WORLD OF RADIO #1295, produced November 29, 2005 by Glenn Hauser [for full credits listen to show or consult recent DXLDs] *Standard disclaimer *New B-05 schedules in time and frequency order now complete from http://www.eibi.de.vu and updated as changes are made *HFCC B-05 is up, but 15% of info deleted; but remaining listings more detailed, zipped only, from public data at http://www.hfcc.org *COM 05-09 = WOR Extra 63 last week at this time, but a new COM 05-10 is now available online only via http://www.dxing.com *And new edition of Mundo Radial, via http://www.worldofradio.com *WRMI 7385 back on air 3.5 weeks after Wilma, UT Nov 17, but with temp antenna, inverted-V dipole while log-periodic being repaired *WRMI scheduling changes include: WOR Sun 1400 and 2230 on 7385 *SSB relays of AFRTS: 5765 Guam heard at 1300, 6350 Hawaii, 7590 Iceland; Nov 19 Florida Keys back on air, 12133.5 and 7811 around 1530, also at night 5446.5 *Almost all VOA English now from overseas sites; only broadcasts from USA: to Af 04-05 9575, 05-0630 6035, 19-22 15580, via Greenville; to LAm 0130-02 Tu-Sa 7405 9775 Greenville, 13740 Delano. 15580 has QRM from KTBN 15590 buzz *For B-05, VOA no longer using Greenville-A site, just -B. A is on caretaker status, two techs on site; unknown if will be cleared or rust away. IBB says ``not on air 24 hours``, like 0 hours! Maybe could be brought back for emergency use *Proposal to turn former VOA Greenville site into strip club nixed http://www.reflector.com/local/content/news/stories/2005/11/16/20051116GDRstrip_clubs.html *Greenville 7405 mixes with R Marti 6030 landing on 4655 until 0200 weeknights, interfering with R. Centinela del Norte, Peru on 4654.96 *WEWN keeps making frequency changes, latest being 5085 ex-5875 at 00- 05; Dave Frantz not pleased since FCC previously ordered WWRB off 5085. WEWN taking its chances [and gone in another week, to 6875!] *WEWN relays Vatican Radio news on the hour in English, e.g. 2200 on 7560 *Ken Berryhill music shows, ex-WWCR, still on WRVU Vanderbilt Univ, Mon 18-20 UT, webcast http://www.wrvu.org *Addition to new COM about the late Gary Bourgois: website of shows and tributes http://ziggydog.libsyn.com *Harmonic from Fair Bluff, NC, 4440, WZFB at 0045, 3 x 1480, 48 watts? *Spanish on 1670 Sat evening is WMWR, Macon GA, otherwise Fox sports in English; second 1670 station heard is Radio Voix Divine, Haitian pirate in Boston, ``WRVD`` http://www.radiovoixdivine.com *MW DX test season begins Dec 4, early Sun 0606-0615+ UT for KKLF 1700 Richardson TX with Morse code IDs *Greenland now heard in NAm on 3815-USB, at Newfoundland DX Pedition, Nov 8 at 2133-2212; now how about further inland, even in US? *10 kW transmitter for Radio UNAM, Mexico on 9600 supposed to be testing now [no, further delays] *R. Educacion, Mexico DF, 6185, supposed to be nighttime only, but I occasionaly hear it in daytime, as late as 1600 *ZNS3 810 in Freeport, Bahamas, about to be blocked in Florida by new station, already testing, WEUS, 10 kW day, 400 watts night, with null toward Freeport *R. Amazonas, Venezuela heard on 5535, 5115 jumping from 4940v *Colombian MW harmonic, 2620.26, Microfono Civico, Palermo, Huila, at 1000 heard in Ecuador *R. Centinela del Norte, 4654.96, somewhere in Northern Peru, heard Nov 18 until 0130, schedule 10-02; Marti spur should not be a problem on weekends *Very active Argentina feeder is 11133.0-LSB with La Red, mostly sports, heard around 0200, 0312 *South American around 6214.1 was R. Baluarte, Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, heard at 2324 in Portugal, 0152-0240+ in FL, mixing Portuguese and Spanish; now with different ID of FM station, R. Armonia, 100.7, at 2317-2353 *Via AM, FM, SW, satellite, internet, World of Radio 1295, woradio at yahoo.com or PO Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA; http://worldofradio.org with DXLD archive *Tnx this week for financial support via PayPal go to Andy Lawendel *Expensive ham DX-pedition to Peter I off Antarctic Coast is trying again this summer, in Feb; details at http://www.peterone.com [beware: sound launches automatically] *Shannon Aeradio, Ireland, 3413-USB heard in OK with VOLMET aero weather at 0048 and 0638; is continuous except 5-minute breaks at 25 and 55 past hours; for VOLMET info see http://home.cogeco.ca/~dxinfo/bc/volmet-wx.htm Shannon`s own site with online reception report form: http://www.iaa.ie *R. six international, Scotland special for St. Andrew`s Day, Wed Nov 30: 17-18 on 9290 Latvia, 21-23 5110 WBCQ, UT Thu Dec 1 01-03 on 7585 Lithuania *France Bleu, Alsace, 1278 kHz includes Alsatian language, mix of German and French; local programming until 1815, MW in Alsatian 06-12 *DW improved website layout http://www.dw-world.de *Tnx to WRMI 7385 relaying WRN, Banns Radio International, a.k.a. Copenhagen Calling, Denmark, is again on SW, UT Sun 0630-0700 *Scandinavian Weekend Radio redesigned webpage, http://www.swradio.net but still mostly in Finnish, monthly broadcast Fri Dec 2 from 22 UT for 24 hours; and also Dec 24-25 *Special Radio, Thu 19-20 on 5850 in Russian, is via Uzbekistan *R. Romania International making it to CT at 01 in English on 6150, among changes made Nov 20, ex-11970; also 6115 ex 6125 at 0400 *R. Tirana left marine band 6215 in Albanian at 00-0130 to NAm, for 7455, the RTTY frequency also used later for English *Spur on 1701.13 heard in Finland turns out to be mixing product from Albania relaying China until 1900 on 1214.84, leapfrogging 1458v *West Africa Democracy Radio on 12000 at 07-09 is via Woofferton UK, also on 15260 Rampisham; not likely to hear in NAm *V. of Biafra International, Sat until 2159* on 7380, mostly in English, via South Africa, Sat and Wed only, well heard in NAm now *VOA to Zimbabwe, Studio 7, a rather lame name, easily heard in NAm at 1730-18 M-F on 17785 via Morocco *New website from R. Mozambique with webcast, http://www.rm.co.mz but difficult to connect *R. Ethiopia home service on 13799.1 at 18 UT, very low modulation; happens to be same as VOA Amharic service at 18-19 on 13800, which shifted to 13790 to avoid such jamming *UNMEE for Ethiopia and Eritrea, Sun 09-10 on 17670, Tue 1030-1130 on 17565 both via UAE, including quarter hour in English *V. of Justice, English from Iran, at 0128 on 6120, anti-American rhetoric like RHC, plus 9665 *All India Radio testing 9425 again with FM Rainbow programs 0130- 0530, 0930-1230; National Channel 1320-0040, reports wanted from India *Contrary to last time, new frequency for IBC Tamil is 7110 not 7105, via Germany at 00-01, ex-6055 to avoid Spain *Hmong Lao Radio via WHRI began B season on 7520 at 12, 13; now 14-15 Sat and Sun on 11785 *Dien Bien, Vietnamese regional on 6316.8 until 1330* ex-6378 and 6442 *Chinese with numbers is just Central Weather Bureau, Taiwan, new 5170 USB from Tainan, as well as old Taibei 8117 USB, 24 hours *China National Radio 2nd Program on 18159.9v, not harmonic but mix of two old Beijing transmitters, 17625 and 17890; QRMs hamband around 07 and 0947 *AWR Singapore says Wavescan will resume in January *RNZI revised sked Nov 30: changes are: 1651 on 11980, 1751-2235 on 15720 *Sudan Radio Service via UK at 1500 replaced 11665 with 15575 M-F *United Nations Radio in English M-F 1730-1745 [NOT from 1700 as I misspoke] on 7170 RSA, 9565 UK, 17810 Ascension *SESC message: National Space Weather Program undergoing decadal review; questionnaire to be completed via http://www.nswp.gov *Propagation outlook from Boulder Nov 29; flux range 80-90-80 *Check our website for much more useful info, http://worldofradio.com *With a standard disclaimer, Glenn Hauser, here, concluding another World of Radio, 1295; hope you`ve enjoyed the program and will hear me again next week ###