ETHIOPIA - JAMMING against VoA Amharic, Oromo, and Tigrigna languages.
The Ethiopians bought exact 6 x BBEF Beijing Made in China TX units
some 8 years ago, which may possible switch to broadband DRM digital mode
transmission too, most modern tx units on very stable frequency alignement.
ETHIOPIA DWL Amharic sce. Two BROADBAND jammer from ETH with annoying hiss
audio noted on two QRGs only today 1400-1457 UT Jan 8th: 11645 and 15640. No
interfering signals on Kigali channels either 15620 or 15660 kHz.
Jamming covered 11635.5 - 11653.8, 15633.8 - 15648.8 slots, measured on Eton
This is sad news and historical irony.
Asa Briggs writes in his famous BBC history that Italy was the first
country to start radio jamming. This happened in 1936 when Italy occupied
Ethiopia. Ethiopian radio began to broadcast messages to get help when
Italian forces started their invasion.
