-------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1146 Broadcasting of Russia, plus countries former USSR and far abroad countries. Sunday / 15 August 2021 --------------------------------- Time: UTC --------------------------------- Editor: Anatoly Klepov --------------------------------- QTH: Moscow, Russia --------------------------------- E-mail: rusdx@yandex.ru Web site: http://rusdx.narod.ru (Russian / English) Mailing List: http://groups.google.com/group/rusdx Blog (QSL & photo): http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/ --------------------------------------------------------- The first issue was published in January 1991. ------------------------------------------------------------- "RUS-DX" may not be redistributed without permission. If quoting from the bulletin, please list the original reporter and "RUS-DX" as source. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sorry, but here is only a machine translation. Machine translation: http://translate.google.ru & https://translate.yandex.ru/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIA ======= Krasnodarskiy kray. ---------------------------- Retro FM began broadcasting in Kropotkin on 87.5 FM (Instead of Radio 7 na semi kholmakh) (https://vk.com/radioitv) Moscow ------------ Overview of FM radio stations in Moscow (with RDS) (07.22.21). Video 22:30 - https://vk.com/tvlife?z=video-95751351_456239213%2F18158c14fa9629113c%2Fpl_wall_-95751351 (https://vk.com/tvlife) Orenburgskaya oblast. ------------------------------- On July 22, on the eve of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the enterprise, the branch of the RTRS "Orenburg ORTPTS" began FM broadcasting of the radio station "Radio Russii" in four settlements of the region. In Buzuluk, the broadcast is carried out at a frequency of 96.9 MHz, covering 160 thousand residents. In Novosultangulovo - at a frequency of 97.3 MHz, covering 88 thousand people. In Saraktash - at a frequency of 100.5 MHz, covering 60 thousand people. In Sorochinsk - 104.7 MHz, coverage - 50 thousand people. (https://orenburg.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/rtrs-nachal-fm-translyatsiyu-radio-rossii-v-chetyrekh-naselennykh-punktakh- orenburgskoy-oblasti/) Republic of Bashkortostan. -------------------- Broadcasting began in Neftekamsk on FM 96.5 Radio Vesti FM. FM 97.9 Radio Mayak. (https://vk.com/radioitv) Republic of Khakassia. ---------------------------- * Radio "Mayak" and "Vesti" in Abakan began broadcasting in the FM band. Source. Details and photos - http://vg- news.ru/n/153274?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fyandex.ru%2Fnew s%2Fsearch%3Ftext%3D (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) * Broadcasting began in Abakan, on FM 92.9 Radio Mayak. FM 95.6 Radio Vesti FM. (https://vk.com/radioitv) Ryazanskaya oblast. -------------------------- On the eve of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Russian television and radio broadcasting network, the Ryazan branch of RTRS began FM broadcasting of the TKR-FM radio station in five settlements of the region - Kadome - at a frequency of 99.3 MHz, coverage of the population of more than 8 thousand people; Kasimov - at a frequency of 102.4 MHz, coverage of the population of more than 50 thousand people; Pronske - at a frequency of 99.3 MHz, coverage of the population of more than 29 thousand people; Sheds at a frequency of 100.4 MHz, coverage of the population of more than 16 thousand people; Sasove 104.5 MHz, coverage of the population over 58 thousand people. The plans for the development of the radio station "TKR-FM" start broadcasting in eight more settlements of the Ryazan region. (https://ryazan.rtrs.ru/prof/rtrs-region/newspaper/ryazanadmin/) Kaleidoscope of news ================== * Radio Panorama program. -------------------------------------- In Russian. Moscow. Worldwide radio network. 08/14/2021 The "Radio Panorama" program for lovers of long-distance radio reception. Author and presenter - Vadim Alekseev. The radio panorama is replayed on July 31st. Publish - Publish the details of the program and sound file on the page. Publication and preparation of a sound file - Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara, Russia. (https://vk.com/dxing) * Vasily Tikhonov: I saw my museum in a dream. -------------------------------------- Everything is like that of the chemist Mendeleev: I also saw it in a dream, I decided to bring it to life. Vasily Tikhonov from the village of Sokolka, Mamadysh District (Tatarstan), organized the Museum of Russian Radio on the second floor of his garage. Nevertheless, for those who are fond of radio engineering, a visit to the museum will be an interesting event. Vasily Tikhonov began to form his collection in the 70s from radio receivers, later he began to collect everything related to radio and wire communications - radio tape recorders, radio stations, telephones, telegraph keys and much more. I bought rare devices, exchanged them, accepted them as gifts. At first, the collection was kept in an apartment, but over time, it outgrew the scope of the dwelling, and required more significant areas. Then the amateur thought about the need for a room for storing exhibits and showing the collection to everyone ... Details in Russian - https://vk.com/@radioreceiver-vasilii-tihonov-ya-uvidel-svoi-muzei-vo-sne (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Humor note. ----------------- Gluttonous receiver. Photo: https://vk.com/radioitv?z=photo-90495469_457243925%2Falbum-90495469_00%2Frev (https://vk.com/radioitv) * Tatyana Bazhanova - in 2000 founded the Hermitage radio, and now she is fighting to save it. --------------------------------------------- Tatyana Bazhanova founded the cult radio "Hermitage" in 2000: only jazz, blues, soul, classics. The radio station quickly became popular, becoming one of the city's landmarks. Now 90.1 FM is on the verge of extinction, having received a bankruptcy lawsuit for 15 million rubles. Employees have opened a fundraiser on planeta.ru. Sobaka.ru talked to her about why the radio station is now going through a difficult period ... Details in Russian - http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__80757/ (OnAir.ru) * RTRS in 2001. -------------------------- 28 photos. https://moscow.rtrs.ru/press/photo/rtrs-v-2001-godu/ (https://moscow.rtrs.ru/press/updates/) * Alexander Kremov, Andrey Khrustalev "I want to go to the radio" or why it is not worth working on the radio ". --------------------------------------------- The book is addressed to those who want to work as radio presenters. Dedicated to those who do not want to work as radio presenters - relatives, friends, relatives. All of the characters in this book are not fictional. Any coincidence with real people is no coincidence. We thank all famous and unknown people who, willingly or unwillingly, became the heroes of this book. Truly, you never know who will write about you the next moment ... Radio? Isn't everything known about him? He is over a hundred years old - why bother the old man? On TV a hundred times showed a sad little man in headphones at the microphone. Radio presenters talked about their boring "on-air slips" in some nondescript-walk-through interview. On the radio courses, you learned "valuable information" about jingles, playlists and formats ... And now you already know everything. The entire "radio kitchen" to the last pot. But we think you are wrong. More precisely, they are sure: you do not know anything about her! The point is that we have two kinds of talk about radio. These are either funny stories about funny events on the air. Or sad instructions on how to use a fun technique. It's time to reveal the secret: who these radio hosts really are! Are you already a presenter? Do you work in radio? And you don't need this stupid book? Have you climbed over the ether fence? How long have you been behind the border post? Are you a "private radiocast"? And you yourself know what's what? But take a closer look - the same darkness behind the fence. It's just that you are now a part of this murky darkness ... Source: http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__77424/ (OnAir.ru) * The play "Radio Day". ------------------------------ Radio Day is a cult musical performance. The main roles are played by the artists of the "Quartet I" and the musical group "Accident". Cast: Leonid Barats, Rostislav Khait, Kamil Larin, Nonna Grishaeva, Alexander Demidov, Mikhail Politseimako, Maxim Vitorgan, Dmitry Maryanov, Alexey Kortnev, Mikhail Kozyrev. One evening in the life of the mythical radio station "Kak Radio", which is broadcasting a marathon in defense of rare animals. The topic is born spontaneously: 10 minutes before the start of the program, it turns out that an already prepared marathon about Russian tourists stuck in the Congo cannot be broadcast: on the wave of competitors, a marathon on the same topic has already begun live. Having scanned the feeds of news agencies, the staff of the radio station do not find a better solution than to exaggerate a minor event (an accident on a small ship with a floating circus) to the scale of an international catastrophe (a shipwreck with a huge zoo consisting of rare and endangered animals). On this topic, sucked out of the finger, the marathon begins with the participation of musical groups of all directions - from hard rock to thug romance. The radio station "Kak radio" in the play has much in common with the real Moscow radio station "Nashe Radio". The role of the director of "Kak Radio" is played by the founder of "Our Radio" Mikhail Kozyrev. On the air of both radio stations, only music by performers from Russia and the countries of the former USSR sounds. The DVD version uses "Kind of Radio" screensavers and musical jingles, similar to the logo and jingles of "Nashe Radio". video: Youtube / QUARTET I / Radio Day. Play Source: http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__77148/ (OnAir.ru) - Video - 3:15:14 In Russian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS6gTPceU2o http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__77148/ * Nikolay Yaremenko. "How to become a radio journalist. Work on the radio in questions and answers. " --------------------------------------------- In his book How to Become a Radio Journalist. Work on the radio in questions and answers "Nikolay Yaremenko vividly and lucidly tells about how to get on the radio, about the specifics of the work of a radio journalist, about the editorial" kitchen "of a modern radio station. The author is a real professional radio operator, shares the secrets of mastery with those young people who are obsessed with the dream of becoming a star on the air ... Source in Russian: http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__77293/ (OnAir.ru) * TV program - "Gorodok" ("Town"). Town - The very same radio. ------------------------------ In Russian. Video - 1:35 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456241718%2Fcc7c4cb7c2d4036fba%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * On August 11, an exhibition dedicated to the radio "Purga" began working at the Chukotka Heritage Museum Center. -------------------------------------------------- ---------- The exposition opened on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the broadcasting of the first radio station in the region. Visitors will see unique exhibits and will be able to feel like a DJ, the Chukotka news agency reports. The opening ceremony was attended by the staff of the radio station, residents and guests of the city. The audience was told about the history of "Blizzard", which began broadcasting on August 21, 2001 at 16 hours 24 minutes. Today the radio station is included in the structure of the mass media of the autonomous non-profit organization IA "Chukotka" ... Radio "Purga" conducts round-the-clock infotainment broadcasting to the entire Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Broadcasting is in Russian, there are also programs in Chukchi in the program schedule. Broadcast frequency: 102.8 MHz in Anadyr and 101.6 MHz in the rest of Chukotka ... Details in Russian - http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__80776/ (OnAir.ru) * CIA vs Soviet radar: how to find a needle in a haystack using the moon. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------ The development of radio technology and means of intercepting other people's broadcasts has always gone hand in hand. Eavesdropping on what was happening on the air from the enemy was a reasonable desire of any army. But the emergence of new types of radio technology, not related to the transmission of information - radars - pushed the world's intelligence to a new unusual task: intercepting signals from enemy radars. This task, as simple in theory as it is in practice, has led to several extraordinary solutions, which will be discussed today. Details in Russian - https://habr.com/ru/company/timeweb/blog/571112/ (https://vk.com/dxing) * Radio receiver "Muromets", work at long, medium and short waves. -------------------------------------------------------- In Russian. Video - 8:33 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456241724%2F5202c8330c19e2134b%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 Tube radio receiver Muromets 1959, rarity. Looks nice in the interior, interesting tube sound. Overview of work in the VHF-2 range (88-108 MHz) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv5ojveITbo (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * On August 12, a blessing ceremony was held for the new administrative office of RTRS in Yekaterinburg. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------ The building was consecrated by Metropolitan Eugene of Yekaterinburg and Verkhotursky. The ceremony was held in the presence of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Director General of RTRS in the Ural Federal District Vladimir Shurupov and Director of the RTRS branch "Sverdlovsk Regional Broadcasting Center" Sergei Pavlov. Information support for the event was provided by the Soyuz TV company. Later, Vladimir Shurupov and Sergey Pavlov held a working meeting with Metropolitan of Yekaterinburg and Verkhotursk Yevgeny, head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media in the Ural Federal District, Alexander Ermakov, and Director of Channel 4, Eleonora Rasulova. The participants discussed the prospects of television and radio broadcasting in the Sverdlovsk region, in particular, issues of further development of broadcasting of radio "Resurrection" and the TV channel "Soyuz". "At the present time we are transferring radio" Resurrection "and" Radio Russia "to the FM-band. We have already launched 36 transmitters, which allows us to cover almost 80% of the population of the Sverdlovsk region with radio programs. We hope to bring these figures up to 90-95%, "said Sergei Pavlov. Holidays and events + PHOTO 3/3 (https://moscow.rtrs.ru/press/news/mitropolit-ekaterinburgskiy-i-verkhoturskiy-evgeniy-osvyatil-ofis-sverdlovskogo- radioteletsentra-v-p/) * A special illumination shines on the TV tower in Voronezh on Friday evening, August 13. -------------------------------------------------- --------- The backlight was turned on in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Russian TV and radio network. The lights were on from 20:30 to 23:00. Photo - https://vk.com/fmtv36?z=photo-24158102_457240472%2Falbum-24158102_00%2Frev (https://vk.com/fmtv36) * Changes to Eldoradio. St. Petersburg. -------------------------------------------------- - After preventive maintenance on RTPS Olgino on July 11, RDS changed to 101.4 MHz. Now it looks like this: PS: "ARTIST - SONG", "REKLAMA_" "__ (812) _" 325-94-94 " RT: www.eldoradio.ru 325-101-4 PTY: VARIED It was: PS: "ELDO____" "RADIO___" "101.4_FM" RT: www.eldoradio.ru PTY: VARIED Listeners notice that the reception in the city has slightly deteriorated, the radio text itself is not always received stably. (https://vk.com/tvradio47) PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== SWLDXBulgaria News August 7-8 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria ---------------------------- UZBEKISTAN(non) CDNK North Korean Democratization Committee on 9900 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 7 1400-1430 on 9900 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sat. Very good signal via SDR Tambov in Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/nokodemocratization-committee-on-9900.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Voice of Martyrs on 9930 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 8: 1200-1230 on 9930 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Very good via SDR Novosibirsk, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/voice-of-martyrs-on-9930-khz-via-rrtm_8.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Radio Free North Korea RFNK on 11510 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 8: 1300-1400 on 11510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Good signal + jamming via SDR Novosibirsk, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/radio-free-north-korea-on-11510-khz-via_8.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Strong signal of Voice of Wilderness on 11539.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 8: 1400-1500 on 11539.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily; 1400-1530 Sun via SDR Novosibirsk in Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/voice-of-wilderness-on-115399v-khz-via.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Voice of Martyrs on 7529.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 8 1530 on 7529.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Very good via SDR Novosibirsk in Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/voice-of-martyrs-on-75299v-khz-via.html Hard-Core-DX Digest ---------------------------- * Vol 224, Issue 9 Message: 4 Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2021 From: Manuel Mendez Subject: [HCDX] Stations heard in Friol, NW of Spain Manuel Mendez Lugo, Spain Logs in Friol Tecsun S-8800 and PL-880, cable antenna, 8 meters TAJIKISTAN, 4765, Tajik Radio, Dushanbe, 1903-1920, 07-08, Tajik, comments. 25322. * * Vol 224, Issue 15 Message: 2 Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2021 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Subject: [HCDX] Fw: [bdxc-news] Voice of Tibet (via Dushanbe) TAJIKISTAN/CHINA {rather also via UZBEKISTAN too ? } latest Aoki Userlist Database for PERSEUS SDR gear mentioned also Voice of Tibet via Yangi Yul TJK, but also via Tashkent UZB bcast center too. 9876 kHz 13.00-13.05 S=9+10 or -61dBm via KiwiNet Novosibirsk Russia. 9864 kHz 13.05-13.10 S=9+10 or -61dBm via KiwiNet Novosibirsk Russia. carrier only(!), no VoTIB modulation feed. 1000 Hertz test tone 13.09-13.10 UT, and off air. no jamming, 9860 kHz regular CHN CRI1 Beijing in Chinese 9870 kHz regular CRI English foreign service. 9886 kHz 13.10-13.11 S=9+10 or -61dBm carrier only, no program feed ! 9899 kHz 13.11-13.30:10 UT S=9+10 or -61dBm via KiwiNet Novosibirsk Russia. From 13.30 UT onwards also via 2nd channel transmission til 14.00 UT. 9896 kHz 13.30-13.35 UT. 9864 kHz 13.30-13.35 UT S=9+15 or -57dBm via KiwiNet Novosibirsk Russia. 9876 kHz 13.35-13.41 UT. VoTibet program feed end on both 9886 and 9836 kHz at 13.59:31 UT. 9886 kHz 13.38-14.00:07 UT, 9885 kHz CHN jamming. 9886 kHz much stronger than 9836 kHz in Kiwi at Novosibirsk. New frequency, 1 kHz apart distance of RTM Kajang MLA, latter much weak in Russia. 9836 kHz 13.41-14.01:13 UT. S=9+15dB or -54dBm 73 wb df5sx wwdxc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2021 2:48 AM Subject: Re: [HCDX] [bdxc-news] Voice of Tibet (via Dushanbe) Re Voice of Tibet, and accompanied xxx0 or xxx5 jamming spacing. August 13, logged in southern Germany / Switzerland, at Greece and Perseus SDR unit at Delhi India. Sign on at 2300UTC 2300-2308: 7496kHz 7496 kHz VoTIB til 23.08:30 UT 7495 kHz CHN jammer last longer til 23.10 UT 2308-2328: 7476kHz 7476 kHz VoTIB from 23.08:35 UT S=8 -78dbm in Greece. 7475 kHz CHN jammer from 23.11 UT S=9+5dB in Delhi India. 2nd TX on 7486 kHz PARKED at Yangi Yul Dushanbe TJK: from 23.20 UT start strong empty carrier on air, parked empty, no modulation til 23.29:35 UT, 7486 kHz stronger than 7476 kHz, in Europe, Greece and Delhi. 2328-2335: 7486kHz VoTIB px modulation here from 23.29:35 UT S=9+10dB 7485 kHz CHN jammer from 23.32:10 UT - 23.40 UT S=9+5dB in Delhi India. Another WHITE NOISE scratching jamming observed on 7477.5 and 7500 kHz far away apart distance, each broad 8 kHz wideband noise string. But did not disturb the various SDR signals of Voice of Tibet tonight. Nearby China Tibetan station 7450even kHz PBS Xizang in Chinese from Lhasa Baiding Tibet center S=8 or -81dBm in Europe, S=9+5dB or -70dBm in Delhi India. So the China jammer power against VoTibet seems also in the 100 kW power range. 2335-2341: 7491kHz 23.35:30 - 23.42:30 UT VoTIB on 7491 kHz. 23.40 UT CHN CNR jamming OFF-air ! Did not appear anymore tonight. So, to state, CHN jamming on xxxx.0 or xxxx.5 kHz accompanied noted only 30 minutes(!) tonight from 23.11 til 23.40 UT. 2341-2359: 7486kHz and sign off 23.42:30 UT VoTIB moved again from 7491 to 7486 kHz channel. VoTIB close-down modulation at 23.59:45 UT, 7486 kHz Voice of Tibet TX Dushanbe Yangi Yul switch-off at 00.00:20 UT. 7489.833 kHz odd fq at 23.45 UT much tiny poor of -115 dBm string of WBCQ Maine USA fade in to Europe, heard at KiwiNet Switzerland 7480 kHz at 23.46-23.47 UT a short 40 seconds lasting test of 1000 Hertz tone, most likely from US AGM Udorn Thani site in Thailand, which scheduled here at 00.00 UT VoA Tibetan then. 23.58:20 UT 7465 kHz BBC pause signal started of three tones from ENC Singapore Kranji site. 23.59:30 UT 7480 kHz VoA Udorn Thani Thailand in Tibetan started. 73 wb df5sx wwdxc ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Hauser via groups.io" Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [bdxc-news] Voice of Tibet (via Dushanbe) Hi Franck, I wonder if you had any sign of Chinese jamming, which would normally stay on frequencies in -0 or -5? Also WBCQ has quite a variety of programming during that hour on 7489.9v. Anything of it over there? http://wbcq.com/schedule/index.php?fn=sked&freq=7490 Also I wonder if VOT follow exactly the same jumparound pattern from one day to the next? 73, Glenn Hauser On Friday, August 13, 2021, 12:04:34 PM GMT+1, franckbaste wrote: Hi all, here are my observations about the radio station Voice of Tibet (via Dushanbe) from last night (12th August) Sign on at 2300UTC 2300-2308: 7496kHz 2308-2328: 7476kHz 2328-2335: 7486kHz 2335-2341: 7491kHz 2341-2359: 7486kHz and sign off Good signal at my home (Center France) Rx: Perseus SDR Ant: Dipole 2 X 10m. Best 73 Franck Baste (BDXC 1467) F4LKC _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list SWLDXBulgaria News August 8-9 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria ------------------------ GUAM/MOLDOVA NO SIGNAL on last registered in HFCC frequencies of KTWR via Agana and Radio-Agency-M via Grigoriopol, August 7 and 8: https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/no-signal-on-last-registered.html NUMBERS STATION S11a Cherta on 9339 kHz via SDR Tambov Russia, August 9: 0700-0703 on 9339 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB mode, very good https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/reception-of-s11a-cherta-on-9339-khz_9.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of New Country Broadcast (Sae Nala) on 9585 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 8 1600-1630 on 9585 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sun. Very good signal via SDR Novosibirsk in RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-country-broadcast-sae-nala-on-9585.html SWLDXBulgaria News August 9-10 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria ---------------------------- UZBEKISTAN(non) North Korea Reform Radio on 7590 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent on August 9: 1400-1500 on 7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Very good via SDR Novosibirsk, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/north-korea-reform-radio-on-7590-khz_10.html SWLDXBulgaria News August 10 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria ----------------------------- U.K.(non) Very good signal of FEBA Radio on 7510 kHz via ENC-DMS Yerevan August 10 1724-1730 on 7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf ENC-DMS BaBcOcK Music Theme and then 1730-1800 on 7510 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Silte via SDR Novosibirsk in Russia. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/feba-radio-on-7510-khz-via-enc-dms.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Voice of Martyrs on 9930 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 10 1200-1230 on 9930 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Very good via SDR Novosibirsk, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/voice-of-martyrs-on-9930-khz-via-rrtm_11.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Radio Free North Korea RFNK on 11510 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 10 1252-1300 on 11510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs strong open carrier/dead air, from 1257UT plus No.Ko jamming 1300-1400 on 11510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Good signal + jamming via SDR Novosibirsk, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/radio-free-north-korea-on-11510-khz-via_11.html UZBEKISTAN(non) CDNK North Korean Democratization Committee on 9900 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 10 1400-1430 on 9900 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sat. Good + jamming via SDR Novosibirsk, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/reception-of-cdnk-on-9900-khz-via.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Voice of Martyrs on 7529.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 10 1530 on 7529.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Very good via SDR Novosibirsk in Russia. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/voice-of-martyrs-on-75299v-khz-via_11.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of New Country Broadcast (Sae Nala) on 9585 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 10 1600-1630 on 9585 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sun. Very good signal via SDR Novosibirsk in RUS. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-country-broadcast-sae-nala-on-9585_11.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow on 7605 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 10: 1630-1700 on 7605 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi. Very good signal via SDR Novosibirsk, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-on-7605-khz_11.html SWLDXBulgaria News August 11 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 11565 kHz via SDR Tambov RUS, August 11: 0818-0830 on 11565 unknown secret tx site to Eu open carrier/dead air/test tone 0830-0836 on 11565 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB. Very good signal. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-11565_11.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Nippon no Kaze on 11874.8v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 11: 1300-1330 on 11874.8vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Very good signal via SDR Novosibirsk, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/nippon-no-kaze-on-118748v-khz-via-rrtm.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Furusato no Kaze on 11874.8v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 11: 1330-1357 on 11874.8vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Japanese. Very good signal via SDR Novosibirsk, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/furusato-no-kaze-on-118748v-khz-via_11.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Voice of Wilderness VOW on 11539.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent on August 11: 1351-1400 on 11539.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs good open carrier / dead air 9 minutes and then 1400-1500 on 11539.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Good signal via SDR Novosibirsk, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/voice-of-wilderness-on-115399v-khz-via_11.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Furusato no Kaze on 11994.8v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent on August 11 1425-1430 on 11994.8vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs very good open carrier / dead air 5 minutes and then 1430-1500 on 11994.8vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Japanese. Very good signal via SDR Novosibirsk, RUS. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/furusato-no-kaze-on-119948v-khz-via.html SWLDXBulgaria News August 12-13 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria ---------------------------- ARMENIA(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India in Kurukh on 13690 kHz via Yerevan, August 12: 1315-1330 on 13690 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Kurukh Wed-Fri. Very good via SDR Tambov in Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/trans-world-radio-india-in-kurukh-on.html ARMENIA(non) Reception of Trans World Radio India in English on 13690 kHz via Yerevan, August 12: 1430-1500 on 13690 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri. Very good via SDR Tambov in Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/trans-world-radio-india-in-english-on.html ARMENIA(non) TWR India relay FEBA Radio Pakistan in Urdu on 13690 kHz via Yerevan, August 12: 1500-1530 on 13690 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu. Very good signal via SDR Tambov in Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/twr-india-relay-feba-radio-pakistan-in.html UZBEKISTAN(non) North Korean Democratization Committee on 9900 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 12 1400-1430 on 9900 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sat CDNK. Good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/nokodemocratization-committee-on-9900_13.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of New Country Broadcast Sae Nala on 9585 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 12 1600-1630 on 9585 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sun. Very good signal via SDR Tambov in Russia. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/new-country-broadcast-sae-nala-on-9585_13.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow on 7605 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent on August 12 1630-1700 on 7605 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-on-7605-khz_13.html SWLDXBulgaria News August 13 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria ------------------------------------ NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady on 9655 kHz via SDR Szekesfehervar HNG, August 13 0840-0846 on 9655 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB mode. Very good signal https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-on-9655_13.html UZBEKISTAN(non) North Korea Reform Radio on 7590 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, August 13 1400-1500 on 7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Very good via SDR Novosibirsk, RUS. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2021/08/north-korea-reform-radio-on-7590-khz_13.html RADIO BROADCASTING IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE =============================== Romania -------------- The Russian service "Interradio Romania" is agreeing to resume broadcasting on new frequencies. The host Tatiana Codreanu reported about this in the "DX Club" section. "We are very interested in the restoration of air on all frequencies, there have been repeated calls to the service provider. There is no positive answer yet. The only thing that remains for us to do is to wait for corrections, negotiations on new frequencies with the hope of maintaining full airtime, "said the presenter. She also thanked the listeners from Russia for the interest and support of the radio station. In the spring of 2021, the Russian IRR service lost three analog frequencies (6190, 11940 and 11810 kHz) due to a broken transmitter at the broadcast provider. Now broadcasting is carried out only on one frequency 13610 kHz. (https://vk.com/radioko) WEB and TERRESTRIAL RADIO AND TV FROM RUSSIA OR IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE =========================================================== Russia. ----------- Radio Line. WEB: radioline.su Radio Line is an online radio where the selected hits of the last decade are collected, we constantly monitor the trends of modern music, so that the air sounds exactly what you like, and also the Golden hits of the 90s and "zero" sound on the air. (https://vk.com/allradi) Russia. ------------- Radio Insomnia. WEB: http://radioinsomnia.ru/ We are a non-profit internet radio station and community dedicated to delivering quality music from around the world. The radio broadcasts the most delicious music 24/7. We provide a platform for DJs, music labels and other members of the electronic music industry to promote their work through our radio station. (https://vk.com/allradi) Russia. Novocherkassk. Rostovskaya oblast. ------------ Radio Contour. WEB: http://radiokontur.ru/ Radio Kontur is an independent Internet radio station created with two pairs of hands almost at home. The format brings together a variety of genres and musical directions: bard-rock, folk, folk-rock, reggae and even a classic author's song. The listener, who is able to think and who knows how to understand, will surely find on the air of the craft radio "Kontur" what he likes. Dozens of talented performers, hundreds of wonderful songs, interviews, good news, columns and programs - all of this we make you happy every day! Of course, craft products are not for everyone. Not everyone will be able to feel the emotions that the author put into making bread with rosemary or chocolate with lavender. Therefore, if you do not see the difference between these products and the usual, pass by. It's simple. It is much more difficult and more interesting to educate a gourmet in oneself, abandoning the tasteless and monotonous musical stream that modern radio stations (for the most part) impose on us around the clock. Enjoy the music, discover new names, stay with the first Kontur craft radio! (https://vk.com/allradi) QSL WORLD ========== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia AY = Alexander Yurin, St. Petersburg, Russia DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "rusdxplus" & "open-dx" DM = Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia / "open-dx" IK = Igor Kolke, Moscow, Russia / https://vk.com/radioko KB = Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg, Russia / "rusdxplus" & "deneb-radio-dx" PI = Pavel Ivanov, Belgorod, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open-dx" RP = Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" VV = Viktor Varzin, Leningradskaya oblast, Russia / "open-dx" Albania ------------ Radio Tirana A new QSL card has been received from Radio Tirana in Albania in response to a report dated July 27, 2021. Unfortunately, in Saratov, I only hear the China Business Radio signal, and the report was sent for reception via websdr in Germany. QSL Topic - Serie G - Motiv 4 - Listeners Tour https://freerutube.info/2021/07/28/qsl-radio-tirana-albaniya-iyul-2021-goda/ (DE) Australia --------------- Reach Beyond Australia / HCJB (AUS) e-QSL: monitoring five frequencies Aug.4-2021 (reply Aug.10-2021) QSL Topic: Australian magpie Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/reach-beyond-australia-hcjb.html (KB) Austria ----------- eQSL from W.I.L. Frequency 6070 kHz (via Moosbrunn 300 kW). Report posted to differentradio [at] yahoo.co.uk, the answer came the same day. Signature: QSL Helper. Picture: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/WIL_210810.png (DM) Andorra / Austria --------------------------- * eQSL Radio Andorra, via Moosbrunn, French, 07/08 AUSTRIA 6180 kHz: 19.00-19.30 UTC. E-mail: christian.milling @ shortwaveservice.com. Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2021/08/blog-post_9.html (AK) * Radio Andorra. Reception of a special program on August 7, 2021 at a frequency of 6080 kHz. Reception time: 17.00-17.45 UTC. Listening place: Moscow. SINPO: 45434 An e-QSL has been received in response. (IK) * Christian Milling sent an eQSL yesterday (no details) for listening to a commemorative broadcast from Moosburn 08/07/2021 on 6180 kHz from 17:00 to 20:00 (UTC) in honor of the anniversary of Radio Andorra. Christian also sent a letter with the following content: Dear Listener, thanks for sending in your reception report. As our region was hit very hard by the flood catastrophe from on the July, 14th to 15th and destroyed a lot of our infrastructure, we are neither able to send out QSL cards nor give a detailled confirmation. Please find attached our generic eQSL. The program was broadcasted over the transmitter in Moosbrunn, Austria, via a steerable LogPer Antenna directed towards 270 °. Carrierpower was 100kW. The program was part of the "Carte Blanche" -series that ran regularly on Radio Andorra in the summer of 1979. Stars and starlets met in the studio and presented their favorite music. A 3-hour broadcast from the last Radio Andorra program director Arty Parera together with the chansonnier Sacha Distel. The show was recreated from 42 year old studio tape-recordings. Thanks again for tuning in, stay safe! Best regards Christian milling (AY) * Radio Andorra / 300 kW (AUT) e-QSL: 6180 kHz / 17.00-18.00 UTC / Aug.7-2021 (reply Aug.8-2021) Christian Milling: "Dear Listener, thanks for sending in your reception report. As our region was hit very hard by the flood catastrophe from on the July, 14th to 15th and destroyed a lot of our infrastructure, we are neither able to send out QSL cards nor give a detailled confirmation. Please find attached our generic eQSL. The program was broadcasted over the transmitter in Moosbrunn, Austria, via a steerable LogPer Antenna directed towards 270 °. Carrierpower was 100kW. The program was part of the "Carte Blanche" -series that ran regularly on Radio Andorra in the summer of 1979. Stars and starlets met in the studio and presented their favorite music. A 3-hour broadcast from the last Radio Andorra program director Arty Parera together with the chansonnier Sacha Distel. The show was recreated from 42 year old studio tape-recordings. Thanks again for tuning in, stay safe! Best regards Christian Milling " Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2021/04/radio-andorra.html (KB) * Radio Andorra Christian Milling from Shortwaveservice sent an unnamed, without details from the e-QSL report, a card for receiving the Radio Andorra tribute program on August 7, 2021. https://freerutube.info/2021/08/08/e-qsl-radio-andorra-avstriya-avgust-2021-goda/ (DE) Armenia & Moldova ---------------------------- 2 printed QSLs from TWR India. Frequencies 7465 kHz (via Grigoriopol, on the card is erroneously indicated 7565) and 13690 kHz (via Gavar). The report was sent on asiafeedback [at] twr.org, waited 29 days for a response. Signature: Beth Brunson. On the cards, as usual - antennas and antenna fields. Pictures: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/TWR_India_210627_1_face.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/TWR_India_210627_1_data.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/TWR_India_210627_2_face.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/TWR_India_210627_2_data.png (DM) Denmark --------- Printed QSL from World Music R. 15790 kHz frequency, transmitter in Randers, power 200 watts. The report was sent to wmr [at] wmr.dk, waited 43 days for a response. Signature: Stig Hartvig Nielsen. Attached is a letter with information, stickers, postcards and even a pennant (a rarity these days!). Not for free; Stig asks reimburse the printing and shipping costs, but it's worth it in my opinion. Pictures: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/WorldMusicR_210810_face.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/WorldMusicR_210810_data.png (DM) Germany -------------- * Printed QSL from Swiss muses. the Branefive group for accepting the promo broadcast their new song. Frequency 6070 kHz (via Rohrbach, Germany). The report was sent on qsl [at] branefive.com, waited 187 days for a response. Signature: Elias. The same card, like last time, with a black-and-white photo of the group. Pictures: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/Branefive_210630_face.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/Branefive_210630_data.png (DM) - QSL on A4 sheet from R Waves Int. Frequency 9670 kHz (via Rohrbach, Germany). The report was sent to rwaves [at] free.fr, waiting for an answer for 11 days. In an envelope there was also a sticker, 2 business cards, a large and regular postcard on cardboard, info about playlists. Picture: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/RWavesInt_210715.png (DM) - eQSL from R Sylvia. Frequency 6070 kHz (via Rohrbach, Germany). Report sent to info [at] radiosylvia.de, waited 22 days for a response. Signature: Mark Andersen. It was a jubilee program dedicated to the 44th anniversary of the station, and For this occasion, the QSL is a new special, labeled "1977 - 2021". Pictures: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/RSylvia_210726-1.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/RSylvia_210726-2.png (DM) - 2 eQSL from R PowerRumpel. Frequency 3955 kHz (via Rohrbach, Germany). Reports sent to radiopr [at] partyheld.de, waited 4 and 5 days for a response respectively. Signature: Heiko. Each program they have is dedicated to music from some movie, this time - "The Rocky Horror Show" and "You've Got Mail." Pictures: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/RPowerRumpel_210717.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/RPowerRumpel_210727.png (DM) - eQSL from R Northern Europe Int. Frequency 9670 kHz (via Rohrbach, Germany). The report was sent to qsl [at] rnei.org, waiting for a response for 16 days. Signature: Roseanna. QSL is not personal and without specifying reception details, just picture with information about the station. Picture: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/RNEI_210729.png (DM) - Printed QSL from Pop Shop R. 3955 kHz (via Rohrbach, Germany). The report was sent to radiopopshop [at] gmail.com, waiting for a response 17 days. Signature: Tony. The QSL comes with a couple of stickers and station info. Pictures: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/PopShopR_210730_face.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/PopShopR_210730_data.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/PopShopR_210730_info1.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/PopShopR_210730_info2.png (DM) - eQSL from Easy Listening. Frequency 3955 kHz (via Rohrbach, Germany). Report sent to eqsl-easylistening [at] hotmail.com, waited 23 days for a response. Picture: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/EasyListening_210805.png (DM) * Printed QSL from Pop Shop R. The frequency is 6070 kHz. I also received a confirmation, but for listening on 6070 kHz. a couple of stickers and information about the station are attached. Stickers with a Canadian bear (I remembered Ball "bear" Westenhaver) and a cool patch with the Canadian flag. Thank you, Tony, for that. (VV) * SeperClan Radio / via Channel 292 (D) e-QSL: 6070 kHz / 19.00-20.00 UTC / Aug.1-2021 (reply Aug.12-2021) According to Channel 292's schedule, Radio Elektra was to be broadcast at this time. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2016/12/superclan-radio.html (KB) - SM Radio Dessau / via Channel 292 / 100kW (AUT) e-QSL: 6070 kHz / 11.00-12.00 UTC / Aug.8-2021 (reply Aug.11.-2021) Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/04/sm-radio-dessau_6.html (KB) - W.I.L. - What I Like / via Channel 292/300 kW (AUT) e-QSL: 6070 kHz / 19.00-20.00 UTC / Aug.8-2021 (reply Aug.11-2021) Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2021/03/wil.html (KB) Great Britain ------------------------ Radio Akhbar Mufriha / HCJB (G) e-QSL: 7300kHz / 21.00-21.14 UTC / Aug.9-2021 (reply Aug.10-2021) A completely new design of e-QSL: the photo shows the office of the radio station in Europe, but information about which country (definitely not France) it is located in is not advertised. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2016/03/radio-akhbar-mufriha.html (KB) India / UAE ------------------ Gaweylon Tibetian Radio / FEBC (UAE) e-QSL: 15215 kHz / 12.00-12.30 UTC / Aug.8-2021 (reply Aug.9-2021) Anil R. Alfred: "... Due the Pandemic and lockdown in our place there has been a delay in responding these past months. We could only do limited work. As the postage is very irregular and we have had many complaints from people not receiving their QSL Cards sent by post, we are now sending only E QSL cards ... " Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2019/10/gaweylon-tibetian-radio.html (KB) Netherlands ------------------ eQSL from R Delta Int. Frequency 6005 kHz, transmitter in Elburg. Report sent to info [at] radiodelta.am, waited 7 days for a response. Signature: Aart Bosmans. Pictures: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/RDeltaInt_210718-1.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/RDeltaInt_210718-2.png (DM) Netherlands / Germany ------------------------------------ Offshore History Radio / via Channel 292 (D) e-QSL: 9670 kHz / 20.00-20.25 UTC / Aug.7-2021 (reply Aug.8-2021) Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2020/10/offshore-history-radio.html (KB) Norway ------------- LKB / LLE-3 Radio Northern Star (NOR) e-QSL: 5895 kHz / 20.20-21.00 UTC / Aug.5-2021 (reply Aug.9-2021) Standard e-QSL station without receiving report data (reflected in the text at the end of the letter). The transmitter worked with a power of only 30 Watts, but the signal was received in 30 countries. SvennM: "... Radio Northern Star left 1611 kHz after a lightning strike in December 2019 and went over to 1314 kHz. Also that frequency has been often heard in Scandinavia the last season together with its parallel on the outlet you heard 5895 SW. It has been almost a daily guest on Kiwi SDRs in Finland around local sunrise. As transmission time is borrowed from the radio club FBK RNS is only transmitting on 1314 mornings and afternoons / evenings. Daytime there are leased programs and FBK's own programming on 1314. The almost new 1611 transmitter had been partially repaired by autumn 2020 and when ready to go back on air with half power we decided it would be a good idea to run our new station The Sea on the 1611 frequency. We plan to convert that tx to operate on a lower MW frequency this year, this is dependent on building a proper antenna which gets increasingly demanding as you go down the band. If successful, Radio Northern Star will move there. We also have 2 other stations, The Ferry and the Northern Beacon ... " Blog: https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2020/12/radio-northern-star.html (KB) Russia ---------- e-QSL from NIRFI NNSU them. Lobachevsky for taking the test from the heating stand "Sura" (Vasilsursk, Nizhny Novgorod region), which took place on May 7 and dedicated to Radio Day. The frequency is 4300 kHz, in QSL it is indicated through a fraction also the second is 5227 kHz. The report was sent to rf [at] nirfi.unn.ru, waiting for a response 56 days. Signature: Shindin A.V., Director of NIRFI NNSU. Picture: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/SURA_heating_facility_210705.png (DM) - Got an answer to a question about this event: Hello Pavel! August 21 from 11 to 12 and from 16 to 17 Moscow time. Follow the news on the website nirfi.unn.ru. Sincerely, Shindin Alexey Vladimirovich. (PI) Slovakia -------------- Radio Slovakia International A new letter has been received from the Russian service of Radio Slovakia with cards for reports from May to June 2021. The envelope was sent on July 26, 2021. QSL themes - Spissky Grad (card from the 2020 series), Cerveny- Klashtor and Likavka Grad. https://freerutube.info/2021/08/14/qsl-radio-slovakia-international-slovakiya-maj-iyun-2021-goda/ (DE) Sri Lanka -------------- Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Victor Goonetilleke confirmed the acceptance report of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation on August 9, 2021. Viktor recently published a series of posts in the WRTH and QSL CHASERS groups on Facebook, where he explained why international shortwave broadcasters are not interested in receiving reception reports in today's environment ... https://freerutube.info/2021/08/09/e-qsl-sri-lanka-broadcasting-corporation-avgust-2021-goda/ (DE) Taiwan ------------ For a year and a half, the Russian MRI service reports that they cannot send postal parcels to listeners. A month / or more /, one of the largest collectors in the world Ed Kusalik from Canada, reporting received QSL cards / paper! / By mail MRI for a pass in the Hakka language, but from their German edition they said that they would send me one for their annual transmissions are on 11775, 11995, 9545 and 7250 kHz in July, and 9545 and 11705 kHz in August. (RP) Turkey ---------- * Voice of Turkey QSL card. 07/05/2021 / 18.30-19.26 UTC / 5945 kHz / English Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2021/08/blog-post_11.html (AK) * Voice of Turkey (TUR) QSL-card: 11965 kHz / 13.00-13.56 UTC / Jul.9-2021 QSL theme (Temmuz-July 2021) is Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. The program is in Russian, reported to the general VOT address tsr@trt.net.tr. The envelope was sent from Ankara on July 26, received on August 13, 2021. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/voice-of-turkey-tur-date-february-27.html (KB) USA ------- * e-QSL from Atlantic 2000 Int. Frequency 15770 kHz (via Okeechobee, USA). Report sent to atlantic2000international [at] gmail.com, waited 8 days for a response. Signature: Tiphanie. Picture: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/Atlantic2000Int_210731.png (DM) - QSL postcard from Memphis Weirdos. Frequency 15770 kHz (via Okeechobee, USA). Simple handwritten text on the back: more like grateful thanks for the reception, and not for formal confirmation. The report was sent to memphisweirdos [at] gmail.com, waited 11 days for a response. Signature: Bill. Pictures: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/MemphisWeirdos_210802_face.png http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/MemphisWeirdos_210802_data.png (DM) * KBS World Radio via Greenville USA Received a QSL card from a transmission center in Greenville, USA for receiving the Spanish KBS World Radio program on June 24, 2021. Response received via Macon M. Dail, Jr. - Chief Engineer Engineering and Technical Operations Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station. Also, information about the history of the transmitting center was put in the envelope. https://freerutube.info/2021/08/14/qsl-kbs-world-radio-via-greenville-ssha-iyun-2021-goda/ (DE) QSL mail --------------- * Got: - e-qsl from Radio CoolAm, broadcast via WRMI for reception 07/31/2021 / 02.00-02.30 UTC / 5800 kHz - e-qsl from Cupid Radio, broadcast via WRMI for reception on 7.08.2021 / 02.00-02.30 / 5800 kHz - e-qsl for the transmission of Pery Sings To the Americas, for the broadcast via WRMI on 07/29/21 / 03.00-03.30 UTC / 5800 kHz - e-qsl from Radio Andorra for reception on 7.08.21 / 17.00-17.30 / 6180 kHz (VL) - View eQSL Pery Sings To the Americas here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2021/08/pery-deneb-radio-dx.html * eQSL from Charleston R Int. Frequency 5140 kHz (where the transmitter is unknown). The report was sent to charlestonradiointernational [at] yahoo.com, waiting for a response 4 days. Signature: Harry Richman. Picture: http://dxsignal.ru/qsl/new/CharlestonRInt_210717.png (DM) * * Recent confirmations: - eQSL Radio Andorra - QSL Radio Marti - eQSL Sri Lanka BC - eQSL Radio Lianguou (PI) Mail --------- Taiwan. Since August 13, postal communication between Russia and Taiwan has been restored. So far, postage in the form of letters in envelopes has been allowed. Parcels and parcels are not yet allowed for shipment. (Taiwan Radio International. PO Box Program) CALENDAR - HISTORY OF DX-HOBBIES, RADIO AND MAILS ================================================= 13 august. ---------------- On August 13, the Russian Television Broadcasting Network (RTRS) celebrates its 20th anniversary. On their birthday, the enterprises of the TV tower of Nizhny Novgorod, Birobidzhan, Blagoveshchensk, Kaliningrad, Kaluga, Sochi, Chelyabinsk and other cities will include festive architectural and artistic lighting. On the media facade of the Ostankino TV tower, a greeting card, the logo of digital terrestrial television - "butterfly" and the logo of the company will be displayed throughout the day. RTRS is an operator of terrestrial television and radio broadcasting, created by the Decree of the President of Russia. The main task of the enterprise is to enable all residents of the country to watch TV channels and listen to radio programs in excellent quality and without a monthly fee. Recall that before the advent of digital television, almost half of the country's residents (44%) could receive no more than four TV channels ... Developing radio broadcasting, RTRS has modernized almost 1200 objects of the VGTRK radio network since 2018. "Mayak" and "Vesti FM" appear in cities with a population of over 100 thousand people and administrative centers of regions. Radio Russia programs are transferred to the FM band and receive regional blocks. The project significantly expands the coverage of the population with state radio programs. In addition to broadcasting TV and radio programs, RTRS provides the ability to insert local advertisements into the air, locates equipment of cellular companies at its facilities. The RTRS infrastructure is also used to alert the population about emergencies ... (https://moscow.rtrs.ru/press/announcements/rtrs-otmechaet-20-letie/) August 22 -------------- On August 22, 1995, 26 years ago, Radio Record appeared on the air of St. Petersburg. During this time, Record has won the status of the most authoritative dance radio, opened fm broadcasting in more than 160 cities of Russia, held hundreds of significant events, launched more than 80 thematic Internet radio stations and helped grow the best DJs in the country. Thanks to everyone who is with us! (https://www.radiorecord.ru/news/42836) WORLD NEWS. ==================== * Cycle Radio (1954) -------------------------- Видео - 1:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J95ImDf_XK0 https://www.britishpathe.com/video/cycle-radio https://salda.ws/video.php?id=J95ImDf_XK0 Cycle radio. London. M/S Marilyn Carter wheeling her bicycle from the stage door. M/S as she twiddles the small radio attached to her bike, she then pulls up the aerial. C/U radio, M/S Marilyn adjusting it, C/U of her face. C/U battery case. The bike moves out of the picture and we hear the weather forecast being broadcast. M/S as Marilyn cycles off. Various shots as she cycles along the streets listening to the radio. M/S as she stops by kerbside and gets off the bike. M/S as she puts the aerial down and walks through the gate. (Ruslan Slavutskiy, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia) * THE USE AND ABUSE OF SINPO ----------------------------------------- (This post is an edited version of an article I wrote for "The World of Shortwave Listening" column of The Spectrum Monitor magazine - August 2017 issue. Further details on this excellent publication is available at www.thespectrummonitor.com) The SINPO code is usually found included in a shortwave listener's reception report to a broadcaster. And the code is often quoted in listings of stations logged when contributed to DX club newsletters, Facebook groups and other short- wave listener forums. But often, we find a few misunderstandings in the way the numbers are compiled for the code. Useful in describing the quality of radio transmissions, SINPO is an acronym for Signal Strength, Interference (from ot her radio stations and includes man-made interference), Noise (atmospheric), and Propagation (e.g. fading). Overall quality of reception is calculated after taking into account the previous four reception components (S, I, N and P). The five components are given a ranking from 1 (the worst) to 5 (the best). Read the the complete article here and especially the comments at the end. https://medxr.blogspot.com/2017/11/the- use-and-abuse-of-sinpo.html. From Wikipedia: SINPO code is most frequently used in reception reports written by shortwave listeners. Each letter of the code stands for a specific factor of the signal, and each item is graded on a 1 to 5 scale (where 1 stands for nearly undetectable/se- vere/unusable and 5 for excellent/nil/extremely strong). The use of the SINPO code can be subjective and may vary from person to person. Not all shortwave listeners are conversant with the SINPO code and prefer using plain language instead. From Stason.org, see https://stason.org/TULARC/radio/shortwave/08-What-is-SINPO-SIO-Shortwave-radio.html. The article is from the Shortwave radio FAQ, by Ralph Brandi, with numerous contributions by others. In recent years, many broadcasters have tried to steer listeners away from the SINPO code and toward the simpler SIO code. SIO deletes the extremes (1 and 5) and the noise and propagation categories, which were confusing to too many people to be useful. In sending reports to stations other than large international broadcasters who are likely to understand the codes, it is better to simply describe reception conditions in words. Radio Netherlands provides an excellent explanation of SINPO and SIO, as well as a broader explanation of reception reports, in their free booklet "Writing Useful Reception Reports", also available online from their web site at http://www.rnw.nl/rnw/. In my view there is a big difference between writing a listeners report to a station or sending a log to a magazine. Reception report: Do the few stations left on SW & MW bands really appreciate the given SINPO code or not. Wouldn't it be more understandable when using G (good), F (fair) or W (weak)? Log in a magazine: Is there any reason at all to say anything about the strength of a reception taken one or two weaks ago? Next time or in another location the signal and quality is completely different due to propagation. For me as an editor I would prefer G, F or W or even nothing at all. (SHORTWAVE BULLETIN Issue no. 1982, 8 August 2021 edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden) * USA: Government airs 30,000 spots a month on Central American radio stations. ------------------------------------------- In order to stem the pressure of migrants on the Mexican border, the USA is also using radio advertising. A State Department spokesman told CNN that more than 30,000 advertisements are aired each month on Central American stations. The aim is to counter the misinformation spread by traffickers and the idea that President Joe Biden is softer on immigration. Up until the spring, 28,000 were broadcast, but this number has risen to over 30,000 due to the 'discounts' offered by the broadcasters on the 'packages' purchased by the American administration. The radio medium was chosen to reach the largest number of people, and religious leaders and public figures were also involved in the production of the releases. The monthly budget is $600,000. The announcements, broadcast in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, are in Spanish and five indigenous languages and last 40 seconds. (https://blog.radioreporter.org/usa-government-airs-30000-spots-a-month-on-central-american-radio-stations) 73!