Thursday, October 29, 2009

Blog Logs - Clandestine activity

from the pages of the latest DX Window - a nice selection of clannys being heard

All times UTC // parallel frequency *sign-on *sign-off
all frequencies/kHz

3912, Voice of the People, via South Korea, 1200, Oct 22, Korean, possibly with news. Poor-fair but improving to good by 1220, // 6518 a trace, 6600 poor. (Sellers)

3955, Radio Dialogue (ex Zimbabwe Community Radio), via Meyerton, 100 kW, scheduled B09: 1755-1855 towards Zimbabwe in English. (SENTECH via Gupta, Oct 24)

4880, SWR Africa, via Meyerton, 1828, Oct 10, talks in English S9 !! SINPO 43333. (Liangas)

6297.8, RASD, Rabouni, Algeria, 1832, Oct 10, talks in Arabic, 45233 (local QRN at S5 !!!). (Liangas)

6348, Echo of Hope, via South Korea (tent.), 1344, Oct 22, talk in probable Korean. Poor with possibly jamming. (Sellers)

7530, Ginbot 7, 1700-1730, Tu/Th/Sa, Amharic to Africa, ex 7485 // 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

9605, Voice of Asena, 1730-1800, Mo/We/Fr, Tigrinya to Africa, ex 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

9605, Radio Bilal, 1730-1830, Su, Amharic to Africa, ex 9610. Broker TDP. (Gupta). Cf. 17775. (Ed)

9610, Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia, 1700-1730, Mo/Fr, Somali to Africa, ex 9820. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

9895, Radio Voice of the People, via Meyerton, *0400-0421 Oct 24, ID, opening ann, news in local language, ID and frequency ann at 0415, fair. (D'Angelo)

11760, Suab Xaa Moo Zoo, 2230-2300, daily in Hmong to Asia. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

15195, EOTC, Holy Synod Radio, Mo 1600-1700, Amharic to Africa. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

15260, Moj Them Radio, 0130-0200, Mo/We/Fr, Hmong to Asia. New time. Broker TDP. (Gupta)

15650, Miraya 101 FM, via Rimavska Sobota, *1500-1530, Oct 11, 17, 24 and 25. Five pips to 1501:09, then "Miraya FM" ID, a time check tor 6 PM, then English news, many Sudan datelines, other ID as “101 Miraya FM”, talks in Arabic at 1511-1530. Mentioned http://www.mirayafm.org/ website. Good signal, but over/under co-channel Voice of Greece. (Alexander in Dxplorer, D'Angelo, Fransson, and Wilkins in Dxplorer)

17775, Radio Bilal, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), 1730-1800 Su, new frequency in Amharic towards East Africa, ex 1700-1800 on 15350. Broker TDP. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Jaisakhtival, Oct 16). Cf. 9605. (Ed)

21525, Addis Dimts Radio, via Samara, Russia (250 kW, 188 degrees), 1200-1300, Su, Amharic to East Africa, new station from Oct 11. Broker TDP. (Ivanov, via BC-DX and Jaisakhtival, Oct 16, and Gupta)
(DSWCI/DX Window 388 via Anker Petersen)