Thursday, May 29, 2008

Blog Logs - Clandestines

All time UTC // parallel frequencies *sign-on sign-off*

1550 MW, Radio Nacional de la RASD, Rabouni, Algeria, 0632-fade out 0735, May 20, Arabic talks, operated by the Polisario Front, 35443 // 6300. (Gonçalves)

4886.21, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, via Al-Sulaymaniyah, No. Iraq, 0205-0235, May 20, Kurdish, Call to Prayer, jammed 33333, however at 0209 the station jumped to 4860.39 and read news and played folksongs while the jammer stayed on 4886.21! Maybe the Iranian jamming operator was sleepy! 35444. (Petersen)

7120, Radio Voice of the People, via Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar, *1700-1728, May 01 and 05, Shona/Ndebele with English ID's, often mentions Zimbabwe, SINPO 34433. At *1728 QRM R Rossii in Russian. (Schulze)

7530, Free North Korea, via Yangiyul (300 kW, 070 degrees), Tajikistan, *1900-2058*, May 14 and 17, new additional frequency, Korean, mostly talks, SINPO

9490, Radio Republica, via Sackville, Canada (250 kW 227 degrees), *1000-1100*, Spanish to Cuba Mo-Fr from May 20, QRM co-channel Free North Korea Radio in Korean via Taiwan at *1000-1030*. (Ivanov via BC-DX May 26)

9585, North Korea Reform Radio, via Taipei (100 kW, 002 degrees), 1330-1400, daily additional transmission in Korean. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

9950, North Korea Reform Radio, via Taipei (100 kW, 002 degrees), daily 1300-1330 in Korean to North Korea, new frequency ex 9940 to avoid VOIRI in Dari. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

11540, Radio Free Chosun, via Taipei (100 kW, 002 degrees), *1200-1210, May 18 and 20, Korean talk after fanfare, 25332. Not audible on 12125 or 15755. (Petersen). Scheduled *1200-1300* as additional frequency. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

11560, Free North Korea, via Yangiyul, *1400-1415, May 16, Interval signal to Korean talk, QRM Pakistan 11565, 34333. (Petersen). Scheduled daily *1400-1600* with 300 kW, 070 degrees, ex 1330-1530 via Gavar, Armenia, co-channel WYFR in English/Hindi. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

11570, Voice of Wilderness, via Gavar, Armenia, 1331-1400*, May 16 and 18, Korean religious talk, 24222, QRM R Pakistan 11565. (Petersen and Slaen). Moved to Gavar (300 kW, 065 degrees) at *1300-1400* from 15710 to avoid R.Cairo and WHRA, but now interfered by co-channel KTWR and Radio Pakistan. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

11610, Radio Voice of the People, via Talata-Volonondry, Madagascar, *0400, May 20, IDs in English, Shona and Ndebele; lively Afro-pop music, frequencies, times and web address, fair. (Ronda)

11640, Voice of Wilderness, via Irkutsk, Russia, 1345-1400*, May 16, Korean religious talk // 11570, 1358 Korean folkmusic, occasional CWQRM, 34333. (Petersen). Scheduled on this additional frequency daily *1300-1400 with 250 kW, 155 degrees. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

11640, Voice of Free Radio, via Gavar, Armenia, 1620-1630*, May 16, Korean talk, 1629 song and close, 35333. From *1627 strong open carrier from Juelich. (Petersen). New station scheduled daily here *1600-1630* with 300 kW, 065 degrees, ex 1100-1130 on 15755. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

11640.01, Radio Xoriyo, Voice of the Ogadeni People, via Juelich, *1630-1650, Tu and Fr May 13 and 16, Somali opening fast ann with Horn of Africa music in background, Call to Prayer, 1632 talk mentioning Ogadenia, SINPO 55544. From *1633 weak heterodyne from noise jammer on
11640. SINPO 55444/51541. (Petersen and Romero)

11905, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instructions, via Kigali, Rwanda, 0630-0640, Tu May 20, English children songs, ID, talk, SINPO 35333. (Petersen). Scheduled on this new frequency *0630-0700* Mo-Fr with 250 kW, ex 11945. (Ivanov, via BC-DX)

12070, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instructions, via Meyerton, South Africa, *1300-1330*, Mo May 26, English ID, short African song, language lesson about soldiers, doorbell often heard, SINPO 34333 QRM R Sweden, Horby, 12075, in Russian. Heard // 15390 and 15485. (Petersen). Scheduled on this new frequency Mo/We/Fr with 250 kW, 005 degrees, ex 15325. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

12120, Radio Democracy Sorayee, via Samara, Russia, 1708-1711, May 20, Farsi talk mentioning Iran, SINPO 45444. (Romero)

12125, Radio Free Chosun, via Gavar, Armenia, daily *1200-1300* in Korean to North Korea, with 300 kW, 065 degrees, new frequency, ex 15755. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

13830, Voice of Oromo Liberation, via Wertachtal, Germany, 1700-1705, May 20, Oromo ann, ID, music, talk about Oromo, *1701 started interference, SINPO 43553. (Romero). Jammed by Ethiopia ? (Ed)

15215, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instructions, via Dhabbaya, 0620-0630*, Tu May 20, English talk and songs, 15221 // 15750. (Petersen). Scheduled on this new frequency Mo-Fr with 250 kW, 240 degrees, ex 15440. (Ivanov, via BC-DX)

15390, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instructions via Meyerton, South Africa, *1300-1330*, Mo May 26, English ID, short African song, language lesson about soldiers, doorbell often heard, SINPO 35333 // 12070 and 15485. (Petersen). Scheduled on this new additional frequency Mo/We/Fr with 250 kW, 007 degrees. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

15485, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instructions via Meyerton, South Africa, *1300-1330*, Mo May 26, English ID, short African song, language lesson about soldiers, doorbell often heard, SINPO 34333 // 12070 and 15390. (Petersen). Scheduled on this new additional frequency Mo/We/Fr with 250 kW, 005 degrees. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

15515, BBC Darfur Salam, via Cyprus, 1705-1708, May 20, Arabic talk or interview by woman, music, SINPO 33343 // 17585. (Romero)

15530, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction, via Dhabbaya, United Arab Emirates (250 kW, 240 degrees), Mo/We/ Fr, 0630-0700 English on new frequency, ex 15440, // 15660 and 15760. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

15660, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction, via Meyerton, South Africa (250 kW, 007 degrees), Mo/We/ Fr, 0630-0700 English // 15530 and 15760. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

15750, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instructions, via Meyerton, 0620-0630*, Tu May 20, English talk and songs, 15221 // 15215. (Petersen). Scheduled on this new frequency Mo-Fr with 250 kW, 005 degrees, ex Sines 13620. (Ivanov, via BC-DX)

15760, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction, via Skelton, UK (300 kW, 140 degrees), Mo/We/ Fr, 0630-0700 English on this additional frequency // 15530 and 15660. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)

17875, West Africa Democracy Radio, via Skelton, UK, 0700-1100 to West Africa in English/French/English/French via VT Communications relay has been cancelled from May 19. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 26). Not heard on May 26. (Petersen)

17875, Radio Xoriyo, Voice of the Ogadeni People, via Samara, 1405-1430*, Tu May 13, long talk in Somali, short string and flue music piece at 1410, conversation, flute and vocal at 1425, talk and then drumming to s/off at 1430, all of this at poor level but with occasional peaks to fair. (Ronda)

17875, New additional station via TDP-Addis Dimts Radio, via Samara, Russia (250 kW 188 degrees), Su 1600-1700 in Amharic to East Africa. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13). Not audible in Denmark on Su May 18. (Petersen)

Radio Mustaqbal, via VT Communications relay in Somali to Somalia, all cancelled
15140 1205-1235 MEY 250 kW 019 degrees Mo/Tu/Sa
15160 1130-1200 DHA 250 kW 225 degrees Mo-We/Sa
15200 0805-0835 DHA 250 kW 225 degrees Mo/Tu/Sa
15215 0545-0615 MEY 250 kW 032 degrees Mo-We
15215 0545-0615 DHA 250 kW 225 degrees Sa
15440 0730-0800 DHA 250 kW 225 degrees Mo-We/Sa
17590 0620-0650 DHA 250 kW 225 degrees Mo/Tu/Sa. (Ivanov, via BC-DX May 13)
(Source: DSWCI/DX Window #351 via Anker Petersen, Denmark)