OBSERVER # 401

OBSERVER # 401                                              31 January 2006
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BELGIUM(non)   Updated B-05 for TDP via transmitters in Russia and Moldova:
Denge Mezopotamya in Kurdish:
0500-1300 on 11530 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to ME   Daily
1300-1500 on 11530 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to ME   Daily
1500-1700 on  7590 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to ME   Daily
Tensae Ethiopia Voice of Unity in Amharic:
1500-1600 on 12115 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Daily
Voice of Liberty/Eritrea in Tigrigna:
1600-1700 on  9485 MSK 200 kW / 190 deg to EaAf Wed/Fri/Sun
Voice of Oromo Liberation in Oromo:
1700-1730 on  7590 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon/Thu
Voice of Ethiopian National United Front in Amharic:
1700-1800 on  7590 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Fri/Sun
Voice of Ethiopian People in Amharic:
1700-1800 on  7380 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Tue/Sat (new for B-05)
Radio Horyaal in Somali:
1730-1800 on  7560 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Sat-Thu
Voice of Delina in Tigrigna:
1800-1900 on  7560 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Sun
Radio Free Southern Cameroons in English:
1800-1900 on 12130 ARM 300 kW / 235 deg to NoAf Sun (new for B-05)

CHILE   Test transmissions of CVC International in DRM mode from Jan.16:
1800-1900 on 17640 SGO 015 kW / 340 deg to CeAm Mon-Fri Voz Crista Spanish
1900-2000 on 17645 SGO 015 kW / 045 deg to SoAm Mon-Fri La Voz Portuguese

ITALY(non)   Updated schedule for Brother Stair via IRRS-Shortwave from Jan.27:
0600-0655 on  5775 ??? 030 kW / non-dir Daily   to Eu/ME/NoAf, ex 0530-0655
0700-1555 on 13840 ??? 030 kW / non-dir Mon-Fri to Eu/ME/NoAf
1600-1800 on  5775 ??? 030 kW / non-dir Mon-Fri to Eu/ME/NoAf, ex 1600-1730
2000-2300 on  5785 ??? 100 kW / non-dir Mon-Fri to Eu/ME/NoAf

KAZAKHSTAN   B-05 for Voice of Orthodox in Russian:
1630-1700 on  7460 A-A 200 kW / 310 deg Tue/Fri to WeEu

PAKISTAN   Freqs changes for Radio Pakistan:
1330-1530 Urdu WS NF 9375, ex 9385 to avoid Voice of America in Korean till 1500
1600-1615 English NF 9375, ex 9385

SWEDEN   RCI/RNW/RSI on odd freqs via HB 350 kW, all minus 700 Hz from nominal:
0000-0030 on  5854.3 / 085 deg  RCI in Chinese
0300-0400 on  5839.3 / 135 deg  RCI in Arabic
0700-0757 on  6014.3 / 190 deg  RNW in Dutch
0900-1057 on  6034.3 / 190 deg  RNW in Dutch
1100-1110 on  9489.3 / 190 deg  RSI in Swedish Mon-Fri
1100-1130 on  9489.3 / 190 deg  RSI in Swedish Sat/Sun
1130-1140 on 11609.3 / 070 deg  RSI in Swedish Mon-Fri
1130-1200 on 11609.3 / 070 deg  RSI in Swedish Sat/Sun
1200-1210 on 15239.3 / 290 deg  RSI in Swedish Mon-Fri
1200-1230 on 15239.3 / 290 deg  RSI in Swedish Sat/Sun
1300-1330 on 12074.3 / 055 deg  RSI in Russian
1330-1400 on  7419.3 / 040 deg  RSI in English
1400-1430 on  9529.3 / 085 deg  RSI in Russian
1500-1530 on  5849.3 / 055 deg  RSI in Russian
1600-1630 on  5839.3 / 085 deg  RCI in Russian
1645-1715 on  7419.3 / 140 deg  RSI in Swedish Mon-Fri
1645-1700 on  7419.3 / 140 deg  RSI in Swedish Sat/Sun
1700-1730 on  7419.3 / 140 deg  RSI in Kurdish Sat
1700-1715 on  7419.3 / 140 deg  RSI in Asyrian Sun
1715-1730 on  7419.3 / 140 deg  RSI in Kurdish Sun
1800-1900 on  5849.3 / 245 deg  RCI in French
1900-1930 on  5819.3 / 120 deg  RSI in Swedish
2100-2200 on  5849.3 / 245 deg  RCI in English
Monitored on Jan.27-30, 2006

TAJIKISTAN(non)   Freq change for Voice of Tibet in Tibetan and Chinese:
1430-1518 NF  7460 DB  100 kW / 131 deg, ex 7465 to avoid BBC WS in DRM mode