to build up faithful fans of specific
program features.

Music is used thematically by Sawa to identify the news. The theme for
newscasts is satisfactory and utilitarian but somewhat pedestrian and,
after a few weeks of listening, becomes tiresome to the ear. The
theme for the summaries is annoying, distracting and overdramatic. It
is held for the length of the summary and the level is brought up
deafeningly between individual headlines. Some music stingers[2] are
also used in a post-modern video game digital-age fashion to
accompany echo chamber promos or sloganeering catch phrases. The
latter include such things as, "You listen to us, we listen to you," or,
"From the ocean to the gulf, we are Sawa (i.e., together)." At times the
station mentions its website or a telephone number or a few sound
bites from listeners in praise of Sawa or expressing opinions on some
innocuous or provocative subject.

There is minimal use of the sophisticated craft of radio production to
enhance program impact. Rarely does a listener feel truly moved by a
smooth forward flow of broadcast material. Nor does one always feel
comfortable with the timing and placement of recorded inserts and
promos. The station seems to have difficulty matching style to
substance, harmonizing sound with words, utilizing a production device
to enhance the effect of a program on a target audience living in non-
Anglo-Saxon cultural environment.

Pop Songs
This is a programming area that consumes about 80 percent of Sawa's
airtime. It should logically deserve a commensurate level of attention,
talent and resources. Yet after listening to endless hours of alternating
Arabic and so-called "Western" pop songs, and trying to deduce some
coherent, professional whole, we discover what a neglected, drifting
wasteland all this airtime is. Some egregious weaknesses are: The
music portions have no detectable character, personality or identity.
The hourly segmentations cannot even be properly described as
"programs" because they lack beginning and end that define the nature
and flavor of the contents. Nobody is in charge, and there is no star
quality talent who might act as a guide to the listeners through the
various component parts. Almost none of the artists and songs are
identified. No informative narrative is ever provided to enlighten us
about the types of songs played, the dates of issuance, the extent of
their popularity and other distinguishing facts. Talk interruptions come
without artful, smooth transition flow or thematic unity. In the transition
from one song to the next, there is more often than not a definite jarring
clash in rhythm, melody, tone, lyrical connotation, voice quality and
vocal range. Clocking groups of songs in any music period seems to
receive little attention from producers and programmers. As a result,
when time comes for The World Now and the last song has to be faded
for the news introduction cartridge, the ending is frequently mishandled
by cutting off in the middle of unfinished lyrics.
Illusion and Reality

The founders of Sawa were convinced from the outset that, in order for
their new broadcasting project to accomplish a successful reach to
Arab audiences by "marrying the mission to the market," they needed to
separate the station from the Voice of America. The latter's mandate
was too strict and broad for them. The VOA was required to adhere to
its Charter, enacted into law decades earlier, whose operative
paragraphs are:

(1) VOA will serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of
news. VOA news will be accurate, objective and comprehensive.

(2) VOA will represent America, not any single segment of American
society, and will therefore present a balanced and comprehensive
projection of American thought and institutions.

(3) VOA will present the policies of the United States clearly and
effectively, and will also present responsible discussion and opinions on
those policies.

To be sure, Sawa officials continued in their promotional material to pay
lip service to their commitment "to broadcasting accurate, timely and
relevant news about the Middle East, the world and the United States,
to the highest standards of journalism, as well as the free marketplace
of ideas, respect for the intelligence and culture of its audiences, and a
style that is upbeat, modern and forward-looking." But their real
objective was to attract the Arab World's "youthful population" with pop
songs and keep them tuned to the station. In terms of current affairs
content, Sawa has never attempted to focus adequately on anything but
parochial backyard Arab news which marginalizes major American and
world developments.

Pop is a major successful commercial enterprise that targets a wide
youthful common denominator, but it alone cannot present the picture
of America which American public diplomacy is intended to present-that
of a country with rich, multifaceted culture, revolutionary ideals,
commercial vitality, history-making values of human rights and social
justice, and standards of transparent government. Nor is pop music
what young Arab needs today to form a more enlightened view of their
societies and the world, or to build a more participatory society firmly
rooted in human values. Pop does not attract potential future leaders
or opinion makers. It does not build credibility.

News of the non-Arab world almost always plays second fiddle on
Sawa's airtime. The station has literally scores of news reporters in
Arab capitals, especially in Iraq, but only one part-time reporter in the
United States who provides reportage from the State Department or at
times from The White House (but never from Congress). Sure, Arab
news is of utmost importance and a big draw, and must be accorded
prominent play. However, significant events (economic, cultural,
scientific as well as political) always take place in America and
elsewhere in the world, and they must be covered.

The true nature of Radio Sawa's broadcast content and performance
remains a mystery to the legislative and executive branches of
government in Washington, because the station continues to resist any
outside, independent review and probe of its programs. The station
also refuses to accept the critical findings already reached by such
investigative agencies as the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
and the State Department Inspector General's office.

"The father of Radio Sawa," Mr. Norman Pattiz, years ago came to the
conclusion that Arab hostility and dislike of America were caused by, in
his words, "hate speak on radio and television. Incitement to violence.
Disinformation, government censorship and journalistic self-censorship.
And it was from within that kind of environment that the Arab street was
getting its impressions, not only of U.S. policy, but of our people, of our
culture, of our society." And he was going to set things right with his
grand new broadcasting adventure.

Five years after a steady diet of Sawa pabulum, U.S. prestige and
standing in the Arab World are at record low, and its image uglier than
ever. Official U.S. poll results show that in Iraq, for example, 70
percent want the U.S. to withdraw from that country, and no less than
60 percent approve of killing Americans.

This is perhaps the best testimony to the abject failure of Mr. Pattiz's
grand design.

Sam Hilmy is a veteran Middle East broadcasting Specialist and long-
time observer of Arab-American affairs. He was for almost 35 years
associated with the Voice of America (VOA) in various language,
editorial and managerial capacities. He spent his last five years with
the organization as director of the Near East, North Africa and South
Asia Division.
(Source: Zacharias Liangas/Cumbre DX)

Amateur Radio DX News Bulletin

SB DX ARL ARLD022
ARLD022 DX News

This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by NC1L, the OPDX Bulletin, DXNL, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites.
Thanks to all.

MONACO, 3A. Luc, ON4LUC and Paul, ON6DP will be QRV as 3A/ON4LUC and 3A/OP0P, respectively, from June 3 to 9. They will be active on 80, 40 and 20 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via ON6DP.

AGALEGA AND ST. BRANDON ISLANDS, 3B6. Look for a group of operators to be QRV as 3B6SP from Agalega Island, IOTA AF-001, from June 6 to 18. Activity will be on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via SP9SX.

TIMOR-LESTE, 4W. Members of the Korea DX Club are QRV as 4W6AAV from Dili, IOTA OC-148, until June 4. Activity is on 160 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and various digital modes. QSL via HL5FUA.

CYPRUS, 5B. Nick, G3RWF will be QRV as 5B/G3RWF near Polis from June 2 to 30. This will be a holiday operation so he will operate using SSB, RTTY and PSK during his spare time. QSL to home call.

TOGO, 5V. Robert is QRV as 5V7BR and has been active on 20 meters around 0700z. QSL via F2VX.

CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. Franky, ON7RU will be QRV as EA8/OQ7R from the Gran Canaria, IOTA AF-004, from June 4 to 13. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL to home call.

IRAN, EP. Sadegh, EP3HF has been QRV on 20 meters around 1900z.

SCOTLAND, GM. Special event station GB1EPC is QRV from Glasgow until June 28 in celebration of the European PSK Club's 1st anniversary. Activity is with PSK only. QSL via MM0DFV.

HUNGARY, HA. Special event station HG7DANUBE is QRV until June 30 in celebration of the Danube River Day.

ITALY, I. Giovanni, IK5BCM will be QRV as ID9/IK5BCM from Panarea Island, IOTA EU-017, from June 2 to 9. QSL to home call.

LEBANON, OD. Jean-Marc, ON4JM will be QRV as OD5/ON4JM from June 6 to mid August. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters, and possibly 160 meters, using CW, SSB, RTTY and various digital modes. QSL direct to home call.

ALAND ISLANDS, OH0. Martti, OH2BH and Pertti, OH2PM may be QRV as OH0B and OH0R, respectively, from Brando until June 3 while working on a new antenna project here. QSL to home calls.

SLOVAK REPUBLIC, OM. Bill, NZ5N is QRV as OM9ACA from Bratislava until July 9. Activity is on all HF bands, including 6 and 2 meters, using CW, SSB and possibly digital modes.

PALAU, T8. T88NN has been QRV on 20 meters around 2200z. QSL via JI0NNM.

MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Neil, V73NS has been QRV using CW on the low end of 20 meters from around 0130 to 0400z. QSL via WD8CRT.

BRUNEI, V8. Ambran, V85SS has been active on 30 meters around 0900 to 1000z.

TURKEY, TA. Mill, LX1CC will be QRV as YM3CC from Selcuk from June 7 to 21 while on vacation. Activity will be on 80 to 10 meters using SSB. QSL to home call.

THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The IARU Region 1 CW Field Day, NCCC Sprint CW Ladder, Digital Pentathlon, Wake-Up. QRP CW Sprint, SEANEN Contest, UKSMG Summer Contest, RSGB National Field Day, Look Around in the Field Contest, Alabama QSO Party and the SKCC Weekend CW Sprint will certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. The ARS
Spartan CW Sprint is scheduled for June 5. Please see June QST, page 95, and the ARRL and WA7BNM contest web sites for details.
NNNN
/EX
(Source: Dave Raycroft/ARLD022 DX News)

Technology Center Hosts Digital Shortwave Broadcasters

Technology Center Hosts Digital Shortwave Broadcasters

Digital shortwave radio broadcasts from four international broadcast sites highlighted a recent conference of the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB) hosted by the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Ind.Digital shortwave radio broadcasts from four international broadcast sites highlighted a recent conference of the National Association of
Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB) hosted by the HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Indiana.
"We were able to receive all four signals, including the HCJB signal at only 4 kilowatts. It was good audio quality," said Brent Weeks, a design engineer with Radio Station HCJB in Quito, Ecuador.
Conference attendees also heard test broadcasts from Radio France International/TDF in French Guiana, Vatican Radio in Italy and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The stations are part of Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM), a global consortium of broadcasters, broadcasting associations, network operators, manufacturers, research institutions, regulatory bodies
and others.
"We were getting a good reception of our digital shortwave where normally, with an analog broadcast, it would be marginal at best," Weeks said of the broadcasts received at the annual meeting of the NASB May 10-11. "It shows the potential of the digital shortwave medium for long distances and low-power broadcasts. You can go farther with a clearer signal."
Glenn Nelson, a radio frequency technician from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, added: "I was impressed with the DRM demonstrations. DRM may have a large impact on the shortwave market when [digital] receivers become [more readily] available."
The DRM USA Group met immediately prior to the NASB which has historically held conferences in Washington, D.C. "Much to our surprise and pleasure, it was the most-attended annual meeting we have ever had!" said NASB President Jeff White. Fifty-eight attendees took part, coming from the U.S., Canada, Belgium, U.K., France, Germany, Ecuador, Singapore and Russia.
Shortwave broadcasting hasn't changed much since its beginnings during the early 20th century. Analog shortwave broadcasts usually carry noise of some kind due to interference and fading. However, the development of the DRM technology has the potential to revitalize not only shortwave, but AM transmissions also, by providing digital-quality broadcasts.
Most agree that the success of DRM technology hinges on the availability of low-cost receivers. In April, Fraunhofer, a Germany-based company, announced it will begin working with STMicroelectronics to develop a low-cost, low-power receiver chipset which is critical in manufacturing inexpensive receivers for widespread distribution. Fraunhofer has been one of the principal developers of DRM technology.
Attendees also enthusiastically discussed the possibility of a roll-out of receiver by the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China-a target date for multiple DRM broadcasts, as China is promoting DRM as its digital radio format.
All were eager for the digital upgrade to the HC100 (HCJB Global's 100-kilowatt shortwave transmitter) which has the potential to reach China with digital programming.
Charles Jacobson, manager of international broadcast technology group at the HCJB Global Technology Center, was excited to be able to "draw special attention to this [DRM] technology by hosting the meetings at our tech center, the only U.S. entity to have developed DRM transmission equipment.
It was also a great opportunity to expose a broader segment of radio people to the activities and ministries of HCJB Global." The meetings also featured a presentation and tour of the technology center, impressing attendees with the scope of the ministry. "It's evident the
Lord's hand is upon your ministry," observed Allan McGuirl, senior international director of Galcom International. "We praise God the way He is using you around the world. We pray that the Lord will continue to build your ministry up to reach many more unreached people groups through Christian radio."
(Source: Ranchel Baughn/MT)

Radio Romania on temporary broadcast cutback

Radio Romania International's new (and finally fast) website www.rri.ro announces a temporary limitation in broadcast frequencies in June and July.

Dear listeners,
Due to upgrading works that will be undertaken on the antenna system located at the Galbeni transmission centre (in north eastern Romania) from June 15th to July 31st, RRI will have to use only half of its transmission frequencies; therefore there will be only one frequency available for each English broadcast. Here are the new frequencies to be used during the aforementioned period of time:

All times UTC
00.00-01.00 11 790 kHz NORTH AMERICA
03.00-04.00 9 645 kHz NORTH AMERICA
03.00-04.00 11 895 kHz INDIA
05.30-06.00 11 830 kHz WESTERN EUROPE
05.00-06.00 17 770 kHz AUSTRALIA
12.00-13.00 11 875 kHz WESTERN EUROPE
17.00-18.00 9 535 kHz WESTERN EUROPE
20.30-21.00 9 515 kHz WESTERN EUROPE
20.30-21.00 11 940 kHz NORTH AMERICA
22.00-23.00 7 185 kHz WESTERN EUROPE
22.00-23.00 9 790 kHz NORTH AMERICA"
(Source: Eike Bierwirth/HCDX)