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February
2002
Hong
Kong sailing news on 3940 kHz
As
late as 1996, Dxers heard Radio TV Hong Kong weather reports
broadcast on shortwave for participants in the China Sea
Race. This is a sailing race between Hong Kong and the Philippines
organized by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. The Cape D'Aguilar
HF station in Hong Kong provided the actual transmission
facilities, operating on 3940 kHz with 10 kW.
The 2002 China Sea Race Series will be from March 28th until
April 6th. According to the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club the
broadcasts will begin on March 28th starting at 0945 UTC
(1745 local). There will also be a morning broadcast at
2345 UTC (0745 local). Both will be on 3940. The transmissions
will stop on the morning on Tuesday 2nd April whereby most
of the boats should have arrived. There will be a 2345 UTC
transmission for the return journey from Sunday 7th April
through to Friday 12th April.
Those wishing to receive a QSL can contact: Cape D'Aguilar
HF station, P.O.Box: 9896, GPO Hong Kong. Tel: +852 2888
1128. Fax: +825 2809 2434. Lam Chi Keung, Assistant Engineer,
is the verification signer.
Lam
and Johnson, Cumbre DX, 26 Feb 2002
Radio Center
test broadcast
To
commemorate its 10th anniversary, Radio Center from Moscow
is to conduct a special short wave test.
The station will be heard world wide with a bilingual program
in Russian and English on March 1, 2 and 3 at 0000-0100
on 7125 kHz.
For the first time in its 10-year history Radio Center has
printed a limited edition of a special QSL card.
To receive a full-data anniversary verification card, listeners
are invited to mail a correct reception report along with
U$2.00 (cash) for p&h to Radio Center, Nikolskaya, 7 Moscow,
103012 Russia.
Due to budget considerations, no reception reports can be
confirmed without a $2.00 fee. Sorry but reception reports
sent by e-mail will not be confirmed, either.
Radio
Center info, via Anker Petersen, hcdx list, 27 Feb 2002
Radio Okapi,
Congo, on 9555 kHz
Radio
Okapi, the new station operated jointly by the United Nations
Observer Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
and Fondation Hirondelle, was scheduled to start February
25, 2002.
David Smith, Chief of Information to the UN Mission in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), informs Media Network
that they did not manage to get the shortwave transmitter
on the air in time for the launch, but hoped to have it running
by Tuesday afternoon, 26 Feb 2002.
The frequency is 9555 kHz (not 9550 as mentioned in press
reports), and they're initially using an old 10 KW Collins
transmitter.
Three 10 kW transmitters are being built, and are due to be
delivered at the end of March.
Broadcasts commenced as scheduled on FM in three cities: in
Kinshasa on 103.5 MHz, in Kisangani on 94.8 MHz and in Goma
on 105.2 MHz.
Radio Okapi will broadcast round the clock seven days a week,
with news, features and music, focusing particularly on the
DRC, MONUC's activities, the inter-Congolese dialogue and
humanitarian assistance.
In due course, programmes will also be delivered on satellite
and the Internet.
Andy
Sennitt, Media
Network, hcdx list, 26 Feb 2002
Radio Okapi,
Congo, on 9550 kHz
Radio
Okapi, the new station operated jointly by the United Nations
Observer Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
and Fondation Hirondelle, launched February 25, 2002.
Radio Okapi will broadcast round the clock seven days a week,
with news, features and music, focusing particularly on the
DRC, MONUC's activities, the inter-Congolese dialogue and
humanitarian assistance.
The launch coincides with the start of peace talks in South
Africa.
The station's shortwave frequency is 9550 kHz.
On FM, Radio Okapi will initially be heard on FM in three
cities: in Kinshasa on 103.5 MHz, in Kisangani on 94.8 MHz
and in Goma on 105.2 MHz.
In due course, programmes will also be delivered on satellite
and the Internet.
No Web site domain has yet been announced, though Media Network
notes that the domain okapi.org has been registered by a Swiss
Internet provider.
Andy
Sennitt, Media
Network, 25 Feb 2002
TWR on shortwave
from Malawi
Trans
World Radio is establish in Malawi with a newly commissioned
Blantyre FM radio station.
The TWR managment now states that it is time to proceed with
phase two of an ongoing project.
Phase two includes further FM
repeater stations as well as an HCJB, 1 KW shortwave tropical
band transmitter that will provide nation wide coverage at
night.
More on the TWR
Africa web site.
Pentti
Lintujärvi, hcdx mail list, 24 Feb 2002
Win WINB pennant
Shortwave
station WINB in Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA, is marking its
40th anniversary this year.
As part of the celebration, WINB plans to run a few contests.
Here is the first:
From 9 Feb until 23 Feb 2002 only, A WINB pennant will be
sent to anyone who sends an audio recording and reception
report of WINB as heard on 9320 kHz between 1100-1200 UTC.
Recording can be on cassette or CD and mailed to: WINB, P.O.
Box 88, Red Lion, PA 17356 USA
Alternatively, you may send a real audio or MP3 file to winb40th@yahoo.com
[No WAV files please.]
While CD's and cassette recordings may be of any length, please
keep audio files between two and three minutes long, says
Hans Johnson, Frequency Manager, WINB.
hcdx
news desk, 8 Feb 2002
Virgin Islands
now on 1620 kHz
WDHP,
in Frederiksted, Virgin Islands, on 1620 kHz received with
good signal on 6 Feb between 2002-0200.
This new station started on this date, and they ask for reception
reports..
Announces that this is a sister station to WRRA-1290
kHz, and that their effect is 10 kW.
Address is WDHP - 1620 Radio, #79A Castle Coakley, Christiansted,
VI 00820.
Björn
Malm, Ecuador, 8 Feb 2002
Heard with good signals in Sweden until fade-out at 0500
yesterday and today, 9 Feb..
Björn Fransson, Sweden, hcdx list, 9 Feb 2002
VOA closing Communications
World
One more shortwave radio show is doomed.
The Voice of America has decided to close this popular radio
DX magazine when its presenter, Kim Andrew Elliott, returns
to audience research.
"It is with sadness that I will leave, and I will miss
the support of my listeners," says Kim Andrew Elliott
in a comment.
VOA does not plan to continue Communications World under a
new host, at least for the time being.
The last programme is scheduled for 23 February 2002.
hcdx news desk,
6 Feb 2002
Indonesia DX
situation
Indonesian radio stations heard in January:
2899.1 RPDT2 Ngada
3214.8 RRI Manado
3264.6 RRI Gorontalo
3325.0 RRI Palangkaraya
3344.8 RRI Ternate
3905.0 RRI Merauke
3960.2 RRI Palu
3976.1 RRI Pontianak
4000.2 RRI Kendari
x4003.2 RRI Padang seems to be inactive in January.
4753.4 RRI Makassar
4789.1 RRI Fak Fak
4925.0 RRI Jambi reactivated on January 30.
6071.2 RRI Jayapura
6153.8 RRI Biak
7171.4 RRI Serui
9525.0 V.O.Indonesia, Cimanggis
9552.5 RRI Makassar, local daytime broadcast
9680.0 RRI Jakarta, Pro5, Cimanggis
9741.8 RRI Sorong, local daytime broadcast
11785.0 V.O.Indonesia, Cimanggis
15125.1 RRI Jakarta, Pro3, Cimanggis
Jembatan
DX 125, 5 Feb 2002, via hcdx list
DX
sources
MW guide
to Europe
Herman
Boel has made a new edition of the European
Medium Wave Guide available for download.
This is one of those publications which, once you've started
to use it, make you wonder how you ever managed without it.
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