Voice of Greece receives a two-week reprieve

 

An agreement for the Voice of Greece 

May 31, 2022

The operation of the Avlida short broadcast center took a second extension. Following a suggestion by the General Director of Technology and Media Operation of ERT, but also a request from the Ministry of Defense , the Voice of Greece will continue to broadcast proportionally at least until June 15, when "the conditions will be re-evaluated".

At the same time, with another decision, ERT concluded an agreement with OTE Sat Maritel , a subsidiary of the OTE group concerning telecommunications in shipping, for the transmission of a six -hour program by the Voice of Greece "in order to improve access to information and entertainment for Greeks Sailors " .

Translation from original Greek post at: https://tinyurl.com/yc7nrhh2

BREAKING NEWS - Voice of Greece granted a reprieve - still broadcasting!

 

Voice of Greece granted a reprieve - still broadcasting!

For two more months.

01 April 2022

The closure of the analog broadcast of the Voice of Greece has been delayed, even temporarily. With a decision taken last Wednesday and signed by ERT CEO George Gabritsos, the public radio and television announced that at the request of the Ministry of Defense, the Avlida shortwave broadcast center will remain active until May 31, when re-evaluating the conditions for the further continuation or not of its operation.

In an earlier decision, ERT had stated that its broadcast on shortwave would end yesterday, March 31, and had addressed the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense "to decide whether they want the continuation of the shortwave broadcasts, as well as the acquisition of ownership and the operation of the shortwave operation at their own risk " .

To further confirm this story, on April 1, Costas Krallis SV1XV, heard the Voice of Greece with the broadcast of an Eastern Orthodox Mass on 9935 kHz at 1655 UTC.

Voice of Greece

https://webradio.ert.gr/programma-i-foni-tis-elladas/

Shortwave Frequencies

9420 kHz for Europe & North America,

11645 kHz for Central & South Africa,

9935 kHz for Europe Central America.

Tel. Contact: 210 6066815-6 (Secretariat - Public)

Address: 432 Mesogeion,

Agia Paraskevi, PC: 15342,

Office P 211

Live Streaming: radiostreaming.ert.gr/ert-voiceofgreece @ voiceofgreece.ert

The last days of Voice of Greece

 

Greece

The ERT CEO Giorgos Gambritsos, has signed a decree to close down the shortwave transmitting facility at Avlis from March 31, 2022. The news release by ERT is leaving the possibility of shortwave broadcasts to continue only if the Ministry of Defense and Foreign Ministry decide to oversee the continuation of broadcasts on shortwave. The current schedule of Voice of Greece: v1800-0805 on 9420 AVL 150 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek, but not daily, and 0805-1200 is heard very rarely.

(DXB 10 Feb 2022)

Global Radio Guide schedule for Voice of Greece

Greek

0000-0800 on 9420 kHz

1900-0000 on 9420 kHz

Additional story:

Until March 31, 2022, ERT's international programming will continue to operate on shortwave, according to a decision signed by ERT CEO George Gabritsos.

As noted in the document, the reasons for the decision are the "evolution of technology," corresponding decisions by other European broadcasters to phase out shortwave, and the acceleration of the "Internet broadcasting" in the coming months of Voice of Greece and ERT's main news bulletin.

Read more at: : 

https://dxnews.com/forum/forum/swl/41072-greece-ert-the-voice-of-greece-closes-shortwave

Monitoring Voice of Greece

All times UTC

Greece   

Voice of Greece monitored on various languages on 9420 kHz, June 20
0500-1130 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3 & off
NO SIGNAL on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu or alt.11645tx#1
* including nx in Arabic 0651UT & in Serbian 0654UT. From 0707UT
frequency announcement: 9420 and 9935 to WeEu/ENAm,11645 to NoAf
But frequency 11645 is not active from beginning of summer A-17.
Extra news today in Spanish 0805-0810UT, in Russian 0906-0909UT,
in Romanian 1005-1009UT and Polish/Albanian 1052-1100UT. VOG/ERT
First Program 1100-1130UT & off. No English program 1200-1203UT.

VOG on 9420/9935 kHz on June 20-21
1815-0657 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3 & off
1915-0656 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1 & off
*including 3 mins news bulletin in Arabic 0653UT, Serbian 0656UT

VOG on 9420/9935 kHz, June 21
1730&2200 on  9420*AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
1930&2000 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
*till 1805 on 9420 LIN 100 kW / 298 deg to EaAs Uyg.CNR-13
From 2002UT frequency announcement: 9420/9935 to WeEu/ENAm
11645 to NoAf, but last one frequency is inactive in A-17.

VOG on 9420/9935 kHz on June 22-23
1820-0720 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3 & off
1850-0710 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1 & off
*including 3 mins news bulletin in Arabic 0653UT, Serbian 0656UT

VOG on 9420 kHz on June 23-24
1820-0650 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3 & off
NO SIGNAL on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1

VOG on 9420/9935 kHz on June 24-25
1830-0700 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 & continues
1830-0700 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1 & continues
*at 0300UT national anthem 0500-0655UT Sunday Orthodox Liturgy

(SWL DXing)

Voice of Greece monitoring observations

Voice of Greece QSL (Gayle Van Horn QSL Collection)

All times UTC

Reception of Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz, May 24-25

1745&0605 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 and off!

9420 kHz and 9935 kHz, May 25-26

1800-0757 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3

1800-0757 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#1

* including news in Arabic 0652-0656UT & off air at 0657UT

9420 kHz and 9935 kHz on May 26-27

1831-0611 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 & off

1836-0601 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1 & off

from 1705 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3 again

NO SIGNAL on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1

tx/transmitter

DX Re Mix #1010/30 May)

Monitoring Voice of Greece

Voice of Greece QSL (Gayle Van Horn Collection)

Voice of Greece on 9420 and 11645 kHz on July 29:
All times UTC

0500-0600 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
0500-0600 on 11645#AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek tx#1
0600-0700 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek*tx#3
0600-0700 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek*tx#1
0700-0805 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
0700-0805 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek tx#1
#till 0557UT co-ch Radio Dabanga Arabic via SM di Galeria.
*including in Serbian, Romanian, Polish, Albanian&Italian.
Missing Spanish, Russian, Arabic, on 29 July. Off air at 0805UT
(DX Bulgaria)

Monitoring Voice of Greece on shortwave

Voice of Greece QSL (Gayle Van Horn Collection)

Greece

Monitoring Voice of Greece again, though with multiple transmitter problems, as was 9935 kHz a few months ago.

All times UTC - noted January 5, 2016

 0700-0800 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek + various languages* including in Serbian, Romanian, Russian, Polish, Albanian, Italian and Arabic.

0800-0900 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek

0900-0910 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek/Arabic/Italian/Polish

0910-1000 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek

1000-1015 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek/Romanian/Serbian/Russian

1015-1100 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek

1100-1110 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek/Spanish/Albanian/Polish

1110-1200 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek

(SWL DXing/06 Jan 2016)

Monitoring observations from Europe

All times UTC

Voice of Greece (Gayle Van Collection)

 Transmissions of Voice of Greece on December 14

0655-0725 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek, time announcement 0716
0725-0745 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Serbian/Romanian/Spanish/Russian
1020-1030 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Romanian/Serbian/Russian/music
No signal of Voice of Greece on 9420 after 1145, typical for Avlis transmitter.

VOA transmitter, Greenville, NC

Additional transmissions of Voice of America to East Africa: from Nov.30

1030-1100 on 13650 Botswana 100 kW / 350 deg to EaAf Somali Daily, no signal
1030-1100 on 15620 Sao Tome 100 kW / 076 deg to EaAf Somali Daily, very weak
1030-1100 on 17550 Botswana 100 kW / 010 deg to EaAf Somali Daily, powerful:
from Dec.14
1630-1700 on 11770 Sao Tome 100 kW / 076 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon-Fri
1630-1700 on 15580 Botswana 100 kW / 350 deg to EaAf Amharic Mon-Fri
(Ivanov/14 Dec 2015)

Voice of Greece winter schedule

This schedule and all worldwide stations operating on shortwave schedules, will be available in the soon to be released winter edition of International Shortwave Broadcast Guide, available in December 2015. The release date will be forthcoming.
Gayle Van Horn

Voice of Greece

All times UTC

Transmitter x#1 is off due to maintenance

0500-0700 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek

0700-0800 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Vary^ Mon-Fri

0700-0800 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek Sat/Sun

0800-0900 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek

0900-1200 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Vary+ Mon-Fri

0900-1200 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek Sat/Sun

1200-1255 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf Greek

1300-1305 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu English

1305-2255 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek

2300-0455 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 323 deg to NoAm Greek

Transmitter #2 is off during winter B-15

0400-0955 on 15630 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek

1000-1855 on 15650 AVL 100 kW / 105 deg to SoAs Greek

1900-2255 on 15650 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek

2300-0355 on 15630 AVL 100 kW / 260 deg to CeAm Greek

Transmitter # 3

0500-0700 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek

0700-0800 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Vary^ Mon-Fri

0700-0800 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek Sat/Sun

0800-0800 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek

0900-1200 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Vary+ Mon-Fri

0900-1200 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek Sat/Sun

1200-1300 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek

1300-1305 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu English

1305-2300 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek

2300-0500 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to NoAm Greek

(DX Bulgaria 29 Nov 2015)

Voice of Greece monitoring observations

Voice of Greece 

Greek

All times UTC

0900-1400 time slot on July 2:
till 1200 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu, at 0905UT frequency schedule*
till 1202 on 11645 AVL 100 kW / 182 deg to NoAf, terrible audio, with hum tone
from 1200 on  9420 AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu, at 1201UT frequency schedule*
from 1207 on  9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu, terrible audio, with hum tone
*announcement of frequencies 9420 to WeEu/NoAm,11645 to NoAf,9935 to WeEu/NoAm
Both frequencies are off around 1410 UTC and back again on air around 1440 UTC

(Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria)

Plans to dismantle Voice of Greece transmitters on

The degradation of Greek Radio is going on, having shortwave radio "Voice of Greece" as a victim. This includes 39 shortwave antenna masts hosted in Avlis, which the government plans to sell as scrap metal. The shortwave service started 75 years ago and it is still transmitting in five frequencies that cover the globe with shows in Greek for expatriates and foreign language news. The facilities are currently controlled by redundant ERT employees and broadcast the guerilla service of the Greek National Radio ERA. Eighteen months ago, shortwave facilities in Thessaloniki were dismantled

. (http://www.thegreekradio.com/node/3831 via Zack Liangas, Sep 18)

(DSWCI/DX Window 489)

(photo/wikimapida)

Ministry of Finance orders dismantling of Greek shortwave antennas

The degradation of Greek Radio is going on, having shortwave radio "Voice of Greece" as a victim. This includes 39 shortwave antenna masts hosted in Avlis, which the government plans to sell as scrap metal.

The shortwave service started 75 years ago and it is still transmitting in 5 frequencies that cover the globe with shows in Greek for expatriates and foreign language news. The facilities are currently controlled by redundant ERT employes and broadcast the guerilla service of the Greek National Radio ERA. Eighteen months ago, shortwave facilities in Thessaloniki were dismantled.

According to a statement by ERT employees, on Monday morning "in the shortwave broadcasting center of Avlis, a representative of a company that sells metal showed up and started taking photos of the site. After we, ERT people, asked him, we got informed that he had been mandated by the Ministry of Finance to give an offer for the dismantling of 39 masts and purchasing the metal as scrap." The name of company and the registration plate of the car are available.

The union body of ERT notes that this is an area of 1160 acres, featuring 39 metal masts, with a height between 30 and 70 meters each, that function as the shortwave aerials that transmit the "Voice of Greece", the ERA-pénte, across the world.

"Greek shortwave started operating in 1938 and later was also used sent information to the Greek soldiers fighting Fascists in Albania. The only ones who dared to turn it off were the Nazis during the occupation. Since the liberation, it never stopped to link the country with Greek seafarers and the Diaspora. The Voice of Greece broadcasts information, entertainment, culture and tradition from Greece with programs in 12 languages, all over the globe".

It is true that big broadcasters in Europe have decided to stop broadcasting via shortwave, because of cuts and because alternatives tuning possibilities are provided due to the development of technology. On the other hand, in the case of Greece. there are still generations of Greek immigrants abroad and seamen who are still affiliated with shortwave, whereas area around Greece the are still countries with low technological development. Also, it is outragious that the decision to remove an entire radio service was taken by the liquidator of the Ministry of Finance: there is no study about ceasing shortwave by any official body, although the promise was that the future of Greek broadcasting will be decided after an analysis performed by  the administrative Board of the new official broadcaster.
(thegreeradio.com/Bulgarian DX)

Greece shortwave schedule updates

Ssummer A-12 schedule of ERA-3 and ERA-5
ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias

All times UTC

Greek
1200-1655  9935  AVL 100 kW 285 deg to WeEu/NoAm, ex. 1400-1655
1700-2255  7450 AVL 100 kW 323 deg to weEu/NoAm, no change

ERA-5 Voice of Greece
Greek
1200-1755 15650 AVL 100 kW 105 deg to SoAs/AUS, ex 1400-1755
1200-0800  9420 AVL 170 kW 323 deg to WeEu/NoAm, ex 1400-0200
1800-2355 15630 AVL 100 kW 285 deg to WeEu/NoAm, no change
2300-0255 15650 AVL 100 kW 226 deg to CeAm/SoAm, or 2300-0155
0000-0255 7475 AVL 100 kW 285 deg to WeEu/NoAm, ex 0000-0200
0300-0800 15630 AVL 100 kW 285 deg to WeEu/NoAm, or 0200-0800 additional
0300-0500 11645 AVL 100 kW 355 deg to WeEu/NoAm, additional
0500-0800 11645#AVL 100 kW 355 deg to WeEu/NoAm, additional

# on Sun, Oct.7 surprise Radio Filia in Polish around 0643
# on Mon, Oct.8 surprise Radio Filia in Albanian 0500-0600
# on Tue, Oct.9 no transmissions of Radio Filia on 11645
(DX Re Mix 750 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Voice of Greece summer schedule update

All times UTC

Greece

Effective to 28 October 2012

ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias
Greek

1400-1650 on 9935 AVL 100 kW 285 deg to WeEu
1700-2250 on 7450 AVL 100 kW 323 deg to WeEu

ERA-5 Voice of Greece
Greek

1400-1850 on 15650 AVL 100 kW 105 deg to SoAs/AUS
1400-0200 on 9420 AVL 170 kW 323 deg to WeEu/NoAm
1900-2350 on 15630 AVL 100 kW 285 deg to WeEu/NoAm
2300-0050 on 15650 AVL 100 kW 226 deg to SoAm
0000-0200 on 7475 AVL 100 kW 285 deg to NoAm
0100-0200 on 15650 AVL 100 kW 105 deg to SoAs/AUS
(DX Re Mix 728 via Ivo Ivanov)

Greece shortwave schedule updates

All times UTC

Voice of Greece
Summer A-09 update
0400-0550 on 7450 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg
0500-0900 on 11645 AVL 250 kW / 002 deg in Albanian,English,French,Spanish
0600-1000 on 15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg
0900-1000 on 11645 AVL 250 kW / 002 deg in German,Russian
1100-1000 on 9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg
1100-2250 on 15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg
2300-0450 on 7475 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg
2300-0350 on 15650 AVL 250 kW / 105 deg

Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias
Greek
1100-1650 on 9935 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg
1700-2250 on 7450 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg
(DX Mix News # 591 via Janisakthivel, India/wb, Germany)

Voice of Greece - Greek service schedule update

Voice of Greece in Greek - B08 schedule update

All times UTC

2300-0600 on 7475 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg
9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg
*12105 AVL 250 kW / 226 deg
0600-1000 on 9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg
12105 AVL 100 kW / 002 deg
15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg
1100-1600 on 9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg
#9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg
15650 AVL 250 kW / 105 deg, co-ch Miraya FM Radio 1500-1600
1600-1700 on 9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg
#9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg
15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg
1700-2000 on #7450 AVL 100 kW / 323 deg
9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg, co-ch Christian Voice in English
15630 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg
2000-2300 on #7450 AVL 100 kW / 323 deg
7475 AVL 250 kW / 285 deg
9420 AVL 250 kW / 323 deg, co-ch Christian Voice in English
* Radio Filia in Albanian/English/French/Spanish
# Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias in Greek
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 25)
(DX Mix News # 557 wb, Germany)

A closer look at Voice of Greece online

Voice of Greece (ERT): http://www.ert.gr/en/

The Voice of Greece page is reached by selecting Radio and then International ERA Network from the above page. This leads to the first of two pages in the international English-language section, providing a brief Profi le of ERA International (the international radio arm of ERT; the acronyms aren’t deciphered on the website).

The other option is to click Contact, which provides you with three telephone numbers in
Greece – no email, no postal addresses, nada. For those interested in online radio, ERT appears
to broadcast all of its stations live on the internet – just click on LiveRadio from the main ERT page, and then select any of the tiny radio logos in the following pop-up window. The music on several of the domestic stations is delightful (to my ears).

For more English content, users would be best served by using the domestic ERT website, given above.

(Click/ODXA Listening-April 2008)

Voice of Greece - A08 Multilingual schedule

Effective 30 March 2008 - 26 October 2008
All times UTC - target areas as indicated

(UTC) mb Freq mb Frq mb Freq Lang

Europe
0000 0300 31 9420 41 7475 Gr
0300 0400 31 9420 41 7475 Gr
0400 0500 31 9420 41 *7475 19 15630 Gr
0500 0800 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
0800 1000 31 9420 19 15630 Gr,Eng
1100 1200 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
1200 1300 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
1300 1400 31 9420 19 15630 Gr,Eng
1400 1500 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
1500 1600 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
1600 1800 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
1800 1900 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
1900 2000 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
2000 2100 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
2100 2200 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
2200 2300 31 9420 19 *15630 Gr
2300 2400 31 9420 41 7475 Gr

Foreign Language Transmissions
0500 0600 25 11645 Al
0600 0700 25 11645 Eng
0700 0800 25 11645 F
0800 0900 25 11645 E
0900 0930 25 11645 D
0930 1000 25 11645 Rus

Taskend
120013:00 31 9420 Gr

Middle East/ Indian Ocean/ Australia
2300 2400 19 15650 Gr
0000 0100 19 15650 Gr
0100 0200 19 15650 Gr
0200 0300 19 15650 Gr
0300 0400 19 *15650 Gr

America & Atlantic Ocean
0000 0100 31 9420 41 7475 Gr
0100 0300 31 9420 41 7475 Gr
0300 0500 31 9420 Gr
1900 2000 31 9420 19 15630 Gr
2000 2300 31 9420 19 *15630 Gr
2300 2400 31 9420 41 7475 Gr

South America/ Panama Zone / Southwest Africa
1900 2000 19 15630 Gr
2000 2100 19 15630 Gr
2100 2200 19 15630 Gr
2200 2300 19 *15630 Gr

ERT S.A. Macedonia Station

EUROPE 1100 1650 31 9935 Gr
EUROPE 1700 2250 41 7450 Gr

(*) Transmission ends 10 min earlier

Gr = Greek
Eng = English
Al = Albanian
Ar = Arabian
Bg = Bulgarian
F = French
E = Spanish
I = Italian
Pl = Polish
P = Portuguese
R = Romanian
Rus = Russian
S = Swedish
Sc = Servocroatian
Tr = Turkish
D = German

Streaming audio: http://www.ert.gr/
Reception reports may be sent via email to: era5@ert.gr or to the following postal address:

ΕRΑ 5 'THE VOICE OF GREECE'
Μessogion 432,15342,
Ag.Paraskevi Attikis,
Tel +301 6066308,6066297,
Fax +301 6066309

Macedonia Radio Station:
Angelaki Str 2, 54621
Tel:+3031244979,
Fax:+3031 236370

Genaral Direction of E.RA (Engineering Div.)
Messogeion 432, 15342,Ag.Paraskevi Attikis
Τel 301 606 6257 Fax +301 606 6243
(Source: Alokesh Gupta, India)