World of Radio

** CHINA. Firedrake April 20 before 1300, only time to catch a couple: 15800, very good at 1259 15900, very good at 1259 After 1300: 15555, fair at 1300 with het and noise jamming. This one still going while the above cut off 15500, good at 1321 with het; none in the 16s, 14s, 13s, 12s. Most of them cut …

** CHINA. Firedrake April 19, before 1300; I start late so hustle to get in a full bandscan: 12600, good at 1257; none lower 12980, good at 1257 13680, very good at 1258 14700, very good at 1258 15900, poor at 1258 15970, very good at 1258; none in the 16s 17250, fair at 1259 17450, JBA? At 1259 After …

La sezione spagnola di Radio Taiwan  sta organizzando l’iniziativa “Celebrando l’Anno del Dragone”, nella quale l’ascoltatore avrà l’opportunità di vincere graziosi ricordini della stazione e dell’anno del dragone. Per partecipare e consultare il regolamento dell’attività, basta collegarsi alla seguente pagina Web: http://www.rti.org.tw/big5/2012Activity/2012drawing/es/index.aspx Il programma di R. Taiwan Internacional in spagnolo si può ascoltare alle  04.00 UTC su 7570 kHz via …

** CHINA. Firedrake April 18, circa 1330: 14950, very poor at 1329; none in the 13s, 12s 15500, very poor at 1332 with het on lo side 15555, very poor at 1332 with het from 15558 16100, fair at 1338, none in the 17s After 1400: 15615, poor at 1427 and now colliding directly with WEWN which has inexplicably moved …

** ANGUILLA [non]. 6090, April 17 at 0553, Caribbean Beacon is off after quite a spell staying on, uncovering the usual weak het, presumably between off-frequency Brasil and Nigeria (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake, April 17 after 1300: 15540, fair at 1309 with het on lo side 15490, poor at 1309 with het on lo side, …

** CANADA. 17735, 15330, 15235, Sunday April 15 at 2003, `Maple Leaf Mailbag` again dedicated to reading letters of support for RCI. This week Terry Haig is joined by Marc Montgomery, and during the first half, Paloma Martínez of the Spanish department, for whom English is her third language. They maintain there is a “glimmer of hope“, “it`s not done …

** CHINA. Firedrake April 15 circa 1330: 15500, very poor at 1330 with het on lo side 15550, very poor at 1330 with het on lo side 16100, poor at 1332 17450, very poor at 1332 None on the 14s, 13s, 12s (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 6010, 6050, 6060, 6125, Sunday April 15 at 0518, RHC …

** CANADA [and non]. 17735, April 13 at 1914, RCI in French is on-frequency, making a SAH, not an AH, with presumed Tunisia. Yet, at 1951 recheck, now there`s an audible het as usual, RCI on the low side. Does this Sackville transmitter “slip“ on and off-frequency? 2000 news in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake …

** AUSTRALIA. 9580, Friday April 13 at 1330, RA with `Religion & Ethix Report` from RN; first segment a negative post-game evaluation of ABC TV program `Q&A` debate between Cardinal Pell and Atheist Richard Dawkins. Then about divisions in the so-called “Uniting Church“ as Rev. Harry Herbert is about to retire; and also two Aussie faxions of the Greek Orthodox …

** CHINA. 17550, April 12 at 0310, JBA signal from something; receiver still tuned here after unID and KUWAIT earlier, when turned back on. HFCC shows CNR at 0100-1030, 100 kW, 251 degrees from Beijing site. Aoki adds it`s CNR 1 from Beijing 572 site in particular (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. 21650, April 12 …

** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, April 11 at 1853, R. Africa, with YL gospel huxter, and CCI making a SAH — likely Philippines which is also on 15190 at 1730-1930, but not usually audible here. Still the same at 1901. By next check 1953, guess who? Tony Alámo! The arrested, tried, convicted and imprisoned for 175 years child molester. It`s been …

** CHINA. Firedrake April 11, before 1300:13680, fair at 1246; none in the 12s, 14s 15435, poor with het on hi side at 1235-1236*. Then I found a het had just hit Turkey 15450, from 15447, no doubt V. of Tibet, Tajikistan, jumping around, but not yet followed by Firedrake 15900, JBA at 1235, but very good at 1249; I …