Egypt and Iran have been added to the Hot Spot DXing list. Both are countries to watch during this continued conflict between Israel and the Hezbollah in Lebanon. Israel destroyed Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut today, and tightened it's seal on Lebanon, blasting it's air and road links to the outside world to punish the guerrilla group-and with it the country, for the capture of two Israeli soldiers.Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, repeated a threat to hit the coastal city of Haifa and other towns farther south. "We will reach Haifa, and believe me, even beyond Haifa." Hundreds of people poured into the Gaza strip from Egypt on Friday after Palestinians blew a hole in the border seperating the two places, an Associated Press reporter said at the scene. The border has largely been closed since June 25 when Palestinians militants carried out a cross-border raid on a military outpost, kiling two Israeli soldiers and capturing one. Hundreds of people have been stranded on the Egyptian side of the border,unable to get to their homes in Gaza. With Syria, and Iran in full support of the Hezbollah, tensions will likely increase, and both could have a larger role should war be declared.The Prime Minister of Israel said today that Israel will not hault it's offensive in Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed.
Besides the current Kol Israel schedule, I have added Israel's Galei Tzahal (Israel Defence Forces Radio). The station is an Israeli nation-wide radio network owned by the Israel Defence Forces. The station broadcast on AM, FM and shortwave. The shortwave programming may be heard as:
Hebrew / UTC
1900-0400 6973 kHz targeted to Europe
0400-1900 15785 kHz targeted to Europe
Their Hebrew website is located at: www.glz.co.il
The following English schedules reflect MT's most recent schedule for Egypt, Iran, Israel (Kol Israel) and Syria. Lebanon is currently inactive on shortwave.
UTC, kHz, target areas: va (various areas) eu (Europe) al (alternate freq), na (North America) af (Africa) as (Asia) am (Americas)
Egypt - Radio Cairo
0000-0030 11950na
0200-0300 7270na
0300-0330 7270na
1215-1300 17835as
1300-1330 17835as
1600-1700 11740af
1700-1800 11740af
2000-2100 15375af
2100-2130 15375af
2115-2200 9990eu
2200-2245 9990eu
2300-0000 11950na
Iran - V.O.I.R.I (Voice of Islamic Republic)
0130-0200 7235am 9495am
0200-0230 7235am 9495am
1030-1100 15600as 17660as
1100-1130 15600as 17660as
1530-1600 7350as 9635as 11650al
1600-1630 7350as 9635as 11650al
1930-2000 6205eu 7205eu 7540af 9800af 9925af 11860a
l2000-2030 6205eu 7205eu 7540af 9800af 9925af 11860al
Israel - Kol Israel
0330-0345 9345va 7530va 17600va
0930-0945 13680eu 15760eu
1730-1745 9345va 11590va 13675va
1900-1925 9400va 11590va 15640va
Syria - Radio Damascus
2005-2100 9330eu 12085eu 13610al
2100-2200 9330eu 12085eu 136 10al
2200-2210 9330eu 12085eu
