[HCDX]: TFW 86 2/3

["Giovanni Serra" <gio.ser@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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THE FOUR WINDS ON LINE  - Copyright  Part 2
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Year   4  Number  86  - Rome, May 3  1999



2019- 5320- CHINA PR- CNR 1, April 29, 2019 , instrumental traditional
music // 7935 343333 (Liangas, Greece )

2054- 7025.1- CLANDESTINE- Voice of Kurdistan, April 29, 2054, YL with
lengthy talks in Kurdish then folk song and male closing program .
National hymn then sign off 2104 . 44444 (Liangas, Greece )

2332- 5773,8- PERU- Radio Manantial, april 13, 23:32-23:53 UTC, music
and announcement by a man.S/off at 23:53 UTC, 2.5.4.3.2 (Slaen,
Argentina)

2354- 4944.96- BRAZIL- R. Emisora Rural, 2354-0003*, Tlk pgm, didn't
appear to be a network pgm. 2 nice full canned IDs, the second
w/jingles, then off. Didn't hear any ment of A Voz Do Sao Francisco.
Fair w/het QRM from stn on 4945. (Valko, USA 19 April)

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AFGHANISTAN- V.o.Sharia on 7080, letter n/d in English, V/s Mir Ahmad
Naizmand, general dir. of foreign relation dep of Radio Television, in
290 days. QTH:  The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, General Presidency
of Radio TV and Film, Planing and Foreign relation Dep., Kabul,
Afghanistan. (D.Monferini, Italy / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

AFGHANISTAN- I was not expecting to receive any reply from Afghanistan
and this morning it was a great surprise to receive a typed  letter from
Abdul Rahman Naseri by registered mail he wrote the following: ISLAMIC
EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN, RADIO TV AND THE AFGHAN FILM, DEPARTMENT OF
PLANNING, P.O.BOX 544 Ansani, KABUL, Date: 16 Feb 1998 [99?-CRW],
M.Vaghjee, P.O.Box 38, ROSE-HILL, Mauritius - Indian Ocean : Dear
Vaghjee, Thank you for your letter dated 3 dec. 1998 and we are happy
that you have become interested in listening to our Radio. Radio Voice
of Shariat, Kabul, Afghanistan, have frequencies 7200 KHZ and Frequency
1078. I wish the best, Sincerely yours, Diplome Engineer Abdul Rahman
Naseri, President Planning Dept, RTVA (Vaghjee via DXW 161 / Clandestine
Radio Watch 027 )

ANTARCTICA- LRA36 on 15475, (1 kW ), QSL card, sticker, in 180 days for
1 USD, V/s Hugo Carlos Casela, dir jefe. QTH: Base Antartica Esperanza,
9411 Territorio Antartico Argentino. (M.Giroletti, Italy,  / Play DX #
1022 Apr. 18)

ANTIGUA- BBC relay on 5975, letter, F/d in 85 days, QTH: The Caribbean
relay Company Ltd, P o Box 1203 St. John's ( S.Kolesov, Ukraine,  / Play
DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

ARGENTINA- R. Continental on 20276 in LSB ( for a 1996 report ),
business card QSL text with reception rpt, V/s Pedro Maccarone, gerente
tecnico. Tx for the help of DX er Monferini visiting the station. (S.
Gomez, Spain,  / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

ARGENTINA- R. Rivadavia on 20820 in  LSB, letter stating the tx  has not
operated by R. Rivadavia, V/s Marcelo Mithieux, gerente tecnico. Tx for
the help of DX er Monferini visiting the station. (S. Gomez, Spain,  /
Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

ARMENIA- V o Armenia on 4810, QSL, stickers, infos in 143 days.
 L.Basso, Italy,  / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

ASCENSION ISL. - RTE , Ireland, relay on 17885, F/d card in 17 days. QTH
in Ireland. ( V.Korinek, South Africa,  / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

BOLIVIA- R. Santa Cruz on 6135, V/s Maria Yolanda Marco', segr. The
Station has a nice cloth pennant ( J. Edh, Shortwave Bulletin # 1398,
Sweden ,  / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

BRAZIL- Radio Difusora Aquidauana on 4795, V/s Aldo Bortoni (J. Edh,
Shortwave Bulletin # 1398, Sweden,  / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18 )

BRAZIL- Radio Alvorada de Londrina on 4865, personal letter, sticker,
V/s Padre Manuel Joaquim Rodrigues Dos Santos ( director), Louise Lopez
(segr.) ( J. Edh, Shortwave Bulletin # 1398, Sweden ,  / Play DX # 1022
Apr. 18)

BRAZIL- Radio Educadora do Braganca on 4825, V/s CledsonJair, auxiliario
de escritorio, in 29 weeks ( D.Olsson, Sweden / Distance # 3 / 99,  /
Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

CHILE- Radio Voz Cristiana on 21500 & 21550, two QSL from Florida- USA
in 40 & 30 days.  (S.Gomez, Spain ,  / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

CLANDESTINE- Radio Free Iraq via Woofferton, UK on 9540, F/d pers.
Letter in 22 days, V/s David Walcutt, broadcasting operations liaison.
QTH: c/o RFE / RL, 1201  Connecticut Ave. NW Washington DC  20036, USA
 V.Korinek, South Africa / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

CLANDESTINE- Radio Free Iraq via Woofferton, UK  on 11915 & via Greece
on 6130, in 28 days ( A.F.Llorella, Spain / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

CLANDESTINE- R. Free Asia on 7415, letter, sticker in 36 days, QTH: 2025
M.Street NW, Suite 300, Washington DC 20036, USA ( R.Pavanello, Italy /
Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)  )

DOMINICAN REP.- R. Cristal on 5011, V/s Margarita Reyes, segr. ( J.Edh,
Shortwave Bulletin # 1398, Sweden / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

ETHIOPIA- R.Ethiopia on 7165, QSL card, sticker in 200 days for 1 USD,
V/s Miss Woinshet Woldeyes, segr. ( M. Giroletti, Italy / Play DX # 1022
Apr. 18)

GEORGIA- R. Georgia on 11910, QSL letter n/d in 60 days for 1 IRC. (D.
Monferini, Italy / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

GERMANY- Sudwest Rundfunk on 6030, SWR QSL, sticker in 37 days. ( R.
Pavanello, Italy / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

GERMANY- Sunrise R. relay on 5850, F/d letter in 43 days, V/s Somaira
Sadeghi  ( p. ass. to execuive off.), QTH: Sunrise Radio, Sunrise House,
Sunrise Road, Southhall, Middlesex, UB2 4AU, United Kingdom.
 S.Kolesov, Ukraine / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

ICELAND- Rikisutvarpid on 9275, QSL in 12 days ( S.Gomez, Spain / Play
DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

ICELAND- Rikisutvarpid on 11402 & 13860, QSL in 15 days ( M. Giroletti,
Italy / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

INDONESIA- RRI Serui on 4606, V/s Yance Yebi - Yebi ( T.Talka, Finland,
DX-clusive # 777, jan. 99, Finland / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

IRAN- VOIRI on 15084, QSL letter, infoin 60 days, V/s T. Noushiravan,
(director of spanish svc) ( J.M. Cabrera, Canary Isl., Spain  / Play DX
# 1022 Apr. 18)

ITALY- V.o. Mediterranean , Malta on 11770 via RAI, QSL card, stickers,
touristic infos F/d in 56 days. QTH in Malta. ( S.Gomez, Spain / Play DX
# 1022 Apr. 18)

MADAGASCAR- awr Volondry on 3215, QSL, pers. Letter, QSL stamp, rlg
literature, V/s E. Gysin-Rif (listener mail dpt. ), in 210 days. Report
to: P.O.Box 383, IT- 47100 Forli, Italy. ( V. Korinek, South Africa /
Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

NEW ZEALAND- ZLXA on 3945  (may be on 3935 ??  Ed. ) QSL card, sticker,
postcard, info, pennant, V/s Brian ( Dxer) in 21 days for 1 USD. ( S.
Gomez, Spain / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

NIGERIA- FRCN on 4770, V/s R.B. Jimoh ( asistant dir. technical service)
( Dxclusive # 780, feb. 99 / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

PAPUA & NEW GUINEA- R. East New Britain on 3385, V/s Demas V. Kumaina
 J.Edh / Shortwave Bulletin # 1398, Sweden  / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

PERU- R. Atlantida on 4790, V/s Miss Carmela Lopez Paredes  (segr.)
 T.Talka, Finland / Dxclusive # 780, Finland, Feb. 99 / Play DX # 1022
Apr. 18)

PERU- R. la Hora on 4855.5, V/s Carlos Gamarra M.  ( Director) ( A Bue,
Norway / Distance # 3/99 / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

PERU- R. Virgen del carmen on 4887, QSL letter in 42 days ( V. Korinek,
South Africa / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

PERU- R. Luz y Sonido on 3235, QSL card, form letter, postcard, stamps
in 168 days, V/s Pedro Martinez Tineo ( encargado de la emisora), Seydel
Saavedra Cabrera ( productora de audio y video), Roberto Nunez Vasquez
 operador & locutor), V.Korinek, South Africa / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

RUSSIA- GTRK Tatarsan via Samara on 12015, QSL sheet in 330 days, V/s
hania Zipovna Galimova. QTH: Ul. Gorkogo 15, 420015 Kazan ( V.Korinek,
South Africa / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

SOUTH AFRICA- Channel Africa on 15240, QSL, schedules, sticker,
touristic brochure, V/s Kathy Otto, in 147 days. ( R.Scaglione, Italy /
Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

TAJIKISTAN- Tajik R. ( no fqys ?? Ed. ) V/s Mr. Ramazonov Nasrullo
(foreign relation), (reply in English), asking 5 (five ) USD for the
cost of reply and no IRC ( G.C.Panzeri, Italy / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

TURKEY- V.o.Turkey on 9635, QSL for the 60 th    years in 50 days. ( U.
sennewald, Germany / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

TURKMENISTAN - Turkmen R. on 5015, QSL letter in English in 72 days for
2 IRC s, V/s K.Karaev ( chief of technical service) ( H.D.Buscau,
Germany / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)

UGANDA- R. Uganda on 4976, QSL folder in 360 days for 1 IRC, V/s Miss
Rachel Naki Buuka. ( H.D.Buscau, Germany / Play DX # 1022 Apr. 18)



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ANTARCTIC- 15475.8 khz LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, will
make a special transmission (out of its usual schedule) on the next
weekend, according to the following times: Saturday 1 May from
*2330-0100* (-0100* 2 May 1999) As usual, reports will be  welcomed on:
<esc38ant@xxxxxxxxxxx> (please, do not enclosed attached archives)
(LRA36 9411-Base Esperanza, Territorio Antartico, Argentina / GIB,
Argentina)

BELGIUM - (non). You're right! Sunday April 17 2247 on Brussels 1043 RVI
acknowledged that Radio Netherlands was using the wrong antenna for the
0400 15565 broadcast during its first week. This now puts in an
excellent signal near San Francisco. The RVI English staff presents a
broadcast well worth listening to. Considering they only have an on-air
staff of five the quality of presentation and topics selected is
outstanding. The lucky people who can listen in FM quality on Saturday
to Music from Flanders, enjoy by far the best non-BBC music program in
international broadcasting. Paul Rans' selection of classical and folk
music is second to none (Larry Nebron, April 19, WORLD OF RADIO 986 / GH
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-19, April 22)

BOLIVIA- HCJB's DX Partyline April 17 interviewed Eldon ---, engineer of
R. Mosoj Chaski. Name means "New runner" or "New  messenger". Was
inaugurated April 12 at 6 pm; sked is 5-8 am and 6-9 pm in the UT-4
zone, so sign-on is at 0900 UT. All in Bolivian  Quechua dialect;
Casilla 4493, Cochabamba; <chaski@xxxxxx> for QSL, tho unsure if they
can QSL by E-mail. Using lazy-H vertical-incidence antenna (Glenn
Hauser, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT
99-19, April 22)

COLOMBIA- Clandestines: Voz de la Resistencia, 6170 [sic -- not
6168.3v?] from some unknown location in southern Colombia,  opening with
"Compan~eros de la  FARC" heard daily in April 1130-1205, 2130-2205. (GH
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-20, April 29)

COLOMBIA- R. Patria Libre, 6210v, location?, April 22 2227-2230 poor,
announcing 6250, also April 23 2210-2230 "Sistema Radial  Radio Patria
Libre". On April 24, 25 they did not transmit (Yimber H. Gaviria,
Colombia, WORLD OF RADIO 987 / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-20, April 29)

COSTA RICA- Once the new powerline is in place, RFPI has plans and is
seeking funding for, a 100 kW transmitter! The 21460-USB  antenna is
still the standby, favoring the west (part of NAm?) (RFPI Mailbag April
17 via Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 986 / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-19, April
22)

COSTA RICA- MUNDO RADIAL ON RFPI: Monday 14:00 UT, Thursday 15:30 UT,
Friday 14:00 UT on 15050, 21460 USB (Joe Bernard, RFPI, April 13 / GH
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-19, April 22)

CROATIA- New schedule of Croatian Radio via Deanovac transmitters:
0400-0900 new 5945 (55555); 0400-1700 9830 (45554), 0400- 1800 new 7365
(55555); v0900-1500v 13830 poor (PanIview, Bulgaria, April 18 via Hauser
/ GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-20, April 29)

CZECH REPUBLIC- [non]. And I do mean non! Despite what Jeff White says
about the NW antenna of WRMI, I hear absolutely no  trace of WRMI amid
the Cuban communist jamming, e.g. at 0300 UT Sun April 25 on 9955 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, NW of FL / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-20, April 29)

ECUADOR- HCJB's Japanese service is celebrating its 35th anniversary
with special programs, including an English segment greeting by Allen
Graham. This may be used by gaijin wishing to obtain the special QSL
card. DXPL announced the schedule for this special as: Sat May 1
1130-1230 11670 Japan 2030-2100 17795 21470 Europe 2230-2300 11680 Sam
Sun May 2 0430-0500 9765 Nam 1130-1200  11670 Japan (repeat of part 2 of
original 1-hour) 2230-2300 11680 SAm (Glenn Hauser, REVIEW OF INTERNATIO
NAL  BROADCASTING / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-20, April 29)

GERMANY- The summer edition of DW's English program newsletter arrived
yesterday. According to the new schedule, "Mailbag  North America" will
be broadcast at 0105 and 0505 UT on the last Monday of each month. On a
more ominous note, the DW website still has not been updated for the A99
frequency and program info {Jim Moats, OH, April 16, WORLD OF RADIO  /
GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-19, April 22}

GREECE- VOG English confirmed: 0140 and 0340 on 7450, 9420, 11645, 15630
(Bob Thomas, CT, April 13, WORLD OF RADIO 986 / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT
99-19, April 22)

INTERNATIONAL WARFARE-  A correspondent of mine wrote those broadcasts
to the Serbs are on 87.9 -- not heard yet, and 106.4,  and to hear it
better she tunes to 106.5. There's another broadcast from a mountain
site on 106.5. She says she's heard that in 4-6 weeks a "network" of FM
stations from sites in surrounding nations will be on the air, 24 hours.
Construction is underway. Interesting; since FM is going to be tough out
to the mountains and can be easily jammed. My friend says FM is very,
very popular in Sebia and like in the  USA, AM isn't too popular. Many
people in the reigon have SW; they reluctantly tune in AM; FM is the
trend. The affluent 10-12% or so have a satellite dish, usually hidden
from view-- put out at night and hidden during the day. There's fear of
confiscation and problems.  CNN is a popular view but only about half
with dishes watch it regularly. One female correspondent isn't too
popular with some. Sports is very popular with basketball a hit. There's
come NASCAR interest and baseball is a curiosity. Takes their mind off
the woes they're undergoing. BKB was missed during the strike and car
racing before NATO action started was a major interest. Allegedly
there's some electromagnetic jamming causing problems with domestic
radio, TV, electrical power, appliance use. I understand domestic radio
and TV installations which are tied in with the military comms are now
fair game to air strikes by NATO. A US military honcho said in a repared
statement to a reporter's question that they'd like to take out the
Serbian radio and TV studios and transmission sites in order to disrupt
*their* one-sided reports, lies and propaganda. There's an email URL
[http://www.anonymizer.com] around where people in the affected areas
can file reports wihtout fear of having it traced back to them. They're
encouraged to openly speak out on how they're being  hampered, what
they've experienced, damage reports, what aid is needed, etc. (Bob
Thomas, CT, April 12, REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING / GH
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-19, April 22)

INTERNATIONAL WARFARE. <http://www.grove-ent.com/balkanscrisis.html >
has up-to-date schedules of English broadcasts from the region, and
frequency lists for military activity on HF, VHF, UHF (Glenn Hauser,
WORLD OF RADIO 986 / GH  SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-19, April 22)

ISRAEL- Galei Zahal, 6442-USB, upon several checks in the evening, found
nothing but strong ute here (Hauser, OK, April 20-24 / GH SHORTWAVE/DX
REPORT 99-20, April 29)

LITHUANIA- Subject: New HF transmitter - Dear Glenn: On April 1st, 1999,
Lithuanian radio and television transmitting center started  to use a
brand new 100 kW "Continental Electronics" 418F type shortwave
transmitter, installed at Sitkunai site (18 km North-West of Kaunas,
Central Lithuania). A new vertical curtain HR 2/2/.5 type 12/9/7 MHz
non-reversible antenna, with reflector, beamed at 260  degrees, was
erected in order to improve the West European coverage. Daily schedule
on 9710 kHz is as follows (all times in UTC): 09:00-09:30 Radio
Vilnius/Foreign Service (in Lithuanian, repeat of yesterday's program)
09:30-10:00 Radio Vilnius/Foreign Service (in English, repeat of
yesterday's program) 10:00-11:00 2nd domestic program of the Lithuanian
Radio (press review) 11:00-12:00 1st  domestic program of the Lithuanian
Radio (news and talk) Sundays only: 12:00-13:00 Universelle Leben
(Religious, in German and English) Other planned new Sitkunai
frequencies, kHz, at various times: 9555 / 9790 / 11615 / 11625 / 12020.
Both - a new (100 kW, 260 deg.) and an old 50 kW (9710 kHz, 260/80 deg.)
HF transmitters could be leased to foreign broadcasters. Future plan.:
construction of  HR 4/4/.5 type 310 deg. antenna for the Radio Vilnius
North American Lithuanian and English language services. Works to be
finished until November, 1999. Sincerely yours, (Rimantas Pleikys, Your
MT reader, April 27 via WORLD OF RADIO 987) --- Note no mention of 0030
broadcast on 9855, which is no doubt still via DTK Juelich, Germany,
despite some speculation otherwise (Hauser / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT
99-20, April 29)

MOLDOVA- Sked by fax from Yurie Moraru, R. Moldova Int'l for 28 March to
30 Oct includes English 25 minutes: 0300 and 0400  7520 NAm; 2030 and
2130 7520 UKOGBANI (via Ruben Guillermo Margenet, Argentina / GH
SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-20, April 29)

NEW ZEALAND- RNZI with National Radio still on at 1150 April 24 on 6105,
plenty far from WSHB 6095 (Glenn Hauser, OK / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT
99-20, April 29)

NIGERIA- Now that Voice of Nigeria is off 15120, our best chance to hear
them is on 7255 0500-0700. Unfortunately, VOA in Arabic is on that
frequency from 0500-0600 with a stronger signal than Nigeria. I fell
asleep before 0600 last night (Apr. 27), so I don't know how they
sounded after VOA signed off. (Ivan Grishin, Ont., REVIEW OF
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING / GH SHORTWAVE/DX REPORT 99-20, April 29)

NIGERIA- [non]. R. Kudirat Nigeria, The Voice of Democracy, in English,
Swahili [?!], Hausa, back on air via Meyerton/SENTECH South Africa to
C/N/WAf, observed Apr 12/13/14: 1900-2000 on 6205 (43343) plus jammer,
250 kW, 328 degrees; and on new 11560 (45554), 250kW, 330 degrees,
ex-11540 (PanIview, Bulgaria, April 18 via Hauser / GH SHORTWAVE/DX
REPORT 99-20, April 29)

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