martedì 25 febbraio 2003

OBSERVER#246

OBSERVER#246 / 25-02-2003
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OBSERVER is an edition of RADIO BULGARIA compiled by Ivo Ivanov & Angel Datzinov.
Items here may be reproduced if it is mentioned "OBSERVER-BUL". All times in UTC.
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GERMANY: During the Winter-SWL-Convention in Pennsylvania Deutsche Welle will
provide a DRM Test on the 6th to 8th of March 2003 via Sines, Portugal:
1800-1955 on 21550 SIN 250 kW / 300 deg to zone 8
2230-0025 on 13665 SIN 250 kW / 300 deg to zone 8

GERMANY: New station via DTK JUL 100 kW - Voice of Russia, effective Feb.19:
0700-1000 English WS      on 21515 (45554) azimuth 100 deg to ME
1500-1600 Ru Commonwealth on 11655 (55555) azimuth 115 deg to ME
1800-2000 German          on  9405 (55555) azimuth 120 deg to ME !!!
1800-2000 German          on  9515 (55555) azimuth 100 def to ME !!!
2100-2200 Russian WS      NF  9725 (45533) azimuth 115 deg to ME >>> ex  6160

GERMANY: New schedule for Brother Stair /TOM/ in English to Eu via DTK:
1500-1800 Daily    6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir
1500-1600 Mon-Sat  6110 JUL 100 kW / 290 deg >>>>> cancelled
1500-1600 Sun      6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir >>>>> cancelled
1600-1800 Daily    6110 JUL 100 kW / non-dir >>>>> cancelled

LIBYA/FRANCE: Summer A-03 schedule for LJB Voice of Africa via Issoudun 500 kW:
11635  2000-2130  153 deg           17695  1100-1230  185 deg/204 deg
15205  1800-2000  153 deg           17695  1600-1900  185 deg
15315  1900-2030  140 deg           17880  1700-1800  153 deg
15610  1100-1230  204 deg           21675  1100-1500  153 deg
15660  1600-1900  204 deg           21695  1000-1400  140 deg
17635  1700-1900  140 deg           21810  1100-1230  185 deg

LITHUANIA: No txion for Radio DAT in Russian and Kazakh:
1600-1700 on 9925. Only strong carrier on 9924.0

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES: Freq change for RNW in English to AUS/NZ:
0930-1125 NF 9785 BON 250 kW / 230 deg, ex 9790

RUSSIA: Voice of Biafra Int in En to WeAf via ARM 200 kW / 235 deg eff. Feb.22:
2100-2200 Sat on 7380 (55544), ex 1900-2000 Sat on 12125

RUSSIA: Radio Sadayee Kashmir/Voice of Kashmir in Urdu and Dari tent via RUS tx:
0230-0330 NF 6135 co-ch BFBS from 0300, ex 9890
1500-1600 on 6135 (44544) >>>>> new additional txion

RUSSIA: Freq change for VOEthiopia in En via SAM 250 kW / 188 deg from Feb.23
2000-2100 Sun only NF 7520 (55555), ex 7560 on Sun Feb.16

U A E: UAE Radio Dubai in Arabic and English noted on Feb.19-25
0600-1645 on nominal 21605.0, instead of 21597.8

U S A(non): Freqs change for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
2000-2100 Belorussian NF  7165, ex  7205
2000-2100 Belorussian NF  7165, ex  6010
2330-0030 Dari        NF  9335, ex 12140
2230-2330 Pashto      NF  9335, ex 12140
2000-2130 Persian    ADD  9785

U S A: Freqs changes for Voice of Amerca:
0730-0830 Arabic     DEL 15235
2000-2100 Arabic     DEL  6160
1600-1630 Armenian    NF 11760, ex  9815
0130-0230 Dari        NF  9335, ex 12140
0030-0130 Pashto      NF  9335, ex 12140
1200-1230 Spanish    DEL 11890 and 15265

U S A(non): New additional txion for Voice of America in Kurdish:
1300-1400 on 11845*KAV 250 kW / 108 deg >>>>> totally blocked by RFI in French
             15215 KAV 250 kW / 095 deg
             17780 MOR 250 kW / 075 deg
73 from Ivo and Angel!