OBSERVER # 403

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OBSERVER # 403                                             14 February 2006
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ALGERIA(non)  RTV Algeria in Arabic/French again via ISS 500 kW from Feb.15
0600-0658 on  9885 / 162 deg to CeSoAf
0700-0758 on  9885 / 194 deg to NoWeAF till Feb.25
             11725 / 162 deg to CeSoAf
             11830 / 194 deg to NoWeAF from Feb.26
0800-0858 on 13620 / 194 deg to NoWeAF
1200-1358 on 15255 / 194 deg to NoWeAF
             17840 / 162 deg to CeSoAf
1900-2058 NF  9475 / 194 deg to NoWeAF, ex 9885 Jan.18-24
2000-2158 on  7325 / 162 deg to CeSoAf

All txions of RTV Algeria via VT Communications deleted from Feb.6:
0600-0800 on 9735; 0700-0800 on 12020; 0800-0900 on 13750;
1200-1400 on 17690,17755; 1900-2100 on 5985; 2000-2200 on 7105

BELGIUM(non)  Changes of TDP txions via transmitters in Russia and Moldova:
Sawt al Amal / Voice of Hope is new station in Arabic effective from Jan.20:
1200-1400 on 17660 KCH 250 kW / 250 deg to NWAf(alt.17655/17665/17670/17680)
Voice of Eritrea is new station in Tigrigna effective from Feb.4:
1600-1700 on  9485 MSK 200 kW / 190 deg to EaAf Sat
Dejen Radio in Tigrigna again on short waves effective from Feb.8:
1700-1800 on  7590 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Wed, ex Sat in B-04
Voice of Ethiopian People in Amharic effective from Feb.7:
1700-1800 NF  7590 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Tue/Sat, ex 7380
Radio Free Southern Cameroons in English from Jan.29:
1800-1900 NF 11840 ARM 500 kW / 235 deg to NoAf Sun, ex 12130 ARM 300 kW

CYPRUS(non)   Freq change for BBC WS in English to Russia:
1600-1700 NF  7285*CYP 300 kW / 007 deg, ex 15565 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg
*co-ch Polish Radio in Esperanto till 1625

ITALY   New schedule for IRRS-Shortwave from Feb.13:
2000-2130 Mon-Thu on  5775 MIL 020 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
1800-1855 Friday  on  9380 ??? 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
1900-2300 Friday  on  5775 ??? 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
0800-1300 Sat/Sun on 13840 MIL 020 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
2000-2300 Sat/Sun on  5775 MIL 020 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
New schedule of Brother Stair via IRRS-Shortwave from Feb.13:
0700-1555 Mon-Fri on 13840 ??? 030 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
0700-0800 Sat/Sun on 13840 ??? 030 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
1300-1400 Mon-Fri on 15740 ??? 100 kW / 090 deg to ME/FE
1300-1500 Sat/Sun on 15740 ??? 100 kW / 090 deg to ME/FE
1600-2000 Daily   on  5785 ??? 030 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
2000-2100 Mon-Fri on  5785 ??? 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf
2000-2200 Sat/Sun on  5785 ??? 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu/NoAf

KAZAKHSTAN(non)   Freq change for TWR India:
0000-0030 NF  7535 A-A 200 kW / 132 deg in Assamese Mon-Sat, ex 7410, re-ex 7405
0015-0030 NF  7535 A-A 200 kW / 132 deg in Bangla Sun, ex 7410, re-ex 7405
0030-0045 NF  7535 A-A 200 kW / 132 deg in Bangla Mon-Fri, ex 7410, re-ex 7405

RUSSIA(non)   New additional txions of WYFR on short waves from Feb.10:
1200-1300 on  7495 IRK 250 kW / 180 deg in Vietnamese (tent.)
1300-1400 on  7495 IRK 250 kW / 180 deg in Tagalog (tent.)

LIBYA   Idhaat al Jamahiriya al Ozma / Radio of The Great Jamahiriya in Arabic
1200-1400 on 17655/17660/17665/17670/17680, probably to jammer Sawt al Amal!!!

UNIDENTIFIED station with Afro pop and Cuban mx:
1130-1530 on 17655/17660/17665/17670/17680 tentative via RUS/CIS tx

USA(non)   Freqs changes for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty from Feb.12:
0300-0400 Turkmen NF 5955, ex 11975
1700-1800 Uzbek   NF 9650, ex 11740
1700-1800 Persian NF 9770, ex 11845 >>>>> Radio Farda
1800-1900 Persian NF 9595, ex 11845 >>>>> Radio Farda