-------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1173 Broadcasting of Russia, plus countries former USSR and far abroad countries. Sunday / 20 February 2022 --------------------------------- 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/ & https://www.bing.com/translator ----------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIA ======== Belgorodskaya oblast. Belgorod. -------------------------------------------------- On 103.2 radio "Vera" started broadcasting. RDS: VERA - SVETLOE RADIO RT: VERA - SVETLOE RADIO. Radio "VERA" is a radio station that tells the modern resident of the metropolis about the eternal truths of the Orthodox faith. Among the daily programs are the Church calendar, the interpretation of the Gospel readings, programs about history, parenting and family values. In addition to conversational programs, the best domestic and foreign music sounds on the air. Radio "VERA" is a project of an initiative group of Orthodox laity who have secured the blessing of the Russian Orthodox Church (https://vk.com/radio.tv_31) Vladimirskaya oblast. Kirzhach. ------------------------------------ Meet the new dance radio station "Marusya FM" in Kirzhach at a frequency of 89.7 FM The slogan of the radio "Marusya FM" sounds like: "New Russian hits." Accordingly, the radio responds to the needs of both the younger generation and the older generation who love modern Russian dance music. At the same time, compositions by many of the beloved 90s and "zero" years are also heard on the air. WEB: Our website: Kirzhach http://kirzhachfm.ru Source: https://vk.com/marusyafm_kirzhach (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. ---------------------------------- In connection with the start of work on the overhaul of the television tower H = 180 meters, located in Nalchik, the branch of the RTRS "RTPC of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic" informs the population about the stops of broadcasting of technical means involved in broadcasting programs of the 1st and 2nd multiplexes, Regional channel "1 KBR" - 49 TVK, as well as radio programs: "Radio KBR", frequency 99.5 MHz, "Radio Russii" + "Radio KBR", frequency 101.8 MHz, "Radio Mayak", frequency 101.1 MHz, "Radio Vesti FM", frequency 96.4 MHz, "Radio Vera", frequency 104.4 MHz. Equipment shutdowns will be carried out in accordance with the approved schedule. (From 02/21/2022 10:30-17:00 to 03/31/2022 10:30-17:00 local time) Equipment shutdowns on these days will be carried out only under weather conditions that allow working at height! (https://nalchik.rtrs.ru/prof/rtrs-region/newspaper/ostanovki-teleradioveshchaniya-v-g-nalchik/) Penzenskaya oblast. Penza. ------------------------------------- "Novoe Radio" was launched in Penza on 105.6 FM. Source: https://vk.com/penzaradiotv (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Primorskiy Krai. -------------------------- On February 8, we launched test broadcasting of Vladivostok FM in Transfiguration at 88.1 Source: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZtOKWCjcIy/ (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) News kaleidoscope ================== * Program "Radiopanorama". -------------------------------------- In Russian. Moscow. World Radio Network. 02/19/2022 Program "Radiopanorama" for lovers of long-range radio reception. Author and presenter - Vadim Alekseev. - Global growth of the FWA market - wireless Internet access technologies - RTRS may suspend the dismantling of powerful broadcasting antennas - Observations on the radio of Cairo in Russian - English-language programs of radio Rozhlas Plus inside the Czech Republic - Radio Prague Intl updated their jingle - Test DRM broadcasting in the Czech Republic - New Voice of Hope Africa schedule - Shortening programs From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot FTIOM UBMP Publication - publication of program details and sound file on the page. Publication and preparation of the sound file - Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara, Russia. (https://vk.com/dxing) * Moscow. February. Advertising on the street. ------------------------------------- Radio Vera. 100.9 FM. Slogan - Radio about freedom. Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/1009-fm.html (Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia) * Radio in the digital age: audience, impact of the pandemic, competition with streaming. ------------------------------------------------- Despite the development of streaming services, radio is still popular among Russians, but risks losing its audience due to the abundance of advertising and programs that are uninteresting to listeners. This is evidenced by the data of a study by the NAFI Analytical Center. Details in Russian - https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__82317/ (OnAir.ru) * Rambler&Co study: Russians listen to music on streaming services, and talk shows on the radio like podcasts more. -------------------------------------------------- ------------- The Rambler&Co media holding asked Internet users aged 18 to 45 what content they prefer to listen to during the day. Details in Russian - https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__82311/ (OnAir.ru) * Giant antenna near Moscow. Space Communications Center Bear Lakes. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- In Russian. Video - 13:22 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456242579%2Fd23b2cded639ea2805%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 Giant Antenna Near Moscow. Space Communications Center Bear Lakes. Near the village of Medvezhye Ozera, on the 26th kilometer of the Shchelkovskoye Highway, there is a space communications center called "Medvezhye Ozera". At the center's test site, they are engaged in work to ensure satellite communications and television broadcasting on the territory of our country and beyond. One of the four grandiose radio telescopes is located within the limits of the Bear Lakes center, both in terms of the size of the antenna itself, which receives data from the satellite, and in terms of signal reception power. The antenna mirror impresses with its size, it is 60 meters in diameter. This building was built in 1983, but after the restructuring, like many strategic facilities, it was abandoned. Antenna TNA-1500 of the radio telescope RT-64 At present, getting to the territory of the space communications center "Bear Lakes" will not be difficult. However, the object is guarded, but there is no ban on visiting the territory. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Syktyvkar Volmet. -------------------------- At Syktyvkar, the weather seems to be charming grandfather reading the weather. Starts the transmission with a slight cough. And a well-trained, but rattling voice from age. Without a single hitch. (Anatoly / "Radio reception" - Telegram) - Syktyvkar Volmet 2.869, 6.693, 8.888, 11.318MHz H+00 / H+30 Amderma, Archangel'sk, Vorkuta, Noril'sk, Nizhnevartovsk, Pechora, Surgut, Syktyvkar, Usinsk, Ukhta, Chatanga (https://dxinfocentre.com/volmet-wx.htm) * Rostov weather. 2941 kHz. ------------------------------------ In Russian. Video - 0:40 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcp-muwosMs https://youtu.be/gcp-muwosMs Rostov-Meteo work schedule by frequency: 11297 kHz -day 8939 kHz 6617 kHz 2941 kHz - night (Valentin Glushchenko, Bataysk, Russia / https://vk.com/club206578745) * Without pop music: a new radio station for romantics with high-quality music has opened in Kostroma. ------------------------------------------------- On New Year's Eve, a significant event took place in Kostroma - the opening of the Radio for Two radio station. This is a radio where they collected songs from top echelon stars and prepared several programs that Kostroma residents will definitely appreciate. About "Radio for Two" KOSTROMA correspondent. TODAY spoke with the editor-in-chief of the radio and the famous radio host Ilya Kevin. Details in Russian - https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__82321/ (OnAir.ru) * Crackling, noise and other problems with FM reception. -------------------------------------------------- --------------------- Most VHF FM reception problems are caused by a weak signal or some form of interference. Read recommendations from Czech Radio. Details in Russian - https://vk.com/@radioby-potreskivanie-shum-i-drugie-problemy-s-priemom-fm-signala (https://vk.com/radioby) * Chastushki in the hut Morse code. ---------------------------------------------- In Russian. Have fun with music. Video - 6:49 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456242610%2F1ee3007cc5e1cdfd75%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Receiver before and after restoration. ------------------------------ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4818160661620542&set=gm.2679318422214940 (Omar Cheishvili, St. Petersburg, Russia / https://www.facebook.com/groups/337726416374164) * Radio "Vera" will begin broadcasting in the colonies in the Tver region. ------------------------------------- A videoconference was held at the Department of the Federal Penitentiary Service for the Tver Region. The topic of the event was the broadcasting of radio "Vera" in places of deprivation of liberty. Among the daily programs of the radio station are the Church calendar, the interpretation of the Gospel readings, programs about history, parenting and family values. In addition to conversational programs, the best domestic and foreign music sounds on the air. Radio "Vera" is a project of an initiative group of Orthodox laity, which has the blessing of the Russian Orthodox Church. The event was held within the framework of interreligious dialogue. The videoconference was attended by Archpriest Mikhail Belyaev, Assistant Head of the Federal Penitentiary Service for organizing work with believers, Deacon Dimitry Nemchaninov, Legal Counsel of the Tver Diocese, as well as Imam-Khatib of the Tver Cathedral Mosque Tair Abdulbarievich Sayfutdinov, employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia. The videoconference also touched upon the issues of educational and social work with convicts based on the results of activities in the past year. tvernews.ru (https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__82351/) * A television. All screensavers of the Central Television of the USSR / Ostankino / ORT / Channel One (1991 - 2019). -------------------------------------------------- In Russian. Video - 2:01:17 https://youtu.be/82v7vQ_ee5g?t=2280 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82v7vQ_ee5g&t=2280s (Alexandr Makukhin, Russia / "Radio reception" - Telegram) * BBC Newshour Reports Jamming of UVB-76 (The Buzzer) With Music and Digital Imagery. ------------------------------------- https://swling.com/blog/2022/02/bbc-newshour-reports-jamming-of-uvb-76-the-buzzer-with-music-and-digital-imagery/ (https://vk.com/dxing) * The Fresh Wind media holding bought the NASHE Radio radio station in Novosibirsk ----------------------------------------------------- The large Russian media holding "Fresh Wind" in Novosibirsk has added one more radio station. Previously, advertising was possible on Russian Radio, DFM, HIT FM and Radio Mir, and since February OUR Radio has been added. The company does not stand still and develops in the interests of customers. Today, these are five radio stations with a unique target audience and unique character.* The audience of Russian Radio is a family, active men and women aged 25 and older. And DFM is listened to mainly by an active male audience. (By the way, according to the results of recent Mediascope research, DFM is one of the stations that occupies a leading position in terms of male audience among all radio stations in the city.) HIT FM is for women and men who like to spend time in the company of friends and like-minded people. Radio "Mir" is preferred by an older audience of 30 and older. OUR Radio is listened to by the male audience of the 90s generation. The Fresh Wind media holding is a story of people who get up every morning so that each of you hears the cheerful and positive voice of the host, your favorite music and smiles on the air of the radio station. And if a person smiles, it means that at that moment everything is fine with him, and the day will certainly be successful. * Mediascope: Radio Index - cities. July 2020 - June 2021. ngs.ru (https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__82368/) * Radio and Theatre. --------------------- In Russian. What is a radio show? This is a "symbiosis" of literature and theatre. And, alas, now forgotten art. On this channel you will be able to receive regularly restored recordings radio performances. https://t.me/oldradioteatr ("Radio reception" - Telegram) ABKHAZIA ======== * Monitoring - SW 9535 kHz. News in Russian: Tuesday - Saturday 05.30-05.40 UTC (on Monday news in Abkhazian, not checked on Sundays) Monday-Friday 12.15-12.25 UTC & 15.15-15.25 UTC (didn't check on weekends). (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria) * Survive Stalin and Beria: how the Abkhaz radio shaped the national worldview. SUKHUM, February 13, 2022 - Sputnik. Radio of Abkhazia first went on the air on April 30, 1932, it played an ideological role in shaping the national worldview, the poet, public figure Vladimir Zantaria said in an interview with Sputnik radio ... Detail in Russian + photo - https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/20220213/perezhit-stalina-i-beriya-kak-abkhazskoe-radio- formirovalo-natsionalnoe-mirovozzrenie-1037567920.html (https://sputnik-abkhazia.ru/news/) BELARUS ========= On February 12 in Brest at a frequency of 98.6 FM the radio "Legends FM" officially sounded. Prior to this, test inclusions were carried out. This was noticed not only by residents of the Brest region, but by radio listeners from Poland. Broadcasting is carried out from ORTPS "Rakitnitsa". RDS available. FM Legends is available for listening in 9 cities: Minsk (94.1), Vitebsk (88.5), Molodechno (97.1), Geraneny (98.7), Zhlobin (96.8), Gomel (94.7), Soligorsk (98.3), Pinsk (92.9) and Brest (98.6). Station slogan: "Hits for the season, legends forever!" Source: https://vk.com/radioby (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) PRIDNESTROVIE =============== Pridnestrovian radio center. Workshop of shortwave broadcasting. Mayak village, Grigoriopol district. A photo - https://vk.com/public158109176?z=photo-158109176_457239941%2Falbum-158109176_00%2Frev https://vk.com/public158109176?z=photo-158109176_457239944%2Falbum-158109176_00%2Frev (https://vk.com/public158109176) PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== Ontario DX Association Province of Ontario, Canada. -------------------------------------- Target Listening February 2022 by Country Editor: Harold Sellers Armenia TWR India *1430-1500* Mon-Fri English 9965. BBC *0000-0100* English 5875. Belarus Radio Belarus International via Shortwaveservice, Kali, Germany, in English *1700-1800* & *1900-2000* 3985. (Langley, WOR May 30/21) Georgia Apse Radio, Abkhazia (partially recognized separatist state) Georgian & Russian 9535. (Ivanov, WOR Dec 7/21) Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyz Radio, Radio Birinchi, 4010v *0000-0200> in Kyrgyz and Russian. Pridnestrovie (Moldova) Radyo Dengê Welat *1330-1600* Kurdish 11530. Tajikistan Radio Tajikistan Tajik 4765. Adventist World Radio *1400-1500* English 15515. Uzbekistan Adventist World R. *1500-1530* Tamil 7410. NHK Radio Japan *1400-1430* English 6165. SWLDXBulgaria News & DX RE MIX NEWS # 1233, February 12-13 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria ------------------------------- DX RE MIX NEWS # 1233, February 13 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/dx-re-mix-news-1233.html ERMANY(non) Preparing for Jesus in Japanese on 5945 kHz via MBR Tashkent on February 12 1300-1400 on 5945*TAC 100 kW / 066 deg to JPN Japanese Sat. Good via SDR Tambov, Russia. * co-channel 5945 BEI 100 kW / 222 deg to EaAs Chinese CNR-1 Voice of China, weak signal. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/preparing-for-jesus-in-japanese-on-5945_13.html GERMANY(non) Reception of Bible Voice Broadcasting on 11900 kHz via MBR Nauen on February 12 1430-1500 on 11900 NAU 250 kW / 102 deg to SoAs English Sat. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia. 1200-1300 on 6240 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Urdu Sat BVBroadcasting IS NOT ON AIR AGAIN!! https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/bible-voice-broadcasting-on-11900-khz_13.html UZBEKISTAN(non) North Korea Reform Radio on 7589.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 12: 1400-1500 on 7589.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/north-korea-reform-radio-on-75899v-khz_13.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Radio Ranginkaman on 7609.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 12 1730-1800 on 7609.9vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi Radio Rainbow. Good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-ranginkaman-on-76099v-khz-via.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Bible Vice Broadcasting on 11589.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 13 1300-1330 on 11589.9vTAC 100 kW / 066 deg to EaAs Korean Sun. Good + tx hum via SDR Tambov, RUS. till 1301 on 11590.0 TWR 200 kW / 285 deg to SoAs English Sun KTWR Trans World Radio Asia co-ch! https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/bible-vice-broadcasting-on-115899v-khz.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Opposition/clandestine transmission of Channel One TV on shortwave 5910 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent 1730-1800 on 5910 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi Fri. This opposition station is based in Canoga Park, Los Angeles https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/channel-one-tv-on-shortwave-5910-khz.html Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 230, Issue 16 -------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Subject: Re: [HCDX] [WOR] 5910 clandestine ID UZBEKISTAN checked the RRTM Telecom Tashkent outlets on Moday afternoon, 14.00 - 15.30 UT: 5924.944 kHz DWL Bonn Germany Dari 14.00 UT 6164.942 kHz NHK Radio Japan En 7589.947 North Korean Reform R in Korean - also 100 Hertz string visible. 9380even kHz VoWilderness Korea, 415 Hertz string visible. - - 5924.944 kHz DWL Bonn Germany Dari 14.40 UT. 7524.997 kHz Furusato no Kaze at 14.47 UT. 9540even kHz FEBA Radio in Hindi to South Asia 14.52 UT - - 9380 VoWilderness only Sundays, 15.00-15.30 UT. 5874.964 kHz scheduled request is BBC London in Persian, but empty channel the whole 60 minutes hour, traced remotedly in Athens-GRC, Kuwait and Delhi India, only some S=2 tiny string like exciter signal only. What happened ? 5895even kHz IBRA Media Stockholm / R Ibrahim ?Cyprus? in Bengali 15.20 UT, strong signal S=9+20dB. 7410even kHz AWR Asia in Hindi 15.03 UT 7549.997 kHz Nippon no Kaze, Korean 15.08 UT Message: 4 Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 From: Zacharias Liangas Subject: [HCDX] Logs for 13/2 , KSDR only No signal ?13/2 from ERT 1950 tested in 4 kSDr in WEurope ?4765? Tajikistan 1952 talk I heavy Persian (tajik )seems patriotic talks mentioning several times of Tajikistan , undergroundorchestral music / unequal side band modulation S10 on Nosibirsk SDR SWLDXBulgaria News, February 13-15 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio/Apsua Radio in Abkhazian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi on February 14 0533&0702*on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Abkhazian. Fair/good via SDR Tambov, RUS *0700-0800 on 9535.0 ASC 250 kW / 055 deg to WeAf Kanuri Radio Ndarason International QRM! https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/apsua-radio-in-abkhazian-on-95348v-khz_15.html ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio/Apsua Radio in Russian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi on February 15 from 0531 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian. Fair/good via SDR Tambov, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/apsua-radio-in-russian-on-95348v-khz_15.html UZBEKISTAN(non) New Country Broadcast Sae Nala on 5925 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 13 1730-1800 on 5925 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Tue/Thu/Sun. Good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/new-country-broadcast-sae-nala-on-5925_15.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Free North Korea on 7539.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 13 2000-2100 on 7539.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Fair/good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-free-north-korea-on-75399v-khz.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Voice of Martyrs on 7549.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 13 2100-2130 on 7549.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Very good signal via SDR Tambov, RUS. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/voice-of-martyrs-on-75499v-khz-via.html SWLDXBulgaria News, February 15 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria ----------------------------- UZBEKISTAN(non) Bible Vice Broadcasting on 11589.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 15 1300-1330 on 11589.9vTAC 100 kW / 066 deg to EaAs English Tue. Fair + tx hum via SDR Tambov, RUS till 1307 on 11590.0 TWR 200 kW / 285 deg to SoAs Hindi/English Mon-Fri KTWR Asia strong co-ch!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnoqIV1fCcA&feature=youtu.be Ydun's Medium Wave Info Editor : Ydun M. Ritz Denmark --------------- Russia. February 16, 2022 TASS: Russia initiates cross-border radio broadcast in North's languages. Interesting and strange proposal that somehow would be a joint project of Russia and NATO countries. "As for the cross-border broadcast, we, probably, will begin from the shortwave broadcast, as it covers bigger territories and is less costly" Presumably "less costly" than covering the entire region with FM transmitters. Shortwave broadcast transmitters in the affected countries/states have been shut down, except KNLS Alaska. Will this involve new shortwave transmitters? Or shortwave broadcasts to the region from abroad? e.g. Nauen in Germany, WRMI in Florida. "Later on, the broadcast will be also on middle and long waves, thus one frequency will carry 3-4 channels, he added. One of them will be in Russian and English, and the rest - in languages of the indigenous peoples." Perhaps one band will carry 3-4 channels? Unless this is some DRM thing, which introduces another set of challenges. There were MW and LW stations serving the region, generally from the south, but most have been taken off the air. Nevertheless, I like the idea of LW, MW and SW broadcasting to this area. Modern analog SW portables also cover MW, and most cover LW, so receivers are available. But, as we know, the ionosphere can be fickle in the polar reaches. Kim to WOR iog (2022-02-16) BC-DX 1495, 16 February 2022 Editor: Wolfgang Bueschel. Germany ----------------- ARMENIA 7400 kHz, Febr 5 at 2157 UT, another Radio Andorra Revival special for a bihour, this time via {Yerevan Gavar relay site, wb.} ARMENIA. S=9+5/15dB into UTwente, signal good but modulation level fading down and up, and it's quite lo-fi, deficient feed to site? Zach Liangas had same reaxion: "Andorra 7400 kHz final report! 7400 kHz heard at 2133 UT via local SDR with S9 signal but rather poor reception with lots of local noise and with very trebly sound. Rather under modulated as like someone turned off Dolby while playing a cassette and with full treble! Spectrum analyzer shows that very clearly. In my radio it's much more noise. Check in central Italy with S10 and splitter in the lab with very trebly sound lacking bass and up to 35dB of fades. Also test in Brasilia with signal to S10 but strong fading, Zacharias Liangas, Temp Litohoron, Greece" in the WOR io- group. Anyhow. at my check there was conversation in French rather than music. First of four airings earlier at 12-14 UT across North America on WRMI 5850 kHz should have been well received here if anyone were awake. It seems this is a really big deal in Europe among fans of R. Andorra way back when. I did QSL it 62 years ago direct on 5972 kHz: (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Feb 8) Re: hcdx NASWA Flashsheet Febr 6 items, re ORS Moosbrunn 6175 kHz instead of 6180 kHz requested. yes maybe Christian Milling from SW Service Kall 6005 managed the fq selection -- much late ? see page # 29 in BrDXC PDF magazine 02-2022 TAJIKISTAN/CHINA 7499even Voice of Tibet Oslo via Dushanbe Yangi Yul site, Febr 8 at S=9+35dB signal in Delhi India. S=9 in Athens Greece re- motedly. 23.44-24.00 UT time segment (ex7486 ! kHz), and accompanied by 7495even CHN CNR jammer against VoTibet in Tibetan. S=9+15dB in Delhi. (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 8) 9864 {China mainland OPPOSITION } Voice of Tibet - Dushanbe Yangi Yul, TJK (pres), 1306 UT Febr 5, in Tibetan. Typical woman announcer then into a man with a longer talk. 1310 UT I was called away and came back at 1320 UT to the frequency having jumped. ... to 9886 kHz with same duo alternat- ing with fairly long sections. Eventually sound bite, Tibetan music, OM announcer w/ ending comments, bit of Tibetan music, off 1330 UT as scheduled. Fair to good both frequencies. (Mark Taylor, Madison-WI-USA, Naswa Electronic Flashsheet #1034 on Febr 6) UKRAINE/RUSSIA Ukraine vs Russia, Radio War. * I have been behind the times of late and have just started researching radio stations the border inside Ukraine and ran into the following infor- mation links. The first report is from a group I had never heard of be- fore. Seems legit, just seems like an odd source for military/political news. This recent article is about the Ukranian Army using small radio stations along the border to counter Russian "disinformation". This seems to go back as far as 2016 or so and this info may not be new to many of you at this point, but this article just came out in December. I will not get into my take the politics of the area as that is not what this forum is for, so I hope to leave all opinion out of my post. I place this here strictly as a note about the use of "civilian" radio to spread and counter disinformation as well as the use of a countries military staff to operate radio stations inside their own borders. I know this is not at all uncommon given the Armed Forces Radio Network and Radio Free Europe hay days and all. A sort of "resistance" movement if you will I suppose. It's something the bulk of the public here in the US is mostly unaware of unless you were stationed abroad as part of military service or lived in the cold war era. Additional source about the origin (dated in 2016): A further "blurb" indicated Ukraine is getting ready to deploy jamming and other electronic countermeasures in the area against the Russian captured radio and television stations. A short report about the number of frequencies "seized" by Russia over the last few years: Info specific to Jamming of primarily non-broadcast communications (tactical military primarily): Last, an NPR program about partial private US funding of the Army FM system in the Ukraine: Interesting stuff. Likely not new to many of you but I do find the nature of all this interesting. Thank you all for keeping all manner of radio/television information and this group in particular alive. Sean, KB8JNE (Kallio via NORDX; wor via RUSdx #1172 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 13) * About 24 million people in the eastern part of Ukraine, especially in the Donbass region are Russian nationals, and with regard to the Normandy format of the Minsk Belarus agreement, all Russian nationals should get political protection autonomy and separate election choice in the Donbass regions through an autonomy agreement and the amendment of the Ukrainian Constitution. Similar like examples to the autonomy protection agreements after World War II in South Tyrol/Italy/Austria or Istria/Trieste autonomy between Yugoslavia/Istria/Croatia/Italy for example. wb. UKRAINE / USSR history / UNIDENTIFIED. 12000 kHz, I had not found a DX reference listing the single-letter beacon Z that I heard, but tnx to Ron Howard for this: "Letter beacon - According to D.W. Schimmel, in 1986 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the following HF direction finding results for single letter beacons, all of which indicate locations in the USSR .... Z Mukachevo, Ukraine" Where is Mukachevo? "Mukachevo is a city located in the valley of the Latorica river in Zakarpattia Oblast (province), in Western Ukraine. Wikipedia" so not in Soviet/Russian occupation zone now; perhaps no coincidence the oblast starts with 3 Z. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and wor Jan 31) Mukachevo Military Object UZBEKISTAN 5925 kHz SNP New Country Broadcast (SAE NALA) via RRTM Telecom Tashkent bcast center, at 17.30-18.00 UT on Sun/Tue/Thur only. {entry read in Aoki database list of Nagoya DXCircle, wb} Topic: Korea - Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting) (Ron Howard-CA-USA, BrDXC-UK ng Febr 13) Mike Barraclough wrote Information here: (Mike Barraclough-UK, BrDXC-UK ng Febr 13) Korea - Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting), Oct 20, 2021. Info found online and with the excellent assistance of pasar malam (via "Now On The Radio" Website): Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broadcasting), is a religious radio station presented by Sons and Daughters Company, of South Korea. The CEO and foun- der is Matthew Bahng. The company creates and delivers hopeful messages packed with new sounds to attract all demographics of North Koreans. They know for a fact that their programs are already making an impact in people's lives in North Korea and this is one project that will continue and will not stop until they become one as a nation. Sons & Daughters Company aims to arouse the interest of North Koreans and people around the world by delivering messages through creative and modern content. Little by little, they are seeing results. They are confident that this project will have a positive impact on youth in North Korea and around the world. Intro video in English Sons and Daughters Company homepage in Korean - Thanks very much to pasar malam for his wonderful help! My Oct 19 (Tuesday) observations - Sae Nala Bangsong (New Country Broad- casting) via RRTM Telecom Tashkent (per Ivo in Bulgaria), on 9585 kHz, from *1600 to 1630* UT; in Korean; fair-good reception; first time I have checked on this religious station broadcasting to North Korea D.P.R.; intro frequency (S-W, gu - oh - pal - oh [SW 9585 kHz]); sounded like preaching and religious song; at 1626 UT, a clear "Amen." My 1600-1615 UT audio is posted at Station is only on Tue/Thu/Sun. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, ? direct ? Febr 13) UZBEKISTAN Also checked 03.00-13.00 UT RRTM Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan bcast center; Tashkent Shortwave Transmitting Station, usual oddly frequency on lower sideband flank, fq is regular some 60 to 90 Hertz less. 7599.927 kHz Afghanistan International (Volant Media UK) at 08.43 UT on Febr 7, S=4 or -106dBm poor in Delhi India remotedly. {ARMENIA} 7600 even 1300-0300 UT via CJSC Yerevan Gavar bcast relay site. {TAIWAN] 7600.137v At other time of the day also SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng the opposite Falun Gong sect sce from Taiwan in Chinese air, especially heard in CeAS Far East AS, and around China mainland, VTN, PHL etc. Afghanistan International (Volant Media UK) 0300-1300 7599.9vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Pashto, not 0230-1430 UT 1300-0300 7600.0 ERV 100 kW / 100 deg to WeAs Pashto, not 1430-0230 UT 7599.933 kHz exact measured, today at 12.06 UT on Febr 8. 5829.939 kHz IITV from London in Persian on Febr 7 at 14.50 UT, S=9+10dB signal in Delhi India. 13.30-05.30 UT. [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 7 / 8) 7600 { OPPOSITION } Radio Afghanistan Intl. TV, via Tashkent, Febr 1, good signal as usual at 1335 UT check, YL and OM reading the nx in Pashto. Little bit of whining background hum to carrier, surely an xmtr artifact. 7600 kHz Radio Afghanistan Intl TV via Tashkent (Erevan?) fair/good signal 1415 UT though band going out, with OM reading nx in Pashto with remote reports. Questions abound this one. First, what is the correct time for the xmtr switchover each day from Tashkent to Erevan? Conflicting info out there, one indicating this occurs at 1300 but another at 1430 UT. (Ralph Perry, Wheaton-IL-USA, Naswa Electronic Flashsheet #1034 on Febr 6) UZBEKISTAN Re: 5910 clandestine ID; checked the RRTM Telecom Tashkent outlets on Monday Febr 14 afternoon, 14.00 - 15.30 UT: 5924.944 kHz DWL Deutsche Welle Bonn Germany in Dari to AFG/IRN from 14.00 6164.942 kHz NHK Radio Japan in English 7589.947 North Korean Reform R in Korean - also 100 Hertz string visible. 9380even kHz VoWilderness to Koreas, 415 Hertz string visible. 5924.944 kHz DWL Bonn Germany Dari like 14.00-15.00 UT at 14.40 UT. 7524.997 kHz Furusato no Kaze in Japanese to Koreas at 14.47 UT. 9540even kHz FEBA Radio in Hindi to South Asia at 14.52 UT 9380 Voice of Wilderness only Sundays half hour, 15.00-15.30 UT. 5874.964 kHz scheduled request is BBC London in Persian, but empty channel the whole 60 minutes hour 15.00-16.00 UT, traced remotedly in Athens-GRC, Kuwait and Delhi India, only some S=2 tiny string like exciter signal only. What happened ? 5895even kHz IBRA Media Stockholm / R Ibrahim ?Cyprus? in Bengali at 15.20 UT, strong signal S=9+20dB in Delhi India remotedly. 7410even kHz AWR Asia in Hindi language at 15.03 UT 7549.997 kHz Nippon no Kaze, Korean to Koreas at 15.08 UT [selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz] (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 14) Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 230, Issue 18 ------------------------------------------------- Message: 4 Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2022 From: Jota Xavier Subject: [HCDX] JRX Current Logs: February 16, 2022 Receiver (s): Tecsun S-2000 Antenna (s): Loop for Shortwave All times and dates in UTC-GMT CLANDESTINE ** 9525. Wed, Feb 16, 2022. 2014-2023, Deng? Welat, Kishinev-MDA, in Kurdish. Man announcer talks; Other man talks news, presumably. Fair reception with moderate fading: 45533.??? JRX (Jos? Ronaldo Xavier) Cabedelo-Para?ba, Brazil (UTC-3) SWLDXBulgaria News, February 16-17 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- ARMENIA(non) Trans World Radio TWR India in English on 9965 kHz via CJSC Yerevan, February 16 1440-1510 on 9965 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Fri. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/twr-india-in-english-on-9965-khz-via_17.html ARMENIA(non) TWR India relay FEBA Pakistan in Urdu on 9965 kHz via CJSC Yerevan, February 16 1510-1540 on 9965 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs Urdu Daily. Very good via SDR Tambov, Russia. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/feba-pakistan-in-urdu-on-9965-khz-via_17.html MOLDOVA(non) TWR India relay FEBA Pakistan in Pashto on 7590 kHz Grigoriopol, February 16 till 1500 on 7590vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily North Korea Reform Radio, fair 1500-1545 on 7590 KCH 300 kW / 110 deg to SoAs Pashto Daily. Very good via SDR Tambov, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/feba-pakistan-in-pashto-on-7590-khz.html U.K.(non) NHK World Radio Japan on 7564.9v kHz via ENC-DMS Tashkent on February 16 1530-1600 on 7564.9vTAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Hindi. Fair via SDR Tambov, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/nhk-world-radio-japan-on-75649v-khz-via.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Free North Korea on 9910 kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 16 1300-1400 on 9910 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean. Good signal via SDR Tambov, Russia. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-free-north-korea-on-9910-khz-via_17.html SWLDXBulgaria News & DX RE MIX NEWS # 1234, February 17-18 Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria -------------------------------- ABKHAZIA Abkhaz Radio/Apsua Radio in Abkhazian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi on February 18 from 0500 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Abkhazian. Fair/good via SDR Tambov, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/apsua-radio-in-abkhazian-on-95348v-khz_18.html ABKHAZIA Apsua Radio relay Avtoradio in Russian on 9534.8v kHz via Sukhumi, February 18 0800-0802 on 9534.8vSUK 005 kW / non-dir to CeAs Russian & off. Good via SDR Tambov, RUS https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/avtoradio-in-russian-on-95348v-khz-via.html DX RE MIX NEWS # 1234, February 18 https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/dx-re-mix-news-1234.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Iran International on 15629.8v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 17: from 1229 on 15629.8vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi. Very good + tx hum via SDR Tambov, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-iran-international-on-156298v-khz_18.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Radio Iran International on 5829.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 17 from 1330 on 5829.9vTAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi. Weak/fair signal via SDR Tambov, Russia https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-iran-international-on-58299v-khz_18.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Voice of Martyrs on 7529.9v kHz via RRTM Telecom Tashkent, February 17 1530-1600 on 7529.9vTAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily. Fair via SDR Tambov, RUS Same time QRM 7540.0 DB 250 kW / 110 deg to EaAs Chinese Radio Free Asia+CNR-1 Jamming. https://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2022/02/voice-of-martyrs-on-75299v-khz-via.html Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 230, Issue 20 ------------------------------------------- Message: 2 Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Subject: [HCDX] Fri Febr 18, Voice of Tibet Oslo via Dushanbe Yangi Yul 100kW TAJIKISTAN/CHINA mainland 1330-1341 9894 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan test tone of 995 Hertz noted so far 1341-1347 9886 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan S=9+25dB stronger in Delhi and Hiroshima than 1330-1334 9864 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan QRM CNR1 Beijing regular 9860 kHz channel QRM CRI Xianyang Xian regular 9865 kHz channel 1334-1342 9876 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan S=9+10dB til 13.41:10 UT 1342-1347 9864 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 73 wb df5sx RADIO BROADCASTING IN RUSSIAN ================================= Egypt ---------- * After a break of more than two years, Cairo Radio is marked with programs in Russian on February 1st and 15th. 15 February 2022 I also monitor every day in the hope that the technical situation at Radio Cairo will improve. 9440 in Albanian at 1500 with the buzzy transmitter has been off from Feb.10, but is back on from today. Still unlistenable with some distortion. Tonight 9900 is on as usual in Italian - very distorted. Most days it's carrier with no modulation. 9810 is also on today in German at 1900 - heavily distorted. But surprisingly, 9510 has appeared again with the buzzy transmitter - this time in Russian. But - the modulation is at level level with just a little distortion. More language services are on again tonight. It seems to me that the schedule varies according to which transmitter operator is on duty. (Alan Holder, G4ZBH, Isle of Wight, U.K) 1 February 2022 There is another carrier on 9510 with program in Russian with buzz and low modulation with 52/24in the PL330 (Zach Liangas, Greece, WOR iog) I also hear the Russian programme on 9510 kHz tonight. Only a weak signal here in the U.K. with low modulation and some distortion (beamed north at 5 degrees). It is the same buzzy transmitter which is used for Albanian at 1500. (Alan Holder, UK, WOR iog) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0fUD7IGq4SGx9w8U8LqbJdPgUQOluMd/view (Alex Miatlikov, Ukraine / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open-dx") * On February 16, the program in Russian was at 19:00 UTC, however, at a frequency of 9810 kHz, not 9510. They said something about supporting young people. Somewhere at 19:20 (I write from memory) the transmitter turned off. (Evgeny Kornykhin, Moscow, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open-dx") * * I listened to Egypt on the 15th! At 19.00 on 9510 there was a program in Russian. At the same time, call 9810 in German. Sound quality is poor at both frequencies, but poor "in different ways". And on 9900 from 18.00 they broadcast in Italian - here, too, the audio is "not a fountain" (Vasily, Moscow, Russia "open-dx") Romania ------------- Photo by the editors of the Russian Service of Interradio Romania. https://www.facebook.com/RadioRomaniaInternational.Russian/ Internet page https://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/pages/home (Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia) Vietnam ------------- On Fridays only, the Russian broadcast from 1630 UTC on 11885 kHz is hard to hear, as there is also China National Radio 1st Program and Radio Free Asia in Uighur. (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria) WEB and AIR RADIO IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ======================================== Russia. St. Petersburg. ----------------------- MARIINSKY.FM (Internet radio of the Mariinsky Theatre) On-air frequency Mariinsky.FM On air since 2012 Link to streaming http://radio.mariinsky.ru:80/stream Website on the Internet http://www.Mariinsky.FM VKontakte group http://vk.com/mariinskyfm Station with completely own programming (https://www.radioportal.ru/) Syria ------------ Radio Damascus. http://en.ortas.online/index.php?d=100463 (on the "RADIO Syrian Foreign Radio" picture, press the "LIVE" button. 05.30-06.00, 11.30-12.00, 15.00-16.00, 18.00-19.00 UTC Identification: "This is Damascus, the broadcasting station of the Syrian Arab Republic, you are listening to Radio Damascus." (Handbook "Broadcasting in Russian. Autumn 2021 - Spring 2022". Editor - Alexander Berezkin, St. Petersburg, Russia) INTERNET DIRECTORY ====================== World dx. http://www.worlddx.narod.ru/. The Author Ivan Lebedevskiy. Pushkin. Leningrad region. The site has many addresses on the Internet. Information from the site http://worlddx.ml (on the site information in Russian and English) - Author - Notes - Archive - Frequencies - Audio archive - Links - KiwiSDR - Contacts - webchat - wordpress - blogspot (http://worlddx.ml) QSL WORLD ======== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "open-dx" EK = Eugeniy Kornykhin, Moscow, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" KB = Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" PI = Pavel Ivanov, Belgorod, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open-dx" Brazil ------------- ZYE365 Radio National da Amazonia After re-reporting to ouvidoria@ebc.com.br, an e-QSL card with a new subject has been received from Empresa Brasil de Comunicação (EBC) for receiving Radio Nacional da Amazonia on November 15, 2021. https://freerutube.info/2022/02/16/e-qsl-zye365-radio-nacional-da-amazonia-braziliya-noyabr-2021-goda/ (DE) Canada / Austria ---------------------- Bible Voice Broadcasting confirmed broadcast reception in Moscow 5 February 2022 / 11900 kHz 14.00-15.00 UTC / February 6, 2022 / 9715 kHz 18.30-19.00utc. The e-QSL design is still the same (with an antenna field). The report was sent to mail@bvbroadcasting.org, the answer came in 7 days. Reception video https://youtu.be/W_orJC1qsJQ // https://youtu.be/qUr5kpxSEGU . (EK) China --------- China Radio International (now called CGTN Radio) confirmed reception of the transmission in Moscow on February 15, 2022 / 11640 kHz 13.00-14.15 UTC. The subject of the e-QSL is Nam Tso Lake. Report on 6 frequencies sent to yinglian@cri.com.cn, but only one of the frequencies. The answer came in 7 hours. Reception video https://youtu.be/ZzQM9c-9wrg . (EK) France / Germany ------------------------------ eQSL Atlantic 2000 International. February 12, 2021 / 09.00-10.00 UTC / 9670 kHz (via Channel 292) Website: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/atlantic-2000-international.html (AK) Germany ------------- eQSL SM Radio Dessau. February 13, 2022 / 12.35-13.00 UTC / 6070 kHz (via Channel 292) Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/sm-radio-dessau.html (AK) Great Britain ---------------------- Program "Bobs 60s Splach" February 11, 2022 / 18.20-19.00 UTC / 3955 kHz (via Chanel 292) Email: studio@redsandsradio.co.uk Since eQSL has not changed, I received a letter in response to the acceptance message - "Dear Anatoly Thank you for your second report on Bob's 60's Splash programme, which I'm pleased you enjoyed. I haven't personally yet been to Russia as we were prevented from making a trip 20 months ago due to the global pandemic, perhaps one day! Since you have a E-QSL Card I've attached a picture of one of our receivers which belonged to Radio 390 on the Red Sands Fort in the Thames Estuary I began my career on Radio City on the Shivering Sands Fort, we look out at the Forts from our studios With all best wishes for clear channel listening, 73's Bob" Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/bobs-60s-splash.html (AK) Japan / Lithuania ---------------------------- NHK World Radio Japan 2 QSL cards April 5, 2020 / 1386 kHz May 3, 2020 / 1386 kHz Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/nhk-world-radio-japan-russian.html (AK) Japan / Madagascar ---------------------------- NHK World Radio Japan / Swahili Service (MDG) The editors of the Swahili Radio Japan broadcast sent a QSL card with the subject "Follow Ryoma!" (Kochi Prefecture) for hosting the program last June 17 and a postcard (blank Verification Card) with the theme "Wasshoi!" (Tokyo). Sent from Japan by Sea Mail, no date stamp on the envelope, received February 17, 2022. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2019/12/nhk-world-radio-japan.html (KB) New Zealand ------------------------ Radio New Zealand Pacific confirmed transmission reception in Moscow 28 January 2022 / 11725 kHz 12.00-12.58 UTC. The e-QSL design is still the same. Filled out the form on the site, the answer came in 15 days. Reception video https://youtu.be/jmcffJWKFYk . (EK) Poland / Lithuania -------------------------- QSL card for Radio Poland. 3.01.22 / 15:00-16:30 UTC / 1386 kHz Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/blog-post_18.html (AK) Russia / Germany ------------------------------ * QSL card "Voice of the Andes" - radio studio "Otkrovenie". 1.1.2022 / 15.30-15.59 UTC / 5900 kHz Nauen, Germany Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/blog-post_15.html (AK) * Voice of the Andes / HCJB (D) Received three QSL-cards for receiving Radio "Voice of the Andes" (p/st "Otkrovenie") in January. The cards show views of Voronezh in spring and summer. Envelope sent February 8, received February 17, 2022. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2020/01/hcjb-voice-of-andes.html (KB) * Radio studio "Otkrovenie" confirmed the reception of the program in Moscow 29 January 2022 / 9510 kHz 15.29-16.27 UTC. QSL came in an envelope card (the subject is views of Voronezh), a letter from Nelli Yakovlevna, calendars, poems, printed souvenirs. Report sent to mks@intercon.ru, the envelope came in 16 days. Reception video https://youtu.be/D5kXT_E3p0s . (EK) * HCJB Voice of the Andes A new QSL card has been received from the Otkrovenie studio from Voronezh for the report on the reception of the Voice of the Andes dated January 1, 2022. Nelli Yakovlevna traditionally added a personal letter, a Christian magazine and an article to the envelope. https://freerutube.info/2022/02/19/qsl-hcjb-golos-and-germaniya-yanvar-2022-goda/ (DE) Slovakia ------------- Radio Slovakia Int'l / French Sce / via SWS (D) QSL-card: 3985 kHz / 19.30-19.57 UTC / Jan.31-2022 QSL topic: mountain peak of the Velka Fatra massif in winter, Slovakia (New Year's card). Dispatched from Bratislava on February 4, received on February 14, 2022. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/08/radio-slovakia-international.html (KB) Sweden / Germany -------------------------- * Swedish DX Federation QSL card. 2021-12-25 / 13.00 UTC / 9670 kHz / via Channel 292, Germany Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/swedish-dx-federation.html (AK) * SDXF / via Channel 292 (D) QSL-card: 9670 kHz / 13.00-14.00 UTC / Dec.25-2021 The date of departure from Sweden is not indicated on the envelope, received on February 15, 2022. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2022/02/swedish-dx-federation.html (KB) Taiwan ------------ * QSL card Taiwan Radio International. 2022.01.01 / 17:00-17:30 UTC / Russian / 5900 kHz Blog: http://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/radio-taiwan-inrernational.html (AK) * Radio Taiwan International Received a letter from the Russian edition of Radio Taiwan International with a QSL card for the report dated January 1, 2022. QSL 2022-1 - The theme of this year's QSL series is Taipei area attractions. The envelope was sent on January 20, 2022. https://freerutube.info/2022/02/19/qsl-radio-taiwan-international-tajvan-yanvar-2022-goda/ (DE) Turkey ------------ * Voice of Turkey (TUR) QSL-card: 6125; 9410; 9495 kHz / 04.00; 14.00; 17.50 UTC / Dec.10-2021 QSL Theme (Aralik-December 2021): Sheb-i Arus in Konya - Every year on December 17, celebrations are held in Konya to celebrate the reunion of Mevlana Jalaladdin Rumi with Allah. The celebration is better known as the rite of Sema. The full operating schedule of the station was again added to the envelope. Reported to the general VOT address tsr@trt.net.tr. Dispatched from Ankara on January 25, received on February 14, 2022. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/voice-of-turkey-tur-date-february-27.html (KB) * Voice of Turkey A new letter has been received from the Russian edition of the Voice of Turkey with a QSL card for the report dated November 2, 2021. The envelope was sent on January 25, 2022. https://freerutube.info/2022/02/19/qsl-voice-of-turkey-turcziya-noyabr-2021-goda/ (DE) USA / Germany --------------------- eQSL Texas Radio Shortwave 19 February 2022 / 09.24-10.00 UTC / 6070 kHz (via Channel 292, Germany) Blog: http://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/blog-post_19.html Letter: Ahoy Anatoly - Your report's correct, and here's your Texas Blues Sampler verification. You don't comment on the music you hear on TRSW, and it looks like you never have. That's a shame because listener feedback helps us plan our programs. Plus, it's a requirement to receive our eQSLs. We're attaching a copy of our Reception Report Guide so you can see that. The rest of your reports are letter-perfect. In the future, we won't be able to verify your reports unless you include thoughtful comments on what you heard and what you'd like to hear on future shows. We think this is reasonable as we spend about 10 hours researching and selecting music for each program, producing them, designing an eQSL, and corresponding with listeners. We like to think our listeners see us as more than a source of nice verifications. You might want to tune to 3955 kHz at 1800 UTC for the second hour of blues, our Texas Blues Women program. 73 and Arrgghh. Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate. Texas Radio Shortwave Sailing into your ears from the Lone Star State (of Mind) https://www.facebook.com/texasradiosw (AK) QSL mail ---------------- The following confirmations have been received in the last week: - Radio Free Asia - 6 identical QSLs - Trans World Radio - QSL Swedish DX Federation via Channel 292 (PI) CALENDAR - HISTORY OF DX HOBBIES, RADIO AND MAIL =========================================== WORLD NEWS. ===================== * Radio bike. ----------------------- 1954 Blog: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2022/02/blog-post_14.html (Anatol Dyougkha & Evgenij / "Radio reception" - Telegram) * FTIOM & UBMP To Cease Broadcasts From Germany & Bulgaria. -------------------------------------- The following is a very difficult decision that will affect my many listeners in Russia, but economically speaking I have no alternative at present. Fortunately, it will be possible to hear these programs as a morning show via the WBCQ website and/or some remote Web SDRs, and the new frequency we are currently testing might reach parts of Russia on the ground. Many of you are practically family now, and I hope we can stay connected in spite of this. I began From The Isle of Music six years ago and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot five years ago, starting small on WBCQ and eventually expanding to Europe and beyond with Channel 292 for both programs and Space Line for FTIOM. I am not a wealthy man, and my programs have been literally 99.9% self-funded during that period. The very small handful of contributors has been appreciated but has never been large enough to put a dent in costs. Over the past two years, my living expenses have increased precipitously while my income and contributions have not. With great reluctance, I must make some difficult financial decisions. One of them is that broadcasts on Space Line have already ceased, and broadcasts on Channel 292 will cease March 5. This is a purely financial decision, I have very much enjoyed working with both stations and will deeply miss the audiences that I will probably lose. While the financial support from listeners was minimal, the emotional support has been huge, many of those listeners feel like family now. Broadcasts will continue on WBCQ The Planet where these programs began. FTIOM will continue on 7490 kHz, currently Tuesdays 0100-0200 UTC, and UBMP will continue on 7490 kHz Sundays, currently 2300-0000 UTC. Both of these livestream on WBCQ.com, so listeners unable to catch the terrestrial broadcast (or who are asleep at those hours) may be able to record live for later listening. Both programs will also be part of the new special lineup on 4790 kHz which is being fully sponsored by Angela and Allan Weiner. More details about that will be forthcoming, that frequency may reach parts of Europe terrestrially as an early morning show at a tolerable hour. Note however that both broadcasts on 7490 can be "breakfast listening" using the WBCQ.com website or some remote WebSDRs in Eastern Europe, a key target area for the broadcasts from Europe. I regret the necessity for these changes and hope listeners will find the remaining options on WBCQ usable. (William "Bill" Tilford, Owner/Producer, Tilford Productions, LLC) * Former employees of the United Nations - about the past, present and future of radio at the UN. ------------------------------------ This year's World Radio Day, celebrated annually on February 13, is dedicated to the theme "Radio and Trust". It is especially relevant today in connection with the spread of disinformation in a pandemic and hate speech. We asked former colleagues Elena Vapnichnaya and Jerome Longuet about the importance of radio in the modern world. Elena for many years headed the Russian service, and Jerome - the French; both worked for UN Radio - and later UN News - for more than two decades and retired last year. Details in Russian - https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__82318/ (OnAir.ru) * Goodbye Turkey, hello Türkiye ------------------------------------------- Goodbye Turkey, hello Türkiye Close Turkey is rebranding its internationally recognised name as "Türkiye". President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the new name "represents and expresses the culture, civilisation and values of the Turkish nation in the best way". But the change is about more than phonetic pronunciation. BBC Monitoring's Ilgin Karlidag explains. Video produced by Suniti Singh https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-60337147?fbclid=IwAR2gd2e45YGiFNvdhiVqiYXqx0CMXAir- Fvl5Bpj87wZglzAZDJOpZthVK4 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup) * 80th Anniversary of VOA. ---------------------------------- On February 1st 1942 was the first transmission from Voice of America stations in the USA to Europe to correct the propaganda and misinformation that Nazi Germany was broadcasting to the world. They committed to telling the truth even if it was good or bad. The highest ideals of journalism would be maintained to fight propaganda with truth and trust. For 80 years, this organization has fought fake news and informed the world through unbiased radio. For much of the world population, VOA was the only source they could get reports that they could trust. Today, this mission is even more vital to the peace of the globe... https://w4amc.com/2022/01/07/80th-anniversary-of-voa/ (https://vk.com/dxing / https://swling.com/blog/2022/02/special-event-to-mark-voas-80th-anniversary/) * "What about America?" Foreign Broadcasting and Voice of America. -------------------------------------- In Russian. Alex Grigoriev about two models of broadcasting to a foreign audience: in Russia and the USA. The USSR began international radio broadcasting one of the first in the world - in 1929, this broadcasting became one of the tools of communist propaganda and an instrument of foreign policy. The US created its international broadcaster, Voice of America, in 1942, at the height of World War II, to fight the propaganda narrative of Berlin and Tokyo. VOA followed the principle: "News can be good or bad for us - we will always tell you the truth." These two models of foreign broadcasting continue into the 21st century. Video - 2:27 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456242621%2Fc3de996729b5104358%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * WOR radio was born 100 years ago with two poles and some wire on Bamberger's roof in Newark. -------------------------------------- David M. Zimmer NorthJersey.com February 18, 2022 https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/rutherford/2022/02/18/wor-radio-rutherford-nj-turns-100/6819526001/ (Mike Terry / https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup) * New stations on Radio Channel 292 ------------------------ New on Channel 292 are Cruisin' the Decades at different times on 3955, 6070 and 9670 kHz, and for the first time on 9670 kHz on February 25th Steelguitar After a long break again regularly via Channel 292 on 6070 and 9670 kHz Radio Oberlausitz International and a new special from C.M. special with 300 kW via ORS Vienna, at 15730 kHz on February 25 at 0900 UTC Brand new: Norberts Musikladen on 6070 kHz on Sunday 20 February and Intensiv Radio on 6070 kHz on February 20th and, not to forget, on March 8th on 6070 kHz from 0800 to 2400 CET From The Isle Of Music & Uncle Bill's Melting Pot Farewell to Europe. Details here: https://www.channel292.de/schedule-3955-khz/ https://www.channel292.de/schedule-6070-khz/ https://www.channel292.de/schedule-9670-khz/ Maybe you also heard of the "German Radio War" about the jamming of various short-wave stations: https://members7.boardhost.com/PirateRadio/msg/1636063068.html In this case we are again from the Sendezentrum in Kall blamed without any basis for these jammings to be (jointly) responsible. It is true that we have to defend ourselves against attacks from Kall for many years, among other things, the station was twice located by the Federal Network Agency as jammer of our programs; however, we use only legal means, otherwise we would be just such morons as certain other people in the Eifel. Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Kind regards Rainer Ebeling Radio Channel 292 Eja 2 85276 Pfaffenhofen Zuteilungsnummer der Rundfunklizenz: BNA 01 95 8482 Tel: +49 8441 - 456 99 88 info@channel292.de www.channel292.de (Channel 292) 73!