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ISSN 0106.3731

Editorial Shortwave Tips: -: To be send to the club addr,ess-, until further notice.

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Tonny Serensen, Lzrkevej 20, DK-8382 Hinnerup, Denmark - (06) 98 64 59 Tropical Bands Survey Editor:

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Editorial (February 2nd) Dear friends,

Also in this year's February SWN issue, we are happy and proud to be able to present for you an imense amount of SW-tips. Thanks to all our faith- full members who send their contributions to us month after month, but also thanks to the recent held DX-Camp in Bavaria, West Germany. Similar to last year, this DX-Camp, who had many DXSWCI members as participants, send us their loggings (mainly on the Tropical Bands), so that we are able to present you an almost complete survey, on what's heard on the Shortwave bands right now. Thanks you to all of you both here - and there.

The February SWN is almost complete, I got the last pages Saturday, and only (once again) the Utility Shack is missing. There have been some misunderstanding about the new editor, who succed Conny Brodin. Now the problem should be solved, as our British member, Mike Dawson has become the new editor. Unfortu- nately he got my letter just too late to make an Utility section in this issue of SWN, but he promise that from March there will be a regular section. So don't hesitate to send us your contributions also for this section, either direct to Mike (address on page 2) or via the hq (you know the address!). I want to bid Mike welcome as the new Utility editor, and look forward for a good co-operation.

With the Utility Shack missing, we had just space for a very interesting article, made and written by Hermod Pedersen of Sweden about the Solar-terrestrial conditions and its influence on the Shortwave Bands. As written, it is a very interesting article which I urge you to read, to get more background information on how the "whole thing" works on Shortwave.

Unfortunately our printer had put the wrong pagenumbers on 4 of the pages of the January SWN, however I hope that you could find out of it anyway. Of course I'll tell him to be more careful when putting those pagenumbers on the different pages. I can tell you, that I just mark the different pages with the number it should have on the backside of the pages, and so he write the number on the page in the right lower corner.

Finally, let me just tell you, that still I have not heard anything from Ken Baird nor Simon Luttrell about the Unofficial pages, though I had send them material the past 2 months. Anybody knows what happen to these guys?

Until next month, enjoy all the information in this SWN, have fun and best 73's de hf 4‘

The front page picture shows our German members at the recent held DX-Camp in Northern 4 avaria. From left: M ichael Schmitz, Michael Nodes, Wolfgang Seyfried, Roland HBller, Michael Schnitzer and W. Passmann.

Member’s News A hearty WELCOME to many old and new members: 1513 Alf Brimming, 43 Atwood Drive, Lawrence Weston, Bristol BSll OSR, England 2524 Jan Valo, Kromerizska 3, Brno 27, Czechoslovakia 2580 Valdemar Sokolowski, Trekanten Cl, DK-2630 Tdstrup, Denmark 2616 Giovanni Bellabarba, Via Andreini 31, I-40127 Bologna, Italy 2671 Tristan Nolle, 40 Howard Road, Upminster, Essex RM14 2UF, England 2701 Nabih El-Refai, 99 Highlands Heath, Putney, London SW15 3TY, England 2833 Daniele Canonica, Casa Breggia C, CH-6834 Morbio Inf., Switzerland 2834 Paolo De Berti, Viale Serfontana!.CH-6834 Morbio Inf., Switzerland 2835 Rainer Brandt, Wiesenweq 6, D-3101 Hoefer. West Germany 2836 Gustav0 Santos , 2837 Peter Sixsmith 2838 M. H. Tharoo, i 2839 Neil R. Young,

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Local Meetings Copenhagen Area:

The next meeting will be he Rafael Calabuig's, Langdvej on Friday 28. February a ask you to give Rafael a ca before on telephone no.: (0

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DSWCI LIST OF MEMBERS We are just now preparing the new 1986 list of mem- ber 'S 9 and hope that it will be available at the end of February. Price: 3 IRC's. To those of you, who have just ordered a list, plea- se be a little patience, as we thought it was better for you to have a new and complete one. Hopefully the list of members will be sorted and printed on computer.

The next meetings at St. Mary's Centre, Chain St,, Reading will be: 22nd February, 22nd March at 1430

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UTC. It is only 5 minutes walk from the railway The second edition of this unique book is now avail- station. All are welcome to attend. able. Send your order direct to: Wilhelm Herbst Ver-

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I The result of DSWCI Crossword Puzzle will be oublished next month, so you still got a chance. I

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A = Arabic G = German a = approximately LA = Latin American “X = new* = parallel frequency C = Chinese P = Portuguese adv = advertisement m = measured PX = programme && = Nfq or new schedule E = English Flu= Russian ID = identification mx = music UNID= unidentified /1600= sign on at 1600 F = French S = Spanish IS = interval signal Nfq = new frequency ” = variable 2200 = sign off at 2200

Tips from non-European members are marked with an axe in front of the frequency.

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KCBS Hyesan, North Korea Korean M, Korean by OM // 2850 kRr Yunnan PBS, Kunming, China (Tent.) in curious lang (Ninoritiee px ? Ap) 2/l Fujian PBS, Fushou, China often , C talks, C classical M, ID

23322 DXC 32322 BF

,I 21/12 C talk (New transmission. AP) R -6imbu (au R Chimbu), Papua New Guinea 4/l E (PNG audible on 60 mb from 1320) r-l-2 .AB R Huayacocotla, Mexico 5/l2 "Complscenias Musicalesn, "El Noticiero de1 Campo", many IDs"R.Kua&4344 SBR R Enga, Papua New Guinea 4/l popmz before close down Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China local mx, C talk //2800 kHz Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China C mz, YL talk // 3200 kHz RR1 Ujung Pandang, Indonesia 5/l chimes, BpM China , ex. 2493 l&s Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China fine C mx, radioplay KCBS Chongjin, North Korea Korean mz // 2850 kHz KCBS Shinuiju, North Korea Korean mx, OM talk in Korean.// 2850 & 6600 kHz KCBS Pyongsong, North Korea Korean mz // 2850 kHz KCBS Hemhung, North Korea Korean talk and my // 2850 kHz Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China C mz, C talk / 2430 kHz KCBS Pyongyang, North Korea Korean talk and mz / several QRG& - also at 1655 16/12 / RR1 Mataram, Indonesia (Tentative) 4/l Indonesian song, fade out KCBS Pyongyang, North Korea 31/12 Korean mz, YL arm Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China C talk and mz // 2430 kHz R Riberao Preto, Brazil P, slow songs, ID and talk AIR Lucknow, India Vernacular, announcements, Indian zu UNID North Korean 4/l // 2850 kHz (New station. I-suppose it is not a misprint for 3015. AI') CPBS 1, Beijing, China 15,28/12 C, YL talk // 6665 kHz also at 1511 HCJB, Quito, Ecuador S, politics, ID, modern LA mx Rdiff. Toaolaise . Kexa. Tom F. drums. arm. ID

‘I - F, spoken px; African songs; ID,.MA at s/off R Occident+ Venezuela S, arm, jingle, ID, NA prolonged schedule some days R Nepal Vernacular, talk, local x&z, E ID, M about Asian affairs - not // 5005 kRz R RSA, South Africa 25/12 P, nz, ID, IS -- Utility QRM

I, E, nr, ID // 4990 lrHz R ELWA, Monrovia, Liberia IS up to 1810, then E ID, Vernacular px AIR Gsuhati, India E, discussion (E not listed at this time), nx in Hindi (special px ? AP) TWR, Swaziland Vernacular, religious px, 30apels R Gulf, Kerema, Papua New Guinea 4/l "Tennesee Waltz" SABC, South Africa with "Radio 5" and "Radio Orion" E/Afrikaans pr, pop mz, ID;nx, songe

" "Radio 5" E, charts-pop, jingle, ID RR1 Benjarmaein, Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia BM, ID, "Love Ambon" La Voz de El Tigre, Venezuela S, LA pops, ID , lively vocals, 'BC, nz headlines LBS, Monrovia, Liberia 7/l African mx, IS, E ID, nx, Vernacular px

II often , Vernacular, local folk M, E pops, ID "Liberian Broadcasting System", rock ORTN, Niger'F, Qur'an, ID by OM, AF mz

" F talk, drums SWABC, Windhoek, Nemibia often, Vernacular, light mx, advs, ID, nx,“R Orion" pop mx,E pops R Southern Highlands @apua New Guinea 4/l very nice mz R Mara, Venezuela 7/l S, soft ballads, OM am, NA R Mopsmbique, Beira (tent.) Vernacular, Afro M, talk between OM and YL with lot of laughter R Belize E ID, final enn, NA l/l with prolonged schedule 1 La Voz de1 Rio Tarqui, Ecuador S ID, Ecuadorian Cumbia mx SWABS, Windhoek, Namibia soft pops, // 3270 kRz

n 5/l2 G, instrumental pop M - Prgr. 2 not // 3270 at this hour1 R Cultural, suat&la E relig PX 7/l, then S (not E). instrumental mx, flutes, TA, ID 0428

. --l-2 AB 32332 DX 23333 e.4 DE --l-2 AB 35433 Jxc 34433 Dxcz 34433 Dxc FBA 22322 rxc 34433 Dxc 4444 Dxcz 33333 Iw: FBA --l-2 AB 34343 ZE 22322 mc 22332 DXC 22332 DXC ----3 AB ;;S;; f'$ ZE pact

24222 mc 22432 GP DKC 22222 DXC BAD 23322 MMZ DXC 22--2 GP 23333 DXC 33333 EC

:z::z ii2 --l+J,AB 22432 GP ZE IX! 22222 Dxc 22322 nxc 22322 rxc RAD 32332 DXC ASM 32332 FK R8 RAD DKC

:2!E ZM: g DXC ZE RBJ

32232 GCE 33333 Dxc 22222 lxc 24232 IXC 22332 DE 33433 GP 32332 IXC RAD

Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China C, ID, talk R Western, Papua New Guinea l2/12 (Tent.) Pidgin talk, arm on the hour,

23322 DXC

ZIX, Zimbabwe (tent.) Vernacular talk, African mz folk songs, no ID heard 34333 BG4

22222 Dxc Jilin PBS, Changchun, China C, talks, fine C mx R San Miguel, Bolivia l4/12 S, usual messages by Y-L,

24432 ZE DKC early reception 1 (New schedule? AP) 33242 RGS

R Pastaza, Ecuador S, ID, TA, Cumbias SABC, South Africa Afriw talk by OM // 4880 kHz

24232 DXC 22332 DXC II Afrikaans talk, instrumental mz // 4880 kHz 32332 DXC

R Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda F talk by OM, ID 22322 DXC I, F nx end reports 22222 Dxc R Comoro, Comores Islands some days in F and Vernaculars, La Press, Internal See, addr.,comm. 22322 RS DKC LM R East Sepik, Papua New Guinea 5/l pop mz --l-2 AB R Mozambique, Maputo P, "Voice Mirror " ID with mz repeated several times, ID and nx,agriculture22332 DKC LM R Zanzibar 3o/l2 Swahili ID, weather forecast with temperatures, Hi Life mz 33--J LM R Zambia 21/12 DJ in E playing pop end Hi Life mx, adv Pepsi, ID, local time(reactiv. APR 851AP)33333 GCH

II E w. ID 33333 Dxc RF0 Noumea, New Caledonia l5/l2 F, Rock mx with Bruce Springstein, Madonna etc 44333 BQ. AIR Kurseong, India 21/12 (tent.) Indian mx, arm in Vernacular 2---2 RS R Botswana Jazz, Vernacular by OM, pop by Rod Stewart 23333 DXC II regular in Vernacular, pop mx, E nx 1915-1921, local mx // 4820 kHz 23333 DXC F3L.J ADl GP

,1 3l/l2 Vernacular New La Voz de Nahual& Guatemala f

ear px disco mz 27 12 S, fiarimba vu, ID , NA

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R Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea 5/l (tentative) Native pop in quiet style ----2 AB RCultura ,Araraquara, Brazil 21/12 (tentative) mx, px, talks by OM, no ID heard, R'l"l'Y /0702 ----- Lp AIR Delhi, India traditional Indian chanting non-stop 32332 DXC GB3 2, Accra, Ghana light mx, African songs, E, TA, "Good Morning" 33333 Dxc n often, E, Report on Ghana, soft vocals, 2245 E M after TA and ID, // 4915 kHzRADASM 33333 DXC ZE FBA R Teeulutldn, Guatemala 28/12 S, Marimba mx, lots of talk by OM, ID's // 4835 kHz 23333 BUI R Equatorial, Macapa, Brazil 20/12 mx, ID "Radio Equatorial de MacapS" 23323 LP Schulungseender des Hsterreiohiachen Bundesheeres, Austria 11/12 light mx, G ID's, fq arm 24432 M!J R Iris, Ecuador S, ID, LA mx 32332 DX RF0 Cayenne, French Guyana F, Chancons, OM arm 24232 IKC R Fast New Britain, Papua New Guinea (tent.) l/l quiet tones (Do not mix with BR1 Kupang! BP) --l-3 AB RR1 Kupang, Indonesia Indonesian arm, Indonesian mr, adv, alao E:" Welcome to..." , ID 23322 FK DXC R CANDIP, Zaire (tent.) F arm, African mx 23222 nxc R Zaracay, Ecuador often, S, vocals, ID, LA mx, TA 35443 rim DX ZE R Eastern Righlandn, Papua New Guinea 12/12 Pidgin, OM preeenting px of typical singing, no ID 34333 EGA RR1 Tanjungkarang, Indonesia l3/l2 Indonesian talks, songs 22332 FK ZEC, Zimbabwe (tent.) E short talk, light instrumental mx 23222 rxc Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China 20/12 C talk by YL - also 1136+ // 3640 (SRR) 22322 12 sm Voice of the Strait, Fushou, China C talk // 2490 kHz 22332 DXC CPBS, Beijing, China C eongs and talk in Taiwan Service 23222 1032 Voice of the Iranian Revolution (Clandestine) (Tent.) Vernacular talk, Heroic mx (Help,pleasel) 32332 DXC AIR Delhi, India Talk in Hindi 23333 DE " E, "Radio Newsreel", ID, talk on Indian Hostory // 3925 kHz (New schedule) 44333 GB DX II Hindi, report about Gandhi by YL 33333 Dxc BBC Kranji, Singapore regular, E, politics, about Kampuchea, nx, ID, 1340 Malays ~0: 34444mm0TG " Russian talk, IS, E ID 22232 mc NSB Tokyo, Japan often, Japanese talka, adv, ID, IIamm0nd organ, feature pr "Sony World Network" 23222 mZ Dxc LM AIR Delhi, India E about equal rights // 3905 Ms - QRM NSB Capital R, Tranekei E ID, pops ::::: 2

II international pop mx, E, jingle "Have a Capital Week", 27,29/12 ILY, adv.Nat.Panasonic23232 Rs LM KBS Suweon, South Korea Korean nx, ID, songs, 1500 TS and arm by OM 24332 mc m Hubei PBS, Wuhan, China C talk by YL 13332 DXC R Vanuatu Jo/12 F talk and mx 33333 GB RR1 Denpataar, Indonesia B&ass Indonesia , arm, Indoneeian mx, 1500 IS and ID, 1700 Jakarta nx 22222 DXC GB Qiny PBS, Xining, China C, selection of C mx 22222 Dxc

C mx, talk by OM and YL on 7/l 34-3 0% FIBS Falkland Islands 21/l2 E, Jazz piano mx, OM arm "FIBS* ID, 2380 kHz not heard, used USB 33443 GM RR1 Palu, Indonesia Baharra Indonesia, IS, ID, talk 24332 DXC FK Rbfghanistan via USSR Relay 29/12 Dar1 pr, Afghan mx, OM arm // 4740 kHz 34444 ZE Nei Menggu PBS, Hohhot, China Vernacular, Big-Band mx, Steve Wonder t arm 24433 DXCJ R Pakistan. Islemabad 12/l nx in Urdu, Nfq 45344 GB Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnamese anr by YL, local M

Ve-alar talk by OM

RR1 Kadari. Indonesia (tent 1 R Bafouesam, Cameroon often F African mr

. 31 12 looal mm. closing arm in Indonesian, "Love Ambon" /

23222 nxc 23232 DXC 23443 GP w 32332 GB

RR1 Padang,~Indoneeia &hasa'Indonesia , IS, ID , XIX (?) 23332 DXC Xizang PBS, Lhaaa, Tibet, China Vernacular talk by YL, local song 33332 FM DXC n l/l Tibetan talk and local mr 33433 GB

voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China l/l C ID, orchestral mx 43433 r@rzl Ulsn Bator, Mongolia (tent.) Asian mx, Vernacular 22222 &xc Xinjiang PBS, Uromqi, China Vernacular by YL and OM, accordeon mx // 5060 kHz 32332 DXC R Moderna,Peru 23/l2 (tent.) S amn, LA mx, too weak to copy all words (Is not in Bolivia) ----- RS Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi., China (Not in TBS, but in WRTH 85 & 86) Kazakh, central Asian mx // 54.40 22322 DXC Voice of the Strait, Fuzhou, China C talks, ID, mx // 4840 kHz 23232 DXC GB Yakutak, USSR 24/12 (tent.) classical mz, Utility QRM 22322 m R Reyes, Bolivia 23/l2 S under Utility QFd$ ID 0110 during a short break in UTE station(Fine(AF)2---- RS R Norandinz, Celendin, Peru 23/l2 s, alowmx, fine Perivian mu, ID "R Norandina pre1ventan..Perue22232 RS(GCH) R Movinud Bolivia S, LA pops, arm " Oriente Boliviano" 22322 mc Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, Cm C talks by OM, local songs, // 4800 kHz, QFM VNG L

C radioplay C mr // 4800 kHz R Ri&avia,*Argentina ifq S, football (La Plats), jingle, ID's, SSB-mode

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23232 MN2 Khabarovek, USSR 22/12 Ru, ID R Moscow 24222 m R Paititi, Bolivia S, India mx. arm, alow instrumental LA mx, ID 0055 23332 RS DXC UNID, probably Vietnamese 27/l2 not // 6324 kHz fine songs and nice talk 2-3-- BF RRI Ujung Pandana;, Indoneeia regular with fine Indonesian and sometimes Eu mx, ID,"Love Ambon"BF34433 ZE KHJ GB R Abaroa, Bolivia S, special New Year px, mx of the Andes 33232 J.W BBS Rangoon, Burma local languagea, but E N noted 1445 on 28/12, Borne daya later GP DXC! OTG 44444 BFLP FH R Mopambique, Maputo, Mozambique regular here P SM, prgr. review, ID, Afro and E w 24332 RAD GCH DXC

" ale0 regular evenings in P , 1800 N, ID // 4924.4 kHz, else different px's,pop mx Xinjiang PBS, Urrrmqi, China Vernacular talk by YL

;:;;; gc"E DXC

R Afghanistan via USSR Relay 28/12 Folk mz, report in Dari 33322 HK R Santa Ana, Bolivia S, LA eongs, ID, Tropical mx, clear S ID 33333 JPP DXC Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, China C talks, Bhort C songs 32332 DXC Ulgii, Mongolia (tent.) 9/l2 Mongolian (?) songs with Accordeon, 0300 T&telegraph-like, nx,jing --2-j KH RFU Ujung Pandang, Indonesia 22/12 Indonesian, local au 23322 FBA R Educacao Rural, Brazil 29/12 P ID, Brazilian mx 33333.&m " 16,28/12 Time Check, Cinco Horaa", full P ID, local mx with frequent TC'e, P talk 35444 GB KHJ R Dif. do Maranhao, Brazil regular mornings, P, Brazilian mxChristmas mr, ID,adv"Tribunal" SES 34222 ASM BF DXC R Huanta 2000, Peru 23/l2 early reception , non stop S talk 33333 JPP ELWA, Monmvia, Liberia often, IS, Hymn, E morning prayers, ID 22332 DXC GP

II E, Choral , semen, 2200 ID, 'BC, VOA N, 2210 local NC 25432 RAD DXC SP Kunming,YunnanPBS,China C, heroic shouting, political radioplay 33322 LX 11 18/12 mostly C talks, very pleasant C folk and operatic mr, ID 1130 "Yunnan rennin.."33333 SHFt n 28/12 C, oroheatra mx, YL arm 34433 ZE R Inca, Peru often, S, TC, ID's, festival sponsored by the station, adv,modern folklore mx DXC 24444 SES ASM RS RRI Medan, Indonesia 28/l2 Indonesian nx by YL and OM 14442ZE R Rural de Santaram, Brazil often, P, pop mx, ID, dialogue, fq arm, ID "Rural" ASM 33333 MMZ SES DXC 11 8/12 P full ID by OM R Moscow Relay, Cuba Ru talk by YL Z% = FRCN Kaduna, Nigeria E ID, African mx, pop, TS, ID, nx 0600 33333 Dxc gp II regular in E, N, international pop, ID (On Grm Canariar25243 AP) 34433 DXC KP HP

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/2200-0005 a 2220-04.05 4775 a41-440 4775 0140- 4775 1727-1828 mg $y3;

lj59- 4780 0007 -0200

0825-0900 4781 1600- 4783.4 o703-

Z&5--2330 4790 2335 0345

x 2147-0510 4790.4 1430-1630 4795 /043o-0538

1659-2230 4795 0200 4800 /0300-

1645-2115

4::: ~:~:r 1435-1540

4802 0439-0605 4805 2302-0044

x 0930-0942 4810 0530-0635

1710-2340 4811 2320- 4815 o255- 4815 1235-

2200- 4815 1754-&&a

x 2020-2025 x 2323-a x 1915- 4815 ool+ollo 4815 0800-0830

CPBS Beijing, China C arm by IL, C mx // 5125 kHz 22322 m RR1 Jakarta, Indonesia daily in Bahasa Itidonesia, Song of the Coconut Island99 Indo.pops JBb 33443 GP BPS 0%

" IS "Rayuan Pulau Kelapa", ID in Bahasa Indonesia 24322 FBA DXC R Super de Medellin, Colombia Nfq ex 4875 kHn, irregular 1 Relay "Super" network, Fdtbol,CocaCdajPj33 SBR RAIYLSM R Tama, Peru often , S, info's, "Radiomensajee", modern Peruvian and international pops, ID AN24433 SES WC AIR Gauhati, India 29/12 Indian mx, local talk 42332 JPP lWR mini, S~~siland often in P, IS, E ID's, religious px, address in Ss.o Paul0 & Manzini NMZ 34433 SES AS4 GP Librevilla, Gabon 12/12 F nx and heterodyne tone 32332 BF R Djibouti 3l/l2 Somali, looal mx, ID by OM 44444m

II A mx (rather Somali mx which is slightly different. AP), ID - under USSR 32332 Iw: La Voa de Carabobo, Venezuela S, pops fmm 1985, ID's, adv "Bsnoo Union" 33222 ASM

" 25/l2 extended Christmas schedule, local nx in S, musical selections 32442 GB R Pakistan (Ielamabad ex 4775~ ? AP) Vernacular, ID, III (not listed) 22322 mc Bamako, Mali F, African chorus, traditional mx // 4835 kHz 33433 Dxc I, often, F, nx, ID,looal songs end mr. speaking chorus // 4835 a(Censry 1~1~343~) 44444 GP FBA DXC R Atlantida, Peru often, S, ID, local info, adv "Fatima" , E pops DXC 44333 ASM MMZ * often, S, ID, talks, back here after a visit on 4805 kHz,songs for "Navidad", NA RGS 25442 RAD BPS R Aaad Kaswr, Pakistau in Kashmir1 (7) ,Wailing, IL talk, reports 34433 GP IKc R Douala, Cameroon 31/12, 9/l IS, E/F ID's, Anthem, N in E 0530 33443 SESRBD

" often, Vernacular, later F px, talks, ID, Afro mx 25442 AFS mc GP La Voz de 10s Cams, Ecuador S, Cwbia mx. ID 22322 nxc LNBS, Lesotho Vernacular s/on, prayer 34433 Dxc " 9/12 Seeotho. African chants and songs ,%Uan~r Bigby" original by the Beat 23433 GP E&Y AIR Hyderabad, India E nx by OM, ID, Q$M Xinjiang Xinjirg PBS, Ummqi, China C talk by IL, Hawaii guitars, western style au // "as usual" :::; E

c, c mx // 4500 IdI5 33433 Dxc R Popular, Cuenca, Ecuador S, ID'n, soft vooals, TC, Sombar mx 24432 RAD nxc R Dif. do Amazonas, Brazil often, P, full ID, LA songs, ad-v, messages for listeners in ManauS

" P talk with mosioal interludea. Sounded like newscast, ID 0941 ;:;;; Gf&lw: MM

Africa No. 1, Moyabi, Gabon F. Afro pops, ID, Rock mr, "Benson and Hedges Cigarettes" adv 45555 Dxc BPS ,I daily in F, African and international pop mx, nx, ID (Gran Canaria: 45434 AP) DXC LM #I44 GP AFS Sp

R SBn Martin, Peru S, adv "Banco de Tarapoto" , ID 24222 mc PBC,PakistanVemacular talk, typioal Pakietani au R Beijing, China Mongolian , reports by IL and OM // 4883 kHz :z;:z E

" 27/12 Ru, IS, ID 32442 ix Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso daily ,1/l E until 1800, all other pr in F, Afm am, ID ABSM FK SP ZE 34333 DXC FM GP

n 8/l F nx 23222 Bpc I, 3/U, 5/l F, "We am the World", ID "Ici Ouagadougou~ , Anthem at s/off 35433 BAD n 27/U E talk (revolutionary) against the Mali invasion - repeated several timea,thenF4&-4 l&l R Naciolrrl, Benjamin Constant, Brazil 7, 12/l P talks, ID "Radio National" R National de Tabatinga (tent.), Brazil P arm, time given as %nco Horas

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9720 1500-1650 x9725 1302-1313

9735 1312-1400 9770 /2100

x977a 0021-0038 x9820 0000-0015

9940 2230 11620 2127 11700 2230-2300 11710 2140-2200

x11715 oi00-oii0 11736 2120

x11760 0805-0900 x11780 1825-1847 x11785 1610-1620

11790 2100-2155 11795 2105- 11805 2245- 11805 2115-2145 11815 1130 11818 1720-1740 11820 2015 11825 1157

x11830 2045 11850 0912-0930

x11910 0100-0130 x11925 1530-1600

11938 1200

x5979 1056-1126 x6010.7 x6010.7 1102 1102 x6045.6 x6045.6 1107-1120 1107-1120 x6170 x6170 1115-1152 1115-1152

7275 7275 0650-0800 0650-0800 x7394v x7394v 2137-2236 2137-2236 x7400 x7400 0310-0350 0310-0350

9515 9515 0445-0520 0445-0520 9550 9550 1930-1945 1930-1945 9575 9575 2000-2200 2000-2200 9595 9595 1425-1455 1425-1455 9655 9655 0800-1000 0800-1000 11730 11730 0945-1030 0945-1030

x15115 x15115 0815-0830 0815-0830 15155 15155 1840-1845 1840-1845

x15245 0400 15355 1820

SLBC, Sri Lanka, often, Vernacular px, E mx, ID & local mx 34333 RT RS SP Voice of Kenya, 14/12 nx in E, Nfq 34433 VK R. Oman, 8/l A px, ID & A mx - quite regular 34433 RT KBJ WHRI, World Harvest Radio, U.S.A., 25/12 First regular transmission, rel. E ~~33433 RT R. Santiago, Dom. Rep., tent., 16/12 typical LA px of local songs & arm's 24322 VK R. Beijing, China, 17/l nx in E 45444 PN La vos de1 CID, Clandestine, 6/l S px, pop mx, ID & nx 34433 RT AIR Delhi, India, 15/12 E px about medical industry 35443 AFS R. Clarin, Dom. Rep., 10/l S ID's, nx 22222 AC RT RAE, Argentina, 28/12 E px, nx, ID & tango mx 45544 ZE AFS AIR Delhi, India, 28/12 nx & comments in E, talk about USSR-India trade 45444 PN R. Sofia, Bulgaria, 4/l E px, X-mitters often unstable, noted 8/l on 11735 34333 JKO R. Cook Islands, 14/12 Vern & E px of pops and reggae, time checks & ID 34444 BGA LM R. Nac. da Amazonia, Brazil, 19/12 P talks, jingles, local popular songs 23433 VK Deutsche Welle, W. Germany, 7/l E nx read by a male - heterodyne tone 42--2 OTG KCBI, Dallas, U.S.A., 21/12 E rel. px, ID, schedule & QTH at s/off 44333 GB R. Habana, Cuba, 4/l E px, songs, ID's, //11950 kHz 34433 JKO R. Globo, Brazil, 8/l P sports commentary AFS 24232 RHJ ADP VoFC, Taiwan, 11/l E travel talk on N. Taiwan, mailbag px, WYFR relay? 45444 GB TWR, Bonaire, Neth. Antilles, 8/l nx in E 33232 RHJ R. Mocambique, 20/12 P complete ID, "Radio Deporte" px, suddenly abrupt: 33233 LP BBC Ascension Isl,, 10/l E talk on technology 44444 RHJ Voice of Turkey, 15/12 IS & ID in Hungarian, frq's as well 45544 GP ELWA, Liberia, 12/12 E ID & "Back to the Bible" px, BCQRM from WYFR 33--3 LM FEBC, Philippines, 21/12 E rel. px, E nx at 0930 34444 GP HCJB, Ecuador, 21/12 E px "Haven of Rest" 44444 PN FEBA, Seychelles, 3/l E px "Back to the Bible" 44444 PN Voice of the People of Kampuchea, 24/12 E px, ID & nx, F px 1215, QRM RAI 1-2 KH

SOME EXTRA SW-TIPS R. Programas, Peru, 6/l fast-paced nx, "3 + 1" time tones, ID 33333 SHR R. America, Peru, 8/l UTC-4 time checks, ID "El noticiero de R. America" 33333 SHR R. Melodla, Colombia, 8/l reactivated: LA- & pop mx, many ID's, QPM HCJB 42442 SHR La voz de la Selva, Colombia, 4/l "Rumba Tropical" px, many ID's, irregular 44444 SHR RTM Rabat, Morocco, tent., 28/12 A nx about Mali/Burkina Faso, no ID 44433 SP UA Express, U.S. Pirate, l/l rock mx, DJ "Uncle Tom", adr. Box 14061, Evansv. 42333 SHR WHRI, U.S.A., 11/l relaying R. Earth with Jeff White's px "The World" 55555 SHR BBC Lesotho Relay?, 2/l E reflections, financial nx & World nx 44433 SP TWR, Swaziland, 28/12 F px "Perspective Deforme", QTH in Paris 33333 SP R. Mediterranee Int., Morocco, often, F & A px, now back to SW, much mx & adv.33443 KBJ R. Veritas Asia, Philippines, 18/l unknown Asiatic lang., ID in E then Jap. 43333 RS R. Australia, 19/l E px "talkback" at 0812 & 0912 32442 SP RTT, Tunis, 30/12 A px, mx & ID, nx at 1000 44433 SP KTWR, Guam, 28/12 E px "Search for Truth" 44444 PN R. Nac., Brazil, 2/l "Musica Brasileira", female vocal 43333 ADP R. Pyongyang, N. -Korea, l/l nx in E 45444 PN WHRI, U.S.A., 15/12 E test Px with test tones, adr. & mx 35533 KH

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4815 2120-2140 4820 0056 4820 0058-0325 4820 0850-0915 4820 /0355 4820 1744-1915 4825 0022-0756 4825 2250-2310

x4825 2346-0000 4830 0310-m 4832 0430-0915

x4835 0200-0230 m 0210-0225 4835 0330 4835 1701 4835 0705 4835 /1800-2330 4839 0417-0450 4840 0017-0341 4840 1315-1400 4840 2240-2330 4840 1330-1429 4840 0240-0250

x4844.9 1047-m x4845 0300-0312

4845 0015-0100 4845 OElo-0930 4845 0110-0145 4845 1410-15~2 4845 2315-m 4845 0715-0722 4845 1800-2322 4850 0534 4850 2100-2400 4850 0537-m 4850 0346-0843 4851 2300 4853 0300- 4853 1802- 4855 0115-0122 4855 181o-1900 4855,1 1845-m 4860 0227-- 4860 1410-1715 4865 0235-0430 4865 133a-1315 4865 /2130-2230

x4867 1150-1208 m 0235-m 4870 0640- 4870 1725-2240

x4870 1530-1540 4875 2233-0930

x4876 0950-1020 4876 1355-1405 4878.7 0110-0120 4878.8 0250-0345 4880 0300-0900 4880 0348- 4880 2115-2136 4883 0310-0400 4883 1235-1256 4883 1453-G 4885 0100-0730 4885 0600-0805 4855 1900-2000 4885.3 0250

x4889.8 13005-0035 4890 0120 4890 1330-1500 4890 1840-2341 4890.6 2120-2131 4891.7 0715-0735 4893 0731

X4893 2025-2030 4895 0120 4895 0710-0830 4902 0030-0110 4904 0500-0515 4904 1850-2124 4905 0140-0742 4905 /0700-0812 4905 2255-0230 4905 2015-2103 4905 2205-m 4909.8 2156-0003 4910 0600-0645 4910 2310-0002 4910 0345-o400

x4910.1 0334-0401 4910 0220 4915 0027-0235 4915 0150-0830

R. Nationale, Burkina Faso, 29/12 local mx, F talks 33343 PE AIR Calcutta, India, E sports India vs Australia in cricket 33333 DXC La voz Evangelica, Honduras, 30/12 rel. songs, S lecture, ID 0116 33232 ASM DXC II II ,I 9, R. Botswana, Bot&ana,

25/12 S arm's, local mx, ID 0900 s/on'with

33443 GB "Animal Farm" 34444 DXC II I, II 26/12 Setwana px, E & other mx, 1915 E nx to 1921

R. Educador: do BragaAca, 32222 GP ASM

Brazil, 27/12 slogan, soft pop, full ID 0031 RGS 22222 ASM DXC La voz de la Selva, Peru, 22/12 religious px, S ,ID, LA-songs 22222 BF DXC R. Mam, Guatemala, 7/12 easy S vocals & some talk, ID's, frq. ann.'s, no Anthem 35343 PAD R. Tachira, Venezuela, S ID, "Loteria de Tachira", hrd 0915 on 12/l 33433 DXC RHJ R. Reloj, Costa Rica, often, S arm's, local mx, ID's, time ann. FMa GB KP 33333 DXC RHJ ABC Alice Springs, Australia, 11/12 testing, non-stop mx, James Last & C & W mx 35343 BGA R. Tezututlan, Guatemala, S px, LA-mx, time ann's, ID & organ mx 23333 DXC ASM SABC, South Africa, E special New Year programme 34433 DXC II II II lo/12 E nx, headlines, time arm. & mx Rdif;. Malienne, MLli, F px,

33433 GP local mx, ID, //4783 kHz 33433 DXC

II II I, R. Bukavu, Zairi,

, often, F nx, Afro mx, local songs, //4783 RAD APC GP SP 44444 ASM DXC 31/12 Vern., F nx.& ID 22332 DXC ZE

R. Valera, Venezuela, 7/l S talks, adv's, ID, "Loteria" & jinqle,R. Super ID SES 32232 ASM DXC Heilonqjianq PBS, China, 21/12 C mx, mixed with Voice of Straits 32442 GB II 1, ,,

Voice of the StrLit, 7/l C ID ?HBilonqjianq renmin Kwangpo diantai"

FuLhou, China, FK KH 23433 DXC FBA

29/12 C orchestra mx, female arm's, //4380 34443 DXC ZE R. Andahuaylas, Peru, S px, Cumbias, ID, c/d with Nat. Anthem 24333 DXC R. Bucaramanqa, Colombia, 5/12 reactivated but irregular, morning agricultural ~~44444 SHR II ,, II R. Nac. do ManLus,

3/12 time pips, ID, S talk & frq. Brasii, P px,

arm's (old tips ed.) 35443 RAD sambas, arm's & ID on 24/l: 33333 DXC KBJ II I, I, I, I,

R. Fides, Bolivia: , 27/12 P ID, adr., X-mitter power, faded out GB 34333 DXC KP

12/l ID "R. Fides transmite desde La Paz, territoria Bolivia" 25443 SES JPP RTM Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 29/12 Vern. female arm's, local mx, talks 33443 ZE FBA 1, 0, 11 II

ORTM Nouakchott,'MauritaniA, 27/12 Indian mx, slight QRM Mauritania & R. Nac. 33433 PE

31/12 A folk mx, ID 24433 SES 0 II II R. YaoundB, Camiroon,

, often, A px, ID, F arm's, A & F nx DXC GP LM SP 45444 APC FBA 2/l nx in E 33443 KP

II II 0, R. Columbil

, often, E ID & World nx 2100, //4750 & 5010, later F GP SP 43433 DXC PAD , Costa Rica, 2/l LA-songs, "Buenos dias Campesino", loteria, ID SES 33333 DXC KHJ

R. Capital, Venezuela, 11/l S ID, time, pops, news SES 33333 FMa RHJ ,I II 0 R. San's, Gemen,

26/12 S nx about Spain, ID A px's/on, Muezzin, prayer

32222 ASM 23333 DXC ,I II 11 A px, A mx, flute, arm's & ID

R. Por u; Mundo'Melhor, 33333 DXC

Brazil, 12/l P songs, time check & ID 24433 SES R. Mozambique, 29/12 ID in E & P, Vern. px, Afro-pop, s/off with Nat. Anthem KH 22322 DXC SES 8, 0, 14/l E pop mx,

AIR Delhi, India, E ID, only audible in absence of R. San's 23332 RS

IS before s/on - under Moscow 32332 DXC II II ,, 2/l Vern. political commentary, Indian songs, female talks La vos de; Cina&o, Colombia, 29/12 S px,

44444 ADP ZE Cumbias, ID, Caracol ID, time KH 23232 DXC SES

Gansu PBS, China, 28/12 C female ID, C mx & C Radioplay 33333 DXC ZE I# II II RR1 Warnen:,

, C conversation, instrumental mx, ID & local mx 33333 DXC FBA Indonesia, 14/12 lively vocals, male arm's, "Love Ambon" at s/off 24232 BGA

R. Rio Amazonas, Ecuador, 27/12 S ID, "Musica Romantica" 23222 ASM DXC ORTB, Benin, F px, African mx, spoken px 33433 DXC (0 0 8/l F px, guitar mx, slows songs, ID, E nx ended 2026 SLBC: Sri LAnka, 7/l Velanda Sevaya Sinhala nx read by Srima Adikari

GP SP ASM 35333 APC DXC 55--5 OTG

R. Nac. Boa Vista, Brazil, often, P ID "Radiobras", non-stop mx GB RT 33333 ASM DXC UNID, LA-station, 15/12 local dialect, rel. px, Hawaiian tune & organ mx 24333 BGA RR1 Soronq, Indonesia, 21/12 live sports transmission, terrible tone! 32332 BF R. Bangladesh, 2/l E nx & ID, at 0120 Vernacular px, v 4878.9 32232 RS R. Pakistan, Quetta, 2/l nx & ID in Urdu, local mx, signal faded out Best: 34333 RS R. Dif. Acreana, Brazil, 29/12 P ID, male arm's, time & local mx 24232 DXC GB SABC, S. Africa, Afrikaans talk by male, //3320 kHz 33433 DXC ,I I, II UNID: Greece?,

25/12 Afrikaans px, Classical mx, ID 6/l Greek pops,

33333 DXC GP male arm's with echo, bad modulation 2-3 KH

R. Beijing, China, 9/l Mongolian px, //4815, s/on again 1300 but in Ru 33433 DXC PE II II 11 22/12 LP says in Mongolian, s/off 1456, FBA says in Ru R. Clube d; Para,'Brazil,

34423 FBA LP 31/12 P ID, adv's, Brazilian mx, talks RT FMa 34433 DXC SES

R. Huancavelica, Peru, 29/12 S, Huaynos, many ID's, New Year's greetings 33333 DXC KH Voice of Kenya, often, E & Swahili px, ID & nx, new X-mitter? FK ZE 33433 DXC ASM R. Huancavelica, Peru, l/l Andean mx, clear ID, stronger than Brazil 33333 JPP R. Centinela de1 Sur, Ecuador, 12/12 ,I II "R. Centinela de1 Sur transmite desde Loja" 33333 SHR I, (0 II s Px, NBC Port Moresby, PaLua New G:inea,

ID with echo, LA-mx 24232 DXC 31/12 E special New Year px, soft pop,ID BF 22332 DXC FBA

ORTS, Senegal, often, E px to 1901, then Vern., later F px, ID & nx FK GP LM 33333 DXC SP I, II , I 28/12 F px, ID & sports 34343 FBA II 0 , , 31/12 Vernacular talks 33443 PE II ,, , , 31/12 F ID, address & frq's, varies 4889-4894 kHz 25443 SES II II AIR I&rseonq,'

8/l Afro music (in F px ? - ed.) 35333 APC India, 29/12 Home Service Service, Indian mx 42332 JPP

R. BarB, Brazil, often, P arm's, ID's, soft mx, jingle, 0659 says RGS GB LP MAH 33443 DXC SES SLBC, Sri Lanka, 7/l nx in Velanda, Sevaya & Sinhala, traditional songs 24333 DXC OTG Rdiff Nationale, Chad, 2/l s/on in F, ID, arm's & High-Life mx 33333 DXC KP 0, 11 8, R. Araguaia, BrAzil,

, often, F talks, ID, Afro mx & F nx 2100,4904.1 say FBA GP 34433 DXC APC 27/12 P ID, songs, soft pops 23333 DXC SES

R. Relogio, Brazil, often, s/on tune, P ID, time ann. FK MAH 24222 DXC KHJ ,I 9, ,I l/l P arm's, nx, pop & time ann. Rdiff. Nationale, &had, 30/12 F px of gratitude of the country for Int. help

33222 MMZ GB 34343 SP RAD

CPBS Beijing, China, 28/12 C nx by male, TBS says 2230 says RAD, seldom here KH 22322 PAD Rdiff. Nationale, Guinea, 22/12 F ID, lively talk byale, s/off procedure 33333 FBA GP 9, II II , , 2/l nx in F & Vern. & "La nouvelle societe Guineienne" 23342 SP I, 11 II ZBS Lusaka, Zambia,

30/12 F female talk, ID, QRG's, Nat. Anthem 31/l; E & Vern. px, IS,

34433 KH DXC ID, px review & mx 34433 ZE II II II

R. Quito, &uador,' 21/12 Fish Eagle IS until 0352, then choral mx & full sch. 44444 SHR

l/l male S talks, ID (sure con the frq? Normally on 4920 ed.) 12222 FMa R. Nac. Macapa, Brazil, 23/12 local popular songs, few arm's, active again: 34333 VK DXC R. Anhanguera, Brazil, 27/12 non-stop hits, P talks & arm's ASM 22332 DXC KHJ

/KBJ

7

4915 0600 4915 1814-2302 4920 0115-0304 4920 0847 4920 1300-1500 4920 1905-m 4920 0100-0130 4920 0105 m 1000-1030 4920.3 0055-0135 4921 0320-0332 4922 0000-0004 4924" 1755-2115 4925 1700-2206 4925 0530 - 4926 1750-2206 4927 2250-m 4930 2156-0224 4931.6 1045-m 493n 1600 4932 2200-2206 4934a 0530-0602 4935 0330-- 4935 2045-2100 4940 0157-0230

x4940 1535-1540 4945 0045-2232 4945 1700-1820 4950 2218-1028 4950 1330-1430

x4950 0320-0402 x4951 0405-0435

4954 1444-1520 4954 0005-0015 4955 0725-0800 4960 0200 4960 0250-0310 4960 1420-1530 4960 2330- 4965 0018-0023 4965 0100-0150 4965 2215-2300 4966 0230-0302 496i? 0518-- 4970 0202- 4970 0300-

x4970 1533-1559 4972 1840-m 4975 2011-2300 4975 0710-0748

x4975 1103-1150 4975.2 0130 4980 1407-1500 4980 1730-2020 4980 2350- 4980 /0859-0915 4980 2125-2255 4985 2203-0200 4990 0336- 4990 0640- 4990 1704-2258

x4990.6 0445 4992 0030- 4996 2233-0441

GBCl, Accra, Ghana, 30/12 E & Vern. time ad"., nx on development project 34343 SP GBCl, Accra, Ghana, often, E ID, headlines, later Vern., local mx GP LM RAD 43433 DXC FBA R. Quito, Ecuador, 2/l fine HC mx, S reports & ID, "Banco Popular" adv. BF 33333 ASM DXC ABC Brisbane, Australia, 11/l E px, pop mx 24222 RHJ 9, II II , I 10/l E arm's, pops, hrd after s/off AIR Madras 23432 PE FBA II 0, II , , 29/12 E ID, nx, pop mx, (Jennifer Rush) FK 22332 ZE DXC II ,1 II

UNID, 29/12 Game report: 28/12 E cricket commentary 32332 PE merit. Australia, US accent, too late for Australia 32332 KH

Yakut, U.S.S.R., 25/12 relay of R. Moscow Home Service nx 34333 GB R. Ondas de1 Titicaca, Peru, 22/12 S clear ID, mixed with R. Quito, QRM Madras 23332 RS R. Quito, Ecuador, 29/12 S ID "R. Quito - La "0s de la Capital", songs 34443 SES II I, 0,

hocambiqu;, 22/12 S ID - as above, adv's 22322 MMZ

Maputo, 15/12 & often, P ID & rel. px, nx 1815, //4734 kHz 22332 BF FK R. Nac. Bata, Eq. Guinea, often, S & Vern. ID, African mx, KP SP 43433 RAD DXC I, ,I II II ,, , , s Px, Afro mx, Listeners letters 34333 DXC II 11 0 0, I, RR1 Jambi, IAdones,ia,

, often, light mx, S ID's, alt. to 5003.7 kHz, PE 34333 FK APC 2/l Indo. nx, ID, mx & talks, fading out FK 23332 PE MMZ

4VEH, Haiti, often, F ID & drama px, rel. mx, under USS-carrier RS MMZ PAD 42332 ASM DXC RR1 Surakarta, Indonesia, 19/12 Qur'an recital by man, clear RR1 ID by female 32332 SHR II II II I , 21/12 ID & nx in Indonesian 23432 MAH II 0 II R. Abancay, P&u, ;D

21/12 nx in Indonesian before s/off, splatter 33333 BF l/l S "!&isora municipal de1 Peru" 23333 JPP

R. Tropical, Peru, S adv's for local shops, ID & time 24232 DXC UNID, African station, 21/12 music, Mocambique floating around again? 22222 BF R. Yaracuy, Venezuela, l/l S hits from Venezuela, ID's FMa 23322 ASM DXC SLBC, Sri Lanka, 7/l National service, male Sinhala talk about New Year 55--5 OTG Caracol Neiva, Colombia, 2/l many slogans & commercials, ID & time ann. BF 34333 DXC SES R. RSA, S. Africa, 30/12 Vern. px, African songs, ID & nx? 43433 GP DXC R. Madre de Dies, Peru, often, Int. hits, ID "...desde Puerto Maldonado" SHR SES 24222 ASM DXC RTM Sarawak, Malaysia, 29/12 E px, political talks, pops, ID 32442 FK ZE UNID, R. Nac., Angola or Voz da Verdade?, 4/l P talk about Angola, nx 0330 24322 PAD R. Quince de Septiembre, Clandestine, 4/l S talk about LA, ID, //5570 kHz 24322 PAD RR1 Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 31/12 soft mx, local arm's, Jakarta nx 1500 22332 MMZ 0 11 II 9, R. Clube RondoAopolis,

l/l ID in Indonesian by male, orchestra mx Brlzil,

34333 ZE 15/12 LA-mx & complete ID 22322 MAH LP

R. La Merced, Peru, tent,, l/l S talks 24442 JPP AIR Ranchi, India, 29/12 Indian mx, E interview & sports on 3/l 24333 DXC JPP R. Beijing, China, 28/12 Japanese px, arm's, traditional mx 22332 DXC ZE R. Federation, Ecuador, S/Shuar px, slow songs, arm's by male 34333 DXC R. Alvorada, Brazil, 13/l P pop mx, jingle-ID 23433 SES R. Potl, Brazil, 26/12 E & P ID, P px, local & Brazilian mx 24232 DXC FMa R. Juan 23, Bolivia, 5/l light S songs, ID, blocked at 2300 32333 JPP La voz de Cutervo, Peru, 24/12 Andean mx, S ID before s/off 33333 JPP R. San Miguel, Peru, S New Year px, prolonged?, time ann. & ID, now active! 23222 DXC Xinjiang PBS, China, Vern. arm's by female, waltz from Vienna 33333 DXC R. Rumbos, Venezuela, S px, jingles, time ann., many ID's 22332 DXC RTM Sabah, Malaysia, 31/12 Malay nx, ID, pop vocals, male reading the Koran ----- BPS R. Yaoundg, Cameroon, tent., 27/12 Vern. px, African mx, political talk 33332 ZE R. Timbira, Brazil, 12/l P songs, time ann., ID, early fade in SES 32322 ASM MMZ II II ,I Ondas de1 &teguazL,

9/l P time, ID, adv's & songs, jingles 34433 LP SES Colombia, 21/12 ID "Les habla Ondas de1 Orteguasa,HJAU 1160"44444 SHR II II #I 0,

Xinjiang PBS, China: l/l Cumbias & S ID

17/12 MoAgolian talks, C mx, 33333 JPP

//5060 kHz & 4220 22332 DXC LP Swazi Commercial R., Swaziland, often, E arm's, pop mx, ID, class.. mx GP ZE PE 23342 GB DXC Hubei PBS, tent., China, C px, accordeon, arm's & European mx 33333 DXC Ecos de1 Torbes, Venezuela, 5/l Nat. Anthem, S opening arm's & local mx GB 23333 DXC FBA 0, II 1, 11 29/12 S nx of San Christobal, LA-mx R. Brazil CentrLl, Brazi1,'26/12 P ID & reports,

FBA 33333 ASM DXC X-mas instrumentals 22332 ASM DXC

R. RSA, S.Africa, E political talks, //3230 kHz 43433 DXC FRCN Lagos, Nigeria, E time ann., ID & disco-style pop 33333 DXC II ,I II R. Ancash,'Peru,

, E px, prayer, time, ID & nx 33333 GP DXC 14/12 S male talk with comedy, ID 22332 GCH

R. Animas, Bolivia, 2/l Andean mx, light S songs & ID 32333 JPP R. Andina, Peru, 29/12 S arm's, ID's, Huaynos, time & echo ID SES 33333 ASM DXC

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x5004 o555- R National, Bata, Equatorial Guinea, 21/12, S, 1D"R National", local mx 32332 ACH 1732- II 1' I, 1' 1, 3/12, S, local mx, ID at 1735

5005 1430-1636 R Nepal, NApal, kepali, 2/12, local'songs, 24433 GP

local mx, Vernacular 23432 GP r 0150- II

5005 l430- RTM iib: ,~la~s~~"ire~~"~"~e~~,";t::, mx under Nepal 22323 DXC

50057 0350-0405 R Apintii, Surinami, 15/1;,'Dutch, mx, ID, oLoo Nat. Anthem (?) 22222 DXC 22322 LP

5010 0253- R Eco, Peru, 29/12, S, jingle, many ID's %adi.o ECO" 22222 ASM 5010 0430- R Garoua, Cameroon, F, s/on, ID, duezzin, Prayer 33333 DXC

1858-2225 tt 11 , It , often, F prgr., ID, local mx, I/S, nx, heard at 1900 in E news by 014, and also E 2105 relaying Yaoude news DXC LM 34433 GP F

5015 ol32-ou2 R Difusora Pioneira de Teresina, Brazil, 12/l, P greetings to listeners, 0137 ID 244.43 SBS 5015 o445- Escuela Radio Populares, Ecuador, S, ID's and TA's 24242 DXC 5015 1710- R Truth (cla+estine), 14/12, Vern., ID (Shoona, Ndebele) 32332 F'K 501% ? - R Moyobamba, Peru, l/l, tropical music, ID's in Spanish 33333 J?P

x5020 1240-u SIBC Solomon Islands, 12/12, rock mx, ann. in E, "Silent Night", s/off w/Anthem L4333 BGA 5020 1900-m Raif. du Niger, Niamey, Niger, often in F, new tx??, ID, news, local& western GP C

pop mx, best on Saturdays after Gijirokaster closes at 2200, DXC heard 24/12 with prolonged X-mas QX with prayer & chorus MMZ 33433 FK I

5020 2335- Jianxi PBS, China, Chinese, Chinese songs by YL 22232 DXC 5025 0150-0206 R National de Venezuela, 12/l, S football Santa Clara - , IDS, ex 5020, time 24433 SBs 5025 0230- R Rebelqe, Cuba, 30/12, S, YL - Habana, ID 32232 ASM

0240- II II I, S, political reports, mx, ID 5025 2157-2309 Jornal Tdnsamaionica, Brazil, 12/l, P, songs, adr.

23433 DXC for t'Electrolat', ID 2.4433 SBS

5026 2002- R Uganda, Uganda, 2/12, English px, music requests 33433 GP 5030 2355-0215 R Los Andes, Peru, 22/12 S, ID, long talks, romantic0 mx, Peruvian mx, intern.mx 35333 RS S

0130-0312~ fl 11 fl , II , 23,29/12, often head since Sept., adv.s, S, IDS, nice mx DXC34.322 ASM 5030 400-a 5030 2301-2307 5035 o53o-

2124-m 5039 2115-246

5039 2220- ollo-ol47

5039,8040-0150 SOLO 2000- $043,62247-= 5045 0130-0230

0708-0822 5046 1345-1559 5047 0640-

1915-2040 2238-a

5050 oloo- 5050 o335-

1655-1805 5052 ~430-1500 5055 2120-2245 5055 2X5- 5055 03% 5055 0523-0531

0710- 5055 1815-1823 5060 1510-

2320- av 1920- 5062 o355- 5065 1245-

5060 oLo5- 5068 0330- 5075 234o- 5095 023o- 5095 o350- 5095 o858- 5104 1554- 5125 2oL5- $275~ oo30-0202 5289 0515--

1640-1700 5440 1605-- 5662 0128-0406

5300 1535- 53042 0235- 5850 Li42-

RTd Sarawak, 29/12, VN, YL talk, ID, N/A 32332 ZE CPBS Beijing, China, 2l/12, Chinese ID, mx '33222 MHZ R Centafrique, Central Afr. Republik, F, ID, nx by YL 32222 DXC 11 II 1' I, II R Omdurman, Sidan, often with Sdaneie

l5/l2, F, O?I, local music, c/d 33333 GP 1 songs, Arabic, Arabic chanting, reports, GP

ID "Huna Omdurmanll at 245 an? music 24433 SBS LV de1 Upano, Ecuador, LA-mx, S, soft song, ID, TA'S 33333 DXC

1, 1, ,I ,I 27/12, l/l, instrumental mx, S ID, American pop mx R Libertad di Junin, Peru, 17/11, mx px, ID:

34322 ASM "R Libertad ?e Junin", time 22232 LP J

R Tiflis, USSR, Vern., 26/12, wonderful endless long anth. of Georgia SSR 34333 A.% UNID 7/l Portuguese, Angola Station,, local mx, OM talk 23332 mA R Cultura do Para, Brazil, 29/12, soft illx, ID, P, sambas, ads 44433 A.% If 1, II II II 12,30/12, P songs, time, ID, "&?rugafia dusical" RRI Yogyakarta, o&en, INAo-pop,

42432 14AH IS, ID, talks, mx zE Dxc 24433 BF 1~

Rdiff Togolaise, Togo, F, political report by OM 32332 DXC I, I, II , , 2,8/l, F talk, hear-l with E report at 1956 ASM 24222 APC II I, II 26,30/12 F nx Gemayel visiting Damascus, s/off 0003

LV de Yopal, Colombia: 7/l, S, ID "Esta es La Voz de Yopal....Caracol" 32332 SP 1 33333 ASM

R Tanzania, Tanzania, Vern., Arums, African music, ID 23333 XC I, 1' II 9,29/12, Comm. Serv., Swahili, AfroPop music, ID 33433 ZE G Singapore ;C, SingapLre, Radio 1, 11,29/12; E, orchestral mx, ID, news //5010 GP 32,432 ZE L RFC Cayenne, French Guiana, 8/12,12/l, F, sDoken prgr, folk mx, ID's DXC 33332 lvlAH R IMaua, Brazil, P, sambas, adv. for General Motors, ID, @.M de Cayenne 22222 DXC R Catolica National, Ecuador, S, anmts, ID, religious songs 34333 DE TIFC Faro de1 Caribe, Costa Rica, 30/12, S songs, ID as TIFF 22432 SBS

1' I, 11 t, II !, S, ID, light music TWR, Swaziland, 26/l;, Vernaculat ID, gospel music

34343 DXC

Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, China, l5/l2 Mongolian local music // 4220 ki-Iz 24443 SBS 35433 mA II I, 1' I, Vern. by YL, accordeon music // 4220 kHz

ISBS Rikisudarpid, Iceland: often v on this fq., SSB/USB, Isladieh 33333 DXC 34433 Rs

ER do Huambo (tent.), Angola, P, Nat. Anthem, African mx 24222 DXC Deutsche Welle, Germany, Polish px of the DLF, switching error, correctin at

1300 to schedulee" 6065 (wrong dHz-setting, we think! 'i 55555 DXC R Candip, Zaire, Vern./French, news about Africa, ID BSKSA Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, L/12, Arabic,

33433 DXC ID, TS, OM-news, also at 2055 (DXC) 22332 KH L

CPBS.Beijing, China, Chinese, songs by YL 33333 DXC PBC Islamabad, Pakistan, Vernacular, ID by 0~1, news 4444 DXC R Sutatenza, Colombia, S, Cumbias, I%, a%. for Coca-cola, "Ra3iomensaje.s" 45444 mc II II I, WC, Pakisdn, Vn.,

, S, s/on, ID's, fading out 0930 33333 DXC: trad.mx, IS, ID, nx, heard only Jan. ,!+th, drift?? 33333 DXC

CPBS Beijing, China, Chinese news, //4770 kHz, $&VI Feeler 22322 DXC R San Juan de Chota, Peru, 23/12,7/l, S, clear ID, mx of Andes,(RS = 522.$,,/+) DXC 23332 RS A R Mondou, Chad, French,, Afr. mx, ID, politics, bad mo%lation 33332 DXC I, II 1' 6/12, mx, French, National Anthem before s/off Xinjiang'PBS, China, Vern.,

22322 LP Centralasian music // 4330 kHz 32332 DXC

UNID, tent. Peru, 7/l, only locutora, only mx of Andes(no idea, who can help?? 34222 ASM I have long cassette report of it with full ID,but hard to understand)

Xinjiang PBS, China, Vern., anmt by 0,4, chorus R Frequencia San Ignacio, Peru, 23/12 tent.,

32332 DXC

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x6;;: m-0334 BBC, Ascension Island, 16/12, English, IS, ID 35443 MD 0005-0025 Radio Globe, RJ, Brasil, 25/12, Portuguese, slogan, aav, ID

6035 1430-1834 Radio Australia, 32322 MMZ RS

25/12, English, Queen speech & Nat.Anthem 34433 GP x6035 0200-0210 DW West Germany, English nx &Morning Magazine, 5/l

6045 44--4 OTG

1515-1535 KFBS Saipan, 4/l, R, religious, ID, address 6050

44444 ZE 2200- Radio Nigeria, Ibadan, 5/l, ID, nx in English 24333 RT

~6050 0002- Voice of the Masses, Iraq, Arabic, ID, Arabic mx //7270, 20/12 43443 JCH ~6070 /1815-1820 ELWA, Monrovia, Liberia, 5/l, IS, English, ID, French religious ~~22322 APC

6065 0255- Radio Oman, 7/12, Arabic, songs, 0300 ID, OM-nx 33433 KH x6110 1525-1530 VOA Philippines, report by Wagne Hide on Vietnam, 7/l

6120 34--3 OTC

2332-2342 Xingjiang PBS, China, 24/12, Chinese, chorus, ann'a 33322 MW x6120 1520-1525 VOA Philippines, Tlk by OM in Vietnamese, 7/l 6125 2150-

44--4 OTC Radio Berlin Int., 23/12, DX-px, English 54544 Ofi

6$;.' 1302- Radio Pakistan, 29/l2, UNIB-location, English, local nx-female 24332 RS 0925-0930 ORF Wien, Austria, 12/l, Wolf Harrant w/DX-nx in German 55444 ALP

x6160 1136-1146 Radio Impacto, CTR, 16/12 in Spanish, Latin popg ID 6170

23332 KEJ 1258-w Philippines BS, 22/12, English songs wB2rYwIB 21331 H

x6170 1448-1501 RF0 Cayenne, Fr. Guyana, l5/l2, French songs & talk by OHa 6180

55444 RGS OS2O-O9OO Radio National do Brasil here with commercials, 8/12 32332 BP LH

x6188.5 0257-0316 Radio Oriente, Yurimaguas, 6200

Peru, 2/12, lot. popular songs, enn's 24332 VK 0901- Riverside Radio (Irish Pirate), l/12, English, mx, II)

6200 24433 GP

1019-1030 ABC Radio Waterfort (Eire), l5/l2, English, mx, ID 6201

32322 AC 1055-1100 Falcon Radio (via IRRS), Eire, 12/l, English, mx, DX-px

6205 33333 AC

1600-1700 AWR Forli, 24/12, English, Life Stylea 6206

43543 ES RT 1102-1152 Radio CLC'G (via Delmare), 26/12, English/German, mx, ID

6206 33333 AC GP ZE

1100-1130 Radio Scorpio (via Delmare), 24/12, German, mx 6206

44444 AC 1000-1020 Secret Mountain Laboratory, 22/12, mx, ID

6206 22222 AC

1000-1200 FRS Holland (via Delmare), l5/l2, English, ID's, mx 6206

43333 AC GP 1409- S.O.SWEDEW (via Delmare) 29/12, nx, ID

6206 34433 GP

1220-1240 Patrick Radio via DM, Belgium, 25/12, German, pop-mx 6206

33443 ZE 1433-1500 Radio Bluebird via DE, Belgium, 22/12, IDS, addr. pop-mx

6225 33443 ZE

1200-1210 Britain Radio Int. (British Pirate), 29/l2, English, ID 6230

33333 AC 120.2-1230 Weekend Music nadio (British Pirate), l/l, English, ID, mx

6230 32223 AC

l22O1123O Starlight Radio , 23/l& English, German, mx 6230

33333 AC 1000-1100 Pirate Freaks BC See (German Pirate), 26/12, English/German, X-mas33333 AC GP

6230 1101- Radio ECC (Irish Pirate), l/12, English, s/on ID's 34443 GP 6235 1900-1915 Radio Bangladesh, English slow speed nx, 8/l 6240

34333 JBb 1830-1900 Radio Bangladesh, 3/l, English, mx, ?B, pop-mx

6240 34433 AC

1020-1100 Spectrum World BC (British Pirate), 3/l, English, ID, adr., mx 6240

33333 AC 1500-1503 Radio Pamela Int. (British Pirate), 29/l2, English, ID, QSO, mx 33333 AC

6240 1040-1300 Radio Rainbow Int. (Eire), 29/12, English, mx, ID FBA ZE 44444 AC 6240 O92O-lOOO Radio East Coast Commercial (British Pirate), 29/12, English, mx 33333 AC 6240 ll4O-1210 Pirate Freaks Broad., ace., 25/12, German/English, ID 6240

34433 ZE 113O-1200 PFBS (German Pirate), 27/12, English, QSO with Apollo

6240 33333 AC

1052-1200 Radio Apollo (British Pirate), 27/l2, English, DX-px 6240 lf359-

22222 AC Radio Bangladesh, English, mx, end of px, address, 27/12

6240 44444 ASM

0932- Radio Arena (Dutch), 25/12, Dutch/English, ID UC ADD

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6264 23222 AC

1320-1330 Radio Apollo (British'Pirate), 26/12, Steve ld. Show 33333 AC 6264 1240-- Radio Enterprise (Dutch Pirate), 26/12, English, ID 6265

33333 AC 1150-1200 Wlcon Radio, 29/12, English px

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6272 ::::: 2 1040-1050 Spectrum World BC (British Pirate), l5/l2, English, ID, German 6274.4 2155-2205 Radio Caroline SW, 30/11, ID's of Caroline SW 6275

22333 LP oqoe- Free Midway Town Radio (UX), l/12, English, mx & ID 23432 GP

6275 113O-1200 Radio Waves Int. (French Pirate), l/l, French/English, ID, mx 23232 AC 6280 2200-2205 Voice of Hope, Lebanon, 3112, English px 6280

32432 ES RT 1100-1120 Radio Liberty Sound (via Westside), 12/l, English/French, ID, mx 23322 AC

6285 1240-1250 UNID, Pirate, 29/K', English, popmx, addr. 6290

23322 ZE lll7-1200 Rebel Radio Revolution, 12/l, English, sddr., 33433 AC

6296.5 1105-1130 Radio Universe, l/12, German/English, IB's with addr. 6299

23322 LP 0915-1000 Canzoni Radio (via FEAR), 24/12, German/English, mx, ID'S

6299 33223 AC

1010-1100 Free Midway Town Radio (UE), English, l/l, ID, addr., mx 6305

33333 AC ojoo- LV de1 CID, Clandestine, ID, Spanish, politics

6306 34333 DXC

1155-1230 Radio Apollo, (UX), 29/12, English, ID, mx 6310

33333 AC 0930-1300 Radio Ireland Int. (Eire), 12/l, English, ID, mx, addr.,

6325 33333 AC

1240-1400 UNID, tent. Vietnamese with oriental mxr 3l/l2 Ek 2/l 6398

33333 BP 0939- Radio Valleri (Eire), l/12, English, m & pop-mx 23432 GP

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Radio Peace dc Progress, USSR, 7/l, Creole, ID, nx//7320 55555 FDA Radio Pakistan, 27/l2, Urdu mx, nx in Urdu, Rfrq! 45444 KBJ ES Radio karth via new WRRI, English, 7/l, Jeff White with ID 33333 JCH Kol Israel, 21/12, talk: Syrian weapons, English 45554 AI'S Pirate Radio Microwave, English, Oldies pop mx, ID's, jO/l2 22222 JCH Radio Damascus, Syria, 21/12, ID, English 54544 AFj CPBS 1, Beijing, China, 16/12, Chinese, OM talk Radio Continente, Peru, 21/11, mx, ID

23433 FBA 14231 LP

Radio Continente, Peru, Spanish, ID's and TA's Radio Rivadavia, Argentina, .15/12, Spanish, ID, sport-px

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Weahet Bet, Israel, 5/l, Hebrew, musical features, ID Radio Record, Brasfl, 16/x2 in Portuguese FEBA, Mali, Se chellea, LSO BBC (tent. 5

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Radio National de Angola, Luanda, Portuguese nx, 28/12 Radio Salomon Islands?? (tent.) 26/12 TWR, Swaziland, 3/l2, English, Bible reading WA, Philippines, l5/l2, English lesson

33433 IUD 34433 K&T 34433 RS 34343 sp 33232 JBb Lb! 22222 BF 34443 GP SP 32222 FBA

SRI Bern, 28/12, DX-program in English 44444 PN V.O. Revolutionary Ethiopia, Addis Abeba, English, 3L/ll, ID 44--4 Lb! GP Radio New Zealand, q/12, English, Time-check, ID & Newa 24432 GP Radio Baghdad, Iraq, 12/l, German nx, ID KGEI, USA, 8/12 with ID - La Voe de la Amistad Radio Mocambique, 22/12, English, IS, ID Radio Agricultura, Chile (Tent.), 29/l2, light mx RTM Bamako, Mali, l/l, French, folk mx, OM-ID Radio Damascus, Syria, l/l, Arabic mx, YL-ID Radio Australia, 29/l2, talk with B.Gruendl-TM-editor

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AWR, Sines, Portugal, Sundays FK w/DSWCI TIPS 45444 AP Radio Tanzania, Dar es-Salaam, 28/12, nx-bulletin in English RTA Alger, 27/12

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Radio National, Argentina, 17/l, Spanish ID, female talks 44444 SP

Radio National, RJ, Brasil, 15112 in Portuguese, Samba, ID 43333 KBJ

Radio Nederlands, Madagascar, 10/12, English, ID & a/off 34333 KHJ 24432 GP SP

UNID c/d at 1400, religious, Tent SLBC, l9/l2 Voice of Kenya, 2112, English vocals after time pips, LD Radio Portugal, l5/l2 in Portuguese, IS-OM, mx nadio Tanzania, Dar es-Salaam, Nx by OM, English, 3O/l2

44343 BF 34422 RAD 23332 KHJ

Radio National, Brasil, 21/12, Portuguese, mx , m 33--3 LM

WSRI, USA, 26/12, American mx, religious, ID, IS 45544 ZE BF

Radio Cairo, Egypt, 10/12, s/on, MAH LM 32432 ZE

KTWR, Guam, 4/l, English, Is & m English px 44444 GP

ERT Greece, 25112, Greek a/on 33445 XE

AIR Delhi, India, 25/12, English nx 45544 ES

BBC, 25/12, English news 34543 ES

Radio Damascus, 44544 ES

Radio Australia, S ria, h

25112, Spanish, 6112, mx, nx, English

ID

Radio Cayma% Guatemala, 27/12, Spanish, popmx, slogans 145 45 PS 81

Radio National, Argentina, Buenos Aires, 54443 ZE VK

4/l, muaica argentina 44433 ADP

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11865 1530-1610 FEBA, Seychelles l/l E,"All kinds of music", nx bulletin, ID, IS 11865 2000-G WHRI, World Harvest Radio, Indiana, USA 8,25/12 ID, test(8312), requests reports to Box 5

Indianapolis, Indiana 46250, USA - slight QRM AIR Delhi 11865 (in Australia) x11yoo 063o- R RSA, SOUth Africa 30/12 E Px, IS, ID, ILX and comments

2100-2115 n 17,28/12 E ID, nx, Travel Feature 11915 0759-00 KFBS saipan, No. Marianas 30112, ll/l E/Japanese ( IS, arm, gospel mx, ID(QRM VOA -0Blo)

xJ.1925 153o- FEE4, Seychelles 28/12 E ID, &his Week's Quiz Progrsmme" u 2130~2200 R Marti finally logged. Musica de Sur,~uatemale , S arm - jammed on 2l/12 11937.7 1200-1220 Voice of People of Kampuchea, Kampuchea often , E M, 1215 F nx - adjacent channel QFtM 11955 1644- R Dubai, United Arab Emirates 29/12 E nx, followed by A 12015 -1709 R Austria International 29 12 G px with Strauss Waltzes

/ 1220-B R Ulan Bator, Mongolia 30 12 E commentary, mr, ID 16oo- RDP, Portugal 27/l2 E ID, nx, Philately Feature 0814-o835 KTWR Gusm 22/12 E , religious pz, ID 2200-2215 R Nacionsl de Chile 8/l s N(, info

120~ r15105 x15115

15140 15150 15160

fl5185 15190

fl5195 A5195 15200

A5215 x15220 a5240 fl5245 15315 15320 15325 15335

x15345

0430-0520 R New Zealand 21/11 E, Interview with mx, 0500 nx "Radio New Zealand News" 1450- 0200-0210 0802- 0200-0220 0915-0920 1129- 0200-0210 1400- 1530- 0840-0915 1540-

RTA , Algeria l4/l2 F, ABBA records VOA Philippines 4/l Talk by OM in Bengali KYOI, Saipsn, No. Marianas 9/12 Japanese/E , ID "Super Rock" R Veritae, Philippines 4/l DK px hosted by Evelyn Salvadora Agate R Japan 5/l E talk by OM on Japanese Food & Restaurants Africa No. 1, Gabon 2/l2 F LD, F pops VOA Philippines 4/l E nx, mx, talk , mx, nx headlines by Frank Wytson R RSA, South Africa 27/l2 E ID, nx read by Colin Jackson Belgrade, Yugoslavia 27/12 E ID, nx, wr 8 QNM fmm BBI La Voix du Zaire 22/12 F pz, mx

55555 GP

w5- 1852-e 2105-

+E 15400 15405 15405 15410 15415 15430

a5435 x15445

"1;;z: 15605 17715

xl7800 x21485 ~21670 x21680

174e-QOJ 1656-1730 1104- .- 1000' 1057- 1230- 1435- 1201- 0030-0040 0030-0040 230~ lio4- 1025-

1245-1300 0915-0920 0920-0925 o93o-0940

R Canada International 5/l2 E IU to Europe // 15325 R Dubai, United Arab Emirates 15/12 E mailbag R Canada International 22/12 E nx, news magazine R Diff. TV Mamcaine, Morocco 14/12 A, wailing RAE, Buenos Aires, Argentina 26/12 E talk about Health Care in Argentina , ID

II 17/12 E N WHRI World Harvest R, Indiana, USA 8/12 test arm in E, 2/l E religious pX, ID R National, Brazil 18,31/l;, asking for reports on this tx towards Afiioa and Europe BBC World Service via Ascension Relay 16/12 E World 11x R Australia 5/l E nx FEEA, Seychelles 2/12 A, IS, ID's Deutaohe Welle, R=da l7/l2 E world IUT Libyan Home Service, Libya l4/l2 A, wailing // 15235 kHz AFRTS Greenville, USA 3/l2 E n.x on Shuttle BBC B/l"English by Radio" FEBC, Philippines 8/l E NT read by Al Dover ~~436 R National, Arcangel, Antarctica 28/12 S commentary, mr, weak fluttery signal Kol Israel 2 12 E III on Budget Crisis R Pakistan / 2 12 E test commentary R Australia 27,31/12 E World nx Deutsche Welle, Kigali, Rwanda 9/l E ccmmentary, ID // 15410 kHz R Nederlands 4/l E talk on Rare Dutch Stamps by Hautkemp AFRTS, Philippines 4/l E Basketball nx Deutache Welle, West Ge-y 4/l E nx read by OM, "Panora&

33433 ZE LM 80250,

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32;32 m ZE 42432 GE GP FBA

:t:: : 32332 ZE g;;t E 25232 JBb 14222 LP

45444 AFS 55555 GP 33443 MD 55544 AFS 24432 MM TA 44444BFZE

;g:: E 34444 GP 33443 GP 55555 GP 44444 GP

g-1; ;g 231-2 LM 34443 GP 44444 GP 25342 AFS KF' 35444 AFc 34--J OTG 34--2 On; 34--J cm

Thank you to Andreas Pir6g, Knud Eriksen and KBJ for assisting me in editing these 1000 SW TIPS t

Particularly the report from the IX Camp in Bavaria is appreciated, because it represents comprehensive monitoring of the tropical bands around New Year&& thus this SWB lists in our TIP'S nearly everything which can be heard at present on these bands. We look forward to your report again next year 1 Participants in this DK CAMP (DKC) were the following DSWCI members I

Roland R?jller, Michael Nodes, Heinz KrRmer, Andy S&mid, Winfried Werb and Michael Schnitser, besides 3 non-members of the DSWCI.

The following receivers were used at the DK CAMP I Rohde & Schwars EK-O7D, Telefunken ElO8LW3 (for LW and MW), R-JYOA/UBR mod, 2 ICOM IC-I?70 mod.,FRG 7700 mod., 2 SONY ICF 68COW mod, 2 Sat. 3400 mod. and a DRAKE R-7 . Antennas were I 5 longwires 45 to loo m, 1 FD-4, 1 V-Dipole 2 x loo m, telescopic, FAA-7700 and a 600 m Beverage .

Thank you also to the following 35 I' ordinary " DK-era reporting SW TIPS this month I AB = Alf BHckstrijm, No. S ? KRJ = Kaj Bredahl Jorgensen, DK R-390A & 38 m lw AC = Andreas Comte, D Nm-515 & 42 m lw XE = Karel Honsik, Cs MARC & loo m lw AFS = Arthur F. Schubert, UK SPR 4 & Indoor antenna K&J = Kenji Sashimoto, Japan ? AP = Anker Petersen, DK ICF 7600D & Telescopic KP = Kurt Pedersen, DK ? APC = Anker Petersen,Canary IsIan& e " LM = Leigh Morris, Australia SPR 4, ICF 6800W ASM = Andreas S&mid, D R 7 & 25/95 m 1~ LP = Leporale Pino, I TR 7 & 30 m lw BF = BjBrn F-son, S R 600 & 2 I 150 m lw MAH = Martin A. Hall, UK ? BGA = Bernhard GrUndl, Australia =R 4 , IC-~71~ & beverage MEZ = Martina Drefahk%Michael Wendt,DFRG 7700, SPR 4 & 30 m lw BPS = Bryan P.Sharpe, CA, USA m 302 & Jo/60 m lw's OTG = Oliver T.Goonawardens,Sri LankaPanasonic 5030 F DXC = DX CAMP, D (Cf. above) Cf. above RAD = Richard A.D'Angelo, PA, USA ? ES = Edwin Southwell, UK Sat. 3000, Sat. 1400 & Tel. RGS = Ravin G.Sewdien, Surinsme RF-3100 & 60 mb Dipole FB& = Frank Baete, F IC-R70 & 35 m lw BEJ = R.H.Jackson, UK NRD 515 & Heliscan FK = Finn Krone, DK R7, SAIT&lw RS = Roland Schulae, D Diff. mod, RK's & 15/30 m lw GB = George Brown, UK BQl8CA& SWL 7 SES = S. & Erika Schliepacke, D SPR 4 , AF 606 & 15 m Vertic. GCH = Gary C.Hickerson, ARK, USA R-70 b 70 m lw SIR? = Steve H.Reinstein, FL, USA R 70 & 33 m lw GP = Graham D. Powell, UK R-2000 & 20 m lw SP = Salvetore Placanica, I sat. 3400 , ICF 7600 D & lw's JBb = Jan Bijsterbosch, NL Sat. 2400 & Telescopic TA = Tim Akester, Zimbabwe FRG 7 & loo m lw JPP = Jean Pierre Penaud, F R7A & Central Heating ZE = Zdendk Eli&, Cz TESLA-3~2 & 38 m Windom

--- and some "extra" contributors: FMa = Francesco Mattu, I R600 & 30 m inv. "L" JKo = Joachim Kornek, D NRD 515, AD-270 active PE = Poul E. S@rensen, DK SPR-4 & 9 m long wire PN = Peter Ng, Malaysia DR 31, ICF 76000 RT = Riccardo Tritto, I Home made TX, inv. "V" VK = Vashek Korinek, RSA 7

. ..by the way, your contributions are still welcome!

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ECUADOR HCJB started & prgm in Italian on Dec.21. On-air at -530 on 9860 & 11830 &&ps

edited by Noel Green

Hello again and welcome to the February issue of World News - one month of the now year already gone! Conditions have considerably improved since I last wrote my editorial. The higher bands are opening earlier andstaying open longer and the lower ones prod ucing signals heard in the November-early December period once again. There's lot's to get through so on with the news : AFGHANISTAN A new sched for Radio Afghanistan now is : 0130-0230 Baluchi, 0230-0430 Pashto 6085, 4450, 7235, 9755 0700-0900 Pashto/Dari, 0900-1030 English (toSEAsia) 6085, 4450

15435, 17720 1230-1430 Urdu 6085, 7285, 9765, Urdu 1330-1430 4450 143011530 Pashto/Baluohi relay HS 7200, 4740, 3965 1430-1730 Arabic 7280 9575 t 1730-1830 Pashto/Dari, 1830-1900 German, 1900-1930 English on

5900, 6020. Frenoh 1930-2000 unlocated freqs 6085 & 7200 are located at Kabul - others Soviet relays

Nagoya DXers Circle in ADXN ALASKA KNLS has yet again made changes from Jan.lst - now 6095800-1100 English to Asian Pat Coast, 1100-1230 Chinese 6100 1230-1400 Chinese I 6000 1400-1630 Russian to C. USSR 7355 1630-2200 English & Russian to Europe (O'over the Pole) z Tent sohed from March 2nd t 9540 for all txmsns til 1930 when changes to 7355 for Russian (English is 1630-1930 now) ARGENTINA RAE 11710 in English 0100-0200 has a mailbag on Saturday and asking for reception reports. A.Cushen AUSTRALIA Three 50kW txers for the Northern Territory SW Svoe are now under test. Alice Springs VL8A 2310 0700-2230 and 4835 2230-0730. Later tests will be carried from Tennant Creek VL8T 2325 & 4910 and Katherine VL8K 2485 & 5025 using same schedule. The lower frequency operating 0700-2230 and the 6Om one 2230-0700

A.Cushen 4835 heard on 12 Deo at 0712 to sudden break 0732 by C.Littlefi& in Australia. ADXN BANGLADESA Radio Bangladesh winter sched reads : 0630-0800 Bengali,' 0800-0830 Vof IslaminE on 11645 & 12030 1230-1300 English 15525 17653 t 1315-1345 Nepali 9775 7105 1400-1500 Urdu & 1515-1545 Hindi on 9640 11745 1600-1630 Arabic, 1630-1800 Bengali on 9945 13670 1815-1900 English & 1900-1915 Slow Nx in E on 7490 6240 ET.

RADIO HABANA CUBA Apartado No. 7026 Habana, Cuba

FRECUENCIAS Y HORARIOS DE TRANSMISIONES

En vigor desde el 4 de Noviembre de 1985 al 2 de Marzb de 1986

Spanish to Americas t 0900-1100 6090, ll00-1600 11950 15230 1100-1645 9550, 1100-1800 11760, 1100-2050 11725 15300 2200-0040 9550 11760 11835, 2200-0200 6060, 2200-0600 973011815 2300-0600 11970, 0000-0245 11725, 0100-0300 6090, 0300-0600 5970 6060.

Engiish for N.Amarica I 0000-0600 6100 9740, 0100-0450 6140, 0330-0600 6090, ?600-0800 9525

English for Caribbean I 2050-2140 11725 15300, 0100-0600 6190, 0330-0600 6090

French for Caribbean & N.America t 0300-0330 6090 Creole for Caribbean : 1100-1200 & 0200-0300 both on 6060 Portuguese for'S.America Quechua for S.America

: 0900-1000 9550, 2300-2400 11725 : 1000-1050 9655, 2200-2300 11970

Cuarani for S.Amerioa : 2200-2300 ii725 To Europe, Africa & ME Spanish : 0630-0730 & 0930-1045 on 9730, 1800-2000 9695' 9720s

1800-2000 11950 15270 French I 0830-0930 97%, 160(;-1700 9695*, 1830-2010 11795,

2000-2140 11950 15230, English I 1700-1800 9695*,

2100-2200 6165x 9550+ 2010-2140 11795, 2200-2300 6165~

Portuguese I 0730-0830 9730, 2000-2100 9695s 9720s Arabic : 1500-1600 9695x, 1630-1730 11950 15230. wap relays from USSR. EBF1830-2140 now transposed Sohedviam

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DX Party Line prgm has been returned - from 0700 Saturday - to 2130 Saturday. Es GREENLAND Godthaab has increased power to 7&W on SW and is bsingwidely heard in NAm on 3999. S-on is reported as 0955 and heard past 1100. FT reporters/ADXN Ed: what about in Europe - too much D.Welle 3995 at night? GUAM KTWR also reported by MR on 7355 in Chinese at 1345 (see last months news). Contrary to what I said then, 7240 is still heard and it is now thought that 7210 & 7355 replace 7E5 & 711 GUINEA ECUATORIAL On one evening I heard Radio National on twc parallel outlets of 4925 & 5005 so there are two different txer says MR. Ed t maybe one was that which sometimes operates the exterii% svce on about 15105. ICELAND Reykjavik now heard on 13758 at 1215 RT Ed: had been usingfirst 11915 then 11855 after dropping 13n7. At 1845-2055 now on 5057.5. E in DX Flash

INDONESIA Latest follow up to 1985 survey : y(r;;t.n~~ at 1600-1900 with heavy QRM from Vof Strait

7355.7 Jambi '170 0t // 2901.

__,_ - lo-1830- daily all night Dee/Jan. Unheard 150C Wonder where it is between 4927 s-off and 3355 s-on

3945.5 Ternate at l)OO(regular s-off may be 1400) & 1700-1900- Often only this fracy in 1985 and all night. Different pxing from 3345/39i6-and seems special p'gm for Ternate local *TX*.

3946,l Tanjung Karang til 1700 and sometimes all night. Wrong1 oonfirmed 88 Jakarta at last survey. Must be ex 3955 which has'nt been reported for several years //3349.9. Suspect relays Jakarta pr all night most of time.

3995.1 Pontianak til 1600 - extended lhr.Also on //3345.0. 4866.6 wamm -0900~12OO- here in early ~ec.85 5043.6 Wamena -0830-1200- returned from mid-Dec. 5045.1 (Jayapura) -llOO- noted very poorly Dee/Jan. Heard at

0900 in T&o but not at 1100. 5046~ Yogyakarta -lOOO-2100- still all night on this channel

with E nx at 1130. 5451v Biak *08OOA-12OOA*. Til 0800 and after 1200 seems to be

on 7210.6. Time ohanaes unsure. Sometimes in '85 noted 0806-1200 on 7211 and.before/after on 5451.

5500.5 Biak QSY from 5451 from late Deo.85. Same sohed 8s abol 5882v/5886v Pekan Baru QSYed to 5894v/5895u from early Sept.85 5987.5 Menado irr.used instead of 3215 in '85. 6069.9 Jayapura -0800- seems here with very poor signal Jan.86 6127.5 Nabire -0900-1200- s-off extended maybe before oec.85

Unstable sig-strength. E LL noted 0845-0900 on 3 Jan.86 S-on of night txmsn is 0755 w/IS, RR1 opening mr (name unknown) and opening announcement.

6188.4 Manokwali inactive for night trmsn on this freq recent1 Only on 3986~7

6553.5 Jakarta. Harmonic of 3277 sometimes better than fundam. 7210.6 Biak (see 5451 above) is vy low modulated. 9509.9 Ujung Padang +0155- in Jan.86. 9611.6 Jayapura -0600-1100s. Almost no modulation in ne0.85.

Fair to poor signal and sometimes only heard "Rayuan pu au Kelapa" before the nx.

4920.1~ Tanjung Pinang(*1400)-2000- on all night instead 3225. Never heard here Tanjung Karang reported. IiM ------

Ed: excellent information Hitoshi and Nihon DX Club and al= fc your oomment. All is understood and I know how it is to be shor of time. Any news is welcomed here. IRAN VOlRI Teheran now using three freqs for the evening txmsr .- to Europe : 1715-2150 on new 6080//9022 9770. German is 1715- 1800 then F, Turkish, E & Farsi. g in DX Flash IRA$ VofMasses Foreign service back to 1600 s-on in October last. Below list monitored Nov/Deo 85. Some noted only once or twice - especially irreg on 25'dc 3110 6010 H *1600-2030- 6040 H -1830-0030- 6185 H -1300-1700- 6195 H -2030-0030- 7240 H -1800-1830- 7270 H -0000-0100- 9530 H -1300- 9630 F x1600-1930- 9690 H -1400- 9745 F *1600-1930

11720 H *0500-0800- 11790 H x0500-0530- 15440 H +0500-lOOO* 17770 H l 0500-lOOO+

6050 H -2330-OlOO- 7110 H *1800-0100- 7295 H -1300-1500- 9655 H -0030-0100- 9745 H +0500-0700-

13700 H *0500-1000 6075 H -2330-0100- 9665 H -1900-1930-

HM 11750 at 1930-0300 i&i

'0 and to N.America at

7120 F x1600- 9505 H -1600- 11705 H -1415-1500- 15195 H +0500-1000X Also now heard on 15105 from 1200 and on EnRlish to Europe is now 2000-2200 on 717 ,~. 0300-0500 on 6050 & 11750. Other external services to Europe con on 9610. RT ITALY AWR Forli new sched from Feb.lst shows English 0700-0730 on 7295 and 1900-1930 on 6205. Freqcy 6215 will be used 9s BR alternative should 7295/6205 fail. Es IVORY COAST The new 500kW SW trer has arrived for RTVI. To be sited at Barvosou. Planned to operate on 15230 in French/English for African countries. Media Network

KENYA What I believe to be Koma Rock heard on 11740 at 0630 in Swahiliwith talks and mx then time pips and news at 0700 when signal was rapidly fading. Audio level seepled B bit low.

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KOREA NORTH Radio Pycngyang started a completely new sched for D-85. The new 22mboutlets are sched es fCllCwS : 13650 0000-0050 Spanish, 0400-0450 E, 0500-0550 Korean, 0600-0650 F, 0800-0850 E, 0900-0950 Russian, 1000-1050 Russian, 2200-2250 Korean, 2300-2350 E. 13700 0000-0050 E, 2200-2250 Korean, 2300-2350 Spanish. NDXC Ed, heard on 13650 during Russian 0900.

LAOS Local stn heard on 6981~ for several months is giving Gtion as "Sfanubon" (spelling? - 18 name of Laos prime minis ter). Possibly BI Luang Prabang. Nobuyuki Maki in NDXC LIBYA is now an 3192 instead of the former freqs of 3195 and 3200. MR LUXEMBOURG After mere than 30 years 'Stimme der HoffnungT the German branch of AWR, does not brosdc via RTL anymore. Until Jan.let they used this station for a weekly broadc of 10 mins on Sunday mornings. For many years, RTL we8 the only outlet of 'Stimme der Hoffnung', but now Europe can be reached via the new station in Forli and local cable cutlets in many German towns.MR - MALI RTM Mali schedule x Mon-Thus O~OO-1000 b 1200-0000, Friday 0600-0000, Saturday 0600-1000 & i200-0000. Sunday 0700-000 4703 0600-~800, 7285 0600-1000, 9635 1200-1800 and 4"35//sTz; 1800-0000. --- Ed: Lars, the sched may be correct, but frequency useage does not tie in with what I hear. 9615 & 7285 seem davtime channels _ -- and heard daily from 0800. 4835 & 4783 are heard"ti1 0800 and from 1800. I have'nt heard 5995 at all for some time. MALTA IBRA Radio 9720 carried on relay from Cyclops txer and heard with English announcements 0730 Sat/Sun, followed by French. A.Cuehen MOROCCO RTM Rabat now heard on 17815 1000-1200, 17595 1200-1700 1000-1700 15335, 1100-1700 15360, 1600-1800 11910, 1800-0100 11920 and reported 1800-0100 9865. NC & WE Ed I also heard on 15331 with different prcgr at 1500-170rwhef;-it becomes //15335. ~IOERIA The local station in Kaduna has probably solved its financial problems because, since Jan.lst, it is back again with reasonable sianals on 4770. E Ed t has Voice of Nigeria been off-air on l5l2O?Anyway, it's heard again with usual schedule.

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS My own comment in last News concerning 11825 instead of 11835 is incorrect - 11835 is the right channel. KTWR is also now well heard during its English to Australia & n%aland 0800 on 15115 followed by Arabic 0830-0900 close.

OMAN Radio Oman is now using another SW txer : in parallel to the service in Arabic on 15205 from 0930-1800 the frequency 7145 can be heard. (Ed: seems to vary slightly) E

For 20 years Christians prayed for the establishment of a Christian radio station in Southern Africa. These prayers were answered in 1973, when His Malesty the late King Sobhuza II of Swariland granted a broadcasting permit to Trans World Radio.

The Station Broadcasts began in November 1974. From the

one short wave transmitter In 1974, the Station has grown to 5 short wave transmitters and a medium wave transmitter which, together with the transmitting aerials, are dedicated solely tc the prCClamatlcn Of the gospel into Central, East and Southern Africa and to Asia.

This Is like having 6 radio stations in one locatlon. Durinp prime listening hours, each transmitter may broadcast a different programme in a different language, to a different part of the continent at the same time.

The Studio Manzini, the hub of Swaziland, Is the locqion of

the offices and studios of Trans World Radio. Programmes are received in mere than 20 languages from studios in many countries. In Manzinl they are prepared for broadcast from the station. All programming is reviewed for technical quality and content to ensure that it effectively communicates the message.

The Staff A devoted multi-national staff of mere than 60

people combine skills and talents to prepare programmes, operate and maintain transmitters. and administer the work. Although coming from a wide variety of backgrounds, there is unity of purpose and hope for the future, with the firm belief that Jesus Christ is not only the answer tc the needs of Africa, but of the whole world.

Italian 0700-0730 9525 7145, 1230-1255 7285 6095, 1530-1600 **d 1730-1800 11840 9525, 2100-2200 9525 7145 b 5995 1503 til 2130.

Spanish 0400-0455 7270 6135 1503, 1300-1330 15120 11840 9525, 1800-1830 11840 9525, 2200-2300 9675 7145

Swedish 1500-1530 7285 6095 5995 1503, 1730-1800 7285 5995 1503 Arabio 1400-1455 17865 15120 11840 9525, 1600-1625 11840 9525

7125, 1700-1725 9675 7125 6095, 1900-1955 11840 9675 9525 7125

Ccncerts'of-Chopin uslc 0500-0530 7270 6135 5995 1503, 1130-1200 7& ho95

NightConcerts 2305-2355 7270 7145 7125 6135 5995 1503 1260 ~206 and 738. Sched via MtC -

&nTnft QBS currently uses 15110 vO745-131Ov, 15265 ~1315-1710~ and 9905 v1715-close. The early morning frequency was 11805 but I can't confirm that it still is. NC m - this is 'your' tentative on 15110 SWEDEN Radio Sweden announced that SCDXers would be broadcast on Wednesdays in future. This was announced on January 7th in the 1100 transmission, but the programme was still-heard at the usual time on Tuesday Jan.14th. Es

SOUTHERN AFRICA 1

I MADAGASCAR 1

I PAKISTAN/INDIA I

RADZO B 0 TS WANA THEN AND NOW Radio Botswana started initially from Mateking.

which was the administrative centre of the then BechuenalandProtectorate. Itactuallystartedduring the Second World War in the early 40s. when a 5kW transmitter owned by the Veterinary Department under the British administration was used for sntertslnment purpose*.

The Veterfnary Department used the transmitter for CO~~uniCiItlon. especially with the Veterinary Itlff In the tleld wlthln, mdlus of 20 miles. The 20 ml10 radlua COVered . portlon of Bschuanclland Protectorate.

Wfththeadventot veterlnaryradiocommunication. acertain Mr George Coombes. a Briton, working for TA Little Chemist in Mateking. asked for permission to use the transmitter to play light music for entertainment purposes.

Permission. which merkqd the begmning of radio broadcast in Bechuanaland Protectorate was grantedto MrCoombes. Hewsgiven 1 hourslotfor his programme of light music and this was the beginning of Radio Botswana. although it was code named ZND.

RadloZND introducedanotherprogrammein the subsequent year mainly to counteract propaganda of the Second World War broadcast by a German station known as “Xizzsn.”

Radio “Xlzun” wad to ftah n.w. 10 th. whole world l ttoglng that tha Germane were maklng tmmandoui p?ogrna In the wlr. Thla prompted Radio LND to mtut. thow allegatIona thun railing the momlo of llatonors inoludlng thoaa soldlwawho mm. beck on low,.

Mokaila who served in ZND also transferred to the new radic station in Lobatse.

Ftadlo ZND h.¶d a peculiar set up In Lobatse because the 5kW transmitter was housed in an old prisoncell.Thestudiowasinanotherprlson building about one mile away.

The new radio station emoloved twosnnouncers. Mr D. Mokaila and Mr D. Moeketsi. A Briton. Mr Norman England was a reporter. who collected and edited his own news. There was also a driver and 8 mesaenaer.

In 1965. when therewasa big move from Mateking to Gaborone. the new capital of Botswana. Radio ZNB also moved Its aging 5 kW t rSnSmittSr to

Gaborone. The transmitter was housed in a make- shiftshelterneartheGaboronePower Statlonanda fairsized room was hired in the Information building in the Malt to beusedasastudio. Anadditional room was hired in the Telephone Exchange building and this was used as an office.

The new radio station. then known as Radio Bechuanaland developed rapidly and in due course in the same year. a site for transmitters was located at Sebale. about 13 km from Gaborone and a 1OkW shortwave transmitter and appropriate antennas were acquired. The new transmitter needed a good studioandassuchaplacetoraBroadcasting House was sited where the Bank of Botswana is located tdday.

Early 1968. the new government voted the sum Of 20 thousand pounds sterling for the building of the planned Broadcastina House. but it turned out that ihe amount was not-mvwgh for the building and equipment that would be required for a radiostation. no matter how small.

“Xizzen” radio used to be monitored at 11 o’clock in the evening and the task of translation was given to Mr D. Mokaila and Mr L. Moumakwa. thus adding up to three, the number of people whose voices were heard over Radio ZND, the first person to be heard over radio ZND being Mr Coombes.

In 1863. Radio ZND moved to Lobatse, where its call changed to ZNB. The new small radio station inherited the 5 kW transmitter from ZND. Mr D.

house finally became Broadcasting House, marking what could be described as the end of the first chapter In the history of Radio Botswana.

After acquiring the new Broadcasting House Building and a site for the transmitters. the newly born station embarked on a massive programme of strengthening Its signal and improving its coverage.

Another10 kWshortwave. 1 kW mediumwaveand a small (50 watt) VHF/FM transmitter were commlssioned,quicklytollowed bytheadditlonot a new 50 kW msdium wave transmitter. These transmitters gave valiant service up until the next wave of expansion which started in 1991. This included the addition of a further 50 kW medium wavetortheCentral Districralong with two5 kW FM outlets, one programmed iri stereo, and tour 50 kW shortwave units operstlng iinto new log-aperiodic sntennas.

Radio Botswana could n~ow claim to be clearly heard throughout the country. but plans to give the more densely populated areas the advantage of FM reception are well advance0 with the provison of six more unattended stations already under way and a further nine in the plpelins

Tocomplimentthetransmi tercovengeexpanslon the studio centre has exp It nded apace and now boats five operational stu@os, a training studio, two fully-equipped outside,broadcast vehicles. an HFslngle-sideband communication network to out- lying information office andI a comprehensive buse workshop and test-room.

What of the future? - a second cheanel. perhaps commercial? - tetevlslon? 4 new media centre to ~ccommOd~tethePr~8 AgePcyandtheGovernment Publications Offices as well as the radio? All these things and more are under derious consideration. - RadioBotswanalookstomard wlthcontidenceand backward with pride over its first 20 years of’ development.

Radio Botswana broadcasts in English and Sstrwans from 6 am to 11 flrn every day, with tour bulletinsevery week-day threeo” Saturday and two on Sunday.

In view of this, an alternative SuggSStiOn WSS

made that the money be used to purchase the residence of the then Prime Minister, who moved to StateHouseonbeingelected President. Thebuilding was also wanted by West Germany for an Embassy. but as there was an urge iOr a new radio StStiOn for

the new independent state. the Prime Minister’s

Radio Desk hustling begins at 4 am. when the early morning shift prepares the 7 o’clock bulletin. The shift is also responsible for the 1 o’clock bulletin.

Thelateshittcomesat Ppmand prepares the6pm and 9 pm bulletins. It also prepares a 15-minute programme,“AroundtheWorldToday.“which gives more information and background to the news.

All Radio Botswana news bulletins are prepared in EnglishandtransletedintoSetswana. Eachversion takes ten minutes. Radio Desk has three main news sources. the Botswana Press Agency. Reuters and Agence France Presse.

Radio Desk falls under the News and Current Affairs Section of the Programmes Dwision. This section also supervises Translation Pool and Newsreel Programme.

SAUDI ARABIA The BSKSA (Riyadh) sched for D-85 reads Main Arabic Svce : 5875 looo-1700 7150 1700-2000 -'7210 2000-2300 7225 1000-1500 7280 0300-0830

9655 1500-1700 9665 2130-2300 9720 0300-0830 9885 2130-2300 15060 1100-1700 15140 0500-1100

15435 05~0-1100 Second Prgm (in Arabic) 5875 1700-2100,957o 03oo-1700 Koran Service : 7210 1500-2100, 7250/9530 1900-2100 17740/11730 0500-0700 17775/21495 07oo-1000 15170~1000-1400 Farsi 7195/15245 0300-0600: Turk 15060/11685 0400-0601 Indon 17760/21495 1000-1200: Beng 11930/15345 1200-130' IJrdu 11930/15345 1300-1500: Turkes 7155/9640 1500-1601 Swahili1190y15245 1600-1700: Somali9725/11910 1700-180~ Bambara 7250/15060 1800-1900: French 9720/9705 1400-1601 English 9720/9705 1600-2100 M.Ogri&ek in ADXN SPAIN Changes to the European svos from Madrid t 7275 (A) 2015-2230 Spanish : 7450 (N) 1030-2230 Spanish 9570 (A) 1030-2230 Spanish :11715 (A) 1030-1630 Spanish

11920 (N) 1030-2230 Spanish : 5960 (A) 2200-2400 F & E 6020 (A) 1730-1930 F & E : 7105 (A) 2200-2400 F & E 7275 (A) 1730-1930 F & E i 9620 (A) 1730-1930 F & E

Sched from WB TANUNU This months sensation is the reactivation of the txer on Zanzibar on 11735. Heard from about 1530 to -- -- --- 1815 close (FKT. Pgms all in Swahili with news from Dar es Salaam atT700. First heard by Finn on the 19/l - the same day I first heard the ID - but my notes suggesttha it was active at least the week before. NC SYRIA Radio Damascus has changed some freqs : Arabic now 0600-2300 on 7225, 1600-2300 on 9950, 0600-1600 on 11625. (Ed: 12085 also heard again around 1600) To Europe in G/F/E 1830-2100 on 7455 12085 !E To C&SAmin Arabic, Port etc 2200-2400 on 9950 11775 TUNISIA The D-85 sched for Tunis - all in Arabic x 0400-0700 7125 I 0700-1400 11730 9680 : 0800-1400 11750 15225 t 1400-1600 11750 9680 : 1600-1800 7280 968 _-,, -,_-, 1800-0000 7285 7125 : 0400-0800 7225 : 1600-0000 72% 0800-1600 11730. 7225 & 11730 intended for W.Europe. Others are for ME. P.McDonald in ADXN Ed: I think 11730 is actually on from at least 0600. UAE The SW centre Abu Dhabi is txmitting irregularly -----I--- when their head of state 1s travelling abroad and on Other special occasions. Txmsns usually start around 1400 on 9595. In the late afternoon 7290 is added. Regular txmsns have not yet started 8s there is not enough trained personnel available. In addition, the whole Station is still running only with the emergency power supply as there is no high voltage cable existing vet between the oitv of Abu Dhabi and the SW station. says Kurt D.Zscharp, a radio engineer in Dubai. !iB Edr had been running 17820 from 1000 and 9900 evenings.

puMai - the 500kW txer has been on and off due to break downs, but is now back in service. English now to Europ and Africa : 1030-1100 17775 17830.11940 21605 1330-1400 17775 17830 21605 7195 1600-1645 15320 11955 9595 7195 At 1600 9595 replaces 15300 - underlined are 500kW E USA Latest sched for WINB Red Lion : 1602-2000 15295, 2003-22;15-15185-EZ?h to Europe 2245-2344(Ws/F 2330) on 15145 to Europe 0030-0230 M-F, 2348-0000 &OOOO-0330weekends on 15145to S.America. ASWLC Ed: is actually heard on 15295 at 1602 and then 15150 at 1900 - not sure if fade in or s-on.

WRNO New Orleans latest sched reads : ii?5~~E~~-i~ii~~; 2100-2230 11705, 2230-0000 9852.5, 0000-0400 7355 and 0400-0600 6185 Sundays only : 0600-1300 6185, 1300-1430 9715 and 1430- 1600 ii965 ADXN NDXIOpelika, Alabama planned start is July 4 (Iwonder ~~~-~I?~<-~&!) with 100kW. RadioMarti latest sched on SW reads :

@%TI-Rr6-b075, 1200-1400 9570, 1400-1730 11815, 2030- 2300 11960 end 2300-0000 9660 G.L.Dextsr WMLK Bethel hbs been testing fairly regularly between 17075-19001x1 15110 & 0400-0600 on 15150 G.L.Dexter USSR Radio Kiev's English lang broadcast for D-85 toEurope : 1900-1930 on 6010 6090 6165 7230 ML And there I must close for this month - special that?% toDave Copp currently in Africa for the Botswana and TWRRaziltxnd information. Happy travelling Dave

Contributors : NJ1= MarcelRommsrts, Ho1 HvL= HsnkvanduLaan, Hol: L& = Lars Astrom, Sweden WB= Wolfgang Buschel,GFR: PS= Pasquale Salemme, It1 ES=Edwin Southwell, UK : ML=Mauro Lopiano, It1 HM= Hitoshi Miyashite,Jap : RT=Fioger Tidy, UK and members of Australian DX Club, Arthur Cushsns 'Review' viaG.Brown,UKand NihonDXClub 73

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edited by Tonny Srrensen

A big Be110 again to our friends everywhere! Time for Let- terboxll A am happy to present to you some more nice let- tare!!

First of all I must not forget to thank CHAIM BEN ARI, Moschav Tzur Nathan in Israel for a beautiful Christmas Greeting. My best wishes to the whole family!!

Also this year New Year Greetings have arrived from our dear friend AR-YieW, 33 bis Ls Gait6 Street, Port Louilr, MAURITIUS. Thanks lot far writing AH-YIEWI """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

Also from Canada New Year Greetings have arrived from JOSEPH C. DGRERTY, 18 Elgin Road,*Saint John (Ea6t), New Brunswick E2J 2Y7, and Joseph se&e us same nice words:

"1 enjoy very much membership in the DSWCI. I particu- larly like 1) the Letterbox, with its cheery and intere- sting nwe about individual members and their opinions, 2) the occasional review of equipment, 3) the attractive and interesting photos on the front covere, please keep them up. DSWCI hae one of the most attractive covera of any club I know of, 4) and, needless to say, the tremen- doue amount of information regarding all phases of the hobby of shortwave listbning."

You are moat kind to us Joseph! Rave a good Tine!! """"""""""""""""""L"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""-""""""" Next letter come&! from MARTINA WBNDT, Ringstraase 12, D-3139 Zernien in West Germany. Hello again Martina!

‘*We’re locking for the telephone number of Ondan de1 Titicaca, the Peruvian station on 4920 (v) khz. By the way, it would also be of some interest if anybody has ever got a QSL or some other kind of reply fram that station???

For our collection we'd like to get discs or cassette recordings of South Sea music, i.e. from the Pacific Islands. We are interested in really good, natural music, not in "folk top twenty" or s.th. like this. Any addresees are wOloomb ae well as exchange of carrsbttes or discs with other members.e

Our German members who attended the AGM, from left to right: Martina Drefahl, Dieter Kassel, Michael Wendt, Robert Liihrmann and Bernhard Griindl in front of the Old Inn.

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Greetings!!! I have rejoined after a 4 year lapse from DSWCI wriyes RICHARD A. D'ANGELO, 2216 Burkey Drive, Wyomlssing, PA 19610, U.S.A. and Richard tell6 further:

'*Current receiver is an ICOM IC R-70 with a SONY AN-1 active antenna. Someplace araound here is a National NC 190 which hae shortwave bandspread (circa early 1960's). My travelling companion is a Panasonic RF-2900. DSWCI ahn always impressed me as the mast interuatianal DX club. A look at the contributors list at the end of Shortwave Tips is proof of thst. Being primarly a SWRC DXer I find the SW Tips, World News, LA News and QSL Corner the most useful ta me, however, all of SWN is appreciated. I hope the new year brings all DSWCIers that elusive DX catch."

Welcome again Richard!!1 We are always pleaaed ta see that it very often happens that our former members are rejoining even after quite a long time. It certainly confirms that our common hobby is a lifetime one!!

Now to France to say hello to GEORGE9 LECIERCQ, 82, route de Livron, Vgtraz-Manthoux, 74100 Annemame:

"1 have pleasure in writing to you for the firat time. I am member of the Danish Shortwave Cluba International since January 1977- Accordingly, I receive each month the Shortwave News bulletin and consider it very well in all its items.

I have begun to llrten to radio-waves before the seoand Mundial War, but I beaame a real SWL and DX'er only since 1972, after cessation of my professional job.

From that time, I have bought and sold several receivera. Among the ones recently: a Drake R&C, a Kenwood R-loo, a Drake r7/DR7 and an ICOM R7lE. Since the beginning of 1985, I got a NRD 515, of the J.R.C. which give me very good reaulte, using a long-wire antenna of 25 metres and an indoor antenna of 6 meters coupled with an HP amplifler.

I listen on trouioal bands. mainlv stations of Central Amerioa, South America and Africa. Aiso, I am intOrO6ted with the maritime stations and with the amateur radio stations- I have received QSL'8 from all the Part6 of the World.

In autumn 1985, I have purchased the twa printed cirauit boar& offered by the Danish firm ESKA for improve the NRD 515 and I have mounted theee items inside my reoeiver.

There are 5 Kilter6 on these two PCB's for improvment detector derived from the item of the Drake R7, permitting the reception of the AM signals in SSB, usingthe ECSS procedure, and that with a superior quality of hearing.

Four of these filters: 4.5, 2.1, 1.4 and 0.3 khz have a a 6/6a dB shape factor of l/1,7, the came of that of the filters of the Drake R7. In DXing, they allow to manter hard QRMs. Besides, the additional circuits of ESKA incr686e the arigiual signal to noise ratio of the NRD 515 by 1odB.

I affirm that the value of my reaeiver has been increased by at least F% after the afore mentioned transformation. And here is the end of my letter. I send you my sincere greetings far a goad and happy New Year 19861." First of all thanks a lot far writing in far the very f&rat time Oearger, and secondly thanks for being with ua far so long time! Several of us in the Board of DSWCI has made our hobby a lifetime one - and, I can amwrb you George6 and all our dther me?ibers, that our deepest feelings are touched when one of you are contacting us after many years of silenae without knowing how many of you felt about being a member of our club for (JO i.cngl~l?!I! """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""~""~""""""-""""""""""" Next acmes a letter from Italy namely from GIOVANNI MORELLI, Via Viollier 26, 20123 Milana MI and Giovanni has a long letter far UB which reads:

"For the first time I write you and eo I think Its necee- sarv with a brief orementation about me and mv DXinn Career. I'm"twenty-eight, and work in a bank, and I h&e 1i;tened to the radio for eight years. I started the adventure in DX with a simple Telefunksn radio set. followed by a Kbn- wood R-1000, and now, for more than a year, I have been urging a JRC NRD-515.

In my city I use ae anteunas, a 27 meters long-wire connected with the 5RC NFQ 505 (passive pro-amplifier) for short-waves and a 50 centimeters loop antenna with an active preceleotorEQz for medium waves, in my country- house I can utilise one hundred meters long-wire directly connected with the 5RC without the help of a pro-eeleotor that resounds very goad in medium waves.

I read on the December edition of‘ the Letterborn the letters of Mr. Maarten van Delft and Mr. Andreas Ptrdg about the features of the JRC 515 receiver. I'm not a tech- niclanz but I read the letters very carefully and I'd like to contribute to the discueeion with some opin$ans of mine

suggested only by the practical use of the receiver, The receiver is verv easy to use, because the few commands

are all practiil,+; &nd useful,

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Following the order of the rbmarks, the first criti4ian rioen by Mr. Van Delft, w&U about thb lack of a built-in Prb-amplifiOr. A prb-ai,@ifiOr iS trbry USOfUl, b,,pb.,iml.lJr

when antenna6 without a euitbable lenght are used, and this happbna very Oftbn in a Ofity like Milan without great spa- oee and with big oonettruatione. But when it's pOe#Siblb

to pull out a right antenna, a dipole or, for medium wave4, one or two hundred meters long-wlrb, the results are very good. EOWbVbP ( end thi4 14 a note to Mr. Pirbg) when, i4 used the pre-amplifier NFG 505, 4Onnobctbd with the NRDx- 313, there BPb many diffbrbnOe4 in the re4ults aocording the different used antbnnas, anyway in medium waves it’s bet- tbr not t0 U4b thb prb-amplifier a4 there.4 already an ox- Cbllent built pre-amplifier for thb mad ium waves in the 515'8.

A notch filter would bb very useful but the Sood notoh filtera brb 4one and morb rare. the.last eemi-professional havb got the command of notfoh but how mich 14 the depth of these filtbrB? (the ideal would be to find a built-in notch filter like thO4b in some old Drake receirers like the model RAB). However, a4 oorrectly said by Hr. Pi&g, thin kind of filter4 produce an audio dietorsion in Am. About the filters, I think that two filter4 6 khc and 2.7 khz am 4ufficlant bither for a SWL or fBr a serious DXc! The 6 khs haa a right dynamic for the listening of strdng signala and musio.

The 2,6 khz is perfoot for the DX hunting, perhaps too 4harp in Am mode, but simply perfbct to ueb in SSB and in BCSS with the Pass Band Tuning, reducing brbrg kind of in- terference. Unfortunately, the special technical construc- tion of the 5RC reoblrbr dOb4 no allow. to u4e the PElTin AN mode, and this is the only fault that I found in this receivbr (evbn If, for mome months, I have read what the Danlag ESCA is introducing 4ome modifioatioas at the JRC 515, to improve the quality and to solve problems like thi44 why don't you, Andrbas, speak about it in next number of mm?).

HOWbVbr, concluding this littlb survey about thb JRC receiver, should be said that the receiver ham got an In- oredible st4bility 4nsintalning the frequency for many hours, and for the wb that I oan do with it, in mefium waves and tropioal bands, it give4 excellent results.

A4 you were able to 4ee, I have no system about DB, or kind of filters, or intermodulation, or intercept point, or dinaraic range, etc. because I think that the better way to study a rec*irer is to u4e it practically. Our greatest interest should be to listen and not to measure the number of buttona ot to study thb results of laboratory tests.

With thbbb, I wish to ec4erybody. the Best DX'4.u -________-_-_-_-_---------------------------------------- Now to visit RCLAED BILLER, Buchbergstr. 3o, ~-8501 Rtickers- dorf, West Gbrmny:

“SAmb procedure as every ybar - not only “Dinner for One" but our DX-Camp in the north-eastern part of Bavaria, too. The logs, mainly'on the tropical bands, are enclosed along with son6 photos of shack and participants." 3 pioture4 from the Camp are shown below:

The site (view from South)

We say a hearty Welcome to JAWARAR ALMEIDA, 201-3, Duplex Apartments, Rio Sal Estate, Benaulim, Goa- in India and now we present a long letter from our new member:

'@Well, My interests are MW and SW (Tropical band4 par- ticularly). I also like Utility DX but it is banned in India and Vbry risky to try here.

About Goa, it's along the South Weat coaet of India. It was formerly a Portuguesb Colony, now a part of India since 1961. It's one of the moat beautiful place4 in India

and wb have Tourists from around the wotld throughout thb year. Reoently we had a direct "londor" flight between Frankfurt (FRG) and Goa, and will soon be having one wdth Paris. The Pope will be here this year. In Goa lies the body of St. Francis Xavier. It4 exposed to pilgrims from around thb world OVbrV 5 vbars.

2nd picture from Roland Hgller 2383 Michael SChnit5br AIR Ravaji (Goa. All India Radio) will be havin4 an exter- nal Serviae for'Goan4 abroad soon. They'll be sgtting up 2 x 250 kw Shortwave Transmitters for the Service primari- ly meant for the Middle East Whbrb many Goans still work. When more detail4 are out, I'll pa44 them on.

About myself, I'm still at University and hope to major in Science in One yaarl time. I'll be 20 thin fall. My other interests are stampa, geography and music. I also like Sport4 and Soocbr is my favourite.

3rd. picture from Roland Hgller: Satellit 3400, Rohde & Schwarz e G 07D, Telefunken E 108 LWJ and ICOM ICR7o (modified, a4 you see, do you?!)

In Goq Soccer is the main and moat important Sport. We were the National Champion4 for the last two wars.

Well, that4 ok for myself, my place and intereats. I hope to enjoy my membership in your club and look forwar to some interesting faahures.I'vb changed over to being more liatbner than QSL-Hunter because response is poor. I have wasted a lot of money too. I do not QSL much beoau4 4ome stations never reply.

I have though verified some 111 odd stations in 76 Countries. I have heard many more but havb never written to them, as postage is very high beside4 it is very irrita when some don't reply even after enclosing IRC4 which am quite expensive.

Anyway I'll send you tip4 whenever I can. So much for now, I hope this lettar didn't bore you, 40 I'll end with beat wishes to you a&l for a Happy and proa&eroua Naw Year 1986."

Jawahar has aome qubstiona and if you can help our new friend please write him directly if you care:

1) Addrb48 of BBC Antigua, WAH Virgin Islands (utility), Wale Airadio (Maldives), Dakka Airadio, Bangladesh, USC0 Diego Garcia, Doha R (Maritime) Qatar. 2) Could you please give detail4 of a nice reaeonably priced publication on Utility Stationr. I am not intereatb in RTTY. Presently I am using "Guide to Utility StatiOnB" by KlingenfU4B. So considering that, could you rboommend aome oubliaation. 3) I am interested in 4ome publication with addressem etr of clandestine stations. Please recommend one.

And that4 the end of this mOnth'B Lbtterboxl I inritb you all to supoort me in my efforts in continuing thin column4 Pictures and lrtters as always very much welaomedl Yours Tj

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Hello and welcome again to Clandestine News. Let me remind you again that news and tips for my column can be send either directly to my addrsvs as printed on page 2 or via the HQ address, prsferably on a seperate sheet of paper. Please don't forget to state your name (i.e. your initials) after every tip, otherwise your name will get lost as it unfortunately happened in a feu cases this month.

edited by Mathias Kropf Now let’s start with an almost incredible amount of high-quality Clandestine Tips:

3880 0410- 3941 1955-2003 4600 0352- 4950 2000-2050

5olS 1710-

5015 1715-1730 5015 1715-1730 5199 1315-1400

5199.7 1315-1340 5199.6 2340-2400 5250 1315-1340

x5570 0530-0536 x5570.3 2048-2131

x5570.3/2200-2336

5885 1300-1400

x6305 053:9-0544

6325 /2256-

5325 1240-1400

6340 1150-

x6556 0202- ~6661~ m-0227

x7380 0112-0255

x7390 1015-1050

x7470 0134-0220 --

x9440 oooo-0026

9779.4 1600- x996o 013%0235

11640 1830-1905

lf.0. Comm. Party of Iran, 10/12, Farsi, UNID (Seda-ye Fedaii),

ON talk,LA-mx(!),ann,addr to YEN,talk33433 KH 28/12,Arabic-like muslim chants, chorus-mx,ann&a/off 23322 PE

U.D. Iranian Kurdistsn,13/12,Farsi?,songs, o4ol:OM-IO,march J/choir,soeech 33333 KH A Woz de Verdade,29/12,p 'cx,IDs,pop-mx, 2030 nx about Angola, light + class. mx, f/out 2050. Also heard 2/l at 2030 23332 PE Radio Truth,l4/12,Shona/Ndebele prgr,much talk of Zimbabwe, (on tip from Kjell Tunsltee, Sweden 22432 ?? Radio Truth, 2/l, Vern. talk, E ID 22332 PE Radio Truth, 3/1, sometines over the Ruaaidns, just talk 2-32322 BF WoicH of the Nat. Army of Dem Kampuchea, nice recitations and music on Christmas-Eve 24/12, utility-traffic interfsrred S 2-3 BF W.O. the National Army of Kampuchea(prea),lS/12 Cambodian -m-m- ?? II ,I songs similar to those on 525o,also logged as UNID by B.Grijndl ----- ?? V.O. Democratic Kampuchea (pres), 15/12, YL R YM alternating, songs ----- ?? R 15 de Septiembre,lo/l2,Sp song,nx by OM, 44444 RCS R Miskut,21/12,

talk with merit of FMLN by OM,nx now apparently relaysd by R Quince de Septiembre! Mostly

talks in Miskito lang, & campesino mx. ID "Radio ?liskut, Misura uplika nani". Addr: Comisibn Polftica MISURA, Apartado Postal No. 1668, Tegucigalpa, D.C., Honduras. Also heard 22/12 0115-0145. No //a found 44444 SHR R Quince de Septiembre,21/12, signsoff with "Nicaragua volver& hater rep&blica" (the Chamorro slogan also used by A Monimbb). Then Nicaraguan anthem by band & close down. //6214.4 used only for R 15, Radio Echo of the Masses (ID:

not for Niak.rslaya44444 SHR "Yogi nun Minjuge Neari Bansong imnidas acc.to

Australian DX-Magazine),anti-rep of Korea with international classical symphonies and Korean talk and recitations, 2/l S 3-4 BF R Camilo Cisnfuegoa/La Woz de1 CID, 10/12, "Eata es Radio Camilo Cienfuegoa de la Cadena radial de Cuba Indepsndiente y Osmocratica" by OM, merit of Jose Narti several times during tlk thereafter, mx px followed 44444 RGS W.D. the Khmer, 9/12, string mix till. Frogs. 2300 "Big Ben" tune (not the chimes) into YL

15/12, quite clear at times w/YL & YM altsrnating.Pompeous very poor 7

1.0. the Khmer, music at a/off till 1400 precisely R Echo of Hope, 15/1-t wte, No ID, but definatsly Korean, YLBYM poor’f air ; poor R Venceremoa, 4/12, Sp. just caught the s/on with usual aksd & addr 43443 RGS La Voz de Alpha 66, 24/12, usual program of anti-Castro rhetoric. Always signs off with tneme song and "Hemoa presentado La Voz de Alpha 66, oar un menaajs de libertad para el pueblo de Cuba que aufre ".Drif'ced to 6666 kHz 33333 SHR R Camilo Cienfuegos(LW de1 CID), 24/12, usual pgms including “El Show de Tito" with comedian Tito Hernsndsz. Announced addresses in Miami, Sen Joa&, Caracas and Madrid //9939.7 (I can't remember of an address in Madrid, but European members should try"Apartado 335,Rarcelona, Spain -Ed.) 43342 SHR R Camilo Cienfuegoa, 7/l, S usual pgms, //6304.6. First noted 2/l at 0015, 7390 rsplacss 7380 which was used in Decelnber 44444 SHW R Caimsn, 7/l, usual pgms "Radiorama" and “Hit Parade” with YL Criatina Tamayo. Many Ills. Announced 9960 for daytine, 7470 for night txmiasiona,QRM 42443 SHR V.O. Democratic Kampuchea, Chinese xmtr site?, 3/l, Cambodian, YL fading in with nx or dhat?, ON, frequent mention of Kampuchea, vocals in Cambodian with pop song sound, ID by YL and sign off 34444 BPS W.D. Palestine vi3 Sana, 19/11, ID in Arabic,revolu’cionary songs f air/QRM ?? R Cairn&, 24/12,programs "Hit Parade” and “Radiorama”. Announces 9960 kHz. ID "es-t&n escuchando Radio CairnAn" 33223 SHR R Iran, 9/12, Farai talks by OM and YL with short TIX 23333 IP

tie highest number of Clandsstine Tips I’ve evar received for one single issue. This sa?ms to be Thanks a lot, friends!

NEWS +++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ NEWS +++ NEWS ++t NEIJS +++

Tnfo bulletin received from Council For Ths My thanks to the following Contributors : Liberation of Suriname shows a new address: Poatbus 5517, 3008 AN Rotterdam, Holland. Telephone: (010) 84 02 51. (SHR) Ed: This refers to R Free Surinam which is currently inactive.

R Camilo Cienfueqos relays newscast from R Marti at lo31-1042, //6075. And also relays newscast from Miami 'NW ataticn WQBA-1140, at 1102-1106.

(SHR)

Bf = BPS= HM = IP =

KH = PE = RGS= SHR=

B jbrn Fransson Sweden Bryan P. Sharpe USA Hitoshi Miyaahita Jaoan Ieporale Pin0 Karel Honzik

Italy Czechoslovakia

Poul Erik Sbrensen Denmark Ravin G. Sewdien Suriname Steve Reinstein USA

Voice of Unity noted on Nfq, 9535, at 16o3- I hope to see many of you again next month, 1627 on 5 J'an //-11940. Many TNX Yoahinori

Kate for the info of UnID here! (HM) so maybe we can even beat this month's “Clandestine Tips record”?

Well, with no more space left some info will hays to wait until next month.

Until next month

boa v3% de Mathiaa

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Solar-terrestrial conditions for 13 September were solar flux 70 and estimated A-index 10; repeat so- lar flux 70 and A-index 10. The Boulder K-index at 2100 UTC on 14 September was 0, repeat 0. The solar activity for the last 24 hours was very low, the geomagnetic field was quiet. The forecast for the next 24 hours: the solar activity will continue ve- ry low, the geomagnetic field will be unsettled to active.

That was the message some time ago from the N*- tionel Bureau of Stendars in Colorado. USA. From all this, as it may seem, balderdash we DXers may gather a lot of value. We can learn how good radio conditions are at the moment and also how good they may be the next month. This information simply gives en answer to the question:

Shall I listen tonight or nay I as well go to bed for a good nights sleep?

And that is always nice to know early in the eve- ning, isn't it?

You will also be able to tell which weekend you ought to choose for a DXpedition - weeks in advan- ce! Or. for that matter, when you shouldn't plan one at all.

And that is also nice to know at an early stage.

All you need is practically these three values:

q A index. 0 K index. 0 Solar flux.

The only problem could be to get hold of these va- lues while they are still of value. It not, it will be a tough, and listless, endeavour to try to pre- dict the coming night's conditions - not to say the next month's. The National Bureau of Standards in Boulder, USA, kindly transmits the information needed every 18 minutes past the hour on shortwave 2500, 5000, 10000 and 15000 kHz.

Here another problem arises; to hear WWV, the sta- tion the NBS operates. Especially in central Buro- pe this may prove difficult. Then you wont get far. Now there is the possibility to phone an answering machine at the NBS in Boulder, USA, and get the information needed. Within seconds the information is reeled off - so even if it cost a lot to phone long distance to the States it will not be that costly. All depending on how must you value your night's sleep, of course.

The telephone number is:

(your int. code) + 1 (for USA) and 303-497-3235.

If youtea super-active DXer you will soon notice that you cannot live without getting these values every day. Then you know what to expect all the time on the bands. Should you on the other hand be partly active, as most of us are due to activities such as work and

family, you still need these values. In fact, you* need is even greater than it is for the active DX- er. Because those rare moments you can set aside to DXing ought to be as succeaful as possible. Even the "once-in-a-month" -DXer has a need for the solar information. The difference between the super active DXer and the occasional DXer is that the su- per active DXer needs the solar information fast and every day, while the occasional DXer may get bl with solar information on a weekly,or even monthly, basis.

BUT, and this goes for all, when it is time to gc DXing THBN you need the most up-to-date values you can get.

This is why we are about to learn you the technique of making you own, simple propagation forecast. We are not going to dig into the technical matter, we will keep to the practical side of things. In "Shortwave Propagation Handbook" George Jacobs and Theodore Cohen states that those who keeps sta- tistics day by day on the solar values will be able to make own, and pretty accurate, forecasts one month ahead. You wont succeed all the time, they add.but you can reach a 80 to 90 percent accuracy.

Then it doesn't matter if you are the great Super DX Catcher or the Everyday Plain DXer - from now on you wont get by without:

0 A index. El K index. 0 Solar flux.

In order not to get into technical details YOU don't need it will be sufficient to note that the globe is surrounded by an ionosphere.This is needed if we are to transmit anything at all on shortwave and great distances.The radio signals are reflected by the ionosphere back to the earth, instead of taking off into empty space.

The ionosphere behave differently on different hours of the day and different times of the year. All this is "regulated" by the sun and by electri- cal outbursts on the sun. The sun spots now becomes interesting, as it is supposed that major changes occurs within or near great sun spots. These changes occurs very suddenly and are violent explosions which hurls great amounts of materia from the sun's surface. Among this are ultra-violet energy, x-rays and, which is of importance to us, a kind of radio noise.

As these solar eruptions, solar flares, is connect- ed with great sun spots they are most common when the solar activity is high and less common when the solar acitivty is low, as at present, when there may be no sun spots for long periods.

When a sun spot appears on the sun's surface one can often count on a so-called geomagnetic storm some 18 to 36 hours later. The ionosphere is then bombarded with an enormous amount of charged par- ticles, which means that the different layers of

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the ionosphere (see picture) will loosen up. The F layer almost disappears, or is parted into several layers. The disappearance of the F layer means that radio signals on high frequency bands will disappear. the shortwave will "die out". The effect from a scattered F layer is great differen- ces of the signal strength (flutter fading) and the appearance of "ethos". A major magnetic storm may even affect the lower B layer. All radio communication could then be impossible for some time.

After this about the sun’s influence on radio transmission, in utmost brevity, we now turn to what is of more interest: how to predict these *un spots and solar flares and what effects they may have on radio conditions.

First of all we notice that the effect the sun will have on radio conditions is different if it is on shortwave or on mediumwave.

Among mediumwave DXers it is for many year* a well known fact that the sun should be in a quiet face for some time if there is to be any conditions of any use - at least one week.

Interesting for shortwave buffs is the fact that the sun very well may be in an active face. Experience has shown that the tropical bands revives during solar storms - in contrast to what one might expect. One condition, however, is that the solar storm is not too fierce. (The question is if there is a lower limit as well, that the storm should be kind of "medium", further studies will show).

In other words: If a solar storm of "medium" size is under pro- gress, then we should be able to hear stations from Indonesia, Central Africa och Peru/Bolivia, that is countries around the Equator (see map).

In "Shortwave Propagation Handbook" Jacobs/Cohen states that, ceteris paribus, the higher the geomagnetic acitivity ionosphere has become byti;ie 6::; %r?~~er % quality of shortwave reception. They add that evidence indicates that geomagne- tic activity up to a moderate level at times actually can improve conditions on medium and low latitud paths, especially near the Equator.

And it fits - in any case when one takes a close look on Peru/Bolivia, my area of interest. A view in my log-book of 1985, and another in my book with solar curves, gives us this picture:

Cl February 28: Solar storm, A index 55 Stations like Tarma, Santa Ana, San Martin, Tropical and La Vex de1 Upano received with good strength.

q April 22: Solar storm, A index 80. Stations like La Vos de1 Tropico, Sicuani and Cristal with good strength.

0 April 29: Solar storm, A index 40. Stations such as Ancash, Juan XXIII, La Vex de1 Rio Tarqui, Tarma and Jesls de1 Gran Poder logged with good strength.

0 August 31: Solar storm, A index 32. Stations such as Vision and Bco with good strength.

And I could go on. Obviously the solar values is a great importance not only during the winter months for the medium wave DXer but also during the summer months for the shortwave DXer.

If we take a similar close look on mediumwave con- ditions we will learn that the circumstances is quite the opposite:

tuation:

First: som days with great MW DXing. Then: solar storm - and Peru/Bolivia DX. Finally:

Solar storms:

some pretty uninteresting days - until

no MW conditions. All quiet:

the sun again becomes peaceful and quiet.

great MW conditions.

It may be worthwhile to note that the sun usually is peaceful and quiet before a solar storm. If you dig all kinds of DXing you will get this si-

During a geomagnetic storm the charged particles are concentrated at the poles. This seems to lead to an opening to signals from areas around the Equator.

After an eruption on the sun the earth is bombarded by a flood of charged particles, changing the la- yers in the ionosphere.

Acre we get a pattern of one month. Then the sl- tuation repeats itself. The explanation is simple: The 8”” rotates one turn around its axis in 27’/2 days. Thus, with pretty good *CCUl-*Cy the eame situation on the sun (sun spots and conditions) will return within 27-28 days. Now we can start making radio condition forecasts one month, or even two if you are lucky, ahead - if you ere taking notes on two values:

0 A index. 0 Solar flux.

Solar flux is e figure that states the amount of radio noise poured over the earth by the sun. We may simple sey that the solar flux is a measure of the activity on the sun. At the moment the activity on the sun is low. end generally we ere having low solar flux’, which means that radio conditions on higher frequencies are bad. On the other hand they ere better on the lower frequencies. In other words, we et-8 having some good DX years on medium wave.

A index is a figure which tells us what effect the solar flares ere having on the magnetic field of the earth. The higher the A index, the greater the amount of solar particles affecting the earth’s magnetic field. This means weaker radio signals and more fading.

1n general we get this picture: A index below 10: quiet ionosphere, a good

chance of good MW conditions A index above 30: disturbed ionosphere, a good

chance of good conditions on the tropical bands.

Now this perfect monthly fluctuation suddenly faces ma jot- changes - the sun may get a sudden outburst, a new sun sport has turned up.As the A index is the value of the solar activity the day before we need e value more up-to-date, even if it is less eccure- te. This is:

0 K index.

The K index is. es the A index, e value of the amount of charged particels which affects the geomagnetic field of the earth. The National Bureau of Standars in Boulder, USA, updates their K index once every third hour, at 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 03, 06 and 09 hours UTC. Thus it gives en actual idea of the atmospheric situation at sny given moment.

______________------------------------------------- K 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A 0 3 7 15 27 48 80 140 240 400 ________________________________________------- ----

How the K index correspond with the A index.

After all this let ue return to the balderwash we started with:

Solar-terrestrial conditions for 13 September were solar flux 70 and estimated A-index 10; repeat so- lar flux 70 and A-index 10. The Boulder K-index at 2100 UTC on 14 September was 0, repeat 0. The solar activity for the last 24 hours wee very low, the geomagnetic field wes quiet. The forecast for the next 24 hours: the solar activity will continue ve- ry low, the geomagnetic field will be unsettled to active.

Let us now close in on our values:

III A index: 10 0 K index: 0 U Solar flux: 60

The solar flux is more or less informes us that we ere in the middle of a period of very low solar ac- tivity, a period lasting some yeers.

The A index of 10 is for the day befor, i e Septem- ber 12. It doesn’t tell us much, unless we have the values for several days earlier. This we heve.(For those of you with a working know- ledge in Swedish you may get the values for a pkriod of approxiemately one week from the Swedish

DX Federations answering machine - (int code) + 46 for Sweden and then 8 508 606):

September 7: 9 September 8: 10 September 9: 12 September 10: 13 September 11: 13

end September 12: 10

The geomagnetic field is fairly quiet, even though values below 10 is to prefer - which the tells us that we may expect some good MW conditions. In our cese the A index has been stable just above 10 in several days, which ought to open up the medium “eve band. Now, when the latest K index is 0. there isn’t much to hesitate about: Sacrifice your night’s sleep! It’s DX time on medium wave!

Retropectively I em able to tell you that it really was some good MW conditions - with several North American medium weve station logged here in Helsing- borg. Not to mention what they heard up north...

Looking a little closer on the WWV information you will find one more reason to go DX this specific night, if you are e MW DXer that is. The forecast tells about a solar storm: “The geomagnetic field will be unsettled to active” And then it’s “goodbye medium wave” for some time.

Exactly - the following day the WWV informed us: “Solar-terrestial conditions for 14 September was solar flux 70 and estimated A index 23 /.../ the solar activity will continue very low, the geomag- netic field will be active.

The medium weve buffs ten peacefully take e good night’s sleep. Or why not go through last night’s catches on your tapes? Until the mix of these three values once again is the right one:

0 A index. 17 K index. 0 Solar flux.

Then it’s time for some more gold digging. If on shortwave or on redium.wave - that depends on the mixture!

/Hermod Pedersen

(This article wes first publised in Swedish in the Bter-Aktuellt. issued by the Swedish DX Federation)

WoddRdioTVHandbook Now in its 40th edition! Congratulations to Jens Frost and Andy Sennitt on

their new masterpiece - the WRTH 1986 which appeared early January here in Copenhagen - about a month ear- lier than usual. It is now on sale through the DSWCI and this early appearance is highly appreciated by all readers.

Its 608 pages have in principle the same content as the previous editions, but its new lay-out is nice and the multi-colours make it much easier to read.

All stations and frequency lists have been com- pletely updated as of October 1985 and it is really a comprehensive Handbook which all DX-ers must have in their shack! Very few details are missing, such as the exact schedules of R MOSCOW which did not supply these to the WRTH. After an intense study of the WRTH86 I was only able to find very few errors (such as 4783 and 4835 kHz are missing under Mali) and this proves the first class work the editors have put into this valuable handbook !

Besides many letters of congratulations, several interesting articles are found in WRTH86, including Larr

8 Magne's tests of ESKA RX99PL, Heathkit/Zenith

SW-7 00, SONY ICF-2c~o1D/ICF-2o1o, YAESU FRG-8800, NRD-525, Sangean ATS-8o3(from Taiwan) ATS-801 and SG- 789 and PHILIPS/MAGNAVOX D2999.

Another interesting article is called "Is there still life at Forty ?'I, looking back on the world of broadcasting in 1948, 1956, 1966 and 1976. /AP

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BRAZIL -15155 card, sked, sticker, rpt-form 37d AbK RBras 11765 card 7w iiE R Suriname Intel (via RBras) 17755 letter, sticker. info

V/S C.J. Cooman, Hoofdredakteur 19ld K; 2866 EN; 146d CJG: 1196 g

CHILE R de Chile 15140 card, sticker, DX-info

(after f/up via Carlo5 Toledo Verdugo. who verifies all rpts to R National & R Agricultura) 166 MaD -

ECUADOR C.R.E. 4656 letter, pennant, stickers, coin (f/up) lg5ng Em Gran Colombia 4910 letter, pennant (f/up) 8m BF LV de1 Upano 5038 card (IRC) 36d FBa LV de1 Upano 5039 letter,. ppc, postcard (f/up)

-

v/e Prof. Luis A. Rivadeneira R., Dir. 128d RV HCJB 6210 2 cards. relig info 55d E HCJB 6210 4 cards, poster, sked, 'World Radio Tours

to Ecuador 1985' 30d s HCJB 15270 card, magazine 556 Sp

PERU Requipa 5949 pers letter, postcard

v/s Violeta Zuniga, Sub. Gerente Operaciones 7w VK IV de la Selva 4825 card 2m ME - VENEZUELA R Tachira 4830 n/d card

v/s G. Gonzalez Lovera R Capital 4850 card,sticke

(1 IRC) total after f/up Ecos de1 Torbes 4980 card 4

ABTAO. 255 APARTADO 207

IQUITOS-PERU TELF. U-1313 -23.1382 La Voz de la Setva

5m Jgg

530d CJG 132da -

-UNOFFICIAL RADIO -------__-_

LANDBASED PIRATES - FM B Domino (BEL) 107 NHs letter, 3 stickers Starpoint R (UK) 88.6 MHz ppc, letter (ms) Y.L.R. (UK) 89.9 MHz ppc, letter (ms) Cityside R (UK) 91 MHs ppc (ma)

LANDBASED PIRATES - SU R Atlantis SW 6238 card, letter (me) R Bavaria Int'l 7310 card, letter (1 IRC) R Bluebird (-) letter (1 IRC) R Brigitte 7355 card, rpt-form. stamps, coin, calendar. -

DX-tips, tourist-info, sticker , &n-info (2 IRC) 19d MAL Britain R Int'l 6230 card, info. ball-pen (3 IRC) 1186 ii;;i[ CLCG 6205 card, info 9dx CLCG 6205 special @L-letter, Info (rp) IOd I= Crystal R 7375 card, pers letter (I=) 216 NAL R Delmare 6205 card, info 236x R Diamond 6205 n/d letter (rp) 466 a Falcon R 6200 card, letter, sticker (as) lld m Falcon R 6265 card, pers letter, sticker (IRC) 21d MAL Free Medway Town R 6275 letter 3wTr Free Medway Town R 6300 f/d letter, Anoraks-adv.(IRC)lBdMx FRSH 6205 card, pers letter 19dm R Joystick 7295 letter Td i;ii R KIYI 6205 card, sticker (IRC) 216 Hz R Liberty Sound 6285 @L-letter, pers letter, info 9d MAL R Marabu 6206 card, poster. info 39dT R Pamela 6205 card 256 i;ii R Pamela 6206 card, letter, info v/s Steve Most 21d E Pirate Freaks BS 6221 card, stickers, info 26d i;ii Pirate Freeks BS 7295 card, letter (1 IRC) 12d Cx Rebel R Network 6290 n/d letter (2 IRC) 15d HAL Satellite EC 6285 card, letter (1 IRC) 50d i% Sound of Switzerland 7316 card, sticker, info (IRC) 23d m Spectrum World BC 6240 card, pennant 23dT Starboard Sound 6300 card, letter (ms) 27d Cx R Tonair 6240 letter 28dm R Tutenchamun 6205 card, info-sheet 166 H R Tutenchamun 6206 card, letter (SAW 20d JSt R 101 7350 card, info 9dx

Freq:.. a LiBERTY SOUND

INTERNATIONAL WATERS R Caroline 963 n/d card, sticker

(reply from London; rpt sent to POBox 118, New York)

CLANDESTINE LV de1 CID 6305 card, sked LV de1 CID 9940 usual card LV de1 CID 9940 card R Sedaye Nejat Iran 15555 letter, signed 'Nejat' R Sedaye Fedaii 4680 letter, magazine

29d pL

40d 2

,,O?A% 3Odx 43dE

-UTILITY STATIONS --v-w--- -we

ALGERIA mTT Algiers 11400 f/d card (I Ku) 401i JSt SAM31 SUD Algiers 14971 f/d ppc (tni FP for help) 30d JSt AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS WAH Virgin Islands R 6515.7 card (1 IRC) 6d CJG - AUSTRALIA Perth Aero 6556 nice letter, area map (1 IHC) (10 KY)

v/s Pam Aaines, for Airport Dir. (she writes : I'... I was advised that requests for re- ports from other places are not common. It may be that you are the first person from West-Germany to request a reception report") addr.: Dept. of Aviation, Hestern Australia Region, Perth Int'l Airport, P.O. Cloverdale, Western Australia 6105,

w; ,jl &m.A.,".-./- 7%: ry W?,' Austra1ia* >:.,;; PC ,: 2 c;;j ; ,,;.t 2 2 ,/* F,*:> 35d p

i 24

AZORES CSY Santa Maria Aero 9994 letter w/ wrong data:

2 weeks later second varie v/ correct data together with freq list and tourist-info v/s on both t Jorge H.A. Gorjao, Chief Aeron. Radio (1.8 KW to Sal Aero, Cape Verde)(l IRC back) 74d pp

BAHAMAS C6Wsau R 6376 ppc, latter (1 IRC) 12d CJG - BARBADCG Bridgetown R 8449.3 letter 15d fi

BELGIUM ONW Antwerpen 355.5 ppc v/s D. Varier 8d RV ON Oostende Rear Lt 305.7/Nli Westhinder LtV 305.7 f/d ppc

v/s R. Coeney, Chef 46 E

BRAZIL GAero/Brasilia Aero/Porto Velho Aero/Rio Aero 8855

4 f/d ppc's, letter via TASA Rio (all 1 Ku) (IRC)35dJSt

BURUNDI mumbura Aero 14635 ppo (1 K-w)

v/s Bernard Ruvusakinono after f/up IYd MO - CANADA -cc0 Stephenville 2598 ppc, info(l Kh')

v/s Peter Clark, T.0.M. 236 g VAU CC0 Yarmouth 2598 letter, ppc, photo

v/s Fred L. Webster, Oper. Man. 16d z VCG CCG Riviere-au-Renard 2598 letter,

PPC (1 w v/s Steve Cunningham, radio-off. & Jean-Marc Poirier, Man.

27d E Churchill Aero 8891 n/d latter (5 KM)

v/s R. Lepage, P.R. specialist (IRC) addr.: Churchill Flight Service Center, Transport Canada, Box 278, Churchill, Manitoba RjiiB$E@, Canada. 42d p

VFF Frobisher Bay Aero 8891 letter, ppc V/S Heidi Sivits, Flight Service Specialist (5 W(IRC)

VFF Frobisher Bay Aero 8891 ppc %d’p

3Od JSt I CAPE VERDE

ihA Sao Vicente R 8469 p/d ppc (500 Wl (rpt sent regist.. IRC) 21d JSt -

CBAD ~ASECNA N'Djamena 12263 PPC (1 KU)

v/s D. Nanadou Belko, Le Chef du Bureau Central des Tdldcommunications

after f/up 24d e

:ANADIAN

COAST

GUARD

COCOS ISLANDS Cocos Aero 6556 nice f/d letter, map of Cocos, stamps

v/s W. Parkin (7 KY) (2 IRC back) 34dpP Cocos Asro 8879 f/d ppc, map, friendly letter (IRC)38d JSt - CONGO mrazsaville Aero 8903 f/d ppc, latter (6 KY) 40d JSt Brazsaville Volmet 10057 letter (1 IRC) 13dm Brazzavills Volaet 10057 letter YYdT

DENMAR IK LO Bil iund 341 ppc direct VJ Stauninn 328 DDC.

latter, iechn info v/s Leo Lykke Larsen

HO Hirsholm Main Lt Stauning Lufthavn 136 9 6900 Skjern

301.1 letter, ppc v/s Poul Lillienskjold, Fyrmaster addr.: Hirsholm Fyr, DK-9900 Frederikshavn

TE Thisted 331 letter, ppc v/s J.C. Riis 15d fi 71d E

LTHIOPIA ETD3 Addis Ababa Aero 7838 ppc (1 IRC) 30d CJG Addis Ababa Aero 8927 f/d ppo (1 W)(IRC)(2nd try) 21dE

FINLAND OFfRank R 2182 card

FRANCE MK Calais 275 ppc

v/s Mr Henry, Chef Maintenance MI Mirecourt 419 ppc, info

29d E

v/s Houart LOIS, Dir Exploitation '+?d s CDN Chateaudun 359.5 ppc, letter,, photo

v/s Chef du controle local d'a6rodrome 37d RV HRV Nerville 403.5 ppc v/s Chef d'aerodrome 16d iii j TY Troyes 320.5 ppc v/s Chef d'a6rodrone 12d h AV Avord 306.5 ppc (25 W) (IRC)

v/s M. Thiriot, Chef des Moyens Op6rationels IYd Fp FG Pointe de Barfleur Lt 291.9 ppc, info, postcard

showing the lighthouse (50 WI (IRC) v/s Franqois Mangon, Chef du phare 2Yd Fp

FFU Brest le Conquet R 1806/2182 ppc (3 m) v/s Yvon Lambert Yd E

GERMANV. DEM. REP. Y3S Nauen TS 4525 card 706 pL; 128d g GERMANY. FED. REP. DCF77 Mainflingen TS 77.5 card, info SLT Sylt 286 ppc, stickers

v/s Ernst F., ATC-pars-Sylt Tower DHJ51 Grange1 Meteo 2691 letter (800 w)

v/s F. Sp"gth. DJ6SF

12d pL

19d E

Yd E GREECE GREECE SVA Athens R 2182 card (1.5 W) SVA Athens R 2182 card (1.5 W)

v/s G. Chagopoulos, Head of Radio Division v/s G. Chagopoulos, Head of Radio Division SVK Kerkyra R 2182 card SVK Kerkyra R 2182 card (1.5 KU) same V/S (1.5 KU) same V/S SVK Kerkyra R 2182 card SVK Kerkyra R 2182 card SVL Limnos R 2182 card same v/s SVL Limnos R 2730 card (1.5 I(u) same v/s

39~ MD 39~ MD 2786 = 2786 = 28263 28263

39vT 278d E

GREENLAND OVV LORAN Angissoq 7512.5 f/d ppo, letter on back of rpt,

picture of the transmitter (1 W) (IRC) 28d JSt - ICELAND TFRP LORAN Keflavik 7512.5 f/d ppc (I KN) (IRC) 146 JSt - INDIA

vvb69 New Delhi Mateo 19400 f/d ppc (5 KW)(IRC)

IRAN 9nM27 Teheran Meteo 17553 ppo (7 KN) (IRC) IRELAND

40d Pp

53d FBa -

Shannon Volmat 8957 folder w/ recipe of Irish coffee!! (no verie? Ed) (IW 246 MaD -

ITALY mecca Imperiale 383.5 ppo

v/s Cap. Luigi tiarbone, cape servizio TLC e AV Trieste R 2182 ppc v/s E. Bartolussi, Dir

23d &' 22d RV

Cagliari R 2182 ppc v/s Superintendent Bari R 2182 ppc, letter

39d E

v/s Saverio Martiradonna, Dir. 12d RV Bari R 2182 ppc, letter 36dz

JAPAN -B Tokyo R 13134.9 f/d card, letter via KDD

(10 W) (IRC) 35d JSt - KERGUELEN FJYL PTT Port-aux-Franqais 19532 p/d nice card

(35 W to France) (2 IRC) total after reminder 180d JSt - FJX2 PTT Port-aux-Franqais 20315 ppo, latter

(via Ablis, France) 7d PBp FJT2 PTT Port-aux-Franqais 20115 ppc direot(IRC) 92d B

LUXEMBOURG ELU Luxembourg 368.5 PPC 266%

MALAYSIA, VEST YMB2 NavCommsta Lumut 4239 f/d card, letter (IO KU) 606s YMR RMN Lumut 8630 card (IO KW)

v/s Goh Tok Woo, Commanding Officer 666 E

MALI TZHASECNA Bamako 11515 PPC (1 KU)

v/s Le Chef de Maintenance 1-R-E. after f/up 43d g

MAURITANIA Nouakchott Aero 8861 ppc (1 KW) 5TX ASECNA Nouadhibou 6943 ppc

5u g (500 W)

v/s Cheikh Mohamed Fadhel, Ing. de l'aviation civile45dMM MAURITIUS 3MB6 Bigara R 16978.4 f/d ppc (5 Kw) 406 JSt -

25

NAUBU mauru Aero 8846 ppc, new year-wishes (1 KU)

v/s George L. Daniel, Flight Service Officer addr.: Dept. of Civil Aviation, c/o Flight Service Officer, POBox 282, Republic of Nauru. 8w u,

NETHERLANDS GUL Gulpen 383.5/Ny Maastricht 3?4/LAK Lake 374.5/

TGE Teuge 391/PH Eindhoren 26O/NYK Nyke 326/ROT Rotterdam 350.5/ZL Maastricht 340/ENK Enko 411.5/ SNV Amsterdam 332/WP Amsterdam 3'?6/CH Amsterdam 388.5/ 08 Amsterdem 395/SPY Spijkerboor 381 ppc's via the central address in Den Haag v/s B. witsen 29d RV

KLN Austerdau 8924 letter v/s C.H. Schoen 28dE NETTH. LEBUARD ANTILLES PJC Curacao R 13042.5 card (I I(u)

v/s R.-Sprock, for Dir. 246 MD -

Verification of SWL report

TO: MARC

Of: CURACAO-RADIO

Da+e: 9.12.85 GMT 12207i

station PJC F,~.+ 13042. YrHZ

Mode ‘-’ PWR ,?-KW

Antenne LOGPERIOD 8.55.0Ow

For the Director LRTD

a. SPROCK R 272

TO: Hii MAX DECOCK

LNLIESTB. 10

B-8591 ZkEVEOEM

BELG:E

NIGER ?X?~SECNA Nia6ey 9217 letter, ppc (I IRC) 14d CJG Niamey Aero 8903 f/d ppc, info on ppc (5 KY) 25dm - NIGERIA 5NK Kano Aero 8903 f/d ppc, letter (400 W) 40d JSt - NORWAY LA Lista Lt 296.5 p/d ppc

v/s Kjell Olaussen 17d FP BN Birkeland 345 ppc via Oslo 17d 9 VGA Vigra 355/BVK Baatvik 362/AL Alesund 398 f/d ppc*s

v/s Bjorn Finstad, Chief of Radio Department ODR Odderoy 372 f/d ppo

18d 2

v/s Ragnar Johannesen, Radiobestyrer v/s Dept. Leader

17d E VOL Vollo 391 ppc 136 RV - PANAMA HPP Panama Intelmar R 4275 ppc, f/d letter, greetings,

Sp & E info-folders (1 w v/s Alfonso Song, Manager 4w g

HPP Panama Intelmar R 8589 f/d letter, stn-info (IRC) addr.: HPP, Instituto National de Telecouun., Apartado 2009, Balboa, Rep. de Panama. 72d FP -

KUL Kullen High Lt 344 ppc v/s Arders Widen

SAA Karlskrona R 2182/2789 f/d letter, info v/s Curt Refwelin (IRC back)

166 E

78d Pp SWITZERLAND HBG Nauchgtel TS 75 letter w/ info TAIWAN BSF Chung-Li TS 15000 card 48d pL TANZANIA Dar-es-Salaam Aero 8879 f/d card, letter(5 W)(IRC) 286s THAILAND BSD5 Bangkok Aero 8942 f/d letter (5 KU)

TUNISIA BN Cap Bon Lt 313.5 letter via Tunis 3VT Tunis R 1820 f/d letter via PTT (5 KY) (IRC)

30d E

(ppc not returned) 44d JSt - UNITED KINGDOM BL Butt of Lewis Lt 298.8 f/d ppc direct

(although report was sent to-Edinbu;& v/s J. Bunton, Principal Keeper

FB Flamborough head Lt 303.4 nice letter, f/d card 15d Pp

showing the lighthouse. V/s B.S. Rattey. Principal Keeper, saying he receives many rpts from the continent. Most distant one from Sassnits, DDR. bs>

NH Norwich 371.5 ppc, letter 18d 'p

v/s Sr Telecomu Officer GUR Guernsey 361 ppc V/s J.N. de Lisle,

236 E

Chief Telecoum Office, States Airport of Guernsey. 15d g SK Smiths Knoll LtV 287.3 ppc. card, letter, info

v/s G.E. West, Master LV Dudgeon LtV 287.3 letter, ppc

v/s L.A. Horn, Master

64dE

OTB Otringham 33XBPK Brookmans Park 328 f/d ppc's 666 E

via Civil Aviation Authority Liverpool CO 2182 letter in Dutch(l), ppc, photo

43ds

v/6 Mike Roberts, CG Officer addr.: MRS Liverpool Coast Guard, Hall Road West,

15d 2

Crosby-Liverpool 123 8SY, U.K. MSF Teddington TS 5000 card 26d pL U.S.A. Slide11 R 8570 card, calendar. eked, techn info Lahtana R 8486 letter

v/s 1. Monjeau. Manager VENEZUELA Maiquetia Aero 5526 ppc (1 m) 115d E YUGOSLAVIA LOS Losinj 432/20 Zitorada 45O/GAC Gacko 370 ppc's

v/s Aleksander Pavlovic, head ATC Procedures g AIS 28d g ZAIRE minshasa Aero 11027 ppc (l.5/5 WI

ZAMBIA Lusaka Aero 8903 f/d ppc, letter (1 ml (IW

v/s Lameck Ngoma, rho asks for children's clothes and electronic parts

Lusaka Aero 8903 letter same v/s

~F=;HANKS TO THIS MONTH'S @ Contributors : - -==0====5======51==1== ;bK Abdel Hakin Keddouri, ALG MD Marc Decock,BEL(l83-1010) BF BjUrn Fransson, S MD1 Manuel Dinis, F CJG Chris J. Gibbs, G MO Michael Oexner, D FBa Frank Baste, F IN Michael Wendt, D FK Finn Krone, DNK PP F. Poh1nann.D (157-847)

PL Pin0 Leporale, I RoH Roland HUller. D

SAUDI ARABIA JSt Joachim Stiller, D RV Rudolf Vos,HOL(133-548) HZN Jeddah Meteo 12245 ppc, letter (IO KU to Cairo) LA Lars Astrom, S SP S. Placanica,I(123-303)

v/s Mahmoud Yousef Al-Sufiani (IRC) 53d FBa LM Ludo Maes, BEL (65-102) TA Tipl Akester, RlLB HZY Rastanura R 16960 f/d card, letter

- LMo Leigh Morris, AUB VK Vashek Korinek. AFS

(1 KU) (IRC) (2nd try) 20d JSt MaD Martina Drefahl, D ZE Zdenek Elias, TCH - HAL Mario Lange, D (98-223)

SINGAPORR Singapore Aero 8942 letter via TAS (IV SPAIN mabo de Penas R 1757.5 ppc, letter EDZ4 Aranjuez R 8618 letter IBERIA Madrid 5529 ppc (1 w SWEDEN -ala Meteo 125.1 PPC, info (40 KU)

v/s Capt. Tommy SGderberg ON NorrkBping 324 letter, info

v/s Harry Johansson, Head Air Traffic Services OHT Stockholm 370 ppc, sticker

v/s Chief Telecommunic. Service 26

22d RV 141d m

Hello everyone,

39dE another @L-Corner has come to its and and ones again it is packed with valuable info from stations covering the entire globe. Thanks you all for your support and a special welcome to some new faces. The Corner is growing... If YOU want your

596 E name being mentioned here, just send in your @L-info to ue. It's as simple as that and by doing so, you support your DX-

18d E club that can only remain alive and healthy through its aem- her’s assistance.

13dg Have a good time and until next month. 73's de ND.

edited by Finn Krone

As usual there’s a couple of new inter.esting stations for our members to work on. Further info on these are needed. One new in- teresting Peruvian is reported by our LAxpert Terry L. Krueger - who like myself works in banking. Terry lives in Florida. Terry e.g. writes *‘I’m 26 years old, have been dxing for 13 years and was born in Florida. I’ve lives In many areas Including Ft. Lau- derdale and Orlando previous to moving here (Large; just across the bay is Tampa. Ed).

I’m most interested in Latin American DX on SW as wall as &‘. I also enjoy some utility DX, thus find the DSWCI to be a great club. I do hope a Utility editor is found soon as it would be a great loss If deleted.”

So now you know. I, too. has been fond of the utility section in SWN. With many real utility experts among the members I feel sure that someone can carry on the excellent job Canny Brodin did for so long.

In a letter Andreas Sohmid tells that he’s an enthusiastic pen- nant collector. He has about 300 stations pennants from all over the world. If any members have something to sell or exchange, please contact him (Rassthaler Weg 13b, D-8731 Rsmsthal. West Germany - tel: 0 97 04 / 494). Maybe Andreas has the biggest collection in Germany. Andreas continues “but when I visited my friend Dario (Monferini of course. Ed) in Milano, I realized that I have only a small collection - hi. I believe I stood there with open mouth in his small room. covered all over with very seldom pennants.” Andreas has been busy on the bands with logglngs of nice stations like R Pioneira de Tereslna. R San Juan de Chota, R Eduo da Braganoa. R Andlna, R Los Andes and new Super Medellin on 4775kHz, all with full ID - as well as tentative R Taona on 6565.

Gordon Bennett writes “60 meter Latin America reception was re- ally spectacular this morning (28th Deoember, ed), in daylight. WI ..w -..w No less than 24 stations were heard netween 0745 and 0930, with 22 positive ID’;-and two presumed (I also had an UNID weak on 4764.7kI.h - will try for this again).

The full list Is overleaf (here below, ed) in frequency order. I was very surprised to hear LV de Cinaruoo, haven’t seen it logged in Europe for some months.

4755 R Dif do Maranhao, 4762.3 R Inca de1 Peru (presumed). 4765 R Rural Santarem, 4790 R Atlantida yet again at 0905. 4795 R Difu- sora. Aquidauna (presumed). 4805 R Dif Amazonas. 4830 R Taohira, 4832 R Reloj. 4845 R National in Manaus, 4850 R Capital, 4865 L. v. de Cinaruco, 4875 R National in Boa Vista. 4880 R Dif Acre- ana, 4885 R Clube do Para. 4895 R Bare, 4905 R Araguaia. 4915 R Anhanguera, 4945 Caraool Neiva, 4955 R Cultura - Campos, 4980 Ecos de1 Torbes, 4985 R Brasil Central, 5025 R Jornal Transamazo- nioa, 5045 R Cultura do Para, and 5095 R Sutatenza.

The Brazilians were best from 0745-0830 and the Spanish speaking stations were, of course, all heard after their 09OOv sign-on times, except for Capital and Reloj which are on 24 hour schedu- les - weekend only for Capital.” Something to give appetite to trying daytime here in Europe, no? Remember that next year, same time.

But now, let me continue with news h interesting items:

BOLIVIA -r--r--b--....-

2365 R 16 de Marzo, Centre. Elinelro Boliqq Deto. Pruro is a wwww..---- __-___--------_________________ - ww ----ir..--.. new station, on air 2200-0300 (Rcgildo Atagao Fontenello, Bolivia via Monferini) 4472 R Mw&a, Saeta An@, pe Yacuma, reactivated and was heard - -I---..-- 3a’ih”~;c’aZ’~S35;T-~t~~~~ listed c/d 0300 (Sewdien, Suricall) 4749 R Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Yaouma, here 11th Dee 0000-0009 --~~?.--~~~~~~~ -w----------v--wv w-w w/ dx-prgr, IDS TSewdien, Surlcall~ and in Europe 14th Jan 0040 (Codina) 4810.4 R Libertad, Distrlto bnero de Santa Fe. D&,,,Or~~~ is ____--______--____--------------------- --..~..%.c..~~- also a relatively new station, noted 28th Jan 0020-0100 TCodina) and 29th Jan 2310-0030 (Monferini, Italy) 4965 R Juan XXIII heard 5th Jan 2245-2300 with light S songs, ~~~i;eT’%F~%~~d, France) 4992 R &&mas - -..-----i-i-L- c w.... w first catch of this station 2nd Jan 0030 with Andean mx and S light songs (Penaud, France)

additional information arrived from Rogildo Pragao Fontenello: (via da Motta, tnx)

4925 R Cosmos is a new station, located in Cochabam- ba, and on air on SW since 16th November //770kHz VW. IkW, on air 1000-0200. Address: Calle Sucre, 0482 - Cochabamba. Gerente: Jeanette Rojas de Bermddez. ID: "Cosmos de Bolivia, La Radio"

4810 R Libertad, also a new station. Address': Distrito Miner0 de Santa Fe, Departamento de Oruro scheduled lOOO-0200. (IkW)?) ID: "R Libertad en 48iO kilociklos, banda international de 60 metros, onda corta. Desde el Distrito Miner0 de Santa Fe, Departa- mento de Oruro, Republica de Bolivia . ...' - "Inshnu- amos a 10s oventes de interior Y exterior, reportar nuestra senal, a vuelta de correo les enviaremos un bandarin recordatorio y el carnet de1 club de oventes - "En forma experimental para todo el pars" - "Estamo operanda en forma experimental" - "Esta es nuestra direccibn: Radio Libertad, Dist. Min. de Santa Fe, Oruro, Bolivia”

BRAZIL

3235 3295

R Ji-Parand - 78930 Ji-Parand RO (5kW) R Tapuyo - delete

3365 R Educadora - Paraaiba PI - delete 3375 R Oourados - active again 3375 R Educadora - Guajard Mirin RO. Now on air, but

be patient: 4 Brazes active on this freq! 4795 R Tabajara - Joao Pessoa PB - delete 4945 R C;if - Pocos de Caldas MG Sch: 0800-0400 6115 R Tupi - Rio de. J. - delete 6160/955O(FP)/11895 R Pampa, Rua dos Andradas 756.4'

Andar - 90020 Porto Alegre RS. - R Pampa sometimes relsy programmes from R Caicara. On air 0800-0300

9540 9610

R Educadora da Bahia here (not Sot da Bahia) R MEC on this new frequency ex 9770kHz, 0900-

0300, noted first time Jan 21st. The frequency desiq- nated R MEC was 9600. Perhaps they're now usinq old R Tamaio - transmitter (all above from da Motta, Brazil)

II,&_ ?&i&@ cocos de Ctidts noted with s/off 0300 (Penaud Franoef

i w-..ew.s w-w- _

4965 R Poti. Natal Z4.T’SBWB-~;i’e”a-I-s. - address different to WRlli: Caixa Posta Av. Deodoro 245 Petropolis, 50000 Natal

V/s Is Maria Luiza Marques da Luz (Canonlca in PlayDX)

EJ!J,!&

$z&,,,,,R,,~p~r, de. Medellin also noted in Suriname on this na frequency Treact~vv”aZ;S’c??%N last month) 23rd Dee 0351-044( (Sewdien, Surioall) 4845 R Buoarqapga also reactivated and was heard 15th Dee 0311 --..-..w---c..-- - - to close at 0400 after full’ID and antheo (Sewdien, Suricall) t&S La yoz de. C&aruoo audible 0925 on 28th Dee - haven’t see, this--%zi ~~~~~~~d ?r’ long while here in Europe (Bennett, UK and noted closing 0400~ llthIl4th January (Tritto, PlayDX) 4924.6. E& s... -..w.-c *I 2300-2330

p @&no 70,. Ar uca sometimes heard, but always weal - ..----..---c jL-- Penaud, France - I thought this one was inactive:

Anybody else hear it? (Ed) 4 qi5 . -i,L,Qeeas,de~,efte~ua~a (re I- w- --i--L------- w.... fantastic signal, many

,Y~IN12/85). pgrd. 28th Dec. witt IDS. at 1115 TSpari;s,-~S”E”-g~~~~~

Jan. 2210-2258 (Zella. Monferlni, Nuzzl in PlayDX) and 1st Jar 0130 on extended schedule, clear ID (Penaud. France) ~~~~,@&+~~&&~Y~~ heard with s/off 0107 on 12th Jan after m romantioo. s/off with nat. anthem (Schulze, FRG) ofr. item under Ecuador 5050kHz (Ed) &&ZQi@&c$a

E Eqo~a is back,

us times 0000-75 ?-RGf7s apparently 24h, as noted vario-

to “Cadens Melodia en Cclanbia” EL ID ‘1 . . . transmits R Melodia. estaoion RJCU, 730 kc/s onda larga . . . . I1 (Berg, NU) 617D --,+~&.Vq de l@ Selva noted 4th Jan 1115-1200 w/ “Rumba Tro- c-w w-w..- ---WC.. pical” prgr. Many IDS, *tel tropical de ore en la voz de 1~ Selva . . .I * a. 0. Irregular. (Reinstein, NU) ECUADOR -..I..---Ic-..-

4920.4 R Quito, La Voz de la Capital, --~--..-~-c-~~~....- noted returned to operation 1130-1210 23rd De~!?~i%;Fj%d?~~~ 2330 other days (Ed) 5050 R. deses ee&. &&&&3Q&& 25th Dee in battle with La ..-..-w--vww w.F ww 2. - Vcz de Yopal in Colombia as late as 0258-0310 (both listed -0100~) (Sewdien, Surioall) - so prob. only this day, ext. sohe- dule for Xmas (Ed) -s- -..L~4....- ,c,,, --es....%. 658Q.6 R Omega Gychanama noted 1st Jan 0322-0336 with New Years fanfare, no ID. Also heard 5th December, stronger on 6581.0 till 0145 s/off with scratchy version of anthem. No clear IDS (my last positive ID was in March 1985, then as R Omega) (Krueger, Flori- da)

23@4.$ RFO. Cayecna noted 19th Jan with French Caribbean mx, ID b~f~el~T~~-O$Oij-(Penaud, France) 6170 RF0 Caxenna reactivated and heard 15th Deo 1448-1501 (Sew- .-.....~'--I;'ilj'"

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!$zx!2:, R. &o~f-as. ..irC-W.-r kima seems to be an all-news station, with VW*.. c1 lots of jingles for R Programas. Is affiliated with Sociedad Ra- diodifusora- Comercial, heard till past 0700 (Sheedy, NU) Not daily, but heard s/on 1101 once, s/on 0956 another, popping on mid-program. One ID went I ‘R Programas. la primera y ma8 grande cadena radial de1 Peru’ 1. Also as 1 ‘R Progrsmas de1 Peru” which is how 730kHs W~station is listed (Berg, NW 62gl,4 R. Huaec@b~~a 0143- 01&4 turd. in to ending of national anth'~~"~i%%ii jaii TKrueger. %hia) 6348..5 R Utoobamba. Ba&ua Grande, Amaxo~s - 2349-0035 +/- s/off 2;?;;".~--~"'w--w ---lw"."1--1--

17th December w/ looal vocals, ID TKrueger, Florida) 22,23 Dee 2300-0050 ID, mx dedications (Codlna, tiitzerland) 6564.4. R. Taopa, TaDna, 0147-0155 9th January, fair with Latin -rrrririr--- ..rw..w.rrr- American pop mx, S male ID. No luok locating 9485 or 9505 outlet this night-(Krueger, Florida) and on good days in Europe around 2300 (Codinal - has a new pennant “45th anniversary". GTH: Ca- silla 370, Tacna. V/s Alfonso Caceres C., Ingeniero (Naval,

4~$,&~,i~L&dEr~, Eels&+ tent. logged 23rd Dee w/ S annolklce- Gents 0255 ‘IGhLzsT Ba Ezrd in Suriname 3lst Dee 0323-0333 (Sewdien, Suricall) 4459.7 wrrrrr-i prqd&Ef! 23/12 0308- mg ID at close with anthem -- -..w w ( Schulze f 4825 La Voz de la Selva with QSLcard, pers. letter from MarCe- ic~““~~~~--D?--~~~~r~aclon. - QlB: AB. 255, Apartado 207, Iqultos (Canonica, PlayDX) $@~&&~&+BB~&$a 1115-1132 with TC’s, OA flutes, good signal but only on brief merit. of Huancavelica by woman at 1132 during mensajes (Wilkner, Florida) 4919.8. R Central, Bellavista - per Velko log - seemingly the one f~i~-F;i~;i~‘“~~~~~~~--~lth Pi Quito absent 24th Dec. this 1108-1120 (Wllkner, Florida) 4821rl,,,~Pes,,~~~~~~~~~~~ 23rd Deo 1020-1032 with R Quito still absent at this hour, overmodulated signal, mx with yipping and rustic flute with vocals, mentioned Banco de Peru. ID ’ ‘Oooondas de1 Titioaoa” dragged out by male. 1027 and 1028 (Wilkner, Flo- rida) 4934e R &banc& 1st Jan 0430- @z$ on extended schedule. S ID :V~-&~?~~‘~l%l Peru’ 1 ( Penaud, France)

922’ R Hadre de Dies. Csmcos - Puerto Msldonado answered with “‘-C~~er,~i~“T~-~~~~-~j~~~~~~-~~-~~~. pers. ( Naval, Spain in PlayDX) b~e,,,~tJee;e@,~e~erre - was &.ec$ 24th December 0230- @,$z with andean mx, huaynos before s/off without nat. anthem (cfr. last SWN, 5661.1) (Penaud, France) - well. is heard by many DXers on 5661.lkHs. of also below. What’s the explanation? (Ed) !$ta&i~,$pp9~~~~ 1st Jan 0200 - my first logging of this (Pe- naud. France) best on USB. 1104-1125, TC’s, telephone nrrmbers, excellent OA flute mx and ID 1125 by male announcer, good signal 23rd Dee (Wilkner. Florida) 5030 R Los Andes noted closing 0230 19th Jan (Sandri, PlayDX) IH~~~B:~~~EHH~~S~~~~-~~~ heard here around 0000 w/ OAmx (Ed) Z3~$r$ci&lma&eB from 0345-0400+ with ID on the hour (Schulse,

FRO) 1015-1105 OAmx, TC’s. 1059 ID by male, good signal until UTE slop began 1038. then best in USS (Wilkner. Florida) 5274 4 R San Juan de Chota 23rd Deo 0030 clear ID (Schulze. FRG) -*‘--*-------n--*-n--- 22nd/23rd Dee 2230-0200 (Codina, Slritserland) and 26th Dee with o/d at 0233 (Sewdien. Suricall) $61,1. & Yoz& Cute~&+,&&~~!,~ heard some days at around 2~ij~~~~3OI*?eodi*;;;:-~itzerland) 31st Dee 0017-0116 (Sewdien, Su- rioall) noted as UNID. also ann’cina “1200 kc/s onda media” (Andreas S&mid, FRGj per Krueger &d Parks logs, believed to be the one with rustic OA music. under phone UTE slop. TCs - 5h, 0107-0205. string of *‘atenolon . ..‘I at 0115. Similar program of atencion massages on 5274.4 R San Juan de Chota at 0104 and 4299.3 R Moderna at 0100 on 23rd Dee - a Sunday night (Wllkner, Florida) 5802 R Freouencia San Ignacio 10,llth Jan 0255- !I$? OA songs, --cI-cIc--_-cII*I-cI--"- w-v.. IDS and closing ann’s (Tuscherer, NU)

PlayDX) 677.1~ ..r-riirr .Estfella Po&ar is located San Miguel de Pallaquies, Ca- 11-w irrrrrr *w jamarca Klementz via Hauser via Codlna) Free. varies 6764-6771- itHs (various) noted till close 0347 29th Dee (Reinstein, DXSFI UNID here 0040- Q~$+&~~~th iant aleo noted -.A CI.-L-.. %.vI------ ~y,&@$~&p,& Dpr. NH 101 . %. ..A.- i..m..& Huaynos, Spanish male. instrumental anthem at clo- sing. May be the new R Estrella Polar, reported by others a few kBx lower In past weeks (Krueger. Florida) zel!l ErecHenc&a z, Ros&&.&$~~$ 03"iB-"a3&i ii&%s~"i$~~. ID at 032

e,,,wa@rce heard 8th Jan 'CTusch~, NJ)

~~g~~~l~~~s~~e,pe,l~-~~~s was the tent. ID for this new sta- th January 0245-0545. Noted fair-good level with

Spa&h IDS, one mention of Moyobsmba (but unclear of location at this point), huaynos, frequent talk on "trabajos" and "Perua- naf 1. 8515.1 heard at’the same time, 8920v not heard (Krueger, Florida) and noted as UNID here in Denmark and in Switzerland 17th Jan 22J+235’3 (Cod$na. Ed) r..rrrrr..rirrr .w".c.., 8515.1 R Ami@tad ,s@HQlaat&n, heard 22.23 Dee 2300-0130 IDS (Co- dina, Switzerland) 0139-0149y-not there recheck 0159. Electronic sounds mixed with flute mx, TC’s for -5hrs, 0149 ‘I... Radio Ami- stad. un servicio de . . . 1 I, nice signal with some fades (Wilkner, Florida) VENEZJELA c-....~-~- -1-1

5020 R National de Venezuela has returned here (ex‘50llkHs, Ed) -1--..---*..--1--1..11- . . ..-....-VW.- as heard 29th Dee 2240 (RIB, PlayDX)

and a few items on C E NT R AL AMERICA15 &

6154.6 R Eitad&$ 2028-2130 -r---wk.+-LI ..ir- excellent during local afternoon Xmas day with &nigh program -T-v - apparently for a Dominican audi- eme - consisting of merengues and ritmos. ;~,$~T~C’,s and IDS by male as "Radio Citadelle en Cabo Haitien" often. Into Frenoh 2054, Spanish male back briefly, then single time tone 2100 into all-French program with hilife and US pop music. Station opera- tion rt-anains irregular on shortwave; first time I've noted than in Spanish (Krueger, Florida)

::“:Y> c,. .,.,... /“? .,.. .: :. ~ : : : PERUSE rnQ Lll&mml mu~~oam source: U.Neble Jensen. Geophysical Institute, Copenhagen

DEC 345678 9 10 11 I2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 l@.W A-INDEX 10 16 IO 6 6 2 4 16 12 9 31 15 14 8 1/1/1/[816]6lS 7 7 9114 32 8 11 SOLAR-FLUX 71 70 72 13 14 75 78 78 79 80 78 79 83 81 / / / / 78 76 74 72 / 169 69 69 68 75

I I I1 .I II MEIJXACBS IwlH Il44-l-rl I I I I I-rl 11 11 1194 14 I 1 DE/JAM 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 I 8 9 10 11 12 13 I4 15 16 17 18 19 (20 21 22 23 24 25 I-WAN

A-INDEX 44 25 29 21 10 5 4 20 28 11 23 9 3 6 2 3 6 2 7 7 4 14 26 14 22 13 29 14 SOLAR-FLUX 69 69 69 70 71 72 73 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 77 79 78 83 75 76 13 72 70 70 69 69 7o 73 MEu[xINO%S 11 I I I II!ddi 14 1 11 I I m,I I Ial I 1 I 1 I 1.1 1 I 114

JAM /FEB 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 IO 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 w A-INDEX 12. 38 31 27

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