------------------------------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 883 Broadcasting of Russia, countries of CIS and Baltiya (ex. USSR). Sunday / 31 July, 2016 Information bulletin of Russian DX League Electronic version ------------------------------------------------------- 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. QSL, a photo : http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/ --------------------------------------------------------- Russia, CIS and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Worldwide broadcasting in Russian. Editor's desk. Country information. Radio broadcasting in Russian. WEB radio in Russian. QSL world. DX program. Calendar radiodat. Signals and recognition. 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The clock in the night from Saturday to Sunday moved forward one hour. In accordance with the Federal Law of July 3, 2016 №271-FZ "On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law" On the Calculation of Time "from July 24, 2016 Novosibirsk region excluded from the fifth time zone (MSK + 3) and referred to the sixth (MSK + 4). In the night from Saturday to Sunday clocks moved forward one hour - from two to three in the morning. (Government of the Novosibirsk region. http://www.nso.ru/news/21209) * Vladimir Putin joined Crimea to the Southern Federal District. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree according to which the Southern Federal District and the Crimean Federal District converted to the Southern Federal District. This was reported by the Kremlin press service. Details: http: //www.kommersant.ru/doc/3049277 From now on, in the Southern Federal District are: Republic of Adygea, Kalmykia, Republic of Crimea, Krasnodar Territory, Astrakhan Region, Volgograd region, Rostov region, Sevastopol. INFORMATION BY COUNTRY. ========================== RUSSIA ======== Network radio --------------------- Kamensk-Uralsky (Sverdlovskaya oblast) included Radio Day June 27 at 18:00 local time, at a frequency 102,6 FM, residents Kamensk-Uralsky heard Radio Day. Earlier this frequency rebroadcast by other radio station with a similar format. Content Radio Day in Kamensk-Uralsky most localized. In addition to the ad units, jingles with the city name and frequency, leading to air out the words addressed to Kamenz. radio programming is done from Moscow. This is the third city broadcasting Radio Day. In May 2015 the radio program aired in Ryazan on the frequency 96,9 FM, and in November of the same year in the Ryazan region g.Sasovo on 90,7 FM. Until the end of 2016 is planned to start broadcasting Radio Day in several cities in the Ryazan region, as well as in Tula, Volgograd and Astrakhan regions. Oifitsalny radio website - radioday.fm (OnAir.ru) Volgogradskaya oblast. Zhirnovsk. ------------------------------------------------- July 21 RTRS branch "Volgograd ORTPTS" began airing radio "Dorozhnoe Radio" in Zhirnovsk. Broadcasting frequency - 103.2 MHz. Transmitter power - 100 watts. "Dorozhnoe Radio" may take more than 16 thousand inhabitants Zhirnovsk. Radio and Television station broadcasts radio Zhirnovsk "Zhirnovsk FM" (105.9 MHz) and "Radio Russii" (71.51 MHz), TV "First Channel" (12 TEC), "Russia 1" (TCE 9), NTV (5 TCE), "Petersburg-channel 5" (55 TCE) and a package of digital channels RTRS-1 (first multiplex). (Russian radio and television / http://volgograd.rtrs.ru/news/read/410/) Kaluzhskayaoblast. Kaluga. --------------------------------------- Branch RTRS "Kaluga ORTPTS" installed equipment for FM-broadcasting stations "Radio Russii" and "Mayak" in Kaluga. "Somewhere approximately we plan in November to transfer the broadcasting of" Radio Russii "and" Mayak "in the upper range, that is, all motorists on their receivers will be able to receive the signal of" Radio Russia "and" Mayak ", - said the chief engineer of the Kaluga ORTPTS Elena Petya. (Russian radio and television / http://kaluga.rtrs.ru/news/read/162/) Kemerovskaya oblast. Kemerovo. ---------------------------------------------- July 25 RTRS branch "Kemerovo ORTPTS" began airing "Vesti FM" radio programs STRC "Kuzbass". Broadcasting frequency - 90.6 MHz. (Russian radio and television / http://kemerovo.rtrs.ru/news/read/564/) Kemerskaya oblast. Belovo. ------------------------------------------- Belovo. Comedy Radio continues to shape the regional broadcasting network regional broadcasting network Comedy Radio replenished with a new city. July 26, 2016 began Comedy Radio broadcasting in Belovo at the frequency 96,3 FM, OnAir.ru reports referring to the press-center of MRG Radio (PMBC). Comedy Radio - modern colloquial humorous station. The basis of radio formats up their own talk shows that go on the air. On Comedy Radio also presents the content of the programs Comedy Club Production. This is the best of the Comedy Club, Comedy Woman, "NashaRussia" Stand Up Show and others. Hour broadcast sounds a top foreign music. Belovo is an important transport hub in the Kuzbass. The city is located in the central part of the Kemerovo region between the regional center Kemerovo and "southern capital" - Novokuznetsk. Population - 74 046 (2015). (OnAir.ru) Krasnodarskiy kray. Gelendzhik. ---------------------------------------------- Gelendzhik Comedy Radio began broadcasting. Comedy Radio regional broadcasting network replenished with another city, according OnAir.ru with reference to the press center of the MRG Radio (PMBC). July 22, 2016, at the height of the holiday season, the Black Sea coast sounded Comedy Radio. Radio station can be heard in and around the city of Gelendzhik on the FM frequency 91.1. Comedy Radio - modern colloquial humorous station. The basis of radio formats up their own talk shows that go on the air. On Comedy Radio also presents the content of the programs Comedy Club Production. This is the best of the Comedy Club, Comedy Woman, "NashaRussia" Stand Up Show and others. Hour broadcast sounds a top foreign music. Gelendzhik - one of the largest and most visited resorts of Russian cities. It is the resort of federal significance. Every year millions of tourists from our country and abroad come here on vacation. City not once became "The Best of the Black Sea coast resort" in the regional competition of the leaders of the tourism industry of the Krasnodar Territory. The urban population of the district - 112 399 (2016). (OnAir.ru) Krasnodarskiy kray. Novorossiysk. -------------------------------------------------- * RTRS started Love Radio broadcasting in Novorossiysk Branch RTRS "Krasnodar KRTPTS" began airing radio station Love Radio in Novorossiysk. Broadcasting frequency - 107.4 MHz. Transmitter power - 5 kW. Love Radio station may take about 1 million people in the Krasnodar Territory. (Russian radio and television / http://krasnodar.rtrs.ru/news/read/472/) * Novorossiysk included Love Radio. The regional network broadcasting Love Radio joined Novorossiysk Krasnodar Territory, reports with reference to OnAir.ru Krutoy Media press service. Broadcasting frequency - 107.4 MHz, a potential radio audience - 300 thousand people.. Regional partner Love Radio - LLC "Prof-Master" CEO - Abdukarimov AI Love Radio - one of Krutoy Media radio stations. According to TNS Russia (Radio Index - Russia, October 2015 - March 2016), every day listen to Love Radio 3.2 million people each week - 8.5 million people. Today Love Radio regional broadcasting network includes 141 transmitter installed in the cities of Russia and CIS countries. Official Site Love Radio: www.loveradio.ru. (OnAir.ru) Krasnodarskiy kray. Mostovsky. ------------------------------------------------- Masty - a new point on "Radio Dacha" broadcasting network map The regional network broadcast "Radio Dacha" joined village Mostovsky Krasnodar region. Broadcasting frequency - 105.6 MHz, the potential coverage of the population - 28.4 thousand people.. Regional partner "Radio Dacha" - LLC "Autoradio Region", director - Bogdanov SA "Radio Dacha" - one of Krutoy Media media holding stations. Included in the top 10 country music radio stations. According to TNS Russia (Radio Index - Russia, October 2015 - March 2016), the daily coverage of the "Radio Dacha" is 5.7 million people, a weekly coverage - 14.4 million people. Regional broadcasting network "Radio Dacha" currently has 209 transmitters located in the cities of Russia and CIS countries. The official website of "Radio Dacha": www.radiodacha.ru (OnAir.ru) Oryol Region. Eagle. ------------------------------------- Vostok FM now sounds in Orel On July 27, the frequency of the FM 106.1 in the town of Eagle long-awaited opening of the "Vostok FM", which has been actively expanding the geography of its broadcast. July 1 listeners "East FM" were residents of Serpukhov near Moscow. Until the end of 2016 the radio station plans to open its own branches in Surgut and Stary Oskol. For the first time, "Vostok FM" sounded in Moscow at the frequency of the FM 94.0 in November 2012. 24 hours a day "Vostok FM" broadcasts its live modern popular hits of many different musical styles, genres and trends, which the creators of the station succinctly called "music in the style of the East." With the advent of "the East" Eagle residents will now be able to vote for your favorite songs and listen to them in the weekly charts "Star of the East" with a popular television and radio broadcaster Timur Rodriguez. Besides the traditional for any music radio charts in broadcasting network "East" also includes a program at the request of "Fiesta", the daily editions of music news "Orient Express" and many other interesting headings and programs. Special pride of the new radio station are great jokes and reprises Honored Artist Russia Karen Avanesyan, sounding every hour in the air "East FM". Slogan radio "Vostok FM" - "Warmth in every song!" Imbued with this musical magical warmth of the East will now be able to orlovchanin each frequency FM 106,1. (OnAir.ru) The Republic of Buryatia ----------------------------- 1 September in the wake of 90.8 MHz and the planned opening of the airing of the first in the history of the Buryat FM- radio. This long-awaited event was preceded by many years of work of different people. From community members and government officials to the State Duma deputy. The name of the radio station Buryad-FM. Buryad-FM will broadcast in all dialects of the Buryat language: selengyn, hongoodor, bargazhan, erhүү, Hori. Buryad- FM is fundamentally different from all other radio stations primarily to the fact that this will not be the standard tie- morning and late-night talk show with advertising inserts in the program of federal radio. This is the first Buryat radio with non-stop 24-hour broadcasting. All content - our, Buryat. (OnAir.ru) Republic of Tatarstan --------------------------------- Branch RTRS "RTBC Republic of Tatarstan" will begin broadcasting "Radio Russii + Radio Tatarstan" in the FM-band at the farm Kirov district Aktanysh August 1st. broadcasting frequency - 98.2 MHz. Transmitter power - 100 watts. "Radio Russii Tatarstan + Radio" will be able to take more than 10 thousand inhabitants of the Kirov State Farm. (Russian radio and television / http://tatariya.rtrs.ru/news/read/317/) St. Petersburg ------------------------ It seems that Radio Maria from St. Petersburg rebroadcasts program Vatican Radio. I listened to the 21:45 to 22:05 Moscow. Transfer of call information and news bulletin. But who listened to Radio Vatican easily recognize voice :) Tomorrow I will try to check the content on the Vatican website, with the phone is inconvenient. (Victor Varzim, Leningrad region., G.Kommunar, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") - 1053 / 0500-2100 UTC / Radio Maria / Workshop Radio Centre number 1 (Olgino village) / (Http://spb.rtrs.ru/) BELARUS ========== * In Grodno in the process of dismantling the two radio tower collapsed on the roadway part: http://s13.ru/archives/148210 Grodno HF / SW Center slept in Bose. Amen. (Sergey Alekseichik, Grodno, Belarus / "open_dx") * On the website "Evening Grodno" newspaper (Republic of Belarus) published a report entitled "The tower, off the beaten track" Voice of America "in the Soviet era, collapsed onto the road." The report many photos. Link to the material: http://vgr.by/fotofakt/22461-vyshka-glushivshaya-golos-ameriki-v-sovetskoe-vremya-rukhnula-pryamo-na-dorogu (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") * Radio station Belarus HF I thought that the Belarusian radiovschanie HF died completely. But yesterday (28 July 2016 this Thursday) suddenly I took broadcasting Radio Belarus in German. Monitors from 21.00 to 21.35, the frequency of 3985 kHz. Relay through Germany, of course. Apparently broadcast time 21-22 UTC and likely every day. only frequencies in the UHF band are listed at the station site. (Vasily Kuznetsov, Moscow, Russia / "open_dx") Radio Belarus 3985 / 0700-0900 / Deutsch / Montags-Samstags 3985 / 2100-2300 / Deutsch / Montags-Freitags 6005 / 0700-0900 / Deutsch / Montags-Freitags (Http://www.shortwaveservice.com/empfangen/programmplan/) LITHUANIA ======= After the departure of Radio Liberty with HF feeling umoschnili SW frequency 1386 kHz. Receiving almost perfect. Who owns the information? I probably missed something? (Sergey Alekseichik, Grodno, Belarus / "open_dx") - The information in the confirmation: Frequency: 1386 kHz Transmitter power: 75 kW Transmitter type: Shtorm-S Antenna type: 152 m mast Transmitter location: Sitkūnai, Lithuania Program source: RFE / RL Language: Russian Rimantas Pleikys Chief Operations Officer RBWI Address RR: riplei @ takas.lt (Pavel Ivanov, Belgorod, Russia / "open_dx") - The transmitter "Storm" in Sitkunae technically divided into two independent parts, the second until recently broadcast on 612 kHz, but paused. It could be connected to achieve a full 150 kW. I'll try to find out from Rimantas whether something in the last few days, weeks, months, has not changed. Still, if I remember correctly, in Sitkunae worth another 500 ready-kilovattnik at 666 kHz, but customers in such a powerful broadcast there. Rimantas Pleykis, coordinator of the project "Baltic Waves", took me on a tour of Sitkunay in 2013. There are both 100- kW HF transmitter, but it is somehow very little loaded :( (Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia / "open_dx") - Most likely something improved with the antenna oriented to the east or southeast. I hear their lousy as it was in Riga. (Andrew Kuznetsov, Latvia / "open_dx") - I'm on a lot worse. The reason is not clear. (Alexander Golovihin, Tolyatti, Russia / "open_dx") The Central Asian republics =========================== Proslushyvaya New Year's greetings (in the past, and 2015/2016 g), only the president of the republic in Kyr- gyzstan zachityvaet New Year's address in two languages - in Kyrgyz and Russian languages, which does not happen in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. I ask all to ensure that when there is a transfer in Russian on the Dushanbe to 4765 kHz, and in the afternoon I sometimes accept and harmonics - more on 14295 and sometimes for 9530 and 19060, and who is the receiver can verify and 5 th, 6 th harmonic . (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria / "deneb-radio-dx") "RUS-DX PLUS" PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ================================= DX RE MIX NEWS # 958 from Georgi Bancov and Ivo Ivanov. Bulgariz. Date: July 24, 2016 ----------------------------------- ARMENIA Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar, July 21 1700-1900 on 11850*ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English 1900-1940 on 11850 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu dead air 1940-2000 on 11850 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English * QRM 18-19 11855 NAU 100 kW / 105 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu BVBroadcasting http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/radio-miamigo-via-cjsc-yerevan-gavar.html GERMANY(non) New clandestine transmission to Eritrea Radio Muhtar/Idhaa-tu Sautiya(or Radio Adal, according to David Kernick via email on Sat July 16): 1500-1600 on 15205 ISS*100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic/Tigrinya Tue/Wed/Sat * according latest changes of Media Broadcast, published today, see below: Other changes of Media Broadcast MBR, published on July 19 Bible Voice Broadcasting 0200-0215 on 11945 ERV 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs English Tue, ex MDC 0200-0230 on 11945 ERV 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs English Thu/Sat, ex MDC 0200-0300 on 11945 ERV 100 kW / 125 deg to SoAs English Sun, ex MDC ... http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/new-clandestine-transmission-to-eritrea.html NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady in 41 and 25 mb on July 19: 0730-0736 on 7365*unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian in CUSB 1110-1116 on 7560 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian in CUSB * co-channel 7365 WNM 002 kW / 145 deg to SEEu German HCJB in AM plus spurs of 7390 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to WeEu Albanian R.Tirana http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/s06s-russian-lady-in-41-and-25-mb-on.html NUMBERS STATION S06s Russian Lady in "the heart" of 31 mb, July 21 0940-0946 on 9655 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/s06s-russian-lady-in-heart-of-31-mb_22.html U.K.(non) Good signal of The Voice of Spring via BaBcoCk on July 21: 1730-1800 on 7495 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu/Fri Sedoye Bahar http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/good-signal-of-voice-of-spring-via_21.html U.K.(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk on July 21: 1600-1630 on 7575 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/radio-ranginkamanrainbow-via-babcock-on_22.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of North Korea Reform Radio via RED Telecom July 20 2030-2130 on 7595 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, very poor signal today http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/reception-of-north-korea-reform-radio.html DX LISTENING DIGEST 16-29, July 20, 2016 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, USA ----------------------------------------- ** ARMENIA [and non]. Hi All, The Shortwave Service in Germany are carrying two special broadcasts from Gavar in Armenia again during the next week, and both are from Radio Mi Amigo. The SWS Facebook page shows that the first one is on Sunday 17th of July between 1700 and 1800 PM UT on 11850 kHz, with 100 kW of power, and is in preparation for the great Radio Mi Amigo International show next Thursday. [July 21] Their website shows that one as being on from 1700 to 2000 UT, again on 11850 kHz. This show will be going out live, and it will also be transmitted on 6005 kHz at the same time for European listeners. Posted by: (Alan Gale, July 15, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1835, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Christian Milling wrote on the WRTH Facebook group: Today (Sunday) we run a test on 11850 kHz at 17 UT, 100 kW from Armenia towards Central Europe to prepare the 3 hour live broadcast on Thursday 17-20 UT by Radio Mi Amigo. Posted by: (Mike Terry, July 17, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Germany's Shortwave Service observed signing-on 11850 kHz at 1700 UT on 17 July 2016, starting with their interval signal then introductory announcements in German & English. Localised ID as "live from Armenia!" This was a test transmission for a Radio Mi Amigo broadcast planned for 21 July. Very good reception via Twente remote receiver, Netherlands (David Kernick, Interval Signals Online, ibid.) ARMENIA, 11850, Shortwave Service, Radio Mi Amigo, via Gavar, *1700- 1725, 17-07, tuning music, German, English, identification: "Shortwave Service, Armenia, Radio Mi Amigo, live...", pop music. Good signal. 44444. (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Test transmission of Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar on July 17, videos http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/test-transmissions-of-radio-miamigo-via.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Blgaria, dxldyg via DXLD) see also GERMANY [non] re test transmission 11850 kHz from Gavar Armenia > Very good reception David, only signal strength POWER of S=9+25dB was good. > the signals at remotes, at DARC Amberg Bavaria, Madrid Spain, Genua Italy and Belgium were all maximal S=9+25 dB. But audio was terrible and overmodulated, of all Music Signals, noted on all 4 remote SDR units. Despite to state, audio of the presenter voice was fair average [WORLD OF RADIO 1835] Immediately at 1719 UT, Christian - the live presenter at R700 Euskirchen Germany told me, ``Ich hab mal die Modulation um 3 dB runtergeschraubt. Sollte besser sein`` "I've decreased the music modulation by 3dB, should be better music modulation quality now..." 73 wolfie df5sx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Milling, Christian" Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 7:19 PM Subject: Re: [A-DX] Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar - > Aaaaber alle Musik Signale sind an den 4 Standorten völlig verkratzt, die Sprache des Ansagers / Presenters ist dagegen 'anhörbar', ich --empfange kein klares Audio, als wenn die Endröhre dringend erneuert gehört. Ich hab mal die Modulation um 3 dB runtergeschraubt. Sollte besser sein ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2016 7:11 PM Subject: Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar > eben fiel mir der Bulgarien Tip in die Hände > Christian, diesmal ist die Frequenzauswahl mit den 5 kHz Nachbarn auf 11850 kHz gelungen, die Signale in DARC Amberg, Madrid, Genua und Belgien sind alle bei S=9+20 bis maximal +25 dB. Aaaaber alle Musik Signale sind an den 4 Standorten völlig verkratzt, die Sprache des Ansagers / Presenters ist dagegen 'anhörbar', ich empfange kein klares Audio, als wenn die Endröhre dringend erneuert gehört. Oder ist das ein Wacken / Nürburgring Feeling, und nichts für die ollen Ohren ? gruss wolfgang df5sx (via Büschel, DXLD) Test transmission of Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar 1700-1800 on 11850 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu Various Sun July 17 1700-2000 on 11850 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu Various Thu July 21 Videos will be uploaded later today after end of program at 1800 UT http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/test-transmissions-of-radio-miamigo-via.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AZERBAIJAN. Strong signal of Ictimai Radio or Voice of Justice, July 17. 1400-1407 on 9676.9, unknown tx/unknown to CeAs, broadband FM modulation http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/strong-signal-of-ictimai-radio-or-voice.html -- 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Sofia, Bulgaria, Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) But not as broad as on VHF (gh) ** RUSSIA. 7295, Radio Sakha (tentative) at 1250 with speech in presumed Yakut language, several songs, some sounding indigenous, 1257 announcement, 1259:55 time pips over song and off at 1300, nothing on // 7345 except a station in Chinese. - Poor July 14 (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, listening in my car, by the lake, with the CommRadio CR-1a and Sony AN-1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I guess he means the pips started at 5 seconds before the hour, but when I hear it, the pips end 5.5 seconds after the hour: (gh, DXLD) 7295, July 15 at 1100, presumed R. Sakha, Yakutsk in talk S5? below Oklahoma storm noise level of S8, but I do copy a mis-timesignal ending at 1100:05.5; believe there were 5 mis-pips but maybe 6 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, A reminder that on July 16 (Saturday), at 1100 UT, there probably will be live coverage of the closing ceremony of the Children of Asia International Sports Games. Seeing as the opening ceremony was presented with a complete translation of the event in English, I assume the same will hold true for the closing ceremony. Look for the coverage to go well beyond their normal weekend 1200* sign off time. Per the downloadable schedule at the games website, http://www.yakutsk2016.com/ : July 16: Official Closing Ceremony of the 6th CAISG 20:00 [1100 UT - Ron] Tuymada [a.k.a.: Tuymaada - Ron] Stadium. BTW - This past week both Hiroyuki Komatsubara (Japan) and I have observed Radio Sakha on the air earlier than their normal *0900, with Hiroyuki hearing them as early as 0830. Perhaps just related to the special coverage this past week for the children's sports games? (Ron Howard, California, July 15, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, Rather a nice video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB5ArmqTEN4 At 1:10 looks like the making of a Jew's harp (Radio Sakha's IS is the sound of a Jew's harp) and at 1:11 a girl is playing one. Ron 7295, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk, 1150-1300*, July 16 (Saturday). Extended special broadcast past their normal 1200*; local announcers commenting on the games; 1205 anthem; start of the trilingual coverage (English, Russian and local language); "Ladies and gentlemen, we begin the closing ceremony of the 6th Children of Asia International Sports Games" (CAISG); parade of athletes. CAISG will next be held in Mongolia, in four years. Naturally there was an official (State Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Sports) from there who gave a speech; "On behalf of the government of Mongolia, Mongolian people and Mongolian athletes, let me express gratitude to the government and people of . . ."; several other speeches given; acknowledgment of many "appreciation letters" that were received from government officials; lowering of the CAISG flag; QRM from 7290. All in all a very enjoyable listening experience (Ron Howard, Pacific Grove, CA, Etón E1 with Par Electronics EF-SWL antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, July 18, heard Radio Sakha (7295 kHz, 1220-1250), with an unusual concert of Jew's harp music, which is the national instrument of the Sakha Republic, known there locally as khomus Jew's harp. Searching the web found the following info: This instrument is thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world. Despite its common English name, and the sometimes used Jew's trump, it has no particular connection with the Jewish people or Judaism. This instrument is native to Asia and used in all tribes of Turkic peoples in Asia where it is variously referred to as a temir komuz (literally, iron komuz), agiz komuzu (literally, mouth komuz), gubuz or doromb. source wikipedia). Yakut Girl - Khomus Jew's Harp Performance - https://goo.gl/lDDbZS The Sakha (Yakuts) are a nomadic Turkic people indigenous to Sakha (Yakutia) in Northeast Siberia. The Sakha Republic is one of the ten autonomous Turkic Republics within the Russian Federation (Ron Howard, CA, July 18, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, Thanks to Dave Kernick, who reported [July 18] on WRTH Facebook: "Observed on their webstream at 2000 UT today, a live performance announced in Yakut, Russian & English as 'The First International Festival of Jew's Harp Music.' " (Ron Howard, ibid.) ** RUSSIA [and non]. RUSSIA BARS HEAD OF U.S. GOVERNMENT-FUNDED MEDIA AGENCY --- By Karen DeYoung and Andrew Roth, Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/russia-denies-entry-to-head-of-us-government-funded-media- agency/2016/07/13/75b2bd4a-d1bf-4ef7-859b-6be1 3fd50c7d_print.html In the latest in a series of tit-for-tat diplomatic skirmishes with the United States, Russia this week denied entry to the chairman of the U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors and expelled him after several hours of detention at the Moscow airport. The expulsion, on Tuesday night, came as Secretary of State John F. Kerry prepares to meet there Thursday with President Vladimir Putin on a U.S. proposal to coordinate counterterrorism operations in Syria. The Russian Foreign Ministry, which gave BBG Chairman Jeff Shell no explanation at the time, later said he was on a still-secret list of names assembled by Russia to retaliate for U.S. sanctions against Russian politicians, businessmen and media figures imposed over Putin's policies in Ukraine. Shell is a presidential appointee to the board, whose members are unpaid. The BBG oversees government media outlets broadcasting overseas, including the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. He also serves as vice chairman of NBCUniversal, and was traveling to Russia on a trip arranged and paid for by that company, according to the BBG, although he also planned to attend a Radio Free Europe reception in Moscow. The board statement said that Shell was "detained in a locked room for several hours, before being accompanied by Russian security officials to board a flight to Amsterdam. No explanation has yet been given," it said. Shell, it said, was told he was subject to a "life-time ban" against visiting Russia. Uncertainty about the "capacity" in which Shell was traveling also led the State Department to decline to answer questions about his detention. Privacy regulations prohibit releasing information about the circumstances of private U.S. citizens unless a waiver is filed. Shell was unavailable for comment. "We are aware of this situation, and our embassy in Moscow assisted on the ground [Tuesday] night," said Elizabeth Trudeau, State Department director of press operations. "Our embassy has spoken with the Russian government and is seeking further clarification on this issue." The BBG statement said that board officials "met with U.S. Ambassador John Tefft in Moscow this morning to discuss the incident and to thank the ambassador and the U.S. Department of State for their urgent attention to the matter." Russia has accused U.S. government broadcasters of spreading anti-Russian propaganda, particularly after its 2014 annexation of Crimea and about the conflict in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Moscow separatists. The United States and Europe have banned prominent individuals said to have played a role in the Crimean annexation, many of them seen as part of Putin's inner circle. The European Union has also banned Dmitry Kiselyov, a firebrand television pundit who assails the West weekly on his Sunday night show. "Their sense is that, okay, so you're targeting our propaganda? We're going to target yours," said Leon Aron, a Russian-born scholar of Russia at the American Enterprise Institute who is also a member of the broadcasting board. "They have zero understanding that Jeff Schell and myself and others, we're not even getting paid for any of this. It's a supervisory, honorary, voluntary position." The United States and its European allies have expressed growing concern about Russian-language broadcasting in Eastern Europe, particularly in the Baltic states -- former Soviet Union republics with major Russian-speaking populations. The states themselves -- NATO-members Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia -- have asked for increased alliance protection from provocative Russian behavior and a military buildup along Russia's border with the Baltic states and Poland. At its summit last week in Warsaw, NATO announced additional deployments of about 4,000 troops to the area. The increasing tensions have been reflected across a range of Russia's relations with the West. Shell's expulsion comes follows several recent diplomatic incidents between the United States and Russia, beginning early last month, when an official at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow was assaulted by a Russian security guard outside the facility. In response, the United States expelled two Russian diplomats. Russia responded by expelling two U.S. diplomats. "The principle of tit-for-tat is deeply encoded in Russian diplomatic practice," said Russia expert Andrew Weiss of the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In Shell's case, he said, "The United States and the European Union sanctioned officials of the Russian state-controlled media apparatus," and the Russians put what they considered similarly-situated individuals "on their list." The Russians did not indicate whether Shell was listed as a BBG official, an NBC official, or both. "I assume that NBC, like any media company . . . has a Russian element to its business," Weiss said. "The Russians are going to try to penalize him as a way of showing that you can't put Russians on the sanctions list without consequences." Asked for more details on Shell's detention, State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner cited privacy concerns but said, "It's not for us to explain what happened to [Shell]. . . . That's really something for the Russians to speak to. . . . We're still trying to sort through the precise details of what happened." Roth reported from Moscow. (c) The Washington Post Company (via Mike Cooper, DXLD) STATEMENT BY CEO JOHN LANSING ON BBG CHAIR'S DETAINMENT JULY 14, 2016 https://www.bbg.gov/blog/2016/07/15/on-the-detainment-of-bbg-chair-jeff-shell/ BBG CEO and Director John F. Lansing [portrait] On Tuesday, BBG Board Chairman Jeff Shell was denied entry into Russia and detained at Moscow's Sheremetevo Airport. Despite having a valid passport and Russian visa, he was detained in a locked room for several hours, before being accompanied by Russian security officials to board a flight to Amsterdam. The Russian Foreign Ministry subsequently announced, falsely, that Chairman Shell was a key organizer of "anti-Russian propaganda" and was being sanctioned in retaliation to the United States' visa sanctions against Russian citizens. They further clarified their position by emphasizing that anyone who sanctions Russia should expect "unavoidable retaliation." This blatant aggression is unfortunately not reserved for foreign officials and businessmen. Every day, the Russian government silences critics and tightly controls the flow of information in and around the country. Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty provide unbiased and uncensored news and information to audiences living in Russia and the Russian periphery. But they do so at great risk. Over the last year, journalists at VOA and RFE/RL have been the subject of numerous smear campaigns orchestrated by Kremlin-supported media, and several of our reporters and contributors have been threatened and have had their homes searched. And while Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik enjoy access to the airwaves in the United States, U.S. international broadcasters are denied licenses to broadcast in Russia. The mission of the Broadcasting Board of Governors is clear. We have and will continue to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. I am proud of the innovative programs and services our dedicated journalists and staff have provided to the Russian public. We believe they have the right to unfettered access to information, and we will continue to report the facts and provide access to basic information. While the incident with our Board Chair was unfortunate, it reminds us why the work we do is so important and why we will not be deterred. (BBG PR via Hansjoerg Biener, DXLD) And now, BBG WATCH weighs in --- BBG CHAIR JEFF SHELL'S EXPULSION FROM RUSSIA POINTS TO US BUREAUCRATIC FAILURE --- BBGWatcher July 14, 2016 2 Comments Hot Tub Blog http://bbgwatch.com/bbgwatch/bbg-chair-jeff-shells-expulsion-from-russia-points-to-us-bureaucratic-failure/ While all the facts are not yet in, one thing is certain: bureaucrats of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) have contributed to and must be held accountable for the public spectacle of BBG Chair Jeff Shell being expelled from Russia. They have not only embarrassed the entire BBG, the Agency and the U.S. Government, but also themselves as know-it-all-in-chiefs, which they are not. Jeff Shell has also learned an important lesson: BBG Chair or any BBG Governor cannot do private business in Russia and at the same time work for U.S. taxpayers in trying to overcome press censorship imposed by the Kremlin. The two do not mix. One cannot serve two masters at once. There is an inevitable conflict of interest or a suspicion that there is one. Congressional sources we talked to are right. The BBG Board and the BBG Agency in their current form should be abolished. The first to go should be the failed BBG bureaucrats. It is certain that BBG and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) officials will not leave voluntarily. We can see those who were let in to Russia while their Chairman was booted out, pacing back and forth in their luxury Moscow hotel rooms thinking how they are going to salvage this one? They may be writing their spin narrative as we sleep. They can't be allowed to get away with it one more time. New BBG CEO John Lansing, who is generally a good guy, as is Mr. Shell - although both of them in the wrong place at the wrong time - has to accept the ultimate responsibility for the bureaucratic fiasco which led to the Chairman's expulsion from Russia. The only thing that can be said in John Lansing's defense is that he does not have any prior experience in government service, foreign policy, or public diplomacy. He was recommended for this position by Jeff Shell despite his lack of relevant public sector work record. His main qualification was being a successful private sector executive who knows how to make money for his company. This is not enough, but both Shell and Lansing are convinced that successful private U.S. media industry managers can run all of U.S. international media outreach in any government or semi-private setting. They are both wrong, as they are wrong about any single individual, a single CEO without relevant international and foreign policy experience being able to manage all of the BBG's media entities with all the complex political and government administrative issues that come with it. They just saw how it does not work. An executive with the right experience would have never sent Chairman Shell to Moscow under current political circumstances, but an agency of carefully selected professionals is needed to manage the interweaving of media, public diplomacy, and foreign policy. The BBG has been in the amateur mode for years. Having been put in this position, John Lansing had to rely on the existing BBG bureaucracy for advice and direction. Both he and Chairman Shell did not accept outside recommendations to get rid immediately of some of the key failed managers, although Lansing did make a few cosmetic changes. They are now seeing the results of their reluctance to carry out radical structural and personnel reforms. Nothing more can be done within the existing structure and with the same bureaucrats in charge. Anyone with some U.S. government, public diplomacy and foreign policy experience could have told Jeff Shell that if he went to Russia without his U.S. diplomatic passport and without requesting and getting a diplomatic visa from the Russian Embassy in Washington, anything could happen to him in the current climate of U.S.-Russian relations. As a high-level U.S. government official and a presidential appointee confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Jeff Shell is entitled and even required to use a diplomatic passport when abroad on official U.S. business. This is designed to protect them and to prevent U.S. government officials from getting themselves and the U.S. Government in an embarrassing situation. Even with a diplomatic passport and a diplomatic visa, a provocation could have happened. The best thing for the BBG would have been to avoid Russia at this time like a plague and send only reporters and lower-level staffers when absolutely necessary. The Moscow Bureau should have been probably evacuated to the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, long time ago, with only stringers left in place with a promise of protection in case of trouble. There are many questions which still remain unanswered. Did these BBG officials also not request the so-called "country clearance" for Jeff Shell from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow? The country clearance process allows U.S. diplomats to warn BBG/IBB officials about potential problems with their planned official trips abroad. Did BBG/IBB officials tell Jeff Shell that he can't travel to Russia on his regular passport to do private business if he is also planning to do business on behalf of the U.S. Government and American taxpayers during the same trip? Or did they perhaps tell Chairman Shell that the situation in Russia is not as bad as some people think to convince him to go? Did they tell him that a few years ago Russia was a democracy, and even now Radio Liberty can still function more or less freely under President Putin, which this high-level, high-profile visit was going to show? BBG/IBB bureaucrats had to tell Jeff Shell and John Lansing something to convince them to go to Russia at this time. Whose idea was it anyway to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of the Radio Liberty Bureau in Moscow with a reception at the Moscow Marriott Hotel to which, we were told, Russian Foreign Ministry officials were invited? Was this trip and this invitation designed to be a sign that BBG/IBB can still do business with Mr. Putin? The timing could not have been worse. The information leak was massive. Could not a single expert among these BBG/IBB officials and senior advisors predict that after a U.S. diplomat was attacked by a Russian security services (FSB) guard at the Moscow embassy last month, the Russian government could just as easily stage a provocation in connection with Jeff Shell's visit and the ill-advised RFE/RL reception? What were these BBG/IBB bureaucrats thinking?-Inviting members of the Russian Foreign Ministry to the Radio Liberty anniversary event? Do they even realize what kind of a message that sends of possible collusion in the minds of the average Russian? If the Russians did nothing to stop Mr. Shell, would these BBG/IBB officials say that things are more or less back to normal? More importantly, the invitation to Russian Foreign Ministry officials many have provided critical information to the authorities to allow them to plan and stage a provocation, which they did. It was entirely predictable. Also predictably, Russian Foreign Ministry officials invited by the BBG did not show up at the Radio Liberty reception in Moscow attended by John Lansing and U.S. Ambassador John F. Tefft. Instead, the Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement that Jeff Shell has recently been included on the "stop-list" of U.S. officials which Russia "is expanding in response to Washington's far-fetched reasons for similar visa sanctions against Russian citizens." It was again an entirely predictable action by the Kremlin. Applying for a diplomatic visa ahead of time could have saved Jeff Shell and the U.S. Government from the embarrassment and humiliation of him being detained and expelled from Russia. His visa request would have been denied and the U.S. could have followed up by a protest. This incident could have been easily avoided if BBG/IBB officials were competent and did their job right. The careers of BBG/IBB officials who have allowed the BBG Chairman to travel to Russia at this time and be subjected to such poor treatment should be on the line over this. They brag about living in Russia, speaking Russian, having a major influence on the Russian Service. They should have known. They know the environment better than anyone and yet they sent their Chairman there knowing the hazards. They should have anticipated that Jeff Shell could have also been singled out because of his business interests in Russia. The Russians don't want to do business with people who, in another incarnation, are criticizing them. It's as simple as that. Russia under Putin is not the United States of America. Did BBG/IBB officials speak to Chairman Shell and CEO Lansing about this? Did they advise Chairman Shell and CEO Lansing? Did they coordinate their trip? If so, they should be fired. Congress should abolish the BBG to save U.S. international media outreach. Congress and the administration should be putting the screws on the Russian propaganda outlet RT. The best way to do it is to save the Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty from the incompetent BBG bureaucracy. 2 Comments 1. David Dyar July 14, 2016 at 11:52 am I hardly think it is embarrassing and humiliating for an American such as Mr. Shell to be detained and denied entry into Russia, especially in circumstances such as this, which the New York Times describes in its article on the incident as "a growing spy and diplomatic confrontation (that) could now be tipping into the world of business." Perhaps there are experts who could have predicted that Mr Shell would be denied entry, but the tone of this BBG Watch article suggests that US business and government officials should therefore be intimidated by the recent Russian provocations. 1. BBGWatcher July 15, 2016 at 12:19 am We understand, David, what you are trying to say, but unfortunately in the view of all Russia experts we consulted, the bungling of Chairman Shell's visit to Moscow by the BBG bureaucracy and exposing him to a provocation by the Russian government has sent exactly the opposite message. The message that the Kremlin wanted and got with the help of BBG officials was that they [and all Americans and their government] are naïve, weak, and cannot be of any help to Radio Liberty journalists and other independent media in Russia. While what you said may be logically correct to a Westerner, anybody who knows Russia, with the exception of BBG's advisors on Russia, will tell you that what the Kremlin bullies despise most is weakness. We don't show ourselves to be smart and strong by getting into a situation where a U.S. presidential appointee confirmed by the Senate and therefore representing the United States is detained and expelled from Russia because BBG officials don't know what they are doing. As journalists, we should also be concerned about BBG Chairman trying to mix private business in Russia with being in charge of a U.S. organization which should be strongly defending media freedom from attacks by the Russian government mafia which also has to approve his business deals. This represents a major conflict of interest. Mr. Shell's travel to Russia on a regular passport and with a regular visa was also extremely foolish since BBG officials and media managers under them had let everyone know in Russia that he was also coming to Moscow on U.S. government business. Under these circumstances, he was definitely required to travel on a diplomatic passport and apply for a diplomatic visa. Had BBG officials made sure he had done this, the embarrassment and humiliation he had to suffer would have been avoided. As one of America's top experts on Russia who has just published a new book told us in response to what happened: "Unfortunately, foreign broadcasting is beyond the ability of our people. I sometimes think we should give it up and donate the money to [another worthy cause]." We still think that the USIM can be reformed, but the U.S. Congress must move quickly (BBG Watch via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1835, DXLD) CLUELESS U.S. AGENCY INVITES PUTIN'S OFFICIALS TO RFE/RL PARTY, THEY BOOT THEIR CHAIRMAN OUT OF RUSSIA INSTEAD --- BBGWatcher July 17, 2016 0 Comments Congress, Hot Tub Blog --- BBG Watch Commentary http://bbgwatch.com/bbgwatch/clueless-u-s-agency-invites-putins-officials-to-rferl-party-they-boot-their-chairman-out-of- russia-instead/ How clueless and mismanaged can the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) be? According to an internal email sent by the head of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Russian Service, Russian Foreign Ministry officials were invited to the party being planned in a Moscow hotel to mark the 25th anniversary of the opening of Radio Liberty's Moscow Bureau. U.S. agency executives did it no doubt in part to please Broadcasting Board of Governors Chairman Jeff Shell. He, in a display of extreme poor judgement, wanted to go to Moscow to do private business in Putin's Russia on behalf of the company he works for, Universal Filmed Entertainment, while also serving as the top presidentially-appointed official of the U.S. agency charged with supporting free media and democracy in Russia and in other countries. It was an unseemly act of mixing private and official U.S. government business, a disturbing sign of continuing mismanagement and apparent conflict of interest within the agency once described by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (in 2013) as "practically defunct." To no one's surprise except the BBG executives, Russian government officials detained and expelled Chairman Shell from Russia. Unsurprisingly, Russian Foreign Ministry officials did not show up at the RFE/RL reception in Moscow. Because the BBG bureaucracy bungled Mr. Shell's travel by not advising him strongly enough not to do private business in Russia and failed to tell him that he must use his U.S. diplomatic passport instead of his regular one, neither the State Department nor the White House came to his defense. The embarrassment of the head of U.S. news and information agency charged with countering Kremlin propaganda trying to do private business in Putin's Russia, where these kinds of business activities are controlled by the Kremlin, was too much for the Obama administration. Mr. Shell would do the right thing by submitting a letter of resignation to President Obama. It would be the right thing to do for his private career and for the federal government agency he now leads. There was visible confusion in Washington and frustration with Mr. Shell and the BBG. Mark C. Toner, Deputy Spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, said on July 13: "First of all, we're still, frankly, in the process of sorting through all the details of what happened yesterday." Alluding to BBG Chairman Jeff Shell's planned private dealings in Russia, Mark Toner could only say: "I'm limited because we've not yet received a Privacy Act waiver." State Department spokesperson added: "But your question highlights some of the ongoing questions and details that we're trying to sort through, which is in exactly what capacity he was travelling. And I have to stop there because you said he is - it is a role that he plays. He is also a private citizen." By their actions, BBG officials made it easy for Russia to stage a provocation to embarrass the United States just a few days before Secretary of State John Kerry's planned visit to Moscow. While BBG Chairman Jeff Shell disappointed many with his desire to do business in Russia like Armand Hammer did during the Soviet times (during the Cold War, Hammer would not have been allowed anywhere near Radio Liberty or Voice of America, much less be placed in charge of them), Mr. Shell shares the ultimate responsibility for not avoiding this unseemly conflict of interest and risky behavior with John Lansing, his personal pick for BBG CEO and Director. Mr. Lansing should consider resigning as well as this is not a job for which he is best suited. John Lansing has no prior government service, public diplomacy, foreign policy or Russia experience and should have never been put in this position by Jeff Shell and the current BBG Board. Mr. Lansing's chief Russia advisor at the BBG appears to be BBG's International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) deputy director Jeff Trimble, who speaks Russian and previously held executive positions at RFE/RL. He accompanied Mr. Lansing on the trip to Moscow, as did new RFE/RL president Thomas Kent. Mr. Trimble should also resign. Apparently none of them thought there was anything wrong with Mr. Shell going to Russia on his regular passport, mixing his private business with government business. They apparently saw nothing unseemly with inviting Putin's officials to an RFE/RL reception. If they did, they did nothing to stop it. They were met with a rude surprise. Of course, they should not have been surprised at all considering recent expulsions of American and Russian diplomats and an incident last month in front of the U.S. embassy in Moscow in which an American diplomat was beaten up by a Russian security guard. Showing that he indeed has no experience in foreign policy, public diplomacy, and government service-as opposed to experience in U.S. private media where he was quite successful-Mr. Lansing issued a statement apparently written for him by self-serving BBG bureaucrats in which he calls Mr. Shell's detention and expulsion from Russia "blatant aggression." Denying Mr. Shell entry into Russia and detaining him in a locked room for several hours at Moscow's Sheremetevo Airport despite having a valid passport and Russian visa, before being accompanied by Russian security officials to board a flight to Amsterdam, deserves condemnation from the U.S. government because of the rude treatment he received, but Mr. Lansing's statement is bombastic as well as misleading and possibly deceptive. Mr. Lansing failed to acknowledge in his statement that Mr. Shell also wanted to do private business in Russia and that Mr. Lansing, Mr. Trimble, and Mr. Kent were in fact allowed to enter Russia at the same time. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Mr. Shell was put on the Russian no-entry list of Americans in retaliation for the similar U.S. no-entry list for Russian officials accused of corruption. What the Russian officials really wanted was to send a strong signal to Mr. Shell, the BBG, and RFE/RL, and to humiliate him, the agency, and the United States. BBG officials made it easy for the Kremlin to succeed. Mr. Shell and Mr. Lansing are both good, patriotic and well-meaning men. They are both successful private sector executives and they behave like successful private sector executives. In business, personal and company interests often merge. In the private sector, conflict of interest issues are far less problematic if the company and the shareholders ultimately make a lot money. It is quite different in the government setting, where the rules are different for good reasons of public interest, especially in the sensitive areas of foreign policy and public diplomacy. Mr. Shell is not the only BBG Board member trying to do business in countries like Russia and China, where human rights violations abound. Some former BBG members did it before him. They even used U.S. government employees to help them. It is a deeply troubling behavior considering the role the agency plays in defending human rights, democracy, and media freedom. These activities cannot be mixed. One cannot serve two masters well at the same time. This latest diplomatic incident and apparent private conflict of interest behavior on the part of BBG Chairman Jeff Shell illustrates that the U.S. agency in charge of U.S. media outreach abroad has not gotten any better under Mr. Shell and Mr. Lansing. If anything, it has gotten worse. Hillary Clinton, the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Ranking Democratic member, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) and all other committee members are still right in their previous assessment of the BBG. The agency is defunct, dysfunctional, broken, and mismanaged. It has some good elements left and some excellent journalists and other employees, but it has also become an embarrassment. Mr. Shell, Mr. Lansing, Mr. Trimble should explain what they did, why they did it and be completely honest about it, or they should resign. Mr. Kent needs to explain what he knew about Mr. Shell's ill-advised travel to Moscow on private and official business. The U.S. Congress needs to abolish the BBG Board and put in strong anti-conflict of interest clauses into any future reform legislation. If Mr. Shell, Mr. Lansing, and Mr. Trimble do not resign now or in the next few months, whoever wins the presidential race - whether it is Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, who has been a target of one-sided attacks in some Voice of America (VOA) programs, or perhaps even somebody else - the next U.S. president must clean house at the agency from top to bottom. The next president working with Congress needs to completely restructure U.S. international media outreach. Only radical reform, which by the way Mr. Shell and Mr. Lansing are on the record as opposing, can make USIM [USIB?] effective again instead of being embarrassingly lame and at times dangerous, as it is now (BBG Watch via Mike Cooper, DXLD) US International Media it is now? (gh, DXLD) ** RUSSIA [non]. Archive Radio Liberty. Russian. Dozens of radio transmission records Freedom of 70-90 years, including by Oleg Tumanov, or in which he participated. http://catalog.osaarchivum.org/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&search_field=search_all&q=oleg+tumanov (Roman Nazarov, Primorsky kray, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" via RusDX July 17 via DXLD) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ WORLD RADIO TV HANDBOOK 2017! Glenn, As I am sure you will have heard by now, we are going ahead with the 2017 edition. If sales continue at their current level, then the future looks good (Nicholas Hardyman, Publisher, July 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ITU COUNTRY CODES Die ITU hat mal wieder gebastelt: Die Seite http://www.itu.int/online/mm/scripts/mm.list?_search=ITUstates&_territories=Y wird nun automatisch auf https://www.itu.int/online/mm/scripts/gensel8 weitergeleitet, die ist mit nur 193 Einträgen unbrauchbar. Es fehlen 71 Kenner für Gebiete, die keine eigenen Member States sind. Hoffentlich bleibt uns diese Seite noch lange erhalten: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ITU_letter_codes (73, Günter Lorenz via A-DX via SW Bulletin July 17 via DXLD) MUSIC FORMATS OF TEXAS RADIIO STATIONS Web Resource(S) Used And/Or Found Here is a really good and informative web page that I found ... again ... while I was DX'ing. I used the descriptor "again" because I had bookmarked the link years ago, but lost it when my old PC crashed. Ugh http://gov.texas.gov/music/ I don't know of any other state that puts out a page of information like this! Bookmark it now!! 73 & Good DX, (Steve Ponder, N5WBI, Houston, TX, NRC-AM via DXLD) Viz.: TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE. I assume he refer to this particular subsexion: Radio & Press " A comprehensive list of the more than 900 radio broadcast stations located in Texas, sorted by genre. http://gov.texas.gov/music/directory/radio/radio/ Search by [music] format: includes only six genres, NOT INCLUDING CLASSICAL. And don`t overlook this: TEXAS OR LOCAL RADIO SHOWS http://gov.texas.gov/music/directory/radio/localshows/ By region, I find the Panhandle page stops at 90.5. Others go thru the entire FM band, then the AM band (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) NEW EUROPEAN TABLE OF FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS Southgate July 15, 2016 http://www.southgatearc.org/news A new edition of the European Table of Frequency Allocations in the range 8.3 kHz to 3000 GHz has been released The table is maintained by the CEPT Working Group Frequency Management (WG FM). Much of this work is carried out by the CEPT European Communications Office (ECO) on behalf of WG FM and a fully searchable electronic version of the European Common Allocation (ECA) table can be found on the ECO Frequency Information System site at http://www.efis.dk/ Among the changes the EUxx footnotes have been renamed to ECAxx and the new Amateur Radio secondary allocation at 5351.5 kHz - 5366.5 kHz has been included. Download the ECA Table PDF at: http://www.erodocdb.dk/Docs/doc98/official/pdf/ERCREP025.PDF Posted by: (Mike Terry, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Hard-Core-DX Digest ------------------------------ Vol 163, Issue 26 Message: 7 Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 24-25, 2016 full log report of Delhi, Queensland and Michigan remote posts follow tomorrow. 7460 MDA Payam Bahai Persian sce, backlobe signal at 0259 UT S=8 strength from Grigoriopol Pridnestrovie. BC-DX 1261, 25 July 2016 edited by Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany ------------------------------------------------------ ARMENIA/GERMANY Radio Mi Amigo Special Live broadcast Kall Krekel 6005 kHz and Gavar, Armenia relay 11850 kHz, on Thursday July 21 at 1700-2000 UT. "LIVE broadcast from Kall, with the entire crew! July 21, 2016: 1900 till 2200 hrs (CET) on 6005 and 11850 kHz (100 kW!) At the beginning of this month we introduced many great improvements to our station, such as: a new international Saturday schedule, the arrival of Mi Amigo legend Peter van Dam and a new improved 192k high quality web stream. To celebrate this new chapter in our history at the start of our new summer season, our entire crew of DJ's and technical staff a will all meet at our Short Wave Transmission Centre in beautiful Kall-Krekel, Germany for a group BBQ and a 3 hour live broadcast to Europe and the world! For this special occasion we will not only broadcast on our regular European 6005 kHz (49m band) and the 1485 AM (from Riga Latvia), but this live show will also be relayed to the world by a 100 kW short wave transmitter in Armenia, on 11850 kHz (25m band)! This powerful 100kW transmitter has 12 different directional antenna configurations and will be able to reach parts of the world outside Europe where normally we are not received. So we intent to properly introduce ourselves and the station to all the new listeners worldwide. see {Radio CJSC tx operator} Gavar tx / mast image at The 3 hour show will feature reports and details about the unique vintage Shortwave Broadcast Centre in Kall, our transmitters, the buildings and antenna's. We'll talk about today's Free Radio and our station -where we come from and our big plans for the nearby future- and we'll introduce everyone in our excellent team. Our DJ's will tell stories -and answer questions- about their time on the glorious radio ships and play some of their special favourite records. It will be a fun night, a real get-together of our AM radio loving international DJ's and our listeners. The broadcast will be mainly in English with some Dutch, German and French as well. The music will also bring back some wonderful Free Radio memories. Listeners can participate in a number of ways: live via email: and/or chat live via this special event page on F_B (where we will post pictures and movies). You may even call in live via Skype [click here for call] with questions, greetings and/or requests. Everyone who makes contact with us that evening will receive a special QSL card. And if you enjoy Radio Mi Amigo for its great music, you may also listen on-line in HQ stereo via our brilliant new web stream. So we hope you will be with us, coming Thursday July 21, 1900 till 2200 hrs on 6005 and 11850 kHz. Make sure you don't miss out on this unique international radio event and join the party by enlisting yourself now on our F_B special event page, or email us so we can send you a special newsletter on Thursday as a reminder. " (via wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 18) ARMENIA Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar, test on July 17 Shortwave Service test transmission observed via Armenia Germany's Shortwave Service observed signing-on 11850 kHz at 1700 UT on 17 July 2016, starting with their interval signal then introductory announcements in German & English. Localised ID as "live from Armenia!". This was a test transmission for a Radio Mi Amigo broadcast via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar planned for 21 July. Very good reception via Twente remote receiver, the Netherlands. (David Kernick-UK, Interval Signals Online, dxld July 17) re 11850 kHz, Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar. Christian, - diesmal ist die Frequenzauswahl mit den 5 kHz Nachbarn auf 11850 kHz gelungen, die Signale in DARC Amberg Bavaria, Madrid Spain, Genua Italy und Belgien sind alle bei S=9+20 bis maximal +25 dB signal level. Aaaaber alle Musik Signale sind an den 4 Standorten voellig verkratzt, die Sprache des Ansagers / Presenters ist dagegen 'anhoerbar', ich empfange kein klares Audio, als wenn die Endroehre dringend erneuert gehoert. gruss wolfgang df5sx Only signal strength POWER of S=9+25dB was good. The signals at SDR remotes, at DARC Amberg Bavaria, Madrid Spain, Genua Italy and Belgium were all maximal S=9+25 dB level. But audio was terrible and overmodulated, of all Music Signals, noted on all 4 remote SDR units. Despite to state, audio of the presenter voice was fair average. Immediatelly at 17.19 UT, Christian - the live presenter at R700 Euskirchen Germany told me, "I've decreased the music modulation by 3dB, should be better music modulation quality now..." (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 17) Christian an wb: Ich hab mal die Modulation um 3 dB runtergeschraubt. Sollte besser sein (Christian Milling-D, R700 Euskirchen / Kall, Eifel, July 17) Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar, July 21 1700-1900 11850*ERV 100 kW 305 deg to WeEUR English 1900-1940 11850 ERV 100 kW 305 deg to WeEUR dead air 1940-2000 11850 ERV 100 kW 305 deg to WeEUR English * QRM 18-19 11855 NAU 100 kW 105 deg to WeAS Farsi Thurday BVBroadcasting (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 21) 11850 Radio MiAmigo via CJSC Yerevan-Gavar, S=9+25dB here in southern Germany, 19-20 UT July 21. Signal came back again after feeder break between kall Germany and Yerevan Gavar, at 19.39 UT, live broadcast from Holland crowd convention(?) til 19.59:36 UT program end. Followed by carillon chimes IS interval signal til sudden TX off at 20.00:17 UT. Here in Western Europe on other remote places S=9+20dB or -53dBm signals. Also always a strange sound 'tack, tack, tack' of an mobile phone transmission set on transmitting procedure heard in background of the live MiAmigo program from the Netherlands and your carillon 'Chimes' FINAL interval signal ... (wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 21) ARMENIA/AUSTRIA/BULGARIA/FRANCE/GERMANY/ New clandestine transmission to Eritrea Radio Muhtar / Idhaa-tu Sautiya (or Radio Adal, according to David Kernick via email Sat July 16. 1500-1600 15205 ISS*100 kW 125 deg to EaAF Arabic/Tigrinya Tue/Wed/Sat * according latest changes of Media Broadcast, published today, see below Other changes of Media Broadcast MBR, published July 19 Bible Voice Broadcasting 0200-0215 11945 ERV 100 kW 125 deg to SoAS English Tue, exMDC 0200-0230 11945 ERV 100 kW 125 deg to SoAS English Thu/Sat, exMDC 0200-0300 11945 ERV 100 kW 125 deg to SoAS English Sun, exMDC ... (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20) MOLDOVA Good signal of The Voice of Spring via BaBcoCk July 21 1730-1800 7495 KCH 500 kW 116 deg to WeAS Farsi Thu/Fri Sedoye Bahar Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow via BaBcoCk July 21 1600-1630 7575 KCH 500 kW 116 deg to WeAS Farsi Mon/Fri (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24) RUSSIA [Yakutia] 7295, Radio Sakha, via Yakutsk, on July 10 special coverage from the Children of Asia Sports Games preempted regular programming; 0949-1040 UT with coverage of the games by local announcer with strong background sounds of the crowd and also loudspeaker announcements; 1040-1110 UT had no sports coverage, but talked about the games and interviews with some kids; no breaks at ToH for the normal IS and time pips, but had non-stop coverage; almost fair with summertime QRN (static). Muffled background loudspeaker announcements possibly bilingual? This Sunday noted 1200* UT, after usual IS and time pips; yesterday noted they were off the air by 1220 UT, when I checked. So the normal weekend schedule is 1200*, with weekdays 1300* UT. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 10) I got a QSL-card for the reception of WRN in Russian program "Voices Hope"- 04 July 2016, 0430-0459 UT at a frequency of 738 kHz (Moscow, Russia 5 kW). The report sent the e-mail: The answer came from Tula. Also sent a booklet "Voices of Hope" newsletter "Voice of Hope" number 2 for 2016. (DK, RUSdx July 24) RUSSIA Russia to deploy two powerful radar systems in the Baltic and Black Seas. Russian Interfax news agency reported that Russia may attempt to compensate for the increase in NATO's military activity by placing two new radar stations in the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, which would be able to control the 200-mile coastal zone. "It is expected that modified Podsolnuh (Sunflower) over-the-horizon radar units will start combat duty in the Baltic Sea in 2017," Interfax's source said, adding that similar radar could be deployed in the Crimea in 2017. "It can see any warship that sails through the Bosporus Strait." The Podsolnuh radar system passed the Russian government tests in 2006. There are three stations currently on duty: one in the Sea of Okhotsk, another in the Sea of Japan and the third in the Caspian Sea. Podsolnuh allows its operators to automatically and simultaneously detect, track and classify potential threats beyond the radio horizon. It can find up to 300 offshore objects and 100 air objects, determine their coordinates and transfer them to targeting complexes and systems of armed naval vessels and air defense systems. In June, Podsolnuh's developer, RTI, told Interfax that the company plans to supply the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with several more radars in the future. "In 2017, the Russian Defense Ministry plans to purchase several stations for the Navy that will be deployed in the Arctic, as well as at the southern and western borders of Russia," said the Director General of RTI, Sergey Boev. In March, Podsolnuh guided warships of the Caspian fleet equipped with the Caliber-NK missile complex during naval military exercises. (UAWIRE Thursday, July 7, 2016; via RUSdx) UZBEKISTAN Reception of North Korea Reform Radio via RED Telecom July 20 2030-2130 7595 TAC 100 kW 76 deg to NoEaAS Korean, very poor signal today (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24) WRTH ------------- WRTHmonitor Uploaded 18 July 2016: BELARUS Belarus has closed all LW, MW and SW transmitters. RUSSIA R. Sakha, Yakutsk has restarted shortwave transmissions in Russian and Yakut as follows: Mon-Fri: 2100-2400, 0300- 0500, 0900-1300 and Sat/Sun 2200-0500, 0900-1200 on 7295 kHz 100 kW and 7345 kHz 250 kW. R. Rossii transmitters Matveyevka 936 kHz and Buguruslan 1395 kHz have been closed. R. Teos transmitters in St. Petersburg 1089 kHz and Moscow 1134 kHz have been closed. UKRAINE UR has reactivated Chernivtsy 25 kW on 657 kHz, now with 1st prgr. between 0300-2000. R. Mykolaiv 1377 kHz has been closed. (http://www.wrth.com/updates_national.html) Radio Club July 2016 Editor: Igor Guzey, Moscow, Russia ----------------------------- * Moscow - Radio station "Vostok FM" ("East FM") East Radio Station FM began broadcasting in Serpukhov! July 1 radio station "East FM" in Serpukhov launched broadcasting on frequency FM 99,4. Residents of Moscow, the city will be introduced to East FM - the only Russian radio station FM-band, which is on the air with songs in 25 languages of the world! The radio station's unique format, sure, very quickly take its rightful place in the hearts of the audience, as the air hits only sound. * Rostov region - Don-TR Radio "Don-TR" can be heard in the FM-band and in the east region. Since July 1, the new format will be available for nearly 300 thousand people. Tsimlyansk, Zimovniki, Dubovskoe, Big Martynovka and Volgodonsk are moving to wireless broadcasting on frequency 99.0. * Estonia - Stalker In November 2016, Estonia may receive Internet radio "Stalker" for the project are the Russians - the entrepreneur Tatiana Tolstaya and music critic Artemy Troitsky. On this day, July 1, reported the Estonian Raadio 4, noting that the company E-Stalker OU was registered for that purpose in the Commercial Register of Estonia. * Novosibirsk - Camedy Radio At the frequency FM 97.4 MHz in Novosibirsk began airing Camedy Radio. It was replaced at this frequency Radio Romance, who worked from January 2011. * "Tavrida" Began broadcasting a new radio station "Russian Media Group" - Radio "Tavrida" MOSCOW (07/04/2016) On the first day of July in "Russian Media Group" has another radio station. holding specialists together with the company "TRACT" to prepare and implement an exclusive project for the National Youth Educational Forum "Tavrida 2016". The radio station has become the voice of "Tauris" and helps the participants tune of educational programs for training and recreation. Hear the radio "Tauris" can be on the grounds of the Forum on Bakal Spit. * Comedy Radio sounds in Abakan Continued expansion of the network Comedy Radio. July 7, 2016 began radio broadcasting in the city of Abakan on 100.9 FM frequency. Comedy Radio - modern colloquial humorous station. The basis of radio formats up their own talk shows that go on the air. On Comedy Radio also presents the content of the programs Comedy Club Production. This is the best of the Comedy Club, Comedy Woman, "NashaRussia" Stand Up Show and others. Around the clock. * In Tyumen began broadcasting Comedy Radio Another city in the country joined Comedy Radio network. July 12, 2016 radio broadcasting began in Tyumen on the frequency 90.4 FM. * Good Radio FM - Good Song (Moscow) Good FM in the Pskov region! The construction of the first city of the Pskov region. We can listen to the city: the Great Luke - 91.5 FM ... * Radio Dacha (Moscow, Russia) The regional network broadcast "Radio Dacha" joined immediately two new settlements Igirma and Ust-Tsilma. At a frequency of 103.0 MHz "Radio Dacha" is broadcasting in New Igirma Irkutsk region. The potential radio audience - 10 thousand people.. Regional partner "Radio Dacha" - LLC "Viva Media" CEO - Sakovich I. In Ust-Tsilma, Komi Republic, the radio station broadcasts on a frequency of 100.3 MHz. Coverage - 5 thousand people.. * Gelendzhik began broadcasting Comedy Radio regional broadcasting Comedy Radio Network gained another city. July 22, 2016, at the height of the holiday season, the Black Sea coast sounded Comedy Radio. Radio station can be heard in and around the city of Gelendzhik on the FM frequency 91.1. * Love Radio (Moscow) To Love Radio regional broadcasting network joined Novorossiysk, Krasnodar Krai. Broadcasting frequency - 107.4 MHz, a potential radio audience - 300 thousand people.. Regional partner Love Radio - LLC "Prof-Master" CEO - Abdukarimov AI * Comedy Radio (Moscow) regional broadcasting network Comedy Radio replenished with a new city. July 26, 2016 began Comedy Radio broadcasting in Belovo at a frequency of 96,3 FM. * Radio Dacha (Moscow, Russia) The regional network broadcast "Radio Dacha" joined village Masty Krasnodar region. Broadcasting frequency - 105.6 MHz, coverage of the population - 28.4 thousand people.. Regional partner "Radio Dacha" - LLC "Autoradio Region", director - Bogdanov SA * Vostok FM (East FM) (Moscow) East FM began broadcasting in the Eagle! On July 27, the frequency of the FM 106.1 in the town of Eagle long-awaited opening one of the most exciting and talked about the country radio - "East FM", which It has been actively expanding the geography of its broadcast. July 1 listeners "East FM" were residents of Serpukhov near Moscow. Until the end of 2016 , the station plans to open its own branches in Surgut and Old Oskol. For the first time, "East FM" sounded in Moscow at the frequency of the FM 94.0 in November 2012. 24 hours ... * Buryad-FM (Ulan-Ude) FM radio in Buryat 1 September in the wake of 90.8 MHz and the planned opening of the airing of the first in the history of the Buryat FM radio. Shortwave DX-ing from Bulgaria Bulgarian DX blog, Ivo Ivanov -------------------------- SWLDXBulgaria News July 29-30 U.K.(non) Three clandestine broadcasts via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol on July 29: Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow 1600-1630 on 7575 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri, poor today Sedoye Bahar/Voice of Spring 1730-1800 on 7495 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Thu/Fri, good signal Radio Payem e-Doost 1800-1845 on 7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi, fair to good signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/07/three-clandestine-broadcasts-via.html WEB RADIO IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ============================= Russia. Moscow. ---------------------- "Moscow speaking". 94, 8 MHz. "Ostankino 5 kW, 445m. + RDS WEB: govorit.msk.ru E-mail: info @ govoritmoskva.ru SIGNALS AND RECOGNITION. ========================= The whole world on one site. ------------------------------------- INTERVAL SIGNALS ONLINE www.intervalsignals.net China. -------- International Chinese Radio. Russian language, "Govorit Mezhdunarodnoe Radio Kitaya!" ("Says the International Radio of China!") English: "This is China Radio International, broadcasting from Beijing" QSL WORLD ======== AH = Aleksandr Golovihin, Tolyatti, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia AT = Andrew Tomsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" KA = Konstantin Aseev, Kursk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" PI = Pavel Ivanov, Belgorod, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" PS = Piotr Skorek, Poland RP = Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria / "deneb-radio-dx" SE = Sergey Elkin Yolkin, Tve, Russiar / "deneb-radio-dx" VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samara region, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" VR = Vladimir Rozhkov, Kansk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" VV = Victor Varzim, Leningrad region., Kommunar, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" ZD = Zjuzja Drundulet, Ukraine / "open_dx" Albania ------------- I got a QSL-cards Radio Tirana. 30.06.2016 / 20.00-10.28 / 7465 kHz Subject: National Football Team in 2016. View card here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2016/07/blog-post_30.html (AK) Canada ----------- Greetings! accepted 07/23/2016 Received radio station Radio City on 9.510kHz from 08.13UTC - till 09.00UTC via IRRS At 08.59UTC IRRS announced itself. My - My QTH: Longitude: 36.33086 E (36 ° 19 '51' 'E) Latitude: 50.01011 N (50 ° 0 '36' 'N) QTH locator: KO80DA He sent two reports to the soap at the addresses support@nexus.org and citymorecars@yahoo.ca July 25 received a reply from Radio City e-QSL, here is the text: Hello Anatoliy, Many thganks for your reception report and the mp3 recording. I'm glad reception was good. This time it was a repeat of our May programme. Please find enclosed our original QSL letter. Best regards Radio City - the Station of the Cars The card itself is attached (ZD) * So they meet and support for many years. It varies only a picture. (PI) Czech / Russian ---------------------- I got a QSL-cards from Radio Prague for the reception - 28.06.2016, 02.00-02.29 UTC at a frequency of 738 kHz (through the World Radio Network, Moscow 5 kW). The card - Chapel of St. Ergarda and Ursula, Cheb. It is at number three on the site Radio Prague. The report sent by e-mail: rusky @ radio.cz. Also Radio Prague sent a booklet with information in English. The booklet six employees have pictures radios edition (including Russian). (DK) Germany -------------- * E- QSL received from Goldrausch 6070 via Radio Channel 292 in Germany and confirmed by Eckhard "Hannibal" Heuermann. Program was broadcasted 17. 07. 2016 in English on 6070 kHz. (PS) * QSL card received from Deutscher Wetterdienst and confirmed by Wilfried Behncke - National NAVTEX coordinator. Program was broadcasted 13. 07. 2016 in German on 5905 kHz. Transmitter site - Pinneberg / Germany. (PS) Guam -------- QSL received from Adventists World Radio via Agat Guam - 9460 kHz. The report was sent in December of last year. Just sent postcards (one stereo), stamps, etc. http://ivanovpb.blogspot.ru/2016/07/adventists-world-radio-via-agat-guam.html The form for the report: http://english.awr.org/reception/body.htm (PI) Italy ----------- I Got 2 eQSL Enterprise Radio July 29, 2016 / 19.55-20.43 UTC / 6950 kHz E-mail: enterpriseradio @ hotmail.com Cards can be viewed here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2016/07/blog-post_6.html (AK) Madagascar ----------------- * A few days ago I received two QSL-cards for the reception of Madagascar World Voice March 27 (first gear), and in April and yadumayu that all was lost. He painted ordinary potoy in Alaska, and the answer came from the United States. (RP) * Up cards I heard only at the second attempt. The envelope came from Tennessee (Nashville), USA. (VV) * I got a QSL from Madagascar World Voice for the reception in Russian - 03.07.2016, 18.00-19.00 UTC at a frequency of 9570 kHz. Worth KNLS stamp - MWV. On Photo cards lemurs. The report sent: mwvradio @ gmail.com. (DK) * QSL received from MWV - KNLS - June 12, 2016. old-style card. Now I am waiting for the confirmation of reception of 1 July. (PI) * QSL received from MWV for the reception in Russian 07/01/2016 from 1800-1900 utc at a frequency of 9570 kHz. Fully completed card indicating the transmitter, the antenna direction. The card lemur family tree. The envelope blank postcard Antananarivo. (KA) * Poltschil QSL. July 1 was also sent to the lemur from Madagascar. (AT) Romania ------------- * Sent QSL - card from Romania for reception June 4 13740 kHz. The photo bank building. In May, did not send. It seems slack began to give. Report on: rusa @ rri.ro (AG) * I got a QSL-cards Russian edition Interradio Romania. 05.06.2016 / 04; 30 UTC / 9770 kHz Subject: The Savings Bank Palace, Bucuresti. The card can be viewed here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2016/07/blog-post_28.html (AK) Russia / Germany -------------------------- * I got a QSL-cards from the "Voices of the Andes" from Voronezh for the reception in Russian - 25.06.2016, 15.30-16.00 UTC on 13800 kHz frequency (Naujene transmitter Germany). The report sent by e-mail. The card - landscape Nature. (DK) * QSL received two different kinds of Voronezh, two calendars from the p / studio "Revelation" and writing a poem for the two reports 2 and 9 July 2016. The report also send e-mail. (SE) Spain / Armenia / Germany --------------------------------------------- * I got a special eQSL Radio Mi Amigo International. July 21, 2016 / 17.00-18.15 UTC / 11850 kHz 100 kW (Gavar, Armenia), 6005 kHz 1 kW (Kall Krekel, Germany) See proof here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2016/07/blog-post_61.html (AK) * I got e-QSL from Radio Mi Amigo for receiving 21.07.16, 1700-17.30 UTC, 11850 kHz, Tx-Armenia (VL) * I got e-QSL from Radio Mi Amigo (SE) Ukraine ------------ I got a QSL card from the Ukrainian Radio on 1431 kHz. It took them 22 June. The report on the reception by Radio Miami on 11580 kHz is not confirmed. He wrote the following addresses: zhannam@nrcu.gov.ua tstechak@nrcu.gov.ua englishservice@nrcu.gov.ua inoradio@nrcu.gov.ua euroradiodep@nrcu.gov.ua vsru@nrcu.gov.ua (VR) USA / Czech Republic -------------------- I got a QSL - card from WRMI for the reception May 26, 2015 g Radio Prague's Spanish 11580 kHz. The photo and the words Night Prague Radio Prague via WRMI. QSL sent July 8, 2016 ... How long was reported to: info @ wrmi.net (AG) Vietnam ------------- * "Voice of Vietnam" There are new QSL-cards Russian edition. I Got 2 QSL-cards. June 16, 2016 / 2000-2028 / UTC / 7280, 9730 kHz Subject: Lace Longbien bridge - work of the French architect Gustave Eiffel. July 1, 2016 / 2000-2028 / UTC / 7280, 9730 kHz. Subject: Peach flowers on a plateau Mokchau View cards here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2016/07/blog-post_81.html http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2016/07/blog-post_25.html (AK) * I got a new QSL from the Russian service "Voice of Vietnam" for the reception - 06/07/2016, 16.30-16.58 UTC at a frequency of 9730 kHz. The card - "Peach flowers on Mokchau plateau. "The report sent by e-mail. (DK) * I got a QSL-cards from the English edition of the Voice of Vietnam. 17.00-17.27 UTC / 9625 kHz / July 06. 2016 Subject: Terraced fields in Sapa View card here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2016/07/blog-post_99.html (AK) Pirate radio ------------------------ Received two eQSL from Free Radio Victoria - 6325 kHz http://ivanovpb.blogspot.ru/2016/07/free-radio-victoria.html The address on the card specified. (PI) QSL mail --------------- Got confirmation E-QSL from Radio EMR for receiving 18.06.16 /19.00-19.30 UTC / 6070 kHz E-QSL from Radio EMR technique for 19.06.16 / 08.-08.30 UTC / 9485 kHz E-QSL from Radio Sity for receiving 18.06.16 / 08.00-08.30 UTC / 9510 kHz E-QSL from Radio Voice of Greece for hosting 3.07.16 / 00.30-01.00 UTC / 9935 kHz QSL card from the reception of Radio KNLS 20.06.16 / 18.00-18.30 UTC / 9570 kHz E-QSL from Radio Star for receiving 15.07.16 / 21.00-21.30 UTC / 6070 kHz (VL) Russian SWL / DX site. QSL album. Moscow, Russia July 31, 2016 ---------------------- The author: rusborder Reception Location: Saratov Receiver: SDRplay | Antenna: LW 35 meters Germany The Mighty KBC / 9925 kHz / 15.05.2016 00:00 / QSL-card, sticker / first card is lost somewhere in the wilds of the post. Eric van Willegen sent a replacement in an envelope along with a large sticker station. Rules for QSL http://www.kbcradio.eu/index.php?dir=fan-area/qsl / English / themightykbc@gmail.com India All India Radio / 9380 kHz / 04.06.2016 00:20 / QSL-card / card erroneously indicated in the frequency and time of receipt. The frequency of 9380 kHz. Time UTC 00:20 - 00:46 / English / spectrum-manager@air.org.in Bulgaria Pan American Broadcasting / 15205 kHz / 10.07.2016 14:35 / QSL-card / English / info@panambc.com Philippines Radio Veritas Asia / 9670 kHz / 03.06.2016 23:37 / QSL-card, sticker, postcard, printed materials / Vietnamese / rveritas- asia@rveritas-asia.org Madagascar Madagascar World Voice / 9570 kHz / 01.07.2016 18:00 / QSL-card, card / Russian / mwvradio@gmail.com Germany The Mighty KBC / 9925 kHz / 24.07.2016 00:19 / e-QSL / English / themightykbc@gmail.com Armenia Radio Mi Amigo / 11850 kHz / 21.07.2016 18:05 / e-QSL / English / info@radiomiamigo.es, info@shortwaveservice.com Korea, Republic of KBS World Radio / 9645 kHz / 01.07.2016 13:00 / QSL-card / Russian / russian@kbs.co.kr United Kingdom KBS World Radio / 15360 kHz / 30.06.2016 18:00 / QSL-card, calendar, sticker, printed materials / Russian / russian@kbs.co.kr The author: moscow.dx Reception Location: Hira Receiver: Sangean ATS-909X | Antenna: LW 80 m height of the suspension is something about a hundred meters Japan Radio Japan (NHK World) / 9625 kHz / 04.01.2016 10:00 / QSL-card / English / sent via the web-form station site nhk.or.jp The author: falnaf777 Reception Location: Lvov Receiver: Degen 1121 | Antenna: Degen 31MS France Deutsche Welle (DW) / 15255 kHz / 29.06.2016 04:00 / QSL-card / English / info@dw.de CALENDAR RADIODAT ===================== Moscow ---------- Love Radio celebrates 16th anniversary July 28, Love Radio celebrates 16 years! For the past 16 years for many millions of Love Radio is the source of the most beautiful feeling in the land. 16 Love Radio speaks with the listeners language of the heart! (OnAir.ru) Primorsky Krai. Vladivostok. --------------------------------------------- July 23 - 20 years of radio station "Lemma". 102,7 FM. (OnAir.ru) TECHNOLOGY RADIO RECEPTION - NEW TECHNOLOGIES =========================================== * Program TIVAR-CW / RTTY. This application can be used to decode digital modes used by short-wave radio and other forms including programs such as DigiDx / VOA Radiogram, and CW-Morse and RTTY. TIVAR-Android application that provides read-only access including receiving Images-images / pictures. I tried to decode CW /// RTTY text writes. But the small screen at the bottom of the vertical line takes as osstsilografe is - CW signal includes different modes settings but nothing happened text TIVAR wrote. Now they are experimenting various options for decoding so TIVAR ochento not work with them. There is another program FLdigi can be downloaded free of charge but it is for a / c but I WINDOWS the a / c has long been thrown out. In my opinion at WINDOWS more opportunities to receive a signal. Previously, I always took TIVAR text and pictures without any problems, there is no longer such. MFSK32 text and pictures takes fine and OLIVIA-text takes errors. TIVAR first time worked fine, then even in silence began to write incomprehensible text had to remove the program and download the new. (Vasily Lazarev, Samara region, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") * Decoding of signals. The experiment last weekend with HTML-format transmission VOA News stories led many successful decoding, but also some setbacks. The failures were mainly due to compression base64 file transfer, which requires all received characters to be received correctly. At shorter wavelengths, as we know, often unattainable perfection. This weekend we will pass another VOA News story HTML-format. This time we will use Flwrap, Fldigi other additional programs. See details and instructions here: http://voaradiogram.net/post/148147415237/experimenting-with-web-pages- via-shortwave. Since Flwrap does not require the HTML, to be compressed if the checksum can not, you have a plan B: Copy the text from over in Fldigi, paste it into a text editor (such as Notepad), except it as .html file and open it in the browser. - VOA radiogram is a Voice of America program is experimenting with digital text and images via shortwave. He prepared and presented by Dr. Kim Andrew Elliott. Experimenting with Web pages via shortwave VOA radiogram in the weekend of July 23-24, 2016 included the transfer of posts VOA HTML-format News story, using the form of the file transfer Flmsg, additions to the software Fldigi. Many participants reported successful decoding, resulting in a perfect looking news stories, complete with headlines and hyperlinks. See the example below, the resulting Lorne in New Zealand (Saturday 0930-1000 UTC on 5745 kHz). The photo was transmitted to the students' computers through the Internet. This may seem like cheating, because one of the main objectives of the project VOA radiogram to find ways of providing information when and where the Internet is not available or limited. But it was an interesting experiment with a hybrid using shortwave and the internet. Several students reported a lack of an HTML file. Shape file transfer Flmsg compresses files using base64. If at least one character of the compressed file is lost during transmission (not uncommon on shortwave!) Checksum fails, and an HTML file can not be decrypted. This weekend (30-31July) on VOA radio message, we will cheat again. HTML VOA News story format will include photos and videos, and transferred to the students' computers through the Internet. At this time, we will Flwrap, Fldigi other additional programs. Flwrap can be downloaded from https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/flmsg/. Flmsg Guide can be downloaded or is available here: http://www.w1hkj.com/Flwrap/. When the story is finished Flwrap VOA News transmission in fldigi: File> Folders> NBEMS Files> WRAP (folder)> RECV (folder): Drag the last .wrap file on the right side of the window Flwrap. If there is a checksum error, the wrapper file will look like VOA_Purple_270716.html in the same folder where the file was found .wrap. If there is a checksum error or Flwrap otherwise it does not work, or if you have not installed Flwrap, copy the contents in Fldigi receive the panel through (including, paste it into a text editor (such as Notepad), save it as a .html file, and then open the file in a web browser. HTML VOA News story format, as received Lorne in New Zealand Vasily Lazarev. (Vasily Lazarev, Samara region, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") Radio programs ================== Time schedule is local, spelling preserved. Trans Worlds Radio. The current broadcast schedule for Central Asia in Russian. 864 kHz to 1000 kW (Gavar, Armenia) 22:30 (Sat) "The word for today." 22:40 (Monday - Friday), "The path to the truth." 1287 kHz, 150 kW (Red River, Kyrgyzstan) 22:30 (Monday - Friday), "The path to the truth." 23:00 (cm.) "The Scriptures on the radio." (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & WRTH 2016) 73!