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martedì 27 maggio 2003

OBSERVER#261

OBSERVER#261 / 27-05-2003
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ALBANIA: Summer A-03 schedule for Radio Tirana:
Albanian to Eu 0800-0900 Daily 7110 CER 100 kW / non-dir
1400-1700 Daily 7270 CER 050 kW / non-dir
2030-2200 Daily 7295 CER 100 kW / 305 deg
Albanian to NoAm 2300-0330 Daily 7270 CER 100 kW / 305 deg
English to Eu 1845-1900 Mon-Sat 7210 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg
9520 CER 100 kW / 305 deg
2130-2200 Mon-Sat 7130 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg
9540 CER 100 kW / 305 deg
English to NoAm 0145-0200 Tue-Sun 6115 CER 100 kW / 305 deg
7160 CER 100 kW / 305 deg
0230-0300 Tue-Sun 6115 CER 100 kW / 305 deg
7160 CER 100 kW / 305 deg
German to Eu 1730-1800 Mon-Sat 9570 CER 100 kW / 350 deg
Greek to Eu 1715-1730 Mon-Sat 6130 CER 100 kW / non-dir
French to Eu 1900-1930 Mon-Sat 7210 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg
Italian to Eu 1800-1830 Mon-Sat 7240 CER 100 kW / non-dir
Serbian to Eu 2115-2130 Mon-Sat 6135 SHI 100 kW / non-dir
Turkish to ME 1700-1715 Mon-Sat 6130 CER 100 kW / non-dir

CANADA: Freq change for Radio Canada International in English effective May 22:
2200-2400 NF 6140 SAC 250 kW / 227 deg, ex 13670

CZECH REP.: Summer A-03 schedule of Radio Prague:
CZECH 0130-0157 6200 7345
0230-0257 7345 7385# 9870
0830-0857 11600 21745
0930-0957 21745
1100-1127 11615 21745
1230-1257 6055 7345
1330-1357 13580 21745
1530-1557 5930 21745
1730-1757 5930 17485
1930-1957 5930 11600
2100-2127 11600 13580
2330-2357 9440 11615
ENGLISH 0000-0027 7345 9440
0100-0127 6200 7345
0300-0327 7345 7385# 9870
0330-0357 11600 15620
0700-0727 9880 11600
0900-0927 21745
1030-1057 9880 11615
1300-1327 13580 21745
1600-1627 5930 21745
1700-1727 5930 17485
2000-2027 5930 11600
2130-2157 11600 13580
2230-2257 11600 13580
GERMAN 0630-0657 5930 7345
1000-1027 6055 9880
1200-1227 6055 7345
1500-1527 5930
1630-1657 5990*
FRENCH 0600-0627 5930 7345
0800-0827 9880 11600
1630-1657 5930 17485
1830-1857 5930 13580
2200-2227 11600 13580
RUSSIAN 0400-0427 9865 11600
1130-1157 11615 15685* 21745
1430-1457 9855* 11645 13580
1530-1557 7195*
SPANISH 0030-0057 7345 9440
0200-0227 7345 7385# 9870
0730-0757 9880 11600
1400-1427 11990 13580
1800-1827 5930 13580
1900-1927 5930 13580
2030-2057 5930 11600
2330-2357 9440 11615 13580
# via RMI=Radio Miami International
* via RSO=Rimavska Sobota

ECUADOR: Freq change for HCJB in Spanish effective June 1:
0100-0500 NF 9745* QUI 100 kW / 325 deg, ex 9525
* till May 31 in English

PAKISTAN: Updated A-03 schedule of Radio Pakistan
ARABIC 1815-1900 9335v 11530 >>>>> ex 9385v 11550
ASSAMI 0045-0115 11650 15625v
BANGLA 0115-0200 11650 15625v
1200-1245 15635 17635v >>>>> ex 15625
CHINESE 1200-1230 11570 15070
DARI 1515-1545 5860v 7375
ENGLISH 1600-1615 11570 15065
15725v 17720
GUJARATI 0400-0430 15485 17825
FARSI 1715-1800 7550 9340v >>>>> ex 9385v
HINDI 0215-0300 9340v 11640
1100-1145 11640 15625v
NEPALI 1245-1315 15635v 17635 >>>>> ex 15625v
RUSSIAN 1415-1500 7375 9385v
SINHALA 1015-1045 15625v 17495
TAMIL 0315-0345 15625v 17540
0945-1015 15625v 17495
TURKI 1330-1400 5860v 7375
TURKISH 1630-1700 9340v 11530 >>>>> ex 9385v 11550
URDU 0045-0215 15485 17895
0500-0700 15100 21460
0800-1104 17825 21465 >>>>> ex 17835
1330-1530 11570 15065
1700-1900 9400 11570
1815-1900 7550
1915-0045 7570v

SLOVAKIA: Summer A-03 schedule of Radio Slovakia International:
ENGLISH 0100-0127 5930 6190 9440
0700-0727 9440 15460 17550
1630-1657 5920 6055 7345
1830-1857 5920 6055 7345
GERMAN 0800-0827 5915 6055 7345
1330-1357 5915 6055 7345
1600-1627 5920 6055 7345
1800-1827 5920 6055 7345
FRENCH 0200-0227 5930 6190 9440
1700-1727 5920 6055 7345
1930-1957 5920 6055 7345
RUSSIAN 1300-1327 7345 9440 11990
1500-1527 7345 9535 11715
1730-1757 5920 6055 9485
SLOVAK 0130-0157 5930 6190 9440
0730-0757 9440 15460 17550
1530-1557 5920 6055 7345
1900-1927 5920 6055 7345
SPANISH 0230-0257 6190 9440 11990
1430-1457 6055 7345 11600
2000-2027 6055 7345 11650

U.K.: Additional freq for BBC in Arabic:
0400-0500 on 11885 \\ 7140 7325 9915 11740 13660 15250

73 from Ivo and Angel!

martedì 20 maggio 2003

OBSERVER#260

OBSERVER#260 / 20-05-2003
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CZECH REP.(non):Updated A-03 schedule for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
ALBANIAN 1900-1930 792 7165 11910 15140
ARABIC# 0100-0300 9730 9865 12030
0300-0400 1314 9730 9865 11910
0400-0600 9730 9865 11930
1400-1500 1314 9825 13755 15170 15495 17740
1500-1600 1314 9825 11805 15170 15495 17740
1600-1700 9825 11805 15170 15495 17740
1700-1800 9865 11805 17690
1800-1900 9740 11805 17690
2000-2200 9615 11885
ARMENIAN 0200-0300 7275 9595
1400-1500 11680
1600-1700 9505 11895
AVARI 0415-0430 9850 11780 15355
1715-1730 9805 11925 17630
AZERI 0300-0400 9680
0900-1000 15510 17665 21520
1300-1400 15145 15255 17710
1500-1600 15385
1800-1900 11865
BELORUSSIAN 0300-0500 612 1188 6170 7295 9635
1300-1430 612
1500-1700 612 1188 9565 11725 15215
1700-1900 612 7190 11730 15480
1900-2100 612 1188 7115 9750 11865
CHECHEN 0430-0445 9850 11780 15355
1730-1745 9805 11925 17630
CHERKASSI 0445-0500 9850 11780 15355
1745-1800 9805 11925 17630
DARI* 0330-0430 801 1269 12140 15730 17670
0730-0830 1269 13710 15690 19010
0930-1030 1269 15690 17685 19010
1330-1430 801 1269 15690 17685 19010
1730-1830 801 1269 9845 12140 15690
2330-0030 801 972 1269 5945 7430 9785
GEORGIAN 0400-0500 9595
1500-1600 17725
1900-2000 11690
KAZAKH 0100-0300 7230 9680 15455
1100-1200 11870 15195 17670
1300-1400 12140 13795 17670
1400-1500 4995 15355 15455
2300-2400 7250 9615 9865
KYRGHYZ 0000-0200 6170 7295 9715
1200-1230 11930 15120 17615
1300-1330 11930 15205 17865
1400-1500 5860 11845 15530
1500-1600 5860 11960 15530
PASHTO* 0230-0330 801 1269 12140 15730 17670
0630-0730 1269 13710 15690 19010
0830-0930 1269 15690 17685 19010
1230-1330 801 1269 15690 17685 19010
1630-1730 801 1269 9845 12140 15690
2230-2330 801 1269 5945 7430 9785
PERSIAN@ 0030-0200 1170 1539 1593 9615 9795 9805
0200-0400 1170 1539 1593 9775 9795 9805
0400-0600 1170 1539 1593 9510 9795 15185 15290
0600-0800 1170 1539 1593 9510 15290 17835
0800-0830 1170 1539 1593 9510 13680 15290 17835 21530
0830-1400 1170 1539 1593 13680 21530
1400-1600 1170 1539 1593 9435 13680 17750
1600-1700 1170 1539 1593 9435 13680 17670
1700-1900 1170 1539 1593 11705 11845
1900-2000 1170 1539 1593 5860 6140 11670 11985
2000-2100 1170 1539 1593 5860 9960 11960 11985
2100-2130 1170 1539 1593 9960 11960 11985
2130-0030 1170 1539 1593
ROMANIAN 0300-0330 7210 9595 Monday to Friday
1500-1530 9505 11995
1600-1630 9870 11865
1630-1700 9870 11865 Monday to Friday
1800-1900 7115 12045 Monday to Friday
RUSSIAN 0000-0100 6095 5985 7120 7170 7220 9520
0200-0300 6000 6105 7155 7220 7255 9520
0300-0400 6000 6105 7155 7220 9520 11725
0400-0500 5995 7220 9520 9760 11710 11725
0500-0600 7220 9520 9705 9760 11885 17730
0600-0700 9520 9705 11815 15130 17730 17810
0700-0800 9520 9705 11815 11860 15130 17730 17810
0800-1000 11860 15280 17730 17810
1000-1100 11860 11875 15130 15145 17730 17810 17890
1100-1200 13745 15130 15145 15205 17730 17890
1200-1300 13745 15130 15205 15215 17730 17890
1400-1500 9595 11725 11885 11895 15205 15215
1500-1600 9520 9725 11895 13755 15355
1600-1700 7220 9520 9725 11885 13755
1900-2000 6105 7220 9520 9530 9615 11885
2000-2100 5955 6105 7220 7260 9520 9530 9825
2100-2200 6105 7155 7220 7245 7260 9520 9715
2200-2300 5985 6095 7220 7245 9520 9615
2300-2400 5985 6095 7120 7170 7220 9520
RUSSIAN CE.AS 0400-0415 9850 11780 15355
1700-1715 9805 11925 17630
SERBOCROATIAN 0230-0330 1197
0730-0800 9555 11970 15260
1300-1330 9555 11795 17605
1600-1700 1197 6040 7115 11925
1730-1800 1188 9625 13635 15245
1800-1900 1188 9625 15160 15245
2000-2100 5970 7165 7245
2130-2200 1188
2200-2400 1188 1197 6130 9635 11730
TAJIK 0100-0200 4760 9760 11660
0200-0400 9760 11660 15520
1400-1500 15145 15370 17670
1500-1630 9790 15145 15370
1630-1700 4760 9790 15145 15370
TATAR-BASHKIR 0300-0400 9815 11820
0500-0600 11990 15245
1500-1600 11990 15245
1900-2000 9650 11925
TURKMEN 0200-0300 864 7295 9555 15295
0300-0400 7185 9555 15295
1400-1500 13815 15345 17825
1500-1530 13815 15160 17825
1530-1600 864 13815 15160 17825
1600-1800 13815 15160 17885
UKRAINIAN 0300-0400 6065 7115 9710 Monday to Friday
0500-0600 7115 7165 11815 Monday to Friday
1700-1800 9855 11895 15115
1800-1900 7165 11715 11875
1900-2000 3995 11875 15115 Sunday to Friday
UZBEK 0100-0200 864
0200-0400 9785 12015 21770
0400-0600 12015 17630 21770
1300-1400 1143
1600-1700 9595 11980 15335
1700-1800 9595 11815 11980
# Radio Free Iraq
* Radio Free Afghanistan
@ Radio Farda
73 from Ivo and Angel!

mercoledì 14 maggio 2003

OBSERVER#259

OBSERVER#259 / 14-05-2003
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CANADA(non): Freqs changes for Radio Canada International effective from May 4:
Arabic 0330-0400 Daily NF 11900 MOS 100 kW / 115 deg, ex 11945
NF 9645 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg >>>>> addit
\\ 13735 WER 500 kW / 120 deg
French 1100-1200 Mon-Fri NF 9515 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg, ex 11910
1100-1300 Sat/Sun NF 9515 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg, ex 11910
English 1200-1500 Mon-Fri NF 17800 SAC 250 kW / 176 deg, ex 17820

CANADA: DRM tests of Radio Canada International effective from Jine 1:
0000-0200 NF 9765 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg, ex 9560
1000-1600 NF 9730 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg, ex 9555
1200-1400 on 9535 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg >>>>> cancelled
2000-2300 on 9740 SAC 250 kW / 268 deg >>>>> additional

CHINA: Freqs changes for China Radio International in Russian:
1000-1057 NF 15145, ex 11935 to avoid Voice of Russia in Korean
1100-1157 NF 11740, ex 11935 to avoid Voice of Russia in Chinese

CZECH REP.(non): Additional freqs changes for RFE/RL:
Kazakh 0100-0200 NF 7230, ex 7170
NF 9680, ex 9655
NF 15455, ex 11845
0200-0300 on 7230, 9680, 15455 >>>>> addit txion
1500-1600 on 4995, 13795, 15355 >>>>> cancelled
Russian 1400-1500 NF 15205, ex 11770
1500-1600 NF 15355, ex 9815
1600-1700 NF 7220, ex 9815

GERMANY: Freqs changes for Deutsche Welle effective from May 11:
Bengali 0100-0150 NF 12080 NAU 500 kW / 085 deg, ex 13690
Indonesian 1200-1250 NF 21730 WER 500 kW / 090 deg, ex 21650

GERMANY: DRM tests of Deutsche Welle effective from June 1:
1200-1359 on 9655 WER 500 kW / 270 deg
1400-1559 on 6180 WER 500 kW / non-dir
1600-1759 on 7125 WER 500 kW / 040 deg
1800-1959 on 3995 WER 500 kW / non-dir

GERMANY: New schedule for BVBN in Amharic via DTK:
1600-1700 Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg to EaAf
1630-1700 Mon/Thu/Sun 13810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg to EaAf

LITHUANIA: Summer schedule of transmitter site Sitkunai 100 kW:
to NoAm - azimuth 310 deg
0000-0100 Daily 11690 Radio Vilnius in Lithuanian/English
2300-2400 Daily 9875 Radio Vilnius in Lithuanian/English
to WeEu - azimuth 259 deg
0700-0800 Sat 9710 Fundamental Broadcasting Network /FBN/ in English
0800-0900 Daily 9710 Radio Vilnius in Lithuanian/English
1100-1200 Sun 9710 Fundamental Broadcasting Network /FBN/ in English
1200-1300 Sun 9710 Universelles Leben in German
to ME - azimuth 310 deg - not yet active
1000-1100 Sun 9710 Radio Avaye Ashena in Persian
1600-1630 Daily 7470 Radio Barobari in Persian

NETHERLANDS(non): Freq change for DRM test of RNW in English effective May 11:
2330-0030 NF 15525 BON 050 kW / 350 deg, ex 15455

NETHERLANDS(non): DRM tests of RNW:
0930-1225 on 9590 FLE 100 kW / 172 deg in English from June 2 to July 5
1200-1600 on 9615 FLE 100 kW / 187 deg in Dutch from July 5 to July 28
1000-1400 on 9615 FLE 100 kW / 187 deg in Dutch from July 28 to Oct. 26
2130-2230 on 17620 BON 050 kW / 050 deg in Special from June 16 to June 17
1000-1700 on 21735 BON 050 kW / 050 deg in Special from June 13 to June 19

NORWAY: Updated A-03 schedule for Radio Norway/Radio Denmark effective April 7:
0000-0055 SoEaAs, WeAUS 9930 KVI 250 kW / 080 deg
NoAmEa, Carribean 9985 SVE 250 kW / 280 deg
NoAmEa, NoAmCe, Greenland 11635 SVE 250 kW / 300 deg
0100-0155 SoAs 9975 KVI 250 kW / 095 deg
NoAnEa, Carribean, SoAmNoWe 9985 SVE 250 kW / 280 deg
NoAmEa, NoAmCe, Greenland 11635 SVE 250 kW / 300 deg
0200-0255 SoAs 9975 KVI 250 kW / 095 deg
0300-0355 RUS, SoEaEu, NoME 7490 KVI 250 kW / 095 deg
NoAmWe, Greenland 9960 SVE 250 kW / 315 deg
SoEaEu, WeME, EaAf 13800 KVI 250 kW / 145 deg
0400-0455 Eu 7465 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
NoAmWe, Greenland 9475 SVE 250 kW / 315 deg
SoEaEu, WeME, EaAf 13800 KVI 250 kW / 145 deg
0500-0555 Eu 7465 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
SoEaEu, WeME, EaAf 11615 KVI 250 kW / 120 deg
0600-0655 Europe 7180 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
SoWeEu, Canary Isl, WeAf 11615 SVE 250 kW / 220 deg
SoEu, Af, NZ 13800 KVI 250 kW / 165 deg
0700-0755 Eu, Canary Isl 9590 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
SoWeEu, WeAf, Canary Isl, NZ 11615 SVE 250 kW / 220 deg
0800-0855 AUS, SoWeEu, Canary Isl, SoAm 13800 SVE 250 kW / 250 deg
EaME 15735 KVI 250 kW / 110 deg
0900-0955 AUS, SoWeEu, Canary Isl, SoAm 13800 SVE 250 kW / 250 deg
FE, NZ 17500 KVI 250 kW / 040 deg
1000-1055 Eu, Mediterranean, Canary Isl 13800 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
1100-1155 Eu, Mediterranean, Canary Isl 13800 KVI 250 kW / 180 deg
NoAmEa, Carribean 15705 SVE 250 kW / 300 deg
SoAm, Canary Isl 18950 SVE 250 kW / 235 deg
1200-1255 FE 15705 KVI 250 kW / 040 deg
NoAmEa, NoAmCe, Greenland 15735 SVE 250 kW / 300 deg
NoAmEa, Carribean 17520 SVE 250 kW / 280 deg
SoEaAs, WeAUS, RUS 18950 KVI 250 kW / 080 deg
1300-1355 Eu 9590 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
SoEaAs, WeAUS, RUS 15705 KVI 250 kW / 080 deg
NoAmEa, NoAmCe, Greenland 15735 SVE 250 kW / 300 deg
1400-1455 NoAmWe, Greenland 15705 SVE 250 kW / 315 deg
NoME, SoAs, RUS 15735 KVI 250 kW / 095 deg
1500-1555 NoAmWe, Greenland 15705 SVE 250 kW / 315 deg
NoME, SoAs, RUS 15735 KVI 250 kW / 095 deg
1600-1655 Eu 9920 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
NoAmEa, Carribean 15705 SVE 250 kW / 280 deg
1700-1755 Eu 11615 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
SoEaEu, WeME, EaAf - NOT on Sundays 15705 KVI 250 kW / 145 deg
1800-1855 Eu 7490 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
NZ - ONLY Saturday/Sunday 13800 KVI 250 kW / 035 deg
1900-1955 Eu, Canary Isl - ONLY Saturday/Sunday 7490 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
WeAf, CeAf, SoAf, SoEu 13800 KVI 250 kW / 180 deg
NoAmWe, Greenland 17505 SVE 250 kW / 315 deg
2000-2055 Eu, Canary Isl 7490 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
EaAUS - ONLY Saturday/Sunday 9510 KVI 250 kW / 065 deg
2100-2155 EaAUS 9510 KVI 250 kW / 065 deg
2200-2255 SoAm 9925 SVE 250 kW / 235 deg
FE 11845 KVI 250 kW / 035 deg
2300-2355 SoEaAs, WeAUS 9415 KVI 250 kW / 080 deg
NoAmEa, Carribean 9945 SVE 250 kW / 300 deg
SoAm 9985 SVE 250 kW / 235 deg
FE 11845 KVI 250 kW / 035 deg
KVI=Kivitsoe; SVE=Sveyo
xx00-xx30 Radio Norway
xx30-xx55 Radio Denmark

NORWAY: CORRECTION(c.f. OBSERVER#258): Voice of Mezopotamiya in Kurdish
0400-0800 15675 KVI 250 kW / 110 deg Daily (not 11530)

U S A(non): Freq change for Voice of America in Russian:
1300-1400 NF 15205 (55555), ex 11775 \\ 11725 11885 15130 15215 17730
73 from Ivo and Angel!

mercoledì 7 maggio 2003

OBSERVER#258

OBSERVER#258 / 07-05-2003
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GERMANY: New schedule for Brother Stair TOM in English via DTK:
1300-1600 on 13810 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME, ex 1300-1400
1400-1600 on 6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg to Eu, ex 1500-1800

IRAN: Freqs changes for VOIROI/IRIB effective from April 20:
0030-0127 Bengali NF 9855, ex 9570
1730-1757 Urdu on 7225 and 9530 >>>>> additional txion

NORWAY: Some deleted freqs for Radio Norway and Radio Denmark effective April 7:
0400-0455 7490 KVI 250 kW / 110 deg 1700-1755 15705 KVI 250 kW / 145 deg(*)
0500-0555 13800 KVI 250 kW / 165 deg 1800-1855 13800 KVI 250 kW / 035 deg
0600-0655 9590 SVE 250 kW / 195 deg 1900-1955 7490 SVE 250 kW / 180 deg
0700-0755 7180 KVI 250 kW / 165 deg 2000-2100 9510 KVI 250 kW / 065 deg(*)
* Sunday only

NORWAY: Some stations via Norway transmitters:
0400-0800 11530 KVI 250 kW / 110 deg Daily Voice of Mezopotamiya in Kurdish
1400-1658 18940 KVI 250 kW / 090 deg Sun Radio Afghanistan in Pashto/Dari
1430-1728 18940 KVI 250 kW / 090 deg Mon-Sat Radio Afghanistan in Pashto/Dari
1630-1715 13800 KVI 250 kW / 095 deg Mon-Sat Radio Anternacional in Persian
1700-1758 7560 KVI 250 kW / 110 deg Sun Voice of Komala in Kurdish/Persian
1730-1758 9990 KVI 250 kW / 140 deg Sun Voice of Eritrean People in Tigrina
1800-1828 7530*SVE 250 kW / 160 deg Sun Voice of Eritrean People in Tigrina
1800-2000 7525 KVI 250 kW / 095 deg Mon-Sat Radio Sedoye Yaran in Persian
1800-2000 15705#KVI 250 kW / 125 deg Daily Voice of Reform in Arabic
2000-2100 7520 KVI 250 kW / 140 deg Sun Voice of Ethiopia in English WS
* no txion on April 27 and May 4, 2003
# new freq effective May 4 (ex 12025)

PAKISTAN: Freqs changes for Radio Pakistan:
0800-1105 Urdu WS NF 17825, ex 17835 to avoid RFE/RL in Persian \\ 21465
1200-1245 Bangla NF 15635v ex 15625v to avoid RFA in Khmer \\ 17635
1245-1315 Nepali NF 15635v ex 15625v to avoid RFA in Khmer \\ 17635
1630-1700 Turkish NF 11530, ex 11550 to avoid RTI in English \\ 9385v
1815-1900 Arabic NF 11530, ex 11550 to avoid RUI in Ukrainian \\ 9385v

RUSSIA: Freq change for Voice of Liberty in Arabic via SAM 250 kW / 224 deg:
1600-1700 NF 11645 (55555), ex 11520

SOUTH KOREA: Freqs changes for Radio Korea International:
NF 6150, ex 6480 1800-1900 in French; 1900-2000 in Arabic
NF 7150, ex 7550 1600-1700 in French; 1700-1900 in Korean
1900-2000 in Arabic; 2000-2100 in Russian

U.K.(non): New updated schedule for BBC in Arabic (short waves only):
0000-0300 7140 9915 13660
0300-0330 7140 9915 11740 13660
0330-0400 7140 9915 11740 13660 15250
0400-0600 7140 7325 9915 11740 13660 15250
0600-0700 7140 9915 11680 13660 15180 15185
0700-0730 7140 9915 11680 13660 15180 15185 17610
0730-0900 7140 11680 13660 15180 15185 17610
0900-0930 7140 11820 13660 15180 15555 17555# 17610
0930-1100 7140 11820 13660 15165* 15180 15555 17555# 17610
1100-1130 7140 11820 13660 15180 15555 17555# 17610
1130-1200 7140 11820 13660 15180 15555 17610
1200-1630 7140 11820 13660 15180 15555 17585
1630-1800 6030 7140 11680 11820 13660 15180
1800-2000 6030 7140 9915 11680 13660
2000-2200 5875* 6030 7140 9915 11680 13660
2200-2400 5875* 7140 9915 11680 13660
# via MOS 100 kW / 115 deg;
* unregistered freqs

U.K.(non): New updated schedule for BBC in Russian (short waves only):
0230-0330 Mon-Sat 5875 7130 9510 9585 11845 13745
0330-0500 Mon-Fri 9585 11845 13745 15115
0600-0615 Daily 11670 15115 15325 17740 >>>>> cancelled
0800-0815 Daily 11655 13750 15325 17695 >>>>> cancelled
0930-1000 Sun 11680 13750 15325 17695 >>>>> cancelled
1000-1015 Daily 11680 13750 15325 17695 >>>>> cancelled
1200-1205 Daily 11680 13650 15325 17845 >>>>> cancelled
1205-1215 Sat/Sun 11680 13650 15325 17845 >>>>> cancelled
1300-1400 Mon-Fri 12005 13610 15225 17895 >>>>> cancelled
1400-1500 Mon-Fri 12005 13745 15225 17895 >>>>> cancelled
1500-1530 Mon-Fri 11845 13745 15225 15595 17710 17895 >>>>> cancelled
1500-1530 Sat/Sun 11845 13745 15225 17895 >>>>> cancelled
1530-1630 Daily 11845 13745 15225 17895 >>>>> cancelled
1630-1730 Daily 9635 11845 13745 15225 17705
1730-1800 Mon-Fri 9635 11845 13745 15225 17705
1730-1800 Sat/Sun 7385 9580 9915 9635 11845 13745 15225 17705
1800-2000 Daily 5875 7325 9635 11845 13745 15225

U S A(non): Summer schedule for DX-ing With Cumbre:
Fri 2100-2130 17650 Angel#5
Sat 0425-0455 7580 Angel#5
0500-0530 5745 Angel#2
0500-0530 7315 Angel#1
0600-0630 17780 Angel#3
0630-0700 5745 Angel#2
0630-0700 7315 Angel#1
0800-0830 11565 Angel#4 >>>>> additional txion
1000-1030 11565 Angel#4
1230-1300 9495 Angel#1
1500-1530 13760 Angel#2
1930-2000 9495 Angel#1
2130-2200 17650 Angel#5
2230-2300 9495 Angel#1
Sun 0230-0300 7580 Angel#5
0430-0500 17780 Angel#3
0630-0700 5745 Angel#2
0730-0800 11730 Angel#5
1200-1230 11565 Angel#4 >>>>> additional txion
1600-1630 9930 Angel#3
2100-2130 5745 Angel#2
Mon 0200-0230 17510 Angel#3 >>>>> additional txion
0230-0300 5745 Angel#2
0300-0330 17510 Angel#3
0330-0400 7315 Angel#1

U S A(non): Additional freq changes for Voice of America:
ARABIC 0000-0300 NF 9695, ex 9575 to avoid Radio Medi 1 in Arabic
0600-1500 NF 15725, ex 15445 to avoid Swiss Radio Int 0600-0800
0700-1400 NF 17565, ex 17875
1400-1700 NF 13870, ex 13690
1700-2400 NF 12040* ex 11825 >>>*strong co-ch Voice of Russia French
CANTONESE 1300-1400 NF 11975 additional
FRENCH 2100-2130 NF 12035, ex 15730
KURDISH 0400-0500 NF 12040, ex 11690
1600-1700 NF 15470, ex 15235 to avoid AWR in English
TURKISH 0330-0400 on 792, 7205, 9740, 11955 >>>>> new txion
UZBEK 1500-1530 NF 7135, ex 7260
VIETNAMESE 1300-1330 NF 9860, ex 7215

U S A(non): Additional freqs changes for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
ARABIC 1800-1900 NF 9740, ex 9705 to avoid VOIROI/IRIB in Arabic
KYRGHYZ 1400-1600 NF 15530, ex 15265 to avoid RTI in English and Mandarin Ch
PASHTO/DARI 2230-0030 NF 5945, ex 12140
ROMANIAN 1500-1530 NF 11995, ex 11770 to avoid CNR-1 in Mandarin Chinese
1600-1700 NF 11865, ex 11770 to avoid CNR-1 in Mandarin Chinese
1800-1900 NF 12045, ex 11835 to avoid CRI in Mandarin Ch and French

73 from Ivo and Angel!

martedì 29 aprile 2003

OBSERVER#257

OBSERVER#257 / 29-04-2003
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CHINA/TAIWAN/U.K.: Freq change for Radio Taipei Int in French effective April 27:
1900-2000 NF 6045* SKN 250 kW / 175 deg, ex 3955 >>>*co-ch AIR HS Hindi til 1930

GERMANY/RUSSIA: Freqs changes for Voice of Russian via DTK effective April 20:
2000-2100 NF 7260 (55555) JUL 100 kW / 105 deg to ME in Russian WS, ex 6170
2200-2300 NF 7120 (55555) JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to ME in Arabic ex 6170

ROMANIA: Summer A-03 schedule of Radio Romania International:
ARABIC 0700-0756 15250 15340 15370 17720 17745 17790
1300-1356 15250 15365 15390 17745 17790 17815
AROMANIAN 1800-1826 756 7140
2030-2056 756 7185
BULGARIAN 0500-0526 756 5965
1630-1656 756 7105
CHINESE 0630-0656 17735 21480
1430-1456 15340 17790
ENGLISH 0200-0256 9510 11940 15105 17720
0400-0456 9510 11940
0700-0756 21480
1400-1456 15250 17805
1700-1756 9510 11820 11940 15380
2100-2156 7185 9510 9725 11775
2300-2356 9570 11740 11775 15105
FRENCH 0500-0556 9635 11940
1100-1156 15250 15380 17745 17805
1500-1556 11970 15250 15260 17805
2000-2056 9510 11940 15255 17720
GERMAN 1200-1256 11775 15150
1600-1656 9690 11940 15170
1900-1956 9625 11940
GREEK 1330-1356 756 9680
1730-1756 756 9535
HUNGARIAN 0600-0626 5965 7225
1930-1956 5990 7125
ITALIAN 1100-1126 15180
1400-1426 756 11820
2000-2026 756 9655
PORTUGUESE 0100-0156 15340 17815
2200-2256 11885 15365
ROMANAIN 0000-0156 5955 7225 11940 15255
0200-0256 5955 7225 9540 11675
0300-0356 5955 7225 11675 15230
0400-0526 7105 9625 9690 11790 15230 17735
0530-0556 756 7105 9625 9690 11790 15230 17735
0600-0656 756 9625 9690 11830 11840 11940
0700-1056 756 11830 15105
0800-0856 15270 15370 17790 17805 17860 21530 Sunday only
0900-0956 15180 15250 17745 17790 17840 21490 Sunday only
1000-1056 15380 15390 17745 17790 17805 21480 Sunday only
1100-1256 756 11830 15105 15390 17790
1300-1356 11830 15105
1400-1426 11830 15105 15270 17720
1430-1456 756 11830 15105 15270 17720
1500-1556 756 11830 15105
1600-1626 756 11830 11960 15105 15335
1630-1756 11830 11960 15105 15335
1800-1856 9690 9735 11830 11970
1900-2026 756 7145 9690 9735 11970
2030-2056 7145 9690 9735 11970
2100-2156 7105 9530 9690 11970
2200-2356 5990 7105 11940 15255
RUSSIAN 1200-1256 11740 15270 17745
1500-1556 9590 11775
1900-1956 7205 9680
SERBIAN 1300-1326 756 9680
1830-1856 756 7135
SPANISH 0000-0056 9530 11730 15340 17815
0300-0356 9570 11725 11970 15245
1800-1856 15380 17745
2200-2256 11730 15380
TURKISH 1130-1156 11780
1700-1726 756 9530
UKRAINIAN 0530-0556 7195
1600-1626 7195

TURKEY: Summer A-03 schedule of Voice of Turkey:
ALBANIAN 1130-1225 11875
ARABIC 0400-0555 9690 >>>>> ÅÈ 9560
0900-1055 11690 15520
1400-1555 11735 17790
AZERI 0700-0825 11730 15140
1400-1455 11865
BOSNIAN 1800-1855 9500
BULGARIAN 1330-1425 7140
CHINESE 1100-1155 17715
CROATIAN 1600-1625 11970
ENGLISH 0300-0350 7270 11655
0300-0350 7270 9650
1230-1320 17595 17830
1830-1920 9785
2030-2120 9525
2200-2250 9830 12000 >>>>> ÅÈ 11960
FRENCH 1930-2025 9535 11850
GERMAN 1130-1225 15470
1730-1825 13640
GEORGIAN 0700-0755 11690
GREEK 1030-1125 7295 11930
1430-1525 9655
HUNGARIAN 0930-1025 13770
KAZAKH 1500-1555 11860
KYRGYZ 1600-1655 11860
MACEDONIAN 0800-0855 11690
PERSIAN 0830-0925 11795 17705
1230-1355 11940
ROMANIAN 0930-1025 9560
RUSSIAN 1300-1355 15450
1700-1755 9675
SERBIAN 1330-1355 11860
SPANISH 1630-1655 15150
TATAR 1800-1855 6175
TURKISH 0400-0655 17690
0400-0855 11750
0400-0855 15545
0400-1555 11955
0700-1555 15350
0700-2055 9460
0900-1155 21715
1000-1455 17630 Friday only
1200-1555 13655
1600-2155 5980
1600-2155 9560
1600-0355 5960
1700-2155 7215
2100-0655 9460
2200-0355 11885
TURKMEN 1530-1655 11905
URDU 1200-1255 17715
UZBEK 0100-0155 9555
1700-1755 6115
* till Aug.30
# from Aug.31

73 from Ivo and Angel!

lunedì 21 aprile 2003

OBSERVER#256

OBSERVER#256 / 21-04-2003
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AUSTRIA: Freq change for TWR in Russian via MOS 100 kW / 055 deg from April 11:
1345-1500 NF 9725 (55555), ex 9745 to avoid VOR in Russian WS and English WS:

GERMANY/RUSSIA: New updated schedule for Voice of Russia via DTK:
0600-0800 17670 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to ME in English World Service
1400-1500 17705 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to Eu in Russian Commonwealth
1900-2100 5985 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME in Russian World Service
1900-2100 9405 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME in Russian World Service
2000-2100 6170 JUL 100 kW / 110 deg to ME in Russian World Service
2100-2200 6170 JUL 100 kW / 110 deg to ME in Russian Commonwealth >>> deleted
2200-2300 6170 JUL 100 kW / 100 deg to ME in Arabic addit txion

FRANCE(non): Voice of Iran in Persian via ISS 500 kW / 090 deg eff.from April 14
1530-1730 NF 17525 (55555), ex 17510 in A-02

FRANCE/SOUTH AFRICA: Freqs change for RFI via MEY effective from April 16:
1900-2158 NF 5925 250 kW / 355 deg in French, ex 5985
1600-1658 NF 15160*250 kW / 328 deg in English,ex 15255 to avoid VOA English
0700-0758 NF 15170 250 kW / 328 deg in French, ex 15410
1100-1158 NF 17720 250 kW / 355 deg in French, ex 17685 to avoid RFE Pashto/Dari
1200-1358 NF 17720 250 kW / 328 deg in French, ex 17685 to avoid VOA Pashto/Dari
*strong co-ch Radio Liberty in Turkmen

NEW ZEALAND: Freq change for Radio New Zealand Int in English effective April 19
0506-0705 NF 11820 (54454), ex 11825 to avoid VOA in Albanian/Serbian till 0600.

NORWAY: Freq change for Voice of Reform in Arabic via KVI 200 kW / 120 deg to ME
1800-2000 NF 12025 (55544), ex 1830-2128 on 7590

NORWAY/UZBEKISTAN: New schedule for Denge Mezopotamiya in Kurdish from April 7:
0400-0800 NF 15675* KVI 250 kW / 110 deg, ex 11530 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg
0800-1600 on 11530# KCH 500 kW / 115 deg, ex 0400-1600
* ONLY CARRIER on April 19, 20, 21
# strong co-ch WYFR in French till 0845

RUSSIA: New txion for Voice of Russia in Arabic:
1500-1600 on 12005 (55555) S.P 100 kW / 145 deg
15405 (55555) SAM 200 kW / 185 deg
15460 (44433) SRP 250 kW / 135 deg

RUSSIA: Some freqs change for Voice of Russia:
1000-1100 Korean NF 11935* ex 7330 >>> * totally blocked by BSKSA HQ Arabic
1100-1200 Chinese NF 11935* ex 7330 >>> * totally blocked by BSKSA HQ Arabic
1300-1400 Chinese NF 15490, ex 15605
1300-1400 Japanese NF 11935* ex 7330 >>> * co-ch Radio Taipei Int in Russian
1300-1400 Russian WS NF 7390, ex 7340

RUSSIA/NETHERLANDS: Freq change for RNW in Dutch to WeEu fom April 11:
2030-2125 NF 7340 (55544) via KLG 150 kW / 245 deg, ex 5835

RUSSIA/POLAND: New evening schedule for Radio Mariya effective from April 11:
1500-1930 (ex 1500-1830) on 12010 ARM 250 kW / 290 deg
1930-2200 (ex 1830-2200) on 7380 SAM 250 kW / 285 deg

RUSSIA/TATARSTAN: Summer A-03 schedule for Radio Tatarstan:
0400-0500 on 11665 SRN 150 kW / 070 deg
0600-0700 on 9690*SAM 250 kW / 060 deg >>>* strong co-ch DW Ge and RRI Romanian
0800-0900 on 11925 SAM 100 kW / 310 deg

SINGAPORE/U.K.: Freq change for BBC in Indonesian via SNG 250 kW / 090 deg:
2200-2300 NF 9730 (55444), ex 9730 to avoid DW in English

SOUTH AFRICA:Freq change for Channel Africa in English/Portuguese/English/French
1700-1857 NF 15265 MEY 500 kW / 320 deg, ex 17735 to aviod AWR Arabic till 1800

TURKEY: Freqs changes for Voice of Turkey effective from April 20:
0400-0555 Arabic NF 9690*(53443), ex 9560 to avoid CRI English & YLE R.Finland
2200-2250 English NF 12000 (55444), ex 11960
* co-ch RRI in Romanian

U.K./UZBEKISTAN/RUSSIA: BFBS updated schedule as of April 11:
0300-0400 7260 (55544) via MERLIN
15795 (35433) via TAC 100 kW / 236 deg
0400-0600 11975 (45444) via MERLIN
15795 (35433) via TAC 100 kW / 236 deg
0600-0700 15425 (55555) via MERLIN
15795 (45444) via TAC 100 kW / 236 deg
1400-1600 13860 (55555) via SAM 250 kW / 188 deg
17895 (55555) via MERLIN
1600-1700 13860 (55555) via SAM 250 kW / 188 deg
17635 (55555) via MERLIN
1700-1800 13860 (55555) via SAM 250 kW / 188 deg
15150 (55555) via MERLIN >>> not 17635
1800-2000 6015 (55544) via SAM 250 kW / 188 deg
13760 (55555) via MERLIN

U S A(non): Freqs changes for Voice of America (A-03 vs A-02):
0500-0530 Albanian NF 11805, 11825 and 13615, ex 6130, 7180 and 9585
1600-1630 Albanian NF 9575 and 17725, ex 11905 and 15245
1800-1900 Amh/Oro/Tigr NF 13670, ex 15525
1500-1530 Armenian NF 11680, ex 15410
1730-1800 Azeri NF 9740, ex 9435 >>>>> effective from April 10
1600-1700 Bangla NF 9740, ex 9590
1300-1500 Cantonese NF 9575, 11865 and 15500, ex 6090, 9355 and 15160
1630-1700 Creole NF 21555, ex 21540
2100-2130 Creole NF 13725 and 21555, ex 13745 and 21540
0430-0500 Croatian NF 11855, ex 7185
0130-0230 Dari NF 15730, ex 15690
0530-0630 Dari on 17710 and 21550 >>>>> additional txion
0530-0630 French NF 6095, 9885 and 13695, ex 7265, 9480 and 13705
1830-2130 French NF 9830 and 15730, ex 7340 and 9605
2100-2130 French NF 17750, ex 17755 and DEL 5985
0500-0530 Hausa NF 6095, ex 7105 and DEL 9480
1500-1600 Hausa NF 9710 and 13695, ex 7135 and 9540
2030-2100 Hausa NF 9830 and 15730, ex 7340 and 9605
1600-1700 Hindi NF 11705, 12115 and 15290, ex 11695, 11905 and 15125
1430-1500 Indonesian on 9510, 9585 and 15105 >>>>> additional txion
2200-2230 Khmer NF 13725, ex 13735
0330-0430 Kinyarwanda NF 6095 and 13725, ex 9895 and 11825
1200-1300 Korean on 7215 and 7235 >>>>> aditional txion
1300-1400 Korean NF 7215, ex 7260 and DEL 12010
0400-0500 Kurdish on 9705, 11690 and 15130 >>>>> additional txion
1300-1400 Kurdish on 9695, 9825 and 15170 >>>>> additional txion
1600-1700 Kurdish NF 15235, ex 15450
1800-1900 Kurdish on 11905 and 15545 >>>>> additional txion
0700-1000 Mandarin NF 13720 >>>>> additional freq
0030-0230 Pashto NF 15730, ex 15690
1830-1930 Pashto on 801 >>>>> additional txion
1700-1900 Persian NF 7280 and 15585, ex 12030 and 15145
1900-2000 Persian on 9780, 11815 and 12030 >>>>> additional txion
0430-0500 Portuguese NF 6095, 7340, 9885, 13725, ex 7370, 7415, 9480, 9675
1700-1830 Portuguese NF 9830, ex 13600
1730-1830 Portuguese NF 15730, ex 7375
1300-1400 Russian NF 17730, ex 11895
0530-0600 Serbian NF 11805, 11825 and 13615, ex 6130, 7180 and 9585
1700-1730 Serbian NF 11665, ex 7115
1930-2000 Serbian NF 11910, ex 11875
1630-1730 Swahili NF 9815 and 15730, ex 12080 and 15555
0400-0500 Ukrainian NF 11805 and 11895, ex 9710 and 11865
2000-2030 Ukrainian NF 3975 and 11910, ex 9565 and 11885
1500-1530 Uzbek NF 7260, 17665 and 17685, ex 7265, 15580 and 17785
2230-2330 Vietnamese NF 13725, ex 13735
73 from Ivo and Angel!

martedì 15 aprile 2003

OBSERVER#255

OBSERVER#255 / 15-04-03
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Summer A-03 schedule of Bible Voice Broadcasting Network/BVBN/. Updated April 13:
ME 7430 ARM 100 kW / 195 deg 1700-1800 Mon Amharic
1800-1815 Mon English
1700-1745 Tue Russian
1745-1815 Tue English
1700-1815 Wed English
1700-1730 Thu English
1730-1800 Thu Arabic
1800-1815 Thu English
1700-1730 Fri Arabic
1730-1815 Fri English
1700-1900 Sat English
1700-2000 Sun English
13710 WER 259 kW / 120 deg 1900-1930 Thu Arabic
1900-1930 Fri English
1900-2000 Sat English
15680 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg 1515-1530 Sat English
1530-1730 Daily English/Arabic/Farsi
1730-1800 Sun English
17810 JUL 100 kW / 130 deg 0900-1000 Fri Arabic

EaAf 13810 JUL 100 kW / 115 deg 1630-1700 Sun/Mon/Thu Amharic
1630-1730 Tue/Wed/Fri/Sat Amharic

CeAf 13725 JUL 100 kW / 175 deg 1900-1915 Mon-Fri English
1900-2030 Sat English

EaEu 5970 JUL 100 kW / 060 deg 1800-1830 Mon-Fri English
1830-1845 Mon-Fri Russian
5970 WER 125 kW / 060 deg 1800-1845 Sat Udmurth
1845-1900 Sat English
1800-1830 Sun English
1830-1900 Sun Russian

WeEu 5975 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg 0700-0745 Mon-Fri English
0700-0815 Sat/Sun English

SoAs 7180 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg 0030-0100 Daily Bengali
9610 DHA 250 kW / 090 deg 0200-0230 Daily Hindi
11975 NAU 250 kW / 095 deg 0030-0100 Mon-Sat Hindi
17540 TAC 200 kW / 131 deg 0100-0200 Sat/Sun English
17655 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg 1530-1615 Mon/Tue English/Urdu
1530-1630 Wed-Sun English/Urdu

CROATIA: Summer A-03 schedule for Croatian Radio HS-1 via Deanovac:
0400-2300 on 6165 DEA 100 kW / non-dir
0400-0900 on 7365 DEA 100 kW / non-dir >>>>> deleted in A-03
0400-1700 on 9830 DEA 100 kW / non-dir
0400-2300 on 13830 DEA 010 kW / 305 deg

GERMANY: DW in English and DRM test on 6140 kHz:
0600-1000 DW English via JUL 100 kW / 175 deg
1000-1300 DRM test via JUL 040 kW / 060 deg
1300-1600 DW English via JUL 100 kW / 175 deg
1600-1900 DRM test via JUL 040 kW / 060 deg

IRAN: Freqs changes for VOIROI/IRIB:
0330-0525 Kurdish Sorani NF 15425, ex 11665 0230-0427
1130-1427 Kurdish Sorani NF 15440*,ex 15610 1030-1327
1430-1627 Kurdish Kirmanji NF 15605#,ex 15610 1330-1427
* 1130-1200 totally blocked by DW DRM test via SIN
# 1430-1500 totally blocked by FEBA Radio in Hindi via SAM
1500-1627 totally blocked by RFI in Romanian/English via ISS

U S A(non): Freqs changes for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (A-03 vs A-02):
1900-1930 Albanian NF 11910, ex 11875
0400-0600 Arabic NF 11930, ex 12030
1700-1800 Arabic NF 9865, ex 9575
1700-1900 Arabic NF 17690, ex 17610
2000-2200 Arabic NF 11885, ex 7155
0200-0300 Armenian NF 9585, ex 6170
1400-1500 Armenian NF 11680, ex 9785
1600-1700 Armenian NF 9505, ex 9620
1900-2100 Belorussian NF 7115, ex 9530
0600-0630 Bulgarian on 11975 cancelled
1000-1030 Bulgarian on 15115 cancelled
1400-1530 Bulgarian on 15115 cancelled
0400-0500 CeAs langs* NF 11780, ex 11760 >>>>>*Russian/Avari/Chechen/Cherkassi
1700-1800 CeAs langs* NF 9805, ex 9810 >>>>>*Russian/Avari/Chechen/Cherkassi
1300-1400 Kazakh NF 17870, ex 15455
2300-2400 Kazakh NF 9615 and 9865, ex 9625 and 9660
1400-1500 Kyrghyz NF 15265, ex 15345
1500-1600 Kyrghyz NF 15265, ex 15340 and DEL 11980
0230-0430 Pashto/Dari NF 15730, ex 15690 and DEL 9615
0630-0830 Pashto/Dari NF 13710, ex 17690 and DEL 21680
0830-1030 Pashto/Dari DEL 21680
1230-1430 Pashto/Dari DEL 15370 and 21680
1630-1830 Pashto/Dari DEL 11705
2230-0030 Pashto/Dari DEL 13810
0800-1400 Persian NF 21530, ex 21650 >>>>> effective from April 12, 2003
1500-1530 Romanian NF 11770, ex 11950
1600-1700 Romanian NF 9870 and 11770, ex 9505 and 9725
1800-1900 Romanian NF 7115 and 11835, ex 7165 and 11715
0200-0300 Russian NF 7255, ex 7245
0400-0500 Russian NF 5995 and 11710, ex 6000 and 11885
1500-1600 Russian NF 9815, ex 7220
1500-1700 Russian NF 9725, ex 11770
1900-2100 Russian NF 9530, ex 7115
2200-2300 Russian NF 9615, ex 9665
1300-1330 Serbocroat NF 9555, ex 9625
1800-1900 Serbocroat NF 15160, ex 13635
1400-1500 Tajik NF 17670, ex 17855
0500-0600 TatarBashkir NF 11990 and 15245, ex 9725 and 15425
1500-1600 TatarBashkir NF 11990, ex 11995
0300-0400 Turkmen NF 7185, ex 7175
1400-1500 Turkmen NF 15345, ex 15265
1800-1900 Ukrainian NF 7165, 11715 and 11875, ex 7115, 11660 and 11835
1900-2000 Ukrainian NF 3995, 11875 and 15115, ex 7145, 11660 and 11835
0200-0400 Uzbek NF 21770, ex 15445
1600-1700 Uzbek NF 11815, ex 9840

U S A(non): Summer schedule for AWR's DX px "Wavescan" on Sundays:
0030-0100 9720 DHA to SoAs 1600-1630 11560 SDA to SoAs
9810 DHA to SoAs 15215 SDA to SoAs
0200-0230 9820 MOS to SoAs 15235 SDA to SoAs
0330-0400 15160 DHA to CeAs 1630-1700 11975 SDA to SoAs
0500-0530 3215 MEY to CeAf 17630 DHA to SoAs
3345 MEY to EaAf 1730-1800 9385 SDA to ME
0600-0630 15105 MEY to EaAf 12015 SDA to ME
0730-0800 9775 MOS to WeEu 1800-1830 3215 MEY to CeAf
0830-0900 17780 MOS to WeAf 3345 MEY to EaAf
1000-1030 11560 SDA to NoEaAs 1830-1900 9520 MEY to EaAf
11930 SDA to SoEaAs 1930-2000 7130 RSO to WeEu
1300-1330 17740 DHA to CeAs 2030-2100 15385 WOF to EaAf
1330-1400 11980 SDA to NoEaAs 2130-2200 15130 MOS to WeAf
15275 SDA to SoEaAs
15320 DHA to SoAs

DHA=Al-Dhabayya RSO=Rimavska Sobota
MEY=Meyerton SDA=Guam
MOS=Moosbrunn WOF=Woofferton

73 from Ivo and Angel!

martedì 8 aprile 2003

OBSERVER#254

OBSERVER#254 / 08-04-03
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AUSTRIA/U S A: Corrections to AWR schedule via Moosbrunn:
0400-0500 Arabic 15470 >>>>> is missing in printed schedule
0500-0600 Arabic 15470 >>>>> ex 15330 in printed schedule
1800-1900 Arabic 15535 >>>>> is missing in printed schedule

BELARUS: Home sce 1 in Belorussian from March 30:
0400-0600 NF 11735 (55544) MNS 100 kW / 075 deg, ex 7170 for B-02

CHINA: New updated summer schedule for China Radio International in Russian:
0000-0057 1521 7110 9725 9870
0100-0157 1521
0300-0357 15435 17710 17740
1000-1057 1116 7110 9695 9725 11935 15110
1100-1157 1116 1323 1521 7110 9725 9870 11935
1200-1257 1116 1323 1521
1300-1357 1323 1521 5915 5990 9675 9870
1400-1457 1323 1521
1500-1557 5915 5990 9765 9870 11650 11790
1600-1657 1521 9765 9885 11780 11875 11960 13655
1700-1757 1521 9765 9795 9885 11650 11685 11780 11875 11960 13655
1800-1857 1521 9535* 9585 9765 9795 11630 11685 12010 >>>>> * via Issoudun
1900-1957 1521 9795 11630 11685 12010
2000-2057 7255 9795 11975
2300-2357 7110 9725 15110

GREECE: Summer A-03 schedule for Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias in Greek:
1100-1400 NF 11645 (55555), ex 11595 in A-02
1400-2300 on 9935 (55555), but from 1730 totally blocked by VOIROI/IRIB in Ar

GREECE: Summer A-03 schedule for ERA-5 Voice of Greece Interprogramm Orientations:
1300-1400 Arabic/German 15650 plus MW 666, 792
1400-1500 Russian/Spanish 12110* plus MW 666, 792
1500-1600 Romanian/Turkish 12110* plus MW 666, 792
1600-1700 Serbian/Bulgarian 12110* plus MW 666, 792
1700-1730 Albanian 12110* plus MW 666
1730-1800 French 12110* plus MW 666, 792
1800-1900 Polish/English 12110* plus MW 666, 792
* 12105 on April 7

FRANCE/U.K.(non): RFI via Merlin Communications:
6010 1700-1758 DHA 250 kW / 340 deg Persian
6020 1600-1628 DB 200 kW / 160 deg Pashto
6035 1600-1628 SNG 250 kW / 315 deg Pashto
7150 0400-0458 ASC 250 kW / 115 deg French
9530 1700-1758 TAC 200 kW / 255 deg Persian
11665 0600-0658 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg French
13640 0500-0558 DHA 250 kW / 255 deg French
13780 0400-0458 DHA 250 kW / 255 deg French
17770 0600-0658 KIG 250 kW / 180 deg French
17815 1200-1228 ASC 250 kW / 027 deg English

FRANCE/SOUTH AFRICA: RFI via Meyerton:
5985 1900-2158 MEY 250 kW / 355 deg French
9730 1600-1658 MEY 100 kW / 005 deg English
15255 1600-1658 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg English
15410 0700-0758 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg French
17685 1100-1158 MEY 250 kW / 355 deg French
17685 1300-1358 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg French
21760 1200-1258 MEY 250 kW / 328 deg French

KASHMIR(non): Summer schedule for Radio Sadoye Kashmir:
0230-0330 NF 6100 (34433), ex 6135, re-ex 9890
0730-0830 on 9890 no signal in BUL
1430-1530 NF 6100 (54554), ex 6135

KAZAKHSTAN: Kol Israel in Persian via A-A 200 kW / 132 deg noted on April 3-7:
1430-1526* on 5910, instead of DVOBurma in Burmese!!! \\ 13850, 15640, 17545
* Fri/Sat till 1500 and carrier till 1526

MOLDOVA: Summer A-03 schedule for Denge Mezopotamya in Kurdish:
0400-1200 NF 11530* KCH 500 kW /116 deg, ex 15675 TAC 200 kW / 256 deg
1200-1600 on 11530 KCH 500 kW /116 deg
* co-ch WYFR English/Arabic/French/English till 0800

RUSSIA: From March 30 Dr.Gene Scott agian on air via SAM 100 kW / 130 deg:
0300-1600 on 17765 (45544)

RUSSIA: Some stations via SAM 250 kW / 188 deg:
Voice of Homeland in Arabic:
1500-1530 Daily NF 12120 (55555), ex 12115 \\ 12085 (55555)
RTV Mezopotamiya in Kurdish:
1700-1800 Tue/Wed/Fri on 7560 (55555)
Sagalee Oromiya in Orormo:
1730-1800 Mon/Thu NF 12120 (55555), ex 12115
Dejen Radio in Tigrina:
1700-1800 Sat NF 12120 (55555), ex 12115

RUSSIA/GERMANY: Voice of Russia A-03 via DTK/JUL 100 kW / 115 deg to ME:
1400-1500 Russian Commonwealth 17705 (55555)
2000-2100 Russian World Service 6170 (55555)
2100-2200 Russian Commonwealth 6170 (55555)
2200-2300 Arabic addit txion 6170 (55555)

TIBET(non): Voice of Tibet in Tibetan and Mandarin Chinese from March 30:
1212-1300 on 15660 (44544) via A-A 200 kW / 132 deg plus Chinese mx jammer
21560 (54554) via TAC 100 kW / 131 deg plus Chinese mx jammer
1430-1517 on 12100 (54554) via TAC 100 kW / 131 deg plus Chinese mx jammer

TURKEY: Additional new morning txion for Voice of Turkey in Arabic:
0400-0550 on 9560 (55544)

U A E: UAE Radio Dubai in Arabic and English noted on April 5-7:
0600-2100 NF 13650, instead of 13675

U.K.: Additional unregistered freqs for BBC in Arabic:
0930-1100 on 15165 (54444)
2000-2400 on 5875 (55555)

U.K.:/U S A: Updated A-03 schedule for AWR via Woofferton:
1900-1930 Fulfulde 15270 (55555), ex 15225 in printed schedule
1930-2000 Hausa 15270 (55555), ex 15225 in printed schedule
1930-2000 Igbo 17660 (55555)
2000-2030 French 15140 (55555), ex 15130 in printed schedule
2000-2100 English 15385 (55555)
2030-2100 Yoruba 15140 (55555), ex 15130 in printed schedule

U.K.(non): New summer schedule for BFBS Radio in English:
0300-0400 7260 (55544)
15795 (35433)
0400-0600 11975 (45444)
15795 (35433)
0600-0700 15425 (55555)
15795 (45444)
1400-1600 13860 (55555)
17895 (55555) over BSKSA Holy Koran in Arabic till 1500
1600-1700 13860 (55555)
NF 17635 (55555), ex 15245 to avoid Channel Africa in Swahili and French
1700-1800 13860 (55555)
15150 (55544)
1800-2000 6015 (55544) >>>> not 6105
13760 (55555)

73 from Ivo and Angel!

martedì 1 aprile 2003

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OBSERVER is an edition of RADIO BULGARIA compiled by Ivo Ivanov & Angel Datzinov.
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CHINA: China Radio International in English to Af:
1600-1657 on NF 11900*(unregistered in A-03), ex 9870 \\ 9565
*strong co-ch Radio Bulgaria in German to WeEu from 1630

NORWAY: New clandestine via Norway - Voice of Iran in Persian:
1800-2057 on 7525 (55555) via KVI 200 kW / 120 deg to ME,
not \\ on 11575 1630-1830 via ISS 500 kW / 090 deg !!!!!

RUSSIA: Updated A-03 schedule for Voice of Russia WS in Russian:
0100-0200 648 936 972 1170 1503 17660 17690 plus
17565 till Sep.6 / 15455 from Sep.7
17620 till Sep.6 / 21755 from Sep.7
0200-0300 936 9480 11750 12060 17650 17660 17690 plus
12070 till Sep.6 / 7300 from Sep.7
17565 till Sep.6 / 15455 from Sep.7
17620 till Sep.6 / 21755 from Sep.7
1200-1300 603 936 972 999 1143 1170* 1323 1386 1431 1548 7340 9485
9745 9920 11640 15470 plus 9735 from Sep.7
1300-1400 603 1215 1251 1323 1386 7315 7340 9745 11640 15470 15560 17645
1500-1600 612* 1170* 1314 7350 12055 plus
17580 till Sep.27/ 7130 from Sep.28
1700-1800 1089 5950 plus
11630 till Sep.6 / 9480 from Sep.7
1900-2000 234 603 612 936 1143 1215 1314 5950 12055 15350 plus
9820 till Sep.6 / 9450 from Sep.7
11630 till Sep.6 / 9480 from Sep.7
11745 till Sep.6 / 12020 from Sep.7
2000-2100 234 603 999 1143 1215 1314 5950 7390 12030 12055 plus
9450 till Sep.6 / 7310 from Sep.7
9890 till Sep.6 / 9470 from Sep.7
* Mon/Tue/Thu/Sun

RUSSIA: FEBA Radio via RUS txs noted on March 30/31:
0345-0400 in Arabic NF 15530 MSK 250 kW / 169 deg, ex 15400
1100-1300 in Arabic NF 15530 ARM 250 kW / 188 deg, ex 15400
1200-1500 in Nepali NF 15605 SAM 250 kW / 129 deg, ex 15400

RUSSIA: Voice of Liberty in Arabic via SAM 200 kW / 224 deg eff.from March 30:
1600-1700 NF 11520 (55555), ex 11515 for B-03

SOUTH AFRICA: Jakada Radio International in English again on air eff. March 27:
1900-1930 Mon-Fri on NF 15170 (45544) via MEY 250 kW / 335 deg to WeAf

U.K.: BFBS Radio 1&2 in English noted on March 30/31:
1700-2000 on NF 13760 (55555) via RMP or SKN ?

U S A(non): Summer A-03 schedule for VOA / Radio SAWA:
0000-0300 990 1260 1548 7185 7205 9575 11785 11985
0300-0400 990 1260 1548 7175 11680 15380
0400-0500 990 1260 1548 6180 7175 11680 11910 15380
0500-0600 990 1260 1548 6180 7175 9855 11680 11910 15380
0600-0700 990 1260 1548 6180 9855 11910 15445 17845
0700-0800 990 1260 1548 12045 15445 17845 17875
0800-1000 990 1548 12045 15445 17845 17875
1000-1400 990 1548 12045 15445 17875
1400-1500 990 1548 11840 12045 13690 15445
1500-1600 990 1260 1548 11840 12045 13690
1600-1700 990 1260 1548 11840 13690
1700-1800 990 1260 1548 6040 7105 11825
1800-2100 990 1260 1548 6040 7105 9505 11745 11785 11825
2100-2300 990 1260 1548 7195 9505 11745 11785 11825 12010
2300-2400 990 1260 1548 7195 7205 11815 11825 12010 12025

73 from Ivo and Angel!