OBSERVER#236 / 22-01-2003
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OBSERVER is an edition of RADIO BULGARIA compiled by Ivo Ivanov & Angel Datzinov.
Items here may be reproduced if it is mentioned "OBSERVER-BUL". All times in UTC.
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AUSTRALIA/ECUADOR: No signal on Jan.19/20 for English txions to SoAs of HCJB AUS:
1230-1730 on 15480 KNX 100 kW / 307 deg
CUBA: Very good reception here in BUL for Radio Havana Cuba in Spanish on Jan.19:
1200-1400 on 15230 (55444)!!!. No signal on parallel freqs:
6000 totally blocked by Radio Singapore Internatioal in Mandarin Ch
9550 totally blocked by Radio Bangladesh Betar in English & Nepali
11760 totally blocked by BBC WS in English and CRI in English
GERMANY/PORTUGAL: During the HFCC meeting in Johannesburg Deutsche Welle will
provide a DRM Test in English on February 3 and 4, 2003:
0900-1355 on 25800 SIN 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf
0900-1200 on 21820 SIN 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf >>>>> (Alternative)
1200-1355 on 21735 SIN 250 kW / 145 deg to SoAf >>>>> (Alternative)
GERMANY: Freq change for Deutsche Welle in German to SoEaAs effective from Jan.20
1600-1800 NF 13780 NAU 500 kW / 090 deg, ex 9425 to avoid AIR Nat.Ch, re-ex 13780
GERMANY: Bible Voice Broadcasting Network/BVBN/ via WER 250 kW / 120 deg:
1900-1930 Thu on 9470 in new language - Arabic, ex in English
GUAM: Some changes for KTWR Agana in Mandarin Chinese:
7455 100 kW / 320 deg 1100-1700 (ex 1100-1615) >>>>> extended
12130 100 kW / 305 deg 1530-1700 (ex 0915-1615) >>>>> retimed
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: From Jan.20 until Jan.26, Radio Netherlands will conduct
extra DRM transmissions in Dutch towards NZ and SoEaAUS:
0600-0655 on 12025 BON 250 kW / 230 deg
PORTUGAL: Freqs changes for RDP International Radio Portugal eff. from Jan.13:
to Europe Mon-Fri
1700-2000 NF 11740* LIS 100 kW / 052 deg, ex 11800
1700-2000 NF 11960# LIS 300 kW / 045 deg, ex 13585
* co-ch Radio Liberty in Turkmen till 1800 and AWR in Arabic 1800-1900
# co-ch VOA in Arabic 1800-1900 and Radio Farda in Persian 1900-2000
to Europe Sat/Sun
1500-1758 NF 11775* LIS 100 kW / 052 deg, ex 13790
1500-1758 NF 11960 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg, ex 13660
* co-ch SLBC in Sinhala from 1610 and VOA in Portuguese from 1700
1800-2000 NF 9655* LIS 100 kW / 052 deg, ex 13790
1800-2400 NF 9880# LIS 300 kW / 045 deg, ex 13660
* co-ch VOA in Russian
# co-ch Radio Kuwait in Arabic till 2130
to Brasil Sat/Sun
2000-2100 NF 11905* LIS 100 kW / 215 deg, ex 21655
*co-ch VOA in Arabic till 2100 and Radio Tashkent in German/English
SWEDEN: Freq change for R.Sweden International in English to As/AUS eff.Jan.15:
2030-2100 NF 9400 (54444), ex 9445 to avoid All India Radio in English from 2045
U S A(non): New schedule for Voice of America in Cantonese:
1300-1500 on 1143 (fr 1330) 9705 11865 15160 >>>>> extended, ex 1300-1400
1500-1600 on 6030 7255 13625 >>>>> cancelled
U S A(non): New additional txion for Voice of America in Kurdish from Jan.15:
1800-1900 on 6115 BIB 100 kW / 105 deg, 11805 and 12030 MOR 250 kW / 075 deg
U S A(non): Some changes for Radio Free Asia in Korean effective from Jan.15:
1400-1500 NF 13625, ex 13790 \\ 5855 7475 12000
1500-1600 on 11870 13625 >>>>> additional txion
1600-1700 on 11870 13625 >>>>> additional txion
73 from Ivo and Angel!
