All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on sign-off*
Argentina
RAE, Radiodifusion Argentina al Exterior is not operating on shortwave [since Monday Aug 22]. Unfortunately have been a problem with the radio valves. Two valves have been obtained and they are trying to obtain two more. It is not known with when it will return to the air. So far, RAE now is only via Internet.(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, direct and via Japan Premium Aug 29)
Ascension Island
9525 at 0737 UT. Cotton Tree News Radio, CCN? program, female announcerEnglish via Ascension Island, 0730-0800 UTC. S=7(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 31)
Bangladesh
4750 at 1257- Radio Bangladesh Aug 29. Good reception with presumed Bangla programming and local music. Well over cochannel, probably RRI Makassar. 'Bangladesh Betar' ID at 1300. CNR1 noted at same time fading in. BD still dominating though. I continued to monitor them intermittently throughout the morning and they continued to dominate the channel past 14:10, despite it being a very difficult channel with several cochannels. I did not hear any English news in the 1330 to 1400 time frame. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
Bhutan
6035 at 1444- Bhutan Broadcasting Service Aug 27. Excellent reception except for some adjacent splatter. Lovely clean audio with a call-in show. The woman announcer reminds me a lot of Myra Oh, the RNZI co-host of their Mailbox program. Most callers are young people, and some dating advice was dispensed! I can also hear a co-channel weakly underneath. Callers were from a girl's school. 'Five minutes left' at 14:55. Faded a bit by the top-of-the hour, but with less adjacent splatter. Left the air at 15:01 and carrier cut about 15 to 20 seconds later. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
China
3900 PBS Hulun Buir, Hailar. Aug 29 at 0928-0949 UT. Instrumental music to lady announcer talks. From 0930 lite orchestral music selections which don't remembers that known Chinese music style, sometimes a brief lady announcement between music. Poor but progressive enhancement until 0945, checked later at 1002, signalwas very deteriorated SINPO 23422.(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-BRA, HCDX Aug 29)
Egypt
Starting last Friday Aug 29 at 00.00 hrs. local time, Egypt is back to the normal UTC+2 hrs.We normaly do that in the last week of September, but this year the holy month of Ramadan will start tomorrow (Monday Sept 1) so we had to get things back to normal to manage the number of hours that we fast :)(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, Aug 31)
Equatorial Guinea
5005 Radio Nacional, Bata. Is definitely the one here heard yesterday. 2200 talk by announcer in Spanish at tune-in amid nasty local QRN. Last announcement at 2212, then nothing but nonstop Afro Highlife and pop music to station sign-off, instrumental national anthem 2255-2258*.(Dave Valko-USA, HCDX Aug 31)
Eritrea
Observed on August 31st the following on 8000 kHz. Sign-on at 1454 with interval signal in Ti and news from 1500 UT. The ID by lady was :"Redio end televizhun Ertran". Same procedure with news of two minutes and same ID was heard at 1600 and 1700 UT. The main was observed on Aug 30th and on 31st also: around 1510 UT and until around 1650 UT on same 8000 kHz is rising powerhouse signal and underground male voice says "Tiny Ertran" (down under left the prgr of Eritrea which for both days was \\ 7210 kHz!) andthe prgr is with rap spngs in presumed Amharic language.
Checked the Ethiopia frequencies:
used at these times heard on 7110, 7175, 9704 Home Sce 7175, 9704
7165, 9560 Foreign Sce 9560
So I think one of the transmitter is used on 8000 kHz - here Eritrea is not jumping on different frequencies as in 41 m.b.
By the way Eritrea 1 was on 7210 and 8000 kHz and Eritrea 2 on 7220 kHz at 0400 UT.
On Sept 1st at 0429 UT two signals were again on 8000 kHz - original RTVE and "clandestine" Tiny Ertran.(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 4)
Indonesia
3976.08 RRI Pontianak (presumed) 1050 Koran. 1053 studio. Announcer talks to music. Alternating maannouncer duo at 1059 with mentions of "megahertz". 1100 choral vocals, then into soft ballad. (Dave Valko-USA, HCDX Sept 1)
Japan
11690 at 1523-, Nippon no Kaze Aug 27. Noted the ID at 15:23:24. Very strong this morning, with mostly Japanese talk, although did have a Japanese vocal song at 15:25. Sign-off announcements to just past 15:30, then transmitter cut immediately.(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
Laos
4412.57 at 1227-, Sam Neua Aug 27. Presumed logging with fair to good reception with Lao talk, Not \\ to 6130 at this time. Marred completely by CODAR interference. At 12:30 sounds like a national anthem vocals. Lasted until 12:31:30 and carrier off immediately.(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
Liberia
6070 ELWA Monrovia at 2235 UT. Segued slow gospel songs by female vocalist who sounded much like Celine Dion; unreadable announcements at 2258 by soft-voiced man, then played Liberian national anthem and went off at 2300, leaving the freq to Spanish-speaker (probably CVC, Chile). Very weak and choppy at first, building to almost fair by sign-off. This on Aug. 25; audible at about same level again Aug 26 and 28 but only a faint het other days. Not listed in WRTH or PWBR; Aoki says 1 kW here. (Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Aug 30)
Lithuania
6055 Radio KBC (Netherlands) Relay 2132 UT. Bewildering, almost indescribable melange of DJ shouting (mostly in American English, at least once in UK English, several times in Dutch), endless jingle IDs, mention of Radio Caroline and what sounded like R.adioAtlantic, snippets of generic rock music, high-tech sound effects a classic dog's breakfast.
Nearly impossible to get more than a word or two here and there because the signal was so incredibly choppy. Did manage to catch "We are the mighty KBC" at 2152 and "All over Europe ... the might KBC" at 2202, when I finally tuned out, suffering from severe audio fatigue. Sked is *2130-2230* per EiBi.(Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Aug 30)
Myanmar
5985.0 at 1533-, Radio Myanma Aug 27. Excellent reception with lovely local music for the past hour. Didn't notice any ID or IS at 15:00, but when rechecked at 15:34, English news in progress with local news....General this and General that meeting with officers and presenting stationary, etc. ID at 15:37, 'This program is coming to you from Myanma Radio', then into weather and news headlines.
9730.79 at 1508-, Minorities and Education service Myanma Radio Aug 29. Good reception with a chemistry lesson (with lots of chemical formula). Off at 15:30. Remained fairly strong throughout. Did not note any sign-off announcements, though. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
New Zealand
3935.07 at 1426-, ZLXA Aug 27. Reading Service just audible with English talk. Seems pretty rarely heard these days compared to years ago when I often had them at armchair level. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
Serbia
7199.95 Old Stubline 10 kW unit noted with S=3 signal around 1030 UT, noted tiny in Germany, but just readable Serbian language discussion... (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 30)
(Source: WWDXC Top News/BC-DX # 876 via wb, Germany)
Argentina
RAE, Radiodifusion Argentina al Exterior is not operating on shortwave [since Monday Aug 22]. Unfortunately have been a problem with the radio valves. Two valves have been obtained and they are trying to obtain two more. It is not known with when it will return to the air. So far, RAE now is only via Internet.(Gabriel Ivan Barrera-ARG, direct and via Japan Premium Aug 29)
Ascension Island
9525 at 0737 UT. Cotton Tree News Radio, CCN? program, female announcerEnglish via Ascension Island, 0730-0800 UTC. S=7(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 31)
Bangladesh
4750 at 1257- Radio Bangladesh Aug 29. Good reception with presumed Bangla programming and local music. Well over cochannel, probably RRI Makassar. 'Bangladesh Betar' ID at 1300. CNR1 noted at same time fading in. BD still dominating though. I continued to monitor them intermittently throughout the morning and they continued to dominate the channel past 14:10, despite it being a very difficult channel with several cochannels. I did not hear any English news in the 1330 to 1400 time frame. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
Bhutan
6035 at 1444- Bhutan Broadcasting Service Aug 27. Excellent reception except for some adjacent splatter. Lovely clean audio with a call-in show. The woman announcer reminds me a lot of Myra Oh, the RNZI co-host of their Mailbox program. Most callers are young people, and some dating advice was dispensed! I can also hear a co-channel weakly underneath. Callers were from a girl's school. 'Five minutes left' at 14:55. Faded a bit by the top-of-the hour, but with less adjacent splatter. Left the air at 15:01 and carrier cut about 15 to 20 seconds later. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
China
3900 PBS Hulun Buir, Hailar. Aug 29 at 0928-0949 UT. Instrumental music to lady announcer talks. From 0930 lite orchestral music selections which don't remembers that known Chinese music style, sometimes a brief lady announcement between music. Poor but progressive enhancement until 0945, checked later at 1002, signalwas very deteriorated SINPO 23422.(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-BRA, HCDX Aug 29)
Egypt
Starting last Friday Aug 29 at 00.00 hrs. local time, Egypt is back to the normal UTC+2 hrs.We normaly do that in the last week of September, but this year the holy month of Ramadan will start tomorrow (Monday Sept 1) so we had to get things back to normal to manage the number of hours that we fast :)(Tarek Zeidan-EGY SU1TZ, Aug 31)
Equatorial Guinea
5005 Radio Nacional, Bata. Is definitely the one here heard yesterday. 2200 talk by announcer in Spanish at tune-in amid nasty local QRN. Last announcement at 2212, then nothing but nonstop Afro Highlife and pop music to station sign-off, instrumental national anthem 2255-2258*.(Dave Valko-USA, HCDX Aug 31)
Eritrea
Observed on August 31st the following on 8000 kHz. Sign-on at 1454 with interval signal in Ti and news from 1500 UT. The ID by lady was :"Redio end televizhun Ertran". Same procedure with news of two minutes and same ID was heard at 1600 and 1700 UT. The main was observed on Aug 30th and on 31st also: around 1510 UT and until around 1650 UT on same 8000 kHz is rising powerhouse signal and underground male voice says "Tiny Ertran" (down under left the prgr of Eritrea which for both days was \\ 7210 kHz!) andthe prgr is with rap spngs in presumed Amharic language.
Checked the Ethiopia frequencies:
used at these times heard on 7110, 7175, 9704 Home Sce 7175, 9704
7165, 9560 Foreign Sce 9560
So I think one of the transmitter is used on 8000 kHz - here Eritrea is not jumping on different frequencies as in 41 m.b.
By the way Eritrea 1 was on 7210 and 8000 kHz and Eritrea 2 on 7220 kHz at 0400 UT.
On Sept 1st at 0429 UT two signals were again on 8000 kHz - original RTVE and "clandestine" Tiny Ertran.(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 4)
Indonesia
3976.08 RRI Pontianak (presumed) 1050 Koran. 1053 studio. Announcer talks to music. Alternating maannouncer duo at 1059 with mentions of "megahertz". 1100 choral vocals, then into soft ballad. (Dave Valko-USA, HCDX Sept 1)
Japan
11690 at 1523-, Nippon no Kaze Aug 27. Noted the ID at 15:23:24. Very strong this morning, with mostly Japanese talk, although did have a Japanese vocal song at 15:25. Sign-off announcements to just past 15:30, then transmitter cut immediately.(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
Laos
4412.57 at 1227-, Sam Neua Aug 27. Presumed logging with fair to good reception with Lao talk, Not \\ to 6130 at this time. Marred completely by CODAR interference. At 12:30 sounds like a national anthem vocals. Lasted until 12:31:30 and carrier off immediately.(Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
Liberia
6070 ELWA Monrovia at 2235 UT. Segued slow gospel songs by female vocalist who sounded much like Celine Dion; unreadable announcements at 2258 by soft-voiced man, then played Liberian national anthem and went off at 2300, leaving the freq to Spanish-speaker (probably CVC, Chile). Very weak and choppy at first, building to almost fair by sign-off. This on Aug. 25; audible at about same level again Aug 26 and 28 but only a faint het other days. Not listed in WRTH or PWBR; Aoki says 1 kW here. (Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Aug 30)
Lithuania
6055 Radio KBC (Netherlands) Relay 2132 UT. Bewildering, almost indescribable melange of DJ shouting (mostly in American English, at least once in UK English, several times in Dutch), endless jingle IDs, mention of Radio Caroline and what sounded like R.adioAtlantic, snippets of generic rock music, high-tech sound effects a classic dog's breakfast.
Nearly impossible to get more than a word or two here and there because the signal was so incredibly choppy. Did manage to catch "We are the mighty KBC" at 2152 and "All over Europe ... the might KBC" at 2202, when I finally tuned out, suffering from severe audio fatigue. Sked is *2130-2230* per EiBi.(Bob Hill-MA-USA, DXplorer Aug 30)
Myanmar
5985.0 at 1533-, Radio Myanma Aug 27. Excellent reception with lovely local music for the past hour. Didn't notice any ID or IS at 15:00, but when rechecked at 15:34, English news in progress with local news....General this and General that meeting with officers and presenting stationary, etc. ID at 15:37, 'This program is coming to you from Myanma Radio', then into weather and news headlines.
9730.79 at 1508-, Minorities and Education service Myanma Radio Aug 29. Good reception with a chemistry lesson (with lots of chemical formula). Off at 15:30. Remained fairly strong throughout. Did not note any sign-off announcements, though. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
New Zealand
3935.07 at 1426-, ZLXA Aug 27. Reading Service just audible with English talk. Seems pretty rarely heard these days compared to years ago when I often had them at armchair level. (Walt Salmaniw-BC-CAN, DXplorer Aug 30)
Serbia
7199.95 Old Stubline 10 kW unit noted with S=3 signal around 1030 UT, noted tiny in Germany, but just readable Serbian language discussion... (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 30)
(Source: WWDXC Top News/BC-DX # 876 via wb, Germany)
