ALGERIA/FRANCE Transmissions from the new Bechar and Ouargla transmitters sites ...
{built up in 2017 year by Ampegon Switzerland already, and were mothballed for 5 years and paused in the meantime, wb. }
... which started last month continue to be observed, however, the observed schedule is quite different from HFCC registrations and highly variable from day to day. Currently, as of late August, only the Bechar site appears to be on the air. Transmissions from Ouargla had low audio modulation when first observed.
UTC HFCC registered schedule Observed frequencies
0100-0400 7430-org 9750-bec -
0400-0500 7205-bec 7430-org 7200 7430 9450
0500-0600 7430-org 9750-bec 7430 9450
0600-0700 7430-org 15680-bec 9450 15100 15340
0700-0800 15340-org 15680-bec 9450 15100 15340
0800-1100 15340-org 17600-bec 9450 15340 17600
1100-1300 15700-org 17600-org 15340 17600
1300-1400 15700-org 21500-bec 17600
1400-1800 17550-org 21500-bec 17600 21450
1800-1900 17550-org 17600-bec 17600
1900-2000 9835-org 17550-org 17600-bec 17550 17600
2000-2100 9835-org 15250-bec 17550-org 13600 15100
2100-2300 9835-org 13600-org 15250-bec 13600 15100
2300-0100 13600-org 15250-bec -
Note: Only one of the above frequencies has been observed on air recently at any given time, with 17600 kHz from Bechar well heard daytime most days
Algerian Radio relays via TDF Issoudun, France are still heard and are registered as follows:
UTC
0400-0500 6050-iss 0500-0600 7295-iss 9535-iss
0600-0700 9620-iss 1800-1900 13815-iss
1900-2000 11985-iss 12060-iss 2000-2100 9510-iss 9660-iss
2100-2200 5930-iss 9585-iss 2200-2300 5930-iss
HFCC.org database as of 3 Aug.
(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK "Communication' Sept #574 printed magazine,
page #28, Sept 3)
(Top Newsw 1516-09 Sept 2022)