Voice of Turkey summer schedule

Effective: 29 March - 24 October 2015

All times UTC

Arabic
0900-1000 11750va
1400-1500 9540va 17770va

Azerbaijan
0700-0800   11730as
1530-1600 9530as
1600-1630 9530as

Bulgarian
1100-1130 7210eu

Chinese
1100-1200 15240as

Dari/Pashto
1500-1600 11765as
1600-1630 11765as

English
0300-0400 6165as  9515va
1230-1300 15450va
1300-1330 15450va
1630-1700 15520as
1700-1730 15520as
1830-1900 9785eu
1900-1930 9785eu
2030-2100 7205va
2100-2130 7205va
2200-2300 9830va

rench
1730-1800 7360af
1800-1830 7360af
1930-2000 7360af 9635eu
2000-2030 7360af 9635eu

Georgian
1000-1100 9655as

German
1130-1200 13760eu
1200-1230 13760eu
1730-1800 11835eu
1800-1830 11835eu

Italian
1400-1430 9610eu

Kazakh
1330-1400 11880as

Persian
0830-0900 11795as
0900-1000 11795as
1500-1600 9765as

Russian
1300-1400 11965va

Spanish
0100-0200 9770va  9870va
1630-1700 11930va
1700-1730 11930va

Tatar
1000-1030 9855as

Turkish
0000-0100 7260as
0100-0200 7260as
0400-0500 6040as  11980va
0500-0600 6040as  11980va
0600-0700 11750as  11955va  13635va
0700-0800 11750as  11955va  13625va
0800-0900 11750as  11995va  13625va
0900-1000 11955as  13635va
1000-1100 11955as  13635va
1100-1200 1195as 13635va
1200-1300 13635va
1300-1400 9840va
1400-1500 9840va
1500-1600 9840va
1600-1700 5960va 9460eu
1700-1800 5960va 9460eu
1800-1900 5960va 9460eu
1900-2000 5960va 9460eu
2000-2100 5960va 9460eu

Turkmen
1200-1230 11825as

Urdu
1200-1300 13710as

Uyghur
0200-0300 9465as
1230-1300 11700as
1300-1330 11700as

Uzbek
1030-1100 13650as
(revised from by-frequency A15/Top Nx 1200-13 March 2015)

Radio Romania International summer schedule

Effective: 29 March 2015 - 24 October 2015

All times UTC

Arabic
0630-0656 9770GAL 11790GAL 13750TIG 15700TIG
1200-1226 15150GAL 17760TIG
1530-1556 13660TIG 15130GAL

Aromanian
1430-1456 ^5910SAF, not Macedonian
1630-1656 ^5910SAF, not Macedonian
1830-1856 ^5910SAF, not Macedonian

Chinese
0400-0426 *15220TIG 17780TIG
1300-1326 15160TIG 17860TIG

English
0000-0056 9730TIG 11800TIG
0300-0356 9730TIG 11800TIG 11825GAL *15220GAL
0530-0556 9700GAL *11800TIG 17760GAL 21500TIG
1100-1156 15130TIG 15150GAL 17670GAL 17680TIG
1700-1756 9540TIG *11810TIG
2030-2056 6170GAL *9800GAL 13650TIG 15170TIG
2200-2256 5930GAL 7430GAL 9790TIG 11700TIG

French
0100-0156 9730TIG 11800TIG
0500-0526 *7330GAL 9700GAL 15340TIG 17780TIG
1000-1056 11650GAL 15130TIG 15400GAL 17680TIG
1600-1656 9500TIG 11950GAL
2000-2026 6170GAL *9800GAL

German
0600-0626 *7435TIG 9700TIG
1400-1456 9600TIG 11620TIG
1800-1856 *7300TIG 9540TIG

Italian
1400-1426 ^9520SAF
1600-1626 ^5910SAF
1800-1826 *^5910SAF

Romanian
0000-0156 7335GAL 9520GAL
0400-0456 5920GAL 7330GAL
0700-0756 13750TIG 15400GAL 15700TIG 17750GAL
"Curierul romanesc" Sun only
0800-0856 13750TIG 15400GAL 15700TIG 17750GAL
"Curierul romanesc" Sun only
0900-0956 11650GAL 15400GAL 15700TIG 17680GAL
"Curierul romanesc" Sun only
1200-1226 11700GAL 15130TIG
1200-1256 ^9520SAF-100kW
1300-1456 11950GAL 15130GAL
1530-1556 11900GAL 15300TIG
1600-1656 11800TIG 13660TIG to Israel
1700-1756 9500GAL 11975GAL
1800-1856 9500GAL 11975GAL
1900-1956 9500GAL 11975GAL

Russian
0430-0456 6180TIG *7390TIG
1330-1356 13740TIG 15160TIG
1500-1556 9500TIG *11870TIG

Serbian
1530-1556 ^5910SAF
1730-1756 ^5910SAF
1930-1956 ^5910SAF

Spanish
0200-0256 9520GAL 9730TIG 11800TIG 11945GAL
1900-1956 9540TIG 11625TIG
2100-2156 15170TIG 17745TIG
2300-2356 9765GAL 9790TIG 11700TIG 11795GAL

Ukranian
1500-1526 ^5910SAF
1700-1726 ^5910SAF
1900-1926 ^5910SAF

^ Saftica 100 kW, all other Galbeni and Tiganesti 300 kW.
* DRM via Saftica 100 kW; Galbeni or Tiganesti 300 kW.
(RRI-RRO schedule; via Radiocom.facilities at Saftica, Galbeni and Tiganesti; via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 10)
(BC-DX/Top Nx 1200-13 March 2015)

Digital IDs on WRMI

from VOA Radiogram

WRMI, Radio Miami International, 9955 kHz, will transmit IDs in digital modes this weekend ...

UTC Day  UTC Time  Center audio frequency  Mode

Sunday 0129:30 2000 Hz MFSK32
Sunday  0329:30 1500 Hz Olivia 32-2000
Sunday 1039:30 2000 Hz MFSK32 image
Sunday 2259:30 2000 Hz MFSK16
Monday 0059:00 2000 Hz MFSK32
Monday 0329:00 1500 Hz Olivia 32-2000
Reports to Jeff at info@wrmi.net

Global 24 schedule - March 28-30

Global 24 QSL

All times UTC

March 28, 2015

1600-1630 6065, 9865 kHz (Europe) – Global 24 News
1630-1700 6065, 9865 kHz (Europe) – Blues Radio International
1700-1800 6065, 9865 kHz (Europe) – Jazz from the Left (Hour 1)
1800-1900 6065, 9865 kHz (Europe) – Jazz from the Left (Hour 2)
1900-2000 6065, 9865 kHz (Europe) – Jazz from the Left (Hour 3)

1800-1900 9525 kHz (Europe, Middle East, Asia) – The Rock Pile (Hour 1)
 1900-2000 9525 kHz (Europe, Middle East, Asia) – The Rock Pile (Hour 2)
 2000-2100 9525 kHz (Europe, Middle East, Asia) –  Blues Radio International

2200-2203 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) – News Headlines
2203- 2300 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) – The Rock Pile (Hour 1)
2300- 2303 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) – The Rock Pile (Hour 1)
2303-0000 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) -The Rock Pile (Hour 2)

2300-0000 5850 kHz (North America) – Old Time Radio, featuring:
 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar “The Mad Bomber Matter” 11-26-61
 The Jack Webb Show “The Razor: Master Detective” 4-10-46

March 29, 2015
0000-0003 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) – News Headlines
 0003-0013 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) –  EU News Network
 0013-0030 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) –  Global 24 News
 0030-0100 11825 kHz(North America, Europe) –  Blues Radio International
 0100-0103 11825  kHz (North America, Europe) – News Headlines
 0103-0200 11825  kHz (North America, Europe) – The Travel with Rick Steves Show, featuring:

One of America’s top experts on travel to Cuba discusses recent changes in the U-S embargo on the next Travel with Rick Steves.

Christopher P. Baker reports on the reaction to President Obama’s announcement in the streets of Havana, and addresses common misconceptions over what it really means for Americans who want to visit Cuba.

And we look at how the Semana Santa observances for the week leading up to Easter, are some of the biggest celebrations of the year in southern Spain.
Get to know the world a little better each week, on Travel with Rick Steves.

0200-0230 9955 kHz (North America, South America) –  News, Rain Report

2200-2300 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) – Jazz from the Left (Hour 1)
 2300-0000 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) – Jazz from the Left (Hour 2)

2300-2303 5850 kHz (North America) – News Headlines
 2303-0000 5850 kHz (North America) – Explorations with Dr. Michio Kaku

March 30, 2015
0000-0100 11825 kHz (North America, Europe) – Jazz from the Left (Hour 3)
 0100-0200 11825  kHz (North America, Europe) – Classics and Beyond

2300-0000 5850 kHz (North America) – Democracy Now!

Sunday Euro relays

Relays on Sunday March 29

Dear Listeners,

Radio Channel 292  

tansmission schedules:

http://www.channel292.de/schedule-for-bookings/

Atlantic 2000 will be on the air this Sunday 29th of March, with a new broadcast from 09:00 to 10:00 UTC (11:00 to 12:00 CEST) on 9485 kHz.  The program will be streaming at the same time on our website:via http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr

Reports to : atlantic2000international@gmail.com

HLR on Sunday:

11.00 to 15.00 UTC program in German on 9485 kHz

For outside the listening area please try the Twente/Netherlands Web RX at http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

Radio Revival Sweden 

transmission schedules:

http://radiorevivalsweden.blogspot.se/p/schedules.html

 

Radio Mi Amigo

transmission schedules:

www.radiomiamigo.es/shortwave

Good Listening!

73s

Tom Taylor

Clandestine station - Eritrean Forum frequency update

(via www.youtube.com)

Eritrean Forum for National Dialogue  http://forumeritrea.org/ 

Effective: 29 March - 25 October 2015

All times UTC

Arabic
1700-1800  Wed  15245af (ex 11720af)
1800-1900  Sat  15245af (ex 11720af)

Tigrinya
1700-1800  Tues/Fri/Sun  15245af (ex 11720af)
(Ludo Maes/Alyx & Yeyi)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

A Cranky Sun (NOAA)

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

:Issued: 2015 Mar 23 0401 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 16 - 22 March 2015

Solar activity was at moderate levels to begin the week. Region 2297 (S17, L=196 class/area Dkc/420 on 13 Mar ) produced a pair of M1/2n flares at 16/1058 UTC and 17/2334 UTC. Solar activity was at very low to low levels for the rest of the week. Region 2302 (N12, L=189 class/area Cai/080 on 19 Mar) produced a C9/Sf at 18/0751 UTC as well as several low-level C-class events. Region 2297 also continued to produce C-class activity through the remainder of the period. 

The greater than 10 MeV proton flux at geosynchronous orbit was enhanced following a long duration C9/1f flare observed at 15/0213 UTC. The alert threshold was not reached however, as the peak flux observed was 8.5 pfu at 16/0755 UTC. 

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit began the period at normal levels but reached high levels from 18-22 Mar with a peak flux of 22,300 pfu on 20 Mar. 

Geomagnetic field activity began at quiet to unsettled levels. Quiet to severe storm levels were observed on 17 Mar followed by minor to major storm levels on 18 Mar due to effects from the 15 Mar CME. Unsettled to minor storm levels were observed on 19-20 Mar due to waning CME effects and the onset of the southern polar coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS). Quiet to active conditions prevailed on 21 Mar. An isolated major storm period was observed between 0600-0900 UTC on 22 Mar followed by active conditions but settled to quiet levels by 1800 UTC. This activity initially looked to be caused by a co-rotating interactive region ahead of a positive polarity high speed stream but it is difficult to ascertain the true origin as the phi angle settled back to negative following the event. It is possible that a transient caused the increase in activity however, a source could not be easily identified. 

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 23 March - 18 April 2015

Solar activity is expected to be at low levels to begin the period. Moderate activity is expected from 01-15 Apr with the anticipated return of old Region 2297 followed by low levels for the remainder of the period. 

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to moderate levels for the majority of the period with a chance for high levels following southern polar coronal hole high speed stream (CH HSS) effects on 30 Mar-01 Apr, 04-06 Apr, and 14-18 Apr. 

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to reach minor storm levels on 23 Mar followed by unsettled to active levels on 24-25 Mar due to positive polarity CH HSS effects. Mostly quiet conditions are expected on 26 Mar. Conditions are expected to increase to unsettled to active levels from 27-31 Mar with minor storms likely on 28-29 Mar due to recurrent southern polar CH HSS effects. Mostly quiet conditions are expected to prevail from 01-11 Apr with unsettled conditions possible on 03-04 Apr due to positive polarity CH HSS effects. Unsettled to active conditions are expected from 12-18 Apr with minor storm conditions likely on 13-15 Apr due to a second round of southern polar CH HSS effects. 

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2015 Mar 23 0401 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 2015-03-23
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2015 Mar 23     125          20          5
2015 Mar 24     125          20          4
2015 Mar 25     125          18          4
2015 Mar 26     125           5          2
2015 Mar 27     125          15          4
2015 Mar 28     120          25          5
2015 Mar 29     120          25          5
2015 Mar 30     120          12          4
2015 Mar 31     125          10          3
2015 Apr 01     130           8          3
2015 Apr 02     130          10          3
2015 Apr 03     130          15          4
2015 Apr 04     130          12          4
2015 Apr 05     130           5          2
2015 Apr 06     125           5          2
2015 Apr 07     125           8          3
2015 Apr 08     125           8          3
2015 Apr 09     120           5          2
2015 Apr 10     120           5          2
2015 Apr 11     115           5          2
2015 Apr 12     115          15          3
2015 Apr 13     115          30          5
2015 Apr 14     115          20          5
2015 Apr 15     115          20          5
2015 Apr 16     115          20          4
2015 Apr 17     115          15          3
2015 Apr 18     115          20          4

(NOAA)

Global 24 schedule for March 22

Global 24 shortwave schedule via Okeechobee on Sunday March 22

0000-0100 on 11825 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Sun March 22
0100-0200 on 11825 YFR 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm English Sun March 22
0200-0230 on  9955 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAm English Sun March 22
2300-2400 on  5850 YFR 100 kW / 355 deg to ENAm English Sun March 22

(Ivanov/21 Mar)

Euro relays for Sunday March 22

All times UTC

(via Tom Taylor)

Radio Gloria International 

07.00 to 08.00  on 9485

08.00 to 09.00  on 7265

09.00 to 10.00  on 9485

10.00 to 11.00 on 7310  via shortwaveservice.com

13.00 to 14.00 on 6005  via shortwaveservice.com

Internet repeats:

16.00 to 17.00 via  Coloradio.org

16.00 to 17.00 via  laut.fm/jukebox

Good reception ! Reports welcome at:  radiogloria@aol.com

Radio Revival Sweden

0800 to 0900 European Music Radio 6035 kHz 5 kW AM, 9865 kHz 10 kW A3H
- *38th Birthday*

0900 to 1000 Atlantic 2000 International 9865 kHz 10 kW A3H

1000 to 1100 Radio City 9865 kHz 10 kW A3H

1100 to 1200 Radio Nord Revival 6035 kHz 5 kW AM, 9865 kHz 10 kW A3H

1200 to 1300 The Ronny B Goode Show 6035 kHz 5 kW AM, 9865 kHz 10 kW A3H
1300 to 1400 Hit! with DJ PeeWee 6035 kHz 5 kW AM, 9865 kHz 10 kW A3H
1400 to 1500 European Music Radio 9865 kHz 10 kW A3H - *38th Birthday*

HLR/Hamburger Lokalradio
12.00 to 16.00 program in German on 9485 kHz

 E-mail: redaktion@hamburger-lokalradio.de  Thank you!

Radio Revival Sweden 
Transmission schedules
http://radiorevivalsweden.blogspot.se/p/schedules.html Radio Channel 292 
 Transmission schedules  http://www.channel292.de/schedule-for-bookings/

Radio Mi Amigo
Transmission schedules
www.radiomiamigo.es/shortwave

For outside the listening area please try the Twente/Netherlands Web RX at
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

Good Listening!
73s,  Tom Taylor

Radio Spaceshuttle International

Dear listeners, 

Radio Spaceshuttle is fighting against sun's activity as follows: 
"Oldies and very Goldies"- strangers of the night program including "Hobbart Radio Pirate News" and "Spaceflyers Letter Box" on9600 kHz, 31mb sunday March 22, 2015 - 18:00-19:00 UTC. 

Really wishing that our signal can reach you throughout every interference or noise.   Please send ideas of programs and music you like to hear from Spaceshuttle. We would like to full fill your requests in special musical shows in future.  I wish you will have fun with our programes also in future!
Please tell your thoughts to us by e-mail: spaceshuttleradio@yhaoo.com.  During this weekend we shall send e-mail verifications to all reports to our e-mail from transmissions made this year and reports to our P.O.Box until this (you got first our e-mail QSL and later posted one to your mail addresses).
Your letters/reception reports are very welcome to our address in Herten: 

Radio Spaceshuttle International
 P.O.Box 2702
NL: 6049 ZG Herten
The Netherlands
 A little fee (2 euros) for return postage (for full info printed QSLs) is needed!  Quick response and communication is possible by e-mail: spaceshuttleradio@yahoo.com 
Best Regards!,
Dick of Radio Spaceshuttle
http:\\spaceshuttleradio.freeservers.com
(HCDX)

Throw-Back Thursday

With spring to officially arrive on Friday March 20, (6:45 P.M. EDT, 5:45 P.M. CDT, 4:45 P.M. MDT, and 3:45 P.M. PDT), many of us are in a countdown mode. 

Today's "throw-back" reminds us of the excellent and colorful QSLs that Radio Netherland's once graced our mail boxes, especially those featuring springtime. If you've tired of shoveling snow, just remember - 'this too shall pass' and spring awaits !

Special QSL of the Week

Temporary Feeder Link

International radio monitor Andreas Lubnow in Bodenteich Germany tells us the story of his interesting QSL letter from Radio Netherlands.  Back on December 19, 1981, Andreas was listening on his shortwave radio to the communication frequency 24040 kHz.  This station, located near Rambouillet in France, was operated by the French Post Office and at the time it was carrying a program feed on behalf of Radio Netherlands in Hilversum, Holland. 

            For a period of three weeks, the Intelsat downlink equipment that received the normal satellite feed from Radio Netherlands to its then relay station at Antananarivo on the island of Madagascar was undergoing a period of scheduled maintenance.  During this time, Radio Netherlands took out a relay via a 30 kW SSB single side band transmitter at Rambouillet, some 20 miles south west of Paris in order to relay the programming from the studios in Holland to the transmitter in Madagascar.

            The QSL Form Letter received by Andreas Lubnow in Germany verifies the temporary programming relay via the communication transmitter in France, it was signed by Jonathan Marks who was DX Editor at Radio Netherlands at the time, and the letter is numbered in sequence as Limited Edition Verification No 120.     

(AWR-Wavescan/NWS 317)

QSL Deutsche Welle's Rwanda relay - while you can !

Kigala, Rwanda QSL via playdx)

A reminder to blog readers ... I would highly recommend this opportunity to verify Rwanda while you can.
Gayle Van Horn


Rwanda
Deutsche Welle relay station in Kigali will be closed at end of B-14 (March 28, 2015) and dismantled afterwards.

All times UTC

0730-0800 17800 KIG 250 kW 295 deg to WeAF English
1300-1400 15275 KIG 250 kW 310 deg to WeAF Hausa
1300-1400 17800 KIG 250 kW 295 deg to WeAF Hausa \\ 21780 DHA (UAE)
1500-1600 9800 KIG 250 kW non-dir to CeAF Swahili
1500-1600 11800 KIG 250 kW non-dir to CeAF Swahili
1600-1700 9610 KIG 250 kW 030 deg to EaAF Amharic
1600-1700 9800 KIG 250 kW non-dir to EaAF Amharic
1700-1800 9800 KIG 250 kW 295 deg to WeAF French
1700-1800 17800 KIG 250 kW 295 deg to WeAF French \\ 15275 ISS (France)
1800-1900 15275*KIG 250 kW 310 deg to WeAF Hausa
1800-1900 17800*KIG 250 kW 295 deg to WeAF Hausa
* March 24 this broadcast will be final via relay station in Kigali
(Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 6)

Send your program details to: info@dw.de
postal mail to:
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3
D-53113 Bonn
Germany

AWR Offers Special QSL Stamp for Kigali broadcast

Kigali transmitters (shortwavedxer.blogspot)

At the beginning of this current Transmission Period B14 October 6, 2014, Adventist World Radio began a relay service from the Deutsche Welle shortwave relay station near Kigali in Rwanda Africa.  The AWR relay via DW Kigali is on the air for a total of 2½ transmitter hours daily in three languages, French, Amharic & Fulfulde.  In one particular time block, two transmitters carry the programming in parallel.

            However, Deutsche Welle has subsequently announced that they plan to close their African relay station at the end of this current Transmission Period B14 March 28, 2015 and then dismantle the station.  The last AWR broadcasts from DW Kigali will therefor also end at the same time.

            For those who would like to receive a QSL card for these now short term broadcasts, AWR would welcome all reception reports from listeners in any part of the world.  Each reception report will be verified with a QSL card (not an Email QSL), and the envelope will be affixed with genuine postage stamps, not postal labels.  In addition, while supplies last, a special QSL stamp showing Kigali will be attached to the QSL card.

             It is not necessary to send an off-air recording of your reception.  We just need your honest         reception report on paper.  Where possible, please enclose return postage in the form of currency notes in any             international currency, or mint postage stamps.  Please note that IRC coupons are too expensive for you to buy, and they are no longer valid in the United States. 

Also please enclose your address label.

            The only address for the special Kigali QSL stamp is the Indianapolis address at:-

Adventist World Radio, Box 29235, Indianapolis, Indiana 46229, USA.

            All reception reports, including all that have already been received, will be QSLed in due course.  However, please be patient with us as we already hold uncounted hundreds of reception reports still pending, and it may take us many months to process them all. 

            The current AWR website shows the following scheduling for the daily Kigali transmissions:-

                                    0600 - 0630 UTC        15700 kHz      French

                                    0600 - 0630                 17800              French

                                    1700 - 1730                   9490              Amharic

                                    1930 - 2000                 17800              Fulfulde          

                                    2000 - 2030                 17800              French

                           

                                  Adventist World Radio - Regular QSL Policy

            Adventist World Radio welcomes reception reports from listeners in all countries.  Please note the following items of information:-

* Each reception report should contain the following items of information

  Date

  Time, preferably expressed in International Radio Time, equivalent to UTC

                        Frequency in kHz

                        Sufficient program details to verify that you actually heard the AWR programming

                        Reports using SINPO Code preferred

* Reception reports by postal mail are preferred, though email is also acceptable.

* Where possible, please enclose return postage in the form of currency notes in any                                international currency, or mint postage stamps. 

* Please note that IRC coupons are too expensive for you to buy, and they are no longer valid in the United States. 

* Where possible, please enclose your address label.

* You will receive a full data QSL card, including location, through the postal system in response to your reception report.

* Several different QSL cards are available.

* The envelope will be affixed with regular postage stamps, not a postage label.

* AWR does not send out email QSLs.

* It is not necessary for you to send and resend the same reception report.  All reception reports that we receive are verified with a regular full data QSL card.

* It is not necessary to send an off-air recording of your reception.  We just need your honest                   reception report on paper.

* At times, there may be a delay before you receive your AWR QSL card.  This is due to the                    large inflow of reception reports we receive from listeners in so many different countries.

* The regular postal address for reception reports is:-

                        Adventist World Radio

                        Box 29235

                        Indianapolis

                        Indiana 46229 USA

The End of an Era as Rwanda closes Kigali relay site

Deutsche Welle QSL (playdx)

In the Land of a Thousand Hills-Deutsche Welle Closing Kigali Relay Station

The unwelcome news, that another important shortwave station is closing, is making headline news in the international radio world.  On this occasion, the station that is closing is a Deutsche Welle DW relay station, and the location is at Kigali in the small African nation of Rwanda.

            Identified in travel brochures as the Land of a Thousand Hills, Rwanda is a small landlocked densely populated independent nation located almost in the center of the bottom half of Africa.  The entire country, quite hilly, is only 150 miles long and 75 miles wide, and it is completely surrounded by four other independent countries.

            The history of Rwanda goes back into the early days of tribal migrations in Africa, and it is understood that the first peoples to move into the territory now known as Rwanda were the Pygmy people known as the Twa.  Then, two and three thousand years ago, various sub-tribes of Bantu peoples also moved into Rwanda and they settled into their territories where they became known as the Hutus and Tutsis.

            At an international conference in Berlin in 1884, the Rwanda territory was assigned to Germany as part of German East Africa; and the first European to explore the area was Dr. Oscar Baumann eight years later.  During World War 1, Belgian forces occupied the territory; and in 1962, Rwanda was separated from neighboring Burundi and given independence in its own right.  In 1994, Rwanda suffered through a horrendous civil war during which anywhere up to a million people were killed.

            These days, Rwanda is an independent self-governing country with a population of 12 million; its capital city is Kigali with one million.  The peoples of this nation speak three official languages; English, French and Kinyarwanda.

            Communication by Morse Code wireless was introduced to Rwanda with the installation of a wireless station in Kigali in 1930.   This station operated with French TSF equipment and it was established for communication with a similar station in Bujumbura in neighboring Burundi.  A small regional network of similar TSF stations was subsequently installed throughout the twin territories of Burundi/Rwanda.

            It was in 1963 that the German shortwave station was constructed in the rolling hillsides a few miles east of Kinyinya, ten miles north of the city of Kigali.  This African shortwave station was the first relay station that was established by Deutsche Welle, whose head office at the time was in Cologne in West Germany.

            Their first transmitter was a small unit rated at just 600 watts and it was taken into service on August 30, 1963.  The morning service was transmitted on 7225 kHz and the evening service on 7295 kHz. 

            The earliest known monitoring report of the new Deutsche Welle Kigali was from a listener in New Zealand who heard this original low power unit in February of the next year (1964).  At the time, it was suggested that the power level would soon be raised to 10 kW.

            Initially, programming for DW Kigali was prerecorded on tape at the studios in Cologne and flown out to Kigali where it was subsequently played on air in parallel with the same programming as was heard from the DW shortwave station at Julich in Germany.  Occasional off-air programming on shortwave from Germany was received in Kigali and fed into the low powered transmitter for reception in nearby areas in Africa. 

            When the 600 watt transmitter in Kigali was not on the air with a program relay, the station engineers reduced the power level and operated it as an amateur station under the call 9X5 for communication with DW headquarters in Germany.

            On October 24 of the following year (1965), a 250 kW Marconi shortwave transmitter from England, model BD272, was officially inaugurated and this replaced the temporary low power unit.  The antenna systems at this stage were made up of a pair of curtains with a passive reflector in between, and also a set of omni-directional quadrant radiators.   

            At the same time, a receiver station located a dozen miles from the transmitter station was also taken into service.  Rhombic antennas at the receiver station were focused on Germany and they received the program feed via a shortwave transmitter located at the Deutsche Telekom communication station at Bockhagen in West Germany. 

            A second Marconi transmitter at 250 kW, model B6122, was installed in 1969 and taken into regular service in July.  At this stage, the antenna farm was made up of 4 pairs of curtain antennas with a passive reflector in between, and also the previously mentioned omni-directional quadrant.

            The 10^th anniversary of DW Kigali was celebrated on October 24, 1975 and many Rwandan government dignitaries as well as senior German personnel attended the event that was staged in the Transmitter Hall at Kinyinya, overlooking the national capital ten miles distant.

            A modernization program was implemented at DW Kigali in 1992 with new transmitters and new antenna systems, replacing all of the 30 year old equipment.  Two BBC/ABB transmitters at 250 kW, model SK53C3-2P, were installed and activated in 1992; and two more transmitters of the same model were activated during the following year (1993), together with 4 pairs of new curtains.

            Quite recently, Deutsche Welle announced the closing of their African relay station effective at the end of the current B14 Transmission Period, next weekend.  The station will be effectively closed, and completely dismantled. 

            Currently, Deutsche Welle Kigali can be seen on Google Earth, directly north of Kigali in Rwanda.  Also clearly visible in the associated colored photographs are the two transmitter buildings adjutting each other, and the two sets of feeder lines leading north and south to the two separated areas in the antenna farm.

            The international radio world is saying goodbye to one of the world’s important shortwave relay stations, and we too would say to Deutsche Welle Kigali: Goodbye, and thank you for a work well done. 

            We are living in an era when there seems to be a cavalcade of shortwave stations leaving the air for ever.  However we might add, as all international radio monitors know so well, that the shortwave bands these days still remain overcrowded with a host of active shortwave broadcast stations.

(AWR_Wavescan/NWS 317) 

Best of Best: DX Media Programs Schedule

All times UTC  
v   =  variable frequency or time

Sunday
0030 R Australia Future Tense 15240 15415 17840
0100 WTWW QSO with Ted Randall 5085 9930alt
0225 KBS World R, Seoul Listeners Lounge 9580 9690
0230 VOA Radiogram (digital tests) 5745gr
0245 WRMI Viva Miami 9955
0300 WRMI Wavescan 9955
0415 V of Turkey Letterbox 7240 9655
0510 R Japan Friends Around the World 9770fr 13640dh
0550 BBCWS Over to You 1323cy 3255me 6005as 6190me 5875as 7445as 12095me 15420dh
0605 WWCR Nashville Into Tomorrow 4840
0705 WWCR Nashville Into Tomorrow 4840
0800 Amateur Radio Today (South Africa) 7205me 17760me
1000 PCJ Media Media Network Plus WRN-Eu (incl. Sky channel 0122), Global 24 9395ok
1010 R Japan Friends Around the World 9625
1045 WWCR Nashville Ask WWCR 4840
1210 R Japan Friends Around the World 11740kr
1330 WRMI Viva Miami online, 9955
1410 R Japan Friends Around the World 11695ta 11925pw
1530 Adventist World R Wavescan 11750nn
1600 Adventist World R Wavescan  11690gm 11780tr
1810 R Japan Friends Around the World 11800me
1930 VOA Radiogram (digital tests) 15670gr
2002 BBC R4 Feedback 198LW MW FM DAB online
2010v R Havana DXers Unlimited 11760
2210v R Havana DXers Unlimited 11880
2200 Adventist World R Wavescan 15435gm
2345 WRMI Viva Miami online, 9955

Monday 
0010v R Havana DXers Unlimited 5040
0110v R Havana Cuba DXers Unlimited 6000 6165
0145 WRMI Viva Miami online, 9955
0210v R Havana Cuba DXers Unlimited 6000 6165
0310v R Havana DXers Unlimited 6000 6165
0330 R Australia Future Tense 15240 15415 17840
0350 BBCWS Over to You UK DAB 198LW
0410v R Havana DXers Unlimited 6000 6165
0430 WRMI Wavescan online 9955
0510v R Havana DXers Unlimited 6000 6060 6100 6165
0515 WRMI Viva Miami 5985
0610v R Havana DXers Unlimited 5040 6000 6060 6100 6165
1030 All India R Faithfully Yours 7270 13605 13695 15030 15410 17510 17895drm
1200 WRMI Wavescan online, 9955
1245 WWCR Australian DX Report (Bob Padula) 15795
1415 WRMI Wavescan online, 9955
1430 All India R Faithfully Yours 9690 11620 13710
1445 WRMI Viva Miami online, 9955
1630 Amateur Radio Today (South Africa) 4895me 7082usb
1830 All India R Faithfully Yours 7550 9445 9950drm 11580 11670 11935 13695 17670
2120 All India R Faithfully Yours 7550 9445 9910 9950drm 11620drm 11670 11740
2330 All India R Faithfully Yours 9690 9705 11710 11645drm 13605drm

Tuesday  
0430 WRMI Wavescan online 9955
0522 NHK R Japan RJ Manual 9770fr 13640dh
1000 WRMI Viva Miami 5850
1022 NHK R Japan RJ Manual 9625
1222 NHK R Japan RJ Manual 11740kr
1422 NHK R Japan RJ Manual 11695ta 11925pw
1430 WRMI Viva Miami online, 9955
1822 NHK R Japan RJ Manual 11800me
1932 BBCWS Click online UK DAB 1413om
2030v R Havana DXers Unlimited 11760
2230v R Havana DXers Unlimited 11880

Wednesday 
0035v R Havana DXers Unlimited 5040
0032 BBCWS Click online, UK DAB, SW 5970om 6195kr 9410th 9740kr 11750kr 12095kr 13725th 11955kr 15335kr 15755th
0100 Global 24 Chelmsford Calling World Service 9395ok
0130v R Havana DXers Unlimited 6000 6165
0200 Global 24 Frequency Cast 9395ok
0230v R Havana DXers Unlimited 6000 6165
0245 WRMI Viva Miami online, 9955
0300 Global 24 Amateur Radio RAIN Report 9395ok
0330 Global 24 Wavescan 9395ok
0330v R Havana DXers Unlimited 6000 6165
0430 Global 24 Media Network(PCJ) 9395ok
0430v R Havana DXers Unlimited 6000 6165
0432 BBCWS Click UK DAB 198LW
0530v R Havana DXers Unlimited 6000 6060 6100 6165
0532 BBCWS Click 1323cy
0732 BBCWS Click 6190me 9410me 15420dh 17640md
0630v R Havana DXers Unlimited 5040 6000 6060 6100 6165
1330 WRMI Wavescan online, 9955
1332 BBCWS Click UK DAB
1432 BBCWS Click 1323cy 1413om 7465kr 9410om
1630 BBC R4 The Media Show 198LW MW FM DAB online
1630 BBCWS Click  3255me 6190me 12095md 15420me 17640as 17830as
2030 WWCR Ask WWCR 15825
2115 WRMI Viva Miami 7570 15770
2230 Global 24 Wavescan 9395ok
2300 WRMI Chelmsford Calling World Service 9955

Thursday 
0200 WRMI Wavescan online, 9955
0930 R Australia Media Report 9580 12065 12085
1000 WRMI Wavescan 5850
2230 R Australia Media Report 15240 15415 17840

Friday
0415 WRMI / Global 24Wavescan 9955 9395
0515 WRMI Viva Miami 9955
1330 WRMI Wavescan 9955
1445 WRMI Viva Miami 9955
1630 BBC R4 Feedback 198LW, MW, FM DAB online

Saturday 
0230 WRMI Wavescan 9955
0430 WRMI Viva Miami 5985
0825 KBS World R, Seoul Listeners Lounge  9570
0930 VOA Radiogram (digital tests) 5910gr
1100 WRMI Viva Miami 9955
1150 BBCWS Over to You UK DAB 6195kr 9740kr 11895th 15285kr
1200 WRMI Wavescan 9955
1300 Hamburg Local R Chelmsford Calling 7265 (3rd Sat)
1325 KBS World R, Seoul Listeners Lounge 9570 15575
1345 V of Turkey Letterbox  12035
1345 WRMI Viva Miami 9955
1500 Hamburg Local R Media Network Plus 7265
1600 VOA Radiogram (digital tests) 17860gr
1625 KBS World R, Seoul Listeners Lounge 9515 9640
1730 WWCR Nashville Wavescan 12160
1730 Global 24 Media Network Plus 9395ok
1745 V of Turkey Letterbox  11730
1825 KBS World R, Seoul Listeners Lounge 7275
1900 WTWW QSO with Ted Randall 9475
1945 V of Turkey Letterbox 6050
2145 V of Turkey Letterbox 9610
2225 KBS World R, Seoul Listeners Lounge 11810
2315 V of Turkey Letterbox 5960
2330 WRMI Wavescan 9955
2350 BBCWS Over to You UK DAB 5875th 6195kr 7490th 9740kr 11955kr

Web sites for DX and Media programs. Many of these have live or on-demand audio or program scripts.

Ask WWCR (live) www.wwcr.com
Australian DX Report adxr.podbean.com
AWR Wavescan www.awr.org/en/listen/program/143/ru
BBC R4 Feedback www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 (live+archive)
BBC World Service Click www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002w6r2
BBC World Service Over to You www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p002vsn8
R Bulgaria Answering Your Letters (Saturdays) bnr.bg/en (click on Daily Webcast for audio)
Chelmsford Calling (monthly) www.chelmsfordcalling.co.uk
DXers Unlimited dxersunlimited.blogspot.com
Gadget Detective gadgetdetective.com
Global 24 Radio http//about.global24radio.com/programs/
Happy Station/Media Network Plus  www.pcjmedia.com/medianetworkplus
Hobart Radio Int DX Extra www.hriradio.org
R Japan www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/program/index.html
KBS World Radio world.kbs.co.kr/english
VOA Radiogram http//voaradiogram.net/
WRMI www.wrmi.net
(BDXC/British DX Club)