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[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  74  - Rome,  2 December  1998


2142- 6035- SAO TOME E PRINCIPE- VOA relay Pinheira with Issues In The
News featuring a political discussion about President Clinton at 2142. 
ID at 2157. (Ross, Canada Nov 8)

2144- 4830- VENEZUELA- R Tachira 2144 with LA songs, marginal (Liangas,
Greece 21 Nov) 

2150- 6915- UNID- Unid Russian R.,  2150, western songs man in Russian
an ad "upotenie" then close on 2200. Station had modulation problems 
mostly  from hard basses ,44433 (Liangas, Greece 19 Nov) 

2152- 3220- KOREA, NORTH- KCBS, Hamhung  2152  Soprano offering what
sounded much like a Russian folk song very enjoyable and a welcome 
relief from those turgid patriotic choruses. Man in typically emphatic
Korean at 2159, followed by a tone and into what was most likely news
relayed from Pyongyang. Very low audio but definitely // 2850; couldn't
tell if 3220 carried the presumed relay at 2200, which could be heard on
3250 and 3320 (under South Africa) in addition to 2850.  (Hill, USA Nov.
21)

2200- 4915- GHANA- Radio Ghana with 4 short and 1 long pip for 2200 with
ID by man "Radio Ghana, here is the World News". "This news comes to you
from Radio Ghana, Accra" ID at 2205. (Ross, Canada Nov 8)

2210- 3900- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Flamingo (in LSB), Nov 28, Rock mx,ID,QTH
in GM, EG (via IMR) 33333 (Pecolatto, Italy/Radiorama Pirate News)

2215- 3907- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Blue Star, Nov 28, Mx pop folk,ID,QTH in EG
43333 (Pecolatto, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News)

2216- 3930- PIRATE EUROPE- Laser Hot Hits, Nov 27, Pop mx,ID in EG 
23232 (Pecolatto, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News)

2216- 7620- CHINA PR.- CPBS to Taiwan 2216, man talking in CC 24222
(Liangas, Greece 19 Nov)

2216- 7150- UKRAINE- Radio Ukraine International with ID by woman then
into "Ukranian Diary" program at 2216. (Ross, Canada Nov 22)

2219- 5010- CHINA PR- CPBS 2  2219  Apparently another new CPBS-2
channel with Chinese talk by woman till 2225, when into pleasant
instrumental. Boomy, slightly fuzzy audio but powerhouse level, with //
4850 almost as strong; also noted  on // 9064 with poor signal. It's
highly unlikely that 5010 could be the 10 kw Guangxi Economic BS
transmitter listed here.  (Hill, USA Nov. 21)

2226- 9775- CHINA PR.- CPBS, 2226  man in CC with ads 34333 unrelated to
7935 or 10260 34333 (Liangas, Greece 19 Nov)

2230- 6250- CLANDESTINE- R. Patria Libre, Columbia in Spanish,
2230-2242, M/ann with long talks and no music. Clear ID hrd at 2242 and 
sudden off.  Heard again the following night at a lower signal level but
audible.  (Montgomery 25 Nov PA, USA)

2232- 15049- COSTA RICA- RFPI with religious program with guest Michael
Murphy at 2232. Commercial for New Dimensions Radio on tape at 2235.
(Ross, Canada Nov 9)

2251- 5100- LIBERIA- Radio Liberia International with rap music at 2251.
Radio Liberia ID at 2259. (Ross, Canada Nov 9)

2252- 7345- CZECH REPUBLIC- Radio Prague with Czech Literature program
at 2252. Sign off announcement by man followed by IS at 2257. (Ross,
Canada Nov 8)

2320- 3920- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Blue Star,  11/21, Mx,ID,e mail
(bluestra@xxxxxxxxxxx) in EG  33333  (Pecolatto, Italy / Radiorama
Pirate News)


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QSL s
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ANTIGUA - Deutsche Welle relay on 11945, QSL F/d in 116 days. QTH in
Germany. ( L.B.Fiora, Italy / Play DX # 1001 14 Nov) 

ASCENSION ISL. - BBC relay on 15390, Servicio Portugues, sent very nice
sticker, QSL. (J.Moacir De Melo, Brazil / Atividade DX 169, Brazil / /
Play DX # 1001 14 Nov) 

BENIN - ORTB on 4870, QSL card F/d in 156 days. (L.B.Fiora, Italy / Play
DX # 1001 14 Nov)

BELARUS - RS Belarus Hrodna on 7140, QSL, schedules, in 50 days.
(L.B.Fiora, Italy / Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

BRAZIL - R.Itatiaia on 5970, Belo Horizonte, V/s Claudio Carniero
(B.Norgren, Sweden / Distance 10-98/ Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

BRAZIL - R.Cultura on 17815, Sao Paulo, V/s Valvenio Martins (B.Norgren,
Sweden / Distance 10-98/ Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

BRAZIL -  R.Copacabana on 5015, (hrd on 5045 kHz), V/s Aildo Rodrigues
Ferreira (B.Norgren, Sweden / Distance 10-98/ Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

BRAZIL - R.Educacao Rural on 3385, Tefe, V/s (Diacono) Tomas Schwamborn,
in 235 days. (J.Portera De Melo, Brazil / Atividade DX 170, Sept 98,
Brazil / Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

BRAZIL - R.Clube Paranaense on 6045.5, letter, ppc in 52 days for 1 USD,
V/s Vicente Mickosz, superintendente (Kurzwellenfreunde Sachsen,
Germany, Sept 98 / Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

CLANDESTINE - Democratic Voice of Burma on 5835, QSL certificate in 8
days, QTH: DVI - BCM, P.o.Box 5842, London, WC1N  3XX, United Kingdom
(L.B.Fiora, Italy, Gral, Italy / Play DX # 1001 14 Nov) 

CROATIA - Hrvatska Radio on 9520, V/s Z.Mazuranic. (K.Modelski
Golembieski, Brazil / Atividade DX 169, Brazil / Play DX # 1001 14 Nov) 

ECUADOR - Radio Quito, 4920 kHz 0337 UTC Oct.17. I sent report  and
letter on Oct.20. eceived no QSL, only preprinted thankyou letter and
stickers on Nov.26 (37 days) (Escoto, Honduras)

ECUADOR - R. El Buen Pastor on 4815, V/s Juana Guaman, segretaria.
(D.Olsson, Sweden/Distance 10-98/ Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

ECUADOR - R.Luz  y Vida on 4851, V/s Hermana Maria Jimenez. (B.Norgren,
Sweden/Distance 10-98/ Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

GEORGIA - Georgian Radio on 5040, letter in 350 days for 1 IRC, no F7up.
(R.Pavanello, Italy / Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

KENYA - AWR Africa, Nairobi on 7270, V/s Sam Misiani (African region
director), original rpt on Dec 3  1994 !! (J.Cordeiro Pereira/Atividade
DX 169/ Play DX # 1001 14 Nov)

MALAWI - Malawi BC on 3380, V/s S.W.Mbale (L.Hedberg, Sweden/Distance
10-98 / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov) 

NAMIBIA - NBC on 3270, QSL card, schedules, personal letter, V/s P.
Schachtschneider, transmitter manager, in 134 days (L.B.Fiora, Italy /
Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov) 

PERU - R.Victoria on 6018, V/ s Marta Flores Ushinahua, segr. (D.Olsson,
Sweden/Distance 10-98/ Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov) 

PERU - R. Quillabamba on 5025, V/s (Padre) Francisco Panera. (J.Portera
De Melo, Brazil / Atividade DX 170, Sept 98, Brazil / Play DX # 1002 -
22 Nov) 

PERU - R. Cora del Peru on 4914.6, big QSL certificate, V/s Juan Ramirez
Lazo, in 90 days for 1 USD and Italian radio stickers. (G.Bellabarba,
Italy / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov) 

PERU - R. Luz y Sonido on 3235, Huanuco, V/s Pedro Martinez Tineo Enc.
de la Emisora. (B.Fransson, Sweden / SWB 1392 / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov) 

RUSSIA - R. Marja relay, Samara,  on  9905, V/s O. Jacek Cydzik.
(J.Hytoonen, Finland /DX-clusive 770 / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov) 

RUSSIA - Deutsche Welle via tx  Petropavlosk on 9815, QSL card, F/d in
224 days, V/s B.Klaumann, transmission  management, rpt to DW in
Germany. (V.Korinek, South Africa / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov) 

RUSSIA - Deutsche Welle via tx Novosibirsk on 15490, QSL card, F/d in 26
days. (L.B.Fiora, Italy / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov)

RUSSIA - Deutsche Welle via tx Krasnodar on 12015, QSL F/d, in 30 days
(L.B.Fiora, Italy / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov)

SEYCHELLES - FEBA R. on 9810, V/s D.Reigathe (J.Moura, Brazil /
Atividade DX 169, Brazil  / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov)

SLOVAKIA - R.Slovakia Int on 9440, pennant, V/s Jana Raslavska.
(K.Modelski Golembieski, Brazil / Atividade DX 169, Brazil  / Play DX #
1002 - 22 Nov)

SLOVAKIA - R.Slovakia Int on 5920, QSL in 180 days. (L.B.Fiora, Italy /
Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov)

SWAZILAND - Trans World Radio on 4775, V/s. L. Lauro Poulos, in ??? days
for 1 IRC. (J.Moura, Brazil / Atividade DX 169, DX Clube Paulista,
Brazil / Play DX # 1002 - 22 Nov)

UKRAINE - Radio Ukraine. 12040 kHz 0306 UTC Aug.10. I sent report,
letter on Sep.16. Received full data card, sticker and wallet calendar
on Nov.26 (Total 71 days) (Escoto, Honduras)


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GLEANINGS
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ABKHAZIA - Radio Abkhazia 9490v *0328-0600> Russian, Abkhazian &
Georgian. Best after 0400. (Fisher, Newfoundland/ ODXA Target Listening)

ALGERIA - Radio Algiers Int'l *2000-2100* 11715 English. (ODXA Target
Listening)

ANGOLA - Radio Nacional in Portuguese 11955 <2000-0400>. (ODXA Target
Listening)

ANTARCTICA - LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel 15476
*1230-1430*, -1400 Spanish, -1430 Portuguese. Only on the air
Mon/Wed/Fri. (Gabriel Ivan Barrera, Argentina/ ODXA Target Listening)

ARGENTINA - Radiodifusion Argentina al Exterior *0200-0300* Tu-Sa
English 11710. (ODXA Target Listening)

ARMENIA - Voice of Armenia *2115-2145* 9965 English.( ODXA Target
Listening)

AUSTRALIA - Radio Australia, in English *0800-1400>   9580; *2100-0200* 
21740; *2230-0200* 17795; *0200-0900* 15510. (Ivan Grishin, Oshawa/ ODXA
Target Listening)

AZERBAIJAN - V. of Azerbaijan / Radio Dada Gorgud *0215-0300* Azeri
9165v. 0300-0500+ on 4785 in language. 0315-0400 Azeri 6110. English
1800-1830 on 9165v. (Rausch, NU1500/ ODXA Target Listening)

BANGLADESH - Bangladesh Betar English *1230-1300*  7185, 9550;
*1745-1900* English, including Voice of Islam 9550. (Harold Sellers,
Canada / ODXA Target Listening ) 

BANGLADESH - 4880 R. Bangladesh, 1202 probably the one with string of
subcont devotional songs, 1210 silence for a minute, then into talk by
man; more mx 1220. Expected AIR-Lucknow to cream them at *1215, but
never showed. QRM from Spanish-speaking SSB fishing boats and CW. Faded
behind noise and QRM by 1225. (9-Nov/Novello-NC / NASWA LN Dec. 98)

BENIN - Radiodiffusion Nationale du Benin, Cotonou, 4870 Monday-Friday
*0458>, Sat & Sun *0555>, <2100-2300*  French & Vernacular. Parakou, 
7190 some days, to 2300*, not parallel to 4870.( David M. Clark,Canada /
ODXA Target Listening ) 

BOTSWANA - Voice of America relay *0300-0400*  7340 English. (ODXA
Target Listening)

BOTSWANA - Radio Botswana *0300- 3356, 4820, 7255 in SeTswana. IS on
earlier. <2000-2200* 3356, 4820. ( Novello, NU1447/ ODXA Target
Listening)

BURKINA FASO - Radio Burkina *0530(0600 Sa/Su)-0800*, <2200-2400* 4815
French. Try at sign on and in our afternoons. (Bob Montgomery / ODXA
Target Listening)

BURUNDI - Radio Burundi 6140 *0300-0400>, Vernacular, English news
0345-0400, French news 0420. -2100*. (Hill, NU1368 / ODXA Target
Listening)

CAMBODIA - National Voice of Cambodia *1200-1215 English, French & other
languages 1215-1315* on 11940v. (Clark NU1442/ ODXA Target Listening)

CAMEROON - Radio Cameroon, Yaounde, 4850 French and English <0500-0600>,
<2000-2300>, English news 2100. Buea 3970v <2200>. (ODXA Target
Listening)

CENTRAL AFRICA REP. - Radiodiffusion-TV Centrafricaine 5035 *0430-,
French, vernacular, 0500 French news. Also <2000-2100/2200*. Try from
sign on and also to our sunset. (ODXA Target Listening)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - 9900 Radio Minurca (Mission des Nations Unies
en Republique Centrafricaine) is active. Sked appears to be: BBC
1800-1900 French 1900-2000 music 2000-2230+ Address is B.P. 2732,
Bangui, Central African Republic, FAX 236-61-2108, E-mail:
<radmin@xxxxxxxxx> (Berg+Kohlbrenner+Fine+Nordic DX / NASWA LN Dec.98)

CHAD - Radiodiffusion Nationale Tchadienne 6165, 7120 (4904.5
occasionally used) in French and vernaculars <2100-2200 or 2300*.
(Clark, NU1466/ ODXA Target Listening)

CHINA PR. - Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, <1200-1300> Chinese 4750. Tibetan
<1200-1300> 4035, 4820,  6200 . (Valko, NU1395/ ODXA Target Listening)

CONGO - Radio Congo Liberte, Brazzaville *0400-0500> 4765; 1500-1700*
9610; <2000-2100* 4765, 5985 French and vernacular. (McVicar NU1453,
Rausch NU1454/ ODXA Target Listening)

COSTA RICA - Radio for Peace Int'l 15049 1700-0830 ; 6975 0000-0830 (-12
Sa/Su); 21460USB 1200-0300. (Michael Murray, England / ODXA Target
Listening)

CUBA - Radio Habana Cuba, English, *0100-0700* 6000(-05), 9550 (05-),
9820,  9830USB (05-), 13605(-05). (ODXA Target Listening)

CYPRUS - Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation, Greek to the United Kingdom
Fri.-Su. *2215-2245* on 6180, 7205, 9760. BBC relay  *0900-1500* 15575.
*1700-2200* 6180. All in English. (ODXA Target Listening)

ETHIOPIA - Radio Ethiopia  *1600-1700 English, 1700-1800 French 7165;
*0300-0400+ 5990v, 7110v, 9705v in Amharic & Vern. Voice of the Tigray
Revolution *0400-0500+ vernacular 5500, 6315. $ Radio Fana *0330- 6940
Amharic. (Niel Wolfish, Canada;H. Sellers, Canada /ODXA Target
Listening)

GHANA - Ghana Broadcasting Corp., Radio One,  4915 *0340-, <2100-0103*
English & Vernacular ; Radio Two 3366 *0355-0530>, <2100-0100v*
English/Vernacular. (ODXA Target Listening)

GUATEMALA - Radio Cultural TGNA *0300-0430* English 3300. Spanish at
other times. (H. Sellers / ODXA Target Listening)

GUINEA - Radiodiffusion Nationale   *0600-0800*, <2200-2400* French
7125. (David M. Clark, Canada / ODXA Target Listening )

GUYANA - GBC 3290 (alternate 5950v) <0200-0930> English. (Jay Novello,
USA; H. Sellers, Canada / ODXA Target Listening )

HONDURAS - HRVC La Voz Evangelica *0300-0500* English Mondays 4820,
Spanish other days. (ODXA Target Listening)

HONDURAS - Radio Internacional <0200-0600* Spanish 4930. (ODXA Target
Listening)

IVORY COAST - Radiodiffusion TV Ivoirienne, Radio Cote d'Ivoire,  7215
French <2045-2400v* and <0600>. (Valko, NU 1378 / ODXA Target Listening)

KASHMIR - Azad Kashmir Radio <1230-1330>  in vernacular 7267v
Muzaffarabad. (Weerakoon via OZDX 8/95 / ODXA Target Listening) 3664v,
4790v  at 0100+. (Hill, NU1496 / ODXA Target Listening)

KIRIBATI - Radio Kiribati *0500-1000* vernacular 9810, seems to be
compatible sideband, LSB suppressed.  English Radio Australia news 0600.
(ODXA Target Listening)

LAOS - Lao National Radio, Domestic Service in Laotian, 6130v 
<1100-1200>. Gongs/bells on hour at 1200. Often blocked by CHNX.
(D'Angelo, NU 1361/ ODXA Target Listening)

LESOTHO - Lesotho National Broadcasting Service (LNBS) 4800 *0200-2200*
Sesotho, English. English news 0430 M-F, 0500. (Johnson, NU1360/ ODXA
Target Listening)

LIBERIA - Radio Liberia Int'l <2100-2400> 5100; *0500-0700> 6100
English. (Clark, NU1499/ ODXA Target Listening)

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