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If quoting from the bulletin, please list the original reporter and "RUS-DX" as source. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine translation : http://translate.google.ru & https://translate.yandex.ru/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- EDITOR'S TABLE ================ THANK YOU --------------- Thanks to Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia for information support. Australian DX News. Edition No. 612 - April 2018 For information on the bulletin, see this issue. Happy Birthday to Glenn Hauser. -------------------------------------------- Glenn Hauser (born April 12, 1945 in Berkeley, California) is an internationally known American DXer and radio host from Enid, Oklahoma. He produces and presents a weekly 30-minute program, World Of Radio, heard on a number of non-commercial AM and FM stations throughout the U.S. and worldwide on shortwave. Hauser began his broadcasting career on Radio Canada International during the late 1970s, providing DX tips on Sunday nights, and his tips also appeared on Radio Nederland's DX Juke Box program. He wrote for Popular Electronics and Modern Electronics, and published Review of International Broadcasting. (Mike Terry, https://www.facebook.com/groups/wrthgroup/) Journal of Radio # 4 / April 2018. In Russian. -------------------------------------------- Radio reception. V. Gulyaev. News broadcast. ftp://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2018/04/25.pdf The film about Avtoradio - "25 years together" - look at the Youtube channel of the radio station and in all social networks --------------------------------------------- On YouTube-channel "Avtoradio" and in all social networks, the film "25 Years Together" was released, telling about the brightest events in the 25-year history of the radio station, OnAir.ru reports with reference to the press center of the PMM Radio (VKPM). "We have an amazing history of success, victories and discoveries, a history of friendship, love and happiness. History, without which there would be no present and future - the glorious 25-year history of Avtoradio. We want to share it with you, because everything that we have been doing for 25 years - we are doing for you, our listeners! "- says the annotation to the film. The film "25 Years Together" is on YouTube channel "Avtoradio" - goo.gl/u9uPNT, as well as in official groups of the radio station in social networks and on avtoradio.ru. (http://onair.ru/main/enews/view_msg/NMID__68889/) Solar Activity. ----------------- For eleven days on the Sun, contrary to the well-known saying, there is not a single spot. This means that our star enters a period of minimal activity and within the next year magnetic storms and X-ray flashes will become a rarity. About what happens to the Sun, when its activity will increase again and what these downs and downs are explained, we asked to tell the employee of the Laboratory of X-ray Solar Astronomy of the FIAN Sergey Bogachev https://nplus1.ru/blog/2018/04/12/solar-activity-drops In Russian. (https://vk.com/dxing) RUSSIA ======== Arhangelskaya oblast. Arkhangelsk. -------------------------------------------------- --- Since April 12, 2018, the broadcasting of JAZZ Radio begins in one of the largest northern cities of Russia - Arkhangelsk. For all residents of the center of the Primorsky municipal district and nearby settlements, the radio will be available on the frequency of 91.6 FM. From today more than half a million listeners of the north of the European part of Russia will be able to enjoy around the clock the best compositions of jazz, soul and blues, as well as listen to music programs and learn a lot of interesting topics and news from the world of jazz. (Source: http://www.radiojazzfm.ru/article/517-v_arhangelske) (http://multimediaholding.ru/v-arhangelske-nachalos-veshhanie-radio-jazz/) - On April 12, the branch of the RTRS "Arkhangelsk ORTPTS" began broadcasting the radio station "Radio Jazz" in Arkhangelsk. The radio station is available at a frequency of 91.6 MHz to almost 600 thousand inhabitants of the capital of Pomorze, the cities of Severodvinsk, Novodvinsk and nearby settlements "We are very pleased that the broadcasting of the new radio station begins in our region on the eve of the International Jazz Day, which is celebrated on April 30 and which Russia solemnly accepts this year," said Mansur Salakhutdinov, director of the Arkhangelsk branch of the RTRS. - The placement of broadcasting equipment on our 200-meter tower on the Dam is part of a comprehensive plan for the development of radio broadcasting in our region. The unique location of this high-rise building in relation to the nearby cities and townships gives both broadcasters and radio listeners additional advantages: the range of reception increases, the signal quality improves. In addition, the technical capabilities of the radiotelecenter at Damba create the most reliable conditions for the organization of uninterrupted broadcasting of television and radio programs. " (http://arhangelsk.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/rtrs-nachal-translyatsiyu-radio-dzhaz-v-arkhangelske/) Moskovskaya oblast. Shatura. ------------------------------------------ To the broadcasting network of Radio Rodnykh Dorog is joined by the Moscow region - Shatura. Adjust the frequency of 105.9 (Source: https://vk.com/radiord) (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Republic of Adygea ---------------------------- Radio of Russia Adygeya is emerging on new waves. Since the beginning of April, the broadcasting of the Adygeya State TV and Radio Company on the radio channel of Russii has switched to the FM band ... Recall that since December 2017 the broadcasting was conducted at two frequencies. Now, at the previous wave of 69.8 FM, broadcasting in Maykop completely stopped. Now your favorite radio city dwellers can listen on the frequency of 98.8 FM. This means that radio broadcasts are available to the maximum number of listeners. In RA regions the wave coordinates were preserved: Koshehab region - 71.93 Krasnogvardeysky district - 69.38 Takhtamukai district - 73.78 Teuchezhsky district, Adygeisk and Krasnodar - 107.2 The radio program of GTRK Adygeya on Radio Russia is aired twice a day - at 12:10 and 16:10 on weekdays and on Saturday at 12.10. (Source: http://adygtv.ru/20199/ (c) GTRK Adygea) (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Republic of Tatarstan -------------------------------- In the republic, a large-scale work has been completed to transfer the radio broadcasting network "GTRK Tatarstan" to the FM-band, and analogue television is scheduled to be cut off at the beginning of 2019. Within the framework of the meeting, Vladimir Yakimov reported on the completion of the transfer of the radio broadcasting network "GTRK Tatarstan" to the FM-band, which will give the population more opportunities to listen to their favorite programs. Today, 26 objects are broadcast in the given region, and 2 transmitters in Aktanysh and Nurlaty will start work in April. The coverage of the population by the radio program will be 83.3%. (Source: http://mic.tatarstan.ru/eng/index.htm/news/1171963.htm) (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Samarskaya oblast. Zhigulevsk. --------------------------------------------- On April 6, the branch of the RTRS "Samara ORTPTS" began broadcasting programs of the radio station "Radio 7 on seven hills" from the radio station "Zhigulevsk". The broadcasting frequency is 94 MHz. The transmitter power is 600W. The radio station can listen to more than 850 thousand inhabitants of Zhigulevsk, Togliatti and nearby settlements. (http://samara.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/rtrs-nachal-translyatsiyu-radio-7-na-semi-kholmakh-v-zhigulevske/) Sankt-Petersburg ------------------------- Supply of equipment, construction and installation and commissioning of the project "Transfer and reconstruction of communication lines and structures for the transfer of broadcasting to the site of the RTPS Olgino at the address: 104, Lakhtinsky St., St. Petersburg, with the aim of releasing land plots from the object of communication at the address: St. Petersburg, ul. Sofiyskaya, 71 " http://zakupki.gov.ru/223/purchase/public/purchase/in .. - Installation of one medium-wave broadcasting transmitter power 10 kW at a frequency of 828 kHz - Installation of three VHF broadcasting transmitters 10 kW each for operating frequencies of 102.4 MHz; 101.4 MHz; 91.1 MHz - Restoration of the mast-antenna ShV-77 on the site of the RTPS Olgino (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Sverdlovskaya oblast. Serov. --------------------------------------- Dorozhnoe Radio now broadcasts in Serov. Tune in to 91.1 FM (Source: https://vk.com/dorognoe) (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) Tverskaya oblast. -------------------------- The governor of the Tver region Igor Rudenya started the broadcasting of Radio Rossii in the region in the FM-band. Together with the governor, the deputy general director of the VGTRK Rifat Sabitov, the authorized representative of the General Director of the RTRS in the Central Federal District Viktor Konin, the director of the State TV and Radio Company Tver Dmitry Plaksin and the director of the RTRS branch of the Tver ORTPTS, Pavel Antipov, pressed the symbolic launch button. To transfer "Radio Russii" from VHF FM to the FM band of the Tver region, the RTRS branch installed new transmitters in 22 settlements of the Tver region. "This is a completely different quality of broadcasting. The development of our network affects the quality of life, "Igor Rudenya noted. "What has been done today: almost 100% coverage of the territory by Radio Russia is a big breakthrough," Rifat Sabitov said. "190 thousand inhabitants of the region get an opportunity to listen to the radio for the first time," said Victor Konin. (http://tver.rtrs.ru/tv/analog/gubernator-igor-rudenya-dal-start-fm-translyatsii-radio-rossii-v-tverskoy-oblasti/) UKRAINE / USA ============== In connection with the transition in Ukraine for summer time, the transfer of the English-speaking service of the Ukrainian Radio RUI (Radio Ukraine International) via the transmitter in Okeechobee, Miami can now be heard from Tuesday to Saturday from 02:00 to 02:30 UTC at a frequency of 7780 kHz. (Source: Information provided by Alexander Egorov). (http://proradio.org.ua/news/2018apr.php) "RUS-DX PLUS" PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== SHORTWAVE BULLETIN Issue no. 1899, 8 April 2018. edited by Thomas Nilsson, Sweden ----------------------------------------------- Log 4010.2 Mar22 1745 Birinchi R, Bişkek. Ru, tks, rpts. Weak modulation. 45343 (CGS) Contributors to the log: (CGS) Carlos Gonçalves, SW coast, Portugal DX LISTENING DIGEST 18-14, April 3, 2018 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, USA --------------------------------------- ** ARMENIA. Reception of Trans World Radio India via Yerevan, March 26 1300-1315 on 9330 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Mon-Sat, powerful http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india_26.html (Ivo Ivanov, DX RE MIX NEWS # 1066, April 1, WOR iog via DXLD) Hets WBCQ now on expanded 24h schedule, always off frequency, 9330.3v- CUSB (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRAN [non]. R. Ranginkaman and Radio Payem e-Doost via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol on March 30 1600-1630 on 7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri Radio Ranginkaman, good 1800-1845 on 7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Daily Radio Payem e-Doost, good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/rranginkaman-rpayem-e-doost-via-babcock.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, March 28-April 1, WOR iog via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. UZBEKISTAN, Extended weekend schedule of Radio Free North Korea 1100-1200 on 9345 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Sat/Sun, new 1200-1300 on 9345 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean as scheduled http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/extended-weekend-schedule-of-radio-free.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, April 1, WOR iog via DXLD) ** KURDISTAN [non]. ARMENIA, All frequencies of clandestine Dengê Welat via CJSC Yerevan/Gavar are cancelled from March 29 or 30: 0230-1530 on 4810 ERV 050 kW / non-dir to WeAs Kurdish 0230-1600 on 7520 ERV 100 kW / 192 deg to WeAs Kurdish 1500-2100 on 1395 ERV 500 kW / ??? deg to WeAs Kurdish 1600-2100 on 7320 ERV 300 kW / 280 deg to WeAs Kurdish http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/all-frequencies-of-denge-welat-via-cjsc.html (Ivo Ivanov, SWLDXBulgaria News, March 28-April 1, WOR iog via WORLD OF RADIO 1924, DXLD) * RUSSIA. Moscow --- Since March 28, Radio Radonezh has stopped broadcasting at 612 kHz. It's strange, they close the Moscow frequency, but how about 20 million listeners who live in the Moscow region as well. After all, coverage of VHF broadcasting is not very large. http://www.radioscanner.ru/forum/topic30247-324.html (via Rus-DX 25 March via DXLD) I would never argue with the native speakers in the region, but it seems that this item needs some explanation/further inquiry. According to http://radonezh.ru/news/radio-radonezh-prekraschaet-veschanie-v-moskve-na-srednikh-volnakh-125631.html the station would have closed on this frequency years ago. What about Narodnoye Radio, another orthodox station? According to WRTH 2018, they shared the frequency. So: Is Narodnoye Radio also off the air? (Dr Hansjoerg Biener 2 April 2018) DXLD Not so. http://vcfm.ru/vc/Cities/moskva.htm shows only Narodnoye Radio gone. And indeed: Shortly after 1500 UT the transmitter was off. But it was on at 1558 re-check, already with Radio Radonezh program audio, in this moment wrapping up Programma Blagoveshcheniye, listed separately on the vcfm.ru page but in fact being part of the Radio Radonezh program schedule. Formerly the transmitter would have switched at 1600 from Narodnoye Radio to Radio Radonezh. Seems that the latter remains now always plugged in and just the carrier will be keyed on shortly before 1600. So it indeed appears that Narodnoye Radio has terminated its use of 612 kHz, although they still show it at http://narodinfo.ru/castoti.php Ha: Narodnoye Radio is gone from 612 kHz already since September due to lack of money, begging for donations: https://vk.com/wall-143403722_122 (Kai Ludwig, WOR iog via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. R. Sakha (presumed), 7295 kHz, 1048-1103. Continuous music until TOH, then time beeps and male announcer in Russian. Poor to fair. Chinese station even weaker in the background, but could pick out their distinctive time beeps at TOH. Yakutsk was in full darkness at that hour, while Urumqi looks to have about another hour-plus of sunlight (Art Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD; April 1, HCDX via DXLD) Radio Sakha, 7295 kHz --- I'll change this to a definite logging. Heard an ID today for "Radio Sakha" by male a few seconds after the 1100 time beeps. Signal is better today than it was on Sunday. This station seems to make an appearance whenever there are national elections in Russia. Perhaps the politicos want the ethnic groups in the Far East to feel as though they're getting good services? (Art Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD; April 3, JRC NRD-93 receiver, Pennant antenna with DX Engineering preamp, Hard-Core-DX mailing list via DXLD) ** TAJIKISTAN. TAJIQUISTÃO. 7245. Mar 29, 2018. 0245-0300, Voice of Tajik, Dushanbe-TJK, em Tajique. Locução em vozes masculinas; 0249 Uma breve pausa musical e continuam as falas; 0256 Uma canção tajique. Estação com difusão muito pobre, 25432 TAJIQUISTÃO. 7245. Mar 30, 2018. 0200-0215, Voice of Tajik, Dushanbe- TJK, em Tajique. Hino Nacional; Locutor e locutora falam ID; Uma breve pausa musical e retorna locução feminina; 0205 Locutor e locutora falam e seguem-se canções tajiques; 0210 ID. Estação apresenta difusão muito pobre e raros momentos de modulação satisfatória, 25422 (DXer: José Ronaldo Xavier, Receptor: Sony SW100, Local da escuta: Cabedelo- PB, Brasil, WOR iog via DXLD) ** TAJIKISTAN. 11630, Voice of Tibet at 1315 in Tibetan with a man with talk to 1320 and a man and woman with talk over Asian woodwinds and back to the original man with talk at 1321 to a woman with closing announcements over Asian string instrumentals at 1329 and off at 1330 - Fair to Good with no sign of CNR1 jammer Mar 29 (Mark Coady, Selwyn, Ontario, Kenwood TS440S or Ten-Tec Argonaut II and 40 and 80 meter off centre-fed dipoles, ODXA iog via DXLD) Sorry, but if it was right on 11630, it should have been the CNR1 jammer, and NOT VOT, which via Dushanbe has always stuck to frequencies ending in -2, -3, -7, or -8, while the jammers can only end in -5 or -0. However CNR1 would be in Chinese, not Tibetan (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [non]. Summer A-18 of Voice of Tibet, March 25 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/03/summer-18-of-voice-of-tibet-from-march.html 1200-1207 on 11517 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese 1207-1230 on 11507 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese 1230-1236 on 11602 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan 1236-1245 on 11603 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan 1245-1300 on 11607 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan 1300-1305 on 11627 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese 1307-1315 on 11632 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese 1315-1330 on 11637 DB 100 kW / 095 deg to EaAs Chinese 1300-1305 on 9897 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan 1305-1330 on 9898 DB 100 kW / 131 deg to CeAs Tibetan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPhyO4WnVsU&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzKnQD8cMTE&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2exP9dzZK4&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBiwjGLHpM&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDZEQewUn9U&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuAFyoOfuWc&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAgNuP99_ik&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpgeHVQzTbE&feature=youtu.be ??????????? ?? Observer ? 8:57 PM (via DXLD) ** U S A [and non]. STILL BROADCASTING FREEDOM Jay Nordlinger April 16, 2018, Issue https://www.nationalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/xml_20180416B_nordlinger.html RFE/RL in Kyrgyzstan (Photo credit: RFE/RL) 'We believe that truth is the best propaganda' One of the most interesting and admirable news organizations in the world is RFE/RL. Those letters stand for Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. The "radios," as they're also known, merged in 1976. Are they not a Cold War relic? Not at all - unfortunately. They are playing their old role, to a degree, as the Kremlin and others are playing theirs (to a degree). Every day, the Kremlin and its partners spread propaganda, disinformation, and fake news. "Disinformation" is a term from the Cold War. It meant, not misinformation, which can be an honest mistake. (I tell you that the house is on Elm Street, not remembering that it's on Maple Street.) Disinformation was, and is, a deliberate leading astray. In 2016, the Kremlin fanned a story that a 13-year-old Russian-German girl had been raped by Arab migrants. They tried the same trick in Lithuania, one year later. This time, they said a girl had been raped by German troops, serving in Lithuania as part of NATO. In March of this year, the Kremlin evidently carried out another chemical attack against targets in Britain. The flagship program of Russian state television, News of the Week, subsequently claimed that Theresa May, the British prime minister, had invented the nerve agent used (Novichok). The show also said, "English gentlemen may kill those they consider beneath them" - etc. Thomas Kent, the president of RFE/RL, uses the term "false news," rather than "fake news." When people say "fake news," they often mean news that is unwelcome to them, rather than actually fake or false. Jeffrey Gedmin, a past president of RFE/RL, speaks of "real fake news" - a funny term, but easy to understand. In any event, the Kremlin and its partners spread fake or false news, and RFE/RL seeks to counter it. Team Putin seeks to undermine liberal democracy, and RFE/RL tries to encourage it. Furthermore, the radios highlight cases of injustice in unfree or only partly free countries, as they did of old. They are delivering news to people that their governments would rather keep from them - just as before. Not too long ago, people were talking about shutting down the radios, as Tom Kent points out. What good were they? Why were they needed? Virtually no one says that now. Arch Puddington speaks of "the pressure of events." A scholar at Freedom House in New York, Puddington literally wrote the book on the radios (Broadcasting Freedom, published in 2000). The pressure of events - Putin and Putinism - has made RFE/RL newly relevant, newly important. Radio Free Europe was founded in 1950 and Radio Liberty a year later. The former served Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe and the latter broadcast to the Soviet Union itself. These radios were staffed with émigrés, acting as "surrogate media," as the RFE/RL phrase goes. In other words, the radios provided opposition media or independent media to places where those things were banned. Jeff Gedmin quotes Václav Havel, the Czech dissident who, after the Fall of the Wall, would lead his country as president. Havel said that he learned about America from another U.S. service, the Voice of America. He learned about his own country from RFE/RL. James L. Buckley is another past president of the radios - serving from 1982 to 1985. He loved the project, and he loved the job. There were headaches, though. One of them was infighting. The Polish émigrés might fight with the Romanian émigrés over grievances "that went back to the year 1112," says Buckley. Also, you had politics back in Washington to contend with. (The radios were based in Munich.) But the people working at RFE/RL did "a superb job," says Buckley. "They were able to transmit information that was regarded by the recipient as the most authoritative available from anywhere. Often, people in one part of Poland, let's say, were totally unaware of what was happening in another part of Poland, a hundred miles away" - shipyard strikes, for example. And the radios let them know. As Communism was unraveling, Lech Walesa, the Solidarity leader in Poland, was asked what help the radios had been. He said he was at a loss to describe it. "Would there be an earth without the sun?" Once the Cold War ended, many Americans thought the radios should dissolve - on grounds of mission accomplished. Others said, Not so fast: Let the radios continue to play their part while countries make a transition to democracy. Václav Havel was of this view. He invited RFE/RL to come to Prague, and occupy the Communists' old parliamentary building. The radios' budget had been slashed and the cost of staying in Munich had become prohibitive. Havel would charge them one Czech crown per year. So, the radios decamped to Prague, where they remain, though in different, nicer headquarters. According to Arch Puddington - who would know - President Clinton was of a mind to shut the radios down. But "defense Democrats," such as Lane Kirkland, the labor leader, and Ben Wattenberg, the onetime LBJ aide, prevailed on him to let them continue for a while. Over time, countries graduated into democracy. They would not need the radios anymore. The Hungarian service ceased in 1993 and the Polish in 1997. Some people today believe that the radios should return to countries that have experienced "backsliding" - a slide away from democracy. This is a very touchy subject, and one for another article. When Yugoslavia broke up, its constituents broke into war - protracted war, throughout the '90s. The radios responded with broadcasts. They are broadcasting to those places still. You have a double-edged problem in the Balkans, says Kent: "influence from the East," meaning Putin, and "extremist penetration," meaning ISIS and kindred groups. Do governments in the region welcome RFE/RL? "They welcome us one day and criticize us the next," says Kent. The radios also broadcast to Iran. This service is known as Radio Farda, "Farda" meaning "Tomorrow." They broadcast to Afghanistan as well - Radio Azadi (a word that means "liberty"). Pakistan, too, is targeted, or served, depending on your point of view. This is Radio Mashaal ("Torch"). The radios adapt to the "pressure of events," to return to Puddington's phrase. After the Kremlin seized Crimea in 2014, RFE/RL inaugurated special programming in Crimean Tatar. If RFE/RL broadcasts to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran, what about to Arab countries? These services fall under MBN, for Middle East Broadcasting Networks, an organization separate from RFE/RL. MBN is run by Alberto Fernandez, who is an interesting American story: A refugee from Cuba, he became one of the finest Arabists in the U.S. Foreign Service. Ryan Crocker, probably our most prominent Arabist, and a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, says this about Fernandez: "He appears on Arab talk shows and flings stuff around with the best of them." Anyway, RFE/RL never expired, even though the Soviet Union did. So when these radios were needed again, or desirable again, they were already up and running, as Crocker points out. This may not have been planned, but it was fortunate. As Fernandez is the right man for MBN, says Crocker, Tom Kent is the right man for RFE/RL: For one thing, "he knows Russia inside out." Kent spent more than 40 years with the Associated Press, serving in a variety of posts, including Moscow bureau chief. He is something rare, it seems to me, and others: an old-fashioned newsman, with "old-fashioned" being a high compliment (along with "newsman"). About its mission, the organization says this: "RFE/RL journalists report the news in 20 countries where a free press is banned by the government or not fully established. We provide what many people cannot get locally: uncensored news, responsible discussion, and open debate." What about balance? Is that an RFE/RL concern? Yes, but with this qualification: "We do not regard balance as meaning neutrality regarding the truth. When one side in a debate misrepresents the facts, ethical journalism requires pointing out falsehoods and stating what is factually correct." RFE/RL operates in 25 languages. It has more than 600 journalists at its headquarters in Prague, and approximately 450 journalists in 19 bureaus. In addition, the organization has more than 750 freelancers and stringers. They reach an audience of something like 26 million a week. That is an impressive number, but audience size is not the only or highest consideration. Many who consume the offerings of RFE/RL are reformers or would-be reformers or potential reformers in their societies. It was ever thus. RFE/RL is funded by Congress through the aforementioned Broadcasting Board of Governors. Its budget is about $117.5 million. Gedmin points out that this is roughly the cost of three Apache helicopters. That is a lot of bang for the buck. James Kirchick, a writer who once worked for RFE/RL and is now at the Brookings Institution, recalls the words of James Mattis. Talking to congressmen last year, the secretary of defense said, "If you don't fund the State Department fully, then I need to buy more ammunition ultimately." Kent says, "Sometimes people think of international media like us as soft power - but this isn't soft power like sending around a symphony orchestra. What we put into the machine is legitimate, professional journalism. But what comes out of it looks like hard power to some of the regimes. They see it as a threat, and respond accordingly." The Azerbaijani government closed down the RFE/RL bureau in Baku, and the Pakistani government closed down the RFE/RL bureau in Islamabad. The radios still transmit to those countries from elsewhere. Many RFE/RL journalists are under threat. Saparmamed Nepeskuliev is in a Turkmenian prison. Stanislav Aseyev is held by Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. And so on. Not only are journalists under threat, but so are their families. Such is the thirst of illiberal forces to shut down news and debate. Kent says, "We report on local politics, social issues, corruption, wars, and extremist movements in places where both governments and non-state actors would prefer to control the media. Our reporters take enormous risks because they believe their work matters and that free societies need a free press." When we speak of RFE/RL, we say "the radios," out of habit and tradition. But the organization transmits through TV, the Web, and social media as well. You would be surprised, says Kent, how many people in northwest Pakistan have smartphones, on which they watch the radios' YouTube channel. One of the radios' most successful projects is Current Time, a 24/7 television network in Russian. It was launched in 2014, after the annexation of Crimea and the start of war in eastern Ukraine. It is an alternative to Kremlin-controlled media. There are some 300 million Russian-speakers in the world, and Current Time goes wherever they are. That includes the Baltics, Moldova, Georgia, Central Asia - even Israel (where 1.5 million people speak Russian). Kenan Aliyev is the executive director for feature programming at Current Time. A native of Azerbaijan, he joined RFE/RL in 1994 as a stringer. He says that there is a hungry audience for Current Time's programming. "They are bombarded by state propaganda, and they need something else." The Kremlin throws up obstacles to Current Time, denying it cable access, for example. The Kremlin's own network, RT, has a much easier time in the United States. But Current Time manages to get through, via digital platforms and satellite. "We don't do propaganda," says Aliyev. "We believe that truth is the best propaganda." Vitaly Mansky, a well-known Russian filmmaker, has given this testimony: Current Time is "the only television in the world that tells us, in Russian, the truth about the current state of affairs." Tom Kent says that RFE/RL reporters "have a strong sense of mission." He also says that "governments and other political forces are becoming more and more expert at disinformation, at false news, which makes our blood boil" - and which adds to their sense of mission. I am an American journalist and hardly the target audience of RFE/RL. But I've been reading them on the Web for about six months and find myself better off for it: informed and even enriched. Have a sampling from the last couple of weeks. One story begins, "A Russian whistle-blower linked to slain Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has handed herself in to the police in Greece, saying she feared for her life." Another story is headed "Putin's Pals, the Night Wolves, Troll Bosnia and the Region." It begins, "The motorcycle club whose members were at the vanguard of Russia's occupation of Crimea, nicknamed 'Putin's Angels' by the media, is on the road again." RFE/RL did an interview with the daughter of the man who wrote Putin's doctoral dissertation. (The woman is living in Poland.) After Putin's latest (sham) election, RFE/RL ran a headline that went, "RT's Top Editor Toasts Putin: 'He Used to Be Our President; Now He Is Our Leader.'" That word "leader" is a translation. The article explained that the editor was "using a Russian word often associated with Soviet dictator Josef Stalin." Utterly fascinating is a report about a war - about two wars, actually, in Syria and Ukraine. It begins, The Russian mercenaries fighting in Syria say they are not in the country for the money or to help Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. "Syrians can't stand Assad," one Russian mercenary commander told RFE/RL. "Really. Only a tiny percentage of the population there supports him and the rest oppose him. Only Putin supports him. Russia supports him - no one else." There is a bigger motivation, the mercenary claimed. "If you are fighting under a Russian flag, with a Russian weapon, even if you are eating moldy food and are 10,000 kilometers from home, you are nonetheless fighting for Russia," he said. "There is no Syrian war," he added. "There is no Ukrainian war. There is only a war between the Russian Federation and the United States." In America, you often hear accusations of "Cold War nostalgia," made by Left and Right. Only a fool would want another cold war (with its attendant hot wars). But, as before, if one side stirs up trouble, the other side can respond or not. You may not be interested in war, goes an old line, but war is interested in you. In any case, the U.S. radios serve an important function. Chances are, most Americans don't know about them. If they did, however, I suspect a majority would be pleased and proud (via David Cole, OK, DXLD) ** UZBEKISTAN [and non]. 9955, April 1 at 1400, JBA music, as I tune in just after WRMI cuts off for its 7-hour daily break. HFCC shows AWR, 100 kW, 131 degrees via Tashkent at 1330-1400 in Hmn, Ind, Asm depending on day of week; so presumably that prolonged, as nothing else scheduled. Only one other 9955 in HFCC is T8WH Palau (``HBN``) at 1000-1100. The WRMI frequency skedgrid shows 9955 from *1000 on Sundays only, otherwise *1100; while the 9955 program schedule starts everyday at 1000 UT! with R. Praga M-F = L-V (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ 250 ASIAN MW TOWER SITES (Google Earth file) Hi all, Over the past few months, I've turned my attention to my greatly-accumulated Chinese FM audio and logs, of which a handful of you have asked me about posting. While this is a MW group, I actually have a bit of something from the FM project that includes my old MW project details that were shelved at the time in hopes of adding them to a file upon eventually finishing the FM project (i.e. shelved until... now!). My Google Earth KMZ file shows all of the tower sites for all 321 of my FM catches from Korea (local, tropo, E-skip) and also all 250 MW stations (groundwave and skywave) featured in last year's Seoul AM Radio Listening Guide project. This also includes details for each station. Of course, some of the stations have gone off the air, but they're nonetheless still included as they were featured in the project. You can find this file on the page for my FM project, linked below. It also includes a 123-page publication and more than 3 hours of FM audio compilations. Links to the previous AM project can be found by following the same link, which has been shortened due to this list over and over again (today included) blocking almost all messages with my domain. http://goo.gl/tvUaTu (- Chris Kadlec, IRCA HCDX list via DXLD) SWLDXBulgaria News, Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- * SWLDXBulgaria News, April 9-10 NUMBERS STATION E11 Oblique/S06s Russian Lady/S11a Cherta in 41-31-25mb, April 10 0715-0715 on 9963 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode E11 Oblique 0730-0736 on 7425 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB S06s Russian Lady 0740-0746 on 11560 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB S06s Russian Lady 0800-0806 on 11635 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB S06s Russian Lady 1020-1023 on 9960 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB mode S11a Cherta http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/e11-obliques06s-russian-ladys11a-cherta.html RUSSIA Very good signal of GTRK Adygeya / Adygeyan Radio on Mon, April 9: 1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan/Arabic/Turkish Mon http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/very-good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeya.html U.K.(non) Some changes of BaBcoCk relays Voice of Martyrs from April 9, video will be added today 1530-1600 NF 7525 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 7510 Radio Ranginkaman/Rainbow, but no signal on Fri April 6 & Mon April 9 1600-1630 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri, ex KCH FEBA Radio from April 5, video will be added today 1600-1700 NF 12125 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Amharic, ex 9490 BBC Premier League from April 14 1600-1830 on 7225 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali Sat, new addit. 1600-1830 on 9660 MEY 100 kW / 030 deg to EaAf Somali Sat, new addit. 1700-1830 on 15275 WOF 300 kW / 160 deg to WeAf Hausa Sat, new addit. http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/some-changes-of-babcock-relays.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, April 10-11 AZERBAIJAN Ictimai Radio was back on air after around 11 months absence 0800-1400 on 9677.5*unknown tx / unknown to CeAs Azeri, weak on April 11: * with broadband FM modulation on SW; from 1100 QRM 9680 RTI+CNR-1 jammer http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/ictimai-radio-was-back-on-air-after.html MOLDOVA(non) Trans World Radio India via Grigoriopol, April 11 1600-1630 on 9610 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to SoAs Urdu, fair, with strong QRM on 9605 BEI 500 kW / 318 deg to EaEu Russian China Radio Int http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/reception-of-trans-world-radio-india_11.html NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb, April 10 0830-0846 on 11530 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, under strong same time on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish Dengê Welat in AM 0840-0846 on 12140 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, fair to good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb.html TAJIKISTAN(non) Adventist World Radio KSDA via Dushanbe, April 11: 1300-1330 on 12055 DB 100 kW / 118 deg to SEAs Kachin, fair to good but announcing wrong frequency - 15140 kHz via Tashkent in A-18 HFCC 1330-1400 on 11825 DB 100 kW / 118 deg to SEAs Thai, good signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-ksda.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, April 11-12 ARMENIA/GERMANY(non) IBC Radio via Yerevan-Gavar & Rohrbach, April 11 1900-2000 on 5845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu Italian Wed, very good 1900-2000 on 6070 ROB 025 kW / non-dir to CeEu Italian Wed, fair/good 2000-2030 on 5845 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg to WeEu English Wed, very good 2000-2030 on 6070 ROB 025 kW / non-dir to CeEu English Wed, fair/good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/reception-of-ibc-radio-via-yerevan.html U.K.(non) No signal of R.Payem e-Doost via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol: 1800-1845 on 7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi on April 11 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/no-signal-of-rpayem-e-doost-via-babcock.html UNIDENTIFIED utility station on April 12 0600-0610 on 6181 USB in Russian, weak: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/unidentified-utility-in-russian-on-6181.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Frequency change of Radio Free North Korea via BaBcoCk Tashkent: 1200-1300 on 15630 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, good, ex 9345 from April 5 from 1250 on 15630 ABS 250 kW / 061 deg to WeAs dead air of R.Cairo Dari from 1300 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/frequency-change-of-radio-free-north.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, April 13-14 U.K.(non) Again no signal of Radio Ranginkaman & Radio Payem e-Doost, April 13 1600-1630 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri Radio Ranginkaman 1800-1845 on 7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Daily Radio Payem e-Doost My last videos of Radio Ranginkaman & Radio Payem e-Doost on Fri March 30, 2018 http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/again-no-signal-of-radio-ranginkaman.html Australian DX News Edition No. 612 - April 2018 Monthly Publication of the Australian Radio DX Club Inc. - Australia's Premier DXing Organisation since 1965 ---------------------------------- Shortwave Trail Our monthly roundup of members' loggings edited by Craig Seager 4810 Voice of Homeland via Armenia. 25/3 at 0445 w/ID in Kurdish "Dendzhi Uelat" //7520 & the new item was mentioned on 2/4 at 0530-0540 w/nx in Turkish on 11530 (Pankov*) 5895 BBC, Dushanbe. 1629 04/03, Korean, English lesson programme and annct. Very strong signal. (Lowe) 7295 NVK Sakha Yakutsk. Domestic station, Sakha Republic of the Russian Far East. Fair at 0900 sign on in RR & Yakut? and this channel // to 7345 kHz. Also heard at 1250 to 1300* with pleasant Russian music and mentions of Moskva. 30/3 (Shepherd) 7345 NVK Sakha Yakutsk. Domestic station, Sakha Republic of the Russian Far East. Better reception than 7295 kHz in RR & Yakut? at 0900 sign-on. Blocked by CRI at 1100. This region of Russia is +9 UTC, hence sign on equates roughly to greyline dusk. Current WRTH lists both channels as licensed but inactive at editorial deadline due to technical problems but definitely operational now. 30/3 (Shepherd) 9330 TWR India, Gavar. Hindi to SAs at 1320, NF (ex 9745), very good signal, 29/3. (Wagner) 9345 R.Free Nth Korea, Tashkent. KK talks 1245, a bit of jamming beneath, 17/3 (Seager) 9510 BBC, Tashkent. The 30-min Bangla service to SAs at s/on 0030. NF (possibly replacing one of the Kranji outlets in B17), started weakly, peaked a little stronger at 0035 and then faded by 0045, 27/3. (Wagner) 9955 AWR, Tashkent. The Hmong service (Thurs/Fri) to SEAs at 1330-1400, Indonesian (Mon/Tues/Sat), NF (ex 11900 via Guam). Very good signal, 29/3. (Wagner) 13860 BBC via Tashkent. Good in Farsi to Iran on 20/3 at 0437 (Adams-W). Contributors: Pankov* = Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF 2001D, Folded Marconi Ant 16 meters long, also used rx VEF204) Lowe = Edwin Lowe, VK2VEL, Revesby NSW (IC-746PRO, Marconi CR100, 80m OCF; Selena B206 w/whip) Shepherd = Rob Shepherd, Toowoomba QLD (JRC NRD-535D, 80' balanced long wire) Wagner = Rob Wagner, VK3BVW, Mount Evelyn, VIC (Yaesu FTDX 3000, Kenwood TS2000, Yaesu FRG100, Kenwood R5000, Tecsun PL-680, Horizontal Sky Loop, Double Bazooka antennas for 80, 40 and 20 metres, Par EF- SWL End Fed antenna, BHI NEIM1031 Digital Noise Eliminating Module, MFJ-1026 Noise Cancelling Module, ATU) Seager = Craig Seager, VK2HBT, Bathurst NSW (Perseus SDR, JRC NRD-545, Airspy HF+, DX Engineering Preamp, Wellbrook feeder isolator, Icom IC-746, Loop Skywire, Home-made Loop with LZ1AQ amplifier, Wellbrook ALA1530- LNPro with rotator Adams-W = John Adams, Port Douglas QLD (Sangean ATS-909X, 7 Metre Reel Antenna) Utility DX Report Editor: John Volpato 8054.00 MOSCOW RUSSIA T600 FSK 50 BAUD 200HZ SHIFT IDLE NO TRAFFIC 1007 UTC 12MAR2018 (EW) 12226.00 UNKNOWN LOCATION RUSSIA FSK 75 BAUD 258HZ SHIFT ALL ENCRYPTED TRAFFIC 1027 UTC 13MAR2018 (EW) 12610.00.MURMANSK RUSSIA FSK T600 50 BAUD 250HZ SHIFT SHORT MESSAGES ONLY 1057 UTC 14MAR2018 (EW) 13528.20 VLADIVOSTOK RUSSIA SINGLE LETTER BEACON f CONSTANTLY REPEATS 954 UTC 14 MAR2018 (EW) 13528.30 PETROPAVLOVSK RUSSIA SINGLE LETTER BEACON k CONSTANTLY REPEATS 955 UTC 14 MAR2018 (EW) 13528.40 MAGADAN RUSSIA SINGLE LETTER BEACON m CONSTANTLY REPEATS 957 UTC 14 MAR2018 (EW) 13536.00 RUSSIA UNKNOWN LOCATION FSK 100/500 STARTS AT EXACTLY 1010 UTC ENCRYPTED CYRILLIC GROUPS OF FIVE CHARACTERS. (EW) 16089.50 MOSCOW RUSSIA UNID USER FSK NOT BAUDOT 100 BAUD 2000HZ SHIFT ALL ENCRYPTED TEXT 0630 UTC 15MAR2018 (EW) 18041.00 FAR EAST RUSSIA CW DAILY BROADCAST OF FIVE LETTER GROUPS AT 0500 UTC 29MAR2018 (EW) 18107.00 FAR EAST RUSSIA T600 50 BAUD 250Z SHIFT IDLING ONLY NO TEXT 0527 UTC 30MAR2018 (EW) 18696.00 FAR EAST RUSSIA T600 50 BAUD 250Z SHIFT IDLING ONLY NO TEXT 0538 UTC 30MAR2018 (EW) 18709.00 20072.00 FAR EAST RUSSIA T600 50/250HZ NO TRAFFIC 949 UTC 21MAR2018 (EW) UNID LOCATION RUSSIA FSK T600 50 BAUD 250HZ SHIFT NO TRAFFIC IDLING ONLY 504 UTC 15MAR2018 (EW) BC-DX 1341, 13 April 2018 Editor : Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany ----------------- ARMENIA [to Indian subcontinent] Reception of Trans World Radio India via CJSC Yerevan Gavar relay on April 7 1430-1445 9330 ERV 300 kW 100 deg to SoAS English Sat, strong signal. Continues wrong frequency announcement of A-17 season 9410 kHz, instead of 9330 kHz A-18. UTC kHz loc mb kW deg dipols 1300 1315 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 M Tu W Th F Sa ENGLISH 1315 1330 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 Su TELUGU 1315 1345 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 M Tu W Th F Sa HINDI 1330 1345 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 Su HINDI 1345 1400 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 Su Sa KASHMIRI 1345 1400 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 M Tu W Th F DOGRI 1400 1430 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 Su Sa HINDI 1400 1415 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 M Tu W Th F GARHWALI 1415 1435 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 M Tu W Th F HINDI 1430 1445 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 Sa ENGLISH 1435 1450 9330 ERV 41 300 100 4/4/1 M Tu W Th F ENGLISH Reception reports to: OR at (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 8) RUSSIA Summer A-18 SW schedule of GTRK Adygeya / Adygeyan Radio 1800-1830 6000 ARM 100 kW 188 deg to CeAS Ad/Ar/Tu Mon 1830-1900 6000 ARM 100 kW 188 deg to CeAS Adygeyan Mon 1800-1900 6000 ARM 100 kW 188 deg to CeAS Adygeyan Fri 1900-2000 6000 ARM 100 kW 188 deg to CeAS Adygeyan Sun Sakha Republic Summer A-18 SW schedule of NBC Radio Sakha, Yakutsk Siberia 2100-2400 7295 IAK 250 kW 045 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Sun-Thu 2100-2400 7345 IAK 100 kW 310 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Sun-Thu 0000-0300 7295 IAK 250 kW 045 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Mon-Sat 0000-0300 7345 IAK 100 kW 310 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Mon-Sat 0300-0500 7295 IAK 250 kW 045 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Mon-Fri 0300-0500 7345 IAK 100 kW 310 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Mon-Fri 0900-1200 7295 IAK 250 kW 045 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Daily 0900-1200 7345 IAK 100 kW 310 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Daily 1200-1300 7295 IAK 250 kW 045 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Mon-Fri 1200-1300 7345 IAK 100 kW 310 deg to FE RUS Russian/Iakutian Mon-Fri (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 8) R. Sakha, Yakutsk Siberia, (pres), 7295 kHz, 1048 - 1103 UT April 1. Continuous music until TOH, then time beeps and male anncr in Russian. Poor to fair. Chinese station even weaker in the background, but could pick out their distinctive time beeps at TOH. Yakutsk was in full darkness at that hour, while Urumqi looks to have about another hour-plus of sunlight. {...} later I'll change this to a definite logging. Heard an ID today for 'Radio Sakha' by male anncr a few seconds after the 1100 UT time beeps on April 3. Signal is better today than it was on Sunday. This station seems to make an appearance whenever there are national elections in Russia. Perhaps the politicos want the ethnic groups in the Far East to feel as though they're getting good services? (Art Delibert-MD-USA, dxld April 1 / 3) TAJIKISTAN Summer A-18 schedule from Tajikistan. Tajik Radio 1 0000-0300 4765 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Tajik 0300-0330 4765 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Russian 0330-0900 4765 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Tajik 0900-0930 4765 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Russian 0930-1000 4765 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Uzbek 1000-2000 4765 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Tajik 2300-2400 4765 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Tajik Voice of Tajik 0000-0100 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Arabic 0100-0200 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS English 0200-0400 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Tajik 0400-0600 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Farsi 0600-0800 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Dari 0800-1000 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Russian 1000-1100 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Uzbek 1100-1200 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Hindi 1200-1300 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Arabic 1300-1400 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS English 1400-1600 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Tajik 1600-1800 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Farsi 1800-2000 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Dari, currently off 2000-2200 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Russian, currently off 2200-2300 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Uzbek, currently off 2300-2400 7245 DB 100 kW non-dir to CeAS Hindi, currently off (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 8) UZBEKISTAN 9955 kHz, on April 1 at 1400 UT, JBA music, as I tune in just after WRMI cuts off for its 7-hour daily break. HFCC shows AWR, 100 kW, 131 degrees via RRTM RED Telecom Tashkent Uzbekistan bcast center, at 1330-1400 UT in Hmn, Ind, Asm depending on day of week; so presumably that prolonged, as nothing else scheduled. Only one other 9955 kHz in HFCC is T8WH Palau ("HBN") at 1000-1100 UT. The WRMI frequency skedgrid shows 9955 kHz from *1000 UT on Sundays only, otherwise *1100 UT; while the 9955 kHz program schedule starts everyday at 1000 UT! (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and dxld April 1) UZBEKISTAN [to western CHINA, autonomy TIBET region exc 1912-1951y] Summer A-18 monitored of Voice of Tibet Oslo Norway program March 25. 1200-1207 11517 DB 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese 1207-1230 11507 DB 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese 1230-1236 11602 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1236-1245 11603 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1245-1300 11607 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1300-1305 11627 DB 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese 1307-1315 11632 DB 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese 1315-1330 11637 DB 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese 1300-1305 9897 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1305-1330 9898 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 8) It's really TAJIKISTAN, if still from DB Dushanbe site! These usages are subject to frequent minor or major changes. If you hear Something adjacent ending in -5 or -0 kHz fq it's probably a ChiCom jammer. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, hcdx and dxld April 8) BROADCASTING IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= 9730 kHz ------------- This season at a frequency of 9730 kHz from 16.30 to 17.00 UTC broadcast at once three radio stations in Russian - International Radio of China, "Voice of Vietnam" and KNLS. Naturally, China "hammers" all. China is the first to finish broadcasting, a couple of minutes Vietnam, but Alaska can not be heard. KNLS is poorly audible on this frequency from 15.00 to 15.30 UTC. (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") AWR A18 -------------- Site Start Stop kHz kW Days Language Service Area SDA 1100 1130 12090 100 1234567 Russian E-Russia SDA 2000 2030 7375 100 1234567 Russian E-Russia (Alokesh Gupta) (http://alokeshgupta.blogspot.ru/) WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= TV. Russia. ------------------------------- Ryazanskaya oblast. Ryazan. ---------------------------------------- * TV channel Echo-TV WEB: http://www.echotv.ru/ The "Echo" TV and radio company was founded in 1991 as the Tele-Echo studio. The first private company in Ryazan. In the 1990's. network partner of TV-6, MTV. In 2002-2003, The transition to filling the channel content with programs of its own production was made. In 2014, he stops focusing on the Ryazan region. Since 2015, it is moving to the federal level. In the same year, Internet broadcasting was launched. The company completely creates the air of the round-the-clock channel "Echo-TV". The main product of the channel is the Good News, Call Us - Let's Solve, What do you think about. The program "Conversations with Vladyka Paul" is widely known, within the framework of which the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus, Metropolitan of Minsk and Pavel Zaslavsky answers questions from the audience (after the premiere on "Echo-TV", the program is also broadcast by the "Soyuz" TV channel.) In addition, the broadcast network includes artistic, documentary and animated films that are carefully selected, have all broadcasting rights and correspond to all in zrastnym qualification. broadcast channel concept is based on the use highest-rated programs. At the same time it provides the opportunity to insert your news broadcaster and ad units. At the moment, Echo-TV expands the broadcasting zone in the territory of the Russian Federation, including the cable network and IPTV. As of the beginning of 2018, broadcasting has been going on in four federal districts. Also we use the Yandex service of online TV. (Wikipedia) Moscow ----------- The company "Digital TV" VGTRK and "Rostelecom" will launch the channel Fan, which will show anime, Hayao Miyazaki's films and other similar animation. This is the first TV channel in Russia in this genre. In the beginning of summer, Digital TV, which manages the thematic channels of VGTRK and Rostelecom, will launch a new Fan channel with films and serials, primarily animated, in the fantasy genre, told Kommersant Dmitry, chairman of the board of directors of DTV Dmitry Mednikov. Broadcasting license for him DTV was received at the end of last year, follows from the register of Roskomnadzor. Fan will show foreign content, specially purchased in Japan, China, Korea and the US, in the future will add Russian content in the genre of fantastic animation. "We explored the interests of the audience, and the interest in the animated, graphic picture is very high," adds Mednikov ... (https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3599530) QSL WORLD ======== AG = Alexander Golovihin, Togliatti, Russsia / "deneb-radio-dx" AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia AV = Alexander Vladimirovich, Rostovskaya oblast, Russia / https://vk.com/club3877182 DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DK = Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" IK = Igor Kolke, Moscow, Russia / https://kolkeradio.blogspot.ru/ IZ = Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansky Autonomous Area, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" KB = Constantine Barsenkov, St. Petersburg, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" RDX = Rubens Ferraz Pedroso, Brazil / https://www.facebook.com/groups/1080049528677701/ RV = Rustam Vafin, Novosibirsk, Russia / https://vk.com/club3877182 SM = Skvortsov Marlen /https://vk.com/club3877182 VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Alaska ---------- QSL-card to the 35th anniversary of KNLS. Konstantin Chernushenko sent a sample of QSL, which will be released to the 35th anniversary KNLS. (DK) - - Konstantin Chernushenko said that new QSL-cards KNLS devoted to the 35th anniversary of the radio station. Reports of admission are welcome on to the address: knlsradio @ gmail.com. (DK) - You can see the card here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2018/04/qsl-35-knls.html China -------- * Received e-QSL for the reception of "Sichuan PBS 2" (7225 kHz, via Chengdu) and "Gannan PBS" (5970 kHz, via Hezuo). The report was sent to yinglian [at] cri.com.cn (IZ) - Received e-QSL for receiving CNR-1 (1377 kHz, via Xingyang) and Liaoning PBS (1089 kHz, via Shenyang). Reports sent to yinglian [at] cri.com.cn (IZ) * After a reminder in February, a card was received from the Russian edition of the International Radio of China for the reports of July 7 and 20, 2017. The card is here http://freerutube.info/2018/04/10/qsl-china-radio-international-kitay-iyul- 2017-goda/ (DE) Czech Republic --------- * I received a QSL card from the Russian service Radio Prague + a magnet on the "refrigerator". 1.3.2018 / 13: 00-13: 29 UTC / 738 kHz Topic QSL: Radio Equipment. Shortwave outside broadcasting vehicle. You can see the card and the magnet here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2018/04/blog-post.html (AK) * He received two new QSL cards from Radio Prague for reports on February 14 and March 17, 2018. The themes of the cards are Blattnerfon and Crystal radio (one of the first radio receivers). The date the envelope was sent from Prague on March 29, 2018. QSL here http://freerutube.info/2018/04/12/qsl-radio-prague-chehiya-radio-praga-fevral-mart-2018- goda/ (DE) Germany -------------- * EQSL Radio Oberlausitz International 8 April 2018 / 10.00-10.57 UTC / 6070 kHz (via Channel 292) SI E-mail: post @ radio-oberlausitz-international.de You can see the confirmation here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2018/04/blog-post_8.html (AK) * Got an E-qsl from Radio Ohne Namen for receiving 30.03.18 / 08.00-08.30 UTC / 6070 kHz e-mail: radio.on @ gmx.de (VL) - I received an E-qsl from Radio Ohne Namen (Radio Irgendwas mit Medien) for receiving 1.04.18 / 13.00-13.30 UTC / 6070 kHz (VL) - Received E-qsl from Radio Klein Paris International for the reception of 1.04.18 / 11.00-11.30 UTC / 6070 kHz e-mail: kunos -radiothek @ web.de (VL) Greece ---------- Today came an electronic confirmation for the report sent to Athens. "Voice of Greece" in excellent quality (SINPO - 55555) took in Moscow at 9420 kHz on April 8, 2018 at 06 am local time. The report was sent to: dgazidellis@ert.gr (IK) Italy ---------- I received an e-qsl from Radio Key Channel Radio for receiving 1.04.18 / 04.00-04.30 UTC / 6915 kHz e-mail: keyradioam@gmail.com (VL) India --------- Today, after 1.5 years, I received a QSL for the report sent on September 30, 2016 to the Russian AIR service. Before that, a lot of reports were sent. In the report, the year 2017 was erroneously indicated. (AB) Japan ------------ I received 4 QSL cards from NHK World-Radio Japan from the Japanese service. The frequencies were confirmed: 15195 kHz & 17810 kHz (via Yamata) and 15290 kHz (via Issoudun). Reports were sent via the form on the website of the English service. (IZ) Netherlands ------------------ Received e- qsl Radio The Mighty KBC for reception 7.04.18 / 15.00-16.00 UTC / 9400 kHz (VL) Pridnestrovie (Transnistria, Moldova) --------------------------------------- eQSL card received: 999 kHz (MW): TWR Europe - Relay Grigoriopol-Maiac / MDA - Listened via KiwiSDR (Kongsfjord - Arctic Norway). Rx: KiwiSDR. Ant: L antenna N-S. (RDX) - 2018 March 30/18: 03-18: 18 UTC / 999 kHz Answer from Kalman Dobos Romania -------------- Interradio Romanian. Russian service. My very first QSL. (SM) Russia / Austria ------------------------ HCJB "The Voice of the Andes" - received a QSL card (a bridge to the Voronezh river), wonderful Easter poems, a letter and four pocket calendars. Sent by e-mail: mks @ intercon.ru (11900 kHz / 15.30 UTC / 24-03-2018), received on 07-04-2018 (two weeks). Blog: http://qsl-review.blogspot.ru/2017/06/hcjb.html (KB) Slovakia -------------- A QSL card with a new topic from the Russian edition of the International Radio of Slovakia was received in response to the report of February 9, 2018. The subject of the card is the symbol of a married woman. Date of dispatch from Bratislava on February 28, 2018. QSL here http://freerutube.info/2018/02/13/qsl-radio-slovakia-international-slovakiya- yanvar-2018-goda/ (DE) Spain ------------ The international radio of Spain does not confirm the reports through WRN. In January, I was surprised to see this card https://kolkeradio.blogspot.ru/2018/01/qsl-radio-exterior-de-espana.html and sent two reports to the address of Svetlana Demidova. Today received a response by email: Greetings, Dmitry! Thank you for attention. You are absolutely right, we do not send a confirmation to KSL. Since 2015, broadcasting in Russian Radio Exterior exists only on the Internet, and Radio Exteryor technical services do not track and respond to reports. Strictly speaking, this is understandable. If you allow me, I advise you to send your report and a link to Youtube more than once, but not to us, but to the head of the Russian broadcaster WRN, so that he can see by ear and hear how low the quality of retransmission is to your zone. Have a nice day and a good mood. Yours faithfully, Broadcasting in Russian, Yes, this last KSL, which I had left since 2015, I sent. This, I repeat, was the last card, since 2015, and now for three years as Radio Exterior KSL DOES NOT ORDER FOR PRINT AND DOES NOT SEND. I again recommend that your reports be sent to that radio station, from whose waves you receive the callsign. As I understand it, in this case, it was the World Radio Network from Moscow. All the best, Svetlana Demidova. I am not particularly worried, since such a card is for 2013 http://freerutube.info/2015/08/07/qsl-radio-exterior-de-espana-ispaniya-ree-noyabr-2013-goda/ (DE) Taiwan ------------- QSL came from Radio Taiwan (RV) Taiwan / China / USA -------------------------------- * Voice of Hope. Dear Friend, We are so pleased that you are able to listen to our radio in Russia.Today we will send you the QSL card, we hope you will receive it soon. The QSL card is attached. Thanks for your support and wish you all the best. Joanna Xia joanna.xia @ bayvoice.net Date of reception - 2 April 2018/05: 00-06: 00 UTC / 11970 kHz You can see the confirmation here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2018/04/blog-post_10.html (AK) * I managed to get scans of the future QSL card from the station of Sound of Hope from California, USA. Reports are old, for 2015. Scans QSL here http://freerutube.info/2018/04/11/qsl-sound-of-hope-ssha-2015-god/ Reports are old, for 2015. Initially, reports were sent to all known addresses associated with the domains soundofhope.org and sohnetwork.com. No reply was received. Today reports confirmed Joanna Xia from the address joanna.xia @ bayvoice.net. The site of the station is located on the domain of bayvoice.net. Country - Presumably Taiwan Sound of Hope Station - SOH Xi Wang Zhi Sheng (DE) Thailand ------------- * A card with a new topic from Radio Thailand was received for the report of January 12, 2018. The theme of the card is Tian Nok Kaew or Parrot Flower (a parrot flower). The card is here http://freerutube.info/2018/04/11/qsl-radio-thailand- tailand-yanvar-2018-goda/ (DE) * QSL Radio Thailand (program in Thai) The report was written in English Just too lazy to sign me a QSL card (RV) Turkey ----------- * A new card was received from the Russian Voice of Turkey service for the report of February 4, 2018. Also sent a pocket calendar for 2018. The theme of the card is the National Poet of Turkey. The card is here http://freerutube.info/2018/03/06/qsl-voice-of-turkey-turtsiya-yanvar-2018-goda/ (DE) * QSL came from the Voice of Turkey for the reception on February 3 at 9410 kHz. In the picture, the national poet Mehmet Akif. (AG) Vatican ------------ Received eQSL Vatican News (Radio Vanicana Italia). 02 January 2018, 12.30-12.57 UTC / 9695 & 7330 kHz E-mail: commerciale @ spc.va You can see the confirmation here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2018/04/vatican-news-radio-vanicana-italia.html (AK) QSL mail --------------- Since the beginning of the second month of spring, I received several envelopes with verification cards. They were sent from the UK, Turkey, the Czech Republic and South Korea. - QSL from the "World Radio Advantist" for the reception in Mongolian on February 25, 2018; - QSL from Radio Prague for listening with the iRadio mobile application on March 2 and March 3, 2018; - QSL from KBS World for reception on February 26, 2018 on short waves; - QSL from the "Voice of Turkey" for the reception on January 28, as well as on February 2, 24 and 25 at the winter frequency. (IK) THE CALENDAR =========== * April 18, 2018 Relax FM turns 12 years old. WEB: www.relax-fm.ru (http://www.gpmradio.ru/news-page/uid/13749) * 12.04.2002 - in St. Petersburg at 105.9 MHz the broadcasting of the new St. Petersburg FM radio station "Radio Sputnik" began, lasting for almost five years - on April 1, 2007, "Sputnik" was replaced by Radio Monte Carlo. " And the "pioneers" of this frequency of the "Leningrad Radio and Television Broadcasting Center" are "Radio 101" and "Radio Severnaya Stolitsa", which appeared on the St. Petersburg air on 01.06.1997 and 22.12.1998 respectively (https://vk.com/club59176345) The history of DX and radio ================= * From the archive of Ruslan Slavutsky, Moskovskaya oblast, Russia. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the site "Domestic radio engineering of the XX century." Candy "Caramel RADIO-LOVE" You can see here - http://rusdx.blogspot.ru/2018/04/blog-post_12.html * The icon collection about raduo is one of the largest in the world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://loginov-lip.livejournal.com/766244.html One of the first "blogger of the sabbaths" Blogmagazine was held in may, with the support of the Lipetsk branch of OJSC "Rostelecom" and personally to its Director Dmitry Uvarova. The object of the study was the Zadonsky district, a secret communications hub and the Rostelecom building in Lipetsk. A big surprise was the demonstration of a collection of icons dedicated to communication. Cute dog head radiotseha of the Lipetsk branch of "Rostelecom" Alexander Yakovlevich Shafirov, and devoted to the theme of communication is one of the largest in the world. In his private collection of 4,000 icons, so it is considered one of the most complete in Russia. The icons are selected on several topics: radio and television, military badges communications, including naval, anniversary signs, telecommunications, FAGCI, DOSAAF, SCS, signs sectoral trade unions, the signs of the plants that manufactured equipment for the industry. And each of them is a milestone in the development of communication. (October 2013) * * Photogallery of USSR radio hooligans ---------------------------------------------------- http://www.kcbdx.ru/forum/10-207-1 WORLD NEWS. ===================== Russia. -------------- * World radio network. The program "Radiopanorama" for fans of long-distance radio reception. The author and presenter - Vadim Alekseev. - Special broadcasts of the next days - Launch of the TV showcase project - Radio "East of Russia" stopped broadcasting due to debts - The Federation Council recalled the "radio diversionists" - A new edition of the Danish International Club HQ - The vague fate of Cairo's radio - Season observations # A18: continued - #SSTV activity on the ISS on April 11-14 04/07/2018 (https://vk.com/dxing) * World radio network. The program "Radiopanorama" for fans of long-distance radio reception. The author and presenter - Vadim Alekseev. - "Blocking" is the favorite word of the censors - The Federation Council makes "black lists" of foreign media - Digital radio of Ukraine - Observations of listeners Radiopanorums - Season observations # A18: continued 04/14/2018 (https://vk.com/dxing) Austria ------------ AUSTRIA New schedule of Oesterreichischer Rundfunk-1 on shortwave, April 11: 0530-0620 on 6155 MOS 300 kW / non-dir to WeEu German Mon-Fri, ex 0500-0620UT 0530-0610 on 6155 MOS 300 kW / non-dir to WeEu German Sat/Sun, ex 0500-0610UT (http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/new-schedule-of-oesterreichischer.html) Cuba -------- * CUBA Summer A-18 frequency changes of Radio Habana Cuba from April 8 1100-1500 on 13740!BAU 100 kW / 160 deg to SoAm Spanish, ex 17580 A-17 1300-1500 on 13700@BAU 100 kW / 315 deg to WNAm Spanish, ex 15370 A-17 1930-2000 on 11860#BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to WeEu French, ex 15370 A-17 2000-2030 on 11860#BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to WeEu Portug., ex 15370 A-17 2030-2100 on 11860#BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to WeEu Arabic, ex 15370 A-17 2100-2300 on 11860#BAU 100 kW / 010 deg to WeEu Spanish, ex 15370 A-17 2100-0400 on 7330 BEJ 050 kW / 135 deg to SoAm Spanish, ex 7340 A-17 2100-0400 on 12000$BAU 100 kW / 160 deg to SoAm Spanish, ex 13740 A-17 2200-2300 on 11700 QVC 250 kW / 160 deg to SoAm Portug., ex 15230 A-17 2300-0500 on 11700%QVC 250 kW / 160 deg to SoAm Spanish, ex 15230 A-17 0100-0700 on 6180^BAU 100 kW / 340 deg to WNAm English, ex 6145 A-17 ! co-ch PARS TODAY VIRI IRIB Dari till 1150; R.Romania Int Russian 1300-1400; and additional from June 3 to Sept.1 RFI French 1200-1300 @ co-ch CNR-13 Uyghur till 1400 # co-ch Rep.of Yemen Radio Arabic 1930-2300 $ co-ch CRI English 0300-0400 % co-ch R.Romania Int. Spanish 2300-2400; BBC Burmese 0000-0030; RFI French 0400-0500 ^ co-ch CRI English 0000-0200; R.Romania Int Romanian 0400-0500; VOA French 0530-0630 and DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst German 0600-0630 (http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2018/04/summer-18-frequency-changes-of-radio.html) * CUBA Full A-18 schedule of R. Habana Cuba of 8 April 2018. Update of older A-17 schedule - by wb. 0000-0500 6060 BAU 100 010 ENAm Spanish 0100-0700 6000 QVC 250 010 ENAm English 0100-0700 6180 BAU 100 340 WNAm English (ex6145/6165) seemingly now back regular to 6165 kHz instead, on April 9 - 12, wb. 0500-0700 6060 BAU 100 010 ENAm English 0500-0700 6100 BAU 100 310 WNAm English 0700-0730 6100 BAU 100 310 WNAm Esperanto Sun 1100-1400 6060 BAU 100 010 ENAm Spanish 1100-1300 6100 BAU 100 340 WNAm Spanish "Mesa Redonda" 1100-1500 7340 BEJ 050 110 SoAm Spanish 1100-1500 9535 BEJ 100 230 CeAm Spanish 1100-1500 11760 BAU 100 n-d NCAm Spanish 1100-1400 13740 BEJ 050 135 SoAm Spanish 1100-1400 17580 BAU 100 160 SoAm Spanish 1100-1500 17730 BAU 100 130 SoAm Spanish 1200-1400 6000 QVC 250 n-d WNAm Spanish 1200-1500 15230 QVC 250 160 SoAm Spanish 1300-1500 13700 BAU 100 315 WNAm Spanish 1500-1530 11760 BAU 100 n-d NCAm Spanish Mon-Sat 1500-1530 11760 BAU 100 n-d NCAm Esperanto Sun 1530-1800 11760 BAU 100 n-d NCAm Spanish 1800-1830 15140 BAU 100 340 WNAm Arabic 1830-1900 15140 BAU 100 340 WNAm Creole 1900-2000 15140 BAU 100 340 WNAm English 1930-2000 11860 BAU 100 010 WeEu French 2000-2030 11860 BAU 100 010 WeEu Portuguese 2000-2030 15140 BAU 100 340 WNAm French 2030-2100 11860 BAU 100 010 WeEu Arabic 2100-2300 7330 BEJ 050 110 SoAm Spanish 2100-0500 9535 BEJ 100 230 CeAm Spanish 2100-0200 11760 BAU 100 n-d NCAm Spanish 2100-0500 11840 QVC 250 170 SoAm Spanish 2100-2300 11860 BAU 100 010 WeEu Spanish 2100-0400 12000 BAU 100 160 SoAm Spanish 2200-2230 11880 BAU 100 100 SoAf French 2200-2300 11700 QVC 250 160 SoAm Portuguese 2230-2300 11880 BAU 100 100 SoAf Portuguese 2230-2300 15730 BEJ 050 135 SoAm French Mon-Sat 2230-2300 15730 BEJ 050 135 NCAm Esperanto Sun 2300-2400 6000 QVC 250 010 ENAm Spanish Mon-Thur "Mesa Redonda" 2300-0400 7330 BAU 100 130 SoAm Spanish 2300-0500 11700 QVC 250 160 SoAm Spanish 2300-2400 11880 BAU 100 100 SoAf English 2300-2400 11950 BAU 100 340 WNAm Spanish Mon-Thur "Mesa Redonda" 2300-2330 15730 BEJ 050 135 SoAm Creole 2330-2400 15730 BEJ 050 135 SoAm Portuguese 0000-0030 15730 BEJ 050 135 SoAm Quechua 83 and 263 degrees CT2/1/0.8 2100-2300 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba Spanish 2300-2400 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba English excl Esperanto 2300-2330 UT Suns 0000-0030 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba Creole 0030-0100 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba French 0100-0500 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba Spanish 0500-0600 5040 BAU 100 n-d Cuba English Transmitter sites: BAU = Bauta BEJ = Bejucal QVC = Titan-Quivican San Felipe. Shortwave schedule of Radio Rebelde 0000-2400 5025 BAU 100 non-dir to Ce&SoAm Spanish Shortwave schedule of Radio Progreso in northern summer: 0030-0400 4765 BEJ 050 non-dir to Cuba Caribbean Spanish (RHC of April 8, thanks to Arnaldo Coro-CUB - CO2KK - RHC A-18 sheet file via wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 9) CUBA Radio Habana Cuba, A-18 schedule, 8 April 2018 Arabic 1800-1830 15140na 2030-2100 11860eu Creole 0000-0030 5040ca 1830-1900 15140na 2300-2330 15730sa English {*seemingly now 6180 back to 6165 kHz instead, wb.} 0100-0200 6000na 6180na* 0200-0300 6000na 6180na* 0300-0400 6000na 6180na* 0400-0500 6000na 6180na* 0500-0600 5040ca 6000na 6060na 6100na 6180na* 0600-0700 6000na 6060na 6100na 6180na* 1900-2000 15140na 2300-2400 5040ca, excl Esperanto 2300-2330 UT Suns 2300-2400 11880af Esperanto (Sun only) 0700-0730 6100na 1500-1530 11760ca 2230-2300 15730sa 2300-2330 5040ca French 0030-0100 5040ca 1930-2000 11860eu 2000-2030 15140na 2200-2230 11880af 2230-2300 15730sa, excl Esperanto 2230-2300 UT Suns Portuguese 2000-2030 11860eu 2200-2300 11700sa 2230-2300 11880af 2330-0000 15730sa Quechua 0000-0030 15730sa Spanish 0000-0100 6060na 7330sa 9535ca 11670sa 11700sa 11760ca 11840sa 12000sa 0100-0200 5040ca 6060na 7330sa 9535ca 11670sa 11700sa 11760ca 11840sa 12000sa 0200-0400 5040ca 6060na 7330sa 9535ca 11670sa 11700sa 11840sa 12000sa 0400-0500 5040ca 6060na 9535ca 11700sa 11840sa 1100-1200 6060na 6100na 7340sa 9535ca 11760ca 13740sa 17580sa 17730sa 1200-1300 6000na 6060na 6100na 7340sa 9535ca 11760ca 13740sa 15230sa 17580sa 17730sa 1300-1400 6000na 6060na 7340sa 9535ca 11760ca 13700na 13740sa 15230sa 17580sa 17730sa 1400-1500 7340sa 9535ca 11760ca 13700na 15230sa 17730sa 1500-1800 11760ca [Sun 1500-1530 UT Esperanto] 2100-2300 5040ca 7330sa 9535ca 11760ca 11840sa 11860eu 12000sa 2300-2400 6000na 7330sa 9535ca 11670sa 11700sa 11760ca 11840sa 11950na 12000sa Spanish, Mons-Thurs "Mesa Redonda" 1100-1300 6100na 2300-2400 6000na 11950na (A-18 update; of Arnaldo Coro A-17 xls sheet file origin) Radio Progreso 4765 kHz Bejucal site 0030-0400 UT northern summer, 0130-0500 UT northern winter. // MW 660, 720, 730, 820, 880, 940 kHz. Radio Rebelde 5025 kHz Bauta site, // MW 610, 670, 820, 1180, 1210, and 1620 kHz. Radio Reloj MW 570, 610, 790, 850, 860, 870, 950 kHz. (Gayle Van Horn W4GVH / International Shortwave Broadcast Guide - Winter 2016; reshuffled and updated of RHC A-18 xls file, transformed into pure text format, by wb df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 9) Romania ------------- "Club DX" IRP from 04/07/2018. http://www.rri.ro/en_ru/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1_dx_07_04_2018-2579621 (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") Italy ----------- Marconi Radio International Hello Many thanks for contacting Marconi Radio International. If you have sent a reception report, thank you, we will acknowledge it as soon as possible. We can only send eQSL verifications when time allows, which is not often (Usually once every two/three months) - so please be patient. If it is not QSL related we can usually reply much quicker. Some lucky listeners will ALSO receive our printed QSL card, so don't forget to include your postal address. QSL POLICY Please note that we don't send QSL as an act of courtesy but only after checking your reports with our station log and found they are 100% correct. Simply writing "talks and music or male voice" without mentioning precise details (the name of a singer, band or song, some logs mentioned in our DX show) is not enough to get a QSL from MRI. If reception conditions are very poor or you don't know the songs played or don't understand what is being said as you don't speak the language used in our broadcast, all you have to do, to be sure to receive our QSL verification, is to to send an audio clip (mp3 file) of our transmission. B-17 BROADCAST SCHEDULE In the B-17 period, until 25 March 2018, MRI is on the air as follows: On Saturdays, from 14.15 to 16.30 UTC on 7720 kHz (Alternative 7700 kHz) USB Mode, with a power in the range of 50-100 watts. Please be advised that our schedule is liable to change and additional broadcasts can be aired occassionally. As usual, when this occurs, a circular message is being sent to all listeners in our mailing list as well as shortwave community. CONTENT OF BROADACSTS Our broadcasts include some kind of programmes now sadly missing from most shortwave radio stations: a weekly old style DX show in English "Italian Short Wave Panorama" (there is also the Italian version called "Panorama Onde Corte") with lot of recent logs as well as a mailbag show in Italian ("Casella Postale Elettronica") on air on the first Saturday of each month, with repeats during the following transmissions in the same month. Our station identification announcements are not only in English and Italian but also in French, German, Japanese, Romanian, Spanish and Catalan. Our DX shows "Italian Short Wave Panorma" and "Panorama Onde Corte" can also be heard throughout IBC, Italian Broadcasting Corporation, using transmitter facilities of WRMI, in Okeechobee Florida in the USA, Radio Channel 292, in Rohrbach Waal (6070 kHz) in Germany, and Radio Studio X (1584 kHz) in Pistoia, Italy. For more details, including times and frequencies, please visit the website of IBC, Italian Broadcasting Corporation, at: http://ibcradio.webs.com Best 73's Marconi Radio International (MRI) Japan ----------- NHK WORLD-JAPAN Frequency Schedule (A-18) 2018.3.25-2018.10.28 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/resources/brochure/pdf/rj_frequency.pdf (Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx") 73!