WORLD OF RADIO #1270, produced April 6, 2005 by Glenn Hauser
[for credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs]
*The A-05 HFCC schedule by frequency is now available; tho
incomplete, it could help ID what you are hearing. Go to public
data section of http://www.hfcc.org
*Eike Bierwirth`s A-05 schedule by time is approaching completion:
http://www.susi-und-strolch.de/eibi/bc-a05.txt
*Amateur Nets to You for April via http://www.worldofradio.com
*Radio Exterior de Espana has not updated English schedules on its
website; to North America 0000-0100 moves up from 6055 to 15385,
but not heard every day, due to propagation, interference, and/or
transmission breaks; other English: weekdays 2000 on 9570, 15290;
weekends at 2100 or 2105 on same
*531 kHz transmitter in Faroe Islands off the air awaiting parts
[and news for mariners on 1758 kHz instead: DXLD 5-061]
*Wales Radio International ended Celtic Notes March 28, hopes to
return in autumn. On WRN only thru April with repeats
*BBCWS via Thailand well heard here when MUF cooperates, until 1400 on
17760, and from 0000 on 17655; audio dropouts on French Guiana relay
at 13 on 15190, 21 on 15390; also affecting other clients
*Perhaps swissinfo is not done for; parliamentary committee opposed
to radical cuts saving 15 megafrancs
*V. of Croatia via Germany, English heard on 9925 at 2215-2230, to
repeat at 0200; earlier at 1805 on 6165, 13830 direct
*Tho registered on 5910 for A-05, R. Dnester, Moldova at 1600-1630
still heard on 5960 despite Netherlands on 5955
*Romania`s updated A05 English: Eu 0630 9655 11830, 13 11830 15105, 18
9635 11830, 2130 7165 9535, 23 6140 7265. NAm 2130 & 23 9645 11940,
01 6140 9690; WNAm 04 9780 11820, As 15140 17860. Pac 01 11820 15430
*V. of Greece English now at 1830-1855 Orientation on 12105; It`s All
Greek to Me Sun 0905-10 9420 11645 15630 15650 21530; Hellenes Around
the World gone from previous time Sat 1500, not yet found one hour
earlier or later, but could be 1600 on 17705 pre-empted by silly
ballgames
*R. Damascus again on 9330 in Spanish at 2315-2430, clashing with WBCQ
*Public Radio of Armenia, English 1825-1840 on new 9775, 4810, not
as announced 11640
*V. of Justice, Iran, 0130-0230 on new unannounced 9495, poor compared
to pristine satellite, announcing 6120, 9580
*New clandestine for Iran, 16-1645 via Moldova on 7490, 500 kW, 116
degrees, Sedaye Jambushi Iran e-Farda, not to be confused with our R.
Farda; Seda-ye Iran, via Sofia, 11575 100 kW 90 degrees at 1530-1730
*R. Solh = Peace, for Afghanistan: 12-18 on 17700 via Rampisham UK 500
kW, often heard here in mornings, enjoying music. Salaam Watandaar,
Internews 0230-04 15240 Samara, Russia 250 kW and 13-1430 Rampisham
15500 500 kW
*Pakistan`s internal SW services include English news at 08-0810 and
11-1104 on 7395; new 6780 for Kashmiri 1230-1330, Balti & Sheena 1350
-1428
*V. of Mongolia English at 10 heard on 12085, also announcing 15 & 20
on 12015
*Hmong Lao Radio via WHRI now scheduled Sat 12, Sun 13 on 11785; other
days of week different programming on 15285 instead
*R. Thailand English now heard at 19-20 on 7155, 2030-2045 on 9680;
and 1230-13 on new 9600
*MW Circle members in Britain monitoring carriers from Australia on
1620, 1638 (not 1639 as I said), visible on Spec-Lab; see DXLD 5-057
and 5-060
*Midpoint of World of Radio 1270, P O Box 1684, Enid, OK 73702 USA
or woradio at yahoo.com Much more at http://worldofradio.com
*Thanks this week for financial support via PayPal go to Brian Hill in
Minnesota
*VOA 19mb sites changed: 15580 Botswana; Greenville now 15445 at 19-
22; 15410 Morocco 17-22
*RFE/RL unveils new logo replacing old Liberty Bell due to religious
connotations(?), with flaming orange torch like Statue of Liberty;
and each of 27 language services has own logo too; see
http://www.rferl.org
*New WRFN-LP, Radio Free Nashville, on air now 98.9, with barnraising,
5 mile range on car radio, 20 miles with home DX system
*``Who`s Afraid of Opera`` new series from webcasting KCCU, Lawton OK,
http://www.kccu.org UT Tuesdays 02-04 for 13 weeks
*Our own X-bander in Enid on 1640 abandoned All Comedy Radio for Fox
Sports talk, KFXY, ex-KFNY
*1650 in El Paso TX is now KHRO, ``1650 AM Hero Rock`` ex-FM
*1700 in Sherman TX ex-KTCK-1310 repeater, now duplicates KLIF-570 as
KKLF
*Prime frequencies for RCI: 00-02 with World at Six, As It Happens and
others on weekends, on 9755 11990 13710; M-F 12-15, Sat/Sun 13-16 on
9515 13655 17800 ex-17820 despite Nigerian interference; 19-22 on
17765, recently barely propagating [but much better April 7]
*Galcom International prayer bulletin: Sat April 9, new project for
northern Ontario, Avant Ministries, SW station to reach Ojibwe, Cree
*KNR, 3815 in Greenland heard in many countries, tnx to upgrade of
transmitter and aerial. Plans to give up five MW stations and use SW
instead. May be further SW tests between 3-4 and 7-10 MHz, with 200
to 1000 watts from Nuuk, from next month to couple of years from now
*Radio Ndeke-Luka for Central African Republic: 1730-1930 on 11760 via
UAE, 250 kW; 1830-1930 also via Woofferton 15470 300 kW
*Mugabe ``won`` elexions in Zimbabwe, but SW Radio Africa continues as
opposition voice, still jammed on some if not all frequencies at a
time: 18-20 15145, 20-21 11770; 18-21 on 12145 [Armavir, Russia] and
3300; 03-05 on 1197 Lesotho {correxion: evening times were local; UT
should be 16-18, 18-19, 16-19 respectively}
*R. Rhino International Africa, from Cologne to Uganda, planned to
return April 1, then delayed to 7, presumably M-F 15-1530 on 17870
[later: put off again until April 11]
*Radio UNMEE, Sunday 09-10, Tue 1030-1130 via UAE on 15135, partly in
English
*R. Peace, Sudan, verified by E-mail, on 4750; testing now at 03-0330
and 17-1730 on 5895; upgraded to 5 kW and rhombic antenna. 5895 heard
in Finland April 4, 5 and 6 at 17, undermodulated. Maybe from
different site, inside or outside Sudan; see newsletters at
http://www.persecutionproject.org
*I found R. Cairo, English to NAm at 23-2430 on new 11885 in the clear
but with deficient modulation; 2115-2245 Eu still on 9990; SAs 1215-
1330 on 17835; Af 1630-1830 11880
*Photos of currently inactive Antigua relay station, and others at
http://www.dxradio-ffm.de/WELT.htm 5 little buildings are Diesel
generators
*Commies vs Commies, just like in A-04, again in A-05, China in
English via Canada, and Venezuela in Spanish via Cuba both on 13680
at 2300
*Alo Presidente via Cuba Sun 14-18 best on 11875, poor on 11670, 13750
*Radio Nacional Venezuela via Cuba on 13680 at 2025 instead had 5-
digit Spanish YL spy numbers until 2040, resumed at 2059, cut at 2101
``Atencion 888,16`` [next day, back to Venezuela]
*R. Amazonas, Venezuela, only heard in mornings, such as 0937 on
4939.67, not in evenings
*Rdif. Roraima, Brasil, reactivated after more than two months, on
4876.34v at 0114
*R. Nacional Paraguay active on Sat April 2 for sports, 2230-2250 on
9737.5; at 2345 on 9736.9
*Drake explains why R8B receiver discontinued: supply of parts not
available, too expensive to redesign; and demand has fallen
*Propagation outlook from Boulder April 5; flux range 90-75
*With a standard disclaimer,
*Glenn Hauser concluding World of Radio 1270 ###
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