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It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt Today's Topics: 1. Fw: RNW Final English - not !!! , since 10 UTC Indonesian farewell phone-ins ? (Wolfgang Bueschel) 2. Re: [DXplorer] Fw: RNW Final English - not !!! , since 10 UTC Indonesian farewell phone-ins ? (Wolfgang Bueschel) 3. Glenn Hauser logs June 28-29, 2012 (Glenn Hauser) 4. June 28-29 Logs (Brian Alexander) 5. Some July 1st changes (Wolfgang Bueschel) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:45:59 +0200 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <buesche...@web.de> To: "BDXC" <bdxc-n...@yahoogroups.com>, "BCLNEWS" <bcln...@yahoogroups.com>, "DXplorer" <dxplo...@yahoogroups.com>, "HCDX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [HCDX] Fw: RNW Final English - not !!! , since 10 UTC Indonesian farewell phone-ins ? Message-ID: <B65644E841E14FCA94F8359EB85B1274@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original NETHERLANDS-not {MADAGASCAR/MARIANA ISLS/PHILIPPINES/SRI LANKA} Tip of English RNW final program at 1000-1157 UT seems wrong. I hear only the Indonesian service program. my observations on Final-Plan of today: 1000-1057 15110Tinang-PHL, 15300TRM, 15565TRM, 17840MDG, 21485MDG 1100-1157 9795Tinang-PHL, 15300TRM, 15650Tinian-MRA 250kW, 17840MDG, 21485MDG 1200-1257 17840MDG, 21485MDG 1000-1057 15110 S=9+10 in Tokyo, S=6 in ISL, S=3-4 tiny weak in EUR, S=4 just on threshold in CA-USA. 15300 S=9+10 in AUS, S=8 fair in Tokyo, S=4 very weak in EUR 15565 S=9+20 in AUS, S=5 weak in Tokyo, S=7 poor in EUR 17840 poor signal S=5 in Tokyo, S=5 in GRC, nil in central Europe, poor S=5 in CA-USA. 21485 S=8 signal in Tokyo, S=7-8 in EUR and GRC. 1100-1157 9795 S=9 in AUS, S=8-9 in Tokyo 15650 S=9+10dB in Tokyo. 73 wb btw. July Communication magazine from BrDXC-UK, fully packed with 56 pages of information. Thanks to the team in England. Much appreciated data. > Radio Netherlands will air its final English > broadcasts at the end of the month - make sure you tune in on Friday 29 > June to one of the following final RNW transmissions: > > 0200-0357 UTC on 6165 (via Bonaire). > > 0500-0557 UTC on 6165 & 12015 (via Bonaire - latter beamed to > Australasia), > > 1000-1157 UTC on 15110 (via Philippines), 15565 & 15300 (via Sri Lanka), > 17840 & 21485 (via Madagascar). > > 1900-2057 UTC on 6065 (via Germany), 7425 (via Madagascar), 11615 (via > France) > and 15495 (via Vatican Radio's Santa Maria di Galeria site in Italy). > (via Bryan Clark-NZL, NZL DX Times June) ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:21:17 +0200 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <buesche...@web.de> To: "DXplorer" <dxplo...@yahoogroups.com>, "BDXC" <bdxc-n...@yahoogroups.com>, "BCLNEWS" <bcln...@yahoogroups.com>, "HCDX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com> Subject: Re: [HCDX] [DXplorer] Fw: RNW Final English - not !!! , since 10 UTC Indonesian farewell phone-ins ? Message-ID: <3BD43F4FB53748B1B957B2F53EA216EA@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original But acc to HFCC data I missed already, the RNW final 9800 kHz outlet to South Asia via Trincomalee Sri Lanka relay 250 kW at 345 degrees at 1400-1457 UT. Switched on my set some 15 mins too late. Maybe our hobby colleagues in Asia fetched that program ? 1900-2057 UTC 6065 (via Wertachtal Germany) 500 kW 210 degrees towards Iberian Peninsula / Canary Isl / Madeira community, 7425 (via Madagascar) 250 kW 270 degr to southern Africa, 11615 (via Issoudun France) 500 kW 170degr towards all Africa, and 15495 (via Vatican Radio's Santa Maria di Galeria site in Vatican State), 250 kW 193 degr towards central and western Africa. 73 wb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 1:45 PM Subject: [DXplorer] Fw: RNW Final English - not !!! , since 10 UTC Indonesian farewell phone-ins ? > NETHERLANDS-not {MADAGASCAR/MARIANA ISLS/PHILIPPINES/SRI LANKA} > > Tip of English RNW final program at 1000-1157 UT seems wrong. > > I hear only the Indonesian service program. > > my observations on Final-Plan of today: > > 1000-1057 15110Tinang-PHL, 15300TRM, 15565TRM, 17840MDG, 21485MDG > 1100-1157 9795Tinang-PHL, 15300TRM, 15650Tinian-MRA 250kW, 17840MDG, > 21485MDG > 1200-1257 17840MDG, 21485MDG > > > 1000-1057 > 15110 S=9+10 in Tokyo, S=6 in ISL, S=3-4 tiny weak in EUR, > S=4 just on threshold in CA-USA. > 15300 S=9+10 in AUS, S=8 fair in Tokyo, S=4 very weak in EUR > 15565 S=9+20 in AUS, S=5 weak in Tokyo, S=7 poor in EUR > 17840 poor signal S=5 in Tokyo, S=5 in GRC, nil in central Europe, > poor S=5 in CA-USA. > 21485 S=8 signal in Tokyo, S=7-8 in EUR and GRC. > > 1100-1157 > 9795 S=9 in AUS, S=8-9 in Tokyo > 15650 S=9+10dB in Tokyo. > > 73 wb > > btw. July Communication magazine from BrDXC-UK, fully packed with 56 pages > of information. > Thanks to the team in England. Much appreciated data. > > Radio Netherlands will air its final English > broadcasts at the end of the month - make sure you tune in on Friday 29 > June to one of the following final RNW transmissions: > > 0200-0357 UTC on 6165 (via Bonaire). > > 0500-0557 UTC on 6165 & 12015 (via Bonaire - latter beamed to > Australasia), > > 1000-1157 UTC on 15110 (via Philippines), 15565 & 15300 (via Sri Lanka), > 17840 & 21485 (via Madagascar). > > 1900-2057 UTC on 6065 (via Germany), 7425 (via Madagascar), 11615 (via > France) > and 15495 (via Vatican Radio's Santa Maria di Galeria site in Italy). > (via Bryan Clark-NZL, NZL DX Times June) ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:57:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: d...@yahoogroups.com Cc: NASWA <na...@yahoogroups.com>, s...@mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs June 28-29, 2012 Message-ID: <1340992661.41930.yahoomailclas...@web114012.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 ** CANADA. After getting lots of MEXICO [q.v.] earlier in the day, my antenna is still aimed south when at 0251 UT June 29 some channel 2 video briefly locks in with a map of Canada, and SALE. Assuming this is not about Mexican shoes (``Mexico walks on Canada``), I rotate to north where weak signals are better. 0316 on 2, weather maps fade in with temps in the 20s, including Brandon, so I know it`s my regular CKND-TV-2, the Minnedosa, Manitoba, relayer of Winnipeg where presumably they have to make do with DTV only. 0329 newscast is concluding with GLOBAL bug in LR inside a rectangle. 0339 fade in and out with E-T, i.e. `Entertainment Tonight Canada`, which matches the TVGuide.ca schedule for CKND, and the news before it is called `Prime News`, to be followed at 0400-0430 by `News Final` -- I guess the latter is national? Signal remains weak and steady, mostly without audio, the MUF between 56 and 59 MHz. Something about Canada in the lower-left. BTW, altho you can get to other international listings from the US TV Guide site, you can`t get to Canada, where you have to use postal codes to reach local listings, a pain. Turned on TV next morning with antenna still north, and at 1442, ch 2 signal fades in: it`s a text display too fuzzy to read, something you don`t expect to see on broadcast television. What station would be doing that? Audio is just a tone. No, it`s not local cable leakage here. 1444, fade to another station, I think, in English, religious interview with phone abottom 1.866.273.4444 and something in lower left with the figure 100. That Googles right away to the Crossroads Christian Communications prayer line, and TV Guide matches for 9:30 am in Winnipeg, so it`s still/again CKND-TV-2, with the show ``100 Huntley Street``. Fades out before 1500. Nothing further by 1755 (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake June 29, before 1300: 11500, fair at 1255; none in the 12s 13920, good at 1254 14700, good at 1254 14950, good at 1254: no good for Salem Stereo returning: see COLOMBIA 15555, good at 1243 16100, very good at 1243 16920, fair at 1243 16980, poor at 1243; none in the 17s After 1300: 15485, mainly noise jammer at 1306, het on hi side, but traces of FD 15495, propeller noise at 1325, moved from 15485, definitely with Firedrake, het plus 15565, very good and clear at 1325, ex-1555 before 1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. 21720, June 29 at 0605, the OSOB is in Chinese, and with lite CCI; per Aoki, RFA in Chinese, 250 kW, 309 degrees via TINIAN this hour only, sounded like this was on top, over some jamming. Always enjoy 21 MHz openings in the nightmiddle. R Australia is often audible after 05 on 21725, but not tonight, supposedly on until 07 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. 14950, June 29 at 0214, no sign of Salem Stereo. But it is expected to come back! Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, has been in touch with the station in Rioblanco, Tolima, writing us on June 28: ``Glenn, They have been off the air for a few days for some minor transmitter adjustments. Thanks to Torolf Johnsson's audio file featuring the station ID and a local ad, which is precisely the one you published online, I was able to nail down the QTH as well as two useful phone numbers. Without further ado I got in touch with them via the phone, and subsequently by email. As a result, Torolf has gotten his well-deserved QSL, for which he is very pleased. I will publish a write-up on how I solved this "mystery" in an upcoming issue of SWB. There will be pics and a station logo as well. The following info might be of interest: The SW operation is purposeful, the result of "popular demand". The license for their 5-year-old 106.5 FM outlet was not renewed and so they started live transmissions on the web. Many people complained that only people with a pc would benefit from the station's programming. It was then decided that Salem St?reo would test a SW channel and apply for a SW license if there was a popular response. From what I am hearing, this is indeed the case. The antenna is on a mountain-top on the outskirts of Rioblanco and the power was referred to as "I do not know, but not too many watts". "It is wonderful that the signal despite this can travel so far". The SW signal has not been on the air for more than 10 days.`` It would be advisable to QSY away from a Firedrake frequency, maybe not a problem there in the evenings, but in the mornings, as heard again here at 1254 June 29. Rioblanco is not really near Pasto, my first misleading clue but at least pinning it on Colombia. Pasto is in the SW corner of the country, while Rioblanco is in the west-central, Andes, somewhere between Cali and Bogot? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. Sporadic E analog TV DX opening June 28 in UT, continued: 1528 on 3, XHP with tv3 bugs, also twitter abottom mentioning Puebla 1553 on 5, net-5 with toon, steady video, some audio 1555 on 4, studio show (I was out having the car serviced most of afternoon, unfortunately, but was able to explore more cable TV channels than I get at home) 2300 on 2, +tv nice animated ID, i.e. XEWO Guadalajara 2310, MUF has soared to fill ch 2 thru 6 with CCI 2347 on 6, glimpse of net-7 bug UR; too many full-powers listed UT June 29: 0007 on 97.3, Spanish with talk about f?tbol, breaking into stereo; RDS icon flickers but not enough signal for RDS to display 0010 on 93.5, some Spanish here briefly 0020 on 93.7, surpassing KSPI Stillwater, Spanish ad mentions ``Universidad Aut?noma``, where? They are so named everywhere in Mexico. Enough signal to capture static RDS: LA MEJOR. Google hits all go to Aguascalientes; http://www.lamejor.com.mx/aguascalientes/ there are Mejores all over the country, but any others on 93.7? No, only XHAGT Aguascalientes, 56.7 kW per Cant? [BTW local translator 93.1 was off the air, helpful to open up at least 3 channels for DX. The 88-92 band is so crammed here now that it`s hard for any DX to get thru; did hear some SS TV audio on 87.75] 0101, MUF still to 6 video, CCI on 5 0140, MUF down to ch 2, CCI. CANADA q.v. comes up later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. Last Show from RNW, UT June 29 via BONAIRE 6165: too much competition at 0200 and 0300, so settled down to listen to and record the 0500 repeat (doing so on webcast would be a betrayal of our shortwave heritage). Nostalgic bits of previous produxions, closed before 0600 with carillon IS and national anthem. One bit of good news: they plan to maintain their audio archive indefinitely and urge us to listen to programs there, use them for instruxion, etc. On behalf of Harry van Vugt I asked Andy Sennitt, ex-RNW whether the Concertgebouw concerts would continue on the web? He found out: Yes, thru 2012, but after that they will have to be produced by something other than RNW in order to continue, as yet not known. The Last Show is being repeated at 1800 on 17605 Vatican which may be audible in NAm; 1900 and 2000, until RNW English is turned off permanently at 2057* UT June 29, when the frequencies will be 6065-Wertachtal, 7425-Madagascar, 11615-France, 15495-Vatican. A special last-broadcast QSL is being offered for SINPO reports to P. O. Box 222, 1200 JG Hilversum, The Netherlands, or letters @ rnw.nl If you miss it on the radio here's the download link: http://download.radionetherlands.nl/rnw/smac/cms/farewell_and_thank_you_from_rnw_20120629_64_44_2.mp3 says Harry Brooks, North East England, UK >From July 2, only two RNW SW broadcasts remain on the HFCC schedule, both via >BONAIRE: M-F 0930-1000 6020 Dutch to Caribbean (but will it be RNW or domestic relay?); and if so, why is it aimed due south?? and: M-F 1100-1157 9895 Spanish at 320 degrees. This is explicitly for countries ``lacking press freedom``, naming Cuba, Venezuela and Mexico (Mexico????). Doing so will make it a target for Cuban JAMMING! What a shame if this only remaining broadcast meet such a fate. Maybe they`ll counter by reactivating the other two Bonaire transmitters. According to RNW`s Spanish website, final show in that language would occur live at 1330-1430 Friday June 29 (or 1400-1500? Conflicting info), not on the air then but live video. Well, I couldn`t find any video link, but the live audio was nothing special, some other program ending at 1400, then switching to `Europarada ` in Portuguese, which has been totally off SW for years, and the web version is now closing too: ``E aqui chegamos. O Servi?o Brasileiro est? fechando suas portas. A Radio Nederland, como um todo, sendo reduzida a um n?cleo com menos de um quarto de seus funcion?rios. A emissora que foi t?o bem na nau das ondas curtas perdeu a nave para a batalha no ciberespa?o. * Tarcisio Lage, ex-Coordenador do Servi?o Brasileiro da Radio Nederland`` The final Spanish SW broadcasts are to be UT Saturday 0000-0057 & 0100-0157 via Bonaire 6165 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA [and non]. 15120, June 29 at 0556, VON is finally on and audible, having last been heard here June 15, altho there was an open carrier June 20. Good signal level but undermodulated with some hum, YLs conversing with laughter, poorly miked and heavily accented, almost impossible to understand, but mentioned ``Augustine``, ``born-again`` and ``evangelism``. Outro by somewhat more readable studio announceress called her an actress-evangelist. At 0559 I could barely hear CRI theme music underneath: scheduled to collide with VON`s entire English transmission 0500-0700, 322 degrees from Beijing site in Chinese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAUDI ARABIA. 17730 // 17740, June 29 at 0602 something in Arabic with same music beds; fair solstitial nightmiddle signals, but the latter has some CCI. Aoki shows BSKSA R. Riyadh starting both at 0600 with General first program, 500 kW, 295 degrees on 17730; 250 kW, 310 degrees USward on 17740 plus, what else? CRI Xian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN [non]. 9955, June 29 at 0213, PCJ Media `Happy Station` special 2-hour tribute to almost defunct RNW, via WRMI: heard from 0200 on webcast, but only wall-of-noise jamming on 9955, surprise2. Keith Perron said last week that a second frequency from a secret site would be announced a few days before but never followed up. Certainly could have used one, tnx to Arnie`s jammers. First 10 minutes of show on webcast said nothing about another frequency, so I guess it did not eventuate. Anyhow, each hour may now be downloaded or listened to via http://www.pcjmedia.com/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. 15450, June 29 at 1241, VOT going from `Review of the Turkish Press` to `The Balkan Agenda` on dialog between Serbia and Kosovo. S9+15, much better signal than has been providing in past month, often JBA at best. This is 500 kW, 310 degrees from Emirler for W Europe but also USward. At 1305-1320 enjoyed Turkish music fill, then multi-lingual ID fill, very brief headlines, IS a couple times and off at 1324* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1623 monitoring: confirmed on WWRB 5050 webcast, UT Friday June 29 starting at 0331+ after a two-minute-and-five-second very respectful pause following the South Carolina preacher who was over by 0329, Amen & Amen. For over the first minute there was noise on the line, then a quieter period before WOR playback started. Next: UT Saturday June 30 at 0130v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB as confirmed listed this week on http://worldmicroscope.com UT Saturday 0630 on Hamburger Lokalradio, Germany, 7265 [special time] UT Saturday 0800, 1500, 1730; Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730; Monday 0500, 1130 on WRMI 9955 UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5755 UT Tuesday 0930 on HLR 5980 Also on WRN via SiriusXM channel 120, Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9275, June 29 at 0550, very distorted FMy blob of fair strength; by slope-detexion, tuning a bit to the side, I can hear some gospel music which is soon matching 9370 WTJC, so a minus 95 kHz spur from them. 9370 itself sounds OK except for usual undermodulation. Also audible a matching +95 blob around 9465. Fortunately nothing to QRM there at the moment, but WTJC is 24 hours and plenty of broadcasts are on 9465 elsewhen. As for 9275, Aoki shows only Star-Star number station from Taiwan on 9276 at some other hours. These are new spur frequencies from WTJC, having previously appeared at numerous other spots within at least 100 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. 17535, June 29 at 1246 traditional S Asian music, then announcement mentioning Bangla, address with P O Box in Dhaka, YL talk; 1248 with some English terms inserted, ``Institute of Medicine``, ``Agriculture Organisation``; 1251 vocal music of small men`s choir then joined by women along with traditional instruments; 1256 YL announcement; 1258 classical music accompanying Adventist World Radio mention ID, cut off in progress at 1259:10*. SINPO 25443. I was taking detailed notes hoping this would turn out to be one of the about to go off temporary Sri Lanka relays, for a special QSL. But no, it`s via Wertachtal, GERMANY. Never mind (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. 17605, June 29 at 1259, tones on and off, a few notes of BaBcoCk music IS, 1300 YFR theme and opening Burmese, including English slogan as ``The sound of the new life``; good signal, too good for listed Tashkent, I continue to think, so instead the temporary substitute site Grigoriopol, Pridnestrovye = Kishinov, Moldova, which WYFR previously confirmed. HFCC continues to show TAC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:42:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Brian Alexander <brian384...@aol.com> To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [HCDX] June 28-29 Logs Message-ID: <8cf247052718f54-20ac-2e...@webmail-d105.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" ** BOLIVIA. 6154.93, Radio Fides, 0020-0036, June 28, Spanish talk. Spanish pop music. Weak but readable. Covered by India at a late 0036 sign on. // 11620. Noted India next night, June 29, at their normal 0014 sign on, ruining any chance to hear Bolivia. (Brian Alexander, PA) ? ** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6924.13, Radio Free Mars, 0145-0213*, June 29, talk about Mars. Odd music. Remix of Elton John?s Rocket Man. ID. Sound effects. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA) ? ** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6955, XFM, 0220-0255, June 29, talk. ID. Pop, rock music. Shoutouts. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA) ? ** SARAWAK [non]. via PALAU. 15420, Radio Free Sarawak, 1059-1200*, June 29, ID at 1100. Vernacular talk. Some instrumental music bridges. Many mentions of Sarawak. Poor to fair. (Brian Alexander, PA) ? ** U.S.A. 9274.88, 9464.88, WTJC, 2350-2400+, June 29, distorted FMing spurs +/- 95 Khz from 9369.88. Gospel music. All frequencies strong with the spurs giving good reception in the FM mode. Thanks to Glenn Hauser tip. (Brian Alexander, PA) ? ** ZAMBIA. 5915, ZNBC, 0245-0310, June 29, tune-in to Fish Eagle IS. Choral National Anthem at 0254. Vernacular talk at 0256. Some local Afro-pop music. Poor to fair. (Brian Alexander, PA) ? ? Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires ? ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:46:00 +0200 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <buesche...@web.de> To: "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com>, "HCDX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] Some July 1st changes Message-ID: <9614F37190F04BCFB69BEEC2FEEE0269@HNPC2> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original BONAIRE 9610 RNW in Spanish now 0100-0230 UT. BOTSWANA/MADAGASCAR/SAO TOME/SRI LANKA US IBB broadcaster to Zimbabwe Shona/Ndebele/English Studio 7 1700-1800 909BOT 4930BOT 7210MDG-exSAO 9725SAO del12120MDG 1800-1900 909BOT 7210SAO 9725IRA Mon-Fri del12120IRA CANADA Vatican Radio relay via Sackville end on July 31. See Vatican schedule below. CHILE CVC-CVI Spanish cuttings via Calera de Tango, Santiago relay: 9635 kHz 21-22 UT (ex 11-22). 9780 22-02 UT til Sep1st, replaced by 11665 from Sept 2nd. 17680 21-23 UT (ex 11-23). CYPRUS 7425 (ex6155) BBC Dari,Pashto,Dari 17-19 UT Zyyi-CYP 300 kW 77degr. MADAGASCAR 7395 9925 YFR English via MDG relay slewed +15 degr to 335 degr at 18-20 UT. MARIANA ISLS {Tinian} 11920 (ex 11940) VOA Uzbek, 1500-1530 UT. PHILIPPINES/KUWAIT 11615 VOA Chinese at 14-15 UT via Tinang-PHL (ex KWT). U.K. 15690 BBC Tamil / Sinhala special, 1545-1700 UT via Skelton-Cumbria. USA/CANADA IBB Spanish Greenville (ex SAC-CAN), 11775 0100-0300 UT, 13820 2000-2200 UT. VATICAN STATE {BONAIRE/CANADA/MADAGASCAR/PHILIPPINES/RUSSIA/UZBEKISTAN} Remaining shortwave outlets of Vatican Radio, scheduled from July 1st. Relays via Sackville end on July 31st. Also few broadcasts to Europe remain. Latin/Italian 0530-0600, 0600-0730Sun, 0730-0830Sun, 0945-1030 Sun, 1840-1900 Arabic 0400-0430 NE/ME 0645-0715 Mon-Sat AF 2040-2100 NE Some Belarus, Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian services too. 6040 0230 0250 4,7-11 BON 250 345 020912 281012 Fra HOL 6075 0530 0600 27,28W SMG 100 305 Ita CVA 6075 0645 0715 27,28W SMG 125 305 234567 Ara CVA 6075 0745 1015 27,28 SMG 100 330 4 Papal audience Mul CVA 6075 0945 1100 28 SMG 100 350 1 Angelus Mul CVA 6075 1840 1900 27 SMG 100 306 Rosario Lat CVA 7250 0530 0600 27,28 SMG 250 4 Mass Lat CVA 7250 0600 0730 28E,29W SMG 100 54 1 Mass Lat CVA 7250 0645 0715 37E,38W SMG 100 184 234567 Ara CVA 7250 0730 0830 28 SMG 100 10 1 Ita CVA 7250 0945 1030 28 SMG 100 4 1 Ita CVA 7250 1840 1900 28N SMG 250 4 Rosario Lat CVA 7250 2040 2100 38 SMG 250 146 Ara CVA 7305 0250 0400 6-8 SAC 250 277 250312 310712 EngSpa CAN 7335 0205 0230 29S,39,40 SMG 250 86 Armenian CVA 7360 0300 0400 48,53 MDC 250 295 EngSwa MDG 7360 1700 1720 28NE,29W SMG 250 26 020912 281012 Bel CVA 9580 0025 0040 40,41 TAC 100 163 Urdu UZB 9580 0025 0200 40E,41 SMG 500 90 Urdu,Hi,Ind,Ta/Ma/En Mul CVA 9580 0040 0200 41 TAC 100 131 Hi,Ind,Ta/Ma/En Mul UZB 9585 1545 1610 29S,39,40 SMG 250 86 020912 281012 Armenian CVA 9585 1610 1640 28E,29 SMG 250 26 020912 281012 Rus CVA 9585 1640 1700 28E,29 SMG 250 55 020912 281012 Ukr CVA 9600 2200 2245 42-44 PHT 250 315 Chinese PHL 9600 2310 2400 49 PHT 250 270 Vie PHL 9610 0100 0230 7,8,11 BON 250 320 010712 281012 Spa HOL 9610 0230 0250 4,7-11 BON 250 350 250312 010912 Fra HOL 9610 0250 0320 7,8,10 SAC 100 240 250312 310712 Eng CAN 9610 0320 0400 7,8,10 SAC 100 253 250312 310712 Spa CAN 9645 0200 0230 29S,39,40 SMG 125 86 Armenian CVA 9645 0400 0430 38E,39 SMG 100 114 Ara CVA 9645 0530 0600 27 SMG 100 326 Mass Lat CVA 9645 0600 0730 28E SMG 100 67 1 Ron CVA 9645 0645 0715 37 SMG 100 240 234567 Ara CVA 9645 0950 1030 28 SMG 250 26 1 Ita CVA 9645 1835 1900 27 SMG 100 326 Rosario Lat CVA 9645 2040 2100 37S SMG 100 230 Ara CVA 9660 0400 0430 48,53 SMG 500 146 AmhTir CVA 9660 0430 0500 47,52,5357SMG 500 165 Fre CVA 9700 1225 1300 31,32 TAC 100 56 Eng UZB 9755 1835 1900 37,38,4647SMG 500 170 Ita CVA 9755 1900 1930 46E,47,52 SMG 500 170 7 Spa CVA 9755 2000 2100 46 SMG 250 206 EngFra CVA 9800 1945 2030 7NE,8N SAC 70 268 DRM 250312 310712 Eng CAN 9810 0500 0520 18,28 SMG 250 4 FinNorSweCVA 9850 0600 0745 28E,29 SMG 250 54 1 Ukr CVA 9900 1225 1315 44 IRK 100 125 Chinese RUS 9900 1315 1400 49 PHT 250 270 Vie PHL 11625 0400 0430 48,53 MDC 250 340 AmhTir MDG 11625 0430 0500 38,46,4752SMG 250 169 Fra CVA 11625 0500 0530 48 MDC 250 260 Eng MDG 11625 0530 0600 46 SMG 100 238 Por CVA 11625 0600 0700 37,38W,46 SMG 100 210 FraEng CVA 11625 1730 1830 38,47,5253SMG 100 145 EngPor CVA 11625 1830 1900 46 SMG 100 199 Ita CVA 11625 1900 1930 46 SMG 250 238 7 Spa CVA 11625 2000 2100 46 SMG 100 223 EngFra CVA 11715 0355 0500 38E,39 SMG 100 113 Ara CVA 11715 1545 1610 29S,39,40 SMG 250 83 Armenian CVA 11715 1610 1640 29,30W SMG 125 38 Rus CVA 11715 1640 1700 29 SMG 250 58 Ukr CVA 11715 1700 1800 28NE,29W SMG 250 19 250312 010912 Bel CVA 11730 0025 0040 40,41 SMG 250 83 Urdu CVA 11730 0040 0200 41 TAC 100 131 Hi,Ind,Ta/Ma/En Mul UZB 11740 0600 0745 28E,29 SMG 250 55 1 Ukr CVA 11740 0800 1030 29,30 SMG 250 55 1 Ukr CVA 11740 0950 1030 27 SMG 100 310 1 Angelus Lat CVA 11850 1415 1600 41NE TAC 100 131 Urdu,Hi,Ind/Ta/Ma/En Mul UZB 11850 1415 1600 40E,41 PHT 250 283 Urdu,Hi,Ind/Ta/Ma/En Mul PHL 11890 1225 1315 43,44 PUG 250 320 Chinese PHL 11890 1315 1400 49 TIN 250 280 Vie MHL 11935 1530 1600 38E,39 SMG 250 113 Ara CVA 12035 2200 2245 42-44 SMG 500 65 Chinese CVA 12035 2310 2400 49 SMG 500 75 Vie CVA 13685 1230 1300 31,32 TAC 100 56 Rus CVA 13730 1055 1130 13,14,15W SAC 100 163 234567 250312 310712 Por CAN 13730 1130 1215 11 SAC 100 189 250312 310712 SpaEng CAN 13765 0455 0530 48 MDC 250 270 Eng MDG 13765 0530 0600 52,53W,57NMDC 250 300 Por HOL 13765 0600 0700 46 SMG 500 215 FraEng CVA 13765 1410 1600 41 TAC 100 141 Urdu,Hi,Ind/Ta/Ma/En Mul UZB 13765 1600 1700 48,53 SMG 500 145 Swah,Som,Amh,Tigre Mul CVA 13765 1700 1830 47,48,5253SMG 500 155 FrEnPor CVA 13765 1830 1930 38E,39 SMG 100 98 Ita CVA 15185 1545 1610 29S,39,40 SMG 250 89 250312 010912 Armenian CVA 15185 1610 1700 29,30W SMG 250 49 250312 010912 RusUkr CVA 15460 0200 0330 41 PUG 250 280 Hi,Tam,Mal,En Mul PHL 15460 2200 2245 42-44 TIN 250 313 Chinese MHL 15470 0030 0100 12,13 BON 250 133 Por HOL 15550 0950 1030 37,38,4647SMG 500 200 1 Ita CVA 15570 0530 0600 37,38,4647SMG 500 175 Por CVA 15570 1600 1700 48,53 SMG 250 139 Swah,Som,Amh,Tigre Mul CVA 15570 1700 1800 46-47,5253SMG 250 175 FraEng CVA 15570 1800 1830 46 SMG 250 229 Por CVA 15595 0525 0600 38E,39 SMG 250 107 Lat CVA 15595 0600 0715 38E,39 SMG 250 107 234567 It,Fr,En,Ar Mul CVA 15595 0800 0950 38E,39 SMG 100 121 1 Lat CVA 15595 0950 1030 38E,39 SMG 250 107 1 Lat CVA 15595 1130 1200 39,40S SMG 100 107 6 Eng CVA 15595 1525 1630 38E,39 SMG 250 107 AraFraEngCVA 17520 1410 1430 40,41 MDC 250 35 Urdu MDG 17520 1430 1600 41 MDC 250 45 Hi,Ind/Ta/Ma/En Mul MDG 17570 0950 1030 52S,5357 MDC 250 260 1 GE'EZ Liturgy Mul MDG 17590 0800 1000 29S,3940 SMG 100 98 1 Rus CVA 17590 1000 1030 41 SMG 250 84 1 Ita CVA 17590 1125 1200 39,40S SMG 250 112 6 Mass Eng CVA 17590 1200 1220 38E,39 SMG 500 112 Ita CVA 17590 1225 1315 42-44 SMG 500 65 Chinese CVA 17815 1530 1600 41 SMG 125 85 DRM Eng CVA 17865 1225 1300 31,32 SMG 250 44 Rus CVA 21675 1200 1220 37-38,4647SMG 250 185 Ita CVA 26060 0000 2400 28 SMG 1 0 DRM Mul CVA (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 30) 73 wb <http://topnews.wwdxc.de> End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 114, Issue 30 *********************************************