DX QUICK TIPS & OTHER NEWS - September 22, 2018


DX QUICK TIPS & OTHER NEWS
September 22, 2018


Learned ladies and gentlemen of the DX fraternity!.....Rumours of the death of shortwave DXing have been greatly exaggerated! That is if the following news is any indication! 😉😀

INDONESIA
The Radio Republik Indonesia's transmitter site at Ternate, in the Maluku Islands has been heard weakly in Japan by Hiroyuki Komatsubara on 3345 kHz. Try between 1000 and 1500 s/off. This station has been reactivated after a lengthy absence....but for how long?! Thanks to Hiroyuki.

MALDIVE ISLANDS
Here's one for the mediumwave DXers amongst us. Sarath Weerakoon in Sri Lanka advises that the Voice of the Maldives on 1449 kHz is currently off air and in the process of relocating its antennas from the eastern edge of Male to Thilafushi, about 7 km from the Maldivian capital. Initial reports were that the station was due back in operation by September 15, but there have been some delays and it is expected to take a few more weeks before completion. Sarath says the "...the move to relocate the transmitter and antenna field commenced under a project financed by the Japanese government via Japan’s Non-Project Grant Aid Scheme. Japanese assistance will improve not only the transmission efficiency of Voice of Maldives but also the service provided to the people in remote islands through enhanced disaster warning and management capacity".  Thanks Sarath!

NEPAL
The Union of Asian DXers reports that Radio Nepal has returned to shortwave on the frequency of 5005 kHz between the hours of 0815 and 1115 UTC (times can vary). According to a station official, Radio Nepal resumed shortwave broadcasts using a 10 kw transmitter at Khumaltar, Lalitpur in Kathmandu. Propagationally, this will be a difficult catch for many of us because of the low frequency with the local operating times in the mid to late afternoons Kathmandu time. However, if the broadcasts are extended into their evenings, then there is every chance that this could be heard globally. One to watch! My thanks to Sarath Weerakoon and Victor Goonetilleke.

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
According to Manuel Méndez in the NoticiasDX group, the religious station, Wantok Radio Light will return to shortwave on October 6, using its old frequency of 7325 kHz. The last time I heard this station was in January 2016. It broadcasts on FM 96.3, and some programs could also be heard occasionally via the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corp, Honiara on 5020 kHz. The station's website is https://wantokradio.org/. My thanks to Mauno Ritola from the WRTH Facebook group for passing on this news.


DX QUICK TIPS


Despite a major computer collapse during the past two weeks (thank God for regular backups!), there have been a few stations noted here at Mount Evelyn:

7254.93   NIGERIA. Voice of Nigeria - Abuja. Pre-sign on with native wind instrument at 0555, ID and sign on anncts at 0600 in Hausa, then news reports. Back here after a few days on 9690 kHz. Excellent signal despite Geo-storm and a K-index of 5, Sept 11.

11620   INDIA. AIR - Panaji. Fair signal with the Tibetan service at 1215 and Indian music programming, complete with squealing transmitter modulation and co-channel QRM from CRI-Xian’s Japanese service at slightly stronger level. Difficult listening, Sept 11.

11640   TAIWAN. R. Taiwan Int’l - Kouhu. Commentary in Mandarin to EAs at 1225, jamming from co-channel CRI-Xian’s Vietnamese service, fair signal, Sept 11.

11660   ENGLAND. BBC - Woofferton. Hausa service to WAf first noted with multi-pitched sequential test tones at 0627, official s/on 0630 with news reports, a weak and rather scratchy signal, Sept 12.

11680   ZAMBIA. VoHope Africa - Makeni Ranch, Lusaka.English service to SAf at 0645 with American preaching, ID and a pop-styled Gospel song at 0453, weak signal, Sept 12.

11700   FRANCE. RFI - Issoudun. French to WAf with news at 0703, very good signal, Sept 12.

11730   TURKEY. VoT - Emirler. Service in Azeri to Azerbaijan at 0710, fair to poor signal, Sept 12.

11735   D.P.R.KOREA. VoK (KCBS) - Kujang. Just caught the closing Korean anncts and anthem before s/off at 1250. However, remains on for the 1300 s/on of VoK in Mandarin to SEAs, good signal, Sept 11.

11745   SAUDI ARABIA. Al-Azm Radio - Jeddah. A weak signal at 0715 with a long discussion in Arabic. Sept 12.

11750   AUSTRALIA. Reach Beyond Aus - Kununurra WA. Indian song and Hindi anncts, station address at 1252. Strong signal, Sept 11.

11780   INDIA. AIR - Delhi Khampur. S/on 1300 in Sinhala to Sri Lanka. Fair signal but some txer modulation hum and slight co-channel QRM from CRI-Kunming’s Burmese service also s/on at 1300. Sept 11.

13580   MADAGASCAR. BBC - Talata Volonondry. English WS to EAf at 0705, fair signal, Sept 15.

13625   TURKEY. VoT - Emirler. Turkish to Eu at 0710, very good signal, Sept 15.

13680   FRANCE. RFI - Issoudun. Hausa to CAf at 0712, fair to poor signal, Sept 15.



That's it for now. 73 and have a great weekend everyone!

Rob Wagner VK3BVW








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