VOA expands Creole service to Haiti

VOA's Creole Service Expands Hours, Adds FM frequency to Reach Quake Victims

VOA is providing earthquake victims with news and information in their own language Washington, D.C., January 14, 2010 – The Voice of America’s (VOA) Creole Service, reaching out to Haitian earthquake victims in their language, is ramping up the strength and frequency of emergency broadcasts to Haiti.

With Haiti’s communications infrastructure badly damaged, the VOA, the largest international broadcaster in Haiti, is providing listeners with news and information via a combination of shortwave, AM and satellite broadcasts.

“We’re doing everything we possibly can to reach people in Haiti who have a desperate need for information,” said Alberto Mascaro, chief of VOA’s Latin America Division.

He said Creole Service programming on shortwave and satellite radio has expanded from 1.5 hours daily to 5 hours. Programs now air at 7:30-8:30 am EST (1230-0130 UTC); 12:30-2:30 pm EST (1730-1930 UTC); 5:00-6:00 pm EST (2200-2300 UTC) and 8:00-9:00 pm EST (0100-0200 UTC). The evening programs can also be heard on 1180 AM from a transmitter and tower in Marathon, Florida, pre-empting Radio Marti at those times.

VOA is playing a leading role to help Haitians reach out to one another. A special call-in number – 1-202-205-9942, mailbox 42 – has been established for people to leave messages that will be broadcast to Haiti. Facebook and Twitter accounts have also been created in Creole.

VOA reporters are on the ground in Haiti, covering the international response to the disaster. Basic survival information, statements by President Obama and messages from Haitians living in the United States have been broadcast back to those dealing with the disaster.

Like other native Haitians living in the United States, VOA Creole staffers are still trying to confirm the status of their relatives on the island, according to Ronald Cesar, chief of the Creole Service.

VOA’s Creole Service reaches more than 50 percent of adult Haitians on a weekly basis. Up-to-date information is also available around the clock on www.VOANews.com/creole.
(VOA)

Haiti: Streaming de Haiti 13 enero 2010 [Archivo adjunto 1]

Courtesy of PlayDX2003:

[Más abajo se incluyen archivos adjuntos de Yimber Gaviria]

Hola Amigos,

Como sabran hoy en Haiti hubo un terremoto de magnitud de 7,0 en la escala de Richter, aunque en ese momento estaba descansando, me di cuenta al levantarme a la 1600z. Emprendi una busqueda del streaming de Haiti. En algunos casos positivos, otros con problemas. Bueno, quiero compartir con ustedes como me fue. Bajo la salvedad de que se mejore la conexion. o en su defecto, continue sin novedad. Algunas emisoras el audio era desde EE.UU (me imagino que eran las que se escuchaban) las que salia de Haiti tenian problemas

Muchos 73 de Yimber

...Esten pendientes de los enlaces

Radio Television Caraibes Ch. 22 /94.5 FM St
Caraibes FM http://caraibesfm.com/

Escuchar http://caraibesfm.com/caraibes3.asx

Siendo las 1623z con charlas en Frances, emitiendo noticias en frances de RFI

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Radio Métropole. http://www.metropolehaiti.com/

Escuchar http://www.metropolehaiti.com/metropole/live.php

Message: Suite au séisme, nous rencontrons actuellement un problème de liaison entre haïti et nos serveurs de streaming, nous travaillons à régler le problème.

Mensaje: Tras el terremoto, actualmente estamos experimentando un problema de vinculación entre Haití y nuestros servidores de streaming, trabajamos para resolver el problema

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Radio Soleil D´Haiti
The 24 hour Haitian Radio station in New York!
http://www.radiosoleil.com/radiosoleil.htm

Escuchar
http://www.streamaudio.com/Player/Player.aspx?Station=WRSH_IR&filename=&Optin=#
_con locutores en Creole

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Radio Lumiere - Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
http://winstreams.net/radiolumiere2.htm

Escuchar
mms://74.208.7.100/winstreams

Sin audio

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Signal Fm 90.5 Live from Haiti
http://www.signalfmhaiti.com/

Escuchar
http://www.signalfmhaiti.com/webplayer.html

http://www.server79.sitegenial.com/tunein.php/signalfmhaiti/playlist.asx

No dio audio

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Radyo Ginen Haiti
http://www.radyoginen.com/

Escuchar
mms://64.71.145.131/radioginen

No dio audio

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Radio 4VEH
http://radio4veh.org/
Desde 1950 al servicio del pueblo Haitiano.

Escuchar:
Atraves de este enlace se escucha sin problema
http://www.radio4veh.org/radio_plus/radio_4veh.html

En este otro enlace no quiso funcionar
http://www.barnabasroad.com/wfrn_dial-up-3.m3u

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Radio Leve Kanpe Haiti
100.3 FM en Hinche, Haiti
94.7 FM en New Jersey, USA
La Radio favorita de todos los Haitianos
http://www.radiolevekanpehaiti.com/index.php

Escuchar
http://www.sitegenial.com/player_radio_levekanpe_b/?stream.sitegenial.6408=true

http://server79.sitegenial.com/tunein.php/levekanpenj64/playlist.asx

No funciono el audio por ninguno de los dos enlaces.

Haiti Earthquake Amateur Radio Frequencies

I am posting any Haiti ham and civilian frequencies associated with earthquake relief operations on our sister blog - my BTown Monitoring Post. Below are a couple of links to the stories I have so far.

ALE High Frequency Network Alert: Haiti Earthquake EMCOMM
http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/2010/01/ale-high-frequency-network-alert-haiti.html

Earthquake Net Frequencies - 7045,3720 kHz - Please keep clear
http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/2010/01/earthquake-net-frequencies-70453720-khz.html

7045 kHz Haiti Ham Net feed on Teamspeak 2 Server
http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/2010/01/7045-khz-haiti-ham-net-feed-on.html

WJCC-1700 Miami Florida OTA for Haiti Disaster?
http://monitor-post.blogspot.com/2010/01/wjcc-1700-miami-florida-ota-for-haiti.html

Larry, N5FPW

Radio France International adds two English broadcast to live stream

Radio France International (RFI) in English has expanded its live stream to include its evening broadcasts to Africa at 1600 and at 1700 UTC. All broadcasts are also available after the show on demand. This means that seven of the eight RFI English broadcasts- at 0400, 0500, 0600, 0700, 1400. 1600 and 1700 UTC - are available live. Only the 1200 UTC programme is not yet on the live stream. You can listen to the live stream by clicking on “Live” on the left-hand side of any page on the RFI website.
(Source: RFI/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Netherlands Program Guide Jan 11-15

MONDAY 11 JANUARY

*** Curious Orange (primary programme) ***

Michel Walraven is your guide to modern-day Holland.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.30 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.30 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
00.30 Europe
13.00 North America
14.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Euro Hit 40 ***

Europe's No.1 chart Show.

Broadcast times on WRN
05.20 North America

*** Classic Dox ***

'Worlds Apart: Story of the Collard Family' - (Orig. broadcast Nov. 2001)

One family and two cultures. For decades Aboriginal children were taken away and fostered out or brought up in an orphanage - a parent's worst nightmare. The story of the Collard family puts a human face on Australia's stolen generation. Produced by Dheera Sujan.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720

Broadcast times on WRN
13.20 North America

*** European Jazz Stage/ World Music ***

We start the year with an international mix, featuring incredible composer Maria Schneider and her orchestra, Italian duo Gianluigi Coscia and Gianni Coscia and the three-nation trio of French accordionist Richard Galliano. Dutch singer and multi-instrumentalist Wouter Hamel rounds of this week's bill.

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

The theme this week is Orpheus. His quest for Eurydice appears in works by Gluck, Dutch composer Laman, Liszt, and Stravinsky. Hans Haffmans is the programme's host, and he is accompanied by composer Bart Visman.

TUESDAY 12 JANUARY
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

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

'North Korea: Police State, Prison State'

The world has reason to be nervous about the rogue nation and its nuclear programme. And people within the country also have reason to be scared - it has 154,000 political prisoners in six camps across the country, and its human rights record is atrocious. We speak to a former prisoner, and to a former prison guard about what they went through.

Jung Gwang Il spent three years in a North Korean labour camp. While the country is notoriously closed to outsiders, the camps themselves are barely known within the country. And not many people live to talk about their time in one. Jung Gwang Il tells Jonathan how he survived the camp and escaped to South Korea.

A prison guard's escape: An Myeong Chul was a prison guard for eight years. While there, he saw prisoners starved, executed and he even beat them himself -- believing that they were all enemies of the state. But when he learned that he himself could wind up in prison himself, he stole a truck and escaped to China. Now all he wants is for the Koreas to be united, and forgiveness for what he did.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.30 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
10.30 Africa and Asia
14.15 Europe

*** Live! at the Concertgebouw ***

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Alan Gilbert with Schubert's Overture Rosamunde, Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major and Schumann's Symphony No. 3. Your hosts are Hans Haffmans and Bart Visman

*** Commonwealth Story ***

A selection of winning stories chosen from the large number of entries for the 2009 Commonwealth Short Story Competition.Neer (Water) - by Praveena Shivram from India. A tragic tale of cruelty in a poor rural village.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.50 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720

Broadcast times on WRN
00.50 Europe
04.25 Africa and Asia
10.50 Africa and Asia
22.50 Asia
23.50 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'The Music of Lutes and Harps' - (Originally broadcast May 2007)

Confucius described the harmony between husband, wife and children as the music of lutes and harps. The influence of Confucius on Chinese family life - particularly his teachings on filial piety and the relationship between stable family life and a stable state - is still felt today. A New York Festivals Finalist produced by Marijke van der Meer.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

WEDNESDAY 13 JANUARY
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Reloaded (primary programme) ***

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.15 Europe
22.10 Asia

*** Classic Dox ***

'The House' - (Originally broadcast December 2001)

An unusual story of a Czech émigré who unexpectedly hears that the old family home in the Bohemian mountains still exists. What he finds under the floorboards when he visits the house bring the painful family past back to life. Produced by Michele Ernsting.

*** Newsline ***

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

THURSDAY 14 JANUARY
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Earth Beat (primary programme) ***

The medium may be the message, but what is the environmental cost of that message? We find out as the stories on this week's show look at the impact of getting the word out there. Why is publishing a book so bad for the planet? Are new e-books any better? We also look at less conventional 'publishing' as we meet an environmental graffiti artist, who uses mud rather than toxic paints. And in India, a graffiti movement is not only cleaning up ugly areas, it's also teaching kids how to read.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.35 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
04.00 Africa and Asia
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
14.00 Europe
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'The House of Orange: A Union of Nation and Family' - (Originally broadcast December 2002)

A portrait of the House of Orange and the role it has played in the life of the Dutch nation. Historians and archive material tell the story of the Netherlands' Royal Family from 16th-century Stadhouder William the Silent to the three queens of the 20th century. Produced by Marijke van der Meer.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
15.15 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595

*** Newsline ***

The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC

FRIDAY 15 JANUARY
*** Network Europe ***

A collaboration by Europe's leading broadcasters

A pan-European team links up across the continent every day to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
19.04 East Africa 12045, West Africa 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.00 North America
17.00 Europe

*** Bridges with Africa (primary programme) ***

We're giving the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and are linking up with stations in Africa. The show goes beyond the clichés of starving children and war-ridden countries and seeks to bring you genuine voices from a vibrant continent.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
10.00 East Asia 12065, 6040, East China 9720
14.30 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.15 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.15 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
05.10 North America
10.00 Africa and Asia
13.00 North America
17.30 Europe
22.10 Asia
23.10 North America and CBC

*** Classic Dox ***

'Imagining Farm Machinery' - (Orig. broadcast Dec. 2003)

An upstate New York dairy farm in the late 1950s provides a landscape where memory and family history intersect with fiction and farm machinery. Where do the roots of our imagination lie buried? How much is passed on from father to son? By retelling family stories is it possible to recover "what we lost"? Produced by David Swatling.

*** Newsline ***
The latest world news and current affairs.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
14.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
15.04 South and Southeast Asia 12080, 15595
18.04 East Africa 12045, Central and East Africa 11655, South Africa 6020
20.04 West Africa 21525, 11655, South and Central Africa 7425

Broadcast times on WRN
14.04 Europe
22.00 Asia
23.00 North America and CBC
(R Netherlands)

Blog Logs

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

Bolivia
6134.75, Radio Santa Cruz, 1037-1100. Weak signal for female announcer in Spanish conversation. Signal is threshold and has a het covering it from a Brazilian station. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Canada
6660, CHU Time Signal Station, 1450-1500. Second harmonic 2 x 3330. Fairly strong but occasional utility interference. (Brian Alexander, PA)

China
Feedback from Sei-ichi Hasegawa (NDXC) of Japan:
"CNR-1 on 5030kHz confirms that it does not broadcast it from morning of Jan. 8 (local time). I can confirm *2155 and 1600* on Sarawak FM via RTM-Sarawak.

CNR-1 on 5030kHz possibility QSY to 6125kHz, I can receive CNR-1 of two stations on 6125kHz. I can receive use daytime frequency on 9675kHz of the same transmitter as 5030kHz." (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Clandestine
Via Samara, Russia, 7530, Ginbot 7 Radio,*1701-1730.* Presumed. Abrupt sign on with talk in listed Amharic. Some Horn of Africa music. Fair signal. // 9610 - very weak under a strong Radio Canada Int. Tues, Thur, Sat only. (Brian Alexander, PA)

7200, SRTC, 0218-0250, Jan 9. Local vocals. Arabic talk. Quran at 0241. Weak. Poor with occasional amateur radio international. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Equatorial Guinea
6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, 0530-0600+. Spanish talk. Afro-pop music to Spanish pop ballads. Station IDs as “Radio Nacional” and “Radio Malabo”. Fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Malaysia/ Sarawak
5030, Sarawak FM via RTM, 1340, Jan 9. The usual presents here of CNR-1 was absent today! In vernacular, easy-listening pop songs. Time pis 1+1 at 1400 to "RTM" news. Long music segment of repetitive indigenous drums accompanied by chanting/singing. Phone conversations to sign off, probably at 1600 (tuned away at 1545, but off by a check at 1602). If China continues to be off the air here, folks should have a decent chance to hear this station that is normally buried under CNR-1.(Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

5964.92v, Klasik Nasional FM via RTM, 1700, Jan 10.Vernacular ID as "Klasik Nasional" to jingle. Time tips 1+1 to "RTM Kuala Lumpur" headlines. Easy-listening pops to ballads. Id as, "Radio Malaysia Klasik Nasional". Thanks to tip from Kevin Molander (CA) that KN was in the clear after Deutsche Welle signed off (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA/Cumbre DX)

5030, Sarawak FM via RTM. Randomly from 1440 to 1600*, Jan 10. Another day without CNR-1. Vernacular at top-of-the-hor to 1+1 pips. "RTM" news and singing "Sarawak FM" jingle. Station promo for Sarawak's "Japanese Garden." Unusual rap song with many mentions of "Sarawak". Time pips as 1+1 and off (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Euro Pirate
7610.05, Radio Amica, 0135-0200, Jan 9. Litte pop music. Station IDs and Italian announcements. Poor in noisy conditions but occasional peaks up to a fair level. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Solomon Islands
5020 SIBC. Heard from 0717. At 0717 interference from Radio Rebelde was severe but thanks to the Perseus SDR's tunable passband and notching capability, decent audio could be captured under Rebelde's saturated audio covering 5015 to 5035. Highlights of this extended logging: At 1100 there was local news in English to 1109.5 and an SIBC ID by a woman at 1103. A request program hosted by a woman announcer in English and Pidgin followed woman with an Australian caller heard at 1123. The songs were very pleasant island instrumental and vocal pieces by seemingly local bands. At 1158 a woman announced an ID as, "Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Happy Isles" followed by closing announcements in English and the Solomon Island national anthem to 1200. Interference was nil to slight in this time period (SINPO 44544), but adjacant channel interference gradually worsened after 1130, presumably from 5030. From 1200, BBC programming took over to 1600 tune out. BBC News heard at 1200 with man and woman announcers. (Bruce Churchill, CA/Cumbre DX)

Suriname
4990, Radio Apintie, (presumed) 1025-1035. Very weak signal for male announcer in possible Dutch with comments. Weak signal. Unable to actually hear the language being spoken due to the signal's weakness. He continues to talk the entire period. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Tibet
4905, Xizang PBS-Lhasa, 1538-1557, Jan 10. New schedule for "Holy Tibet" program (now 1530-1600, ex: 1630-1700). Usual Sunday program of traditional Tibetan songs. Station IDs each song ("You are immediately going to hear the song named Qinghai-Tibet Railway"). Fair signal. (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA/Cumbre DX)

Airline Passenger Who Helped Foil Terror Attack Speaks to VOA

Says still plans to fly, but will be 'even more vigilant'

Washington, D.C., January 8, 2010 – Alain Ghonda, a passenger on Northwest Flight 253, shared his personal account with the Voice of America (VOA) of how he and several others foiled the attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day, 2009.

The majority of the flight was peaceful, Ghonda told VOA's Russian Service, until a loud cracking sound rang out.

"I was the first one to stand up. It was an explosion noise, some people were saying like a firecracker," Ghonda said. People stood up. When Ghonda saw smoke rising from a row of seats ahead of him, he said "I screamed 'There's fire! This is a terrorist!'"

Panic ensued as two other passengers jumped over their seats to put the fire out. As flight attendants sprayed the terror suspect with fire extinguishers, another passenger held him down. "They took him out of his seat, he had his pants half way down and I believe it was while he was mixing his materials to do the explosion," he said.

The entire incident lasted less than 10 minutes, said Ghonda.

He recalled seeing the suspect - 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab - before boarding the flight, which originated in Amsterdam.

"I saw him before going through security," which Ghonda says was not particularly tight. "I believe he used his cell phone, texting. There wasn't anything specific about him that would have prompted any attention," Ghonda told VOA.

After the plane landed, passengers waited for more than three hours while their luggage was inspected and interviews conducted.

"I'm going to fly still," Ghonda said. "But I'll be even more vigilant than I usually am. And I'm glad I usually don't sleep in the plane so this gives me a good reason not to sleep during the flight."

The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,500 hours of news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an estimated worldwide audience of more than 125 million people. Programs are produced in 45 languages and are intended exclusively for audiences outside of the United States. VOA is the leading U.S. international broadcaster.

For more information, call VOA Public Relations at (202) 203-4959, or e-mail askvoa@voanews.com .
(VOA)

Radio Marti - B09 schedule

Effective to: 28 March 2010

All times UTC
programming beamed to Cuba, subject to jamming

Spanish
0000-0100 6030ca 7365ca 9825ca (ca/Central America)
0200-0300 6030ca 7365ca 9825ca
0300-0400 6030ca 7405ca 7365ca 9825ca
0400-0500 6030ca 7365ca 7405ca
0500-0600 6030ca 7365ca
0600-0700 6030ca 7365ca
0700-0800 5980ca 6030ca
0800-0900 5980ca 6030ca
0900-1000 5980ca 6030ca
1000-1100 5980ca 6030ca
1100-1200 5745ca 5980ca 6030ca
1200-1300 5745ca 5980ca 7405ca
1300-1400 5745ca 7405ca 11930ca
1400-1500 11930ca 13820ca 15330ca
1500-1600 11930ca 13820ca 15330ca
1600-1700 11930ca 13820ca 15330ca
1700-1800 11930ca 13820ca 15330ca
1800-1900 11930ca 13820ca 15330ca
1900-2000 11930ca 13820ca 15330ca
2000-2100 9565ca 11930ca 13820ca
2100-2200 9565ca 11930ca 13820ca
2200-2300 6030ca 7405ca 9565ca
2300-0000 6030ca 7405ca 9565ca
(Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitorng Times)

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

The latest "bytes" from the world of shortwave

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

Aussie DX Report's first 2010 broadcast available
The first episode for 2010, no. 184, of the Australian DX Report audio news magazine about shortwave broadscasting includes research and analysis of current spectrum occupancy in the 9 and 13 MHz bands.

There are also other features, news and information about shortwave broadcasting, propagation, a solar activity report, monitoring notes, schedules for the new B09 season, extracts from schedules, and schedule updates. It's 15 mins duration, and may be accessed from the Australian Internet Radio Magazine site, at http://airm.edxp.org/

You may download/listen to/save the episodes as an MP3 file on your laptop/desktop, set up a Podcast, or receive/save it on your Mobile Phone or other portable internet-enabled digital device. You may also subscribe via the site's RSS/Atom feed - full details are at the site.

The shows are very popular - in the four weeks to January 2, 2010, there have been 731 downloads by subscribers, 1927 site visitors, and 185 episode hits. There have been 19,285 channel visits in the past 12 months!

The episodes are also available on-air, over WWCR Nashville, 0300-0315 on Sundays, on 5070, and on Mondays 1245-1300 on 15825, and via WWCR's streaming audio (live) at http://wwcr.com/

Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode No. 183, and enjoy the music!
(Bob Padula, Melbourne, Australia)

Deutsche Welle changes frequency via Bonaire relay
Effective from 01 Jan 2010
0800-1000 new freq 9785 BON 250 kW 230 deg to AUS/NZ, ex 9885*
*to avoid Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran in Arabic from 0830 UT.
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4) * interference by China Natl Radio/CRI Beijing in Mandarin on adjacent 9880 kHz at 0800-0900 UT, according of mail from downunder New Zealand. wb./DX Mix News #606]

Malaysia's Traxx FM monitoring
7295, Traxx FM, Kajang, 0007-0040, Dec 24, 27 and 29, ‘The Wake-Up Show.’ Two announcers with funny chit-chat in English, rock song, All Summer Long, and "Wild, Weird and Wonderful stories from 2009.” Good signal peaking at one hour after Kuala Lumpur sunrise, with QRM from Voice of Russia 7290. (Bell and Bernardini). Also heard at 1150-1205, Jan 04, English conversation, very weak and QRM Russia *1200. (Bolland). And 1500-1535, Dec 30, news in English. Pop music, station ID at 1532 as "“Traxx FM." SINPO 33333 (Mille/DX WIndow #393)

Pakistan adjust Urdu service frequency
Radio Pakistan to Western Europe
1700-1900 new freq 7535 ISL 250 kW 313 deg, ex 7530*. No signal on \\ 9340 *to avoid 1700-1730 Ginbot 7 Radio in Amharic Tue/Thu/Sat and Clandestine- 1700-1730 Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia in Somali Mon/Fri (R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4/DX Mix News # 606)

Passport to Worldband Radio 2010 -Not
Larry Magne, posted this update to http://www.passband.com/ on November 28

Thanks for your many kind and helpful comments, which have touched us greatly.

Alas, although the long-term future of IBS' activities continues to be mulled over, there will definitely be no printed 2010 edition of Passport to World Band Radio. At this juncture it appears nearly as certain that online options aren't going to be feasible, either.

Nonetheless, the Japanese-language (only) Blue Pages for 2010 will be offered within Japan, as in the past, by ohtaket@kyp.biglobe.ne.jp later this year.

For equipment issues, Passport readers have increasingly been visiting Passport equipment maven David Zantow's webpage for up-to-date equipment news and expert advice. The URL is http://n9ewo.angelfire.com/ (worlddxclub/Contacxt Jan 2010)

Radio Kashmir on 4950.0
Radio Kashmir, Srinagar, *0119-0225*, Dec 28 and 31, All India Radio interval signal to song Vande Mataram. Brief selection of subcontinent music, Kashmiri (presumed) news, 0130 TS, Hindi news, 0135 brief segment of reciting from the Qur'an and segment of indigenous singing/chanting, but mostly talking. Clearly on past their scheduled 0215 sign off. Best in USB to get away from Angola carrier, heterodyne from Angola. SINPO 34333. (Howard and Petersen). Also at 1650-1733, Dec 27 and 28, slow Indian songs, English news, fair. (Bernardini and Groppazzi/DX Window # 393)

Rwanda on 6055 kHz
Radio Rwanda, 2030-2100*, Jan 2, Euro-pop music. Afro-pop music. French talk. Phone talk. Fair but weak co-channel QRM from Iran. (Alexander-PA)

Vanuatu on 3945
Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila. January, 4 0811-0821. Pop music selections alternating female announcer, seems in English with talks. SINPO 24332. (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec, Embu SP Brasil/HCDX)

Voice of America frequency change
Tibetan
1400-1500 new freq 11695 LAM 100 kW 075 deg, ex 15530 BIB, re-ex 17520 BIB (R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4)

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WYFR updates frequencies
Via Media Broadcast - Germany
Effective from 30 December 2009
1400-1500 new freq 9770 NAU 500 kW 082 deg to SEAs, ex 11995 in English
1400-1500 new freq 15315 WER 500 kW 105 deg to SoAs, ex 17670 in Malayalam
1500-1600 new freq 9675*NAU 500 kW 084 deg to SoAs, ex 11610 in Gujarati
1500-1600 new freq 11610 WER 500 kW 090 deg to SoAs, ex 13655 in Kannada
*co-channel Voice of Russia in English to Western Europe in DRM mode.
(DX Mix News #606)

Observations on QSLing

January Chat column

Edwin Southwell

The availability of current radio station handouts has been a recent topic in theses pages. For my part I have received schedule/handouts for the present season from Radio's Netherlands, Bulgaria, Kuwait and Taiwan International, which I suppose is not bad considering I don't report to stations seeking QSL cards all that often nowadays. However in 2009 my reports to Radio Prague requesting QSL cards of their steam train series, which were quite good, was a one off exception.

This goes to show that if a station puts itself about and comes up with a good theme and a good service then listening followed by reporting will increase. That may prove difficult for some stations as they have used their national treasurers as QSL card subjects long ago. Australia and African stations for instance have exhausted wild life and animal subjects and perhaps have not much else left. In east Europe portraits of 'national heroes' or drab buildings do not inspire one to write for a card. With an increase in listening a station needs to match this with inspiring and interesting programming to back the coverage of local news that's not reported abroad. On the down-side stations which have discontinued sending cards due to increased costs and no doubt a declining number of listeners are unlikely to change their minds and recommence this style of publicity.

Radio Sweden are the latest station to stop issuing schedules and sending out QSL cards, so if a person does not receive a schedule it is nothing to do with any suggested anything else as its up to the stations to decide whether to or not to printout and send schedules. I strongly support the view that we should concentrate on sending a station comment on programme content and presentation and I also add in doing so a report on the quality of rception saying it is good, fair, poor or difficult to hear due to co-channel interference but never do I include a request for a QSL card for any reply other than any future one-offs as with the rare exception to Radio Prague as mentioned above.

In having heard several mailbag programmes from a number of stations you may have heard many requests from listeners for QSL cards with some saying they never received a reply to their report. There was a time when requests for maps, stickers, pennants and t-shirts etc., were plentiful; sadly those days are long gone. When I first started listening to short wave in 1969 many stations sent out publicity in the form of pennants, stickers, t-shirts and tourist info. Today short wave stations concentrate on Africa, Asia and Latin America and big business sees that suitable sets are readily available in those countries. Shops in the UK no longer sell shortwave radios and as for asking about DRM you get a blank look.

Thus, if shops don't carry short wave radios how are new faces going to be attracted to the hobby? However, for us at World DX Club it's a case of writing to stations with comments on programming, content and the quality of reception to help keep them on the air. I never seem to see the logs or the QSL cards received by some who say they write regularly with or without success in the monthly column for that subject.

Finally, may I wish you all a Happy New Year and please make your resolution one of supplying some input to our magazine and not leave it to the regular few every month even if they are doing such a grand job. (ES 465)

(worlddxclub/Contact Jan 2010)

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty B09 schedule update

Effective to 28 March 2010

All times UTC - daily unless otherwise indicated

RFE/RL does not broadcast in English

Arabic
0200-0700 on 1593

Avari
0400-0420 on 5885 15205
1600-1620 on 9725 11605

Azeri
1600-1700 on 7480 9485

Belorussian
0400-0600 on 612 6105 6120
1600-1800 on 612 7220 9520
1800-2000 on 612 6150 9865
2000-2200 on 612 5825 7220

Chechen
0420-0440 on 5885 15205
1620-1640 on 9725 11605

Cherkassian
0440-0500 on 5885 15205
1640-1700 on 9725 11605

Dari
0330-0430 on 1296 9335 12140 15335

Radio Free Afghanistan
Dari
0530-0630 on 1296 12140 17530 19010
0730-0830 on 1296 12140 17530 19010
0930-1030 on 1296 12140 17530 19010
1130-1230 on 1296 9335 9990 12140
1330-1430 on 1296 9335 12140

Kazakh
0100-0200 on 7235 9790
1300-1400 on 9445 15450

Kyrgyz
1200-1230 on 9465 13755
1500-1530 on 7480 11790

Pashto
0230-0330 on 1296 9335 12140 15335

Radio Free Afghanistan
Pashto
0430-0530 on 1296 12140 15335 19010
0630-0730 on 1296 12140 17530 19010
0830-0930 on 1296 12140 17530 19010
1030-1130 on 1296 9990 12140 19010
1230-1330 on 1296 9335 9990 12140

Persian
0000-2400 on 1575

Radio Farda
Farsi
0000-0030 on 6115
0030-0200 on 5860 6115 7415
0200-0230 on 5860 6115 7415 9765
0230-0300 on 5925 6115 9765 15690
0300-0400 on 5860 5925 9765 15690
0400-0500 on 5860 9430 9760 13615 15690
0500-0600 on 5860 9760 12015 13615 15690
0600-0700 on 5860 9760 13615 15535 15690 17675 17840
0700-0730 on 5860 9520 9760 13615 15535 15690 17675
17840 21715
0730-0830 on 5860 9520 9585 13615 15535 15690 17675
17840 21715
0830-0900 on 5860 9520 13615 15535 15690 17840 21715
0900-0930 on 5860 13615 15535 15690 17815 17840 21715
0930-1200 on 5860 11690 13615 15690 17815 17840 21715
1200-1230 on 5860 13615 15410 15690 17840 21715
1230-1300 on 5860 13615 13680 15410 15690 21715
1300-1400 on 5860 11750 13615 13680 15410 15690 21715
1400-1500 on 11750 13615 13680 15410
1500-1530 on 7520 9485 13615 13680 15410
1530-1600 on 7520 9485 11790 13615 13680 15410
1600-1700 on 7520 7580 13615
1700-1730 on 7520 7580 9785 11885
1730-1800 on 7520 7580 9785
1800-1900 on 7520 7580 9595
1900-1930 on 7520 7580 9335 9570
1930-2000 on 7520 7580 9335 9570 9925
2000-2130 on 7485 7520 7580 9335 9925
2130-2230 on 7520 7580 9925
2230-2300 on 7520 9925
2300-2330 on 7520

Moldovian
0500-0600 on 5890 Mon-Fri
1600-1630 on 5850 Sat/Sun
1700-1730 on 6135 Mon-Fri
1900-1930 on 6135 Mon-Fri

Russian
400-0600 on 5840 7230 9520 17770
0600-0700 on 9520 9535 15250 17770
0700-0800 on 9535 12015 15250 15285
0900-1100 on 7220 9520 15130
1300-1400 on 9715 13660 15130
1400-1500 on 7225 9715 15130
1500-1600 on 7225 7280 11805 11870
1600-1700 on 7305 9790 11805 11870 12020
1700-1800 on 7435 9405 9640 12025
1800-1900 on 5820 6105 9405 9435 9625
1800-1900 on 9525 9780 >>>>> Caucasus Echo
1900-2000 on 5820 6105 9405
2000-2100 on 5895 6150 9520
2100-2200 on 6105 7335 7425

Tajik
0100-0300 on 7275 11795
0300-0400 on 9740 11795
1400-1500 on 7215 9695
1500-1700 on 7260 9695

Tatar
0400-0500 on 5940 7220
0600-0700 on 11730
1600-1700 on 5895 7380
2000-2100 on 7470

Turkmen
0200-0300 on 864 7295 12015
0300-0400 on 5955 12015
1400-1500 on 6055 9445
1500-1530 on 6055 9835
1530-1600 on 864 6055 9835
1600-1800 on 5820 6060

Uzbek
0200-0400 on 9680 12025 15590
1400-1500 on 9595 11715 12015
1500-1530 on 864
1600-1700 on 6060 9625 9760
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4/DX Mix News 606, wb, Germany)

Blog Logs - Euro and U.S. pirate activity

All times UTC *sign-on sign-off*

Euro pirate activity

6310, Radio Spaceshuttle playing tune London Calling at 1035. Weak signal via Bedford web receiver. SINPO 24332.(SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

4025, Laser Hot Hits heard at 2130 with oldies, high noise level again. SINPO 34232.
SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

6210, Misti Radio playing Dutch songs at 1040. Fair signal with good peaks. SINPO 34333. SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

6220, Mystery Radio with pop music at 1930, splash from RTE on 6225. SINPO 33333.
SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

6240, Radio Baken 16 playing Motorhead at 1045. Good signal peaking at S9+5dB. SINPO 44444. (SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

5815, Orion Radio heard at 0855 playing Hawkwind, Silver Machine. Good signal. SINPO 44444. (SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

5825, Best of British Radio with Derek & The Dominoes "Layla" at 0900. Fair signal. SINPO 34333.(SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

5825, Polaris Radio with oldies, and greetings to listeners at 1045. SINPO 34333.
(SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

6309, Radio Xanadu via Sonnet with reggae at 0950. Good signal but faded by 1000. Variable signal today. Xanadu is a FM pirate in Liverpool. SINPO 44433.(SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

6375, Continental Radio heard at 1050 with IDs and the song "Hey, Joe McKenzie." Fair signal. SINPO 34333. (SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

6320, Radio Northpole with 60s music at 1130. SINPO 34333. (SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

6376, Sonic Radio playing Kim Wilde's Kids in America at 0910. SINPO 34333.(SWDX Euro/UK DXer)

6216, Radio Black Arrow testing a new antenna, playing Elvis Presley at 1050. SINPO 34333.Moved to 6210 at 1105. SINPO 34333. (SWDX Euro/UK DXer)
(Sonic Radio QSL courtesy of UK DXer)

US pirate activity
6924.1 USB, Captain Morgan, 2135-2145. Blues music to station IDs. Email address. Poor to fair with deep fades and some distortion. (Alexander-PA/NASWA Flasheet # 413)

6924.7 AM, MAC, 1745-1755.+ “MAC” IDs. Talk by young boy. Instrumental music. Radio-drama. “Guitarman Show” with rock/pop music. E-mail address. Strong. Very good. (Alexander-PA/NASWA Flasheet # 413)

6924.8 USB, Sycko Radio, 1540-1553.* IDs. Email address. Complaining about the poor audio quality of some pirate radio programs. Commander Bunny skit. Very good signal. (Alexander-PA/NASWA Flasheet # 413)

6925 AM, WHYP whypradio@gmail.com . 1424-1505* Fair/good signal with Sal Brownyard giving the WHYP (Northeast FM) identification. James did announce this was a live show. Likes of very good parody songs like Hotel JTA followed by the classic Jay audio bit about playing with wieners. Mention that E-QSL would be available. Played I hated people by G. G. Alan and signed off. (Majewski CT/FRW # 425)

6925 USB, Outhouse Radio, 1910-1925. Instrumental rock music. ID. Weak. Poor. (Alexander-PA/NASWA Flasheet # 413)

6925 AM, Liquid Radio, 2242-2256+ Poor just above the noise. Dance/Techno music being played. I did hear the identification, "This is Liquid Radio". This station is rare DX for me. It shows the ability of Eton E1 synchronous detector to pull signals out of the noise. (Majewski CT/FRW #725)

6925 USB, Mind Expansion Radio mindexpansionradio@gmail.com . 1835-1859. SINPO 35433 ID at 1837. Hayseed Dixie, Manfred Man, Long discussion of the power of mushrooms, agriculture, the history of man. (Ragnar/FRW # 725)

6925 USB, Radio Free Euphoria radiofreeeuphoria@yahoo.com . Radio Euphoria (ID from FRN ACE logging's page) 6952AM, 1628+ Good/excellent signal with a show of Beatles Christmas Fan Club records (Majewski CT/FRW # 725)

6925USB, Undercover Radio, 0030 – 0055.+ Barely audible at sign on, but became somewhat better after 0045. ID and Happy New Year greeting at 0048, music and ID’s with e mail address given between songs until 0114, when Dr. Benway had a longer monologue, 0116 off. Poor. (Taylor-WI/NASWA Flasheet # 413)

6925 USB, Sycko Radio syckoradio@gmail.com. 1445-1552* Fair signal with a broadcast of different shows from WBNY (Pirate Feud and other stuff), Radio Azetca and others. A interesting collection of different shows. There was deliberate SSTV interference during the broadcast. (Majewski CT/FRW # 425)

6930 USB, Wolverine Radio, 0229. Jazzy pop, “I’ll keep hold’in on”, ID, SSTV, ID, 20’s style vocal. Fair. (Taylor-WI/NASWA Flasheet # 413)

6930 USB, Radio GaGa. Kenny Loggins Danger Zone, Queen's Radio Ga Ga, Moody Blues' Ride My See-Saw and Tuesday Afternoon. Station ID as, "Radio Ga-Ga", barely audible above heavy local RFI, signal stronger after 1400. (Lex, TX/FRW # 425)

6930 USB, Wolverine Radio, 0535-0710.+ Station IDs. Music by The Pretenders, Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Beatles, War, Beach Boys, David Bowie, Clash and others. Strong. Very Good signal. (Alexander-PA/NASWA Flasheet # 413)

6950 AM, Radio Zero, 0055-0104.* Rock music. IDs. Weak. Poor. (Alexander-PA/NASWA Flasheet # 413)

(Radio Gaga QSL card courtesy of Greg Majewski via Christopher Friesen)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Solar cycle 24 sunspot group #11039 has set around the western limb of the Sun. Old solar cycle 24 sunspot group #11038 has risen around the eastern limb of the Sun. At the moment it appears to contain a spot or two but is difficult to tell for sure at the moment. If so and it survives then NOAA/SWPC will re-number it #11040.

The solar flux index values are 69.2 76.8 75.1 and the sunspot number 13.
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL nz4o@arrl.net

COL LF/MF/HF/VHF/UHF Frequency Radiowave Propagation Email Reflector:
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/spaceweather

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts:Issued: 2010 Jan 05 2351 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html

Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
28 December 2009 - 03 January 2010

Solar activity was at very low levels during 28 December - 01 January. Solar activity increased to low levels on 02 - 03 January. Region 1039 (S29, L=052, class/area, Dso/220 on 03 January) produced numerous B- and C-class flares, the largest a C3.1/1f event at 02/2312Z. The region maintained a Beta magnetic configuration during its transit.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was at normal background levels during the period.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels during the entire period. Observations from the ACE spacecraft were consistent with the quiet geomagnetic conditions. During the period, solar wind speed varied between a low of 259 km/s at 31/1142Z to a high of 376 km/s at 28/0037Z as the density increased to a peak of 13 p/cc. The Bz component of the IMF ranged between + and -7 nT during the period, while density peaked at 9 p/cc near the end of the period.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
06 January - 01 February 2010

Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels for the entire forecast period. Isolated moderate activity is possible from 06 - 18 January with the return of old Region 1035 (N30, L=252).

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

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

The geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly at quiet levels for the forecast period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2010 Jan 05 2351 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact: www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html

# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2010 Jan 05
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2010 Jan 06 72 5 2
2010 Jan 07 74 5 2
2010 Jan 08 76 5 2
2010 Jan 09 78 5 2
2010 Jan 10 80 5 2
2010 Jan 11 82 5 2
2010 Jan 12 84 5 2
2010 Jan 13 84 5 2
2010 Jan 14 84 5 2
2010 Jan 15 82 5 2
2010 Jan 16 82 5 2
2010 Jan 17 78 5 2
2010 Jan 18 76 5 2
2010 Jan 19 76 5 2
2010 Jan 20 78 5 2
2010 Jan 21 80 5 2
2010 Jan 22 80 5 2
2010 Jan 23 80 5 2
2010 Jan 24 80 5 2
2010 Jan 25 80 5 2
2010 Jan 26 80 5 2
2010 Jan 27 80 5 2
2010 Jan 28 80 5 2
2010 Jan 29 78 5 2
2010 Jan 30 76 5 2
2010 Jan 31 74 5 2
2010 Feb 01 72 5 2
(NOAA)

Radio Netherlands Madagascar relay current broadcasting schedule

The following is an update from earler post regarding the recent fire at the Radio Netherlands Madagascar relay station/ We thank Andy Sennitt and Radio Netherlands for keeping the radio community updated on their broadcast revisions.
Gayle Van Horn

The situation as from 5 January 2010:

All times UTC:

Transmitter 1 (250 kW):

0300-0428 on 9660 kHz Vatican Radio (multilingual)
0430-0457 on 9660 kHz Vatican Radio (French)
0500-0527 on 9660 kHz Vatican Radio (English)
0530-0630 on 7265 kHz IBB (French)
1300-1357 on 17670 kHz AWR (Vietnamese)
1400-1557 on 15595 kHz RNW (English)
1600-1657 on 9590 kHz Family Radio (Swahili)
1700-1727 on 9895 kHz RNW (Dutch)
1730-1757 on 6020 kHz RNW (Dutch)
1800-1957 on 7395 kHz Family Radio (English)
2000-2030 on 7395 kHz Radio Sweden (Swedish)
2030-2100 on 7395 kHz Radio Sweden (English)
2100-2130 on 9680 kHz IBB (French) Mon-Fri
2200-2300 on 7380 kHz Deutsche Welle (Indonesian)
Transmitter 2 (250 kW):

0200-0230 on 11550 kHz Radio Sweden (Swedish)
0230-0300 on 11550 khz Radio Sweden (English)
0330-0358 on 7360 kHz Vatican Radio (Swahili)
0400-0500 on 11610 kHz Radio VOP (multilingual)
0500-0600 on 12015 kHz IBB (Persian)
1330-1428 on 17550 kHz Voice of Tibet (Tibetan)
1430-1527 on 17495 kHz DVB (Burmese)
1530-1627 on 13800 kHz Press Now (multilingual)
1630-1657 on 13740 kHz RNW (Dutch)
1700-1757 on 12080 kHz IBB (Multilingal)
1800-1857 on 6020 kHz RNW (English)
1900-2057 on 7425 kHz RNW (English)

Transmitter 3 (50 kW):

0230-0330 on 3215 kHz AWR (multilingual)
0400-0500 on 11610 kHz Radio VOP (multilingual)
1430-1530 on 3215 kHz AWR (Malagasy)
1630-1655 on 3215 kHz FLM (Malagasy)
1900-2000 on 6020 kHz Family Radio (English)
2000-2100 on 6020 kHz Family Radio (English)

Madagascar transmissions temporarily via other sites:

RNW: The following arrangements remain in effect:

2100-2131 UTC Dutch via Bonaire on 13700 kHz azimuth 80 degrees1957-2057 UTC English via Montsinery on 11655 kHz azimuth 80 degrees 1730-1757 UTC Dutch via Nauen on 11655 kHz azimuth 300 degrees Vatican Radio: Transmissions at 0300-0530 UTC have returned to Madagascar, but the transmission at 1600-1630 UTC on 13765 kHz is broadcast via Santa Maria di Galeria.
(R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

International broadcasters on Iran's 'seditious' list

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry has issued a list of some 60 US and international organizations and media outlets - including RFE/RL’s Radio Farda - that it accuses of backing “sedition” in Iran and playing a role in the post-election unrest. The list, carried yesterday by Iranian media, includes television networks and other media including Radio Farda, BBC, VOA, and Radio Zamaneh, which is based in the Netherlands.

An unspecified deputy intelligence minister for international affairs was quoted as having accused the organizations of working against the Iranian regime and being “examples of foreign subversive organizations.”

Other organizations include the Open Society Institute of U.S. philanthropist George Soros, Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Freedom House. The unnamed official added that contacts and cooperation with these organizations are banned.
(Source: RFE/RL/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Best of the Best - Weekend DX Shows

Looking for some weekend radio DX shows to complement your New Year shortwave listening ? The following weekend shows are rated by Teak Publishing as Best of the Best.




All times UTC

Saturday
0030 R Bulgaria “Calling DXers”: 5900 7400
0330 R Bulgaria “Calling DXers”: 5900 7400
0245v RAE Buenos Aires “DXers Supplement”: 11710
0705 WWCR "Into Tomorrow": 5070
0800 HCJB Australia "DX PartyLine: 11750
0810 KBS World R, Seoul “Worldwide Friendship”: 9570
0930 IRRS/IPAR "DX PartyLine": 9510ri
1210 KBS World R “Worldwide Friendship”: 9650ca
1310 KBS World R, Seoul “Worldwide Friendship”: 9570 9770
1315 HCJB Australia "DX PartyLine": 15400
1345 V of Turkey “DX Corner” (alt wks): 12035 15300
1515 HCJB Australia "DX PartyLine": 15340
1610 KBS World R, Seoul “Worldwide Friendship”: 9515
1810 KBS World R, Seoul “Worldwide Friendship”: 7275
1945 V of Turkey “DX Corner” (alt wks): 6050
2045 IRRS/IPAR "DX PartyLine": 7290ri
2145 V of Turkey “DX Corner” (alt wks): 9610
2100v R Havana “DXers Unlimited”: 11760
2210 KBS World R, Seoul “Worldwide Friendship”: 3955uk
2215v REE Madrid “Radio Corner”: 6125 (irreg)
2315 V of Turkey “DX Corner” (alt wks): 5960
2330v R Havana Cuba “DXers Unlimited”: 13790

Sunday
0010 KBS World R, Seoul "Worldwide Friendship": 1440-lux
0015v REE Madrid “Radio Corner”: 6055
0130v R Havana “DXers Unlimited”: 6000
0210 KBS World R, Seoul “Worldwide Friendship”: 9580
0245 WWCR Nashville “Ask WWCR”: 5070
0300 WWCR “Australian DX Report" (Bob Padula): 5070
0315 WWCR “DX PartyLine”: 5070
0330v R Havana “DXers Unlimited”: 6000
0415 V of Turkey “DX Corner” (alt wks): 6020 6040ca 7240
0510 R Japan "World Interactive": 5975ra 6110ca 9770fr 15325ya 17810ya
0530v R Havana “DXers Unlimited”: 6000 6010 6060 6140
0600 WWCR Nashville “Into Tomorrow”: 5070
0700 WWCR Nashville "Into Tomorrow": 5070
0740 R Bulgaria “Calling DXers”: 5900 7400
0800 Amateur Radio Mirror (South Africa): 7205me 17860me
0910 R Japan "World Interactive": 9625 9825 11815 15590
0935v R Havana “DXers Unlimited”: 6060 (irreg)
1045 WWCR Nashville "Ask WWCR": 5070
1200 Adventist World R "Wavescan": 15495we
1210 R Japan "World Interactive": 6120ca 9625 9695 9790we
1320 R Japan "World Interactive": 9875
1410 R Japan "World Interactive": 5935ya 9875ya 11780ra 11705ca 21560fr
1500 Adventist World R "Wavescan": 15255gm
1505 RCI “Maple Leaf Mailbag”: 9635xi 11975ur
1530 Adventist World R "Wavescan": 11675we
1600 DXing With Cumbre: WRN-Eu
1600 Adventist World R "Wavescan": 9585gm 11690gm
1605 RCI "Maple Leaf Mailbag": 9610ca 9800ca-drm
1630 Adventist World R "Wavescan": 9840gm
1705 RCI “Maple Leaf Mailbag”: 9610ca 9800ca-drm
1805 RCI “Maple Leaf Mailbag”: 9740ks 11845va 13650ca 15365ca 17790ca
2100 BBC Norfolk + 3CR, Cambs, Essex, Lincoln, Suffolk, Northants: "Pirate Radio Skues"
(until 2400 -music and offshore radio features)
2130 Adventist World R "Wavescan": 9625gm
2200 R Japan "World Interactive": 13640
2205 RCI “Maple Leaf Mailbag”: 9800ca-drm
2230 Adventist World R "Wavescan": 15320gm
(BCDX)

Trophy for the Best VHF DX Expedition of the Year 2009

The MMMonVHF VHF-DX-Portal is happy to invite all VHF enthusiasts and VHF-DX'ers to join the new survey to identified the "The Best VHF DX Expedition of the Year 2009".

The aim of the survey is to thank the very hard efforts of those, who organized and carried out so many nice expeditions and trips all around the world on the VHF bands in the past year 2009.

Participation period:
01. January 2009 to 31 December 2009

Voting period:
01. January 2010 - 20. January 2010

Modes:
All modes are allowed

Participation rules:
Persons or Groups who organized and carried out some kind of exped. in the 144 MHz band segment via Meteor Scatter or Earth-Moon-Earth propagation. Expeditions / Activities have had to be spread out on the VHF-DX-Portal www.MMMonVHF.de in the year 2009 and must have found their way into the "REVIEW" section of MMMonVHF. (Any Expeditions which were held by members of the MMMonVHF Group are not allowed to participate at this contest! Those expeditions (e.g., YO/HA5KFV [HA5CRX], DR5O [DL8EBW] etc.) will be hidden on the voting page! As well MMM-Members will NOT be allowed to participate and vote for any expedition!) After some experiments the last two years, the MMMonVHF team decided to separate the voting into two independent categories, one for MS and one for EME activities.

Scoring:
Everybody has granted an access to vote to the "Best DXpedition of The Year 2009" as follow. Please Login at the VHF-DX-Portal www.mmmonvhf.de with your account and you may reach the voting page directly from your User Account Page. You will be able to vote by selecting a maximum of 5 expeditions altogether in both (MS/EME) categories by ticking the box in front of the expeditions. Please do not send any email to MMMonVHF including your votes! Voting will be only online possible after your personal login to your User Account at the MMMonVHF website.

Final Score:
One vote from the User will count one point. All 3 votes are equal in points in each category. The voting page will be available by direct link from your User Account page from up 1 st of January 2010 until 20 th of January 2010.

Result:
The results will be published at 1st of February 2010 at the VHF-DX-Portal www.mmmonvhf.de

Awards:
The winner of the contest of each category will be the expedition or activity group with the highest voting points!

Rules:
- If the same expedition has more than 1 place in the top 3, only one price will be awarded.
- If the best expedition wins in both categories, the winner will get only one award.
The Following Awards have been defined:

1st place: Trophy (sponsored by Frank, DL8YHR -TNX!) and one MMMonVHF
T-shirt
2nd One MMMonVHF T-shirt
3rd place: One MMMonVHF T-shirt

Furthermore among all voters One MMMonVHF T-shirt will be raffled by random chance. Many thanks for your participation and have fun !
(Jani, HA5CRX on behalf of the Team of MMMonVHF)
(Dave Raycroft, VA3RJ/ICPO)

MV Baltic Radio this Sunday

MV Baltic Radio is on this Sunday the 3rd of January 2010

At 10.00 to 1100 UTC on our normal channel of 6140 KHz.

M.V.Baltic. Information:

MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for winter 2010

1st Sunday – MV Baltic Radio

3rd Sunday – European Music Radio (February)

4th Sunday – Radio Gloria International

We wish you good listening and good reception!
(Tom Taylor)

Happy DX New Year 2010 from DX Stamp Supplies

Many thanks for your orders during 2009. Hoping 2010 brings many QSLs and DX awards your way!

Price change
Greenland now $2.00

Postal rate increases noted for 2010:

Denmark increases from 9,00 to 9,50
Greenland increases from 9,00 to 9,50
Norway increases from 12 Kr to 13 kr**
Iceland increases from 160 to 220!! For this one we will now offer the B economy rate of 155 instead of the A priority rate of 220. A&B rate now covers 50 grams!
Belgium increases from 1,05 to 1,15**
Canada increases from 98c to $1.00 mid-January

**No need to worry about these two. I have supplied Norway's forever A verdun stamp and Belgium's forever World 1 stamp for the past six+ months. These stamps cover the new rate and will cover any future rate increases just like our domestic Liberty Bell forever stamp. (Norway: but soon I will be receiving a small batch of 13 Kr stamps sent by mistake...oh well)

**OTHER - Forever International Stamps that I supply are Belarus, Gibraltar, Finland, Aland, South Africa and Ukraine. These stamps cover any and all rate increases.

Priority Mail Rates:
Parcel rates increase slightly January 4th, but we will not increase our rates at this time.

On Back Order:
Ethiopia, So Korea, Trinidad, Iceland, still Slovakia!, Neth. Ant., Luxembourg, Netherlands.

IN STOCK AGAIN:
Russia, PR China, Malta, Germany and Jamaica.
Bill Plum
12 Glenn Road
Flemington, NJ 08822
908 788-1020
fax 908 782-2612
plumdx@msn.com

January DX specials are listed below:

JANUARY 2010 DX STAMP SPECIALS

3 UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) $3.60 3 Germany-$8.25

2 Switzerland-$3.20 3 Japan-$3.60

JANUARY 2010 DX SUPPLY SPECIALS

200/200 European Air Mailers & Returns $35

200/200 Stateside Mailers & Returns $16

2 Standard QSL Albums $40

Shipping charges extra on supply specials

PRIORITY MAIL Shipping Rates for Supplies

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

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

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

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

Eyeball cards, stateside QSLing nesting envelopes, QSL Card Albums and pages are also sold.

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

Radio Netherlands Madagascar relay back on the air

We now have three transmitters back on the air following the fire at the RNW Madagascar relay station. The 50 kW transmitter was activated today. The fourth transmitter, a 250 kW ABB rig, has suffered some heat damage and must be repaired, which will take up to a week. Our Head of Distribution Jan Willem Drexhage says that the Dutch word for the damaged components is "hoogspanningsschakelaarbeveiligingselectronica" which he suggests would be a good word for Scrabble, at least if you're playing it in Dutch :-)

There have also been some changes to which broadcasts are assigned to which of the Philips transmitters. A revised schedule for all three transmitters, effectively immediately, is in the Media Network Weblog.
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/
(Andy Sennitt, Radio Netherlands/HCDX)

blog posting - Broadcast schedule update for RNW Madagascar relay station (31 Dec. 2009)

The 2010 ARRL RTTY Roundup

1800 UTC Saturday January 2 - 2359 UTC, January 2010

Submit Cabrillo-formatted electronic logs by email to rtty@arrl.org

All logs must be submitted by 0000 UTC Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The ARRL RTTY Roundup is fastest growing contest the League offers. More and more radio amateur radio operators are getting bitten by the digital bug every year. Make QSOs with RTTY PSK and more! W/VEs send a signal report and their State or Province; DX stations send a signal report and serial number, starting with 001. Everybody works everybody !

Get your computer interfaced to youe rig and work the world in this long-standing RTTY event.

Complete rules can be found at: www.arrl.org/contests
(QST Dec09)

Blog Logs

the first edition of Blog Logs for 2010

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

Belarus
6155, Radio Belarus,(presumed) 2340-2359. Noted a group of individuals - male and female - in Russian language conversation. Tried to find parallel's but wasn't able to. The signal on 7360 was in Portuguese and was religious. (Chuck, Bolland, FL)

Bolivia
5952.43, Emisoras Pio XII, 0005-0015. Very weak signal which hasn't faded in yet, Spanish language comments. Usually it's been my experience that this station fades in after 0100 UTC usually. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Bulgaria
7400, Radio Bulgaria (Plovdiv). 0330-0343. English schedules to station ID with Happy New Year wishes to listeners. SW Listeners program with propagation forecasts and general shortwave news. Call for reception reports and ID at 0340. Into program about Bulgarian New Year’s customs. Fair. (Wood, TN).

Canada
9625, CBC (Sackville). 0426-0500. English. Very nice program entitled “Vinyl Tap” with host Randy Bachman of The Guess Who and BTO fame. Mx from the 1960-1970’s. Artist featured included: Tommy James, Ring Star, Paul McCartney, Janis Ian, Chicago, Yes, and many others. All of the music had a numbers theme. Many comments by Mr. Bachman about the music and his musical career. Very good signal (Wood, TN).

Clandestine
6045, Voice of the Tigers, (tentative) 0028-0100. Noted two males and sometimes a female in comments. The language listed is Tamil. At 0037 music presented which sounded very much like it had originated from South East Asia or India. Believe the area that this broadcast is concerned with is north of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, or maybe I got my countries mixed up?
Checking out an Atlas, I see the Tamil region listed on the southern tip of India at about 11 South and 78 East. Two men back at 0043 in conversation. Signal was poor to fair, but with all of the splatter and noise, it was difficult to glean anything significant. I don't know if the name of the station is correct (Voice of Tigers)? I seem to recall that the Tigers military was exterminated earlier in 2009? It's getting bad! Please go easy with the criticism if any of the above is wrong. Thanks. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

no problem Chuck, this blog will never criticise or humilitate our readers, ever ! thank you for your observations - GVH

Costa Rica
2859.82, Radio San Carlos, 1110-1140+. Second harmonic signal two x 1430v. Spanish talk and Spanish ballads. Promos. Announcements. Fair signal in peaks. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Ethiopia
7165.20v. Heard the usual trio of Ethiopia/ Eritrea stations on 41meter band (7110.0 and 7175.0) at 1642, Dec 30, but this one clearly off frequency. Last heard on 7164.44v on the 28th (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA/Cummbre DX)

Germany
7375, Voice of Croatia (Wertachtal). 0310-0330. Engliah/Spanish. Station ID, schedules and websites in English followed by music. Into Spanish service at 0330. Very good signal. (Wood, TN).

Guinea
7125, Radio Guineé, 2335-0049*. Station on late for New Year celebration with French talk. Short breaks of Afro-pop music. Abrupt sign off. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)

India
4820.78v, AIR Kolkata, 1522-1531,. Another day off frequency! Not parallel to Delhi programming. Signal poor-fair, Also here at 1634 with fair reception. Kolkata is now randomly off frequency from their normal 4820.0.

4850, on several days have heard an open carrier here. Dec 30 from about 1310 till last check at 1530. Seems about the correct strength to be from AIR Kohima, but why no audio?

4970, AIR Shillong, 1609-1630.* Non-stop songs by the Carpenters. English sign off announcement with local ID as, "North Eastern Service of All India Radio broadcasting from Shillong" "The time now on the studio clock is a few seconds past 10 PM and with it we come to the end of the evening transmission. We will be back with you at 6."; Suddenly off the air. Signal fair-did not notice their usual strong hum today (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA/Cumbre DX)

Madagascar
5010 (LSB + carrier mode), RTVM, 1537- 1602. That's correct- in LSB! French and vernacular with long series of ads. Christmas song for fair to poor with interference from All India Radio. Was rather surprised to be unable to hear them in their normal USB mode, which I just heard on the 26th (Ron Howard, Asilomar Beach, CA/Cumbre DX)

Mauritania
4845 Radio Mauritanie (Nouakchott). 0603. Arabic. First log of this station since Feb. 2009. It is comforting to know that their programming has remained constant. Male announcer's prayers. Fair. (Wood, TN).

Mexico
6185, Radio Educacion (Mexico City). 0610-0635. Spanish. Tentative reception. Continuous string of music including martial, folk and polka type songs. Several of the tunes mentioned Mexico. The signal was almost completely covered by a Brazilian station at 0626. A very good reception up to that point. (Wood, TN).

Peru
4835.40, Radio Maranon, 1119-1130. Noted a male and female discussing current news in Spanish language. At one point a second male in the field comment. Signal was weak and almost gone for the morning. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

4746.84, Radio Huanta Dos Mil, 1124-1130. Noted a male in Spanish language comments during the period. Signal was at a threshold level. At 1126 music was presented. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

6019.26, Radio Victoria, 2333-2345. Noted a male in Spanish language comments until 2337 when music heard. Male back in comments by 2340. There's just too much splatter and noise on this band at the present time. Victoria was threshold. (Chuck Bolland, FL)

Rwanda
6055, Radio Rwanda, 2235-2257.+On late for New Year celebration with French/vernacular talk. Phone talk. Mentions of Rwanda. Occasional Afro-pop music, some bits of English with mentions of “Happy New Year”. Good signal but completely covered by Spain’s interval signal at their 2257 sign on. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Ukraine
7440 Radio Ukraine Intl. (Lviv). 0344-0401. English. Station interval signal to station identification. Happy New Year greeting and into news of Ukrainian elections. Fair signal quality. (Wood, TN).

USA
7505 USA, WRNO. 0403-0419. Inspirational music with a very strong signal hampered by very deep fades. Continuous mx with a canned ID as “This is W-R-N-O” at 0412. Can anybody tell me where they are broadcasting? The reception ranged from very good - poor. (Wood, TN).

Islands, Castles & Portable operations update

The ISWL Club Callsign's in use during January 2010 will be:

G4BJC & GX4BJC - Operated from Broad Oak, Heathfield, in East Sussex, by Arthur G0KOC. ( ISWL Council Member & Club Callsign Holder )
( WAB Square = TQ62 - England & IOTA = EU-005 ).

MX1SWL /A - Operated from Walton on the Naze, in Essex,by Herbie - G6XOU. ( ISWL Council Member & QSL Bureau Manager)
(WAB Square = TM22- England & IOTA = EU-005).

The ISWL's WAB Book numbers are: 16316 and 16724.
( WAB Info: http://www.worked-all-britain.org.uk )

All QSL Info is on www.iswl.org.uk or www.qrz.com
or via www.eQSL.cc NO LOTW .

ISWL Awards are available to all Hams and SWL's - see www.iswl.org.uk for full details. eQSL.cc cards ARE accepted for our awards.

Vy 73 to you all - I hope you have a great month in January,and a great year in 2010.

Pete Rayer
ISWL Life Vice President
in rain swept Bournemouth, UK
iswl-vp@iswl.org.uk
dx.newsdesk@ntlworld.com
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