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** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA36 carrier detectable at 1253 Oct 13, but no UK on 15480 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake Oct 13: none found 8-19 MHz at 1248-1255 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. RHC anomaly check Oct 13 at 0611: English on 6150-undermodulated, 6060, 6010 and 5970; Spanish on 6120 and 5040 (Glenn …

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ DX MIX NEWS # 635                                              26 July 2010 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ GERMANY(non)    Some Media Broadcast MBR changes: New schedule of Brother Stair /TOM/ in English: 1300-1500 on  6110 WER 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu, new, but really not active 1400-1600 on 13810 NAU 100 kW / 127 deg to SEEu 1500-1600 on  6110 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg …

** CHINA. Firedrake April 11: at 1258 JBA on 13970; at 1317 poor on 8400. Not heard anywhere else such as 9365, 10420, 10440 as the day before (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA [and non]. 9690, AIR GOS tuning up early April 11 at 1319-1320* open carrier with signature big hum always upon this transmitter. The sesquihour …

** CHINA. See RUSSIA for 9890 clash, 9900; CUBA [and non] for jamming on 9810; MALI ** CUBA. Two new frequencies of RHC confirmed, 9525 // synchronized 12020 in Spanish allegedly to South America but fine in the North, at 2305 April 10 and an echo apart from 12030 to Central America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA …

** CHINA [and non]. 9355 // 9905 in Chinese, fair signals at 1906 April 2. RFA is scheduled via Saipan and Palau, respectively; only heard one signal on each, so either it was RFA without any jamming audible, or jamming without any RFA audible, but if China, it was plain programming, not echofeed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** …

After having to demolish their studio due to water damage, and missing a few months` broadcasts, looks like this low-power Finnish station is set to return for 24 hours from 2100 UT April 2:   http://www.swradio.net/schedule.htm (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** UGANDA. This country finally gets a SW clandestine station. In case you didn`t notice, the A-10 M&B/DTK schedule has this new client: ABA  Radiyo Y’Abaganda (Ababaka)  kHz     UTC    CIRAF deg ant day  from    to   site kW client 15410 1700-1800 48SW  140 217 7   280310-311010 ISS 250 ABA 7 meaning Saturdays only. ISS meaning via FRANCE. Googling the name finds …

** ARGENTINA. Have not been able to detect RAE on 15345 while Morocco is on, so wondering if it`s gone again? No, Feb 8 at 2156, very poor signal with flutter, but enough to recognize the RAE IS. Also weak and fluttery signal with music during scheduled Japanese hour, Feb 9 at 0147 on approx. 11710.7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX …

** BULGARIA. 15700, R. Bulgaria, Friday Dec 18 at 1448 with hauntingly beautiful choral music, Bulgarian announcement, 1452 to different folk music involving YLs shouting and clapping, accordion-like accompaniment. This semihour is often good for music variety from RB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake Dec 18 at 1426: 8400 poor, 9000 JBA, 10210 zilch, 11300 fair …

** CHINA. OTH radar ranges, approximately, not bothered to log lately, but did so Dec 16, presumed from here: at 1442, 6470-6495, 6870-6915; at 1444, 5430-5480, 5180-5230, and sounding different from the others, 5365-5395: this pulsing had a higher pitch and a somewhat slower rate (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake Dec 16 at 1450: poor on …

** ALBANIA. Monitored most of R. Tirana English to NAm on 13625, Tue Oct 6: 1434 the only announcer amid news of political matters, 1435 ID and about Kosovo; 1438 end of news and into press review, about the prime minister`s first official visit to Kosovo. 1441 she started reading reception reports, almost all from familiar names: Kevin Molander in …

** AUSTRALIA. 11660 with bad collision between RA in English at 2137 Oct 4 and something a bit weaker in French. That would be CRI at 2030-2230, 500 kW, 308 degrees via Kashgar, East Turkistan, to Europe. While RA is at 20-22, 100 kW, 70 degrees toward Pacific. Thus both are also aimed USward beyond their stated targets (Glenn Hauser, …