Sunday, March 31, 2019

AOKI A19

AOKI A19 Frequency schedule is avaialble at :

http://www1.s2.starcat.ne.jp/ndxc/pc/ad/nxa19.zip

(Alokesh Gupta)


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Wednesday, March 27, 2019

KNLS A19

KNLS A19

Effective March 31,2019 to Oct 26,2019

KNLS TX 1
UTC       Freq Azm Lang Target
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0800-0900 9695 270 English Pac.Rim
0900-1000 9695 300 Russian E.Rus
1000-1100 9580 270 English Pac.Rim
1100-1200 9580 300 Russian E.Rus
1200-1300 9795 270 English Pac.Rim
1300-1400 9740 300 Chinese N.China
1400-1500 9580 270 English Pac.Rim
1500-1600 9730 300 Russian E.Central Rus

KNLS TX 2
UTC       Freq Azm Lang Target
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0800-0900 11885 285 Chinese E.China
0900-1000 11885 285 Chinese E.China
1000-1100 9685  285 Chinese E.China
1100-1200 9685  285 Chinese E.China
1200-1300 7355  270 English Pac.Rim
1300-1400 7395  300 Chinese N.China
1400-1500 7355  300 Chinese N.China
1500-1600 9760  300 Chinese N.China

Reports to : knlsradio@gmail.com

(Alokesh Gupta)
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MWV A19

MWV A19

Effective March 31,2019 to Oct 26,2019

MWV TX2
UTC       Freq  Azm Lang Target
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0300-0400 6180  250 Spanish S.America North
0400-0500 11825 295 English Central Afr.
1800-1900 11885 355 Russian Euro Rus
1900-2000 9690  355 Russian Euro Rus
2000-2100 13710 355 Arabic  Central Mid East.
2100-2200 11610 325 Chinese Europe

MWV TX3
UTC       Freq Azm  Lang Target
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0300-0400 15510 40  English   India
0400-0500 17530 55  Chinese   S.China
1800-1900 13670 310 English   Central Africa (N)
1900-2000 11965 340 Arabic    Central Mid East.
2000-2100 11965 295 English   Central Afr.
2100-2200 11965 265 Portugese Brazil
Reports to : mwvradio@gmail.com, info@worldchristian.org

(Alokesh Gupta)
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RFA A19

Radio Free Asia A19

Effective March 31, 2019

Burmese 
1230-1330 UTC 7530 13630 kHz
1330-1430 UTC 7530

Cantonese 
1400-1500 UTC FNP (frequency not promoted)

Khmer 
1230-1330 UTC 9700

Korean 
1000-1100 UTC 1566
1500-1700 UTC 1188 5850 7540
1700-1900 UTC 1188 9990 11985
2100-2200 UTC 9540 11945

Lao 
0000-0100 UTC 9940

Mandarin 
0300-0400 UTC 11570 11895 11985 17690
0400-0500 UTC 11895 13750 17690
0500-0600 UTC 11895 17690 21690
0600-0700 UTC 11895 13790 17690 17810
1500-1600 UTC 9940 13810 15475
1600-1700 UTC 7370 11610 13570 13810
1700-1800 UTC 9355 9965
1800-1900 UTC 9355 9965 11745
1900-2000 UTC 1098 9355 9720
2000-2100 UTC 1098 6080 9355 9535
2100-2200 UTC 1098 7435 9685
2300-2400 UTC 9535 9720 15555

Tibetan 
0100-0200 UTC 9370 9390 9510 11705 13765
0200-0300 UTC 9370 11705 11745 13765 FNP (frequency not promoted)
0600-0700 UTC 15720 17670 21690 FNP (frequency not promoted)
1000-1100 UTC 13800 15330
1100-1200 UTC 13835 15265 15470 17640
1200-1300 UTC 11540 13835 15470 17690 17720
1300-1400 UTC 11540 13835 15275 15470 17860
1500-1600 UTC 9355 12110
2200-2300 UTC 7505 9370 FNP (frequency not promoted)
2300-2400 UTC 5965 9555 9875

Uyghur 
0100-0200 UTC 9350 9445 9780 11640 11790
1600-1700 UTC 9355 9480 11675 15700

Reception Reports to :


Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW,
Suite 300 Washington DC 20036
United States of America

Or, by email at qsl@rfa.org  

(Via AJ at RFA)
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

DRM specials for DRM GA 2019

DRM special transmissions for DRM General Assembly 2019 at  Spanish island of Mallorca :

March 20th, 2019 (Wednesday)
1430-1500 on 15640 KHz - Via Red Telekom, Ujbekistan (Test)

March 26th, 2019 (Tuesday)

1000-1100 UTC on 13670 kHz (Prog : The Mighty KBC) -  Via Media Broadcast, Nauen 
1200-1300 UTC on 11780 kHz (Prog: BBC) -  Via Woofferton UK  
1430-1530 UTC on 15640 KHz  - Via Red Telekom, Ujbekistan    
1500-1600 UTC on 11790 kHz (Prog: BBC)  - Via Woofferton UK    

March 27th (Wedneday)
1000-1100 UTC on 13670 kHz (Prog : The Mighty KBC) -  Via Media Broadcast, Nauen 
1200-1300 UTC on 11780 kHz (Prog: BBC) -  Via Woofferton UK  
1500-1600 UTC on 11790 kHz (Prog: BBC)  - Via Woofferton UK
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Monday, February 25, 2019

Shortwave transmissions by Sentech, Meyerton site to end by 31st March, 2019

Bye bye Meyerton, South Africa

It is confirmed that Sentech of South Africa is ending SW broadcast from 31 March 2019. So Channel Africa (Old Radio RSA), BBC, NHK, VOA, AWR. Deutche Welle & South Africa Radio League etc.broadcasting via  Meyerton transmitting site will be only in memory shortly informs Jeff White in the AWR Wavescan program of 24th Feb 2019.  (Via Jose Jacob)

Meyerton Short Wave Broadcasting Relay station is operated by SENTECH in South Africa, the signal distributor for the South African broadcasting sector. The organisation began operations in 1992 as the signal distributor of the SABC. Sentech now operates as a commercial enterprise.  

Transmitter Power: 100 kW/250 kW
  
Used to transmit international programs for all of Africa by Channel Africa (from Johannesburg), BBC World Service,Deutsche Welle (Germany), Adventist World Radio, NHK & Voice of America. Also the domestic Afrikaans service Radio Sonder Grense is transmitted on shortwave frequencies from here.    

Here's the current schedule :


Broadcaster    UTC Start End  kHz kW Azimuth Days Target Area Language
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AWR                 1700 1730 11800 250 19   1234567 East Africa  Swahili
AWR                 1730 1800 15490 250 19   1234567 East Africa  Masaai
AWR                 1930 2000 9850  250 328  1234567 West Africa  Ibo
AWR                 1930 2000 11790 250 328  1234567 West Africa  Fulfulde 
AWR                 2000 2030 9780  250 328  1234567 West Africa  French
AWR                 2030 2100 9780  250 328  1234567 West Africa  Yoruba
BBC                 0500 0600 3255  100         56  East Africa  Kirundi
BBC                 0500 0600 6190  100 19   1234567 East Africa  English
BBC                 0500 0600 15490 250 5         6  East Africa  Kirundi
BBC                 0530 0600 11945 250 5          7 East Africa  Kirundi
BBC                 0530 0600 15490 250 5          7 East Africa  Kirundi
BBC                 0600 0700 12095 100 335  1234567 West Africa  English
BBC                 0700 0730 15490 250 342  1234567 West Africa  French
BBC                 1200 1230 17780 250 342  1234567 West Africa  French
BBC                 1400 1430 17640 250 328  12345   West Africa  Hausa
BBC                 1400 1500 17745 250 32   1234567 East Africa  Somali
BBC                 1500 1600 15420 100 19   1234567 East Africa  English
BBC                 1500 1700 17745 250 32        6  East Africa  Somali
BBC                 1600 1700 12095 100 19   1234567 East Africa  English
BBC                 1630 1700 17870 250 7    12345   East Africa  Kirundi
BBCW                0500 0600 3255  100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                0500 0600 6190  100 15   1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                0600 0800 6190  100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                0600 0800 7445  100 15   1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                1600 2000 3255  100 Omni 1234567 Southern Afr English
BBCW                1600 2000 6190  100 15   1234567 Southern Afr English
Channel Africa      0300 0400 6155  250 19   12345   East Africa  English
Channel Africa      0300 0500 3345  100 5    12345   Southern Afr English
Channel Africa      0500 0900 7230  100 5    12345   Southern Afr English
Channel Africa      0600 0700 15255 250 328  12345   West Africa  English
Channel Africa      0900 1200 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr English
Channel Africa     1200 1300 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr Chinyanja
Channel Africa      1300 1400 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr Shilozi
Channel Africa    1400 1500 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr Portuguese
Channel Africa      1500 1600 9625  100 5    12345   Southern Afr English
Channel Africa      1500 1600 17770 250 19   12345   East Africa  Swahili
Channel Africa      1600 1700 15235 250 340  12345   West Africa  French
Channel Africa      1700 1800 15235 250 340  12345   West Africa  English
Deutsche Welle      0630 0700 15200 250 330  1234567 West Africa  Hausa
Deutsche Welle      1000 1100 17710 250 19   1234567 East Africa  Swahili
Deutsche Welle      1800 1900 15200 250 330  1234567 West Africa  Hausa
Nippon Hoso Kyokai  1800 1830 11800 250 328  1234567 West Africa  English
Radio Sonder Grense 0000 0500 3320  100 275  1234567 N.Cape       Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 0500 0700 7285  100 275  1234567 N.Cape       Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 0700 1800 9650  100 275  1234567 N.Cape       Afrikaans
Radio Sonder Grense 1800 2400 3320  100 275  1234567 N.Cape       Afrikaans
SARL                0800 0900 7205  100 Omni       7 Southern Afr English
SARL                0800 0900 17760 250 19         7 East Africa  English
SARL                1630 1730 4895  100 Omni 1       Southern Afr English
Voice of America    1630 1700 11850 100 20   12345   East Africa  English
Voice of America    1630 1700 15260 250 7    1234567 East Africa  Swahili
Voice of America    1730 1800 11900 100 20   12345   East Africa  Oromo
Voice of America    1800 1900 11900 100 20   1234567 East Africa  Amharic

 Monday 1….Tuesday 2….Wednesday 3…

BBC                 0700 0800 15400 100 335  1234567 West Africa  English 
BBC                 1700 1800 9410  100 19   1234567 East Africa  English 
BBC                 1800 1830 7300  250 76   1234567 Indian Oc.Isles French 
BBC                 1800 1830 9590  250 32   1234567 East Africa  Somali 
BBC                 1800 1830 11875 100 30   1234567 Somalia      Somali 
SARL = South African Radio League
AWR = Adventist World Radio

Reception reports to : HoosenS@sentech.co.za

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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Digital Radio Mondiale Annual General Assembly – Successes and New Opportunities Examined

Under the banner "Digital Radio Mondiale Drives Forward", the 2019 General Assembly of the DRM Consortium is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th of March, at the Palma Bellver Bay Meliá Hotel on the Spanish island of Mallorca.

The DRM General Assembly is where the past year is being reviewed in detail and the strategy and working plan for the next year is set. After a short review session, the DRM members and invited guests will have a chance to receive updates from country representatives and specialists from all the corners of the globe about the various activities in key DRM countries like India, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Russia and many more. A full session on the March 27th will be devoted to receivers, as 2018 marked a step change in the development of DRM receiver and receiver solutions.

For Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Chairman, the General Assembly is a moment to take stock "and review the excellent progress made by DRM in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as South Africa, other countries in Africa, Middle East and Europe. DRM drives forward with big successes in the automotive industry. The General Assembly will be a moment to celebrate but also to refine the strategy in making the full DRM standard (whether in the AM or FM bands) recognised and accepted for its great benefits and extra services it can provide for all the needs of a country. We are looking forward to the presentations and debates which should inform our annual plan and ultimate goal of what a powerful, all-band solution DRM is."

(Press Release)
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Saturday, February 09, 2019

China Makes Its DRM Move

The nation becomes world's leading Digital Radio Mondiale shortwave broadcaster in just one year
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Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Shortwave Radio Meetings – 2019

Here's a list of major radio related meetings of 2019, amendments and corrections are welcome.

Date: February 13
Description: UNESCO World Radio Day

Dates: February 28-March 2http://airddfamily.blogspot.com/2019/02/wrd-special-radio-listening-is-not-just.html
Location: Plymouth Meeting (near Philadelphia), PA, USA
Description: Winter SWL Fest
Expected attendance: 150
NASWA Winter SWL Fest http://www.swlfest.com/
February 28 – March 2, 2019, Doubletree Suites Philadelphia West, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. The Winter SWL Fest is a conference of radio hobbyists of all stripes, from DC to daylight.

Date: March 2 (1430-1700 BST)
Location: Reading International Solidarity Centre (RISC), 35-39 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS, England
Organization: Reading International Radio Group
Expected attendance: 20
More info: www.bdxc.org.uk http://www.bdxc.org.uk/; , Barraclough.mike at gmail.com
Note: Reading DX meetings are held with about 2 months interval (next one on May 25th)
British DX Club Web Site - Home Page<http://www.bdxc.org.uk/
The British DX Club is the premier club for all interested in radio listening. Covers dxing, schedules, programming, shortwave, MW, LW and FM radio for members in UK and overseas

Dates: March 31-April 2
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Description: Radiodays Europe 2019 -conference

Dates: May 3-5
Location: Jönköping, Sweden
Description: DX-Parlamentet 2019, the annual meeting of the SDXF together with the meeting of Arctic Radio Club (a club specialized in MW DXing)
Organization: The Swedish DX-Federation (SDXF)

Dates: May 9-10
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA
Description: Annual NASB Conference, hosted by TWR International
Organization: National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters

Dates: May 17-19
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Organization: Dayton Hamvention
Expected attendance: 20000

Dates: June 21-23
Location: Friedrichshafen, Germany
Description: Ham Radio, biggest annual hamfest in Europe
Expected attendance: 20000

Dates: July
Location: Döbriach, Austria
Description: DX-Camp of ADXB-OE

Dates: August 2-4
Location: Southern Finland
Description: The annual summer meeting of the Finnish DX Association
Expected attendance: 100
More info: www.sdxl.fi, rv at sdxl.org

Dates: August 31-September 1
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Description: Big ham fair with a SW sector (Japan SW Club stand and lectures)
Organization: Tokyo HAM Fair sponsored by JARL
Expected attendance: 30000
More info: ohtaket at live.jp

Dates: September 5-7
Location: Tukwila, Washington, USA (near Seattle)
Description: IRCA Convention

Dates: September 6-8
Location: Andorra
Description: European DX Conference
Organization: European DX Council
Expected attendance: 50
More info: www.edxc.org

Dates: September 6-11
Location: Berlin, Germany
Name: IFA Internationale Funkausstellung
Description: Consumer Electronics Fair - Including Radios

Dates: September 12-17
Location: Amsterdam, Holland
Decsription: IBC 2019, conference and exhibition

Dates: October 8-10
Location: Kanyakumari, India
Description: Ham Fest India 2019

Risto Vahakainu, FDXA

(Via HCDX List)
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The future of Shortwave

In our view, there can be no direct replacement of Shortwave as the first line of international broadcasting, especially for most of Africa, some regions in Asia, Pacific and South America and worldwide in case of political or religious instability, regional or widespread conflict and calamities. Even in the most developed countries in North America and Europe shortwave still reaches a niche group of information savvy, culture and news addict people in search of first-hand news and information not available elsewhere. At the same time, we acknowledge that satellites and the Internet do have their place and have become increasingly important somewhere down the road.

Read the full blog post by Ron at :



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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Australian radio DX Club INC Membership drive till June 30th 2019

The Australian Radio DX Club is an Australian non profit club with a monthly magazine and are offering a $20 AUD membership for an E-Magazine membership till June 30th 2019.

If you would like to receive a complimentary magazine and E- special membership, please email John Wright : dxer1234@gmail.com


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Monday, January 28, 2019

AVION DRM DIGITAL RECEIVER PRICES SLASHED !



New Delhi, Jan 28, 2019  :  Communications Systems Inc., the manufacturer of the Avion DRM digital receiver AV-1401, has slashed price of their DRM digital receiver by almost 50%.The upgraded model of Avion DRM receiver AV-DR-1401 with a new PCB design, enhanced sensitivity and improved FM signal is now avalable at Rs.6599 + Taxes. This price is for sale in India only.

The screen benefits from a change of the front lens into crystal die giving an improvement to the big LCD window. The manufacturer has also upgraded the software for the Emergency Warning Functionality, so that it can be used when the receiver is in standby as well.

Moreover, the receiver is now able to pick up weaker signals delivering those in better digital audio quality. Improvements have been done also on the antenna by providing a complete new design.

Currently the new receiver can be bought by contacting the manufacturer at info@avionelectronics.in

In future, this receiver will also be available through e-commerce sites online.

(Alokesh Gupta)

 Here's the official press release :









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Friday, January 25, 2019

Radio Menschen & Geschichten in DRM mode on 27th Jan, 2019

Radio Menschen and Geschichten will broadcst in DRM mode on 27th Jan, 2019 at 1930-2030 UTC (2030-2130 CET) on 5830 kHz towards Europe.

Source :  https://www.facebook.com/RadioMenschenGeschichten/


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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Special broadcasts by AIR for Republic Day 2019

India is celebrating its 70th Republic Day on 26 Jan 2019 (Saturday). All India Radio will broadcast special programs in connection with the Republic Day celebrations as follows:

25th January 2019 (Friday) : Eve of Republic Day

1330 UTC (1900 IST) onwards Hon'ble President's address to the nation in Hindi &  English. This will be broadcast by all stations of AIR on MW, SW, FM. Shortly after this broadcast, the local stations will broadcast its translations in local languages.

SW frequencies:

kHz     kW       Station

4760    7          Leh                
4760    8          Port Blair                    
4800    50        Hyderabad                
4810    50        Bhopal          
4835    10        Gangtok                    
4895    50        Kurseong            
4910    50        Jaipur  
4920    50        Chennai          
4950    30        Srinagar          
4970    50        Shillong  (Off Air)       
5010    50        Thiruvananthapuram              
5040    50        Jeypore                      
5050    10        Aizawl (Off Air)
6030    250      Delhi              
9380    250      Aligarh
9865    500      Bengaluru



26 January 2019 (Saturday) : Republic Day

Live running commentary of Republic Day parade & cultural pageant from 0345 UTC (0915 IST) onwards :

Hindi : 7520 (Delhi 250 kW)  (Cancelling External Service in Urdu normally broadcast at this time on these frequency), 9950 (Delhi 100 kW), 13695 (Bengaluru 500 kW)

English : 6030 (Delhi 250 kW); 15185 (Bengaluru 500 kW)

Also MW/FM frequencies as per above mentioned links.

The following regional stations will change from their Morning frequencies  on 60 Meters (4 & 5 MHz frequencies) to their day time frequencies between  0335-0350 UTC (ie much earlier than usual) as follows :

 6000 Leh (Off Air)
 6085 Gangtok
 7315 Shillong (Off Air)
 7325 Jaipur

 The following stations are already scheduled to be on air daily at this time and will also relay the running commentary.

 5040 Jeypore
 6110 Srinagar
 7270  Chennai
 7290 Thiruvanthapuram
 7380 Chennai
 7390 Port Blair
 7420 Hyderabad
 7430 Bhopal
 9865 Bengaluru

Please send your reception reports on line at: http://pbinfo.air.org.in/feedback/


Live streaming of the above programs is available in:

Those who would like to watch the programs on Doordarshan TV  can check in:

DD National Channel:


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Thursday, January 10, 2019

Apache Labs announces ANAN-7000DLE MKII HF & 6M 100W SDR Transceiver

Apache Labs has introduced the ANAN-7000DLE MKII, there are several improvements and changes incorporated in this radio which improve the performance, stability and usability.

1. Integrated i5/i7 Windows 10 computer with SDR client preloaded and calibrated at the factory making the radio completely plug and play. (NO EXTERNAL PC Required)
2. Capable of driving three full HD monitors, ideal for digital modes.
3. Stainless steel chassis and large aluminium heatsink for excellent thermal dissipation and Rx/Tx isolation.
4. PA board improvements for higher duty cycle, 100% ICAS duty cycle supported.
5. Tx Signal generation redesigned to improve SNR at low power levels.








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