-------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1243 Sunday / 25 June 2023 ------------------------- Russia - broadcasting, radio communications, television, internet, high tech. QSL world. World DX 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Editor's news. --------------------- We start publishing QSL cards from stations in our group - http://groups.google.com/group/rusdx FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE BALTIC ======================== Vladimirskaya oblast. --------------------------------- License terminated. Vyazniki 104.3 (Radio 7) (at the request of the licensee) (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Krasnodarskiy kray. ---------------------------- * License. L033-00114-77/00106376 07.12.2017 03/01/2018 07.12.2027 LLC "PING-FM" +Business FM Moscow (168) Anapa (Lysaya gora) 95.5 - 0.05 + Belorechensk 107.1 - 0.03 (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) * On June 23 Radio JAZZ will start broadcasting in the city of Goryachiy Klyuch of the Krasnodar Territory. Now 41,000 residents of the city and guests of the resort will be able to listen to real Jazz at a frequency of 89.9 MHz. Radio JAZZ is a part of Multimedia Holding together with NASHE Radio and ROCK FM radio stations. Earlier, the radio station began operating in Tuapse, Anapa, Angarsk, Arkhangelsk, Veliky Novgorod, Gelendzhik, Dimitrovgrad, Izhevsk, Sevastopol, Samara, Tver, Tomsk and many other Russian cities. nsn.fm (https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=17157) Moskovskaya oblast. ------------------------------- License. L033-00114-77/00152705 04/29/2022 04/18/2011 04/18/2026 LLC "TECHINVEST" Radio Dacha (168) + Zaraysk (Strupna) 90.9 - 0.01 Wedge (Yamuga) 104.0 - 0.01 Kolomna 92.6 - 0.1 Orekhovo-Zuevo 97.8 - 0.1 (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) - License. L033-00114-77/00064696 01/27/2022 09/01/2014 09/13/2024 LLC "MIRAGE" +FMedia (3); + Radio 7 (Radio 7) (165) Serpukhov (Vysokie Dvoriki) 102.4 - 0.25 (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Republic of Karelia. ---------------------------- 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: BR IFIC №2993, Date: 04/04/2023 (https://vk.com/radio.tv_10) Republic of Tatarstan -------------------------------- In Buinsk, the transmitter of the radio station "Kunel" / "Bois FM" (102.3 MHz) is transferred to the mast of the RTRS. Due to the transfer, the signal coverage will increase significantly. Previously, the transmitting antenna was located in the center of the city on the Tattelecom mast. Photo scheme - https://vk.com/tatarstan_radiotv?w=wall-14553046_53630 (Andrey Baskakov, Kazan, Russia / https://vk.com/tatarstan_radiotv) Saint Petersburg ----------------------- * Today, Radio Radonezh is the only representative of local medium-wave broadcasting in St. Petersburg. The transmitter operates daily, according to the schedule: 19.00-24.00 Moscow time Frequency - 684 kHz. Power - 10 kW Transmitter photo - https://vk.com/public158109176?w=wall-158109176_3127 (https://vk.com/public158109176) * June 21, Radio Maria again went on the air at a frequency of 1053 kHz, after a long break (St. Petersburg, Radiocenter #1 - Olgino) The broadcast lasted until midnight. The radio station is looking for an opportunity to return to the air for a permanent job. (https://vk.com/public158109176) Tulskaya oblast. ------------------------ License. Radio Orpheus persons L033-00114-77/00057410 Tula +92.1 - 1 (instead of 71.93 - 4) (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Chelyabinskaya oblast. ------------------------------- On June 19, at a frequency of 101.1 FM, Radio Dacha began broadcasting in the village of Oktyabrskoye, Chelyabinsk Region. Population coverage - 6.78 thousand people. Regional partner - Regional Television LLC, General Director - Gerber O.V. Radio Dacha is one of the leading radio stations of the Krutoy Media holding. According to the main indicators, Radio Dacha is among the ten most rated radio stations in Russia. More than 14.5 million listeners tune in to Radio Dacha every week and about 5.5 million choose the station every day. The share of the audience of listeners is 4.6%. The regional broadcasting network "Radio Dacha" has 264 transmitters located in the cities of Russia and neighboring countries. Official website of "Radio Dacha": radiodacha.ru. *Mediascope, Radio Index - Russia (cities with a population of 100,000 or more), October 2022 - March 2023, Daily Reach, Weekly Reach, AQH Share radio stations among the population 12 years and older. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/10946.htm) DIGEST. NEWS. ================ * Russia on WRMI. -------------------------- This Sunday, at a frequency of 15770 kHz, there will be an archived broadcast in Russian dedicated to the European DX Council conference. Read more in VK Radio Room https://vk.com/public158109176?w=wall-158109176_3167 (Konstantin Barsenkov, St. Petersburg / "deneb-radio-dx") - On Saturday, June 24 at 21.30-22.00 UTC and Sunday, June 25 at 04.00-04.30 UTC, WRMI - Radio Miami International will broadcast an archived program dedicated to the September 2015 European DX Council (EDXC) conference in St. Petersburg. Frequency - 15770 kHz, the transmitter is located in Okeechobee, Florida, USA, broadcast direction - to Europe. The EDXC-2015 conference was organized by the St. Petersburg DX Club, a full member of EDXC, and was held in Russia for the second time (the first time was also in St. Petersburg in 2006). The program in Russian was prepared by Radio Liberty based on the materials of the St. Petersburg DX Club and aired on the waves of Radio Liberty at the end of September 2015. It is about DXing as a hobby, about the St. Petersburg DX Club and his publications, about the European DX Council, about the history of international broadcasting and even about radio hooliganism. Many of the topics covered in the program have not lost their relevance to this day. Please, if possible, briefly report on the quality of reception at dxspb@nrec.spb.ru or spbdxclub@gmail.com. Not in the form of a standard report, but simply: the place of reception, time, signal strength (or SIO). (Alexander Berezkin, St. Petersburg) * Past and present. -------------------------------- On the top image is a subscriber loudspeaker (loudspeaker) of the Record system, produced by many enterprises in the USSR since 1921. (Ruslan Slavutskiy, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia) - The picture can be viewed here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/06/blog-post_20.html * Address - Radio Street in the cities of Russia. ---------------------------------------------- - Moscow. Radio Street was named so in 1929 after the first Soviet radiotelephone station located here, built in 1921- 1922. designed by M. A. Bonch-Bruevich and V. G. Volodin and engineer A. A. Ostryakov. On September 17, 1922, at 3 pm, the first concert in the history of Soviet radio broadcasting was broadcast from here. (https://stapelia2784.livejournal.com/20473.html) - A street in Vladivostok, Moscow (a street in the Basmanny district and a street in the Zelenograd administrative district), in Samara, in Tomsk, Elektrostal, Krasnodar (Material from Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia) - Street Radio - Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region; Rybinsk, Yaroslavl region; urban-type settlement Novosemeykino, Samara region; Tarasovka village, Pushkinsky urban district, Moscow region; Nizhny Novgorod; Balashikha; Egorievsk, Moscow region; St. Petersburg and many cities of Russia. * The abandoned factory turned out to be a museum of Soviet radio! Abandoned Baltic. -------------------------------------------------- Video in Russian - 39:58 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_75243 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456244717%2Fd2f95e20d519e52583%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Internet book. I.V. Goncharenko. HF and VHF antennas. Part III. Simple HF antennas. ------------------------------------ In Russian. 1.9 MB https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_75245 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Results of the DX contest Pirate Hunt 2023. ------------------------------------ After a long period of waiting, the organizers of the Pirate Hunt 2023 DX Contest have released the results. The organizers express their gratitude to all participants. Diplomas will be sent by email in the next few days. Results: ... 7. Konstantin Barsenkov, Russia 28 ... Countries: Finland: 169 Sweden: 89 Germany: 73 Belgium: 20 Russia: 28 Mexico: 26 France: 12 Austria: 9 (https://muromdx.ru/dx-news/itogi-dx-konkursa-pirate-hunt-2023) * Russian direct broadcast satellite platforms in an unpleasant situation. ------------------------------------------------- Since June 12, and for the past six days, a number of RF platforms for direct satellite broadcasting in the European part of Russia, namely Telekarta (Express 80 80 gr. E), MTS TV (ABS 2A, 75 gr. E), Tricolor TV "(36 gr. E.), as well as the technical platform STV ("Satellite Television") on the same ABS 2A satellite, are experiencing some technical problems: the signal level can fluctuate greatly or even disappear completely periodically. As they say in the platforms themselves, they have problems due to some unauthorized influence. Some platforms have reported issues with their social media. Details in Russian - https://obob.tv/sobytiya/rossiyskie-sputnikovye-platformy-ne/ (https://obob.tv/) * In Tyumen, at RADIO RECORD, a radio broadcast generated by a neural network will be heard for the first time. -------------------------------------------------- The first broadcast of the morning show, completely generated by a neural network, will be heard on RADIO RECORD in Tyumen. The world is changing rapidly! The neural network has already become a part of our life. But is she capable of taking the place of one of the most daring duets in the Tyumen FM band? You can find out June 30th! The hosts of the morning show "Mega Morning" Lyubimova and Light for one day give way to the broadcast of the neural network. On June 30, connect to the air from 7 to 9 am to hear the new hosts - Zahara and Jane. Neuro- morning on 88.8 FM in Tyumen is waiting for all radio listeners! Details on the air of the radio station and on vk.com/radiorecord72 (https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__86325/) * Why do Russians unscrew antennas from routers. -------------------------------------------------- -- Users of Wi-Fi routers are mainly divided into two camps. Some use these devices on the "set it and forget it" principle, while others are prone to various kinds of experiments - from choosing the most "high-speed" installation site to unscrewing the antennas from the device case. In this article, we will try to understand what pushes users to get rid of antennas and whether there is at least some grain of rationality in this. Maybe now you will too! Details in Russian - https://hi-tech.mail.ru/news/55384-zachem-rossiyane-vykruchivayut-antenny-u- routerov/?frommail=1#anchor925071 (https://mail.ru/) * Internet book. I.V. Goncharenko. HF and VHF antennas. Part IV. Directional HF antennas. ------------------------------------- In Russian. 6.1 MB https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_75261 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Megafon is 30 years old. -------------------------------------------------- Megafon operator celebrates its 30th anniversary in June. On June 17, 1993, North-West GSM CJSC was registered in St. Petersburg, which in 2000 began operating under the Megafon brand. After St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, the operator launched networks in Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and Petrozavodsk, in 1999 made cellular communications available in the metro - St. Petersburg became the first city in Russia where you could talk on a mobile phone underground. In 2001, the operator entered the Moscow market, by that time having mastered the markets of the Volga region and the South of Russia. In 2004, MegaFon and its subsidiaries covered all regions of Russia with communications. For its 30th anniversary, the operator launched two mini-series - a humorous project Museum of Communication Development [https://30.megafon.ru/PastPage/1993-1997], which tells the history of mobile phones and services, and a futuristic 3D series " Eve. Communication through time" [https://30.megafon.ru/future], which tells about the adventures of an android across eras and countries. Details in Russian - https://www.cableman.ru/content/megafonu-ispolnilos-30-let (https://www.cableman.ru/news) * The famous "Communication House" will be repaired at VDNKh. ------------------------------- At VDNKh, a major overhaul of building No. 546 - "Communication House" began. It is planned to complete the work, during which the facades will be repaired, the roof, windows, doors and engineering systems will be replaced, by the end of 2023. As part of the overhaul of this historically valuable city-forming object, specialists will replace the roof and drainage system of the building, strengthen the load-bearing structures, and create a separate exit from the basement. The building will also be redevelopment, replacement of internal and external engineering systems, internal finishing works, replacement of windows and doors, restoration and reconstruction of stucco decoration. The territory adjacent to the "Communication House" will be landscaped. The renovation is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023. Detail in Russian + photo - https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__86334/ (OnAir.ru) * Radio reception of Sochi (08-09.06.2023). ------------------------------- Video in Russian - 12:02 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX2VChk0X74 https://vk.com/radioitv?w=wall-90495469_14764 Special thanks to Alexander Molchanov for providing video material. (https://vk.com/radioitv) * Through which wire is it better to charge a smartphone from a power bank. ---------------------------------------------- Most power bank users overlook a very important factor that determines how well their smartphone will charge - this is the charging cable that connects the gadget to an external battery. We often buy long cables as they are more convenient. For example, they allow you to charge the device while it is in your hand, and the power bank in your bag or pocket. But, the longer the cable, the greater the resistance. Because smartphones are charged with a very low voltage (only 5V), resistance becomes an important factor and causes a voltage drop that reaches the smartphone. Details in Russian - https://zoom.cnews.ru/b/post/tehnoblog/77219 (https://vk.com/radio.tv_31) * Operators may be required to share frequencies and base stations. ------------------------------------- The Ministry of Digital Development intends to amend the bill developed by the State Duma IT Committee on the sharing of frequencies and base stations in small towns. They propose to oblige operators to also share infrastructure along federal highways with others, Kommersant writes. In the future, it is planned to issue a government decree that will determine the criteria for selecting sections of roads on which communication services are currently provided by one operator, and including them in the list for joint use. Details in Russian - https://www.cableman.ru/content/operatorov-mogut-obyazat-delitsya-chastotami-i-bazovymi- stantsiyami (https://www.cableman.ru/news) * At the meeting of the Expert Council in the SRC, the use of artificial intelligence was discussed. ------------------------------ A meeting of the Expert Council on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was held at the Main Radio Frequency Center. Leading experts from specialized IT organizations presented their developments. The experts discussed the trends in the development of artificial intelligence technologies related to behavioral analysis and assessed the possibilities of their application in the activities of Roskomnadzor and the State Research Center. Director of the St. Petersburg branch of the Research Institute "Kvant" Dmitry Birin made a presentation "Non-contact assessment of the dynamics of a person's psycho-emotional state", in which he spoke about modern systems for analyzing human speech behavior and the conclusions that research can draw. Details in Russian - https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__86344/ (OnAir.ru) * Internet book. I.V. Goncharenko. HF and VHF antennas. Part V. Directional HF Antennas. ------------------------------------ In Russian. 3.5 MB https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_75292 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Internet book. A.N. Zamoroka. 2019. Fundamentals of Amateur Radio. ------------------------------------------------- In Russian. 7.6 MB https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_75317 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * The largest media conference of the Russian Academy of Radio took place in Sochi with the support of EMG. ---------------------------------------------------- From June 8 to 9, in Sochi, with the support of the European Media Group, the Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation and FSUE RTRS, the conference Local Radio: Innovations and Prospects was held. The Forum of the Russian Academy of Radio has become the largest interregional industry event of the season. The one-of-a-kind event once again confirmed its significance, bringing together a record number of representatives of national and regional radio broadcasting in the Olympic capital. Details in Russian - https://www.emg.fm/news/1195 (https://www.emg.fm/) * Internet book. Yu.N. Prozorovsky. 1952. Amateur shortwave radio station. ----------------------------------------- In Russian. 1.5 MB https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_75342 The brochure is intended for shortwave radio amateurs with experience as radio observers and starting to build low- power transmitting radio stations. It describes an eight-tube radio receiver with a quartz filter and two radio transmitters: a five-watt and a twenty-watt one. The author paid the main attention to the description of the designs of transmitters and methods for their adjustment. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * The Ministry of Digital Transformation urged to strengthen control over the security of television broadcasting. ------------------------------------------------ In order to resist the appearance of fakes on television, it is necessary to continuously monitor the signal. This also applies to regional and municipal television. It is necessary to fix the need for monitoring in industry standards. This was stated by the Director of the Department for the Development of Mass Communications and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Digital Development Ekaterina Larina during the round table "Actual problems of regional television in the context of digital broadcasting", which was held in the State Duma on June 21. "We know very well what is happening today. Enemies are not shy about the methods used against us. Including this is the substitution of the TV signal, "said Larina. She noted that the Ministry of Digital Transformation, together with federal broadcasters, is trying to resist what is happening as much as possible. "As for regional and municipal channels, we have not entered into direct communication yet. It is necessary to develop certain regulations, algorithms. We know that the industry standard has determined that the most important thing is to keep the signal. But now, when a fake can be driven into the channel, it is necessary to monitor the signal every minute with high quality, and if there are signs of a substitution, all measures must be taken immediately to stop the signal, "the expert noted. She added that not all broadcasters have a 24/7 monitoring service. "This situation is unacceptable today," Larina stressed. pnp.ru (https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=17148) * The European Union has agreed on 11 packages of sanctions. ---------------------------------------- EU ambassadors on Wednesday agreed on 11 packages of sanctions against Russia. The new sanctions extend the suspension of broadcasting licenses for five state-controlled Russian TV channels. Details in Russian - https://www.cableman.ru/content/evropeiskii-soyuz-soglasoval-11-paket-sanktsii (https://www.cableman.ru/news) * Tricolor TV will launch a women's TV channel with serials. --------------------------------- The Russian operator Tricolor TV is preparing to launch a new women's TV channel. It is planned that the channel, whose name has not yet been approved, will begin broadcasting this autumn. The new TV channel will be based on foreign serials from Turkey, Latin America and East Asia. In particular, as they say, the new TV channel is already scheduled to show series by Turkish studios ATV and InterMedya, Brazilian Globo, Israeli-Argentinean DoriMedia and Philippine GMANetwork. Details in Russian - https://obob.tv/veshhateli-i-kanaly/trikolor-tv-zapustit-zhenskiy-telek/ (https://obob.tv/) * Internet book. G. Z. Labskir. 1980. Book of the Young Radio Operator. ---------------------------------------------------- In Russian. 3.7 MB https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_75385 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * "Aquarius" started production of motherboards and tablets in the Ivanovo region. ------------------------------ The Russian computer equipment manufacturer Aquarius launched a new line for the production of motherboards of its own design at the plant in Shuya, doubling the capacity for their installation, and began mass production of tablet computers on a single platform using these boards, the company said. Details in Russian - https://telesputnik.ru/materials/tech/news/akvarius-nachal-vypusk-materinskih-plat-i-planshetov-v- ivanovskoy-oblasti (https://vk.com/telesputnik) * A selection of current Telesputnik news from June 19 to June 23, 2023 in the format of an express review. ------------------------------------------------ Video in Russian - 9:05 https://vk.com/telesputnik?w=wall-46499225_10352 https://vk.com/telesputnik?w=wall-46499225_10352&z=video- 46499225_456239893%2Fff31850fe0b26d5e6a%2Fpl_post_-46499225_10352 In this release: - The Ministry of Digital Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are discussing a ban on the parallel import of Samsung and LG smartphones; - The bill on the access of telecom operators to apartment buildings was prepared for the first reading; - The number of pay TV subscribers has not changed for a year; - The American manufacturer of telecom equipment Cisco liquidated one of the two subsidiaries in Russia; - There will be no access to the Internet with a passport. (https://vk.com/telesputnik)* * Internet book. John Devolder - ON4UN's Low-Band DXing - Antennas, equipment and methods for DXing on 160, 80 and 40 meters. ------------------------------- Book in Russian. 45.4 MB https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_75401 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN =========================== Russia. Chelyabinsk. ------------------------------- Radio Olymp. WEB: https://www.olimpfm.ru/ Radio OLIMP appeared in the late 90s and since then, despite the appearance on the city market of many more radio stations, mostly Moscow network ones, Radio OLIMP is one of the leaders in urban FM broadcasting - an almost unique case when local radio successfully competes with well-known Russian radio brands. Chelyabinsk without Radio OLIMP today is hard to imagine. This is a station that lives and changes with the city. This is news that is relevant to local residents; presenters who talk about what is close to the listeners; programs and competitions that meet the interests of the audience and the requirements of the local market - all this makes Radio OLIMP a favorite station for many citizens. Radio OLIMP operates in the AC format (Adult Contemporary - for modern adults) and plays time-tested music - golden hits of the 80s, 90s and our days. These are favorite songs that mark the most precious moments of an adult's life. (https://top-radio.ru/web) TV SHOWS of the USSR of the 60s, 70s, 80s. ================================== Humorous TV shows. Soviet television. -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- "Theatrical meetings". The famous "Theatrical Meetings", without a doubt, was one of the most beloved, most popular programs on Soviet television, aired for several decades. "Theatrical meetings" could be seen several times a year. As a rule, they were timed to coincide with holidays and were shown in the evenings after the Vremya program, thanks to which a multi-million audience gathered at the blue screens. During its existence, "Theatrical Meetings" changed its name several times. The first time the program went on the air on June 5, 1964 under the title "Visiting Mikhail Zharov." Then it was renamed the "Theater Room". In its style, the program resembled a skit. Well-known artists gathered in the Living Room to fool around, joke, and recall funny stories. A feature of the program was that none of the participants in the program knew how further events would develop. Detail in Russian + photo: https://tv-80.ru/yumoristicheskie/teatralnye-vstrechi/ (https://tv-80.ru/) RADIO ENGINEERING. STORY. ========================= * Russia and USSR ---------------------- - The portable radio receiver "VEF Transistor-17" was developed and experimentally released in 1967 by the Riga State Electrotechnical Plant "VEF". The radio was also planned to be produced in an export version, which had nine bands, instead of eight in the version for the USSR. The All-Union Chamber of Commerce in 1967 approved samples of models of portable transistor radios of the second class ''VEF-12'' and ''VEF Transistor-17''. Both radios began to be produced in October 1967, but this was an experimental release. As a result of successful tests, the VEF-12 radio receiver was put on the assembly line in November 1967 and produced in small batches, and since 1968 it was launched into mass production. Detail in Russian + photo: http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/index1/radiopriem/rp_pp/rp_pp4/wef17.html (http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/) - The portable radio receiver of the 2nd class "VEF-12" since the autumn of 1967 was produced by the Riga Electrotechnical Plant "VEF" as an initial batch. Since 1968, the serial production of the model began. The radio receiver, like its predecessor "VEF-Speedola-10", is assembled on 10 transistors and 2 semiconductor diodes, but the circuit, layout of components and parts are different. To improve the sound quality, instead of the 1GD-1 loudspeaker, a 1GD-4 VEF loudspeaker was installed, a reliable device for fixing the positions of the drum range switch was used, and scale backlight bulbs were installed. Detail in Russian + photo: http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/index1/radiopriem/rp_pp/rp_pp4/wef12.html (http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/) * Radiola "Record". Service⁠⁠. ----------------------------------------- Detail in Russian + photo - https://pikabu.ru/story/radiola_rekord_obsluzhivanie_10391998 (https://pikabu.ru/community/ham_league) QSL World ======== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia EC = Evgene Kornykhin, Moscow, Russia / "rusdxplus" KB = Konstantin Barsenkov, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia "deneb-radio-dx" VK = Vasily Kuznetsov, Moscow, Russia / Radio reception - Telegram VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Bulgaria ------------- * He took out a card from the Bulgarian radio from the mailbox. Reception led on medium waves 576 kHz. Listened to the station in March. The report was sent to the address: russian[at]bnr.bg Desislava Semkowska answers letters. You can write in Russian. (VK) * Bulgarian National Radio. QSL card. 04/04/2023 / 16.00-16.24 UTC / Internet / Russian. Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/06/blog-post_21.html (AK) - Bulgarian National Radio. QSL card. 05/01/2023 / 16.00-16.17 UTC / Internet / Russian. Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/06/blog-post_76.html (AK) Czech -------- * Radio Dechovka QSL card "100th year anniversary of radio broadcasting". 18.5.2023 / 16:50-17:45 UTC / 1233 kHz. Receiver type: WebSDR University of Twente, The Netherland Antenna: Mini - Whip SINPO: 35443 In Moscow SINPO - 15441 Receiver type: DEGEN DE1103 Antenna: DEGEN 31 MS. Active loop antenna. Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/06/radio-dechovka.html (AK) * * A card came from Radio Dechovka: https://myqsl.github.io/2023/05/18/dechovka_may2023.html. Reception led in the park to Belka's telescope. So-so reception due to industrial interference and weak signal. (EK) France / Germany ------------------------------ Atlantic 2000 Int'l/via Channel 292(D) e-QSL: 9670 kHz / 08.00-09.00 UTC / Jun.10-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/atlantic-2000-international.html (KB) Germany ------------- eQSL ABC Germany E-mail: ABC-Germany[at]gmx.de June 18, 2023 / 19.00-20.00 UTC / 3955 kHz Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/06/abc-germany.html (AK) - eQSL SM Radio Dessau. Email: maxberger[at]smradio-dessau.de 17 June 2023 / 15.00-16.00 UTC / 6070 kHz (via Channel 292) Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/06/sm-radio-dessau_19.html (AK) Romania / Germany ---------------------------- Radio Carpathia / via Channel 292 (D) e-QSL: 9670 kHz / 10.24-11.00 UTC / Jun.18-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2022/12/radio-carpathia.html (KB) Russia / USA -------------------- A pleasant surprise was the QSL card received from Andrey Molokov for receiving his program on May 28 via the WRMI transmitter. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2023/06/voice-of-russia.html (KB) Scotland / Germany --------------------------------- Received e-qsl Radio Six International for reception 06.06.23 / 14.00-14.30 UTC / 9670 kHz (VL) Slovakia ------------- QSL card for Radio Slovakia International. 4.4.2023 / WEB / Russian Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2023/06/radio-slovakia-international.html (AK) CALENDAR - HISTORY OF DX HOBBIES, RADIO, TV AND MAIL =========================================== June 8th ----------- Amur radio and television center RTRS is 86 years old. In 1937, the first powerful radio station was built in the Amur Region. It was located in the city of Kuibyshevka- Vostochnaya (modern Belogorsk). It is from this time that the branch of the RTRS "Amur ORTPC" conducts its calendar. In the same year, a radio station was built in Svobodny. Detail in Russian + photo - https://www.amur.kp.ru/daily/27511.5/4772463/ (https://vk.com/rtrs_info) June 20 ------------ Regular regional radio broadcasting in the Republic of Mari El celebrated its 90th anniversary. On June 20, 1933, the RV-61 medium-wave broadcasting station was put into operation in Yoshkar-Ola, with the advent of which the daily broadcast time increased to 8.5 hours, with about 2 hours of them allocated to the local program. A powerful radio station was launched in the republic 11 years after the radio came to the region - the first radiotelegraph station that provided reception of the ROSTA Bulletin and other important information materials. According to Andrey Shadrin, the director of the RTRS branch of the RTPC of the Republic of Mari El, the construction of a powerful broadcasting station RV-61 was a response to a request to increase the coverage and broadcast time, first of all, of regional programs. "June 20, 1933, thanks to the RV-61, went down in our history as the date of the start of regular local radio broadcasting in the republic. In 2023, on this day, the 90th anniversary of the radio broadcasting service is celebrated by our colleagues - the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company "Mari El", who carefully preserve and increase the best traditions of the Mari radio," Andrey Shadrin noted. (https://vk.com/rtrs_info) WORLD NEWS ============ * How pirate radio influenced the fate of rock music. ------------------------------------ It's hard to put into words how different the way we listen to music today is compared to how it was in the 60s. Now almost every song ever recorded is available to anyone with a subscription to Spotify, Tidal, or just YouTube. Recommendations are formed thanks to TikTok trends and playlists compiled by algorithms. The streaming generation is incredibly far from the still-fresh memories of buying CDs in record stores with the same fans whose tastes are related to music magazine selections, personal recommendations and discovering a new CD. But even that would be too liberal compared to the UK musical landscape of the early 60s. For a decade in which musical tastes were already changing, the new popular music of the likes of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones was not yet available through the only music trendsetter, radio. This did not mean that people had no desire to listen to pop and rock music on the radio. And instead of waiting for traditional radio stations to change their approach, the adventurous music lovers of the day acted. They became pirates. Details in Russian - https://muromdx.ru/notes/kak-piratskoe-radio-povliyalo-na-sudbu-rok-muzyki (https://muromdx.ru/) * BC-DX 1545, 20 June 2023 -------------------------------- Editor: Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany http://topnews.wwdxc.de http://www.wwdxc.de/ * Club DX program. Interradio Romania. 06/17/2023 ---------------------------------- In Russian. Program in the second part of the broadcast. RRI Club DX 06/17/2023 mp3 51.33 MB https://workupload.com/file/b7dNgcMehxC (Alex M / Radio reception - Telegram) * A good reference resource. ---------------------------------------- https://shortwavedx.blogspot.com/ On the right side of the page, in the "Addresses" section, there are a lot of emails from European pirates and non- pirated music stations. (Dmitry Mezin, Russia / Radio reception - Telegram) * The Lithuanian government has extended radio broadcasting to Ukraine until 2024. ------------------------------ Lithuania has decided to extend the broadcast of radio programs to Ukraine until 2024. The decision on this was approved at its meeting on Wednesday by the government of the Baltic republic. "Our assistance to Ukraine is a state priority, so it is important to continue radio broadcasts, which are carried out on medium waves," the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said in a statement. Broadcasts from Lithuania are available at a distance of up to 1,000 km from the transmitter. It is alleged that their potential audience in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia is up to 100 million people. Ukrainian state radio and programs of other customers are relayed from Lithuania. As noted by the government of the Baltic Republic, due to problems with electricity in Ukraine, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to ensure uninterrupted radio broadcasting. More than €170,000 has been requested from the Ministry of Finance for broadcasting from Lithuania in 2024. tass.ru (https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=17151) * Gold and Smooth Radio are cutting mediumwave broadcasts. ------------------------------------------------- British music radio stations Gold and Smooth Radio, owned by Global, will be switching off some of their mediumwave transmitters from June 30th. It has been reported on the Gold website that as of June 30, transmitters will be silenced in Cambridge on 1332 kHz, Northampton on 1557 kHz, Nottingham/Derby on 945/999 kHz. Only Greater London on 1548 kHz and Manchester on 1458 kHz will remain on the air. Mike Barraclough on MWList reports that Smooth Radio Essex on 1431 kHz has been broadcasting the MW shutdown as of June 30th. Mike also adds in the next post that (according to the DigitalSpy forum) similar information appeared on the air on Smooth Dorset 828 kHz, Smooth Norfolk 1152 kHz, Smooth Essex 1359/1431 kHz, Smooth Wiltshire 936/1161 kHz, Smooth Gloucestershire 774 kHz. Apparently Plymouth 1152kHz and Suffolk 1170/1251kHz will also be switched off on June 30th. (https://swling.ru/2023/06/23/gold-i-smooth-radio-sokrashhajut-veshhanie-na-srednih-volnah/) 73!