Friday, December 10, 2004
extra dutch frequencies for prince bernhard funeral/Talksport extra frequencies.
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Extra RNW frequencies for Prince Bernhard's funeral On Saturday 11 December, Radio Netherlands will use some additional shortwave frequencies for Dutch language coverage of the funeral of Prince Bernhard. Details are as follows: 6020 kHz 0800-1057 UTC to Surinam 7410 kHz 0800-1257 UTC to the Far East 9615 kHz 1100-1257 UTC to Southeast Asia 9890 kHz 1100-1257 UTC to E North America and Surinam 17725 kHz 0800-1257 UTC to southern Africa 21480 kHz 0800-1057 UTC to Southeast Asia 21735 kHz 0800-1257 UTC to Africa/Middle East/South America/Canary Islands # posted by Andy @ 14:21 UTC talkSPORT granted permission for more optouts UK commercial station talkSPORT has been given permission by the media regulator Ofcom for additional regional optouts on its mediumwave service for live football commentaries. The station already has permission to carry optouts for London and Scotland, and this is now extended to the transmitters at Droitwich (1053 kHz), for coverage of Aston Villa, and at Moorside Edge (1089 kHz), for coverage of Manchester City. The optouts (each two hours) may be on Saturdays at 1200 or 1245 UTC, Sundays at 1400, 1500 or 1600 UTC, and Mon/Tues/Wed at 1945 or 2000 UTC, depending on the fixture schedule. # posted by Andy @ 13:35 UTC |
Monday, December 06, 2004
Special Christmas Broadcast From IRRS, Italy
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There is a IRRS special broadcast on Christmas day using 100 kW, Saturday, Dec 25, on 13840 kKz. We will also be using 100 kW on Fridays and Sunday evening from 2000-2300 UTC on 5775 kHz effective from 3 December 2004. All other evenings we will be using 20 kW from 2000 -2230 UTC on 5775 kHz. IRRS info, 4 December 2004, via hcdx mailing list |
Sunday, December 05, 2004
Strange things can be heard on your shortwave radio.
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Strange things can be heard on your shortwave radio. For 40 years or more, shortwave listeners scanning the broadcast bands have come across monotonous voices reciting strings of numbers in a variety of languages. What are these weird broadcasts? Where are they coming from? The broadcasts themselves offer no identifying information, and so a small group of shortwave enthusiasts have taken it upon themselves to track them down. Their investigations have led them to conclude that the broadcasts consist of coded messages from intelligence agencies to their agents in the field. The Cold War may be over, but the broadcasts continue and the community of numbers radio enthusiasts has taken to the Internet to share information and provide samples of the broadcasts to those who are interested but don't have either the equipment or the patience to seek them out over the air. The links below cover most of the major sites, as well as a couple of media reports that provide a good overview for the uninitiated. Links: Atencion: Seis Siete Tres Siete Cero: The Shortwave Numbers Mystery -- a story on National Public Radio's "Lost and Found Sound" (May 26, 2000, in RealAudio). An excellent introduction to the subject. "Counting Spies," by David Pescovitz on Salon.com (September 16, 1999). Enigma (European Numbers Information Gathering & Monitoring Association) -- "a non-profit making association of listeners who monitor and gather information on 'Number Stations' and other related radio transmissions." Enigma's site includes sound samples, a list of station locations, photos of radio transmitters, and an order form for the association's newsletter (£7.00 in the U.K., £10.00 in the rest of the world). Shortwave Espionage -- a site created by Simon Mason, author of Secret Signals: The Euronumbers Mystery. Includes a free downloadable copy of the book, sound files, articles, and a long list of links. The CONET Project -- Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations. Includes information on ordering a 4 CD set covering 25 years of monitoring and recording numbers broadcasts. Chris Smolinski's Spy Centre -- includes samples of broadcasts, information about the Spooks electronic mailing list, and a database of loggings from numbers radio listeners with over 20,000 entries. Muzak for Anoraks -- mp3 recordings of recent numbers broadcasts courtesy of Rob Ryan-Silva. The Numbers Game -- more recordings; also some links. Shortwave Spy Numbers Stations -- descriptions of various stations and their broadcasts. |
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