A18 PART 2 - ANOTHER 50+ FREQUENCIES MONITORED

SEASON A18 - PART 2
ANOTHER 50+ FREQUENCIES MONITORED


Further to last week's post, I have continued to scan the shortwave broadcast bands looking for changes in spectrum usage and frequency movements by the international broadcasters. The list below adds to the selection of frequencies uncovered last time and reinforces the fact that stations have made some significant changes to cope with seasonal propagation conditions and frequency usage. Once again, the "ex" frequencies relate to those channels used in the previous B17 season (and NOT the earlier A17 season that some others use for comparison purposes).

 And as in my Part 1 post, I list a few less common DX signals that were not new frequencies but are just interesting DX observations. These include 7120 (R. Hargeisa), 7140 and 7180 (Voice of the Broad Masses), 7205 (Republic of Sudan Radio), 7236.36 (Voice of Peace and Democracy), 9455 (Bangladesh Betar) and several others.

 5925   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. Pashto to SAs at 1650, NF (believed to be ex 5935 via Ahwaz), weak signal, Apr 2.

 5970   BOTSWANA. VoA - Moepeng Hill. French to Af at s/on 1959, NF and a fair signal, Apr 4.

 5995   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. Armenian to CEu at 1645, NF (ex 5945), fair signal Apr 2.

 6040   SÃO TOMÉ. VoA - Pinheira. The Kinyarwanda service to EAf at 1950 (weekdays only), NF, a good signal, Apr 4.

 6075   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. Mandarin to EAs at 1305, NF and good signal, Apr 3.

❗❗ 6075   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. English to EAs at 1405, NF but NOT a good choice as R. Taiwan Int’l and its accompanying CNR 1 jammer already occupy this freq from B17, so KNLS suffers heavy QRM, compared to its good signal in the previous hour, Apr 3.

 6080   BOTSWANA. VoA - Moepeng Hill. English to Af at 1945. Previously listed in B17 as via Pinheira, São Tomé at this time. Fair signal, Apr 4.

👍 6130   SWAZILAND. TWR - Manzini. Portuguese talks to Angola at 1940, good signal, Apr 4.

 6145   ENGLAND. KBS World R. - Woofferton. French to WEu and NAf at 1935, NF and now on 1-hr earlier for A18, good signal, Apr 4.

 6170   GERMANY. VoA - Biblis. Kurdish to ME at 1927, NF (ex 9515), good signal and // 7225 also well heard, Apr 4.

 6185   ENGLAND. R. Taiwan Int’l - Woofferton. German to WEu at 1915, NF (ex 3955) and good signal, Apr 4.

👍 7120   SOMALIA. R. Hargeisa - Hargeisa. Somali to EAf at 1815, music programming and occasional talks. Fair signal, Apr 4.

👍👍 7140   ERITREA. Voice of the Broad Masses - Asmara. The Network 1 program to EAf in the Tigrinya language service at 1800, with anncts, talk and background Afro pops, fair signal, Apr 4

👍👍 7180   ERITREA. Voice of the Broad Masses - Asmara. The Network 2 program to EAf in the Arabic language service at 1810, with anncts and Afro pops, weak signal, (7140 seemed slightly stronger here), Apr 4

 7205   SUDAN. Rep of Sudan Radio - Al-Aitahab. Arabic interview to EAf at 1826, fair signal, Apr 2.

 7235   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. Albanian to SEu at 1830, NF (ex 7305), fair signal but listened in LSB to avoid Ethiopia 7236.3 kHz, Apr 2.

👍👍 7236.36v   ETHIOPIA. Voice of Peace and Democracy - Geja Jewe. At 1830 in the presumed Tigrinya language to EAf, frequency drift observed while listening for only 5 min, eventual s/off at 1838. The audio was a bit scratchy at times although a good signal, but listening in USB mode avoided VoIRI 7235, Apr 2.

👍 7254.92   NIGERIA. VoNigeria - Abuja. English to WAf at 1835 with news talks and occasional music, weak signal, Apr 2. Wolfgang DF5SX advises that this is coming from the Abuja site (NOT from Ikorodu), using Ampegon transmitters, because the Ikorodu site is in such a dilapidated condition.

 7305   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. French to Eu at 1845, NF (ex 6135), fair signal Apr 2.

👍 7480   PRIDNESTROVIE. R. Payam e-Doost - Grigoriopol. Farsi service to Iran at 1835 to s/off 1845, a strong signal, Apr 4.

👍👍 7505   USA. WRNO - New Orleans LA. Mandarin at 1015, address given in English at 1026. A permanent addition to the A18 schedule??? Fair to weak signal, Apr 4.

 7540   THAILAND. VoA Deewa R. - Ban Dung. Pashto to Afghanistan at 1850 until s/off 1859, NF (was using 9370 kHz via Ban Dung in B17), good signal, Apr 2.

 9370   KUWAIT. VoA Deewa R. - Umm al-Rimam. Pashto to Afghanistan 1853 until s/off 1900, weak signal, ex Ban Dung in B17 and // 7540 where the signal is much stronger, Apr 2.

 9400   BULGARIA. End Times Coming R. - Kostinbrod. English preaching to Eu at 1820 to s/off 1830 after ID, new time (ex 1900 in B17) and fair signal,  Apr 4.

👍 9455   BANGLADESH. Bangladesh Betar - Dhaka. Nepali to SAs at 1310, news and occasional S.Asian music, good signal, Apr 3.

 9460   OMAN. BBC - Al Seela. S/on 1400 in Hindi to SAs, NF (probably ex 9540), fair signal, Apr 3.

 9490   BULGARIA. Bible Voice - Kostinbrod. Arabic to ME 1712, NF (ex 11700) fair to weak signal.  Apr 2.

 9545   BULGARIA. BBC - Kostinbrod. Amharic to EAf at s/on 1730, then into Oromo at 1750. NF (ex 7595), weekdays only and fair to poor signal, Apr 2.

👍 9610   PHILIPPINES. R. Veritas Asia - Palauig. S/on 1430 with English ID and then the Urdu service to SAs, NF (ex 11630 via SM Galeria in B17), good signal, Apr 3.

 9640   VATICAN VR - Belarusian to EEu, 1705, NF (ex 6185), good signal, Apr 2.

 9655   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. Mandarin to EAs at 1745, fair signal, NF (ex 6065 at this time), Apr 2.

 9730   USA. KNLS - Anchor Point AK. Russian at 1734, NF (ex 7370), fair signal but with co-channel QRM from VoVietnam, Apr 2.

 9810   IRAN. VOIRI - Sirjan. S/on 1422 in Hindi to SAs, NF (possibly ex 5925), good signal but heavy co-channel QRM from CNR 1 - Nanning, Apr 3.

 9910   INDIA. AIR - Bengaluru. English to EAf at 1750, NF, co-channel QRM from R. Philipinas-Tinang, Apr 2.

 11725   PHILIPPINES. Vatican R. - Tinang. Hindi to SAs at 1435, NF and a fair signal, Apr 3.

 11745   NTH MARIANA IS. R. Free Asia - Tinian. Mandarin to EAs at 1850, NF and tough to hear under the Firedrake racket, Apr 4.

 11825   TAJIKISTAN. AWR - Dushanbe. s/on 1330 in Thai to SEAs, NF (ex 15450 via Guam in B17), good signal, Apr 3.

 11830   FRANCE. R. Dandal Kura - Issoudun. Kanuri to WAf at s/on 1800, NF (ex 11670) weak signal, Apr 2.

 11850   UAE. BBC - Dhabayya. Amharic to EAf at s/on 1730, then into Oromo at 1750. NF (ex 11720), weekdays only service and fair to poor signal, Apr 2.

 11875   FRANCE. RFI - Issoudun. S/on 1900 in Portuguese to Angola, NF (possibly ex 13660 or 15360?), fair signal, Apr 2.

 11985   FRANCE. R. Algerienne - Issoudun. French to CAf at 1905, Qur’an prayers at 1909, NF and weak signal, Apr 4.

 12005   ASCENSION IS. BBC - Ascension. French to WAf at 1810, NF (ex 11975) and a weak signal, Apr 2.

 13730   IRAN. VoIRI - Sirjan. S/on 1321 in Russian to EEu, NF (ex 11675), fair signal, Apr 3.

 13830  VATICAN VR  at 1710, French to CAf (170˚), NF (ex 13765) weak signal, Changes to Amharic to EAf at 1730 (115˚) with a slightly better signal here, Apr 2.

 15215   UAE. Deutsche Welle - Dhabayya. Dari service to WAs at 1335, NF (ex 15430?), a fair to weak signal with some hum on the audio, Apr 3.

 15230   CHINA. CRI - Xian. Cantonese to EAs at 0745, NF (ex 13610), good signal, Apr 3.

 15310   OMAN. BBC - Al Seela. Bangla service to SAs at 1340 until s/off 1400, NF (ex 11750), fair signal, Apr 3.

 15360   KUWAIT. R. Mashaal - Umm al-Rimam. Pashto to Pakistan at 0730, NF (possibly ex 13580), weak signal, Apr 3.

 15399.93   SOUTH AFRICA. BBC - Meyerton. English to CAf at 0720, well down on the registered freq, Apr 3.

 15510   ENGLAND. R. Sama (IBRA) - Woofferton. Arabic dialect (Fur) to EAf at 1825, NF (ex 9775??), weak signal Apr 2.

 15520   SPAIN. REE - Noblejas. Spanish to ME at 1818, NF, fair signal, Apr 2.

 15565   VATICAN. VR - SM Galeria. Portuguese to SAf at 1814 until s/off 1830, NF, weak signal, Apr 2.

 15755   THAILAND. R. Mashaal - Umm al Rimam. Pashto to Pakistan at 0740, NF (possibly ex 15760 via Ban Dung), weak signal, Apr 3.

 17540   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. English to SAs at 0750, NF and a fair signal, Apr 3.

 17615   CHINA. CRI - Kunming. Mandarin to SEAs at 0755 until s/off 0800. NF and a good signal, Apr 3.

ONLINE STATION SCHEDULES


When it comes to online information, a few broadcasters are very slow at updating their websites with their latest transmission schedules. Here are a few links to stations that have now refreshed their websites for the A18 transmission season:

 SOUTH KOREA - KBS World Radio - click the download button on their webpage here for a pdf of their schedule in all languages.

 GERMANY - Deutsche Welle - their pitiful shortwave schedule is a pdf download here.

 NEW ZEALAND - R. New Zealand International's schedule webpage is here. It's worth checking this during the A18 transmission season as they are pretty good at updating any frequency changes as they happen.

TAIWAN - R. Taiwan International has a modest English service these days! 

 USA - WRMI's schedule can change frequently, so it's worth checking out the Click Here button at the top of this web page to take you to a Google Docs file.

 JAPAN - Radio Japan's complete PDF schedule in all languages is here!

 CLANDESTINE - The broadcasting broker Alyx & Yeyi manage the shortwave releases for a number of "unofficial" broadcasters such as Denge Welat, Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, Radio Xoriyo, Radio Voice of Independent Oromia, and several other stations. The schedule can be found here, but it's sometimes not always up-to-date.
OK! So, I hope all this helps you navigate the shortwave bands over the next few months.

 73 and have a great weekend everyone!

 Rob Wagner VK3BVW


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