Monday, June 28, 2010

Shortwave Blog "Bytes"

shortwave "bits and bytes" from across the globe

All times UTC // paralle frequency *sign-on / sign-off*

Argentina's Radio Nacional
6060, General Pacheco, at 2135-2154, on 19 June. Castilian, phone-ins program on several subjects being discussion. Noted on \\ 15344.88 very good, SINPO 54433. de B. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 21/BC-DX 969)

Aussie DX Report No. 208
Ready for download, the latest audio news magazine about shortwave broadcasting includes reports of field monitoring research in the 6 MHz, 7 MHz and 9 HHz bands.

It also features news and information about shortwave broadcasting,propagation, a solar activity report, monitoring notes, and extracts from schedules of the A10 season.

A story about Solar Activity and Sunspots is also included.

It's free, of 16 mins duration, produced by Bob Padula of the Electronic DX Press Radio Monitoring Association based in Melbourne, Australia, and may be accessed from the Australian Internet Radio Service website, at http://airm.edxp.org/

You may download/listen to/save the episodes as MP3 files on your laptop/desktop/iPad, set up a Podcast, or receive/save them on your mobile phone or other portable internet-enabled digital device.

You may also subscribe via the site's RSS/Atom feed - full details are at the site.

Links to the episodes are also available on my Facebook service within a few minutes of their release.

The shows are very popular - in the four weeks to June 15, 2010, there have been 2158 downloads by subscribers, 1093 site visitors, and 316 episode hits. All-time Channel views have now exceeded 30,000, and now total 30,129!

The episodes are also available on-air, over WWCR Nashville, 0200-0215 on Sundays, on 4840, and on Mondays 1145-1200 on 15825, and via WWCR's streaming audio (live) at ttp://wwcr.com/

Good listening to the Australian DX Report Episode No. 208, and enjoy the musical interludes!
(Bob Padula)

Bolivian station updates
Radioemisora Ballivian, San Borja, Beni is being heard again on 4787.67 kHz, 0000-0015, on June 06, 07 and 11. Spanish announcements, station ID and Latin American music.Signal S-3. (Aragão and Wilkner/DX Window 404)

Radio Nacional de Huanuni, Huanuni, Poti, is active again on 5965v.Monitoring has been on 5964.97 kHz,at 2255-2342, May 29, June 02 and 11, back on the air, but drifting to 5964.87, Spanish talks with mention of “La Paz”, “Bolivia”, national song mentioning “Bolivia”, then a musical group singing romantic songs. Station ID at 2325: “Radio Nacional….” SINPO 2332, followed by additional station ID. Fading out and increasing local noise interference, 25332 – 25232. (Petersen and Schulze). Has been off the air since June 2008! (DX Window 404)

Brazilian back on 11830
11829.96, Radio Daquí, Goiania, GO. This frequency was not in use for a long time, then on May 17 I heard what probably was a transmitter test because they switched it off at 5:13pm local time. From Jun 02, so already for three days in a row, there is a regular transmission which ends at 6pm local time (2100 UTC). They always play musica sertaneja with a lot of IDs after each song. (Honzik via HCDX). Also heard 2020-2035, Jun 14, Brazilian songs, ID 2034: “Rádio Daqui”, 35433. (Petersen/DX Window 404)

CHW temporary adjustment
Christliche Wissenschaft, Christian Science programs to be discontinued for a while as from July 2010, due of budget constraints.

Ge 6055 0900-0959 27,28 90deg 201 1=Sun 2803-31102010 WER 100kW CHW
Ru 9585 1800-1859 28E,29 75deg 217 7=Sat 2803-31102010 WER 125kW CHW
(A-DX June 25/wb, Germany/HCDX)

Canada
Radio Canada International, English A10 update
0000-0100 on 11700 KUN 150 kW / 177 deg
1500-1600 on 11675 KUN 500 kW / 283 deg
1500-1600 on 15125 URU 500 kW / 212 deg
1505-1705 on 9515 SAC 250 kW / 277 deg
1505-1705 on 9800*SAC 070 kW / 268 deg
1800-1900 on 9530 KAS 100 kW / 239 deg
1800-1900 on 11765 SKN 300 kW / 160 deg
1800-1900 on 17735 SAC 250 kW / 105 deg
1800-1900 on 17810 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg
2000-2100 on 15235 SAC 250 kW / 073 deg
2000-2100 on 17735 SAC 250 kW / 105 deg
2100-2200 on 9800*SAC 070 kW / 268 deg
2305-0105 on 6100 SAC 250 kW / 277 deg
(BC-DX 969/wb, Germany)

Radio Canada International via China
RCI relay via Urumchi, 7415, Radio Canada International, 1856-1859, Jun 07, English service with listener letter request and Montreal address at 1858. RCI interval signal til 1859, into RCI French ID til 1900 // Kashi 9530, Skelton 11765, Sackville 17735 and Skelton 17810, S=9+20dB. Suddenly at 1900 switch into CRI Czech service announcement, scheduled on 7415 regularly. So, the 9530 Kashi satellite feed from Beijing was put on air via Urumchi gear, or even the satellite feed used for CRI Czech service from 1900 ? (Bueschel/DX Window 404)

Clandestine, Save the Gambia Democracy Project back on 15225
Noted via Nauen, Germany, (125 kW, 221 degrees), Sat 1815-1830, back on the air via Radio Miami International and Media & Broadcast since May 22 in English and local languages. Their website is: http://www.savethegambia.org/ . (Bueschel and White/DX Window 404)

15225 Radio Save the Gambia Democracy, via the Nauen site in Germany, 1815-1825, June 26, ¿language? The organization which sponsors and produces the program is the Save the Gambia Democracy Project. Report with sign-on to music, announcement and identification. Very long talk by female, ID in English, "this is Save the Gambia Democracy Project" SINPO 34443. (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)

Costa Rican monitoring
5954.13, ELCOR Transmitter, Guapilas, Lemon, *2300-0150, Jun 02 and other nights with variable sign-off (0100 Sat, 0000 Sun), tests with non-stop tropical music from Mexico and Latin America, the songs are repeated every 20 minutes. SINPO 24332-34333 (Rodriguez and Schulze/DX Window 404)

Guinea on 7125
Radio Conakry, Sonfonia, 2139-2230, May 31, Jun 05 and 09. French and vernacular announcement, African xylophone music, excited talk about Guinea, Mali and Mozambique. SINPO 35333. (Bredahl Jorgensen and Petersen/DX-Camp and Méndez). Also heard 0733-0750, June 01 and 03, French and vernacular talks on tribal music, outside child voice. SINPO 35533. (Otávio/DX Window 404)

Iranian observations
9609.96v, Strange log June 17. IRIB via Kamalabad, registered Arabic Saut Falestin "Voice of Islamic Palestinian Revolution" at 0330-0427 UT on 9610, but heard IRIB Spanish program instead. Spanish schedule and frequencies announced at 0335-0336 UT. On background underneath Vatican Radio via Sackville to Americas also in Spanish.(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 17)

July relay schedules
Relays in July
1st Saturday - Radio Joystick, 9515 – 0800 to 0900

1st Sunday - MV Baltic Radio, 6140 – 0900 to 1000

3rd Saturday - Radio City, 9515 – 0800 to 0900

4th Sunday - Radio Gloria, 6140 – 0900 to 1000
Tom Taylor)

New DRM Broadcasters' User Guide Released
http://www.drm.org/index.php?p=news_item&uid=208
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India)

PNG's Radio Fly activity
5960, via Tabubil, audible from as early as 0500, Jun 04, E-mode propagation into Melbourne. (Padula). Heard every day including Jun 02, 0900, talk in English. There is interference(jamming), but signal is fair in Japan. (Wagai). Also heard at 1102-1215, Jun 03, 04 and 07, usual format of vocal music, ann with a couple of ID's. Best reception so far of this new station, but still could not make out much of what was said. A short announcement at 1201 was followed more music with no more announcements heard after that. Deteriorated after 1200, although could still detect it at 1230 and later. Fair at best and // 3915, which was generally poor. Both freqs peaked around 1145. 3915 faded quickly after 1200 but 5960 hung around until at least 1230, per spot checks, although much weaker by then. (Wilkins in Dxplorer). Heard in California at 1304-1406, Jun 07. Non-stop music (island songs, Steve Perry with “Oh Sherrie”, Rod Stewart with “This Old Heart of via. ” Instrumental “Take It Easy.”) Into English with what seemed to be local PSA (mentions: “if you have photographs of event”). Signal mostly poor, // 3915. (Howard/DX Window 404)

Peru's Bethel Radio moves frequency from 5949
5921.23, via Arequipa, noted at close down around 0200* and opening at *1130 always with live predicts and sermons, ID heard : “…Bethel Television…”. (Rodriguez). Also heard every night in May and early June around 0000-0100 (except of Sat/Sun night of 30/31 May), religious programming, ex 5949. Heard already on May 05 at 0025. (Honzik/DX Window 404)

Portugal's RDP International A10 summer schedule
West Europe Mon-Fri
0500-0755 on 7240 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg
0645-0800 on 11850 SIN 250 kW / 055 deg
0800-1200 on 12020 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg
1600-1900 on 11905 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg

West Europe Sat/Sun
0700-1355 on 12020 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg
0830-1000 on 11995 SIN 080 kW / 052 deg DRM mode
1400-1900 on 11905 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg

Middle East/India Mon-Fri
1300-1500 on 21810 LIS 100 kW / 082 deg

Sao Tome/Principe/Angola/Mocambique Mon-Fri
1000-1200 on 15180 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg
1600-1900 on 15170 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg

Sao Tome/Principe/Angola/Mocambique Sat/Sun
0700-0955 on 15160 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg
1000-1355 on 15180 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg
1400-1555 on 15470 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg
1600-2000 on 15170 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg

USA/Canada Mon-Fri
2300-0200 on 9715 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg

USA/Canada Sat/Sun
1200-2000 on 15560 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg

Venezuela Mon-Fri
2300-0200 on 11630 LIS 100 kW / 261 deg

Brasil/Cabo Verde/Guine Bissau Mon-Fri
1000-1200 on 15575 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg
1300-1900 on 21655 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg
2300-0200 on 11940 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg

Brasil/Cabo Verde/Guine Bissau Sat/Sun
0700-0955 on 12000 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg
1000-2000 on 21655 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22/BC-DX 969)

Tajikistan frequency change of Radio Free Chosun
Korean
1500-1600 NF 11560*DB 100 kW / 070 deg to North Korea, ex 7475
*co-ch WYFR Family Radio in Hindi via Taiwan, HUW 100 kW / 285 deg to
SoAs.For this transmission were registered alternative frequencies 11565,
13845.(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)

Uganda's UBC Radio on 4975.97
Via Kampala, 2035-2240, May 08 and Jun 04, English phone-in program, African pop music, songs in English, 34433. (D'Amico and Bredahl Jorgensen, Nielsen and Petersen/DX-Camp). Also heard at 2325-0015, Jun 08-09, DJ in mixed English/vernacular playing Afropop, phone-in: “Good Morning! How are you ?", SINPO45444. Seems all night schedule on some nights! But not heard Fr Jun 11 at 2245. (Petersen). Also heard at 0351-0421, Jun 13, continuous music, 0400 news in English. Return to music programming at 0415. Poor with high noise level. (D’Angelo/DX Window 404)

WYFR additional transmissions
Via Ascension Island/ UAE and U.K. Additional transmission of WYFR Family Radio via VTC:
1500-1600 on 17580 ASC 250 kW / 115 deg to SoAf English
1800-2000 on 9830 RMP 500 kW / 105 deg to WeAs English
2100-2300 on 9715 DHA 250 kW / 330 deg to WeEu English, x2100-2200
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15/22/BC-DX 969)