Thursday, November 29, 2012

Revised Radio Exterior Espana winter schedule

Spain

Following the cancelled transmissions, this is the updated winter schedule of REE.

Effective: 27 November 2012

Arabic
1700-1900 21610 NOB 250 kW / 110 deg to NEAf
1900-2100 7265 NOB 250 kW / 170 deg to NWAf M-Fri
2000-2200 7265 NOB 250 kW / 170 deg to NWAf Sat/Sun

English
1900-2000 9605 NOB 250 kW / 170 deg to NWAf M-Fri

French
1900-2000 9590 NOB 250 kW / 170 deg to NWAf Sat
1900-2000 12030 NOB 250 kW / 110 deg to NEAf Sun
2000-2100 9570 NOB 250 kW / 110 deg to NEAf M-Fri
2000-2100 9605 NOB 250 kW / 110 deg to NEAf M-Fri

Portuguese
2100-2200 11680 NOB 250 kW / 230 deg to SoAm M-Fri

Russian
1700-1730 11755 NOB 250 kW / 068 deg to EaEu

Sefardi
1525-1455 15385 NOB 250 kW / 161 deg to WCAf M
0115-0145 11780 NOB 250 kW / 248 deg to SoAm Tue

Spanish
0000-0100 11815 CRI 100 kW / 110 deg to SoAm DRM
0000-0200 9630 CRI 100 kW / 340 deg to NoAm DRM
0000-0400 9765 CRI 100 kW / 110 deg to SoAm
0000-0400 9620 NOB 250 kW / 230 deg to SoAm
0000-0500 6125 NOB 250 kW / 242 deg to SoAm
0000-0500 9535 NOB 250 kW / 272 deg to CeAm
0200-0600 3350 CRI 100 kW / 000 deg to SoAm
0400-0800 5965 CRI 100 kW / 150 deg to SoAm
0500-0700 11895 NOB 100 kW / 080 deg to N/ME
0500-0900 9780 NOB 050 kW / 050 deg to WeEu DRM
0900-1500 21540 NOB 250 kW / 161 deg to WCAf
1100-1300 13720 NOB 250 kW / 000 deg to WeEu DRM
1100-1700 21610 NOB 250 kW / 110 deg to NEAf
1200-1400 11910 BEI 500 kW / 165 deg to SEAs
1200-1500 9765 CRI 100 kW / 000 deg to CeAm M-Fri
1200-1500 11815 CRI 100 kW / 110 deg to SoAm M-Fri
1200-2300 9765 CRI 100 kW / 000 deg to CeAm Sun1200-2300 15125 CRI 100 kW / 110 deg to SoAm Sun
1500-1700 15385 NOB 250 kW / 161 deg to WCAf M-Sat
1500-1900 17715 NOB 250 kW / 230 deg to SoAm M-Fri
1500-2200 17755 NOB 250 kW / 161 deg to WCAf Sun
1600-2300 9765 CRI 100 kW / 000 deg to CeAm Sat
1600-2300 15125 CRI 100 kW / 110 deg to SoAm Sat
1700-1900 17715 NOB 250 kW / 230 deg to SoAm Sat/Sun
1700-1900 17755 NOB 250 kW / 161 deg to WCAf M-Fri
1700-2200 17755 NOB 250 kW / 161 deg to WCAf Sat
1800-2000 9765 CRI 100 kW / 000 deg to CeAm M-Fri
1800-2000 15125 CRI 100 kW / 110 deg to SoAm M-Fri
1900-2300 11940 NOB 250 kW / 242 deg to CeAm Sat/Sun
2200-2300 7265 NOB 250 kW / 170 deg to NWAf
2200-2300 11625 NOB 250 kW / 161 deg to WCAf Sat/Sun
2300-2400 6125 NOB 250 kW / 242 deg to SoAm
2300-2400 9535 NOB 250 kW / 272 deg to CeAm
2300-2400 9620 NOB 250 kW / 230 deg to SoAm
(DX Re Mix 758/Balkan DX & Alokesh Gupta, India 29 Nov.)

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Radio Free Asia adjust winter Chinese service

Radio Free Asia

All times UTC

Chinese
0300-0400 21765 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Mon, ex 21450
0300-0400 21775 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Tue, ex 21450
0300-0400 21785 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Wed, ex 21450
0300-0400 21700 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Thu, ex 21450
0300-0400 21710 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Fri, ex 21450
0300-0400 21745 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Sat, ex 21450
0300-0400 21755 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Sun, ex 21450
0400-0500 21775 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Mon, ex 21450
0400-0500 21785 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Tue, ex 21450
0400-0500 21700 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Wed, ex 21450
0400-0500 21710 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Thu, ex 21450
0400-0500 21745 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Fri, ex 21450
0400-0500 21755 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Sat, ex 21450
0400-0500 21765 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Sun, ex 21450
0500-0600 21785 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Mon, ex 21450
0500-0600 21700 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Tue, ex 21450
0500-0600 21710 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Wed, ex 21450
0500-0600 21745 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Thu, ex 21450
0500-0600 21755 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Fri, ex 21450
0500-0600 21765 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Sat, ex 21450
0500-0600 21775 TIN 250 kW / 304 deg to EaAs Sun, ex 21450
(DX Re Mix 757 via Alokesh Gupta)

Stations make winter frequency adjustments


B12 winter schedule adjustments

All times UTC

Radio Liberty
Tajik0100-0300 9955 UDO 250 kW / 316 deg to CeAs, ex 7275 LAM

Deewa Radio
Pashto
0100-0400 9545 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg to WeAs, ex 9955 UDO
0100-0400 12005 IRA 250 kW / 340 deg to WeAs, ex 11895 IRA

Voice of America
Farsi
0230-0330 7360 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs, ex 0130-0230 on 7400 WER
0230-0330 9445 BIB 100 kW / 105 deg to WeAs, ex 0130-0230 on 9445 LAM
0230-0330 9495 BIB 100 kW / 105 deg to WeAs, ex 0130-0230 on same BIB

Radio Liberty
Uzbek
0300-0400 9855 LAM 100 kW / 077 deg to CeAs, ex 13790 PHT

Radio Liberty
Russian1600-1700 9840 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg to EaEu, ex 5930 LAM
1700-1800 9840 BIB 100 kW / 063 deg to EaEu, ex 9405 LAM

Radio Farda
Farsi
1700-1900 12035 BIB 100 kW / 105 deg to WeAs, ex 13615 LAM
(DX Mix News 757 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

Spain makes cuts to shortwave broadcasts


Spain

Radio Exterior Espana

Effective: 27 November 2012

All times UTC

Cancelled transmissions
0500-0900 on  9780 NOB 050 kW / 050 deg to WeEu Spanish DRM
0500-0900 on 12035 NOB 250 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Spanish Mon-Fri
0600-0900 on 12035 NOB 250 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Spanish Sat/Sun
0900-1700 on 15585 NOB 250 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Spanish
1100-1300 on 13720 NOB 250 kW / 000 deg to WeEu Spanish DRM
1700-2200 on  9665 NOB 250 kW / 000 deg to WeEu Spanish Sat/Sun
1700-2300 on  7275 NOB 250 kW / 050 deg to WeEu Spanish
1800-1900 on  9665 NOB 250 kW / 050 deg to WeEu French Mon-Fri
1900-2000 on  9665 NOB 250 kW / 038 deg to WeEu English Mon-Fri
2200-2300 on  6125 NOB 250 kW / 038 deg to WeEu English Sat/Sun
(Balkan DX)

Sultanate of Oman winter frequencies



Oman - Radio Sultanate of Oman -  B12 winter schedule

All times UTC

1500-1600 15560 THU 100 kW / 220 deg to EaAf Arabic, ex 15140
1600-2200 15595 THU 100 kW / 220 deg to EaAf Arabic, ex 15140
1400-1500 15560 THU 100 kW / 220 deg to EaAf English, ex 15140
(Balkan DX)

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

QSL Report Central



Utility  QSLs

IWA: C6FW2, Amrticas Spirit (Tanker), MMSI 311497000. DSC with full data prepared verification letter in 399 days. Report sent to the UK, and postmarked in United States.(Andreas Ibold, Germany/UDXF)

IWA: C6TA5, Coslrival (Platform) MMSI 3115588000, 2187.5 kHz. DSC, with full data QSL and returned prepared QSL as verified via email. (Ibold)

IWA: C6PW7, Toisa Invincible (Platform Supply vessel) MMSI 308619000, 2187.5 kHz DSC with full data prepared verification letter in 20 days. Position: Aberdeen, Scotland (Ibold)

IWA: C6XU4, Havila Aurora (Platform Supply vessel). MMSI 311022300, 2187.5 kHz. DSC with full data verification letter in 322 days. (Ibold)

IWA: 2FMKI8, Seatruck Precision (RO/RO), MMSI 235092453, 2187.5 kHz. DSC with full data prepared verification letter in 44 days. Position: 52 32, 3 N  005 19,7 W (Ibold)

IWA: LAHE6 Joegh Detroit (RO/RO), MMSI 257869000. DSC with full data prepared verification letter in 62 days. Report sent to Norway and postmarked in China. (Ibold).

Blog Logs

* sign-on  / sign-off*   // parallel frequency

All times UTC 

Logs edited for clarity

Argentina
11711, R.A.E. 0233 English service with lady announcer's Argentine national news. Fair signal noted. (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

Armenia
9395, Voice of Russia relay at 0303. Spanish service with news. Good signal and noted on parallel 7210 via Moscow transmitter, for fair signal. (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

Bangladesh
15105, Bangladesh Betar, *1227-1300.* Sign on with interval signal. Opening English announcements at 1230. English news. Subcontinent music. Poor to fair signal with slight hum in audio and noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre DX) 

Bolivia
6154.95, Radio Fides, La Paz. Fair signal clear of interference and static at 0959 tune in. Morning news program already in progress. Included national, local and international items (heard items for Santa Cruz, Bolivia, La Paz, Peru; and the Middle East  -- “un nuevo bombardeo en Gaza, el dia de hoy”).  Musical stingers between items and very precise time checks regularly provided by the  announcer, including “Las 6 de la manana, 6 minutos y 42 segundos . . .”. Bolivian folkloric musical burst at 1008 during ads, then more news, regional items for Bolivia. Hetrodyne and other nterference building toward bottom of the hour, as Fides began fading down and Asian stations fading up.  By 1030, entire frequency was a mess and left the station. According to station’s website, signs on  at  0945 and this first show runs to 1030, called “Saratasiñani” and the host is Felipa Peña. (Ralph Perry, IL/Cumbre DX)

4716.7, Radio Yatun Ayllu Yura 0049. Spanish programming of lively, modern Bolivian song. Poor signal. (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

Brazil
4877.34v, Radio Roraima, 0350-0359.* Portuguese announcements. Station ID's to Brazilian pop music. National anthem at 0355. Frequency slightly unstable and slightly distorted. Was on 4877.31 at 0350. 4877.28 at 0355. 4877.34 at 0357. 4877.30 at 0359. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre DX)

6009.93, Radio Inconfidência, 2215-2230. Portuguese announcements to station ID at 2217. Ads,  promos and station jingles.  Talk noted on  // 15191.40 - both frequencies fair. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre DX) 

Colombia
6010.08v, LV de tu Conciencia, 1000-1035. Some Spanish talk but mostly just a continuous wide variety of music  including Spanish inspirational music, some traditional religious music, local Colombian music and lite  instrumental music.Good signal strength but frequency constantly varying between 6010.02-  6010.10, including one very abrupt 1 second change at 1016 from 6010.08 down to 6010.02. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre DX) 

Egypt
9720, Radio Cairo 0244 English service with Radio Cairo presents Listeners’ Mail.” I listened for a couple  of minutes while she talked about Radio Cairo programs, but didn’t read any letters, and then played an  Arabic song. Modulation was deficient,as usual, but I could understand most of what she said. (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

Equatorial Guinea
15190, Radio Africa, 1558-1605. Tune-in just in time to hear a Radio Africa ID along with email address and contact information. U.S. produced English religious programming at 1559. Fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre DX)

India
4990, AIR Itanagar, 1420-1425. English text heard as, “Good evening, this is All India Radio Itanagar. The news read by . . .”. Newscast, sports and weather. Continued news with, "thirteen houses were gutted in a major fire mishap at Siyom Colony at Aalo in West Siang district on Friday last,  leading to a huge loss of property. Even though the army, air force and police along with fire tenders were pressed into service immediately it took time to control the fire. There have been no reports of any casualties.” Item on chess tournament into Hindi. Signal almost fair. My local sunrise at 1456 UTC. Audio at: www.box.com/s/k7b4n8l0zj9hvn9ewn0x (Ron Howard, CA/Cumbre DX)

4920, AIR, Chennai 0030 Tamil service (per listings). Speed segment to 0034:30 announcement to 0035 newscast in English, but too weak to understand anything. Very weak (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

5010, AIR, Thiruvananthapuram 0039. English news, also heard on 4920. Indian music at 0040, and speaker in Hindi. No longer //4920. Very poor signality quality. (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

Israel
6885, Galei Zahal 0305. Hebrew programming with Western pop music to female host. Poor and noisy signal with occasionaldeep and extended fades (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

Mali
 5995, RTVM, 2350-0002.* Strong carrier only. No audio heard. Quite a difference from just 16-18 hours  earlier when they had a very good, strong signal with talk and Afro-pop music.Additional monitoring: 9635, RTVM, *0800-0830+, sign on with local flute interval signal and opening French ID announcements. Vernacular talk at 0801. Rustic local flute music at 0808. Local guitar music.
Indigenous vocals. Fair signal strength but deteriorated to a very weak condition by 0830. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre DX)

Mexico
6185, Radio Educacion 0002 Spanish. Choral national anthem at 0003. Station ID to station and program announcements and Mexican folklorica music. Poor signal. (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

Niger
9705.58v, LV du Sahel, 2100-2300.* Only heard vernacular talk at various checks during this time period. Quran at 2254. Flute interval signal and national anthem at 2258. Short test tone at 2300 and off. Threshold signal at 2100. Slowly improved to a weak but readable signal by sign off.Frequency still drifting. Measured on 9705.58 at 2100, slowly drifting down to 9705.40 at 2215 and 9705.39  at sign off. (Brian Alexander, PA/Cumbre DX) 

Oman
15140 Radio Sultanate of Oman. Signal very strong at 1852 with end of call-in program. Noted station promo to Arabic music. Newscast heard after 1900. No doubt the best signal ever heard here. Dropped down drastically and was poor by 1959. (Davo Valko, PA/Cumbre DX)

Peru
 4747.10, Radio Huanta 2000. Signal fair/good reception with strong signal but a noisy morning. Announcer's lengthy public service announcement or commercial for “productos cubanos”, then followed by announcer duo in discussion about these imports. At 1023, more normal programming resumed with locutor annoucing  “ . . . esta programacion llega Uds. a traves de Radio Huanta,  en la ciudad de Huanta . . .” with a 5:23 a.m. time check and then into program of peppy folkloric music on electric guitar – interesting fusion!  (Ralph Perry, IL/Cumbre DX)

Tajikistan
4765, TR1-Radioi Tojikiston 0056. Presumed Tajik (somewhat Arabic sounding) with music. Announcement at 0059 to instrumental music. Lady announcer at 0100 woman with very clear “In jo Dushanbe.” ID followed by man briefly and then more indigenous Tajik singing. Fair siganl and improving. (Harold Sellers, BC Canada)

Südwestrundfunk SWR heard on shortwave

 

Last week, I received news that Germany's Südwestrundfunk SWR had reactivated their service on shortwave radio. The following message, edited for clarity, is an update on the broadcast. Gayle Van Horn

Germany
The German station Südwestrundfunk SWR now on 7265 kHz, that I picked it up November 25, has been inactive since 2004 on 7265 kHz, I sent an e-mail in English to the station to see if they confirm they have returned to shortwave, and here is the reply in German, with an english translation included.
Manuel Méndez, Spain

Sehr geehrter Herr Méndez,
der SWR betreibt seit 2004 keinen Kurzwellensender mehr. Zudem besitzen wir für diese ehemalige SWR-Frequenz auch keine Lizenz mehr. Momentan wird aber unser SWR3-Programm auf der Frequenz 7265 kHz ohne unsere Erlaubnis unrechtmäßig ausgestrahlt. Die Bundesnetzagentur ist über diesen Umstand bereits informiert und wir prüfen, ob wir rechtliche
Schritte gegen
Unbekannt ergreifen.

Für weitere Fragen stehen wir gerne zur Verfügung.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Udo Merzig

Dear Mr. Méndez,
SWR operates since 2004 no more with the short-wave transmitter. In addition, we have this former SWR frequency without license. Currently, however, our SWR3 program is broadcast illegally on the 7265 kHz frequency without our permission. The German Federal Network Agency has been informed of this fact and we check if we can take legal action against the unknown people who are
transmitting our program.

For further questions please contact us.

Sincerely yours
Udo Merzig
(Manuel Méndez, Spain/HCDX)

Weekly Propagation Bulletins


Product: Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
:Issued: 2012 Nov 26 0613 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/weekly.html
#
#                Weekly Highlights and Forecasts
#
Highlights of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity 19 - 25 November 2012
Solar activity ranged from very low to moderate levels. The summary period started out at low levels but changed on day two as Region 1618 (N08, L=135, class/area Ekc/450 millionths on 23 November) and Region 1612 (N09, L=228, class/area Hsx/100 millionths on 12 November) both produced M-class x-ray events. Region 1612 produced an M1 solar flare at 20/1241 UTC with multiple discrete radio frequency bursts. Around the same time, h-alpha imagery indicated multiple filament channel eruptions. LASCO C2/C3 imagery supported a partially Earth directed CME. Region 1618 followed this event with an M1/Sn solar flare at 20/1928 UTC. Associated with this flare were several discrete radio frequency bursts. LASCO C2/C3 imagery indicated a CME, however further analysis indicated that this would not be Earth directed. On 21 November, Region 1618 continued to produce M-class solar flares, with an M1/1n solar flare at 21/0656 UTC and an M3 x-ray event at 21/1530 UTC. Both of these events had Type II and Type IV radio sweeps associated with them. Imagery once again supported another Earth directed CME. Later on 21 November, a
large filament erupted off the north-east limb. Location and imagery suggested this CME would not be Earth directed. Activity declined to very low levels on 22 November. Region 1618 remained a magnetically complex region during this time, however simplification in the leader spots was observed. Low levels prevailed throughout the summary period with Region 1618 producing the occasional C-class events. On 23 November, a large filament eruption was observed in
the southwest quadrant of the solar disk. The associated CME was determined to have an Earth directed component. Towards the end of the summary period, Region 1620 (S13, L=92, class/area Hax/090 millionths on 23 November) started to evolve and produce C-class activity. At the end of the period, Region 1620 was magnetically classified as a beta-gamma.

No proton events were observed at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit was high levels on 19, 22 and 23 November. The remaining days were at normal to moderate levels.

Geomagnetic field activity was at quiet to active levels. The summary period began at quiet levels with solar wind speed, as measured by the ACE spacecraft, hovering around 400 km/s. On 20
November, an increase in solar wind speed to around 460 km/s was observed, with sustained periods of the negative Bz component of the (Interplanetary Magnetic Field) IMF. This observed change in the solar wind parameters help drive unsettled to active levels late on 20 November and early into 21 November. Predominantly quiet levels prevailed until late on 23 November when solar wind observations indicated the arrival of a CME. At the ACE spacecraft, solar wind speeds increased from 320km/s - 420 km/s with Bt of the IMF  increasing to around 17 nT. As the CME arrived at Earth, an increase to active levels was observed. As CME effects continued on to 24 November, active to quiet levels were observed with isolated minor to major storm periods observed at high latitudes. As CME effects waned, quiet level prevailed from late on 24 November throughout the
rest of the summary period. Initial analysis and data suggested this was the CME from 20 November, however as the CME progressed, data suggested the incoming CMEs might have merged into this one event.

Forecast of Solar and Geomagnetic Activity - 26 November - 22 December 2012
Solar activity is expected to be at low levels with a chance for M-class flares from 26 November - 01 December as Regions 1620 and 1618 evolve and rotate off the visible disk. A decrease to low
levels is forecast from 02 - 04 December. An increase to low levels with a slight chance for M-class flares is expected for the remainder of the period as Regions 1612, 1618, and 1620 return.

No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit.

The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to moderate levels from 26 November - 05 December, 08- 11 December, and 19-22 December. High levels are
expected at all other times due to coronal hole high speed stream activity.

Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to active levels. The forecast period is expected to begin at predominantly quiet levels. On 27 - 29 November, an increase to quiet to active levels is expected as the CME from 23 November is expected to become geoeffective. From 30 November through 05 December, quiet to unsettled levels are expected in response to multiple coronal hole
high speed streams. A return to quiet levels is expected from 06-10 December. Another increase to quiet to unsettled levels is expected on 11-15 December due to recurrent coronal hole high speed streams. A return to quiet levels is expected for the remainder of the
period.

Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2012 Nov 26 0613 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center
# Product description and SWPC web contact www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
#      27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
#                Issued 2012-11-26
#
#   UTC      Radio Flux   Planetary   Largest
#  Date       10.7 cm      A Index    Kp Index
2012 Nov 26     120          11          3
2012 Nov 27     115          15          3
2012 Nov 28     110           8          3
2012 Nov 29     105           8          3
2012 Nov 30     105          10          3
2012 Dec 01     100           8          3
2012 Dec 02     100           5          2
2012 Dec 03     105           8          3
2012 Dec 04     115          10          4
2012 Dec 05     125           8          3
2012 Dec 06     125           5          2
2012 Dec 07     130           5          2
2012 Dec 08     130           5          2
2012 Dec 09     130           5          2
2012 Dec 10     130           5          2
2012 Dec 11     130          10          3
2012 Dec 12     135           8          3
2012 Dec 13     135           5          2
2012 Dec 14     135           8          3
2012 Dec 15     135           8          3
2012 Dec 16     135           8          3
2012 Dec 17     135           5          2
2012 Dec 18     130           5          2
2012 Dec 19     125           5          2
2012 Dec 20     120           5          2
2012 Dec 21     115           5          2
2012 Dec 22     115           5          2
(NOAA)

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Belarus winter schedule

 
Belarus

Winter B-12 of shorthwaves transmissions from Belarus:
Radio 1 Home Service
All times UTC

Belarussian Home Service
0400-0700 on 7255#MNS 250 kW / 075 deg
1500-1700 on 7255*MNS 250 kW / 075 deg
1500-2100 on 6080^MNS 150 kW / 127 deg
# totally blocked by BBC WS En till 0600
* totally blocked by CRI Chinese/English
^ strong co-ch Radio Kuwait Arabic from 1600 and Iran-VOIRI/ Bosnian 1730-1830

Radio Belarus, Minsk
Belarussian
1100-1400 on 11730#MNS 150 kW / 252 deg
Russian
1400-1600 on 11730 MNS 150 kW / 252 deg
Polish
1600-1800 on 11730*MNS 150 kW / 252 deg
1705-1800 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 255 deg
German
1800-2000 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 255 deg, 1940-2000 Sat/Sun French
1800-2000 on 11730 MNS 150 kW / 252 deg, 1940-2000 Sat/Sun French
English
2000-2200 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 255 deg, 2000-2020 Sunday Spanish
2000-2200 on 11730 MNS 150 kW / 252 deg, 2000-2020 Sunday Spanish
Russian
2200-2300 on 6155 MNS 250 kW / 255 deg
2200-2300 on 11730 MNS 150 kW / 252 deg
# strong co-ch 1300-1330 Radio Japan NHK English
* strong co-ch 1730-1825 Voice of Turkey English
(DX Re Mix # 756 via Alokesh Gupta, India)

HH Lokalradio slated for Wednesday broadcast

HH Lokalradio  - Wednesday 21st of November 2012


05.00 to 11.00 UTC -- HLR on 7265 KHz via MVBR m.kittner@freenet.de
http://mail.google.com/a/sky.com/h/mjewv27lu9pv/?&v=b&cs=wh&to=m.kittner@fr
eenet.de

11.00 to 17.00 UTC -- HLR on 6190 KHz via MVBR m.kittner@freenet.de
http://mail.google.com/a/sky.com/h/mjewv27lu9pv/?&v=b&cs=wh&to=m.kittner@fr
eenet.de

 Good Listening

73s,

Tom Taylor

Monday, November 19, 2012

Tartarstan Wave and Radio Rossii, winter schedules


Russia

Tatarstan Wave - B12 Winter Schedule

Effective: 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

All times UTC

Tartar/Russian

0410-0500 11895as (ex 15105) SAM 160 kW 058 deg to Far East

0610-0700 9410eu SAM 250 kW 058 deg to Russia 

0810-0900 11610eu  SAM 250 kW 294 deg to Western Europe ex305 deg

Radio Rossii - B12 Winter Schedule

Effective: 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

Russian:
0400-0700 9840 MSK 250 kW 267 deg to Western Europe,  ex260 deg

0725-1200 12075 MSK 250 kW 267 deg to Western Europe, ex260 deg

1225-1500 7310 MSK 250 kW 267 deg to Western Europe, ex260 deg

1525-2100 5905 MSK 250 kW 267 deg to Western Europe, ex260 deg
(DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 12)
(WWDXC/Top News 1091)

Friday, November 16, 2012

Radio Cairo, winter schedule



Egypt

Radio Cairo

Tentative schedule, not confirmed by monitoring yet

All times UTC

0400-0600 15610 ABZ 100 kW 170 deg CEAF Swahili alt. 13650

0700-1100 17510 ABZ 100 kW 250 deg WeAF Arabic General Sce

1015-1215 17480 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg WeAS Arabic

1215-1330 17870 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg SoAS English

1230-1400 15710 ABS 250 kW 106 deg SoEaAS Indonesian

1300-1400 15365 ABZ 250 kW 070 deg WeAS Dari alt. 17725

1300-1600 15800 ABS 250 kW 241 deg WeAF Arabic alt. 15080/15770

1330-1530 15245 ABZ 100 kW 070 deg WeAS Persian

1400-1600 15545 ABZ 250 kW 070 deg WeAS Pashto

1500-1600 15160 ABZ 250 kW 061 deg CeAS Uzbek

1500-1600 13580 ABS 250 kW 315 deg EaEUR Albanian

1530-1730 17810 ABZ 250 kW 170 deg CeEaAF Swahili

1600-1700 15450 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg EaCeAF Afar

1600-1700 13680 ABS 250 kW 315 deg EaEUR Bosnian Serbo-Croatian

1600-1800 17585 ABZ 250 kW 090 deg SoAS Urdu

1600-1800 15345 ABZ 150 kW 196 deg CeSoAF English

1630-1730 15285 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg EaCeAF Somali

1700-1900 9280 ABS 250 kW 005 deg NE/ME Turkish

1730-1900 15285 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg EaCeAF Amharic

1700-2300 9250 ABZ 250 kW 180 deg AF Arabic - not heard wb.

1700-2300 17485 ABZ 100 kW 170 deg AF Arabic - not heard wb.

1800-1900 9655 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg WeEUR Italian alt. 9805

1800-2100 15710 ABS 250 kW 241 deg WeAF Hausa alt. 9990

1845-2000 17625 ABZ 200 kW 245 deg WeAF Fulfulde alt. 11555

1845-2000 15520 ABZ 100 kW 250 deg WeAF Fulfulde alternate

1900-2000 11560 ABS 200 kW 325 deg WeEUR German

1900-2000 9280 ABS 250 kW 005 deg EaEUR Russian alt. 9885

1900-2030 15290 ABZ 250 kW 250 deg WeAF Eng

1900-2400 9305 ABS 250 kW 315 deg WeEUR Arabic General Sce.

1900-0030 11540 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg EaCeAF Arabic R. Voice of Arabs

1900-0030 9295 ABZ 100 kW 160 deg EaCeAF Arabic R.V.O.A. alternate

2000-2115 11560 ABS 200 kW 325 deg WeEUR French

2000-2200 9855 ABZ 250 kW 110 deg AUS Arabic alt. 6860

2100-2300 15210 ABS 250 kW 241 deg WeAF French

2115-2245 11890 ABS 200 kW 330 deg WeEUR English alt. 12050

2215-2330 13810 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg SoAM Portuguese alt. 15480

2300-0030 9965 ABS 250 kW 325 deg NoWeAM English alt. 11510

2330-0045 9250 ABS 250 kW 282 deg CeAM Arabic

2330-0045 13855 ABS 250 kW 286 deg CeAM Arabic alt.

2330-0045 9290 ABZ 250 kW 245 deg SoAM Arabic alt. 15480

0000-0700 9305 ABS 250 kW 315 deg NoAM Arabic General Sce.

0030-0430 0065 ABS 250 kW 325 deg NoWeAM Arabic alt. 11510

0045-0200 9720 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg NoEaAM Spanish alt. 9315

0045-0200 9250 ABS 250 kW 282 deg CeAM Spanish

0045-0200 13855 ABS 250 kW 286 deg CeAM Spanish {alternate}

0045-0200 13620 ABS 250 kW 241 deg SoAM Spanish

0200-0330 9720 ABZ 250 kW 315 deg NoAM English alt. 9315

0200-0700 9905 ABS 250 kW 315 deg NoAM Arabic General Sce
(Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany/WWDXC/Top News 1091)

Antarctica resumes broadcasts


Antarctica

A rather strange way to learn that LRA36 has resumed broadcasts today has just happened:

Mirta, co-announcer of Radio Arcángel San Gabriel, during the 2012 Antarctic Campaign has just commented in a post of my blog "La Galena del Sur" featuring the station on Aug. 2012, that they are on the air from today on.

This is the message posted as a comment that I am roughly translating from Spanish:

"My name is Mirta and I share the studio, during this year 2012 at Base Esperanza station, with two more partners and the technical operator and we are very excited because today we returned to convey to everyone after the repair of equipment. We are proud to share this news with everyone!"

Original text in Spanish:

"Mi nombre es Mirta y durante este año 2012 comparto el estudio de la emisora en base Esperanza junto a 2 compañeras más y el operador técnico y estamos muy emocionados por que hoy volvimos a transmitir para todo el mundo luego de la reparacion de los equipos. Es un orgullo poder compartir esta noticia con todos!!!"
(Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, Nov 14/playdx)

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Bangladesh winter schedule


Bangladesh Betar

Effective: 28 October - 30 march 2013

All times UTC

Arabic
1600 1630 7250me

Bangla
1630 1700 7250me
1700 1730 7250me
1915 -2000 7250eu

English
1230 1300 15105as
1315 1345 7250as
1745 1800 7250eu
1800 1900 7250eu

Hindi
1515 1545 15505as

Urdu
1400 1430 15505as
(DX Mix News 753)

Monitoring Israel

Israel

Israel's defense station, Galei Tzahal, broadcast in Hebrew,24 hours UTC on 5885 and 15850 kHz. Recently heard on 6884.97, 2055-0000 with phone in discussion, nostalgic music tunes (including English pops), advertisements and station jingles. SINPO 45344 (DX Window 467)

Ancient DX Report 1901

During the year 1901, the ether fairly crackled with multitudes of electronic wireless communications in many countries of Europe, as well as in North America, and the Central & South Pacific.  Most of these wireless communications in Morse Code carried meaningful messages, though there was still ample experimentation taking place.  Much of the wireless traffic was quite local in its coverage, though there were some spectacular long distance transmissions as well.

            Over in European waters at the very beginning of the year, on New Year’s Day to be exact, the “Medora” got waterlogged on Ratel Bank in the English Channel.  The “Princesse Clementine” happened to be passing nearby, and a message was Morsed back to La Panne in Belgium for assistance.  Strangely, the “Princesse Celementine” itself inadvertently ran ashore 18 days later, and this message was Morsed to Ostend, also in Belgium.

            The Marconi Company completed construction & installation at their 2 new wireless stations, one at Poldhu and the other nearby at the Lizard.  In addition, Marconi installed wireless equipment at several other new land stations; in England, Wales, Ireland and at Niton on the Isle of Wight.  Several ships were also fitted with wireless, including the “Lake Champlain” as the 1st cargo ship, and the “Lucania” as the 1st Cunard passenger liner.   

            Additionally in 1901, a total of 51 wireless sets were installed on navy vessels using equipment manufactured under the direction of Captain Jackson at Devonport on the south coast of England. Other English navy ships received wireless equipment manufactured according to the Pilsoudski system.

            Over in Germany early in the year, Professor Slaby & Count von Arco developed a tuned wireless system in which it was possible to receive 2 transmissions on 2 different receivers at the one location at the same time without causing mutual interference.  At the end of the year, this system was demonstrated before the Emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm 2, when transmissions were received simultaneously from 2 stations, located at a distance of 2½ miles & 7 miles.

            As a matter of record, Professor Otto Nussbaumer in Vienna yodeled an Austrian folk song into a wireless microphone, and this melody was heard on a primitive receiver in an adjoining room.  This event, the transmission of voice & music, is held high in Austria as a world first.

            Two new Marconi wireless stations were installed on the east coast in the United States, and these were located at Wellfleet, Cape Cod, and at Siasconset on Nantucket Island, both in the state of Massachusetts.  The original callsign at Cape Cod was CC, which was later amended to MCC & then to WCC; and the callsign at Siasconset was SC, which was later amended to MSC. 

            This latter station, located at Siasconset, was originally constructed on behalf of the American newspaper, the “New York Herald”, though a couple of years later it was sold to the Marconi company.          The massive aerial system at Wellfleet, as well as the one at Poldhu on the Cornwall coast in England, were demolished during heavy winter storms later in the year 1901.

            The Marconi company participated in the biennial America’s Yacht race off the coast of New Jersey with wireless equipment on board the “Mindora”, and at a coastal station at the Navesink Twin Lights Lighthouse.  Two other wireless companies, under Lee de Forest and Dr. Gustav Gehring also participated, and at one stage some form of intentional jamming began to take place.

            The Canadian born Reginald Fessenden transferred his Weather Bureau wireless stations from Cobb Island in the Potomac River to 3 different coastal locations in Virginia.

            Right at the end of the year, Marconi and his assistant George Kemp installed wireless equipment in the old hospital building near Cabot Tower at St John’s in Newfoundland.  The young 12 year old Irving Vermilya travelled with the family clergyman, Pastor Charles Tyndell, to meet Marconi, and the Italian born inventor gave the young lad a piece of wireless equipment.  When the young lad returned to his home in Mt Vernon New York, he constructed his first wireless station.  Vermilya later became famous as the 1st amateur wireless operator licensed in the United States.  

            In the Central Pacific, 5 new wireless stations, under the Marconi system, were installed on 5 different islands in the Hawaiian group.  This new communication network was inaugurated on March 1.   These 5 new wireless stations, with island location and callsign, were as follows:-

            Oahu HU         Kauai NW        Molaki AM       Maui LA           Hawaii KA      

            Down in Victoria, Australia, the government wireless supervisor, Mr. H. W. Jenvey, installed a wireless station at Queenscliffe Lighthouse and he made Morse contact with the royal visitors from England on May 18.  The Duke & Duchess of York, who later became King George 5 & Queen Mary, were traveling on the ship “Ophir”, and Jenvey made contact with the accompanying navy vessel, HMS “St George”. 

            Two months later, a similar wireless welcome was accorded the royal couple when they visited Hobart, capital of the island of Tasmania.  This Morse Code contact was made by Mr. W. P. Hallam, with his equipment installed in the Long Beach Lighthouse, located on the edge of the Derwent  Estuary.

            However, the triumph of the year has to belong to Guglielmo Marconi himself.  At the end of the year, in mid winter, Marconi and his assistants, George Kemp & Percy Paget arrived by steamer at St John’s, the capital of the Newfoundland colony, as the island was at the time.  Three days later, they assembled their equipment in the old hospital building near Cabot Tower on the top of Signal Hill.

            On December 11, they launched a huge balloon with an antenna attached, but the mid winter storm blew the balloon adrift.  Next day, Thursday December 12, the 1st kite was also blown adrift. However, with another kite and the antenna wire attached, Marconi heard, on an untuned wireless receiver for the 1st time, the letter S in Morse Code as it was transmitted from Poldhu, on the other side of the Atlantic.

            Actually, the aerial system at Poldhu was a temporary 150 feet high vertical fan, due to the fact that an early winter storm had destroyed the original massive aerial system.  According to the various historians, the wireless signal from Poldhu was radiated on 100 kHz, or 166 kHz, or 500 kHz, or 800 kHz, or 820 kHz, so it is probable that we will never know exactly which was the fundamental channel, though all of the harmonics would have been tradiated as well.  It is stated that the power output was 75 kW.

            Marconi had been warned in advance that it was impossible for a wireless signal to travel across the Atlantic, due to the fact that the curvature of the Earth presented a pyramidal cone of water 100 miles high.  However the bouncing effect of the ionized layers in the sky was not known at the time.

            The letter S was chosen for transmission from Poldhu, due to the fact that it was simple and easy to identify, and also because any Morse Code letter containing a dash could cause an equipment malfunction and put the transmitter off the air.  The 1st reception of the letter S at St. John’s was detected at 12:30 pm on Thursday December 12, Newfoundland time, and again at 1:10 pm & 2:20 pm.  Both Marconi & Kemp heard the transmissions a total of 25 times, to which their diary entries at the time attest.      

            The distance between Poldhu & St. John’s is given in various figures, but Google Earth gives it as 2140 miles, a long distance wireless record at the time.

            A few days later, right around Christmas 1901, the Canadian government offered Marconi the opportunity of erecting a large permanent wireless station on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

            Next month, Ancient DX Report 1902.
(AWR/Wavescan/NWS 194 via Adran Peterso)

Australian Radio Ships in the Pacific

 
 
 
Back during the concentrated events in the Pacific in the middle of last century, there was a whole host of radio ships on the air with varying forms of local and international radio communication.  The Americans used somewhere around 50 different vessels as radio communication ships over a period of time, and the Australians used a dozen or more. 

            In fact, as far as some of these radio ships were concerned, it was sometimes not clear as to whether a particular ship was American or Australian.  Some ships were constructed in the United States and loaded with equipment & personnel in Australia, whereas other ships were Australian made and commandeered by the Americans.

            Anyway, let’s take a look now at a cluster of these radio ships, all of which might be considered as Australian ships.

            The good ship “Harold” was built at Bermagui on the east coast of Australia in the year 1900; and 42 years later, it was commandeered for use as a radio communication ship.  This ship was also fitted with AWA electronic equipment and it is described as Australia’s 1st radio ship in the American army in the Pacific.  The “Harold” was replaced in mid 1944 by 3 American ships in the PCER series that contained improved radio equipment, it was then taken into transportation usage, and afterwards simply abandoned at the end of the same year. 

            The “Argosy Lemal” was built in Holland in 1917, and it had half a dozen different owners, and 5 different names.  In 1933, it was operating in Australian waters with an Australian callsign, VJDF.  The ship was commandeered for wartime service in 1943, and it was quickly fitted out with an AWA transmitter and other electronic equipment.

            The “Argosy Lemal” is described as the 2nd Australian radio ship, though it was listed as the 6th small ship taken over by the Americans for radio communication service in the Pacific.  This ship was intended to provide radio communication between forward areas & American regional headquarters, and it served in localities around the New Guinea area.  

            However, in the spring of the year 1944, the “Argosy Lemal” ran aground and it was towed to Port Moresby for repair.  At this stage, this ship was also replaced by the PCER ships with their improved radio equipment in mid 1944, and so it was taken into transportation usage. 

            However, 30 years later, the “Argosy Lemal” sank in the wide Darwin Harbour during the disastrous Cyclone Tracy, that also disabled the Radio Australia relay station on Cox Peninsula.  This ship was unintentionally refound in 2003 by local divers, and it is now a declared Heritage Site.

            The American Seaborne Communications Unit was organized by General Douglas MacArthur in Brisbane, Australia, early in the year 1944 and it was made up of nearly a dozen small radio ships. Among these small radio ships was a cluster of 7, all of which were built in Sydney, New South Wales, and they were all engineless and had to be towed to each operating location.

             These 7 ships in the Ocean Lighter series, were identified alpha-numerically, as OL22, OL23, OL24, and consecutively up to OL31, though for 2 of them, the numbers have been lost.  Four of these OL ships were fitted out as one large radio station, with 2 as transmitter ships and 2 as receiver ships.    They were all equipped with AWA radio equipment, with antennas on the ships, though at times large rhombic antennas were erected on nearby shore areas.  Low power VHF links provided inter-ship communication.

            One of these Ocean Lighters served as a radio repair ship, and another as a supply ship with its cargo of spare electronic equipment and many different items for personnel needs.  All 7 of the OL ships served in the Philippines, and they were all subsequently towed to Japan.

            The “Weeroona” was a side paddle wheel ship built in Scotland in 1910 for use as a luxury pleasure cruise ship in Australian waters.  Some 32 years later, the “Weeroona” was purchased by the United States navy and fitted out as an accommodation ship for the personnel serving with the 7 Ocean Lighter series of radio communication ships.

              The “Weeroona” was towed to the Philippines at the totally slow rate of 4 miles an hour and even less, and it served alongside the Ocean Lighter ships.  In 1945, the Americans sold this accommodation ship to the Australian government and it was towed back to Sydney Harbour in Australia where it languished unattended for 6 more years, before it was finally dismantled.

            The heavy cruiser HMS (His Majesty’s Ship) “Shropshire” was launched in Scotland in 1928 and it was commissioned into the Royal Navy during the following year.  In 1943, it was transferred into the Australian navy under the same name, as HMAS (His Majesty’s Australian Ship) “Shropshire”. 

            It was probably at this time that a radio station was installed on board the “Shropshire”.  Soon after this ship arrived at Freemantle in Western Australia in September 1943, news reporters came aboard, and they marveled at the on board facilities, including the radio station.

            In November 1945, international radio monitors in Australia noted the “Shropshire” on the air with a daily radio broadcast to other ships in the same squadron in the South Pacific.  It would appear that this hour long broadcast consisted of news, entertainment and information, and it was heard each evening from 0930 - 1030 UTC on 19800 kHz.

            The Australian animal known as the Wombat is a cousin to the better known Koala.  The Wombat is a smaller ground animal around 3 feet long and it is usually quite slow and languid in its movements, though some times it can race at 25 miles per hour over a short distance.

            There was another Australian radio ship serving in the Pacific during the mid 1940s, and this one was known as the “Wombat”; and that’s about all that we know about this little seagoing wayfarer.
(AWR/Wavescan/NWS 194 via Adrian Peterson)
           
 

Greece winter schedules



Greece

Effective: 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

All times UTC

Voice of Greece

Greek
0000-0100 7475va (eu/na) 15650ca
0100-0200 7475va (eu/na) 15650ca
0200-0250 15650ca
0200-0300 7475va (eu/na)
0255-0300 11645va (af/as/me)
0300-0400 7475va (eu/na) 11645va (af/as/me)
0400-0500 7475va (eu/na) 11645va (af/as/me)
0500-0600 7475va (eu/na) 11645va (af/as/me)
0600-0700 11645va (af/as/me)
0700-0800 11645va (af/as/me)
0800-0900 11645va (af/as/me)
1250-1300 15630va (as/pa)
1300-1400 15630va (as/pa)
1400-1500 15630va (as/pa)
1500-1600 15630va (as/pa)
1600-1700 15630va (as/pa)
1700-1800 15630va (as/pa)
1800-1850 15630va (as/pa)
1855-1900 15650eu
1900-2000 15650eu
2000-2100 15650eu
2100-2200 15650eu
2200-2250 15650eu
2255-2300 7475va (eu/na) 15650ca
2300-0000 7475va (eu/na) 15650ca
(DX Mix News 754)

Radio Stathmos Makedonias

Greek
1250-1300 9935va (eu/na)
1300-1400 9935va (eu/na)
1400-1500 9935va (eu/na)
1500-1600 9935va (eu/na)
1600-1650 9935va (eu/na)
1655-1700 7450va (eu/na)
1700-1800 7450va (eu/na)
1800-1900 7450va (eu/na)
1900-2000 7450va (eu/na)
2000-2100 7450va (eu/na)
2100-2200 7450va (eu/na)
2200-2250 7450va (eu/na)
(DX Mix News 754)

Radio Havana Cuba, winter schedule



Radio Havana Cuba

Effective: 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

All times UTC / Target Areas:  am (Amercas) ca (Central American)  eu (Europe)  na (north America) sa (South America)


Arabic
2030-2100 15340eu

Creole
0100-0130 5040ca
2300-2330 15370sa

English
0100-0200 5040ca 6000na 6165na
0200-0300 6000na 6165na
0300-0400 6000na 6165na
0400-0500 6000na 6165na
0500-0600 6010na 6060na 6125am 6165na
0600-0700 6010na 6060na 6125am 6165na
2000-2100 11760am

Esperanto
0700-0730 Sun 6010na
1600-1630 Sun 11760am
2230-2300 Sun 15370sa

French
0130-0200 5040ca
1930-2000 15340eu
2100-2130 11760am
223-2300 mtwhfa 15370sa

Portuguese
2000-2030 15340eu
2330-0000 15230sa 15370sa

Quechua
0000-0030 15370sa

Spanish
0000-0100 6060na 6120ca 9810ca 11680sa 11760am 11840sa 15230sa 17705sa
0100-0200 6060na 6120ca 9810ca 11680sa 11760am 11840sa 15230sa 17705sa
0200-0300 6060na 6120ca 9810ca 11680sa 11760am 11840sa 15230sa 17705sa
0300-0400 6060na 6120ca 9810ca 11680sa 11760am 11840sa 15230sa 17705sa
0400-0500 6060na 6120ca 9810ca 11760am 11840sa 15230sa 17705sa
0500-0600 6120ca 9810ca
1200-1300 6060na 6150am 9540ca 9850na 11690ca 11760am 11860na 15230sa 17580sa 17730sa
1300-1400 9540ca 11690ca 11750ca 11760am 11860na 13780na 15340na 15230sa 17580sa 17730sa
1400-1500 9540ca 11690ca 11750ca 11760am 11860na 13760na 15340na 15230sa 17580sa 17730sa
1500-1600 9540ca 11690ca 11750ca 11760am 11860na 13760na 15340na 15230sa 17580sa 17730sa
2200-2300 9710ca 9810na 11840sa 15340eu 17705sa
2300-0000 9710ca 9810na 11840sa 15340eu 17705sa
(BCL via RHC Correspondence Dept/George Thurman; Juan Franco Crespo 30 Oct 2012/Top News 1090)

Croatian Radio, winter schedule



Croatian Radio / Home Service

Effective: 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

All times UTC

Croatian
0000-0100 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
0100-0200 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
0200-0300 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
0300-0400 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
0400-0500 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
0500-0557 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
0558-0600 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
0600-0700 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
0700-0800 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
0800-0900 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
0900-1000 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
1000-1100 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
1100-1200 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
1200-1300 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
1300-1400 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
1400-1500 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
1500-1600 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
1600-1657 7370va (We Europe/No Africa)
1658-1700 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
1700-1800 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
1800-1900 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
1900-2000 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
2000-2100 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
2100-2200 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
2200-2300 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
2300-0000 3985va (We Europe/No Africa)
(DX Mix News/BCL)

Radio Algerienne, winter schedule update



Radio Algerienne

Effective: 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

All times UTC

Transmitter via Issoudun, France

0400-0458 on 5865 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, new "Chaine 1"

0500-0505 on 5865 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French News

0505-0558 on 5865 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ

0500-0558 on 7295 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, New "Chaine 1"

0600-0658 on 5865 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ

1800-1858 on 11955*ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, New "Chaine 1"

1900-1905 on 11775#ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf FrenchNews

1905-2000 on 11775#ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ

1900-1958 on 9390 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic,New "Chaine 1"

2000-2058 on 9390 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic, New "Chaine 1"

2000-2005 on 11775#ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French News

2005-2058 on 11775#ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ

2100-2105 on 7495 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf French News

2105-2158 on 7495 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ

2100-2158 on 9395 ISS 500 kW / 162 deg to CEAf Arabic,New "Chaine 1"

2200-2258 on 7495 ISS 500 kW / 194 deg to NWAf Arabic HQ
* totally blocked by Radio Romania International in English
# co-ch Caribbean Beacon in English
(DX Re Mix 754/12 Nov 2012)

Radio Thailand winter schedule


Radio Thailand World Services - B12 Winter Schedule

Effective: 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

All times UTC

0000-0030 English 13745 US-East *Live
0030-0100 English 13745 US-West *Live
0100-0200 Thai 13745 US-West
0200-0230 English 13745 US-East
0230-0330 Thai 13745 US-East
0530-0600 English 12015 Eastern Europe/Russia *Live
1000-1100 Thai 17630 Middle East
1030-1100 Thai 1575 SoEaAS
1100-1130 Thai 1575 SoEaAS Mon-Fri only
1100-1115 Vietnamese 5875 Asia-Pacific
1115-1130 Khmer 5875 Asia-Pacific
1130-1145 Lao 5875 Asia-Pacific
1145-1200 Burmese 5875 Asia-Pacific
1200-1230 Thai 1575 SoEaAS Mon-Fri only
1200-1215 Malaysian 11870 Asia-Pacific
1230-1300 English 9720 Asia-Pacific
1300-1315 Japanese 7465 Asia-Pacific
1315-1330 Mandarin 7465 Asia-Pacific
1330-1400 Thai 7465 Asia-Pacific
1400-1430 English 9950 Asia-Pacific
1800-1900 Thai 9585 Europe
1900-2000 English 9585 Europe
2000-2015 German 9535 Europe
2030-2045 English 9535 Europe
2045-2115 Thai 9535 Europe
2230-2400 Thai 1575 SoEaAS Sun-Thur only.

Radio Thailand, World Services (HSK9),
Public Relations Department, Royal Thai Government
236 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Din Daeng, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
Tel +662 6919917 Fax +662 2776139
(BCL)

Monday, November 12, 2012

Voice of America, English winter schedule


Voice of America - B12 Winter Schedule

28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

All times UTC

English
0000-0030 7560as (to Afghanistan)
0100-0200 9435va 11705va 15155va  (as, pa)
0300-0400 4930af 6080af 9885af 15580af
0400-0500 4930af 4960af 9885af 15580af
0500-0600 4930af 6080af 9885af 15580af
0600-0700 6080af 9885af 15580af
1200-1300 7520va 9640va 11750va 12150va  (as/pa)
1300-1400  Sat/Sun  7520va  9640va  11750va  12150va  (as/pa)
1400-1500  mtwhf  7520va  9760va  12150va  (as/pa)
1400-1500 4930af 6080af 15580af 17530af 17725af
1500-1600 4930af 6080af 7520va 9930va 11840va 12150va 13570va (af, eu, me)  17725af   17895af
1600-1700 4930af 6080af 15580af 17895af
1700-1800 6080af 13755af 15580af 17895af
1800-1830 6080af 13755af 15580af
1800-1830  Sat/Sun  4930af
1830-1900 4930af 6080af 13755af 15580af
1900-2000 4930af 6080af 15580af
2000-2030 4930af 6080af 15580af
2000-2100  mtwhf  9480va
2030-2100 4930af 6080af 7560as (to Afghanistan)  15580af
2030-2100  Sat/Sun 4930af
2100-2200 6080af 15580af
2200-2300  smtwhf  5895va  7365va  7425va  7480va  11860va  (as/pa)
2300-0000 5830va 7365va 7480va 11860va  (as/pa)

Special English
0030-0100 6170 9325 9715 11695 12005 15155 15205 15290
0130-0200  twhfa  5960 7465
1500-1600 7575 9760 9945
1600-1700 9395 13755 15470
1900-2000 7480 9515
2230-2300 5820 7460 9570
2300-0000 5820 7460 9490 11840
(VOA)

Saturday, November 10, 2012

BBC director general quits after saying TV report was wrong


The BBC's top executive resigned Saturday night after the prestigious broadcaster's marquee news magazine wrongly implicated a British politician in a child sex-abuse scandal, deepening the crisis that exploded after it decided not to air similar allegations against one of its own stars who police now say was one of the nation's worst pedophiles.
In a brief statement outside BBC headquarters, George Entwistle said he decided to do the "honorable thing" and step down after just eight weeks in the job.
"The wholly exceptional events of the past few weeks have led me to conclude that the BBC should appoint a new leader," he said.


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/11/10/bbc-director-general-quits-after-saying-tv-report-was-wrong/#ixzz2BrqGWNi0

Friday, November 09, 2012

Vatican Radio, winter schedule



Vatican Radio - B12

Effective: 28 October 2012 - 30 March 2013

All times UTC

Amharic to Ethiopia and Eritrea
0400-0415 daily EaAF 7360SMG 13765MDC
1630-1645 daily EaAF 13765SMG 15570SMG

Amharic/Russian/Armenian/Ukrainian (Oriental Liturgy/Campane)
0927-1050 Sun WeEUR 11740SMG 58 / 83 / 98 degr
0927-1050 Sun EaAF 15595SMG 49 / 89 / 121 degr
17590SMG 72 / 98 / 130 degr

Oriental Rite Liturgies
The various Eastern liturgies are broadcast every Sunday from 0930 UT.  Byzantine-Romanian liturgy: every Sunday to Eastern Europe, and also on  January 1st, June 29th, August 15th, September 14th, December 25th.

Byzantine-Slavonic liturgy:
January 7th, January 19th, April 7th, August 28th, October 14th.
Byzantine-Ukrainian liturgy: every Sunday to Eastern Europe, and also on January 7th, January 19th, April 7th, August 28th, October 14th.
0927-1050 Sun WeEUR 11740SMG 58 degr
0927-1050 Sun EaEU/NE 15595SMG 49 degr
17590SMG 72 degr

Maronite liturgy every fifth Sunday of the month.
Eastern Church to Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Israel.

0927-1050 Sun WeEUR 11740SMG 98 degr
0927-1050 Sun EaAF 15595SMG 121 degr
17590SMG 98 degr

Armenian liturgy: every third Sunday of the month.
0927-1050 Sun WeEUR 11740SMG 83 degr
0927-1050 Sun EaEU/NE 15595SMG 89 degr
17590SMG 72 degr

Ge'ez Ethiopia-Eritrea liturgy: every first Sunday of each month.
0927-1050 Sun EaAF 15595SMG 107 degr
17590SMG 130 degr

Angelus [CUSCIN.+ ANN. 1050-1100 UT]
1100-1129 Sun NoAF 17590SMG
1100-1129 Sun WeAF 17590SMG
1100-1129 Sun SoAF 21680SMG
1100-1129 Sun SoAS 15595SMG
1100-1129 Sun WeEUR 6075SMG 7250SMG 9645SMG
1100-1129 Sun WeEUR 11740SMG 100kW 310deg
1100-1129 Sun NoEaEUR 11740SMG 250kW 55deg
1100-1129 Sun NE/ME 15595SMG

Arabic
0500-0528 daily NoAF 9645SMG
0500-0528 daily NE/ME 11715SMG
0745-0805 Mon-Sat WeEUR 6075SMG
0745-0805 Mon-Sat NoAF 9645SMG
0745-0805 Mon-Sat NE/ME 11740SMG 15595SMG
1630-1658 daily NE/ME 9635SMG 11935SMG
2140-2159 daily EUR/NoAF 3975usbSMG 6040SMG 146 and 234degr 7250SMG

Armenian
0310-0329 daily CeAS 6185SMG 7335SMG
1650-1709 daily CeAS 6185SMG 7360SMG

Belarussian
1800-1819 daily EaEUR 6185SMG

Brasiliano/Portuguese
0030-0100 daily SoAM 7305GB

Chinese
1227-1300 daily EaAS 6020IRK 11865PHT 15495PUG
2200-2230 daily EaAS 7395PHT 9600PHT 15460TIN

Holy Mass in Chinese 
Every Saturday, at 1230-1310 UT, and on December 24th at 1600 UT.

English
0140-0159 daily SoAS 7410TAC 9560SMG
0300-0320 daily SoAS 15460PUG
0300-0327 daily CeAF 9660SMG 11625MDC
0500-0527 daily EaSoAF 7360SMG 13765MDC
0630-0657 daily NoWeAF 11625SMG 13765SMG
0730-0744 Mon-Sat NE/ME 15595SMG
1530-1549 Sun-Fri SoAS 7585TAC
1530-1550 Sun-Fri SoAS 15595TIN 15775drm!SMG
1715-1729 daily NE/ME 11935SMG
1730-1757 daily EaCeAF 11625SMG 13765SMG 15570SMG
2000-2027 daily WeCeAF 11625SMG 13765SMG

English (Mass)
1130-1200 Fri NE/ME 17590SMG 21650SMG
1530-1600 Sat SoAS 7585TAC 15595TIN 15775drm!SMG

Holy Mass in English
For pastoral reasons, at 1130 UT each Friday, the Holy Mass in English is broadcast mainly for immigrant catholic workers in the Middle-East and in South-East Asia. (A Mass in English is also broadcast on Saturday at 1530-1558 UT.

French
0430-0457 daily EaCeAF 7360SMG 13765MDC
0600-0627 Mon-Sat NoWeAF 11625SMG 13765SMG
0715-0730 Mon-Sat NE/ME 15595SMG
1700-1715 daily NE/ME 11935SMG
1700-1727 daily EaCeAF 13765SMG 15570SMG
2030-2100 daily WeCeAF 11625SMG
2030-2057 daily WeCeAF 13765SMG

Hindi
0040-0100 daily SoAS 7410TAC 9560SMG
0200-0220 daily SoAS 15460PUG
1430-1450 daily SoAS 7585TAC 15595TIN

Indian replica (Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, English, 20mins each)
0200-0320 daily SoAS 15460PUG

Italian
0700-0715 Mon-Sat NE/ME 15595SMG
1300-1320 daily NE/ME 15595SMG
1300-1320 daily WeCeAF 21680SMG

Italian (Mass)
0830-0913 Sun WeEUR 7250SMG Bells -0927 UT

Holy Mass in Italian
Live from Vatican Radio's "Chapel of the Annunciation."
Sundays at 0830 UT, January 1st, January 6th, August 15th, November 1st, December 25th.

Latin (Mass, Campane, Bells)
0630-0659 daily WeEUR 3975usbSMG
0630-0710 daily WeEUR 6075SMG 26 and 326 deg 7250SMG
0630-0710 daily SoEaEUR/NoEaAF/NE/ME 9645SMG
0630-0710 daily NE/ME 15595SMG

Malayalam
0120-0140 daily SoAS 7410TAC 9560SMG
0240-0300 daily SoAS 15460PUG
1510-1530 daily SoAS 7585TAC 15595TIN

Papal Audience
0905-1100 Wed WeEUR 6075SMG

Portuguese
0530-0558 daily WeAF 7360SMG
0530-0558 daily CeSoAF 11625SMG 13765MDC
1800-1828 daily EaCeAF 11625SMG
1800-1830 daily EaCeAF 13765SMG
1800-1830 daily WeAF 15570SMG

Romanian (Liturgy)
0710-0727 Sun EaEUR 7250SMG 9645SMG

Rosary [extended special occasion -2010 UT]
1940-1959 daily WeEUR 3975usbSMG 6075SMG
1940-1959 daily NE/EaCeAF 9755SMG
1940-1959 daily WeAF 11625SMG
1940-1959 daily all AF 13765SMG

Rosary in Latin
At the end of the day, at 1940 UT, the Rosary is broadcast in Latin,  in collaboration with more than 15 secular and religious groups, and  schools of Rome Occasionally also by groups of pilgrims from numerous  Western and Eastern countries.

Russian
1332-1400 daily CeAS 6070TAC 9695SMG
1710-1738 daily EaEUR 6185SMG 7360SMG

Holy Mass in Russian
Second and fourth Sunday of the month, at 0930 UT.
0927-1050 Sun WeEUR 11740SMG 58 degr
0927-1050 Sun EaEU/NE 15595SMG 49 degr
17590SMG 72 degr

Somali
0345-0359 Sun EaAF 7360SMG 11625MDC
1630-1658 Sat EaAF 13765SMG 15570SMG

Spanish
0200-0245 daily SoAM/CUB 7305GB
1130-1200 daily CeAM/CUB 7305GB
1900-1930 Sat EaAF 11625SMG 13765SMG

Swahili
0330-0344 Sun ECAF 9660SMG 11625MDC
0330-0358 Mon-Sat ECAF 9660SMG 11625MDC
1600-1614 Sat ECAF 13765MDC 15570SMG
1600-1628 Sun-Fri ECAF 13765MDC 15570SMG

Tamil
0100-0120 daily SoAS 7410TAC 9560SMG
0220-0240 daily SoAS 15460PUG
1450-1510 daily SoAS 7585TAC 15595TIN

Tigrinya to ETH/ERI
0415-0428 daily EaAF 7360SMG 13765MDC
1645-1658 daily EaAF 13765SMG 15570SMG

Ukrainian
1740-1759 daily EaEUR 6185SMG 7360SMG

Ukrainian (Liturgy)
0712-0843 Sun EaEUR 9850SMG 11740SMG

Urdu
0025-0039 Mon/Thu SoAS 7410TAC[alternate ERV] 9560SMG
0320-0335 Mon/Thu SoAS 15460PUG replica
1415-1429 Wed/Sun SoAS 7585TAC 15595TIN

Vietnamese
1315-1400 daily SoEaAS 11835PHT 15495TIN
2315-2400 daily SoEaAS 9600PHT 12035PHT

Cancelled languages short waves: Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Esperanto, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian (except Liturgy), Slovak, Slovenian and Swedish. Cancelled all European transmissions short waves in English, French, Italian (except Liturgy), Spanish and Portuguese. Cancelled Arabic 0745-0805 Mon-Sat. Cancelled morning transmissions SW in Belarussian, Russian, and Ukranian.
(Vatican Radio schedule via Andreas Volk-D Munich Germany ADDX, column transformed and updated by wb wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 16 via BCL)