Fwd: Re: [HCDX]: UNID Arabic prgr on 1566 kHz

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From: WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: karel.honzik@xxxxxx
Date: 10/29/98 19:40:55
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Subject: Re: [HCDX]: UNID Arabic prgr on 1566 kHz
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On 10/29/98 10:00:49 you wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>
>maybe somebody knows what program in Arabic is broadcast on 1566 kHz from
>0200 untill past 0300 ... UTC.
>I think it comes from Iran, ID is "Huna al Iraq. Saut il kuwat il mutalaha
>...". My knowledge of Arabic is almost on a zero level so the translation is
>most welcome ("Here is Iraq. The Voice of..." - but what more?)
>The contents of the program seems to be anti-Saddam´s regime. Excited
>speaches accompanied by songs.
>I think I read some time ago that this program comes from Iran and pretends
>to be aired from Iraq, but who is behind the program? Did not find any
>sufficient info in the list of clandestine stations (DSWCI).
>
>Nice signal, strong in peaks (here in the middle of Europe), no QRM, weak
>after 0300, when the Sun was slowly comming up in the broadcasting area.
>
>Thanks for your suggestions.
>
>GOOD DX,
>
>Karel Honzik
>in the Czech Republic
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Hello Karel.  I think that this is the same station that's been
heard in the eastern USA and Canada.  It's been on 1566 and 1584 in
recent times and, prior to that, on 1559, 1534, and assorted other
channels.  Here's a replay of Dave Kenny's analysis from last August:

From: dave_kenny@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: 17 Aug 98 08:38:00 EDT
To: hard-core-dx%kotalampi.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: re: [HCDX]: 1559 - where is it ?

This was probably the high-power CIA-run transmitter in Kuwait which carries 
various anti-Iraq stations, such as Al Mustaqbal (The Future) and "Voice of 
the Brave Armed Forces". It frequency-hops anywhere between 1557 and 1584 
kHz.

Nice catch, 
73 dave kenny
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>From owner-hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, on 16/08/98 22:51:
At 0101 UTC on 17 AUG 1998, I had a very strong signal
with apparent Arabic programming on 1559 kHz.  It was
tearing up WQEW-1560 with a tremendous 1 kHz het.  This
was received at the Robbins Road - Holmes Reservation
coastal DX site in Plymouth, MA, about 70 km southeast
of Boston.  Stations such as VOA Kuwait - 1548 and 
Saudi Arabia - 1512 were very strong at the time, so 
a Middle East location is suspected.  I had tentative 
Iran - 1503 and Egypt - 1593 at the time; earlier (about 
2335 UTC), there was a carrier coming in on 1566 ... 
probably Iran, but possibly India or a clandestine.

The last time I heard something on 1559 was 22 OCT 1997
at 0004 UTC from the Rowley, MA  salt-marsh site.  This 
was an Arabic station, so it's most likely the same thing.

Any information regarding the country from which this
originates will be greatly appreciated.

Mark Connelly - WA1ION

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