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BC-DX 296 13 Mar 1997
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ALASKA Perhaps you've heard it in already RNMN, that HAARP conducts
tests for DXers. Transmission on Sat, Mar 8, 0430-0500 UTC.
Detailed sked is: 0430 UTC carrier for 5 mins, frequ will be on or near
6990 kHz, beaming straight up. 0435 UTC CW for 5 mins, speed 10 words
per minute. 0440 UTC again 5 mins carrier on or near 6990 kHz, this time
beaming SE. 0445 UTC CW.
At 0450 UTC changing to 3400 kHz or near. Again 5 mins carrier, then 5
mins CW.
QSLs are offered from HAARP tests, when CW text and info on the strength
of the constant carrier is enclosed.
Address: HAARP Tests, PO Box 271, Gakoma, Alaska 99573
For the tests they'll use 17 of their umbrella antennas and a power of
340 kW.
More info under http://www.haarp.alaska.edu
Haven't visited the www site yet, but am quite confident to find an e-
mail address too, so that it's not necessary to send the report via
snail-mail. (Martin Elbe, DD9MW, Mar 7)
Military to test research project on SW.
Next week, you'll have an opportunity to hear another US government
txing facility from US soil. This is not for bcing, but rather an
experiment to heat and alter a small portion of the ionosphere. It's
called HAARP which stands for High-Frequency Active Auroral Research
Project. It's operated by the US Navy and Air Force and a consortium of
US universities. Its purpose is to study the properties and behaviour of
the ionosphere. The experiment will place emphasis on being able to
understand and use it to enhance communications and surveillance systems
for both civilian and defence purposes. The HAARP facility is located
near Gakona, Alaska. When the facility is completed, it will have 360
10-kW txs, fed into 360 dipole antennas. That will focus the energy up
to a small area of the ionosphere. The signals will be transmitted on
frequs between 2.8 and 10 MHz.
Because the HAARP project affects nature, at least to some extent, it
has its critics among environmentalists. Some even claim the project
could eventually be used to manipulate world weather and alter
persons'moods and mental states. Others just say it's a waste of
American taxpayers' money. The managers of the HAARP project have
conducted a thorough public relations campaign to assuage any fears.
This has included open houses at the HAARP site in Alaska.
HAARP also operates an extensive Web site; the URL is:
http://server5550.itd.nrl.navy. mil/ projects/haarp
The frequently asked questions page tells us that no, HAARP will not
punch a hole in the ionosphere, no HAARP will not change weather. For an
overview the debate about the HAARP project, you can refer to a Web site
operated by the University of Alaska at Anchorage; the URL is:
http://local. uaa.alaska.edu/~anmsg/ecolinx/alaska.html
The HAARP project has announced a special txion to allow SW listeners
and radio amateurs to hear the txs in Alaska and to get a QSL card. Here
is the schedule:
UTC 8th March at 0430 until about 0500 UTC. At 0430-0450, the frequ will
be 6990 kHz. The content will be: 0430 open carrier, 0435 CW or Morse
Code message, 0440 open carrier, 0445 CW message.
At 0450 UTC the frequ changes to 3400 kHz. The content will be: 0450
open carrier, 0455 CW message. That CW message will be at 10 words per
minute and you need to copy that content to qualify for the QSL card. So
brush up on your code! The address for reception reports is:
HAARP, P.O. Box 271, Gakona, Alaska, 99573, USA (BBCM via AGDX, Mar 7)
ALBANIA TRANS WORLD RADIO - CERRIK, ALBANIA
PROGRAM SCHEDULE SUMMER SEASON 97
30 MAR 97 - 26 OCT 97
TIME/UTC DAY LANGUAGE MB FREQU PWR AZI
0500-0515 1234567 KURDISH 25 11635 100 090
0515-0530 1234567 POLISH 31 09510 100 350
0830-0845 23456 HUNGARIAN 31 09490 100 350
0845-0900 123 5 SLOVAK 31 09490 100 350
0845-0900 6 CZECH 31 09490 100 350
1030-1100 6 SLOVAK 31 09490 100 350
1340-1410 7 RUSSIAN 25 11635 100 033
1340-1410 7 RUSSIAN 31 09665 100 033
1340-1440 6 RUSSIAN 25 11635 100 033
1340-1440 6 RUSSIAN 31 09665 100 033
1340-1455 2345 RUSSIAN 25 11635 100 033
1340-1455 2345 RUSSIAN 31 09665 100 033
1355-1455 1 RUSSIAN 25 11635 100 033
1355-1455 1 RUSSIAN 31 09665 100 033
1502-1517 67 ARMENIAN 25 12080 100 090
1502-1517 67 ARMENIAN 31 09950 100 090
1502-1532 12345 ARMENIAN 25 12080 100 090
1502-1532 12345 ARMENIAN 31 09950 100 090
1500-1530 1234567 POLISH 31 09485 100 350
1535-1550 67 UKRAINIAN 31 09970 100 033
1535-1620 12345 UKRAINIAN 31 09970 100 033
1600-1645 1234567 FARSI 25 12085 100 090
1600-1645 1234567 FARSI 31 09665 100 090
1700-1715 123 LITHUANIAN 31 09495 100 350
1702-1717 1 RUSSIAN 25 11635 100 033
1702-1717 1 RUSSIAN 31 09665 100 033
1717-1747 1 BELORUS 25 11635 100 033
1717-1747 1 BELORUS 31 09665 100 033
1702-1747 234567 RUSSIAN 25 11635 100 033
1702-1747 234567 RUSSIAN 31 09665 100 033
1800-1815 6 RUSSIAN 31 09475 100 130
1800-1815 6 RUSSIAN 41 07250 100 130
TRANS WORLD RADIO - SHIJAK, ALBANIA
TIME/UTC DAY LANGUAGE MB FREQU PWR ANT
0515-0530 123 567 POLISH 41 07385 100 350
0830-0845 23456 HUNGARIAN 41 07385 100 350
0845-0900 123 5 SLOVAK 41 07385 100 350
0845-0900 6 CZECH 41 07385 100 350
1030-1100 6 SLOVAK 41 07385 100 350
1500-1530 1234567 POLISH 41 07385 100 350
1535-1550 67 UKRAINIAN 41 07385 100 350
1700-1715 123 LITHUANIAN 41 07385 100 350 (TWR Europe, Mar 7)
AUSTRALIA 9815 kHz R Australia with news at 1510 UTC, "this nx comes
from Radio Australia". (Lianus via Cumbre Dx Feb)
AUSTRIA From Mar 21, under ORF umbrella a lot of different
organizations will broadcast on MW Vienna Bisamberg 1476 kHz, but with
60 kW only [regular registered 600 kW]. 1800-0008 hrs local time,
corresponding 1700-2308 UTC til March 29, 1600-2208 UTC on DST. The
station will do a contribution to the education of journalist rising
generation. Some of the Vienna University institutes will contribute to
the training. Also free radio groups are amongst, invited to take part
broadcasting. ORF Vienna itself will bc at 2200-2300 hrs local time.
(ORF SW Panorama, Mar 8)
ORF Austria on Medium Wave. After a break of more than two years Austria
Radio (ORF - Oesterreichischer Rundfunk) resumes bcing on MW 1476 kHz,
with 60 kW from Vienna Bisamberg, sched from March 21.
The daily transmissions (1700-2300 UTC) will consist of
- relays of "Oesterreich 1", the Home Service news, information &
culture channel;
- "Radio 1476", open access/educational radio: programmes provided by
free radio groups, students, journalistic schools etc; but under the
auspices and responsibility of ORF (due to restrictions in the current
broadcast law);
- relay of "Radio Austria International", German and English sces (2200-
2300), with "Intermedia" on Fridays. ("Intermedia" is the new name of
RAI's media magazine "Kurzwellen-Panorama".)
This is a low-budget test, and RR's helping to establish the range of
transmission and quality of signal will be welcome. Useful reports will
be honoured with a special limited-edition QSL. The groups involved in
"Radio 1476" are:
- "Wien Weite Welle" (Radio & Internet)
- "Uniradio" (Institute for Publicistics and Communication, University
of Vienna)
- "Freak Radio" (Handicapped and the Media)
- "Institut fuer Technikfolgenabschaetzung" (Institute for Evaluation of
the Consequences of Technical Development, Academy of Sciences, Vienna)
- "Radio Schoepfwerk" (Free Radio)
- "Tribuene Afrikas" (African Tribune)
- "Polycollege Stoebergasse" (Free Access Radio training in adult
education)
- "Radiotheater" (Institute for Theatrical Sciences, Vienna)
- "Romano Centro" (Roma and Sinti minorities)
- "Verein Freies Radio Wien" (Free Radio)
- "Europaeische Journalismus Akademie" (European Academy for Journalism)
Coordination and production: Polycollege.
(Wolf Harranth OE1WHC, Host, ORF Kurzwellen-Panorama/Intermedia)
At 19th Apr again there is an International Marconi Day. ORF - Radio
Austria International Vienna will operate the Ham station OE1M around
the clock from 0000-2400 UTC. Frequs of this st will be announced at
every hour xx00 by R. Austria International. A special QSL card will be
issued (include an IRC), RR's to Radio Austria International, A-1136
Vienna, Austria. (direct via WWDXC, Feb 24)
BHUTAN Bhutan B/C Sce is noted on 6030 kHz (in place of 6035 kHz) at
0500-1000 UTC with English at 0800-0900 UTC. (Alok Dasgupta-IND, Mar 9)
BULGARIA New frequs of Radio BULGARIA Sofia eff Mar 30 till Oct 25:
SoAM
2300-0000 9415 11660 Sp, 0000-0100 Bulg, 0100-0200 Sp
2115-2215 11660 13710 Sp
CeAM 0100-0200 9700 Sp
NoAM/EUR
2300-0000 7480 9435 E
0000-0300 7480 9485 Bulg
0300-0400 9485 11720 F, 0400-0500 E
Russia
0200-0300 1224 6035 7430 R
0300-0400 6035 7430 Bulg
1400-1500 7425 9775 11855 R
1500-1800 7425 9775 Bulg, 1800-1900 Russian
Balcan
0300-0400 1224 Bulg
0400-0430 1224 6140 7115 Greek excl.Sat, 0430-0500 Alban excl.Sat
0500-0600 Serbian, M-F
0400-0500 1224 6140 7115 Greek, Sat only
0415-0500 5945 6040 Turkish, M-F
0500-0630 1224 6040 7115 Turkish, Sat/Sun only
0630-0730 1224 5895 Alban, 0730-0900 Serbian, Sat only
0630-0900 1224 5895 Serbian, Sun only
0800-0900 5930 7135 Greek, Sun only
1200-1500 1224 6195 7310 Bulg
1500-1545 1224 5850 5860 Serbian, 1545-1630 Alban, 1630-1715 Greek
1715-1800 1224 5860 7455 Turkish
1800-1900 1224 5850 5860 Bulg, 1900-1945 Alban,
1945-2030 Greek, 2030-2115 Serbian
Asia
1200-1300 13790 E
1400-1500 13715 Bulg
Europe
0300-1700 9850 250 kW 273 degr Bulg (dom sce Horizont)
0300-2100 7670 15 kW nondir Bulg (dom sce Horizont)
0415-0500 7345 Turkish, M-F
0500-0630 7375 Turkish, Sat/Sun only
0515-0600 9485 11825 German
0600-1200 (-0900 M-F) 1224 500 kW 205 degr Bulg (dom sce Horizont)
0600-0700 9485 11825 F
0630-0900 9475 Serbian, Sun only
0730-0900 9475 Serbian, Sat only
1000-1100 11660 15185 German
1000-1100 11605 13630 F
1615-1700 9700 11720 German, 1700-1800 F, 1800-1900 German
1900-2000 E, 2000-2100 F, 2100-2200 E
1700-2000 7495 Bulg
1715-1800 7355 Turkish
1715-1800 5850 7510 Italian
1915-2015 9500 11660 Sp
2000-2045 7495 7510 Italian
2115-2200 1224 5850 Italian
2115-2215 11660 13710 Sp
ME 1400-1500 11760 Bulg
1515-1615 9430 11625 Arabic
1800-1900 7455 Bulg
NoAF 2015-2115 11660 13710 Arabic (R Bulgaria, Mar 8)
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English
1200-1300 UTC 13790 kHz EaAS
1900-2000 & 2100-2200 UTC 9700, 11720 kHz EUR
2300-2400 UTC 7480, 9435 kHz NoAM
0400-0500 UTC 9485, 11720 kHz NoAM
German
0515-0600 UTC 9485 and 11825 kHz
1000-1100 UTC 11660 and 15185 kHz
1615-1700 & 1800-1900 UTC 9700 and 11720 kHz
Spanish
1915-2015 UTC 9500, 11660 kHz
2115-2215 UTC 11660, 13710 kHz (interference expected by WINB, USA)
2300-2400 & 0100-0200 UTC 9415, 11660 kHz
0100-0200 UTC also on 9700 kHz
Russian
1400-1500 UTC 7425, 9775, 11855 kHz
1800-1900 UTC 7425, 9775 kHz
0200-0300 UTC 6035, 7430, and MW 1224 kHz.
(PanIview-BUL, Rumen Pankov, Ivo Ivanov, O. Chengeliev,
Sylvia Ivanova, Mar 1;
Petar V. Georgiev-BUL, pgeorgi@mail.techno-link.com
via Bernhard Klink, Mar 1)
COSTA RICA Radio for Peace International, Cd. Colon, UN discussion on
Zaire civil war / conflict, at 2350 UTC on v7383.5 kHz. (WB, Mar 8)
CUBA RHC La Habana on new 6180 & 6000 kHz, 0330 French,
0400-0500 UTC English. (PanIview-BUL, Mar 1)
ECUADOR HCJB WORLD RADIO Z97A BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(March 30th - October 26th, 1997)
Language Time (UTC) Fqy Target Power Azimuth
ARABIC 2000-2130 12025 N.Africa 250 058
15520 N.Africa 100 041
CZECH 0530-0600 (TWTSS) 9420 Europe 100 040
1800-1830 (TWTSS) 12025 Europe 250 040
15550 Europe 100 041
ENGLISH 0000-0400 9745 E.N.America 100 360
0400-0700 9745 W.N.America 100 324
0730-0930 5865 Europe 250 038
0700-1058 9645 S.Pacific 100 228
1100-1600 12005 Caribbean 50 043
15115 N/S America 50/50 353/160
1900-2158 11960 Europe 100 042
FRENCH 0030-0100 9410 E.Canada 100 351
0630-0700 9765 Europe 100 040
1930-2000 12025 Europe 250 040
15550 Europe 100 041
GERMAN 0430-0500 5860 Europe 250 038
9415 Europe 100 040
0600-0630 9765 Europe 100 040
0930-1000 6125 S.America 100 155
1900-1930 12025 Europe 250 040
15550 Europe 100 041
2300-0000 12005 N/S America 250 330/124
JAPANESE 0430-0500 9765 N.America 100 329
1130-1200 9415 Japan 250 320
2200-2300 11615 S.America 100 126
KIKONGO 0500-0515 (M-F) 9765 SW Africa 100 100
PORTUGUESE 0800-0930 6125 S.Brazil 100 155
1500-1800 15295 Amazonia 100 100
2300-0230 11615 S.Brazil 100 124
QUICHUA 0830-1030 690 Ecuador 050 000/180
0830-1000 6110 S.America 100 155
0830-1400 3220 Ecuador 8 090(vert)
0830-1400 6080 Ecuador 8 090(vert)
2100-0300 3220 Ecuador 8 090(vert)
2100-0300 6080 Ecuador 8 090(vert)
2130-2358 9745 S.America 100 155
RUSSIAN 0200-0430 5860 W.Russia 250 038
0515-0700 5865 W.Russia 250 038
9380 W.Russia 100 035
2230-2300 12005 N/S America 250 330/124
SLOVAK 0530-0600 (M,F) 9420 Europe 100 040
1830-1900 (M,F) 12025 Europe 250 040
15550 Europe 100 041
SPANISH 0700-0730 9765 Europe 100 050
1030-1358 9765 N.America 100 351
1030-1400 11960 S.America 100 131
1030-0504 690 Ecuador 050 000/180
6050 Andes 050 018/172
1400-0458 15140 N/S America 50/50 330/150
2130-2228 12025 Europe 250 050
9380 Europe 100 035
TAJIK 0115-0130 (Su-Th) 5860 Cent.Asia 250 038
UKRAINIAN 0500-0515 5865 Ukraine 250 038
9380 Ukraine 100 035
UZBEK 0130-0200 (Su-Th) 5860 Cent.Asia 250 038
HCJB also broadcasts 24 hours per day in upper sideband
on 21455 kHz (500 watts) at 35/225 degrees:
English at 0000-1600, 1900-2200 UTC. Japanese 2200-2300 UTC.
Spanish 1600-1900, 2300-2400 UTC.
Frequency Management
HCJB World Radio
Casilla 17-17-691
Quito, Ecuador, South America
FAX: +593 2 447 263
E-mail: dlewis@hcjb.org.ec (HCJB-EQA)
EGYPT 4900 kHz Radio Cairo heard again, only last Wed, at 2320-2235
UTC tune in Arab songs till 2330 UTC, then clock, ID, nx in Arabic. Good
signal. (Liangas via Cumbre Dx, Feb 26)
[usual unwanted outlet of fundamental 9800 kHz on nearby countries, closed
to Egypt. Observed in the seventies and eighties during my holiday trips
to Crete, Rhodes, Cyprus, and Turkey. Egyptian as well as Saudi Arabian
31 mb sts observed on double wavelengths in 60 mb much stronger in the
local Mediterranean mornings. ed]
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Crossposted from Packet Radio (HAM).
I am not responsible for the contents of these contributions!
GRTX Martijn R. PE1NQR
Member of the Benelux DX-club
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