-------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1234 Sunday / 23 April 2023 ------------------------- Russia - broadcasting, radio communications, television, internet, high tech. QSL world. World news. ----------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE BALTIC =========================== Krasnodarskiy kray. ---------------------------- Krasnodar. Anapa - on 94.1 FM test Autoradio. Officially, the transition from the old frequency (89.0) is not reported. (https://vk.com/tvfm23) Republic of Karelia -------------------------- New FM frequencies 87.6 BELOMORSK KAREL 64°31'0"N 34°44'0"E RUS ADD 87.8 KEM KAREL 64°57'20"N 34°34'37"E RUS ADD 88.3 KEM KAREL 64°57'20"N 34°34'37"E RUS ADD 88.8 KEM KAREL 64°57'20"N 34°34'37"E RUS ADD 89.3 KEM KAREL 64°57'20"N 34°34'37"E RUS ADD 89.8 KEM KAREL 64°57'20"N 34°34'37"E RUS ADD 91.4 BELOMORSK KAREL 64°31'0"N 34°44'0"E RUS ADD 91.6 KEPA KAREL 65°9'21"N 32°10'5"E RUS ADD 92 BELOMORSK KAREL 64°31'0"N 34°44'0"E RUS ADD 93.3 BELOMORSK KAREL 64°31'0"N 34°44'0"E RUS ADD 93.5 OLONETS KAREL 60°58'40"N 32°58'10"E RUS ADD 94.5 BELOMORSK KAREL 64°31'0"N 34°44'0"E RUS ADD Source: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/terrestrial/brific/BRIFIC/SpecialSection/GE84/GE84_324.pdf (https://vk.com/radio.tv_10) Republic of Tatarstan. ------------------------------- * Comedy Radio sounded in Naberezhnye Chelny, the second most populated city in the Republic of Tatarstan. It is the core of the Nizhne-Kama agglomeration, where the potential coverage of listeners is approaching one million. In Naberezhnye Chelny, broadcasting is carried out on 94.7 FM. The GPM Radio holding won the frequency last year at the FCC competition, winning with the concept of Comedy Radio. The main feature of the radio station is non-stop talk shows with game interactive. Details - https://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/30334 (https://www.gpmradio.ru/) * The mast of the Naberezhnye Chelny television center. 180 m + photo - https://vk.com/tatarstan_radiotv?w=wall-14553046_52480 Digit 32 TVK and 45 TVK of 5 kW 88.6 MHz - Dorozhnoe radio (500 W) 91.1 MHz - Vesti FM (1 kW) 92.1 MHz - Radio Russii (1 kW) 94.0 MHz - Radio Iskatel (250 W) (plan) 95.9 MHz - Nashe radio (1 kW) 99.4 MHz - Radio Mayak (1 kW) 105.5 MHz - Bulgarian radios (2 kW) 106.4 MHz - Retro FM (1 kW) (https://vk.com/tatarstan_radiotv) Saratovskaya oblast. ------------------------------ Balakovo Reception of Saratov stations, reception was carried out near RTRS Balakovo 87.5 Monte Carlo 87.9 NRJ 88.3 Detskoe radio 89.2 Radio Taxi 89.8 Radio Vanya 90.6 Komsomolskaya Pravda 91.0 Radio Dacha 91.5 Nashe radio 99.0 Radio Russii 100.2 Vesti FM 101.1 Radio Vera 101.5 Chanson 102.1 Autoradio 102.6 Radio 7 103.0 Radiola 103.5 E+ 103.9 Novoe radio 105.3 Russkoe radio - 97.4 Mayak interrupted 97.6 Vesti 106.5 DFM interrupted 106.8 Love 100.4 Рр interrupted 100.6 Humor 104.2 Love interrupted 104.3 Retro FM 104.8 Serebryany dozhd was not heard 88.7 Record Not heard at all (Leonid Chernev, https://vk.com/radiosaratov) Chelyabinskaya oblast. ------------------------------ Estimated launch of SPUTNIK radio in Chelyabinsk at 99.5 MHz in the first half of May 2023. (https://vk.com/chelradiotv) DIGEST. NEWS. =================== * Program "Radiopanorama". -------------------------------------- In Russian. Moscow. World Radio Network. 04/22/2023 Program "Radiopanorama" for lovers of long-range radio reception. Author and presenter Vadim Alekseev. Program content: in the repeat - New Year's Eve 2018 edition. Publishing - publishing the details of the program and sound file on the page - https://vk.com/dxing?w=wall-3271973_7430 Publication and preparation of the sound file - Vladimir Emelyanov, Samara, Russia. (https://vk.com/dxing) * Cloud Storage: Top 10 with Free Versions. -------------------------------------------------- --------- Free up memory on your device, access the files you need at any time and from any gadget, share documents, photos and videos without physical media - all this allows you to do cloud storage. You just need to choose the best - we will tell you about them. Details in Russian - https://hi-tech.mail.ru/review/62638-free-oblako/?frommail=2 (https://mail.ru/) * Senator Pushkov: Russia urgently needs to resume broadcasting to Africa. -------------------------------------------------- ---- Russia urgently needs to resume broadcasting to Africa, Senator Alexei Pushkov believes. "Because in Africa they listen to the radio, since the Internet is far from being everywhere," said the chairman of the Federation Council Commission on Information Policy and Interaction with the Media on the air of Vmeste-RF. He recalled that once Russia broadcast to Africa and we had strong positions there. Pushkov also noted that our country should develop a new information strategy. "To consider information on a residual basis is wrong," he said. We have RT, Sputnik, and it is no accident that they are closed in the west. "They close because they are effective," Pushkov said. According to him, the West is afraid of the alternative information that we carry. vmeste-rf.tv (https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=16808) * From the history of the radio station "Mayak". ------------------------------------------------ The reason for the departure of "Mayak" from the air of long-distance radio broadcasting. Details in Russian - https://www.radioportal.ru/news_radio/17396/translyatsiya-radio-mayak-prekrashchaetsya-za- predelami-krupnykh-gorodov (https://www.radioportal.ru/) * PPM and MPM: what's the difference? -------------------------------- In today's world, everything is calculated and measured. Numbers define prestige, success and demand. Therefore, the accuracy and objectivity of media measurements are always extremely important, because ratings are a headache for all representatives of the media sector, because advertising agencies and advertisers are guided by them. At least, this is true for large cities, it is a special question about the regions. So what do leading research companies have to offer? Details in Russian - https://www.radioportal.ru/articles/16816/ppm-i-mpm-v-chem-raznitsa (https://www.radioportal.ru/) * Radio amateur cat. ------------------------------ Video - 0:17 https://youtu.be/tI6BsGSm5hs https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_73522 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456244625%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * On the "Dorozhnje Radio" there was a new musical arrangement of the air. -------------------------------------------------- ---- How does the updated jingle of the beginning of the hour sound in St. Petersburg. This year, "Dorozhnoe Radio" will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the start of broadcasting. New jingles were recorded by Valeria, earlier (since 2017) the jingles of the radio station were performed by the singer Yuta, One of the very first jingles of Dorozhny was recorded by Alena Maltseva (Yarmarka group). Listen here - https://vk.com/radio_i_tv?w=wall-208243619_1993 (https://vk.com/radio_i_tv) * "Dorozhnoe Radio" presented a new design of the air. -------------------------------------- Dorozhnoe Radio, which is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year since the start of broadcasting, is arranging a seasonal update. The listeners are presented with a fresh design of the air in the original arrangement, and the singer Valeria presented her voice to the jingles of the popular radio station on her own anniversary day. Details in Russian - https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=16825 (https://tele-satinfo.ru/) * Telesputnik-Express: telecom is crying for personnel, and software is trying to replace imports. ------------------------------------------------ Video in Russian - 7:34 https://vk.com/telesputnik?w=wall-46499225_9949 https://vk.com/telesputnik?z=video-46499225_456239871%2Fd4d7191e1f0f98101a%2Fpl_wall_-46499225 In this special issue, we share our impressions of visiting the exhibition and forum "Communication", which was held in Moscow from April 11 to 14. - Why there are few manufacturers of telecom equipment in the country and when they will appear; - What components are used to create solutions from the import substitution catalog; - Why it is impossible to compete with Asian manufacturers of computer equipment; - What changes are needed in the domestic space industry. When preparing the video, official recordings of the broadcasts of the Svyaz and Russian Software: Effective Solutions for the Digital Economy forums were used. * Volodin intends to obtain funds from Google for blocking Duma TV. ---------------------------------------------------- During the plenary session, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin instructed the Security Committee to control the work of bailiffs in order to receive funds to the State Duma from the American company Google. Vedomosti writes about it. The foreign organization, according to the decision of the Moscow Arbitration Court, is obliged to pay 1 billion rubles for blocking the parliamentary television channel Duma TV on the YouTube video platform and restore access to it. According to Volodin, on April 18, the bailiff service began to seize the company's property in order to find the required funds. Recall that in early April 2022, Google blocked the Duma TV YouTube channel, which had 145,000 subscribers. In August, State Duma deputy Anton Gorelkin said that the channel had filed a lawsuit against the American company. In November of the same year, the Moscow Arbitration Court fully satisfied the claim. (https://www.cableman.ru/content/volodin-nameren-dobitsya-polucheniya-sredstv-ot-google-za-blokirovku-dumy-tv) * Reception of radio stations in Vyborg, Leningradskaya oblast (04/15/2023). -------------------------------------- Video in Russian - 8:50 https://vk.com/tvradio47?w=wall-67314840_4778 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU7KQgORj4Y Current radio reception in Vyborg on the radio amateur channel. (https://vk.com/tvradio47) * The radio business is a tricky business. -------------------------------------------------- It is difficult to achieve success in it, but it is possible. Sergey Karpenko, the producer of the Marusya FM radio station, talks about all the legal and technical intricacies of opening a radio channel on his Zen channel. Details in Russian - https://dzen.ru/a/ZDpgQd_RlwGCeTmG (https://vk.com/radio.tv_31) * Private opinion about amateur radio. ------------------------------------------------ I want to express my opinion about amateur radio, which I have been doing for over 60 years. Maybe this will help someone find their place in this exciting activity. Details in Russian - https://dzen.ru/a/ZDj1CjLnJlLeAWx7 ("Old radio amateur" - https://dzen.ru/id/63de49988168d14900e1f9a0) * The channel for animals "Lapki Live" was launched. -------------------------------------------------- - Soon we are launching a new project - "Lapki Live". This will be the first entertainment channel in Russia for pets and all those who love them. The idea of creating a whole channel arose after the great success of the Klyuem program on the Bober TV channel. The interactive project, originally created to popularize the seasonal feeding of tits, bullfinches and other birds, attracted not only viewers, but also their pets. Details in Russian - https://satworld.ru/news/54-channels/10602-zapushhen-kanal-dlja-zhivotnyh-llapki-liver.html (https://vk.com/teleradioldnr) * Yandex is learning Chinese and has already taught Yandex.Browser how to translate videos from Chinese into Russian. -------------------------------------------------- ------- One of the reasons to install Yandex.Browser is the function of translating YouTube videos from English into Russian. Now Yandex has announced that it will be possible to translate from Chinese, and in addition to YouTube, automatic translation will be available on the Chinese video platform Bilibili. Details in Russian - https://vk.com/contentreview?w=wall-63122402_8296 (https://vk.com/contentreview) * Switzerland will not impose a ban on broadcasting RT Arabic and Sputnik Arabic. ---------------------------------------------- Switzerland will not impose a broadcast ban on the Russian media outlets RT Arabic and Sputnik Arabic, but they are prohibited from placing ads in the country, according to a statement published on the website of the country's Ministry of Economy. Details in Russian - https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=16837 (https://tele-satinfo.ru/) * LenTV24 started broadcasting from a new studio. ----------------------------------------- Igor Laishev, the chief director of the TV channel, noted that the new studio will make it possible to produce content that few people can afford even at the federal level. The main information resource of the Leningrad region - LenTV24 - is reaching a new level. The TV channel began broadcasting from a new studio. LenTV24 technical director Mikhail Meshkov noted that the new design and more ergonomic use of space will allow moving towards new, more interesting projects both technically and creatively. Several multimedia screens using the Resolume VJ program allow you to simultaneously display different content that is interesting to each viewer. Details in Russian - https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=16836 (https://tele-satinfo.ru/) * One of the largest and richest regions of Russia will have its own TV channel -------------------------------------------------- ------------- One of the largest and richest regions of Russia, the Irkutsk region, will soon have its own TV channel. In fact, this is not at all surprising. It is surprising that the Irkutsk region, given its potential, has not yet had its own state regional television channel. It is assumed that the new TV channel of the Irkutsk region will be called "Priangarye". Details in Russian - https://obob.tv/sobytiya/sobstvennyy-telekanal-poyavitsya-u-odn/ (https://obob.tv/) * What does import substitution look like? Overview of TVs from Tricolor. ---------------------------------------- Despite the departure of familiar equipment manufacturers from the market, the desire of Russians to watch movies, sports broadcasts and other content on the big screen has not gone away. It is not easy for an ordinary user to understand the abundance of unknown new brands, and I don't even want to remember about online stores. You can get lost there for a few days, but still not buy anything - there are many characteristics that are understandable only to professionals. The situation when you have to look for private workshops to repair equipment, since official manufacturers with their service centers have left our market, unfortunately, is becoming a reality. And the availability of high-quality service support and repair has recently come to the fore when buying equipment. What about Tricolor? Details in Russian - https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=16832 (https://tele-satinfo.ru/) * Softline can expand the production of laptops in the Kaliningrad region. -------------------------------------------------- --------------- Softline IT company and the authorities of the Kaliningrad region are discussing the launch of their own production or contract assembly of laptops and other peripheral devices in the region. Writes about this "Kommersant". Details in Russian - https://www.cableman.ru/content/softline-mozhet-razvernut-proizvodstvo-noutbukov-v- kaliningradskoi-oblasti (https://www.cableman.ru/news) * Day of the radio amateur was celebrated in Kursk. ----------------------------------------------------- Video in Russian - 2:32 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-108852_28290 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-84923713_456253986%2Fcae51a3c43f91e3b58%2Fpl_post_-108852_28290 The holiday of those who keep in touch with the whole planet. April 18 in Kursk celebrated the Day of the radio amateur. What radio circles live now and how to learn to catch a signal, the film crew of the Seimas found out. The day of those who are looking for the right wave, creates self-made satellites and gets in touch every day. Valerian Pikkiev has been running the Sporadic radio club of SWGU since 1977. During this time, many call signs have changed, hundreds of radio station operators, new technologies have come. One thing remains unchanged - inexhaustible enthusiasm and love for their work. More details in the story. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Sasha Irkutsky - Radio amateur. ------------------------------------ Video in Russian - 3:17 https://vk.com/pro.radio?w=wall-51940928_68299 https://vk.com/pro.radio?z=video-168029316_456240913%2Ff113f7598da1220aaf%2Fpl_wall_-51940928 (https://vk.com/pro.radio) * New FM frequencies (including Russia) -------------------------------------------------- --- BR IFIC №2993, Date: 04.04.2023 Special Section GE84/324 International Frequency Information Circular (Terrestrial Services) Radiocommunication Bureau https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-R/terrestrial/brific/BRIFIC/SpecialSection/GE84/GE84_324.pdf (https://forum.vcfm.ru/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2&start=5445) * The official launch of the Great Russian Encyclopedia portal will take place in May. -------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Moscow, April 21, 2023 - The Public Council under the Ministry of Digital Development discussed the development of the scientific and educational portal "The Great Russian Encyclopedia". Its official launch will take place in May. The portal is currently available in test mode. Unlike Wikipedia, only information verified by the scientific community is posted there. "This is essentially the only scientific publishing house left in Russia today. It covers all areas of science and includes 42 scientific editions. We specially made about 25 modules. Each of them employs about 20-30 leading scientists. To date, about 26 thousand articles and more than 22 thousand media materials have already been published. We create content at a speed of 110-120 multimedia articles per day," said Vladimir Grigoriev, director of the Department of State Support for Periodical Press and Book Industry of the Ministry of Digital Development. (https://digital.gov.ru/ru/events/43893/) - Great Russian Encyclopedia WEB: https://bigenc.ru/ Old version of the site: https://old.bigenc.ru/ * A selection of the latest Telesputnik news from April 17 to April 21, 2023 in the express review format. -------------------------------------------------- ---- Video in Russian - 10:12 https://vk.com/telesputnik?z=video-46499225_456239872%2F09fb5c96685079e278%2Fpl_wall_-46499225 https://vk.com/telesputnik?w=wall-46499225_9974 In this release: - The authorities will soften the bill on advisory services; - Last year, the number of IT professionals grew by 12%; - Demand for smartphones in Russia has returned to the level of the beginning of last year; - Leading IT companies have agreed on price self-regulation; - Sales of smart home devices have increased due to a decrease in the average price; - The Ministry of Digital Development will present proposals for the legalization of foreign software by the end of April; - Russian developers have asked for more understandable and transparent benefits. (https://telesputnik.ru/) WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN =========================== Region - Caucasus. ------------------------ Radio Kavkaz Hit WEB: http://kavkazhit.com/ Gelendzhik - 103.5 FM Kislovodsk - 99.4 FM Cherkessk - 105.9 FM Tuapse - 97.9 FM Anapa - 88.3 FM Radio Caucasus Hit: - is a positive charismatic radio station of the South of Russia with a hot temperament, focused on the widest range of listeners. is a round-the-clock music broadcast 7 days a week, regular premieres and hits during the day and calm songs on the air at night. is an opportunity to be heard for novice performers and optimal conditions for those wishing to rebroadcast our air in any city in Russia. is love and respect for each listener from our large audience. Thanks for your support. (https://top-radio.ru/web) MUSIC BROADCASTS - RADIO, TV, INTERNET ===================================== A TELEVISION. Music TV shows. Soviet television. ---------------------------------------------- A TV show called "Jazz Panorama" appeared on Soviet television in the first half of the 80s, in 1984. The project originated within the walls of the Main Editorial Office of Music Programs, and the well-known composer Yuri Saulsky was its driving force. He also hosted the transmission. Detail in Russian + photo: https://tv-80.ru/muzykalnye/dzhazovaya-panorama/ (https://tv-80.ru/muzykalnye/) RADIO ENGINEERING. STORY. ========================= * Russia and USSR ------------------------ - The Vega RP-245S radio receiver has been prepared for production since 1993 by the Berdsk Radio Plant. The receiver did not go into production, and since 1995 the Vega RP-245S-1 receiver has been produced, which is designed to receive broadcasting stations in the ranges: LW, MW, SW-1 (5.85 ... 6.3 MHz), SW-2 (6.95...7.45 MHz), SW-3 (9.45...9.95 MHz), SW-4 (11.6...12.1 MHz) and new SW-5 (15.1 ... 15.6 MHz), SW-6 (17.5 ... 17.95 MHz and VHF 65 ... 74 MHz. In LW, MW, reception is carried out on a magnetic antenna, in SW , VHF-FM bands on telescopic. Detail in Russian + photo: http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/index1/radiopriem/rp_pp/rp_pp4/wega_rp245s.html (http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/) - The portable radio receiver "Vega RP-245S-2" has been produced since 1997 by the Berdsk Radio Plant. The radio receiver is designed for reception in the ranges: LW, MW, SW-1 (5.8-6.4 MHz), SW-2 (6.9 ... 7.5 MHz), SW-3 (9.3 .. .10.1 MHz), SW-4 (11.5...12.3 MHz), SW-5 (14.9...15.7 MHz), SW-6 (17.5...18 .4 MHz and VHF 88 ... 108 MHz In LW, MW, reception is carried out on a magnetic antenna, in SW and VHF - on a retractable, telescopic one. Detail in Russian + photo: http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/index1/radiopriem/rp_pp/rp_pp4/wega_rp245s2.html (http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/) * Soviet transistor radios 1970-1979. -------------------------------------------------- ---- During the era of stagnation that occurred in the 1970s and 80s, portable transistor receivers were perhaps the most common source of musical signal and information. It was through them that not only townspeople and rural residents learned the latest news, but also participants in geological exploration and other expeditions, as well as political instructors in the troops. Some of the models even claimed the laurels of real Hi-Fi! Details in Russian - https://dzen.ru/a/YXbR9rOKdx87C1a3 (https://vk.com/public158109176) * Svirel 402 radio receiver from the USSR. ---------------------------------------- Video - 8:30 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_73600 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPJVzvgYKQw Radio inspection and repair. (Alexander UA3UTX, Ivanovo, Russia / https://vk.com/radioreceiver) QSL World ======== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia KB = Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Australia ------------------ Reach Beyond Australia / HCJB (AUS) e-QSL: monitoring of three frequencies Apr.11-2023 (radio@reachbeyond.org.au) QSL subject: Quokka is a small kangaroo about the size of a domestic cat. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/reach-beyond-australia-hcjb.html (KB) Czech -------- Radio Prague International QSL card. 02.02.2023 / 13:00-13:27 UTC / Internet / Russian Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/04/radio-prague-international.html (AK) Finland ---------------- Radio Spaceshuttle Int'l / pirate station (FIN) e-QSL: 9290 kHz / 15.00-15.55 UTC / Apr.12-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2019/05/radio-spaceshuttle_22.html (KB) France / Germany ---------------------------- * eQSL Atlantic 2000 international. E-mail: atlantic2000international@gmail.com website: http://radioatlantic2000.free.fr 8 April 2023 / 08.00-08.35 UTC / 9670 kHz (via Channel 292) Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/04/atlantic-2000-international.html (AK) * Atlantic 2000 International / via Channel 292 (D) e-QSL: 9670 kHz / 08.00-09.00 UTC / Apr.8-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/atlantic-2000-international.html (KB) Germany ------------- * eQSL SM Radio Dessau. Email: maxberger[at]smradio-dessau.de 9 April 2023 / 11.00-12.00 UTC / 6070 kHz (via Channel 292) Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/04/sm-radio-dessau_17.html (AK) - eQSL SM Radio Dessau. 15 April 2023 / 15.00-15.40 UTC / 6070 kHz (via Channel 292) Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/04/sm-radio-dessau.html (AK) * ABC Germany / via Channel 292 (D) e-QSL: 9670 kHz / 12.00-13.00 UTC / Apr.16-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2022/12/abc-germany.html (KB) Romania / Germany ------------------------------ * eQSL Radio Carpathia. E-mail: radiocarpathia[at]gmail.com 16 April 2023 / 10.00-11.00 UTC / 9670 kHz (via Channel 292) Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/04/radio-carpathia.html (AK) * Radio Carpathia / Channel 292 (D) e-QSL: 9670 kHz / 10.00-11.00 UTC / Apr.16-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2022/12/radio-carpathia.html (KB) Slovakia ------------- QSL card for Radio Slovakia International. 6.2.23 / WEB / English Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/04/radio-slovakia-international.html (AK) Switzerland / Germany ---------------------------------- C.M.Obrecht Shortwave Radio / via Channel 292 (D) e-QSL: 9670 kHz / 11.00-12.00 UTC / Apr.16-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2021/10/cmobrecht.html (KB) USA ------- * eQSL Texas Radio Shortwave. E-mail: texasradiosw[at]gmail.com April 16, 2023 / 12.00-13.00 UTC / 15770 kHz Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/04/texas-radio-shortwave.html (AK) * WEST / Imaginary Stations / via WRMI (USA) e-QSL: 9395 kHz / 22.35-23.00 UTC / Apr.16-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2023/04/west-imaginary-stations.html (KB) CALENDAR - HISTORY OF DX HOBBIES, RADIO, TV AND MAIL ============================================= 18 April. ------------- World Amateur Radio Day. Every year on April 18, a large group of amateur radio enthusiasts around the world celebrate their "professional" holiday - World Amateur Radio Day. On April 18, 1925, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) was founded in Paris, thanks to this event, radio amateurs had a reason to celebrate success and achievements every year. And the members of this organization today are radio amateurs from more than 160 countries of the world. (https://www.calend.ru/holidays/0/0/2689/) 22 April. --------------- On April 22, the Kemerovo Radio and Television Center RTRS celebrates its 65th anniversary. Today, the branch of RTRS "Kemerovo ORTPTS" is a modern communications enterprise with the latest equipment and advanced technologies. A digital television network of 40 transmitting stations has been created in the Kemerovo Region - Kuzbass, regional broadcasting has been organized on the air of the first multiplex TV and radio channels Russia 1, Russia 24, OTR and the radio station Radio Russii. Residents of the region have access to 12 radio stations, which are broadcast from the facilities of the Kemerovo branch of RTRS. And most importantly, the residents of the region have the opportunity to watch free digital terrestrial television. The branch helps to communicate alerts and emergency information from the executive authorities of the Kemerovo region and the regional division of the Russian Emergencies Ministry to the residents of the region. (https://kemerovo.rtrs.ru/prof/rtrs-region/newspaper/22-aprelya-rtrs-kemerovskiy-oblastnoy-radiotelevizionnyy- peredayushchiy-tsentr-otmechaet-yubiley-s-m/) WORLD NEWS ============ * Romania. ------------- Interradio Romania. Program in Russian. The Club DX program aired on Saturday 15 April 2023. You can listen to the show on the station's website. - https://www.rri.ro/ru_ru/15_04_2023-2681363 The station, in response to a question about QSL cards, said that QSL cards for reports will be sent to all who wrote letters, after the resumption of postal communication between the two countries. In March, Club DX was aired on March 18th. It can be assumed that the station is now on the air once a month. (Valery Sheptukhin, Russia / Video chat of the Radio reception group - Telegram) * Clandestine broadcasts ------------------------------- Received the Voice of Martyrs station. Retransmission via transmitter in Uzbekistan. [https://dzen.ru/video/watch/6441099a80e90215b4f8479f?t=18]. The station confirms the technical reports. E-mail: jjeon[at]vomkorea.kr & info[at]vomkorea.kr Voice of Martyrs frequency schedule. UTC time. Transmitters are located in Uzbekistan, Tashkent. Transmitter power 100 kW. in Korean 12.00-12.30 9930 kHz 13.30-14.00 9930 kHz 15.30-16.00 7520 kHz 19.00-19.30 7490 kHz 21.00-21.30 7550 kHz In English: 15.00-15.30 7630 kHz 21.00-21.30 7630 kHz (Viktor Tsekhanovich, Crimea, Russia) * SHORTWAVE BULLETIN ------------------------------------- Issue no. 2026, April 16, 2023 edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden SWB latest issue/archive: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/swb/archive.htm * A tribute to Radio Syd. ------------------------------- On Tuesday April 25th at 19 (17.00 UTC) Radio Igloo will be on air with a tribute to the Pirate Radio Queen, Britt Wadner, and to Radio Syd, the Swedish radio pirate who was transmitting from Cheeta 1 and Cheeta 2 in Öresund in the first half of the 60-ies. The progam is a co-production by Radio Igloo and Malmö Shortwave Club. The program will be transmitted on 5940 kHz. Reports and comments are always welcome. (The Radio Igloo Team via Alf Persson) (SHORTWAVE BULLETIN # 2026, April 16, 2023) * BC-DX 1539, 22 April 2023 ------------------------------------- Editor: Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany http://topnews.wwdxc.de http://www.wwdxc.de/ 73!