June
2000
SWR Finland
on the air
 Finland's
first private owned shortwave radio station, Scandinavian
Weekend Radio,
hit the air late June 30 on 11690 kHz.
The station was received with fair signals in several parts
of Europe, despite a low power of 50 watts.
"Suffering from quite deep fades, best on LSB as Indonesian(?)
speaking station on 11695. Some good peaks being noted 2250,
not bad for 50 watts", reports Mike Barraclough from
the UK.
And German DXer Martin Elbe adds:
"Quite good here, considering the low power."
Studios
and transmitters are located in Virrat, western Finland.
"Unfortunately we had only 50 watts of power due technical
problems", said Ville-Veikko Haikarainen, Scandinavian
Weekend Radio.
The station has made it possible to send reception reports
via the Internet. Reports sent through their web site will
be verified on a public verification page.
SWR Finland
ready to hit the air
Finland's first private owned shortwave radio station, Scandinavian
Weekend Radio, is
ready to hit the air.
The first test transmission is scheduled for June 30, at 2200,
on 11690 or 11720 kHz, "depending on interfering stations".
Studios
and transmitters are located in Virrat, in western Finland.
(N 62°23' E 23°37' 129 meters high from sea level.).
Earlier HCDX report 
More on SWR web site
Cuts
at Solomon Islands BC
Citing "financial difficulties caused by the current
security and political situation", the Solomon Islands
Broadcasting Corporation has announced cutbacks to their
operations, beginning on June 26th.
Radio Happy Isles (5020 kHz) will cut back its hours of
broadcast, ending at 10 pm Solomon Islands time (which I
make out to be 1100 UT) instead of its usual midnight local
time (or 1300 UT), and will begin its broadcast day a half
hour later than usual (6 am local time, instead of 5:30
am, which I figure to be 1900 UT).
Additionally,
local AM and FM stations in the Solomon Islands will be
affected; in some instances through reduced hours of operation.
The
announcement also states that SIBC staff will be sent on
"early leave", to be followed if needed by unpaid
leave. The numbers of staff so affected were not indicated
in the news broadcast I heard.
The SIBC states that the radio stations affected will hopefully
return to their customary operations as the situation is
resolved and government revenues begin to flow again. (B.
Cooley, June 24, via DXLD on hcdx list)
Radio
Uniendo (?) new on 5855.7 kHz
Swedish DX Björn Malm, living in Quito Ecuador, have
reported hearing a new unknown Peruvian station on 5855.7
kHz.
This station now has been logged by Colombian DXer Rafael
Rodríguez on June 24, between 2341-0012.
Despite distorted signals, says Rodríguez in Glenn
Hauser's DX Listening Digest, he could get the following
details:
The station transmits from Soritor in Moyobamba. They mentioned
the QTH as "Jirón Urubamba a pocos pasos del
Jirón Amazonas en Soritor, Provincia de Moyobamba,
Depto. de San Martín". The also mentioned José
Isaías Bustamante as Gerente- Propietario.
Rodrígues says he was not able to clearly identify
the name of the station, but it seems clear that the name
consists of three syllables, which for the moment reads
as "Uniendo la Radio".
But, adds Rodríguez, "the only parts that are
clear to me are "Un---do la Radio, netamente San Martinense..."
and "Un---do la Radio, la radio que está apuntando
al futuro..." (Rafael Rodríguez, via DXLD
on hcdx list, June 27, 2000)
Mamoré
running at full power
Radio Mamoré, Bolivia, is back operating at full
power on 4802 kHz thanks to a pair of new transmitting tubes
donated by a Latvian amateur radio operator.
Radio Mamoré is a rare DX catch. Lucio Montan has
agreed to broadcast specific DX test transmissions for tropical
band DXers. The time and dates are to be determined. (Bill
Smith, Cumbre DX via DXLD on hcdx list, June 24, 2000)
SWR
Finland aiming at July
Scandinavian Weekend Radio is
busy with their project, reporting that the studio is waiting
for equipments, the license granted, and transmitters and
aerial almost finished.
Our
transmitting tower is soon to be lifted and the transmitter
is going to be measured by Finnish authorities.
-- Unfortunately
we cannot make any test transmissions before July 1, according
to our broadcasting licence, says Ville-Veikko
Haikarainen of Scandinavian Weekend Radio.
Earlier HCDX report
More on SWR web site
QSL
from Radio Yura,
"La Voz de los Ayllus"
In today´s Shortwave Bulletin, courtesy of Thomas Nilsson
and a HCDX partner, a report by Rolf Wikström says that
he has had a letter of verification from Rolando Cueto, "periodista"
(journalist), and founder of Radio Yura, "La Voz de los
Ayllus", running 1 kW on 4715 kHz.
In Rolf´s QSL-letter, the meaning of Ayllu is explained
in Spanish. In plain English, and quoting an appropriate country
study - that of Peru - published by the Federal Research Division
of the Library of Congress,
 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/peru/pe_glos.html
it says:
Ayllu, a self-governing and land-owning peasant communtiy
in the Andean highlands. May refer to either a village, a
kinship group, or a class-like organization, usually based
on collective agriculture. Although a pre-Columbian term,
ayllu has been used as a synonym for contemporary highland
Peasant Communities. (Henrik Klemetz, hcdx list, June 18)
QSL
from Radioemisoras Ballivian
Radioemisoras Ballivian, Bolivia, transmitting on 4785 kHz,
has sent a QSL card and pennant in 107 days.
Address: CP 152, San Borja, Beni, Bolivia. (Juan Carlos
Buscaglia, Argentina, via Conexion Digital 59, June 2000)
Special QSL from
Radio Sweden
Radio Sweden, and its service provider Teracom, is trying
to improve reception in North America by adding a new frequency.
The new 15245 kHz will complement 9495 kHz between 0300-0400.
Reception reports are most welcome, especially if they compare
the two frequencies, says Magnus Nilsson at Teracom HF Planning.
Reports will be verified with a special QSL-card, and a number
of T-shirts will be given away to some of the reporters.
Reports
should be sent to (e-mail and fax preferred):
e-mail: magnus.nilsson@teracom.se
fax: +46 8 55542060
Mail: HF Frequency Planning, Uf, Teracom AB, P.O. Box 17666,
SE-11892 Stockholm, Sweden
Christian
Voice leasing Darwin
The Darwin transmitter site in Australia's Northern Territory
is to be leased to Christian Vision, the UK-based religious
broadcasting organisation which operates Christian Voice in
Zambia and Chile.
The transmitter was used by Radio Australia to broadcast into
Asia, until it was closed in July 1997.
Radio Australia is planning to buy air time off its old transmitter,
though the Christian Vision has said none will be available.
(several on hcdx list, June 2-3)
Many critical
voices are to be found on the lease of the Darwin transmitters:
Sale may transmit
tensions
The decision
to sell Radio Australia's powerful Darwin transmitter to an
evangelical Christian organisation has sparked criticism that
the new service will inflame religious tensions in countries
such as Indonesia.
More on Sydney Morning Herald web
Religious war
in the airwaves
The
sale is a blow to Radio Australia andwill heighten tensions
between Canberra and other governments in the region offended
at the use of an Australian facility to broadcast Christian
messages across Asia.
More on The Australian web
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