[HCDX]: TFW 68 3/3

[Giovanni Serra <g.serra@xxxxxx>]

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THE FOUR WINDS ON LINE  - Copyright 1998  part  3
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Year  3    Number  68  - Rome, October 6th  1998  


1728- 3365- INDIA- AIR Khampur 1728 sitar mx QRK 4+  (CLEMENTE, Italy
Sept. 18 for RADIO DX NET)

1733- 4885- KENYA- KBC Nairobi 1733 light mx QRK 3  (CLEMENTE, Italy
Sept. 19 for RADIO DX NET)

1735- 5004- EQ. GUINEA- R. Bata 1735 vernacular talk QRK 2/3  (CLEMENTE,
Italy Sept. 18 for RADIO DX NET)

1735- 4900- CHINA PR- Haixia 2, Fuzhou 1735 chinese QRK 2+  (CLEMENTE,
Italy Sept. 19 for RADIO DX NET)

1740- 5009.6- MADAGASCAR- RTV Malagasy 1740 local talk QRK 3 (CLEMENTE,
Italy Sept. 18 for RADIO DX NET)

1750- 5050.04- TANZANIA- R. Tanzania 1750 vernacular talk QRK 3
(CLEMENTE, Italy Sept. 19 for RADIO DX NET)

1758- 3365- INDIA- AIR  1758  with religious hindi chants at 1800 with
indian songs poor  (Liangas, Greece 27.9) 

1800- 21500- CHILE - LV Cristiana 1800 spanish ID QRK 3+  (CLEMENTE,
Italy Sept. 18 for RADIO DX NET)

1801- 6205- CLANDESTINE S.AFRICA- R Kudirat 1801  with ID "this is R
Kudirat  transmitting on 6205 and 11540 (??) " then OM speaking  news(?)
in english on strong nigerian accent . Severe storm QRM , 32433 
(Liangas, Greece 2.10) 

1810- 9200- SUDAN 9200 R Omdurman 1810  with news in EG and orchestral
music before 1830 in program "orchestras not songs"After 1935 OM
speaking with many ref to Sudan I was impressed for the very good
english  of both the speakers . Signal 34322 (LIANGAS, Greece,  Sept 20) 

1818- 17895- MOROCCO- VOA relay Briech EE, with Sports items at 1818.
Good (ROSS, Ontario, Canada  Sept 19)

1826- 9905- UNID- Unid R. (UZBEKISTAN ?) with uzbek songs at 1826 while
waiting for ID at 1830 SRI  was on and dominated the QRG  so that I lost
the station (LIANGAS, Greece,  Sept 20) 

1844-9550- BANGLADESH- Bangladesh Betar in EG ??, (tent)  1844-1857, M
poss lcl nx, mx break, M ancmt, lcl chants, alt with ancmts, poss ID.
(QRM strong splat) Poor / VP (Serra, Italy 10 / 1)

1904- 15390- RWANDA- Deutsche Welle relay Kigali, EE,  with News at
1904. //11810. Both Fair to Good (ROSS, Ontario, Canada  Sept 19)

2000- 3960- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Casablanca via IRRS 10.2 German mx,ID in
GM  43343 (Pecolatto, Italy /Radiorama Pirate News)

2000- 6280- SWITZERLAND- SWRS // 7590 2000-2130  with  music  then with
mailbox At 2100 with R Strike in italian  and english( rarely) and good 
music with address in Palermo and R Andino  with folk songs from
Argentina  Signal was 43443 for 6280 in USB and somehow better in 7590 ,
11470 was not audible (LIANGAS, Greece,  Sept 19) 

2010- 11401- ICELAND- Rikisutvarpid (t) 2010* OM  with news. signal was
USB + carrier 34233   (Liangas, Greece 27.9) 

2010- 3270- NAMIBIA- NBC Windhoek 2010 light mx QRK 2/3  (CLEMENTE,
Italy Sept. 18 for RADIO DX NET)

2014- 9680- THAILAND- Radio Thailand EE, with IS at 2014 with ID by man
at 2016 then into French at 2017. IS again at 2029 with ID by man into 
program in English. Fair (ROSS, Ontario, Canada Sept 19)

2015- 6250.2- EQ. GUINEA- R. Malabo 2015 vernacular talk QRK 3+ 
(CLEMENTE, Italy Sept. 18 for RADIO DX NET)

2018- 11750.35- ALGERIA-  Radio Algiers  2018-2045  AR/EG pop vocals.
Woman announcer at 2030 with ID, asked for listener comments on pgm.
Poor (Kohlbrenner, USA, Sep 24)

2035- 4885- UNID- Unid R. 2035  with nice slow music  3333  OM spoke in
low audio levels in english (LIANGAS, Greece, Sep 16)  

2039- 9965- ARMENIA- Voice of Armenia EE, with mention of Voice of
Armenia at 2039 by woman. 2 selections of music followed then signoff
announcement by man reading VOA schedule at 2044. Signed off at 2045.
Fair (ROSS, Ontario, Canada  Sept 22)

2042- 11960- BELARUS- Radio Minsk  2042  Discussion alternating between
man and woman until 2048, then music with male vocals. ID at 2058 by
man: "This was Radio Minsk's program in english...", accompanied by
frequency schedules and address. Signal very good and intelligible
despite low modulation,  QRM from 11965, and some fading. (FINE, VA,
USA  08 Sep)

2044- 9605- UNID- Unid Arab R. ,2044  with arabic speaks and quranic
praises or verses 43443 with little QRM from RFI At 2128 with easy
listening music and verses continuing . NO ID  heard  for more than 1
hour  neither for next day . Which can be te station? UAE? (Liangas,
Greece 27+ 28 + 30.9) 

2045- 5027- UNID- Unid R.  2045, OM speaking in mixed HI and EG possibly
R Pakistan. reception nearly optimum in USB  with still some whistles 
from 5030 At 2102 with strong RTTY at 5029  Strong QRM also from 5025 
(LIANGAS, Greece, Sep 16)   

2058- 7155- JORDAN- NF? R Jordan //6105 //6985 //7050 (spurious) 2058
with arabic songs, OM in arabic , clock , ID 'idaatu mekete hashemiya
urduniya'  55555 (Liangas, Greece 26.9)

2100- 6980- PIRATE SOUTH AMERICA- RADIO X TREME INTERNATIONAL , BELGIUM
(Via Radio Cochiguaz South America) (in LSB), English, Man Announcer,
Rock Music, 2100 - 2147 SINPO 23432, October 3, 1998 ( Eramo, Argentina)

2105- 4835- MALI- ORTM,  back here with the strong xter At 2105 with
folk music at 33333 (LIANGAS, Greece, Sep 16)  

2106- 3945- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Free London 10.3 Mx rock,ID in EG 23222 
(Pecolatto, Italy /Radiorama Pirate News)

2106- 4450- CLANDESTINE ASIA- V of Natl Salvation (tent) 2106 with OM &
YL speaking in corean Carrier on LSB side +500 Hz Nice to hear this
station after about 2 years . 22332 (Liangas, Greece 2.10)

2110- 5805- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Free London 10.3 Mx,e-mail,ID in EG 23232 
(Pecolatto, Italy /Radiorama Pirate News)

2120- 3925- PIRATE EUROPE-  R.Frequency Hunter 10.3 Mx dance-pop non
stop,ID in EG 33333  (Pecolatto, Italy /Radiorama Pirate News)

2126- 15390- ASCENSION ISLAND- BBC relay with Caribbean Report at 2126
followed by News headlines at 2129. Good (Ross, Canada Sept 25)

2138- 5075- CHINA PR- CPB (NF??) // 6890,  2133 with news?? by YL.OM
then over traditional music at 2138 22132 (Liangas, Greece 2.10)

2150- 4990- CHINA PR- Hunnan (tent) 2150 with soft  music and just
marginal signal  (Liangas, Greece 1.10) 

2150- 6010- GERMANY- Voice of Hope, Juelich EE, with program "God's
Living Word" at 2150 with UK mailing address. Off at 2156. Fair with het
(ROSS, Ontario, Canada Sept 17)  

2153- 4929.8- NAMIBIA- NBC  2153  Pop vocal, brief announcement, more
pops; at 2200, "Good morning," then nondescript uptempo numbers and
ballads. At 2210, into phone chatter with female listener. Better than
// 3270; nothing heard on 3290. Solid by 2230 recheck and quite strong
by 2300. The 60M channel seems to be used very irregularly during this
time period.  (Hill, USA Sept. 19)

2155- 4753- INDONESIA- RRI Ujung Pandang 2155, heard with marginal
signal above noise, carrier just adudible  while in SSB  (Liangas,
Greece 1.10) 

2157- 4785- CHINA PR- Zhejiang  PBS (Tent.) 2157 OM reading verses in
mongolian  strting with 'arun.....', chinese like orchestral music
,clock , ID in mongol  then lessons  of english in mongol. 31332 due to
carrier LSB side , best on USB (Liangas, Greece  1.10 )

2204- 4925- INDONESIA- RRI Jambi  2204 rel RRI jak news  with strong 
carrier  on LSB side, as 21232 best on USB  (Liangas, Greece 1.10) 

2256- 7295- MALAYSIA- RTM 4 2256 with fast pop songs then YL phone in
with a teleplay refering to many places of the region ( Australia ) then
a  nice rock song.Clock then ID " R4 " then news. First timever i logged
this station Signal 34333 (Liangas, Greece 22/9) 

2320- 11785.2-  BRAZIL-  Radio Guaiba  2320-2345  Male announcer in PT
with futbol coverage. Several mentions of Sao Paulo. ID 2323. Fair
signal. //6000 also heard with poor signals. (Kohlbrenner, USA, Sep 24)

2330- 5018.6- PERU- R. Horizonte, Chachapoyas 19/09 2330-0000 33333 advs
politico ID "Por Radio Horizonte" advs aproveche la llegadade este
cladividente a la ciudad de Chacxhapoyas" mx advs (ARRUNATEGUI,  Peru  
for Chasqui DX 124)

2340- 5305- PERU- R. La Inmaculada  2340  Presumed this one in passing
with Andean instrumental and man hollering atop the music, couldn't tell
whether he was the announcer or part of the song. Still there at 0059
recheck with more hollering. Weak and only intermittently readable in
heavy QRN.  (Hill, USA Sept. 25)

2355- 4815- BURKINA FASO- RTV Ouagadougou 2355 african mx  QRK 3+ 
(CLEMENTE, Italy Sept. 19 for RADIO DX NET)

2357- 4799.8- GUATEMALA- R. Buenas Nuevas 2357  relg. talk QRK 2 
(CLEMENTE, Italy Sept. 19 for RADIO DX NET)

2359- 4734.95- CHINA PR- Xinjiang PBS, Urumqui  2359 with slow 5 + 1
time pips, IS repeated twice then ID by OM & YL anncr's.  Into NA and
news type px.  Condx enhanced by the leading edge of the solar storm
making this one actually recordable early in the season.  The last time
I heard this was during hurricane Bonnie when I was making a digital
recording.  The power shut off during the IS ruining the recoding and
began 4 days without electricity. (RIPPEL, VA, USA  9/24)



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GUAM -Trans World Radio KTWR Agana (15330 kHz)-Transmitter site QSL card
(which also mentioned KTWR's 20th anniversary in 1997) in two weeks for
$1.00, signed by Janette McGurk. (Bueneman-MO, USA)

NEW ZEALAND - RNZI  received  last Thursday ( 10)  in  25  days after a
letter sending. Lertter included : QSL card , program sked Sep - Oct I
wonder  if  the station  is heard thoughout Europe and how (LIANGAS,
Greece)

USA - WBCQ Monticello, ME (7415 kHz)-"The Planet" QSL card in one week
for $0.32 (U.S.) stamp, signed  by Elayne Star, Office Manager.
(Bueneman-MO, USA)


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GLEANINGS
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BELIZE - Longtime SWLs will remember when R. Belize was on SW around
3300, and then still audible often in North America on split MW 834 kHz,
but not any more (gh / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43, October 1, 1998)

BELIZE - Broadcasting Corporation of Belize "to go" On September 22, the
Government of Belize announced the appointment of a Transition
Committee  to supervise the divestment of the Broadcasting Corporation
of Belize. The Committee met last night with Broadcasting Minister Mark
Espat, and held preliminary discussions on the BCB. The aim of the
Committee is to find ways to fulfill the Government's manifesto promise
of divesting itself of the BCB, yet ensuring that the Government has
access to private radio in order to communicate with the Belizean
people. (Barbara Rosado, Amandala Online Sept 23 via Babbooncito via
Hauser/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43, October 1, 1998)

BRASIL - Radio Trans Mundial, Santa Maria-RS, will start a new 15
minutes DX programme for SWL & DXers in Portuguese, its name is 'Amigos
do Radio' by the frequencies of 5965, 9530 & 11705 khz. The first
programme is broadcasted on Sat 3 Oct 98 at 1445 hs. The usual times
will be: Sat 1445 hs and repeated again at 2345 hs, Wed 1445 hs & Thu
0145 hs. The programm is produced by Rudolf W. Grimm (TWR/DX Clube
Paulista) and Carlos F. da Silva (DX Clube Paulista). QTH for reports:
Radio Trans Mundial, Programa "Amigos do Radio", Caixa Postal 18300, Sao
Paulo / SP  04699-970,      BRASIL, V= QSL card. (Rudolf W. Grimm, via
Gabriel Ivan Barrera, ARG)

COSTA RICA - 15049.00, RFPI, Sept 26, 0500-0530, in English with News
from local news papers, E-Mail and Postal address, promo for the
University for peace, 0514 "United Radio" programme, needs LSB due to
QRM from 15050 kHz, but comes fair after 0530 when 15050 goes off air.
SINPO: 12232. SINPO: after 0530 23333, Also heard on Sept 21 at
0430-0500 in Arabic; have not heard this station in Arabic before, (John
Kecskes, Australia, DSWCI DX Window/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43,
October 1, 1998) --- That's because it was All India Radio in Arabic at
0430 on 15050 (Glenn Hauser/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43, October 1,
1998)

GREECE - As I previously wrote you, Demetri Vafeas, Chief Engineer of
the Voice of Greece, said on August 4, 1998: "I am not involved in HF
management, but I will be strongly involved in the installation of the
new MW, SW, and FM transmitters donated by VOA. This process starts
immediately 
after vacation." On Sept 11, Dionisios Angelogiannis, Planning Engineer
of VOG wrote to me: "New transmitters are in Greece already. *They* plan
to install them in two years. As you see, we need someone to 'Parei
kefalia!'" (I think that translates to knocking a few heads.) Looks as
tho Demetri will be doing a one-man job installing the transmitters??? 
ERT 3 -- Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias has moved to 7390 from 7430
kHz for its 1400-2205 UT transmission to Europe (John Babbis, MD, Sept
25, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43,
October 1, 1998)

INDONESIA - Voice of Indonesia now on 11785kHz ex 9525kHz for the
morning foreign language programs 0030-0400. English announcement at 
0100 gave frequencies as 9525kHz and 15150kHz but 9525kHz was not heard
and 15150kHz was carrying Domestic Service. (Sep 26, Craig Tyson,
AUSTRALIA / Jembatan DX # 55)

INDONESIA - RRI Sorong on 4874.9kHz became inactive again.(Juichi
Yamada, JAPAN / Jembatan DX # 55)

INDONESIA - RRI Padang changed its frequency from 4003.2kHz to 4000.0kHz
in the  middle of September. (Juichi Yamada, JAPAN / Jembatan DX # 55)

INDONESIA - The ending music style of the news from RRI Jakarta was
changed again. Now the news ends with music "Bagimu Neg'ri" with 
CHORUS. The music which is heard at the end of the news at 2300,
0600,1200 and 1500 was also changed to "Bagimu Neg'ri". (Juichi Yamada,
JAPAN / Jembatan DX # 55)

MALTA - From 7th June 1998, Voice of the Mediterranean, started its 1st
DX corner in Italian language called "ONDE RADIO". The Programm is on
air every Sundays from AM 7.00 (UTC) on 9.600 Khz, included in the
italian language programm during the "Valletta Calling" . This special
"DX Informations corner" is produced and direct by Alfredo Gallerati,
with the special collaboration of A.I.R.- Italian Radiolistening
Association- The next January '99 . the Voice of the Mediterranen, will
celebrate the 1st Anniversay of the ITALIAN LANGUAGE transmissions. All
the radiolisteners in the world are welcome listen to the Voice of the
Mediterranean from MALTA, which will celebrate the event with Contest,
QSL , Books and other prizes. Please,  keep the correct address of the
Voice of The Mediterranean. "VOICE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN- P.O. BOX 143- 
CMR 01-  VALLETTA ( MALTA ) - The Internet e-mail :
<vomradio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.  Informations  via AIR/working-group :
Alfredo Gallerati - P.O. Box 21- 70051,  BARLETTA (BA) - Thank you in
advance for your kind attention. Very Best 73's de Alfredo Gallerati. 

NORWAY - For RNI's final English broadcast, there was absolutely no
signal Sunday Sept 27 at 1300 on 15640; K index at 1200 was 3. The NAm
frequencies at 2300 and 0200 were very poor, but 0400 was adequate tho
fluttery (Hauser/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43, October 1, 1998)

NORWAY - At 1300 and other times during the day, I think one of the
transmitter sites was off the air, as I could hear the other at the same
time in Norwegian. Among NRK's D98 frequency usage plans: 18950 from
Sveio expanded for the Americas, all in Norwegian now: 1000 & 1100 235
degrees, 1200 280, 1300 & 1400 300, 1700 280, 1800 300; also 18950 at
0700 180 to Eu/SAf. Other NAm fqs: 1500 13790; 1600 15705 both 315
degrees to WNAm; 2300, 0000, 0100, 0200 all 9945 280; 0100 & 0200 7465
300; 0300 9945 & 0400 7560 315; per info from Olav Mo Grimdalen (Joe
Hanlon, PA, Sept 29, RIB and WORLD OF RADIO 959/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT
98-43, October 1, 1998)

USA - WBCQ: Per Allan ... he did not speak to anyone about the Art Bell
Show. This booking is NOT CONFIRMED, and we respectfully request that we
Do not have any publicity of things in the works until they are actually
done. It is not really helpful in negotiations. Thank you. You have
mentioned another frequency in the daytime.  Daytime is available on
7415, but no one has requested it yet.  Seems like everyone wants
evening. FYI, the Nazis are gone.  Allan sent them away. Please listen
to Allan's show on Friday, tomorrow 8:00 Eastern Time - subject ...
HATE.  He will be taking UT Saturday 0000-0100 for now. Also UT Sunday
0030-0100 replacing the NAZIs.  Allan & I are in different parts of the
state, and he doesn't have a computer yet. People will need to contact
him via phone or mail until his computer arrives for pertinent
information.  I get the email and then I have to mail it all to him and
wait for an answer. The everchanging schedule is <
http://theplanet.WBCQ.net> (Elayne, WBCQ, Sept 24 and 28/ GH
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43, October 1, 1998)

USA - Tuned in WBCQ 7415 at 2358 Tue Sept 29, and heard Al outroing
Sierra, so must be new time for that; said starting tomorrow, Wed Sept
30 would be new daytime show Worldnet Christian Radio, at 1500-2100 UT =
11 am-6 pm [sic] EDT. Not clear how many days a week W.N.C.R. will be,
and frequency not specified but presumably still 7415 even at midday.
Then followed Scriptures for America at 0000 sharp, which has NOT been
cancelled, and Al said 0100 would bring Hour of the Time as usual,
0400-0700 Watchmen of the Night. Sept 30 checking 7415 for new show from
1600, inaudible here under noise level but was audible at 2150 recheck.
Rechecked <http://theplanet.wbcq.net> around 2200 UT Sept 29, since
Elayne said program sked is there, but it is incomplete if not outdated
(Glenn Hauser, OK/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43, October 1, 1998)

USA - A slight correxion to gh's characerization of The Tom & Daryl Show
on WBCQ, UT Sun 0400-0700 on 7415, as "about computers"--I'm familiar
with this from Gary Bourgois' satellite network. They do open phones,
discuss computers, satellites, music, variety, play music; they have
vast musical knowledge and record library; not just about computers
(George Thurman, TX, Sept 25, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING/ GH
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 98-43, October 1, 1998)

USA - Communications World to be aired in its entirety on WWCR ! 
"Communications World" (http://www.trsc.com/cw/), hosted by Dr. Kim
Elliott, has been difficult to listen to as a three-parter in the VOA
"News Now" format. From October 3, WWCR Nashville, TN, will air the
entire 27-minute show as part of a hour-long "DX block". An hour, hosted
exclusively by Grove Enterprises <http://www.grove-ent.com/> (publishers
of "Monitoring Times") and Bob Grove, will conclude with Glenn Hauser's
"World of Radio" <http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio>. The
broadcast times for CW and WoR are UT Sat 2200 on 5070 kHz and repeated
UT Mon 0500 on 3210. The repeat is on a time-available basis. Check the
WWCR Web site (http://www.wwcr.com/) for updates. (Thomas R. Sundstrom,
USA)


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DX PROGRAMS
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WORLD OF RADIO and CONTINENT OF MEDIA SCHEDULE-- as of Sept 19, 1998
from Glenn Hauser:  CONTINENT OF MEDIA (COM) is an additional half-hour
carried only by RFPI, produced about once a month and repeated weekly
until a new edition arrive, on this schedule: Fri 1930, Sat 0330,  1030,
1730, Sun 0130, 0830. RFPI currently uses 15049 at 1700-1200, 21460-USB
1800-0200, 6975 0000-1200. COM deals primarily with domestic media
developments in America. NEW! The current COM is now also available on
the web thanks to Harry Helms, at        
<http://www.DXing.com/ContinentOfMedia.html> -- WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE,
SHORT VERSION as of Sept 19: NOTE: this is posted only when there have
been changes since last time. UT; Times may vary on all the SW
stations.  On RFPI Costa Rica: Fri 2000, Sat 0400, 1100, 1800, Sun 0200,
0900, 2300, Mon 0700, Tue 1900, Wed 0300, 1000 on 15049 1700-1200,
21460-USB 1800-0200, 6975 0000-1200.  On WWCR Nashville, Thu 1600 15685,
Thu 2030 15685, Sat 2230 5070 [NEW starting Oct 3], Sun 0630 5070, Sun
0930 5070, Mon 0530 3210 [NEW starting Oct 5], Tue 1230 15685.  On WGTG,
Georgia, Sat 2330 on 5085, soon also 6890-USB. -- W.O.R. is a
listener-supported, public-service program about communications around
the world, especially, but not limited to, Shortwave Broadcasting. Look
for separately distributed rundowns of topics in each half-hour edition,
or  on our frequently-updated, text-only website:
<http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio> also usually in RFPI Weekly
Updates, previews by E-mail or newsgroups. This site also gives complete
details of all our broadcasts on satellite, cable, AM and FM, Internet,
in Spanish, and about our publications, contact info, etc. (Hauser, USA)


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