Media Broadcast expands email contacts for QSLing

Hobbyist corresponding with Media Broadcast, (formerly known as DTK-T Systems) now have an expanded list of email addresses for sending reception reports.

Please send future reception reports to the following contacts:

Walter Brodowsky - Walter.Brodowsky@media-broadcast.com
Behling, Volker - Volker.Behling@media-broadcast.com
Puetz, Michael - Michael.Puetz@media-broadcast.com
Gawol, Sabine - Sabine.Gawol@media-broadcast.com

Also, we have a mailbox now especially for incoming reception reports.

QSL-SHORTWAVE@media-broadcast.com

Your future reception reports are still highly appreciated.
(Source: Walter Brodowsky)

List of Broadcasters which are using Media Broadcast technical equipment

Adventist World Radio
Broadcasting Center Europe S.A.
Christliche Wissenschaft
Deutsche Telekom
Democratic Voice of Burma
Ethiopeans For Democracy
Evangelische Missions Gemeinden in Deutschland
Feba Radio UK
Gospel For Asia
Voice of the Andes
Hamburger Lokalradio
Hrvratska Radio Televizija
International Broadcast Bureau
IBRA Radio Sweden
Lutheran World Federation (* new)
Missionswerk Arche
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Baltic Radio
Nippon Hoso Kyokai
Pan Am Broadcasting
Polish Radio Warsaw
Radio Huriyo (Xoriyo)
Radio Miami International
Radio Netherlands World Service
Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie
Radio Traumland (Belgien)
Radio Waaberi (Somalia)
Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo
The Overcomer Broadcast
Trans World Radio
Voice of Russia
World Radio Network
WYFR Family Radio

Postal address:
Media Broadcast GmbH
Bereich Koeln
OMB-12
Bastionstr. 11-19
52428 Juelich, Germany

Website: http://www.media-broadcast.com/

Radio Free Asia A08 schedule

USA [non] A-08 RFA Daily Broadcast Frequencies.

All times in UTC.

# new transmissions.
Burmese now additional +2 hrs, Tibetan +2 hrs, Khmer +1 hr.

Burmese (6 hours daily)
0030-0130 13820IRA, 13865TIN, 17835SAI
0300-0400#11605IRA, 17830TIN
1230-1330 9320IRA, 9455TIN, 13675TIN
1330-1400 9320TIN, 9475TIN, 11540TIN
1400-1430 9320TIN, 11540TIN
1630-1730# 7505TIN, 9305IRA
1730-1830# 7505IRA, 9300TIN

Cantonese (2 hours daily)
1400-1500 7280TIN, 11595SAI
2200-2300 9355SAI, 11715TIN, 11785TIN

Khmer (3 hours daily)
1130-1230# 9455TIN, 12140TIN
in summer season only, til Aug 2 after national elections.
1230-1330 9320IRA, 9455TIN, 12140TIN-2x, 13675TIN, 15525IRA
2230-2330 7580IRA, 13740TIN

Cambodia Future elections
* Parliamentary - July 27, 2008
Past elections
* Parliamentary - July 27, 2003
* Parliamentary - July 26, 1998

Korean (5 hours daily)
1500-1600 1350 , 5870IRA, 7210IRK, 7490TIN
1600-1630 7490IRA
1600-1700 1350 , 5870IRA, 7210IRK
1630-1700 7490TIN
1700-1800 1350 , 5870TIN, 7465TIN, 9370IRA
1800-1900 1350 , 5870TIN, 7210TIN, 7465TIN
2100-2200 1350 , 7460 , 9385TIN, 9770TIN, 12075SAI

Lao (2 hours daily)
0000-0100 15545TIN, 15690IRA
1100-1200 9355SAI, 15560IRA

Mandarin (12 hours daily)
0300-0600 13760SAI, 15130TIN, 15635IRK, 15680TIN,
17615TIN, 17880SAI, 21550TIN, 21690TIN
0600-0700 13760SAI, 15165TIN, 15635IRK, 15680TIN,
17615TIN, 17880SAI, 21550TIN
1500-1600 9455SAI, 9905PAL, 11540TIN, 12005TIN, 12025SAI,
13675TIN, 15495TIN
1600-1700 9455SAI, 9905PAL, 11540TIN, 11795 , 12025SAI,
13675TIN, 15530TIN
1700-1800 7260TIN, 7280TIN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9540TIN, 9905PAL,
11540TIN, 11795 , 13625TIN
1800-1900 7280TIN, 7355TWN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9540TIN, 9865TIN,
11540SAI, 11700 , 13625TIN
1900-2000 1098TWN, 7260TIN, 7355TWN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9850TIN,
9865TIN, 9905PAL, 11700 , 11785TIN, 13625TIN, 15510TIN
2000-2100 1098TWN, 7260TIN, 7355TWN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9850TIN,
9905PAL, 11700 , 11740TIN, 11785TIN, 13625TIN
2100-2200 1098TWN, 7105TIN, 7355TWN, 9850TIN, 9905PAL, 11740TIN,
11935TIN, 13625TIN
2300-0000 7540 , 11760TIN, 11785TIN, 15430TIN, 15485SAI, 15585TIN

Tibetan (10 hours daily)
0100-0300 9365KWT, 11695UAE, 11975WER, 15225TIN, 17730
0600-0700 17510 , 17780KWT, 21500TIN, 21690UAE
1000-1100#15460LAM, 17750KWT, 21510KWT
1100-1200 7470 , 13830 , 15375UAE, 17750KWT
1200-1400 7470 , 11590KWT, 11605TIN, 13830 , 15375UAE
1500-1600 9370 , 11550KWT, 11585TIN, 11795UAE
2200-2300# 5865TIN, 7500TIN, 9880LAM
2300-0000 7470 , 7500KWT, 9805UAE, 9875TIN

Uyghur (2 hours daily)
0100-0200 9350 , 9490BIB, 11895UAE, 11945UAE, 17640TIN
1600-1700 9350IRA, 9370 , 9555UAE, 11750IRA

Vietnamese (2 hours daily)
1400-1500 9455SAI, 9715TIN, 11605TWN, 11680TIN, 12140IRA
2330-0030 7525IRA, 11580 , 11605TWN, 13740SAI, 15535VLD, 15560TIN
(Radio Free Asia website, via Gordon Brown-UK, NWDXC April 4;
updated June 23)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News/BC-DX 866 via wb, Germany)

RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at www.techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org , and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to: Reception Reports, Radio Free Asia, 2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036 United States of America. Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.

Blog Logs - Peru

All times UTC

3329.7, Radio Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 2248-0059, Jun 14 and 15, Spanish talks, lively Indian pops repertoire, advs, 34242. (Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

4484, Radio Frecuencia VH, Celendín, 0151-0200, Jun 15, Spanish conversation, bridge music. (Jensen)

4746.9, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2242-0122, Jun 07, 12, 14, 15, Quechua and Spanish talks, Indian songs, Andean pop songs, 24332. (DXC, Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Jensen and Slaen)

4774.96, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 2234-0156, Jun 14, 15 and 18, Spanish talk, beautiful Andean music, ID at 0156: “OCX4J 1510 kHz onda media, OCX4W 4775 kHz en onda tropical banda de 60 metros en amplitidud modulada ... 99.3 ... frecuencia modulada estereo transmite Radio Tarma desde Tarma, Perú, en América del Sur”, 25232. (Groppazzi, Jensen and Petersen). Also heard at 1009-1020, Jun 17, Spanish comments over music, ID; noise, both natural and man made, weak. (Bolland)

4790.07, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 2245-0025, 0520-0533 and 0813-fade out 0915, Jun 14, 15 and 18, Spanish religious talks, ID: "...por Radio Vision y este programa de la Iglesia Pentecostal....", huaynos, hymns, 25333, but from *2345 QRM from R Pakistan and 21332, Pakistan faded out later! (DXC, Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Méndez, Petersen and Slaen)

4824.47, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, 0030-0209, Jun 15, Spanish talk, songs, ID, sports live, 12332 only audible in LSB due to heterodyne from Brazil. (DXC, Groppazzi and Jensen)

4826.6, Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, 0148-0150, Jun 15, modern Latin rhythms and ann in Spanish, weaker than the above, but the heterodyne was noticable. (Jensen)

4940, Radio San Antonio, Villa Atalaya, 2225-2235, Jun 12, Spanish, ballads, talks, 15331. (Gonçalves)

4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2215-0015, Jun 07, 12, 16, 17 and 18, Quechua and Spanish religious talks, ID, Indian songs, 35442. (Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Petersen and Slaen)

4991, Radio Manantial, Chilca, Huancan, Huancayo, 2217-2351, Jun 12 and 14, Spanish and Quechoa talks, Huayno music and songs, ID twice, heterodyne, 24332. (DXC, Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

5120.24, Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba, 2254-0214, Jun 14, Spanish, music, talks, advs, sport live, 24332. (Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

5470.3, Radio San Nicolás, San Nicolás, 2306-2317, Jun 14, Spanish, Indian music, talks mentioning San Nicolás, 24332. (Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

5486.70, La Reyna de la Selva, Chachapoyas (t), 2340-2350, Jun 18, Spanish talk, music, 15211. (Petersen)

5939.3, Radio Melodía, Arequipa, 2222-2232, Jun 16, Spanish talks, songs, 15331, heterodyne with Brazil 5940. (Gonçalves)

6019.5, Radio Victoria, Lima, 2203-2310 and 0605-0857, Jun 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21 and 22, Spanish/Portuguese preaching, religious program: "La Voz de la Liberación", 35433 // 9720. (Bolland, Bredahl Jorgensen, Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Méndez and Wilkner)

6047.22, Radio Santa Rosa, Lima, 2225-2400, Jun 07 and 17, Spanish talk, catholic songs, 24332. (Petersen and Slaen)

6173.86, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, 0010-0100, Jun 15, 17 and 18, Spanish talks, jingle, mentioned Argentina, Andean songs, ID, 25332. (DXC and Petersen)

6535.8, La Voz del Rondero, Huancabamba, 2336, Jun 14, Spanish, LA music and talks, 24332. (Groppazzi)

9720, Radio Victoria, Lima, 2214-2226 and 0550-0605, Jun 12, 14 and 21, Spanish religious programme: "La Voz de la Liberación", ann and music, 34333 // 6019.5. (Gonçalves, Groppazzi and Méndez)

(Source: SWCI/DX Window # 353 via Anker Petersen, Denmark)

Pirate logs from Free Radio Weekly

Today's pirate logs are a sampling from Free Radio Weekly's last two editions.
Gayle VH

All times UTC 8sign-on sing-off // parallel frequency

MAC Shortwave
6850AM 6/22 0040-0110 An excellent signal (S9 to +10). Show with songs by Jackson Brown, Eric Clapton and others. Johnny Guitarman was announcer. (G. Majewski CT)
6850AM 6/22 2338-0000 An excellent signal (+10 to + 20 over S9). Heard Niel Young, Moody Blues and Jefferson Starship. (G. Majewski CT)

Northwoods Radio Northwoodsradio@yahoo.com
6925USB *2132-2146* 6/15/08 SIO=242-. Odd program of mostly novelty music. Squealing noises at times and some garbled talk. No ID until the close, when they gave an ID with their slogan of broadcasting from the Great Lakes. Generally poor intelligibility. No address heard. (Zeller-OH)

Radio Maple Leaf
6925USB 6/22 2340-0015 (presumed per entry at HFUnderground) There was a break in the middle, so I'm not sure if I heard 1 or 2 stations. Lots of music by Blue Rodeo, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, making me wonder if this is from Canada. 40 meters has been quite noisy lately,
and had to use my transceiver's filtering just to hear anything. Announcements by OM. PSE QSL (will reimburse). (J. Miller, MI)

Real Pirate Radio
6925USB, 2140-2202*, 17-June; Beatles’ & other pop tunes & bits; "This is real pirate radio." Off with "Vote Vegetarian...this is Ed Wynn for RPR." Peaks at SIO=353 but very fady & mainly at QRN level. (H. Frodge-MI)
6925USB 2153-2200*. 17 June 08. English. Mentions of Cdr. Bunny and his presidential campaign. Partial ID and slogan-“Vote Vegetarian”. Very
faint. (J. Wood, TN).

The Crystal Ship
5385 and 6700. 6/23 0151 Both pretty bad in Greenback. (Wood TN).
5385.5 AM 0258-0330+ 6/23/08 SIO=433/232. Program of classic rock including Age of Aquarius from Hair, the Turtles Happy Together, Green Tambourine, Henry the 8th with Herman's Hermits, and similar tunes. IDs by male/female,less political material than usual. Announced // on 6700 was nothing but a het here. Eventually faded out. (G. Zeller-OH)

WBNY
6955USB 0219-0227. 20 June 08. English. Replay of the Commander’s Presidents’ Day show. Talk of Cdr. Bunny’s run for President. Fair. (J. Wood, TN).
(Source: Free Radio Weekly # 645 & 646 via Ed Kusalik and Greg Majewski)

Radio Netherlands - Program Preview June 30-July 4

27 MONDAY 30 JUNE
Curious Orange [primary programme]
It's a radio show, it's a website, it's a lifestyle. It's Curious Orange -
30 minutes of Dutchness on Radio Netherlands Worldwide

This week on Curious Orange... it's the second part of our series on classical music, the Dutch way.
The host of our Live from the Concertgebouw series Hans Haffmans will, once again, tell us all about the classical music tradition here in Holland. This week we'll hear about contemporary classical music and the festival tradition here in the Netherlands.

That's this week on Curious Orange.

27 MONDAY 30 JUNE
Earthbeat (repeat programme)
Dheera Sujan looks at the footprint we're leaving on our planet

Earthbeat this week looks at why there's a desperate need for naval escorts to take food into Somalia. We hear of a technology that sucks up oil seepage from shipwrecks. We look at the deadly cost of malaria and discover why medicines for this disease that claims millions of lives every year have been so slow to come on the market, and we hear of the treatment of malaria in Myanmar.

27 TUESDAY 1 JULY
The State We're In, Midweek Report
Jonathan Groubert and his team look at current events from an unexpected perspective

This week in TSWI, reporter Jonah Engle tells host Jonathan Groubert about how African American victims of crime in Newark, New Jersey have so little faith in law enforcement and so great a fear of retribution, that they have simply stopped reporting crimes, even murders, to the police.

We look at the right to clean air. Scientists from the Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment tell Jonathan exactly what clean air is and why, when and how it gets polluted. A denizen of Bankok tells us that she loves walks walking so much, she's willing to ignore the pollution, as well as the furrowed brows of the middle classes. And a Dutch SUV owner explains why he feels he has the right to pollute the air if he wants to.

Finally, there's peace in Northern Uganda after decades of war, but not all of the fighters, most of the children, have returned home, often for fear of retribution. But as Journalist Pieternel Gruppen tells Jonathan, radio is now being used to convince them to come out of the bush and home to their communties.

27 TUESDAY 1 JULY
Bridges with Africa [repeat programme]
Lively discussion and thought-provoking reports about and from the African continent.

In this week's program: there's one topic we cannot afford to let go: Zimbabwe. What has happened between the first round of elections in March and today? What's life like in the country? And is there a way out? Or are there no answers to Zimbabwe's depening crisis?
And in stark contrast, we have a celebration. 40 years of the Radio Netherlands Training Centre. To mark the occasion, we brought together three formidable journalists, from Uganda, Nigeria and Mozambique. They go head to head in our Big Round Table on media and development.

And to cap it all, we have new music from one of Mali's most talented singer/songwriters.

27 WEDNESDAY 2 JULY
Global Perspective (primary programme)

'Living with the Water Wolf' - by Vivien Jones

During the summer months we take a break from RadioBooks to present our annual Global Perspective series. Eight national and international broadcasters give their local perspective on a topic of global interest. This year the theme is Escape.

Over two thousand years ago the Dutch began digging simple ditches to drain water from their boggy ground. With this small act they embarked on millennia of attempting to escape what the 17th century Dutch poet Vondel called "the water wolf." Dutch efforts to escape the threat posed by water on land which is mainly below sea level continue today. "Living with the Water Wolf" is presented by Michele Ernsting.

27 WEDNESDAY 2 JULY
Curious Orange (repeat programme)
It's a radio show, it's a website, it's a lifestyle. It's Curious Orange -
30 minutes of Dutchness on Radio Netherlands Worldwide.

This week on Curious Orange... it's the second part of our series on classical music, the Dutch way.
The host of our Live from the Concertgebouw series Hans Haffmans will, once again, tell us all about the classical music tradition here in Holland. This week we'll hear about contemporary classical music and the festival tradition here in the Netherlands.

That's this week on Curious Orange.

27 THURSDAY 3 JULY
Earthbeat (primary programme)
Dheera Sujan looks at the footprint we're leaving on our planet

Earthbeat this week [ more info later ]

Network Europe Extra (repeat programme)
Arts and Culture brought to you each Sunday from Europe's widest partnership of international broadcasters.

27 FRIDAY 4 JULY
Bridges with Africa [new programme]
Lively discussion and thought-provoking reports about and from the African continent.

In this week's program: [ more info later ]

Global perspective [Repeat of Wednesday)

'Living with the Water Wolf' - by Vivien Jones

During the summer months we take a break from RadioBooks to present our annual Global Perspective series. Eight national and international broadcasters give their local perspective on a topic of global interest. This year the theme is Escape.

Over two thousand years ago the Dutch began digging simple ditches to drain water from their boggy ground. With this small act they embarked on millennia of attempting to escape what the 17th century Dutch poet Vondel called "the water wolf." Dutch efforts to escape the threat posed by water on land which is mainly below sea level continue today. "Living with the Water Wolf" is presented by Michele Ernsting.
(Source: R Netherlands)

Firedrake Jammer on the Loose Again in Asia

Amateur Radio operators throughout the United States have reported hearing an intruder signal -- dubbed Firedrake -- on 20 meters. ARRL Field and Regulatory Correspondent Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG, said he has received reports from Intruder Watch monitors in Texas, Montana, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Colorado, Washington, Nevada and Pennsylvania hearing the jammer on 14.010 and 14.070 MHz. Hams in IARU Region 1 have heard the jammer on 14.000, 14.005, 14.010, 14.030, 14.050, 14.050 and 14.090; Uli Bihlmayer, DJ9KR, Assistant Monitoring Coordinator for Region 1 (IARUMS) said he has had reports of hearing the jammer on three frequencies at the same time.
Skolaut said he heard it on 14.070 at 1500 EDT on June 6 from ARRL HQ, but has not confirmed Firedrake on any other frequencies. "We have reported the jammer to the FCC's High Frequency Direction Finding (HFDF) facility in Columbia, Maryland. They have also heard the jammer and have sent a harmful interference report to the Chinese government," Skolaut said. The FCC has no authority to make intruder stations outside the US stop transmitting on Amateur Radio frequencies; such situations typically are dealt with through diplomatic channels.
"All three IARU regions are coordinating efforts to collect observations and forward them to the proper authorities to follow up on this," Skolaut said. "As you probably remember, this jamming occurred almost two years ago and was primarily heard on 14.260 and 18.160 MHz."
W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, NJ1Q, said the jammer is interfering with PSK transmission on 14.070 MHz at W1AW, the Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station. "It is sounding clear now, but when the jamming was present, signals peaked around S9 + 5-10 dB, depending on antenna orientation. Weak PSK31 signals -- normally copyable -- were obliterated, with only strong PSK31 signals making it through. So while operating PSK31 was still doable, the interference/jamming greatly curtailed casual operating," Carcia said.
According to Bihlmayer, the jammer (whom Region 1 monitors have dubbed Firedrake) plays oriental-type music and originates from the Chinese government in an attempt to block out the Sound of Hope short wave broadcasts. The Sound of Hope refers to itself as "a Chinese language media network providing an alternative to China's state controlled media with news and cultural programming. Radio Free China (RFC) is Sound of Hope's project to reach listeners in Mainland China with programming beyond the control of China's omnipresent blockade of free information."
Information on the Intruder Watch program can be found in the June 2007 issue of QST.
(Source: ARRL)

Nigeria's FRCN Director-General claims lack of funds affects output

The Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, (FRCN), Ben Egbuna, has said that paucity of funds and obsolete equipment remain the major factors militating against it. Fielding questions from newsmen in Bauchi, Egbuna regretted that the Corporation was still faced with the problem of obsolete equipment. He said, “As it is now, we have transmitters that are as old as 40 years which are also analogue while everything in the world has gone digital.”
The FRCN boss also lamented that the lack of the modern broadcast equipment have negatively affected the services of the Corporation adding that this can be noted in its poor revenue generation capacity because, according to him, no advertiser will want to place his advert in a not too stable broadcast. However, he said the Corporation has done its best to stay above board, pointing out that a few new pieces of modern broadcast equipment have been procured and installed.
He added that the problems faced by the Corporation was that, “our men here are still learning how to manage the equipment. As soon as they are done, our broadcast quality will definitely improve.”
On the FRCN Zonal Stations in Ibadan and Enugu, the Director-General declared that, “these are dead because of lack funds to replace the equipment that has gone completely bad. The only shortwave station still on air is Kaduna, that too is down for now due to damage to the transmitter by a rainstorm, but our engineers are right now there trying to fix it and very soon it will come back on air.”
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Related stories:
Radio Nigeria acquires new transmitter
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/radio-nigeria-acquires-new-transmitters

SW and MW still a priority for Radio Nigeria Kaduna
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/sw-and-mw-still-a-priority-for-radio-nigeria-kaduna

Voice of Zimbabwe claims it reaches a "global audience"

The Zimbabwean newspaper Sunday Mail claims that Voice of Zimbabwe, the county’s world radio station [sic] appears to be reaching all parts of the globe judging by the correspondence it is receiving from countries as far apart as Brazil and India. The newspaper says the station, which broadcasts on shortwave in the 60 metre band (evenings) and 49 metre band (daytime), is also providing Zimbabweans in Binga and other outlying areas that cannot receive FM broadcasts, with a radio service.
The paper quotes Voice of Zimbabwe station manager Shadreck Mupeni as saying last week that letters have been received from as far afield as Brazil, Japan, India, Australia, Poland and Greece. Many of them, he claims, are from listeners who have expressed an interest in visiting Zimbabwe, with some of them asking the station to broadcast programmes and advertisements about the country’s tourist attractions. “The letters received recently have all been positive. They have confirmed the signal quality is good.”
Voice of Zimbabwe began broadcasting to the world from Gweru on May 25 2007. It is Zimbabwe’s first international broadcast station and currently broadcasts news and news analysis programmes from 6pm to 9pm (1600-1900 UTC). From June 30, it will be broadcasting a repeat of these programmes from 6am to 9am (0400-0700 UTC). During the rest of the day and evening the station broadcasts local music, which has turned out to be a boon for Zimbabweans not only in Binga and Mutoko but anywhere else, if they have a radio that receives shortwave transmissions.
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Continued full story at The Sunday Mail
http://www1.sundaymail.co.zw/inside.aspx?sectid=815&cat=1

Blog Logs - Bolivia

All times UTC

3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cotapachi, 2250-0125, Jun 15, 17 and 18, Quechoa talks, choral singing, only audible in USB due to utility QRM, 32332. (Gonçalves, Petersen and Ronda)

4409.86, Radio Eco, Reyes, 0032-0110, Jun 15 and 19, Spanish talks, music, 33333. (Groppazzi and Wilkner)

4451.2, Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana del Yacuma, 2215-2226, Jun 16, Spanish religious talks, 13341, utility QRM. (Gonçalves)

4699.36, Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2219-0120, Jun 07, 14, 16 and 18, Spanish talk, Andean songs, IDs, 25332. (DXC, Groppazzi, Petersen and Slaen)

4716.69, Radio Yura, Yura, 2302-0138, Jun 14, 15 and 16, Spanish and Quechoa ann, Huaynos, sporadic utility QRM, 24332. (DXC, Gonçalves, Groppazzi, Jensen and Petersen)

4732, Radio Universitaria, Cobija, Pando, 0100 under rtty and 1000-1030, Jun 18 and 19. (Wilkner)

4781.55, Radio Tacana, Tumupasa, Inturralde, La Paz, 2235-0015, Jun 07, 12 and 15, Spanish talks, long piece with a single flute was played, Indian songs, 23332. Only audible in USB due to strong utility noise. (DXC, Gonçalves and Slaen)

4795.02, Radio Mallku, Uyuni (t), 0020-0035, Jun 15, Spanish talk, music, 15222. (DXC)

4865, Radio Logos, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 2122-2200, Jun 14 and 15, Spanish religious talks and music, 24241. (Gonçalves and Groppazzi)

5580.31, Radio San José, San José de Chiquitos (t), 2335-0110, Jun 17 and 19, Spanish talk, Bolivian music, 15221. (Petersen and Wilkner)

5952.43, Radio Pio XII, Siglo XX, 2259-0215, Jun 14, 17, 18 and 24, Quechoa and Spanish dedications and talk, mentioned Cochabamba, conversation, 33433. QRM Clandestine R República until 0200*. (Bolland, Groppazzi and Petersen)

6134.8, Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 0050-0125, Jun 15, Spanish talks, ID and LA ballads, 33443. (DXC, Jensen and Ronda). Also heard at 1010-1045, Jun 17 and 21, IDs by locutor. (Wilkner)

6155.2, Radio Fides, La Paz, 2143-2154, Jun 15, Spanish, football match report, 24321. (Gonçalves)

9624.6, Radio Fides, La Paz, 2225, Jun 14, Spanish, songs, 13441, QRM from Canada 9625 (still not in good shape). (Gonçalves)
(Source: DSWCI/DX Window #353 via Anker Petersen, Denmark)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2008 Jun 24 2323 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
16 - 22 June 2008

Solar activity was very low. No flares were detected. Region 999 (S02, L=206, class/area Hsx/020 on 17 June) was the only spotted region on the disk during the summary period.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels during 16 - 19 June and 22 June.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet to active levels on 16 June. Activity decreased to quiet to unsettled levels during 17 - 19 June. Activity increased to quiet to active levels on 20 June. Activity decreased to mostly quiet levels for the rest of the period. ACE solar wind measurements indicated a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream occurred during the period. Velocities increased through early 17 June with a peak of 784 km/sec detected at 17/0248
UTC, then gradually decreased through 19 June. Another brief increase in velocities occurred from late 19 June into early 20 June with a peak of 613 km/sec detected at 20/1032 UTC. The velocity increase was accompanied by increased IMF Bt (peak 9 nT at 19/2340 UTC), periods of enhanced southward IMF Bz (minimum -8 nT at 20/0222 UTC), and a minor increase in proton densities. Velocities gradually decreased for the rest of the period and reached a minimum of 408 km/sec by the close of the period.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
25 June - 21 July 2008

Solar activity is expected to be very low.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 25 June and 13 - 21 July.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels during 25 June - 11 July. Activity is expected to increase to active levels during 12 - 13 July due to a recurrent coronal hole high- speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to unsettled levels during 14 - 17 July as the high-speed stream gradually subsides. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels for the rest of the period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2008 Jun 24 2323 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2008 Jun 24
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2008 Jun 25 65 8 3
2008 Jun 26 65 8 3
2008 Jun 27 65 8 3
2008 Jun 28 65 5 2
2008 Jun 29 65 5 2
2008 Jun 30 65 5 2
2008 Jul 01 65 5 2
2008 Jul 02 65 5 2
2008 Jul 03 65 8 3
2008 Jul 04 65 10 3
2008 Jul 05 65 8 3
2008 Jul 06 65 5 2
2008 Jul 07 65 5 2
2008 Jul 08 65 5 2
2008 Jul 09 65 5 2
2008 Jul 10 65 5 2
2008 Jul 11 65 10 3
2008 Jul 12 65 15 4
2008 Jul 13 65 15 4
2008 Jul 14 65 10 3
2008 Jul 15 65 10 3
2008 Jul 16 65 8 3
2008 Jul 17 65 10 3
2008 Jul 18 65 5 2
2008 Jul 19 65 5 2
2008 Jul 20 65 5 2
2008 Jul 21 65 5 2
(NOAA)

FEBA Radio - A08 summer multilingual schedule

U.K.(non) Summer A-08 schedule of FEBA Radio

All times UTC

Target Areas: North India, Nepal, Tibet
0015-0030 smtwtfs BANGLA 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0030-0045 s..w... HINDI 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0030-0045 .mt.... MIXED LANGUAGES 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0030-0045 ....tfs BANGLA 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
0045-0100 smtwtfs HINDI 7375 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
1200-1230 smtwtfs TIBETAN 15215 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg
1430-1445 smtwtfs URDU 12025 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1445-1500 ...wtfs KASHMIRI 12025 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1445-1500 smt.... MIXED LANGUAGES 12025 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
1430-1500 smtwtfs HINDI 9540 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg
1500-1530 smtwtfs BANGLA 7370 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg

Target Areas: South India
0030-0100 smtwtfs TAMIL 7225 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg
0130-0200 s...tf. TELUGU 9725 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg
0145-0200 .mtw..s MIXED LANGUAGES 9725 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg
1400-1430 s...... ENGLISH 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1400-1415 .mtwtfs MALAYALAM 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg
1415-1430 .mtwtfs MIXED LANGUAGES 12025 DHA 250 kW / 110 deg

Target Areas: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran
0200-0300 s...... URDU 12035 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
0200-0230 .mtwtfs URDU 12035 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
0230-0300 .mtwtfs MIXED LANGUAGES 12035 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg
0200-0230 smtwtfs PASHTO 9725 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg
0230-0300 smtwtfs DARI 9725 DHA 250 kW / 045 deg
1400-1445 smtwtfs URDU 9500 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
1445-1500 smtwtfs MIXED LANGUAGES 9500 NVS 250 kW / 195 deg
1430-1500 smtwtfs PASHTO 9830 ARM 200 kW / 104 deg
1500-1530 smtwtfs DARI 9830 ARM 200 kW / 104 deg
1530-1545 smtwtfs HAZARAGI 9830 ARM 200 kW / 104 deg
1545-1600 smtwtfs MIXED LANGUAGES 9830 ARM 200 kW / 104 deg
1515-1530 s....fs BALUCHI 9840 ARM 100 kW / 147 deg
1530-1600 smtwtfs PERSIAN 9840 ARM 100 kW / 147 deg

Target Areas: Africa, Ethiopia, Sudan
1530-1545 smtwtfs AMHARIC 12125 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg
1545-1600 smtwtfs MAKONDE 12125 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg
1600-1630 s...tfs AMHARIC 12125 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg
1600-1630 .mtw... GURAGENA 12125 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg
1630-1700 smtwtfs AMHARIC 12125 MEY 250 kW / 019 deg
1600-1630 smtwtfs AFAR 11655 ARM 300 kW / 188 deg
1630-1700 smtw... TIGRINYA 9865 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg
1630-1700 ....tfs AMHARIC 9865 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg
1700-1730 smtwtfs SOMALI 9865 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg
1730-1757 smtwtfs TIGRINYA 9865 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg
1700-1730 smtwtfs OROMINYA 6180 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg
1830-1900 smtwtfs FRENCH to WeAf 7255 MEY 100 kW / 345 deg
2145-2215 ....tf. HASSINYA/PULAAR to WCAf 11985 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg

Target Area: Middle East
0800-0845 smtwtfs ARABIC 15280 MOS 300 kW / 115 deg
1900-1930 smtwtfs ARABIC 7230 WER 250 kW / 105 deg
1900-2030 smtwtfs ARABIC 9550 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg
(Source: DX Mix News #526 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Voice of Turkey frequency changes

Voice of Turkey

All times UTC

Effective 21 June 2008

1530-1555 on 9690*CAK 250 kW / 313 deg in Serbian >> new transmission
1600-1605 on 9605 EMR 500 kW / 290 deg in Croatian, ex Serbian
*co-ch CRI in Burmese + Voice of Nigeria in Yoruba
(Source: DX Mix News #526 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Voice of Russia frequency changes

Voice of Russia

All times UTC
Effective 15 June 2008
1600-1800 new freq 13670 MSK 250 kW / 169 deg, ex 13730*in Arabic
1700-1800 new freq 13750 S.P 200 kW / 215 deg, ex 15465 in Italian
1700-1800 on 15465 MSK 250 kW / 250 deg, additional frequency French
1830-1900 on 7130 S.P 400 kW / 147 deg, cancelled in Arabic
*to avoid Radio Austria Int. in German till 1700
(source: DX Mix News #526 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

BBC World Service to close Romanian service

BBC World Service is to close its Romanian language service. The news and current affairs service is proposing to cease broadcasting on 1 August 2008 after 68 years of broadcasting. BBC Romanian broadcasts for almost four hours a day on radio and also runs a complementary website. It is the last of the BBC’s non-English language services specifically aimed at countries that are EU member states.

The change follows a review of BBC World Service’s language service portfolio after its overall funding levels, for the three-year funding period between 2008/09 and 2010/11, were agreed with the UK Government in October 2007. This will be BBC World Service’s only language service closure during this current funding period.

The BBC says this decision, which has been endorsed by the BBC Trust and the FCO, comes after consideration of audience need to continue broadcasts, the changing media landscape in Romania and the declining impact of the service. The changes are also made within the context of the very tight financial framework in which BBC World Service operates.

BBC World Service’s funding settlement gave increased resources for new projects, such as television services for BBC Arabic and BBC Persian. But it also imposed a tough savings target of around 3 per cent per annum to meet rising costs of existing services.

The BBC points out that, over the past decade, the World Service has made continuing efficiency savings of, on average, 2.7 per cent annually which accumulates to £46 million. The scale of the competition in radio and all media has intensified since Romania acceded to the EU in 2007. In addition, mergers have meant that several major FM network partner stations which previously carried BBC Romanian output no longer do so.

These FM partnerships are critical in a country where direct listening to the BBC via shortwave is neither popular nor cost-effective. This has led to a significant drop in audience (currently under 3% of the local radio market in Romania), which could not be countered by the presence of the BBC’s limited number of FM relays.

The BBC says that broadcasts in Romanian for the Republic of Moldova will also cease, as the Moldovan side of the operation cannot be sustained without the infrastructure of BBC Romanian. Romania will continue to be served by other BBC Global News services in English, such as BBC World Service radio, BBC World News television, and online.
The BBC’s five local FM relays (four in Romania and one in the Republic of Moldova), which currently broadcast a mixture of Romanian and English programmes, will broadcast English programmes exclusively (plus Russian and Ukrainian in Moldova), subject to agreement with local regulators.

The closure will affect 46 staff (30 in Bucharest in Romania; four in Chisinau in Moldova and 12 in London) and will save £1.3 million per annum.

BBC World Service Director Nigel Chapman said: “Like the other European services we closed three years ago, BBC Romanian had its roots in the Second World War. It has served its audiences with distinction through the Communist era to the present day. The contribution of all BBC Romanian staff has been immense: serving Romanians with innovation and commitment for 68 years.

“The quality of the current output is of the highest standard. But Europe has changed, fundamentally, since the early nineties; and with the rapidly declining audiences in Romania we can no longer justify continuing the service. It is widely acknowledged that BBC Romanian’s presence has contributed to the building of freedoms now enjoyed by Romania’s citizens. We believe this will be a lasting legacy.”

He added: “This was a tough decision but one that is right to ensure BBC World Service continues to put its limited resources where it is most needed. I know that BBC Romanian is full of talented broadcasters and we will do all we can to ensure that the staff in it are treated fairly and sensitively in terms of financial compensation both in and outside the UK. We will strongly support their efforts to find alternative employment.”

This change has been approved by the BBC Trust. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, David Miliband, has also given his approval as he is required to do under the terms of the BBC’s Charter and BBC World Service’s agreement with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
(Source: BBC World Service press office/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

A Standing Offer to Shortwave Broadcasters From Monitoring Times

Monitoring Times is a monthly magazine about radio. You, as a broadcaster, ARE radio. In a sense, advertising your station and getting people to listen to it is what you are all about. Our English Language Shortwave Guide section in each month's Monitoring Times is like a phone directory, showing people how to find you. To be sure the information we provide about your station will be accurate, send us your updated frequency list and schedule on a regular basis.

To be sure your information is correct and to keep current with what listeners are hearing and saying, you should also receive Monitoring Times. As long as your station's English language broadcasts are listed in the Shortwave Guide section, you are eligible for a free subscription to the electronic edition of the magazine, called MT Express. Just let us know the name of your station, the contact person and the e-mail address to which we should send notification that the next issue of MT Express is available for download. Send this to us at: editor@monitoringtimes.com.

To test out how it works, you can download a sample issue of MT in pdf format right now at www.monitoringtimes.com/MT/html/free_issue.html . You may choose to download the low or high resolution magazine (large or smaller file size).

All we ask is that you place Monitoring Times on your media list to receive schedules, updated and programming and industry news. You may send any information to Rachel Baughn, MT Editor (editor@monitoringtimes.com ) for distribution, or you may send schedules directly to Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager (gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com ).
Station program producers who find items in MT that might be of use in their programs are welcome to quote from these items as long as they give credit to Monitoring Times.
(Source: NASB June 2008)

Grove Enterprises Catalog

We are often asked where you can buy shortwave receivers, books and other items in the U.S. Grove Enterprises, which publishes Monitoring Times magazine, is one of the major mail-order providers of shortwave radios and related items in North America. In their current catalog, you will find scanners, receivers, WINRADIO PC-based receivers, antennas, tuners, preamps, filters, multicouplers, speakers, test equipment, books and software. You can download a copy of their current catalog at: http://www.grove-ent.com/html/printed_catalog.html

(Source: NASB June 2008)

Celestrial Radio - offshore broadcasting with a difference

Celestial Radio is a radio station broadcasting from a crystal ship, The Celeste, its surface coated in sixty thousand mirror tiles. During July, the Celeste will anchor in the harbours of Margate and Folkestone in southern England from where it will broadcast, on 87.7FM, a specially recorded soundtrack.
Inspired by the legendary final broadcast in 1974 from the Mi Amigo, one of Radio Caroline’s ships, as well as the last, ill-fated voyage across the Atlantic by conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, Celestial Radio seeks answers to life’s big questions, making audible the invisible.
Taking as its theme ‘Aspirations, Hopes and Dreams’ the soundtrack has been made in response to the coastal landscape of Kent and the history of painters, poets, writers and other visionary thinkers who have populated the landscape at different times.
Celestial Radio has already visited Whitstable Harbour, and is due to visit Margate Harbour from 5–8 July and Folkestone Harbour from 19–20 July, during the Folkestone Triennial.

read the full story at artdaily.org
http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=24871

Radio Free Asia Releases Second Radio Pioneer QSL Card

(News release from Radio Free Asia)

April 2008 Radio Free Asia is proud to announce the release of its 21st QSL card honoring German physicist and radio pioneer, Heinrich Rudolph Hertz (1857 - 1894). Hertz was the first to broadcast and receive radio waves. He demonstrated the existence of electromagnetic waves by building equipment that not only produced radio waves, but also detected them. His experiments with electromagnetic waves led to the development of the wireless telegraph and the radio. His name is also used for radio and electrical frequencies: hertz (Hz). The QSL card will be issued for all valid RFA reception reports from April 1 – June 30, 2008. This is the second in our series of QSL cards honoring radio pioneers. Future QSL cards will include other radio pioneers like Nikola Tesla, Reginald Fessenden, and others.

More information about Radio Free Asia, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is available at http://www.rfa.org/ . RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at www.techweb.rfa.org (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience. Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org , and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to: Reception Reports, Radio Free Asia, 2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036 United States of America. Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.
(Source: NASB June 2008)

TDP Radio - Worldwide Radio

NASB associate member TDP Radio brings you the best dance and trance mixes of the moment by talented DJ's worldwide. You can tune in every Saturday to our digital radio broadcasts in DRM as follows:

To Europe from 4 to 6 PM Central European Time (1400-1600 UTC) on 6015 kHz.
To North America from 12 to 2 PM Eastern Daylight Time (1600-1800 UTC) on 11900 kHz.
Or you can listen to our 24 hour Internet radio station. TDP Radio is an official affiliate member of the DRM Consortium (www.drm.org). DRM is the new digital standard for worldwide radio broadcasting.

TDP Radio is looking for new talent. You can contact our program manager Daniel Versmissen for more information. If you have any questions regarding TDP Radio, feel free to contact one of our staff members:
Program Manager: Daniel Versmissen (daniel@tdpradio.com )
Technical Manager: Ludo Maes (ludo@tdpradio.com )

Mail: TDPRadio
P.O. Box 1
2310 Rijkevorsel
Belgium
Phone: +32-33-147800
Fax: +32-33-141212
(Source: NASB June 2008)

DRM has new website

News release from Fanny Podworny, Communications and PR Assistant, DRM Consortium

The Digital Radio Mondiale website http://www.drm.org/ has, as of May, a dynamic new look. While it remains the most comprehensive and accurate source of information about the DRM standard and global digital radio, the site now has a more user-friendly feel with exciting improvements in design, content and navigation.

The new website http://www.drm.org/ now has:

- An improved look and feel – Enhanced graphics and the homepage “DRM a Unique Global Solution” provide Internet visitors with a better user experience.

- Clearer navigation – Web pages work in intuitive and consistent ways, making it easier for visitors to find what they are looking for and know where they are within the website.

- A more logical structure – The website is clearly targeted at three groups - listeners, broadcasters and manufacturers.

- A wealth of information – DRM broadcast schedules; receivers on the market; the latest on DRM+; technical downloads, and more.

Click and view the new DRM website on http://www.drm.org/ .
(Source: NASB June 2008)

IRRS adds DX Party Line to program line-up

Dear listeners,

Just a short message to inform you that we recently added a new program to our Shortwave and Internet streaming schedule devoted to shortwave listening and communication, as follows:

- DX Party Line, produced by Allen Graham at HCJB, the Voice of the Andes in Quito, Ecuador, aired via IRRS-Shortwave every Saturday evening at 20:45-21:00 CET (1845-1900 UTC, summer) on 7290 kHz, and:

DX Party Line is aired on behalf of IPAR (International Public Access Radio) via our new 150 kW antenna beam to Europe, Middle East and Africa. We welcome comments and reception reports, that we will gladly forward to the producer for verification. Please email: reports (at) nexus (dot) org.

Our latest frequency and program schedules are available online at :

http://www.nexus.org/NEXUS-IBA/Schedules/
(Source: Ron Norton/IRRS via Alokesh Gupta, India)

BBC to use wind power for Ascension Island relay site

In an article which will bring a smile to the faces of diehard shortwave listeners, The Economist writes:
“Short-wave’s retreat has slowed. Though the BBC’s World Service uses around 15 different technologies to reach its listeners, short-wave is still king: latest figures, published last week, show 105m of its 182m-strong global audience still listen that way, the majority of them in Africa. In Nigeria the short-wave audience even grew slightly last year. That’s not going to change soon: the BBC is upgrading its transmitters on Ascension Island (to be powered, greenly, by a new wind farm). Mike Cronk, a BBC bigwig, says the business case was “compelling”.
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Complete article at Economist.Com:
http://www.economist.com/world/international/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11590746

Photo of Ascension Island fly over courtesy of World QSL Book.

Pakistan radio signals to be blocked

A report in the online edition of the Srinagar-based newspaper Greater Kashmir says that the Indian Defence Ministry has directed All India Radio (AIR) to block all radio signals from Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch. To do the initial work, a central team of AIR, intelligence agencies and police arrived in Srinagar on Monday, says the report.
Sources say the government plans to install at least a dozen towers on the Line of Control to weaken AJK and Pakistan radio signals. The towers will block all Radio channels along the Line of Control. The team have visited the Behram Gala and Pirbadesar areas of Rajouri and identified locations for installation of towers.
Greater Kashmir says Radio Pakistan has good number of listeners in the area, and Mirpur FM Radio and Muzaffarabad Radio are the most popular radio channels in both districts, with 90 per cent people daily reach. These channels have strong signals in the area . They are also popular because FM Mirpur, Muzaffarabad and Tralkhal stations broadcast various programmes in the Gojri anf Pahari languages and 90 per cent people in the twin border districts prefer to communicate in Pahari and Gojri.
(Source: Greater Kashmir/R Netherlands media Network Weblog)

Blog Logs

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

Thanks to all the contributors for today's edition of Blog Logs. Have you sent yours in yet ?
Gayle VH

Australia
2368.5 Radio Symban Untraced this morning when checking at 0820. I had heard them yesterday and the day before with good reception. All monitoring was via a remote tuner in Australia. The station sent me an email confirmation for a report I sent them and explained they were not at full power or modulation yet. Thanks to John Wright in HCDX for his report on this. (H. Johnson, FL/Cumbre DX Jun 14)

Radio Australia-Shepparton-RA 15515 0428 English 444 June 14 Two OMs at a sports event, possible football. //15240 [333] Shepparton and 13690 [SIO 322] Shepparton. (S MacKenzie, CA)

Bolivia
6155.23, Radio Fides (tentative), 0312-0344, June 15, non-stop Latin American music, poor to fair, never heard any announcements. Would think Radio Banda Orienta (Uruguay) rather unlikely.(R Howard, CA)

China
10000 BPM (Time/Frequency Station) 1259 Jun 20. Ten "BPM" CW ID's noted from 1259:00-1259:40. Not very strong so not sure if voice ID's followed. Signal fair at best and under WWV time station. (J. Wilkins,CO)

6060, Sichuan PBS, 1346-1358, June 18, in Chinese with radio drama, fair, // 9740, almost fair with BBC QRM. Both 7225 and 12015 unheard as covered by QRM. (R. Howard, CA, Etón E1)

Clandestine
6100, Radio Republica, (Cuba), (pres)0204-0215 Noted a male and female in Spanish Language conversation. Note being a Spanish linguist, I couldn't make out the subject of their comments. Mentions of Cuba often however. Signal was fair. (C. Bolland, FL June 19, 2008)

6020, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze (JSR) via Yamata, Japan, *1400-1405, June 18, in rarely heard Chinese (just as with their English programming, the announcers had strong accents), on with piano IS, "JSR" ID, moderate jamming present, along with light QRM from assume VOV (R. Howard, CA Etón E1)

Equatorial Guinea
Radio Africa, 15190, received an email from Robin M. Boggs (Pan American Broadcasting): "We have received many sporadic reception reports from the United States and Europe, receiving this phenomenal signal… During our technical upgrades early 2008, our transmitter was being upgraded to incorporate a stronger and clearer signal… We are going to be implementing additional technical upgrade work on the tower in the next 2 months, this will allow our programming to expand in hours." (R. Howard,CA June 16)

Honduras
3250, Radio Luz Y Vida, 0118-0130 Noted music when tuning in, then a couple of minutes of talk in Spanish by a male and back to music by 0122. Signal was fair but the crashes on this band are terrible. (C. Bolland, FL June 19, 2008)

Indonesia
4790.03, RRI Fak Fak, 1243-1311, June 18, in BI, Easy-listening to pop songs, 1300 singing jingle, Song of Coconut Islands interval signal to R.R.I. ID, news, fair with light CODAR QRM. (R. Howard, CA Etón E1)

India
5010, All India Radio, presumed, 0045-0105 At tune in, noted steady music.At 0054 a female comments briefly, then male heard talking. Can't identify the language however. Nothing said on the hour to confirm this. Signal was threshold. (C. Bolland,FL June 19, 2008)

Japan
6055, Radio Nikkei-1, 1314-1330*, June 17, English language lesson, mostly in English with some Japanese, good, // 3925, fair (R. Howard, CA Etón E1)

Malaysia
5964.93, Klasik Nasional FM via RTM, 1306-1349, June 16, in vernacular, RTM Kuala Lumpur news (news only is // 7130 Sarawak FM via RTM), EZL pop songs, IDs for "Klasik Nasional" and also the "Klasik Nasional" singing jingle, fair. (R Howard, CA)

7295, Traxx FM via RTM, 1246-1256, June 17, DJs playing pop songs, on the phone with a listener who just won an album, IDs, fair (R. Howard, CA, Etón E1)

Mexico
6104.88 Candela FM, Mérida 1123-1135 Jun 16. Very tentative with M&W talking in Spanish, I think. Too weak to make out much. (J. Wilkins,CO)

New Zealand
6170, Radio New Zealand Int'l, 1354, June 16, in English with ID for R.N.Z.I., the Voice of the Pacific, good reception (R. Howard, CA Etón E1)

North Korea
9335 La Voix de la Corée *1400-1407 Jun 22. IS, French ID's, anthem, opening anmt, then les nouvelles at 1404. Good signal // 11709.94 also good with 11705 splatter. (J. Wilkins, CO)

Papua New Guinea
3905 Radio New Ireland 1202-1235 Jun 17. Program of vocal music hosted by YL in Pidgin, I think. Still there, weakly, at 1235. (J. Wilkins, CO)

3385, Radio East New Britain, 1230-1257, June 16, in Tok Pisin, ad for auto dealership which had some English (similar to Mark Schiefelbein's nice audio clip at NASWAyg sound files), DJ with pop songs, fair; 1218-1237, June 17, DJ in Tok Pisin playing pop songs in English, seemed to be a dedications program, between songs she gave list of names with their various locations (Solomon Islands, etc.), fair (recently better than their usual reception, as Walt Salmaniw also observed on the 18th). (R. Howard, CA, Etón E1)

3235, 1241-, Radio West New Britain Jun 18 Poor reception with just audible music. A presumed logging for this one. (W. Salmaniw, Canada)

3335, 1238-, Radio East Sepik Jun 18 Fair reception with female announcer. Not parallel to the other PNGs heard today. Tok Pisin. Heard mention of 'O'Clock'. (W. Salmaniw, Canada)

3365, 1236-, Radio Milne Bay Jun 18 A presumed logging with poor to fair reception with two males talking in presumed Tok Pisin. (W. Salmaniw, Canada)

3385, 1234-, Radio East New Britain Jun 18 Strong signal with EZL music and DJ in Tok Pisin.Sounds more like local programming than Radio National, but can't be sure. Continued past 13:00. (W. Salmaniw, Canada)

Peru
6019.38, Radio Victoria, 0830-0840 Noted a female and a male in conversation(Spanish), with each other. Between 0800 (if on) and 0857 UTC, Radio Victoria is in the clear. This freq isn't used by others (i.e. CRI, Radio Nederland) until 0900 and later, so depending on the fade pattern, Radio Victoria can be heard pretty easy between 0800 and 0900. This morning is no exception, but the natural noise level is tremendous making copy a "headache" to say the least. The steady comments continued and the signal was poor. (C. Bolland, June 19, 2008)

Pirate (US)
6925u International Shortwave. 0206-0226. 19 June 08. English. A couple of IDs, “Tiny Dancer” by Elton John, and lots of unid music. Signal fair-good. (J. Wood, TN).

Singapore
6080 Radio Singapore Int'l 1159-1208 Jun 15. Program notes; time check for "8:00" at 1200, then into news in EG. Good signal. The days are numbered for this station. (J. Wilkins, CO)

Sweden
6010, Radio Sweden, 0155-0200 Noted the tailend of their English language broadcast with plenty of ID's before they went off at 0159. While on, the signal was good (armchair) here. At 0200 after a brief Interval Signal, the scheduled Swedish broadcast starts. (C. Bolland, FL June 19, 2008)

Thailand
15275, Radio Thailand, 0221-0230, June 15, in English, news, info about Queen Sirikit, ad for the Golden Village Restaurant (Chinese food) located in a hotel by the airport, gives the wrong times for their English segment (10:00-10:30 Thai time, 0300-0330 GMT), instead of the actual 09:00-09:30 Thai time, 0200-0230 UT, fair. (R Howard, CA)

Tibet
6200, PBS-XZDT, Lhasa, 1302-1338, June 16 & 17, continues to relay CNR-1. Is this frequency ever going to air their own programming again? (R. Howard, CA, Etón E1)

Vietnam
4739.59v, Radio TV. Son La (presumed), 1220-1241, June 18, in Vietnamese, indigenous music and singing/chanting, 1230 into talk, fair. (R Howard, CA)

5975.0, Voice of Vietnam-1, 1305-1317, June 17, in Vietnamese, mostly talking, // 7210.0 // 9530.0 (R. Howard, CA, Etón E1)

Contributors:
Scott Barbour, NG
Chuck Bolland, FL
Ron Howard, CA
Hans Johnson, FL
Stewart MacKenzie, CA
Walter Salmaniw, BC Canada
Joe Wood, TN
John Wilkins, CO

Radio Netherlands - Program Guide June 21-27

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

SATURDAY 21 JUNE
*** The State We're In ***

This week Zimbabwe gears up for a runoff election, but in the current climate of fear and intimidation, is there any chance it will be free and fair? We ask two Zimbabwean human rights workers what they think.

Also, did you know that most people in the world have no bank account or even access to banking services? They are called the 'unbanked'. So we speak with Elizabeth Littlefield, a consultant in banking for the poor, and speak with the unbanked in Chicago, the newly banking in China and the Kenyan slum dweller who banks via her cell phone.

Plus, we speak with Jeroo Billimoria who has made it her life's work to teach banking and financial skills to poor children around the world.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1006 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1406 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

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

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)

Note that on Saturday we also run repeats of:

Curious Orange: 1530 (South Asia 9345, 12080, 15595)
Earthbeat and Stories of the Twentieth Century:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)

SUNDAY 22 JUNE
*** Network Europe Extra ***

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1005 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1405 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Reloaded ***

Your chance to catch up with some of the highlights from recent programmes; the best, the most interesting or newsworthy, or sometimes the funniest, chosen by our producers and presented by Mindy Ran.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Note that on Sunday we also run:

The State We're In:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Curious Orange ***

This week we go classical: I will be joined by the host of our 'Live at the Concertgebouw' series, Hans Haffmans, who'll tell us all about the classical music tradition here in Holland. But it's not all Bach and Beethoven... we've got a few Dutch surprises up our sleeve.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Repeated:
Tuesday:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
Wednesday
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Saturday
15:30 1000 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)

Note that on Monday we also run:

Documentary followed by Reloaded:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
Earthbeat followed by Radio Books:
0400 (Western N America 6165)

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

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

This week Zimbabwe gears up for a runoff election, but in the current climate of fear and intimidation, is there any chance it will be free and fair? We ask two Zimbabwean human rights workers what they think.

Also, did you know that most people in the world have no bank account or even access to banking services? They are called the 'unbanked'. So we speak with Elizabeth Littlefield, a consultant in banking for the poor, and speak with the unbanked in Chicago, the newly banking in China and the Kenyan slum dweller who banks via her cell phone.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Note that on Tuesday we also run:

Network Europe:
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Network Europe:
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
Curious Orange:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Radio Books ***

'The Importance of Sisters' - by Vivien Jones

The last of our Radio Books competition stories winning an Honourable Mention is by Vivien Jones who lives in Dumfries, Scotland. She's had two poetry chapbooks published and won the Sedberg Short Story Award in 2007.

Her story 'The Importance of Sisters' centres around two lonely women who find comfort in an unlikely location - a little dress shop.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Repeated:
Thursday:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)
Friday
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)

Note that on Wednesday we also run:

Curious Orange:
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Network Europe:
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
The State We're In Midweek Edition:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Earthbeat ***

Earthbeat this week looks at why there's a desperate need for naval escorts to take food into Somalia. We hear of a technology that sucks up oil seepage from shipwrecks. We look at the deadly cost of malaria and discover why medicines for this disease that claims millions of lives every year have been so slow to come on the market, and we hear of the treatment of malaria in Myanmar.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Repeated:
Friday
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)
Monday
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)

Note that on Thursday we also run:

Documentary:
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Network Europe:
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
Radio Books:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)

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

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)
1400 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1530 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1800 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
1900 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2000 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

*** Network Europe ***

A Pan European team links up across the continent each week to provide a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe.

The programme is a unique example of European co-operation, produced by the continent's leading international broadcasters, it reflects the diversity of European society and voices. Each week we drop in on specialists around Europe and catch up with our extensive network of correspondents for their unique take on the events shaping the week.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
0030 (Eastern N America 6165)
0130 (Central N America 6165)
0530 (Western N America 6165)
1030 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 15535)
2000 (East Africa 11805, 12050, West Africa 17810, Central/Southern Africa 7120)

*** Bridges with Africa ***

Election day looms again in Zimbabwe. The run-off between president Robert Mugabe and his challenger Morgan Tsvangirai will be decided. We take another in-depth look.

And: media! We talk with our guests from the Radio Netherlands Training Centre about media and development. Do these two match ever, if at all? We arrange a Rapid Table discussion, in celebration of the RTNC's 40th birthday.

Broadcast times on SW (UTC):
1000 (East/Southeast Asia 12065, East Asia 9795, Far East 6040)
1430 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
1830 (Southern Africa 6020, East/Central Africa 11655, 12050)
1930 (East/Central Africa 15535, West Africa 11660, 15335, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)
2030 (West Africa 17810, East Africa 5905, Southern Africa 7425)

Repeated:
Saturday
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)
Tuesday
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)

Note that on Friday we also run:

Radio Books:
1030 (East/Central Asia 15510, East Asia 13820, Southeast Asia 11895, Far East 12065)
Network Europe:
1500 (South Asia 9345, 9890, 11835)
Earthbeat:
0030 (Eastern N America 9845)
0130 (Central N America 9845)
0430 (Western N America 6165)
(Source: R Netherlands)

Radio Gloria International slated for Sunday broadcast

Radio Gloria Internation this Sunday - June 22

1200 to 1300 UTC on 6140 kHz

The transmissions of Radio Gloria will be broadcast over the transmitting station Wertachtal in Germany. The transmitter power will be 100 000 Watts, and we will be using a non-directional antenna system (Quadrant antenna).
(Source: Tom Taylor)

Grimeton Radio set for Alexanderson Day

17.2 Grimeton Radio / SAQ Transmission
The annual transmission on Alexanderson Day with the Alexanderson alternator on VLF 17.2 kHz will take place Sunday 29th June 2008 at 0900 UTC (tuning up from after 0800 UTC) and will be repeated at 13:00 UTC (tuning up from after 1200 UTC).

The station will be open to visitors.

Amateur Radio Station with special event call "SK6SAQ" will be QRV
0915 -1200 UTC on the following frequencies:
- 14035 kHz CW
- 14215 kHz SSB

From 0700 UTC also on:
- 3755 kHz SSB.

QSL via SK6DK or direct to address below.
QSL-reports to SAQ and SK6SAQ are kindly received:
- E-mail to:
- or fax to: +46 - 340 - 674195
- or via: SM bureau

- or direct by mail to: Alexander - Grimeton Veteranradios Vaenner,
Radiostationen
Grimeton 72
SE-43016 ROLFSTORP
S W E D E N
Lars Kalland, SM6NM
(Lars Kalland-SWE, also BrDXC-UK, June 15)
(Source: WWDXC-BC-DX #865 via wb, Germany)

CVC begings DRM service to China

CVC, a division of Christian Vision, has started broadcasting a DRM service from Darwin to China at 0630– 0900 UTC on 17660kHz.
(Source: James Serpell, CVC, via DRM software radio forums/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Weekend relays on 9290 kHz

Thanks to Tom Taylor for the following weekend relay schedule.
Gayle VH

Relays this weekend via 9290 kHz

All times UTC
June 21st
Latvia Today 10.00 -11.00
Radio Casablanca 11.00 -12.00

June 22nd
Latvia Today 15.00 -16.00

Frequency change from VOA Studio 7

Starting on Monday 23 June, the frequency of the VOA Studio 7 broadcast to Zimbabwe via the RNW Madagascar relay station at 1700-1800 UTC will change from 13755 to 11605 kHz.

Radio Kuwait - English A08 schedule revisions

All times UTC
broadcast daily - target areas: me (Middle East) va (Europe & North America)

0500-0600 15110me
0600-0700 15110me
0700-0800 15110me

1800-1900 11990va
1900-2000 11990va
2000-2100 11990va
(Source: WWDXC/Gayle Van Horn, Monitoring Times SW Guide)

Radio New Zealand International A08 schedule revisions

Thanks to Adrian Sainsbury for the latest A08 schedule updates from Radio New Zealand International. The following changes are effective June 19, 2008. Changes made to the schedule are to improve the station's DRM signal to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands.

All times UTC in English
Analogue and DRM services targeted to Pacific regions

Analogue
0000-0100 15720
0100-0200 15720
0200-0300 15720
0300-0400 15720
0400-0458 15720

0459-0500 9615
0500-0600 9615
0600-0658 9615

0659-0700 7145
0700-0800 7145
0800-0900 7145
0900-1000 7145
1000-1058 7145

1059-1100 9655
1100-1200 9655
1200-1258 9655

1300-1400 6170
1400-1500 6170
1500-1550 6170

1551-1600 7145
1600-1700 7145
1700-1800 7145
1800-1850 7145

1851-1900 9615
1900-1950 9615

1951-2000 11725
2000-2050 11725

2051-2100 15720
2100-2200 15720
2200-2235 15720
2236-2300 15720
2300-0000 15720

DRM
0000-0100 13730
0100-0200 13730
0200-0258 13730

0259-0300 11675
0300-0400 11675
0400-0458 11675

0459-0500 9890
0500-0600 9890
0600-0658 9890

0659-0700 6170
0700-0800 6170
0800-0900 6170
0900-1000 6170
1000-1100 6170
1100-1158 6170

1200-1550 No DRM service at this time
1551-1600 6170
1600-1700 6170
1700-1800 6170
1800-1850 6170

1851-1900 9890
1900-1935 9890

1936-2000 11675
2000-2050 11675

2051-2100 13730
2100-2200 13730
2200-2235 13730
2236-2300 13730

2300-0000 13730
(Source: Adrian Sainsbury, Radio New Zealand International)

CBC Radio One post summer schedule

CBC Radio One has posted its summer schedule at:
http://www.cbc.ca/radiosummer/

Some intriguing options:
Crossing Boundaries
Tuesdays at 3:30 pm, Wed. at 11:30 am
A 30-minute program featuring the best documentaries from public broadcasters around the world.

Global Perspectives
Fridays at 9:30 am

Eight public broadcasters from around the world have collaborated on this series of documentaries on the theme of escape. Each program gives a flavour of local concerns in national radio style.

World of Mystery
Wednesdays at 11pm, Fridays at 11:30am

International Radio drama at its most mysterious. We share mysteries from the BBC World Service, Radio New Zealand, Ireland, Australia and the U.S.

DNA Files
Mondays at 8:00pm

A documentary series from National Public Radio which explores the science of genetics and its ethical, social and legal implications.

Lots of comedy and other domestic programs as well. Looks like some great radio this summer.
(Source: Fred Waterer/ODXA)

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletin

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2008 Jun 17 2023 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
09 - 15 June 2008

Solar activity was very low. No flares were detected. The visible solar disk was spotless until 11 June when Region 998 (S09, L = 291, class/area, Cro/040 on 10 June) was numbered. This region decayed to spotless plage on 14 June, and was still on the visible solar disk as the summary period ended.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

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

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet levels from 09 June through midday on 14 June. Wind speed measurements from the ACE spacecraft were declining from around 450 km/s at the beginning of the period to about 300 km/s early on 14 June. A co-rotating interaction
region was observed on 14 June at approximately 1130Z. Soon thereafter, geomagnetic activity increased to unsettled to minor storm conditions, and remained at this level through 15 June. Wind speeds quickly increased to just below 700 km/s with interplanetary magnetic field Bz component values ranging between +13 and -17 nT. Early on 15 June a transition into a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream occurred. This continued through the end of the
summary period as wind speeds stayed around 650 km/s.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
18 June - 14 July 2008

Solar activity is expected to be very low.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 18 - 23 June and again on 13 - 14 July.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at unsettled levels during 18 - 20 June due to a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 21 - 24 June. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled levels during 25 - 27 June again due to a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 28 June - 02 July as the coronal hole rotates out of a geoeffective position. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled levels during 03 - 05 July due to another coronal hole high speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels for 06 - 10 July. From 11 July through the end of the period expect unsettled to active conditions due to a coronal hole high speed stream.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2008 Jun 17 2023 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2008 Jun 17
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2008 Jun 18 67 12 3
2008 Jun 19 67 10 3
2008 Jun 20 67 10 3
2008 Jun 21 67 5 2
2008 Jun 22 67 5 2
2008 Jun 23 67 5 2
2008 Jun 24 67 5 2
2008 Jun 25 67 8 3
2008 Jun 26 67 10 3
2008 Jun 27 67 8 3
2008 Jun 28 67 5 2
2008 Jun 29 67 5 2
2008 Jun 30 67 5 2
2008 Jul 01 67 5 2
2008 Jul 02 67 5 2
2008 Jul 03 67 8 3
2008 Jul 04 67 10 3
2008 Jul 05 67 8 3
2008 Jul 06 67 5 2
2008 Jul 07 67 5 2
2008 Jul 08 67 5 2
2008 Jul 09 67 5 2
2008 Jul 10 67 5 2
2008 Jul 11 67 10 3
2008 Jul 12 67 15 4
2008 Jul 13 67 13 3
2008 Jul 14 67 10 3
(NOAA)