------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1272 Sunday / 14 January 2024 ------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- From the editor. -------------------- "30th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of the bulletin in Russian." * ========================= ========================= EDITOR'S NEWS. 2024 - 30 YEARS OF THE NEWSLETTER IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE 70 YEARS OLD TO THE EDITOR OF THE BULLETIN ========================= Memories of the past, old memories, painful memories, bitter memories, sad memories, happy memories, pleasant memories, painful memories, childhood memories, painful memories. Back to the past. * Internet Archive. KBS WORLD Radio. "Mail of the week" in Russian / 2010-06-06 "So, I quote the letter from Vasily Gulyaev: "Hello, dear employees of the Russian Service! I am sending you another reception report. Thank you for such a detailed, interesting review of my previous message. I will begin my letter with a sad message: on May 23, at the age of 63, Pavel Mikhailov died. I think those who listen to international radio know this man. An employee of the Voice of Russia radio station, Pavel Mikhailov, during the period of perestroika, as a symbol of free-thinking and open passion for DXing in the then USSR, founded and became for many years the permanent author and presenter of the "DX Club" column on this radio station. He became a teacher for many future DXers and put his whole soul and heart into this business, which could not but affect his health; his first heart attack occurred in 1999. I had the opportunity to communicate with him quite a lot by correspondence," writes Vasily, "and also met in person in Moscow. I was struck by his openness, honesty, frankness, responsiveness, his commitment to answering all letters from radio listeners, and his help with advice on both radio reception and computer problems. He was a very erudite and fruitful person. The "Voice of Russia" aired a program he created and prepared: the musical and nostalgic "Thaw". Pavel wrote columns about radio broadcasting in the magazines "Radio" and "Radio Amateur", in the "Obshchaya Gazeta".... And now, alas, he is no more. But the memory will remain. Everyone has their own one, but let it be only good. This is where I end my next not very happy letter," writes Vasily Gulyaev. We, in turn, want to express our condolences to the family and friends of our Russian colleague. His useful activities did not go unnoticed here in Korea. He himself once wrote to us, and I remember that I sometimes used his materials when preparing my programs. It's sad that Pavel passed away at such an early age by today's standards." (https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/program_segments_view.htm?lang=r&procode=one_magazine_r&bbs=othc_letter&no =21654) - Photo - Pavel Grigorievich Mikhailov. Page - http://www.novosibdx.info/md.html (http://www.novosibdx.info/) You can also watch it here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/blog-post_7.html - A lot of information on the Internet is returned by the search engine of any browser on the topic - "Pavel Mikhailov. Club DX. Voice of Russia". There are also programs that were aired here. - The next issue contains an interview with Pavel Mikhailov dated June 24, 1999, which was published in the printed issue of the newsletter. - I had my first meeting with Pavel Mikhailov on the Moscow-Leningrad train on December 5, 1990. We rode together in a compartment carriage to the 1st international gathering of long-distance radio broadcasting station enthusiasts. The train departed from the Leningradsky station almost at night in order to be there in the morning. I had never seen Pavel, but only heard his voice on the radio, and of course I could not imagine that fate had brought us together in this way. I had the bottom shelf, Pavel had the top one above me. I suggested switching places, as I saw his physique and age, I have always treated and treat elders with respect. So, having exchanged regiments, we arrived in the city on the Neva. Without even knowing that we were going to a gathering of radio listeners. We didn't talk about radio. Approaching Leningrad, I asked if he knew the city, since I needed to find the address where my return train ticket to Moscow, which they had bought for me in advance, was. But he, like me, knew little about the city, and from the Moskovsky station in Leningrad we went in different directions. I took my tickets and went to the gathering point for the rally participants. Everything here was furnished in the best traditions. Having taken the tram to the stop, which was announced in advance by the organizing committee of the rally, I got off and several other people who also came to the rally got off with me. We didn't know each other, but we walked almost together in the same direction and after exchanging a few phrases we realized that it was fate when there were such meetings along the way. At the stop and along the way, there were leaflets with arrows showing how to get to the organizing committee of the meeting, where all the instructions were received - where the hotel and the program for several days were. I was a little late talking about the radio with Alexei Osipov and suddenly I unexpectedly saw my fellow passenger in the compartment entering the premises and of course the two of us were surprised by this coincidence of circumstances. This is how I first met Pavel Mikhailov in person. So we came to the rally in Leningrad. But that will be a completely different story. - Perhaps among the readers of the newsletter there are those present at the 1st international gathering of fans of long-distance reception of broadcasting stations. It would be nice if they wrote their impressions of their stay in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) at that time or reported where there is a message on this topic (Internet, magazines). In 1990, most radio amateurs did not have the Internet at home. Therefore, this event passed unnoticed. ======================= FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE BALTIKA ======================= Amurskaya oblast. -------------------------- Radio Iskatel broadcasting on 92.1 MHz was launched in Blagoveshchensk (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Volgogradskaya oblast. ---------------------------- The Media Holding package includes popular and beloved radio stations - Radio Dacha and Love Radio. Now the branch in Volgograd is ready to provide advertisers with opportunities to promote their products and goods on the air of 18 radio stations in Volgograd. On January 1, under the management of the Media Holding, Radio Dacha is broadcast on the frequency 97.6 FM and Love Radio on the frequency 96.1 FM. Radio Dacha is everyone's favorite "nostalgic" compositions of the 80s and 90s, successful hits of our days, original broadcast programs with the participation of stars. The main audience of Radio Dacha are successful, family people aged 30 years and older (men - 46% and women - 54%). The core we are targeting and for whom we are making the radio station are socially active listeners aged 40 - 59 years. The average age of the listener is 45 years. The portrait of our listener is universal: he is active and energetic. Family and home come first, but he doesn't forget about himself. Leads a healthy lifestyle. Loves his job. An active Internet user and a happy car owner. He takes care of his appearance - he visits beauty salons, and on weekends he doesn't mind going to the movies or having lunch at a restaurant with family or friends. Love Radio is a modern, dynamic, fashionable radio station, a unique combination of modern music, current news, bright on-air and off-air projects. Love radio is a radio station about love for life in all its manifestations! Love Radio is made up of active, energetic and purposeful young people. They live for their own pleasure and take everything from life. They love active recreation, meeting friends, traveling and sports. They follow the latest technologies and know a lot about current fashion trends. They are always one step ahead of progress! (https://sv-veter.ru/news/v-paket-mediakholdinga-voshli-radio-dacha-i-love-radio/) DPR ------ Radio ENERGY continues to expand its regional broadcasting network. On the first day of 2024, the radio station sounded in Donetsk (Donetsk People's Republic). Frequency - 101.6 FM, transmitter power - 1 kW. Details - https://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/34561 (https://www.gpmradio.ru/) Kaluzhskaya oblast. ---------------------------- On Thursday, January 11, a new radio station appeared on the air in Kaluga. Radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda - Kaluga" started broadcasting on 93.1 FM. "Komsomolskaya Pravda" is a socio-political radio station with FM broadcasting in more than 400 localities in Russia - from Kaliningrad to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It ranks second in the Medialogy rating among the most cited stations in the Russian Federation. Every day, the station's podcasts feature reports from the scene, exclusive interviews, expert comments and analytics on what is behind the processes in Russia and the world. Over 800 Komsomolskaya Pravda journalists are working on the broadcast, including international affairs experts. In the issues, residents are told about the main events that are happening in our country and in the world. Among the guests are political scientists, economists, musicians and other invited guests. Journalists place special emphasis on the opinions of listeners. Calls are accepted live, and the opinions of those who want to share them are read out. Over 50 original programs are regularly aired. Participants discuss events, analyze them and share forecasts for the future. kaluga.kp.ru (https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__88060/) Krasnodarskiy kray. ---------------------------- Dorozhnoe radio in Armavir from January 1 on a new frequency. Radio No. 1 in Russia* can now be heard on the frequency 98.5 MHz. Dorozhnoe Radio is the No. 1 radio station in Russia in terms of daily and weekly audience and No. 2 market share in terms of audience. It is chosen daily by more than 8.3 million Russians (13.1%), weekly by about 20.8 million listeners (32.6%), the market share by audience is 6.7%*. The station's broadcast network includes 386 transmitter installation points. The programs are addressed to a wide audience; the best domestic music, current road information and useful programs are broadcast. Dorozhnoe Radio is part of the European Media Group - the leader of Russian radio broadcasting**, whose portfolio also includes national broadcasting networks Europe Plus, Retro FM, Radio 7 na semi Kholmakh, Novoe Radio, the STUDIO 21 project, Kalina Krasnaya, Eldorradio radio station in St. Petersburg, weekly magazine "Profile" and online publication profile.ru. * Mediascope, Radio Index - RUSSIA 100K+, APRIL - SEPTEMBER 2023, Daily Reach, Weekly Reach, AQH Share. 12+. **Mediascope, Radio Index - MOSCOW, ST. PETERSBURG, JULY - SEPTEMBER 2023, Daily Reach, Weekly Reach, AQH Share. 12+. (https://1region.ru/novosti/174-dorozhnoe-radio-v-armavire-s-novogo-goda-na-novoj-chastote.html) Moskovskaya oblast. ----------------------------- Radio 1 recently began broadcasting on new frequencies in Klin and Mozhaisk - 96.7 MHz and 103.2 MHz, respectively. At the time of publication of the material, parallel broadcasting of Radio 1 continues at the previous frequency 89.7 MHz in Klin. In Mozhaisk, for some time there was also a parallel broadcast on 99.9 MHz and 103.2 MHz, after which broadcasting on the old frequency could be turned off. Power of transmitting equipment at new frequencies: in Klin 10 W, in Mozhaisk 100 W. Broadcasting in both cases comes with stereo sound. We thank Andrey Merkulov for the information on Klin. Information about Mozhaisk was taken from the vcfm forum. (https://vk.com/tvradiomsk) Republic of Karelia. ----------------------------- Avtoradio has appeared in yet another Russian city! From January 1, 2024, residents of the Karelian city of Sortavala heard the best music, fresh hits, live concerts and interesting programs. The switch-on took place on the frequency 101.9 FM. Avtoradio is the flagship of GPM Radio and one of the largest network radio stations in the country. Here, every morning the drive on air is set by the hosts of "Let's Go" Kurochkin and Bronevoy, and in the evenings "Murzilki Live" Bragin, Gordeeva and Zakhar give the Russians a good mood. Celebrity guests also perform live. Last year, Avtoradio celebrated its 30th anniversary. During this time, more than a dozen music stars were discovered, hundreds of high-profile projects were implemented. So, the radio station is currently hosting the "Know Our People" competition, designed to support small and medium-sized businesses in Russia, and soon a new, eleventh season of the game "Lots of money on Autoradio" will be launched, where, in addition to impressive sums of money, fashionable gadgets are raffled off, cars, apartments. "Autoradio" is the owner of many prestigious professional awards (there are more than fifty golden microphones from "Radiomania" alone), and the radio station has also set several Russian records. The brand as part of GPM Radio is part of Gazprom-Media Holding (also unites Children's Radio, Humor FM, Comedy Radio, Radio ENERGY, Relax FM, Like FM, Radio Romantika, Radio Zenit, 101.RU). More information about Avtoradio's programs and projects can be found on the radio station's website and social networks. (https://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/34569) Ryazanskaya oblast. ---------------------------- Local broadcast news. - From January 1, 2024, the work of "Retro FM" was stopped in all regional centers of the Ryazan region; broadcasting remained only in Ryazan. According to rumors, some other radio station is expected to be switched on. - Also, since the end of 2023, Russian Radio and DFM have not broadcast, their licenses have been cancelled. - Thus, the broadcast of the city of Skopin has undergone major changes; 4 stations have retained their broadcasting: 100.2 Russkoe radio (not working), plan 92.9 (January 2024) 100.8 DFM (not working) 102.2 Retro FM (not working) 102.7 TKR FM 105.5 Russkiy Hit 106.9 Radio Russii / Radio Ryazan 107.3 Novoe Radio - "Novoe Radio" started working on 94.2 FM in the village of Zadubrovye (Shilovsky district). (Andrey Seregin, Ryazan, Russia) Samarskaya oblast. --------------------------- Like FM continues to form a federal network - the format fits perfectly into the life of any city and opens up new opportunities for both listeners and partners. On January 1, 2024, a high-tech radio was launched in Tolyatti. A flurry of trending hits and cool mood awaits everyone on 104.4 FM. The transmitter provides good reception both in the metropolis and in its environs. Potential audience: more than 800,000 people. Details in Russian - https://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/34556 (https://www.gpmradio.ru/) Tyumenskaya oblast. ------------------------------ The city of Kogalym, Tyumen region, joined the Radio Chanson broadcasting network. The broadcast frequency of Radio Chanson in Kogalym is 105.4 FM. Regional partner - IRA SIBIRCONSULTING LLC, director - R.R. Makhmutova. "Radio Chanson" has been broadcasting since 2000 and during this time has gained enormous popularity. The radio station is one of the ten most popular radio stations in Russia and is represented in 159 cities of Russia and neighboring countries (Armenia, Transnistria). More than 5.1 million people tune into the Radio Chanson frequency every day, and more than 13.5 million people weekly. The market share by audience of Radio Chanson is 4.2%.* Part of the Krutoy Media radio holding. Official website of Radio Shanson: www.radioshanson.ru. * Mediascope, Radio Index - Russia (cities with a population of 100,000 or more people), April - September 2023, Daily Reach, Weekly Reach, AQH Share radio stations among the population 12 years and older. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/11846.htm) Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. --------------------------------------- More and more cities in Russia include "Humor FM". On New Year's holidays, the radio station began broadcasting in Tarko-Sale, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The launch took place on January 1, 2024. "Jokes Show" and show #2YULI, Big StandUp, NON-ADVERTISING, audio version of the sketch show "Once Upon a Time in Russia. The best of 10 years" and other projects of "Humor FM" became available to residents on 106.3 FM. Details in Russian - https://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/34565 (https://www.gpmradio.ru/) Radio Iskatel. ------------------------ In the last days of the outgoing year, radio ISKATEL began broadcasting in Armavir, Ulyanovsk, Chita, Izhevsk, Makhachkala and Kaspiysk. Two republican capitals. One regional capital. One regional capital. One of the key cities in the Krasnodar region. The technical coverage was more than 2.5 million people. "The potential of Radio ISKATEL is revealed to its maximum in large cities. Business, sports and cultural centers of the regions. Cities with a rich history. The key to success and popularity is the format of the radio station. A balanced fusion of Russian-language and English-language rock and an emphasis on educational and popular programs. Some of which reveal the culture and history of the broadcasting region. Its past, present and future," said Alexander Morozov, development director of Iskatel Radio. You can listen to Radio Iskatel on the air, on the website, on social networks, mobile applications, smart devices with a voice assistant and in the Industry Radio Player. Radio station website: radioiskatel.ru (https://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__88046/) Results of television and radio broadcasting for 2023. ================================= Results of 2023 in radio and television of the Belgorod region. In Russian. https://vk.com/@-83427404-itogi-2023-goda-v-radio-i-televidenii-belgorodskoi-oblasti (https://vk.com/radio.tv_31) =================== DIGEST. NEWS. =================== * January 13 is Public Broadcasting Day. -------------------------------------------------- ------------ Collage. On January 13, Russia and the world celebrate "Public Broadcasting Day". Public Broadcasting Day is dedicated to recognizing the technology that has helped make our lives more comfortable and interesting. The first public radio broadcast in history took place on January 13, 1910, when a live opera was broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera featuring some of the most famous opera singers of the day. This first-ever broadcast lasted several hours and consisted of Pietro Mascagni's La Sergio Rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo's La Pagliacci, two very popular operas of the time, performed by opera stars such as Emma Destinova, Riccardo Martin and Enrico Caruso. (Ruslan Slavutskiy, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia) The collage can be viewed here: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/13.html * January 13 is Russian Press Day. -------------------------------------------------- - Collage. It contains a non-existent magazine. On January 13, Russia celebrates the professional holiday of workers of periodicals, media, and journalists. This is a holiday of paper media, a holiday of everyone who is in any way connected with the creation of periodicals. Newspapers and magazines are a whole art that has become a favorite way of obtaining information - it's so nice to read through the pages of periodicals. (Ruslan Slavutskiy, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia) The collage can be viewed here: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/13_10.html * January 15 is Hat Day. ------------------------------------ Collage. The left photo is from 1949, the right photo is 1931. It was on this day in 1797 in London that the first public appearance of the top hat, the headdress of a real gentleman, took place, which turned out to be a fiasco. Haberdasher John Hetherington caused public unrest by walking on a busy street, drawing a huge crowd around him while wearing a top hat of his own making. Hetherington also had to pay a fine for his strange appearance. (Ruslan Slavutskiy, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia) The collage can be viewed here: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/15.html * Rare collection of radio equipment and cinema of the USSR - Abandoned Baltics. ------------------------------------- Video in Russian - 49:53 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82203 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456245208%2F7e3f07f5364de101b5%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 "A year ago I met a radio amateur and projectionist Arvydas. I was shocked when I saw his collection of Soviet radios. Time has passed since then, and I decided to visit him again. He showed me his radios and his collection of Amateur Radio magazines. He talked about how he worked as a projectionist and turned on "Well, Wait a minute" on a real movie camera." (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * I found a warehouse of rare radio equipment from the USSR. Radiotehnika. VEF. Abandoned Baltic States. ----------------------- Video in Russian - 39:57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYzj6YLA2p4 (Internet) * Abandoned Radiotekhnika factory. Dungeons. Acoustic laboratory - Abandoned Baltics. --------------------------- Video in Russian - 26:31 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxNx9HyQ1Q8 (Internet) * 1988 RRR Radiotehnika: history, production, products, working and rest conditions for employees. ----------------------------------------- Video in Russian - 29:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f97p83obupM (Internet) * A huge abandoned plant in Riga / History of VEF Radiotechnika / Legend of USSR industry. -------------------------------------------------- ---- Video in Russian - 8:07 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvpq8Tnan58 (Internet) * Book on the Internet. R. M. Malinin. 1963. Output transformers. ------------------------------------------------------ In Russian. https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82204 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * INTERVAL SIGNALS ONLINE ----------------------------------------- RUSSIA - National - International - Provincial (State & Municipal Broadcasters) -Provincial (Commercial & Religious Broadcasters) - Republics - Moscow - Saint Petersburg - Vintage Clips (State & Municipal Broadcasters) - Vintage Clips (Commercial & Religious Broadcasters) (http://www.intervalsignals.net/) * Book on the Internet. V. A. Burlyand, Yu.I. Gribanov. 1977. Amateur Radio Designs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In Russian. https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82245 The book is a bibliographic index of descriptions of amateur radio designs published in magazines, brochures and books from 1973 to 1975 inclusive. In addition to bibliographic references, the reference book contains brief descriptions of designs and their circuit features. The book is intended for a wide range of radio amateurs. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Exactly 90 years ago. --------------------------- On January 6, 1934, the first Soviet mass-produced television, TK-1, was produced at the Kozitsky plant in Leningrad. The size of his TV screen was 18x24 centimeters. It operated in the VHF range and consumed 400 W. By the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, 2000 televisions were produced in the country. (Tele-SatINFO.Ru - Telegram) * An era has passed: the 80-meter Samsung advertisement has disappeared in Moscow. -------------------------------------------------- - The huge screen began to advertise Russian applications and services instead of foreign smartphones. The giant media facade is located on the capital's Hydroproject building. Since 2016, it has been running advertisements for Samsung devices and services, but on January 1, 2024, everything changed. Now advertisements for Russian applications and services are shown on the screen, namely: the Premier online cinema and the Yappy social network. The glowing Samsung letters, which had been on top of the media façade for about 8 years, were also removed. The interactive banner is located at the intersection of Leningradskoye and Volokolamsk highways. Its size is impressive. Prefabricated LED panel with an area of 3840 sq. m in height is 80 m, in width - 40 m. The operator Outdoor Rus is responsible for advertising placement. The first ad on the giant screen demonstrated the advantages of the latest Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones. Let us remind you: these gadgets were released at the beginning of 2016. You can find out more information (In Russian) about the giant media facade in Moscow here - https://hi- tech.mail.ru/news/61743-reklama-samsung-ischeznet/. (https://hi-tech.mail.ru/news/105402-micron-predstavila-neubivaemuyu-vysokoskorostnuyu/?from=swap&swap=2) * Russian regiment. Stores may be required to sell Russian equipment. ------------------------------------------------------------- From March 1, changes may occur in stores and marketplaces. An unexpected surge in demand for domestic equipment may appear as early as the spring of 2024. The government is considering a proposal according to which marketplaces will oblige the first 50 search lines to be given to Russian or Belarusian goods. And large chains of electronics stores will have to "dedicate a shelf" for domestic goods. How this will shift demand - in the material aif.ru. Details in Russian - https://hi-tech.mail.ru/news/105324-russkaya-polka-magazinyi-mogut-obyazat-prodavat- rossijskuyu-tehniku/?frommail=2 (https://mail.ru/) * Book on the Internet. L.M. Kononovich. 1977. VHF broadcast reception. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In Russian. https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82278 The book outlines the principles of transmitting and receiving radio broadcast programs in the VHF range. The main attention is paid to methods for constructing high-quality paths and modern trends in the design of VHF broadcast receivers. The book is intended for trained radio amateurs. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Book on the Internet. G. L. Levinzon, A. V. Loginov. 1977. High quality low frequency amplifier. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Russian. https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82292 The book provides an analysis of modern low-frequency amplifier circuitry. A description is given of the circuit and design of the amplifier developed by the authors, which was demonstrated at the 26th All-Union Exhibition of Radio Amateurs and received the first prize. The book is intended for amateur radio designers. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Tikhonova O. V. Radio newspapers in Soviet Russia (1920-1930s): monograph. ------------------------------------------------------------- M.: Fak. magazine Moscow State University, 2020. 200 p. The stage of development of domestic radio broadcasting, which had no analogues in world history, is of particular value. The monograph presents the results of a study of radio newspapers as the first form of radio broadcasts in our country that did not disappear from the air after the official state directive on their elimination; and also as a factor in the transformation of radio journalism in Russia in the period 1920 - early 1930s. The appendices contain texts of radio newspaper releases from different years from archived microphone folders. The publication is addressed to researchers of the history of Russian radio broadcasting, teachers of faculties and departments of journalism at universities, graduate students, students, and practicing journalists. Monograph in Russian - https://www.journ.msu.ru/upload/iblock/df2/df242055aca8eee49be134dd138ab07b.pdf (Internet) * Book on the Internet. V. Pestrikov - Encyclopedia of amateur radio. -------------------------------------------------- In Russian. https://kniga-online.com/books/nauchnye-i-nauchno-populjarnye-knigi/radiotekhnika/203225-v-pestrikov- enciklopediya-radiolyubitelya.html (Book-Online.com) * Wi-Fi Alliance has officially launched a new communication standard, Wi-Fi 7 - what's new? -------------------------------------------------- ------------ Now the Wi-Fi 7 standard has been officially introduced, and electronics manufacturers will have to comply with a number of rules to comply with the new protocol requirements. Wi-Fi Alliance Executive Director Kevin Robinson said what awaits existing gadgets that support Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), and also shared information about the benefits of the new wireless standard. Are there so many innovations compared to Wi-Fi 6E? We figured out the issue. Details in Russian - https://hi-tech.mail.ru/news/105455-wi-fi-alliance-oficialno-zapustila-novyj-standart-svyazi-wi-fi- 7/?frommail=1 (https://mail.ru/) * Book on the Internet. E. L. Vinogradova. 1977. Design of loudspeakers with smooth frequency response ------------------------------------------------------------------- In Russian. https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82312 The brochure discusses the principles of building a loudspeaker with smooth frequency response and an arbitrary lower cutoff frequency. Relationships are given that connect the parameters with the frequency response of the loudspeaker, and nomograms that allow for its accurate calculation. The brochure is intended for radio amateurs involved in the construction of high-quality sound-reproducing equipment. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Autoradio - about Mordovia! --------------------------------- Video in Russian - 3:01 https://vk.com/radioitvvmordovii?w=wall-174056299_1175 https://vk.com/radioitvvmordovii?z=video-174056299_456239139%2F0bb79c3541317044ae%2Fpl_wall_-174056299 (https://vk.com/radioitvvmordovii) * The Ruviki encyclopedia, the Russian equivalent of Wikipedia, will leave beta testing on January 15. -------------------------------------------------- --- The platform will be operational in its full version with technological updates during 2024. The Russian Internet encyclopedia "Ruviki" now consists of 1,948,400 articles only in Russian on various topics, on which experts from different fields of knowledge were involved. The Ruviki portal, which was launched in June 2023. (https://vk.com/telesputnik?w=wall-46499225_11326) * Forgotten but once popular Soviet songs about the New Year. -------------------------------------------------- --------- As I write these lines, the obligatory celebration of the Old New Year is approaching. This means that there is reason to remember the almost forgotten Soviet pop songs that were relatively popular along with "New Year's Toys" by Arkady Khoralov, but for some reason the song about "roses and firecrackers" has survived decades and is still sung to this day, and these, no less wonderful songs for some reason became forgotten. Or almost forgotten. I think this is unfair. Details in Russian - https://dzen.ru/a/ZZ6WEycKAQiqbsqY (https://tele-satinfo.ru/) * BEHIND THE SCALE - Khodynka radio station. -------------------------------------------------- - Video in Russian - 13:50 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82353 https://vk.com/radioreceiver?z=video-163779953_456245243%2Fa8574645295aaae193%2Fpl_wall_-163779953 The Khodynka radio station was built in Moscow, at the beginning of the First World War on the Khodynka Field, by soldiers in exactly one hundred days and began broadcasting on December 7, 1914. The Khodynka spark radio station had a power of about 100 kW and transmitted information on radio waves of 7000 m or about 40 kHz, 9000 and 11000 meters - or 27 kHz. Its construction began after German sailors managed to discover and cut the underwater communication cables connecting St. Petersburg and London. With the help of this spark radio station, communication with the Entente allies was restored. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Book on the Internet. V. I. Khomich. 1963. Receiving ferrite antennas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Russian. https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82356 The book outlines the basic principles of calculation and design of receiving ferrite antennas. The features of the calculation and manufacture of antennas for portable receivers, as well as television antennas using ferrites, are described. Some new principles for designing ferrite antennas are considered and a technique for measuring their parameters is described. The book is intended for a trained radio amateur. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Are CDs dead? ---------------------------- The topic today will be simple, without any special problems. But keep in mind that a lot of words will be said - approximately 4200! The question on the agenda is: Are CDs dead? Or are there still trends towards revival? What is better - CD, vinyl or new technologically advanced digital formats? Details in Russian - https://dzen.ru/a/Y9EgtucvNhsVEC36 (https://vk.com/teleradioldnr) * Book on the Internet. A. P. Gorshkov. 1937. Amateur Radio Handbook. ------------------------------------------- In Russian. https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82372 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * "Telesputnik-Express". ------------------------------ Video in Russian - 5:05 https://vk.com/telesputnik?z=video-46499225_456239988%2F42436c29f4689e798b%2Fpl_wall_-46499225 https://vk.com/telesputnik?w=wall-46499225_11342 A selection of current Telesputnik news from January 8 to January 12, 2024 in the format of an express review. In this issue: - It became known who won the battle of New Year's lights; - The film is the leader in New Year's box office; - The most profitable areas of IT investment; - The Russian analogue of Wikipedia will leave beta testing; - In Moscow, they are testing payment for travel via SBP. (https://telesputnik.ru/) ============================================= WEB RADIO AND TELEVISION IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ============================================= Russia. Kamchatka Krai. ---------------------------------------- Radio SV Kamchatka WEB: https://radiosv.com/ Broadcast frequencies: https://radiosv.com/waves "Radio SV" first appeared on the air in Kamchatka on October 1, 1999 and since then has occupied a special position in the media market of the region. Over the years of its operation, the radio station has gained a reputation as a reliable and timely source of information and a reliable business partner. Today, Radio SV is the only regional independent radio station in the Kamchatka Territory. "Radio SV" broadcasts in addition to the cities of the region (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Elizovo and Vilyuchinsk) in remote areas of Kamchatka: the village. Palana, Ossora village, Ust-Kamchatsk village, village. Esso, Milkovo and village. Ust- Bolsheretsk. This is the most extensive audience coverage on the peninsula. Today "Radio SV" is a prompt response to phenomena and events occurring in Kamchatka, in the country and in the world. These are professional journalists, talented presenters, and creative managers. This is bright, high-quality and soulful music. "Radio SV" is a radio that is listened to by active, purposeful, accomplished people who strive for success. (https://top-radio.ru/web) ================================= TV shows from the USSR in the 60s, 70s, 80s. ==================================== Program "In the world of animals". ------------------------------------- "In the World of Animals" is a Soviet and later Russian program that talks about zoology and research, scientific discoveries in the field of the animal world, and the study of the habits and habitats of fauna representatives. The founder and very first presenter of the program was People's Artist of the Soviet Union and professor at VGIK Alexander Zguridi. Year of broadcast: 1968. The hour-long program was broadcast twice a month on Saturdays (and then on Sundays) on Channel One of first Soviet (and then Russian) television for 37 years. At the beginning of 1976, A. M. Zguridi was invited to India for a joint project in the film industry, he was sorely short of time, and he parted with television, and the program was left without a host. At the same time, the famous animated screensaver for the program appeared. The program's intro features the melody of the song La Peregrinaci performed by the Paul Mauriat orchestra. Details in Russian + photo: https://tv-80.ru/informacionnye/v-mire-zhivotnyh/ (https://tv-80.ru/) ==================== RADIO BROADCASTS OF THE USSR. ===================== The underwater ship "Pioneer" sets off on a scientific expedition around the world... -------------------------------------------- Radio shows were broadcast on the All-Union Radio in 1968 - 1971 and in an entertaining way introduced children to geography and captivatingly talked about the seas and oceans of our planet. Based on the play by S. Sakharnov. Director: N. Birman. Music: V. Arzumanova Performed by an instrumental ensemble. http://club-cccp.ucoz.ru/publ/sovetskie_ispolniteli/vmeste_s_nami_po_morjam/3 Listen in Russian - https://cloud.mail.ru/public/2L9K/363WKxSNz (http://clubcccp.ucoz.ru/index/radioperedachi_sssr/0-204) ======================= RADIO ENGINEERING. STORY. ======================== * Russia and USSR ----------------------- - The portable radio receiver "Kyiv" has been produced since 1961 by the Kyiv plant "Radiopribor". There is practically no information on the radio receiver, although it was a completely serial production direct amplification receiver with a flashlight. You can get some idea about it from photographs. Details in Russian + photo: http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/index1/radiopriem/rp_pp/rp_pp1/kiew.html (http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/) - The Kyiv-5 portable radio receiver has been produced by the Kiev Radiopribor plant since 1962. Again, no information on the receiver. This is probably a modernization of the Kyiv radio receiver. How many receivers there were with the name "Kyiv" - history is silent. Known are "Kyiv", "Kyiv-3" (radio constructor), this "Kyiv-5", "Kyiv-4" (radio constructor) and "Kyiv-7" industrial superheterodyne. Details in Russian + photo: http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/index1/radiopriem/rp_pp/rp_pp1/kiew5.html (http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/) * The network tube radio receiver 9N-4 has been produced by the Voronezh plant "Electrosignal" since 1937. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9N-4 is a 9-tube tabletop receiver of the 4th design. To develop the model, technical documentation from RCA (USA) was used. The receiver uses radio tubes: 6K7, 6L7, 6Zh7, 6X6, 6F5, 6F6, 6E5, 5Ts4S. A significant series of radio receivers produced used foreign lamps from companies: RCA, Ken-Rad, Tung-Sol and others. Radio wave ranges: LW 715...2000 m (X), MW 175...575 m (A), intermediate waves 46...170 m (V) and SW 13.5...48 m (C). Details in Russian + pictures - https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82257 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * The Novy battery radio receiver has been produced by the Voronezh Radio Plant since 1956. -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- The name of the radio is associated with rural newness and steppe expanses. The ''Nove'' radio receiver is a battery- powered stationary superheterodyne, intended for residents of rural areas where there was no electricity during the years of its release. It is made on four finger-type radio tubes of the type: 1A2P, 1K2P, 1B2P, 2P1P. The radio is powered by two dry batteries "Energy" (anode) and one "Screen" (incandescent). Details in Russian + pictures - https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82299 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) ================== RADIO FACTORIES OF THE USSR. =================== Leningrad Research Institute of Television ------------------------------------------ Leningrad Research Institute of Television was founded in March 1946. Since 1946 - Leningrad Research Institute- 380, since 1966 - All-Union Research Institute of Television (NIIT), FSUE "NIIT". Plant products in Russian - https://www.radionic.ru/taxonomy/term/233 (https://www.radionic.ru/node/211) ======== QSL World ======== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia AM = AM / "Radio reception" - Telegram AS = Alexander Shchepochkin, Tula, Russia EK = Evgeniy Kornykhin, Moscow, Russia IK = Igor Kolke, Moscow, Russia / https://vk.com/radioko KB = Konstantin Barsenkov, Sankt-Petersburg, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" PS = Piotr Skorek, Poland VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia VV = Viktor Varzin, Leningradskaya oblast, Kommunar, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Bulgaria ------------- - Radio Bulgaria QSL cards. QSL cards of the artist Theodor Ushev. https://bnr.bg/ru/post/101932397/ (VV) - In radio amateur circles, it is customary to send and receive QSL cards - written confirmation of radio communication. The name is associated with a special code in which "QSL?" means "Are you confirming reception?", and "QSL" means "Confirming reception". "Radio Bulgaria", as part of the large family of the Bulgarian National Radio, also has a long tradition of confirming the listening of its programs, initially on air on short and medium waves, and later in its programs in 10 languages of the world, which are published on the BNR website. The sending of QSL cards began after Radio Sofia began to be heard in Europe, North Africa and North America. Initially, 3 series were launched, each of which included 36 QSL cards. The direct successor to foreign broadcasting was Radio Bulgaria, which maintained the tradition of sending confirmation of the reception of its programs. In 1992, the famous artist Theodor Ushev created 3 trial QSL cards, which he offered for participation in the Canadian applied computer graphics competition, and one of them earned the Grand Prix. It is this that is considered the official first QSL card of Radio Bulgaria. Later, Ushev also drew a series of 6 QSLs, called "Monitor Club". And again one of them won first prize at a competition in Canada. By the way, it was on these cards that the inscription "Radio Bulgaria" in Russian first appeared. All cards are designed in the style characteristic of the already world-famous Bulgarian creator - a combination of graphic design and rich imagination. All these years, Radio Bulgaria continues to send its consumers cards from different series, which depict beautiful natural views and historical sights of Bulgaria. And now Radio Bulgaria has prepared a gift for you - everyone can receive a series of QSL cards from the artist Teodor Ushev. To do this, just write to us at our new mailbox to receive reports on listening to BNR programs reception.report[at]bnr.bg or write a letter to the address: Bulgaria, Sofia, 1040, blvd. Dragan Tsankov No. 4, BNR, Desislava Semkovskaya. It is necessary to provide an address for feedback. (https://bnr.bg/ru/post/101932397/) China (People's Republic of China) ----------------------------------------- eQSL-letter Radio China International Email: yinglian[at]cri.com.cn December 29, 2023 / 17.00-17.57 UTC / Russian / 6040 kHz Sent a report on admission to the Russian service. I received a response in English from the already known address from which the station sends eQSL. Picture: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/radio-china-international.html (AK) Czech ---------- Radio Prague Inter QSL card. 11/12/2023 via the Internet 06.30-06.59 UTC. The report was sent by email. (AS) - You can watch it here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/radio-prague-international.html Czech Republic / Russia / UAE -------------------------- * Radio Prague International QSL card. Rebroadcast via the worldwide radio network. 02/11/2023 / 15:00-15:29 UTC / 12095 kHz (UAE) The picture is old. (AK) * Radio Prague International. QSL 2024. There are only 4 of them and there will be one per quarter. "With a different QSL card for every quarter, Kristýna Marková's graphic designs will bring you images inspired by the most famous Czech classical music names - Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Leoš Janáček and Ema Destinnová" (AM) * Radio Prague Int'l / Russian Sce / via WRN (UAE) QSL-card: 12095 kHz / 15.00-15.30 UTC / Nov.3-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/radio-prague.html (KB) Israel ------------ Short e-mail from Israel Defense Forces Radio Galei Zahal confirming my reception of this station. Program in Hebrew was audible on 1287 kHz. Content of the email: Greetings, I certify that the radio signal you have heard is of Galei Zahal, IDF radio. Regards, Neomi Shlomot, Assistant to the person in charge of Public Inquiries In the name of Yael Hadad, The person in charge of public inquiries (PS) Korea (Republic of Korea) ------------------------------------- KBS World Radio. Mailbox program. January 12, 2023. "Igor Kolke from Moscow writes: ... Friends, in connection with the beginning of the new calendar year, I have several questions regarding KBS WORLD RADIO's communication with listeners. Firstly, is there any up-to-date information about sending mail from your station to Russia? And the second question - is anything known about KBS WORLD RADIO's plans to release new paper QSL cards this year? Unfortunately, more and more international broadcasters, amid financial cuts, are abandoning paper verification cards in favor of electronic ones. Will your station follow this trend? Igor, thank you very much for your letter... It's hard to say about sending mail. It all comes down to financial opportunities, which, to put it mildly, are not very favorable. For the same reason, issuing paper QSL cards this year is also unlikely. (https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/program_segments_view.htm?lang=r&procode=one&bbs=othc_letter&no=45503) Latvia ----------- Radio Center / 1602 kHz / August 4, 2023 / 17.55-18.24 UTC Good reception in the city of Lomonosov (St. Petersburg) on the shores of the Gulf of Finland at the Belki telescope Details here: https://myqsl.github.io/2023/08/04/radiocenter.html (EK) Netherlands ------------------ Zender Akenzo / pirate station (NL) The email confirmation "arrived" (it took more than six months) from a pirate from the Netherlands. The e-QSL theme has not changed for many years. e-QSL: 6285 kHz / 20.20-21.15 UTC / Jun.2-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/radio-akenzo.html (KB) Scotland / Germany --------------------------------- PDF e-QSL WINTER 2023 World Music Radio. Email: info[at]wmrscotland.com 16 December 2023 / 16.00-17.00 UTC / 3975 kHz (Germany) Picture: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/world-music-radio.html (AK) Slovakia -------------- QSL card. International Radio of Slovakia. 11/11/2023 via the Internet. The report was sent by email. (AS) - You can view it here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/blog-post_12.html Slovakia / Russia / UAE -------------------------- eQSL Radio Slovakia International Received from e-mail: Vladimir.Veselov[@]rtvs.sk 01/02/2024 / 16.30-16.59 UTC / 12095 kHz / WRN Picture: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2024/01/radio-slovakia-international.html (AK) * A confirmation came from Radio Slovakia, but this time it was electronic... (VV) * Radio Slovakia International has most likely decided to abandon paper QSL cards in favor of electronic ones. An employee of the Russian edition of RSI, Tatyana Zhitnikova, informed me in a response letter that the station is now starting a trial distribution of electronic QSL cards. In this form, I received confirmation for the report dated January 9, 2024, for the frequency 12095 kHz. https://vk.com/radioko?w=wall-161080476_1098 (IK) Sweden ----------- QSL to Anatoly for: Reception report SDXD Dec 26 2023 1300. Good afternoon, Anatoly! Greetings from Örnsköldsvik 500 km north of Stockholm Many thanks for your reception report for SDXF Dec 26 2023 1300 UTC, It is correct. I will send you a QSL in a couple of weeks. All the best Gert Nilsson SDXF QSL manager (AK) Taiwan (Republic of China) ------------- Radio Taiwan Int'l/Russian Sce (TWN) QSL-card: 9490 kHz / 11.00-12.00 UTC / Nov.30-2023 Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2023/05/rti.html (KB) Türkiye ----------- QSL card from the Russian edition of Voice of Turkiye. March 1, 2023 / 14:00-14:55 UTC 9410 kHz Station card for March 2023. The card has already been published in Blog - QSL. Expelled in December 2023. (AK) USA -------- BallSmacker Radio / pirate station (USA) / via WebSDR in Washington DC, USA e-QSL: 4032 kHz USB / 03.00-03.32 UTC / Jan.6-2024 The confirmation email contains incorrect details of the admission report. Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2024/01/ballsmacker-radio.html (KB) Vietnam ------------ Reply to the acceptance report - Dear Anatoly Klepov! We are very glad to receive your letter. We are sincerely grateful to you for sending the reception report dated January 4, 2024. We would like to inform you that we have resumed sending QSL cards by regular mail. Would you like to confirm acceptance reports with a paper QSL card for January via regular mail? We look forward to your letter. Best wishes Russian edition of Radio "Voice of Vietnam" (AK) QSL mail ---------------- * e-qsl from Gary Gordon Radio for reception 2.12.23 / 08.00-08.30 / 6070 kHz (VL) * At the very beginning of 2024, several verification cards arrived at once, sent by regular mail. QSLs were sent from Taipei, Bangkok, Ankara and Delhi. - "Radio Taiwan International" responded to a report about receiving a rebroadcast of a Russian program through Bulgaria. QSL for December 2, 2023, confirmation frequency - 5900 kHz. - Radio Thailand, if I understand correctly, with its new card, issued in 2023, confirmed reception of the English broadcast on FM. I received their signal in Bangkok on October 16 last year. - The Russian edition of the "Voice of Turkey" unexpectedly sent a QSL card for listening almost a year ago. The station confirmed reception on February 28, 2023. - Akashvani (All India Radio) confirmed two reports at once with one QSL card. Reception of the broadcast for September 16, 2023 in Indonesian and Chinese. Pictures of all cards - https://kolkeradio.blogspot.com/2024/01/qsl-2024.html (IK) ============ WORLD NEWS ============ * Armenia. -------------- Video - 1:06 https://vk.com/public158109176?w=wall-158109176_3522 https://vk.com/public158109176?z=video-158109176_456239473%2F26946db2999d49667f%2Fpl_wall_-158109176 Before you is, in a sense, unique footage. The long-awaited batch of GU-88A lamps has arrived in Armenia, at the radio transmitting station in the village of Noratus. Please note, lamps were manufactured in October 2023. They will have to pass performance tests and take a place in one of the medium-wave transmitters. The weight of the lamp is 30 kilograms. Power - 500 kW. No, this does not mean that the station previously used lamps from stock. Periodic deliveries of vacuum giants are not uncommon here. But this particular delivery is, as they say: hot, hot. Just like many years ago, such machinations are made at the famous "Svetlana" (more precisely, at the production site, where they retained all the technology after the plant ceased operations). For reference. The radio transmitting station in the village of Noratus was founded in 1965. Today, this is one of the largest operating enterprises of Powerful Radio Broadcasting in the vastness of the former USSR. Soviet-made tube transmitters are still in working order here. Despite the decline in interest from broadcasters, the company continues to fulfill orders for rebroadcasting programs in the medium and short wave bands. Tubes from the new batch are planned to be used for the transmitter, which is currently being mothballed. On medium waves, the radio station broadcasts programs on frequencies: 864 kHz, 1350 kHz, 1377 kHz, 1395 kHz Preserved: 1314 kHz. Previously, broadcasting was carried out in the long wavelength range: 234 kHz. P.S. If someone tells you that radio tubes are not made, now you have seen everything. They even make these. (https://vk.com/public158109176) * Pridnestrovie (Transnistria). ---------------------- Photo. https://vk.com/public158109176?w=wall-158109176_3521 Winter in Transnistria Transnistrian RTC. year 2012. (https://vk.com/public158109176) * Radio Liangyou, which broadcasts religious content in Chinese, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. ------------------------------------------------ The station began broadcasting on July 29, 1949. Programs for Christians in China were broadcast, as they are today, on shortwave from the Philippines. Radio Liangyou also broadcasts on medium waves through a transmitter on the South Korean island of Jeju. The schedule for today is as follows: 10:00-14:00 UTC - 9400 kHz (via Philippines 100~250 kW) 10:00-16:00 UTC - 9275 kHz (via Philippines 100~250 kW) 11:00-12:30 UTC - 1566 kHz (via Jeju 250 kW) 13:00-13:30 UTC - 12120 kHz (via Philippines 100~250 kW) 13:45-16:30 UTC - 1566 kHz (via Jeju 250 kW) 14:00-16:00 UTC - 9345 kHz (via Philippines 100~250 kW) 14:30-15:00 UTC - 9940 kHz (via Philippines 100~250 kW) 22:30-00:30 UTC - 9405 kHz (via Philippines 100~250 kW) 23:00-01:00 UTC - 12070 kHz (via Philippines 100~250 kW) Radio Liangyou confirms reception reports with electronic and paper QSL cards. Form for filling out reports: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=vbiADkDihkq4u21zWkWXEbe1zKhODUFGsStMQ8cNURVU Q1E3MzdLUVJYTTNBTFJQWktBVjhXUktGUC4u For its 75th anniversary, the station has updated its website and also invites its listeners to download the 2024 calendar: https://729ly.net/zh-sc/news-activity/news-theme2024/news-theme2024-calendar (https://vk.com/radioko) * SHORTWAVE BULLETIN # 2045, 7 January, 2024 ---------------------------------------------- edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden SWB latest issue/archive: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/swb/archive.htm * [WOR] Interval Signals Online (aka IntervalSignals.net) update. ----------------------------------------------------- Interval Signals Online (www.intervalsignals.net) is currently being migrated to another hosting server, so there may be some disruption or errors experienced on the website for up to 72 hours. This process started around 20:00UT last night (2 January) and so far I haven't encountered any problems in using the site - my fingers remain firmly crossed! (David Kernick, Interval Signals Online, via WOR) (SHORTWAVE BULLETIN # 2045, 7 January, 2024) * Russian television began to be switched off in Kazakhstan. -------------------------------------------------- ----- According to Kazakh media reports, from January 1, 2024, digital television operator Otau TV removed ten Russian TV channels from the First Channel television family from its package. Clients of this company lost the opportunity to watch "Music of the First", "House of Cinema", "Time", "First Channel of the CIS", "Beaver", "Carousel", "Telecafe", "Victory", "O!" and "Let's go." As the management of Otau TV explained, this decision was made in connection with the expansion of entertainment content. And therefore, instead of the above-mentioned TV channels, they gave their clients access to other Russian TV channels "Our New Kino", "KVN", "MMA TV", "Rodnoe Kino", "Autoplus", "Who is Who" and "Kitchen TV". Also, due to numerous requests from customers, Discovery family channels have been added to the channel package. At first glance, it seems that nothing terrible happened, some channels were replaced by others, but what is striking is the fact that the broadcasting of information television channels that conveyed true information to viewers was stopped, and they were replaced with exclusively entertainment topics. Prior to this, there had been repeated calls in Kazakhstan to limit the broadcasting of "Russian propaganda," especially in the border regions of the republic. Nevertheless, the economic reason in this context is confirmed. As Irina Kalashnikova stated, as a representative of Channel One JSC. Worldwide Network" in Kazakhstan, Channel One was not paid a penny for broadcasting in 2023, and there are still debts for 2022, despite the fact that tariffs have remained unchanged for several years. gorodche.ru (https://tele-satinfo.ru/index.php?id=18078) * China (People's Republic of China). ---------------------------------------- CGTN - Official website of China's global television network. In five languages. In Russian - https://russian.cgtn.com/home (Internet) * Israel returned to medium waves. -------------------------------------------------- -- - "Galei Tzahal" ("IDF Waves"), the radio station of the country's armed forces - the Israel Defense Forces - the IDF, with the beginning of the new year 2024, again broadcasts on medium waves, and in this case on two frequencies at once - on the main one - 1287 kHz (with power 100 kW), on which the station ceased broadcasting in 2005, and 945 kHz - on which Galei Tzahal also broadcast in the earlier past. All of these unexpectedly resumed medium-wave broadcasts of Galei Tzahal are conducted from a transmission center in the city of Yavne, not far from the largest city in Israel, Tel Aviv (note that once upon a time, short-wave foreign broadcasting of Israel, Kol Israel, also operated from this transmission center "("Voice of Israel"), including overcoming jamming, broadcast to the USSR; however, all shortwave broadcasts of Israeli foreign broadcasting were stopped in 2013, despite the fact that since 2008, only one Israeli foreign broadcasting service remained on short waves - Persian edition of "Kol Israel" for Iran); the shortwave antennas at Yavne were dismantled around 2017). At the moment, the Galei Tzahal radio station, which has now started broadcasting again on SV, is the only radio broadcaster in Israel using medium waves. Other broadcasters have abandoned them, so the country's state broadcasting left medium wave around 2012. (https://obob.tv/sobytiya/izrail-vernulsya-na-srednie-volny/) - Also in detail with comments in Russian https://muromdx.ru/dx-news/ministerstvo-svyazi-izrailya-finansiruet-set-veshchaniya-dlya-bomboubezhishch (https://muromdx.ru/) * Poland. ------------- About three weeks ago, time signals were launched at a frequency of 225 kHz. Article on gum.gov.pl https://e-czas.gum.gov.pl/e-czas-radio/ Discussion: https://forum.radiopolska.pl/index.php?s=8550e072e17139e67c1b706768cc9542&showtopic=26646&st=20 Discussion on the MultiPSK forum: https://groups.io/g/multipsk/topic/103324601#6531 Article from PA3FWM: https://pa3fwm.nl/signals/poland225kHz/ Decoder from him: http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/tdf/poland225.html (Nikita Kovalenok, Tyumen, Russia / https://vk.com/radioreceiver?w=wall-163779953_82249) * Romania. ------------- Romania January 9, 2024 Romanian MW survey.  today (lunes [Monday]) 1600/ 1620 UTC 1593 Cluj in Romanian, dominant, small split-second synchro problem between Sibiu and Oradea 1530 Romania Actualitat (RACT> national main programme ) Radauti (Bucovina) + Constanta 1404 Cluj dominant (//1593) 1323 Radio Marosvasahely, Targu Mures in Hungarian 1314 Antena Satelor (Timisoara + Constanta) 1152 RACT Cluj 1053 unknown programme, folklore (most likely IASI which I heard there on sunday afternoon)  945 RACT Miercurea 855 RACT Bucarest 756 RACT Lugoj 720 RACT (very weak) Nufaru + Baia Mare + Sinaia)  630 Timisoara in the morning radio Timisoara is very interesting in the morning with local new from Banat province, it gives temperatures in Timisoara, Lugoj and Arad. The ID is "radio Rômania Regionale, Timisoara) Patrice to iberiaDX iog (2024-01-09) (https://mediumwave.info/2024/01/) * США ------- United States January 9, 2024 Broadcast Station Totals as of December 31, 2023  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-17A1.pdf Dennis Gibson to irca iog (2024-01-09) (https://mediumwave.info/2024/01/) - BROADCAST STATION TOTALS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 The Commission has announced the following totals for broadcast stations licensed as of December 31, 2023: AM STATIONS 4444 FM COMMERCIAL 6663 FM EDUCATIONAL 4286 TOTAL 15393 (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-17A1.pdf) * Digital radio is ready to save lives. ----------------------------------------------- There is now an entire industry of accounting for major natural and man-made disasters, which are discussed at events such as the UN climate change conference COP28, held in the United Arab Emirates. The numbers are scary. Details in Russian - https://swling.ru/2024/01/10/cifrovoe-radio-gotovo-spasat-zhizni/ (https://swling.ru/) * Romania. ----------------- The weather forecast for sailors on the Danube is broadcast in Russian: 10.12-10.15 UTC at frequencies: 153 kHz whole country 531 kHz for the regions of Bacau, Braila, Calarasi, Ialomina, Vrancea 603 kHz for the regions of Ilfov, Giurgiu, Prahova, Teleorman 630 kHz for the regions Arges, Dambovitsa, Dolj, Olt, Venca 1314 kHz for the regions Banat, Dobruja The hydrological bulletin is transmitted in Romanian, Russian and French (https://dzen.ru/b/ZZvNrb_6RH3J0G8g) * Pacific Asian Log ------------------------ The January, 2024 edition of the Pacific Asian Log (PAL) is now available. It can be downloaded from the Radioheritage website https://www.radioheritage.com/ (click on either of the links on the home page). Members of the IRCA groups.io list can also download the PAL from the files page https://groups.io/g/IRCA/files/Station%20Lists%20and%20References/PAL%20January%202024.pdf As usual, many changes and updates have been incorporated into this latest edition. They include new web links, updated station listings, and some minor organization and presentation tweaks Comments and updates from users are welcome and encouraged. They can be sent to portzerbt@gmail.com. First issued in 2001, The PAL lists medium wave and domestic shortwave broadcasting stations in southern and eastern Asia and the Pacific. It lists about 4500 stations in over 50 countries, with frequencies, call signs, locations, power, networks, websites, streaming audio, schedules, languages, formats, networks and other information. Bruce Portzer to irca iog (2024-01-12) (https://mediumwave.info/2024/01/) * Germany ---------------- Channel 292 will probably be off the air until February. Tony from Pop Shop Radio reports that he received a letter from Reiner at Channel 292. In the letter, he says that he was hospitalized at the end of December and because of this he cannot fix problems with the transmitting antennas. In this regard, the broadcast break, originally scheduled until January 7, is expected to be extended until the beginning of February. Currently, all three Channel 292 frequencies (3955, 6070 and 9670 kHz) are disabled. ("Shall we talk about radio?" - Telegram) * BC-DX 1567, 12 January 2024 ------------------------------------------- Editor: Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany http://topnews.wwdxc.de http://www.wwdxc.de/ 73!