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Thanks, Glenn FIRST SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1353: Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7415 Wed 2300 on WBCQ 17495-CLSB [is anyone hearing this?] Thu 1430 on WRMI 7385 Fri 2030 on WWCR 15825 WORLD OF RADIO, CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL SCHEDULE: Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html 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 DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS, April 3, final edition by John Norfolk: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html We are all very indebted to John over these many years for his excellent work, and wish him the best! (Glenn) ** ALBANIA. Summer A-07 of Radio Tirana: ALBANIAN Daily 0630-0800 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 338 deg to WeEu 7105 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu 0801-0900 on 1395 FLA 500 kW / 033 deg to WeEu 7105 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu 1400-1530 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to WeEu 2030-2200 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu 9390 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to WeEu 2300-0030 on 7425 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm 9460 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm ENGLISH Tue-Sun 0145-0200 on 6115 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm 0230-0300 on 6115 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm ENGLISH Mon-Sat 1845-1900 on 6035 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to U.K. 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to U.K. 2000-2030 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to U.K. GERMAN Mon-Sat 1801-1830 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 338 deg to Germany 1931-2000 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Germany GREEK Mon-Sat 1545-1600 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to Greece FRENCH Mon-Sat 1901-1930 on 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to France ITALIAN Mon-Sat 1901-1930 on 6035 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Italy SERBIAN Mon-Sat 1800-1815 on 6145 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Serbia 2015-2030 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / 004 deg to Serbia TURKISH Mon-Sat 1530-1545 on 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir to Turkey (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 3 via DXLD) ** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel was off air on Friday 30 March (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. 6214.3 R. Baluarte, Ptº Iguazú, 2145-2207, 31 Mar, Portuguese, talks, some music, then Spanish at 2200; 33341, QRM de USB traffic. The bulk of the tips emanates from SW coast observations as from the 28th inst. Meanwhile, I finally succeeded in erecting a 46 m inverted V antenna fed with 450 Ohm ladder line into a home made 4:1 transformer, and left it roughly aligned N-E, meaning it’s beamed E/W: not as quiet as any of the 80~300 m Beverages or the on the ground K9AY with 2x25 m per loop, but having a different elevation angle, it provides better reception in many cases, like India, but also NZ evenings on 15720 where even the K9AY outperforms any of the Beverages (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. Hey colegas, veámosle el lado positivo. No todo está perdido con esta "antojadiza" ocupación de 15345 por parte de REE. Dichosamente ellos dejan de transmitir a las 2200, hora en que de cierto modo se favorece algo más la propagación de RAE, por lo menos hacia Tiquicia, como lo pude constatar hacia las 2325 en que ya estaban en claro con fútbol, Dom. 1 Abril Quien tenga interés en esto tendrá que optar por irse a los 15820 LSB para ese feeder con Radio Continental (o Radio 10) que mencionaba el juego entre Estudiantes e Independiente. 73s (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, April 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) RAE, 02-04-2007, 1845-1915, 15345, INS/SUFF WITH QSB, ENGLISH/ITALIAN, MUSIC, ID. Questa sera REE non ha ripreso le trasmissioni su 15345 KHz ed è quindi nuovamente ascoltabile la Radio Argentina. Speriamo che sia una situazione definitiva! http://swli05639fr.blogspot.com/ 73's (Francesco Cecconi, Italy, Noticias DX via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) Ciao! su segnalazione di Francesco Cecconi sto ascoltando la RAE 15345 kHz con un segnale INCREDIBILE: SINPO 45554; con il JRC525 pare di essere dentro lo studio. Erano anni che non sentivo il programma in Inglese alle 1845-1858 UT. Ora arriva l'Italiano. Provate. PS : che fine hanno fatto gli spagnoli ???????????? (Dario Monferini, April 2, bclnews.it yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) See also SPAIN ** ASIA [non]. Re 7-041, R. Free Asia A-07 schedule, now more complete with sites: Burmese 0030-0130 13820IRA 13865TIN 17835SAI 1230-1330 9320IRA 9455TIN 13675TIN Cantonese 1400-1500 9780TIN 11595SAI 2200-2300 9355SAI 11785TIN 13865TIN Khmer 1130-1230 13865IRA 15785TIN (1130 ends April 8, 2007) 1230-1330 11870TIN 15525IRA 2230-2330 7580IRA 13740TIN Korean 1500-1700 5870TIN 7210IRK 9385SAI 2030-2230 7460U-B 9385TIN 9770TIN 12075SAI 2100-2230 9385TIN Lao 0000-0100 15545TIN 15690IRA 1100-1200 9355SAI 15560IRA Mandarin 0300-0600 13670TIN 13760TIN 15130TIN 15635IRK 15680TIN 17615SAI 17880SAI 21690TIN 0600-0700 13670TIN 13760TIN 15165TIN 15635IRK 15680TIN 17615SAI 17880SAI 1500-1600 9455SAI 9905HBN 12005TIN 12025SAI 13675TIN 13725TIN 15495TIN 1600-1700 9455SAI 9905HBN 11795TIN 12025SAI 13675TIN 13715TIN 15530TIN 1700-1800 7260TIN 7280TIN 9355SAI 9455SAI 9540TIN 9905HBN 11795TIN 13625TIN 13715TIN 1800-1900 7280TIN 7355TAI 9355SAI 9455SAI 9540TIN 9865TIN 11700TIN 13625TIN 15510TIN 1900-2000 1098TAI 7260TIN 7355TAI 9355SAI 9455SAI 9850TIN 9865TIN 9905HBN 11700TIN 11785TIN 13625TIN 15510TIN 2000-2100 1098TAI 7260TAI 7355TAI 9355SAI 9455SAI 9850TIN 9905HBN 11700TIN 11740TIN 11785TIN 13625TIN 2100-2200 1098TAI 7105TIN 7355TAI 9850TIN 9905HBN 11740TIN 11935TIN 13625TIN 2300-0000 7540TJK 11760TIN 13670TIN 13775SAI 15430TIN 15585TIN Tibetan 0100-0300 9365KWT 11695UAE 11975WER 15225TIN 17730MNG 0600-0700 17510TJK 17780KWT 21500TIN 21690UAE 1100-1200 7470MNG 13830TJK 15375UAE 17855KWT 1200-1400 7470MNG 11590KWT 13625TIN 13830TJK 15375UAE 1500-1600 9370TJK 11550KWT 11705TIN 11795UAE 2300-2400 7470MNG 7500KWT 9805UAE 9875TIN Uyghur 0100-0200 9350TJK 11895UAE 11945UAE 17640TIN 17695TIN 1600-1700 9350IRA 9370TJK 9555UAE 11750IRA Vietnamese 1400-1500 5855MNG 9455SAI 9715TIN 11605TAI 11680IRA 12140IRA 2330-0030 7525IRA 11580MNG 11605TAI 13740SAI 15535VLD 15560TIN (via Bernie O'Shea, Apr 1, as amended, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BAHRAIN. 6010.1, R. Bahrain, good level signal of western type music with some Arabic overtones, 2040 28/2 (Charles Jones, Castle Hill NSW Yaesu FRG-100 and 70 m antenna, Yeranda DXpedition, near Dungog, April ADXN via DXLD) Presumed, continuous songs 2106-2130, no announcements; seemed to be playing an album right through, 30/3 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW, Dansk Radio RX-4000, Icom R75, Loop Skywire, April Australian DX News via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. Radio Virgen de Remedios, 4545.4 kHz, signed, stamped my prepared card in 59 days for US$1.00 return postage for a report to Radio Virgen de Remedios, Casilla 198, Tupiza, Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia. Also included in the envelope was a picture postcard of “Virgen de Remedios de Tupiza”, a picture postcard of La Torre in Tupiza, and an information sheet (Rich D’Angelo, PA, April Australian DX News via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 6165 R. Logos, Stª Cruz de la Sierra, 2209-2215, ballads; 32441, QRM de HRV; // 4865 rated 55333 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. BRASIL - A cada dia que passa, as estações brasileiras remanescentes nas ondas curtas vão deixando de emitir em tal modalidade. De Tefé (AM), o biólogo Paulo Roberto e Souza informou a Samuel Cássio Martins que as rádios Integração, de Cruzeiro do Sul (AC), que emitia em 4765 kHz, e Jornal A Crítica, de Manaus (AM), que transmitia em 5055 kHz, não são mais captadas. Conforme apurou o Samuel Cássio, a Rádio Baré, de Manaus (AM), ainda estaria emitindo em 4895 kHz, entre 1900 e 2400, mas apenas com programação religiosa (Célio Romais, Panorama, @titivade DX April 1 via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. Going after Steve's postings on Tanzania-Zanzibar [q.v.] and hearing nothing, I happened to come across a signal in Portuguese that seems to be no other than Brazilian's Radio Nova Visão de Santa Maria, 11735, a hard-to-get one if we consider it's only 50 kW, and 25m is not so "ji-ji" opening at my local noon, 1800z. 73s (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, April 3, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. CBC now outsourcing streaming --- The asx files at http://www.cbc.ca/listen changed between this morning and this evening. This morning, they seemed to be streaming out of the CBC servers. This evening, Charlottetown is streaming out of a771.l961736770.c9617.g.lm.akamaistream.net in Houston (alt.radio.networks.cbc 30 March via Mike Cooper, DXLD) Nothing such displays on the embedded players (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** CANADA. A most unusual travel information station in CANADA is changing formats. CFYZ (1280) signed on a few years ago as the voice of Toronto's Pearson International Airport, and for a time it actually offered live drive-time programming aimed at travelers heading to or from the airport. Then the airport authority pulled the plug on the station's funding, and CFYZ went silent. Now it's back, under new calls and with a new programmer. Canada's Business Network is providing a combination of business talk and syndicated talkers (including Dennis Miller and Glenn Beck) to the station, which will soon be operating under new calls CFBN. Official sign-on for the new CFBN, which will operate from studios in Pearson's Terminal 1, is set for next Monday, April 9 (Scott Fybush, NE Radio Watch April 2 via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) ** CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC. 6030, R. ICDI, Boali: It seems they are also testing on 7160. See Mar 17 item from http://www.acap-cf.info/ (Harald Kuhl, Germany, DXplorer via DXLD) Viz.: CENTRAFRIQUE/MÉDIA : LE HCC AUTORISE L'INSTALLATION D'UNE RADIO COMMUNAUTAIRE À BOALI Bangui, 17 mars (ACAP)- Le président du Haut Conseil de la Communication (Hcc), M. Pierre Sammy Macfoy et l'administrateur de l'ONG Integrated Community Developpement International (ICDI), M. David Zokoé, ont signé samedi 17 mars 2007 à Bangui, le document qui autorise l'installation d'une radio communautaire à Boali, (80 km Nord Ouest de Bangui). M. Sammy Mackfoy a déclaré que « c'est un grand jour pour son institution dans l'accomplissement de sa mission qui est définie par des textes en vigueur, de traduire dans les faits au nom de l'Etat après avis techniques du ministère de la Communication, une autorisation d'installation et d'exploitation d'une station de radio diffusion sonore privée », précisant que cet acte est la toute première de leur mandat, mais qui sera suivi par trois autres qui couvriront les secteurs de la radio, de la télévision et de la diffusion numérique terrestre. « Au promoteur du projet, j'adresse mes vives félicitations pour la perspicacité de vos démarches en amont, pour votre persévérance dans le suivi du dossier et pour la confiance que vous avez placée en notre institution », a encore déclaré M. Sammy, promettant à l'administrateur de la radio que le HCC aura une « oreille attentive à son problème de fonctionnement et une totale disponibilité à l'accompagner en cas de besoin ». Interrogé par l'ACAP, M. David Zokoé a justifié l'installation à Boali de cette radio par le fait que l'électricité est permanente dans cette localité et ensuite parce que la ville est située plus en altitude par rapport à Bangui. Il a expliqué l'importance de l'obtention d'une fréquence en onde court qui pourrait couvrir tout le pays parce que les activités que la radio devra soutenir et qui couvrent des domaines diversifiés, à savoir la lutte contre le VIH/Sida, la lutte contre la pauvreté, la micro entreprise, les forages, la prise en charge des orphelins et aussi l'aspect évangélisation, qui sont des sujets intéressant tout le pays. Pour les moyens humains et matériels, M. Zokoé estime qu'avec le temps, tout sera disponible avant l'ouverture officielle qui est prévue pour le mois d'août prochain. Mais d'ores et déjà, cette station qui est en phase d'expérimentation émet sur les fréquences de 6030 et 7160 KHZ. ICDI est la cinquième radio privée à vocation nationale de la République Centrafricaine et la première dont les émissions pourront être captées dans un rayon de 1000 km, c'est-à-dire sur l'ensemble du territoire (Via DXLD) Says it is testing on 6030 and 7160 but won`t officially open until August. Well, 7160 is absolutely no good in the mornings for them before 0600 since BBC Ascension is on there 0300-0600 at 65 degrees! At 16-20 it might work with possibly weak signals from China to cope with plus Romania at 18-19. Eurasians, please check out 7160 during this period or after 0600, M-F (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) República Centroafricana. Una nueva emisora que transmitía en francés e idiomas vernáculos fue captada en la frecuencia de 6030 kilohercios desde las 0500 hasta las 0600 y entre las 1900 y las 2000 horas. Probablemente se trate de la emisora local llamada La Voix de la Grace. Por (Rumen Pankov, R. Bulgaria DX, date? Versión en español de Mijail Mijailov, via José Miguel Romero, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) First DX report of it? But tentative, and yet another name for it (gh) ** CHILE. Tuning above 12 MHz at 0115 April 2, I came upon a broadcast signal on 12195, where there isn`t supposed to be anything. Sounds like thinly disguised religious pop. Oh oh, another spur from CVC? Then immediately checked 12275, where Brian Alexander has reported a CVC mixing product. There that is, amazingly strong, could easily be mistaken for a fundamental, and stronger than 12195. As in 7-040, we see that CVC is operating not two but three transmitters on the 11 MHz band between 0100 and 0400: 11665 Spanish at 01-08 11745 Portuguese at 00-04 11970 Spanish at 01-04 I then went looking for all the other possible mixing products, and found most of them in the next few minutes! What a dirty installation they have. Summarizing: 12275 = 11665 over 11970 at 305 kHz, strong 12195 = 11745 over 11970 at 225 kHz, less strong, mostly Port audio 12115 = doesn`t fit pattern but weaker // 12195, 80 kHz from it. Both of these had CODAR QRM, BTW 11825 = 11665 over 11745 at 80 kHz [unheard but probably obscured by splash from big signals on 11815 and 11835; see U S A: VOA] 11585 = 11745 over 11665 at 80 kHz, weakest 11520 = 11970 over 11745 at 225 kHz, weaker than 12195, Spanish + Port 11360 = 11970 over 11665 at 305 kHz, strong This was another DXpedition to a park in Enid away from household noise sources, this one Government Springs Park, which was a watering hole on the old Chisholm Trail, and accounts for Enid existing where it has since 1893. It`s more urban than Meadowlake, in fact only a block from a hospital, but line noise level only slightly detectable on some bands, 13, 15 MHz. Again using portable DX-398 with cells, now more than half depleted, and this time with funxional reel-out wire antenna from a lamp pole to a tree, which gained me a bit over the whip, or make that telescopic, to avoid Internet naughty filters. 0058-0138 UT April 2 (Glenn Hauser, GSPDX, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also U S A [non] And taking another look at the CVC sked in 7-040, we see that there is another jam-up of three transmitters on one band, 49m: 5960 Spanish at 08-12 6070 Spanish at 23-13 6110 Portuguese at 04-11 [axually 6109.77v, so mixes would be off too making hets if anything is next to them] So here are those hypothetical mixing frequencies, and times they would be on; being closer together and not so far out of band, they will be harder to spot, and more likely blocked by legit signals: 5810v = 6110v over 5960 P/S at 08-11, 150 kHz 5850 = 6070 over 5960 S/S at 08-12, 110 kHz 6030v = 6110v over 6070 P/S at 04-11, 40 kHz 6150v = 6070 over 6110v S/P at 04-11, 40 kHz 6180 = 5960 over 6070 S/S at 08-12, 110 kHz 6260v = 5960 over 6110v S/P at 08-11, 150 kHz 6030v would normally be totally buried by R. Martí and Cuban jamming but during the dentro/fuera-Cuban truce UT Mondays, could well be enough to block the new Radio ICDI, Central African Republic, should it actually be on and propagating from *0500. Note that 5810v could also be confused with the Colombian 6010v/5910v leapfrog which we know exists --- not to mention CVC fundamental 6110v confusing with the other Colombian mix on 6110v. WEWN is currently switching from 5810 to 5850 at 0500. Other possible mixes of CVC could be worked out, but they would have to be between transmitters on different bands, so probably less likely tho not impossible (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 6115, Voice of Strait (presumed), 0900-0944, April 2, Chinese programming, OM interviewed by YL, fair, assume this must have been either Channel 1 or 2 programming; clearly // 7280 (fair-poor) & 11590 (poor-very poor). Checked 6115 & 7280 around 0830 and they were not parallel. Interesting to find a time that all three separate channels are carrying the same programming (Channel 1 - News & Public Affairs, 11590, Channel 2 - Lifestyle, 7280 and Channel 3 - Fujianese, 6115) (Ron Howard, Shanghai, China, Etón E5, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. The A07 China Radio International schedule for all languages is now available at the NDXC website: http://www2.starcat.ne.jp/~ndxc Look for the link on the left side of the page, "A07 CRI schedule". Note, not all frequencies will be used when they're supposed to; for instance at 0200 there's a listing for 9480 via French Guiana and that's not in use! Yet, at 0150 on 4/1 I did note a channel not listed in the 0100 list for English, it's 9470 which was weak, presumably a late addition and likely coming from one of the Chinese sites. So if you hear a channel not listed on the NDXC list, it could be one that's been added to the schedule, or might be in the testing stages. Indeed 9470 isn't in the NDXC CRI full listings, BUT it is in the Aoki A07 list, showing that the 01 broadcast in English, heard in NJ at weak level, is from Kashi, 500 kW/294 degrees (Joe Hanlon, NJ, April 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [non]. Collision on 6020, April 2 at 0100: CRI via Albania in English, 305 degrees, SAH, atop something in Spanish, which must be REE via Costa Rica, which is not beaming in this direxion, 110 degrees. You`d think Spain would coördinate with China, since after all they have their own relay exchanges (Glenn Hauser, GSPDX, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COSTA RICA. I`ve seen some reports of REE 3350, as unidentified, as if it were `new`, or `unlisted in WRTH`. Only in the sense that they use it only in the A-seasons, for several years, not the B-seasons, who knows why. One would think 90m would be more useful in the `winter` when even at CR`s latitude the nights are slightly longer and quieter. Still, it really ought to be in the frequency list on page 584, WRTH 2007 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CROATIA. Summer A-07 schedule of HRT HS-1 in Croatian: 0358-0757 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / ND; 0758-1157 on 9830 DEA 100 kW / ND 1158-2257 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / ND; 2258-0357 on 6165 DEA 010 kW / ND (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 3 via DXLD) ** CUBA. Dentro-Cuban Jamming Command wasting its kilowatts on 5910, UT Monday April 2 at 0058 check, oblivious of the fact that R. República via Germany operates UT Tue-Sat only. Tsk2, also damages the gospel huxters in Colombia. Think how many dentro-Cubans could have their food rations increased to some survivable level if the cost of this electricity went for the benefit of the people. Let alone the other jamming which actually has a target (Glenn Hauser, GSPDX, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. The squealing CRI relay carrier on 9570 was still on at 1404- 1405* April 3, and with no other modulation I found two stable spurs around 9578 and 9562 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR. HCJB`s erroneous frequency announcements in Spanish continue into A-07: April 3 at 1359:30, listening to 11960 and // 11690, the same old ``Albert Einstein`` ID claims HCJB is on 11760 to SAm and 9745 to Mexico. And also as usual, it automatically cut off the last few seconds of the preceding program when they were about to give contact address (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA. 5100 kHz, Bana Radio answered with a QSL letter in 30 days - address used: Bana Radio, The English Panel, Eritrean Teacher´s Forum, P. O. Box 609, Asmara, Eritrea. Heard several evenings with program in English (Torre Ekblom, Finland, April 3, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA. 6109.9, R. Fana, *0324 Mar 31 & Apr 1, upbeat HoA instrumentals followed by slower, more melancholy one at 0328. Man in African lang. 0330; into solo chant at 0335 joined by antiphonal chorus at 0337. Weak and noisy here and on // 7210, although both channels in the clear after TWR on 6110 and BBC on 7210 left the air at 0330 (Bob Hill, MA, DXplorer via DXLD) Watch out for all the other stuff off the low side of 6110 at some hours: CVC Chile, Colombia para Cristo mix (gh, DXLD) ** EUROPE. Pirate: 6220 Mystery R, site? 0942-…, 25 Mar, English, pops; 45433. I’ve been “playing” with my several antennae here on the SW coast, and my estimate is that their location must be somewhere in the eastern quadrant, somewhere between Malta & Andorra latitudes (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. DW`s A World of Music is no longer aired on the 2130 Monday SW broadcast. Looking thru their entire program schedule for A- 07, it seems that the only time we are likely to hear it is UT Saturday 0530-0600 on 9700 via Rwanda; however, the latest show is still available on demand (Glenn Hauser, OK, April 2, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. Voice of Greece (ERA-5) 5865 kHz via SVO, Olympia Radio, nice looking computer-produced QSL letter with pictures of the installation, two logos, full-data, plus gives power as 10 kW. AM. Also a "Hello From Greece" info sheet with map and ERA-5 sked via Olympia Radio given as 2200-0600 on 5865, 0700-1000 on 11645, and 1100-1545 on 15630. [sked now outdated] Never mentions Pirgos (which is the spelling on a couple of maps I have checked), but both the QSL and the info sheet give the station's location as 37d-36'-11.7" N, 21d-29'-11" E, which is Pirgos; and the map on the info sheet shows a red dot and "Olympia Radio/SVO" at Pirgos location, yellow at Athens. V/S I. Flitouris, Manager of Olympia Radio. Return address on envelope: Assemblage of Maritime Radiocommunications, Coast Station Olympia Radio/SVO, 85 Patision Str., 104-34 Athens, Greece. There is also a 2d address on the envelope, next to the general "OTE - -- Hellenic Telecommunications Organization" header. It's 99 Kifissias Ave., GR-151 24 Maroussi, Athens, Greece. Envelope was postmarked in Athens. But the address on the QSL itself is: C/S Olympia Radio/SVO, 153-42 Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece. (It looks to me like the Kifissias Ave. address is a HQ address for OTE, and that the Paraskevi address on the QSL would be the best one for postal reports.) This in 3-1/2 weeks for e-report sent to shipsva @ otenet.gr and olymprad @ otenet.gr and postal report with CD sent to Olympia Radio, Achilleos 14, GR-27100 Pirgos, Greece. My guess is that it was the e-reports that brought the reply. – Subsequent e-mail from them says that the Paraskevi-Athens address is that of the operations center. Address of the transmitting center is: George Stavropoulos, Telecommunications Engineer, Head of HF Stations Section, Olympia Radio Coastal Station), Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE S.A.), 27058 Epitalio, Greece (about 5 mi. SE of Pirgos); e-mail gshf @ otenet.gr gstavrop @ ote.gr (Jerry Berg, MA, April Australian DX News via DXLD) ** GREECE. Glenn: "The Greek In Style program" in English was not on yesterday UT April 1 as scheduled for 2305-0005 probably because of interruptions for Holy Week programs (John Babbis, MD, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Why do they need to do Holy Week stuff even at 1-2 am local? Is there no separation of church and state in Greece; only the Orthodox considered genuine Greex? (gh, DXLD) ** GREECE. A big surprise on 31 March during the night here. Kavala site on MW 792 was back in use. A 4th state program was heard // 981 kHz at 2344-0000 UT. Different programs were on MW 729, on 9420, on MW 666, on 1008//1494// 1512, on MW 1179, on MW 1044, on 7475 etc. At 0000 UT, April 1st already, common news bulletin in Greek on MWs 729 // 792 // 981 // 1008 // 1494 and others. Checked on April 1st at 1200 UT - there was a program in Greek, but 981 kHz was not heard (noon time around here). (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, wwdxc BC-DX April 2, via dxldyg via DXLD) He noted Greek Radio on 792 kHz mediumwave channel again. But seemingly from another site than [former IBB] Kavalla resort. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** GUIANA FRENCH. No sign of DRM on 17870-17875-17880, April 2 at 1404 check, but it was back April 3 at 1357 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUINEA. 1385.9, R. Rurale, Labé, 2115-2136, 28 Mar, Vernacular, talks, seemingly messages; 54343. 7125, R. Guinée/R. Conakry, Sonfonya, simply not audible here on the SW coast (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUYANA. 3291.1 GBC, Sparendam, logged twice, in the evening & in the morning, viz. 2247-2255, 3 Mar, English, light music, few talks, rated 54333, adjacent utility QRM, then 0904-f/out 0930, 31 Mar, English, pops, rated 25331 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDONESIA. Voice of Indonesia continues to use 11785 in the new broadcasting season, English heard here 2000-2100 (Edwin Southwell, England, April WDXC Contact via DXLD) ** IRELAND. RTE installed their new DRM capable transmitter on 252 at the end of last month, heard here testing it in DRM, 1226 March 28 and subsequently both in AM and DRM modes. Plan once installed, was to run DRM 0200-0500 (Mike Barraclough, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD) Thus minimising their audience as much as possible (gh, DXLD) ** ITALY. Rai International in Italian to EaEu: 0625-1300 on 6140 ROM 100 kW / 052 deg, but registered 0700-1300! (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 3 via DXLD) ** JAPAN [and non]. Here are some thoughts/queries on what I think will happen when R. Japan's cutbacks do take place come October 1: * 3h 10m in English airtime: Most of the airtime will be used for broadcasts to Asia and Africa; I won't be surprised if several 30-min. blocks are scheduled. Aside from the elimination of North America and Europe for SW coverage, I've seen no mention of whether broadcasts to Oceania/Australia-New Zealand will also be eliminated, so will programs targeted to that region continue? It will be interesting as to when some relay broadcasts to Africa and Asia will be aired, where there will be some hope that listeners in Europe and North America can be able to pick them up, as it is now with some relays in Gabon and Ascension. When is NHK's relay agreement with Africa #1 in Gabon supposed to run out? That arrangement started in April of 1984 and I wonder if it's due to end in a few years? Remember, RFI ended its use of Gabon last year. * 20 hours per day in Japanese programming on SW: Certainly every region except for North America and Europe will have shortwave coverage, so how will that work in a post-cutback 24-hour cycle? (Joe Hanlon, NJ, April 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 4/1 at 1600, noted V of Korea in French to NAm (per WRTH-07) on 11710 with good signal, IS, announcements of "La Voix de Corée", then anthem, into comment; martial music at 1607 tune-out (Joe Hanlon, NJ, April 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6045, Shiokaze One via Yamata, April 1. Tuned in at 2021 to hear a good signal of pulsating noise/jamming. Strong Yamata carrier on at 2029, well above the jamming. 2030 usual piano IS and introduction by YL (believe in Japanese). Shiokaze One always seems to be presented by a YL and Shiokaze Two by a OM. From 2030 to 2045 the jamming was faint and was not a factor in hearing the YL. From 2045-2052 the jamming was almost moderate at times but still not too bad. After 2052 could not make out the jamming (off?). 2056 sign- off announcement and off at 2100. At 2058 there was moderate QRM from the sign-on of a strong CNR-2/China Business Radio on 6040. Overall I would rate the jamming as ineffective and that the majority of the programming could easily be heard without any real problem (Ron Howard, Shanghai, China, Etón E5, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) If you are in Shanghai ** MALTA. Re 7-041: Google Earth Imagery. Former DWL relay Cyclops 1971-1996y. 1557 kHz 600 kW, 999 kHz 20 kW. MLT_former DWL Cyclops relay site ITU 35 50 N 14 34 E at 35 50 33.86 N 14 34 05.14 E MLT_former DWL SW antennas array at approx. 35 50 38.80 N 14 33 58.18 E MLT_former 1557 kHz 600 kW three mast area at approx. 35 50 29.53 N 14 34 11.26 E (wb, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 9599.32 R. Unam, México. Musical program 0650, good on 31/3 (Chris Hambly, Box Hill Vic (Icom R75, Dipole), April Australian DX News via DXLD) ID 0700, though had started to fade a bit by now, then into classical music. Thanks to tip from Tony Magon, 31/3 (John Wright, Peakhurst NSW (Icom R71, EWE), April Australian DX News via DXLD) Classical music, including Strauss etc., only occasional Spanish announcements, ID as "Radio Universidad" 0956, then Tchaikovsky piece. Continued through TOH, fair on 1/3 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW, Dansk Radio RX-4000, Icom R75, Loop Skywire, April Australian DX News via DXLD) XEYU audible erratically on 9599+v, such as April 3 at 1320 with classical, but rechecked at 1353 it was either gone or diminished to nothing but a het (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MOLDOVA. Radio Pridnestrovye now using 5965 1600-1640 Monday to Friday, English 1600-1620 Monday to Thursday, 1600-1640 Friday if same pattern as last season. (Marty Delfin, Spain, DX Listening Digest, Mike Barraclough, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD) ** MONGOLIA. 12085 V. of Mongolia, Khonkhor, 1013-1024, 30 Mar, English, music, feature on Monglian-USA relations; 55444 (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MOROCCO. 1638 kHz, RTM-“A”, Rabat, 1245-…, 02 Apr, Arabic, talks, music; harmonic of 819 @ S9+55 dB. 7308, RTM-“C”, Sébaa-Aioun, 1115-…, 02 Apr, Berber, folk songs; harmonic of 1044 at S9+50 dB (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS. RE: [dxld] Robert Greene --- I'm pleased to report that Ed's nice comments in DXLD 7-040 did the trick - Rob is returning to the Netherlands from Spain in a couple of weeks, and we will meet to discuss setting up a blog for him. Or, as Rob puts it: "I am determined to scatter my pearls of wisdom around the web once more. You can understand how I´ve been sitting here, itching to slag off the bastards who still presume to rule us in the name of democracy. Somebody has to save the world from extinction and I think it´d better be me :-)" So, I'll pass on the details as soon as I get Rob back on the Web (Andy Sennitt, RN, April 3, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR. CANADA. 6160, CKZN, St. John’s NF, 2202- 2227, 29 Mar, English, CBC newscast, announcement for program “Cross Talk”, with Newfoundland trivia, then part 2 of “As It Happens”; 53443, adjacent QRM. It’s been a very long time since I last had the chance of receiving this so loud (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. At different locations in Enid I compare the harmonic output of our two MW stations in town. KGWA 960 x 3 on 2880 was much more evident than KCRC 1390 x 2 on 2780, but KCRC 1390 x 5 was audible on 6950 with sports at 0105 April 2. KGWA is aiming most of its fundamental signal in this direxion, incidentally toward OKC, while KCRC is not. Also had an awful FM blob from 17570 to 17680, peaking around 17625, probably resulting from the several low power but nearby FM transmitters on the Broadway Tower in downtown Enid. I also notice this on my SW caradio, but have not been able to figure out a formula to explain it (Glenn Hauser, GSPDX, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PHILIPPINES. 15325, FEBC, *0950-1029*, April 2, on with IS & English IDs (“This is FEBC Radio, broadcasting from Manila, Philippines”), ToH “Haven Today” with Charles Morris, religious program in English (“God Pitches His Tent”) and songs, gives website – http://havenchina.org --, off with a few notes of their IS, fair (Ron Howard, Shanghai, China, Etón E5, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PORTUGAL. It appears Carlos Gonçalves got his wish as Caixa Postal/Dexismo is no longer to be found on the RDPI program list http://tv.rtp.pt/EPG/radio/programas/?rcanal=5 nor anywhere on the Monday or Tuesday schedules; I was listening for it at former time of 1748 UT Monday on webcast. Is it gone for good, or merely off this week? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. I can now confirm that contrary to the new VOR Spanish sked sent out by the DX program, the second hour is at 0100 on SAm frequencies, as heard UT April 2 on 7330 // 9830 with news of Bolivia; also on 7300 but with huge warbling QRM from something if not itself. 0113 LV de Rusia ID in passing. 9830 also suffered from 9825 Cuban- type jamming bleedover, against what? However, not checked after 0200, the alleged time (Glenn Hauser, GSPDX, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA [and non]. RUSSIAN LANGUAGE YEAR TO BOOST ITS SPREAD IN THE WORLD What should be done to promote and to disseminate the Russian language in Russia and beyond it? Recently these humanitarian issues came under discussion at the government level. In addition, 2007 is proclaimed in Russia the Year of the Russian language. The first session of the organizing committee on holding the year of the Russian language was chaired by the First Vice-Premier Dmitry Medvedev. . . http://www.ruvr.ru/main.php?lng=eng&q=8149&cid=62&p=01.03.2007 (via Fred Waterer, April ODXA Listening In via DXLD) ** SAUDI ARABIA. French service of BSKSA noted since the frequency changes 1400-1600 on 17660 with very good signal but no English service from 1600 as before. The English service continues to be heard from 1000 on 15250, on March 26 and 27 I noted them closing at 1230, they were featuring speeches from the Arab Foreign Ministers conference (Mike Barraclough, April World DX Club Contact via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) ** SERBIA. 6100, Intl Radio Serbia: Last Wed, Mar 28, Serbia was booming in here at 1850-2000+ with live sports coverage (soccer), Serbia vs. Portugal. The signal certainly was stronger than "10 kW from a mobile transmitter" and I wonder were this was coming from if not from Bosnia. Mar 29 there was nothing from Serbia-6100, as usual (Harald Kuhl, Germany, DXplorer via DXLD) ** SERBIA [non]. Summer A-07 schedule of International Radio Serbia (all to Eu, 250 kW / ND) 1300-1328 on 6100 BIJ English, co-ch CRI Mongolian 1330-1358 on 6100 BIJ Serbian, co-ch CRI Mongolian 1400-1428 on 6100 BIJ Spanish 1430-1458 on 6100 BIJ Arabic, co-ch Radio Free Kashmir 1500-1528 on 6100 BIJ Russian, co-ch Radio Free Kashmir 1530-1558 on 6100 BIJ French 1600-1628 on 6100 BIJ German 1630-1643 on 6100 BIJ MandarChinese 1645-1658 on 6100 BIJ Albanian Mon-Fri 1700-1713 on 6100 BIJ Hungarian, co-ch CRI English 1715-1728 on 6100 BIJ Greek, co-ch CRI English 1730-1758 on 6100 BIJ Italian, co-ch CRI English 1800-1828 on 6100 BIJ Russian, co-ch CRI Chinese 1830-1858 on 6100 BIJ English, co-ch CRI Chinese 1900-1928 on 6100 BIJ Spanish, co-ch CRI Russian 1930-1958 on 6100 BIJ Serbian Sun-Fri, co-ch CRI Russian 1930-2028 on 6100 BIJ Serbian Sat, co-ch CRI Russian/Arabic 2000-2028 on 6100 BIJ German Sun-Fri, co-ch CRI Arabic 2030-2058 on 6100 BIJ French, co-ch CRI Arabic (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 3 via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) So are they saying that the 10 kW mobile unit has definitely been replaced by 250 kW Bijeljina again already, or is this just theoretical? Anyhow it shows the 1-hour-earlier DST shift, so English at 1300 and 1830 (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. REE in Spanish to peacekeeping forces in Lebanon heard in Bulgaria 1400-2000 on 15345*NOB 250 kW / 092 deg Sun only, but registered 1600-2000. * strong co-ch RFI in Russian 1500-1530 and no signal from RTMorocco Arabic (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 3 via DXLD) We have also heard this after 1800 on a non-Sunday; but see ARGENTINA. The Lebanon service will presumably vanish once all the troops go home; is this in the worx? We already had a report of a considerable withdrawal (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) ** TIBET [non]. VOICE OF TIBET (Voice for the voiceless) Background Voice of Tibet is an independent radio station and was founded on May 14th 1996. Since then, Voice of Tibet has been airing daily programmes on shortwave to Tibetans, Tibetan exiles in India and Nepal. Voice of Tibet was the brainchild of a group of Tibetan Journalists who find the restrictive control of Chinese authorities to provide news for the common people. It has its main office in Oslo and was started with the financial assistance of three Norwegian NGO's, namely Norwegian Tibet Committee, Human Rights House and World View Rights. Objectives Voice of Tibet is a voice for the voiceless people inside Tibet. Its objectives are to provide a channel for unbiased information and news to the Tibetans living under Chinese oppression in Tibet, to help preserve the threatened Tibetan culture, to educate the Tibetans in internationally acknowledged human rights, to inform about democracy and the democratic institutions of the Tibetan exile community and to help prevent conflicts and discrimination. Radio Broadcasts Everyday VOT broadcasts a thirty-minute news service in Tibetan language followed by a fifteen-minute service in Mandarin. The Mandarin Service was started on December 10, 1999 to reach the Chinese audience. The daily broadcasts are divided in to two parts: News and feature story. Recently in conjunction with the forty-fifth anniversary of Tibetan democracy, VOT started two new transmissions targeting the exile population in India and Nepal. Broadcast Schedule Voice of Tibet broadcast directly to the Tibetan Province in China from 1100 to 1145 on 17560 via Tashkent. This broadcast frequency varies depending on the Chinese jamming. The broadcasts for the Tibetan exiles are scheduled from 1400-1430 on 17550 via the Radio Netherlands relay station in Madagascar. Both broadcasts are jammed by the Chinese authorities; however the broadcasts for the Tibetan exiles offer better reception and less jamming providing an opportunity for Dxers to monitor. [the Tashkent frequency jumps around --- gh] Audience Relations Voice of Tibet maintains a listeners forum to respond to the valuable feedback. Suggestions and programme comments are greatly valued by the production team. Mr. Karma Yashi is the chief editor of Voice of Tibet. Voice of Tibet also appreciates reception report from Dxers and they are verified with exotic QSLs having the picture of Tibetan national animal "the Yak". Nowadays the reports mailed to Norwegian office are rarely replied with a QSL, since the headquarters is only involved in raising the necessary funds. Since the programme production and audience relation department exist in the Dharmasala, the best bet to verify VOT is to send a report to the Indian office. Audience Relations, Voice of Tibet, Narthang Building, Gangchen Kyishiong, Dharmasala-176215, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA E-mail reports may send to: voteditor @ gov.tibet.net website: http://www.vot.org (Compiled by T. R. Rajeesh for World DX Club, with courtesy to Mr. Karma Yashi of VOT and M. Shamim of Kerala, April Contact via DXLD) ** TURKEY. Summer A-07 schedule for Voice of Turkey: ALBANIAN 0600-0625 9700 1130-1225 11875 ARABIC 0900-1055 11690 15520 1400-1555 11665 15285 AZERI 0700-0755 11730 15140 1400-1455 7150 BOSNIAN 1330-1355 9655 1800-1825 5980 BULGARIAN 1100-1125 7210 CHINESE 1100-1155 17715 ENGLISH 0300-0355 5975 7270 1230-1325 13685 15450 1830-1925 9785 2030-2125 7170 2200-2255 6195 FRENCH 1930-2025 6175 9535 GERMAN 1130-1225 13760 1730-1825 13640 GEORGIAN 0700-0755 9760 GREEK 1030-1055 7295 9840 1430-1455 6050 ITALIAN 1630-1655 9610 HUNGARIAN 1000-1025 13770 KAZAKH 1500-1525 9690 KYRGYZ 1330-1355 9575 MACEDONIAN 0800-0825 11690 PERSIAN 0830-0955 11795 15220 1230-1325 11940 ROMANIAN 0900-0925 9560 RUSSIAN 1300-1355 13720 1700-1755 9675 SERBOCROATIAN 1600-1625 9605 SPANISH 0100-0155 9770 1630-1725 13720 TATAR 1500-1525 9855 TURKISH 0100-0255 7260 0700-0855 11750 11955 15350 0900-1255 11955 15350 17605 1300-1525 11680 1530-1855 5960 6120 9460 9560 1900-2055 5960 6120 9460 TURKMEN 1400-1425 11935 URDU 1200-1255 13710 UZBEK 1200-1225 11795 (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, April 3 via DXLD) ** UKRAINE. Summer A-07 schedule of Radio Ukraine International [from DX Mix News, Bulgaria, in 7-040; discussed further in 7-041]: It is old A06 schedule. Updated schedule: Summer A-07 schedule of Radio Ukraine International: LVV=Lviv(Lvov) (1) from March 25 to September 22, 2007 0000-0500 on 7530 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS 0500-0800 on 9945 KHR 100 kW / 277 deg to WeEu 0800-1300 on 15675 KHR 100 kW / 277 deg to WeEu 1300-1700 on 7530 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS 1700-2100 on 7490 KHR 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu 2100-2400 on 7510 KHR 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu 2300-0400 on 7440 LVV 500 kW / 307 deg to NoAm (2) from September 23 to October 27, 2007 0000-0500 on 5830 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS 0500-0800 on 7420 KHR 100 kW / 277 deg to WeEu 0800-1300 on 9950 KHR 100 kW / 277 deg to WeEu 1300-1700 on 5830 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS 1700-2400 on 5830 KHR 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu 2300-0400 on 5820 LVV 500 kW / 307 deg to NoAm English txions: 0000-0100 on 7440(1) 5820(2) 0300-0400 on 7440(1) 5820(2) 1100-1200 on 15675(1) 9950(2) 2100-2200 on 7510(1) 5830(2) German txions: 1700-1800 on 7490(1) 5830(2) 2000-2100 on 7490(1) 5830(2) 2300-2400 on 7510(1) 5830(2) Ukrainian txions - on all other times and frequencies (Igor, who?, Ukraine?, April 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Then how did it get labeled A-07? As yes, it showed SMF instead of LVV for the 7440/5820 NAm transmissions (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** U S A. Kim is on VOA's Talk to America, this Thursday, 5 April, 1400-1500 UTC, for another discussion about international broadcasting. The program follows the news at 1400 UTC (10:00 a.m. EDT) on these shortwave frequencies or via the VOA News Now Windows Media or RealPlayer live audio streams. Join the conversation by calling +1-202-619-3111 or e-mail to talk@voanews.com. http://www.kimandrewelliott.com/ (via Mike Terry dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) Shortwave frequencies: Europe: Middle East & North Africa: 15195 and 17895 kHz Africa: 4930, 6080, 13570, 15580 and 17685 kHz Far East Asia, South Asia & Oceania: 7125, 9760 and 15185 kHz (Media Network via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) ** U S A. I could hardly believe my ears: Huge signal from VOA Spanish via Delano at 100 degrees on 11815, April 2 at 0119, with piano, violin music and BIG WOW on the audio ruining the music as it went on and on. 0122 announcement mentioned Cielo Tropical, apparently interviewing a classic Cuban musician and playing some of his performances. Could not detect wow on speech but resumed as soon as music did thru the rest of the semihour. During pauses, lite DentroCuban jamming was audible, and same wow situation on weaker // 9885. 0128 ID as VOA and at 0129 signal rapidly faded down as jamming gains on it, and by 0130 VOA was much weaker as it introduced Buenas Noches América, Fin de Semana. It almost seemed like a site change, but none scheduled, still Delano. I can only conclude that at least for this service, VOA is still using ancient reel-to-reel tape machines for program playback, and this one badly in need of new capstan, pinch roller, or something more serious in the motor to maintain constant speed. Was nobody monitoring the playback at the studio or master control? Could at least have stopped it and quickly changed to a better machine. Surely they have at least two. Another embarrassment displayed to the world by our national voice (Glenn Hauser, GSP DX, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn: Thanks. I let the Director of the VOA Lat Am Division know about this. Reel-to-reel tapes and machines are not used much at VOA any more, but occasionally older content requires playback on a reel machine. You're right: somebody should have been listening. However, on Sundays, VOA programming is often automated. 73 (Kim Elliott, VOA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. Big signal on 7145, talk in presumed Urdu as this is scheduled as R. Aap ki Dunyaa = VOA Urdu to Pakistan, via Morocco, April 2 at 0106. There was a motorboating sound on the audio but not on the carrier as announcer was talking about Republican Senator John McCain. It would be fascinating to know what fraxion of the 250 kW is axually going out at 67 degrees toward Pakistan, and how much, must be a lot, toward Enid (Glenn Hauser, GSPDX, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 15445, VOA, ¿Nuevo servicio o emisión accidental? ??? 15445, VOA, 2045-2100, escuchada el 2 de Abril probablemente en idioma Swahili o Hausa a locutor con programa de música afro-pop;l al final de la emisión se identifica. Se trata de un nuevo servicio o de alguna emisión accidental, SINPO 55544. VOA en Hausa: 2030-2100 4940 9815 9830 11720 12080 15185 (mon-fri) (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) USA, 15185 / 15445, Faulty feeder operation at GB Greenville B-site in NC? 15185 is Hausa scheduled, 15445 is English to Af stream, like Botswana, Morocco, São Tomé etc. Maybe exchanged each other ... 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** U S A. Re 7-041: Glenn, I was told that Dixon IBB/VOA site was bought by and now used by the maritime comm organization "Globe Wireless" or whatever their name is. They also have a site on the beach south of Half Moon Bay, and my info is that Dixon is transmit site, 1/2 Moon Bay is receive. There is a military (Navy, I think) site essentially right next door to Dixon, operated under contact by some beltway bandits, probably the ex-Macaroni BAE Systems. And also in the same area is the Navy high voltage LF/VLF test lab, a Spawar operation run under contract by Tryck, Nyman, Hayes, Inc. (Who are NOT beltway and not bandits, either. Full disclosure: we are sometimes a subcontractor to TNH and them to us.) Regards (Ben Dawson, Tokyo, 1740 local time Monday 01/04/07 (European style!), DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WWCR is concerned about the harmonic reported by Brian Alexander, on 6430 (2 x 3215). They haven`t been able to detect it in Nashville, and suspect this may have been a case of receiver overload from the strong fundamental signal, especially since the same thing was happening with WWRB on 6370. They would appreciate further checks by Brian and anyone else to see if they can hear 6430. Try various receivers, apply attenuation and see if it disappears. Note whether the fundamental is very strong at the time. If the harmonic can be heard when the fundamental is not very strong, that would be evidence in favor of it, tho it may be hard to find such a time. As in 7-041, 3215 is currently scheduled 0000-1000 UT; from April 5, 0000-0900. Tnx, (Glenn, April 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) No harmonic on 6430 noted here at 0010, though the frequency has some stong utility station on it or nearby (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, ibid.) I am still hearing this WWCR harmonic at a weak level but mixing with a utility station on 6430, 2 x 3215, at 0015-0030+ April 3. Also hearing a very weak WWRB harmonic on 6370, 2 x 3185. Heard here on a Tentec RX-340 & AOR-7030+, with a 100' outdoor longwire & 30' indoor wire. I tried attenuation but the signal was weaker but still there. I don't usually get overloading on these receivers (Brian Alexander, PA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Captación que pude hacer el día de hoy a las 1315 UT fue la señal en inglés de WWCR en los 9955, con muy buena señal; pero luego volví a escuchar esta frecuencia a las 1348 y estaba al aire el programa del colega diexista Glenn Hauser "Mundo Radial" en inglés; lo que pude notar al rato es que cuando el colega Glenn Hauser estaba pasando las informaciones, la misma fue cortada bruscamente, se identificó a la radio y se hicieron comentarios noticiosos. En pocas palabras, el programa Mundo Radial fue cortado bruscamente y no se dió tiempo a que el colega Glenn Hauser lo despidiera y para colmo de males, la emisora prácticamente se desvaneció pasando a escucharse a medias entre ruidos. Atte: (José Elías Díaz Gómez, Venezuela, April 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST) En realidad era WRMI en 9955 con World of Radio. Yo también escuchaba lo que pasó esta mañana. El programa comenzó tarde, problema común en WRMI, pero WEWN, la siguiente emisora en 9955, funciona a tiempo, con portadora desde 1359, y programación noticiosa aunque católica desde 1400. Entretanto, WRMI cortó su emisión en 9955 para cambiar a 7385, y el último minuto o dos de WOR salieron por esta frecuencia. Ya le pedí a Jeff White que por favor no comenzaran WOR más tarde de 1330:00 para evitar este problema. 73, (Glenn, ibid.) La Rosa por WRMI --- Admito que rara vez escucho un programa entero de La Rosa de Tokio, será por lo largo que me resulta, esto claro está, sin demeritar su excelente realización. Como en esta bendita Tiquicia la Semana Santa es motivo de vacaciones (sobre todo en instituciones del estado), me fue concedida esta semana libre y lo que pude captar a las 1330 por 9955, Martes 3 de Abril, fue solo por no estar yo en la lectura de noticias que me ocupa este mismo horario de lunes a viernes para Eco News. La Rosa de Tokio estaba presentando un atrapante especial sobre la Guerra de Las Malvinas. Pero empecé a acordarme de lo que José Miguel Romero reportó haberle sucedido un día antes mientras la misma WRMI radiaba World of Radio. A las 1358 empecé a percibir la fuerza de WEWN, mientras La Rosa de Tokio aún no finalizaba, lo que terminó ocurriendo a las 1402, cuando vino la ID con Jeff White en 7385, frecuencia que se propaga muy pobre a esta hora. En dos platos, a falta de coordinación y observar exactitud con los horarios, esta situación de WRMI se va a seguir dando alrededor de las 1400: que un programa empieza en una frecuencia y termina en otra, valga decir 9955 >> 7385. Es una cuestión de ponerse las pilas, estimado Jeff. 73s. (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, April 3, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn: Unfortunately these things happen from time to time. The short story is that we have two different automation systems. One of them controls transmitters, antennas, satellite, telephone and Internet feeds; the other controls the playback of audio files (such as your program). The two programs are unfortunately not fully integrated, so things like what you mentioned can happen. Obviously the most important thing is that we HAVE to be off the air by 14:00:00 UTC when WEWN comes on the frequency. So even if a program has not ended, we HAVE to make the frequency switch, in which case the end of a program may be cut off and may appear on 7385. Of course we try to not let that happen, but así es la vida. It really doesn't have anything to do with the length of ID's between programs. Unfortunately there is no standard length for block programs that come to us from a wide variety of sources. Some 30-minute blocks run 29:00, some run 29:30 and others run 30:15, for example [and the new Global Crisis Watch is 32 minutes! --- gh]. The same thing with 15-minute and one-hour blocks. We try to compensate for these different program lengths by adding and subtracting ID's and other items so as not to have to cut the ends of programs off. But sometimes the program that runs the audio files speeds up or slows down a bit, mysteriously, and that can screw things up at the time of a frequency change. We are evaluating a few other programming automation programs right now that will integrate better with the operational automation program and eliminate some of these problems. So there's hope for the near future (Jeff White, WRMI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. MONITOR DX CANCELED --- Estimados amigos, Por razones estrictamente personales acabo de tomar la desición de no producir mas el programa "Monitor DX". Solo quiero agradecerles la colaboración prestada al ceder el espacio en sus emisoras o paginas web para que este puediera llegar a la mayor cantidad de oyentes. Reciban todos un fuerte abrazo (Daniel Camporini, Argentina, April 1, via Jeff White, WRMI, and via Pepe Bueno via Dino Bloise, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Una triste noticia para el diexismo, ahora que el programa llevaba varias semanas incrementando sus oyentes. Siento mucho traspasar esta mala noticias. Un cordial saludo (Pepe Bueno, via Bloise, ibid.) ** U S A. Looking up WEWN`s sked in connexion with the CHILE spur item, I see that WEWN has made a sudden change only one week into the A-07 season: 5010 at 0000-0500, two transmitters to Europe and Africa in English, 20 and 285 degrees. ?? Then why isn`t there an azimuth toward Africa? 285 is toward North America, just like their NAm English service at all hours labeled as 20/285 degrees, including 0000-0500 on 5810. Furthermore if each azimuth means one transmitter, that totals six transmitters including two for Spanish as displayed at http://www.ewtn.org/radio/freq.htm tho supposedly they have only four. Or can they now feed one transmitter into two different antennas? I recall briefly in a previous season WEWN was using something in the 5.0+ MHz area but it lasted only a few days. Will this? Goodbye, Madagascar, Trivandrum if not DR at these hours? Well, WEWN NOT on 5010 at 0010 UT April 3, tho audible, poorly this early, on 5850. In any event, especially with 5010 not axually heard, all this does not add up. Nor was it audible later in evening. 5010 is not in HFCC or FCC info either. May be one big SNAFU (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9445, WEWN at 1455 Feb 22 with religious programming. Good (Tom Williamson, Hamilton, ON, Kenwood R-1000 and indoor loop, April ODXA Listening In via DXLD) Tom notes that this was 5 kHz off of their normal frequency and by 1500 they were back on 9450. I doubt they would QSL this as it would mean admitting they made a mistake – ed (Mark Coady, ibid.) What`s wrong with that? Confession is good for the soul (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. Because BBC is really staying on 9480 via WHRI until 1300 in A-07, KAIJ has to stay on 5755 an hour later than planned, also until 1300, then 9480 (George McClintock, KAIJ, April 2, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) But now on 9480 until 0100, per FCC (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. Air Martí 530 kc/s QSL'ed --- FLORIDA AIRSPACE, Radio Martí relay (via the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 193rd Special Operations Wing's EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft), 530 kHz. I just QSL'ed this one, and can now add it to my "Radio Democratie" (1035 kHz) QSL's from when this one was operating over Haiti in 1994. (NOTE: both 530 and 1035 were logged at my location in Clearwater, Florida.) Prepared cards for two 2006 receptions were signed by Sgt. Gallager while attending MacDill Air Force Base's (usually) annual Airfest 2007 open house/air show, on March 31st, 2007. Sgt. Gallagher has been on the flights for awhile; he's the only one still present who flew with Lt. Col. Zambo (which is was what broke the ice on getting my QSL's signed). It also didn't hurt that I brought my "Radio Democratie" QSL's to show them that they really do and can verify! I recognized Gallagher from prior visits to Airfest when one of the EC-130E's was present, so he was my target. It was set up with an initial visit at about 0915 local where I disclosed how much I knew about the operations, that I would like to QSL, and had some previously signed materials to show them back in the car. My second visit after 1200 local was the deal closer. Apparently Lt. Col. Zambo is something of a legend, because my cards were circulated and a couple of the crew said, "Oh wow, Zambo..."-type quotes. I was asked if I have seen Zambo recently, as if they thought I somehow personally knew him! It seemed like there was an implication he lives in or visits Florida since his retirement. I was also asked if I had a business card (but of course; I have my Tocobaga Publications monitoring card) as Gallagher was very interested in my monitoring. He was quite amazed anyone outside of the Habana area could hear 530 kHz, and seemed unaware of the Cuban channel blocker. Another factoid culled: he confirmed they trained the new "private" firm in carrying forth the Air Martí operations. It was another one of those "I can't tell you" vs. "Well, it had to be you guys" and the comeback, "Well, I believe you've figured it all out"-type statements. I specifically asked about the Martí signal feed source and got a "cannot comment" reply. So, I then said that it must be a satellite capture, since there is only a second or less delay between Greenville and them. The reply was essentially, "You know quite a bit and you've already figured it all out." Also, it was confirmed that virtually all the equipment in the new EC- 130J's are the same equipment -- relocated -- that was in the E model. The best I got out of the flight path was that it was (presume still is, with the new "private" flyers) within legal US (Florida) airspace and generally west of Key West. And still using the bottom-weighed wire for MW. The funny part is that I affixed my two QSL reports statements to: (card 1) a postcard from Cuba of the Habana skyline, and (card b) an old anti-Castro cartoon postcard bought years ago in Miami's Little Havana. Sgt. Gallager looked at them, quietly chuckled to himself, pulled out a portable desktop from under some radio gear near the center of the plane and signed away. The aircraft (one of three active in the PsyOps 193rd, I was told) was very dark inside, as no field generator was connected. The crew was superb, even the younger ones that never participated in any "Air Martí" missions. Unlimited photographing was allowed inside and outside. They hoisted little kids up on a small fold-down bunk seat near the aft door, let parents take photos and were very open -- as much they could be -- with everyone passing through the airframe interior and cockpit. Nothing like the old days when best you could do is photograph the exterior and the interior was closed. Upon the next Airfest appearance, they allowed quick walk-throughs but no interior photos. Outside the aircraft, the 193rd was selling a "Challenge" coin ($8), depicting the "193 Spec Ops Squadron Psycho Warfare", and a 4-inch cloth embroidered flight jacket patch ($5) depicting "1977 - EC-130E - 2006 - Volant Solo/Commando Solo" with an image of the aircraft and showing the tail-mounted antenna ($5) and a round "Psyco Warriors - Never Seen - Always Heard" bumper decal ($1). Bought one patch, and five of the bumper decals, the latter for random distribution. (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W Visit my "Florida Low Power Radio Stations" at: http://home.earthlink.net/~tocobagadx/flortis.html or: http://www.geocities.com/geigertree/flortis.html April 3, HCDX via DXLD) ** U S A. Re 7-041, WD2XXM on 1670: WD2 and 3 letters used to be an Amateur Radio Call. Mac (Michael McCarty, MWDX yg via DXLD) Hi Mac: That is true, but in this case it is used for an experimental station which is operated by iBiquity, the company promoted IBOC. I understand that you can tell this is an experimental license and not a ham license because the first of the last three letters is an X. The following is a clip with the ID on it. I apologize for the conversion audio artifacts on the clip. http://dxclipjoint.com/bill/baltimore/01670-20040503-1758-wd2xxm.mp3 The following is from fcc.gov with information about this license. Note the frequency is 650. They subsequently moved to 1670. http://www.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Public_Notices/Brdcst_Applications/ap021106.txt (Bill Harms, Elkridge, Maryland, ibid.) ** U S A. WRIR NEWS DESK : WRIR's new antenna --- Posted by Sean Kennedy on 2007/4/3 9:50:00 (16 reads) [illustrated] http://wrir.org/x/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4144 Now that the City of Richmond's Mayor Doug Wilder and Director of Emergency Management Ben Johnson have made the official announcement, WRIR is happy to notify its volunteers and supporters that independent radio in Richmond just got stronger. In a project that took over a year of planning and a substantial sum of money, WRIR has relocated its transmitter and antenna to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority's Frederic A. Fay Towers, 1202 North 1st Street in Richmond. WRIR's studios and offices remain at 1621-B West Broad Street. The Fay Towers antenna site, 120 feet off the ground with an unimpeded view over the entire metropolitan area, allows WRIR for the first time in its two-year history to achieve the full service area coverage that is allowed under its FCC license. The FCC expects a low-power FM station to be heard within an approximate radius of 3.5 miles of its antenna. WRIR's own tests show good reception within a 5 mile radius on a good quality inexpensive table radio, and even greater range on high quality equipment such as a typical car radio. We've had reports of good reception at distances of more than 10 miles from the new antenna site. We're launching an advertising campaign on GRTC bus placards beginning in April, focusing on the new antenna site and the improved reception it provides. Eric Walters of WRIR's Marketing Committee organized the campaign, and WRIR's own Michael Harl designed the visual presentation. The campaign features three tag lines: Independent radio just got stronger. More power to the people! Clear signal. Not Clear Channel. All the money WRIR has spent to make the antenna move a reality has come from personal and underwriting donations from individuals and businesses. And these donors gave money to WRIR in support of, and because of, all the work that WRIR's 150-plus volunteers do to make community radio in Richmond a vital part of Richmond's community. So every one of our volunteers and donors deserves a pat on the back for making the antenna move happen. There is one volunteer who deserve a little special recognition. WRIR's Chief Engineer, John Watkins, has devoted an enormous amount of his time and his considerable professional expertise to the antenna move project. So the next time you see John please thank him, because the antenna move never would have happened without him. Here's to the continued success of Richmond Independent Radio! (WRIR website via DXLD) Something to do with becoming ``official emergency`` station for Richmond VA? ** U S A. Re 7-027: Yes, it is true that the University of Dayton Flyers are on 1610 in the Dayton area, and yes, it is also true that 1610 is a licensed TIS radio station. That being said, a couple of things to note with regards to these type of stations. They can broadcast information that is of a local interest and can broadcast information for non-profit and governmental agencies. So.... UD is both a non-profit and local governmental agency and the broadcast of the games is of a local interest. That is by far a small fraction of what the station broadcasts however. You will hear announcements for the cities of Dayton, Kettering, Moraine, Beavercreek, Riverside, Centerville, West Carrollton and others. There are also announcements for the Air Force Museum, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 5 Rivers Metro Parks, Voice of America and many announcements produced by the Ad Council. Typically it takes over 4 hours to get through all the announcements the station has at any one time. There are a variety of voices on the station as well, so even while the announcements may not be as interesting as a talk station or one that carries music, there is at least variety in the types of announcements and the voices of those reading them. The audio from the games and other live events the station does is relayed back to the transmitter via the internet. Therefore it is possible for the station to do a live broadcast from anywhere in the world. They don't, but it could be done. The old thought that TIS stations have to deal with one entity and be boring in nature and have poor audio are simply not true. Although this station is unique, it is a shining example of what can be done with a TIS station, once local politics are removed. If anyone reading this post will be attending the Dayton Hamvention this May, you will find representatives from the station there. They will be in booth 434. So, stop by and say hi. Oh yes, they may be doing a live broadcast from the Hamvention as well (The Dayton Amateur Radio Association is a non-profit organization after all). Hope to see you there (Norm Schrein, Information Radio 1610, April 2, ABDX via DXLD) By ``they`` it appears he means ``we`` (gh) ** URUGUAY. 6125.04, Radio Uruguay, Montevideo, (// 1050 kHz), 2045- 2052, March 30, Spanish, Murgas, ID as: “...aquí, en Radio Uruguay”, 33433. 9620.34, Emisora del Sur, Montevideo (// 1290), 2035-2044, March 30, Spanish, Ann. “vamos a una pausa en la tarde de sur”, ann: “ANTEL, la empresa de telecomunicaciones de los Uruguayos”, ID as: “…aquí, en la 1290 AM, Emisora del Sur, para todo el pais”, 32432 With heterodyne (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VATICAN [non]. RADIO VATICANO --- Efectuando un contacto con personeros de Radio Vaticano al expresarles que la frecuencia de los 6100 era fuertemente interferida por Radio República 0200-0400 UT, con excelente señal por el cono sur, me han comunicado que es posible que trasladen esa emisión desde los 6100 a los 6040 Kcs. Monitoreando esta última frecuencia (6040); me puedo dar cuenta que la frecuencia no sería una solución muy acertada ya que Radio Clube Paranaense, y Radio Exterior de España son escuchadas muy fuerte y al mismo tiempo en Chile y supongo que de la misma forma en otros países de America. Por lo pronto la frecuencia de los 6100 en francés, inglés y español es inaudible y no logra complicar la señal de Radio República que se escucha muy bien (Héctor Frías, Radioescuchas, FEDERACHI, Chile, April 2, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hy Glenn: Lo indicado se ha producido, Radio Vaticana ha decidido cambiar la frecuencia de 6100 en favor de los 6040 a partir de anoche 3 de Abril; la información me ha llegado unas horas tarde y no he podido monitorearla, pero desde esta noche UT Abril 4 la sintonizaré y les informaré. He aquí el texto que confirma lo que les conté en correo electrónico ayer 2 de Abril: Dear Mr Frías, thank you very much for the kind cooperation and for the precious information. We have decide to leave 6100 kHz in favour of 6040 kHz. Actually we have already moved to 6040 kHz starting from 03/04/07; I apologize for not having informed you in the due time but it was decided yesterday evening late. We would be pleased to receive your reports/comments on this new frequency. Best regards. Vatican Radio (Héctor Frías, Chile, Radioescuchas FEDERACHI, April 3, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6040 REE is Cariari relay non-direxional 0200-0600, and Vatican relay is via Canada (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) ** VENEZUELA. Hoy entre las 1300 y las 1400 UT estuve actualizando algunas escuchas y me encontré con lo siguiente: Radio Amazonas en la frecuencia 5130, cuando debería estar establecida desde hace mucho tiempo en su verdadera frecuencia que es 4940 kHz. En los últimos días la hemos escuchado en 5130, 5135 y hasta 5140; la verdad es que no entiendo cómo es posible que los técnicos de esta emisora no se hayan dado cuenta ahora de este grave problema. Aparte de esto, la señal se oye demasiado saturada y no se entiende a veces pero nada de lo que hablan sus locutores. Creo que mejor sería sacarla del aire, arreglar el problemón del equipo transmisor y no estar dando golpes en la onda corta. Atte: (José Elías Díaz Gómez, Venezuela, April 2, WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VENEZUELA. Saludos desde Catia La Mar, VENEZUELA. Estimado Glenn, a continuación te envío otro escrito mío relacionado con RCTV. Valga la aclaratoria: NO se CIERRA el canal de televisión, simplemente EXPIRA la CONCESIÓN. BARRERA A LA VERDAD (CASO RCTV) El pasado domingo, 18 de marzo de 2007, en la página 15 del cuerpo “Siete Días”, del diario El Nacional, el señor Alberto Barrera Tyszka intentó ridiculizar la posición soberana del Estado venezolano acerca del tema RCTV. En la primera pirueta “argumentativa” del escrito en cuestión, titulado "RCTV", Barrera Tyszka trata de banalizar el asunto al pretender hacer ver que las razones para no renovarle la concesión a RCTV están circunscritas al bigote de Marcel Granier, su tono de voz o su manifiesta petulancia. En primera instancia, el autor de marras se esfuerza en trivializar una situación histórica e inédita en el contexto de la radiodifusión criolla. Lo más importante es el “moustache” del Granier, no el interesante debate filosófico- comunicacional desencadenado por la pronta fecha de caducidad de la concesión de la televisora de Quinta Crespo. En su ánimo de querer defender lo indefendible y de justificar lo injustificable, Barrera Tyszka afirma, refiriéndose a la decisión soberana del Estado Nacional: “(...) Hay más arrebato que enjundia, más puntada de ánimo que argumentos [¡!] Si la decisión responde a una evaluación crítica de lo que se transmite en las pantallas de ese canal, tal vez entonces sea necesario suspender gran parte de la programación de toda la televisión del país (...) hay que reconocer que lo que ofrece RCTV no es sustancialmente diferente a lo que proponen las otras plantas comerciales”. El autor pretende diluir la responsabilidad de RCTV en la comisión de delitos comunicacionales – apología a la prostitución y la pornografía, transmisión de propaganda de guerra y mensajes subliminales, entre otros - al sostener que “todos” los canales de televisión restantes han obrado casi de igual forma. Es como el delincuente que grita en medio de la multitud: “¡Agarren al ladrónnn!”, para desviar la atención de sus fechorías. Típico “chip” cuartorrepublicano de no asumir el “barranco”, de no plantarse frente al espejo público y reconocer las faltas, sin andar buscando otros culpables. Se me parece éso a un grupo de “sindicaleros” etílicos que hasta nuestros días todavía no levantan el dichoso “Paro Cívico Nacional”, del período 2002-2003. No contento con la anterior “tesis”, Barrera Tyszka hace gala del SACHA (Síndrome de AntiChavitis Aguda) que lo agobia y echa mano de lo siguiente: “(...) Mario Silva es lo más parecido a Miguel Ángel Rodríguez que hay en pantalla. La Hojilla no es un programa sino una manera de ejercer la comunicación y el poder. El ejemplo es perfecto porque esta semana en el citado programa del canal 8 se presentó Carlos Escarrá en plan de guapetón apoyado, hablando a la cámara como si le hablara a [Miguel Ángel] Rodríguez (...) se ha convertido en un animador [Carlos Escarrá] que, aprovechándose de su ventaja, insulta y humilla a su adversario”. Luego de leer la anterior cita textual, sin duda hay que reconocer la gran sintonía que tiene “La Hojilla” entre los oposicionistas – incluidos los “escritores” como Barrera Tyszka -, pues como pudimos apreciar admite tácitamente que ve el espacio de VTV. Ahora bien, hacer la mueca pseudoargumentativa de que Mario Silva es igual a Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, es una "ocurrencia" que deja a la estupidez pálida de la vergüenza. Mario Silva, al contrario del señor Rodríguez, sí utiliza la argumentación seria - y no el “chisme de peluquería” - para llevarle la verdad de los hechos a sus televidentes. “La Hojilla” se ha convertido – para dolor de unos cuantos - en la piedra angular de la contrainformación en Venezuela. Un elemento magistral de “desmontaje” de la información “oficial” y “editorializada” de las grandes empresas privadas de comunicación. “La Hojilla” es sólo un grano de arroz en esa vorágine de “cartelización” informativa de los grandes medios mercantilistas. El sólo hecho de que Barrera Tyszka haga mención del popular espacio transmitido por VTV, es un síntoma de lo incómodo que resulta – Mario Silva y compañía - para ciertos círculos del poder mediático-capitalista. ¿Habrá que mostrarle al “articulista” los videos de Miguel Ángel Rodríguez – de abril de 2002 - donde incita a la rebelión militar y al desconocimiento de las leyes de la República, o aquellas imágenes en las cuales el conductor de RCTV califica de “hampón” al presidente Chávez? Guapetón apoyado sí es a todas luces el asalariado de Marcel Granier en las mañanas. Conviene aclarar, igualmente, que Carlos Escarrá no es animador (es invitado) de “La Hojilla” y en ninguna emisión ha humillado o irrespetado a nadie. Y tiene mucha razón el señor Barrera, “La Hojilla” no es un programa (es verdad, es más que un programa, es un SENTIMIENTO NACIONAL). Es una manera de ejercer la comunicación (sí, la COMUNICACIÓN RESPONSABLE) y [ejercer] el poder (evidentemente, el PODER DE LA VERDAD, amigo). En medio de los berrinches sintagmáticos del autor Barrera Tyszka, esta “cereza” adorna con vehemencia su orfandad de razones: “(...) Si todas las acusaciones formuladas en contra de Granier y su canal son ciertas, ¿por qué entonces no se le somete a un proceso judicial? ¿Por qué el Estado anuncia el cierre [¡!] antes de que se haya seguido un juicio y se haya dictado una sentencia sobre el caso?(...)”. Al desinformado “analista” habrá que aplicarle la remozada fórmula “betancourtniana” de: “Escribe primero, averigua después”. Por lo visto, Barrera Tyszka ni se molestó en indagar que RCTV tiene un proceso penal pendiente – relacionado con los acontecimientos de abril de 2002 y diciembre/ febrero de 2003 - y que además hay una decisión judicial en contra del canal por incitación a la prostitución y la pornografía. Habrá que refrescarle al “escribidor” que no se trata de CIERRE, simplemente se le ACABA la concesión al operador RCTV y el Estado está en su LEGÍTIMO derecho de retomar ese espacio del espectro radioeléctrico. ¿En cuántos idiomas se lo tendremos que repetir, monsieur “l’écrivain”? Según el DRAE, entre las definiciones de “concesión” tenemos: “Acción y efecto de conceder/ Negocio jurídico por el cual la Administración cede a una persona facultades de uso privativo de una pertenencia del dominio público o la gestión de un servicio público en plazo determinado bajo ciertas condiciones”. Caballero amante de la superficialidad discursiva: las concesiones no son ETERNAS, tienen un PLAZO DETERMINADO y en ellas rigen CIERTAS CONDICIONES. “Haga cultura. ¡No vea Globoterror!”. Si hablamos de las reiteradas violaciones de RCTV al marco jurídico vigente, se puede citar el apartado SEXTO del artículo 171 de la Ley de Telecomunicaciones (2000), el cual indica: “Sin perjuicio de las multas que corresponda aplicar de conformidad con lo previsto en esta Ley, será sancionado con la REVOCATORIA de la habilitación administrativa o concesión, según el caso (...) El que utilice o permita el uso de los servicios de telecomunicaciones para los cuales está habilitado, como medios para coadyuvar en la comisión de delitos (...)”. RCTV incentivó a delinquir al patrocinar el Golpe de Estado de abril de 2002 y las pruebas “reposan” para la Historia en decenas de horas grabadas en video. Sin embargo, como ya se ha señalado anteriormente, la medida no es de CIERRE, tan sólo expira la concesión de un explotador del servicio. En definitiva, el artículo de Alberto Barrera Tyszka se ahoga con la nuez del verdadero meollo del problema: la verdad. La VERDAD causa urticaria, no es nada CÓMODA para los mentirosos y manipuladores. De manera descarada, el señor Barrera esconde y escamotea datos al lector, coloca una BARRERA a LA VERDAD. Por algo ataca a “La Hojilla” y – a la vez - maniobra erráticamente para “lavarle la cara” a RCTV. Repite el triste libreto del oposicionismo vernacular: evitar a como dé lugar la discusión de fondo, yéndose siempre por las ramas interminables de la desesperación. Las dos grandes enseñanzas [silenciadas por Barrera] de este fenómeno inédito y original, son: 1) Que las concesiones de los medios radioeléctricos no son para SIEMPRE, ni son INTOCABLES; y 2) Que la GENTE puede (y debe) ser protagonista de su emancipación comunicacional. Mi interrogante es: ¿hasta dónde puede escudarse un articulista en la “fachada” del texto de opinión para ocultar o tergiversar información clave y así poder “justificar” su tesis? ¿Opinar otorga licencia para desinformar? Lloren, griten o pataleen, la concesión de RCTV EXPIRA el venidero 27 de mayo. Fin de la telenovela. (ADÁN GONZÁLEZ, Certificado de Locución: 26950, Catia La Mar, Estado Vargas, VENEZUELA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn! Greetings from Catia La Mar, VENEZUELA. I have just written this article in English to show the real situation about RCTV. Some people on media want to manipulate the information related to RCTV and its licence. Your friend, Adán González THE TELECOM X-FILES: IS CHAVEZ CLOSING DOWN RCTV? DON’T YOU BELIEVE THAT LIE! Opposition in Venezuela has spent almost 9 years claiming that Chávez is going to be a dictator and he is going to destroy the country’s economy. All forecasts have been wrong – freedom of speech in Venezuela is wider than even in the States and the economy has got a growth of almost 8% during the last 3 years. But opposition leaders always need an excuse to attack the Revolutionary government and a controversy related to the oldest TV station still on the air in Venezuela, has become the pretext to say that Chávez is destroying the freedom of the press. What a big lie! The situation with RCTV (VHF-channel 2 in Caracas) is very clear --- the government has got the right to give licences to broadcast on the airwaves. The Venezuelan State is the only owner of the airwaves and it also has got the right to revoke licences or not to renew them. It goes the same way with the FCC in the States, doesn’t it? The fact is that RCTV had a renewal of its licence for 20 more years on May 27th, 1987. Therefore, its licence expires next May 27th – the 20-year-period has ended - and the Venezuelan government has already stated that it is not going to extend that licence. So, what is the manipulation with the ‘freedom of speech’ issue? Well, the CEO – or at least he acts like that - of RCTV, Marcel Granier, and the rest of top officers of that channel, have created a kind of “reality TV show”, or a dramatic “telecom-soap-opera” which denounces the so-called Chavez’s intentions of imposing a dictatorship in Venezuela. Give me a break! Reality is that it has not got anything to do with ‘closing down’ RCTV. Its top officers repeat that word time after time, but just the IPS and the IBA buy that incredible story on dictatorship and Soviet-style-communism. Or – maybe - these associations [the IPS and the IBA] are just trying to protect their economic interests and ‘automatic solidarity’ is the game to play. For sure, neither the IPS nor the IBA reflect the opinion of journalists and workers of media – OWNERS, and only them, have the right to discuss about freedom of speech. What a wonderful –media- world! The fact is that not precisely the Revolutionary government has put into jeopardy the alleged ‘freedom of the press’. Actually, private media have denied to Venezuelans their Constitutional right to be informed. In April 2002, RCTV participated with the main private TV channels, in a conspiracy to overthrow Chavez’s government – the first ‘coup d’état’ carried out by media, in World History - and encouraged opposition followers to go to the Miraflores Palace (like the White House, in the US). By that day, April 11th, 2002, some opposition leaders had hired snipers who were located in some strategic buildings near Miraflores to shoot on both sides (Chavez supporters and opposition followers). This was the way to justify the ‘coup d’état’ that would take place some hours later, on April 11th. The awful truth is that RCTV never informed about the snipers nor on the people (mainly Chavez supporters) who were shot down near Miraflores. Then, as the Revolutionary government had been overthrown, RCTV and the rest of the private TV stations applied an information ‘blackout’ during more than 50 hours. Andrés Izarra, who was the Chief of the Information Division at RCTV, by that time, had to resign because top officers of the channel ordered him in plain Spanish: “¡Cero chavismo en pantalla!” (Not one thing about Chavism will be aired!). During almost three days, the information ‘blackout’ of private media – including RCTV - ignored demonstrations of Chavez supporters in the streets, violations of Human Rights on citizens and politically- motivated murders. The nightmare just lasted 47 hours and there were no IPS nor IBA, to defend ‘freedom of speech’. After April 11th, 2002, RCTV had infringed the law and it had enough charges to have its licence revoked. However, the ‘dictator’ Chávez gave another chance to its CEO and its top officers to change their attitude. 5 years later, RCTV still encourages audiences to disobey the rule of law, but that is not the REASON why they have to END transmissions by May 27th. The licence has completed its 20-year-term and the “reality TV show” is fading into the TRUTH. Workers at RCTV are organising themselves to launch a new project after May 27th. Alternative radio and TV stations will also have the opportunity to show their proposals on screen. Freedom of speech in Venezuela is ALIVE AND WELL! Don’t you BUY LIES! P.S. The official RCTV CEO is Eladio Lares, but he has rarely appeared on the debate. Marcel Granier took control as a ‘de facto’ CEO, using the situation as a political tool. (ADÁN GONZÁLEZ, Radio Announcer Licence # 26950, Catia La Mar, Vargas State, VENEZUELA, April 3, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZANZIBAR. TANZÂNIA - A Rádio Tanzânia, de Dole-Zanzibar, foi captada, em São Bernardo do Campo (SP), pelo Rudolf Grimm, pela freqüência de 6015 kHz, em 1º de abril, às 0353. Estava no ar músicas instrumentais com batuques ao estilo típico africano (Célio Romais, Panorama, @titivade DX April 1 via DXLD) I tuned into Radio Tanzania-Zanzibar 11735 at 1800 to hear their English news bulletin but only heard presumed Swahili. Has the bulletin been re-timed or dropped? I'll have to remember to check earlier and perhaps later to see if still there (Steve Lare, Holland, MI USA, 1805 UT April 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) TANZANIA, 11735, Radio Tanzania Zanzíbar, 1810-1820, escuchada el 2 de Abril en Swahili a locutor con comentarios presentando a invitado, reportaje sobre ’La Democratía...’´, segmento musical, SINPO 45333. (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, Sangean ATS 909, Antena Radio Master A-108, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) English news bulletin, from Spice FM noted today at 1800 on 11735. No idea why it wasn't on yesterday (Steve Lare, Holland, MI USA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) It's possible that Monday 2 April was a public holiday in Zanzibar. Saturday 31 March was the prophet's birthday and Monday may have been granted as a day off in lieu (Chris Greenway, UK, ibid.) see also BRAZIL ** ZIMBABWE. 3396, ZBC, Guineafowl, 2119-2134, 29 Mar, Vernacular, chantings; 54343. 6045, ZBC, Guineafowl, 2238-2307, 28 Mar, Vernacular, African pops, no news at 2300; 43432, adjacent QRM only; on this day, 3396 was inaudible whereas on the 29th 6045 kHz was inaudible and 3396 kHz was active (Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast of Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Re 8989 USB: Religion has defined through many decades, maybe centuries, that Sunday is the Day of the Lord... Wrong: The Day of the Lord is everyday. That way may be thinking, and practicing, those Caribbean fishermen that began its 8989 USB Christian network after 1500 on Domingo de Ramos, (Palm Sunday) but that's just a Catholic definition for Sunday starting Holy Week, same Sunday that saw the Greatest Aircraft Battle at Midway (or Guadalcanal?) during WW II around 1945. How wrong am I? Let's wait to verify if there's another evil carrier around 2300 when the praying goes heavy. 73s. (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, April 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DIGITAL BROADCASTING ++++++++++++++++++++ DRM LOGGINGS FROM AUSTRALIA [see also GUIANA FRENCH; IRELAND] 3995. DW, Sines. I wouldn't normally log a DRM signal unless able to resolve at least some audio, however long path signals from Europe on 75m are always nice; peaking at SNR 6dB, on-screen ID says "current affairs" was the programming at 0735, 10/3 (Seager) 5990. RTL, Junglinster. This one ever-present, but I haven't been able to resolve audio prior to now, at least via the long path. French discussion 0653, SNR peaking 14.5dB, 31/3 (Seager) 6130. DW via Woofferton. Pleasant vocals 0649, German announcements, new for A07 & quite steady with SNR of 15dB, 31/3 (Seager) 7145. RNZI. Island music 0814, ID, URL. Peaking at 20 dB SNR. 16.56 kbps stream, 30/3 (Seager) 7170. DW via Moosbrunn. NF for A07, German program 0647, steady signal, up to 16 dB SNR, 31/3 (Seager) 9440. RNZI, Rangitaiki. Massive signal, film discussion 0650, SNR up to 23 dB; returning to this frequency after an absence. No drop-outs & really showcases the potential of DRM technology, 31/3 (Seager) 9470. BBC WS via Kvitsøy. English news program 0822, patchy, peaking at SNR 15 dB, 30/3 (Seager) 9850. RN, Flevo. Dutch service for Europe 0647, snatches of audio only, peaking at SNR 15.4 dB, 3/3 (Seager) 9950. AIR, Khampur. Test transmission, patchy 2100, Indian film music, English news, SNR range 6-13.5 dB, with readings of approximately 10 dB and above producing audio. Datastream included MOT slideshow viewer, but not enough signal to view anything this day, 2/3 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Dansk Radio RX-4000, Icom R75, Loop Skywire, Dream DRM software running on a 1GHz PIII, April Australian DX News via DXLD) MORE DRM RADIO SETS http://radio.hirschler.net/2007/04/02/more-drm-radio-sets/ British consumer electronics producer Intempo Digital Ltd. has announced that it intends to start production of at least three different radio sets capable of receiving Digital Radio Mondiale. All will use the RadioScape RS500 module according to Intempo’s CEO Kevin Parslow, whom I spoke to in the UK last week. Intempo is looking into ways of expanding into new markets beyond their domestic British market, which has seen a good uptake of Digital Radio to date. That market does, of course, has limitations. Intempo obviously sees DRM as a good value-added feature for a first step into new markets (via Mike Barraclough, dxldyg via DXLD) NIGHTTIME AM IBOC APPROVED - FINAL IBOC RULES ADOPTED The Radio Ink online news site reports the FCC has this morning approved final rules for digital terrestrial radio in the US. Read the link for more details. A few highlights: No prior FCC approval is necessary to begin digital operation. AM stations, previously limited to daytime-only digital operation, will be allowed to run their digital signals at night. Stations must offer at least one free-to-air program stream, simulcasting their analog signal. Additional program streams may be broadcast, either free or subscription. (FM only; AM IBOC lacks the technical ability to multicast) Content rules - EAS, legal IDs, etc. - will be applied to all streams of the IBOC signal. Digital-only stations will not be allowed at this time. (apparently this will stymie the plans of North Carolina stations WHDX and WHDZ which had reportedly planned to sign on as digital-only operations) IBOC stations must maintain their analog operations. No deadline has been set for shutting down analog radio and going digital-only. The FCC has not yet released a Public Notice on this. (keep an eye on the FCC website.) Usually, this kind of proceeding takes effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register; said publication will take between a few days and a week. So one might expect AM stations to begin operating in digital mode at night in about 5 weeks, around the beginning of May. I would not rule out the possibility of stations that are already operating IBOC during the day receiving Special Temporary Authority to engage in nighttime digital operation before the new rules go into effect. Indeed, I would not rule out blanket Special Temporary Authority to cover all IBOC stations. Many of the 50kw clear-channel stations are already equipped for IBOC and will likely begin operating at night as soon as the rules go into effect. The likely result will be massive interference in the 640-1220 and 1500-1580KHz bands. I don't see the new rules spurring many stations to add IBOC though, if they aren't already running it. IBOC is not particularly popular among the smaller stations in 540-630, 1230-1490, or above 1580KHz and I don't think it will become so particularly quickly. I guess time will tell (Doug Smith`s American Bandscan blog, March 22 via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ USAF/CIA IONOSPHERIC MODIFICATION EXPERIMENT IN AUSTRALIA LONG AGO I remember that at one time I used to have an 8 transistor radio with a rotary dial but the best thing was its long 6" ferrite rod with great directional effects and sensitivity. I was out in the backyard late one afternoon listening to a station in Adelaide on 1200 kHz when I turned the radio 90 degrees and there was a station in the USA, WOAI San Antonio. Some late afternoons I could sit out in the yard with my trusty 8 transistor and pick up many USA stations almost like they were locals, before sunset until when the Australian stations would start blanketing them out. At one time [mid-1960s?] the US Air Force, I think as a front for the CIA, was running an experiment with a university in the country area about 500 km from Sydney using a circularly-polarised aerial firing vertically a signal on about 1529 kHz after the Australian stations on nearby frequencies closed down for the night. It used massive power and took its electrical feed straight from the high voltage lines feeding the university. The intent was to transmit at the resonant frequency of the ionosphere and try to have this impose a modulation on some other signal. Amazingly when I contacted the USAF section concerned they actually sent me their technical notes. I believe that this theory of the resonant frequency also explained a signal on 1529 kHz which everyone in Europe thought was Radio Peking broadcasting to Russia from China. In fact as I recall I was able to convince everyone that you guys were hearing it from the side of their beam as they were transmitting from Albania to Russia and so we only heard it when Europe was coming in from about midnight onwards here. If it had been in China and we were hearing the back or side of the beam then it would have been in from about a couple of hours after sunset. Or was that all the other way around? Radio Caroline listed me on their QSL as their furthest listener at that time (Robert Ronai, Australia, April Medium Wave News via DXLD) [this is last week`s info which was missed because of the gap between issues:] The geomagnetic field was quiet at all latitudes during 19 - 22 March. Field activity increased to quiet to unsettled levels on 23 March with active to minor storm levels at high latitudes. A further increase to quiet to minor storm levels occurred during 24 - 25 March with major storm periods observed at high latitudes. ACE near-real-time solar wind data indicated the 23 - 25 March disturbance was associated with a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream with a peak velocity of 478 km/sec at 25/1107 UTC, minimum southward IMF Bz of -11 nT at 24/0556 UTC, and peak IMF Bt of 12 nT at 25/0028 UTC. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 28 MARCH - 23 APRIL 2007 Solar activity is expected to continue at very low levels. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 28 - 31 March, 03 - 07 April, and 10 - 18 April. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels through 01 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 02 - 03 April with major storm periods possible at high latitudes due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled levels during 04 - 07 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 08 - 09 April with major storm periods possible at high latitudes due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected 10 - 19 April. Quiet to active conditions are expected during 20 - 23 April with minor to major storm periods possible on 20 April due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2007 Mar 27 2224 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 2007 Mar 27 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2007 Mar 28 75 10 3 2007 Mar 29 75 5 2 2007 Mar 30 75 5 2 2007 Mar 31 75 5 2 2007 Apr 01 75 10 3 2007 Apr 02 75 20 5 2007 Apr 03 75 15 4 2007 Apr 04 75 5 2 2007 Apr 05 70 5 2 2007 Apr 06 70 5 2 2007 Apr 07 70 10 3 2007 Apr 08 70 15 4 2007 Apr 09 70 20 5 2007 Apr 10 70 10 3 2007 Apr 11 70 10 3 2007 Apr 12 70 10 3 2007 Apr 13 70 5 2 2007 Apr 14 70 5 2 2007 Apr 15 70 5 2 2007 Apr 16 70 5 2 2007 Apr 17 70 5 2 2007 Apr 18 75 5 2 2007 Apr 19 75 10 3 2007 Apr 20 75 20 5 2007 Apr 21 75 10 3 2007 Apr 22 75 10 3 2007 Apr 23 75 15 4 (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via WORLD OF RADIO 1352, DXLD) The geomagnetic field ranged from quiet to active at middle latitudes while higher latitudes reached active to major storm conditions. The period began under the influence of a coronal hole high speed stream. Solar wind speed was increasing to around 510 km/s while the IMF Bz was variable between +/- 7 nT. By early on 26 March, solar wind speed was slowly declining until midday on 27 March when the wind speed increased sharply to around 580 km/s. During this time, the geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled at middle latitudes while high latitudes were quiet to active with an isolated major storm period observed late on 26 March. By midday on 28 March, solar wind speed was decreasing as the high speed stream moved out of a geoeffective position. The geomagnetic field was mostly quiet until another coronal hole high speed stream moved into geoeffective position late on 31 March. Solar wind speed began increasing from a low of approximately 330 km/s to 590 km/s by the end of the period. The IMF Bz began fluctuating between +10/-12 nT before decreasing to +/- 7 nT. The geomagnetic field responded with unsettled to active conditions at middle latitudes with unsettled to major storm periods at high latitudes. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 04 - 30 APRIL 2007 Solar activity is expected to continue at very low levels. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 04 - 07 April, 10 – 18 April, and again on 29 - 30 April. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at quiet to unsettled levels during 04 - 07 April. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled to minor storm levels during 08 - 09 April with major storm periods possible at high latitudes due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected 10 - 19 April. Quiet to active conditions are expected during 20 – 23 April with minor to major storm periods possible on 20 April due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream. On 24 - 28 April, activity is expected to decrease to quiet to unsettled conditions. On 29 - 30 April, another recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream is expected to cause unsettled to minor storm conditions with unsettled to major storm periods possible at high latitudes. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2007 Apr 03 1823 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 2007 Apr 03 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2007 Apr 04 72 8 3 2007 Apr 05 72 5 2 2007 Apr 06 72 5 2 2007 Apr 07 72 5 2 2007 Apr 08 72 10 3 2007 Apr 09 72 20 5 2007 Apr 10 70 10 3 2007 Apr 11 70 10 3 2007 Apr 12 70 10 3 2007 Apr 13 70 5 2 2007 Apr 14 70 5 2 2007 Apr 15 70 5 2 2007 Apr 16 70 5 2 2007 Apr 17 70 5 2 2007 Apr 18 75 5 2 2007 Apr 19 75 10 3 2007 Apr 20 75 20 5 2007 Apr 21 75 10 3 2007 Apr 22 75 10 3 2007 Apr 23 75 15 4 2007 Apr 24 75 10 3 2007 Apr 25 75 5 2 2007 Apr 26 75 5 2 2007 Apr 27 75 5 2 2007 Apr 28 70 10 3 2007 Apr 29 70 20 5 2007 Apr 30 70 15 4 (http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via WORLD OF RADIO 1353, DXLD) ###