BREAKING NEWS: Earthquake in China - following by shortwave radio

Strong Quake Hits SW China
BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- A major earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County in southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. Monday, the State Seismological Bureau (SSB) said.
The epicenter of the quake was located at 31.0 degrees north latitude and 103.4 degrees east longitude, the bureau said.
Update from China View: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/

Thousands Dead After Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Rocks Central China
CHONGQING, China — A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday and state media reported that as many as 7,600 people were killed in a single county while nearly 900 students were trapped under the rubble of their school.
More from Fox News at: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,355036,00.html

'Hundreds buried' by China quake
Almost 900 students are buried after an earthquake measuring 7.8 caused a building to collapse in south-western China, state media reports. President Hu Jintao urged "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of the quake, which hit 92km (57 miles) from Chengdu, Sichuan's provincial capital. Additional news from BBC News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7395496.stm

'Thousands dead' in Chinese quake
At least 7,000 people are killed by a strong earthquake in the south-western Chinese province of Sichuan, according to state media.
BBC News update: http://news.bbc.co.uk/

Devasting quake in China
The earthquake that hit China's southwestern Sichuan killed more than 8,000 people in that province alone, state media said. Continued story from

Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/

Global Bloggers on China Quake from Global Voices:
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/china-78-scale-earthquake-felt-across-most-of-china/

VOA News coverage:
http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm

Sky News coverage with text and video:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/home

China Radio International - A08 English service
Effective: 30 March - 26 October 2008
All times UTC
Target areas: af (Africa) am (Americas) as (Asia) ca (Central America) eu (Europe) me (Middle East) na (North America) pa (Pacific)

0000-0057 6020na 6075as 6180as 7130eu 9570na 11885as 13750as 15125as

0030-0100 11730as
0100-0127 11730as

0100-0157 6020na 6175as 9470eu 9535as 9570na 9580na 9790na 11870as

0200-0257 11770as 13640as

0230-0257 15435me

0300-0357 9690na 9790na 15110as 11770as 13750as 15120as 15785as

0400-0457 6020na 6080na 13750as 15120as 15785as 17730as 17855as

0500-0557 6020na 6190na 11880as 15350as 15465as 17505me 17730as 17855as

0600-0657 11710af 11870me 11880as 13660as 15140me 15350as 15465as 17505af/me 17540as 17710as

0700-0757 11880as 13660as 13710eu 15350as 15465as 17490eu 17540as 17710as

0800-0857 11620as 11880as 13710eu 15350as 15465as 17490eu 17540as

0900-0957 11620as 15210pa 15270eu 15350as 17490eu 17570eu 17690pa 17750as

1000-1057 6040na 11610as 11635as 13590as 13620as 13720as 15190as 15210pa 15350as 15390as 17490eu 17690pa

1100-1157 5955as 6040na 11650as 11660as 11750na 11795as 13590as 13620as 13650eu 13720as 13645as 17490eu

1200-1257 5955as 9460as 9600as 9645as 9730as 9760pa 11650as 11660as 11690as 11760pa 11980as 13645as 13650eu 13790eu 17490eu

1300-1357 5955as 9570na 9650na 9730as 9760pa 9765as 9870as 11660as 11760pa 11980as
13610eu 13755as 13790eu 15260na 15440aca

1400-1457 5955as 9765as 9870as 11675as 11765as 13685af 13710eu 13740na 13790eu 17630af
1500-1557 5955as 6100af 7160as 7325as 9800as 9870as 11965eu 13640eu 13685af 13740na 17630af

1600-1657 6100af 6180me 9570af 9760me 11900af 11940eu 11965eu 13760eu

1700-1757 6100af 6145eu 7130as 7265me 7315me 7335eu 9570af 9595eu 11900af 11940eu
13760eu

1800-1857 7120eu 9600eu 13760eu

1900-1957 7295af/me 9435af/me

2000-2030 7160eu

2000-2057 5960eu 5985af 7190eu 7285eu 7295af/me 9440af/me 9600eu

2100-2127 11640af 13630af

2100-2157 5960eu 6135eu 7190eu 7285eu 7325af 9600eu

2200-2257 7175eu

2200-2300 9590as

2300-0000 5915as 5990am 6145na 7180as 910as 11690as 11970ca

DRM services/English
2300-0000 9800ca 11640af 13630af
(Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoring Times-SW Guide)

China - Xinjiang XJBS - summer schedule from May 4
All times UTC

2300-1800 Uighur: (not Tu. 0800-1100)
13670 2300-1800
11885 2300-1800
9560 0300-1200, 6120 2300-0300, 1200-1800
7275 2300-1800

2300-1800 Chinese: (not Tu.0800-1100)
11770 2300-1800
9600 0300-1400, 7310 2300-0300, 1400-1800
7155 2300-1800
5960 2300-1800

2330-1800 Kazakh: (not Tu.Th.0800-1100)
9470 0300-1150, 6015 2330-0300, 1151-1800
7340 2330-1800

2330-0330?0530-1030(Tu.Th.0800)?1230-1800 Mongolian:
6190 2330-0330, 1230-1800, 9510 0530-1030
7230 2330-0030?0530-1030?1230-1800

0330-0530?1030(Tu.Th.1100)-1230 Kyrgys:
9705 0330-0530, 1030-1230
11975 0330-0530, 1030-1230
(de Hiroshi; Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC HQ May 2/ WWDXC Top News-BC-DX #859 via wb, Germany)

Blog Logs via China
CNR1-CPBS Geermu 4800, 2234-2245. Mandarin chat seguence from male/female announcers. Presumed ad string at 2245. Signal poor-fair under CODAR. Better on // 4460-Beijing. (S Barbour, NH)

Voice of Pujiang (presumed) 3280, 1146-1202. Vernacular programming with announcer's unidentified language. Signal weak under band noise with occasional music bits at 1155. Signal pips at 1200, followed by announcer. Possibly // 4950; weak at imagination level. Poor signal. (S Barbour, NH).

9880, China Radio International, 1045-1058, Noted a male and female in Mandarin Language comments here.Can hear a second signal under CRI consisting of just music which could possibly be someone's station interval signal. It goes off at 1048 while CRI continuesin comments. At 1056 the station stops for their usual4 minutes of silence before they go into the next hour. Signal was fair. Nothing came of the earlier music under CRI. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 12, 2008)

11635, China Radio International, 1030-1056, At 1030, hoping to hearTaiwan on this freq, instead there was CRI broadcasting in English. I suppose their (CRI's) intention is to block Taiwan? Anyway, noted news, and comments along with imitation Western Style music.Although CRI was dominating the freq, at about 1047, I could hear Taiwan fading in under CRI's signal. At 1055 full ID and schedule before signing off. CRI signal noted as fair. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 8, 2008)

Blog Logs

All times UTC // parallel frequency

Argentina

15345, RAE, 2148-2207, May 9. Heard in German with LA ballads, fair with a het from very weak Radio Marocaine (presumed), 2155 loop of interval signal and "RAE Argentina"IDs, het ended with Morocco sign-off at 2202, into Spanish. (Ron Howard, CA)

Ascension Island

9525, Star Radio, 0710-0800*,May 9, English "Liberia Today" news program. IDs. Personal messages to friends and family. "Cotton Tree News" to Sierra Leone at 0730 withnews in English. "CTN" IDs. Into local languages at 0737 to 0800*. Abrupt sign off. Poor to fair. (Brian Alexander-PA)

Austria

9725, (presumed) Voice of Vietnam relay, 1856-1858, Initially noted instrumentalmusic for a minute which was followed by a female in French comments. At 1858 to1859 dead air. At 1859 signal drops off the air. The signal was good, what there was of it. There's a lot of "presumed" with this logging due to the limited details. The PBWR says this is a relay via Austria. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 7, 2008)

Australia

5995, Radio Australia via Brandon, 0938-1002, May 4, Tok Pisin. Ancnouncer with news reports regarding HIV/AIDS; Pacific Islands Forum with several mentions of the Solomon Islands. Website address to station ID and talk regarding Islands broadcasting at 0955 into native music. Station ID announcement at 0959 and Waltzing Matilda tune at 1000 into news. Fair. (Scott Barbour-NH)

Bolivia

4796.32, Radio Mallku, 1018-1025 Noted a female in Spanish languagecomments. Signal was fading in and out at a threshold level. With terrible noise all over the band this morning, it was difficult to hear anything. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 12, 2008)

4409.77 (presumed) Radio Eco, 0051-0102, May 10, Spanish. Continuos Spanish music with brief announcer at 0059; right back to music. Weak signal under band noise. (Scott Barbour-NH)

5952, 47 Radio Pio XII, Siglo XX, 1032-1040, May 04, Aymara. Local news by male (all in Aymara) to very nice local songs. Talks about the autonomy referendum in Bolivia's Santa Cruz province on May 4.Reports, 44422(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)

6134.82, Radio Santa Cruz, 0104-0108*, May 5. Tune-into Spanish closing announcements with several IDs followed by a local ranchero tune to 0108*. Good level but some QRM from Brazilon 6134.95. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Clandestines

(North Korea) 6003 Echo of Hope 1224-1235 May 3. "California Dreaming," "Mona Lisa," and other pop standards, hosted by lady announcer in Korean. //to 3985 and 6348. (John Wilkins, CO)

(North Korea) 9940 North Korean Reform Radio 1314-1330* May 3.Presumed with lady announcer to male talks in Korean. Transmission ended at 1330. Fair at best.(John Wilkins-CO)

Croatia

3984.84, HRT, 0110-0214, May 10, Croatian talk. Local music. English Voice of Croatia at 0200-0214. Very weak with amateur radio interference. Very good on // 9925, 7285 - via Germany. Announced they would be broadcasting on both 7285 & 9925 until May 15 because of poor reception in North America. (Brian Alexander-PA)

Egypt

6290, Radio Cairo, 2145-2202, May 6, Arabic. General Svc w/ continuos AR mx thru ToH; fair. (Barbour-NH)

9960, Radio Cairo, 2128-2145, May 6, Arabic. Voice of the Arabs sservice with continuos Arabic music. Signal weak but clear. (Scott Barbour-NH

Equatorial Guinea
15190 Radio Africa (Bata) (presumed), 2003-2045, 5/8/2008, English. Back again. Recorded fundamentalist religious talk program, the first one lasting until 2040. I believe this was Brother Jerry with an address in Sterling Heights, MI. Good signal with audio somewhat overmodulated (SINPO 44333). At 2040 the next program began, this one with horrible audio and clipping so bad that only about 10% was readable. Heard a schedule of services and a phone number, but couldn't determine the name of the ministry. Tuned out at 2045. Signal strength had also declined somewhat by this time. (Jim Evans, TN)

Eritrea

7100, VOBME, Program 1, *0357-0410, May 10, IS.Talk and Horn of Africa music after 0359. Very weak. (Brian Alexander-PA)

7175, VOBME, Program 2, *0357-0420, May 10. Interval signal to Horn of Africa music after 0359. Weak under Radio Liberty.Unidentified station popped on at 0402 on 7175.13v, drifting downto 7175.09v with talk in unidentified language. About as strong as Radio Liberty. (Brian Alexander-PA)

Ethiopia

9704.19, Radio Ethiopia, 0353-0410, May 10, Amharic talk. Horn of Africa music. Good. // 7110-good. // 5990-very weak.(Brian Alexander-PA)

Greece

15630 Voice of Greece (Avlis), 2011-2022, 5/8/2008, Greek. Program of very enjoyable traditional Greek music. Talk by man at 2022. Good signal with significant fading, declining slightly (SINPO 34322). (Jim Evans, TN)

India

4970, Aall India Radio-Shillong, 1245-1258, May 10, in English, woman DJ with "This is the North Eastern Service of All India Radio with our Western musicprogram broadcasting from Shillong", playing pop songs in English,fair to poor. This program has been in this time slot from at least2006. (Ron Howard, CA)

4970 AIR Shillong 1207-1233 May 10. Presumed with sub-continental music, occasional lady announcer. Programming went into talk or news segment at 1230. Fairat best with band noise. No sign of Sabah or anything else on thefrequency. (John Wilkins-CO)

Indonesia
3987.05 RRI Manokwari 1215-1233 May 8. Jak program to 1226,then local programming with YL talking to 1232, followed by vocal music.Fair but fading. (John Wilkins-CO)

3995.03 RRI Kendari 1159-1207 May 10. SCI, then Jak relay //4605, 3325, and 4790. (John Wilkins-CO)

Iran
(non). via Kuwait, 5860, Radio Farda, 0055-0110, May 10. Listed as Farsi service. Middle Eastern pop music. IDs at 0100 and possible news. Back to pop music at 0102. Poor signal with thunderstornm interference. (Brian Alexander-PA)

Laos

6130, Lao National Radio, 1413-1428, May 5, "New Dynamic English" language lesson, Kathy interviews Maria Alvarez, Laotian translationsthroughout program, the English portion was created by DynEdInternational for the VOA. Suspect that with the longer days coming, Iwill not be able to hear this one, as the fading has startedafter 1430.Ron Howard, CA)

Lithuania

7875, Radio Vilnius, 2330-2340+, May 11, Vilnius. Booming in right now with English programming. In the clear witha very good signal. No sign of the Chinese music jammer.(Brian Alexander, PA)

Madagascar

11610, Radio Voice of thePeople, 0405-0456*, May 10. Vernacular talk. "Radio VOP" IDs. Shortbreaks of African music. English programming at 0438-0456* with news, commentary. Gave Zimbabwe address and email address. Poor to fair. No sign of any jamming. (Brian Alexander-PA)

Malaysia

5964.94 Klasik FM via Kajang 1259-1306 May 10. Two pips to 1300, then news. Noted on // 7270. Fair but fading. (John Wilkins-CO)

Myanmar/Burma
5985, Myanmar Radio. Random listening from 1301-1533, May 10, back to their usual format of mostly music (mixture of pop, rap, ballads and indigenous songs. Segments of talking. 1500-1530 played allindigenous songs, into the "English program of Myanma Radio". QRM from 5980 at 1400 is a verystrong BBC Thailand signing-on in English. (Ron Howard, CA)

Nigeria

15120 Voice of Nigeria (Ikoradu), 2159-2010, 5/8/2008, English. Woman ending a program segment. Fanfare and identification by woman as "The Voice of Nigeria, Lagos". "60 Minutes" program of "news and views" with man, woman, and other reporters. (Jim Evans, TN)

Papua New Guinea

3905 Radio New Ireland 1235-1242 May 10. Presumed with 70's music. County & western music to announcers Pidgin. Signal fair but starting to go downhill.(John Wilkins-CO)

Peru

4974.79, Radio Del Pacifico, (presumed) 0930-1000 Noted a carrier here, but initially noaudio heard. After setting here for 15 minutes or so, the audio began to fade in just soslightly. Low and behold, it was the "weeping preacher" in his usual emotional broadcast. As mentioned however, the audio was very weak and if the comments had been at a normal level instead of at an oratorial level, I doubt if would have heard anything? Signal wasthreshold. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 6, 2008)

4974.74, Radio Del Pacifico, 1000-1030 Sometimes I can hear a faint signal ofaudio whenever there's a fading in, but usually during the period, just the carrier is audible.For example, at 1024 music was heard briefly then it faded away. It is interesting tonote that CODAR is not audible here, on most of the band between 4700 to 4950. Notuntil around 4970 can it be heard once in awhile. Conditions are really bad this morning.(Chuck Bolland, FL May 5, 2008)

6019.41, Radio Victoria, 0829-0840 Without any interference at this time, noted aprogram of live religious comments from a male and females giving their testimony. Heardwords such as, "Gloria Dios", "Hallelujah" and, "Lima". Signal was very good at thishour. At 0859, Radio Nederland comes up with IS blocking Victoria which was still ata good level until then. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 6, 2008)

5039.18, Radio Libertad, 1035-1045 Tuned into the signal at 1035 and noted musicfor a minute then Spanish comments by a person. The signal was audible only for a fewminutes more, then it dropped into the mud. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 12, 2008)

Russia

12070, Voice of Russia, 1900-1940 (-2100) With a program of World News, features and commentary presented by male and female in English. Some fading noted, but still readable.Alternate frequencies on 15 and 11 MHz were nil heard. ID's noted periodically. "... Voice of Russia World Service we present ..." Some instrumental music presented at 1932 such as Moldova and others. Signal was still holding up at 1940. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 7, 2008)

Sweden

11765 Radio Canada relay via Hoerby, 2046-2052, 5/8/2008, English. Men talking about careers as professional pilots. Pop music selection by sports program at 2050. Poor signal (SINPO 22222). Parallels noted on 13650 (barely audible signal from UK/ Skelton) and 15235 (very good Sackville signal). (Jim Evans, TN)

Taiwan

11635, Radio Taiwan International, (presumed) 1048-1100, With a very weak signal, noted a female in Chinese language comments under CRI's stronger signal on the same frequency, as RTI continued to fade in. After CRI goes off, RTI audible slightly but too weak to copy much more than already mentioned. RTI off at 1100 too. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 8, 2008)

United Kingdom

9725, Voice of Vietnam, (presumed) 1900-1915, With a very brief ISfollowed by a male in Russian language comments. This transmission was poor compared to VOV's French broadcast. This could be due to an antenna beam change, but thePBWR again says VOV for this sked, is being relayed via Skelton, in the United Kingdom.Signal continued to degrade. (Chuck Bolland, FL May 7, 2008)

Zimbabwe

11735, Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar, 1800-1817+, May 4,"Spice FM" ID. English news to 1811. Swahili talk at 1811. Local musicat 1816. Sign off noted at 2100 with National Anthem. Fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA)

North Korea schedules

Schedules for North Korea

Voice of Korea - A08 schedule from 04 May 2008
English
Target areas: af (Africa) as (Asia) eu (Europe) va (various)
0100-0200 7140as 9345as 9730as 11735va 13760va 15180va
0200-0300 13650as 15100as
0300-0400 7140as 9345as 9730as
1000-1100 11710va 11735as 13650as 15180va
1300-1400 3560eu 9335na 11710na 13760eu 15245eu
1500-1600 3560eu 9335na 11710eu 13760eu 15245eu
1600-1700 9990va 11545va
1800-1900 3560eu 7100af 15245eu
1900-2000 7100af 9975va 11535va 11910af
2100-2200 3560eu 13760eu 15245eu
(Gayle Van Horn, Frequency Manager/Monitoirng Times SW Guide)

* Furusato no Kaze
1430-1500 11775(Japanese) via DRW
1600-1630 9780(Japanese) via TWN

* Nippon no Kaze
1500-1530 11690(Korean) via DRW
1700-1730 9820(Korean) via TWN

* JSR Shiokaze
1400-1430 6005 or 6020(Japanese/Korean/English/Chinese) via YAM
2030-2100 5965 or 6045(Japanese/Korean/English/Chinese) via YAM

* Free North Korea Radio
1000-1100 9490 via TWN
1400-1600 11560 via DB
1900-2100 7530 via DB

* Open Radio for North Korea
2100-2200 9950 via ERV

* Radio Free Chosun
1200-1300 15755 via ERV
1200-1300 11540 via IRK

* CMI:Voice of Wilderness
1300-1400 15710 via ERV
1300-1400 11640 via IRK

* North Korea Reform Radio
1300-1330 9940 via TWN

* VOF-Voice of Free Radio
1100-1130 15755 via ERV
de Hiroshi - member of NDXC- Nagoya DXers circle.
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC HQ Apr 26)
(Source: WWDXC-Top News; BC-DX #858 via wb, Germany)

Monitoring observation on Eritrea

ERITREA

All times UTC // parallel freqs
5100 Radio Bana, Asmara (tent), *0400-0430 fade out, Apr 25, 27 and 29, vernacular talk and Horn of Africa style songs, utility QRM, 21331. It was not \\ 7175. (Anker Petersen-DEN and Roland Schulze-D, dswci DXW Apr 30)

5100.00 Probably Ethiopian jammer, 1630-1702*, Apr 27, broadcasting in Vernacular with talks about Eritrea and Horn of Africa songs, closing announcement and fanfare, (not \\ any other heard Ethiopian frequencies), occasional utility QRM, 34333. But a more faint station below continued till 1802* with improved strength, probably Radio Bana in Tigrinya (?) with phone in- program and short interludes of Horn of Africa music, mentioned Eritrea at least twice, 1800 National hymn by choir, 25222 - 35333. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Apr 30)

Eritrean station probably was the Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, Asmara, also heard 1746-1803*, Apr 22, vernacular talks, music; \\ to 7999.4, 12441, QRM from Ethiopian jamming signal with normal programs. (Carlos Goncalves-POR via Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Apr 30)

I suppose the conclusion is that Eritrea tries to avoid Ethiopian jamming with their Amharic transmissions or when Ethiopia relay clandestine programs by using different frequencies like 5100, 8000, 6170 and earlier 7800 and 7900. (Mauno Ritola-FIN, dswci DXW, Apr 27)

7175.00, Voice of the Broad Masses, Asmara (pres), 0400-0410, Apr 27 and 29, Arabic news, music from Horn of Africa, QRM from co-channel Radio Liberty, Lampertheim in Russian, 33433. Also heard 1625-1635, Apr 27, two stations heard, one talking in an East African language and the other playing Horm of Africa music, 34333. Eritrea on 7100 was not on the air. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Apr 30)

7999.42, Voice of the Broad Masses, Asmara, jammed from Ethiopia by digital QRM on 8000 until 1700*, Apr 22 and 27, or on Apr 23 at 1640- 1703*, by vernacular talks and songs, 35433. But afterwards a faint signal faded in and was heard at 1750-1803*, Vernacular talks \\ 5100, 14121. (Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Apr 30)
(Source: WWDXC Top News, BC-DX #859 via wb, Germany)

Belarus schedules

Belarus

Radio Kultura
0330-2100 UTC
AM kHz kW transmitter


1008 / 50 / Grodno
1008 / 7 / Smetanichii
1008 / 50 / Slonom
1008 / 25 / Bobruysk
1026 / 7 / Brest
1026 / 7 / Pinsk
1026 / 5 / Miory
1026 / 50 / Mogilev
1026 / 25 / Myadel
1125 / 150 / Minsk
1125 / 5 / Baranovichi
1197 / 40 / Vitebsk
1197 / 5 / Braslov
7265 / 5 / Grodno

Belorusskoe Radio
0300-2100 UTC
279 / 500 / Sosnivy
1278 / 10 / Brest
6010 / 5 / Brest
6040 / 5 / Grodno
6070 / 5 / Brest
6080 / 150 / Kolodishche
6115 / 75 / Kolodishche
6190 / 5 / Mogilev
7110 / 5 / Grodno
7145 / 5 / Mogilev

0400-0700
11930 / 250 / Kolodishche
1170 / Sosnovy

1500-1700
7105 / 250 / Kolodishche
1170 / 800 / Sosnovy
(Alexander Mazgo-BLR, RUSdx May 3)
(Source: WWDXC Top News, BC-DX #859 wb, Germany)

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation to set up ten new stations

Ten television and radio stations will be set up countrywide in Uganda. The stations will be in Arua, Gulu, Soroti, Mbale, Kampala, Jinja, Mbarara, Fort Portal, Kabale and Hoima districts, said Kirunda Kivejinja, the third deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information.
This, he said, would be implemented under a two-year plan to enable the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) operate as a public national broadcaster. He said qualified people would be recruited and trained to serve the stations. Under the plan, UBC would form a broadcasting network with the 35 transmission stations countrywide. “Because of budgetary constraints, I asked the UBC board to look for innovative ways to generate finances for the plan,” he said.
(Source: New Vision/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Myanmar resumes broadcasting

MYANMAR/BURMA
5985, Radio Myanmar 1348-1405 UTC, May 8, first day that they have resumed broadcasting after not being hear for several days. Before the cyclone the format at this time would usually be easy-listening pop songs, but today of course was different, non-stop talking in vernacular and naturally many mentions of Myanmar, mostly fair reception till 1400, after that was poor due to 5980 signing-on with a strong signal. E-mails sent to Myanmar have recently not gone through, but have not failed, just "temporarily delayed", as I assume the power has been off there.
Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

Victor Goonetilleke reported from Colombo, Sri Lanka on 7 May: Cyclone hit Yangon and power is down and vast destruction reported. So obviously Myanmar is running on emergency power, so shortwave transmitters are off the air. I can’t hear any mediumwave stations here. All three Yangon based TXers are off the air at 1245 on 7 May, viz 5040, 5915, 5985. However Defense Forces Station on 5770 is going on as usual.
Morning 5915 5985 and 7185 are also off the air. Surely the midday 9730 kHz is also off the air. Watching 594 and 576 mediumwave channels for any programmes.
Update 9 May: I heard last afternoon (8 May) first broadcast at 0730 UTC on 9730 and nothing after that till this morning 0030 UTC s/on on 7185. On the evening of 9 May noted 5985 kHz is also back on the air but s/off at 1430 UTC earlier than regular s/off time 1600 UTC.
(Source: Victor Goonetilleke/DXAsia/R netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Radio Netherlands - Program Preview May 10 - 16

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


SATURDAY 10 MAY
*** The State We're In ***
In the next edition of The State We're In we'll look at the anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel by talking with two residents of Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom a small village where Israeli Jews and Arabs have chosen to live together.

This week's theme is girl power. Getting behind the pop cliché of girl power we take a look at three stories from around the world where women are doing their bit to make their lives better.

In India, one group of HIV positive women are coming out of the shadows and singing about their status in a band.

In certain African countries, like Uganda, it's a male environment and considered something that 'nice' girls just don't do. The group Right to Play are doing something about this. Jonathan Groubert spoke to Alice Kansime [kahn-SEE-may], one of their training officers, from a line in Kampala.

The phrase girl power suggests being tough, independent, aggressive, all the qualities you need to be a successful RollerDerby girl. Ashleigh Elson tells us her story.

And in the last part of the show we look at gang culture through the eyes of an American high-school student at a school dominated by 'crews' and an ex-gang member from El Salvador. What advice can they offer each other?

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)
Bridges with Africa:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
0400 (Western N America 6165)

SUNDAY 11 MAY
*** Network Europe Extra ***
Arts and Culture brought to you 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 12 MAY
*** 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 on Curious Orange we hear about a controversial new Second World War memorial here in Holland that commemorates a German soldier.

We'll also hear from political editor John Tyler, who'll give us the headlines from the Hague, and columnist Perro de Jong, who will share his Critical Eye.

Our Dutch feature artist this week is De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig - that's 'Kids These Days' for us English-speakers. Music man Robbert Tilli will tell us all about them.

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:

Network Europe Extra followed by Reloaded:
0000 (Eastern N America 9845)
0100 (Central N America 9845)
Bridges with Africa followed by Radio Books:
0400 (Western N America 6165)

TUESDAY 13 MAY
*** 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 ***
In the next edition of The State We're In we'll look at the anniversary of the creation of the state of Israel by talking with two residents of Wahat al-Salam/Neve Shalom a small village where Israeli Jews and Arabs have chosen to live together.

This week's theme is girl power. Getting behind the pop cliché of girl power we take a look at three stories from around the world where women are doing their bit to make their lives better.

In India, one group of HIV positive women are coming out of the shadows and singing about their status in a band.

In certain African countries, like Uganda, it's a male environment and considered something that 'nice' girls just don't do. The group Right to Play are doing something about this. Jonathan Groubert spoke to Alice Kansime [kahn-SEE-may], one of their training officers, from a line in Kampala.

The phrase girl power suggests being tough, independent, aggressive, all the qualities you need to be a successful RollerDerby girl. Ashleigh Elson tells us her story.

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:

Bridges with Africa:
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 14 MAY
*** 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 ***

'Legacy' by Joseph Pearce

'Legacy' by Joseph Pearce is a hard-hitting short story about the importance of remembrance. It's set in the future and what's described as simply 'The Event' has already taken place. An old man, in his mid-eighties, has been forced to give up his job as a guide at a museum that commemorates a genocide, but despite his age, he doesn't want to leave. He sees himself as a witness to the past and an essential link. If he's gone then remembrance will become even less relevant in a world where everyone looks to the future and ignores the past.

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 15 MAY
*** 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 ***
The planet, its people and their impact on it. Earthbeat is a mix of stories about the environment, consumption and the tensions between the two. Issues such as climate change and sustainable development are central to the show. Made in co-operation with our Dutch, Indonesian and Latin American departments here at Radio Netherlands Worldwide the programme spans the globe and seeks to separate myth from reality in the modern environment and development debate.

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:

Network Europe Extra:
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 16 MAY
*** 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 ***
Lively discussion and thought-provoking reports about and from the African continent. We give the microphone to Diaspora groups in Europe and linking up with stations in Africa.

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)

(R Netherlands)

Xinjiang XJBS - summer schedule

China - Xinjiang XJBS Summer schedule from May 4

All times UTC
2300-1800 Uighur: (not Tu.0800-1100)
13670 2300-1800
11885 2300-1800
9560 0300-1200, 6120 2300-0300, 1200-1800
7275 2300-1800

2300-1800 Chinese: (not Tu.0800-1100)
11770 2300-1800
9600 0300-1400, 7310 2300-0300, 1400-1800
7155 2300-1800
5960 2300-1800

2330-1800 Kazakh: (not Tu.Th.0800-1100)
9470 0300-1150, 6015 2330-0300, 1151-1800
7340 2330-1800

2330-0330?0530-1030(Tu.Th.0800)?1230-1800 Mongolian:
6190 2330-0330, 1230-1800, 9510 0530-1030
7230 2330-0030?0530-1030?1230-1800

0330-0530?1030(Tu.Th.1100)-1230 Kyrgys:
9705 0330-0530, 1030-1230
11975 0330-0530, 1030-1230
(de Hiroshi; Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC HQ May 2/ WWDXC Top News-BC-DX #859 via wb, Germany)

New QSL series for Radio Tirana's German service

Radio Tirana in Albania, has recenttly released news their Listeners Club is offering a new QSL card series for their German service. The series will include four scenes of monuments of Tirana including:

QSL Serie C: Tirana
1) Skanderbegplatz
2) Flughafen "Mutter Teresa"
3) Nationalhistorisches Museum
4) Kulturministerium
(Dr. Anton Kuchelmeister-D, A-DX May 7/WWDXC Top News-BC DX #859 via wb, Germany)

German:
Monday-Saturday
1800-1830UTC 1458 - FLA 500 kW / 338 deg to Germany
1931-2000UTC 7465 - SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Germany
Source: DX Mix News #511 via wb, Germany

Send reception reports to:
External Service
Rruga Ismail Qemali Nr. 11
Tirana
Albania
(address via World QSL Book)

DXers Unlimited - midweek edition

Dxers Unlimited´s mid week edition for 6-7 May 2008
By Arnie Coro, CO2KK

Hi mis amigos radioaficionados around the world and orbiting the Earth…welcome to the mid week edition of your favorite radio hobby program, the one and only covering at one time or another the more than 83 ways you and I share our spare time enjoying this wonderful hobby: RADIO…

Si amigos, yes my friends, oui mes amis… here at Dxers Unlimited YOU are the center of everything, and that´s why this program has helped many listeners to obtain their radio amateur licenses, so that they could then operate their own ham radio stations… New radio amateurs from the USA, Canada, the UK, France , Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico and Brazil among other nations are now enjoying this wonderful aspect of the radio hobby, after listening for some time to Dxers Unlimited and
becoming then interested in amateur radio.

As many of us did years ago, the newcomers to ham radio started as short wave listeners and they continue to enjoy picking up short wave broadcast stations from around the world ! Item two: HF propagation, still in the doldrums, but there are some good signs of possible improvements in the near future… the emergence of new solar data that shows without any possible mistake that solar cycle 24 is just stretching its legs and about to start with more frequent sunspots …

Solar scientists are keeping track of what´s happening 93 million miles away from Earth by using sophisticated Sun monitoring satellites. One of them under the acronym of SOHO, Solar Orbiting Heliospheric Observatory, has now exceeded its theoretical useful life span, but it is still in such a good shape that scientist believe it will provide very important information about the now starting up solar cycle…

As I have said here many times, amateur radio need not be an expensive hobby at all… It can be enjoyed by people on a shoestring budget, and let me add that sometimes those of us with limited budgets seem to enjoy it even more than those who have the opportunity to buy the most sophisticated and expensive radios and antenna systems… Take for example how just recently a newcomer to amateur radio needed to complete a ham radio station in order to be able to obtain his license.

Here in Cuba you must provide the telecommunications authorities with the block and circuit diagrams of your homebrew transmitters or transceivers, and after they are approved to comply with the spectrum protection regulations, then the radio inspector visits your station and performs a test, before the license is extended. The amateur radio license lasts for a three year period, and it costs 3 cuban pesos and 33 cents per year. Well, back to the new radio amateur, he was in a hurry to complete his station, he already had a nice professional short wave receiver, so in order to obtain his license, he only needed to homebrew a simple transmitter, and here it was when he asked for my help… More about the ultra simple, minimum parts count CW transmitter than resulted from that request in a few seconds, when the midweek edition of Dxers Unlimited continues … I am Arnie Coro, radio amateur CO2KK in Havana…
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This is Radio Havana Cuba, and here we are on our 47^th year on the air. Radio Havana Cuba is has been on the air since 1961, and ever since that first day broadcast all our frequencies have been legally registered by the Cuban Ministry of Communications until the year 2000 and from the year 2000 to this date by the Ministry of Informatics and Communications. Cuba is a member nation of the International Telecommunications Union and registers the use of all of its broadcasting frequencies with the ITU according to the established procedures. And for those ignorant persons that are claiming that membership of the so called HFCC or High Frequency Coordinating Committee is mandatory, let me underscore that the HFCC although recognized by the ITU as a voluntary organization is NOT and I repeat this is NOT in charge of registering the frequency assignments for international broadcasting for all ITU members.

A very easy to do on line consultation, will show up immediately that not all ITU member nations form part of the HFCC, and that the nations that are not members, may register and do register their use of the international short wave or decametric broadcast band frequencies directly with the ITU in Geneva. As a matter of fact the ITU Geneva office runs a complete and detailed international short wave broadcasting compatibility program that is available to all member nations , so it is in fact available for those that form part of the voluntary HFCC group and to those that have chosen for one reason or the other to not become part of the so called HFCC group.

My advise to those who voice out unsubstantiated and wrong opinions about international short wave broadcasting is to learn more first about the coordination procedures set up by the ITU before claiming things about the non membership of nations on the HFCC.

Every broadcasting period, RHC frequencies are properly registered with all the operating parameters requested by the ITU, and that procedure is carried on with the proper advance notification by the Cuban Ministry of Informatics and Communications , that then receives from ITU Geneva the list of how our frequencies were registered and all the possible incompatibilities with other administrations frequency registrations, so that they can be worked out in such a way that better reception of international broadcast stations will result for the listeners.
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You are listening to the mid week edition of Dxers Unlimited and here is now our technical topics section for today… The design, construction and actual on the air testing of an incredibly simple amateur radio CW transmitter that solved a very practical problem for a newcomer to the hobby… because after he finished assembling here at my workshop his ultra simple transmitter and power supply, he was able to obtain his amateur radio license… As I already explained here at the start of the program, Cuban radio amateur regulations prescribe that the person requesting to obtain the license to operate and amateur radio station must show an actual operating station on the air… The station is then inspected and approved for operation, and finally the callsign is issued to the new radio amateur..

So , this new ham, Frank, came in and told me that he had a nice short wave receiver, but no transmitter, and that he wanted to go on the air as soon as possible… I told him that I had a 40 meters band quartz crystal, and several recycled components from broken down energy saver lightbulbs, plus a stock of other electronic components recovered from old TV sets. He was very enthusiastic and ready to wire up his power supply and transmitter immediately.

The first step was to draw the block diagram of the power supply and transmitter… It was clear that we will be using one of the many plentiful locally TV set vacuum tubes that are very rugged and reliable.....

The vacuum tube transmitter required a power supply capable of providing voltage to light up the filaments o the tube or valve and high voltage for the plate and screen grid of the tetrode tube that once served as the horizontal output stage of a black and white TV set.

A power transformer also salvaged from the same black and white TV set provided all the voltages required, and in less than three hours we had a nice power supply providing 6.3 volts AC at up to 5 amperes, and approximately plus 300 volts DC at an incredible half an ampere of current…

We added a glow discharge regulator tube to provide plus 150 volts regulated voltage, and then completed the power supply with a connecting cable that had a wire for the B plus 300 volts, another one for the 150 volts regulated voltage and a wire for the 6.3 volts AC for the filaments, the fourth wire was the common ground. The four wires ended in a plug that was made from a broken down octal vacuum tube.

The power supply was tested using dummy load resistors, and it worked perfectly well from the first moment, so fortunately no wiring errors were mad. We used the nice 1N4007 high voltage silicon rectifiers that were recycled from the energy savers light bulbs electronics, and the electrolytic capacitors came from a retired computer power supply… they have a rated capacity of 330 microfarads at 200 volts DC, that is direct current working voltage, so we simply put two of them in series to obtain an effective capacitance of 165 microfarads at 400 volts DC operating voltage. To complete the power supply we used a filter choke also removed from the TV set, as well as a nice on off switch and a fuse holder.

To add some beauty to our power supply we used a bright red LED to show the presence of high voltage and a green LED to show that the filament was on…For those of you thinking that 300 volts would not be enough for the transmitter, let me say that 300 volts at a plate current of 100 milliamperes will yield a 30 Watts input power, that in our ultra simple transmitter circuit will translate into no less than 10 to 12 Watts output into the antenna system, a power output that is more than enough to be able to work many stations on the 40 meters band…

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After we completed and tested the improvised power supply built from recycled parts, we started to work on the simply one tube transmitter, but always leaving enough space to transform it later into an MOPA transmitter later. That is a Master Oscillator Power Amplifier, as they were known to the old timers… The single tube transmitter we built so that my friend could obtain his ham radio station license uses a TV sweep tube and the crystal oscillator in a simple oscillator circuit, known among the electronic GURUS as an ECO or electron coupled oscillator…

The screen grid acts as the plate of a triode oscillator to which the quartz crystal is connected, and this improves the stability and makes the keying of the oscillator much nicer. We decided to use a classic breadboard layout, and after about three hours, the rig was on the air, bringing in its first QSO … During the weekend edition of the program I will tell you more about this ultra simple transmitter and some of the nice DX we worked despite the poor propagation conditions …

And speaking about propagation, here is a short form HF propagation update and forecast, solar activity at very low baseline levels, with solar flux around 68 to 70 units and a quiet geomagnetic field. So don´t expect much DX on20 meters and above during the next several days amigos.....Send you comments about this program to inforhc at enet dot cu or via Air Mail to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba,

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins

Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2008 May 07 1453 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
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#

# Weekly Highlights and Forecasts

Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
28 April - 04 May 2008

Solar activity was very low. Region 993 (S29, L=086, class/area, Bxo/010 on 04 May) formed on the visible solar disk on 04 May as a small, simple bi-polar sunspot group. This region displayed a new cycle magnetic configuration (positive polarity leader, negative
polarity trailer).

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit reached high levels during 28 April - 01 May.

The geomagnetic field was at quiet to unsettled levels during 28 April until late in the UTC day on 30 April when activity levels increased to unsettled to active conditions. Mostly unsettled to
active conditions persisted until early on 02 May as activity decreased to quiet to unsettled levels, and remained so through the end of the summary period. Solar wind speed measurements from the ACE spacecraft began the period at approximately 500 km/s with the
IMF Bz ranging between +/-5 nT; speeds then slowly declined to around 370 km/s by midday on 30 April. At approximately 30 April at 1500 UTC an increase was observed in solar wind data consistent with a glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection (CME) observed on 26 April. For the next several days wind speed remained elevated with a maximum of 525 km/s on 01 May at 0028 UTC and IMF Bz ranging between +/- 8 nT. Midday on 03 May a coronal hole high speed stream rotated into a geoeffective position elevating wind speeds to around 580 km/s. The period ended with wind speeds above 600 km/s.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity
07 May - 02 June 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 07 - 08 May, 21 - 28 May, and 01 - 02 June.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels 07 - 12 May. On 13 May, a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream is expected to increase activity levels to unsettled to
active conditions. Activity levels are expected to decline to quiet to unsettled levels 14 - 18 May. Conditions should increase to unsettled to active, with a chance for minor storm levels at middle
latitudes and major storm periods at high latitudes on 19 - 21 May, due to a recurrent coronal hole high speed stream. On 22 May, activity levels should abate to quiet to unsettled levels until 26 May. Recurrent high speed streams are expected to increase activity again to unsettled to active levels for 27 May - 02 June.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2008 May 07 1453 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
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#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2008 May 06
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2008 May 07 70 8 3
2008 May 08 70 5 2
2008 May 09 70 8 3
2008 May 10 70 5 2
2008 May 11 70 5 2
2008 May 12 70 5 2
2008 May 13 70 12 3
2008 May 14 70 5 2
2008 May 15 70 5 2
2008 May 16 70 5 2
2008 May 17 70 5 2
2008 May 18 70 5 2
2008 May 19 70 10 3
2008 May 20 70 25 5
2008 May 21 70 15 3
2008 May 22 70 8 3
2008 May 23 70 5 2
2008 May 24 70 5 2
2008 May 25 70 5 2
2008 May 26 70 5 2
2008 May 27 70 10 3
2008 May 28 70 10 3
2008 May 29 70 12 3
2008 May 30 70 12 3
2008 May 31 70 10 3
2008 Jun 01 70 10 3
2008 Jun 02 70 10 3
(NOAA)

Australian DX Report No. 97 now available

A new episode, No. 97, of the AUSTRALIAN DX REPORT audio shortwave news
magazine is now available.

It has lots of news about the A08 transmission period!

It's 13 mins 40 secs, and is at
http://airm.edxp.org/

The "AUSTRALIAN DX REPORT", is a free service of the ELECTRONIC DX PRESS RADIO MONITORING ASSOCIATION and contains professionally compiled information about world shortwave broadcasting, with monitoring research.

The site allows you to listen to the ADXR and other audio features directly (streaming audio) via your MP3 player, or via the site's embedded mini-player. Podcasts, full RSS/XML/Atom feeds, and free subscriptions are supported - full details are at the site.

Good listening to the Australian DX Report!

Bob Padula,
Melbourne

All India Radio transmitter listings

All India Radio

TRANSMITTERS COMMISSIONED DURING 2006-07

1.Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)1 KW FM Tr.(Interim set up)17.06.2006
2.Kanpur (UP)1 KW FM Tr. (Interim set up)11.07.2006
3.Kargil (J&K)200 KW MW Tr.01.09.2006
4.Drass (J&K)1 KW MW Tr. and S/qtrs (Relay).01.09.2006
5.Tiesuru (J&K)1 KW MW Tr. and S/qtrs (Relay).01.09.2006

TRANSMITTERS COMMISSIONED DURING 2007-08

1.Baripada (Orissa)5 KW FM Tr. (Rep.of 1 KW MW Tr.)01.09.2007
2.Kohima (Nagaland)1 KW FM Tr. (Interim set up)02.10.2007
3.Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)10 KW FM Tr.& stereo studio 02.10.2007
4.Aizawl (Mizoram)6 KW FM Tr. & stereo studio 02.10.2007
5.Dharmapuri(TN)10 KW FM Tr. (Interim set up)02.10.2007
6.Nyoma (J&K)Relay Centre with 1 KW MW Tr. 02.10.2007
7.Diskit (J&K)Relay Centre with 1 KW MW Tr.02.10.2007
8.Varanasi (UP)1 KW FM Tr. (Interim set up)02.10.2007
9.Aurangabad (Bihar)100 Watt LPT Relay Centre 23.10.2007
10.Soro (Orissa)1 KW MW Tr. 02.12.2007
11.Pondicherry 5 KW FM Tr.02.12.2007
12.Macherla (Andhra Pradesh)3 KW FM Tr. 02.12.2007

Note: 3 MW Transmitters were decommissioned as these were replaced by FM transmitters

(Source: Lok Sabha,PIB, Govt of India/Alokesh Gupta, India)

Radio Prague considers the role of radio

This year, Czech Radio is celebrating its 85th anniversary. A number of special commemorative events and broadcasts are being planned for the coming months. As an institution, Czech Radio has played its part in, and survived, two revolutions, as many major uprisings, and a world war. But could one of its biggest tests be, quite simply, a change in times and consumers’ tastes? As we are bombarded with information from an ever increasing number of sources, is there still a place for good old radio in the modern world?
(Source: R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Ban lifted on Radio France Internationale relay

Text of report by Ivorian TV on 6 May
On 31 January 2008, the National Council of Audiovisual Communication [CNCA] suspended the broadcasts of Radio France Internationale [RFI] throughout the national territory for non-compliance with written and verbal agreements, especially concerning the basing of a correspondent in Abidjan.
On 28 March 2008, the management of RFI informed the CNCA by mail of the nomination of Norbert Navarro, journalist, to the position of special permanent envoy of the aforementioned radio in Cote d’Ivoire. On 16 April 2008, the CNCA received an RFI delegation that came to inform it of the arrival of Navarro on 5 May in Abidjan to start his duties.
The CNCA finds that on 6 May, Navarro is effectively in Abidjan in the framework of the mission that was assigned to him by the management of RFI.
In light of the preceding, the CNCA authorizes the resumption of RFI broadcasts on FM and on satellite throughout all of the national territory from Tuesday 6 May 2008.
Issued in Abidjan on 6 May 2008
For the CNCA
Jerome Diegou Bailly
Chairman
(Source: Television Ivoirienne, Abidjan, in French 2000 gmt 6 May 08 via BBC Monitoring/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Signs of shakeup at SABC

South Africa’s public broadcaster said today it had suspended its top executive, one day after doing the same to the head of its news and current affairs division. The moves suggested a shake-up and power struggle at the SABC, which has been accused of slanting political coverage.
Supporters of increasingly powerful ruling party leader Jacob Zuma had accused the radio and television service of favouring President Thabo Mbeki in a contest to lead the African National Congress last year. Zuma won overwhelmingly. uma’s supporters also said the SABC undermined Zuma with its coverage of his corruption case. The ANC leader goes on trial in August for money-laundering, racketeering, fraud and corruption.
In a statement issued early on today, SABC announced that Dali Mpofu, the group chief executive officer, had been suspended with pay in part over allegations he failed or refused to follow decisions taken by the broadcaster’s board. “The board has resolved to conduct an investigation into very serious allegations about the conduct of the GCEO,” it said, adding that no decision had been taken to terminate Mpofu’s employment.
Yesterday the broadcaster announced that Mpofu had suspended Snuki Zikalala, its top news executive, pending an investigation into allegations of “serious misconduct.” It declined to provide details.
The SABC has struggled to defend its credibility, denying it was becoming an information arm for Mbeki’s government and surrendering its independence as it had done during the dark days of apartheid. The broadcaster was fiercely criticised in 2006 for cancelling a controversial documentary about Mbeki that it said was unbalanced and potentially defamatory. It also was accused of routinely banning pro-Zuma commentators from its broadcasts.
Expectations that SABC was in for a facelift have swirled since Zuma won the ANC leadership in December. Many pro-Mbeki officials have been purged from party and parliamentary positions as well as state-run institutions since Zuma’s victory, and Mbeki is increasingly seen as a lame duck with less than a year to serve in his final term.
South Africa’s media is generally among the the most unrestrained on the continent, and its freedom from political harassment is enshrined in the democratic constitution established after the end of white minority rule in 1994.
(Source: Reuters/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)

Time and frequecy change for RNW Dutch service

As of 3 May, the RNW Dutch transmission to Australia & New Zealand from Bonaire at 0659-0757 UTC on 9625 kHz has been discontinued. It is replaced by a transmission at 0900-0957 from Saipan on 9795 kHz, 100 kW, beamed 195 degrees.

QSL Report Central - the best from the vault

Back by request from several Shortwave Central web readers, I've reopened the vault to post the best of my back issues of the QSL Report column from Monitoring Times. Look for more editions coming.
Thanks to our readers!
Gayle VH

Albania
Radio Tirana 7425 kHz. Full data QSL signed by Drita Cico-Head of Monitoring Center, plus Albanian postcards. Received in 37 days for an email report and audio clips to dcico@abcom. Station address: External Service, Rruga Ismail, Qemali Nr 11, Tirana, Albania. Website: http://www.rtsh.com.al/ . (Nicholas Eranmo, Argentina).

Amateur Radio
Asiatic Russia UA9MA, 10 meters SSB. Full data two-color QSL card, Received in five months via ARRL bureau. Website: http://www.arrl.org/ (L. Van Horn, NC)

Colombia HK3JJH, 12 meters SSB. Full data black/white card. Received in 462 via ARRL bureau. (Van Horn).

Poland SN7Q, 15/40 meters SSB. Full data two color card. Received in 462 days via ARRL bureau. (Van Horn)

Austria
AWR/Adventist World Radio via Moosbrunn 6045 kHz. Full data AWR map card signed by Adrian Peterson, plus brochure and schedule. Received in 50 days. Station address: (for listeners in the Americas, Africa and Europe) P.O. Box 29235, Indianapolis, IN 46229 USA. Website: http://www.awr.org/ . (J.M. Perry, IN)

Clandestine
Radio Furusato no Kaze (Winds of Hometown) via Taiwan 9780 kHz. Thank you response letter signed by Toshiyuki Mizutano, and notice they do not have QSL cards. My prepared QSL card returned with booklets on abductees, plus Canadian postal money remittance. Letter received in 54 days for report and mp3 CD recording. (Ed Kusalik, Canada) Correspondence address via World QSL Book; Headquarters for the Abduction Issue, 1-6-1 Nagata-cho, chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968, Japan.

Guam
American Forces Radio/AFRTS via Barrigada 5765 USB. Full data AFRTS logo card signed by Robert Winkler. Received in nine days for an English report, souvenir postcard and applause card. QSL address: Department of Defense, NMC DET AFRTS-DMC, 23755 Z Street, Bldg. 2730, Riverside, CA 92518-2017. Website: http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/ (Joe Wood, TN).

Kazakhstan
Family Radio Worldwide/WYFR via Alma Ata (Almaty) 7535 kHz. Full data (with site) Faithful Service card plus religious material. Received in eight months after email followup to info@familyradio.com . Address: (non technical) Family Stations Inc., 290 Hegenberger, Road, Oakland, CA 94621-1436 USA. Website: http://www.famiyradio.com/ (Kusalik)

Medium Wave
KKEE 1230 kHz AM Astoria, Oregon. Friendly electronic verification from Tom Freel at tom.freel@nnbproduction.com. Verified years ago as KVAS. AM QSL # 2961. Website: http://www.kkee1230.com/ (Patrick Martin, OR)

KTRO 910 kHz AM. Talk Radio Oregon. Prepared QSL card returned and signed by Justin Mansfield-Program Director. Station address: 6400 Lake Drive, Portland, OR 97222 USA. Website: http://www.am910ktro.com/ (Martin).

KUTR 820 kHz AM Taylorsville, Utah. QSL card signed by John Dehnel-Chief Engineer. Received in ten days for followup of 2005 report. Station address: 55 North, 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84180. Website: http://www.utaham820.com/ (Martin)

Mongolia
Radio Free Asia via Ulaanbaatar 7460 kHz. Full data QSL card unsigned. Received in 35 days for an English email report to qsl@rfa.org. Station address: 2025 M Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036 USA. Website: http://www.rfa.org/ (Henry Tidenberg, Salida, CO)

Sri Lanka
IBB/Deewa Radio via Iranawila 11510 kHz. Full data IBB/Deewa Radio via Sri Lanka on transmitter/sunset card signed by George O Miller-Station Manager. Received in 11 months and 37 days after no response from Washington, D.C. address. Station address: IBB/Sri Lanka Transmitting Station, c/o U.S. Embassy, 210 Galle Road, Colombo 2, Sri Lanka. (Kusalik)

Standard Time & Frequency Station
CHU 7335 kHz. No data QSL card and newsletter. Received in 37 days for an email report to chu@nrc.gc.ca. Correspondence address and web information via World QSL Book; Institute for National Measurement Standards (INMS), National Research Council of Canada, 1200 Montreal Road, Bld. M-36, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0RA Canada. Website: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/chu.html (Eramo).

RWM 4995 kHz. Full data color card with illegible signature. Received in 214 days for an English report and $3.00U.S. Starion address: Russian State Time and Frequency Service, Institute of Metrology for Time and Space (IMVP), FGUP, VNIIFTRI, Moscow Region, Mendeleevo 141570 Russia. (Richard W. Parker KB2DMD, PA)

Tajikistan
Radio Free Asia via Dushanbe 7540 kHz. Full data QSL card unsigned. Received in 42 days for an English email report to qsl@rfa.org Station address: (see Mongolia). (Tidenberg).

United Arab Emirates
Deutsche Welle Dhabayya relay 9715, 15420 kHz. Full data Ukrainisches Programm map card and Schwerin Church card. Received both in two weeks. Station address: Customer Service, Deutsche Welle, D-53110, Bonn, Germany. Website: http://www.dw-world.de Deutsche Welle transmitters verified # 35. (Wendel Craighead, KS).

USA
Radio Hoa Mai via KWHR via Naalehu, Hawaii 12130 kHz. Full data personal letter (except for frequency) but included transmitter site. Programming details I listed in report were included in reply in Vietnamese. Received in one month from Nguyen Congbang-Executive Director. There was an additional letter from Mr. Nguyen and my dollar was returned. QSL address: Radio Hoa Mai, P.O. Box 842064, Houston, TX 77284 USA. (Craighead).

A closer look at Iran's VOIRI website

Iran

Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRIB)
www.irib.ir/worldservice or http://english.irib.ir/

The first link given above leads to a very clean, modern page which provides links to IRIB in 27 different languages, as well as several live audio streams in different languages. The live audio streams appear to be offered in both Real Media and Windows Media format. Clicking on English opens the second URL given above, “IRIB World Service – English Radio”. Across the top are links to Home, About Us, and Contact Us, which now includes postal, telephone, and fax information in addition to an email address (and online form). The left side of the page has a wide variety of headings and featurettes, primarily focused on a Main Menu (including a comprehensive Sitemap – good work!) and World Service area (language selector).

Most important for us is a link marked Frequency & Timetable, which also includes target areas and internet-/satellite-only broadcasts. On the right side of the page are more featurettes, while the centre consists of five primary news stories, around twenty supplementary news items, and Commentaries. IRIB’s content is not typical western fare, so it will appeal to some users more than others. For a less politically charged approach, take the time to discover the excellent musical and cultural offerings – IRIB provides numerous audio streams over the internet.

The site has benefited from several small changes since last year, and is an interesting spot to visit.
(Source: Click! ODXA-Listening-In, May 2008)

Voice of Israel expands their website

Kol Israel (The Voice of Israel): http://www.intkolisrael.com/ or http://www.iba.org.il/
In what has become a growing trend this month, IBA (parent of Kol Israel) announced that all shortwave broadcasts have been eliminated as of 31 March 2008, except for a one-hour-per-day transmission to Iran (in Persian). Kol Israel broadcasts are now available exclusively on the internet.

The first address given above is for the Kol Israel International website, which is elegantly laid out and features icons for streaming audio in 14 different languages (at various times, as listed on each button). Below these icons are numerous links in Hebrew. At the top of the page is an IBA Live Now area, followed by links to IBA Media Center (in Hebrew) and Kol Israel Foreign Languages – Reka (the news presented in English or Russian, apparently). Audio is now handled through a Flash interface at the top of the page (the IBA Live Now area), but didn’t work for me under various web browsers on various computers. So really, Kol is absent from shortwave and disfunctional on the internet. For a more detailed look at the Israeli scene, check out the second URL given, which is the home page for broadcaster IBA.
(Source: Click! ODXA-Listening-In, May 2008)

FEBC ministry adds new language to shortwave lineup

Far East Broadcasting Company is now broadcasting in the Black Hmong language, the 159th language now on the air on FEBC. (Photo by Melanie Gray
Augustin) Asia (MNN)
Reaching as many people as possible with the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the goal of many missionary radio broadcasters, and one organization has just added
another language.
Last month, Far East Broadcasting Company added a new language to their roster -- Black Hmong - which brings the total to 159 languages heard on FEBC’s programs. Black Hmong is the third Hmong language offered through FEBC’s international ministry. The addition of this new language is an opportunit to share the message of God´s love with even more people of Southeast Asia.
The Hmong, located in southern China, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Burma, total 4-5 million people. Until the 1950s when the Hmong began tuning in to shortwave Christian broadcasts, they worshipped evil spirits. But when they heard about God and Jesus, they recalled legends passed down from their ancestors that spoke of a redeemer King. http://www.mnnonline.org/article/11144
(Program Matters/ODXA Listening-In, May 08)

Observations from Myanmar

This mornings news has reports of a devastating cyclone in Myamar (also known as Burma). State radio reported that almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others were unaccounted for in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.

Additional news from Fox News:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354139,00.html
Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/
BBC News:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
VOA News:
http://www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm

In recent weeks, the following radio observations have been noted.
All times UTC // parallel frequencies

Myanmar Radio
Rangoon has two additional transmissions on the air, makes it four in total. (wb)

5985.8 Myanmar 2342 with talks in Bamar (unsure due to low signal) followed by music. New tune in 0000 with music Liangas April 18. (Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Apr 23)

I received Myanma Radio on 5985.00 kHz (just on nom. freq) at 1250-1600 UT (KOed by CRI-Swahili) of Apr. 21. Followed English ID of a female at 1530 UT and became English service. Audio file by Sei-ichi Yamamori on Apr. 23 at 1529 UTC:
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC HQ Apr 25)

On April 19, I heard a station on 5985.0 from 1416-1435 UTC, with easy-listening pop songs, in an Asian language with poor reception, due to adjacent splatter. Had first thought the language was right for Myanma Radio, but then they did not change over to English as they normally do at 1430, so thought I must be wrong, but thanks to Sei-ichi Hasegawa observations, it really was them with a new schedule for their English programming (starts at 1530 UT).

There was no sign of anything on the usual 5985.83. Have not checked on this again, as every day I have been involved in monitoring the activity of Lao National Radio on 6130, checking what was actually heard against their website schedule. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, DXplorer Apr 25)

I'm hearing a Burmese (may be Kachin or Karen) program at 0000-0130 UT with lots of music and also at 1230-1500 UT (s/on, s/off time may vary). In the morning it is causing severe cochannel to Vatican Radio to So.Asia at 0025 UT onwards till 0130 UT.
(Alok Dasgupta-IND, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Apr 26)

Checking at 1100 found 5915 running \\ to 5040 with Domestic Service and also 5985 kHz exactly not that off freq of 5985.75 or so, with the usual more western oriented service.

At 1230 also noted 5770 active making 4 SW transmitters. At 0000 UT on 5915 \\ 5985.75 kHz Burmese Service. At 0030 UT 7185 kHz starts up as well. (Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Apr 28-29)

I think now at 1330 they are on 5985 kHz exact. Can't confirm 5915 kHz due to CRI.
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, DXplorer Apr 29)
(Source: WWDXC/Top News/BC-DX #858 via wb, Germany)

Blog Logs - Brazil

All times UTC // parallel frequency

Programming in Portuguese

Brazil
4825 0120-0130 and 0140-0200 Direct soccer final but no ID, seems no Cancao Nova - at the same time on 9675 kHz instrumental ballad music was in Portuguese (Apr 20).
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 26)

4754.9 Radio Imaculada Conceicao, Cpo Grande MS, 2345-0004, 19 Apr, "A Voz do Brasil" National newscast to program announcements. SINPO 24342, CODAR QRM.

5035 Radio Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2110-2124, 19 Apr, Football (soccer) match report. Fluminense vs Botafogo; SINPO 45433. Station not \\ to 6135, 9635 & 11855.

5940 Radio Globo, Guaruja SP, 2158-2208, 19 Apr, Football match report. SINPO 25432 \\ 5045.

5970 Radio Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2155-2200, 19 Apr, Football match report. SINPO 24432. Adajacent QRM that got stronger at 2200.

6010 Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2203-215, 19 Apr, Football phonein reports. SINPO 33432, adjt. QRM.

6020 Radio Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2205-2212, 19 Apr, Advertisements to music and
football score updates. SINPO 24342. Adajacent QRM interference.

6039.8 Radio Clube Paranaense, Curitiba PR, 2210-2222, 19 Apr. Football match to
advertisements. SINPO 25332.

6080.1 Radio Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 2213-2225, 19 Apr. Religious programming with SINPO 35433.

6150 Radio Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2218-2226, 19 Apr. Football match report. \\ 9505. SINPO 34422.

9505 Radio Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2131-2150, 19 Apr. Football match report. Guarani (I think it's a slightly different name, but couldn't get right) vs Palmeira. SINPO 35444, in the clear after 2130.

9515 Radio Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 2117-2128, 19 Apr, Music for SINPO 44433. QRM
de CHN (?).

9530 Radio Transmundial, Sta Ma RS, 2132-2148, 19 Apr. Religious programming. SINPO. Adajacent QRM.

9615 (or adacent frequency) Radio Cultura, Sao Paulo SP. Station has been noted inaudible (or inactive).

9629.9 Radio Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2115-2129, 19 Apr. Program of "Hora
Cabocla". SINPO 54444. Adjacent QRM, \\ 6135, 11805, but not 5035.

9630 Radio Aparecida, 1023. fade out at 1155, 20 Apr. Sermon like talks by
priest(?). SINPO 25432.

9645.2 Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2139-2154, 19 Apr. Football matches
and info to advertisements and match report/ SINPO 33443.

9665 Radio Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 2143-2157, 19 Apr, Music of SINPO 23441.

9675 Radio Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, 2149-..., 19 Apr. Religious
music. SINPO 45444.

9675 Radio Cancao Nova, 1020-1258, 20 Apr. Talks & phone-ins about Radio Cancao
Nova to music. SINPO 25432 and deteriorating signal(very faint at 1300).

11735 Radio Transmundial, Sta Ma RS, 1153-1303, 20 Apr. Religious programming. SINPO 15442 with co-channel Russian programming.

11815 Radio Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 1845-1909, 19 Apr. Program "Opiniao".
SINPO 35343. Heterodyne with carrier on 11814 which I found later that belongs
to Radio Exterior de Espana! The South American beverage just couldn't "see" REE while receiving Brazil.

11830 Radio CBN Anhanguera, Goiania GO, 1846-1902, 19 Apr. Football news to
municipality announcements. Local time checks to advertisements. SINPO 25332 with adjaent interference from Family Radio on 11840 sign-on at 1900.

11855 Raido Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2101-2119, 19 Apr. Religious programming to music program "Hora Cabocla". SINPO 44433. \\ 6135 & 9630, not 5035.

11915 Radio Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2105-2122, 19 Apr. Advertisements to program
"Sabado Desportivo". SINPO 34433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Apr 27)
(Source: WWDX Club/Top News/BC-DX 858 via wb, Germany)