[HCDX]: DX Listening Digest 00-45 March 27
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[HCDX]: DX Listening Digest 00-45 March 27
DX LISTENING DIGEST 00-45, March 27, 2000
edited by Glenn Hauser
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The A-00 HFCC schedule is now posted on the HFCC site.
http://www.hfcc.org/data/a00/a00allx2.exe is the URL for the
schedule. The schedule is very long, as it took 180 pages to print
the B-99 edition {Jim Moats, Ohio, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST}
WORLD OF RADIO ON RFPI: See Costa Rica below: 6975 is a pastthing,
currently down, and to return on a different frequency. Sorry, but
this already outdates the Projected WOR/COM sked as of April 2
recently distributed...
WORLD OF RADIO ON WWCR: The April schedule is not yet finalized, but
the shift on 3215 Sunday evenings from 7:30 to 7:00 pm Central is not
expected until April 9, i.e. 0000 UT, while on April 2 it would be
0030 UT instead of 0130 during non-DST.
** ANGOLA. At a Catholic Bishops Conference, March 22 in Luanda,
Bishop Francisco da Mata Mourisca told RNA reporter Hilario Matuca
that R. Ecclesia, which has been returned by the government to the
church, wants nationwide coverage, perhaps with a shortwave
transmitter (RNA via BBC Monitoring, summarised by gh for DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRIA. ORF A-00 in English:
0130-0200 NAm/E, LAm 9655, 9870, 13730
0430-0500 Eu 6155, 13730
0530-0600 NAm/W 6015C
0730-0800 ME 15410, 17870
0830-0900 FE, Au 21650, 21765
1230-1300 Eu, NAm/E 6155, 13730
1500-1530 NAm/W 17865C
1630-1700 Eu, WAf, ME, SAs/SEAs 6155, 13730, 15240, 17765
1830-1900 S/EAf 13730
2130-2200 Eu, N/WAf 6155, 5945, 13730
(via Alokesh Gupta, India, Electronic DX Press via DXLD)
Note the morning RCI relay shifts one UT hour earlier to 1500, also
Spanish to 1530 on 17865; but on March 27, not heard at 1600 or at
1500; suppose they are as confused now as they were when DST was
ending last fall. Maybe it will be sorted out by April 2? (gh, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. First it was WYFR in French on 15170; now RCI is using
that frequency for A-00 evenings also in English, so do not assume
Tahiti is back! Check //15305 for RCI plus the usual lower
frequencies (gh, from a new RCI sked via John Norfolk, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHESTERFIELD ISLAND. I heard TX0DX a few days ago on 21295-USB,
but he was mostly stomped upon by cursing hams trying to get each
other to keep the frequency clear, as he was listening on a separate
frequency, standard practice for DXpedition pileups some hams ignore
or are not aware of. Hollingsworth?s name was taken in vain (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CONGO DR. Yes, [R. Liberte, 15725] here too quite good. But only
on the ALA1530 broadband loop, while nearly nothing on the 15m L-
antenna. At 1700-1900 UTC there is a big signal from Radio Pakistan
on 15725 kHz (a move from 15735?). Seemingly ignored by the BBCM
beverages ;-)
Btw: Why do all these new clandestines or semi-clandestines use USB?
Is there something like an international SSB conspiration ;-) ? Or do
they all have the same station technician? Radio Muhabura from Uganda
to Rwanda always was in full AM (what happened to their tx?
reactivated as Radio Liberte?), but the new one for the country which
used to be Zaire now also uses USB, like all the stations in the
country which used to be Somalia. vy73 (Harald Kuhl, Germany, March
24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The technicians and equipment are more likely from the amateur or
commercial fields, where SSB is the standard, not AM (gh, DXLD)
** CONGO DR. CLANDESTINE from ? to CONGO, 15725, Radio Liberte is
audible most days and I have been listening to it from 2000 fade in
until 2300v*. Had ID at 2047 on 17 March "Radio Liberte, radio la
Mouvement pour la Liberation du Congo" (This is Radio Liberty, the
station of the Congolese Liberation Movement (MLC)). The programming
is the same every day. The same male announcer talks end on end in
French and vernaculars. It's a bit of a rap session, other folks
talking briefly, laughing, music in background and snippets of songs
played. This lasts until around 2100-2130v. Then continuous French-
language pop music is played till sign off at 2305v. You won't get an
ID once this music block starts as there are no announcements.
Station always signs off with an instrumental anthem type song. It's
very tinny, sounds like one of those electronic Christmas greeting
cards. The Congolese Liberation Movement website [of sorts] is in
French and can be found at http://members.tripod.com/kunzi/bemba.htm
It features a letter from the group's leader, Jean Pierre Bemba, as
well as an email address. The MLC should not be confused with the
Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD), another rebel movement in Congo,
which has a web site at http://www.congo.co.za (Hans Johnson, FL,
March, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** COSTA RICA. RFPI 6975 has been off the air since about March 23; a
branch broke off a large tree, a 120-foot guanacaste near the antenna
and cut a guy wire. It may be up to 7 days before this quad is
patched once more, and RFPI has also received an interference
complaint from Portugal; so when it comes back the frequency will be
different but nearby. Suggestions from listeners on clear spots are
needed, to info@xxxxxxxxx Now that power has reached another piece of
land with more acreage for long-wire or rhombic antennas, RFPI is
considering moving one or more transmitters there, to avoid the wind
problem at the current site threatening antennas on high towers; and
does not want to cut down the trees. Also there is a new law in CR
which limits the possibility of more community radio stations in the
X-band (James Latham and Joe Bernard, RFPI Mailbag March 24, notes by
gh for DX LISTENING DIGEST)
With 6975 off, usage of 15049 was expanded into the day and night;
however by March 27 there was little to be heard, presumably due to
repair work. After 2000 UT 15049 was on but quite weak, perhaps again
a victim of high daytime absorption on ``lower`` frequencies (gh,
DXLD)
** COSTA RICA. Finally got the new sked on the website if you want to
check it out: http://www.rfpi.org/program.html (Joe Bernard, RFPI,
March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ELEPHANT ROCK ISLAND. Operators Barry/ZS1FJ, Bud/ZS1B, Ron/ZS1RON,
Gerald/ZS1GRM and Edwin/ZS5BBO will activate Elephant Rock Island as
ZS31ER from March 31st through April 9th. Elephant Rock is situated
on the west coast of South Africa about 25 km west of Vredendal and 4
miles North of the Olifants River mouth. It is about 100 to 150
metres long and about 50 to 75 metres wide with the highest point
about 50ft above sea level. It lies 200 to 250 metres off shore. It
used to be called Morrel's Rock many years ago and is locally known
as Robeiland (Seal Island) and is located near De Punt Mine. They
suck up alluvial diamonds with large boats operating out of the river
mouth. The co-ordinates are 31 degrees 38 minutes South and and 18
degrees 03 minutes East. This island is also a Nature Reserve, having
plenty of seals and birds. They will use the IOTA frequencies.
Frequencies are as follows:
SSB - 28460, 24950, 21260, 18128, 14260 (main), 7055, 3755
CW - 28040, 24920, 21040, 18098, 14040, 10115, 7025, 3530
They anticipate to have a station running 24 hours a day. QSL to
Barry Fletcher (ZS1FJ), P.O. Box 53319, Kenilworth, 7745, South
Africa or via the bureau. News on the Elephant Rock Island Dxpedition
will be updated on the following Web site: http://www.qsl.net/zs5ham
(KB8NW/Ohio Penn DX Bulletin 453, March 27/BARF80 via John Norfolk,
OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA [non]. Oromo opposition radio announces frequency change:
Ethiopian opposition radio station Voice of Oromo Liberation
announced in its transmission on 23rd March that from Sunday 26th
March it would broadcast on 11795 kHz in the 25 metre band. The radio
broadcasts on Sundays, Thursdays and Fridays at 1700-1800 gmt.
Source: Monitoring research 23 Mar 00 (BBCM via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
That would be via DTK, Germany, I think (gh)
** GABON. REAPPEARATION: From March 24, 4777.0 RTV Gabon 1954 nonstop
folk songs 1957 with ad (or station jingle) in FF closing 2000 with
ID ``RTV Gabon`` ( but still leaving the carrier). Signal S7 with
carrier at +0.9 kHz AT S9 (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, March 27, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. Deutsche Welle has decided to drop ``Mailbag North
America`` from the schedule, according to hostess Erica Gingerich.
The major cuts made to DW's budget last year as well as the low
amount of letters and E-mails received from English program listeners
in the Americas, compared to the amount received from listeners in
Africa and Asia were announced as the reasons for the decision (Jim
Moats, OH, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. Hi Glenn - It seems when it rains it pours, as soon as I
have one bit of information for you another appears. On Deutsche
Welle March 27 0100 utc, Erica Gingerich announced on Mailbag North
America that March 27 was the last day for the Mailbag program. It
seems that financial resources no longer justified the sparse
feedback they were getting from North America. (The program had been
reduced to monthly in the past year). They said that Mailbag would
continue to other areas of the world where shortwave listening was of
greater interst. Take Care - (Dean Bonanno, Durham, Connecticut,
March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. Radio Verdad [4052.5]: Thanks Hauser tip, who first
reported this new one. 2359 start of several IDs by man and slow talk
in Spanish. Plenty of QRN today, but seemed to be on an equal level
to other Guatemalan stations. Christian instrumentals after 0000,
pulled plug at 0020. Not heard during the weekend, but heard again on
20 March *1125 with long anthem till 1129, then formal five minute
talk by man, then IDs. Program of Christian religious music followed.
Fade out by 1210. Heard again at 0020 on 21 Mar (Hans Johnson, FL,
Mar 17-21, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
So they do run until approximate local sunset weekdays. I continue to
hear it weekday mornings only before 1200 (gh, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUYANA. 5950, GBC has reactivated. Heard what amounted to a
blobmitter on 17 Mar as early as 0830 and until blocked by WYFR at
0953. Strong signal, but only snatches of audio and not a chance at
an ID. Had their act together on 20 March tune in at 0953 to man in
English talking about spiritual festival. Blocked by WYFR IS at 0956.
Station transmitter had been down for some time due to lack of spares
(Hans Johnson, FL, Mar 17-20, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** HUNGARY [non]. R. Budapest will be relayed by WRMI once a week;
see details under USA below.
** IRELAND [non]. The annual series of Emerald Radio programs via
WWCR is now underway; press release on WWCR website shows 3/27-3/31
1100-1200 UTC 9.475 MHz, Live 5.070 MHz Live (Simulcast); Sat 4/1
1200-1400 UTC 5.070 MHz Recorded broadcast, 4/2 1100-1300 UTC 5.070
MHz Reairing of recorded broadcast. This info has been reconfirmed by
Adam Lock as correct. But see http://www.emeraldradio.com which has
totally contradictory info, wrong dates, wrong time, wrong frequency!
``Apr 27th - 31st 2000 10.00 UTC/GMT LIVE on 5,070KHz & 12,160KHz and
via the Internet LIVE in RealVideoG2. These broadcasts can also be
heard in many other parts of the world. For a QSL/ conformation [sic]
postcard from Emerald Radio, send US$5 and your postal details to
Emerald Radio, P.O. Box 200, Dublin 1, Ireland.`` (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** LITHUANIA [non]. Radio Vilnius back on 9855 0030-0100, heard March
27 (Ivan Grishin, Ont., DX LISTENING DIGEST) via Germany as usual, no
doubt (gh)
** NETHERLANDS. Radio Netherlands programme guide March 26th 2000 -
October 28th 2000 (satellite info omitted)
[feature programs now start exactly on the hour or half hour, which
they ought to have pointed out here! gh]
Sunday
1. News, Sincerely Yours, The Week Ahead, Dutch Horizons
2. News, Wide Angles, The Week Ahead, Aural Tapestry
3. Aural Tapestry, News, Wide Angle
4. Dutch Horizons, News, Sincerely Yours
Monday
1. Newsline, Research File
2. Newsline, EuroQuest
3. EuroQuest, Newsline
4. Research File, Newsline
Tuesday
1. Newsline, Music 52-15
2. Newsline, A Good Life
3. A Good Life, Newsline
4. Music 52-15, Newsline
Wednesday
1. Newsline, The Weekly Documentary
2. Newsline, Dutch Horizons
3. Dutch Horizons, Newsline
4. The Weekly Documentary, Newsline
Thursday
1. Newsline, Media Network
2. Newsline, Research File
3. Research File, Newsline
4. Media Network, Newsline
Friday
1. Newsline, A Good Life (1512 kHz Roughly Speaking)
2. Newsline, The Weekly Documentary
3. The Weekly Documentary, Newsline
4. A Good Life, Newsline
Saturday
1. News, Europe Unzipped, Insight, Aural Tapestry
2. News, Europe Unzipped, Insight, Roughly Speaking
3. Roughly Speaking, News, Europe Unzipped
4. Aural Tapestry, News, Europe Unzipped
North America: 2330: 6165, 9845 1
0030: 6165, 9845 3
0430: 6165, 9590 1
Europe: 1030: 6045, 9860 2
1130: 6045, 9860 4
2030: 1512 mw 1
2130: 1512 mw 3
Africa: 1730: 6020, 7120, 11655 1
1830: 6020, 7120, 11655, 9895, 13700, 17605, 21590 2
1930: 6020, 7120, 11655, 9895, 13700, 17605, 21590 4
Asia/Far East: 0930: 9795, 12065, 13710 1
1030: 9795, 12065, 13710 2
1430: 9890, 12065, 15590 1
Pacific: 0930: 9795, 12065, 13710 1
1030: 9795, 12065, 13710 2
Tracking down which frequencies come from which sites:
Bonaire: 6165, 9590, 9795, 17605, 21590; Petropavlovsk: 12065;
Flevoland: 9895 & 13700; Tashkent: 12075; Irkutsk: 13710; Wertachtal:
9860; Juelich: 6045; Wolvertem: 1512 mw; Madagascar: 6020, 7120,
9890, 15590 (c) RNW, Programme Distribution Department (02-03-2000)
(RN web site via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. On 6819.6, R. La Voz de la Haurijas [sic; I thought it was
las Huarinjas -gh], Huancabamba, Piura; 19/03 2246-2330 22222 with mx
pasillo and mx chicha; also on 21/03 1050-1138 22222, signal just
came on at 1109, rather weak with ID. And 24/03 0000-010 [sic] 33333
with mx pasillo, program Nostalgia ecuatoriana, invited phone calls
to 473259.
I called them and succeeded in talking with the son of the owner and
then with Sr. Alfonso García Silva, who told me that the name of the
station comes from one of the lakes in the area. Address is: Barrio
El Altillo s/n (sin número) in the city of Huancabamba. They
generally open at 1045 UT and close at 0200. To phone them, dial 51-
74-473259.
Huancabamba is at 3957m above sea level, a province famous for its
magical practices and traditional medicine, located in the highlands
of Piura, where the best curanderos are found. Their rites habitually
involve taking patients to the Huaringas [sic], where some lakes are
found between the peaks. These are renowned for their medicinal
properties, still not studied, attracting numerous curanderos and
shamans from all over the country in search of magical visions to
help them in their work, income, and/or to recharge their energy.
Among the best known lakes are Negra, Blanca, Shimbe, Huarijas [sic],
etc. Mr. Garcia informed me that he is a curandero himself. For your
information, the difference between a curandero and a brujo is:
[gh note: my dictionary translates curandero only as quack doctor or
charlatan, and brujo only as magician or wizard]
CURANDERO: a learned person who cures a curse, hurt and/or illness in
the patient and in his rituals calls upon God.
BRUJO: a person who makes use of certain arts to make a curse, hurt
or illness upon a person at the request of another, due to envy or
anger. In these rituals he calls upon the Devil (Pedro F.
Arrunategui, Lima, Chasqui DX, translated by gh for DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** PERU. 6819.4, RADIO LA VOZ DE LAS HUARINJAS. 0040-0110 March 26.
New frequency for this station, ex-7003.4 (Rafael O. Rodriguez R.,
Santafe de Bogota, Colombia, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 6820, March 26 at 0010, new frequency, ex-7003 for La Voz de
las Huarinjas, opening with program ``Invasion Musical`` (Yimber
Gaviria, Colombia, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 7042, March 26 0008-0030*, 444, J doble C, ... ``con saludos
... alla en Bogota, Colombia,`` closing with national anthem at 0029.
QRM to a ham on 7042 LSB (Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** PERU. 7040.5, ESTACION J DOBLE C. 2340-0130 March 25. Thanks to
tip from colleague and friend Yimber Gaviria, I could listen to this
new radio station from Huancabamba. When they presented the program
``Al compas del San Juanto`` [Juanito? gh]. This frequency has been
used for several years by different radio stations that have been
under the direction of Cesar Colunche Bustamante. Previously were
heard on this channel: Radio San Ignacio and Radio Melodia.
Surprisingly at 0017 the speaker sent greetings to different
villages, ``...que sera de la vida del amigo Takayuki alla en Japon,
para mi compadre Klemens alla, el ``escoces`` en Bogota, Colombia,
posiblemente este recepcionando su emisora Jota doble Ce, un abrazo
para el amigo Klemens en Bogota Colombia, nuestro amigo
radioaficionado...``
>From the warmth of the message I think that the speaker was the same
Cesar Colunche, since several times HK had phone contact with him and
one can also notice the friendship when TIN through Por las Rutas del
Peru (19) called Colunche ``Unforgettable friend`` Also listened to
on Sunday March 26 when mentioned the postal address, Calle Union No.
612, Huancabamaba, Piura, Peru. Very close to the address of Radio
Huancabamba, 6281 kHz, Calle Union No. 610 that also belonged to
Cesar Colunche (Rafael O. Rodriguez R., Santafe de Bogota, Colombia,
March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5460.43 Radio Bolivar, Bolivar; I received a phone from
Julio Davila Echevarria, the station owner and director, on
21/MAR/2000, sending kindly message of ``Gracias por escucharnos en
onda corta`` to all DXers. According to him, the station broadcasts
two times a day: 1100-1300 (morning transmission) and 2200-0100
(evening transmission) daily. Reports will be confirmed by QSL letter
and should be sent to: Correo Central, Bolivar, Provincia de Bolivar,
Departamento de La Libertad, Peru. Mail dalivery may be via Cajamarca
route (Takyuki Inoue Nozaki, Japan, March 25, Relampago DX via DXLD)
** PERU. 4780.00, Radio Satelite 0213-0231, Andean vocals, announcer
in between, 0226 informal closing announcement and ID, Peruvian
anthem and 0231 signoff. Fair signal with ute and het QRM (Mark
Mohrmann, VT, Mar 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Incredible: Peruvian on an
exact frequency (gh)
** POLAND [non]. R. Polonia is getting a new relay via WRMI; see
under USA. Unfortunately it is in the afternoon when 7385 will not
propagate very far (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 11675 is the summer afternoon freq for V. of Russia in
English heard March 26 until 2100 sign-off. Even better than previous
12010. Evening freq of 9665 also returned, heard March 27 at 0100
sign on (Ivan Grishin, Ont., DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. Voice of Russia English A-00:
North America
0100-0200 17595, 15595, 11990, 9665*, 7180**
0200-0300 17595*, 15595, 13690, 11990, 9665*, 7180**
0300-0400 17690*, 17660, 17650*, 17565*, 15595, 15465**, 15455**,
15425**, 11990, 9665*, 7180**, 7125
0400-0500 17690*, 17660, 17650*, 17565*, 15595, 15465**, 15455**,
15425**, 11990, 9665*, 7180**, 7125
Europe
0100-0300 1548
0300-0500 1548, 693
0500-0900 1323, 693
1400-1500 1386, 1323, 1215, 693
1500-1700 9730, 1494
1700-1800 11675*, 9890*, 9820*****, 9775, 9720**, 9710*, 9450**,
7300**, 1494*****
1800-1900 11675*, 9890*, 9820, 9775, 9720, 9710*, 9480**, 9450**,
7330, 7300**, 1494, 1143
1900-2000 12070, 11675*, 9890*, 9820, 9775, 9720**,9710*, 9450**,
7440**, 7300**, 1386
2000-2100 15485*, 12030**, 11675*, 9890*, 9820, 9775, 9720**, 7300**,
1386, 1323
2100-2200 612
Africa
1600-1700 15515*, 12070**
1700-1800 12015, 11510
1800-1900 12015, 11695, 11510*
Australia, New Zealand
0500-0600 21790, 17665, 17625
0600-0700 21790, 17665, 17625, 15490
0700-0900 21790, 17665, 17625, 17495, 15490
Middle East
0200-0200 13690
1400-1500 12055***, 7315****, 648
1500-1600 12015, 7325, 4975, 4965, 4940, 1170, 972
1600-1700 15515*, 12070**, 12055***, 12015, 7315****, 1251, 648
1700-1800 12055***, 7315****
Asia
0100-0200 12045
0600-0700 17655
0700-0800 17655, 1251
0800-0900 1251
1400-1500 12025, 11695, 1269
1500-1600 11500
1600-1700 12025, 9875*, 7305**, 1251
1700-1800 1269
*- from 26.03.00 till 03.09.00
** - from 04.09.00 till 29.10.00
*** - from 26.03.00 till 23.09.00
**** - from 24.09.00 till 29.10.00
*****- except Tue, Fri
Schedule from March 26 till October 29, 2000. All times are UT (VOR
web site via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SLOVAKIA. Radio Slovakia Shortwave Schedule from March 26 to
October 29, 2000. ENGLISH
0100-0130 NAm 5930, CAm 7230, SAm 9440
0700-0730 Australia 9440 15460 17550
1630-1700 WEur 5920 6055 7345
1830-1900 WEur 5920 6055 7345
(via Richard Buckby, rec.radio.shortwave via John Norfolk, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA - WRMI below for new relay!
** SWEDEN. R. Sweden A00 includes:
2100-2130 Swedish 15255 Au/SEA ** NEW SERVICE **
2130-2200 English 15255 Au/SEA ** NEW SERVICE ** (Electronic DX Press
via DXLD) I was hearing these March 26 (Joe Hanlon, PA) Wonder if
long or short path?? Could be aimed across Central America. 15255
poor here March 27 at 2137 check in English, intermittent het at 2138
(gh, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWITZERLAND. Swiss Radio International English March 26-October
28, 2000:
0100-0130 NAm/CAm 9885 SOT, 9905 MSY
0400-0430 SEEur 9610 JUL
0400-0500 NAm/CAm 9885 SOT, 9905 MSY
0500-0530 SEEur 9610 JUL
0730-0800 Near East/Africa 15545 & 17685 JUL; 21750 SOT
0830-0900 Australia 9885 MSY, 13685 SOT
1000-1030 SWEur 15315 JUL
1100-1200 Asia 13735 SNG, 21770 SOT
1200-1230 SWEur 15315 JUL
1400-1500 Asia 9575 SNG, 17670 SOT
1900-1930 NWEur 6110 JUL
2000-2030 Near East/Africa 13770 SOT, 15220 & 17580 JUL, 13710 MSY
Transmitter sites: JUL-Juelich, Germany; MSY-Montsinery, French
Guiana; SNG-Singapore; SOT-Sottens, Switzerland (SRI web site via
John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Considerably reduced frequency usage, mostly down to one or two at a
time rather than mostly four (gh)
** SWITZERLAND. Worldwide Swiss Radio on March 25, announced on
Capital Letters that they are going back to their name Swiss Radio
International as of March 26. Also, their popular show Rendezvous was
canceled in January to reassign those reporters to their Internet
services. In addition, some more news broadcasts would be dropped in
the next 2-4 years as reporters are assigned to internet services.
(Dean Bonanno, CT, March 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWITZERLAND. Thanks to Larry Nebron for sending us a recording of
this show interviewing head of SRI English Service Ron Popper:
Management is considering reducing SW output, but not dropping it
completely as of now. Waiting to see how digital SW works out. Amount
of hours to certain parts of world in certain languages will be
reduced in the next 2-4 years, diverting resources into other things
such as Internet. Number of hits to site per month is going up by 10
percent, a healthy figure. Throwing more financial and people
resources at Internet service, introducing new pages shortly in
English and others; sites for travel and tourism, another for
science, technology and health, more multi-layered, and to be
redesigned shortly: http://www.swissinfo.org
Why was Rendezvous With Switzerland dropped January 1? Was second
half hour of one-hour broadcasts on SW and satellite. Were not happy
with certain programs, but mainly wanted to divert journalists
involved in show to working on Internet. Tourist Rendezvous was cut
earlier this month, but good news to listeners who objected: taking
another look at this, to develop in a different way. Assure listeners
that will have a new and expanded tourism service on Internet.
What about news and names? As of March 26 cutting back some news to
Europe, USA, and some eliminated. Same reason, personnel needed to
work on Internet site. Some bulletins not listened to so much, so
output is being optimized. Listeners were confused about ``World
Radio Switzerland`` which was name of European satellite broadcast,
and name of half-hour news and current affairs program. So dropping
name completely as of March 26, back to good old S R I, and name of
program once again News Net (notes by gh, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. Radio Thailand back on 15395 0030-0100, heard March 27
(Ivan Grishin, Ont., DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TIMOR EAST. More activity is beginning to show up on the bands
from this new entity. Thor, TF1MM, continues to be active as 4W6MM.
QSNs show that he likes 20 meters CW on 14001 kHz between 1130 and
1330z. He was also active this week on 15 meters CW on 21007 kHz
after 1845z. QSL 4W6MM via TF1MM. Ross, VK8UN active as 4W6UN, was
heard this week on the 14245 DX Net between 1530 and 1700z. QSL 4W6UN
via VK3OT. Antonio, CT1EGH, is the newcomer on the air this past week
as 4W6GH. His activity has been mainly on 15 and 20 meters SSB. QSNs
show activity on 14265 and 14254 kHz anywhere between 1330 and 2000z.
Also watch 21223, 21245 and 21286 kHz after 0600z and after (or a
hour before) 2000z. This past weekend during the contest he was heard
on 21306 kHz between 1430 and 1700z. QSL 4W6GH via CT1EGH.
Remember to look for Neville, VK2QF, to be active as 4W6/VK2QF
beginning Wednesday, March 29th and active until April 5th. His
suggested frequencies are:
CW - 7010, 14010, 21010 and 28010 kHz
SSB - 7095, 14195, 21295 and 28495 kHz
6 meters - 50090 on CW and 50135 kHz on SSB.
QSL direct only to VK2QF, Nev Mattick, Hargraves, NSW 2850,
Australia. His Web site was published in OPDX.453.
4W DX NEWS FLASH! Just before going to print a press release from
Doug, N6RT, reports that Bernie, W3UR, editor of "The Daily DX", has
arrived safely in Dili, East Timor with all equipment intact. Due to
a misunderstanding at the licensing authority, Bernie will be signing
4W/W3UR, not 4W6DX as previously announced. Bernie and Thor,
TF1MM/4W6MM, will be relocating to Baucau (3 to 4 hours east of Dili)
shortly and Jose, CT1EEB/ 4W6EB will join them on Monday, March 27th.
Because of this relocation, online logs may not be posted daily as
previously hoped. Bernie hopes to come on the air late Sunday or
early Monday UTC.
It was mentioned earlier in the week that Olli, OH0XX, unfortunately
had to cancel out as one of the operators at the last moment due to a
work conflict. This was a set back as the other two operators (Jose,
CT1EEB, and Bernie, W3UR) had to cram more gear in with their
luggage. (A more detailed press release on this will be available to
OPDX InterNet Subscribers as an additional bulletin) The planned
(updated) operating frequencies are: [updates DXLD 00-43--jn]
CW - 1826.5 (maybe), 3502, 7002, 10107, 14007, 18070, 21007, 24907,
28007
SSB - 3799, 7062.5, 14150, 18115, 21200, 24935, 28400
RTTY - 14087 (possibly near the end of the operation)
QSLs for this operation are still via OH2BN, Jarmo J. Jaakola,
Kiilletie 5-C-30, 00710 Helsinki, FINLAND. A web page has been set up
at: http://www.dailydx.com/4W6DX.html (KB8NW/Ohio Penn DX Bulletin
453, March 27/BARF80 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UKRAINE. I'm sorry! If it does not late, please, correct the line
of RUI's schedule:
12045\0100-0400\1500-2000\1\055\Russia (Tyumen);
I have to inform you that from 24th of March the Lviv's 1000 Kw
transmitter is off the air for indefinite term. The reason is the
overconsumption of the electricity limit. So, from 26th of March the
following frequencies are temporarily unavailable:
13590 (from 2300 to 0400), 15530 and 21520 kHz.
With the best regards, (Alexander Yegorov, via Rachel Baughn,
Monitoring Times, March 27, via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 13590 was the
only frequency listed to North America, all in Ukrainian (gh, DXLD)
** U K O G B A N I. From March 25, BBC started streaming the local
output of the BBC Asian Network through BBC Online at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork The BBC Asian Network was launched
using the former AM frequencies of BBC Radios WM [West Midlands] and
Leicester in November 1996 to reflect the views and interests of the
Asian communities across the Midlands. The audio streaming will form
one part of a new-look BBC Asian Network web site. Source: BBC press
release, London, in English 23 Mar 00 (via BBC Monitoring March 27,
excerpted for DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K O G B A N I ? 9420 -0600-0700 plus techno music without
announcements until 0700 Male announcement ``Energy Radio now
available all over the world``. It may be written NRG rather than
Energy. Gradually faded consistent with a source in UK/Europe. That
was yesterday 27/03. Frequency is clear so far today 28th [sic; must
be 27 March, yesterday being 26 March -gh] apart from Athens which
must have changed a day late and couldn't be detected under NRG the
day before (Morrison Hoyle, Victoria, Electronic DX Press via DXLD)
One of the customers of Merlin?? (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. Dear Glenn, I am pleased to announce that "Marion's Attic"
is moving to a new time slot due to the wishes of my radio fans. I'm
moving from Tuesday at 4:30 PM Eastern time to Saturday at 9 PM
Eastern time !!! Marion has a whole hour now to play more of the
sounds of very, very long ago. I am told that there isn't a show like
mine anywhere on the radio. I only wish to make listener happy and
perhaps teach a little history of recorded sound. This time slot will
allow me to reach more people with better propagation. The first hour
show is on 4-1-00.
Thank-you for your show, World of Radio. It is very interesting and I
never miss it. I hope you can catch my show now !
Lovingly, (Marion Webster, MarionWeb@xxxxxxx, March 26, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) That would be UT Sun April 2 0200, and from April 9 UT Sun
0100 (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. The imminent move of WBCQ-2 from 9340 to 9330 is because of
Israel`s use of 9345 (Allan H. Weiner Worldwide, March 25 via gh, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 25950, KFXX Portland, Oregon has been widely heard here in
Australia with their 910 sports radio format although I tuned in
today midday (0200) UTC and noted a live baseball game with deep
fades with the signal, making it a little difficult for a good copy
(March 25 2000) AM mode (Tim Gaynor, Australia, swl@xxxxxxx via DXLD)
25950/AM KFXX Vancouver WA relay; 1931-1948+, 17-Mar; ``Sports Radio
9-10, the Fan``; ``The Jungle`` sports px w/Jim Rome; SIO=344 (Harold
Frodge, Ont., MARE via DXLD)
** U S A. Spring is here, in the northern hemisphere, and thus a new
frequency schedule for Communications World via VOA News Now. These
will be effective next weekend. All these are UTC Saturday.
To East and South Asia and the Pacific. At 133 on 7115, 9635, 11705,
11725, 11820, 13650, 15250, 17740, and 17820 kilohertz. At 933 all
via Tinian on 11775, 13610, and 15150 kilohertz. At 1333 on 6160,
9645, 9760, 15160, and 15425. At 1733 on 6160, 7125, and 9645. And
2133, especially for the Pacific region, Sunday morning your local
time: 9705, 11870, 15185, 17735, and 17820. Listeners in Australia
and New Zealand, please let me know how these perform for you.
To Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: 133 to the Persian Gulf
region on 1548 kilohertz medium wave. 533 on 7170, 11965, and 15205,
plus 792 and 1197 medium wave. 933 and 1333 on 1197 medium wave to
central Europe. 1733 on 9700, 9760, and 15255, plus 1197 kilohertz
medium wave. And 2133 on 6040, 6095, 9535, and 9760, plus 1260 and
new at this hour 1197 medium wave. To Africa at 533 on 5970, 6035,
6080, 7195, 12080, and 13670 plus 909 medium wave to southern Africa.
And 1733 on 15410, 15445, and 17895 kilohertz.
And to the Americas at 133 on 5995, 6130, and 9455. The 28-minute
version of Communications World continues via the Greenville sideband
feeder transmitters, using both upper and lower sideband, also known
as double sideband. The schedule is the same: Saturday at 7 Universal
Time on 6873. As the days get longer, we may have to move that
frequency upward, or shift to an earlier time. And Sunday at 14 on
18275. Please write with your reception reports on the new schedule
(Kim Elliott, VOA Communications World March 25 via John Norfolk, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. While the HFCC web site says its data for A-00 will go up
around March 27, the FCC site has summer schedule data for US
broadcasters current as of 24 March at
http://www.fcc.gov/ib/pnd/neg/hf_web/hfff0z00.txt
Regards, (Matt Francis, Australia, Electronic DX Press via DXLD)
Including oddities such as these:
9370.0 [sic] WTJC 24h, 50 kW 40 degrees to zones 4, 9
12170.0 [sic] WGTG 1530-2400 50 kW SSB 250 degrees, zone 10
9465.0 WMLK 0300-0800, 1600-2100 during DST
7415.0 and 9330.0 WBCQ has a 245 degree azimuth on both
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WRMI has posted its new schedule effective April 2, showing
more relays of European stations. No more Vaticana, however. Prague
continues 7 nights a week in three languages, and now there is
Slovakia 5 nights a week, and Budapest one night, and Polonia one
afternoon a week. These along with the few DX and entertainment
programs we excerpt:
UT Tue-Sat:
0030-0100 7385 R. Slovakia Int`l, English
0200-0230 7385 R. Prague, Spanish
0230-0300 7385 R. Prague, Czech
0300-0330 7385 R. Prague, English
0330-0400 7385 R. Budapest, English UT Tue only
0645-0700 7385 Viva Miami, English
Saturday:
1230-1300 9955 Viva Miami, Spanish
2015-2030 7385 Viva Miami, English
2030-2100 7385 R. Polonia, English
2130-2200 7385 AWR Wavescan, English
2230-2300 7385 Viva Miami, English
UT Sunday:
0200-0330 7385 R. Prague, Spanish, Czech, English
0330-0400 7385 This Lousy Half-Hour Radio Show
0400-0500 7385 Scream of the Butterfly
2045-2100 9955 Viva Miami, English
2130-2200 9955 AWR Wavescan, English
2200-2230 9955 Viva Miami, Spanish
UT Monday:
0200-0330 7385 R. Prague, Spanish, Czech, English
7385 is beamed 317 degrees to NAm; 9955 160 degrees to Lam
(WRMI website via Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. The following will be the shortwave schedule for
Family Stations, Inc. aired from Taiwan 26 Mar 2000 to 29 Oct 2000.
English
0100-0200 15160 295 S. Asia
1302-1502 11550 285 S. Asia
Hindi
0000-0100 15160 295 S. Asia
1502-1602 11550 285 S. Asia
Mandarin
1102-1602 6300 310 E. Asia
1102-1602 9280 335 E. Asia
2100-0000 6300 310 E. Asia
2100-0000 9280 335 E. Asia
Russian
1505-1705 9955 325 Eu/Sib (Dan Elyea, WYFR, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [non]. V. Of Vietnam on NF 9695 in English at 0100 March
27 with a very powerful signal, running a few seconds ahead of 7250
Armavir relay. Where could this be coming from? (Ivan Grishin, Ont.,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) Well, there was an exchange visit between
Vietnamese and Cuban radio authorities a few weeks ago... (gh, DXLD)
** YUGOSERBIA. 9580 0530-0600 Radio Yugoslavia En. This must be a new
entry as most of the broadcasts from Europe that changed have just
come on one hour earlier to suit local clock time change (Morrison
Hoyle, Victoria, March 27, Electronic DX Press via DXLD) I suppose
the 0530 on 9580 will last one week until our timeshift, then 0430 on
9580, then from May probably 0430 on something else like 11 MHz (gh,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. A station in French is now heard on 6140 around 2120 UT
March 26. Would be nice if Burundi, but that supposedly closes at
2100 (Chris Hambly, Australia, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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