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Thanks, Glenn For latest updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html Latest edition of this schedule version, with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html NEXT AIRING OF WORLD OF RADIO 1294: Wed 1030 WOR WWCR 9985 WRN ON DEMAND: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org WORLD OF RADIO 1294 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1294h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1294h.rm WORLD OF RADIO 1294 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1294.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1294.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1294.html WORLD OF RADIO 1294 downloads in studio-quality mp3: (high) http://www.obriensweb.com/wor1294h.mp3 (low) http://www.obriensweb.com/wor1294.mp3 WORLD OF RADIO PODCAST: www.obriensweb.com/wor.xml (currently: 1288, Extra 61, 1289, Extra 62, 1290, 1291, 1292, 1293, 1294, soon Ex-63) AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO Extra 63: Wed 2300 WOR WBCQ 7415 [first airing of each edition] Thu 0000 WOR WBCQ 18910-CLSB Thu 0900 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2 Thu 1900 WOR KLC Thu 2130 WOR WWCR 15825 [Dec-Feb: 7465] Thu 2200 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2 Fri 0030 WOR R. Veronica 106.5 Fri 0100 WOR WTND-LP 106.3 Macomb IL Fri 0200 WOR ACBRadio Mainstream [repeated 2-hourly thru 2400] Fri 2000 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2 Fri 2100 WOR RFPI [repeated 4-hourly thru Sat 1700] Sat 0500 WOR VoiceCorps Reading Service, WOSU-FM subcarrier, cable Sat 0900 WOR WRN to Eu, Au, NZ, WorldSpace AfriStar, AsiaStar Sat 0955 WOR WNQM Nashville TN 1300 Sat 1100 WOR WPKN Bridgeport CT 89.5 & WPKM Montauk LINY 88.7 Sat 1700 WOR R. Veronica 106.5 Sat 1830 WOR WRN to North America [including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 140] Sun 0000 WOR Radio Studio X 1584 http://www.radiostudiox.it/ Sun 0330 WOR WWCR 5070 Sun 0400 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB Sun 0600 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2 Sun 0730 WOR WWCR 3215 Sun 0930 WOR WRMI 7385 [from WRN] Sun 0930 WOR WRN to North America, also WLIO-TV Lima OH SAP [including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 140] Sun 0930 WOR KSFC Spokane WA 91.9 Sun 0930 WOR WXPR Rhinelander WI 91.7 91.9 100.9 Sun 0930 WOR WDWN Auburn NY 89.1 [unconfirmed] Sun 0930 WOR KTRU Houston TX 91.7 [occasional] Sun 1400 WOR WRMI 7385 [not 1500 as expected] Sun 1400 WOR KRFP-LP Moscow ID 92.5 Sun 1830 WOR WRN1 to North America [including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 140] Sun 2000 WOR RNI Sun 2230 WOR WRMI 7385 [temporarily] Mon 0400 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB Mon 0430 WOR WSUI Iowa City IA 910 Mon 0515 WOR WBCQ 7415 Mon 1900 WOR RFPI [repeated 4-hourly thru Tue 1500] Wed 0030 WOR WBCQ 7415 [usually but temporary] Wed 0100 WOR CJOY INTERNET RADIO plug-in required Wed 1030 WOR WWCR 9985 WRN ON DEMAND [from Fri]: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org [already available] WORLD OF RADIO Extra 63 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/worx63h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/worx63h.rm [Extra 63 is the same as COM 05-09; high version adds WOR opening] WORLD OF RADIO Extra 63 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/com0509.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/com0509.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/com0509.html WORLD OF RADIO Extra 63 downloads in studio-quality mp3 [from UT Wed]: (high) http://www.obriensweb.com/worx63h.mp3 (low) http://www.obriensweb.com/worx63.mp3 DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS Nov 22: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html ** ALASKA. 9615, KNLS, 1213-1221, Nov. 21, English, End of "American Highway' program, KNLS promo, pop ballad, testimonial then Bible giveaway at 1220 with contact info and URL. Poor (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, 200' Beverage antennas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALBANIA/AUSTRIA. Frequency change for TWR in Russian from Nov. 20: 1445-1600 NF 11615 SHI 100 kW / 033 deg, ex 7325 \\ 9495 MOS 100 kW / 055 deg (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) See also CHINA ** ALBANIA. Radio Tirana in Albanian to NoAm from Nov. 20: 0000-0130 on 7455 SHI 100 KW / 310 deg & deleted 6215 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) Out of the marine band! (gh) New Central Apparatus of Radio Tirana "...installed a new computerized Central Apparatus..." (Drita Cico). Well, maybe this new equipment is the cause of some irregularities of your transmissions tonight, Monday, November 21: 1945 UT - English: Only carriers for about 3 minutes, then "Hello Listeners" followed by some seconds of silence, before the program started with lower modulation. 7465 kHz: S9+60dB - very strong, but with hum. SINPO 55544 7530 kHz: S9+20dB - without hum, and on a clear frequency. 2030 UT - German: 7465 with a good signal on a clear frequency: S9+10-20dB, but there was NO audio at all during the entire "transmission"! 2230 UT - English: 7110 - wasn't on the air from the start, then strong carrier, and first at 2235.37 (37 seconds) the news was abruptly switched on. SINPO 5(4-5)544 (Erik Køie, Denmark, [to?] R Tirana Nov 21) Liest sich fuer mich nach einem neuen Schaltraum. Koennte man evtl. Auch als Sendeablaufsteuerungen in den Studios (Stichwort D'Accord, Dalet, Radiomax, Zenon usw.usf.) deuten. Was die Uebertragungen von CRI betrifft: Die klingen (oder taten das zumindest zu Beginn) auf Mittelwelle Fllake deutlich anders als alles andere, was von dort ausgestrahlt wird (Radio Tirana, Trans World Radio, Deutsche Welle). Das deutet darauf hin, dass die Chinesen fuer ihre Zwecke eigene Satellitentechnik aufgebaut haben. In Cerrik sind die Albaner ohnehin de facto raus; sollte mich wundern, wenn da noch irgendwelche Zuspielungen ueber das Funkhaus in Tirana laufen (Kai Ludwig-D, A-DX Nov 22 all via BCDX via DXLD) ** ALBANIA. The 1701.13 kHz spurious signal that I have been chasing for a long time proved to be much less interesting than I thought. First of all, the changing of closedown from summer's 1800 UT to winter's 1900 couldn't indicate Kyrgyzstan, because namely that country kept the same time during the big switch-back. Also the trace hasn't been there before 1600 UT, so I started looking for a suitable FS transmission between 1600-1900. Today I found the // ; it's CRI via Albania on 1214.84 kHz. The spurious signal wandered today from 1701.08 to 1701.13 kHz. Anyway, something to be aware of when trying to hear the Aussies on 1701 kHz. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, mwoffsets yg via harmonics yg via DXLD) That would be a mixing product with 1458v, halfway between, 243 kHz separation, in case you had not realized this. Good idea to check other possible mixes like that from Albania, with 1395v, etc. 73, (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, I realised it - right after sending the message. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) Some mathematics: 1701-1215 = 486, 486 * 3 = 1458 : pure coincidence ? (Guenter Lorenz, Germany, mwoffsets yg Nov 21 via BCDX via DXLD) [1215 + 243 kHz = 1458. 1215 - 243 = 972. 1215 - 486 = 729 kHz] (BCDX via DXLD) Not to mention, as I did above, 1458 + 243 = 1701 (gh, DXLD) ** ANGOLA. 7216.7 kHz, RNA, Mulenvos, noted on 19 Nov 1742-..., Vernacular, African music; 23441, very strong adjacent QRM. 4950 kHz not \\ as it was relaying our RDPi for a football match (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANTARCTICA. 15476, R. Nacional Arcángel Sán Gabriel, Base Esperanza, noted on 10 Nov 1900-1950, Spanish, newscast, songs, ID+fq+addr prior to s/off; 25442 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) You mean they were signing off early around 1950? ** ARGENTINA. 6214.1, R. Baluarte ("tentative" as no language was heard), Puerto Iguazú, logged on 19 Nov 2324-2335, songs; 24432. (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6214.05, Radio Baluarte, Puerto Iguazú; 0152-0240+ 22 Nov. Presumed the one, tune-in to seemingly Spanish pop-ish music, very bassy/hollow audio with male emphatic religious preaching from 0202 in what actually seemed to be Portuguese (vs. Spanish). Not all that bad, just muddy audio (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARMENIA. The TWR relay referred to in my message under TANZANIA, 5- 199, 200 is in fact via Gavar, Armenia, 600 kW, and program starts at 1925, thence the old TWR IS I heard. Even better reception today, 22 Nov, again via the same Ewe antenna and no need for the Quantum Phaser albeit some QRM de France. No trace of TZA today (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) For security reason of their Central Asian local mission people, all Gavar entries which still covered in 2000y-2003y has been deleted in 2004y-2005y operational schedules by Austrian TWR office. Only hidden in printed schedule leaflet, by frequency, target, time, language, but no transmitter site given. My comment in BC-DX #731 of Oct 11: TWR Broadcasts via Gavar, Armenia on this TWR file MISSING: 5855 1710-1840 30,31 ERV 100 78 En/diverse ARM TWR \\ 864 kHz MW 5855 1910-1940 30,31 ERV 100 100 Farsi ARM TWR Also 864, 1350, and 1377 kHz used on various ME/NE languages on other times of the day. 864, 1000 kW,0400-0430 Armenian, 1710-1725 English, 1725-1740 (Mon- Thur) Kazakh, 1725-1740 (Fri-Mon) 1740-1755(Sat) Turkmen, 1740-1755 (Sun) Karakalpak, 1740-1810 (Mon-Fri) Ru, 1755-1810 (Sat/Sun) Uzbek, 1810-1840 (Sun) Tajik, 1810-1910 Farsi, 1910-1925 Sorani Kurdish. 1377, 600 kW, 1825-1840 No. Caucasus various languages, 1840-1910 Farsi, 1910-1925 Sorani Kurdish. 1350, 850 kW, 1930-2000 Turkish, 2001-2101 Hebrew, 2001-2031 Russian on Fridays only (wb, Oct 11) (all: BCDX Nov 23 via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. 2310 kHz, VL8A, Alice Springs NT, nicely audible on 19 Nov 1807-1844, English, songs & phone-ins, ABC news 1830-1835, more of the former; 25332, deteriorating; feed relay relative to \\ VL8K 2485; VL8T [2325] not audible (not ready yet?). 2485, VL8K, Katherine NT, even better on 19 Nov 1809-1850, English, songs & phone-ins, chats, 5' ABC news 1830; 35343 but deteriorating towards 1900. From all 3 NT 120 m outlets, this used to be the worst... i.e. to log here (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Concerning the new transmitters for the ABC, I believe I read that these are capable of 100 kW but will operate at only 50 kW as specified in their licence. So if they are RIZ then maybe they are K- 01A and will be capable of operating at 3.2-18 MHz - no necessity to go as high as 26.1! But this does seem slightly illogical - why pay for a 100 kW unit then operate it at 50 kW when there is a 50 kW unit available? Obviously, some sort of modification is necessary to operate as low as the 2 MHz band (Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 23 via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 11829.9 kHz, R. CBN Anhangüera, Goiânia GO, 20 Nov 1245- 1435, talks on football, news... more football noted at 1430; 13441; audible right after Family Radio sign-off in Portugueser to Brazil 1245 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL [non]. Re 5-200: Translation into English: Brazilian journalist Rui Martins focusing on BBC [presumably, the Brazilian section] and RFI as he intends to denounce both stations to the WTO-World Trade Organization on account of dumping policies. According to Rui Martins, both BBC and RFI distribute free news bulletins to Brazilian commercial stations, which could pay for this work to a foreign correspondent. Rui Martins himself was a victim of this practice while being a R. CBN correspondent; this station chose to save funds by cutting on his salary and receive BBC bulletins instead. "Dumping" is a company practice consisting of supplying products to a foreign country at a cost well under the level of those inside that same country. Rui Martins, who currently lives in Geneva, is based in Europe for more than 30 years, having worked for SRI and RNW (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Any other translations to English are welcome for DXLD. I just don`t have time to do them all (gh, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. A Radiobrás está finalizando acordo com o consórcio DRM e a UnB para testar transmissões digitais em DRM da Rádio Nacional em onda média e onda curta. FM teria um teste em 26 MHz. Os testes iniciariam em janeiro. Só sei isto. Assim que souber mais, repasso as informações. Até agora, as emissoras autorizadas, tanto OM quanto FM, utilizam o sistema IBOC (Lucio Haeser, Brasil, Nov 22, radioescutas yg via DXLD) ** BULGARIA. 7600, R. Varna, 2306-2334, Nov. 20, Bulgarian, Easy listening pops and ballads with OM and YL banter between selections. Quick ID at 2332. Fair (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, 200' Beverage antennas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Sunday only ** CANADA. RCI 11990 --- As always Radio Canada International with good signals here almost all the time, and no exception at 2200 in English, Monday Nov. 22. Caught my attention around 2222; they made reference to the pioneer rock guitarist Link Wray who just passed away last week-end in Finland, and who I consider the first one to play in the classic Pink Floyd style as he did in his instrumental "Rumble" around 1958. The thing is that this female Canadian announcer used the track "Rebel Rouser" from guitarist Duane Eddy to present the information. I don't think they intended, as well as becomes true that you can't cheat many people but not everybody (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. Buena noticia en Radio Canadá Internacional, pues ha decidido aumentar a una hora la duración de sus emisiones en español, desde el 1º de diciembre próximo. Actualmente está trasmitiendo media hora. Además se incorporará su señal en español al sistema satelital Sirius. Asi lo escuché en la emisión de hoy (Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, Nov 21, condig list via DXLD) ¿Detalles? Wonder if they will have to mess with English and French scheduling to accommodate? (gh, DXLD) ** CANADA. MB, Winnipeg, 580 again comes to life, at least for much of November, as event station CJML runs ``Remembrance Day`` programming commemorating the end of WW II. It runs 900 watts into a longwire, and is much lower power than CKY (AM) ran (50 kW0, before moving to 102.3 FM (Nov FMedia! via DXLD) Other reports say 99 watts. 900 is probably a mistake, but if so would make it much more DXable. I also saw somewhere it will be on again in December (gh, DXLD) ** CHINA [non]. /ALBANIA: Winter B-05 for China Radio International via Cerrik 150 kW: 0000-0157 English *6020 / 305 deg to NoAm; *9570 / 305 deg to NoAm 0200-0357 Chinese *6020 / 305 deg to NoAm; *9570 / 305 deg to NoAm 0500-0557 English 7220 / 140 deg to EaAf; 9590 / 140 deg to EaAf 0500-0657 Arabic 5985 / 240 deg to NoAf; 7120 / 240 deg to NoAf 0600-0657 English 9590 / 140 deg to EaAf; 11750 / 140 deg to EaAf 0700-0857 Chinese 11855 / 310 deg to WeEu 0700-0857 English 11785 / 310 deg to WeEu 1100-1257 English 13665 / 310 deg to WeEu 1400-1557 French 11920 / 240 deg to NoAf; 13670 / 240 deg to NoAf 1500-1557 Turkish 7120 / non-dir to TURK; 9565 / non-dir to TURK 1600-1757 Arabic 9555 / 140 deg to EaAf; 11725 / 240 deg to NoAf 1600-1757 German 5970 / 330 deg to WeEu; 7155 / 330 deg to WeEu 1800-1957 French 5970 / 310 deg to WeEu; 6055 / 240 deg to NoAf 1800-1957 French 6180 / 310 deg to WeEu; 7385 / 240 deg to NoAf 2000-2157 Arabic 6185 / 193 deg to NoAf; 7215 / 193 deg to NoAf 2000-2157 English 5960 / 310 deg to WeEu; 7285 / 310 deg to WeEu 2200-2257 Portuguese 6175 / 280 deg to SoEu 2200-2357 Spanish 7210 / 280 deg to SoEu 2300-2357 Spanish 6175 / 280 deg to SoEu * 2 x 150 kW in parallel (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** CHINA [non]. CRI via Voz Cristiana, CHILE, confirmed using 17645, Nov 22 at 2130 in Portuguese, 2139 Chinese language lessons; fair (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 9680 CNR2 – Beijing, Nov 21, 1357-1415, in Chinese, // 7310 till 1400*, after ToH found // 5030. Good analysis of 9680 in DXLD 5- 199 (November 19, 2005) under INDONESIA (Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, RX340 + T2FD antenna, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 6937, (Presumed) Yunnan PBS, 1114-1146, Nov. 21, Vernacular, Interesting listening with OM at tune-in and music bits, ballad at 1129. At 1132 began a series of brief talks, each followed by gongs and brief vocal ballad. At 1139 was a "shouting" OM with pounding drums, more gongs and "shouting". YL at 1142 into vocal ballad then OM over flutes at 1145. Wish my MD recorder was working for this one. Poor/fair at best (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, 200' Beverage antennas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 4500, CHINA Xinjiang PBS, Urümqi; *2349-0005 22-23 Nov. Tune-in to 800-ish Hz solid tone already in progress till 2359, then brief, pulsing tones, back to solid tone for a few seconds, followed by time sounders (five short, one long) at 0000. Brief orchestral fill, then female in presumed Mongolian. Clear and fair (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Back in Korat, I used to get this one but with local QRM from TV sets` video buzz and FM audio, 4.5 MHz being the separation between video and audio carriers. I assume that could still happen anywhere in the NTSC world (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CONGO DR [non]. 11690, R. Okapi via Meyerton, 0419-0432, Nov. 21, Vernacular, OM and YL with mentions of Bukavu, Congo and several "Okapi" jingles. Full ID at 0429. Fair(Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, 200' Beverage antennas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Normalmente RHC en su Revista Iberoamericana a las 2100-2300 en 15230. Estoy esperando escuchar "En Contacto" a las 2155 UT como habitualmente. Sin embargo, no salió al aire el domingo pasado. Comprobaremos en unos minutos. [luego:] Justo, minutos antes de las 2200 ha comenzado la edición N 47 de "En Contacto" con Malena Negrín y Manolo de la Rosa. Según los comentarios de estos conductores, el programa ocupa el segundo lugar conforme a la afluencia de cartas recibidas por los oyentes del mundo. La recepción en 15230 (dirigida hacia Buenos Aires) es muy buena. Confirmado entonces, En Contacto también se emite dentro de la Revista Iberoamericana entre las 2157 a las 2212 UT aproximadamente [domingos]. Saludos! (Rubén Guillermo Margenet, Argentina, Noticias DX via DXLD) Saludos a todos mis amigos de la onda corta. Efectivamente en el día de ayer domingo cuando trataba de escuchar el programa "En Contacto" de RHC por los 6000 khz y también vía internet no había ninguna señal. El colega Manolo De La Rosa me confirmó que lo ocurrido fue un apagón eléctrico. Tal y como dijo Glenn Hauser la energía regresó después de las 14 TU (Dino Bloise, FLORIDA, EEUU, Nov 21, condig list via DXLD) ** CUBA. Glenn, Re: Radio Reloj, 5-200. Do the newsreaders hear the time ticks in their headphones? Does the board engineer? It would drive me nuts. Maybe the are added later in the audio chain, and a marking on the face of the clock in the studio tell them when to be silent at the top of each minute for the "RR" pips (Brock Whaley, GA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Good question. And what about the listeners? Are they all expected to tune out after one minute? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Reloj usually replaces the code with chimes on Sundays into Monday mornings. However, in an "offline" discussion with Jim, he reported that some Relojes were heard with code while others had chimes in the same timeframe. Jean Burnell reported the same in DXLD. I didn't get a chance to check Sunday morning, but listening on Monday morning 0700-0830 UT found only code on the Relojes I could hear at 570, 820, 860, and 870 kHz. I've heard and reported the chimes before, most recently in NRC IDXD 73-03: 870 CUBA CMDT R. Reloj, Sancti Spíritus (21 56'N 79 26'W) OCT 3 0735 - Good; chimes instead of RR code IDs. Note the date and time, Monday at 0735 UT. Thus the use of chimes appears to be variable. Is anyone familiar with the Radio Reloj schedule, in particular when chimes are used instead of code? (Bruce Conti, NH, National Radio Club, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Re 5-200: ``There is no US Spanish station on 680 the regime would wish to interfere with, so this one is likely a malfunction, not a plot (David Gleason, CA, ibid.)`` WRMD St. Petersburg is Spanish on 680. 690 watts. That is more then enough power to travel down to Cuba on a saltwater path (Brock Whaley, GA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I also noted a big signal from the Cuban on about 682 last night around 2225 EST and assumed it was the 680 station off frequency. This signal was gone within a half hour so their engineer must have fixed it. Other low end Cubans were also very strong last night and still I heard from about 60 TA frequencies (Ben Dangerfield, Wallingford, [SE cor Pa], NRC-AM via DXLD) ** CUBA [and non]. 1180, Radio Rebelde/Radio Rebelde F-M/Radio Reloj/Cuba jammer/Radio Martí [FLORIDA]; 0240-0342 22 Nov. A huge pile-up of big Cuban signals and beyond were present here tonight. One signal quickly confirmed as the generic Rebelde (with baseball coverage), "Rebelde" and "Rebelde, Cadena Nacional" plus nine-note Rebelde sounders often, and parallel other mediumwave channels, as well as 5025. The other Rebelde (FM network) was about equal level, with Spanish and US 80's pop vocals, frequent occasional "Rebelde" (only one "F-M" tag during my listen [0320] after the nine-note sounder -- not uncommon from past actual FM monitoring in the Florida Keys). MIDI-file version of the nine-note Rebelde theme at 0323, but coudn't tell which net (FM or AM) generated that one. In addition, weak traces of Radio Martí (Marathon, Florida) present at times, and to add to the mix, a very definite Cuban jammer sporadically surfacing (with the same electo-bubbling jammer sounds as best-heard on 6030). Also: surfacing only once at 0308, Radio Reloj with the usual "R-R" Morse under all this. To add to the confusion for the unwashed masses, a promo liner read on the baseball (AM) feed for stations also carrying the event, including "Radio Revolución" and others. A truly amazing plethora of shit (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [non]. Re 5-200, R. Martí special concert, story claiming airborne relays in use for it: Terry, Any sign of Air Martí Saturday night? (Glenn to Terry Krueger, via DXLD) Still no trace. I can only guess that this -- along with the Armed Forces net -- took a budget cut? I still check every Saturday local as long as I am home. Wistful thinking? (Terry Krueger, Clearwater FL, Nov 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RM spur on 4655: see U S A ** FALKLAND ISLANDS [non]. Reception of BBCWS Calling the Falklands is improving. Tue Nov 22 at 2128 on 11680 I was able to detect Bow Bells in the skirts of the much huger BBC signal from Guiana French on 11675, prior to the transmission at 2130-2144:30 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE [non]. RUSSIA/FRANCE: Additional frequency for Radio France Internationale in English from Nov. 14: 1400-1458 on 5920 TCH 500 kW / 230 deg to SoAs \\ 7180 XIA and 17515 ISS (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) TCH = Chita, which the ITU insists on transliterating into French ** FRANCE [non]. See LATVIA ** GERMANY. Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN) from Nov. 19/20 and from Nov. 22/23: 0800-0915 5945 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg Sat WeEu in English,ex 0730-0915 0800-0945 5945 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg Sun WeEu in English,ex 0730-0945 1600-1630 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Tue EaAf in Amharic, additional 1600-1630 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg Thu EaAf in Amharic, additional 1930-2000 7260 NAU 125 kW / 210 deg Sat WeAf in English, cancelled (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** GEORGIA. GEORGIA/RUSSIA --- Observed in Sofia, Bulgaria daily at 0400-0500 UT on 9495; Mon-Fri 0700-0805 UT 9495 and 9535 kHz. Daily 1100-1145 and 1400-1430; and Mon-Sat 1430-1500 (occasionally until 1600) on 9495 kHz with program of Abkhazian Radio. At other times, between 0500-0700 and between 1430-1600 are the programs of Radio of Russian radio Sochi and Radio Kuban (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Oct 28, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 23 via DXLD) ** GREECE. 7450, RS Makedonias, 2243-2252*, Nov. 21, Greek, Ballads with YL between selections. Different YL with sign-off announcement at 2251 into presumed NA. Excellent! (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, 200' Beverage antennas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREENLAND. 3815 USB, KNR, Tasiilaq, 09 Nov at 2133-2215 - Woman in Greenlandic, switched to Danish (man) at 2144; fairly strong, but with terrible ute QRM (Jean Burnell. NS, DXplorer Nov 16 via BCDX via DXLD) Logged in NS, or on the NF DX-pedition? (gh, DXLD) ** INDIA. AIR GOS, 11620, Nov 22 at 2200 with news in English, fluttery, and with dual path echo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [non?]. /BAHRAIN 6125-USB, "CMF1," 08 Nov at 0023-0034 - Middle Eastern (presume Afghan) music, talk by male and female had horrible modulation; poor under Spanish station. 9133 USB "CMF1," 11 Nov, 0127-0259 - Middle Eastern music, talk between most songs but mushy audio on the voice really made this a challenge, mentioned http://www.rewardsforjustice a few times, possible ID's at 0221 and 0255 (need to confirm tape); poor-fair with occasional UTE QRM (Jean Burnell-NS-CAN, DXplorer Nov 16 via BCDX via DXLD) ** IRAN. Frequency change for VOIROI/IRIB in Bengali: 1430-1527 NF 7295, ex 7305 to avoid VOR in Urdu/Hindi \\ 9565 and 9930 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** IRAN. 6120, Voice of Justice; 0220-0230 22 Nov. Excellent with English man comparing US militarism and imperialism as being one in the same, "US ring of bases around the equator," US crime increase, etc. ID, specified this programs is worldwide but "especially for the US" then a URL, multi-satellite channels list, PO Box, e-mail info all over New Age music bed. The script reads nearly identical to Radio Habana Cuba's English rhetoric. Into IRIB chimes and theme from 0230, unID Mid-east language ID, Qur`an, female (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Starts at 0130; this was in the IRIB frequency schedule: 6120 0130 0230 7-10 KAM 500 333 ENGLISH IRN IRB (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JORDAN. R. Jordan, amazingly free of RTTY QRM on 11690, Nov 21 at 1510 with rock music; 1520 Arabic music; 1524 local weather in English, but at 1550 recheck no signal. Left it tuned in and transmitter came back on at 1606, now with more flutter, playing ``Devil Woman``, 1609 jingle ID with American accent for 96.3 FM, then Xmas disco music. Ah, how great is Jordanian culture as reflected on its only and official SW service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. RUSSIA: UNID in Japanese is Shiokaze (Sea Breeze) via IRK 100 kW / 125 deg: 1430-1500 (ex 1530-1600) on 5890 (45544) (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN [non?]. 3959.71, KURDISTAN [or wherever] (CLANDESTINE) Voice of Iranian Kurdistan; 0302-0315 22 Nov. Iranian bubble jammer on 3961, with this poorly on the low side. Qur`an recital, non-Arabic man 0309. Same style Iranian jammer bubbling away on 4860 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio announcing itself as "Voice of the Struggle", Voice of the Independence of Iranian Kurdistan" was reported at new time between 1520 and 1625 UT in range from 4400 to 4410 kHz. Radio "Voice of the Communist Party of Iran" was heard at new times from 1425 and from 1625 UT on 3980, 4380, and 6425 kHz (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Oct 28, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 23 via DXLD) ** KUWAIT. USA/KUWAIT: Winter B-05 for IBB via KWT 250 kW / 070 deg: 0000-0200 RFE Kyrgyz 7595 0030-0130 ASH Pashto 12140 0100-0300 RFA Tibetan 7560 0130-0230 ASH Dari 12140 0230-0330 AFG Pashto 11940 0330-0430 AFG Dari 11940 0400-0600 VOA Tibetan 17665 0430-0530 AFG Pashto 11940 19010 0530-0630 AFG Dari 11940 19010 0600-0700 RFA Tibetan 17715 0630-0730 AFG Pashto 11940 19010 0730-0830 AFG Dari 11940 19010 0830-0930 AFG Pashto 11940 19010 0930-1030 AFG Dari 11940 19010 1030-1130 AFG Pashto 12140 19010 1100-1400 RFA Tibetan 11590 1130-1230 AFG Dari 12140 19010 1230-1330 AFG Pashto 11940 12140 1330-1430 AFG Dari 9335 12140 1400-1500 VOA Tibetan 11885 1400-1600 RFE Kyrgyz 13620 ||||| from Nov.21 1430-1500 ASH Pashto 9335 12140 1500-1530 ASH Dari 9335 12140 1500-1600 RFA Tibetan 11500 1530-1630 ASH Pashto 9335 12140 1600-1800 RFE Turkmen 6205 1630-1730 ASH Dari 12140 1730-1800 ASH Pashto 12140 1800-1830 ASH Dari 12140 1830-1930 ASH Pashto 7595 1930-2030 ASH Dari 7595 2030-2130 VOA English 7595 2130-0030 VOA English 6235 2300-2400 RFA Tibetan 7550 AFG=Radio Free Afghanistan ASH=Radio Ashna [VOA Afghan service] RFA=Radio Free Asia RFE=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty VOA=Voice of America (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** LATVIA. FRANCIA/LATVIA, 9290, Radio Waves International, recibida carta conteniendo bonita carta QSL conmemorativa del 22 aniversario de la emisora, firmada por V/S Peter Hills, carta de agradecimiento, folletos y un compact disc con 13 canciones "International Music Express". Tardaron en responder 20 días. El informe de recepción se envió por carta sin acompañar ningún tipo de ayuda para el retorno. No IRC. No US$. QSL con las siguientes inscripciones: "Radio Waves International, 22 years of Free Radio on SW, with dj's Peter Hills & Pilippe". "Radio Waves International, on the Highway to Freedom, since 1983 on air". "R. WI's own transmitters 40 watts on 41 mb (62..kHz), 48 mb (74.. kHz) & 26 meters (11401 kHz). Dirección, address: Radio Waves International BP 130 92504 Rueil Cedex France Recordar que Radio Waves International tiene este mes transmisiones y QSL especial conmemorativas del 22 aniversario de la emisora, 1983- 2005, pudiendo aún ser escuchada vía Latvia el próximo fin de semana por última vez: Transmisión vía Latvia 100 kW. November 26th Saturday 2300-0000 UT November 27th Sunday 0800-0900 UT [as corrected] También puede intentar captarse la transmisión desde sus propio transmisor, sábado por la la tarde en 11401 kHz con 400 w. de potencia. En la QSL especifican si la escucha fue hecha vía Latvia o vía su propio transmisor. Su página web: http://go.to/rwi e-mail: rwaves @ free.fr (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Nov 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello DXer --- it`s for you the occasion to listen to Radio Waves International. Usually we are using our own transmitter with a low power about 30/40 watts in a half wave dipole operating on 48 mb on several channels 6210, 6290, 6310 and more. On the 41 meters our tx is at this time out of order. 26 mb our channel is 11401 khz and rarely we move to 114012 [sic] kHz To celebrate our 22nd birthday we decided to be relay on 9290 kHz The latest occasion to hear us comfortable is there : 26/11/2005 Saturday 23-00 00-00 27/11/2005 Sunday 08-00 09-00 We would like to thank all our listeners for the support we get during all those years. We always did radio on a professional way but it's just a hobby. We want to do it seriously. We have to recept listeners sometimes just in replying as soon as possible to their reports. Keep tuning, keep country, keep FFRR! and visit us at http://go.to/rwi 73's and 88 to YL and QRP, Peter HILLS & Philippe "the terrible twins" RADIO WAVES INTERNATIONAL http://go.to/rwi Country music show, French service, Rock City & Pirate memories, the sounds on short-waves around the world "on the highway to freedom" (Peter HILLS & Philippe "The terrible twins", Nov 21, HCDX via DXLD) ** LATVIA. The rates for airtime on Ulbroka 9290 [at present 46 Euro per hour] will be increased in next year: (Kai Ludwig, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: [A-DX] Preiserhöhung auf der 9290 KHz Schlechte Nachrichten für alle Free-Radio-Macher. Krebs-TV aus Ulbroka in Lettland erhöht ab 2006 die Preise für Relaissendungen auf der 9290 KHz. Wie viel die Sendestunde ab Januar kosten wird, steht noch nicht fest. Nach Angaben von Raimonds Kreicberg gebe Krebs-TV damit nur eine Preiserhöhung des eigentlichen Senderbetreibers an die Endkunden weiter (Matthias Krause http://www.radio73.de ADX via Kai Ludwig, DXLD) ** LUXEMBOURG. Noted 1440 kHz back on AM during daytime, formerly DRM mode (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, BCDX Nov 23 via DXLD) ** MALI. 4784.4 kHz, R. Mali, Kati, this time with almost normal, strong audio, on 18 Nov 2340-..., African pops; 55444. 11960, R. Mali, Kati, observed on 20 Nov 1431-..., French/Vernacular, African songs, welcoming listeners' participation in Sunday's 1430- 1600 Malian music program; 43443. Barely audible on \\ 7285v (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MARKET REEF. OJ0. A Press Release (November 17, 2005): "ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE MARKET REEF ON LOW BANDS: The Finnish quartet of OH0RJ, OH2BH, OH2BO and OH2PM will attempt a boat landing onto this barren rock from November 22 to 24, 2005, in their effort to put OJ0B and OJ0J on the low bands, both CW and SSB, for one week, including the CQ World Wide DX Contest. If landing is not successful by Thursday, the 24th, the operation will not take place this season. The last winter season low-band activity from Market Reef was in 1988. One of the team members in that year, John, W2GD was injured and had to be airlifted out of the rock by rescue helicopter. With tightened aviation regulations, it is now impossible to carry petrol or any sizable objects, such as antenna masts, alongside the helicopter body; hence small boat landing remains the only potential choice. The ground temperature is below freezing and the sea is ice-cold and about to freeze, with high winds at this time of the year. As of November 17, first snow of about 4 inches fell on the Aland Archipelago. You can monitor the Market Reef weather at: http://www.kolumbus.fi/oh2bn/pagemarket.htm With no jetty or other potential landing point, the group is forced to use a zodiac and land at whatever corner of the reef they find calmer, and send their boat back to Aland Islands immediately after a successful landing. They will be taken back by helicopter, weather permitting, after the contest, November 28. The high cost of the overall transport is partly offset by the Northern California DX Foundation (NCDXF). Please note that at the very best, the challenge will also be at your end of the circuit. Market Reef along with Finland is located at 60 degrees North inside the aurora oval. According to the statistics, the area is usually suffering the aurora for an average of 100 days a year. This time the geomagnetic conditions are expected to be favorable for LF since the operation is scheduled to take place between the impacts of recurrent coronal holes 194 and 195 (STAR tags). Operating frequencies are harmonized with the R1MVW group and are as follows: CW: 1812.5 and 1834.5, 3512 and 3544, 7012 and 7034, 10112, 14034, 18082, 21034, 24894 and 28034 kHz SSB: 1855, 3798, 7080, 14190, 18140, 21290, 24940, 28490 kHz QSL routing: OJ0B via OH2BH and OJ0J via OH0RJ." ADDED NOTE (OH0, ALAND ISLAND): During this past weekend Martti/OH2BH and Ville/OH2MM were on Aland Island (OH0) making preparations for the Market Reef outing and the CQWW CW Contest. Both were active from here. OH0B was heard on 30/20 meters, while OH0MM was heard on 80 meters. Look for Ville to activate OH0MM in the CQWW DX CW Contest as an All-Band category. QSL OH0B via OH2BH and OH0MM via OH2MM (KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 Nov 21 via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via DXLD) ** MOZAMBIQUE. RADIO MOÇAMBIQUE HAS A NEW WEBSITE, BUT VERY SLOW F. C. Ferreira (Portugal) writes: "Radio Moçambique has another site: http://www.rm.co.mz and they have online broadcasting now." We checked the site this morning, and despite us having a fast broadband connection it loaded very, very slowly. We also did not see any links to streaming audio, but we could not explore the site properly as it was virtually unusable. Perhaps we just checked it at a bad time. # posted by Andy @ 09:59 UT Nov 21 (Media Network blog via DXLD) There is a live stream of their main service, Antena Nacional, though the audio was intermittent when checked at 1255 UT (Dave Kernick, 11.21.05 - 2:03 pm ibid.) Site unfound when I tried at 1804 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. Does anybody have a list of current stations that are broadcasting HD in Oklahoma? Curious if I should ask Santa to bring me a radio with HD. Thanks! (StonesRock, Nov 13, radio-info.com OK board via DXLD) KJTH-FM HD [89.7 gospelhuxter] out of Ponca City, even though the actual tower is on the Grant/Garfield county line, halfway between Enid and Ponca City. I have been able to get the HD signal in a car stereo all the way to the west side of Bartlesville, about 80 miles away. Also, TU broadcast their station in HD [Tulsa Public Radio: KWTU 88.7 and/or KWGS 89.5?] The biggest problem with HD right now is that it is all digital or nothing. So instead of getting static like you do with analog, the digital signal will just drop out if it cannot be at 100 percent (as with anything else digital) (bkeim, Nov 14, ibid.) Sounds like the HD signal has better range than the analog signal. As I've been told, the current HD radios are designed to pick up the analog signal the second they lose the digital as IBOC digital is, at least for now, piggybacked on the analog signal. Of course, their description of it as a seemless transition ignores that the digital signal has approximately an 8 second delay from the analog signal, though I understand you can also delay the analog broadcast to be on par with the digital (Kent, Nov 16, ibid.) ** OKLAHOMA. IBOC coming next year to Renda stations, presumably including KOKC 1520: see Pittsburgh article under DIGITAL BROADCASTING ** OKLAHOMA. I never really realized how bad KOKC [1520] really was until this morning --- and what is sad is just how much potential that they could have had if they had just done it right from the start... I will give the news guy and traffic guy credit --- they are fine. The newsman were going into great detail about the changes that will be made by General Motors. They were saying that something was going to happen. They weren't sure exactly what and they were awaiting an announcement. Keep it tuned to 1520 and we'll keep you up to date. So I did. Now keep in mind that this is a decision that could affect a good percentage of Oklahoma City's workforce. You go back and join "The Rick Roberts Show" --- And he is talking about some Arab that has been found on the Mexican border like this is the top story of the day. Could he have made it any more blatantly obvious that he is being piped in from San Diego and the "Left Coast" Totally not in touch with OKC --- totally oblivious to anything that is happening in town. But there is always that really good chance that I was the only one listening. Wouldn't surprise me with the state of 1520 K-OKC (MediaMogul, Nov 22, radio-info.com OK board via DXLD) Just done it right from the start? Surely you are talking about programming, and NOT the news. I mean, I know you said the news was OK, buy you're talking about the current news, so I won't assume what you must have thought about the local news content when KOMA flipped. Speaking of programming, I went to the K-OKC website the other day --- http://komanews.com is the web address, how funny is that? --- and was looking at the schedule. Looks like someone is trying to please all of the people all of the time, with as many different talkers as are on there. Either trying to please all the people etc., or just the inability to say no to a syndie salesman. I don't know. Tell me if I'm wrong, but it seems that once Rush made his influence on AM talk, the standard format for a talk show became a 3 hr. show. KOKC has 2 talkers with 3 hour shifts, but everyone else, Ingrahm, Bruce, Boortz, Humphries and Doyle all are given 2 hours. Is there any talk station in the country that is succeeding with a boatload of 2-hr talkers, and very few 3-hr talkers? If there is, I'd love to know about it (Camilla, ibid.) Sad, but no surprise on KOKC. I've actually been listening to WKY more because of local issues and talk. Sure, Trabor grates on you a bit, but at least their doing something. I will hand it to Ken Johnson and Dave Laney on KOKC. As far as news, these guys simply get it. In fact I would put their news over KTOK's and WKY's news any day. I know this because I worked with them. Ken Johnson is a walking encyclopedia of Oklahoma City contacts. I am totally surprised no one in this market has tried to hire these guys away from the sleeping giant. They definitely deserve a better station to work with. If I were the PD of WKY, I would let the college kids that do the news go, hire Ken Johnson and Dave Lany fulltime in their news department as well as keep Shawn Carey in the morning news. In addition, I would clean up WKY's imaging to match the intensity of the station. WKY has such potential to be a really good talk station but yet they fall short on Imaging and news. Okay, I'll shutup now before I get into anymore trouble...lololololo (Summers, ibid.) ** OMAN. Radio Sultanate of Oman in Arabic: 0600-0800 NF 15355, ex 17630 \\ 13640 0800-1000 no transmission on 17630, only 13640 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** PAKISTAN. Interestingly, for English News & Commentary to the Gulf & ME at 1600-1615, 6215 is via one of the 100 kW units at 282 degrees. 11570, 250 kW, is at 233 degrees to East Africa! (Noel R. Green, UK, Nov 12, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 23 via DXLD) ** PETER I. 3Y0X DXPEDITION UPDATE. On November 13th, the Peter I DXpedition's team co-leaders Ralph/KØIR and Bob/K4UEE posted a new press release (#2006-4) on the DXpedition's Web page. The OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive the complete release as an additional bulletin. Excerpts from the press release indicate that much has been accomplished toward their goal of activating Peter I Island early next year. Since the team meeting in September, the DXpedition team is now up to twenty men with the possibility of adding two more operators and as many as four "other" travelers who may want to go along for the trip. They also mentioned that a 40 foot shipping container (containing exactly 11 tons of equipment, and personal gear) has been packed and is now on its way to Chile. For the first time they can give approximate dates of their operation. They hope to arrive at Peter I around February 6th to begin their 16 day stay. Please remember that these dates are approximate and depend on many variables including, of course, the weather and sea ice conditions. They are projecting to be on the air for 12-14 days. The team has developed a quick strike plan that will enable two stations on the air quickly even if they have weather conditions that prevent the entire camp from being constructed immediately. Ultimately, they plan to have nine stations on the air and a complement of 23 antennas. This doesn't include the recent decision to make a real effort on 6m, 2m and 70cm EME. QSL via N2OO (KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 Nov 21 via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via DXLD) Viz.: Additional Bulletin for OPDX InterNet Subscribers. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Peter I Press Release #2006-4 Date: November 13, 2005 From: Team co-leaders: Ralph Fedor, KØIR and Bob Allphin, K4UEE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Since our last announcement much has been accomplished toward our goal of activating Peter I early next year. In September, fourteen of the team met for four days in Atlanta to practice erecting the arctic shelters, the low band antennas, check out the generators and other critical equipment and to begin packing the crates for shipment. In addition, a total of ten hours were spent in classrooms discussing safety, offloading procedures and priorities, fundraising, recruiting, our current budget and the status of our vessel and helicopter arrangements. There was also time for team bonding, as we assimilated three new team members: FM5CD, N6JRL and W8MV. During the month of October, we received the great news that Gary Stouder, K9SG, our team physician from the 2005 team would be able to join us again. Also, Al Hernández, K3VN, a veteran of many Antarctic DXpeditions and an old friend has joined the team. We are pleased to have them both and they bring our number to twenty men. We have room for two more operators and as many as four "other" travelers who may want to go along, set foot on the island, help with the camp set-up, enjoy the travel experience, but not actually be part of the operating team. They would remain on the vessel. Contact Bob, K4UEE by clicking HERE if you have an interest in either opportunity. Our 40 foot shipping container has been packed and is now on its way to Chile. After returning from South America earlier this year, we completely unpacked everything, sorted, prioritized all of our equipment and then repacked. It was a huge job, but it will be worth the effort when we arrive at Peter I. The container contains exactly 11 tons of equipment, and personal gear. For the first time, we can give approximate dates of our operation. The team will assemble in Punta Arenas on Jan. 29th and shortly afterward, fly to the Chilean Naval Base on King George Island, South Shetland Islands. We will board our vessel there and sail to Peter I. We expect to have two stations on the air from the vessel operating.. /MM. We hope to arrive at Peter I around February 6th to begin our 16 day stay. Please remember that these dates are approximate and depend on many variables including, of course, the weather and sea ice conditions. One of our goals is to do what we can to help the DX community feel a part of this 3Y0X experience. We're going to be enjoying a once in a lifetime adventure, and although it will at times be tough and maybe a little scary, the adventure is something that motivates every member of our team. We want you, the DX community, to enjoy more than just a QSO or two, but to be able to live this adventure along with us. In an effort to do that, we are planning daily updates from the island along with photographs of what we are experiencing. In addition, through the technology of Iridium Satellite, we are hoping to provide periodic videos from the island as well. It seems to us that through video you can experience so much more. This may be the most expensive DXpedition ever. We solicit your support! Please check out the Peter I website, http://www.peterone.com and catch up on the news. There are many pictures of our recent training session in Atlanta and of the container packing and shipping. Also, if you want to be a part of the adventure by contributing financially, click on one of the yellow "Contribute" buttons. 73, Ralph, KØIR and Bob, K4UEE, Peter I DXpedition co-leaders -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- (via Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW, OPDX via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via DXLD) ** PHILIPPINES. Frequency changes for Radio Veritas Asia effective from Nov. 27: 0000-0027 Sinhala NF 9510, ex 15520 0030-0057 Bengali NF 11820, ex 11935 to avoid RRI in Spanish 1330-1357 Hindi NF 11870, ex 11875 to avoid RDP Portuguese Sat/Sun 1400-1427 Bengali NF 11870, ex 11875 to avoid RDP Portuguese Sat/Sun 1430-1457 Urdu NF 11870, ex 11875 to avoid RDP Portuguese Sat/Sun 2330-2357 Tagalog NF 9720, ex 9730 to avoid R. Australia in Khmer (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** PORTUGAL. Right now, 1915 UT Nov 22, the RDPi is starting another extra HF transmission to relay RDP-1, for another football match report: Eur 11630, Afr 17680, NAm 15540 (bad audio), Ven 15535 (old 100 kW transmitter; fair audio), B+WAfr 21655 are the frequencies until 2000 UT (Ven, till 2100), then at 2000 Eur 9795+9460, Afr 11825, NAm 15540, Ven 11635 (2100~), B+WAfr 15555. And now I shall be phoning the HF centre to learn why the audio quality dropped. Other // stations scattered throughout the world include R. Macau as announced, and I'm sure R. Nacional de Angola (to mention but the sole Portuguese speaking African station using HF these days) will again be relaying the RDPi. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I also noticed this at 2131 on 11635 and 11825, very enthusiastic announcer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. Frequency changes for Radio Romania International from Nov. 20: 0000-0057 Spanish NF 5960, ex 11935 to avoid RVA Sinhala till 0027 0100-0157 English NF 6150, ex 11970 to avoid RRI [? itself?] French 0100-0157 Romanian NF 6040, ex 11960 to avoid CNR in Chinese 0200-0257 French NF 6045, ex 11965 0200-0257 Romanian NF 6080, ex 11950 0300-0357 Spanish NF 5960, ex 11895 0300-0357 Spanish NF 6080, ex 11940 to avoid R. Free Afgh. in Pa/Da 0400-0457 English NF 6115, ex 6125 to avoid REE in Spanish 1630-1657 Italian NF 6175, ex 7105 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. According to monitoring in Oct/Nov, Radio Sakhalin (GTRK- Sakhalin) on 279 kHz is carrying its own local program as: (Su-Th) 2110-2200 (Mo-Fr) 0000-0010 (Mo-Fr) 0800-0810 (Sa,Su) 0010-0100 Irregularly Korean program was heard on 0810-0900. Audio sample ; http://tomsk-7.hp.infoseek.co.jp/index_e.html 73 & FB DXing! -- (Kenji Takasaki in Mie pref, JAPAN w/JRC NRD- 545/535D/525/515, Nov 21, HCDX via DXLD) ** RUSSIA [non]. Re 5-200: ``Surprised to hear VOR in English still going at 0625 Nov 20 with an historical talk about anti-Bolshevik Kolchak, on 7350. That frequency via Vatican is scheduled to end at 0458 per the exhaustive VOR B05 schedule recently published.`` Probably an error in the VOR online schedule; there seem to be more. The online schedule at http://www.vor.ru/Eng_N_A.htm says 0200-0500 English on 7350, but to add to the confusion, the Russian schedule at http://www.vor.ru/R2.html says 0200-0400 Russian. Anyway, VOR registered the Vatican site with the HFCC in B05 for full 0200-0600 to NAm. 73s, (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 5960 Radio Tikhy Okean, Vladivostok, 0935-0942, November 20, Russian, sign-on at 0935 UT with this announcement by male: "Govorit Vladivostok"; after, interval signal and ID by male at 0936 as "....Radiostancia Tikhy Okean"..."; announcement and two identifications more. News bulletin, 34443; I couldn`t hear the station on 7330 (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, radioescutas yg via DXLD) 5960, RS Tikhiy Ocean, *0935-0950+, Nov. 22, Russian, Chime-like IS at sign-on, YL with talks until brief OM at 0945. Ballads until YL at 0950. Lost signal shortly thereafter. Poor/noisy (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R75, 200' Beverage antennas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radiostantsiya Tikhiy Okean. Is the parallel 7330 [to 5960] still being used from 0930 to 1000? Not hearing it here; may just be conditions at my QTH. 7330 was the weaker of the two frequencies in the past. 73's (Bob Pompano Beach Wilkner, South Florida, Nov 22, HCDX via DXLD) 7330 was supposedly only for one week or so (gh, DXLD) ** SAMOA & SAMOA AMERICAN. It's perhaps unknown outside this region that the Samoan culture is very religious, and this is reflected in the growing number of church supported radio stations on air in both Samoas [not to mention elsewhere in the Pacific]. There are now four in Samoa, and another three in American Samoa. There's absolutely no economic reason for them to exist, but clearly a cultural and religious one in these societies. Local churches compete for 'buyers' of their 'brand' of christianity just like soap powder manufacturers compete for sales of their brand of soap. In both Samoas, many churches could be classified as 'enterprises' often with well paid pastors and good cash flows, and having a substantial building as a symbol of successful praise seems to have been replaced by holding a radio license. 'Showers of Blessings' is a brand name used for both an existing FM station in Pago Pago, and a separate and new FM station in Apia. Yes, it's unusual to have two stations with the same brand name on two islands so close, but one is in independent Samoa, the other in a US territory. Each is an independent media market, and each happens to have this peculiar characteristic of strong church influence in its broadcasting because of their common Samoan culture. Warm regards (David Ricquish, Radio Heritage Foundation http://www.radioheritage.net DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SENEGAL [non]. West Africa Democracy Radio heard on a second frequency this morning, 15260 kHz, between 0700-0900. It was in parallel with 12000 kHz, similar strength and modulation on both. Maybe testing a new frequency? 73s (Dave Kenny, Caversham Berks, Lowe HF225Europa, Nov 21, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 12000 is from Woofferton, 15260 from Rampisham. 73s, (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, ibid.) U.K. (non): West Africa Democracy Radio to WeAf via ASC [sic, see above] 250 kW / 027 deg: 0700-0800 in English and 0800-0900 in French on 12000 (45433) (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** SRI LANKA [non]. GERMANY: Additional DTK T-Systems changes: IBC Tamil Service in Tamil from Nov. 18: 0000-0100 NF 7110 (not 7105) WER 250 kW / 090 deg to SoAs, ex 6055 to avoid REE (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. Once again on Monday, Nov 21, Sudan Radio Service, via UK on additional 15575, in English at 1505 with same commercial as heard before for ant and termite killer, available at Kenyan border towns. Is this really paid advertising or PSA? // 11665 which this time did not have so much Chinese QRM. At 1544 wrapping up English segment on AIDS, to be continued next week, and into ``simple Arabic``. No sign of Portugal on 15575 weekdays, which totally blocked this on weekends (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN [non]. U.K.: Test transmissions of Sudan Radio Service in English/Arabic/Various via VT Comms: 1500-1530 Mon/Thu/Sat on 15575 WOF 300 kW / 126 deg to EaAf // 11665 1600-1630 Mon/Thu/Sat on 15575 WOF 300 kW / 126 deg to EaAf // 11665 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) Still nothing about 15575 on their website http://www.sudanradio.org/schedule.htm But also heard Tue Nov 22; I think but am not sure they were now announcing 15575 at the opening; 11665 was very poor this date, or maybe not on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SURINAME. 4989.98, Radio Apintie, Paramaribo; 0332-0350 22 Nov. Nonstop, mostly '80's US R&B and soft rock ballads. Quick female words at 0348 in accented Dutch. Clear and fair. Much weaker an hour or so earlier (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKMENISTAN. 279 kHz, Turkmen R, Asgabat ("s" written like in Turkish for [sh] sound), splendid on 19 Nov 2237-2255, Turkmeninan, poetry or text reading with background musical piece; 54433, QRM de BLR (usually dominating); \\ 5015 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Just as I am listening to BBCR4 Crossing Continents, 2030 UT Mon Nov 21 on what an awful place this is, worse even than Uzbekistan, where Turkmen go to escape (gh, DXLD) ** UGANDA. 5025.96, UBC-Blue, Kampala; *0249-0254 22 Nov. Tune-in to open carrier, abruptly into vernacular, lipsy man & woman from 0249. Rebelde off initially, but back up with tone from 0252, into audio at 0254, effectively smashing UBC. First log of 5026 for me in ages (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UKRAINE. Re 5-200, "Dniprovska khvylia" (=Ukrainian spelling) - "Dnepr Wave" - is a licensed operation by the local broadcasting company "Alex" in Zaporizhia (=Ukrainian spelling) which also has an FM license since several years (relaying one of Ukraine's major music networks). 11980 was/is a frequency registered with the HFCC (for maximum 5 kW; site registered as "SMF" Mykolaiv, instead of adding a new site code for the town of Zaporizhia); 5830 is another coordinated Ukrainian frequency, used by RUI from Kharkiv at various times (though not currently registered for the weekend morning broadcasts of Dniprovska khylia). (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, DXplorer Nov 21 via BCDX via DXLD) ** U K. BBC VOICES RECORDINGS PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BBC Director-General Mark Thompson today presented leading academic institutions in the UK with the ground-breaking recordings of over 1,000 people from all parts of the UK talking to the BBC about their dialect and accent. The recordings, which will be preserved for future research into the English language, were made for the BBC's Voices project – the biggest-ever exploration of language, accent and dialect in the UK. It is the largest set of linguistic fieldwork interviews ever conducted, and involved asking people to tell the BBC about what they say and the way they say it. Professor David Crystal, one of the world's foremost language experts, calls the Voices Recordings "the most significant popular survey of regional English ever undertaken in Britain." Extracts from the Voices recordings can be heard online by clicking on an interactive map at http://bbc.co.uk/voices which gives the opportunity to earwig on fascinating conversations from fishermen on the Isle of Barra in Scotland reminiscing about seafaring, crofting, and fishing; to traders talking about the language they use in Leicester's market; and Cantonese and Vietnamese Londoners explaining how they weave words from their own languages into English. Mark Thompson will present complete sets of all the Voices recordings and interviews to representatives of The British Library and the University of Leeds. All material collected in their areas will also be deposited with the Museum of Welsh Life, the University of Glasgow, the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, the Centre for Manx Studies and Priaulx Library in Guernsey. Voices was a BBC-wide celebration and investigation into language, accent and dialect in the UK which culminated in a week of broadcasting earlier this year (22 to 26 August) across all the BBC's local and national radio stations round the UK – as well as special programming on BBC ONE, BBC TWO, BBC FOUR, Radio 4, 1Xtra and online on http://bbc.co.uk The recordings were made over a six-month period by 50 BBC journalists based at each of the BBC's local and nations radio stations, in conjunction with the School of English at the University of Leeds. The Voices team is also ensuring that the results of a series of online surveys run on http://bbc.co.uk/voices to which 63,000 members of the public contributed, will be deposited with the universities at Leeds and Cardiff and also with the Centre for Deaf Studies in Bristol. # posted by Andy @ 13:00 UT Nov 21 (Media Network blog via DXLD) ** U K. International broadcasting property news. BBC sacks architect who would have redeveloped Broadcasting House, which will include BBC World Service. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1641552,00.html (The Observer, 13 November 2005 via kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) ** U S A [non non]. A very few VOA English transmissions still come direct from the US in B-05, which means very good reception in the center of the continent, beyond the skip zones from Greenville, u.o.s., or Delano: 0400-0500 9575 to Af 0500-0630 6035 to Af 1900-2200 15580 to Af [ex-15445 in A-05] 0130-0200 Tue-Sat 7405 9775 13740-D to LAm 15580 should include Music Time in Africa Sundays at 1930, and (too much) music on weekdays. Unless you have a VG signal from Greenville on 15580, there may be interference from the buzz constantly surrounding KTBN 15590, audible out to +/- 25 kHz. VOA is usually strong enough to override it here, but the buzz can still be heard below 15580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Former VOA engineering site near Greenville, North Carolina, will not be site of a strip club. http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2005/11/16/20051116GDRstrip_clubs.html (Greenville Daily Reflector, 16 November 2005 via kimandrewelliott.com Nov 20 via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. Frequency changes for VOA from Nov. 19/21: 1530-1600 Daily Georgian NF 9610, ex 11965 1730-1800 Mon-Fri Afan/Oromo NF 13790, ex 13800 1800-1900 Daily Amharic NF 13790, ex 13800 1900-1930 Mon-Fri Tigrigna NF 13790, ex 13800 2330-2400 Daily Burmese NF 11840, ex 7260 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** U S A [non]. CZECH REP. (non): Frequency change for Radio Liberty in Russian from Nov. 19: 0700-0900 NF 15130, ex 17730 to avoid BSKSA Main program in Arabic on 17730.4 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) THAILAND --- HFCC registered Udorn Thani 17730 0300-0700 33,34 250kW 030deg (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So assuming 15130 0700-0900 is still from same site? (gh, DXLD) see also KUWAIT ** U S A. Broadcaster knows the power of news Article about the new president of Radio Free Asia Libby Liu http://washingtontimes.com/business/20051120-094934-1958r.htm (via Andy Sennitt, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. 4655, Radio Martí, Greenville; 0142-0151 22 Nov. Messy audio, but definitely parallel 6030. A spur from 6030 (-1375 kHz), or mixing product? There seemed to be very weak traces of English mixed in as well, and 6030 + 1375 = 7405, which is also VOA but in English at this time (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CUBA [non] ** U S A. WEWN on 5085 -- Another US station is using the 60m band: WEWN Birmingham AL heard on new 5085 kHz from 2359 s/on with full ID and into EWTN Catholic programming. This frequency appears to replace 5875 and is in use 0000-0500 according to the updated schedule on the EWTN web site at http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm So there are now four US stations on this band: WWRB on 5050, WWCR on 5070, WEWN on 5085 and WBCQ on 5110 - all heard here with fair to good reception at 0000 UT, WEWN being the strongest. 73s (Dave Kenny, UK, Nov 21, BDXC-UK via DXLD) Viz.: EWTN Global Catholic Radio Shortwave Frequency Guide Effective October 30, 2005-March 26, 2006 Horario vigente el 30 octubre 2005 al 26 marzo 2006 EST North America Latin America Europe/Africa UT English Spanish English 7 PM 5085 11870/7540 5085* 0000 8 PM 5085 11870/7540 5085* 0100 9 PM 5085 11870/7540 5085* 0200 10 PM 5085 11870/7540 5085* 0300 11 PM 5085 11870/7540 5085* 0400 12 AM 5850 11870/7540 7570 0500 1 AM 5850 11870/7540 7570 0600 2 AM 5850 11870/7540 7570 0700 3 AM 5850 11870/7540 OFF AIR 0800 4 AM 5850 11870/7540 OFF AIR 0900 5 AM 5850 11870/7540 OFF AIR 1000 6 AM 5850 11875/7540 OFF AIR 1100 7 AM 5850 11875/7540 OFF AIR 1200 8 AM 9955 15745/9885 OFF AIR 1300 9 AM 9955 15745/9885 OFF AIR 1400 10 AM 9955 15745/9885 OFF AIR 1500 11 AM 13615 15745/9885 15785 1600 12 PM 13615 15745/9885 15785 1700 1 PM 13615 15745/9885 15785 1800 2 PM 13615 15745/9885 15785 1900 3 PM 13615 15745/9885 17595 2000 4 PM 13615 15745/9885 17595 2100 5 PM 9975 15745/9885 7560 2200 6 PM 9975 11830/7540 7560 2300 (WEWN website via DXLD) Note the dates, effective from Oct. 30. This is obviously untrue, since 5085 just went into effect, and it`s NOT the first schedule revision SINCE Oct. 30. How can we believe them, etc., etc. WEWN must be fighting dropping winter night MUFs for close-in coverage. Might as well take 5085, since WWRB abandoned it, not on the FCC B-05 schedule; I wonder why? But its own website http://www.wwrb.org/schedules/na1/schedule.html still claims the ``North America One`` service is on 5085 at 2200-0400 (but conversions indicate outdated DST timings). So which frequency is that really on now? Also shows 5085 at 0400-1200 for Au/NZ/Pac, but no mention of 3185 where WWRB has been for many months! Also has 11920 instead of recent replacement by 11915, and claims to be on 15250 16- 22 to Africa, where I think they have not been heard for months. How can we believe them, etc., etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Frequency changes for WEWN English: 0000-0500 NF 5085 EWN 500 kW / 020 deg to NoAm, ex 5875, re-ex 5810 0000-0500 NF 5085 EWN 500 kW / 285 deg to CeAm, ex 5875, re-ex 5810 (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** U S A. Late night Saturday on WWCR & WBCQ --- An interesting late night this Saturday (UT Sun 11/20/05). Despite WWCR going to "World Wide Country Radio" instead of the usual radio-oriented programs at 0400 UT, "Cyberline" did come on 5070 as scheduled [0505] and continued to 0800 UT. At the same time, WBCQ on 7415, which had faded into noise earlier in the evening, came back up with a good strong signal for the Tom & Darryl show, which ALSO continued to 0800 UT! So I was listening to them both at once because for a change both had interesting and current program content. The board operator at WBCQ called in to Tom & Darryl and gave a summary of WBCQ's transmitting equipment, discussed the current repair and enhancement activity there, and acknowledged that they were being transmitted later than normal. They also mentioned that someone had funded an extra hour of transmission; I'm not sure if this means that they'll be on that late from now on, or only till 0700, or if this all was a one-time deal. (The operator was Michael Scheitmann, if I'm spelling that right and remembering correctly.) So it looks like "DX Radio School" is totally gone, though, as gh mentioned for the previous week, "DWM Communications" is still cited as a "DX Block" sponsor, along with Universal Radio. By the way, another WBCQ bit of info: I haven't verified this since I am never home at this specific time, and I have a query in to Larry about this, but when I called in to Allan Weiner WorldWide back on November 5 (UT) he said that there IS a repeat broadcast of Friday's AWWW on Sunday afternoon on 7415, during the hour before scheduled broadcasting was to start. That should be 2000 UT now, I think. There used to be a whole bunch of AWWW repeats on WBCQ, but now this would be the only one. Michael did say, in his Tom & Darryl show comments, that WBCQ is keeping all the AWWW programs on tape, and does intend to digitize them and put them on-line at some future time. But that awaits a better Internet connection facility and a better host site. 73, Will When I posted my earlier note, I hadn't seen gh's comment in DXLD 5- 200 about WWCR's program delays that Saturday. What happened is that they were playing what was supposed to be a 15-minute Lyon Legacy Int'l program before Ask WWCR was supposed to come on at 0245 UT, but it just kept going. I had just about given up on Ask WWCR when they suddenly cut off the LLI program and started Ask WWCR 5-6 minutes late. So everything after that ran late too, including WoR, until (I suppose) they just made up the delay with the unscheduled bit of WorldWide Country Radio (Will Martin, MO, Nov 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Just by skipping the expendable 0400 news (gh) ** U S A. WWCR and Bubble Jamming 11/23/05; 0155 - 0200 on 7465 WWCR had "bubble" type jamming on the upper side band only. The jamming signal continued on 7465 after the WWCR switch to 5765 at 0200. The jammer didn't follow WWCR to the new frequency. Apparently Pete Peters doesn't get that honor :-) This signal sounds like the Cuban jammers for Radio Martí and VoA Spanish to Cuba. However it was limited to the upper side band only. The lower side band was clear and completely audible (if one were so inclined.) The jammer was bubbling away over an English speaking show about "personal jurisdiction" in U.S. Law - certainly not something that seems like it would be threatening to those in power in Cuba. 7465 was used by WWCR during A05, and had English programming according to previous logs of mine. There is nothing else using this frequency at this time as far as I can find either for A05 or B05. (Totally possible I missed something for the current schedule.) Why jam WWCR and why only USB? As of 0223 when I write this, it is still bubbling away with no other signal on the frequency here (Mark Taylor, Madison, WI, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. In case you are missing Ken Berryhill music shows which used to be on WWCR, Ken`s Country Classics, and The Old Record Shop, he is still scheduled on WRVU at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Mondays 18-20 UT, an hour of each. The day of the week shifts every few months. Checked http://www.wrvu.org Nov 21 at 1800, webstream of previous hour`s show vanished, back at recheck 1815 --- but it was another announcer with a slight foreign accent doing ``Music City Record Shop, filling in for Ken`s Country Classics and The Old Record Shop`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. NAB Comments Oppose LPAM The NAB has come out against the Low Power AM proposal working its way through the FCC. In comments filed against the LPAM proposal, the NAB complains that the petition has too little evidence in favor of LPAM and would undermine the FCC's efforts to "clean up" the AM band from interference and would pose a competitive threat to AM broadcasting at a time the band is transitioning to digital broadcasting. Read the NAB's comments by clicking here. http://www.nab.org/newsroom/PressRel/Filings/LPAMComs112105.pdf (allaccess.com via Brock Whaley, DXLD) How predictable, eh? For years now the NAB has been a one-trick pony, only able to support their member stations, and stifling any new competition. "Clean up", indeed. The LPAM proposal, however, flawed as it may be, is not about competition (if I read it correctly); it's about making locally-oriented community programming more easily available to communities which do not now have it (delete the broadcast jukeboxes and national yadda-yadda programmers and what would you have left in any market, anyway?). So - will the FCC display the backbone necessary to support diversity programming in local communities? Stay tuned --- but don't hold your breath (Paul Swearingen, Topeka, NRC-AM via DXLD) Regarding LPAM and the inner-workings of the NAB, I'd be curious to know how many members the NAB has, how many of those members are radio-only, and of those radio-only, how many members own fewer than ten radio stations. Once I had that data (possibly unattainable?), I would make a decision on the NAB's position on LPAM as I'd have a hunch on how it may have formed an opinion (Blaine Thompson, Fort Wayne, IN, ibid.) NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS BEGS FCC, "SAVE OUR MONOPOLY!" http://futureofradio.typepad.com/the_future_of_radio/2005/11/national_associ.html The recent petition to create a low-power AM broadcasting service has- ---as was inevitable----drawn opposition from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). What makes the NAB's position especially mendacious is how they cite propagation factors and resulting interference as reasons to reject the petition, yet the NAB has ignored those same factors in its eagerness to have IBOC/HD adopted. Will the same political acumen that kept the wholesale price of beer artifically high be enough to defeat low-power AM? We plebes can only watch and hope for the best. . . . Posted on November 22, 2005 (Harry Helms, Nov 22, Future of Radio blog via DXLD) ** VATICAN. UNID station in DRM is Vatican Radio: 1200-1300 on 13750 SMG 060 kW / 300 deg to NoAm (Observer, Bulgaria, Nov 22 via DXLD) ** VENEZUELA. YVTO OBSERVATORIO NAVAL CAJIGAL El motivo de mi correo es para informar que acabo de comunicarme por vía telefónica, con el Maestre Torres, encargado de meteorología y Maestre Escalona, encargado del servicio de la Hora Legal en el Observatorio Naval Cajigal; expuse los motivos de mi llamada, en la cual expresaba preocupación por la señal en onda corta en los 5000 kHz y la verificación de los informes de recepción. El Sr. Escalona me dijo: ``Amigo José Elías, estamos trabajando fuertemente para poner la señal de nuevo en aire antes de finalizar el año; el motivo de la ausencia de la señal en su frecuencia, fue motivado a las fuertes tormentas eléctricas que nos han azotado. Nuestro transmisor fue afectado por un rayo; igualmente el sistema de computadoras, pero no se preocupe, que estamos trabajando en ello, ya que también hay una responsabilidad internacional que tenemos que cumplir.`` En cuanto a los informes de recepción, me dijo que efectivamente ellos continúan respondiendo los informes de recepción que llegan hasta ellos via correo postal, y que ahora a través de su dirección electrónica también lo estaban haciendo; la dirección es la siguiente: shlv @ dhn.mil.ve Me informaron igualmente que tienen su tarjeta QSL digital que envían via correo electrónico. Bueno, queridos amigos diexistas, estaremos entonces a la espera de oir nuevamente antes de finalizar este año a la señal YVTO del Observatorio Naval Juan Manuel Cajigal. Quiero tambien agradecer la amabilidad de los Maestres Torres y Escalona por atender mi llamada de una manera muy amable. Atte: (José Elías Díaz Gómez, Nov 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIETNAM. In recent few weeks, Dien Bien B.S. was not monitored on 6378 or 6442 kHz, but I found it on NF of 6317 kHz. Sked is not changed. 73 & FB DXing! -- (Kenji Takasaki in Mie pref, JAPAN w/JRC NRD-545/535D/525/515, Nov 21, HCDX via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. DRM noise on 11840 Nov 21 at 2251. Does not appear in any of the three versions of the current online DRM schedules, nor does a search on 11840 in the DRM fora find anything. Heard again Nov 22 at 2159 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Or 11845, take that, Cuban commie leftover jammer! (gh) BONAIRE BACK ON THE AIR WITH DRM TRANSMISSION TO USA Since November 21, Bonaire is on air again with a DRM transmission towards Florida and the central part of the USA. Frequency: 11845 kHz Time: 2200-2300 UTC Mode B, 16QAM, 14 kbps Azimuth: 320 degrees RNW English programme DRM Power: 5 kW Later on we hope to go back again to 10 kW with 17 kbps and parametric stereo. Reception reports are much appreciated. Thanks in advance. (Source: Jan Peter Werkman, Programme Distribution Department) # posted by Andy @ 13:07 UT Nov 22 (Media Network blog via DXLD) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ [Swprograms] Programmes I Like (# 17) "World of Radio", WWCR [et al.]: Old faithful, I'd say. "World of Radio" is 30-minute programme each week covering many aspects of radio. It is a hobbyist-type programme, and focuses mostly, though not exclusively, on shortwave DXing and listening. It is hosted by the ageless Glenn Hauser. [Disclosure: Glenn is a prominent member of this list, but has had no input into this review] After an opening summary of the upcoming items, Glenn dives into what he has to offer the listener. The programme is devoted to a reading of news of recent developments in the hobbyist-world, gathered both by the host as well as various contributors and friends from all over the globe. Some are regular contributors. On occasion, Glenn takes news from other publications, such as BBC Monitoring, but gives full credit when this happens. These items can be radio schedules, information about the show itself and related shows, news of station and personnel changes, and the host's own comments on those items. There are also DX loggings, reception notes, and news of programmes in English and other languages (especially Spanish from Latin American stations). Lastly, the listener is given details of the effects of political machinations (especially in the U.S.) on aspects of the radio industry and hobby. Especially helpful is Glenn's listing of schedule changes, especially at those times when most international broadcasters change their transmission schedules. MW and VHF news are sometimes featured, as are items of a hobbyist nature. The programme always ends, though, with the propagation outlook for the upcoming week. "World of Radio" is an independent programme, not sponsored by any station or group. Glenn produces it on his own, and relies on the contributions (monetary and otherwise) to bring it off. It has been around for many years, and offers something of interest for almost everyone in the hobby. A fine show, and an example of a genre that is fast becoming extinct. Website: http://www.worldofradio.com E-Mail: wghauser @ yahoo.com (Peter Bowen, Toronto, Nov 21, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ DX and 73 You wrote: "I must again object to the assertion that DX stands for distance - unknown. In fact, the distance is always known, or knowable, except in the case of unIDs! This is not mathematical notation. This fanciful idea keeps spreading, especially in the Spanish-speaking world, but I think DX arose simply as Morse code shorthand for ``distant`` or ``distance``, the X replacing the rest of the word, just as in NX for news, WX for weather, etc. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)" I agree 100%!!! As incorrect as the plural for 73 (73's) when sending greetings, that frequently appears elsewhere (Horacio Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, DX LISTENING DIGEST) = Bests Regardses {The ``73s`` matter is brought up periodically here, but I don`t see any decrease in this mistake. People who use it keep right on, out of habit, and/or don`t read these comments and/or disagree with them for some reason, and/or just don`t care. I don`t care to take it up with each of them individually, tho I sometimes lop off the S or `S when editing, especially if it save a line --- gh} PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ Re: HFCC B-05 NOW AVAILABLE [censored public version] 15.1% of registration lines missing --- mostly Asian-Pacific ABU-HFC entries (Wolfgang Büschel, Nov 19, BCDX via DXLD) ESPN AFFILIATES AT A WEB PAGE I have placed the information I mailed on ESPN Affiliates at a web page http://ke7cgz.net/DX.htm I'll try and maintain this occasionally. I find it VERY handy as ESPN stations don't seem to ever identify (just like Coast to Coast) so this listing can save me hours. -=MAS=- (Mary Anne Sanford, ke7cgz, IRCA via DXLD) DX-PEDITIONS ++++++++++++ ILHA COMPRIDA, SP, NOV 11-14, 2005 Photos, DX audio, video interviews, logs: http://www.amantesdoradio.com.br/dxpedition_2005.htm (Renato Uliana, radioescutas via DXLD) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ HAROLD BEVERAGE INTERVIEW For anyone interested in the Beverage antenna and its designer, check out an oral history interview done by the IEEE History Center. Full disclosure: I used to work there. http://www.ieee.org/organizations/history_center/oral_histories/transcripts/beverage138.html (Dave Hochfelder, Highland Park, NJ, Nov 20, IRCA via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING ++++++++++++++++++++ see also BRASIL; LUXEMBOURG; OKLAHOMA; VATICAN; UNIDENTIFIED Re DXLD 5-200: ``On WBZ the digital audio is a full 8 seconds behind the analog, which is real time. The analog audio is supposed to be delayed so there is a time sync between the two. However, WBZ relies heavily on off-air cues for traffic and field reporters so it has been impossible for them to do this. They are looking at a different feed and receiver system to fix this for their talent. My guess is that they are banking on there being so few receivers out there that nobody notices. Or, they feel that they have enough signal that it will be digital all the time (Craig Healy, Providence, RI, ibid.)`` Look for stations (both AM and FM) that use IBOC, and need to cue remotes and traffic reports in real time, to use or rent an SCA signal on a high powered FM station for "real time" off the board non delayed feeds. Bought in bulk, by the major owners behind IBOC, SCA receivers for remote talent are dirt cheap. Problem solved (Brock Whaley, GA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) IBOC/ANALOG RECEPTION COMPARISONS A few days ago there was a discussion of IBOC vs analog signal strengths and reception range. At the time I mentioned I had seen from spectrum scans I ran, a significant difference in IBOC sideband strength with antennas of varying gain, as compared to the analog component of the hybrid broadcast signal. Not to restart that discussion, I just want to say that since then, I have produced some composite spectrum scans of stations operating in IBOC mode as received using different gain antennas. I have placed these on a web page which shows the phenomenon to which I was referring. This is strictly a graphic representation, not a technical analysis, intended simply to illustrate my previous remarks. For anyone interested, you can see this comparison page here: http://ScooterHound.com/WWWR/radio/sefliboc2.html The original Southeast Florida AM IBOC Status page has been enhanced somewhat and is here: http://ScooterHound.com/WWWR/radio/sefliboc.html Comments and/or questions are welcome (W. Curt Deegan, Boca Ratón, (Southeast) Florida, [Ten-Tec RX-320D; LF Engineering H-800 & M-601; GAP DSP], Nov 22, IRCA via DXLD) Hola Curt y Compaes - Check out http://www.wrathofkahn.org Oh yeah, HD/IBOC whole-cloth syndicalistas wail stupidly that Mr. Kahn is not of radio. Their way of saying they're factually bankrupt. Kahn's 'crime'? He has HD's number. What does IBOC offer? Bad cell phone audio, horrible - illegal by analog standards - interference, de facto theft of one trillion dollars of privately owned radios, and Soviet-style jamming. Kahn is tediously characterized by HD-pod-people as 'contentious'. Post-90's kleptocrats sling that term along with 'threatening' and 'intimidating' in same way ol' Cookie slung greaszy hash at The Night Owl Diner. 'Contentious' is what thugs call those who won't eat their soup. Yes it tastes unusual, but Cookie stepped in five piles of it just for you. Why he didn't even scrape his shoes upon returning from walking Fido. He lovingly tossed them in his pot the better to feed you your 'Inevitable Digital Future'. HD is Kleptocracy's triple header: Steal a billion analog radios, ruin RF spectrum, line monopolycasters scabies-ridden pockets. "We could take half the AM stations off-air. No one would even notice, let alone miss them." - reported excerpt from Ibiquity 'objective' computer study. = Z. = PS - Criminals' moron-level intelligence, illiteracy, and rabid appetites, are reduced to communicating metaphorically. Have we listened but not heard? What does Claque-HD tell listeners and non- extortable (analog) broadcasters? "Jam you buggers." So rich in overtones. Fortunate for IBOC-syndicate they can't be heard thru their half-baked contrivance. HD shills & coerced apologists resent Leonard Kahn for same reasons Alfonse Capone resented the IRS. =Z.= (Paul Vincent Zecchino, Manaverbrescherpech Key, FL BT, IRCA via DXLD) Such a parade of misinformation deserves clarification. 1. Kahn is hardly "not of radio." He invented the first analog AM stereo system more than 30 years ago, putting it on XETRA when the FCC would not allow it. He manufactured various broadcast devices, like the Powerside, over the years. He is just as much a part of radio as Gates and Harris, just smaller. 2. Kahn's rejection of the FCC AM stereo decision and his lengthy legal proceedings against it caused AM stereo to be delayed so long as to make the resultant winning system irrelevant as FM had taken over 2/3 of listening by the time it happened. Kahn can rightly be accused of either causing or hastening the death of AM as a music medium. Kahn has been part of radio, albeit a contentious and dissident one, for as long as I can remember. 3. Kahn was contentious long before IBOC / HD were even dreamed of. The stop he put on AM stereo was in 1978. And not resolved for nearly 5 years. If his picture does not appear next to "contentious" in the dictionary, it is only because some politician beat him by a slim margin. 4. AM HD sounds very, very good. In fact, it sounds "near FM" quality, and the algorithm is still improving. The ringing and artifact filled sound of the earlier algorithms is long gone and the audio is clear, comparing favorably with the quality of audio on MP3 player devices. 5. FM HD sounds better than analog FM, in part because it does not have the pre-emphasis curve which was an answer that worked in old technology that, unfortunately, is not one we could eliminate because of, precisely, those billion radios (David Gleason, ibid.) Speaking of misinformation. A veritable fount overfloweth. Makes garden grow. Stormy tonight, winds howling, damp, cold. By comparison, refreshing. =Z.= PVZ MNSVT KY, FL BT PS - If those who dare question, let alone criticize HD sham are so incorrect, why the reflexive overstated rebuttals? Inadequacy? How we do reveal. But we're having a lot of fun. Z (Zecchino, ibid.) "RADIO IS RISKING ITS FUTURE BY CHASING THE HD DREAM AT THE EXPENSE OF ALL ELSE" Read the whole thing http://www.audiographics.com/agd/s4112105.htm especially the link to the Business Journal article http://www.bizjournals.com/industries/high_tech/cable_tv_radio/2005/11/21/washington_story7.html?page=1 Posted on November 22, 2005 (Harry Helms, Future of Radio blog via DXLD) NEW HD RADIO READY FOR RAPID EXPANSION [Pittsburgh PA] By Michael Yeomans, TRIBUNE-REVIEW, Friday, November 11, 2005 http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/business/s_393398.html WDUQ sits at 90.5 on the FM radio dial, but over the summer it became two radio stations in one. That's because it's one of three local stations that have begun broadcasting HD radio, a digital transmission system that allows stations to broadcast up to eight channels over the same frequency, called "multi-casting." "We've doubled the footprint of our transmission system," said station manager Scott Hanley. Proponents of HD radio say it gives AM radio the fidelity of current FM radio, and strips out the noise and popping of current FM radio to make it approach CD quality. Tom Taylor, editor of Inside Radio, an online radio industry publication, compared the status of HD radio today to that of FM radio 30 years ago. "Everybody realizes it's an important moment for radio. It's a business that has lasted for 85 years but needs to take that next step," he said. But like HD (high definition) television and satellite radio, the adoption curve for HD radio is questionable, because in order to receive the improved sound and variety, consumers will have to buy new radios. And presently, HD radios are almost nonexistent in stores, and those that are available online range from $250 to $1,200. "You cannot find an HD radio physically in town at Circuit City or Best Buy," said Gregg Frischling, vice president Steel City Media, owner of WRRK-FM (96.9) and WLTJ (92.9). "It's going to be a slow evolution (to HD)." That didn't stop Steel City from obtaining licenses to broadcast in HD and installing more than $100,000 in new equipment to begin broadcasting WLTJ in HD radio. WRRK will soon follow, Frischling said, as his company works to stay ahead of the adoption curve. "What surround sound did for movies, HD does for radio. It adds so much depth to the music," he said. The driving force behind HD radio has a strong Pittsburgh connection. A KDKA banner hangs in the offices of IBiquity Digital Corp., a Columbia, Md.-based company that owns the technology for broadcasting HD radio. IBiquity was built in part on technology developed by Westinghouse Electric Corp. Westinghouse broadcast the first commercial radio signal in 1920 from Pittsburgh under the KDKA call letters. IBiquity's Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Jury, is a Monroeville native and former Westinghouse employee who said 600 stations across the country are on the air broadcasting HD radio, with another 3,000 signed up to begin broadcasting in HD over the next two to three years. Automaker BMW has included HD radio as an original equipment option on two of its high-end models, and IBiquity says eight different carmakers have committed to HD radios as original options in 30 models next year. Jury said that as in all technologies, as the production increases, prices fall. Tony Renda Jr., general manager of Green Tree-based Renda Broadcasting Corp.'s four Pittsburgh-area stations, said his company has signed a deal with IBiquity to convert all of the company's 24 stations in Pennsylvania, Florida and Oklahoma to HD radio sometime next year. Renda said he's not concerned about the current lack of HD radios on the market. He said that cable TV took 12 years to reach its first 1 million users, while DVD players took less than two years to reach that milestone. Broadcasters are beginning to experiment with the ability to put new channels of programming on the same frequency. Dave Robbins, director of digital programming for Infinity, which currently has 30 stations multi-casting and plans for 100 to be doing so by next year, said in the near future, radio frequencies, 99.5 for example, will be like an apartment building address housing two to four channel "tenants" that may or may not contain similar formats. Keith Clark, vice president of Infinity Broadcasting's Pittsburgh-area stations, which include KDKA (AM-1020), WRKZ (FM-93.7), WDSY (FM- 107.9), and WZPT (FM 100.7), said all of its stations will be broadcasting in HD radio in the next 18 months to two years. KDKA, the region's dominant AM station, is expected to be broadcasting sooner, within the next six months. According to a recent Forrester Research study, HD radio will penetrate 9.7 million households by 2010. Satellite radio, dominated by two players, Sirius and XM, now has about 4.5 million subscribers. Some in the industry are taking a more skeptical view of HD radio. Rich Wood, president of Rich Wood Multimedia, a Worcester, Mass.-based radio production and consulting firm, said there are significant technical issues, particularly for AM stations in the evening, when signals travel farther. He said the digital signal has the power to blot out another station's signal at or near the same frequency. It's a problem, he said, that has led the Federal Communications Commission to require AM stations to cut their HD signal after 6 p.m. "If KDKA went HD with its 50,000 watt signal, anybody who's on 1010 or 1030 in a 400-mile area is going to be splattered," he said (via Kevin Redding, Nov 20, ABDX via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ EXPLANATION OF TRANS-EQUATORIAL PROPAGATION ftp://150.162.38.18/pub/FM_Caribe/TEP.pdf TEP em Floripa! Escutas feitas recentemente... 97.3 MHz 95.5 MHz 90.1 MHz 91.1 MHz 94.7 MHz. Todas do Caribe, escutas feitas entre 2100 e 2300. Receptor DEGEN DE1103 Algumas gravações em: ftp://150.162.38.18/pub/FM_Caribe/ 73 (Mateus Augusto Grilo de Siqueira http://www.pp5fmm.qsl.br radioescutas via DXLD) SEC USER EVALUATION, QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Colleague: I am writing to you concerning the National Space Weather Program (NSWP) that began ten years ago as a collaborative enterprise between the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Department of Defense (DoD). These four agencies co-chair the Program. Other participating agencies include the Department of Energy (DoE), the Department of the Interior (DoI), and the Department of Transportation (DoT). The NSWP has operated under the auspices of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology http://www.ofc.gov and is based upon a Strategic Plan and an Implementation Plan that can be found at the following website: http://www.nswp.gov/nswo_docs.htm The OFCM, in conjunction with its Committee for Space Weather, is now supporting a decadal review of the NSWP to quantify and document the progress toward meeting program goals. An assessment committee is gathering input from the broad space weather research and applications communities in the United States, including operations and users, and will perform a comprehensive review of the program. This can best be achieved with very strong community participation. Therefore, all those interested in the NSWP are encouraged to complete the questionnaire (please comment on successes, shortfalls, and possible future directions) at http://www.nswp.gov/nswp_userinput.php Thank you, (Joe Kunches, Chief, Forecast and Analysis Branch, Space Environment Center, Nov 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The geomagnetic field ranged from quiet to active levels with isolated minor storm periods at high latitudes. Solar wind speed ranged from a high of approximately 470 km/s early on 14 November to a low of near 300 early on 18 November. During the majority of the period, the IMF Bz did not vary much beyond +/- 4 nT. On 14 through 15 November, quiet to minor storm periods were observed at high latitudes with unsettled periods at middle latitudes. Midday on 18 November, ACE SWEPAM data indicated a discontinuity in the wind field due to a solar sector boundary crossing. During this period, the IMF Bz fluctuated between +/-7 nT, wind speed increased weakly to about 370 km/s. Midday on 19 November, ACE observed a rotation of the IMF Bz from + 10nT to -10 nT, a sudden increase in density, a further increase in solar wind speed to around 450 km/s. The geomagnetic field responded to this with isolated active and minor storm levels at high latitudes and several unsettled periods at middle latitudes. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 23 NOVEMBER - 19 DECEMBER Solar activity is expected to be at low to moderate levels through 25 November when Region 822 is due to rotate around the west limb. Thereafter, very low to low activity is expected. No greater than 10 MeV proton events are expected. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels on 01 – 08 December. The geomagnetic field is expected to range from quiet to minor storm levels. Unsettled to active levels are possible on 10 December due to recurrence. Unsettled to minor storm levels are possible on 30 November – 01 December due to recurrent coronal hole high speed wind streams. Otherwise, expect quiet to unsettled conditions. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2005 Nov 22 2154 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center # Product description and SEC contact on the Web # http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html # # 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table # Issued 2005 Nov 22 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2005 Nov 23 95 5 2 2005 Nov 24 90 5 2 2005 Nov 25 85 5 2 2005 Nov 26 80 5 2 2005 Nov 27 80 10 3 2005 Nov 28 80 8 3 2005 Nov 29 80 8 3 2005 Nov 30 80 20 4 2005 Dec 01 75 20 4 2005 Dec 02 75 12 3 2005 Dec 03 75 8 3 2005 Dec 04 75 8 3 2005 Dec 05 75 5 2 2005 Dec 06 75 8 3 2005 Dec 07 75 5 2 2005 Dec 08 80 5 2 2005 Dec 09 85 8 3 2005 Dec 10 85 10 3 2005 Dec 11 85 8 3 2005 Dec 12 85 8 3 2005 Dec 13 85 5 2 2005 Dec 14 90 5 2 2005 Dec 15 90 5 2 2005 Dec 16 90 8 3 2005 Dec 17 90 8 3 2005 Dec 18 90 5 2 2005 Dec 19 90 10 3 (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via DXLD) ###