All times UTCAll India Radio QSL
5040 AIR Jeypore sent me a PFC QSL card and letter after 42 days for my reception report with one IRC, after the previous notice by email. QSL was issued by Mrs. Harsha Latha, Station Engineer. Address: All India Radio, Jeypore 764005, Orissa, India (Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4) (WWDXC Top News/BC-DX #894 wb, Germany)
All India looking for DRM test reports
AIR looking for reception reports for DRM Test to UK/Europe. All Indian Radio is looking for reception reports for DRM test transmission towards UK & West Europe:
Frequency: 9950 kHz
Service: GOS-IV/ HINDI/GOS-V
Time: 1745 - 2230 UTC (2315-0400 IST)
Target/ Coverage Area: UK & WEST EUROPE
Parameters:
POWER: 50 kW (7dB below the original analog power)
MODE: B
QAM: 64
INTERLEAVE: L
PROTECTION RATIO: 0.6
Reception reports to:
(Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXindia Jan 8)
(WWDXC Top News-BC-DX #894 wb, Germany)
Bolivia's Radio Fides
6155.25, Radio Fides, 1050-1105 Noted two males in Spanish comments until 1052 when a female joins in. After the top of the hour, a program of news heard. Signal was poor. (Chuck Bolland, January 12, 2009)
Euro pirate QSLs
Shortwave Cowboys 6355 kHz
Report sent to Email webmaster@radiopcn.nl reply via email in 20 days .
Roberto Pavanello
(Dario Monferini/plydx2003)
French Guiana log
9660 Polskie Radio in Polish to Europe! 2200-2300 UT S=9,in peaks S=9+10dB.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 4) (WWDXC Top News-BC-DX 894 wb, Germany)
Frequency changes for Deutsche Welle DRM service
Change for Deutsche Welle in DRM from Jan 10:
0700-0800 NF 3995 SKN 100 kW 121 deg to WeEUR, x5990 SKN 100 kW 150 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 11/
DX Mix News # 555 wb, Germany)
Mexico - XEXQ on 6044
6044.93, XEXQ Radio Universidad, San Luis Potosi; 1419-1424 2 Jan. Classical chamber-like strings and piano, clear and fair. 6010 loud, 6105v not on at this time, 6185 presumably already off for the morning. (Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer Jan 3)
(WWDXC Top News/BC-DX # 894 wb, Germany)
NEXUS programming schedule update
Slovak Republic- Changes of NEXUS-IBA IRRS Shortwave from Jan 1/3/5/11:
0900-1000 on 9510 RSO 150 kW / non-dir Eu/ME/NAf JOY German/Music 1st Sat
0530-0630 on 5990 RSO 150 kW / non-dir Eu/ME/NAf EGR English Mo-Th,deleted
1400-1430 on 15725 RSO 150 kW / 095 deg India/SAs EGR English Sun,deleted
DXPL=DX Party Line EGR=European Gospel Radio
JOY=Radio Joystick WOR=World of Radio
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 11/
DX Mix News # 555 wb, Germany)
Russia
New TDP station - Radio Bilal in Amharic from Jan 11:
1700-1800 on 9610 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAF Sun
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 11
/DX Mix News # 555 wb, Germany)
7320 Radio Magadan; 0055-0220 Dec 31. 7325 spatter until 0058, then in the clear and fair-good with singing Radio Rossii jingle, Russian female, another singing jingle, five short and one slightly extended final time sounders 0100 and into Vesti news by man until 0110. Another Radio Rossii canned ID by female over music bed, into discussion program with female host through 0115.
Recheck 0153, George Michael (or was it Wham! OK, who cares) Christmas song, chatter, 0200 time sounders, Vespi news, then piano filler and into local programming with clear "Govorit Magadan" by female at 0210, brief talk by the same female, semi-techno filler music and talk by her, then female pop vocal from 0218. Signal slowly fading but still quite readable at tune-out.
(Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer Jan 3)
(WWDXC Top News/BC-DX #894 wb, Germany)
Sri Lanka/ Thailand
SW transmisisons of VOA Radio Aap ki Dunyaa in Urdu
ended on Dec 31, 2008:
0100-0200 on 9520 IRA 250 kW / 340 deg and 9820 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg
1400-1500 on 7440 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg and 9390 PHT 250 kW / 283 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 11)
Voice of Malaysia on 9750
9750, Voice of Malaysia, 1155-1245, Prior to the hour, noted interval signal repeatedly. On the hour, ID by female - followed with national anthem and more comments from female. At approx 1202, news presented. Following that a program of music. On the halfhour, news again. Signal
was fair. (Chuck Bolland, January 12, 2009)
VOA restores Urdu service frequencies
The Voice of America’s Urdu service (Radio Aap kee Dunyaa) has been given back the shortwave transmissions that were dropped on 31 December. According to the schedule they are:
0100-0200 UTC on 9520 and 9820 kHz
1400-1500 UTC on 7440 and 9390 kHz
These are in addition to mediumwave 972 and 1539 kHz (via relays outside of Pakistan) at 1400-0200 UTC.
(Source: KimAndrewElliott.com/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)