------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 1378 Sunday / 25 January 2026 ------------------------- 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: letter from Editor & http://groups.google.com/group/rus-dx 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 ============== The New Year holidays are over, and the harsh everyday life of 2026 has arrived. I don't want to write about the sad and negative news from the world of radio, but everyone has probably already noticed the new internet radio blockages amid the unstable global situation, which have been discussed on various platforms. History returns, like fashion. The future of our hobby is unpredictable. It's impossible to predict anything here. I think there will be more clarity soon. Wishing everyone success and good health, and the traditional 73! ======================== FROM KAMCHATKA TO THE BALTICS ========================= * On holding tenders for the right to conduct terrestrial broadcasting using specific radio frequencies, dated March 25, 2026. -------------------------------------------------------------------- The right to conduct terrestrial broadcasting using a radio frequency - for terrestrial analog radio broadcasting. Terms of the tender: broadcasting time - "daily, around the clock"; broadcasting concept - "free." Tender 1: Chelyabinskaya oblast, Chelyabinsk, Kopeysk (87.5 MHz, 1 kW, transmitter site - Chelyabinsk). Tender 2: Chelyabinskaya oblast, Chelyabinsk, Kopeysk (88.0 MHz, 1 kW, transmitter site - Chelyabinsk). Contest Site 3: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Salekhard (87.5 MHz, 0.25 kW). Contest Site 4: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Salekhard (107.2 MHz, 0.25 kW). Contest Site 5: Zaporizhskaya oblast, Berdyansk (100.4 MHz, 1 kW). Contest Site 6: Zaporizhskaya oblast, Berdyansk (107.1 MHz, 1 kW). Source: https://rkn.gov.ru/docs/Soobshhenie_o_provedenii_radio_03.26.docx (Victor City / Telegram) * Vladimirskaya oblast. ------------------------------ License. L033-00114-77/04058107 (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F04058107) December 24, 2025 January 30, 2026 December 24, 2035 MEDIA LLC Radio Record (168) +Kirzhach 96.6 -- 0.1 (#RADIOGOVOR & Victor City / Telegram) * Volgogradskaya oblast. -------------------------------- "Currently, the transmitter (for the 103.5 MHz frequency in Frolovo, Volgograd Region (https://vk.com/wall-210979761_10129)), which provided a signal in our city, has been deemed commercially unviable, so its operation has been stopped." The editorial board of the Bely Lebed radio network (http://www.beliylebed34.ru/about/broadcasting_map/) to the city newspaper "Vperyod" Editor's note: according to the license (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F00053605), the city is still "on" (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F00056164) (# RADIOGOVOR / Telegram) * Luhansk People's Republic. ----------------------------------------------- License. L033-00114-77/00657461 (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F00657461) 06/16/2023 06/16/2023 06/16/2033 State Unitary Enterprise GTRK LNR Svoya Volna (168) Belovodsk (Semikozovka) 101.5 -- 1 +Belokurakino 103.1 -- 0.5 Krasny Luch 92.9 -- 1 Kremennaya 101.3 -- 1 Lisichansk 95.5 -- 1 Luhansk 103.6 -- 1 Markovka 96.4 -- 0.5 Zorinovka 92.2 -- 1 +Belolutsk 94.6 -- 1 Svatovo 91.3 -- 0.5 Rovenki 101.4 -- 1 Starobelsk (Podgorovka) 87.6 -- 1 Stakhanov 99.8 -- 1 Troitskoye 102.1 -- 0.5 (TV and radio broadcasting in the LPR and DPR / Telegram) * Moscow. ---------- - As promised (https://t.me/vmestemedia/10522?single), we invite you to tour the new Serebryany dozhd office! The new space is a worthy successor to the old one, with all the recognizable symbols of the editorial staff relocated: from Umka the dog to the radio-equipped cow. Moreover, the new office, unlike the old one, has a buffet! To highlight the similarities and differences, we've supplemented the tour with archival footage from one of our visits to the old office (https://t.me/vmestemedia/1844). (Vmeste Media / Telegram) Also here: https://vk.com/wall-194965312_17894 (https://vk.com/tvradiomsk) - https://newradio.ru/ On January 22nd, we're launching a new Novoe Radio website – fast, stylish, and user-friendly. And you'll be the first to test it! (New Radio / Telegram) * Nizhegorodskaya oblast. ------------------------------------ License. L033-00114-77/03813936 (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F03813936) 11/25/2025 12/18/2025 11/25/2035 OOO "RADAR" 101.1 - Pavlovo (22); Russkoe Radio (146) +Pavlovo 101.1 -- 0.1 (# RADIOGOVOR & Victor City / Telegram) * Orlovskaya oblast. --------------------------- Oryol. Date: January 19, 2026. MHz – Radiostation 68.15 Radonezh (19-24) 91.5 Nashe Radio 92.0 Vesti FM 92.5 Marusya FM 95.6 Radio Vera 96.2 Retro FM 96.7 Radio Shanson 97.9 Comedy Radio 98.5 Kalina Krasnaya 99.2 Mayak (6-1) 99.6 Dorognoe Radio 100.0 Russkoe Radio 100.4 Express Radio (6-24) 100.9 Europa Plus 101.4 NRJ 101.8 Radio 7 102.3 Radio Rossii/GTRK Orel (5-1) 103.0 Love Radio 103.5 Radio Vanya 103.9 Humor FM 104.3 Avtoradio 104.8 Monte Carlo 105.5 DFM 106.1 Radio Dacha 106.8 Like FM 107.4 MAXIMUM 107.8 Novoe Radio. (Alexey Bushuev / https://vk.com/radioitv) * Republic of Bashkortostan. ------------------------------------- License. L033-00114-77/03926517 (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F03926517) 09.12.2025 10/01/2026 09.12.2035 LLC "ADVERTISER" Reklamstchik (168) + Belebey 88.6 -- 0.45 +Tuymazy 97.3 -- 0.45 (# RADIOGOVOR & Victor City / Telegram) * Saint Petersburg. ------------------------ Radio Maria on 1053 kHz is back on the air. They've been on the air since 05:00 UTC on January 19th. Transmitter power is 10 kW. (Radiopriem / Telegram) * Tyumenskaya oblast. ----------------------------- License. L033-00114-77/04183987 (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77/04183987) January 21, 2026 January 1, 2019 July 28, 2035 OOO "FIRST CITY ADVERTISING AGENCY" Relax FM (168) +Tyumen 92.0 – 1 (# RADIOGOVOR / Telegram) * Chelyabinskaya oblast. ------------------------------- - - On January 20, 2026, Intervolna broadcasts resumed in Miass on 95.6 MHz. Shut down on January 22. (Television and radio in the Chelyabinsk Oblast / Telegram) - On January 21, 2026, Intervolna broadcasts resumed in Kyshtym on 97.0 MHz. (Television and radio in the Chelyabinsk Oblast / Telegram) * OOO "VYBERI RADIO". --------------------------------- Vera frequencies in Melitopol, Genichesk, and Volnovakha have been added to communications license L030-00114-77/01512917 (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/connection/register/license/?id=L030-00114-77/01512917) ("Vyberi Radio"). Table: https://vk.com/wall-134632126_61258 (https://vk.com/teleradioldnr) * License terminated. ---------------------------------- - Belorechensk 90.8 (Radio 7), Krasnodarskiy krai. (at the request of the licensee (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F00269118) - Bogoroditsk 103.6 (First Network), Tuskaya oblast. (at the request of the licensee (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F00061489) - Kazan 73.97 (Kurai), Republic of Tatarstan. (at the request of the licensee) (https://rkn.gov.ru/activity/mass-media/for-broadcasters/teleradio/?id=%D0%9B033-00114-77%2F00058935) (#RADIOGOVOR & Victor City / Telegram) ============= DIGEST. NEWS. ============= * 19 / January. ---------------- January 19, 1943, at 10:42 p.m. - All-Union Radio broadcast the announcement "At the Last Hour" about the breaking of the Leningrad Siege. When, late in the night of January 18, 1943, Leningrad Radio warned listeners that a special announcement would be made, rumors of a breakthrough were already spreading throughout the exhausted city. No one went to bed. The first flags were hung. Gramophone music could be heard from the boarded-up windows of gloomy houses. Hope was revived – hope for a quick end to the city's suffering. The announcement on Leningrad Radio began with the words: "The siege has been broken. We have long awaited this day. We always believed it would come. When we buried our loved ones in the frozen earth of mass graves, instead of a farewell speech, we swore to them: "The siege will be broken!" " (https://radio-dialog.ru/) * 19 / January. ----------------- January 19, 1926. The Central Radio Laboratory of the Moscow City Council of Trade Unions of Soviet Socialist Republics (MGSPS) was organized: the first courses for training radio club directors opened within it. (https://radio-dialog.ru/) * January 20. ----------------- On January 20, 1931, a 100-kilowatt radio broadcasting station was commissioned near Leningrad. (https://radio-dialog.ru/) * January 20. ---------------- Radio Stolitsa - 8 years on the air! On January 20, 2018, a new radio station in Donetsk, called "Radio Stolitsa," began regular broadcasting on 96.1 MHz. On the same day, the station's first hosts appeared on air. Details in Russian + images: https://vk.com/wall-134632126_61276 (https://vk.com/teleradioldnr) * January 21. ----------------- On January 21, 1898, E. Ducretet presented a report on A.S. Popov's equipment at a meeting of the French Physical Society. Following the demonstration of radio transmission on April 25 (May 7), 1895, A.S. Popov transmitted numerous service radiograms to the Baltic Fleet's ships for several years, serving the needs of that fleet and researching methods for increasing the range of radiogram reception. A.S. Popov's successful use of radio communication in the Baltic Fleet was highly praised by the fleet's leadership and ship commanders. (https://radio-dialog.ru/) * 21 / January. --------------- 25 years ago, on January 21, 2001, Avtoradio began broadcasting in Belgorod on 107.7 MHz. Collage: https://vk.com/wall-83427404_27622 (https://vk.com/radio.tv_31) * 21 / January. ---------------- On this day (January 21), exactly 18 years ago, X-FM radio launched in Moscow on 96.4 FM, replacing M-Radio. It broadcast 5-minute investigative reports every hour, covering the mysteries and secrets of humanity, scandals, sensations, crime, and the supernatural. The rest of the time, music was played – domestic and foreign rock, pop, and chanson from the 1970s-2000s. Instrumental compositions played at the end of each hour. The ratio of foreign to Russian-language material was approximately 3:2. "X-FM" was part of Igor Krutoy's "Media-Hold" media group (now Krutoy Media, owned by Mikhail Gutseriev). By the time the decision was made to reformat the station due to low ratings and unprofitability, "X-FM" was operating in automatic mode. On June 7, 2011, at 12:00 PM, "Taxi FM" radio launched in its place. X-FM logo: https://vk.com/wall-194965312_17896 (https://vk.com/tvradiomsk) * 22 / January. ----------------- January 22, 1925. The Nizhny Novgorod Radio Laboratory established a 23-meter wavelength connection between Nizhny Novgorod and Irkutsk. (https://radio-dialog.ru/) * January 22. ----------------- January 22, 1925. The MGSPS radio station (housed in the House of Unions) began regular operation. (https://radio-dialog.ru/) * 22 / January. ----------------- On this day (January 22), exactly 24 years ago, TV-6 went off the air. The channel's broadcast in Moscow on 6 TVK ceased at midnight, and a few minutes later, the same happened in other regions. At 7:00 AM, the satellite channel "NTV-Plus Sport" began broadcasting on all its frequencies, continuing until May 31, 2002. TV-6 launched on January 1, 1993. Its founder was the Moscow Independent Broadcasting Corporation (MNVK), whose shareholders included Eduard Sagalaev, Lukoil, and the Moscow Government. It was one of the most popular private television channels of the 1990s. More details in Russian + channel logo: https://vk.com/wall-194965312_17901 (https://vk.com/tvradiomsk) * January 24. --------------- International Day of Education. Collage. (Ruslan Slavutskiy, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia). The collage can be viewed here: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/blog-post_24.html * January 24. ----------------- On January 24, 1992, the Decree of the President of Russia "On the Organization of the Moscow Television and Radio Broadcasting Company" was published. (https://radio-dialog.ru/) * January 25. ----------------- Semyon Moiseevich Aisenstein was born on January 25, 1884. After the death of A.S. Popov, he became his successor and the most prominent figure in the Russian scientific firmament in the field of radio engineering. For a long time, his name remained in the shadows of Russian radio engineering history. His name is not included in any Russian encyclopedia. (https://radio-dialog.ru/) * January 26. ---------------- January 26 is celebrated annually in a number of countries as Spouses' Day – a holiday dedicated to married couples. It has no official status, but it is a popular holiday, reminding people of the value of family relationships. The purpose of the holiday is to remind people of the importance of showing love, attention, and care for their partner, as well as the need to maintain love and fidelity throughout their lives together. The collage features a P250M radio receiver. (Ruslan Slavutskiy, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia). The collage can be viewed here: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/blog-post_22.html * January 29. ---------------- In 1833, the first city postal network in Russia was established in St. Petersburg. (TELEK-pressa.ru Newspaper #04 (729) / 2026) * Collage. RUS-DX Bulletin #1377 (English version). ------------------------- Date: January 18, 2026 Online community page - Escuchando La Radio & https://t.me/listeningtotheradio Author: Yimber Gaviria, Colombia. View the collage here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/rus-dx-bulletin-1377.html * Collage. Program "Radiopanorama". -------------------------------- In Russian. Moscow. World Radio Network January 17, 2026. A show for radio enthusiasts who love long-distance reception! Hosted by Vadim Alekseev. Online community page - Escuchando La Radio & https://t.me/listeningtotheradio Author: Yimber Gaviria, Colombia. View the collage here - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/radiopanorama_17.html * Program Radiopanorama. -------------------------------------- In Russian. Moscow. World Radio Network. January 24, 2026 (Repeat of last week's program). Radiopanorama program for long-distance radio enthusiasts. Author and host: Vadim Alekseev. Audio file available on this page - https://wrn.world/program/30cef3cb-3197-4eef-b04d-18ccb089f75b/ (https://wrn.world/) - Over-the-air broadcasting - Radiopanorama: Sat 18:00 UTC, Thu 17:00 UTC / 9820 kHz / 250 kW / Azimuth 345 degrees / Al Dhabiyeh (United Arab Emirates) (https://www.novosibdx.info/schedules.html) * Why could there only be "three telephones" per entryway in the USSR—and why installation was considered a privilege? -------------------------------------------------------- Contents: - A telephone isn't a device, but an infrastructure. - Why power was insufficient for years. - Why it felt like there weren't enough telephones in entryways. - How to become a "happy telephone owner." - Why it was perceived as a privilege, not just a convenience. - A telephone gave a sense of control over one's life. - A telephone meant one was "recognized." - A telephone turned an apartment into a communications hub. - A telephone was scarce—and scarcity is always prestigious. - Why "three telephones" is also a matter of control. - Bottom line: a telephone was a privilege not because of the handset, but because of the system. A strange detail often surfaces in Soviet memoirs of everyday life: in a large building, telephones were literally a rare commodity. Some had a telephone on their nightstand, ringing in the evenings; most had nothing. This gave rise to the feeling that "there were three telephones per building": one for the house committee chairman, one for the "important" engineer at the factory, one for the doctor, or one for a family with veterans. The number is arbitrary, but the meaning is clear: a telephone in an ordinary apartment remained a rarity for a long time, and its installation was perceived as a small victory, almost a social lift. Why was this so? After all, technically, a telephone isn't a spaceship. Wires, a handset, a station. But it was precisely the combination of economics, planning, and the priorities of the USSR that transformed the telephone into a "privilege." Details in Russian: https://dzen.ru/a/aWpDAcSVJwK4x-Ej (https://dzen.ru/gadgetpage) * Book online. ------------------ In Russian. Z. B. Ginzburg, F. I. Tarasov. 1949. A Beginner's Guide to Radio Amateurs. https://vk.com/wall-163779953_100805 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Book online. ------------------- In Russian. I. P. Zherebtsov. 1967. Fundamentals of Electronics. https://vk.com/wall-163779953_100820 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Book online. ----------------- In Russian. B. P. Terentyev. 1938. Rectifiers for Radio Devices. https://vk.com/wall-163779953_100825 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Book online. ----------------- In Russian. V. G. Borisov. 1986. Know the Radio Receiver. https://vk.com/wall-163779953_100833 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Photos by S. Beznosov, correspondent for the Pravda Vostoka newspaper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The first photo shows television and radio equipment for sale at the GUM department store in Andijan, Uzbek USSR, 1965. The second photo is from 1969 and depicts a household appliance store on the Dimitrov collective farm. https://vk.com/wall-177507201_27167 (https://vk.com/retrotvussr) * St. Petersburg. ------------------------ On January 18 at 4:45 PM, the RTRS TV tower in St. Petersburg will be illuminated in honor of Leningrad Siege Day. Video: https://vk.com/wall-72537297_28107 (https://vk.com/public72537297) * Google to introduce a responsibility level for installing apps outside the Play Store. --------------------------------------------------- Google has confirmed plans to make it more difficult to install apps on Android from sources outside the official Google Play Store. This was reported by Android Authority, citing Matthew Forsyth, Director of Product Management at Google Play. According to Forsyth, this does not mean a complete ban on installing APK files from outside sources. Instead, Google is introducing a so-called "responsibility level," which requires additional steps to verify user actions. Details in Russian: https://www.gazeta.ru/tech/news/2026/01/19/27659941.shtml?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop&utm_ referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fdzen.ru%2Fnews%2Fstory%2Fd79768b1-5957-5323-b341-04d1812bc4ff&utm_auth=false (https://www.gazeta.ru/) * All mobile phones will be registered. ---------------------------------------------- The Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a bill that will radically change the rules for smartphone use. The idea is shockingly simple and revolutionary: every mobile device must be officially registered in a single state database, the IMEI. IMEI stands for "International Mobile Equipment Identity," a unique 15-digit number assigned to each smartphone during production. It's a kind of gadget ID, allowing it to be uniquely identified among millions of other devices. Starting in 2027, the IMEI will be linked to a specific subscriber's phone number. And starting in 2028, only registered devices will be able to connect to mobile networks. Details in Russian: https://dzen.ru/a/aWnbMBD7VhuwRh_U (https://dzen.ru/mirnov.ru) * The State Duma reported that Roskomnadzor has slowed down Telegram, but the agency denied this information. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slow video loading in the messenger, according to Andrei Svintsov, Deputy Head of the IT Committee, is the result of Telegram's insufficient response to requests to block illegal content. The slowdown will stop if the messenger corrects the violations; a complete blocking of Telegram in Russia is not expected, Svintsov clarified. Details in Russian: https://www.cableman.ru/content/v-gosdume-soobshchayut-o-zamedlenii-telegram-roskomnadzorom-odnako-v-vedomstve-oprovergli (https://www.cableman.ru/) * Book online. ----------------- In Russian. J.-P. Eymichen. 1975. Electronics?.. Nothing could be simpler! https://vk.com/wall-163779953_100856 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * Why did the USSR gold-plat the legs of radio components? (Spoiler: not for beauty or wealth). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Contents: - The main enemies of electronics are time and oxygen. - The struggle for a "pure" signal. - The secret of radio tubes: gold grids. - Thickness matters: the USSR versus the West. - Was it a "useless waste" of wealth? - Conclusion. Anyone who has ever opened a Soviet military device or handled a "133" series microchip has noticed that characteristic yellow sheen. In the world of electronics, these are called "yellow legs." Today, these components are sought after by scrap dealers, but in the 1970s and '80s, engineers didn't gold-plat their contacts to please future "treasure hunters." It was a harsh technological necessity. Details in Russian + images: https://dzen.ru/a/aVelwYauBiNQ2kH3 (https://dzen.ru/shema_tehnik) * Browser Mouse Life Hacks: 15 Tricks to Make Your Life Easier ---------------------------------------------------- Did you know that the mouse wheel isn't just a scrolling tool? That a simple click can be turned into a whole arsenal of commands? Most users use only 10% of their mouse capabilities. Meanwhile, browsers have learned to understand dozens of gestures that save hours of work. Forget endless cursor movements to tab crosses. Stop painfully selecting text letter by letter. Today, we'll explore techniques that turn a regular mouse into a precision tool. Details in Russian: https://dzen.ru/a/aWzNcyghulUT2HtK (https://dzen.ru/pochinka_blog) * Record blocking on the internet: Roskomnadzor summarizes its work for 2025. -------------------------------------------------------------- Roskomnadzor increased the volume of prohibited content blocked by 59%, reaching 1.289 million items. For the first time, statistics on the removal of childfree propaganda (over 1,100 publications) were presented, and the number of removed materials about VPN services showed a record increase—1,235%. To improve efficiency, the agency is implementing AI-based systems and plans to spend over 2.2 billion rubles on filtering traffic using machine learning. Details in Russian: https://www.cableman.ru/content/rekordnye-blokirovki-v-seti-roskomnadzor-podvel-itogi-raboty-za-2025-god (https://www.cableman.ru/) * Roskomnadzor increased the number of blocked VPN services in Russia by 70%. ------------------------------------------------------- Roskomnadzor reported that as of January 2026, access to 439 services that allow users to bypass blocked internet resources was restricted in Russia. Over the past three months, the number of blocked VPNs has increased by 70%. Previously, in October 2025, the service reported blocking 258 such services. The 31% increase over that period has since been followed by an even sharper increase. In December 2025, Roskomnadzor expanded its technical capabilities, beginning to more actively block additional protocols such as SOCKS5, VLESS, and L2TP, according to Kommersant. Technically, the blocking is implemented through special filters installed by internet service providers. As Pavel Kovalenko, director of the Informzashita anti-fraud center, explains, systems are better at detecting new services by traffic and domains, and political demand has intensified market cleanup. However, he calls the effect of these measures partial: "Motivated users remain, but they spend more time and money on complex solutions." More details in Russian: https://telesputnik.ru/materials/gov/news/roskomnadzor-uvelicil-cislo-zablokirovannyx-vpn-servisov-v-rossii-na-70 (https://telesputnik.ru/) * RTRS TV towers through the lenses of the winners of the 14th annual corporate competition "RTRS Photo." ------------------------------------------------------------- https://vk.com/wall-26819787_43442 (https://vk.com/rtrs_info) * The Siberian Bermuda Triangle: What Was Jamming Soviet Satellites? -------------------------------------------------------------- In the mid-20th century, when humanity was just beginning to explore space, Soviet engineers encountered an inexplicable problem. Radio communications were behaving unpredictably over Eastern Siberia and Yakutia. This region, critical for flights across the Arctic, earned the nickname "the Siberian Bermuda Triangle" among technical specialists. Signals that should have been stable disappeared or were distorted beyond recognition. We explain how Soviet scientists searched for jammers in the taiga and what they ultimately found. Rambler reports. Details in Russian: https://news.rambler.ru/science/55912761/?utm_content=news_media&utm_medium=read_more&utm_source=copylink (https://www.rambler.ru/) * Book online. ----------------- In Russian. Collective authors. 1948. Transmission lines, antennas, and waveguides. https://vk.com/wall-163779953_100886 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * A selection of current Telesputnik news from January 19–23, 2026, in an express review format. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Video in Russian: 07:17 https://telesputnik.ru/materials/hipe/video/telesputnik-ekspress-roskomnadzor-vooruzaetsya-ii-u-wink-teper-smotryoska-a-u-sbera-gk-element https://vk.com/telesputnik?z=video-46499225_456240291 In this issue: - Roskomnadzor will implement an AI-powered traffic filtering system in 2026. - Russia will launch mass production of a satellite internet terminal. - Sber became the largest shareholder of Element, acquiring a stake from AFK Sistema. - The Federal Antimonopoly Service ordered PIK to ensure equal access for telecom operators to apartment building infrastructure. - Wink completed the acquisition of the online cinema Smotreshka. - State Duma deputies have drafted a bill requiring notification of automated calls to subscribers. - The Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media is creating an interdepartmental group to combat deepfakes. (https://telesputnik.ru/) =================================== USSR TV PROGRAMS OF THE 1960s, 1970s, 1980s. ===================================== Program "Skillful Hands" ---------------------------------- The educational TV program "Skillful Hands" is one of the oldest projects on Soviet TV. It was originally aimed at younger schoolchildren. Its longevity is due to the fact that young viewers, both now and six decades ago, love to create their own creations from a variety of materials. This includes cardboard, paper, wool, plasticine, and so on. The program first aired in the spring of 1956. It aired once a month, on Saturdays, and lasted half an hour. The project's first hosts were Valentina Leontyeva and Tatyana Grushina, who were then working as announcers for Central Television. Incidentally, such TV professionals were extremely rare at the time. Therefore, they had to simultaneously host other programs, such as "Skillful Hands." Details in Russian + photos: https://tv-80.ru/detskie/umelye-ruki/ (https://tv-80.ru/) ======================== RADIO ENGINEERING. HISTORY. ========================== - Portable radio receiver "Sokol RP-216" --------------------------------------------- Developed and prepared for production since 1992 by the Moscow Radio Plant "Temp". No information on the model. Photo by Pavel Arkadyevich Vladimirov, school museum http://rv3bc.narod.ru/. Details in Russian + photos: https://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/index1/radiopriem/rp_pp/rp_pp4/sokol_rp216.html (http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/) - Portable radio receiver "Sokol-304". ---------------------------------------------------- Manufactured by the Moscow-based Temp PO since 1985. The "Sokol-404" radio receiver, manufactured since 1977 according to the new GOST 5651-82 standard, was upgraded from complexity group 4 to 3. The receiver's design, circuitry, and layout, other than the name, remained unchanged. Some components and radio elements were replaced with new ones, including the loudspeaker, volume control with power switch, piezoelectric filter, variable capacitor, and some resistors and capacitors. The technical specifications and parameters of the new radio receiver are similar to those of the old model, with the exception of selectivity and output power. This is due to the replacement of the piezoelectric IF filter and speaker with lower electrical parameters, which are therefore less expensive. Details in Russian + photos: https://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/index1/radiopriem/rp_pp/rp_pp4/sokol304.html (http://www.rw6ase.narod.ru/) - Old receivers. TPS-54 and "High-End Receiver Assembly Kit." ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Flipping through old Radio magazines, I came across an article in issue #7 for 1954 about the TPS-54 receiver (Network Broadcast Receiver, 1954 model). Details in Russian + photos: https://dzen.ru/a/aWey_YG7oXzZC25s (https://dzen.ru/id/63de49988168d14900e1f9a0) - One of the best TVs of the 70s with a separate soundbar is the Gorizont-723. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many remember it from the film "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears" and dreamed of owning one. Let's reminisce about this interesting device. In the annals of Soviet household appliances, there are devices that cease to be mere devices and become symbols of an entire era. The Gorizont-723 television, launched in 1977 at the Minsk-based Gorizont Production Association, occupies a unique position in this category. This unified, second-class, vacuum-tube, semiconductor color television with a 61-centimeter diagonal screen represented the pinnacle of engineering excellence in its time and remained a coveted possession for thousands of Soviet citizens for many years. Details in Russian + photos: https://dzen.ru/a/aWvuD_Dh_BFEgXxy (https://dzen.ru/id/634d696c157f7d410f654061) - Old receivers. Battery-powered Iskra, 1947. ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Iskra was one of the first post-war battery-powered broadcast receivers. This receiver is interesting because it was built using an infradyne design, a superheterodyne in which the intermediate frequency is much higher than the received frequency, making it an upconversion superheterodyne. The advantage of such receivers is that they do not require a tunable preselector; only the local oscillator is tunable, and the preselector uses a low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency equal to the highest frequency of the selected range. Details in Russian + images: https://dzen.ru/a/aWotB4TUhmThXn-5 (https://dzen.ru/id/63de49988168d14900e1f9a0) - The legendary Krona battery – what it was used for and who invented it. ---------------------------------------------------------- Contents: - Origins of the format. - The Soviet version of the Krona battery. - Battery-powered equivalents. In the history of portable technology, some things have become so commonplace that their origins seem self-evident. The Krona battery is one such technological long-liver. This compact, rectangular, nine-volt unit is familiar to different generations – from Soviet-era radio enthusiasts to modern engineers using digital devices. Its history reflects the development of electronics, the transition from bulky vacuum tube designs to miniature transistor circuits. Details in Russian + images: https://dzen.ru/a/aW45oz1osT_m_5oq (https://dzen.ru/id/634d696c157f7d410f654061) - A battery-powered suitcase radio from the early 1950s — Voronezh. ---------------------------------------------------- In the post-war period, when Soviet industry was actively converting to civilian production, the Voronezh Elektrosignal plant developed the portable radio "Voronezh." This device, produced in a relatively small batch from 1951 to 1953, reflected the desire to create an affordable, high-quality device for a wide range of listeners. It combined battery operation with a fairly complex internal design, allowing reception on various frequencies while remaining mobile. Details in Russian + photos: https://dzen.ru/a/aXDfy5YGLD-TNEp6 (https://dzen.ru/id/634d696c157f7d410f654061) - The Planeta battery – why this particular format and 4.5 volts. Table of Contents: - Origin of the name "Planeta." - Why 4.5 volts? - Technical characteristics and design of the Planeta. The history of the widely recognized flat battery begins not in the USSR, but in Germany, at the turn of the 20th century. In 1901, German engineer and entrepreneur Paul Schmidt received a patent for a 3R12 dry cell battery designed for flashlights. Schmidt's key innovation was replacing the liquid electrolyte with a gelatinous mass based on wheat flour, which solved the problem of leakage and increased reliability. The company he founded, DAIMON, established mass production of both the batteries themselves and flashlights for them. In the Soviet Union, this size became widespread and firmly established in everyday use. In the 1950s and 1960s, the battery was produced under the name KBS (pocket dry battery), later under the factory index 3336 and the popular consumer name "Planet." It became an indispensable power source for a number of common devices. It had a wide range of uses, including Soviet flashlights, many portable radios, children's toys, and some models of measuring instruments. Details in Russian + images: https://dzen.ru/a/aXIgCOxbZSplThhy#tehnicheskie_harakteristiki_i_konstrykciya (https://dzen.ru/id/634d696c157f7d410f654061) ======= QSL World ======== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia. BH = Biener Hansjoerg, Germany. JAP = Jordan Alcolea Perez, Spain / https://ruquidx.com/en/ PS = Piotr Skorek, Poland. VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia. * Czech Republic. -------------------------------- Czech Republic: In 2026, Radio Prague International is commemorating the 90th anniversary of Czech Radio’s international broadcasting service, which was part of the former Czechoslovak Radio when it was founded. Radio Prague International is preparing numerous projects this year, including anniversary QSL cards. Editor-in-Chief Klára Stejskalová explains: "QSL cards, as confirmation of reception reports, are the classic symbol of international broadcasting. This year's collection of 10 cards is an anniversary edition. Nine of them feature the most important events of the nine decades. The tenth, the 'Golden Card,' will be issued exactly on the 90th anniversary of the station's launch." The first card features a transmission tower and the symbol for Esperanto. "This was unique: Czechoslovak Radio also broadcast in this artificial language," Stejskalová adds. Other cards commemorate the successes of Olympic champion Emil Zátopek or the Prague Spring with Alexander Dubček. [https://deutsch.radio.cz via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener] (BH) * Germany. --------------- eQSL Mix Radio. Email: mail[at]inthemixradio.de December 20, 2025 / 16:30-17:00 UTC / 3975 kHz Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/mix-radio.html (AK) * Italy. ------------- eQSL Enterprise Radio. E-mail: enterpriseradio[at]hotmail.com 18 January 2026 / 08.15-08.50 UTC / 6935 kHz Picture: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/enterprise-radio.html (AK) * Republic of Korea. -------------------------- QSL cards from the mailbag. KBS World Radio. Russian Section. 6040 kHz / 18:00-19:00 UTC / 06.11-12.11.2023 Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/kbs-world-radio.html 6040 kHz / 18:00-19:00 UTC / 20.11-26.11.2023 Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/kbs-world-radio_17.html (AK) Scotland/Germany. --------------------------------- E-QSL card from Scottish free station Radio Six International. Program was transmitted on 26. 12. 2025 on 9670 kHz. (PS) Picture: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/radio-six-international.html * Spain / Germany. ----------------------------- eQSL RuquiRadioAM. E-mail: ruquiradioam[at]hotmail.com 3 January 2026 / 09.43-10.50 UTC / 9670 kHz (via Channel 292) Picture: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/ruquiradioam_19.html (AK) * Taiwan / Bulgaria. ----------------------------- QSL card. Taiwan Radio International. December 2, 2025 / 17:00-17:30 UTC / Russian / 9790 kHz / Kostinbrod Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/radio-taiwan-international.html RTI sticker. Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/rti.html (AK) * USA / Germany. ----------------------- eQSL Imaginary Stations. POST. Email: imaginarystations[at]gmail.com January 18, 2026 / 10:00-11:00 UTC / 6160 kHz Image: https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/imaginary-stations-post.html (AK) * QSL news. ------------------ - e-mail Radio Six International / 12.25.25 / 08.00-08.30 UTC / 9670 kHz - e-mail Radio C.M. Obrecht / 01/13/26 / 09.00- 09.30 UTC / 6195 kHz -- DRM mode (VL) * QSL ------ Jordan Alcolea Perez, Spain. QSL: https://ruquidx.com/en/category/qsl/ Lista de QSL recibidas: https://ruquidx.com/en/lista-de-qsl-recibidas/ (https://ruquidx.com/en/) ============ WORLD NEWS ============ * Belarus. ------------- Quote: Roman Protasevich: First, going beyond the "hobby" is a line that was crossed. Being a radio amateur is legal. Studying the airwaves in permitted bands is a normal hobby. But in this case, the "hobby" became just a cover. - MINSK, January 15 - RIA Novosti. The State Security Committee (KGB) of Belarus has dismantled a large radio spy network operating under the guise of radio amateurs. Roman Protasevich, who was considered a Belarusian opposition figure but turned out to be a Belarusian intelligence officer, detailed the operation on his program on the STV television channel. In December, Ivan Tertel, Chairman of the Belarusian KGB, announced the dismantling of a network of foreign intelligence agencies that was eavesdropping on civilian and military aviation pilots and monitoring sensitive facilities. "Behind harmless amateur radio activity, a surveillance system was concealed that was working against the country. According to the KGB, a covert structure created with external support was identified and neutralized. Its ultimate goal went far beyond simple curiosity. It was to gain the ability to influence critically important facilities," said Protasevich, who has hosted the news and analysis program "Without Cover" on STV since December 2025. Details in Russian: https://ria.ru/20260115/belorussiya-2068187481.html (https://ria.ru/) - A major radio spy network has been dismantled! Protasevich shared exclusive details of the Belarusian KGB operation. More details in Russian: https://ctv.by/news/obshestvo/izmena-gosudarstvu-protasevich-raskryl-eksklyuzivnye-detali-operacii-kgb-belarusi (https://ctv.by/) - Stolichnoe Television is one of three national television channels broadcasting throughout Belarus. STV's history began on October 19, 2000, when the closed joint-stock company Stolichnoe Television was registered. On January 1, 2001, the channel went on air, initially broadcasting only news from the capital, and in 2005, its coverage expanded to cover the entire country. The company also manages the RTR-Belarus television channel, which also includes programming produced by STV. (https://ctv.by/o-nas) * SHORTWAVE BULLETIN --------------------------------------- # 2097, 26 January, 2026 edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden SWB latest issue/archive: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/swb/archive.htm (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden) * BC-DX 1642, 18 January 2026 ------------------------------------------ Editor: Wolfgang Bueschel. Germany http://topnews.wwdxc.de http://www.wwdxc.de/ (Michael Bethge, Germany) * Collage. DX NEWS | BC-DX Top News #1641. ----------------------------------------- The Worldwide DX Club (WWDXC) has released its latest bulletin BC-DX Top News #1641, compiled by Wolfgang Büschel and dated 11 January 2026. Online community page - Escuchando La Radio & https://t.me/listeningtotheradio Author: Yimber Gaviria, Colombia. Посмотреть коллаж можно здесь - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/bc-dx-top-news-1641.html * Collage. DX NEWS | BC-DX Top News #1642. ----------------------------------------- The Worldwide DX Club (WWDXC) has released its latest bulletin BC-DX Top News #1641, compiled by Wolfgang Büschel and dated 18 January 2026. Online community page - Escuchando La Radio & https://t.me/listeningtotheradio Author: Yimber Gaviria, Colombia. Посмотреть коллаж можно здесь - https://rusdx.blogspot.com/2026/01/bc-dx-1642.html * Glenn Hauser log roundup January 15-21, 2026. ------------------------------------------- Please note and spread the word - for those not on a list where my almost-daily all-band but mainly SW log reports appear -- or for those who are but find this a more convenient archive, weekly merged roundups of all these reports in their original form are posted early every UT Thursday via: http://www.worldofradio.com/Hauserlogs.html The latest one direct: https://www.w4uvh.net/ghlogs_2026_0115_0121.txt 73, Glenn Hauser. (Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 277, Issue 22) * Practical Electronics, a magazine for radio amateurs, issue 11, 2025. -------------------------------------------------- The magazine is published in the UK. https://vk.com/wall-163779953_100822 (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * From the Isle of Music and Uncle Bill's Melting Pot Schedules, February 2026. --------------------------------------------------------- Dear listeners, From the Isle of Music February 2026 We are going to go "retro" this month and feature some lesser known but excellent Cuban fusion and dance bands from the 1970s and 1980s. Some listeners who only know the North American narrative about Cuban music will be surprised at what was being recorded, performed and broadcast then. Friday, February 13, 2026, 3955 kHz, 1800 CET (1700 UTC), repeat 2300 CET (2200 UTC) Uncle Bill's Melting Pot February 2026 We are going to feature folk/folkloric music from Denmark. Expect a surprise or three. Note that the hours are slightly different than for FTIOM. Friday February 20, 2026, :3955 kHz, 1700 CET (1600 UTC), repeat 2300 CET (2200 UTC) Be advised that in January, our programs started several minutes late during the first transmission, but they did then air in full. Hopefully that won't recur in February, but if it does, don't touch that dial! Our eQSL policy includes recognizing reports from remote SDRs as long as the entire program is reported and the location of both the remote SDR and the listener are included. Shorter reports will get a short note of thanks instead. (William "Bill" Tilford, USA) 73!