NESO Buka Pendaftaran Beasiswa Belanda

>> Senin, 25 Januari 2010

Mau kuliah lagi, untuk meningkatkan kapasitas akademik dan ketrampilan, dan siap menerapkan ilmu demi Indonesia? Ini ada tawaran kuliah di Belanda dari NESO!

StuNed, “Studeren in Nederland atau studi di Belanda“, adalah program beasiswa pemerintah Belanda untuk para mid-career professional Indonesia, profesional muda.

Beasiswa
Belanda menawarkan beasiswa penuh dan terbuka untuk 200 orang yang ingin menempuh program master, dan juga untuk short courses, tailor-made training dan refresher course ditawarkan kepada mereka yang aktif di sektor pembangunan Indonesia.

Belanda – Indonesia
“Beasiswa StuNed ini bertujuan membantu pembangunan Indonesia melalui meningkatan sumber daya manusia SDM, pada institusi-institusi di Indonesia. Kesempatan ini terbuka untuk mereka yang punya komitmen untuk meningkatkan SDM dan untuk tahun ini peningkatan kapasitas institusi mitra Kedutaan Besar Kerajaan Belanda.

Tujuannya antara lain memperkuat kerja sama bilateral antara Indonesia dan Belanda dan juga meningkatkan efektivitas program-program kerja yang sedang berjalan.” demikian bunyi berita pers NESO.

Untuk Siapa?
Diprioritaskan pada peserta dari organisasi-organisasi lokal yang bermitra dengan Kedutaan Besar Kerajaan Belanda seperti departemen, lembaga pemerintah non departemen, pemerintah daerah, LSM dan juga sektor swasta yang memiliki keterkaitan erat dengan isu-isu pembangunan yang relevan dengan Multi-Annual Strategic Plan (MASP) 2008-2011 Kedutaan Besar Kerajaan Belanda.

Prioritas
Di samping itu, prioritas juga diberikan kepada kandidat perempuan dan calon peserta dari luar Jawa.
Sektor yang diprioritaskan: pendidikan, good governance, iklim investasi, manajemen air, penyediaan air bersih dan sanitasi, lingkungan (fokus pada gambut), energi yang berkesinambungan

Dua Tahun
Mereka mencari para profesional Indonesia yang sudah bekerja minimal dua tahun di tempat kerja saat ini. Setelah menyelesaikan studi di Belanda, ia harus kembali ke Indonesia dan meneruskan komitmennya bagi pembangunan melalui institusi tempat mereka bekerja.

Buruan
Pendaftaran ditutup tanggal 15 Maret 2010. Kalau mau informasi lebih jauh kunjungi. Website NESO

(Ranesi/Eka Tanjung)

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Today’s Topics:

1. Logs 1/16/2010 (Jim Evans)
2. BBC World Service broadcasts special lifeline programming for
Haiti (Alokesh Gupta)
3. Fri DX – Condx poor (ka4prf@peoplepc.com)
4. RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
(Zacharias Liangas )
5. D DAY IN THESSALONIKI (Zacharias Liangas )

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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:21:00 -0600
From: Jim Evans <evans.j.w@att.net>
Subject: [Cumbre DX] Logs 1/16/2010
To: NASWA Group <NASWA@yahoogroups.com>, Cumbre DX
<cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, Gayle Van Horn <gaylemt@brmemc.net>, Glenn
Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>, Mark Taylor <markokpik@tds.net>
Cc: Rich D’Angelo <rdangelo3@aol.com>
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4319 BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY. AFN/AFRTS (Diego Garcia, Chagos), 0013-0034, 1/16/2010, English. Sports Line program with man discussing top sports stories of the week. Air Force radio news at 0030 with male and female announcers. Very weak signal, just above the noise, with utility interference. Becoming stronger after 0030.
Key West parallels noted on 5446.5 and 7811 with strong signals (7811 became much weaker after 0030). (Jim Evans, TN)

4845 MAURITANIA. RTV Mauritaine (Nouakchott), 0040-0048, 1/16/2010, Arabic. Local, chant type music by two men with others in background along with local instruments. Good signal, improving in strength, with slight het and occasional utility interference. (Jim Evans, TN)

4965 ZAMBIA. Radio Christian Voice (Lusaka) (presumed), 0033-0049, 1/16/2010, English. Man and woman talking. Sometimes joined by second man. Poor signal with fading. (Jim Evans, TN)

Jim Evans
Germantown, TN
RX-340, R8B, IC-R75, E1, ICF-SW7600G, Random Wires (90′ and 200′), ALA100M

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 11:45:59 +0530
From: Alokesh Gupta <alokeshgupta@gmail.com>
Subject: [Cumbre DX] BBC World Service broadcasts special lifeline programming for Haiti
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com, CUMBRE DX <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>
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BBC World Service broadcasts special lifeline programming for Haiti

BBC World Service will be broadcasting special lifeline programming for listeners in Haiti in the French, Spanish and English languages from tomorrow, Saturday 16 January.
Special programmes about the crisis will be broadcast this weekend between 12.00 and 13.00 GMT on shortwave on 11860 kHz (25 MB) and 9410 kHz (31 MB).
The BBC is expecting the programmes will also be available on the local FM network via the BBC’s partner station, Radio Lumiere.
The special programmes will come from the BBC Afrique (French for Africa) and BBC Mundo (Spanish language) networks, as well as BBC World Service’s flagship English-language news programme, Newshour.

Special programmes in Spanish and English were also broadcast today.
BBC World Service Director, Peter Horrocks, says: “This is a humanitarian crisis on a huge scale, and good quality information is a vital but scarce commodity there.
“So far, we’ve had lots of information from the country by Skype and Twitter. So we’ll be using the same tools to inform people that we are broadcasting these special services as well as the NGOs on the ground, websites and any other means possible.”
BBC Caribbean in English is also supporting its audiences in Haiti and the region with crucial information. The website bbccaribbean.com will be running a Twitter site dedicated to Haiti, as well as its ongoing coverage of the wider Caribbean and Haitian diaspora reaction to the tragedy. Updates will also continue in its regular Caribbean Report.

(BBC World Service Publicity)
—–
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi

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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:58:56 -0000
From: <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
Subject: [Cumbre DX] Fri DX – Condx poor
To: “Cumbre” <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “arnaldo slaen”
<slaen@ciudad.com.ar>, ”DSWCI” <logs@directbox.com>,
<dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “Gayle Van Horn” <gaylemt@brmemc.net>,
<gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com>, <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>, ”Marie
Lamb” <malamb@cumbredx.org>, ”Robert Wilkner” <rlcw@earthlink.net>,
<wghauser@yahoo.com>, “ALF” <alf.e.persson@telia.com>,
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
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Peru, 3329.47, Radio Ondas del Huallaga, 1045-1100, With a very tough tuning procedure, noted a person under CHU in Spanish language comments. Tuning the signal in required notching out CHU’s carrier and tuning Huallaga’s signal in precisely to the smallest possible spot. At 1053 the signal improved slightly and a female was heard commenting. At 1054 canned promos presented. (Chuck Bolland, January 15, 2010)

NRD545
26.27N 081.05W

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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:15:31 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
Subject: [Cumbre DX] RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
To: <>
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RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
http://www.rferl.org/content/Press_Room_Press_Release_Radio_Mashaal_
Launch_/1929887.html

Radio Mashaal Logo
January 14, 2010
(PRAGUE, Czech Republic) On January 15, RFE/RL will begin broadcasting in the local Pashto dialects to Pakistan and the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The new station – called Radio Mashaal (”Torch” in Pashto) – will offer an alternative to the growing number of Islamic extremist radio stations in the region.
“There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas,” says U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke. “Radio Mashaal’s commitment to professional journalism in the local language will be an important
contribution toward peace, reconciliation and democracy in the region.”
Veteran Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid says he hopes Radio Mashaal “will provide people the kind of information they need to make the right decisions about their lives.”
One surprise in store for listeners will be the reappearance of Haroon Bacha, a popular Pashtun singer who fled the region last year amid death threats from the Taliban. The 36-year-old recording artist – whose dozens of albums, music videos and television appearances made him one of the most famous entertainers in the region – will be hosting a cultural affairs show for Radio Mashaal. [see The New York Times: "U.S. Refuge for Singer Fleeing the Taliban," 10/12/08] There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The first broadcast will air live on January 15 at 4pm local time. Radio Mashaal’s correspondents will be covering local and international news with in-depth reports on terrorism, politics, women’s issues, and health care (with an emphasis on preventive medicine). The station will feature roundtable discussions and interviews with tribal leaders and local policymakers in addition to regular call-in programs aimed at giving listeners the opportunity to be heard.
Radio Mashaal will operate out of a new bureau in Pakistan and broadcast from RFE/RL’s Prague headquarters. The station will share a frequency with VOA’s Radio Deewa and transmit via FM and shortwave. Online, Radio Mashaal’s website will provide a live stream of its broadcasts.

U.S. MEDIA: To schedule an interview, contact Ari Goldberg (goldberga@rferl.org, 202.494.0388)
FOREIGN PRESS: Contact Julian Knapp (knappj@rferl.org, +420.602.611.008)

Also look at:
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-based-rfe-rl-launches-broadcasts-to-pakistan-border-areas/421307
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\15\story_15-1-2010_pg7_23
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1103ap_eu_czech_radio_free_europe_pakistan.html
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-
library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/14-us-radio-free-europe-launches-in-pakistans-tribal-zones-zj-07

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-funded-pashto-radio-a-new-
weapon-in-war-against-taliban/article1433624/

Please read and distribute this 15 year research article http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd
_______________________
http://zlgr.multiply.com (radio monitoring site plus audio clips ) MAIN SITE
http://sites.google.com/site/zliangas (replacement of geocities)
http://zliangas.blogspot.com (radio tech , gadgets, grk ethics)
http://www.youtube.com/zach0gr some videos
http://www.myspace.com/310100806
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770974854
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/06600224598981072865 (social news )
http://zlgr.stumbleupon.com (my social ‘bookmarks’ )
http://del.icio.us/gr_geek1
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Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
greekdx @ otenet dot gr —
Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108,
Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000
Antenna: 16m hor, 2×16 m V invert, 1m australian loop

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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:35:56 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
Subject: [Cumbre DX] D DAY IN THESSALONIKI
To: <>
Message-ID: <4B51DCDC.1383.43728A@greekdx.otenet.gr>
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D Day for Thessaloniki

Yesterday 15-12010 is the D-day (digital day switchover )though in pilot stage for nationwide TV channels relaying in Thessaloniki. Most of the western part of the city including parts of the north areas including us in Filiro and Retziki are now able to watch the 7 TV channels via 2 transmitters using MPEG 4 compression technology and COFDM mode.
The 7 TV channels are Ant1 Mega SKAI STAR MACEDONIA Alter and Alpha which last year started a consortium called Digea TV to promote the digital switchover in Greece for the commercial TV channels (separate from the national TV network). Thessaloniki is the second point with Athens to follow in several months but in the first semester of 2010. First press release
was on 16-12-09 and all members of the consortium started banners from the 1rst of this year to inform for the digital switchover that just made from the point of Filipion central part s of the city but on the mountain) but leaving the older main point of Hortiatis (E of the city) still using analogue mode

More for this including two coverage maps in this page http://www.digea.gr/news/details/3/8.html

As for now 15-1-2010 and 0700 LT the switchover has been completed using two ‘transponders’ on 25 and 29 for the digital format, previously used by Macedonia TV , another (?? No info ) as spare while all other freqs use a notification
Tested my father in law’s TV monitor with built in decoder yesterday 15.1 morning 0700 LT . channel 25 was with 3+1 TV channels in the clear (Anntenna , Alpha Alter and spare ), while ch 29 due to some in band-QRM showed halted or low-framed video (channels available MAk TV , Mega Sky Star) , though today signal was 100% . This is possibly caused due to a 2 antenna mixed system used so far to pick signals from the two main transmission systems.
As for the picture , with the TV set is better than using a sat system

Please read and distribute this 15 year research article
http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd

Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
greekdx @ otenet dot gr —
Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108,
Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000
Antenna: 16m hor, 2×16 m V invert, 1m australian loop

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1. Jan 16-17 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)
2. DXpedition Logs (Harold Frodge)
3. NHK Radio Japan Urdu Frequency Change (Alokesh Gupta)
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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:35:13 EST
From: brian384875@aol.com
Subject: [Cumbre DX] Jan 16-17 Logs
To: DXplorer@yahoogroups.com
Cc: shortwaveworld@yahoogroups.com, NASWA@yahoogroups.com,
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** BRAZIL. 5940.01, Radio Voz Mission?ria, Florian?polis, 0747-0805+, Jan 17, Portuguese talk with announcements, promos, jingles. ?Radio Voz Mission?ria? IDs. Religious music. Fair signal but poor after 0800 due to adjacent channel splatter. (Alexander-PA)

** DJIBOUTI. 4780, Radio Djibouti, 2040-2101*, Jan 16, Arabic talk. Local Horn of Africa music. Sign off with National Anthem at 2100. Weak but readable. CODAR QRM. (Alexander-PA)

** ETHIOPIA. 6890, Radio Fana, 2050-2100*, Jan 16, local Horn of Africa vocals. Talk in listed Amharic. Poor in noise. // 6110 – poor, mixing with several other stations including Cuba. (Alexander-PA)

** MALI. 9635, RTVM, *0759-0830+, Jan 17, sign on with opening French ID announcements & flute IS. Local tribal music & vernacular talk at 0800. Rustic local tribal music. ?Radio Mali? ID. Fair to good. 7285 not heard. (Alexander-PA)

** SYRIA. 9330, Radio Damascus, 1910-1933*, Jan 16, French talk. Local music. Pulled plug abruptly at 1933. Slight hum in audio but overall good signal with good modulation. Threshold signal on // 12085. (Alexander-PA)

Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires

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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:47:56 -0500
From: Harold Frodge <yukon@tm.net>
Subject: [Cumbre DX] DXpedition Logs
To: MARE Radio <mare.radio@gmail.com>, Glenn Hauser
<wghauser@yahoo.com>, Cumbre <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, Mike Brooker
<aum108@idirect.com>, nrcidxd@aol.com
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Michigan Area Radio Enthusiasts DXpedition, Brighton MI
Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA
Drake R8B + 85 ft. TTFD + 500 ft. NE-SWish unterminated bev
All dates and times for all logs are UTC unless otherwise noted

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198 BBC, Droitwich; 2224-2230+, 15-Jan; EE news to ID & headlines at 2228. Fair+, LSB helps w/HXF QRM; no DIW! (Frodge-MI)

207 Germany, Deutschlandfunk; 2232-2246+, 15-Jan; M&W in GG alternating w/many ments of Deutschland. Fair, QRM from several beacons. 1st time hrd. (Frodge-MI)

216 RMC Roumoules France (p); 2247, 17-Jan; 2M in FF talking o/music; W in FF w/ “Attention” @2250 & faded away–I was at attention! Fair-, QRM from YFA & CLB. (Frodge-MI)

234 RTL Luxembourg (p); 2252-2256+, 15-Jan; W in FF w/EE oldies; Brenda Lee & Drifters. Fair, QRM from 233 QN. (Frodge-MI)

252 ENRS3 Algeria (p); 2256-2307+, 17-Jan; AR chant w/plucked instrument. Fair; EE voice QRM turned out not to be Ireland but 254 HLB AWOS. (Frodge-MI)

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200 HXF Hartford WI, Hartford Municipal A/P; 2224. 15-Jan (HF)
206 QI Yarmouth NS, Yarmouth A/P; 2232, 15-Jan (HF)
207 FD Brantford ON, Brantford A/P; 2232, 15-Jan (HF)
207 EAUEET Reverse beacon (209 GDW), Gladwin MI; 2232, 15-Jan (HF)
209 GDW Gladwin MI, Zettel Memorial A/P, Wiggins NDB; 2232, 15-Jan (HF)
216 CLB Wilmington NC, New Hanover Int’l-Carolina Beach A/P; 2247, 15-Jan (HF)
216 YFA Fort Albany ON, Fort Albany A/P; 2247, 15-Jan (HF)
218 RL Red Lake ON, Red Lake A/P; 1249, 17-Jan (HF)
219 TO Toledo OH; 1249, 17-Jan (HF)
223 DM Romulus MI, Detroit Metro-Wayne County A/P; 1246, 17-Jan (HF)
223 YYW Armstrong ON, Armstrong A/P; 1246, 17-Jan (HF)
224 II Sturgeon Bay WI; 1245, 17-Jan (HF)
227 GW Auburn IN, Dekalb County AP; 1243, 17-Jan (HF)
227 SQ Connersville IN, Mettel Field A/P; 1243, 17-Jan (HF)
233 QN Nakina ON, Nakina A/P; 2252, 15-Jan (HF)
254 HLB Batesville IN, Batesville-Hillenbrand A/P; 2303, 15-Jan; Voice ID/AWOS between code IDs 30 sec. apart. (HF)
334 BNR Benton Ridge OH, Findlay A/P; 0120, 16-Jan (HF)
334 YER Fort Severn ON, Fort Severn A/P; 0120, 16-Jan (HF)
335 YLD Chapleau ON, Chapleau A/P; 0119, 16-Jan (HF)
336 MA Cadillac MI, Wexford County A/P; 0122, 16-Jan (HF)
347 ANQ Angola IN, Tri-State Steuben City A/P; 1203, 17-Jan (HF)
350 D7 Kincardine ON; 1203, 17-Jan (HF)
350 DF Deer Lake NL, Deer Lake A/P; 0111, 17-Jan (HF)
351 PH Mosinee WI, Dubay NDB; 0112, 1201 17-Jan (HF)
351 YKQ Waskaganish QC, Waskaganish A/P; 0110, 1201 17-Jan (HF)
353 IN Int’l Falls MN; 0110, 1200 17-Jan (HF)
353 QG Windsor ON, Windsor A/P; 1200, 17-Jan (HF)
355 YWP Webequie ON, Webequie A/P; 1154, 17-Jan (HF)
359 GYG Grayling MI, Grayling Army Air Field; 1154, 17-Jan (HF)
359 YI Ypsilanti MI, Willow Run A/P; 1154, 17-Jan (HF)
362 AK Akron OH, Fulton Int’l A/P; 1152, 17-Jan (HF)
362 MT Manitowoc WI; 1154, 17-Jan (HF)
362 SB Sudbury ON, Sudbury A/P; 0058, 1145 17-Jan (HF)
363 RNB Millville NJ, Rainbow NDB; 1151, 17-Jan (HF)
365 JN Muncie IN, Johnson NDB; 0100, 1147 17-Jan (HF)
365 TV Traverse City MI, Cherry Capital A/P; 0058, 1148 17-Jan (HF)
366 YMW Maniwaki QC, Maniwaki A/P; 0058, 1145 17-Jan (HF)
397 ZHA Hamilton ON, Hamilton A/P, runway 12L; 0340, 16-Jan (HF)
399 ZHD Dryden ON, Dryden Regional A/P; 0340, 16-Jan (HF)
401 YPO Peawanuck ON, Peawanuck A/P; 0339, 16-Jan (HF)
404 ZR Sarnia ON, Sarnia A/P; 0344, 16-Jan (HF)
405 7L LaSarre QC, Municipal A/P; 03436, 16-Jan (HF)
407 BA Columbus IN; 0349, 16-Jan (HF)
407 IL Wilmington OH; 0347, 16-Jan (HF)
413 YHD Dryden ON, Municipal A/P; 0351, 16-Jan (HF)
417 HHG Huntington IN, Huntington Municipal A/P; 0353, 16-Jan (HF)
418 EAIAU Reverse beacon; 0354, 16-Jan (HF)
419 RYS Grosse Isle MI, Grosse Ile Municipal A/P; 0355, 16-Jan (HF)
426 FTP Fort Payne AL, Isbell Field A/P; 0355, 16-Jan (HF)
432 IZN Lincolnton NC, Lincoln County Regional A/P; 0359, 16-Jan (HF)
450 PPA Puerto Plata, Dominican Rep., Gregorio Luperon Int’l A/P; 0400, 16-Jan (HF)

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1710 UNID; 1211, 17-Jan; At least 2 stations there; one is EE Gospel, so not likely the Haitians or the Jews–something new. Poor (Frodge-MI)

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ANGUILLA: 11775 University Network; 1648, 16-Jan; Rev. Barbi explains Bible punctuation. SIO=4+54+; //13845 via WWCR, SIO=2+53 (Frodge-MI)

ALBANIA: 6100 Radio Tirana; 0439, 16-Jan; EE pgm Outstanding Albanian Personalities; ID @0442 into music. SIO=4+44- (Frodge-MI)

ASCENSION: 11810 BBC; 2031, 15-Jan; News Hour, BBC News, BBCWS, in EE. SIO=454- (Frodge-MI)

AUSTRALIA:
2310 VL8A ABC Alice Springs (p); 1207, 17-Jan; M&W talking in EE—not really copyable, but best of the 3;

2325 VL8T Tennant Creek & 2485 VL8K Katherine also there. (Frodge-MI)
6020 Radio Australia; 1101, 17-Jan; ID & Haiti update in EE. SIO=3 +23-, need USB to cut 6019.2 Peru het. (Frodge-MI)
11880 Radio Australia; 1820-1830+, 16-Jan; Dramatic reading to 1829:30 ID as ABC Radio Australia then pgm notes; all in EE. SIO=2+4+3; minor splash from 11875 (Frodge-MI)

BOTSWANA: 11975 Voice of America; 2021-2030+, 15-Jan; M&W in EE w/African Beat music pgm–great tunes; ID @2030+. SIO=354 (Frodge-MI)

BRASIL:
4865 Radio Alvorado; 1046-1058+, 17-Jan; PP preacher w/sermonizing & tunes–mostly music; ID @1058 & rlgs pgm continued. SIO=3+22+, rapid pulse (2/sec.) QRM. (Frodge-MI)
5045 Radio Cultura do Para; 0037-0045+, 17-Jan; Wide variety of PP pop somes; ID promo @0044+, “…Brasil, Cultura.” SIO=3+43- (Frodge-MI)
9565.2 Radio Super Deus e Amor; 0028-0101+, 16-Jan; Preacher in PP really straining; lotsa shouting; W apparently near the microphone was giving him a run for his money with her share of moaning. No break @0100, but break-away R. Deus e Amor (w/o Super) @0100:34. SIO=322 w/odd buzz QRM & QRN crashes. //9585, SIO=2+43-; 6060 covered by Cuba & 11725 not hrd. (Frodge-MI)
11815 Radio Brasil Central; 0102-0111+, 16-Jan; W in PP w/low-key vocals; RBC promo @0110:30. SIO=2+33; //4985, SIO=352 (Frodge-MI)

BULGARIA: 5900 Radio Bulgaria; 0331, 16-Jan; M&W in EE w/jazz; ID at tune-in! SIO=443= (Frodge-MI)

CANADA:
6010 Radio Sweden; 0253-0300+, 16-Jan; Inside Sweden, EE feature on Swedish comedians working in EE. SIO=2+33 o/LAm station. Off before 0259 but back @0300 in LL–Swedish? (Frodge-MI)
6175 Voice of Vietnam; 0234-0241+, 16-Jan; M&W in EE alternating news re VN; ID @0238. SIO=454 (Frodge-MI)
17790 Radio Canada Int’l; 1856, 17-Jan; This Hour in Canada pgm, feature on a Montreal filmmaker;EE ID@1859; IS & multi-LL IDs to FF continuation at 1900. SIO=1+53 (Frodge-MI)

COLOMBIA:
5910 HJDH Marfil Estereo; 0325-0330+, 16-Jan; M in SS w/Afro-sounding & Latino music; ID @0328:30. SIO=2+22+ in AM due to ute; SIO=243+ in LSB. (Frodge-MI)
6035 HJOY La Voz del Guaviare; 1225-1231+, 17-Jan; M in SS w/music; Hrd HJ & Colombia; W cmtry in SS near BoH. Buried, but copyable peaks in LSB. (Frodge-MI)

COSTA RICA: 2859.8 Radio San Carlos; 0000, 17-Jan; M in SS w/ID at tune-in, Esta es San Carlos, into lite SS pop music. SIO=3+52. SS rlgs pgm (Sunday morning) @1211, 17-Jan. (Frodge-MI)

CUBA:
6220 Radio Habana Cuba; 0431, 16-Jan; Spurs et al; M&W in SS w/news & sports. SIO=343+ w/ute trill; //6140 S30; //6120 SIO=443+; //6110 S20; //6060 S30; 6420 might have been there but didn’t check–hrd some weak SS there later. (Frodge-MI)
6220 Radio Habana Cuba; 0614, 16-Jan; Ed Newman EE news. SIO=433 w/buzz QRM; //6010 SIO=533; //6060 S40; //6140 S40 (Frodge-MI)
11760 Radio Habana Cuba; 2034-2039+, 15-Jan; EE news re Haiti—managed to work in MSNBC’s Democrat-Republican, Bush-bash slant; ID @2037. SIO=3+33, QRM from 11770 RHC in AR?. (Frodge-MI)

DIEGO GARCIA:L 4319/U AFN/AFRTS; 0005, 17-Jan; Financial call-in pgm. SIO=3+23, RTTY QRM; Only 7811/U via Key West on, SIO=354; 5465,5. 5765, 10320 & 12133.5 not on. (Frodge-MI)

DOMINICAN REP.: 6025 HIIJ Radio Amanacer; 0210-0230+, 0250-0303+, 17-Jan; M in SS w/SS barbershop quartet style tunes to 0230. All female vocalists at re-tune 0250 to ID @0303. Fair in LSB to reduce 6030 jammer QRM, jamming nothing. (Frodge-MI)

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: 6250 Radio Nacional; 0608-0614+, 16-Jan; M in SS took phone call & mentioned Malabo–long o & accented last syllable. SIO=3+22+, ute blasts; 5005 not audible. (Frodge-MI)

GERMANY: 9480 Family Radio; 2124, 16-Jan; Harold droning, ragging on other church doctrines. SIO=353; not //6240 (Moldova) or 6915 (USA). (Frodge-MI)

GUAM: 9585 KSDA Adventist World Radio; 1603, 16-Jan; AWR ID; Rlgs pgm by M&W in EE w/Indian accents. SIO=2+53- (Frodge-MI)

GUINEA: 7125 RTV Guineienne; 0621-0630+, 16-Jan; M in FF w/”Musique Guinienne”–may be pgm name, as mentioned twice. SIO=453 (Frodge-MI)

INDIA: 9690 All India Radio; 1415-1421+, 16-Jan; EE Indian Music pgm on Indian dance styles to ID @1420+. SIO=433+ buzz QRM. //11620, SIO=343- whistle QRM; //13710 detectable but covered. (Frodge-MI)

JAMMERSTAN: 8400 CC Music Jammer; 1337, 17-Jan; also on 9000 & 10440, about equal and weaker than 8400. (Frodge-MI)

MALAYSIA: 7295 Traxx FM; 2226-2301+, 16-Jan; EE pop oldies; Radio Malaysia FM promo @2246; Traxx FM spots @2256 & 2300, The best music on Traxx FM; into news @2300; all tunes & anmts in EE. SIO=333 when adjacent hams not on–which was most of the time noted; mucho QRM @2300 when CC stations came on 7290 & 7300! Best ever recall hearing them here. (Frodge-MI)

MEXICO: 6104.8 XEQM Candela FM, Merida; 1116-1133+, 17-Jan; M in SS taking phone calls; super-peppy to slow tempo LAm tunes; Candela promo @1129. SIO=322+, LSB helps w/6110 Cuba splash in SS; SS? also on 6100. Also hrd tentatively in SS @0438 & 0600, 16-Jan. (Frodge-MI)

MOLDOVA:
6240 Voice of Russia; 0419-0431+, 16-Jan; VoRWS EE features on an RR conductor, Siberian crafts & Moscow Chamber Orchestra—played Moscow Nights. ID @0430. SIO=453 (Frodge-MI)
6240 Family Radio; 2101, 16-Jan; Harold droning on Open Forum. SIO=3+54 (Frodge-MI)

OMAN: 15140 Radio Sultantate of Oman; 1430-1442+, 16-Jan; EE headlines & news to ID @1439, then lengthy pgm notes/sked. SIO=152 (Frodge-MI)

PAPUA-NEW GUINEA: 3385 Radio East New Britain; 1305-1334:56*, 17-Jan; W in PD w/low-key pop tunes including Bob Seger’s Against the Wind; Knocking on Heaven’s Door (not the Dylan version); anmts @1314+ & 1329 mentioning PNG; instr’l anthem 1331-1332:48 DA, but back in few sec. with more music & abruptly pulled the plug @1334:56. SIO=352 at tune-in
improving to 3+53 by 1315 to s/off. Only PNG audible & far best heard in ages. (Frodge-MI)

PERU:
4746.94 OAZ5B Radio Huanta 2000; 0010-0020+, 17-Jan; Lengthy ad/promo string w/some mentioning Huanta (accent on last syllable); ID as Radio Huanta (w/o 2000) @0018. SIO=342, best in USB w/ute trill (Frodge-MI)
6019.3 OAX4Q Radio Victoria; 1101-1115+, 17-Jan; Rlgs pgm in PP to 1109, then into SS rlgs pgm; at end of PP pgm, ancr read list of stations in Brasil w/Monday Night Football theme music; in SS pgm, mentioned at start, La Capital Federal Lima. SIO=3-22 in LSB; //9720 OCX4C, SIO=343 (Frodge-MI)

PORTUGAL: 17745 Sudan Radio Service (p); 1608-1630+, 16-Jan; M in EE w/patriotic talk o/Afro music. SIO=344, minor CC splash from 17735. (Frodge-MI)

ROMANIA: 7370 Radio Romania; 0631, 16-Jan; W in EE w/news; ID as Radio Romania Bucharest. SIO=443+, buzz QRM. (Frodge-MI)

SAO TOME: 9780 Voix du Amerique; 2001-2009+, 15-Jan; M in FF w/Afro music; ID @2009. SIO=343+, weak buzz QRM (Frodge-MI)

SOLOMON IS.: 5020 SIBC; 1359-1407+, 16-Jan; Peppy promo to 1401–probably not BBC, into BBCWS News in EE @1401. Tough copy; LSB helps with 5025 Rebelde. (Frodge-MI)

SWAZILAND: 9525 Trans-World Radio; 1912-1936+, 16-Jan; Low-key sermonizing by M in Afro-LL–no screaming. EE ID @1934, ? to the world, This is T-W-R; into FF @1935. SIO=242, need LSB to cut strong het from 9526–presume Indonesia. (Frodge-MI)

THAILAND: 9725 Radio Thailand; 1410-1415+, 16-Jan; M&W w/EE travel feature to ID @1415. SIO=353- (Frodge-MI)

UNKNOWNISTAN:
8930, 1838, 16-Jan; Spur blob (splurb?); 2 sigs; one sounds like a huxter. Poor, in/out (Frodge-MI)
15420.1, 2045-2059, 16-Jan; EE preacher in sing-song cadence. Sig from arm-chair to zilch; dropped way down about 2054 & gone by 2059. WBCQ? May have been in USB only. (Frodge-MI)
15800, 1347-1402:02*, 17-Jan; Only played series of Abba tunes; no anmts. SIO=344, weak trill QRM (Frodge-MI)

U.S.A.:
5110.4 WBCQ Monticello ME; 0122-0134+, 17-Jan; Radio Timtron Worldwide; pop/rock music; cmtry about Haiti, working in Bush-bashing; voice reminds me a lot of Dr. Tornado. SIO=353, need USB to eliminate hiss. (Frodge-MI)
6915 WYFR Family Radio, Okeechobee FL; 1849, 16-Jan; Harold droning confirmed 21-May-2011 as “The Day of Tribulation (aka End of the Church Age; aka The Rapture; could this be what happens when tribuls get together?). SIO=3+54-, fady (Frodge-MI)
6940 WYFR Family Radio spur/mixer (spurxer?); 1133, 17-Jan; about equal mix of WYFR in EE on 6890 & in SS on 6915, both with S40+sigs. 6915 – 6890 + 6915 = 6940. At 1223 check, 6915 gone, only 6890 there & nothing on 6940. (Frodge-MI)
7505.7 WRNO New Orleans LA; 0244-0249+, 0303-0306+, 17-Jan; Jeezus pop music.; WRNO Worldwide ID @0306. SIO=322+, buzz/pulse QRM from a7510–got weaker after 0300. (Frodge-MI)
12133.5/U AFN/AFRTS, Key West FL; 1831, 16-Jan; Wood Song Old Time Radio Hour. SIO=343+, pulse QRM; //7811/U, SIO=2+53 also via Key West; 5465.5 not there. (Frodge-MI)
12160 WWCR Nashville TN (p); 1833, 16-Jan; Preacher; “Shall not God avenge his own elect?”; “I can’t always fulfill the promises I promise.” SIO=3+54- (Frodge-MI)
17555 WYFR Family Radio, Okeechobee FL; 1902, 16-Jan; Harold droning. SIO=253; //17535, SIO=253; not //6915. (Frodge-MI)

ZAMBIA:
4965 CVC Christian Voice (p); 0127-0133+, 16-Jan; Old style EE hymns. SIO=152; 0030-0037+, 17-Jan; EE rlgs discussion mentioning many African countries. SIO=332+, much better than previous night. (Frodge-MI)
9505 One Africa; 2015, 15-Jan; M in EE w/Jeezus pop music; ID @2020. SIO=4-54- (Frodge-MI)
13650 One Africa; 1650-1658+, 16-Jan; Jeezus pop music; Special Report feature in EE on Google in Uganda; ID @1658. SIO=2+53+ (Frodge-MI)

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Mac Shortwave; 6925.2/AM, 1634-1646, 1714-1721+, 16-Jan; Paul Starr show w/oldies; sed hello to FRN & the world; macshortwave@yahoo.com. SIO=2+53, on-off problems. (Frodge-MI)

Outhouse Radio: 6925/U, 1442-1448+, 16-Jan; Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd episode to ID @1447+. SIO=353+ (Frodge-MI)

WBNY: 6800.5/AM, 2219-2221+, 15-Jan; Monkey montage & WBNY T-shirt offer. SIO=3+54- (Frodge-MI)

WEAK Weak Radio: 69025/U, 2212-2217+, 15-Jan; Hard rock tunes; ID @2216. SIO=454 (Frodge-MI)

WJVR John Valby Radio; 6800.5/AM, 2219-2226+, 16-Jan; Blue tunes; All John Valby all the time; rpt to FRN. SIO=454-, fady (Frodge-MI)

UNIDs:
3440.1/U, 2350-2400+, 16-Jan; Very weak; sounded like Jimmy the Weasel at tune-in; music only barely detectable. (Frodge-MI)
6939.2/AM, 2213-2217:23*, 16-Jan; MLK’s I have a dream speech. SIO=434-whine QRM from a6940. (Frodge-MI)
6939.3/U, 1958-2006:30*, 16-Jan; MLK’s I have a dream speech. SIO=353+(Frodge-MI)

———————————Utes———————————
2899/U Gander ATC, NF Canada; 0143, 16-Jan; Light tfc–4 contacts in 12 min.; only hear Gander side on all. (Frodge-MI)
3485/U WSY70 New York Radio; 1300, 17-Jan; Volmet for U.S. mid-West A/Ps; ID @1305. (Frodge-MI)
5505/U EIP Shannon Ireland; 2116, 16-Jan; Volmet; ID @2120 (Frodge-MI)
5598/U Santa Maria ATC, Azores; 2120, 16-Jan; wkg a/c (Frodge-MI)
6230/U VMW Wiluna, Australia; 1137-1140:45*, 17-Jan; M in EE w/marine wx; ID @s/off. Good, //weaker 8113/U. (Frodge-MI); 2056, 4149, 12362 & 16528 not heard (never heard). (Frodge-MI)
6315/CW WLO Mobile AL; 0417, 16-Jan; Code ID between data bursts.(Frodge-MI)
6535/U Dakar, Senegal ATC; 0407, 16-Jan; wkg a/c clg Dakar-Dakar-6-5-3-5 (Frodge-MI)
6577/U New York Radio ATC; 2110, 16-Jan; wkg Delta 576 (Frodge-MI)
6604/U WSY70 New York Radio; 2112, 16-Jan; Volmet; ID @2115 (Frodge-MI)
6810/U UNID 2-way tfc in AR; 0235, 17-Jan (Frodge-MI)
8864/U Gander Radio ATC; 1843, 16-Jan; Wkg KRHP & Continental 19; told them to use 5616. (Frodge-MI)
8918/U New York Radio ATC; 1841, 16-Jan; Trying to work 349H & sed they couldn’t copy him (I could); sed try a different radio on the same freq–then they came up better. (Frodge-MI)
8957/U EIP Shannon Ireland; 2018, 16-Jan; Volmet; ID @2020 (Frodge-MI)
10051/U WSY70 New York Radio; 1341, 17-Jan; Volmet for U.S. east coast A/Ps; ID @1345. (Frodge-MI)
11175/U U.S.A.F.; 1707-1714+, 16-Jan; UNID clg Mainsail Convoy 3801 for radio check–no response (wonder if this was supplies going to Haiti?) (Frodge-MI)
11330/U New York Radio ATC; 1716, 16-Jan; Much stronger than 13 mhz freqs; wkg Texas 1693, Mediterranean 5084, Delta 494 & Air Canada 966. (Frodge-MI)
13270/U WSY70 New York Radio; 1704, 16-Jan; Volmet; ID @1705 (Frodge-MI)
13306/U New York Radio ATC; 1703, 16-Jan; ATC weaker than a/c (Frodge-MI)
13345/U New York Radio ATC; 1702, 16-Jan; ATC weaker than a/c (Frodge-MI)
13390-13490 Dueling OTHRs; 1701, 16-Jan (Frodge-MI)

———————————AROs———————————
3317.5/U U.S. Navy MARS net; 0136, 16-Jan (Frodge-MI)
3320.5/U U.S. Navy MARS net; 0136, 16-Jan (Frodge-MI)
3325/U U.S. Navy MARS net; 0135, 16-Jan (Frodge-MI)
3329/U U.S. Air Force MARS net; 0134, 16-Jan; FL relays (Frodge-MI)
14199/U K5TR Austin TX; 1910, 16-Jan; Clg CQ Contest; blocking Antarctica DXpedition freq 14200. (Frodge-MI)
21295/U W6TA Rolling Hills CA; 1908, 16-Jan; Clg CQ Contest; blocking Antarctica DXpedition freq. (Frodge-MI)

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:43:17 +0530
From: Alokesh Gupta <alokeshgupta@gmail.com>
Subject: [Cumbre DX] NHK Radio Japan Urdu Frequency Change
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com, CUMBRE DX <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>
Message-ID:
<770a412d1001180213hd8002d3×6cf2b01130b1bb1b@mail.gmail.com>
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NHK Radio Japan Urdu Frequency Change wef 18th Jan 2010 :
1430-1515 UTC on 6200 (ex 9795) via UZB
——
Gautam Sharma
Abhayapuri, Assam
India

End of Cumbredx Digest, Vol 81, Issue 1
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Radio Activity 20-22/1

Anda Ingin melancorng percuma ke China?

Ikutilah Sayembara “Sichuan” CRI Seksi bahasa Melayu

Radio Antarabangsa China (CRI) pernah menganjurkan Kuiz Pengetahuan Pelancongan Provinsi Sichuan pada tahun 2006 dan 2008 menerusi siaran radio dan laman sesawang untuk memperkenalkan sumber pelancongan seperti pemandangan semula jadi yang indah, dan adat resam yang beraneka ragam di Provinsi tersebut. Mulai dari 1 Januari hingga 1 Julai tahun 2010, CRI akan menganjurkan sekali lagi program “Saya Ingin Melancong ke Sichuan”–Pertandingan Kemahiran Seni yang dilaksanakan melalui makalah yang ditulis, gambar, lukisan dan hasil ciptaan kraf tangan yang dihasilkan oleh para peserta untuk menyatakan pandangan mereka tentang sumber pelancongan di Sichuan.
Penanjur: Kerajaan Rakyat Provinsi Sichuan dan CRI
Kerjasama: CRI online

“Saya Ingin Melancong ke Sichuan”

Pertandingan Kemahiran Kesenian Anjuran Radio Antarabangsa China (CRI)”

Tarikh program:
1 Januari sehingga 1 Julai 2010.

Kategori hadiah:
10 hadiah khas akan dikeluarkan untuk 10 pemegang yang dipilih dari semua siaran bahasa di CRI. Ini terdiri daripada

* 4 hadiah khas bagi penulisan makalah,
* 3 hadiah khas bagi bidang fotografi dan
* 3 hadiah khas bagi bidang lukisan. Semua pemegang hadiah khas ini akan diberi peluang melancong ke Provinsi Sichuan China secara percuma pada bulan Sepetember tahun 2010.

Program ini juga menawarkan “Hadiah Pertama”, “Hadiah Kedua” dan “Hadiah Ketiga”.

Acara Pertandingan:
Pertandingan kemahiran seni ini mengandungi tiga bahagian, iaitu penulisan makalah, fotografi, serta lukisan dan hasil kraf tangan. Saudara pendengar boleh memilih satu bahagian atau beberapa bahagian dalam pertandingan ini mengikut minat dan keupayaan masing-masing.

Peraturan Pertandingan:
Penulisan makalah ?solicit articles: Jika anda pernah melancong ke Provinsi Sichuan, bolehlah menulis makalah untuk mengenang kembali perasaan anda pada ketika itu. Jika anda tidak pernah melancong ke sana, anda juga boleh menulis makalah untuk menyatakan apa anda ingin melancong ke sana atau menceritakan bagaimanakah Provinsi Sichuan dalam bayangan anda.
Syarat: makalah itu boleh ditulis dengan sebarang bentuk, termasuk syair. Panjang makalah ini juga tidak dihadkan. Pastikan maklumat yang lengkap diberikan termasuk tajuk makalah, nama penulis, kewarganegaraan dan alamat pos serta e-mel bersama makalah tersebut.

Fotografi: Anda boleh mengirimkan gambar-gambar yang dianggap cantik dan mengagumkan yang diambil di Provinsi Sichuan untuk menunjukkan kemahiran anda dalam bidang fotografi dan menceritakan tentang bagaimana anda mengambil gambar tersebut.
Syarat: Setiap karya foto tidak boleh melebihi 5M. Gambar tersebut mesti diambil oleh peserta sendiri. Anda boleh mengirim sekeping gambar atau beberapa keping gambar dalam satu siri, bersama dengan cerita tentang bagaimana anda mengambil gambar tersebut. Pastikan maklumat yang lengkap diberikan termasuk tajuk gambar, nama jurugambar, kewarganegaraan, pengenalan ringkas tentang gambar (seperti kandungan, tarikh dan tempat) dan alamat pos serta e-mel bersama gambar tersebut.

Lukisan dan Hasil kraf tangan: Anda boleh mengirim kepada CRI lukisan anda tentang pemandangan di Sichuan atau hasil ciptaan kraf tangan yang berkaitan yang dibuat.
Syarat: Pastikan maklumat yang lengkap diberikan termasuk tajuk lukisan atau hasil ciptaan kraf tangan, nama peserta, kewarganegaraan, pengenalan ringkas tentang karya yang dikirim.

Cara penyertaan: Sertai aktiviti ini dengan menghantar makalah, gambar dan lukisan melalui e-mel Bahagian Bahasa Melayu di alamat: mal@cri.com.cn,

atau kirimkan karya anda ke alamat:

Malay Service, CRI-18 China Radio International,

P.O. Box 4216, Beijing P.R. China 100040

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Sayembara CRI Berhadiah Wisata ke China

Anda Ingin melancorng percuma ke China?

Ikutilah Sayembara “Sichuan” CRI Seksi bahasa Melayu

Radio Antarabangsa China (CRI) pernah menganjurkan Kuiz Pengetahuan Pelancongan Provinsi Sichuan pada tahun 2006 dan 2008 menerusi siaran radio dan laman sesawang untuk memperkenalkan sumber pelancongan seperti pemandangan semula jadi yang indah, dan adat resam yang beraneka ragam di Provinsi tersebut. Mulai dari 1 Januari hingga 1 Julai tahun 2010, CRI akan menganjurkan sekali lagi program “Saya Ingin Melancong ke Sichuan”–Pertandingan Kemahiran Seni yang dilaksanakan melalui makalah yang ditulis, gambar, lukisan dan hasil ciptaan kraf tangan yang dihasilkan oleh para peserta untuk menyatakan pandangan mereka tentang sumber pelancongan di Sichuan.
Penanjur: Kerajaan Rakyat Provinsi Sichuan dan CRI
Kerjasama: CRI online

“Saya Ingin Melancong ke Sichuan”

Pertandingan Kemahiran Kesenian Anjuran Radio Antarabangsa China (CRI)”

Tarikh program:
1 Januari sehingga 1 Julai 2010.

Kategori hadiah:
10 hadiah khas akan dikeluarkan untuk 10 pemegang yang dipilih dari semua siaran bahasa di CRI. Ini terdiri daripada

  • 4 hadiah khas bagi penulisan makalah,
  • 3 hadiah khas bagi bidang fotografi dan
  • 3 hadiah khas bagi bidang lukisan. Semua pemegang hadiah khas ini akan diberi peluang melancong ke Provinsi Sichuan China secara percuma pada bulan Sepetember tahun 2010.

Program ini juga menawarkan “Hadiah Pertama”, “Hadiah Kedua” dan “Hadiah Ketiga”.

Acara Pertandingan:
Pertandingan kemahiran seni ini mengandungi tiga bahagian, iaitu penulisan makalah, fotografi, serta lukisan dan hasil kraf tangan. Saudara pendengar boleh memilih satu bahagian atau beberapa bahagian dalam pertandingan ini mengikut minat dan keupayaan masing-masing.

Peraturan Pertandingan:
Penulisan makalah ?solicit articles: Jika anda pernah melancong ke Provinsi Sichuan, bolehlah menulis makalah untuk mengenang kembali perasaan anda pada ketika itu. Jika anda tidak pernah melancong ke sana, anda juga boleh menulis makalah untuk menyatakan apa anda ingin melancong ke sana atau menceritakan bagaimanakah Provinsi Sichuan dalam bayangan anda.
Syarat: makalah itu boleh ditulis dengan sebarang bentuk, termasuk syair. Panjang makalah ini juga tidak dihadkan. Pastikan maklumat yang lengkap diberikan termasuk tajuk makalah, nama penulis, kewarganegaraan dan alamat pos serta e-mel bersama makalah tersebut.

Fotografi: Anda boleh mengirimkan gambar-gambar yang dianggap cantik dan mengagumkan yang diambil di Provinsi Sichuan untuk menunjukkan kemahiran anda dalam bidang fotografi dan menceritakan tentang bagaimana anda mengambil gambar tersebut.
Syarat: Setiap karya foto tidak boleh melebihi 5M. Gambar tersebut mesti diambil oleh peserta sendiri. Anda boleh mengirim sekeping gambar atau beberapa keping gambar dalam satu siri, bersama dengan cerita tentang bagaimana anda mengambil gambar tersebut. Pastikan maklumat yang lengkap diberikan termasuk tajuk gambar, nama jurugambar, kewarganegaraan, pengenalan ringkas tentang gambar (seperti kandungan, tarikh dan tempat) dan alamat pos serta e-mel bersama gambar tersebut.

Lukisan dan Hasil kraf tangan: Anda boleh mengirim kepada CRI lukisan anda tentang pemandangan di Sichuan atau hasil ciptaan kraf tangan yang berkaitan yang dibuat.
Syarat: Pastikan maklumat yang lengkap diberikan termasuk tajuk lukisan atau hasil ciptaan kraf tangan, nama peserta, kewarganegaraan, pengenalan ringkas tentang karya yang dikirim.

Cara penyertaan: Sertai aktiviti ini dengan menghantar makalah, gambar dan lukisan melalui e-mel Bahagian Bahasa Melayu di alamat: mal@cri.com.cn,

atau kirimkan karya anda ke alamat:

Malay Service, CRI-18 China Radio International,

P.O. Box 4216, Beijing P.R. China 100040

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Update Frekuensi Januari 2010

Russian and English frequency adjustments

All times UTC

Voice of Orthodoxy in Russian:
1530-1600 new freq 7430 A-A 200 kW / 312 ded to RUS Tue/Fri, ex 7435*
* to avoid China Radio International in Pashto

New additional transmission of WYFR in English via VT Communications:
1600-1800 on 6225 MEY 100 kW / 076 deg to SoAf

USA(non) New frequency change for Voice of America in Tibetan from Jan.8:
1400-1500 new freq 9315 LAM 100 kW / 075 deg, x 11695 LAM, re-ex 15530/17520 BIB
(DX Mix News #607 via wb, germany via shortwave central)

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Radio Free Asia – updated B09 schedule


Effective to: 28 March 2010

RFA does not broadcast in English

All broadcast targeted to Asia

Burmese
0030-0130 on 12115 13710 15700
1230-1400 on 7595 11795 12105
1400-1430 on 11795 12105
1630-1730 on 7570

Cantonese
1400-1500 on 5810 7280
2200-2300 on 9570 11740 11775

Khmer
1230-1330 on 13725 15160
2230-2330 on 9355 11850

Korean
1500-1700 on 1350 5860 7210 9385
1700-1900 on 1350 5860 9385
2100-2200 on 1350 7460 9385 12075

Lao
0000-0100 on 11830 15535
1100-1200 on 9355 15120

Mandarin
0300-0600 on 11980 13710 15150 15665 17615 17880 21540
0600-0700 on 11980 13710 15150 15665 17615 17880
1500-1600 on 5810 7445 9440 9905 11945 13725 15495
1600-1700 on 5810 7415 7445 9455 9905 11945 13725
1700-1800 on 5810 7415 7445 9355 9455 9905 11945 13670 13625
1800-1900 on 5810 7385 7415 7445 9355 9455 9905 11790 11945 13670
1900-2000 on 1098 5810 5990 6095 7385 9355 9455 9875 9905 11790 11945 15510
2000-2100 on 1098 5810 5990 6095 7355 7495 9355 9455 9875 11900 11945
2100-2200 on 1098 5810 6095 7355 7495 9355 9455 9875 11945 13745
2300-2400 on 7540 11775 11975 15265 15430 15550

Tibetan
0100-0300 on 7470 9670 11695 15220 17730
0600-0700 on 17515 17715 21500 21695
1000-1100 on 9690 15140 17750
1100-1200 on 7470 11540 11590 15375
1200-1400 on 7470 11540 11590 13625 15375
1500-1530 on 7530 9410 11500 15145
1530-1600 on 7470 7530 11500 15145
2200-2300 on 5820 7470 9835
2300-2400 on 6010 7470 7550 9875

Uyghur
0100-0200 on 7480 9480 9645 9690 13605
1600-1700 on 7470 7510 11720 11730

Vietnamese
1400-1430 on 1503 5855 7515 9990 11605 12130 13865 15195
1430-1500 on 5855 7515 9990 11605 12130 13865 15195
2330-0030 on 5855 11605 11965 15135 15565
(Ivo Ivanov/DX Mix news # 607 via wb, Germany)

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RFA welcomes all reception report submissions at http://www.techweb.rfa.org/ (follow the QSL REPORTS link) not only from DX’ers, but also from its general listening audience.

Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl@rfa.org, and for anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:

Reception Reports
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Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast schedule and a station sticker.
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Sayembara RASSBI Periode 38 (Shafar 1431 H.)

Sayembara Radio Kerajaan Arab Saudi (RASBBI) Periode 38 (Muharram 1431 H)

  1. Apakah nama kabilah yang menghuni Makkah bersama Siti Hajar dan putranya Ismail?
  2. Siapakah atau tuliskan nama lengkap pemenang Hadiah International Raja Faisal dalam bidang Layanan Islam Tahun 1430 H/2009 M!
  3. Siapakah pertama kali yang membangun ilmu Matematika (Aljabar)?

Bantuan Jawaban:

  1. Kabilah Jurhum
  2. Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Perdana Menteri Turki)
  3. Muslim asal Persia (Uzbekistan sekarang) bernama Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi dalam kitabnya yang terkenal berjudul “Al-Jabr Wa Al-Muqabilah”.

Patut diperhatikan untuk memperlencar pengiriman hadiah bagi para pemenang:

  1. Karena hadiah bagi para pemenang akan dikirim melalui Western Union, maka nama yang disertakan dalam sayembara harus sesuai dengan nama yang tercantum dalam KTP atau Kartu Izin Tinggal bagi WNI yang tinggal di Arab Saudi atau luar Indonesia.
  2. Sertakan foto copy KTP yang masih berlaku atau Kartu Izin Tinggal.
  3. Cantumkan alamat yang jelas dan lengkap.
  4. Sertakan pula nomor HP, karena kode MTCN (bukti pengiriman uang) akan diberitahukan melalui SMS.
  5. Untuk meningkatkan mutu siaran RASSBI, peserta sayembara setidak-tidaknya melaporkan hasil penerimaan siaran dari daerah tempat tinggalnya, disertai opini, saran dan komentar mengenai acara-acara yang disiarkan RASSBI.
  6. Keputusan juri bersifat final dan tidak dapat diganggu gugat.

Kirimkan jawaban Anda ke salah satu alamat RASSBI berikut ini:

Melalui surat pos: Jeddah 21161 Saudi Arabia

Melalui email: in@saudiradio.net atau rassbi2706@hotmail.com

Jawaban harus sudah diterima redaksi paling lambat tanggal 28 bulan Hijriah.

Tersedia hadiah sebesar 500 Riyal untuk 1 orang pemenang.

Pemenang Sayembara Periode 37 (Muharram 1431 H) adalah:

JAYADI, A.Ma.Pd. – Lombok Timur (Ketua MAPEM Club)

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DRM Newsletter 01/10

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 05:20 AM PST

Jan 2010 issue of DRM Newsletter :

http://www.drm.org/index.php?id=359

Radio Prague’s QSL cards for 2010

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 01:26 AM PST

http://www.radio.cz/en/static/qsl/qsl-cards

Ghana targets 2012 for Digital Broadcasting Migration

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 11:56 PM PST

Read the report here :
http://news.myjoyonline.com/technology/201001/40517.asp

Monitoring Info for Traffic on the Haiti Earthquake

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 08:21 PM PST

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ARLX002 IARU Region 2 Requests Frequencies Be Kept Clear After Massive Earthquake Strikes Haiti

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QST de W1AW
Special Bulletin 2 ARLX002
From ARRL Headquarters
Newington CT January 13, 2010
To all radio amateurs

On Tuesday, January 12 at 4:53 PM Haiti time (2153 UTC), a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit 10 miles (15 kilometers) west of Port-au-Prince, the island nation’s capital. Communications in and out of Haiti have been disrupted. No word has been received as of yet from any of Haitian Amateur Radio operators. The ARRL encourages US amateurs to be aware of the emergency operations on the following frequencies: 7.045 and 3.720 MHz (IARU Region 2 nets), 14.265, 7.265 and 3.977

MHz (SATERN nets), and 14.300 MHz (Intercontinental Assistance and Traffic Net). The International Radio Emergency Support Coalition (IRESC) is also active on EchoLink node 278173.

IARU Region 2 Area C Emergency Coordinator, Arnie Coro, CO2KK, is coordinating a multi-national response by hams. There are organized nets on 7.045 and 3.720 MHz; amateurs are asked to monitor the frequencies, but to also keep them clear of non-essential traffic. Amateur Radio operators should also be aware that emergency traffic pertaining to the Haitian earthquake is expected on the SATERN frequencies of 14.265 MHz, 7.265 MHz and 3977 MHz, according to SATERN’s leader, Major Pat McPherson. The Salvation Army is accepting health and welfare traffic requests on its Web site.

“As late as 9:45 PM local time (0245 UTC), we have not been able to contact any amateur or emergency services stations in Haiti,” Coro said in an e-mail. “Amateurs from Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela are monitoring the 40 meter band frequency. We are still keeping watch on 7.045 MHz, hoping that someone in Haiti may have access to a transceiver and at least a car battery to run it,” but so far. no HH stations have checked in.

Tuesday’s quake was felt in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, and in Eastern Cuba, but no major damage was reported in either place.

The January 13 edition of The Daily DX reported that the Rev John Henault, HH6JH, made contact late Wednesday morning with the Intercontinental Assistance and Traffic Net (IATN) on 14.300 MHz; this is the IARU Global Center of Activity frequency for emergency communications. He said that he was safe, but had no power and no phone service. He was operating on battery power and hoping to get a generator running later in the day. The edition also noted that Pierre Petry, HH2/HB9AMO — who was in Cap Haitien (about 140 km north of Port-au-Prince) is “okay”; Petry is in Haiti working for the United Nations World Food Program. Later today, he will be traveling to the capital.

The UN’s 9000 peacekeepers in Haiti — many of whom are from Brazil — were distracted from aid efforts by their own tragedy: Many spent the night hunting for survivors in the ruins of their headquarters. “It would appear that everyone who was in the building, including my friend Hedi Annabi, the United Nations’ Secretary General’s special envoy, and everyone with him and around him, are dead,” French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Wednesday, speaking on French radio. UN peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy would not confirm that Annabi was dead, but said he was among more than 100 people missing in the rubble of its headquarters. He said only about 10 people had been pulled out, many of them badly injured. Fewer than five bodies had been pulled from the rubble, he said.

The United Nations said the capital’s main airport was “fully operational” and that relief flights would begin on Wednesday, January 13.

The situation in Haiti is still chaotic. More information will be posted as soon as possible. Information is being validated and shared between many amateur groups and news sources as it unfolds.

SOURCE: American Radio Relay League http://www.arrl.org/
73 and Good DX from Eric Bueneman
Amateur Radio Station NØUIH
Registered Monitor KDXØSTL, KMOØCN
Hazelwood, MO-Grid Square EM48ts

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Radio Netherlands Worldwide partners Web18

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:51 AM PST

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http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/radio-netherlands-worldwide-partners-web18

RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 08:20 PM PST

(PRAGUE, Czech Republic) On January 15, RFE/RL will begin broadcasting in the local Pashto dialects to Pakistan and the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The new station – called Radio Mashaal (”Torch” in Pashto) – will offer an alternative to the growing number of Islamic extremist radio stations in the region.

“There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas,” says U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke. “Radio Mashaal’s commitment to professional journalism in the local language will be an important contribution toward peace, reconciliation and democracy in the region.”

Veteran Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid says he hopes Radio Mashaal “will provide people the kind of information they need to make the right decisions about their lives.”

One surprise in store for listeners will be the reappearance of Haroon Bacha, a popular Pashtun singer who fled the region last year amid death threats from the Taliban. The 36-year-old recording artist – whose dozens of albums, music videos and television appearances made him one of the most famous entertainers in the region – will be hosting a cultural affairs show for Radio Mashaal. [see The New York Times: "U.S. Refuge for Singer Fleeing the Taliban," 10/12/08] There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas

The first broadcast will air live on January 15 at 4pm local time. Radio Mashaal’s correspondents will be covering local and international news with in-depth reports on terrorism, politics, women’s issues, and health care (with an emphasis on preventive medicine). The station will feature roundtable discussions and interviews with tribal leaders and local policymakers in addition to regular call-in programs aimed at giving listeners the opporturnity to be heard.

Radio Mashaal will operate out of a new bureau in Pakistan and broadcast from RFE/RL’s Prague headquarters. The station will share a frequency with VOA’s Radio Deewa and transmit via FM and shortwave. Online, Radio Mashaal’s website will provide a live stream of its broadcasts.

(RFE/RL Press Release)

VOA’S Creole service expands hours, adds AM frequency to reach quake victims

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:57 AM PST

Washington, D.C., January 14, 2010 – The Voice of America’s (VOA) Creole Service, reaching out to Haitian earthquake victims in their language, is ramping up the strength and frequency of emergency broadcasts to Haiti. With Haiti’s communications infrastructure badly damaged, the VOA, the largest international broadcaster in Haiti, is providing listeners with news and information via a combination of shortwave, AM and satellite broadcasts. “We’re doing everything we possibly can to reach people in Haiti who have a desperate need for information,” said Alberto Mascaro, chief of VOA’s Latin America Division.
He said Creole Service programming on shortwave and satellite radio has expanded from 1.5 hours daily to 5 hours. Programs now air at 7:30-8:30 am EST (1230-0130 UTC); 12:30-2:30 pm EST (1730-1930 UTC); 5:00-6:00 pm EST (2200-2300 UTC) and 8:00-9:00 pm EST (0100-0200 UTC). The evening programs can also be heard on 1180 AM from a transmitter and tower in Marathon, Florida, pre-empting Radio Marti at those times. VOA is playing a leading role to help Haitians reach out to one another. A special call-in number – 1-202-205-9942, mailbox 42 – has been established for people to leave messages that will be broadcast to Haiti. Facebook and Twitter accounts have also been created in Creole.

VOA reporters are on the ground in Haiti, covering the international response to the disaster. Basic survival information, statements by President Obama and messages from Haitians living in the United States have been broadcast back to those dealing with the disaster. Like other native Haitians living in the United States, VOA Creole staffers are still trying to confirm the status of their relatives on the island, according to Ronald Cesar, chief of the Creole Service. VOA’s Creole Service reaches more than 50 percent of adult Haitians on a weekly basis. Up-to-date information is also available around the clock on www.VOANews.com/creole.

(VOA Press Release)

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Venting sorrow, seeking hope, Haitians here turn to radio

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 11:15 PM PST

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/16/venting_sorrow_seeking_hope_haitians_here_turn_to_radio/

HCJB Global Physicians Arrive in Haiti for Relief Work with Samaritan’s Purse

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:47 PM PST

Sources: HCJB Global, Samaritan’s Purse, World Gospel Mission (written by Ralph Kurtenbach and Harold Goerzen)

As relief teams attempt to reach earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince, a multinational medical and water sanitation team from HCJB Global Hands in Ecuador is praising God for its arrival in the Haitian capital Friday, Jan. 15.

“The situation is really desperate, and safety is an increasing problem as people get more frantic for water, food and medical help,” said Martin Harrison, a British water engineer on the seven-member emergency medical response team in Florida, on Thursday. “We want to get on with the job, but we’re daunted by the very serious nature of the situation. Please pray for the team and that God would protect us and get us there in his perfect way and timing.”

“We are certain that the medical people we are slated to relieve are so very tired after this now 48-hour marathon in the hospital,” said family physician Steve Nelson on Thursday as the team waited to catch an emergency flight at the airport in West Palm Beach, Fla. The team arrived in Port-au-Prince Friday morning.

Another ministry, Samaritan’s Purse (SP), is sponsoring the HCJB Global team in Haiti and handling its logistics. SP is centering its medical relief efforts at a 100-bed hospital in Port-au-Prince operated by a local partner, Baptist Haiti Mission. The hospital, 20 miles from the quake’s epicenter, suffered only minor damage and has electricity from back-up generators.

Members of the HCJB Global team include Ecuadorian surgeon Leonardo Febres, German surgeon Eckehart Wolff, U.S. anesthesiologist Paul Barton, U.S. family physicians Steve Nelson and Marcos Nelson, Harrison and International Healthcare Director Sheila Leech, a British nurse who heads the group. Most have assisted after previous disasters elsewhere such as in quake zones of Indonesia and Pakistan, Lebanon after war, and flooded areas of Mexico and Ecuador.

Likewise, the SP team consists of veterans of many disaster responses, but even they were shocked by what they encountered upon their arrival. “The streets are full of people who have no homes to go back to,” said Dr. David Gettle, a medical adviser. “They’re running out of food, fuel and water. The situation is desperate and tense, and there is tremendous suffering.”

A cargo plane chartered by SP has made several flights to Port-au-Prince since Wednesday, transporting 11 members of its own disaster team along with rolls of plastic for temporary shelters, blankets, hygiene kits, jerry cans, flashlights, water purification sachets, water purification kits and two community water filters.

The primary goal of HCJB Global’s team is to bring medical aid and clean water to the injured while also addressing the spiritual needs of the Haitian earthquake victims. “This is an opportunity to show God’s love in a tangible way,” said HCJB Global President Wayne Pederson. “We feel privileged to play a small part in this emergency operation.”

The 7.0-magnitude quake struck on Tuesday, Jan. 12, even as an HCJB Global Voice engineer was in Port-au-Prince to do technical work for partner ministry Radio Lumière. The engineer and three others (two from the U.S.) escaped injury.

World Gospel Mission (WGM) is sending Paul Shingledecker to Haiti on Saturday to assess the damage at Radio Lumière, get it back on the air and meet with church and radio leaders to begin building a long-term strategy for assisting Haiti. Shingledecker, who served as a missionary in Haiti for 23 years, will also be checking on radio staff members, some of whom are feared dead.

“The station is still standing,” said Tim Rickel, WGM’s vice president for communication. “It is structurally sound, although many things have fallen off the shelves. All of the radio towers are also standing.” He said the station has back-up generators to supply electricity, but they are dependent on diesel fuel which is in short supply.

Radio Lumière, a WGM partner ministry operated by the Evangelical Baptist Mission of South Haiti, consists of nine radio stations and a television station. It covers 90 percent of Haiti with the message of Christ’s love.

Another HCJB Global cooperating ministry, radio station 4VEH, operated by One Mission Society (formerly OMS International) in Cap-Haitien, was undamaged.

“We want to be able to show the face of Jesus as we work with our hands. We trust the name of Jesus will be lifted up in all that we do,” said Steve Nelson.

Support of HCJB Global’s efforts will help provide medical supplies and basic necessities such as sleeping bags, flashlights, tents and emergency water filters. Plans are under way to send additional teams in the weeks to come.

The most recent news can be found at www.twitter.com/hcjbglobal In order to donate to the relief efforts, please visit www.hcjbglobal.org.

Since 1931, HCJB Global’s passion has been to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Using mass media, healthcare and education, and working with partners around the world, HCJB Global has ministries in more than 100 countries. Together with local partners, the ministry airs the gospel
in more than 120 languages and dialects. Thousands of listeners and healthcare patients are meeting Jesus. Local believers are being trained as missionaries, pastors, broadcasters and healthcare providers.

BBC World Service broadcasts special lifeline programming for Haiti

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:18 PM PST

BBC World Service will be broadcasting special lifeline programming for listeners in Haiti in the French, Spanish and English languages from tomorrow, Saturday 16 January.

Special programmes about the crisis will be broadcast this weekend between 12.00 and 13.00 GMT on shortwave on 11860 kHz (25 MB) and 9410 kHz (31 MB).

The BBC is expecting the programmes will also be available on the local FM network via the BBC’s partner station, Radio Lumiere.

The special programmes will come from the BBC Afrique (French for Africa) and BBC Mundo (Spanish language) networks, as well as BBC World Service’s flagship English-language news programme, Newshour.

Special programmes in Spanish and English were also broadcast today.

BBC World Service Director, Peter Horrocks, says: “This is a humanitarian crisis on a huge scale, and good quality information is a vital but scarce commodity there.

“So far, we’ve had lots of information from the country by Skype and Twitter. So we’ll be using the same tools to inform people that we are broadcasting these special services as well as the NGOs on the ground, websites and any other means possible.”

BBC Caribbean in English is also supporting its audiences in Haiti and the region with crucial information. The website bbccaribbean.com will be running a Twitter site dedicated to Haiti, as well as its ongoing coverage of the wider Caribbean and Haitian diaspora reaction to the tragedy. Updates will also continue in its regular Caribbean Report.

(BBC World Service Publicity)

TWR Haiti Earthquake Response

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 10:13 PM PST

It’s difficlt to quell the emotions when viewing the images of or reading about the devastation that has hit the people of Haiti.

The outpouring of support from countless individuals, organizations, churches and governments has been tremendous. Many emergency reponse teams are either on the ground already or are en route to bring much needed releif in the form of clean water, food, medical supplies and treatment for the survivors.

To address the spiritual and emotional needs of the people of Haiti, TWR has partnered with Haiti’s Radio 4VEH to rebroadcast it’s local Christian programming over our 100,000-watt AM station on the Caribbean island of Bonaire.

Since Radio 4VEH is located in the northern part of Haiti it was not severely impacted by the earthquake. But because its broadcasts do not effectively reach listeners in Port-au-Prince, Radio 4VEH has agreed to allow TWR to rebroadcast its live Internet audio stream, in the local language of Creole, into Port-au-Prince.

(Trans World Radio)

Observations during Solar Eclipse

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 04:10 AM PST

Monitoring Observations at Hyderabad of 49 & 41 Meters during partial Solar Eclipse

Partial solar eclipse was there at my location in Hyderabad today 15 January 2009 at 0600-0945 UTC (10.30 am to 3.15 pm IST). During the time of solar eclipse, it was like cloudy weather here and I monitored the broadcast bands. Enhanced reception was noted on 49 and 41 Meter bands and stations not heard usually at the time were also heard.

Here are some monitoring observations of 49 Meters :

Freq(kHz) — Station — SIO

5770 Myanmar 151
5915 Myanmar 252
5935 Unid 151
5965 Unid 151
5970 Unid 151
5990 Unid 151
6020 AIR Shimla 252
6035 Bhutan 151
6040 AIR Jeypore 555 (off air till 0823)
6100 AIR Delhi DRM
6110 Chinese 444
6130 Chinese 151
6175 Unid 151
6190 AIR Delhi Hum 251
6200 Chinese 151

Important observations of today on 7 MHz are as follows:

7230.4 242 Voice of Jammu & Kashmir Freedom Movement (with lot of hum) Pakistan sign off at 0841 after Allahoo Akbar (from tune in at 0753). It is scheduled at 0745-0850 as per WRTH 2010 but not heard lately.

7230 AIR Kurseong is not heard for many days now. After they left Chinese station was heard on 7230.

7250 0800 Koran recital, Dhaka? after AIR Gorakhpur left air at 0800.

Live commentary of Total Solar Eclipse was noted on 7290 Thiruvanthapuram in Malayalam & 7380 Chennai in Tamil.

AIR Port Blair was also not heard on 7390.

AIR Guwahati was noted testing with Hindi Film Tunes on 7420 from 0930 when my local station AIR Hyderabad left the same frequency.

Other air Channels were noted as usual on the usual 7 MHz frequencies but with a little better reception as was Malaysia on 7295.

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Alamat email baru Suara Vietnam (Voice of Vietnam): indonesia@vov.org.vn

Dari: Aries Subagyo

BBC Indonesia hanya siaran selama 5 menit pada 13.00 UTC Senin-Jum’at, sedangkan pada hari Sabtu dan Minggu tidak ada siaran BBC Indonesia pada jam tersebut.

Siaran jam 11.00 dan 22.00 UTC tetap seperti biasa.

(BBC World Service via Elshinta via HFP via AS)

Tanggaan mengenai pengurangan jam siaran BBC Siaran Indonesia

Harry Santosa – Jember : “Saya merasa prihatin + kecewa dengan BBC Seksi Indonesia yang telah mengurangi jam siarannya, khususnya pada jam 20.00 WIB”.

Zulkarnaen – Banda Aceh : “Saya berharap, semoga pengurangan jam siaran BBC Seksi Indonesia jam 20.00 WIB bukan pertanda BBC hendak turun gunung meninggalkan gelombang pendek. Jangan sampai BBC Indonesia lenyap dari udara”.

Lalu Sumadek – Lombok Timur : “Mengurangi jam siaran pukul 13.00 UTC? Waduh, kenapa yang dikurangi justru yang paling baik penerimaannya selama ini dari tempat saya. BBC, ada apa denganmu?”

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Berikut petikan pengumuman yang kami kutip dari website BBCIndonesia.com

BBCBBC Indonesia mengubah pola siaran mulai 18 Januari 2010

Mulai Senin 18 Januari 2010, BBC Indonesia tampil lebih marak di internet dan melakukan sejumlah perubahan dalam siaran radio.

Sejak awal Desember 2009, BBCIndonesia.com sudah memiliki tampilan baru dengan berbagai liputan yang lebih menyeluruh jika dibandingkan sebelumnya.

Untuk siaran radio, mulai 18 Januari, siaran pukul 13 GMT (pukul 20.00 WIB) dari semula 30 menit menjadi warta berita dunia lima menit.

Siaran pukul 18.00 WIB selama 30 tetap dipertahankan demikian juga siaran pukul 05.00 WIB selama 60 menit.

Selain itu juga BBC Indonesia tidak lagi mengudara selama akhir pekan.

Jadi siaran hari Sabtu pagi, Sabtu malam, dan Minggu pagi tidak muncul lagi.

Sebagai gantinya, BBC Indonesia tetap menyajikan berita-berita terbaru selama 7 hari seminggu dan 365 hari setahun, baik itu berita internasional maupun Indonesia lewat internet.

Anda juga bisa mendengarkan siaran radio langsung dari internet.

Untuk siaran pukul 18.00 WIB, berikut majalah mingguan yang disiarkan

  • Hari Senin: Ilmu dan Teknologi
  • Hari Selasa: Kabar Buku
  • Hari Rabu: Kabar dari Inggris
  • Hari Kamis: Ungkapan Pendapat
  • Hari Jumat: Surat dari London

Untuk siaran pukul 05.00 WIB, majalah mingguan yang disiarkan

  • Senin: Ruang Olahraga dan Ungkapan Pendapat
  • Selasa: Dunia Bisnis
  • Rabu: Hukum Dalam Praktek
  • Kamis: Lingkungan Kita
  • Jumat: Info Musika

BBC Indonesia juga tetap menampilkan Rubrik Tokoh setiap akhir bulan.

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3. UNID National Anthem on 594 khz (mvarnhem)
4. UNID National Anthem on 594 khz (mvarnhem@planet.nl)
5. UNID National Anthem on 594 khz identified (mvarnhem)
6. Re: UNID National Anthem on 594 khz (Paul)
7. Re: Iceland QSL policy? (Christian Milling)
8. foreign & domestic LW-MW logs w/ the Sony SRF-A1 (aurel chiochiu)
9. Radio Mashaal (Bruce Portzer)

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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:58:56 -0000
From: <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
To: “Cumbre” <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “arnaldo slaen”
<slaen@ciudad.com.ar>, ”DSWCI” <logs@directbox.com>,
<dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “Gayle Van Horn” <gaylemt@brmemc.net>,
<gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com>, <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>, ”Marie
Lamb” <malamb@cumbredx.org>, ”Robert Wilkner” <rlcw@earthlink.net>,
<wghauser@yahoo.com>, “ALF” <alf.e.persson@telia.com>,
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Fri DX – Condx poor
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Peru, 3329.47, Radio Ondas del Huallaga, 1045-1100, With a very tough tuning procedure, noted a person under CHU in Spanish language comments.
Tuning the signal in required notching out CHU’s carrier and tuning Huallaga’s signal in precisely to the smallest possible spot. At 1053 the signal improved slightly and a female was heard commenting. At 1054 canned promos presented. (Chuck Bolland, January 15, 2010)

NRD545
26.27N 081.05W

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:48:42 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <eefibra@yahoo.com.br>
To: <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>, <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>,
<playdx2003@yahoogroups.com>, <dxclube@yahoogrupos.com.br>,
<dxld@yahoogroups.com>, <gaku@apple.email.ne.jp>,
<barrera@arg.sicoar.com>, “Anker Petersen” <anker.petersen@mail.dk>
Subject: [HCDX] logs
Message-ID: <001401ca95fb$8f5988e0$8ec2e3c8@home>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″

5030, R. Burkina, Ouagadougou. January, 14 2219-2229 male talks seems in French, 2225 slow Afropop music. When music, better signal level, 24222 (lob-B).
4220, China, PBS Qinghai, Xining. January, 14 Tibetan (listed) 2308-2314 Chinese music with slightly different style than that traditional of China, 2310 male and female talks. 24232 (lob-B).
6025, Dominican Republic, R. Amanecer, Santo Domingo. January, 14/15 2355-0004 male and female in Spanish talks. Few words readable, quick degrade until complete disappear, at peak 22222 (lob-B).
3945, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. January, 15 0838-0850 male talks in don’t identified language. 25232 (lob-B).
5940, Brasil, R. Paz no Valle via R. Voz Mission?ria, Camboriu. January, 15 0855-0900 Sertanejo music with religious lyrics in program “Alvorada Sertaneja”, male “o melhor da m?sica gospel, R. Paz no Valle, muito mais m?sica para aben?oar sua vida”. 45434 (lob-B).

73’s

L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil – Sony ICF SW40 – dipole 18m, 32m.

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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:11:06 +0100
From: “mvarnhem” <mvarnhem@planet.nl>
To: “HCDX list” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: [HCDX] UNID National Anthem on 594 khz
Message-ID: <4320cfb4436e4e6f802f19871b916e1f@thuiswerkplek>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii”

Since some time I am monitoring 594 khz after the German station HR left the frequency.
Often I hear at 1600UTC an UNID station with a National Anthem.
Radio Horizont, Bulgaria gives moderate reception on this frequeny at that time mixing with other stations on the frequency. Before 1600UTC I also heard Arabic music and songs.
I suppose after the NA, the station signs off, because R Horizont reception improves.
A recording can be heard on: http://webdisk.planet.nl/mvarnhem/publiek/album/594%20NA.MP3
I am anxious to know which NA and station this can be.

Max van Arnhem
The Netherlands

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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:13:52 +0100
From: “mvarnhem” <mvarnhem@planet.nl>
To: “HCDX list” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: [HCDX] UNID National Anthem on 594 khz identified
Message-ID: <0166345b73524ff5b39175ea006c213b@thuiswerkplek>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii”

Thanks to Guido Schotmans from Belgium the station is identified : Syria .
http://www.national-anthems.net/files/c76472bd7544633f30bf1db14f89ce7a_20100
116_syriaX.mp3

73
Max

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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:39:52 +0100
From: “Christian Milling” <christian.milling@funkhaus-euskirchen.de>
To: <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Iceland QSL policy?
Message-ID:
<6af087aea09f54418d0ff9a19546b467011dda6d@eu-exch-01.funkhaus.local>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″

>Patrick
>I’ve had similar results. I sent a written report + CD in 2007 and followed up with an e-mail + MP3 last fall and not heard from them.
Try to ask for Mr. Kristj?n Benediktsson. In Winter 2007 he showed me the technical facilities of RUV and told me he is radio amateur. You might have success.

Regards,
Christian

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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:11:45 -0500
From: aurel chiochiu <acq@videotron.ca>
To: nrcidxd@aol.com, BACONTI@aol.com, mwdx@yahoogroups.com,
hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com, Mike Brooker <aum108@idirect.com>,
ABDX@yahoogroups.com, amstereo@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Jorge Medina <jjllms@yahoo.com.ar>, Pierre CHABOT
<chabot-pierre@wanadoo.fr>, ve2shw@yahoo.com, “Tudor M. Vedeanu”
<tmvedeanu@yahoo.com>, Kyru Rex <kyrukyru@hotmail.com>,
jrtrevilly@free.fr, venezuelanqslhelp@yahoo.com, MarkWA1ION@aol.com,
mtardif17@hotmail.com, Jorge Garcia <garcia.jorgegarcia@gmail.com>,
da_18gurlz@hotmail.com, stephanecounot@yahoo.fr, ”olivier.tequi”
<olivier.tequi@laposte.net>, o_p_nimigean@yahoo.com,
Luis_a_to@hotmail.com, alaingutton@yahoo.fr, pkloops@bigpond.net.au
Subject: [HCDX] foreign & domestic LW-MW logs w/ the Sony SRF-A1
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Warm greetings to all of you !
First of all, sorry for what happened in Haiti… I hope this means more Haitian immigration which is a good thing for me, as I love Hatian food and music, especially Cabri and grillot…
Into the logs (mostly highlights, as I’m too buzy with my new AM Stereo toy, a Sony SRF-A1 walkman bought from EBay, in order to type more):

Trans-Atlantic DX

153 Germany DLF, Donebach / Algeria RTA Radio Wahad, Bechar JAN 10 0331 UTC – Arabic programming mixed with jazz music. Good with nothing in the way of noise thanks to an electricity blackout ! (Chiochiu-QC)
225 POLAND Polski Radio 1, Solec Kujawski JAN 13 0559 UTC – Time pips, then ID “Polski Radio Warshov, program ?” (I don’t speak Polish), then into news. Very good signal, best reception ever ! Semi-regular, though they seldom fade up strongly ! Heard on the Grundig G5 ULR / PK LW loop combo ! (Chiochiu-QC)
270 CZECH REPUBLIC Cezky Rozhlas – Radio Zurnal JAN 13 0536 UTC – playing US pops and male clearly speaking in Czech. It’s the 2nd or 3rd I have audio on 269 in AM Narrow mode on the Sangean ACS-818 CST / PK LW loop combo, though never with such a good SIO 422 ! (Chiochiu-QC)

Pan-American DX
600 CUBA CMKV Radio Rebelde, Urbano Norr?s JAN 15 2350 UTC – man talking with passion about “la revoluci?n cubana” leading to a cumbia song. Good, in CKAT null ! Heard with the Sony SRF-A1 walkman and it’s own built-in ferrite rod antenna in AM ST mode with the cumbia song jumping from one channel to another with a weak domestic rumble in the other channel… I think this walkman gives a stereo-like effect to all stations (hello Phil Laruse, who had a similar occurance with CHNC-610) ! (Chiochiu-QC)
710 CUBA Radio Rebelde synchros JAN 15 2350 UTC – // 600 with some splatter from next-to-adjacent locals on 690 and 730. Over WOR though ! Heard on the Sony SRF-A1 walkman with its built-in ferrite rod antenna ! (Chiochiu-QC)
780 VENEZUELA YVNM Radio Coro JAN 15 0520 UTC – HJ vallenato mx, followed by a couple of canned announcements such as “?La publicidad radial es m?s efectiva, m?s economica y con mayores beneficios! ?Anuncie s? producto hoy!”, full ID, then into a salsa number. Poor reception, a few good peaks, but very deep fadings, mostly weak and rarely good. SINPO 35512. Heard on the Sanyo MCD-S830 / PK AM loop combo with WBBM carefully nulled out ! Conditions toward Latin America generally very poor. Even Radio Coro is very unimpressive as you can see… TA DX is much better ! (Chiochiu-QC)

Domestic North American DX
630 CFCO Chattam, ON JAN 15 1706 EST – playing a contemporary country song with electric guitar on one ear and drums on the other one. Switch beetwen both due to “platform motion”… Carried hockey later, after 1930 EST, after an ad for a sweater ! With so much talk: WPRO, CFCO, WMAL et al, I though they went dark, due to their 92.9 simulcast, which is a shame, as it is my best source of Motorola C-Quam DXing ! (BC-QC)
890 WLS Chicago, IL JAN 15 2018 EST – Heard Emerson Lake and Palmer “welcome back my friend to the show that never ends, come inside, come inside…” symphonic prog-rock gem on the right ear and the talkshow host on the left ear ! Yes, and with NO platform motion effect, in null of WCBS-880 HD QRM ! Excellent, almost local-like ! (BC-QC)
940 CINW Montr?al, QC JAN 15 1505 EST – heard with monaural music on the right ear and just powerline noises on the left one as I was in the center of the local noise storm that Hydro Qu?bec will solve tonight ! It appears this walkman brings platform motion effect and stereo where it doesn’t belong as well as where it REALLY belongs. CINW never used stereo and is not doing so today either ! (BC-QC)
1280 CFMB Montr?al, QC JAN 15 1625 EST – with an Italian punk-rock classic from the early 80s. Heard with some platform motion effect as I nulled them out, I was degradating their city grade reception here in Pierrefonds ! (BC-QC)
1310 CIWW Ottawa, ON JAN 15 1536 EST – Heard with one 70s song alternating between left and right ear, platform motion effect with stereo-like separation ! Mixing with WORC ! (BC-QC)
1310 WORC Worchester, MA JAN 15 1536 EST – using “La Mega” and “Power Trece Diez” slogans and playing trop mx… At 1630 EST, after a Zacar?a Ferreira track, the man anncr told his listeners he will be live in Massachussets, on stage ! Very good, over / under CIWW / others on the Sony SRF-A1 barefoot ! Are they using stereo ? I couldn’t really tell ! (BC-QC)
1340 WIRY Plattsburg, NY JAN 15 1108 EST – playing a funky song from the late 70s or early 80s with a nice separation between the funky guitar and the drums that were trading places due to the “platform motion” effect… Its the first time I hear anything close to Dance Music on this otherwise eclectic Home Town broadcaster ! Heard on the Sony SRF-A1 / PK AM loop combo ! There was some skywave intereference from other ‘graveyarders’, mainly WSTJ and WMSA, causing this platform motion shift. Daytime skip was too good today, as it disturbed this fringe Motorola C-Quam semi-local with really bothersome skip signals I’d rather not hear, as they weren’t stereo ! (BC-QC)
1610 CJWI Montr?al, QC JAN 15 – often overtaked by overspills from CFAV-1570, some huge 40 kHz away ! (BC-QC)

Additionnal comments:
I got today the Saony SRF-A1 walkman from EBay… With the attemp to a terrorist attack, the postal service has been dramatically slow, so I’m happy it finally made here, but not only happy, VERY enthousiastic about it !
At first, I was disappointed… Using the Sanyo MCD-S830 / PK AM loop in order to listen to the regular monaural reception of fringe semi-local WIRY-1340 (in null of the stronger semi-local WMSA in Massena, NY), they were fading in and out and mixing with two other “graveyarders”… I was too excited to let this down and tryed anyway to put the passive PK AM loop close to the Sony SRF-A1 and surprise, the kicked in with tune, not perfect, some platform motion, but still (for me!) a beautiful Hi-Fi sound with nice and almost clean stereo separation ! Without the induction-ready PK AM loop, the signal was too weak to trigger the stereo beacon on my Sony SRF-A1 ! I just can’t wait for the summer days when everything groundwave is heard with no daytime skywave QRM ! Its hard to tell how it works, has anyone ever used a Sony SRF-A1 succesfully for fringe AMS DXing ?
Also, I begun advanced Spanish classed in order to become a translator, at UQAM and things were not too bad, though it’s hard to tell after “only” the first week !

This report is brought to you by Bogdan Alexandru Chiochiu, DXing from Pierrefonds (Montreal’s West Island), QC using his Sony SRF-A1 walkman, both barefoot and aided by the PK AM loop. Also using the Sangean ACS-818 CST / PK LW loop. Last, but not least, the Grundig G5 ULR is doing a fine job with the PK LW loop on 153-225 kHz as well !

May the good DX be with you !
Bogdan Chiochiu

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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:19:04 -0800
From: Bruce Portzer <bportzer@comcast.net>
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Mashaal
Message-ID: <4B514C48.1050200@comcast.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

From the Seattle Post Intelligencer website 15 Jan 2010,
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1103ap_eu_czech_radio_free_europe_pakistan.html

There is also an announcement on the RFE/RL website
http://www.rferl.org/section/Pakistan/1073.html but I couldn’t find any
frequencies mentioned

Radio Free Europe begins broadcast to Pakistan

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRAGUE — U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will start broadcasting to the tribal areas of Pakistan to provide an alternative to Islamic extremist stations.
The broadcaster says in a statement that its new Radio Mashaal will broadcast in the local Pashto dialect into Pakistan’s border region with Afghanistan. The first programs will be aired Friday.
The network said Thursday that Mashaal, or Torch in Pashto, will broadcast from its headquarters in Prague while its reporters operate from a new bureau in Pakistan.
The network broadcasts in Pashto to Afghanistan, but these will be the first broadcasts to Pakistan.

Radio Free Europe is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts in 28 languages to 20 countries, including Iran.

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Today’s Topics:

1. Syria 594 KHZ (Richard Brock)
2. Re: Radio Mashaal (Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. LA ROSA DE TOKYO PARA HOY: COREA DEL NORTE (Arnaldo)
4. Emisora Chana (Arnaldo)
5. HAITI: Haitians Use Range of Technologies, Old and New, In
Effort to Reach Relatives (Arnaldo)
6. D DAY IN THESSALONIKI (Zacharias Liangas )
7. RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
(Zacharias Liangas )
8. Glenn Hauser logs January 14-16, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
9. logs (L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec)
10. Jan 15-16 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)

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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:55:22 -0500
From: “Richard Brock” <radioboy@access995.com>
To: <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Syria 594 KHZ
Message-ID: <6b927a4f43dd47529960613a3c643fa0@tombston85bbd1>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″

The report of the Syrian station sounds interesting so on Jan. 16 at 0430 UTC I tuned to 594 KHZ and all I can hear is a mish mash of heterodynes and a preacher splashing from somewhere near 594. At one point I heard what sounded like Mid-East type music and a female that was speaking what sounded like Arabic. The signals are so weak with a lot of fading so I can’t claim what I heard. It’s still early so maybe conditions will improve. My home made loop antenna is getting the best results on that frequency. Perhaps it’s time to switch over to my Zenith Transoceanic radio? Good DX to all!.

Rich Brock
WA3028SWL Beaver, Pennsylvania USA Grundig S350 receiver

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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:42:09 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>, “Bruce Portzer”
<bportzer@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Mashaal
Message-ID: <96fd77fbd96647ad99991d90c4e713f8@hnpc2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=”iso-8859-1″;
reply-type=original

Schedule is 1030-1230 [sic, 1100-1300] UTC on 9395 Udornthani-Thailand, 11605 Iranawila-Sri Lanka, and 13700 Iranawila-Sri Lanka kHz shortwave.

I’m sure Radio Mashaal will do a good job. But it will do much the same job that VOA’s Deewa Radio is already doing, in the same language, to the same target area. Put together the talent from these two stations, and US international broadcasting would be in danger of achieving excellence.
This was not the idea of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Some senator put some language in some appropriations bill, and Radio Mashaal was created. Such shards of bad legislation have made US international broadcasting the archetype of bureaucratic inefficiency.
(Kim Andrew Elliott-USA, <kimandrewelliott.com> via dxld Jan 15)

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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:34:50 +0100
From: “Arnaldo” <slaen@ciudad.com.ar>
To: <cumbredx@cs2.ralabs.com>
Cc: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com, playdx2003
<playdx2003@yahoogroups.com>, DXLD <dxld@yahoogroups.com>,
bclnews@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HCDX] HAITI: Haitians Use Range of Technologies, Old and
New, In Effort to Reach Relatives
Message-ID: <00c201ca966d$9fb60bb0$0ca9c0be@windowsv03oj4t>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″

Communication in and around the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is at a standstill after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. With cell phone service and landlines down, Haitians around the world are seeking out any means possible to reach their families. Their efforts have shown the importance of both old and new technologies in getting the word out.
When Tuesday’s massive earthquake made communication by phone virtually impossible, many Haitians turned to the Internet.
Social-networking sites like Twitter and Facebook quickly became a bridge between those inside the country and their family members on the outside.
Haitian-American Yves Colon, a journalism professor at the University of Miami, says the sites proved crucial for him and many others during the first hours of the disaster.
“The only thing that was working, spottily even, was Internet, and a few people were sending out messages to Twitter. That was the only way really for us to get a sense of what things were, what the situation was like and how people were and who was hurt and who was not hurt,” he said.
With many local sources of information paralyzed, others turned to Haitian radio stations outside the country for answers.
Hundreds of people have reached out to stations in Florida, New York and Pennsylvania looking for news about their relatives.
Broadcasters, like VOA’s Washington D.C.-based Creole Service, which airs in Haiti have been able to maintain contact with the country using shortwave radio frequencies.
Ronald Cesar, the chief of the Creole Service says he received several calls for help.
“I got several calls from Haitians in the Washington metro area asking me how they could send messages to their relatives in Haiti, because communication is down, not too many people can call a number or reach a number in Haiti,” he said.
The Creole Service has now set up a hotline to help Haitians both inside and outside of the country communicate with their loved ones.
“The way it works, we have set up a phone number, and it is toll free, we accept all the charges. The number is 202-205-9942 and they have to press number 42, and then they will hear a greeting and they can leave their messages. What the Creole service does once it gets those messages, we play them in our broadcasts so that people everywhere can hear them,” he said.
Cesar says shortwave technology, which dates back to the 1920s, is one of the best ways to reach people in Haiti during a time like this, when most local radio stations are unable to broadcast.
VOA and other news outlets are also using pages on Facebook and Twitter to share information, further demonstrating that when it comes to communicating in a disaster, all types of technology are critical.(VOA News)

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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:35:56 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] D DAY IN THESSALONIKI
Message-ID: <4B51DCDC.1383.43728A@greekdx.otenet.gr>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII

D Day for Thessaloniki

Yesterday 15-12010 is the D-day (digital day switchover )though in pilot stage for nationwide TV channels relaying in Thessaloniki. Most of the western part of the city including parts of the north areas including us in Filiro and Retziki are now able to watch the 7 TV channels via 2 transmitters using MPEG 4 compression technology and COFDM mode.
The 7 TV channels are Ant1 Mega SKAI STAR MACEDONIA Alter and Alpha which last year started a consortium called Digea TV to promote the digital switchover in Greece for the commercial TV channels (separate from the national TV network). Thessaloniki is the second point with Athens to follow in several months but in the first semester of 2010. First press release was on 16-12-09 and all members of the consortium started banners from the 1rst of this year to inform for the digital switchover that just made from the point of Filipion central part s of the city but on the mountain) but leaving the older main point of Hortiatis (E of the city) still using analogue mode.
More for this including two coverage maps in this page http://www.digea.gr/news/details/3/8.html
As for now 15-1-2010 and 0700 LT the switchover has been completed using two ‘transponders’ on 25 and 29 for the digital format, previously used by Macedonia TV , another (?? No info ) as spare while all other freqs use a notification
Tested my father in law’s TV monitor with built in decoder yesterday 15.1 morning 0700 LT . channel 25 was with 3+1 TV channels in the clear (Anntenna , Alpha Alter and spare ), while ch 29 due to some in band-QRM showed halted or low-framed video (channels available MAk TV , Mega Sky Star) , though today signal was 100% . This is possibly caused due to a 2 antenna mixed system used so far to pick signals from the two main transmission systems.
As for the picture , with the TV set is better than using a sat system
Please read and distribute this 15 year research article
http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd
________________________
http://zlgr.multiply.com (radio monitoring site plus audio clips ) MAIN SITE
http://sites.google.com/site/zliangas (replacement of geocities)
http://zliangas.blogspot.com (radio tech , gadgets, grk ethics)
http://www.youtube.com/zach0gr some videos
http://www.myspace.com/310100806
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770974854
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/06600224598981072865 (social news )
http://zlgr.stumbleupon.com (my social ‘bookmarks’ )
http://del.icio.us/gr_geek1
……..
Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
greekdx @ otenet dot gr —
Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108,
Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000
Antenna: 16m hor, 2×16 m V invert, 1m australian loop

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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:15:31 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
Message-ID: <4B51D813.16316.30C078@greekdx.otenet.gr>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
http://www.rferl.org/content/Press_Room_Press_Release_Radio_Mashaal_
Launch_/1929887.html

Radio Mashaal Logo
January 14, 2010
(PRAGUE, Czech Republic) On January 15, RFE/RL will begin broadcasting in the local Pashto dialects to Pakistan and the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The new station – called Radio Mashaal (”Torch” in Pashto) – will offer an alternative to the growing number of Islamic extremist radio stations in the region.
“There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas,” says U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke. “Radio Mashaal’s commitment to professional journalism in the local language will be an important contribution toward peace, reconciliation and democracy in the region.”
Veteran Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid says he hopes Radio Mashaal “will provide people the kind of information they need to make the right decisions about their lives.”
One surprise in store for listeners will be the reappearance of Haroon Bacha, a popular Pashtun singer who fled the region last year amid death threats from the Taliban. The 36-year-old recording artist – whose dozens of albums, music videos and television appearances made him one of the most famous entertainers in the region – will be hosting a cultural affairs show for Radio Mashaal. [see The New York Times: "U.S. Refuge for Singer Fleeing the Taliban," 10/12/08]
There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The first broadcast will air live on January 15 at 4pm local time. Radio Mashaal’s correspondents will be covering local and international news with in-depth reports on terrorism, politics, women’s issues, and health care (with an emphasis on preventive medicine). The station will feature roundtable discussions and interviews with tribal leaders and local policymakers in addition to regular call-in programs aimed at giving listeners the opportunity to be heard.
Radio Mashaal will operate out of a new bureau in Pakistan and broadcast from RFE/RL’s Prague headquarters. The station will share a frequency with VOA’s Radio Deewa and transmit via FM and shortwave. Online, Radio Mashaal’s website will provide a live stream of its broadcasts.

U.S. MEDIA: To schedule an interview, contact Ari Goldberg (goldberga@rferl.org, 202.494.0388)
FOREIGN PRESS: Contact Julian Knapp (knappj@rferl.org, +420.602.611.008)

Also look at:
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-based-rfe-rl-launches-broadcasts-to-pakistan-border-areas/421307
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\15\story_15-1-2010_pg7_23
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1103ap_eu_czech_radio_free_europe_pakistan.html
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/14-us-radio-free-europe-launches-in-pakistans-tribal-zones-zj-07
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-funded-pashto-radio-a-new-weapon-in-war-against-taliban/article1433624/
Please read and distribute this 15 year research article
http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e

Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd

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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:49:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 14-16, 2010
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** BIAFRA [non]. Had not checked former VOBI transmission for a few weeks, which was Fri 19-20 on WHRI 15665, but just in case did so Jan 15: nothing heard, tho at 1930 I happened to be in a rather noisy parking lot with a portable. Website http://www.biafraland.com/vobi.htm still shows no broadcasts since Dec 11 as far as audio files (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. RHC UT Jan 16 at 0713 had English still running not only on usual 6060, but also still on 6010 and much weaker 6140; while Spanish was on 6120 and 6150. As frequently noted, 6140 is sometimes in Spanish, sometimes in English.
11760, RHC missing at 1454 Jan 16 while 11730 and 11800 continued. 11760 probably was in processing of switching transmitter/antenna, as it was back on by 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5910, Shiokaze via JSR Japan, Jan 16 at 1426 in Korean, fast SAH again from co-channel station about to start at 1430. The latter just too weak to tell if similar to or // Iran on 9575 Russian or 9585 Hindi, but 5875 is listed as VIRI Bengali. Occasional CW QRM such as at 1440 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** LAOS [non]. Hmong Lao Radio missing again this weekend, Jan 16 at 1415 check of WHRI 11785 — not on the air. However open carrier was up at 1455, prior to Hmong World Christian Radio at 1500 Saturdays only. Website http://www.h-lr.com/ still has no audio files since Jan 2 and 3 but continues to mention 11785 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 730, dominating the channel for a few minutes from 0445 UT Jan 16 on the nondirexional caradio, not XEX, the onetime clear-channel leader, but instead Radio Viva-something, serving Chihuahua and Durango, which fits since it`s XEHB at Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, right on the Durango border. Despite many repetitions of the ID, it was hard to tell what the second word was.

WRTH 2010 shows XEHB on 730 as Radio Viva Vida, 50 kW day and 1 kW night, so suspect it may be on day power.

Uplooked later in the new “Quick & Easy“ MWList, http://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=3#kHz730
it`s not there! They still have XEHB under its previous identity on 770 whence it moved and where we first heard it long ago.

Then checking another source, Fred Cant?`s Mexico Radio site:
http://mexicoradiotv.com/listchih.htm
We get a different name, Radio Viva Villa! I`ll bet his version is correct since there is a graphic of the logo, very small which needs to be blown up; unfortunately no hotlink to a website.

That name presumably means “long live Pancho Villa“, a local hero. I wonder what the new IRCA Mexican log shows? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 6104.8, XEQM made another appearance Jan 16 at 0713, modulation somewhat distorted with frantic music for the nightmiddle, good on peaks but fades down to nothing, including at 0716 when an announcement was starting. By 0725 had apparently decided to stay outfaded (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TUNISIA. RTT, still on 7335 at 0800 Jan 16 with Arabic news, after nice selexion of Arabic music until then. Official sked shows 7335 on until 0910, but since it also shows // 7275 until 0730, but really closes at 0627, does 7335 also go off earlier than scheduled? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** TURKEY. 41 and 31m mostly dead except for some African relays, 0609 Jan 15, but on 9700 Turkish music with YL ululating and string instrument had fair signal, 0610 announcement. This is VOT Turkish, Emirler site at 310 degrees to Europe but also USward at 05-07.

12035, usual somewhat distorted modulation from VOT, Jan 15 at 1422 with multi-lingual ID time-filler, then sign-off announcement in English, 1424 IS which kept running instead of turning off transmitter to QSY; 1427 as usual starts inserting IDs in language to follow, amid IS variations, still not sure what it is, but it is definitely not Russian, one of the 1430 languages on the schedule, as it went “Turkiye —- Radio“, which points to one of the many Turkic languages. 1430 6-pip timesignal ending 1 second late compared to WWV, opening program mentioning website partially www.trt. Kept running until abruptly cut off at 1433:35 when the operator woke up and starting moving to the frequency where this is supposed to be, as previously discussed, most likely Kazakh on 9785. The Slavic influence I previous heard would be apropos (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. 5875, BBCWS still QRMing itself as first noted Jan 14. On Jan 16 at 1425, English and Arabic mixing with Arabic somewhat stronger. English is via Thailand, which used to be clear on this frequency. There is some fading, but hard to tell if propagational or subaudible heterodyning from slightly different frequencies. By 1459 both signals much weaker, but could make out BBCWS sounder, ID in English and timesignal. Where is the Arabic coming from and why has BBCWS decided to collide with itself? Do not find the latter listed anywhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 5755, WTWW testing again UT Jan 15 around 0142 and 0147 with same ID and probably same music loop as before. Carrier and modulation off and on several times as needed: 0213 off, 0218 OC, 0219 not
audible.

George McClintock tells me that altho problems are being worked out, a lot more full-power testing is needed, especially on 9480 which would be on the air Friday afternoon. Does not plan to finalize programming until after HFCC, which is Feb 1-5 in Kuala Lumpur. He`s also too busy now to verify reception reports but will eventually have a QSL card; there is no contact info on the website http://wtww.us (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 9955, Jan 16 at 1533, no jamming, weak signal with lo modulation, and fast SAH, presumably WRMI, which Jeff White tells me is temporarily on the 5 kW backup transmitter, but not running full hours. Sounds like preacher which fits for Zion Teacher scheduled; the other being YFR via Tainan, Taiwan in Russian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. 11845, fast pulsing until 1529* Jan 16, covering only 11840-11850. Maybe OTH radar. No broadcaster on 11845 to be victimized; and doubt it was residual Cuban jamming, since R. Mart? has been off 11845 since the end of A-09, which should be long enough for the DCJC to realize they can let up too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

UNIDENTIFIED. Finally a bit of winter sporadic E reaching channel 2 analog: 2317 UT Jan 14, commercial slides reading INFORMATION and then DIRECT BUY, therefore English and in all probability Canadian. 2323 another brief fadein, looks like a cooking demonstration, maybe Rachel Ray show. Checked online skeds and does not match for Thunder Bay or Regina, two of our most likely skippers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:10:22 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <eefibra@yahoo.com.br>
To: <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>, <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>,
<playdx2003@yahoogroups.com>, <dxclube@yahoogrupos.com.br>,
<dxld@yahoogroups.com>, <gaku@apple.email.ne.jp>,
<barrera@arg.sicoar.com>, “Anker Petersen” <anker.petersen@mail.dk>
Subject: [HCDX] logs
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4828, Voice of Zimbabwe, Gweru. January, 15 2134-2212 male talks in don’t identified language, 2147 African music, 2151 female in English talks “every friday”, then male “political”, alternating short music, 2204 female in English talks “today”, African music. Het, enhancement along this listening, 22322 (lob-B).
6045, Uruguay, R. Sarandi, Montevideo. January, 16 0733-0743 male outside “movimento agr?rio”, mentions of “Montevideo, Uruguay” returning studio talks. QRM presumed from KBS, some saturated audio 32432 (lob-B)

73’s

L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil – Sony ICF SW40 – dipole 18m, 32m.

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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:57:40 EST
From: brian384875@aol.com
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Jan 15-16 Logs
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** BOLIVIA. 5952.45, Radio Pio XII, Siglo Veinte, 1040-1055, Jan 16, Spanish talk. Some Bolivian music. Poor in noisy conditions and adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** COLOMBIA. 6034.99, LV del Guaviare, San Jos? Guaviare, 0040-0104*, Jan 16, reactivated with local pop music. IDs. Sign off with National Anthem at 0103. Early sign off. They use to sign off at 0300. Poor to fair in noisy conditions and occasional adjacent channel splatter. Also heard at 1050-1140 with local music, ID, Spanish talk with a poor to fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** COSTA RICA. 2859.82, Radio San Carlos, 0115-0204*, Jan 16, 2nd harmonic. 2 x 1430v. Spanish talk with crowd noise. Ads. Jingles. Abrupt sign off. Poor in noisy conditions. Occasional peaks up to a
fair level. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Nac, Bata, 2200-2254*,
Jan 15, Afro-pop music. Spanish announcements. Sign off with National Anthem. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** GUINEA. 7125, Radio Guine?, 2350-0005*, Jan 15-16, local Afro-pop music. Tribal music. French talk at 0000. Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, WEAK Radio, 2210-2225+,
Jan 15, punk rock music. IDs. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)

** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6924.7 AM, MAC, 1630-1645, Jan 16,
?MAC? IDs. Oldies pop/rock music by Jan & Dean, Beatles, Beach Boys and others. Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)

Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires

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Today’s Topics:

1. Kiwi LPFM Hits 1400 (info@radioheritage.net)
2. RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
(Arnaldo)
3. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
4. Jan 16-17 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)
5. Glenn Hauser logs January 16-17, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)

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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:18:42 +1300
From: info@radioheritage.net
To: info@radioheritage.net
Subject: [HCDX] Kiwi LPFM Hits 1400
Message-ID: <380-22010101771842642@radioheritage.net>
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Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net

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New Zealand LPFM Radio Guide
Kiwi LPFM Hits 1400
____________________________

The New Zealand LPFM Radio Guide has reached 1,400 separate entries says the Radio Heritage Foundation who host this unique guide at its website www.radioheritage.net.
‘That’s a lot of local radio that’s come and gone, or is keeping on going since low power FM was introduced nearly two decades ago in the form of ‘talking houses’ used by real estate agents around
Hamilton’ notes David Ricquish, who helps maintain the listings.
In fact, LPFM stations can be found throughout all the main cities, and increasingly in smaller localities where they provide a means for local people to have a community voice.
“Some original LPFM stations have moved on in a big way, with George FM being brought out by Mediaworks and now one of New Zealand’s top radio brands with a growing global audience through
online streaming.
Pulzar FM in Christchurch has also moved on from its humble LPFM beginnings to become a full time commercial FM station in the city.”
The New Zealand LPFM Radio Guide at www.radioheritage.net is the only guide of its kind available to the hundreds of LPFM radio stations currently on the air across the country.
It’s updated as new information becomes available, sometimes daily, and can be searched by the brand name of the station, frequency or location.
“We maintain it because LPFM is a vital part of New Zealand’s broadcasting heritage, and even the entries from now silent stations remain a testament to someone’s dream or effort’ says David Ricquish.
“It’s important to recognize the stations that have been as well as those that continue, and we’re now looking forward to reaching 1,500 listings as LPFM continues to serve listeners and communities
across New Zealand…and increasingly reach global audiences via internet streaming”
LPFM stations and listeners are invited to check the current guide to make sure the information is current for their local area. Updates can be emailed to info@radioheritage.net and will be received with
thanks.
______________________________________________________
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage across the Pacific. It’s global website is www.radioheritage.net for fresh news, articles and information about radio in the region. Visit us today and become an annual or lifetime supporter for instant savings, rewards and benefits and make a practical contribution towards conserving our radio heritage.
_____________________________________________________
Message: 2
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:33:24 +0100
From: “Arnaldo” <slaen@ciudad.com.ar>
To: <condiglist@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com, cumbredx@cs2.ralabs.com, playdx2003
<playdx2003@yahoogroups.com>, DXLD <dxld@yahoogroups.com>,
bclnews@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HCDX] RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun
Heartland
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RFE/RL will begin broadcasting in the local Pashto dialects to Pakistan and the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The new station – called Radio Mashaal (”Torch” in Pashto) – will offer an alternative to the growing number of Islamic extremist radio stations in the region.
“There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas,” says U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke. “Radio Mashaal’s commitment to professional journalism in the local language will be an important contribution toward peace, reconciliation and democracy in the region.”

Veteran Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid says he hopes Radio Mashaal “will provide people the kind of information they need to make the right decisions about their lives.”

One surprise in store for listeners will be the reappearance of Haroon Bacha, a popular Pashtun singer who fled the region last year amid death threats from the Taliban. The 36-year-old recording artist – whose dozens of albums, music videos and television appearances made him one of the most famous entertainers in the region – will be hosting a cultural affairs show for Radio Mashaal. [see The New York Times: "U.S. Refuge for Singer Fleeing the Taliban," 10/12/08]

There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The first broadcast will air live on January 15 at 4pm local time. Radio Mashaal’s correspondents will be covering local and international news with in-depth reports on terrorism, politics, women’s issues, and health care (with an emphasis on preventive medicine). The station will feature roundtable discussions and interviews with tribal leaders and local policymakers in addition to regular call-in programs aimed at giving listeners the opportunity to be heard.
Radio Mashaal will operate out of a new bureau in Pakistan and broadcast from RFE/RL’s Prague headquarters. The station will share a frequency with VOA’s Radio Deewa and transmit via FM and shortwave. Online, Radio Mashaal’s website will provide a live stream of its broadcasts. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty web site)

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Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:00:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 16-17, 2010
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** AUSTRALIA. 9475, Jan 17 at 0708 English discussion of PINs, ATMs, apparently the Innovation show. Did not realize RA started this early on frequency, but indeed 9475 scheduled from 0700 and a good thing it is, tho 329 degrees from Shep, nowhere near USward: not // 9660 and 9710, the latter split off for stupid ballgame coverage on a Sunday afternoon (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** COSTA RICA. 15170, REE at 1323 Jan 17 talking about Chile, Ukraine, in Spanish with good modulation for a change. I wonder if this means one of the new transmitters is now in operation? It`s also DRM-capable, so watch out next season. Strangely, no co-channel audible from RRI in Romanian, tho should be on; it was colliding after 1400, however. REE // 15125 also CR relay considerably weaker (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. RHC missing from 6140, Jan 17 at 0650 so we can`t know if it would have been in Spanish or English this time. At 0700 surprised to hear RHC opening Esperanto on 6110 as I tuned by looking for XEQM, much weaker than Spanish on 6120, but I think this time, 6110 was receiver overload, as it appeared to go away with attenuation.

But it could have been a leapfrog mix, as both 6010 and 6060 were still on with that weekly language. Soon they announced schedule for Esperanto starting with “6000“ at 0700 Sundays, so the speakers haven`t a clue about the frequencies they are really on and did not attempt to copy the rest of it.

At 0730, 6010 and 6060 went right back to RHC English, with “news“ item saying “allegedly“ to raise doubts about US relief to Haiti: could it be that the US is using this as an excuse to take over another country? Yeah, sure, just what we need. Always a negative spin on the US from RHC: now what is Cuba doing to help Haiti? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA [non]. R. Mart? confirmed with the “Arte Latino“ show at another time it appears on their unreliable program grid: Sat 2130. At least, that was the show in progress at 2150 Jan 16 on 13820, about a Nicaraguan, 2151 brief produxion credits for that segment and on to another about Tico Vald?s, 10.1.21-26.6.95, of sonora matancera fame. Also on 11930 and 9565, but much better on 13820 due to signal vs. jamming level (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** INDONESIA. 9526, VOI in English Jan 17 at 1316, YL with an historical talk concerning the 1930s, undermodulated, but at least the English hour still exists (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** MEXICO. 6104.8, XEQM, 0637 Jan 17, DJ a YL for a change on this UT Sunday, including live TCs, phone number, taking a call-in putting listener on air, feedback but good signal, soon fading down (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9670, Jan 17 from tune-in at 1257 a story was being told in English, but cut off incomplete at 1258*. What in the world was that? Aoki soon provides the answer:

9670 R. NEDERLAND 1230-1257 1234567 Dutch 250 267 Tinian Island MRA

So it is yet another case of non-co?rdination between program feed and transmitter, as we have heard before via IBB NMI and Philippines: RN feed in Dutch ends at 1257, and then switches to English, but they leave the transmitter on one minute longer, not caring what may be modulating it. Must add RN`s one-minute English service to schedules (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** NIGERIA. 6090-, Jan 17 at 0638, Anguilla off, uncovering big but distorted signal from assertive speaker in African language. Has to be R. Nigeria, Kaduna, probably in Hausa. Slightly off-frequency to the low side compared to MW 1090 on the FRG-7, and with BFO on, at least one more carrier nearby, probably Bandeirantes/Brasil making lo het. This is the rumble we normally hear under DGS/PMS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ROMANIA [and non]. 9660, Sunday Jan 17 at 1320 RRI in German discussing QSLs, good signal as usual, since altho obviously destined for nearby German-speaking countries, it`s on a 307 degree azimuth from Tiganeshti, exactly the same as for North America a bit further on. How about the vertical takeoff angles — do they make the same azimuth steeper when serving Europe instead of North America? Unseems so due to consistently good signals here on Euro transmissions.

Since VOA Creole has been expanded a semihour on weekdays until 1330, this will produce a collision on 9660, whereas before, VOA went off before RRI went on. I suppose Greenville can override RRI in Haiti, but it`s not a pretty scenario. The new VOA Creole // at 1230-1330 M-F is Bonaire on 6135 which should be in the clear altho I have not yet heard it. BTW, if there were any weekend when a little overtime would be justified to keep the Creole service going daily, this is it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U K [non]. 9410, BBCWS in English via WHRI, Sunday Jan 17 at 1254 with Newshour discussion of US politix, ending at 1256 in time for a sports capsule. The 12-13 hour M-F had been the only BBC Spanish left on SW, but after the earthquake, it was announced that BBC was switching this transmission to English, expanded also to weekends, and // 11860 via Guiana French.

A contradictory report said the hour would be partly in Spanish and French (not Kriyol, but close enough?), but this is the first time I have monitored early enough to hear any of it. Has anyone noted French on this? Seems to me that breaking up Newshour to insert other languages would be inconvenient, but do the Haitians really need to hear about US politix in English at the moment, let alone cricket or rugby? Anyhow, this change takes care of any chance to hear DXing with Cumbre where it used to appear at 1200.

Speaking of rugby, that`s what “Invictus“ is about, secondarily Mandela; be warned, tho still a good movie. According to this tale, black and white South Africans` passion for the stupid violent ballgame made it a significant factor in overcoming racial tensions, enhancing national pride and unity, and getting Mandela off to a good start as leader (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. VOA Creole service: see ROMANIA [and non]

** U S A. 5070, WWCR generally holds up with large signal at night, but Jan 17 at 0643 it was weakening, non-solid as `skip was long` and/or MUF was low over path from Nashville during talk show discussing CES Las Vegas. Not much was making it on 7, 9 or 11 MHz either, except Australia 9660, and New Zealand 11725 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. WYFR has added a bit of reverb to Brother Camping`s audio, so now he sounds like he`s at the bottom of a barrel, which is appropriate considering the nonsense he spews: same sound on // 5950, 6915, 7455 at 0713 Jan 17, all with VG signals. I`m afraid this makes him no more hip, but may appeal to those easily impressed by reverb (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** U S A. 2366 kHz, “LSA“ longwave beacon from Lamesa TX again audible on seventh harmonic of 338 kHz, Jan 17 at 1305, the Symban-spoiler. VL8 carriers were barely audible at 1314 on 2310, 2325, 2485, so no chance for Symban here anyway. Altho it`s A2 with continuous carrier and modulated Morse code, as heard on 2366 the LSA keying was negative, as I kept trying to position the BFO to make it positive. So weak that BFO essential to make it audible at all vs noise level. Could not detect it on x 9 = 3042. I have no doubt I am hearing this propagated seventh harmonic but am curious why no one else has reported it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** VENEZUELA [non]. “Al?, Presidente“ finally nominal Sunday Jan 17 at 1715 check via CUBA: on all five scheduled frequencies, arranged here from strongest to weakest: 13750, 12010, 17750, 11690, 13680. El Hugazo pontificating. Meanwhile RHC itself with music on 11760, et al. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###

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