[HCDX]: TFW 55 2/3

[Giovanni Serra <g.serra@xxxxxx>]

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THE FOUR WINDS ON LINE  - Copyright 1998  Part  2
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Year 3 -  Number  55  - Rome, 17 March  1998


1200- 7120- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Sparks via IRRS March 14,
Letters,competition,ID in English  43333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese
(TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

1300- 7120- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Casablanca via IRRS March 14, Mx,ID,QTH in
German  33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate
News March  # 3

1308- 6286- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Blue Star March 14, Mx folk pop,ID,QTH in E
nglish  23332 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate
News March  # 3

1440- 6300- PIRATE EUROPE- Farmers from Holland March 14, Polka folk
mx,ID in Dutch 33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama
Pirate News March  # 3

1500- 11690- JORDAN- Radio Jordan, in English (Mar.15), interesting px
about history ('the Crusadors') SINPO 44444   ---SCHOECH, Merseburg,
Germany

1700- 7085- UNID- Clandestine, poss in Israel: Voice of Southern
Azerbaijan, in Azeri (Mar.15), sign off at 17:32 with announcement of
phone no in the NL SINPO 34233   ---SCHOECH, Merseburg, Germany

1706- 5805- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Free London March 14, Mx pop(Beatles),ID in
E nglish 33322 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy / Radiorama Pirate
News March  # 3

1750- 7530- BULGARIA- R.Bulgaria in German / French // 9699.98,
1750-1803, chant, W tlk, instl mx, M ancmt with ID at 1757, instl mx, IS
at 1800, ID, fqy quote and nx in French  by W M. Fair / Good  ---SERRA,
Roma Italy March 16

1801- 11990- KUWAIT- Radio Kuwait 3/10 1801 noted with ID, frequency
schedule mentioning 92.5 FM, into news bulletin (including news on
flooding in southeastern U.S.), mention of 99.7 FM and U.S. pop music in
English. Fair signal. ---BUENEMAN, Hazelwood, MO, USA

1820- 9988.09- EGYPT- R.Cairo in Italian 1820-1842, W nx till 1824:25",
( with TC at 1820 and Idduring nx), ID s, ancmt, mx pause into politic
cmntry till 1829:40", ID, ancmt mix with AR instl mx into px: "La vita
scientifica" till 1936, ID s, ancmts and "Un minuto per l'Egitto", ID s
, ancmt, mx break into px: "casella postale 566" at 1939 (mailbox px).
(comprehensive audio) Fair ---SERRA, Roma Italy March 16

1830- 6055- RWANDA- Radio Rwanda, in French/local  (Mar.10), EE news on
African and International topics heard from 1830-1840, audible in medium
quality due to a break in transmissions from Slovakia from 1830-1900 utc
---SCHOECH, Merseburg, Germany

1851- 4935- KENYA- KBC in English 16 March 1851-1908, M rel sermon till
1855:30", rel song, W ancmt, 3 TP (final pip at 1859:33" ), M ancmts and
pop songs, TC and tlk. (QRN statics, QRM splat voice il LSB at times,
rtty in USB) Poor /avoid when splat voice on air. ---SERRA, Roma Italy

1900- 9840- VIETNAM- Voice of Vietnam, in English (Mar.15-98), news and
special sunday px, SINPO 34223, nothing heard on 15010 ---SCHOECH,
Merseburg, Germany

1915- 6549.6- LEBANON- Voice of Lebanon, in Arabic (Mar.08), regional
news in Arabic at 1915 utc, good   ---SCHOECH, Merseburg, Germany

1918- 5025- BENIN- ORTB, Parakou in Vern / French 12 March 1918-1934, MM
tlk in Vern till 1827:11", brief tribal chant and afropop, M ancmt in
French mix with instl mx, other M canned tlk in French, ment Parakou.
(QRN statics and QSB; in LSB to avoid het)  F / P  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

2010- 4975.98- UGANDA- R. Uganda in Vern 12 March 2010-2017, afropop
songs, M tlk at 2015, W M chat. (QSB) ---SERRA, Roma Italy

2011- 5020.4- NIGER- LV du Sahel in French (fqy var to 5020.38), 10
March 2011-2026:20", pop song, MM tlk and afropop.  (QRM rtty, splat
from 5025 at times, QRN statics). Poor/VP ---SERRA, Roma Italy 

2033- 5030- CHINA PR- CPBS 1 in Chinese, 10 March 2033-2052, european
class mx, alt with ancmts in Chinese. (hrd in LSB, QRM ute, slight
splat, QRM statics) Poor  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

2043- 11924.97- BRAZIL- R.Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo in PT, 2043-2110,
various M chat (ment campionato Paulista, with telephone calls for
soccer cmnty), TP over tlk at 2045, brief ID jingle, TP at 2100:08", mx
break and M M ancmts over pop mx, M ID into nx in brief by 2 MM, brief
soccer cmntry and continuing nx in detail (with corresp ext service), mx
breaks, advs, TC at 2109 and tlk. (QRM splat) Fair ---SERRA, Roma Italy
March 12

2054- 5100.05- LIBERIA- R. Liberia, in English, 10 March 2054-2107,
afropop with M DJ tlk, ID at 2103, mx pause and M nx at 2104, with
politic speech (in LSB to avoid ute) (QRN statics) F / P  ---SERRA, Roma
Italy

2110- 11915- BRAZIL- R. Gaucha, Porto Alegre in PT, 2110-2133, MM chat,
other M TC and anct, mx break, ancmt and advs, M tlk, TP over tlk at
2115 (ment Gaucha), corresps for soccer cmntry and results, MM advs, mx
break, M TC, ancmt and continuing soccer cmntry (ment campionato
Paulista, coppa Italia result Milan Parma etc), alt with adv and TP at
2130. (QRM splat) ---SERRA, Roma Italy March 12

2113- 4777- GABON- RTV Gabonaise in French 10 March 2113-2120, M poss
politic tlk till 2114, afropop, M canned ancmt mix with mx, afropop.
(hrd in LSB with inter filter to avoid het) Fair  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

2121- 4810- ARMENIA- V.o.Armenia in English, 10 March 2121-2133:40", M
nx till 2123, ID, cmntry till 2125, fine mx pause, M ancmt, ID, tlk, mx,
W cmntry abt democracy in Armenia. (QRM ute, QRN statics)( // 9965 under
co channel China R. Int, with px in  in Italian till 2126:31", then
V.o.Armenia on air only) F/P  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

2128- 15134.92- BRAZIL- R. Record, Sao Paulo in PT 2128, M canned tlk & 
braz songs, W ancmt, MM tlk. P / VP ---SERRA, Roma Italy March 12

2134- 11803.97- BRAZIL- R:Globo, Rio de Janeiro in PT 2134-2147, canned
MM chat for soccer cmntry with corresp.s, (with many whistles and ID s
over tlk: "R. Globooo !"  or " Globoooo !", and brief slogan),  jingle
ID, advs. (strong audio !)Fair / Good ---SERRA, Roma Italy March 12

2135- 4815- BURKINA FASO- R.Burkina in French, 10 March 2135-2138, M
tlk, afropop mx pause and W ancmts, M ancmt and continuing M tlk (mostly
unclear) Poor  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

2139- 4820- BOTSWANA- R.Botswana in Setswana (pres), 10 March
2139-2202*, west pop songs alt with tlk by M DJ, ment Botswana, mx pause
and M tlk (poss prayer:  "........amen"!), choral song as Nat Anthem and
S/OFF at 2202. (QRN statics) F  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

2210- 4776- GABON- RTV Gabon  08/03 2210 classical music with slightly
overnmodulated and high treble sounds ( near to RRIndonesia )  then  to
news @2239, songs at 2251 Good that day other as commly ---LIANGAS,
Thessalloniki, Greece

2225- 3930- PIRATE EUROPE- Laser Hot Hits  13 March, Pop mx,px in
English (RNI tape in// with 6220) 33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO)
Italy /Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

2226- 6220- PIRATE EUROPE- Laser Hot Hits 13 March,  Pop mx,px in
English (RNI tape in// with 3930) 23332 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO)
Italy / Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

2240- 7150- UKRAINE- Radio Ukraine International 3/9 2240 noted with ID
and talk on Ukrainian Jews in Israel, in English. Good to fair signal.
---BUENEMAN, Hazelwood, MO, USA

2250- 3930- PIRATE EUROPE- Laser Hot Hits March 14, Pop mx,px in English
(RNI tape-in// with 6220)  22232 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy
/ Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

2251- 6220- PIRATE EUROPE- Laser Hot Hits March 14, Pop mx,px in English
(RNI tape-in//with 3930) 33333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy /
Radiorama Pirate News March  # 3

2254- 17735- PHILIPPINES- VOA Relay 3/9 2254 noted with talk on Harlem,
jazz music, ID at 2300, mention of the Pacific, into news bulletin. Fair
to poor signal. (Note that this isn't listed as a VOA frequency in the
frequency table of the 1998 WRTVH!) (via Philippines relay, as listed on
PWBR 1998. Ed.) ---BUENEMAN, Hazelwood, MO, USA

2256- 3920- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Spaceman March 14, Rock pop mx,ID in
English 43333 ---PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) Italy  / Radiorama Pirate
News March  # 3

2320- 5018.7- PERU- Radio Horizonte; Chachapoyas, March 13, 2320-2345,
Spanish, time anns and ID by woman: "Son las siete y 21 minutos en Radio
Horizonte"; adv for a lottery, huayno music, mensajes; 33423;
reactivated station, often audible here in Germany from 23.00 UTC
onwards; ---SCHNITZER, Hassfurt, Germany


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RADIO DX NET from Italy 
RDXN 0998 monitoring services
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FC FRANCESCO CLEMENTE, Udine, Italy, RX Conditions: City area: FC, from
33100 Udine at 110 mt. a.s.l.  G.C. 46.03N / 13.15E RX Drake R7    
Drake R4B + DGS1 ANT LW 20 mt. E-O -- Rural area: FCc, from 33030
Ceresetto di Martignacco (Udine), at 150 mt. a.s.l. RX JRC NRD535D full
opt.   Collins 390A/URR ANT LW 50 mt. E-O -- Mountain area: FCr, from
33010 Ravascletto-Zoncolan (Udine), at 950 mt. a.s.l. RX Drake R7 ANT LW
30 mt. E-O   
PLC PIERLUIGI CALLIGARO, Udine, Italy,  RX Conditions: City area:  PLC,
from 33100 Udine at 110 mt. a.s.l.  G.C. 46.03N / 13.15E RX Sony
ICF-SW55 ANT LW 10 mt. N-S -- Rural area: PLCb, from 33020 Buia (Udine),
at 200 mt. a.s.l. RX JRC NRD535D full opt. ANT LW 50 mt. N-S
       
ARGENTINA- 11710.1v RAE Buenos Aires 2053 fútbol River-Huracán! QRK 3/4
(PLC Calligaro, Mar. 8)

AUSTRALIA- 2310 ABC Alice Springs 1700 english M/F talk QRK 3 (PLCb
Calligaro, Mar. 7)

AUSTRALIA- 2325 ABC Tennant Creek 1701 //2310 QRK 2/3 (PLCb Calligaro,
Mar. 7)

AUSTRALIA- 2485 ABC Katherine 1702 //2310 QRK 3 (PLCb Calligaro, Mar. 7)

BRAZIL- 4885 R. Clube do Pará 0442 bras talk QRK 3/4 (FC Clemente, Mar.
8)

BRAZIL- 4825 R. Cançao Nova 0500 bras talk QRK 3 (FC Clemente, Mar. 8)  
  
BRAZIL- 15135 R. Record 2035 futebol QRK 2/3 (PLC Calligaro, Mar. 8)

CHINA- 3220 China National Radio 1658 simphonic mx QRK 2 (PLCb
Calligaro, Mar. 7)

CLANDESTINE- 11540 R. Kundirat Nigeria 1948 local music QRK 3/4 (PLCb
Calligaro, Mar. 7)

COLOMBIA- 5019.7 R. CARACOL Quibdó 0420 about "temblor" QRK 3 (FC
Clemente, Mar. 8)

COSTA RICA- 15050 USB RFPI Ciudad Colón 1732 english ID QRK 3 (PLCb
Calligaro, Mar. 7)

COSTA RICA- 15460 AWR Cahuita 2031 english sermon QRK 4/5! (PLC
Calligaro, Mar. 8)

INDONESIA- 15150 Voice of Indonesia Jakarta 1748 local chant spanish px 
QRK 3 (PLCb Calligaro, Mar. 7)

KOREA P.D.R.- 3250 R. Pyongyang 1652 local mx QRK 3 (PLCb Calligaro,
Mar. 7)

KOREA P.D.R.- 3320 R. Pyongyang 1654 //3250 QRK 2  (PLCb Calligaro, Mar.
7)

KUWAIT- 11990 R. Kuwait 1815 pop music and english ID QRK 4/5 (FC
Clemente, Mar. 7)  

MADAGASCAR- 5009.5 RTV Malagasy 1712 local M/F talk QRK 3+ (PLCb
Calligaro, Mar. 7) 

NEPAL- 3230.1 R. Nepal 1646 local //5005 QRK 2 (PLCb Calligaro, Mar. 7)

NIGER- 5020 Reactived! ORTN Niamey 1900 music and ID QRK 3 (FC Clemente,
Mar. 7)

NIGER- 5020 ORTN Niamey 1952 local music QRK 3 (PLCb Calligaro, Mar. 7)

PERU- 4914.5 R. Cora del Perú 0440 ligth music QRK 3 (FC Clemente, Mar.
8)

PHILIPPINES 11730 R. Pilipinas Manila 1800 ID tagalog QRK 3/4 (FC
Clemente, Mar. 7)

UNID- 3969 local talk 1524 QRK 2 (PLCb Calligaro, Mar. 7)

USA- 15590 KTBN Salt Lake City 2048 english QRK 3 (PLC Calligaro, Mar.
8)

USA- 15665 Herald Bc. 2050 female talk english QRK 5! (PLC Calligaro,
Mar. 8)

USA- 15685 WWCR Nashville 2051 english sermon QRK 4 (PLC Calligaro, Mar.
8)

UZBEKISTAN- 5025 New! R. Tashkent 1953 german px //9540 QRK 3  (PLCb
Calligaro, Mar. 7)    


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QSL s
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ALBANIA - 7120 kHz, Radio Tirana, QSL-c (full data) schedule, no v/s,
arrived in 28 days for one USD (M.Schoech, Germany)

ARGENTINA - RAE Buenos Aires on 11710, fd card. schedules, report form
in 17 days. (M.Mitsuaki, japan  / DSWCI, ShortWave News # 3, March 98,
QSL Corner )

BRAZIL - R.Anhanguera, Goiania on 4915, letter V/s Dominicos Vicente
Tinaco, in 6 months and 12 days. (T.H.Ekblom, Denmark  / DSWCI,
ShortWave News # 3,  March 98, QSL Corner )

BRAZIL - R.Jornal A Critica, Manaus on 5055,  personal letter, sticker,
V/s Sr. Cotrere, gerente, in 9 months. (V.Korinek, South Africa / DSWCI,
ShortWave News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )

BRAZIL - R. Educacao Rural on 4755, fd folder, V/s Ailton Guerra,
gerente, in 26 days. (T.Mikola, Hungary / DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3,
March 98, QSL Corner )  

BRAZIL - R D. Macapa on 4915, letter after several f/ups, V/s Benedito
Rostan Costa Martins, Dir., in two years and 6 months (T.Mikola, Hungary
/ DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )

CANADA - 6050 kHz, Canadian Forces Network, QSL-c (usual one from Radio
Canada Int  - full data), schedule, informations about CFN, v/s Bill
Westenhaven, arrived in 20 days for 1 IRC, report sent with snail mail
to RCI, also E-mail reports will veriefied with hard copy QSLs
(M.Schoech, Germany)

CLANDESTINE - I am very proud to show you today a new QSL  from the
Eritrean Liberation front ELF-RC  receoved today 12-3-98  in 20 days ! 
Below  is their letter  retyped ( it is the firt time that my OCR 
program has been crashed ) --- This is to confirm  your reception of our
radio transmission The Voice of Democratic  Eritrea  on the time and 
frequency your recorded : congratulations YOU happen to be one among
the  first persons  around the world who reported back After all  this
transmission which preaches  democracy peace reconciliation  and
justice  will no  doubt play a  crucial  role in the  ongoing 
pacification and democratization  process in Eritrea and the entire
region. Thank you for the interest  you have taken  in our transmission
take care and keep in touch. Cordially,  Seyoum O Michael Mm of
Executive Committee ELF RC, POBox 200343, 53134 Bonn FRG, tel fax 49 0
228356 181 email < Mghebresel@xxxxxxx> ---- I think that this can be
possibly the most significant letter i ever had  from a clandestine 
station ! They also maintain a web page found at <
http://www.erols.com/meskerem > (Liangas, Greece)

COLOMBIA - LV del Guaviare on 6035, QSL card, V/s Luis Fernando Ramon,
Dir., in 3 months. (B.Fransson, Sweden / DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3,
March 98, QSL Corner ) In 4 months. (T.Mikola, Hungary / DSWCI,
ShortWave News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )

COLOMBIA - Colmundo, Bogota on 6065, long personal letter, 5 stickers,
info, V/s Jorge Eliecer Hernandez, gerente and Marcela Aristizabal,
Presidente, in 6 months. (B.Fransson, Sweden / DSWCI, ShortWave News # 
3, March 98, QSL Corner )

COSTA RICA - AWR Cahuita on 9725, world' smallest QSL card, stickers
pennant, ruler, infos in 2 months. (B.Fransson, Sweden / DSWCI,
ShortWave News #  3,  March 98, QSL Corner )

CUBA - R.Habana on 9820, fd card, letter in 125 days (M.Mitsuaki, Japan 
/ DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )

CYPRUS - R. Bayrak on 6159.5, e-mail from Mustafa Tosum in 3 months.
(I.Cameron, UK / DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )

CZECH REPUBLIC - 5930 kHz, Radio Prague, QSL-c (full data, picture
postcard), sticker, calendar stamps, v/s unreadable, arrived in 14 days
for no postage (M.Schoech, Germany)

DOMINICAN REP - R.Cristal on 5012, fd card after f/up in 15 weeks.
(T.Mikola, Hungary  / DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )

ECUADOR - LV del Napo on 3280, letter, pd  card (?? ed.), pennant, V/s
Ramiro Cabrera, Dir., in 6 months. (T.Mikola, Hungary / DSWCI, ShortWave
News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )

ECUADOR - R.El Buen Pastor, Saraguro on 4815, personal letter, pennant,
V/s Juana Guaman, secretaria, in 8 weeks. (V.Korinek, South Africa /
DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )

ETHIOPIA - R.Fana on 6210, fd letter, picture card, V/s Girma Lema,
Gen.Mgr, in 9 months. (T.Mikola, Hungary / DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3,
March 98, QSL Corner )

ETHIOPIA - R.Fana on 6210, fd card, schedules in 135 days for 1 IRC.
(J.Waga, Germany / DSWCI, ShortWave News #  3, March 98, QSL Corner )
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