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Thanks, Glenn NEXT AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1273: Sun 0230 WOR WWCR 5070 Sun 0300 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB Sun 0330 WOR WRMI 7385 Sun 0630 WOR WWCR 3210 Sun 0830 WOR WRN1 to North America, also WLIO-TV Lima OH SAP Sun 0830 WOR KSFC Spokane WA 91.9 Sun 0830 WOR WXPR Rhinelander WI 91.7 91.9 100.9 Sun 0830 WOR WDWN Auburn NY 89.1 [unconfirmed] Sun 0830 WOR KTRU Houston TX 91.7 [occasional] Sun 1100 WOR R. Lavalamp Sun 1200 WOR WRMI 7385 Sun 1300 WOR KRFP-LP Moscow ID 92.5 Sun 1500 WOR R. Lavalamp Sun 1730 WOR WRMI 7385 [from WRN] Sun 1730 WOR WRN1 to North America Sun 1900 WOR Studio X, Momigno, Italy 1584 87.35 96.55 105.55 Sun 2000 WOR RNI Mon 0230 WOR WRMI 7385 Mon 0300 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB Mon 0330 WOR WSUI Iowa City IA 910 [1272] Mon 0430 WOR WBCQ 7415 Mon 0900 WOR R. Lavalamp Mon 1600 WOR WBCQ after hours Tue 0600 WOR WPKN Bridgeport CT 89.5, WPKM Montauk NY 88.7 Tue 1600 WOR WBCQ after hours Wed 0930 WOR WWCR 9985 Wed 1600 WOR WBCQ after hours MORE info including audio links: http://worldofradio.com/radioskd.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also for CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL] WORLD OF RADIO 1273 (high version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1273h.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1273h.rm WORLD OF RADIO 1273 (low version): (stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1273.ram (download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1273.rm (summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1273.html WORLD OF RADIO 1273 in true shortwave sound of Alex`s mp3: (stream) http://www.dxprograms.net/worldofradio_05-04-05.m3u (download) http://www.dxprograms.net/worldofradio_05-04-05.mp3 ** ANGOLA. 4950, R. Nacional de Angola --- After 9 weeks the station sent me a nice QSL-card and letter. In the past I have sent many letters to this station without success. Now, this time, I was lucky to receive their answer (Max Van Arnhem, Netherlands, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** ARMENIA. Hi, Armenia, first ute logging here, 12604.5, EKA Yerivan, 1404, FEC traffic list?? 7 MAI 05 (Michel near Paris Lacroix, HCDX via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. 17/05/2005: A team of 16 radio amateurs will activate special event callsign AX3ITU to mark the 140th birthday of the International Telecommunications Union. Amateur Radio Victoria aims to have the have AX3ITU on air virtually the entire 24 hours UTC on Tuesday 17th of May. It will be available on CW, Phone, PSK31 and an amateur satellite on the day. Three of the team, VK3QI, VK3ANJ and VK3YR, will concentrate on CW on the 40, 30 and 20 metre bands. Phone operation will be on the 80, 40, 20 and 2-metre bands, while PSK31 is to target 80 and 40 metres. A commemorative QSL card will be available for contacts. QSL information is direct to VK3WI QTHR or via the bureau. [Tnx K1XN & The GOLIST] Home of ICPO: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/ Mirror: http://webhome.idirect.com/~va3rj/ Contest Calendar: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/contest.html DX Calendar: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/dx_cal.html Join ICPO e-Group: http://www.qsl.net/va3rj/icpo_mail.html E-mail: va3rj@rac.ca (ICPO Calendar via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via DXLD) Islands, Castles, and Portable Operations ** BOLIVIA. 9223v, R Virgen de Remedios --- the station itself clearly thinks it is broadcasting on 3993 kHz `90 m band`, as stated in their letter to me. They still consider their broadcasts test transmissions but say that they have received a license. Which frequency the license is assigned to they do not tell (Jan Edh, Sweden, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 4924.9, R Educação Rural, Tefé, 0155-0202*, Apr 19, romantic song 0156, Portuguese ID simply as "Radio Rural", then woman and man talk until closing announcement, "... kilohertz onda media ..25 kilohertz .. 60 m onda tropical Rádio Educação Rural de Tefé, Amazonas, Brasil" and off after very short music (Finn Krone, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. Rádio Cultura São Paulo (ZYE 960) --- Fundação Padre Anchieta, 9615 kHz, F/D verie setter and program booklet via registered mail, from v/s Eduardo Weber, Coordenador de Produção Cultura AM, in 11 weeks for US $5 (Allan Loudell, DE, Verie Interesting, May CIDX Messenger via DXLD) ** CANADA. CJML-580 Winnipeg --- I am told by someone knows some of the people involved with CJML that their antenna is poor and their ground worse. It has however been heard in daytime about 40 miles north east of the transmitter site - the Deer Lodge Centre - a long term care centre and former veteran's hospital (George McLachlan, MB?, May 5, NRC-AM via DXLD) ** COSTA RICA. 5030, University R Network, 0415, Apr 14, still active with usual continuous English religious talk, SIO 555. I passed the site 3 km north of the village of Cahuita by bus. Unfortunately I could not take some photos of their quite impressive antenna installations. At the entrance I saw a sign: ``Worldwide University Broadcasting Network, Costa Rica`` (Dirk Nehring, Germany, visiting CR, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** CUBA [and non]. From Netherlands Antilles discussion: ``´I remember years ago, with our old SNIEG Soviet built transmitters that we had a big problem with the 9505 kilohertz frequency's third harmonic, 28515 kHz to the great anger of radio amateurs, including myself.`` --- The Sneg transmitters are in general infamous for producing strong harmonics. Olle Alm pointed such a behaviour out for various transmitters in the former USSR. At least at Königs Wusterhausen they apparently managed to solve this problem, or where ´´kWh´´ 100 kW outlets (like 6115) known for harmonics as well? Popovka (St. Peterburg) still runs Sneg's as well, but modified versions, including an upgrade to 200 kW. All the best, (Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA. 7175, Voice of Broad Masses, Asmara, 0358, Apr 28, IS and usual string of IDs in the clear for about 30 secs between co-channel R Liberty s/off and on again to allow for site change, now opens 30 mins later than previously, fair (Martien Groot, Netherlands, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** EUROPE. Re: [HCDX] ERI own transmitter - Transdniester? I have heard testings from this station ERI on frequency 1593 and 1611. Signals not strong on recent nights with om recorded announcements (Dimitri Konstantine, Romania, May 7, HCDX via DXLD) ** FINLAND. SWR has been audible [April 7] here on 11690 from tune in around 0630 and is still audible at 0955 and reaching the dizzy heights of S6+ on my meter at times. It's the best I've ever received it. The low power being used may be why the signal behaves differently to higher powered broadcasters in that there are occasional deep fades followed by a build in signal strength again. Frequency 6170 is not propagating and, anyway, was blocked by a DRM racket on 6175 at 0630. 73s from (Noel R. Green [NW England], dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Reception seems to have improved a bit and SWR have been audible on 11690 kHz here for the past half hour or so mixing with an unID station (possibly Turkey). 73s (Dave Kenny, UK, 1010 UT May 7, BDXC-UK via DXLD) ** GAMBIA [non]. STDGP, 9430, via Germany, also heard Apr 28 at 2000 when the program in English with parts in FRENCH already had started. In French, it talked about support from Senegal to the Victory of Democracy in Gambia (!). May be it is better, to give Democracy in Senegal before asking this for the neighbours. Reception nice, but sometimes some problems with the audio (Christian Ghibaudo, France, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** GEORGIA. 4540, The Georgian TV Radio Corporation. After 15 weeks I received a QSL card from English Service of Radio Georgia. The card shows an antenna on a hill. The other side was a QSL text with all details. However, this text was pasted upon the old QSL text of TV- Radio-Tbilisi, USSR! (Max Van Arnhem, Netherlands, May 03, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** GERMANY [and non]. 6085, Bayerischer Rundfunk, München (100 kW), 0810-1000, Apr 25, German stock exchange report, traffic reports about "Staus und stockender Verkehr", weather, news, ID: "B Fünf, Aktuell - das Informationsradio des Bayerischer Rundfunk", 45444. This became my last analogue logging of this nice station, because on May 02 it changed to DRM-modulation using a mere 10 kW, according to their website: http://www.br-online.de/br-intern/thema/rundfunktechnik/2-3-radio-kurzwelle.xml When checking on May 02 at 1755-1900 I just heard "white noise" with S 9 + 27 dB on 6085 and weaker "white noise" on 6080, 6090, 6095, 6100 and 6105 due to the DRM broadcasts from Bayerischer Rundfunk and R Luxembourg! By this change, these stations lost another listener, because I do not intend to invest a fortune extra to hear their DRM broadcasts! (Anker Petersen, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** GERMANY. KÖNIGS WUSTERHAUSEN MUSEUM IN DANGER The radio museum at the former Königs Wusterhausen station may have to close, since Deutsche Telekom wants to terminate the lease of transmitter building 1, where the museum has his seat, effective July 31. It is said that they want have the station grounds commercialized by a real estate company. The Königs Wusterhausen town plans to impose a preservation order on the whole station now. Deutsche Telekom already started to tear down an "antenna building" (not further specified, so could be more than just some doghouse) until the preservation authority prohibited this work. Report of "Die Welt" newspaper from today: http://www.welt.de/data/2005/05/06/714967.html Website of Königs Wusterhausen radio museum (with limited English): http://www.funkerberg.de (Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 6, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUATEMALA. 4052.5, R Verdad, Chiquimula, 0331-0559*, Apr 27, Religious program: "La historia del cristianismo". 0335 ID in English "This is Radio Verdad, San Estaban, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Centroamérica. Radio Verdad, P.O. Box 5, Chiquimula, Guatemala". ID and program in Spanish followed "La estación educativa evangélica Radio Verdad les proporciona la hora correcta en todo el país, las 21 horas, 9 de la noche con 37 minutos". English from 0500-0557 close 34333 (Manuel Méndez, Spain, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) Also heard 2356, Apr 08, program "El tren del Evangelio", ID in Spanish with requests for reception reports and information about QSL card, pennant and station calendar. SIO 354. 4780, R Cultural Coatán, San Sebastián Coatán, 0007, Apr 11, program of Christian music. SIO 454. This station can be heard with a strong signal throughout Central America. Programs are intended only for a local audience in the remote Valle de Coatán in Guatemala. They have 2 slightly different canned station IDs in Spanish language which are regularly broadcast on the hour and on the half hour: ``TGLT – Radio Cultural Coatán – 4780 kHz Onda Corta banda de 60 metros, difundiendo desde San Sebastián Coatán, Huehuetenango, República de Guatemala, Centro América!`` or ``TGLT – Radio Cultural Coatán – 4780 kHz Onda Corta transmitiendo desde San Sebastián Coatán en el departamento de Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Centro América!`` During the last years I never heard an ID with ``Radio Coatán`` only [TGN, the REAL R. ``Cultural``, altho it is not cultural, stringengtly objects to other Guatemalans calling themselves ``Cultrual`` --- gh] 4800, R Buenas Nuevas, San Sebastián Huehuetenango, 2323, Apr 08, religious program of the Iglesia Mam de Guatemala, Spanish ID ``En las cabinas de Radio Buenas Nuevas, 5 horas y 23 minutos en esta tarde``, SIO 354. 4845, R K`ekchí, Fray Bartolomé de las Casas. I did not hear this station during April, so I am not sure whether it is on the air. In November 2003 I could hear it only in nearby parts of Guatemala and always with a weak signal. No further stations from Guatemala heard – also R. Cultural seems to remain off the air! (Dirk Nehring, Germany, visiting Costa Rica or Panamá, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** HONDURAS. 3249.8, HRPC, R Luz y Vida, San Luis, heard 0345-0357*, Apr 9, English Missionary program from Indiana, USA, 0353 ID and final announcement: ``This is HRPC – Light and Life Radio broadcasting from the village of San Luis in Honduras, Central America. Please send your reception reports to HRPC Radio, P. O. Box 303, San Pedro Sula, Honduras. This is Don Moore wishing you a pleasant night.`` Christian music, SIO 354. 3340, HRMI, R Misiones Internacionales, Comayagüela, – this station is definitely active! – heard e.g. 0040, Apr 14, with Spanish religious talk ``tema de hoy``, SIO 243. No other stations active at this moment. Comparing to November 2003 one station left the air, i.e. R Litoral HRLW from La Ceiba on 4832 (Dirk Nehring, Germany, visiting Costa Rica or Panamá, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** HUNGARY. The WRTH 2005 A-05 supplement does not show 9560 on UT Sundays instead of 9590 the other days for English to NAm at 0100, as still indicated on the RB website. I never confirmed this myself. So I was all set UT Sun May 8 at 0058 on 9560 when I hear instead Variations on Yankee Doodle, VOA tuning up for Spanish service to Cuba, soon joined by jamming. If there was any Budapest underneath I could not tell. Meanwhile, a weak signal on 9590, but I could not tell whether it was English from Budapest, with propagation below par and nearby T-storms above par. Can someone further east confirm before 0130 UT Sun if Budapest is really on 9590 or 9560? (Glenn Hauser, OK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) No replies received by 0148 closing ** INTERNATIONAL. HFCC DIVVIES UP SHORTWAVE BANDS -- by James Careless Shortwave radio fans can relax: The world's shortwave radio frequencies have been reallocated for summer and autumn 2005. This massive task is undertaken twice a year by the all-volunteer High Frequency Co-ordination Conference, an informal international group of engineers representing about 40 countries that account for 75 percent to 80 percent of shortwave radio broadcasts. The HFCC sets the frequency allocations with the authority of the International Telecommunications Union. Ionospheric reflection Such coordination and reallocation are needed because shortwave radio relies on ionospheric reflection to achieve international coverage. The ionosphere's characteristics change seasonally as the earth tilts on its axis as it rotates around the sun; so shortwave broadcasters must move around the bands to ensure that they use the most optimal frequencies to reach their target audiences. The 119 delegates met at the Marquis Reforma Hotel in Mexico City in February. "It was the first time that this meeting, which is held jointly with members of the Arab States Broadcasting Union, has ever been held in Latin America," said Jeff White, general manager of WRMI Radio Miami International and chair of the event. White also served as representative for the U.S. National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters at the meeting. "It is also the first time that U.S. international shortwave broadcasters have organized an HFCC conference," said White. "As the U.S. is the largest user of shortwave spectrum, it only made sense for a U.S. organization to host the event." Originally, the HFCC conference was to be held in Miami, where WRMI is based; however, "some of the Arab delegates were concerned that they might not be able to get U.S. visas, so we went to Mexico City instead," White said. Without a central authority to impose frequency allocations, one might expect the HFCC to dole out frequencies by lottery, seniority or some other rule-based process. Not so; in the real world of shortwave frequency allocation, everyone gets to make their own plans. Preferred plans "Each of the stations devise their preferred allocation plan, selecting frequencies and times that maximize their chances of reaching their target audiences," said White. Those schedules are fed into a server that compiles and compares these allocations, collecting them into a global HFCC frequency master list. The list is then made available to delegates for review. Of course, there are instances when two broadcasters want the same frequency, or have unintentionally selected adjacent channels that could interfere with each other. The HFCC's database program is designed to spot such "collisions" and to alert the delegates about them. "When collisions occur, it is up to the delegations in question to get together and sort the issue out," said White. "Sometimes the problem can be solved by one station choosing another time or frequency. Other times, a simple change in one broadcaster's antenna heading can allow both stations to use the same frequency if they are broadcasting to different regions of the world." So happens if neither delegation will budge? Nothing. "There are lots of collisions that are never resolved because neither broadcaster wants to give up the frequency," said White. "Sometimes they interfere with each other. Sometimes both of their signals get through at different times." The HFCC generally succeeds in allocating the world's shortwave radio frequencies - no small feat. White credits the professionalism of HFCC's member engineers for that success. No politics "There are really no politics involved when these people get together," he said. "You will see U.S. engineers working with Iranians, the Chinese working with the Russians. Politics really do not matter at HFCC meetings, because the delegates generally try to find allocations that work for everyone." This said, not everyone attends the HFCC meetings. A case in point is Radio Habana Cuba. "Despite the fact that we invite every country to these meetings without exception, Cuba does not attend," said White. "However, chances are that they use the HFCC's allocation data to decide which frequencies to use. Otherwise, they'd be in danger of not being heard due to interference." And the danger of interference is actually on the increase. According to White, demand for shortwave channels has never been higher. "Statistics from the HFCC show that there hasn't been a lessening in frequency demand, even though some government broadcasters have cut back their hours," said White. "In fact, there is a definite shortage in the allocated shortwave radio bands. This is why some countries' telecommunications authorities allow their broadcasters to use 'out of band' frequencies, as long as they don't interfere with the spectrum's approved users." And new technologies, like the Digital Radio Mondiale system for digital short-, medium- and long-wave broadcasting, only add to the concerns. "Adding DRM broadcasts will only worsen the shortage, since broadcasters aren't going to preempt their regular analog channels for these tests," he said. "Until DRM radios become widely used, this will remain the case; broadcasters are not willing to sacrifice their analog audiences." Given this, the HFCC's success in cooperatively allocating shortwave radio frequencies is likely to become more important (Radio World via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL. Re MW offsets: ``Nominal kHz Measured kHz Het. Hz 171 171.877 877 -`` Olle Alm just pointed out that this is eleven times 15.625 kHz, produced by 625/50 TV sets. So this signal may be noted across Europe, but always from local sources. All the best, (Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. Re: ``RUSSIAN COSMONAUT CALLS ON RADIO ENTHUSIASTS WORLDWIDE TO ASSIST MARS EXPERIMENT Radio hams worldwide will be able to participate in an ISS experiment aimed at preparing a manned flight to Mars, Central Machine Building Research Centre told Itar-Tass Friday. . http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/04/29/spaceexperiment.shtml (via Kim Elliott, DXLD) Extremely vague.´´ --- Probably they refer to the project with the old spacesuit described here: http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/photo_03-15.html So far I see no immediate link to a manned flight to Mars. Perhaps this is some kind of mess-up, since this issue is indeed under consideration (cf. the Martian Mission link on the website for the engineering proposals of RKK Energiya). All the best, (Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 12015 for transmissions to Europe is a quite poor selection also due to Samara on 12010 (VOR German 1500-1900, probably on air also beyond this time with other broadcasts). By the way, most transmissions should still originate from older transmitters, understood to be Chinese-made after Russian blueprints. ``´Note that the out-of-band `feeder` channels such as 3560, 4405 are not included; are they still actually in use?`` --- Probably yes. As internal back-up feeders they may well be excluded from the broadcasting schedules, just as it was the practice of all other stations operating shortwave feeders. ``What about 6070v?`` --- Extensive monitoring by Olle Alm, done a few years ago, suggests that this is indeed a Brown Boveri transmitter from one of the closed Swiss sites, not co-located with the eight main transmitters. And it is obviously shared with 6100 (KBCS; going off at 0630 and returning at 1330, perfectly matching 6070 being on air 0700-1300). All the best, (Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) VOK Spanish to Latin America --- REALLY misses Central America --- Hi Glenn, checked the 28 degrees azimuth via Ham Radio software DX Atlas too: 28 degree signal path via Khabarovsk, Magadan, Tchuktchen Sea, Alaska, Fort Franklin, Saskatchewan, Minnesota, Alabama, La Habana (12300 km), Colombia (14000 km), Bolivia (17000 km), and kissing the Atlantic near Montevideo around 19600 km away. 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LAOS. 7145, R Nationale Lao, Vientiane, 1240-1300, Mar 30, Khmer talk and folk songs, ID in French at 1259 followed by talk (news?) in French, SIO 232. Apr 05 at 1350-1406*, English talk until 1400, then ID and National anthem, English news 1402 and 1406*, SIO 332. Extended broadcast? (Iwao Nagatani, Japan, JSWC via DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** MONACO [non]. Never and nowhere has a radio station brought as many different programmes as the 702 kHz transmitter of Radio Monte Carlo at Col de la Madone in Southern France (the Latvian transmitter on 9290 kHz shortwave comes a good second, but that`s of course a different story and they are bringing us some of the best sounds in radio today). In August 2000, a chronology of the 702 transmitter usage until April of that year was published in S.E.R. --- after five years, and five more broadcasters, I`ve updated it. Surely, the story`s not over. The 702 story November 1973 – The Italian service of RMC is the first to be heard over the new powerful (300 kw as per the WRTH) transmitter at Col de la Madone. RMC Italie stays on 702 until June 1993, daily schedule 0600/1900. April 1988 – Radio Evangile heard in French at 2100/2145. June 1993 – Riviera Radio, which already broadcasts in English from Monte Carlo on 106.3 and 106.5, takes over 702 and announces it can now be heard in ``Northern Italy, Northern Africa, Sardinia and Corsica with 40 kw`` (a few days later, power was more correctly stated as 400 kw). With many news programmes taken from the BBC World Service and friendly DJ programmes, this was the only English-speaking station audible in its coverage area over MW. During the first days of Riviera broadcasts, messages were aired inviting RMC Italian listeners to retune to FM. But Ids were also heard in Italian such as ``Riviera Radio-La radio internazionale della Costa Azzurra``. This only lasted until April 1994, when Riviera switched back to FM only and the French LW service began to be heard over 702. April 1996 – Deutsche Welle relays French, German and Arabic transmissions to Western Mediterranean. January 1997 – RMC French again on 702 in parallel with LW. 12/2/1997 – RMC Italian again here – but only today! - announcing ``500 frequencies all over Italy and also on AM 702 with 1200 kW``. At 2030, Radio 105 took over for live play-by-play soccer report from Wembley Stadium. April 1997 – Radio Open 97 in English/French/Italian, full power plus FM 103.3 for tennis championship reports, news and music from the 19th to the 27th. ID is not ``RMC`` but ``Montecarlo Radiodiffusion``. 1999 – During 1999 Radio Notre Dame broadcasts over 702 with a power well under 50 kw. September 1999 – Adventist World Radio heard in French and Arabic. April 2000 – In order to ensure audibility of its Notturno Italiano after the temporary close-down of its Rome 846 kHz transmitter, Italy`s RAI hires 702 for high-power relay of the programme. May 2000 – As officially announced on the air at local midnight, Notturno Italiano is now on the air from ``Milano 900 kHz, Napoli 657 kHz, Montecarlo 702 kHz, Roma 846 kHz, Roma onde corte 6060 kHz``. August 2000 – Deutsche Welle in German heard on 702 in parallel with 3995 and other SW, at 2100 GMT with news, sports, weather and Funkjournal. On the 17th at 2200, due to 846 going again off the air, Notturno Italiano heard again here. September 2000 – From the 18th, 702 relays RAI Radio 2 0400/2200 (Notturno is on 657/846/900/6060). March 2004 – RAI Radio 2 relay comes to an end. June 2004 – The 702 frequency relays LW 216 (RMC-Info) at 1159/1400 GMT. October 2004 – The Overcomer Ministry heard here evenings for a series of tests. January 2005 – Radio Vaticana takes over the frequency for Central European service in parallel with already used 1467. In German at 1920. March 2005 – Radio Vaticana reverts to 1467 only, but the Overcomer Ministry returns (Stefano Valianti, Southern European Report, May BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** NIGERIA. UNIONIZED EMPLOYEES OF STATE MEDIA SUSPEND STRIKE | Text of report by Radio Nigeria from Lagos on 6 May [Presenter] The general secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees, Comrade Sylvester Ejiofor, wants the federal government to reflect on the plight of workers affected by the non-payment of the monetized benefits. Comrade Ejiofor made the call yesterday at a news conference in Abuja. He said the three-day warning strike which ended at midnight was to enable the government pondered on whether the affected workers deserved the treatment being meted to them. Correspondent Adora Okonkwo completes the story. [Okonkwo] At a news conference attended by NUJ [Nigeria Union of Journalists] national president, national vice-president and general secretary of RATTAWU [Radio Television and Theatre Workers Union], Comrade Ejiofor explained that the monetization policy of the government which had been extended to core civil servants had excluded the parastatals. Comrade Ejiofor said that the leaders in the affected unions would meet next week to deliberate on the appropriate steps to ensure that employees in the parastatals working under a more hazardous conditions benefit from the monetization benefit. [Ejiofor] Those who have retired in all these sectors, they've lost out, their counterpart in the core civil service probably on the same grade level had their terminal benefits calculated with the levels on this new scales. And those that would retire between now and December, once we are not through with this struggle, what are the chances that they would benefit from the monetization? [Okonkwo] Comrade Ejiofor was not happy that government set up a committee on the implementation after the 30 April laps as if the entire concept was new. He thanked the national assembly for its intervention and noted with satisfaction the resolution of the Senate which urged the federal government to ensure that the impasse was resolved. In his remarks, the national president of the NUJ, Mr Smart Adeyemi, said that the non-payment of the monetized benefits to workers was morally wrong and unacceptable. Mr Adeyemi stressed that the essence of the warning strike was to let the president know that people were suffering. [Adeyemi] We have resolved and when I say we have resolved, I mean all the stakeholders in the civil service that are yet to benefit, that there is no going back, government must pay us all our entitlements as it affects this policy. [Okonkwo] He expressed the hope that the matter would be resolved amicably but however warned that otherwise the next phase of the action which would include other interest groups would be total and indefinite. Source: Radio Nigeria-Lagos Channel 1 in English 0600 gmt 6 May 05 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. KOMA-FM HEADS RADIO MARKET By Mel Bracht, Staff Writer A change in its musical emphasis has helped KOMA-FM 92.5 retain the top spot as Oklahoma City's most popular radio station for listeners 12 and older. KOMA has dropped its "oldies" tag in favor of classic hits and has started playing more '70s music, Renda broadcasting market manager Jim Williston said Wednesday. "We've started adding about 25 or 30 '70s songs to the mix, and we're now calling it the best of the '60s and '70s." Williston said the "oldies" label carried a stigma [sic] of the station playing a lot of 1950s music. KOMA retained its 7.8 share in the Arbitron winter radio ratings, released Tuesday. Adult contemporary KMGL-FM 104.1, also owned by Renda, was runner-up at 6.7. KOMA was first in all day parts, except evenings. "Danny Williams and the Breakfast Flakes" led the way in morning drive (6 to 10 a.m.), Kent Jones and Ronnie Kay in midday (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and Dave Martin in afternoon drive (3 to 7 p.m.). KMGL ("Magic 104.1") also fared well in all day parts. The morning team of Steve O'Brien, Stacy Barton and "The Magic Man" Jeff Roberts was third; Larry Grant was second in midday; Dave McKay was tied for third in afternoon drive, and the syndicated Delilah and her mix of love songs and romantic advice led the way in the evenings. Classic country KKNG-FM 93.3 retained its spot as the No. 1 country station with a 6.5 share, although KXXY-FM 96.1 closed the gap with a 6.1, a 30 percent jump from the fall book. KKNG's Lynn Waggoner and Bill Thomas was second in morning drive. KXXY also repositioned itself by tweaking its musical mix, Clear Channel Communications market manager Bill Hurley said. "We're playing significantly more country gold from the 1980s and 1990s when country really got hot," Hurley said. "It's the KXY people remember 10 or 12 years ago." Contemporary country station KTST-FM 101.9, also owned by Clear Channel, was down slightly. KTST's Craig Buffington was second in afternoon drive. The market's three news/talk stations, led by KTOK-AM 1000, all showed decreases in the slower news period that followed the fall election. KTOK finished third in midday with the Glenn Beck talk show, noon news with Jerry Bohnen and Rush Limbaugh. In the 25-54 age demographic coveted by many advertisers, Renda stations took three of the top four places. KMGL was No. 1, classic rock KRXO-FM 107.7 third and KOMA fourth. Classic rock KQOB-FM 96.9, owned by Citadel Communications, finished second. Radio notes KRXO afternoon jock David Kelso recently returned from a trip to Iraq with seven other radio personalities. Kelso chronicled his trip, sponsored by the Department of Defense, through a blog on the station's Web site, KRXO.com. Kelso was tied for third in the 12-plus afternoon drive ratings. Steve Summers recently resigned as a morning talk show host on KOKC-AM 1520 after eight months, citing programming and philosophical differences. Summers, who has a business producing commercials for national advertising agencies, said there was a possibility he might return to KOMA. KHBZ-FM 94.7 morning host "Bacon" resigned in March to join Portland, Ore., rock station KUFO-FM 101.1 as midday disc jockey. KHBZ has yet to fill the position. Bacon, whose real named is Joshua Boyce, was fired by Portland station KNRK-FM 94.7 in May 2004 after he and his on-air sidekick, Andy Aasen, ridiculed the beheading of American Nicholas Berg in Iraq, the Portland Tribune reported. Boyce apologized before being hired by KHBZ (Newsok.com via Sheldon Harvey, DXLD) ** OMAN. BDXC-UK Broadcasts in English A-05 says Oman is no longer heard in English, but WRTH 2005 A-05 supplement lists English at 1400- 1500 on 15140 (but no longer 0300-0400 on 15355 --- just Arabic). Which is correct? With HCJB long gone from 15140, there should not be any co-channel interference. EiBi A-05 shows English at both times (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Re this question from Glenn --- I read it in time to take a listen to 15140 today [May 7] 1400-1500 and can confirm that Oman is not operating in English on this frequency at this time, or in any other language. At 0300-0400 I have no idea what is using 15355, but as it is listed for the THU transmitter I'm surprised to read that there is anything at all out of OMA. The Thumrayt transmitter was reactivated last year for a short time only, and this was when 15140 was again heard to carry English. But then it went off again and English is no longer heard at all. The Seeb transmitter appears to be operating as previously, and the best frequency to hear it at my location is 13640 between 0600 and 1400, but only in Arabic. 73s (Noel R. Green [NW England], May 7, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hello Glenn, Nothing heard on 15140 today, here in France, at 1415. Regards (Jean-Michel Aubier, France, ibid.) Neither here in southern Finland at 1445 (Jari Savolainen, ibid.) According to the reply from Radio Oman in January the full schedule including English from Thumrait between 1500-1600 on 15140 kHz should be re-implemented 'soon', but apparently they are facing technical troubles to keep the both transmitter(s) going regularly with full schedule. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) ** PARAGUAY. Paraguay logged in Massachusetts! --- A review of my "1020 LA dogfight" tape from Wed. night 4 MAY at 9:15 p.m. EDT (UTC 5 MAY 0115) shows a "Ñandutí" mention on the reverberated accented Spanish talker. This was just before Mundial Margarita popped up with ID, followed by Radio Calendario's fade-up and ID. Cuban "RR" beeps on the minute were also chugging along in the background most of the time. This was one serious 1020 "shooting gallery" session out at the Granite Pier DXpedition site in Rockport, MA. KDKA? Rendered inaudible by the stronger Latins (auroral conditions) and the null from the car- top loop/whip cardioid array (Mark Connelly, WA1ION, NRC-AM via DXLD) Good job, Mark - congrats on a great catch! I can't remember the last time Paraguay was heard from anywhere in North America other than Newfoundland (Marc DeLorenzo, South Dennis, MA, ibid.) It made it to my Georgia Beverages several times some 25 years ago, but when the Colombian started going all night that came to a halt. Calendario, Margarita and the HJ were just too much (Chuck Hutton, ibid.) Great catch, Mark! Back in the mid-60's this station was being heard Monday mornings on 870 where it was all alone several times. I was among those lucky listeners and was able to get a verification thanks to the US consul in Asunción who had to walk my letter over to the station. I still consider this my best S.A. verie (Ben Dangerfield, Wallingford, PA, ibid.) ** PARAGUAY. 9737, R. Nacional de Paraguay, after some time where it was heard here with much difficulty only or not at all we have reached a stage where it can be heard with no difficulty at all night (and early morning, Krone) e.g. Apr 20, 2256, retransmission of football from la Copa Libertadores between Libertad de Paraguay and Atlético Paranaense de Brasil. ID 0101: "En la banda de 31 metros, 9737 kHz, transmite Radio Nacional de Paraguay" "Lo mejor de la noche para toda la audencia.`` Also 0800-0840 Apr 17, ID in English 0800 "This is Radio Nacional de Paraguay, from Asunción, the Capital City of Paraguay". Canciones paraguayas. Talk in Guaraní then Spanish. Songs dedicated "a los oyentes". 45444 (Bueschel, Gonçalves, Krone and Méndez, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) They actually announced they were on 9737?? Impossible to tell which of the four merged reporters heard that (gh, DXLD) ** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. More BS than supposed to be: U S A. WWCR ** SUDAN [non]. 15320/12060, R Nile/IRINRadio , *0427-0457*, Apr 25, woman in Sudanese Arabic, then English station announcement: ``This is Radio Nile broadcasting on 15320 kHz 19 meters and 12060 kHz on the 25 meter shortwave band. Radio Nile brings you ..." and schedule. Percussion/string instruments into 0430 "Hello and welcome to this program from IRIN radio. IRIN, the humanitarian newsservice of the United Nations." (Integrated Regional Information Network (UN-IRIN)) Program about maternity and early baby services in Southern Sudan for local women. "In this program, we talk to the women who make the maternity work." Women talking in local language plus translation into English. IRIN web http://www.irinnews.org/radio/Country.asp?SelectCountry=Sudan Longish beautiful song ended the IRIN Radio programme, into male talking in English (now considerably worse technical quality and hard to understand) about "Quality of life in rural Sudan", with features divided by HoA songs. Then local language (Sudanese Arabic?), again lovely songs. Percussion/string instruments at close (Finn Krone, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) ** U K. RAMPSIHAM REVISITED --- Mark Savage reports on BDXC`s second visit to SW (shortwave) in the SW (south west) Fair weather, a welcome lack of April showers and a light breeze were the pleasant accompaniment for the second and final (for now) BDXC trip to the famous Rampisham transmitter in the heart of Thomas Hardy`s Wessex on April 16th. Among those visiting on this occasion were David Shore, Mark Savage, David Duckworth, Paul Walton, Henry Brice, David Ansell and Bob Marchant. Following on from Alan Pennington`s very informative report on the first trip last month, a couple of interesting facts about the site`s huge power requirements came out of this visit. Currently, Rampisham is fed by two 21 kilovolt supplies from different parts of the local electricity distribution network, enabling the easy tripping in of an alternative feed should one supply be lost for any reason. Although as Alan mentioned last month, it`s a surprise such an important facility has no back up generators at present, its height would make it an excellent location for a windfarm. Indeed, it could even produce enough electricity to sell back to the national grid perhaps. Admittedly not to everyone`s aesthetic taste, it could be argued that a huge field of thirty metal towers is already an eyesore, so a few revolving white windmills would hardly be noticeable. This might be one way of safeguarding the site`s future in these uncertain times for HF transmission. Our guide on this occasion was Graham Crooks, a Senior Transmission Engineer at Rampisham who trained under the old BBC regime so has a wealth of experience of transmission technology old and new. Before the welcome cuppa ended the afternoon, our tour took us again to the office and a DRM demonstration, this time using an 11 megs frequency I believe. The sound quality, even at a low sampling rate around 20 kbps and through a tiny desktop speaker, impressed even the DRM doubters immensely! With so much RF and EHT mains circulating through this fortress of transmission, Graham is a man with a very responsible job. A potentially dangerous occupation in times past, safety is now paramount at transmitters, so we had few concerns during our fascinating three hour look behind the scenes of one of Britain`s key shortwave facilities. Having said that, it`s normally only at an airport security check you get asked if you have any metal parts in your body before being allowed entry! Rampisham, as well as being set in one of the most beautiful parts of Britain, is a fine historical reminder of years of sterling service to free speech in times of tension. Thanks again go to Mike Terry for arranging these rare opportunities to go ``on air`` side, and to all at VT Merlin Communications for making our visits so worthwhile (May BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** U S A. Glenn wrote "Let`s see, is TTA still played back at some other times?" I think there is a repeat at 1100 on 9705 15205 17745 with a target of Europe or surroundings. ``From last month Friday's programme was repeated on the following Monday at that time.`` It's difficult to prove it from the VOA website! (Mark Hawkins, London, England, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD) Well, Kim thought it might be 0900 UT Monday (gh) ** U S A [non]. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 7085, Voice of America, *2358-0015, Apr 12, spurious signal with Chinese program from 0000, disturbing Philippine radio amateurs (Roland Schulze, Philippines, DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) VOA scheduled in Chinese 0000-0100 on 7190(UDO) 9545(PHT) 11830 11925 15150 15385 17765 (Anker Petersen, Ed., DSWCI DX Window May 4 via DXLD) So spur from Udorn 7190?? (gh) ** U S A. Seems to me KVOH had not been active on their second frequency, 9975, for a long time --- transmitter stuck on 17775 or some such, but UT May 7 at 0136 happened upon a plug for their website http://www.restauracion.com (which is missing from the Media Network hitlist, and a Google search on ``KVOH Restauracion`` led to a 2004 WOR summary!), as I tuned across 9975 with the usual distorted audio. WRTH A-05 supplement shows 9975 at 0100-0300, tho FCC and EiBi show it available 0100-0800 and 1300-1500. Not heard at 1350 check. The radio page http://www.restauracion.com/radio.html has a nice graphic mentioning only 17775, and implying it comes from a satellite! The program schedule page http://www.restauracion.com/programacion-radial.html lists nothing but religion and music, 7 am to 5 pm, zone not specified, so do they mean UT -8, no longer in effect in L.A.? Would seem so since they open at 1500 UT. And at ``5 pm`` they switch to 9975, but the only shows listed start at 6 and 6:30, duration unknown. BTW, 0100 UT is currently 6 pm PDT. UT May 8 at 0055, nothing yet on 9975 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. The Good News: Pastor Pete Peters is not (yet?) 48-hours- straight on WWCR-4 weekends. The bad news: Brother Stair heard instead at checks on 7465 at 1328, and on 9975 at 2128, Saturday May 7, and at on 7465 at 0053 UT Sunday May 8 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. KXNT [840 Las Vegas NV] comes in here most nights with WHAS phased and sometimes can be heard with them looped with the TRF portable. Their pattern has not been fixed. KXNT carries CBS news on the hour and their talk sked is listed at their website and they seem to adhere to it. KXNT has made an extremely difficult state easy! 73 KAZ Barrington IL (Neil Kazaross, May 5, NRC-AM via DXLD) ** U S A. Court rakes FCC over the coals! Yowza. . . . . the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (generally considered number #2 to the Supreme Court) administered a brutal bitchslapping to the FCC today over their "broadcast flag" rules which would've required all digital RVs, video cards, etc., to contain protections against recording or copying digital TV signals. Try this part of the ruling on for size: "The FCC has no authority to regulate consumer electronic devices that can be used for receipt of wire or radio communication when those devices are not engaged in the process of radio or wire transmission." And there's more: "The statute does not give the FCC authority to regulate any 'apparatus' that is associated with television broadcasts. Rather, the statutory language cited by the FCC refers only to 'apparatus' that are 'incidental to . . . transmission.' In other words, the language of § 153(33) and (52) plainly does not indicate that Congress intended for the Commission to have general jurisdiction over devices that can be used for receipt of wire or radio communication when those devices are not engaged in the process of radio or wire transmission." In short, the FCC seems to have no jurisdiction whatsoever over the reception of radio signals, or over receiving equipment, unless Congress has specifically granted it such authority in specific cases(as it did with ECPA). In other words, the FCC now couldn’t do something like mandate IBOC/HD capability in AM/FM receivers unless Congress directed it to do so. I have more links about this at: http://futureofradio.typepad.com/the_future_of_radio/2005/05/court_throws_ou.html (Harry Helms, W5HLH, Wimberley, TX http://futureofradio.typepad.com/ ABDX via DXLD) C|Net has an article covering a US Court of appeals decision to strike down the FCC's "broadcast flag" regulation. One interesting quote from the decision: "The FCC has no authority to regulate consumer electronic devices that can be used for receipt of wire or radio communication when those devices are not engaged in the process of radio or wire transmission." Wasn't it the FCC that mandated that all consumer radio receivers include both AM and FM bands, and that that the AM band receive up to 1710 kHz? If so, does this mean that manufacturers of radio receivers can now go back to manufacturing AM or FM band only radios, or ones that have only partial band coverage? http://news.com.com/Court+says+FCCs+broadcast+flag+is+toast/2100-1030_3-5697719.html (Mike Westfall, N6KUY, WDX6O, Los Alamos, NM (DM65uv), ibid.) Wait a minute, what`s wrong with this picture, the good guys and girls, that`s us, the great unwashed won a victory that really slapped the whiz out of the lawyers at the FCC and the greedmongers at iBiquity. There hasn't been anything this good for the people since the OTARD ruling that says, anyone can hang an antenna on their property and the whiners can just lump it. Amazing. Life can be good at times (Kevin Redding, AZ, ibid.) ** U S A. All --- Just talked with the folks at the WOWO Engineering Department. Here's what you should know. They're having issues with IBOC. Some nights where IBOC was on, the WOWO folks knew about it. They're well on top of the problem and are actively looking to solve it. In the meantime, if you hear something that doesn't sound right (e.g. Pattern or IBOC inconsistencies), feel free to post these to the list. However, I also ask that you carbon copy me as well, so I have a log of what's going on and when. I'll be corresponding with WOWO's Engineering Department (Blaine Thompson, Fort Wayne IN blaine @ well.com NRC-AM via DXLD) ** U S A. BREAKING: `TOPIC A` OVER, TINA BROWN RELEASED INTO THE WILD http://www.gawker.com/news/media/tina-brown/breaking-topic-a-over-tina-brown-released-into-the-wild-102599.php A moment of silence, please, for Harold Evans, Henry the Intern, and the three diabetics watching CNBC on Sunday nights: Tina Brown, she of the bathroom that time forgot, has been “relinquished” of her duties and the last episode of Topic A will air on May 29. Exhale. After the jump, the details in full. Original Message From: CNBC Employee Communications (NBC Universal, CNBC) Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 4:24 PM Subject: From Mark Importance: High As many of you may be aware, our very own Tina Brown has recently secured a major book deal with Doubleday to write about the legacy of Princess Diana. The book is set to be published in 2007, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Princess’ death. This book will be a major undertaking for Tina. She is under a very tight deadline and will be required to travel frequently to London. Therefore, she has asked me if she could relinquish her ``Topic A`` duties to focus on the book. I have much respect for Tina and understand the amount of time she will need to dedicate to her new project, so I am announcing to all of you that the last episode of ``Topic A`` will air on Sunday, May 29. Though I have only personally worked with Tina and her show unit a short time, I have always been very impressed with the high quality of guests that they secured and the engaging conversation that Tina hosted week after week. Tony Blair, Sumner Redstone, Sen. John McCain, Les Moonves, Annette Bening and George Clooney are just a few of those who made time to speak with Tina. I ask that you join me in thanking Tina and the entire “Topic A” team for all of their hard work and tireless dedication. They have done great work and I know that we all wish them nothing but the best in their future endeavors. Mark Update: We`re sure this had nothing to do with her ratings. Nothing at all --- http://www.broadcastingcable.com/CA600035.html (via buzzmachine via Harry Helms via DXLD) Viz.: BROWN BAGS CNBC SHOW By John M. Higgins -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/6/2005 4:25:00 PM After months of low, and recently subterranean, ratings, Tina Brown has pulled the plug on her weekly CNBC interview show, Topic A with Tina Brown. A memo sent to CNBC employees late Friday said that Brown was leaving the show to work on what is apparently her new "topic A," a book on the legacy of Princess Diana. But Brown's ratings tell a more compelling story. Last Sunday, Topic A's prime time airing managed to draw just 4,000 souls in the key news demo, adults 25-54. Total viewership reached just 26,000.Year to date, her average was higher, at 75,000 total viewers. The weekly show debuted in February 2004, hinging on the ability of Brown -- former editor of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Talk magazines -- to secure high-profile guests. She got the guests, but never the ratings. The show will wrap up May 29 (via DXLD) ** VATICAN. NAME THAT STATION, NAME THAT TUNE --- with Mark Savage With the death and funeral of John Paul II, followed by the election and enthronement of Pope Benedict XVI last month, VATICAN RADIO has been much to the fore in recent weeks covering the high solemnity of these events in the world’s smallest Sovereign state. As a result, many more people will have been introduced to the station’s rather charming little interval signal --- but how much do you know about it? As the WRTH used to show, the theme is part of the hymn Christus Vincit. Translated from the Latin, these words mean ``Christ Wins`` and are followed by ``Christus Regnet, Christus Imperatat`` --- Christ Rules, Christ Reigns. It is probably the nearest the Holy See has to a ``national anthem``, and is always used at enthronements and many other high religious occasions. The tune is described in many hymnals as ``traditional chant``, but according to one website --- http://romaaeterna.web.infoseek.co.jp/jpch/ch625.html its authorship is claimed by a Czech, Jan Kunc and dates from 1933. Whether or not this is true, like many concerns of the Church, has to be a matter of personal belief maybe --- but it is still a very memorable tune. Listen out for it too this month on programmes for the important Christian festivals of Ascension Day (May 5th) and Pentecost ten days later on May 15th (Mark Savage, May BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD) ** VATICAN. VATICAN RADIO A05 UTC Language Site kW Target days h=holy days kHz DRM if marked # 0025-0040 Urdu SMG 250 SAs daily 9650 0025-0040 Urdu SMG 250 SAs daily 12055 0025-0100 Portuguese SMG 500 SAm daily 7305 0030-0100 Portuguese SMG 250 SAm daily 9605 0030-0100 Portuguese VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0040-0100 Hindi SMG 250 SAs daily 9650 0040-0100 Hindi SMG 250 SAs daily 12055 0100-0120 Tamil SMG 250 SAs daily 9650 0100-0120 Tamil SMG 250 SAs daily 12055 0100-0145 Spanish VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0100-0230 Spanish SMG 500 SAm daily 7305 0100-0230 Spanish SMG 250 SAm daily 9605 0100-0230 Spanish SMG 100 SAm daily 11910 0120-0140 Malayalam SMG 250 SAs daily 9650 0120-0140 Malayalam SMG 250 SAs daily 12055 0140-0200 English SMG 250 SAs daily 9650 0140-0200 English SMG 250 SAs daily 12055 0200-0230 Armenian SMG 100 ME daily 9645 0205-0230 Armenian SMG 500 ME daily 6185 0210-0230 Armenian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0225-0250 Slovenian VAT 100 Eu daily 4005 0225-0250 Slovenian VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0230-0250 Slovenian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0230-0250 French SMG 250 CAm,NAm daily 7305 0230-0250 French SMG 500 CAm daily 9605 0230-0300 Russian SMG 500 Eu daily 6185 0230-0300 Russian SMG 100 Eu daily 7335 0230-0300 Russian SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 0230-0300 French SMG 500 EAf daily 9660 0230-0300 Russian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0250-0310 Croatian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0250-0310 Croatian VAT 100 Eu daily 4005 0250-0310 Croatian VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0250-0320 English SMG 250 CAm,NAm daily 7305 0250-0320 English SMG 500 CAm daily 9605 0300-0320 Ukrainian SMG 500 Eu daily 6185 0300-0320 Ukrainian SMG 100 Eu daily 7335 0300-0320 Ukrainian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0300-0330 English SMG 500 EAf daily 9660 0310-0325 Czech SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0310-0325 Czech VAT 100 Eu daily 4005 0310-0325 Czech VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0320-0340 Belarusian SMG 500 Eu daily 6185 0320-0340 Belarusian SMG 250 Eu daily 7335 0320-0340 Belarusian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0320-0400 Spanish SMG 250 CAm,NAm daily 7305 0320-0400 Spanish SMG 500 CAm daily 9605 0325-0340 Slovak SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0325-0340 Slovak VAT 100 Eu daily 4005 0325-0340 Slovak VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0330-0345 Swahili SMG 500 EAf daily 9660 0330-0345 Swahili SMG 100 EAf daily 11625 0340-0400 Hungarian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0340-0400 Lithuanian SMG 500 Eu daily 6185 0340-0400 Lithuanian SMG 250 Eu daily 7335 0340-0400 Lithuanian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0340-0400 Hungarian VAT 100 Eu daily 4005 0340-0400 Hungarian VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0345-0400 Somali SMG 500 EAf ......s 9660 0345-0400 Swahili SMG 500 EAf mtwtfs. 9660 0345-0400 Somali SMG 100 EAf ......s 11625 0345-0400 Swahili SMG 100 EAf mtwtfs. 11625 0355-0420 Polish SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 0355-0500 Arabic SMG 100 ME daily 11715 0400-0415 Amharic SMG 500 EAf daily 9660 0400-0415 Amharic SMG 100 EAf daily 11625 0400-0420 Polish SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0400-0420 Latvian SMG 500 Eu daily 6185 0400-0420 Latvian SMG 250 Eu daily 7335 0400-0420 Polish VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 0400-0420 Polish VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0400-0430 Arabic SMG 100 ME daily 9645 0400-0430 Arabic VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0415-0430 Tigrinya SMG 500 EAf daily 9660 0415-0430 Tigrinya SMG 100 EAf daily 11625 0420-0440 German SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0420-0440 Romanian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 0420-0440 Romanian SMG 500 Eu daily 6185 0420-0440 German SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 0420-0440 Romanian SMG 250 Eu daily 7335 0420-0440 German VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 0420-0440 German VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0430-0500 French SMG 500 CAf daily 9660 0430-0500 French SMG 100 CAf daily 11625 0440-0500 French SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0440-0500 Bulgarian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 0440-0500 Bulgarian SMG 500 Eu daily 6185 0440-0500 French SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 0440-0500 Bulgarian SMG 250 Eu daily 7335 0440-0500 French VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 0440-0500 French VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0455-0520 Swedish SMG 250 Eu .twtf.s 7335 0455-0520 Finnish SMG 250 Eu m....s. 7335 0455-0520 Swedish SMG 100 Eu .twtf.s 9645 0455-0520 Finnish SMG 100 Eu m....s. 9645 0455-0530 English SMG 100 SAf daily 11625 0455-0530 English SMG 250 SAf daily 13765 0500-0520 English SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0500-0520 Swedish SMG 100 Eu .twtf.s 1611 0500-0520 Finnish SMG 100 Eu m....s. 1611 0500-0520 English SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 0500-0520 Swedish VAT 5 Eu .twtf.s 1260 0500-0520 Finnish VAT 5 Eu m....s. 1260 0500-0520 English VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 0500-0520 English VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0500-0530 English SMG 500 EAf daily 9660 0520-0530 Italian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0520-0530 Albanian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 0520-0530 Albanian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 0520-0530 Italian VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 0520-0530 Italian VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0520-0600 Latin (Mass) SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 0525-0600 Latin (Mass) SMG 100 Eu,WAf,SAm daily 9645 0525-0600 Portuguese SMG 100 EAf,SAf daily 11625 0525-0600 Latin (Mass) SMG 100 Eu daily 11740 0525-0600 Portuguese SMG 100 SAf daily 13765 0525-0600 Portuguese SMG 500 WAf,SAm daily 15570 0525-0600 Latin (Mass) SMG 250 Eu,ME daily 15595 0530-0600 Latin (Mass) SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 0530-0600 Latin (Mass) VAT 5 Eu daily 585 0530-0600 Latin (Mass) VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 0530-0600 Latin (Mass) VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 0600-0615 Italian SMG 600 Eu mtwtfs. 1530 0600-0615 Italian SMG 250 Eu mtwtfs. 7250 0600-0615 Italian SMG 100 Eu,WAf,SAm mtwtfs. 9645 0600-0615 Italian SMG 100 Eu mtwtfs. 11740 0600-0615 Italian SMG 250 Eu,ME mtwtfs. 15595 0600-0615 Italian VAT 5 Eu mtwtfs. 585 0600-0615 Italian VAT 10 Eu mtwtfs. 4005 0600-0615 Italian VAT 80 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 0600-0630 French SMG 100 WAf,SAm daily 11625 0600-0630 French SMG 250 SAf daily 13765 0600-0630 French SMG 500 WAf daily 15570 0600-0730 Ukrainian (Liturgy) SMG 100 UKR ......sh 1611 0600-0730 Romanian (Liturgy) SMG 100 Eu ......sh 9645 0600-0730 Ukrainian (Liturgy) SMG 250 UKR ......sh 9850 0600-0730 Ukrainian (Liturgy) SMG 100 UKR ......sh 11740 0615-0630 French SMG 600 Eu mtwtfs. 1530 0615-0630 French SMG 250 Eu mtwtfs. 7250 0615-0630 French SMG 100 Eu,WAf,SAm mtwtfs. 9645 0615-0630 French SMG 100 Eu mtwtfs. 11740 0615-0630 French SMG 250 Eu,ME mtwtfs. 15595 0615-0630 French VAT 5 Eu mtwtfs. 585 0615-0630 French VAT 10 Eu mtwtfs. 4005 0615-0630 French VAT 80 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 0630-0645 English SMG 600 Eu mtwtfs. 1530 0630-0645 English SMG 250 Eu mtwtfs. 7250 0630-0645 English SMG 100 Eu,WAf,SAm mtwtfs. 9645 0630-0645 English SMG 100 Eu mtwtfs. 11740 0630-0645 English SMG 250 Eu,ME mtwtfs. 15595 0630-0645 English VAT 5 Eu mtwtfs. 585 0630-0645 English VAT 10 Eu mtwtfs. 4005 0630-0645 English VAT 80 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 0630-0700 English SMG 100 WAf,SAm daily 11625 0630-0700 English SMG 250 SAf daily 13765 0630-0700 English SMG 500 WAf daily 15570 0645-0700 Arabic SMG 600 Eu mtwtfs. 1530 0645-0700 Arabic SMG 100 Eu,WAf mtwtfs. 9645 0645-0700 Arabic SMG 250 NAf mtwtfs. 11740 0645-0700 Arabic SMG 250 ME mtwtfs. 15595 0645-0700 Arabic VAT 80 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 0645-0730 Latin (Mass) SMG 100 Eu ......s 7250 0730-0830 Italian (Mass) SMG 100 Eu ......sh 7250 0730-0830 Italian (Mass) VAT 5 Eu ......sh 585 0800-0815 Spanish VAT 5 Eu mtwtfs. 585 0800-0815 Spanish VAT 80 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 0815-1000 Papal Audience SMG 25 Eu ..w.... 1611 # 0815-1000 Papal Audience VAT 5 Eu ..w.... 585 0815-1000 Papal Audience VAT 80 Eu ..w.... 5885 0830-1000 Mandarin (Liturgy) SMG 250 ME ......s 11740 0830-1000 Mandarin (Liturgy) SMG 100 As ......s 15595 0830-1000 Mandarin (Liturgy) SMG 100 As ......s 17515 0930-1000 English VAT 5 Eu mt.tfs. 585 0930-1000 English VAT 80 Eu mt.tfs. 5885 0950-1030 Angelus SMG 250 Eu ......sh 9645 0950-1030 Angelus SMG 100 Eu ......sh 11740 0955-1030 Portuguese SMG 250 SAm mtwtfs. 21850 1000-1015 Angelus SMG 25 Eu ......sh 1611 # 1000-1015 Italian SMG 25 Eu mtwtfs. 1611 # 1000-1015 Angelus SMG 600 Eu ......sh 1530 1000-1015 Angelus VAT 5 Eu ......sh 585 1000-1015 Italian VAT 5 Eu mtwtfs. 585 1000-1015 Angelus VAT 80 Eu ......sh 5885 1000-1015 Italian VAT 80 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 1000-1030 Angelus SMG 250 Eu,ME ......sh 9645 1000-1030 Angelus SMG 250 Eu,ME ......sh 11740 1000-1030 Angelus SMG 250 Eu,ME ......sh 15595 1000-1030 Angelus SMG 250 Eu,ME ......sh 17515 1000-1030 Angelus SMG 250 Eu,Af,SAm ......sh 21850 1000-1130 Portuguese VAT 5 Eu mtwtfs. 1260 1015-1030 Italian SMG 25 Eu ......sh 1611 # 1015-1100 Italian VAT 5 Eu ......sh 585 1030-1100 Italian VAT 80 Eu ......sh 5885 1100-1200 French SMG 25 Eu mtwtfs. 1611 # 1100-1200 French VAT 5 Eu mtwtfs. 585 1100-1200 French VAT 80 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 1125-1200 English (Mass) SMG 500 ME ....f.. 15595 1130-1200 English (Mass) SMG 250 ME ....f.. 17515 1130-1200 Spanish SMG 250 SAm mtwtfs. 21850 1130-1200 Spanish VAT 5 Eu mtwtfs. 1260 1155-1230 Italian SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1155-1230 Italian SMG 100 Eu daily 11740 1155-1230 Italian VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1200-1230 Italian SMG 250 Eu,ME daily 15595 1200-1230 Italian SMG 250 Eu,Af daily 21850 1200-1300 Italian SMG 25 Eu daily 1611 # 1200-1300 Italian VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1225-1300 Russian NVS 100 CAs daily 6210 1225-1315 Mandarin PUG 250 FE daily 6020 1225-1315 Mandarin SMG 500 FE daily 15455 1225-1315 Mandarin SMG 250 FE daily 17515 1230-1300 Russian SMG 250 RUS daily 15360 1230-1300 Russian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1255-1315 Spanish SMG 250 Eu daily 9645 1255-1315 Spanish SMG 250 Eu daily 11740 1300-1315 Spanish SMG 25 Eu daily 1611 # 1300-1315 Spanish VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1300-1315 Spanish VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1315-1330 Portuguese SMG 250 Eu daily 9645 1315-1330 Portuguese SMG 250 Eu daily 11740 1315-1330 Portuguese VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1315-1400 Vietnamese SMG 500 SEA daily 17515 1315-1400 Vietnamese TCH 500 SEA daily 12055 1355-1415 German SMG 100 Eu daily 7250 1355-1415 German SMG 250 Eu daily 9645 1355-1415 German SMG 250 Eu daily 11740 1355-1415 German VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1400-1415 German FLE 40 Eu daily 7240 # 1410-1430 Urdu SMG 500 SAs daily 13765 1410-1430 Urdu SMG 250 SAs daily 15235 1415-1430 Polish SMG 100 Eu daily 7250 1415-1430 Polish SMG 250 Eu daily 9645 1415-1430 Polish SMG 250 Eu daily 11740 1415-1430 Polish VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1415-1430 Polish WWA 200 Eu daily 198 1430-1450 Hindi SMG 500 SAs daily 13765 1430-1450 Hindi SMG 250 SAs daily 15235 1430-1450 Hindi TAC 200 SAs daily 12065 1430-1500 Italian SMG 100 Eu ....f.. 7250 1430-1500 Music SMG 100 Eu mtwt.ss 7250 1430-1500 Latin (Mass) SMG 100 Eu,ME daily 9645 1430-1500 Italian VAT 80 Eu ....f.. 5885 1430-1500 Music VAT 80 Eu mtwt.ss 5885 1450-1510 Tamil SMG 500 SAs daily 13765 1450-1510 Tamil SMG 250 SAs daily 15235 1450-1510 Tamil TAC 200 SAs daily 12065 1500-1530 Vespers SMG 100 Eu daily 7250 1500-1530 Vespers SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1500-1530 Portuguese VAT 5 Eu ...t... 1260 1500-1530 Spanish VAT 5 Eu m...f.. 1260 1500-1530 Vespers VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1510-1530 Malayalam SMG 500 SAs daily 13765 1510-1530 Malayalam SMG 250 SAs daily 15235 1510-1530 Malayalam TAC 200 SAs daily 12065 1525-1600 Arabic SMG 250 ME daily 11625 1525-1600 Arabic SMG 250 ME daily 15595 1530-1600 Italian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1530-1600 Italian SMG 100 Eu daily 7250 1530-1600 Italian SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1530-1600 English SMG 500 As daily 13765 1530-1600 English SMG 250 As daily 15235 1530-1600 English TAC 100 As daily 12065 1530-1600 Italian VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1530-1600 Arabic VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1530-1600 Italian VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1545-1610 Armenian SMG 250 ME daily 15185 1545-1610 Armenian SMG 250 ME daily 9585 1545-1610 Armenian SMG 100 ME daily 11715 1550-1610 Armenian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1555-1615 French VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1600-1615 French SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1600-1615 French SMG 100 Eu daily 7250 1600-1615 French SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1600-1615 Swahili SMG 250 EAf daily 13765 1600-1615 Swahili SMG 500 EAf daily 15570 1600-1615 French SMG 250 Eu,ME daily 15595 1600-1615 French VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1600-1615 French VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1600-1640 Russian SMG 250 Eu daily 11715 1610-1640 Russian SMG 250 RUS daily 15185 1610-1640 Russian SMG 250 Eu daily 7360 1610-1640 Russian SMG 250 Eu daily 9585 1610-1640 Russian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1610-1640 Russian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1615-1630 English SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1615-1630 English SMG 100 Eu daily 7250 1615-1630 English SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1615-1630 Somali SMG 250 EAf .....s. 13765 1615-1630 Swahili SMG 250 EAf mtwtf.s 13765 1615-1630 Somali SMG 500 EAf .....s. 15570 1615-1630 Swahili SMG 500 EAf mtwtf.s 15570 1615-1630 English SMG 100 Eu,ME daily 15595 1615-1630 English VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1615-1630 English VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1615-1630 English VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1630-1645 Amharic SMG 250 EAf daily 13765 1630-1645 Amharic SMG 500 EAf daily 15570 1630-1650 Slovenian ROU 1000 Eu daily 1467 1630-1650 Slovenian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1630-1650 Slovenian SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 1630-1650 Slovenian VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1630-1650 Slovenian VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1640-1700 Ukrainian SMG 250 Eu daily 11715 1640-1700 Ukrainian SMG 250 Eu daily 7360 1640-1700 Ukrainian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1640-1700 Ukrainian SMG 250 Eu daily 9585 1640-1700 Ukrainian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1645-1700 Tigrinya SMG 500 EAf daily 15570 1645-1700 Tigrinya SMG 250 EAf daily 17515 1650-1710 Croatian ROU 1000 Eu daily 1467 1650-1710 Croatian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1650-1710 Croatian SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 1650-1710 Croatian VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1650-1710 Croatian VAT 80 Eu daily 5885 1700-1720 Belarusian SMG 250 Eu daily 11715 1700-1720 Belarusian SMG 250 Eu daily 7360 1700-1720 Belarusian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1700-1720 Belarusian SMG 250 Eu daily 9585 1700-1730 French SMG 250 EAf,SAf daily 13765 1700-1730 French SMG 500 EAf daily 15570 1700-1730 Portuguese VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1710-1730 Hungarian ROU 1000 Eu daily 1467 1710-1730 Hungarian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1710-1730 Hungarian SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1710-1730 Hungarian SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 1710-1730 Hungarian VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1720-1740 Lithuanian SMG 250 Eu daily 11715 1720-1740 Lithuanian SMG 250 Eu daily 7360 1720-1740 Lithuanian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1720-1740 Lithuanian SMG 250 Eu daily 9585 1730-1745 Czech ROU 1000 Eu daily 1467 1730-1745 Czech SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1730-1745 Czech SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1730-1745 Czech SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 1730-1745 Czech VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1730-1800 English SMG 250 SAf daily 11625 1730-1800 English SMG 100 EAf daily 13765 1730-1800 English SMG 500 EAf,SAf daily 15570 1730-1800 Spanish VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1740-1800 Latvian SMG 250 Eu daily 11715 1740-1800 Latvian SMG 250 Eu daily 7360 1740-1800 Latvian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1740-1800 Latvian SMG 250 Eu daily 9585 1745-1800 Slovak ROU 1000 Eu daily 1467 1745-1800 Slovak SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1745-1800 Slovak SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1745-1800 Slovak SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 1745-1800 Slovak VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1755-1820 Romanian SMG 250 Eu daily 6185 1755-1820 Polish SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1800-1820 Polish ROU 1000 Eu daily 1467 1800-1820 Polish SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1800-1820 Romanian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1800-1820 Polish SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1800-1820 Polish SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 1800-1820 Romanian SMG 250 Eu daily 7360 1800-1820 Romanian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1800-1820 Polish VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1800-1840 Portuguese SMG 250 SAf daily 11625 1800-1840 Portuguese SMG 100 WAf,SAm daily 13765 1800-1840 Portuguese SMG 500 EAf,SAf daily 15570 1820-1840 German ROU 1000 Eu daily 1467 1820-1840 German SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1820-1840 Bulgarian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1820-1840 German SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1820-1840 Bulgarian SMG 250 Eu daily 6185 1820-1840 German SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 1820-1840 Bulgarian SMG 250 Eu daily 7360 1820-1840 German SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1820-1840 Bulgarian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1820-1840 German VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1840-1900 Rosary SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1840-1900 Finnish SMG 100 Eu ....f.s 1611 1840-1900 Swedish SMG 100 Eu mtwt.s. 1611 1840-1900 Rosary SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1840-1900 Rosary SMG 100 Eu daily 6185 1840-1900 Finnish SMG 100 Eu ....f.s 7250 1840-1900 Swedish SMG 100 Eu mtwt.s. 7250 1840-1900 Finnish SMG 100 Eu ....f.s 9645 1840-1900 Swedish SMG 100 Eu mtwt.s. 9645 1840-1900 Rosary SMG 500 SAf daily 9755 1840-1900 Rosary SMG 500 Eu,Af,ME daily 11625 1840-1900 Rosary SMG 100 Eu daily 13765 1840-1900 Rosary VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1840-1900 Finnish VAT 5 Eu ....f.s 1260 1840-1900 Swedish VAT 5 Eu mtwt.s. 1260 1840-1900 Rosary VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1900-1920 Italian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1900-1920 Albanian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 1900-1920 Italian SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1900-1920 Albanian SMG 100 Eu daily 7250 1900-1920 Albanian SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1900-1920 Italian VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1900-1920 Albanian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 1900-1920 Italian VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1900-1930 Spanish SMG 500 SAf .....s. 9755 1900-1930 Spanish SMG 250 WAf,SAf .....s. 11625 1920-1930 Esperanto SMG 600 Eu ......sh 1530 1920-1930 Tagalog SMG 100 Eu ....f.. 1611 1920-1930 Esperanto SMG 100 Eu ..wt... 1611 1920-1930 Esperanto SMG 100 Eu ......s 5885 1920-1930 Italian SMG 100 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 1920-1930 Esperanto SMG 100 Eu ..wt... 7250 1920-1930 Italian SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1920-1930 Esperanto VAT 5 Eu ......sh 585 1920-1930 Tagalog VAT 5 Eu ....f.. 1260 1920-1930 Esperanto VAT 5 Eu ..wt... 1260 1920-1930 Esperanto VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1920-1940 Italian SMG 100 Eu m...... 1611 1920-1940 Italian VAT 100 Eu m...... 1260 1930-1950 French SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1930-1950 French SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1930-1950 French SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1930-1950 French VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1930-1950 French VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1940-1950 English SMG 100 Eu m...... 1611 1940-1950 English VAT 5 Eu m...... 1260 1945-2030 English SAC 70 NAm daily 9800 # 1950-2020 English SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 1950-2020 English SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 1950-2020 English SMG 100 Eu daily 7250 1950-2020 English SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 1950-2020 English VAT 5 Eu daily 585 1950-2020 English VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 1955-2030 Russian SMG 250 Eu daily 9575 1955-2030 Russian SMG 250 Eu daily 5910 1955-2030 Russian SMG 500 Eu daily 7300 2000-2030 English SMG 500 WAf,SAm daily 9755 2000-2030 English SMG 250 WAf,SAf daily 11625 2000-2030 English SMG 250 SAf daily 13765 2000-2030 Russian VAT 5 Eu daily 1260 2010-2040 Spanish SMG 100 Eu daily 9645 2020-2040 Spanish SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 2020-2040 Spanish SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 2020-2040 Spanish SMG 250 Eu daily 7250 2020-2040 Spanish VAT 5 Eu daily 585 2020-2040 Spanish VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 2030-2100 French SMG 500 WAf,SAm daily 9755 2030-2100 French SMG 250 WAf,SAf daily 11625 2030-2100 French SMG 250 SAf daily 13765 2040-2100 Arabic SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 2040-2100 Arabic SMG 100 ME daily 5885 2040-2100 Arabic SMG 250 Eu,Af daily 7250 2040-2100 Arabic SMG 100 Eu,Af daily 9645 2100-2150 Italian SMG 100 Eu daily 1611 # 2100-2150 Italian SMG 600 Eu daily 1530 2100-2150 Italian SMG 100 Eu daily 5885 2100-2150 Italian VAT 5 Eu daily 585 2100-2150 Italian VAT 10 Eu daily 4005 2150-2210 Esperanto VAT 5 Eu ......sh 585 2150-2215 Esperanto SMG 100 Eu ......s 1611 # 2150-2215 Italian SMG 100 Eu mtwtfs. 1611 # 2150-2215 Esperanto SMG 600 Eu ......s 1530 2150-2215 Italian SMG 600 Eu mtwtfs. 1530 2150-2215 Esperanto SMG 100 Eu ......s 5885 2150-2215 Italian SMG 100 Eu mtwtfs. 5885 2150-2215 Esperanto VAT 10 Eu ......s 4005 2150-2215 Italian VAT 10 Eu mtwtfs. 4005 [is something missing between 2200 and 2400???? B-04, e.g., had a Vietnamese broadcast at 2315--- gh] see also MONACO [non] 73 de (Sean Gilbert, G4UCJ - G4001SWL, WRTH, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The WRTH A-05 supplement shows this info in language, time order (gh) ** VATICAN. HAM RADIO DYING IN THE VATICAN Ham radio could soon be a thing of the past in the Vatican. This is because there are no longer any H-V prefix stations to man the controls. Amateur Radio Newsline`s Mark Abramovich, NT3V, was in Rome covering the selection of the Catholic Church`s new pontiff when he discovered that ham radio operations from all three Vatican stations may soon be QRT for good: This was one of those stories I really didn`t expect to find. I knew the challenge of going over to Rome to cover the election and installation of a new pope would be enormous. I had been there in 2000 to cover the elevation of St. Katharine Drexel from Philadelphia. This time, this ham was determined to take a little bit of personal time to investigate the status of amateur radio at the Vatican and also to look into the possibility of visiting one of the few Vatican ham radio stations. Much to my surprise, e-mails sent a week in advance of the visit to some of the call signs I managed to find went unanswered. A quick call to the American Radio Relay League for an assist produced a call sign at Vatican Radio, but there was no response to an e-mail sent there, either. When I finally got to Rome, the days were long and the story of the papal conclave and the elevation of the new pope kept all of us in the news media busy. It wasn`t until near the end of my eight days covering the story that I learned the shocking news - ham radio may be disappearing from the Vatican. It came at the end of a briefing from the director of the Vatican`s TV operations about the papal installation Mass. I approached one of the engineers handling sound for the news briefing and asked him about ham radio. He pointed me to Monsignor Lombardi, who handles communications for Vatican TV and Radio. I asked Monsignor Lombardi about the Vatican`s ham stations and was shocked to learn that they had all fallen silent. That`s right, he says HV1CN - assigned to Vatican Radio - as well as HV5PUL, operated out of the Pontifical Lateran University, and HV3SJ, held by the Jesuit house in the Vatican City - were all inactive. Now I had learned just days earlier that the North American College located on Vatican territory on the Geniculum Hill above St. Peter`s Square had a ham station - I spotted the beam on a trip up there to meet seminarians studying there who are from the Camden area just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. Monsignor Lombardi said as far as he knew, that was the only station left in Vatican territory. But the seminarians and another monsignor who was responsible for clearing communications with the North American College, were unable to tell me anything about it. One said he heard it was going to be dismantled because there were problems. I was unable to learn more about those problems due to the press of my work covering the installation Mass for the new Pope Benedict XVI and the aftermath for my commercial news station in Philadelphia. However, e-mails are going back and forth to find out the status of the North American College`s station and to press for more information about getting it re-activated. At this point, I don`t even know whether it has an active call sign. If Vatican ham radio is to survive, it looks like it will take an experienced DXer with some good diplomatic skills to get in touch with the Vatican or the North American College to offer an assist in keeping it alive. In the meantime, Amateur Radio Newsline will stay on top of developments and report them to you here. For now, making ready to depart from Rome, I`m Mark Abramowicz NT3V signing /HV from St. Peter`s Square for Amateur Radio Newsline. If all this comes to pass as Mark says, then the only way you will ever again hear HV stations I if a Dxpedition is mounted to put the Vatican back on the air. According to the 425 DX Newsletter, stations in the Vatican are among the most wanted contacts, worldwide. (Amateur Radio Newsline™ Report 1447 May 6, 2005 via John Norfolk, dxldyg via DXLD) DX-peditions would be an adventure, instead of days at sea, days at See. I don`t think I would be up to it (gh, DXLD) ** ZIMBABWE [non]. SW RADIO AFRICA LISTS SEVEN SHORTWAVE FREQUENCIES SW Radio Africa, the independent radio station broadcasting to Zimbabwe which is currently being jammed by the Zimbabwe government, is now listing seven shortwave frequencies for its broadcast at 1600- 1900 UTC. However, it's possible that not all of them are in use at the same time. The frequencies now listed are: In the 19 metre band: 15145 In the 25 metre band: 12145 & 11770 In the 60 metre band: 4825 & 4880 In the 90 metre band: 3300 & 3365 The morning broadcast at 0300-0500 UT is now listed only on mediumwave 1197 kHz. SW Radio Africa http://www.swradioafrica.org # posted by Andy @ 14:49 UT May7 (Media Network blog via DXLD) SW Radio Africa posts a couple of alternate frequencies in the 90m & 60m bands, via their website. Alternate: 4825 & 3365 given at 1600-1900 UT. Not much use to the jammers of SWRA as also 3300 & 4880 are listed, 1600-1900. SWRA, 4880, 12145, 15145, 11770 has been heard with patterned block jamming 1600-1900. 1197 MW, Lesotho, 0300-0500 is heard here in Zimbabwe un-jammed. 73, (David Pringle-Wood, Zimbabwe, May 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15145 is always best here; listened to the 1600 opening May 7, no jamming. They immediately started talking about coping with jamming, but did not mention 4825, 3365. As usual here, nothing audible on 12145 from Russia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES +++++++++++++++++++++++++ WTFDA CONVENTION 2005 ***DALLAS, TEXAS*** JULY 22, 23, 24 Hosted by John Callarman At the Clarion DFW Airport South 4440 W. Airport Freeway, Irving, TX 75062 Registration: $45/single $70/couple (Includes banquet) Rooms: $69/nite per room single or double 1-972-399-1010 http://www.choicehotels.com/hotel/tx890 This Irving hotel is minutes from popular attractions like Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, American Airlines Center, Reunion Arena and the Texas Motor Speedway. Those of you who plan to attend should listen up. John says that reservation requests should be phoned in to the hotel’s reservation department 30 days prior to your arrival date at 972-399-1010. Identify yourself as being part of the WTFDA group with your guest name, requested room type, requested bed type (king or double/double), check in and check out dates and Clarion VIP status. The convention room rate of $69 will be available for reservations three days prior and three days after the convention, for those who come early or want to hang around a few days longer. DFW airport shuttle and parking is free. For baseball fans, the Texas Rangers will be playing the Yankees Wednesday night and the Athletics on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the convention weekend. Please note that the convention registration fee ($45 single / $70 couple) should not be sent to the hotel, but to John A. Callarman, 301 W. McCart St., Krum, TX 76249-5503. Checks can be made out to any of the following: John A. Callarman, WTFDA Special Convention Account or Special Convention Account (May VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ THE 2005 WTFDA TV STATION GUIDE Three years have gone by. Now it’s time. You’ve been waiting for this, and it’s ready! The guides have been printed and they’re ready to go! This edition contains 400 pages and Doug’s channel maps. This is our largest station guide to date, reflecting the growth of digital television in the United States. It’s three-hole-punched and ready for a binder. It’s as up-to-date as humanly possible and it’s just $25.00. ORDERING INFORMATION To order your copy of the 2005 WTFDA TV Station Guide, send a check or a money order for $25.00 payable to WTFDA and send it to John Ebeling, 9209 Vincent Avenue S., Bloomington, MN 55431-2157 (Yes, you can use Paypal. From the Paypal website, click on send money and send $25 to mbugaj @ snet.net. Use the comment box on that page.) (May VHF-UHF Digest via DXLD) HAM DX SOUND CLIPS "My DX sound clips for 2004 are now complete", Tom, K8CX reports. There are 154 streaming Real Audio DX clips at http://hamgallery.com/dx2004/; they covers all the major DXpeditions, rare and semi-rare DX (425 DX News via Dave Raycroft, ODXA via DXLD) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ AVOID THE ALPHA DELTA SLOPER I have a tale to tell this week. About two or three weeks ago my antenna suddenly quit working. This put me out of the DX hobby for a while, since my radios do not work very well without an antenna. All of this happened just before the Fest. Then while I was at the Fest I could not do any antenna work. When I got home from the Fest, I had to wait for a combination of good weather in Cleveland and a time when I had a few hours to do some antenna work. That time came this weekend. I discovered that my local Radio Shack no longer sells coax with PL 259 connectors on it, and they do not even stock BNC or F to PL259 connectors to hook onto the coax that they do have in stock. So, I had to find a store that sells coax for antennas. Radio Shack is not such a place. Making a long story short, after considerable frustration I took down my old nonworking antennas and I have replaced them with a new Alpha Delta sloper, which barely fits in my back yard. I have no good words to say for the Alpha Delta company. They have changed the design of their antennas so that they now have a lot thicker gauge of wire than they used to have. It is all insulated. I presume that this change in the materials in their antennas has been made to increase the life and durability of the antennas. But, it also made the antennas much more complicated for a clumsy lummox to erect. I know that many of us are clumsy lummoxes, so caveat emptor with Alpha Delta antennas. The Alpha Delta Sloper antenna comes with a set of instructions saying that it is "easy to assemble." This is not true. It is very difficult to assemble, as are all Alpha Delta antenna products. First of all, all of the required parts are not provided in the package that the antenna comes in. The first 20 or 30 feet of this antenna is a stub that consists of two wires, separated from each other by four plastic shunts (supplied). However, they tell you to go to the hardware store to buy some plastic to plastic glue, so as to hold the stub of the antenna in place once you erect it. The glue is not supplied. Further, there is no coax seal supplied either, although they recommend it for the spot where you screw your coax into the antenna. These nonsupplied parts are a very bad feature of Alpha Delta antennas. It is like buying a receiver, and then finding out that you have to go buy your knobs and power cord separately. This is not good marketing. Alpha Delta should be ashamed of themselves. Then, once you have acquired the nonsupplied parts, it is still difficult to handle the antenna while you are assembling and erecting it, since the gauge of the wire in the antenna is very thick. This makes the wire hard to handle. It gets tangled up among itself, and it is difficult to move the thick gauge wire through the little holes in the plastic shunts of the stub since the kinks in the wire make it hard to shove the wire through the little holes. I do not recommend the purchase of this antenna for erection purposes, unless you have some mechanical skills that I do not have. I am not 100% sure what caused my old antennas to suddenly quit working. The main offender was an Alpha Delta DX Ultra that I had been using for quite a few years now. It may have suffered some wind damage during the winter, but it is also possible that the static discharge element in the antenna may have given out. We will never know, since Mayor Jane Campbell (D-Cleveland) will be hauling away my old Alpha Delta DX Ultra with all the other trash on Tuesday this week. Now, after a great deal of frustration and difficulty, my new Alpha Delta Sloper antenna is installed and is working. I know that I have a previously established reputation for being clumsy with antennas, including the time that I took Ed Mauger's antenna down by mistake during the French Creek DXpedition one time. But, having established this reputation in the past, I now recommend that all clumsy and scatterbrained people avoid buying Alpha Delta antennas. The gauge of the wire is too thick to work with, and the antennas do not come supplied with all of the parts that you need to erect the antenna. Make sure that you are aware of these negative features before you purchase any Alpha Delta antennas that currently are on the market. I ask that you read this review very carefully. I am sure that there will be plenty of wise guys who just skim through the review and then will remember only the part of the review where George Zeller admits in print that he is clumsy and has difficulty with erections. That is not literally what the review says, if you read it carefully (George Zeller, Cleveland, OH http://www.nacs.net/~georgez DX LISTENING DIGEST) RDS REVERSE CALCULATOR I've noticed a lot of people reporting stations adding RDS -- and a lot of people reporting stations with the wrong PI code. If you know anyone who might be installing a RDS *encoder* at a FM station, you might encourage them to visit this page first. http://www.w9wi.com/articles/rdsreverse.htm It'll ensure they know the correct PI code to use when programming the equipment (Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com WTFDA via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ MAY MS CHART If you're interested in seeing the rollercoaster ride for meteor scatter during the month of May, John Zondlo now has the chart up on his site http://www.fmdxweb.com/ Follow the links to the meteor scatter page (Jim Thomas, wdx0fbu, Milliken, Colorado, WTFDA) i.e. http://members.cox.net/fmdxweb/thomas.html TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING ++++++++++++++++++++++++ How I just had a fright --- Good morning, I just had an impression that the end of the world had come. But after 20 minutes or so all was OK again. Why? Google was down, sometime between 2200 and 2300, at least here in Germany (noted from various providers). It was really scary ... Good night! (Kai Ludwig, UT May 8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###