--------------------------------- "RUS-DX" # 984 Broadcasting of Russia, countries of CIS, Ukraine and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Sunday / 8 July, 2018 --------------------------------- 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/ --------------------------------------------------------- The first issue was published in January 1991. ------------------------------------------------------------- Broadcasting and radio communication Russia, CIS and Baltic countries (ex. USSR) Worldwide broadcasting in Russian. Editor's desk. Country information. Radio broadcasting in Russian. WEB radio & TV in Russian. QSL world. DX program. Calendar radiodat. Philately. Mass Media. Radio program and schedule. ----------------------------------------------------------- "RUS-DX" may not be redistributed without permission. 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/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSIA ======== Network regional broadcasting ---------------------------------------------- For the first half of 2018, the total number of broadcasting cities of the radio stations of the Krutoy Media holding increased by 17. The branches of Love Radio opened in Rostov-on-Don, Ulan-Ude and Magnitogorsk. Udomlya, Velikie Luki, Chekhov, Mikhailovsk, Anapa also joined the regional radio broadcasting network. The branches of Radio Dacha started their work in Kurgan, Biysk and Vladimir. The radio station also included Kineshma, Belaya Kalitva, Velikie Luki, Pugachev and Vyksa. Voronezh joined the regional broadcasting network "East FM". The license for broadcasting is owned by Krutoy Media. In March 2018 the radio station Radio Russkiy Hit was transferred to the management of the Krutoy Media holding company, which broadcasts in Moscow at the frequency of 99.6 FM, and also in Anapa at 104.5 FM. In addition, since the beginning of the year, "Love Radio Network" LLC has obtained the right to perform terrestrial radio broadcasting in Barnaul, Naberezhnye Chelny and Nizhnekamsk, Perm, as well as in Salavat and Sterlitamak. Broadcasting of the radio station in these cities will begin already in the near future. Reference: Krutoy Media is one of the leading radio holdings in the country, uniting the radio stations Love Radio, Radio Dacha, Taxi FM, Vostok FM, Radio Russkiy Hit, Vesna FM. Love Radio and Radio Dacha are included in the TOP-10 of the country's most popular music radio stations. To date, the regional network Krutoy Media has 422 transmitters, located in the cities of broadcasting in Russia and neighboring countries. The general director of Krutoy Media is Julia Golubeva. Member of the Russian Academy of Radio. Member of the Public Council under the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications. Laureate of the National Award "Media Manager of Russia". (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/5448.htm) Leningradskaya oblast. Kirishi. ----------------------------------------------- The town of Kirishi is known to the inhabitants of the Leningrad region as the location of the Kirishi oil refinery, which receives raw materials through a pipeline from the distribution center in the Yaroslavl region * But in Kirishi you can not only work by supplying regions with fuel and other products of the oil refinery complex. Now in Kirishi you can listen to Radio Rodnykh Dorog (In English - Radio Native Roads) at the frequency 107.6 FM * according to Wikipedia (https://vk.com/vcfm2014) KAZAKHSTAN ========== From July 1, 2018, "Radio Dacha" can be heard in Kazakhstan. Ten regional cities joined the regional radio network: Astana (107.3 FM), Almaty (91.3 FM), Aktobe (104.3 FM), Karaganda (104.4 FM), Kokshetau (106.5 FM), Kyzylorda (101.4 FM), Pavlodar (102.9 FM), Uralsk (103.3 FM), Ust-Kamenogorsk (102.3 FM), Shymkent (100.3 FM). The total population is more than 6 million people. Regional partner of "Radio Dacha" - LLP "Tamash FM", director - Bakhareva I.V. Radio Dacha is one of the radio stations of the media holding Krutoy Media. It is included in the TOP-10 popular radio stations of the country. According to Mediascope (Radio Index - Russia, October 2017 - March 2018), 6.3 million people listen to Radio Dacha daily, 15.3 million weekly. Today, the regional broadcasting network "Radio Dacha" has 253 transmitters located in the cities of Russia and neighboring countries. The official site of Radio Dacha: www.radiodacha.ru. (http://www.krutoymedia.ru/news/5452.htm) UTILITY RADIO ============ * The weather for the airports of the world (including Russian ones) with the indication of cities, frequencies and time of announcements broadcast by official radio stations is presented in the table on the website - http://dxinfocentre.com/volmet-wx.htm (http://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2018/07/11.pdf) * Information on the exact meaning of the Moscow time and the calendar date, as well as reference time signals, are broadcast by the All-Russian Research Institute of Physical-Technical and Radiotechnical Measurements (FSUE VNIIFTRI), using short-wave transmitters, the Internet, satellites and the 1st channel of the TTTS "Ostankino". Time of broadcasts, frequency, power, callsign and the location of the transmitters are presented in the latest issue of the bulletin at ftp://ftp.vniiftri.ru/BULLETINS/V/bull_b16_2018.pdf (http://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2018/07/11.pdf) "RUS-DX PLUS" PARTNER CHANNELS AND INTERNET ============== SWLDXBulgaria News, Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria --------------------------- * SWLDXBulgaria News, June 29 NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in "the heart" of 31mb, June 29 0939-0944 on 9655 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB/AM, weak/fair signal http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-heart.html U.K.(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow via BaBcoCk Tashkent on June 29 1600-1630 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri, fair to good http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/radio-ranginkamanradio-rainbow-via.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, July 1 RUSSIA Good signal of GTRK Adygeya/Adygeyan Radio on July 1 1900-2000 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Sun: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/good-signal-of-gtrk-adygeyaadygeyan.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Bible Voice Broadcasting BVB via Tashkent, July 1 1130-1200 on 15640 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to EaAs English Sun, good: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/reception-of-bible-voice-broadcasting.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, July 2-3 RUSSIA Good to very good signal of GTRK Adygeya / Adygeyan Radio, July 2: 1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan/Arabic/Turkish Mon *till 1805 on 6000 BEI 100 kW / non-dir to EaAs Chinese CNR-1 & weak co-ch: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/good-to-very-good-signal-of-gtrk.html U.K.(non) Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow via BaBcoCk Tashkent on July 2 1600-1630 on 7580 TAC 100 kW / 236 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri, fair signal July 1/2 - no signal of new clandestine broadcast via BaBcoCk http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/radio-ranginkamanradio-rainbow-via_2.html * SWLDXBulgaria News, July 3-4 NUMBERS STATION Good signal of S06s Russian Lady in 25 mb, July 4 0830-0836 on 11565 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian USB+AM mode http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/good-signal-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25.html TAJIKISTAN(non) Adventist World Radio AWR via Dushanbe, July 4: 1300-1330 on 12055 DB 100 kW / 118 deg to SEAs Kachin, weak/fair http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-awr.html U.K.(non) Very good signal of FEBA Radio via BaBcoCk Yerevan, July 4 1600-1630 on 12125 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Guragena Mon-Wed 1600-1630 on 12125 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Amharic Thu-Sun 1630-1700 on 12125 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to EaAf Amharic Daily http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/very-good-signal-of-feba-radio-via.html UZBEKISTAN(non) Reception of Adventist World Radio AWR via Tashkent on July 4 till 1330 on 9955 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs, 40 seconds Chinese Voice of Tibet 1330-1400 on 9955 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs Assamese Sun/Wed, very good signal Same time on 9955 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SEAs Indonesian Mon/Tue/Sat; Hmong Thu/Fri http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/reception-of-adventist-world-radio-awr_4.html * SWLDXBulgaria News & DX RE MIX NEWS # 1081, July 4-6 DX RE MIX NEWS # 1081 - July 6, 2018 UZBEKISTAN(non) Frequency change of North Korea Reform Radio via Tashkent, July 4 2030-2130 NF 7495 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean Daily, good signal, ex 7500: http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2018/07/frequency-change-of-north-korea-reform.html DX Fanzine No. 58 - June 2018 Editor: Antonello Napolitano Italy ------------- Freq. Date Time-UTC ITU Station, Language and Programme Details. SINPO/SWL 873 01.06.18*0256-0305 MDA Radio Moldova Actualitati, Chisinau, RM: NA, ID //1494. 33343 PR 1350 06.06.18 2025 ARM R.Alkul, AA: MX. e-M: info@radioalkul.com G. RP 1377 21.06.18 1811-1827 ARM Living the Way Ministries, via Gavar, Farsi: PX with translation o each sentence from EE to Farsi. 44444 PR 4765 29.06.18 1933-1945 TJK Tajik R., Dushanbè, Tajik: TK and songs. 15321 MM 11530 10.06.18 1640 MDV Denge Welat, via Kishinev, Kurdish: TK. E-mail address: info@denge-kurdistane.com G. RP 11530 17.06.18*0600-0605 MDV Denge Welat, via Kishinev, Kurdish: MX, TK. 45444 AN Contributors : AN = Antonello Napolitano in Taranto (Italy). RX: ICOM IC R70, Sony ICF 2001, Elad FM1 (SDR) ANT: 10 metre outdoor wire. Tecsun AN-200 Medium Wave Tunable Loop antenna. Mini Whip SR MM = Manuel Méndez in Friol or Lugo (Spain). RX: Sangean ATS-0909X, Tecsun PL880, Sony ICF SW 7600G, XHDATA D-808. ANT: Degen, 31MS active loop antenna and 8 metre cable antenna. PR = Rumen Pankov, Sofia (Bulgaria). RX: Sony ICF2001D. ANT: Folded Marconi antenna own made. RP = Roberto Pavanello in Vercelli (Italy). RX: EGZ DX 10, Icom R-71. ANT: EGZ LPF1R ferrite loop for reception of MW, 30-metre long wire QSL REVIEW ARMENIA IBC, Italian Broadcasting Corporation, via Gavar, 5845 kHz: eQSL in 4 days. E-mail address: ibc@europe.com (Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, FRANCE). BC-DX 1349, 3 July 2018 Editor : Wolfgang Bueschel, Germany ----------------- INTERNATIONAL Latest clandestine schedules, in time order: Updated summer A-18 schedule of clandestine broadcasts, June 18 Denge Welat 0600-1500 11530 KCH 300 kW 130 deg to WeAS Kurdish ... Voice of Tibet 1200-1205 11646 DB 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese 1205-1230 11656 DB 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese ... Voice of Tibet 1230-1243 11606 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1243-1300 11601 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan National Unity Radio 1200-1500 9885 DB 100 kW 071 deg to NoEaAS Korean Radio Free North Korea 1200-1300 15630 TAC 100 kW 076 deg to NoEaAS Korean Voice of Tibet 1300-1330 11626 DB 100 kW 095 deg to EaAS Chinese ... Voice of Tibet 1300-1305 9888 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 1305-1400 9887 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan ... North Korea Reform Radio 1430-1530 7590 TAC 100 kW 076 deg to NoEaAS Korean ... Voice of Martyrs 1530-1600 7525 TAC 100 kW 076 deg to NoEaAS Korean ... Radio Ranginkaman/Radio Rainbow 1600-1630 7580 TAC 100 kW 236 deg to WeAS Farsi Mon/Fri ... North Korea Reform Radio 2030-2130 7500 TAC 100 kW 076 deg to NoEaAS Korean ... Voice of Tibet 2300-2307 7483 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 2307-2330 7488 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 2330-2337 7493 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan 2337-2400 7487 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 18, dxld June 26) LATVIA History of the legendary Radiotekhnika factory. Riga, 1927. There is a massive hobby for radio, only in one year the number of radio subscribers in Latvia increases from one and a half to ten thousand people. At the same time, the owner of the photo studio, a native of the Jewish family, Abram Leibovitz, quickly realized that selling radio equipment was a very profitable occupation. But only the production of their own models is a very time consuming process, but selling foreign ready equipment is much more interesting. But in Latvia there is a law on competition, which nullifies the entire benefit of such activities. A born businessman Leibovitz comes up with an exit: to buy ready-made radios in Germany, right on the spot to dismantle them, pack out spare parts and, in the guise of radio components, bring them to the country. Already in Riga receivers were collected anew and sold under the guise of local with the label A.L. Radio. So JSC "AeEbrama Leibovica foto radio centrale", became the progenitor of the legendary plant "Radiotehnika". Second dad In the thirties, Leibovitz invites a brilliant technician to work at the age of 22 who won the Ministry of Internal Affairs competition and collected two hundred regenerative three-lamp battery radiators for border guards. Alexander Apsisis, who is often mistakenly considered the founder of the Riga plant, did not work for Leibovitz for very long, since they did not agree on some working issues. Subsequently (in 1934) Apsitis decides to register his production: the company "A. Apsitis & F. Zhukovskis", which produces receivers of "Tonmeistars", and also produces radio accessories. At the same time, Leibovitz has a new problem: Adolf Hitler comes to power in Germany, which aggravates the "Jewish question". At the beginning of his reign, the country's enterprises were advised not to work with representatives of this nationality, so Leibovitz loses his main supplier of radio components, and he has to start developing his own models. The strategies of the companies Leibovitz and Apsitis were completely different: the first was a "businessman to the marrow of bones", he attracted buyers due to the appearance of his goods and powerful advertising. Absolutely commercial component of the business Leibovitsa made itself felt: if there was an opportunity to profit from loss of quality, he did not miss it. This affects so far - now the original radio receivers of its production are extremely difficult to find in working order. Apsitis, being an excellent radio technician, was chasing after the quality. His different models sometimes differed little from each other in appearance, but were assembled perfectly. Ultimately Apsitis made the maximum contribution to the development of the company, which later becomes known as Radiotehnika. The combination of a merchant and equipment In 1940, Soviet troops entered Riga, and the new government nationalized Apsitis company, combining it with several small private companies, and himself technology has made the general manager. Now the association was called "Radiotehnika". In turn, the company Leibovitz also nationalized - it became part of the enterprise "Radiopionieris". During the war, the Germans merged Radiopionieris and Radiotehnika, making them a subsidiary of Telefunken Geratewerk Riga. By the end of the war, in 1944, all enterprises tried to export to Germany, but thanks to Alexander Apsitis, most of the equipment was still preserved (in the boxes for transportation, he imperceptibly laid bricks and scrap), and when the German occupation was lifted, the plant again received his former director and the name "Radiotehnika". The enterprise intended to resume the production of radio equipment, but it was necessary to start with the help in restoring the bridge that was destroyed during the war through the Daugava. At the same time, the traces of Abram Leibovitz are lost, the last mention of which can be found only during the German occupation. New production and legendary developments [Continuation in the next issue] (via Anatoly Klepov-RUS, RUSdx #983 via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 1) RUSSIA [and non] Big event Football Worldcup 2018 in Russia in June / July, tuning around the 40 and 80 m hambands in SSB, lots of excitement heard from stations in Russia + special-event Worldcup specials. For which I must add are well-behaved with no QRM, etc. Worldcup specials also heard from Denmark such as 5Q8FWC. My radio, Tecsun PL-660 using just the telescopic whip. Also excellent coverage of the Worldcup on BBC Radio 5, 909 and 693, etc., etc. (Jon Collins, Birmingham-UK, June 21, dxld June 26) RUSSIA [Re SPAIN, gh comment:] "There's got to be a silly ballgame from Moskva right now airing worldwide" You are aware of the former use of that site at Samara where another venue for FIFA's top product has been built? Five years ago the place was still called Radiozentr 3. Yes, this very one! { many nice photo images visible, wb., lots of neat photos of antennas, towers, dogs, snow; captions in Russian gh, dxld June 17 } (Kai Ludwig-D, direct and dxld / RUSdx June 17) RUSSIA/SPAIN Radio Exterior of Spain and the World Cup 2018 in Russia It is curious and surprising that while throughout the year Spanish Foreign Radio was providing great information on sporting events, especially football, matches of the Champions League, as well as those of the Spanish national team, with live broadcasts whenever Spanish teams were affected, even opening the programming long before their usual schedule, if some games were held before REE began its broadcast, now, with the football World Cup being held in Russia, it is not dedicating a single minute to the transmissions of this event, not even when the Spanish team is playing. When a few years ago in 2014, Radio Exterior de Espana closed its broadcasts, a platform for the defense of shortwave was formed for this station, to reconsider their position and return to shortwave. On that platform there were various associations and representatives of Spanish workers who serve on boats, fishing vessels that work in different fishing grounds around the world; in fact, REE emits, on one of its frequencies for the "El Gran Sol" area, a fishing ground located in the North Atlantic where there is a large quantity of Spanish fishing vessels, and the platform emphasized the great service that REE provided and lends to these workers that find themselves on the high seas, where it is very difficult to listen to radio and stay informed if not through shortwave. Well, well, during the celebration of the football World Cup, these workers have been deprived of being able to follow the Spanish national football team in particular and the Cup in general. And more surprising is that, before the start of the World Cup, and always in recent years, the programming of Radio Exterior de Espana had been from the National Radio of Spain, Radio 1 (except for one program production of it own, that is "Spaniards at Sea"), with its complete coverage that offers all sports and football in particular, in fact, Radio Nacional, Radio 1 is broadcasting all the matches of the Spanish national team and putting on the air worldwide information. Well, since the beginning of the World Cup, REE is broadcasting, instead of RNE Radio 1, Radio 5 All-News, which does not have any sports information programming. So, for reasons that I do not know, Radio Exterior de Espana has completely sidelined the Russian soccer World Cup, especially depriving workers on Spanish ships, at least so far, of being able to follow the actions of our team in the World Cup. Contrast this with the coverage that other international broadcasters, are offering of this event, such as the BBC World Service, which in the evenings-nights, and on the frequencies of 15400 and 9410 kHz, is transmitting the matches of the English national team, and even of other match-ups. Finally, remember that the Radio Exterior frequencies of Spain are, currently, those of 17855, 17715, 15520 and 15390 kHz, although it is common that some of them are off the air; in fact for a few days 15520 and 15390 kHz issued only the carrier, but yesterday June 20 the four frequencies were on the air. The email of REE, which usually respond to emails that are sent to it, is as follows: (Manuel Mendez-ESP, Google translation, by GH dxld June 26) RUSSIA Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The radio station broadcasting programs in Yakut and Russian languages on HF frequencies of 7295 and 7345 kHz, prepared by NBC "Sakha Yakutia", has ceased broadcasting since April 27. The project was funded by the republican government, broadcasting was discontinued due to financial problems. There is no information on the date of renewal of information at this time { Captain Flint on via RUSdx 17 June direct and via dxld } [non-log]. Radio Sakha (7295 & 7345 kHz). Thanks to info passed along by Anker Petersen-DEN, it is now confirmed that NVK Radio Sakha is presently off the air on SW due to lack of funds. Hence they didn't respond to my mid-May emails to them, in which I expressed the hope they would soon return to SW. Per "RUSdx #981 of June 17 (Ron Howard-CA-USA, direct and dxld June 17) TAJIKISTAN/CHINA [TIBET target] 15275 kHz IBB-BBG relay Yangi Yul site. Radio Free Asia relay heard at 1346 UT on 12 June. Two men conversing in listed Tibetan language. Fair with jamming by the Chinese mainland facilities noted on the same frequency. (Bob Brossell-WI-USA, NASWA Flashsheet via dxld June 17) Frequency change {fq hopping} of Voice of Tibet June 15 1300-1330 NF11626 kHz DB-Yangi Yul 100 kW 95deg to EaAS Chinese, ex11628. Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet June 16 1200-1205 NF11646 DB 100 kW 95 deg to EaAS Chinese, ex11513 1205-1230 NF11656 DB 100 kW 95 deg to EaAS Chinese, ex11507 Frequency changes of Voice of Tibet on June 18: 1230-1243 NF11606 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex11602 1243-1300 NF11601 DB 100 kW 131 deg to CeAS Tibetan, ex11604 (Ivo Ivanov-BUL, direct / hcdx via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15/16/18) Hard-Core-DX Digest ------------------------------- Vol 187, Issue 4 Message: 3 Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 From: Manuel Mendez Subject: [HCDX] Stations heard in Friol and Reinante Manuel Mendez Lugo, Spain Logs in Reinante and Friol Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters ARMENIA, 4810, Armenian Public Radio, Gavar, 1830-1837, 05-07, Arabic, comments. 25332. (Mendez) DX LISTENING DIGEST 18-27, July 3, 2018 Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING edited by Glenn Hauser, USA ---------------------------------------- ** LATVIA. -- HISTORY OF THE LEGENDARY RADIOTEKHNIKA FACTORY Riga, 1927. There is a massive hobby for radio, only in one year the number of radio subscribers in Latvia increases from one and a half to ten thousand people. At the same time, the owner of the photo studio, a native of the Jewish family, Abram Leibovitz, quickly realized that selling radio equipment was a very profitable occupation. But only the production of their own models is a very time consuming process, but selling foreign ready equipment is much more interesting. But in Latvia there is a law on competition, which nullifies the entire benefit of such activities. A born businessman Leibovitz comes up with an exit: to buy ready-made radios in Germany, right on the spot to dismantle them, pack out spare parts and, in the guise of radio components, bring them to the country. Already in Riga receivers were collected anew and sold under the guise of local with the label A.L.Radio. So JSC "Abrama Leibovica foto radio centrale", became the progenitor of the legendary plant "Radiotehnika". Second dad In the thirties, Leibovitz invites a brilliant technician to work at the age of 22 who won the Ministry of Internal Affairs competition and collected two hundred regenerative three-lamp battery radiators for border guards. Alexander Apsisis, who is often mistakenly considered the founder of the Riga plant, did not work for Leibovitz for very long, since they did not agree on some working issues. Subsequently (in 1934) Apsitis decides to register his production: the company "A. Apsitis & F. Zhukovskis", which produces receivers of "Tonmeistars", and also produces radio accessories. At the same time, Leibovitz has a new problem: Adolf Hitler comes to power in Germany, which aggravates the "Jewish question". At the beginning of his reign, the country's enterprises were advised not to work with representatives of this nationality, so Leibovitz loses his main supplier of radio components, and he has to start developing his own models. The strategies of the companies Leibovitz and Apsitis were completely different: the first was a "businessman to the marrow of bones", he attracted buyers due to the appearance of his goods and powerful advertising. Absolutely commercial component of the business Leibovitsa made itself felt: if there was an opportunity to profit from loss of quality, he did not miss it. This affects so far - now the original radio receivers of its production are extremely difficult to find in working order. Apsitis, being an excellent radio technician, was chasing after the quality. His different models sometimes differed little from each other in appearance, but were assembled perfectly. Ultimately Apsitis made the maximum contribution to the development of the company, which later becomes known as Radiotehnika. The combination of a merchant and equipment In 1940, Soviet troops entered Riga, and the new government nationalized Apsitis company, combining it with several small private companies, and himself technology has made the general manager. Now the association was called "Radiotehnika". In turn, the company Leibovitz also nationalized - it became part of the enterprise "Radiopionieris". During the war, the Germans merged Radiopionieris and Radiotehnika, making them a subsidiary of Telefunken Geratewerk Riga. By the end of the war, in 1944, all enterprises tried to export to Germany, but thanks to Alexander Apsitis, most of the equipment was still preserved (in the boxes for transportation, he imperceptibly laid bricks and scrap), and when the German occupation was lifted, the plant again received his former director and the name "Radiotehnika". The enterprise intended to resume the production of radio equipment, but it was necessary to start with the help in restoring the bridge that was destroyed during the war through the Daugava. At the same time, the traces of Abram Leibovitz are lost, the last mention of which can be found only during the German occupation. New production and legendary developments [Continuation in the next issue] https://vk.com/radioreceiver (via RusDX July 1 via DXLD) ** TAJIKISTAN. 4765, R. Tajikistan, Yangi Yul. Announcements in Tajik at 1847, then pop music programming with a distinct crossover between European Russian and Afghani/Pakistani musical styles. Interesting listening but a wobbly old signal on 20/6 (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), July Australian DX News via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 7487 UNID. Asian language(?) At 2302. End of transmission at 2304, but appears on 7496. Good signal from SDR Twente. Still on the air now at 2320. websdr recording start 2018-06- 29T23 05 54Z 7496.1kHz http://www.ipernity.com/doc/107414/46926582 (Jorge Freitas, Brasil, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Typical behavior of Voice of Tibet, via Tajikistan, which keeps changing exact frequencies and times. Did you not hear any WBCQ in between on 7490, or any CNR1 jamming on 7485, 7495? Current NDXC/Aoki shows something similar: 7483 2300-2306 TJK * VOICE OF TIBET Tib Dushanbe-Ya 1-7 7487 2337-2400 TJK * VOICE OF TIBET Tib Dushanbe-Ya 1-7 7488 2306-2330 TJK * VOICE OF TIBET Tib Dushanbe-Ya 1-7 7493 2330-2337 TJK * VOICE OF TIBET Tib Dushanbe-Ya 1-7 73, Glenn Hauser Olá Glenn. A escuta foi no SDR Twente. Tinha traços dessas outras emissoras, mas eu não as escutei. O meu Degen apresentou problema e eu não quis investir em um rádio melhor sem antes ver como está a situação de DX, então optei pelo Tecsun PL-310ET. Obrigado pela resposta. 73 (Jorge Freitas, ibid.) BROADCASTING IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= Information from the magazine "Radio" # 07/2018 Radio reception. V. Gulyaev. Broadcast News http://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2018/07/11.pdf Vietnam ------------ Radio station "Voice of Vietnam", judging by etheric observations, has reduced its broadcasts in Russian. From 11.30 to 11.57 and from 12.30 to 12.57 the broadcasting is only on one frequency - 7220 kHz. At the scheduled parallel frequency of 12,000 kHz at the specified time, there is no broadcast. From 16.30 to 16.57 in Russian, broadcasts are conducted at two frequencies: 7280 kHz and 9730 kHz Czech Republic / United States / Lithuania ----------------------------- The Radio Liberty radio station, operated by the US Government Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), broadcasts programs in Russian in the summer season (a 75 kW transmitter in Viesintos, Lithuania) on the following schedule: from 18.00 to 19.00 and from 19.30 to 03.00 at a frequency of 1386 kHz WEB RADIO AND TV IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE ================================= TV. Russia. ------------------ TV channel "Tvoy Dom" (English : "Your Home") WEB: http://tvoydom.live/ "Your Home" is a TV channel about design, repair and construction. In the program - the world's samples of architecture and interior design, the secrets of decorating space, the rules of gardening and landscape design, lifhaki. Also transfers about kitchens of restaurants of the world, culinary shows with stars. QSL WORLD ======== AK = Anatoly Klepov, Moscow, Russia AP = Andrey, Tomsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DE = Dmitry Elagin, Saratov, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" DK = Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" IK = Igor Kolke, Moscow, Russia / https://kolkeradio.blogspot.com/ IZ = Ivan Zeleny, Nizhnevatovsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" KB = Konstantine Barsenkov, St. Petersburg, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" MB = Mikhail Bykhanov. Apsheronsk, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" PI = Pavel Ivanov, Belgorod, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" & "open_dx" PS = Piotr Skorek, Poland RG = Rudolf Grimm, Brazil / http: // dxways-br. blogspot. com VL = Vasily Lazarev, Samarskaya oblast, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" VR = Vesa-Jussi Rinkinen, Finland / https://vk.com/vjrinkinen VV = Victor Varzin, Leningradskaya oblast, Kommunar, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx" Armenia ------------ 9330 kHz TWR India, via Yerevan ARMENIA RR to: rphilyaw -at- twr.org eQSL in 9 days V/S Rebecca Philyaw Rx: via Enschede NL Remote SDR (RG) France / Germany ----------------------------- I received an electronic QSL, dedicated to the 36th anniversary of broadcasting on short waves, from Radio Atlantic 2000 International for the reception - 10/06/2018, 19.00-20.00 UTC on frequency 6070 kHz (Rohrbach Waal, Germany, 10 kW). The report was sent to: atlantic2000international @ gmail.com. (DK) Germany -------------- * Got eQSL World Cup Radio 17 June 2018 / 20.36-21.10 UTC / 6255 kHz E-mail: worldcupradio @ gmx.net You can see the confirmation here - http://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/07/blog-post.html (AK) * Paper QSL card from the German station - Radio Decade AM. Program was transmitted on 27. 05. 2018 on 6070 kHz via Channel 292. You can see the confirmation here - http://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/07/radio-decade-am.html (PS) India --------- * QSL All India Radio. 21/12/17 / 11560 kHz / 16: 15-17: 15 UTC (AP) * I received a QSL card from "All India Radio" for receiving a transfer to Dari (11740 kHz, via Panaji). The report was sent to dari.airworldservice [at] gmail.com, spectrum-manager [at] air.org.in (IZ) * QSL All India Radio July 3, came the verification card All India Radio for the reception of the Bengaluru program on February 2, 2018 at a frequency of 17895 kHz. The report was sent to the email: spectrum-manager @ air.org.in (IR) * All India Radio. All India Radio reconfirmed the report for the reception of the Russian service on December 23, 2017. The card was sent from India on June 8, 2018. Simultaneously with this QSL they sent an envelope with two booklets of actual station schedules. QSL can be found here http://freerutube.info/2018/01/22/qsl-all-india-radio-indiya-dekabr-2017-goda/ (DE) Japan --------- * Has received QSL-card NHK Radio Japan. Russian service. 2 June 2018/6165 kHz Subject: "Hometown River" (Kochi Prefecture) (AK) * Received a QSL-letter for the reception of the program "Nippon No Kaze" (24 March 2018, 13.06-13.28 UTC, 9465 kHz, via Paochung). The report was sent to g.rachi [at] cas.go.jp, info [at] rachi.go.jp (IZ) - I received a QSL card from the Bengali service "NHK World-Japan" (11685 kHz, via Kranji). The report was sent via the form on the website of the Bengali service. (IZ) * QSL Radio Japan July 3, received a piercing for the reception of "Radio Japan" in Russian at a frequency of 11,790 kHz for May 5 and 6. Listened to the transfer to Ulan-Ude. QSL with the image of Mount Fuji and the tea garden in Shizuoka Prefecture. The report was sent via the electronic form on the website: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/contact/ Together with the card in the envelope was an up-to-date booklet with a thematic schedule of the radio station. (IR) * Radio of Japan. I received a QSL card with a new topic from the Russian service of Radio Japan in response to a report dated May 17, 2018. The theme of the card is the Green of the bamboo forest (Tochigi Prefecture). Also sent a postcard with the theme "Hometown River" and the booklet of the Russian edition. QSL can be found here http://freerutube.info/2018/06/14/qsl-nhk-world-japan-radio-yaponii-aprel-2018-goda/ (DE) Netherlands ------------------- Got an e-qsl from Radio The Mghty KBC for the reception 30.06.18 / 15.00-16.00 UTC / 9400 kHz / signal MFSK 64 and for the reception of 1.07.18 / 01.07.18 / 9925 kHz / the signal of MFSK 64 (VL) Madagascar ---------------- Konstantin Chernushenko said that in the near future a card will be issued The new design of the radio station Madagascar World Voice. Address for reports: mwvradio@gmail.com. (DK) Poland / Russia ------------------------- For the first time since 2011, I received a QSL card from "Polish Radio". Receiving conducted on June 8, 2018 through WebSDR in the Moscow region Khimki at a frequency of 738 kHz, since I do not have any possibility to accept them at all the traditional way to CB. On the card are monuments of architecture and sculpture of Gdansk. (MB) Russia / Austria ------------------------ "Voice of the Andes" HCJB - QSL-card (13800 kHz, 15.30 UTC, 23-06-2018); Sent from Voronezh on June 28, received on July 6, 2018; Blog: https://qsl-review.blogspot.com/2017/06/hcjb.html (KB) Slovakia / Russia -------------------------- Has received QSL from the Russian service of the International Radio of Slovakia for the reception - 10.06.2018, 23.00-23.27 UTC at the frequency of 738 kHz (via the transmitter in Moscow). The confirmation indicates the date, time, frequency and language of the broadcast. Elena filled in Vrabelov. The card is dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the MRS. The report was sent by e-mail: RSI_russian @ slovakradio.sk. Also sent a brochure dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the MRS. (DK) South Korea ------------------- * I received a QSL card from KBS World Radio. Russian service. 9645 kHz / 13: 00-14: 00 UTC / 03.06.18 Theme: "Peace. a new beginning". They put into the envelope 3 colorful station stickers. (AK) * KBS World Radio A new QSL card was received from the Russian edition of KBS World Radio from South Korea in response to the report for June 7, 2018. The topic of the card is the previous one - the Inter-Korean summit of 2018. So in the envelope put booklets with the station schedule and a beautiful sticker. A separate questionnaire was sent in a separate envelope. Both letters were sent from Seoul on June 15, 2018. QSL can be found here http://freerutube.info/2018/07/03/qsl-kbs-world-radio-yuzhnaya-koreya-iyun-2018-goda/ (DE) * Received confirmation from FEBC - Korea - HLAZ 1566 KHz. The reception was carried out on Digitech AR1780. I sent a report to two addresses: chungsookorea @ gmail.com & febcadm @ febc.net Which one I did not know. (PI) Taiwan / United Kingdom -------------------------------------- I received a QSL card from the German International Radio Service of Taiwan for reception - 11/06/2018, 19.00-20.00 UTC at a frequency of 6185 kHz (transmitter Woofferton, UK). The card is numbered 2018-06. The report was sent by e-mail: deutsch @ rti.org.tw. (DK) Turkey ----------- * Has received QSL-card TRT Voice of Turkey. 06/03/2018 / 18.30-19.17 UTC / 9785 kHz / English / Emr Subject: Ramazan Bayrami Islam aleminde. You can see here - http://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/07/blog-post_2.html (AK) * I received a QSL May card from the Voice of Turkey for a reception in Russian - 05/12/2018, 13.00-13.55 UTC at the frequency of 11,965 kHz. The report was sent by e-mail: russian @ trt.net.tr. Let me remind you that the Voice of Turkey has a new QSL every month. (DK) USA ------- * QSL card from Radio Free Asia. The program was transmitted in Tibetan on 16. 06. 2018 on 15745 kHz. (PS) * Got an e-qsl from Radio VORW for receiving 14.06.18 / 10.05-10.30 UTC / 5950 kHz (VL) USA / Tinian --------------------- Has received QSL from Radio Free Asia for the reception in Korean - May 21, 2013, 18.00-18.30 UTC at a frequency of 9990 kHz (transmitter on the island of Tinian). On IBB Lampertheim Relay Site. The report was sent by e-mail: qsl @ rfa.org. (DK) USA / Saipan -------------------- Has received QSL from Radio Free Asia for reception in the Burmese language - May 15, 2013, 13.30-14.00 UTC at a frequency of 12,140 kHz (transmitter on the island of Saipan). On IBB Lampertheim Relay Site. The report was sent by e-mail: qsl @ rfa.org. This is the fifth card from the IBB series, before that there were IBB Tinian, IBB Iranawila, IBB Saipan and IBB Kuwait. (DK) USA / Philippines ------------------------- Received QSL from IBB, Philippines Transmitting Station for the reception of the broadcast "Voice of America" in Chinese - 05/20/2018, 00.00 UTC at 9880 kHz. The report was sent by e-mail: manager_philippines @ bbg.gov. A confirmation on the Voice of America card with a photograph of the antennas at the shore seas. (DK) Vietnam ------------ I received a QSL card from the Russian edition of the Voice of Vietnam. 1630-1657 UTC / 2 June 2018/7280 & 9730 kHz Subject: Song Gianh (AK) QSL mail ---------------- * - QSL card and postcard with thanks from Radio Dabanga - independent station for people of Darfur. Program was transmitted in Arabic on 14. 05. 2018 on 9600 kHz. Посмотреть подтверждение модно здесь - http://rusdx.blogspot.com/2018/07/radio-dabanga.html (PS) * - Radio Havana Cuba confirmed the February 2017 reception. in many respects because of record or video recording of reception, tk. Sinpo was 25322, the envelope was invested with a calendar and schedule. - R.Thailand in English confirmed the May reception, they enclosed the booklet about the station and the schedule. - The MR of China sent a card with a new image for me "Volunteers - 2008" for the February and March receptions. - DW confirmed the April reception through Meyerton (South Africa). - AIR sent brochures with the schedule of not only foreign services, but also home (Home Services). - It turns out that e-QSL can go for years. :). It was confirmed by Kalman Dobosz for the reception in January 2017 of the Serbian TWR service at a frequency of 1548 kHz through Grigoriopol. He writes that my letter was in spam, which he did not check. And I especially for the cards, especially electronic ones and do not follow. On the image of the antenna and the word from Psalm 57:11 (VV) * - I received QSL-cards for receiving the Tibetan service "Voice of America" (11890 kHz, via Tinang) and the Korean service "BBC WS" (9615 kHz, via Tinang). Reports sent to manager_philippines [at] bbg.gov - I received a QSL card from the French service Radio Romania International (9700 kHz, via Galbeni). The report was sent to fran [at] rri.ro - I received a QSL card from the German service "Radio Taiwan International" (6185 kHz, via Woofferton). The report was sent to deutsch [at] rti.org.tw - I received a QSL card from the Spanish service "KBS World Radio" (9740 kHz, via Kimjae). The report was sent to spanish [at] kbs.co.kr - I received a QSL card for receiving the Sinhala service "AWR Asia" (15170 kHz, via Talata-Volonondry). The report was sent to asia [at] awr.org - I received a QSL card from "All India Radio" for receiving the program in Urdu (11560 kHz, via Delhi-Kingsway). The report was sent to spectrum-manager [at] air.org.in - I received a QSL card from Radio Free Asia for the reception of the Tibetan service (13765 kHz, via Dushanbe-Orzu) and the Burmese service (11805 kHz, via Tinian). Reports sent through the form on the site - Received e-QSL from "AWR" broadcasting service in Mossi language (9770 kHz, via Issoudun). Report sent to kamosou [at] gmail.com (IZ) FM confirmation. ---------------------------- Confirmations of FM stations in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine of Finnish DX-er Vesa-Jussi Rinkinen - https://vk.com/vjrinkinen THE CALENDAR ========== 2 July. 02.07.2012 - from 09:00 o'clock in the morning in two cities of the Leningrad Region, a round-the-clock broadcast of "Radio ROKS" began: in Vyborg at 98.8 MHz, in Luga - at 100.8 MHz. (https://vk.com/club59176345) HISTORY OF DX AND RADIO ==================== * 1994 year. ------------- Mike Tim Nostalgia for a quarter of a century ago. The last scanned issue of the newsletter "Exotic DX News" (In Russian) ... http://dxcorner.narod.ru/EDXN_55_No_2_1994.pdf (https://vk.com/club3877182) * Brands of the Soviet era. "Radioreceiver Spidola. " -------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- The film is in Russian. 5: 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=kJB0O2ZrrB4 (Anton Pechkurov, Pskov, https://vk.com/radioreceiver) * [Ending. The beginning of last issue.] Latvia ------------ History of the legendary Radiotekhnika factory. In 1945, the conveyor gets first the receiver "Riga T-689", and then "Riga T-755". T-755 was developed with an emphasis on reducing the cost of production, the model is placed in a metal casing. Although there is an earlier version - in a wooden case, but this can only be found in collectors. In subsequent years, the demand for the plant's products sharply increases, and there is a need for expansion. New workshops are being built: installation, galvanic, mechanical repair, etc. Already by 1950, Radio Engineering became an example of Stakhanov's work, traditional for the Soviet Union. A year later, the plant was given the name of the electrical engineer and inventor A.S. Popova. But for the director of the plant Alexander Apsitis bad times come: first, he is demoted because of "failure to fulfill the plan," and then arrested. Four months later, he leaves the prison, but already broken, the plant Apsitis no longer returns. In 1938 the production of "Ābrama Leibovica foto radio centrāle" was moved to the place behind the Dvina (the so-called left bank of the Daugava river, where one third of the city is located). Near the shore there is a place where, for many years, the first workshops of the "RRR" factory were located on Mūkusalas street, 41 (in the Soviet times this street was called Radiotehnikas iela - Radio engineering street). Not much ahead of the events, you can notice that this house on the banks of the Daugava is still standing. The building was Leibovitz rented, before that there was a branch of Zeiss, which manufactures optics. Open joint-stock company "A. Apsitis & F. Zhukovskis "was founded in 1934. Initially, the workshops and the store were in Old Riga, but in 1938 - in the newly built two-storey building behind the Dvina, on Dārza Street (Sadovaya), house 16. In the course of its existence, this firm created about 20 radio models. In the last quarter of 1945, the factory restored the production of radio equipment. The plant became the "Radio Engineering" factory of the Ministry of Local Industry of the Latvian SSR ". They produced reproducers, subscriber transformers, amplifiers. It was mastered the production of equipment for broadcasting radio programs over telephone lines. In the autumn of 1945, the first experimental batch of radio receivers "Rīga T-689" was sent to the stores, and their mass production began the following year. In connection with the demand for products of the plant, the need to expand the area of production. In the construction work used German prisoners of war. In 1947, a new building was constructed for the experimental and mechanical repair shops. A year later, a galvanic shop was built, and in 1951 - a shop for radio boxes (so always at this factory called the case of receivers). Two years later the assembly workshop was built. In 1949, the "Rīga B-912" battery receiver destined for rural areas was started to be produced. But the radio giant continues to work without its founders. In the early fifties there are receivers of "Riga-6" and "Riga-10". The sixth model weighed 12 kg, had six lamps, consumed 55 watts from the network. On it you could play records from an external player. The tenth model (the number ten here also means the number of lamps) weighed 24 kilograms, consumed no more than 85 watts from the network and (like Riga-6) it received broadcasts in the bands KV, SV and DV. And to ensure good sound in this model, a broadband loudspeaker was used. According to Inars Klavins, who worked at Radio Engineering for 33 years, the plant's equipment was in demand not only in the USSR - it was bought in Germany, France, Britain and other Western countries. Consumers liked the simplicity and reliability of the Riga radio receivers. Later, one of the first small-size serial transistor radio receiver Gauja appeared in the Soviets, it was released in two variations - with charging for the batteries and without it (then it worked on the battery of the "krona"). By the way, the popular "Gauja" can be seen in Soviet films: "Three plus two", "Beware of the car" and others. In the beginning of the sixties the plant produces car receivers "АВП-60" and "АПВ-60-2", which were mounted on the "Seagulls" and one hundred eleventh ZILs. The first model had even a remote control, the receivers had both a manual search for the wave, and an automatic tuning system for the station. Separately note the stereo radar "Simfonija 2" - this is an upgraded version of the first "Symphony". She had two options: in one the player was located next to the receiver, in the other - under it, each column weighed 16 kg each. Assembled on seventeen transistors and eight diodes portable "Neptune" was developed for the 60th anniversary of October. By the way, on "Radio Engineering" developed and VCRs. For example, on "Malachite" they reproduced the record of the docking of the Soyuz-Apollo spacecraft. The decade of success and withering of the Eighties for "Radio Engineering" became "golden" - the pace of production of radio equipment is growing, the plant produces about 35% of all Soviet audio equipment. There are cassette tape recorders ML-6201 with a tuner, two acoustic systems, a tape recorder and an ULF. At this time, the association "Radio Engineering" also includes CB "Orbita" and the plant of microelectronics "Emir". The cassette player "Duets PM-8401" appears, to which you can connect two pairs of headphones at once. In a year the enterprise makes one million radio receivers, amplifiers and tape recorders and more than one million acoustic systems. This dizzying success continued until the collapse of the USSR. Political events in the world, the acquisition of Latvia's independence and economic reforms were accompanied by a mass market entry of Chinese cheap consumer goods on the one hand and products of famous brands, first of all, Japanese brands, on the other. "Radio engineering" was disbanded into several autonomous enterprises, because of which the giant of the radio industry came to an even greater decline. Unable to withstand competition with imported models, the plant withdraws part of the production. At the same time, prices for parts manufactured in the countries of the former Soviet Union are rising, the prices for the plant's products have to be raised, but they are no longer bought up, as it is morally obsolete compared to new products from abroad. The plant can not afford to develop new models, as its design bureau does not receive sufficient funding. A typical situation for many factories in the 90s begins: debts on wages grow, and profits are practically nonexistent. Most of the enterprises that emerged after the disbandment of Radio Engineering, almost immediately "died," including KB Orbita. Despite futile attempts to adapt to the new market, in 1993 the Riga Radio Factory, the survivor of the disintegration of Radio Engineering, was divided into two parts by the State Property Fund. One was subsequently declared bankrupt. The second part turned into "Radiotehnika RRR", which in 1998 at the auction was bought by businessmen Eduard and Yury Maleev. From 1954 to 1961, the lines of conveyors for radio receivers and radios "Daugava", "Festivāls", "Sakta", "Dzintars", "Gauja" were created at the workshops. In 1961 the plant produced the Sakta radar, the details of which were mounted on printed circuit boards. This practice was here for the first time in the whole USSR. The plant was the first in the Union to develop and began to produce a stereo radio "Simfonija 2" (1967). Here it is necessary to note that the first "Symphony", released three years before the second, is not completely stereophonic, - the receiver does not have a stereo decoder. In 1964 the Simfonija radar was slightly upgraded, releasing Simfonija-2, which already has a full stereo. To the 60th anniversary of the Great October Revolution the factory team prepared a gift - a portable transistor receiver of the first class "Neptune", which was equipped with long, short and VHF bands. Nevertheless, mass production, as well as several other products, did not survive this device for a number of reasons. In the seventies, most of the production was moved to a new complex in Imanta. Before the collapse of the USSR, several dozen different receivers, radios and other models of equipment for domestic market and for export were produced and produced in large quantities. The external finish and quality of them has always been at the highest level. The most successful period for the plant was in the late eighties, when the production association "Radiotehnika" employed about 16,000 people. In the association as the main enterprise was a plant them. A.Popova, design bureau "Orbita", Riga electromechanical plant "REMR" Kandava radio factory, plant of micro-electronics "Emir". Over the years, Radiotehnika has produced about 35% of all Soviet audio equipment. Within a year, about a million different units of radio equipment and about 1.3 million acoustic systems came off the assembly lines. Latvia in these years by the number of production receivers per capita outstripped even Japan. What is happening now with "Radiotehnika RRR" The new director of the plant, Eduard Maleev, said that for a long time the enterprise was not in the best shape. The reason is banal: there are orders, the renewed speakers want to buy in the West and even in the Emirates, but banks do not give money for production. In addition, buyers want to get a "new" sound, improved models and innovations, but for this you need to invest in patents and research. On the site of the plant in the section "today" the situation is described more optimistically: "VEF Radiotehnika RRR" has the latest equipment, one of the largest anechoic cameras in Europe and provides excellent opportunities for the development and production of the newest acoustics. " Judging by the statistics of the Latvian State Revenue Service, now the profile business of Radiotehnika RRR is not developing particularly successfully. To date, the main activity of the company is renting and managing its own or rented real estate (most of the factory buildings are converted into retail space). And on October 1 in the press there were news that the administrative building of the plant would be dismantled within the next five months. In 2015, the building and adjacent areas were sold to a company managing a network of construction stores - what will be built in its place after the dismantling, is not yet specified. But something else lives In 2011, the company World Audio Distribution, a member of the group of companies "Audiomania", launched its own production of full-cycle acoustics in Riga - from the manufacture of cases to finished products under the brand Arslab. Earlier Arslab columns were produced in China. The choice to Riga fell, among other things, because of the specialists living there who had previously worked at the Radiotehnika plant. Now at the head of production is Victor Lagarpov, who used to be the chief engineer at Radio Engineering. Thanks to the experience gained at the legendary factory, Victor knows everything about acoustics. Over the six years of operation of the enterprise, the plant's capabilities have expanded considerably - additional German machines have been acquired, new personnel have been recruited. In 2017, the number of workers employed directly in production reached fifteen people. In addition to assembling acoustics and producing the necessary electronic components, the factory also manufactures cases for speakers (unlike many manufacturers of audio systems that buy ready-made from third-party companies). The enterprise also produces a large number of casings for other manufacturers from Germany, France, Italy and other countries. In 2014, World Audio Distribution acquired a controlling stake in Penaudio, whose products are now also produced at this plant. As the founder of Penaudio Sami Penttila himself says, continuing to lead the company, the quality of finished products has increased. And the production capacity is now enough to meet the demand for this acoustics all over the world. In addition to the "traditional" home audio systems (under the brands Arslab, Old School and Penaudio), the plant in 2016 began to produce equipment for home cinemas ICE. This is another own brand of "Audiomania". This acoustics is also developed by the company F-Lab under the guidance of the famous engineer Yuri Fomin. Acoustics ICE, Old School and Penaudio, assembled at the plant in Riga, is sold not only in Latvia and Russia, it is in great demand all over the world, including China, Taiwan, Japan, USA, Mexico and Europe. The number of products produced in 2017 under the brands of "Audioomania", according to our forecasts, will approach a thousand, and this is almost a twofold increase in comparison with 2016. (https://vk.com/radioreceiver) WORLD NEWS. ===================== Russia ----------- * Moscow World radio network. The program "Radiopanorama" for fans of long-distance radio reception. The author and presenter - Vadim Alekseev. In Russian. 7/07/2018 - Research coverage of mobile communication "big four" - Bill on identification by mobile number - #RFE_RL fined for "failure to provide financial statements" - Belgian #RTBF has changed the broadcasting time and is developing the figure - Observations of Indonesian broadcasting at 3325 kHz - Observations for Myanmar Radio Rangun - Test Broadcasting Radio Company Worldwide #RCW - New #AIR transmitters on HF - Possible removal of Russian programs # AIR from the air #WRN - Modern technologies returned the voice of the radio host (https://vk.com/dxing) * Moscow. Radio Magazine # 07/2018 (In Russian) Radio reception. V. Gulyaev. Broadcast News http://ftp.radio.ru/pub/2018/07/11.pdf Russia / Finland ---------------------------- Finnish radio amateurs listen to Russia on FM. https://bryansktoday.ru/article/74054 https://bryansku.ru/2018/06/30/v-finlyandii-uslyshali-bryanskuyu-radiovolnu/ (Vasily Gulyaev, Astrakhan, Russia / "open_dx") 73!